The Washington times., 1937-02-16
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KIN AMONG
'0LDSTERS'
Sen. Norris, Swanson,
McAdoo Also Past
3 Score and TO-

grand old men" who. despite their
advanced age, today still loom
large in the affairs of national and
local Importance.
In the halls of Congress, the
conference rooms of industry and
on and before the bench of justice,
the "oldsters" who have passed
the milestone of three score and
ten each day take up the cudgel
of life without slackening their
pace.
And it was a man who three
years ago passed the 70mark that
today came to the defense of
President Rooscvelt's plan to re-
form the Federal Judiciary. He
was William Gibbs McAdoo, 49,
year-old Senator from California,
who announced that he will take
to the radio tonight to defend
the plan.
He will speak over a National
BroadcaSting Company network
from 1920 to II o'clock.
Senator George W. Norris, rs
come July II, was his accustomed
alert self in the Senate cloak room
and chamber today. 1t was for
Senator Norris that President
Roosevelt made a campai n
speech not more than a year ago,
terming him one of the nations
most brilliant and able leaders.
Nor was there a trace of fatigue
or wasted motion in the routine
today of President RooSevelt'S
Uncle Frederic A. Delano as he
attended to his many duties as
chairman of the National Capital
Park and Planning Commission,
chairman of the Central Housing
Committee and regent of the
Smithsonian Institution, in addi-
ton to double duties in connec.
ton with the National Resources
Committee and numerous smaller
duties. Mr.. Delano is 73.
The usual pressure of activity
was apparent before the Court of
Appeals bench of Judge ]. A. Van
Orsdel, rs, or before Judge George
E. Martin, chief justice of the
Court of Appeals of the District
of Columbia. Judge Martin is
"crowding" 30.
In United States Customs Court,
presiding Judge Charles P. Nc
CIelland showed the customary
wisdom of his 81 years in his
rulings.
Swanson, Roper, Too
Claude A. Swanson, at "a, and
Daniel C. Roper, who will reach
the 70-year marker April /, found
no let.up in the stream of CORE
spondence from the Chief Execu.
tive-memos, letters and reports
passed on to their hands for
recommendations and counsel. No
indication that they might be
slipping in their competency as
Cabinet advisers.
Josephus Daniels carried on in
his Roosevelt appointed duty as
United States Ambassador to
Mexico and it is not unreasonable
to believe that he will receive
birthday greetings from the
White House next May 1S-his
seventy-fifth anniversary.
And Mr.. Garner
John Nance Garner carried on
his usual close personal contacts
with the man who had chosen him
for a running mate in the election
campaign. Mr.. Garner, although
only Ct, will be 10 before the ex.
piration of his term-a term that
would be ended not as Vice Presi.
dent, but as Chief Executive of the
nation in the event Mr.. Roosevelt
does not finish his elected tenure
of office.
Untn recently it was a man of
70 who had direct responsibility
for guarding the Chief Executives
life. He retired, only at his own
insistenCe. He was William H.
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Heurich Is 81
Christian Chris" Heurich, for
instance, who, at "a, tops the
roster of the local oldsters, still
controlled his brewery vatS-the
same vats that held amber fluid
before prohibition and remained
empty during that era while
Chris" dispensed ice, and which
he filled again on repeal day. Thus
reorganized his business twice
after passing his day of useful.
ness"
Isaac Cans, at rs, and a Roose.
welt appointee (after TO-, was his
same stern self as he heard the
plants of District liquor dealers
in his capacity on the Alcohol
Beverage Control Board.