The National tribune., 1911-04-27

| before and Will not again until next
Ia ster Monday. To get into the White
House Grounds, where the gaily-col-
ored eggs vero being smashed, yol
had to have a kidlet with you bearing
basket OF eggs--that is. if you were
past the egg-rolling period yourself
and lots of youngsters drove thriv-
Ing trade by playing kid to grown-ups
for so much an entrance to the
grounds, then switched out and did ii
over again. There were lot of tired
but happy kids when the gates were
closed on the last of them. And the
White House Grounds. Well. they
| looked like an incubator of spoiled
! batchings Eggs and shells were every
where, "soushed' in the short green
grass, mashed all over the walks and
drives and littering up things gener-
| ally.
Postmaster General Hitchcock has
approved new postal card to take
the place of the standard card now in
use. The new card will be of cream
color. printed in red ink, making 4
much more attractive appearance
than the one in use at the present
time.
During the last year the Govern
meut issued S71,3iS.G00 postal cards,
the total cost of which was s273,000,
or sS4 900 in excess of the cost of the
card issued the year preceding. The
new card will cost approximately s65,-
900 more than tile present card.
The House Committee on the Cen
sus has authorized favorable report
on the bill fixing the membership OF
the next House in the esd Congress at
ass, an increase of AZ over the present
membership. Under this plan no State
loses member. which would have
been the case had n total lower than
433 been agreed upon.
The bill reported is identical with
the Crumpacker measure. which
passed the House last session. but
which failed to come to a vote in the
Senate. The Democratic committee,
however, struck from the bill that
section approved last year which gives
to the Department of Commerce and
Labor the right 10 make the reappor-
tionment 10 years hence.
Under the bill reported Alabama,
Colorado, Florida. Georgia, Idaho,
Louisiana, Michigan. Minnesota, Mon
tans. North Dakota, Ohio, oregon.
Rhode Island, Sout!. Dakota, Utah and
West Virginia gain one each: Califor
MIA, 3: Illinois, .; Massachusetts. .:
New jersey, =; New York, G: Okla
hora. 5; Pennsylvania, 4; Texas, >,
and Washington, =.
Representative Murray, OF NIassa-
chusetts, a new member of the House,
who is 20 years old and does not look
it. has resumed amicable relations
with Representative William Sulzer,
of New York. Chairman of the For
eign Affairs Committee, who is by
way of being a veteran.
Mr.. Murray was standing near the
Speakers desk a couple of days ago,
when Mr.. Sulzer. with a froun creas-
ing his brow that makes him rcsenl-
BILE Henry Clay. STEPPED up.
Young man." he said. run out in
the document room and get me House
hill 4-11-&4. BE quick about it, too.
You floor employees seem to think you
have nothing to do
Mr.. Murray didn't know whether 20
be peeVish or not. He left the pres
ence, thought things over for a min
ute, and returned.
Hereafter when YOU address me-
he said TO the astonished Mr.. Sulzer,
call be Mr.. Murray and be properly
Mr.. Sulzer gasped for breath.
WHO'S the fresh guy?" he asked
House employe.
Representative Murray. of Massa-
chuSetts," the employe replied.
The - YOU say" cried Mr.. Sui
ger: and nc chased Murray with an
apology.
Mr.. Robert G.. Eberhardt, one of the
ablest French sculptors in the United
States. has been interviewing the
statues scattered around over Wash
ington until they make the city look
like a checkerboard. He thinks Wash
ington a very beautiful city. but he
says that it is apt to look more like
g cemetery full of tom i,stones than a
Capital City if many more monuments
to famous men are erected here. Mr..
seems to have his think
tank" on straight, anyhow. as tomb
stones are most of them unornamcn-
tai