Evening star., 1926-08-09
WASHINGTON OBSERVATIONS

Our restricted immigration policy
has proved great success according
to Representative Albert johnson of
the State of Washington. chairman of
the House immigration committee, au-
thor of the present immigration law
and one of the most influential men in
Congress in immigration matters. His
views and a review of the results of
the quota system have just come to
light In the appendix of the Congress
sional Record, one of the thousand
and more documents inserted by
Unanimous consent" in the closing
hours of the session. I'VE intend" I"
says Mr.. johnson, that America shall
cease to be q polyglot boarding house,
that eventually we shall become a
homogeneous people" Restrictive
immigration started in 1921 with the
3 per cent quota law. This reduced
the then incoming flood of aliens from
about 100000 to 367. 900 annually. In
1924 the quota was cut to per cent
and the 1890 census made the basis of
quota percentage. This reduced the
total to $4,000. Representative John
son makes no prophecies in his ar
ticle in the Record, but in private con-
versation recently he expressed the
belief that Congress will soon further
revise and amend the law. with the
likelihood that the quota will be again
| cut, this time to / per cent.
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Tho largest toy boat in the world
and the most costly--is housed In
side an enormous glass case in the
Offices of the United States Shipping
Board. 1t is an exact miniature of
the Leviathan. German Workmen
built it before the war and it cost
the Hamburg American line $25 900
1t is 18 feet long. . feet wide and
not quite 4 feet from keel to the top
Of the tunnels. Every detail of the
biggest ship af1oat is reproduced in
the model. Each of the 100 lifeboats
hangs on its davits. The four pro
pellers of polished brass are in their
places. 1t is properly ballasted and
| ready for launching on any sea. The
alien property custodian seized this
expensive plaything at the outbreak
of the war and subsequently present
ed it to Chairman Lasker.
Mrs. Coolidge. who usually avoids
all ornaments except costume jew
| elry," Jade, amber or other semi
precious stones so much in vogue
nowadays. has q diamond pin which
Is both beautiful and interesting. A
thing of exquisite workmanship, it
shows the seal of the United States,
the American eagle. worked out in
small diamonds with sapphire eyes.
and the shield before it's breast of
tiny sapphires and rubies.
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If it is true, as is whispered about
in Washington society, that Elizabeth
Sutherland, the quasi-fiancee Of
"Bucky' Harris. player.manager Of the
Washington base ball team, has given
the local ball hero the ultimatum,
THE Senators must be three times a
pennant winner before you marry
me" then the prospects Of their wed.
ding this year look pretty slim. With
the Washington club trailing along
in fourth or fifth place and the season
more than half gone. its chance of
taking a third pennant this year is
| near the vanishing point. Betty
| is a debutante daughter of Howard
Sutherland. former United States
Senator from West Virginia, and
now alien property custodian. She Is
| the youngest Of a family Of seven
girls. all beautiful, and known far
and wide as the seven Sutherland sis
ters. popular, wealthy and of the so
cial elect. Betty was an ardent ball
fan long before Bucky Harris was her
| beau. He In turn has been heart
| breaker with the feminine contingen;
at the ball park during his seven
| years at Washington--the idol of the
! fans of both sexes Their enga cement
has never been formally announced
nor ever officially denied. and they
continue inseparable pals in Bucky's
| leisure hours.
| 4 stranger entered the White House
| grounds one day this Spring and ap
| pealed to the policeman on duty al
| the main entrance of the house to be
permitted to Just step inside the door