El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1913-03-01
STATESMAN IN
HIDING FROM
SlEE4hGISTS
Banbury, Member Of Parlia-
ment From London, Sue
cessfully Dodges Women.
HAD KILLED BILL
WOMEN WERE URGING

ONDON. ENGLAND. March Sir
Frederick George Banbury. Union
H. ist member OF the house of COM
mons for the city Of London, has a repu-
tation as a wag that today is proving
embarrassing to a measurable degree
The suffragists are so eager to reach
him that they would readily cease all
their heckling OF cabinet ministers If
they could only find sir Frederick, but
the member for the city of London is in
seclusiOn, and he viii not trust even his
colleagues in the house Egith 3 knOwl-
edge of his whereabouts. IN the mean
time the women pursue the speaker and
the cabinet members to their extreme
discontinue, and sir Frederick con-
tinues in hiding
Sir Frederick made the discovery that
TO introduce a clause into the franchise
reform bill, giving the votes to women
would make it necessary for the speak
CT Of the house to rule the bill out Of
order as going further than was con-
templated when it passed its second
reading He did this, and consequently
the suffrGgists lost the opportunity of
testing the feeling of the house on the
question of women voting Their an
ger against sir Frederick rose in pro-
portion as the realization Of their de-
feat sank home. but by the time they
began to look for sir Frederick he was
gone SO they turned their attention to
the members OF the cabinet who COM
pared to the member for the city OF
London are quite innocent Of response
bility for the defeat of their plans.
Sir Frederick Banbury has the repu-
tatiOn of being the most successful hui
moTist in the house of commons. Among
other things, he moved last year the
amendment. and arranged the trap,
which resulted in the temporary de-
feat Of the government on the financial
proposals Of the home rule bill He
made the discovery that the speaker
would have to act against a vote for
women clause in the franchise reform
Dill while hunting up evidence against
the bill. He felt the measure was IN
fair TO the city Of London in that it pro-
vIded that voters must cast their bal
lots in the constituency in which they
reside Therefore he decided to oppose
it. and began his search for evidence.
He found also that as few of the prop
erty owners or business men in the city
reside within the square mile" the
members would. had the bill been
passed, simply represent the porters
and charwomen Of the office buildings
and banks.
Is Retired Broker.
Sir Frederick is a retired stock
broker. Until recent months he was
chiefly known for his CHEEKY speeches
on all manner of subjects, but never on
any very important question. In the
early days Of a session Of the house of
commons Fridays are given up to pri-
vate members business. By draw it is
decided what member shall have a Fri
day to himself and on that day he in
PRODUCES some pet measure of himself
or his party. The measure must be
passed DeIOre O'Clock or disappear
These were field days for sir Frederick.
No matter what the subject he could
talk for hours on it talk II out in fact,
so that there was no possible chance
Of concluding the debate by the stipu-
lated time. He was seldom known TO
favor any measure introduced on a Fri I
day by a private member.
Another favorite pastime Of his was
after attacking the government fierceIy, /
TO cross the house and take a seat on /
the front bench reserved for cabinet /
ministers. Although these benches are Z
reserved IOr ministers merely through 1
courtesy, private members never sit 1
there unless invited Sir Frederick, how
ever, found that by some old act of 4
London have the privilege, and on Ger |
tain occasions he takes pleasure in ex- |
ercising it.
Has queer Coat of Arms.
Alexandria, Egypt which has at /
tanned notOriety recently on account of 1
revelations Of municipal graft, has sub 1
mitted to the government a coat of /
arms which has been subjected to much i
criticism by patriotic Egyptians The /
most prominent figure in the design is Il
a scantily clad Roman maiden floating i
on raft toward the moon The mean 1
ing OF the design has not been eL- /
planned by the city fathers, and the /
people are left wondering why a Roman 4
and not an Egyptian maiden should 4
have been chosen for the chief figure.
Lord Kitchener has a reputation for 4
tackling any problem presented to him, (
but he has refused to play Solomon in i
the present dispute and has referred |
London. These experts may be able to i
shed some light upon the reasons for !
making the Roman maiden symbOlicaI /
OF the city which is now EgyptS COM /
mercial center and which was once |
the Intellectual hub of the world. If /
they cannot unravel the puzzle they viii /
be asked to submit a design Of their I
own which will typify more simply the 1
history Of Alexandria Some Of the Op- /
ponents Of the present design have sug- /
gested designs embracing a burnt IL /
brary to symbolic the past, and cot 4
ton pod for the future
Started New Graft.
A good deal of sentiment and not /
few soverelgns nave recently been /
showered on a Scottish piper who !
appeared outside Hampden house the i
town residence Of the duke of Aber- 4
corn. on the night of the late dukes /
death. and played the Lament" It was /
announced in every London paper the /
next morning that the act was SpOn- /
taneOus on the part of an old servant OF |
the family and the new duke sent scouts 1
cut to discover the faithful retainer"
He was found all right, living in a /
court off HOlbOrn. and taken to the /
duke, who bestowed upon him hand /
Since then the Lament" has been |
played outside the residence of almost /
every family of means of title in Lon 1
don having the slightest connection /
with Scotland which had suffered be- /
reavement. Tt was being repeated at /
che doors Of the late duke Of Crawford !
few nights ago, when the police came 4
upon the scene and took a hand in the |
game. The piper they discovered was |
a street musician and not a genuine /
Scotch piper. Street musicians in Lon /
don are allowed to play only during /
certain hours, and then only On streets !
where the residents do not object to /
their music.
Roland Harvey, secretary Of the /
American legation at Santiago, Chill, |
while in London this week on his way /
home declared that no country IS look !
ing forward with greater anticipation 4
TO the opening Of the Panama canal /
than Chilli The shifting of trade routes /
which will follow the opening of the /
canal is being seriously considered by /
Slipping and kindred business interests. /
and plans are already being made in 1
Chilli for direct steamship service to |
New York by way of the canal.
locked room. dismissed the girls unes-
corted, and released the young men only