The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1910-06-26
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ms the other from possible foreign ag"
eression.'
DR.. Erich Kunheim of Berlin, Ger
many, owner of n large chemical works
| in the German capital, who is visiting
Washington Just to see the city, bears
a striking resemblance to former Presi.
dent Roosevelt, of whom he is, great
admirer. "The German people think
highly Of Colonel Roosevelt, not only
because he is of Dutch descent, but be
cause he is one of the greatest personal
tiles the German people have ever
seem" said Dr. Kunheim, "They like
him because he is impulsive and candid,
as is the German emperor. He has the
courage to tell the world what ne
thinks.
"I could not express in q few words
what 7 think of America" added DR.,
Kunheim. oft is one of the most won
derful countries I ever visited. There
is nothing in the world that can com.
pare with Niagara Falls, and the Grand
Canyon of the Colorado stands alone,
but / have never beheld anything that
so overcomes the spectator as does the
Grand Canyon I think the Alps. per.
haps, surpass the mountain scenery or
America but surely you have great
deal to be proud of in this country"
Hale Actually Smiled.
It is not often that Senator Hale of
Maine is amused He is generally calm.
frigjd. dignifed, immutable. He takes
the business of making laws more sorl-
ously than any man in the senate. Yet
bill was under consideration, and he
had managed to get half dozen west
ern senator's into a mixup among them
selves, his face relaxed into a smile
The appropriations for public land sur
veys in many of the western states were
being considered Montana, Utah
Washington and Idaho were involved
but Idaho got less money than any OF
its neighbors. This fact brought Sena.
tor Hepburn into action. He offered
al amendment designed to take care OF
his state. Senator Hale made point
of order against it which killed 1T
Whereupon Senator Heyburn made SINH
lar points of order against all the other
would have killed them. With this sit
uation facing the westerners there was
a lively scramble. Senator Smoot plead
ed with Senator Heyhurn to withdraw
his motion Senator Carter fought. Sen
ator Jones of Washington wanted &c
fight, too Senator Borah was for peace
and amity. Senator Dixon was not
tNeise w VI heiA
ator Hale looked on, smiled and looked
on again. Finally he withdrew his owr
point of order. This placated Senator
Heyburn. who in turn Withdrew his
points against the appropriations for the
other states.
Self Made Senators.
In the selection by Florida of former
Governor Napoleon Bonaparte Broward
to take the place of Senator Taliaferrc
in the United States senate, another
is added to the list OF senators who have
made their way to the highest legislative
body in tho world by sheer force OF
character and nutive ability. Governor
Broward started life as n deck hand or
a ST. Johns river steamboat and wount
up his sea f:ring career az one of the
most daring and successful hlibuster:
among the band of dare devil American:
who did so much to aid the cause o1
Cuba Libre. Hero are some of the sen
ators whose careers prove the chance
of the poor boy IN this country: Sena
tor Curtis was Jockey; Smith of Mich
igan, newsboy. Beveridge, a lumber
lack: Perkins, a sailor before the mast
Nixon. railroad telegraph operator
Chamberlain, a store clerk; Jones, {
farm hand and Lorimer, street cal
conductor. It was while car conductor
that Senator Loriiner began the build
ing Of the political machine that has
served him for so many years,