Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1919-10-04

kNZsSI anu repfeSentat1ve-With
kNN<N tion And these biographies are auto
biographies. To be sure there is Il
sort OF censor who is supposed to see to it that
the authors do not hand themselves too many
MOVERS This functionary came into being be-
eause former Kansas senator few years ago
ihade the whole country smoker But human
haeure Is the same-in congress as out-and most
u Tue contributors to this exceedingly interesting
voiulne seem to be possessed with the idea that
.hey must explain why they are exactly the men
ior the piace-so exactly that they were of neces-
sity elected. And as the ideas of the oualifica-
'iohs Oh member of congress are about as
iahs as the writer's, the photographers do not
lack variety.
Inc one exception referred 10 is Representa-
1--WE James O'Connor of Louisiana. he simply
gives MS name In contrast. many other men,
oers need nearly half page to set forth the de.
tails of their wondrous past
vi those whose portraits are herewith given
ohcle joe Cannon's account of himself Is con-
uehseu' even aconic Champ Clark's is about
tiree tunes as long. Incidentally it may be said
'iae the attitude of brotherly love of the two
iorher speakers is for pictorial purposes strictly.
ooseph Quincy Cannon, Republican, of Dam
slhe. uie directory says, was born at Guford,
~. o., May Z, 1896; is lawyer; was states at.
torney In Illinois, March, 1861, to December.
1868. Then 1t is stated that he was elected to
the Iwenty-second congress- and that he was
eected speaker in the Fifty-eghth, Fifty-ninth,
oNueth and Sixty-irst congresses That's all
there is to the seven lines of his autobiography.
CHAMP Clark takes 20 lines. Outstanding
facts set forth in it that he was the youngest
college president in America :" "a hired farm
hand;' lied in the Baltimore Democratic ma
tional convention of 1912 for the presidential
nomination 30 ballots, receiving a clear ma
jority on nine ballots"
Senator Arthur Capper of Kansas worked as
reporter the New York Tribune and he has
become the second largest publisher of period
icals In the United States After obtaining an
education in the common schools of Garrett
Kan, he learned the printing trade on the Gar
nett Journal went to Topeka in 1884 and became
typesetter on the Topeka Daily Capital, "of
which he is now owner and publisher" Incident
ally, 1t may be stated that he owns Household
Cappers Weekly, the Missouri Valley Farmer
the Farmers Mail and Breeze, the Nebraska
Farm Journal and the Oklahoma Farmer His
publications said to have a combined circua-
ton of about 1725,OOO. And he is intensely in
terested In the repeal of the postal zone law
which is regarded exceedingly beneficial by
the publishers of the country daily and weekly
newspapers.
Representative John Miller Baer of North Da-
kota sets forth that he is the first Nonpartisan
elected to congress; is married to the daughter
of the North Dakota faxseed king" that he has
u
broken sequence born in America, and that he
resigned from postmastership to engage in car
looming and journalistic work.
Senator Nelson of Minnesota and Senator
Bankhead of Alabama veterans of the Civil
war The latter merely says of this: Served
four years In the Confederate army being
wounded three times" Senator Nelson says
"Was a private and noncommissioned officer In
the Fourth Wisconsin regiment during the Civil
war and was wounded and taken prisoner m Port
Hudson La, June Ia, 1868"
There five other veterans of the Civil war :
Union, Senator Francis e. Warren of Wyoming
Representative Henry Y. Osborn of California
and Representative Isaac X. Sherwood of Ohio :;
Confederate, Senator Thomas $. Martin of Vlr.
ginia and Representative Charles NJ Stedman
of North Carolina.
Senator Warren. fought In the same battle In
which Senator Nelson was wounded and cap
tured Senator Warren served ms private and
noncommissioned officer In the Forty-ninth Mas
sachusetts regiment. He received the Congress
sional medal for gallantry on the battlefield at
the Siege of Fort Hudson These two veterans
find pleasure frequently in fighting over the
battle which meant so much to them.
Representative Osborne served in the Ninety
second New York regiment He enlisted at the
age of sixteen.
Senator Martin was educated at the Virginia
Military institution. While there much OF his
time was spent In the cadet battalion of the insti-
tuition serving the Confederate states.
Representative Stedman served with General
Lees army throughout the war. He was wounded
three times Enlistng as private he was mus
tered out as major.
Representative Sherwood was tighter and Is
proud Iof It, His autobiography reads In part ::
"Democrat of Toledo; was born In Stanford,
Dutcbess county, N. Y. August b. 1888; was
educated at Hudson River institute Claverack,
N Y Mt Antioch college, Ohio, and at Pough-
taonsie Law college enlisted April IT, 1861. as a
nrivate in the Fourteenth Ohio infantry and was
mustered out as brigader general October 8,
1865 by order of the secretary oil war was I'D
Az battles and 1913 days under fire. and was ten
fines COMMUNICATED In special and general or
AIRS md on the battlefelds by commanding gen
erals for gallant conduct; commanded his regi-
mont in all the battles of the Atlanta campaign
md after the battles of Franklin and nashville,
Tenn upon recommendation of the o''lcers OF
hi hr,cade and division and on the Endorsement
,r General Schofed, commanding the army he