The National tribune., 1908-10-15

Richmond Pearson Hoo1on-Repre
sentative from Alabama-is suing some
body up Boston way for libel. Repre-
sentative HGbson. who is the sign man
uaI for q "great Navy" was asked t,
go to Bosting town to speak In behal
Of Representative Conroy, who wa
vainly seeking to prevent the renomina
ton of Mr.. Keliher, Of Massachusetts,
In his address, Representative Hobsol
said:
I II came to Boston because of my in
terest in the American Navy. I cam,
at my own expense and of my owl
volition." And much more to that tenor
Mr.. Keliher, 1t is said, made the fol
lowing answer:
"Mr. Hobson tells the people that HI
[comes here entirely because Of his stand
ON naval issues. When he says tha
he tells an untruth, for he comes here
for q price, paid by Martin M. Lomas.
rey; comes here for his regular fee OF
$3.50 q night and his railroad bill"
Mr.. Hobson demanded an explana-
ton, and apparently the reply was moi
satisfactory. Hence the suit for libel.
It IS stated from Madison, Wis, that
United States Senator La Toilette is to
start Commoner. It will not be called
tie ConlInener, however. The announce
nfent OF the Senator's intention was
made by him recently.
with the assured support I shall
proceed at once with the regular pub
lication Of q weekly magazine, devoted
TO the public interest upon lines broad
enough to appeal to the progressive
people OF the entire country" declares
Senator La Toilette. II shall print the
records Of public officials and political
parties on vital questions. Mrs. La Fol-
lette will have q department, in which
education and the home will be dis
cussed from the woman's standpoint"
This is certainly new departure for
q United States Senator and wife.
The District of Columbia Jail is full
to overfiowing. Not that the people of
the District are any worse than they
are elsewhere, but 1t so happens that
the District Of Columbia catches 'em
a-comin' and a-gwine," and We have
to take care Of the toughs from all sec
tions of the country. 1t must be re-
membered that Washington is the gate
way between the Northeast and the
Southeast sections Of the country, and
all the hoboes who frequent these sec
tons of the country come to Washing
ton at one time or another during the
year. The Attorney-General has decid-
ed that he has the power to send these
prisoners from the United States Jail
here to the Federal prison in Fort
Smith. Ark. So it was that something
over 100 were removed from Washing
ton to Fort Smith last week. 1t was
either do this or build more cells, and
that alternative was too costly.
"a psychological phenomenon is the
characterization by physicians of Emer-
gency Hospital of Luther Johnson, the
negro who recently had his heart sewed
up. by Charles s. White. Since the
operation, when the patients heart was
mended, the physicians have been dubi-
Gus regarding his condition. AT times
he seems much improved, and then he
lapses into semi-consciousness, during
which his actions have much mystified
the nurses and those interested in his
case.
On one occasion while in a state of
coma the negro's hands turned almost
white, and peculiar spots appeared on
his face, as if yari-coiored search
light had been flashed upon him. When
under these strange spells the patient
MARBLES like bird and makes motions
with his fingers as II playing a piano.
Relatives Of the man say he has never
a musical instrument, and that
he always manifested a dislike for mu-
sic.
The National Conservation Commits
sion has caused the first comprehen-
sive attempt at a census of the standing
timber in the United States ever under
taken.
Guesses as to the amount of standing
timber in the United States have ranged
all the way from S22,S82,600,060 to
2, coo, ,08e, 900, GOO board feet-a differ
ence of more than a triIlion feet in The
estimates Of the best qualified authori-
ties of the country
According to one Of the most care
fully prepared estimates, made by Henry
Garnett, and published by the Twelfth
Census, the total stumpage was $780,
600, 100000 board feet. Expert opinion
is that the present annual consumption
is about 100, 000, 006, 600 board feet One
leading authority has placed it as high
as 0,000. 900, 900 board feet.
Assuming a stumpage OF !, 400 000.-
900, 900 feet, an annual use of 100000
600, 900 feet, and negiecting growth in
the calculation, the exhaustion of our
timber supply Is indicated in IA years.
Assuming the same use and stand. with
an annual growth of 40, 000. .e99, ,00G fesr,
we have a supply for 20 years.
The Commission is achieving its re-
For instance, 3,100 let
ters have gone out to County Clerks,
asking for statements of forest areas in
their Counties. Seven Thousand Ium-
bermen and timber land owners have
been asked to supply similar fnforrna-
ton. In all nearly i so 600 letters have
been sent.
These letters also touch apon all
phases not only Of the numbering and
milling industries but of all others
which are even Indirectly dependent
ynpyf the ,rS1 NJ xxyfnd
All the States of the Union are co.
operating, and will furnish statistics
State forest lands.
A family OF five persons was nearly
wiped out in Washington the other
night by eating canned shad roe. Pto-
maine poisoning nearly killed the two
daughters, one of whom Is yet in a
serious condition. 1t is said that for
ptomaine poisoning there is no discov-
cry until you have eaten enough of the
poisoned food to kill you. Then you
know that the deadly poison Is there.
are supposed to be the poison
which comes from the cadaver or the
putrifaction of matter. either vegetable
or animal, but 1t is said that these may
be present and one not know it, The
ptomaines are really very insidious.
Surg Rixey has money to throw
at the cats, or sentiments to that ef-
feet. Just a short time ago somebody
robbed the maiIbags OF the Washington
Post Office. and among the checks that
were found spread around over the
landscape some few days later were
several Of Dr. Rixey's, the same being
his checks for his stipend as Surgeon
General. The other day he called at
the White Homie and when he got n,If-