The National tribune., 1906-10-04

| is nara lines IOr IDe lazy NODldh, pu'
it tends to better food for the family, if
the family is wise.
The President and Jacob Riis, the
eminent philanthropist. traveller, au-
thor and all that sort of thing, have
| led a regular Damon and Pythias sort
of a comradeship for many years. When
in Washington Mr.. Riis hangs up his
hat at the White House, and he has
been the vehicle for the exploitation of
many of the Presidents fads. But they
part company now. Mr.. Riis has de-
clared with slangy emphasis of the
Presidents spelling reform: This SIM
plified spelling is simply rot" Oh, my.
and oh, my!
Out there in Kansas is man with a
crouch. and the Post Office Department
| is hearing from him.
The Kansan, il seems. had a place rs
a rural letter carrier. One day while he
was out on his route he was overtaken
by playful Kansas cyclone, which scat
! tered the mail in one direction and the
carrier in another. When he reached
his destination he was some two hours
behind schedule time, and, according to
| inexorable Government regulation. he
was fined small sum. He wrote a
letter to the Department protesting
against this injustice. The letter was
warm all the way through, but espe-
cially SO in the peroration, which ran:
My grandfather fought in the Revo-
luton, my father in the War of 1872,
and ]. though little more than a lad,
carried rusket through the civil war.
II, after all that l and my family have
done for this Government, it chooses TO
treat me this way, the sooner it falls
like corrupt Rome, the better.
And hasn't he a right to kick?
The effect of the experiment conduct
ed by the Post Office Department in
Chicago, New York. Jersey City and
Boston of abandoning the system of
back stamping mail matter in order to
facilitate delivery, has been such as to
lead Postmasters throughout the coun-
try to flood the Department with re-
quests for similar permission. The idea
originated with Frank H. Hitchcock
the First Assistant Postmaster-General
Upon his return from brief absence
in Europe AR Hitchcock took the mat
ter up. and one of his first acts was TO
issue an order. effective Oct. l, sus-
pending the regulations with respect TO
back stamping in the cities of St. Louis,
NO; Richmond, Va; Providence r. l.,
and Albany. n. Y. The plan will be
tried in those cities for a sufficient
| length of time in order that an accu-
rate idea may be obtained of its eff
cheney
The Controller OF the Currency will
adopt drastic methods To insure prompt
ness among national banks in replying
to his calls for statement of their
condition on certain dates. He expects
to enforce strictly the law which pro-
vides for a penalty of Sf00 for each
days delay after five days from the re-
ceipt OF the call.
| Several years ago, when there were
but $500 national banks reporting. it
required the services of IA clerks for
80 days from the date of the call to
| complete the total sheet for the United
States. With 6,154 banks reporting on
Sept. 4. 1905. including four trust COM
panies and i3 savings banks in the Dis
| trict, il took II clerks only 15 working
/ days to complete the sheet, and the
Controller declares that the work could
be finished in 10 days from the date of
| call, if the banks would promptly for
ward their reports.
With a view to correcting this tardi-
ness, the Controller has notified all de-
linQuent banks that they are subject to
the above penalty, and unless satisfac-
| tory explanations are given, the fine
will be imposed and collected.
Hereafter all the gates in the Dis
| trict of Columbia have got to swing in
ward. instead of outward. as most of
them do swing at this time. This de-
| cision came through a number of CON-
plants from people who ran against
gates which were left open and OBJ
structed the pathway and sidewalk.
|
Up in Canada the other day. when
some of our people We're over in the
/ Dominion spending their money and
buying souvenirs, the American Flag
was flung to the breeze by some Brit
isher in compliment to the visiting
Americans who for two or three days
We're helping to support the hotels. and
a mob tore it down, or ordered il
| down-at any rate, the American Flag
had to be pulled down by the Britisher
In the United States any old flag goes
that anybody wants TO fling to the
breeze. For instance. rebel flags are q
Il common sight in the District Of Co
lumbia. Is any other Nation on earth
so forgiving as TO look with compla-
\ cency on 4 flag that caused its people
to fight for four long years in the blood
lest war in history. and then 40 year:
after permit ii to be draped with the
flag which covered rebelIion's grave "a
= Appomattox?
1 Baltimore, for about three minutes
was made a port OF entry the other day
for the Chinese, though it is not desig-
mated as an entry port in the Chinese
treaty. This comes about through {
= rather curious case just presented 4
the Department of Commerce and La
E Dor. Two young Cinnamon, Chas
! Tompkins Foo and Tiafn Hook Frank
t ling. recently started for the Unite'
= States from Manila. They were &C
r companied by Rev. E. S. Lyons. Thei
= certificates Were all in good shape, AM
: there would have been no trouble abou
= their getting into this country, for a
s students they belonged to the exempted
class, had they come to one of the opel
= ports. But there was some troubl
t about the steamer arrangements whel
,, they got into the Mediterranean, an
e they were Obliged to take a steame
d that came to Baltimore, or else wal
o some months for accommodation:
t When they got to Baltimore they foun
: that their certificates would not carr
them through, and they were held u
there while special application for thei
4 admission was made to the Department
y of Commerce and Labor. The regula
Il tions were waived in their particula
= case, and the port of Baltimore was dc
n clared an open port for this particula
IT landing, but for no other.
l. To get something for nothing Seen
le to be the chief end of man in thes
n days, and SO il comes about that almo!
lie any sort of wildcat scheme Will fin
h dupes. Just now South America, fc