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mittee Of the House. As a result it is
supposed they will be less open to in
fluence upon any special legislation and
less likely to be biased In their choice
OF members Of the other important COM
mittees.
Beyond its geographical division and
it's singular equipment with lawyers in
every position on the committee. the
membership Is characterized by many
other important facts. A majority OF the
men are graduates OF colleges Of the
highest standing. and bring to their work
an academic training Of the highest quail
ity.
Harrison is graduate Of Yale. and
was an instructor in the New York law
school; Peters IS a graduate Of Har-
ward. Palmer Of Swarthmore, Hammond
of Dartmouth, Rainey OF Amherst. Dixon
Of the Indiana State University. Under
wood Of the University OF Virginia.
Brantley Of the University OF Georgia.
Hull Of Cumberland University ana
Kitchin of Wake Forest College.
The northern democrats represent the
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best development OF the younger element
Of democracy. Harrison is but thirty
eight, Hughes, Peters and Palmer each
thirty-nine. and Hull OF Tennessee Is
forty.
The manner in which Palmer OF Penn
sylvania came to Congress this time Is
worth the telling. Palmer, II should DE-
stated, is a Quaker. but the very antithe-
sis Of what the name might imply He IS
a physical giant. a man with foot ball
record and an aggressive political fighter.
In the district he represents in Pennsyl-
vania there was a peculiar system o,
rotation in effect No representative ever
served more than one term. The con
trolling forces in the district mapped OUT
for years ahead the rotation OF the con-
gressional job through the various coun-
ties, and young men not out OF their
teens were marked for the place some
years in advance.
Mr.. Palmer was elected first by rota-
ton. Then he sprung surprise on the
district He informed his constituents
that he didn't believe in the rotation
system, and that he did not propose 10
be bound by It. 1t was devised when he
was too young to take part in it, and 1T
would probably continue until after he
died.
So with q banner emblazoned Rotation
is Rot" A. Mitchell Palmer proceeded TO
upset all traditions OF the twenty-sixtn
district of Pennsylvania He was re-
elected after the hardest fight the dis
trict had known. and is the first represent
tative in many years to serve the secohd
term from that district
Chairman Underwood of the new COM
mittee is a deep student of the tariff, ana
a.man thoroughly familiar with the sub
1ect with which his committee must deal
in the next few months. His associations
are peculiar, in the light of his pro-
nounced revenue tariff views. He has
been closely identified with those inter
ested in the iron and steel business III
Alabama. and has been regarded at many
times as one likely to be influenced on
tariff questions by the character OF the
industries in his district. Mr.. Under-
wood is one Of the most pronounced aovo-
Gates Of purely revenue-producing tar1n.
however.
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tween what may be known as northern
and southern democrats. Seven of TIL
fourteen members come from below Ma
son and Dixons famous line and seven
from above. This careful balancing OF
the committee is likely to mean more to
the country when the tariff comes under
consideration than is now fully under
stood. The recognition given to the north
ern states, a full half Of the majority
membership Of the committee, is such as
to give the "solid south only half
voice in the makeup Of the new Con-
gress and the preparation of the demo-
cratic tariff bill.
The fourteen lawyers are divided be-
tween north and south as follows:
From the south-Oscar w. Underwood,
Alabama: Choice 3. Randell, Texas: VIII
liam G. Brantley. Georgia.: Dorsey W.
Shackleford, Missouri: Ollie NJ. James.
Kentucky; Claude Kitchin, North Caro-
lima; Cordell Hull, Tennessee.
From the north-Francis Burton Har-
rison, New York; Lincoln Dixon, Indi-
ana; Henry T. Rainey. Illinois; Winfield
S. Hammond, Minnesota: William
Hughes. New Jersey; Andrew j. Peters.
Massachusetts; A. Mitchell Palmer, Penn
sylvania.
These fourteen men have been set apart
as ineligible to serve on any other COM
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Alaska that he Is familiar with the ma
tives to an extent which few white men
generally attain. He started into the
work there as teacher of the bureau
of education. Later he had charge of a
herd of reindeer. Then he returned to
teaching, and after six years he was
made field superintendent Just about
a year ago he was called to Washington
to become head Of the Alaska school and
reindeer service of the bureau.
