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French Broad hustler. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1916-1919, 1917-03-29
Interview OF
REP. GARDNER
(By Representative A. P. Gardner of
the Massachusetts Sixth District
in New York World.)

(by Representative A. +. GdFQn0E OL
the Massachusetts Sixth District
in New York World.)
Leaving entirely out of the question
any pro-German or anti-German pre-
elections which may dwell in the
bosoms of Congressman Mann or Con-
gresham Lenroot, as a representative
of what I believe to be the liberal view
of the Republican rank and file, l
should prefer to follow the leadership
of Lenroot.
At the present moment l am a good
deal puzzled whether my object could
best be obtained by the election of
Mann as Speaker an dLenroot as Re-
publican Leader, or vice versa. 1t is
quite certain that the new louise of
Representatives will not restore to
the Speakership the power which we
took away in 1910 and 1O11. Never
the less, momentum counts for a good
deal in this world, and the Speaker
ship still carries more influence than
the limited powers granted to it would
lead us to expect.
Of course, a good deal depends On
individuality. In the last House of
Representative Congressman Henry,
Chairman of the Committee IN Rules,
and Congressman Kitchen Chairman
of the Committee on Ways and Means.
held the two posts of power, and yet
they were forced to share that power
with three, if not four, other men. of
exceptionally strong personality or
| unusual qualifications.
Five Held the Power.
To BEGIN with, Speaker Clark's
views could not be disregarded in view
of the exceptional respect which he
commands in the House and in the
country. Congressman Fitzgerald,
Chairman of the Committee on Appro-
priations. had to be reckoned with,
both as chief tightener of the purse
strings and as the near-ablest if not
the ablest member of the House. Con-
gresham Mann must be consulted at
every step as belIwether for the Re-
publican members, to say nothing of
the fact that his knowledge of general
legislation and parliamentary practice
makes him, at will either the best leg
~islative traction engine or the might
Jest legislative band brake which the
House has known for many a year,
Congressman Mann in his turn could
by no means afford to overlook LEM
root, the Commander-in-Chief of a
very tidy minority of Liberal Repub-
lican members.
To sum it all up, the power of h
House of Representatives in the last
Congress wa swielded by a committee
consisting of Messrs. Henry. FitZger-
aid. Mann. Clark. Kitchin and Len
root. All of them put together had
no such mastery of the situation as
had Uncle Joe" Cannon alone when
he was Sneaker.
zoos MpnU Went Tt9
Fol the last two months I have had |
some doubts whether Congressman ;
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Mann is really disposed to make an
out n out contest for the Speaker
ship. At all events. he has said moth
ing whatever to indicate any sucn
purpose. In fact, intimations of a
mixed comfort Of the House came to
my ears a good while before the new
submarine warfare crisis arose in Feb
rdary. If were Congressman Mann
! should prefer to remain a sleader of
the Republican side rather than give
UP That position and enter a doubtful
struggle for the S~peakership ph
ne may still wear a Cars uniform.
no longer is entrusted with a Cars
weapons.
congressman Mann's friends are all
convinced that in a contest for the
leadership of the Republican side he
can deteat Congressman Lenroot. I
am AFRAID that such is the fact. Ths
Mann party also believes that it's
champion can enter the lists for the
Speakership without letting 20 of his
leadership. This remains to be prov
ed, but the theory certainly has the
force of precedent behind it. Hither.
to, the custom of the House of Repre-
sentat1Ves has been as follows to wit.
S How 1t Is Done.
A day or two before the beginning
of each Congress the members-eIact
OF each of the two principal parti,s
get together and in caucus select a
candidate for the Speakership. Con-
gress is then assembled and the CLERK
of the House calls the roll of the mem
bers for the election of the Speaker
Each member as his name is called
votes for the nominee previously Sc
lected by his own party associates.
If the Republicans are in the majority
their candidate of course receives the
most votes and is declared Speaker.
If the Democrats are in the majority.
just the opposite occurs In either
event, by long custom, the loser auto
matically becomes the official leader
of the men who voted for him as
Speaker. "7SSaDea
On the assumption that the forego-
ing procedure will be followed, the
belief of the Mann ~lieutenauts is that
their leader will be the nominee OF the
Republican caucus and therfeore, will
stand to win no matter what happens.
If he is elected Speaker, airs we'll. II
Clark is elected Speaker, Mann auto
matically becomes Republican leader,
and again ah's we'll.
edi ylly cCh'REc' 123456 ,G544
However, 1 have yet to be convinced
that Congressman Mann himself is
heartily in favor of the b~ifuricated
project which I have outlined. The
only way in which I can judge anoth-
er mans intentions is 10 figure out
what I myself should be likely to do II
I were in his Dlace. Now here is
about the way that I should figure it.
1 should say to myself:
Puts Himself I'm Mann'S Place.
'There are 435 members in the new
House of Representatives. OF this
number, 215 are Democrats. The-
there is Randall, the ProhibitiOntst'
Democrat from California. who ALWAYS
has acted with the Democratic side
and certainly will continue to do so
That makes 216 solid Democratic
votes for Clark. Not a dissenter. ro'
a kicker in the whole rev .EverI
man of them will he on hand with :
CIark ballot in his inside pocket ever
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f he comes in an ambulance.

