Evening star., 1932-10-14

Let no Republican henceforward be
downhearted. Washington's most ia
nous crystal gazer, whose occult knowl-
edge in the past has been tested and
proved, foreshadows the certain re-
election of Herbert Hoover. The sooth-
sayer in question: woman-is re-
nowned for her representations far
beyond the borders of the District Of
Columbia. Statesmen. politicians.
sportsmen, gamblers, stock brokers and
others In quest of the inscrutable for
parlor of prophecy. She impaired her
electaon forecast this week to a visit
ing member Of the American Bar As
sociation. Herbert Hoover, twas said,
was born under lucky star, which in
sures him at least five more years Of
glory, including another term in the
White House. Franklin D. Roosevelt )
star, on the other hand, was described
as one indicating that the first ten days
of November, 1882, are an "unlucky"
period for him. The second-sighted
sister is the one who foretold the nom
ination of Warren q. Harding in 1920
and his death In 1928.
Democrats remain impregnably sure
of victory on November 8, but not all
of them nowadays are talking Of a
Roosevelt landslide. The commonest
expectation among them is that he will
have an immensely larger majority in
the electoral college than in the p0pu-
lar vote. BY that they mean that in
normally heavily Republican States. like
Ohio, Michigan or Illinois. which Hoo
yer carried in 1928 by anything between
$50, 900 and 600 900. Roosevelt may win
by relatively small majorities, but take
their respective electoral votes into his
column. Thus, conceivably, only a
million votes might separate the two
rival candidates in the popular grand
total, while Roosevelt would lead over
whelmingly IN the electoral college,
which Is all that counts. Cleveland
captured New York State in 1884 by
only fragmentary popular vote. and
Wilson skinned through In California
in 1915 by the same kind OF a margin,
deciding the whole election in his favor.
DO you know where the Reconstruc-
ton Finance Corporation is?" pluto
cratic-looking citizen asked Washing
ton taxicab driver the other day. as he
stepped into his chariot from FASH
ionable hotel. You're telling me-" re-
pllcQ CI1e AUCuI CNCAypOOy t11dJ
stops at this place nowadays wants to
go there. Do I know where the
r. F. c. isl"
One Of the few American ambassa-
dors or ministers not ION leave" In the
United States Just now to lock after
their political fences is Norman Armour,
newly appointed Minister to Haiti. He
was recently transferred from the
Fcounselorship of the embassy at Paris
and is in Washington to familisrize
himself with our tangled relations with
the Negro republic. After long period
Of tedious negotiation, the treaty labori-
ously negotiated with the Port au
Prince government was rejected by the
Haitian Parliament on September 3.
Under 1t the United States agreed upon
practically complete withdrawal from
the administration Of Haitian affairs,
including exit of the Marines, during
the next year or two. Mr. Armour Is
one Of our most brilliant young career
diplomats. Since he took his A. B. ct
Princeton in 1909 and his IL. B. at
Harvard in 1918 he has served with
distinction in Austria, France, Russia,
Belgium, The Netherlands, italy, Japan
France and the State Department
Haiti isn't the most attractive diplo-
Lmatic post IN TIA WurA. hut Amn,z