The Washington herald., 1912-04-04
STATESMEN, REAL AND NEAR.
By FRED c. KELLY.

Associate Justice William r. Day Is
the leading baseball fan on the United
States Supreme Court. Some time ago
two Of Justice Days sons were seated in
his study engaged in a heated baseball
/ argument while their learned parent was
endeayoring TO get some work done. The
dispute was about what team a certain
player was with in 1894. One of the
boys WAS strongly OF the opinion that
the man played center field for Balti-
more. and another recalled distinctly that
IL wasn't Baltimore at all, but Boston.
and that II was third base he played.
All this argument was extremely dis
| tracing to an associate justice trying
| TO turn out a workmanIike decision. and
finally Justice Day exclaimed in tone
OF eXasperation:
"Oh. stop your talk. boys. and give me
chance TO think. The fellow played
second base for Kansas Cityr'
The boat was bound for Panama with
cargo Of Congressional committeeman.
Representatives Howland. of Ohio, and
Steenerson. of Minnesota, stood on the
upper deck whence all but they had
fed. It was a blustery night for those
that sailed the deep, and all other pas
sengers had gone below to devote their
entire thought and attention to cases
of seasickness. But Rowland and Steen-
erson brayely stayed above and smoked
II am stalking my hopes Just now on
heredity." remarked Howland to Steener-
son. IF there is anything in heredity
shall not be seasick- My ancestors
were whalers and sailed regularly from
New Bedford"
Huh" grunted Steenerson. My an
cestors were vikings! Nobody ever heard
of a Steenerson being seasick."
That being the case, Steenerson threw
his cigar overheard a few moments later
and went below to his bunk, his face the
color of a college diploma belonging to
the Oldest living alumnus. BY morning
he was able 10 sit up and retain little
broth on his stomach, and toward noon
he quit muttering wishes that he might
die.
George Curry, one Of the two Repre-
sentatives-at-large from New Mexico,
was in about as funny a predicament as
Nick Longworth when T Roosevelt de-
cided to seek high office again. Curry
served as first lieutenant and captain of
the Rough Riders under Roosevelt. was
associated with Taft In the Philippines.
and has been appointed to high places,
first by the one and then by the other of
the Republican candidates. When it
came TO making a choice. however, Curry
compromised by enlisting as a tout for
T. r. in the new State.
The life OF George Curry causes the
career Of Richard Harding Davis hero
to seem as placid as story by Louisa
NJ. Alcott.
Here are just few OF the things Curry
has been: Cowboy. Western sheriff.
president of Territorial legislature. cap
tain of Rough Riders. commander of
regfmental scouts of the Eleventh Cav
airy at the battle of San Mateo. in the
Philippines, when Gen. Lawton was
killed: quartermaster in Philippines. pro-
voSt marshal and provost Judge, provi-
sional governor of province OF CANA
rines, by appointment of Gov. Gen Taft:
organizer of police force and chief Of
police of city OF Manila, governor OF
province Of Isabella. and later governor
of province OF Samar. governor OF Ter
ritory of New Mexico, and Congressman
from New Mexico.
Curry is now in another little mix-up.
Since he and his colleague, Ferguson.
were elected TO Congress. the reappor-
tionment bill has cut down the New
Mexico allowance TO one Representative
Thus It is probable that Curry and Fer
gusson viii be running asainst ezch
other next fall. Up TO da.e, bower,
they are still friends.
When former Congressman Gcrrt ].
Diekema. manager Of the Tat caHralgn.