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ru,,e. lanolin, two ounces; sweet al
mu,d oil four ounces, cocoanut oil,
+vo ounces: tincture of benzoin, 80
srcps orange flower water, two
O0oces. Melt the first five ingredients
nsstber Take of the fire and beat
until nearly cold. adding little by lit
lie the benzoin, and lastly the orange
tuVer water.
The suction cup is on sale at any
tstelass drug store and costs from
q cents I'D. 1t looks like half glass,
tvped BY a rubber bulb. To use this
eup, plant it firmly on the face in the
middle Of the chin, press the bulb and
The edges Of the glass will attach
themselves to the skin. Now, work
The suction cup upward and outward,
covering as much surface as you pos
sIbly can on the right cheek, then
press bulb and release the glass edges.
Start again in the middle Of the chin
and work your way upward and out
ward on the left cheek. Always clean
the cup thoroughly after using. A
common cause Of hollow, sagging
cheeks is bad teeth. No woman who
makes q pretense to good looks can
IHurd to have one tooth missing from
her mouth. Cosmetic dentistry has
made Il possible To build I'M a new
tOOth On a mere fragment or shell,
and teeth are even planted in the
guns Porcelain filings are now pre-
Arred to gold, which make the teeth
look dark and porcelain false teeth
r preferred to the more conspicuous
Fh crowns. Great hollows in the
HU cause not only sagging cheeks.
hut uneleanliness of the mouth, Often
I'VE breath, Indigestion and malnutri.
toa
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A TIGHT Shoe

The foot may be very prethiy ana
stylishly shod, but its owner Ii In too
much torture to handle her feet grace
tuIly. The dainty boot, moving hsre,
moving there, now lifted, now lowered,
now tucked under its mate, now net
fully resting on top, but serves TO can
attention TO the avkwardness Of these
PAINFUL movements, and causes the VS.
tor TO innocently wonder what tse
lrouhls a.: thinking that possibly she
has some fearful nervous trouhls Wntcn
aRacts the feet and legs IN particular,
a. hat the -shos pisehss." Most oftsn
Ehis last conelnsion - ths corrset ons,
~ ths woman IN question WIN 1sEsR
Howa M" g ths Children ~.
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Good Tooth Powder

a th,n. npl9 formula for tooth-powder
,i,i.. s. -Four ounces Of powdered pre-
No. seo chalk, one ounce Of powdered
tro ~, one ounce Of pulverized orris
ana 'ulceS OF pulverized borax. Mix
fbs, sut by forcing several times
b,n.S ooiting cloth. Use a firm
nor sa when cleansing the teeth. Re-
q a. ~ foreign particles with a bit
Won. LA moss. Twice q year have
hS, uenrst scrape away the tartar
rre.,. : sure to form In spite Of the
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More Enduring.

1t was Just at sunsetting that two
little neighbors were exchanging coli
dences.
My mamma has begun q new story
to-day" said Elsie she has written
20 sheets"
Martha drew herself up proudly: NY
mamma has hemmed ten," she declared,
land she says they'll last"-Judge.
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one. Join the two shoulder pieces IN
the same way ION the wrong side).
A double crochet under both threads
Of one Of the stitches at the lower
edge Of the petticoat," pass two, i've
trebles with q chain between each un-
der the next pass two, q double GRO
chet under the next, and repeat from ..
Second row: ., I'VE trsbles with Q
chain between each under both threads
Of the double crochet In the previous
row, q double crochet on the middle
stitch Of the group Of trebles, and TO
peat from " all round.
Five more rows like the last
Eight row: Three chain into every
other stitch all q round
Ninth row: Three chain into the
middle Of each chain loop.
Tenth row: ., i've chain back into
the first (picotl. Q double crochst in
the middle stitch Of the nearest loop
in the previous row. Repeat from .
all round.
Two trebles, with one chain between
under one stitch Cboth threads), :,
pass one, two trebles with q chain BE-
tween under the next. and repeat from
. all round, and on this row work q
row Of picots like those on the lower
edge.
Round the armholes work row OF
three chain loops, and then Q row OF
pIcots like the top.
Cut the ribbon in two and thread
front and back, leaving the ends to de
on each shoulder.
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Trouble Coming.

Nay ask what you call thsssf~
asked the 5ritish visitor, turning 10 the
man sitting next to him ct the hotel
table.
The cook, believe" answered the
other, calls them buckWheat cakes."
The visitor tasted them and took out
his notebook.
He had found material for Q whole
chapter in his forthcoming work on
America.-Chicago Tribune.
The broad ax., 1906-03-24
Fairly Warned.

