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South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1921-01-16
BY 0. HENRY

rnond rings and edged or with
whisper Of garlic.
That Denver Galloway was sure
a relief TO the eye. six feet two he
was. red headed. and pink gilled as
a sun-psrch. And the air he had
Court OF Saint James, Chauncey OIL
colt. Kentucky colonies, Count Of
Monte Cristo, grand opera-all these
things he reminded you OF when he
was doing the honOrs When he
raised his finger the hotel pOrters
and bell-bOys skated across the floor
Ike cockroaches. and even the clerk
behind the desk looked as meek and
unimportant az Andy Carnegie.
Denver passed around. shaking
hands with his guests. and saying
over the two or three Spanish words
ne knew until it was like a corona
ton rehearsal OF a Bryan barbecue
IN Texas
II watched the little man ne told
me TO. Twas a little foreign person
in a double breasted frock-coat. try
ing 10 touch the floor with his toes.
lie was the color OF vici kid and
his whiskers were like excelsior
made out Of mahogany wood. He
breathed hard, and he never once
took his eyes off Of Denver. There
was a look Of admiration and re
spect on his face ike you see on a
boy that's following a champion
/ baseball team. or the Kaiser William
looking at himself TN a glass.
After Denver goes his rounds he
takes me into his private office.
What's your report on the dingy
/ told you TO watch p ne asks.
" Well says 1, If you was as big
a man as ne takes you TO be. nine
rooms and bath in the hall Of fame
rent free till oct. 1st. would be
about your size.
you've caught the idea, says
| Denver. I've given the wizard griT
and the Cabalistic rye. The glamOl
that emanates from yours truly ma.
enveloped him like a North river
fog. He seems to think that Senol
Galloway is the man who. l CUES.
they don't raise 74-inch sorrel-tops
with romping ways down In his pre-
cinct Now, Sully.' goes on Denver
If you was asked, what would yoJ
take the little man 20 be?'
why. says l. the barber around
the corner: or. IL he's royal. the kini
OF the bOot-blacks.
Never judge by looks say
date for president Of a South Amer
lean republic
Well says 1. he didn't lool
quite that bad TO me-
Then Denver draws his chair III
close and gives out his scheme.
'Sully, says he. with seriousness
and levity I've been a manager o
one thing and another for over 2
years. That's what / was cut on
fOr-tO have somebody else 70 pu
up the money and look after the re
pairs and the police and taxes Will
; / run the business. / never had
dollar OF my own invested I'm m
life. 1 wouldn't know how IL felt {
; have the dealer rake in a coin o
mine. But l can handle other PEG
pies stuff and manage other people
enterprises. I've had an ambition I
get hold OF something big-some
thing higher than hotels and lum
ber-yards and local politics. / wan
TO be manager OF something way "
like a railroad or a diamond trus
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1921-01-16

piro escorted US 90 the steamer. on
the pier ne Rugged Denver around
the waist and sohbed. Noble mans.
SAYS he. Gen. Rompiro propels into
you his confidence and trust. 60, iu
the hands OF the saints 10 do the
work OF your friend. Viva Ia nber-
tad"
Sure. SAYS Denver. And viva la
Iibelality an Ia soaperfuo and hoch
de land of the lotus and the vote us.
Don't worry General Wen have
YOU elected as sure as bananas grow
upside down
Make pictures on me- pleads
the gWeral-make pictures on me
for money as II is ueedful'
Does he want 10 be tattooeG
would YOU think asks Denver
wrinkling up his eyes.
Stupid" says I. he wants YOU Cd
draw on him for election expenses
TIN be worse than tatooing More
like an autopsy
Me and Denver steamed down 10
Panama, and then hiked across the
isthmus, and then by steamer again
down 10 the town OF ESpiritu on the
coast of the generals country.
THAT was a town 10 send i. How
ard Payne 20 the growler. I'll tel
YOU how YOU could make one like
Il. Take a lot OF Filipino huts and
a couple OF hundred brick-kilns and
arrange 'em in squares in n Gene
terry. Cart down all the conserva-
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1921-01-16

