The National tribune., 1909-08-12

of Indiana, thinks tiat man VINO
would wear 5G-cent underwear would
be too democratic to ride in a S6,ooo
"busy-wagon."
If you do not know it, the heated
term in Washington has been caused
not only by Old Sol, but by the Speaker
of the House and the Vice President,
who presides over the Senate. 1t has
come to be necessary now that the
Sergeant-at-Arms or his asslstaht mas
to be kept at the Union Station TO pre-
vent members from leaving town.
Among those held UP last week were
Representatives DENLY, of Michigan
Ashbrooke. of Ohio; Kelliher, of Mas
sachusetts; Howell, of New Jersey, and
Cassidy, of Ohio. They had voted in
the House on the tariff bill, and be-
Iieved that they were now released, and
they started for home, but were grabbed
in time just as they were about to pass
the gate and board the train. 1t was
pretty tough on them, but they had to
come back. kilograms had also been
sent far and wide urging those men,
bers who had gotten away to return
Immediately to Washington. OF course,
they had to come, which makes it dou-
bly, hard.
One would think that William A.
Reeder. Representative in Congress
frem Kansas, had been about the world
at least enough to know how to take
care of his pock etbook, but he doesn't.
Just as he left for home the other
afternoon he laid his pocketbook, con-
tanning $100, down on the window sill
while he purchased his ticket, and when
he went to look for it it was not to be
found. Representative Reeder is on his
way to Hawaii and China. He will stop
off for visit at the Alaska Ex-
position, and then join the Congress
siona contingent that is going to inves
tigate conditions in the Hawaiian
Islands and China.
The Post Office Department has spent
a whole lot of money in strenuous ef-
forts to curtal the cost of tying up mail.
The Department now eXpends on an
average 1925, 900 year for twine with
which to tie up the bundles of mail.
PestmaSter-General Hitchcock has been
inspecting all sorts of devices and all
kinds and conditions of tying things"
tentatively adopting something with
which he hopes to save for the Govern
ment between s150,000 and s175, 900.
1t is hoped that they can cut this mat
ter to $4,000, which will certainly be
a tremendous saving. Fully 1000 de-
vices have been sent in, and those that
will be selected as the best will be test
ed thruout the country before at last
being adopted.
The next thing is to be an airship
the Wrights, OrviIle and Wilbur, in
their heavier-than-air flying machine,
which has set the world on fire, so to
speak. The War Department is par
ticularly enthusiastic, and has been
looking about for training ground for
proposed airships. 1t will take very
large tract of ground, at least 100 acres.
and 1t is wanted perfectly level. Will
bur Wright is to be the Professor of
He will train Army Off
GERS in the use of his flying machine,
and these are to be manufactured by
the Wrights. 1t should be understood
that the testing of the flying machine
IS all made close to the ground, just a
few feet above it, so that there may be
very little danger to life or limb or to
the machine itself. The WTights have
at all times been extremely careful, and
are very practical and seem to detest
notoriety of any kind. They are seek
ing success, and do not believe in air-
ship pyrotecnics. Tive officers, Lieut.
Lamb and Lieut. Foulois, are to be
trained to manipulate the aeroplane.
Wilbur Wright trained quite a number
while he was in Europe. 1t Is the de-
that can be learned before
taking upon themselves the trying of
the craft without the presence of its in
ventors. The training grounds are to
be 5000 feet long and very much bet
.er adapted for the purpose, it is said.
than the grounds at Fort Myer. A tract
Of land between Washington and Balti-
more, about 10 miles from here, will
likely be used.
When is a dog? or, in other words,
when does a pup become dog? has
been troubling the police force of Wash
ngton during the last week. Until re-
Gently 1t has been the impression that
pups under six months of age are i'm
mune from arrest by the pound man
and taxation, which in the District is
81 year. Several pups whose eyes
have been open less than six months
have been caught in the net of the dog
and taken to the pound, and
their owners, in order to regain possess
sion of them, have been required to pay
not only the 81 license fee, but also the
fee, which is 50 addi-
tional. In nearly every instance the
owners told the pound man, with more
Or less heat, that a pup is not a dog,
and that he had no right to hold them
as such. Now, the poundmaster says
that this is all wrong, and that pup
Is a dog. A six-weeks-old pup, he said,
may look cute and babyish, but a month
ii has grown up and its soft
fur has changed to shaggy bristles. At
the end of six months, he explained,
the owner will have some idea as to
what the dog will be when grown,
which seems to knock out the conten-
ton of the dog owners, who claim that
they cannot tell what pup will be
when he becomes dog and whether
Or not he will be worth keeping.
Last week Theodore Roosevelt got a
unique gift at dinner rendered him at
East Africa. Capt. Sanderson,
the Town Clerk, read an address of well
come to the former President, and aft
erwards handed him the address in
closed in section of an elephant tusk,
mounted in silver and with a silver
chain attached. He was also given a
box made of the hoof of a
rhinoceros, silver mounted, and skull
Of a rhinoceros, also mounted in silver.
The Summer meditations of Uncle
Joe" Cannon are peaceful and refresh
ngly cool. He doesn't allow the wealth
er to disturb him one bit. 1T is cool
to-day" he said. 1T may be hot other
days, but it is cool now, and we should
be content. 1t Is true that l would
rather be home. I have a little busi-
ness to attend to. but that can wait.
I would like to hear the Growing of
the chickens in the very cool of the
most early morning. / mean the crow