Evening star., 1937-02-07
Capital Sidelights
BY WILL p. KENNEDY.

The cabinet premier, Secretary of
State Cordell Hull, at the White House
reception Thursday night for high Gov
ernment officials from various depart
ments and independent establishments,
in chatting with friends emphasized a
striking fact. Probably nowhere in the
world" he pointed out, "can SO much
concentrated and varied knowledge on
all phases of human welfare and activity
scientific. historical, economic-be
found in one group as under this White
House roof tonight" He then gave a
number of illustrations Of men attend
ing that function who have profound
knowledge on certain subjects, have
made intensive and extended research,
and who are authorities on almost any
subject under the sun related to human
welfare.
Now and then we hear Congress re-
ferred to as herd Of dumb driven
cattle
Be that as it may-and 1t is q facetious
rather than q serious allusion-the Ma
tional House of Representatives is now
being run by two outstanding, we'll
experienced and enthusiastic pedigreed
Jersey cattle breeders-Speaker Will
liam B. Bankhead of Alabama and House
Leader Sam Rayburn Of Texas.
Speaker Bankhead owns 40o-acre
farm in Alabama, where he raises cotton,
corn, hay and potatoes-and a part OF
which Is used by him to indulge his zeal
for q prize stock Jersey herd. More than
10 years ago he undertook to develop the
pure bred Jersey strain with the idea Of
producing a grade of milk cattle that
would improve the scrub herds then
prevalent. So he acquired very valu-
able high-bred male and some registered
COWS. He has devoted his zeal to quality
rather than quantity and his herd now
numbers only 80 cows-but he is proud
of every one of them. Nor does he offer
any of his products at the various cattle
fairs. although expert judges have pro-
nounced most Of his stock blue-ribbon-
ers. He keeps one COW at this residence
in Jasper which gives five gallons of rich
milk daily.
House Leader Rayburn has been in the
Jersey business about Is years. The first
Jersey bull he ever owned was given to
him by Senator Carter Glass OF Vir-
ginia, who Is also fancier. Rayburns
cattle are mostly of the Highland breed,
some he imported from the Isle OF Jer-
sey. He also has about 80 head and
runs his herd in connection with his
farm.
Page the "man Of many jobs" who
has progressively made good-Repre
sentative Robert L. Mouton, Democrat,
Of Louisiana. After graduating from q
local institute he started working as q
bank runner, worked up to assistant
cashier, acted as secretary to the presi-
dent, taught French, stenography and
typewriting in a local college. opened ar
insurance office and operates a night
school for business training. Received
a commission from the United States
State Department as aide to the general
receiver Of customs in Haiti, collector oi
customs at Gonaives, Haiti, West Indies;
volunteered in the Marine Corps, served
overseas as interpreter and intelligence
officer to the first squadron, first Ma
rine aviation outfit; was mayor and post.
master of Lafayette, Ind: is horti'
culturist and owns and operates q large
azalea and camellia japonica nursery
and has lectured to garden clubs all ovel
the country on the proper culture oi
these particular plants.
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Senator Lynn J. Frazier was born Re-
publican in Maine-but his parents were
early Western pioneers, first in Mime
soto and later in the northern part Of
Red River Valley. N. Oak. He was grad
uated from the State Normal School
when he was 81, and actively took up
the management of the family home
stead for his widowed mother and re-
manned on that job for 81 years-then he
was elected Governor and reelected
several times.
Representative John Hosea Kerr OF
North Carolina is the third member Of
his family by the same name to serve
in the National House Of Representatives
his great uncle, John Kerr. and his
son, Judge John Kerr, were the others.
He is the son of Confederate captain.
While serving on the bench he was
nominated to succeed Representative
Claude Kitchin, former House leader,
and he was elected at q special election.
November 6, 1923-with only one vote
cast against him.