Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1935-10-05

- ada. Got there at
"''hAfo D. 0'n"' the age of go.
A little above medium height, and
erect, but somewhat portly. Meticu-
lous about his dress, favoring a gray
morning coat. Light brown hair care
fully brushed back over the thin
spaces. Cuts good figure in the
gold lace and satin pants OF the
Windsor uniform on state occasions.
Grew Wealthy as Lawyer.
Wealthy. Made lot of it for aim
self as a lawyer in Calgary, Alberta,
with good corporation connections.
Made more of it by fortunate invest
ments when the West was young.
Was left several millions additional
when he fell heir to half interest
in one of Canada's largest pulp and
paper and match industries. A girl
and a boy he had played with In
childhood, the Sherref children
daughter and son of the high sheriff
of Northumberland County. New
Brunswick. grew up, became wealthy
and dying, willed it to him.
Born in Hopewell Hill. New Bruins
wick, where the mighty Fundy tide
rolls. Forebears were shipbuilders OF
United Empire Loyalist stock-nine
generations on this continent. Boy
hood spent in a comfortable home
None of the Canadian political lead
ers was born on the wrong side of the
tracks.)
First trained to be a school teacher
as his mother had been. Taught fol
a time. Then studied law. Liked de-
bates. arguments of any kind. Made
political stump speeches whenever op-
portunity offered.
Total Abstainer.
Taught in the Methodist Sunday
school. Promised his mother he would
never drink intoxicating liquor-ano
never has. Observed the Sabbath in
his youth and still does. Refuses to dc
any work Sunday. Not long ago made
. speech against Sunday golf. Works
about Is to 18 hours day the rest
of the week. Always has, and the
doctors can't make him stop now.
Went to Dalhousie University
finished his law course, began practice
at Chatham, New Brunswick. Senator
Lougheed of Calgary. looking for a
bright young man, offered him a
junior partnership. Bennett went west
In 1897, grew up with the country.
Went into local politics. Within a
year after his arrival in the west was
elected a member of the Territorial
Legislature at Regina. Was known
rs the boy orator. being under 80.
Also known as Richard Bonfire Ben
nett" Fired about $50 words to the
ninute-no shorthand writer could
keep up with him. Has slowed down
delivery since.
Party Financial Angel.
Kept on practicing law and politics.
Served term in Alberta Legislature.
First elected to Parliament in 1911.
Director-general of National Service in
war years. In and out Of active poll
tics In intervening years; in 1927 was
selected by national convention Of
Conservative party as leader. Became
the party's financial angel at same
moment. Won election in 1880 and
has since headed government.
Biggest thing he has done has been
to bring about economic unity of the
British Empire, through Imperial Eco
nomic Conference held under his
Craftsmanship at Ottawa.
Has one sister, Mildred. wife of w.
d. Herridge, Canadian Minister to
Washington. Godfather to Herridge
infant.
Somewhat moody. Genial on occa-
sions. irritable on others. Sense Of
humor is wholly intellectual. No tall
ent for making friends. Politically
inept. Commands respect and de-
gree of loyalty by power of his INTEL
lect.
History will place him as one of
Canada's greatest sons.
A Cautious Liberal.
William Lyon Mackenzie King.
leader of the Liberal party:
When he was in the University Of