The National tribune., 1910-05-05

| Pincho OF Ballinger scrap. Indeed, il is
hard to guess what the French thought
Roosevelt would do when he gazed on
the tomb of Napoleon, upon which,
however. he has presumably gaZed
many times before, because this is not
Mr.. Roosevelts first trip abroad. The
fact that Roosevelt was silent" is the
pith of the S2S sentence. because the
records would seem to show that form
er President Roosevelt has not been
silent much of the time since he land
ed in Europe.
Mrs. Ruth Bryan Leavitt is again the
victim of love at first sight. The first
time she married w. Fl. Leavitt, an
artist. on short notice, and practically
without the consent of her parents.
They were to live an up-in-the-air life
some place, according TO the plans of
the two of them, but they didn't work
out. There were very early suggestions
of incompatibility of temperament, and
after the two children were bern there
was a divorce, Mrs. Leavitt filing for
and getting it, as well as the two chill
dren. Then she went home to her faith
er at Fairview, Neb. Recently she took
her children abroad to educate them at
Hanover. Germany, where she had set
tied herself to live, putting the chill
dren in the kindergarten.
is to be married to one Reginald owen,
who is a Lieutenant of the Royal Engi-
neerS. stationed at Germacia. 1t is said
that Mrs Leavitt met her new flame in
Colorado last Summer. and that he is
26 years old, and Mrs. Leavitt Is about
the same age, possibly little bit older.
Mr. Leavitt, the divorced husband, is
now living in Columbus, Ohio, and he
is pretty wrathy over the report. 1t
is reported that he said that he never
knew anything about the divorce mere
than he read in the newspapers. The
suggestion that his divorced wife was to
marry again stirred him with indigna-
ton, because of the little children. to
whom it is said he is deyotedly attach
ed. When he heard of the impending
marriage he said: Il want those chill
dren, and if there is any law in Gods
world to help me get them L will have
them. / do not want the woman, but
if no other means will avail, / will take
legal steps and invoke the aid of the
court TO prevent the marriage of Ruth
Bryan Leavitt to Reginald Owen" And
he further said that unless he heard
from Mrs. Leavitt that hn would be in
Fairview, Neb., before the marriage
took place, and that he would not hesi-
tate to stop the ceremony if that were
the only way to get possession of the
children.
A pretty tough story comes from DR..
John Fulton, of Baltimore, and Secre-
tary of the International tuberculosis
Congress; that Is. it is tough If it is
true, but let us hope that DIR. Fulton
has not been reported correctly. While
attending a meeting of the Association
of State and Provincial Boards of
Health in this city one night last week
DR.. Fulton said that "In 1901 powerful
mt in
tary of the Treasury to suppress in
concerning the plague in San
Francisco. The public health and ma
rine hospital service was hindered in
its efforts to stop the ravages of the
disease"
The statement was made in an argu-
ment favoring the creation of a Nation
thority in all health matters. and to
remove the present public health and
marine hospital service from the Treas
Gry Department. Dr. Fulton further
said:
$50 long as the public health and
marine hospital service is under the
Treasury and controlled by financiers
instead of by physicians. there is dan
ger that the health of the people will
be made subservient to that OF financial
interests"
1t seems incredible that there can be
any truth in that statement. No flnan-
cial emolument on earth could induce
officials TO run the risk of
spreading such horrible disease as the
Bubonic plague over the country.
Every once in a while Representatives
in Congress get mighty funny letters.
Representative Griest, of Pennsylvania,
got one the other day, which Is unique
in epistolary correspondence. His con-
H. I.-s..a .ant. 49,
lot of Mennonites, and they are prac-
tically against all demonstration of af-
fection. One sentence in the letter
read, For Gods sake, fight this ever
lasting kissing. Put stop to the dirty,
filthy, sloppy habit" and the writer
goes on to state that he thinks the hab
it of promiscuous kissing prevalent
among both men and women should
have an end put tc ii. Representative
Griest declares that the kissers need not
fear him. He knows when he is well
off, and will not introduce any bill of
that character.
Representative Sims, of Tennessee, in
n resolution. proposes to increase the
attendance of members of the House at
the daily sessions by prohibiting the
publication of pairs in the Congression-
al Record.
The Treasury Department has sent
to Congress an estimate for the fortifi-
cation of the Panama Canal, aggregat-
ing S14.104,2 ,203, and an appropriation
of s4.000,000 was asked for the begin
ming of the work. Acting $ecretary
Hiiles said in his communication that
the Atlantic and Pacific terminals of
the canal could be completed within
three and one-half years if appropria-
tions were made in accordance with es-
Inmates.
Tottenville Staten Island. which re-
Gently was rechristened Bentley Manor
by the Postoffice Department. may be
given back its ancient name again. The
PostofIice Department made its rechrist-
ening several weeks ago on receipt of
petition signed by about 800 persons,
presented by Representative Herbert
Parsons. The Department has receiv-
ed two petitions protesting against the
change of name since the Parsons list
came in, one of which boasted of 1,165
signers. the other 235. These two Re-
titions, it was said, represent some 500
and Representative Olcott are said to
| favor the restoration of the old name
Charlie Taft, the most experienced of
Junior globe trotters. is going down to
| inspect the Panama Canal again.
| Incidentally, Secretary of War Dick
inson Is also to make his usual trip OF
inspection. He and Charlie and sew
eral others will leave New York on one
of the canal steamers. Secretary OF
War Dickinson will look over the cana
and put himself in touch with the work
He will be accompanied by his son and