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The National tribune., 1909-05-27
MONUMENT TO CAPT. w1Rz.

The monument to Capt. Wirz was at
last unvaiied at AndersonviIIe Nav II.
In the presence of crowd of about
a.ooo people. There We're present num-
pers OF Confederate veterans with their
wives. sons and daughters from Savan-
nah, Atlanta, Macon. Augusta and other
cities. These were entertained and fed by
the Chapters Of the Daughters of the
Confederacy. A number of Grand Army
people from Fitzgerald and other cities
were present and looked quietly on. No
confederate veteran OF any prominence
took part in the proceedings, and the
oration was delivered by Pleasant A.
Stovall, editor of paper In Savannah.
This probably will end the matter.
The monument. which is not at all con-
spicuous, will stand in the obscure little
village of Andersonville, where it will
gather moss and forgetfulness with each
year. The falsehoods inscribed upon II
VIII be read by few, and chose who
have the curiosity to read them will
probably have sufficient interest in the
matter to look into the history, when
they will quickly find how absolutely
wrong and fallacious the claims are.
1t is not the first time in the history of
the world that falsehoods have been
engrayen in bronze and marble, but
these have invariably brought ridicule
and confusion upon their authors ana
injured the cause which they Intended
to support. 1t will be the same with
the Wirz Monument at Andersonyille.
The National tribune., 1909-05-27

A matter into which the officers Of
the Department of Agriculture should
look is the grinding Of -corncobs. which
seems to have reached enormous pro-
portions. judging from the many mills
for this purpose offered for sale by diff
ferent manufacturers and the high
encomiums as to their efficiency. A num-
ber of States have had to pass laws i'm
posing heavy penalties for the use of
cob meal as an adulterant. The leading
milling journals insist that the millers
of wheat flour seldom are offenders. and
that cob grinding is chiefly done by
feeds. especially those composed largely
of molasses.
The National tribune., 1909-05-27
ADMoN1sH1NG PORTO RICO,

| That sharp admonition which Presi-
dent Taft has given to Porto Rico will
have a healthful effect not only upon
them, but on all our islanders. who have
quite too vague ideas as to their duties
of citizenship. The Porto Rican House
of Delegates, consisting of 35 members
elected by the people, tried to coerce
! the Executive Council into concurring
with legislation that the Council could
not approve. Thereupon the House of
Delegates adjourned without making
any appropriations. The yellow press
In this country has, of course, taken up
the matter. and are beginning to talk
about Porto Rican Bunker Hill and
such infiammatcry nonsense. President
Taft at once advised Congress to take
the control Of the supply bills out Of
the hands of the House of Delegates
and retain 1t until that body begins to
understand the principles of self-gov-
ernment. Continuing, he points out
how much Porto Ricans have. to be
grateful for in our administration Of
the islands.
GOTtOf aiCO has Ueeu the favored
daughter of the United States. The
sovereignty of the island in 1899 passed
to the United States with the full con-
sent of the people of the island
Under the law all the customs and
internal revenue taxes are turned into
the Treasury of Porto Rico for the
maintenance of the Island Government,
while the United States pays out of its
own Treasury the cost of the local
army-that is, full Porto Rico regi-
ment-the revenue vessels, the light
house service, the coast surveys, the
harbor improvements, the marine hos
pital support the post Office deficit, the
Weather Bureau and the upkeep of the
agricultural experiment stations.
Before American control 81 per
cent OF the Porto Ricans were unable
TO read or write, and there was not in
this island. containing a million peo-
pie. single building constructed for
public instruction, while the enrolment
OF pupils in such schools as there were,
551 in number. was but 81 900. To-day
in the islands there are 16O such build
lngs. and the enrolment of pupils in
2,4O0 schools has reached the number
or $1,000. The year before American
sovereignty there was expended $4,000
in gold for public education. Under
the present Government there Is ex-
pended for this purpose total of ST.
VVV'VVV year.
There is complete frea trade be-
tween Porto Rico and the United States. |
and all customs duties collected in the |
United States on Porto Rican products |
subsequent to the date of Spanish evac- |
uation, amounting to nearly $4,000, 900, |
have been refunded to the Island Treas |
ury. The loss to the revenues of the |
United States from the free admission |
or Porto Rican products is $15, 1000, 900 |
annually. The wealth of the island is
airectly dependent upon the cultivation
OF the soil, to cane, tobacco, coffee and
fruit, for which we in America provide
the market.
For the first time in the history of
Porto Rico the island Is living under
avs enacted by its own Legislature"
Cold common sense like this should
bring the Porto Ricans into a more
frame Of mind.
The National tribune., 1909-05-27

