Evening star., 1934-11-25
Tales of Well-KnOwn Folk
In Art, Literature, Politics
President and Family Returning After Thanks
givine-News of Roy al Weddings Over Radio.
Vanderlip Writes "reminiscences.

tanning the names OF all donors Will
be beautifully bound in book form and
presented to the bride and bridegroom
as wedding present.
The coming year will be the twenty
fifth anniversary of the reign OF
George v, father of the Duke of Kent.
In celebration OF King Georges &C
cession to the throne, John Buch.n
is writing sort of survey of his reign
which has the unique title of THE
Kings Grace" The book will be from
the presses of Messrs. Holder and
Stoughton.
While Postmaster General Farley Is
assuring the country the President will
swerve neither to the left" nor
right" Senator Vandenberg OF
Michigan is calling Mr.. Farley impo-
lite names, Notwithstanding the fact
that the Post Office Department
claims surplus of 12,O00000 for the
last fiscal year. 1t seems almost un-
believable when one considers that for
many, many years deficit" has been
the middle name of the department.
The department is still behind the
British Post Office Department, when
it comes to sWankiness, for over there
silver and bronze telephones have been
installed. No wonder England went
off the gold standard when even tele-
phones in public offices can be partly
silver It's a jolly state of affairs If
it's true-that there are $4,000, 600, 900
gold in hiding in Europe. Over here
men are going from door to door buy
ing up old gold to sell to the Treasury
Department One solicitor said he
was making an excellent living after
having been out of work for three
years. One has to have all kinds Of
credentials, however, from the United
States Treasury to solicit this gold.
Either in the first or second volume
of his biography, Viscount Snowden
predicts a worldwide return to the
gold standard. 1t will be remembered
that it was the viscount-no one
thought he would ever accept a title
when chancellor of the eXchequer in
1881, who took Great Britain of the
gold standard In his autobiography
published by Ivor Nicholson and Wat
son, Ltd. London, Lord SnoWden says:
Personally 1 have not yet seen any
practical plan to superSede the gold
standard, and when the international
confidence is restored and interna-
tional trade RECEIVERS I believe the
countries will return to an improved
gold standard" A word of cheer for
the hard moneys.
Charming personal "reminiscences
and encounters make this autobiog-
raphy not only interesting and in
formative as to the true situation in
England during the public life of Wis
count Snowden, but often takes away
the tiresomeneSS of cold facts and
figures with which it necessarily must
deal. Reading this spirited book one
would not suspect that the author
is not only a semi-invalid, but at
times a great sufferer who is looked
after with tenderest care by his wife,
Lady Snowden, one of England's
prominent public characters.
One of Americas foremost fin
anciers who is so we'll known to
Washingtonians, is writing lot of
interesting things about himself and
some others. Mr. Frank A. Wander
lip, calls these outpourings, From
Farm Boy to Financier." (Take heart
dirt farmers) Boyden Sparks is
helping out bit on the copy.
Mr.. Vanderlip tells how he first
came to be in the Capital. He went
to congratulate the late Lyman j.
Gage on his selection as Secretary
If rTroo c,,r1, ~, tho McKjrIo,, 70 bipot
and was asked to become Mr. Cages
private secretary. 1t was arranged
but almost Immediately he discovered
that the duties of private secretary
to a cabinet officer would not suit
him. He was to sit in a small room
just outside of the Secretary's office
and take cards and visitors in. He
writes: Il did that for just one day,
day of many people coming in to
say a word out of politeness; there
was no business transacted" 1t was
just after that that he was made an
Assistant Secretary of Treasury.
Undersecretary of Agriculture Tug
we'll writes a good bit, too. That
reminds one of that story about Mr.
F. Marion Crawford, when a guest
of honor at a reception in New York,
composed largely of literary people
and writers. Miss Mary Wilkins, then
at the height of her popularity, was
presented, when Mr.. Crawford said
amiably: We'll, suppose you write
little, too" He lived in Europe
and was not familiar with Americas
best sellers. But just word to those
who may not have read Prof. Tug
wells latest, the windows of the book