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Show Congressman Gibson of Tennessee has a voice which plays most Inconvenient tricks on Its owner own-er at times, according to an exchange. In the middle of a really good oratorical flight or at a similarly inopportune time it will get clogged for some moments, muoh to the annoyance of the pudgy little man from the moonshine mountains. When making a speech recently he was sailing along in fine shape, discussing tne tariff. Said he: "Why, tariffs are like a pair of suspenders sometimes tight and sometimes loose, but Uncle Sam needs them just the same to keep up his " Right here the voice of Henry Richard Gibson struck a high treble note, flared and stopped short. His vocal chords failed to vibrate and produce pro-duce sound. Those of the members who were not In agonies of silent laughter breathed hard, wondering whether the speaker meant to say "trousers," "pantaloons," "pants," or "overalls." Mr. Gibson fully recovered his voice and said, "running expenses." The words which followed were drowned in a mighty roar, and Speaker Cannon, Can-non, smiling grimly, made no effort to suppress it. Indianapolis News. |