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The Brownsville daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1897-1910, 1906-02-15
THEY ESCAPED THE RAVEN"
A Story of Opie Reads Experience in
a Little Arkansas Town.

I liz AlAOON AlINA
in Washington at this hour is Opie
Read, who is studying the phases
of Congressional life with glass
T mean magnify ing glass; because
the Tennessean hasn't taken anyth-
ing stronger than water for three
years. He has an order for a series
of articles that will the unvarnished
truth about Washington life.
Mr.. Read stands about six feet
two inches in his Nashville brogans.
He is a Goliath in frame, having
shoulders like a heavy weight
champion. He wears his face"
clean of beard and his hair is turn
ing gray. He might be mistaken
for a Methodist bishop until he
begins to make a few remarks.
He is one of the best story tellers
this country contains and his spe-
cialty is negro dialect. The late
Jimmy Cowardin of Richmond was
the only man of this generation
that could equal him. Hopkinson
Smith is not to be mentioned il
the same day with Opie Read.
In the old days." when Read
knew mountain dew from Louis
vile whisky, he arrived in a small
town i'll Arkansas one afternoon to
lecture there that night. As he
was the only traveller to leave the
train very mild hammered chap
approached and asked if he was the
lecturer.
Yes. that exactly who I am, .
replied Opie, throwing out his
chest. The countryman didn t APP
/ pear to be impressed, but said:
I spose yer going ter give us.
The Raven'?"
I did mt write The Raven -
Read retorted; my lecture is
wholly original-you never heard
anything like it.
Yes, I know; that's wot they
Ill say; but they recite The Raven
jest the same
Who are you?"
I'm the editor of the news
per here. "
20, that's it What is its
name?"
The Phonogorm, was the
prompt reply.
The WHAT"
Phono-gorm.
What does that mean?"
Don you Know; l bought the
Office from a man who gave the
sheet It's name"
What did he say the word
meant?"
Didn't say; But, look here,
mister, if yer not goiu to recite
The Raven I'd like to mention
that I hev somethin' here that Il
interest you, maybe, and he
produced large black flask from
his side pocket. Opie concludes
something like this:
1t looked good; and the peo-
pie of that town were spared the
inhiction of that lecture. After
they had sat in the church like a
Quaker meeting for an hour they
got their money back at the door
and gratefully sought their homes.
They had escaped The Raven
for oucel"
The Brownsville daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1897-1910, 1906-02-15

1t is not the person who fares
delicately who gourInandizes at a
feast. 1t is the poor, half-famish-
ed wretch who has been looking
on with hungry eyes and who is
suddenly hidden in.
The Brownsville daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1897-1910, 1906-02-15
Letter to lily. B. VcrheIIe.

Brownsville. Texas.
Dear Sir: Here's a paint that's
being sold to bargainhunters:
10 per cent lead
so ;, ;. zinc
20 ;, ), barytes
20 ;, ), whiting
Barytes and whiting are sand and
white wash, not paint.
Some people must like gold
bricks. The name of that paint
IS. pure lead-and-zinc.' The
dealer who sells it says it's as good
as Devoe.
Yours truly,
s. F w DEvoE & Co
p. S. Frontier Lumber Co sell our
paint
Notice.
l am now ready to receive rendi-
tons of property for the current
wear, 1906. Same must be present
ed to me at my office at the court
house. +. CAVAzoS,
Tax Assessor Cameron Co., Texas.
A school for women chemists
has been opened at Dessau, Ger
many. Graduates can earn from
$50 to S48 a month.
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1906-01-10
WOOD IN BOWLING BALLS.
Lignumvitae Not Now the Predomi-
mating Variety Used in Their
Manufacture.

