The Colorado statesman., 1923-06-30

the long years thereafter until there
came temporary depression of spirits
after the campaign known Familiarity
and historically as the Bull Moose cam
paign of 1912.
Chief Justice Taft is marked figure
on the streets of Washington today.
Barring Woodrow Wilson, he Is the
only one-time president of the United
States who preferred to keep Washing
ton as a residence nfter having dropped
the duties of chief executive. Mr..
Taft Is a near neighbor of Mr.. Wilson.
both living, as perhaps Is beftting, on
an "eminence" from which part, at
least of the capital city is overlooked
Walks to Work.
The chief justice is nearly sixty-six,
years old, but he walks from his Wyo-
ming avenue residence TO the rooms of
the Supreme court, three miles dis
tant. every weekday Of his life, and
sometimes he makes the return jour
ney on foot When he does not no
takes street car, as was the habit
of the late Chief Justice Edward Dou-
glas White. In fact, the street-car
riding habits of the justices of the
Supreme Court of the United States
are pretty well fixed. Perhaps the
associate justices were moved to using
this means of transportation by exam
pie of the presiding judge, but more
likely 1t is the result of their desire
to get away daily from the awful
solemnity of the atmosphere Of the
proceedings In the great tribunal.
William Howard Taft is a LID.
and then some. In fact, he has been
given the degree which the letters Sig
Nifty by the universities of Yale, Penn
sylvania, Harvard, Miami, Iowa, Wes-
leyan, Princeton. McGill, Amherst,
Baylor. Cambridge (England) and
Aberdeen (Scotland). On top of this
he is a double DEL. Hamilton college,
New York. having given him this de-
gree, an example which was quickly
followed by Oxford university, Eng
land. The chief justice could not, If
he wanted to. spare the time TO write
the initials of the various degrees and
orders which have been conferred upon
him. He is probably the most 'con-
ferred and ordered" living American.
Many Visitors in Washington.
Washington Is full of visitors.
The spring which has just passed
has made a record for itself in
the Capital pilgrimage book. The
city expects that the strangers who
come TO see" will not decrease mate
rally in number until July, when in
tense heat lays its hand on the town.
When congress Is not in session most
of the pilgrims to this shrine of the
country, for such 1t seems TO be. make
the Smithsonian institution and the
National museum their chief and first
point of interest. People who come
to Washington seem to be confused
concerning the two great Institutions,
one known as the Smithsonian and
the other as the National museum.
They think they are one, which they
are not, but nevertheless they are so
closely associated that differentiation
Is needless.
Founded by Englshman.
The Smithsonian was named for the
Englishman, James Smiths0n, who in
his will left all his money ITO the
United States of America to found
at Washington, under the name of
Smithsonian Institution, an establish
ment for the increase and diffusion
of knowledge among men,"
The Smithsonian institution has su-
pervsion over the National museum,
but the museum is supported by money
which congress appropriates every
year for its maintenance. The fund
which Smithson left for the institu-
tion named for him amounted to about
half a million dollars. A law of con-
gress was passed years ago to au-
thorize a payment of per cent In
terest on this sum by the treasury.
Gifts from American citizens have
doubled the original fund.
The National museum, which Is un-
der the direction of the Smithsonian
institution, as has been said. is sup
ported by annual appropriations from
congress. The new building for hous-
ing the treasures of the National mu-
scum was erected comparatively re-
Gently at a cost of nearly $4,000,000.
The building of the Smithsonian in
stitution proper was erected many
years ago. It is castle-like in appear
ance and Is constructed of brown
sandstone. 1t is said to be re-
production of some storied European
castle 1t is a picturesque structure
and instantly commands the eyes at
tentlon.
Various scientific expeditions to all
parts of the world have been financed
by the Smithsonian institution.
Under the roof of the National mu.
scum there is displayed one Of the
most remarkable collections of eth
biological, archaeological, technolog-
ical. and almost all other logical" ma
terlal known to the world. The
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