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The National tribune., 1910-12-22

That Is, in 1895, the point when
Lochran's activities reached their high
est point, there were only 294 convic-
tions secured, against 176 secured by
Commissioner Raum by the ordinary
operation of the Pension Bureau. Com
missioner Evans, whom the Worlds
Work praises SO highly, attempted to
follow in Commissioner Lochrans foot
steps with similar lack of results, Sc
total of hundreds of thousands of cases
No other Department of the Govern
ment was ever subjected to such a
searching and widespread scrutiny of
its expenditures. and no other Depart
ment could have stood it so spIendidly
as the pension system. 1t is incredible
that any system having an annual ex-
! million people could have been sifted
with such thoroness to find such a
small percentage of wrongdoing
This became so apparent to the sue
cessors of Commissioner Evans that
they discontinued the wholesale inves-
tigation of the list. and confined them
selves to their legitimate work of de-
tecting and furnishing palpable frauds
In place of recovering great amounts
of money wrongfully paid, the figures
showed that the Special Examiners
were not. by the exercise of their ut
most ingenuity and the farthest strain
ing of their search for guilt, recovering
anything like what was being expended
on the examinations.
The pension system was splendidIy
indicated at the hands of it's enemies,
and this integrity has since then re-
manned unquestioned by all intelligent
men, and only attacked by those whose
| information is deficient and who are
determined to believe there is wrong
doing in spite of all proof to the con-
trary When, therefore, the Worlds
Work prates of "the honor of the PEN
sion roll" 1t is simply exposing it's I'M
supported dictum to a mass of over
whelming facts which contradict every
assertion that it has made.
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sion bill. They made two calls for a
quorum and three roll calls before It
was decided to give up the effort to
pass the bill that day.
This measure, which has received
the cordial Endorsement of the veterans
all over the United States, would be in
the highest degree satisfactory to them
and bring unnumbered benefits to hun
dreds of thousands of deserving veter-
ans and their widows. 1t would fill
the hearts Of the veterans and their
relatives with gratitude to the Govern
ment and to the Congress which acted
SO generously. The bill contains no
more than justice to the veterans who
saved the Union and to their dependent
ones, and its passage would be a most
graceful recognition by this great and
prosperous country of what the yalor
and self-sacrifice of the youth of the
past generation secured for it. 1t is a
great measure, and deserves the sup
port of every member of Congress and
Senator who processes friendship for
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THE WAR SCARE.

Nothing could be more intrinsicaliy
absurd than the war scare over q POSI-
ble Jananese invasion which was re-
Gently gotten up in order to secure
larger appropriations for the use OF
the Army. The farthest thought OF
japan at this time is that of war, ana
especially war with the United States
She has good reason to look forward
tn another war with Russia as soon as
the latter power is ready to attempt
to recover Manchuria and Korea and
obtain an outlet on the Pacific. Any
one who knows anything of Russian
history knows that Russia is only bid
ing her time, and will resume her ad-
vance toward the Pacific Coast as soor
as she can get in shape for it. 1t viii
be a far mightier effort than she put
forth in her recent war with Japan
when her army and navy were both
sunk in the lowest depths of corruption
and mismanagement. Japan is now al
most sinking under the debt created
by her former war. She is strainine
all her resources to pay the interest
on this and begin Its Nquluatlon. Sne
has also all that she can possibly dc
to get Manchuri1 and Korea Japan
lied thoroly. so as to make/them bull
warks against her enemies. Any trou-
BILE with America would at once spell
bankruptcy, because it would destroy
her credit wirh the markets of ihe
world, she could not seizure any further
loans. and it would be impossible for
her to meet her pressing financial OBJ
legations. However ready the Japanese
may seem for suicide, they are not pre-
nared for National suicide nor to sacri-
flee National existence which has
such a brilliant future and which has
been built up by such extraordinary
efforts as Japan made in her last war
The National tribune., 1910-12-22
DEATH OF CHAs. A. PARTRIDGE.

