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The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1910-04-24

president by unanimous vote. Then he
came to congress in 1897. He Is 80 years
old and lives In North Adams, a section
OF his birthplace.
Descendant Of Roger Sherman.
The good patriot father Roger Sher-
man, one OF the committee OF five who
drafted the Declaration OF Independence
and one OF Its signers. has q great,great-
grandson on the committee, This is
Henry Sherman Boutell OF Chicago. He
was born In Boston fifty-four years ago.
but was taken by his parents TO Chicago
when @ seven years old. He is an a: b.
after leaving which he went up to Har-
yard, Joining the class OF '76, TO which
Justice Moody. Walker Blaine and Per-
cival Lowell also belonged.
He was bent upon tine higher education,
for after getting another A. B. he re-
mained in Cambridge year studying for
international law which he got in 1877.
He came TO congress In 81 by way of the
Illinois legislature. where he was one OF
the United States senate, in 1856, He
nominated Speaker Cannon for president
at the convention which named Taft.
Among Champ Clarks three colleagues
on the committee he finds fellow Ken
tuckian. Oscar w Underwood, who was
born In Louisville forty-seven years ago.
But, like his Democratic leader. Mr.
going through the University of Virginia
he went to Birmingham. Aa.-his pres
ent home-to practice law and enter poll
| tics. He was first elected TO the house
when only thirty-two. and Is now serving
in his eighth consecutive congress.
There is Hoosier Democrat too, on
Dalzelrs board-Lincoln Dixon, who was
born the year OF Abraham Jincolns
first nomination. and who. although
named after the first Republican pres-
dent, grew up to be a Democrat He
was born in his present home town OF
| North Vernon, Ind, and after taking his
4, y. at his state university became
prosecuting attorney when "a and held
the office continuously until elected to
congress In 1904.
The youngest man on the COMMITTEES
and Its only Roman Catholic member Is
John ]. Fitzgerald of Brooklyn, who Is
only IS. lie was born in Brooklyn. took
B. A. and NJ A.>at Manhattan COL
school. received the degree OF Bachelor
OF laws cum laude" from the stat re-
gents when 81. got right into New York
| politics and was elected to congress when
only rs. or one year over the age limit.
| In the house he soon earned the reputa-
! tion OF a skilled parliamentarian and
also the sobriquet Fighting Fitzgerald -
At the beginning Of the special tariff ses-
/ sion last year. when the combination OF
| Democrats and Republican insurgents had
defeated the adoption OF the rules OF the
SiXtieth congress, and We're igi readiness
TO reduce the speakers power, it WAS
| high protection Democrats of New York
| and the south, made the sortie which
saved the day for Uncle joe" Fitzger-
aid was Champ Clarl's sole Democratic
colleague upon the former rules commit
tee.
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Hitchcock held in the Roosevelt Parker
compaign, and which started him upon
his meteorlc political career, Harri-
port OF New York, the office which Mr..
Taft has given to President Rooseyelt's
faithful secretary Mr.. Loeb. And at the
Harrison In 1892 Mr.. Fassett was tenn
porary chairman. He is vice-presldent
of bank in his home city and has large
His wife is very rich. She was Miss
Jennie Crocker, daughter OF the late Il.
r, Croclser Of Sacramento. Cal. who was
the brother of Charles Crocker. the multi
millionaire. The youngest OF their five
children shares not only the full name
but the birthday OF the father, Mr.
Fassett is 5G years old and now in his
his wife are Baptists, and he both reads
and speaks German, the language OF his
maternal forebears,
Two Iowa Smiths
The two Republican Smiths on the rules
committee are both natives OF Iowa.
Walter /. who received more caucus votes
than any other. representative for mem
bership on the houses board OF directors,
was born and bred right In Council
Bluffs where he now lives. He got his
education in the common schools there,
then studied I'm law office and after
being admitted to the bar practiced for
eight years Then when only 2S. he was
elected district judge. holding the office
Ontn clecteQ 10 congress ten years ago.
He is now 47 and serving his sixth
term. He was one OF the 'itrlumvirate
on the rules committee just before 1t was
enlarged. He and Daizell are the two
Republican hold-overs
The other Smlth-Sylvester C.-was one
OF the many farm boys who went to
the district school between chores and
then became famous. He took finish
Ing course at an academy in the nearest
town and when Il and free" put ont
for California. This was in 10. He took
up a piece of land. laid out n farm and
got country schoolmastership. which
helped keep the wolf from the door while
he studied law. 1t was hard work. but
| that he located in the California district
which he now represents
A question Of water right was then en-
crossing the attention OF the farmers In
| his locality. They were hustlers and
| knowing the value OF publicity bought a
plant with which to establish paper
| which would represent their views on the
| matter In dispute, They selected Smith to
edit this journal. This was twenty-four
years ago. After three years he had
| bought the paper himself and later made
1t morning daily. He is still its prin-
ciDal owner. He came To congress by
| Ing hi sthlrd term In the national house
He Is 81 years old.
| The Yankee member of tho new house
directorate is George z. Lawrence, who /.
now serving his seventh term. He is the
son of a doctor of Adams Mass anC
| was educated both at Amherst colleg,
and Columbia law school. He was Z
| judge for nine years, then entered the
state senate. OF which he was elected
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maker. This son worked In New Jersey,
Pennsylvania and finally in Kentucky,
where he became q dentist and also the
father Of the present Democratic loader,
The family was poor and the mother
died young. SO that Champ Clark and
his little sister had to be left with
farmer. The boy was then 10 and he
paid their board by doing farm work,
but he went to school between chores,
At fourteen he got work IN a country
store at IS a month. and soon afterward
he organized a country school Of his own
and did farm labor while teaching. Thus
he worked his way into the University OF
kentucky, from which he was expelled in
his senior year for getting into a shoot
ing scrape, which, however, had no more
serious sequel. Then he finished al Beth
any college. being graduated at the head
of his class. on reaching home lie found
the offer of the presidency OF Marshall
college. West Virginia. al a salary of
sl40o a year. Clark, although only TWEEN
ty-three years old, took the position for
a year, and for twenty-five years held
the record for having been the youngest
college president in the United States.
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for whom he was named. having come
from the fatherland TO Newberg, n, Y,
where he made some money. Fassett
and David p. Hill were nelghbors and
friends although the latter was the older
by ten years. After Fassett had gone
through the University OF Rochester and
had studied law 1t was Hill who made
the motion admitting him to the bar.
The next year the young man was ap-
pointed district attorney. and year later
he went over to Germany and took a
course in the great University of Heidel-
berg. After returning home he was
elected to the state senate, where Hill
welcomed him from the exalted seat of
the lieutenant governor. the presiding Of
ficer OF the chamber. Hill soon found
his younger neighbor q dangerous politi-
cal foe whom he had to campaign against,
vigorously, on the homo ground, but Fas-
sett had won his seat in the state SEN
ate for tho fourth time and had become
president pro TEN. OF that body when
his party nominated him for governor In
the victorious Harrison campaign he held
the secretaryship OF the Republican ma
tional committee, the office which Frank
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1910-04-24

