Evening star., 1933-08-25
WASHINGTON OBSERVATIONS
BY FREDERIC WILLIAM VILE.

Like all his public utterances, Al
Smiths recent radio appeal for support
Of N. r. A. had the ring OF sincerity.
Yet, Just because it possessed that
quality, the Governor did not succeed
in concealing. most listeners thought,
his skepticism about the whole busi-
ness. It found expression in criticism
of the objectionable methods employed
here and there in this campaign"
rather than of the great experiment
itself Evidently it Is what he con-
siders the tendency to intimidation"
that mainly arouses AIS resentment.
One noticeable feature OF the broad
cast was that while the Governor re-
peatedly spoke of "the President"
smith did not once mention Mr.. Roose-
welt BY name. Nevertheless and not
withsi anding. N. r. A. headquarters
has nothing but gratitude for the
service Smith has rendered the re-
covery cause.
The William Jennings Bryan statue
to be unveiled by President Roosevelt
at Washington in October will stand
almost midway between the shimmering
white Lincoln Memorial and the rug
ged Theodore Roosevelt Memorial Is
land in the adjacent Potomac. Sculptor
Gutzon Borglum's bronze ef1gy Of the
Commoner will also be in close prOx-
unity to Washington's two monuments
to the demise of prohibition-reopened
breweries now producing again the
gurgling stuff which Bryan did SO much
to Danish. Prohibition did not long
survive the great Nebraskan, but other
ideals of which Bryan was the pioneer
60 marching on. like women's suffrage
election of United States Senators by
popular vote and the arbitration
treaties which form the bedrock Of the
Kellogg BRAND anti-war pact. Even
Bryans silver issue Is coming into its
avn again, with recrudescence of the
demand for reconciliation of the white
metal Bryan's old-time private sec
retary. Representative Edgar Howard,
Democrat, of Nebraska. has just CIR
culated special printing of an article
entitled THE Way to Prosperity" by
South Trimble, clerk Of the House, ad-
vocating the remonetizing OF silver at
the Bryan ratio Of 16 to l.
Officials Of the Home Owners Loan
Corporation are smiling over q cute
Yankee proposition recently turned in
by the New Hampshire manager. He
sought permission to make small cash
loan for improving homestead in
every way eligible under the law.
Inasmuch as the owner-applcant is q
carpenter who has been out of work a
long time, he asked, if legal. that he
himself be permitted to make the de-
sired repairs with the aid Of the loan.
The legal department Of the corpora
ton ruled that If his price was salts
factory the carpenter be given the job
Of flYfn9 I'M hfS 0Wn 01ace
In connection with the Octohsr dedi-
cation Of the handsome church Of the
Latter Day Saints ON Upper Sixteenth
street, Mormon President Heber j.
ward P. Kimball. chief organist Of the
famous tabernacle at Salt Lake City,
not only to he music master OF the
nor W'oshinqtcn church, but to func-
ton permanently in this part Of the
c,,z:y,tlg a. sort CT apostolic dele
gate" charged with propagation of the
faith. President Grant has designated
former Senator Reed Smoot and j.
Reuben Clark, former Ambassador to
Mexico, to represent him at the Wash
ington dedicatory ceremony. Former
Representative Don B. Cotton Of Utah
has Just been appointed president Of
the eastern states M0rmo0 MASS1O0,
With headquarters in Brooklyn. He
succeeds James Il. Moyle Of Utah, for
msr Assistant Secretary Of the Treas
ury and newly appointed commissioner
Of customs.
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Franklin Adams, counselor Of the
Pan-American Union, was born in the
little city of Napa. Calf. Although
he's lived In Washington IS years and
met. he says, at least 10000 people,
he's been waiting all that time to run
across somsbody else who came from
Napa. His patience has just been re-
warded. He's discovered that no ether
than Manager Joe Cronin CT the PEN
nant- pursuing Washington base ball
club also halls from Nspa. Adams is
convinced that the old home town is
at length to experience fame as the
birthplace Of q world series hero. \ =
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