Evening star., 1937-09-08
WASHINGTON OBSERVATIONS
By FREDERIC HILLT4N VILF.

screw freighter. She is 395 feet long.
propelled bv 1000 horsepower. motors,
carries crew of 36 and claims New
Orleans as her home port. The vessel.
which NAV presently play a spectacular
role in Far Eastern waters is COM
manded by an English born skipper.
John v. Redmond. A lieutenant in the
British Navy during the World War he
later became naturaized citizen of the
United States and. after graduation from
the New York Nautical Schoolshp st.
Msrys, was made master of the Amer
lean merchant marine in 1894. Since
then Redmond has been chiefly en-
gagged in the Orient trade He has the
reputation Of being a captain courageous
well equipped TO give a sturdy &C
count of himself in any sudden Jam on
the high seas.
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f. Talbot Smith, American Consul st
Dundee. Scotland reports the most
graphic case Of Scotch thrift ever Off
cially TO come to the State Deps rtment's
attention. He recently received a post
card carefully ruled into halves on the
reversed side. One-hslf contained a re-
quest from ma tive for American sta mos
other half for similar request on his
own account. Aberdeen is in Consul
Smiths district He thinks he is now in
possession of evidence that out t-Aber-
deems the Aberoonsns
DR.. Stanley High. 1886 campaign chief
of the RooSeveltian Good Neighbor
League and who later fell from New
Deal IF h ie
intelligent anticipat tion Of the impending
purge OF the Democratic party has
produced a timely volume entitled And
All the Kings Men: Roosevelt and
After" II will be published in October.
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Civilian Conservation Corps members
are leaving camps to take private Jobs
faster than at any time since the corps
was organized in 1888 1t looks now as If
The enrolled strength will fall below
2OO.0 men by October /. Not only
improved industrial conditions. but the
policy OF mandatory discharge are the
principal reasons ascribed by Director
rechner for the reduced roster. Some
10000 youths will be let out this Fall
under the program. Mr. Fechner ap-
peals TO employers TO cooperate with
A''ii III ilildiiiB pldCtS iOT bDeul. he
says they've learned how 10 work and
are anxious to demonstrate their ca
pacity. Also in their favor is that camp
lie and outdoor work have put the lads
in uncommonly ht physical condition.
Z. G. G. remains the banner achievement
among New Deal innovations.
Senator Copeland's vote-getting Quail
lAh lnh tQ
victorious stead at the impending New
York municipal election, spring largely
from the political clientele built up by
his broadcasts and syndicated health
articles. His present opponents are hav-
ing some fun with the physician states
mans radio and newspaper medical
practice The other day Park Com
missioner Robert Moses, a Republican. ad-
yised Democrat Copeland not TO seek the
Republican msyoralty nomination. To
make his point, Moses quoted the fol-
lowing question and answer from one OF
the Tammany candidates health COL
umns "Question-My Aunt Emma has
cold feet What shall we do for them?
Answer-There must be something the
matter with your aunt's circulation. See
your local doctor Signed ROYAL S.
Copela nd" Mr. Moses observes: There's
a whole lot the matter with the circula-
tion OF New York City after is years of
fammany mismans cement. Honest gov