Los Angeles herald., 1907-12-22
Mem and Things

The present house of representatives
is composed of the following professions:
Lawyers 255
Merchants ....-.........-..-.-......s.- "a
Politicians ..-.......................... %
Newspaper men ~
Doctors ................-....s-..-
Ccwboys/ /............................
Real estate men ............-......-.......---
Autnors -..--.....-......'......
bankers Observation-Disclosures. II
Farmers ~
Manufacturers .............................
Like everything else about Uncle Joe
Cannon, some of his words and the
meaning he attaches to others are de-
cidedly original. When he was asked the
other day about the outlook TO. financial
legislation, the speaker tipped his cigar
a little further north and replied:
well. it's this way: If we should bring
currency bill into the house at this
time you fellows would slosh around
here fora month or more. We propose
to let the senate pass a bill and when
the senate measure comes over we'll
hold revival meeting over here in the
house some day and pass that bin"
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Mark Twain celebrated his seventy-sec-
ond birthday A number of his old friends
CdlleQ 10 see HliIl dilQ ne TSCclNtO SGNcldl
letters and kilograms, but he refused to
talk with reporters. His secretary, Miss
Ida Lyon, said Mr.. Clemens would work
throughout the day, as usual, and that
there would be no festivities tonight.
ION his seventieth birthday" ventured
the reporter, "Mr. Clemens announced
that he did not want to live to be 100
years old-that all the good had gone
from life ere that and one was better
off dead.f
''Well," Miss Lyons answered, 'Mr
Clemens has materially changed his
ideas. He sees great deal in life now
and wants to live as long as he can-even
more than a hundred years if Providence
sees fit"
A German exchange gives the follow
ing description of Macmillan Harden:
''Half-tra gedian, half-philosopher hand
some, graceful, mobile brilliant, a very
kaleidoscope of emotions-that is Maxi
milan Harden. the greatest and most
outspoken publicist in the world today
One moment he has the buoyant sim
plicity of child. The next his face
Clouds his eyes grow somber and he is
the merciless critic of a nations doings.
Now, in the Berlin provincial court, he
is in his element. For he is defending
his attack on politional corruption and
Liebenberg' clique.
'He is resolute. He is fearless. He is
uncompro-nising."
An interesting figure in the public eye is
William M. WINS, who has done brilliant
work in investigating street railroad finan-
ciering There has never been a more pic
turesque candidate for mayor of New
York than WINS when he ran in opposi-
tion to Mcclellan in 1905. He is thorough
in everything he undertakes. Because he
was financially interested in the rubber
business he studied the culture of the
plant and went into the wilds Of Brazil
and through the science of botany before
he mastered it.
time laws. He got interested III interna-
tional affairs and became counsel in
famous cases. Mr.. WINS is the father OF
the Australian ballot laws in America.
He agitated the question and drafted the
new ballot laws which passed the legisla-
lures Of Massachusetts and New York.
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Back in the early days of his career,
President Underwood of the Erie railroad
was division superintendent Of the Sc.
Paul in Chicago. The freight handlers
struck suddenly. Underwood stopped a
D.. wagon on the street. He bought the
cargo, which consisted of IA pies He got
on the wagon and had the man drive to
headquarters, where he was gathering
the men to take the place of the strikers.
At first he had trouble in getting men,
but when the word went out that the men
were living on such a bill of fare there
was no difficulty in finding plenty Of extra
help. When discussing this not long ago
the president remarked that it shows
what trivial thing may do sometines-r
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The Japanese government has chosen
one Nof the brightest men in its diplomatic
service for the new position of consul
general for the Pacific coast, with his
office in San Francisco. His name is
Chozo ISoike, the present consul general
of New York. man still in his thirties.
who has advanced rapidly from the day
he graduated from the Imperial College
of Law in Toxic.
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Mrs. Harold Mccormick OF Chicago Is
said to have ordered s0-volume set Of
Browning's works to be bound at $1,000
volume.
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Frances Storr, a 1S-year-old child. who
is known In Europe as the girl preacher,
is holding series OF remarkable revival
services in London at present.