One of Our Statesmen Congressman Blanton has evidently endeavored in every manner possible to let the people of his district know they have a real "live wire" representing them, from a recent editorial appearing in the Washington, D. C., Times, has this to say of him: "Introducing Mr. Blanton, the World's Costliest Statesman." "This may be good advertising for the gentleman who occupies the seat in the House from the Seventeenth Texas district. If so, it costs him nothing. But Texas people are just about as intelligent as are to be found anywhere; just about as courteous, and certainly fully as manly. They know the meaning of a kindly act and also what a cheap little thing is. A few days ago their Congressman, Mr. Blanton, objected to a colleague from Illinois reading a telegram that would have been concluded in just one minute and was then being read. This objection forced a roll call that consumed forty-five minutes of Congressional time. From May 19 to December 31, 1919, there had been 237 roll calls in the House, and of these Mr. Blanton was responsible for 75. A careful estimate of the daily expense of the House of Representatives is an average of $15,274, or about $1,999 per hour. The average roll call costs $1,450. Mr. Blanton has cost the United States $108,750, making him the world's costliest statesman. Since December 31 Mr. Blanton has added to the roll calls to his credit and to the sum he has cost the United States. To his credit also is the fact that he has frequently offended his colleagues by objecting to the extension of their remarks in that celebrated daily publication, the Congressional Record, and has made himself beloved of them in many other ways. This famous $100,000 Texas statesman has added to his other distinctions by attacking a former Congressman guilty, it is charged, of propaganda encouraging government employes in the belief that they may receive increases of pay. Mr. Blanton does not wish any such hope held out to government workers whose pocketbooks are stuffed with gold' on salaries ranging from $60 to $100 per month, the average stipend paid to more than half the employes of the United States in this city. In Mr. Blanton's district an average of $80 per month may be a good salary, but people there have no exorbitant house or room rents to pay; no heavy fuel or lighting bills; escape many of the expenses of life in a large city. When a man is finishing his life there ought to be satisfaction to him if he has fought evil and wrong to the best of his ability, and in some instances Mr. Blanton may be doing this, but there can be no joy in the human heart if there is scattered along the roadside of life's journey dark spots marking where one has denied justice to his fellow-men and turned upon them the bitterest of vituperation. Mr. Blanton's constituents read the Bible and follow it. The teachings of Christ's disciples were distinctly against arrogantly reproving others. But the tongue can no man tame; it is an unruly evil, full of deadly poison. Who is a wise man and endued with knowledge among you, let him hew out of a good conversation his works with meekness of wisdom. Real men of Texas never strike the under dog. Their nature is to give a helping hand. The poorest paid men and women of the nation today are those who work for the government of the United States." One thousand and fifty-five new members were initiated into the Order during the month of February. The union label is the "In Hoc Signo Vinces" of the crusade to rescue the child from the workshop, factory and mill; the woman from the sweatshop and tenement house, and the millions of labor from the clutches of greed, degradation and poverty. Natural monopolies and not the corner grocery must be attacked, if prices are to be reduced, said Edward Nordman, director of the division of markets in Wisconsin. He declared that a line must be drawn between the