Show T The e Senates Senate's enate s Sc Scrapping app ng Cousins Cousins' Struggle o of Vare Var are i Bring rin Out Immense Contrast Between Two I tt r By RODNEY DUTCHER N NEA EA Service Writer Once WASHINGTON V there were two cousins One Ono grew up t to be a a. brilliant c corporation lawyer er and nd theother the tho other a brilliant prosecuting attorney ney Finally th they y both became United States tat s senators and In an arena where all the world could see gave a demonstration of ot what happens when a brilliant corporation lawyer awyer bumps up against an ev el evermore more more brilliant prosecuting attorney That is the story of the Cousins Reed David A A. A of Pennsylvania and James A. A of Missouri who vho long ago entered mortal combat over tho senatorial rights If any of Boss William S S S. Vare Yare of Philadelphia TWO BITTER END FIGHTERS In the tho senate Cousin Dave represents represents represents the great Mellon l interests of ot Pennsylvania including the 1 Mellon lIon political machine which was forced to take Vare Yare to its bosom Cousin DaVe is a go through type of ot fighter and that's the way he is fighting for Vare Yare Cousin Jim is acting as prosecuting ing attorney attorney attorney-as as he often otten pas has before for tor for both tho the people and nd his party It is needless to add that Cousin Jim is b a go through fighter r too Cousin Dave is always found on th the side Ilde of Republican principles as Interpreted by the Mellons There ere is plenty of politics in Cousin CousIn Cousin Cou Cou- sin Jim Jims Jim's s system too but he is not afraid to o defy his party to his own political detriment as he demonstrated demonstrated demonstrated demon demon- when he roared against the league of ot nations nations' Cousin Jim has certain old-fashioned old set principles principles' to which he sticks in seeming dis disregard disregard dis- dis regard of consequences For alt all th their ir bitterness on the senate floor the thc two Reeds are personal per per- p personal r- r friends outside They're not cronies they cronies they t dOl don t visit each other socially but the two branches of ot the R Reed Cd family have always had amicable relations I Two able abl m men n both boh but ut there there resemblance ceases ceases Cousin Dave is 47 and Cousin Jim is 66 Its It's no news ners to describe the fa famous famous fa- fa Jim Average height average average average aver aver- age weight and then he stops being average lIes Hed the handsomest man manIn manin manin in the senate for tor all his years With his features in repose he wears a baleful look which In peaceful moments moments moments' moments moments' mo mo- ments ments' sometimes dissolves into a a. kindly sort of smile His Fond wonderful oratorical gift his mastery of effective combinations of simple words his fearful ability to deliver the devastating comeback comeback come come- back bock in debate and his appalling earnestness as IS he pierces and lacerates lacerates lacerates lacer lacer- ates the hides of his opponents opponent has made him an an ideal rapier for tor a n minority minority mi mt- mi- mi party probably the greatest in recent times Tearless Fearless and merciless he has stricken terror terro into hearts No one ever attacks ReedA Reed A man armed with a cap pistol does not assail a machine gun nest Senator Senator Sen Seri ator Robinson of Indiana you re remember remember remember re- re member tried it last year and was mangled On the other side elde of the th senate aisle sits liltS Cousin Dave somewhat taller and much thinner quick and wiry Cousin Dave slumps way down in his seat in utter dejection as it if he were the unhappiest man alive He too may be regarded a as rather handsome although a 0 ranger tranger might suspect that he had Y 1 Y F r l i J Jr r ti a a 1 I s l M i 00 N ej Y EN DAVID ARFF REED EED AND DJ SJ J JAMESA ES SA A REED PEED JN IN ACTION been sadly disillusioned after alter many l late te nights out Shoved into national prominence when he was appointed in 1922 to fill a death vacancy in the senate he soon proved that he was no weakling lie He has plenty of ability lity and as much grit as any man in the senate Sometimes he lie has been made to look foolish in debate debater but whenever one of ot his arguments has been demolished he is ts quick to grab for a new one even though it may seem to be opposed in principle to the tM first He lIe spared Vare Yare no no contempt when Vare Yare ran in the 1926 primaries against Mellons Mellon's candidate Pepper and called th dunderheads dunderheads' ads when they nominated Vare Yare Vare in Reeds Reed's opinion was was an uncouth roughneck a former garbage collector collector collector col col- lector who should be suppressed Last session however 0 Cousin Dave entered into a frenzied one- one man effort to make Vare Yare his colleague colleague col col- col- col league in the senate The Mellon Interests required Vares Vare's cooperation cooperation cooperation tion if they were t to control Pennsylvania Penn Penn- sylvania Reed must have it too for tor he be comes cornel up for tor reelection next November For the sake of the machines machine's machines machine's machines machine's ma ma- chines chine's fortunes and his own he tied up the senate In his famous filibuster filibuster filibuster ter last year blocking legislation with reckless disregard in order to head of off Cousin Jims Jim's attempt t to continue at the head of his committee committee committee com com- with the Vare Yare fight tIght through the summer |