The Washington herald., 1920-12-28
Political
Browsings S
BY Labert ST. Clair.

According 10 Representative Al
bert johnson, OF Washington, the
most awful things are going 20
happen IL this country does not
tighten up on its immigration laws
for years TO come. Europe, he
maintains, is simply going to dump
all Of its unemployed into America
and then things will get so bad
even the millionaire class will have
to go TO work.
All Of which reminds johnson ~
a story aboutA Philadelphia mil
lionaire who hs been having a
tough time mAinG his income tax
payments and the like
Having had 10 go TO the bank 70
borrow money 10 meet his tax pay
ments. this millionaire decided Do"
had best have a plain talk with hss
three sons, all Of whom were al rcs,
permanently. and advise them n
cut down their expenses to hclP
him out. Therefore nc called them
in and laid his bills payable" right
out on the library table.
Boys" he said. Il am working
every hour OF the dsy trying L.
make both ends meet. I do not
seem to be able 10 accomplish ihis
result. Ny expenses simply are
cunning far ahead Of my income. [
want to ask you what you think
l should do"
Then he leaned back. expecting
the boys to suggest that they would
give UP their automobiles. cut OF
their clubs, get positions as street
car conductors. or something.
No suggestions like these wc-s
Forthcoming. however. Instead
there was a painful silence. The
two oldest boys chewed their finger
nails and looked of into space
Finally. the younger one. the vi.
OF the family, smiled and said:
rather II looks to me as IL you
Will have TO get a night lob. TOO"
representative HudSpeth. of Tex
as, has a name that is mighty hard
TO pronounce and harder stiu TO
spell. Not one person in a hundred
gets it right as a general thing.
During the last campaign, one man.
downtown in the town Of Seeuir.
Tex, just naturally mispronounced
1t worse than anyone ever had be-
fore. Hence. Hudspeth has put him
on his permanent garden seed list
as a sort of a recognition to his
superior work in mispronunciatiun.
Hudspeth and Gov. Colquitt wers
in Seguin making speeches in be-
half Of Joe Bailey. designed to take
the hide on Pat Neff. Joe-s opponent.
One of the charges against Nen
was that he failed to register foq
the second call during the war, del
spite the fact that he was only 90
years old. On this point. Hudspeth
dwelt at great length. And Seguin
being German community, Huds-
peth did not get far with his speech.
ColQuitt, addressing himself to the
Slories Of the Lone Star state. the
magnifcence OF the city Of Seguin
and SO forth, got much farther, re-
ceiying loud and prolonged ap-
plause.
The following morning. while
Hudspeth and Colquitt were down
at the depot waiting to take a train
to an adjoining county. they over
heard two natives discussing the
meeting'of the previous night.
Did you go TO the mceting?" the
first citizen asked.
''Oh, yes" said the second.
That CoIdUitt, he makes a fine
speech"
Yes, he did. He spoke well Of
this town"
That's right. He did"
Here a third citizen butted in.
Didn't someone else make q
speech?" he asked.
''oh, yes" said the first citizen.
There was anotnrr- feller, but I
forget his pane"
''Hunchbse ek. Hunchbsck," prompt
ed the secotd citizen.
Yes. Hu&chback. that's right
agreed his friend