Thomas Tosland wants the party who
'tswiped" his spectacles to return them,
as he cannot see to read without them
and has no money to buy more. The
party is known No questions viii be
asked, although he is on the threshold
Of the neutrality-suspicious. Qa-) Reg
lister.
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How a Woman Reasons.

A woman never loses interest In the
man she might have married, says the
Council Grove (Kan.) Guard. Ii he suo-
ceeds she prides herself on the fact
that she could have had him. II he
fails she is equally proud Of the fact
that she had foresight enough to turn
him down.
The broad ax., 1906-03-24
The Coming Aristocraey.

Visitor lin penitentiary)-who Il
that distinguished looking convict
Warden-Hs is known here a. No.
1,147.
He seems to hold himself alooi
from his fellows"
Eyes; you can hardly expect him TO
associate with the common herd. His
trial cost the state 5000, Chicago
Tribune.
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Tablet for Farraeut House.

Through the efforts Of Admiral No
Gala, q bronze tablet has been placed
on the house occupied by the chaplain
at Mare Island navy yard, announcing
that the house was occupied by Farra-
gut, 1S54-'5S, while he was the COM
mandant Of the yard. He was the first
commandant.
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AGENTS AND CORRESPONDENT
WANTED.

The Broad Az desires to enKaEe
Agents and regular Correspondents In
all the leading cities and towns
throughout the country. TAs highest
commissions paid to live hustlers.
Sample copies furnished free, For
further Information, address julius =.
Taylor, sea Armour avenue, Chicago.
The broad ax., 1906-03-24
Obituary Slander.

Wilhelm Schmied, Of Unternalb. Ger
many, who instructed q stonemason to
inscribe on his wife's tombstone the
words: Here rests the body Of Marie
Schmied, who died, after much suffer-
ing. from the effects Of inscriptions
treatment" has been sentenced to Q
months Imprisonment for slandering
the doctor in the case.
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NecassarH Preparatinn.

Laura" said Mr.. Ferguson, what
kind Of q looking girl Ii this Miss
Wilmerson who is coming to visit you
next week."
She's the handsomest girl Of my 90
Quaintance," answered Mrs. Ferguson.
We'll that means that I've got "a
take that cracked mirror on the bu-
reau and put q new one In its plaza.
Chicago Tribune.
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Oldest Woman Author.

Mrs. Francis Alexander, Of Florence.
Italy, IL one Of the oldest women, II
not the Oldest, writing to-day. Ma
Alexander is In her ninety-third year,
and has Just translated from the Italian
more than 12o miracle stories and 81
cred legends.
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Establishing a Basis.

Tuffold Knutt lat the kitchen door,
-Hev ye got a pipe organ that needs
tunin,' ma'am?
Woman Of the House-Pipe organi
OF course mott
well, ma'am, SEEM I hAin't got
no chanst to earn q meal. would 70
mind Jest givin' me @ bite of some
thin to eat?-Chicago Tribune.
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Hair Tnnin

eon~. grains Of resorcin, onehalf
h,sI ", W water, one ounce Of witch
b O.,s sno one ounce Of alcohol This
nv .H good when the hair e
Wsn shampoo your glory crown
sst., k or two with eggs and hot
q sr,, u uny bits Of the whites Of
t.af - adhere to the hair strands.
d 49, Yourself to a fever. because
m. a WIN remove them. hot
- AssOuEA. NV =
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Cow Adopts EaWn.

A woman in Richmond, Va, owns .
COW, and the COW owned calf, but this
last was drowned in a swamp. There
upon the bereaved mother adopted q
fawn, first rescuing it from q hound
which had chased it into the pasture.
The broad ax., 1906-03-24
Spry Centenarian.

Philip Brushart, Of Burlington, Mich,
Il nearly 101 years old, but Is astonish-
ingly spry. On his birthday nearly II
months ago he turned a handspring for
some friends and proposes to duplicate
the feat on the next similar occasion.
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Apparition Of Serious.

At the exact hour Of the assassination
Of the Russian Grand Duke Sergius his
goddaughter, in the Alexis palace, de-
clares he opened the door Of her room,
covered with bleeding wounds, and ex-
claimed: Look, young princessI"
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Not So Blind.

'Dis here Cupid chile may b blind "
said Uncle Eben, but It do seem to M
dat he kin manage to spy out q heap
o. beauty an lovableness dat ain Wis
Ible to de disinterestsd bystandsr."-
Washington Star.
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UnproYen Assertion.

