Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-07-15

The Dawes plan" that interests
Republican politicians these days
hasn't anything to do with German
reparations. 1t concerns the Vice
Presidents state Of mind anent 1928.
On that subject he maintains silence
emitting him to rank with Coolidge
as a sphinx. Certain G. o. P. leaders.
in talking about the Presidents inevi-
liability as his own successor, discuss
his running mate as IL such a person
as Charles Gates Dawes didn't exist.
There's something OF a precedent for
ignoring an incumbent Republican
Vice President. On almost every &C.
casion in the past the party. when re-
nominating a President. has RELOCATED
the Vice President elected with him
and put up somebody else for the
second term. Gen. Dawes hasn't given
even his most intimate friends-they
assert-any inkling Of his inclinations.
Some think he's lied up with his
experiences on Capitol Hill and han.
kers for relief from them. Others are
lust as sure Dawes Is having the time
of his life and wants to stay on the
Job until he's achieved his ambition
of reforming the Senate. The Vice
President will be formidable presiden.
tial timber II "Car' clears the track
and makes the G.. o. p. race a free
for-all.
Private enterprise once again has
reached out its golden fingers and
snapped up a big man who served a
long apprenticeship in Uncle Sans
service. He Is David F. Houston, Sec.
rotary Of Agriculture and later Score.
tary Of the Treasury in the Wilson
administration. Mr.. Houston has just
been elected president of the Mutual
Life Insurance Co. Of New York at a
salary comfortably near 100000 a
year, which is eight times what, he
used to get in Federal employ. Since
the war Houston has been president
Of the Bell Telephone Securities CO.,
with charge Of its billion-dollar invest
ments. Ever and anon Houston. is
honorably mentioned as a Democratic
white hope. OF presidential stature,
he unquestionably Is. Houston says
he has more different State allegiances
than any man in public life. He was
born in North Carolina, was educated
In Massachusetts,. was married in
Texas, once was q school superintend.
ent in South Carolina, was a college
president in Texas and was function.
ing as chancellor Of a university In
Missouri when appointed to the cabi.
net in 1913. =.
The Japanese government has Just
turned over to the new American
School at Naka Meguro sum OF
$25 900, which Is the balance of unex.
pended earthquake relief funds con.
tributed in 1923 by the people of the
United States. The money will de-.
fray about a fifth Of the entire cost
Of the schools new buildings and
grounds, which are conveniently sit.
uated midway between Toxic and 70.
kohama. When completed, the institu.
ton will afford American children
resident in Japan educational facilities
comparable to those they'd have in the
United States.
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Sir Arthur Willert, K. B. E., who
will be one of the international par.
Elephants in this Summers Institute
of Politics at Williamstown, is we'll
the London Times correspondent at
Washington before and during the
war, even though he doesn't seem to
consider so distinguished an assign.
ment worthy of inclusion in his Brit.
ish who's Who" record. For the
past three or four years Willert has
been attached to the foreign Office at
London, and Is now head Of the news
division in Downing street. He Is a
product Of Balliol College, Oxford,
known as the incubator Of British
prime ministers.
Something more than society column
interest attaches to the announcement
of a forthcoming wedding in Wyo.
ming-that of Dorothy Mondell to
Alexander White Gregg. both of
Washington. Bride and groom are
not only highly connected, but are
members OF the younger set who have
striven to do things. Gregg, a young
Texan, Is one of the real "brains" Of
the United States Treasury, though
he is not yet % years old. Many au.
| thorities call him the best fiscal mind
at Secretary Melons disposal, and
give him credit for designing the tax
| schemes that have emanated from the
Treasury in recent years. A lawyer
by profession, GreRx has risen In four