lifting of the people. Memorial Day
makes for righteousness precisely as
observing the Sabbath does, and the
more that we can do to observe it with
the most exalted feeling. the more We
shall do toward keeping our country
upon the same glorious path OF prog
ress which it has so far trod, the great
er security we shall give to future gen.
erations for the preservation of good
Government under which they can en-
joy all the blessings of life.
Therefore, let everyone join heartily
in the observance of Memorial Day, If
not out of reyerent gratitude and love
for those who fell for their country,
then for the more selfish purpose OF
teaching the young the lessons which
will be of value to them in preserving
our country as we would have it.
The National tribune., 1909-05-27
'w1ssut,1,y siENDACIous,

/ D.i
Think uof man claiming to be a
well-inforshedoeditor writing such stun
as this in the Every Evening. Whining
ton. DELI, s's' 3,
THAT Jmiilions of dollars are paid
every year to claimants whose names
have no proper. place on the reiis IL u
| matter of common belief. That the en-
| tire system has become vast scheme
of manipulation for political purposes Is
also generally believed. New groups OF
beneficiarjes are added from time to
time rates are edncreased. and efforts to
| limit appropriations or to economfze in
administration are defeated"
There is not q sentence in this which
even approximates truth. 1t is not an
understood truth that millions of dol
lars are paid to. claimants who, have no
proper place on the roll, and so far
from this being matter of common
belief" 1t is absolutely opposed to what
every decently informed man knows.
We reiterate what we have often pub
lished. President Cleveland came into
office with proclamation that the
pension roll was honeycombed with
fraud. During his whole four years he
and all his Administration worked hard
to make this declaration seem true.
with a conspicuous failure. Every year
Commissioner Lochren, striving to sub
stantiate his chiefs statement, asked
and got an extra appropriation of $780,
900 to employ additional special agents
to investigate personally and at their
homes every pensioner on the list. In
addition to the extraordinary efforts of
the Pension Bureau the Post Office De-
partment, Attorney-Generars Depart
ment and others were brought into the
work. and after the most thoro scrutiny
to which any department Of public ex-
penditure had ever been subjected. the
pension roll was thoroly vindicated.
There had never been such a rigid ex-
animation of any governmental ex-
penditure. and never before was there
found to be so little wrongdoing. The
pension roll came out shiningly vindi-
Gated from the fiery ordeal. We again
give the challenge that we have so fire.
quently done to the editors Of other
papers: Let the editor of the Every
Evening send his men to Investigate
the well-known pensioners in his own
city and hear their stories. Let him
employ the -ablest attorneys and detec-
tives that he can to sift the pensions in
his own neighborhood. and determine
how well earned they are. This is a
test that he cannot refuse, and we are
certain that the result Will be that he
will admit that every man and woman
in and around Wilmington is getting
far less than he1or she deserves.
The National tribune., 1909-05-27

On account of the Turkish troubles
the newspapers are now wrestling with
the spelling of Mahomet, and the name
Is twisted into all combinations of the
letters comprising it. Not only does
each paper differ from another, but fire.
Quently the articles in the same paper
have the name spelled in different ways.
II they would stop and think little
they would remember that years ago
the best writers settled upon the sim
plest form of spelling the word Ma
homet. and this has since been consist
emily followed by all careful writer's
The Turkish Sultans and Egyptian Khe-
dives vary the name slightly. so as to
avoid exact duplication of the name Of
the prophet and call themselves Me-
hemet.
The National tribune., 1909-05-27
FAIR WARNING.
CoMRADE:


