The National tribune., 1911-04-20

| Senators of it's own, but there are serv-
/ ing in the United States Senate six
i Senators from as many different States
who were born in Kentucky-Cullom,
| of Illinois; Bristow, of Kansas; Stone,
of Missouri; Piles, of Washington, were
all born in Kentucky, besides Senators
Paynter and Bradley, of Kentucky.
There is not an article of diet as
dear to the palate and stomach Of a
kid as "jelly beans" There are so
many various colors, and, in kid Ian
guage. they eat good" United States
Food and Drug Inspectors of Boston
have beer going thru these jelly beans,
as Boston is the center of the candy
bean as we'll as baked beans, and the
other day over a thousand pounds of
these jelly beans were contiscated be-
cause the inspectors claimed that 1t
contained talcum. Recently the food
| inspectors seized several barrels OF
candied Easter eggs in Boston. There
is not any doubt at all that these jelly
beans as they have been concocted are
absolute poison to the American chill
dren, yet there is such variety that
can be bought cheaper than any other
kind of candy. Just at the present
time the counters of Washington are
loaded down with the beans.
Joseph H. Steinmetz. who has been
indicted with A. NJ. Travers for the
alleged theft of stamps to the amount
of SO, 900 from the Post Office Depart
ment in this city, is Chairman of the
Philadelphia Chapter of the American
Red Cross Society. Charles L. Magee,
secretary of the Society, says that Mr..
Steinmetz will have to relinquish the
Craftsmanship in view of the action Of
the Federal Grand Jury. Mr. Magee
says that the American Red Cross So
ciety cannot afford to have such man
connected with the Society, altho he
sincerely hopes that Mr.. Steinmetz may
be proved innocent.
Mr. Speaker Champ Clark is now get
ting the Speakership crop of gavels
The business of the House was inter
rupted on the second day Of the session
to permit the presentation from the
constituents Of Mr.. Clark in Rails
County, No. of gavel. The gavel is
made of oak cut from the apron log
Of the dam of the first grist mill built
north of the Missouri River in 1917.
The mill was built by Enoch Matson,
in Pike County, and the old log cabin
tidS DccH puIlCO OUI VA llo plS~CS Wy y
team Of Missouri mules. In accepting
the gavel Mr.. Clark said that he hoped
his constituents would be as enthusiast
tic about him when he laid down the
gavel as they seem to be when he takes
1t up.
The Treasury Department announces
q new counterfeit SO buffalo" note.
and describes as follows:
"Series of 1901 check letter C. w T
Vernon, Register of the Treasury; Lee
McClung, Treasurer of the United
States; portraits of Lewis and Clark.
This counterfeit is a Photographic pro-
duction on paper of excellent quality.
There has been no attempt to color The
face of the note. The back Of the note
is a reddish brown instead of green.
This counterfeit should not deceive
even the ordinarily careful handler of
money"
Kermit Roosevelt is no good as an
actor. He is in the class Of '13 at Har-
ward, and is a member of the Hasty
Pudding Club, of Harvard. This club
has been arranging to give a theatrical
entertainment, entitled The Crystal
Glazer," and Kermit Roosevelt was to
have taken the part of Hilda Imogene
Pratt. a suffraget. He learned his lines,
but when the stage manager saw Ker-
nit go thru his stunt he concluded that
the lad would never make q theatrical
star. and so put somebody else In his
place.
Louis H. Ayme, American Consul
General at Lisbon, is inclined to be a
little sarcastic when speaking of the
late happenings in Portugal. Mr.. Ayme
in referring TO the emphatic manner in
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of the throne and proclaimed a Re-
public. declared that it was the most
quiet little revolution he ever wit
messed. and added: "I have seen revo-
lutions in several South and Central
American Republics" Mr.. Ayme says:
''The whole thing lasted a little more
than % hours, with a total of SO .:illed
and some 400 injured, most of whom
were noncombatants. When the firing
had ceased the King and his mother
had departed. The only one Of the
royal family who offered resistance
was brother of the late King Carlos,
and his efforts were weak but that he
tried to defend the monarchy was ap-
plauded by The revolutionists.'
He declares that there is no likeli-
hood that the Braganza monarchy ever
will be restored or that the King or his
mother will return to Portugal Mr.
Ayme says that the revolution was sim
ply the result of many years Of corrupt
government, in which graft played a
most important part He thinks that
the benevolent despotism" which has
succeeded the reign of Manuel will
doubtless give way to really good
Government. He declares that Portu-
gal is now just as peaceable as the city
of Washington, and that there were
no riots or ructions previous to the
revolution, and there has been nothing
since to interrupt commerce.
Portugal" he says. is country in
area about the size of Indiana, with a
population about that of New York. It
exports approximately $4,000, 900
worth of goods year and imports
S60,000,0 900 worth. This indicates that
the Portuguese markets are worth
striving for, yet the American mer-
chants and manufacturers do not ap-
parently TO cultivate them
A singular fact in connection with
the present House is that of the 227
Democrats in it not one of them ever
served as Chairman OF a House Com
mittee. Only three OF that 227 Demo-
Gratis ever served in Democratic
/ House. These are Speaker Champ
Clark, w. A Jones, Of Virginia, and ]
c. Talbot, OF Maryland The latter
| Representative antedates all the Demo-
Gratis in The House. having been a mem
| ber since 1881, the 46th Congress. when
| Samuel j. Randall was Speaker. Mr..
| Talbot served two terms, and then re-
tired for time. He swore Speaker