The Bismarck Tribune Newspaper, May 27, 1929, Page 12

BY RODNEY DUTCHER (NEA Service Writer) Washington, May 27—Some of the eight congresswomen appear to be skittish about telling their ages and some do not. Five of them have included the dates of their births in the new Con- gressional Directory and the other three omited this vital statistic. The three are Mrs. Florence P. Kahn of California, Mrs. Pearl Peden Old- field of Arkansas and Mrs. Ruth Pratt of New York. A number of congresswomen have also failed to include any clue to their ages, however, in submitting biographical material for the Direc- tory. Your correspondent has no especial business revealing any lady's age be- yond suggesting consultation of the Directory, but the average age of congresswomen, taken from the five figures given, is about 48. The oldest of the five is 54 and the youngest 44. The age average might be boosted by inclusion of the ages of the other ladies—and it might not. Congresswomen’s Children Three congresswomen mention their children. Mrs. Pratt mentions six, of whom five are living, three daughters and two sons. Bryan Owen of Florida has two girls and two boys, and Mrs, Katherine Langley of Kentucky two girls and a boy. Mrs. Ruth Hanna McCormick of Illinois leaves her children unmen- tioned. ‘The two youngest of the congress- women giving their ages are Mrs. Owen and Mrs. Langley. Before getting into decp water by some such suggestion as who looks the youngest of the lot, your cor- respondent will pass on to tell some- thing of some of the congressmen. Frequent inquiries among visitors are enough to convince any Washing- tonian that a majority of Americans don’t know who represents their district in congress. One correspond- ent in the house press gallery boasted the other day that he knew a third of the members by sight, but he probably would have a hard time proving it. Nevertheless, since Speaker Nicholas Longworth is de- termined to make the house more im- portant than the senate, it may in time be necessary to get better ac- quainted with the congressmen. Edward M. Beers of Pennsylvania is reputed to be dry. He used to be @ judge. Richard B. Wigglesworth of Milton, Mass., a new congressmen, was & ‘World war captain who later served With the announcement of Rhoda's engagement to Ben Grayson, Crystal Hathaway's position as guest in the Jonson home became faintly embar- Tassing. If Tony had still been there to talk things over with, Crystal would have found the situation amusing, but as it was she felt some- what in the way, and kept to herself as much as possible. For Cherry was in her most difficult mood—fortu- mately a rare one. She felt aggrieved, abused, as if Rhoda had deliberately fallen in love and got herself en- gaged to be married, just to spoil her sister-in-law’s ecstatic plans for a glorious week in New York. To make up for Cherry's sulkiness and resentment, Nils became almost. touchingly devoted to Rhoda encour- aging her to invite Ben Grayson to the Jonson house for any or every meal, until Cherry complained bit- terly that the young farmer must be triplets, at least. No one human be- ing could be so omnipresent. But Crystal, for one, never got tired of watching the engaged couple to- gether. Ben, big, dark. and clumsy— he was only twenty-three and still ‘uncertain as to what to do with his hands and feet—followed Rhoda about like a tame, adoring bear, his shy eyes almost never leaving her plump, fair face, crowned with its honey-colored braids. And Crystal, seeing how beautifully Rhoda had found and accepted her destiny—uncomplicated Rhoda, Rhoda who had known complexes and in- hibitions—felt a sudden, intense envy. Rhoda's destiny—to marry, make a calm, wise, loving wife, a Mott Lions Sponsor Fourth of July Day Mott, N. Dak., May 27.