Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1922-06-12
) Washington Briefs

WASHINGTON. June 12-,sttorney
General Daugherty is 50 richer than he
knew But his discovery Of this unknown
wealth brings the realization he has
owed the wife Of another Cabinet member
81 for nearly year.
Last summer MIR. Daugherty accom-
panied the President and several Cabinet
members and their wives To- a baseball
game between the Washington and New
York clubs. When Babe" Ruth Went to
bat the Attorney General turned 10 one OF
the Cabinet ladies and remarked ca Il
ly, '.I'll bet You So he knocks home
run" Taken" snapped the lady, her
sporting blood aroused The ball sailed
over the right field wall. Much banter
followed, because the lady had left her
purse ut home and her husband refused
To extend 4 loan to pay the wager
4 few days later Mr. Dau-herty re-
ceivcd cryptic note FROM the lady. in
closing a small cardboard frame holding
n handsome steel engraving Of President
Lincoln. He admired it, wonaeriHgly and
put il away. Rummaging through ONE
papers yesterday he ran across il. and a
he lifted 1t the back Of the frame fell Off.
disclosing carefully folded 50 note. Now
he is racking his brains for a graceful
way to forward the 81 change.
Abraham Lincoln has won his fight
in Congress for the right 10 stand IN
front of the District of Columbia court
house. Ills statue which stood fer many
years on an unsightly pedestal before the
courthouse was reilIoslelsd. is To he re-
turned TO approximately its former
place by direction Of Congress. Removal
of the memorial provoked vigorous aIi-
tatian for its return. The Senate today
passed a resolution which previously had
been adopted by the House. Ii IS in
tended to give the statue more attrac-
tive mounting.
Although Senator Albert +. Cammins
is known TO be chasrined over the nomi-
nation of his most active political foe.
Smith W. Brookhart, BY the Republicans
Of Iowa, confirmation is not obtainable
OF the Senate gossip which attributes to
Mr.. Cummins 4 desire to take the stump
against election Of the nominee The TWO
men are further apart in their political
views than il is likely Mr. Cnmmins AMI
the Democratic nominee will he. yet it
is felt after the first disappointment has
subsidized somewhat the veteran Senator
from Iowa viii be found on q fishing
trip this autumn instead OF specchmakins
against his party's candidate.
SeHdloT AHNStH HIS ttit.-Est Htl COLI
gratuiations 70 Colonel Broukhart and
will support him.
The Cummins story aroused interest Fl
the personnel Of the Republican National
senatorial committee 70 which will fall
the nominal task Of bringing about
Colonel Brookhart's election. The com
Elittce is composed Of Senators Nc
Cormick Of Illinois, chairman; Cappcr Of
Kansas. Watson Of Indiana. Noses Of
New Hampshire Jones Of Washington.
Eikins Of West Virginia, and Wadsworth
Of New York
Senators Capper aud Jones are calle.
progressires sometimes but recently they
have voted steaGfastly with the AL
ministration. All the others are o9-
posed to every political theory Advocated
by Colonel Rraakhart in his successful
campaign for the Iowa nomination.
With the return OF Elmer Dover. As
sistant Secretary of the Treasury. frem
an inspection tour # thc customs scrriee
on the Pacific Coast. the Dover Blair row
was scheduled for showdown. but
fireworks were lacking The absence Of
President Harding from the city NAV
have something 10 d. with Mr.. Dover )
decision IN mark time" for a few days
The faverite argument Of critics who
attacked President Hardinc's refusal TO
have the n;ted States enter the League
OF Nations has been chat he league on
pcnents would sing different song II
they wonii hut take th.. troHble t. 50 ito
Europe and obtain first hand impressions
of conditions.
Now Games Mrs. Hamilton Wright.
prominent in the work Of he Information
al 0pion Commission Of the Geneva or
ganization. fresh from the Genoa confer
en~e. She is telling all her friends in
Washington her advice TO America is t.
keep away, lending only such Informal
and unofficial cooperation with league
commissions as are seeking to advance
reforms long since advocated by America
and Americans. She has no brief for
political aspects Of international partfei-
patton. She regarded he Genoa confer
ence as pack Of wolves