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The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1907-06-13
DEATH OF SENATOR MORGAN.

The country has sustained distinct
loss in the death of Senator Morgan, Oh
Alabama who passed away at his home
in Washington June II at the age OF 81.
Gen Morgan was one of the few Sem
ators from the South who could look
beyond the eternal niger" and take
a wide view of National affairs. He was
man of the highest ability, superb
orator. of spotless honesty, and intense
convictions as to right
He was educated for a Presbyterian
| minister but went into the law. and
took the side of secession early in the
movement. He entered the Confeder-
ate army as private. distinguished
himself as soldier and rose thru all
the grades to Brigadier General. He
was elected to the Senate in 1877, and
rejected continuously thereafter.
He made exhaustive study of our for
eign relations. and was a valued mem
Der of the Senate Committee on For
| eign Relations. He was from the first
an ardent advocate of an Isthmian Ca
nal, and did the most remarkable SER
vice in promoting that enterprise. He
greatly preferred the Nicaragua route
and never became reconciled to that 81
Panama.
His successor. B. Bankhead-was
elected at the last session of the Ala
bama Legislature-to take his sea,
when Senator Morgan should die.
The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1907-06-13
KNOCKOUT For BEER.

The Supreme Court of Kansas has
given the beer demon as complete a
knockout in the State as it is possible
for judicial tribunal 10 make. In a
test case brought by the Anheuser-
Busch Brewing Association the court
has handed down a unanimous decision,
of which the pertinent part is:
Upon the merits of the case the
court finds for the plaintiff. and judg-
ment is rendered for the custer of the
defendant and for costs.
1.-The defendant is permanently GUST
ed and enjofned from owning, holding
or using property, either real or per-
sonal. in the State contrary to law, but
the restraining order is otherwise va
Gated. The receivers are continued in
Office and in possession of the property
to execute the judgment"
This decision drives not only the An
heuser-Busch Company out of the State,
but also all other brewing companies
which have agencies and warehouses
there. The only way in which the
stuff can now be legally procured in the
State is by shipments into it.
The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1907-06-13
THE JAPANESE LOSSES.

We are at length getting something
approximate as to the japanese losses
in the war with Russia. These are not
definite by any means, since we can rely
that the Japanese are only allowing go
out such figures as they please. When
the war ended in September, 1905, the
Japanese had in line of battle about
100000 men. This would imply that
they had put into the field something
like 100000 men, since they had
heavy forces guarding their tanks and
communications, and the fighting had
been going on with frightful losses for
many months. At least ene-half of
their original levy could not have been
present on the long front which they
presented to the Russians.
Chief Surgeon Masano reports that
457,3S7 men had been wounded. of
whom 47,3S7 had died, while about So
900 had been actually killed in battle.
This would make a total of about 1OG.-
600, where we, out of about 1920. 900,
lost probably 100000 killed in battle.
On the other hand, at the religious
services recently held to worship the
spirits of those who fell during the war,
the total, which must have included all
those who died from disease, was put
officially at S4,444.
The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1907-06-13
PASSING OF THE GOOSEBONE
pRnpIUE,'r
PROPHET.

Somehow, we feel the passing away
of Elias Hartz, the "Goosebone Proph-
et," as a distinct personal loss. For
nearly IS years he has been a familiar
subject in the newspapers. and interest
in him never faded. Everybody seemed
to be laughing at him. He furnished
an endless crop of derisive jokes to the
paragraphers, but tens of thousands be-
lieved in him, and he believed in him
self to the last syllable. His idea was
that the weather for the coming Winter
could always be exactly foretold by
taking the merrythought of young
goose, carefully scraped. The markings
were an unfailing indication.
The perpetual wonder is why he Sc
lected that particular indicator. One
can readily understand those weather
prophets who base their predictions on
the flight of pigeons and wild geese, on
the thickness of the corn husks, the
phases of the moon, the muskrat holes,
the squirrels fur, the crop Of acorns,
etc. But why on earth a goosebone ?
Yet old Uncle Elias had world of fol-
lowers and believers, and no weather
prophecies were more certain than his
to get into the papers.
The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1907-06-13
FLAG DAY.