AS dear and loving soul as ever
strengthened our ranks and breathed
true Fraternity, Charity and Loyalty
all around it has gone to join the
Greater Grand Army in the House not
Made with Hands. Comrade Charles
A. Partridge died at his home on West
Monroe street, Chicago, Dec. IA, after
brief illness of two weeks OF Dron-
chial pneumonia. Comrade Partridge
was born at Ivanhoe, N. Y, 81 years
ago, enlisted in 1862 in a company
raised in his town. and served thru
until the end of the war, taking part
in all the battles of the Army of the
Cumberland until Bentonville- He re-
turned home, became editor Of the pa
per at Waukegan, and at various times
held the office of Postmaster, Treasurer
and Mayor of Waukegan. Hs was per-
sonally beloved by every man. woman
and child in the city He took deep
interest in the Grand Army. and was
Adjutant- for COMMANDMENTS
Chief Black. He held all the offices in
his Post, and had been for years AS
sistant Adjutant-Generat of the Depart
ment of Illinois, G. A R. A strong
pressure was put upon him to become
Commander of the Department. but he
wanted to defer it until his business
engagements would admit CT his Civ
ing his whole time to the office. He
served in the Legislature four years.
was a member of the Republican State
| Central Committee and Secretary of
that body at his death. The funeral
services were held in the First Congre-
! gational Church and attended by all
the leading Grand Army men of Chi
cago and the State.
Comrade ]. ]. Cook, of Chicago,
writes: "The Grand Army of the Re-
public has lost true and faithful &C m
rade. and to those of us who have
known him these many years we feel
that we have not only lost loyal COM
rade, but a loving brother and friend.
man who not only believed as
Christian, but who tried in every way
to live up to his belief. His death is
loss to the whole country"
The National tribune., 1910-12-22
VISIT OF THE COAIMANDER-IN.
CHIEF

Commander-in-Chie Gilman. accom-
panied by Adj't-Gen. Stillings, came on
to Washington last Sunday to meet
Comrades Burdett and King, of the
Pension Committee, and consult with
them as to the pension measure before
Congress. They visited the President,
the Speaker and other members of the
House, Senator McCumber, the mem
bers of the Senate Pension Committee
and the Commissioner of Pensions. The
visit was useful in giving them an ac-
quaintance with the temper of Con-
gress and what it might be possible to
do in carrying out the wishes of the
National Encampment and securing for
the veterans and the widows the ut
most possible
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DEATH OF PAST COMMANDER
FRASER,

The Department of New York has
sustained another severe loss in the
death of Past Commander James s.
Fraser, OF Bronx, who died suddenly
Nov. 80 of apoplexy. Comrade Fraser
went out with Varian's Battery in April,
1861, and re-enlisted Oct. 4, 1861, in
the 4th n. Y. Ind'p't Battery. In which
organization and in the 1st N. Y. Eng.
lie served until Oct. 3, 1864. He was
deeply interested in the Grand Army
served in all the Offices in his Post and
was elected Department Commander
of New York in 1882.
The National tribune., 1910-12-22

Mayor Mahool, of Baltimore, has
signed an ordinance of doubtful wis-
dom. According to it, a quarter of the
city will be set apart for the habitation
of the negros, and none will be allowed
TO settle in that reserved for the whites.
The City Solicitor sets forth that in the
past year negros have been invading
with their residences the best section
of McCulloh street and have threat
ened to invade the more exclusive Sec
tions Of Eutaw street and Madison
avenue. On the face of this it seems a
part of the negro scare which the DEM
ocrats have so assiduously worked to
infiame the passions of the poor whites
and retain their hold on The State. /!
the Baltimore negros are getting
wealthy enough to buy or rent property
I'm the better sections, it is surprising
and gratifying II is singular where
they get the money from, since tn,
negros are debarred from all of the
more gainful occupations, and il takes
extraordinary thrift and intelligence OF
the part of a negro TO gain the same
amount of property that white mar
can. The wisdom of segregating differ
ent races is doubtful. If We are going
10 elevate the negros, they should b,
brought where white influence can bt
exerted upon them. If they are crowd
ed off some place by themselves, as the
Jews are in many cities in Europe
there is danger that this will become
n purlieu of crime and degradation
Such has always been the case where
Faces have been strictly segregated.
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the veterans 1t will come nearer dis
charging, as far as money can, the Nd
tons debt to its preservers than any
other So far presented. The earnest
thanks of the veterans all over the
country are due to Speaker Cannon
Chairman Sulloway and the members
of the Invalid Pension Committee for
this spendid testimonial of their friend
ship to them.
The friends of the bill still hope to
secure the passage Of the bill before
recess is taken.
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SENATOR DICKS BILL.