with the great increase in the num-
Der Of women bowlers in recent years
came demand for bowling balls light
er than those of lignumvitae. One OF
the woods used for this purpose is
called sappacue, and comes from Cuba
Rosewood is now also occasionally
used and so is mahogany.
Formerly all bowling balls were
made without finger holes. Now 1t IS
common to make them with finger
holes. Some bowlers prefer only two
finger holes, one for the thumb and
another for one finger. Other balls are
made with an opening large enough
to accommodate all the fingers, such
being called slot balls.
Bowling balls are sometimes COW
cred with rubber, as are also, where
such balls are used, the pins. This ar
rangement makes the game less noisy-
There is now made solid hard rub
Der bowling ball that is asserted to
possess extraordinary merits It Is
said It win outwear many wooden
balls and remains always true in
shape,
Al regulation lignumvitae ball costs
about four dollars, solid hard rub
Der bowling bali Of regulation size and
weight costs $40.
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1906-01-10
CHRISTMAS TREE GAMBLE.
Dealers in the Holiday Bushes Never
Know How They Are Com
ing Out.

1.-THE Christmas tree business is q
gamble" says one of the few New
York shippers who never comes out on
the losing side, says Country Life In
America, because he knows how to cut
his trees and how to sell them, be-
cause he knows there is always sale
for the best. mo two years alike
No one knows how many shippers Will
be in the market. No one knows how
many trees the others will bring nor
how many he himself will bring, for
that matter, with weather and rail-
roads to reckon with at the last min
ute. The trees may cost $65, they may
cost $3.50, a carload, which means
from two to five cents apiece delivered
on the farm. The average market
price Is 60 cents a, bundle of five trees,
and men who get this make good
money. No two handle the business
alike. One shipper will bring ten or
20 carloads of trees cut as they run,
take them or leave them. Another
will bring five carloads of carefully Sc
lected trees, sell them at 60 cents a
bundle to two, three or five dollars
apiece for large singles, and as high
as $25 for the giant trees that gladden.
the hearts of a hundred bed-ridden
babies in hospital or half-thousand
youngsters who have gone very faitn
fully to Sunday school for enough
weeks before Christmas to insure
them a place on the church tree; and
this man will make more money with
less risk than the man with 20 cars o.
| noorer stock" s
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1906-01-10

A small boy went to see bis grand
mother one Sunday. The boy, to
whom Sunday is the same as any other
day, was driving nails in the from
porch, when his grandmother told him
to stop, because it was Sunday. 1T
you want to drive nails go to the back
of the house, she said. And the boy
asked: ''Isn't it Sunday back thers2"
Henry had been SO continuously and
persistently naughty that, says the
New York World, his auut, who had
charge of him in his mothers absence
did not know what to do with him.
In despair che said, weakly; eff you
will not behave shall put you in one
of grandpapa's hencoops. "Well, +"
said henry. sturdily, "before you put
me in / want to tell you that ] will not
lay any eggs"
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1906-01-10
"A woMAN's FRIENDSHIP,
Instances Of Intense Personal Attch-
ments Among Historic
Characters.

When Nine. de Stael was dying she
wrote Nine. Recamier, closing her let
ter as follows: "All that is left OF me
embraces you"
Nine. Recamier devoted the remain
der Of her life in cherishing the mem
DRY Of Nine. de Stael, says the Pill
grim. The only person who ever came
near filling Nine. de StaePs place In
her heart was Elizabeth Foster, the
beautiful duchess Of Devonshire-the
original Of Sir Joshua Reynolds ia
nous portrait
Margaret Fuller formed many I'M
passioned connections with women
during her life. They we're attracted
by her powers of intellect and har'
mony.
There are three noted instances OF
platonfc attachments-Petr and
Laura, and Dante and Beatrice, and
Joanna Baillie and Sir Walter Scott.
Nine. Roland and her husband were
alike and inseparable. John Stuart
Mill and his wife were companions, as
were also Elizabeth and Robert Brown
ing. These relations can be easily
explained. The fever of time pro-
duces lassitude, dispels illusions, and
undermines passions Then the love
of these strong souls turns into that
browning lasting Enthusiastically.
There was great friendship be-
tween Goethe and his sister Cornelia
She was year younger than he, and
while not at all good looking, had
superior endowments of mind ant
character. The attachment between
Byron and his sister, Mrs. Leigh, wa'
most touching. She remained unaiter
ably attached to him during the dread
| full storm of unpopularity which drov'
him out of England Four Of his bes
poems we're composed for and al
dressed to her. Byron's last word
were OF his sister and his daughter.
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1906-01-10
70 Hunters.

