Evening journal., 1914-12-30
CHAMP CLARK IS
A HOME BOOSTER
Does a Lot of Advertising
For Business in Old
Missouri
SIDE LIGHTS ON
WASHINGTON LIFE
BY BURTON X. STANDISH.

Champ clark OF the House VI hepAc9tht7 J
atives believes in the slogan, MADE m
Missouri" Furthermore. he does lot
of quiet advertising for his home state.
missouri mcerschaums' constitute hls
advertising medium These pipes oi
corn cob made in Champs district at
Washington, Mo, are distributed among
his friends in the capital as souvenirs.
Some of them 90 home TO solace tired
nervous legislator friends of the speaker.
One is the plavthing OF prominent
Washington correspondents baby. The
proud father says they're great Tor
tcething children. Later, he thinks,
they'll be fine for blowing soap bubbles.
Thus this staunch resident OF Mis-
sour spread joy in his path.
And while we're on the subject of
corncobs. it is we'll that we should con-
slider IL more extensively in its relation
to the fate of the nation.
Two Of the House members consider
it the only kind of pipe TO smoke. They
arc "ludgc" Ruckcr of Missouri and
"Judgc" Withcrspoon of Mississippi.
! Rucker smokes his incessantly in his
Office. but Witherspoon takes his with
him when he goes to the House or to a
committee hearing.
When Witherspoon gets into action on
his favorite subject. "the little navy,
he must lave his well-seasoned old Mis-
snnri meorschaum i'm full blast. One day
recently he sat in the naval affairs com
mittec room while Admiral Fletcher
testified.
BET Fletcher thinks he's on the bridge
of n shin with a horrible battle raging,
commented one member of the commit
tee. as clouds of smoke rolled out ol
Witherspoons faithful pipe in the direc
tion of the commander OF the Atlantis
fleet.
> Much las been written on the evan
cscent quality of fame. But nowhere i
it brought more rudely and forcibly Z
mind than in dingy book store bloc
away from the capitol. There huge vol
umes Of "Bil" Suffers speech in Con
$ gress and out arc placarded;
"For sale, Bill Sulzer's Speeches,
= Cents"
o Sweet chocolate Is highly in fave
with considerable group of member
:, of Congress In the cloalrooms the a
= tendant has established a big supp
= of this confection, along with packs
= chewing gum, for the refreshment
n solons. who do not desire to take tin
u for a regular meal in the restaural
-, below the House floor.
,os Every noon a group OF dignihed repr
- sentatives may be seen munchmg
the chocolate like a lot of schoolgirl
a. and apparently enjoying it Just as mu'
es Then. too, the "quick lunch" secti
of the cloakroom has established me
re of sandwiches and salads that may
ne obtained at reasonable prices to stall
ne famine while fight is demanding
o. attention of busy legislators on I
o oS floor.
he. The 'hard hand Of trade" is bel
at laid upon the faith of the Society
ID, Friends or Ouakers. At least, they
at claim in a flood of letters that arc co
ing to legislators. the patent comm
. tee and the Judiciary committee. I
Friends ask specifically that soon ]
be framed to prevent manufacturers
oatmeal. whiskey and other food p
ducts using the title of Quaker in tn
advertising matter.
The Friends insist that such
trades on the reputation for hone
established by their society throI
wears of quiet, square dealing.
They are as near war as their +
pion allows them to be. They in'
that Congress must do something to
what they will call the "hard hand
trade" from their humble faith.
The society is likely TO have ard
s,ipport from Representative Palmer
Representative Butler, both of Penn
vania Quakers. The House now Ia
delegation of half dozen of these at
Gates of peace.
;. Strangely enough Butler, though
ploring wars and the things OF wa
one Of the leading members OF
2. minority side of the House naval
=. fairs committee.
"But care a whole lot more about
. men that man the battleships tina
do about the ships themselves" he
Rded 10 me one day. And it's not
prising, for Butler has a son, Sine
Butler, who has distinguished him
number Of landing engagements OF
marine corps-the last time at
Cruz. And though man of peace,
Ter is the proudest father ever
Ibis bows achievements.