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which party was in control. He was
doorkeeper when the Democrats We're
in the ma joritY, and in the SiXty-tirst
Congress, when the insurgent fight
was being made which ouSted the
then Gear" Cannon from control Of
committees, Mr.. Sinnott was sworn in
by a coalition of the Democrats with
the Republican insurgents as sergeant
alarms to forcibly bring in a quorum.
When they brought "Uncle Joe" in to
sign the warrants he looked his old
friend Sinnott squarely in the eye and
declared he didn't know him and
would not sign any warrants for him
to serve.
Over in the Senate end of the Capt.
tol the highest ranking Democratic
employe is Col. Edwin A. Halsey, act
ing assistant doorkeeper, who was
nominated by the Democrats for Sec
retary of the Senate. Mr.. Halsey has
been an emplOye at the Capitol for
80 years, his first job having been as
page in the press gallery, but he has
been on the Senate floor since 1914.
At the last Democratic national con.
vention he was assistant to Chair.
man Hull and was secretary of the
Democratic national senatorial com
mittee.
A universally loved Senate worker
is Peter NJ. Wilson, who has been on
duty for 34 years. He was in the dis.
bursting Office for 20 years and is now
in the secretary's Office on the resolu'
tions desk, taking care of documents.
He came to Washington with Gen.
William r. Cox, when the Democrats
organized the Senate on the Inaugural
ton of Cleveland, and he has been
in the service of the secretary of the
Senate ever since. He is credited to
the Democratic minority, although he
has long been on the old standing
roll and will hold his job no matter
what party comes into control.
EOR the last % years, the House
= has not been able to function
without the services of woman, Mrs.
Florence A. Donnelley, who came in
1905 with the late Representative
James r. Mann. Mrs. Donpelley had
been Mr.. Manns "right-hand man"
for 81 years when he died four years
ago. This great party leader once
told the House that Mrs. Donnelley
knew more than most Congressman.
and others agree that few Congress
men know legislation as Mrs. Don
nelley does. She was secretary to Mr..
Mann and clerk to the committee on
elections, the interstate and foreign
commerce committee. and when Mr..
Mann became minority leader, she
was also clerk to the minority.
Mr.. Mann made an unequaled rep.
utation for careful study Of all bills,
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OCTOBER days. blue skies. fra
grant winds. Autumnal splendors.
a quiet, glad slipping Of the season
into the harsher ways of November.
In the profuse splendor one recalls
that it was in October that Columbus
found a new world by a new route,
something in the grand manner Of
a Lindbergh, the magnificence resid-
ing regally in it's simplicity. its sailing
on and ever on until the other side
Of the ocean thrust out its welcoming
shore.
The chief facts in the life of the
man who closed the doors of the
Middle Ages and opened the gates
into a modern age have been told
so often that their very repetition
precludes any interest that one should
have in this admiral of the seas. His
log Of his first voyage contains a
revelation Of the man, yet how few
have ever read his brief recordings
strung on the priceless string Of the
days that stretched from Palos to the
shore line of the West Indies.
After stating in the introduction
that the King and Queen were send
ing him to India to see "the prince,
the people and territories" after they
had directed him to proceed by a
westerly route, "in which direction
we have hitherto no certain evidence
that any one has gone" he tells how
he left the City OF Granada on Sat
urday, the 18th day of May, 1892,
and proceeded to the seaport Of Palos.
where he equipped three vessels.
Half an hour before sunrise on
Friday, the Sd of August, he set out
from the port and steered for the
Tc1o dc in ande1
of performing the embassy of his SOW
ereigns to the princes in India. and
all done to the worthy resolve OF
keeping a daily account of the voy'
age. Little did he realize that he
would be recording in those brief jot'
tngs the very qualities that made
him the wonder of an awakening
world. From the opening line to the
epoch.making closing one. what keen
estimates of the man are set down
by his own hand.
On August 3, 1892. "he set sail
from the bar Of Saltes at o'clock.
After steering S. w. by S., he records
that he had in one day and one night
sailed more than 40 leagues. By
August 6 the rudder Of the Pinta
hecane loose, due. he surmises, tC
the rascally Vaccinations Of two ol
his crew who disliked TO make the
voyage. Again the rudder became
loose and the days voyage totals bu
rs leagues.
After reaching the Grand Canar,
+he Pinta was overhauled. her latin'
heirg changed to square-rigeed sails
nv September the oft-repeate'
recording reads splendidlY In IT.
austere simplicity: Held the cours'
westward" Indeed. the log has th'
determined ponderous rhythm OF sal
on" and one feels that Joaquin Mile
must have read the log before writing
that celebrated poem.
By Sunday, September 9, Columbus
voices his sturdy belief in the power
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the ebb and flow Of party politics.
when once a mans ability is proved.
Clayton F.. Moore is clerk to the
ways and means committee, which is
the money-raising committee, and the
most partisan committee because 1t
considers the questions at issue, be-
tween the parties. Mr.. Moore came
here first as office boy to his father.
former Representative J. Hampton
Moore of Pennsylvania. He was made
assistant clerk to the ways and means
committee in 1919 and in 1922 was
elected to the clerkship by Chairman
Joseph w. Fordney of Michigan. Mr..
Moore follows the intricate tariff bill
through both House and Senate and
observes it's signature by the Presi-
dent.
Mention must not be overlooked
here of the legislative counsel of the
House and Senate. Frederick p. Lee
and Middleton Beaman, who have been
continuously on the job since the office
was established in 1919. These two
fellows are mainly responsible for the
wording Of most of our laws. They
whip into shape the suggestions of
members and make them conform to
existing statutes.
The appropriation bills originate in
the House, where the tremendous
clerical task Is carried smoothly along
by Marcellus G. SHIELD, now in his
22d year Of service. Through sheer
efficiency he has held this position
under successive Democratic and Re-
publican committee chairmen and has
been repeatedly eulogized on the floor
by leaders of both parties, including
the late Uncle Joe" Cannon.
At the Senate side, Kennedy F. Rea
carries the appropriation bills along.
Mr.. Rea was clerk of the House COM
mittee for Is years and has now been
clerk Of the Senate committee for an
equally long time. The first year he
was on the job it cost $524,3S1, ,S15. so
to run the Government, and in con-
trast for the last fiscal year we had
appropriations totaling $3,99S,027,-
that shows how the Government s
work is multiplying.
Always working with Congress in
molding public opinion for beneficial
legislation has stood the press, the
Fourth Estate" oftentimes swaying
Congress in the making of juster laws.
No list of silent partners of Congress
Is complete without mention of Jim
ACoSOllS VIM "CcA OU years VI SeTN-
Ice smilingly, as superintendent of the
Senate Press Gallery. and William j.
Donaldson, superintendent of the
House Press Gallery, who started as
a page 16 years ago. They are aides
alike to Senators and House members
and the newspaper boys, who are in
more dignified language called Wash.
ington correspondents" They also
take charge of press accommodations
at all big gatherings of general news
interest, such as national conventions,
the International Disarmament Con
ference. or the more recent trial of
the oil scandal.
The comfort and convenience of
Congress must be carefully considered
and the Capitol workshop kept in
good condition for constant inspec
ton by constituents from all over the
country. David Lynn, architect OF
the Capitol, has been employed in
that Office for q years, and his job
is to keep the entire Capitol group
of buildings. including the Library
Evening star., 1927-12-04
The Tenth Month

