Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-08-17

Behind the bare announcement Of
the designation of Chauncey ID. Snow
to be assistant to the president" of
the United States Chamber of Com
merce IS the fact that this appoint
ment disposes of the question of n
successor to Elliot II. Goodwin, who
retired last year from the post of
resident vice president after long
and distinguished service as n sort Of
general manager of the chambers
manifold activities. With Mr.. Good
wins resigna ton it was reported that
henceforth the chamber would func-
tiCn without any one in similar ca
pacity and authority. There has been
much gossip, however, that sooner or
later a permanent executive head Will
be selected in view Of the fact that
the policy of the chamber is to elect
it's presidents from the ranks OF big
business, men who cannot devote
their entire time to the job and who
hold office for only brief terms. Mr..
Snow, who has been head of the for
eign commerce department OF the
chamber since 1920, has now been
elevated to the general manager role.
He has moved into the suite Of offices
formerly occupied by Mr.. Goodwin.
and has taken over most OF the
duties which formerly fell to the lot
of the resident vice president. 1t
brings to an end controversy as TO
whether the post should be filled from
within the permanent organization
staff here or by appointment of some
one from the outside. Before joining
the organization seven years ago, Mr..
Snow was commercial attache at
Paris for the Department Of Com
merce.
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Budget Director Lord. in his annual
report published this week, presents
formidable list Of petty economies
inaugurated under his direction, which
contributed their individual mites to-
| ward the grand total of $91 100000
| which, he states. was the total econ
| omy Savings" of the year. Many bu-
reaus used both sides of their letter
paper and memo pads. Shorter pen
| Gil stubs were used. Typewriter RIB
bons were turned end for end to pro-
| long their life. Pay envelopes were
returned to be used second time.
Garbage in the public health hospitals
| was sold instead Of being given away.
| Fodder for work animals was grown
| on Federal farms, and the monkeys
and other animals in the Zoo were
fed second -grade rations. The War
Department substituted IS bombs for
| $40 bombs for target practice, and for
every nickel telephone call from pay
stations in the Federal buildings the
Treasury Department collected cents
from the telephone company.
Gov. Richie of Maryland, Demo
cratic presidential possibility, Is the
youngest man in either the Demo
cratic or Republican camp in the ilst
of those who have to date doomed as
serious contenders in 1928. Gov.
Ritchie's present age is 81. Al Smith
and Gov. Vic Donahey OF ONO are
both "a. McAdoo is Ga. Jim Reed
is &c and Carter Glass OF Virginia is
60. The Republicans, ranked from
Youngest to oldest, are Hoover. 53;
T,ongworth. So: Dawes and Borah, 60;
Hughes, 65; Lowden, 66, and Mellon,
70. It is obvious that it will prove a
bit embarra ssing to some OF the other
aspirants il Hughes stands by his pre-
vious statement that he Is now 100
old to run for President" Those Re
publicans who are preparing 20
draft" Mr.. Coolidge next year Will
not fail to emphasize the fact tnat ne
Is still young man or so, WIN pro.
portionately greater probabilities Oh
living four years more than MS oioer
would-be successors.
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John Bull. the oldest complete TO-
connective now in existence In Amer
lea. after "a years OF unbroken rest IN
the Smithsonian Institution, Is gong
under steam again as feature or the
centenary celebration OF the Baltimore
& Ohio Railroad next month. Inc 10
connective was built in England Tor the
Camden & Amboy Railroad, one or the
units of the present Pennsylvania
system. 1t was in continuous service
from 1881 to 1865. In 1885 John
Bull was presented to the Smith.
sonian. Seven years later 1t proceeded
on it's own steam from Washington 10
Chicago to appear in the Worlds FAR
"a so-called last appearance. Ihe
Baltimore & Ohio has constructed
smile circular track at Halethorpe,
Md. and on that the old locomotive
will take it's place with other Curl
osities, ancient and modern, assem-
bled for the exposition.
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