Evening star., 1933-10-06
WASHINGTON OBSERVATIONS
BY FREDERIC WILLIAM VILE

against her, and then, opening drawer
Of his desk, pulled out check, handed
it to the old girl, and said: Here's the
fine"
A canny Scotsman is Sir Frederick
William Leith- Ross, K. c. NJ G., who
duct British war debt negotiations. In
London he holds the job Of deputy
controller Of finance in his majesty's
treasury, q post second in Importance
only to that Of chancellor of the ex-
chequer. Sir Frederick, As years old
is an honor scholar of Balliol College,
oxford, famed incubator of British
prime ministers. He was private sec
retary to Prime Minister Asquith from
1911 to 1913. After the war Leith-Ross
was British representative on the rep
arations commission and principal Brit
ish expert at The Hague reparation
conferences. Britons pin great hopes
on his negotatory talents in connec-
ton with the Yankee debt. If he con-
trives to pave the way to substantial
revision downward he can aspire to
anything he wants at grateful coun-
try's hands.
The case of the Appalachian Electric
Power Co. against George Otis Smith
ct al, otherwise known as the New
River power case, in which the power
Baker are contesting the constitution
atty Of the power commission act,
reached new stage on october 3. The
Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals
assented to motion Of the defendants
represented by former Federal Trade
Commission Chairman Huston Thomp-
son, to dismiss the proceeding on the
ground that the court was without
Jurisdiction. Mr. Justice Parker held
that the suit is really against the
United States and not against indt-
viduals and could not be tried behind
its back" The decision evoked q tele-
Roosevelt to Special Government Coun-
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Government departments after 1880
I'm. this week practically went out Of
business. due to the World Series epi-
demic. Radio sets functioned every
where. There was tacit understand
ing on the part of higher-ups, them
selves for the most part fans. that the
Nations affairs wouldn't suffer while
oIIAC WdS III pIObIcSc IL OIlClc ooIIl .
workers downed tools and concentrated
on the country's more important busi-
ness. At least one Federal Court
stacked arms daily till the games were
over, quitting the bench in favor of
a radio operating in adjacent chambers.
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New York City's Italian population,
which may be as much as a million,
constitutes q tremendous reservoir of
voting strength for Fusion Mayoralty
Candidate La Guardia. One of Woodrow
Wilson's best peace conference stories
concerned Manhattan's Italian colony.
Premier Orlando was trying to win
Wilson over to the idea of giving Fiume
to Italy by arguing that its population,
language and institutions were over
whelmingly italian. Quoth Wilson:
well, Mr.. Prime Minister, on that
basis you might set up good claim to
part Of New York City"
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No one has come farther to study
N.R.A. at close range than DR.. A. l..
Geyer, editor in chief Of the Citizen
Of Capetown, South Africa, who has
just left Washington after a careful
inspection Of Gen. Johnson's organiza-
ton. DR.. Geyer, q fine, outstanding
young Dutchman, says interest In the
great American experiment Is profound
In his remote little country.
Copyright. 1933)