Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1906-03-01
Spicy Items About Public Men in
the Lime Light at Wash.
ington.
MIxuP IN DRESS TROUSERS
How Senator Aldrich Missed a Dinner
and Gov. Magoon Had
Fine Time.


took some ladies to the theater. AS
one of the ladies stepped from the car
riage she dropped her fan. Governor
Magoon stopped to pick it up. There
was horrible tearing sound. The gov
ernor knew what had happened. He
it was imperative that he should re-
turn to his hotel for n few moments.
He gave the ladies' the tickets and
promised to return in Z short time.
Then he hurried to the hotel. He went
to his room and found Senator Aldrich
sitting there, mutely gazing at q pair
of trousers that Tapped around him.
by George, Magoon," said the SEN
ator, 81 am glad to see you! Do you
know, that stupid valet has mixed up
our dress trousers? You have on mine.
and cannot wear yours. They are too
large for me. / trust you have come
back to change, for l am late for my
dinner engagement as it stands"
Indeed have come back to change"
said Magoon. Gimme those trousers.
They are mine. AS for these have on,
you are quite welcome to them"
Senator Allrich shucked off Ma
goon's trousers, but when he came to
put on his own, which Magoon had
been wearing, there was n succession
of loud cries. He stayed in the hotel
that night, but Magoon hustled back to
the theater in his own trousers and
said he had fine time.
One on Cannon.
Speaker Cannon accepted an invita-
ton the other day to attend Il dinner
given by n vegetarian. says the st.
Louis Post-Dispatch's Washington cor
respondent. The speaker had been
busy at the capitol trying to keep the
stalwarts in line on the statehood bill.
and he was ready to eat square neal
when evening came. He went to the
house of his host, ate of the dinner
and returned to his hotel. The next
morning a member asked him how he
had enjoyed the meal.
Il shall never do such foolish
thing again." responded Uncle Joe.
I'VE had bean soup. beans, spinach,
carrots and what not, but not single
dish that appealed to me. And we
wound up by having hay for dessert.
not appeal to me. / was compelled to
60 to a restaurant after the meal and
get something to eat. Me for beef
steak and gravy hereafter"
One LOngwOrth.
Two Ohio women recently sat in the
house gallery studying the scene be-
low, says the Washington representa-
tive of the New York Times.
.'See that fine looking old man with
the snow white hair and beard? l
wonder who he is" said one of them
who seemed to be n stranger.
DO you mean that big old man
with the young man talking to him?
The young man is very BALD
well, mans lucky to be bald. His
wife can never pull his hair out
The old man was ex-Speaker Aeifer;
the young man was Nicholas Long
worth.
Joke Ench Other.
Senators are not above cracking
jokes at the expense of each other |
when chance offers. says the PhiladeI- |
phia Public Ledgers Washington cor |
Ex-Governor Murphy of |
New Jersey was n visitor at the cap |
itoi recently and, with Representative |
Wood of the Trenton district on one |
side and Senator Dryden on the other. |
enjoyed half hours study of the |
most dignifed legislative body in the
world
Soon Senator Kean was seen TO enter
the gallery and make his way down to
the governors seat to shake hands
with him.
Dryden" observed a senator who
was looking at tbe party, has got |
Murphy to take n policy in the Pruden-
Hal by this time
"And now said another. "John
[hean is going TO sell him his copy of II
Fads and Fancies.'"
Floor Was Dark.
One of the chief electricians at the
big building occupied by the postofiice
department. while walking up Penn
;ylyania avenue the other night OBJ
served that there were no lights on the
focr occupied by the postmaster gen
,ral and his assistant. says the Wash
ngton correspondent of the Philadel-
,hia Public Ledger. He rushed up II
md. daslHng into the dynamo room.
asked If there had been an accident.
why. no; there is no one on the II
postmaster generals floor" explained
he dynamo tender
Anything happened to the gentle
nen?' III
NO; they're taking dinner at the
White House tonight ID
Good heavens! Pardon me- That's /
he first time that floor has been in
darkness since March 4. 1905. and
bought you were having trouble
1t was the postmaster generals
ourth night Off since taking office. aud
lis first assistants, General Hitch