II YOU would know Of q country
Astounding in turkeys, ducks, quails,
SQUIRRELS and other small game, with
many good chance at deer, get q
copv Of the new booklet Feathers and
Fins on the Frisco,s Il tells about
hunting and fiehing ID the Ozarke and
Ia the ST. Francis Valley. Sent free on
REQUEST byA. Hilton. General Paseen-
ger Agent, Frisco System, st. Louis,
No.
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1906-01-10
Trust ". Rings.

'What, uueried the fair maid, lis
the difference between a trust and Y
rlng?"
.I'm afraid can't explain the diff
ference in SO many words" replied
the young man in the case, but II
you'll put your trust in me, I'll blow
myself for the ring tomorrow.
And she put her trust in him. Chi
cago Daily News.
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1906-01-10
new Orleans, Viehsburs,
Snlircrt. miss. f,annncnd, Ia.

Mardi Gras at New Orleans Feb 81 'O6.
GuIfport is Mexican Gulf Coast resort
having the new, fine ''Great Southern Ho-
tel. Regular ocean steamship sailings from
New Orleans fol Mexico, Central America.
Panama, West Indies and Europe. Send
or cali for descriptive matter in regard TO
the above.
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1906-01-10

II should like to 60 to your party,
above all things Mrs. Lapallhg was
saving ''but the doctor says ] must
remain exclusive for q week more.
I an troubled with q slight prevarica-
ton Of the left lung. Chicago Trib-
ma
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1906-01-10
ANNOUNCEMENTS
ILLINOIS CENTRAL R, R,

The Illinois Central maintains Double
Daily Service, and operates the best of
trains, with Dining Cars, Buffet Library
Cars, Chair Cars and Sleeping Cars, from
Chicago, St. Louis, Cincinnati and Louis
vile south to New Orleans. The best road
for reaching the Winter Tourist resorts Of
the South, including
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1906-01-10
EOt srtinas. ArR. fLorlda

Daily Sleeping Car without change
Chicago To Hot Syringe, with connections
Al Memphis from Cincinnati and Louis
vile
Line ST Louis TO Jacksonville via Nash
vile. Chattanooga ana Atlanta
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1906-01-10
S 2 2 p
7 / NJ E

73Se experienced farmer
has learned that some
grains require far differ
ent soil than others;
some crops need differ
enthandling than others.
He knows that a great
deal depends upon right
planting at the right
time, and that the soil
must be kept enriched.
No use of complaining
in summer about a mis-
take made in the spring.
Decide before. the seed
is planted.
7de best time to RENE
dy wasting conditions in
the human body is be-
fore the evil is too deep
rooted. At the first evil
dence of loss Of flesh
SCOTS Emulsion
should be taken imme-
diately. There is moth
ing that will rep air
wasted tbs sue more
quickly or replace lost
flesh more abundantly
than SCOTS Emulsion.
1t nourishes and builds
up the body when ordi-
nary foods absolutely
fail.
Tya,,yu Gee {vo,, = csst,7t,Le free
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1906-01-10
ARTHUR

leaving New Orleans every "Wednesday at
400 D. m, and arriving at Havana at sum
rise Friday morning.
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1906-01-10

