Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-08-10

Herbert Hoover Is 81 years old today.
The Republican National Committee
got out q nice little birthday card In his
honor It isn't q regular birthday card,
but it serves that purpose, for its senti-
merts express what the q. o. p. thinks
about Its leader at this critical hour Of
his political fortunes. The greeting is
entitled "A Record to Remember" and
reads:
Herbert Hoover had no hand in
bringing on the World War. But he did
more than any individual in all the
world to alleviate the CHASTITY wounds
inflicted upon civilization by that
catastrophe conflict. President Hoo
yer was not responsible for the vast
imitation of the years preceding 1929,
but when the inevitable crash came,
after his administration was but a
few months old, he did more than
any other President has ever done to
break the force of the calamity He
was not responsible for the drought
that spread poverty over Fl States,
but his was the directing mind which
distributed relief so promptly and so
wisely that no one went hungry. He
was not responsible for a situation
which brought Germany to the verge
of financial and political chaos. but
1t was his plan which averted the
crisis and steadied not only Germany,
but all Europe and perhaps the whole
world. Where is there another states
man with such record?"
The guess Is here ventured that the
platform on which Mr.. Hoover will seek
reelection in 1882 is going to be an
amplification of this panegyric.
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Prohibition. thus far, has failed to
win the coveted Endorsement Of the
American Legion. At the somewhat
convivial 1881 convention in Boston at
tempts to commit the organization to
the water wagon were thwarted Reso-
lutions to that end never reached the
voting stage. It is expected that the
Legion drys will renew their efforts at
Detroit next October The prohibition
group would probably look upon the
election of former Senator Rice w.
Means of Colorado to the national
commandership as the next best thing
to Harvesting the Legion chariot to the
dry cause. He Is an active candidate
for the ONCE. 1t is not q matter Of
very wide knowledge that Means is the
treasurer of the Board of Temperance,
Prohibition and Public Morals, the mil
liant Methodist organization which
holds watch and ward over the eight
zenith amendment from its ramparts on
Capitol Hill.
To washington has Just been brought
belated Harry Daugherty story ram
flying back to the dedication of the
Harding Memorial at Marion, Ohio. on
June 16. 1t is vouched for by the eye
witness, we'll known Buckeye educator.
Il was just leaving the platform after
the dedication ceremonies" he says,
gs.srH. A.. a.. !
myself walking alongside Daugherty.
The former Attorney Generals face was
streaming with tears. Recognizing In
me an old friend. Daugherty sobbed
This Is the happiest day of my life.
don't care anything about myself
licked 'em every time they got me into
eotlrt-but wanted to live to see the
day when my best friends memory
would be cleared. President Hoover has
done it. I thank him from the bottom
Of my heart.
Ralph Hayes, young New York banker,
who was Newton D. Bakers wartime
private secretary, has been In Washing
ton reyisiting friends of the strenuous
days of 1917 and 1918. He reports that
Baker utterly declines to do any of the
stere1typed ~ statutory things that
might be expected from q man in re.
ceptiye mood for o presidential nominal
ton. The little Napoleon from CleYe-
land IL not ilnnindful OF the increas-
ingly honorable mention OF his name
anent 1882, but. according to Hayes,
Baker viii do nothing to capitalize It.
Ever since the WilsoniAn Secretary OF
War entered public life he has been
the target OF whispering campaign
designed 20 damage him on the ground
that IN or hAs wife, ca both, ere az