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Practical Workings of Oklahoma
Dank Deposit Gunrnntco Law
Explained.
Bookless Banking and Speculative
Mothodo Follow Passage o
Law.
The practical workings of tho Okhi
honin law guaranteeing bnnk deposits
wore described ly Mr. .7. W. McNonl,
ono of the most Biibstnntlnl Imnkcrs of
Hint state, and president of tlio Na
tional Ilnnk of Commerce, Guthrie, In
n short public address at Denver, Oct.
1, 1008.
Mr. MeNenl said:
"To my mind It Is tho most vicious
and pernicious law over forced on n
body of honorable men. It contain a
provision for nu unlimited mutual lia
bility for nil the defalcations, lack of
Judgment, dishonest and Incompetent
backers, without nny recognition of
tho time-trial, strong banker, who may
huvo spent n llfetlma In building up his
reputation. Under tho provisions of
this law, the State Hanking Hoard Is,
required to levy an assessment equal to
ono per cent, of the average deposits
In each bank, nnd, In the future, to tovy
ns often as may bo required, a sum
sufficient to mitlntnlu this fund, at ono
per cent of tho average deposits of tho
state.
Wild Cnt IlnnUn.
"Whnt has been somo of tho results
of tho actual operation of this law in
Oklahoma? There have been seventy
ftven now stnle bank charters Issued
since tho adoption of this law, forty,
two of theso with a capital stock of
only $0,000 each. There has been a
regular heglra for shirting new state
banks without regard to the necessities
of the community or the character of
tho men stnrtliig the banks.
"We havo ono lnstnnco of whero n
man failed In Knnsns, under his own
name, then started up In business
under his wife's nnme and failed, beat
ing his creditors out of $70,000, not
paying them n cent. Under the old ter
ritorial law, he attempted, under tho
guise of relatives to start n bank, but
In two years his business wns so trilling
that It forced him out of the. business.
He now Iuih already started threo
banks In Oklahoma and boasts that ho
will start twelve more. "Within sixty
days from starting ono of lilrf banks, I
am Informed, and his statement shows,
thnt he had a deposit account, of oyer
$109,000. Ills cashier Is under Indict
ment for embezzlement. I hope and
trust that he will bo nblo to explain
the mnttcr without wrong to him. I
only mention theso facts to show that
It Is Immaterial what character of ni'in
are at tho head of banks, they get tho
business by claiming that tho state Is
guaranteeing them and It makes no
dlffercnco whatever ns to tho diameter
or personality of the olllcers. A man
may bet nil his money on tho races,
may gamblo on tho Hourcl of Trade,
may light Joint whisky, may lead a
licentious life, and go out nnd solicit
deposits, saying 'What do you enro
whnt kind of a life I lend, tho stnto Is
behind mo?'
naiiku Without Cnpltnl.
"Two men recently stnrtcd a bnnk of
$25,000 capital, In Oklahoma City, n
town of forty or llfty thousand Inhab
itant!. When asked how they expected
to succeed wllh n bank of $25,000 cap
ital In u city of that size, ono of them
replied: ''Whnt do wo care about cap
ital, tho Btato Is In partnership with
us?" Tho president of tho First Na
tional Ilnnk of Perry wns also a mer
chant and failed In business and was
compelled to go through bnnkruptey.
Naturally ho had to resign his connec
tion wltli tho First Nutlonnl Hank. Ho
How Iuih taken out n chnrter and Is
president of n statu bnnk In Oklnhnmn.
Ono man, when prohibition closed his
snloon, quit tho snloon business nnd
stnrtcd up n bank and- has thirty or
forty thousnnd on deposit.
"Thoro can bo but ono deduction
from this enormous rush for starting
now state nanus. They nro being start
ed by Irresponsible, Inexperienced
men, nnd, Instead of Indicating a boIUI
growth for tho stnto of Oklnhomn, they
Indlcnto an era of Irresponsible nnd
wlld-cnt work.
