Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1907-03-22
FEATHERS HIS NEST.

Missouri Congressman Saves His
Entire Salary and More.
THRIFTIEST ONE ON RECORD.
Me. TyndalI Has $1,000 After One
Term-Goes Home to Start a Bank.
Proved That Statesman Can Live
FrusalIy In Washington.
William T. Tyndall, who ended
brief career as a member of congress
With the session just closed as the rep
esentative OF the Fourteenth Missouri
district, probably holds the record for
thrift In the last congress. Men who
have been In his confidence declare
hat Tyndall has acknowledged to
hem that he has saved $1,000 out of
Ms salary and emoluments for the two
PEARS that he has been a member of
songress, writes the Washington CORE
spondent Of the st. Louis Globe Dem
scrat.
Tyndall looked upon his situation
philosoph He said he did not
bxpect to come back to congress; that
Ills election was somewhat of an acct
lent and that, while man could get
INTO politics easily, he could get out as
sasily, but he could get out Of money
IT'LL more easily. Tyndail did not pro-
pose being out Of politics and money
1t the same time. Accordingly he said
be saw no sense in spending money
loolishly while here. and he started to
lay up his per diem" for rainy day.
Now, it Is said, he has gone back to
Missouri to start bank and become
ks president.
On the day before President Roose-
velt's inauguration Tyndall was walk
ing down Pennsylvania avenue with
Colonel Charles Morgan, member
from Missouri some years ago, and an
pther friend. The trio stopped In front
bf a hat store, and Colonel Morgan
suggested that all go In and buy a
Bi1k hat each to wear on inauguration.
lay. si .s
''What? Me buy a silk hat and my
vile home making soap" exclaimed
Fyndall. Not mef'
This gives an insight to the mode OF
living Of Mr. Tyndall In Washington.
No receptions, no box parties, no pink
teas, no banquets, for him. He lived
modestly In an obscure boarding house
Dr hotel and left his numerous family
ut home In Springfield, No, where he
removed them from Sparta on coming
10 congress. He sold their little home
et Sparta and bought a home ut
Springfield.
When he had been renominated and
The time came for him to run again for
congress he sold this Springfield home
ut q profit and bought one at Ozark,
where he removed his family. Upon
bis defeat he sold ont at Ozark at a
profit and returned to Springfield,
where he again purchased a home, as
we'll as the old Lyon hotel on Com
mercial street which he rents af $T6
q month.
Tyndan figured that he was saving
rant all the time and made money on
his real estate deals besides. He could
i've easily on his allowance for a Sec
rotary and mileage, which amounted
TO about 81. 300 year, and 'ssalt down.
the salary as well as some OF the per-
quisites. Mr.. Tyndall left Washington
two weeks before congress adjourned
and probably is In Springfield.
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gress he made a tariff speech opposing
the removal or reduction Of duty on
sugar and tobacco imported from the
Philippine Islands. This was In line
with his ideas Of thrift, and he was, to
say the least, consistent with hts
views. Men like General Grosvenor,
Uncle Pete Hepburn and other war
horses OF the stand pat school hesitat-
ed to speak on the subject.
s Not 30 with Tyndall. They raise
'long green" down in his district, and
be had carried q twist and "chawed''
with the boys during his campaign,
and this reduction Of the duty on Phil
lppfne tobacco might affect the price
Of tobacco In his district.
1aI. HuaH D3cdme accuSGOTAeQ 70
elevators while. in Washington and
rode IN them without hitching. He
i never denied the story told about his
baking at the elevator in the CONNER.
cial building In st. Louis on the occa.
sion Of his first visit to the Republican
state committee headquarters soon
after his election to congress.
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Salvation Army's Report.
II is a simple but graphic story that
Is told of the work Of the Salvation
Army by the field secretary during the
4 past year in this country, says the
Christian Work and Evangelist Near:
" IL 900 600 persons attended services
Ii their halls last year, which Of course
n ~ 49,