Evening star., 1932-02-24
WASHINGTON OBSERVATIONS

Theobservance of George Washing
tons birthday anniversary and the in
auguration Of the Washington Bicen-
tennial Celebration proved to be a
worldwide affair. The Geneva Disar-
mament Conference halted its snails
pace and took q three-day recess on
Washington'S account. Ambassador
Edge, in Paris, delivered a highly sig
nifcant speech concerning the Ameri-
| can position respecting reparations and
war debts. Poland issued a special
Washington postage stamp. Speakers
throughout Germany lauded the u. s.
Shot and shell around Shanghai some
what cramped the style of the Wash
ington celebration there. Japanese and
Chinese troops failed TO observe the
American holiday. Mr.. Hoover's Wash
ington birthday address to the joint
session Of Congress was his first per
sonal appearance before the House and
Senate since his ascension to the presi-
dency. At It's conclusion and after the
President and cabinet and the Senate
and the diplomats had departed from
the House chamber the House staged
an ovation for Speaker Garner, against
which all the gavel welding prowess OF
the ruddy Texan could not prevail
"Hurrah for Garner" some member
cAAOAS~4 oAAA bClAAhh OIOhC 4OOcE
and continued for several minutes
Members stood in their places, ap-
plauded, yelled, waved handkerchiefs
and flags and generally made merry in
honor Of their popular leader. At the
Bicentennial costume ball, which cap
ped the climax of the day, a harassed
gentleman appealed to the master OF
ceremonies. Where do I go?" he
asked? II married a Washington" To
which the M. Of C. replied, Are you OF
the blood? II not, go in group one or
two. Group three is only for those Of
the blood"
THE Democratic Roosevelt-the Life
Story Of r. D." Is a new book destined
for wide circulation by the Roosevelt
campaign managers. The authors of
this authentic biography are listed as
Leland M. Ross and Allen M. Grobin.
The pen portraiture Of the hero is
highly fattering. Gov. Roosevelt's
character, courage, capacity and ac-
complishments are graphically set forth.
The illustrations, too, are highly ef-
fective: Young Franklin With His
Father and Mother at the Hyde Park
Home" Franklin Roosevelt With the
Groton School Foot Ball Team" "Thc
Assistant Secretary Of the Navy" "The
L,
Roosevelt on Horseback After His Vic
tory Over Infantile Paralysis" Gov.
Roosevelt at His Desk in the Executive
Chamber at Albany" Gov. Roosevelt
Reading His Now Famous Message on
Unemployment to the New York Legis-
lators In Extraordinary Session"
John Gamers potential strength, in
| the event nj hig nnOninatiAy,
presidency-his political assets and la
bilities as the Democratic standard
bearer. are being subjected TO minute
scrutiny. 1t is being warmly debated,
for instance, as to whether Texas is
South or Is West. The Texans claim
1t Is West when confronted with the
contention that the Northern Denoc-
racy Is In no mood to give the nomina-
ton to the South. "Jaak Gamers
home Is west Of Omaha, )" say his friends;
that certainly makes him a Western
candidate. rather than South" A Bos-
ton Democrat in Congress was asked
how he thought Garner would run in
MAS sSsasnuserts zen ens ~ II n,I nominated We'll.
born in Ireland and that ought to
help" he replied. That NAV be q
myth, but there Is no harm In 1t, not
q bit Of harm"
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The conversational topic was the
business depression and the tremen-
dous defiation in property values and
security prices In the past two years.
The speaker was prominent member
OF Congress possessed of q large private
fortune. Il have recently had occs-
sion to take an inventory of all of
my real estate and Of my personal
property" he said, "and to Compare
their present realizable value with
values prior to the collapse of the
Mellon Coolidge boom, I find that
own only two things which are today
worth more than paid for them-my
wine cellar and my French bonds. My
liquors, bought in 1920 before prohibi-
ton and measured by present bootleg
prices. show an increase in value Of
900 per cent Ny French bonds bought
in 1e7e are today quoted abotSt 40
p0g cent above what / naN far them.