The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1922-01-30
International News Service Staff
 COPFeSDOndent

London, Jan. 3O-.TIst as assuredIv as Lloyd George Is the present Prime Minister of England, so Lord Birken- head. Lord Chancellor of Great Britain, will be his successor. Nobody on this side, of the Atlantic has the slightest doubt on the point
 Frederic Edwin Smith. now known as Lord Birkenhead, has had the most meteoric career that Britain has ever known. Never before. not even in the instance of Pitt, has a man taken the reins of government with so short a bound
 It was in February, 1906, that Lon don first heard of this young man. There had been Parliamentary election The Tories. after eleven years of power, had been wiped out Just faded remnant had been re- benches opposite were crowded with triumphant Liberals.
 He AStOniShed Commons.
 And then, second day of the ses- dressed youth, with smooth hair and Liverpool accent. arose to address the House and the hostile leglons op- posite.
 He had no feelings of defeat. He made no apologies. With siIken voice and brutal invective he fayed the life from the victorious foe. Arthur James Ralfour, leader of a hopelessly defeated party, looked around and asked: Tn Heavens name, who is this body?'
 All England next day was ringing with the name of F. E. Smith. He became famiIiar1y known as 'Gallop- err Smith.
 This was really the third stage in Freddy Smiths career. At the beginning he was the son of a very poor and unsuccessful lawyer. His ability brought him prizes enabling him to go to good school at Liver pool. From there he won his way to Oxford University, supporting him self all the time.
 Was Leader at Oxford.
 At Oxford he quickly made him fenba seT the man nia1ep Gf the das Union, triple frst-class degree. this handsome boy-without a cent-dom- mated the ancient purftans of the ven counted asked: What viii he be- come 9"
 For the time being he had no money to become anything. So for lessor and teacher. Then he want to the Bar And one day there was a most extraordinary forgery case The prisoner was conspicuously gull that drew the excited attention of all England. F. E. Smith was the de- lending counsel.
 After that Liverpool, his native city, could not make enough of him. He had the pick Of all the big legal causes that happened. He lived in
  keeping a string of hunters, enter taining in elaborate style and mak- ing the entire community wonder how he did II. His fame spread daily until men gasped.
 A Hero in His Home Town.
 The famous Judge Lord Mersey. was in Liverpool at that time. One day driving around, a legal friend asked. driving around, a legal friend scraper just constructed
 1T don't know" said Lord Mersev. 'Tbut I should imagine Freddy Smith is taking new offices
 The rapid ascent continued. With in two years ''F. E-' as he was always known. became the third man at the English Bar. His two superiors were Rufus ISaacS, now Lord Reading, and Sir Edward Carson. He worked in the courts until f o'clock every day, just overwh eln1ed with business. at any fee he liked to charge. At s o'clock he was in the House of Com mons. Until o'clock in the morn ing he attended society functions, and at a. m. found him again at his desk, fresh as paint. His income was estimated at forty thousand pounds a year-on pre-war rates.
 Took Up Listers Cause.
 He nearly threw away everything in the Ulster cause when he became