Omaha daily bee., 1911-03-10

II some interesting Phases
ana Conditions Observed
II ~ the nations Capital
The Guard dies. but never surrenders,'
wrote Rougemont two DAYS after Water
loo. Some Of the old guard In congress re-
tires but few OF them surrender their
grip on Uncle Sans payroll From the
forums Of legislative debate and strife.
and instructions at home. the members
drop into comfortable berths, affordng a
maximum OF rest and a minimum OF labor.
Eight republicans and two democratic
members Of the noble order OF Sons OF
Rest are booked for absent treatment at
the rate OF 81. 800 a year each divided into
twelve checks Of $685. work or play. Sen
ator Aldrich Of Rhode Island, Senator Hale
Of Maine and Congressman Burrows OF
Michigan are hooked up in the monetary
commission for an Indefinite period. The
nimble Tom Carter OF Montana lands on
a cushion as cleverly as when retired from
the senate ten years ago With Con-
gressmen Tawney OF Minnesota and DENLY
OF Michigan, Carter is booked for a place
on the commission TO investigate ques-
tons In connection with the navigable
waters on our northern boundary, with
special reference to the st. Lawrence river
which power companies desire to harness.
Senator Buckley OF Connecticut and SEN
ator Smith OF Maryland will conserve
their health by supervising the procure
nient of the Appalachian and White Noun
tain forest reserves just authorized by
congress. Congressman Henry sherman
Boutel OF Illinois goes to the new re-
public Of Portugal as United States min
re- ,,f 10
expected to succeed the late Senator Dan
tel on the military commission. The list
win be extended as time goes on. Those
already fixed have reason to applaud a
grateful republic which exhibits fatherly
good will in sweetening the lemon with
sugar
Athur NJ Travers Of Detroit, Mich, chief
clerk OF the third assistant postmaster
general, who was dismissed few days
ago, developed a novel way OF fattening
his income. His offense consisted in caus-
ing certain postage stamps to be so man
ipulated as to create fictitious market
value for them. In his official capacity
he caused to be delivered to himself certain
rare stamps of great value and then falsi-
fled the records Of his office by certifying
that a portion Of those stamps were legally
destroyed after condemnation. Instead OF
having been destroyed, however, he with
held them and substituted stamps in cur
rent USe to an amount equal to those con-
demned disposing Of the obsolete issue
at a very large profit. while the phila-
telic value of the stamps so disposed OF
exceeded $4,000" says postoffioe Off
cial THE government has suffered no
peuuniary loss because Of Mr.. Travers'
| m mil, In anhefffntinR etamng NJ
current issue to the face value Of those
he sold to Dealers"
Those people who have the notion that
President Taft is always goOd-natured Sc
rene and smiling ought to have seen him
the other day, according to the story which
is circulating about in official circles and
printed in the Washington Times. They
. say that the big boss was so mad that
old time attaches Of the executive offices
were paralyzed by the shock.
II was this way: Some senators came
down to the White House to propose that
the reciprocity bill be voted on, but that
It be. killed They said they could get the
votes to that end II the extra session
> would not be called. This, of course con
templated double dealing on the part Of
the executive, who had given Canada his
|
ditch
When the singular proposal was made
therefore. up into. the air went the presl
dent He beat the desk before him, ht
grew red in the face, and is said to hav,
= turned upon his callers with the state
t ment that such an insult as offered made
II impossible for him to reply in the terms
g gentlemen are expected to use. This com
pletely withered the visitors who hurried
e for the open air with an entirely new con
ception Of the president in their minds.
S A sad-eyed stranger, wearing a thil
= overcoat, shiny at the elbows came into
r Pennsylvania avenue restaurant durinl
+ the noon hour a day or two ago. relate!
e the Washington Star. He stood about nerv
ously until the head waiter came up to him
e Got any stale bread?" he inquired.
I Two prominent clubmen were dining a
n a table within earshot Before the hea'
n waiter had time to reply to the stranger
3 inquiry, one of these men had leaped 4
+ his feet
"Set that man down at a table-at on
table, by George" he said and give hin
> good meal. Wen see that he gets all h
. wants to eat. why. it's awful to think o
: men like that going about begging 70
n stale bread and here we sit with steak an
y mushrooms in front of us. Looks like
"a man who had seen better days, too"
. Then to the stranger:
: How about It, my man? You weren't al
ways going about asking for the orumb
off the tables, III wager"
The stranger smiled quietly
There appears TO be some slight mis-
understanding" he ventured quietly.
was just trying to arrange with this waite
: fellow 10 sell me some stale bread for m
II chickens"
Times have changed" said Victor Nun