|DEcEMBER. the tenth month
Uatin decem, ten) was so called
from it's position on the old Roman
calendar when the year was divided
into 10 months only. Since the evo.
luton of the calendar began thou.
sands of years before the dawning of
recorded history, one should be ac-
quainted with the early divisions of
time in order to fully appreciate the
naming of this month, which, accord.
ing to the present calendar, is errone.
ously designated.
The ancients had no instruments
for the accurate measurement of time,
and consequently since the early ages
of man the various peoples have EN-.
ployed different methods of reckoning
time. Man first observed that time
was divided into a period Of light and
darkness, which was later called day
and night. The word day, coming
from the early Greek, meaning to
shine, really refers to the period dur
ing which the earth is lighted by the
sun, but now, of course, it is used to
designate the time required for the
earth to revolve on its axis. The
Greeks measured the day from sunset
to sunset, the Romans from midnight
to midnight and the Babylonians from
sunrise to sunrise. The day in this
sense became the first definite meas
urement Of time.
The dawning intelligence Of primeval
man next noticed there was q period
of heat and period of cold, q time
when the trees and plants put forth
their buds and time when all nature
seemed to die, and these periods were
the seasons.
The great span of a year was still
far too much for mans mental per-
ceptipn, but being close observer of
the heavenly bodies, he was well &C.
quainted with the changes of the
moon, which. he noticed, altered in
shape beginning with the new moon,
waxing to the full moon and then
gradually waning. The space of time
from one new moon to the next
about 291z days-was thus called
moonth or month. The lunar month
Qunar. from Latin; lun-moon) as a
measurement of time. corresponding
to our year, has been used by prirni.
tive people Of all ages, who recorded
the passing OF moon merely by cut
ting a notch in stick, marking q
tent pole or some similar method. The
great number Of years supposed to
have been attained by many historical
characters were, therefore, not sun
years Of 3e5A days. but moon cycles
Of 29ls days. Methuselah's recorded
96s years were. for example. merely
"moon-counts" totaling only 70 Of our
full years.
As time went on and the year was
adopted the difference between moon
year and a sun year was found to be
so great that the months soon got
ahead OF the seasons. and in few
years. when. according to the calen-
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ment for their constituents the MEM
bers of Congress would be swamped
without the telephone. Mrs. Harriet
G. Daley, the chief operator, has
seen that the members get most effi-
cient service for the past % years
She was given the unique honor of
being eulogiZed by name in the an
nual report of the Architect of the
Capitol. She has 81 operators under
her, giving continuous service "a
hours in the day. Each girl handles
800 to 400 calls an hour while Con-
gress is in session. The growth of
the Capitol switchboard from one po-
sition in 1898 to 10 positions today
illustrates the expansion of the work
of members of Congress. The tele-
phone calls have almost quadrupled
since the war. There are now 81
trunk lines in operation, with 966
branches and 1867 stations. Direct
lines are run to all the Government
departments-five to the Post Office
and Veterans Bureau, ten to War and
Navy, four each to Agriculture and
the Library of Congress-showing
mutely with which the members of
Congress are doing the most business.
Joseph G.. Rodgers. sergea nt-at-arms
of the House, has been helping Con-
gress for 81 years. He came as a
clerk, was minority employe while
the Democrats were in control, and
has been sergeantat-arms for eight
years. The historic mace the symbol
of authority, has never had to be
ordered out since "Joe" Rodgers has
had it in his custody, although he
has had to step in and stop several
personal encounters between mem
bers. AS a matter of fact, it is Col.
A. c. Jordan assistant sergeant-at-
arms, who impressively bears the
mace into the House each day just
before the session opens. Mr.. Rod
gers is also in charge, jointly with
David S. Barry, sergeant-at-arms of
the Senate, of the Capitol police force
of some 100 men. Mr.. Barry entered
upon his duties as page in the Sen
ate So years ago, but went into other
Government departmental employ
ment and for many years was a
prominent Washington correspondent.
Mr.. Rodgers also, as part of his
duties. runs bank, and 1t does busi-
ness Of more than $12 100000 a year.
The cashier is Kenneth Romney, who
has been on duty at the Capitol for
IA years, formerly as assistant SER
geant-at-arms, and for 10 years.
through efficiency and courtesy, he
has held the bank job during Demo.
cratic and Republican regimes. The
Capitol guides also come under Mr..
Rodgers.
Joe Sinnott is a special employe of
the Democratic minority, who for AZ
years has been on the job no matter
Evening star., 1927-12-04
What the We'll Dressed Men of Paris Are Wearing

