Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-01-21
WASHINGTON OBSERVATIONS
BY FREDERIC WILLIAM VILE.

Representative Henry Allen Cooper,
Republican, of Wisconsin, dean of the
House. spins a merry yarn about
Uncle Sol" Levitan, veteran State
treasurer Of the Badger common
wealth Levitan, who has just been
elected for the third successive term
as keeper of Wisconsin's money,
prides himself on the fact that he be-
gan life as a peddler In the Middle
West nearly half a century ago.
There was a Swedish farmer on Lev
itan's route, who didn't like peddlers
and put up sign reading: "Peddlers
Prohibited" One day the Scandina-
Wan came home from town and found
Sol persuasively displaying his wares
to the farmers family. Levitan was
asked, in terms none too polite. II he
hadn't seen the sign. Whereupon the
irate farmer led him to It, Upon 1t
was scrubbed a postscript: "All ex-
cept Sol Levitan.' That won the day
for the future treasurer of Wisconsin,
and he was a welcome visitor ever
afterwards. Levitan's friends are
grooming him for the governorship.
y X X
Japan Is not accustomed to make
formal diplomatic representations at
clusion law that scared q deep wound
across her national pride in 1924, but
every once In a while she takes occa
sion to mention it, lest we forget That
is why Baron Kijuro Shidehara, for.
eign minister at Toxic. on January IS
referred to our immigration legislation
in his annual speech to the Japanese
Diet. His words were few, but pur-
posefuI. Il regret, he said. that the
question of discriminatory treatment
involved in the United States immigra-
ton act of 1924 still remains unad-
1usted." Between the lines of that
declaration there's the unmistaka BILE
expression of Japan's intention some
day to hold converse with Uncle Sam
on the subject OF exclusion
y
From a reader of this observers re-
curing nominations about foreign af-
fairs comes a correction of a statement
concerning the late Senior CalVo, au.
thor of the "Calvo Doctrine" which
lies at the root of our controversy with
Mexico. ''Dr. Joaquin Bernardo Cal.
vo." 1t Is set forth, was not an Ar
gentinian, as you say. He was a Costa
Rican. who for 20 years was his coun-
try'S Minister to the United States. He
passed away in this country a number
of years ago. leaving a large family,
most of whom are residents of the
United States"
Arbitration being in the air, it's in.
teresting to learn that George Wash
ingtOn's family, even when 1t had do.
mestic sQuabbles, resorted to the form
of settlement that may compose Uncle
Sans differences with Plutarco Gales.
Gabriel Wells. an expert on rare books
and manuscripts in New York, has
just dug up dispute between John
Washington and his brother Angus.
tine, the father OF George Washington.
The brothers owned adjoining estates
in MattOx Neck, Westmoreland Conn
ty, on the Potomac. They Quarreled
about the boundary line, but instead of
fighting 1t out in court, or otherwise.
they employed a couple of brothers
named McCarty TO survey the area in
controversy and decide the boundaries.
The quit-claim deed, recording the or
igin of the final settlement, was ex-
ecuted on December 8, i742, and is still
In state of good preservation.
copyright. 1920