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employees, representatives and the
public respectively. Besides these, there
is private dining room for the use
Of the Speaker, a room which was once
a clerks document room. but has now
been transformed into coy, cheer
ful little Apartment. II is there that
Speaker Clark gives informal lunch
cons every Saturday noon, at which
either his wife or daughter, GenevieveD
preside. The guests range from for
eign visitors Of high rank to the conV
stituents. They assemble in the
Speakers room upstairs and are then
conducted down to the dining room by
the veteran colored door-keeper, who
has done the honors for every Speaker
during the past generation Speaker
Clark's usual lunch consists of coteei
or milk and pumpkin pie, but on these
occasions the menu is stretched. al
though Il always includes the pie
When Speaker Clark first started his
custom OF Informal luncheons on Sat
urdays. Mrs. Clark gave an order for
rumbo SOUP. of which she is especially
fond Since that time gumbo soup
has alwavs been on the luncheon
menu. although Mrs Clark really had
no intention of establishing a prece-
dent. Missouri ham, pumpkin pie
Spanish mackerel and lettuce or TO-
mato salad form the main dishes. Mrs
clark has stated that she especially
eniovs these Iuncheons. as she has no
worry in their preparation and she
never knows just what guests she Is
going to meet.
Senator-elect oscar Underwood Is
lespecially fond of the institution
known as the club sandwich. whiie'
Uncle Joe" Cannon, recently re-
elected to Congress, likes nothing pei
ter than a slice Of good ham and
crackers. But the greater number OF
representatives, like the senators. are
4very light eaters.
I with the completion of the Senate
Office Building. arrangements were
made to feed the senators there, es-
peciallv when they were doing work
/ in their offices and did not care 10
leave the building. A model dining
room and kitchen We're equipped, but
only "a few OF the members OF the
higher branch OF Congress eat there
The food is supposed 10 be of the same
character as that served In the Capitol
dining room. and the prices are lower
but the senators seem TO prefer the .
Capitol. where they may congresate =
and talk.
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Interesting Bits of History, and Life AS
1t Is To-day In This Great MoSlem
City The Gateway To the East.

is the opening to the Bosphorus re-
vealing a vista OF matchless beauty.
Rounding Seraglio Point the steamer
enters the Golden Horn-that vast
amphitheatre of water where twelve
hundred ships may ride at anchor.
Here the view is even grander, for
the seven hills on which the city is
built come into full view crowned
with fantastic houses. The Old Galata
Tower appears on the heights of Pera
with the residences of the European
Ambassadors, while all about are evil
dences Of the Far East Nor is the
water scene less interesting, for there
is an animated picture. Huge IRON
clads flying the flag bearing the Star
and Crescent, passenger steamers from
many lands, corn ships from Odessa,
Greek feluccas and Turkish coasters.
Hundreds of kaiks (small native
boats) fit over the blue waters like
so many dragon flies. There is no
scene in the world like that about the
Golden Horn.
Made Up OF Three Cities.
-Constantinople is made up OF three
cities, each of which differ in many
respects Stambul the old city, lies
on a tongue of land with the Sea Of
Marmora on the south and the Golden
Horn on the north the site OF the
capital of the Greek Empire. on the
land side there is a wall four miles
long On the hills on the northern
side Of the Golden Horn are Galata,
Pera and Topkhaneh. while on the
eastern side Of the Bosphorus about a
mile from Stambul is skutari, the Ash
attic quarter of the ottoman capital.
The population of Contantinople is
about 100000, being made up OF
almost every nationality in the world
II is the residence Of the Sultan
Mohammed V. who succeeded his elder
brother Sultan Abdul Hamid H., whS
was deposed In 1903. The Sultan Is
the thirty-hfth in male descent Of tn,
House of Otham, the founder of the
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are shown TO the visitor who with feet
incased In felt slippers Is shown about
the place by a guide. the most inn
portant being the prayer carpets Of
the Prophet and the sweating column.
which emits a damp that is said to
effect marvellous cures.
In 1853 the city was captured by the
Turks. and the cross OF st. Sophia was
trampled under foot. Mahomet the
Sultan, made his entrance into the
city on horseback and stopped In front
OF st. Sophia and at once stopped its
destruction by his soldiers and dcdi-
Gated the church to the Mohammedan
worship.
