Evening star., 1933-06-28
WASHINGTON OBSERVATIONS
BY FREDERIC WILLIAM VILE.

probably a unique type in the United
States. A native of Germany. he came
this country exactly 40 years ago, but
previous to doing SO he spent five years
In England, serving financial appren-
ticeship in the London branch Of the
Deutsche Bank. During the World War
there were reports that Mr.. Kahn was
thinking Of resuming his residence in
England and aspiring to seat in Par
lament. One Of his daughters had
meantime married into an aristocratic
Scottish family-the Mariotts. Mr..
Kahn gave his beautiful London town
stan 'S"-to the late Sir Arthur Pearson.
blind publisher, as a home for British
offlcers blinded in the war He rem
dered other conspicuous services to the
allied cause here and abroad. His
book, Right Above Race" published in
1920 completely burned Mr.. Kahn's
bridges with his native German land.
Robert Peet Skinner Of Ohio, dean
OF the American foreign service, who
mas been appointed Ambassador to Tur-
Key, won his earliest fame as press
agent for Coxey's army, his friends
recall. The year 1894, when that ia
nous ragmuffin host marched on wash
ington, found Skinner a young news
paper editor at Massilon, Gen" Coxey's
nome town, in William McKinley's Con-
gresSlonal district. In addition, Skin
ner was local correspondent for the
New YORK World and a string of other
metropolitan papers throughout the
country. Coxey's army was the biggest
news OF the day, and it fell to Skinner's
lot to exploit it on Nationwide scale.
Inc other day, when he was back at
MaSsillon. the newly made Ambassador
PAID his respects to Gen" Coxev. now
ltS respected mayor and possessor of a
comfortable fortune, made out of the
Stag industry.
HoW's this for chronological incon-
slstency? Senator Borah, now recover
ing from an operation in q Baltimore
hospital, Is the father of the Senate
l; e., the member who has served in the
chamber the longest. continuously since
lsOI. nevertheless, he is IL wears
younger than the baby of the Sen
NEBRASKA, who has been in the chamber
only a month.
senator Homer T. Bone, Democrat of
washington was the guest speaker re-
centiy at the annual dinner of secre-
tarleS TO Senators. For that occasion
tne secretaries rented the auditorium of
the National Press Club. Evidently
lnere was failure to convey to Senator
Bone a clear idea as to the group he
was addressing. Apparently Impressed
WIN MS surroundings, he started his
talK ny addressing the group as gen
tiemen OF the press" and his entire dis
course dealt with matters pertaining to
newspapers rather than the relation
taries. 'A ee'ie-
A lot Of fault is being found with the
LAX regulations drawn I'D during the
late Hoover regime. This is in decided
contrast with the far more Complicated
regulations drawn by Daniel G. Roner
"hen ne was commissioner of internal
revenue. The regulations under which
Oncle sam collected his unprecedentIv
large wartime taxes were accepted Nv
tne Republican minority of that dav
without ripple of objection. The rea.
son only recently leaked out. Dinlo.
Hiatlc MI. Roper, now Secretary of
commerce, drafted his regulations In
cooperation with Boies Penrose then
tne pig boss Of the Senate and a mower
IN the Finance Committee. When q
republican member started in To he
crtlcaI OF some regulation or other he
soon was Informed that he could MAKE
no political capital out of it because of
republican participation in the draft
ing OF the regulations.
Copyright, 1897