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The National tribune., 1909-10-07

office he now holes. Certainly there is
something rotten in Denmark If '.pri-
maries'' are going to cost like this. and
the same report comes from all of those
States that have primary election laws.
Up 20 now it has shown itself much
costiier than the old way of dominating
by delegate conventions. If Mr.. Ray
ner were not a wealthy man he would
probably have to stay at home and earn
money enough to live on.
The War Department meets up with
a good many odd requests. and one of
the oldest came the other day. The
Democrats are accused of not know
ing that Jackson is dead, and there
seem to be quite as many that do not
know that Roosevelt is no longer Presi-
dent of the United States, and that his
anti-race suicide principles are not be-
ing as promptly put forth from the
White House now as when he was
there. Mrs. Louisa Compton. Pinesville,
La, wrote to the War Department ask
ing whether bounties are given to par
ents of large families. She said that as
a testimonial she had 10 sons to justify
her claim to a bounty. While this
might come under the head of a "nota-
BILE achievement" just the same Mrs.
Compton will not draw any bounty.
The National tribune., 1909-10-07
AutO.FIOral Parade.

Washington had an auto-f1oral
parade last week which we fondly
believe is as fine as any that Los
Angeles or San Francisco can pos
sibly give. True it was not as long
on flowers as in the famed Cafifor-
MIA cities, but the enthusiasm was
something to warm the heart of
the stranger. Washington has a
parade about every other day in
the year, you know, and her people
get just a little tired at times of
always being or the street gazing
at long lines of marching men, but
this was one time when everybody
was out. and everybody was happy.
and singularly enough not a single
arrest was made during the day or
night that was charseable to the
parade. There were 100 automo-
blles in the parade, all of them
handsomely decorated with flowers
and bunting. Some half dozen of
the floats were entirely decorated
with Flags. Some of these were
right unique in design. Almost all
the Floats had Flags on them. You
can imagine how very pretty they
looked with the silllen colors flying
cn' on the breeze. The float which |
toe the sweepstakes prize was dec |
Grated by the Nevy Yard employees.
1t was splendid. great big float.
with four-pounder in each cor
ner. looking grimly out over |
banks of feathery asparagus pIu-
mosa, and in the center was six
FOUNDER. The guns were guarded |
by full complement of marines in |
white, standing in a perfect grove !
of American Beauty roses. The |
whole float was banked with the |
roses standing five feet tall, and |
around the guns on mounds they |
stood perfect forest. 1t was a !
magnificent sight, and was the
coStiiest float in line. Everywhere
1t created the greatest enthusiasm.
A Flag float, entitled The Union"
III which the decorations were en-
tirely of Flags. a saw-toothed ar
rangement of Flags bordering the
float, also took prize. On these |
was printed the names of the
States of the Union, while tall
Tags rose from the center.
The National tribune., 1909-10-07
Like ghost from buftbe mast II

Like a ghost from out. the mast ,ik.
a romance between the pages of a book.
reads a letter received last week Inv
Prof. Kelly Miller. OF Howard Uniyersi.
ty, this city. The lettefiewas from &C.
celia Anne May, ofi Birmingham. Ala.
at which place Prof, Miller delivered n
lecture about week ago to colored
people. Mrs. May is an old colored
woman, and she writesi Prof Miller
that she was sold in Washington to go
South as a slave more than so wears
ago She never has known from that
day to this anything about her relatives.
either mother. father brothers and sis
ters, and she asks Prof. Miller to help
her find them if possible,
One of the most disgracefuI orgies
that this city has ever known was brok-
en- in upon by the police last Thursday
night at the Farmers and Merchants
Hotel, over near Georgetown. The place
has long been suspected, and the police
have been watching it, Last Thursday
night they watched il until they had
counted some 40 or 80 people entering.
Then they surrounded the house and
made their raid. They found about so
boys and girls-the boys under 20 and
most of the girls II or under-drinking
beer. wine and other liquors, some of
them in private rooms, and all of them
playing the game to the limit so far as
they knew how. The police said that
a good many of these boys and girls
belong to good families. One of the
police said after the raid that never in
his experience as a member of the po-
lice force had he seen such a sight as
that which greeted him When he went
into the rooms on the second floor He
said there were young girls there that
one would expect to find in the school
room or at home with their parents. |
but instead were sitting around drink
ing, ensag ng in coarse talk and being
disorderly. Some of the girls |
were sent to the House of Detention,
and the boys were also held. The men
and women in charge Of the hotel We're
also held. There is moral to this raid
f parents could realize it. If a tight |!
rein was held on the children at home |
their parents would not have to stand |
by and see them carried off to the po- |
lice station in a patrol wagon, as hap
pened in this case. The stain of that !
arrest will be ineffaccable so far as the |
girls are concerned. The boys. of |
can live it down. There is |
wrong with our boasted civ |
lization when this sort of thing can
happen.
The National tribune., 1909-10-07
Retirement Superstitions.

