The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1913-03-04
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London, March f.-S.r Frederick
George Sano1ry. CniacEst member OF
the hotIse Of corrrnora sor the city Of
London. mas a reputation a. a ~Ag
taac today IS proving embarrassing 90
a measurable degree. The sUaragtx<s
are 80 eager TO reach dun rat they
would readily Cease al their heckItng
OF cabinet ministers e taeF could gu.
" ana Sir FrecArtck, hHe the member
for he city OF London u Ia s~ectusion.
and he Will rot tr1s. even hts coli
teasUes in the house with a knowledge
OF his WHEREABOUTS. In The mean
time the women pursue the speaker
and the Cabinet menhsrx to shetr ex-
srenae discontinue. and Sir Frederick
Continues IN hidtag.
Sir Frederick made the discovery
that to Introduce q clause into the
F~ranehtae Reform Hill. giving the
votes TO women. would make i, necSG-
.ary for the speaker OF the house TO
Tals the bill! out Of order as going fur.
saef than WAS contemplated when II
passed It's second reading. He did
shis, aud consequently the 4uaraSta,s
tost The opportunity OF testing the
feeling OF the house on the question
OF women voting. Their anger against
Or Frederick rose IN proportion as
the realization OF their defeat sank
home. but BY the time they began TO
look Tor Sir Frederick he was gone
30 they turned their attention to the
members OF the cabinet who. compar-
ed TO the member Tor the city Of Lon
don are quite innocent Of fesponsi-
biltty Tor the defeat Of their plans.
S~uccessful Hum11tsG
BIZ Frederick Banbusy has the
reputation OF being the mort success
full huMorist in the house Of COM.
mons. Among other things. he moved
last year the amendment. and arrang.
ed the trap. which resulted in the
temporary defeat OF the government
On the financial proposals Of the
home rule bill. He made the dtscov-
cry that he speaker would have TO
act against a vote for ONE clause
in the Franchise Reform Bill while
hunting UP evidence against the bill.
He felt ths measu was unfair to the
city OF London In that 1t provided that
voters must cast their ballots in the
constituency in which they reside.
Therefore he decided ID oppose it. and
began his search for evidence. He
found also that as few Of the property
side within the square mile" the
members would. had the bill been
passed. simply represent the porters
and charwomen OF the o61ce buildings
and banks.
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 private members business. By
draw It Is decided what member shall
have q Friday to himself and on that
Day he Introduces some pet measure
OF himself or his party. The measure
must be passed before ) o'clock or dis-
appear. These were field days for Sir
Frederick. No matter what the sub.
ject. he could talk for hours on It, talk
1t out In fact. so hat there was no
possible chance Of concluding the de-
bate by the stipulated time. He was
seldom known to favor any measure
introduced on a Friday by a private
member.
His Favoritc Pastime.
Another favorite pastime Of his was
after attacking the government fierce
~. to cross the house and take a seat
on the front bench reserved for cab
met ministers. Although these bench
es arc reserved for ministers merely
through courtesy, private members
never sit there unless invited. Sir
Frederick. however, found that by
some old act OF parliament members
Tor the city Of London have the privi-
lcge. and on certain occasions he takes
pleasure in exercising 1t.
Alexandria. Egypt. which has at.
tained notoriety recently on account
OF revelations OF municipal graft, has
submitted to the government a coat
OF arms which has been subjected to
much criticism by patriotic Egyptians.
n most prominent figure in the de-
sign IS a scantily clad Roman maid
en- floating on a raft toward the moon.
The meaning ri the design has not
been explained by the city fathers. and
tn" people are left wondering why a
Roman and not an Egyptian maiden
shonld have been chosen for the chief
figure.
LORD Kitchener a q reputation for
tackling any problem presented to
him. but nc has refused to play Solo.
mon In the present dispute, and has
referred the matter to the Colleg. OF
Heralds in London. These experts
may be able to shed some light upon
tho reasons for making the Roman
maiden symbolical Of the city which
is now Egypt's commercial center and
which was once the intellcctu-
OIL hub OF the world. II they cannot
unravel the puzzle they will be asked
to submit a design OF their own which
VIII typify- more simply the history OF
Alexandria. Some Of the opponents Of
tn. present design have suggested de-
signs embracing a burnt library to
symbolic the past, and a cotton pod
for the future.
Nov and then a novelty develops
I have a pair Of old shoes which hur.
my feet. although they We're most
comfortable In the days when they
were new and beautiful."-Rufe Hos.
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