Show M fatt t our washington j j weekly chat i j 4 t aa 4 4 i 44 i 4 FINGER l PRINTS OF av THE REDS aeb reds who have been deported and those atho ho are to be expelled from the shores of the U S A in the future may as well sing their requiem to the tune of 0 goodbye good bye forever it has been stated by some of them that after a short stay abroad they intend to do what they can toward changing their facial appearance pe arance and then return to this country taking chances in getting by the eagle eyes of the immigration mm liggy 0 on authorities it Is hardly likely th that they will succeed before departing from ellis island several photo j ephs are made of each man or woman deported but tt that is not all he or she leaves behind a set of finger prints obtained by the department part ment of justice and kept on file in washington where they may bo be consulted whenever a EL suspicious auspicious character Is picked up th the work of keeping such a record calls tor for tho the employment of 0 one or more experts as the intricate markings of 0 finger prints printa are of no value unless they are properly analyzed and filed it Is not the intention ot of the department of justice to take finger prints of 0 all incoming aliens that would be a difficult task requiring a special appropriation front from congress but by having a bureau of identification that will provide a method of checking up on astute agitators who might slip through the hands of the immigration officials OP OF wl WEALTH I 1 H yon ambassadors it Is going to be more and more difficult for uncle sam to secure competent men to represent him in foreign capitals at the price he offers for the job only men of wealth have accepted the positions in the mIn past as ambassadors fro from t this his country as it would be well nigh impossible for a man to keep up appearances in the capital of a 1 foreign nation ou on the meager received as salary now comes coines the proposal 0 of the secretary of state to pay ambassadors a yearly sum ot of just double their present amount but house committee on foreign I affairs put its toot foot down on the increased appropriation and as all appropriations must originate in the house it is likely that our foreign representatives will be dom compelled in the future as in fri the past to shell out of 0 their own pockets whatever expenses they may incur above their salaries in order to maintain their dignity and position as representatives of the greatest and wealthiest nation on earth 0 0 GUTTING GETTING DOWN TO FINAL COUNT what ho Is the womans comans suffrage amendment to the constitution going to tall fall by the wayside before the fleetion elee tion of next november officials and politicians in WasA washington ington who have been counting upon early ratification in order to have the vote 0 of the women in the presidential election are becoming alarmed and uneasiness prevails at the national suffrage headquarters there Is good ground tor for concern aspirants for office will be bidding for or the direct support of 0 the women in their campaign but it will likely be late in the summer before it will benetin bitely known whether women can cast their ballots for or president on oil election day twenty six states have now ratified the amendment leaving ten to be obtained idaho and wyoming are expected to fall in line within thirty days special sessions of legislature are expected in nevada new mexico and washington then five more states including new jersey must be heard from A sharp fight is expected in that state the campaign for or federal enfranchisement is narrowing nai rowing down A unitarian minister has been appointed by president wilson to be commissioner of 0 the district of Coluni columbia bla citizens are opposing hla his confirmation in the senate on the grounds that he Is a theorist and not a man of practical business affairs washington is to have a government store to sell at cost food and clothing of all kinds to federal employees living in the capital city census figures show that there is one doctor to every live five hundred ot of the p population ol 01 U lation in washington RI revenue venue commissioner roper is puzzled asto as to how best to guard the sixty tour four million mila miia a gallons ot of liquor in ill P bonded warehouses houdes thefts ot of the fluid are reported to ills his office daily |