new board of directors OF the ma
Qlhouse OF representatives consists
u OF lawyers. This means ten at
NJ In all, or more legal talent than
Iod to I'LL the bench of the federal
oe court.
Durse, am speaking OF the new
|comnlittee on rules, whose mem-
has Just been doubled. as a re-
The recent insurgent outbreak. IL
~ any, exaggeration to call this
~X men the houses board OF di-
n for, except on the wednesdays
Al for the taking up OF bills in Or
m the calendar. it's power Will be
Ia In directing the course OF lcgis-
and no bill can be brought up for
lsration without its approval, The,
Committee on rules consisted or
eaker. two other Republicans and
<fnocrats, but, as most readers
fhe speaker has been made inelli-
+0r the enlarged committee. All
l6fehr members Of the old commit
Ee been reelected and six new
"a have been added to complete
II membership the ten, including
nublicans and four Democrats.
phole nation wants to know what
Of men are these ten lawyers
III determine the legislation Of the
II nlTeCL TSpl shsh p'S
ere college graduates before COM
20 their law studies. One was a
president, one Is a Yale b. A,
fs a Harvard A. NJ, and a fourth
Iuca.ed at the University OF Hell
Germany. All of the four Demo-
Members are college graduates and
A Republican members who did not
'coIlege are both named Smith.
youngest member OF the committee
Weight and might easily be the
The oldest member, VINO Is sixty
kefwecn these extremes, there are
krnbers in their forties, five In their
lond on lust turned sixty. Their
age is nearly forty-slX years,
Iwzs Theodore Rooscvelt's age at
Eiunir1g of his elective term. One
Fnr his twelfth term in the house,
Ieir eighth terms, two their sew
kEo their sixth and three their
FThe average member has had ex-
~ In more than six congresses.
reoEraph;c distribution of the new
'yfsfiip is as follows: North At
RGtates, three Repuollcans and one
Rfaf: north central states, TWO Re-
1s and two Democrats; south CEN
fes one Democrat; western states,
~ubIican. Tho south Atlantic d.
N the United States is the only
I'll no representation on the en-
Committee,
lzell House Parliamentarian.
.tnew chairman, John Dalzel OF
|Q|rg, is the committees oldest mem
point OF both years and con-
D 6af service. He was 50 years old
,ssday April 1o). and he has been
.lber of the house continuously
Iarch 4. 1887. the middle Of Mr..
nd's first administration Only
present members have served n
Joe Cannon, now
-SlRhteenth; General Bingham Pa.l
:. his sixteenth. and Mr. Payne IN.
IN in his thirteenth term Dalzell,
IA born In New York City, remem-
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if she so wills-and evidently she has
so willed. She is quick witted, shrewd
and possesses rare good judgment.
Mr.. Brownley. is fond and proud of
years her senior, OF medium height and
light complexioned. He came to Utah
from the southern states with ms par
ents when a child, and has resided
there ever since. He is educated, re-
fined and holds m honorable position in
n banking establishment. He is very
hcspitable and sociable. lie is Nor
mon, and very Jealous in all matters Of
religion or principle, but he believes
that polygamy is only for tho few good
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The Mormon Girl

