The National tribune., 1909-08-05

The Sfbley Board, established by Con-
gress, has been making strict inquiry
into the haZing incidents at West Point,
and the general impression is that there
mas been good deal of this going on
which is absolutely against the law
West Point is greatly excited, as lhere
is apprehension that there is nuifipel
of the most popular cadets In the .iiiiu
r class who are To be severely dlsclpllneu-
A good many of them may be dismissed
and the others will be subject to rigor-
Gus punishment. Every cadet who is
named in the hazing is likely to get al
least a year of slight punishment. he
will have to at least cut out the weekly
hop and Sunday afternoon calls. 1t VIII
be recalled that last year Cadet Booze,
of Pennsylvania, died from hazing, and
a rigorous inquiry was made then, and
the rules of the Academy We're made
stronger than ever. President Roose-
welt might in a way be considered re-
sponsible for the disposition TO maze
again, as he pardoned some OF the
young cubs who had been guilty OIL
hazing and sentenced to dismissal Sec
retary Taft does not seem inclined to
do any pardoning at all.
A movement is on foot to have the
National Encampment of the United
States Spanish War Veterans held in
Washington in 1910. The Encampment
this year will be held at Tacoma, WASH
ington State, to begin Sept. s. Three
National Encampments of the Spanish
War Veterans have been held in this
city. and it was in September, 1899,
that the organization had birth in this
CITY, Its first Commander-in-Chief was
Gen Warren X. Keifer. now Repre-
sentative from Ohio, who defeated the
then Col. Roosevelt for that Office.
Miss Mabel owen. who some time ago
was arrested on the charge of illicitly
selling opium, was the other day burned
to death in her home in this city. She
was not only an opium eater. but a
cigaret smoker as well. Smoking a
eigaret while in bed, IL is presumed
that she went to sleep. She took fire,
one knew it. Miss Owen was nearly
burned to death, and later died at the
hospital.
The inspectors of the Post Office De-
partnent have been quietly watching
for some time the proceedings of the
american Civil Service Institute" late
ly established in Washington. and last
week placed under arrest all the pro-
1noters of the enterprise. One j. A.
McNHlty was President and II. Van
Vleet was Secretary and Treasurer
They were arrested on the charge OF
fraudulent use of the mails. The con-
Germ was Incorporated evidently for the
express purpose of getting money ou'
of all '-gullibles." 1t carried on busi-
ness by inserting in all the great news
papers of the country, under the head
of Help Wanted-Male" 1t Solicited
the application of bright young men in
different parts of the country ITO act as
District Superintendents," and offered a
- with fhe
guarantee of a three-years' contract
This on the face of it was a fake Any
body with any sense, it seems, ought to
have known this. On Corresponds ,ct
those who desired to be "gulled" FUND
that each Superintendent was required
to purchase $500 worth of the stock a.
: 3 guarantee of good faItn or course
tie comraay agreed to refund this sim
TO the purchaser on the expiration oi
the contract. 1t Is stated that this
clause brought great number of apDii-
cams, and q great many c1me t. Wash
ington. 1t was while man from Penn
sylvania, who had come here to invest
was about TO put his $500 into the con-
-cern that il was bustel up by the Pos
Office Inspect Il is stated that these
men have been authors OF a number NJ
''get-ricfl-uuick' concerns. and as fdl
back as 1904 fraud orders were ISSUED
against them as belonging TO the Ma
son Cnemlcal manufacturing Soiilpduy
There are branch Offices of this coccefT
in Detroit, Buffalo. Syracuse and sey
eral other cities thruout the country. i
is thought that they have hauled in ;
good deal of money, but they wont an!
more.
The Bar Association of the Distric
of Columbia is on the warpath 10
members of the profession who ar
practicing before the District courts IL
what the Bar Association believes to b
a violation of the canons of professlona
ethics. By soliciting business and also il
seeking. as this same class of attorney
call. the limelight of publicity. tn
Association has proclaimed against al
publication of this character. and
now on record determined to put sto
to what is called the violation of tn
ethics Of the profession.
The Marquis de Villalobar. the newly
appointed Minister to the United State
from Spain, has arrived in WaShingto
and paid his state call upon the Actin
;, Secretary of State, MIR. Huntington WI
son He has not yet been presented I
the President, but will be as soon 4
SECRETARY Knox returns and makes tn
proper arrangements The newly-at
credited Spanish Minister received
great many calls from CID acquan
HnrcS Wnom ne met NHciA hS oo7
simple Attache of the Spanish Leg;
tion over 20 years ago.
Mr.. Claude Richards. of Lyon
france, has been sojourning in Wasf
ington. and drawing comparisons bt
tween the powers of the President
his country and the powers of the Pre-
ident of ours. President Fallieres,
France, has not anything like as mar
rights and prerogatives as the Pres
dent of the United States, Our Pres
dent" he says, lis merely figurehea
All that he has TO do is to sign paper
and il makes very little di1eren
whether he signs them or not; th'
become effective laws even If he new
signs them" He says that the F'rent
president has not the right to vet
and that France possesses no sus
right. He declares the man of pow
in France to be the Prime Minister. 7
believes that NJ. Clemenceau, former
Prime Minister, was the best man I
the place that modern times has pr
duced.
Mr.. Bright discusses the confusi
caused by the upheaval in religious
fairs in France. He says that l
French people are in a state of mem
confusion as far as their religion
concerned He thinks the upgroWi
generation will be without religious
moral education, which up to this til
has been given to the French peol
by the church and its teachers.