The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1911-01-26

| remains were placed in the sod. Or
l the day following his entrance to tn
= Senate he appeared before the Senat
: Committee on Commerce to urge in
clusion in the bill the improvement o
t the Big Sandy River which drains tn
: coal lands of West Virginia and Ken
lucky. The old Senator was very mucl
interested in this project, and his son
| in view of this, made up his mind tina
: he would do what he could to carry
, out his fathers wishes. 1t is said tina
the young Senator made a favorabI,
impression upon the committee.
, 1t is stated for a fact by men VIII,
/ know that there are dozens of we'll
to-do men in the city of Washington
that is, they would be well-to-do i
they were not devoured by ambition fol
, "appearances"-who have bankruptet
| themselves on automobiles. There arr
| men living in rented houses to-day
which they once owned, but which they
mortgaged for money to buy automo'
biles, the cost of which per month /:
three times the rent that they pay fol
their houses. When the payments came
due on the mortgage they were not
able to meet them. and the houses
went under the hammer. The auto
mobiles not only deprived them and
their families Of homes, but it Is fast
depriving the men who commit these
/ foolish acts of power to earn living.
Day after day they take from their
| time at their business or office work
until the average automobile owner gets
in only about a half working day.
/ There is a foolish notion abroad that
an automobile costs much less to keep
than a horse. Proprietors of garages
say that where q horse can be kept for
$40 an automobile and its repairs will
] cost $50 per month. There was an
article in the papers the other day
about Mrs. Laura SwartZ Macdonald
Lauer. of st. Louis, who killed herself
because she had run thru all her mon
ey and was no longer able to hire taxi
cabs. She boosted that she had spent
$4,000 for taxicab hire in one year.
A great many people believe that au-
tomebiles and taxicabs, with their at
tendant luxuries in toilets, are more
than half accountable for the high cost
of living, which in such case ought
to be termed the cost of high living.
Mrs. Jane Patrick Sutherlin died at
her home in Danville, Va, last week,
aged SO years. Just the simple an
inouncement of the death Of Mrs. Suth-
erlin means very little to any excepting
those who belong to the old regime in
Virginia. Mrs. Sutherlin was the widow
of Maj. W. T. Sutherlin, and their his
torical home was widely known as the
last Capitol of the Confederacy. Mrs.
Sutherlin was hostess to President JEFF
ferson Davis and his Cabinet following
their melodramatic flight after the eyac-
uation of Richmond.
1t was at the Sutherlin home that
President Davis assembled his Cabinet
for the last official conference and sign
ed the last documents of the Confed
eracy before the surrender of Gen. Lee.
1t is probable that the Sutherlin home
and spacious lawn will be preserved.
The famous battleship Texas. having
outlived her usefulness. has been sent
to Norfolk, where she will be used as
target for gunners of the North
American battleship fleet. The Texas
was in the naval battle of Santiago, be-
ing commanded by Capt. Phillips, who
uttered the appeal to American sailors:
Don't cheer, boys; the poor devils are
dying,"
1t seems a pity that this great big,
handsome battleShip should be put up
as a target to be cruelty sent to Davy
Jones, and yet, after ali, what better
fate for the brave old battleship than
to sleep forever in the oceans arms?
George Lewis Grant. colored, person
al body servant of Gen. U. S. Grant dur
ing the civil war, and valet for Boss
Tweed, of New York, whom he held
in his arms when Tweed died in Luc
low street Jail. died recently, at the
age of IS years.
Grant was born a slave. He made
"a trips abroad during his life. and
could speak French and German flu
entity, altho he could neither read nor
write English. Recently he had been
employed here.
The Alabama, Mississippi and Louis
ND nj a fiUnS a
always and eternally kicking because
they have to ride in Washington street
cars with colored people. They made
such a kick about it that Representa-
tive Clark, of Alabama. several weeks
ago introduced a bill in Congress for
Jim Crow" cars. The bill was sent to
the District Commissioners for an
opinion. After careful consideration of
the matter, the Commissioners, in let
ter to Mr.. Smith. said that they knew
of no local demand or sentiment in the
District of Columbia for any legislation
of this character, and declared that they
did not believe that any such legisla-
ed adverse action on the bill. and
so there won't be any Jim Grow" cars
for few years yet. anyhow.
1t will be remembered that a few
months ago we had a visit from the
over which President Taft may be said
to hold the reins of power. The Sultan
was perfectly delighted with his trip TO
the United States, and has taken occa
sion to write a. letter to the President
telling him so. 1t is true that his Eng
fish is not oyerpoWering, and il needs
.propping up in a number of places, but
il is good enough, what there IL of it.
IL pretty much all runs to compliment
airy adjectives. He thanked the Presi-
dent and the American people for max
ing his brief stay a very pleasant one,
and declares that the trip did not cost
half what he thought it would He
also expresses the hope that before long
he may meet the President over In the
Philippine Islands or the United States.
Jan. Is was remarkable in the annals
Of the Cinnamon OF the world. and
particularly those in Washington. Some
in one of their own barber shops, and
with much ceremony were parted from
their queues. Once the order has gone
forth, it is learned with amazement that
Cinnamon are not so devoutly attach
ed to their queues. In fact, IL was
matter of religious feryor on their part
that they retained them, and they seem
TO be glad that they are officially re-
leased from the appendage.
There died in Washington the other
day a giant who had existed for SO
years. 1t cannot be said that he lived
because living would seem to consist of
more than eating. drinking and sleep
ing; and that is all that this giant has
ever done. He wss too tall to work as