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Der Nordstern. [volume] (St. Cloud, Minn.) 1874-1931, 1922-12-07
st. Benedict's College Student Makes
Speed Record on Typewriter.

On November seventeenth, Miss Eli
leen Kaliher of Princeton, Minnesota,
a student at st. Benedict's College, st.
Joseph, Minnesota, wrote from un-
familiar matter for ten minutes at the
rate Of s~ixty-seven words per minute
absolutely without error. This record
was made in a typewriting test taken
under the supervision of Mr.. Daboll,
Minneapolis representative of The
Remington Typewriter Company. Miss
Kaliher, according to the announce
ment of the New York office Of the
Remington Typewriter Company, IFS
the second student in North America
to be awarded a Remington Portable
Typewriter.
Friends Of st. Benedict College will
be pleased to learn Of this recognition
of skill. The excellent work done by
the Commercial department Of the in
stitution is appreciated by business
men Of high standard who employ its
graduates.
Der Nordstern. [volume] (St. Cloud, Minn.) 1874-1931, 1922-12-07
PROPAGANDA TO KILL SUBSIDY
CHARGED.

Milwaukee.-British and other for
eign shipping interests and journals
are engaged in a studied campaign of
Misrepresentation and propaganda to
defeat the American ship subsidy bill,
Edward C. Plummer, Commissioners of
the United States shipping board, de-
dlared in a speech prepared for deliv-
cry before the middle west merchant
marine and foreign trade conference.
Alarmed at the possibility American
ships will take from them some 60 per
cent of American export which now
are carried in foreign ships, foreign
shipping interests are using every pos
sible means to discourage the upbuild-
ing of the merchant marine in this
country, Mr.. Plummer said.
every sort of discrimination has
been practised against American ships
in foreign trade" Mr.. Plummer said.
'but when Americans propose to do a
little discriminating in favor Of their
own vessels, British interests charge
the United States is trying to create
a monopoly"
As an example Of the lack Of fair
play accorded, he cited the case of the
steamer Eten, which called at Cape
Town, South Africa, while en- route
home two years ago. The Capetown
wharves were piled with freight con-
signed to America, "which~freight the
owners thereof were anxious to send
along in this vessel, but were deferred
in doing so by the threatened loss of
rebates which had accrued to them
from the British conference lines, and
the Eten came away from Capetown
empty"
Der Nordstern. [volume] (St. Cloud, Minn.) 1874-1931, 1922-12-07
PLAGUE OF ALIEN ADVICE is
GETTING UNCLE SANS
GOAT.
Reception of Clemenceau's Utterances
Indicates Increasing Resentment
of Criticism.

Washington. - The resentment of
NJ. Clemenceau's animadversions upon
the foreign policy of the United States
expressed by some senator's and other
public men in indicative of a Estate of
mind" that is becoming more and more
pronounced as more and mor prom
inent Europeans appear among us, de-
puted to tell us our shortcomings
form the European standpoint.
What causes the resentment, when
you get down to bedrock, appears to
be the hurting of insult and criticism
in our faces by distinguished foreign
ers, for those who were aroused by NJ.
Clemenceau's accusation that "Ameri-
ca left France in the lurch" by refus-
ing to ratify the ~tripartite alliance,
are forced to admit that all this and
much more comprehensive condemna-
tion of the American policy since 1919
have been uttered by former Presi-
dent Wilson and his followers.
gu. S. Getting Hot Under Collar"
The point seems to be that when Mr..
Wilson and the American League of
Nations advocates tell us we have stul-
titled ourselves by rejecting the pro-
gram he brought back from Paris, it's
of no great moment, being all in the
family. But when an outsider accuses
us of moral obliquity we get hot un-
der the collar.
Tohse who are exercised owe M.
Clemenceau's remarks are moved to
inquire why the Tiger singled out
America for a flashing and spared
Great Britain. True, England ratified
the tripartite agreement to protect
France from aggression, but that
agreement was not to be effective IN
less the United States ratified also.
There was, however, another agree
ment negotiated by Lloyd George and
BRAND at Cannes nearly a year ago
to protect France from aggression. 1t
"cu1u nave lu11lAoilSu 1oAtSC
protection from Germany, but Great
Britain refused to ratify it. Does M.
C~lemenceau accuse Great Britain of
leaving France Gin the lurch? No.
On that subject the Tiger is a lamb.
Lady Astor's Criticism Resented.
One of the earliest European ennis
saries to tell us what we ought to do
and ought not to do was our former
compatriot, Lady Astor. She was in
elmer to be very much ashamed Of
Der Nordstern. [volume] (St. Cloud, Minn.) 1874-1931, 1922-12-07
nSecond, Congress should ret busy

