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The National tribune., 1909-11-18

The trial of Phillip Musica, the cheese
importer of New York, who was con-
victed of defrauding the Government of
duties on imports and was sentenced to
a years Imprisonment and a fine of
$4,000, is a high tribute to Collector
Loeb as a practical reformer, and not
one whose main activities are in the
production of hot air. In fact, we do
not recall that Mr.. Loeb has said any
thing as to the wholesale existence of
graft and the rottenness of things in
general. He has gone about his work
in a common-sense way, and where he
found suspicion of irregularities and
wrongs has followed the scent relent-
lessly. The conviction of Musica has
struck terror to a wide ring of import
ers in New York, who have been fat
tening upon the money stolen from the
Government revenues, and they are in
dread as to where the next bolt will
strike. MIR. Loeb has only been in office
four months, but he has done wonder
fully in that short time, and has had to
do it almost single-handed. He ap-
pealed to the men who complained that
they were honest importers and were
suffering because they paid their duties
properly while their competitors got the
advantage of them. This appeal was
singularly unproductive of response, the
importers being afraid of injury in some
way, which prevented their giving tes-
timony.
The National tribune., 1909-11-18
ANOTHER JAPANESE SCARE.

The nervous Englishmen who saw the
tight little isle invaded by feet of
German airships have their counterpart
in Homer Lea, who has written book
to show that Japan has control of the
Pacific, and could, if she wished, land
| on the Pacific Coast 400, 600 troops and
seize with only Insignificant resistance
Seattle. Portland. San Francisco and
Los Angeles" The Philippines. Hawaii,
Panama, Alaska. Washington and Cali
fornia would become Japanese prey at
once. OF course, Mr.. Lea having stated
| a perfectly idiotic proposition has to
support it by assertions equally foolish.
He finds that Japan has mastered the
problem Of naval construction, that they
| can build ships much cheaper than we
can. that their naval officers are all
Nelson's and their sailors absolutely in
tdifferent to rations money or death
and only eager to die for 'Banzai Nip
pom" We would recommend to Mr..
Lea a course of elementary reading on
the history of our cuntry. A casual
study of the first quarter of a century
of our National life will show that the
American commanders and American
sailors came off remarkably well in a
contest with a power to which Japan at
the very best cannot compare. AT the
time of the War OF 1912 Great Britain
was incomparably farther ahead of the
rest of the world in naval power than
any other country is to-day or ever has
been. Our Navy was then in its in
fancy, and yet of 20 single ship actions
fought with the officers who had learned
their business under Nelson the Ameri-
cans won IS of them. The American
Navy has also the credit of being the
only Nation that ever captured a whole
British feet.
/ 1t is only by not knowing or forget
ting what the American Navy has done
in the past that such nightmare artists
as Mr.. Lea can get up a scare as to
Japanese invasion.
The National tribune., 1909-11-18
THANKSGIVING PROCLAMATION.

President
ting
Is
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established
appointed
cies and benefits enjoy
During this past have been highly blessed
OF Hood lived
in quieness undubd by
teous and Of
people all the
acknowledge the Divine
Therefore Of
DAY
aside their usual vocations
pirate services of praise Almighty
In o
the United 0 be
Done at the
Lord 1909
civilian II.
"P C. KNOX. o
The National tribune., 1909-11-18

BE enaed by tile and Of Representatives Of the
Unted States OF america n Congress assembled:
SECTION l. That who served 80 days mil
ltary naval service of the United States during the civil
60 days the with Mexico and who
charged thereom and who has reached
SHALL making proof of such facts according
regulations the Secretary of the Interior provide
upon the pension roll and be entitled follows
In such person has reached the years. SIS per month";
60 $50 month"; month";
per month"; and such pension shall from date of the
filing OF the application the Bureau of passage
and approval of this Act: Pordd that who years
of and who receiving existing
laws whose claims pending in the Pensions nav by
application the Commissioner of Pensions he may
prescribe the benefits of this nothing herein con-
tanned shall prevent pensioner entitled pension
from prosecuting his claim and receiving any other
general special act Pocd that shall
under any other law the time same period that
receiving pension under the provisions Poyed
he that who receiving shall receive
pension under other general special
would be entitled to under the herein shall pen
onabe under this Act.
That rank the shall
ons filed hereunder
That the clauses the Acts o. 1890 Nav 1900
and April 49, 1908, denying widows Of soldiers sailors
and who married their husbands
hereby repealed.
The National tribune., 1909-11-18

