The National tribune., 1909-05-13

down crime. ThfeFes entered the
wormley Public Sclfvol, Georgetown.
Saturday night or SrRday.i and stole
+$120. the collections taken among the
coIored students for Vbenecolent pur-
poses The pennies and n'ckels were in
little boxes, hidden in lockers and desks.
III. afT
There are some people stp whom a
flag appeals only if it IS bright and new
loo'inE, and it must be confessed that
most people are like that Alexandria,
which is a suburb of Washington, had
homecoming weeln last eweek. and
the old town was decorated and draped
up to beat the band. Among the build
ings so decorated was the Federal Build
ing. But its decoration was a frayed
out lot of old Flags, which most every
body said ii was a shame to have shown
at all. After the thing was all over IL
was learned that the battered old Flags
on the Federal Building came off the
Is battleships which used them during
all their world-belting trip. and dressed
ship with on entrance into every port.
No wonder they looked frayed and fraz-
zled. The only wonder is that there is
anything left of them. They are vastly
historic, and if the people had known
it they would have looked at them with
interest.
Mr.. Booher. of Missouri, who repre-
sents one of the districts of that State
in Congress, has made visit to the
Canal Zone, and comes back with some
funny stories, only he says they are
true. He says, first of all, that down in
Panama the people believe that the
charges of scandal in the Canal Zone
are true and founded on conditions thar
really existed there. Mr.. Booher fur
ther says: sf-ta..-.--
pense of the French Government when
We were told that it had bought and
sent to the canal thousands and thou
sands of torches with which to cele-
brate the completion of the undertak-
ing; but what would you think of the
purchase of snow pIows by this Gov
ernment to be used in canal building in
that tropical region? l was told while
at the canal that snow plows had been
shipped there. Personally 1 don't vouch
for the truth of the statement. But II
1t were true it would be no more absurd
than was the purchase, at an expense
of S2.O00,0 600. of two big vessels, which
cannot even be gotten into the harbors
in the vicinity of the canal"
Mr.. Booher said he is convinced that
the lock type of canal is the only kind
that can be successfully operated.
The dinner parties at the White
House show very plainly that the Presi-
dent and Mrs. Taft do not inherit any
of the Roosevelt feuds. Among the very
first dinner guests were the BelIamy
Storers.
DIR. Wiley. National pure-food
sharp" lately declared that people
might now eat most canned goods, as
ne had examined them. and found that
the manufacturers and Gamers had ac-
eepted the pure-food dictum as law,
and have made their goods conform to
the provisions of the law. A little salt
and some sugar, he says, are about all
the preservatives that are now used by
-siLc, ~
Prof. Simon Newcomb one of the
foremost living astronomers, is danger
ousiy Ill at Johns Hopkins Hospital,
baltimore. of cancerDef the stomach
He has been operated upon for the
trouble, which was thought, TO be some
thing else, and was about again. but
has had to go back for second opera
ton. and 1t is now dtnow- that it is
cancer and the case almost hopeless.
Dr.. Newcomb is "A years old, and, of
course, his age is against him.
Prof. Newcomb distinguished himself
as an astronomer and mathenia tician
IL
professor of mathematics, United States
Navy. in 1861. and was assigned To duty
1T the Naval Observatory. He was pro-
'essor of astronomy and mathematics at
Johns Hopkins from 1884 to 1894. Since
he latter year he has been one of the
Eight foreign associates of the Institute
IF France, and was the first American
'ince Franklin thus to be honored.
He has published scores of books and
articles OH astronomical subjects. He
wrote Elements of Astronomy and
"Reminiscences of an Astronomer" He
has been one of the leading figures in
he scientific life of Washington for
many years.
When Representative Babcock died
asst week he left $4,000 to his house
keeper. She had been with the Bah
locks for 20 years. coming into his
'an1ily first as maid when she was but
Is years old. For several years she had
,harge of the ladies' toilet rooms on
he House side of the Capitol and act
ID as maid to the Babcocks also Such
| bequest ought to be an incentive to
good service, and perhaps would be IL
here were many men like Representa-
i've Babcock, but there are not
An interesting experiment in tree
planting is now under way on the estate
If Senator Elihu Root, near Clinton,
inder the supervision of representa-
i've of the Government Forestry Ser
ice. About $4,000 young trees, varying |
n hight from seven to IA inches, are
)eing set out in rows six feet apart
The trees used include 6,400 white |
zine; 1920 Norway spruce, which |
we're shipped from Germany; $500 red |
zine; 5000 red oak; $500 black locust; |
1000 chestnut, and $500 Eastwood. The !
pruce will be mixed with alternate |
'ows, and in four and a half to five-
lcre plots, with locust, red oak, pine |
md Eastwood. The white pine will be |
mixed with locust, red oak and pine. !
Chestnut and spruce will also be plant |
ID together, using two rows Of chestnut |
o each row of spruce
Representative Charles A. Grow, of |
submitted to an operation in |
! hospital in st. Louis last week, when |
lis right eye was removed He has been |
for some time with conjunc-
ivitis of the right eye, and went to ST.
4ouis last week for treatment
Mr.. Crow represents the 14th Mis-
ouri Congressional District at Wash
ngton, and is serving his first term He
vas Postmaster at Charlottesville under
President Roosevelt.
Tariff Toys
When men talk tari99 the Halls of
he House and Senate usually look like
! junk shop. Senator McCumber, of
qorth Dakota, who knows more about
umber than anybody IN preparing to
zS.G Al,