The National tribune., 1903-07-30


between two lids. hut of late he has been
going after the financial end of the board
He has discovered two Illegal payments
of money, and is developing Il condition OF
affairs that is as malodorouS as that which
was recently discovered in the District
Auditors Office. There is no doubt at
all that the District Board of Education
needs thorough stirring up and cleaning
out of old timber, but by long odds the
oldest man on the board is the brightest
and most ND to date. and that is Gen.
Boynton He is nearing the 30 mark. but
his brains are about 80 years of age and
active enough for two heads.
Mr.. Simon Wolf. one of the prominent
members of the committee of Hebrews
who were preparing the petition to for
ward TO the Gar protesting against the
Russian masSacres. says that he is quite
satisfied with the results of that petition,
although it may never reach the Gar. He
says that it has done its work very ef-
fectually. 1t got TO the ears of the Gar,
who rejected it before it could be sent to
him, showing that he was afraid of 1t.
at will yield far greater results
in the archives of the State Depart
ment than it would in the waste basket OF
the Gar" said Mr.. Wolf. who is n
prominent resident of Washington. Its
contents were made known to the Rus
sian Government" said Mr. Wolf, land
the influence of the document was greater
than if it had been forwarded to Russia. "
There are 10000 names 5, S,gned to the pc
tition. all of them well known throughout
the country. These are being bound in
volumes. and when completed will be
placed in the archives of the Department
of State.
The President is mussing up the plans
of the labor unions of the District. Will
liam A. Miller was for some reason ex-
PEELED from the Bookbinders' Union. and
for this reason was dismissed from his po-
sition in the Government Printing Office
last May. He appealed to the Civil Serv-
ice Commission. and the thing has been
Simmering ever since. The President took
the matter up. and has ordered Mr.. Miller
to lie restored to the place which he held
as foreman in the Government Printing
Office In Il letter on the subject which
the President wrote TO Secretary Of Labor
and Commerce Cortelyou. he said:
"On the face of the papers presented
Miller would appear to have been removed
in violation of law. There is no objection
TO the employees of the Government Print
ing Office constituting themselves into a
union if they SO desire: but no rules or resO-
lutionS of that union can be permitted to
override the laws of the United States.
which it is my sworn duty to enforce"
Now the question is, Wi the Book
binders Union try to buck against the
United States Government: The Gov
ernment Printing Office has in times past
been able to dictate to the Government.
For years modern and improved methods
of doing work there were actually prohlb-
tied by the labor unions. 1t is only in re-
cent years that this has been changed.
DR.. Langley and his flying machine are
now filling the eyes of the District peoples
minds eyes. for the inventor is away up
North. and his flying machine is under
cover in a big house boat down the Po
years perfecting his plans for a machine
that will fly. He has exhausted his own
fortune of $4,000 and has now spent
$4,000. the appropriation made by Con
gress for that purpose. The machine is
supposed to be nearly ready to send forth
on its flight. but DIR. Langley has desert
ed, and left all the finishing details to his
workmen. 1t is said that he could not
remain and witness possible failure, so he
the flying machine will be lanched, as it
is the aim of his helpers to send it up
without letting the Doctor know anything
about it. If it is a success. they will let
him know as soon as possible. If it is a
failure-wel DR.. Langley will find it out
in the afternoon or morning papers.
Acting Secretary of the Interior Ryan
states positively that no complaints are
pending in the Department against officials
in the Indian Territory. and that no one
having knowledge Of criminal conduct on
the part of any such official has made it
known to Secretary Hitchcock. The Sec
retary says that he has no authority to
compel persons to give him such informa-
ton, but hopes the Federal Grand Jury
will make an investigation.
Time was, that to see flag flying over
building was to set the people agog to
know what was going on. Up to the time
of the war of the rebellion children grew
TO adult years and did not know what the
American Flag looked like. Tha. seems
harsh statement, but it is nevertheless
true. In speech which was made by Aud
itor Andrews, of the Treasury Depart
ment. a short time ago, in which he was
speaking of the prevalence of Old Glory
on patriotic holidays, he said that he was
getting pretty well grown before he knew
what the American Flag looked like.
Nowadays everybody has n flag. If it is
not The Flag, it is some other flag. Every
branch of the Government has its own dis
tinctive flag or rather each branch dis
plays it now. As matter OF fact, these
flags have been in existence for good
many years, but have not been displayed
The Presidents Flag, the Flags of the
Secretaries of War, State, and Navy, that
OF the Treasury, Interior, and Post Office
Departments are all quite familiar. but
the Assistant Secretaries have not had
Flags. The Assistant Secretary of War
is now TO have Flag, however. 1t is to
be white with n four-and-a-half inch star
of scarlet in each corner and the official
coat of arms 4 the center, and scarlet
fringe and tassels.
DIR. Robert p. Richardson. Associate
Justice of the Supreme Court Of Liberia.
Africa, was the guest for a few days last
week of Recorder of Deeds Dancy. DIR.
Richardson, who is fine-looking spec-
men of his race, is President of the Col
lege at Monrovia, Liberia. He is a native
Of the place and is 80 years of age He
is in the United States in the interest Of
his college.
Auditor Petty, of the District, whose
confidential clerk, Watson, got away with
$4,000 of the District money before Aud
itor Petty began to suspect anything, was
asked TO resign and refused He said that