The National tribune., 1911-03-02

I centers are affected, and there is paral
| ysis of the lower limbs and the smok
| er'S face gets pale, while drops of swea
stand out. The potato stem smoke
speedily draws a victim down. He grow.
pale. is gaunt and emaciated, ending
up with violent. acute mania, usually
with homicidal tendencies"
Mrs. William A Clark, wife of form
er Senator Clark, of Montana, who has
just moved into the magnificent palace
in New York City erected for her by
Senator Clark, was operated upon last
week in Roosevelt Hospital. The OPP
Grafton seemed to be very successful
and no complications had set in up to
the present time. Mrs. Clark is very
handsome, highly cultured and educat-
ed woman, and it is said is really max
ing good in New York society, or can
if she really desires to. Senator Clark,
after spending many anxious hours at
The bedside of his wife, was suddenly
taken i'll of pneumonia, and is lying
very i'll at the present time.
President Taft received Commander
Evangeline Booth and 100 officers of
the Salvation Army at the White House
one day last week, and complimented
Commander Booth on the success of
the interesting conference held in this
city. Commander Eva Booth, it may
be stated, incidentally is a very hand
some and brilliant woman. =
Representative Richmond Iearson
Hobson, who used to be an officer in
the Navy, is still playing Cassandra
and crying War, war, war" He said
in a speech in the House on the Pan
anna Canal the other day that Japan
and the United States will go to war in
the near future. He says that the war
will last five years and perhaps 10.
The Panama Canal will be destroyed,
and in the end this Nation will carry
the war to Japan and conquer that
Mr.. Hobson urges the crea-
ton of a large standing army and the
building of a great Navy as the only
solution TO the problem, and he puts
the Navy ahead, declaring that it is
more necessary to have a big Navy
than big standing Army.
Rev. Charles E. Burdette, brother Of
Bob" Burdette, the humorist, has been
indicated after so years of misunder-
and misrepresentation. 1t is
a long story, and the Post Office De-
partment is to blame, and the Post
Office Department has finally had to
vindicate him. Some SO years ago
Charles Burdette was employed in the
DOSt once at HeOTld DIS Register
rhe late John Comstock registered IL
letters, the same containing altogether
$500 in money. These letters, placed
n one registered package, disappeared.
The evidence was all against Burdette. |
comstock very angrily demanded that
zen. Dave MCGEE, the Postmaster. who
lied only a year ago, Immediately dis |
harge Burdette, which MCGEE refused |
o do. Comstock carried the matter
o Washington, and an Inspector went |
o the post Office and inspected every
hing, recommending that Burdetre be
discharged. but the Postmaster refused |
o discharge him. Bob Burdette's |
brother finally resigned, and studied
or the ministry. He now has a pas
crate at Springfield. Mass. The story |
II the disappearance of the money has,
# course, been forgotten. and moody
believed that the Rev. Charles Bur-
iette had anything to do with its dis
appearance, anyhow. The Post Office
Department has now obtained the Sc
luel to this mysterious story. An old |
battered mail sack which has been in
Use for more than 80 years was turned |
nto the repair shop at San Francisco
few days ago, where it was to be
,ep8ired. The first man to inspect the
ack decided it needed a new bottom
md with the knife he ripped the leath-