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Show OVATION FOR CLARK. j WASHINGTON", Apr. I 25. The j hcu.se gave Speaker Clark a demonstration demon-stration as he entered the "baruber. Democrats nnc. Republicans applaud-iug. applaud-iug. Among the house Democrats today the talk was that in event of Mr. Clark's acceptance the seniority rule probably would prevail and Majority Leader Kitchin would become speaker. Senators Underwood and Hardwick and many bduse members urged the speaker to accept. Mr Clark told I them he was puzzled as to what he ought to do. Republican house leaders assured j Mr. Clark that if he accepted the sena-torship sena-torship the Republicans at this time would make no fight to elect a Republican Repub-lican speaker in his place. Keene (N. II ) local of bookbinders has reduced the working week four i I and one-half hours and. increased wages $2 to $6 a week. |