1t seems right odd, but there is not
bit of doubt that officers of both the
Army and Navy are getting a little leery
of the retirement business. 1t is pretty
hard for any officer who feels that he
has really just reached the point where
he can do his best work, and that he
might go on for 10 years doing it, to
meet up with the retirement law, which
says that he must step down and out
But the worst of 1t is that the figures
will show that it is a rare thing for an
officer in either branch of the service
to live more than half a dozen years
after retirement. In the Navy officers
are retired at 62 years of age and in
the Army at 64. Since Jan. l five Rear
Admirals on the retired list, seven Brig
adier-Generals and one Lieutenant
General have died. OF the Admirals
four had not reached 20 and the other
was 81. OF the Army, four were less
than 20 and one was So. That a man
does not wear out at the age at which
the Army and Navy Departments retire
their men is evinced by the Supreme
Court. OF the nine Justices, seven are
past 81, the retiring age of the Army
and four of them have past 20, yet all
are active mentally and physically. 1t
is thought that one reason for the sud-
den deaths in the Army and Navy is
that after service of 40 years or more
employment in other lines after retire
ment is so circumscribed that few of
those who retire ever enter any other
business. Being in the full vigor of
their mentality and in sound physical
condition to find themselves without
any adequate occu upation to employ
their minds lets them down too sud-
denly, and, having nothing to do, they
come to believe that they really are
growing old, and the first thing you
the matter is to be brought to the at
tention of Congress at the next session,
with an idea to make use of the tech
nical education of the retired officers.
Rear-Admiral Charles J. BARLEY, of
the U. S. Navy, retired, died at his home
in BrOokline, Mass, Sept. 26, aged Sc
years. He was widely recognized as a
torpedo ordinance expert.
David T. Sellers has secured a COPY
right upon telegraph and cable code
invented by him especially for the use
of the officers of the Navy and Marine
Corps stationed abroad as an economi-
cal means Of communicating with their
families and relatives. To cable across
the ocean either one way or the other
costs a great deal of money. This code
contains more than 400 especially Sc
lected words and phrases. One of the
features of the code is that the score
of the Army and Navy football games
can be sent in one word, and another
advantage is that only one word is nee
essary in cabling home for money; but,
joking aside, this new code is said to
be really very fine.
The National tribune., 1909-10-07
Young Men for Counsel.

President Taft has sincere liking
for young men, thus Overturning the
old rule, and wants them about him in
official capacity rather than older men.
=. Danna Durand, who is at the head
of the Census. is only 81 years of age.
and has upon his hands the greatest
statistical job in the world Robert G..
Valentine, Commissioner of Indian Af-
airs, is only Sc years old. Mr.. Valen-
inc has been teacher, settlement
yorker, a banker and many times a
public official. At the present time he
las charge of some 100000 Indians and
force of employees. agents and the
ike of about 5000. Now President Taft
las appointed p. II. Patchen, formerly
l Washington newspaper man, Chief of
he Division of Information of the State
Department. This Division was estab-
ished for the purpose of keep
ing diplomatic officers. informed of the
progress of commercial. political and
diplomatic events not only!in the United
states, but in foreign countries. In an
nouncing Mr.. Patchen's appointment the
Acting Secretary of State gave out the
following statement regarding the i'm
oortant work of this Division of In
formation: rEr-
Some time ago there was established
n the Department of State q Division
of Information. Its iworke consists in
Liit VI liitpoEtdIh
which is printed and
circulated in the foreign service, in or
Ter that when several Embassies or Le-
cations are dealing at9 different angles
with the same question each may have
the background and material necessary
to an accurate reflection of the policy
Of the Government, In order that the
whole diplomatic SERVICE may have a
complete general grasp of American
commercial and political relations.
I'm connection with this work this
Division is also charged with the prep
1ration of material for the publication
IF the foreign relations of the United
States. Another important duty is the
examination of the foreign press as re-
lecting opinion and governmental pol
icy abroad upon questions with which
The United States is concerned. As in
sidental to these duties. this Division
also assists in the culliDg from depart
mental correspondence Of matters as to
which the public is entitled to have
rom the Department such information
as may be compatible with the public
interests
The National tribune., 1909-10-07
Hog tuberculosis.


