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congress adjourned this bill was in
conference. The pure food bill will
be called up, but has slender chances
of being adopted. Some of its re-
quirements are considered to be too
drastic. The Woman's Christian
Temperance Union will have a big
lobby in Washington, urging the pas
sage of the Hepburn-Dolliver bill to
control interstate traffic in liquor; the
McCumber bill forbidding the selling
of liquor in government buildings and
soldiers homes, and the bill prohibit
ing the opium traffic. These women
also want Senator Smoot unseated.
Congressman Green, of Rhode Island,
will intropuce bill making hours of
labor throughout the United States
uniform. This is forlorn hope, as it
would require constitutional amend
ment.
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The supreme court this week listen
ed to the arguments in the case Of
Senator Burton, of Kansas, who was
tried on the charge of receiving COM
pensation from persons for represent.
ing them before the postoftice depart
ment. 1t will not surprise some if
the supreme court reverses the action
of the lower court, and the senator es.
capes upon a technicality concerning
| Jurisdiction. 1t was maintained at
the hearing that the United States is
not a party in interest in the case.
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The president of the Society for
the Prevention Of Cruelty to Animals
in this city, Mr.. G. A. Snow, informs
your correspondent that President
Roosevelt is actively interested in the
promotion of kindness to animals. In
recent message to congress he rec
commended that special care and kind
ness be shown superannuated horses
and mules that had been in govern
ment service. He is opposed to dock
ing or shearing horses. While the
president is known as hunter, it will
be remembered that he has hunted
only ferocious and carnivorous ami
mals-those that are destructive to
deer, sheep and cattle. He does not
shoot small birds or game. Recently
a Boston paper published an account
of cruelty to a Thanksgiving turkey
by the Roosevelt children in the
White House grounds, and represent
ed the president as enjoying the per-
formance. There was no word of
truth in the story, for the turkey was
killed and dressed in Rhode Island
before it was shipped to Washington,
and the Roosevelt family did not see
it until it was served on the table. As
punishment and warning to men,
dacious journalists, the president has
ordered that the representatives of
the Boston paper shall be denied &C
cess to all government Offices in
Washington. The order carries the
ban and disgrace of disbarment. The
president is kind to all animals. Re-
Gently while riding he heard the cries
of kitten that had fallen into a sew
er. He called a colored man and
paid him to rescue the little beast.
Your correspondent lives near the
place where the president mounts his
horse for ride in the par.;, An Or
derly may be seen any fine afternoon
holding three horses, one with a
lady's saddle. Soon the president
and Mrs. Roosevelt drive up. The
place is two miles from the White
House, The president swings his
two hundred pounds lightly from the
carriage, usually a one-horse depot
wagon. and then assists Mrs. Roose.
welt to alight, helps her to her horse
and gives the horse lump of sugar.
Then giving his own horse lump of
sugar he mounts and tbey ride off at