Tribune first offered town lots and
plots ground outside the limits subscriptions
pouring rapidly subscribers
interested advantage of the offer Coupled with
warning that further number of lots would
be
subscription books had been closed received several
thousand dollars which returned the snde being unable
accept further subscriptions under that offer.
The offer together with vacre tracts
of the $Ioo and veace Subscrip
this offer coming in rapidly the first We
warn will only few days before this offer
subscribed
When these 1aoo sold
price until after the allotment of lands to those
who have already subscribed the latter part
of June
This is last chance to secure for
$1oo.
Yours in F.. c. l..
THE NATIONAL TRIBUNE
The National tribune., 1909-05-27

Brooklyn doctor is out with pro-
nunciamento against the use Of salt on
potatoes. He is somewhat late in the
day. Fifty years or more ago a tidal
wave of vegetarianism rolled over the
country, and the extreme vegetariars
would not use salt in any form. A test
Of their faith was to eat unsafted pota-
toes and squash. The fad died out with
the early deaths of the extreme vege-
tarians. 1t was noticed that most of
these health reformers were thin. list
less and aenemic and their days were
few in the land. so that people had a
natural revulsion to eating what pleased
them and prepared in an appetizing
way.
The National tribune., 1909-05-27

The gas producer engine is making
progress without much being said about
it in the papers. A boat driven by a
25-horsepower gas producer has begun
to run on Long Island Sound, and gives
quite astonishing results. The gas pro-
ducer only occupies space four feet
by six. with hight over all of five feet
and a total weight Of 1900 pounds, or
very much less in space and weight
than would be required for a steam en-
gine, and the consumption of coal is
only "a cents for a 10-hour run, where
a gasoline engine would cost $3.50.
The National tribune., 1909-05-27

1t is expected that there will be
marked reduction in the price Of alumni
mum when the Bradley patents expire
this year. There is an abundance Of
bauxite and cryolite ir this country.
and these earths can be obtained very
cheaply. 1t was not so long ago that
aluminium was selling at s12 pound,
but the Bradley patents reduced the cost
of manufacture so that 1t could be sold
at less than 81. Lately it has been
selling at 32 cents. but it is expected
that it will fall still lower, since it can
be manufactured at profit at Is cents
a pound. Aluminium is useful for
great many purposes for which it has
not so far been extensively applied. 1t
is unaffected by air or water. is lighter
than glass. stronger than copper. and is
an excellent conductor of electricity.
The National tribune., 1909-05-27

1t has been said that the only thing
that the British Parliament can not do
is to make woman man. Our State
Legislatures seem to be having range
OF lawmak!ng at least equal to that of
the British Parliament, and every day
brings forth some new feature. The
Missouri Legislature has recently passed
tick law. That is. cattle ticks have
become plague. and cattle are to be
inspected and those found infected put
under quarantine
The National tribune., 1909-05-27

Missouri seems to feel the softening
effects of civilization, since recently a
Jury only sentenced man to two years
in the penitentiary for stealing mule.
Il has not been so very long ago that
he never would have been allowed to
go before a jury.
The National tribune., 1909-05-27

> 1t is a surprising fact and not at all
Complimentary to our boasted science,
that every three months we kill and
wound on the railroads nearly as many
people as are lost In great battle. For
the months of October. November and
December, 1908. as reported to the In
terstate Commerce Commission, there
were f9S people killed on railroads and
in operations c.. anected with them and
1854 injure
The National tribune., 1909-05-27

= The English tailors are complaining
that much sitting down is deforming
men and making them much harder to
fit. They are round-shouldered, have
tendency to have one shoulder higher
than the other, and other Irregularities
that worry the fashionable clothier.
Motoring is especially bad, as it tends
to make men podgy and hunchbacked.
The National tribune., 1909-05-27

Comrade Albert E. Sholes. editor and
proprietor of the Daily Times. at Flush
ing. N. Y, makes an energetic defense
of his comrades against the attack
made upon them by the New York
Times. Comrade Sholes particularly
resents the oft-disproved assertion as
to the dishonesty of the pension roll
and the number of persons upon it
who have no right to be there.
The National tribune., 1909-05-27