can help me more than any man I
know. I've been herding that
brown man for a month in the hotel
so he wouldn't stray down around
14th st. and get rOped in by that
crowd OF refugee tamale-eaters
down there. And he's landed, the
d. c. G.. Is manager of Gen. J. A. 5.
J. Rompiro's presidential compaign
In the great republic Of-whats its
nance
Denver gets down an atlas from
n shelf. and we have a look at the
afflicted country. Twas a dark blue
one, on the west coast. about the
size OF a special delivery stamp.
d" From what the general tells
me-, says Denver and from what
can gather from the encyclopedias
and by cOnversing with the janitor
OF the Aston library, it'll be as easy
| to handle the vote Of that country
as il would be for Tammany TO get
a man named Geoghan appointed on
] the white wings force
Why don't Gen. Rumptyro stay
at home says 1, and manage his
/ own canvass
You don't understand South
American politics, says Denver, get
! ting out the cigars. It's this way.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1921-01-16

Il wasn't past you 20 understand II.
II you took a college professors
ma gazine essay and a Chinese laun-
dryman's explanation Of a lost shirt
and jun bled EN- together. you'd
have about what the general handed
you out FOR conversation. He told
me al about his bleeding country,
and what they were trying TODD for
Il before the doctor came But he
mostly talked Of Denver Q. Gallo
way
"'Ah, senior. says he, that Is
tho most fine OF mans. Never have I
seen one name 50 magnihco. so
gr-r-rand. 50 conformable to make
done things so swiftly BY other
mans. He shall make other mans
do the acts and himself 20 order
and regulate. until we arrive at see
ing accom- plishments Of a suddenly.
Oh. yes. senior. In my countree there
is not such mans OF so beegness, so
good talk. so compliments, so strong
ness Of sense and such. An, that
Senior Galloway
Yes says !, old Denver IS the
boy you want. He's managed every
kind Of business here except fill
clustering, and he might as well
complete the list
Before the three days was up ]
decided TO join Denver in his cam
paign Denver got three months
vacation from the hotel owners. For
a week we lived in a room with the
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1921-01-16

general and got all the pointers
about his country that We could in
terpret from the noises he made.
When we got ready 20 start Denver
had a pocket full OF memorandum
and letters from the general TO his
friends. and a list OF names and ad-
dresses Of loyal politicians who
would help along the boom OF the
exiled popular idol. Besides these
liabilities we carried assets 20 the
amount OF $4,000 in assorted
United States currency. Cen. Rom
pirO looked ike a burnt effigy. but
ne was Br'er Fox himself when Il
came 20 the real science or politics.
Here Is moneys says the gen
eral, of a small amount. There
IS more with me-moechO more.
Plentee moneys shall you be sup
piled. Senior Galloway. More I shall
send you at all times that you need.
shall desire 10 pay 50-100.00O
pesos, II necessary, 10 be elect How
no? Sacramento! II that 1 am
president and do not make one
meelion dolla in the one year you
shaal keek me on that side-val-
game Dios"
Denver got a Cuban cigar-maEer
20 fix up a little cipher code with
English and Spanish words, and gave
the general a copy, 50 We could
cable him bulletins about the cleo
ton. or for more money, and then
we We're ready 10 start. Gen. Rom
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1921-01-16