In one corner high up on the mo-
saics, there is the imprint Of bloody
hhand. This is said TO indicate the
height TO which the Turkish conquerer
reached as he rode over the Christian
corpses I'm the church. The mosque Is
always illuminated on the seven holy
nights Of Islam. as the Turks believe
that the Koran was sent down from
I Heaven az that time.
Ancient Columns.
The lover of ancient columns will
find joy In Constantinople, for there
one finds the serpent column on which
10 is said the Oracle of Delphi once
rested The Column OF Theodoslus
erected TO commemorate victories ovei
the Goths I'm 269 A. d., still stands
In the Seraglio Garden. The Column
OF Constantine the Great. the Hope,
Column, the Burnt Column surmount
ed by a statue Of Apollo, said to hav
a nail used on the Cross during tn
/ Crucinxipn Of Christ TO form one Of tn
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~OR fifteen centuries the City of
IN Constantinople on the Bosphor-
us has occupied a prominent
place in the history of Eu-
ropean nations. Its location makes II
important both to the East and to the
West, and II It had remained Chris
tan and continued In sympathy with
European nations it would today be
much greater city and exert a much
larger influence in the trade and COM
merce OF the world.
Constantinople has a romantic his
tory which dates back several hundred
years before the Christian Era, al
though II was known at that time as
Lygos. AS early as 65S b. c. it was
called Byzantium. a name which Il
bore for eight hundred years. Then
Septimus Serverus noted that like
Rome the city was built upon seven
hills, so he rechristened it Nova Roma.
But again the name was changed when
Constantine the Great bestowed his
own name upon II. and ever since
that time 1t has been known as Con-
stantinople to the Western world.
This name, however. is ignored by the
Orientals, who have called it Istambul
and Stambul since its capture by the
Turks in 1853. Constantinople has
one Of the beautiful locations of the
world.
A Beautiful Picture.
Built at the junction of the Bos-
phorus and Sea Of Marmora. the en-
trance TO the city by sea presents a
view which has drawn artists from all
parts Of the world. Nowhere else is
there a picture so varied in outline,
so gorgeous in architecture and so
rich in color. To the right. on the
Asiatic shores. are the white mansions
and cypress groves OF Skutari. while
on the left are the quaint old battle
ment extending for several miles. Ris-
ing above them in picturesque confu-
sion are the terraced roofs. domes and
minarets Of Stambul. In the centre
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line knew how TO fry chicken. This
was said after the bird that had been
served him did not come up TO his
expectations. and Senator Tnlman
made his remark within earshot Of
several newspaper men. His challenge
was hurled broadcast by the news
papers, and the result OF II was GER
tainly wonderful Senator Tillman
was flooded with fried chicken. 1t
came by parcel post. by special de-
livery, by express and by special mes
senger Almost every hour saw an
other package Of fried chicken for the
senator. and every package was sent
by some housewife who knew her
fried chicken was the best obtainable.
The final outcome OF It was that SEN
ator Tlllman was forced to take back
his challenge; he now admits that
there are women living north Of the
Mason and Dixon line who can fry
chicken.
Senator Warren Is one Of the hard
est working members OF the Senate
and the lunchroom never closes in the
evening until It is known whether he
will want anything TO eat.
Congressman Fond OF Pie.
It has been found that Congress
men are very fond of pie. and down In
the basement of the Capitol. in one of
big, roomy kitchens is the famous Mrs
Murphy, whose sole duty is the making
Of pies for the consumption OF the ma
TONS lawmakers. Mrs. Murphy is
kept busy the greater part Of the time
in making only pies. The apple pie
is, of course, favorite, but among
the fifty made nearly every day are
often mince and pumpkin. custard and
the fruits I'm their different seasons.
The Supreme Court does not conde-
scend TO the level Of the senators and
Vice Presidents, although It has It's
meals from the same kitchen. The
food is sent up TO the rooms Of the
justices. and in private they consume
their pork and beans. pumpkin pie OF
bread and milk. Under the same man.
agement as this restaurant is the
lunchroom over the Senate office
building. only the simpler things are
served. but many senators find 1t very
convenient 70 secure a meal when
they are working in their offices.
The House Dining Room.
At the other end Of the Capitol is
the House dining room, with a seat
ling capacity OF nearly two hundred
and dfty, and the three rooms for the
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than in any distinction in the quality
Of the food, which is uniformly the
very best. The knowledge that the
public is allowed to dine there at all
is not widespread, and when a senator
takes a constituent or friend into the
restaurant the guest is usually much
impressed by this privilege. which he
considers due to his patrons exalted
position.
