Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-03-18

President Hoover, 1t would appear, Is
not going to have monopoly Of inves-
tigation in the Caribbean. Haiti is
| shortly to be invaded by Senator Will
liam H. King, Democrat, Of Utah, for
| the purpose of acquatnting himself with
| the present state of affairs in that
stormy little republic. It is four years
ago since King tried and failed to enter
Haiti on a previous occasion. President
! Borno, evidently taking umbrage at
things the Utahan had said about Haiti
in the Senate, caused King to be in
formed that his presence in the island
was not desired. It was intimated that
he would be formally barred If he at
tempted to break in. The Borno ad-
ministration at Port au Prince has dis
appeared since then, the United States
is now represented there by a Minister
and legation and conditions are more
or less normalized, IN so far as relations
with this country are concerned. Under
the treaty of 1915 the United States
continues to maintain financial super
vision over Haiti, while several hundred
Marines remain to keep the situation
well in hand.
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Tied" Joslin. the Presidents new
secretary, who is to step into George
Akerson's shoes, is well liked by the
White House correspondents-a circum-
stance that did not fail TO carry weight
when Mr. Hoover selected him. The
Chief Engineer certainly seems to have
had his heart set on getting somebody
from Massachusetts,, for he was angling
some time back for the services OF an
other Bay State "Ted"-Clark-Who
was President Coolidge's personal secre-
tary Mr.. JoSlin is so thoroughgoing a
newspaper nan that high hopes are en-
tertained Of his meeting an urgent
Hoover requirement-viz, more human
interest stories about the Californian
The White House, even in the case OF
an Unconditional person like the Presi-
dent. Is always a gold mine Of the kind
of things people like to read about.
There's been no lack of such material
during the present administration. the
fault has lain mainly with Mr.. Hoover's
disinclination to let it get out Ted"
Joslin knows what's needed and may be
able to deliver the goods. With 1882 in
the oflng, the need almost amounts to
an emergency.
Tyler bennett, chief Of the division
of publications in the State Department,
is in the midst of an extended leave
OF absence to permit him to complete
a new life of John Hay. The most
many-sided American since Benjamin
Franklin" is Mr.. Dennetts description
Of Lincoln's private secretary ana Sec
rotary of State under Mckinley and
Roosevelt. Few Americans are conscious
of the versatility of Hays career and
talents Soldier, reporter. editor poet,
novelist, biographer historian, diplomat,
business man and statesman, bennett
discovers that Hay at different PERIODS
of his life scored outstanding. successes
in highly divergent fields of activity.
Twice, while he was Secretary of State,
he was next in line for the presidency,
through the deaths CT Vice President
Hobart, during the Mckinley admins
tration, and Of Mckinley himself, when
RocSevelt's accession to the White House
created another vacancy IN the vice
presidency.
The Children's Hospital of the Dis
trict of Columbia has just come into
small bequest under interesting cir
CumstanceS. An old woman, who Tor
years was newsletter on Pennsylvania
avenue, am9ssed fortune OF S3,0OO
or $4,000 and decided to will 1t to
Washington's only hospital for young
sters. She was an eccentric and ended
her days at ST. Elizabeth's Hospital for
the Insane. Her testament contained
number of unusual provisions. 1t or
dered the United States Marine Band
TO play at her funeral and also express
ed a wish that various high officers of
the Federal Government should be on
hand to pay her farewell homage. The
Children's Hospital has just success
fully resisted attempts BY some out
siders to lay claim to the old lady's
estate.
Austrias outstanding painter and
portrait artist rejoices in the honored
name of John Quincy Adams. He is
half American and a descendant of the
famous New England family, his father
having been Charles Runney Adams of
CharleStown, Mass The latter deVel-
oped a fair for music and eventually,
after studying in Dresden, became