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Douglas daily dispatch., 1927-09-16

WASHINGTON-T seems to be
some confusion as to. just what was
done to repair the White House al
public expense of $375000
The fact is that not only has the
White House been given a hand
some new roof, but it also has ac-
quired new floor. In other words,
. instead of being two story building
as in the past, it is now three
story building.
Furthermore, the new roof is so
designed as to leave large area
on which the president can promen-
ade Or entertain.
These are the principal changes
in the White House and it becomes
obvious that the facilities and occupi-
able portions OF the presidential man
sion have been greatly expanded.
Whether or not this expansion was
as important an aim of the repair
work" as any is a question, but the
roof structure and it's supporting
wooden trusSes more than 100 years
old have been understood 20 be in
poor condition for the last SO years.
The new third floor Of the White
House contains number of COM.
Portable bedrooms and bathrooms
which will now be available for an
overflow of guests. 1t also provides
rooms for servants, linen rooms and
storage rooms.
All this, of course, and everything
including the ceiling of the second
floor and upwards is brand new.
That's where most of the $375,o00
went.
The second floor provides the
living quarters for Mr. and Mrs
Coolidge. Even while Mr.. and Mrs
Coolidge are away, and all their
possessions and furniture are re-
moved, visitors are not permitted
above the first or main floors.
Indeed, only the most privileged
have been permitted within 100 yards
of the White House this summer.
1t was suggested to the Coolidges at
Rapid City that this might be a
good time to allow some people who
were anxious about it to inspect the
second floor and the roof, but word
came from Rapid City that this was
not desirable
The exclusiveness of the upper
White House is officially explained
with the theory that the portion
above the main floor is not public
property and that it is the only
retreat the presidential families nave
from the glaring limelight which
always beats upon them. Mrs. Cool
idge, for similar reasons, has objected
also to photographs of the little
gardens off the south portico in which
she and the president enjoy walking
III intimate privacy.
When the builders went to work
on the White House last spring the
space above the second floor was
attic space. There were few
cubby hole rooms for servants, but
very small because they had to be
built III between the trusses. But the
up and down space occupied by the
new floor was principally taken up
by several feet of space between the
second story ceiling and the floor
of the attic.
This space was devoted to nothing
more than & drainage system for the
roof. With that system. considerable
incline was necessary as the drain
Douglas daily dispatch., 1927-09-16
WASHINGTON 81
LETTER SKI
By RoDNEY DUTCHER, NEA Service writer.

{, NEA Service Writer
age was carried inside through the
attic to downspouts in followed wood
en- troughs
By utilizing all this space the
treasury's supervising architects were
able to retain virtually the original
appearance of the White House and
the renovated White House is less
than foot higher than before.
The so-called roof garden" atop
the building is large flat area
paved with tile which can be used
for anything from dances to open
air sleeping. 1t commands a splendid
view - the White House grounds, the
beautiful Potomac park system ano
the Potomac river The contour o.
the roof is almost the same, except
that it has more dormer space. But
it is a much better and safer ROOT
and also much more attractive.
Douglas daily dispatch., 1927-09-16
PIucked From the Plains
THEY'LL Use II

I've just finished writing story
about man who had his liver cut
out, whose stomach evaporated in a
little green smoke, whose heart drop
ped three feet and is hanging by
two arteries from. the last rib, whose
larynx is clogged by two overgrown
white corpuscles, but who is living
happily by eating a little purple pill
each day."
who do you think is ever going to
publish such an impossible storyP"
"Oh, I'm sending it to an almanac"
Douglas daily dispatch., 1927-09-16
Birdnan

"How did you come into this
country?"
"By air."
Flying machine;;"
mo, stork."
Douglas daily dispatch., 1927-09-16
ABE MARTIN

Theirs been few more wonderful
things durin' this epoch maxim, age
than King Ben, o. Benton HarbOr,
Michigan, becOmin' a bigamist while
wearin' a full page beard. haln't
heard O. any Tampa cigar makers
walkin' out till Haywood BrOun gifts
his job back on tn New York World.
Douglas daily dispatch., 1927-09-16
SIXTEEN YEARS AGO

Orin Hendrix Lincoln and Miss
Nellie Lee Pine were married last
Sunday in Redondo, CAL, at the
home of Mr.. and Mrs. E. E.
Lincoln. Mr. and Mrs. Lincoln
arrived in Douglas yesterday to
made their home.
Mr.. and Mrs. G. F McCord
arrived in the city yesterday
from their home at Portal for a
business visit of several days.
w. R. Henry has disposed of
his business for the Sanitary
Douglas daily dispatch., 1927-09-16
More Truth Than Poetry
BY JAMES J. MONTAGUE
WHAT'S THE DIFFERENCE?

