The Bismarck Tribune Newspaper, May 13, 1929, Page 10

a aoe seen onl BY RODNEY DUTCHER (NEA Service Writer) Washington, May 13.—Congressman Louis Ludlow of Indiana, who spent many years in the press gallery watching congressmen and writing about them for their constituents, aow has a better opinion both of the congressmen and the people who clect them. Everyone gets a little cynical about th congress and constituents after being around Washington awhile, but Ludlow reports that his opinion of both is somewhat higher now that he has meen mixing around with one Broup and hearing from the other. How Ludlow jumped from the press gallery down onto the floor of the house {s an interesting yarn. Began With a Speech He made an inauguration speech after being elected vice president of the National Press club. Somebody Dut it in the Congressional Record ; and B. M. Ralston, a prominent Dem- ccrat and realtor of Ludlow’s home town of Indianapolis, saw it. He wrote: “Glad to know you're a con- gressman by proxy. Come on out here and we'll make you one in fact.” So Ludlow began to get senti- mental about the possibility of serv- ing this district to which he had come as a farmer boy many years back and soon he was writing letters to a dozen Democratic leaders of In- diana asking what they thoucht about it. The late Tom Taggart, Na | tional Committeeman Charles M. Greathouse, State Chairman Far! Peters, Evans Woolen, Meredith Nicholson and the others all came back promptly with loud cheers. Ludlow expected nomination with- ut opposition, but two rivals sprang up at the last moment and his vote doubled their combined total. The district was normally Republican by 25,000, but all Indianapolis newspa- Pers supported Ludlow, and although Hoover carried the district by 36,000, Ludlow won by 6,380. Apparently there must be some satisfaction in being a congressman, because Ludlow is very thankful to the voters and very anxious to do a good job. He has sent 10,000 letters back into his district. signing every one of them and advising the folks that he wanted suggestions about any way he could help anyone and would Mike to be considered “your personal WASHINGTON LETTER, 4 ; Was something unheard of. Constitu- ents call on their congressmen for jevery conceivable type of service with- out being asked. And Ludlow has been swamped. He appears to be a glutton, and is putting in long hours with astonishing zeal. He has two secretaries in his office, both busy. instead of the customary one. Day after day he has been run- ning around to the various govern- ment departments, establishing new contacts through which he can work to help everyone who asks for some- thing. “I used to have one boss,” he says, “but now I have a half a million.” Which, coming from Ludlow, is no bunk. He feels that way about it and is positively inspired by his op- portunity for service. “I've been here 28 years now,” he says. “I used to think a congress- man never got any thanks for what he did for his constituents. But the way constituents show their apprecia- tion has begun to surprise me. “There's altogether too much pub- lic cynicism about congress. Most of | those that I know try to do what's right and now that I'm closer to them I'm developing more of a liking for them. Congress strikes a good aver- age. There's little real crooked- ness or venality here. Better Than in Old Days “The present lobby is well behaved and quite respectable, compared with the old one. I can remember back when a senator rose and asked ap- pointment of a committee to wait on the president of the Pennsylvania railroad outside to see if he wanted | any more legislation passed before ad- journment. “The whole moral tone around here has improved. My memory goes back to the time when there was a bar in the capitol, on the house side. It was. abolished more than 20 years ago. Congressman Charles B. Landis, who was a brother to Kenesaw Mountain Landis, used to introduce riders to abolish that bar. Prohibition senti- ment was being organized and the house used to pass the abolition measure, after which members would run over to the senate and beg sen- ators to kill it. The senators were elected by state legislatures and didn't have to worry about the drys. Finally they got tired of doing the dirty work for the house and the bar was abol- Fa THE BISMARCK TRIBUNE THE GUMPS.