Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-07-30

Herbert Hoovers maiden speech as
Republican presidential nominee-at
San Francisco on July 27--has been
carefully studied by the politicians. even
though IL was nothing but homecom-
ing utterance It's agreed that Hoover
did himself proud At least the speech
reads that way. 1t was tactful and
witty. especially In Its illusions to James
Rolph. jr.. "the public institution" who
is in his seventeenth successive year as
mayor at the Golden Gate. The speech
also adroitly fixed Hoover's status as an
honest to-goodneSs Californian by dis
closing fact not generally known
that 1t was the business Of the Panama
Pacific Exposition In San Francisco
which sent the engineer abroad In 1914
on a mission which led to an enduring
connection with public service. That
was one In the eye for Jim" Reed and
his "Englishman" twaddle. One of the
things Hoover has to acquire, according
to his political coaches. Is a more ag-
gravated sense OF humor They are en-
couraged by one little passage In the
San Francisco speech-Hoover's re-
minder that he was still waiting for the
silver medal his exposition service en-
titled him tot
y
The greatest carnage ever wrought
among American fish. far outstripping
anything President Coolidge has ever
done, is Just reported from the Far East.
A couple OF months ago the japanese
ministry of agriculture and forestry sent
an official to the United States to bring
over 100000 small fish OF various
species for experimental purposes In the
Japanese fishery industry. The Ash
were presented In return for $4,000
Young trout taken out of Nipponese
streams and sent to the United States
for breeding experiments last year.
when the Japanese Official who was
chaperoning his 100000 finny young
charges across the Pacific reached
Yokohama, he came down the gang
plank with the sad news that every one
OF the Ash had died en- route. They
were stored In seven large tanks and
regularly supplied with fresh water but
as the ship approached the East they
found the climate too much for them
and succumbed
Anparently the Democrats are going
To make a concerted bid for the labor
vote. At any rate, Chairman Raskob
has designated one Of the most popu-
lar leaders In the labor movement, Mai,
George IL, BETTY III AGliItoaStt ha sAtah
man Of a 1923 Democratic labor COM
mittee. whose purpose Is TO drum mp
trade -union support for Smith and
Robinson Maj. Berry, a former vice
commander of the American Legion.
Ia president OF the international Press
mems and Assistants Union OF North
America. which has Its locals" In
practically every newspaper office and
printing shop In the land The Ten"
llegseean is an organization Democrat,
who means TO be nominated for Vice
President some day. He rolled up
considerable vote al Madison Square
Garden In 1924 and was favorably con-
sidered at Houston In June until the
Joe Robinson band wagon swung into
| motion
To show that the age OF miracles Is
not past, the very latest thing under
| the political sun Ii that Josephus Dam
iels may be asked TO lead Al Smiths
| fight in dry and Protestant North Car
oiina. The suggestion springs from
| the situation caused by Senator Sim
mons resignation from the national
committee. Daniels and Simmons
have been on opposite sides OF
| the organization fence In the Tar
| Heel country, so the selection OF the
world war Secretary OF the Navy to
! take command In North Carolina would
be q natural one. Daniels Is not ex-