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Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1911-06-10
A. B. MORGAN
THE QUALITY STORE

Randolph were guests of Mr.. and
Mrs. Harold E. Perkins few days
the past week.
Children's Sunday will be observed
in the Congregational church to-
morrow by Sunday school concert
at the usual hour of morning service.
Children's Day will be observed at
the Methodist church Sunday morn
ing. The title of the program to be
used is Voices of Gladness.
Mr.. and Mrs. e. d. Faulkner and
Mrs. II. L. Gaillard are at their sum-
mer place on Mountain avenue, arriv-
ing from New York Wednesday
Among the out-of-town relatives
here to attend the funeral of William
Davis were Mrs. Myra B. Howes and
Fred w. Howcs of Amesbury, Mass,
Mr.. and Mrs. David II. Montague OF
Gardner, Mass, Mrs. O. H. Willard
of Hanover and E. F. Wyer OF
Woburn, Mass.
DIR. and Mrs. A. N. Logan started
for Chicago last week Thursday,
going thence to Colorado for few
weeks. From there they go to Dun
- . ~ ~
dee, Oregon. where they will proba-
bly, pass most of the summer.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1911-06-10
BASEBALL NOTES.

Woodstock High and Black River
Academy win play third game on
the local field Saturday. June IL,
for the school championship of the
county. Each team has won game
and the interest in another sensa-
tional contest ought to insure big
gate receipts
The game today is Woodstock
High against the Dartmouth team
which defeated the locals few weeks
ago in a very close game. These
games are worth seeing and deserve
liberal patronage.
The Sunset League announced the
opening Of the season this week
Friday evening. at 6p. m. with a
game between the Owls and Co. CTS
new team. If the latter shows
class there will be plenty OF chal-
lenges for its expert attention.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1911-06-10
The Moving Pictures.

"The GEN." L. ]. Bourdon's new
moving picture house, opened its
doors to the public Thursday even
ing and 254 people enjoyed the two
entertainments of one hour each
Excellent films were shown and the
audience was enthusiastic. which
promises well for the success Of the
enterprise.
Entertainments win be given Fri
day and Saturday evenings this week,
Mrs. Harold Winslow singing illus
trated songs, and there is also in
strumental music.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1911-06-10
WOODSTOCK NOTES

Buffalo Bill will make his last
appearance at White River Junction
next Tuesday and his farewell proc
lamation will probably draw large
number of the Woodstock followers
of his Wild West !" show.
Some one with taste for flowers
has lifted seven or eight geranium
plants from the Improvement socie-
tvs plot at Elm and Pleasant streets.
The society is spending time and
money in identifying the streets and
parks, and such petty meanness, not
to say deliberate theft, is discour-
agement to its disinterested efforts.
Fifty-fve people came together in
the schoolhouse in Prosper for the
service conducted by Rev. F. T.
Clark last Sunday afternoon.
Messrs. Whitcomb and Pool, from
the Thayer school at Dartmouth,
were here Wednesday to do some
surveying at Togo Hill, and they also
surveyed a new course for the tobog-
gan slide at the Country club.
Annual meeting Ottauquechee
Chapter. d. A. r., was held Tuesday
evening, june 6, at Mrs. Jackson's.
Officers elected Regent, Mrs. Ruth
Wright; vice regent, Mrs. May Wins
low; secretary, Mrs. Helen Saul;
treasurer, Miss Grace Marble; regis
trar, Miss E. A. Hapgood; historian,
Mrs. Minnie Pinney; local board of
management, Miss Bernice Kelly,
Miss Alice Eaton, Mrs. Julia Slack;
delegates to state convention at Rut-
land in October, Mrs. Pinney and
Mrs. Montague.
Members of George @. Randall
Post and w. r. O., who are attending
the state G.. A. r. encampment at
Bennington this week, are Mrs.
Marcia M. Colston, Mrs. Ida Smith,
E. H. Perkins, George w. Perry,
R. D. Bridge and Stephen Hewitt.
The local Odd Fellows and Re-
bekahs will attend divine service at
the Christian church next Sunday
morning in observance of Odd Eel
lows Memorial day.
Capt. E. A. Spear and Lieutenants
Brownell and Pember are attending
the officers school at Plattsburg,
N. Y.
Miss Ruth Dinsmore of Boston was
the guest of Mr.. and Mrs. F. 8. Mac
kenzie over Sunday.
Mrs. Frederick Billings and family
are at The Hill for the summer.
Rev. and Mrs. Joseph Hamilton OF
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1911-06-10
Commencement Week Pro