"Ono of tho dangerous ovlls of this
Gunrnnty Law Is that it guarantees
creuit deposits us well ns cash deiuis
Its. Now, you nil know thnt not more
man ono-tcutii or n bank's dally denos
Its nro In nctual cash. Nluo-tenths are
credit deposits, nro either checks nnd
drafts or proceeds of loans. W'lw
these- credit deposits, that nro mnde as
tho proceeds of n loan, nro cunranteed
tho guaranty certainly reaches to thu
guaranteeing of tho loan Itself, for tho
reason that tuu deposit Is merely the
result of the loan.
When Mr. Tnft defends his own rec
ord ns a Judgo or his attitude, toward
lnbor or his. policy In tho Philippines
or his ndmlnlstrutlvc work In tho War
Department, ho makes strong and vig
orous speeches. Now York World
(Dem.).
Whnt I urn nnxlous to t'inplinslr.e Is
thnt there to a wide economic and bus.
InesH field In which the Interests of tho
weul thirst capitalist mid tho humblest
laborer are exactly tho same. Hon.
Wm. II." Tart, nt Cooper Union, New
York City.
TO MIDDLE WEST AND ROCKY MOUNTAIN STATES' REPUBLICANS.
Vou want Mr. Taft and Mr. Sherman elected, nnd they cannot be
elected unless tho Republican National Committee hns sulllclcnt money
to pny tho legitimate expenses of the campaign. It costs money to
maintain nn organization. It requires money to pny for printing, post
nge, salaries of stenographers nnd clerks at hendiiunrlers, traveling ex
penses of speakers nnd numerous other details that go to make the
campaign end successfully. Congress, ns you know, hits passed a law
making It tinlnwftil for uk to solicit money from corporations. 'o
must depend upon tho contributions of Individual voters. If every Rc
inibllcan In this Western Division would contribute one dollar to tho
campaign fund, wo will bo able to do nil tho things that the voters
want done; we will Iks able to elect Taft nnd Sherman. Will you help?
If so, please send ono dollnr to tho chairman of your State Flnnneo
Committee, whoso nnme nppcnra In the list following, or send It direct
to mo and you will receive the ofllclal receipt of the Itepubllcnn Nn
tlonal Committee. Respectfully,
FRED W. UPI1AM,
Assistant Treasurer.
Contributions mny Iks sent by check or money order to any of the
following napicd chairmen of tho vnrlous Stnto Ilnnncc committees:
Colorado, Hon. Whitney Newton, Denver.
Idaho, Hon. Frank F. Johnson, Wnllaco.
Illinois, Col. Frederick II. Smith, Pcorln.
Iown, Hon. Lafayette Young, Des Moines.
Knnsns, Hon. Frank K. Grimes, Top&kn.
Michigan, Hon. John N. Hnglcy, Dotrolt.
Missouri, Hon. O. L. Whltelnw, -10!) North Second street, Stl Louis.
Montana, Hon. Thomas A. Mnrlow,
Nebraska, Hon. John ('. Wharton,
New Mexico, Hon. J W. Heynolds.
North Dakota. Hon. Jiimes A. Huchnnan, Huchannn.
Oregon. Dr. H. W. Coe, Portland.
South Dakota, Hon. 0. W. Thompson. Vermillion.
Washington, Hon. J nines I). Hoge, Seattle. -
Or to Fred W. Upham, Asslstnnt Treasurer, 2.'J1 Michigan nvenue,
Chicago, Illinois.
"I hnve heard It discussed, nnd I
think It feasible for a dishonest tunn
or set of men to organize n $10,000
bnnk, then create n lot of llctltlous do
iwslts ns the proceeds of n lot of dum
my notes, then let the bnnk closo Its
doors and call on the gunrnnty fund to
pay theso deposits. Naturally, the de
posits will be credited to men In no
wny identified with tho noto Itself.
"We had one bank failure In my town
for something like $1,000,000. This
would hnvo tnken more thnn five per
cent assessment on tho deposits of tho
stnto bnuks of Oklnhomn. Supiioslng n
bnnk had $100,000 deposits on u capital
stock of $10,000. Fifty per cent, or one-
hnlf of its cnpltnl stock, would bo con
llscntcd to make up tho ono loss. It Is
more dnngoroiiH to tho honest, smnll
banker than to tho large one, becnuso
the lnrgo ono can prepare himself to
weather the storm.