Finally, I asked about clothes at
| ia shionable events here and now in
Paris. Charles Due, the English
French director of big tailoring
house, answers:
Eat the races they still wear the
top hat and cutaway-tailed coat"
HAS the stovepipe hat really re-
turned?" I interrupted, for since the
war Frenchmen had all but given it
"well, no, the stovepipe has not yet
fully returned" admitted Mr.. Due.
"but it is arriving gradually and sure
ly. The English, who maintain tradi-
tions by principle. always keep to 1t.
When the French do not wear 1t at
the dressy races, they tend to affect
the gray derby, usually with black
band"
recalled the sensation at the races
when Lord Derby. British Ambassa-
dor. appeared in cutaway coat and
derby hat after the war. But correct
dress at the races is now coming
back.
For evening we English don't be.
lieve in the double-breasted smoking
or tuxedo coat, which Partisan men
are wearing this Winter" he went on.
ut shows too little white shirt 'front.';
it is not enough evening wear. Also
in Paris now its lapels are wider. and
yet newer. they go upward. pointing
toward the shoulder. not square. Simi.
lar lapels are coming into full dress
coats, a. well as afternoon town
coats"
do Parisians favor any particular
cloth?" asked him.
''No, the better suits are always
made Of English cloth, while they use
French for cheaper, but they do not
go In for rough tweeds. 1t IL true
that Parisians, when they want sport.
| ing or golf suits, must have them ex.
actly as worn In London. But the
English wear a golf suit either in
town or country. while Frenchman
will not put on . sporting suit in
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house with a quite definite waist
but satisfied, This Paris tailor tries
to explain, he. too, being English.
"The French sack coat is more ad-
| justed." he says, but in London they
are retaining what they call. now. the
semi.sack, and it is slightly wasted.
1t Is a sack, and it is comfortable.
but it is certainly cut in slightly at
the waist The English are inspired
by comfort first, but then by smart
ness as much as possible. They
keep it." Then he said something
which again surprised my old ideas:
, 1--WE see smart Americans, just ar
irving, in bright, loud colors. Paris
men wear things much darker. They
like something 'recherche'--out OF the
common-but they stick to things
more somber and sober, in cravats and
everything"
Here are facts which show. more
than ever
This Yankee Nation
Is the biggest in creation"
"Of course, young Frenchmen often
CODY these Americans bright-colored
suits and cravats," he continued. "but,
believe me, the color soberness OF
Parisians is a thing that Is strongly
| fixed and dates back long time
He cited the Paris tendency in soft
felt hats as an example. Brighter col.
| ors are beginning, but there Is no very
great likelihood that they will sue.
| ceed. We may easily see the soft felt
hats Of Paris men continue to be Of
| somber colors, like their suits.
English colors are between the
two In suits. cravats, hats, every.
| thing" he went on. ''but they are
| evolving. in London toward bright
| colors much quicker than in Paris,
where in suits we still wear an enor.
| nous lot of navy blue and leaf brown,
quite dark. Parisians want their
| clothes to be exquisite In little details.
Americans want them bright and
! amusing"
Evening star., 1927-12-04
By JOHN w. KEENE.