Second, Congress should get busy
and draw Legislation to stabilize farm
prices. We are facing q very unusual
condition. The conventional discussion
about the barberry bush will not re-
lieve the situation. We must meet the
condition with courage and must not
be afraid Of unusual methods Of pro-
cedure."
Der Nordstern. [volume] (St. Cloud, Minn.) 1874-1931, 1922-12-07

lots 8, 8, 10, II, II, Is, IA, block ~
and lots 4, 2, 3, 4, 10, "A, Is, 16, blk.
20, G. N. add, Melrose $4,000.
Carl WINNER to Louis A. Killiam,
10, IL, ~, 10, IA, block q, and lots 1,
lots 6, z, 8, 9, block 26 and lots s, 8,
2, (, w, 49,, IA, is, 16, block 20, $4,000.
Peter Hemmesch to Jacob Hem
mesch, NEA Of NEA section II and
M Of SWA Of NWA and M Of Sc
N Of NWA section IL 1923 33 $4,000.
Geo. j. Andrews and wife to Carl X.
Van Worst, lot 1, block /, Sandy Beach
on Lake Koronis, Paynesville 1926.
Merchants National Bank, st. Cloud
to R. E. Hubbard and ". L. Poepkc,
lots 5, 6, block 3, Brott and Smiths
add, St. Cloud 81.
Andrew Gruber ct al to Dakota and
G. N. Townsite Co., block 10, Stearns
add, st. Cloud $500.
w. B. Mitchell and wife to Dakota
and G. N. Townsite Co., lot 2, IL, blk.
"a. Stearns add, ST. Cloud, 81.
w. B. Mitchell and wife to Dakota
and G. N. Townsite Co., lot II, IL,
block "a, $500.
Iohn Coates to Dokato & G. N.
Townsite Co., lot 6, 81, "a, Stearns
ST. Cloud $3.50. Z
Chas. S. Bunnell and wife to Dako-
ia and G.. N. Townsite Co., lot /, blk.
"a and lots 9, 10, blk. "a, Stearns add.
st. Cloud $1375.
Andrew Ketten and wife to Sisters
Of the Order Of ST. Benedict, lot 6,
block 3 St. Joseph and lot 8 Auditors
Subd. No. 4, st. Joseph and lot l, 2, 3,
block 6 and blocks IA, Is, 10, st. Jo-
seph $4,000.
Dam S. Riley and wife to Hugo
Krautkremer, lot 2 block 3, Park add.
Brooten 1000 and VIZ Of Sc sec. %
1875 IS, $4,000.
Christ w. Thompson and wife to
Bert Thompson E7A Of SWA section
81 1913 IS $4,000.
Ross Shaw to Mildred Fern Shaw,
lot 10, block 20, Sank Centre $4,000.
Gotthard Heinen to Bernhard Hell
men NEA of section 80 1923 33 and N
VIZ Of SEA section 10 1923 33 $15,-
600.
John F. Bang and wife to Jesse Ma
therny EA Of NWA section % 122
80, $4,000.
Cassius M. Sprague ct al to Blue
Valley Creamery Co. N 46 #. lot 4 and
all of lot 5, block II, Sank Centre
$500.
Joseph E. Schmidt to E. Skaien, W
" of SEA and SEA Of NWA and
SWA of NWA less etc. section 80
124 %, also NWA of NWk section 4
1913 20 $4,000.
Walter E. Robertson and wife to
Paul J. Pappenfus lot /, block 2 Steck-
lings add, st. Cloud $500.
Bronsalaus Yagello and wife to P.
J. Materna, lots l, 2, 3, 4, 5, block /,
Waite Park, $525.
Northern Land and Live Stock Co..
to Peter Braun and wife seq Of SEA
section 80 and Sk Of SWA section 10
and NWA of SWA section 1928 81.
$1.0O.
Ben Ko1lkenburg to Leo Welle, Out
lot I'd" add. Albany 1915.
Janet Bugbee to Theo. "A. johnson
lots II, 10, 10, block 5, Residence PIX.
add. st. Cloud $465.
j. F. Goosen to Marcia E. Goosen,
SIX Of lot 2, and lot 3 block 1, Nc
Clure & Whitney's add. st. Cloud, 81.
Christian Kolb, and wife to Jacob
Schmitz, 2h acres Of lot 4, sec. 10,
1913, 81, 1925.
Henry A. MANI and wife. to VIM.
Abitz Jr., S n I'd. Of E 81 rds. and
Of SEA sec 26 1872 43 $50.
Karnpsen Clemens to Margaret Hell
men, VIZ of NWA NEA Of NWA &
NEA of sec 20 1874 30 $3.50.
Jennie Oberg to Melrose Granite Co.
10 acres Of NJ Of SWA sec. 20 1874
%, $500.
C. B. Lewis and wife to Jacob Pfaf,
lots s, 6, blk, IA, Brott & Schmif's
add, st. Cloud $500.
Der Nordstern. [volume] (St. Cloud, Minn.) 1874-1931, 1922-12-07
Real Estate Transfers.