"Under giilso of this law nn attempt
Is being mndo to put all banks on nn
exact equality. Tho man who hns spent
n lifetime In building up nu honorablo
reputation is sacrificed for the nako of
making some poor, incompetent, dis
honest hanker exactly equal to him. It
Is a mistnko to supposo thnt wicrlllclng
the assets of tho solvent bank Is going
to prevent tho rascal from falling.
Thcro is more money In It for him to
fall, under this Inw, thnn thcro will bo
to run."
REMEDY WOULD KILL.
Hard, Painstaking Work Necossary
to Reforms Not tho Instantnne
oua Panacona of Bryan.
(Governor Hughes at Sioux City, In.,
Oct. 0.)
If you look conditions squarely In
tho fact, you see that what labor wants
llrst of till Is work, nnd that Is depend
ent upon tho country's prosperity. It Is
hard to protect tho prosperity of tho
country nnd cut out nhuses; hard to
provldu schemes that won't hurt busi
ness nnd will euro evils. It Is hard to
do things right, but wo havo got to tnko
the time and labor to do them right.
In nnswer to a question I put to him
tho other day Bryan said, thnt nn ounce
of remedy wns worth n pound of cure.
Thnt Is a fnlllcy; nn ounce of his rem
edy would kill tho pntlcnt, What wo
need Is tho expression of tho sound
thought nnd good Judgment of tho peo
ple upon which wo can depend. huvo
hnd n time for two yenrs In New York
lighting tho light nnd I know it Is lmrd
work. You can't havo a flash of ftohlua
nnd change It all in a twinkling,. What
you havo to havo Is work uurtl.Ji.-on-
sclentlous work, Intelligent nnd thought
ful, ns well ns determined, to make
remedies square with tho exigencies of
our life.
When wo consider everything, what
wo want Is to perfect tho upbuilding of
our country and promoto a stendy, for
ward movement In tho middle of tho
road, as Is the aim of tho Itepubllcnn
parly and our great futuro President,
Taft.
It Is greatly In tho Interest of tho
workluginan, therefore, that corporato
cnpltnl should bu fairly treated. Any
Injustice dono to It nets directly upon
thu wnge earners, who must look to coc
iwrato wealth for their employment.
Hon. Win. II. Tuft, at Cooper Union,
Nuw York City.
"The so-called colonial policy of the
United Stntcs has added to our trade,
nlrendy, something over ono hundred
million dollnrs a year." Mr. Taft, at
Clovelnnd, 0.
Political Snapshots.
"Tho leader of tho Uepubllcan party
during the Civil War was Abruhnm
Lincoln, and It hns never lost the In
spiration of his leadership," Mr. Taft,
at Kansas City, Mo.
Tho tnrlff nffects trusts only ns It
affects nil other Interests, It makes
alt theso Intercuts, lnrgo or small, profit
nblo; and Its benefits can bo tnken
from tho lnrgo only under penalty of
taking tliom from the small also.
President Hoosevclt, nt MlnnenpollB,
Minn., April 7, 1003.
llelenn.
Omaha.
Santa Fe.
LETS OAT OUT OF BAG.
German Manufacturers to Flood
America With Goodi If Bryan
Should bo Elected.
Tho following cablegram to the New
York Sun under date of Oct. .1 shows
what German nianufncturers expect to
do should Hryan bo elected:
"Hcrlln, Oct. Tho gladiatorial
tight between President Roosevelt and
Mr. Hrynn has suddenly nroused Ger
man Interest In tho American Presi
dential caftipnlgn nnd columns nro now
devoted to extracts from tho niammojh
cnmpnlgn documents of the combatants.
German hopes of Democratic victory
have been revived and many merchants
and manufacturers have suddenly
grown optimistic about a revision of the
tariff which will enable them to flood
America with thvlr poods."
