Show for W WASHINGTON AsiU March 5 Meas 5 by bythe the yar yardstick of its popular appeal radio n stands ut it as the premier nt 0 of the tiie sixty ninth Two Tw names shine forth In connection with the new law ot of the the- theland land land- Senator land Clarence Clar- Clar ence C. C Dill DUl Democrat o of ton and Wallace H H. Jr Republican o l Its It's the ambition on or of every every member ot of congress to immortalize himself by fIguring In the title some of-some enacted enact enact- ed legislation especially of constructive constructive con con- character Many and senator serve successive successive sive terms before acquiring such distinction and some never attain it at all Dill and White both are among the younger members of congress con con- gress and if they never again give theIr names to laws radio is likely to be glory enough The DIlI- DIlI White Dill bill did not arouse the spectacular Interest generated by more control contro- measures like farm relief B But t its it's dollars to doughnuts that hat there were millions interested in inthe inthe the fate ot of tile the radio legislation where there were thousands sitting up UI nights to see what would happen to the Haugen Y PropositIon S S S SAve Ave Maria Marla a magazIne published at of Notre Dame Is authority for tor a new Lincoln tory story Because Lincoln went to Fords Ford's theatre the the- atre In Washington on Good Friday and was was' there nd then ed it has sometimes been contended contend contend- ed that lie he could not have been InI Inspired In- In by any genuine Christian sea sen- The editor of Ave Maria MarJa I has come into possession of a let let- ter br written by one who was with the martyred ed president when IAn IAn- cola coIn was shot The letter states that I Ithe the great emancipator was not Unmindful unmIndful un- un mIndful sacredness ot of the day and his attendance was was' very reluctant Mrs Lincoln probably In forgetfulness had arranged for tl a theatre party that evening and insIsted in- in slated that ho he should lie De a member ot of it For peace sake I suppose ve to go Lincoln said S S C No more popular former member ot of the senate ever exercises the privileges ot of the floor that Thomas P. P Gore who represented Oklahoma In the upper house from 1907 1901 untIl 1921 Though blind since childhood his Interest In public affairs blooms eternal DurIng recent hectic tunes on Capitol hm hill Gore has been a frequent tre- tre Quent to his old haunts on the Democratic side of the senate For years his halt has been snowwhite snow snow- white but the other day Gore turned up with his wavy locks an unmistakable corn color colo The transformation tion is so complete that some or nIl oldest frIends at first tailed failed to rec- rec him Gore lost his left eye at the age of eight by being accidentally acci- acci d dentally struck with a 1 stick by a playmate te and at 11 lost his right eye by being hit with an arrow from fromI froma I a crossbow The Tho time one Oklahoman man who is tongued slIver Is now In successful law practice at atash Wash ash ington S C S President Coolidge hasn't any hard feelings toward the chi f sponsor ot of the lately deceased farm bill for he has just appointed a brother brothel ot of Senator Charles L. L l Ic John McNary-John John ary-John H. H l Ic United McNary-United arY States judge forthe for tor the district of Oregon Ore The last Oregonian named to the federal bench Wallace l of Portland Portland-f Portland failed ot of confirmation In Inthe inthe the senate but lie he wasn't lucky enough to have a popular brother sitting in that very discriminating body The Tho McNary nomination went through swimmingly The senator and his kinsman jurist used to be law partners at Salem The new judge is the elder of the two and when lie he was district attorney of the Third Third judIcial district of the kid brother who is now the senior senator from the Webfoot state was his assIstant S SS S'S 10 To this observer com s n. n Mc McNary ary- ary Haugen story that t get into the Congressional Record One of the spearheads of time tho corn belt drive for farm legislation was Chester C. C Davis ot of Chicago who was on the firing line at until the bitter end During the period of suspense between the passage of the bill nd the tho veto of the president young Norman Davis aged 7 was saying saing his prayers one night at his home in Evanston whence Vice President Dawes originates God bless Mama Gold bless Papa God bless brother and sister and God please dont don't let the he president veto daddys daddy's bill S S S 1 Most people have forgotten that Great Britain two thirty years ago this spring sent a warship to Corinto Corin- Corin to to Nicaragua Nicaragua-In whose waters a British c cruiser is now BOW anchored anchored- landed there tend and actually hoisted the Union J Jack k over Nicaraguan Nic- Nic soil soli tom a period of nine mime da days s A British vIce consul and soy sv eral el-al British subjects had been arrested arrested ar- ar rested and expelled roni Nicaragua The London government demanded in damages which NIc Nicaragua refused to pay John Bull then followed up an ultimatum by sending a cruiser to Corinto On April 27 1895 1893 the cruiser landed marines and nd r ran n up the flag ashore On May 5 through the good offices of then government government govern govern- ment of Salvador which had a joint Interest in the Mosquito co st sC oL od Nl NiCaragua aragua arrangements fOr payment pay pay- ment of the British lalm were made and the warship and its paY paY-I men withdrew In supporting the project to erect I a memorial In honor of Henry Cabot Lodge his successor in the senate David I I. I Walsh of Massachusetts I recently named H Henry ry ItS as among the distinguished Sons ot of the Bay state who had served the na- na lion tion How many living ns could identify Wilson Just who 1 lio was is told In a piece of terse on a bronze tablet beneath Wilsons Wilson's bust In the tho Vi VIce 1 presidents president's room at the capitol words were written by Senator t George Hoar of Massachusetts In this room Henry Wilson vice president ot of the tEe United States a senator for eighteen years died November 22 1875 The son ota otas farm laborer never at sChoOl 1 r than twelve twel months in youth a a. journeyman shoemaker who m of fame o himself to a high place honor and power and by study made himself an authority ii 11 the history of his country an and or of liberty and an eloquent p bUc speaker to whom senate and eagerly listened lie he dealt controlled vast t expenditure durIng the great Civil war yet lived and died poor and left to his grate tul fui countrymen the memory of aTC af honorable public service and a io U name tar far better than riches Troops of school boys are olten led to the Wilson bust to read read- the read the above e and imbibe lessOn of opportunity which it breathes |