Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-09-30

Everybody except those who don't
want to be convinced that Coolidge Is
out of the 1882 race Is now certain that
the calm and cautious Calvin has
cleared the track for Hoover Stick
lers for unequivocal language remark
that the Vermonter uses up three ana
a half Saturday Evening Post pages
on Party Loyalty and the Presidency"
without uttering these 20 unmiStakable
and unambiguous words: under no
circumstances whatever would run Tor
President in 1882 as long as Herbert
Hoover is In the field" In this cynical
connection a certain doubling Thomas
recalls an old story about a stage hand
who violated the f1re-prevention rules
by smoking behind the scenes. Cant
you read plain English?" shrieked an
irate stage manager, pointing TO q
Smoking Prohibited" sign. sure I
can" the culprit replied, but 1t doesn't
say positively prohibited" The moral
the cynic draws is that Calvin doesn't
yet choose to affirm that he wouldn't
take next years nomination II the Re-
publican convention thrust it upon him.
There's always been the rub IN the
whole business about Coolidge and 1882.
Nobody in his right mind ever pictured
the former President going tomahawk-
ing for Hoover's scalp. Nor does any
one with knowledge of the practical
mechanics of a G. o. P. convention
imagine its proceeding to nominate car
in leisurely. formal fashion. The only
chance lay in stampede TO MIN.
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Not even the oldest inhabitant Of the
White House under the Hoover regime
can remember anything measuring up
in explosive Indignation to the Presi-
dents wrath with big Navy agitators
within the Navy Department. Such
depth charge as he planted under them
yesterday, for using the press TO tor
pedo the administrations economy pro-
gram, hasn't reyerberated through
Washington for many moon. Tech
nically, a naval officer or depart
mental official who either advocates or
opposes budgetary or legislative mat
tiers, which are exclusively within the
Executive prerogative, is Witnout leg
to stand on. Under the regulations he
is butting In Somebody, nevertheless,
has to rise up now and then, and repel
the offensive against national defense
so sleeplessly waged by the pacifist or
ganization. Its lobby against naval APP
preparations is one of the deadliest
Congress has ever known. 1t Is skill
fully and ruthlessly conducted. 1t Is
we'll financed. A presidential blast
against anti-preparedness propaganda
would serve as useful purpose as the
barrape lust let down on naval officers.
After all they are the men whom Uncle
Sam has educated, at vast expense, to
hold watch and ward over our safety
at sea.
Senator Matthew M. Nicely, Demo-
crat, Of West Virginia, who returns to
Congress in December after a six-year
sabbatical leave over which he had no
control, has Just been honored by hav-
ing q Fairmont, w. Va, radio station
named after his initials. Its call letters
are WMMN. In honor OF senator jim
Davis of Pennsylvania, station out in
Illinois, where Moose hearts beat for
him. has long been known as VIVID.
Harrisburg. Pa, boasts of one with the
ontnous title of WOOD. TOXIC, Japan,
has the biggest radio station in the Far
East. Its name is JOAK.
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Mark Twain was wrong. Men are
irving to do something about the
weather except complain about 1t. DR..
Charles F. Marvin, veteran chief of
the United States Weather Bureau, has
lust left for Locarno, Switzerland,
famed scene OF the peace pact bearing
its name, to attend meeting of the
International Meteorological Commits
sion, of which he is an executive men,
her The commission consists of the
leading weather men of IS or 80 differ
emit countries, who get together period
ically to discuss their unreliable subject.
one OF the principal objects Of the
commission is to set aside q day each
wear when, in all the countries repre-
sented on it, simultaneous tests are
made in the upper air for the purpose
of deriving weather data. Identical OBJ
servations are made in captive balloons,
free balloons and airplaries, as well as
bv other methods. Resultant knowledge
is of prime Importance, though ways
ard means of avoiding heat waves, DR..
Marvin admits. are still undiscovered