Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-02-27
WASHINGTON OBSERVATIONS
BY FREDERIC UHLIiH VILE.

big Biz Thompson. who has just
been the Presidents White House guest
for the second time this Winter
has given fresh impetus 10 the draft
Coolidge movement That project now
has fomentcrs in the country's two big
gest centers Of population-Charles d.
Hlles in New York and William Hale
Thompson in Chicago. In the cultural
center Of the Republic 0Ston-there
Is. OF course. loyal legion OF Coolidge
draftcrs Washington political gossip OF
the moment Is distinguished by re-
vival Of the story that when the Kansas
City convention Is deadlocked, with
neither Hoover nor Dawes. nor anybody
else. able to get the 535 votes necessary
TO nominate, 1t will be stampcdcd into
nominating Coolidge. Then comes an
angle to the story, which Is not SO old,
The President will stand by his LIDO
n0t-choose decree and, in message to
the convention which Is To make him
immortal Calvin Coolidge Will put away
the crown!
Women are learning to fly at Hoover
Field across the Potomac from WASH
ington. They are students at the Ber-
liner school of aviation there. One Of
the latest to matricuatc Is Miss Betty
Warner sister OF Edward +, Warner.
Assistant Secretary Of the Navy for
Acronautics, and himself practical
airman. Miss Warner, who Is her
bachelor brothers official hostess III
washington, Is "A VaSSar graduate Be
licving that the times coming when IL II
be as natural Tor woman III drive her
own plane MS it nov Is for her To pilot
her own car, Miss Warner intends 10
meet the new era more than hair way
Another flying undergraduate at Hoover
, Field is Mrs Alvin T.. Dodd. promincnt
Young Washington society matron. ono
| of IIarvard's few alimnae, wiIe OF
| United States Chamber Of Commerce
Official, and daughter o! A. Lincoln
| Filcne, Boston merchant prince.
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Up In Pennsylvania they're not
pinning high hopes on the result OF the
| senatorial investigation now in progress
| in the hituminouS coal fields. Sena~
| tors Wheeler tMontana), Go0ding
| Idahnl, Wagner New York; and Pine
| fOklahoma) are taking their task heri-
oisiv, but conditions are considered To
be beyond mere Legislative remedy.
| pcnnsylvaniana recall that the sell"
same situation was thoroughly inNeali~
gated by President Iiardingh coal COM
mission The latter made mn elaborate.
| puinstakinE report, Congress ibiiotfd
| il even though President Coolidge re-
pentedly urged certain action therein
| recommended Trade and sectional
| rivulrirN. the clash of union and nom
| union elements and other factors con
| htttutr IA series Of almost inhupefnblt
difficulties, Al the bottom OF It, AL. ms
| the whole coal world knows, Is the TACT
| that there are far too many mines ana
| miners for the btuminouH Industry 10
| support,
| Rational educational authorities are
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the mas, production Ut college GRADUATES
h reaching The point nf hhiuiaiinn anu
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