Evening star., 1923-03-24

missing for u full day after Hat
teras. TO inquiries whether he'd
been seasick. he entered diSclaim-
er. claiming he had only been rest
ing" Senator John b. kendrick of
Wyoming succumbed to neuralgia
while the ocean was raising high
jinks.
Pugilistic CnrnivnIs.
Fisticuffs. apparently In anticipa-
tion of possible Developments in
Congress next winter. are the favor
ite form of exercise among the Hen
Britten OF Illinois. hinself Il former
amateur boxing chdmpion. Is master
of ceremonies at the puSilistic car
nivals MittS ar" d"lneh regularly
on decl. Senator Oddie and Repre-
sentative Albert u. Rossdale Of New
York We're among the first 70 pair
for :. mill Both are expert boxers
and, being evenly. matched. mtN
things in lively fashion.
Representative Rritten sees 70 II
that time is called in every contest
before danger of knockouts, though
punishment is invariably given and
taken. one OF the most thrilling COM
bats under Queensberry rules was
fought between Representative Steph-
en- G.. Porter of Pennsylvania. chair
man Of the House committee on
foreign affairs. and Representative
Virginia. Porter was a little light
for his antagonist, who has'retain+d
the bulk that made him a 1ormldabi e
guard on The JniI ersity OF W., West
bloom was one Of Walter Camp )
selections for an all-American eleven.
Another old footballer aboard the
Henderson is Representative FRANK
member of the mighty Bulldog team
that included Hcffiennger, Stagg.
Vance Mccormick. and Lee McClunS.
The newest member of Congress In
the party is Senator-elect Robert D.
Howell of Nebraska. He was class
mate of Rear Admiral Robert +.
Coontz. chief of naval operations at
Annapolis, and was graduated with
him in 1855. They are rooming to-
gether on the Henderson.
Search for Cabins.
Speaking Of rooms. the landlubbers
of the ships company had distress
ing time trying to learn the where
abouts Of their cabins. Senator Il:
Heisler Ball of Delaware. chairman OF
the Senate committee on DISTRICT OF
Columbia affairs. after successfully
locating his compartment twice In one
day Without a guide. observed:
might as we'll go home now: / won
have anything to occupy my time. .
REPRESENTATIVE Albert johnson OF
"A
committee on immigration and
naturalization. is the king gob OF the
Henderson. Having turned up one
day for the deck races i'll the compete
outfit of an enlisted sailor and at an
hour when no one was awake but the
crew. Johnson found deck -scruoolnE
in progresS The COB in cnarEe OF
operations. seeing the representative
idling near the rail, hands nonchal-
antly stuck In pockets. bawled him
nj
md he quick about it.
Johnson complied with alacrity.
The whole Henderson asorns company, J:
whether of high or nsnt,v low degpSe spisture .e
show draws invariably crowded
houses, statesmen. admirais and even
newspaper corresponding mlnsiin Z
democra tically with able seamen @nd
other sailors. The mess boys anu M
numerous other. servants aboard the
Henderson are young Filipinos.
There are no negroes i'll the crew.
Filipinos and our colored folks, 1t
appears. do not mix consenlalls.
Fast bout Held.
Experfence has shown the Navy
that by themselves Filipinos make
mingled with Africans or orientals
they are prone to quarrel. Fflipinos
now are enlisted for serving purposes
like sailors and stay in the Navy
four years. many afterward grad
uating into skilled domestic heip.
fast six-round lightweight boxing
match between two Filipinos. one of
whom. a 10s-pounder. Britten pro.
nounced the best looking scrapper OF
his class that his expert eye had ever
observed.
capt. Arthur MacArthur. skipper
of the Henderson. commanded her on
the famous "Denby junket" to Japan
and China in 1922. He is a son or
Lieut.. Gen. Macarthur of Spanish
Cen Douglas Macarthur. late COM
mandant of the Military Academy at
West Point.
The fine points Of the naval war
game in southern waters are pelns
Rear Admiral Pratt and Capt. Luke
NcNamee, chief of the naval intel
Iigence bureau. The latters dolce
far niente in the trophies probably
has been disagreeably disturbed by
fa6fN gun-range information.
Senator Lawrence G. Phipps of
Colorado. the richest man in Con-
eress and one of its Beau Brummeis.
was the first man to break out in
f1annels. when wintry temperature
the sartorial fashion aboardship from
day to day, Phipps is a glutton for
exercise. volley ball is his fayorite
game and he plays it strenuously by
the hour, usually with Representative
Frederick c. Hicks of New York as
partner, both in supreme negligee.
Bridge entices Senator Ball and for
mer Senator Porter j. McCumber most
of the time.
Have Daily Newspaper.
One day Ball and McCumber de-
clined to desert bridge for lunch and
devoured sandwiches and milk be-
tween tricks, without leaving the
card table.
One Of the delights Of life aboard
the Henderson is the caribbean
Daily News" published every morn
ing and delivered by Filipino carrier
at each bedside. The editor-in-chief
is Lieut. Hefernan. indefatigable
press chief at the Navy Department,
who boils into tabloid proportions
news of America and the world re-
ceived during the night by radio.
Copyright. 1927
CLERGY INVITED TO HEAR