The Washington herald., 1913-06-15
Who the Richest Men Are m the House and Senate
Fattest and Thinnest, Tanest and Shortest Some
Have Distinguished War Records.

Uncle Ike" Stephenson, OF Wisconsin,
enjoys two distinct honors. He Is the
oldest man IN the Senate: indeed. he Is
by a number Of years the Oldest /. man
in Congress. And he is also the wealth
lest by many millions of dollars.
Only the other day he pulled small
scrap OF paper out of his waistcoat pocket
and showed II to one of his fellow Sem
atorc II was a check for s7.oo0o 600. I've
| been selling a little lumber" he said, by
| way of explanation. From which II may
be correctly inferred that Uncle Ike"
is by no means the least successful of
of the men who have chopped great for
| tunes out of the woods of the region
from which he halls. Exactly ten days
after this letter is printed he will be
, eighty-four years Of age.
As to who Is the richest man in the
House of Representatives, there seems
to be some doubt. but In all likelihood
this distinction belongs to Jefferson Levy.
He inherited the bulk Of his money, and
! incidentally the mansion and estate of
Monticello. formerly the home of Thomas
Jefferson.
His fathers brother. Uriah P. Levy.
distinguished naval officer of the last
generation. was mainly instrumental in
the abolition of iogging in the United
States Navy. In 1880. Commodore Levy,
at the suggestion of Andrew jackson.
bought Monticello. which. when he died.
ne ieit 10 ms nephew Jenerson- since
then the historic homestead has been
miaintainea oy the latter IN keepins Win
us u,sIiheu uauiuohs an S nas
eSe.S ueen Ihaue " pei
70 AAe aNas rum MIN Wy
put without success
Young Men In House.
o"' as hoii eea' III 'he piss SCI
iery, one LOOKS over tne new rouse y.
nepresen.au'es, one gets d niueh oe.e'
vie" oi 'ns ineIioes man Nss
soIe "hen they SAT naiI-cohceaiea peniho
Ariayeo as lhey are at uhe pre-
CIV on oenenee' any
physicai peculiarities tney may nave are
ooser'aoie' Inert seems 70 oe rnore very
young men 'nan IN 'he Congresses Oh q
senerauon ago. out TINS impression
oouo.iess largely que 10 tne iact mat
oearos ana even mous'aches are no longer
In fasnlon.
Inc constitution does not permit any
oooy 10 De MEMBER OF tne house VINO
mas NOT PASSED MS t"ehty-nith oirthoay.
BUT the youngest Representative Is
Eatnrop brown' VINO Is thirty years OLD.
he was porn In New YORK CITY, Is SIX
rect taIi' ana was graduated from Har-
sard In the class OF lsoS. Ills business
training was obtained In the real estate
ONCE or Douglas Robinson, Col Roose-
velts brother-in-law.
House is Frank PIumIey, OF vermont. He
Is WHOEVER. bank president. and Is
supposed to weigh not far from 800
pounds. The exact figures. however, are
not ootainaele.
The thinnest member Is Ezekiel Cand-
Ter. Of Mississippi-small, wiry, clean
shaved man. who knows how to talk.
When he gets upon his feet in the House.
he always has something to say worth
hearing. He belongs TO an extraordinary
number OF secret societies, being a Ma
son, an Odd Fellow, a woodman, a
knight of Honor. an Elk, a knight of
Pythias. and Beta Theta Pi.
The House possesses a real giant. His
name is Andrew jackson Barchfeld, and
he is almost tall enough to be an at
traction in a circus Nearly seven feet
built. He is a physician and a man of
conspicuous ability.
The baldest member is Henry NJ. Gold
fogle of New York CITY. In fact. his
head is entirely devoid of hair, and in
this respect bears somewhat the aspect
of an egg. inasmuch as he is clean shaver.
On the other hand the distinction of
owning the most hair is held nv Henry
T. Rainey of ulinois-a stout. broad
shouldered man. whose locks are fast
turning gray. He is a fine debater.
Hobson's Pictures Pooling.
II il worth nen,IonInP in this connac-
ton that the pictures of Richmond p.
Hobson. which one sees in newspaners
and magazines. were taken NOT Iate-
than fifteen years ago. Since then. alas,
he has lost most of the hair OF the top
of his head. and has been thereby de-
prived OF some of the pulchritude which
caused the women to be SO anxious to
confer osculatory marks Of their admira-
ton upon him. The hero OF the Merri-
mac Is now forty-three years OF age. But
u may De SAID OF MIN tnat ne is one OF
.he quest americans ihasnucn as ne
y teh.h IN uIec' ueseeht iroin Eioe.
Nv, VI ne daynoMer
p,nss.iat1 M nsha oI
IN ao.hp" =, .ha tnons io n,any seaIs
b'' ,ha u.ho 80 ionn.. s ., me-
aiso c,IIaS ,hs ..sassTo,s
nIate', of thar bodv His mantle saarns
In have fallen unon Thomas a Patten
of New York. But Joseph w Fordnev
Of Michigan, sports the biggest diamond
a sparkler of huge size. which he wears |
in the middle OF the bosom of his shirt |