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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-02-13

answers to his name I desire to quote
some parliamentary authorities upon the
subject"
Does the gentleman from Kentucky
deny that he is present." inquired Mr.
Reed in a quiet voice.
i do not deny it
THE gentleman from Kentucky de-
clares that he is present, and the clerk
will record his name, said the Speaker
The retort was so prompt and sharp
that everybody shouted with laughter,
and when Mr.. McCreary tried to resume
his remarks he was shouted down by his
own colleagues. The laughter had done
its work and the revolution was ended.
After he finished the list Mr.. Reed read
from manuscript a carefully prepared
opinion that the chair has the paria-
mentary right to exercise his knowledge
as to whether member of the House Is
present or absent, and quoted as a prece-
dent similar decision made by David
B. Hill in the senate of New York.
After the decision was read Mr.. Crisp
appealed from the Speakers ruling and
moved that the house adjourn i'll order
that he and his fellow democrats might
have an opportunity to study the question
and prepare themselves for the debate
which ensued and occupied several Sue
ceeding days. The opinion was sustained
and was frequently quoted as authority
by Mr.. Crisp when he became Speaker of
the next Congress.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-02-13

the French capital at midi" when she
energies from the workshops of Worth.
Paquin and other we'll known dress
makers. for her frugal luncheon-is a
type exclusively Partisan.
She is the gentle" workgirl, whose
clever fingers have made the Rue de la
Pax famous the world over. Light
hearted. Woodworking and what Lon
doners would cali ''saucy," the midi
nette" is no great respecter of persons.
l do not mean that she is forward. for to
say SO would be incorrect. She is, il
anything, rather timid, but in the mass
she is always ready for a lark, and does
not mind much who the victim may be.
The other day when the youthful King
Manuel as leaving a fashionable photog-
raphers in the Rue de la Paix, at noon,
he encountered a band OF midinettes
trooping out of one of the leading cos
tumier's. AS soon as they caught sight
of the boyish monarch the laughing
merry workgrls surged around his motor
car, shouting 'Vive lie roll" and while
some of their number jumped on the step
and threw his majesty kisses. others took
little bouquets of violets from their cor
sages and tossed them into the car. The
king was vastly amused at this unex-
pected and charming encounter with the
Paris midinettes, and had he not been
accompanied by grave and elderly
member of his suite, he would willingly
have fingered longer in the Rue de la
Paix.
The incident reminds me of a similar
adventure which happened to King AL
fonso when he paid his first visit to
Paris. He was driving down the Rue
Royale at 1890 in the daytime, and every
window OF the numerous dressmaking and
millinery establishments was filed with
graceful young workgirls. The king was
delighted with his reception, and as he
drove along through the smiling crowd
one pretty midinette took a nOsegay from
her breast and threw it with such deadly
aim that it hit the Spanish monarch full
in the eye.
For moment there was CONSERVATION
among his majestys suite, and NJ. Lou
bet. who was in the carriage with him,
looked very concerned. But a moment
later King Alfonso was bowling CALAMITY
to the petit PariSiennes,' and the dead
~ nOsegay was stuck in the buttonhOle
of his uniform. This incident has since
been made use Of in that enormously sue
cessful Partisan comedy. lie Roi.'
The "midinette' is always dressed
simply, but attractively. and IL you walk
down the Rue de la Paix any day be-
tween noon and / o'clock You will find
the pavements mOnopoliZed by groups
of dark-haired. light-hearted girls. whose
merry laughter echoes above the noise
of the traffic. These are the deft-fingered
fairies of the needle, who do most of the
work on the creations which later will
adorn the queens OF fashion In Paris and
London, and the wives of millionaires in
New York and Washington.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-02-13
LOO Acres in Eucalyptus.
From the Los Angeles Express


