The National tribune., 1909-09-23

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| fighter. And so 1t must happen that
when Secretary Ballinger decides in the
interests of the people, he is going 10
be right. All talk of tricks and per
sonal gain" for "Killie" BaIlinger is
pure rot. In the first place, Secretary
Ballinger never priced money just be-
cause it is money, and in the second
place he has plenty of it with more
coming He is the kind of man whose
conscience would eat thru to the raw ii
he thought that a penny of his compe-
tence came to him by fraud, Chicanery
or connivance. You see, Secretary Bal
| linger really has that rare thing in pub
! lie life, a conscience. And he is the KIND
of man who would not dare to face his
mother with a stain on his honor. He
was that kind of a boy. and he grew
| into that kind of man.
| Secretary of Agriculture Wilson has
! almost sounded the keynote of the cue
| to high prices of living. He has just
returned from a trip thru the West. and
! he declares that the Western farmer
lives better than Queen Bess. of virgin
fame, ever did. Indeed, he makes it
broader than that, and includes the
American labOrer.
The price of meat goes up. said Mr.
Wilson, because the working people
of this country not only eat meat three
times a DAY, but only the best cuts.
More beef is being produced each XSar
but not fast enough to meet the needs
of the population and Mr.. Wilson does
not look for any material decrease soon.
Mr.. Wilson said that the farmer was
out of debt. had money in his pocket
and big crops in sight, but he was afraid
to invest in securities. because he
thought there might be financial trou-
bic. As result, he was putting his
money into iuxuries instead OF into
channels that would give him returns.
Why" said the Secretary of Agri
culture. folk in the East do not know
what lUxuries are. They must go West
to find out"
Announcement has been made by
Charles II. Treat. of New York, that he
had rendered to President Taft his res
ignation Of the office Of Treasurer of
the United States and that he would re-
tire in October
Nothing has been disclosed as to the
appointment of his successor, but it has
been known for some time in official
circles that Mr.. Treats tenure was de-
pendent on the selection of a man to
take his place. 1t is apparent that this
man has been found, and that the Ad-
ministration is now ready to have Mr.
Treat leave the Government service.
Fred G.. Carpenter, Secretary to Pres
fdent Taft, has been left i'll sole charge
of the White House during the PresI-
Dental tour. and will continue in COM
ecutive in November.
Mr.. Carpenter will keep in daily touch
with the President, ard will send to
him from day to day budget of what
ever business will brook no delay. The
Cabinet officers will be called upon to
settle the greater part of the business
that usually goes to the White House.
Mrs Taft, wife of President Taft. will
return to the White House some time
late in October. While Mrs. T'afts
health is much improved, it is said that
she will not take up social duties early,
and will make no extra effort during the
Winter, as it Will be hard for her to
endure the strain at best One of her
sisters will come to Washington with
her. probably Mrs. More. who was here
all Spring and was so we'll liked. and
she will remain all Winter to assist in
White House functions and lift the
hardest part of the planning from Mrs.
Tafts shoulders.
News has reached Washington from
Tokyo. Japan. of the death in that city
of Mrs. Merriam Colbert Harris wife
man. formerly of this city, who was APP
pointed in 1904 as Bishop of Japan and
Korea by the Methodist Episcopal
Church.
Mrs. Harris was Miss Flora Lydia
Pest before her marriage to Bishop
Harris. which took place in this city in
1873. The couple resided in Washing
ton for short time before going to the
Pacific Coast, where they engaged in
mission work together for several years,
after which Bishop Harris was sent as
a missionary to Japan, where he was
later Joined by his wife.
The equipment, discipline and eff
cheney of the District Fire Department
has been highly commended by p. NJ.
Shaughnessy, Chief of the San Francis
co Department, who is in Washington
looking into the equipment of the local
service but more especially to see what
this city can offer in the way of sug-
gcstions as to an up-tO-d date high-pres-
sure service.
Chief Shaughnessy is surprised, how
ever. that our Fire Chief has to make
his fire runs in a one-horse cart.
The Washington Fire Department.
said Chief Shaughnessy, lis a model of
discipline and efficiency, and in way
its equipment is up to date. but your
Chief is handicapped in not having
reach fires. 1 have had one of these
machines for the past five years, and
with it L can cover five times as much
territory and get to fires quicker than
with the best horse in any department.
The auto for your Fire Chief is not a
luxury, but modern necessity"
1t is stated that one of the finest
hospitals in Italy is now being built in
ViIlagio Regina. near Rome. 1t is mod
ernly equipped in every way, and it
is probable that no hospital in Europe
will excel it when it is finally completed.
1t is to be named for Mrs. Lloyd Girls
com, wife of the former ambassador
to Italy. This great honor was con-
ferred upon Mrs. Griscom for her work
in behalf of the sufferers from the
Messina earthquake. Mrs. Griscom
dropped all her society duties and every
thing else and worked untiringly for
more than month in assisting the
refugees, especially the women and chill
dren. She also took part in the dis
tribution of American supplies, and
personally assisted in nursing the in
jured. Her name is almost rcverential-
ly respected in Italy, and the honor that
has come to her is deserved. She is "A
woman of high culture and many at
tainments and much loved in her own
land.
Representative Longworth has stated
emphaticalIy that there is no truth in
the report that his wife, Mrs. Alice
Acknowledgements, is going to make
an ascension in a balloon or an airship.
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