The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1910-01-01
'HOBS6NS NJ AZ
BECOMING FAMOUS
BRILLIANT NECKERCHilsr Is
FIRING TO BREEzE.
Like Battle Flag II Flaunt- Dcflsnce
20 All the Japs In
Japan.
OUR NEW FILIPINO prLralrr

Washington. Jan. 1.>-- (UnHed
Press.) - Representative Hobson's
necktie Is becoming famous. n Is
nung to the breeze Ike battle Az
whenever the Alabama Statesman |
rises to mike a speech. and Il is kepi |
waving as }ppg as the oratorical tdr-
rent contb IS A deaf man migAI
know thai Hobson was taking
probably a6dnt war with Japan,-lil
he could seel nothing about Hobson
but his necktfs.
As soon as the hero OF the Merri-
mac rises from his chair TO address
the house, Ne unbuttons his vest,
tucks me two sides OF the garment
out of sight under his coat, and re
leases the necktie. The cravat. as
though conscious Of the duty II has
to perform. seems TO become Inn
bued with life and projects itself at
an auele OF forty-avc degrees from
the Hobsonian' shirt bosom. and from
that moment keeps pace with the
speech.
| "war Is Inevitable" shouts Hob
son. The tic uplIfts itself as though
Il were a saber to be used TO impale
the Japs.
"Shal we thus remain dcfenseiess
at their nercy?" cries the Alabama
member. The tie fails to his bosom
despairlns.
but there Is yet hope: fortitca-
tons can be bullt,' vociferates tho
congressnln. The necktia feels the
vtgor OF that hopeful heart two In
clres benelth Its sllken front. and
lperks up little. In another mo-
ment II Il again waving like a ban
ner In battle Is again uplified in de-
flaace. Is again disconsolate upon the
great mans breast.
Al the conclEricn OF his speech
Mr., Hobson captures the tie. smooihs
II down. and carefully buttons his
vest over it, folds.
(. His English.
With the assistant Of a translator
land native typesetters. the Hon.
Jablo Ocampo dc Leon. former resi-
dent commissioner OF the Philippine
islands in the United S.ates. has sue
-lcec,icd in-rallsnr of one eer ~
most nowery orations that ever came
out Of the east
\ The speech was delivered at a
l"Popular Banquet. in honor OF
Ocampo on his return from the
United States by members OF the
various political parties az Manila
Several hundred copies OF the speech
have Just arrived IN WASHINGTON. ad-
dressed to oficlal friends and ac.
quaintances OF the Filipino states
man
The grafton was delivered by
Ocampcs In his native language. wa,
then translated into English. ans
printed by FiilpiBo workmen who
, understood no English. This sounds
Impossible. but as a matter OF TACT
practically all the typesettiug. n
English. done In the Philippines Il
the work OF natives who know nc
English.
This n one OF the literary gem
with which the Hon. Pablo Is credit
ed In tho translation which ha
reached America;
/ "In the limprobable case OF havinl
been successfuA In my mision u
America. 7 would say. perhaps. tha
this outbuist of enthusiasm, a mag
nificent MANIFESTATION OF esteem, ]
something ,.<s corolary OF dut,
fully fulalSed. nut since canno
pride myself OF anything that car
claim have cone In favor of IN
country aud reading between tn
lines. | see In this great conjunction
Of sympathies which. without an.
false modesty on my part, contrast
with the humbleness OF my personal
llty, a sincere expression OF welcome
generously extended 10 me by
brilliant group of notable compatri
OTIS. Therefore. unable to frame al
adequate forp OF expressing myself
beg OF you'll to accept, concisely
without the Eracefulness OF a fin
speech. the tAstimopY Of my mos
profound thankfulness, Cor the dis
tingulshed honor YOU bes~nw upoi
me an honor which, in no way, ] d.
deserve" ~.
The Hon. Pablo Is an ent.71sias
on the subject Of ultimate PhiliDpln'
independence. and that was thu
theme OF his speech. His conclusion
via the translator-was as fol
lows:
This belief moves me to say tina.
despite the fact that I have Travelled
already through the boundaries o
the ocean OF l'fe. and taking advant
age of this solemn occasion, wthou
ambiguities aud roundabout phrasrs
I entertain, sincere and ardent hop