Real Estate Transfers.
Nick Meyer and wife to Fred Esher
lots / and IL, block so, Freeman's add
Melrose $925.0O.
discipline Becker and husband to
Bernard ZumWald Ell Of NEA and
NWA Of NEA section 80 1913 80 $1.OO
August M. stuntebeck and wife to
C..G. syvrud ct al, lot / block 6, Free
port, $4,000.
Mary Winkler. ct al to Paul H. Dom
Ike, VIZ Of sWA Of sWA section s
126 SO, $4,000.
Joseph T. Hartel and wife to G. F.
Specify, lot 9, block II, Curtis Sur
vey, st. Cloud $4,000.
George Lyons and wife to Joseph
Ruehle 81 Of sen section 10 1872 %,
ST..
Peter Landen ct al to VIM. M. Alex
ander NEA or SEA and NWA Of Sc
n section 9 1913 20, $1.O0.
Cornelia Johnson ct al to Mich H
Johnson, NWA of NWA section 1 122
80 $500.
Ida Cook to Ernest Cook so acres in
section l8, 1913 -35, $4,000.
Mary Kraker and Francis Zirbes,
part of blk g., Kraker's ~re-arrange.
ment of part Of Clark's add, ,Melrose,
$3.50.
Anton Zirbes and wife to Margaret
Temann, lot z, 8, 9, %, 20, block 62,
Kraker's re-arrangement, part Of
Clark's add, Melrose 500.
Ross Shaw to Mildred Fern Shaw,
lot 10, block 20, Sank Centre $4,000.
Ingwal s. Steensland ct al to H. j.
Schadegg NWA of NEA, section 81
1924 80 $4,000.
Herbert L. Mcintyre and wife to M.
E. Mcintyre, lot 9 less etc., and lot
10 Merry & Dennis add, Sank Centre,
$40.
Henry j. Kerstng and wife to Paul
Winter, lots a, s, block 2, Books ALL,
Albany $4,000.
Harry G. Young and wife to Dakota
and Great Northern Townsite Co., lots
S, 6, block 20, and lot z, block "a,
Stearns add, St. Cloud, 5000.
Gust Peterso nto Alex w. Fischer,
Sk of SEA section 3 and NWA of
NWA and NJ Of SWA Of NWA, sec.
10 and SWA Of SEA Of 81 of NWA
of SEA section 10 125 80 ST..
T. O. Johnson to Mary M. johnson,
p 5.71 a. Of SEA Of NWA section 80
123 "a 81.
Percy Knapp and wife to John M.
Maerus, lots a, 5, block 1, Young's
add. St. Cloud $1,000.
Edward F. Miller and wife to Mag
dalen Lister, lot 10, block 2, Koroins
add. Paynesville, $40.
Alloys H. Webster and wife to Carl
Eiynk, VIZ Of NEA and SEA Of N
En- and E. 20 acres of NEA of NV
"a section "a 1923 81, $1,000.
Marinus C. Heegard and wife to
Aug. Walstrom, lot 142, block is,
Sank Centre $500.
A. "A. Wright and wife to John M.
Hall, lot 8, block 68, Lowry's add, St.
Cloud $500.
G. James Rose ct al to Alphonso
Rose, lot 49,. on Connaught, Avon 81.
Elizabeth Stelton to John K. Stelten
w 20 a. of NWA Of NEA, section IT.
121,29, $3.50.
Ghas. F. Metzroth ct al to Dakota
and G. N. Townsite Co., lots 4, 10, blk
"a, Stearns add. st. Cloud $3.50.
Jacob Rausch and wife to Dakota
and G. n. Townsite Co., lot 1, block
20 and lot 8, blk, 81, Stearns add, st.
Cloud 5000.
A. A. Wright and wife to Dakota
and G. N. TOWNSHIP Co., lot 9 block "a,
Stearns add, St. Cloud $500.
Hubert Hanson to Alone Grontee,
lot 8, block "a, Stearns add, St. Cloud
$3.50.
w. B. Mitchell and wife to Alone
.rontee, lot A, block 20, Stearns add,
st. Cloud $275.
Henry Pallanch and wife to Carl
WINNER, lots 6, z, 8, 9, block 26 and
Der Nordstern. [volume] (St. Cloud, Minn.) 1874-1931, 1922-12-07

