The National tribune., 1906-07-05

AY, JULY 5, 1906.
dian Affairs. and IS also assistant Re-
publican whip of the House.
II hope to be chosen" said Mr.. Cur
tbs. in speaking of his candidacy. land
make no secret of that fact. but, with
125 members of the Legislature to be
elected and 40 hold-oyer State Senators.
wh1 will make the selection, and the
number of candidates already in the
field. it is now impossible to predict
who will be the lucky man.
up to date those who have ANNOUNCE
ed themselves as willing to don the toga
from my State are Senator Benson, ap-
pointed to fill the unexpired term of
Mr.. Burton; Mr.. Stubbs. late Chairman
of the Kansas State Committee. and
Speaker of the State House OF Repre-
sentatives: J. l.. Bristow. former Fourth
Assistant Postmaster-Generai; Repre-
sentative w. A. Calderhead. OF the Fifth
District: Representative p. p. Campbell,
of the Third District: Representative
Victor Murdoch. of the Seventh District:
State Senator Getty, of Kansas City, and
Frank Nelson. former state Superin-
tendent of Public instruction and one
oI the ISduiHs OEdtoES III tHc Stdte. TSdti'
Of these men has strong following,
which adds to the uncertainty of the
contest. but | am pleased with the situa-
ton and confident of success. | am not
afraid of the celebrated Lane success
sion. / am willing to chance it and
prove to the people of Kansas that there
is nothing in the superstition. / shall
leave for home to take part in the cam
paign Immediately after Congress ad-
journs."
Anybody who bankers for a job can
get il right now-after examination by
Civil Service. There are Is vacancies
in surveyorships for the Philippines and
they pay $f,400 a year each, but no
body seems to want them. About Al
additional surveyors are to be appoint
ed very soon, too. Now's your chance
for a nice easy job if you don't care
what you say.
The new Register of the Treasury
Mr.. William r. Vernon, attended the
celebra ton of the 50th anniversary and
golden jubilee of Wilberforce Universi-
ty at Xenia, o.. where he delivered an
address to the faculty, students and q
large gathering OF scholars and educa-
tors from all over the country. Wilber-
force is d correctional school under the
, n vi.
of the Bishops and general officers ol
the connection and Bishops and church
leaders of various religious denomina-
tons were in attendance, as well as
most of the State leaders of Ohio and
other States. DIR. Booker T. Washing
ton and Bishop George w. Clinton were
among the orators from the South. Rev
DIR. Oscar J. w. Scott, of this city. was
also among this array of cultured negro
v..s,.
sty paid a high honor to William T
Vernon by comforting on him the de-
gree of LID, which was unsolicited
and which had been secretly reserved
as surprise to him.
At Lee. in Berkshire County, Mass
there are being turned out, under Gov
ernment supervision. $50 headstones a
week to mark graves of soldiers, sailors
marines. scouts. nurses or others who
have served a regular enlistment in the
military or naval service of the United
States.
The white marble of the Lee quarry
is celebrated for its quality. One wing
of the Capitol is constructed with this
marble, as well as the State House al
Boston and the City Hall at Phiiadel-
phia.
On the grounds at the Lee quarry
the stone is polished. marked and Grated
Twenty men are employed the yeaI
around in polishing and marking head
stones for the Nations dead. Twice a
year the Government receives bids from
contractors, and the contract is let to
the lowest bidder.
The marble is taken out of the quarry
in blocks three feet square. Great iron
saws are then used to cut the blocks in
two, after which they are strapped to-
gether and cut in two again. The action
Of the saw is aided by means of wet
sand. 1t being allowed to drip in at the
sides of the saw.
These tombstones are furnished free
by the Government, and are sent out
upon the application of a relative. a
member of the Grand Army of the Re
public or citizen of the United States
who furnishes the name of the dead
soldier or sailor and his regiment OF
ship. The GNilitary Secretary's offict
then looks up his record and his bury
ing place and the headstone is ordered
The Government pays all transporta-
ton charges on these stones to the near
est freight office: All that then remains
is for the relative or friend to have II
taken from the freight office to the
cemetery.
More than 5000 of these have al,
ready been provided and are marking
the graves of the Nations dead through
out the country. All of these marble
slabs have been taken out of quarries
operated at Lee or at Rutland, VT.
A Government Inspector carefully in
spects each stone which is turned out
This inspection is very strict. If there
is a blemish in the stone, however
slight, 1t is cast aside. the Government
refusing to accept 1t. They are not
thrown away, however, but sawed uE
into marble bricks" as they are called
When the finished headStone is ready
for delivery to the Government it meas
ures three feet and three inches long
one foot wide, and four inches thick
Each stone weighs about ESQ pounds
On each is a sunken shield or wreath
and directly under this the name. the
rank and regiment of the dead soldier
The headstones are then sent to dis
tributing points, where they remain un-
til requisition is made for them by the
War Department. These distribution
ington. Vicksburg, Chicago, Denver and
Portland.
No headstones have been sent to the
Philippines up to this time, but appli-
cations for markers to be sent to the
newly-acquired Islands are coming in
to the Government at the rate of 20 a
day The present capacity of turning
out the headstones Is about 40 day.
Mrs Alice ACKNOWLEDGMENT was
introduced at the Court of st. James at
the drawing room last week, and Great
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