The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-05-08
SENATORS ARE ON
THE SICK LIST
General Investigation of Cause
May Be Ordered
NEW BUREAU PROPOSED
Congress May Provide for the Instruc-
ton of American Women in the
Art of Housekceping-Will
Order Foreign Cruises

eral investigation into the cause of the
| ill health of senators soon will be in
order. No less than eight of the mem
bers of the highest legislative body in
the world are on the sick list including
Senator Daniel of Virginia, McCumber OF
North Dakota, Tilman of South Caro-
lima, Depew of New York and Penrose
of Pennsylvania.
The idea that the trouble is due tc
too much insurgency is not tenable as
the patients are not among those who
find it necessary to take this insurgent
business very much to heart
The epidemic of retirement among SEN
atorial leaders may perhaps be attri-
brted to this cause however. The United
States Senate, by the way, promises tc
be almost unacceptable after March l.
1911. Aldrich will be out certainly If the
Macedonian cry from the regulars does
not induce him to change his determine
ton. There seems to be a strong chance
that the seats of Senator Hale of Maine.
Burrows of Michigan and Depew of New
York will be occupied by other men,
while Lodge of Massachusetts, Beveridge
OF Indiana, Dick of Ohio Kean of New
Jersey LaFollette of Wisconsin and
other leaders can hardly be said to have
a copper fastened cinch on their places.
Then Senator's Flint of California and
Piles of Oregon have announced that
they have had enough of the Senate
II will have been a long time since
so many new faces will have been in the
Senate.
Uucle Sam proved such a big success
with the cook book that Senator Shelby
Cullom of Illinois, is in favor of going
one further and establishing bureau OF
domestic science so that Uncle Sam may
show the American women how to keep
house properly. Senator Cullom proposes
that the government appropriate $4,000
to maintain the bureau and run IT In
connection with the Department of Agri-
culture.
Speaking of his measure. Senator Gull
fen. said: Homes could be made happier
and brighter If ignorant women were
taught how to run their households bet
ter If Uucle Sam can show the women
how to cook he can surely show them
how to keep house. 1 think such a bu-
do much good
There are thousands of free-born
Amcr,can citizens who will agree with
Uncle Shelby.
WASHINGTON and Baltimore have decd-
ed there has been so much backing and
feeling about the international Aviation
meet shat they do not care to see the
man brides fly and have hence with
drawn their bid for the meet.
The Department of the Interior has
adopted a new policy which will fill
the forest preserves full of trees with
such high sound titles as the Joseph
Quincy Cannon hickory, the Richard
Achilles Ballinger red wood, and the
William Howard Taft mulberry When
Secretary Ballinger gave permission to
name a tree in California the 'Pinchot
tree" he broke down the barriers which
have been preventing the dcpl LIT lat foi
naming trees after prominent men. VI
TO this week only one kind Of tree bore
a distinguished title. That is the Roose-
Welt tree" in the Mariposa grove in
California.
The Navy department has announced
change in the policy regarding cruises
of the home fleet. Hereafter 1t is the
intention that the fighting vessels OF
the Atlantic and Pacific fleets shall make
a foreign cruise every year.
Carving out that policy. the battle
ships comprising the Atlantic fleet Will
start on a cruise next fall to the Medi-
terranean. While the itinerary has not
been worked Cat. visits will be paid to
several of the principal ports of southern
Europe. As this will be the first foreign
cruise for many of the younger men In
the service the cruise Will De one ol
unusual interest.
The Pacific fleet will cruise to South
American ports late In the summer &c
take part In celebrations to be held IN
honor of the Tooth anniversary or emile
independence.
In the next Congress Georgians VIII DE
more prominent than they have been roi
a long time This will be especially true
n the House should be democratic. II
seems to be generally conceded that Sen
ator Bacon will be the leader of the MI
noritv In the Senate when Senator Money
OF Mississippi retires and | venture the
prediction that he will make bold, ag-
gressive and successful leader
In the House there are several Georgians
who by reason of native ability and lone
service are bound to figure big in a DEM
ocratic House. Livingstone OF the Atlanta
district is the dean of the Georgia delesa'
ton. He has long been the ranking DEM
ocrat on the appropriations committee and
he will probably head the committee II
the House is democratic.
| Judge Charles l.. Bartlett of the Macor
| district is next Oldest In point OF service
| and is one of the strong men of the pres
| ent minority. He will be one of the lead
| ers of the House If there Is democratic
majority / understand he will have tt
| fight for his seat, but 1t Is hardly likely
| that with that power he would have in 9
democratic House the people of his dis
trict will seriously consider any othel
man at this time.
| n the expected turn comes to con
siderable extent the men in high places
will be southern democrats. They are thu
democrats who have had the length O.
service. On the score of long tenure they
rather than the northern democrats, would
be entitled to the best places.
Champ Clark would doubtless be speak
err, though he would have opposition. On
of the comparatively young men In thu
House who would be prominent would b.
| Underwood of Alabama. He has been IL
the House seven full terms, and is nov
serving on his eighth, though he is onl,
IS years old and looks even younger thai
that He is a member of the ways ant
means committee Ia even-tempered ant
level-headed and, In case there is a dem
ocratic House, may be chairman of thu
ways and means committee.
| Secretary of War Dickinson owns thu
finest country estate in the whole of Ten
nessee," said Henry Allen of Nashville
| Tenn, the other day.
''This II the famous Belle Meade stool
farm, just outside of Nashville. 1t is al
| immense estate--several hundred acres o
the finest blue grass land in the country
Belle Meade is one of the great shov
places Of the state. and, indeed, of TIN
south. 1t has been held intact for fiv
generations. General Harding, Nortl
Carolina pioneer, settled on the land sool
after the battle of New Orleans, nearl.
100 years ago. He was one Of Gen. An
drew Jackson's officers at the battle, AM