Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1935-05-24

, The court prolonged its sittings for a
week beyond the usual adjournment
time for the special purpose of clear
ing the docket No one believes that
Chief Justice Hughes and his asso-
ciates would think of recesSing with
N. R. A. suspended in midair. Mean
time. the most jittery place in all
Washington is N. R. A headquarters.
Routine work continues amid univer-
sal tension, with everybody from the
highest up to the lowest down spec
ulating anxiouSly whether the breath
of life will still be in the Blue Eagle
after midnight OF June 10, and
whether any mothers son or daughter
in the entire organization will have a
job next day. Practically no new
code business is being transacted
pending indications from Congress and
the Supreme Court as to what the lay
Of the land will be three weeks hence.
Republican National Chairman
Henry P. Fletcher assembled G. o. P.
faithful at garden party in WASH
ington the other day. The gathering
was marked by more cheer and fight
ing spirit than have characterized Re-
publican get-togethers in a long time.
The consensus was that the elephants
prospects are visibly brighter. That
the woods are full of would-be preSi-
dental candidates is considered an
encouraging symptom. although ad-
mission is general that so far nobody
is in sight who can be looked upon as
formidable rival of Mr.. Roosevelt.
Vandenberg, Knox and Cows Landon
and Hoffman continue to be those
most commonly mentioned, with a
good deal of new talk about Senators
Dickinson of Iowa and Steiwer Of
Oregon. There's growing unanimity
OF opinion that the Republicans must
go West for the head of their ticket.
The impending regional pow-wow at
Springfield. Ill, may develop some
thing along that line.
Japan and California have shaken
hands over the bill introduced by
Representative Lea, Democrat, of
California, providing for naturaliza-
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with the American colors during the
World War. The measure has been
unanimously reported out favorably
by the House immigration Committee.
While the coast Is unwaveringly OPP
p ed to admitting as immigrants
: rs ineligible to American citizen
S., the California Joint Immigra-
ton Committee has just written the
Japanese consul general at San Fran
cisco a warm letter of appreciation
OF his assistance in perfecting pro-
cedure whereby Japan would approve
American action in naturalizing the
World War service men. Californians
hope Congress will pass the bill before
the end of the session. 1t affects
mostly Japanese resident in Hawaii
in wartime and is hailed as a prac-
tical cementer of Japanese American
| friendship.
Although Congress will be in the
throes of the June legislative jam
during the Shrine convention, Capitol
Hill contemplates joyously the days
| and nights of frolic and merriment
which distinguish the carnivals of the
Mystic Mobiles. The thought finds ex-
preston that after two years of grim
New Deal life, the Shriners are COM
ing to Washington at exactly the right
time to provide a tonic for frazzled
political nerves
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Base ball magnates, basing their
claims on attendance at games in
New York City during the first four
weeks Of the season-said to be more
than Is per cent greater than during
the corresponding period Of 1884
contend that the figures point in
dubitably to q marked betterment In
national business and conditions.
tcopyrisht. 1880