The United States now has a1oat two
of the most powerful battleships in the
world in the North Dakota and the
Delaware. The North Dakota showed
her superiority when she swept in from
her trial trip with a speed record of
2214 knots. This makes her consider
ably the fastest battleship in the world
and only exceeded in speed by some of
the cruisers. She can therefore over
take or keep out of the way of any
other battleship or hcet of battlcships
afioat. Her superiority is not confined
10 speed, but she backs this up with a
battery that is unequaled by any other
battIeship, being composed of 10 12-
inch guns, all of which can be fired
from the same side in a volley. The
Delaware has Il similar formidable bat
terry, and each of these batteries will
deliver a blow so per cent heavier than
that Of the British battleshirs, which
can only bring eight 12-inch guns tC
bear at once. This gives us two un.
eqUaled battleships where Great Britain
has seven formidable dreadnaughts
Both the Delaware and the North Da.
kota are much better armored thar
any other ships now afloat, having plate
of a uniform thickness of IL inches
amidships, at the ends and on the deck
slopes. as compared with II inche.
amidships and six inches and foul
inches 1t the ends Of the British ships
The National tribune., 1909-11-18
The 9th Iowa.

Editor National Tribune: Please give
a short sketch of the 9th Iowa, and its
different commanders.-W. b. Tanner,
22S n. 7th ST., Olean, N. Y.
The 9th iowa, one OF the fighting reg
imsnts, was organized at Dubuque, Sept.
"A. 1861, and after serving out two en-
listments finally mustered out July IS,
1856. 1t was commanded by Coils. Vim.
Vandever, Frank ]. Heron and David
.Carskaddou in succession. The 9th
spent the first four months in Missouri.
and then joined Curtis's Army of the
Southwest. At Pea Ridge it sustained
the heaviest loss of any regiment on
that field. its casualties amounting to
|sS killed. 176 wounded and four miss
ing, 21S out of $50 engaged The Spring
of 1863 was passed at Young's Point.
where it lost many by disease. 1t was
actively engaged in the siege and as
.sault on Vicksburg. 1t belonged to
Steele's Division, Fifteenth Corps, and
lost 154 killed and 232 from disease.
etc. 1t took active part in some Ii bat.
ties and was present at IL others.-Ed-
itor National Tribune.
The National tribune., 1909-11-18

On no day during the year did the
thermometer reach 100.
In 1907 there were no days when the
temperature fell near the freezing point
and none on which it reached 100 dur
ing the Summer.
In 1908 there was one day of freez ing
weather, Feb. 8. and then the ther-
mometer sank to 30 degrees. There
was no day during the Summer when
the thermometer reached 100.
1t will be seen that. as rule, the
lowest point on the thermometer is only
for day at a time, and these days are
widely separated, so that the chill is
merely temporary.
The National tribune., 1909-11-18

Locomotives are racing With the bat
tleships The Baldwin Works have just
finished for the mountain division of
the Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe Rail-
road the largest passenger engine ever
built. With the tender it weighs 500
tons, has a wheel base of SO feet, five
pairs of 73-inch driving wheels. The
tender will carry 1900 gallons of wa
ter and 1000 gallons of petroleum for
fuel. The engine has a tractive power
of $1,000 pounds, as against $4,000
pounds for the largest engines now on
ahe road. 1t is believed that this reaches
the limit OF locomotives with the pres
ent gage. The limitation is in the fire.
box, which with the standard gage can
be made no wider and can be made no
deeper. since it is now as deep as a
fireman can throw a shovel of COAL The
next step must be in the direction of
gasoline, gas-preducing or electric loco
motives.
The National tribune., 1909-11-18

