Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1897-05-22


defatigableness. He belongs to no clubs
societies or fraternities, and is therefore
permitted to go to bed at a reasonable hour
OF nfghtS-that is. after he leaves his Of
nee at the Department of Justice and that
nour might sometimes be deemed unreal
srnabIe for a man holding one of the high
est positions under the government But,
IN Washington, he insists upon retiring at
an hour that will permit him to rise very
early IN the morning, for he has the very
strongest sort OF an appreciation of the
LEAKAGE and the flowerage of this town to
say nothing of the concrete pavements; and
ne rides bicycle: and to bicycle riders
this should seem 10 leave nothing to be
said as to why the Attorney General likes
TO get up early in the morning. He goes
a.ridfng on his wheel. He may be seen
hitting around the streets in northwestern
washington at an hour in the morning
when his clerks are dreaming of EIysium
and pay day and other bright things. What
Is more he rides like a veteran which he is
LOT ne was one of the first Of the first bril-
sade or safety wheel users. There is some
thlng quite interesting in the spectacle of
an Attorney General of the United States. a
man or the greatest dignity and learning
souuu.ns ABOUT at dewy morn on racing
InachlLe: but the interest grows to wonder
"nen II Is noted that he is quite CAPABLE of
gong along without using his handlebars,
A., a. nrst Mr. Mckenna took up a bicycle for
ElS neaith; now he rides because ne cant
help himself. He has some rather fine ideas
or me question of physical training-as
what man who spent nearly all of his NO
~. bgpicia. the home CT the eminent nugil-
Isl, Jonn T. Heenan. would not ?-and hi
cycle riding figures at the frort of them.
At His Desk.
quite often Judge McKenna rides b,s
wheel 10 the Department of Justice ana ha
ordinarily gets there not long after s
O'Clock Then it is a case of erind-not
alone upon his accommodating pile Of mar
GOES out upon the thousand other details
wh1ch fall TO the lot of the official who is
'ie la" representative of the United States
eoSerhment, the prosecuting attorney for
the nation In the first place there are
sofhetnlhS like eighty United States attor-
EeSs pretty busy around this country all
me time, and these report to the Attorney
General direct This fact alone presents a
picture OF pile of correspondence to be
answered that must be seen TO he anpre-
Slated. Then there are about eighty United
states marshals. all of whom are CAPABLE
OF sitting down at any hour of the day or
nisnt ana writing long and intricate letters
10 the Attorney General. to whom they al
SO report direct. This adds to the trouble
And then it not infreQuently happens that
the Attorney General has to himself pre-
pare heavy and exceedingly careful brief.
from which he argues in person before the
United States Supreme Court Mr. McKen-
ma has not himself YET appeared in person
IN his capacity Of Attorney Ger eral before
the supreme Court to argue a case but
when he does the picture cannot help but
De an interesting one in view of the fact
that 1t is generally believed that he him.
self will become a member of that august
court before very long.
His Many Visitors.
At the present time Mr. McKenna is able
to pound away at the lofty heap on his
desk in peace until close on to II O'Clock
loon. when he receives visitors But for
mr. aft ha
was fortunate in having for a private
secretary man whose experience had
taught him d great deal of the gentle art
of flaming Blandford-who WAS
with Mr.. Olney both in the Department of
Justice and the Department of State. and
mas the most winning way known in WASH
lngton OF pointing out to unwelcome callers
lne joys OF exercise out-of-doors under the
umbrdgeous trees. Yet even Mr.. Blandford
hao Dig job on his hands when he first
took service with Judge McKenna, for a
great many hundreds of Mr.. McKenna's
callers were gentlemen of uncouth appear
ance and unconventional manners from the
very WHO and Wool1y west, who wanted to
be United States marshals. Mr. Blandfor5
VINO was born ana raised right here In
washington, and whose paths are the
paths of peace, himself admits that he
quite frequently experienced sensations Of
extreme nervousness upon being confront
ed, in the Attorney Generals ante-room. by
fellows about eight feet high''-his own
words-with broad sombreros. bullying
lrock coats and the uncomfortable habit
or reaching to the rear pocket for their
handkerchiefs. This feeling of nervous
ness often induced him against his will to
conduct some of these marsha l. job-seekers
INTO the presence of the Attorney General
AFTER a time, when he had observed the
calm. fearless, smiling fashion with which
these herce-looking persons were greeted by
Judge Mckenna, he took heart of grace.
IN tiota
callers with the same ease as he does to
others less ferocious in appearance upon
the advantages of strolls throughout the
scented streets of the capital.
The Dnily Program.
Judge MckenDa has his chicken sandwich
and bottle of apoilinaris brought to him
after he has dispersed his visitors, some
where near O'Clock, and he not uncom-
monty holds the sandwich in one hand
and very ponderous looking paper in the
other. Often. too. he dictates during
Iuhcheon. he has no stenographer, Mr.
Blandford acting as his shorthand man in
connection with his duties as private secre
tary and confidential clerk-which would
make II appear that Mr.. Blandford re ther
earns his pay. Sometimes Judge McKenns
gets through with his work. or as much
OF II as he chooses to do for one day by x
clock In the afternoon, but a good deal
oftener he does not. 1t does not grow dark
In Washington nowadays until late, and
yet the lights are often ablaze In the At
torney Generals Office for a considerable
period after that hour
During the summer Judge McKenna will
probably find enough of a let-up in his
work to do lot of fishing hereabouts He
Is fisherman of enthusiasm, persistence
and success-not an angler, but a fisher
man. If, however. he is not a scientific
angler he is certainly. according to the
stories told by his California friends a
giant among hunters. He took his few va
cations In California among the great
mountains of that state. and in those
mountains there are grizzlies and paint
ers' and other such "varmints" For these
1t is said. Judge McKenna has gunned and |
gunned well. SO that the red heads and |
pheasants down the bay have seemed ex-
ceedingly easy to him on the cunning trips |
he made down that way when he was in
the House of Representatives. |
Havana Cigars That Cost 81 Apiece.
From the New York Eyering World. |
1t may interest those who are bewailing