Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1951-12-20

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death. The White House said the
President sent a telegram of con.
dolence.
Representative George, Republi.
can, of Kansas said Senator
Capper typified a personal integ-
rity that was never questioned by
any Of his people or any one who
knew him. He has rendered a dis
tinct and honored service to his
State and to his Nation"
Senator Capper was one Of the
largest Midwestern publishers. He
owned two daily newspapers-the
Topeka Capital and the Kansas
City (Kans.) Kansan-and eight
farm magazines with a combined
circulation Of as million. He
operated two radio stations.
He was the States first native
born Governor and served two
terms. Elected to the United States
Senate in 1918. Senator Capper
was o moving force in farm legis-
|lation for the next 80 years.
The Capper-Volstead Act was
the legal foundation for farmer CO.
Operatives. The Capper-Tincher
Act provided for regulation OF
grain exchanges.
He supported soil conservation
Legislation. parity prices. the Rural
Identification Administration and
the Agricultural Adjustment Ad-
|ministration.
During his first term in 1922,
Senator Capper organized the
farm bloc" the first organized
effect by agricultural States to
work for farm legislation.
When he retired, Senator Cap
per was chairman Of the powerful
Senate Agriculture Committee. He
had retained his Senate seat
through political tides that swept
his native State into the Demo-
cratic column several times.
Proud of Service to ID. C.
Senator Capper was a citizen
Of Washington. as well as OF
Kansas. He was as proud Of his
service as chairman Of the SEN
ate District Committee as any
thing in his career.
Speaking at Kansas farm gath
erings or city political rallies he
would say:
You know, I was chairman OF
the District Committee Of the
Senate for years-a sort Of Mayo,
of Misunderstanding the ad-
ministrations of President Cool
idge and President Hoover. When
the Republicans organized the
Senate again in 1947. I did not
resume the craftsmanship because
there is a rule that a Senator can
be chairman of only one commit
tee, and I was senior Republican
member Of the Agriculture Com
mittee also. I took the chairman
ship Of Agriculture.
Sponsored Suffrage Bill.
"You know the citizens Of the
District Of Columbia cannot vote
I was the sponsor, in the Senate
of the Summers-Capper bill tc
amend the Constitution to give
them the right to vote for Pres
lident and Representatives of theil
own in the Congress. I am sure
that such an amendment will pas.
some day"
During his long service as Dis.
trict Committee chairman, Sena.
tor Capper always exerted every
effort to ascertain the wishes oil
the majority Of Washingtonian.
on any controversial issue.
He was responsible for the 8.
cent car fare. for school children
He introduced the bill creating
the Alley Dwelling Authorit,
which later became the. Nationa
Capital Housing Authority.
Untiring Efforts for Parks.
The beauty Of the Nations Cap.
ital was enhanced by Senate,
Capper's untiring efforts to ex.
pand the parks system here. HI
was co-sponsor Of the Capper.
Champion park development law
which authorized a gradual out.
lay Of SIG million. The back.
bone Of that measure was the
George Washington Memoria
Parkway from Mount Vernon tx
Great Falls.
A man with no children of hi.
own. he was greatly interested IL
helping them and giving them {
good time. His birthday party Ii
a Topeka amusement park usually
was attended by several Thousand
youngsters. In 1920, he built anc
endowed the Capper Foundation
for Crippled Children in Topeka
which is q recuperation center
for spastics.
Another Of his great interest.
was the advancement Of the Negro
His father, q Quaker, had gont
out to Kansas to help John Brown
not in fighting but in under
ground railway activities to hell
escaped slaves. Senator Cappel
was q member Of the board Of thu
National Association for the Ad.
lvancement of Colored People TO
more than 80 years.
Most Successful Publisher.
He was one Of Americas mos
successful publishers. For q time
after World War I, his publica.
tons ranked fourth in total cir.
Iculation. Capper's Farmer has 8
circulation of 900, and hi.
Household Magazine has a whop
ping 2;So0,o0o
In addition, he was publisher O
tho Kansas Farmer. the Missouri
lRuralist, the Ohio Farmer, tn,
Michigan Farmer and the Penn
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