A new film corporation has been
formed whose mission will be to make
features for children, in which they
will use child players.
Der Nordstern. [volume] (St. Cloud, Minn.) 1874-1931, 1922-12-07
Valuable Information Pertaining to
Farm Conditions Free.

Valuable Information Pertaining to
Farm Conditions Free.
I have been fortunate in securing a
limited number of sets Of the COM
plete report Of the Joint Commission
on Agricultural Inquiry.
This report contains much valuable
information pertaining to farm condi-
tons and railroad rates on farm pro-
ducts and is q report that will be es-
pecially valuable to farm owners and
operators.
So long as my quota holds ont, /
shall be pleased to send 9 copy Of the
report to anyone requesting it's
Harold Knutson, Member Of Con-
gress, Washington, D. C.
Der Nordstern. [volume] (St. Cloud, Minn.) 1874-1931, 1922-12-07

Baseball and tennis are the national
sports OF Japan.
Der Nordstern. [volume] (St. Cloud, Minn.) 1874-1931, 1922-12-07

Divers have disclosed q Spanish Ar
NADIA galleon under 10 feet Of mud in.
SO feet Of water In Tobermory Bay,
Scotland. The treasure consists Of
richly engraved silver plate Of Eliza
bethan design. bronze bells and other
valuables. The greater part Of the gall
leonsis still buried.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-12-08
FINANCIAL.
pronosnls

FLORENCE FIFE FOUNDRY AND MAf
chine Company--Trust MortGage--To t09
holders OF tne pe. cent mortgase bonds ~
lie Florence Pipe Foundry and Machine Com
Sealed proposaie viii be. received until 2
r. NJ. December 18th, 1922. at the Office Of
The commonwealth lite nsurance and Trust
Company. Trustee, 18th and Chestnut Streets,
discount for present cash payment. AZ the
holders thereof may offer, Of all or any part
OF so many bonds OF $1,000, sr 800, OF the
Florence Pipe Foundry and Machine Company
Mortgage, as the sum of SIC, 1000. applicable
10 the Sinking Fund Will pay for. In accord
the Florence Pipe Foundry and Machine
Company to the said Trustee. dated February
Goth. 1918
Lowest bids within the number stated will
be considered and II accepted. the parties
offering them advised at once and payment
bonds on and after December 10th. 1922
Interest on bonds accepted will cease
on December 10Th 1929.
The Trustee reserves the right to reject
any all bids not satisfactory to said
Should the principal sums OF the bonds
offered at the Same rate OF discount by
sinking Fund for distribution. the Trustee
will choose by lot from said bonds the re-
1uired number and amount thereof to be re-
teprued and paid.
Proposals should be endorsed Proposals
for tho sale Of Bonds Of the Florence Pps
Foundry and Machine co. .Mortgase' and
addressed TO CHARLES K. HUG. Vice-Presi-
den, md Trust officer, Commonwealth Title
Insurance and Trust Co.. 18th and Chestnut
Streets r. ilndelphiG.
Commonwealth Title Insurance and Trust
Co.. Trustee. December I. 1929.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-12-08
STATE LEAVES DECEMBER 10
Makes Definite Plans for Game With
Southern California

