Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-06-23

entered generally into the spirit of the
Capitals life. When Mr. Saburi was
ira nsferred to an important post in
the Japanese foreign office at Toxic.
Nine. Saburi became the successor of
Nine. Matsudaira tthe wife of the
present Nipponese Amha ssa dor at
Washington as official Interpreter to
the Empress of Japan position Of
great distinction and Responsibilities.
Nine. Saburi was the daughter of the
late Marquis komura, Japan's chief
delegate at the Portsmouth Russo.
Japanese peace conference.
~ II X
Representative Martin r. Madden
OF Illinois. watchdog Of the Treasury
IN the House. showed the LonGworth-
Tilson leadership that he's no SLOUGH
of politician and parliamenta ria n.
when this week he blocked the high
commands plan to fix an adjourn.
ment date. The veteran Illinoisan-
whose congressional Record Who's
Who merely says. Elected to the
F1fty-ninth and each succeeding Con.
gresS must have taken iendfsh de.
light In rebuffing the leaders 1t was
the same group that encompa Ssed
Madden's downfall when he aspired
to the speakership a year ago The
white-crowned Chicagoan is in his
seventy second year. hut can't make
anybody believe it, His latest trjumpb
in the arena Of House politics was
worthy of forty-year- older.
Have the Democrats sprung the
PENNSYLVANIA primary Slush. fund scan.
dal bit too early in the game to avail
them much in the November cleo
tons? Philosophical Republicans, with
whom the wish is not entirely unre-
lated to the thought. think that may
be the case. They recall that Teapot
Dome and it's attendant "dynam ite"
were exploded so early in the 1924
presidential campaign that by the
time the ides of November approached
the people had forgotten all about
them. It's nearly FIVE months from
now until election time. A long and
presumably hot Summer will inter.
vene. Politics will he adjourned dur
ing r good deal Of that time. Can
Penn's 100000 gold rush" be kept
IN the electorate mind in sufficiently
l'rid style to send voters to the polls
In punitive mood, as far as the G.. O.
p. is concerned? Politicians are won.
dering about that.
X ~
Chauncey G.. Parker of New Jersey
Is general counsel of the United States
Shipping Board. Everybody, including
the President, calls him Judge" but
Parker says he's never been on the
bench In his life. He has a brother
who is justice Of the Supreme Court
OF New Jersey, but that the Shipping
Boards lawyer asserts, is as near
claim as he possesses to the rank
and title of judge. Parker's father
was distinguished citizen of Jersey.
who went, through life with the title
Of Governor" although he never held
that office. Joel Parker was Jerseys
Civil War governor. and the other
Parker once told him how the latter
was dubbed Governor" all over the
State. Must cost you a lot Of money,
doesn't it," the Chief Executive said.
If eXtempore eloquence Is the acid
test of genuine oratory, Jim" Reed of
Missouri Is entitled to the blue ribbon.
OF all the II Senators who eulogized
La Toilette at the recent memorial
service in the Senate Reed was the
only one who spoke without notes. As
usually happens on such occasions, his
tongue was far more silver-toned than
that of any of his colleagues who read
set speeches from manuscript. Reed
told this observer that up to the time
he reached the Capitol he hadn't a
glimmer of what he was going to say.
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