Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-07-09
WASHINGTON OBSERVATIONS
BY FREDERIC WILLIAM EILE.

AL Smiths friends say that November
rejection day this year, Is the gov
ernor's lucky day. For one thing, it's
the birthday of Mrs. Smith. In that
connection admirers of the Democratic
| nominee will tell you that "Al's" claims
| to fame include the fact that he Is
crazy" about his wife An omen of
| good Is seen In the circumstance that
| the last time Gov Smith ran for office
on November was In 1917, when
| he was elected president Of the board
| OF aldermen In New York City--the
| only Office he has ever held with the
title Of president" Mr. and Mrs.
Smith are not superstitious folk The
| mascot alleged to hover around the date
| OF the presidential election is not of
their boaSting. There seem to be some
| superstitious souls in Herbert Hoover's
| camp. The Republican standard
bearer will be 50 years old on August
10. He plans to deliver his speech of
| acceptance at Palo Alto about that
time. and some thought his birthday
would be an ideal occasion. Then 1t
was discovered that August 10 this year
| Is Friday. and all bets were of
Who would be the premier of a
Hoover cabinet? Many guesses are
haZarded. The latest names Hugh S.
brilliant career.ma of the American
| foreign service. Hoover and Gibson are
close friends They are fellow Cali
fornians and the appointment OF the
| Ambassador as a Hoover Secretary of
State would be fitting tribute to the
commonwealth they both claim as
homeland. During the Belgian relief
administration. especially In Its first
critical year, Gibson (then secretary of
| our embassy at Brussels) was Hoover's
closest coadjutor In the great work
which was TO prove the cornerstone of
the Republican leaders fame. Since
then, whenever Gibson has come to
Washington he has made his home at
the Hoover residence ON s street. No
American diplomat now on active Serv-
| Ice has had so varied career as Glib
| son. He capped 1t by his astute con-
duct OF Americas case at last years
abortive naval conference In Geneva
X
These are great days for the tourists
who choose Washington as a Midsum-
mer sightseeing place, for the goal of
| their ambitions, the White House, Is
| accessible under more liberal conditions
| than at any other time When the Ex-
ecutive family In not In residence the
| rule is TO throw open practically the
whole establishment for the inspection
Of visitors. The east room, the green
| room, the red room, the blue room, the
state dining room and all the other
| splendid apartments not ordinarily visi-
BILE TO the Wayfarers eye--eXcept by
| special permission--can now be looked
| at ad lib. Entry is through the east gate
| OF the White House grounds. opposite
| the Treasury There's Hoover on
| guard-~"Ike," not Herbert the veteran
chief usher OF the Executive Mansion
who has been on duty there since some
time In the preceding century,
| II. as reported. Katsuji Debuchi comes
to washington as japanese Ambassador
| In succession 10 Tsuneo Matslidaira,
| he will be the fourth envoy Toxic has
promoted TO the United States from the
| vice ninistership OF foreign affairs. The
latter post corresponds To our under
secretary Of state. Messrs, Shide-
hara, Hanihara and Matsudaira all
| were vice ministers at the Npponese
| foreign Office when designated for
| Washington Once upon time London
| was Japan's premier diplomatic mission
Nowadays Washington, II not the blue
! ribbon post, ranks with the most i'm
| portant In the Mikados overseas or
| ganization. Mr.. Debuchi will be no
stranger 10 the Potomac He was first
secretary OF embassy here In 1919, and
| returned as an attache of the japanese
delegation at the Washington armament
conference Of i02f-22
| 4
Mrs. Glenn l.. Shaver will win re-
nown, II she isn't careful. as the Peck's
bad girl Of the Democratic party. Her
bolt OF the Smith ticket, on ground that
he Is too dripping wet" to deserve the
| support of Democratic woman drys, res
calls the beans she spilled In 1924 Her
distinguished husband had just been
named Democratic national chairman
| al the behest OF his friend, John w
Davis. But that didn't prevent Mrs
Glenn from publicly denouncing the
party for making Brother Charley
Bryan OF Nebraska. Davis running
mate, Mrs, Shaver planned to attend
The Houston convention Last month
She wa& billed TO deliver an address al