The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-05-16

THE CONGRESSIONAL DIRECTORY Biographies of Members as Contribut-
 cd by Themselves-Some Not
 Over-Modest
 Washington. May 16.-A neat little study in biographies has just been is- sued by the Government Printing Of flee. It Is a hefty red-bound volume of 475 pages, called officially, 'The Congressional Directory"
 A goodly part of the book is de- voted to the biographies of the con- gressmen and senators. They are all autobiographies. or at least prepared by friends of the subject They range from seventeen words, contributed by Rep. Redfield. of New York, as his life history, to 534 words embracing the events which marked the career of Charles Manly Stedman, of North Carolina.
 The senatorial biographies are less interesting to the seeker after knowl- edge than those submitted by members of the lower house-and particularly the new members. There are good many who don't hesitate to heap en- coniums on themselves. Among these is Adam Brown Littlepage, of West Virginia, who remarks:
 He (that is, himself) bears the rep utation of being a very grateful man, never forgetting kindness, and as faithful in his friendships and thor oughly reliable. He stands for the under man in life. Works hard, late and early as congressman, and is reflecting credit upon the country by his manly, conservative and wise course in Washington as represen- tative of the people. He is patriot ' ic man, of ability and fine qualities of mind and heart"
 -sx, pi who is a veteran member says naively that his family "have been prominently identified with the history of the state from the days of the Revolution up to and including the present."
 Rep. James Alexander Dougherty. of Missouri, sets down the fact that he is regarded as one of thes strong men in the Missouri delegation. Rep. J. a. Kindred, declares in his sketch. that he ''has in no sense been a po1f- tician.'' Rep. Charles E.. Patton, of Pennsylvania declares that ~his agri- cultural experiments have been of great benefit to the community"
 A careful count of the biographies of the members of the House reveals the fact that out of the 398 represen- tatives, delegates and commissioners, 246 are lawyers. Twenty-six mem bers neglect to state the nature of IDclT DuSlucSS, SO lltlS iS ilOl d COlu~ plete census.
 Next to lawyers, in point of num- Der. come the farmers. There are 28 of them. Many are only agricultural ists on the side, however. The bank CTS list totals 22. Then cannes the newspaper men, There are 15 of these, besides one "journalist'' Rep. Sher-- wood, Dem. Ohio. and two publish ers'' Utter, Rep. R. I. and Underhill, Dem. N. Y.
 Ten members of the House are manufacturers. Eight are lumbermen. Five were teachers in school or col- lege. up to the time of their being chosen representatives. There are several score others who formerly taught school, and later studied law.
 Reps. Foster, Dem. Ill.,; Wilson. Dem N. Y.; Kindred. Dem. N. r.; Passion, Dem. N. C.; and Barchfield, Rep. Pa, are physicians. Rep. Difen- dorfer Dem. Pa, is a practicing den- tist- At least four members were court stenographers. Palmer. Dem. Pa; Byrnes. Dem. s. C.; Kendall, Rep. Iowa and Aiken, Dem. S.. c. Three say they were commercial tel-4 graphers-McDermott. Dem. H.; Smith. Dem. N. Y. and Cary, Rep. Wis Rep. Lee, Dem. Pa, simply says he is business man.
 Five congressman were at one time knights of the road" and "drummed" in various sections. Three are real estate operators; three own coal col- lieries; one is a petroleum operator; three are authors-Edward w. Town send. Dem. N. J. of "Chimmy Fad den'' fame; stephen B. Ayres, Dem N Y and Henry George, Jr., Dem. N Y
 In the miscellaneous class are Call der, Rep. N. r., builder; Fornes. Dem. N r. woolen manufacturer; Hartman. Rep. Pa, iron manufacturer; Lafean, Rep. Pa, candy manufacturer, known as the Chocolate King; Powell, Rep Utah. merchant; Lindsay. Dem. N V, hotel business; Maher. Dem. N. Y, hat maker; Lewis, Dem. Md: Daugherty, Dem. Mo. and Cameron. Rep. Ariz.. are miners; Cooley, Dem. H.. is in the gas and electricSlight- ing business: Gallagher, Dem. H., is a hat dealer; Buchanan, Dem. H., is a structural iron worker; Kennedy, Rep. Iowa is a nurseryman.
 There are six members of the House who wore the Confederate gray in the civil war-Rucker. Dem. Colo; Estopinal. Dem. La.; Talbott, Dem. Md; stedman. Dem. N. C.: Gordon, Dem. Tenn, and Lamb, Dem. Va Five others served on the Union side -Thistlewood Rep. O.; Bradley, Rep. N. Y; Sherwood. Dem. O.; Bingham, Rep Pa, and Hill, Rep. Conn. Brad ley was awarded a medal for gal lantry and Sherwood and Bingham both advanced for conspicuous bravery
 TSirteop members served in the erahish- -Aznerican war, either in Cuba, The Philippines, or in the camps in ,frc United States They were: .Tillson. Rep. Conn; Howard, Dem. Ga.; Stone, Dem. H.; Ames, Rep. Mass; Gard sler. Rep Mass; Murray, Dem. Mass. Weeks, Rep. Mass: Loud. Rep. Mich; Anderson Rep. Mich; Harrison, Dem l ". T.; Rowland. Rep. O.; Crago, Rep. Pa, and Aiken, Dem S. c. Seven representatives record the fact that. they were born abroad-Sabath. Dem. H. in Bohemia; Kahn, Rep. | Cal, in Baden. Germany; Campbell, l Rep. Kan. in Nova Scotia; Bartholdt. | HH Yl