producing, constructive factors of society on the one hand and the parasitic, obstructive elements on the other. K. H. Stover, General Chairman of the Western has anMaryland System, nounced his candidacy for Congress from the Second Congressional District of West Virginia on the Republican Ticket. We feel certain he will receive the support of organized labor, which he so justly merits, and he has the best wishes of THE TELEGRAPHER and its readers for a victorious race by a landslide majority. An act of heroism which saved the life of an eight year old lad is due to the alertness, presence of mind and unselfish risk of life on the part of Clarence A. Mitchell, holder of Cert. 3128 in Div. 130, who is operator and cashier for the Burlington at Peru, Ill. The child broke through the treacherous ice with his sled on the Illinois River just west of the bridge and south of "Q" station on January 10th last and was rescued by Bro. Mitchell. William C. Redfield, ex-Secretary of Commerce, has analyzed the labor code of the soviet government of Russia and is horrifled to find that every man in that country is subject to compulsory labor. "No American workman," said Mr. Redfield, "would submit for a moment to such a tyrannical and oppressive system." The former cabinet member thunders against this condition in far-away Russia, but he nor his kind did not protest against the bolshevist idea in their own country when the Kansas "can't-strike" law was being enacted and when the attempt was made to establish compulsory labor in the American railroad service. The Canadian government refuses to repeal the "can't-strike" law and refuses to enforce it, declare officers of the Trades and Labor Congress of Canada, who say that this attitude "brings about a disrespect for the law and is undesirable." With the growing industrial importance of the widely scattered sections of Canada, it is becoming more difficult to enforce any section of the act, and the trade unionists recommend to the gov ernment that all the machinery of investigation and conciliation be overhauled. The workers express their willingness to participate in a conference to undertake this work in order that legislation may be devised to provide for quick and satisfactory settlement of labor disputes. Governor Henry N. Allen of Kansas, while in Chicago recently, was quoted as favoring anti-strike legislation for labor and urging the repeal of the excess profits tax in the interest of capital. From his public statements he evidently believes in forbidding the workers doing anything and permitting the capitalists to do what they please! Did Kansas know what it was doing when it chose him as its executive? It is stated that during the recent election he was in France organizing a home communication service for the Red Cross. The fact that he was absent and did not advise Kansas citizens of his views on labor and capital may account for the grave mistake which the citizens made when they elected him Governor. To Bro. and Mrs. J. O. Boulais, of Fulford, Que., a boy. To Bro. and Mrs. A. J. Smith, of Matteson, Ill., a boy. To Bro. and Mrs. A. W. Hale, of Par sons, Kan., a boy. To Bro. and Mrs. H. C. Burge, of Centralia, Ill., a girl. To Bro. and Mrs. F. H. Clendenin, of Lincoln, Neb., a boy. To Bro. and Mrs. H. A. Swanson, of York, Neb., a boy. To Bro. and Mrs. E. Swanson, of Deer Park, Wisconsin, a girl. To Bro. and Mrs. G. E. Johnson, of Trego, Wis., a boy. To Bro. and Mrs. M. L. Christopher, of Dresden Sta., N. Y., a girl. To Bro. and Mrs. F. V. Collins, of Bakersfield, Cal., a boy. To Bro. and Mrs. H. W. Lewis, of Durhamville, N. Y., a girl. To Bro. and Mrs. C. H. Bonneau, of Norwich, N. Y., a girl. To Bro. and Mrs. F. W. Phillips, of Quinnesec, Mich., a boy. To Bro. and Mrs. I. B. Sutherland, of Hermansville, Mich., a girl. To Bro. and Mrs. E. T. Johnson, of Nor way, Mich., a girl. To Bro. and Mrs. J. H. Unger, of