Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1923-01-15

maintains the fight on the soviet
from, outside with vigor and unfiag-
ging hope. Boris Bakhmeteff, the
accomplished "Kerensky ambassa-
DOR" who was a storm-center in
Washington last year, has returned
to the United States and is now a
consulting engineer in New York
city
An American banker, James Z. Dun
ming Of London, is financing the giant
project of the Krupps for the agricul-
tural development of the Don river
region in Russia. After serving as
chief European representative of the
National City Bank and purchasing
agent of the A. E. F. in England dur
ing the war, Dunning founded TIE
British and Foreign Mercantile Bank
in London. He is Maine man. for
merly edited newspaper at Bangor.
and was consul at Havre and Milan
before becoming a consul general-at-
large in 1912 with jurisdiction over all
Europe.
Col. Edward NJ. House has given his
annual interview in his native Texas.
1t is a longer interview than the colo
mel usually vouchsafes, even when the
salubrious air of the Lone Star state
loosens his tongue. No one has been
able to discover that it consisted Of
more than the fifteen words necessary
TO opino that "the democrats will win
in 1924 if they don't make fools of them
selves in 1928" Like a good many
public men with reputation for tact
turnity. Col. House can be communi-
cativeness personified when he wants
to be. His most loquacious moments
occur during morning constitutionals
along Park avenue I'm New York with a
chosen confidant. Until recently pros
trated. Herman H. Kohlsaat was an
unfailing companion on those occa-
sons.. Calvin Coolidge is another
American undeservedly famed for con-
versational niggardliness. He opens up
like rosebud in the morning sun when
the occasion arises and the company
is good.
Richard Linthicum, democratic pub
1icIty impresario. lies awake nights
devising ways and means for making
life a burden for republican politi-
clans. Representative Monden Is one
of Linthicum's pet aversions. Apro-
pos that distinguished wyoming lame
ducks reputed aspiration to succeed
Secretary Fall. 'Linthicum has disin-
TERED a reference to him in Theo-
dore Roosevelt's biography. Speak
ing Of the conservation measure in
troduced at his instigation by the
late Senator Newlands of Nevada,
Roosevelt wrote:
1.-THE draft of the bill was worked
over by me and others at several con-
ferences and revised in important
particulars. My active interference
was necessary to prevent ii being
made unworkable by an undue in
sistence upon state rights in ac-
cordance with the efforts of Mr.. Mon
dell and other congressm en-, who con-
sistently fought for local and private
interests against the interests of the
people as a whole"
x = X =
Alp eminent member OF Congress
was recently married. His principal
wedding present to his bride was a
solemn promise one day to lead her
into the White House as the first
lady of the land.
x X X
One of our distinguished strangers
from abroad, lately within the capital
gate, was anxious to meet Senators
Borah and Johnson. He communed
with both. Afterwards he defined
Johnson as Interesting. obstinate
and superficial" and Borah as open
minded. resourceful and eager"