The Santa Fe thus far has planted
LOO acres of eucalyptus on It's ranch OF
7OOO acres in San Diego county, and the
planting will be continued each year until
the entire tract has been planted. 1t be-
gan three years ago
1t will require from twenty to twenty
five years for the trees to attain the size
most desirable for railroad ties, according
to f. A Faulkner, tie and timber agent
of the Santa Fe system, who has just re-
turned from an inspection of the eu-
calyptus ranch.
This is much longer than. the estimate
made by many eucalyptus enthusiasts. but
one difference is that the Santa Fe is
growing it's trees without water, and they
will grow much more rapidly if irrigated.
Then, too, the Santa Fe proposes to keep
it's trees growing until they. attain a
larger size than merely commercially
marketable timber.
..There is much more timber In a tree
of twelve inches in diameter than in a
1O-inch tree" said Mr.. Faulkner. "and 1t
pays to let the tree get the larger
growth.
I'm its early years the tree is chiefly
making root growth and height. but after
it makes good height it begins 10 make
diameter 1t pays from a railroad stand
point to wait three or four years longer
to let the tree get the proper diameter"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-02-13
An Experienced Man.
From the Chicago News.

How do you conquer your elephant
when he goes on a rampage" I asked
the managerie proprietor.
I'VE avail ourselves Of an experienced
baggage man." he replied.
AN experienced baggage man" I re-
piled with wonderment.
Yes" he explained patiently. although
1t was evident that he was nettled by my
stupidity, I'VE get man who knows how
to smash trunks"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-02-13
Church Offered a Site.

according to the custom of the depart
mcnt in such cases. advertisements were
published in the Salt Lake papers inviting
proposals, and several desirable lots were
rendered at various prices The most OF
them represented the full value OF the
property concerned, and in some cases
4 little more. Among other sites offered
was one opposite the citadel of Mormon
ISM. splendid group of buildings located
upon the most slightly spot in Salt Lake
city by Brigham Young more than half
a century ago, and including the temple,
the tabernacle. which is perhaps the most
perfect auditorium in this country. II not
in the entire world, and other structures
devoted TO the business and ecclesiastical
affairs of the sect. Just now two more
stately edifices are rising within the en-
closure, one of them to be devoted to the
offices of the presidency and other Off
Gals of the church and the other club
house and gymnasium for the young men
of Salt Lake City
For many reasons it was desirable
that the post office and federal courts
should be located in that part of the
was beyond criticism to location and
price, but when the bids were opened
it was discovered that another site,
equally desirable, on the opposite side
Of the business section, had been ten
dered by a firm of bankers for the con-
accepted by the Treasury Department,
and a deed was delivered shortly after.
The lot is on the southeast corner of
Market and East Temple streets, and is
$50 feet square. AT the time of the
purchase it was worth between forty
and fifty thousand dollars. Today it
would bring at least a quarter of a mil
dollars
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-02-13
All Followed Precedent.

Under every other Speaker from Mr..
committee on rules has had the authority
to regulate business and decide what bills
should be considered. This has been
found to be absolutely necessary for the
transaction Of business. Otherwise there
would be q scramble. Every man who is
interested in legislation, and very few
members of the House are not, would in
sist that his particular bill should be
taken up and disposed of. and the conse-
quence would be confusion that would
prevent any serious business.
At the same time every Speaker Of the
House, democrat as well as republican,
has always exercised his judgment and
used the power and authority of his Office
to secure the passage of such legislation
as he believed to be proper and neces-
sary.
Therefore "Cannonism'' is no novelty.
and 1t is not the invention Of the present
Speaker but is the result Of the ex-
perience of generations and is sustained
by a line of unbroken presidents.
Every veteran member of Congress,
every veteran newspaper correspondent
and every habitue of the Capitol who
was here twenty years ago will remem-
Der the tumultuous scene in the House
of Representatives January %. 1890 when
the ear first shook his scepter in the
faces of those who attempted to resist
his authority and interfere with legisla-
tive proceedings. 1t occurred shortly
after the reading OF the journal, when
somebody moved to take up contested
election case from West Virginia the
committee having reported in favor of
seating the republican contestant in p.Gcr
of the demcs rat w"ose Eame was OH the
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-02-13

