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?Ije Ufas! DOES "CAN At By IP illiam Atherton Du Puy r JiHB man in Congress of most atrikiai ap pearance, now that Jim Ham Lewis i, (one, is Philip Pitt Campbell, of Kansas. If he sits in a box at the theater, and he often does, every eye in the house is sure to stop in its wanderings when it comes to him. His identity is more often inquired into from the House galleries than that of any other member. When I first saw Representative Campbell. his neck swathed in a high stock, hi* bands crossed on his cane, I thought him the perfect type of the Irish squire. When I came to know more of him I found that Scotchmen said he bore a striking resem # blance to the pictires of Bobby Burns. Then an Irishman told me that he was the living likeness of Tom Moore. Later I sat near a group of Jewish people and they were pointing him out as bearing a striking resemblance to Disraeli. I considered him from 11 these standpoints and, strangely, he seemed to make good from each. One a passing interest in the appearance of a man would not go far, of course, uaiess there were other reasons for giving him attention. In this case one finds that Phil Campbell is chairman of the committee of rules of the House of Representatives and tbat Ss such he is one of that small group of men which has most to do with the grinding f that mill on Capitol Hill which gives the nation its laws. Now. being given this man of striking appearance and immaculate dress who presideover this powerful committee, would you not be interested in knowing whence he came and bow? Viewing this finished product would you not like to run back through the past and know the conditions that developed aim? , J,10" * fl,sh b,for'' we Start his stor. , that is quite upsetting to those who hold to the theory that elegance, refinement, poise '' 'br of generations of good living nd of cultural environment. Phil Campbe I st the age of twenty, was , crude, lettered, work-hardened country boy so poor that it had been impossible for hiii to give up his job at eight dollars a month that be might attend school. But Mr. Campbell himself tells the storr best. I went to see him in the rooms of the committee on rules in the Capitol, b" office in the corner Rooking out in one direction o?er the sp.cous grounds ?? that m?3t splendid of American buildings, the Con gressionsl Library, and in the other down the sweep of the historic Potomac, bein, :^r:.-ttr-c,ire roo,n * ? ???? Bt.tIes~D "77, b*.P**Ww,t of United States. M.d Mr. CampbeM. ' because I wa. born in Nova Scotia. others who *ail thad.stmet'on not my alibi. There w,u rest upon them the implication that I f ability had something to do with their stopping short of the White House * er and mother were both of Scotch ongm. They lived on a farm where e. Cron0" ^ " inh?'Pitab> of the ^ returns Poor and the call . s"a wa" th* Prospect for the- boys who were growing up. There were five of us then and later two more came. My parents prided that the chance, would he "be te' n P"<rie land, of the United Stat?* CAMK by boat and train to Onargo. III., and there bought a wagon ard team and traveled overland for si* weeks We traversed the whole state of Missouri. It was in 1867 and the James boys were still abroad. Often we were stopped and questioned by armed bands of men on horseback, but we were never molested. We finally came to Osage Mission, down in southeast Kansas, where Indian lands were open to settlement. My father selected quarter section, lifted the bed of the wagon from the wheels and converted it into a home for mother and the five of us. I was the wcond in the brood and then four years old. e lived in this wagon bed alone on the great prairie while father took the team and did freighting to earn a living for us. Later we built the first house in that region?a one-room structure with a lean-to kitchen. It was our home for ten years. "I was ten years old when my fatbe' died, leaving us with a half-developed farm nd the little shack. There was litigation over the land, the railroad, which by that time had reached Kansas, claiming it. finally the settlers won out and we would be gi?en title upon payment of ?50 a year for four years. That to us was a frightful sum of monay. My brother, two years older than I. ran the farm, put in what crops a boy of bis age could, and I was hired out to a neighbor fanner to earn the money that would pay out the land. For two years 1 worked for eight dollars a month and for two years got ten dollars. ' This money sared the farm, and I was able to get the fanner s team upon occasion for plowing toy brother's corn. "The corn husking was usually done by the first of January. From that date to tb* middle of February there was little possibility of doing farm work. For six weeks each year we went to school. We always started at addition and got as far as fractions. The little schooltcacher, who got $2.1 month, taught ail the grades and lived round, could not do much for such irregular pupils. "The town of Pittsburgh was nine miles way. A business man in that town convinced us that there were great possibilities in planting castor beans. The crop wa, one that the children could harvest by hand. We planted thirty acres and made a killing. It was out of the proceeds of that crop that we built ourselves a better house. We hired a carpenter for a dollar and ( quarter a day. My brother and I put on the plaster ourselves. Tbat plaster still stands. "WHEN 1 was eighteen? I felt that 1 could take charge of the farm and. Vet my older brother go to school. Baker University offered opportunity for poor boya nd he went there, living in a family and doing the chores to pay his board. "Two years later I went to Baker. The younger bays In turn took charge of the farm. I knew bow to read and tbat was bout all. At home we had two books, the Bible and Shakespeare. Mother read from the Bible every day. I read Shakeaoeara. jington Jfa IPBELL OF K i Intimate Study c J cb&'^v. Representative Philip Pitt C who spent for clothes a fifty-i at Baker University, and The study of Mr. Campbell t I knew many of the plays by heart. 