Evening star., 1933-12-04

House Of Representatives in the third
congressional district of West Virginia
say far more significant test will take
place on December % at a by-election
in the upstate thirty-fourth New
York district. A successor to the late
Representative John D. Clarke, Re-
publican, is then to be chosen. The
district is normally safe for the G.. o. P.
Mr.. Clarke having been reelected in
1882 by majority of over $4,000. But
the forthcoming contest is being
watched by leaders in both political
camps with keen interest.
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There recently passed awav an old
colored Servitor at the Capitol named
William Underwood. For years he was
a general factotum to the late Senator
Boles PenroSe of Pennsylvania, all
powerful chairman of the Senate
Finance Committee. While in hospital
few weeks ago, conscious that his end
was approaching. Underwood sent word
to Col. Edwin A. Halsey. secretary of
the Senate. who had once befriended
the old fellow. that he would like to
give HalSey the combination of a safe
hidden away in the subterranean re-
ceSSeS OF the Senate Office Building
In the safe Col. Halsey found that
Underwood had stored away pile of
musty old Finance Committee docu-
mentS and reports which he fancied
might some day have historical value.
These have now been handed over to
Senator Pat Harrison, present chair
man Of the committee, thOugn th0y do
not turn out to be of any importance
regime When old Underwood was not
on duty at the Capitol, he put in his
time preaching. 1t was understood he
was once professor at Howard Uni
versity.
Not long ago the wife of prominent
State Department official was at dinner
on a train en- route from New York
70 Washington. A sudden jolt of the
dining car while going around a curve
caused the waiter to spill a tureen of
soup over a brand-new costume the
lady had purchased on Fifth avenue
only the day before. The waiter pro-
ceeded to reassure the drenched So
ciety dame in this wise: Don't worry
Madam, you won't have to pay for the
SOUP"
Gov. Ritchie of MARYLAND has dou-
bic in the War Department who is ire
ouently mistaken for the Maryland
chief executive, now in the national
limelight. The double is Brig Gen
Charles R. Kilbourne, assistant chief of
staff at the head Of the war plans
division of the General Staff. Gen.
Kilbourne has another distinction-he
is one of the only two men in the
United States Army, who have. been
awarded the Congressional Medal OF
Honor, the Distinguished Service Cross
and the Distinguished Service Medal.
The other holder of this coveted trio of
awards is Col. Gordon Johnston, chief
of staff of the I'd Division, at San
Antonio. Gen. Kilbourne. Gov Ritchie's
"twin," got his Medal Of Honor in 1898
for gallantry in the Filipino insur-
rection.
Among the nine commanders OF Civil
ian Conservation CORPS camps recently
selected by the War Department to re-
ceive the Army and Navy Journal
awards for superior command" are two
brothers-Maj. Alexander N. Stark: jr-.
and Capt Thomas N. Stark, both OF the
Infantry Corps. 1t isn't the first time
the brothers have been decorated for
outstanding service in the same field of
activity. They received the D. S. c. for
gallantry in the Meuse-Argonne cam
paign in 1913, while serving with the
1st Army, of which their father, Col.
Alexander Stark, was chief surgeon.
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