Among Mr.. Loops many accomplish
ments is thorough knowledge Of the
Eskimo language AS a result he has
been able to obtain vast amount Of
material valuable in his work not other
wise possible He has also noted num-
Der Of curious words which have crept
into the Eskimo vocabulary as result
Of civilization
when the white men went to Alaska, -
said Mr.. Lopp. "they took with them
many things which were, of course. new
to the natives. The first, in fact. was
themselves. and new words had to be
coined to meet the new requirements.
AS fitting word to express white man
the Eskimo chose 'nalongmeet.' That
word means white leather man, or people.
It is my opinion that the word was
taken from 'nalook,' sealskin, which
the natives bleach and which becomes
very white In consequence, and meet a
tribe or people.
Their literalness is evident in the case
nf other DIS. and in some Instances
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half whale head left after having dis
posed of the other portion at that small
figure. when. revenue cutter touching
there. he was offered So a pound cash
The offer, naturally, was joyouSly ac-
cepted, and the proceeds reached almost
the NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. mark. Two
thousand dollars the native sent back to
the states, with which to secure pro-
visions and lumber for a house That in
cident. which occurred about four years
ago, was the beginning Of a lucrative
trade for the natives. The market, up to
that time inaccessible to them. was
opened. An idea of the profits derived
from this trade can be obtained WHEN it
is realized that the bone Of large whale
weighs from 1000 to 1900 pounds. and
sells for from So to IS pound. Add to
this the fact that some natives are lucky
enough to- kill several whales in a single
season, and it can easily be seen what
the opening of the market has meant to
them.
But the reindeer are the source Of
greatest income to the majority Of the
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of the democratic Congress. Even now
the fourteen. with the pledge of their
party caucus to support them, and with
out waiting for the appointment of their
republican colleagues, are preparing the
list of committees. fixing the rule of COM
mittee eligibility and discussing the plans
and details for the revision of the tariff
and for the action of the democratic ma
Jority in the next House.
1t has taken more than a hundred years
to thrust all this power and glory upon
the ways and means committee; but the
result has been accomplished at last
through entirely peaceful means. Champ
Clark has given up to II the prerogatfves
that made Speaker Cannon most power
full in the House. Oscar w. Underwood
of Alabama, as chairman, will actually
be a more powerful figure in the House,
SO long as he has his committee men,
bers firmly with him, than will Speaker
Clark himself.
The men who have made up the re-
publican ways and means committee are
we'll known to the public: Payne of New
York, Dalzell of Pennsylvania, Mccall Of
Massachusetts. Hill Of Connecticut Bou-
tell of Illinois. Longworth Of Ohio and
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kan school and reindeer service Of the
bureau Of education, branch of the De-
partment OF the Interior. And that, In
addition to a rudementary knowledge OF
English. reading, writing and kindred
subjects, Is what the bureau OF education
is endeavoring to give them. Where the
natives Of Alaska only a few years ago
could support themselves by primitive
means. today they must be skilled IN
modern commercialism in order to appre-
ciate to the fullest the opportunities OF
fered by the resources OF their country.
For twenty odd years Mr.. Loop has been
connected with the Alaskan division or
the bureau Of education, and has seen
tho natives from the time they were al
most untouched by civilization through the
various stages OF progress as modernism
reached Alaska up to the present time,
when to take his place with the white
man industraily the Alaskan native must
put aside his primitive tools and Gus
toms and take up modern implements
and up-to-date conmercial!sm.
Today civilization has practically sur
rounded Alaska. Not only are the ma
tives taught the use Of modern impie-
,nents OF industry. but hygiene. santa
ton and modern cookery. There are sew
eraI stores run profitably by natives in
various sections Of Alaska, schooners are
owned by a considerable number. while
native homes rank among the most pre-
tentious there, and the country boasts
~ its native money magnates, several
natives being worth twenty odd thousand
dollars, while still others make twelve
10 fifteen thousand dollars a year
In addition to being taught how to use
modern implements In carpentry as
regular school course, there are two in
tlustrial departments In connection with
Prince of Wales and Unalakleet. At the
latter village the natives have sawed
lumber from the spruce trees and built
nine schooners without the assistance OF
from ten to thirty tons capacity. while
one or two have gasoline power. This
shows the natives natural ability al
carpentry.