Tho German manufacturers evidently
are shrewd observers. If Mr. Hrynn
should bo elected and his "downward
revision" doctrine with ultltuato free
trade bo carried Into effect we would
soon 1k Hooded with German-made
gowls of every description, nnd our fac
tories could go out of business.
I'i-otc;ttv Tariff Tlicnrr.
On tho other hnnd, should Mr. Tnft
bo elected our friends the Germnn man
ufactijrcrs would not be nblo to brenk
through the wall of protection which
would bo mnlntnlncd for tho benefit of
American labor.
Tho protective-tariff theory as de
fined in tho Republican platform, nnd
ns adhered to by Mr. Tnft, Is that In
order to maintain high wages In this
country thoro must bo "tho Imposition
of such duties ns will cqunl tho differ
ence between tho cost of production nt
homo nnd nbrond, together with n rea
sonnblo profit to American Industries."
Mr. Taft points out that the cost of pro
duction Is determined chielly by theso
three elements : "Thocost of material,
tho cost of lnbor nnd tho Interest on
capital, or what Is known as tho manu
facturer's profit."
"Tho normal oiterntlon of protection,
whero comimtltlon has free scope," Mr.
Tnft nsserts, "Is to lower the cost of
producing nnd so to reduce prices to
tho public. As n consequence, nfter ten
yenrs' operation of a particular sched
ule, It ought to result that the cost of
production In this country Is mnde less,
nnd therefore thnt tlto difference be
tween tho cost of production In this
country nnd nbrond Is less, nnd there
fore thnt the duty ought to be reduced."
Duttrn of Next A ttuiliilnlrit (Ion.
Tho function of the next ndmlnlstrn
tlon Is not to be spectacular In the en
nctnicnt of great statutes laying down
now codes of morals or nssertlng n new
standard of business Integrity, but Its
work lies In tho detnlls of furnishing
men and machinery to aid the hand of
tho executive In making the supervision
of tho transactions (of corporations) so
closo, so careful, so constant, that tho
business men engaged In It may know
promptly when they are transgressing
tho Hue of lawful business limitations,
nnd may bo brought up standing when
over this occurs, nd may bo prosecuted
when tho violations of law are flagrant
nnd delimit, and promptly restrained
nnd penalized. Judgo Taft, at St.
Charles, Mo. .
Hrynn Is developing Into n real hu
morist. Ho has advanced so far along
the lino that ho can now announce him
self as "tho advance agent of prosper
lty" without cracking a smile. Sioux
City Journal.
Tho Republican party Is not only
rich lu men, but rich In practical nnd
beneficlent principles It Is rich, too,
in Its record, In promises performed
and pledges fulfilled, nnd so we nre for
party and party principles first, nnd
will ncqulesco in tho choice of the mn
Jorlty, rallying around the standard
bearer who will curry us again to vic
tory. nonJaniea S. Sherman.
"Tho present business system of the
country rents on tho protective tariff
and any attempt to change It to n free
trade basis will certainly lead to dU
nster." Mr- Tuft, nt Columbus, 0.
IAT
M TO THE FARMER
In 1893 Two Hundred Bushels ol
Kansas Corn Bought 1,000
I'cct of Lumber.
Now Ono Hundred Bushels Buys
2,000 Poet A Concreto Illustra
tion Showing Why Land Values
Havo Increased.
Out In Knnsns a great dcnl Is being
said just now about the lumber trust,
the high prices of lumber nnd the ter
rible expenses attached to the building
of houses, cribs and other buildings,
nays the Jewell County Republican.
The principal buildings being erected
this fall on tho farms aro corn cribs
In which to store nway the immense
crop which was raised throughout Cen
tral Kansas, and Is now matured and
will bo ready for the crib In a very
short time. In a political discussion
here the other day the old story of
tho high prices came up nnd It wns as
serted that a large amount of corn
would necessarily be placed on tho
ground this yenr because of the high
price of lumber. Ono fanner who has
no particular lovo for the trusts, but
Is Inclined to look on the bright side
of everything nnd who Is well satis
fied with present conditions, declared
that In 18!).", when lumber wns very
cheap, nnd likewise com, It took -'00
bushels of corn to buy 1,000 feet of
cribbing lumber. Now, when lumber
I nt the highest point It ever reached
In the history of Jewell County, 100
bushels of corn will purchnse 2,000 feet
of cribbing lumber. According to J. W.