The graduating exercises of the
class of 1911, Woodstock High
school, will be held in Music hall
Thursday afternoon, June Is, at 2.30
o'clock
The graduates: Ralph Burnham,
Hubert Garfield. Walter Gilbert,
Russell Kelly, Raymond Robinson,
Ruth Curtiss, Hazel Davis, Elsie
Gilbert, Mary Hatch, Jane Hathorn.
Mildred Hathorn, Rena JENNIE, Ethel
knight, Clara Richardson, Elizabeth
Riley, Mary Story. Mary Ward. Doris
Wardwell, Eva Webster, Olive
White.
The class is organized with the
following officers: President, Russell
Morgan Kelly; vice-president, Mary
Ada Story, secretary and treasurer,
Mary Helen Hatch.
The program follows:
Music
Singing aaaSS water Lilies"
Salutatory Address
Mary III. Hatch
Address. Prof. Samuel s. Hastings of Dart
mouth College -
Singing: Soldiers Of Peace
valedictory Address
Rena M. JENNIE
Music
Orchestra
Presentation OF Diplomas
school Song s..so,
Music
Orchestra
The words of the school song,
which has already been published,
were composed by Miss Hahn and
Miss Kidder of the school faculty.
The class day exercises will be
held in Assembly hall Of the school
building Wednesday afternoon. June
Ia according to the following pro
gram
Music
Glass History
Eva Harrington Webster
CLASS fr0pneiHs Hubert oanfieia
Glass Will
Ralph Andrus Abbott Burnham
Presentation OF Gifts
Hazel King Davis
Glass
The class motto this year 10 RES
Non Verba." The class song Ia by
Ruth M. Curtiss, to the tune Fair
Harvard.
BAccALAUREATE SERMON
Rev. Fl. L. Garfield, pastor Of the
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1911-06-10
Posr-oFF,cE NOTICE

Mail trains arrive s.07 a, M, 2.2s p. M,
Mail Ill trains leave lo.4o a. M. a.25 p. M,
underwater Rutland and Ludlow stages
leave 6. IS a. m. and 400 p. m.
South Woodstock. 800 p. m.
Barnard and Bethel. B.46 q. m.
Rural free delivery routes leave az S'la
q. N.
MAILS CLOSE-For early stages $3.50
a. m. Later mails, 1000 a, M, 500 p' m
ap Once nee Hours--e.so a. m. to $50 p. m
Sunday-12 to y. m.
SUNDAY mail closes 1920 a. m.
FREDERICK CHAPMAN. p. M.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1911-06-10
WEST WOODSTOCK

E. @. Barnard is working for. the
Daniels Machine Co NJ
Mr.. and Mrs. A. q. Coolidge .oi
Rutland were recent guests Of Mr.
and Mrs, Charles w. Smith.
Mrs. Ida Smith and r. d. Bridge
are attending the State G. A. R. En-
campment at bennington.
We regret to say Eugene Gilbert
is making very slow progress to-
wards recovery.
Miss Lottie Ladd of Pomfret visit
ed her father Deacon M. w. Laid
on Thursday-Miss Lucia Laid is
with Mrs. Eugene Gilbert. 1890
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1911-06-10
DEATHS

In Woodstock, June 4, William Davis,
aged nearly GO years.
In North Hartland, Joseph Fitzgerald,
aged go years.
In North Hartland, May 81, Daniel
Benson Spaulding, aged IS years.
In North Hartland, May Is, Will
Cushman, aged 81 years.
In Hartland, May 10, Fred S. Shepard,
aged So years.
In Hartland, May 8, Mrs. d. t. Har-
wood, aged SO years.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1911-06-10
Mystery in Death at Browns
vile.

