The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1908-06-11

Senator Davis must have been under
a hoodoo just lately, or perhaps he saw
the new moon over his left shoulder
when he didn't have any money IN ms
pocket. You might as well quit pusi-
ness for a month as stack up against
such a run of luck as that. But the
last thing that happened was dreadful.
Senator Davis was to help Senator La
Toilette out on his fillibuster in the
Senate and defeat the currency DILL
Senator Davis when he heard that La
Toilette was about run down, wired,
Hold the fort. for am coming" Now,
if that historic fiashlight signal from
Allatoona Pass had been sent by SLOW
freight it would have been just as val
liable as Davis's wire. Davis didn' [
come. See? And La Toilette lost the
day thru trusting man who talks ana
does not act Davis might learn les
son from that.
During May, 965,SS4 pieces of mail
matter were received in the Dead Let
ter Office, of which 529,692 pieces were
restored to the writer's and 401,4sS
pieces of nonreturnable mail and cir
culars were destroyed. The sum OF
s4.739.79 found its way to the Office in
5,S41 letters; s3,622.07 of this was re-
stored TO the owners.
Associate Justice John Marshall Har-
Ian had a birthday anniversary June l,
and a birthday party given him by Mr..
Charles Henry Butler, of Washington 1t
was the 18TH anniversary, and there
were about that many of the distin-
guished gentleman's friends present a
the party. OF course, there was BIRTH
day cake 1t had place of honor be-
tween the second drawinS-room and
the library. 1t was of generous proper
lions, a huge white mound, decorated
with two pink roses, Is candles and
the flags of Kentucky, New York and
the Union. representing the birthplaces
of the guest of honor, the host and
their joint country respectively.
Mr. Justice and Mrs. Harlan are
among the Oldest and most prominent
of Washington residents. the former
having been called here many years
ago to take his seat in the highest court
in this country Mr.. Justice and Mrs.
Harlan celebrated their golden wedding
in Washington about year ago. They
have not only been identified with the
stately Supreme Court circle, but also
with the old resident set. owing to Mrs.
Harlan's work among the charitable
organizations of the city. and their joint
work in the New York Avenue Presby-
Covenant, when the latter was young
mission.
r. G. Strive, of Tacoma, Wash, who
is visiting in Washington, is quite en-
thusiastic about. the visit of the fleet TO
the Puget Sound country.
"Of course, the people of the Pacfie
Coast went wild over the fieet-wenl
wild because they feel that they should
have the protection which such fleet
can give, but they felt. too. thrill
that every American experiences when
he sees the fighters of his own country,
said Mr.. Struye-
Seattle has been waiting for long
time to see that feet. and is going to
make the most of the few days it re-
mains there l see that since L left
lust about one week ago to-day, moro
than 400, Oe0 people came to see tho
battleships arrive
There isn't any doubt that the peo'
pie back here in the East are just a:
patriotic as those in. the West, but theil
| patriotism is of a sleepier sort; that is
much harder TO arouse than that of tht
Westerners.
THE man who comes from the Rock,
Mountain country or beyond may b.
rougher and more uncouth. but he u
also much quicker to respond to thu
| impulse of the waving flag. 1t doesn
require the declaration Of war 10 maxi
the Westerner throw off his hat ant
cheer for his country. The sight of ;
marching regiment, and certainly tn
sight of a squadron of fighters. vii
| turn him for the day into potentia
! American fighting man."
The Jim Crow laws are an awful
nuisance looked at in most any light.
I great big fine car will often be give
up to half a dozen colored people. an
4 the cars for whites will be crowded t
the limit and people standing in tn
aisIes. but you dare not leave the whit
for the black unless you trot in tn
i proper class AS an example of. wha
will happen to you if you try to ride i
the other fellows car is the decisio
Just made in case that was carried t
!, the Circuit Court.
Il suit brought against the Great Fall
, &. Old Dominion Railroad Company b
Agnes Carver, colored, was decided /
; favor of the defendant recently in Gil
5 cult Court. No. 2, before Justice Ar
derson, after the jury had been OF
two hours.
: If the woman had paid her fare of 1
in August, 1906, while on car boun
, for Livingston flights. Va, she was i.'
: quested by the conductor to leave IN
4 seat she was occupying and take or
RI at the rear of the car. behind all I'll
( white passengers, on the ground tn;
A the Virginia law compels negros to rid
back of the whites in all cars.
II Upon her refusal she was arreste
: and detained for several hours at Ros
d Ign.
d 1t is said that this verdict Is the fir
i'm the District involving the nJim Grow
law where the award has been mac
8 to the defendant
j. the woman had paid her fare of
3 cents before she left the District 81
could have ridden right along to q
q end of her trip in the white" car. b
n not paying until she got over into VI
n ginia, she was then under the Sta
law. and had to sit in the car-or el
re Of the car-set aside for colored pc
;. pie Interstate commerce protected
% from the District side, because there
IS no Jim Crow" law. tho Hefiin, of Al
3 bama, tried hard TO get One-
al Treasury authorities expect to ha
vi the bank currency authorized by t
u new financial law ready for circulate
Ie not later than July /. The new ISIS
H. would be deferred much beyond til
to time were il not that the plates
a. printing National bank currency will
Id utilized, with the addition of the woI
h. "or other securities"
e. According to this plan, the same fol
ne notes will be used whether the secur
enl for National bank notes consists
as Government bonds or of State and m