1 used to recite them to my early country sweethearts. I hired a room for $3 a month aod did my own cooking. I hired out to farmers roundabout for odd jobs, chief of which was Ausking corn on Saturdays. I made good money if I could but get to work by the bushel, for I could husk sizty bushels a day. am probably the fastest corn busker in ' ongress. When I had been four years at Baker an oratorical contest was staged in which a prize of $50 was offered. Only seniors had been admitted and I was . sophomore, but I th r;rsion ,o 1 w?n,ha< & <?> at dollars looked like a fortune to ??- I spent it for clothes. It was the first time I ?Ver had a good suit of clothes. I not been poorly dressed since. -All the time I was at Baker X worked on the farm ,n the summer and while I worked Pittsh, T' tW? W"k" 1 OTnt <? test co * 1,Wy" fritDd ra' " test- coached and advised me. The same ^practice! fr?m B'k" 1 w" rnvT/TJ! I,W'nt ro Pi?<?b'"-*h ?o hang o.,t s.ts;r:;'Tfr ?I then.,, it wou,d be now-wl, not"." unnatural thi to do , think Jf ^ ? rot R'?rtPd- 'At any rate I immediately Z~? 'Z- nt??T' tb< I took I ?..y, A Short Otori 'pHE oldest coins (from enneus, a punch) are assigned by Herodotus to Lydia and y Mionnet to Persia; but if the word ia intended to cover cast or hammered metallic money, then coins are twelve or fifteen centuries older than the Persian darics; for we have Chinese bronze "knife" coins of ung, 22o7 B. C? inscribed "Tong King ?. or food for gold, also numerous allu?joas to metallic money, not weights, bnt 'current money with the merchant" (Genesis Kiii., 16), the Hindu ramatenkia and siccas. Babylonian trick money, Hyksos ring money (baufs), cowries and other very ancient testimonies. These evidences prepare us to trace the me'"ls {row which these moneys were made The oldest gold mines for which we possess literary evidence are the auriferous of Hyperboria (Tibet) in Herodotus; the oldest by inference are the alluvious of India ; the oldest by inscriptions and modern su'rvsy are the Bisharee alluvious of Egypt nineteenth century before Christ. A comparison or all the evidence leads us to the conclusion that the knife money of China is the oldest of all moneys, the ramatenkis of India, bricks of Babylon, ring money of Egypt and the punched coins of Asia Minor following successively In the order of time. Between the rude Issues of Asia Minor nd the most perfect coins of the Greek states Is an interval of three centuries, daring which all that Is known, or probably ever will b? known, in beautifying a steal i falftjWaga :as." resem if the Present Ct i ampbell, champion eorn-husker of Congrei lollar oratorical prize, won while a sophomc "who has not been poorly dresaed aince" eproduced is drawn from life by lT?n Opfl it. The fee was equal to $6000. The hard sledding was past." This slender, graceful man paused, waved his hand deprecatingly. He told me how he bad come to Congress eighteen years ago. of how he has sat and listened. In those days Payne and Dalzell were the men of influence and power. They always went downstairs to luncheon together. Young Campbell got his first recognition from Dalzell. That gentleman, upon his return from luncheon, used to stop at the desk of the Ivansan and ask what had transpired. The new member was pleased that the veteran should thus credit him with a knowledge of what was going on. YEARS passed and the day came wh.?o the House went to grips with the org*r<ization. under the leadership of Victor Murdock, also of Kansas, to deprive the speaker of his power. Murdock was of Scotch extraction also, was sandy of complexion, as was Campbell. But the two were on different sides in this fight. Campbell was with the conservatives, a supporter of Speaker Cannon. Murdock wss the archenemy. Murdock won. The speaker was overthrown. Then there came a fight between these two sandy Scotchmen from Kansas for the ranking place on the committee on rules. Campbell won. He was, however, then in the minority party in Congress and had to wait six years for a turnover which gave him a position y of Money die was achieved. So far as design is concerned the Greek coins were simply perfect. No modern coins can^ compare with them in beauty. Roman coins of the imperial period are of the greatest historical interest. From the sad and furrowed face of Julius to the self-satisfied effigy of Domitian extends an interval of 100 years, filled with the most noteworthy events of the history of Rome. The discovery of America and its influence in ameliorating the social conditions of Europe is the greatest event in the history of the world. In little more than a century, J 504-1650, were made nearly all the great discoveries In science and