Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-08-07

| Now that the American Legion for
| the first time in its history musters
more than 1000, 900 members, 026, 900
| is the exact number-its leadership is
more coveted than ever That the or
! gan1zallon is on the threshold of be-
coming a dominant political power is
universally acknowledged The Le-
gion'S next annual convention, at De-
/ troit in October, is destined to be the
scene of correspondingly lively scram-
/ BILE for the post of national commander
Five candidates, representing widely
scattered sections of the country, are
already in the field and conducting
| West offers George w. Malone of Ne
vada and Rice w. Means, former United
States Senator of Colorado. In the
Middle West there are two aspirants-
John A. Eden of Ohio and Emmett
! ONeal of Kentucky. The Souths entry
is Edgar B. Dunlap of Georgia. All Of
| these LeglonnaireS are, or have been,
| either department commanders in their
own States or held office in the national
organization. Malone is State engineer
| of Nevada. Means is a former national
| commander of the Spanish
War Veterans and Veterans Of Foreign
| Wars, as we'll as one-time shining
| light of the Ku Klux Khan. Eden lately
was president of the Ohio State Bar
Association. O'Neal is a Louisville
business man. Dunlap is Gainesville,
Ga. lawyer Three of the candidates
are Republicans and two Democrats.
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| Undoubtedly the last has not been
heard Of the Sumdrops, alleged or other
wise. presented TO President, Hoover the
other day by Col. Mutt of Cleveland.
official gold-digger of the Republican
National Committee. If the colonel, as
| officially declared brought cigars and
not gumdrops, the Stogies were certainly
delive~ed in q receptacle that bore every
resemblance TO a candy box. The ques-
ton now arises. Why shouldn't the
| President of the United States nibble
gumdrops? Also, even II he doesn't,
why was the official denying machinery
! at the White House set in motion to
clear him of any such suspicion? For
some time the impression hes been
brewing, especially among Warrington
newspaper men, that what's needed
around the executive Offices is more
gumdrons and fewer gumshoes. Gum
drops have now, at any rate, broken
into the news for tie first time since
Or. Cook discovered the north Pole, or
sai6 he die 1t viii be remembered
that Cook once narrated how he soothed
the Arctic savage with gumdrops. find
ing That the natives farthest North had
a special weakness for them. On sue
cesSive expeditions Cook always went
heavily laden with the 'pasty sweets.
l. Senator Pat Harrison, Democrat, OF
Mississippi has taken a hand In the
seasons controversy over gclf balls
"Tke new. larger and lighter golf ball. y
says Pat, mas had little or no effect on
my game; it was so bad that no :egula-
tion could make IL worse. I never saw
any reason for changing the cd ball to
the new, and see no reason for all shis
agitation to change the new back TO the
old. Those of us who play golf for
pleasure ought not TO be constantly
harassed by some one forcing us "a
learn how to play with different sized
bah every ether week. One of Senator
HarTison's favorite golfing playmates is
william d. Mitchell. Attorney General
OF the United States. They are often
together on the Burning Tree links
across the Maryland line.
.
Unbeknown except within the limited
circle of the high contracting parties
wedding bells have been ringing or
of July, Representative Victor Christ
gau. Republican, of Minnesota, tool
unto himself bride In the person oil
his congressional secretary. They are
about 70 HE themselves across the At.
lantic for honeymoon in Europe. Mr.
Ch1istgau, whose autobiography say:
that his home address is r. f. D. No
IA. Austin. MINI, is serving his second
term in Congress, having come to Wash
ington first in 1928 from the STATE
Senate in Minnesota. He is a Work.
War veteran. Mrs. ChriStgau hail.
from the Representatives bailiwicl
! and has had charge of his headquar.
, teFs in the House Once Building evel
since he came to town.
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! one a the several HooFers noV ram,
nAm9 AhinaB IN washingtnns-,lclsh ~