Evening star., 1916-06-13
BY EARL GOODWIN.

ST LOUIS. June IA serious rue
ton broke out in the large and enthu-
siastIc Kentucky delegation on its ar
rival here. The ruction. however was
not purely political. The delegation
was assigned to one enormous room in
a hotel here, whose foundation was laid
about the time the first steamboat traV-
ersed the Mississippi.
There are many teds in this room'
which is as large as the ordinary BALL
room. and the entire delegation from
the Bluegrass state is expected to sleep
and snore there in toto. The question
which aroused the ruction was over the
matter of beds. Just what bed each
colonel should occupy gave the delega-
Sion a warm hour today. For mo-
mont It looked as II bloodsned wouio
follow the argument. one Oh the ieau
era Of tho outfit was the man VINO
con,Sn.t be placed satisfactorily. But
fhis was finally arbitrated- The gentle
man in question being person OF iate
and Questionable night habits, II was
decided to give him a bed easiese 70
md in tho dark.
Stop Serving Cheap Dinners.
Nearly all the hotels in St Louis
have cheap table d'hote dinners and
breakfasts and luncheons. However,
for this week they are suspended and
expensive viands are being served. one
maid in a hotel nearly lost her job
today because she failed to take out
of one of the rooms the large prlhteu
sign which advertises a 50-cent break-
fast as a regular feature OF the hotel
A rich man from the east happened to
be assigned to that room. The pro-
prietor spotted the 5o-cent breakfast
sign and instantly showed signs OF
apoplexy. Thereupon he rusned wiIdly
from room TO room in a panic, tearing
down all references to bargain meals
ST. Louis newspapers have found a
washingtonian to feature in two-col-
umn stories with portraits. is
George Killeen. a member of the Dis
trtct delegation, and father-in-law of
John ]. Costello. national committee
man from the District. lately appointed
recorder of deeds. The papers mere
call him "Carnation George ana de-
for the carnation in the buttonhole OF
Champ Clark every day.
"Murdock After Chinese Job"
Democrats read that Victor Murdock.
the radical Kansas man who gave
George Perkins the time of his life at
last Saturday, has gone TO China to
enter oriental politics.
The president of that republic has
lust died" said one democrat. land
Victor Murdock is now on the trail OF
that job.
The democratic party is great par
". and when one considers that 1t can
harbor within its midst two sets of
pink whiskers rivaling the hue of the
Arkansas red lands one ruminates
upon its grandeur. The second set be-
longs TO John J. Dooley. the Hibernian
delegate from Porto Rico. Mr.. Dooley
also wears clothes to match his whisk-
ers and seems to be running a race for
honors in the sartorial sunburst class
with Senator Lewis Of Illinois. He is
a modest little fellow, this Porto Rico
Dooley. On arrival here. the head bell
hop says. he had himself PACED in the
hotel
The boy was asked TO tramp up and
down the corridors shouting Delegate
Dooley from Porto Rico. Delegate
Dooley from Porto Rico" After every
one in the place had heard this an
nouncement. Delegate Dooley burst
from behind pillar in A blaze of
checkered clothes and loudly called
This way. my boy. This way"
Continued stories OF the manner in
which the progressives are packing up
preparatory 20 join the republican party
give the democratic leaders something
TO think about; and in their hearts they
know they have a rafting good fight
on their hands this fall.
Studying Progressives' Attitude.
Just how long 1T will be before the
entire progressive party is back in the