Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-11-06

When Mobile Giacomo de MARITIME,
Italian Ambassador to the United States,
stepped OF the gangplank OF the Italian
liner Roma at New York today. he
landed in his brand-new capacity OF
dean of the Washington diplomatic
corps. The mantle had not yet de-
scended upon his narrow but exceeding
ly capable shoulders when Signor de
MARITIME dashed over to Italy at the END
of the Summer. His purpose was to
consult with Premier Mussolini and
Foreign Minister Grand regarding the
Grand visit to Washington, which Will
begin in 10 days. De MARITIME Is COM
pleting his seventh successive year at
Washington. That is somewhat OF a
record, as foreign ENJOYS generally 90
not tarry on this arid soil that long,
although the Frenchman, Jusserano,,
was here % years and the eternal
Portuguese, Viscount d'Alte, will chalk
up 80 years next May. Few Ambassa.
doris ever generated greater activity at
washington than the wiry little gentle
man who carries the II Duce's orders.
No bet Of interest to Italy or the FASCIST
cause Is overlooked by Excellency oe
MARITIME. He is a particularly jealous
student OF the American printed WoIo:
With courtly Count Alberto MarcneCti
as counselor of the embassy ana AM
Signor Grandi will find Italy's bark on
the Potomac skillfully manned.
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American Consul General George Q.
Hanson, VINO has been dispatched from
his post at Mukden to find out Just
what Japan is up to in the Manchurlan
trouble zone. doesn't need an interpreter
for the lob. He speaks Chinese with
the fluency Of a mandarin, having peen
at 1t since 1909, when he was appointed
a State Department student inter-
prefer" in China. Since then Mr.. Han
son has held a number Of responsible
consular posts in China, mcluong
Shanghai Chefoo, Newchwang, FOO
chow, TientSin, Chungking ana Harpn'
He also served for while az Dalny,
the great Japanese port which was
known as Port Arthur when Russia
held II. Hanson is a Connecticut Yam
kee and an engineer graduate OF Cor
nell. Big, husky and well informed
he spent a few months in Wasnlng-
ton early this year boning up on the
State Departments slant on Far East
ern affairs.
Tom Heflin has the Democratic ma
tional situation all sized up. he Iolo
a friend who ran across MIN tne otnSi
day that Gov. Roosevelt ana Al SmSn
have an Understanding" WHEREBY
Smith will be renominated for President
in 1892. Evidently the big noise from
Alabama, who continues to hope to un-
seat Senator Bankhead, is still surfer
ing from his Papal complex, nor does
| he seem to have been following new
York State politics late y.
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President Hoover has received Visit
from the North Carolina delegation IN
Congress, asking him to appoint former
Senator Furnifold M. Simmons either
as chairman or a member OF the Unlteo
States Tariff Commission. Throughout
his long service in the Senate Mr.. SIM
mons specialized on the tarin as
member Of the Finance Committee ana
ranked as the Democrats foremost au-
thority on it. The veteran Carolinian
became a lame duck last Marcn aiter
his unsuccessful fight for renomination.
He is approaching his 18th year. ou.
the President was told that Simmons
physical and intellectual vigor are lar
from impaired.
Senator Borah Is going to have an IN
teresting next-door neighbor IN the
Senate once Building. The suite OF
rooms Immediately adjacent TO tne
Idahoan's quarters has been assigned 70
Senator Cor Governor) Huey Long OF
louisiana The marble in the corridor
leading to the Senate lions den Is
steadily being worn thin by the daily
trek Of Washington newspaper men 10
Borah's conference chamber. Now that
Huey Long Is close at hand, the prob
| ability is that the trail Will be troooen
oftener than ever. Incidentally, tne
Louisianian is getting into the Senate
on the ground floor.
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Washington's ever-growing coterie Of
authors receives a distinguished ad-
dition this week in the person OF Char
lotte Kellogg. Better known In Capital
society as Mrs. Vernon Kellogg, wife OF
the permanent secretary of the National
Research Council, Mrs. Kellogg has