The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-04-02
Sherman Says Arrange ments Were Actually Made
 For Unique Tour of State
SUBJECT AT FIRST
 CONSIDERED A JOKE
Forney Johnston Thinks Scheme Probably Abandoned Because the Captain Is Already Too
 High Up in the Air
By HUGH W. ROBERTS


 It is formally announced by the man ager of R. ?. Hobson's publicity com mittee, T. B. sherman, that the captain has abandoned his project of touring the state on the last three days of the cam paign, in an aeroplane.
 That the report which was considered sans humorously fin the nature of joke was in reality true, is also admitted by MT. Sherman.
 But for the fact the publicity man reiterated. that Mrs. Hobson objected. the captain would on Thursday morning have begun tour of the state in an aeroplane. Preliminary arrangements had been to all practical purposes com rleted"
 Mr. sherman then said that the deal had been under way between the Hob son forces and MT. Berger, the bird man. who performed during a state fair in Birmingham. Mir. Berger had represented that his familiarity with the state would permit him to visit every county site in three days. The fee which would have been charged would have amounted to $500 in round num- bers
 Hobson's Progressiveness Proved
 The fact that the rumor instead of being false was actually true, precpi- iated interesting discussion throughout Birmingham yesterday. Hobson parti- sans contended warmly that the idea was not only practical, but was proof positive of the progressive ideas which the captain entertains That Mir. Un- derwood had not conceived this same idea was mentioned by these Hobson par tisans as another bit of incontrovertible evidence that MT. Underwood Is not a real progressive
 The Underwood forces were appreciably amused when informed that Mir. Sher- man had confessed. That the idea oi the captain touring the state in an ae. was typical of the Hobson propaganda ana characteristic of the captain him. self. was the contention. That the cap- tain had abandoned the idea was d source of regret to Forney Johnston Gnderwoods' campaign manager.
 ''I would have been olad," he added to have contributed my mite to tn, captains enterprise. I presume tha the scheme was abandoned not on ac count of it's patent impractical ability, bu because the hero realized that alread, he was too high in the air.
 Mrs. Catt Was Mentioned
 The statement of Mir Sherman that il was because Mrs. Hobson objected that tho captain abandoned the idea of the aeroplane, put an end to another bit of interesting iscussion-discussion involv- ing the reason.
 It had been hinted that probably Mrs Carrie Chapman Catt, leader of the sdffragettes had interposed on account of the risk which would be entailed It was also wondered if Dr. Perley A. Baker of Westerville. O., the home of Hobsons printers, had urged the cap- tain to discard such a reckless spirit It was hinted that probably Angus Me Sween. the Pennsylvania republican scribe, who visited the Hobson tent and from there received his knife with which he struck Underwood. Wilson, and all other democrats series of blows from the rear, had lifted his gentle tenor voice in fastidious protest.
 However, the scheme has been aban- doned. As to whether or not the captain in his hope of seeing Alabama and the people of Alabama on a farewell tour will reconceive his idea of the motor cycle, is now the point at issue in po-