Evening star., 1939-01-22
Capital SideIights
Bu Will P. Kennedy

There is one new member OF Congress
who boasts that his father, who was
formerly in Congress, was not only in
the war with Spain, but was companion
in arms with him during the World War.
That is Representative Robert B. Chip
perfeld, Republican, of Illinois, who was
born in 1899 while his father was fight
ing in the Spanish American War The
elder pperheld-Burnett Mitchell
was connected with the Illinois National
Guard for 20 years. He organized
regiment for service in the Spanish
American War. He was member of
the State House Of Representatives sec
retary and trustee of the Western Illi-
nois State Normal School, a member of
the State House of Representatives
After service in the SiXty-fourth Con-
gress he was an unsuccessful candidate
for the United States Senate During
the World War he was judge advocate
of his division in France and was Judge
advocate of the Army of Occupation in
Germany. He was awarded the Merito-
rious Service Citation certificate "for
exceptionally meritorious and conspicu-
Gus services as division judge advocate"
and was also cited for gallantry in action
Later he was lieutenant colonel in the
judge advocate generals department of
the Offcers' Reserve Corps.
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Several Of the new members of Con-
gresS have just heard of the centennial
safe in the Capitol and have been taken
into the underground sanctuary to see it.
This is large fireproof safe, filled with
records Of national and historic interest
relative to the close of the first centennial
era of the United States. 1t is not to be
opened until the close of the second CEN
tennial period, in 1876 The safe was
furnished through the efforts of Mrs
A. H. Deihm of New York. One of the
features of this collection was a large
album containing autographs and por-
traits OF prominent persons from all Sec
tions OF the country. The safe was re-
moved from the rotunda of the Capitol
many years ago and is now stored in one
OF the entrances to the crypt.
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There is one new member of the
House-Representative Pat Cannon Of
Florida-who is really on a honeymoon.
He was married just as his campaign
started and kept busy with his con-
stituents until Congress opened.
Mr.. Cannon expressed his gratitude
to his constituents in the House the
other day in his maiden speech" It is
general practice for members to extoll
the productivity Of their district and
enumerate its advantages and claims to
fame. Mr.. Cannon did little differ
emily. He told the Committee on Recip-
rocal Tariff that the Sugar Control Act
Is sitting great new industry that
covers his entire district. He emphasized
that Florida consumes much. more sugar
than she is permitted to produce" under
this control" He pleaded Tor a new
square deal for State that ) ready to
produce wealth from former swamp
lands, through priv4e capital, giving
employment to many thousands who
otherwise would be "on' reyef"-if only
permitted by the Federal Government to
do so.
How the Federal Government in spite
of all the magnificent new buildings
erected here is still forced to occupy 12o
different privately owned buildings in
Washington, and pays rent bill OF $3,-
100000, was explained to the House by
Representative Clifton A. Woodrum of
Virginia in urging the necessity for a
new Census Building. He said that "a 900
Government employees work in these
rented buildings. The Department Of