Dec. IL Senator Dick introduced a
bill which provides:
'That any person who served 80 days
or more in the military service of the
United States in the late civil war or
so days in the War with Mexico and
was honorably discharged therefrom,
and who has reached the age of 62
years and over, shall, upon making
proof of such fact, according to such
rules and regulations as the Secretary
of the Interior may provide, be placed
upon the pension roll and be entitled
to receive a pension as follows: In
case such person has reached the age
of 81 years he shall receive S12 a
month; Sc years. SIS per month; 20
years, $40 per month; 75 years, SIS per
month, and when he becomes physical
ly incapacitated for labor $50 month,
and such pension shall commence on
the date of filing of the application
The National tribune., 1910-12-22

There must De something particularly
singing in the Texas atmosphere that
gives such disturbing names to its
newspapers. The Harpoon is published
Al Austin, and seems to have ac-
auired a circulation Of 10000. There
are a number of Bees, bug the bee is
known for something else than It's
sting. The Bazoo is published at Bra
zoria, the Javelin at Carrizo Springs
the Jimplecute at Jefferson, the Sift-
ings at Marquee, the Dinner Horn al
Paris, several towns have the Rustler
the Lariat Is published at Waco, and
the Hustler at Walnut Springs.
The National tribune., 1910-12-22

Gen. Henry A. Axline, Department
Commander, Columbus, O., has sent
out a vigorous recruiting letter urging
comrades to bring two recruits into
camp for every cOmrade who dies,
which can be easily done. The Wo-
mans Relief Corps is 4 valuable aux
iliary in recruiting the Order, and the
Posts should avail themselves of its
services. ANY veteran who is not.
member of the order should be visited
and induced 10 join.
The National tribune., 1910-12-22

NATIONAL TRIBUNE BILL WITH CHANGE
BnE5.oF THE COMMITTEE INVALID rENsIoNs-FAvoRABIY
RpeRrEp PLACED ON THE CALENDAR THURSDAY DEC is
Record 1 s 4hS Dss copied led verbatim fro" page ''' Of tho
Mr. direction the Committee Invalid Pen
The The from Illinois fro from the coa,s n tee on Invalid 3
enlisted soldiers
Mr. % Esns And a rs Speaker ,a ask n that be referred to the Committee
Committee of the Whole House
that
Sneaker
The bill follows:
served 30 days more in the
Day days Int IN the war with MEXICO lex and m ~o @ @ ~ % & nh % @ waxing r ,
such facts according such rules and regulations the Of the
reached the of 90 SIS
pension of
That pensioners years
Bureau of Pensions may, by application the Commissioner
such form as he prescribe receive the benefits of this act aa n @
general Or special
period he
a
Sec That the BENEFITS of this ae. shall include any person
Mexico and who is become entitled pension under & the
and june the January 80 1887 March 1891 February H.
the filed
shall be
h ed to ] receive % any eG"pensa" for services | ] m's % IN % n4s @ any S'
referred House bill 2sS4
enlisted soldiers and officers who served in
consideration
follows:
if days
in and
month
1907 $50
existing there rating
nstn @ s ages Of t3 @ and his 10 y and % @ ms sk Of this h er
wholly unfit perform manual labor there should be an increase
allowed the hence the OF n" rate OF
month being increase of SIG
the act
bureau
Who bfsd hundreds of the most deserving and piabe
Pension Committees Congress
relief
still knocking it's
Committees Of the House
Among this number thou
reached system
obliged their days misery and
You're
the possibly upon
should med
to all
all admit that it not essened the
the time has come when Congress should enact general legislation that Will
legislation should
may may De ays 81 p tttn @ a t tht tha ,, n h % " dd W. @
ofa along
comfortably
o
becoming depleted
100000 estimated be between mentioned
practically beyond the
,n suent1v 90 that thew will not he obliged annea
Ito
absolute
this the old
proposed bill as follows;
The National tribune., 1910-12-22

Col. ]. Corey Winans, well known
thruout the G. A. r. by his many years
of service as Chief of Staff and his gen.
ial comradeship, has suffered heavy
loss in the death of his brother, An
thony Winans, a wellknown and prom
frlcnt citizen of Fletcher. O., who died
suddenly at the age of 76. This leaves
Conrade ]. Corey Winans the only sur
vivor of family of 10 children. Col.
and Mrs. Winans were hastily sum-
moned from Toledo, and arrived at the
bedside of the dying man before he
passed away.
The National tribune., 1910-12-22

Brig.-Gen. Jared A. Smith, U. S.
Army, retired, died at Cleveland, o.,
last Saturday. He was born in Maine
July 6, 1910, and graduated from West
Point July II, 1852. when he was ap-
pointed in the Engineer Corps. In his
class were Gems. r. S. Mackenzie, Nor
ris Schaff and VIM. C. Bartlett He
was on the staff of Gen. Banks, was
brevetted for gaIIantry at Cedar Noun
tain, and then returned to West Point
as instructor, after which he was en-
ployed in the construction Of the de-
fenses of Portland, Baltimore and Fort
Ontario, and was brevetted a Major for
gallant and meritorious service. He
became a Brigadier-General April 10,
1903, and was retired at his own re-
quest after 40 years service.
The National tribune., 1910-12-22
NOTICE.