if he comes in an ambulance.
That leaves ZIG members of he
new House for me to round up if i
can If every mothers son and motn-
er's daughter of them show up and
vote against Clerk, that makes the
score Clark. ZIG, all others, 2I3.
Nov, can / centre all those 219 on
me, and are they 50 devoted to whatlI
stand for in politics that they all will
be on hand to vote? OF course not.
London, the Socialist, will not vote
for me anyway. Martin. the Progress
sive from Louisiana, is gamboiing all
over the pasture, but probably in the
long u he will take my halter.
Schall and Fuller, ~ProgressiVes, and
probably a considerable number of
Liberal Republicans, either will. abb
sent themselves, o rvote present or
do some other Internal thing of the
sort, unless I consent beforehand to
an advanced program of Legislation,
which l have no intention on earth of
doing. Even if I were to consen.,
who knows whether I could carry my
W crowd along with me?
ION the whole. this Speakership
business looks to be like a pipe-dream
and I guess that I had better use it to
trade with, rather than TO tie to-
Having arrived at the foregoing
point in my cogitations, if l were in
Congressman Mann's shoes I should
then proceed to admit various and
sundry gentlemen who for some time
past have been scratching gently at
the door, and5promptly. l sohu!d settle
down to business. The next morning
the channels of public information
would be fed with. an appeal for pa
triotic thrills at the thought of a
coalition House of Representatives.
determined, come what may, to stand
elbow to elbow and cheek by iow1 with
the President in unfaltering support
of American honor and American
rights. Possibly the Associated Press
might be induced to carry a few words
to the effect that American politics
end always at he waters edge," or
| some favorite bromide like that.
On this iridescent base the press
might easily erect an Incompatible
horoscope which would forecast the
organization of the House of Repre-
sentatives rs FLOWS:
For Speaker-Champ Clark of Mis-
souri,, Democrat.
For Republican Leader-James r.
Mann of Illinois, Republican.
For Chairman Of the Committee on
Ways and Means-Claude Kitchin %
North Carolina, Democrat.
For Chairman of the Committee on
Rules-Irvine L. Lenroot of WiscOn-
sin Republican.
For Chairman Of the Committee OF
Appropriations-John ]. Fitzgerald OF
New York. Democrat.
For Chairman of the Committee ,cn
Foreign Affairs-Henry D. Flood Of
Virginia, Democrat.
For Chairman of the COMMITTEE on
Labor-John I. Nolan of California
Republican,
For Chairman Of the Committee or
Public Buildings and Grounds-FrarE
Clark of Florida, Democrat.
For Chairman of the Committee or
l>'~~~ Affairs-Lemue1 p. Padgett Of
Tennessee, Democrat
For Chairman Gf the Committee or
Military Affairs-Jult1s Kahn of Cal
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RUN1KAGE SALE.

A rummage sale will beehpS&fEnmas-
day and Friday by the WonnaM8s cthb
in the vacant store buildinEfoanlOEty
occupied by the Observation-Disclosures
waer company. Anythtng'1nnod61 c26dth-
ing or old furniture will beeaCeEted1aft
this sale and appreciated.
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WAYS OF SUMMER BOARDERS
They Are Usually Very Witty Persons
Who Make ComicaI Remarks to
the Farmer.

