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tween the men so far as their personal
appearance or their politics is concerned.
but the name is the sticking place.
Roddenbery has penchant for making
speeches attacking the pension system.
Rodenberg has an unusually large num-
Der of pensioners in his district. Rod
denbery is opposed to alien immigration
and talks about it a lot. Rodenberg has
5000 German-Americ2n voters in his
district.
And every time last year when Rodden-
berry made speech on one of his net
hatreds the people out in East st. Louis
would imagine that Rodenberg had been
talking and would write him violent let
tiers on the subject.
All Rodenberg could do could not con-
vince his constituents that they had
made mistake in identity. Although
they had kept him in Congress for six
terms. they elected him to stay home last
November. Roddenbery did it, in Roden.
pers opinion. If Roddenbery hadn't
talked so much on pensions and immigra-
ton all might have been we'll. Rodenbere
says he is coming back next time. but he
will spend money to help an. one beat
Roddenbery In Georgia
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-04-06

Billy" resembles his mother, who was
one Of the popular society girls of Brook
lyn. BILLY has been the recipient of
much attention FROM artists because f
the fact that he is he type of cherub
found in the Murillo Madonna paintings
Their son. Humphrey Fuller Kedfield
now in his freshman year at Amherst
College, Is qualifying as an orator. He is
already a good speaker, possessing a
splendid command of English. and ia xes
part in the college debates. He is presi-
dent of his class, and by the faculty he
is considered one of it's brightest stu
dents. He is an expert swimmer II
tennis player.
He accompanied his parents ol. their
trip around the world when he was six
teen, and upon his return made up the
studies he had missed so as to graduate
with his class. He is a member of the
Alpha Beta Delta Phi fraternity and the
Y. NJ C. A. Intensely interested in the
work of his father. he interds to spend
his vacations in Washington with his
parents. He is but eighteen ~ears old.
In the matter of families the cabinet
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colleagues in the House presented him
with costly watch, the presentation
speech being made by Uncle Joe" Can
non. and seconded by Speaker Clark.
1T gives me great pleasure" said
Uncle Joe," amid the laughter of the
House. ito present you with stop
watch
During one of the lively debates near
the end of the session, a controversy
arose as to who was entitled to the
floor" Speaker Clark tried to straighten
1t out, and in the midst of the discussion
Representative Moore of Pennsylvania in
terrupted:
rs not the present parliamentary sit
uation this. that the gentleman from chi
cago (Mr. Mann) has been caught asleep
at the switch?'
1.-The chair is not going to rule that the
gentleman fro, Chicago ever got caught
asleep at the Switch" replied Speaker
Clark
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-04-06

career at the University of North Caro-
lima. According to the family desire. hs
Is to follow his fathers newspaper ca
reer and take up his duties on the RAJ
leigh paper
Worth Bagey. named for his mothers
famous brother. who lost his life in the
Spanish war. bankers to be a surgeon.
He dotes upon surgical work and loves TO
be around a hospital. He is now fifteen
wears old The family believe he will fol-
low several of his relatives I'm this pro-
fession.
Jonathan Worth. aged eleven, named for
his distinguished maternal grandfather.
the first democratic Governor OF North
Carolina after the civil war. is the fun
maker and family entertainer. Give him
n bath towel and a paper knife and he
will give you Mark Antony's Grafton TO
Caesar or pretty much anything else you
may call for. He Is playwright, stage
manager and actor. all in once and has
mapped out a career for himself along
these lines.
Frank, the baby. is a roly-poly young
ster OF nine. nearly as tall as his mother
and open to anything in the shape OF a
challenge to q frolic. He is named for
his fathers brother, Judge Frank A.
Daniels.
Secretary of the Interior and Mrs.
Franklin knight Lane have two interest
ing children, Franklin. jr.. who is in his
fifteenth year, and a student of the wash
ington high schools. and his sister Nancy.
who is now ten.
Ealing to secure an interview with the
children the writer appealed TO the Sec
rotary for some of the essential facts
about his offspring. and with the true
newspaper mans appreciation OF the
quick need for copy he volunteered laugh
ingly:
"WeI, Franklin, jr., aged fifteen. IL a
pretty fine chap, plays a good game of
base ball. loves a fight, stands well at
school and is right popular at home.
Nancy, aged ten. plays the violin, writes
poetry, plays basket ball. tennis and other
things"
Nancy has played an important part in
ii establishment of good feeling between
Secretary Lane and the Blackfeet Indians.
She not only shook hands with Chief
Plenty Coups at Washington few weeks
ago, but was also the recipient of a pair
o. deliberately beaded gloves and mocca-
sins from him and his associates, I'm token
of the esteem in which they hold her
father. upon whom they have bestowed
the name of Lone Chief. Plenty Coups
holds a special interest for adults and
children because Of the fact that his
strong profile has for number of years
been seen on the fve-dollar bank notes.
Both Of the Lane children are Califor-
mans by birth.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-04-06