An alarming report is given out by
the Department of Agriculture from in
formation gathered from the various
meat-packing houses in the country by
the Bureau of Animal Industry that
tuberculosis in hogs is increasing rap
dly. Statistics compiled by the Blu
reau show that year ago there were
more than 56.000,000 hogs in the coun-
try. Federal inspection at the abattoirs
Of the country discloses the fact that
two per cent of the hogs slaughtered
are affected with tuberculosis; but as
bad as it is here. it is a heap worse in
Europe, for reports from there show
that the percentage of tuberculosis runs
from five to seven per cent. The small
amount of money required to start in
the hog-raising business and the quick
returns on the amount invested make
t an attractive investment for those
who want tG make money fast. Hogs
will almost live on waste-food products
of every variety If properly prepared.
1t is stated that tuberculosis of hogs is
chiefly contracted from feeding. hence
care in this particular matter will tend
to lessen the disease. 1t is said that
the hogs from Arkansas, Oklahoma and
Texas are almost free from tuberculosis
This is thought to be because the hogs
are not restricted to feed lots, where
the disease Is commonly found, but
roam over large areas to shift for them
selves. NO prolonged feeding is prac-
ticed in narrow limits, but from birth
to butchering they are pastured on
corn, oats, alfalfa and peanuts. 1t is
said that hogs raised in the forest re-
slons of Hungary are likewise rarely
affected with tuberculosis. On the 9TH
er hand, hogs slaughtered in three
cities in one of the leading dairy States,
where there are many cooperative
creameries and raw, SKINNED milk is
fed, show large percentage of tuber-
GUAR animals. 1t is said that samples
from two of these creameres were in
stance virulent tubercle bacilli were dis
covered. There is food for thought in
this.
David s. Phelan,' of Detroit, who has
been in the city some time, and who
loves bees and has studied their habits
great zeal, has succeeded in making
sort OF homing pigeon of them. He
has tried all sorts Iof experiments, and
has fully satisfied himself that bees car
ried from their home a distance of
many miles VIII, upon being released,
return Immediately to their home. To
fully satisfy himself he took them from
a gentleman who lives on the farther
SIDE OF barren, sandy tract of land
"poh "itiSH .iS'e is not Il single Stalk
OF anything that would furnish food for
bees and was never visited by them,
ana carried them to his own garden,
where there were all sorts of choice
mowers with sugary hearts to attract
these bees. He made up lot of tiny
packages. upon which he and his chill
dren mad written certain messages in
minute characters, and these packages,
composed OF the thinnest paper, were
fastened with the finast thread IN the
backs of the bees one bv one. and thew
were turned loose to fly as they pleased.
They started off at once across the des-
ert tract OF land. and in an incredibly
old home.
The National tribune., 1909-10-07

Mrs. Matthew T. Scott, President of
the Daughters of the American Revo-
luton, has returned to the city, and
has taken apartments at the Arlington,
where she will be located for the Win
ter.
The National tribune., 1909-10-07
Not an Insult.

What was thought to be serious in
to have been at all. While the inhabi-
tants of Castlereagh. Ireland, were CIV
ing a reception to Capt Omegra Can
don, an official of the United States
Government, and McCallaghan, editor
of the Boston Globe, a Sergeant of the
royal Irish conSta buiary ordered a sa-
loonkeeper to haul down the American
Flag that he had hoisted in honor of
the American visitors. Very naturally
the unexplained act got into the news
papers and created not little excite
ment. 1t was said that the United
States would demand an apology from
Great Britain, and that there would be
all sorts of things doing. 1t now trans
pires that the royal Irish Sergeant was
doing his whole duty and honor to the
Stars and Stripes. In Great Britain it
is an insult to not only the British flag,
but any National flag, to hoist it inside
of saloon or above one. In fact, it is
considered a desecration of a National
emblem to thus treat it, and, that being
the case, it was the duty of the Irish
Sergeant to order the Flag hauled
down, which the saloonkeeper did in a
hurry. Even in hauling the American
Flag down from its humiliating posi-
ton the Sergeant was doing it honor,
and we, as a people, ought to take off
our hats to him. Glory be- Wouldn't
it create a disturbance and wouldn't it
create howl if anything of that sort
happened In this country. 1t is an ac-
knowledged fact that on any kind of a
holiday or celebration in this country
you will find the American Flag spread
around, inside and outside of a saloon
before you will find it any place else.
The National tribune., 1909-10-07

