Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-09-18

with every member Of Congress
drifting back to washington betimes
for the session, or dropping In for q
sniff OF the political situation, evidence
piles UP that depression will be the
oyertowering issue on Capitol Hill from
the moment the bell rings. On present
indications there viii hardly be any
other. Hardy ANIMALS like prohibition
Muscle Shoals and bonus legislation will
be with us, but their chances for con-
sideration are slim. Without exception,
no matter where they come from
town or country, east or west, north
or kouth-Representa and Sena-
tors sing the same doleful song. In
sistence that washington must do
something is universal and non-par-
tisan. Far less unaninity, unfortunate
ly, exists on just what should or can
be done. On that score Congress Will
ring with almost as many schemes and
panaceas as there are members to BRAIN
wave them. The signals appear to be
set for bringing the Hoover administra-
ton under attack on one count-for
concentrating on mere alienation Of
distress instead of simultaneously or
iginating plans for averting it in
future. In other words, the President
Ia going to be panned for directing
DR.. clifford to apply poultice to Uncle
Sans ailing body without thought Of
. remedy to prevent the malady.
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Col. Theodore Roosevelt, Governor Of
Porto Rico, has arrived at New York
en- route TO the American Legion Con-
vention In Detroit. Reporters button
holed young Teddy about his alleged
ambitions TO tAil-end the Hoover ticket
next year, but, beyond stating that I'm
not candidate for any once" he
| declined to discuss the soft tmpeach-
ment. When the Legion meeting is
over, Gov. Roosevelt will come to
washington to discuss with the War
Department recommendations just made
in his annual report on Porto Rican
conditions.
Somebody has been making whoopee
in New England by tmpersonating Mark
Sullivan, fair-hairSd boy among the
White House scribes and star boarder
on the Rapidan. Mark has Just sent
the New York Herald Tribune the fol-
lowing letter:
win you permit me the use of
enough space to express my regret
at not being able to live up to
glamorous expectations created about
me by q young man who apparently
has been generous enough to tempo
rarily confer my unworthy name
upon his own much more attractive
personality? That the youth has
enviable charm is suggested by the
letters coming to me from young
ladies. who express appreciation OF
agreeable Summer experiences,
coupled with gracious willingness to
repeat them.
1.-THE young ladies whose romantic
imaginations have been stirred by
the ambulant and temporary bor-
rover OF my name can relieve them
selves Of present notifications and
suspense, and me of the embarrass-
ment Of unsought affections, by
turning to Who's Who, which faith
fully records that ! am already pro-
as q family. and was 81 years old on
/, September 10.
ITO the young lady who works in
| q Hampshire County bank and sug-
gests a vacation week Of exhilaration
in the white Mountains when the
leaves are red and the air sparkling
| should like especially. to express my
regret that the only dates am iust
now able to permit myself are with
| an osteopath (nale), who has under
taken to correct tendency to senile
lumhago."
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Vice President Curtis, who Is back In
i Washington attending cabinet meet
/ ings and TO other official knitting. was
| recently q guest in the Chicago home
OF his crony, Albert d. Lasker, advertis-
ing magnate and former Shipping Board
chairman. One day the family phy-
sician was summoned to attend but