The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1908-07-30

southwest of Faulkners, Island. Her
mast was carried away, leaving her jib
and foresail set. Her red light was
burning brightly when her crew aban-
flower. The tug Chickasaw has left
Newport in searchd for The schooner
Nobody was hurt. and all the men on
the schooner were saved, by the May
flower
Mrs Chas. w. Fairbanks, wife of the
Vice President, accompanied him to
Quebec, where he went as the United
States representative TO greet the
Prince of Wales. has been having 9
glorious time, and made friends every
where. Mrs Fairbanks, who is a very
charming woman, has fully recovered
from her long Illness, and will take her
accustomed place in society this Win
ter
One of the first glimpses the Prince
got as he stepped ashore was bevS
of English, French and American wo-
men, in beautiful toilets ranged in ter
raced seats before the landing stage
including Mrs. Fairbanks wife of the
Vice President, and Mrs. Cowles, wife
| of the>Admiral, and sister of President
Roosevelt
Here are some of the salient points
made by the President in his talk to
the Naval War College at Newport last
week:
THE one unforgiving offense in any
man is to hit soft.
War will only be excusable if the
Nation intends to hammer its opponent
until that opponent quits fighting.
ITO be rich. aggressive and unarmed
is to invite certain disaster and hui
initiation
''The Monroe doctrine, unbacked by
navy, is an empty boast
IF we have a coast-defense Navy
only, we had better at once turn over
the Panama Canal to some stronger
and broader Nation. Give up
Hawaii, give up Porto Rico, give up
Alaska.
''If we are ready in very fact to hold
our own, the chances become infinitesi-
NAL that we will be called upon to do so.
1--WE do not want any Navy at all, if
it is not a first-class one.
THE theory of certain of our fellow
citizens that one can permanently fol-
low policy of peace with insult is err
roneous.
IF we claim for ourselves the right to
choose who shall come here =
it cannot be upheld by words It can
be upheld only by the possession of an
efficient fighting Navy"
While Americans are winning abroad
they are also winning at home For
instance, there is Tim Daily, of WASH
ington-true American stock despite
the Wearing-o'- name. A
wager had been made that Mr.. Daily
could not eat two boxes of biscuits with
in half an hour without accompanying
the repast with either butter or liquids
of some sort.
Mr.. Daily accomplished this feat in
"a minutes. He tried to whistle "The
Star-Spangled Banner" at the sugges-
ton of friend, when the contest was
over. but failed.
Tuesday night Mr.. Daily ate eight
ham sandwiches in 10 minutes on bet
Then just to show that he was still
game, he ate ninth one and piece of
apple pie and drank three cups of .cof-
fee. J-a
And now there is a man who is de-
that the postage stamps shall
be double headers He says that in
certain foreign countries if is lese mai
este to stick the monarch of a letter
head down, and that it isn't very digni-
Ged, anyhow. He tliinksdthat as time
IS money, and it takes time-and pos
sibly a pair of "specs"-to see whether
George" or Ben" or the rest of the
boys are performing undignified stunts
head down. that il would be well to
make the stamps with head both ways,
like the picture cards in the poker
deck; then one would be sure to get
.nem fright side up with care
Senator Robert l. Owen. of Okla
the latter of whom, be-
cause of his connection with the
Oil Company of Pennsyl-I
5ania, aroused criticism on the part
IF President Roosevelt some time
,go, are to be defendants in the suits |
about to be brought by the Govern
nent to annul between 1000 ana G, 900
leeds, involving the title to, thousands
Il acres of lands owned by Indians in
Oklahoma. rrl
1t is said Senator Owen holds about
100 deeds. Whether the titles to the
and were obtained as a speculation or
became the property of the Oklahoma
senator by reason of litigation. are mat
ers the Department of Justice is en-
leavoring to determine. These suits
lave been prepared by A. A. Richards,
Special Assistant to the AttOrney-G Cen
raj. and involve the title to lands of
indian reservations in eastern Okla
IONA.
1t is the contention of Col Richards
hat the tracts could neither be bought
Tor sold, because the Indians held the
and without power of alienation. 1t is
he purpose of the Department to clear
he title of all land affected. so it may
emain in the possession of the Indians,
n may be legally sold by them. 1t is
llegcd spectators have obtained thou
ands of acres of land by fraudulent
means.
The last session of Congress passed a
aw removing the restrictions on the
oldings on the Oklahoma Indians. This
lw went into effect this month. and
hose holding deeds. it is declared. as
umed the land would be conveyed for
sally to them by the indians as soonl
s the law became effective.
The Department the other day trans-I
nitted to Assistant Attorney General
'harles w. Russell, who is at Muskogee,
'kla., looking into the land-fraud cases.
he papers to bring suit in many of the
asses. Scattered over the country are
lore than LOO defendants, who are
lleged to have obtained land by fraud
lent means.
Next session of Congress will prob
bly, be called upon to accept the bronze ,
tatue of Gen. Robert r. Lee. which has ;
cen completed and cast. and will be ;
resented to Statuary Hall by the State |
Virginia. The statue is said to be
lade from life measurements. and the
eneral wears the uniform in which he ;
at Appomattox. a
I'm the interests of health, both BEN
Die acid and benZoate of soda should