The National tribune., 1909-11-11


1t altogether, the outfit Is one of tn
lhandsomest ever put up in Texas, an
/ President Taft in that rig ought to llav
pleased even the naughty Mexicans.
The Navy Department IS going I
draw in its lines Oh the appointmen
from civil life of Second Lieutenants Il
the Marine Corps and Assistant Pay
/ masters in the Navy. It Is deemed b.
the Department that some undesirabl
citizens have obtained appointment t,
| this branch of the service, and the com
missions being signed, it has beer
fous.' impossible to relieve the Navy o
their service. The probationary period
given medical officers has proved salts
factory, and it is proposed now to sub
NIT Second Lieutenants and Assistan
lPaymasters to the same task.
4 funny situation happened the other
day in Charlottesville, n. c., because ot
some Northern nurses, some, it is said
coming from Washington, but previous
to that having lived in New York and
Canada, who took possession of the
North Carolina Hospital one of their
number, Miss Mary Gordon, of Canada
being made Superintendent and head
nurse. One day il of the Southern
nurses walked out of the hospital, leav-
inng 9 patients in the institution unat-
tended. They demanded the discharge
of the Superintendent declaring that
she and the other nurses, being from
the North, had prejudices against them
and called them fools The manage
ment of the hospital brought nurses
from other hospitals, and went on with
the work Just as if nothing had hap
|pened and nobody's feelings had been
hurt.
Assistant Secretary of the Navy
Beckman Winthrop is back from the in
spection of the navy yards and naval
stations in the West and Northwest
Secretary Winthrop reports that he
finds conditions satisfactory at the
yards and stations he visited. He was
favorably impressed with the possibili-
ties at Bremerton, Wash, which station
with its large amount of water, is capa-
bic of great development. Because OF
its splendid location 1t is practically Sc
cure from any operations that might be
undertaken by hostile fleet.
l.. W. Sargent, OF Fort Worth, Tex
who has been visiting Washington, de-
clares with emphasis that Texas is the
most moral State in the Union. Under
our existing laws" says Mr.. Sargent
land laws which are really enforced,
men are not permitted to play cards on
trains or in any public place in Texas.
The women have to forego their cuchre
and bridge whist parties or else do
away with prizes. All raffles are pro-
hibited, the County Attorney ruling the
other day that q certain organization
couldn't have a drawing for a quilt
even. There is fine of s100 for carry
ing revolver, and it is hard to get
hold Of such a weapon there now. They
are scarcely TO be found on sale any
where, as the dealer must pay a revenue
of one-half of the purchase price of
each revolver, which is turned over to
the tax fund. Any man who kills an
other now is quickly and surely pun
ished. The saloons are Theoretically
sealed on Sunday, and must close at
midnight, and three-fourths of the
Counties have local option
MIR. Sargent says that the tide of inn
migration is toward Texas to the extent
of 10000 new settlers each year, and
the grazing lands are being transferred
into good, rich farms which is good
news to come from any State.
Wu Ting Fang, Chinese Minister, has
stated pointedly that he has found moth
ing in spiritualism upon which TO es-
tablish belief. A medium here in Wash
ington, ON Minister Wu's second visit to
the scance, materialized the santed
mother OF DIR. WI, and she spoke to him
in Chinese. The funny part of it is that
after Mr.. Wu's mother got thru talking
to him, he stated to the medium that
his mother couldn't speak Chinese, and
then he got mp and left the hall, and
that settled the game for him.
The United States does some mighty
small business once in awhile; indeed,
quite frequently. It's last piece of plea
yunish procedure is to file with the In
terstate Commerce Commission form
of complaint against the Philadelphia
S Reading Railroad and the New Eng
land Navigation Company. The COM
plant is signed by Rear-Admiral II. p
Potter as Acting Secretary of the Navy,
and it is understood that the Navy De
partment is pretty hot around the col
lar about it. The case hinges on the
fact that last December some time Thos.
A. Mccarthy, a sailor. was charged SO
for transportation over the lines spoken
of from Philadelphia to Newport, L. l..
and return He should have been
charged only $3.50, and so suit has been
commenced. Rear-Admiral Potter de-
claring in a tremendous typewriter
statement to the Commission, with due
solemnity and proper redundance OF
verbiage, that the excessive end un-
reasonable charge of so cents was
made" and the Admiral urges that the
Commission compel the two companies
to return to the United States the 90
cents oyercharge, and to insist that
these companies be forced to understand
that they are not to do this again, and
the case will probably cost $1,000 be-
fore they get thru with it.
The United States Treasury Depart
ment will in a short time appraise all
the buildings at the Seattle Exposition
will first be offered to the State OF
Washington, then to the Exposition
Corporation and then to the city OF
Seattle in the order named. If none OF
these desire the permanent use of the
structures, they will be offered for sale
to the general public
Judge-Adyocate-G General Geo. B. Da.
| Wis, of the Army. is very dissatisfied
over the Post saloons. He says that
| their presence near Army posts are &
menace and highly detrimental to mill,
| tary discipline. He believes that the
sale of beer and light wines upon the
post reservations would tend largely Il
sObriety in the Army. The saloon!
around the military camp are beyont
| the control of the military authorities
and their existence is decidedly detri
mental to the routine at military posts
He states that there is a large increas'
4 in cases of drunkenness, and that il
some cities the Legislatures have mad,
1 1t an offense to sell Intoxicating liquor
4 within a mile of military reservations
and this has been productive of benefi
cial results. He says that If this wa