Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-12-28
WASHINGTON OBSERVATIONS
BY FREDERIC EILLiAM EILE.

Washington's mount in population TO
thirteenth city Of the country. brings to
light q statistical fact unrecoried cy
the census. That circumstance IS that
the Nations Capital has the largest
community Of churc,igoers. on the per
capita basis. Of any city u It's size in
the eastern half OF the Union. Those
figures were produced before a committee
OF Congress, earlier this year. In the
course OF hearings on the bill intro
duced by Representative Landlord,
Democrat. of Georgia. providing for a
more rigid system OF Sunday-clos,ng
laws in the District of Columbia. OPP
ponents of bluer regulations for observ-
ance of the Sabbath successfully In
voked the statistics TO show that, even
with Sunday base ball. theaters and
movies. attendance at divine worship in
Washington is far In excess OF that In
other big cities.
Mark L. Requa of San Francisco.
mining engineer and California Repub-
iican leader. Is in Washington In con-
nection with a project long close TO his
heart. 1t concerns Federal system OF
supervising the Nations resources in
raw materials. especially minerals Re-
qua feels the country must develop =
new conception OF the importance OF
minerals, as they affect national safety
and prosperity. A year or two ago
Requa wrote book entitled THE Rela-
ton OF Government TO Industry" 1t
was based on the theory that the Amer
lean people are squandering vital indus
trial riches at ruinouS rate. Profiigacy
In the use Of oil was particularly as
sailed A committee Of nine. recently
organized under the auspices Of DR..
Hubert Work, Secretary Of the Interior,
Is shortly TO report on the whole subject
Of the mineral supply. Requa advocates
prompt action in some direction. follow
ing such an investigation. In his book
he recommended a Federal minerals
commission. Requa Is an intimate friend
OF Herbert Hoover. In 1924 he was
Coolidge primary and election campaign
manager for California.
"Irate Hoosier" writes To this OH
server. and laments: Being an In
dianian yourself, how come that your
recent paragraph tabulating Hoosiers IN
these three: William r. Wood. chair
man OF the Republican congressional
campaign committee, J. Bennett Cor
don. who produces powerful pieces
periodically published by the Repub-
iican national committee, and Richard
r. Buchanan. the accomplished pub
licty director OF the Democratic ma
tional committee
Wonders never cease Detroit Is UNI
palatable To Tammany as u site for the
Democratic national convention In i03a
because Of Its proximity To wet Canada,
Word has Just reached Washington that
George w. Olvany. Tammany leader.
has turned thumbs down on the motor
metropolis for the same reason that De-
tYoit lost out for the Republican con =
ventlon namely, that Windsor. On
tafio, In too easily accessible for dele
gates who are expected Ia nominate Al
amith for President The tip appears
10 have gone out that all national com
mittee men and women favorable to
Smith shall vote against Detroit when
the committee meets In Washington on
January II The expectation, aceording
TO New York adVicea, II that votes from
dry States Of the South and West, plus
votes OF pro"Smlth delegates from all
over the enuntry, will he more than sui
f,eient To sink Detroit's convention
hopes
n
Representative Franklin w. Fort OF
New Jeraey has just sent word to lie.
publican leaders Ia that state that UNI
less they take the lead IN a sweeping
reform movement he will run for gov
ernor IN 1929, Fort calls for IAN ON.
pns,ire, aud the future avoidance. OF the
III The fair name nj Jersey Justice" The
statesman from East Orange declares
that the wish 10 be Governor at New
Jersey, ~ his father was before him, Ia
this chief personal ambition nj nav
tlfe," but he feels II his duty 10 com.
plsts his present term In the House, Al