Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1913-08-27
Washington
Y ' LETTER
WILSON THEATRE DEVOTED

Star stan Correspondent.
Star Bureau,
Metropolitan National Bank Bldg,
WASHINGTON. Aug. 81.


Among the popular institutions of
Washington are two stock dramatic
companies which play at the local
theatres during the summer, produe-
ing popular plays, different one each
week, at low prices. No matinee girl
or any person attends these perform
ances more regularly or watches the
plays with closer attention than
Woodrow Wilson, President of the
United States.
Rain or shine, the two big White
House automobiles are to be found,
on certain nights, in front of one or
the other of these two playhouses.
Since his family has been away the
President either goes alone to the play
or takes his secretary, Joe Tumulty,
with him, although Tumulty does not
display the keen interest in the shows
evinced by his chief, and the secret
service men who have to go along
frankly admit that they don't get half
as much pleasure out of the shows as
does the President.
A goat was tethered on the grass
alongside the House office building the
other day.
Where does that animal belong?"
asked a tourist
That's the congressional goat" ex-
planned an attendant, who is bit of
wag.
mot much, 1t amt" retorted a con-
| gresham standing near. Woodrow
Wilson has. got the congressional goat
| locked in a room up at the White
House."
Congressman Thomas Heflin, of
| Alabama, who manages to acquire
newspaper notoriety occasionally by
| billingsgaee attacks on woman suf-
frage. broke out yesterday with a
diatribe against slit skirts and i'm
modest styles in feminine dress.
Millions of women, thank God'
says Helm, need nothing but their
innate modesty and inbred sense of
propriety to tell them what to wear
and what not to wear"
| What do you think of that, from a
man whose favorite costume is a pair
of white pants and a black Prince
| Albert coat?
These newspaper stories about the
| latest feminine fad, the so-called
"kneelet," are not even news. They've
always worn 'em, but the name
| "kneelet' is new.
1t was good story printed yester-
day that Senator Robert M. LaFol-
| lette and his long time friend and
| first lieutenant in Wisconsin politics,
Representative Irvine Lenroot, had
quarreled and that Lenroot would
run for United States senator against
Tom Morris, who has LaFollette's
support. The only thing that spoils
the story is that it is not So LaFol-
lette wanted Lenroot to run for the
Senate, and wanted to support him,
but Lenroot did not want to run. He
and LaFollette are on perfectly
friendly terms, and they are both for
Morris for senator to succeed Uncle
Ike Stephenson.
Senator Penrose, of PENNSYLVANIA.
hailed Senator MARITIME, of New Jer-
sey In the marble room yesterday
afternoon.
Whats the matter. MARITIME, aren't
you Keeling well?" asked the big
Pennsylvanian.
Perfectly well, Senator" replied
the Jerseyman. why do you ask?"
why. you haven't pitched into me
for at least two days now" explained
Penrose.
We'll. don't worry" retorted Mar
tine. IT haven't forgotten you. and
III make up for my inattention later"
There are few buster men in the
House than Gene" Kinkead, of Jer-
sey City, and seldom a day goes by
that. he does not stir up something
that makes a newspaper item. There
are few members, either, who go to
the White House oftener.
Got beef trust story today, con-
gressman?" asked a reporter as
Gene" left the executive office yes
terday.
mot today" said Kinkead, 81 Just
came up to introduce Jack Ryan to
the President"
Ryan managed the Jersey City ball
team few years ago, when Kinkead
was backing the club. Nowadays
he's coach at the University of Vir-
ginia. and just at present is nursing
some of the Washington cubs into
form.
Ask a Republican what the real
charges are against Judge Emory
Speer, of Georgia, and he'll tell you
the whole trouble is that Speer is a
Republican who has been on the Fed
eral bench since President Arthur
appointed him, and the Democrats
want his job. Ask a labor union man
or radical the reason for the motion
to investigate Speer and he'll tell
you it's because the judge has been
against the railroads and given labor
square deal. Ask a Georgia Demo-
crat and he'll tell you it's a long
story, that some of the charges are
exceedingly scandalous and calculated
to bring discredit upon the judiciary,
and that if half of what is said about
the judge Is true, he ought to be i'm
peached. A number of judges have
been impeached, but never before was
the House asked to order an investi-
cation of judge with view to his
| impeachment without some definite
public information being given as to
the grounds for impeachment.&
| 1t looks queer nowadays to find in
the literary sections ofahe magazines
an advertisement of a book by Theo-
dore Roosevelt and Henry Cabot
Lodge
| If Stokes and Colby are nominated
what are the issues between them to
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