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Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1923-01-19

One of a congresman's little troubles
is the home problem, getting a house
to live in. Washington is the highest
priced city in the country. Property
and rents are high. If a man is there
alone he can live at a hotel. If he has
a family he must have a house or an
apartment. The hotels are high priced.
The houses and flats are out of sight.
What members pay for houses of
course depends upon what they get
and want to pay. Several members
pay $500 a year rent, and quite a
number pay from $4,000 to $4,000. OF
course they do not live on their
salaries. They get something from
back home. The members who try
to live on their salaries, or nearly so,
pay from $3.50 to $3.50 a month for
a furnished house. And you don't
get as much in Washington for 5000
a month as you can get in Colorado
cities for $50.
Within the moderate prices, houses
are very hard to get and usually I'M
desirable. Most residence property in
Washington is built in rows-houses
In solid blocks like store buildings.
They are usually IT to 20 feet wide,
three stories high with three rooms on
each floor, windows only in front and
back, a front yard 10 or II feet deep.
Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1923-01-19
STREAM EAGER PREFERS JERSEY
TO HAITI

Because he prefers New Jersey to
all the lures of foreign climes, Otto
Lauterhahn, assistant hydraulic en-
gineer attached to the U. S. Geological
Survey, and working in cooperation
with the State Department of Conser-
walton and Development, has declined
an offer of transfer to the U. S.. Geo
logical Survey station at Port au
Prince, Republic of Haiti.
Mr.. Lauterhahn is engaged in the
stream-gaging work of the depart
ment, which keeps an accurate record
of the flow of the various streams in
the state and prepares data of great
value to all users of water, both for
power and general purposes. He has
been stationed at Trenton for the past
IL years, coming here from Albany,
N. Y.
Mr.. Lauterhahn was born in Pater-
son, N. j., and received his prepara-
tory education in the Paterson public
schools. He is a graduate of Rens-
salaer Polytechnic Institute.
Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1923-01-19
Looking In on Congress From
the House Gallery
SENIORITY
BY CONGRESSMAN GUY U. R
SENIORITY
BY CONGRESSMAN GUY U. HARDY

Copyright. 1929, We
seniority or length of service has
long been a controlling factor in many
things in the house of representatives.
l suppose 1t has always been so more
OF less, and it is a little more SC now
than formerly, if possible.
A. member gets his office room in the
house office building, his seat at com
mittee tables, his rank on his commit
tee, his Craftsmanship of committee,
his place as a conferee on conference
committees of the house and senate,
and many other little favOrs and big
opportunities for influence through
seniority.
There was a time when the speaker
had some choice in fixing up commit
tees and chairmanships. You heard
Uncle Joe Cannon roundly "cussed'
about his exercise of that privilege a
few years ago. Even then most of
the chairmen were selected because
they had served longest on the com
mittees. But the speaker had some
latitude and he did make some indie.
pendent appointments in an effort to
put the best qualified man in the
place. And often such appointment
raised Cain. About twelve years ago
there was q revolution, Uncle Joe was
defeated for speaker, new rules were
adopted. Committee assignments are
now made by a large committee on
committees and the seniority rule is
n1nGnlr RIhA-nI - TBa.A haC hCAn
but one notable exception in years.
The present chairman of appropria-
tons was not the high man but the
second high man on the list.
Chairmen of committees have much
power and influence in directing legis-
lation. They can help write legisla-
ton, help push it through the commit
tee or hold it back. They have charge
of it on the floor. Many bills pass the
house in one form and the senate in
another. If n house refuses to ac-
cept the amendments of the other, the
bill is sent to conference. Conference
committees include three or five men,
bers from each house. The house con-
ferees now usually consist of two
Republicans and one Democrat or
three Republicans and two Democrats
who have served longest on the com
mittee. These conferees get together
and agree to anything they can and
report their findings back. These re-
ports are usually accepted by both
houses.
The seniority rule has been much
criticized, and there is room for criti-
cism. But there is something to be
said for it. Chairmen have the adj
vantage of long experience OF their
committees. If they are not dubs they
must have learned much about the
business in hand, and usually dubs do
not remain long in congress. Any
other method of selection would start
lOg-rOlling, build up machinery and
factions and breed strife and trouble.
The old members are for the senior
ity rule, and while the new members
may be critical, l rather fancy we will
never get far away from it.
However, after all is said, it does
sometimes appear that seniority and
long service have more influence and
power in the house of representatives
than brilliancy and ability.
Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1923-01-19
WILL PORTO RICO BE THE 18TH
STATE?

