The National tribune., 1908-12-24

The bill calls for the supervision over
fhe Bureau hy a Chief. TO be appointed
blythe President. who shall receive
salsryi of $1,000 year.
Aariie purposes of the Bureau viii be
60 investigate and report upon all mat
fers relating to child life, and the well
fare OF children. and shall especially
6nyestigate infant mortality, the birth
rate, physical degeneracy, orphanaSe,
Juvenile delinquency and dangerous oc-
cupaiiOns. 1t shall also determine the
number of accidents and disease to
which children are victims. and shall
publish the results of its Investigations.
The Summer home of the next Presi-
Geut. or the Little White House" has
been a matter of discussion as to where
81. is likeis TO be located. The Tafts
have spent good many Summers at
Murray Bay. but the technical impro-
priety ef having the President spending
half the year on foreign soil, even tho
Ut is not very foreign, will hold against
that proposition. 1t is thought that the
Tafts will probably join the North
Shore Colony in Massachusetts, and
have a Summer home up there. The
recognized by the President.
The scrub bucket corps of the Corco-
ran Gallery of Art received a temporary
setback in its work one afternoon last
week President Roosevelt, accompan-
fed by a party of friends. called to view
the exhibit of paintings and Statuary
now in progress. The cleaning work
Mas going along inerrily when Mr..
Roosevelt, accompanied by Mrs. RooSe-
welt and some other ladies, appeared on
she scene, but a word from him reas-
sUrei the wieiders of mop. and the e2-
citenient was quickly Gained, but they
Iii sd--f Il while ha prpSi-
dent and Mrs. Roosevelt were in sight.
The work of Augustus St. Gaudens
On the first floor of the gallery received
mueia attention from the President, as
he Is a great admirer OF the sculptor.
+. y. Mcclure, the Director of the g.
lery, acted as guide for .he party. This
Was the Presidents second visit since
the exhibition began last Monday.
Senator Plait. of New York, is going
to write his memoirs. If he really
writes the memoirs" they win be rare
and raey5 they will, indeed. Senator
Flatf has been known as the easy
brsss.'' bat he knows a thing or two.
Yep. he knows oo lies of things, but
the things the people want to hear, and
the things he will tell in his memoirs
will not be the same: no. If Senator
Plat were to open up on his political
ups and downs. for instance. what
Hs1t1lfi Oh Tile hDIi1
get But does the world want II? VIII
the world be any the better for knowing
Those really uuteilable things? No. And
Tiss world will not get the Information,
either Senator Plat has been well
treated by his friends: he got pretty
much what ne wanted during his active
political life, and it scarcely seems
a,rebsi,ie that he will care to leave be-
hind him when he goes lot of stories
that will taint his own leadership IL
they taint that of his friends, for they
were all In the same boat at one time.
But those memoirs will be worth read
Eng. Just the same.
The U. s. Supreme Court has decided
tast State may constitutiona1ly for
bid the education of white and colorcd
children in the same schools Two JUS
fices. Harlan and Day, disagreed with
the others. but the majority OF the
Court prevails.
Senator TfIlman came back to the
Eenste the other day, and it must have
nna5e the old feliow's heart warm 10 his
kind when he reached his desk i'm that
eu2IIst body. He was greeted like
lons-Iost brother. and if there had been
any fatted calves running On the rope
they would have been slaughtered IN
tiouetediy- Senator Tilifaan is looking
Rnd feeling quite fit just nos, and ex-
poets TO open up on the BROWNSVILLE
case ia the near future.
Ever since Mckinley was elected
president this carnetion club has been
In existence President Mckinley was
very fond OF carnations, and had them
bn his desk al all times. He would often
give one to his friends when they ran
sn to see him and many child has
zone from his presence lifted TO the
seventh heaven of happiness by the
Presidents presenting him n handful
of carnations Gen. Grosyenor always
-aSore carnation, pink one. and they
nyere brought up fresh fTofsa the florists
every morning by one of the HleSSen-
Sefs of the House. whose duty ii Tas
to do tilis%ss the Carnation Club men,
ters came in each possessed himself of
one Of the pink blossoms. IL WAS al
MAYS interesting TO watch Cen Grosye-
nor Trim up his carnation and cat pink
snd white stick candy. He kept tin
box OF stick candy in his desk, and
.yhen he sat down to read he always
brought out a box OF his special brand
of .-fflint stick" and distributed IL to his
friends Gen Grosvenor was in Town
the other day. and he was still wearing
his pink carnation.
Ii is matter of etiquet not to wear
fewers when you are II Senator. II
.-suany Jim goes into the Vice Prc-d-
dents chair wearing his piuK carna. ion
he will Jar traditions nightly. but he
doesn't care much for tradition.
Coz. Johnson. of Minnesota, who Is
5euad to loom big in the Presidential
horizon next time, went up 10 the Cap
ftoi the other day dressed for Alaskan
mratlier. His tall, gaunt. i.iacoln-like
stature was wrapped about and swathed
sp beaver lined with fur. and Il big fur
collar spread out over his shoulders.
31e shed the FIR right quick when he got
into the hot box of a Senate Chamber.
to
Representative Mouscr. of Ohio. while
returning Ia his home for the Christ
mas holidays, was taken seriously i'll at
Wooster O.. and had To be taken from
Ile train and sent 10 hospital. He
later recovered enough Ia resume his
courtney, but is q very sick man. His
trouble was urcnic poisoning. Repre-
sentative Mouser is serving his second
aud last term in Congress, having been
defeated for reelection.
The President likes to look at pretty
women. Sure. He never fails to go to
1he play where the prettiest women are
booked, but il isn't often that a thcafri-
s.ai bunch of beauties turns out and in
sadex the White House. About n dozen
tneTnbcTs of q certain play on the boards
siere In one of Nashington's theaters
dropped down on the President the 9TH
sr day. and they are twittering about
the experience yet. He was de-e-lighte 4
10, see them, of course. and tise coyy
WAS rushed thru in about two minutes
time They were mostly clad in furs
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