Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1906-12-14

sang the following song to the air
of Shouting the Battle Cry of Free
DOM"
I'VE represent the people who want
the waterway.
Fourteen feet through the valley.
We represent the shippers who have
the biggest say
Fourteen feet through the valley.
We want the ships a-running and
lowering the rate
Fourteen feet through the valley.
And II we get the water wen guar
antee the freight
Fourteen feet through the valley.
Chorus
We're going to have the water
We're going TO have the way;
We've got the tonnage waiting
To make the vessels pay;
And wen get the fifty millions
With Uncle Sans o. k
Fourteen feet through the valley"
The President laughed when the
song was concluded. and remarked
that he wished the Panama had a
poet laureate. He was assured that
the official poet of the Lakes to the
Gulf Deep Waterway association
would draft out verse to immor-
talize the big undertaking on the
isthmus. This association. however,
worked entirely In harmony with the
National Rivers aAd Harbors con-
gress, which recognized no individual
or particular scheme of waterway Inn
provement. but which aims TO COM
pei the development by the govern
ment of all navigable rivers and har-
bors.
Senator Burkett. OF Nebraska. this
week asked permission In the senate
to have printed as a senate docu-
ment a History of the Congressiou-
al Cemetery" Immediately to his
right were seated Senator Morgan,
of Alabama. aged SO. and his col
league, Senator Pettus. aged SO. On
"A sofa In the rear of the chamber re-
cllned Representative Bankhead.
who recently was selected by Ala
bama as an alternate senator TO hold
himself In readiness to step into the
shoes of either OF the states sena-
tors who may die. Senator Morgan
looked over at Bankhead. and then
turning 10 Senator Pottus. said:
Pretty live subject. this congress
sional graveyard. eh, Pettus?" Both
the aged senators laughed, while MIR.
looked uncomfortable.
Secretary Metcalf. In his annual
report Just published, has put for
ward a plan for the control OF big
commercial organizations, by COM
pelling them to take out federal H.
eenses, The plan Is considered
good one, giving the federal govern
ment absolute control over every
corporation doing an Interstate busl-
ness, II also probably will serve 10
check the great amount of drastic
and unthinking legislation being
adopted by the different states, and
which Is certain TO cripple the busi-
ness of the country II persisted In.
President Roosevelt sees plainly the
drift toward commercial unrest
through this cause. and he devotes
4 considerable part OF his message
In warning the American people
against hysterieal attacks on all
'orms OF corporate wealth. He also
'autions the public against the dema-
sogues who seek TO better their own
fortunes by inhaming the
public mind Under Secretary Met
'elt's licensing scheme the corpora
ions would be subjected To the wid-
'st publicity. aud violation OF the |
avs would give the government Inn
Mediate right TO revoke the license
'ermitting them 10 do business.
Clad In a eream-oolored suit OF
lght flannel. with flaming red tie.
lark Twain burst on the house press
allery this week. The famous
umorlst smiled blandly on the cor
espondents 'This isn't suit" he
aid. ''This Ia a uniform. IVs the
niform OF the American Association
{ Purity and Perfection, OF which
n president. secretary and lreasur-