dance the other night, l said to my
self, Now, there's a little girl that /
can make q great pet of-a jewel to
add to my kingdom and you re just
my style"
She grew restless, but answered him
nothing, He took advantage of the
opportunity, and continued: eyes, 1
can give you wealth, luxury, social po-
sition and affection. L con make you
queen over my kingdom here-AND
HEREAFTER. You know what that
means. don't youf" peering into her
face.
Footsteps were heard approaching
once more, much to June IS relief She
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bers no other home than the Smoky city,
whittier he was taken by his parents
when years old, He is of Scotch
Irish ancestry-his mother was a McDon-
nell. After going through the public
schools of Pittsburg he entered the West,
ern University OF Pennsylvania and
a. in the last year Of the Civil war. 1855.
which was thirteen years before Mr.. Taft
got his sheepskln at the same university:
During the next two years young Dalzell
studied law, and soon he became a Junior
member OF firm which represented
all OF the important railroads centering
he soon worked his way to both the COM
mittee on rules and the committees on
ways and means. the two most important
committees of the house He has been
the chief advocate of the protective
In riff In congress. lie has also made an
incessant study of parliamentary law.
having collated larger amount Of In
formation ON the subject than probably
any one serving In congress. He Is easily
the best parliamentarfan on the floor. and
for 4 number OF years has been known as
'one of the three rulers OF the house.
or as, sometimes, 'ithe brains Of the
house triumvirate-"
He is retiring to the point of shyness-
like Aldrich Another point OF similarity
is that his biographies are few and far
between. He Is a better orator. however.
than Aldrich and q far wittier man In
debate, He made the cleverest Rcpubn
can political speech made in congress prior
TO the lest election-one that kept the
house in an uproar for more than an
hour Yet with all his skill in debate II
is a peculiarity of Dalzelrs that he Is
generally discouraged over a prepared
speech on the eve of its delivery. He is
small man with q long mustache.
strong. well formed nose and chin and
Intelligent eyes. He has considerable
wealth and is widower with a family
OF children.
In a recent speech in the house Dalzell
expressed the hope that God would not
inflct such visitation on the country
as to elect Democratic house OF repre-
sentatives. but Ii such n thing happened,
he said. he hoped Champ Clark would be
speaker
Champ Clark, the Classic.
Champ Clark, the minority leader in
the house. Is the ranking Democrat on
the new rules committee, as he was on
the old. In the caucus which nominated
him for the rules committee he received
twenty-three more votes than were cast
for the next most popular candidate.
Clark is by all odds the most striking
looking man in either house OF congress.
He has face which would have made
him a fortune on the stage-a face
which would 20 perfectly with the white
wig of the eighteenth century courtier.
the inky cloak OF Hamlet or the toga OF
a noble Roman. He Is smooth shaven
and has almost white hair. dark eye
Drows n deep head, high forehead, large,
deep-set gray eyes, a long, we'll modelled
nose, an eloquent mouth and chin. He
Is six feet one inch I'm stature. broad
shouldered and just round enough to look
well-nourlshed and even tempered. lie
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! CHAPTER iii.
BISHOPS COURTSH1P.