Copper is better conductor for cleo
tricty than aluminium for the same size
of wire, but aluminium for the same
weight. The rule is deduced that when
copper is 13. cents pound and alumi-
mum % cents the economy in their use
is the same. Therefore, if aluminium
faiIs below 25 cents pound, while
copper remains at is cents, it is cheap
er to use aluminium. and vice versa.
The National tribune., 1909-11-18

A Missouri girl married 'the human
ostrich attached to a circus which
passed thru her town. If she makes
the same kind of pies her grandmother
sold to the boys in blue who passed
thru town, her human ostrich will
need all his digestion to get away with
Tbasf,
The National tribune., 1909-11-18

Even Old Sol has his little delinquen-
cies. There are only four days in the
year when he is exactly on time at
noon. These are April Is, June 1S,
Sept. 1 and Dec. %. Every other day
he is from one second to Is minutes
.snfT"
The National tribune., 1909-11-18

Denunciation of Senator Aldrich SIM
mers down remarkably wherever he
makes one of his clear-cut, common
sense speeches.
The National tribune., 1909-11-18
THE MOST EoUABLE CLIMATE.

The National Tribune appneu to tho
u. s. Weather Bureau for its record OF
extremes of temperature during the past
10 years N the station nearest 10 ST.
Cloud, and, has received an abstract OF
the records at Kissimmee, which shows:
In 1898 the temperature approached
or reached a minimum of S2 degrees on
six days, as follows:
Jan. 2, 90 degrees.
Jan. 3, % degrees.
Jan. 4, 21 degrees.
Feb. 2, 80 degrees.
Feb. %, 80 degrees.
Dec. IL, 80 degrees.
The temperature did not reach l0o
degrees at any time during the Sum-
mer.
In 1899 the temperature only ap-
preached freezing on three days, as
follows:
Feb. s. % degrees.
Feb. II, 25 degrees.
Feb. 13, 20 degrees.
During the Summer the temperature
of 100 degrees was reached only on one
day, Aug. 5.
In 1900 the temperature approached
freezing on six days only. to wit:
Jan. /, 80 degrees.
Jan. 2, 81 degrees.
Jan. 20, 81 degrees.
Feb. II, 81 degrees.
Feb. IS; % degrees.
Feb. 19, 80 degrees.
Aug. 81 the temperature reached 1O1
degrees, which was the only day in the
Summer that it did so.
In 1901 the temperature approached
freezing eight different days. to wit:
Jan. IS, 81 degrees.
Feb. %, 81 degrees.
Feb. "a, % degrees.
Dec. IT, 80 degrees.
Dec. IS, 28 degrees.
Dec. 20, "a degrees.
Dec. 81, 80 degrees.
Dec. 80, 80 degrees.
At no time during the Summer did
the temperature reach 100 degrees.
In 1902 there were only five days
when the temperature approached the
freezing point, to wit:
Jan. 12, 81 degrees.
Jan. 13, 90 degrees.
Jan. 90, 50 degrees.
Dec. 26, 30 degrees.
Dec. 81, 80 degrees.
Only on one day during the Sum-
mer. June 20, the temperature reached
100 degrees.
In 1909 there We're four days In which
the temperature approached the freez-
ing point:
Jan. s, 90 degrees.
Feb. II, 80 degrees.
Dec. 4, 81 degrees
Dec. q, go degrees.
/ AT no time during the Summer did
the Thermometer rise to 100 degrees.
In 1904 there were but two days of
freezing weather:
Jan. 15, 32 degrees.
Dec. 2t,,32 degrees.
During the Summer the thermometer
did not reach 100 degrees on any day.
In 1905 there were five days Of cold
weather:
,lo,xro,,
The National tribune., 1909-11-18
NOTICE.