—Mott Lions ‘will sponsor the Prenpendence Day "ie 3 of the general arrange- ments committee are George Gallo- ‘way, 8. F. Madden, H. W. Batty, Matt % Hugo Auer. low Sub-committees follow: Publicity—F. G. Orr, J. Smith. Ball—Ed Weinberger, L. Kingsley, Barry. Race Track—G. H. Rounds, H. Gottlieb, Fred Hintz. - _ Street Sports—J. H. Walsh, Ww. F. ‘Rueter, L. P. Auer. Dance—A. M. Mrs. Ruth | as secretary to the Foreign Debt Commission, as assistant to the agent general for reparations payments and as general counsel for organizations created under the Dawes plan. Wall Doxey of Holly Springs, Miss., was a district attorney until his cam- paign for congress last year. Jeff Busby of Houston, Miss., was prose- cuting attorney of Chickasaw coun- ty and was elected to the 68th con- gress. Augustus McCloskey of San Antonio is president of the Texas Highway club and was a county judge until his election to congress last Novem- ber. He defeated Harry M. Wurz- bach, who used to be the only Re- publican congressman from Texas, by about 300 votes. Tom Yon of Tallahassee, Fia., managed to get into congress with- out first becoming a lawyer. He was a traveling salesman from 1906 to 1927, when he resigned to come here. That was the first time he ever ran for any office. David A. Hogg of Fort Wayne, Ind., is another lawyer, who was first elect- ed to the 69th congress. Andrew J. Hickey of La Porte, Ind., also prac- ticed law. This is his sixth term. George F. Brumm of Minersville, Pa., still another lawyer, has served eight terms, but not consecutively. He complains in his directory biography that he was nominated in 1918, but was “counted out” and that he was beaten in 1920 “by the interjection of a third candidate who took 2000 votes from the Brumm support.” J. Howard Swick of Beaver Falls, Pa., is a physician who served in the World war. Has a Long Record Edward W. Pou of Smithfield, N. C., another lawyer, has been elected to every congress since and including the 58th. Hugh Ike Shott of Bluefield, W. Va., elected last November, was success- ively a printer, reporter, editorial writer, editor and publisher and now publishes the Bluefield Daily Telc- graph. Heartsill Ragon of Clarksville, Ark,, lawyer, was a state legislator and a district attorney and held various posts in the Arkansas Demo- cratic organization. William Kirk Kaynor of Spring- field, Mass., was football manager at Yale in 1912, and the Springfield postmaster before his election. ‘There are now more than 400 other congressmen, of course, but your correspondent will write something about each one if we all stay here long enough. calm, wise loving mother of sound, sweet, uncomplicated _children— seemed to Crystal to be the highest that could await any woman. And she was sad for herself, and for Tony, and even for Cherry. Perhaps if she had not had Rhoda's and Ben's happiness forever before her those last days of her visit to the Jonson farm, Crystal would not have Permitted George Pruitt to put into words the hope that she had sensed growing up in his heart as he painted the picture, too, since it was to de- cide the future of its artist. It had been agreed between George and his father, stern, commercial-minded old Lincoln Pruitt, president of the Pruitt Hardware Company, that if this picture showed a trace of genius or even of unmistakable talent, George who hated his father's busi- ness because he was unfitted for it, was to be free to cultivate that talent. The picture was finished on Satur- day afternoon. To Crystal it seemed so amazingly good that a great hu- mility descended upon her. That she should have been the model, the inspiration for so delicate and beau- tiful a thing was almost unbeliev- able. And that the artist who painted it had done his work so well because jhe loved her, saw beauties and truths jin her soul which no one else had | Suspected, filled her with a quivering pride. Was it not possible that George and Crystal belonged togethe: as beautifully and inevitably as did Rhoda Jonson and Ben Grayson? NEXT: “Do I love him?” (Copyright, 1929, NEA Service, Inc.) Fireworks—J. H. Blanke, L. V. Duneanson, John Rixen, Speakers—L. H. McCoy, J. E. El- At Schneider, Hollis Thorp. 100-Gun Committee—Fred Manolo- vee cae Hardmyer, E. W. ‘Welden- aly ” Finance Committee—Mark Syverud, Dr. O. C. Maercklein, H. P. Jacobsen. Attractions—V. H. Crane, Stuart Russell, D. R. Williams, SURVIVES THEM ALL Alexandria, Va.—The little Lead- Freckles and His Friends LISTENSILL FIND THIS JALLRIGUT DAN, BUT SCOUNDREL, IF HE'S SPARE TAGALONG, ANYWHERE IN THESE IF THERE'S ANY NOUNTAINS «AN! T SHOOTING, WHAT: HAVENT AAy TING TO Loss: OW.POP, nS SUST TO Good BE TRUE! $100,000! WE'RE RICH! 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