The National tribune., 1908-06-25

THE NATIONAL TRIBUl
always lodging the cop on the beat
Be able to walk right up to him and
look him in the eye He's not your
enemy. He's your friend. Goodbye.
boys
Goodbye, sir" they replied, as Capt
Raymond Brown called out March,
Then they wheeled about and left the
court room.
Down from a musty shelf of the
Treasury Department they pulled the
book marked Conscience Fund" and
placed $4,000 to the credit of an un-
known giver last week. Then they put
volume back for another long rest.
1T may be for years and it may be
forever" murmured the clerk with rev.
erence as he tenderly lifted it into its
particular resting place.
The correspondence clerk of Secre-
tary Cortelyou had just gotten down to
work opening the morning mail when
he noticed a letter marked 80 cents
postage due He thought 1t over.
fin:tlly decided to pay it. and then
opened the letter. Out Topped a bunch
of big currency. two $1,000 notes and
the rest in hundreds.
Accompanying the money was brief
letter postmarked Jersey City, stating
that the sender was prompted by his
conscience to restore the money he had
once pilfered from the Government
This is the most remarkable example
of a painful conscience which has come
to the attention of the Treasury De-
partment for many years. 1t also is
one of the largest sums ever posted lin
the conscience fund" ledger.
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After a brief illness, Representative
Charles Happen .Dunwell. Congressman
from the Third New York district, died
at his home in Brooklyn, last week.
His sudden death was a shock to his
friends, many of whom did not know
of his Illness.
Mr.. Dunwell was born in Newark,
Wayne County. New York, in 1852.
He received his early education at the
Lyons Union School, entering Cornell
University with the class of '73. In his
junior year he entered the Columbia
Law School in New York where he
was graduated with the degree of LII.
&.
After his admission to the bar of
New York. he practiced for several
years. In 1889 he was retained as
general counsel for the New York Life
Insurance Company, which position he
voluntarily gave up after being unani-
meusly nominated for Comptroller of
the city of Brooklyn, in 1890.
He had served in Congress for three
terms. first entering the legislative
body in its 5Sth session.
The Governing Board of the Bureau
of American Republics held its last
meeting last week until next Fall. The
main object of the gathering was to
approve the annual budget presented
by the Director, John Barrett.
At the conclusion of the meeting
Mr.. Barrett was extended a vote of
thanks by the board for his spieldid
arrangements upon the occasion of the
laying of the coner stone of the Peace
Temple. now in course of erection in
this city.
The President has appointed Roy
Fl. Chamberlain, an attorney. of Iowa.
General Appraiser of Merchandise at
New York
Mr.. Chamberlain is a son-in-law of
Representative Hepburn, of Iowa. He
succeeds the late Wilbur +. Lunt The
position pays $500 year, and is sup
posed to carry a life tenure Mr.
Chamberlain was in the Customs SER
vice in Cuba. and also held Govern
ment position in Honolulu.
Beginning on June 10, payments for
bullion deposited at the minis and as
say offices of the United States have
been made in coins or bars or by
check on the local subtreasury or Unit
ed States depository bank in the city
in which the mint or assay office is To-
Gated.
The great accumulation of gold coin
and the congested condition of the
vault space at the disposal of the Gov
eminent render this course necessary
instead of the practice which has pre-
vailed for several years past of giving
depOsitorS at Western minis and assay
offices Eastern exchange in payment
for deposits of gold bullion.
Col John C. Schofeld was appointed
Assistant and Chief Clerk of the War
Department yesterday. to take effect
July 1. The appointment was made
by Secretary Taft. after consultation
with President Roosevelt. Mr.. Scho-
field has for some time been Chief
Clerk of the War Department
The new title adding the word AS
sistant," created by Congress, is inter-
preted as adding an additional Secre-
tary of War. and relieves a situation
which has been found embarrassing
whenever in the absence of both the
Secretary and Assistant Secretary, il is
necessary for the ranking Army officer
on suty in the Department to act in
the capacity of Secretary. In such a
case, should the officer detailed as
Chief of Staff be ranked by some other
officer. a snarl in the final approval
of orders might easily be the -conse-
quence.
Mr. Schofeld entered the War De-
partment as clerk "a years ago.
Admiral Sebren and officers estimate
that 1000 sailors deserted the Atlantic
the vessels in southern California wa
tiers So numerous have desertions be-
come that recruiting stations-have been
opened on board the ships.
Sailors have been made much OF on
the coast, and to them everything has
been free. They have become dissatis-
fed and prefer life ashore.
William r. Wheeler. of San Fran
cisco, member of the immigration
Commission. who was appointed AS
sistant Secretary of the Department of
Commerce and Labor. has taken the
oath of Office. Mr. Wheeler succeeds
Lawrence o. Murray, who resigned to
become Comptroller of the Currency
upon the resignation of William b.
Ridgely.
Outside of his position as member
of the Immigration Commission, TO
which he was appointed about a year
ago, and the one he has just assumed
Mr.. Wheeler never held public Office.
The greater glory of nomination
for the Presidency of the United States
was somewhat dimmed by a previous
distinction for the Tafts Miss Helen
Taft. daughter of the Secretary of War.
0ikeWiSe of the next preSidcntl won