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HOUSE HAS LOTS
OF GOOD FARMERS
But They're Listed In Book
| as Lawyers.
AGRICULTURAL BILL WAS UP

Those Who Knew Most About What
Such Bill Should Be Seemed to Be
Men From Cities and Towns-1hey
Told All They knew-Several Nom
bers Have Valid Claim.
BY ARTHUR w. DUNN.
Washington. Feb. 15.-[Special.] -All
the eminent farmers" in the house
had much to say about the agricultural
appropriation bill. In fact, those who
seemed to know most about what an
agricultural bill should be, judging
from the way they took part in the de-
bate. were from cities and towns and
figured in the occupations as lawyers.
Among those very conspicuous were:
Moore of Philadelphia. Allen Of Gin
cinnati. Willis. lawyer. of Ada. O.;
Kindred of Long Island City. Mann
and Madden of Chicago, Hill Of Con-
necticut. DR.. Foster Of Illinois, Good.
lawyer, of Cedar Rapids. Ia: Hamil-
ton, lawyer, Of Niles. Mich: Hobson.
sailor, of Alabama; Booher. lawyer. OF
Missouri; Sloan, lawyer. Of Nebraska;
Cox. lawyer, Of Indiana; Roddenbery.
lawyer. of Georgia: Fowler. lawyer, of
Illinois: Mclaughlin. lawyer. Of Michi-
gan, as we'll as several others.
Probably those who might be con-
sidered real farmers were Captain
Lamb of Virginia. Lever of South Car
DINA, Haugen of Iowa. Morgan Of Ok
lahoma. Hayden of Arizona. Lobeck of
Nebraska. as we'll as several who have
been graduates of Agricultural schools
although not actively engaged in farm
ing at present. Quite number of the
lawyers mentioned have small farms.
Chilly Predictions.
cold weather for the Inauguration. but
there are Democrats who feel that
there will be really chilly weather in
Washington for several months and
maybe for four years. Every an
nouncement from the president elect
and from those who have been chosen
as his subordinates indicate q DISPOSE
ton to go mighty slow in making Off.
cial changes.
The idea of rea y good Democratic
times is that Their. shall be rapid ro-
tation in Office as soon as the Demo |
Gratis come into power. And instead Of |
the demand for Office the |
pressure increases. And that is what |
makes the prospect for chilly times SO
strong.
Their Military Titles.
Hello. admiral" and Good morn
Ing. general" is the way President
Taft greets Secretary Meyer Of the
navy and Secretary Stimson of the
army. He gives them just a little
more than their full military titles.
which is way of the president. In
tact. he has fad for giving persons
names Just little different-nick-
others cannot be found.
Recalls an Old Incident.
Those who took part in the inaugu-
four years ago recall that one of the |
stirring incidents of that time was |
that a retired army officer pulled the |
nose of q governor to show his con-
tempt for the commander of big de-
tachment of the national guard. That |
army officer is just as busy with the |
coming Inauguration as he was twenty |
four years ago, and his friends in con-
gress are just as busy as they have |
been for a quarter of q century trying |
to have him restored to the active list |
Of the army. with the promotions he |
would have been given had he remain |
ed on that list.
Calling Mark Down.
Let any senator undertake to intro
duce house methods in the senate and
he will get called down just as Mark
Smith of Arizona was the other day
by President Pro TEN. Bacon. Sena-
tor Root asked unanimous consent to
have a bill considered. and Mark in
CURED about it and was told he was
out Of order. He replied that it was
the practice in the house when such
requests were made for members to re-
serve the right to object until they
could inquire the nature of the request.
XAC was lOiu Ny DuCOu SuCu was
not the method in the senate.
But Mark bided his time. and little
later when 1t was purposed to get
consent to fix a time for
votin:~ On bill. the Arizona man came
forward and insisted that they could
pot talk about the proposition. but must
decide at once whether the consent
should be granted.
That did start something. for there Is
nothing the senators enjoy quite SO
much as wrangling over unanimous
agreements which gives a lot
Of them chance to say something
without meaning much Of anything.
Mark Smith Is willing to abide by the
rules. he says. but he wants the other
fellows to do the same
cannon's Suggestion.
Congressman Sims Of Tennessee was
making long personal privilege state
mcnt over controversy he was hav-
Ing with man outside of congress.
Uncle Joe Cannon. in order to save
time. suggested. ."Does not the gentle
man think le can afford to drop this
matter by saying that he is not liar
and that the other fellow is?'
do you know JinxY'
Il loaned him teuner this morning.
I should say l do know him."
',You loaned him tenner? Then l
should say you don't know him
Houston Post.
The man who on q street car
A woman friend doth meet
Is sure to lose his standing
II he retains his seat.
kansas City Star.
Guide lin Venice,-This Is st. Marks.
American Tourist (smilinglyD-Ah.
The patron saint Of the tourists, l pre-