Evening star., 1936-09-16
WASHINGTON OBSERVATIONS
BY FREDERIC WILLIAM VILE.

as military leader in the old Colonial
service. Having retired from active duty,
he joined the Nazi organization in 1926
When the formerly independent Ger
man states and their governments were
abolished in 1888, Hitler appointed Won
Epp chief Nazi administrator for Bavaria
The celebrated Deutsches Museum at
Munich, the Reich's Smithsonian Insti-
tuition, claims much Of Gen. Won Epp's
interest. Because Of his close identifica-
ton with its chronological activities, he
was sent to the power congress.
washington friends of william c. Bull
lit, Ambassador designate to France,
smiled broadly at the pro-Soviet asper-
sions cast upon him by the Royalist
newspaper in Paris. Affection for Mos
cow is no longer attributed to the young
diplomat, who voluntarily relinquished
his ambassadorship to the U. s. s. R.
and asked President Roosevelt for trans
fer to other duties. It is commonly un-
derstood that it is the Communist gov
ernment's failure to live up to debt, trade
and other pledges given at the time of
American recognition that soured Mr..
Bullitt and draStically altered his point
OF view about the whole red regime. He
left one monument in Russia which he
hopes will endure. He introduced Amer
lean base ball to the Bolshevists.
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George A. Nelson, Wisconsin farmer
who Is Norman Thomas vice presidential
running mate on the Socialist ticket,
expects the party to poll about 5000, 900
votes in November. To do so it will have
to do q whole lot better than in the two
previous elections. Mr.. Thomas, presi-
Dental nominee for the third time in
succession, received 267, ,42O votes in 1928
and 884,781 in 1882. With the Lemke
Union party in the field this time, sap
ping from both the Democrats and Re-
publicans votes that might normally 60
to the Socialists, many authorities think
the latter will do well II they run up
their total to 100000.
Apropos the fall of San Sebastian,
Washington diplomats recall one of the
many amusing stories that used to be
told about Alex Moore, Pittsburgh pub
Usher and husband of Lillian Russell,
who was American Ambassador to Spain
during Harding Coolidge days. Moore
was famed in Madrid for his unconven-
tional methods, though he was univer-
sally popular, especially in the court set.
The first year he was there Mr.. Moore
decided, in accordance with custom, to
establish Summer embassy at San
Sebastian. As he didn't yet know his
way about the country, he telephoned
the royal palace one day and asked to
talk with King Alfonso in person. There
upon, so the tale goes, the Yankee envoy
requested his majesty to give him the
name of Q reliable real estate man at
San Sebastian who could dig up villa
by the sea at a bargain rental. The
merry monarch, of whom Moore became
q great crony. forthwith gave him a
good tip.
There seems to be little competition
between Democrats and Lemkeites for
favor Of the colored vote. The same day
it was reported that Mrs. Roosevelt and
Gov. Lehman Of New York would attend
Elder Michaux's Emancipation day cele-
bration In Madison Square Garden on
September %, the Union party vice
presidential candidate, Thomas C..
oBrien, participated in a big demon
stration for Father Divine, the colored
evangelist who Is the religious leader Of
Harlem.
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