There is no getting around the fact
that senators are not the easiest peo-
pie In the world to feed. This is true
for several reasons. the most obvious
ones being their uncertain hours and
the haste they are usually in to return
to the floor If anything important Is
going on. And so everything is care
fully planned TO give them the quickest
service. For instance, when a senator
gives an order for pork and beans,
the waiter takes II to the desk. There
it is written by the person in charge
on machine, which at the same time
writes 1t downstairs in two places. so
that It can be read Immediately and
filled without delay. The number of
the waiter and the time when the or
der was given are also recorded. and
this often proves useful. for when a
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Where Senators and Representatives Eat James
and PenrOse the Gigantic Eaters Speaker
Clark Private Dining Room = TrOublesO Of
Catering ToLawmakerS' Varied Tastes.
BY G. E. NELSON.

HR OWN in the basement in the
north end of the Capitol uild-
ing in Washington is the lunch
~ room where, when Congress is
n session, the senators snatch little
lime from the weighty business of the
nation to consume a frugal meal, or,
when affairs are not so pressing, they
inger to discuss all manner OF things,
political and otherwise, and probably
many important matters OF state have
been settled there. There are. three
departments. which remind the casual
visitor of Dante's increasingly select
and exclusive heavenly circles-or
more simply, of the comparison of the
adjective-"Good, better, bestl" In
the first department any one may eat.
public included; in the second, the
senator's may take their friends; in
the third, senator's only are allowed.
Where The Public Is Served.
But while the senators are naturally
the regular patrons of the lunchroom,
the public is served as we'll, and the
difference between their room and the
private room at the end of the three
shows itself more in the table decora-
tlons OF flowers and a greater profusion
Of silver and cut glass in the latter
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sweets and cakes OF all kinds, and
stands where these articles may be OBJ
tained are found at every corner.
Curious Cemeteries. af
one OF the favorite places for these
stands Is beside walls OF the old ceme-
terry where thousands Of people are
buried, some OF the graves dating back
three hundred years. The dead OF the
poorer classes are marked by only head
and foot stones. while the middle clasa
have In addition a fiat tombstone. The
tombs OF the wealthier class ;ell the
rank and condition Of the deceased
by the size OF the turban or fez on the
top of the stone. The fez indicates tho
grave OF n man and when the fcz leans
to one side. q shows that the deceased
was beheaded by order Of the sultan.
and AZ erect It shows that he died
natural death. The tombs OF the wom-
en- have n conventional leaf or shell
carved I'm the top Of the stone. The
graves are shaded with cypress trees
and hundreds of turtle doves maks
their homes among the branches Of
the trees.
Strange Street scenes.
Peddlers selling all sorts Of curious
/ things 60 about the streets Offering
their wares. one In particular at
tracted the writer. lie was an old man
going from door to door selling tooth-
picks when he makes sale he
cleans the pick" selected by sticking
/ It into a wet sponge which he carries
on his head. Both Turks and Greeks
are noted for their beautiful teeth.
the result Of the great care which
they bestow upon their teeth from
early childhood.
Sometimes the streets are almost I'm
passable. yet there is never any rowdy-
ism or drunkenness for the Moslenl
religion forblds the latter. Few Turk
ish women are seen I'm the throng, and
those who are wear the customary
veil. Greeks. Armenians and Jewish
women are numerous, however, and
some Of them are rather pretty with
their dark. rich coloring. All the bet
ter class speak French.
There are wonderful old palaces
! mosques and churches whose inscrlp.
J tons and decorations fairly TEEN with
, weird legends of bygone ages. Ev
T erything dates back hundreds OF year
+ even the ancestry OF the plgeoni
: that have lived az the Pigeon Mosqul
since the fifteenth century.
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rays which encirche the statues brow,
are all TO be found there.
The old Gaiata Tower. called in the
Middle Ages the Tower OF Christ or
OF the Cross, was built in 1S4s on the
foundation Of a Byzantine tower OF
years before. IL Is massively built
and the top is reached by one hun
dred and forty-one steps. It affords
an excellent view OF tho city. II Is
used as a watchtower for the fireman
who is continually on the lookout.
This brings 10 mind the unique GUS
toms OF the Constantinople fremen.
