The National tribune., 1906-09-06
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II Is fully expected that Congress at
Its next session will authorize the erec-
tion of a great temple Of justice on
Capitol Hill, Just across the plaza from
the Capitol, at a cost of $500, 900. The
building will house the Supreme Court
of :he United States and also provide a
spacious hall for international courts Of
arbitration, peace conferences and
meetings Of the representatives of this
4nd foreign Governments. such as the
eAn-American Conference.
It is intended that the architectural
design shall be similar to that of the
Yarthenon of ancient Athens. with great
foot In severely classical style. and that
u shall be constructed of white granite.
Il will stand between the Congressional
library and the new Senate Office build
Ing, and occupy an entire square.
Gen. Adna R. Chaffee, recently re-
tired Chief of Staff of the United States
Army. now resident of Los Angeles. Is
quoted in a published interview on
8r1g.-Gen. Greely's report to the War
method of divisions and assignments OF
commands and department command
ers. The passage which is criticised by
Gen. Greely was devised by Gen. Chaf-
fsa. The latter says:
when 1 mapped out this scheme for
tAe military divisions and developments
IA 1908 it was at Secretary Roots re-
Guest. and the result met with his ap-
prevail So far as I know this Is the
rf Tho fhnnrv Is that
the division OF authority and RESPONSE
nifty shall be the same in peace as in
war. There Is not the slightest reason
Why there should be an embarrassing
conflict between the duties of Major
Generals and Brigadier-Generals unless
one or the other of them has a tendency
o mix in business that Is not his own.
1T might as we'll be urged that the
eaties OF a Colonel and Of General
conflict in time Of battle because both
happen to be III command OF the same
tot1itoRy. Under the present system.
which. as I have said. is really main
tanned on a war footing, the duties OF
division and of a department command
eR are distinct. and in an emergency
Ssch commander would, of course, COM
xnunicate with Washington, as might be
done in time of battle"
0olre lacerated the feelings Of a section
81 Virginia adjacent to Alexandria last
week The scare was the escape, acci-
dental or intended. as the case may be,
6t a couple Of tanned elephants from
Luna Park. q place of amusement near
Alexandria. The elephants were abroad
for two days. and 1t was pretended that
they were fearing up the earth in rage
all during that time when. in fact, they
P,,1J rsnrnnYin0 OardpnQ and
tramping down corn fields in their fran
tic efforts to find food. Finally Pawnee
Bill, who was doing stunts in Washing
ton with his Wild West show. was called
upon to help the elephants back into
the park. With brave show Of terror at
the idea. he started out clad in red
flannel shirt and buckskip chaps" In
. carriage-shades Of Dick Turpin!
actually in a carriagei-accompani
by . ,half-breed Indian and two cow
boys, all gotten up regardless. and over
the roads, once ridden by the immortal
George the four Of them hunted ele-
plants who were anxious enough to get
back into their pen to get something to
eat. The hunters were attired for con-
quest In all the glory Of silk and gold
lace, velvet and buckskin. sorbreros
and all that, and carried shooting irons
enough to kill a whole herd of ele-
plants. Pawnee Bill got enough ad-
vertising out of the business to last him
till he comes to Washington again, and
the poor elephants, let out-well. we
will call it "accidentally"-we about
starved when they got back again. They
were "lassoed" in the most approved
style, and rather resented this sort OF
foush treatment.
Kermit Roosevelt-new style Ruse-
feIt-was In a wreck near st. Paul on
his way home from North Dakota
where he had been visiting. The sleep
er in which he had berth, along with
q number Of other cars, ran into an
open switch at Berea. but while every
body was badly shaken up. nobody was
hurt.
A man here in Washington, at the
length Of nearly column in loca
paper. objects 10 the paper Spit label:
on bread which unfortunates who have
wives who will not cook have to eat
Not the labels. but the bread, but il
eating the bread the labels often ge
tangled up in the teeth, and that is why
the man objects There are othersi
My goodness aliveI Here's a Pari'
paper which says that Bryan IS a prey
to the demon pride. and that Roosevelt
is in the same class What hateful
nasty old thing that Paris Temps is
anyhow!
Secretary Taft has decided that en-
listed men shall have the first chanc,
at the 4s vacancies IL the grade of Sec
ond Lieutenant in the Army. An orde
was issued some time ago granting onl.
small proportion of the vacancies T.
enlisted candidates.
Secretary Taft's attention was calle
to the order. which discriminate
against the 35 enlisted men who ar
candidates. and he Immediately sent
message to Oyster Bay asking that tn
order be annulIed and another issue
which will do justice to the enliste
men who are striving for advancement
Commissioner Macfarland. who ha
been visiting the large cities of the ol
world, has returned to Washington pei
fectly satisfied that there is not NOR
beautiful city on earth than Washing
ton, the National Capital.
Mr. Macfarland said that. compare
with the cities he saw, Washington ha
more natural beauty and more beaut
full parks and trees and more of then
and on the whole was the most beaut
full, although Paris had greater sho
places, like the Champs Ulysses and Il
surroundings Even Paris, he sal
taken altogether the back streets wit
the boulevards, was not as beautiful {
Washington. taken altogether, and pa
ticularly did not have as many eli
parks or trees, and had comparative
few beautiful trees.
s'With all its natural and ACQUIRE