Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1912-07-17
WASHINGTON LETTER
Weekly Letter From Our Special
Correspondent.
NEWS FROM THE CAPITAL
Brief Items of Interest to Iowa Peo.
pie, Written by an Iowa
Man.
Washinton, d. c., July 10, 1912.

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by absorbing the rays of the sun, is
but the same old souse in new dress.
The International Bible Students
Association, in session at Washing
ton, have decided that there is no
"hell fire and birthstone" in future
store. The which pleases us i'm
mensely.
1t hardly seems proper that bad
poetry should be allowed to mitigate
the crime of white slavery, but Pres
ident Taft has pardoned woman
so convicted who presented her petit
tion for clemency in poetical form.
The time of the senate during the
greater part of the week has been
monopolized by the Lorimer case, the
defendant-senator himself occupying
two days in presenting his defense
and in paying his respects to his
newspaper and political enemies.
The last Port of Missing Men"
on the western hemisphere closed
this week when the eXtradition trea-
ty with Honduras was consummated
by the state department. Hereafter
fugitives from justice who would find
safe refuge will have to go farther
afield.
Wearied of paying for wool and
receiving shoddy, Representative
Victor Murdoch, of Kansas, has in
troduced in the house the first pure
fabric bill, which would require the
labelling of all cloth and clothing in
tended for sale in interstate COM
merce, so that purchasers may know
whether they are buying real wool
or not
The house committee on military
affairs has reported favorably Repre-
sentative Peppers bill TO increase
the efficiency of the national guard
This bill would pay guardsmen 20
per cent of the amount paid regular
soldiers, their officers receiving ) to
L
aries. This pay would be condition
al uron attendance at drills.
Publishers will be given the op-
tion cf sending second-class mail
matter through the regular mail at =
cents a pound or sending by fast
freight at ! cent a pound, if a pro-
vision included in draft of the rcst
Office bill aow before the senate pos.
Office committee is adopted.
The army appropriation bill, re-
vamped to meet the objections Of
President Taft, has been favorably
reported TO the senate by the mill
tary affairs committee. AS construc-
ted the provision legislating Major
Gen. Wood out of Office and other
features Objectionable TO the admin
istration have been eliminated.
The King of Siam wants good
farm hand. The secretary OF asri-
culture has received a letter from
his majesty, saying that he needs an
agricultural adviser and asking that
q fit man may be recommended. The
position. which is said to pay about
$4,000 a year, is now held by John
C. bennett, formerly OF the depart
ment of agriculture, who wants %
come home.
With two weeks of July gone, and
the big supply bills unpassed members
of congress are beginning to see vis-
ions of hot August passed in Wash
inton. This is not pleasing pros
pect TO many members, especially
those whose fences are more or less
frazZled by recent events political,
or whose chautauqua dates are al
ready badly shattered by the long
drawn out session.
A man giving his name as Anton
Horcher, of Washington, Iowa, who
insisted upon seeing the president
and refused to state his business. was
taken into custody at the White
House Thursday and sent to a local
hospital for observation. The mans
demeanor drew the attention of Off
GERS. who placed him under arrest,
At the police station Horcher was
searched and s3l6 was found in his
pockets.
By requiring banks to pay for the
transportation of coin, the treasury
department expects to effect saw
ing of about 100000 annually, end
incidentally is creating demand for
paper money in places where here
tofore such currency was despised'
Thls is especially true OF the south
where there is a great increase In
me demand for notes and a CORES