| Show W r I I UTiON l LAGS LAG'S SOUTH SHOWS wn WAY lV IX CO ITY It n Cl lir by EY BUTCHER DUTCHER X SerIco Ser Sen Ice Ico Writer WASHINGTON WASI Jan 20 Como 20 on Georgia Go to It 11 North Carolina Various arlOu worthy gentlemen of ot the south BOuth arc are Intent upon tipon establishing new paternity records for lor the greater glory of o their respective states Other sections of the na- na nation nation na nation tion apparently are a away ay behind In the tho race Southern congressmen have taken great pride In bringing champion fathers horn here to meet tho rho president and to bo be shown off to congress I Congressman William D Up- Up shaw haw of Georgia rested confidently on the laurels of o Georgia after he had Introduced Leander Gentle of Atlanta then the father of 25 children And when Congressman Lind- Lind Lindsay Lindsay say Lind-say say Warren Varrell of o North Carolina proudly presented ReUben Bland the papa of ot 34 31 It was leas wa supposed Upshaw would refuse to place any anymore anymore snore more bets on Leander STILL FIGHTING FIG But Upshaw while he may bo down is never out Our man manwill will Wilt beat him yet Upshaw Insists I understand that since he as as here ho bo has bas be- be become become be become come the father of ot his hl twenty twenty ninth ninth The twenty ninth child of oLeander Leander Gentle Gertio Is either already alread- with us ns or the stork Is perched on the tho chimney at this th moment hats a matter of six or more children to a woman who ho has haa had nine twenty nine It Is Interesting to no note to that none of these prolific patera have brought along tho the missus The as assumption le Is I that she's altogether too busy bUS But perhaps some tome day a con con- congressman con congressman gressman will persuade a chant cham ch pion father to stay slay home homo and mind the tho kids kida while he shows Washington a champion mother moth moth- mothr or er r The sunny south has 1148 furnished the senates senate's champion teller storyteller story too This is none other than the lion Hon J Thomas Heflin of Alabama hile refuting a journalistic at attack tack lack upon him In ht his characteristic fashion the white vested Mrs Mr 11 Het bin lIn told a 0 story atory the other da day which is hardly fit for tor parlor use although you will trill find tind It In the Congressional lonal Record Perhaps somo some of ot my stories I 1 l- l lter lire are strong Heflin explained ter ter but when I go BO nfl after r my ene- ene ene enemies mies mes I blast them right out of ot the theater thew ater w ater Wouldn't Senator tell our readers a 0 nice mild story suitable for tor the wives and kiddies s lIe s AM XII THIS TIllS IS IT It Il was w a during the last republican Republican lican national convention ho he be began gan and I was standing before a 0 newspaper office watching the bulletin board r A I negro was as stand standing In hog ing alongside He Hey Iier boss bosa bos he said laid I 1 cann se ace how liow to read that up Ul there Who'd the Republicans Republican nominate for president told him Coolidge I And who'd them Progressives nominate La Ia Follette Well now he said Who do you de white folks gala nominate Senator HeWn Heflin assures assure us ns that that's hi his latest Weve We've all alt seen or heard about Ice Ice President Dawes pipe but bul have you ou seen Ills his tobacco tobacco tobacco co pouch Its It's a 0 pretty and navy navy gray striped ray affair and holds a lot lotof lotof lotof of tobacco Furthermore the vice Ice president those small Im ll boxes boxe of ot Swedish S matches which hi hl h keeps In th thi came raino elfin vat at pot po t with h fh I pouch This polut nl nevi J r s a th l s th tit Ilaw es pip hi be b our au Thais that'll tha alwa I In in III action |