George Dean, eight years old, and
lis sister, Verda, aged four, died in
mysterious manner at the home OF
heir parents, Mr.. and Mrs. William
Pean, in Brownsville, the deaths
icing caused, according to physi-
bans report, by form of poison.
b peculiar were the circumstances
grounding the illness of the chill
rem that post mortem examination
las made, but the result of the ex
Imination is not yet determined.
he stomachs of the children showed
Faces of hemorrhagic gastritis.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1911-06-10
Athletic Meet and Play Picnic

Plans are progressing finely for
the annual athletic meet and play
picnic, under the direction of the
Windsor County Y. M. q. a., on
the Woodstock fair grounds next
week Friday--all day-June rs.
With good weather there is every
assurance of large attendance and
an interesting day of good sport.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1911-06-10
Death of William Davis.

William Davis, a resident OF
Woodstock nearly his whole life
died very suddenly from heart fail
ure about 8 o'clock last Sunday
morning. He rose at an early hour
as has been his habit for years, and
after taking walk was on the way
to his home on High street A few
steps away from his house he stag
gered and fell. Henry Whitcomb
and 9, r. Marcy were the first to
reach him, and physician was sum-
moned, but death had apparently
been almost instantaneous. He was
90 years of age.
The funeral service was held at his
late home Tuesday afternoon, Rev.
e. r. Phillips officiating.
Mr.. Davis leaves widow, one son,
Harry e. Davis, two grandsons and
also two sisters. Mrs. Myra B. Howes
of Amesbury, Mass, and Mrs. Har-
riet Partlow of Lansing. Mich.
In August, 1862. Mr.. Davis enlist
ed in Co. II, 1Ith Regiment, YER
mont Volunteer Infantry, and was
mustered into service the following
September for three years. His regi-
ment was at FIRST engaged in the
defenses of Washington and was
employed in constructing and garri-
soning Forts Slocum, Stevens and
Totten. Mr.. Davis was in some of the
severest battles of the war: Cold
Harbor, where he was shot in the
arm; Spottsylvania, Petersburg,
Weldon r. r., Fort Stevens, and at
Charlestown, w. Va. Aug 81. 1854,
he was wounded by shot in his
cheek, the bullet passing through
his mouth and throat and out
through his right shoulder. He was
picked up by the detail of men who
came to bury the dead and recovered
after months in the hospital, being
discharged May l6. 1865, on account
of his wounds. He always bore
scar, but in time entirely regained
his health.
Mr.. Davis was painter and cabi-
net maker, and an excellent work
man. In recent years he has dealt in
antique furniture and old-time house.
hold utensils, being an expert in
their restoration, and his interesting
shop was much resorted to by those
looking for rareties in his line.
In his younger days he was famous
as runner, holding at one time the
state mile record, and his half-mile
record on the fair grounds here has
never been beaten.
Mr.. Davis was strong in his friend
ships. and an interesting man in
many ways a man of much humor,
q good story teller. He had large
good health, with his
vigorous constitution little impaired
by his terrible army experiences, and
he apparently enjoyed life to the
very last.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1911-06-10
MARRIAGES

In Boston, May 20, at st. Cecil's
Church, by the Rev. DR.. McGarry,
George G. Nichols of Woodstock and
Miss Mary McCarty of Pleacentia, New
Foundland.
In Quechee, May 80, Fred Durphey
and Hazel Peasley.
In Quechee, May rs, by Rev. E. w.
Eldridge, Fred L. Barrows Of Wellesley
Hills, Mass, and Mrs. Myra E. Scott of
Woodstock.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1911-06-10
ii. P. CLARK
BIRTHS

In Hartland, June 2, daughter to
Mr.. and Mrs. d. G. Webster.
In Woodstock, May Ia, a daughter,
Gladys May, to Mr.. and Mrs. Pearl G.
Perkins, granddaughter to Mr.. and Mrs.
Constance Pardy of Windsor.
Il In Hartland Four Corners, June 2,
daughter to Mr.. and Mrs. d. C. Web
ster.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1911-06-10
In effect Sunday, October ., 1910.
TRAINS GOING WHIST.
TRAINS GOING RAsT.

