The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-06-24
MEN, WOMEN
 AND THINGS

T was coming on the train Friday afternoon from Selma after strenuous day, and was feeling as if I was some thing of patriot for putting in so much time on the War Savings Stamps" said Crawford Johnson.
 
 'Imagine the jolt got when fellow came over and sat beside me and said: Johnson, you government men who are running around over the state must have a mighty good time. You get lot of many speeches, and you get to eat many good dinners.
 "If I hadn't been so dogged tired I believe I woud have hit him. said Crawford when he was telling me about it on our way down to Clanton on Sat urday morning. And yet that is the idea that many men have of those who are doing special war work for Uncle Sam, l know how to sympathize with the state chairman of the w. $. s. campaign.
 Here is where I get to tell my little tale of woe. for I won't even pretend that I am worried to death on account of Crawford. or losing sleep because he is catching early morning, or coming ill at night on belated, trains. I'll be honest and save my tears for myself, for 1 have got the Arkansas traveller skinned block when it comes to travelling. For example, I got home after mid night on Friday, having been to two meetings, to find that Crawford Johnson had phoned for me to take the o'clock instead of the o'clock train. as the lat ter did not stop at Clanton. Now. liv- ing at Mountain Terrace it meant that I had to get out before day in order to keep my engagement with him, or sleep on and be a stacker and wire him that I failed to catch the early train. Now, four hours sleep isn't enough even for a newspaper man, yet I made the train and found Crawford rubbing the sleep out of his eyes. It was while in this condition that he related how his feelings had been ruffled the night before by the man who had told him 1 that he must be having the time. of his life running about over the state. | I am no. complaining, for as matter | of fact what I am doing is but slight l thing in comparison with what the boys l in France have to undergo, but yet it l does get on my nerves a bit to have peo- pie intimate that l am having the time | of my life in going over the state "speechifying." I am writing this Sat
 urday night. knowing that I will have
 to get up at 4:30 Sunday morning to
 reach an appointment, and that when I l get back Monday it means To-day tour 1 in the interest of the Red Cross bull I sale, and that I have to keep up this ] column and my other work as though 1 I remained in the office. But am glad to try and do it.
 I Now, I had been hearing conflicting
 reports about Chiffon county. Word had gone out that it was not coming up
 to the scratch in war work. The trouble
 was attributed to several things, but the consensus of opinion put 1t at the door
 of politics. For years Chiffon has been
 fertile field for the politician. but l | am glad ta state that the leaders of both
 parties seem to have agreed that the thing to do is to win the war and reserve
 the political game as an ante-wai
 amusement.
 | I Crawford and and the Hon. Frank S White, who happened in by accident
 had the pleasure of dining in the hospi table home of Judge Reynolds. It seems the senator was motoring through the country. He made 10-minute open.ns speech at the courthouse, where Craw-
 ---z and had been billed to sneak. II