South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1914-01-06
STA TESMEN
REAL AND NEAR
BY FRED c. KELLY.

WASHINGTON. Jan. 6.-When Sen. /
Gore OF Oklahoma was a small boy Of
eight or nine. he started 10 take up
lying as a pursuit Ii ne had not lost
his eyesigat Saortly after that, he
might be a devOtee 10 aerOnautics
even now. After reading lot of
Sunday school leaflets about the pow ,
er of faith 10 move mountains. Gore
got TO wondering one day If flying
wasn't largely a mere matter OF faith.
He believed he could ny, and believing
he could fly, SO he felt, was half the
battle. So he arranged 10 do a little
flying and chuckled over the way he
would surprise his parents when they
saw him come soaring over the barn
and fitting from tree 20 tree. He set
his mind on the proposition, and in a
little while had himself convinced be-
yond the shadow of a doubt that his
faith -volitation would be a complete
triumph.
one little detail of his arrange
ments involved the matter of wings.
He thought a suitable equipment of
wings would increase his faith in his
enterprise and help to make it a sue
cess. But the only light, airy ma
terial he could find about the place
that would do for wings was a guam
tity of corn fodder. That might not
be the ideal stuff for wings, but il
would do nicely, Gore believed as the
whole operation was simply a matter
Of faith anyhow. He made two size
able bundles of the fodder. bound
them up with binder Irvine, and car
ried them to the top of a gnared ap-
pie tree. Then he deftly inserted his
arms into the fodder, thus providing
plain. substantial wings, and poised
ready for the flight For "A moment
10 tn 70
| and let them have the pleasure Of
seeing him float out into space, but
he decided first to make a little prac-
tice fight over the top of the house
and back. He leaned a little forward.
as nearly like bird as he could, and
cast himself out into the atmosphere.
After they had carried him into the
house and summoned a doctor, they
| asked him how he happened TO be in
the apple tree.
I'm the interest of science" replied
Gore, and that was all the satisfaction
they could get out of him.
Rep. Jimmy" Burke of Pitts
burgh was imported into small town
! in Eastern Pennsylvania one night to
| be chief spellbinder at political rail-
ly.
The meeting was held in a Metho-
dist chGToi, lighted il the good old
| fashioned way by kerosene lamps.
Just before he began TO speak, the
| janitor sneaked up behind Burke.
\ tugged st his sleeve mysteriously, and
! spoke TO him in a law, confidential
| tone.
How long you goin to TALK" he
asked
"Oh, I don't know" replied Burke,
half insulted; II suppose my address
will occupy an hour or so. Why do
you ask %
We'll, if you get through in an
hour it'll be all right" commented
the janitor.
II don't quite understand" put in
Burke; who are you to say how long
L shall speak,"
I'm just giving you a friendly tip"
said the janitor. IF you get through
in an hour all will be well. If you
take longer-well, you'll see."
After he got well launched into his
speech, Burke forgot all about the
janitors remarks, and he was still
going when the clock showed that he
had talked an hour and five minutes
About that time the crowd began to
notice that the lamps were burning
low. Burke drew his address TO a
close. but before the church was
emptied, the place was in total dark
| ness.
Then the janitor returned to
Burkes side.
"I hope you won't take any of
| tense" he began, but you know
they've got an awful long-winded
preacher here and some of the young
folks have arranged with me TO put
just enough oil in the lamps to hold
! the services down to about an hour
forgot to put in any more tonight
till ii was too late, so / thought I'd
| give YOU a little warming"
Sen. Overman of North Carolina
owes much of his success in life 20
one man who used TO be leading muir
derer in that part of the state. When
| OVerman was a small lad he went to
the courtroom one day to listen to a
murder trial. The lawyers on both
sides were eloquent lawyers and great
| ~ impressed young Overman. He de-
cided then and there that he. too.
| would be a lawyer and stand up be-
fore juries shouting quotations from
Shakespeare or the scriptures. Four
teen years later he was a LAWYER
ready for his first case. There was a
! murder in the little community and
Overman was appointed by the court
10 defend the murderer who had kill
eel a grand total of seven men up to
that time. 1t was the same murderer
whose trial had put Overman into the
notion of becoming a lawyer.
Speaker Clark mas a hobit OF rap
ping with his gavel for order and
then continuing to rap IL against his
pulpit. even after order has been re-
stored.
One day when this was going on.
Billy Kent of California turned to his
cid friend, ira Copley Of Illinois, and
inquired
"D'yOu know why Champ keeps on
rapping that way"
NO. Why?"