The National tribune., 1906-08-02

processes to object to man and wife
being employed. Now, however, the
Government is offering special induce
mants to its young married people to go
to the Philippines, each as an employe.
Uncle Sans big employment bureau,
known as the Civil Service Commission,
has just announced that the wives or
sweethearts of applicants for such posi-
tions may also be examined for posi-
tions as teachers.
The Government has found 1t exceed
ingly difficult to fill the available posi-
tions in the clerical force at Manila and
other Philippine towns. Hence the Off
ing to the terms of which women whose
husbands or fiances are taking examilla-
ton for the service, will be preferred
over all others in filling vacancies in the
staff of teachers If they pass the re-
quired tests.
Salaries of Philippine clerks are
$1,000 a year at the start, but, says the
Commission, "in case unusual or excep-
tionai qualifications are shown the en-
trance salary may be more"
Teachers are paid from $500 up.
The President has pardoned William
Pritton. who was serving a two-year
sentence in the barracks guard-house
for some military misdemeanor. at CO.
lumbus. o. He had been but three
weeks working out his sentence when
the pardon came. 1t is thought the
President was principally moved to ex-
tend the pardon because Britton was
exceptionally brave, and was one of the
men who helped to carry Gen. Lawton
from the field when he was killed.
1.-THE American people collectively
have as high ideals and as acute sense
of honor as anybody in the world" de-
ciared President A. B. Stickney, of the
Chicago Great Western Railroad. when
in Washington the other day. "but the
individual in business. II must be con-
fessed. has not been trained to the loft
lest conception of his duty to the COM
munity."
And Mr.. Stickney makes noise when
he talks what sounds like the truth.
Secretary of War Taft is slated for
the Supreme Court of the United States.
for the Presidency, for the United States
Senate and for most anything else in
sight. but just now 1t looks as though
he was working to shoo-fly himself into
oblivion. He has a little scheme which
he will spring on the next Congress as
is a scheme. He wants Congress to
abolish all but eight of the Army posts,
and make each of those eight brigade
post! Now, do you see his finish? l
don't know exactly how many posts
there are throughout the United States;
but suppose there are so. Does any,
body suppose for q single minute that
member of Congress is going to give
up one of those posts without a tremen
dous fight? Not on your life. Why, 1t
is 10 be in swell society-mighty near
Administration society. in fact-to have
an Army post in your vicinity. where
the girls can hirt with the officers and
make eyes at the enlisted men. oh. no!
Secretary Taft is no sylph. but he will
be shadow. mere reminiscence. be-
fore he gets the Army posts Of the Unit
ed States consolidated into eight.
Mrs. John Hay, widow of the former
ill at her home in Sunapee Lake, n. H.
health.
Secretary Taft Is now called the
Matrimonial Conductor Of the Admin
istration. No less than four weddings
have grown out of that trip to the Phil
ippines, in which he so judiciously mix
ed marriageable people. First were the
Longworths, then the Shirleys. Senator
Crane, and several others.
The National Republican Committee
Is now seriously at work. The President
had as his invited guests at his home In
Oyster Bay the other day Speaker Can
non. Representative Sherman, Chair
man Of the Committee. and Representa-
tive Loudenslager. of New Jersey, who
Is Secretary Of the Committee. There
were others In the stag" party. and
they discussed politics world without
end. The President Is not alarmed over
the situation. as he does not take any
interest in the suggestion that the Re-
publicans will lose the House. because
he does not believe It to be possible He
believes that a few Republicans who
came tn on the Roosevelt tidal wave
from doubtful districts will probably
lose out, but not enough to affect the
general result.
Headquarters have been established
in New York City in the st. James
Building, where they have been estab-
lished for several years, but the apart
ments are described as much more mod
est in size and style.
The campaign is to be a little differ
ent from two years ago. There will be
less distribution Of speeches and litera-
ture. and more direct appeals~to the
people by spellbinders. Speaker Can
non will make the grand tour in a spe-
cial car. as he did two years ago, and
other prominent orators in the House
will be In the field.
Collections must be pretty poor: the
hatpasser Is not having much success
downtown. The interests which here
tofore responded to appeals say this
| year they don't care whether there is q
Democratic House or not. There is no
danger of assault on the tariff as long
as the Senate stands pat, and they say
| that the old bugaboo about a wild-eyed
| Sccialistic Democratic House ceases to
! f: siiten them. They add that It would
| have to be a pretty radical outfit to beat
the present Congress.
The intricate task of Determining
| which of the thousands of models in the
possession OF the Patent Office will have
| TO be saved from destruction as par,
| OF the records of Inventions, and also
which models ought to be sent to the
National Museum as historic relics, 1.
being accomplished by the Special Com.
sioner Moore. The Committee has beer
going over the big collection in tn.
model room In the Union Building.
r. c. Gill. who has been the keeper oi
the models for nearly 40 years. is as.
sisting the committee In its work.
|
One would think that Miss Evelyr
Walsh, whose only brother was killed
in an automobile accident at Newpor
last year. and who was herself almes
killed and famed for life, would be sh,
of the pleasure OF automobiling now
but she is at 1t again at her hon,e II
Colorado. Her father gave her larg.
new touring ear to replace the on,
which was wrecked In Newport, ant