The Penn's Grove record., 1910-02-25

issue with certain college theorists
who think that the regular army SOL
der Is overfed. Some
More years ago a squad of sol
Food For diers was fed on a greatly
Troops. reduced diet, under the
supervision of a college
professor, to demonstrate his point
that people in general could live on
much less food than they ordinarily
consume. Apparently a satisfactory
showing was made, but To- Major
Woodruff has gathered evidence to
show that most of the soldiers
suffered severely from the expert
ment, and that they would have been
much more seriously affected had
they not obtained, unknown to the
professor, extra meals during the
test. Major Woodruff wants more
food for the army, saying that the
United States Army is behind Euro
pean armies in that matter, and
favors an allowance of fifty cents a
month for each soldier to buy extra
food.
X X X
Senator Beveridge has reintroduced
his bill prohibiting the giving away
of coupons, prizes and tags in connec-
ton with the sale of tobacco, cigar
cites, etc. This is the
Bill to Stop same measure which
Tobacco Cou- the Senator from In
pom Giving. diana offered as an
amendment to the
tariff bill and which commanded the
approval of most of the Republican
Senators at that time, although it was
considered unwise to complicate the
thrice complicated problem of tariff
legislation with the provision. The
measure also enjoys the approval Of
the Administration, and there is no
logical argument which can be pre-
sented against it. The employment
of coupons is one of the most effective
weapons of the Tobacco Trust in its
efforts to ~monopolize the retail to-
bacco trade, which efforts are merci-
lessly denounced by the Attorney
General in his brief in the Tobacco
Trust case. Senator Beveridge is pre-
pared to devote his unbounded energy
to obtaining the adoption of his
measure in the upper house, and as
opposition will serve ne interests ex-
sept those of the Trust, it is regarded
as standing an excellent chance of
enactment.
ellison Gardner, who prides him
self on being the "muckraker" of the
return from Elba" movement" has
sailed for Egypt to meet ex-President
Roosevelt, whom he
Muckraker hopes to enlist in the
Seeks movement to effect Col
Roosevelt. onel Roosevelt's NOM
ination in 1912. Mr..
Gardner is a Washington newspaper
correspondent. He was persona grata
with the last Administration, but less
than a week after March 4 he ap-
peared at the White House and de-
manded an immediate interview with
the President in terms which led the
Secretary to the President to insist
on his leaving his office. Since then
he has been the author of numerous
attacks on the Taft Administration
and has played an important part in
promoting the publicity end of the
return from Elba" movement. Many
of the friends of Colonel Roosevelt
are confident he will not be misled
by the representations of Mr.. Gard
ner. 1t is understood that another
press agent of the return from Elba"
movement will join Colonel Roose-
welt when he reaches Europe, but
Mr.. Gardner expects to meet him far
up the Nile.
The House leaders have practically
decided that no investigation of the
cost of living shall be undertaken by
the Ways and Means Committee. i'll
view of the fact that
House to such an investigation
Make No has been provided by
Food Inquiry. the Senate. 1t is
pointed out that there
is no necessity for a duplication of
the work and the extra expense which
would be entailed by permitting two
bodies to be engagedinthe same work.
1t is also clear that great confusion
might arise from conflicting reports,
and the House leaders believe that
it is the part of political wisdom to
allow the Senate committee to have
full charge of the investigation.
Their plans may be upset, however,
by the Democratic insurgent coalition,
which seems bent on making political
capital out of the high prices.
X X X
Pet monkeys are the fad now, and
those of the tiny japanese variety not
much bigger than toy poodles, are
among the most popular. Mrs. Long
worth has two and
Pet Monkeys Mrs. John r. Mclean
Fad in has several. Mrs.
Capital. Bourke Cochran first
felt the charm when
she lived in Samoa. She has an elder
ly monkey which was a member of
her fathers family when she was a
small child. This r ,nkey has a play
full habit of hiding in the plants in
the drawing rooms of the Cochran
home and of making the guest feel
cold shivers by shaking the plants
and making queer noises. He also
jumps on the shoulders of the timid
and causes wild excitement in the
dressing rooms. Mrs. Roosevelt
made a rule that no visitor would be
admitted to White House affairs when
accompanied by my pet dog. Mrs.
Taft, if the monkey fad keeps up, will
have to make the same rule about
callers coming with monkeys.