Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1940-07-14
Capital SideIi9hts
By WAl P. Kennedy.

Representative USner u. BurdlcK, Re.
publican. North Dakota, one Of the most
picturesque House members, has just
given to each of his colleagues pamphlet
listing their hobbies" He was born
near the Sioux Reservation and knows
their language. After marriage he and
his wife went through law school togeth-
er-they and their three children, one
q young woman, are all lawyers. He
played end for Minnesota when that uni
versity won one Of the championships Of
the Big Ten. He has been in politics
since 1907. He has written many books
on Western history and Is . collector OF
Confederate paper money and docu-
ments.
Hunting and fishing are the principal
hobbies he lists for 20 Of his colleagues
the two big-game hunters being Tink-
ham Of Massachusetts, and Rich of Penn
sylvania. Second on the list comes book
collectors, of whom there are 80. Minor
lty Leader Martin collects books on early
New England and Drewry of Virginia
rare books. Besides Burdick himself, the
authors in the House include Luce, Mas
sachusetts: Barton, New York; Ludlow,
Indiana; Lemke, North Dakota; Keller.
Illinois, and Mundt, South Dakota, who
specializes in fiction. Twenty-four men,
bers make farming their hobby. Three
are violin collectors-Keller, Illinois;
Somers and Crowther, both Of New York.
Plumley, Vermont, collects old glass, and
Dirksen, Illinois. and Shafer, Michigan,
collects bottles. Mrs. Caroline ODay, New
York, is the only fan collector. Weaver,
North Carolina, and Seccombe, Ohio,
build bird houses. Bradley, Michigan:
Mass. Minnesota, and Satterneld, Va,
are airplane pilots. Monkiewicz Of Con-
necticut specializes in interior decoration
Of churches. The artists are Ball, Con-
necticut; Lands, Indiana; Guyer, Iowa,
and Shafer. Michigan. Experts on boats
are Jeffries. New Jersey; Culkin, New
York; Taber. New York, and Clark,
North Carolina.
Kocialkowski, Illinois; Harrington,
Iowa: Mouton, louisiana and Collins,
Mississippi, confess to collecting canes.
Murdoch, Arizona, is the sole self
acknowledged cook. Child welfare spe-
cialists are Voorhis, California, and Har-
ter, New York. Coin collectors are Ma
son, Illinois, and Reece, Tennessee:
stamp collectors, Mills, Louisiana; An
dersen. Minnesota; Fish, New York; War
rem, North Carolina, and Coffee, WASH
ington. The greatest travellers are Tink-
ham, Massachusetts,; Brown. Ohio and
Beckworth, Texas. Lanham, Texas,
writes poetry and is an expert juggler.
O'Brien Of New York was q wrestler.
Disney, Oklahoma, collects antique chess
sets. Lewis, Ohio, Is student Of paleon-
thology. Kunkel, Pennsylvania, was 1897
bridge champion. Beam, Illinois: Boehne,
Indiana, and Rich, Pennsylvania, spe-
cialize in Oriental rugs and tapestries.
Firearms collectors and ballistic authori-
ties are Vreeland, New Jersey; Faddis,
Pennsylvania, and Byrns, Tennessee.
Treadway, Massachusetts,, collects old
teapots. Three gentleman harness horse
racers are Chipperfeld, Illinois; Gille,
Indiana, and Sandager, Rhode Island.
Scrugham, Nevada, is q mineral pros
pector and Faddis, Pennsylvania, an oil
prospector; Mcdowell, Pennsylvania, q
wood carver; Hobbs, Alabama, and
Mundt, South Dakota, are pipe collec.
tors; Holmes, Massachusetts,, and Pheif.
er, New York; racing pigeons. and LAM
bertson, Kansas, plays golf in his bare
feet. Mrs. Rogers, Massachusetts,, builds
rock gardens.