The National tribune., 1908-12-24

Minnesota. She was big, good ma
tured woman. handsome in poppyliil,
way, very well fitted for society lead
er il she had been a little bit bettel
acquainted with good English. an(
there had not been back OF her /;
past Mrs. Davis married Senato
Davis after he had divorced his wife
Minnesota society simply would not ac
cept her. despite the Senator's position
and money An effort was made Il
capture society in ST. Paul, but it failed
Then Cushman K. Davis came to Wash
ington as United States Senator, anC
brought his wife with him, but the
past came along. and it was uphill
work to get into society here. Mrs
Davis never did get in among the Cliff
Dwellers. She belonged to the officia
set and to the Senatorial set. and nat
uraily there We're certain honors which
had to be paid her. The new rich
fiocked to her standard. for she was
very democratic, and she had large
following, but it was not of the class
that dominates things in Washington
still she was a feader, and men in the
official set liked her for her whole
heartedness. She was generous to q
about her, and was loyal to her people
always. Senator Davis died, and Mrs
Davis dropped out of sight almost al
once. Her wealth seemed to vanish
in a night. Then her little world was
startled by the report of her marriage
to a man who might have been her
son. He was a lawyer, a young man
about town, of good family. but it was
a case of mother and son" surely
when they appeared in company in So
ciety, and as society didn't seem to
care very much about them they
dropped out gradually and bought a
country home in Maryland. Mrs. Doll
declared that she was perfectly happy
there. and was infrequently seen in
Washington in the last three years. She
suffered from acute Indigestion a great
deal. and that was the cause Of her
death. She never had any children. II
is thought that she left very little of
the vast property once owned by Sem
ator Davis She was buried in Airing
ton. beside Senator Davis. The State
of Minnesota a few years ago erected a
monument over Senator Dayis's grave
in arlington.
The desirability of an Increased diplo-
matte and consular appropriation has
been urged upon Congress in a mes
sage from Secretary Root. The Secre-
taTy asks that the President be given
authority 10 assign for periods Of not
more than two years three Secretaries
and three Consuls for duty in the State
Department, while still retaining their
respective grades and salaries. He says
the increased correspondence OF the
Department calls for a certain special
izing and familiarity with local condi-
tons in foreign countries. such as
would be available to the Department
if the six Secretaries and Consuls were
stationed there. Another advantage of
the new policy enumerated IS that by
a system of rotation the diplomatic
and consular representatives would be-
come more familiar With American con-
ditions and the Governments policies.
Secretary Root asks also that 10 stu
dent interpreters be maintained at the
Embassy to Turkey, as is done at Pc
king and Toxic. Ten additional con-
sular assistants are requested.
'Iost-One jug of jag, postmarked
White House, Washington, ID. c." This
jug of jag is real. simon-pure "Cohn
suh," and it was started on its
northern journey from the moonshine
Sf South Carolina by Maiah
Micah jenkins, suh- Maj. Jenkins was
an officer in the Rough Riders, and is
now q Collector of Internal Revenue in
South Carolina. He was coming to visit
the President, and sent ahead this jug
OF corn whisky, but it's sidetracked. it
sure is, since nobody can locate It, and
IL has not reached the White House.
Mai. Jenkins did, however, and was
jiist as warmly greeted as tho he had
the serpent of the still with him and
lenched with the President, too Presi-
dent Roosevelt is not drinking man.
and he does not touch tobacco in any
form. But for medicinal purposes
well, that is different proposition.
A bill has been introduced in the
House by Representative Cooper, Of
Texas. making it unlawful to transmit
thru the mails any newspaper, maga-
zine or periodical that does not bear on
its front page in bold, clear type, the
names of the officers, directors and
II such newspaper. maga-
zine or periodical IS owned by a cor
poration, or the names of the owner
and editor. if such newspaper, maga-
zine or periodical is owned by an indi-
viduai or firm of individuals
In commenting upon the bill. Mr..
Cooper said:
who control or own the great newspa-
per and periodical publications of the
country If this bill becomes lag it
will enable US TO know just who is be-
hind these great molders OF public
opinion"
The census of the Diplomatic Corps
''at the Court of Washington" came
mighty near being depleted the other
day Senor Luis Toledo Herrarte, Qua
tcmalan Minister to the United States:
Seaor Juan Barrios, Minister OF Foreign
Affairs of that country. who Is here
uDon a special diplomatic mission: Gen.
John Drummond, a wealthy Scotch res
ident of the Central American Republic.
and George Starting. chauffeur, started
out on a trip to Mount Vernon, where
the South American gentlemen were
bound on the patriotic duty of placing
wreath of flowers on the tomb OF
Washington. On the other side of the
Potomac. just after crossing the bridge.
there is big slump, and the auto
turned turtle on top Of the whole kit.
The whole party was battered and
bloody when willing hands helped them
from the debris, and Senor Barrios was
thought to have fractured skull. For
tunately the mishap did not end seri-
ousIy in any case, tho for some days
II seemed that all might die. The
magnificent $50 wreath of flowers was
ground TO fragments.
Secretary Wilson, of the Department,
of Agriculture. has announced his de.
cision In the bieached -four controversy
holding that -four bleached with nitro
gen peroxide is an adulterated product
under the law, and that II cannot le.
gaIiy be sold in the District of Colum
bia or in the Territories or be trans
ported in interstate commerce. OWNS
to the immense quantity Of bleach-t
-four now on hand the Secretary will
recommend no prosecution of manu-
facturers or sellers for period of siI
months. from this date