Berry, of this county, who Is a good
nulhorlty on tho prices of farm prod
ucts and lumber, nnd makes this asser
tion, using corn as a purchasing power,
lumber Is only one-fourth as high as It
was thirteen years ago.
2Vr on Hntty Street.
Although this county is in tho whent
bell of Kansas, mnny of the farmers
havo raised corn. Both crops wero
Just like they had been made to order,
nnd tho prices will place tho tillers of
the soil on F.nsy street for somo years
to come.
In Jewell County there Is a funn
which has been on the market for sale
for tho past year, and was held nt $20
nn ncre. Tho farm consists of 120
ncres. Fifty acres nre planted to corn.
The other day tho entlro crop wns sold
for $t(J nn ncre, the purchaser to gath
er tho com, lenvlng tho fodder on the
ground. A part of the field will bo
light and will not average more than
twenty bushels to tho ncre, whllo tho
remainder of tho field will give up from
forty-five to sixty hushols. Fifty acres
of tho land was planted to wheat and
tho value of tho crop was cqunlly ns
great ns the crop of corn, while the
flvo-ncro pntch of alfalfa produced oven
moro money in proportion thnn either
of thu other two crops.
Vnlucn InoroiinoU rvo Tlinpn.
There nre no Improvements whntover
on tho farm, but the price has boon
raised .100 jor cent nmMhc owner Is
not very nnxloii3 to sell nt thnt. How
ever, he snys If ho hnd the slightest
Idea thnt Hrynn would bo elected on tho
third of November he would sell his
lnnd nt $30 an acre, and In two yenrs
ho could buy It back and ninko moro
money thnn by farming it.
In this county there Is nnother farm
which was sold In .1801. There nro SO
ncres In the fnnn. nnd the purchnse
price wns $500, or 5,000 bushels of
corn nt tho prevailing prlco nt that
time. In tho meantime, tho SO hns
been considerably Improved. A part
of tho lnnd hns been put to tnme grnss,
a lino orchard Is now one of tho assets,
good buildings havo been erected nnd
tho lnnd hns grown more vnlunblo be
cause of the development of tho coun
try. This month tho land wns sold
ngaln, tho purchase prim being $2,500,
or the price of 5.000 bushels of corn at
tho present price.
IlrnNoun Tliul Am Still Oooil.
"I am sending Taft to the Philip
pines," said President) MeKInley, "be
cnuso he Is tho broadest nnd the most
unselfishly bravo man I know, and bo
cnuso ho will carry the spirit of tho con
stitution of the United States In his
very blood." Theso seem to be excellent
reasons nlso for sending Taft to tho
White House. The American peoplo
will undoubtedly show on November l
that they hnve come to that conclusion.
Canton, 0., Repository.
"In his own personnl experienco Mr.
Bryan furnished proof that the peoplo
do rulo. Ills candidacy now Is a pro
tost against tho popular verdict twlco
officially recorded. He Is nrraylng his
soaring ambition against thu repeated
decisions of the millions of electors."
Hon. James S. Sherman, Republican
Vlco Presidential candidate.
Tho effect of the organization of ln
bor, on the whole, hns been highly
beneficent principles It Is rich, too,
employment for tho wholo lnborlng
community. I hnvo not tho slightest
doubt, and no ono who knows nnythlng
nlKMt the subject can doubt, thnt the
existence of labor unions steadies
wages, Hon. Win. II. Taft, nt Cooper
Union, New York City.
A gift for nppolutlng tho wrong man
would not be a desirable quality In a
president.
ROUND THE CAPITAL
Information and Gossip Picked Up Ilere
and There In Washington.