They watch the city from various high
points and when a connagration is dis
covered they repair TO the place and
walt TO be hired by the people whose
homes are burning. While the bar
gain is being made soldiers and police
men tear down the houses and try TO
conflne the fire TO one section. In the
meantime thieves will often rush In
and on a pretense Of assisting the peo-
pie In saving their household goods,
rob them. II Is not uncommon for
N'N N'A az AtA'AHAHN nNAHNH ~ ~ w ia
smoke during one OF these fires. The
writer on one occasion witnessed a
fire where two thousand homes were
consumed and four times as many
person made homeless. Tho narrow
ness OF the streets, and the light. in
fammable material Of the houses es-
pecially in stambul, make these fires
difficult TO handle.
Famous Ba1ars.
The bazars Of Constantinopie are
famous the world over. and there IS a
fascination about shopping In this vast
labyrinth Of stores. They are always
crowded and one is sure to be cheated
even though less than half the price
asked for the article is paid. Man,
Of the shops are dimly lighted and the
goods displayed old and faded. while
others displaying Jewels, brocades
Chinese silks and beaten brass arr
brilliantly lighted. There Is a perfec
jargon of tongues. for people OF man!
natlonalities are bargaining with tn
tradosmen. At the end OF the bazar
are the candy shops where Rahal
lI.akoum Turkish Delight candy) !
sold. Farther on are the drugs, spice
lapd famous perfumes distilled In tn
Far East. Outside the bazar many q
the dealers can be seen enjoying thel
narghiles (waterpipes) and eaun
sweet-meats. The Turk delights g
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Turkish Empire, and the twenty-ninth
Sultan since the conquest Of Constan-
tine. He is a man about seventy years
Of age, and Of a retiring disposition
and is rarely seen in public except on
Friday when he goes TO prayer at one
Of the mosques This ceremony Is
known as the Salamlik. and is attended
with great ceremony. Vast crowds as
semble to see him pass, and It is ad-
visable for foreigners to obtain cards
OF admission TO the palace grounds
from their embassies several days be-
fore. This gives one an opportunity TO
view the pageant from a pavilion OPP
posite the Hamidieh Mosque. Besides
being a point Of vantage it saves one
the disagreeableness of mingling with
the rabble. The Sultan is usually at
tended by a large number of troops
in full dress uniform who line the
square In front Of the mosque as his
carriage drives up followed by num-
Der of queer little coaches containing
the ladies OF the harem Casually about
dozen go to the mosque). They are
all beautifully gowned but their faces
are heavily yelled as no man except
the Sultan and his eunuchs may look
upon the faces of these beautiful wom-
en- of the royal harem.
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Dcrvlsllcs.

Salamlik is the performance OF the
Dancing Dervishes a set of men who
are monks Of the Moslem religion.
They hold a special exercise on Tues
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1915-10-28

Glenn Warner. who made the Car.
isle Indians famous in football, Is
away from the Indian school for the
frst time in his career as a football
instructor and continues to be a sue.
cess, while the Indians, without him,
are being walioped' right and left.
Warner is coach OF the University
OF Pittsburg eleven, rated by such an
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1915-10-28
VASH-JEFF TEAM
IN SPLENDID FORM
Coach Powell Much Pleased
With Condition of His
Warriors.

WASHINGTON, Pa. Oct. 2S.-wfth
the exception of Captain Wesbecher,
the Neutrality-suspicious. varsity yes.
terday afternoon was put through the
first scrlmmage work since the game
with Yale. Wesbecher went Through
a signal drill with his teammates and
hal q long drill in punttng and rud!.
mentary football and showed old.tinle
form. The varsity used. Boettner at
center. The rest of the tfrst team at
the start was the same that trimmed
Yale. AS the practice game with the
second and third teams progressed,
Folwell placed a number Of substitutes
on the varsity, trying out number
of players both on the line and in
tho backfeld.
Tie yersity had pretty hard sled.
ding most OF the way. The scrubs play.
ed bang-up game and at times rush.
Ing the varsity off, its feet. The. first
team defense stiffcned always when
the goal was threatened, and was not
scored on. Once the scrubs had the
ball on the first teams three.yard
line for first down, but was thrown
back four yards on straight football,
as the backs carried the. oval almost
the length of the field through tho
line and around the ends. Folwell did
not permit the regulars to use a sin.
gle forward pass this afternoon. He
Is apparently endeavoring to develop
the straight football attack AMI kept
the, first team: at this kind of play
through the afternoon. Special atten,
ton was given to swinging plays
around the TANKS and Just off the
tackles. the apparent aim being to
build up Interference. In this respect
the attack was encouraging as the
varsity frequently offered compact
wall OF protection to the runner.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1915-10-28
BASEBALLPEACE IS
RUM0R:|E @ N CHR
Chicago Papers Talk Of an
Agreement Between
the Leagues.

