The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1907-03-21

Champ Clark. of Missouri, says that
Roosevelt win run again, and be de-
Champ become q seventh Son OF q sew
enth son. with the fauaitfes Of seer?
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In Washington. when women gather
up their old rags and broken furniture.
battered dishes and hyrspecked pictures
and gather in Q bunch In dusty old
store and sell them. Tiny don't call It q
'rummage" sale, but G designate 1t G
"gentlewoman's" sale. 1t means exact
ly the same thing, however. and you
can catch diphtheria.t smallpox. scarlet
fever and the itch from the microbes
In the old truck Just as easily as you
can in the "rummage" sale which is
paved over by the same people. Only
one sounds more aristocratic than the
other. -cts--
Secretary of War Taft may visit Alas
ka next Fall. He is to leave Washing
ton for the Philippines about the LIST of
September, and 1t Is very likely that he
will make a side trip to Alaska. sailing
for Seattle from Manila.
Maj. Wilds P. Richardson, of the
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES Department. is
making the effort to have the Secretary
of War make q visit to Alaska. Mr.. Taft
would like to go. and it is merely a
question Of time. When he has seen
Alaska the Secretary Of War will have
visited every dependency Of the United
States, with the exception Of Samoa.
Some Of ex-President C1eveland's
friends had been quietly arranging to
celebrate the 10th birthday anniversary
Of the distinguished Democrat, which
occurred last Monday. March IS, but
Mr.. Cleveland quietly vetoed the project
when he heard of it. Perhaps he does
not like to be reminded that he is 70
years old; nobody does. But, then. a
man is Just as old as he feels. after all,
and the ex-President must be young
enough, for he is down on the Southern
Atlantic coast somewhere fishing and
hunting, as has been his wont for many
years.
Representative Gardner, of Massachu-
sets, and friend were entering the
when they were saluted with two short.
sharp claps of thunder.
Gracious" exclaimed Gardeners
companion, what was that"
Nothing" said Gardner, coolly light
ing a cigaret. "The President Is only
shooting another railroad President out
In the White Lot"
Later Mr.. Gardner related the Incl
dent to the President. The latter laugh
y
joke.
The story was telegraphed to New
York, which may or may not account,
it was stated at the White House, for
the decision of the four railroad Presi
dents, who had been scheduled to ap-
pear before Mr.. Roosevelt as per ap-
pointment made by Mr.. Morgan, to keep
away from Washington.
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bids the creation and maintenance Of a
standing army, but their law. like that
OF the United States, makes every per-
son of certain ages subject to military
duty. So wise have they been in prep
arations to meet the aggressiOns Of their
neighbors. and go closely have they
studied the art Of preparing to put into
the field trained military force. it isl
asserted that in q month Switzerland
could mobilize and put into the field
100000 men. competent sto meet any
Of the drilled armies ,of Europe. Secre-
tary Taft In recent speech used Switz-
erland as an example of What could be
done in the United States II the matter
of organizing an army Of militia were
given more attention. fl G
,ss
William T. Tyndall, who ended brief
career as q member OF Congress with
the session just closed as the Repre-
sentative of the 18th Missouri District,
probably holds the record, for thrift In
the seth Congress. Men who have been
In his confidence declare that Tyndall
has acknowledged to them that he hasI
saved $1,000 out OF his salary and
emcluments for the two years that he
has been a member Of Congress. Tyn-
dali looked upon his situation philo-
sophically. He said he did not expect
to come back to Congress-; that his cleo
ton was somewhat of an accident. and
that while man could get into politics |
easily. he could get out as easily, but |
he could get out of money easier. and !
he did not propose being out of politics
and money at the same time. Accord I
ingly, he said he saw no sense in spend |
ing money foolishly while here, and he |
started In to lay up his per diem for a
rainy day. Now, 1t Is said, he goes
back to Missouri to start bank and
become its President
Mr.. Tyndall cut no capers in WASH
ington. No receptions, norbox parties. |
no pink teas. no banquets for him. He
lived modestly. He left his numerous
family at home in Springfield. Mo-,
where he removed them from Sparta
on coming to Congress.