Show f GUARDIAN OF GAME Dr Theodore S. S Palmer Protects Protects Protects Pro Pro- Uncle Sams Sam's Prese Preserves ves 1 L ADVISER OF OF LEGISLATURES I J r Amusing Story of How A. A Allen Parker And Allen Parker Obtained Their I Lieutenants' Lieutenants Commissions In Inthe Inthe f I th the e R Regular I ar A Army By GEORGE CLINTON Washington Dr Theodore Theodora S. S Palmer Palmer Pal Pat mer mer of tho governments government's biological survey Is la the guardian of all tho the game of Jf the United States He knows every quail covert In the country becan he tie can number the herds of elk elle In the western mountains and he be knows every runway of the deer of the Adi- Adi This physician naturalist provides for tor the protection of the game In Uncle Undo Sams Sam's preserves and sees to It that no poacher shall escape punish went dent The doctrine of states' states rights bars government action In the matter mattert of t making law for any section of the country save territories the national parks and the forest reserves but this fact does not prevent Dr Palmer from being the adviser ln tn of nearly nearly neary near near- ly y every body of legislators In theland the theland theland land when the game laws stand In need of revision There Is much game left In the United States notwithstanding repealing repeating repeating re re- re- re pealing firearms and the ease of access access ac ac- cess to the wilds made possible by bj the rapid railroad extension of recent years ears The Audubon societies by arousing public sentiment have done moro more than all nil the laws on the statute books for the preservation of at the song songbirds songbirds songbirds birds but the law alone with strong strongmen strongmen strongmen men too to enforce It Is responsible for forthe forthe forthe the continued presence of the deer In Inthe Inthe Inthe the for forest st and the antelope on the plain Tale of the Two Parkers In the United States army there are two officers one named A A. Allen Parker Parker Par Par- ker and the other named Allen Parker These two men are not In appearance appearance appearance ap ap- ap- ap though their names esca escape that fate by the bare breadth of f one Initial letter letter and and thereby hangs bangs a war department story When the Spanish war broke out A. A Allen Parker was a senior at Perdue university In Indiana He volunteered volunteer volunteer- ed for service against the Spaniards went to the front as a corporal of Company A A. A One Hundred and Fifty Fifty- eighth Indiana Infantry and served out Jut his enlistment with credit After the war was over A A. Allen Parker felt a desire to enter the regular reg reg- aJar ular army as a commissioned officer Uncle Sams Sam's forces were being Increased Increased increased In In- creased and the government had vacancies va candies for young men who had served ag against the Spaniards who could get the proper recommendations and who could pass the required physical phys phys- ical and mental examination There J were more young men who desired the positions than there were vacancies 1 and so feeling qualified both by military mill mili tary education and by his record to I be become ome a s second cond lieutenant Corporal 1 A. A Allen Parker asked the member of E e congress from his district to recommend recommend J mend him for a commission In the regu regulars ars t The obliging congressman went to t the war department and stated his cl CI Clint's Clints nt's case The war department looked up the Spanish war records and found that Corporal A. A Allen Parker of Indiana had a most creditable creditable credit credit- able record and the congressman was told that before long A. A Allen Parker of f Indiana would receive notification to present himself before a board of officers at Fort Sheridan for examination examination examina examina- t tion for his commission v Wrung Wrong Man Tian Was h Notified jacK in corporal A A. A Allen Alien Parker waited for six weeks and beard heard nothing Then he went to his congressman who was home hom on a visit and told him that he feared that the war department had been forget forget- ful The congressman went welt back to Washington that night and going straight to the department nt asked why hy his constituent A A. A Allen Parker had hadnot hadnot not received orders to take his nation The military secretary told the congressman that Parker had not only been ordered before an examining board but that he had passed his ex examination ex and was now a a full fled full fledged ed second lieutenant of Infantry stationed at nt the Presidio In San Francisco The congressman was as dumb dumb- dumbfounded dumbfounded founded as aB a congressman ever allows himself to be He said that If Parker of Jf Indiana was In the army he was leading a dual existence Then they went to the records and there they found that Allen Parker a corporal of at the One Hundred and Sixtieth Sixtieth Six Six- Indiana Infantry had written the war department and find expressed a desire desire de- de sire for a commission The officials had bad thought that this Allen Park Parker r was was' A A. Allen Parker the congressman's friend and Instanter nt r rth th they had ordered him to Fort Sheridan Sheri Sheri- dan for or examination n. n He passed was commissioned by the president and confirmed by the tho senate and reached his California C post p post st within a month and all this as a result of a short lettel letter let let- ter tel saying that he would like tho the Job of Jf a second lieutenant The Indiana congress congressman an succeeded in getting a commission for Corporal A. A Allen Parker Parlier but It It took three months and nd Allen Parker tho the lu lucky ky ranked his Indiana namesake files on the lineal list Bryce Leads the Diplomats The president and Mrs Ta Talt Tat t have Just held their first official reception of the saor or The New Years Year's day re re- caption Is IB not considered as one havIng have bay Ing to do with officialdom although curiously enough there are more moro o officials dials of at government