Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1924-01-17
BY John T. Boifeui11et
from the peace conference in Europe, July


from the peace conference in Europe, July
8, 1919"
The second syllable of the name of Rep
resentative Manlove, Of Missouri, Is very
appropriate, judging by the following state
ment in his biography: For three years
executive secretary of the Ozark Play
grounds association, mutual association
formed for the general advancement of that
part Of the Ozarks known as the land of
a million smiles"
This sentence from the biographical
sketch of Senator Norris, Of Nebraska,
shows the shining possibilities in America
for ambitious and deserving young man
hood: WAS compelled by Strengthened cir
cumstances of a widowed mother to work
out among the neighboring farmers by the
day and month"
Senator Oddie, Of Nevada, "lived the lie
of a cowboy in Nebraska from 16 to 10.
Was one Of the discoveries of the
great gold and silver camp Of Tonopah in
! 1899; Goldffeld, another famous camp, came
into being largely as result of this dis
! covery."
Representative Richards, of Nevada,
walked from Austin, 120 miles, to the ia
NOUS Tonopah mining camp, and was al
| most Immediately elected to the man-sized
! job Gas it was at the time of the gold rush)
| of district Attorney"
Representative Patterson, Jr., of New
Jersey, started to learn the printing trade
as a printers devil Became the prin-
| cipal owner and general manager of the
| Camden POst-Telegram, the leading daily
! newspaper of his district
Representative Stengle, of New York,
travelled more than thirty thousand miles
and delivered over 500 addresses in favor
of pensions for WORKOUT and disabled fed
eral civil employees"
Representative Sol Bloom, of New York,
engaged in the theatrical business, build
| ing his first theater before his tWenty-first
birthday; moved to Chicago in 1891 to SUI
perintend the construction of the Midway
! Plaisance at the Worlds Columbian expo
sition in 1898; entered the music publish
| ing business establishing eighty branch
stores throughout the country, earning the
title, The Music Man . Has one daugh-
ter, Vera Bloom, well-known writer"
In patriotic spirit, Representative Tink-
ham. of Massachusetts, thus expresses MN
| Golf. ole was the first American to fire a
Shot against the Austrians after the decla-
ration of war by the United States against
Austria at Capo d'Argine, on the Pave
river, December II, 1917 The title OF
'Chevalier della Corona d'Italia' was CON
ferred upon him by the king OF Italy Inns
title he has not accepted because of the
provision in the constitution that no person
holding any office of profit or trust under
the United States shall, without the consent
of congress, accept any title from any king
! or foreign state. The letters patent and
| insignia of the title are in the possession
of the department Of state.
Senator Frazier, of North Dakota, was
! recalled from the governors office October
! %, 1921, by vote Of 4,1O2, and elected
! United States senator on the Republican
ticket November 7, 1922, by a majority of
/ S84S votes. While in college he at
tanned wide distinction in athletics, espe-
! cially in football"
! Representative Casey, Of Pennsylvania,
| says, with pride, that he twas the first and
! only person to the present time to be elect
ed on a straight labor ticket as a member
| of the house of representatives of Pennsyl-
vana; in the sixty-fourth congress a mem
Der of the committee on ways and means,
| being the only trade unionist that ever
| served as a member of the committee"
! Representative Ewin Lamar Davis, of
| Tennessee, married Miss Carolyn Windsor,
of Americas, Ga, in 1898, and has five
children"
Representative Schafer, of Wisconsin,
twas employed as locomotive engineer by
! the Chicago and Northwestern railroad at
the time Of his election to the present con-
gress."