The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-08-11

| Senator Francis K. Warren of Wyom-
| ing is considered one of the strongest men
on the republican side of the upper house
He is grower of sheep, and among
brother senator's he is referred to as the
man with the Largest flock since the time
Of Abraham
Not very long ago." said Congressman
Abercrombie of Alabama yesterday, Sen
ator Warren made famous speech, parts
of which are quoted freely In humorous
conversation. In that speech he declared
that where, as a Yankee general char
acterized war as hell. the tariff bill as
matter of fact was hell indeed.
Inasmuch as the tariff bill proposes
| marked reduction on the duty on wool,
considerable amusement was had at the
senator's expense, for no man in America,
| 1t Is probable, produces as much wool
as he"
At luncheon yesterday Senator Warren
was seated with Congressman Hobson and
his lieutenants from the Sixth district
One of the most interesting of the visit
ors was Congressman William schley
Howard. AS is remembered, Mr.. Howard
is strongly attached by friendship to Con-
gresham Underwood. He supported Mr..
Underwood when the Alabanian was a
candidate for the Senate. and waged a
campaign in his native state of Georgia
for the democratic leader. Yesterday In
speaking of Underwood, he compared him
to tall, rugged king of the forest with
his comrades in the House approaching
+, him only as young pines approach the
height of the tree which touches the sky
However, Mr.. Howard is not ar adj
| mirer of Congressman Hobson. Yester-
| day in the lobby of the Hillman he
| urged certain Alabamaians not to send
Hobson to the Senate. 81 have seen
him." he said, ride down Pennsylvania
avenue with yellow sash swinging
from his shoulder. while to the front
! gaping illinois negroes. Don't talk to
me of womans suffrage" =
| Congressman Clayton, in speaking OF
Congressman Howard, said: THE Geor-
gian is one of the peppery members OF
the House. He is a fighter from his
heart out. He speaks boldly In open
Injecting, too.
| Sometime ago, the military commit
|
certain young man who had failed to
pass the mental examination at West
| Point that he be given another trial.
Representative Kahn of California in
| terposed an objection to the granting
| of the new trial, He contended that the
mental examination of West Point
| could be successfully withstood by any
high school student of San Francisco.
| Howard was on his feet in an in
stant. That may be So, said he but
don't believe 1t. And what Is more, the
ability to spell correctly does not with
/ In itself make real soldier Why, the
greatest cavalry officer the world has
ever known was Bedford Forrest, the
/ Confederate general who sprung from
the hills of old Tennessee. And yet he
spelled coffee .koughphey.' 1t is need
| less to state that after the laughter
which followed, the petition of the
young cadet was granted by an over
| whelming vote"
| THE Mexican situation is perilous,
| said Senator James K. Vardaman yester-
day when asked about that troublesome
proposition. The senator from Mississippi
| said he did not care to discuss the Mex
| lean situation in detail, but he was of
the opinion that unless something hap
pened this country would be embroiled
into war. Senator yardaman is vet
|
one of the most picturesque and promi-
nent national characters. He commented
| freely upon matters of interest nationally.
while here yesterday, and also gave his
| opinion to Governor O'Neal about the
successor of Senator Johnston. Senator
Nardanan las daughter, Mrs. Farley,
residing here. She is the wife OF e. J.
| Farley, secretary of the Great Southern
| Insurance company.
/
| Congressman Richmond Pearson Hop
son came perilously near bolting an au-
tomobile yesterday entering Oak HILL ceme-
terry. The car was in the rear of ma
chine which became unmana geable and
\ backed down steep incline. The rear
car containing Congressman Hobson, Bur
| nett, Abercrombie and Clayton was
backed into with a crash The members
| or the second car were excited for the
moment and Captain Hobson rose, APP
rarently intending to bolt the car The
crash jammed up the procession of ma
| chires. The collision seriously injured
| the second car, but 1t reached the ceme-
| terry without trouble.
Congressman e. Y.4Webb of North Caro-
INA Is the author of the Widely known
brother. w. l.. Webb, in this city in
business. The Webb shipping bill, he
said, was simply state local option enacted
| by Congress. The bill provides that no
| iHuoi may pe SHlppeu INTO QTy IeTTltOTy.
Congressman Webb said the anti-shipping
bill was the greatest legislation of that
KIND that has ever been enacted since the
administration of Thomas Jefferson, when
law was passed that slaves could not
be sold into states wherein they we're not
permitted to live.
THAT BILL" said Congressman Webb.
is simply state local option"
| Congressman Webb was his brothers
guest at lunch yesterday at the Hotel
Hfllman, and later was on the automobile
| ride over the city.
Congressman Kenneth D. Mcclellan Of
Tennessee is native Alabamian. He was
born In Dallas county, but a number Of
| years ago went to Memphis for the pur-
pose of praeticing law. There he scored
| a brilliant success, and was within recent
years chosen to fill seat In Congress.
Tennesseans contend that. in Congress he
is making good. but that as he has made
good at everything he tried, they are not
surprised
| One of the most distinguished looking
of the visitors was Senator Charles +.
johnson of Maine, a democrat He was
prominent figure in the comparatively re-
cent strenuous prohibition campaign In his
native state, In which the republicans
were fighting for statewide prohibition. He
expteased himself very freely. as is
lnsefnhered, concerning the participation
| in that campaign of Congressman Hobson
of Alabama, charged that the Alabamian
had left his .dtuy in Washington and
ccme to Maine for the purpose Of aiding