Show 1 p Pepper Puts Pep Into War r On Had of Power Commission j By Dy HERBERT IER W WASHINGTON April The 15 The The en enry entry entry en- en try ry of ot George Wharton Pepper into the he battle between the senate and George Otis Smith chairman of the federal power commission promises to o make this contest memorable For there will wUl be be- pitted against each other two of th the country's outstanding outstanding out out- standing legal minds pepper minds Pepper and John W W. Davis Pepper himself a a. former member mem mern- ber her of ot the senate from Pennsylvania Pennsylva Pennsylva- nia has a a. reputation of being one of thc or-thc the ablest international lawyers of the country as well welt as a good corporation corporation corporation cor cor- cor- cor and const constitutional lawyer Many large business organizations have rave retained him especially in litigation lit lit lit- litigation before the United Unite States su supreme supreme su- su preme court Just before his birthday taU tall I and distinguished Pepper at on one onetime onetime time had promise of a notable Career ca career career ca- ca reer in public service But party I strife cu cut it short before he had gone gon very far fr V EVENTFUL EVENTFUL T TERM I His term enu in the senate although short was eventful Appointed to fill the vacancy caused by the death of Boies Boles Penrose he acted contrary contrary contrary con con- to the tradition that a first firs year man should be seen and no not heard He immediately plunged into the debate then raging in the senate on international relations and soon won recognition in the councils of his party part He had made a a. study of foreign for for- eign relations and opposed with much vigor the proposal to have the United States Join the league aSe o of nati nations J His debate senator GUbert M. M Hitchcock of Nebraska one of oC the he spokesmen of President Wilson In espousing the league ague brought him considerable attention His fame a as a practicing lawyer lc Is rivaled by his ability as a pro professor es- es sor of oC law For 17 years ears he taught in the University of oC Pennsylvania Pennsylvania Pennsylvania Penn Penn- sylvania as the Algernon Sydney BIddle BiddIe professor of law Pr From m the time he was graduated he has both p practiced and taught EX-A EX EX ATHLETE As a student at the University of ot Pennsylvania Pepper won fame lame as asan asan asan an athlete He was hammer thrower on oil the track team and was on the varsity football squad He also was active In hi university dramatics His interest in athletics generally was a a. factor in his selection as counsel coun coun- set sel sd for the old national baseball commission com corn mission and the National and Amerlean AmerIcan Amer- Amer lean Ican can leagues in the litigation brought agaInst organized baseball by the Federal league which alleged that 1 the he former was a monopoly I Pepper played an important part partin La in n bringing about the settlement of oC the he litigation and the agreement which ended the career carcer of at the Federa Fedral Fedral Fed- Fed era ral league I |