is pretty we'll divided, setting apart, Of
course, the. bachelor Attorney General
and also Secretary of War and Mrs. Gar
rison. who have no children. OF the re-
main. 1g eight members of the Presidents
official family there are four who claim
additional Importance through being in
the grandparent class. These are Secre-
taries Bryan. Redtield. Wilson and Post
master General Burleson.
The other four have families ranging
in numbers from two to six. OF these
Secretary McAdoo's comes first in size,
since he has three boys and three girls.
the eldest of whom is Mrs. Charles T.
Martin. who resides in Prescott. Ariz.
Miss Mona is the next in line and she
will preside over her fathers household
as cabinet hostess during his occupancy
of the position OF Secretary of the Treas
ury. These ardCous and responsible du-
ties fall upon the shoulders of this slip
of a girl, who made her debut little more
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-04-06

In the midst of one Of the long night
sessions near the close of the last Con-
gress some one proposed that the ''pri-
yate calendar" should be taken up. and
that minor bills pending there should be
passed under suspension Of the rules.
II objects" shouted one member. mo
man in the House knows what these diff
ferent bills arep
Mr.. Mann, who was standing, reached
into his desk and pulled out two big
bundles. Holding them up. he said:
Here are all the bills on the private
calendar, and all the reports on all those
bills. I've read them all. and I know
what each one means!"
Before the Congress ended. Mr.. Mann's
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TowLeo rHoTo

parents have formed any definite plans
for his future.
The next child is a dear little toddler of
twenty months named Helen Beall, and
then there is a wee baby, two months
old another boy who is called Laurence
Reid. 1t was because of the extreme
youth Of this young man that his mother
felt obliged to return home Immediately
after the inaugural ceremonies.
For genuine liveliness the quartet of
Navy and Mrs. Josephus Daniels will
take the lead. With Mother for their
champion and ally and Father" for a
royal comrade and playfellow, who can
take all sorts Of practical jokes, these
sturdy young Americans have always
had an ideally happy childhood and a
home In the very truest sense of the
word. To Mr.. and Mrs. Daniels their
boys are the first consideration, and
their mother is taken into all their
schemes and enterprises.
No matter what comes up, they know
their father is enough Of a boy to under
stand and appreciate their side of the
story. Only recently upon his arrival al
his office in the Navy Department Secre-
tary Daniels found a terrifying, threat
ening epistle, with a Black Hand sigma
tuTe, OeHlaHulnS t1dt SlO,oVV DE le1t on
stump, or death would ensue 1t took
him but a few minutes to figure 1t out as
some new joke on the part of his own
sons-which II turned out to be. and he
enjoyed 1t as much as they did!
The eldest boy, Josephus. jr., is now in
a military school at Oxford. N. c. After
the completion Of his course there 1t is
planned that he shall finish his college
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EPNoNSToN g

than a year ago, because twice within
the past thirteen months death has Wis
tied this family. Ash Wednesday, 1912,
Mrs. McAdoo, the wife and mother, died,
and Ash Wednesday Of the past month
the Secretarys mother was claimed by
death.
The oldest son of this group of children.
all of whom dote upon their father, who
spares neither trouble nor money to give
them pleasure. is Francis Huger, a stu
dent at Columbia Law School. The two
other boys, Robert Hazelhurst and VIII
liam Gibbs, jr.. are attending a boys
school in New Hampshire. Last, but by
no means least, is the junior member
and household pet. Sallie Fleming, aged
eight years.
The Secretary of Agriculture and Mrs
Houston are as yet almost unknown a,
the capital They have three children
living out of family of five. The eldest
of these is David Franklin Houston, jr,
now about thirteen and at present a stu.
dent at a boys academy at ST. Louis
He has spent the past winter in southern
California and as yet neither he nor his
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-04-06