Summer boarders are people who
spend several weeks In the country
each summer longing for trip home.
They are usually very witty persons
and make comical remarks to the farm
er. Aside from the board they pay
him the farmer cleans up a tidy sum
each summer sending the things his
boarders say to the comic weeklies. A
summer boarder can merely look at
COW and quick as wink he will say
something funny. The farmer puts
this down in book he always carries
around with him. In the course Of
couple of weeks he has several pages
Of good jokes to sell at his own rates,
says the Philadelphia Star.
If you board with farmer this sum-
mer say some funny things to him
about the cows or the pigs. If he
keeps a horse always poke fun at his
horse. He will laugh at the funny
things you say. Then he will go in and
open up a can of fresh country peas
out of his own cellar so that when you
go back to the city you will miss the
country vegetables. When you leave
be sure and tell him how you enjoyed
the country eating so that he can laugh
some more.
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arose from the boat which promptly
sheered off into midstream.
Helen Illingworth's back had been
toward Meade as he seized her. She
had seen as he had everything that
happened. Recovering himself at last,
he stepped back slowly, almost drag
ging her, until they were a safe dis
lance from the edge. His face was
CHASTITY white in the moonlight. Sweat
covered his forehead. He was shaking
like wind-blown leaf.
"The whole world went black when
I saw you CO." he said slowly.
"Do you care that much?" asked the
girl, trembling herself.
There was no necessity for maidenly
reticence now.
"Care?" said the man. 'Care"
"I'm all right now"
"You are more fortunate than I. I
stood to lose you, you stood to lose
only life. Don't you see? Can't you
understand"
Suddenly he swept her to his breast
as this time she faced him. She was
very near him and she did not make
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To Protect Moose.

The secretary Of agriculture al
Washington has issued the following
amendment to the regulations for th2
protection of game in Alaska, with tho
object Of protecting moose and noun
tain sheep on the Kenai peninsula and
adjoining region In Alaska, the New
York Herald says:
1.-THE sale Of carcasses or parts
thereof Of moose and sheep in the re,
gion south of latitude 62 degrees north
and between longitude al degrees west
and the western outlet Of Lake Clark,
in longitude 155 degrees west, or the
shipment Of carcasses or parts thereof
of said animals for sale from Anchor
age, Seward or other points on the
Kenai peninsula, is hereby prohibited
until October 1, 1918, and no carcasses
or parts thereof Of said animals shall
be accepted for shipment to other
points in Alaska unless accompanied
by affidavit Of the owner that they
were not purchased and are not in
tended for SALE"
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cspyrisht by Fleming H. Reven Co.

ness of both men, while the colonel
laughed grimly.
That's about the size Of It," said the
old man, mo matter how you put it.
One thing at time. Meade, I don't
know anybody on earth I would rather
have for my son-in-law than a clean,
honest, able American with record
like yours. A man who can look me
in the eye and grasp me by the hand,
like this"
He put out. his hand as he spoke.
Meade's own palm met it and the two
men shook hands internationally but
firmly, after the manner of the self
restrained, practical American, who is
always fearful of a scene and does not
wear his heart upon his sleeve. The
colonel threw away his cigar, slipped
his arm around his daughters waist,
kissed her softly on the forehead.
81 hate to lose you, Helen. hate to
give you up to anyone. We have been
very happy together since your mother
died, leaving you a little girl to me
but it had to come, suppose, and per-
haps shall be glad in the end. Good
night, Meade. You will be coming in
presently, Helen?"
He turned and walked away as they
answered him. They watched him go
slowly with Bonded head. They
watched him climb, rather heavily, up
the steps to the car-that he was an
old man seemed rather suddenly borne
in upon them. He stood for a moment
in the light, smiling, remembering, and
then turned and marched within the
car. He switched the light out as he
passed down the corridor.
wasn't he splendid?" S laid Helen,
when she had time to breathe and free
dom to speak.
"One Of the finest old men on earth.
He and father would make a great
team"
81 was interested in the bridge, be-
FORE" said the woman, "but think how
shall watch it now. You must write
me every day and tell me every inch
that you have gained"
'Trust me, I'll measure it in MILL
meters"
sand now, sweet love, good night,
she whispered. And she laughed as
she looked back at him through the
door.
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CHAPTER Nv.
The DETECTION In the Member.

