The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1909-04-04

| - "i>" on ~" lost or stolen list The
| goddess is part IF one of the ..oloSs,I
groups Of statuary On tho main cas-,
poF'i'" OF III" capitol She is REGARDED
rs "i'r vi the. ,,i,rn, >cntinrl> tnlt
guard ne approach to the III. Whit.
"'lldih- through the rctun,la. But. a.
Il 'ar1t"i official expressed ii. >." mus;
HAVE httli asleep 1T her posi- N;ir,.l, |
"heh some Nandal. with hammer OF
| 'll>t'- St"lr part; Of her stony anatn-
| my.
Vaadals Work Havoc.
Al tEi~ point there are GROUPS il.
lh'r'ii" OF i"! i as "i,iSs.r,,t, %
Ahi'ii Z. :'!id Ereenou.h' : "Se1tlenpnt
III -Aht'ti":l with heroic statue, %
war and peace. HrrauSe of their Il
"antir size these figures have been
pfartitaily immune from the vantial-
ISM Of :" called relic hunters l,i, in
arranging for the inauguration events
al ''le east front of the capitol scat
folding was built close to the .irS:.-
Grated goddess.
III" NandalS who robbed her of her
nanu. her ear and nose no doubt
climbed upon the caffold in order to
commit the act and thus. at great loss
10 IN" government. secured Il souvenir,
OF the historic occasion.
Similar Acts Recalled.
The Spoliti"n Of the Goddess of
Peace and Flcnty recalled to capitol
officials similar acts of vandalism in
the past. including he STEALTH. Of
George HSliii@tun'S biz, Toe from, the
're"i"u@h statue that once posed op-
p"slfe the east front Of the capitol
In the aftermath of the i.lall.ui:
ton il is expected that ether acts Of
vandalism III the llanlS of the ,n-
s"rupnioilS relic hunters Will Ii.
brought I" light The van,;,ls, ar.. al
ways iii evidence when great crowds
are assembled in this city. one of the
fav"ritc places for the commission of
such deeds WAS the interior Q; the
" aShl!iSton nnnumcn, until the :u-
thortirs arranged to have the place
carefully guarded. and dcpre;l;tors
when arrested were severely punished
in the police court.
Taft Kissed SoomonS PRAYER.
Through James II. Mckcnncy. the
veteran clerk of the supreme co,set If
the United States. has come to light
the fact that President Taft's lips fen
upon Il significant passage in tile Bible
when. after taking the oath of office.
hn l. f1f,
kenncy held for the chief justice the
book used in connection with the add
ministeriny of the oath. He presented
it to Mr. Taft. who rcverently leaned
over and touched his lips to the open
book. They fell upon the third chap
ter of Kings. at the point beginning
Give. therefore. thy servant an ul-
derstanding heart to judge thy people
that may discern between good and
bad. for who is able to judge this thy
50 great Il people,
This was the prayer Of Solomon at
the beginning of his reign. and the
passage closes with the statement that
the prayer was answered because Of
its unselfish character
The Mace Of Congress.
The American fasccs. as the mace
of congress might be termed. is made
up Of thirteen ebony sticks-one for
each of the original states-bound to-
gether by u silver band and surnount-
ed by Il silver eagle on a silver globe |
1t weighs about twenty pounds and
bears the date 1S41. though it is said
to have been made in 1884. Between
sessions the mace is kept in the office |
Of the sergeant-at-arms. While the |
house sits, except that it is lowered |
during the committee Of the whole. it |
rests upon pedestal awaiting orders
OF course the effect Of the mace is
purely moral. 1T cOols hit blood"
one writer said who had just wit
messed its working under Gar Reed.
In the British house Of commons there
is also a mace, but ON various occa-
sions Of disorder there It has been
finally the police who restored the
peace.
Plain NJ. Knox.
"Mr. Secretary" won't 20 with Sec-
rotary Of State Knox. Any subordi-
nate who SO addresses him is liable to
hear q lecture on true democratic man.
ners. The head Of the state depart
ment has let 1t be known that his
name Is Knox and that plain mfr.
Knox is the proper American way
t" address him.
Mr.. Knox Is also going to establish
some more democratic presidents in
h. office He gets to work promptly
at every morning and is anxious to
see his subordinates follow suit.
Mrs. Taft's Automobile.
Mrs. Taft's new $4,000 gasoline au-
tomobile of the limousine type is the
personal property of the new tenants
Of the White House. purchased from
their private funds and designed for
use on all occasions when their Jour
neyings about Washington and in the
suburbs have no official Significance.
Mrs. Taft's car. like the other White
Hu,1So automobiles has tht. v;pht Of