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new CABINETS
FRESH HOURLY
Speculation Runs Riot as to
Department Heads.
NAMES ARE SWITCHED ABOUT
Only One to Have Unanimous Support
Is w. J. Bryan, Who Is Listed by All
"cabinet Constructors" For Seere-
tary Of State, the Best Available APP
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BY ARTHUR w. DUNN.
Washington. Feb. s. -tSpecial] J.
New cabinets fresh every hour" as
the candy advertisements say. is the
rule these days. Il see So-and-so is
going into the cabinet" remarks the
wife or some other person who reads
that q friend has been slated for
cabinet place. And the next day some
other person is selected by the cabinet
constructors. And so it goes. A IA
vorite method Is the moving of men
from one place to another Thus A.
Mitchell Palmer has been transferred
from one cabinet place to another. as
If Governor Wilson had tried him out
for almost everything in sight. Burle-
son and Henry of Texas. first one and
then the other. are in and out of four
or FIVE different places. Obadiah Gard
ner Of Maine is also being shifted from
place to place.
But there is one "Old reliable" No
one guesSeS or suggests anybody but
William ]. Bryan for secretary Of
state. T.e Nebraska man is always
on the sure thing schedule. BY the
way, the only time before that Ne
braska has been recognized with
cabinet place she was at the bottom
instead Of the top of the list 1t was
Bryan's ancient foe. ]. Sterling Nor
ton. who was secretary of agric allure.
Not All Agreed.
Just a little warning as to what may
happen developed In preliminary
skirmish over the Philippines. Two
Democrats of the house. Sherley of
Kentucky and Murray Of MasSachu-
sets. showed that they were not in
harmony with the idea Of fixing time
when the Philippines should lie grant
ed self government. They were will
ing to carry out the Democratic plat
form. but they were not willing to fix
a date in the future as to when those
people will be capable of maintaining
a stable government.
What Would Happen.
When the provision for Raccoon
creek in the river and harbor bill was
reached it caused an inquiry as to the
improvement of creeks. RaccOOn creek
IS somewhere in New Jersey and was
ably defended by men in that state.
Later on IL provision was reac he'd for
Dog river. which proved to be down in
Mississippi. Congressman Moore of
Pennsylvania raised question as to
whether Dog river was any more i'm
portant than Raccoon creek.
What would happen" asked the ia
ceti0us Jim Mann. IF Raccoon creek
and Dog river came in close proxin-
ity?"
Il am afraid Dog river. would get
the bulk Of the appropriation" replied
Moore.
Things by Their Names.
Few senators would acknowledge
publicly that anything like filibuster
takes place in the senate. although
they know that something very like
that does happen almost every week.
In the house it Is different. They
don't beat around the bush. Soon
after it was apparent that Minority
Leader Mann was leading filibuster
in the house last week Champ Clark
pounded for order and shouted. Gen
tlemen in the aiSles will take their
seats and the sergeant-at-arms will
keep the aisles clear during this fill
buster"
Some time later Mann made n state
MI hof I,o
jortty side wanted to filibuster against
the Lincoln memorial he would fill
buster on general business until the
cows come home"
They do not hesitate to call things
by their names in the house.
A Doubling Democrat.
IT don't know just what is going to
happen to u.s." confided an old line
Democratic senator to a Republican
colleague. Il don't know what we
have got on our hands. He may
prove another Roosevelt"
Sharing Responsibility.
IL want to call attention to the fact
said Congressman Lenroot of Wiscon-
sin, that the Democratic party Is re-
sponsible for passing this drastic i'm.
migration bill"
And l want to state" remarked
Congressman Gardner Of MaSsachu
sets. that as Republican l accept a
fhare Of that responsibility. | wanted
b make it still stronger. but discre
lion is the better part Of valor. and |
,oined in the glad throng which ran
away"
Millions Of Swamp Lands.
Every little while some alarmist
rises up and says that there are no
lands for the people save those which
may be reclaimed by irrigation. And
yet it was recently pointed out by
Congressman Dyer of Missouri that
there are 77.0Oo.OO0 acres of swamp
lands which are capable of reclamation
by drainage and which would be the
richest and best lands in the country.
Just as irrigated lands are made avail
hble for cultivation. so will the swamp
lands when the demand for more
farms becomes pressing.
Americans at King Georges Levee.
London Feb 5-The first leVee OF