Show CHAMPION RAT-KILLER RAT WANTS S TO TACKLE THE WHITE HOUSE WASHINGTON Feb 3 A A new rat lat catcher come to town b bent nt on exterminating ex- ex terminating ting the rats at the White House Hous Hes He's willing willing to work by the day J job or scalp His card reads W. W B. B LINTHICUM Professional Ra Rat Catcher All AU Work Guaranteed Guarante d. d Linthicum who came car e here from Baltimore Baltimore Bal Bal- Is a constituent of ot Representative tive saw Mr to today today today to- to day and offered to send at once for his Instruments eleven Instruments eleven ferrets and five dogs For heavens heaven's sake dont don't bring them to the Capitol pleaded Mr who at once wrote Secretary Cortelyou asking that the President consider Maryland In distributing any patronage patronage patronage patron patron- age connected with the rat killing In In- L Lz Ll claims calms to be th thi s champion rat killer of the world He estimates that he has exterminated more than a million rats S I could clean out that White House Housein Housen in n a few days he said eald Linthicum will remain in town until he lie hears from Secretary Rat traps rat poisons and rat killing suggestions continue to pour Into the White House What would you do with the Philippines Phil Phil- asked Senator Hale Insinuatingly Insinuatingly insinuatingly of Senator Money Let them go to the devil and take care of themselves exploded Mr Money who was In the midst of a a. fierce assault on th the Administrations Administration's colonial policy When the Senator came to edit his speech for the Congressional Cong Record however his pencil blue made it read Let them go wh re e they please The The Republicans Republicans- wanted to go Into executive session They tried tried and couldn't because foney Money doney held the floor I guess that old om sporting saying Is true said Senator Fo Foster ter of Washington Washington Washington Wash Wash- ington to Senator Hanna What old saying asked Hanna Why that Money talks Five young cats cat sent by Perry Collier Collier Cottier Col Cot lier tier from Beverly Mass for the he White WhiteHouse WhiteHouse WhiteHouse House arrived the other day They were of the finest finestrat rat strain the accompanying letter said They must think up in Massachusetts that the cat cats ve we have cannot cope with the rats we have commented Mr Cortelyou Huh sniffed Steward Pinckney I Iam Iam Iam am a supporter of the merit system I Ido Ido Ido do not believe in Iq q turning out old old and loyal servants of the Government for new untried ones no matter v how highly recommended Mr Cortelyou 1 acquiesced Before night five ratting c cats ts from Massachusetts Massachusetts Massachusetts had been provided with homes homes' In ih various houses in the city The old Cats remain on duty Count Quadi Quad who ho represents the German German German Ger Ger- man Embassy has been relieved so far faras faras faras as possible of all labor abor in connection with the approaching Prince Henry ceremonies This kindly intention seems to be misunderstood Repeated requests have been made of the German Embassy Embassy Em Em- bassy cassy to prepare certain biographical details concerning the personages in the suite of Prince Henry Finally a formal reply was vas rec received that it would be impossible for forthe the Embassy to supply this data and was It-was gratuitously added that if the State SUite department greatly wanted to se secure ure the information it might be cable to Andrew DWhite D D. White the American at at Berlin I S The State department officials believe elleve I that there sho ld be some reciprocity In favors and the curt refusal of the German Embassy has caused much I IrI surprise rI I While speaking on the Philippine question Senator Spooner was asked what disposition he would make of the Filipinos Turning toward Senator Depew De De- pew who sat close to him he said A man can dispose of himself only in two ways by by suicide or by marriage Still looking at Mr 11 Depew who had hadnot hadnot hadnot not yet changed countenance Mr Spooner added For myself I should prefer mar mar- marj I Mr Depew looked puzzled puzz for a min mm- ute Then as everybody seemed to be laughing he took the cue |