Evening star., 1924-09-28
Capital Sidelights
BY WILL p. KENNEDY.

ital has ever seen, following the
march of more than 10000 men in
the Holy Name parade.
President Coolidge, impressed. as
were all observers, by the solemn
fervor of these Catholic men in CIV
| ing public testimony of their devo-
ton to God and country, with bowed
head and very solemn mein, was
about to enter the speakers stand
on the Washington Monument grounds
| for the closing event of the conven-
ton.
The hierarchy of the Catholic
Church had stepped aside to make
| way for the dignitaries OF state, and
all the air solemn stiffness held.
young urchin, imbued with the
principle that all men are created
equal, exercising the right guaran-
teed in the Constitution of freedom
of speech and operating on the un-
lderstanding that in this free land of
ours each man is the peer of any
king, sang out, Hello. Cal" and the
President was surprised into a smile.
X
w. A. Jump, the administrative as
sistant to Secretary Wallace, who is
virtually business manager for this
great department., knows the trials
of messenger boys-for he used to
De one suTpIlSInRly Ie" years ago.
His first job in the department was
to ride a bicycle and carry papers
between the Munsey Building, on E
street where it runs into PennsyI-
vania avenue, and the administrative
OFFICES Of the department, making trips
every IS minutes.
Calamity befell him, for his wheel
was stolen and for several weeks he
learned the bitter lesson of taking
I
among his fellows for he had to
walk, and says today that he could
draw from memory a picture of every
crack in the pavement between the
two buildings.
The Coolidge campaign is
being carried into many foreign lands.
An article on President Coolidge by
Arthur Macdonald of this city has
been published in Spanish at Havana
and Buenos Aires, in Jugoslavic and
| taire in Paris A similar article on
Charles G. Dawes by the same
| writer has Just appeared in the Mer-
| cure de France in Paris. Both Of
| these articles have been copied in
other foreign papers.
Mr.. Macdonald explains that one
| reason for having this article pub
iiShcu III iOTelkn countries Is 10 Illus
trate the fact that a man can rise to
| the highest political Offices in our
country and be poor man, while
unfortunately too many foreigners
do not believe this principle" he
says.
The House District committee will
suffer a number of changes in the
| next Congress, from the chairman
down, and anon. those who will not
| be present will be Representative
Charles F. X. O'Brien of the twelfth
New Jersey district, who. unless there
| is an Unprecedented Republican land
slide, will be succeeded by a woman.
Mr.. O'Brien has gone to the more
| lucrative Job Of county register.
Woman congressman are not
novelty-we have had Miss Jeanette
| Rankin of Montana. Miss Alice
| Robertson of Oklahoma and Mrs. Mae
Nolan of California. But when Mrs
Mary T. Norton comes in from New
Jersey and takes her place among the
lawmakers OF the land we will have
congreSswoman of a different type
First. those other three were Re-
publicans and Mrs. Norton is a Demo-
crat. Second. she is politician
among politicians and a team work
er." She was the first Democratic
y.
Her brother and guide was a noted
orator and educator. Her husband
not politician himself, is a manu-
facturer and takes pride in his wife's
political activities. The word or
ganization" doesn't frighten her.
She is very likely to be the first
congresswoman from the East, the
any section, is a machine" candidate,
and when she lands in Congress gives
promise of being an all-round worker.
Sishtseers thronged the Capitol this
Summer and carried away mental
pictures to adorn what were too
often the bare walls Of their edu-
cation. For example. when they
look in at the Supreme Court room
they are told that it used to be the
Senate chamber, before the Senate
and House wings were built. This
hall was designed after the model
of a Greek theater, a semi circular
chamber with low combed ceiling
and small gallery back and above
the seats occupied by the dignified.
solemn, black-robed justices. The
white capitals on the Ionic columns
of Potomac marble back of the
judges seats are copied from the
Temple of Minerva 1t is called the
handsomest courtroom in the world.
But what stirs the fancy Of the
visitors and prompts them to do some
higher-class reading when they get
back homo are reminders by the
guides that in this hall Webster made
his famous reply to Hayne; that there
Benton and John Randolph made
their great speeches. and that Clay
and Webster fought forensically from
opposite sides of this chamber.
Calhoun was one day boastinE
about his superiority over Clay in
debate, saying "I had him on his back.
I was his master. He was at my
mercy" Then down the aisle strobe
Clay. He shook his finger vigorously
in Calhoun's face and spit out: He
my slave
Also in this Supreme Court room
nearly a half century ago sat the
famous electoral commission which
decided whether Hayes (Republican)
or Tilden (Democrat) should be Pres
ident, in favor Of the former. The
decision hinged on 19 votes.
The schools are opening new year
and entering q new era, for they are
tuning in" on life. according to DR..
John J. Tigert. United States COM
missioner of education. The story is
told Of a teacher who asked Willie
to locate several cities. He replied,
"I can't locate 'em. but I know how
to tune in on every blamed one of
EN-"
This story carries a first-rate idea
for teachers. DR.. Tigert believes. Mil
lions of children are coming from the
free, playful, natural social child life
to the different atmosphere and life
of the school.
The majority of teachers try, mis-
takenly, to change most Of the eIchild's
physical and mental habits in q day.