An acetic bachelor remarks that the
men and women who have Oense enough
to remain single are the kind that would
make the most sensible husbands and
wives, as they seem to have most self
control.
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Harmsworth's Harms.

The London Daily News, noting that
Harmsworth, the newspaper proprietor,
recently created a peer, has adopted for
his arms two rolls of paper, remarks that
'-the selection Of them betrays q rather
cynical humor."
The broad ax., 1906-03-24
Kings Gift TO King.

A pair Of magnificent carriage horses
has been shipped from Hull to Norway.
They were from the Royal News,
windsor, and a gift from King Edward
TO the king Of Norway.
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Automobiles.

At Gselong, New South Wales, man
has been committed to an insane ssy-
lum who thinks he Is Q runaway auto
mobile. When he was arrested he was
black and blue from collidlng with
trees, fences and walls.
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Returned to Punishment.

A man of Cardiff, Wales, was &C
cused OF stealing lead from q roof.
and broke jail and fed. After he had
Travelled $4,000 miles he surrendered
and was tried on the charge Of theft
and acquitted. But he was held for
trial for escaping from prison
The broad ax., 1906-03-24
Built on Canes.

In Lima, Peru, there are still many
buildings which on account Of earth
quakes are constructed Of canes set up
right and literally plastered with clay,
then painted over.
The broad ax., 1906-03-24
Jeb Wasn't Selfish.

Jeb ste1ers drove over from the bot
toms Thursday and bought jug Of rye
and two pounds Of ginger-snaps. Jeb
took some Of 1t home.-CartonVtlls
CArk.) Leader.
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Nurss-The baby has your hair, siF.
Scantlocks-Do you think %! Wen.
I'm glad some one In ths family has
IN. z. Telegram
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Quick Match.

A young and pretty Bellevue nurse
dropped her stethosoope out Of the hos
pital window In May. Ithit the shoulder
Of q masculine passer-by. The tWoWsrs
married In June.
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UninnA DiGfincfion.

The late Jacob Lit, who acquired Q
large fortune in q short time, had tie
unique distinction in the theatrical
business Of never having paid . royalty
10 an author.
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4oun In aaAh.

Frozen soup, In small leather saaA1.
An carried by travellers In eaStora ST.
heria Frozen milk n also carried In
the same way.
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Ruzia In Ada

Russian Asiatic possessions are
three times the size Of Great Britannia
but hold only $4,000, 900 inhabitants, a.
compared with Engiand's 2S7. ooo. 900
Guhjects.
The broad ax., 1906-03-24
Kisses Save Wheat.

A Topeka girl saved her fathers
wheat crop from threatening rain By
giving hugs and kisses a. prizes TO the
laborers who shocked the most grain.
The broad ax., 1906-03-24
Lucky Throw.

A Canadian farmer, hurting Q slsdes-
hammer at Q fleeing fox In JunA un-
sarthsd Q valuable silver and niekal
NINA
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Died for Doll.

Marie FaYre, i've years old. dropped
her doll into Lake Neufchatsl, and at
once plunged In to rescue It The dsI1
was clAsped In her arms when hso
body was recovered.
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SmarfY Alexis.

Every once In awhile We Ses O IT.
year-old boy who makes N wonder how
IN the world we ever forgot % much
The Commoner.
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LoQuacious.

Lavson-What did your wife say
to you when you got home last night?
Dawson-Say? She said an 1S-Tol-
ume NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. JoaE
nal
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Only Blu&.

esms msn think thsy have eomplstsly
reformed when thsy begin % smoke Q
rise instead Of eiGaTA
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Anita in Amm

sStsam OK and steam camel" arS
ne names given 70 automobiles ~ th0
natives a German Southwest AfnaA
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Ths smsrpsnciss thaE nSvsR tim 10
ere the ones We always ri Wacs abas
% eops with
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Our Caal Oukpuf

ne Unitsd States tAis yeaR -
minsd more coal than was prodncsd n
q World n 1880.
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Furnished Room To Rent.
Modern furnished front room to
rent Steam heat Telephone service.
1884 Calumet ave.
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A hsro ID . man who has mst tAs
p1ycAsiogisal moment and snhraesd
The Washington times., 1906-12-05
FRANK o. LOWDEN.
New Farmer in Congress
Rated a Millionaire

