The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1912-06-13
DOWN AT WASHINGTON.
Interesting Notes from the National
Capital by G. A. Wood, Special
Reporter Correspondent.

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Washington, d. c., June 8, 1912.
If, as stated by John Sharp Will
liams, it costs Sc to shave Senator,
what's the cost of whitewashing one?
The senate, by a vote of AZ to. 10,
has increased the pension of Mrs.
Schley, widow of Admiral Schley,
from $50 to $3.50 month.
The experience of the Washing
ton man who hitched himself to a
canal mule is strongly remindful of
that of a certain presidential candi-
date.
The New York secress who adj
viees spinsters to follow the man
hunting tactics of the widow is lay
ling up a store of trouble for the
bachelor.
Now that the Filipinos are wear
ing clothing of the latest cut, fancy
shoes and loud socks, there's nothing
left to do but give them independ-
|ence.
Among the graduates from the
law school of Georgetown University
are five Iowa men, Matthew D.
Cooney, Dubuque; Herbert F. Nc
Cabe, Dubuque; Abram F. Myers,
Fairfield; Glenn R. Simcox, Garner;
and Daniel R. Forbes, Clinton.
Although more than 100 veterans
of the civil war die each day, the
clerical force of the pension office is
swamped with applications received
under the new law. Already 2OO,-
600 applications have been received,
and it is expected that total of
500, 900 will be reached.
Foreign delegates to the Inter-
national Congress of Chambers of
Commerce, to be held in Boston
next September, will have to do the
Dutch treat So say the econ
omical democrats of the house in
turning down an appropriation of
$4,000 for entertainment of the
delegates.
Consideration of the Lorimer case
was resumed by the senate on Tues
day. Senator Kern, of Indiana, OPP
posing the retention of the Illinois
man, was the first speaker. 1t is
expected that the debate will con-
tinue for about two weeks, and that
it will be closed by speech by SEN
ator Lorimer himself.
"A
held, June % to secure eligibles for
the position of assistant in farm
management in the Department OF
Agriculture. The place pays $1,S0O
year and the appointee will be
placed in charge of Investigations
concerning the relation of farm en-
terprises to geographic factors. The
department also has several vacan-
cies in the position of agriculturist
at salaries ranging from $4,000 to
|$2,5O0 a year, and an examination
to secure eligibles will be held June
l29.
Just at the time when the depre-
dations of the "Apaches" of New
York have reached the limit of en-
durance and the police are taking
drastic measures for their subjec-
ton or determination, the govern
ment of the United States is prepar-
ing to free from their long impris-
onment the real Apaches captured in
1886 after series of terrifying raids
and massacres. In the early eighties
the Apache Indians, under Chief
Geronimo, committed many crimes
of horrifying character. After many
futile efforts the old chief and his
bands were surrounded and cap.
tured in 1886 and since that time
they have been held as prisoners al
Fort Sill, Oklahoma. Geronimo and
others guilty of the crimes are deat
and many of the PSI now at Fort
Sill were but young boys when TAX
len.
| The impression prevails in Wash
ington that Senator Lorimer, not
withstanding his persistent state
ments that he will continue in the
fight to the bitter end, will ultimatel!
be persuaded to resign. Great press
ure is brought to bear upon him tt
take this course and thus relieve
his friends in the senate of the stig
ma of voting for him or lodging the
issue and thus laying themselve:
liable to the "recall' already useG
on 80 many of his friends in the up
per house. Senator Simmons, hith
erto a partisan of Lorimer, has an
nounced that he will vote agains
him, and it is rumored that there
are other OBJECTIONS in the Lorime1
ranks and that the verdict is almos
sure to be against him.
| Inc campaign 1Or continued ndVd
extension has gained a decided ad
vantage in the senate committee OF
naval affairs, which has voted to re
port favorably two battleships of the
first class and increasing the number
of submarine torpedo boats from
four, as authorized in the house bill
to eight. The grades of admira
and vice admiral are revived for the
commander-in-chie of the navy an6
the second officers in command o.
the Atlantic and Pacific fleets while
holding such commands. The senti
ment of the committee on the battle
ship question was practically unan
imous and every democrat with the
exception of Senator Tillman sup
ported the increase. The amend
ment making an appropriation o.
100000 for the establishment Of
chain of wireless stations around
the world was also agreed to by the
senate committee.
The death of Representative Ell
bert H. Hubbard, of the Eleventh
Iowa District, came as shock tt
his friends in Washington, and man!
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