The Wenatchee daily world. [volume] (Wenatchee, Wash.) 1905-1971, 1910-06-25

toring In the country. The scheals Of
medicine not embraced under the terps
regular" together with the mental
healers and other cults that shy at the
materia mesiica. object that this would
be class legislation In favor of a close
corporation aud against he spirit of
liberty. Because of these attacks and
the lateness Of the session II Is doubt.
full If the bill becomes a law.
Following the story of Colonel RooSe
velt's letter and Invitation to Hamilton
Fish and other reports connecting the
name of the former president with the
insurgent cause. the decision of TWEEN
" progressive members Of the house
to attend the Roosevelt reception In
New York has been regarded as sig.
nifirant In some quarters. although In.
surgents will not be alone In trooping
to the metropolis on the 18th of June
AS matter of fact. Washington will
look like Goldsmith's deserted village
the day that Teddy comes marching
home.
A movement is on foot in Washing
ton to organize Lincoln memorial
association whose object will be the
erection of a Lincoln shaft In the ma
tional capital that will be a companion
piece to the Washington monument
Among those prominent In the effort
are Senators Elkins and Gallinger.
Thomas Nelson Page and Representa-
tive Mccall. The design is to raise a
national fund OF $5OOO.OOO from sub
scriptions or otherwise. after which
congress can be appealed to with some
certainty of results.
ilce the days of Lamont. Cortelyou
and Loeb the secretary to the presi-
dent has been a big figure in the press
dispatches Not only does he give out
most of the newspaper reports from
the White House. but he Is In sense
an assistant president" relieving his
chief of the detail and at least in the
case of Loeb serving as the admins
tratiOn goat. In a way the presidents
secretary is tenth cabinet officer
Charles d. Norton. the latest man for
the place. is rather new in Washing
ton. having been assistant secretary OF
the treasury only year. prior TO which
service he was connected with the
banking business in Chicago Mr.. Nor
ton is abouf thirty eight years old. is
an ardent administration man and pop
ular. 1t was announced that the for
mer secretary. Fred w. Carpenter. who
resigned rather Unexpectedly. quit on
account of his health. and the presl-
dent appointedshim minister TO MorOc-
co because of its SalubriouS climate.
ed il the premature denial OF the Law
Ter note affected the case.
The poor muckraker gets it from all
sides. Not only does the blind chap
lain Of the house pray against him and
the speaker say words concerning him
that might sound like prayers If prop
erly transposed. but the president
takes fall out of him at college CON-
mencements. and the postmaster gen
eral proposes to raise postage rates on
the magazines that print his stuff. Mr.
Taft in his references Is optimistic. as
usual. He thinks the muckraker will
pass. Perhaps he will. and it Is to be
hoped that the muck will do likewise.
In Of
ence r. Edwards. chief of the bureau
of insular affairs. Is going to the Phil
ippines to inspect the governmental
machinery of the islands. That settles
II Whether congress- adio1rns or NOT