art which afford the basis of our existing industries, scientific attainments and mechanical inventions. Here again the coinage reflects the revolution. Compare the pennies of the Normans with the Italian effigies of Mary and Elizabeth, or the groats of Henry VI with the guineas of Charles II. The metallic plunder of America was th? tremendous lever that converted the decaj of Europe into an era of progress. In the fifteenth century a skilled coiner, of whom there were but a few. might be able to turn out by hand fifty or sixty coins a day; a result totally inadequate to cope with the vsst quantity of treasure, chiefly silver, that shortly began to arrive from America. To multiply coiners was to multiply forgers: and thus the coining machine became a necessity of stst?. A lamiuating mill and * screw coining press was Invented In Italy in lt%47; Spain. 1S48: Kracce, loo3; England, 1561, rugn of Eiisabeln. zine of pfe BLE MOORE iairman of the H \ \ \ * I S I '"7 power. >iow that the conservative Republicans ?re in the saddle he is chairman of thi? powerful committee and one of the big men in the lower house. "1 hold that man should talc* pride in bis personal appearance," Mr. Campbell said when I pressed him on this point. "lie should not, however, dress a pari that is not natural to him. Senator James Hamilton Lewi* was a consummate artist in the matter of dress. It was a pleasure to behold him. Nobody ever resented the glory of bi? clothes. They were a part of the man. "General John J. Pershing wss the most admirable military figure the whole war produced, but nobody every thought of him a< a strutting clothes horse. Senator Foraker was to me one of the most imposing men hi personal appearance that I have known ia public life." committee on rules," I intrr* jected. "What does it do thst is of importance to all of us?'* "The commitee on rules." he explained, "is the policy committee of the House. It is the directing committee. It aays, largely, whether a given resolution or bill shall ap s ?nce Parbur;, w \ alitfes ani I H H M M W WB WB fli Hi WB , burns or ouse Rules Comn pear en the floor for discussion and final paasags or rejection. "Here la recent example of how it worka. A resolution was Introduced calling for the impeachment of Louis A. Post, assistant secretary of labor, for alleged undue sympathy with the radicala. It waa referred to the committee on rulaa. We inquired into it to determine what were the purpoaea back of it and whether it waa in the public interest that it should be given attention. Certain people appeared before ua. We questioned them closely, attempted to ret at their motives. We found that the radicals were anxious that the impeachment should be pushed. They wanted to use Congress as a sounding board for their publicity. We saw no reason why we abould allow ourselves to be used in this way, believed that such use waa not in the public interest. The resolution was never reported out. "There was another piece of legislation, an alien and sedition law, which had passed the Senate and had been favorably reported by the judiciary committee of the House. It waa an extreme measure, went further than war-time legislation on the same subject. In the judgment of the committee it interfered with freedom of speech. We declined to give this bill a rule. It died in the committee. , "We even go so far as to make conAmerican/ By Tyra C "TTUUKNDSHIP ia my religion!" X Florence Parbury's blue eyes became dreamy; already she waa visioning the fulfillment of the magnificent project to which etc ia devoting her energies. A "Friendship Club" in the heart of Piccadilly where focuscs the fashionable life of London; a club with affiliations throughout Great Britain and America; a club through ibe scope of whose interests visitors in London may be introduced to pleasant diversion, favorite sports or exercise, and to Line ted minds that will help tbem forget their loneliness?thst is the goal toward which Sliss Parbury of London. England, if working as she travels the length and treadth of this continent. Who would hot do his or her share to U p the gifted Englishwoman achieve tuck e goal, especially as she is asking not money, merely interest and encouragement? Assuredly, the fact that she is sn accomplished musician, singer, painter and writer will justify the use of the word "gifted." In addition she can handle an automobile or airship as capably as any man. and she is a superb horsewoman. It was during ber recent brief stay in l liiladelphia that I met this ardent diseipl^ of universal friendship. She answered the call to her room at the hotel, saying: "I'll be right down." A moment's pause, and then: "You don't kno-v me, do you? Well. I am very tall aid I have red hair!" The vision of a carroty-topped, beanpole person, the typical "blue-stocking" type of woman, evoked by those words over ihe phone, was routed at once and most satisfactorily when Miss Parbury herself Stepped from the elevator. Tall?yes, but splendidly proportioned; red hair ? again yes. but with a decided glint of gold in its waves, and to go with it the lovely clear skin with pink and white tints, for which Englishwomen, especially red-haired ones, are famous. From the chic hat that crowned her red gold hair to the tips of the smart pumps on her well-shaped feet, she was the carefully groomed gentlewoman. And while on the subject of dressing, most fetching waa the way in which