The National tribune., 1907-04-25

President, Senators Dolliver and Clapp
and Representatives Townsend, of
Michigan, and Hepburn, of Iowa Mr.
Cowan formulated the original Doliiver-
Hepburn bill in his law offices at Fort
Worth, and afterward dictated 1t to
Senator Delivers secretary in the
Iowan's committee room at the Capitol.
In the interests of his clients he FOL
lowed the ill-starred measure thru every
stage of its progress. and was constantly
in touch with the White House on the
subject until the Senate emasculated the
bill of its most drastic feature, the mar
row court review.
There are lots of things which make
YOU wonder. F"rinstance: A tobacco
man. or, more properly speaking.
cigar man, is reported as talking about
the various tobacco tipples' of famous
public men. and he said: Now. there's
President Roosevelt. He wants black,
very strong cigars and big ones" Now,
it is senseIess to make such a statement
as that. President Roosevelt does not
smoke, altho this man also says. He
will sometimes take nip at a cigaret.
President Roosevelt abhors smoking,
chewing, snuff taking. He hates cigar
cts, and no clerk around his quarters
dares to touch "coffin naif' when the
President is in the horizon. The Presi-
-
nounced that there is usually very little
smoking when he is in the horizon.
Now, wouldn't this jar your dinner
pail? The Italian Government has re-
fused to permit a Government agent
for the Panama Canal construction to
recruit laborers from among the dagoeS
over in Italy. The italian Government
says that it has heard grave tales Of
the sanitary, moral and other condi-
tons of Panama and will not permit
any more Italians to come over here
until an Italian agent has Investigated
and found If it is true that we mistreaI
the dear, nice, clean dirt diggers who
swarm over here from the starved to
death Italian cities. where they herd
like rabbits in a burrow. PITY it's,
and true tits pity" or words to that
| effect.
While desertion of enlisted men in
the Army is common, 1t is somewhat
unusual for q commissioned officer to
desert the service. A case of this kind
partment, however. and First Lieut..
Louis F. Buck. of the Artillery Corps,
has been dropt from the Army rolls as
deserter. This officer was stationed
at Fortress Monroe, and disappeared
from there without leave about two
months ago. Army officials have not
heard from him since. It is reported
that he is badly involved in debt. and
that there are other charges against
him under which he will be tried If ap-
pretended.
Preparations for aiding the securing
of recruits by the exhibition of moving
pictures Of naval scenes are we'll under
| way AS many as 10000 feet of bio
| I'D u
| large number Of pictures, taken on
board the ships Of the Atlantic feet
while at Guantanamo. Cuba, and some
| so subjects dealing with the life Of tho
blue Jacket will be illustrated. Two en-
listed men. Electricians l.. w. Becker
and W. T. Crone, will operate the bio
graph and give exhibitions in connec-
ton with the lectures to be delivered
thruout the Middle West as means of
advertising the advantages Of enlist
ments in the Navy and disseminating
much information concerning the ser
vice.
Some difficulty Is being experienced
| in filling the 80 vacancies in the grade
OF First Lieutenant and Assistant Sur
geon in the Army. Examinations Of
] candidates for appointment to these
vacancies will be commenced in this
city on April %, and as yet there are
i only 33 applications on file for permits
sion to take the examinations. In view
OF the fact that only q comparatively
small proportion Of candidates is sue
cessful. the outlook for filling the va
/ cancies Is not the brightest.
When the Kansas battleship was
| christened Gov. Hoch insisted on pour
/ ing a nbation of water over 1t instead
of champagne. The water was from
| the famous John Brown spring." In
Kansas. but that does not help the mat
| who believe that ship over whose bow
no wine is spilled In the christening Is
! hoodooad. All sorts Of things have
been happening to the Kansas, and the
sailors declare that II Is because OF the
| hoodoo. The other day the Captain
4 took matters in his own hands. He sent
| Off and got bottle OF champagne, and
In the presence of the sailors broke II
i over the bow Of the boat, and now II
is said that things are going all right
with the big ship.
/ Special honors will be paid by the
i United States Government to the dis
tinguished officers of the Japanese and
Il Chinese armies who are to represent
their Governments at the jamestown
Exposition.
i AT the suggestion of Gen. Bell, Chief
of Staff. orders have been sent to Lieut.
Gen. Arthur Macarthur, now in COM
4 mand of the Pacific Division at Sar
Francisco. to proceed with his staff e
+! Seattle. Wash, in time to meet and give
I official welcome to Gen. Kuroki. one OF
the heroes of the late war with Russia;
lLieut.-Gen. Kigoshi and II other Off
j GERS of the japanese army, who are
i due at that port May /, and escort
them to jamestown by way of this city
\ The representatives from China In
cluGe three military officers Of the rank
Of Colonel. who are in charge of Capt
] Henry Leonard, of the Marine Corps
:! recently relieved from duty as Military
Attache ut the United States Legation
:, at Picking.
u Brig--Gen- Frederick Funston has
{ been relieved from the command of the
Southw estern Division. 20 take efYec
upon the expiration of his present leave
!, OF absence. He will then go to Sar
Francisco and assume command of the
| Department of California.
An exhaustive investigation into al
) phases Of the problem of immigration
|, as it affects the United States, is abou
to be begun by National Commission
, created for the purpose. The Commits
Committee on Philippines last Monda,
, morning to perfect its organization ant
4 to discuss plans for and consider tn,
scope of its work.
The probabilities are that the bod,