Antonio R. Bareelo, president of the
Porto Rican Senate, is sailing for
home with high hopes of the island
possession of the United States be-
coming the forty-ninth state in the
Union. He pins his faith on a decis-
ion of the Supreme Court in a fran
chise case arising in Porto Rico sew
eral months ago, the significance of
which, so he contends, has been over
looked. So impressed with his dis
covery is Mr.. Barcelo that the island
can no longer be treated as a mere
territory or possession of this country,
he intends calling a constitutional
convention. If Porto Rico is admitted
to the Union, he says, the island state
would be entitled to five members in
the House of Representatives and two
Senators.
The decision of the Supreme Court,
discovered by Mr.. Barcelo when he
came to Washington to fight for the
ousting of Governor E. Mont Reilly,
holds in effect that Porto Rico is not a
territory Or a ward, but that it's peo-
pie are entitled to full American citi-
zenship under the Jones act of 1913.
1t is unlike the territorial government,
unlike the American Indians, legis-
lated for as wards, and unlike the peo-
pie of the District of Columbia. Dur
ing his stay here the president of the
Porto Rican Senate dug up the law
and the presidents. He says that Ar
kansas held a constitutional conven-
ton adopted a Constitution, then
elected a member of the House and
two Senators, who came to Washing
ton, knocked at the door of Congress,
and the state sprang into being full
panoplied, without the intermediate
territorial stage.-Washington Corre-
spondent of the Public Ledger.
Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1923-01-19
WHEN A CONGRESSMAN DIES

When a congressman dies the house
solemnly passes a resolution of ac-
acknowledgements and then adjourns. But
usually by common consent the reso-
luton is held on the speakers desk
until the business of the day has been
completed, and at about 5 or $50
o'clock the resolution is read. passed
and the house stands adjourned.
The resolution always runs the
same. 1t reads:
"Resolved, That the house has
heard with profound sorrow of the
death of Hon. Mr.. Blank, a representa-
tive from the state of -
"Resolved, That the clerk commune
cate these resolutions to the senate
and transmit a copy thereof to the
family of the deceased.
"Resolved, That as a further mark
Of respect this house do now adjourn"
Few things are permitted to inter-
fere with the business OF the house.
The work goes grinding on through
the weeks and months. The house
passes laws setting apart holidays
that others may rest, and celebrate,
and revere the memory of notable
men, but the house goes on with the
nations business without resting or
celebrating.
The house evidently thinks that the
best aspect it can pay to the memory
Of the country's notables and its own
dead is to go on with its important
work. And so it does. usually.
Occasionally, if business is not too
pressing and if the deceased member
was more or less prominent, the resO-
luton is passed soon after the house
meets at noon. And when hat hap
pens I dare say that most of the
members feel a good deal as the
~schoolboy feels when a teacher or a
fellow pupil dies and school is dis
missed; they enjoy getting a day off.
Seventeen members are usually APP
pointed to attend the funeral and
when a member dies in office he is
likely to have a notable gathering at
his ~graveside.
A day is set apart when those who
knew him best pay eloquent tribute TO
Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1923-01-19
Elrst conaress Met in 17se.

The congress in session at this
time is the Sixty-seventh congress.
The first congress under the Constitu'
ton met in 1889. 1t should have met
on March 4, but a quorum did not
show up so it adjourned from day TO
day until April 1, when it opened for
business. On April 6 of that year
both houses met in joint session and
~canvassed the electoral vote for Presi-
len and vice president, George Wash
ington was found to be elected Presis
lent and John Adams, vice president.
Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1923-01-19
conuress Lasts Two Years.

Congress consists of a two-year
term. There are two regular sessions
and occasionally a special session or
two. Members of the house of repre-
sentatives are elected for two. years
and senators for a term of six years.
The congSess elected in November q
not W. in regular session until
the first Monday in December of the
following year. But for several years
a special session has been called soon
after the 4th of March following the
election.
Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1923-01-19

