The National tribune., 1910-07-28
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diately, as the system must first be in
stalled and placed upon working ba-
sis.
Representative Hull, of Iowa, who
was recently defeated for denomination
in the primaries in his district in Iowa,
will be a distinct loss to Congress. He
has been for years at the head of the
Committee on Military Affairs, and
there is probably no man in Congress
who better understands the work OF
that great committee than Representa-
tive Hull. He has now linked" himself
down to his big farm on the Potomac
in Virginia. 1t consists of about 1000
acres, and is a splendid piece of prop
erty. 1t is said that it was this farm
that defeated him for denomination, as
it was declared ir his district that he
was practically a nonresident of that
State, and that he spent most of his
time on the Virginia property, return
ing to his home in Iowa to hold UP his
old friends just about the time new
campaign started. OF course, it was
not true, but it had its effect among
people who wanted to believe just such
a yarn as that.
The District of Columbia has barred
the moving pictures showing Jefries
and Johnson battling for the world s
championship and have inserted new
section in the police regulations making
it unlawful for pictures of pugilistic
encounters to be shown in the District.
The regulation also provides that pic
lures of fights between animals shall
not be exhibited.
Eart,, Nabraclap ccbooI rna,ams were
in town recently in charge of q. G..
Bishop, State Superintendent, of Lin
coin, Neb. They were delegates to the
National Teachers Convention held in
Boston, and on making their return
trip are visiting sights in some of the
Eastern cities. They were jolly lot
out for a good time incidentally, but
most of them were breezy and brainy
and very well informed on the points
of interest in and about Washington.
Theodore Douglass Robinson, nephew
of former President Roosevelt, has an
nounced his candidacy for the Repub-
lican nomination from the 9th New
York District. He is a son of Douglass
Robinson, who married Mr.. Roosevelt's
sister. The present Representative from
the New York 9th is Charles S. Mil
lington, who was helped into the office
by Vice President Sherman. There Is
a good deal of curiosity over whether
Roosevelt will try to boost his nephew
for the nomination as against Mr.. Mil
lington, who desires to be continued.
Young Robinson, who is very young,
says: They are looking for a new
man to tie to and vote for. and I am
awfully new"
It has been decided that those drug
stores which sell patent medicines
whose chief ingredient is elcohol in
some shape or other must pay a regu-
lar internal revenue license. 1t has long
been known that in those cities where
the sale of liquor is prohibited men
satisfy their cravings for the fiery liquor
by buying patent medicines, such as
tonics and bitters and things of that
kind, which will take the place of whis-
ky. 1t is stated that there are over 200
preparations of that kind on the mar
ket, and that the drugs that are in
them are absolutely valueless and that
the auxiliary effect felt by the people
who habitually fill up on these tonics is
caused by the alcohol in them and not
by the building-up constituents of the
drugs, which really have no medicinal
power whatever. Treasury Department
officials say that they believe that many
of these preparations are put up fof
special sale in dry" towns. Secretary
MacVeagh has issued an order fixing a
standard of medication to Government
chemists of the Internal Revenue Bu-
reau in passing on the question of how
much alcohol may be used in medicinal
preparations, so that they may come
under the regulations of the law.
Former United States Senator Thos
w. Palmer was thrown from his auto
mobile near his home in Detroit, Mich,
and nearly killed. He was thrown
against a trolley pole and SO seriously
injured that the question of his death
&as only one of short time. He was
elected to the United States Senate as a
Republican upon the S1st joint ballot
of the Legislature to succeed Hon.
Thos. w. Ferry, Republican, and took
his seat in December, 1888. He served
until March 3, 1889. He was appoint
ed United States Minister to Spain in
1889 by President Harrison, and re-
signed three years later to be President
Of the Worlds Columbian Exposition,
and served thruout the entire Exposi-
ton.
The people of Washington and the
politicians of Congress kicked on the
appointment of Sidney Bieber to be
Collector of the Port of Georgetown be-
cause they wanted to believe that Mr..
Bieber was mixed up in some shady
a thoro investigation Of the charges
against Mr. Bieber a year or two ago,
and they were utterly groundless. Mr..
Bieber is a born organizer and a stanch
Republican, and is devoted to any
branch of work that ne undertakes to
do. His appointment would have meant
a good business administration. Presi-
dent Taft considered the kicks, and
withdrew the nomination Of Mr.. Bieb-
er. A day or two later he concluded to
disregard the disgruntIed politicians
and again named Mr.. Bieber. and again
the growl went up, and President Taft
permanently withdrew the name. Now
Mr.. Taft has appointed to this position
Whitefield McKinlay, negro real es-
tate agent. He is a very fit man for
the position. and will undoubtedly give
good business administration. He is
one of the very best representatives of
the negro race, absolutely without rant
or self-assertion, and knows what he
knows; but you ought to hear the howl
that Is now going up in Washington
over the appointment of a negro as
Collector of the not very lucrative Of
flee. the Port of Georgetown.
| For long time there has been a
growing Dremonition that the United
States Government is determined on
getting rid of its women clerks. This
is stamped with official approval by
the statement from authoritative
sources that women stenographers are
no longer wanted in the Government
service. The Civil Service Commission
| has announced that there is soon to be
an examination for the purpose of in
Guiding men stenographers and typists
| the demand for whom the Civil Service