Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-06-20
UP ON CAPITOL HILL.

Il iiCiily oCOt6cp il, Ttpi tSeIitdllRe
New York, and best known in Washing
ton as a tax expert. used to be re-
porter on a now defunct Washington
| paper-the News. He had the smell of
printers ink about him all the time, and
when fellow gets that into his nose he's
done for He can't any more help gravi-
tating toward a newspaper office than he
can help going to sleep at fairly regular
intervals. Representative George used to
write stuff here in Washington on the
same staff that held Walt Mason md
half a dozen other geniuses
Il had 1t all framed up, said Mr..
George a few days ago, Ito become the
grea test newspaper man in the world, and
would have stayed in the newspaper
world had 1t not been for one thing-there
was an earthquake. my legs were shaken
from under Eae and instead OF dazzling
Park row in New York IL >cceiyed ter
rifle bump.
That is his modest way OF talking. 1t
was not his fault that certain newspaper
schemes failed. II they had not, II Is
quite likely that the press gallery. would
have Henry George, an active, hard-wOrk-
ing newspaper man of the first magni
tude But the fates ruled otherwise. and
the young reporter did the next best thing
he became representative.
Ralph W. Moss. the man who is putting
the Everglades the map through his
Investigating committee, likes to be
known as practical farmer.
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Deacon" White. Princeton. class of
'a5. is now known as Representative
White. from the state of Ohio. When
make lend" on 3ghe varsity foot ball
team, and was getting there, SO he
thought.
The only trouble was. . said Mr.
didn't appreciate me. l was working
hard all the time. nearly breaking my
blooming neck for dear old Princeton
when my hopes were cast down by
this same coach.
Deacon he said to me one day,
You're all right, but you can't play
foot ball !"
50 he went into politics. It's easier.
When he left Old Nassau and told his
father he was democrat his father
said TO him:
son. had 1 known that's what you
were coming to l never would have
sent you TO that New Jersey college"
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Speaking OF early starts in life. Repre-
sentative Roddenberry OF Georgia was
one and was a member Of the Georgia
legislature before he was twenty-five.
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Representative korbley Of Indiana was
a reporter for the Madison Herald only
a few years ago. The newspaper habit
seems to be strong in him yet He visits
the House press gallery every morning.
representative Robert Broussard Of
louisiana received his education at
Georgetown University.
David John Lewis q Maryland was at
nine years OF age.
Intense rivalry exists between the
employees of the two branches of Con-
gress-and 1t may be said THAT the
employees of the Supreme Court OF the
Indifference upon both Senate and
| House. It's like a large prize-winning
| mastiff or Great Dane gazing with
| nonchalance at the barkings OF a pair
! Of rat terriers. However, that is not
what l started to say.
| The rivalry between the employees of
the House and Senate breaks out In
| smart repartee very frequently. Last
| week the secretary to one OF the sena
! tors who is continually berating. news
papers and newspaper men rem across
a crowd of visitors in the Senate office
building. They were evidently lost.
\ nor one of them asked the senator's
secretary TO be directed to the Senate
Opera House.
/ I'VE have no opera house." replied
| the secretary, but try the House of
| Representatives. They have no opera,
! but they furnish a circus every sday."
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Representative Head of Dover. Del. re-
ceived his legal education at Columbian
University in this city.
EARL GOODWIN.