- BE LIEVE OR NOT enone) ) TELL You MIN = 1 NEVER LOOKED AT A WOMAN= 1 NEVER SAW ONE- AND YO SHOW HOW INNOCENT 1AM 1 DON'T EVEN KNOW WWAT You MEAN@= 1 DON'T UNDERSTAND WHAT YOUR DRiviInG AT EVEN: | Freckles and His Friends T he Big Day WELL - RERE WE ARE, FRECKLES: NOW WE CAN SUES RIGHT ON ThE COT, AINT SHE, nein ENERYTAING? & MEET AY NEPLEW FREcKLES’ WOW DARE YOU WHEN | SAW You - . with MY Own EVES ee YOu, FRECKLES -- ARE YOU GOING TO BELIEVE ME —- , OR WHAT YoU SAWS, GEE! ITS BEGINNING To GET DAYLIGHT AN’ INE on SAT UP ALL NIGHT LOOKIN’ tepresentative in Washington.” This | ished.” ‘BUT OU DO ACTUALUY/ THAT'S. BECAUSE TM) SO,POR YOURE Look MUCH iG MY NEW g SXOUTER, DIAMOND NECKLACE > Cuance | \LOTTA DER Mom pipwt awe | - Ano Pop Wont cau ME ME ONE OF HER A LUA We NEXT TIME T TELL DOUBTING LooKs WIM HOW MucH T MADE IN A WHEN T TOLD HER | COPPER VENTURE NOW @ ABOUT YOU BUYING ] THAT E'S WISE “TD THE —‘YOu maser SKY TET YOU FOUND GUERY THING ROSY AT YOUR COPPER MINE BUT Z KNOW BETTER. aythigees se \ “Mein sien APTER TALKING TO THAT There was no glory in Tony Tar- ver's beautiful face as she turned re olutely toward Stanton, and the ture. Once the future had been a glorious thing to contemplate, a thing to get drunkenly joyous about. But now the wine of life had gone stale for Tony Tarv ‘Just wi puzzled unanalytical For at least five miles she forced herself to the unaccustomed task of Searching her heart and mind, for it seemed to her to be important to know as much of the truth about her- self now as possible. “It isn't just marriage on general Principles that I object to,” she ac- knowledged at last. “I've been spill- ing 2 lot of sophomoric rot for months about my anti-marriage com- Looks like I so much wanted an absolutely gorgeous marriage that I talked loud and long about not want- ing to get married at all, to protect if from being disappointed. I didn't realize it till now, it's too late and I'm all dated ie wrongest marriage I could make.” ht herself up at that, for fair to Dick Talbot. Why wrong? Dick wasn't half any girl in Stanton would off her head with joy at of marrying the hand- ll for $ i 8 ly FEiE fis struggle, a pen- sold her birthright as es ehows of yesterdays mcicht ea yesterday's can mingling in the impersonal recognized by but -timers. types in an ever faces and names, unnoticed by Play pinochle. ° MAN'S AIN IS “To a woman for a handful of kisses. Thrilling enough they'd been, too, when she was taking them, but she simply did not want any more of them. She felt a little sick at her stomach, as she had felt when she had eaten too many chocolates. “And beginning a week from Satur- day, he'll have a right to kiss me as often as he likes, and I'll have to be @ good sport, I'll have to pretend I like it. I wonder if that isn’t what's wrong with most marriages—one wanting to kiss and the other one not being able to bear the thought of kissing? I can imagine hating— But again she caught herself up sharply. If she could imagine hat- ing Dick, she wouldn't—not for a sec- ond. She hadn't tagged after Ross since she was seven years old and he was ten without having ac- | quired a few of his inarticulate prin- ciples. If Sandy knew how she felt .| Tight now, he'd tell her to buck up and be a good sport, or go back on her word to Dick if she couldn't. But Tony knew, even as she considered the heavenly comfort of spilling it, all out to Sandy, as she had spilled all of her troubles for so many years, that she could not tell him this time. Since she was actually engaged to Dick, would be his wife in nine more Lode she owed him the loyalty of len oe ‘Without realizing it consciously, she had reached Myrtle street, was al- most arrived at the Ross house. Her father's car was not yet parked there. It was early, of course. She drew up to the curb, honking loudly, but there was no response... .. The dapper figure of “Gentleman Jim” Corbett is another remembered chiefly by those of another genera- | tion. * * * Lately Jack Johnson has been Pointed out to me as he went about to the theaters. Where he came from changed considerably with- in the past few years, and I—for one would never have known him. He has passed the half century mark in years, But he looks younger. Someone told me that he lives in a put out his autobiography. le, I have no idea how he makes his living. Certain it is that he can have little of his fight money That battle with “Philadelphia Was said to have brought but a peed pay fags $5000, and it’s an old ory spent it within a of the fight. or I have heard some Broadwayites express surprise that he was in Amer- ica. There was a YOU FOUND TUE OLD) MARE AND TAKEN STATE OF COLORADO THE PADLOCKS ‘OFE ME DOORS AND UTTLE CHILDREN EAT THEIR CANDY RIGHT OUT IN THE OPEN ELL, CANA BEAT THIS? @ WIRE FROM) (WHADDA YA THINK O THIS, SAM — AN ITS & GREAT ROAR, TOO! 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