The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-01-19

asked him, which I didn't: there wer,
 many questions which I might hay,
 propounded, which l didn't first ant
 foremost were political questions
 eliminated to a great extent. for, per
 sonally, I think few men like to dIs
 cuss politics with women: they prob
 ably think that we know little abou l"em", or 'it," or whatever they are 1 1 never can tell whether they are
 singular or plural, masculine, feminine or neuter gender, past, present or fl!- l ture tense: so I carefully weeded my way and more carefully handled my 1 questions.
 l One thing especially I was anxious to know and that was how the evolu- | tion of bank president into the field l of politics was effected, as has been 1 the case with Governor Kilby and so 1 l straightway asked the question. 1 With a merry twinkle of his eye for the governor laughs with his eyes
 as much as he does with his lps--he ] said.
 Possibly the starting point wal
 when was mayor of Anniston for the l first time. How I came to enter into | local politics was this: A business | mayor was needed for the city; I was l asked to run; I did so, and was elected without opposition"
 l "Oh, that was it." I exclaimed glee- fully Your fairy godmother still presiding over the tea party and your 1 usual good luck following you, which was an indication that you'd always be-successful.''
 Well, I don't know exactly whether it was that or not said the governor, for when it came around to the sec. ond term things began to hum up bit; there were people who did no, care for my administration. and so they began to look for man whs could beat me, then I became really interested; it got my Irish up,' I'll be dinged if they do said l. and promt- iy got busy. The result was that was again elected. By that time the game became very fascinating:' is sort of gets grip on you somehow and I couldn't let go.
 Speaking of getting your Irish up, l suggested, have you any Irish ancestors?"
 Not one.' the governor replied quickly. 'I am Welshman; the last Prince of Wales q mean of the old regime) was an intimate friend of my family; Prince Llewellyn. The last time I visited my native heath I stood on the bridge on which the prince met his death. I have often been to my native country, the first time back m 1904. while I've made two other visits the last about 10 years ago, which was one of the most pleasant I ever had Our home in Anniston, 'Rhyd. felin,' is named for my last Welsh rela- tive and means Yellow Water"
 Which brings to mind another Welshman-Lloyd George-who has achieved great political victory, too I remarked
 And he richly deserved it." said Governor Kilby. 'I regard Lloyd George as one of the greatest men of our day: he is human dynamo; he never pauses; he acts; the bigger the task the better he likes it: the higher the stakes the more heroic his play He has not only the eye for big oc- casions, but the courage to rise 10 it: he has the instinct for the big foe. He is the hunter of great game. Don't waste your powder and shot on small animals was one of Disraelis aphor- isms, and he huns on to the flank nf Peel So. with Lloyd George, while Wales looks on admiringly at her gifted son.
 Which carries us over the waters to English politics and suggests to me to ask you what you think the effect of the recent world war will be on Ameri- can politics?"
 "I believe that we will not have the Generalization that many expect us-to have said Governor Kilby. "We are a different people; we live in different atmosphere. Of course. bolshevism will try in gett in its telling strokes in the east, perhaps, and it may succeed to