The National tribune., 1903-04-02
WASHINGTON c. THURSDAY APRIL g. 1908

for the command, nd (irned From that
day to this, the firseSmale child in that
branch of, the Meigs family has been
named ''Return JONI than.'b In the early
part of the last century one was Governor
of Ohio, Judge of tA4 Supreme Court of
that State, Senator, and finally Postmast-
er-General for nineayea
1t is said that Prof. Dunbar. the Amer
lean head of the Hamburg Germany
HYGIENE Institute, has discovered a Sc
rum cure for hay fever If this should
| happen to be true, Prof. Dunbars for
tune is made, for half the men of wealth
in the country are afflicted with hay fever
and have offered great standing rewards
for the man who cap cure them of the
tormentinS disease.
Jeter G.. Pritchard. ex-United States
senator from North Carolina, has been ap-
pointed Associate Justice of the Supreme
| court OF the District of Columbia. Judge
| Pritchard. who now retires permanently
from politics in the Tar-heel State. has
| served nine years in the United States
Senate. He has been prominently identi-
he'd with the movement to retire the
| negroes from politics. He is a personal
friend of the President.
DIR. w. d. Crum has filed his bond, and
| -, ~" Soiiectof VI customs Tor the
Charleston District. Deputy Collector
Barnwell, white man, declines to serve
under a negro, and has rendered his resig-
nation. to take effect at once. 1t is said
that several other white men i'm minor
positions have also resigned, but that there
are ~ white men applicants for each
vacant position. so that there will be no
trouble at all. Those who resigned made
the announcement that they would not
serve undpr n at -
seemed quite certain that the Senate
would not confirm the nomination of DIR.
Crum, and that the President might then
drop him. Having made the boast, they
had to resign or become laughing stocks.
Miss Alice Roosevelt is having the
time of her life down in Porto Rico. The
young lady is being feted and dined to the
limit.
Mr.. Cleveland is talking of taking
Western trip, too. Mr.. Cleveland was
perfectly oblivious to anything west of the
Missouri River while he was President.
Too many Presidents of the United States
have been given to the opinion that there
was nothing worth mentioning west of the
Mississippi. 1t has been conclusiveIy
demonstrated, however, that New York
no longer wags the United States, and that
must be given to the vast and growing
influence of the States west of the Ale
ghany Mountains. The great Western
States which lie west of the Mississippi are
naturally Republican, and it will probably
be many generations before they again. if
ever, let themselves be led off by false
gods. Meantime. Presidents and candi-
dates for Presidential office are going to
be greatly interested in the development
of the 'Great West and will pay it fire.
quent visits. That is as it should be.
The man who would be President of the
United States ought to be familiar with
every section of the domain over which he
exercises authority. and he can't gain this
knowledge from books<
,FsfB*
The Patent OficeIhas at last taken the
bull by the horns adbarbitrarily declined
to grant registration or letters patent to
Flag. Great Seal Of the United States or
its shield. as a trade, mark. The Commits
soner of Patents. NJ, Frederick ]. Allen,
has just rendered a DECISION to this effect
in the case of firm of wine dealers who
desired to use the flag as a trademark.
sn0rA
The Hon. Frederick Allen should have
gold medal. Congress- has had before |
it for the last 20 years, introduced year
after year, bill Which. if passed. would
render it useless for,anybody TO make APP
plication to use the einblems of the United
States for commercial purposes, and would |
debar them from asking registration and |
protection from the United States. Con-
gress, for some reason or another, has |
SHE'D round the bill. and it has never |
been brought up in either House for final |
action. The Commissioner of Patents. |
clearly within his rights, has decided that |
his office cannot protect firms in the use
of the National colors or shield for trade
marks. People who love the Flag and who
do not like to see it degraded ought to
rejoice in the uprightness of this ''most
righteous Judge"
The Commissioner of Patents says:
'Where stimulation of the United States
shield is used to form n part of trade
mark it is not registerable, as the appear
ance is such as to impress the observer
with the fact that the shield and the colors
of the United States are being used for
in trade. Such use of the
National emblems and colors is against
public policy and is not to be encOuraged;"
and further: 'Where the National en-
blems and colors are used to form a part
of n trademark for the purpose of indeat-
ing origin, it is held that the mark has
both a geographical and descriptive sig
nficance, ard for these rea sons, besides
that of public policy, the mark in its en-
tirety is not registerable"
Some % members Of the Diplomatic |
Corps have accepted invitations to be
present at the dedication of the Louisiana
Purchase Exposition in st. Louis April 80.
The representatives of foreign Govern
ments are to be carried to st. Louis in a
special train, but the edict has gone forth
that no women are to accompany the
party. This is a fearful blow all round.
Foreigners certainly do enjoy n free
junket, and the ladies were planning for
lots of unalloyed fun on this trip.
President Roosevelt has issued AN order
to the heads of various Departments d.
recting them to give all possible assistance
in the work of collecting information and
statistics regarding the records of women
employees, their salaries, work accom-
plished, and the like. This is in compli-
ance with Il request of the President of |
the Board of Lady Managers of the st.
Louis Exposition, who are collecting n
vast amount of data regarding the eff +
fciency of women. 1t is estimated that
the information to be gathered from the
Departments will affect fully 10000
women.
Tho biph and ninktu have thpir y-oas-