The evening world., 1913-07-19
PERSONAL SIDE OF WASHINGTON MI
Child Helping to Preside Over Senate, Wants to Kn4v Jim
Ham Lewis Would Really Like to Be Dog CIV Wheat
Thinks Vice-President Played Trick on Him. ''' "

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child helped preside over the Unitso
States Senate yesterday afternoon DUR
Ing the most exciting debate OF the
session. vice-Prssidsnt Marshall hsd
on his knee for an hour . four.year-old
youngster named Thomas Aarshali
Sutherland, . namssake Of whom he 10
dearly fond. senator smoot Of Utah
VAS making . vocifsrous speech ana
saving the air With his arms. The child
watched In Amusement and then turniny
to the vice-President said in . stage
whisper. isn't he funny" Mr.. Mar.
shall leaned down and Whispered In
the child's ear. HE may b. funny.
but you mustn't say 90 in the Senate
whersupon the child sat W Indignantly
until Senator James Hamilton Lewis
began initiating Cicero and Mark
Antony. closing with the fsrvid dsciara-
tion: Il would rather 10 . dog and
bay the moon than such . Roman"
This was too much for Thomas Mar
shall Sutherland. He climbed up In the
vics.Preesdent's arms and again Wills
psred: Governor. does he want to b
q dosf"
Since President Wilson and Secretary
Tumuity converted the white House
into . summer widowsrs' resort there
have been rumoHs Of radical alterations
in domestic arrangements Of the ven.
cradle building. The root garden dining
room which they use was IN innova-
ton OF former President Taft. but the
shower bath 10 . new scheme OF the
two lonely men. In the basement Of the
once wing OF the white Houss under.
meath there 10 being installed . tiled
room with all manner OF spraying show.
srs, % that the President and his once
aids can set cooling relief from the
tropical heat Of Washington.
The good old bathtubs OF the white
House upper floors that have done duty
for 70 many Presidents are TO have a
midsummer vacation. The shower bath
10 the most popular room In the house.
II was q thoughtful sugssstisn Of Prssi-
dent Wilson. no. 20 much for his own
bsneht ~ for the secretaries. who have
to stick to their work REGARDLESS Of
weather conditions
Capt. Wheat 10 . hns type Of old SOL
der from Indiana who fought in the
civil war and stili feels spry. He came
East . while ago for o holiday TRIP.
primarily 70 attend the 0ettysburg 70.
union ana next 70 call on bis old friend.
Tom Marshall. otherwise Vlcs-Prssidsnt
Of the United statss He found M.
Marshall the same cordial Individual
that he had known back In indians.
Expressing Q desire - see the Senate In
session. the vics-Prssident gave him .
ticket 70 the private gallery. Capt.
Wheat vas dsi!ghtsd. but later In the
day he said: II dent know what to
make Of that fellow Tom Nasshall ana
his staats. I suspect they tried to put
Up some JOB on me. had been about
three minutes IN that gallery watching
and listening when lot OF bells began
ringing and the people In the galleries
started to 70 out I Just stuck TO my
seat, though. and then Tom Marshall.
docking up straight at me. hollsrsd out
The ssrssant.at-Arms will clear the
gallsfiss.' A BIG chap came around and
said I would have to get out OF there.
and he locked the door behind me to
mako sure that wouldn't set back In.
I don't undsrstsad that kind Of show
whom you have . reserved seat ticket
and then ct put out Just - the curtain
goas Up" II took some time to explain
TO Csot wheat that the Senate Wa