When you send in your subscription
always state whether renewal or new
subscriber.
When you renew from another post
office give former address as weh.
When change of address is desired De
sure to give former address.
The National tribune., 1909-11-18
uHE NATIONAL TRIBUNE: wAsHfNGoN

monetary return, if for no other reason
to the men1to whom the country owes
all the wealth which it now enjoys.
The National tribune., 1909-11-18

Suddenly the, st. Louis papers feel
called upon to prove that the Mississip-
ri River is really navigable.
The National tribune., 1909-11-18
PROVERBS.

The wise shall inherit glory, hut
shame shall be the promotion OF toels'
The National tribune., 1909-11-18

o. W, Holcomb. Northboro, Iowa, will
celebrate his 66th birthday Nov. 81. He
would like to have the comrades and
sons Of veterans send him birthday pos
tai cards. He was a member of Co. E,
SD Ill.,, and his father was in the TTth
I'll. He wishes that each one would
write on the postal what regiment he
served in. AS he is a bachelor he
would be still more pleased to get pos
tails from veterans widows and daugh-
terS
The National tribune., 1909-11-18

The thermometer did not reach 100
on any day during the Summer.
In 1906 there were five days of cold
weather:
The National tribune., 1909-11-18

j. C. Martin. 5th iowa. Craig. Neb.:
''t am getting all the veterans to sign
\ petition to send to Senator Burkett
to work and vote for The National Trib-
une Pension Bill. which we regard as
the best bill that has ever been pre-
sented TO Congress"
The National tribune., 1909-11-18

Levi II. Mullen, 7th Iowa Cav. Birch
Tree, Mo-: II wish to say that your
National Tribune Pension Bill suits me
to dot. 1t is fair, just and generous"
The National tribune., 1909-11-18

E. p. Reed, Albany, Wis: 'T heart
lily indorse the three propositions in em-
todied in your National Tribune PEN
sion Bill. I think they are wise and
just and need no argument. I think
the WirZ monument is all right Let it,
stand. The Confederate Ladies have
bCilded better than they knew"
The National tribune., 1909-11-18

NJ. d. Murdock, Millersburg, ILL., ::
your bill is all right. Congress need
not fear of doing too much for the vet
Grams who are dropping Off SO rapidly.
1 served in Co. III, Sd Iowa, and Co. D,
18th Iowa.
The National tribune., 1909-11-18

John Luikens. Grand Haven. Mich:
81 am especially interested in the sue
cess of The National Tribune Pension
ELL. I enlisted in 1868, at the age of
2S. leaving wife and two children, and
having another child born during my
service. I am now 10 years old, and
still living with my wife and children
and receiving, SIS month, living on
this and what I can earn outside.
ann glad that can yet live in my old
town with my faithful old wife who is
tried and true"
The National tribune., 1909-11-18

]. C. Rowland, 112th n. Y, Rice
Lake. Wis: II most heartily approve
of the National Tribune Pension Bill"
The National tribune., 1909-11-18

J. III. Battle, Dover. N. J.: THANK
|ycu very much for our bill and all your
efforts to help u.s."
The National tribune., 1909-11-18

Philip W. Pfumer Post. Prairie du
Chen. Wis. w. s. Smith Commander,
and C. F. Petrie Adjutant, indorses
The National Tribune Pension Bill
The National tribune., 1909-11-18

]. n. Rose, East Liverpool. Ohio: 'I
wish to add my hearty Endorsement OF
The National Tribune Pension Bill. Its
every provision is Just. fair and
equitable and none too liberal. I fear
that it is too just and right to meet the
views of some of our goth Century
Statesmen"
The National tribune., 1909-11-18
WASHINGTON. d. C, NOV. is. 1909

Office: 14th and Streets Northwest.
The National tribune., 1909-11-18

Milton Williams. Battery D, 9TH N. J.
L. ~, Morristown, N, j.: 'T know that
The National Tribune Pension Bill is
the best of them all, and / know that
our Congressman. Charles n. Fowler,
will vote for il. 1 am n years old and
need it - keep my house going"
The National tribune., 1909-11-18
THE NATIONAL TRIBUNE BILL.

