The Washington times., 1925-08-13


Il hope to work out an economic
system the Senator explains, that
will give each individual the chance
to become an owner, in whole or in
part, of the business in which he
labors. think that is the keynote
to perfect civilization. Home own
ership will follow business owner
ship, and the two viii produce an
economically independent and happy
people,
The Senator is an inveterate
reader on other subjects, too. One
of his favorite works is the "Icono.
clast Series by Brann. His favor
lite poet is Walt Whitman, whom. he
feels, has touched the soul of the
American people with his musings.
/ Seldom Misses Session
/ Next to his economic theories
Sheppard's hobby has been to faith
| frlly attend every session of the
Senate. If a prize were awarded
I for regularity in attendance. it would
GO to the Texas Senator without
/ any debate. 1t is said he has missed
/ but ten days in his thirteen years
/ service in the Senate Certainly no
other Senator, past or present, can
{
i BY attendance. too, sheppard means
staying in the chamber. not merely
/ making an appearance ana then
] strolling away for the remainder OF
4 the session. The test OF his regu-
1 larity is shown by his record of re-
4 plies on roll calls In the whole
Sixty~eighth Congress he missed not
q single roll-call. appearing every.
time to answer his name on quorum
calls, as well as regular votes. To
do so he was forced TO keep his
stenographer in Senate ante.roon,
where he dictated frequently be-
record is unsurpassed in either
branch of Congress.
In the whole thirteeiA years of
his Senatorial service, Sheppard has
missed but fourteen roll calls. His
/ amazing regularity can be appre-
ciated by the fact that there we're
some $500 roll calls in that time.
The few calls missed were on days
when his absence was due to sick
ness or to official engagements
which took him away from she
Senate while it was in session.
4 Nearly all occurred during the war,
when Sheppard. as leading Dem.
ocrat in the Senate, was called into
frequent consultation in the Gov
eminent departments.
II think it is the duty OF 4 Sena.
| tor to represent his State on every
| question that comes before the
/ Senate says Sheppard IN explain.
| ing his attendance record. Faith.
full service, ] feel. means constant
attendance, and the casting Of my
vote on every question decided by
the Senate
Keeps Diary
| Sheppard is one of the two Sena-
| tors known to be keeping n diary
! of their Senatorial experiences. In
IL he has recorded every vote he
cast, the side of the question he ad-
vocated and the fate Of every hill
! on which he voted
| For recreation, the Senator walks
and COLTS a little. His friends say
! he plays the latter for the sake Of
| the former. as it is a weil.known
| fact that the Texan will never win
| the crown from Willie Maefarlans's
| head.
Sheppard has three daughters.
ranging in age from four to four
teen years. 1t is delight to him
when he can gather them around
him and read their lessons or help
them with their studies. Indeed,
one of the joys of his life is asso,
citation with his family
Greatest Joiner
The secret weakness in the Sen.
ator's life is his love for joining
lodges. He is known as the of.
| fetal liner" among his colleagues,
being a member now Of the Masons,
Elks. Woodmen of the World,
Knights Of Pythias. Maccabees.
Odd Fellows, knights Templar. the
Red Men, and the Shrine, among
| others.
AS for his prohibition activity.
Sheppard was as much responsible
| for the passage of the Volstead law
as the gentleman whose name
it bears. He fought the bills bat.
ties in the Senate, where the fight
was tenfold more difficult than in
| the House. And eventually he had
the bill enacted. Now he has set
his face against any LIBERALIZATION
of the law He firmly believes thar