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

Heflin. of Alabama, who lectures on
is long way from being
tho he may not touch alco-
holic liquor. In the closing hours of
Congress he undertook to defy the
Speaker, and address the House on a
subject not under discussion at that
time. He was called to order by Mr..
Hamilton, of Michigan. and the chair
ruled that Mr.. Helm must confine his
remarks to the resolution. ignoring the
Mr.. Heflin continued his
in low tone of voice, so low
in fact that only the stenOgrapher could
hear him.
Majority Leader Payne crossed the
Chamber. amid the jeers of Democrats.
and took seat directly in front OF
Mr.. Hefiin. and after hearing few
words renewed the point made by Mr..
Hamilton. BY this time the House was
in an uproar.
The incident was brought to a close
by the Speaker directing the reporter
not to take down Mr.. Helms remarks.
1t is mighty seldom that such drastic
action is taken by the Speaker.
The President will direct heads of
the several Departments to have statis-
tics kept of accidents and deaths in
CURED in Federal service.
Representative Alexander, of New
York, called on the President recently
to confer on the probable cost of COM
p,iance with provisions of the Govern
ment employees compensation law en-
acted by the session of Congress just
closed, and the Presidents decision to
collect the statistics was announced 10
Mr. Alexander.
1t is estimated the annual charge on
the Government will be s150,000.
In accordance with the provisions of
the new act to increase the efficiency
of the militia, Assistant Secretary of
War Oliver has appointed a board of
five officers on the active list of the
organized militia to meet periodically
in washington for consultation with
the War Department authorities re-
spectins the condition and the needs
of the militia.
The membership of the board fol-
lows: Gen. James A. Drain: Adj't-Gen.
Oran Perry, of Indiana: Adj't-Gen. Nell
son H Henry, of New York; AdJt-Gen
C. r. Boardman. of Wisconsin, and
AdJt-Gen. Bibb Graves. of Alabama.
col John Marshall Harlan, Associate
Justice of the United States Supreme
Court. takes a most optimistic view of
life, and as he has lived a good while.
seen about all there is to see. read all
that is worth reading, and is physically
and mentally as sound as they grow
'em, his word ought to be good Tor a
great deal In addressing the Detroit
Bar Association he declared that hon
esty and fidelity in public Office were
the rule at the present time and not
the exception. He disagreed earnestly
with those persons who profess to see
dishonesty and corruption everywhere,
and who affect to believe that the
American Nation is on the road to ruin.
Hoke Smith, the Secretary of the In
terror whose chief delight ii seemed TO
be to take away a veterans pension
when he was in Office, will lose his Gu
bernatorial seat. = He was running for
a second term down in Georgia. but the
Georgians seem to think that one term
of him is quite enough.
Again the newspapers of the country
are sending the President to Africa-at
least they have il that he will go as
soon as his term of office is ended. He
is to take Kermit with him.
According to present plans, MT
Roosevelt will go direct to Africa, ana
return without stopping in Europe. He
will enter British East Africa at Bonn
base. and will travel north and south
as the seasons permit. For several weeks
past the President has been engaged In
making preparations for the trip. IL
is said he will take two elephant guns
for himself and son, and will carry a
first-class hunting outfit
1t is understood the President, while
in Africa will make a careful study 81
the habits of animals. and that on his
return he will write some magazine
articles. and perhaps book, on ms
explorations.
Miss Susan Riviere HetZel. widely
known as AN organizer of the Daughters
OF the American Revolution and othei
rat, 'otlc s' mites, died last week. aftel
an Illness four months. Death wa
,Jln 10 implication of diseases, FOL
lp,sirfts an attack of pneumonia.
.lu. was No. 13 of the charter mem
-rs OF the Daughters of the American
.,iatiOn, numbering now more thar
| 5000 members. She was the associate
| of her mother Mrs. Hetze1, who orig
| mated the Mary Washington Associa
| ton, and carried to completion the worl
of preserving the grave of the mothe
of Washington, and of building suit
| able monument to her memory.
Miss Hetzel was one of the founder
! and Registrar of the Guadalupe Club
an association of the daughters of he
roes of the War with Mexico. She wa
/ a member of the Colonial Danes o
| Virginia. She organized and founde'
4 Mount Vernon Chapter, in Alexandra
| of the Daughters of the American Rev
olution. and was its first Regent, an
| was National Registrar of the Children
l Branch of the Daughters of the Ameri
can Revolution.
i She was Registrar-Generai OF tn
I Daughters of the American Revolutio
in 1898. 1899 and 1900 and Historian
General in 1903. and she wrote IN
I story of the building of the Mary WASH
4 ington Monument
The National Society of the Dalgh
tiers of the American Revolution, at II
18th Continental Congress. placed tn
revision ,f the first volume of the line
age book in her hands. and this diflicu
; work Is a monument to her ability.
4 She was buried in Arlington besi'l
her father, who was a Mexican wa
veteran.
Mrs. Leavitt, daughter OF w.
BRYAN. has been elected delegate-a
large 10 the National Democratic Coz
yention at Denver, and will support m
father. The convention left the Del
e gates uninstructed. Mrs. Leavitt W
not AT the convention, being present
het fathers home, In Lincoln. and d
oil not know her name was to be presen
cl ed. This move may result In her Solr
e to the Democratic National Conventif
t as q delegate to cast a vote tor n
= father.
AL Great Joy among the bluecoats
= Uncle Sam's standing army and an a
r. probation of prices in the poultry ma
si let will undoubtedly follow the ISIS