Salt Lake Telegram | 1931-04-14 | Page 4 | Senator Was Once a Newsboy; Gore Owned Fighting Cocks

Senator Was Once 1 a Newsboy jf Gore Owned Fighting Cocks 6 Bv Rv HERBERT WASHINGTON April 14 Randam Random Random Ran Ran- dom dam notes I Senator Wagner of oC New York ad admits admits admits ad- ad mits that he hc got sot a tremendous kick the other day when hen he hc stood before a microphone at the capitol and spoke In German direct to listeners In the Fatherland listeners Wagner is German He was born in 53 3 years ago and was eight years ears old before he came cameto cameto cameto to the United States He sold newspapers newspapers newspapers news news- papers on the streets of New York while attending school and worked during spare time through his courses in high school and the College Col Col- 1 lege of or the thc City of or New York But 13 years after alter leaving ing ten he was graduated with honors and bachelor of science degree two years later was graduated from the New York law Jaw school with second honors and had started the practice of ot law In New York At 27 he ha was elected d to the New NewYork NewYork York legislature legislature- His seat In the thc United United Unit Unit- ed States senate Is the highest unit I pubic public pub pub- lic ic office he can ever er hold because bC I he is foreign born NEEDS NO HELP Oklahoma's blind bUnd Senator Gore spurns attendants as he moves about in the capital The senate provides him a page to guide him around but as often as not one encounters him picking his way around alone Only a heV heavy cane guides his steps When he travels he carries a a. book with him Books are his hobby and he be owns a fine library which he selected se led led-ed l himself lr He is also fond or orthe orthe orthe the theater Long before talking pictures pic plc- turcs tures he went to the movies He en cn i Joyed listening to the music He is 18 also fond foud of prize fights and wrestling When attending such affairs af a- a- a fairs fauS he be grabs a neighbors neighbor's arm and asks what is s going on The senator once owned a pair I of or fighting lighting cocks With much en enthusiasm enthusiasm en en- he followed their battles He Hc could tell by the flapping of the wings the clash of spurs and the screeches of at the birds which one was winning CAPITOL GLIMPSES GLI Former Secretary of or State Frank B. B Kello Kellogg visiting old friends at atthe the thc state stat department telling them that he Is still sUll playing 18 holes hotes of ot golf olf every da day that he be was never neverIn In bett better r health Secretary of or War Hurley I tanned from his tropical cruise with I President President dent Hoover swinging along the corridors at the war department early in the morning on his way to his office