The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1934-10-05
Capital Capers
BY GEORGE ABEL

TINE Minister of Venezuela, Dr. Don Pedro
l. Arcaya, E. e. and M. P, has opened his new
legation in a yellow turreted chateau on Six
teenth street which was once the residence OF a
West Virginia coal king, Mr.. Isaac T. Mann.
Into his new dwelling delighted DR.. Arcaya
finds plenty of place for his numerous books
books of philosophy, Of travel, of politics (nat-
urally with only the most polite reference to
Decentralization Gomez of Venezuela), OF his
tory and religion.
The books are being catalogued daily and
carefully assorted on well-dusted shelves. 1t is
the pride of silver-haired DR.. Arcaya (who re-
sen1bles in appearance former President Ma
chado of Cuba) to stand in front of the book
cases and daily peer at the rare tones through
tortoise shel glasses.
But there is one book missing from the Ar
caya collection. ENJOYS are betting it VIII never
appear there. That is the book which soon may
be published by Senior DR.. Don Pedro Rivero,
Venezuelan poet and diplomat
Poet Pedro who is attached officially to the
legation here, has spent many hours writing the
book 1t is called 1.-THE Anglo-SaXon" and repre-
sents Pedro's observations on the Anglo-Saxon
type after years in England and in the United
States
The book is spicy, pungent and sincere. Pedro
has spoken frankly and it is sometimes hard to
speak frankly and remain diplomat.
Friends who read the proofs soIemnly shake
their heads and declare:
ut means your job to publish this!"
Thus the dilemma. If the book is published,
Pedro's diplomatic future is in danger. A shrewd
observer has suggested that Pedro dedicate his
book officially to Decentralization Gomez of
Venezuela. He may escape exile, at any rate.
TINE speakership race goes merTily on and
i on, with some betting on tall, lanky, veteran
Joe Byrns of Tennessee, and others roofing just
as enthusiastically for Representative William
Bankhead of Alabama, father of Tallulah Bank
head, the movie actress, and Representative
Sam Raybunr of Texas.
One of the most enigmatic notes in the cam
paign thus far has been the cryptic statement
of Representative Marvin Jones of Texas, a
brother-in-law of Sam Rayburn, who ends a
long and battling harangue with the words:
Naturally I should like to be Speaker. Who
Wouldn't"
Friends Of Marvin have been scratching
their heads and wondering Just what those
words mean. Is Marvin intimating that he may
be dark horse in the speakership contest?
MEMBERS of the senate munitions COM
1V1 mittee are packing up their suitcases and
hurrying back home-for little rest.
Energetic Senator Gerald Nye left yesterday,
after clearing his desk of accumulated kilograms
and messages received during the hearings. His
average mail totaled about 1000 letters day.
Senator Homer Bone hurried away last Fri
day, en- route for some light entertainment at
New York theaters Thence, he will go to Seat
tie to resume his fight against the power COM
panies.
Senator Bennett Clark is leaving shortly, and
Representative Tuck Milligan (who ran Tor
senator and was defeated) is planning TO return
to the unexciting career of law. He and Rep
resentative Ross Collins, another defeated sena-
torial aspirant. are wondering what 70 do with
their spare time.