The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1909-07-14
Capital Tales

D PREVENTATIVE J. HAMPTON
N MOORE of Pennsylvania, whose
friends call him "Hampy," is get
ing all sorts of compliments on the
speech he delivered here at the unveil-
ing OF the monument to Franklin Steph-
enson' founder of the G. A r Mr..
Moore spoke on THE Enlisted Man"
and gave a valuable and striking state
ment Of the worlds record OF losses IN
war. He said reglmentaI losses were
greater in the civil war than in any
struggle of history
NO record, said Mr.. Moore, "has
been produced showing a regimental
loss Of so per cent in any of the worlds
wars The Light Brigade. at Bala-
KiaVa' lost 81 per cent. The Garde Schut-
zen, at Metz lost 46 per cent. The
Ihird Westphalen. at Mars La Tour
lost ~ per cent. But in the Northern
army there were seventy regiments rep
IesehLlhs nearly every State of the
North that lost in single engagements
alone more than 50 per cent of killed
ana wounded There were $50 regiments
or the Northern army which lost more
IN single combats than did the Light
BiIgads at Balaklava Witness the
which went into the first RuU Run
Ight with 462 men, and had 35l killed
or wounded; or that heroic conranv of
colofed troops under Capt. John McMur-
Lay. az Ghdpln' $ Farm, which lost 81 per
cent hlleo ana wounded, the greatest
war"
Senator Dolliver of Iowa is getting
On emlnently respectable Presidential
a hr l.
speeches IN Congress. Like other SEN
ators VINO have been fighting for down
Wdrd revision he Is flooded with let
ters commenting his course and good
many OF these letters express hone
tIhat ne may one day find his way to
the White House.
Representative Brownlow Of Tonnes
see has hobby. II is good roads, He
says the country needs the roads and
ouBht 10 nave them and it's time Con-
sFeSs TOOK hold and did something He
says autos ought to be allowed to use
me roads Of the country, with reason
apie restrictions, because their passing
removes the m0notOny of life for the
farmers wives and families.
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Perkins And The Cow.
The Hon. George Clement Perkins.
Senator from California, has been hav-
Ing little experience as to the Iimita-
tons of Senatorial authority He has
been WORKING to get Goat Island in
san Francisco bay, reforested.
This island is partly under the iuris-
dicton Of the War Department. partly
urder the Navy Department. and part
~ under the Lighthouse board The
Navy Department has set out a great
many trees on its part of the island snd
the War Department also has done
something in this direction The civic
bodies of san Francisco have become
anxious TO see the rest of the island
Deauuned with trees, especiallyt as the
bare part Of it is the part nearest the
city.
Senator Perkins duly went to the light
house board, pleading for trees. He
was told by the officials that they guess
ed It would be impossible to comply
with his request because the lghtboIise
keeper had TO have place 70 pasture
his COW.
Has to have a place TO pasture his
cow, said Perkins. telling the story 10
some OF his friends at the Capitol when
ne mad recovered good humOr. Guess
nave him transferred up to Point
Arena and get him a sea COW"
Point Arena Is one OF the spots along
the coast noted for great fertility IN
rCcks.
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An unmistakable sign that the end
OF the session Is near at hand can be
seen at the Capitol Senators and Rem
Tesentatives are having their desks
cleaned out and their papers and books
packed up, preparatory to quitting This
IS aIWaHs a symptom Of the approach
ing dissolution OF Congress. 1t is a
source Of much grief to the pages, for
II makes them do a lot of hard work
when the Senate and House are not In
session and when they think thew are
entitled to take life easy
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The impression in certain quarters
mat Senator Knute Nelson Of Mime
sofa is so reticeut that he does not dis
cuss politics under any circumstances
was shattered today when. upon leaving
the White House. he said
The greatest result of this session Of
congress IS the passage Of the bin for
the amendment - the Constitution for
an income tax. 7 believe nearly every /
State will vote for the amendment -