The evening world., 1920-07-09
Proves Right to Title by Pre-
pairing Lunch for Guests
at Old Home.
TELLS OF HIS BOYHOOD
Pride in Cattle and Pigs and
Crops Shows He Is Still
a Farmer.
By George Buchanan Fife.
Especial Staff Correspondent Of The
Eveninu Worldly

DAYTON, Ohio, July 9.--As an es-
cape from politics as well as d.
version from the exactlng duties OF
the last few days, Gov. Cox went
Yesterday TO his three hundred acre
farm and birthplace just beyond the
outskirts Of Jacksonburg, a somno-
lent little town in Butler County. II
was here that he spent all his early
boyhood working on the acres which
now compose one OF the finest model
farms in Ohio, with the most blue
blooded Of stock.
The Governor thought not only 10
elude politics but also the horde OF
newspaper men who have hovered
about the office Of his paper, the
Daily News Of Dayton, ever since the
San Francisco Convention announced
its dictum. But while he did get
away from politics and office mat
ters he did not get away from the
newspaper writer's. They were after
him as soon as they could get aboard
a motor and start in pursuit.
The farm was readily found after
one had reached Jacksonburg, be-
cause everybody in that neighbor-
hood knows it and every direction
the newspaper men received was
Identical: go out this road till YOU
come to a farm on the right hand
side where the buildings ar all
white-and SO is the fence. It's the
best looking farm you over see."
GOV. COX COOKS LUNCHEON
ALL BY HIMSELF.
Following the steeply rising road
brought the party to the farm which
had been so aptly described, and also
10 the Governor himself. When he
saw the party come in he knew fur
ther resistance was useless, 80 he in
vited all hands to be welcome.
If you'll stay I'll give you lunch
con-" he added, and the men won
dcred how he'd ever be able TO do it.
Wen make it pot luck If you don't
mind" he said. There was an ele-
ment Of great surprise in this picnic,
because Gov. Cox cooked 1t himself,
not permitting any one else to have
hand in it, perhaps because he had
grave doubts of the culinary abilities
of his guests
First he sent one Of the farm mo-
tors to scurry about the neighborhood
and collect the necessary food and
when IL arrived had II carried to a
pasture about 200 feet from the house
and set down in the very open air.
Then a fire was buut, regular coun-
try fire with plenty OF wood to make
a ruddy bed OF ashes, the Governor
skilled eye and hand. 1t was easily
seen that this was not the first time
he had made a fire.
Next came the fOodstuffs, big lamb
chops, fifty Of them. and twice as
many large potatoes grown at his
summer estate, Trails End, Just be-
yond Dayton. These, with bread con-
stituted the luncheon, served on wood
en- plates and eaten to the last morsel
attached to a bone. AS cook Gov
cox is an adept He waited until the
bed Of ashes was Of proper ruddiness
and then into the Goals the potatoes
were placed, and later the chops were
Lroiled over the same glowing heat.
1t was after the luncheon that he
remarked, "I think we might COM
memorate this day by organizing The
Pasture Club; what do you think?"
Thereupon the club came into exist
ence, and the selection Of "A Presi-
dent naturally came next. The name
Of the Governor was instantly put up,
but the convention got no further with
il. He fatly declined to accept So
nigh an honor.