South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1914-07-08
STATESMEN
REAL AND NEAR
ny FRED O KELLY.

KEEP. AUSTIN OF tennessee Is a pro-
fessional kdder. While up in New
gaudily decorated yellow limousine
car standing by the curb, with a liv-
cried chauffeur presiding hautily at
the wheel. 1t was ornamented good
deal like a lunch wagon, such as one
sees on street corners, and it was
about the size of a lunch wagon. The
chauffeur however, had never
thought Of this resemblance, and he
was greatly astonished when Austin, a
total stranger to him, paused in pass
ing the car and inquired:
Gould you let me have a couple of
hamburger sandwiches and a cup of
coffee?"
One might think, naturally enough,
that Rep. Walter l.. Hensley of Mis-
souri, is a peaceable man.
He has been fighting for interna-
tional peace, and is the author of the
resolution for a so-called naval holi-
day-looking to a lay-off from bat
when Hensley was practicing law out
in Missouri he was known as the
fighting lawyer of those parts.
Hensley was not going about look
ing for trouble, but people who went
in for trouble and dotted on il kept
overtaking him and crossing his trail.
For four years he was prosecuting at
torney in his county, and during
much of that time he found it a good
idea 10 carry a neat little revolver in
his pocket
Except for the judge before whom
he tried one murder case, Hensley
probably would not be with us today.
The defendant in the case was
greatly prejudiced against Hensley's
side, and made the boast that if he
were found guilty he would kill the
prosecutor.
Little was thought of this at the
time, for murderers were always talk
ing about killing people. and even
Hensley himself took ii for merely
bold badinage. But when the jury
came in with their verdict, the judge
got an inkling that il was going to
be guilty, and he delayed having it
announced. Then he tipped off Hens
ley to look out, and also sent word TO
the sheriff to keep particularly close
watch on the prisoner.
Hensley stood off TO one side with
his hand on a revolver in his coat
pocket. When the foreman Of the
Jury announced Guilty" the pris-
oner turned frantically toward his
brother, who had a gun ready. but the
sheriff pulled gun himself and
stopped their funny business in the
nick of time.
Although he is a man who has been
in scores of bitter fights and is in
tense on whatever he is doing, Hens
lev rarely if ever swears When he is
moderately veXed he resorts TO the
expression by Grab" And when he
Is exasperated beyond all human en-
durance he bursts forth with Dog
take it,
Ambassador j. j. Jusserand OF
France and a small party of friends,
including Ambassador Bakhmeteff OF
Russia, went TO the theater one night
a while ago and had themselves COM
fortably incarcerated in box.
In a little while members OF the
audience who CHANGED 10 take note OF
a certain feature of the box party be-
gan to look at the box 20 the neglect
Of the show. Yet the ambassadorial
group were as quiet and orderly and
| inconspicuous as a box party could
we'll be.
The thing that attracted the atten-
ton OF discriminating spectators was
Mr.. Jusserand's unconscious feat OF
excelling all others at between-act
/ conversation. He is a man OF parts
and achievements, and never lacks
\ for a word or a phrase. When he
/ talks he does so with enthusiasm and
polite gestures. The others in the
party seemed 10 realize their COM
parative lack of conversational stay
/ ing qualities and worked in relays
/ one by one they tried 10 keep up with
I Mr. Jusserand. but none was able to
\ cope with him. Each i'm turn was
\ driven back slowly but certainly. e
\ a conversational corner. Then an
! other would try 10 parry the volley OF
/ wit and comment But IL was no use
/ Eventually Mr.. Jusserand had then
I practically all lying limp over the fig
\ urative ropes.
For time his wife tried 20 carry
ON a rapid conversation with him, but
/ il was noted that after a time she
! changed her seat with a look Of de-
/ spair.
AS a striking example Of saying the