Spec;al 4 ours Of Mexico and California
via the Illinois Central and New Orleans
under the auspices Of Raymond Y Whit
comb. will leave Chicago Fridays, February
2nd and 23rd, for Mexico and California,
the last TO include stop-over ct New Or
leans for the Mardi GraS. Entire trips
made III special private vestibule trains Of
Anest Pulimans, with dining car srrvice,
Fascinating trips, complete in every detail
illinois Central Weekly Excursions to
California Excursion cars through TO
Ioa Angeles and San Francisco as follows;
VII New Orleans and the Southern Route
eyery Friday from Chicago: every Tuesday
from Cincinnati and Louisville via Omaha
and The Scenic Route; every Wednesday
from Chicago.
Fun particuIars concerning 81 Of the
above can be- had Of agents Of the Illinois
central ana Co Meeting lines or BY address,
ina he either Of the undersigned.
JOS B1GGs, D. P AZ, Cincinnati.
T. W. HARLOW. d. =. Al, Louisville
mo. "A. SCOTT, a. q. z A., Memp Is.
An. HANSON. p. T. M. Chicago.
s. q. Hatch, g. P. A., Chicago.
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1906-01-10
Fbavana via New orleans.

Havana, Cuba, is best reached via the
Illinois Central through servi Q TO New Q
leans and the new ocean liner, twin-screw;
ninfaan.knot
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1906-05-19
A Queer Little Moon.

The Inhabitants of Mars. if the planet
has inhabitants. enjoy what to us
would be Il startling spectacle every
ni"ht Mars has two moo2I the nearer
one of which. Ph Dos rcvolvcs around
til" p"MHt in seven hours and thirty
Ci>li. !..iL 't"S. >ow. as Mars turns on
its own axis in twcnty-four hours and
thirty-S"vrn minutes, the little moon
makes Il fraction more than three rcvo-
buttons Will" Mars is rota ting once
This is what gives the Inhabitants Il
beautiful spectacle. for the moon goes
throurh all its phases from new to full
md again to new. in a single night:
And another strange thing about it is
that this queer little moon appears
TO rise in III" west and set in the east
just the reverse of what our moon
does. Astronomers say that it is one
of the moSt interesting celestial bodies
with which they are acquainted.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1906-05-19
FOR THE CHILDREN
A Pillow CIimbin% Game.

In the niuGi2 Of thr foo" scatter
numerous cushions. books. dishrS. aal
ask who among your guests will vol
untcer to walk over the ioDr between
these articles. so as 10 fix in his mem
DRY the distance between th2 various
articles and their locations.
Then blindiold him and let him I'M
dcrtake to make his way over the same
ground, depending on his mrmory to
guide his steps and striving not to
touch Il single article
Meanwhile. however. while the hand
kerchief is being oStcntatiouSly faS-
tened over his eyes, some of the com
pany present quickly and noSel2ssly
remove every one of the objects, leav-
ing the floor absolutely clear.
1t will be Il funny sight to all the
OnloOkCrS to see the deludcd vOlunt2c"
carefully liitinE His feet To avoi touch
ln@ this ANA that OBJECT which he fan
cics lies il his path.
And his look Of surprise when the
bandHgc is lifted will be still more
comcal.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1906-05-19
MlstooR the Color

