South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1914-05-14
STATESMEN
REAL AND NEAR
BY FRED c. KELLY.
BY FIRED C. KELLY.

WASHINGTON. May IA. - Rear
Admiral Cameron McRae Winslow,
one of those now in command in Mex
lean waters, il said TO be the wealth
lest man in the navy. He is in po-
sitiOn where he can work or let IL
alone. If he did not wish to. he could
retire and avoid the hazards and an
noyances of wars and near-wars. If
he wished TO cruise the high seas he
could do so in private yacht instead
of on "A man-o'-war.
Winslow is wealthy in consequence
of his marriage with member OF the
HaVemeyer family. Now, as a rule,
when a naval officer makes the kind
of marriage that Winslow did, the
first thing the officer does is TO pre-
pare MS papers of resignation. He
no longer has the same interest in
holding a position where he may be
called upon Unexpectedly 10 let men
shoot at him.
Just because Winslow is the kind of
person he is. having a vast tonnage OF
money at his disposal, never caused
him TO give the slightest thought to
changing his mode of life.
While he takes his life work seri-
Ously. WinslOW is one of the most in
veterate jokers in the navy. He is
full Of stories and chat, and pokes fun
at everybody about him. If he enters
l q
says is:
why don't you go to work. you
I loafer2"
Ii was Winslow who took unto him
self the job of slipping around to the
\ rear of Cuba, during the Spanish
\ American war. and cutting the cable
I to Madrir. thereby causing the Span
\ iards no end OF veXatiOn. Nothing
/ will pique an enemy so quickly as TO
3
/ ing cut off. and there were a great
many shot fired at Winslow's men.
/ one OF these hit Winslow in the hand
as he stood at the rail of the Nash
/ Vile watching the operations. The
| best and most graphic account of the
! fight in connection with the cutting
OF the cable was that written for the
Associated Press BY" Newton, now
assistant secretary of the treasury,
and yet Newton was not present when
the thing happened. He got the facts
some days later from a brief CONVEX
satiOn with Winslow. who, by emitting
all technical terms made clear just
what had taken place.
Old Charlie Adamson. of Georgia,
! chairman of the house committee on
I interstate and foreign commerce, is
renowned for what Victor Murdoch
would term constant state of sar
tOrial collapse. His little factory
tied black bow scarf persists in lodg-
/ ing under one ear and his whole
! garb is that Of a man who is above
/ being "A fop. Also, it may be noted
/ that AdamsOns face-wrinkles, mus
tache, eyes. and all-have a dropping
effect that makes one think of the
/ pictures in the stories about Capt
Kidd and his brave band. But we
were speaking more of his clothes
One day he fixed himself all up i'm a
carefully creased black inery, with
derby hat TO match the scheme, and
came unconcernedly to the capitol
Naturally. everybody spoke of his
changed appearance and asked for an
explanation.
Il just thought il would be a good
joke" was all he would say.
The next day he resumed his usual
clothes. and once again there were
\ questions.
why don't YOU wear your new
suit?" men inquired
Because replied Adamson. there
is no longer any need for me To wear
/ Everybody has seen it
Chairman Adamson addresses every
woman he meets, whether old or
young. as daughter" The other day
a party of women tourists CHANGED to
/
one of them asked him if he could
tell them where they could get a
! glimpse Of Oscar Underwood and
Champ Clark
Come right with me, daughters. 3"
said Adamson. And he took them in
tow for a personal presentation to
7 both Clark and Underwood.
I've taken a great fancy to these
women folk and am showing them
about Bit" Adamson explained,
sOlemnly
And all Uttered wondering who
their quaint escort might be.
When George Alfred Townsend, the
one time famous political writer who
died not long ago. was writing his
Cath" letters for an Ohio newspa per.
about the only reader who didn't care
for the letters was Allen .. Myers,
one Of the editors of the paper Myers
. thought they were extremely stupid.
one night Townsend telegraphed to
his paper outlining a long story he
was preparing. and asked:
Shall ! send it by special delivery
or wire -
Whereupon Myers wired back:
Send it by freight"
Alfalfa Bill Murray Of Oklahoma.
has d new name for the Congressional
4 Record. He calls il the Congressional
Silo. AS those who have followed az
ricultural pursuits know. a silo is a
receptacle into which one may load
pabulum when il is green. then allow
il to sour, and take it out in smaller
I quantities as needed
? Copyright. 1914. by Fred c. Kelly.
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