There is a new farmer in Congress
He halls from Illinois and his name IL
Frank .. LOWden, pOstodice address.
Oregon. When mention is made Of the
new member as an actual farmer some
OF his friends Smile. but he does not
think they ought % make FUN of his
sincere declaration that he is really a
Iilier Of the soil. He is better known in
Chicago as a lawyer and an alert one.
For a number Of years he has been very
conspicuous in politics and was especial
IS active in the National Republican
Committee headquarters IN the last
Presidential campaign.
As he is man Of immense wealth
his friends thought he took up politics
as a pastime, but he insists on doing
active work like any other candidate
Tor political honor. When Representa-
tive Hit disd isoWden was named for
the vacancy. and so comes iuso the
House for the remainder of tn Hit
term.
Not long 90 friends or the new mem
Der were Joking him about his being a
farmer and asked him 10 tell how "a
farmer goes about his work LoWden
responded that he arose about a. m.
had light breakfast smoked a cigar.
and then until noon dictated letters 20
his stenOgrapheT. I'D tneu-huI when
he got that far in describing his farmer
life the others said they had heard
enough, and that all would ike 20 do
farming In that way 'IIis wife is the
daughter OF the late George NJ. Pull
man. and LOwden was uutu his caudi-
dacy for Congress a prominent official
OF the sleeping car company He gave
up all corporation associations when he
entered public life.
The Washington times., 1906-12-05
YOUNGER OFFICERS
FOR ARMY SERVICE
Pay Also Recon-
mended by Gen. Barry in
Annual Report.

Elimination of the older officers of the
army who have really become unfit for
active service and a younger set OF high
er grade officers. is one of the leading
recommendations of Brig. Gen. Thomas
Il. Barry. in mis- annual report as Act
ing Chief OF STAFF He urges more Of
fcers for the army and higher pay all
down the line. particularly for foreign
military attaches. who have increased
living expenses.
General Barry. praising the work Of
dispatching troops TO Cuba points ont
that the army greatly is In need of
feet Of army transports in reserve
for such emergencies. The army was
landed quickly enough, but Il could have
been transported much GGs@se- II the
occasion had demanded. IL there had
been sufficient ships available.
Gen. Barry praises the work OF the
army IN rushing 10 the relief OF stricken
San Francisco last April, and he de-
clares the discipline OF the army 10 be
excellent as a whole, barely mentioning
the incident Of the disturbance created
by the colored soldiers Of the Twenty
hfth Infantry IN Texas last August.
The Washington times., 1906-12-05
Curtis May Return
As Kansas Senator

Friends Of Representative Charles
Curtis. the dean Of the Kansas delega-
tIOn, are confident that he VIII be elected
10 the Senate when the Legislature
meets IN January AIr Curtis was a
candidate for the Senate four years ago,
and was beaten by narrow margin by
hls colleague, Chester J. Long.
kansaus here who are familiar with
Suufl0wer State politics say It IS on the
cards t0r Curtis 10 win this time. al
though he has by no means clear
neld. Among those who have signed
their names as starters are Representa-
tives Campbell, Murdock, and Calder
head, and Senator Benson, who was ap-
pointed last summer 10 succeed Senator
Burton. who resigned
There ale several others who may
enter the race, but in Congressional cir
Cles Curtis Is the Odds-ou favOrlte and
his hackers are confident he viii win.
He viii leave Washington for Kansas
about the beginning of the holiday re-
cess, and from that time on to the
meeting Of the Legislature in January
he viii mix with hts friends,
Mr. Curtis is member of the WAYS
and Means Committee and was one OF
the committee of eleven appointed by
the late Speaker Reed to draft the cur
rency law now on the statute books
The Washington times., 1906-12-05
NO MORE CHANGES
FOR BUTTERWORTH
Thinks Football Rules Should Remain
as They Are-No Committee
Meeting Yet.

NEW HAVEN, Conn. Dec. 5.-Frank
Butterworth, Yale's old foo ball player
and coach. yesterday came out en-
phatically against further football
changes, except possibly ordering seven
men 10 stand in the rush line He said:
1T Is 10 be hoped that no further
changes will be made in the rules for
several years at least. unless il should
be TO require seven men Ia the line
and four back OF Il.
''As to danger. that viii be lessened
through the institution Of a normal de-
sire to play ones best for the intense
effort 10 win"
Walter Camp. Tale's athletic adviser.
yesterday returned from a weeks trip
TO PhiadeiDhis. where he conferred
with prominent football officials and
saw the two closing games of the sea-
son. He said that no move had vet
been made to call a meeting of the
rules committee. He stated that he
knew of no plan to hold a general meet
ing at Harvard soon. Mr.. Camp be-
lives in making few changes in the
rules. being convinced that the public
Is greatly pleased with the game a. 1t
stands.
The Washington times., 1906-12-05
An ASSurance-N0t a Threat.