tern newspaper Union
his work and memory. Here again the
economical tendency of congress IS
shown. as the day set is always a Sun
day when other business is not up for
consideration. The speeches deliv-
cred on this occasion are published in
the Congressional Record, and a little
booklet containing them is made up,
each member being given a few
copies.
The other day l looked up a copy of
n of these memorials for a gentle
man in Pueblo. 1t was the memorial
address on the life and character of
James n. Burns of Missouri, delivered
February %, 1889. Although this was
over 33 years ago, 1 was surprised to
note how many gentlemen spoke on
that day whose names are well known
to us of this day; and some of the
addresses are notable examples of elo-
quence. Ex-Speaker Henderson, Dock
cry, Holman, Randall, Breckenridge.
Butterworth, Stone, Grosvenor, Cock
Vest. Surely an array of brilliant
names.
1t is customary for congress to vote
a years pay to the widow of a de-
ceased member.
There are many deaths in congress.
I am told about eighteen a year, and
the flag on the house Office building
flies at half-mast a good deal of the
time.
In the present congress there have
been twelve deaths and it is only
about half over. They are as follows:
Fred L. Blackmon of Alabama. Sam
uel NJ. Taylor of Arkansas, John A.
Elston of California, William Z. Ma
son of Illinois, William II. Frankhau-
ser of Michigan, Charles f. Van de
Water of California, Henry d. Flood
of Virginia, Prince J.. Kuhio Kalania-
naole of Hawaii, Lucian w. Parrish
of Texas and Samuel NJ. Brinson of
North Carolina.
Two of these members committed
suicide and two were killed in auto
mobile accidents.
Over in the senate when a death &C.
ours the governor of the state appoints
a senator to fill the vacancy until the
mex regular state election. A consti-
tutiOnal amendment has beer suggest
ed to provide that vacancies in the
house should be filled in like manner.
Such an arrangement would save the
states much money which special cleo
tons necessarily cost.
Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1923-01-19
HOME EDUCATION
u CHILD,S FIRST SCHOOL IS ii FAMIL!

Issued by the National kindergarten Association s West 4Wh street, Me-
York City. These articles are appearing weekly in our columns.
Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1923-01-19
Borough of Woodbine

william Rubinowitz, ct ux., to Re-
becca Feldman. $500. Lot Il and
half of lot 20, block IL, section A; lot
5 and half of lot 6. block IL. section
A; lot 9, block 4, section C. >
Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1923-01-19
Sea Isle City

InOmdS ". NOCh, CT uA., W Wlllldul
H. Jocher, ct ux. $4,000. Lot 6, block
5O-A, S. w. section, block A.
Margaret c. Malone to John l..
Maher. $4,000. Lot 10, block 7, S. w.
section block ABB.
Roman Realty Co. to Henry A. Auer,
ct ux. $500. Part of lot IA, block s,
S. P. Division.
Middle Township
Alfred H. Urquhart, ct ux., ct ais,
to Elwood j. Brown, ct al. $1,000.
Tract of land at Swainton, beginning
at corner in center of road from Swain
to Goshen, 2S4 feet from center State
Highway Route IA, adjoining land of
William Powell and Mary S. Martin,
containing 10 acres.
Harold r. Barber, ct ux., to Leslie
Barnett. 500. Lot situate on w.
side of Main Bay Shore road at Green
Creek adjoining lands of Richard G.
Holmes, containing S,S2S square feet.
Joseph Corson, ct ux., to Pearl r,
Birch, ct al. $500. Plantation bind
ing lands of John Tomlin down Thor
oughfare to Dennis Creek, adjoining
lands of Angus Cameron, decd, con-
tanning 479 acres with exceptions.
Horace E. Richardson, ct ux,, et'als.r
to Bertha H. Ballard. $4,000. Strip
of land on S. W. side Mechanic street
Court House, being 1 foot front by
1872 feet deep.
City of North Wildwood
Henry H. Ottens to Christian A
He'll. $500. Lot IS, block 295.
City of wildwood
Charles H. Brewer, ct ux., to Frank
A. McAlarnen. $1,000. Lots %, "a
and 25, block 1.
Clara I. P. Ham to Lewis H. Max,
| ct ux. $4,000. Lot 6, block 26.
Leverett Newcomb to Estelle Kins-
ley. $500. Lot Is, block 81.
Nora LETTER, ct vir., to Percy T.
Blake. $3.50. S. E. portion of a part
of lots 1 and 2, block 1877, on N. E. side
of Rio Grande avenue.
William A. Montgomery, Ex'cr, to
Percy T. Blake. 500. Portion of lots
land 2, block 1877.
Charles Albig, ct Tx, to Abe Wexler'
81. 900. S. W. halves of lots Ia and
49, block 143 and part of lot 10, block
143.
Ocean Front Company to Leon R
Yubas, ct TX, ct ais. Lots Z to IL in
elusive; "a and 25, block M, including
10 foot alley.
Ella M. Gibboney to Sophia Crit
fifth. $500. Lot %, block H, map OF
lots on ocean side of Atlantic venue
City Of wildwood to Julia R. Mellor,
81 and taxes. All right, title and in
terest in lot %, block 81; lots 10 and
20, block So; lots IS, 10, 20, Al, AZ, 43.
AZ and 80, block 81.
Carl L. Siebert, ct ux., to James j
Walsh, ct ux. $4,000. Lots "a N 20
block H.
Abe Zurilnick, ct ux., to Lena Sny-
der. S. w. half of lot 8, block SO.
Borough Of Wildwood Crest
wildwood Crest Realty Company to
Darnley w. Catford. Lot IL, block
ga.
Richard Rilatt, ct ux., to Howard L.
Stricken, ct ux. Lots Z and 8, block
II.
Cape May City
Sara S. Chambers, ct viz, to George
Macpherson, Jr., ct ux. $4,000. Lot
10, plan Of VIM. j. Sewell.
William Joyce Sewell, ct al, Ex'crs'
to George Macpherson, Jr., ct ux. $500.
Lot Sc, Cape Island.
George ]. Graham, ct ux., to George
L. Mayer. 81, 500. Lot at intersection
of S. side of Stockton avenue with W.
side of Queen street, ola x 1898 feet.
Borough of Cape May Point
J. Howard Weatherby, ct ux., to Will
liam M. P. Braun. $500. Lots 145 to
AS, inclusive, block E.
Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1923-01-19
SOME THOUGHTS on THE TEACHING OF NATURE STUDY
BY Ida S. Miller

