The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1911-01-26
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When President Taft appointed Ed
ward Dougles White, Associate Justic
of the Supreme Court of the United
states, to be Chief Justice, he broke
hundred-year precedent. Never befor
was an Associate Justice of the Supreme
Court elevatd to the head of that ven
cradle body. 1t is also a curious fac
that Chief Justice White is the onl.
Chief Justice of the Supreme Cour
who, previous to his appointment, hat
ever been a Federal Judge. 1t is {
well-known fact that all the othe
Chief Justices, who, in their order are
jay, Ellsworth, Marshal, fancy
Chase. Waite and Fuller. were in pri
waite life or else in contact with th'
people thru politics. when they wer'
elected to that great Office. 1t has beer
an unwritten law that an Associate Jus
tioe should not be made Chief Justice
Samuel S. koenig, former Secretary
Of State of New York, has been il
Washington to see President Taft IL
connection with the selection of STATE
chairman to take the place of Ezra P
Prentiss, who has resigned his charge
Mr.. Koenig, who seems to be in a po.
Sition to know, declares that the Re-
publican Party of the State of New
York is in better condition than foi
many years. He declares 1t is united
and that difficulties have been forgot.
ten, and that there are no animosities
He says that the party is preparing to
elect a Republican legislative ticket
next Fall.
Bishop Parret, of the Episcopal Do
cese of Maryland, died at the diocesan
home in Baltimore last Thursday, his
wife's death having taken place only
few hours before his own. He had
not been informed of her death when
he passed away. They had been ill for
some time. Interment was in Rock
Creek Cemetery in Washington, with
Rev. Harding. of the Diocese of Wash
ington, presiding.
A funny thing happened at the White
House the other day when a lot of
sight-seers were rather oyerstaying
their time. They had been given spe-
cial cards on the request of their MEM
bers in Congress, and were permitted
a peep in the State diuing-room as
well as into the various parlors of the
White House. In the State dining
room they saw the table beautifully
laden with cut glass and silver When
one of the guards. looking at his watch
remarked, You have just one minute
more to look at things, as the curtains
must be closed lest the Presidential
family come down to their luncheon"
And one of the old ladies said with
pathetic pleading in her voice: do
please let us stand right here and
watch 'em eat
IT is said now that IL 1t had not been
for Mr.. Boneparte, then his Attorney
General, that the then President Roose-
veit would never have made any at
tempt to prosecute the New York
Cos -Iaa% fal oh ~,
Panama Canal purchase; that he felt
himself that there was no law to JUS
tify the proceedings; so all the blame
OF the affair must fall on the former
Attorney
There is q bill now before the KAN
sas Legislature to place a bronze tablet
to the memory of Edmund G.. Ross in
the State Senate Chamber. Mr.. Ross,
who was a printer and newspaper man,
one of the gentle, genial sort, who
never do harm to anyone, was elected
to the United States Senate at the
time that the trial of Andrew johnson
was on. His State desired him to vote
for the impeachment of Johnson, and
this he declined to do. He voted
against the proposition to impoach An
drew johnson, and by doing so saved
him from the disgrace which the whole
Nation believed at that time ought to
have been an accomplished fact Forty
two years ago Edmund G. Ross was
probably the most hated man in Kan
eas, and one of the most hated men
in the United States. Today the right
eouSness of his vote is no longer as
sailed, and Kansas has come to recog-
nize his worth. OstraciZed by his for
mer friends, he went to the far West,
finally landing at Albuquerque, y. NJ.
where he lived a humdrum life, re-
tired from politics and seldom recog-
nized even by his Oldest and best
friends. He died there in poverty a
few years ago.
George i. Powerman, Librarian of
the Public Library of Washington. in
an address at the Catholic University
the other night declared that Much
can be said for the worth of the yell
low journal. for they stimulate some
brain action, and a little action is bet
ter than a sodden brain"
Washington suddenly woke up to
the fact the other day that there is
very well-developed white slave traffic
fn the Capital City. almost under the
shadow of The Dome. Four places
right in the heart of the city, and only
a few blocks apart, are known as mani
cure establishments, but this is very
thin cloak for unspeakable methods
carried on under the roof of the four
Ecpdidlc DIS IeeeIti9
out by the police. 1t is said that "a
large cities have hundreds of places
in operation exactly as these supposed
manicure establishments are, and inno-
cent girls of tender years have been
1ured into these resorts by newspaper
advertisements calling for manicurists
and by promises of munificent pecu-
MARY rewards after a preparatory
course of only few days. Only pretty
faces and comely figures are received
inside of this establishment It Is said
that this new system received it's first
exposure in Pittsburg last month, and
that establishments like these in Wash
ington have been raided in Chicago,
philadelphia and several other middle
west cities
Seven Technical High School boys
whose heads are turned by dime novels
and cheap shows ran away from Wash
jngton the other day, intending to
board a cattle ship at Baltimore for a
trip to Europe. They got as far as
Baltimore. where they were both cold
and hungry, and six of the kids came
back to Washington, very glad TO re-
ceive sound spankings and be sent to
bed instead of finding themselves
aboard filthy, foul-smelling cattle
ship on the way to seek their fortunes
in lands beyond the sea. Possibly a
few right good spankngs applied be-
fore boys get chance 10 run away
would help conserve the happiness OF
few homes.