Prospects for Social
WASHINGTON. Again tho tldo of
society has turned. It Is no
longer whero to go, but when to re
turn. Society has hnd Its fling, and n
merry ono It hna been, despite all
thnt hns been aald to tho contrary,
and now tho moro serious considera
tions of homo ltfo conio to tho front.
With tho Bummor's gnyetlcs In Bar
Harbor nnd Newport now only a
memory, tho fashionable Bet Is of vnrl
ous minds ns to whero to spend tho
noxt month. Virginia Hot Springs
holds out n beckoning hnnd to those
who hnvo rovciled In tho summer's
dissipations.
But in Washington tho curtnin has
been rung up and tho stago sot for the
coming Benson by tho arrival of tho
president nnd Mrs. Roosovclt, and
tho raising, of questions which necessi
tate tho return of tho ofllclal fnmlly,
ns tho cabinet Is called. Tho opening
of tho winter season Is In the dim fu
Tragic Coincidence
IT Is a tragic coincidence that tho
two distinguished members of diplo
matic corps who havo recently died
Minister Hnugo of Norway and Am
bassador Speck von Sternberg of Ger
mnny should havo both been sur
vived by beautiful nnd childless
widows, who at somo tlmo In their
girlhood claimed tho samo city, Louis
ville, as tholr homo.
Tho dramatic Badness of tho dual
Incidents still hangs llko a pall over
that Inner clrclo of Washington so
ciety whero tho two happy couples
shono ns regnant lights.
That both men died In their father
land wbon oh temporary visits thoro
with their Amorlcnn wives, dooming
tho young widows to solltnry Journeys
homo, la a further pathetic parallel.
Baroness Speck vo"n Sternberg, tho
later of tho two diplomatic women to
bo bereaved of an idolizing husband,
returned from abroad recently and has
No Hunters to Accompany the President
NO
JOBS
FOR'
HUNTER'S I
THE army of rough riders, trappers
and men who "catch 'cm alive with
their hands" who hnvo been looking for
ward to tho president's African trip In
quest of big gamo as an occasion in
which thoy would play a part, will bo
disappointed.
Mr. Roosevelt nnd his son Kermlt,
ono taxidermist, and ono naturalist
from tho Nntlonal museum will consti
tute tho Roosevelt party. Thoy will bo
tho only Americans In It. Just how
largo a following of natives will bo
necessary tho president himself does
not yot know.
Although tho president la to recolvo
ono largo dollar for each word written
by him about tho trip, ho is not con
templating tho throwing of money
right and loft to equip himself for the
novel oxporienco of shooting real big
gamo.
By tho tlmo tho president will havo
been "separated" (this Is tho word
Insane Hospital to
THE Government Hospltnl for tho In
anno has Just oponed its male
nurscB' homo.
Tho building Is designed to accom
tnodato a largo nuinbor of tho mnlo
nurses nnd nttondanta who havo bore
toforo been quartered in buildlnga In
which pntionta woro cared for. Thoy
will bo enabled under tho now condi
tions when work on tho warda 1r over
to go to a, building romoved from tho
pntlents and containing homelike up
polntmentB. Tho need of su.h a homo hns boon
recognized by tho hospltnl nuthoritlos
for a long time In tho plans originally
prepared for tho extension of tho
asylum thoro wne provision mado for
tho erection of such n structure. It
was finally ollmlitted.
A building threo stories high, how
ever, was ercctci for tho female
1 tiorr
Season Are Bright
turo, but with tho White Houso opened
many of the embassies will follow
suit.
Washington is a great gathering
plnco for conventions, especially In tho
autumn, and this year tho season
opened with tho Tuberculosis con
gress, which brought together distin
guished mon from all parts of tho
world, ninny of them with tholr wives
and other fcmlnlno kin. This mnde
necessary a reception or two nnd mnny
luncheons and dinners, nnd theso
stnrtcd tho ball rolling. Although tho
ball mny alow up when tho delegates
depart for their English, French, Ger
mnn, or other homes, it will bo kept
going on tho way toward tho new year
and a new administration.