A normal child graves to be out
doors; and no child that is capable
of understanding anything is too
young to be taught to love a flower.
Little by little as he grows older we
call his attention to this flower or
that bird or that star, thus bringing
into the precious young life a host
of friends which will come to grow
more and more dear and familiar as
the years go by.
"How few of us appreciate the beau
tiful world in which we live? Many
of us walk through it like ghosts, as
if we we're in it but not of it. We have
eyes and see not; ears and hear not"
We did not learn to observe when we
were young. Too many of us are apt
to think we are On intimate terms
with Mother Nature if we have a
nodding acquaintance with the flow
ers and birds-but there are other
beauties-the stars.
Take a little child out on Christ
mas night and show him the Pleia-
des, telling him those very stars were
twinkling there the night the little
Christ Child was born. Watch the
wonder in his face when you show
him Arctures, the great golden star,
around from the Dipper handle and
tell him that star was named by Job
two thousand years before Christ was
born.
To get the greatest joy from a com-
panionship with Nature n must
learn to associate the birds and flow
ers and stars. We think of the red
Antares, the southern star of summer,
coming with field lilies and car
dinal flowers and red-eyed vireo, the
only bird lin some sections of the
states) to sing during the hot months,
it's song accompanied by the plaintive
notes of the wood-pewee.
A mother will ask, "How shall |
stimulate an interest in Nature?"
"How make Johnnie or Mary want
to know about these ~things?" Well,
my answer usually is; Take them
walking and arouse their attention,
and it will not be long until they will
be arousing yours-and that problem
will have settled itself.
eff you see the humming-bird, tell
them the smallest known bird is a
humming-bird living away off in Cen
trail America, and that it is no larger
than a blue-bottle fly. And tell them
to watch red flowers for these birds.
Show them the little plants that fold
their petals and go to sleep at night.
Some of them bow their heads and
bring their leaves together like little
hands clasped in prayer. They will
love that Call attention to the May
weed and watch the children's delight
when you explain that it is none other
than dear old Peter Rabbits camo-
mile!
The study of nature in all it's phases
is so beautiful and uplifting and in
spring that even if one has not had
the opportunity of coming into an in
innate relationship with it in child
hood, there is always the golden mo-
ment-and that is now. And let us
not be unmindful of the truth that to
arouse and develop appreciation of
beauty in the mind and heart Of a
child we must first have had our own
souls touched.
David Starr Jordan, Chancellor
Emeritus of Leland Stanford Junior
University, once said: "If ever you
Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1923-01-19
Hearing the Other Side.

"You have decided to stay on the
farm"
YES" said Mr.. Cobbles. Il get dis
couraged durin' tn week, but l cheer
up considerably on Sundays"
How is that?"
81 listen to people who come out
here from town in their automobiles.
After I hear them tell their troubles 1
forget that l have any of my own."
Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1923-01-19
Call the Faithful to Prayer.

