Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-04-23
|STORIES FROM THE CAPITAL
BY ARTHUR WALLACE DUNN

tor Carter exploit in defeating River and
Harbor bill by this method was recalled
The Montana Senator was reminded OF one
feature of that long distance speech and re-
lated it to President Taft, much to the
1atter's amusement.
al took up the subject of a river in Texas,
said Senator Carter, "and showed from the
reports that when the engineers examined
it a question arose as to how they should &c
up the river, and there was dispute as to
whether it should be in a blackboard or on
horseback The channel was dry enough to
admit of either method In discussing
means of making the river navigable, it was
suggested that artesian wells should be sunk
and the water thus procured turned into the
bed of the river, upon which steamboats,
might float"
SOLICITOR GENERAL LEHNlANN is
~ a Democrat; but he does not always
work at it. Several years ago he decided to
support the Republican party. His demo-
cratic friends in St. Louis demonstrated with
him, and he explained his course, saying:
"I'll tell you how it is. | have made up
my mind that | should like to train for a
little while with party that in its plat
forms can point with pride rather than one
that can only view with alarm.
REAR ADMIRAL SCHLEY told group
~ of friends that, although he had been in
a great many tight places, it never seemed to
him but once that a missile was really tagged
with his name. 1t was not long after he had
left the Naval Academy at Annapolis, and
he was engaged in naval operations on the
Mississippi during the Civil War.
an one of the many fights we had
with the COnfederates on shore, said the
Admiral, al was on the deck of a gunboat
attending to my part of the duty, when a
bullet grazed my face. 1t carried away the
mustache from the right side of my lip and
passed on, striking Sergeant of marines
and breaking his arm. did not look up
that bullet but felt sure that it had my
number L believe that fellow was shooting
at me, | remarked to another officer and,
do you know, for a long time | was actually
sure that such was the case
W/ALTER l. SMITH, who recently be-
w came Judge of the eighth judicial cir
cult, enjoys good story even when it is at
his own expense. He had a warm con-
test in the primaries when he was candidate
for reelection to Congress in 1910, his oppo-
nent being one of the insurgents He had
few votes to spare for the nomination.
Before the election" said Judge Smith,
81 wrote letter to all the Republicans in
the district. In it l urged them to come out
and VOTE saying that nine thousand Repub-
leans failed to vote at the primaries, and
that if they failed to vote on election day it
might mean disaster to the party. | asked
the person to whom the letter was addressed
to vote and also to get his neighbors to do
the same, closing with the statement that it
would be a great help to the Republican
party and l should regard it as personal
favor to myself.
among the replies received was a copy
of my own letter with blue pencil mark
round the words nine thousand Republicans
failed to vote at the primaries and this
written at the bottom, It's blanked
good thing for you they did,
MAJOR ALFRED J. STOFER, one of
A'A the best negro dialect artists in the
country, was once discussing with Private
John Allen of Mississippi the ACCESSIBILITY
of their making double team and going
out on lecture circuit. Both are fluent
conversationalists, as all who know them
can testify.
"Stofer," drawled Allen in his own mimi
table way. II have a conscience, if you
haven't. Now don't you think it would be
mighty near like stealing for you and me to
out md to1y TO hoo