The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1908-07-16

the cemetery therenare long driyeways
and an abundance of granoiithic walks.
artists worked for months In
laying out the plot. An original ap-
preparation of $4,000. secured by Rep
Brownlom. was supplemental
900. SO that the cemetery cost about
$1,000. II
The first of the fiscal year, July. the
Department of Agriculture has $15,-
900, 900 available for carrying on its
estry service gets oS3,SsGsz00. and the
Bureau of Animal Industry $4,000. 900.
To test plants for their availability for
making paper $4,000 is appropriated.
The high cost of paper will cause the1
Department to exert unusual energies
toward discovering new sources of sup
ply. The Department itself is interest
ed in this matter. and ii annually sends
out millions of printed documents.
Especial attention will be paid to the
war on impure foods and products dur
ing this year." Secretary Wilson said.
I'VE have an appropriation of $3.50, 726
made for the Bureau of Chemistry, and
this will be used in the campaign
against adulterated goods The pure
food law will be enforced.
1.-The Department library, the largest
agricultural library in the world. con-
tanning more than 10000 bound vol
umes and thousands of unbound books.
comes in for a good appropriation. 1t
will receive $4,000. The experiment
stations, both in Washington and in
the different parts of the United States,
will be looked after also. To this di-
vision 81 ,034.620 has been allotted.
Forty thousand dollars also becomes
available today for the establishment of
a bison range near the confluence of the
Pend d'Oreill and Jocko Rivers, on the
lands of the Flathead Indians in Mon
tana. 1t is the intention of the Presi-
dent to establish permanent reserva-
ton at this point, and $4,000 of this
amount will be used toward paying the
claims of the Indians for the land to be
taken from them for this purpose.
Relieving it only requires the appli-
cation of scientific knowledge to pro-
duce the vast wealth that lies unqlaim-
ed in her wonderfully fertile soil. the
Republic of Santo Domingo is seeking
the assistance of Uncle Sam to develop
it's agricultural resources.
What is wanted is a scientific expert
who can teach the Dominicans the lat
est methods in agriculture. To such a
man assurance has been given that his
services will be amply rewarded.
Secretary of Agriculture Wilson, to
whom the request was made by DIR. ia
COD II. HOlldHueT, DbOttSSoI VI pobtiNdi
economy at Johns Hopkins University,
and financial advisor to the Dominican
Republic, is now searching the country
over for the right man.
ut seems highly desirable" says DR..
Hollander III a. letter to Secretary VIII
son, mot only for the Dominican Re-
public, but for the commercial interests
of the United States. that everything
should be done for the economic reju-
venation Of Santo Domingo"
Col William F. Tucker. son-in-law
of Mrs. John A. Logan, was operated on
the other day for obesity. He had about
80 pounds removed from the region of
the liver The operation was a serious
one, but Col. Tucker came thru all
right.
Hundreds of thousands of pounds. of
soap and approximately 80 miles OF
crash tOweling are about to be purchase
ed by Uncle Sam to further the cause
of civilization on the Indian reserva-
lions of the West.Io' Z. ..I... ~
To be exact. Uncle Sam has put in an
order for $4,000 pounds of soap and
$1,000 yards of crash, all of which Is
for use by his Indian wards AS Poor
10 acquires civiligationiihe evinces a
growing fondness for soap, towels, and
other articles conducive to health and
comfort In addition to the soap and
towels, 1900 dozen rcoarse combs and
$50 dozen brushes Will sbe distributed
among the Indians in the, fiscal year be-
ginning July l.
Uncle Sam furnishes the Indians
with variety of articles. ranging from
shoe strings to grand pianos for Indian
schools. The list of purchases to be
made includes matches, dry goods,
sugar, coffee, all kinds of groceries,
strip, cloth, clothing. farm implements,
mechanics tools, etc. @tr-
Corduroy garments are bought by the
thousands, and cloth, to be made up
into garments, by the thousands of
Yards Twenty thousand gallons of
sirup will be distributed among the In
dams in the coming II months: Four
teen hundred farm wagons have also
been ordered for their benefit. -..,
Justice Brewer, Of the United States
Supreme Court, in his commencement
day Grafton at Clark College. expressed
the emphatic opinion that divorce pro-
ceedings should always be public. This
is subject on which public opinion is
sometimes dixided, when an aggravated
scandal is aired in the press. but evils
of such publications, Ia Justice Brew
erss opinion. are offset by the virtue of
publicity. IF there is one thing which
| Justice should always seek II is the light
of day." he said, not dark chamber
performances in-~r1lis land of equal
| rights. Let no man be rich enough to
| buy a veil to cover the records OF q
court of Justice" These views are some
what at variance with the practice of
some New York State judges, who
sometimes seal the proceedings In cases
| where the litigants have high social
| or business standing.