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Show .u. WASHINGTON ;NE WS LFTTER Washington. 1). (' , Augu 22. For the past mouth the tings over the Capitol Cap-itol and the Senate and House off lee buildings have been almost rontlnu-cusly rontlnu-cusly ut half must, five legislators having hav-ing died within thut time, the last to answci the final roll call being Ileurs C. Lnudenshiger, of the First Now Jersey district and secretary of the National Republican Congressional Committee. In -many -ways "Harry" l.oudensliiger will rrobnbly be more generally and sincerely missed than those who have gone before him to Join tint (iieat Majority. While fn nn sense an orator, LoudeiiHlager huil a way of putting things In buslnesH phrase that won for him hitU support and lespeet. Then again hit was an extiemely llkeahleman, a splendid I mixer, u magnetic man. He wns a friend of the musses, tor he had known In his earlier life what hard work was and he was ready to lend a helping hand to the tollers, which may account In part fqr his universal success when u candidate for Con gress. While theTK'iiiocrnts will maku sin extremely hard fight to win the FirBt Now Jet sey" Congressional district on the ground that It will strengtheu Coiernor Woodraw Wilson's campaign fat the presidency. It is generally believed be-lieved that William .1. Drowning, for mer chief cleik ot the House of lie-piesentntlves lie-piesentntlves will succeed to the seat made vacant by the death of Mr. l.oudensliiger. Drowning has been handling the work for the lain Con-giessmim Con-giessmim tor a number of years having hav-ing been a former postmaster at Camden. Cam-den. tfS.I anfl as Drowning has probably prob-ably a wider acquaintanceship in the district than even LoudonBlngur had It seems pretty safe to predict his election. Ilepresentntlve Joseph K. Itansdcll of Loulsann, president of the National Divers nntl Harbors Congress, after , mature thaught, has decided to Invite 1 the piesldents of a number of the leading waterway associations to be piesent at the next national conen- ' tlon to deliver addresses outlining the Individual projects for which they JB'tand. The convention which, will In nil prbbahlllty will he held In Wash- I Install early In December next, along about the time ot tho convening of congress, will bring together representatives repres-entatives or every waterway project lip tho country ror.ithe.cmifeience nd jiiunsiil ad .In ndditom will brlngi to Its platfoim leaders, not only In the business lire or the nntlon, but those who earnestly and sincerely stand ror the consemitlon of the nnturnl resources, re-sources, In view of the fact that a river nnd hnibor bill Is duo next win-ter.the win-ter.the meeting of tho National lllvers and Harbors Congress cannot help hut be vastly educntlonnl In character. The third National Conservation Congress will be held In Kansas City, Mo., Sept. 2B-2C-27. The general oh-Jjeet oh-Jjeet of ... conservation Congress as set forth In Its constitution nre (1) to provide dlsinsslon or the resources of tin United States as n foundation for the prosperity of the people (2) to mulsh definite Information concern Ing the lesources nnd tholr development develop-ment use nnd preservation; (3) to nfrord an agency through which the people or the country may Tramo policies .mil principles affecting the conservation and utilization of their resources to be put Into effect by . their representatives In stato nnd federal fed-eral governmenLs. As the strength and prosperity or the American Nation depend largely In the natural resources resour-ces and the population or the Interior special attention Will be given this year's conference to the Boll and to the mulntulnance and Improvement of that fertility which brought settlement and wealth to the Interior states. In view of the controversy growing out of the coming nuptials or Col. John Jacob ABtor and Miss Medeline Force, which will probably be celebrated cele-brated In Newport, II. 1., In the near future, a story Is recalled of John Jacob Ja-cob Astor, the first who was a maji oi strong and original character. Ho was a warm friend ot Henry Clay. The last conslderaljo sum he.v-vnui ever known to give away was a contribution con-tribution to aid tho election or Clay as president In 1844. The old main had then retlied troin business, and when tho committee culled upon hlni he talked around the subject, evidently evident-ly not Intending to give anything. Dut some or the committeemen knew the old man and were awai'e that ho was alwas fond of a compliment and not adverse to n joke. In fact It was n timely Joculnr compliment that Conquered Con-quered him and secured his check. Mr. Astor said to tho committee, to excuse himself for not contributing: j "I am not now Interested In these I things. Those gentlemen who ant In I business and whose property depends ' upon the Issue of the election are tho ones who ought to give. 1 um now an old man. I have nothing to do with commerce and maUuiacturing and It mnkos no illffeience, whatever, what tho government does. I don't make 1 money any more und haven't any concern con-cern In the matter." One or the committeemen who knew j him and his weakness tor compliments even when they were Jocular, yplled ' seml-Berlously: ' "Why, Mr. Astor ou me like Alexander Alex-ander tho Oretil when he wept because there were no more worlds to conquer. You have mndn all the money and now theru Is no moro money to make." The man's eyes twinkled at tho blended compliment nnd Jest. It tick-1 tick-1 led his vnnlty, "That's good, very good Indeed," he chuckled. "I guess I will give you something anyhow." And then he drew Ills check for $1,500, a big political contribution for '. that day and handed It to the committee commit-tee who bowed themselves out nnd went their way delighted. o Manager Murtin of the Richmond exchange of tint M S, Telephone Co., was In Logan on business vesterday moraine. |