The Washington herald., 1916-04-09

Cannon inquired what the thing was
they were going to place before the pub
lie.
why" explained the promoter,
'fts quite simple. A fellow by the
name of Bell has invented q little in
strument which you attach at two
ends OF a wire and then you can talk
over the wire. 1t doesn't matter IL
you are miles apart, you can"
But Cannon had walked away In
disgust. Doubtless he frst turned on
his heel as the saying Is, and then
walked away. The idea of convert
ing brass into gold by chemical proc
ess had been reasonably within the
boundaries and Jurisdiction Of logic
But this thing about talking over q
wire was a direct insult to his intslli-
gence. Besides, he was annoyed that
he should have acquired such repu-
tation as an easy mark. Never again
for him!
A few weeks after that Cannon had
oficial business with q chap named
Theodore vail. who worked at the
Postofice Department When he got
there he learned that Vail had quit
yes" somebody told Cannon, ''he
invested a little money in an inven-
tion for talking over solid wire,
and he's gone to work for that com
psny-poor fellow"
Cannon couldn't help laughing. $50
they finally found q sucker in my
place" he chuckled. well, I guess
there's some truth in that about
there being one born every minute"
Some years later Cannon was IN
New England and noticed country
estate Of such elegance that he In
quired whose it was.
That" his Informant told him, is
the home Of Theodore Vail, head OF the
American Telephone and Telegraph Com
pany. The story Is that he invested a
little bit of money in telephone stock
when he was a humble clerk and"
Don't tell me any more" broke In
Cannon, with sigh. IL know all
about It'll"
Representative Alfalfa Bill Murray, Of
Oklahoma, is unalterably opposed to
oombing his hair or having his clothes
pressed, but is rather fastidious about
his English. One day Murray walked
into a Washington store, intending to
make a number Of purchases. A clerk
recognized him and sought to flatter him
by calling him by his name. He said:
"Ah. good afternoon Mr.. Murray. I
seen you at the theatef last night
Seen me at the theater" repeated
Murray in disgust. "Confound such
English"
And out Of the store he stalked with
out buying anything.
Louis T. McFadden, a new Congress-
man from Canton, Pa, with a big,
round, smiling face, like the harvest
moon, would make a typical Horatio AL
ger hero. When a mere child, McFad"
den was obliged to seek employment in
order TO help buy provender with which
to sustain life. Inasmuch as money was
the think he needed Just then more than
anything else, he leaned toward f1nan-
cial pursuits as permanent calling in
life. So he obtained a job sweeping out
a bank. Today he is the head and prin-
cipal owner Of that same bank. and has
served as president OF the. Pennsylvania
Bankers Association. All of which SIM
ply goes to show that when a young
man starts into the great world of
finance with a good broom there is no
telling where he will land.
Frederick William Dallinger. Of Mass
achusetts, who represents the Harvard
University district in Congress, is a con-
scientious man, who is noteworthy also
for the fact that he has a set of dark
whiskers cut in way that makes him