The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-10-11
MIR. MOORE DENIES HE BROUGHT THAT SLOPPY WEATHER Popular Chief of Weather
 Bureau Is Having a
 Good Time MADE ADDRESS AT
 THE FAIR GROUNDS Tells Newspaper Men That Congress Needs Best Talent in Country
 and That Oscar Under wood Such Man

Willis l.. Moore, chief of the govern
 ment weather bureau, did not bring the
 "blausted" sloppy weather served out to State Fair visitors yesterday. At least he plead not guilty at the fair grounds when told that various and sundry persons, many of whom had It In Tor | tih weather man." had accused him or | logging up the weather for his stay here.
 "This weather" said the weather
 chief, Ifs sufficient Justification for my saying that I have no direct connec- ton with Providence, for no man could wilfully bring such weather as this to
 Birmingham while this magnificent
 fair is in progress. l assure you that
 the weather man is not guilty this tune. Had I my way the most perfect
 days would be given you for the fair, When the defense of MT. Moore was
 accepted he was asked to boost up
 President Burton, Secretary Chaffee
 and hundreds of interested Birming-
 hamites with forecast for brighter
 times today Being always careful and
 ever correct, MT. Moore said: T cam
 
 Wednesday,. l have looked over the
 maps and I see that 1t appears some
 what risky to make any promise.
 hope however, that it will be fine"
 Deeply Interested
 Professor Moore. for that is his cor
 rect title, was deeply interested in his trips around Birmingham yesterday Co l1n nlya at the High school to students whom he characterized as the most acute critics for anyone to face. drove with Bob Jemison. Jr, to Corey at his own personal request and later spoke to perfectly orderly multitude at the fair grounds. For fear that harm would occur to the weather man" when the rain soaked crowd recognized the ven- erable chief of the weather bureau.
 Robert Brown, Sidney J. Bowie, John
 L.. Parker, Gen. Alex M. Garber, Rob- ert Jemison, Secretary Chaffee, Presi-
 dent Burton, Erskine Ramsay, Dr J. H.
 Phillips, John Raul and others remained constantly beside the city's guest while he explained to the crowd the value of constructive statesmanship and the good that the nation would secure If
 she sent to the halls of our national Congress such wonderfully equipped
 men as our very own oscar Under
 wood '
 Turning aside after his speech Pro-
 lessor Moore saiu to newspaper mem We need the best talent in America at Washington. The states should send to Congress their very best men. Ala bama has done wonderfully well in this respect MT. Underwood especially is one of the most constructive states
 men that we have in Washington. He is a big, broad statesman. You note that he backed up republican presl- dent on important matters while he has voted with republican representatives when he could best serve those inter- ests at home to whom he is responsi- | ble MT Underwood to my mind typf- fies tie best that has come from the
 south in many years.
 "The nation as whole needs the best that has developed. Men never get too big to be of great service to the coun- | try.
 "YOur UnderwO0d' "The destiny of the American nation which I think is the most wonderful in the whole history of the world, Is per- fectly safe in the hands of such men as your Underwood. It is a pity that we
 cannot have more of his kind in Wash Iington. He is one of the most eminent men that the south has produced and l look with vast satisfact upon the plans of his Alabama friends to give him their unanimous indorsement for that high office-the presidency. "I am student of economies and l vote as it suits me I have never voted for a democratic President, but I was
 appointed to my position by the la mented President Cleveland. have voted twice for democratic congress- men I think the best man is the one
 to be indorsed by the voters upon all occasions.
 Of Birmingham the weather chief said:
 "1 do wish that some of your Bir- mingham architects lived in Washing | ton. I have been over this country tcon siderably in my time, but l have yet | to see such wonderful artistic effects l come from stone and wood anywhere. | The artistic beauty of the homes in | Birmingham suggest to my mind that
 you are developing the art here along
 with your matchless resources of which