South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1914-02-19
STATESMEN
REAL AND NEAR
BY FRED c. KELLY.

Sen Coe l. Crawford of South Da-
kota has no recollection of getting
through "a hours in recent years
without consuming a pot of baked
beans.
Here is the reason:
Crawford spent part Of his early
youth in northeastern Ohio. one day
he went on an excursion train TO a
nearby town to hear a prominent
orator Of the day make a political
speech. He expected to strike some
body he knew when he got there and
borrow money enough to buy his
dinner. But he didn't chance to see
a familiar face. And he got no din
ner- Then he lost his return ticket
and was obliged TO walk back home
about 25 miles. Still he had had
nothing 10 eat When finally he
staggered into his own home. meal
time was over but his aunt wer- TO
the pantry and brought out What
there was, including a large dish of
baked beans. Young Coe ate heart
lily OF these, just as long as the sup
ply lasted. and he then and there got
such a Favorable impression of the
edible qualities Of baked beans that
ne has been a more or less rabid bean
enthusiast clear down TO the present
day.
Instead of making memoranda OF
his daily program in q little book or
on his cuffs. Rep. John w. Langley
of Kentucky has a different system.
He uses a black aboard.
The blackboard is a rather pre-
tcntious affair occupying almost the
entire end Of Langley's Office. II is
piacQd that he Is oblipaH stare
at ii while sitting at his desk. When
ever ne thinks of anything that he
ought TO do in the course of the day.
Langley takes chalk in hand and
writes il on the blackboard in large
letters Sometimes the letters are as
large as those in the electric signs in
front of theaters
Langley's system has dual ad-
vantage. 1t not only prevents him
from forgetting the important feat
ures Of his days program. but it is
source of light for visitors. You drop
into Eangleys Office and without ask
ing a word. You know just where the
man has been and what things have
been on his mind throughout the
livelOng day. 1t is just like looking
at across section OF his brain.
And if you wish to leave . message
there is no need of entrusting it to
some third part,- who might forget.
There Is enough chalk at hand 20
supply a country school through an
entire term.
Serene Payne, who helped Nelse
Aldrich cook up the late Payne-Al-
drich tariff bill. can cook a great
many other things. He is amply
capable Of getting up a good dinner
without professional assistance.
Payne's specially is making straw
berry shortcake. He can prepare
better crust for strawberry shortcake
than anybody i'm Washington, in or
out of public life.
Josephus Daniels. secretary of the
/ navy, was never complete triumph
/ back in his schOoldays when 1t came
| To the study Of mathematics. His
| teachers used to feel like going out
/ and barking at the trees by the time
/ they got through giving him an
hours instruction in fractions. He
was good enough at other branches,
/ had many excellent traits of charac-
I ter and all that, but he couldn't tell
with any degree of certainty whether
/ the hound would catch the hare in
J 40 leaps or 40 days.
Finally when he got into algebra,
Daniels decided to quit mathematics
fiat, and give his time to those studies
that were not despoiled with minus
and plus signs.
I'm afraid you'll never amount to
enough To wad a gun with. cheer
fully forecasted his mathematics
teacher
"Oh. don't know" ventured
young Josephus, with optimism, Il
get along all right at other things
when I'm not bothered by figures"
yes" said the professor. but 1t
has been my experience that the fell
low no ~ oat IN az pr1aTipg never
makes. much Roadway"
Years passed. and shortly after he
was married. Daniels went down to
Atlanta TO make a speech In in
Producing him Henry Grady CHANGED
10 talk briefly about the difficulty Of
mastering fra ctions and remarked
that he had never been able To learn
how to add II and 10.
Daniels was overjOyed at the dis
cOvery that a great man like Henry
Grady had difhculty with mathemat-
les. He could scarcely speak for
I chuckling And the moment he was
able to get away from the platform,
he dashed up TO a hotel and wrote a
letter TO his one-time mathematics
teacher Boosting about the trouble
Henry Crazy had when he attempted
to add II and 1-9.
II that teacher had lived TO see
Daniels in the presidents cabinet he
might have died an astOnished man.
Reps. + Hampton Moore Of Penn
sylvania and Frank w Mondell of
Wyoming are two OF the most in
veterate takers in the house They
can find great deal 10 say on al
most any sUbject-and do. Both sit
on the republican side of the house,
hut each is so eager to spread lang
uage over the virgin pages of the
Congressional Record that they are
constantly getting in each others way
like two willing boys trying 20 help
mother.
The other night Moore gave big
dinner AIonden was one of the
guests and was called on for a speech.
After he had been talking for a while
a strange. glad light o'erspread his
face and he observed gratefully To