Evening star., 1924-03-25
WASHINGTON OBSERVATIONS
BY FREDERIC WILLIAM VILE

visit to the White House. Before
he'd been President fortnight Mr..
Coolidge requested the newspapers
ana newspaper men of the country to
ignore the school career of his sons.
He intimated that publicity wasn't
conducive to the education of Just
couple of average boys" The presi-
Dental injunction has been generally
respected. The young Coolidges are
plugging away at their school work
dred cubs at Mercersburg, with no
molestation of any kind from the out
side world. John. the elder, finishes
there in June and goes to Amherst.
Cal" jr, has another term at prep"
Oil and concomitant scandals caus-
ed hardly any notice to be taken of
the recent anniversary of the birth of
Gen. Neal Dow, to which the atten-
ton Of the Senate was called. At the
request of the Neal Dow Association
for World Peace and Prohibition Of
Portland. Me-. Senator Jones of
Washington briefly addressed the
that date in the year 1904 the father
of the original state prohibition law
was born. Maine for almost two
thirds of a century has remained dry,
yocacy of temperance. His son,
Frederick Neal Dow, a sturdy veteran
of eighty-four years, is still active in
business as editor and publisher of
the Evening Express at Portland.
Pennsylvania in the days of Pen
rose and Knox was accustomed to
pull down the lions share of our
diplomatic plums. 1t does not seem to
have lost its cunning in the present
era. Irwin Il. Iaughlin of Pittsburgh,
who has just been appointed minister
to Greece, is the latest son of Penn
state to bag a major foreign service
billet. Fletcher of Pennsylvania is
ambassador to Italy. Moore of Penn
syivania is ambassador to Spain.
Woods of Pennsylvania is ambassa-
dor to Japan. Riddle, ambassador to
Argentina, is native Of Philadelphia.
Thackara, consul general at Paris,
halls from the Quaker state. Mr..
Laughlin, who goes to Athens, is a
spent practically his entire life in
the service. He is one of the prin-
cipal owners of the great 'independ-
ent" steel concern of Jones & Nc
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BIZ Johnson, superintendent OF
the House folding room, who during
his more than twenty years services
for members OF Congress has sent out
millions of copies OF speeches and
hundreds Of thousands of free books
I to help get other men reelected, is
now seeking an election to Congress
himself as successor of Representa-
tive John c. Mckenzie, from the thir-
teenth district OF Illinois.
Bill Johnson is one Of the biggest
men about the Capitol in the last
century-physically. He is probably
the most popular empioye that the
House folding room has ever had.
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Two heroes of Chateau Thierry and
Beileau Wood are members of Calvin
Coolidge's intimate circle. One is the
White House physician, Lieut., Com
mander Joel T. Boone, United States
Navy, and the other is the Rev. DR..
Jason Noble Pierce, the Presidents
Congregational pastor. Both Boone
and Pierce were with the United
States marines in the most famous
lighting on the American front in
France. They were in action under
FIRE at opposite ends of the line-the
surgeon with advancing troops. the
clergyman with the stretcher bearers.
who waded into the thick of the fray.
Or. Boone is a graduate of Mercers-
burg Academy. where the Coolidge
ooyS are at school
Copyright. 1921