Evening star., 1936-10-25
Capital Sidelights
BY WILL p. KENNEDY.

There is marked antithesis between
Representative Stephen w. Gambrill of
Laurel, Md, and Roscoe C. Rowe of An
napolis. who are pitted against each other
in the congressional contest in the fifth
Maryland district.
Gambrill is of the old school and comes
from historic stock which helped to de-
velop the State. He was educated at
Maryland Agricultural College, now the
University of Maryland, and is gradu-
ate of the law department of Columbian
University, now known as George WASH
ington University. He has been practic-
ing law for SO years and saw service in
both branches of the State Legislature
before coming to Congress, IL years ago.
Rowe was born on an Indiana farm,
and after graduation from high school
enlisted in the Navy. He served through
all the enlisted branches Of the Hospital
Corps, retiring as an ofncef Of that
branch. He spent several tours of shore
duty in Annapolis and married a native
of that city. Their eldest son subsequent
ly graduated from the Naval Academy
and is now an officer with the Pacific
Fleet. While on duty in Annapolis as an
enlisted man Rowe attended the Uni
versity of Maryland Law School. gradu-
ating in 1924. He served two terms as
city counselor Of Annapolis and is now
States attorney for Anne Arundel
County.
Anne Arundel County, by the way, was
named after the wife of Cecilius, second
Lord Baltimore, and was founded in
1850 Howard County, where Gambrill
was born. was founded in 1851 and named
for Col Jonn Eager Howard, the elder.
Maryland has population of 1868. 900
and an area of l2,30021 square miles,
nearly one fourth of which is water. 1t
received it's original charter in 1884 and
was founded by Cecilius Calvert, Lord
Baltimore. 1t was named after Queen
Henrietta Maria, wife of Charles of Eng
land. The first settlement was st. Marys.
1t was one Of the thirteen original COL
onies. 1t has more river frontage than
any other State in the Union. 1t has
IS principal rivers and 10 important
mountains-the highest is Mount Back
bone, 1920 feet; Negro Mountain is next,
2,908 feet; then come Kaiser Ridge, 1884
feet. and Big Savage Mountain, 1850
feet
The States manufactured products
have a value of s519 900, 900, while the
farm products have value of more than
$86, 900 900. Its oyster, crab and fishing
industry is $4,000,00 business. Mary
land packs more tomatoes than any other
State in the Union, about rs per cent
of the entire pack for the country. Mary
land ranks next to Louisiana in the pro-
duction of muskrat pelts and first in
production of black muskrat pelts-rated
the choicest on the market. 1t Is one OF
the leading strawberry producing States,
one of the leaders in vegetable canning,
in supplying sweet potatoes to the East
ern markets. The Nation depends on
Maryland and California for the bulk of
all spinach grown for canning purposes.
st. Marys County, Md, one of the most
closely contested sections in the fifth
congressional district. was named in
honor Of the Virgin Mary-the landing
from the Ark and Dove at st. Marys
having been made on the Feast Of the
Annunciation. The county dates from
1887.
Arrangements going forward for the
Inauguration of the next President are
in charge of two veteran Capitol en-
ployes-Col. Chesley w. Jurney and
Kenneth Romney, sergeants at arms, re-
spectively, of the Senate and House.
This official ceremony Of swearing in the
President on the east front Of the Capt.
tol is the real heart of the Inauguration.
Col. Jurney Is native Texan andlooks the
part Of the old-time United States Sen.
ator. He is graduate Of Georgetown Uni
versity Law School and has been actively
connected with Congress for 40 years.
He was private secretary to Representa-
tive Robert L. Henry for six years and
then to Senator Charles A. Culbertson for
20 years. He also served for six years
as clerk to the Senate Judiciary Com
mittee. He was private secretary to Sem
ator Copeland of New York for 10 years.
Kenneth Romney, sergeant at arms OF
the House, has been an employe OF the
Capitol for "a years. He halls from
Montana, took his college course and did
newspaper work in Washington State
Before his service as sergeant at arms
he was for II years cashier Of the bank
at the Capitol for members Of the House
and House employees. Romney Is dis
eliminating reader and owns large.
carefully selected library. Both Jurney
and Romney are genial and generally
popular with members Of Congress ana
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