The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1909-05-23
Mr.. LODGES
SENATE SEAT.
Massachusetts, Statesman MAY
Have to Fight to Retain It.
BUTLER AMES HAS EYE ON IT.

Grandson Of Ben Butler Now In Hous.
Said to Have Senatorial Aspirations
Congressman Payne's Way Of Get
ting Back at Newspaper Man-Ru
raj Delivery Routes.
Washington, May 21.-[Special. IL
reliance is to be placed in the lates,
political gossip heard here Senator
Lodge of Massachusetts is to have a.
his opponent in the next race for the
senatorship Representative Butler
Ames. The latter now is serving his
fourth term in the house. Mr.. Lodge
came to the senate March 4, 1893. as
the successor of the late Senator
Dawes and resigned full term in the
house to go to the upper branch. He
never has had any opposition for the
senate. and if Colonel Ames. who is I,
grandson of the late famous General
Ben Butler. concludes to cross swords
with him the politicians are prett.'
unanimous that there will be some
lively times up in the old Bay State
Mr.. Lodge by his friends is consiG
cred solid. but others who do not trail,
with him are disposed to insist tina
his opponents would have a show
Mr.. Lodge has a commanding positions
SO far as assignments on committee
of the senate are concerned. He il
chairman of the Philippines and is Oh
foreign relations and finance, and bet
ter places hardly could be found when
such favors are distributed.
Diplomats Good Luck.
Charles DENLY of Indiana was trans
ferred the other day from the position
Of consul general at Shanghai. China.
to Vienna, in Austria. He is really for
tunate in getting better plum in the
service from the fact that a numbe"
of Americans made it hot for him out
in the orient. They preferred charges
against him. While these charges
were not sustained, so much friction
was caused by the rumpus that Presi-
dent Taft and Secretary Knox thought
it advisable to send Mr.. DENLY to the
Austrian capital. DENLY has had val
liable experience His father, the late
Colonel Charles DENLY, was United
States minister to China for about
fourteen years, having been appointed
under the first Cleveland administra-
ton in 1885. Young DENLY remained
at Pekin throughout his fathers serv-
ice as minister. as one of his secre-
taries.
Payne and the Reporter.
Republican Leader Payne Of the
house is not noted for saying funny
things and seldom hits back when
any one gives him dig. for he is a
serious individual, as a rule, who
stands upon his dignity. A couple Of
weeks ago he was at the White House
and when he emerged from the presi
dents Office the newspaper men tagged
after him to get some news concerning
his visit, in view of the fact that he is
chairman of the house ways and means
committee. He told the writer's there
was nothing worth printing. One of
the local papers has as its representa-
tive at the White House an exception
ally large, fat young man. In his ac-
count that day he wound up the para
graph by saying that Leader Payne.
after declaring he had nothing to COM
municate. "waddled out Of tIfe
grounds" Some days later Mr.. Payne
was at the White House again and
came out Of the building before the fat
writer knew he had terminated his
visit. The fat man had to run to over
take the Republican leader When he
asked him if he had any news, Nj
Payne replied. ooh. just tell your read
ers that the fat reporter 'waddled
after Mr. Payne and didn't get Il
thing
Data on Rural Delivery Routes.
The number of rural delivery routes
On May / is reported at 10000. The |
niles. and to serve these routes the |
rural carriers are required to drive |
lbout 100000 miles every day in the |
7ear except Sundays and holidays. The |
ate of speed where horse drawn We
licles are used is about four miles an |
hour, and the average time consumed |
~ each carrier is about eight hours I
Der trip. Automobiles and motorcycles
ire being rapidly introduced on these
'outes. but it is questionable on ac-
count of the road system whether thev
will become general According to the |
asst reports made in 1908 to the post
'fice department. 312 automobiles and I
"A motorcycles were in operation on |
ural routes in the United States
There are known instances where
ural carriers using automobiles have
erved their routes, making the neces-
airy stops to deliver and collect mail,
t an average rate of speed of eighteen
niles an hour over thirty mile routes.
Demand For New Routes.
Illinois has more rural delivery routes
han any other state in the Union. the
lumber being 1924 Ohio comes sec
nd with 1921 Iowa has 2424. Penn
ylvania 2f45 and Indiana 211S. Tex-
S with 1902 leads all of the southern
tates. Tennessee being next with
40o and Gaorpia third with 5r1 |