Evening star., 1936-04-24
WASHINGTON OBSERVATIONS
BY FREDERIC WILLIAM VILE.

comprises one of the liveliest of present
postal activities. Since March. 1885,
nearly 1900 900 have been disposed of,
with a total face value of more than
S400 900, 900. record of which the de-
partment is proud, as indicating popular
confidence in the postal service, was the
delivery of TOO special delivery letters to
the people of Johnstown, Pa and the COL
lection of more than IS bags of mail from
street letter boxes Immediately after the
recent flood waters receded.
Walter H. Newton Of Minnesota, who
was President Hoover's political secre-
tary, has just filed for the Republican
nomination to his old seat in the House
Of Representatives from the fifth Min
neapolis) district. He represented it in
Congress for 10 years before joining the
White House staff in 1929. BY personal
request of Mr.. Hoover, just before he left
Office. President Roosevelt appointed
Newton to fill short term on the Fed
eral Home Loan Bank Board. the retiring
Chief Executive having told his successor
how the former member of Congress had
relinquished an assured place on Capt.
tol Hill to join the executive establish
ment. The seat to which Newton aspires
to return is now held by Representative
and former Gov. Theodore Christianson.
who seeks the Republican senatorial
nomination in Minnesota.
Latin Americans in Washington, in
Guiding in particular members of the
diplomatic set from south of the Rio
Crondo hou haoy, fi1nino ", hU Shnrt
wave radio on the lively presidential
campaign now in progress in Panama.
One night not long ago some Of them
heard clearly the resonant voice of DR..
Ricardo j. Alfaro. Panaman Minis
ter to the United States, who is advo-
eating the election of one OF the candi-
dates. DR.. Alfaro, himself a former
President of the Republic, is considered
by many of his compatriots as the ideal
man to occupy the office again. When he
returned to Panama earlier in the
Spring, after his negotiation of the new
treaty with the United States, he was
hailed by admirers as the logical heir
to the presidency.
Brain Trusters have not only come into
their own in national politics at Wash
ington, but are receiving tardy recogni-
ton in the field of big business. Prof.
Nathan Isaacs, who occupies the chair
Of business law at Harvard, has just been
elected chairman of the board OF Glmbel
Bros. Inc, the big New York depart
ment store which has branches in Phila-
delphia, Milwaukee and elsewhere. He
has been a director of the firm for some
time. One of the shining lights at the
recent stockholders meeting, at which
Prof. Isaacs was chosen to be head OF
the business. was Former Heavyweight
Champion Gene Tunney, who took an
active part in the discussion OF current
retail business problems.
What the irreverent will probably call
boondoggled music will be heard In New
York during national music week. begin
ming May 3. when q six-day festival will
be held by the Federal Music Project. It
will consist Of daily programs by SYM
phony orchestras, chamber ensembles
and choral, vocal and instrumental
groups. Well-known conductors will be
in charge, under the general supervision
of Dr. Nikolai Sokoloff, national director
of the Federal Music Project, and Lee
Pattison, w. p. A. New York City and
State music director. Only works OF
American composers will be presented.
eoeeSrishA. 1850