Evening star., 1928-04-08
Capital Sidelights

vention, has succeeded the late Senator
Lodge Of Massachusetts, as "the scholar
In politics" For ten years before COM
Ing to Congress he was president OF
Antioch College, following high educa-
tional positions In Ohio Northern Uni
versity and the University of Chicago.
He has been in Congress for Is years,
where he has been a leader In educa-
tional and political activities. During
his active years as college professor he
had as one of his pupils the late Sena-
tor Willis, who was his colleague In the
Senate.
Senator Fess worked ms way up from
dire poverty, knows what the hardest
kind of farm labor Is and tried his hand
at many kinds Of employment while
earning his education. Each years ad-
vancement meant deprivation, industry
and enduring toll, but the spirit OF am
bition kept him going. He is credited
with having won control of the House
for the Republican organization while
chairman Of the Republican congress
sional committee.
Tracing her maternal ancestry back
to l647 in southern Maryland, and 17l8
IN western Maryland, and her paternal
ancestry to 17l7 in the Eastern Shore
and 1906 in Baltimore City, Mrs. Vir-
ginia Peters-Parkhurst, who claims tc
be descendant from one OF the Oldest
families in that pioneer State, Is an ac-
tive candidate FOR the United States
Senate against Senator william Cabe,l
Bruce, himself ancestrally proud ana OF
extraordinary literary achievement.
Mrs. Peters -Parkhurst is waging her
campaign under the slogan-"For God
for Our Country's Flag, for Our Bible
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There is a very distinctive Massachu-
sets state Monument on the Bull Run
battlefield at Manassas. Va, erected 70
the soldiers from the Old Bay State VINO
we're killed in that engagement, wnere
Gen Jackson won his sobriquet oil
"Stonewall." This monument is IN a
very bad condition Thomas +. Dolan
ir. a Washington lawyer has appealed
to Gov. Fuller. the chairman OF the
wavs and means committee Of the Mas
sachusetts Legislature. and to the ad-
jutant general of the State for appro-
priation by Massachusetts, OF Few
hundred dollars so that this monument
can be put into proper condition as 9
fitting memorial to those heroic dead
and creditable to the State.
Mr.. Dolan has been informed tnal
the Daughters of the Confederacy are
making plans to repair this monnment
but he has appealed to the governor
the people of that State would be
pleased to cooperate.
proposal that legislative and political
nrophets in Congress should be licensed
hinder the laws of the District OF CO.
i,,n,hia the same as crystal gazers ano
nsvchics. was made in the House Dv
Representative Boylan Of New York
during debate on the Navy constructor
bill. He said:
"We have had gentlemen here In tins
House-and I do not know whether tney
are licensed or not--yet they posed mere
as crystal gazers and as psycnics
Under the regulations OF the Distrlct
understand that crystal ga9ers ano
psychics must take out Q incense ~
order to practice, and yet men nav M
deliberately within the last Two gay
stood on the floor Of this House anc
used the prerogatives of these crystal
savers and psychics by telling US tna'
Il will be impossible for US ever 70 nave
war with England, Japan, France OF
italy I purpose. gentlemen. 70 oneI !
motion or resolution in the House tIla'
no member be permitted to exercise the
business of forecasting or ioreteIIIs
events unless he Is properly ana auly
accredited on the license books OF the
District Of Columbia"
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One Of the most picturesque excur-
sions to which members OF the HOUSE
are invited annually Is ABOUT 70 Ds
staged again, and the CongreSSInetl
have been formally invited 70 the nItn
annual Shenandoah Apple Blossom FSS-
tival by Representative Tnomas w
Harrison, who represents the Vsney -,
tinn al the Old Dominion, where the
ample orchards have developed INTO u
tremendous industry:
Terfans in no other section of the
United States are there as many locali-
ties Of great historic interest. The
section Is rich in colonial and Revolu-
tionarv lore. Here are the scenes OF
great Civil War battles: New Market,
where the cadets of the Virginia MILF
tarv Institute won undying fame and
glory on the field of battle, kernS-
town. where jackson met his one re-
pulse: Cedar Greek. where Sheridan
ended his historic ride. and at VIM
chester still stands Fort Loudoun, built
by George Washington In iT56. when
the valley was the western frontier
OF English civilization.
Here are some of the greatest OF
natural phenomena which attract tour
lists from all over the civilixed world.
The Shenandoah Caverns. Endless Cav
erns, Luray Caverns. the GTottoes, and
Natural Bridge are visited yearly by
hundreds of thousands Of visitors. IN
this vicinity are located the greatest
educational institutions of the South;
the University of Virginia, founded by
Jefferson: washington and Lee. OF
which Robert E. Lee was at one time
the president. and the Virginia Mill
tary Institute. Within 10 miles OF
Winchester begins the proposed Shen-
andoah National Park. which In the
next year or so will be reality and
which will be the Nations playground
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