Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-12-15

Frank G. Willis, representative from
the eighth Ohio district, laid part OF
the foundations for his political fortunes
in the classrooms of Ohio Northern Uni
versity, at Ada, Ohio. Willis was a
teacher at the university before the po-
litical bee stung him. and good one, too
He had a leaning toward the student
who couldn't quite keep up with the
leaders. The backward boy was always
his favorite. He didn't pay much at
tention to the youthful prodigies and the
A No. 1 crowd, but he did put a lot of
time and effort into making life easier
for the fellows in the lower sections of
the class. He would coach them after
class hours, show them the easiest way
to the royal road to knowledge. and in
cidentally made great many fine friends
for himself
And now see what a harvest he has
reaped from those little seeds of kind
ness sown in fertile Ohio SOIL When
Willis left the schoolroom and went into
politics the backward boys, who had
gone under his tutelage in the after
school hours. had all become prominent
Ohio business men. manufacturers and
lawyers. They stuck to their old teacher,
and during the last election, when it be-
came well known that a republican would
have a hard row to hoe to get back to
the Capitol, these prominent and thank
full ''old boys organized 1.-The Back
ward Boys Club" and simply showed the
teacher that had done SO much for them
all the way back to Washington for the
next Congress.
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A policeman named Jenkins created no
end of excitement a few days ago, when
he hustled into bank to deposit some
money. He was in terrific hurry and
ran at top speed through the front door
of the financial establishment, deposited
his wad in an awful hurry, and then,
when he tried to get out again, he simply
had to fight his way through the crowd.
About 500 people, who thought the
bank was being raided, the cashier was
being arrested or that the president had
absconded and that jenkins was going
to put the whole outfit under arrest, had
gathered at the door to see the fun.
Franklin p. Morgan, democrat, journal
list, politician and favOrite son of East
Washington, Is one of the finest little
safety devices when it comes to warding
of gubernatorial lightning that ever
stepped into state convention. If Rep
resentative Cox Of Ohio, who has intro
duced a provision for the investigation
of the prevention of deaths and damage
by lightning, had known about Morgan
he would have named him as the human
insulator. Franklin P. has been present
vention at which William Sulzer has been
doomed for governor, except the last one.
and 1t was at the last one that the light
ming hit the Honorable William. So you
see that with all Mr.. Morgan's good
wishes it must be that he was the light
ming arrester. for he worked like a Tro-
Jan to help the Honorable William. and
it wasn't until he was off the reservation
that the lightning hit.
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Have you never heard the story of Cy
Cummings fox hounds. Wei. gather
round. children, the fire is owing in
the CRATE, the cider barrel is tapped, the
apples are rosy and Old Uncle Podger
is just in the right mood for telling tales.
Cy. you know, is a large person who
drives a smart little buggy and who is
one of the leading features of the Mary
land legis azure. Some Of his friends
out Chevy Chase way do say that they
had to let a reef out Of the statehouse
when Cy entered. but that Is mere gos-
sip. At any rate. he is keen OH fox hunt
ing and was master of 'ounds In a Chevy
Chase organization when the things re-
lated herein happened.
Cy imported pair of young dogs that
were alleged to be the strongest, best
scenting, fastest and altogether the most
marvellous fox hounds ever unleashed.
They We're supposed to be able to trail u