Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1900-06-09
IN THE HOTEL LOBBIEs.

A good story is going the rounds
garding the personal sacrifice of a certain
Massachusetts representative who Is stop
ping at the Normandie. 1t is said that a
bill was introduced In the Senate some
time ago to make his home town port Of
delivery in the customs service. The bill
was championed by no less parsonage
than Senator Hoar. and 1t passed the Sem
ate in short order.
1t was then sent to the House and
referred to the committee on ways and
| means. where it slumbered for a while.
but was finally reported favorably by Rep
resentative Mccall, who also halls from
Massachusetts, but from another part of
the state than that in which the home of
the hero of the story Is located. The bill
in question was placed on the House calen-
dar. but for some reason Mr.. Mccall failed
to call it up.
When approached by his compatriot the
other day he was chided with delaying the
passage of the BILL which is hopefully
looked for by the residents Of the town
which will be benefited by it. Mccall said
he was not in good odor with his republic
can friends, and offered to allow the other
representative, who Is a democrat, to call
up the bill. 1t is considered of the
greatest honors in the House to be able to
secure legislation for the home town, and
the representative jumped at the chance.
He went to Speaker Henderson and asked
that he might be recognized The Speaker
is fond of the bay state representative and
told him he would recognize him, but he
did not think the republicans would allow
the bill to be called up.
The Massachusetts, man was in a guam
Diary. He believed he would probably never
have better chance to get legislation for
his town again, If he remained here fifty
years, and he wanted the honor Of having
the bill passed. Personal feelings must
not enter into public duty. however. he de-
cided, and straightway he sought out q
favored member of the Massachusetts, dele
cation of republican faith. and asked him
to call up the bill. The democrat then
| went out among his colleagues and warned
them that 1t was his measure that was
being called up by member of the other
party; therefore. they must not object.
The Speaker was notified and when the
proper time came the bill was called up by
the republicans and passed without objec-
ton. And the people of the democratic
representatives. home town will labor I'M
der the impression that their representa-
tive has done nothing for Them as he will
never tell the story himself.
Meyer Prinstein. the champion amateur
| broad jumper of the world. has been stop
ping at the Ebbitt for few days. Mr..
Prinstein is student at the Syracuse Uni
versity, and 1t was as the representative
of this institution that he broke all rec
ords in broad jumping in the intercollegi-
ate games several weeks ago. His longest
jump measured twenty-five feet Mr.. Prfn-
stein came TO tnlS CITY 10 ldhe part III
| the Y. NJ c. A. games at the Association
| Park last Saturday. The rain interfered
with the program and only four events
| were run. The remainder are scheduled to
come OF next Saturday. but Prinstein will
! not be there to take part. He gave an ex-
| hibition at the park before the rain COM
menced to fall and succeeded in clearing
| twenty feet nine inches OF ground. The
| conditions were anything but favorable.
however.
Persons intending to visit the Paris ex-
position would better study French" said
Mr. John Shea Of New York in the lobby of
the Riggs House last night. II was there
last summer and had been told that a
knowledge of the mother tongue was
tirely superficial. You don't have to know
a thing about French to get along In Paris.
my friends told me. and. fool-like. I be-
lieved them and went to Europe without
even knowing enough about the language
of its people to ask for a cocktail at the
American bars. And regretted It.
2Nss tQld, and have been told since. that