" YHEN the Seventieth Con-
gress starts again the legis-
wv lative grind. there will be
on the job more than a
zza.o oe Ioog aithfill puhlic
New Britain herald., 1927-09-16
,hia Ledger has hailed him as "thc

phia Ledger has hailed him as "thc coming Caruse,'
 He had a natural talent for sing ing from childhood. At the age of three he was taken 10 Italy to study and five years later he was singing operatic airs. When 10 years of age he won prize at tho musical academy Of Casrrta for singing Italian folk songs. Later he returned 10 America where he continued his studies,
 He was personally acquainted with the latn Fnrico Carueo and was the guest of the artist at a concert one evening. He sings with the purcst English dicti9Y and has spent years in the south studying negro folk songs. He sang at the Harding and Wilson memorials and has been selected 10 sing at many events in this and other countries. He sang at the funeral service of President Harding. Later ho sang at me mortal service at tho tomb Of the "l-nlnown Soldier at Arlington cemetery.
New Britain herald., 1927-09-16
WaN Street Briefs

New York. Sept. l6 Rt-Railroad financing in the first half of 1927 totaled 622,21l,SS7, of which $S3.- 0Sl,SS7 was accomplished through the sale Of stock, while in the same period last year the amount was S221,S3G, 900, all Of which was achieved through the sale of bonds, thereby increasing the carriers funded indebtedness. In other words, the carriers have reached a point where improved earning power permits some of the stronger roads to issue stock in substantial amount, instead of bonds, says the committee on public relations of the eastern railroads.
 A statement of the New York Chicago & St. Louis, tNickel Plate) as of June 30. filed with tine Ne" York State Public Service Commits sion shows total assets of S231, ,fO5,- 00l compared with s240,04S,9l@ a year ago, and profit anl loss surplus of S32,370,530 against $50,134,2oi' Current assets were Sl3 5,544 and current liabilities SIG, G,0Io,7U6.
New Britain herald., 1927-09-16

A farewell supper and dance for members of the Young Peoples so- cicty Of the First Congregational church who are going to college this month WAS held last evening.
 The guests of honor were MISS Helena Dolnc. SC Frederick street returning to her junior year at the New Jersey College for women: Miss Nancy Doane, a student o' simmons; Miss Barbara Troop, Of g2 Warlocll street, who will soon leave for New York city to study dramatic art, Gustavus X. Carlson who is entering his second year m the Harvard School Of Electricai Eueincei Nahram Ohanes'an, I172 Glen street entering his second year in the chemical engineering school of Northeastern University Boston; Frank Boardnan, S@l l Maple street, returning to ihe same
New Britain herald., 1927-09-16
New Telephone Service
 In Effect in January

