Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1911-05-25
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Especial Correepondencs.]

Especial Correspondencel
Washington, May 25.-Chief Justice
Edward Douglas White has established
the reputation OF ponde1ng over SUI
preme court cases wherever he goes
various kinds, and especially while
walking from the capitol to his home
every afternoon.
Like President TAFT the chief Jus
tice is seriously concerned about his
inability to keep down his weight AL
tho pedestrian OF some reputation he
finds that his walking does not help
much. Exercising at home did not
seem to take off an ounce OF flesh, 50
the learned justice decided to go to an
osteopath.
Mr.. White proved to be the most DIFF
ficult patient who ever entered the
osteopath's Office.
please relax all you're muscles" the
doctor would order as soon as the JUS
tice got on to the table.
'All right doctor. go ahead" re-
piled the justice obediently.
In a few moments the operator
would be standing over his patient
despairingly MI. Whites forehead
would be wrinkled and every muscle in
MS ooQy tense.
Please relax. Mr.. Justice" pleaded
the operator.
Certainly, Oh certainly replied the
justice. Go ahead"
Again the operator would begin work
on the bulky form OF the chief justice.
!! only to be halted by the rigidity of
the muscles.
Really protested the operator, 7
work ,InlASS x-,o,
relax"
L must beg your pardon. doctor"
the justice would say apologetically.
| The fact Of the matter IS l was think
ing OF an interesting point in United
States 149: really an interest ting point,
indeed You see the contention" etc,
etc.
Ten o'clock tomorrow morning"
murmured the doctor spairingly.
Senator William O. Bradley, of Ken
tUcky. Is one Of the best story tellers
in congress, and the most unique. The
senator loves to tell his yarns In a
sing-song tone of voice, a method of
story telling which is entirely new in
the cloak rooms in congress.
Did you boys ever hear that back
in the eighties I was regarded as one
of the homeiiest men in Kentucky
asked the senator one day. It's fact
and I'll tell you a story to illustrate
f.
Under the laws OF Kentucky the
governor has the power OF pardon
even before grand jury proceedings or
trial. During my first term as COVER
nor my attorney general was John x
Hendrick. Some folks said Hendrick
woe IN, t,,o
others said was In those days /
Wore a beard. as did Hendrick. John
always maintained that he was bet
ter looking man than I. and I always
disputed his argument
"One day Hendrtck walked into my
Office.
~ want a pardon, governor he
announced.
"'All right. Hendrick.' said, but
what have you done?'
II Just shot man down street.
said Hendrick calmly.
What for? I demanded
"'He said looked like YOU
answered Henfrick. and I could not
stand for that
"eYou shall have the pardon at
once 1 announced. If you hadn't shot
the cuss l would have done so on
sight"
General Clarence Edwards chief OF
the bureau of insular affairs. is an ex-
perienced infantry officer and head OF
the Infantry association. He believes
in infantry and thinks the infantry the
backbone of the army But when a
group Of cavalry officers went down to
Warrenton, Va, the other day to puf-
chase horses for the use OF the Amer
lean cavalry officers and cavalrymen
who Will ride in the international con-
test at Olympia. near London. they
took General Edwards along. This is
because the general Is one OF the best
judges OF horse flesh in the army. He
was brought up on horseback.
How IS it that an infantry officer
goes along to help pick out horses for
the cavalry" he was asked.
Well" said the general. my father
was a horseman and knew a lot about
horses and I learned something from
him. I was brought up on hay and
oats"
Gen. William H. Carter, who is in
command OF the troops at San An
tonic. knows as much about the Mex
lean border probably as any officer or
man under him. AT any rate, he won
the proud right to wear a medal OF
honor when a lieutenant fighting in
Arizona against the Apaches. He was