A physician says that seasick people
are not really i'll, but merely fright
ened.
When in steamer chair lie
And only wish that 1 we're dead,
The while / watch the lowering sky
And rolling rocking sea ahead,
And wish the vessel would sit still
Amidst the rude tempestuous squali,
l only fancy 1 am ILL
I'm scared, that's all.
When in my berth / seek repose
And on the troubled waters gaze,
Or listen to the gale that blows
And howls and whistles through the
stays,
1t does not give me any kick,
Nor is it any source of pride,
To realize that I'm not sick
But terrified.
When six or seven times day
In futile fury I repeat,
The while 1 thrust aside a tray:
"Get out! I do not want to eat!"
1t is not NAL de mer, but fright.
And yet it brings me little cheer
To know my loss of appetite
Is due to fear.
A rose by any other name
The figure now is stale and flar--
Will smell, the poet says, the same;
My state of mind is just like that.
To see the steamer rock and reel
Serves not my sufferings to disperse,
Nor does it cure the pangs I feel
It makes 'em worse.
Douglas daily dispatch., 1927-09-16
TOO BAD

Mr.. Coolidge has got the west, and
now he's got it he doesn't know what
to do with it.
Douglas daily dispatch., 1927-09-16
4 rose by any other name
DOuBLY USEFUL

When a modern motor bus refuses
to run any more it may be stood on
end and used for skyscraper.
Douglas daily dispatch., 1927-09-16
CAN'T BE REPLACED

A strike of movie stars wouldn't
be so bad, but a strike of camera
operators would ruin the business.
Douglas daily dispatch., 1927-09-16
A man tagged his umbrella

n IIIaII UdBBUU IIIS UINUItIId.
This belongs to a champion prize
fighter; back in ten minutes.
He found the umbrella gone and
tag reading: Umbrella taken by
champion long distance runner. Won't
be back
Douglas daily dispatch., 1927-09-16

the optimism of the Benson hope that the optimism not
oil fields there the question Until oil flows and
the field agriculture
Douglas daily dispatch., 1927-09-16
Beyond Him
In Praise of Youth

Orville Wright, praising Charles A.
Lindbergh at dinner in Dayton,
'Said:.
"Only young man could ravo
achieved this feat. For youth is
braver than age 1t is more generous,
too, more honorable. Yes, it's better
all around"
The great airnan smiled rather
sadly.
"The good don't really die young"
he said. "They outgrow it,"
Douglas daily dispatch., 1927-09-16
Too Big To Be True

AOO Dig 10 DE ITUC
little girl was riding in street
car with her mother, a woman of
very slender build:
Presently an extremely stout woman
walked heavily into the car and sat
down opposite the child #
Mollie contemplated the newcomer
for some minutes, then, turning to
her mother, inquired in a. loud voice.
5 Mamma, is that all one LADY,"
Douglas daily dispatch., 1927-09-16

Laundry to D. F. johnson, owing
to the increased demand for Ford
automobiles, for which Mr.. Henry
is also agent.
Douglas daily dispatch., 1927-09-16

A physician says that seasick people
are not really i'll, but merely fright
ened.
Douglas daily dispatch., 1927-09-16

Walter Goslin, manager. of the
Bisbee branch of the Dicus
Plumbing, was in this city yes
terday.
Douglas daily dispatch., 1927-09-16

