Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1923-07-04

came temporary depression of sris,.
AFTER the campaign known famii"1'
and historically as the Bull NTooSa ,',a''y
paign of 1912. N'Nl'
Chief Justice Taft is marked Cow.
on the streets of Washington rs
Barring Woodrow Wilson, ha ,s ~,
only one-time president of the u,,taS
States who preferred to keep Wasbn.
ton as a residence after having dronn%,
the. duties of chief executive Nv
Taft is a near neighbor of Mr., Wilson
poth living, as perhaps is BETTING ON
an commence" from which mari -
least, of the capital city is oyerIootos
Walks to Work.
The chief justice is nearly s;vt,. 81.
years old, but he walks from his Wvo,
ming avenue residence to the rooms 90
the Supreme court, three miles dis.
tant, every weekday of his life and
sometimes he makes the return iopr.
ney on foot. When he does NOT n,
takes street car, as was the habit
of the late Chief Justice Edward Don.
glas White. In fact, the street.cqr
riding habits of the justices Of tho
Supreme Court of the United States
are pretty well fixed. Pertains tho
associate justices were moved to usino
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, Yves.
leyan, Princeton, McGiT, Amherst
Baylor, Cambridge (England) and
Aberdeen (ScotlanO. On top of this
he is 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 uDon
MIN. He is probably the most CON
terred and ordered" living American.
Many Visitors In Washington.
Washington is full of visitors.
Inc spring which has just passed
mas 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
Oh 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.
Ihey think they are one, which they
are not, but nevertheless they are so
closely associated that differentiation
Is needless.
Founded by EngIishman.
The Smithsonian was named for the
Englishman, James Smithson, who In
his will left all his money "To the
United States of America to found
at Washington, under the name Of
Smithsonian institution, an establish
ment fer the increase and diffusion
OF knowledge among men,"
The Smithsonian institution has su.
pervision 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 instltu-
ton named for him amounted to about
half million dollars. A law Of con-
gress was passed years ago to au-
thorize a payment of 6 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 $4,0O0,0OO.
The building of the Smithsonian In
stitution, proper was erected many
years ago. 1t Is castle-like In appear"
ance and Is constructed Of a brown
sandstone. 1t is said to be re-
production Of some stored European
castle. 1t is a picturesque structure
and instantly commands the eyes at
tention.
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, technology
ical, and almost all other logical ma
terial known to the world. The