The National tribune., 1911-03-30

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Former President Roosevelt is proud
Of his achievement in acquiring the
Canal Zone. Speaking OF it at the An
nual Charter Day at the University OF
California, he said:
81 am interested in the Panama
Canal because / started it. II l hao
followed traditional, conservative meth
DDS, would have submitted dignif1ed
state paper of probably 20 pages to
Congress, and the debate would have
been going on yet But 1 took the
Canal Zone, and let Congress debate
and while the debate goes on the canal
does also"
Mr.. Roosevelt while in that section
of California visited his son Theodore
at his home in San Francisco.
Some New York newspaper reporter,
hoping to make a dollar, concocted a
remarkably silly story about the i'm
pending marriage between Mrs. Fran
ces Folsom Cleveland, widow of former
President Cleveland, and Prof West
of Princeton And not only was the
story written, but the New York papers
printed it. 1t went out in the first edi-
ton, and had to be taken out in the
next, as Prof. West has a wife living
and grown son, now student in
Princeton University. The publication
of the item caused Prof. West great
deal of annoyance, and he denied 1t
Just as soon as he possibly could. The
editors of the paper who had made the
announcement had to take it back
quick.
The Government Tea Board has come
to the sweeping conclusion that no
more colored teas shall be imported
into the United States. 1t is stated that
the United States imports about 49,
0e0,0e0 pounds of tea year, and that
at least one-half of this tremendous
lot of tea is artificially colored. Green
tea is especially under ban, as it is
considered very poisonous indeed. 1t
b said that nearly all of the Japan teas
will come under the ban, and that the
tea producers of Japan will have to
materially alter their methods to meet
the new Treasury regulations. The ac-
ton of the Tea Board has after care
full consideration, decided that any ar
tificially colored tea is injurious to
health, and that its further importa-
ton must be stopped. What the dear
old ladies are going to do who put the
teapot back on the stove in the morn
ing and let 1t simmer their decoction
of strong green tea until going to bed
at night is problem.
Col. James A. Redding, of Phenix.
Ariz-, is very fond of exploiting the ex
ports of Arizona to his friends in Wash
fngton, and he sprang a new one on the
unsGspecting public on his trip here
last week. 1t has always been sup
posed that the spiny cactus would al
ways remain just actually that. Mt.
Burbank, of California, however, sue
ceeded in producing a spineiess cactus,
and declared that cactus leaves make
good food and fairly take the place of
water on the great deserts" Now comes
Col. Redding, who declares that Arizona
has discovered that the needles of the
thorny cacti make the finest kid of
graphophone needles. It is said that
they lack the metallic ring of the ordi-
nary needles, giving a clearer and rich
er note to the music. If this is true, i'll
will certainly cause great joy in music
centers, and make this pariah of the
plant world of some use.
Hon. Walter L. Fisher, recently ap-
pointed Secretary of the Interior to
succeed Mr.. Ballinger, has just lost his
mother, Mrs. Amanda Fisher, wife Of
D. w. Fisher, former President of Han
spending their Winters in this city.
Mrs. Fisher was the victim of an acci-
dent about year ago, from which she
suffered nervous breakdown which
eventually caused her death. The body
was taken to Hanover, Ind, for inter-
ment, accompanied by Secretary Fish
er.
There are lot of women all over
the country who are making them
selves notorious in their efforts to en-
snare the affections of Hetty Green's
son. Col. Edward H. r. Green. known
as the son of the richest woman in the
world, was in Washington last week,
and amused himself and the corre-
spondents by giving them scads of the
letters which he has received from fool
1sh women turnout the country. Mr..
Green is not a young man by any
means, and he is fat and nearly bald
headed, and, altho genial and compan-
ionable, is not a marrying man. The
letters which he displayed come from
girls and widows. old maids and young
maids, divorces and ex-wives whose
husbands have been disappointments.
1t may be said with truth that a good
many Of these letters came from really
respectable women. They nearly all
declared themselves ready to divide his
mothers millions with him Col Green
declares that he is not marrying man.
The School Board, of the District of
Columbia has decided that simplicity
must rule in High School affairs, and
the Superintendent, Mr., A. T. Stuart.
has planned to rid the schools of expen-
siye dressing by girls during school
hours. As a first step the Board will
urge all the women teachers to dress
as they would have the pupils dress. |
They want no more silks and satins, |
and they want their laces, rings, brace
lets chains and ali that sort of thing
laid aside and in other ways comport
themselves as decent, self-respecting
young American women should. The |
school authorities cay that they have
no right to lay down absolute rules, |
but that they are going to recommend
that commencement and class exercises
be held in the afternoon, thus elimi- |
mating the demand for expensive even
ing gowns, elaborate bouquets and taxi
cabs. Certainly this will be in the II
right direction. 1t can only be SUBJ
versive of discipline and high educa-
tional excellence for young women TO
attend school with their heads loaded
down with bargain-counter hair
swsthed in bands of cheap ribbon and
cheaper teweled bands, lace stockings
and low shoes in Winter, with low
neck dresses and elbow sleeves, wear |
ing bracelets, cheap chains, with cheap |
ornaments attached TO them. and aping
the manners of society u1atrons. Girls |
who are addicted to this sort of every
day attire ought to be admonished byI
their mothers that II is all very much |
out of place on the school girl, who
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