e'''HG't w. y - eAA-'. 1'"~A. .(H1G9t40Y~
Douglas daily dispatch., 1927-09-16

.. S, Butcher, who has been in
town several days from Mexico,
will leave today for a vacation
trip to New York.
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to that of chief clerk of the Depart
ment of State, then to the newly Gre
ated position of director of the Con-
sular Service. which he held until he
was made Assistant Secretary of
State, at a salary of $500, on July
], 1924.
AS Assistant Secretary he has
charge of the consular branch of the
Foreign Service and of all consular
activities in connection with the work
of several bureaus and divisions of
the department: of the immigration
questions falling within the jurisdic-
ton of the Department of State, and
of the legislative and budget work of
the department before the committees
of Congress. He is a member of the
Foreign Service Personnel Board, a
member of the board of examiners
for the Foreign Service and a mem
Der of the Foreign Service School
Board
Mr. Carr is typical of many en-
ployed throughout the Federal service
who derive intense satisfaction from
their records. which are giving in
SEPARATION to young men and women
of real ability and high character to
forego opportunities that exist else
where for better financial remunera-
ton, to join the army of faithful, in
telligent Government workers here in
the Capital, who are rendering steady,
uninterrupted. superior service, while
the politicians peddle their patronage
DeriodicalIy
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went to the White House as Presi-
dent there was hurried call for help
to move the vast volume of clerical
work piling up. Rudolph Forster was
then employed as a stenographer in
one of the Government departments,
and he was detailed TO help out for a
few days. Those few days have
heightened to 80 years, and Forster
is now a fixture at the White House,
helping out everybody.
7 EFT us next consider the rise of a
- barefoot farm boy from West
Branch, Iowa. a place so small it is
not mentioned in the principal gaZet-
teers. Herbert Hoover worked his
way through college, doing anything
to earn few honest dollars, and today
he has honorary degrees from some 40
leading universities all over the world.
Thirty-two years ago he was an un-
important field worker for the United
States Geological Survey in the
mountains of Nevada. Today he is
big brother to the world and, as Sec
rotary of Commerce, providing soul.
satisfying work for millions of
American men and women He has
fed the starving. In score of nations.
Efe Is preserving home markets, main
tanning good wages and standards of
living and eliminating waste in in
dustry.
Hoover has never been a party poll.
tician. He did as much under the
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served Uncle Sam for AZ years. Rob
ert Watson, director of housing, start
ed in 20 years ago at 5000, and today
he is receiving $4,000 Samuel Com
pers, the chief clerk has advanced
from 81 900 to $500. Ethelbert
Stewart, commissioner of labor stats
tics, won advancement from $1,000 TO
Sc, 900.
Senatorial expose of the hectic
"revelry'' of political favorites in re-
cent administration circles has scan
dalized the country, but no carefully
pointed dart has ever been aimed at
Rudolph Forster. who for 80 years
has carried along, day after day, the
irksome routine work of the Presl-
dents office, usually tremendous in
scope, making it possible for the sue
cessiye Presidents and their secre-
taries, whether they be Republicans
or Democrats, to go on long tours
about the country, secure in the con-
fidence that the office work was being
done as dependably as though they
were on the job here.
Forster never sought an office or
uoliticaI lob. never was lame duck,
never traded on his influence, but has
ca rried along six administrations, re.
gardless of their political policy. He
won his place and holds it at the very
hearthstone of political patronage
SOLELY by faithful service, efhciency,
diplomacy, sheer sincerity and
genius for hard work.
Three DAYS after William Mckinney
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Some 90 years ago. there were two
young chaps employed as messen.
ger boys in the Department of Agri-
culture-bright. merry and mischiev-
Gus, ready to do a favor for any one.
and they did what they were directed
to do with the inspiring thought that
they. in their humble way, were help
ing to keep the wheels of Government
running.
One of these boys. Floyd r. Harri-
son, became assistant to the Secretary
of Agriculture under Democratic
Administration and is now commits
sioner of the War Finance Corpora
ton under Republican Administra-
ton. The other, William Ashley
Jump. who started at a salary of $3.50,
is now receiving S.. 400 as budget Off
Ger of the Department of Agriculture
and personnel director for 20,753 en-
ployes. with an annual budget OF
$145, 900 900.
Still more remarkable is the prog
