Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-08-31

Chairman RaSkob appears to nave
assembled at New York Democratic
headquarters a political staff well above
the average In ability and experience
Tvuical of the kind of men now holding
down desks there Is Maj, Gen. Henry l.
Allen a distinguished World war SOL
der with a fine fighting record III
France and the American comnatlue'
in the Rhineland after the arniisllCe'
Gen Allen heads the veterans bureau
AT Democratic headquarters. He is
native of Kentucky, a Baptist, ana was
intended for the ministry by MS psieh,S.
but cot switched to West Point f1liitary
Academy. He is the author Of TWO m
tcresting books on the war
Mike" Hennessy. veteran political re-
norter in his Round-Abo column III
the Boston Globe tells OF New IoIN
woman who complains OF Hefoert
Hoover's pronunciation and grammar u
his sneech of acceptance. whlcn sue
thinks we're so faulty and inexcusapie
IN a college graduate thai she snignt an
well vote for AL Smith. she ulsap,
nroves of Hoover's aping Senator NOSE
pronunciation OF national, using ta'e
long first "a instead OF the acca"touIeu
short a" writes Mr.. HenneSsy. Cslle'
common words which she says Mr. HOO
yer mispronounced by acccntlns W., I,.N
wronV SYLLABLE are fneompafanic'
.ramnant' and 'exigency.' She says ne
used comprise when he meant con-
nose and said 'emigrant when ne
| meant Immigrant But worse than tnd1
che declares she heard MIR. Hoover use
nIural subjects with singular VERBS
Then MIR. Hennessy comments women
are not always as charl1ani5 As .h'
should be. Mr. Hoover has been ON ~
college a good many wears, roaming the
world earning his daily bread and laS-
ING aside a little for rainy daS. 1o"
oetters of the Hoover type are ci0'I''
recoonized prammarians. Mr.. Hoover
critic makes no objection 10 'u.
smiths pronunciation OF '"oiN iol
work, or 'toist' for first,
This weeks cables report that kel-
| looo mutiSm sets new style In ulplo
! macy" II appears that not sifSi%
! sneech long or short, marked the Vlh''
! ~ the American Secretary of state TO
| parts and the ceremonies OF eAecueIAe
| the treaty to outlaw war. MIR, keiiogB
| silence communicated itself 10 the othe'
| diufoulats In attendance, win cohse-
! oIience that their business was trans"
/ acted without any oratuficfl euiusiea,
! concentrations or interpretations. never
| before have statesmen presented treaty
| 10 the world without saying hoiheliiA'ts
about IT, II is whispered that MT Snoi .
| idge suggested TO Mr.: keliose Una,
| silence was a pretty good policy, al least
| until the United States Senat" has rali.
/ f,ed the document An ontpouring 81
! ofi1cial interpretations might nave DC"
| traved too many different opinions
| THE Federal Radio Commission con-
| ttnues Ia be storm center both witnlii
| and without. On the outside there
! still the pulling and hauling over the
! reassianment OF wave lengths and sta
! tion mower and cancellation OF licenses
| which Is part and parcel Of the ne"
| radio set-up made necessary by the
''eo,lai ALLEGATION" by zones provision
| of the new radio law, The new set
no" was slated Ia be promulgated sep"
| TENDER / but may now be iufthef de'
| leved due To a variety Of complications
| and conflicts between opposing theories
an Ia how 10 accomplish equal alloea~
ton with minimum disturbance Ia
existing broadcasters. Within the com"
mission there is similar disagreement
| O II Caldwell Of New York, one OF the
| two members now remaining whose
appointment dates from original crea'
ton of the commission has said he
| intended 10 resign soon Judge Ira H.
Robinson Of West virginia present
chairman OF the board is reported to
be on the eve OF quitting, though the
Judge himself denies thts Robinson
and Caldwell are opponents Of divergent
theories as 10 power ALLEGATION In any
event by the terms Of The law all
members ~ The commission are auto
matieslly out OF once on March II