Evening star., 1936-08-16
Capital SideIights
BY WILL p. KENNEDY.

Few newspaper men are properly
sung, either in life or death 1t is
gratifying to the veteran Washington
correspondents that one Of their best
loved and able associates has been given
extraordinary recognition. Members of
the Ohio delegation are distributing
booklet, mot printed at Government ex-
pense," extolling the late Carl D. Ruth
as "a prince among men" The tributes
in this booklet are from the Congress
sional Record and were spoken and writ
ten by Senator Robert j. Bulkley, Rep
resentatives Charles A. Eaton. Louis
Ludlow, Thomas Jenkins William A.
Pittinger, Stricklan Gillian, former Con-
gresham j. Adam Bede, the Standing
Committee of Washington Correspond
entS, special committee of the National
Press Club "and editorial comments in
memory of distinguished and beloved
newspaper correspondent"
catechism of interesting informa-
ton about the formation of the United
States Government under the Constitu-
ton is being prepared as part of the
SeSquicentennial educational service by
Director General Representative Sol
Bloom. Here are samples of the sub
jects on which correct information is
given:
@. Was Adams sworn in as Vice Pres
ident before Washington took the oath
of Office as President?
A. No Neither the Vice President
nor any Senators took the oath of Of
flee until June 8. The first act of Con-
gress, June l. provided for the oath. In
the House the Speaker and members
present on April had taken an oath
provided for by resolve of the House
and the act of June l recognized that
oath as sufficient for those who had
taken it.
@. What has been the number of
Justices Of the Supreme Court of the
United States?
A. The act of June "a, 1889. provided
for a Chief Justice and five Associates;
that of February "a, 1907, made the
Associates six; that of March 3, 1887,
eight; and that of March 3. 1863, nine
But on July 23, 1866, law directed that
no appointments be made of Associate
Justices until the number of them
should be only six. This was to prevent
President Johnson from making appoint
ments; but the act of April 10, 1862 re-
stored the number to eight. There were
only six at the time that President
Grant made the first appointments that
restored the number to eight.
The first 81 pages of the Congressional
Record for July 6 might well be called
the Democratic National Campaign Bible.
First comes a comprehensive review of
legislative accomplishments of the
Roosevelt administration, with digest
of each important measure by Senator
Joseph T. Robinson. This runs for 20
pages. Then there is a report on the
Democratic National Convention by
Representative Carl Hayden of Arizona,
which includes the keynote" speech by
Senator Alben w. Barkley of Kentucky.
the speech by the permanent chairman,
Senator Robinson, the Democratic plat
form. the speeches of acceptance by
President Roosevelt and Vice President
Garner for denomination and the speech
of James A. Farley as chairman OF the.
National Committee.
The Rebel yell'-few are alive today
who remember hearing it in battle-but
it has echoed down the years since the
days of civil strife, and probably nowhere
has it been heard oftener and more
thrillingly than in the National Capital.
The late Judge John Barton Payne,
native of Virginia who helped to pass
bread, ham and spring water to Gen.
Jackson and his soldiers on their famous
coup march by night to win the second
battle of Manassas, and who had two
brothers in Turner Ashby's Cavalry,
who for many years before his death was
national chairman of the American Red
Cross, delighted in the thrill OF the
Rebel yell"
He recalled that Gen. Jackson was
standing on the battle field of Antietam,
his physician, DR.. Mcclure, with him,
when he ordered charge OF the V1r-
ginia Infantry. They gave that yell
and Gen. jackson said: THAT is the
finest music in the world"
He also recounted this-about the
great English statesman, David Lloyd
George. He read with delight Stone
wall Jackson's campaigns, noting that
Jackson's strategy and tactics are taught
both in Great Britain and France In
the military schools. He came over
here and asked Admiral GraySon, since
chairman of the American National
Red Cross, to show him over JacksonS S
battle field. Finally they went to the
Confederate Home in Richmond. He had
mentioned the Confederate yell, and
Admiral Grayson arranged, without the
English stateman's knowledge, that these
old Confederates there in the home
should line up to receive him, and, at
a signal, give the Confederate yell.
LLOYD George was almost paralyzed, and
said he would rather have heard that
than anything else he had heard In
the United States.