Comrade A. F. Springsteen, of the
Pension Office. has lost his father, Mr..
Jefferson Springsteen, of Indianapolis.
Mr.. Springsteen, Sr., was 80 years of
age and highly esteemed by all who
knew him. The son, who is a resident
of this city, is one of the youngest vet
Grams of the civil war, having run away
from home and enlisted when he was
oply 13 years old as a drummer boy.
He did not drum very long. but carried
a musket, and participated in many Of
the great battles. Mr.. Springsteel has
his wartime drum us well as two or
three others that have been presented
him by patriotic societies, and very
The National tribune., 1909-10-07
DR.. Cook Got There.

Washington has set the mark of its
official approval to DIR. Cooks claims of
came here to lecture, and our magnifi-
cent new Union Station wouli hardly
hold the crowds that jammed il to well
come the explorer. who was modest as
always. He spoke in the largest theater
in Washington at exorbitant prices, and
the building was packed far beyond the
safety limits by an audience which
howled and shouted itself hoarse in
approval of the lecturers story, which
was told without frills and most con-
vincingly.
Then a reception was given in the big
white marble Municipal Building. and
1t was packed to suffocation with those
eager to meet DR.. Cook. The President
of the Chamber of Commerce. Mr.. Wm
GUIDE, welcomed DR.. Cook at the thea
The National tribune., 1909-10-07

Rather startling condition of af-
fairs has been uncovered in the Dis
trict of Columbia by the annual report
of Col. w. c. Haskell, Sealer of
Weights and Measures. In that report
is shown loss of quite $4,000 annual
ly that is sustained by consumers of
flour in the District by reason of short
weight. He says that by a carefully
prepared set of figures he has discov-
cred the consumers are paying approx
imately $500 day for flour that they
do not receive. He says that flour Is
not the only commodity that the public
pays for that is short weight He de-
clares that cereals and breakfast foods
of all kinds, as well as candy and other
goods. are short of weight, and that
while consumers pay good prices, they
do not get the quantity that they pay
for.
The National tribune., 1909-10-07

The Post Office Department has just
solved a problem that is of several
years standing, and which for a long
time they feared they never would be
able to solve. Since as far back as
Boston Postmaster has been sending
with his consignment of dead letters to
ahe Dead-Letter Offlce in Washington a
august, 1904, at regular intervals, the
number OF small! envelopes, all ad-
dressed With lead pencil in the same
The National tribune., 1909-10-07
NO CHARGE WHATEVE

for it in any way. Please remember, this isn't
just little sample" or "trial," neither is il
patent medicine" but a generous, genuine,
course of treatment. and it's yours gladly and
freely, just for the asking - because we want
to show you without cost what it will do.
1t has cured-we don't mean Just helped but
cured ed-thOusands of cases of Heart Disease
many of which had been pronounced hopeless
mont let This chance 90 by-occeDt oar offer FOTF!
HsHldde IN al sincerity Gad fiisadlsss yrO true
desire 10 send this free beiB 10 srsy s4feeJ 1 needs
a. Cur offer Is absoy0fely, coS.,aEcfeSv
The National tribune., 1909-10-07

The Duchess De Chaulnes, who was
formerly Miss Theodore Shonts, is now
in this country visiting her parents.
Miss ShOnts is well remembered in
Washington, where she had a brief
but glorious career as bud and belle,
the brevity of the career being caused
by her marriage to the Duke De
Chaulnes. Her married life was as brief
as it was said to be happy, the Duke
suddenly dropping dead. A son was
born to the Duchess some six months
after the death of the Duke, and this
little chap accompanies his mother to
this country. The Duchess De Chaulnes
Is very pretty indeed, and had enough
money to pay up her husbands debts
and live very respectfully abroad, where
she Is very much beloved. cruel
story was told that she was about to
remarry. The fact of the matter is that
she is now in the deepest mourning
and has no thought of marrying She
Will probably live in retirement while
here.
The National tribune., 1909-10-07

