Evening star., 1924-10-25

James J. Davis, Secretary of Labor,
is probably the first person in the world
to have "A radio broadcasting station
named after him. The big new station of
the Supreme Lodge, Loyal Order OF
Moose, at Mooseheart, ILL.,, has been Off
cially christened Wild, carrying the
usual "W" and after it the initials of
Jim the Puddler." Davis made the
Moose the vast fraternal order it has
become When he was appointed it's
director general in 1907 there were 257
Moose Now the order numbers more
than 500, 900. The increase in the fam
lily is ascribed exclusively to Davis
qualities as an organizer and mixer" "
VIVID Will watt Moose tidings to the
world of listeners-in on all public and
many private occasions The station
is to be unveiled and put in service on
October 27. when Secretary Davis cele-
brates his 51st birthday there and sends
out it's first message.
II Pennsyivania's plutocratic Republi-
cans are doing their full share in the
way of Coolidge campaign contributions,
they are making a better record than
they achieved in 1920. President Hard
for falling so far below its quota in the
campaign from which he emerged tri-
umphant. His displeasure over Penn
sylyania's s poor showing was expressed
on a certain occasion when famous
PHILADELPHIA Republican club sought Mr..
Harding's acceptance of an invitation to
sneak there The late President never
assigned that reason as an explanation
of his failure to go to Philadelphia, but
it was always at the back of his mind.
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1t is expected that the campaign
funds investigation will be prolonged
right up to election day. The La
Toilette organization is feverishly
anxious to make good on it's charge
that the Republicans have a $1O,-
000, 900 slush fund. To date it has
not done so, but the chief inquisitors,
Messrs Untermeyer and Walsh, have
a week left in which to unscrew the
inscrutable. The sparks fly fire.
auently at the hearings over which
Senator Borah is presiding with an
even hand. Your electoral votes are
already in hand" remarked Charles
D. Hilles, vice chairman of the Re-
publican national committee, in COM
menting upon one of Senator Cara
ways Democratic thrusts. And
yours" flashed back the cynical Ar
kansan, "are yet to be bought" Sem
ator Borah insists on the absolute
relevancy of testimony. Several at
tempts to drag up the G. o. P.'s 1920
campaign funds have been quashed
by the chairman on the ground they
are not pertinent to this inquiry.
Imperial Wizard Evans of the ku
Klux Klan, unbeknown to most peo-
ple. is a resident of Washington. He
lives in the fashionable new Massa-
chusetts avenue extension quarter
beyond Sheridan Circle. and, judging
from the number of his callers, is
one of the busiest men in town. A
KIan catechism, entitled Questions
Answered." and issued by the De
partment of Publication and Educa-
ton, Washington, D c." answers the
question, How active is the Klan in
politics now, directly and indirectly?
as follows:
1.-THE Klan is and always Will be
active politically. The form of its
organization and the form of its OBJ
iective automatically insure that its
chief expression will be found In the
political field. 1t is not, however, in
word. That is, it has no political
ambitions or desires for itself or its
officials. II it should ever make the
fatal mistake Of Identifying itself
with any party, or with any cause
except the fundamental issue Of
Americanism, it would invite division