~ days later, late In the after
JJune stood looking out of the
at a genuine winters snow
Mhe street and the little garden
4 Of the house were wrapped IN
Ie of white; the bare limbs and
-of the trees stood out like sen
with the snow heaped high
them; the evergrecns and
were heavy laden, and the
]|Btalks Of last year 8 flowers
(yebly in the wind; the air was
\ the feathery snow flakes and
s3le scene was one Of mclanchol
The wind ratified the windows
istled merrily around the Chin
tif defying the blazing fire that
high there, throwing n ruddy
]uFer the room and its occupants.
: had stood looking out on the
or some time, as if fascinated
Ie somber beauty of the scene.
med from the window with a
"A said: 81 do wish mamma and
'luld come, for it is getting dark
is showing fast. -
e3rother Fred, a lad Of about l5
vas the only other occupant of
"a, who sat near the fire, d eeply
ed in a book, He looted up
nd. "Oh, they will soon De here
zness,' and resumed his book,
haven't TO the piano. ran her fin
" over the keys for j few
LIS. then began TO sing in soft
" toue. The great charm of her
was the feeling and expires
n "a which she sang. The beauty
" mowstorm, the whisting of the
ID the twilight hour seemed to
upell over her. for the song she
7 eemed in keeping with them
& in plaintive voice
erly days OF spring, love. I think
ID DE robbins come to sing, then ]
,sE Of thee:
paI see the blooming flowers
i cool, refreshing showers,
mmers sultry hours, still ! think
OF thee" over shall be my song.
a 'mper the one who has loved thee
IA away. down by the deep blue
le?
~ autumn days have come, love
uk OF thee;
OIL, OF thee:
NV Betting OF the sun,
tne busy day Is done,
ne t%inkling. one by one. still
winds OF winter blow, love,
g6 Dpd housetop white with snow
~ think OF thee
,ad6 ursf sweet dawn OF light
nfpontlde. clear and bright,
f0rp lent hush OF night. then I thInl
81 thee.
..."Hshop Jenkins Arrives.
p they arc now,' said Ere
90 reps were heard on the pore
A june ran TO open the dooi
y shop jenkins stood on tn
no 5owing aud laughing to Sc
y" OF surprise on her face. -
,dG : pardon; l thought it wa
md May ~ she said,
Z snop shook the snow from hi
bm pped his feet, and stepped il
4m Aook very cozy and comfort;
" he said as he proceeded (
as overcoat, which she tool
yhCted UP close 10 tbe fire, sti
~ ns hands and smiling,
be seated, Mamma an
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New Board of Directors Rte9s.fn}sye Rt ss asaS ei

graduated from the law school which
Mr.. Taft was TO enter two years later,
Then he went TO Wichita, Kan. to start
made enough to get out of town by writ
ing an essay for student. He went
Next to st. Louis, where he borrowed
$40. and put out for Louisiana, Mo-.
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ligion-
Among the new Republican members OF
the enlarged committee Is Jacob Sloat
ran for governor OF the Empire state In
1891 but who was defeated by Roswell
p. Flower. He Is German on his moth
er's side, his grandfather Jacob Sloat.
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daily appears In the house wearing
flaming red neclSue,
Although a southerner by birth, by
speech and by sympathy, MT. Clark comes
His grandfather, Adrian Clark, one
time rich glass manufacturer and ship
builder of New Jersey. lost his money
and apprenticed his son TO carriage
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CHAPTER ".
CHECKMATED.