The general observance of Flag Day
in the schools of the country is of the
highest educational value
To teach the rising generation what
the Flag meant to their fathers and
grandfathers is the best possible pro-
vision that can be made for t!e future
peace and progress of the country.
The Flag embodies all that We I'M
derstand as Americanisn. 1t is the
symbol of all the hopes and aspirations
the dearest principles, the unconquer-
able convictions of the men who have
made the United States what IL is
What the Flag has done in the past is an
earnest of what it will do in he future
If as Loyalty followed, as bravely sup.
ported, as jealousy pressed to the from,
by the rising generation as it has beer
by those in the past.
Soon the Flag and the destinies o!
the country will be in the hands Of
these school children. and the lessons
they learn on Flag Day they will carry
thru life, and BE of the utmost impor'
lance in influencing their conduct al
American citizens.
The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1907-06-13
THE PANAMA CANAL NOT A COLos-
SAL JOB,

We are now beginning to hear from
other engineers, who say that the mag
nitude of the Panama undertaking has
been greatly exaggerated, and that while
it is possibly bigger than any other one
enterprise now under way, it is not
nearly so big as several of them put
together or even two. The distance
from ocean to ocean is only 40 miles,
SO that the Chief Engineer can easily
go by rail over the entire route and
back again between breakfast and sup
per. The working conditions have been
made easy and comfortable, much more
SO than for 1aborers upon other great
works. and one prominent engineer con-
trasts it disparagingly with the work of
building the Pacific railroads. He says:
"The digging of the canal is. of
course, a big thing. but considering the
facilities available for the work is rela-
lively not a bit bigger than lots of en-
cheering work which the railroads of
this country have been doing for years
past. They have not made any fuss or
splurge. and for the most part the pub
lie has never even heard about it. In
constructing the first track across Ari-
IONA. for instance, the men were in
constant jeopardy of death from hos
tile Indians. thirst, starvation. poison
Gus reptiles and sunstroke, and could
not communicate with nearest head
quarters for weeks at a time. Scores
lost their lives or were devoured by
wild beasts of the deserts or mountains,
and to this day no trace of them has
ever been found. To a railroad con-
structor the canal job does not present
the formidable obstacles which loom up
like mountains to so many people"
The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1907-06-13

This is erroneous. and probably comes
from the fact that number of cases
arising in these regiments have been
under consideration in the Pension Bu-
reau. Nine of the Ohio three-months
regiments We're sent to the field and
served out their 30 days there, doing
splendid service in clearing West Nir-
ginia of the Secessionists and helping
anchor that State firmly to the Union.
The LIST and Cd Ohio three-months SER
vice came to Washington to protect the
Capital. and were engaged at Vienna
and Bull Run. Nine or 10 of the first
three-months regiments from Ohio
were left in camp of instruction, and in
MAY and June were reorganized for
three years, with the small number
who declined for various reasons to re-
is true of Ohio is more or less true of
about all the other States in the North.
who are equally affected by this ruling
of the Pension Bureau. The Commits
sioner holds that the men who declined
to re-enlist are not entitled to pen
sion for having spent from 40 to 60
days in camp of instruction and doing
nothing toward the ultimate purposes
of the war. There can be but a limited
number of these, however, since those
who did not re-enlist with their rcgi-
mentS nearly all enlisted at some sub
sequent time in other organizations, and
must have gotten enough service to
make up the requirement of 80 days.
An appeal has been taken from this de-
cision of the Commissioner of Pensions.
and it is now on it's way to the Secre-
tary of the Interior.
The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1907-06-13
DEEP WATER FROM CHICAGO TO ST
LOUIS.