Moantlmc. thoro will bo tho official
opening of tho Whlto House, with a ro
coptlon for congress nnd tho Introduc
tion of Miss Ethel Roosevelt into so
ciety.. Miss Roosevelt Is planning to
hnvo a stream of young houso guests
nnd all the "cousins" will tnko turns
nt Joining in tho entertainments, of
flclal and otherwise. Mrs. Nicholas
Longworth will chaperon her sister on
most occasions, relieved by her undo,
Admiral William S. Cowlcs, who filled
tho samo gonial ofilco for Mrs. Long
worth when she made her debut.
in Death of Envoys
begun tho packing of her effects at
tho German orabaasy. SI10 has a right
to tho Balary of her husband nnd to
tho occupancy of tho embassy In
Washington for threo months after tho
ambassador's demise. As tho widow
of a diplomat who died In service, tho
former beautiful Miss Langham of
Louisville will enjoy a considerable
pension from tho Germnn government.
No moro sumptuous hospitality wbb
lavished In Washington than that
emanated from Baron von Sternberg
nnd Ills peculiarly alluring Kontucky
wife. Tho whlto ballroom of tho Ger
man embassy during tho Incumbency
of tho Von Sternborga has been tho
Bccno of princely festivities.
Tho pathetic llttlo diplomat with tho
gentlo wistful face that always ap
pealed, was a man of large personal In
come. No woman In Washington
dressed moro exquisitely than tho
wife of whom ho was so Justly proud.
Tho invalid diplomat, because of the
dotormlncd malady that finally closed
his enreor, appeared seldom In society
laot winter. His presence with his
wlfo at tho last state function of tho
season nt tho Whlto Houso was the oc
casion of heartfelt congratulations
nmong his friends. Thoy bolloved ho
I was better and going to get well.
used In Washington) from tho govern
ment servlco nnd tho monthly chock
for $4,1G0.CG 2-3 will bo going to somo
other man. It will bo incumbent upon
him to mind hla pennies, elso, Instead
of n trip of profit, It will develop Into
ono of cxponso.
President Roosevelt does not yet
know tho scientists that aro to accom
pany him. AH ho knows. Is that ho In
tends presenting specimens of African
nnimnls to tho National musoum, and1
that ho has naked thnt institution to
send along two men, ono to preserve
tho specimens nnd the other to make
notes that will bo of benefit to natural
history.
No definlto Itinerary has been yet
arranged. Tho president will go
whero ho can find tho game, and if ho
falls to find It ono placo ho will go to
another, and when ho has found it ho
will camp thero. Tho delallo of tho
trip will not ho arranged, therefore,
until nfter ho has consulted hla guides,
who will not bo from tho United
Stntcs. Tho caravan will bo mustered
In after he reaches tho African coast.
Reports that tho president has ac
cepted an Invitation from this or that
official or dlgnltnry aro also premature.
Tho president hna received no lnvl
tatlons and hla plans nt present will
hardly admit of his accepting any.
House Male Nurses
nurses and attendants when tho hoa
pltal extension waa completed. As no
appropriation was avallablo for tho
construction of a building for tho male
nurses, ail that it was possible to do
waa to remodel ono of tho buildings
already on tho hospital reservation.
Tho building finally Belected la what
was known ns tho oast lodge. Several
yenra ago It was utilized for female pa
tlonts. It Is n combined throe-story
nnd two-story brick building.
Entirely remodeled to meet tho re
quirements of tho situation, It con
Inlns 33 roomy apartments, capnblo of
providing for nbout 58 mon. It la
lighted throughout by electricity. Lava
tories, shower bnths nnd bathrooms,
nil lined with Vermont marble, aro on
each floor, On tho first floor Is a
largo club or reception rooss running
tho entire width of tho building, which
will bo used ns a reading room or pos
sibly ns a billiard room.
Employes who nro to occupy tho
building aro being nssigncd to quartors
thoro now, nnd thoy havo expressed
themselves ns pleased at their now sur
roundings, which thoy regard as mak
ing for their comfort and pleasur
after working hours. ,