Evening star., 1945-10-14
Capital Sidelights
BIZ viii P. Kennedy.


Representative Edith N. Rogers OF
Massachusetts has put into the Con-
gressional Record an interesting story
on The Heroism Of Betty Barton"
daughter of the late Representative
Bruce Barton. Miss Barton was para
lyzed by a spinal injury in an auto
mobile accident more than 10 years ago.
Last year Miss Barton wrote a book
entitled Now Live Again" telling how
out OF anguish and encouragement her
own conquering spirit achieved such
physical improvement that she now
goes about alone in New York, as Mrs.
Rogers says, "emancipated from SYM
pathy and an object lesson of coura-
geous hope to hundreds of tragic war
victims"
World War II emphasized to many
In Congress how the start they gave
to young men through appointment TO
Annapolis or West Point has resulted
In real service to the Nation. During
World War I Representative John @.
Tilson of Connecticut, later House
leader in the Sixty-ninth, Seventieth
and Seventy first Congresses, made q
series of speeches on armament. He
had been an officer in the Spanish
American War. At the same time the
chief janitor at the Capitol was Charles
Kaschub of Meriden, Conn, who per-
suaded Mr. Tilson to give an appoint
ment to Annapolis to a boy in whom
he was interested-George A. Lange.
Mr.. Kaschub subsequently was Senate
doorkeeper and employed at the Ar
lington Hotel and City Club, and now
with his eyesight practically gone he
Is living at the Masonic and Eastern
Star Home Proudly visiting the Capitol
the other day, he boasted about his
appointee to Annapolis George Lange
now has been in the Navy 81 years. He
is commander and was stationed for
time at the White House, accompany
ing President Roosevelt on various
trips. The President had him appointed
executive officer on the U. s. S. Co.
lumbia, light cruiser, commissioned
July 30, 1912
Mr. Kaschub has Just received let
ter from his protege, recounting the
war service of that ship as follows:
Oficially credited with the destruction
Of 27 planes, assisted in sinking
cruiser and destroyer at the battle of
Empress Augusta Bay and battle
ships, cruiser and / destroyer at the
battle Of Surigao Straits, participation
In nine shore bombardments, COM
mendeds by Secretary Forrestal for
outstanding heroism in action" with
the entire personnel authorized to wear
the Navy Unit Commendation Ribbon:
in nine officially designated operations
Stars have been authorized.
Representative Charles L. Clifford of
Massachusetts,, now in his 74th year,
having been a school teacher, real estate
dealer, oyster and cranberry grower,
member of both branches of the State
Legislature and % years a member of
Congress, is starting all over again on
his lifetime hobby of making scrap
books. One year ago his extraordinary
collection of many scrapbooks on a
score of subjects on which he has
worked steadily for we'll over half a
century was wiped out in Cape Cod
cyclone-together with his beautiful
home and Office, his treasured century,
old violin and priceless family heirlooms
all but the sturdy stone chimney,
around which he has rebuilt smaller
home. But Mr. Clifford had his heart
set on leaving his collection of scrap
books to his two grandsons, and so with
stubborn persistency he is starting to
build up another collection, endeavoring
as far as he can to get duplicates of
photostats Of various items which he
particularly priced in the volumes he
lost Scores of friends who had seen
and admired his scrapbooks are helping
him in his search for duplicates. About
10 of the destroyed books contained
clippings which were the best biography
of his life. Many of these are being
replaced by his friends, with supple
mental comments which are going into
new volumes.