Evening star., 1933-09-01
WASHINGTON OBSERVATIONS
BY FREDERIC WILLIAM VILE.

DR.. Thorp is organizing for Secretary
Roper's department a great statistical
division for American business, both at
home and abroad. He has found
through his acquaintance with Stats
tical groups throughout the United
States that comprehensive information
about productive capacity, distribution
and other vital industrial factors has
never been available. When DR.. Thcrp's
Central Statistical Bureau is brought
into existence it's touted as the future
focal point for American economic
planning.
Senator Alben W. Barkley Democrat,
of Kentucky. though a corrugated dry,
has just taken up the cudgels on behalf
of his States proudest product, bourbon
whisky Samuel c. Miller. a Louisville
distiller has arranged to build an aux
iliary plant in Baltimore for manufac-
ture of a blend Of Kentucky bourbon
and Maryland rye. Miller charges that
no matter what We do, Kentucky
whisky is thin and anaemic. while
Maryland whisky is rich and full" Said
Senator Barkley to Uric Bell. Washing
ton correspondent of the Louisville
Courier Journal: Those who are con-
noisseurs Will regard such an aspersion
on bourbon as an amateur attempt to
change the course of the Father Of
Waters. While don't pose as an expert.
it's strange that the world has taken
a long time to discover that Maryland
can outdo Kentucky in this respect"
The whole Kentucky colony in Wash
ington is up in arms over the Slander
against blue grass whisky. The Courier
Journal man says the colony exhibits
varying degrees Of violent reaction.
Some demand jury test of bourbon
and rye. Others want the National
Guard called out.
When the world series opens in Wash
irgton-no loyal son or daughter Of the
District Of Columbia any longer doubts
that the Senators will win the American
League pennant-Joe Cronin's invin-
cibles will have a strong rooter in the
new president of the United States Civil
Service Commission. Harry ]. Mitchell.
former Montana stock raiser. dairyman
and newspaper editor. who is an in
veterate base ball fan. President
ORourke, director Of Research and Per-
sonnel of the Commission. to help the
Tennessee Valley Authority organize
within that body complete competitive
classified service on lines in vogue in
other Government departments. Con-
gress did not require the Tennessee VAL
ley Authority to go on Civil Service
basis.
The Prince of Wales has double In
Washington. He's an unmistakable red
head-and unlike Is Royal: 1ghness in
that respect-but otherwise Is the spit
tin image Of King Georges heir His
name is Dan Laws Smith. I'd. and he
is the son of the general passenger
agent of the Pennsylvania Railroad,
Alan B. Smith. Dan. or Red" Is
everybody calls him, was president of
the class of 1888 at American University
here. For several years he has spent
his Summer vacations working his way
across the Atlantic on passenger liners.
Somebody signing himself Cor her
seiD Louisiana writes as fo1lows to the
editor of the New York Times: The
identity of Senator Huey Longs assail-
ant should be established without delay.
not for the purpose of pinning medal
on him for 'poking the Kingfish in
the eye. but in order that he may be
censured for not making better job
of it,"
(Copyright. 1899