Evening star., 1937-06-02

an LII D. degree from the famous COL
lege OF Mines at Butte. It's expected
tnat the Senator's address of accordance
Will concern itself with current contro-
Verslal events at Washington, in which
ne is SO conspicuous figure Wheeler
IS a native of Massachusetts, but began
his career in Montana when he was
admitted to the bar at Butte in 1906.
Xxx
Another recognition of distinguished
Federal public service was awarded in
New York last night, when Senator
Carter Glass, Democrat. of Virginia re-
celved an IL. D. from Columbia Univer-
slty. The veteran Virginian, who is
himself not university educated. is be-
coming one OF the Nations most copi-
ously degree decorated statesmen. He
mad previously been honored by Lafay-
cite, Washington and Lee, North Caro-
Nna, Yale, Princeton. Dartmouth, Will
liam and Mary, Wesleyan and Tufts.
Glass also is member of Phi Beta
Kappa at William and Mary. Yet an
other well-known Washingtonian about
to receive an LII. D. is Willard M. Kip
llnger, editor and publisher of the
kiplinger Washington Letters. a weekly
news service distributed privately to
thousands of subscribers throughout the
country. Mr.. Kiplinger will be honored
by his alma mater, Ohio State Univer-
Slty, on the occasion of the silver
jubilee OF his graduation in 1912 as one
OF the earliest products of its School of
Journalism. The Kiplinger Letters rep
resent the work of reporters marketing
their own stuff" especially of interpre-
tive character, directly to readers in
stead OF through the media Of news
papers. An Associated Press veteran,
Mr.. Kiplinger was co-author in 1885
with Frederick Shelton of a highly re-
garded volume entitled Imitation
Ahead"
Baron Won Steuben General George
Washington's famous German drill
master. is the subject of an extensive
biography written by General John
McAuley Palmer, U. S. A., retired, who
has devoted much of his time since
he left the Army II years ago to as
sembling material for his Forthcoming
book. 1t will be published next Fall.
One of General Palmer's previous lit
erary products is washington. Lin
coin, Wilson-Three War Statesmen"
X 4
Treasury officials are licking their
chops in anticipation of the substantial
Windfall expected to accrue from in
heritance taxes on the estates of the
late John D. Rockefeller and George
F. Baker, two of Americas S richest men,
who passed away within the same week.
Some estimates as to total Treasury
bounties from their vast fortunes run
as high as $250O00,0O0, more or less.
Such figures would represent far and
away the biggest inheritance revenue
booty on record at Washington.
Add "Caballero de Ia Fiesta" Cavalier
OF the FestivaD to the growing array
of titles rampant in New Deal Wash
ington. 1t has just been conferred by
Mayor Angelo j. Rossi of San Francisco,
apropos the gala opening of the Golden
Gate Bridge, upon five resident Cali
administrators johnson and Nc
Adoo, Representatives WEIGH and Hav-
enner and Dr. Cyril Wynne, chief of
the division of research and publica-
ton at the State Department. AS
gorgeous as Kentucky colonels COM
mission, the caballero sheepskin is signed
by Mr.. Rossi In his capacity OF "Alcalde
de Ia Ciudad de San Francisco"
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