Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1911-01-03
GENERAL SAYS MIG.
eouR, HAS CAPITAL BEATEN
IN SOME RESPECTS.
OBJECTS TO hoLp.UP
OF WASHINGTON HOTELS
Forty Cents For Cream For Coffee
That Isn't Cream stirs Ire Of New
offieial-spseeh Delivered by Bailey
on Secession Later Found to Have
Been Written by Senator Lodge.
Especial Correspondence

Especial Correspondence
Washington, Jan. Sired II. Leh'
mann. the newly appointed solicitor
general Of the department Of justice Is
not quite happy in his new environ
ment.
/ Mr.. lehman recently invited
couple OF friends from Missouri 10
lunch with him at hotel in Washing
ton. 1t was at the very beginning OF
the luncheon that Mr.. Lehman forci-
bly, and emphatically made ii clear that
in some respects Missouri is far more
desirable place in which to live than Is
, Washington.
Included in the things ordered for the
luncheon by Mr.. Lehman was coffee
With cream?" asked the waiter
! Most certainly not" answered MI
! Lehman with emphasis.
Beg pardon" said the waiter. some
what astonished. Just milk"
Yes" announced the solicitor gen.
eral. Just milk, that's what said and
that's what mean"
What's the matter. Lehmann?" ask
ed one Of the guests, don't you like
cream
Il like il better than anything in the
world" answered the solicitor general
Coffee isn't worth a flip without 1t. but
I'll be horn-swoggled il will ever per-
nit myself to be held up on this crea m
gag they work in these Washington ho-
tets
I'm not penurious. and I'm willing to
pay for what l eat, but this coffee with
cream stunt you folks stand for here in
Washington makes my farming in
stincts revolt Out IN Missouri when a
man orders coffee he just naturally
considers that he is entitled to crea m
and he gets it, Here in Washington II
you want cream in your coffee you've
got to pay for the coffee and then 40
cents more for the cream. Why out IN
Missouri YOU can buy enough cream for
80 cents to make couple OF gallons OF
ice cream. I just naturally can not
stand for 1t. and 1t looks as IL I am
destined to drink my coffee with milk
so long as eat in these hotels"
Members Of the Massachusetts dele
CATION in the house were discussing the
peculiar characteristics Of Governor
Ben Butler.
Butler turned the tables on his crit
les when he issued Thanksgiving pro-
clamation." said one member. He had
been doing so many freakish thin gs
that as Thanksgiving approached there
was wide speculation as to whether he
would follow the language OF his I'm
mediate predecessors or whether he
would issue a proclama ton which
would be distinctly original.
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Butler gave out his proclamation. It
was certainly a peculiar not to say ex-
traordinary document. and pretty soon
his enemies all over the state began to
criticise him for his unbridled Ian
guage. When this criticism had reach
ed its heighth Butler called the newspa-
ragged volume and pointed out that he
had copied verbatim the proclama
ton Of one Of the most honored Of
Massachusetts, early governors"
Which reminds me OF good one on
Henry Cabot Lodge" remarked another
member Of the delegation. OF course
we all know that the senator is some
historian. One day in the senate he
delivered hot speech in which ne
eulogized Lincoln and denounced the
men who urged the secession Of south
ern states.
LAS soon as Lodge concluded Sena-
tor Bailey, Of Texas. got up to reply
He denounced the Lodge argument, and
even went so far as to indulge in some
personal criticism. Then with consid-
cradle care he delivered an elaborate
defense OF the secession Of states. Ev-
cry one expected that Lodge would re-
ply to Bailey but instead he walked
over to Bailey's desk.
'Joe,' said Lodge. how did you
know wrote that STUFF
"'Oh.' replied Bailey, I came across
1t one day and made up my mind. It
would be useful. I committed II to
memory and today you gave me 4
chance to spring 1t. was disappointed
because you did not answer me. Had
you done so I was prepared to inform
the senate that my defense Of the Sc
ceesion OF states was almost word for
| word defense by Henry Cabot Lodge
/ Of his illustrious ancestor. George
-, Cabot. whose secession theories at the
| Hartford convention made him an un-
| desirable citizen in some quarters
writing history is a dangerous
occupation for man in public life,' re-
marked Lodge. and thank you for not
giving me away
When Henry watterson comes to
Washington he always goes around to
the National Press Club and talks shop
with the correspondents. On his last
visit he told a good story At the ex-
pense Of Victor Rosewater, editor Of
! the Omaha Bee.
mot many years ago." said Marse
Henry. some political theorist made
q vicious attack on newspaper editors
who conducted their editorial pages on
. strictly partisan basis. This attack
| was particularly annoying to Rose
water and he wrote an able article de-
Tending his fellow editors Desiring the
widest possible circulation Rosewater
sent his piece to the Atlantic Monthly