The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-07-03

| experts.
 | "Going to Europe this summer?a asked
 Massachusetts representative of a New York statesman
 l "Ahem; don't believe I will this year" Mountain or seashore?" | "Neighbor," replied the interrogatee,
 assuming a confidential air. "The fact
 Is, l guess I'll stick pretty close to my
 district"
 Think you'll go shooting in Canada
 during the fall?" asked man from Texas of man from California "Ahem; don't believe I will this year."
 Taking trip east, or to Hawaii?" No, not exactly you see, the fact is things in my district are in such shape
 that I guess I'll not travel much ex-
 cept from school house to school house The boys out there seem to want me to come home and get-acquainted.' | The next inquirer was a Minnesota
 man, and he was talking to Georgian.
 Thinking of coming north during the
 hot spelr?" asked the Minnesotan.
 Not this year. thank you" replied the
 southener Things in my district seem
 to require my attention at home. Those
 who are renominated this year have a lot | of explaining to do. and I am arranging
 to get very busy with my expainery as soon as | get back home"
 That's fthe way they all talk. Confi-
 dentially-they all explain it confiden- tially-there will be no vacations for the
 statesmen this season. They will get
 right out on the hustings, explaining why | it was or wasn't revised upwards, or l downward and how they did or didn't I help do it that way Or the other way,
 as the case may or may not have been
 and what they would have been glad to do, only that they were not in po- sition to do 1t, you know. | Explaining? There is going to be the biggest yield since before the last big wind The only man with nothing to ex plain is Representative Hull of Des Moines He is out trying to gather In some explanations. He doesn't need to omit any. He recently received all he i had coming. He was beaten for re- nomination. Other people in like scrapes will be comfortable, but not happy. The man running for anything this year will | be a very animated person. No outings for his, except at the county fairs. | The Census Bureau estimates, from complete data, that more babies will be kissed in the next four months than
 since Caesar made his third run for tri-
 umvir
 | There are some curious results from our system of naval nomenclature. For instance, the rule requiring the names of states for battleships or first-class arm
 ored cruisers has resulted In the names
 of the smallest or newest states being
 given the biggest ships.
 The two super Dreadnoughts author ized by this Congress, which will be the
 most powerful fighting ships affoat, will be called the Nevada and Oklahoma;
 those to be authorized next year year will be the Arizona and New Mexico.
 The big states took the first ships and these are hopelessly out-classed. Another result of the rule for naming varships is the keeping in mind the names of the men who have made the American navy illustriors. The latest torpedo boat destroyer is the Lewis Warrington on'-Commodore Warrington
 for whom she iS named. Commodore Warrington was born in
 Hampton. Va, November 3, 17S2. He was
 graduated at William and Mary college
 at the age of IS and entered the navy as
 a midshipman in lS0O. It was the war of 1S12-15, after having served as a subordinate on other vessels. that he was given command of the Pea
 cock and in her, on April 29, 1S14 off the coast of Florida, encountered the British warship Eperrier The action that en- sued was brilliant, put snort. The OIIl- cers and crew of the Eperrier fully sus- tained the reputation of British sailors, but so skillfully was the ship handled by Warrington and so effective was her fire that 42 minutes after ee engage
 ment began the enemy struq11 his flag.
 Nearly s600000 in specie was found on board of her, sum which proved most timely addition to the depleted revenues of the country The news of his victory caused great enthusiasm in the United States: he received the thanks of Con-
 gress and a gold medal bearing rep resentation of the action, and his native state, Virginia, presented him with handsome sword.
 The resemblance between Representa- tive Underwood and "Col." Elliott Wood is source of annoyance to the Alabama statesman MT. Underwood was coming down the corridor when a gentleman walked up to him, extending his hand
 and said: ,,
 .sColonel, how Is your wireless?' NY wreless," repeated MT. Underwood I'You are crazy. I Iont know what you are talking about"
 "Oh, yes. you do; I mean your Wireless over at your office.'
 q have no wireless at my office My communications from home come in the shape of letters and there is no mistake about them, either
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