The DETECTION In the Member.
Three days after the departure Of
the Illingworth party the young en-
gineer fell i'll with follicular tonsilitis,
which Is about the meanest small thing
that can lay a strong man low. He
fretted over his enforced absence from
the work and in the end had to pay for
that very fretting, for he got up too
soon and went out too quickly, and was
promptly forced to bed again as con-
sequence of his impotence.
Now, after a weeks confinement in
his cabin, he felt strong enough to ven-
ture out again and to attack his prob
lens. They were personal problems
now, much more intimate than before,
for he was building not only the bridge
but weaving in it's web Of steel his own
future happiness.
OF course he had been able to get
out on the rough porch Of his galvan-
lied iron shack where he had the
bridge in full view, and the day before
he had even walked unsteadily down to
the river bank, where he had been
equally surprised and delighted at the
progress that had been made. Abbott
was driver after his own heart. Real
ly things seemed to have gone on just
as well without him as If he had been
on the job. He had not been lonely In
his Illness, for all of the chief men con-
nected with the construction had done
their best to beguile the tedium Of his
hours by visiting him whenever they
could spare the time.
Abbott had been especially kind In
his somewhat rough-and-ready way.
The big construction superintendent
was fond Of Meade, although he un-
dervalued him. He regarded him more
as theoretical than a practical man
and the inevitable antagonism between
the theorist and the practical man,
when they are not combined in one per-
sonality, was latent in Abbott's heart.
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steel angle bars. O-10-R and its parallel
companion member. C-10-L, in the left
hand truss, carried the entire weight
Of the cantilever span to the shoe rest
ing on the pier. These members were
sixty feet long and five feet wide. The
webs were over four feet deep and in
size and responsibility the great struts
were the most important Of the whole
structure.
To say that C-1O-R was out of line
meant that it had buckled, or bent, or
was springing, and had departed from
that rigid rectangularity and parallel
ism which was absolutely necessary to
maintain the stability and immobility
Of the truss and the strength of the
bridge. To the theorist nothing on
earth could be more terribly por-
tentous than such statement,
If it were true. To the prac-
teal man, who, to do him justice, had
never dealt with such vast structures
and he was not singular in that be-
cause the bridge was unique on ac-
count Of its size-the detection noted
meant little or nothing.
"GOOd Godw exclaimed Meade,
afiame on the instant with anxious ap.
prehension. The night was warm and
he was dressed in his pajamas and had
been lying on the bed. AS If he had
been shocked into action he sat up, for.
getful Of his weakness. DETECTION! r
he fairly shouted at Abbott, who re
garded him with half-amused astonish,
ment, "a Gambler in C-1O-R? Why
didn't you tell me?"
By this time Meade had got his feet
into his slippers and was standing
erect.
1T isn't enough to make any differ
ence," answered Abbott quickly, per
haps little disdainfully.
1T makes all the difference or
EARTH" cried Meade. ut means the
ruin 6f the bridge"
He reached for his jacket, hanging
at the foot Of the bed, and dragged II
on him.
Don't worry about it, youngster.'
said Abbott rather CONTEMPORARY, al
though he meant to be soothing. 'sFm
going to jack it into line and-here,'
he cried as Meade bolted out Of the
door, you'd better not excite yourself
that way. Come back to bed, man.
| and"
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That Broad Expanse.

II tell you, gentlemen" said the
great explorer to the crowd in the
hotel smoking room, who were listening
breathlessly, "you can't imagine what
things are like out in the Arctic re-
gions."
ooh, L don't know" said one. "Even
if we haven't seen it, we can imagine
what it feels like"
II doubt it. It's impossible until
you've seen it; until you've stood
there, small, Insignificant atom, sur
rounded by vast stretches Of white"
Eyes, know. I've been like that"
'Really? Where was it, may I ask"
"First time appeared in public in q
dress shirt"
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CHAPTER lI-continued.

