The National tribune., 1909-07-08

termination, and his brave right manu-
is raised with pointed index finger, JUS.
like the patent-medicine advertisements ,,
of a famous Dr. Quaek. OF course. the
little Senator from Indiana posed 1or
the picture, just SO. 1t was not taken
I'm the Senate Chamber. When Senator
ingalls, was running his last disastrous
race for the United States Senate he
posed for some New York newspaper IN
about SO of his CHARACTERISTIC attitudes
while making q speech in the United
States Senate, and these were published
along with the speech. Senator ingalls,
didn't look like anything but an elon-
gated question mark, anyhow, but those
pictures, each with an epigrammatic
sentence under it, helped to defeat him.
A word to the wise, etc.
Five Bishops of the African Metho-
dist Episcopal Church who complained
TO the Interstate Commerce Commission
. that they were Disseminated against by
Southern railroads and by the-Pullman
Company in transportation, dining car
and sleeping car facilities, have been
Informed by the Commission that their
complaint was not warranted.
The Bishops were Wesley j. Gaines.
n. NJ. Turner, Evans Tyree, c. S. Smith
and E. w. hampton. Their complaint
was directed against the Seaboard Air
Line. the Richmond, Fredericksburg
G. Potomac, the Southern Railway. the
Central of Georgia and the Pullman
COMPANY It.wa alleged that the day
coaches furnished for negro passengers
I'm the Southeastern States were not
equal to those provided for white peo-
ole: that negros were denied sleeping
car accommodations, and that they
were refused food in the dining cars
solely on account of their color.
At the hearing of the case the COM
plant as to the day coaches was aban-
donad in view of the weight of testt-
moT.y to the contrary, and with respect
to The dining car facilities the allega-
tions were modified by concession. Most
of the complainants and their witnesses
testified that they actually did ride on
sleeping cars.
1t is held by the Commission in its
decision that undue discrimination or
prejudice was not shown. and the COM
plant, therefore, was dismissed.
Senator Jeff Davis has always said
that he would not accept an invitation
- to the White House. but when the din
ner invitation came he did accept, by
letter. 1t is well known that an invita-
tion to the White House dinners is al
most a command, and one should say
yes or no. and stick to it. Davis wrote
and accepted the invitation. The night
Of the dinner every guest was checked
of but Davis. So Davis was "staid"
for" The President waited the Gus
tomary Is minutes after the dinner
hour, and led his guests to the banquet
table out on the pretty terrace, and all
evening there was a hole in the ranks
at the table where the portly and not
unhandsome Senator from Arkansas
ought to have been located. He evil
IDENTIFY did not know that only sickness
or sudden death could excuse such
lapse, and that if he was i'll or dying
his executor ought to have sent the
President a polite note telling him of
that fact and regretting that the acci-
dent would prohibit his attendance on
the dinner Davis didn't know II then,
but you can just wager that he knows
II now.
Judge Oliver Wendell Holmes, Asso-
ciate Justice of the United States Su-
preme Court, has had conferred upon
him the degree of Doctor of Sciences by
Oxford University.
oh, myi We will probably have to
accept another statue. The famous
Danish sculptor, Hasselrus, has pro-
posed that the Danish-Americans pre-
sent an enormous statue of Columbus
selrus has offered to make the statue
himself. and will place this project be-
fore the Danish
NJ. Hasselrus suggests that the statue
be erected on the grounds Of the White
> House in Washington
Here's some hair splitting for you
An unusual citizenship case has come
to the attention of the War Depart
fr1ent It Is that of an enlisted man OF
the Coast Artillery Corps. He came t.
this country in 1903. when he declared
his intention of becoming citizen o
the United States, and gave his resi-
dence as Brooklyn. He enlisted in tn
Army, and has been employed on {
mine planter since 1904. The vessel Il
now at San Francisco, where he ap
piled for completion of his naturaliza
ton. The application was denied, be
cause IT was held that service on
mine planter could not be considers
residence in the United States. Will
the War Department believes that un
der the circumstances the courts o
New York would alone have jurisdie
ton to complete the naturalization,
does not interfere in naturalization
cases.
Efforts are being made by the Cav
airy Board at Fort Riley, Kan, working
in cooperation with the Rock Islam
Arsenal and Army ordnance officers. Z
Improve the cavalry saddle. Saddle
obtained from the armies of other coun
tries and those made in this countr
embodying suggestions of officers of ou
Army are being tried. An all-meta
saddle is being made for test, and ther
was recently tried at Rock Island
built-up metal saddle obtained fror
Germany. This latter saddle was fay
orably received. Most Army officer!
however, believe that the McClella
saddle now used by the Army is tn
best that can be obtained, and onl
minor notifications of II are advised.
Unconscious humor is always riches
There was "cutting" case before "hiz
Roner' in Washington one morning la:
week. a buxom lady of color being tt
complainant. Where did he cut you 4?
was the first question of the Judge.
, None O. yoh bizness," promptly n
Eponded the perspiring damsel. "r;
bin cut, an 1 wants warrant FUR HI
Tolson; he de man"
Were you badly cut2' asked u
Jcdge.
Il wuz," came the quick respons
,De doctor he sed he done tuck S
Stitches I had to go to de horspertal
What. hospitai?" asked the Judge.
"De ghastly," was the succinct rep
of the lady of color.
Then the Judge had TO call in an Il
terpreter TO translate, but he couldT
till they asked the slashed where Il
"Ghastly HorspertaP' was located. The
and not till then, did they learn tn
1t was the Casualty Hospital, SO Cha: