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Social Season In Washington A Score of Presidential Receptions and Cabinet Dinners—Taft Interested In Congressional Elections—ls it to Be a Do Nothing Session? —Clothes on the Lee Statue. By JAMES A. EDCEKTON. [Our Washington Correspondent.] KESIDEXTIAL receptions are coming along in a bunch. Out side of the regular New Year's reception there was one to the diplomatic corps on Jan. 4. which will be followed by the Judicial reception two weeks Inter, the congressional re ception on Feb. 1 and the nrmy and navy reception Feb. 8. Scattered in be tween will be diplomatic dinners, su preme court dinners nnd plain and fancy banquets i:i such profusion that they would delight the eye and palate of old Epicurus himself. Whatever Mlt9. PHILANDER O. KNOX. may lie said about the deliberate way Washington goes about other things, socially it is a busy city. Just now the thing that disturbs the fair host esses of the capital is not the woman question, but the man question. One would suppose that with all the male statesmen who foregather here there w< ukl be plenty to dance and lead the I'ltMca out to dinner; but, whether it is that the men are busy playing poker or trying to devise ways to keep from passin r bills, it is a perplexing fact that it is not always easy to find enough men to go around. To add to the dillieulty about fifty new society buds have blossomed out this winter or are In process of doing so, which calls for just that many more mascu line partners. It is a pity that the male beauty squad of the Taft inaugu ral Icn could not have been induced to remain here permanently. As Lent begins this year on Fob. 25, tlic social season lias been hastened and squeezed up Into a few weeks. This has necessitated the rushing of cabir.et dinners at the rate of one a week, beginning with that of the sec retary of state on Jan. (5. I do not know that Washington social affairs are intensely interesting to the re mainder of the country, but it ought to afford some satisfaction to the people to know that their representatives, senators and other officials get enough to eat, even if food prices are doing the aeroplane act for the rest of us. It used to lie supposed that the na tion's brainiest men should be the ones sent he're, but I am not sure that the view is correct or that it is any longer followed. So far as I can judge the two most important activities of Washington life are eating and talk ing, and as both are performed through the facial orifice it would seem that the prime requisite in those sentenced to terms of service hero Is not brains, but mouth. Nor am I pre pared to say that of late years this lias not been the rule observed. Now that 1010 is on the boards members of both houses are awaken ing to the fact that a congressional election Is on this year. The Demo crats are more coniidcnt of carrying the next house than they have been lu a decade. For one thing they argue that no party ever revised the tariff that it was not snowed uuder in the next congressional election with the single exception of ISOS, when the Spanish war came on to distract the people's attention. One uncertain ele ment In the coming fight will be the Insurgent Republicans. lam inclined to believe that this element, however, will fight out its battles within the party and that whatever division exists in the majority ranks will be settled lu convention and will help the Demo crats little In the election. President Taft, it now appears. Is to take a very active part In the fight, naturally re garding the result in the light of a verdict on his own administration. The statue of Robert E. Lee In the uniform of a Confederate general, which was placed by the state of Vir ginia in statuary hall, has created em barrassment In official quarters owing to the criticism leveled at It from cer tain portions of the north. These ob jections have not been aimed at Lee, but at Ills uniform. Now, outside of eating and talking Washington is per haps most expert in the matter of elothos, so that this sort of sartorial question Is right in its line. However. It has not seen (it to meet the issue as yet. lint lias settled the matter by sidestepping it—that is, congress will permit the statue to remain in place, but will not formally accept it. Some Ingenious stiulept lias dlscov end a similarity between the careers and attitudes of John Quincy Adams and William Howard Taft. Both the sons of noted fathers and distinguish ed in their own rights, both averse to making political appointments, both re fusing to play politics to further their own fortunes and both, despite their excellent qualities, failing to stir the hearts of the multitude, the parallel does not seem entirely fanciful. Will the likeness be carried out to the end of their careers? Even the weather prophets would hardly dare to offer a forecast. Besides, it is too early in the Taft administration to size it up. The librarian of congress has handed o'ier another momentous decision, tills having not to do with the north pole or the fearful nnd wonderful meteorology of the 4th of March, but the more aesthetic subject of music. In a word he has settled once and for all what is the most popular national song. It Is not "Yankee Doodle." "The Star Spangled Banner," "America" or even "The Cilrl I Left Behind Me." which gained such vogue in our late war with fever, embalmed beef and Spaniards. The first of American songs In "patri otic popularity," so says the oracle of the Congressional library, is "Dixie." Hereafter the yells which rise to greet that blood stirring air may lie given with renewed fervor, having the sup port of otlieiai sanction. It Is probable that President Taft will oonio near the Roosevelt record in the matter of special messages, though to do so ho would have to send them in every other day. Outside of his railroad message there will doubt less be one on the Philippines, ona on conservation, ono on the District of Columbia in all probability and one on Alaska. How many more will be forthcoming no prophet would have the temerity to predict, especially ii» view of the prodigious output of for mer days. Mr. Taft's Alaskan commu nication is to deal with a comprehen sive scheme of government which he Is working out. Now that "Seward's iceberg" has boon found to be a land flowing wilh milk ami honey, likewise with coal, gold, enterprise and pros pects, It is clearly entitled to nil the government it can get and pay for. The reassembling of congress after the holidays was marked by no wild display of fireworks. In the beginning of the session the excuse was that the president had not outlined his chief poli cies in hii regular message, and hence there was nothing to do but to wait until ho did. Now that the commerce message is ready this excuse no longer exists. Will there be some other plea for inaction? Champ Clark, the minor ity leader, nays that all the house tun- CHAMP CLARK. chine expects to do is to pass the ap propriation bills and a ship subsidy measure. The Democrats, of course, will oppose the subsidy and will try to cut down the appropriations. Clark expects the session to end by April or May. There is far from an optimistic belief in the capitol that anything worth while will be undertaken. The listlessness of December is still pres ent. Unless the insurgents manage to start something it looks as If the ses sion will be labeled with a large sign of "Nothing Doing." If tills thing keeps up the city of Washington should place over its gates this legend: "Leave work behind, all ye who enter here." With the National Goncrn.phic so ciety's headquarters In tills city, the Cook-Peary controversy lias had hero a storm center. Washington is over run with scientists, from tbe bug ex perts of the agricultural department to the weather sharps of tlio signal service. Willis L. Moore, the head of the "fair and warmer" prophets. Is also president of the National Geo graphic society, the body that will ex amine the verdict of Copenhagen uni versity and deliver the scientific find ing for America on the polar affair. This it will do in deciding as to the inscription on the medal delivered to Commander Peary. It has already found that he "reached" the pole. What it Is now to determine Is whether or not ho "discovered" the pole. Of course the nature of its decision Is al ready settled. Ir remains only to make the formal Investigation and give out the result. Even though there may be left a few Cook partisans it is assured that the verdict will be more generally accepted than are Professor Moore's optimistic forecasts of Inauguration weather. ABERDEEN HERALD. THURSDAY. JANUARY 20. 1910. HOCKEY SEASON !N FOIL SR& ra Games l:i.V! Oiicius Fre.., Re;/ Oa CLOSE CASES Af:E EXFESTE3. In New York Amateur Lerjjue Several Tcan-.s Appear to Bs Eventiy Match ed—Tl-.e lntcrcollcr;iate League Fight Pittsburg Prcspccts. Ice hockey, that fast, furious am' brilliant Rational pastime of the boy:- across the border, will from now on imlil March occupy a conspicuous place In the limelight of the sporting world. In fact, judging by the present healthy condition of the sport ami large attendance at the games in New York, rittsburg, Cleveland and Si Paul and several other cities when the game is played, besides that on the different Canadian circuits, it surely looks as if the strenuous ice game will enjoy the most prosperous season ii has had In some years. The uncertainty which exists as to the ultimate outcome of the race for the championship of the Amateur Hockey league in New York tends to add greater interest to the season. Three of the five clubs which compose this circuit have shown great ability, and it is a tossup as to which of them will will out. The New York A. C. is even stronger than It was last season, except in one feature—Jimmie Sherriff still is llrmi.i ensconced In his announced intention of being a spectator and not a player this season. The Wanderers are more tlnn I<H» per cent better than they were last year ami have put what could probably be termed an all Canadian team on the Ice. The St. Nicks will be in the light right up to tlie tinish and have shown that tile club which defeats tliem will be going some. The other two clubs, the Crescents and the Hockey club, will furnish 110 end of opposition to the three "best bets" and will be stum bling blocks not to be overlooked. All of these teams have had consid erable practice, and their players are in the best shape for a hard season Under such conditions ami ju0.5... from the speed and line p'.ay which have been exhibited iu several ;;.-u'.ies to date the caliber of hockey ill the league will be of the best. The fact that many cf the sevens have been stranj?ilu*iiuU by the iwiir- Inox* the '-i.vi.i.i it Ca.utdirt'.i aii..i teur pluji'el' (lie l.ist rank indi cates that the winners will have to travel at top .'.peed ihroashaut the sea son. The ; r.a.i uh..h have been seen in in t! thr.s tar have all shown marked i'.'iprovoMv::t over their work of last They have solved many of the lni.i:' dhiicuit features of play, and New V< . i. is in for a sie;;e of the best hockey i; has ever known. The inter uliegiate league of which Harvard, Yale, Dartmouth, Columbia, Princeton and Cornell are members holds another element of uncertainty. Princeton i.< the only one of the teams to show marked weakness, but thiol in a l.imeasure has been eradicated. Probably t'U' best showing by any of the teams has been made by Harvard, with Cornell next. All the teams in the league have been practicing stead ily since Thanksgiving day and are in condition to play lively games and maintain their ability to tile end. The campaign of the college boys will ex tend until Feb. 1!), eight games being scheduled for New York, seven for Boston and one for Cambridge, Mass. The recent visit of the Cleveland and the college teams to Pittsburg has stirred up renewed interest in the game there. And there Is considerable talk of organizing a new league. As there are quite a few players residing in l'ittsburg who were members of teams in the Western Pennsylvania Hockey league and who are more than anxious to get back in the game, it looks as if the promoters would experi ence very little difficulty in getting to gether several strong teams. Among these players are such stars as McKay, Donnelly, Strobel, Koch, Cnmpbell, liny Itobinson, Garnet Slxsmith, Mey ers, Brown and Ilutledge. Three Men Willing to Swim Rapids. Three enthusiasts have espressed tlK'lr determination to try to navi gate the Whirlpool rapids, below Ni agara falls, with motorboats and try for the prizes offered by John A. Pen ton and others of Cleveland. These prizes are a gold cup worth $500 nnd $1,000 In cash. These three, who evi dently hold their lives chenply, are John L. Glbney of Brooklyn, John W. Kirk of Cleveland and Allan A. Blanchard of Oak Harbor, O. They have made formal entries. Those who are booming this affair say that a dozen others have made inquiries and will probably enter In the next few weeks. The committee to manage the trials will be named shortly. New Heavyweight Pugiliat. Joe Choynski is boosting a new heavyweight. This man is colored, and his name is George Cotton. He is a 105 pounder, and Choynski says he will make the best of the big ones hustle in the near future. Vacation For the Eel, 2:0214' The Eel, 2:02%, will not be raced on the ice this winter. The gray wonder has been barred in the free for all at Ottawa; hence his vacation. SPECIALIST ■ I—■ !■! P» J" R Dr. Leudersf ~7 :^] rCr " s , ! #tf andWfimens 29 Wishkah | f c ■ i Block y Special Blood Disorders, Nervous **** Breakdown, Impotency, Rectal H ney Diseases. also Cure Goitre, LECTURE No. 6 If you peruse the newpapers, you will see al- that you are going to take no more chances, that most every day an advertisement recommend- you are n°w going to ing some valuable (?) remedy which the makers « _ tell you will do wonders. lIdVC tll6 DCSt You immediately go to your druggists and for 25 or 50 cents buy a bottle or package of that You will further reason that medicine. WHY DO YOU DO IT ? Because in your judgment that is the thing The Specialist You really expect those wonders to happen, ® Who makes a SPECIAL STUDY of your parti lAfJl I TUftt/ cular trouble is THE MAN TO SEE. w BI I fl II w When you come to me a thorough examination ! T Q! In 9 cas'Js out of 10 you draw a blank °~ y° ur condition is made, p.nt l . at that a blank that is poing to _ „, , . A Diagnosis Established Harm Your System anl as !SOn „ yOT teve take „ the aist treat _ The druggist is not to blame, he would much rr.ent, you will feel that You are getting better rather tell you to go to a good doctor because HE and in a very short time you will KNOWS 1 . , New after you have swallowed p. lot of this AFb. R | stuff with no relief you become disgusted. 2a» y \ £& Lf You Want to Get Well j Don . t Put , t Qff START TODAY Youj judgment is well balanced, if you reason i vFL/ii I 'z 20 Wishkah Block CURIOUS EFITAFH3. Brevity on a Tombstone—Douglas Jer rold's Suggestion. Among tliA I.HOO epitaphs collected by Ernest it Suliling in "Kpitaphiu" are many quaint and curious speci mens. Grimaldi off the stage was said to lie a sufferer from melancholia. It will lie remembered that, going to a physician on one occasion, lie describ ed his case, when the worthy doctor briskly told him to "shake off the feel ing. Go and see Grimaldi. and it lie does not cure you your case is Indeed hopeless." "Alas," said the poor suf ferer. "I am Grimaldi." Ills epitaph reads "llere Am I." A prize of £100 is said to have been offered by one Thorpe, who was de sirous of being perpetuated hut briefly on his tombstone. One competitor sent in "Here I.ies Thorpe's Corpse." This was certainly brief enough, but finally It was cut to "Thorpe's Corpse." Many of our readers know the Douglas .lerrold and Charles Knight story. They were dining together on one occasion when the conversation turned upon epitaphs. Knight half in jest suggested that .lerrold should write ills (Knight's* epitaph. The sub ject dropped at the time; but. walking home together in the evening, they came to a spot where each had to take a separate road. Jerrold. extending liis hand to his friend, remarked, "I've thought of a capital epitaph for you." "What Is It?" said his friend, much in terested. "Oh. very brief and very simple. 'Good Night!'" There are many curious epitaphs on wives. Here's one from Uiverston, Lancashire: Here lies my wire. Here Ilea she. Hallelujah! Hallelujeel An Inscription placed over the grave of a missionary who was accidentally shot In India read thus: Here lies the Rev. A. 8., For many years missionary In B. district. He was accidentally shot by his native servant. "Well done, thou good and faithful serv ant." At Chelmsford, Esses, on a stone to the memory of "Mary Blewttt of the Swan" It is stated that she "was the wife of nine husbands successively, but the ninth outlived her." it is added, "The Test to Her Funeral Sermon Was, "Last of All. the Woman Died Also.' "—Westminster Gazette. Extrae. "I say," said the messenger boy, "that nearsighted man in 400 just fell over a broom and spilled a pail of wa ter on himself." "Take him up a towel," said the ho tel manager, "and charge'him for one bath." 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