some little *tray curls had been fathered from h??r forehead and T>?nn*d. liS* small rosettes, on either ?ide of the upturned brim of the hat. "I didn't know what you wanted to Interview me on," she explaired. "so I brought these alone." referring to a book containing her impressions, "Kashmir" and a book of clipping*. "I don't know just what to say about 'prohibition' and some of those other regulation posers that are put to me. Let's just sit down somewhere and chat, will you?" In this chat" Miss Tarbury became confidential on the subw*ct of friendship. "It is my mania," she asserted, "my religion! I am traveling all over this wonderful coon* try of yours collecting material for my next i * boss bobby is friends, and whose chief inter ) fFirttira I fli 0 M| DISRAELI? littee structiv, and practical nnnlioM ipoi the examination af proposed legislation There wai. tor Instance, a Mil whick appropriated a hundred million dollar* for feediag the Armenians. There were many sen timestal reasons why it ahould be paaaed. The committee, howerer, waa fearful of wastes that might aria* if thia amount of money waa placed Id the handa of theae well meania t people. It was a lot of money. It waa to be expended for food. "At this eery time Mr. Barnes, the fraia controller, had millions of dollars worth of flour stacked up on the docks of New Tork. It waa owned by the government. It had been offered for sale but there were na buyers. If it was food the Armeniaas wanted, said the committee, why not five them this flour instead of cash. It waa arranged. The remits were most happy, "So we ait at the headwaters of legtaiation and open the gates on certain legislation and close them on certain other. All of us are affected by this legislation. We lies under it. It baa to do with oar happiness or lack of it, with our prosperity or our poverty. This little committee room is a sort of Lake Itasca of legislation. We fed deeply the responsibility for the parity of the stream of legislation which goes from it to permeate the nation." itmosphere . Lundberg book, and at the mdk time I want to a/ouss interest in my Friendship Club, and fain affiliations for it.*' It developed that sbe came to America for a rest; despite her wonderful physique the strenuous days of the war and its aftermath told on her health and the doctor? ad?:sed a "change." "But I cannot stay idle,** she exclaimed* "and so while I am resting I am collecting all sorts of interesting matter for my next book. I shall call it 'Atmospbering ia America.* Tou have such wonderful atmosphere over here!** THE book ia to combine Miss Parbury'a impressions of music and "atmosphere" and everything with movement, such as motoring and flying. Already she has collected some valuable souvenirs that will figure in the volume now in the makinc. Among these are autographs of Enrico Caruso. Sergei Rachmaninoff, Walter Damrosch and Albert Coates, each with ao accompanying measure or two of music. Returning to the subject dearest to her heart, the Friendship Club, the British woman said the idea of it came to her during the war. and has b*en strengthened since her arrival here and her better acquaintance with Americana. It seems that when the war broke ont Miss Parbury was one of the first women to drive a motorcar "over there." Her fiance was killed early in the war, and a little later sbe took up Red Cross work. A nursing center was established in the spacious Parbury home in London. Miss Parbury then began entertaining the wounded officers and soldiers, and later this entertaining grew to such proportions that by the end of the war she had arranged en tertainments for as many as 600,000 men. Thus she has much practical experience of the kind needed for the club sbe hopes to establish on a large scale. There is tho beginning of such a dub at present, with quarters in the Lyceum Club, 138 Piccadilly. 'It gives us very nice place in which to entertain.'* said the fair president of this existing "Friendship Section," "wbil* we are waiting for headquarters. But wa want to enlarge and eventually to make fur Friendship Club a great, .elf-snpportib* organization. When strangers come to London with recommendations from any club in good standing here we want to be able to welcome them and to mak* then v! at ??ke them realise th* friendip that exists between our great countries." Only three topics will be tafcv* at tHe dm. according to its originator and those are "politics, religion and vandal " Tt is to be a mere. to travelers, combining both the ideal and the practirsl. "We were brought up to give hospitality to strangers," Mis, Parbury s,,d just before returning to ber room. "I never realized that there were friendless people and the loneliness of London never struck me nntil the war came, when I saw all tha merican officers who knew no one. was where my idea of the Friendabip Oak originated, and now I shall not be content untit it is in established fact." As she rose to go Miss Parbury opened a mesh bag she was carrying and showed a handsome fold rigarette case. "Thia was given me before I left London." she said, "and is a wonderful proof of the appreciation of my efforts in entertaining the officers." She snapped the case open, disclosing? not an orderly row of cigarettes, but a little bunch of cards and tiny memorandua sheets. "It makes an awfully good card case,** she smiled, "and so easy to carry." cat is her Friendship Club ?