Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1939-07-02
Capital SideIiehts
By Will P. Kennedy

While the fate of nations. neutrality
legislation and Federal appropriation
bills at the close of the fiscal year were
hanging in the balance during night
sessions, interest of many members of
| Congress was expressed in how Gentle
man Jack Dempsey was fighting the
fight of his life-for his life. Repre-
sentative Bill Barry, the only member
born in Ireland, amazed his colleagues
by telling them of an Ireland-born for
mer member who was champion heavy
weight boxer of the world in l858-John
| Morrissey, from County Tipperary, who
was a member of Congress from 1867 to
1871. Morrissey started the Saratoga
Race Track on its way to fame. He
owned controlling interest in the track
and gambling houses there and in New
York City. There have been a success
sion OF famous fighters in Congress
! duellsts, war heroes and champions in
the boxing and wrestling game. Sen
ator Warren Barbour of New Jersey was
intercollegiate heavyweight champion.
| Representative Pat Cannon of Florida
also was famous in his college days as
both amateur boxer and wrestler. Rep
resentative Joseph J. O'Brien of East
Rochester, N. Y, after he got out of
the Navy at the close of the World War
was prominent as an amateur and pro-
fessional wrestler.
Congressman have had a wide variety
of avocations and pastimes. Representa-
tive John Grain Kunkle of Harrisburg,
Pa, whose at-grandfather, John Ser
geant, was candidate for Vice President
on the ticket with Henry Clay in 1882
and whose grandfather also served in
several Congresses, is noted bridge ex-
pert. There are two famous jewelers. in
the House-Representati Mon c. Wall
gren OF Washington. who for more than
Is years has been in the retail jewelry
and optical business and who several
years ago won the national billiard title,
and Representative Frank C. Osmers jr.
OF New Jersey. one of the best jewelers..
gem experts and appraisers in the United
States. The House usually has a phar-
maclst in It's midst-this session it is DR..
Carl Thomas Durham Of North Caro-
lima. And while the House has its own
physician with assistants), assigned
from the Navy, in an emergency Con-
gress has an abundance of noted doctors
and surgeons among its membership:
Senator Francis T. Maloney, Connecti-
cut; Representative Roy o. Woodruff,
Michigan. who has both medical and
dental degrees; Representative William
II. Larrabee, Indiana, in active practice
as physician and surgeon for 80 years;
Representative Rudolph G.. Tenerowicz
Michigan, who practiced ~ years; Rep
resentative Frank Crowther, New York,
who, after designing rugs and carpets
Tor seven years, practiced dentistry in
Massachusetts, New Jersey and New
York; Representative William I. Siro-
vich OF New York, in practice since 1902;
Representative Ivor D. Fenton, Pennsyl-
vania, who was graduated in medicine
% years ago; Representative Fred G.
Douglas. New York, took his medical
degree "A years ago, and Representative
Albert E. Austin Connecticut, who re-
ceived his medical degree in 1905.
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While there are many veteran en-
ployes at the Capitol whose efficient
service has run from 80 to upward of
so years, probably the senior in service
of them all is Daniel Lloyd, highly re-
spected reporter of debate in the Senate,
who has known more Senators than any
man anve-through his service of g.
years.
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There is new disciple In the House
who favors fair play financially for the
residents of the National Capita-one
of the IL who voted for increasing the
Federal allowance toward support of the
seat Of government. This is Representa-
tive Edward j. Hart of Jersey City, N. j.,
who knows considerable about the Dis
trict government from the inside.