The National tribune., 1911-04-06
WASHINGTON D c. THURSDAY 1911

one of the gentlemen in the crowd had
on necktie with long, flowing ends.
which he gallantly took off and tied
around the society bellies legs between
the knee and ankle to hold her dress
down from over her head. Miss Hinck-
ley is quite delighted over the idea
that she is the pioneer of Washington
society women to fly. She says that
makes it all the nicer. Two or three
other ladies followed Miss Hinckley,
but retained their coats, as Miss Hinck-
ley said it was absolutely necessary to
keep from freezing. They also had
their dresses tied down with the same
necktie that had done service for Miss
Hinckley.
Postmaster-General Hitchcock has
decided that postal clerks at various
points who are forming lodges and Sc
cret organizations of railroad postal
clerks are performing actions regarded
by the Department as inimical to the
interests of the Government. Post
master General Hitchcock says that all
clerks when they enter the service OF
the Government take the oath to we'll
and faithfully perform the duties of a
postal clerk. PoStmaSter-Gene
Hitchcock then further states that it is
incompatible with the obligation to the
Department to form secret organiZa-
tlOlS III the service WHICH iiity il diy
time interfere with the obligations
which they have assumed upon enter
ing the service.
The object of the organization of
postal clerks was to form a secret labor
union for the purpose of protecting
themselves and helping them to better
salaries.
Up to the present time there has
henn pnn1rpittpp the Panama
Canal in the House. 1t is now proposed
by Representative E. T. Taylor, of Col
orado, that there shall be such COM
mittee. In the Senate there is a Com
mittee on Oceanic Canals, which keeps
an eye generally on the Panama wa
terways, but no auxiliary body of the
House beyond the Committee on p
preparations has dealt with the Panama
Canal since the inception of the project.
1t is now considered imperative that
this great work shall have a committee
all to itself, and in all probability the
Democrats will give it one.
Former Representative Hepburn
made a talk before the National Re-
publican Club last Saturday. He spoke
with his old-time vigor and emphasis,
and he took occasion to remark that
he is not a progressive Republican. He
said: Il am one of the old type Re-
pubHcans. Like old-time religion, old
time politics is good enough for me-"
l do not and cannot modify my views
because some gentleman in the Repub-
lican Party thinks he has discovered
some new view The Republican Party
stands for protection, as it always has
President Taft, who has been almost
an invalid from the prevalent pink eye,
has quite recovered, and is once more
receiving his friends. While the Presi-
dent was not really i'll, his eyes were
so inflamed and painful that 1t was
necessary for him to keep in a--dark
room, and he could neither read nor
write for time.
AT a joint meeting of the Washing
ton Academy of Sciences and the
Washington Philosophic Society last
Saturday the New National Museum
Building was dedicated to the use of
scientific societies in Washington.
Representative Champ Clark, Speak
er of the House of Representatives,
will deliver the principal address at al
meeting at the New Willard Hotel April !
13, in celebration of the anniversary
of Thomas Jefferson's birthday, to be
held by the College Mems Democratic
League.
In response to appeals from Brig.
Gen. Bliss, at San Diego, Cal, for re-
lief of the destitute refugees of the
Mexican Revolution in Lower Califor-
MIA, the American Red Cross has sent
something over $4,000 to aid in the
relief operations. The refugees, Of
whom some IS are women and 121
children, are in the wild part of the
about 35 miles from San
Diego. A detachment of United States
troops was sent to the scene to render
all assistance possible to shelter the
refugees, and they shared their fations
very generously until the Red Cross
relief arrived.
A most distressing feature of Wash |
ington life is the persistence displayed
by Government clerks in borrowing
money and then getting themselves
thoroly enmeshed in the toils of the
loan sharks" Every once in awhile |
cases of this character come to the
front in the way of embeZzlement by
some trusted clerk, who hoped to re-
cover himself and pay up, or when the
worm turns, and the borrower has the |
loan shark yanked before the courts. |
A pretty bad condition exists now in |
the Bureau of Printing and Engraving. |
About 10 employees of the Bureau. who
are ieSei'iHS sdidiiSS VI ohiS @oV' rVV
and $40 month, have been playing |
loan shark" and loaned out their |
small earnings almost at the rate of
dollar for dollar until some of them
have actually grown rich. Defalcation, |
or technically embezzlement, by one of
the trusted employees of the Bureau
brought his distressing condition before
Director Joseph T.. Ralph. When an
investigation was commenced the dis |
closure of the other 10 or 12 sharks" |
in that Department came out. It is |
reported that a negro dressing-roomi |
employe, who got salary of $40 a |