Ripley County democrat. (Doniphan, Mo.) 1905-1920, 1913-03-21

AiSesS HhSfe ordinarily
vehicle IL seen excepting the limous,,
or ths carriage drawn by blood.
horses. President Taft and his far
ily ars packing up their thinss. ar
, 50 are President-elect Wilson ana h
family. the ones to 60 and the othe,
TO come. President Taft's Whit
House belongings win be sent avs
March ; and the family will follow q
the next morning.
There win be several moving aav
In washington early next month. IN
eaoinst officers and their familiea !
most q them at any rate, win PACK n
ana Gear cut. some Of them to retur
to the hearcn stones In other place,
which have been cold for some wears
other rHbinet officers and their fami
lies Wi take only temporary leave a,
aesencA, for the lure of WASHINGTON
u strong upon them, and particularly
strong upon the women folk of their
families. >e''
When Mr.. Taft moves out he will
take with him, or rather will send be-
iore nifn, all kinds Of things, the usual
parapnernalia of an American house.
keeping family Of course, but added 10
II VIII be all sorts of queer thlngs
irom the Philippines. The president
mas . choice collection of Filipino
ouds and they have become. in a
way, closer to his affection than the
furniture OF Grand Rapids manufao.
ture and the ornaments made any.
~nere from East Cape to Mendocino.
libraries Of Presidents.
Il ought to be grateful to Americans
70 know that when visitors are admit.
ted on occasion to the remoter parts
oil the White House their usual IN.
curry is about the library. The aver.
age American pilgrim wants to know
Wnat the president reads. Mr.. Taft
VIII send to New Haven, az the last OF
me executive Office consignments. his
library OF law books. He will need
them when engaged In his new duties
ana ne himself has said It." for re-
Gently ne declared his intention of
keeping al least few lessons ahead
of bis law student classes.
Ihe law library Of the White House
. In the office annex Mr. Taft has
ais reading books" in the study OF
ne main structure. There are all sorts
lnd conditions of books aere. wrlttan
" aii sorts and conditions Of men and
Nheh Mr.. Roosevelt moved cut Of
ne White House four years ago, he
ook with him about twice as MANY
ooks as Mr.. Taft possesses but then
IT. Roosevelt had habit OF buying
which touched on nam.
ials, oirds, bugs, flowers, trees. fish
nc everything else recognizable zoo.
'sically In addition to these looks
ie colonel had the histories of all the
impaigns fought since the day that
aih started on the war path after
Del, and beyond this he had civic his.
ny, poetry. sociology and whatnot
fresident-elect Wilson will bring
'er from Princeton with him many
10 various books, histories, 1t is said.
terminating. There is room 10 the .
mite House study for all OF MIR VII.
ms reading matter The study ia
room and book shelves take IN ali
tne feur Sides except the space Ieft q
tne door and the spaces left for
o windows.
Naval Militia sul Favored.
both the Democrats and ths
puolicans In congress seem to be I
liing that early action should be I
zen to put the naval militia of the 1
'erent states upon the federal foot
that is now maintained by the ma
nal guard. The house committee on
'ai anairs, dominated by a Demo.
tic majority. has sanctioned re-
drawn BY one OF its Republican Fl
moers, which sets forth the reasons
there should pass bill giving
srai support to the naval militia OF
states and pledging Uncle Sam TO
'ng pecuniary support of the states II
or service. II this bin does not be.
'e law before March 4 It IL likely c
e taken up early IN the extra ses ~
present, In federal sense. there tro
Q organised naval militia. but by
y OF the states inland. as well az vii
side and seaside, have organiza- Ha
: which are independent and an,
ID are not subject to federal con. shr
except wherein they receive the vo,
mt Of an annual appropriation of pai
600 distributed among the various con
organizations proportionate to sue
strength at the rate OF $40 per
10 the intention Of the bill now be. ~
congress 70 promote the efficiency q
. various state naval bodies and
'eate an organized naval militia =,
,. In time OF var, under certain
ltions. will be subject to federal
oil The plan Is that In time AZ
the navy department shall have
control az TO prescribe the physi.
moral and military qualifications
officers and enlisted men
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Sage Inquiry.
) Kate Dsuglas WIggin address.
he stud,f5fe ~ a..a.l