The Washington herald., 1906-11-14
Who "The Parkinay Is.


Der Of Congress, who was an idolator Of
her father.
Who "The ParIzinav Is.
The latest American song-bird who has
attained fame and fortune in Europe.
and whose renown Is flying far on the
name of "the Parkina.' or Mile. Par
l<ina, is a Missouri product Her real
rame is Parkinson. and she is the daugh-
ter Of Judge !. D. Parkinson, who now
lives IN Kansas City. She was born and
reared in the little town OF Butler. Bates
County, not far from Kansas City, and
which, until she sprang or sang into
fame, was distinguished solely as the
home of the Hon. David A. De Ar
mond. who has the biIterest tongue of
any living American statesman. Not
many years ago the female Butterflies
useo 20 giggle and gossip much about the
efforts Of the Parkinson girI' to enter
tain them with songs. and the graybeards
were wont 10 shake their heads gravely
when they heard ''the' Jedges daughter
a-screechin' up the street" She filed a
concert engagement in Kansas city few
weeks ago, and the natives Of that bust
ling metropolis observed in chorus that
she has the swell-head and is all stuck
up since she has sung before the crowned
heads Of Europe" Il appears from the
reports Of the interesting event, that
the Parkina" refused to sing for the
Kansas Cityans Joe Bowers" Turkey
In the Straw" Jump Jim Crow" and
other thrilling ballads still dear 70 the
Missouri ear. and which she used TO
warble for them ike a nightingale. Kan
hear the Parkna" il she should come
there again 20 sing. and the Parkina"
has cancelled all Of her American engage
ments and fitted back 10 London 10 MI
an engagement ia Covent Garden.
Two HustlinR Press Agents.
An announcement carried by all the
newspapers the other day Of some sort
OF change in the dining-car service Of the
Pennsylvania Railroad has occasioned a
good deal Of speculation as 10 how it
got into the papers at all. and especially
on the front page Of so many OF them.
Il won't be long, the chances are ten to
one. before some such item pertaining
to the Erie Railroad will also find its
way into all the papers, and the same
speculation viii follow. There is nothing
strange about il when one understands
that these two railroads have the most
alert and artful press agents in the
United States. Col r y Barksdale
serves the Pennsylvania N that capacity.
and Col. James II. Maddy fills similar
role for the Erie They are trained lews-
paper men, and know how 10 get Things
in the papers For this they receive
salaries that would make the average
corporation lawyer turn green with envy
II he but knew what a pittance his re-
muneration is in comparison with heirs
Neither Col. Barksdale nor Col Naddv
is a volUminous contributor 10 the daily
press Neither Of them often enters a
newspaper office. and when they do il is
not 10 ask favor. Rather Il is to
carry 20 friend some news tip Of real
value. and that. too. not necessarily per
tanning 10 their respective railroads.
Herbert HadIey, the Terror.
The first suit Of the series that the
Government is preparing TO bring against
the Standard Oil Company Will be called
in the Federal Court at 81. Louis to-day.
and Attorney General Hadley. Of Mis-
souri,. VIII be on hand TO assist the Gov
ernmeRt counsel by suggestions. Mr..
Hadley has proven a greater terror TO the
Standard oil crowd than any person. Off
cial or unofficial, who has got after them
in many years. When he began his in
vestigations of the company ne was
scotfed at by the high-salaried lawyers in
the service of that giant corporation.
Rogers and other of the big officials at
tempted first 10 ignore his summonses
and then 10 treat him with contempt.
But he brought them all up with a sharp
turn that set them seriously TO think
ing. Nothing was known OF Hadley when
he was nominated by the Republicans in
1904 for attorney general Of Missouri. He
was then an incOnspicuOus lawyer at
Kansas City. and had the Republicans OF
Missouri thought they stood any show of
carrying the State ii isn't at all likely
that the nomination would have gone
begging until young Hadley reluctantly
consented to accept II. He has sur
prised everybody, and as such things al
ways go ne has astorished his friends
more than strangers. The revelations he
mas thus far made-and he has scarcely
staTted-have already wrecked more than
one reputation in Missouri and the
Southwest.