THE CONGRESS: Great Grandfather

"Er—Mr. Roberts, as a representative of the press, may I ask which part did you personally prefer in The Ten Commandments? I think . . ." The grey-mustachioed gentleman removed from his mouth a long, black stogy, glared at his inquisitor. "Who," said he, "do you think I am?" "Why, Theodore Roberts, the movie actor," gasped the reporter. "You are mistaken, sir! My name is Cummins." Last week great grandfather Albert Baird Cummins, Senator from Iowa, for nearly two decades one of the greatest influences in the governance of the U. S....

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