Evening star., 1928-04-25

Whether the Senate gets the boys out
of the trenches in Nicaragua by Christ
mas or not. the interval ought TO be
employed in teaching Senators how to
pronounce the country's name. During
the recent debate on the Blaine Tcsolu-
lion, there we're almost as many render
lngs as there are Senators The State
Department, asked by this observer for
an official pronunciation OF the Marines
happy hunting grounds, takes It's stand
on the version given by Websters Pro-
nouncirg Gazetteer There one is told
that the way To say Nicaragua" Is 10
pronounce IT as If spelled Ne-ka-ra -gwa.
The e" is broad as in feet; the 'ka"
as in "kah'. the 'ra" as in ''rah," and
the "gWa" as If II we're "gwah" The ac~
cent is on the "rah" The Senates most
tiresome spellbinder on Nicaragua in
dulges in various mispronunciations At
times lle Is believing "Nicky-rawgy. "
Al other moments he says "Nicky-raw-
gu-ay." Probably Senator Bingham, the
Senates Spanish scholar. Is the only
member who would venture 10 give the
country Its accurately pronounced and
softly modulated name.
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Vice President Dawes is making con-
verts 10 the underslung pipe cult in high
places. 1t has invaded the foreign Dip
lomatic set at Washington. The other
night Gen. and Mrs. DaWes~~who spend
most Of their evenings dining out on
the administration behalf-~were guests
Of honor OF the Ambassador Of Peru.
When tobacco time arrived. with the
coffee. the Vice President, as ls hts GUS
tom. escheWed the cigars and the ciga-
rettes. and unlimbered his up-side-d down
coat pocket companion. Then, To the
surprise OF other guests. they observed
the dlgnified Spanish Ambassador,
Senor Don Alexandra Padilla, at work
on an underslung pipe. He WAS sitting
next To the Vice President and they
puffed away together In manifcstiy solid
comfort. Mr.. Dawes always has his pipe
with him, no matter how formal the
function IT'S said that favored callers
at the Vice Presidents chamber An the
Capitol arc nowadays presented with
samples from supply in his desk.
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The converted steam yacht which
long has been u. Is. S. Scorpion In
Uncle Sans Navy is about to revert
10 It's original status after a career
of 80 years glory. She served In the
Spanish American war, participated in
the rescue work after the Messina
earthquake, and then functioned as an
American station ship at the Golden
Horn In the waters around CONSTANT
nople u, Fl. s. Scorpion will shortly
pass out as naval unit at the Phila-
delphia Navy Yard The boat has been
purchased by William II. Todd, one Of
the countrys leading shipbuilders, who
will recondition the Scorpion, for the
- IVA fap
at the Robins yard. In Brooklyn. II
WAS In that yard, Ia the late 00s that
she was launched as one OF the luXuri~
Gus pleasure yachts OF her day.
Now the American War Mothers are
10 the front, marching shoulder to
shoulder with the Daughters OF the
American Revolution against the COM
mon foe. the paclilsta. On Friday eve
ming, April a. the Washington Chapter
Of the Mothers will mold "A preparedness
rally IN the auditorium Of the National
Museum. The speaker OF the evening
viii be Representative Royal g, john
son, Republican, OF South Dakota, World
War veteran He will discuss hlS bill
for universal draft~the project with
which Senator Arthur Cappef, Repnb~
lican, 0f Kansas ia associated IN the
upper house Other features or the
program include poem composed by
Mrs. Amos A. Fries, wife OF the major
general In charge Of the Chemical War
fare Division, II, Il, A. entitled =
Didn't Raiae MY Boy 10 BE Stacker "
Mrs, George barnett, wife Of another
retired ior general, will fecite "ihe
unselfgh Mothers Answer" rej0indrr
10 the "siacker's oath"
President Coolidge In glad the Amefi-
can Society of Ciyii Engineers chose
the present week for It's Spring meeting
Il comedies with The fight the White
Mississippi food control The society
adopted resolutions Whlch support the
Presidents position all along lhe line,