Evening star., 1925-03-02

Ma" Ferguson of Texas Is the first
State governor to present Coolidge in
auguration credentials in washington.
she has not done so in person, but by
proxy A gallant young Lone Star
Democrat and planter, Capt Bill Lea
of Orange is Gov. Ferguson's duly ac-
credited representative. He has come,
caparisoned as the envoy of the first
American to queen 1t over a sovereign
Commonw ealth should come, armed
with beauteous letters of credence.
They take the form of a ''proclama-
tion.'' attesting that as MA" Fer
g1lson herself cannot tear herself
away from Austin she officially de-
sires "Bin' Lea to be in Washington
on March 4 for her, and in her guberna-
torial name. The proclamation has
affixed to 1t the golden seal Of the State
OF Texas in an edition the size Of a
young pie tin, while from beneath it de-
pends q bow of gorgeous red ribbon.
Capt. Lea's credentials were duly pre-
sented and fully honored. He will not
ride in the inaugural parade, but he will
be placed among the official elite in all
of the grandstands. Lutcher Stark, an
other Orangeman. accompanies Capt.
Lea as his aide, guide and comforter
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Probably Gen. Dawes will be no ex-
ception to other Vice Presidents. who
since time immemorial have been be-
sieged by patronage hunters mistakenly
of opinion that they. like the President,
have jobs to give away. Calvin Coolidge
received congratulating caller soon
after he became Vice President in
March, 1921. The visitor hastened to ex-
plain he hadn't come on an office-seeking
mission. Wouldn't have made any diff
ference" said Coolidge. "All the patron
age / get is a clerk and a stenographer T"
Our Vice Presidents are privileged to
appoint limited number of cadets to
West Point and of midshipmen to An
napolis, but they seldom get anywhere
near the plum tree that grows exclusive
ly at the White House.
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Admiral Sims told the House air.
craft committee that most of his
naval career has been spent in con-
f1ict with the principal dignitaries
That's Sims favorite term for higher
ups. He began his endless fight with
them when he was a lieutenant in the
S0s. The old frigate in which Sims
was cruising didn't contain, as he
thought, proper living quarters for
the crew, so one day he sat down and
wrote to headquarters at Washing
ton, setting forth that fact 1t was a
NlOldIlOh VI Itu tape ulSClpIlno,
1t did the business. When Sims was
a captain he blew up things at Wash
ington by declaring that one of our
Wanted new battleships was little
better than a floating coffin, as far as
warworthfness was concerned. That
led to results, too. In 1910 Sims in
Cured celebrated "reprimand" from
President Taft for saying at Guild
hall, London, that If Britain ever was
at war, America would fight along
side her to the last man and the last
dollar. At the end of the World War
Admiral Sims clashed violently with
Secretary Daniels over our naval un-
preparedness in 1917. Early in Sec
retary Denby's career he was called
upon to ''rebuke" Sims for a speech
in London in which Ireland's over
Jealous friends in the United States
were described as "jackasses." Hot
water is Sims natural element. He
says 1t agrees with him.
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There's a clerical member of Con-
gress who was treated to q discon-
certing experience at an American
ization class" in Washington the
other night. These are classes where
resident aliens are put through a
course OF sprouts In the United States