The National tribune., 1908-03-12

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the presidency recently. and at TIL
monthly meeting of the directors hi
resignation from both the presidenc
and the directorate was formally ac
cepted.
Chairman Jenkins, of the Hous
Committee on the Judiciary. said re
Gently that his committee will repor
unfavorably the bill proposing to amen,
the Constitution so as TO grant suffrag
to women. Mr.. Jenkins said that yol
can't just take pen and ink and writ
an amendment to the Constitution as i
it were special message, or words t.
that effect. "a
passed away
Acting under Instructions from Gen
Mackenzie, Chief of Engineers of tn
Army, Col. Bromwell, the officer il
charge of public buildings and grounds
has taken formal charge. in the nam
of the United States sfrGovernment, O
the old passenger station of the Phila
delphia, Baltimore & Washington Rail
road Company, at the corner of 9th ant
streets northwest. That station wa
built about 35 years, ago, since which
time the public reservation known a
Armory Square has been, practicall,
monopOliZed for railroad purposes. it
formal transfer to the United State
marks the end of the occupation of tn
Mall by private corporations. makes
possible the development and improve
ment of that section of the Mall be
tween Sixth and Seventh streets hereto
fore disfigured by railroad tracks ant
auxiliarieS.
An effort is being made by a number
of Syrians to establish Syrian colleg,
in this country and Mr.. Andrew Shaka
shiri, a medical student at the Universi
ty of Maryland. Baltimore, and an au
thor of some note. visited this city in
the endeavor to interest the Turkish
Minister. Mehmed Ali Bey, in the prof
ect. The Minister, who was appointed
several months ago, is himself a Syrian
and the first of his people to represent
Turkey in the United States.
Great interest has been taken by
Syrians all over the country in the plan
and a fund has been started. There are
many students in this country who art
studying medicine. law and taking post.
graduate courses. and Mr.. Shakashir
no difficulty in finding capable and able
men to place on the staff of the insti-
tuition when established. Mr.. Shaka
shiri has written several articles fol
Syrian newspapers on the value of such
an institution. not only to Syrians, bu
to American students
The Syrian Protestant College at Bel
rut is one of the foremost colleges In
Syria. There is taught not only ths
Arabic language. but the English Ian
guage. Most of the colleges were es-
tablished by French and American mis-
sionaries. The proposed college will be
founded by funds furnished by wealthy
Syrian merchants in this country.
If you want to know just how popu-
lar a man can be just gaze on some
Depew data. The delegation from
Washington called upon the distinguish
ed Senator from New York the other
day to ask him to speak at the Alaska
Yukon-Pacific Exposition on it's open
ing day in 1909. Senator Depew ex-
pressed the deep pleasure it gave him
to be asked to speak on the day of so
important an event, and then turned to
his secretary. Just look in my date
book, and see what my engagements
for 1909 are" he ordered. Then he
turned to the delegation, and told them
If his secretary found that he was free
on the date they designated he would
be pleased to accept the invitation, and
would inform them later. And the dele
cation left Senator Depew in rather a
dazed condition. Out West dates are
made as far ahead as the day-after-to-
morrow. 1a i
The center of attraction in the Capt.
tai last week was the daughter of Sem
ator La Toilette. Miss Fola, who was
here playing in bluffs" at the Column
bia Theater. Several box parties were
given in her honor, and her mother gave
an "at home" at which the charming
Young lady assisted. Miss, La Toilette
is very pretty, vivacious young lady,
and is as charming On the stage as of
to go on the stage, but took to politics
instead.
1t is poor rule that viii not work
both ways. We often say that if we
could buy man for what he is worth
and sell him for what he thinks he is
worth we would pile up a fortune. Now
comes the rule working backward. Sem
ator Elkins. who is supposed to have
money to burn. declares that there are
not so very many really rich men in the
United States Senate, tho it is often
spoken of as the rich mans club"
Senator Elkins says there are but few
in the body who could muster
a million in money, and that those listed
at anywhere from $50, ,O0O,0 down to
$1,000, 900 would be perfectly willing 60
take 10 per cent of these sums and call
1t even. So. yOu see. if you were to buy
a United States Senator for what the
world thinks he is worth and then sell
hin, at his own valuation you would lose
money FAST, according to Senator Ell
>ins.