The following is the bill The NATIONAL TRIBUNE will urg
to pass at the coming session.
The National tribune., 1909-11-18

At the 44th Reunion of the 1st Ohio,
held at Dayton, Ohio, resolutions were
adopted indorsfng The National Tribune
Pension Bill and recognizing in The
National Tribune the truest Of friends
to the veterans.
The National tribune., 1909-11-18
JOHN McELROY, Editor.

Entered a Washington. d. C, Post once
as second-cIass matter.
The National tribune., 1909-11-18
AN ACT

To Amend the Act of June $780, April 1905 and
Other Acts
The National tribune., 1909-11-18

p. A. Todd, 9sth Ohio. Lawrence.
Kan: My Judgment Is that you have
tstruck it as near right as possible. and
I indorse every feature"
The National tribune., 1909-11-18

Lewis B. Jessup. New Carlisle, Ind. ::
ALLOW an old veteran of the Thirteenth
Corps to express his unbounded admira-
ton of your bill"
The National tribune., 1909-11-18

VIM. NJ. Chandler, Orofino, Idaho.
wants The National Tribune Pension
Bill amended by having the words in
the eligibility clause, land any soldier
now receiving a pension for service in
any of the Indian wars up to and i'll
Guiding the year 1912" These men
are now getting 50 month, and they
are all past 10 years of age. If any
pensioner is entitled to full eonsfdera-
ton it is he who fought the savages of
the West and waited as much as 80
years before receiving his pay.
The National tribune., 1909-11-18

Thoburn Post, Martins Ferry, O., J.
r. Keyes, Commander, indorses The Ma
tional Tribune Pension Bill, and asks
the comrades to stand for it as it is
and not begin to file objections or sug-
gest amendments. They should all
stand solidly for it just as written.
The National tribune., 1909-11-18

Edwin French, Francisco. Ind: 'AH
the veterans in this neighborhood are
in favor of The National Tribune PEN
sion Bill. but we think that it should
start with $40 at Go, for that is little
enough according to the price of bread
and meat. Let it be considered that the
soldiers were generally Is at enlist
ment. and therefore many of US will
have a good chance to kick the bucket
before we get old enough to be bene-
fitted. I was born Aug. I, 1S47, and
enlisted Jan. 21, 1852. twas discharged
Feb. IA, 1866"
The National tribune., 1909-11-18

Cyrus Jones, Clinton. Ill: 'T am in
favor of dropping all minor points and
pushing your Pension Bill as il is and
agreeing that this shall be the last re-
quest for general pension legislation"
The National tribune., 1909-11-18

w. J. Frazier, 18th Ohio, Coffeyville,
Ran: II congratulate you upon your
pension bill. 1t is all right"
The National tribune., 1909-11-18

John Pitcher Belvidere. ILL.,: 1--WE are
ell for your bill and live in hopes that
il will pass
The National tribune., 1909-11-18

At n regular meeting of G. d. Bay
ard Post, Clean. n. Y, a resolution was
unanimously adopted fully indorsing
The National Tribune Pension Bill and
urging all Posts to use their influence
or their Members of Congress to see
that the bill becomes a law. L. Y. Mil
Ter. Commander, states in transmitting
this resolution that there are a large
number in that Post and in other Posts
who cannot make their S12 a month
pay house rent, fuel and other living
expenses without the help of their Post.
The National tribune., 1909-11-18

J. Ell. Whitney, North Freedom, Wis. ::
81 feel that your bill would be an act
of simple justice in view Of the con-
stantly increased cost of living"
The National tribune., 1909-11-18

T. C. Chase, Sergeant-Major, Martin
Watson Post, Barron, Wis: without
the least hesitation our Post unani-
mously agreed to the whole National
Tribune Pension Bill. and especially
Section g. Our Department at Eau
Claire, in June, especially urged all COM
rades to work together in this matter.
I am over 80 years old, and have been
for several years an invalid"
The National tribune., 1909-11-18