I Gen. ROmpiro had the misfortune OF
becoming a popular idol. he dis
tinguished himself by leading the
army I'm pursuit OF a couple or sail
Ors who had stolen the plaZa-or the
( carramb or something belonging
20 the government. The people call
ed him a hero and the government
got jealous. The president sends Tor
/ the chief Of the department OF pub
I lie edificeB. Find me nice, clean
adobe wall" says he. and stand
Senior Rompiro up against II. Then
+ call out a file OF soldiers and-then
+ let him be up against It. Something,
goes on Denver. likes the way
/ they've treated Hobson and Carrie
Nation in our own country. So the
general had 20 flee. But he was
thoughtful enough 10 bring along
his role. He's got sinews or war
enough 20 buy a battleship and hoat
her of in the christening fluid
What chance has he got to be
I president
" Wasn't I just giving you his
rating? says Denver. His country
is one Of the few in South America
where the presidents are elected by
popular ballot The general can't
go there just now. II hurts 70 be
shot against a wall He needs a
campaign manager 10 go down and
whoop things up for him-to get
the boys in line and the new two
dollar bills afloat and the babies
kissed and the machine in running
order. Sully, / don't want 70 brag.
hut you remember how I brought
Coughlin under the wire for leader
tof the 18th? Ours was the banner
district Don't you suppose 1 know
how TO manage little monkey-cage
OF a country like that? Why with
the dough the generals willing 10
turn loose 1 could put two more
coats OF Japan varnish on him and
have him elected governor OF
Georgia. New York has got the
finest lot Of campaign managers in
the world. Sully, and you give me
a feeling of hauteur when you cast
doubts ON my ability 70 handle the
political situation in a country sc
small that they have to print the
names Of the towns IN the appendix
and foot-notes'
IT argued with Denver some.
told him that politics down in that
tropical atmosphere was bound TO be
/ different from the 18th district; but
1 might Just as well have been a
. trying TO get an appropriation Tor a
l lighthouse and a coast survey. Den
5 yer Galloway had ambitions in the
manager line, and what I said didn't
amount to as much as a hg-leaf a
. the national dressmakers' Convep-
3 ton. I'll give you three days L
3 cogitate about going says Denver
and I'll introduce you 70 Gen. Rom
5 piro tomorrow, so you can get hi:
I ideas drawn right from the rose.
= wood
r Il put on my best reception-to
= Booker Washington manner the mex
= day and tapped the distinguished
{ rubber-plant for what he knew.
4 Gen. Rompiro wasn't so gloomy
inside as he appeared on the sur
y face. He was polite enough anC
S he exuded a number of sounds tina
made a fair stagger at arranging
4 themselves into language. II wa
= English he aimed at, and when hi
+. system Of syntax reached your minC
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1921-01-16

or an automobile factory. Now here
comes this little man from the trop-
lea with just what I want. and he's
offered me the job.
What tob2' l asks. Is he going
20 revive the Georgia Ministries or
open a ciga rstore?'
He's no coon says Denver. Sc
we're He's Gen. Rompiro-Gen. JO-
sey Alfonso Sapollo Jew-Ann rom
piro-he has his cards printed by a
news-ticker. He's the real thing,
Sully, and he wants me 20 manage
his campaiEn-he wants Denver g.
Galloway for a president-n1 maker.
Think OF that, Sully, Old Denver
romping down TO the trops. pluck
ing lotus-flowers and pineapples
with one hand and making presi-
dents with the otheri. Wont IL
make Uncle Mark Hanna mad And
! want you TO go too. Sully. You
The Washington herald., 1921-05-22

introduced N Congress last session for limiting rail-
way officials salaries to $4,000 a year. he said that
such law would drive efficient out of the rail-
road business A. H. Smith, president of the New
York Central Railroad told the committee railroads of
the United States the best in the world before
the and furnished the economical transpora-
ton. They still the best in the world he said
On Monday the Senate Judiciary Committee
ported the Shields bill for curbng gun toting and
District measures passed. to prevent the
ceament of property and the second authorize the
commissioners to sell school plot in the northeast
section
The nomination of David H. Blair to be Internal
Revenue Commissioner held up by charges of Senator
Johnson of California, that he was unfaithfu to his
party and unqualified for the Office was approved by
the Senate Finance Committee. Richard Washburn
Child of Massachusetts, was confirmed as Ambassador
to Italy, and Jacob Gould Schurman Of New York.
as Ambassador to China.
Charles F. Marvin, chief Of the Weather Bureau
since 1918 and reapPointed by President Harding,
confirmed Wednesday. Senator Lodge reintroduced a
joint resolution providing for the completion of the
historical freze in the rotunda of the Capitol
The Washington herald., 1921-05-22
House Rests on Oars.

