The Washington herald., 1920-12-23
Political
Browsings S
BY Labert ST., Clair.

Homer Dodge, a humorous writer.
who spends his time compiling
volumes on the state of the ksngs-
roo fur trade and other frivolous
things, went up TO New York the
other day to see the sights and.
sure enough, he saw one.
Down on the East Side he saw a
man, seated on the edge OF a side
walk under an elevated train sta
tion. Street cars also ran along the
surface Of the street near where the
man sat. Also trucks, wagons, auto
mobiles and such. And foot pas
sengers walked near the man sad
made much noise.
But the man did not notice the
noises particularly. He was busy
entertaining his baby. She was in =
little wooden box. niled with rags
and maybe bones and old iron. too.
for all Dodge knows. But. anyhow.
the man was very busy entertaining
her. And IL was the odd form of
entertainment that interested
Dodge.
Through a meEsphone the man
was singing a lullaby 20 the baby.
Reports persist that horse. NAV
be returned to the White House
stables when Senator Harding IL
inaugurated and a great many folks
in Washington hope these reports
are true. For regardless OF tn.
fact that Washington society now
rides yery largely in high-poWered
gasoline hacks il does not like the
custom half so well as IL does rid
ing behind horses.
There is something about driving
a horse and carriage these days that
suggests exclusiyeness to society.
Maybe il is the $40 hay.
No horses have been in the White
House stables since early in the
Wilson administration. Then the
President used to go cantering over
the hills every now and then. but
he was no Tom Mix at riding.
Roosevelt and Grant were the two
greatest admirers OF horse flesh
ever in the White House. Roose-
welt loved to ride and Grant TO
drive.
Although Roosevelt had a great
reputation as a rider and his pic
ture, showing him taking large
hurdles, frequently was shown. that
was a good deal OF hokum.
HNOOScNtlAc lC6N were SO SNORT
that he could not grip big horses
firmly with his knees. and the horse
he rode most, which was pictured
BY the newspaper men as a fierce
charger, was a good-nstured old
COW.
President Grant drew a mean line
over the trotters. Some folks say
he used to shoot them around the
Elipse, back Of the White House al
a great clip. He also took long
drives in the country. He favored
driving a team. He always drove
with a cigar in his mouth. too, %
that, in a way, ne was the Barney
oldheld Of the sulky in those early
days.
Taft rode largely to reduce weight
and at this he was 4 great success
The first horse that he rode lost
about 100 pounds in a week after
the President mounted him.
Mckinley drove an open victoria.
That is, he had someone drive it
for him.
When the term of Attorney Cen
eral Palmer ends and his aides 70
their way, Representative Tinkhsm,
Of Massachusetts, will not be one 70
HANeA 80 nc - ht@Ns AOi Nht DtpSTt-
ment of Justice, as now constituted.
to pass on.
The reason for Tinkham's attitude
is that he has had some sleepIess
nights in the last year or so as a
result OF the activities OF depart
ment agents and joking Congress-
men who pretcNded 10 be secret SER
ice men. II got so at one stage Of
the game that Tinkham, convinced
that he was being shadowed by de-
partment men because he offered a
resolution in Congress 70 inyesttxst.
the sugar situation, had his sp.rt-
ment ALT htted up with the bef
burglar alarms that tho market sf-
forded.
All a burglar or anyone else n.ed-
ed TO do TO set on Tinkham's alarm.
was to drop p soft foot In the
neiehborhood ot the Tinkhau
household.
Several congressmen learned Of
Tinkham's elaborate gong system.
and. one night. when he was sieep-
ing peacefully. they set OF thirty or
forty bells on him Thinking the De-
partment or Justice Agents were
busy again, Tinkhsm lesped out OF
bed. corrsled his artillery and made
ready to night. But the birds had
1own. All that Tinkham rot for mis-
trouble was q scare and, maybs<a
nsIr ~ ala fs~f