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Show fi, iJVews from Washington Uncle Sam Going Into Show Business to Induce Yourg Men to JoU the Navy Boston Man Will Lead Federation of Labor's Caw paign Against Certain Congressmen Oilier Happening. I -f I WASHINGTON I'ecrults to man Uncla N. I. Sam's now warsh'ns have becomo scarcer and A JK J - scarcer In recent years and tho navy department Sk-jfelVv w has at last decided to go Into tho show business j?vbbsJ&,3l wllu tM0 I'o "f Inducing young man to Join the 7 fy"l3WK-sHfc sua service of tho g'lvitrnmont. Arrangements I iN-rTr t -'bbitI ,mvo oca niai' l0 1'lacu a olograph outfit out on 1 MlV SJ "le TO:U' for "10 l,""l,0;tn of exhibiting to young l m. t? landlubbers In the Interior nil tho features of a V (vM rfcP Ballor'a "f" ui,fH t' boundless deep. Photo- V, 11 i Brnhs b the dozen Imvu been taken, showing all -f y v J (J Phases of a sailor's llfo aboard a battleship, and X -S Vol V; ,ncB0 aro to bo thrown upon tho canvas at en- "fei&? tcrtalnmonts to be gleii throughout tho country, WQjf where recruiting officers are to bo sent. n ST Tho test of th moving picture layouts m -Z!"- made recently nt tho Washlngt n navy yard be I I fore a company of naval olllccrs. Tho apparatus Is In che,go of an electrician of tho navy, and two or threo assistants havo been sent to Detroit, where tho first entertain-mont entertain-mont will occur. At Detroit the show will go nbroad tho Wolvcrlno and make a tour of thu ports of tho great lakes. Then It will bo tnkon up into Mlnnesotn, Wisconsin nnd North Dakota, where there arc many Swedes and Norwegians, who are said to make the best sailors. Tho purpose of these exhibitions Is to present nccurato pictures of marlno life and to show tho hardships of onllstment us well as tho Inducements Induce-ments to enter tho navy. TO MANAGE LABOR CAMPAIGN. Tho American Federation of Labor has do- l a5r" elded to go actively Into politics. Olllclals of tho .Ca. organization believe that tho needs of tho work- JT ingman, ns regards legislation, can best bo served ff in this way and tho federation will mnku n hard ml fight this fall on all members or congresB who Jf havo opposed legislation Introduced In tho In- W ,sa . torost o( thu laborer. XJJ 3P To manage the campaign n Doston mnn, long K; ' "' a labor leader In that city, has been chosen. Ho A i Is Thomas F. Tracoy, and will mnko his head- Vyr, VPr quarters In this city Since 19011 Tracey hns been jm m chairman or tho national leglslntlvo committee of Vfc, jv tho American Federation of Labor, and ho has ASllli held numerous olllees In Inbor organizations. In AfoSkitu-V 1895 ho wns president of tho Clgar-Mnkers' label vTy' League and In 1807 was piesldent of tho Central V, M Labor union of lloston. In 1S9U he wuh sent by MHIAdfllMkl tho American Federation of Labor to tho con- gross of tho Urltlsh trades unions. Two years later he was elected fourth vlco president of the rigar-Makers' International union, nnd later wns sent to Washington ns Bpeclul legislative committeeman to wntch tho IntoresU of labor in congress. BRITISH HISTORY OF THE PRESIDENT. I r I A work of genealogy of tho president has ro- jC contly been Issued In L'ngland nnd has tho fol- ,fc7 4)t S sTfc lowing to sny of the ancestry and history of tho tSS-wNviot Tl c,',of "xocutlvo of the United Statu: fa,y? "'WJfeM Horn nt New York. 27 Oct. Ur.8; m., firstly. Jm!mkm 27 0ct- 1i8D- A1,c" Hathaway, dau. ot Goorge rdhviM'pr Cabot Leo. and, by her (who d, 14 Feb. 1884), has (w$ ivAJl Allco l'ic '' l2 ,''ol, ,884i m- 17 ru 1906. wSWk?v MXs M Nicholas, son or Nicholas Imgworth, of Clncln- yZs-liM V ,M nn'L - "y Susan, his wife, dau. of Judgo Tim- Ij ( othy Walker. LSJ Ho m., secondly, 2 Dec. 188C, Edith Kennlt, - dau. of Charles Carow, nnd, by her, has Issuo: Aur Theodora, b. 13 Sept. 1887; Kormlt. b. 10 r Oct. 188'J: Archibald Mullock, b. 9 April 1894: Qucntln, b. 10 Nov. 1897; Ethel Carow, b. 10 Aug. L 1891. Prcsldont Theodora Hoosovolt graduatod aj 'Harvard University. 1880; LL. D. Columbia University, 1899; LL. D. UJM Collcgo, 1901; LL. I). Yale, 1901; LL. D. Harvard. 