TINE past week was lazy one so far as the
House concerned. it being necessary TO
adjourn every other day because it was
up with its calendar and there business to
transact.
Beginning with Friday week ago, the House
adjourned over until Monday whcn after passing
number OF minor bills the unanimous consent cal
endar adjournment taken until Wednesday.
After passing the Kellogg bill giving the President
control the laying of cables in American waters.
the House again adjourned until Friday.
In the meantime the Ways and Means Committee
is working hard the permanent tariff measure with
the hope Of reporting it by June l but the prospects
appear that it probably will get out until June I5
Until that time the House probably will continue
to mark time. During the few days II will be
occupied with the second deficiency appropriation bill,
which was reported Wednesday The House Agricul-
tura Committee has reported the bill the regulate the
packing industry but whether that Will be taken up
after disposal OF the deficiency bill rests with the Re
publican leaders who, in the last Congress appeared
indisposed to its consideration.
The emergency tariff bill to conference
after Intellectual effort by the Democrats to delay
it by referring it the Ways and Means Committee
for action on Senate amendments
THE week was marked by the maiden speech Of
Miss Alice Robertson, OF Oklahoma, only wom-
an member of Congress. 1t could not be
termed a speech, however, since Miss Robertson in
the absence OF other Oklahoma members from the
Aoor rushed to the defense Of small park in her
State which being criticised by Republican Leader
Mondell.
As in the previous week, the Bergdol hearings
were the OF interest in the committees Mrs.
Bergdoll, mother Of the draft evader called to
the stand but the committee obtained little informa-
ton from her She told OF having buried something
like $Io5ooo in gold, but said it was nobodys busi-
ness" where she buried it. She also admitted that
litigation over her sons unwillingness go to
had cost her $4,000
Harry L. Wenberger. counsel for Mrs. Bergdol,
and formerly attorney for Emma Goldman after being
cited for contempt by the committee for refusal to
answer questions later dropped his defiant attitude
and answered the questions. He said he had only
received $1,000 in fees the Bergdoll case.
The Washington herald., 1921-05-22
WEEK in THE HOUSE AND SENATE

calendar this week Under its provisions the Federal
government equally shares the expenses OF running
the government OF Washington. including the paving
of sIeets the building of schools. etc. Al present
the taxpayers of Washington pay 90 per cent OF the
appropriations the House having defeated the Senate
last session in the standing controversy in having
the fiscal ratio changed. The District appropriations
for the fiscal year beginning July have thus far been
pro rated 20 to 4o but II the $3.50 bill Is
expected to affect appropriations still to be made
~ ANIEL WILLARD was a witness before the
Interstate Commerce Committee on the railroad
~ situation. He said that while freight rates on
wheat from Argentine to New York would about
AL cents bushel against $50 cents from Kansas
to New York. the total for the Argentine wheat
by the time Il could be shipped to the flour mills and
back to New York would be 48o cents, while the
Kansas wheat would not be increased because OF
having passed through the milling sections. This ex-
PLANTATION given to counteract charges that rates in
this country higher than from the far away
country of Argentine.
Willard said that 300 independent railroads in
this country handled 9oooooo.ooo net ton miles more
business in the year ending December 81, 1870. than
ever before in like period. He blamed the govern
ment for negecng the of during the period
Of Federal control and challenged the statement OF
W.. Jett Lauci the economist, before the Railway
Labor Board, that railroads could save 81 sooooooooo
annually in operating expenses To save $27S,ooo,ooo
year would require $4.ooooooooo expenditure, he
said, in specifying engine modernzaton. The public
is better served by buying steel coaches than putting
money into new shops which might slightly reduce
operating costs, he said Calling attention to bill
The Washington herald., 1921-05-22
Supreme Court.

OLlNSS ana orueTS IN more IMAM score OF
H comparatively unimportant mado
by the United States Supreme Court last week
The death of Chief Justice White sorrowed the large
office force Burial given the famous jurist yes
terday in Oak Hill Cemetery Justice Mckenna an
nounced that the would adjourn for the term on
June E. The begins the first Monday in
October. May 81 will be- the next decision day Of
the present term.
The principal decision of last week that of
the LaBee Iron Works, appellant versus the United
States appealed from the Court OF Claims. The firm
sued for refund OF $I,o8I,I83 alleged to have been
enormously assessed The opinion by Justice
Pitney affirmed the ruling of the lower court in be-
half of the United States, Justice McReynods con-
curing in the result In commenting upon this case,
Secretary Of the Treasury Mellon said on Tuesday:
at is vndicaton of the practice OF the department
in assessing and collecting taxes on corporations. 1t
does not open up a field Of revenue, but secures
to the Treasury all funds collected under application
of the ruling for the of which, legally col
lected suit has been instituted in the courts"
Yee Won, Chinese, lost his fight for writ of
habeas corpus against the immigration commissioner
at San Francisco having petitoned the high court in
a writ of certiorar to the Circuit Court OF Appeals,
whose decree was affirmed with costs and the cause
remanded to the District Court of Northern California
The opinion was by Justice McReynolds, Justice
Clarke dissenting.
A District of Columbia decided that of
Silvia Stokes, who sued Anna Hetmuer, tenant, for
possession OF the property at 1905 Twenty second
street northwest the Municipal Court judgment for de-
fendant being reversed and the remanded with
instructions dismiss.
The Washington herald., 1921-05-22

