The Washington herald., 1914-06-05
Statesmen, Real and Near.
BY FRED c. KELLY.

Representative Walter N. Chandler. OF
New York. 10 one Of the most variously
educated men In public life today. His
learning was acquired IN four American
colleges. including the State universities
Of Michigan and virginia, and In addi-
ton to these he attended Berlin and
Heidelberg, In Germany. He shopped
around from one university to another.
purchasing q little education at one In
stitution, and then moving on to sample
the stock Of the next place.
In this way he studied 30 many things
that he nearly ruined his health and de-
cided to 90 to Europe and learn by mere
ly walking about and lookins at things
without the aid OF textbooks. BY teach
Ing school at odd times he had accumu-
lated 81, 800 in the oank and he went
abroad. partly out Of curiosity TO see how
long that amount of money would last.
He started In with Scotland and toured
that country afoot. At the end Of
four months he was disappointed to find
that he still had a good deal OF money
left. II his money had been gone he
would have quit travelling and returned
home. for he had come to the conclusion
that ENTHUSIASTICALLY solitary travel
is the most tiresome and most painful
form of pleasure that one can take.
Inamuch as he had gone abroad to
remain until his money ran out. Chand-
Ter was in great distress to know what
to do He couldn't conscientiously re-
turn home and he was sick and tired OF
trudging about among strange peoples.
As a compromise he decided to settle
down In one place where he could make
acquaintances and resume his studies. So
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Just when he was In sight OF a nice
foreign brand Of college degree from Ber-
lin or Heidelberg his money gave out
one afternoon, and he was almost sorry.
Chandler then returned to the United
States without feeling that he had any
particular mission in life and solely be-
cause he could think Of nothing better
to do. right at the moment. he began
the study OF law. He took the law
course at the University Of Michigan all
In one year. That was the year that
Mckinley and Bryan ran against each
other for President the first time. and
Chandler made an important discovery,
viz: that people were willing TO pay him
money to go about to different towns and
make speeches for Mckinley. BY that
means he was able to collect enough
money to pay for his year at the law
school. Having found out that he had a
certain gift OF oratory. Chandler followed
1t up, and since settling down in New
York to practice his profession. he has
been in constant demand to do odd Jobs
of spelIbinding.
One Of Chambers most noteworthy
achievements is work in two volumes
on The Trial of Jesus from a Lawyers
Standpoint"
As small boy. Walter Chandler had
one great overpowering ambition. He de-
sired to grow up and be a cobbler and
SIT In a little shop driving pegs into shoes
all the day long. The explanation Of
this vaulting ambition is simple enough
when one understands that Chandler was
raised on a farm in Mississippi. where
the heat of the Southern sun minimized
the joys of vigorous outdoor labor. As
Chandler toiled day after day in the
fields. 1t seemed to him that some seden-
tary pursuit such as shoemaking would
be just the thing.
When the House Committee on Inter-
state and Foreign Commerce holds meet
ings to talk over antitrust legislation old
Charlie Adamson, the chairman. main
tains order and expedites business by
means OF a piece of lath. He uses this
lath in place OF a gavel. Whenever a
to be heard at once. he brings down this
lath on his desk with a resounding whack
that sometimes scares the daylights out
of those seated near him.
The other day the committee held a
long and grave discussion regarding the
insertion Of the word still" into a reso-
luton. There was a clause: BE II fur
ther resolved" etc. and the clause after
that had been drawn by Chairman Adam
son to read BE II still further resolved"
Some of the members thought that the
| still In the latter clause was more or
less superfiuous. but Adamson insisted
that II had to be there. He seemed TO be
greatly petted on that one little word and
insisted that without the still the whole
resolution would have an unfinished, ir-
resolute look like an outscdeless inside or
an insideless outside. And he smote his
desk with his lath in way that barred
any further discussion of the issue. So
the word still is still there.
Chief Flynn. Of the United States Secret
Service. started in a while ago to reduce
weight and is now a mere sylph OF 240
he used to weigh.
1T is very essential to a detective to
keep thin," explains the chief. surveying
his trifling $40 pounds with pride. Sup
pose. for example. that l did not have a
slender figure like this''-business Of pat
ting his abdomen-"and should have oc-
casion to crawl through a small hole, like
a ferret, after somebody
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