CHICAGO, oct. 2S.-C Chicago papers
printed yesterday a story that peace
terms have been reached under which
the Federal League and the National
League will unite. The story was
Published. upon the return OF Presi,
dent Weeghman and Vice President
Walker the Chicago. Federals from
New York, where they have been for
three weeks Mr. Weeghman was
quoted as saying that he would not
deny there had been meeting in New
York seeking settlement in the base,
BALL war. ~
~ cannot advance any information
now, but hope soon to be able to give
otttsome news he was quoted as say
ing
THE peace plan, according to the
story published, includes the possible
purchase OF the New York Nationals
BY Harry Sinclair, owner Of the New
ark Federals, and the union of the
National and Federal teams in Brook
lyns ST. Louis, Pittsburgh and Gbica-
90 The grounds at Newark would
be used by the Giants on Sundays.
The Broo klyns Federal League grounds
might be turned over to the lnterna:
tional League and agreements for the
union OF the clubs in Buffalo and Kan
sas City with an international League
clpb4to go into Baltimore are includ-
ed. In the plan, the papers say.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1915-10-28
P|TI-PENN GAME
SHOULD Be LATE
SEASON BATTLE

Commenting on the pitt.Penn foot
bali game the Philadelphia Evening
Ledge: says:
seefhaps the greatest feature con-
.'tiected with the Penn.Fitt game was
the wonderful drawing abilityyof War.
per'stteams When Pitt WAS scheduled
by tie Penn management Is was con
sideredf doubtful whether or not 81
would besa good attraction, and the
Western Pennsylvanians got the date
more because negotiations with an.
other team fell fiat than because Pitt
was considered a drawing card.
1.-THE Pitt athletic authorities argued
that they would draw large crowd;
but the size of the gathering at Frank.
lin Field Saturday was far beyond tho
hopes OF both institutions There were
more than q 1000 persons at the game,
and Il was the second largest crowd
In 1--WE years. There was not person
present who did, not vote Il great
game.
'.It Pitt can arrange its Western
Pennsylyania championship schedule
differently next season, 1t would not
be q bad idea for Penn to give War.
ner,s team a later date. This would
enable the Red and Blue eleven to be
In better shape for an opponent that
Is certain to have another powerful
eleven
Pitt has proved itself worthy foe,
and one which can, attract the spec
tators and there isino reason why this
game cannot be made great event
between eastern and western Pennsyl-
vapia each season. It would be wise
move that would help increase inter:
est In football Throughout the State
and would aid the finances Of both
institut ions!,. ...g-. ~.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1915-10-28
'GLARKSBURG CREW
IS SORE !: ALL Over.
Bowers 3 Pull Poor Alibitfor
Their Defeat by Local
Artists.

Asqueal is most generally forthcom-
ing from losers in all games. But the
rankest yelp, and the most guncalled
for, is the bawl coming from Clarks.
burg that can be heard along the
shores of the West Fork river regard
| ing the bowling team that Clarksburg
sent here to play against Mills and
Efaw, Marion county champions.
Last Tuesday night at the Pastime
alleys in this city Clark Ingram ana
Lee Johnson, of Clarksburg, played
ten games Of duckpins. These ten
games were the last half of a g. game
contest that was staged for the pur.
pose OF determining the championship
between Harrison and Marion icoun.
ties. The first 0 games were played
at Clarksburg and the Harrison coun.
ty lads won by 126 pins. The ten
games last night went 10 the Fair.
monters for grand total of 50 pins.
Thus was Clarksburg debated.
Now the squeal is that the alleys
here were shallaced. which is true.
Most all alleys are treated thus. Jep.
son did not desire to shallac the en-.
tire alley but did paint 10 feet Of It,
that part where players have slid
across and 'roughened. The. treatment
to- the alleys was. made for the spe.i
cial benefit Of the visitors, but they
claim that they could not bowl on
shallac as they, were not used 10 It.
The statement that they could not
bowl is wierd as Ingram rolled 1870
pins in the third game, more than eith.
er Of the Fairmonters did. And John.
son went up to 152 which is playing
very fine.