Pinneo, Colo., a girl. To Bro. and Mrs. W. H. Matthews, of Didsbury, Alberta, a girl. To Bro. and Mrs. N. J. Etherton, of Famoso, Cal., a girl. To Bro. and Mrs. O. R. Phelps, of Glid den, Sask., a girl. To Bro. and Mrs. L. M. Baird, of Newton, Kan., a girl. To Bro. and Mrs. O. H. Underwood, of Elgin, N. D., a girl. To Bro. and Mrs. A. J. Ingram, of Arvada, Wyo., a girl. To Bro. and Mrs. A. T. Wheeless, of Maywood, Ill., a girl. To Bro. and Mrs. Chris. Litscher, of Milwaukee, Wis., a boy. To Bro. and Mrs. H. L. Hammond, of Lake Bluff, Ill., a girl. To Bro. and Mrs. H. H. Repke, of Winnetka, Ill., a girl. ་ To Bro. and Mrs. A. E. Friberg, of Emmons, Minn., a girl. To Bro. and Mrs. W. O. Cantleberry, of Killbuck, Ohio, a girl. To Bro. and Mrs. Howard M. Decker, of Newark, Ohio, a boy. To Bro. and Mrs. W. B. Blevins, of Lordsburg, N. M., a boy. To Bro. and Sister Fulks, of Estrella, Ariz., a boy. To Bro. and Mrs. L. S. Moranda, of Oxnard, Cal., a boy. To Bro. and Mrs. F. V. Collins, of Bakersfield, Cal., a boy. To Bro. and Mrs. H. P. Latimer, of Burdette Junction, Ark., a girl. To Bro. and Mrs. D. H. Vanderhill, of LaPorte, Ind., a boy. To Bro. and Mrs. D. M. Brett, of Ivan, Ark., a boy. To Bro. and Mrs. R. H. Sheely, of Hanna, Ind., a boy. To Bro. and Mrs. N. A. McLaughlin, of Plymouth, Ind., a boy. To Bro. and Mrs. H. R. Owens, of South Charleston, Ohio, a girl. To Bro. and Mrs. Robert Heyn, of New Albany, Ind., a boy. To Bro. and Mrs. E. W. Harvey, of Washington Ch., Ohio, a girl. To Bro. and Mrs. Leo Thiel, of Roundup, Mont., a girl. To Bro. and Mrs. M. H. McMillan, of Lemmon, S. D., a boy. To Bro. and Mrs. Geo. Lallement, of Pittsburg, Cal., a boy. To Bro. and Mrs. W. S. Starr, of Pittsburg, Cal., a girl. To Bro. and Mrs. W. M. Falls, of Antioch, Cal., a boy. To Bro. and Mrs. H. O. Mangus, of Kensington, Ohio, a boy. To Bro. and Mrs. C. R. Tarbet, of Wellsville, Ohio, a girl. To Bro. and Mrs. P. L. Raub, of Edenburg, Pa., a boy. To Bro. and Mrs. L. E. Wardell, of Chicago, Ill., a boy. To Bro. and Sister A. C. St. John, of Akron, Ala., a girl. To Bro. and Mrs. W. J. McDonald, of Martinsburg, W. Va., a boy. To Bro. and Mrs. C. A. Stout, of Carthage, Ill., a boy. To Bro. and Mrs. Fred Wolcott, of Snyder, Tex., twin boys. To Bro. and Mrs. B. R. Alford, of New Butler, Wis., a girl. To Bro. and Mrs. J. M. Jenks, of Dalton, Wis., a boy. The following marriages have been re ported since the last issue of THE TELEGRAPHER: At Rochester, New York, Sister Katherine Nachtman, of Div. 8, to Mr. Charles Barker. At Spokane, Wash., Bro. E. B. Spencer of Div. 153, to Miss Matie E. Brundage. At Chicago, Ill., Bro. C. A. Spurling, of Div. 23, to Miss Anna Waters. At Sterling, Ohio, Bro. G. A. McBride, of Div. 33, to Miss Zula Rich. At Richmond Hill, New York, Bro. F. E. Remmert, of Div. 44, to Miss Caroline Shaffner. At Farnham, Que., Bro. C. L. Pope, of Div. 7, to Miss Edyth Pattulle. At Grace City, N. D., Bro. F. E. Whis enand, of Div. 70, to Miss Vera Goddard. At St. Guillaume, Que., Bro. L. L. Mercure, of Div. 7, to Miss L. Bisson. At Roanoke, Va., Bro. J. K. Turner, of Div. 14, to Miss Nora Watts. At Woodstock, Ala., Bro. F. C. Hayes, of Div. 62, to Miss Snow Roland. At Shoshone, Idaho, Bro. Clyde Lanning to Sister Victoria Keltus, both of Div. 172 At Emporia, Kan., Bro. L. A. Addington, of Div. 61, to Miss Esther Windell. At Logansport, Ind., Bro. Orlan Archie Davidson, of Div. 17, to Miss Edith Jacks At Los Angeles, Cal., Bro. C. R. Kays, of Div. 53, to Miss Mary Thrasher. At Ogilby, Cal., Bro. G. M. Russell, of Div. 53, to Miss Beatrice Wellington. At Yuma, Ariz., Bro. D. V. Cronin. of Div. 53, to Sister E. M. Ahearn, of Div. 76. At El Paso, Tex., Bro. T. H. Morrison, of Div. 53, to Miss Lucile Barksdale. At St. Elmo, Ala., Bro. John Pfleger, of Div. 58, to Miss Ethel Smith. At Lake Shore, Miss., Bro. E. H. Yarborough, of Div. 58, to Miss Viola Kelly. At Paterson, N. J., Bro. John J. Tierney, of Div. 30, to Miss Mary McKay. THE TELEGRAPHER extends congratulations to the happy couples. The following deaths have been reported since the last issue of THE TELEGRAPHER: Father of Bro. J. A. Phegley, of Div. 53. Son of Bro. J. W. Reeley, of Div. 3. Sister Irene Nelson, of Div. 54. Wife of Bro. Thomas F. Meany, of the Grand Division, at Caspar, Wyoming, on Sunday, Feb. 8, 1920, of pneumonia. Bro. C. E. Wilson, of Div. 17. Father and infant son of Bro. J. Pisan. illo, of Div. 8. 