The natives Of Unalakieet are pushing
their ambitions still further. and have Pc
titfoned the government to erect a saw
mill there. This Is being considered, and
may possibly be done. II SO IT will be
built with the understanding that Uncle
Sam pays the initial cost Of erection and
that the natives then start company
In order to finance and run IT.
-
Civilization has even reached Point Bar
row, the most northerly point Of Alaska.
and where the most northerly school
house In the world is situated. This. OF
course, is one of the government schools.
"A few years ago whalebone. one of the
most remunerauve products the natives
can sell. brought them approximately
b3t so cents a pound. One native had
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headed by a captain who was also an
industrial teacher a profitable cod
fish trade could be built up. Another
project which the bureau is in hopes
of being able to carry out Is intrQduc-
ing rabbits on these islands. 1t is> De.
Iieved, that they would thrive there and
that their introduction would be good
thing.
In addition to this. 1t is hoped. eight
new schools will be erected within the
next fifteen months. These will be built
principally on the western coast. The
Juneau Hospital. which is an important
factor OF the medical work Of Alaska.
and the only hospital owned by the gov
eminent. will be continued II . sufficient
sum can DO obtained.
Mr.. Lopp has spent 30 many years in
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III RESENTS which embarrassed
the government might form
an appropriate label to COL
lection in the National Museum. The
presents in question include diamonds,
pearls, gold, altar of roses and an an
cient sarcophagus which once con-
tanned the body Of a Roman emperor,
and which, strangely enough, was de-
signed by it's donor to be the final rest
ing place Of President Andrew Jackson.
These rare and curious gifts were re-
ceived from an oriental potentate, to
wit, the Imam Of Muscat, whose friend
Illness to this government was only
rivaled by his singular taste in the
matter of presents. The latter even in
cluded live and savage lions, which
gave considerable trouble to diplo-
matte representative abroad and occa-
stoned a prolonged and involved CORE
spondence between the White House
and the high and mighty, If generous
and amiable, imam.
The Roman imperial sarcophagus.
wherein IL was the evident desire of the
oriental sovereign to have odd Hlck-
ory' quietly ''inurn'd." is to be seen,
front Of the old National Museum
building, by the side of the main en-
trance. 1t is labeled simply Ancient
Roman sarcophagus, from Beirut. Syria,
and its connection with the doughty
jackson would. therefore, not be in
ferred by the uninitiated.
The sarcophagus was brought from
Beirut, Syria. by Commodore Jesse D.
Elliott in the friSate Constitution, in
the year 1889. It had been the reposi-
tory Of the remains of the Roman En-
peror Alexander Severus. Gen. Jack
son declined the honor proffered him Of
resting during his final sleep in this
honorable, If secondhand. tomb. his
letter from the Hermitage, dated March
~, 1915, standing as one of his most
characteristic expressions. He said:
Il cannot consent that my mortal body
shall be laid in repository prepared for
feelings and principles forbid It, Every
monument erected to perpetuate the
memory OF our heroes and statesmen
ought to bear evidence of the economy
and simplicity of our republican insti-
tutions and the plainness of our repub-
Lcan citizens. who are the sovereigns OF
our glorious union and whose virtue Is
to perpetuate it. True virtue cannot ex-
erning passions. 1t can only dwell with
the people-the great laborfng classes.
that form the bone and sinew OF our
confederacy. I have prepared a hu-ible
depository for my mortal body beside
that wherein lies my beloved wife. where,
without pomp or parade. have request
ed. when my God calls me to sleep with
my fathers. to be iaid-for both Of US
there to remain until the last trumpet
sounds to call the dead to judgment.
when we, I hope. shall rise together,
clothed with that heavenly body prom
Used to all who believe In our glorious
Redeemer who died for US that we might
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Is SO much so that II Is almost unpleas-
ant When beans were introduced into
Alaska by the white men the same diff
ficulty arose as when the white man him
self made his appearance. They had to
make a new word. They did better than
that-they made two. One is 'sishin-
gooik. or hard things; the other Is less
elegant. but to their way Of thinking more
accurate. They call them komoura.'