Daily. except Sundays.
For Special Rules. see book of Rules and
Regulations.
trains without notice.
''"' Oh. LEONARD, supt.
l. G. PORTER General Manager.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1911-06-10

More than thousand boiler max
srs employed by the Baldwin Loco
motive works at Philadelphia, have
struck.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1911-06-10
Totals

Runs made by Ransom 2, Ryan, Wood
2, Gobie 2, Mack, Wilmouth, Morgan,
J. Lamere, Graves, b. Lamare, Bacon,
Hastings; 2 base hits Wood, Mackenzie;
stolen bases, Wood 2, Mackenzie;
Gobie, Gilbert, Wilmouth, Morgan,
Graves 3, b. Lamere; base on balls by
Mackenzie 2, by Pickard 3;struck out by
Mackenzie 6, by Packard 13; double play
Wood to Gobie, to Ryan; hit by pitched
ball Kelly; wild pitches Mackenzie; pass
ed ball Ryan; Umpire Bean; time 2 hrs.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1911-06-10

D. T. Church, the oldest conduc-
Pr in the service Of the Central YER
font railroad, has rendered his
fs'gnation and win retire from SER
|ice.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1911-06-10

June r3-r5--Annual conference of
Congregational churches of the state
at Bellows Falls.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1911-06-10

Universalist church. win preach the
baccalaureate sermon Sunday morn
ing.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1911-06-10
CENTRAL MARKET

Western and Native
BEEF.
Pork, Lamb, Veal, Ham
Green Stuff received every
Thursday
All at the lowest possible
prices.
The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1911-04-28

Published every Friday morning
at Liberal, Seward County, Kans.
The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1911-04-28

The recent term of court here,
has shown q growth of public
opinion along the lines of law en-
forcement. At the time the ex-
mayor was arranged for selling
adulterated milk, there was con-
siderable criticism of the parties
upon whose testimony the warrant
and complaint was issued. AT
the close of the trial last week,
there was hardly a man who had
heard the evidence in the case, who
did not believe that the defendant
deserved the penalty imposed by
the court. Law enforcement is
gaining popularity here, and we
believe will continue to gather
strength.
The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1911-04-28

Commencing March LIST we will
give one is 20 enlarged crayon
portrait, with every $500 or more
worth of goods sold at our store
at one time. We sell wall paper.
paint, pictures, frames and mold
ings. We do painting, paper
hanging and decorating,
Brewer&Sutton 2nd door west of
Post Office.
The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1911-04-28
For Sale

My home property, a nine room
house strictly modern, furnace
heat, barn "a by 80. Will sell
six lots with property. or the "a
lots in same block which / own.
Call or address l. B. Jordan,
2-10-2mo. Liberal Kansas.
The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1911-04-28

The Club women of Hutchinson
have been agitating a movement
for the early closing of the retail
stores there. 1t is claimed that
the sales people in these establish
ments do not have any opportun-
ity for out door recreation.
The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1911-04-28

The bill the city of Hutchinson
paid for wagons for hauling away
the garbage during the clean up
there is between $1,000 and $l4OO,
but the papers say it was worth
the money.
The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1911-04-28

,,ome. let Is mo Lor our children.

