Evening star., 1928-10-31
WASHINGTON OBSERVATIONS
BY FREDERIC WILLIAM VILE.

Democratic congressional campaign
leaders have made valiant, but vain, ef-
forts to induce Ruth Bryan Owen,
daughter of "the Commoner," to eS-
pouSe Smith in her campaign for
Florida seat in the House of Represent
ativeS She resolutely refused to do so,
on the ground that it would seriously
injure her chances to become the first
lady from Miami at Washington. 1t
was represented that the son Of Grover
Cleveland and the daughters of Wood
row Wilson and Champ Clark were all
on the f1ring-line for Smith. but Ruth
Bryan Owen, evidently holding that
personal safety comes first, has no.
joined them.
Miss Bette Powell, 2o-year-olr
daughter of Col. E. Alexander Powell,
famous American war correspondent
traveller and author-Ilow z resident
upon a career unique for person OF
her age and sex. Sne will take the
lecture platform and talk on interna-
tional affairs. Springfield, Mass, will
be the scene of her debut in November.
Miss Powell was Graded in world poll
tics, her father having once been an
official in the American foreign service
and later a scribe on many far-fiung
journalistic field, in peace and in war
The young lady is a graduate of the
celebrated Ecole Libre de Sciences
Politiques at Paris. whence many
rising young European and American
diSplomat has emanated. She has been
all over Europe, Asia, Africa and
America with her parents. Bette Goes
not wear horn-rimmed glasses or in
dulge in other high-browed manner
isms. She will discuss foreign affairs
with the verve Of a typical, breezy
and pretty-American girl.
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When Field Marshal ViScount Allenby
visited Washington this week he re-
newed his acquaintance with couple
of young Americans whom---aS chill
dren-he took into his confidence on a
historic occasion in Egypt. They are
the daughter and son of HampSon Gary,
who was American Minister at Cairo
during the World War. Gens Allenby,
as commander in-chief OF the British
Armys Egyptian expeditionary force.
was q guest at the United States lega-
ton one evening just prior to the cam
paign for the conquest of Palestine.
Allenby how he purpoSed going about
that job. Thereupon he produced a
pencil and pad and sketched out for
the children a graphic map which
disclosed the whole strategic plan. The
Turks and the Germans would have
given a good deal for that particular
scrap of paper.
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Most radio speakers in this campaign
have been recognized by their voices,
even If listeners tuned in after an
nouncementS were made and speeches
begun. But there's at least one air
spellbinder who is recognized by his
particular choice Of words. He Is none
other than Charles Evans Hughes. The
other night when the former Secre-
tary of State opened his campaign for
Hoover from st. Joseph, Mo-, Q listener
thought he was getting" Hughes, but
didn't think the voice was familiar.
Wait and see If he uses the word
'exigency." said the listener to a COM
rade at the receiving set. IF he does,
it's Hughes" A bare minute and a
half passed and then, sure enough, Tex
igency' came clearly out of the loud
speaker and all doubts as to the iden-
tity of the Hoover booster were re-
moved. 'Exigency ranks as the ia
vorite idlon in the Hughes lexicon.
tcoDyright. 1920