Evening star., 1943-11-23

Within a Hours Of
Two Hill Colleagues
i The Senate is adjourning to-
day out of respect for Senator w.
Warren Barbour, SIS, Republican,
OF New Jersey, who died last night
of coronary thrombosis at his
home, 2801 Thfrty-firs street
NV.
His death followed within "a
hours the fatal injury of Repre-
sentative J. William Otter, Repub-
lican, of Pennsylvania. and the
death of Representative Henry B.
Steagall. Democrat, of Alabama.
Dr. George w. Calver Capitol
physician, announced that Senator
Barbour died at 10:45 pm. He had
been in i'll health for several days.
Succeeded Morrow.
A one-time amateur heavyweight
boxing champion and opponent of
Mayor Frank Hague of Jersey City.
Senator Barbour was appointed to
the Senate December l, 1881. to sue
ceed the late Dwight D. Morrow,
and was elected November 8, 1882.
to fill the Morrow term. Defeated
for reelection in 1886, he was re-
turned two years later for the un-
expired term of Senator A. Harry
Moore, who resigned to become Gov
ernor of New Jersey. Senator Bar
bour subsequently was elected In
1910 for a six-year term.
Senator Barbour was born July 81,
1888, at Monmouth Beach, N. ].
When he was % years old he won
the national amateur heavyweight
boxing championship and was billed
as the millionaire Kid" He gave
up the ring at the behest OF his
mother, but remained an ardent
sportsman, spending much of his
leisure time, up to his recent illness,
in golflng, boating and riding His
large frame won him the reputation
of being the Senate's biggest man."
Republican Gov.-Elect Walter
Edge of New Jersey. vacationing in
Thomasville. Ga, termed the death
of Senator Barbour tragic and
shocking"
Il have known him since he en-
tered public life many years ago."
Mr.. Edge said, and 1 deeply regret
to hear of his death. We had been
intimate friends and this news is
bad indeed
Doctors Warning Cited.
Entering public life as a member
of the Borough Council of Rumson.
IN. j., Senator Barbour was elected
Mayor and served from 1928 to 1928.
In the Senate he was a member of
the Naval Affairs, Commerce, Manu-
factures, Public Buildings and Rules
Committees.
He was married to Elisabeth c.
Carrere in 1921. They were divorced
in l94l. She lives at 1404 Thirty
fifth street NV. Also surviving are
a son Warren and two daughters.
Sharon and Elysabeth.
Senator Barbour, millionaire
thread manufacturer, was a member
of the Union League, Merchants
and New York Yacht Clubs, the
Rumson IN. j.. Country Club and
the Metropolitan and Chevy Chase
Clubs here. He was a graduate of
Browning School in New York.
A Barbour for President" Club
was organized in 1899 by the Hudson
County IN. j. Young Republicans
Club. The group maintained that
he had the experience that does not
guess, but knows the science of
government"
Quieted Huey Long.
1t was recalled that Senator Bar
bour was one of the few men on
the Hill who had succeeded in quiet
ing the late Huey Long. After list
enlng for nearly day and a half
to the Louisiana Senator oppose a
bill giving the Interstate Commerce
Commission control over rates to
ports, Senator Barbour rose to his
full height and declared: THE time
has come for you to sit down and
let some one else talk"
If it were not that my colleague
from New Jersey is the largest and
strongest man in the Senate" Sen
ator Long replied, II might be in
cllned not to yield. However, I
do So"
The death of the New Jersey SEN
ator leaves the Senate with 81 Demo-
Gratis, 81 Republicans and / Progress
sive. Gov. Charles A. Edison of New
Jersey, a Democrat, will appoint a
temporary successor to serve until
next November's election.
His death, coming so closely after
that of Mr.. Otter and Mr.. Steagall,
recalled the warning of DR.. Calver a
few weeks ago that Congress was
overworked and tired, and that it
was severely taxing its health by
not taking recess.
Died In Plane Crash.
Mr.. Otter, who died Sunday night
in Navy plane crash near Co.
lumbia' Pa, was on military mis-
sion, his colleagues disclosed last
night. He was flying in a Navy
plane from Squantum, Mass, to
Willow Grove, Pa, both naval bases
| The Senate adopted resolution
Of regret over Mr.. Differs death and
appointed Senators Guffey, Demo.
crat, of Pennsylvania; Davis, Repub-
licap, of Pennsylvania; Scrugham,
Democrat, of Nevada; Buck, Demo-
crat, of Delaware. and Bushfield,
Republicans, of South Dakota to
.epresent the Senate at the funeral.
| Services for Mr.. Otter will be held