Evening star., 1933-10-15
Capital Sidelights
BY WILL p. KENNEDY.

4Ou0 ~ tdAul8 OScH tkN JIM Va A1aA-
Ing the laws under which the self
selves. It Is the young mans day In
Congress with three members of the
House-Representatives Joseph p. Mon
Afghan Of Montana, James Simpson, jr.,
Of Chicago and Robert Secrist of Ohio
still under 80, and 81 between the
ages Of ~ and 20. Only six years ago
there were no members under 80, eight
between 80 and IS and 20 between IS
and 40-just half as many as today. In
the last Congress (the Seventy -second)
there were two members under 80, six
between 80 and IS and Sc between IS
and 40. Today there are three under
30, 16 between 80 and IS and 80 be-
tween IS and 40-thus youth has been
piling up its score.
And these youths have come to Con-
gress not from a few States or q par
ticular area, but from 81 Of the 48
States and they constitute 1853 per
cent Of the total membership of the
House-435. Ohio has sent six under
40, Michigan i've, Illinois and Kansas
four each, California and North Caro-
lima three each, and Florida, Kentucky,
New Jersey, North Carolina, New York,
Pennsylvania, Texas and Wisconsin two
each.
-Four are 81 years Of age-Represent-
atiyes Jennings Randolph. West Vir-
ginia; Otha D. Wearin, Iowa; George
Sadowski, Michigan, and Fred Hartley,
New Jersey. Representative Tom
O'Malley Of Wisconsin is 80. The 33-
year class includes Representatives John
Y. Brown of Kentucky, former speaker
Of his State Legislature; Gerald Boileau,
Wisconsin; Henry Ellenbogen, Pennsyl-
Arthur Healey. Massachusetts,. Four
homa; Bill Hess, Ohio; Carl Weideman,
Michigan, and Leo Allen, Illinois. The
35-year-olders are Colgate Dardem,
Virginia, and Millard Caldwell, Florida.
Six are 37-Paul Kvale, Farm-Labor
leader from Minnesota; Walter Lam
beth and James Polk, both Of Ohio;
Lane Powers, New Jersey; Everett Derk-
son, Illinois, and Joachim Fernandez,
louisiana. Those 80 years of age are !:
Clarence j. Mcleod, Michigan, who
first came to Congress as the baby"
member; Virgil Chapman, Kentucky:
Samuel Collins and John Dockweiler,
both Of California; Lawrence Imhon
and Charles West, both Of Ohio; Bill
Umstead, North Carolina. Those 80
are William McFarlane, Texas; James
ter, Pennsylvania; Frank Knif1n, Ohio; /;
James Lanzetta, New York; Frank
Hancock, North Carolina: John Dingel,
Michigan; Edward Moral, Maine; Mrs.
Kathryn OLoughlin Mccarthy, Ran
dolph Carpenter and Harold McGugin,
all Of Kansas: Jesse Peterson. Florida !;
Francis Maloney, Connecticut; John
Burke, California. and Lister Hill, Ala
bama.
Others on the verge Of 40 years are
Abe Murdock, Utah; Jere Cooper, Ten
nessee; Wright Patman. Texas; Alfred
Better, New York; John Ruf1in, Mis-
souri,; Jesse Walcott, Michigan: A. j.
Kennedy, Maryland; Chester Thomp-
son, Illinois, and Braswell Deem,
Georgia.
Had the other 48 States contributed
as literally as the District of Columbia
to the Democratic campaign fund it
would have amounted to $4,000, 600, 50
that all expenses would have been paid
and the deficit wiped out. Had the
people Of the country per capita con-
tributed as literally as the people in the
District Of Columbia the Democratic
campaign fund would have amounted
to some $24 100000.
These are some Of the calculations
being made by party leaders here at the
National Capital. who are emphasizing
their loyal support Of the party. and at
the same time feeling restless because
no local appointments have been made
Their calculations are based on a re-
port made this past week by Ernest
Walker, who. by the way, is one of the
candidates for District Commissioned
to the Democratic Advisory Committee
Of which John P. Bramhall is chairman
This committee includes some Of the
most prominent Government officials,
including Daniel c. Roper, Secretary
Of Commerce. Mr.. Walker was national
finance director of the Democratic
party for the District of Columbia. His
report showed that 100000 was con-
tributed in the District of Columbia
Of which amount $4,000 was collected
for the payment Of the party deficit
and had been contributed since the cleo
ton. He notified the Advisory Com
mittee that this would be increased to
$50 900.
The Advisory Committee holds week
ly luncheons, at which programs and
policies OF party interest are considered
X X *k
Postmaster General James A. Farley
Is well satisfied with his post as head
Of the biggest public service agency In
the world and one of the oldest public
institutions in this country. He i'm
presses the importance of the postal
service on all the political leaders from
every State in the Union who come to
see him-generally in his other capacity
as chairman of the Democratic National
Committee, party campaign manager
and chief dispenser of patronage.
Speaking of the Governments ''big
group OF leaders from Florida and other
Southern States the other day, Mr. Far
ley said. The American postal service
had its beginnings in the earliest Colo
| nial days, and in the 300 years of Its
existence 1t has been one Of the most
important influences in the development
and progress Of the country. It has
been an indispensable aid to our COM
merce and to our business and social
life in all periods of American history
Today 1t is the habit to take an efficient
mail service for granted In this mod
ern age the Post Ofice provides 24-houl
mail service between the Eastern sea-
board and the Pacific Coast. It delivers
letters and newspapers and merchandise
to our business Offices and to our homes
whether we live In city, village or coun-
try. The postal service is a compre-
hensive, cheap, convenient and reliable
system of communication and transpor-
tation. 1t remains. and it undoubtedly
always will remain. our most popular
and most useful public utility.
THE act Of Congress which estab-
lished the Post Office Department in
President Washington's administration
required the Postmaster General to de-
fray out of the postal revenues all the
expenses connected with carrying the
! mail. For many years after the found
ing Of the Government the self-sustain.
ing character impressed upon the Post
ONCE Department at the time of its es-
tablishment was scrupulously main.
tanned in its administration. From the
year 1890. when there was surplus o1
$5,255, an excess Of receipts was uni.
formly exhibited in the annual posta.
accounts until 1888. But about that time
there began a period of excessive spend
ing. at the beginning of the era of rail-