tered so that he might appear at once In
a case directed against the Secretary of
the Interior.
Associate Justice McKenna, minus his
black robes and wearing businesslike
office suit, came out of his rooms to ad-
minister the oath. Mr.. Lanes family and
several friends were grouped about. and
Mrs. Lane stood close to his side as he
repeated the oath after Justice Nick enna.
well, this reminds me of q wedding, .
said the justice, as he finished.
'tThen I'll have to kiss tie BRIDE" said
Secretary Lane.
The justice approved. and MS. Lane
didn't object
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-04-06
When Opportunity Knocked.

A | b e r t sidney
Johnston. republi-
can Eyes, even with
that name, repub-
lican), newly elect
ed representative
from the second
district of the state
Of Washington, is
the double of Vic
tor Murdoch, he Of
t he S u n = kissed
tresses, in physi-
cal appearance.
Johnston W e q r s
the same klnky
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-04-06
A Good Sign.

A FRENCH diplomat at a luncheon in
IA Washington praised President VIII
sons inaugural address.
II liked the modest tone of this adj
dress" he said II liked the ending,
where he asked So humbly and so sim
cerely for the peoples support and coun-
SELL"
Princeton woman nodded her ap-
prevail.
Sincerity and modesty." she said, ARE
the keynotes of the Presidents charac-
ter
They assure us that he will do moth
ing inimical to the peoples will. He will
remember what / once heard him say:
1.-The wise leader Is he who knows
when to follow. -
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binders wrestled with 1t without avail.
They needed more tools than the box
contained.
A hundred yards from the roadway
stood a little shack Pittman hailed it.
A broad-shouldered Swede emerged.
Hey" called Pittman. Have you got
monkey wrench?"
"Huh?" said the Swede.
Il said. have you got a monkey
wrench?"
mo: this no ban monkey ranch: this ban
sheep ranch" and he slammed the door.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-04-06
Up to Scratch.

James R. Mann
of Illinois, republic
can leader the
House, bears the
reputation of know
ing more than any
other man in the
House about the
legislation before
that body. He has
also - well-estab-
lished reputation
for being ready and
able to talk on any
subject at any
time.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-04-06
An Official "Wedding.' y

One incident con-
nected with the
swearing into Of
flee of Franklin K.
Lane as the new
Secretary OF the
Interior escaped
general notice. Mr..
Lane was sum-
moned to the Su-
preme Court the
same day President
Wilson announced
his cabinet ap-
pointmentS, and the
o,fI, vr-oc a 1rt1inic
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-04-06
Why Not Change Districts ?

This business of
one congressman
being mistaken for
another isn't al
ways beneficial. 1t
has some of the
characteristics Of
q two-edged sword.
There. for exam
pie. is the sad
story of Represen-
tative W. A. Rod
enberg, republican,
of the East ~.
Louis district of
Illinois. and Rep
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-04-06
Holds the Record.

those congress-
meE who have
business with the
Secretary of War
are gratified over
the reappointment
by Secretary Car
rison of Walter
X. Pedigo as pri-
vate secretary. In
visiting a Secretary
a congressman is
always admitted at
once. when the pri-
vate s e ere ary
knows hin,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-04-06
Different Animals.

Key Pittman, new
senator from Ne
vada, did much OF
his primary cam
paigning in an au-
tomobile, the auto
being the recog-
nized mode of con-
veyance In that
state Of few rail-
roads.
Far out in the
wilderness one day
the machine broke
down. Pittman and
his f e | | o w-spell-
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-04-06

One hundred and twenty-five thousand
women have the ballot in the state or
Washington.
do you know" he observed later.
apropos of nothh.s, Il think that man
Murdoch is going to be mighty useful
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-04-06

ton is woodcraft, and he expects to find
his life work In the study Of forestry.
Jessie. the. youngest, is now eleven, and
with her sister Mary is the only other
musically inclined member of this inter-
esting group
Mr.. and Mrs. Wilson were born in Scot
land, and their families settled in Arnot.
Pa, when they were children. in which
place they both grew up and were m r
ried. Undoubtedly one Of the greatest
factors which may. influence Mrs. Wilson
in declining to transplant her home to
Washington to assume her duties as cab
met hostess is the existence of the half a
dozen grandchildren whom she must
leave behind
Secretary of Commerce and Mrs. Red
field also belong in the grandparent class
through their daughter, Mrs. Charles K
Drury of Montreal, Canada. who has a
small son. William Redfield Drury, now
a year old. To the delight of the family,
this baby, whom they worshipfully call
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-04-06

resentative s. A. Roddenbery. democrat.
Of Georgia. There Is no similarity be-
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1913-05-23
VAR NTH J4PANP FORGET IT