President Tafts Brother Charles" is
deeply devoted to him, and has just had
painted by Sorolla a magnificent por-
trait Of President Taft, which has been
installed in the famous portrait art gal
lery of MIR. Charles p Taft Senior So
rolla is a noted Spanish painter. and
his canyases are worth much more than
their weight in gold. 1t is said that 10
obtain the picture at the hands of this
famous artist Mr.. Charles P. Taft paid
q sum which runs into six figures.
The National tribune., 1909-10-07

The statue of Gen. Lew Wallace
which has been set up in the Gallery
of Horrors in the Capitol is to be un-
vailed very shortly. 1t will stand be-
side that OF former Gov. Oliver p. Nor
ton. these two representing the States
contribution TO the National Capitol.
The statue will be unvailed as soon as
Congress meets. Gov. Marshall and the
Indiana Senators and Representatives
will make addresses James Whitcomb
Riley will read an original poem. The
sculptor OF the statue is O'Connor, and
the work was done in Paris. 1t is said
to be very fine.
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1909-09-29

At the top of The gangway on the
West Virginia ana Tennessee, the
guests were startled to see the sup.
posed figure OF "A man in a diving suit,
with his right hard raised to attention
and salute.
The gorgeous silver service on the
Tennessee was placed on display at
the after-end of the quarter deck, while
on the West Virginia 1t was placed on
the port side of the after turret. Cool
punch was served from the elaborate
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1909-09-29
FIGURES TELL OF
our FOREIGN TRADE
Imports Show Gain Over Last Sea-
son. but Exports Decrease -
Difference Attributable to the
Preferential Tariff.

WASHINGTON, Sept. 17.-An in
crease of s24,Si2,iOO in the value
of imports into the United States is
shown for August last, compared
with the same month of last year,
the imports aggregating $116,O25,-
1886. The exports for last August
totaled S1l0.123,679, decrease of
only s319,376 compared with Aug
ust. 1908. For the eight months
ending with August last the imports
amounted to $946,511,5S2, an in
crease of $2i6.441.39S over like
period of last year. while the exports
aggregated sl,O07, iS3,SU, a de-
crease of SS4,006,345, compared with
the corresponding period of last
year.
ports in the eight months ending
with August last was s60,922,219,
a decrease of S330,477,741 compared
with a similar period in 1908.
The imports from the United
States into New Zealand fell Off
nearly As per cent during the first
quarter of 1903 as compared with
the first quarter of 1908, according
to Consul-General William A. Prick
EFT at Auckland. The total imports
have shown a large falling off,
among them those from Great Brit
ain, but the United States is the
heaviest loser. This proportional
difference Is attributable almost en-
tirely to the preferential tariff v
says Prickett.
The total exports of the United
States into New Zealand for the first
quarter of 1908 amounted to s2,571,-
CAS- as compared with s1,340,305 for
the same period in 1909. The value
OF exports from New Zealand to the
United States for the first quarter
of 1909 amounted to $1,16i.53A, ac-
cording to information given by the
New Zealand customs.
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1909-09-29
BUR|ES, OFFICERS;
CAPTURES PAkES
Deputy Sheriff Fernandez Places Po-
licemen in Excavation for Seven
Hours = Gives Signal for Raid
by Firing Two Shots.

Deputy Sheriff Fernandez made. a
clever catch of "A bunch of gamblers
on Saturday last. II appears that
the deputy suspected that . game
was running down at the Waiau rice
mill, but 1t was difficult Pre- ?osi-
ton to get evidence.
Accordingly the deputy had hole
excavated near the mill. and. after
hiding four of his policemen in the
cavity, threw roof of grass and
earth on top.
Fernandez remained on an ada
cent hill for seven hours, and the
policemen made the best of their
cramped quarters for the same
length OF time.
Suddenly the agreed-upon signal
two shots of rifle were heard,
and the police officers, dashing from
their hiding place, were enabled to
capture several of the gamblers. al
though few did manage to escape.