al 1,:e same time MS companion joon
off her domino and disclosed the fea-
lures of Kitty'S aunt, Miss Marsh.
II thought you were your niece"
he remarked brilliantly.
80 imagined" she said dryly.
He stood looking such picture Of
dismay that her severity suddenly gave
way, and she leaned back on the sofa
and laughed till the tears ran down her
checks
Her mcrriment made Saumarez feel
moro like n fool than ever. Just then
Il couple appeared at the head of the
passage, and the shorter domino OF
the two, apparently catching sight Of
them dismissed her partner in very
summary manner and hurried down
the corridor.
''WhatevCr is the matter. aunt?" she
cried. Are you i'll? Why-Georgc.'
"Y"S." said Miss Marsh, recovering
her conlpoSrr" ana sitting very erect
1T is George and Il very clever George
he is too. and he has Just mistaken me
for you."
Amusement and CONSERVATION kept
Kitty silent. ana she could only stand
ANA gaze alternately ut George AMI her
aunt.
Miss Marsh turned on her with Il
sudden sharpness:
How GI Mr.. Saumarcz know we
We're canning tOnicht?"
Il wrote to him." Stammcrcd Kitty.
And was that honorablct" said hcr
aunt severely
''p"rhHpS not" broke in George but
You must remember, Miss Marsh. that
YOU have treated us very hA"shly. Kit
~ ard | love each other. and we will
not civ" ench other up, especially as
YOU Lave no real objection to me-"
This with great dignity.
"W" must go, Kitty" Miss Marsh rc-
mark Il evenly II don't care for this
style of entertainment. must confess
Perhaps Mr.. Saumarez will see MS
hont' and come in ana have some sup
per"
Miss Marsh waited for no moro, but
sailed down the passage, leaving
Ecor%" and Kitty to follow.
what Goes it mean, Kitty?" he
whispered anXiouSly.
ut means that she has given in" re-
turned that aStut" young lady, "and
IL" will be awfully nice now. That's
her way; but George" she went on,
no" could YOU mistako her for me?
Don't You krnw what mauve looks like,
YOU @o0Sr|'
George burst out laughing and told
her of his experience that evening.
and | will have something to saw
= Fitzgerald tomorrow. see if DON'T"
~ wound up.
Let him OF easily GEORGE" laughe
Kitty. 1T was such lucky mistake"
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1906-05-19
Pulse Beats on the Will,

Take Il small piece of looking glass
and lay i on The wrist just over the
pulse, fastening it by n0eans of n rub
her band nj til" upper end Now dark
en- the room in such way that only
a small ray rf sunlight shall enter.
Having placed Il table where the ray
of light will fall on il. scat yourself
near it and lay yOur wrist on the table.
so t!}At the r"y will strike the looking
glass. Adjust your wrist 50 that the
reflected ii2l.i from the glass will strike
the wall. and then, if YOU keep perfect
ly still, the light on the wall will move
every time your pulse beats.
THIS is very pretty experiment If
neatly done. and it will give you the
unique experience Of counting your
pulse on tn" wall. 1t is n crude form
of an instrument called the Sphygmo-
graph. Il word that comes from the
Greek sphu%mos, the pulse, and graph
elm, to write.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1906-05-19
Tho Nntritious Pennut.

Perhaps tlcrc is not boy in the
whole country who is not fond of pea
nuts, an, il Is likely that the girls are
Just rs fond Of thcm if thcy can get
a Glance to eat them without being
seen. 1t will lie good news to them all.
therefore, to hear that a wise man of
Germany regards them as one of the
most wholesome and nutritious prod
uctS Of the ground. Indeed. he says
that. bulk for bulk, they contain more
nutriment than beef. but they must be
cooked in some way before they are
eaten. 1t is said that they make good
SOUP. good bread and even good "cof-
fee" OF course, like most things, they
are not readily digestible If you eat
too many Of them, but If taken moder-
ately almost any one can eat them. not
only with impunity. but with benefit
SO tn" pennies that you invest in them.
boys, are not thrown away.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1906-05-19
FOR THE HOUSEWIFE
A Baking Powder Hint.

If when two samples of baking pow
der are tested by mixing with cold wa
ter one of them boilS up quickly, eff
fcrveSciEg Ike Il glass of champagne,
and the other rises more slowly. foam
ing Ike yeast, the foam standing per
hapS over the top of the glass, it is an
evidence of the purity Of the former
and the Il iulteration of the latter. The
foAmy action in the second is caused
by the addition of alhumcn mot of
eggs, but a filthy product of the slaugh-
ter house,. which may he detected by
the bad smell of the frothy mixture
when 1t commences to dry or by a
vanilla odor. which has been added to
disguise the smell of adultcration. Al
bumon In; III lcavening qualities what
ever and is simply used TO make this
deceptive test.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1906-05-19


