Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-07-17
WASHINGTON OBSERVATIONS
BY FREDERIC WILLIAM VILE.

East Side, where the former Governor
got his political start and still main
tains q voting domicile. II Smith is
shorn Of Tammany influence, the cause
Of Franklin D. Roosevelt should be the
gamer. RooSevelt, at any rate, Is credited
with the complex that Tammany, under
AIS spur, has sworn to block the pres
ent Governors path to glory in 1882.
Unless the diplomatic blue book is
going to be cluttered up with Davilas
the State Department may have to de-
clare q moratorium on any more for
eign ENJOYS Of that name being sent to
washington. Now comes Davila No. s.
Senior Don Celeo Davila, who has Just
presented his credentials as Minister of
Honduras. Davila No. l, in point of
time seniority, is Senior Don Carlos G..
rived In October, 1927. Davila No. 2 Is
Charles A. Davila, Minister Of Rumaria,
who dates from october. 1929. The
Chilean diplomat accents the "a" in his
surname as a special mark Of distinc-
ton.
*& IS
ONLY "a hours before speeches re-
dedicating the tomb Of Abraham Lin
coin recently proclaimed to the world
his high ideals Of emancipation, the
Illinois Legislature refused for the
fourth time to give women the right to
serve on juries. Reports received by
the National League of Women Voters
tell once again 1.-The story Of the fail
ure of a governing body to act IN &C
cordance with what is apparently the
will of the governed" Legislation pro-
viding for women's jury service has
been advocated in Illinois since 1928.
Enabling bills were successfully re-
iected by the Legislature in that year,
in 1925 and in 1927. In 1929 the
necessary measures were passed, but
with a provision for popular referen-
dunn. In 1880 the voters of the State
approved the bills by 100000 majority.
nut last Spring the Illinois Supreme
Court declared the law unconstitu-
tional In June there was desperate
EFFORT to repass the legislation, but
parliamentary maneuyers blocked 1t.
No doubt any longer exists that merry
debates about the Philippines VIII fea-
ture the next session Of the Senate. SEN
ators Hawes of Missouri and P1ttman OF
Nevada Democrats, who've Just reviewed
a PROCESSION of $4,000 Filipinos demon
stratinp for complete and immediate
independence" at Manila, are expected
to set the fireworks of. Senator van
denberg. Republican, of Michigan, who
has also been In the islands this sum-
mer. is scheduled to be the leader OF
the opposition. The other solons-
Robinson Of Indiana and Oddie OF Ne
yada. Republicans-have been giving
the little brown brothers the once-over.
too. They are thought to be In the
opposition group, along with vanaen-
berg. senator King, Democrat, OF utan'
plans to supply the background Ior d, Us
cussion with reintroduction OF MS IN
dependence bill.
Depression doesn't appreciably cramp
the Nations conversational styie-at
least over the telephone. Inc "A: ~.
A. T. reports to its stockholders that
the number Of long-distance cans
handed for the first SIX montns OF
1881 was only about 3 per cent sess
than for the same 1880 period. WINE
total telephone revenues were 2 m snn
i Der cent lower. The companys cUO, wv.
oo6 stockholders are $4,000 more tnan
on January l, 1881.
Copyright. 1917