Toll. w fleN MT. fteeO put lIle HlOtlOn dl
the democrats but one refused to vote
| leaving 161 republicans and Buckalew OF
| Pennsylvania voting, and Mr.. Crisp OF
Georgia, the democratic leader, imme-
diately raised the point of no quorum
Reed Counted a Quorum.
The republican ma iority was very mar
row. and the absentees left it helpless, SO
that the democrats, by using the ordi-
nary parliamentary tactics, could prevent
any action whatever by refusing to vote
and leaving the majority without the le-
gal quorum. Mr.. Reed and other re-
! publican leaders had become tired of that
practice and were determined that it
should not be used any further to delay
business. Hence, when Mr.. Crisp made
the point of order, the Speaker rose from
the chair and in calm but emphatic
tone said:
THE chair directs the clerk to record
the following names of members present
and refusing to vote: Mr.. Blanchard.
Mr.. Bland, Mr. Blount, Mr.. Breckenridge
When he got that far bedlam broke
loose. Every man on the democratic side
began to yell "Mr Speaker" Mr..
Speaker Mr.. Crisp jumped upon a
chair and his clear voice could be heard
in the reporters gallery as he shouted:
of the chair
Mr. Breckenridge Of Kentucky, whose
name was about to be uttered by the
Speaker as the fifth in the list when the
confusion occurred, came rushing down
the aisle shouting:
II deny the power of the Speaker to
record my name; this is revolutionary.
MIR. Reed stood calm and serene, with
a smile upon his face. and the republi-
cans remained silent in their seats. For
he prao f,Nr II.
clerks desk was damned with excited
members gesticulating violently and
shouting at the top of their lungs.
Finally when they had exhausted them
selves and the tumult partially subsidized,
the Speaker gave three sharp raps with
his gayel and said in his usual tone:
The House will be in order: the clerk
will record the names of the following
members who are present and not vot-
ing
Picking up the. list he continued: "Mr.
breckenridge Of Kentucky Mr. Brook
shire. Mr.. Bullock, Mr.. Bynum. Mr.. Car
lisle," and SO on without interruption
until Mr.. McCreary, recently a member
OF the Senate. was reached Then oc-
CURED an amusing incident which seemed
to appeal to the sense of humor of the
democrats and saved the situation. As
everybody knows. Mr.. McCreary IS a
calm, dignified and deliberate gentleman,
and when his name was read he rose at
his desk and said:
mfr. Speaker. I deny your right 10
count ne nres"n' T'r~ - - -.
itotS" - - - -. 1tt ="
all. member It.4Ss he.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-02-13
FRENCH MILL1NER
Throws Kisses and Nosegays to
Royalties-Violets for Manuel.

The Paris midinette-so called because
she is most in evidence In the streets Of
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-02-13
GOT GROUND CHEAP
Government Paid Dollar for
Salt Lake City Site.
EVENED UP WITH CHURCH
Former Mormons Took This Method
of Paying Grudge,
ORIGIN OF HOUSE RULES
Present Speaker Not Responsible
for What Has Come to Be Known
as "Cannonism."
ORIGIN OF HOUSE RULES
BY WILLIAM u. Gu EllS !.

RY WILLIAM p. CI RI u.
Written Tor Tnc Star and the Chicago Record
Herald.
It is customary IN western cities 10 give
sites for public buildings TO the federal
government. and they are often purchased
~ contributions from property owners
and business men who will be directly
benefited ii tie post Office or tile custom
house or the federal courts are located
N their vicinity Very often too, men
who have large real estate interests do
nate to the government a plot for a post
office III order to attract business houses
to that neigliborhood.
one - the most interesting transactions
cf this kind that | ever heard Of was re
lated at salt Lake City last summer.
where one Of the noblest sites occupied
IL any public building in the United
states cost the taxpayers only 81 pur-
chase money and s322o1. which was ex-
pended in advertising for proposals, in
searching the title and in recording the
deed.
June 4. 1891. Congress appropriated
$1,000 or 50 much thereof as may be
necessary" for the purchase of site TOR
a courthouse and a post office IN that
beautiful and thriving city. Two years
later an additional appropriation of 500
900 was made to cover the cost of both
site and building, and finally, in 1901, the
limit allowed for both was extended TO
half a million dollars The records or the
Treasury Department show that the
building which is one of the most artistic
in it's design and perfect in its proportions
ever erected by the supervising architect.
cost S499 967.79, and that the expense of
acquiring a site was exactly Sell. which,
added together. as you will notice, make
an amount /, nal to the limit of cost al
lowed hy law
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-02-13

Youngwed-I always crack up my wife's
biscuits. Mr.. Bachelor-HeavAns! Are
they as hard as .that?-Boston Tran
script
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-02-13

