The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-02-20
Heflin in Trouble With Suf-
fragists as Result of
His Recent Speech
SMALL BOYS STILL
COLLECTING MICE
Youths in Washington Are Expecting
to Have Some Fun When the
Big Suffrage Parade
Is Held
Nv &c. STEWART

Washington, February 19-(Special Jon
March 4, scarcely two weeks away, Con-
gress is constitutionally adjourned, and
that body is now making every effort to
pass the several big supply bills which are
still pending. A concerted movement by
some of the so-called economists in the
House is on foot to hold up several of
these bills and let them go over into the
extra session. and by some it is believed
that several OF these bills will not be
passed by March 4. and will have their in
fuence toward Fastening the call 1or the
extra session.
Representative Roddenbery of Georgia,
who last Saturday made a-bitter speech
uenouncing his democratic colleagues In
charge of appropriations for the extrava-
CANT bills presented for the approval of
Congress and declaring that ne was ready
10 join any movement looking toward a
fllbuster against them, finds himself N
rather a bad hole, and there is consider
eble speculation as to just how Mr.. Rod
denbery is going to wiggle out. The ap-
preparation bill for public buildings and
grounds carries two items for Mr.. Rod
denbery's district one of $4,000 and the
d
of $4,000. and it is said that the COM
mittee hesitated a long time before al
lowing these appropriations inasmuch as
the postoffice receipts, the size of the
towns and other conditions hardly justi-
fed the amounts asked.
If Mr. Roddenbery arouses the antog-
onism of his colleagues they will likely
retaliate by voting against his own items
and cutting them out of the bill. Doubt
less If this is done Mr.. Roddenbery Will
hear from home, and his ECONOMY plan"
will be subject TO very adverse and harsh
criticism. 1t is indeed tough sometimes
TO be congressman.
Heflin in Quandary
Representative Heflin in an effort to
pay beautiful tribute to woman" re-
Gently at Falls Church, Va, has gotten
himself in bad with the suffragists. He
has been challenged to a debate with
one of the female womans suffrage or
ators. Up to this time Mr. Heflin has not
fully decided what he will do about it.
He says that he win have to study the
situation for few days before reaching
a conclusion. Mr.. Heflin said that the
idea of debating with a woman was new
to him; he also mentioned the fact that
there were men in the ranks of the suffra-
gists who might be called upon to de-
fend the ballot for women, and suggested
Representative Hobson, Representative
Raker of California and others.
The parade here next Monday week
by the suffragists is scheduled to be the
biggest thing of the kind ever pulled off
in this country. Many men sympathiz-
ers will be In the parade, and it is said
that one Alabama congressman. Mr.. Hob
son. will march with them. This, how
ever, cannot be confirmed. 1t is stated
that Mr. Hobson will be very busy on that
day, as ii is during the closing hours
in Congress, and that perhaps he will
have to forgo the pleasure.
Planning Fun With Mice
For weeks past, it is claimed that anti
suffragists and their sympathzers, with
the aid of various and sundry boys and
street urchins, have been exceedingly
busy trapping sundry species of the rodent
family, such as mice, wharf rats with
long sleek tails and whisxers and any
other old kind of rats. and that now they
have hundreds of these pests in captiv-
ity, and that on the day of the parade.
just as everything is lovely along Penn
sylvania avenue. they will set them at
Liberty on that thoroughfare and muss up
that parade and treat the spectators to a
rare sight, not scheduled or included on
f1hs regular programme.
| This scheme has leaked out, and the
|suffragists treat it with scorn. They
ydeclare that if their opponents expect any
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