Milford chronicle., 1913-05-02
DERRICKSON & VAN KIRK, MILFORD DELAWARE

Hay Pauncefote treaty in absorbing the
tolls on ships flying the flag Of the
United States, the senior Senator from
Oregon hasIintroduced bill abrogating
the treaty as the easiest way out of the
difficulty.
Senator Borah, of Idaho, who is a
member Of the foreign Relations Com
mittee Of the Senate. is not convinced
that the Chamberlain bill is necessary on
the ground that the Hay Pauncifote treaty
contemplated the building of the canal
on foreign soil. whereas we have acquired
the strip of territory through which the
big ditch passes and 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 isvery much
alive and is one ofthe perplexing problems
which the administration has 70 solve in
the very near future, as the new Ambassa-
dor to the UnitedStates from Great Britain,
it is understood, is bringing with him the
last word on the toll question from the
English point of view
One ofthe most, ifnot the most pctur-
esque in the Senate is James K. Vardaman,
of Mississippi, whose long black hair,
falling to the shoulders, smOoth-shaveE
face and piercing black eyes, afford the
the guides of the Capitol no end ofsmall
talk for the benefit of the tourists who
are crowding the big building on the
hill these pleasant days of spring.
But Vardaman in the Senate and Var
danlan in the saddle are as far apart as
the poles. In the saddle Senator Varda-
man looks like a knight of old, the lance
and armour being the only things missing
to complete the picture.
The Junior Senator Of Mississippi made
his appearance in Potomac Driveway the
other day, on a handsome bay horse and
his faultless riding and his stately mein,
his eyes partly hidden by the brim Of
soft hat, such as a Southern gentleman
wears on the stage and in Congress, and
his long black hair made 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 observed 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 Otthe
Stanley expedition which invaded Ithe
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 District. Almost all
his life-at least since the close of the
Civil War Z kirkpatrick has been hunter
of moonshiners. Not even he could tell
how often he has been shot unless he
did few sums on his fingers. His eyes
were practically shot out in the last RAID
he led so that he is now almost blind.
There are fully 200 pieces of lead in his
body as portion of the reward for being
a revenue officer for twenty-seven years
At least three times he has been LETT tor
dead on the field and the doctors who
overhauled him pledged their prote,s-
sional honor that he couldn't get well
After all, y says Mr.. Kirkpatrick with
a certain grimness, II wasn't nearly as
bad off as the other fellow.