South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1915-01-22
Statesmen Real
and Near.
By Fred c. Kelly

WASHINGTON. Jan. 22.-To lcok
at Jimmy Gallivan. member OF con-
gress from Boston. New England is
TO know instinctively that Jimmy IS
a live wire He is the type of man
who. on finding that one way TO do
thing will not do. promptly tries an
other way. In the course OF his cam
paign last fall. Jimmy and his op
ponent held outdoor meetings one
night almost within a hundred yards
OF each other. Jimmy's opponent
had some good cheer leaders and they
sent up a rOusing cry OF eXultatlon
that was extremely veXatiOus TO the
Gallivan crowd All that the CALI
vanites needed was a leader and they
could have cheered loud enough to
drown out the noise of the rival
leader. \ brisk, athletically-built lit
tie man with a sandy mustache step
ped forth, began 10 gyrate his arms
and yelled:
Come on now, boys. Three rous-
ing cheers for Jimmy Gallivan."
After the crowd had raised stir
ring cheer. the leader signaied for
them 20 do it all over again. They
did il in manner that was a tribute
to the skill of the cheer-master.
There will now be brief pause for
the benefit Of those who desire to
know who the alert young leader was
who stepped forth and saved the day,
or the evening. for the Gallivan side.
The leader was Mr.. Jimmy GalliNan
none other.
Somebody had to do it," explains
Gallivan. How could ! expect some
other fellow TO holler for Gallivan II
l wouldn't do it myself"
Congressman George r. smith of
Minneapolis is fond of hunting and
takes great pride in the ownership of
a costly setter dog of noble birth. one
day an old man who was acting as
guide for the hunt, came near making
a lifelong energy of Smith by critl-
Ching the dogs technique in the field.
The dogs perfectly all right" de-
clared Smith Indignantly 81 wouldn't
trade him for any dog I ever saw,
only he doesn't get quite enough
exercise. I'm busy and have 10 keep
him penned up a good deal. He
ought 10 have more exercise and that
would improve his hunting"
Has he got any tleas?" inquired
the old man
should say not" replied Smith, in
suited. That dog has his bath every
week the same as 1 hope you do"
fleas?"
What do you mean, give him fleas?
Why should / want fine dog like him
to have fieas?"
Well" opined the guide, thought
fully, they'd give him exercise"
At the time the Hay-Pauncefote
treaty was the big talk about the
state department the newspaper
correspondents were wondering what
day il would be signed. There was a
possibility that the information would
not be made public until some days
after the signing was done, and such
a delay seemed to the correspondents
highly Objectionable. They desired to
know at once Elmer Payne, who
was covering the department for the
Associated Press found out by means
of funny little bit Of observation. He
happened to notice a cOlOred messen-
ger walking briskly along the cor
ridor with a stick of sealing wax in
his hand.
Where are you gOing?" asked
Elmer gruffiy.
"Is taking this into the secretary
Office" frankly replied the messenger.
"They's fiXin to drap some wax on
sump'n."
Elmer was able to make a good
guess as 10 the paper on which the
wax seal was to go. And he sue
ceeded in verifying his guess. IT was
the Hay Pauncefote treaty.
Copyright, 1915, by Fred G. Kelly)