Indianapolis Times, Volume 36, Number 138, Indianapolis, Marion County, 17 October 1924 — Page 10

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JOHN W. DA VIS 'Accident' Started Him in National Politics and Led to Seat in Congress—There He Worked Hard and Won Place on important Committee, ms LIFE STORY

SYNOPSIS OF PRECEDING CHAPTERS John W. Davis, eon of John Jamf9 and Anna Kennedy Davis, was bora in Clarksburg. W. Va.. April 13. 1873. He received B. A. and Bachelor of Law degrees from Washington and Lee University by ,he age of 23. After graduation he entered his father’s law business in Clarksburg'. He soon built.up a reputation as one of the ablest attorneys in the State. He married Miss Julia McDonald of Charlestown, W. Va.. w.<o died in 1800. CHAPTER IV [ '"1 OME, of course, might not I> I call it an “accident”—that little incident which started John W. Davis’ meteoric rise to fame. It had been whispered that it was all a deep-laid plot, that his political proteges deliberately "framed’’ him into Congress! The “accident” occurred in 1310, at a convention held by the, Democrats of West Virginia’s first congressional district to pick a candidate for the place then held in Congress by Representative W. P. Hubbard, Republican of Wheeling. Davis’ father had served in Congress two terms. What more logical than that his son should walk the same path? Thus the Democrats reasoned, and. after several days of Seliberation, asked him to accept the bmi nation. "I will accept the nomination,” he said, "but with one reservation. First I must obtain my father’s consent. If he refuses, I can't run for office. I can’t go against his wishes/* COMING TO HELP RUPTURED WOMEN Demonstrates Rice Method Free to All Mrs. B. F. Finnegan, representing William S. Rice, Adams, N. Y., inventor of the famoua Rice (Non-Surgi-cal) Method for Rupture, will be at New Colonial Hotel, I lianapolis, Ind.. Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday, Oct. 20, 21 and 22, to demonstrate anew special corset attachment that holds any rupture no matter how large. Even If the abdomen is very fleshy, it holds any rupture with comfort and security. | Every woman who has been compelled to wear an m ordinary truss or -w M abdominal support I -i knows the gouging, cutting and chafing J \ caused by narrow fvY / pands. The weight ( V/ 1 - wa ot abdomen or V \ J \ pressure necessary ' \ ' / A in bolding the rupjfisA ture must be carl VY j ried by the hand FStj/ / around the back, I / anf * Pressure is w I (Hfr—vV sometimes very K I ygreat, causing unS I ffliCV told suffering The A. I broad supfl* i 1 'a porting corset back I rtfs distributes the l 1 •*' H 1 Ui * j pressure so as to do I it Ilk away with all cut--1 IF ■EI ’ilf f ting and chafing. ■ H lI.V I* If There are thoufltjf ej* rj "l sands of women 111 t®. if II w h° ar c > n perfect gL Jp—l Bb J 'v misery because they \v* cannot find any- \ I I * thing that will hold I I / their rupture and I I the abdomen at the Special Combined same time. The apBnpture and Cor- pliances nsua 1I y set Bark Support worn are hot, bulky, chafing and irritating. But this wonderful Combined Corset Back Support is light, flexible, durable and cool and fits the figure like a glove. It gives you a sense of absolute comfort and protection while at the same time greatly improving abdominal outlines. Trusses in common use are not adapted to women and often do great harm. Women therefore, suffer more and are in greater danger from rupture than men, and all women, who have ruptures or who wear an abdominal support of any kind should not fail to call and see this wonderful Combined Corset Back Support. No description or Illustration can fully convey the remarkable utility of this splendid Support. It must be seen ; U must be put on to convince any woman that it was designed for her. Mrs. Finnegan takes a large woman just as she is, all out of shape and unsightly and by this remarkable Corset Support gives her a natural, neat, trim figure. She will also give full Instructions on how to handle and care for any rupture, large or small. She will show how to hold any kind of rupture from the simple groin and femoral to the large and difficult Navel and after Operation Ruptures, without chafing or squeezing, also how to wear the ccrset correctly. Don’t let this great opportunity get away from you. Don’t continue to suffer the burden of rupture and truss wearing when it Is so entirely unnecessary. Your call on this Lady Expert is sure to prove one of the best things you ever did. She will be there only three days, then your opportunity will be gone. The fitting and demonstration are free. It don’t cost you a penny to learn all about the Rice Method and the wonderful opportunity for help it offers in your case. After demonstration you can purchase the Outfit required if you wish. Call any time from 8 to 12 a. m., 2 to 5 p. or 7 to 9 evenings. Just ask at file hotel desk for the Rice Representative and she will do tha rest. W. 8. KJCE, Inc. Adams, H. I.