The Commission appointed by the
Governor of Illinois has made a report
stating that a depth of "a feet from
Chicago to Peoria and IS feet from
there to St. Louis is perfectly feasible
and not expensive. 1t would mean a
flow of $4,000 cubic feet per minute
thru the Chicago drainage canal and
the development of $4,000 horsepower
along the canal between Lockport and
Utica. The report is submitted to the
Legislature. with a recommendation by
the Governor for legislation and an ap-
preparation to carry out the scheme.
The next thing We shall hear. in no I'M
certain tones. from those who are inter-
ested in Niagara Falls and the navi-
cation of the Great Lakes. They are
certain to see in this dangerous dinin-
ution of the depth of water in the lakes,
with great damage to navigation.
The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1907-06-13

The New York Sun speaks of new
'poliyfoying' il says has
lately come into use 10 characterize the
methods Of Legislatures which seek by
diiatory tactics to thwart measures ad-
vocatcd by Governors. The term is APP
piled to the Legislature of Missouri
which has been polIyfoNing Folk; OF Il
ainois. which has been thwarting De
neen, and likewise TO the Legislature
of Texas. Minnesota. New York. Penn
sylvania, Connecticut and New jersey.
The Sun. which is usually accurate on
anything relating TO the American
speech. is in error as 10 pollyfoying be-
ing a new word 1t is an old and useful
term in the West, and our grandfather
in Kentucky, Illinois. Indiana, Ohio
Missouri and Iowa were quite prone Il
use it TO designate undetermined and
cunning proceedings of any kind.
The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1907-06-13
THE JAPANESE sQUALL.

Scarcely anything is more unlikely
| than war with Japan.
There are two reasons of overwhelm-
ing sufficiency against any such event:
/. Japan has just emerged from Il
gigantic war which strained all her re-
sources perilously near the breaking
point. Before the war ended she was
driven to that last desperate resort in
National financing, that of mortgagirg
her custom-house receipts. This is the
next thing to man selling himself into
slavery to get money. AS western coun-
tries go Japan is very poor. She has
nothing like the wealth of Spain, Italy
or other countries which we consider as
being entirely out of our class. She is
| now laboring under the burden of an
almost crushing war debt which this
generation will be hardly able to re-
duce. The mere thought of another
war must be abhorrent to the struggling
taxpayers.
2. The possession of Manchuria and
Korea is vitality important to Japan. She
fought her great war to get them. She
abruptly stopt that war in the full tide
of success lest some reverse should ell
danger her hold upon them and also
bring National bankruptcy. She knows
distressingly well that her peace with
Russia was only truce. and that Rus
STA will take swift advantage of the first
ENHANCEMENT of Japan to recover Man.
churia and Korea, and re-establish her
self on the Pacific. Undoubtedly the
better informed japanese believe that
the troubles on the Pacific Coast are
the work of Russian agents to embroil
Japan with the United States and make
an opportunity for Russia.
The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1907-06-13
I'll Take on NV u.. to Him.

(By W. d. Allen. author of I'm From
Missouri; You Must Show Me.")
1t is quite the right thing 50 tip your
hat to lady. should you meet,
And this do. many times day. when
passing them on the street,
But when to man I take off my hat,
very good reason there must be;
deserve, and I'll mention two or
three.
I've in mind one man, who. when coun-
try calls, leaves his home and work,
Tho from his loved ones 'tis hard to
part. his duty he'll never shirt:
He shoulders his gun. goes to the front,
and fights with courage and vim:
When meet soldier. old or young, I'll
take off my hat to him.
I admire man who will risk his life
for our glorious red. white and
blue,
And I'll always take off my hat to him,
giving honor where honor is due"
army IRntlnS 10 i've,
and tho he be ragged and grim.
Whenever 1 meet the Woodworking
man, I'll take off my hat to him.
The battle for bread is fought every
day. and sad is the havoc there;
How often we read of some woman or
man who has given up in despair.
In these days when trusts are robbing
US, 1.-The people" are forced to fight,
In battle beginning at early dawn and
lasting far into the night.
Should misfortune be yours. to whom
would you go, for that would SYM
pathize?
Would it be to men who had formed
trust or to those who a nickel
prize?
I hear one man say. I've nothing for
you;" the other says, I'll help you,
Jim,'
It's the Woodworking man that divides
with you; I'll take off my hat to
him.
The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1907-06-13
LET THE COMRADES BE PATIENT.