ress of William 3. Greedy. Chief of
the Forest Service, receiving a salary
of $1,000, who started "a years ago
on salary of $500. Alexander McC.
Ashley, chief of the purchase division
has been promoted from an entrance
salary of 1850 to $4,000. Clyde W.
Warburton, director of extension
work, with a salary of $500. had a
long road to travel from his $3.50
start "a years ago. John NJ. West
gate, senior agronomist. is another
24-year man who advanced from S72O
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houses, entered the service at 5000
and he is now receiving $1,000. Will
liam l.. Austin, chief statistician in
the Census Bureau.in 81 years has
advanced from 5000 to $4,000.
y
IF there is any one thing that the
career of Wilbur i. Carr. Assist
ant Secretary of State, demonstrates
clearly, it is the possibility for
young man or woman to come into
the Federal Civil Service entirely un-
known, and without the help of infiuen.
work and the good will of associates
in Office, not only to advance in the
sense of achieving promotion. but to
gain the opportunity of doing impor-
tant and intensely interesting work
and have a most gratifying part in
the improvement of public service.
After taking a civil service exam
nation, Mr.. Carr was appointed, on
June /, 1926 years ago-to a po-
sition as stenographer at 81 900 year
in the State Department. He studied
law nights and graduated from
Georgetown University with the de-
gree of LII. B.. and from George
Washington University with the de-
gree LII. NJ, and two years ago the
latter university conferred on him
the honorary degree of LII. ID.
He was promoted through the sew
eral classes of clerkships to the office
of chief of the Consular Bureau, then
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Democratic Wilson as under the Re-
publican Harding and Coolidge. He
never needed political pull And in
Mr. Hoover's department we find
many others who earned their way
to important posts and good salaries.
There is former messenger boy, who.
entered the Federal service in 1880.
in the Census Bureau, just in time to
give practical proof of his efficiency
and industry before the Civil Service
became effective. Today he is the
chief of the Census Bureau. William
NJ. Steuart, and has gradually worked
his way up from $3.50 to $1,000.
When he first entered the Federal
service this country had population
of 50,155, 1888, and it has grown until
the next census will show 5000 900.
Under the administration of this ex-
Office boy, the Census Bureau has be-
come the largest statistical Office in
the world and collects data on prac-
tically all of our social, Industrial and
business conditions. In addition to
the population, the reports of this
bureau cover agriculture, manufacture
ing. forestry. mining, irrigation, drain
age. the production and utilization of
power. fisheries. water transportation
and various other subjects.
Then we find Henry O'Malley. Com
missioner of Fisheries, who during %
years of service has climbed from n
salary of $500 to $1,000. George r.
Putnam, Commissioner of Light
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A. Spencer, New North West; Emily
X. Steineslet, 1928 18th, st. Louis Re
publican; Mrs. Nellie S. Stowell,
Washington Post Mrs. G. w. Thorn
son, 9l3 18th, Syracuse Journal
In the press gallery at that time
were the following Washington news
papermen working on Washington
papers: NJ. w. Barr, 1927 New
York avenue, editor Washington
Critic; Silas Boyce. 334 F., Wash
ington Anvil; Ed p. Brooks, Riggs
House. National Republican; A. NJ
Clapp, 927 G. editor Washington Re
publican; George b. Corkhill, Ingie-
side, Mount Pleasant, Washington
Law Reporter; Hugh Coyle, I'll 9Th
Washington Telegram; r. p. Ferris,
222 Third Washington Post; James 5.
Gordon, Imperial Hotel, Washington
Post; r. Hodges. 1909 r. /. avenue,
Washington Star: Stilson Hutchins,
Riggs House, editor Washington Post,
339 Pennsylvania avenue: L.. w.
Kennedy, 1i3 Maryland avenue south
east, Washington Republican; w.
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day, July 49, 1855: Deaths = Last
night wednesday,, at his residence in
this city, Maj. Augustus A. Nicholson,
quartermaster of the United States
Marine Corps" The following notice
was in the Intelligencer July 20, 1855;
"Deaths-In this city. on Wednesday
evening. Maj. Augustus A. Nicholson,
quartermaster of the u. S. Marine
Corps, aged So years. His brother
officers of the Army and Navy and
his friends and acquaintance are an
vited to attend his funeral from the
family residence this friday after
noon. the Goth instant, and o'clock
punctually." The Intelligencer Mon
day. July %. contained this: THE
funeral of Maj. Augustus A. Nichol-
son, quartermaster of the u. S. Ma.
rine Corps, took place from the resi-
dence of the deceased on Capitol Hill
on Friday afternoon. A large num-
Der of the friends of the lamented
dead followed his remains to the
grave, including several officers of the