Dearest Gcoree-Aunt has relented at
last ana W" are gong to the masked
r. ~. ~ so, NJ L. IN r,o,,y,e
domino and viii w,.r a buu,A of violets.
so you can't mistake me. Ever yours,
l.
Good business. George Saumarez
SAID 10 hllhHeit lrlullphAltiy. III we
dont clrcuh-E"Nt tA2 ola dragon ana
nave Jolly E)ur t"7''her doh Know
George S""ihdleZ 81 Nifty MARSH ell
ther.
"A mauVe dohIh"' he rejected
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"iu uool vi 'i'e o'i''E S"'e el''''''u
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.ne uooi ''i" plulis'i mo ii perfect
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i-'oh mere + ''|T''"'o' he erie" en-
s'i'!' w Sou N'i'" 'ila"Ne wien you
-
vs. @u'u r'~S '""' S'''hlS UP
i,oii' Ms ''ia'' an" WAN .pF''!@' ABOUT
uie loo-'' "',o" 'A'''iI "4iat 1t
iooNo ii"' IL l ''''h OILY get something
lihe 1t u Hilo" you.
nu''N"' ne cAcl'lihc" presently
pullllis " doom out OF u" bookcase.
mere 1t Is Inns Is 'lie very col''
~ was DOCK pretty pooh' III col
oreu ill'e'l: pu'' a!3S Tor Mr.. fItZ%"r-
aiu power OF VISION, the color WAS
s"se green nut Sanm'rez went away
Perlect!S SATISFIED
The ball was in full swing. He felt
bewildcred. However, he be"AA to
work his way through the crowded
dancing room when he caught sight of
lady, seated not lar from the door.
who looked very much like the person
he was in search of.
The domino, he was sure. was the
sam" color as FitZgc"ald's book, and
there was the bouquet of violets ito
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1906-05-19
Muslin Underwear

From Burns Co., Worcester, Mass.
Made under sanitary conditions and for
less money than You can make it at
home. Good, roomy, long Nightgowns
trimmed neatly with cambria insertion,
SO cents. Corset Covers, trimmed, rs
and so cents each. Skirts, full, not
skimped, trimmed with lace, 81 rs each.
Children's Drawers, trimmed with
tucks, 10 cents and upward per pair.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1906-05-19
Boiled SDnnge Cnke.

Put a cup of sugar and Il third Of
cup of water in Il saucepan and cook
until the sirup will thread. Pour grad
ually on to Stifly beaten whites of
four eggs and beat hard. Add the yolks
Of the four eggs beaten light. and last
cup of -four that was measured after
Sitting and then sifted three times
more. Bake in one loaf
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1906-05-19
COnundruIus.

Why docs Il very smooth floor require
skill in music? Because If you don't
c sharp You will + flat
Why is II hanson cab dangerous to
ride in? Because the cabman always
drives over your head.
What word may be pronounced
quicker by adding syllable to it?
Quick.
What bus has found room for the
greatest number Of people? Columbus
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1906-05-19
Swedish Stew.

Swedish stew will make a Savory
ch ,nG" in meat dishes. Put into an
C""th"n dish two and half pounds
Of StcWing beef, cut into small slices;
a l'rg" carrot, sliced: three cloves,
thrH" rounding tahlcSpoonfuls Of pearl
tapioca. Il heaping tablespoonful of
vinegar. one eighth of grated nut
meg. salt and pepper. Cover tightly
after adding little water and bake
in n moderate oven five or six hours
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1906-05-19
VICTOR II. METCALF.

fortitude of the people he describes as
admirable. Not a whimper of com.
plant has been heard
Secretary Metcalf has personally In.
spected the whole earthquake district
to secure data for the information of
the president. The president is greatly
Interested in the situation at San Fran
cisco. He is as anxious to get a thor
Ough knowledge of this as he Is of
everything affecting the comfort of the
people.
Although native of New York,
Secretary Metcalf has lived for more
than twenty years in Oakland and has
thrice been elected representative in
congress from the Golden State. re
has been secretary Of commerce and
labor since 1904.