Altogether there have been $4,000
claims for increases and allowances un-
der the McCumher act received at the
Pension Bureau. These claims are be-
ing examined and adjudicated as fast
as is possible. and the large force of
the Pension Bureau is being worked to
the utmost ability and with great execu
tive skill to dispose of the mass which
has suddenly accumulated Every effort
is being put forth to get out the GER
rificates in the order in which the claims
were received and at as early a date
as possible. but ii is probable that three
months at least will be required before
the mass can be disposed of and the
work made current. Let the comrades
be patient, for they can rest assured
that their applications are being attend
ed to in the order Of their receipt In
the meanwhile their pensions are ac-
cumulating. for when allowed they will
begin with the date of application.
The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1907-06-13
The Pravest Battle.
(By Joaquin Miller.)

The bravest battle that ever was fought,
Shall I tell you where and when?
On the maps of the world you will find
it not;
Twas fought by the mothers of men.
Nay, not with a cannon or battle shot,
With sword or nobler pen;
Nay, not with eloquent words or
thought,
From mouths of wonderful men;
heart
OF woman that would not yield,
Bnt bravely. silently bore her part
Lo, there was the battlefield.
No marshaling troops, no bivouac song.
No banner to CLEAN and wave;
But, oh, these battles. they last so long,
From babyhood to the grave.
Yet faithful still as bridge of stars.
She fights in her walled-up town
Fights on and in the endless wars,
Then silent, unseen-goes down.
Oh, We with banners and battle shot,
And soldiers to shout and praise,
I tell you the kingliest victories fought
Were fought in these silent ways.
Oh, spotless woman In a world of
shame!
With a splendid and silent scorn,
Go back to God as white as you came,
The kingliest warrior born!
The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1907-06-13
THE PRESIDENT AND THE INCOME;
.5H -='rr$f TAX.

The gist Of the Presidents speech to
the editors at jamestown Exposition
was:
Most great civilized countries have an
income tax and an inheritance tax. In
my judgment, both should be part of
our system. &-H.5
A graduated income tax of the proper
type would be a desirable. feature of
Federal taxation.
still hope that one may be devised
which the Supreme Court will declare
constitutional.
In my judgment, the inheritance tax
is far better method of taxation.
1t is far more important for the pur-
pose / have in yiew-the purpose of
having the swollen fortunes of the coun-
try bear in proportion to their size a
constantly increasing burden Of taxa
ton.
do not believe that advantage comes
either to the country as whole or to
the individuals inheriting the money by
permitting the transmission in their en-
tirety of such enormous fortunes as
have been accumulated in America.
The tax could be made to bear more
heavily upon persons residing out of the
country than upon those residing with
in it.
As Lincoln pointed out, there are
some respects In which men are obyi-
| ously not equal: but there is no reason
why there should not be an equality OF
self-respect and of mutual respect. an
equality Of rights before the law.
The first strong objection to National
Income and Inheritance Tax is that it
is an invasion of the States domain of
revenue. The Government can easily
and readily get all The money it wants
The State has great difficulty in secur-
ing enough. BY the State we mean in
this instance the Counties. Extensive
and imposing as our National institu-
tons are-our Army, Navy, Executive
Departments, Panama Canal, etc.-they
are relatively quite small compared to
what is done by the States thru the
Counties The Counties must build
roads and bridges, care for the poor,
insane and defective, educate children,
| administer justice. preserve peace, etc.
AS everyone knows, the great burden of
taxation in this country is always that
| imposed by the Counties. State and
National taxation never cut much fig
| the Counties are always ravenous for
money, and hreo loading down the peo-
pie with JUST aSSs,much tax as they will
stand Evers County in the Nation
needs far more money every year than
il can prudeptiy raise. There is prob
ably not CPnpLy but could wisely and
beneficialIy esasend twice as much
money nextryear as it will have To
spend. a,,tr
Is it wise or fright, therefore, for the
Government toainvade, farther than it
has, the state's domain of revenue?
If the Income and Inheritance Tax is
adopt it andGiuse1the money TO help the
Counties? -
The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1907-06-13
Only a Faded Flower.

