Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-10-10

Navy day, October 81, should give the
bosses of Uncle Sans feet an ideal
opportunity for explaining and JUSTIFY
ina tbs economy program they have just
adopted. Secretary Adams and Admiral
pratt. the new chief of operations, VIII
both broadcast Navy day addresses. II
they will cut out the usual platitudes
heard on such occasions and tell the
country exactly why cheese-paring has
become the order of the day IN the
Navy. they will perform useful service.
While Secretary Adams and Admiral
pratt are before the microphone In
washington. Assistant Secretary OF the
NAVY Jahncke will be holding forth IN
Texas. He is going to be at Houston on
october 81, to accept, in the name OF
the Navy, the silver service which the
Lone Star city is presenting to the new
10,000-ton cruiser which bears It's name:
u, S. S. Houston for the purpose VIII
cruise up the Houston Ship Canal from
the Gulf of Mexico.
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With the passing of Mrs. Eugene
Hale, venerable mother OF Senator
Frederick Hale. Republican, OF Maine,
the unique distinction she shared with
Mrs. Stephen B. Elkins of West Vir-
old lady. They we're the only two living
American women who could boast of
being, respectively. the daughters, the
wives and the mothers of United States
Senators. Ruth Hanna Mccormick
hopes to beat that record in one re-
spect. The daughter of Senator and
the wife of Senator, she expects TO
be a Senator herself. Mrs. Hale, al
though an octogenarian, retained to
her last a vivid interest in public affairs.
The Navy was her hobby. Both her
husband and her son, during her NE
time, were in their days chalrmen OF
the Senate Naval Affairs Committees.
Mrs. Hale was faithful gallery at
tendant when the Navy was under dis
cussion In the Upper House. Keeping
herself abreast of the times, she was
a valued counselor of her son, the
present Senator, who confessed abiding
respect for his mothers judgment.
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In a congressional campaign which
has witnessed the f1inging OF good
deal of mud on both sides it was
treat to hear John w. Davis OF New
York discuss 1880 issues in Demo-
cratic radio rally last night. The
difference between that lawyer-states-
mans method and the tactics of the
ordinary spellbinder is the difference
between a man who uses napier ana
one who yields a bludgeon. Davis hits
Just as hard, but relies on subtle irony
and logical argument for his points.
He lambasted the "Hawley-Smoot-
Grundy" tariff without numbering up
his attack with meaningless statistics
and by that device "smeared" 1t effec-
lively Davis radio introducer wound
up with prophecy. He predicted that
the Democratic candidate for President
in 1924 will be Secretary of State in
the next Democratic administration"
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Current sessions of the International
Road Congress once again call attention
to the pre-eminent and indispensable
place occupied in Washington life by
the Pan-American Union. Whether
Uncle Sam had it in mind when he
donated the property, or Andrew Car
negie when the Pittsburgh ironmaster
put up the money for the building, the
marble pile has come far to outlive Its
original purpose. Today 1t is primarily
the place-virtually the only place-in
which the Federal Government can mt
tingly entertain distinguished guests on
an extensive scale. 1t is our Bucking-
ham Palace, Foreign once and Guild
hall all rolled into one. Indeed, London
itself has nothing to excel it and little
to equal it. visitors from all over the
world acclaim its beauty and unique
facilities. Some day the story should
be told of the man behind the gun al
the Pan-American palace-that modest
| indefatigahle and superuseful person
named Leo 8. Rowe, Americas minister
without portfolio) for Latin American
affairs,