state College, Pa, Dec. s.-Dehnite
plans for Penn States trip to the
Pacific Coast to meet the University ut
Southern California at Pasadena on
New Years Day were announced
by Graduate Manager Nell Elem.
ing. The departure will take place on
the night of December 10. the first stop
being Chicago. The trip will then be
continued over the Santa Fe to the
Grand Canyon, where day will be
spent in sight seeing. The party Will
reach Pasadena on Christmas Eve and
will remain there until after the game.
The only possible change in this pro-
gram is that an effort may be made to
take in the Pitt Stanford game at
Palo Alto on December 30. but 1t is
not believed that Coach Bezdek will
want to risk the hard trip up and back
on the eve of his own game. After the
Carnival of Roses battle. day Will
be spent in San Francisco and then the
return Journey will be made over the
Southern route via FL Pas0 and Kansas
CITY. reaching State College ABOUT
January Z. The State party Will nave
a special car both ways and about
twenty Eve players will make tn" tr'p'
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-12-08
Poems, Songs Desired
ANY Rags, Any Bones, Any Bottles

10 fHo EIWOF OJ tVe SCentnO Pt0fc Lcd0ef.
sir--1 arp 'nciosing a verse OF n song I
heard In a minstrel show years AFRO. where
a rRspicker calls ANY Rags, Any Bones,
Any Bottles Today7' There's another
verse. perhaps two or three. as I recY II.
which I'd like TO have II a reader could
furnish them. The one I know goes some
thing like this maybe there 10 a mistake or
two In IT, but II so perhaps a fellow
Forumite may kindly correct and give me
the rest Of the sonv I'll be much obliged
WILLIAM HAMILTON.
Philadelphia. December 6. 1922.
ANY RAGS. ANY BONES. ANY BOTTLES
Did you ever hear the story OF a ragged,
Jagged Jack?
He comes down tho street with pack uron
his back.
He comes In the morning he comes In the
night
And he gobbles up everything in sight
He wakes up the ne!yhborhood for miles
around:
regular alarm clock, always wound.
He gets beneath YOUR window when you
try TO go to sleep.
And he yells In voice so loud and deep.
CHORUS
Any rags Any rags? Any rags, any
bones. any bottles today?
There's a big fat ragpcker coming this
way.
Any rage? Any rags? Any rags, asy bones,
any bottles today?
It's the same old stcry in the same old
way
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-12-08
Sees Deeadence In Modern Woman

To the Editor Of the Evenin0 Public Ledger:
Sir--News of the escape from prison
of Mrs. Phillips, convicted murderess
OF Mrs. Meadows, recalls only too
vividly the circumstances OF savage
and gruesome crime-a crime so awful
in its cruel and sordid details as
to have as u solitary parallel and pro :
totype (and that entirely fictional)
only in the memorable tragedy where
Bill Skies ruthlessly strikes down and
kills with hammer the blood battered
and vainly beseeching Nancy.
When one atso recalls the dreadful
Roster killings. and the sordid reveal
ings of the trial, as we'll as OF other
similar court sittings in which the
accused protagonist was n young and
charming woman, the moot qu .stion
will reassert itself: How can such
things be?"
1t furnishes vast and comprehensive
theme for speculation, this evolution Of
the modern woman. 1t Is subject for
thought into which new issues are
automatically forced by unexpected
daily happenings.
There is q popular sympathy, at
least In all open discussions, which as.
serts itself somewhat insistently In be-
nalf or the new woman and her claims
for all kinds of personal freedom. The
rapidity Of woman's change In the So
cial status during the last fifty years
has been SO unobserved, and at the
same time so radical and even reyoiu.
tionary, as to defy any immediate reaii.
zation Of its meaning or consequences.
To deprecnte the seeming decay Of
woman's old time gentleness and native
modesty; to lament the passing of her
acknowledged high and privileged place
in the home, either rs n devoted wife
the loyal, helpful and affectionate mar,
riage partner Of her husband, or as the
rejoicing mother OF many children"
TO- use a scriptural phrase, would be
at least, in many instances. to invite A
clamorous dissent, or to suffer possible
animadversion as being IAN old crank"
or ian old fogy.'
And yet there are many who, cureless
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-12-08
Dome Mines Dividend Policy

