Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1908-01-01
Senators TilIman and Knox Con-
cocting Schemes to Down
"Blind Tigers
LIQUOR ISSUE AT CAPITAL.
Gen. snlffen's Reconsideration Ciun
no Have Famous Guest--s'eh'
Ruclser. 90, and Cold Baths.
,scee,sl 10 the oNews."y

(Spec,al to the News.
washington. Dec. 3l.-Although not
much was accomplished by Congress
before the olday recess. the way
was paved for the pushing of nuiner-
Gus measures as soon as the states
| men get down TO work in January
! II seems to be certain that not many
days will elapse before the seha'o
masses a bill which will wipe out III
prohibition communities the so-calieu
osoeak easies" and blind tigers that
could not flourish but for perm,
soil liquors that is issued by the oH,'eu
states government. This 9glt@sioti io a',,
heen going ON for nearly ~ 80
having been commenced py Wy +hnse
Senator Wilson of Iowa. He ana thvs 20,
1etino Win him thought they haa M
,,nnn "a scheme to prevent the SUP ilp
-, ~ unuors into the prohlpit'oi.t
statas But later the supreme c9ul
rendered a decision regardlhs "a 80
narlfapes. and ever since theh d Se
slant warfare has been golhg on
tween the liquor dealers ana ei'e -
,s,.ance and total abstinence org"n
perailce Senator Tillman more Than
-, ctber man responsible for the uls-
ya,,snrv system In South Carola; Nliei
peii sa 81 sfate itself dealer in liquors.
had at last to come TO tie Ill tt.
tho snnate. and It was cutie amusing
10 see him giving Senator khoH p 49,
ers on how to draw a ON ca'cuio ~.
70 give the speak easies' soi"i
plexus blow
HoNoRED BY HIS FRIENDS
Con. c. c. sniffen paymaster gen
araI of the army, will go ON the re-
tired list Jan /. His army, navy ana
ne,vsnaner friends will tender nm
dinner when he goes out. Gen. Sniifeh
was one of Grants secretaries.
DISTANCE Is ADVANTAGEOUS
The member of Congress who re-
ceives the smallest mileage Is Repre-
sentative Carlin Of Virginia. 1t is only
six miles from the capital to his home
in Alexandria and he draws the In
significant sum of s1.20 for travelling
expenses. Representative Mudd OF
Maryland lives only about 20 miles
from Washington. and the three mem,
bers from the city of Baltimore are
only 40 miles away. Congressman from
the Pacific slope have fat thing IN
mileage, though. They are allowed 20
cents mile coming and going. But
the delegate from Hawaii has the call
on them all. II ever the Philippines are
given a delegate, his mileage will be
worth pocketlng.
GUESTS OF FAMOUS CLUB.
Col. william j Bryan has already
accepted an Invitation to attend the
January dinner of the famous Gridiron
club the last Saturday evening OF that
month. President Roosevelt is ex-
pected to be present ON the same oc-
casion. Owing to the recent death cf
his mother Secy. Taft will probably not
attend.
A COMPROMISE. NOT DESIRED.
II begins to look as II the liquor
iealerc In the country, who are doing
all in their power to prevent the pas
sage of n prohibition bill for the Dis
trict of Columbia. will have to accept
2 compromise in the shape of submit
ting the question to a vote of the male
residents of this town The anti
saloon societies do not want this plan
adopted They charge that with such
a heavy negro population in Washing
ton the saloons would win the fight.
NO LUCK WITH TURKEYS.
During his numerous hunting trips
in Virginia President Roosevelt has
never been able to wing a wild tur-
Key. although other members of his
party have been successful In bring
ing down one OF the willy birds. The
turkeys are quite numerous in the
Eeighborhood of Mrs. RooseVelt's rur-
a retreat in Albemarle county, too,
and during the season when MIR.
Roosevelt goes down to Pine Knot the
lrst thing he docs is 70 try TO eaten
up with some gay old flying gobbler.
TRUE. roo TRUE.
While Senator Elklns OF West Vir-
glnia was secretary NJ war in the Har-
rison cabinet he rented a palatial resi-
Gouce mere. on coming to terms with
The real estate agent he complained of
The Kitchen being on the top floor.
But said the agent. the house
you built in New York has the kitchen
in the upper story. | heard your fam
Us was much pleased with It,"
80 they were,' answered the SEN
tor but the servants raised thunder
about the location
Servants don't run a mans house,
do thoy?" queried the agent.
Well they come devilish near Il"
said the senator.
CIINGS TO COLD BATHS.
Gen. Daniel II. Rucker, who retired
IN February 1882. after having been
quartermaster general, Is tho Oldest
army officer now on the government
rolls He was born in New Jersey.
Arril 2s. 1872. ana "a therefore In his
Lircty-siXth year Every month he
walks unattended to draw his pay
Gen. Rucker tx we'll preserved man.
flo has taken a cold bath every morn
ing since the days OF his youth Abou'
a. years ago his daughters thought
he was getting too old for such shoots
20 the system. but the venerable sol
der declined 10 1ony himself his cold
ulunRea,