go present at It than at any anyone one of at the four other receptions to which the term official Is applied For the first time since ho he came camo to America the Right flight Honorable James Bryce the British ambassador led Jed the tho line Une at the reception of or the diplo diplo- mats Mr Bryce Is ranked In length of service by Mr J. J J. J the French ambassador and by Baron von van who Is tho the dean of the diplomatic corps It recently has been rumored that the tho ambassadors of Franco France and Austria Austria- i Hungary are to be recalled and If it this prove provo true It Is probable that the tho representative of ot Great Britain for forthe forthe forthe the first time In a good many years will hold the rank In position in Washington of the corps corps of foreigners There also have been rumors that Mr Bryce Is to be recalled but from the best informed sources It is learned learned learn learn learn- ed to be likely that he will remain here until the present ruling party In England passes from power unless unless un less of course It should keep Its place for n a great many years to come Something In These Names What's in a name is a question and anda a quotation In one which has passed into what tho the flippant call the class of the bromides A good deal Is found to be In fn some names when one reads the list of the diplomatic representatives tives fives of Hungary Austria-Hungary to the United United United Unit Unit- ed States The ambassadors ambassador's name as ns will be seen by a glance glanco at It above has a good deal to it but It becomes a small affair when com corn pared with the names of some of the subordinates In his office For Instance instance in In- stance there Is Capt Baron F Preus Preus- chen then von van und and zu naval The wife of f the captain baron carries the same name Then there are Count Felix von Brusselle- Brusselle and Ivan do de et lanova Then also for J 1 I 1 E e J t t v h fuller measure there Is IB Secretary of Legation Stephen de et de Genere Aba Why the secretary spells spell which occurs twice In his name two different ways not even the attaches of o the embassy seem tobe to tobe tobe be able to to tell People Like Frequent Elections Elect The Republican and Democratic na national n national committees have held their meetings In Washington The presidential presidential presidential campaign Is on The political activities of the American people are practically ceaseless National state and local elections follow one another In unbroken round It Is held that In short terms of office lies the greater safety for free tree Institutions It has been asserted and argued to the limit of patience and endurance that the campaigning times with their attendant excitement coming as they do with barely a space between tend to the breaking of the health of the business b life Ufe Pr Prosperity t L however has been so generally a part of the country's country's coun coun- t try's rys history that little heed Is given to the complaining cry The fear ofa of ofa ofa a possible Instability of institutions that might follow a change has outweighed outweighed out out- w weighed the fear of a possible but temporary tem temm commercial instability In Mas Massachusetts where because of the supposed effect o of a a traditional habit of thought the people might be expected to look with favor on along a along along long tenure of public office the governor governor gov gov- of the state is elected for one year and until recently the mayor mayor of Df Boston also held office only for a twelvemonth Massachusetts and Boston Boston Bos Boa ton on are not weaklings commercially Naming Presidents a Great Game The recurring talk of a term of six years for the president and the talk of life terms for senators Is Is- probably but Dut talk for talks talk's sake Anything that hat has politics for a basis is of interest Interest Inter inter- est st to the live American and In the pursuit of mild excitement propositions Ions are advanced for which the advancer ad ad- ancer couldn't get a vote vote not not even bis is own awn American politics deals largely In futures The naming of presidents ladone la is done so many thousands of times before before before be be- fore the convention days that figures cannot k keep ep the count The question question ques ques- I tion of ot th the multitude multitude that witnesses the oath taking of a president on the platform east of the capital is Who will take tho the oath four years from today today today to to- day There are some thousands of i individual individual- mem members ers of the multitude wh who will VIII be bo quick to give an answer and each can back the given nat name le with reasons that he believes bellev s. s all convincIng ing It Is a a- great game and It m makes k s for safety There never has has been a time since Washington was Inaugurated In tho the city of t New New York vh n tho the concerns concerns of of legislation no matter how vital to 10 the country have been strong enough to keep politics and nd the matter of or tb the presidential succession out of the pea peoples people's pea peo 1 tiles ples les le's minds The American n thrives on 01 politics proof politics proof eno enough gh perhaps that at- at atit itIs itis It Itis is a healthy food A president is to be named next summer by one or or orthe the other of two conventions The campaign has bas been In progress ever since the election returns returns returns re re- re- re turns were In on the November night more than three years ago that saw the election of William Howard Taft The Tho pres presidential campaign I is always on just on-just Just a little more so In the Ute present Instance because of the personality of ot the executive because of his statement statement state state- I ment meat of never again which s some me of or orthe the people wont won't believe bellev and beca because se of the issues which In a sense sens have divided the Republican party Into two factions though factions though unfortunately enough elates classes might be the better word |