Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1919-07-14
Many Congressman
Came From, Lovly
Stations in Life
IRy T.. @. Dougherty.l

Washington. July lI.-Brickmakers'
clothmakers, glassmakers and cheese
makers are now lawmakers. The stat
utes now being written on the Jaw
books OF the United States are being
debated and passed by men who began
life along the canal tow path. as lum-
Der jacks In the north woods' ana "a
puddlers in the steel mills.
These facts are disclosed by the iirs'
congressional directors OF the Sixty
sixth congress, Which has Just been Is
sued. Each new congress brings iorti
a number Of biographical sketches VI
first term members that proVioe
amusement for those who are willing
to wade thru the long accounts OF the
lives of the AS congressman and nine
'ty-six senator's. The one just OH the
press is no exception to the rule.
1t is a we'll recognized fact that the
LONGER a man remains in congress ana
the more prominent he becomes as d
national law maker the shorter De-
comes his biographical sketch. 1t Is
not unusual for a new member to con-
sumo 700 or 500 words In telling OF MS
rise from obscurity to seat in the
house Of representatives, but after ne
has served q few years his sKetch
shrinks with each new issue OF the con-
gressional directory.
The shortest biographical sketch OF
any appearing in the new directory
contains four words. 1t was written
by Georgia member. and here is Is:
Frank Park, democrat. Sylvester
Probably the longest sketch is that
ID -
rish, of Texas, who says OF himseit
that he had 1.-The distinction OF winning
a $50 gold prize as the best Individual
debater during his last year IN school,
and of making IAN untiring campaign
in q Ford car" Parrish says he was
active in debate and Grafton.
Another Texan, whose Biographical
sketch is attracting considerable com
ment is Representative John Z. BOX,
who boasts that he lives "on a gravel
road" In order that any one journey
ing to the. Second congressional as
trict of Texas may have no trouble IN
locating the man who represents that
district in the lower house OF the ma
tional law making body, Mr.. Box tells
them in his sketch that he lives on a
small farm on Gum creek, two miles
from Jacksonville, on gravel road
After serving as baggage smasher
on the Southern Pacific Railway, Rep
resentative Joseph Jefferson Mans
field, also Of Texas, says in his sketch
that he was qualified to serve on the
grievance committee" Of the Masonic
grand lodge.
Representative Henry I. Emerson, OIL
Cleveland, o., is the first member to
include in his biographical sketch
genealogical statement Of his ancestry.
Eight generations are reviewed in his
family tree. Mr.. Emerson also resorts
to advertising in his sketch. which in
cludes directions where his law office
in Cleveland is located, with the state
ment that he has practiced law there
since 1893"
The New Jersey delegation perhaps
has as great a variety Of occupations
represented among it's congressman az
any state Of that size in the union.
Thomas ]. Scully is engaged in the
towing business; S. G. Hutchinson is a
flour miller; ]. R. Ramsey is a brick
maker; A. H. Radcliffe was black
smith and is now a structural iron
manufacturer.
Representative James P. Maher OF
New York, is hatmaker, while Repre-
sentative James w. Hustled. Of the