That means literally cattle tick, or the
large brown bugs which they find on the
caribou.
For evaporated apples they coined the
word setungoOik.' or earlike things. while
stove they labeled 'conhnitesown. to
make hot A steamship is to them an
'ikneelik,' or 'fireship. and they refuse
to change 1t to a steamship"
Mr.. Lopp Is Of the opinion that tho ma
tives of Alaska were the first to use
the inflated tire principle. Whether or
not that Is true. certain 1t Is at least
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that a new force is due to take control OF
affairs; has already begun. in fact, to
formulate the policy Of democracy and
prepare the work for the next two years
For the first time in the history Of the
government the Speaker will sit shorn OF
his chief prerogative, that of appointing
the committees Of the House.
A new giant Of legislative government
has arisen. the ways and means commit
tee. Not that it is a new committee-it is,
in fact, one OF the oldest In the compost
ton OF the American Congress. But now
for the first time there has been thrust
upon 1t a function which, with that for
mally given II, makes it the dominating
element In the greatest deliberative legis-
lative body in the world.
What is this ways and means commit
Tee, and who are the men upon whom
the burden Of the next Congress has been
placed? The questions have been asked
subject Is still new enough to hold the
attention Of the country and to form a
topic Of political discussion.
=
Ways and means to raise the nations
cash" Is the problem to which this
formidable committee has devoted itself
ever since 1t was born. way back in 1883,
when the American Congress was Just
getting under way. In those days, and,
in fact. all through the years up to the
close Of the civil war. it did more than
raise the money-it spent it also.
The ways and means committee actual
ly carried the cash box into which Uncle
Sam threw his earnings. and from which
he paid his creditors and his workmen.
Every bill to raise revenue. and every
appropriation bill to spend it. as we'll as
the banking laws, customs regulations,
trade agreements and the like went
through the hands of this powerful Or
ganiZation.
1t was this great Importance which
made the committee the CHIEF committee
of Congress. and which made its chair
man floor leader Of the party that con-
trolled the House. Although the appro-
priation bills were turned over to the
now powerful appropriations committee
in 1866, the ways and means committee
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natives. The reindeer service was started
by the government in 1892. when a herd
of 40 were landed at Port Clarence from
Siberia. In the eleven years following
more than 1900 were imported from
the same place. Today there are over
q 900 reindeer in Alaska. These deer are
sometimes confused with herd imported
from Norway and taken to the Klondike
region in 1887 and 1898. At that time
Congress appropriated the money with
which to finance the expedition. and a
member of the War Department UNDER
took to carry them safely to their desti-
nation. The attempt, however, proved a
failure. and the reindeer finally landed in
New York city. whence spread the rumor
that they were the same animals from
which the Alaskan herds Originated.
Revenue is derived from reindeer by
the natives through several sources. Not
only is the sale OF the meat profitable,
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live and by whose atonement nope TOT
a blessed immortality"
The story connected with tho other
articles in the museum received as pres
ents from the Imam of Muscat. including
a superb necklace Of 100 pearls and TWO
separate enormous and exquisite pearls
a number Of small diamonds. GYM
drical piece OF gold, q TURKISH carpet, .
bottle of altar Of roses (Which reposed
for many years, as noted on the LABEL
in the vaults of the Treasury, -FOUR
Cashmere shawls. FIVE denijohns OF rose
water and one gold-mounted SWORD, Is
quite interesting.
president Jackson, in 1892, sent Ed
mtnd Roberts of New Hampshire to ar
range treaties of navigation and COM
merce with the principaEties along the
Indian ocean. \ treaty satisfactory 20
both parties was arranged with the
Imam of Muscat. In 1885 this treaty was
ratified and Roberts again sailed ior
Muscat in the Peacock. About 40 niles
from his destination the vessel ran on
bar off the desolate Arabian coast Inc
and a hostile group OF Arabs soon col,
lected, threatening to board the Vessei
and not only plumber the same, put 10
murder every one on board.
