Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-11-24
WASHINGTON OBSERVATIONS
BY FREDERIC WILLIAM VILE.

Representative Ruth Hanna McCor-
mick, Republican. of Illinois, came
smilingly back to Washington this
morning-her first appearance since
the recent cyclone which swept across
the Prairie State and devastated her
senatorial ambitions. She has impart-
ed to intimate friends that, she Is
through with politics and public Office.
Mrs. McCormick's immediate activities
at the Capital, apart from her con-
gressional duties, concern the arrange
ments for launching her vivacious
daughter Katrina in society next
notS may soon become q lady from
Virginia as well. Mrs. Mccormick is
thinking of purchasing an estate in the
Old Dominion and going in for horses,
both for riding and breeding purposes.
Ruth tells with particular enjoyment
Of one telegram which reached her at
Chicago the morning after. It was
from a stanch constituent, and read:
IT hate everybody in Illinois but you. +"
Il Il 4 d.
Three Western Senators blew into
town today-Steiwar of oregon, Howell
Of Nebraska and Waterman Of Colo
rado-all Republicans. In each Of their
respective States the overtowering issue
in the 1880 election was power. II
worked to regular Republican disad-
vantage in all three of them. Julius
Meier, Portland merchant, beat both
the Republican and Democratic candi-
dates for Governor, to l, in the Ore
anti-power interests candidate. In Ne
braSka Senator Norris, of course, tri-
umphed primarily as an apostle of Gov
eminent operation Of public utilities
and an archfoe Of power. Nebraska
voters, in a referendum, created local
power districts, which give individual
communities throughout the State COM
plete control over utility affairs. In
Colorado Edward F. Costigan, Demo-
crat, captured the senatorship as an
outspoken enemy Of the hydroelectric
preston and prohibition took back seats
In Oregon, Nebraska and Colorado on
November 4. Voters trooped to the
polls mainly power-minded.
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Irving B. Goldsmith, brilliant young
Chicago lawyer, is in Washington this
week in connection with the financial
affairs Of the Grain Sterilization Cor
poration and Farmers National Grain
Corporation, the two Government grain
agencies. Mr.. Goldsmith lived in the
National Capital q couple Of years ago,
when he was Mr.. Justice Brandeis' as
sistant in the Supreme Court. Brandeis
for years has been accustomed to en-
gage for that responsible post some
Understanding Harvard Law School
graduate. Goldsmith was near the top
of his class In 1925, having won a fei-
lowship at the school and wound I'D as
"law review man." one of the blue
ribbons Of the legal end of the Cam
bridge campus. He Is now associated
one OF Chicagos famous firms Of corpo-
ration lawyers.
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One Of Senator George H. Moses
sons Of wild jackasses" was asked the
extra session Of Congress "Once upon
a time" he replied, my sainted father,
who was an old-time Western politician,
told me he favored a law whereby our
State Legislature should meet only
once IN 10 years, and that its sole
business, when 1t did meet, should be
to repeal any and all legislation passed
by the preceding Legislature"
Washington hears there's q keen
behind-the-scenes competition at Oslo,
Norway, where the Nobel Prize Com
mittee Is in session, over the 1880
peace prize award. Two Americans are
said to be hot contenders for the
honor-Salmon o. LeWnSon, Chicago
lawyer, who claims to be the patentee
Of the Kellogg anti-war pact, and Mr..
Kellogg himself. who carried it into
execution. Their respective groups Of
friends are reported to be waging an
honest-to-goodness campaign, with the
issue at this hour still sirouded In
doubt. The award Is due early In De
eembcR, Er. Levtuson. who Is Law