William F. Crawford, Milena. ILL.,: 81
like your bill to be presented to Con-
gress. and hope and trust that the part
in regard to widows may pass, for ]
think that the 1890 law was the most
unjust and un-American ever passed.
think I will drop line to some Sena-
tors and Representatives before they
meet"
The National tribune., 1909-11-18

J. G. Carnahan. Beatrice, Neb.: 81
have prepared a. petition to Congress
for the passage of your bill and in a
little while had so names of veterans
signed to it."
The National tribune., 1909-11-18

amendments, pruning or cheese par>
ing"
The National tribune., 1909-11-18

T. J. Ogden, IL Lewis St. Auburn,
IN. Y: Il agree with Comrades Horace
e. Mann and r. HI. Reed in favor of a
straight $50 month bill. but indorse
your bill heartily. If anything is to be
done it must be done. quickly if the
comrades are to be benefited. I en-
listed Nov. 8, 1852, in the 18th n. Y,
and served until the close of the war,
being mustered out in September, 1865.
There were many others of my age
and younger, who, like myself, are now
totally disabled for manual labor"
The National tribune., 1909-11-18

Henry Amis, Past Commander. Will
liam Downs Post. Minneapolis, Mimi:
"T strongly indorse The National Trib-
une BILL -
The National tribune., 1909-11-18

E. d. Copp, 126th N. Ys Clifton
Springs. n. Y; In reading The Ma
tional Tribune Pension Bill carefully
cannot find an error in it. 1t is all right
and our Post will circulate a petition
ard send it to our Representative.
Serene E. Payne"
The National tribune., 1909-11-18

HI. H. Moore. of Chautauqua. N Y.
90 years old, was in the city last weel
en- route to Florida to spend the Win
ter. He was Chaplain OF the Sd Kan
he spends his Winters regularly in Flor
ida, and thinks his visits to that STATE
have prolonged his life.
The National tribune., 1909-11-18

George A. p. Cumming. 130thcIll.,
Joliet, ILL.,: "Yours is an honest, square
bib. and should receive the earnest sup
port OF every veteran without any
The National tribune., 1909-11-18

J. n. Lee sends US a petition signed
by all the veterans at Fulton, Kan, ask
ing for the passage of The National
Tribune Pension Bill. We have returned
this, as we do all others. advising the
comrades to send their petitions to their
Senators and Members of Congress,
where they will be effective in inform
ing them Of the wishes Of their con-
ISkitNentS,
The National tribune., 1909-11-18

j. H. Barny, First Sergeant, Co. B,
Sd Md. P. H. B., Clearville. Pa: THE
National Tribune Pension Bill is the
most practical and common sense one
|every presented, and l want to say to
all comrades to stop their fault-finding
No pension bill can ever be presented
but what some comrade will object
Stop writing about the short term or 90
days men. That is an old. played out
The National tribune., 1909-11-18

VIM. Rrunner, Tooth Ind. Raleigh, N.
c.: ST indorse The National Tribune
Pension Bill and want its passage as
soon as possible to do as much good
to the veterans who are dropping OF SO
Rapidly
The National tribune., 1909-11-18

Peter O. Gould, panvilIe, H.: "Please
let one of the 125th ILL.,, who was
wounded and taken prisoner at Kenne-
saw heartily indorse The National
Tribune Pension Bill"
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1909-09-09
Little River.

School commenced at Vine Oak
Monday with Pheba Cross teacher.
Jim Drury was an over Sunday
visitor at GAINESVILLE, Mo.
Will Henderson and family visit
ed Sunday night and Monday with
Mrs. Henderson's parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. AL Sparger.
Martin Henricksen and family
and G. w. Davis and wife visited at
Marion Davis Saturday.
T. l.. Wynn and wife visited at
Lou belongs Sunday.
Lawrence Wilson and wife and
baby are visiting at the home Of her
parents. ]. Drury and family.
]. w. Moore's daughter and fam
lily who have spent the summer with
her parents departed Monday for
their home.
Alice Still who IL teaching the
Monet school Is boarding with her
uncle, Ed Still and wife.