The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-04-10
Did Not Care for Long
Term Senatorship From
Arkansas
TRIP MADE UNDER
TRYING CONDITIONS
Travelled for Three Miles With Water
Up to Car Steps-Nearly Every
Street in Little Rock
Is Paved

Judge William Kavanaugh of Little
Rock is in Birmingham. The statesman
from Arkansas declared yesterday that
so DAYS as United States senator was
all that he desired Therefore he will
not again ask for a senatorship from
Arkansas.
TO be present when the bold Barons
take the field today under the eyes of a
countless number of fans, Judge Kava-
naugh braved the swollen Mississippi ana
is here. He will present this afternoon
a trophy to the Barons, Accompanied
by President Robert H. Baugh of the
club, President Culpepper Exum of the
commission; A. II. ("RicS'D Woodward.
owner of the club; Commissioner James
weatherly and Commissioner Lane. Judge
Kavanaugh will leave for the grounds at
2:3O o'clock from the city.
Short Term Enough
"My short term as United States sena-
tor from Arkansas was enough Senate
| experience for me-" said Judge Kava-
naugh yesterday. 1T was a delightful
, experience and unique in Il way l was
| a fill in senator for a very short term.
| However, Senator Clarke introduced me
| and the senators carried me right in and
made me feel like one of them for the
time l remained OF course 1 did not
| attempt to make a speech or anything
like it so I passed over easily. That
| experience in the Senate was enough. My
| friends believe 1 could have secured the
Icing term, but 1 did not care for 1t and
did not apply.
1.-The prosperity of Birmingham and Lit
| tie Rock seem to be about even. We are
| going ahead almost as fast as you citi-
zens of Birmingham. We have recently
completed some fine buildings there and
have others started. We are doing a
great deal of paving. We recently COM
pleted over 200 miles of bitulithic and in
| tend to authorize more of 1t. Nearly
| every street In Little Rock is now paved
That adds greatly to the cleanliness and
! general betterment Of any city in my
| Judgment and II indicates progreSslNeness
and prosperity.
| Birmingham | notice is going ahead
fine and | am glad of it. This city is a
wonder and | am for 1t next to Little
| Rock of course. The effects of high
waters in our section are almost inde-
scribable. 1 left home to visit Birmine-
| ham under the most perious circum-
! stances. Had known that the trip was
so hazardous and fraught with so much
danger l would not have attempted IL.
Flood Doing Heavy Damage
! 1--WE travelled for three miles with water
Up to the car steps. We went through
all right but I was very apprehensiVe
! for some time.
THE low lands of Arkansas are the
richest in the country, and it is these that
| are about to feel the force of the raging
| rivers. If the levees above Little Rock
| break and overflow the lowiands 1t Will
| be disastrous. Every planter has every
| available force at work to protect the
land and the levees are being strength
| ened wherever possible. Every negro and
workman within reach is at the scene of
/ the trouble trying to protect the property.
| The water is damaging property more
| than inland people imagine and the effects
OF the floods will be felt very much in
| deed"
| Judge Kavanaugh Is very optimistic
| over. the baseball season this year.