Mrs. Brownley is handsome bru-
nette, She Is vivacious and lively, but
possesses a stern dignity with all. Thn
flash of her black eyes tells Of a Will
power that is capable of preventing the
practice Of polygamy by her husband
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where he taught school, practiced law
brought him to his present home. Bowl
ing Green, where he entered politics.
being first elected TO congress nj 1893
At the end OF that term he and his col
league "Silver Dick Bland, were both
defeated for reelection, Clark by Il music
teacher and Bland by a horse doctor
But Mr.. Clark was never defeated again
He is now In his eighth congress. He
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,ds intensely interesting story
Ten by Salt Lake woman.
begun In the Sunday Tribune
Aprfl II. The opening chap
detail q Mormon dance where
13iBhop Jenkins, three-ply po-
mist, appears, as also the Nor
Girl.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1910-05-11
COOLEY At WILLMAR.
Says Drainage and Good Foundation
Good Roads Necessity.

Willmar.-"Drainage and good
foundation are the two great essen
tials in road Making" said George w.
Cooley, engineer and secretary of the
state highway commission, in address,
ing the good roads rally here. "Of
course material means something, too,
but it is really secondary. Even sand
or gumbo, if treated right, can make
fair roads. The only trouble is that
we have paid but little attention t.
the science of road making, and still
less to maintenance.
1.-THE highway commission is doing
its best to show the people how to
make the right kind of roads, but it
is handicapped by the fact that Min
nesota has no law of maintenance.
We need such a law, and need it
badly"
Mr.. Cooley illustrated his lecture
with views taken on his recent trip
through Europe.
The rally was the most successful
ever held in this part of the state.
Pathmasters and town supervisors
from every part of the country were
present and there were representa-
tives from neighboring counties.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1910-05-11
IRON ORE IN 1EM,DJ).
eoys, Wondering Along Lake Shore,
Make Rich Discovery.

Bemidji. - Great excitement pre-
vailed for time in this city when
1t was announced that quantity of
iron ore had been found on Diamond
Point. a stretch Of land on the shores
Of Lake Bemidji and within the city
limits.
Wilbur Lycan and Bryon Russell,
freshmen in the local high school,
while wandering along the shores OF
the lake found several small pebbles
among the sand which looked to them
like specimens of ore. The boys took
handful of the pebbles to G. L. Cum
mer, local jeweler, who after a thor
ough investigation declared it to be
iron ore.
A. A. White, of st. Paul, president
Of the Bemidji Concrete and Improve
ment company, is the owner of Dia-
mond Point. 1t has been known for a
long time that ore existed in this
vicinity, but it is not known whether
it exists in paying quantities or not,
as no drill has ever been sunk or an
attempt made to work the beds. An
attempt will now be made to discover
the extent of the ore.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1910-05-11
CONSERVATION At ST. PAUL.
National Congress Coming to Mime.
sofa. :

Washington, D. G.. The North.
west has captured the national conser-
walton convention. Announcement il
made by the executive continue Of
the National Conservation Association
through the secretary, Thomas r.
Ship, that the national convention
will be held at st. Paul the first week
in September. The decision of this
matter was reached through a canvass
Of the executive committee by tele-
graph and the decision was practical
ly unanimous in favor of st. Paul.
It is the purpose Of the secretary,
T. r. Ship, to get in communication
with Governor Eberhart and the off,
Gals and associations in St. Paul and.
Minneapolis who will have a part in
making success Of the national
conservation convention. The plans
thus far perfected include an invita-
ton to be extended to President Taft
to be present, and it is assured that
Theodore Roosevelt will make an ad-
dress.
Board of trade, chambers of COM
merce and kindred associations will
send delegates and large gathering
Of distinguished men will make this
by far the greatest asemblage in the
interests of conservation ever held in
the country.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1910-05-11
ELDER STEWART DEAD,
End Comes to Financier With But
Little Warning.

Minneapolis, May 4.-"Elder" Levi
M. Stewart, eccentric Minneapolis mil
lionaire, died of Inflammation of the
lungs and senility. He was IS years
old.
Two months ago ELDER" Stewart
again had an attack of Inflammation
of the lungs and took to his bed. At
tending physicians say he has been
dying for the last 10 days and his i'm.
mediate friends, Mr.. and Mrs. L. A.
Gordon, members of his household,
Samuel and John Friedman. Mrs. H.
Eaton, and Mr.. A. Benjamin, have
ben with him almost constantly.
Mr.. Stewart leaves an estate vari-
ously estimated at from two to five
millions, in local real estate. He was
a keen business man and only few
days before his death executed several
one thousand year leases. His near
est relative are two brothers at
Corinna, Maine, whence he came in
1921.