The National tribune., 1909-06-03

teur sleuth, who knew the picture,
caught sight of it thru tine screened
window of the ticket office. The picture
was found by a conductor on an electric
! car, and the officials of the road have
| made repeated efforts to locate the
owner And on about seven days in the
| week the picture of Uncle Joe" ap-
pears in some one of the papers of this
city. yet nobody recognized the picture
| as his face. or went tc him to ask what
he knew about it. Yet he sat to the ar
tist for the picture. and it is really a
good one. Wouldn't that rend your
raglan?
The criticisms of the Navy Depart
ment for the costly cruise of our 16
battIeships around the world has at last
aroused the Navy to the extent that the
Secretary Of the Navy has decided to
publish the expense of the tour. The
Secretary of the Navy expects to prove
that the trip<was not an expensive one,
but that, on the other hand, it was COM
| paratively inexpensive when the value
of the trip to the men in the way of
making them more efficient is consid-
cred. If for no other reason, in the
opinion of the officials, the cruise has
been of immense value in the marked
development of the crews and the op-
portunity it afforded for a display of in
| genuity in taking care of the vessels of
| the fleet while far from home yards or
naval bases.
The criticism has not been purely
political. and this fact has made the
Department determined to refute the
charges that President Roosevelts or
der was a piece of extravaganza of the
most fragrant sort Secretary Meyer,
who was close friend of the former
President has given instructions to the
Bureau Chiefs to make public the cost
of the cruise, that the country may
know that the money was wisely spent.
President Taft has revoked the EN-
ecutive order of former President
Roosevelt which created Council of
Fine Arts to pass on plans for all public
buildings and practically to determine
the sites The section of the bill for
bidding the continuance of such COM
mission provoked Mr.. Roosevelt's dis
pleasure. and he put note to his sigma
ture of the bill saying he did not think
the paragraph would have much effect.
He added that if he had thought SO he
would not have signed the bill.
MIR. Taft. however, has evidently
taken another attitude on the subject
and has abolished the Council of Fine
Arts, which consisted of some of the
leading architects of the country.
A year back Senator Depew was la
beled for loser in the Senatorial fight
which comes off in his State one year
hence Indeed, it was announced that
Senator Depew was tired of public life,
and would retire at the end of his pres
ent term. Senator Depew never felt
better in his life than he does now. He
said so himself. and-well, the Sena-
torial election in his State is year off,
and there are no other candidates in
the horizon just now. and he really
may have to take the Office again, don't
you know?
The recent census of Washington dis
closes the fact that there are only four
Indians who can be classed as residents
of Washington, d. c. There are 4S0
Chinese who live in Washington, every
course, the children.
President Taft has been elected hon
orary President of the newly-formed
National League Of Unitarian Laymen,
of Boston.
Mrs. Anna Cleveland Hastings. sister
of the late President Cleveland, died at
an advanced age at her home in Hart
ford. Conn, last week. She was 79 at
the time of her death. Mrs. Hastings
was the favorite sister of Mr.. Cleveland,
| and he visited her very often. His death
was a shock to her from which she
never fully recovered.
More daylight is the slogan of GER
tain House members these days. That
| darkness was shown when Representa-
tive Peters, of Massachusetts,. by re-
quest, introduced into the House bill
designated as the daylight savings
act"
The bill provides that between the
hours of and o'clock in the MORN
ing of each of the first four Sundays in
! April of each year there shall be
short hour. of 40 minutes duration;
similarly. in September of each year.
after 1909, between the hours of and
8 o'clock on the first four Sundays there
shall be an hour of 80 minutes dura-
ton.
These variations will have the effect
! of allowing considerable additional day
! light after each days work for recrea-
| ton. Greenwich time, as used for the
purpose of navigation and astronomy
will not be affected by the proposed
bill.
President. Taft is a clean man in
every way. He does not use tobacco in
any form, he seldom touches liquor of
| .ity in political. sbusiness and home life.
| He has just given positive evidence of
/! his attitude toward anything salacious
by leaving the playhouse the other night
when one of the plays which is about
! the limit was on. A box had been dec
Grated especially for the President. II
had his picture draped with the colors,
and the Presidents own flag was at the
back of the box, and the box was hung
! with Flags about the railing. The
| President, i'll formal evening clothes,
was accompanied by Mrs. More, sister
| of Mrs. Taft, and by his Military Aid
and personal friend, Capt. Butts. who
was in full-dress uniform. Mrs. Taft
| is not yet able to be out of the White
House, so was not present. The play
depicts scenes along the Great White
Way" but it was too strong for the
act he gathered his hat and left the
theater followed by his guests The
first act represents the interior of a
house of iil-fame. President Taft would
have left soon as the first half dozen
isentences were uttered had he not dis
liked to attract attention. President
Taft might preach better homes, more
children. cleaner lives and woman for
the home" from now to Kingdom come,
and IL wouldn't do as much to elevate
the moral tone of the community as
. that simple act of stamping play with
the sign of his disapproval because 1t is
distinctly filthy and unfit for one who
loves the home to witness.
!. President Taft has been made Trus-
tee of Hampton Institute. the Normal
and Agricultural Institute for Indians