The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1909-06-21

Whcn the elimination act was pahatu'
Senator Gore, the blind statesman from
Oklahoma, is taking an active part in
the discussion on the pending tariff bill.
Despite his affection he Is following the
debate closely and frequently interiects
short speeches that not only demonstrate
bis information upon the subject under
consideration, but which are usually
tinged with a homely humor and q di-
rectnoss Of expression which help TO en-
liyen the prosaic details Of the discus
sion.
When IN action, no spectator in the
gallery, unaoquainted with the fact,
would suspect him Of blindness He has
trick Of holding in his hands a piece
Of paper and Of occasionally turning
towards IL as though consulting notes,
which would make the uninitiated i'm
agine that he was reading from IL. He
is an earnest and energetic speaker, with
resonant voice which can be heard IN
an parts of the Senate chamber. and a
delivery emphasized by wild shakings Of
the head, which seriously muss up his
hair.
He has another trick Always when
speaking he has a large book on the
desk III front Of him. Upon this be
places one hand while with the other
he qesticulates. lie alternates these
hands frequently, but he retains his sense
Of position, or geography, and he knows
just where is his glass Of water or
bundle Of papers as wen as though bel
had sight
Senator Gore Is constant source Of
wonder and admiration 10 bis colleagues.
Not all OF them, by any means. on either
side Of the chamber, agree with his radi.
cal views on some questions. but Repub-
leans a. well as Democrats are con-
stantly being amazed by the display Of
bis remarkable powers Of memorization.
Bereft Of the sense Of sight, he has de-
vel0ped bis memory TO an extraordinary
degree. Sometimes he viii quote sections
Of the impending bill At others, after
listening to a long and technical expla.
nation of some subject, he viii recall
a statement made during the course Of
the speech, quote It accurately and pro-
coed to eriticse IT,
But his most wonderful feat In mnem
onics Of which Che Senate has yet been
witness occurred the other day when
he got mp and reeled of, without hesita-
ton or break, lot Of statistics regard !
ing the capitalization, total earnings,
net earnings, average dividends. and
special dividends. Of a large number Of
New England cotton mills. This speech |
filed a page and a half Of the Congress
sional Record the next day and was
crowded with figures So far no one Of
them has been disputed That II as.
tOnished his colleagues goes without say /
ing. II was the most marvellous exhibit
ton Of memory in the annals Of the
Senate.
The blind senator has to have every |
thing read to him His wife and his |
secretary do this for him. and it is no
easy Job. He listens with close appi- I
cation and, when point Is reached upon I
which he desires further enlightenment /
he insists that other books Of references I
shall be found and that point elucidated I
before proceeding further. The reading
covers a wide range Of subjects and his 4
mind retains what he hears so that when 4
ne takes the floor to make a speech he
is as well equipped for the debate as
other men who possess all their senses
Secretary Meyers recent order to the
cadets OF the naval academy f0rbidding
them the joys Of q matrimony until they
are in a position to take to themselves
the troubles as well, is not the first bit
Of official advice that has been uttered
on this problem.
General Bell, chief Of STAFF Of the army,
has said repeatedly that the department
want no young married soldiers and the
aspiring second Iieutenants who come
ont Of West Point with their commits
sions and the idea that the world is
at their feet are usually taken aside BY
their grave and elderly superior officers,
who have gone through hard fought do
nestle az well as military campaigns,
and told that they should not be SO
Of their careers ais to add a
wife to their encumhranees without ma
cure consideration of the trials and tri
bulations such an acquisition involves.
But It is not really the fault OF the
young officers. It's the latter day girls
who are to blame. From the military
point Of view the beautiful young
things who fintter SO coyly about our EN-
bryo admirals and major generals and
cling so demurely to the Drawn right arm
Of the middies and cadets don't measure
up to the requirements of an army or
navy officers wife. General Elliott, who
Is in command Of the marines, has an
expressive way of putting it. "There
ISN'T one modern girl out Of a hundred,
he says, "who il fit to take up the duties
of military life"
They are very beautiful and charming
II eomnencements and balls and teas,
Ind they make perfectly enhancing
brides ais a military wedding In an en-
of orange blossoms and smilax
md gold braid, But when the young
hero husband is ordered to sea for three
years or sent to forlorn post at the
tail end OF Mindanao in the Philippines,
the pretty things collapsed like Mary
Garden hat in q thunder shower. And
4 they don't happen to have an expert
snced maternal bosom at hand to col.
apse upon, heaven knows what's to be-
iome of them. AS a rule they cling to
their military better halves up to the
moment the last launch puts out and
he tears himself away ruthlessly because
orders is ORDERS and he has been bred
ap to this sort Of thing.
The brief moment of triumph and ro-
nance for the young military bride il
,ver. She comes back to face the prob
ems Of life alone She begin 70 realize
Tor the first time in her happy career
hat the loathsome practice Of keeping
n eye on the bank balance is a neces-
,ary concomitant Of married life She
las to mind the pots and kettles or the
look win get away with them. She has
% sduabble with the landlord, who takes
advantage Of her ignorance