Henderson and Mr.. Crisp. the latter
democrat from Georgia, and no Speaker
of the House has ever thought OF chang
ing or abandoning the rules. because
they are acknowledged by both parties
10 be absolutely necessary to preserve
order and promote business in so large
body as the lower house of our ma
tonal legislature. AT the same time, it
has been customary for the republicans
10 denounce these same tyrannical rules
when democrat has occupied the chair,
and, on the other hand, the democrats
have denounced them as tyrannical when
a republican has occupied the chair. In
uividual members of the majority at all
times have rebelled and demonstrated,
and have been crushed by the jugger-
naut when they have attempted to resist
or have thrown themselves under its
wheels.
livery Speaker OF the House so long as
that body has existed has given the most
important and influential committee ap-
pointments to his friends and supporters,
and at the same time has placed his OPP
ponents and enemies at the tail end OF
the committees. Mr.. Cannon did not in
vent that form of retaliation. He has
simply followed precedents which have
prevailed in both parties and in every
Congress-
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-02-13

\ bachelor is man with enough con-
!. {. IN Ills judgment OF women to act
II ;.-i'uck.
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roll. When Mr.. Reed put the motion all
the democrats but one refused to vote.
leaving 161 republicans and Buckalew of
Pennsylvania voting, and Mr.. Crisp of
Georgia, the democratic leader. imme-
dately raised the point of no quorum.
The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1910-01-08
DISMISSAL OF CLIFFORD PINcHoT.

The removal of Clifford Pnchot of
the Taft administration
influence beyond the personal equation and involves the entire
Republican party in nternecne quarrel such proportions as
to seriously threaten party national affairs
The people Ogden without saying They
believe the and him the best type of American
citizenship his strenuous battle for the conservation of Amer
citizens Ogden have stood by him.
holding supporting him possible In
return good Ogden. BE has established
headquarters of district in this city and made this most import
In reaching decision to where
headquarters should be- he with indifference
powerful influences abong contrary direction threw his in
Ogden He always has been above reproach
intent purpose ceased to display those admir-
qualities manhood which have marked him natural
leader Of men.
Pnchot like all Of pronounced views and fixed pur
pose has attempted the control
the public grazing lands within those forests and
Of the hostility of those who
Of enjoyment Of privileges had felt they had ac
which should not be set aside arbitrary radical
Clifford Pnchot found endless conflicts and most dver
interests and consequently being forced act In favor OF one
other elected to favor what he termed the homebd
es the protests from
ranges the which has been factor IN making Clifford
discussed in the United States To add to
turmoil the Bangr controversy became administration
scandal involving service Clifford Pncho CLAWS and
frauds and that the beginning OF the end
Pinchot from the forest service newt
quarrel between Pnchot and Banger became open
bitter approach the proportions Of scandal in Tas
the President being driven to make
men, decided that member Of his cabinet and
of his selection whom he bound to conf
upheld the inheritance Of the Roosevelt admin
istration rejected.
growers who guests not dspleased be-
Clifford Pnchot has been eliminated from the forest service
they rejoicing the dismissal But venture the
the Clifford Pncho farseeing
policy will provoke less adverse comment from the livestock
than offered today.
The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1910-01-08

One OF the greatest fayorites in
vaudeville is coming to the Ogden Or
pheum. He Is Edwin Stevens, who.
aided by Miss Tina Marshall. will
headline the bill that viii be given its
first presentation Sunday night Their
sketch is entitled, IAN Evening With
Dickens" This is really four acts in
one. First. there is a little playlet
In which the characters are them
selves. then In succession are present
ed Uriah Heep. with Miss Marshall
as Agnes; Grandfather Smallweed and
Dick Swiveller. with Miss Marshall as
the marchioness, and Wilkins Micaw-
Der. An admirable feature of this act
is act, while 1t possesses special In
terest for the student of Dickens, II
never fails TO please the audiences
who witness it. This has been attTib-
uted by critics as being the truest to
life OF all Dickens characters.
Howard musical ponies and comedy
The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1910-01-08
[ AN | M j r AS
[ AK ON
JAP AN

