The National tribune., 1908-10-22

is ardently interested in the movement
100, taking an active part.
There was CONSERVATION last Sunday
over in the vicinity of the White House
when the stable which houses the Pres
fdent's horses caught fire. The STAPLE
vas damaged slightly and considerable
hay and grain, but the fire was put out
BY attendants in the stable before FUR
-her damage was done. None OF the
horses were injured:
After a recess of more than four
months the Supreme Court of the Unit
ed States took up business at the same
old stand last Monday. Before begin
ming the Autumn sessions, however,
the Justices called upon the President
in body You just can't imagine a
more formal business than this call.
Mind you, there has always been a
scrap-wel, let's call it "contro-
versy"-over the matter of precedence
between the President and the Supreme
Court, the Justices claiming to be prae-
ticaliy on an equal with the President,
since they can by their decisions over
turn any law the President may sign.
and from their decision or opinion
there is no appeal; but, just the same,
they make the first call.
Immediately after convening at noon
Of the Autumn opening carriages are
ordered. and, accompanied by the Clerk
of the Court and its Marshal, the court
as body proceeds to the White House
where all the members meet the Chief
Executive in formal and official man.
ner The members of the Supreme
Court only remain few moments, then
they soIemnIy file out, get into theiI
carriages and the funeral procession
off ha A a Justices
headed by Mr.. Chief Justice, sail into
the Supreme Court room, and business
once more goes on
Mr.. Speaker Cannon, who owns sew
eral thousands of acres of land in Ne
braska, has been selling portion of it
He bought the land years ago, when Ii
was being practically given away, and
now finds that it nets him about $40 fol
each of its blooming acres, all uncul-
tivated as they are.
Believing that Washington is this
eountry's logical convention city, ane
that every great gathering of a private
or official significance should convenr
within the gates of the Nations Capt.
tai, the Hotel Mems Association of this
city, in annual meeting, adopted resclu-
tions to use every effort to arouse the
interest of the people here in the erec-
ton OF hall. of capacity and arrange
ments sufficient to accommodate con-
ventions large or small.
1t is really necessary for Washington
to have big convention hall. By big
is meant one that Will hold at leas
10000 people comfortably, and which
can be made just as comfortable fol
| 5000 or 10000 if the convention to be
neiti ii it is not so large. 1t is absurd
that the Capital City of the country
has been so long without such build
ing. When the Pension Office was bull
it was expected that it would be uset
for Inaugural purposes, but even tha
privilege has been cut off by Congress
and what we will do for place II
which to hold the Inaugural Ball is {
question that must soon be met. o.
course, Congress can reseind the action
of four years ago, but it was in an ugly
mood at that time. and the temper OF
the body toward the extravaganza ol
closing up the Pension Office for twa
weeks to get ready for the frivols Of
Inaugural v.ee. is not at all improved
A new Pension Office would not be {
bad idea, perhaps, and then the grea
big barn of Pension Office could bt
taken for convention purposes. 1t i:
admirably adapted for the purpose.
The little son and namesake of Johr
W. Kern, Democratic Vice Presidential
candidate, is very seriously i'll, suffering
from infantile paralysis. He was takeI
to Michigan some weeks ago becaus'
of hay fever with which he was af
| fiicted-
| There what appeared to be tonsiliti!
developed, and he was brought home
for treatment. His condition becam.
worse, and it was believed that a toxit
( poison of the nerves was responsible,
! for -. Drn Of
revealed that it is infantile paralysis
which probably will not permit of rapit
recovery.
William Howard Taft and Jane.
Schoolcraft Sherman, the Republican
Presidential and Vice Presidential can
didates, have the largest heads in TIL,
world. Their heads measure sever
feet from the points of the chins to tn
crowns. while their faces are four fee
across the brow. These heads are oi
paintings. They adorn the big Republi
can banner which was strung across {
street. at the intersection of 18th street
Sunday morning by the League of Re
/ publican State Clubs of the District.
The banner is 40 feet by As feet. /
was painted by w. L. MacLean, tn
noted Kentucky artist and Journalist
1t took 80 days to spread 40 pounds o
paint over the canvas.
Spreading over the heads OF the can
didates is an eagle, which measures .
| feet from tip to tip. Clutched in it
beak is a streamer which waves to eth
er side and bears the following inscrip
ton, Republican victory means con
tinued National progress.
The ovals on which the faces of Taf
and Sherman are painted measure l
feet in hight and 10 feet in width Th
lTrieolor of Liberty has been used har
mr. fg.saF,
the heads of the candidates and tn
green wreaths at the bottom add beau
ty. Along the lower edge of the net
a strip Of red and white stripes in tn
center of which is a blue field wit
white stars.
) A shield throws the pictures we'll TO,
ward. IT is Is feet by 10 feet.
Quentin Roosevelt is one limb" an
no mistake. He is lively enough for
whole roomful of boys, and keeps tn
family guessing The other day h
! came home from school with an oil
sack over his shoulder, and inside of
; a squirming, squalling something,
J which he spilled out of the sack in tn
midst of the family circle. Mrs. Roose
yelt jumped, and somewhat peeyishl
; asked her youngest hopeful to wha
kind of circus he was treating then
/ while the President and Ethel Iaughe,
! The something" was a small black pi
about foot long
"Ain't he beauty, just?" yelle
Quentin, as he danced about his priz
Z 81 bought him from an old colored ma
5 up near the school He's got more"
When The President was done laugl
D ing, and Mrs. Roosevelt had suggeste
l outdoors for his pigship, the Presidel
: entered into negotiations for the bal
5 porker, and finally bought it for s1.5