Oil like to hear fellow
Who will whistle at his work
ia fellows got some music
Why. he Amt so apt TO shlrk
like TO hear worker
who will. hum little tune.
He can change bleak December
Into mild and merry June.
What's the use Of feeling blue
There is sunshine here for you
Life is mostly what you make 1t
Make It mellow like and true
Care will often run away
II he finds you feelln' gay
Open up your music sister,
And let others hear IL play,
A. II. Thompson, director OF school
district No. 7, accompanied by his
friend, c. H. Dresher of Mcpherson,
made us very pleasant call Satur-
day afternoon. Mr.. Dresher Is one
Of the Mcpherson county teachers
and is a very interesting young man.
We very much enjoyed their visit.
The great Iceland Stanford Uni
verslty OF California has forbidden
freshmen to take part in athletic
contests The authorities think that
the first year In college should be free
from the excitement and distractions
Of athletics,
For the first. time In history the
British navy has two battle ships
upon which no Intoxicating liquor is
sold.
Fred Deal the newly elected treas
urer OF district I6 called during court
week to see about some business
matters relating to the school. He
is interested In having a good school
in district 10 this coming year.
Mrs. Monroe Of Topeka, wife Of
Judge Lee Monroe of that place,
came to Liberal under the auspecies
OF the Dry Farming Train to lecture
to the ladies of Liberal. The presi-
dent of the woman's club, Mrs Flood,
called a meeting of the club at the
Office Of the county superintendent
and Mrs. Monroe gave them a talk
on progressive and up-to-date work
in their club II hose present were
Mesdames Flood, George, Funk, O.
M. Woods, Custer, Mclaughlin, O,
I. Wood and Todd and Misses Flood,
Henline, Wright and Others
Mrs. A. H. Thompson, OF district T.,
made us a pleasant little visit one
day last week. Her daughter Sarah
took the examination In OrthOgraphy,
Penmanship, Geography and Gram
mar. She went to school the past
year to Miss Alene Chairman, in An
telope Valley district I.
Messrs. Orth, Feese and Stafford
of district No. IL were in the office In
consultation In regard to their school
district. Mr.. Orth was reelected
treasurer and Mr., Feese was elected
director.
Miss Ida Horney made US a pleas
ant visit Saturday. She is planning
to take the examination In Liberal
May 5th and 9th. The common school
diploma examination given then will
The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1911-04-28

"There's so much good in the worst
of us, and there's so much bad In the
best of us, that 1t doesn't behoove any
Of us to speak Ill Of the rest Of us. ;
The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1911-04-28

A new line of granite ware has
just been received at the 5, 10, g
10 Cent Store.
The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1911-04-28

Entered as second-class matter January 0,
1911. at the post office at Liberal Kansas
under the Act OF March 3, 1879.
The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1911-04-28

List your land with Gardner &
Shinkle.
The Southern herald., 1911-06-09
SPEAKER NO LONGER IS RULER

tees, prepares the political pathway
for the house majority on which Il
must travel to victory or defeat The
mighty appropriations committee. act.
ing as a board Of directors Of the gov
ernment bank and as the regulator Of
public expenditures. does a nOn-partt
san and truly patriotic service TO the
entire government. But the rules com
mittee, which ranks equally with the
two named before-carrytng out the
figure Of the house as locomotive
must In itself generate the power that
thrills the whole machine with life and
motion and enables It 20 travel safely
along the legislative highway.
The engineer Of this locomotive com
mittee is Representative Robert Lee
Henry Of Texas. His is the hand that
must close on the levers at the right
time, and his is the hand that mus
sound the warning whistle and apply
the brakes and take the upgrades Oh
the high speed and the down-grade'
conservatively and with caution. Be
ing responsible for the locomotive'i
progress, he is accordingly responsible
for the entire train Of committee carr
behind him, and plotting them ant
their precious cargo to q safe destina
toin is his huge work.
The Southern herald., 1911-06-09

