Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-10-05

Mabel Walker Willebrandt, unterri-
fed and unabashed, is embarking upon
her second speaking tour and will begin
operations next week with four adj
dresses in Kentucky and one in Tennes-
see. Other dates are on her program
but not yet definitely arranged. The
much-maligned Portia Of the Depart
ment Of Justice will, as before, cam
paign for Hoover and Curtis under the
auspices of the Western speakers bu-
reau of the Republican national COM
mittee. Mrs. Willebrandt has been put
ting in the interval since her first foray
into the Middle West at her official
desk in Washington. Affairs at the
Federal prison in Atlanta engaged a
good deal of her attention. Supervision
of the national penal institutions Is one
of the woman politicians many jobs IN
Attorney General Sargent's department
Mrs. Withdrawals friends say she Is
bearing up bravely under the sings and
arrows that are coming her way. She
stoutly denies attacking either Gov
Smith or his church. The women OF
the country, judging by the barrage OF
representations on her behalf that was
let down in Washington, would vlgor.
ously resent anything savoring OF ottlcla'
disciplining of Mrs. Willebrandt. They
are with her to flapper.
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When the United States Senator who
describes himself in the photographed
section of the Congressional Directory as
"T. H. Caraway, Democrat, Jonesboro,
Ark" and lets it go at that, begins
"trailine" Senator Borah in the West.
fireworks should go off. Caraway has
been called 1.-THE keenest and meanest
man" in the Senate. The tribute has
reference to his brilliant gift for irony
and sarcasm Few men on Capitol Hill
are the Arkansan's equal in that form
of debate. He has peculiar 1ntonatlon
that gives his napier thrusts special
deadliness. Caraway rejoices IN remov-
ing mems hides when engaged IN
polemics with them, and the predictlon
can safely be ventured that he VIII tear
off Bill" Borah's with a vengeance
The understanding at Washington is
that Caraway is ''loaded for bear" with
a sheaf of Borah's utterances in the
Senate, which show that he's not always
been an idolatrous admirer OF Hoover.
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Who induced Lindbergh to nose-dive
into the Hoover political aerodrome?
The best guess is that William P. Mac
Cracker, jr, Assistant Secretary OF
Commerce for Aeronaut1cs, Is entitleo 70
credit for an achievement on Wnlcn the
G.. o. P. is pluming itself no END. When
national excitement over "Lindy' was
at fever heat year ago, politicians were
busily specializing over his party atfllla-
tions and hoping he would turn out to
be this or that. 1t was acknowledged
that the side which got him would be
lucky, Votes of women, rather than OF
men, are the ones that the colonel Is
expected to influence In favor OF Hoover.
Bill" MacCracken and the transatlantic
hero have become fast friends. They
exchange frequent letters, and "Lindy''
often puts up with the MacCrackens In
Washington. When he made his first
visit to the Capital on private business,
Lindbergh was entertained at HooVers
home, with Mr. and Mrs. MaoCracken
pinch hitting as his hosts in the
HooverS' absence.
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The House of Representatives is no
longer to be ruthless" body When
the SEVENTEEN Congress is elected next
month and takes office year later, the
present prospect Is that no fewer than
three new members, all named Ruth
none of them babes-will be on the
roster. They are Ruth Hanna McCor--
mick of Illinois, Ruth Bryan Owen OF
Florida and Ruth Baker Pratt Of New
York Mrs Mccormick, Republican, and
Mrs. Owen, Democrat. are virtually as
sured of election. Mrs. Pratt, Republic
can, is said to be definitely headed for
victory from one CT New York City's
silk-stocking districts. She was the
first woman member of Gotham's board
of aldermen. With the trio of Ruths,
the House will contain seven woman
elected to the House since the sex be-