The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1908-08-20

steps. He found that he would have l.
lie there IL hours for a train, SO h
hot-footed" 1t across country in o.
auto, and managed to keep his impor
tant engagement with Mr.. Taft.
Miss Ethel Roosevelt celebrated he
18th birthday Aug. IS. Now, that is b.
the book-the family Bible, in fact. Sh
mas been credited with four birthday
this year, three previous to this one
scattered thru July and August Blu
she has had only. one really and truI,
one, and that was last Thursday Sh
made no spread, and just had a few
young people in to see her at the hom
of her friend, Mrs. Mum, at Manches
ter-by-the-Sea, where she is a CUES
with her brother Theodore
When the people We're being harriet
with a hay rake by the ''muckers," VIII,
were p1ling mud on the "millionair,
Senator'S" Senator Allison came in To-
MS snare of abuse. 1t was charged tina
he was a multi-millionaire, that h,
amassed tremendous wealth, that h,
had stocks and bonds, and that they
well, that he didn't come by these in
just as honest way as he might anC
that If he wasn't United States Sena.
TOR Oh, well, you know the way they
now see just how much truth there is
in the annual howl. Senator Allison's
VIII disposes of property, personal and
real, that is valued at less than 800. 900
few pieces of real estate and odds and
ends-not dollar in the securities af-
fected by legislation, in which Senators
are represented as trafficking. And q
years Chairman of the Senate Commit.
tee on Appropriations, Senator Allison
disbursed ten billions of money.
One of the last acts of the recent Con.
gress was the enactment of a. law pro.
viding that any person employed by the
United States as a laborer in any of its
manufacturing establishments, arsenals
navy yards, river and harbor fortifica-
ton work, who is injured in the line of
duty, shall receive wages until he has
recovered. This law is now in effect
and instructions from the Secretary of
Commerce and Labor telling how claims
Tor compensation shall be filed and what
the conditions of payment are, have lust
been sent out to- those who supervise
Government work. This legislation was
the result of stiff pressure brought upon
the administration by organized labor.
And the cost of this law is yet to be as
certained. 1t will be large and grow
larger; in fact, 1t will be a mighty ex-
pensive law
The ownership of $40, found on the
body of an unidentified sailor which
was washed ashore at Key West Bar
racks. Fla, has caused a large amount
of work and worry to the legal sharps
OF two Executive Departments
Life savers notified the Treasury De-
partment, and claimed the money by
right Of possession. The body was
washed ashore on a military reserya-
ton, and the commanding officer con-
tended that the money should go to the
War Department.
Reels of red tape were started, and
there was much letter-writing between
the War and Treasury Departments The
Secretary of War submitted the case to
the Judge-Advocate-Ge who held
that the money belonged to the Gov
eminent, but he did not settle the burn
ing question as to whether it should be
placed to the credit of the War or the
Treasury Department
Secretary of War Wright has written
a letter to the Secretary of the Treasury
asking for the life savers side of the
Ease.
Down in the Isthmian Canal Zone
steps have been taken to provide for
he muzzling of dogs. there having been
several cases of rabies since the 1st of
Way, particularly those of members of
he Marine Corps who are now in the
Naval Hospital here for treatment.
Under the regulations provided, the
chief Sanitary officer is authorized to
designate any portion of the Canal Zone,
md to fix period of time during which
dogs shall not be permitted
o be at large, and adequate punishment
S provided for disobedience of the regu-
atoms