THE era of investigation has begun
/ in Washington and soon will affect
every corner Of the United States.
1t is impossible to walk around
Washington without running across a
Sherlock Holmes. There Is no branch
Of the government too inconspicuous
to escape attention. The Democrat
microscope is being cleaned for use
in matters ranging from the action OF
the president In mobilizing United
States troops on the border Of Mexico
to the sanitary conditions in the pub
lie buildings.
The various committees cannot get
actively at work in this direction un
til December, when the estimates fol
expenses will be submitted by the
president, and this affords an opportu
nifty for the resurrection Of a number
of committees. The investigation
these committees will conduct are al
follows:
The Southern herald., 1911-06-09
ERA of "SNERL OCKING" AT CAPITAL

Expenditures in the department Of
agriculture.
Expenditures in the department Of
commerce and labor.
Expenditures in the interior depart.
ment.
Expenditures in the department Of
justice.
Expenditures in the postoffice de-
partment.
Expenditures in the state depart
ment.
Expenditures In the treasury de-
partment.
Expenditures in the war depart
ment.
II is the purpose Of some Of these
committees to ask for additional pow
er which will enable them to extend
their investigations beyond the ex
penditures. In addition, the Demo
Gratis desire to investigate the admin
istration pure food law and the opera
tion of the bureau of education.
The railway mail service may be ex
amined, with a view to establishing
under what conditions the men work
The postofice department will b
delved into by the postoff1ce commit
tee, and the Democrats and progres
sives anticipate some golden campaign
finds in that department.
The Southern herald., 1911-06-09
SHOWS HOW LAZY A CLERK CAN BE

THE lazy government clerk has so
/ long been a standard type in cur
rent fiction that his fellow. the lazy
bureau chief, is often utterly neglect
ed. OF course, the bureau chief Is
fewer and farther between than the
clerk, and his laziness is thereby not
quite SO apparent.
1t was a pleasant spring afternoon
in a nameless government office. The
town clocks were striking three. The
sunshine lay warm and brilliant across
old rugs, and glancing from the hand
some finish of dull mahogany desks.
A caller entered the anteroom to q
certain bureau chiefs den. "Is Mr.,
x" he began.
The clerk was busy at the telephone
and waved a hospitable hand toward
a row of empty chairs.
"Just a minute" he said, and then
turned again to the telephone The
visitor tried not to overhear, but new
ertheless got something like this:
What did Murphy say to thatf
o, come now. You did?
Get out. Not so your notice 1t
The reason was l felt tired and wen
out for a walk with Murphy.
He ought to have 1t painted on hi'
shirt front. Well, what do yol
suppose l called you up for-to tel
The Southern herald., 1911-06-09
TWO STORIES ON REPUBLICAN LEADER

TWO stories on Jim Mann, Republic
j an leader in the house, have devel-
oped recently, and the worst OF it is
they are both on the Chicagoan. A
newspaper man who likes the birds
and flowers and knows all about them
was walking down town from his
home early one morning the other
day. He stopped at Iowa circle to
look at the crocuses and the forget
me-nots that were poking their
heads through the flower plots. He
saw another man similarly engaged,
except that the other man was more
curious and was poking around in
the black loan with his walking
stick. The newspaper mn recognized
Mr.. Mann.
We'll, see you are nature lover,
too, Mr.. Mann" he said.
"A what?" asked mann.
"A nature lover"
Not on your life," answered the
minority leader. Il dropped quar-
ter around here somewhere minute
ago"
MIR. Mann walked out of the White
House the other day. Since his ele-
Eatlon to the leadership he has be
The Southern herald., 1911-06-09

WASHINGTON-As steam Is 10 the
w engine. so is the committee on
rules to the national house OF repre-
Eentatives. True, the speaker has been
thrown OF the committee and no long
sr has actually control Of It: never
theless the committee retains what the
speaker has lost. Joseph @. Cannon
dominated the rules committee Of the
Sixty-hrst congress and through 1t
the house. where the majority follow
ed the committee with supine doeility.
A body designed to invent instru-
ments by which the formal rules Of the
house may be temporarily and deftly
broken. yet broken without ceding a
particle Of advantage to the minority,
the rules committee, is the most inter
esting Of the house committee groups
The great ways and means committee
IN its dual function as tarif-bill
Trainer and as committee on commit