Carolina watchman. [volume] (Salisbury, N.C.) 1871-1937, 1913-04-30
THE CANAL CONTROVERSY.
The Senator from Mississippi Attracts At
tenilOn by his Dress,

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Washington, D. c., April %
Especial. Senator Chamberlain
Of Oregon d oes not believein half
way measures 30 far as free toll
are concerned for American ship
passing through the Panama
Canal. Rather shan have the
agitation continue Oh the part o.
Great Britain, that the American
nation is about to violate the
Hay-Pauncefote treaty in absorb
ing theltolls on ships flying the
flag of the United States, the
senior senator from Oregon has
introduced bill ab1ogating the
treaty as the easiest way out OF
the difficulty.
Senator Borah of Idaho, who Is
a member Of the foreign Relations
Committee of the Senate, is not
convinced that the Chamberlain
bill is necessary on the ground that
the Hay.Paunclfote treaty con-
tsmplated the building tf the
canal ou foreign soil, whereas we
have acquired the strip of terri
tory through which the "blg
ditch" passes aud the canal, by
the very nature of things, Is on
American soil and therefore the
treaty in no wise applies.
In any event the question is
very much alive aud is one of the
perp!exing problems which tht
administration has to solve IN the
very near future, as the new An
bassador 20 the United States from
Great Britain, it is understood, Is
bringing with him the last word
on the toll question from the
English point of view.
One of the most, if not the most
picturesque figure in the Senate ls
James K Vardaman of Mississip.
pi, whose long black hair, falling
to the she ulders, smooth.shaven
face and piercing black eyes, af.
ford the guides of the Capital no
end of small talk for the benefit
of she tourists who are crowding
the big building on the hill these
pleasant days Of spring. But
Vardaman In the Senate and Var
daman in the saddle are as far
apart as the poles. In the saddle
Senator Vardaman looks like q
Knight of Old, the lance and
armour being the only things
missing to complete the picture.
The junior Senator from Mis-
sissippi made his appearance
in Poto mac Drlv veway
the other day, on handsome bay
horse and his faultleas riding and
his stately mein, his eyes partly
hidden by the brim of soft hat,
such as Southern gentlemen
wears on the stage and in Con-
gress. and his long black hair
made a picture for an artist
Vardaman was immaculate in a
dark blue coat, pure white riding
breeches, and black riding boots /.
Needless to say he was "the OBJ.
served of all observers.
A new collection which will
make the Smithsonian Institution
in this city the foremost repository
of African trophies IN the world
has been given by Herbert Ward,
the sculptor and soldier of fortune.
who is now the last surviving officer
of the Stanley expedition which
invaded the depths of the black
continent years ago in search of
Emin Pasha. The gift. made
possible through the efforts Of
Thomas Nelson Page the novelist,
contains more than 1000 African
weapons and musical instruments
used by the natives.
Perhaps the most picturesque
new conner In the House is SAINT
kirkpatrick of the Sixth Iowa Dis.
trict. Almost all his life, at least
since the close of the oival wal
Kirkpatrick has been hunter oi
moonshiners. Not even he coulc
tell how often he has been shot
unless he did few Gums on hii
fingers. His eyes were PRACTICAL,
shot out in the last raid he lee
10 that he is now almost blind
There are fully 200 pieces of leat
in his body as portion Of the re-
ward for being a revenue Office
for twenty-seven years. At leas
three times he has been left TO-
dead on the field and the doctor
who overhauled him pledged thei
professional honor that b.
couldn't get we'll. "After all, ,
says Mr.. Kirkpatrick with Ger
tain grimness, Il wasn't nearly q
bad off as the other fellow"