Evening star., 1925-12-13
Capital Sidelights

thus early involved In d scandal"
having to do with the social divorce
or his good wife to whom he has been
happily and devotedly married for Is
years. 1t all results from an unex-
planned omission Of small star In the
Congressional Directory. That star
indicates when the member of Con-
gress is accompanied by his wife to
social affairs.
Although having considerable fun
over the mistake, Mr.. Tilson's friends,
who are legion in the Capital, are not
taking advantage of 1t, and Mrs. Til
son, a close rival for popularity with
her distinguished spouse, Is receiving
more invitations to the most exclusive
social affairs than she can possibly
accept. For Mrs. Tilson is above all
else a devoted mother. She returned
to the Capital early to set up house
keeping at her new home, 2016 o
street. and to place her children in
the Washington public schools. The
son. John q. Tilson, jr., is remaining
in Connecticut, where he Is attending
the famous Hotchkiss prep" school.
One daughter. Margaret, IS in West
ern High School, and the baby of
the family, now 10 years old, Is in the
Adams School.
So House Leader Tilson has strong
home influence to persuade him to do
all he can for upbuilding and main
aiming at a high standard the public
school system of the Natiolial Capital
At the Gridiron Club dinner last
night it was discovered that Repre-
sentative NJ. e. Crumpacker, from
Portland. Greg. is some singer" be-
sides being a coming son of the for
ma f~y 7 T.
Crumpacker Of Valparaiso, Ind. Also,
many Of his colleagues have over
look. ID the fact that he used to be one
of IL e mainstays on "Hurry-up'' Yost's
fam, US foot ball team at the Univer-
sity Of Michigan.
TIT baby" member of the House
from. New Jersey. Representative
Stewart II. Appleby. who succeeded
his father, the late Representative T.
Frank Appleby. was reminded at the
White House reception Thursday
night that early in his young career
he was an entrant in the first baby
show held by Asbury Park, N. j.,
which community he has helped to
develop as a real estate broker.
One Of the regular fellows" among
the new members. and who is well
on his way to being IL millionaire If
he has not already arrived, is Repre-
sentative Henry Leland Bowles of
Springfield, Mass, successor TO for
mer Speaker Gillett (now Senator)
In his biography Mr.. Bowles says that
he operates a chain of restaurants"
Behind that is q very interesting
story. He Is the magnate Of the one
a. nj oh {r nj Iliy h1
East.
But Mr.. Bowles frankly admits that
he is not the originator of the scheme
and gives full credit to an old Gov
ernment worker, who is still alive
one Joseph A. Whitcomb, who about
80 years ago was chief clerk in the
Census Bureau. Many Government
workers used to patronize a cubby
hole on Pennsylvania avenue where
huttermilk was sold for cents q
glass. An employe. who served the
buttermilk, urged the proprietor that
he could do well by putting in sand :
wiches, pies. doughnuts, etc. The
boss couldn't see the opportunity, but
Whitcomb did and he and a group
of Government employees put up funds
for the venture. 1t was SO successful
that Whitcomb soon resigned from
first Baltimore Dairy Lunch In
Baltimore, which was a money maker
from the start, then one In New
York, which was not as successful
Next he opened up in Boston on old
Howard street, where he had about
a dozen chairs.
Here IS where the present Repre-
sentative Bowles comes upon the
scene. He was night man in that cheap
Howard street lunchroom at S12 a
week. Next he went to Lawrence
where he also worked for Whitcomb
Then. 2S years ago, he opened his
first restaurant in Springfield. Mass
Now he has "a. He has organized
three companies in two of which ht
has the controlling interest. and in
the third he has equal holdings with
Detroit man. This restaurant chair
also owns considerable real estate
including some in Canada. While
Mr. Bowles has all his places thor
oughly up-to-da in equipment, he
has stuck religiously to the old dairy
lunch line-rnilk. coffee, sandwiches
cuts of pie, doughnuts and such, bu.
has not gone in for steam table or
ocrs, salads and the like.
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His political career has been in
tcItolIiS w ME ne comes Con
gress by selection of the Coolidge
group and is a close personal friend
of Coolidge, being also a native Ver-
monter, and has always been an en-
rolled Republican, Mr.. Bowles was
an ardent admirer of Col. Roosevelt
and followed him into the Bull Moose
party. He was elected as a member
OF the Governors Council in Massa-
chusettS in 1913 as Progressive,
with the additional Endorsement of
the Democrats. When defeated in
his district, which is stanchly Re-
publican, he was an unsuccessful
candidate for State treasurer on the
Democratic ticket. Then he returned
to the Republican fold and was ac-
tive in trying to get Republicans ia
vorable 10 Roosevelt sent to the 1916
national convention when Hughes
was nominated Then in 1920 he was
"Colidge-for- President" man in the
national convention
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Visit the State. War and Nayy
Building, and just inside the north
entrance on the east wall you will
observe bronze tablet commemorate
ing: The services and sufferines
or the 243,135 horses and mules EN-.
ployed by the American expedition.
ary forces overseas during the great
World War"
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There are five ex-marines in Com
gress-Representativ Louis A Frotb
ingham OF Massachusetts,, William r
Coyle OF Pennsylvania, Ralph E. Up
dixie OF Indiana, Stewart II. Applebv
OF New Jersey and Samuel J. Mont
gomery Of Oklahoma.
When they went out on the Capitol
steps the other day to have their pic
lures taken Updike and MONTGOMERY
were standing side by side. The latter
asked Updike what unit he was in and
was told "74th COMPANY 9Th Rnri,