Even as the law now is. something
can be done by the Federal Government
toward this end and in the matter now
before me affecting the Japanese, every
thing that il is in my power TO DO viii
be done, and all OF the forces, military
and civil. of the United States which !
may lawfully employ viii be so en-
plOyed.
In these words from the Presi-
dents message the people of Cali
fornia reasonably find offense. They
are not well chosen. The worst of
them military and civil'-are
wholly unnecessary.
Nevertheless it is clear they were
not intended as a threat against the
people of a sovereign State They
were designed rather as an assur-
ance to the government and people
of Japan. on behalf of the Govern
ment and people OF America, that
the Federal Government would do
everything in its power to secure to
the Japanese in this country the
privileges accorded other foreign
ers within our borders.
The Washington times., 1906-12-05
To BUY ALL LAND
SOUTH OF AVENUE
Senator Heyburn'S Bill Pro-
videS For Clean Sweep to
the Mall.

Senator Hepburn Of Idaho today in
troduced a bill whereby It Is proposed
70 buy for Government use ali the
property between Pennsylvania avenue
the Mall, Fifteenth street. and the Cap
itol' now owned by private individuals
Twenty-Five blocks are included IN the
proposed purchase. Il Is the intention
&c acquire all OF this at one time. 20 be
reserved for Government buildings.
large aud harmonious, IN accordance
with the Fark Commise.on's plan.
TIE bill provides for purchasing
blocks 226 to 80, &c 10 250. 292 to 2s5
3A9. $50, $50, 3Sl. $50. 4sI, 575, $50. reserva-
tons A and 3, D, c, and u. These
blocks contain 2,022,I64 square feet In
this region the Government already
owns l,GS5,149 feet. The estimated cost
Is approximately $4,000. 900.
Senator Hepburn holds that the south
side Of the Avenue from the Treasury
to the Capitol, should eventually bn
lined with imposing Government build
lngs, constructed on a harmonious plan.
The Washington times., 1906-12-05
A Question of Bathrooms.

Bathrooms. as planned for an i'm
posing Washington residence. are
the occasion for some deep-breath-
ing on the part of the esteemed and
highly serious St. James Gazette.
In "a sense this London magazine
out-enterprises its American rivals.
1ur no one in this country, not even
here in the Capital. has heard of any
remarkable plunge facilities in pros
Pect for the residence IN question.
1T is really astonishing" says
the St. James. that the proportion
- bathrooms to bedrooms in the
average town or country house
should be so meager. 1t is absurd
in these days of luxury that. as a
commonplace, guests should have to
wait for the bathroom as for the
early door of "A popular play, and
choose perhaps between absurdly
early uprising and cold breakfast. -
All this is otherwise in America, ac-
cording to the excellent news serv-
lee of the St. James.
Unhappily it appears our London
The Washington times., 1906-12-05

observer does us too much credit.
1t is n mistake TO think that in
America every bedroom has a pri-
vate bath attached. Even in our
hotels they have rooms without
baths at So and up, though they are
always suspiciously full" And
many's the private residence which
boasts but one bathroom for master
and mistress and ten children. If
the landlords viii put in no more,
the tenant must be satisfied. no mat
ter what the st. James may think
And bathrooms, we would remind
the people of London. are not suffi-
cient of themselves. They must be
put 10 frequent and watery use.
Several of our local landlords, per-
haps anticipating the comment of
the English periodicals. not long
ago installed the requisites for
morning dip in two on three rows
of new alley houses. They went to
note the effect on the tenants after
week or so. The latter were as
comfortably unwashed as ever.
Most of the bright new bathtubs
were filed with coal ashes. One
there was which revealed a first
grOping toward culture. It was fill
ed with growing plants.
The Washington times., 1906-12-05
Gaines Bill to Boost
Pay of Congressman

TO increase the salaries of Represent
atives and Senators from $500 to s. 200
a year is the object Of a bill introduced
in the House by John Wesley Gaines
Of Tennessee II is possible that the
Committee on Appropriations Will in
corporate the measure in the leglslatiV
appropriation bill. The measure would
give the Vice President and the Spea ker
Of the House each S12O0O instead Of
S .000 per year.
Excepting the thlTty-One millionaire
members, every Representative in Con-
gress is rejoiCing over the news that
Speaker Cannon viii not stand in the
way Of the proposed legislation.
Chairman Tawuey. Of the Approprla-
tiCns COmmiJtee, made known the clad
tidinrs