17. Sister of Bro. L. T. Pumphrey, of Div. Wife of Bro. T. C. Toyler, of Div. 26. Brother of Bro. W. F. Masepohl, of Div. 17. Daughter of Bro. H. C. Hull, of Div. 33. Son and two daughters of Bro. H. L. Hoffman, of Div. 44. Daughter of Bro. A. Corrigan, of Div. 44. Wife of Bro. William C. Marvel, of Div. 42. Daughter of Bro. R. L. Ford, of Div. 61. Father of Bro. C. E. Jackson, of Div. 70. Brother of Bro. J. M. Arnold, of Div. 61, and of Bro. C. C. Arnold, of Div. 70. 17. Wife of J. E. Begin, of Div. 7. Father of Bro. C. Z. Nichols, of Div. 43. Wife of Bro. J. M. Brown, of Div. 17. Mother of Bro. L. N. Henderson, of Div Father of Bro. E. G. Benskin, of Div. 18. Bro. Earl J. Benton, of Div. 20. Bro. T. R. Thomas, of Div. 23. Bro. V. E. Peterson, of Div. 23. Bro. James Keefe, of Div. 29. Wife of Bro. O. H. Thomas, of Div. 36. Wife of Bro. L. L. Watson, of Div. 39. Sister Himebaugh, of Div. 39. Bro. George H. Girling, of Div. 4. Father of Bro. J. H. Dunlap, of Div. 6. Father of Bro. H. J. Clevenger, of Div. 6. Wife of Bro. C. E. Graff, of Div. 6. Sister of Bro. Chas. Golden, of Div. 6 Bro. Alfred D. Bell, of Div. 6. Mother of Bro. J. W. Jose, of Div. 6. Mother of Bro. L. E. Merrick, of Div. 8. Bro. Neil Campbell, of Div. 11. Wife of Bro. G. H. Robertson, of Div. 16. Bro. Wm. Miller, of Div. 16. Son of Bro. E. L. Jennings, of Div. 16. Bro. Thos. Dean, of Div. 17. Bro. J. A. Villinger, of Div. 17, Wife of Bro. E. E. Brock, of Div. 17. Infant daughter of Bro. O. V. Sparks, of Div. 17. Wife of Bro. A. F. Summers, of Div. 33. 33. Mother of Bro. B. T. Willard, of Div. 70. Wife of Bro. J. L. Haynes, of Div. 130. Father of Bro. J. C. King, of Div. 161. Father of Bro. P. C. Frampton, of Div Bro. Geo. W. Myers, of Div. 17. Bro. B. A. Towle, of Div. 23. Wife of Bro. E. D. Rinehart, of Div. 17. Mother of Bro. B. R. Basim, of Div. 17. Sister of Bro. A. V. Engel, of Div. 61. Wife and infant daughter of Bro. O. N. Johnson, of Div. 71. Mother of Bro. A. O. Rousseau, of Div. 7. Mother of Bro. R. G. Manny, of Div. 7. Mother of Bro. J. P. Abran, of Div. 7. Wife of Bro. J. N. Beauchemin, of Div. 7. Sister and child of Bro. J. E. E. Auclair, of Div. 7. Mother of Bro. L. N. Henderson, of Div. 17. Son of Bro. W. C. Richter, of Div. 32. Bro. Harry N. Harper, of Div. 23. Mother-in-law of Bro. B. J. Frey, of Div. 17. Wife of Bro. B. L. Williams, of Div. 17. Mother of Bro. A. Hultsch, of Div. 17. Father-in-law of Bro. M. L. Prather, of Div. 17. Brother of Sister M. E. Barton, of Div. 44. The bereaved relatives have the sympathy of all. WANTED. Whereabouts of G. C. Covey. Last heard of working as dispatcher for Mo. Pacific at Osawatomie, Kan. Your rela tives are anxious to advise you of a death. MYRON E. DAVIS, Knobnoster, Mo. Present address of Geo. McKinnon. Last heard of working at Sanborn, Iowa. "If you see this, Mac, drop me a line." PETER E. COLLINS, Haynes, N. D. Present address of Joe Caha. Oversea soldier released at Camp Merrit, N. J., July 20, 1919. "Joe, if you see this wire me at once, as your folks are very much worried." H. G. CUNNINGHAM, Whereabouts of T. F. Shea. Five feet, six inches tall, brown curly hair and grey eyes. "Curly, if you see this write at once, as I have something very good for you." W. I. GORDON, Blackfoot, Idaho. Whereabouts of Bert Wormworth. Last heard of working for the O. W. R. N. at Wallula, Washington. Left for Peru and |