The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-02-11

son keep house. The remainder OF me
delegation. including Senators Johnston
and Bankhead. live in hotels and apart
ment houses.
Underwo0ds Keep House
Up to a short while ago. and while he
was candidate for the democratic noml-
nation for the presidency, Oscar Under
wood lived at the Dresden. an elegant
arartment house in the northwest section
OF the city. Recently, however, Mr.. In
deIwood purchased the home of the late
lamented Archie Butt at 20o0 street,
northwest. and not very far from the
White House. This home is on corner
and is a comfortable three story brick.
and IL Mr.. Underwood had to dig down
and pay rent for its use ii would not cost
him less than $1,000 per year. 1t has a
reception room, parlor and dining room
all on the lower floor, besides the hall, all
opening into each other. and which Mrs.
Underwood has furnished with quiet but
elegant taste. 1t Is a fitting home for
the democratic leader. and one which is
destined to be used extensively during the
next four years in the entertainment of
Mr.. Underwoods friends and associates
in Congress and political life. At the
same time, and while there are no extrav-
agances, it is no hard matter to figure
what goes with Mr.. Underwood's salary
Mr.. Underwood brought his cook from
Alabama. and she is a good one. He
keeps a butler, a negro man, who takes
his cut from the majority leader and
knows just exactly how to handle the
large number of visitors at the Under
wood home.
How the Senators Live
Senator Bankhead lives at the New
willard. The New Willard is to Washing
ton what the st. Regis is TO New York.
The atmosphere breaths of dollar marks.
When you go in the New Willard what
loose change you have on your person
gins to struggle around seeking a
change of scene. 1t is only since Mrs.
Bankhead has been in Washington that
the senator has been at the New Willard
Prior to that time he was at the Raleigh
At the very least the senator cannot get
out on less than 5000 per annum at the
New Willard. But it is worth the price
to get onto the curves of predatory
wealth, and the senator daily returns to
more Bohemian surroundings by taking q
Is or 20 cent lunch at the Senate office
building, and smoking cent cigars With
ali this, however, after entertaining con-
stituents and buying cigars, the senator
Is in no great danger of dying rich and
disgraced' ifihs salary is his sole source
of income.
Senator Johnston lives at the Cochran
The Cochran is an exclusive and elegant
little hotel in the northwest section, not
SO expensive as the New Willard, but
1t can go some itself. It is quite safe
to say that neither of our senators is
buying any bank stock out of the savings
from his salary.
Claytons Also Keep House
Representative Clayton keeps house.
Keeping house in Washington is much
more expensive than having apartments
and taking ones meals ont. When you
are keeping house, especially If you are a
congressman, and have a charming wife.
as Representative Clayton has, who
knows everybody and is very popular,
naturally there is lot of entertaining.
Entertaining is very pleasant but 1t comes
high. There can be no question but what
Mr. Clayton is on perfectly familiar terms
with the high cost of living and he
lives very rnodestly at that.
Representatives William Richardson,
John L. Burnett and Fred L.. Blackmon