Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-09-03
BY JAMES HAY. JR.

that the miners, voting IN enough tongues
to reach round the globe, donated for the
establishment of his person one fine, solid
gold medal.
The year 1908 was big one for him. He
was elected d delegate to the Republican
National Convention, and was offered a
place on the Panama Canal Commission,
which he declined. Later in the same year
he organized his association and Tower of
Babel. This tower, by the way, has Some
thing the old one did not have; for Hammer
ling speaks English, and, according to the
best authorities, English did not develop
until few centuries after the first Babel
stunt had been done.
The No. Tower has fad. 1t is that of
taking a drive every afternoon through
Central Park, New York, where he is now
located. Strange as it may seem, he is a
quiet man and talks only when it is neces-
sary.
SOCIETY NOTE: He is unmarried and has
blue eyes.
CAPTAIN EVELYN B. BALDWIN, who
- headed the Baldwin Ziegler dash in the
general direction of the North Pole, was in
Washington when the House of Repre-
sentatives was considering the proposal to
make Peary Rear Admiral
"Captain, said d Congressman to him,
"there has been lot of talk about this thing.
DO you believe either Peary or Cook could
prove that he got to the Pole?"
Mot in the way they try to prove it,
answered Baldwin quickly; "but, if l had
got there, could have proved it. had a
new way all figured out"
A LFRED HENRY LEWIS, the author,
was walking up Pennsylvania-av one
RI. yr,la 11a I ~
magazine writer.
Louis, said Lewis solemnly, listen to
me-for three hours
why, what's the natter" asked Brown
low
why, said Lewis Indignantly, "I've been
IN this town all day, and everybody else has
been doing the talking. do love my little
conversation
Brownlow went to luncheon with him,
and, after doing a sprint in long distance
listening. pulled out his watch with the
remark, Lewis I've listened to you for
three hours and nine minutes. Goodby."
r REPRESENTATIVE HOBSON, who be-
heves Japan may attack this country
any minute, is tenth in descent from old
Elder Brewster, who came to this country
in the Mayfower.
VICE PRESIDENT SHERMAN is
known among his intimates as Sunny
Jim, and frequently he does something to
prove that he deserves the nickname One
morning not long ago man who remarked
with feeling that he was an honored member
of the Down and Out Club, and that he had
known Sherman in days gone by, asked
Sunny Jim to give him job.
There is no Job | can give you," said
Sherman. "All the jobs are taken He
went into his private Office, and reappeared,
carrying sealed envelop. I'm sorry" he
said, that | can't help you; but take this
note home to your wife.
When the wife opened the envelop,
twenty 6ve-dollar notes dropped into her
lap.
HENRY ALGERNON DU POINT, Sena-
tor from Delaware, was in the army
during the whole of the Civil War, and came
out of the conflict Lieutenant Colonel.
Congress voted him a medal for distin-
guished gallantry and voluntary exposure
to the eneny's fire at a critical moment"
during the battle of Cedar Creek.
I'M CORBET'r, ex-champion of the prize
> fight ring, and Hector Filler, the dra-
matte writer, are so strikingly alike that,
when Corbett was in Washington recently,
Fuller's friends were calling Corbett Alec
tor and Corbetts acquaintance were call
ing Fuller Jim