The National tribune., 1908-05-14
WASHINGTON c. THURSDAY MAY a. 1908

Welt that under they pure food law al
distilled spirits must be correctly la
beled in compliance with the pure foot
law, has promulgated regulations tina
| viii amount to al revolution in tn,
| whisky trade
Two thousand rectifiers in the United
States have been putting out annual,
| about 100, 900, 900 gallons of yariou.
mixtures labeled whisky Caramel ha:
been used to initiate the color of gen.
uine whisky. This product now mus
| be marked as limitation or "com.
pound by the gaugers. lec
| - spd
| George b. Gleason. secretary of the
Y. NJ. c. A. at Osaka, Japan. has pre-.
sented to the President portfolio con.
! tanning photographs of Japanese sol.
| d1ers in the war with Russia.
The portfolio is duplicate of one
presented to the Mikado by Mr.. Gleason
| some time ago.
The old sloop-of-war st. Mary's
| which for many years past has beer
| used as a nautical schoolship by the
State of New York. has been returned
TO the Government as no longer suitable
for even that peaceful purpose. Orders
have been issued to have the vessel
surveyed with a view to her sale al
public auction. She is now at the New
York Navy Yard, and will remain there
until sold. The st. Mary's was built by
the Government at the Washington
Navy Yard in 1914. and is the Oldest
vessel of the naval list. She Is a wood
en- sailing vessel $50 feet in length.
with displacement of 1,O25 tons. and,
altho she rendered creditable service
during the war of the rebellion, was
not conspicuous in any important his
torical event
PawnbrOkers and other dealers in
secondhand goods all over the country
will be informed by circular to be
distributed from the War Department
of the law forbidding the purchase of
military clothing in certain cases. Many
persons who have violated this law
have been tried and convicted, but the
defendants frequently aver that they
were ignorant of the law 1t is with
the object to obviate such plea that
the circulars will be issued. Much trou
BILE is being experienced by the military
in the traffic in uniforms.
and every effort is being made to stop it.
The Navy Department has decided
that there shall be no change in the
uniform of Naval ChapIains This de-
cision is made in answer to the request
received recently from nearly every
Chaplain in the Navy for a change pro-
viding for the wearing of swords and
epaulets. The Department has taken
the stand that neither epaulets nor
swords are necessary to the proper dis
charge of the duties of service clergy
man.
Politicians of the old school learned
Of the death of former Representative
Martin L. Smyser at Wooster, O.. last
week. with deep regret Judge Smyser
the 18th Congressional Dis
-rict of Ohio in the 51st and seth Con-
crosses. He was beloved by his col
leagues in the lower House, and was a
careful, painstaking and conscientious
legislator. Well grounded in law, he
many bills, and his word had
great weight with his committee. Hell
was" succeeded .byIa Democrat at the |
i0th Congress. ilE Fn. ~tt.t- act,
- s-n
% Here the minority in the House hasl
)een slamming "Uncle Joe's'', aCzarism
o beat the band for the last month. |
ind just because he had birthday last |
Friday forgot the scrap for, a whole
lay. That's what they did The Speak
r had forgotten adj about it until the
zig Illinois delegation bore down on
lin with ~ American Beauty roses in
me bunch, and presented them with
many fluctuations of the iday. Now, do
'ou know what Americas Beauties cost |
When they have stems five feet long
Veil, just about 81 each, if not more
Vow you can guess the cost of the bou-
Iuet the Speaker got. But its sweet
less wasn't anything compared with
he sweet peace which prevailed in the
fouse. Champ Clark, who is minority
eader in the absence of Mr.. Williams.
Who is indisposed, broke into a roll call
o ask the Speaker If il was not his
atal anniversary. The Speaker thought
hat not a privileged question, but re-
LIED that it was his birthday anniver-
ary. Then somebody moved that thGI
OIL call be dispensed with, and calls
Or speech speech" were made, and
he Speaker responded.
1T, is some compensation. for being
q" he said. that friends recoIIect the
i.thday anniversary with kind words
nd thoughts. Many years of service
I the House of Representatives author
:e me to state that so far as / know I
r believe there is no greater legislative I
ody than these which constitute the
ong ress Of the United States. {
IL filibutsering times we occasional
: have something of temper, something !
temporary feeling. In all contests
etween yirile men the controversies
re sharp; and. as ours is q Government '
lru' parties. there is a political game {
} play for advantage in approaching
lmpaigns.
But be it said that while we are {
artisans in the country and partisans t
! the House, we are all citizens of the s
ime country, and on each side. of the S
enter aisle there is integrity, fidelity
nd DatriOtiSm. And one of tho fhinps
in the House, and one of the
lings belonging to our civilization here
| the United States. is that in our own
ontests we do not strike below the
elt" ...7-@
There was thunderous applause from
i sides Of the House, and for the dayl
1erybody behaved. II
1t certainly is funny how easy some
eople of whom you would expect bet d
r things can be gulled. People are a
riting from all over the country to C
lie Treasury Department asking for
s5.35. Somebody wrote a story about 7
lie currency per capita, and observed Ii
lat anybody who didn't have 1855 inl s
al money was shy, for he was entitled
that amount, on the basis of the
figures. 1t turns ont that hun
reds of people took the thing seriously !
nd are demanding that their per capita
'erage be sent along
Bishop Charles N Brent. of the Phil
pines. has been appointed to be Bish- i,
, of Washington to succeed the late =
ishop Satterlee. but he isn't so sure =
lat he wants the softer and richer
alton. Bishop Brent was cabled his
,pointment, and cabled back that he
Ould await a letter of exclamation ha b