(By Nemo)
It's only a faded flower
Prest in the hand of love:
Who knows but there's an answer
From the bending skies above.
A soldiers kiss, fond farewell,
A pang none else may know.
An unknown grave on the battlefield
All this in the long ago.
Young life was full Of golden hope;
Too soon to be bereft.
The flower he plucked in the long ago
And memory is all that's left.
The longing look in the eyes grown dim,
And the tear on the faded cheek,
And the flower prest to the quiyering
lips
OF pains long waiting speak.
It is only faded flower
That lies on the silent breast,
But It tells Of a mothers deathless love
And the aching heart at rest.
The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1907-06-13
FINE JOB PRINTING.

The National Tribune having added
an entirely modern and very complete
job office to its establishment, is now
prepared to do job printing in style
equal to that of the best offices in the
country. Type. presses and machinery
are all of the latest and best. and work
produced cannot be surpassed any
where.
Particular attention will be paid to
patriotic printing of all kinds.
Any one desiring fine printing of any
description is invited to send in a state
ment. and an estimate will be promptly
furnished.
The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1907-06-13
The Alamo.
(From Collier's.)

On March s, 1896, 140 Texans. under
Mission of the Alamo by force of
some 1000 Mexicans, under Santa Ana.
after a siege of some three weeks. Col.
David Crockett was killed there. Only
six Texans were left alive after the final
assault, and these were murdered in
cold blood in Santa Ana's presence, by
his order, after surrender, on promise
of protection. The Mexican loss was
over 500.
Say, you talk of Balaklava,
And the bioomin' British square,
OF Waterloo and EallyhoO,
Why, that's nothing but hot air;
Like the story of Thermopylae,
An yarns about the Greeks
An Persians and Egyptians
Not to speak of other freaks.
Why, sonny, down in Texas,
Not SO very long ago.
They had scrap with Greasers
At a place called Alamo;
Now, they warn't so very many
An they hadn't uniforms,
Nor bearskin caps and leather straps
An funny-fangled horns.
But what they had was powder,
An. by Cory! they could shoot,
Without the drums a-beatin'
An the bugle's brassy toot; 9.
They didn't carry any flags
AS symbols of their might
Just simply nerye-and lots to serve;
That's what you need to fight.
The blokes at Balaklava-why.
They most of 'em came back;
They mighter stayed at home, thoss
guys,
An monkeyed with the track;
They say that Athens got the news
BY one suryiyin' son,
The Greeks-they had a messenger,
The Aiamo"had none.
The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1907-06-13

Thomas F. Ryan. the eminent finan-
cier. is quite of the Presidents opinion
as to the necessity of taking the rail-
permanent divorce with the stock
quotation tickers." He says that the
railroad officers and practical railroad
men should control the roads and not
gamblers and spectators
The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1907-06-13

After all the doleful predictions
about the Kansas wheat crop, the of.
cial report is bright ray of hope. Tbs
Kansas Board of Agriculture report,
that there will be reduction of only
one-third from the big crop of last year
which was $1,000. 900 bushels. The Stat,
will have $4,000. 600 bushels this year
and wants about 10000 men at once t.
heip harvest it,
The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1907-06-13

The sugar planters-cane and beet
are pluming themselves upon having
reached a production of nearly one
third the enormous sugar consumption
Of the United States. Last year they
manufactured 967.22i,000 pounds, or g.
per cent. more than six years ago. The
most increase is in beet sugar, which
has doubled in five years.
The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1907-06-13

The Americans have cleaned up Ma
Mia as thoroly as they did that ether oil
the worlds chief plague spots-Havana
The health report for last month show
eases
The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1907-06-13

Even the eternal and Interchangeable
Roman Catholic Church" has caught
the spirit of revision, and the Pope has
ordered the Benedictincs to make re-
vision of st. Jerome's Latin translation
of the Bible, which has been the au-
ti1orized version for centuries.
The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1907-06-13

Louisiana is finding a use for con-
victs that will not conflict with free la
Dor. A dozen jailbirds in fine health
are to be fed strip and molasses in the
bleaching of which sulfur has been
used. They will be carefully studied
from day to day, by expert physicians to
detect whether any ill-effects follow the
injection of sulfur into the system.
The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1907-06-13

The people of the Province of AS
turia have presented the Spanish baby
with a gold casket weighing so pounds
If his existence will save them from
those distressing Spanish wars of sue
cession he is well worth the present.