Evening star., 1932-04-01
WASHINGTON OBSERVATIONS
NY FREDERIC EiLLIAM EILE.

Speaking Of powers behind thrones,
there's suggestion that some of the
fiscal inspiration which propelled Rep
resentatiVe La Guardia's tax fight in
the House came from former Senator
Robert L. Owen. Democrat, of Okla
homa. La Guardia could go farther
and do worse-as some of his enemies
are persuaded that he will before he
gets through. At any rate, while the
revenue bill insurgents were kicking
up their heels in the House, Bob"
Owen was frequently seen in their vi
cinity and could be observed in ecca-
sional lobby pow-wows with the black
haired little Napoleon from Manhat-
tan. Owen. who is proud Of his Indian
blood, Is one Of the charter members
of the I-Am-th Author of the FEDERAL
Reserve-Act CLUB
John owen, for Is years the colored
messenger of the Washington bureau of
the New York Times, has followed his
chief. Richard v. Oulahan to the Great
Beyond. Doubtless" says the Times
In an editorial eulosy Of owen. that
Is the way Old John would have
wished to 80. In him existed more than
the surface qualities of the Negro of
courtesy. gracio,isness, dignity and in
tesrity elevated his humble services.
Natures gentleman may be an over
worked phrase. but it Belonged to John
owen, black man with a heart of
gold"
Grand Duchess Marie Of Russia, who
recently returned to the United States
from trip to London for the marriage
oil her son, Prince william of Sweden
narrates q diverting experience at Ellis
Island. Once upon a time there was
some question about her recently rights,
and she was put through q mild form
OF third degree. An immigration official
registered perplexity over the fact that
the Romanoff princess hadn't had any
offers of marriage during three years
residence in this gallant land. He ex-
pressed an urgent desire to know how
come. Finally the Grand Duchess
ried?" she asked the immigration Of
fcer. He blushingly stammered that
he was still unentangled. Thereupon
the merry Marie popped at him: We'll,
would you marry me?" AS soon as the
affrighted functionary recovered con-
Sciousness the Grand Duchess was sent
on her way rejoicing, her papers O.K.'d
She is now on a transcontinental lee
ture tour.
American cities have a lot to learn
about trafhc regulation from London
and Paris. Those banes Of modern ex-
istence-traffle hghts-are virtually un-
Known IN Eurepes biggest cities. They
Keep their mighty streams Of automO-
btles flowing 'alm0st exclusively by hu-
man means-by the upraiSed arms of
their extraordinarily competent police
men. Here and there traffic lights are
used at street intersections, but the
British bobby" and his Partisan coun-
terpart are the lads who really do the
trick. Paris has new police force OF
young men, averaging % or 80 years
Of age. Smartly uniformed and capped.
they look for all the world like band
Of brothers of Maurice Chevalier in his
soldier kit OF course, what m 1inly
helps regulate traffie "over there" is
universal respect for the law. The
cop in the middle OF the European street
persgHffles that Louis Of France who
said: Il am the state People in
motor cars comport themselves accord
ingly.
=. n. Grant, president Of the National
Anti weapon Association, wants the
Nn1o & N4pffstntAtivde y ~ q
@nB-U4 p1oo f4oQo14oEuen1 ~ -