The minarets of MohammedaD
mosques are the towers from which
the officer whose business 1t is, issues
the muezzin or call to prayer, at which
signal all true EobcnDadans face to-
ward the East and enga sc In devotion.
Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1923-01-19

wish to be of some use in the world
do something for children" 1t is a
distinct service to children to work
for the establishment of a kinder
garten in you public school. You
can secure advice on the subject from
the National kindergarten Associa-
ton, s West 10th street, New York
City.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-06-14
Disease a Crime, Is
View of London
Specialist

LONDON, June 1.-THE nor
NAL span of life should approx
mate some Of the ripe old
Biblical ages, according to DR..
Leonard Williams, q distin-
guished physician, who says a
man should live not seventy
years only but 120 or lao.
ITO call a man a martyr to
rheumatism is as fantastic as
though we called 4 man
martyr to delirium tremens," he
asserted. eff we get a disease
we ought not to be pitied as
victims but condemned as fools.
There Is nothing heaven-sent or
inevitable about illness" He
blamed the Bible for any idea
to the contrary, and also for the
fact that 'tin matters psyche
logical we are content with q
very low level Of rnediocrity,"
and. said man had acquired his
mental superiority over other
animals at the expense Of his
intuition, citing as proof that
''rdan is the only animal who
doesn't know how to feed him
self"
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-06-14
WEEKS PICKS So
BEST MILITARY
SCHOOLS
Cornell, Johns Hopkins, 0eor-
gia Tech, and Staunton
Academy Included.

Twenty-six colleges and ten mill
tary schools were today designated
by Secretary Of War Weeks as
distinguished colleges and honor
military schools" for the year 1898.
The selections were based upon
the degree Of proficiency and the
extent Of military training.
The colleges include A. & M. Col.
lege, of Texas; Alabama Polytechnic
Institute, Auburn, Ala; Clemson
Agricultural College, South Caro-.
lima; Cornell University, ithaca,
N. Y; Georgia School Of Technology,
Atlanta; Indiana University, Bloom.
ineton, Ind; Johns Hopkins Univer-
sity, Baltimore; Lehigh University,
South Bethlehem, Pa; Mississippi
A. q M. College, Mississippi; North
Dakota Agricultural College, Fargo,
N. D.; Norwich University, North.
field, Vt; Oregon Agricultural Col.
lege, Corvallis; ST. Johns College,
annapolis; State College OF Wash
ington, Pullman; Citadel, Charles.
ton, S. c.; University of Arizona,
Tucson; University OF California,
Berkeley; University Of Delaware,
Newark, Del; University Of Illinois,
Urbana; University. OF Maryland,
College Park; University Of Mis-.
souri,, Columbia; University Of Okla
.llorla, Norman; University Of
Washington, Seattle: University Of
Wisconsin. Madison, and the vir-
einia Military Institute, Lexington.
The ten honor military schools
designated by the Secretary were:
Culver Military Academy, Culver,
Ind; Kcmper Military School.
Bonneville, Mo-; New Mexico Mill.
tary Institute, Roswell; New York
Military Academy, Cornwall-on.
Hudson; Northwestern Military and
Naval Academy, Lake Geneva, Wis;
Riverside Military Academy, Gaines
willie, Ca; Shattuck School. Farl-
bault, Mimi; StAunton Military
Academy, Staunton, Va; st. Johns
Military Academy, Delavielt, Wis.
and st. Johns School, Manlius,
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-06-14
STRIKE FOR DAYS PAY
FOR hALEahOuR,S WORK

PHILADELPHIA. June 14.--To
compel the employment Of . man
for eight hours to do half an hours
work, employees at the Newcastle
colliery of the Repplier Coal Com
pany, Minersville, Pa, are on strike
and the colliery is idle.
Men working in the separator ct
the colliery demanded that the
company employ a man for full
day to oil the machinery The
oiling requires fifteen minutes of
a mans time twice day and has
been done by one Of the regular
employees.
The man objected 60 doing two
Jobs and the matter was taken up
with the mine grievance committee,
which agreed that the demand OF
the separator men was absurd.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-06-14
PASTOR Is NEW HEAD OF
GETTYSBURG COLLEGE

GETTYSBURG, Pa, Juns A.
The Rev. A. Henry w. A. Hanson,
of Harrisburg, was unanimously
elected president Of Gettysburg Col
lege to fill the vacancy occasioned
in March by the resignation OF DR..
w. A. Granville.
DR.. Hanson is president Of the
East Pennsylvania Lutheran Synod.
OF the West India Mission Board
and Of the Church Federation OF
Harrisburg. He ID a graduate Of
Roanoke College and Gettysburg
Theological Seminary and for the
past eleven years has been pastor
OF the Messiah Lutheran church
at Harrisburg.
His name was the only one pre-
sented to the board OF trustees.
and It IL understood that he will
accept and take office before the
opening of the college in the
autumn.