Evening star., 1911-01-22
CAPITOL TITBITS
BY SMITH D. FRY


ana experts were Cr1t1CdllV examined Dy
Chairman Payne and the members of the
great committee There was one witness
who wanted protection on everything and
gave voluble reasons for his views. Among
other things of interest he said
Raw materials might 60 up in price and
ruin me. There may be a drop in ocean
freight rates, or rise. There might be"
"Assuredly, assuredly" interrupted Mr..
Cochran. "You want tariff on apprehen-
sions."
SENATOR BURKETT of Nebraska is
= something of a boy Orator of the
Senator Rayner of Maryland:
He has not done Justice to his great abil-
ity. The door of American possibility has
not been opened wider by what he said. For
two splendid hours he had us all hid beneath
the canopy of despair, shut out from all the
dazzling glory of American ambitions and
American opportunities. He entranced us
with the grace of his oratory and the power
of his magnetic personality; but he appalled,
us with the doctrines he preached. He took
these little words that most of us find diff
Guilty in using and wove them into a medley
harmonious to the ear and quick to the emo
tions. His speech rang with the rhythm of
music, and his brilliant imagination scintil-
lated in contact with his cheerless and hope
less outlook; but, withal, it was dull and
monOtonous and dreary to the SOUL
The climax rang out like this: If the
distinguished Senator from Maryland had
been born a great musician instead of a
great lawyer, he would have excelled in the
dirge. If God had made him scientist, he
would undoubtedly have been a paleontolo-
gist and reveled in the fossils of prehistoric
ages for the delectation Of men. If he had
been called to preach, he would have special
lied on funerals and chanted requiems to the
dead and gone Of his fellow men. But, Mr..
President, he is none of these; but as great
constitutional lawyer he holds vigil over
dead and buried political antiquities, and
denies himself to all the splendors of con-
temporary achievement"
THE dahlia is flower that is almost sacred
to Scandinavians. When the late Senator
Dolliver was speaking toa Swedish settlement
from the rear end OF a Pullman car, bunch
of dahlias was handed to him, and he bowed
his thanks, while the crowd roared its ap-
plause for the orator and for the bouquet.
What kind of flowers are these?" in
quired Senator Dolliver of Senator Clapp of
Minnesota
American beauties, guess, replied Sen
ator Clapp.
Dolliver knew better than that; SO he
heartily thanked the people tor their atten-
ton, applause, and splendid flowers.
When they met in Washington after the
campaign, Senator Dolliver said to the Min
nesota man, ''Clapp, you would have had
me mobbed, if hadn't been prudent. If
had called those dahlias American beauties,
those Swedes would have been for killing me. !"
Yes" said Senator Clapp, they are
good people and generally do the right thing"
A WASHINGTON hotel manager noticed
an elderly woman guest going back and
forth morning and evening with a pitcher
helping herself to ice water from the public
cooler. Finally, after two or three days had
passed, he asked her why she did not ring
for ice water instead of going after it herself.
There is no bell in my room" was the
reply.
Surely there must be a bell in your
room" said the manager. Come with me
and | will show it to YOU
When he showed her the button and told
her that all she need do was to press that
button and have prompt service day or
night, the old lady said:
THE attendant who brought up my bag
gage told me never to press that button, ex-
cept in case of fire"
7. ADAM BEDE tells of two Irishmen sit
l.