Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1910-12-24
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Washington. Dec. "a Natives OF
Panama are being taught that Ameri-
can citizens are abstemious. according
to stories brought back to this country
by members Of congres who recently
visited the isthmus. Maurice H. Thach-
er, civil governor Of the canal zone, is
the teacher.
When MI. Thacher went to Panama
seven or eight months ago. American
officials and the Panama officials wait
ed patiently for him to give a reception.
After a reasonable length OF time had
elapsed without a sign OF a reception
some Of Thacher's friends went to him
and suggested the %propriety OF throw
ing his house open some evening and
entertaining his friends.
"All right" said Mr.. Thacher. bit
Y want it understood that no liquor
shall be served on my premises and
there shall be no smoking"
But my lear fellow" protested the
Americans. you misunderstood. This
is a tropical country. These peopie
down here hin no more Of drinking
and smoking than you hin OF COINS
to Sunday school in Kentucky"
Il can not help that" answered
Thacher. 81 DO not believe in drinking
and I do not believe in smoking. There
fore we shall have one Of IT in my
house"
Let US compromise" suggested an
army officer. Il suppose we can bluff
the thing thru without liquor OF any
kind. aItho we ought to have a mild
sort Of punch. But, mar alive, these
folks down here would rather smoke
than eat"
Well" said Governor Thacher re-
%ductantly. "if there is going to be any
hard feeling about 1t. I'll let them
smoke on, on the back porch" And
they did.
"Governor Eberhart, he ban n fine
politician"
So says the Swedish voting popula-
ton Of Minnesota.
Zach, Governor E~berhart. he is Won
great politician. alretty Yet, y-a-as."
So says the German voting popula-
ton of Minnesota.
When 1t comes to playing politics
Governor Eberhart could give Theo-
dore Roosevelt cards and spades and
then beat him"
So says a member Of the Minnesota
delegation in Congress.
"Eberhart," says the Minnesota
member. has every one beaten to a
fraZzie when it comes to getting votes,
and he made his plans a long time ago.
When Eberhart was a youngster he
was known 10 his associates as Adolph
OIeson. There was a good reason for
this because Adolph Oleson happened
to be his name. But Minnesota is
more or less full Of Swedes, and Nor
w~egians, and that portion Of the pop
u!ation which is not Swedish or Nor
wegian is mostly German. Nearly
every other Swede you meet in Mime
sofa is named Oieson. Eberhart likes
some individuality, and his name GER
tainly did not give him that distlnc-
ton. SO, when he fell in love with a
pretty German girl he decided TO re-
verse the usual order OF things and
take his wife's name instead OF be-
slowing his name on the bride. Per-
maps it was the other way around, ana
the bride preferred Eberhart to Ole
son. At any rate on his marriage day
Adolph Oleson became Adolph Oleson
Eberhart.
What do you suppose the result has
been? On election day the Germans
with short memories flock to the polls
for Eberhart because they think he is
a The Swedes and Nor
wegians likewise flock TO the polls and
vote for Eberhart In a body because
they know he is a Swede. II you can
beat that sort Of a combination in the
east I would like to know about It
go
United States senator's, as is gener-
ally known, are fussy individuals. They
like things just so, and usually insist
on having them just so. Even new
senators DO not lose much time in
learning TO stand on their dignity.
For instance: When a United States
senator spends several days in consul
,ation with his family; searches all
thru the family tree, and finally agrees
on the proper sort OF a biography
which is really an autobiography-for
insertion in the congressional directory
he wants thai biography to come out
in print just as he prepared 1t.
Shortly after Joseph Meriwether Ter
rell arrived In Washington at this ses-
sion Of congress as the Junior senator
from Georgia, he was asked to prepare
a sketch Of himself to be used in the
congressional directory. The senator
did so; the books were being put into
the mails by the ton when Senator Ter
rell discovered a horrible mistake. IN
one part Of the directory his name was
spelled Torrell; In another part it was
spelled Terrill.
stop the presses" was the order
which was wired to the printing office
by the author Of the directory.
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