DR.. lssa Tanimura, in his address
before the Wool Growers, said.
Mr. Chairman, and members Of the
National Wool Growers convention:
| greatly esteem the privilege of
being permitted to attend the wool
mems convention as student and spec
tator have but just arrived from
Japan expressly for the purpose of
making a study of the sheep and wool
industry in the United States, having
in view of assistance TO the devel-
opmcnt Of animal husbandry in gen
oral in my country. Japan has reach
ed q point in her internal develop
ment where it is important and neces-
sory that immediate attention shall be
given TO the sheep and Gont indus
try My people have not reached,
and do not yet understand the ele-
mentary principles of the business
and, yet, our needs are great for food
supply and the wool required for man
ufacturing purposes. While In Port
land. Oregon. | had the pleasure of
meeting with Hon. ID. o Lively. Of the
Union Stock yards, who has kindly
suggested that | not only would learn
much from the best-posted observers
and practical men OF the sheep In
dustry at this national convention, but
| am indebted to him Tor my introduc-
ton. From these remarks you may
understand that my sole desire Is to
present n few points making known
the desire of the Japanese govern
ment and its leading men to encour-
age in every way the importation OF
sheep and goats. and the propagation
OF flocks OF the best breed
1t seems strange that when the fig
ures are consulted that so little pro-
eress has been made In Japan in rails
ing sheep and goats. | may say that.
until the past few years, mutton cat
ing has been unknown 10 the Jap
anese people. Nobody has taken the
trouble to inform the natives OF the
purity and desirability OF this meat
food also, OF the profit of raising the
best breeds Of animals whose fleece
as we'll as carcasseS arc made TO
yield profits.
One of the first things l heard when
The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1910-01-08
W Y @ N | N G
II E R E IN
FORCE

The reputation and strength which
Wyoming wields In the great wool
and sheep industry OF the world has
been apparent in Ogden this week
during the convention of tho wool
growers. This state ranks first in the
Union as to number OF sheen and
amount of wool produced and IS rep.
resented by close to 100 flockmagters.
while many have been held at their
homes and are now out on the desert
watching their flocks. which have been
drifting with storms for the past
week or ten days, prevented at the
last moment from attending
Those who are here. however. are ac-
tive in the work which IS making the
strength of the great industry felt all
over the world. through the organiza-
tion of the great wool storage ware
houses and other movements which
arc protecting the American wool
grower from the encroachments OF the
great wool commission houses and
the unloading OF foreign wool on our
markets
The southwestern part of the state
is especially well represented here
this week. stronger than any other
weather conditions. ard a large num-
Der are here from Evanston. Coke
Vile, Kemmercr and Rock Springs.
a Wyoming man said ais morning:
Concerning the action of President
TAFT in djsmissing Clifford Pinchot as
chief forester, there appears to be u
strong sentiment of pleasure among
the wool growers, and 1t Is known
that among the small ranchers and
users of the forest reserve of Wyom-
ing there Will he general rejoicing.
Clifford Pinchot has ruled the domin-
ion of the forest reserves of the west
with an Iron hand, and there has been
very little consideration shown the
men who have approached the from
tier that they might build up homes
for their families and endured those
hardshlps only known 10 those >who
have given up the liXuries OF life that
they might aid in the upbuiIding of
the great dominion known q few years
ago as the barren west"
Speaking OF Mr. Potter, a Wyoming
newspaper man says:
Chief OF Grazing A F. Potter, who
Is named as the successor OF Chief
Forester P1nchot, is well known
throughout the west. and the hope Is
generally expressed that Mr.. Taft may
sec fit to make his appointment per
manent and with Mr., Potter west
ern man. a man who understands con
ditions. man who has rode the
range, slept out nights with his saddle
for a pillow and saddle blanket for
the only covering. passing contented-
ly into slumber. watching the stars
above him and listening to the howl
OF the coyote and wolf near by Such
a man will have the United support
OF the ranchers and builders oil the
west. for In him they VIII have conf
dence as to his judgment and no man
in the United States today is better
qualified to take on the responsible
duties of chief forester. with a better
heart. than Is Mr.. Potter. The forest
service needs the aid of those people
who pay fees for privileges, and Mr..
Pinchot has never had their support.
Mr Potter will have that support, for
he has visited every forest. personally
met the rancherS and talked over mat
ters OF interest with them. and under
stands what they want"