The Washington herald., 1912-06-17


Lengerke Meyer. Secretary OF the Navy,
halls from. they have a way Of calling
things by their wrong names. For ex-
ample many New Englanders refer TO
a buggy as a wagon" And there is
where they make a grave error. A
buggy Is not a wagon. II is a buggy.
II buggy were a wagon II would have
been named a wagon in the first place.
Anyhow, Secretary Meyer has-or did
have the habit OF saying wagon when
he meant buggy. and he conformed TO
his customary manner Of speech when
he went down to Aiken, y. c, a time
ago for a little vacation.
He went to the phone at his hotel.
called up a livery stable and requested
them to send team and wagon 10
take Mr.. Meyer to the clubhouse"
They took him at his word. and in
few minutes there drove up in front
Of the hotel a large wagon about the
size OF a dray. and a team Of mules.
A colored man came in with word that
he was ready to haul Mistahl Meyah
ovah."
Meyers friends bantered him and
tried to get him to ride over in the
wagon. but he declined. However, he
has endeavored since then to call
buggy a buggy.
War Secretary Stimson is a modest
fellow personally. but he takes whatever
Job he Is on mighty seriously. This was
particularly true when he was trying
lawsuits. None Of this good fellow bust
ness went with Stimson. No one ever
saw him enter a courtroom and slap the
opposing counsel on the back or even
exchange pleasantries. Trying a law
suit is to his notion the bitterest kind
Of warfare. and the opposing counsel is
the enemy. He fairly hates the enemy
for the time being. After the case is
all over. he might offer the man across
the table a cigar. but until then he
feels about as friendly toward his op
ponent as II the two were youthful ri
talented heiress.
Trying a lawsuit" Stimson used 10
say, "is a surgical operation" And he
was even more serious about his work
than the average surgeon.
He still takes this same serious view
Of whatever important task engages
him.
Senator Bailey, who for years was a
leading hater Of automobiles here
abouts-second only to the late Justice
HarIan-and who for a long time refused
10 ride even in the cute little jaunting
cars that run in the subway between
the Capitol and the Senate ofice build
ing, has lately taken to riding over the
streets Of Washington in ladylike cleo
trio runabout.
Senator Bailey. by the way, has had
an enjoyable spring, owing TO the un-
usually large mushroom crop. He is
regarded as the leading Senatorial mUsh-
room connoisseur.
With the exception Of breaking into the
United States Senate, Atlee W. Pomerene.
of Ohio, realized his greatest ambition
when he was a student at the Cincinnati
Law School. There was a big oratorical
contest on, and Atlee greatly desired to
win II. Just when his hopes were fairly
high, his eyes went wrong and he was
unable to do any more reading IN prepa-
ration for the important event Every
body supposed Atlee would then be out
Of the running. but with Pomerenean dill
gence he worked with a,relay of readers
and went and won the contest anyhow.
Nothing else so greatly fired his ambi-
ton from then on until a quarter Of
century later, when he got the notion
into his head to be a United States Sem
ator.
Representative John E. Raker. the
fighting lawyer from Modoc County, Cal,
saved enough while working for $15 a
month to put himself nearly through col
llsge. However, he had to turn his money