Revised figures last week transmitted by the d.
rector OF the Census to Speaker Glett Of the House
of Representatives show the total population Of the
United States and possessions at the time Of the 1910
enumeration to have been u7850,358.
The Washington herald., 1921-05-22
HOUSE.

Having caught up with its program the House
is marking time.
During the next few days it will consider the
second deficiency appropriation bill
The Knox peace resolution, according to Chair
man Porter of the Foreign Affairs Committee, may
be taken up instructions from the White House
The packer bill to regulate the packing indus
try is before the House, but its consideration de-
pends on the attitude of the Republican leaders
The Washington herald., 1921-05-22
The Outlook in Congress.
SENATE.
SENATE.

Senator Wadsworth this week will probably call
up army appropriation bill calling for $35oooo,ooo.
Long debate will follow.
:, Senator Mccormick hopes to bring up the bills
providing for Federal budget system and for
independent audit of government accounts late in
the week. g.. }.
DR.. Irving Fisher, of Yale. famous economist,
is among those who will appear before the joint
Senate and House Committee on Civil Service
resumption of reclassifcation hearings this week.
The governors of twelve States will give testi-
mony tomorrow before the Committee on Irrigation
relative to reclamation projects.
An early report by the Finance Committee
revenue revision is expected.
Uusi kotimaa. [volume] (New York Mills, Minn.) 188?-1934, 1921-06-21
8altiDa iupafiria tarpeellinen; 20
liiiit antOnajnrien jGlesid.

auton aillrit ia omistciat pangi.
taon ialfeen beinafuun / paI1uan
los ei ole Doltion lnpofiriaa ia oi.
feita etuDaloin, pddpoliiiin Norren
s. Ylrgbi1t iImoitufjen mlfaan.s lii.
lid ipnfuia fosfetpa lofi tGptgp tar
foin noiibottuo ia benfilot, lotto
f6Dttd1pdt outonillo. iolfeen lem pii-
nan, ilmon 1921 fDuooet litpafir-
iaa ia ilinon bptpdd fnnti, tpeoetaan
oifeuteen ia niitten t1ntnb ,.fertoa
tuomnriIIe4
Mntonlobiilin ipolpt, ,tuben lain
t1lnfann. eisp1t lnn ollo eltemrldn
hin 32 fpnttiIii noIon poindiisA
ID fllooa mulon min eteen, etfd FER
masti ,rifee 200 ialnn nd1ban To-
neesta. 9eijnstoiin ei ioa fanttad
Jog niitten id6e on Min inoraan et=
t6 le pinlittoodi ipastnan tnliion, Rl,-
nonen 1palo pitGG olIa tafono ,ahfa-
nisi1 ia maIfonen ipalo pifoi ipalas=
ia Inpofirioa peItiin Min, etta fen
moi 1eltDdsti Iufea
Uusi kotimaa. [volume] (New York Mills, Minn.) 188?-1934, 1921-06-21
Noriasia tn6laiiei ilman tn0td.