One great difficulty about wireless
telegraphy has been the location of the
sending ship at sea. At the time of the
collision between the Florida and the
Republic the Baltic, tho about e5 miles
away when the message was received,
was unable to find the Republic for IL
hours during which time she steamed
zoo miles. Inventors are at work for
some means to overcome this difficulty.
The National tribune., 1909-05-27

Tine dirt is certainly flying in Pana-
ma, with a record for March breaking
MI previous ones. The average daily
excavation was 14S.76S cubic yards,
which is nearly 1000 yards more than
lhe highest previous monthly record.
The National tribune., 1909-05-27

The ST. Louis people take no stock iTn
scuttIing out of the Philippines On
the other hand. they took $1,ooe,ooo OF
The Philippine bonds last week.
The National tribune., 1909-05-27

A bulletin of the Statistical Bureau
says that the trade between the United
States and its non-contiguous Terri
tories rose to $3.50. 900, 900 last year, or
more than double what it was 10 years
ago. we are sending more of all kinds
Of goods to Alaska and the islands than
in any previous year and receiving
much more from them. Alaska has
sent us in the last eight months s1e.-
100000, or more than twice the price
paid for the country. Porto Rico has
greatly increased her shipments to this
country of sugar, cigars. tobacco, cof-
fee. fruits and nuts. Hawaii has done
the same with sugar, coffee and fruits
The exports to the Philippines and the
imports have risen to about $1,000, 600
on each. OF the sS.75O,OOO worth of
merchandise sent to the Philippines.
s4.500.OoO was manufactures and the
rest foodstuffs.
The National tribune., 1909-05-27

Representative Madden introduced
the following bill March IT. 1t was re-
ferred tc the Committee on Military At
fairs and ordered to be printed:
THAT the charge of dcsertion now
standing on the rolls or records of the
Army. Navy or Marine Corps against
any oiicer or enlisted man who served
period of 80 days or more ss hereby re-
moved and shall act as a remissioa of
any forfeiture of his pension.
Sec. z. That In case of the death of
the said soldier. sailor or marine before
this act shall be approved his widow or
chIiaren under ~ Years of age suryiv-
same.
Sec. 8. That all acts and parts of
acts inconsistenf..with the provisions Of
this act are hereby Repealed"
The National tribune., 1909-05-27

A notable invention which promises
great results is that of Prof. r. w.
Wood, Of Johns-Hopkins University. He
makes concave mirror by rotating
mercury in shallow basin. This gives
mirror which is superior to anything
that can be shaped by hand, and. of
course. at Infinitely less expense. Its
main disadvantage is that it has to be
horizontal. and SO can reflect only a
portion of the hfaYens; but it has given
some most startling views of the stars
and developed several quite important
astronomical facts. So far Prof Wood
has only made ninirror about 80 inches
in diameter but its possibilities as to
size are unlimitedi What is equally i'm
portant is that heehopes to form mir
ror from other, substances which can
be melted. aInd fas succeeded in max
ing very good 0ne of gelatine, which
will retain the images it receives and
allow them TO. beefeproduced.
The National tribune., 1909-05-27
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 well.
When change of address is desired be
sure to give former address.
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1909-12-01
Insure In the OccldentaI Life.

w. S. Fullerton, a cattle raiser OF
Datil arrived IN h city yesterday.
Mr. and Mrs. Angus McGillivray
were visitors in the city yesterday
from Estanoia.
- +. Copp, formerly engaged in the
dental business In Albuquerque. Is
here on - brief visit from silver city.
Mrs. Scott, wife of Santa Re station
agent T. j. Scott of Bcrnalillo is here
on a short visit.
Night Marshal Harry Cooper was
off duty last night on account of i'll
ness.
The annual bail Of the Nonsectarian
Benevolent society viii be held to-
night in tho Elks' han,
Ben Biho, Of the Bibo Mercantile
company was here yesterday from BIZ
bo, \ NJ attending to business mat
ters.
f. a. Davis, superintendent of the
Pullman company, accompanied by
Mrs. Davis, leaves this morning for a
brief visit In Kansas city and Chicago
There will be a hearing of the civic
improvement society in the Central
High school building AT 4 o'clock this
afternoon,
The Belen Tribune says: Messrs
Floyd Moore and j Kelley Of Albu-
IUcrque are among the en%terprising
young business men who have lo-
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1909-12-01
NEW CANDIDATES
FOR SEATS ON
THE BENCH
INDIANA
EXPECTS APPOINTMENT
Rumor Brings Another Judge
from the Philippines Cover
nor-EIect Mills Goes to
Washington.

