The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-07-01
MEN, WOMEN
 AND THINGS

Since America entered the war I have been called upon to do many things to help speed tip the war activities. It has gotten so now that when I get off the train some local wag in the town is sure to ask, Well here is Frank Willis Bar time?"
 But for once I have been able to get the laugh on the would be "josher" for I merely say bull" Making 20 towns in a week and most of them below Montgomery, where a fellow is in NO Mans Land." so far as being able to make time on the railroads is concerned, is going some If you doubt it. ask Fred G. Jones' president of the Southern Cat tlemen's association, who was my tray cling mate.
 I used to get up and meet him at to cover four towns today and he would reply, T don't see how it can ;e done as there is only one train day. Then l would tell him how l had it all doped out to use automobiles. but, be- lieve me, it takes figuring to travel in railroads.
 At Enterprise 1 informed friend Jones that to keen on schedule we would have to work Enterprise, Elba, Troy, Brun- didge and ozark. He went up into the air and called bunch of drummers to witness that it was out of the question. They figured it this way and that, and said it could not be done but we did it, and saw the folks in every town that we set out to see.
 Jones wanted to know of me if I went
 in run all the time. l told him that had been breaking the speed limit ever since Uncle Sam got into the fight, and that fellow who wasn't willing to run until he fell hadn't really caught the Birmingham spirit, and that l was only trying to keep up with the pacemakers in the Masic City.
 He stuck by me until Friday noon at the Tutwile' luncheon. l had come i'll for keeps as felt that we had covered the territory as best we could, but find ing chat no one had been found to Woii, the Central toward Opelika, l voluh teered to leave at 1 and make full week of it, and so l lit out, sadly missing my Lpartner, who was able to answer all the questions asked by practical cattlemen. | I calculated to run out home to see the | wife and boys and get change of linen and a cooler suit. but Frank Derby said ] I just must go down and see the bulls l so that I could tell the people that they 1 were classy" He showed me into an 1 auto and we headed for Fies' stable. i merely expected to walk down the pas | sageway between the stalls and glimpse i them, but that didn't suit him. Hs
 wanted me and some of the committee to look them over right.
 i There is nothing like enthusiasm. expected to be away in five minutes. but
 remained an hour He had all of then led out in front of the barn and stood in a row, and then he began to talk Short horns, and when he gets on his favor ! ite theme, he is some little talker. didn't know it was possible to use st many endeering and extravagant term: about male cows. had heard the auc tioneer in a fine frenzy at Bob Bell: Jersey sale pour out flood of swee
 words over the prize hefer. but. take l from me. Frank Derby is an artist is
 words when he paints the glories of |
 bull.
 | have had my system so saturatef I with Shorthorn talk by Fred Jones an'
 Frank Derby that I have acquired '.patter' that sounds like the real thinI
 if l get before an audience which Is fre'