A wire was dispatched to Clarksburg—and Davis waited. Wires Arrive Some time later a telegarph messenger boy appealed at the convention hall. "Wire for Mr. Davis!” he cried —and was immediately buttonholed by the Democratic leader, Ignatius Brennan. “Mr. Davis is busy now,” said Brennan, “i’ll sign for the telegram —and give it to him later.” He signed—and slipped the message into his pocket. Within an hour another telegraph messenger burst Into the hall. “Wire for Mr. Davis'.” he shouted. “Give it to me—l’ll sign for it,” said Brennan —and the second message followed the first into Ignatuis' capacious pocket. And in the meantime — Davis waited. He waited and waited, and then waited some more. At last—- “ Gentlemen,” he said, “I have had no word from my father. That being the case, I take it he is not op posed to my becoming a candidate for Congress. Therefore, gentlemen. I accept the nomination!” Just before he left the hall Davis was accosted by Brennan. “These two messages came for you, John, but you were busy at the time and I didn’t want to disturb you. I signed for ’em and put ’em in my pocket—and then forgot all about ’em!” Davis opened the telegrams. Both were from his father. Both ordered him not to accept the nomination. Davis defeated Charles E. Carrigan, his Republican opponent, by a margin of more than 3,000 votes. Arriving at Washington, Davis found political conditions not unlike the conditions of today—very much upset. He took one look around —then figuratively rolled up his sleeves and jumped into the fight. Almost immediately he became a prominent figure in the House. He didn’t say much, made very few speeches—but when he did speak it usually meant something. Again the reflection of his mother’s training in clearness and brevity. Fourteen Hours He worked, and worked hard — about fourteen hours a day. Before long h£ was appointed to the House Judiciary Committee, and by his second term was its second ranking member. His winning fight for the Clayton act, framed to exempt labor unions from the operations of th* Sherman anti-trust law, gained him the friendship of organized labor. Politically, he lined up as follows: Against the recall of Supreme Court decisions. In favor of curtailing the use of injunctions Oy judges of the lower courts. Against a high protective tariff—particularly a high tariff on woo'., as provided in “Schedule K" of the Payne-Aldrich bill. In favor of allowing liquor to be shipped front wet to dry territory for either sacramental purposes or private consumption. (More Next Issue) Hoosier Briefs mHERE is no vegetable suicide in the garden of Ben Whitlock of Marion. Ben is displaying a cabbage stalk with five heads, second growth from the stalk. George \Y. Gay of Tipton who saw the Prince of Wales in Chicago, says the Prince looks funny when he smiles. Queen Esther Society of Greensburg boasts a Kitchen Kabinet*orchestra. It is rumored the aggregation can play some rattling good pieces. Muncie residents are going crazy with Indianapolis. They are solving cross word puzzles. Lebanon Chamber of Commerce is boosting for the establishment of a State Knights of Pythias home' there. Six-year-old son of Mr. and Mrs. James Hitch, near Darlington, met with an unusual accident. While eating watermelon, a seed entered his lung. IEXT SKILES. wholesale merchant of Bluffton, was peeved when he missed his sample case. After expressing himself in no uncertain terms, he discovered some of his prospective

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