Have YOU any idea that this little quarrel between the
United States and Japan the alien land bill IN California
Is going result IN war;
II YOU have, forget IL
Grant once declared of his steady aggressive
geneashp in the fact that he believed his TO be
scared Of him he OF the enemy
Wilson and Bryan fighting the popular sentiment of
California are not the only with their backs the
wall What the president and secretary OF state doing
here the Japanese premier and his associates doing IN
Toxic And they having much harder time Of than
their American contemporaries
The Japanese the OF all civilized people-as
we term civilization
The apanese nation is not vet half century old in the
arts and customs adopted IL the infant in the family
OF the earhs peoples This does that the Japanese
have right date their civilization back thousands OF
wears But they have elected aside their peculiar
forms and have adopted ours Il is our system ct dong
things that governs the present situation. not theirs
Te Japanese people in dense state OF ignorance
regarding the world today as they
during the shoguna before the foreigner came to their
country. .
Coupled with this ignorance species OF fanatieal pat
rotisrn that is unreasonable IL leads TO
rxesse Of expression and action Western mind
athor and which the kind OF hystea that resulted
French revolution and in numerous upsetngs OF es
tablished customs
The ignorance and hyStera confined almost entirely
70 the uneducated emerging from uncvization
The men who controlling the affairs OF the nation are
men OF the highest intelligence and education lhey nave
proved their right their minds level with the most
cultivated in the world by their wonderful achievement IN
bringing their nation from the blight OF medieval ignorance
the great power 1t is today 49,
They know the weakness OF the people They know inc
pover.v OF the national treasury With national debt OF
81 6Ss2 $50 hanging their heads and the pepole taxed
TO the limit they realize that with cost OF over
THE PEOPLE DON'T KNOW THAT and will not I'M
dersand it. because they cannot , ;,
Therefore because they know their country whipped
Russia rich nation and the nation with the largest army
the cannot see why they cannot lick the United States The
statesmen know what their actual situation is ana
appreciate the difficulties to the full
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1913-05-23
CLUE 4 POOR CORRECTIYE

pliul has been made BY the director OF pup"
in Philadelphia
He OF character and honest intentions lie Is
part administration which thinks that reform consists
being mostly poor PEG
ME who steal IN small amounts gamble practice vice
people (good people being those
who do not like TO be disturbed IN
In underwod urged him strongly TO ue the
nolce to putth the OF business
closed OF the disordep houses
the
them among has effected what they
calin Philadelphia n quarantine Of Vice
puts TO solve anything
the reform appealed TO the good
people
And now he sadly help from the churches
eoea or civic ions / ha stand alone
To Of delegates from these worthy
responded
10 the appeal resolutions passed
Blk home for fechlemnded
women That $50 representatives Of
SUI
anybody in the reform administration
possible point for remedial work would be to drive
putting the OF
law men VIII bought shame.
But such Wild thing as that would not be
respectable
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n. y. May 23.--the funniest storey
herd this week IL about yung
Teller that got married.
nuthlng funny about that. OF
course. lots OF yung fellers getf
married and finds out IL amt no
Joke.
but there So Joke on this guy. all
rite. and all because he has got q
lot OF trends that wanted % show
they thought we'll Of him
this boob'a name Is fredrick. will
not tell The rest Of Il because what's
tho USE.
frcdrick had saved up quite bale
OF money NO aa 10 give himself and
his wife n good start IN this here
handicap race with the high cost oil
living.
after tho fatal words had been
spoke they went 10 live at hotell
bat they wanted 20 go 20 housekeep
INK, 40 fredrick went out 10 look for
an apartment
m apartment II n fiat in a bildinF
whore there IL an elevator. and a
flat IL an apartment where you have
to walk up stairs
fredrick had no sooner got out OF
the hotel than be run into some
ginks that know him and hadent
seen him since he was married. and
they wanted TO buy.
80 they bought quito little.
then fredrick took car up
broadway III he got 10 whore CLASSY
apartments IL pretty thick
after looking around n few min
nits he found one that looked good
TO him. and he said he would take
90 n the landlord would fix Il up
with new wall paper and do the
floors and all that stuff
10 the landlord said all rite. only
you got TO make me n deposit
deposit uuthing. says fredrick.
pulling out hts large wad OF dough.
like this dump so well am going
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The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1913-05-23