1902; Memlior of tho JM York Stato assembly, 1882-5: United States Clvll-Sorvlco Commissioner, H 94; Pollco Commissioner. Now York City, 1895; Assistant Secretary ofH United States ta.y, 1897-98; Governor or thu Stato ot Now Yor.'c, 1898-19l Colonel First Itcglmont United Stntos Volunteor Cavalry, which ho orgtiS Izcd; served with distinction throughout tho campaign of Santiago' do CubM (Spanish-American War); Vlco President of tho United States, Novembor.l 1900; Prosldcnt. September, 1901. ANCESTRY: Clnes Martonszon Van Rosonvelt, of Zooland, Holland, who emigrated to Now Nutherlnn 1G49-50, had Issuo: Isnac, Nicholas, or whom below. Nicholas Roosevelt (1C58-1742), b. Sept. 1058; Alderman or Now York, 1G98-1701; ospouscd thu cause or tho colonists; m. 1C82, Hoyltjo Jans Kuust, by whom ho had Issuo: Isnac, Nicholas, Jacobus, Johannos, or whom below.-Johannes below.-Johannes Roosevelt (1089- ), bap. March 1C89 nt Esopus, N. Y., Alderman, Al-derman, etc.; m. Ilvytljo Sjoerts, nnd, by her, had Ihhuo: Jacobus Roosevelt (1724- ), bap, 9 Aug. 1721; In Now York Colonial troops, m. Annatjo Hogard and left Issue: Jncobus Roosovult ( 17f.U-lS40). Imp. 25 Oct 1759; Commissary In Now York troops In tho Revolutionary War; in. Mary Helen Van Khnack, and, dying dy-ing 1840, lolt, by her (who d. 1845), Issue: Cornelius Van Schnack Hoosovolt (1791-1871), It. 30 Jan. 1794; m. Marxa-ret Marxa-ret llarnblll (a descendant or Thomas Potts, member or tho Now Jersey Provincial Congress), and, by her (who d. 1S01), had six children, tho Inst ot whom was: Thoodoro Roosevelt (1831-1R78), b. 22 Sept. 1831; Colloctor or tho Port ot Now York; m. 22 Deo. 1853, Martha, dau. ot MaJ. Jamos Htophtm Mullock, and. by hor (who d. 12 Feb. 1884). It'll Issuo: Theodora. President of tho United States; P.lllott. b, 28 Feb. I8C0; m. 1883, Anna Hall; Anna, b. 7 Jan. 1855; in. U95, William H, Cowles, ot the United States Navy; Corlnnu, b. 27 Sept. 1SC1; in. 1882, Douglus Roblnsou. LOOKS AFTER HEALTH OF PLANT8. Mrs. Flora W. Patterson, mycologist or tho 3HWBMV9rV agricultural dcpartiuent, is n gnidualtt or liar WBXw&SWE&s vartl Annex, now known ns Radclirfo college. Her m&3mEmtDB!iyi brother Is a professor In Harvnrd unUeralty m&AMt!Q9JmlmM'i Mrs. Pattorson worktl In Harvard In connection WffZ inSVule with tho Grey herbarium tor sovoral years buforu WP Xjm?L J 7x1' coming to tho agricultural department nt Wash- SUlAK WV Ington. That wns ton years ago, ami slnco that (Uff &A tlmo Mrs. Pattorson hns dono an Immense amount m wf' t ot good ror tho people of this country. ll)fc ffc. 57 Nothing In tho lino of plants can bo Imported . V r' Into tho United States unless It hns llrst passed I ' jf hor Inspection, mid been iroiioiinrod absolutely VxSl. jJ free from nil fungus growth or tlUoaso. V5" fC If such n caso of dlseaso Is discovered on a tT cortuln plant tho luttor may bo sont to qunrnu- T ' lino, whoro an effort will bo iniulo to euro the J7 1 J t dlseasn; or If It Is too far gone tho plant Is lm I ''r meillatoly destroyed. Not tho least Importnnt of Mrs. Patterson's work Is what she does lu connection with mushrooms. Under her direction good, sound mushrooms aro propagated by tho agricultural department and distributed ovor tho coun try, and if anybody has a spoclmon of fungus which ho Is doubtful about being be-ing edible ho can send It to ho department and Mrs. Patterson will oxamlne It microscopically and pronounce upon Its safety as an article of food, COMMERCE PAYS HIGH WAGES. f1 Tho Interstate commerce commission Is becoming be-coming a rival of the Isthmian canal commission In tho matter of paying high salaries, Prof. Henry C Adams, of tho Michigan Statu unlver slty, who has Just definitely accepted thu position or "expert In charge ot statistics and accounts," will bo paid $10,000 a year He will dotlso a sy-torn sy-torn ol bookkeeping ror tho railroads, Ho will bn permitted to retain hU place with the university, l'rof Aduins will bo the highest-salaried employe em-ploye the commission has over had. but It Is the determination ot the body, now that It will hav un efTectlui law. to make no mistake on tho scora Tho commission has In mind sovoral other Jobs that will pay about ns well, and tho right man could likely get two or threo times $10,000 at general counsel lor tho commission If ho eould only be fpund. Tho commissioners do not want to soem extravagant, but thoy do Intend to have as good brains hereaftor as even the railroads got If It Is pobslblti , , , , . J Tho commission has employed a special flelA. agent and sent hlra out to the grain to make Investigation under tho La FolletlB railroad grain elevator, resolution. Much Information concerning this subject of this Inquiry con-tlauo con-tlauo to reach the commission through the grain ud rallied companies. . I ; . |