Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-01-07

Herbert Hoover is home again
brown, rugged, smiling and in trans
parently good health and humor. Inc
gray has gathered around his temples
since WASHINGTON saw him last on the
sve of election. nine weeks ago, but IN
every respect the PreSident-elect cuts
the figure of man At for the trlsls
and tribulations which confront MN.
Conferences in small groupS-the sort
of thing with which Mr.. hoover WIZ
occupy himself during his week OF ~
DAYS in Washington--oont worry Hin
He's at his best in such quiet, unhur-
ried surroundings What always gets
on The Californian's nerves is crowos-
and spseches, The Hoover home on .
street northwest has been the scene OF
a thousand such conferences as the
President-elect is about TO noid. Dut-
inc his seven and half years in the
Secretarvship of Commerce most OF the
seances at which vital departmental al
fairs we're considered took place there.
Hoover completely relaXeS III the privacy
of his S-street study. He deposits nm
self i'll a big, comfy leather armenian,
throws one leg over the sioe OF IT, puIL pun;
away at a pipe and thinks out loud.
The Hoover shyness and reticence van
ish on these occasions. Deserving he
nub,icans who get as far as the Presl-
9ent-elect's sanctum will presently md
that out.
Lawrence r. Richey, who functioned
| as MIR. Hoover'S personal representative
| from the moment the President-elect
| left washington in November. anti MS
| return this week. is former operative
| of the United States Secret Service.
Larry" as his frieuds know him, has
| been associated with Hoover ever since
| Food Administration days during the
war. Riehey, as lad of l9 or 70,
| was the youngest man ever 10 De
| full-ie6ged Secret Service member ana
! made an enviable reputation during the
| s or 10 years he was connected WITH
| the organization He was pal, at
the time. of Joe" Murphy, now assist
ant chief of the Sherlock Holmes
/ branch Of Uncle Sans Government
| Richey's devotion 10 the President
elect is boundleSs. No man enjoys the
| confidence OF The Chief 10 a greater
extent. He was Hoover's right-hand
man at Republican national headquar-
! tiers during the campaign, That Lar
ry' will be close TO the White House
/ throne goes without saying. He's about
! so years old. and the last word IN dis
| cretion.
| s.
Secretary MELONS, denial OF the pur-
| chase Of RaphaelS Madonna" for
! 5000. ooo-odd does not surprise those
| who know his attitude toward fancy
/ priced pictures. Melons great hobby
/ Is the collection of old masters, which
| ill his Massachusetts, avenue apart
ment and are one OF the finest private
! collections IL America, though not
| among the largest The Treasury chief
| never buys a canvas merely because 1t
| Is worth lot of money. Indeed. when
/ it commands big figures In the picture
/ market, Mellon usually loses interest
| IN that particular masterpiece. Three
| NJ four years ago he had . chance To
acquire GainSooyough's Blue Boy" But
| Mellon did not consider IL worth the
! $500, 900. more or less. which was asked
! for II, and let 1t so TO the Huntington
/! gallery at Pasadena. Immensely ad-
| miring the Blue Boy" Mellon had the
/ picture hung for a while in his Wash
! ington home
The Princess Chichiou. formerly Miss
| SegSuko MaTSudaira. remembered her
Washington school friends az Christ
mas and New Year with handsome
Japanese greeting cards They are
(
/ with q charming wash drawing OF Ia
NOUS Nippon mountain peaks like Full
wanna. Beneath greeting printed III
/ English, the future Empress of Japan
inscribed the simple autograph. Set
Su&o." New and then some Of her in
innate girl comrades in Washington
receive letter from Princess Chichlou,
recalling III grateful terms her three
years as pupil in Friends School
|
Over al the Department Of Justice
these days, while the biggest lawsuit
/ i'll hlStory"-the st, Louis & O'Falloa
valuation caSs--!S being argued before
the Supreme Court, they're thinking Of
the man who originally had It III charge
for the Government He was the late
Blackburn ESterllne. who was Killed by
failing down aa elevator shaft III the