Guide are the only literature De-
ever rtads. please answer 10 Tho
column &C. r.
Mr., Daily keeps In hls mouth a
palailne papilis. Any first-elass
shoemaker can make one for your
boy.
Please tell me how 20 remove
hair from a shaving brush
n r. NJ.
Pull them OF, with a pair Of
t~eexsrs ard use an old.fashiono cd
figure I" trap 20 catch them when
you throw them away.
In thero any way to hide the
cracks between tho bricks IN
stone WALL. ". &.
Yes. Turn the bricks around.
You must receive n great many
foolish questions from your read
crs why dou't you print some OF
them7-B ,.
Fine. Send W another question
mex, week.
Questions That Mr Grey Canno;
Answer
How many bushels Of grain in n
cord OF quartcred oak7-T y. @.
a siEn IN n window In Pacific av.
Tacoma. says. shoes Shined In
side" Why DO the people Of TIA
coma wan, their shoes shined 10.
slde7-T. u. r
Is It too early TO plant canned
corn
Would ~ be considered good
form 10 wear n mustard pot dress
10 a Dutch lunch7-Alys l.. @.
what kind OF glue should use
IN mendlnE cracked ice7-W. W. p.
In Kentucky, Too
when at the boat landing you
can get good drink from Mr.
inns new well. Il Is just common.
everyday water.--Bardwell (KyD
News.
Hlanche-Ycs. dear. Harry and !
were drawn together the first time
we met
Clara-whcre was II. IN a studio
or hammock
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1913-05-23
DOCTORS CAN'T MAKE
LIVING IN GERMANY

BERLIN. May 23.--That Germany
is threatened with an oyerproduc-
tion Of physicians. that men In the
profession even now can make but
a precarious living. and that the
situation will be worse with the ex-
tension Of the government sick in
suranee system. Is the statement
today OF Or. Printing. the famous
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1913-05-23
Best Short Stories of the Day

Discussing a customs difficulty
Mr. Loeb said
III ours weren't such n big and
important country | suppose some
tourist would treat us as the
Yankee automobllist treated Monte
negro.
This automobllist. after wran.
gle with tho customs officers on
the Montenegro frontier. shouted /:
Here. shut up the trunks! Put
EN- back on the car again. III
not go through you at ALI You're
no country. You're only a spot
don't mind losing ten or twelve
minutes and so III 90 round you -
Washington Star.
He had asked her father for her
hand and had been duly accepted.
Naturally he WAS inclined to be
iubilant. the girl peing pretty and
her father reported rich.
"Oh, we'll" said the latter pres.
emily. as he carefully inspected the
clear Havana the youth handed
him. You needn't be 40 unduly
pulled up over II. You're the six
tecnth youngster I've accepted for
a gon-inlaw this year and | expect
two more tomorrow
"Wh-hy. what does this mean ?"
Hammered tho youth.
1T means" replied the shocking
old poppy. amusement for the girl
and cigars for me."-Baltlmore
American
Your ancestors did not come
over In the Mayflower'" snapped
the tall. spare. thin-lipped Miss Hes
ter Plymrock..
mo" and Alias Ananias rubbed
his chubby hands together. while
m oily smirk spread over his fun
moon phlz You SEQ, u vas this
away. The old man forgot to
wind mp the alarm clock and 80
missed the boat. Judge.
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a wandering peddler stopped at
! (puthcrn cabin and opened his
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1913-05-23

10 pay you months IN advance rite
now No receipt Ito said the guys
face was good enough for him.
10 then he went back down town
again. aud he met lot more OF the
gang. and they all wanted 20 buy.
and they did.
and when he got home he couldent
no more remember where that