When you send IN your subscription
always state whether renewal or new
subscriber.
When you renew from another post
office give former address es weu.
When change of address is desired 5a
sure to give former address.
The National tribune., 1910-12-22

Even the conservative old "Encycio-
pedia Britannica" shows the influence
of spelling reform. 1t spells its name
now without the diphthong, but one
cannot see why the superfuous "a" is
not omitted. 1t also says "gild' in
stead of guild" gypsy" and not "gyp-
sy." and "tiro" and not "tyro.'
The National tribune., 1910-12-22

The st. Andrews Bay Development
Company has in press handsomely
illustrated folder descriptive of the new
National Tribune Colony in Washing
ton County, Fla. Besides many fine
half tones, views of actual scenes in
that coming prosperous section of Flor
ida, there are comprehensive maps and
detailed descriptions of the resources
and opportunities of that region. This
folder will be sent free to any applicant
by writing to The National Tribune
Washington, d. G.
The National tribune., 1910-12-22

William ]. Vannort, Commander, De-
partment of Maryland, G. A. r., sends
out a very pleasant Christmas and New
Years greeting to the comrades of his
Department, and announces in feeling
terms the death of Past Department
Commander Adam E. King.
The National tribune., 1910-12-22

A bit of unexpected realism which
the audience will never care to see
repeated occurred in the theater at
Williamsburg. N. Y. when a genuine
wild wolf that was performing it's part
behind wire netting on the stage leaped
out Of its prison. gained the audience
and managed to bite eight women and
two men before it could be recaptured.
The National tribune., 1910-12-22

They are still suffering from the
drouth in Texas, and thousands of cat
tie have been killed by it. Less, than an
inch of rain has fallen in three months,
and the railroads are operating water
trains TO supply some of the sections,
There has been no such drouth known
for 40 years. Florida has attractions
over Texas.
The National tribune., 1910-12-22

Our. readers and others who may be
looking for homes in milder climate
are invited to write to The National
Tribune or to the st. Andrews Bay
Development Co, Washington, ID. c.,
for a new illustrated folder descriptive
of the opportunities of st. Andrews
Bay region in Washington County.
Fla, the coming site of city thru
which trade must flow to and from the
Panama Canal.
The National tribune., 1910-12-22
Amount.


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CHANGES IN THE PENSION ROLL

The following statement. shows the
changes in the pension roll during the
month of November, 1910:
Number of pensioners on the
roll Oct. 81, 1910. 912.137
Cain fo rail
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Number of civil war in
valids Nov. so, 1910. 55O,5
Decrease ....... 2,133
j. L. DAVENPORT,
Commissioner of Pensions.
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WASHINGTON, D. c., DEC. %, 1910.

oaice: 18th and f Streets Northwest
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Entered at Washington, D. .. Post Office
as second-class matter
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JOHN McELROY, Editor.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-12-05
STROLLERS COLUMN

When a woman who is travelling
is assigned to her room in a hotel,
she looks up the hotel rules on the
door and carefully reads them.
When she comes to one as follows:
mo washing of clothes permitted
in this room." she gives satisfied
sigh. Then she unpacks her trunk,
rings for hot water. and within an
hour has the mirror covered with
handkerchiefs, pasted there to dry,
and has hose, underwear, waists,
ETC., hanging over the back of every
chair. Then she gets out her diary
and notes in 1t how much money
she has saved. "There are said to
be some very historic places in this
town." she notes. after detailing
her wash. "but will not have time
to see them"
A man played a mean trick on a
bridal couple the other evening.
They went to hotel, had supper
and then started out for a night
view of the bay. They had not
gone far when a man called to
them and said:
"Have you just been married?"
ave h-have," answered the bride
groom.
Going to stay here a day or
two?"
eyes"
Having registered at my hotel.
you probably intend to stay there?"
Eyes, sir"
well. l want to say a word to
you. don't want any ducky-deary
nonsense around my house. l want
no popsy-wopsy business on the
veranda. want no feeding each
other at the table"
The bridegroom let his arm fall
from his brides waist in a slow
and painful manner. and the
stranger continued:
"The first time you call her
sweety-weety or she calls you dar-
ling, out you CO."
"Ye-yes, sir"
"She's no sweeter than ten thou
sand other girls. and you are no
more a darling than I am, and
won't stand lovesick nonsense"
He walked away with that, and
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-12-05
OUR OWN CRUSADE.

