Evening star., 1951-06-24

the vindictive. OF young man
named Irwin, 1t says. 1T seems a
crime that all the brains In the
universe should be thrust upon
one individual"
just how little Of the measure
lof the man these little profiles
could reveal is brought home in q
paragraph taken from the 1915
Howitzer, annual album Of West
Point. His greatest passion is
baseball; football and Company F
come, next in order of rank. In
baseball many an opposing player
trif1ed once with Brad's throwing
arm, but never twice. And bat
ting average Of 1888 is never to be
lsneezed at"
Brad. only turned out to be
General Of the Army Omar N.
Bradley, who among other things
became the author Of IA Soldiers
Story"
Books Thot Are Coming Out
OF the 82d Congress
Not many bills are coming out
Iof the 82nd Congress, it Is true.
But at least some books are prom
Used.
Senator Taft, Republican, of
Ohio expects to publish in the fall
his thoughts on our foreign policy.
Another Republican Senator,
Toby of New Hampshire, already
has his manuscript in. but is hav-
ing trouble naming it. The story
|of his experiences on the Ke-
fauyer crime committee, it will,
not surprisingly. incorporate q
strong plea for a return to NOR
|ality in this country"
On the House side, two Demo-
cratS are hard at work on forth
coming volumes. Representative
Smith OF Mississippi is in the final
stages of "The Yazoo," to be in
cluded in the Rivers Of America
series. He contracted to do the
job some four years ago, at the
Of Holding Carter, q
Mississippi friend and fellow con-
tributor C'The Lower Missis-
sippi"). The river, q tributary of
the Mississippi. forms. roughly, the
eastern border Of Mr.. Smiths dis
trict.
Lots Of Troubles.
The long delay in production,
Mr.. Smith, a newcomer to the
House. explains by saying: .It's a
lot of trouble getting elected to
Congress. And you've got various
troubles after you get here" He
hopes to get copy in by the first of
the year.
Representative Mccarthy Of
Minnesota is also taking pen in
hand, mostly. he says, ito make
an honest man of myself" In his
first congre 5sional campaign, It'll
turns out. MS literature described
him as a farmer writer" He sold
the farm, and though one Of the
most literate members of the
House, found time for no more
than an occasional magazine ar
ticle. With the burden Of an un-
filled promise weighing heavily
upon him, however, he is getting
down TO work on why Be Dem
ocrat," which will explain why he
Is one.
X X X X
Yearners after poetic justice gotI
a lift the other day from a meet
ing between Henri Bonnet, French
Ambassador, and Glen Stanton,
president Of the American Insti-
tute Of Architecture. At a lunch
con meeting at the Octagon, head
quarters of the ALA, Mr. Stanton
to NJ. Bonnet q check
for $1,000 to aid in the preserva-
tion Of Chartres Cathedral. What
gave everybody present feeling
Of being in on a scene that per-
fectly exemplified the fitness of
things was that the check repre-
sented the postwar royalties from
the sale Of Henry Adams master
piece, Mont Saint Michel and
Chartres." The copyright Of the
50-year-old book is owned by the
Ala, Of which Mr.. Adams was
an honorary member. Previously, /
the royalties have been used for
scholarships for students of me-
dieval architecture. This year,
however, the institute felt that |,
the money should be used forIl
Chartres. which. though damaged
IN the war. is undergoing preserva-
lion treatment. It provides, they'll
feel, literature,s first example oil
IN author posthumously benefitingl,