The Washington herald., 1914-05-15
Stutesuaen. Real and Men.
al rREp q. KELLY.

Statesnen, Real and Men.
By FRED c. KELLY
william 3. West. the new Senator ncm
GeorgSa. u . man Of great determination
ana persistsnce. II he were to get W
some fine morning with the idea. Let ~
say. that he ought to eat y mess Of
young onions. and there we're no youns
onions In market, he would get that mess
of onions II It took him . couple Of years
ana onions would never be out Of hia
mind until he got them. No matter what
II il that he starts at he goes the whole
distance When he was . youngsser on
the farm, West got an idea into his head
that he would never amount TO mucn
unless he first acquired rather siapor.
ate education. He had no money. out
he announced that he was going through
college and law school and then would
round out his equipnent BY taking
Friends and kinfolk told him he would
overdo the thing and waste lot OF
time and that he'd better forget his
foolish notions.
But West shook his head and said that
he was going to be educated or know the
reason why. BY teaching school for Q
while, he earned enough money TO pay
his way through college. II was slow,
tedious work, because he had to stay out
of college every other year to make
the money he would spend the following
year. BY the time he had finished col-
lege, his brothers who had not paused to
acquire q higher education were estao-
lished irf business and prospering.
'You. too, might be making a lot Of
money by now.'' his friends told him.
''of you hadn't fooled away your time In
college"
"Yes." retorted West, but I started
out to get Q very thorough education.
and I never start anything that I don't
finish"
He. then began the study Of law and
alternated between working and attend
ing law school until he completed that
course BY that time he was past thirty
years of age, and everybody who knew
him assumed that at last he was ready
to bid farewell to his school days. But
they were vastly mistaken, for there
was still the business college.
Look how old you're getting TO be,
his brothers said to him more in sadness
than in anger.
ct don't fix my age" replied West;
tho Almighty does that But I mapped
out a certain course to pursue. and l
intend to do what I set out to do II II
takes until I'm sixty"
When he received his diploma from the
business college and started out at last
to make his fortune, West was thirty
three years Of age.
He then started in and made . half
million dollars.
DIR. Domicio da Cana, Ambassador to
the United States from Brazil. and one
of the mediators Of the Mexican con-
troyersy, IL a person who can keep a
great many important things to him
self saying never a. word to ANYBODY
When the mediation plan gets well un-
der way, one may rest perfectly easy
that the negotiations will not be upset
by Ambassador da Cana talking too
freely.
II was in connection with his mar
riage to a beautiful widow, a member
of a wealthy New York family, that
Ambassador da Cana made himself a
reputation for unusual skill at keeping
things quiet. A great many persons get
married without much being known
about 1t in advance. but as a rule those
persons are not members of Diplomatic
Corps. The Brazilian Ambassador Ii
probably the only person In the diplo-
matte circle at Washington who ever
accomplished so important an event with
such complete secrecy. Washington con-
tains a great number of persons who
aim to know the gossip OF everything
that In going on in a social way. Many
of these were greatly vexed with Am
bassador da Cana when he returned from
New York one morning with his wife.
Until then not q soul. even among his
most intimate associates. had any idea
that he was SO much as engaged or
that he was that well acquainted in New
York. His little coup caused great NOR
tification among those in the diplomatic
set who felt that they had regulations
to sustain as professional gossips. To
this day they wonder how he managed
it.
Two members Of Washington chess
club stopped Senator Shafroth. Of Colo
RADIO, on the street one afternoon recent
ly and invited him to drop around to
their club rooms for an informal little
series at chess
'oh no, 1 can't DO that" replied Shaf-
roth; Il can't do it at ALL really can
not"
seemed almost alarmed. lest in a week
serious situation.
I'VE aim to treat everybody right"
laughed one of the club members.
II grant that" said Shafroth. but you
know 1 have a fiat rule against playing
chess. I wouldn't get into a game of
chess for, anything"
The explanation is that ever since
the international chess match which was
arranged py Tom Reed between the Eng
-
of Representatives. and played by cable,
with John Shafroth representing our side,
Shafroth has avoided playing chess as he
would avoid pestilence. He won the
match against the best player in the
House Of Commons. and as he explains
It:
why play again and ruin ones repu-
tation?'
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