This is the open season on Jobs.
Following the big yield of candidates
for the position of governor and Unit
ed States marshal. aspirants for seats
on the New Mexico bench are now
trooping from all quarters as a result
of the vacancy caused by the appoint
ment of Judge William H. Pope to the
chief justiceship. A report was cir
culated yesterday to the effect tina
Edward Crumpacker, former Indiana
congressman and cousin of the late
Judge j. w. Crumpacker of the Sec
n district court at Albuquerque, ex-
poets a judicial appointment in New
Another enc has it that
Il future judge of the New Mexico
bench Is now en- route to this terri
tory from the far-off Philippine isles.
1t is understood that Governor-elect
W. j. Mills will leave today for Wash
ington, presumably for the p of
comforting with the powers that be on
the subject of various pending federal
appointments, including judgeships.
Creighton NJ. Foraker, United States
marshal, is also understood to be on
his way to Washington to see how
strong are the ties that bind native
sons of the Buckeye state and wheth-
err, as reported, he really has a cinch
on his job.
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1909-12-01
MASKED MEN HOLD
UP zAN0NE'S
SALOON
RIFLE CASH DRAWER
AND MAKE ESCAPE
Compel Bartender to Stand
With Arms UpIifted While
They Take VaIuabIeS at Point
of Gun,

Two masked highwaymen entered
Zanone's saloon. 1909 South Second
street at 11t20 O'Clock last night and
compelled the bartender. Lee Fan
one, to stand with his arms elevated
FOR several minutes while they ran-
sacked the saloon. only ten dollars
was secured from the cash drawer,
this amount being all the money in
the place at the time. The robbers
went at their work Systematically and
threatened to pump Zanone fun of
lead If he moved a muscle.
After the robbers had finished their
work n backed out of the saloon,
Zanonc rushed behind the counter ana
grabbed a As revolver, firing four
shot at the fleeing highWaymen. one
OF the shots hit the door just as it
was closing behind the men, the 9TH
er three shots being aimed AT them
through the window as they gained
the sidewalk. The plate glass win
dow through which the three shots
were fired was smashed to pieces.
According to Zanone's story, the
men entered the saloon at 11:20. Both
passed through the door together.
one stood in the middle of the floor
and covered Zanone with his gun from
the front, while the other passed
around to the end of the bar ana
commanded the bartender to march
from behind the counter and stand in
the center of the room with his hands
in the air. With no other alternative
than to obey Zanone followed instruc-
One of the men, who seemed
to be the leader, and who did the
talking. then went behind the bar
and opened the cash drawer, empty
ing II OF ten dollars, the receipts of
the day. Another drawer, which
looked as If 1t might contain valua-
pies refused to respond to the robbers
efforts and Zanone was ordered to
march around and open It. 1t proved
to contain nothing of value, however,
and Zanone was compelled 10 return
to the middle of the room once more.
stu covering the bartender with
their revolvers the pair of highway
backed slowly ont the door and
broke into a run az they reached the i
making their escape in a
southerly direction.
Zanone quickly secured his revolver
from behind the bar and took four
'hots at the men us they We're max
.ng their getaway. None of them
cached the robbers, however, and
hey did not return the fire.
Zanone notified the police of the
flair by telephone and two bluecoats
lrrived on the scene five minutes af-
er the hold-up, Zanone was quite
'adly frightened. but managed to give
fair description of the men. Their
We're well concealed with black
masks, however, and it Will be difficult
or Zanone to identify them in the
vent they are captured.
one year ago in the same ~saloon.I
was shot by Louis Baca, and
or weeks lowered between life and
as the result OF the serious
wound just below the heart. which
e received. Zanone refused to pros
cute the man and the case was never
rought to trial.