Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-07-07

If Republican leadership In the Sen
ate doesn't take off It's coat and roll
up its sleeves for the naval treaty, II
will not be the fault of President Hoo
yer. Management of administration
affairs in the Upper House has not
hitherto extorted any mad enthusiasm
at the other end of the Avenue But
when the President was at the Capitol
signing bills last week, he Invested him
self of some real plaudits for Jim
Watson and other @. o. p. faithful who
piloted Hoover policies to port through
the sessions tempestuous waters. The
Hoosier Senator, naturally, came in for
the lions share of presidential bouquets.
They were we'll timed to fire Watson
with zeal for the treaty fight. This
calls for no drumming up OF affirmative
votes, for they are assured once a vote
can be taken. Sunny Jim's" paramount
task is to keep the Senate boys In
school until Teacher Hoover rings the
dismissal bell. A quorum-49 tired
statesmen willing to stay hitched for
another week or two-is the objective
Watson has to attain. Tariff, Parker
nomination, veterans legislation, de-
benture, Hughes conflrmation-none of
these was tougher task. Jim" admits
hes up against the real thing now.
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Col. Henry L. Stimson, Secretary of
State, seems to be qualifying for the
Dwight Morrow absent-minded class.
The day before the Fourth of July
last hursday-StimSon was encount-
cred vending his way down the long
State Department steps leading directly
across the street to the White House
offces. Passing a friend, the colonel
volunteered that he was on his way to
the semi-weekly cabinet meeting. But
the cabinet meets on Fridays, doesn't
lt?" exclaimed the acquaintance. Slim
son stopped short. by George" he
laughed, II thought this was FRIDAY"
and he retraced his steps.
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Throughout the higher circles of the
United States Army these days the
theme song is Who'll Be the Next Chief
of Staff?" Gen. Charles p. Summer
all'S tour of duty in that rank termi-
mates in November. Half a dozen ma
jor generals are in the running for the
blue ribbon post, which is exclusively
within the gift Of the Secretary of War,
acting in a recommendatory capacity at
the White House. Among the men con-
orbit of choice-in the order of their
rank in the Army list-are Majs. Gen.
Dennis e. Nolan. William D. Connor,
Fox Conner, Preston Brown and Frank
r. Mccoy. Two other generals out
rank these five-Hanson E. Ely and
Douglas Macarthur. In Ely's case that
brilliant soldiers impending retirement
age is thought to initiate against his
selection Macarthur, now commander
in chief in the Philippines, is considered
a bit youthful for the job-he's still on
the sunny side of so.
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The Georgia Democratic senatorial
primary later in the Summer will wit
ness the re-emergence into politics of a
former Governor of the Cracker State,
Sladen, who seeks the toga now worn
by Senator William j. Harris. The lat
ter is a candidate for a third term
Sladen vanished from the Georgia scene
soon after his term of Office, which was
featured by his prominence in the cele-
brated Frank murder case at Atlanta
Whether the former Governor can make
| any Roadway against a seasoned sena-
torial gladiator like Harris Is extremely
doubtful. One of Senator Harris claims
to fame, and to the regard of his fell
| low-GeorRians, is the fact that he is
married TO q daughter OF Fighting joe
Wheeler. That's as big an asset in
Dixie as being the father-in-law OF
Lindbergh' is in a New Jersey senatorial
contest.
Lady Lindsay, wife of the British AM
basSador, Sir Ronald Lindsay, was one
Of the FIRST American girls to learn to
drive an automobile. The New York