:, Inc following statement concerning
ue dividend policy was issued after the
meeting Of Dome Mines directors yes
Directors, having In mind expecta-
aons OF shareholders Of an extra divi-
ueno or payment in return of capital at
sha OF current fiscal year, desire to state
'oat their expectation is that, beginning
WIN dividend to be paid in July next, q
regular dividend at rate of 81 a share
r s,,r nhnum on present capitalization
WIN DC inaugurated. In assurance Of
SSnt'nuation OF same 1000, 900 has
teen set aside to be added to from time
time until fund amounts to at least
sae whole years dividend.
~ is believed that prior to July div
kusnd necessary arrangements will have
Nil, S" completed whereby capitalization
"!, consist Of shares Of no par value,
~ whereby each holder of present
.4ares Will be entitled to exchange same
rate OF one share present stock for
NTal OF new and on which new shares
dividend will amount to 81 a share per
Nnum' Present cash position show.
Y ~. SS15 ~ ~ addition to supplies on nand OF
,ooO company has on hand cash
Sss@4o,o0O and bonds at cost of 81 ,484,-
80 or total current assets of $2,NSl, =
,s, ~, out Of which 81 ,OOO, 900 has been
~ aside for purposes above stated"
W& ..& THE TRADER.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-12-08
Letters to the Editor
Assessors who pon't Assess

TO the Editor Of the EVe~.n0 Pvbltc Ledger!
Sir--I would like to say n word In
reference to the assessors lists being
padded. The fact Is that the assessors
do not 70 from house to house to get
the names Of the residents who have
moved in and moved out. This know
to be fact for several years, and un-
less there is a way to force them to 40
30 there will never be fair assessment
Of the divisions.
know personally Of division where
the assessor works at nights ana did
not have time to 60 around to the
houses, but just went out few hours
in the afternoon and inquired at few
houses in a few streets for names, ana
not having time to make the assessment
correct Just got previous assessors
list and copied the old list on his new
book and, turned 1t in. Consequently,
when the new assessors list came out
there was a mass Of names on 1t whose
owners had moved out OF the diVis'on
over two years ago and some were deSo
over a year. Consequently. when the
nav ones that hau moved in came
around to register their names weren I
on the new list and unless they owned
property or had tax receipts from other
parts Of the city that were good their
applications to get their names on the
registry list were refused. know OF
one apartment that had sixteen voters
and not one was assessed and did not
get to register.
This same method Is used by great
many assessors, consequently there Is
an accumulation Of names that should
not be there ut every election; ana
those that should be there are not on.
An assessor should be paid salary
enough to allow him to work through
the day and allow him plenty Of time
to- 20 to every apartment In every
apartment house and strike out the
names of all dead people and Of re-
movals, and a penalty should be i'm.
posed Of some kind II an assessor copied
from an old list the most OF his divi-
sion into his new book and the ones
that ought to be assessed left off and
unable to vote on election day.
l don't believe this Is done to cheat
at ali. but it does give crooked worker
u chance to use dead mems names and
those that have moved year or more
II they will take chance.
Assessment and registration at one
time is not a good policy either. You
may register many that do not live in
the division find where they live is the
best way. A case Of not enough money
and won't assess look alike to me.
/. s.
Philadelphia, December 8. 1922.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-12-08
James r. Mann

To the Editor Of the Evening Public LEDGER:
Sir-The newspapers not many days
ago reported the death Of Representative
James X. Mann, of Illinois, fam!iarly
known to Congress. as well as to others.
as Jim Mann. The death Of this we'll :
known Illinoisan ended twenty five
years Of service in the National House
Of Representatives. He was a very in.
dustrious and well-informed pubic
man. and he probably knew the finer
points about the working of the con
gressional machine better than any other
man in Washington. Consequently he
was popular with his associates.
Some. of Mr.. Mann's lapses in judg 50
ment on international questions in the
early days Of the war. however, made
it fortunate that his position in the
Government was not more conspicuous.
1t cannot be said. however. that in any
part Of the preceding decades james r.
Mann was a negative figure in the
House Of Representatives.. As chair
man of the powerful Ways and Means
Committee he welded a tremendous
force: as floor leader of the Republican
party he was figure Of Importance
and one to be feared in debate, and a
few years ago he loomed as candidate
for Speaker Of the House. a post which
he failed to gain. doubtless to the
benefit Of his country through the cir
cumstances have alluded to.
HENRY F. CARTER.
Philadelphia, December 6. 1922.