Evening star., 1923-01-10
Washington Observations
BY FREDERIC WILLIAM VILE.

I flower state, John j. ingalls,. immor-
| talized as Statesman out of job
He relinquished the governorship at
Topeka on January s. His friends in
Washington understand that Hank
Allen will divide his time between
editing his newspaper, the Wichita
| Daily Beacon. and Chautauqua -lec-
| turing. There Is a widespread de-
| mand to hear the originator of the
Kansas industrial relations law eX-
plain its origin and operation. and
| Mr.. Allen intends availing himself
| OF good many speaking invitations
He is not Blind, of course, to the po-
litical prestige and popularity bound
| TO accrue from spell binding activi-
! ties through the Main streets and
| 5th avenues of the land. Gov. Allen
| is still on the sunny side of fifty-five
He is ambitious, popular-and hope
| full.
:k 4 4
j. Martin Miller, author of The
Amazing Story of Henry Ford" was
in Cincinnati the other day and en-
countered the following sign in a
window:
! HENRY FORD
| First Glass Shaving Parlor
Having survived a Henry Ford car.
| Mr.. Miller decided to venture a Henry
Ford shave and walked in. Ton
! sorial conversation ensued. in the
| course of which Barber Ford confided
| that he and his wife had recently
visited the Ford Motor Works at
! Highland Park, near Detroit Visitors
! register before being shown through.
( When the man at the guides desk
| saw the Cincinnati BARRIERS signature
| he insisted upon knowing whether
| the visitor was Kidding or not.
Documentary evidence of their real
| identity having been exhibited. the
! Cincinnati Fords were extended the
| courtesies of the establishment with
special cordiality. Mr.. Miller told the
| other Henry Ford the story and the
| man who wouldn't object to being
President enjoyed il hugely.
X X x y
Apropos current prohibition revela-
| who prefers not to be quoted says
there are two kinds of diplomatic
establishments here-embassies and
~ #*
Possible recall of the American
| troops from the Rhine recalls, the
| competition that has ragged at the
| War Department for four years 10
! secure CoblenZ biilets. 1t is said there
| have been on the average 100 appli-
| cations for every officers post avail
able in Gen. Aliens command The
| financial attractiveness of life In Ger
| many on American dollars was THE
chief incentive TO our underpaid Army
officers to be transferred to Castle
Ehrenbreitstein. Since 1918 many of
/ them have taken their entire fami-
( lies to Germany and placed their chill
dren in continental schools, the cost
| both of living and education. when
translated from American gold into
deprecfated European currency. rep
fesentIng a fabulous rise in income
If Senator Borah Yields to entreaties IS
TO deliver public addresses in Europe
! ii will not be desire for financial
! profit that tempts him. His friends
declare that the silver-tongued Ida :
! hoan for years has had laying on his
desk seductive offers from great corr
pcration law firms in New York, Chi
cago and other cities profferiug part
nershtps a incomes such as the Pres
ldent of the United States enjoys.
Bill prefers to remain the idol of
the Gem state-Idaho's modest nick
name-at salary a tenth of what he
| might command as a metropolitan
| jury lawyer.
Copyright. 1921