Evening star., 1932-10-19
WASHINGTON OBSERVATIONS
BY FREDERIC WILLIAM VILE.

It's an open secret that Herbert Hoo
yer hasn't yielded cheerfully to the ora
torical treatment prescribed by the Re-
publican campaign doctors. The series
of major speeches" upon which the
President has now embarked-Des
Moines, Cleveland, Detroit, and more to
follow-was arranged after no little per-
suasive effort on the part of the chiefs
political managers. There is a wide
spread myth that the Presidents
speeches are written for him. On the
contrary, the fact that he has to write
them himself is mainly the reason why
he shrinks from the chore of taking the
platform any oftener than absolutely
necessary. Mr.. Hoover has a research
secretary, French Strother, and, of
course, any Gods quantity of buttons he
can press all over departmental Wash
ington for fact finding purposes. But
the President insists upon preparing his
own addresses and devotes the most
painstaking care to them. He feels he
can't depend upon ghost writer to put
the punch and spirit into what he wants
to say.
Next Monday, October "a, the Pro-
bate Court of the District Of Columbia
Supreme Court will be the scene OF q
spirited and possibly sensational lawsuit
It revolves around the estate OF the
late Mildred Mclean Dewey, widow OF
Admiral Dewey. The issues to be tried
| are Cd whether the widow was OF
sound and disposing mind" when she
Edward Beale Mclean, her nephew,
and to Henrietta Bugher and her son
Freddie Bugher, and (2) whether the
will was procured by fraud and CO.
ercion practiced upon the testator by
"any person or persons" The son OF
the hero of Manila Bay, George G..
Dewey, a Chicago Boand Of Trade
broker, is one of the parties at interest
in the litigation. The estate consists
Of stocks and bonds and the Widow
McLean's last residence, at l6ol K
street northwest, IN washington sam
uel Untermyer of the New York bar,
who drew the will, will head galaxy of
New York, Chicago and Washington
lawyers at the impending proceedings.
II X X
Mrs. Edward Everett Gam. pette.
known to fame as Dolly Gam, darts
into WASHINGTON these days between
Republican campaign speeches hither
and yon. The Vice Presidents sister
likes the stump and her audiences
everywhere like her She Is having a
wealth of amusing experiences. The
other day in the Middle West woman
came up at the end of the meeting and
said. Mrs. Ganrf. I used to hate you
like everything, but I've changed my
mind and think you are great stun
Mrs. Gam replied, We'll, I'll have to
come back here some time and look
into this" The wcmen's division OF
the Republican National Committee
says that Dolly" is the best votemaker
now in skirts.
Senator Claude A. Swanson OF Vi-
ginia, who, as chairman OF the Demo-
cratic Senatorial Campaign Committee
has the embarrassing task Of consign-
ing as many as possible Of his Repub-
ucan colleagues to private life this year,
Is battling for the election Of Demo-
Gratis who represent an unusually varied
| lot of careers. Mrs. Hattie w. Cara
way of Arkansas is the first woman
elected to the United States Senate.
Robert r. Reynolds of North Carolina
first made his living as professional
wrestler. Fred H. Brown OF New
| Hampshire after leaving Dartmouth
played professional base ball in the
| National League with the Boston
Braves. Elbert d. Thomas of Utah was
once q missionary. william G. Nc
Adoo of California calls himself . tun-
mel builder-one Of the most successful
| of his operations being the underground
work he did to Al Smith at Chicago
last Summer. James Pincmey Pope Of
Idaho Is mayor Of Bill Borah's home
town Of Boise. Louis Murphy Of Iowa