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Show gallon of hard workers, and kno how to make barren soil yield crcf'? Joe Mitchell Chappie in "Affairs at Washington," in the National Ma zine for August. custom of ' hazing" at Annapolis, and as bo was a graduate he was urged to say something on behalf of the bill. "You may not have as good a chance for five years to speak on a subject which you so thoroughly uu i demand." nuld hla colleague 1 He asked the speaker for an oppor-1 lunity to state lws views ln five minutes min-utes "When I rose to make my little speech," said Mr. Weeks, "the num-, num-, bern were In the u,sual state of disorder. dis-order. tMlklng. writing, lounging or coming In or going out. 'Mr. Speaker1," Speak-er1," I said a.s loudly as I could, with the Idea of making my voice heard above the din. 'I am a graduate of the Naval Academy at Annapolis before I got any further, to my surprise the nolso ceased. Men stopped and looked look-ed at me with attention, as though saying to themselves, 'Here Is a man who knows whereof he speaks. We will listen to what Information ho may be able to give." Since then," continued Mr. Weeks. "I hav found that exact knowledge on any subject under discussion will always gain the attention of the house of representatives." representa-tives." Representatives Weeks atlll retains the square shoulders and military bearing and aspect of a naval officer. He stands six feet high and weighs two hundred and thirty pounds, but walks as briskly as If. puclng the quarter deck. Uorn In New Hampshire, Hamp-shire, he Is accounted one uf the. stroDg men Iu the New England dele- LISTENING TO THE MAN "WHO KNOWS" j In nn Interesting interview Con-, pressman Weeks related his c.xperl- J once on first entering congress He said be soon realized that a member who was thorouhvly familiar with I even one subject could maintain the I attention of bin audience better than a eongrevsruan who could talk fairly well on almost any subject A measure came up involving the j |