Evening star., 1937-12-12
Capital Sidelights
BY WILL p. KENNEDY.

Representative Mary T. Norton of New
Jersey. IA years a member of Congress
and the first woman ever to be chair
man Of one of the major committees,
has gone back to school, as it were, and
is reported to be studying hard for pro
motion" She is in a special ciass-all
by herself-as a hearer and observer.
The situation is like this-she realizes
that she has tough job ahead to pilot
through committee and the House the
administrators wages and hours bill
80 apprec1ating that Chairman Jones Of
the Committee on Agriculture had about
the same sort Of problems to contend
with IN driving through the farm bill.
Mrs. Norton has been closely observing
his tactics and the strategy Of those
opposed to the legislation so that she
may benefit by that experience when she
brings out the wages and hours bill It
Is reported about the Capitol that if Mrs.
Norton is successful in handling the
Presidents labor bill she is to be
rewarded by being made the first woman
Senator from New Jersey-of course,
with the enthusiastic support of her
close personal and political friend. the
intrepid Mayor Frank Hague of Jersey
City.
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Former Governor (and former candi-
date for President) Alt M. Landon gave
the veteran doorkeeper of the House,
Joseph j. Sinnott, q few extra hurried
heartbeats, all unconsciously, YESTERDAY,
when ne visited in the Republican cloak
room Of the House. Mr.. Sinnott was
fearful that the former Governor, who,
while Governor, was entitled to admis-
sion on the floor while the House was
in session, might forget that he no longer
had that privilege as an lex" and uncon-
sclously stroll in. But lust as "Joe."
stirred to nervous tension. was about to
warn Mr.. Landon, Representative Joe
Martin, one Of the strategist managers
OF the Landon campaign, came to the
rescue by introducing the doorkeeper.
Mr.. Landon addressed Mr.. Sinnott as
Congressman" and the later was so
fused in denying the charge that the
group passed out Of the danger zone with
considerable laughter.
For the first time in many wears. at
least, the House calendar was as never
before within the memory of the oldest
member or employe-usually there are
only one or two special orders, which are
listed on the first or cover page of the
calendar. But On Friday 1t took two
pages to list the ten special orders.
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The Senate and House pages-ambi-
tions youths gathered here from all parts
OF the country-invite you today to wit
ness their football match on the Catholic
University gridiron at II o'clock Here
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athletic stars In many colleges-and des-
tined someday to take prominent place
IN the politics of the Nation, for which
they are now getting intensive inside
training. Senator Josh Lee of Oklahoma,
who won the national collegiate orator.
ical championship 20 years ago. and Rep
resentatives James A. Stanley of Con-
necticut, a Yale football stsr, and Mat
thew ]. Merritt Of New York, who can
still outplay q majority Of college grid
men, are coaches of the game Tom
Whelan and Dutch Bergman are to off,
ciate as referee and umpire, with Shag
Shaughnessy as lnesman. The Senate
pages team is composed Of Pete Hollis,
South Carolina; Frank Thomas, Della
ware; Tim Keleher, New Mexico; Guss
Sonnenberg, Arizona: Bob Gri11n, South
SdA AOAAAAd, IuSdCh, INSW
Harry Burke, New Hampshire; Bill Pax
ton, Louisiana; Bill Bassford, Missouri;
Paul Cabell, Virginia, and Chuch Browne,
South Carolina. Their subs include Dut-
ton, Wisconsin; Ball, North Carolina:
Palmer, Utah; Wallace, North Dakota;
Haight, Idaho, and Halpin, Missouri.
The House pages team consists Of
Mccormick, Pennsylvania: Ceilings
worth Ternessee. T,,rosnsor Neuu vork.
Deatrick, Illinois; Harris, Virginia:
Strachen, Georgia; De Witt, California;
Suazo, New Mexico; Catlett, Kentucky;
Earl Morgan. Alabama, and Gardner,
Georgia. The House subs are w. Nor
gan, Alabama; johnson, Wyoming: Carr,
Michigan: c. Martin, Illinois; Northrup,
South Carolina; Joachim, Alabama;
Allen, Illinois; Teagle, Ohio; Losche,
Indiana; Russell, Kentucky, and lie
Grand, North Carolina.