The National tribune., 1908-01-23

Doodle" to the inspiring strains ol
1.-THE Battle Hymn of the Republic,
"Hail Columbia" ''The Star-Spangled
Banner" my Country. 'Tis of Thee. "
others, including the battle songs used
by the armies Of the Corfederacy, and
those songs that came into existence In
China and during the Spanish -Ameri-
can war.
A report has gained currency dur
ing the past week that former Gov
Benton McMillin, who for a score of
years represented the Fourth Tennes-
see district In Congress, will again ask
his old constituency to send him to
confirmed nor denied the report.
Representative Driscoll New York;
nearly bit off more of the English
language the other day than he could
properly masticate.
In debating >the codification of the
laws he meant to refer to one section as
having rested in 'inocuous desuetude.'
He got the "inocuous" out all right
but the "desuetude" of Cleveland
famous phrase stuck. AS he tried 1t
and laughter.
The third round resulted in a VIC
tory for Driscoll
Five little girls, all Juggling their
motley-looking Teddy bears. attracted
the Presidents attention as they pass
ed through the line New Years Day,
1t struck him as amusing. and as he
shook hands with the girls, he said:
"By George, a perfect procession OF
Teddy bears.'' at which everybody
laughed, including the girls.
And Chief Wilkie of the Secret Ser
vice was on hand also. No man with
his hands in his pockets was permitted
to enter the White House, and every
woman who carried a muff or anything
that covered her hands had to take
them out of the muff or uncover them.
MAY be Chief Wilkie had fear that
Rose Pastor Stokes, who dearly
loves, the red flag of anarchy. might
be Ioafing down to see the President,
but she didn't.
When the President had shaken
hands with the last person, at 1:5t
o'clock, the counting machine, manip-
uIated by a White House employe,
showed that 5,645 people had passed
through the line. Two years ago the
total number was 900, last year
1900, showing a considerable falling
off, which is attributed by officials to
the threatening weather
The President told some of those
near him. when it was all over, that
he did not feel tired.
It looks very much as though Sem
ator Penrose (Pa) would have to
get his fences patched up. He has
been without opposition, but it is an
nounced by one William G. Sproul, of
Delaware County, Pa, that he Will
be a candidate for the United States
Senate against Senator Penrose.
A row is brewing in the Indiana
commission which has been named by
Gov Hanly to arrange for placing a
statue of the late Gen. Lew Wallace in
Statuary Hall at the Capitol
The statue was authorized by the
last session of the Indiana Legislature.
The commission is divided as to
whether the statue should be of bronze
or marble. majority favoring bronze.
The companion piece, a statue of on
yer P. Morton, placed in the hall by
the State of Indiana some years ago.
is of marble. There are three bronze
statues in the Statuary Hall, one OF Cen
James Shields, contributed by the State
of Illinois. and two statues placed there
by the State of Maryland. The com
recently, in an effort to reach an agree
ment, but were unsuccessful.
One of the commissioners, Capt.
Megrew, who served in Gen. wallace S
regiment, has served notice on his col
leagues that he will never sign re-
port recommending the purchase of a
bronze memorial
"Oklahoma, Texas, and what used
to be Indian Territory, are producing
more oil at this time than they know
what to do WITH" declares T. B.
O'Neill, of Kansas City, Mo, who is
largely interested in the oil industry
of the Southwest. ut at present ap-
pears that there is no limit to the oil
in that country, and though there has
been an overproduction, the price of
the product has not fallen so low that
it cannot be sold at a profit. We used
to say in Pennsylvania, when oil was
down to Is cents barrel. the lowest
figure, / believe, it ever reached. that
the time would come when oil would
be exhausted. 1t was thought that
the oil fields of this country were cir
cumscribed by the boundaries of the
State, but it was not long before oil
was discovered in Ohio. and now the
production seems to be unlimited in
the Southwest. I presume that in the
natural course of things oil will be
exhausted, but the end is not to be
thought of for many years. Another
theory that was exploded long ago was
that wherever oil existed coal was also
to be found. That the Two do not
necessarily go together was shown in
Ohio, where there were found some of
the best flowing oil wells and not a
sign Of coal.
1.-The greater part of the Oil in the
Southwest is being refined, but a large
stead of coal. 1t is not any cheaper,
using it, except in the shorter hauls.
not take up so much room, but that
is a minor matter
Senator William Murray Crane is
a born Yankee" and has all the love
of his kind for pie. They are telling
a story on him that may or may not
be true, but it is pretty good.
One day not long since Mr.. Crane
was the object of the search of a news
paper man. Mr.. Crane, as Chairman
tions, often knows things that news
newspaper man looked all about the
State Senator. He was not in his
office, nor on the floor of the Senate,
and, as last resort. the newspaper
man tried the Senate restaurant. There
a waiter said: Senator Crane? Why,
All just saw him go out. All give him
a glass of milk and piece of apple
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