Evening star., 1923-01-02
A MBAsSADoR HARVEY has
~ come home not only to discuss
the economic plight of Eu-
rnna hut hia nwn hnffsinR


"A the economic plight of Eu-
rope, but his own housing
woes in London as we'll. With that
eloquent vehemence of which the
colonel can divest himself on occa-
sion. he purposes describing to Presi-
dent Harding and Secretary Hughes
the indecorous life of vagabondage
imposed upon him in Great Britain.
For the first year or more of his am
bassadorship Col. Harvey was domi-
ciled in a furnished mansion. 1t was
his expectation that. sooner or later.
the Pierpont Morgan gift-house which
was accepted by Congress for an
American embassy establishment in
London would be made habitable. AL
though It is understood funds were
earmarked for the purpose of fur
nishing the house. they seem never
to have been expended. The result
was that Col. and Mrs. Harvey were
period. and this time betook them
selves 70 hotel apartments In snch
surroundings the arobnssadorial dig
maintained at the a-'atocratic conrt
nf st James Int'matfons pracaded
the an1ha Ssa doris arrival in the United
States that he intends getting to the
bottom of his Londen housing trou-
bies before he returns TO Europe.
Indictment Of Benedict Crowell.
former assistant secretary Of war and
director of munitions. 1917-1s20. re-
calls that only few months ago he
concluded the publication of his mon
umental six-volune history. entitled.
"TIcw America Went TO War" 1t Is
a comprehensive review OF war-in-
dustry activities from the hour the
United States became beiiigerent to
the moment of rehabilitation. Vol
ume I, "The Giant Hand is emhel-
1ished as a frontispiece with photo
graph Of "the war cabinet" which
includes Mr.. Crowell tthen acting
Secretary of War;. Mt McAdoo,
President Wilson. Mr.. Daniels. Mr..
Raruch. Mr. Hoover Mr.. Hurley. Mr..
Mccormick and Mr.. Garfield; Succeed,
ing volumes deal with: ''Tha Road
to France" (two volumes). THE Ar
n,ies ~ Industry" (two votuTes) and
"Dnmnbil'zati ton" As Mr. Crowalrs $
nncyclopa narrative is subtitled
"An Acoorrt From On1cral Sources Of
nartment of Justice doubtless VIII
Hnd occasion to dnIve carefully into
II in connection with the impending
litigation.
Senator Arthur Capper. generalis-
sino of the farm bloc. is about to be-
come a Washington publisher. An
eastern edition OF Capper's Weekly.
printed in and circulated from the
District OF Columbia, shortly will
make its appearance. A new plant
has been constructed for the purpose.
The project represents the newest
phase of the "Capper invasion" of the
Atlantic seaboard and the middle
west. During 1892 the Kansas senator
acquired three existing farm journals
in Ohio, Michigan and Pennsylvania.
With the daily papers and farm pub
locations he already owned in his ma
tive southwest, they ran his string"
Of journalistic properties up to an
even dozen. Now. obviously unmind-
full OF superstition. Mr.. Capper is max
ing it thirteen. though. strictly speak
ing. the new venture at Washington
Is only an eastern edition of an al
ready established paper. Postal and
printing expediency. the senator ex-
plains. inspires the Washington edi-
tion OF Capper's Weekly. The Napo-
leon of the farm bloc coyly disavows
that his expanding activities denote
the development of any presidential
ambitions. He likes his work in the
Senate \conceives that 1t offers him a
field for constructive service. and has
quietly notified his constituents In
Kansas that he is a candidate for re-
election In 1924. One of the senato-
rial activities to which Mr. Capper
confesses particular devotion is his
mem bership OF the District. of Column
bia committee. and especially his as
signment to District school affairs.
American citizens entitled to file
claims against the German govern
ment will have until January 15-an
extension of two weeks-to submit
their petitions to the Department of
State. There was a tremendous rush
of eleventh hour claimants and claims
at the threshold of the New Year
week end, and the feasibility of
granting q brief period of grace
speedily became apparent. The mixed
claims commission, consisting of
American and German members. is
ready for business and shortly will
get down to IL. Robert G. Morris, the
United States agent" who will pre-
sent American claims, unofficial1y
estimates that sum aggregating
$500. 900 will be comprehended by
petitions already filed or still to be
fees in the Edmonds building many