Evening star., 1933-08-21

ton. II Of the present "A Cavalry regi-
ments in the United States Army will
remain horse. and only two mechanized.
Each type" according to Gen. Henry,
has its powers and limitations, and by
the combination Of the two We hope
TO obtain the most efficient whole. but
the idea so frequently set forth that all
our Cavalry is 10 be motorized or
mechanlzed is far from correct. II IS
the right proportion of each that We
are seeking, in order to obtain the most
efficient all-around results.
Nowhere in the country are ridicule
and odium more often visited upon
Congress than in little old New York,
yet Manhattan Island is now witness
Fiorello H La Guardia. former Re-
publican member Of the House of Rep
resentatives. and the other Loring NJ
Black. present Democratic member
from Brooklyn, bearing the brunt of
the battle to rescue the city from the
clutches OF Tammany in the forth
coming mayoralty election. The fiery
La Guardia is the fusion candidate
against Mayor O'Brien, while Black
has had the nerve TO launch an inde-
pendent Democratic candidacy In his
opening campaign blast the other day
Black charged Tammany Boss John F.
Curry with being the real mayor Of
New York and with getting more
than sl000000 Of personal income a
year to wreck the city and the Demo-
cratic party" Between 25OOO and
10000 voters have signed Blacks peti-
ton designating him as a candidate
for the mayoralty nomination.
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Although Prof William F. Ogburn
left N. R. A. in terrible huff. with
plenty of bad blood on both sides. his
friends understand he is not unwilling
to GO on the stump for the Recovery
Administration; that there have already
been requests for his appearance in
various parts of the country and that
Gen. Johnson's people have expressed
the lively hope that arrangements can
be made for him to take the platform
on N. r. AS behalf
When the President of the Domini-
can Republic decided TO invite Mai
Oliver P Newman Of Washington TO
become the republics financial and
economic adviser. it was decided as a
matter of courtesy to the United States
to ask the State Department for its
o. K. The Dominicans little knew
that when the matter was put up TO
Secretary of State Hull he would be
asked to pass Judgment on a man with
whom he had long been politically as
sociated. Newman was one of Judge
Hull'S adjutants when the Secretary
of State was chairman of the Demo-
cratic National Committee. and the
ensuing recommendation of ollie" that
was sent to Santo Domingo was cor
respondingly cordial Maj. Newman
plans to take up his duties on the island
next month. He declares that the
republics finances are in excellent
shape. 1t has an external debt of
some S16,000000. held exclusively by
private investors in the United States
and elsewhere, and is one of the few
Latin American countries which have
not defaulted en- bonded interest obli-
cations.
When President Roosevelt has to
decide just which superfluous Army
posts are to be abolished for economy
purposes, he expects to run into the
same sort of opposition political pres
sure which bobS up every time it's sug-
geSted that a navy yard here or there
should put out of business Political
navy yards have long been the object
of attack, but generally unsuccessful
attack. Members Of Congress in whose
districts they are situated habitually
and vigorously protest whenever any
body proposes that these yards, how
ever useless, be done away with. The
President indicates that such remon-
strances fall on deaf ears, as far as he's
concerned. F. D. R. says unnecessary
Army posts are things he's thought
about as long as he can remember
They are destined to go, no matter
where the chips fall
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Leo r. Sack, appointed Minister TO
Costa Rica, is the second Washington
man to be given a diplomatic
post in recent years. President Coolidge
made Charles c. Hart, correspondent of
the Portland Oregonian and Minneap-
oils Tribune, Minister to Albania. Presi-
dent Hoover promoted Hart to Persia.
Sack is one of the Capitals livest-wire
and best-liked reporters, enjoying wide
acquaintance and popularity among
public men, especially in Congress. His
biggest scoop was series of disclosures
that led to Boss Wares expulsion from
the Senate. Sack is World War vet
eran and a major in the Aviation Re
serve. With Col. Bingham at Lon
don. Claude Bowers at Madrid. and
Meredith Nicholson Just named Minis
ter to Paraguay. Sack is the fourth
"literarv cuss" selected for tha dinIa