The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1913-05-13
STA TESMEN AND NEA
Bv FRED {. KELLY

The man responsible tor the fifty-five
story Woolworth building up in New
York, y. Y. being the highest building
in the world is Congressman George W.
Fairchild
Woolworth and Fairchild are old
friends Two or three years ago Wool
worth dropped into the Congressman $
office to show him his skyscraper plans.
How will this compare in height with
the Metropolitan Tower inquired Fair
child, casually, just to keep up his end
of the conversation.
It's about seventeen feet lower" re-
piled Woolworth.
In that case" asserted Fairchild, you
are making a fool of yourself
Naturally Woolworth wished to know
the particulars.
Well said Farchild, what's seven
T, teen feet after you've already gone
about 100 feet? Why miss having the
highest building in the world just by
seventeen feet? If you make this the
worlds tallest building the chances are
nobody will build a higher one for many
years to come-maybe never. Don't bulld
almost the highest building; make it TIE
highest"
Fairchild thought no more about the
conversation until he ran into Woolworth
one day when the building was about
ready for dedication.
"Wen,'' says Woolworth. motioning to
his cloud jabbing structure. there's the
tallest building on earth. and except for
you it wouldn't be"
REPRESENTATIVE stephens OF California
is fond Of fishing. He likes it not only
for the sport. but for the sh The aver
age fish seems to Stephens d thing well
worth eating.
Some years ago Stephens had near
neighbour, minister. who also dotted on
eating fish, and Stephens invited him TO
his home one Monday noon for nice
little fish dinner.
The minister passed his plate up for a
second and a third helping, and then
! made bold to inquire:
Tell me, Mr.. Stephens, where did You
ever get such a fine fish on Monday in
time for dinner?'
IN tell you'' said Stephens, only on
condition that therell be no chastising
and no trouble after you've gone home.
Your son went fishing yesterday and
caught this fish, but inasmuch as it was
Sunday he was afraid to take 1t home.
So he dropped in here and gave 1t to
me. l was glad to have it. Remember,
now, you're not to upbraid the boy.
An hour or SO later Stephens overheard
| the minister talking to his son.
Il can't punish you," he said, because
I promised rot to, but let me tell you
that if you ever go fishing again on Sun
day I'll whip you within an inch of your
life. If you should go, though. and
catch another nice fish like. that You
bring it home"
The increased membership of the House
of Representatives has not only used
up all the rooms in the House Office
Building, but showed some thirty-five or
forty new members into an old building
near the other end of the Capitol. for
some time used as a storehouse.
The new members are an expensive lux
ury. anyhow, and the government de-
cided to furnish up these extra offices
Just with such old furniture as was
kicking around the building. Every MEM
Der helped himself while the supply last
ed, and then ransacked the offices OF his
colleagues for better stun than he could
find elsewhere.
Representative Crosser of Ohio was
early on the ground and got himself to-
gether a fairly respectable bunch OF
furniture. Then he left town for few
DAYS. When he came back he found his
ONCE stripped bare. Not even a rug re-
manned to mark the site of the furniture
he thought was going to be his.
Vice President Marshall's boynood am
bition was to be a shoemaker. and he
would nave left school and appreciated
himself to that profession II his father