Evening star., 1926-09-10
WASHINGTON OBSERVATIONS
BY FREDERIC WILLIAM VILE.

The Adonis-like Beau Brummel, who
formerly was a director of the mint,
trtumphed over a trio of strong Op-
ponents in the Democratic primary.
Bakers strong talking point was that
his long residence and wide acquaint-
ance in Washington made him an
ideal man to get things done" at the
National Capital. Nevada Democrats
evidently came to that conclusion, too.
Senator Pat Harrison of Mississippi
and other homecoming European
tourists are loud IN their praises of
the fine treatment accorded American
globe -trotters who have the sense and
patriotism to travel on ships of the
United States lines. One and all
agree that the service on our Govern
ment liners is superior to anything
they've ever experienced on the high
seas. From the captains down,
there's a successful effort to please
and accommodate. The skipper of
one of our biggest boats recently
addressed a group of passengers the
first day out Of New York. This ship
belongs to the American people," he
said. IT'S manned ~ crew that is
well paid for it's vservices, every
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necessity on your part to pay big tips
for the right kind Of treatment. It's
yours for the asking and I think I
can assure you it'll be forthcoming. ="
One of the diverting yarns of the
more or less blithe political season
concerns Miles Poindexter of Wash
ington State, who has been American
Ambassador to Peru since 1928.
PoindeXter became a lame duck Sen
ator after the election of 1922, and
President Harding balmed his wounds
with a diplomatic appointment. Re
ports are current that PoindeXter
bankers to return to the political
realm and is coming home next year
to launch his campaign for re election
to the United States Senate in 1928.
He is reputed to think he can over
throw Senator Dill, the Democratic
incumbent, who laid him low four
years ago.
Ever heard of "aviation medicine?
It's the newest branch taught at the
Army and Navy medical schools. AS
a result of the lessons taught by the
World War, the surgeons general OF
the two services came to the conclu-
sion that men who fly, or want to
fly, need to be treated from an en-
tirely different point of view than
men who ply the military trade on
land or sea. So both the Army and
Navy are training a special class of
medical officers in the science of ham
ding aviatorS. The psychological
note enters into the makeup of our
birdmen almost as conspicuouSly as
the purely physical factor. Some
aviators are so constituted that they
cannot be permitted to fly above a
certain altitude. Mems breathing APP
paratuses differ. All these kinds, and
what is now officially known as
aviation medicine" as distinguished
from internal medicine, surgery,
pathology and the other things a
service doctor has to know.
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Mai. Gen. John r. Brooke, u. S. A,
the fine old soldier who has just joined
his comrades in the Great Beyond,
.. took liberties with the former Kaiser
long before the American doughboy
did so eight years ago. Just before
his retirement Brooke was assigned
to represent the United States Army
at the imperial maneuyers in Ger.
many. One day William II asked him
| If he'd ever been in Germany before.
Not in this part" replied Brooke.
well, what parts have you visited?'
| the war lord persisted. Cincinnati
Milwaukee and ST. Louis" explained
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