The Washington times., 1911-06-06

LOOKS like a curIeW Ia" loE WASH
ington CANNES.
It's a good thing the weather cooled
up before the lie began to pass in the
Senate Finance Committee.
President Taft Is a rather strong man,
but he can hardly be expected to raise
all the mortgages IN the United States.
There is a great deal OF travel and
traffic on the Potomac. and without
prejudice to any pending inquiry 1t
may be said that the regulations should
at all times be strictly observed.
Ralph F. Andrews has experienced
something of the sensation Of sudden
fortune He has just been promoted
from office boy. in the Department Of
Commerce and Labor, at $3.50. to a
clerkship at $500.
The inspectors have pronounced the
new uniforms of the letter carriers TO
be all right. The letter carriers them
selves expressed the same opinion dur
ing the heated term when the policemen
were still sweltering.
It is estimated that 500 Boy Scouts
will participate in the outing they are
to enjoy at River View on Saturday,
and It is a foregone conclusion that the
occasion will give a great impetus to
the Boy Scout movement.
If advantage of all the provisions of
the Oldfield bill is taken by the COM
mittee conducting the investigation
of Washington affairs under its terms
there are going to be some interesting
facts brought to the surface.
Yesterday for the first time in more
than thirty years the United States
Senate had no presiding officer and
was called to order by the secretary.
The perverseness of an automobile
kept Vice President Sherman away
and no one has been chosen to I'LL
the place Of President pro TEN. Frye.
Special services will be held next
Sunday over the grave of Gen. Joseph
Wheeler, at Arlington. AS the COM
manding officer of ''Wheeler's Cavalry
he won an imperishable name IN the
Confederacy, and afterward rendered
country at Santiago. Small in size, but
. giant IN prowess, he was one of the
striking figures in our history.
Thousands of leading citizens, not
only in Washington, but throughout
the country, are by sympathetic mes
sages of inquiry showing their con-
cern over the condition of DR.. Austin
B. Chamberlin. grand secretary Of the
Supreme Council of Scottish Rite Ma
sons, who is reported to be at point
Of death in the Scottish Rite Cathedral
DR.. Chamberlin is seventy years old ana
for more than half of that long life
has worked zealously in the cause Of
Masonry.
There is more than a pretty senti-
ment behind the annual outing conduct
Cd by employees of the Washington Navy
Yard for mothers and children who are
unable to meet the expense Of such a
celebration themselves. There is sub
stantial evidence that people generally
feel kindly toward their less fortunate
fellows. The navy yard employees are
not overburdened with wealth them
selves, yet they find it possible to pro-
vide the money for an excursion for
500 women. boys and girls, who would
not otherwise be able to enjoy such an
outing.
The boy scouts of Washington will
get a taste of scouting next Satur-
day, albeit the territory through
which they journey has already been
pretty thoroughly explored. They
are going to River View for athletic
contests and a camp dinner, which
each boy will cook for himself Chair
man Albert NJ. Chesley, of the COM
mittee on arrangements, expects his
charges to become expert cooks be-
fore the summer is over. The knowl-
edge will not only serve them we'll
when roughing It. but in later years,
when the maid quits and wife is sick,
It will be a blessing for which they
will be thankful
The appropriation of $4,000 for q
municipal asphalt plant was defeat
ed in the last session of Congress by
Representative Ben Johnson. who is
now the chairman of the House Dis
trict Committee. Mr. Johnson said
he opposed the item because the
House did not know enough about It.
Now II is announced that Mr.. johnson
will ask the District Committee to
conduct a hearing on the question.
II Is understood the chairman is not
unalterahly opposed to the scheme.