The Washington herald., 1908-01-01

itlus ApiuAuDidr DlhEHO0dlelO, MaUhaf-
tan, aud Fairview yield enormous wealth.
The Senator told the newspaper BOYS
that he could not round out an otherwise
successful life without trying their pro
fession. and at one time published and
edited the Daily Silver State. at Win
nemucca.
Though "a quiet and sincere man. his
life has been strenuosity itself in society.
business. and politics. doing a great deal
TO develop the diversified interests Of
his State of adoption. Owing to his un-
limited knowledge Of farms. mines. and
banks, Senator Nixon presides over the
committees Of National Banks. Irrigation.
Mines ana Mining, and various other
committees, which deal with matters
coming within the scope Of his knowl-
edge,
Senator Nowlands. OF Nevada. who is
now a member Of the Committee on the
I District Of Columbia, is fond Of bright
colors and red is his particular f8vorite.
A visitor in the Senator's room az the
Capitol yesterday noticed that the things
on his desk are almost uniformly red
even TO the box that holds his cigarettes
! The keenest disappointment that the
Senator has had recently. If not the only
cne, was the discovery upon his arrival
4 I'm town for the beginning Of the session
that the carpet on his office floor was
/ only red In spots, and he has already
signifed his desire to have the next car
+ pet a rich, warm red all over
I
/ The Vice Presidents desk in the Senate
Chamber is always as neatly arranged as
the top bureau drawer Of a fasudious
young woman. a dozen times a day.
while he listens TO the oratorical eflo-
/ TesCeHce OF various Senator's or the mo-
/ notonous reading Of bin titles, he alb
/ stractedly yet methodically. rearranges
that desk
Each pad of memoranda slips has its
appointed place. and each zen and blotter
is laid IN geometricaI relation to the other
things on the desk His gavel always lies
at his LEFT hand, in prope. position for
( immediate use when the degree of
audible conversation in the chamber
becomes too large.
And no matter how often any particular
object on that desk may come into requl-
sition, it always finds its way back to
precisely the same position which it
+ formerly occupied, and everything else
has TO be resrTanged to conform with the
Vice residents ideas Of neaness. which
are exact, to say the least.
Senator Proctor. Of Vermont. is a pro-
Z fond ,rrfsf..f t.rD--rs-~ Il. s1,.
/ interested in knowing what waves Of po-
litIcaI thought are rolling over New Eng
land Re had been asking questions
about Massachusetts the other day and
listening. and after quite a dialogue. in
which he expressed appreciation for the
judgment Of Bay State people he added
dryly:
I Well after all. Massachusetts, is not
the whole of New England. Up in Yer
mont, in 1883. we differed with Massa-
chusetts and the rest of New England
You know the result"
He did not need to add that Vermont
eight votes were for Harrison from starr
to finish, when the other New England
votes were scattered heiter SHELTER am0ne
other candidates, or that his own por
trait now hangs in a conspicuous place
on the War Department wall as a mem
Der of the Harrison Cabinet
I'VE up in Vermont differed with the
rest of New England again in 1885, con
tinued the veteran Senator, referring tC
the delegations bold support of Mckinley
Whom will youT delegation support
in the next convention
All" said he I am still waiting e
hear from our hard-headed Vermont
mountaineers. never say much. Wher
find out what they want, I quietly fal
into line. III hear one Of these days
and then I'll let you know"
Since Secretary OF the Navy MetcaIt
began to grumble about Senator Hale''
taking a stand in the bureau admirals
controversy. the mischievOus gossip.
around the department. have been asking
which OF these naval authorities wa:
likely to have the greater weight-Met
calf for Admiral RiXey. or Hale for Ad
miral Brownson Apropos Of this there
is an anecdote.
Last spring after the adjournment o.
Congress, the Dolphin. with Secretary
Metcalf, Senator Hale, and otEeF worthiel
on board, was cruising in West IndiaI
waters. She had anchored of some LITTLE
/ port down there. and the party had spen
/ the day on shore. Secretary Metcalf. re
! turning. called the captain. we had bet
ter stay here tonight and get under way
early in the morning, he remarked.
VERY well, sir, said the captain.
1t was not a long time before the chair
man of the Senate Naval Affairs Commit
/ tee came over the side. Il hope we sc
{ away from this hole of a town, captain
before sundown," 4" he observed.
The captain was not slow in reporting
the observation. the sailing orders wer,
promptly modified, and before sundowI
the Dolphin, with bone in her teeth, wa
. churning her way from that hole of
town" to another port.
The jokemakers at the Navy Depart
ment, some of whom are navy officers
have been busy ever since it was decides
that DR.. Stokes. staff officer of higl
standing in the medical corps. was 4
command the hospital ship Relief. now a
Mare Island.
Have you heard who is to comman,
the Glacier Ga supply ship)?" one Of thes
professional humorists asked.
NO"
"Why. Mr.. Iceman, of course
The same class Of authorities at the de
partment are assigning local coal dealer
r to command of the colliers, and one o
? the most popular barkeeps in town to tn
? command of the navy's sole tank ship
: the Arethusa.