Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1905-12-28
How Representative Acheson Of Penn
syIvania Tried to Get Hearing With
!. tho Public Building Committee =
Senator Knox Makes Record -
: Interesting News.

Of the corner of his eye the victim can
see that the dentist is trying to find q
bigger buzzer: Foraker rose up in his
chair, with anguish In his eye.
'.What in blazes do you want?" he
demanded
Senator" said the Ohio man, sooth.
ingly, II merely wanted to find out
about
The dentist selected the largest and
fiercest looking buzzer in the shop and
approached. The Ohio correspondent
took up commanding position on the
other side OF the chair. Foraker sank
back, with a groan, and in few sen.
fences told what the Ohio man wanted.
The latter departed, with many thanks
and the buzzing began its fendish
work. In the evening Foraker was
talking politics with some callers when
suddenly and without the slightest rel.
evancy he began to grin. They asked
him what the. matter was.
II was thinking Of that irrepressible
Blank" chuckled the senator. HE In
terviewed me In the dentists chair this
afternoon. I hope to heaven that on
the day I'm buried nothing of interest
in Ohio politics occurs. II it does
Blank will pry up the coffin lid and
ask me the particulars"
The struggle that new clerk Of q
congressional committee. makes with
names Of men and places which he has
never in his life before heard was re-
Gently illustrated by an experience Of
Representative Ernest 3. Acheson Of
Pennsylvania, says the Washington
correspondent of the New York Times.
Mr.. Acheson has been trying to get a
public building at Charleroi, the town
In his district noted for its glass in
dustries. He went to the room of the
committee on public buildings and
grounds to arrange hearing. The
chairman of the committee was chang
Cd the other day, and Representative
Bartholdt Of St Louis holds the place,
with the incident that his secretary
had been made clerk Of the committee.
81 would like to know" said Mr..
Acheson, when can have a hearing
for my bin for $125OO0 building at
Chartered"
"WhereY asked the CLERK.
@Charierod."
.'Charley Roy" said the CLERK. II
never heard Of that place before"
'.Not Charley Roy" explained Mr..
Acheson, but Chartered"
The clerk wrote it down wrong.
Acheson then himself wrote it, exclain-
Ing as he flushed, Charles, the king!'
Thereupon the ob1fging clerk. catching
on to his job, wrote under the name Of
Chartered the additional words. rep
resentative Charles King desires to
know when he can have hearing"
'Oh, my, no!' interrupted the Penn
sylvania member. "My name Is Ache
son. and that town out there is named
Chartered after Charles, one Of the
kings Of France. But never mind the
hings Of Dts,1oe, ana remember I want
a public building out there"
A new member was beseeching and
pleading wffh fhe speaker to put him
on certain committee, says the Wash
ington Pest MT. Cannon shook his
head. He wouisl be glad to do 1t, but 1t
was not practicable.
'Then, Mr.. Speaker" said the new
member, .'you seal my fate. My fail
ure to get on this committee simply
ruins me with my people, and I had as
Well prepare to go home"
With solemn face the speaker extend
ed hand, aad all he said was ''Good-
BY"
A well known eastern congressman
whose name it would be unkind to
mention was TICKING somewhat uncer-
tainiy home the other night after sit
ting too long ut dinner with some Of
his colleagues, says the Philadelphia
Public Ledgnr's' Washington represent
atiye AS he came up Pennsylvania av-
enue he observed ]. Adam Bede exam
lining him with careful attention. His
ire rose. "What are you looking at me
that way forY' he demanded. II was
thinking" said Bede, that you had ev-
identity been paccinated for drunken
ness" Then after pause Bede added,
"Bnt 1t didn't take, I See"
Senator Knox Of Pennsylvania has
established a record in Washington
which nobody else in the present con-
gress can ever hope to rival, says the
New York Times. He rises every
morning at 4 o'clock and calls his ste
nographsr. and by 9 O'Clock he has sup
piled the shorthand man with work
enough to keep him busy all day.
Blue R1ood Money.
One hundred and nfH-two American
sir,s, acc9rasns; to an E9gtish .tatisti-
clan, havS etusn $1e1, 100000 for for
eisn titles, and at least 1872 more, says
the Richmeaad Times Dispatch, stand
ready b do ifkswiss at the slightest
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