OUR OWN CRUSADE.
Editor Most Anything: I've got IA
use for "Hoopers Anodyne, the In
fants Friend" Pour ii down the
sewer and 1t kills the germs--lt
kills 'em all right. MRS. J. X.
ANOTHER REASON WOMEN
SHOULD VOTE.
81 am ashamed that my state
(Washington) did not grant wom-
en- the right to vote."-PoOr Rich
ard Ballinger.
BERGER and Henry George in
congress and Depew out. We're
going some.
so Hughes Is to be chief Justice.
Some better than Elihu Rott, trick
monkey of the Money Power.
WHEN some temptation doesn't
get man it's a sure sign there's
no temptation around.
TEACHER: Why did Hannibal
cross the Alps. my little man?
New Kid: For the same reason
as the hen crossed the road. You
don5t catch me with no puzzle.
LITTLE TAHATI was the cradle
lof a Viking-like race which PEG.
pied islands through the Pacific,
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-12-05
The Strike That Struck

The Brazilian sailors their STRIKE for that all
the 'revoution" amounted to. The boys wanted more
pay, shorter hours, and fewer ckngs.
And they won because they ''had the punch'-tlat is
to they had their side the unanswerabe argument
of FORCE.
When workingmen win it is because they have the
power to nure their employers business by keeping the
shop idle when there money to be made by running it,
When employers win it is because they have on their
side the strongest argument Of ALL HUNGER AND COLD
An industrial system which force rather than
and justice behind the times The day is coming
when it will be humanized and civilized.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-12-05
AND THE MAN
STILL LIVES

NEW WESTMINSTER, B. c..
Dec. 3.-For two minutes yesterday
afternoon v. c. Rockcliffe, of the
Yale road, experienced hairbreadth
escapes which read like a page
from Nick Carter.
While clearing land he became
surrounded by flames. his clothing
catching fire. He managed to dash
through the choking smoke, and
threw himself on marshy spot.
While rolling on the ground to
extinguish the flames he loosened
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-12-05
Last Days of the
Discredited Congress

The congress which assemblies in Washington today is
not the body of lawmakers fresh from the people,
chosen November g. but the old congress which went
with President Taft two years ago.
Cannon still presides in the house Payne is still chair
man of ways and means and Tawney of appropriations.
Aldrich, Hale and Lodge still sit in the senate.
For three months yet the forces of reaction fill the seats
of the mighty What will they do with their last days of
power?
They may the opportunity to forge weapons of
privilege to employ in it's warfare against the
COON.
That would be contemplate
They may it to play politics and endeavor to
maneuver the dscreded administration and party into
strong position for 1912.
That would be human, though not entirely laudable.
But they may surprise the country by adopting another
courseby interpreting the election returns mandate
from the people to ACCEPT THE PROGRAM OF THE
PROGRESSIVE LEADERS AND MAKE III THE LAW
OF THE LAND.
That would be patriotic.
to the occasion by accepting its highest opportunity in the
finest spirit of democratic craftsmanship
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-12-05
No Wonder

Former United States Senator George Turner Of the
state of Washington has fit to attack Golfers in con-
nection with the general controversy about the interior
department. In order that our readers may know how
much Mr.. Turner's views can be trusted furnish them
with the following facts:
Turner appeared before the house committee in Wash
ington in advocacy of the Guggenhem railroad in Alaska
lie is allied with a water power company in Spokane
which is opposed to conservation
He sprang to the defense of Banger at the National
Irrigation congress in Spokane in August, 1909.
We furnish further information about his interests
in Alaska railroads if becomes necessary-Colier
Weekly
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-12-05

Is the WIDOW OF
Senator George
Hearst of Call
fornia and moth.
err of w. r,
I.carst. She has
furthered kinder.
garten work In
IS an Francisco
| Washington and
] Lead, s. d. She
! gave $25O,00O to
| found the Ma
! tional Cathedral
school for girls
in Washington,
D. c.; gave libra.
ries to Lead City
City and Amazon.
da, Mont, and
paid the cost of
merican and Euro
on University of