Gbrlstlullia. Hoin l3O, 600
10000 tt,oldistl on tpotDnnii 9tor-
iasIo 9ae oipat iuilten iioielfafleen
nierlIntilnita beiD1n palfan fnrot1rs
tarstelns(aull. 8niffa neitipoitelnt
on nIettu jp lotn aifo litten laiman
omistaiicn ia tnonliesten ipdlilld ef
ole lpieIn tltItu nsfhislfaiull hslofiiiEs
' tiielaniig ft Hits gf5 tam pfsisisto
sanpunain nirammniIista on ptiiit
tdnnt nIfan liluri fl,in lllpffatulste-
.l,ln, laffauttaafIeen Dapaun rnnan
annofl nhoelletoista tllhannelle fnu.
liilapielle liruipllttaafIeen len II
iaan rufoa nIeiliin ia pliffi lnnfn
nnrnstufiiin pplii|eille
gi ole lopitrfien nalahopfiia nih-
tiipisia filin neiltpotteliiffin on lafa
foutettu. ssonfinlainen io.Diettien
iotanpin,a tni rpoldisten faninllis
Inojelusfunta ipalmoo liifennett1
6mnnlerfestin fauput,aisia. ToIiiiit
aripelelpnt pleipon piiiaosti ontaa
rauba tdlle ionfoIle ia l1hettdtpdt To-
tiInsin1ffof fntin1,in
MnleelIinen tapous iInoitetnan
glneri,nisto. iosin fofoontiii 200
toto refrpnttia ia IGhetti:n1t fpeIieIli-
len teripehonfien laffolaiiille. lid
ten: ..aouon el1foon tnoldisten ia
intilasten nhtens."
Uusi kotimaa. [volume] (New York Mills, Minn.) 188?-1934, 1921-06-21
Wnstaa rnssfefta ilmenre Gtela-
DafotasJa.

groofinas, g g., feiaf t6 b.
aeiuat asie lnlistasta r,rnfo runss
teestn on hiiomnttn nlfnipan febittpi
tnnalliiesin fnrfiaiie5in. Ianoo s. 6.
BiIbert, fasapiflien tuffija ipaftipn
opistoItd. stiipnn t1piin fehittpnei-
tii rlsoste piIffcja, ioista oiia t,tuti
fuliettoa fasapiffiin ia wiIjoun on
l6poettp farfioiiesto etela1n Sum
boltista to,lfofliiln IS pdilp1. SittG
.nahoddn. ettd tpilIn pelIot or,at tna-
iertfin tinlan toltl,ean fduoin ipao-
rosio.
rGrnoiiet pilfut nirstnsta riuho
ritostecstn MILAN o[iesln aitpdt moi
olla bliomdttnipisia erinerfitin Feid-
fl,un Inplilla, padn ne .cfpat febit-
tpntasIa mt Sos iIntef oipot iuo-
-tuifat Min gteId 0afctas'a tlrIee o.
lel1oan hlolnatfatpasia nldGrqslG
litllstoa rnnfo rnosfetta. Sn mel
fein morrilna, eta ei tllfe o(enfaan
Min epdiiiutitiioa iImda, ettei ruos=
te motif fehittp1 ia ettei iiiti ipoaral-
fista hnittaa tuliii pfo 10 min hp-
n1dn olflil,n on pddsint 10 atfaieen
tonfofuusio GteI1 Gofofasfa
Hiffa rnohon kipitnstpD on bo.
min eoistnnnt ia lltur ola farfioi-
iesta on 10 b1ipitettD
On iuunnitelt1l tarfasfaa fa9oef-
ian tai fpntnenen fnuntia t1std ruo-
hosta tdmGn feinn nifana. gi ole
fDllifii tparoio tebo1fieen enentatan
tatd tpotd. sc otton Ientiboen
mtitanria fpuoiia ernenfuin fofo
ipnltip on tarfnstettu ia ei moi toi-
moo, etta tdnldn $t,500,000 tpuotiii-
len pohingon moiii t6p0elleen Iof.
fai,ttaa enrierfuin fofo noItio OH
tarfnstetti.
~Sn tdrfeat1 MT h1ipittd1 torfoin
faiffi rifforuohon iltiirr ia ibut,
ipita moi iInetd i1lfeen Eiitten ba-
nitton1iien. glnoste on 10 alfanut
febittna Sos Ell nditd riffarlioboio
pian hiiapitetG tpoipi rlioste febittpG
tdp6efii ia lehoet1 Ririoitfufau
etate GoIlegiin. groofings'iin ioa-
hofieen tdnIin ieItpitpstd tdsta a.
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