Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-11-04
WASHINGTON OBSERVATIONS
BY FREDERIC WILLIAM VILE.

his rebuff of AL Smiths flank attack
in the New York State election as an
omen of victory, too. Had the idol OF
Manhattan persuaded Empire State
voters to back his views rather than
Roosevelt'S on the reforestation amend
ment. AIS prestige would have been
immensely enhanced. AS it is. Gov.
Roosevelt's authority Is correspondingly
fortified. Smiths next move will be
worth watching. If he trumps up no
new issue against Roosevelt or mani
fects his supposed opposition to the
Governors presidential aspirations in
no other form, the Roosevelt band
wagons progress will be held by most
Democratic leaders to be invincible A
common comment is that II Newton ID.
Baker, the New Workers. most formula
Bile obstacle at this time, wants really
to win the Democratic nomination, the
Ohioan must cut the coy stuff and
avow his ambition without hernming or
having.
John A. Simpson OF Oklahoma. ma
tional president of the Farmers Union.
delivered before 1000 farmers at Beioit.
Kans., the other day a violent anti
Hoover, anti-Farm Board and anti-cap-
italistic TRADE. winding up with the
reading OF the following purported teIe-
gram from Washington: President
Hoover put on a pair OF overalls this
morning. shouldered a pick and shovel.
and went out to the cemetery TO
dig up Grover Cleveland and show him
real depression" The next speaker
was bill" Schilling, dairyman menu
Der OF the Federal Farm Board. who
pulled out of his pocket what he said
was "a wire just received from WASH
ington." This Is how it read:
The President sends greetings To
the Kansas Farmers Union After
three hours' hard work he succeed
ed in digging up Grover Cleveland
who looked about a bit and said:
Put me back, cover me deep, and
let me rest in peace. AS depres-
sionist, you are only an amateur.
When was President, I went fish,
ing daily at Buzzards Bay while
farmers we're hauling corn through
the mud 20 miles and selling it for
10 cents a bushel. Nothing has ever
yet been Invented to beat a real
Democratic depression"
Before the Kansas farmers adjourned.
they voted without a dissenting voice
for the adoption of a resolution sup
porting the agricultural marketing act.
*
Hans Kinder, conductor of WASH
ington's fine new National Symphony
OfcneSffa, Is marvellous story teller
as well as a great cellist. He saws that
couple of European cellists were ex-
changing experiences once upon a time.
II had a wonderful dream last night"
said the Belgian II dreamt / was
playing The Messiah in an orchestra
at Albert Hall, London" Quoth the
German: Well, what's funny about
that?" The Belgian replied: "The
funny thing Is that when / woke up,
was playing The Messiah in Albert
HALL" Handel's masterpiece, written in
England, remains the Britons' classical
fayorite. It's played and sung almost
as often as God Save the King"
X
Harry Shaw of Waterloo. Iowa newly
elected president of the National ASso-
citation Of Broadcasters, is visitor to
washington in his own private air.
plane. He flew to the Capital at the
outset of tour Of the country's prin-
cipal broadcasting stations. Next year
Shaw hopes to pack his flying ship
onto an Atlantic liner and cross Europe
in the air, his main objective being the
international Radio Conference at
Madrid.
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