Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1914-08-07

Arguments by Force.
Observation-Disclosures:

When one sees old Ben Tillman
plodding through the streets of
Washington the conclusion suggests
! itself that this fiery individual who
once fought with his fists in the Unit
! ed States senate, has become too civ
lllzed to continue to advocate that
style of argument. Yet there remain
politicians in congress who are quite
as oDstreperous as was "Pitchfork"
Illlman in his earlier days. Recently
Representative Bryan of the state of
Washington, having become infuriat-
ed by the taunts of Representatives
Moore of Pennsylvania and Madden
OF Illinois, went on the warDath and
mad there not been interference it is
likely that some congressional mugs
would have been sadly disfgured.
The speaker reminded the house that
the congress of the United States
was mot school for pugilism."
Representative Roberts of Nevada.
who is making bid for the position
OF house Jester" has introduced a
resolution providing that 1.-The Mar
quis of Queensbury rules shall gov
ern the house in the settlement of
all disputes, when the question of
personal privilege is involved
and the speaker of the house shall
be official referee"
Testing the F1y's Flight.
There have been a series of long
distance races between the British
and American house flies, in which
the United States has been hopeless
ly outclassed, according to informa-
ton that has been received by the
United States public health service.
1t was agreed between scientists of
both countries that there should be
a series of fights to determine just
how far the fly can carry his bacillus
covered feet. In the United States
$50 flies were captured and marked
by means of gold enamel. They were
afterward released and the winner
was found only 240 yards from the
starting point.
The British experiments were
much more elaborate. $4,000 flies
were captured. They were fed on
brown sugar for "a hours because it
was found that such food was best
to develop their full powers of flight.
The flies were divided into armies of
5000 each, and each lot was busted
with a colored powdered chalk. In
one case a fly travelled 100 yards
within 48 hours of the time of liberia
ton. This, according to the British,
constitutes the longest flight that has
yet been recorded.
While the American scientists are
willing to yield the fly marathon
championship to Great Britain, they |
insist that the United States is the
greatest winner, for the most desir-
able thing to learn about a germ
carrying house fly is his inability to
cover very much ground. England
wins, yet she loses.
The Lincoln Memorial.
The nations noble tribute to Lin
coin, for which congress appropriated
100000 in February, 1913, which
is now in course of construction in
Washington. is to take the form of
monument symbolizing the Union Of
the United States of America, inclos-
ing the walls of it's sanctuary three
memorials to the man himself-one
a statue of heroic size, expressing
Lincoln's humane personality, the
other memorials of his two great
speeches, one of the Gettysburg
speech, the other of the second in
augural address, each with attendant
sculpture and painting telling in al
legory of his splendid qualities evil
dent in those speeches.
BY means of terraces the ground
at the site Of the Lincoln memorial
Will pc raised until the same level
l sobtained as the ground at the base
of the Washington monument. First,
a circular terrace, 1000 feet in dia-
meter. will be raised II feet above
the present grade. On it's outer edge
will be planted four concentric rows
of trees, leaving a plateau in the
center $50 feet in diameter, which is
four feet greater than the length of
the capitol. In the center Of this
plateau. surrounded by wide road
way and walks, will rise terrace Is
feet high and 500 feet in diameter,
making a total elevation of grade 81
feet above the present grade. On
this will rise the memorial to Lin
coin.
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