The Washington times., 1936-03-10
NOW
Election Official
On Vacation
MANY JOBS


day before Herr Hitler moved
into the Rhineland, I met the
young red-cheeked Count Alex
ander Strachwitz of Berlin.
The atmosphere of the EN-
basSy was serene and hospitable
Count Strachwitz, who has an
important position in the Nazi
government, showed no sign OF
anxiety IL hours before his die,
tator was about to shake the uni
verse.
The Count is a political leader
and always wears the insignia
of his office, a lapel button OF
a spread eagle Surmounting a
Swastika.
He would be an election super.
visor of a sort, if there were now
elections in Germany in the old
sense of the word! Within his
jurisdiction are seven villages.
When the local group of Of
ficials, such as a town council
has selected the mayor, Count
Strachwitz studies the candidates
character. If he seems a suit
able fellow to have as mayor, the
Count passes on his appointment.
If he does not please, another
selection must be made.
All the m ayorS within the
TNI1nRB,
been chosen for a term of six
years office, the Count and his
charming wife are about to visit
relatives in Mexico. At present
they are staying with the Counts
brother, Count Rudolph Strach-
witZ, second secretary of the
German Embassy.
Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas ]. Wat
son were interesting guests at the
German Embassy luncheon. Mr.,
Watson talked delightfully."- and
seemed to be a person of great
Importance.
So I looked him up later in
"Who's Who" He is listed there
as 'officer of corporations" and
takes up a third of a column with
the record of his positions. He is
president of the International
Business Machines Company of
New York, a director of the Ma.
tional Chamber of Commerce, a
director of banks, insurance COM
panies, on boards of colleges and
clubs, etc., ETC., and an old friend
of President Roosevelt, whom he
sees every time he comes to Wash
ington.
With so many interests here and
there, Mr.. Watson goes skipping
Zestfully about from Nome to
Timbucktoo. Mrs. Watson usually
hurries along with her husband.
This summer one of the Watson
girls will travel with her father.
They are sailing the same night
that Miss Watson graduates from
the Mary Walker School.
An excellent new portrait of
DR.. Hans Luther hangs above the
mantel of the Embassy study
Done by Hans Schlereth it is a
remarkably fine canvas and has
caught the likeness as we'll as the
personality of DR.. Luther.
The Embassy staff is trying to
persuade the Ambassador to let
the portrait remain in this coun,
try. Says DR.. Luther:
"That can not be. 1 promised
my picture to a gallery in Ger
many and it must be travelling
very SOOn."
These declarations were heard
in person.
Representative Sol Bloom
81 make it a rule never to
have my picture made unless /
am standing where the Capitol
will show behind me-"
Representative Florence Kahn
81 am a conservative and l
glory in my shame"
A Noble Lady citizen at Con
gressional Club
"NO, I cannot shake hands
with Miss Evelyn Laye lat the
National recently playing in
"Sweet AlOes"). She takes the
role of an immoral woman. So
I must decline to meet her."
Suggestions for WPA money:
Marble inches for marking
chewing gum.
Lethal doses for women who be-
gin conversations with newly
presented men by saying do sit
down and tell me all about your
self"
Cyanide of potassium for mer
who tell women that they are
misunderstood.
It is a greater tragedy to be
understood than to be miSunder
Stood" NietzSche said when most
of them were in kindergarten
Anaesthetics for parlor pinks
who go Russian in sables anC
Brooks Brothers suits.
A matron we know whose hus
band is frequently absent-or
business, of course-appears al
many parties alone. Sometimes
she has a bit of luck and drags
an extra man by the hand.
Looking backward & trifle, how
ever, at these proceedings she
recently discussed this indepen
dence with one of the towns
.,,;eaet hocha1orS She wondered