Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-08-30

vacation he annually INDUCES him.
self, probably gives away more
watches than anybody in Washing
ton. In every case, they're time
pieces he's carried himself Another
popularity of the Hoover gift watches
is that they're bestowed indiscrimi-
| nately upon the first urchins the
Secretary of Commerce meets when
he decides to divest himself of them.
All his life Hoover has scorned
watches that cost more than 81 or
81 apiece. He finds them good time
Keepers and says the habit enables
him to have a lot of new watches in
his lifetime. Hoover carries a watch
till the shine begins to wear off. Then
he buys another, but never until he's
passed a street boy who looks as if
he'd like to have a watch. Hoover
says the Joy he extracts from watch
ing kid" recover from the ensuing
excitement is worth all the gold
watches on earth.
Vice President Dawes on September
Is will talk over the greatest radio
hook up the broadcasting companies
so far have ever linked together. The
occasion will be the third annual BAN
quet Of the American radio industry
at New York. A battery of no fewer
than 33 microphones will record the
vigorous eloquence of Gen. Dawes,
enabling him to address by far the
biggest radio audience yet reached
by a single voice. On the occasion
Of President Coolidge's inauguration,
in March, 1925, q broadcasting sta
tons participated in the nationwide
hook-up, until now the most extensive
on record. Six more stations will be
tuned in for Dawes forthcoming New
York address. He is not unlikely to
attune his far-flung song to his ia
vorite theme-reform in the Senate
rules. The Vice President and Owen
D. Young, chairman Of the board Of
the Radio Corporation of America,
are buddies. Their friendship was
cemented as joint members Of the
Preparations commission. They visit
each other periodically. One Of their
mutual hobbies is q passion for rare
old books.
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One of these days, when our rela-
tons with Germany are more COM
pletely normalized-when American
war claims, let's say, are settled-one
of the Fatherland's legendary heroes
may be rescued from an ignominious
hiding place in Washington. He's the
eX-Kaiser's celebrated ancestor, Fred
erick the Great, whose bronze coun-
terpart has been in storage in the
basement Of the War College since
1917. It's the statue presented to the
United States by William II and
which formerly stood on an imposing
pedestal in front of the college.
When we went to war with Germany
nine years ago. it was decided to de-
throne Frederick, and he's been boxed
up ever since.
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Death of Senator Fernald of Maine
once again recalls the amazing NOR
tality in the United States Senate.
During the past nine years no fewer
than % members of the upper house
passed to the eternal majority while
in Office. The roll includes, in the or.
der of their departure: Newlands,
Husting. Broussard, James. Brady,
Stone. Gallinger, Hughes, Tillman,
Martin, Bankhead, Penrose, Knox,
Grove, Watson (Georgia), Nicholson,
Nelson, Dillingham;, Colt, Brandegee,
Lodge. Mccormick. Spencer, La Fol
lette, Ladd, Ralston, Cummins and
Fernald. Advancing age played its
part in the collapse of many of these
men. but some of them were states.
men in the prime Of life.s.
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