The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1906-07-05
The NATIONAL TRIBUNE

Al, JUL1 ., l0U0s
aian Atsairs. and u also assistant h
publican whip OF the House.
II hope to be chosen" said Mr.. Cur
lis. in speaking Of his candidacy, land I
make no secret Of that fact but, with
las members OF the Legislature to be
elected and 40 hold-oyer State Senator's.
who will make the selection. and the
field, 1t is now impossible to predict
who will be the lucky man.
up to date these who have announce
ed themselves as willing to don the toga
from my State are Senator Benson, ap-
pointed to AL the unexpired term OF
Mr.. Burton; Mr.. Stubs. late Chairman
Speaker Of the State House OF Repre-
J. L. Bristow. former Fourth
Assistant Postmaster General: 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
OF the leading orators In the State. Each
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.' I 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 q Job can
get 1t right now-after examination by
Civil Service. There are Is vacancies
in surveyorships for the Philippines and
they pay $1,40O year each, but no
body seems to want them. About 40
additional surveyors are to be appoint
ed very soon, too. Now's your chance
for nice easy job il you don't care
what you say.
The new Register Of the Treasury.
Mr.. William T. Vernon, attended the
celebrati ton Of the 50th anniversary and
golden jubilee of Wilberforce Universe
ty at Xenia. o.. where he delivered an
a address to the faculty, students and
large gathering OF scholars and educa-
tors from all over the country. Wilber-
force is correctional school under the
supervision Of the A. M. e. Church. All
of the Bishops and general officers Of
the connection and Bishops and church
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
the orators from the South. Rev.
DR.. Oscar j. w. Scott, OF this city. was
also among this array Of cultured negro
and other talent. Wilberforce Univer-
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
eminent supervision, $50 headstones a
week to mark graves Of soldiers, sailors.
marines, scouts, nurses or others who
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 we'll as the State House at
Boston and the City Hall at Phiiadei-
phia.
On the grounds at the Lee quarry
the stone is polished, marked and Grated.
men are employed the year
around In polishing and marking head
stones for the Nations dead. Twice a
year the Government receives bids from
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. q
public or q citizen OF the United States,
who furnishes the name Of the dead
soldier or sailor and his regiment or
ship. The G4ilftary Secretary's Office
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
More than 100000 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
OpeTdteQ DIT Lee OF at HullduQp VI.
A Government Inspector carefully in
spects each stone which Is turned out.
This inspection is very strict. II there
L. blemish in the stone, however
slight. 1t is cast aside, the Government
to accept 1t. They are not
thrown away. however, but sawed up
into marble bricks" as they are called.
When the finished headstone is ready
for delivery to the Government 1t meas
ures three feet and three inches long,
one foot wide, and four inches thick.
Each stone weighs about $50 pounds.
On each is q 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
points, where they remain un-
til requisition is made for them by the
War Department. These distribution
centers are Boston, New York. Wash
ington. Vicksburg, Chicago, Denver and
Portland.
No headstones have been sent to the
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 a day.
Mrs. Alice Roosevelt-Longworth was