Party line telephone subscribers of this city have received notice from Exchange Manager T. P. McAullf1e that a new and more desirable form of party line service will be put into operation in this city with the January, 1928. issue of the telephone directory.
 The new service will be installed where facilities permit, in the base rate area only and will be so opcr- ated that each party line subscriber having this service will hear only one number rung on his line in ad- dition to his own, although there may be four subscribers on the same line.
 In January. when this service lm- provemcnt becomes operative, the present ring numbers two, three, four and five will be changed to the let ters w, J. R. and M.
 At all subscriber stations Whero there is party line service there will be some wiring changes in conhec- lion with this service bettcrment.
New Britain herald., 1927-09-16
TWO INQUIRIES ON
 DEATH 0F BOXER
Coroner and Coast Guard ii
 N9W London Probe

New London, Sept 16 Pl-A coast guard board of inquiry and coroner U. J. Desmond of Norwich today were engaged in separate lnvesuga- lions into the facts surrounding lh"
 death of George NOrves 2l year oid
 puardsman stationed at the coast guard academy who died late yes
 tordav from the effects of blow de 1iyercd by Earl Bullock, 20 year old
 shipma.e, during boxing bout al the academy last Tuesday, The board composed of Lieutcnant Commander Gordon T. Finley, head Of the re- | ceiyirg unit to which both BuiIoch and Vosves were attached; Lieut. 1 Commander F. A. Icnsier, academy executive officer; Lieut.. Arthur Hall, land Major C. r. Knight puhh' i health surgeon. which is expected to complete it's examination of Wl''
 ncsees late today. will report its md
 inps to Commander II. G. HincNIcy
 academy superintendent, who Will IT. turn report the case to inc genera board Of inquiry at coast eu"'o hcadouartcrs at Washington.
New Britain herald., 1927-09-16
Personals

Miss Shirley Carpenter of 27 Glen street has returned to Simmons col loge, Boston, after spending week in Falmouth, and Sandwich, Mass.
 George Hogaboom Of Stanley street and son. Byron, are in Spo- kane. Wash.
 Harry A. Smith Of New Haven, state secretary of the Y. NJ. (. A, was a New Britain visitor yesterday.
 l.. w. Nogel and Mrs. Nogel left this afternoon for New York where they will spend q few days.
 Alderman J. GuStaVe Johnson and Frank BosCo are motoring through New York state to Montreal. MT. Johnson will attend an insurance convention at Bluff Point, Lake Champlain.
New Britain herald., 1927-09-16
|NDUSTR|ALS AGAIN
 STRONG IN MARKET
Oil Money in Plentiful Supply
 All Day

New York, Sept. l $ Rl-Heavy profit taking and short selling. in spired in part by the sharp increase in brokers loans 10 record high lev els, retarded operations for the ad- vance in today's stock market. Wide fluctuations again took place. how ever, in q number of the high priced industrial specialtics. Commercial Solvents and American Type Found CTS each scared nearly II points to new peak prices, and a number Of others were whirled upward to C points.
 Call money was in plentiful supply all day at the renewal rate Of 3 1-2 per cent. Despite the increase in brokers loans and the export of more than $l2.00o.ooO in gold to Argentina during the week. the re- serve ratios of both the New York Federal Reserve bank and the com. hined l2 Federal Reserve banks showed slight increases indicating no strain on the credit situation.
 Weekend realizing also tended 10 impede the upward movement. Prices of many issues sold off ? to points in the morning wave Of selling, but prices pointed upward again after midday. although trad ing foll off in volume.
 There was little in the days trade news to influence the price move mont. Directors Of the Southern Baking Co., deferred action on>tha l preferred dividend, due al this time, and rumors o( mfavorable dividend action by BarnsduIl directors later ] in the day caused some selling oi , the oil shares.
 ! Heavy buying Of New York, On 1 tario &5 Western, which moved uF nearly points. was accompanied by a revival of rumors that the New , York Central railroad had acquired and would exercise an option on tn, majority stock held by the New Ha.
 ven railroad The interstate com morce commission denied an appli cation Of the New York Central tt
 acquire the Now York Ontario &
 Western in 1911, but it is believed
 that favorable attitude might nov 1 be expected as result Of the con | l~oli,a-ion provisions of the trans porlation act