The National tribune., 1910-10-20

/ Tawney grabbed the bridle, ana ne
dragged Mr.. Tawney, who would not
let 90 of the bride lest the horse crash
into a barbed- fence. The horse
the precious freight and carriage got
thru all right Mr.. Tawney got out OF
the wreck with his hands badly torn
| his forehead cut and his legs badly
bruised Representative Tawney is now
in charge Of the Congressional Repub-
Iican headquarters in Chicago. 1t is
with much regret that his friends have
noted that Mr.. Tawney had failed fol
denomination to Congress.
Rufus Blodgett. formerly United
States Senator from New Jersey, died
at his home in Long Branch last week
Former Senator Blodsett was born in
New Jersey &c years ago. He served
five terms as Mayor of Long Branch
and twice was elected to the New Jersey
! Assembly. He was elected to the Unit
ed States Senate in 1886 and served six
years He was been Superintendent OF
the New York s. Long Branch Railroad
for 25 years.
Gen. Nelson A Miles, who looks
mighty fine on horse and who prob
ably can ride farther and longer in less
time than any other Army officer. re-
tired or on the active list, is dead in
favor of the aeroplane for coast de-
fense. He says:
The aeropIane eventually will be a
means of coast defense. Aeroplanes can
be built by the score for what one bat
tleship costs. When they can fly 100
miles out to sea and drop explosives
over hostile fleets these fleets will be
cautious about attacking a coast. And
| this condition will come Already any
Nation which goes to war must reckon
with aeropIanes. They are extremely
advantageous in accommodating, and
when up 7 900 feet are practically i'm
mune from injury by rifle shots"
| The counting and inspection of notes
| in the Treasury Building is to be aban-
doned. The Director of the Bureau of
Engraving and Printing will continue
in charge of the numbering, sealing,
separating, counting and final inspec-
ton of all notes. These notes are to be
delivered in sealed trucks at the close
of each days work to the Treasurer, in
the vault set aside for his exclusive use.
The Director of the Bureau of Engray-
ing and Printing is to turn over to the
Treasurer, in addition to the vault, an
adjacent room for packing and sealing
of the packages and for the counting Of
all notes. The room and vault are to
be inclosed by wire and set apart from
the rest of the divisions of the Bureau.
This will reduce the number of count
ers and inspectors on the Issue Division
roll and result in a retrenchment in the
Treasurer'S Office of about $50, 9th
er savings incident TO this change will
amount to $4,000, making a total saw
ing of S26, 900.
In accordance with the known policy
of Secretary MacVeagh, places will be
provided for employees who may be dis
placed by reason of this change. En-
ployes whose places have been abol-
iSh he in q
filling of vacancies.
The Spanish War Veterans are not
at all satisfied to let their Past Com
mander-in-Chief Gen. NJ Emmett
Urell, sleep in foreign soil. He died
recently in Ireland while on a visit
there, and was buried in his native
town, Nenaugh, County Tipperary. The
Department Commander of the United
Spanish War Veterans received COM
munication from Ireland, in which were
resolutions of sympathy drawn up by
the city officials of Cork and the Town
Council of Nenaugh 1t was stated that
the body of Gen Urell was escorted to
the train at Cork by the city officials
the Order of Hibernians and the Catho-
lie clergy, to be laid at rest at Nenaugh.
Department Commander Chisolm has
received authority from the Command
er-in-Chief of the Spanish War Veter-
ans to correspond with the relatives in
Ireland, with a view of bringing the
body of Gen. Urell back to Washington
for reinterment in Arlington Cemetery.
While every grocery clerk who can
mortgage his little home is doing so to
acquire an automobile, the Post Office
Department has decided that autos are
| too expensive for the Mail Service of
| the United States Government. 1t was
stated at the Post Office Department
that if at some later date automobiles
become less expensive they would use
them again for their collections, but
until the expense is considerably low
cred there will be no collections by
automobile.
While abroad Booker T. Washington
was specially invited to visit King Fred
erick at Copenhagen and later dined
at the palace, meeting the members of
the royal family, including the Queen
Mother Alexandra. widow of King Ed
ward. He was also the guest of promi-
nent Danes. Now. what is going to hap
| pen? One day several years ago, when
| Booker T. Washington was calling on
| President Roosevelt to discuss some
business matters. the President invited
the distinguished negro orator and edu-
Gator to remain to lunch with him al
the White House, and the South has not
gotten over bowling about it yet. and
there was nothing premeditated in the
invitation, either.
| President Taft. it seems, is not above
the small yanities of life, or possibly
we ought not to say that; but, at any
rate. he wears his shoes too tight, or he
| wears one shoe too tight and il pinches
his ankle. and this 50 that he has had
to wear a sort carpet slipper and has
been unable to wear his shoes or play
golf for several days
Rear-Admiral Robley D. Evans re.
tired, is very much stronger physically
than he has been for several years. He
looks 20 years younger, in fact, than
he looked year ago. He has thrown
away his crutches and is able now tC
get about with a cane, and a good dea
Of the time does not use that. Some
body asked the Rear-Admiral the other
day if he thought the American Navy
was keeping abreast of the British anG
the German. Loyal to the Stars anC
stripes, the rugged old seaman replied
In my opinion it is keeping ahead
Of either of them. This is true not onl,
in the way of construction, but in whai
should call the battle efficiency O
ships and men. / fought for the dread
nought for a long time. One of ou
modern types is the equal of three ordi
nary battleships, and the new 14-incl
gun dreadnoughts will have even mucf
greater efficiency"
| Admiral Evans thinks that we ar,
: bound to have trouble with Japan owe
. trade on the Pacific. He remarked:
I'VE have no merchant marine now
, but one of these days the American