Evening star., 1933-08-30

WaShlngtOnS 1aV0rite lnOOOr Sport at
the moment Is an attempt to figure out
who and what it was that put the skids
under Prof. Moley. Hints are current
that the decisive push came from a
quarter close to the throne and was the
elimination of one of those old-as-the-
hills rivalries among royal courtiers for
the supreme favor of the sovereign. Ac-
cording to this version, there has been
a long -smoldering feud between Moley
and the dignitary in question, dating
back to 1882 campaign days. AS the
story goes, 1t wasn't the Hull-London
incident or the correlated State Depart
ment situation that led to Moley's re-
tirement These simply served as the
peg on which to hang the recommended
ton that the time had come to let
Brain Trustee No. / fade from the
picture, for the good of the service" I"
BY the way it's suggested that an ap-
propriate name for the professors new
magazine would be The Astorisk."
Vincent Astor chief backer of Mo-
ley's forthcoming weekly says publish
ing is new venture for an Astor. "
Hes wrong about that. His two British
cousins. the Hon John Jacob Astor and
are actively identified with journalism.
The former is chairman of the COM
pany that publishes the famed London
Times. Viscount Astor owns the Sun
day Observer, edited by j. L. Garvin.
w. Averell Hartman and his sister,
Mrs. Rumsey, N. R. A. consumers exec
utive, who will also be interested in
MoleyS weekly, have both had expert
ence In the publishing field. Mrs. Rum
sey was the angel few years ago Of
news feature" syndicate headQuar-
tered at Cleveland Her brother owns
a New York upstate country paper In
the Bear Mountain region.
If the inside story of the late N. r. A.
unpleasantness over the automotlve
code. especially the "open shop" provi-
sion, is ever written, it'll turn out to
have been a case of johnson VS.. john
son. The party of the second part Is
Pyke johnson, vice president. and the
longtime national legislative represent
ative at Washington of the National
Automobile Chamber of Commrce. He
was the central figure in the industry
code battle and receives the lions share
of the credit for victory on the labor
provision. "A former Colorado news
paper man. johnson Is an outstanding
authority on highways, and by presi-
Dental appointment has represented the
United States at numerous international
conferences in Europe and South Amer
lea. France made him a chevalier OF
the Legion of Honor for his interest in
highway problems. Suave and forceful'
the automotite Johnson's specially as
trade association spokesman is knowing
exactly what he wants. how to get 1t,
and generally landing it. He ran true
to form in recent N. r. A. activities.
johnson is a familiar and effective fig
ure on Capitol Hill:
Seth w. Richardson of North Dakota,
recently Republican Assistant Attorney
General of the United States. has just
Joined the Washington Democratic law
firm headed by Joseph E. Davies. He
has been cordially welcomed into the
partnership, but admits it's going to be
devil of strain on my politics" He
conducted the Department OF Justices
investigation of Hawaiian conditions last
year. Hunting Alaskan bears is his
favorite outdoor sport.
When Col. Marvin H. Mcintyre of
the Roosevelt secretariat recently re-
visited his old home town of Asheville
N c., he held down for an hour his
1906 Job of city editor of the Asheville
Citizen. The colonel found that he
could still handle fire and police calls
give assignments, n everything, just
as If he hadn't degenerated from a
newspaper man into power behind
the throne.
Indiana Republicans don't seem will
ing to be reconciled to Jim Watson's
retirement to private life. Hardly a
week passes without some group of ad-
mirers proposing the former Senator
for re-entry to public office. It has been
suggested he seek the Senate seat Of
his late colleague. Arthur r. Robinson
in 1894, run for Governor or permit his