South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1914-05-06
STATESMEN
REAL AND NEAR
BY FRED C. KELLY.

WASHINGTON. May Shortly
after his defeat for congress a year
ago last fall. former Representative
James Carson Needham OF California
bumped into William Kettner, who
had been elected from the San Diego
district Of that state. Needham spoke
OF moving from his town Of Modesto
TO Los Angeles or some large city 10
have a bigger field in which TO prac-
tice law.
Come to San Diego" suggested
Kettner Hospitality.
L guess it is a good town." admit
ted Needham.
Good town! 1 should say it was"
went on Kettner. DO not think of
going anywhere except San Diego.
We need more lawyers there. on,
come and be one Of us. We have
room enough for all. San Diego's the
place for you"
Kettner used to be an insurance
agent and when he talks can make
anything seem plausible and logical
At the end of an hour. he had Need
ham talked into moving TO san Diego.
He is now a resident OF that town.
And what do you suppose he is fixing
TO do? Why. he's going TO run for
congress against Kettner Inasmuch
as Kettner would not otherwise nave
had any opposition for reelection, he
is half-inclined 10 think that hospi-
tally can be overdone. He will heva
a-care after this about whom he in
vites into MS district.
Although he does a good deal Of
travelling over the country, Senator
Moses +. Clapp of Minnesota rarely
travels at night. This is not due to
any prejudice against sleeping in one
of the Pullman company's berths,
either. He journeys by daylight sim
ply because he likes TO do so. Not
long ago he and younger man had
to go on a trip Of Il hours or more.
and the other man natu!y lily proposed
that they go on a night Irain.
why do you want to go at night?"
asked Clapp. as if the idea of night
travel was a brand new wrinkle.
ITO save time, of course" replied
the man. lone has to sleep, any
how. Otherwise one wastes an en-
tire day"
Waste a day. exclaimed Clapp.
"Cn a train, What're talking about?
Why a trains the very place Of all
places where you don't need to waste
your time. You sit in your office and
people come in TO interrupt you and
you can fritter away an hour or two
without accomplishing a thing. But
on a tTain-there' the place to de-
vote yourself to quiet reflection and
think out things. Nearly every good
thing / ever did / carefully thought
out first while looking out the win
dow of a train. No. indeed you
don't get me to go at night unless l
have TO. The chance to have a nice
long day on the train is too precious
to let go by"
So they journeyed by daylight.
When Andrew Carnegie was visiting
Washington a while ago he fell into
conversation with Josephus Daniels,
secretary of the navy, and gave Dan
iels a long dissertation about his
morning flashes" For years he has
been having morning flashes" said
Andy, and they have had much to do
with his success in life. He gets out
of bed with his mind refreshed and
clear, and something flashes into his
head that he never thought of before
some brand new idea, or a sudden
inspiration for new line of prOce-
dure. Invariably he has acted on
these notions that pop into his head
early in the morning, and they have
worked out for the best.
Daniels was greatly impressed with
Carnegie's talk about the morning
flashes. AS soon as Andy brought the
thing to Daniels attention, he recall
ed that he. too, had often had just
such flashes, but had foolishly ne
elected, in many instances, to act on
them. From that time on. whenever
Daniels has had a morning fash, he
has tackled it right down and used it
A man who looked as if he might
want something came along and
sought an appointment with Uncle
Jeremiah Donovan, member of con-
/ gress from Connecticut.
III see you at my office at l
/ o'clock" promised Donovan. But he
forgot about the appointment and
was not in his office at l o'clock.
The man caught him finally and
| upbraided him for not keeping the
/ tryst.
What time were you there?" ask.
/ ed Donovan.
This afternoon at l."
/ "Oh, L guess 1 must have meant
a. m.," said Donovan, as he started
/ to walk away.
What hours can you be reached a
/ homer" pursued the man.
Hum. Somebody asked my wife
I that once" replied Donovan. and she
said: We'll. he's invariably at HON,
/ between and in the morning -
Donovan has. a habit of saying tn,
more or less unexpected. When n,
first came TO congress he fell int
l conversation with an old member anC
mentioned one or two important com
mittees he wished to be on.
You couldn't any more get ~
. those committees" declared the ole
| member. than you could jump owe
the dome of the capitol over yonder
Donovan looked over at the dome
| studied il intently for a few mo
ments, and then remarked in a ton
I OF conviction:
I believe 1 could jump the blamed
| thing"
/ Copyright. 1914. by Fred c. Kelly
All rights reserved)