The night on which the accident nap
pened was a dark one, and, about MD
night, Commissioner Roberts, Midshlp-
man Taylor and six sailors starred OIL
in an open boat to seek aid After an
extremely perilous passage OF sonethiIis
more than two days they reached MUS at
The imam, to whom they appealed Tor
help, Immediately ordered Ahmet Ben
Hannah, in the sloop-of-war Suitanee. 70
proceed to the assistance or the Peacock
In the meantime couriers on swift mounts
were dispatched to warn the wild chiefs
that their heads would fall II the Amer
leans came to harm. By these prompt
and vigorous measures the vessel and
crew were saved. 49,
Ahmet Ben Haman sailed the Sultanee
to New York bay. He came as the &C
credited representative OF the Imam or
Muscat, with the presents enumerated for
two splendid Arabian Mid no ses. while
the United States consul at Tansiers, Mr.
Carr had his hands, or, more literally
speaking, his room. full with couple
of lions. which, one way and anotner'
caused him considerable Inconvenience.
President Van Buren, set forth in de-
tail the troublesome matter of the imam's
gifts in q special message to Congress IN
May, 1S4O Herein mention IS rado o
the two lions which were give. & nS~i
Carr at Tangiers. President Van Buren,
declined the gifts, as the President was
under existing constitutional provisions
preciuoeo Irom dccoptIuS tuein Aoa Ills
own USE"
Ahmet Ben Haman then offered the
presents to the government The matter
was referred by Congress to a commit
tee and much weird procedure was gone
through with, with the ultimate result.
however, that the imam's gifts are now
to be seen. with the exception. Of course.
of the live stock. in the National Mu-
scum.
EE4nodied In President Van Buren's spe-
cial message to Congress concerning the
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still continued to be the recognized elder
son Of the House organization, and as It's
chairman Serene +. Payne OF New YORK
has been floor leader Of the House Tor
many years.
But never, until 219 democrats of the
new Congress that is to meet next De-
cember assembled In Washington jan
uary II and held a solemn and binding
caucus, had this powerful committee
dreamed OF the field of action that lay
before it. BY a single resolution, adopt
ed with little opposition and with the
entire consent and approval or Speaker
elect Champ Clark. the democrats took
away one of the prerogatives that has
always been the bone and sinew Of the
Speakers strength, that has made him
next to the President in power and au-
thority, and gave it to the precocious
infant that is to dominate the coming
Congress.
Fourteen men were picked out by that
caucus to compose the democratic end of
the ways and means committee. For all
practical purposes the search for con-
troll Of the new House may stop there.
The republicans will name some men,
bers Of the committee; Speaker Champ
Clark will sit in the presiding chair
throughout the sessions of the House; but
troll of legislation rests in the fourteen
men selected by the democratic caucus.
They will determine how the tariff
shall be revised, and they will make the
new tariff bill They will select the
members of all other standing commit
tees of the House. They will determine
how many committees man may serve
upon; will pass upon the individual quail
-ifications of each member and determine
the committees to which he shall be ap-
pointed.
With its chairman as floor leader OF
the majority party. this little band of
fourteen men will actually and effectively
rule the House throughout the sessions
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are used in this case. two aft and two
forward. This practically converts the
boat into a bobsled. and It can readily
be dragged over the ice. They some
times drag their boats six or eight miles
over ice, and this device is of great as
sistance in so doing"
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HE present need Of

HE present need Of
the natives Of
Alaska is an in
duStrial education
that will fit them
to be eelf-surport-
ing among the CIV
ilixed conditions
that have sprung
UP around them"
This Is the opinion
Of W. T. Lopp,
head Of the Alas
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the flesh has been removed the opening
is closed around a nozzle. through which
they initiate the skin. When this Is
placed under one Of their native boats 1t
can be easily rolled into the water. In
addition to this they also use them for
sliding their boats over the ice. Four
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that they invented novel way in which
to run their boats into the water. They
take a seal, and in some manner known
best only to themselves they remove
the flesh without cutting the skin, with
the single exception of the mouth, and
that is only enlarged slightly. After
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HEN the election
returns last No
vember 8 h o W e d
that the democrats
had captured the
next House OF Rep
re Sc n tatives the
C o u try hailed
Champ Clark as
the great power of
the approac him 6
G. o n g ress. Later
events have shown