Evening star., 1923-07-01
Capital Sidelights
BY WILL r. p..KENNEDY.

means In our history.
July (. l77e, the Declaration OF In
dependence OF the United States or
America was adopted by Congress:
1859, Congress passed its first tarin
bill. protective in principle, and 1t
was signed by Washington: 1877.
ground was broken for the Erie
canal; 1895, John Adams and Thomas
Jefferson. both signers OF the Dec
laration of Independence, and both
ex-Presidents, died at about the same
hour: commissioners appointed TO at
| tend congress representation OF
the Spanish American republic al
Panama: 1927, treaty of navigation.
| commerce, ETC., and regulation OF
, consular powers between the Untted
/ States and Sweden-Norway; 1871. ~
| Convention in settlement of claims Tor
| Indemnity concluded between tne
| United States and France; 1910. SUD.
1 treasury bill passed ana prsxas:
1st5s; Joint wssh res9,aaHn M.xieo ended: 1851,
Daniel Webster delivered 'oration q a.
| layihg of corner stone by the rIesi.
! dent for the extension of Unideo q
States Capitol. finished In 1851; !SoS;
Grant passis ssssivea ef
| 1858. President Johnson's. amne,Ms ,,r,s
| proclamation pardons rebels; CLAIMS
between United States ana meAttS LIZ
adjusted: Burlingame trea.y the
frisn Ghina nasaisai slasasi rspseiiesS
snannins mississippi river ~ ..
Louis opened; 1879. first centeihssi issi
Of American lin indepenaTIibrty ns n.Tiberty En-
Tightening the world" presenstss1o ss1 70. a.
the tinted states by France; 1881, re.
union OF Union and Gonfeaetta.e GO
soldiers At GestyseucFSi; ucFSin;cinnati: isns 1894
Hawaiian % republic proclaimed; isGi
civil government set up IN 1--we rhaffp
| mines. with Maj. Gen. A. r. Snamae
a. governor: 1908. Pacific cable nHs con-
plsted and President nen,iiopines; hGonir 1918
prss,dent Wilson Addressed semi.
] centennial reunion at Gettyspurst
1918. President wilson Washington ~
diplomsttics tds,, c9Tps Va.non' a. gaSs Notice to
the % world there could be no oomprod5 and
mise: 1917, ninety-one wooaen =
steel ships launched IN Am'
shipyards. x
vice President Coolidge was born
m July 4, ffty-orie years ago.
| Secretary Work OF the interior
lpan.rtment was born on the nitn'
before '4he glorious FOURTH 'A''
three years ago.
And ~let.s not forget the man VINO
uads the Declaration Of Indepeno'
ence possible-John Morton OF fenh'
avlvania, born 200 years ago "ho
NO. member Of the colonial gen
era1 assembly for ten years ano
.srvsa the last four years a. speak
err He was a member OF the nrs'
American Congress, serving IN Ne~
| york in 17s5 and in Philadeipae'a, e ,71a iti
no cast the deciding vote for the the
Pennsylvania delegation on Ine
adontion Of the Declaration or Inos-
nendence. which he later sieheu:;
| There was a tie until the w. ~. :.
hers Of that delegation voted In the
| afirmatiye and two in the negatiVe;
Morton decided the promule o,
\ the glorious diploma OF ANS ,,.s. =
| freedom" and declared ina. na a ever
| most glorious service, l ha"e
/ rendered my country
Secretary "Jim" Davis OF LABOR is'
ON occasion, called the Beau Brum-
| mel of the Harding cabinet. BY way
of contrast Davis asks you to go
back some forty years with him ano
| inspect the suit he wore when ne
| was eleven. The mill had shut down
ana his father had gone to Pftts-
bureh looking for work. Young Jim
was scurrydng around Sharon. Pa
nicking up odd Jobs, among which
| was ringing the bell for an auction.
An organised charity had opened UP
! headquarters where clothing wHs
distributed to the needy, jim Jim app, sap,,
the gracious young woman twho has
/ been a lifelong friend OF his) ex-
| piained that it was a public charity
and every 'one worked free. ,.
little worn. which would about fit
him and asked the price. The youne
| woman told him nothing was for
sale and. wrapping up the suit. gave gave
It to him. He raced home IN gee;
There his mother sraV1h,s sathss aaesu1esa' and ne1'
asked: "Did you work for them?'
Hopping about in his JOY, Jim ex.
claimed. mo. everything is free.
his Bnded Ssssf Dsee SS tears e he
went to his attic and obeyed. After
a little kindly lecture his mother
| made him do what he now. two.score
wears later. recalls as the oitteres'
sacrifice his heart has ever Known
A few days later there was a fire
sale. Jim was to get 50 cents FOL
ringing the bell for the auction. He
bid 10 cents for q brown overcoa,
With nih.r n9ls sns suns saneeS SuiIt III him mosaic
suit Of clothes out OF the damaged
overcoat---after he had explained
| how he had bought It for cash IN
open competition with the world snd
stopped half way down his legs
| There were too many seams and not
| in the right places, because II took
no little ingenuity. to make the
pieces come out right
school the town bully tormented him
| in a way that left q scar on my soul.
he recalls. and even today he has bad
/ dreams of wearing crazy oreechee
while all the world jeers at him.
| Seven years later ne gave tnaa
bully q beating.
During the graduation days. with
members of the cabinet and others
\ conspicuous in public life receiving
honorary degrees from the various
colleges and universities. the ques;
tion arises: Who, among our great
| men, has received degrees from the
most institutions Of learning?
Take Senator Henry Cabot Lodge
| leader of the majority In the United
States Senate, who Is widely known
a. "the scholar in politics" He is a
| Harvard graduate and has four de-
| rrees from that institution. He has
| received the degree of doctor Of laws
from Williams. Amherst. Union and
Dartmouth colleges, and from Clark
yale. Harvard. Brown and Princeton
rake Herbert Hoover. Secretary OF
! Commerce and world citizen. He go,
his A. B. from Stanford University. In