Evening star., 1924-02-13
TALKS and TALES
With and AbOut
CAPITALS GUESTS

Lincoln rcverberated throughout the
land. and troubled America paused to
revere her great martyr, an old Union
veteran. Henry Rogers by name,
sought the quiet of the crystal room
ut the Ebbitt House. there to revel in
memories of a day long since gone.
THE only time | ever saw the fear
less emanCipator was right here in
this room." whispered the old soldier.
with reverence as he removed his hat.
He sat over In that corner at u table
With Admiral David Farragut aud
Zen. William Tecumseh Sherman. The
three were having lunch. If I'm not
mistaken it was just before the ad-
miral sailed from Hampton roads on
his memorable voyage which eended
In the capture of New Orleans.
You are probably right" inter-
rupted Augustus Gumpert, manager
of the hotel, who was an attentive
listener. "'rhe records of the house
tell of it being the favorite dining
place of both Gen. Sherman and Ad-
niIal Farragut while in Washing
ton"
II know l am right" continued
Rogers. Il and three comrades We're
hunting a desertcr. We thought he
was hiding in this hotel. and, as We
passed the dining room, a colo cd
waiter. Tom Smallwood by name,
tipped US off that President Lincoln
was having lunch. We stopped our
chase long enough to peek in. and
that We did has always been a source
OF great JOY to ME, for by SO dolnS |
have been able to truthfully say that
l saw the famous liberator with my
own eyes"
Il am positive YOU are right, now
once more chimed in Gumpert. Tine
waiter you mention, Tom Smallwood,
was here when | first came 10 WORK.
lie had served continuously since the
civil war, and until his death waited
on Admiral FarIasut whenever he
visited the Ebbitt. Tom died in 1907
MIR. Rogers proudly beasts mat the
United States is his home. he uas
lived in AL sections OF th. country,
ha! Just returned from i trip through n
tue southwest. and is on his way to
make It visit to his daughter i'll New
York. lie served throughout the
civil war with IL Massachusetts regi-
lnent and was wounded al Gcttysb >. 4
hut is eAtrcS.a!y active for d man of
MS age; n ng now nearly ninety
years Cd.
II the investigation continues much
longer the night watchman at the
Capitol will soon be singing, -
oclouk-and Oils well,"
"A true Interpretation of the spirit
In which tae Constitution was con-
ceived" m'a-5 The tersc comment on
President Coolidge's reply to Con-
Sress on its resolution demanding
the resignation OF Secretary of the
Navy DENLY. as expressed by \. u.
turrier on OF the best known con-
stitutionai lawyers in Illinois
Now. that was the language used
y! the lawyer in talking with the
writer. but it was far different from
what he wrote his intimate friend.
Frank NJ. Lay. millionaire manufac-
rurer Of kewanee. H.. an Amherst
man, man, and ardent adwirer of the Chief
Mr.. Lay is an enthusiastic golfer
and for fear of being misunderstood,
knowing that his old friend would
rier cou:hed the wording of his letter
like this:
First drive straight down the fair
way and over bunker. If he only keeps
out of rough sandpits. he'll proba ably
make first hole In par"
You know" laughed the Chicago
attorney, some of these golf bugs
become SO enthused with the game
that unless You speak their lingo.
there's = no certainty they will have the
faintest conception of what YOU are
driving at
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Judged by the way some rise to a
question about them giving till it
hurts.
That William Gibbs McAdoo will not
find perfectly clear sailing when he
cuts loose in Dixie for the democratic
nomination is the firm conviction of
former Gov. Thomas Hardwick of
Georgia. who has just arrived at the
Lp,,, fa1 l{ser
''McAdoo has cooked his goose in
so far as the south is concerned" de-
"iared the Georgian, when asked IL
the oil investigation would affect the
chances of the former Secretary of
the Treasury.
There is no question that he had
= big following until il was learned
he had acted as counsel for Doheny.
Overnight his flame Hickered and
went out in many sections down
there. and il is my opinion that
nothing he does now will regain for
him that following. No. sir. the vast
majority in our section are through
with Mr.. McAdoo for the democratic
nomination.
Georgia seems rather partial TO
Senator Reed. does II not. Governor?"
Yes, Senator Reed has many sup
porters in Georgia. They look upon
American. a man of rugged honesty.
not afraid to say what he thinks and
one who will never show the white
feather once he feels that he's right"
the race for the nomination Is an open
one. He reported conditions In his
home state as most healthy at pres
Ont, with everything pointing to an
exceptionally prosperous year.
May be the reason some folks can't
run a shoestring into a bank roll is
because of the fact that they sport
Congress CATERS.
When you're Informed that condi
tons in Turkey are a great deal more
peaceful than they are over here,
then it's time to wake up.
Running into George Rowland
Shaw, secretary to the American
high commission i'll Turkey, just as
he was leaving the Hotel La Fayette,
the genial diplomat laughed when
asked If the situation in CONSTANT
noplc was still SO acute.
My dear fellow smiled the Bos-
ton man, there is nothing thin, acute
compared with the state of affairs
over here, Constantinople is as calm
as sweet day in May-America
seems to have the excitement market
cornered."
Mr.. Shaw is on a leave of absence
and will return to his post shortly.
lie made many friends in Washing
ton when identified with the State
Department during the war. He ac-
Companied Acting Secretary of State
frank Polk to Europe after the peace
conference. and on his return to this
country was detailed to Constan-
tinople, where he has served with the
Bristol commission since.
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In this instance it seems as if the
worm had wiggled free of the oily"
bird and bit its captor on the knuckle.