Army and Navy. A company OF
marines commanded by Capt. Tansill
comprised the military cortege march
ing to the solemn music of the Marine
Band. The impressive service for the
dead was conducted by Rev. Smith
Pyne."
Mai Nicholson died intestate. Let
tiers of administration on his estate
were granted September 5, 1855, to
Somerville Nicholson and Nicholas
Callan. Their bond was $4,000 and
the sureties were Cornelius Boyle and
S. A. H. Marks. The papers are not
among our records, having been de-
stroyed in one of the fires at our
courthouse. The Rambler hopes to
get for you further information of
Maj. Nicholson. He was an interest," !,
ing man.
You remember that received a
testimonial on my work two weeks
ago and told you all about 1t with a
putting chest. l have another testi-
monial to report, which makes two in
three weeks. I am being overwhelmed
with them. Well:
1.-THE Rambler:
MY Dear Sir-I have been residins
in Washington the past 50 years and -
a subscriber to The Evening Star dur,
ing that long period. 1t is clean
and wholesome journal. free from
scandals, very conservative and a
real home journal. 1t is to be re.
GREETED that the majority of readers
evidently skip your articles, The
Rambler If those who are derelict
would read any of your historical
sketches they would find them most
of Washington in the early
day. | take you for one of great pa
thence and give you much credit for
your persistency as a Rambler and
digger of events of We olden time.
Sincerely yours.
John Finn. 52s 2srd ct. me-
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Henry M. Morfit sold Maple Square
to John M. Clayton of Delaware
Senator, Secretary of State. etc.,
June 2, 1856. Mr.. Clayton's will is
among our records. 1t was executed
October 81, 1854. a codicil was eXecu-
ted September "a. 1856, and the tesla.
anent was offered for proof February
2. 1857. The first paragraph of the
will follows:
First, / leave to my friends and
relations. as we'll as TO all others who
may think my opinion of any value,
this testimonial. that the religion
taught in the New Testament is the
best that has been offered for our
adoption both for this world and for
that which is to come. and that Jesus
Christ was the true Messiah and will
remain forever the Redeemer and
Saviour of fallen man. Let my
humble testimony stand Nn favour of
the Chritian religion. / am deeply.
thoroughly convinced of its truth. "
Mr.. Clayton left $4,000 for a monu-
ment over his grave and $4,000 the
interest of which was to be applied
for keeping up the Presbyterian
burying ground where my wife and
children are buried and in which /
wish my own remains to be inferred"
Requests were made to his godSon,
Clayton McMichael. son of Morton Nc
Michael of Philadelphia. and to John
M. Clayton Rodney, son of Thomas
NJ. Rodney. He left his miscellane-
Gus library to his nephew. James C.
Douglass. and his law library to Jo-
seph p. Comegys. husband of his
niece, Margaret A. Comegys. To that
niece he left his farm of 310 acres in
Cecil County, Md, now occupied by
James A. Lewis as tenant" He di-
rected his nephew Ito support the old
coiored people whom I have support
ed, that Is. Samson and Sarah. his
wife" He directed that a piece of
silver worth 5000 be given to his
friend. George r. Fisher of Kent
County. las a memorial of my friend
ship for him. He devised $500 for
a monument to be erected lover my
friend, Robert Il. Bird. provided his
family will consent to the removal
of his remains from Pennsylvania to
New Castle, Delaware, where he was
BORN BY codicil he left to James
C. Douglass and Margaret A. Comegys
Maple Square-square S75-Washing-
ton.
MAJ. AUGUSTUS A. NICHOLSON,
Marine Corps, bought Maple
Square July 20. 1898, and owned 1t
until September 81, 1851. when he
sold it to Henry NJ Morfit. The major
and his family lived for Is years in
the big brick house among the ma
pies and box walks. Maj. Nicholson
died July 10. 1865, and this notice was
In the National 1nteiligencer Thurs
y
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Koch, 41o l., Washington Journal,
800 Eighth; G. ID. Lanson, 125 F.,
Washington Republican: F. ID. Neale,
Washington Press; r. w. Oyster, Con-
gressional Record, Government Print
ing Office; E. r. Peters, S07 Fl south
west. Washington Critic; William M.
Robertson, 209 Maryland avenue,
Washington Post; Mrs. Nellie S.
Stowell. 1908 Eleventh. Washington
Post; A. B. Talcott, 916 Eighth, Wash
ington Republican; Fl. l.. West Wash
ington Post: w. A. West, 929 L, Wash
ington Critic.
The Womans National Press Asso-
citation adopted the following on the
death of Mrs. Briggs, July 3, 1910:
Resolved, That the members of the
Woman's National Press Association
learn with sorrow of the passing to
the spirit world of loved and valued
member, Mrs. Emily Edison Briggs,
and hereby wish to express sympathy
with her bereaved family and with the
host of women journalists who have
been enabled to SUCCEED In the profess