The National tribune., 1910-02-10
In Honor of the Dead
An Inspiration for the Living
LINCOLN
MEMORIAL ABLET
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CHARLES BURROW WS
RUTHERFORD, N. j.

days service at sea for the Navy. The
old seadogs who sailed before the mast
in their youth and who have won their
rank and title by years OF hard and
unremittinS service in the Navy of the
United States feel that to pick a man
up from civil life and elevate him at
one bound above the heads of half a
hundred men whose record of Service
in the Navy reads like a romance Is
very unjust. Mr.. Peary was born in
| Pennsylvania. but now makes his home
in Maine. 1t has been suggested by
several public men and many newspa-
perS that if Congress were to vote him
thanks and a medal that Mr.. Peary
ought to be satisfied These say that
it would be eminently unfair to elevate
a civilian above old naval fighters.
Responding to the Hepburn resolu-
ton. the Secretary of the Treasury sent
to the Senate his reply concerning the
closing of the custom house at New
| port News on Jan. 19, the anniversary
of the birth of Gen. Robert r. Lee. The
! Secretary said that in response to the
! request of the Collector. the closing of
! the custom house was authorized ''aS
| far as public business would permit" on
| that day. He said thai such had been the
] pIdClltt ol liiG lJtlDoGlilltUl LOT MANY
years on days declared by State LegiS-
| latures to be legal holidays.
! Instances were cited where the same
| thing had been done in various cities
| all over the country. At Newport News
an official was on duty to care for the
entrance and clearance of ships and
such other business as might arise
Senator Hepburn moved that the re-
ply of the Secretary lay on the table
1t is understood to he his purpose to
make speech urging the removal of
the Lee statue from Statuary Hall,
which, he maintains, has been placed
there without proper authority. His
Republican associates are endeavoring
to dissuade him from making such u
speech.
Henry w. Taft, brother of the Presi-
dent, has been quite ill at hotel in
Pasadena, Cal, and there is no know
ing how long he has to remain there,
altho he is now very much better. he
was on his way to Mexico City, Old
Mexico.
Former Representative Tom l.. John
son, of Cleveland, who is a born fight
er and never so happy as when iii a
fight of some kind. came very near
making his last fight this last few
weeks. He has been i'll with cirrhos's
VI tic iiN'l' anu II II a question NItLf-
er his seeming gain of strength is reat
ly gain or not.
1t will be remembered that several
weeks ago Capt James S. Ship, Of
Chattanooga, Tenn. was placed in the
Jail in Washington for contempt of
the Supreme Court of the United
States. He was charged with compIici-
ty in the lynching of negro in 1906.
Capt. Shfpp accepted his imprisonment
with equanimity. and at the end of his
term was permitted to go directly home.
He was greeted by fully 10000 people
in and about Chattanooga and as he
reached his home the band played
Home. Sweet Home" and the crowd
cheered until they could be heard 10
miles away He was cheered at the
station .as the cars pulled in by tie
band playing Dixie"
DIR. j. r. Howard died suddenly last
week. He was born in Washington IS
years ago. and was a member of the
old Inhabitants Association.
President Taft has taken to walking
for his health. Last Sunday. accom-
panied by Mrs. Taft, he motorcd out
into the country and visited Senator
Newlands at Woodley Lane. Then the
President, accompanied by his Aid
took the stiff tramp of several miles
back to town. The streets were mighty
damp and slippery, but the President
had had no outdoor exercise for two
days, and he declares that he enjoyed
the outing.
Our Consul in British Guiana says
that there is nothing in that little island
to take the place of American pine
lumber, which is used almost entirely
in the buildings.
1t looks as if nothing can be done in
Washington in the way of beautifying
it except by inches. There should have
been long ago power placed in the
Commissioners hands to restrict the
erection of certain style buildings in
certain sections of the city. If this had
been done Washington. as the CITY
Beautiful" would be much finer than
it is to-day. Engineer Commissioner
JudsOn has prepared a bill which it is
hoped Congress will pass. which pro-
Vides that with the consent of 80 per
cent of the property owners the Com
missioners can regulate the erection
OF buildings so as to prevent the cree
ton of stores next to residences and
everything of that character 1t is a
very good measure, and ought to re-
ceive the instant approval of Congress.
After about four years service as
Chief of the Bureau of Equipment.
Rear-Admiral William S. Cowles, re-
tired. has surrendered that office,
which will be occupied by Chief Clerk
E. G. Wremm for the short period of
time expected to intervene before the
Equipment Bureau is abolished by an
act of Congress. Admiral Cowles is a
brother-in-law of former President
Roosevelt and native Of Connecticut
with an excellent naval record.
Representative Murphy, of Missouri,
Is dead agin tipping. He has introduced
bill which, if passed, will prevent tip
ping in any restaurant in the District
and provides for fine of from s. 10
$500 for any violation of it, The pro-
prietors who permit their walters to ac-
cept tips are also made violatOrs of the
law under Mr.. Murphys bill
Senator Johnston, of Alabama is in
tpreStpd i'm a aiTn baCora tho IDo,.i,,,