Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-01-21

When Jim Reed is asked about
his 1928 presidential boom, he COCKS
one of his mild blue eyes, and says:
well. didn't start it," But he con-
spicuously fails to convey the impress
sion that he's doing anything TO stop
q Tho Missouri Democrats friends
are confident that the raucous raven
of the Kaw counts hopefully upon fall
ing heir to the renewed Smith-McAdoo
feud AS a Protestant, middle-of-the-
country wet. they think there's no
other Democratic presidential timber
that will begin to size up with Reeo
whan the moment for compromise
"a ndidate arrives. The silver-tongueo
and silver-h haired Kansas City scoufge
has a ready reply when folks suggest
that he'd be in his sixty-ninth year IL
inaugurated President in 1925 some
age" they point out. Quoth Reeo:
INV ancestors all lived to De ioo.
The senior Senate from MISSOURI mas
a white House claim not generally
known-he was born in Ohio
Everybody on Capitol Hill is aware
hetween Borah and Jim" Reed Tor
forensic pre-eminence and influence IN
The SENATE. The Idahoan until recent
L. was well out in front. Reed nova
davs rms him almost neck-and-neck.
nnrine the opening hours or the oe-
hate on Senator designate Smith OF
Illinois. Borah interrupted Reed 10 ask
II a man was a member or the sen
ate while awaiting admission TO IL.
Then ensued this passa ge.at-arms:
Rorah-The Senator will remember
that that was the main point In the
argument of Senator stephen A
Douglas. | simply wanted 10 get an
other distinguished Democrats we"
of 1t. ,,
serves the right to dlnef from MI :
douglas on some other historic occa'
sion. a,Aeo.
Rorah-But / very seldom differ
troro the Senator from Missouri
Reed-I am glad of that, for when
aver I find myself in agreement with
tbe Senator from Idaho feel that l
must be very nearly right.
Rorah--I think so.
Paad-But the fact that ! am In
avreement with the Senator from
Idaho on most occasions does not re
move the danger OF his occasionally
erring In his judgment.
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1yboaver does the official printing
| Fo,, the DEPARTMENT of Agriculture Is
evidently no friend of pending Iarh
ralief legislation. On a document no"
making the rounds of Secretary Jar
dimes bailiwick. the measure DeIore
the House and Senate - presumably
through a typographical error - rs
described as the "McNary- Haugen
| Pill"
PER-, plainly doesn't intend to be
caught mapping in the air IL CnlIe re-
| verts from diplomacy to force over
Tacna africa. Comdr. Harold b. Grow,
head of the United States naval com
mission on service in Peru since lSZ4'
| has lust returned to his country TO
buy six airplanes for the peruvian
aviation establishment. Comdr Gro"
| has been intrusted with the reoraan-
| ization of the system, put Claims ~ Is
purely peaceful in purpose. Inc
| American planes are to be USED Ioi
communication between Lima. the
capital, and Iquitos, the center ot the
| Peruvian rubber industry, about 1OO
miles inland. The trip now takes
about two weeks-a day by train. an
| other by automobile, seven days by
, mule, two days in canoes and three by
launch. Airplanes, Grow says, will
| cut the journey to two days-one by
train and one by air. The American
naval officer asserts that President
| Leguia of Peru stands pat on the re
| fusal to hand over TacnA.Arica to
sBolfvfws interchangeable terms.