In spite of herself the woman looked
at him.
"But now?" she whispered as he hes
atated, and then she turned her head
half fearful of his answer.
81 am almost afraid to say it." ne
said. lowering his voice to match her
own.
"a soldier of STEEL" she said, land
hfraid!"
"Well, then, all that was the second
now takes the third place"
"And before your father comesF
! But she did not give him time to an
swer. "Come," she said, '1et us go out
on the bridge"
"Its a rough place for you. Those
little slippers you wear"
He looked down, and as if In obedi-
,ence to his glance she outthrust her
foot from her gown. 1t was not the
SIN alleSt foot that ever upbore wOm-
an. Quite the contrary. Which is not
saying 1t was too large, not at all. 1t
was just right for her height and fig
nre, and its shape and shoe left moth
ing to be desired.
"Never mind the slippers" she said !;
''they are stronger than they look.
They'll serve"
"But the distance between here and
the bridge is inches deep in dust"
"Dust!" she exclaimed in dismay.
Fl don't mind rough walking, but
dust"
81 never thought of that" admitted
the man. 1.-THE fact is have thought
Sof nothing but you since saw you,
but now Wen have to go back or"
81 shall not go back" she answered
firmly.
He stepped down off the platform,
and before she knew what he would be
lat, he lifted her straight up in his
arms. He did not carry her like a
baby, he held her erect, crushed
against his breast, and before she had
time to utter a protest, or even to say
b word, he started through the dusty
roadway toward the bridgehead.
1t was a strange position. She knew
lshe ought to protest, but the words
would not come. Whilst she was try
ing to think them up, they had crossed
the little desert that interviewed be-
tween the portal of the bridge and the
end of the platform. Then he set her
down gently.
'Thank you," she said simply, shat
was very nice Of you. You are won
derfully strong"
The moon, by this time, had passed
the floor level and the cross-bracing
cast a network of shadows over them,
upon track and floor beams and string
iers. The silence of the half-light, the
mystery Of it all oppressed them a
little. 1t was with beating hearts that
they pressed on.
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Nightly, he brought to Meade details
of the progress of the work. That eve
ming, just before leaving, he remarked
in the most casual manner in the world
as If 1t were matter Of little or no i'm
portance, that C-10-R was a trifle out
Of line.
Now C-10-R was the biggest member
Of the great right-hand truss on the
north side Of the river. It consisted
OF four parallel composite webs, each
formed Of several plates Of steel riv-
eted together. These webs were con-
nected across their upper and lower
edges by diagonal latticing made Ct
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CUTICURA HEALS SORE HANDS
That Itch, Burn, Crack, Chap and
BIeed-TriaI Free.

In a wonderfully short time in most
cases these fragrant, super-creamy
emollients succeed. Soak hands on re+
firing in the hot suds of Cuticura Soap,
dry and rub Cuticura Ointment into
the hands for some time. Remove sur,
plus Ointment with soft tissue paper,
Free sample each by mail with Book.
Address postcard, Cuticura, Dept. L,
Boston. Sold everywhere.-Adv.
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CHAPTER Ill.
Fall and Revelation.

ran ana heVeIdtion.
"It's rather confused in here" said
the man, "but we will soon get out
toward the end and then the view is
magnificent. You can see up and down
the river for miles and the night boat
will be along in a few minutes
isn't that it?" asked the woman,
pointing up the river to where a clus-
ter of lights rounded huge bend not
far away, and swung out in midstream.
"Yes," said the man, eff we listen I
think we can hear her."
They both stopped and, sure enough,
family across the water came the
noise of clanking paddles Of the big
river steamer. With that sound also
mingled the song Of the night wind,
Tor wonder comparatively gentle,
making strange, weird harmonies as it
sifted through the taut and rigid bars
of steel. She listened enchanted with
the sound.
The big floor beams extended from
one side to the other Of the bridge,
between the trusses at intervals of
fifty feet. At right angles to them and
six feet apart, the stringers ran length
ways parallel to the trusses. Here and
there pieces Of timber falsework had
been thrown across the stringers for
the convenience of the workmen, but
as these two slowly moved toward mid
stream at last these pieces became
fewer, and finally there was nothing
10 be seen but the heavy floor beams
and the lighter stringers.
After they passed the top of the pier
and got beyond the small space of
river bank on which the pier was set,
there was nothing between them and
the water, now moonlit and quivering,
except these cross Orders of steel on
either hand beyond the planking in the
tracks.
slave you a clear head?" asked the
man. Il mean does it affect you to
be on high elevations? Do you get
dizzy?"
81 never have" was the answer.
s'but-"
81 think I'll hold you" was the reply.
He grasped her firmly by the arm,
The loose wrap she was wearing over
her shoulders did not cover her arms.
and it was a bare arm that he took in
his hand. @
81 beg your pardon" he said quick
~, but" -
'It doesn't matter. I understand.
You would better hold me, I might
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Wouldn't Have Him.

every handsome typewriter you've
hired" commented his aristocratic SIS
ter.
"Um."
81 s'pose she'll be marrying you for
you money, next"
"NO danger, sis. She knows too
much about the business" -