Evening Star Newspaper, January 1, 1929, Page 24

24 . THE EVENING STAR, WASHINGTON. D. C. TUESDAY, JANUARY I, 1929 HOOVER'S JOURNEY 1S CALLED UNIQUE Latin Trip Is Said to Have|: Set Precedent Others May Follow. BY MARK SULLIVAN. s Radio to The Star. C ht, w York Tribune, Inc ABOARD U. S. S. UTAH, en route to Hampton Roads, January 1.—Presi- | dent-elect Herbert Ho with _his val in the United States on Sun-| will look forward to the first of domestic tasks that will engage him as President and at the same time will look back upon the ccmple- tion of what, essentially, will have beer an important incident of hi: ment of the country’s affairs. 'he South American journe ation to Mr. Hoover's p y. | been unique. g of a newly clected P one of the important office in advance of his ‘The ca Presidents office, have trav vre, as Grant eled to Europe, and South America. Nor are the cascs unusual in which our public men have gone | s between their 1\!117»‘ lic activitics, doing so in a_spirit of | seeking recreation during ure, as illiam Jennings traveled around the world in 190! | Mr. Hoover, in beg! American journey almos after his eclection, may have mind, no doubt, to a partial extent, the idea of rest after the campaign 1hrough which he had pas far as rest is figured as a purpose of the journey, that part of it was a complished and done hbefore the fir: leg of the sea journey was completed, before he landed at any port. Quick Recuper: Mr. Hoover has to a stril the power of quick recupes is a fortunate attribute of b stem- | jous life as well as his sturdy physique. By the time he reached the southern 1ip of Lower California he was a rested | man, and his energetic mind was eager | for the ceremonies and duties ahead of him. Thereafter there were repetitions of the same experience, of concentrated activity followed by quick recuperation and renewed zest for the next visit. Each trip ashore was crowded Wwith activity. Always there were ceremonies, and always Mr. Hoover was on officil duty and on parade from the moment s ship dropped anchor. Always Mr. Hoover, in the expressive phrase of sport, “threw everything he had” into the event at hand. But al- ways the interval of a day or two 01 the ship was enough for his great re- cuperative capacity to show itsclf. and always he came to each new country with the same zest as to the first. Mr. Hoover's South American journey was an important national service, a| tour of duty accompanied also through the nature of the case by pleasure to both the hosts and the guest. In a sense Mr. Hoover may be considered as having looked about him for the one ‘most_important aspect of his presidency to which he could properly attend be- fore actually taking the office. ‘the ‘domestic aspects of the offica obviously, he could not take up with propriety or good taste until after he “should | formally assume the office. ‘The journey has had scores of dif- ferent Kinds of usefulness, all of which are important and some of which will continue as long as: South America and North America sit side by side. Some of the xmany usefulnesses could have been achieved by any President under the same circumstances. Precedent May Be Followed. ‘The courtesy and honor, the mutual | acquaintance and good will, the dissi- pation of suspicion in the few quarters where it existed, the creation of con- fidence—all these and some others the high services arising out of the jour- ney could readily be accomplished by other Presidents. After this strikingly successful precedent, doubtless they may be renewed by some future Presidents. But Mr. Hoover, in addition to the: services, was able to accomplish others that could be brought about by the qualities in which he 1s unique. During the Great War, when Mr. Hoo- ver was functioning in the relief of Bel- gium, he was practically as well known throughout South America as in the United States. South America knew‘ him as a humanitarian and has pri- marily remembered him thus till now. That gave him con this journcy a uniquely favorable standing for off- setting the feeling, not uncommon n South America, that the United States is rather exclusively commercial. Mr. Hoover, in short, was a new kind of symbol for the United States and was able to create a new and essentially more accurate picture of our country. > e | on. | ial where | frement from as ning a South | tien. ng degree tion, which | 'pMches because it was not ceremonial or conspicuous, was the hours and hours which Mr. Hoover passed in talks with the government officials and political and business leaders and editors of each country visited. Every quarter hour available between public ceremonies was utilized for these informal but in- tent conversations. Nearly always, officials of the coun- try just visited or about to be visited accompanied Mr. Hoover on the train ride or boat ride entering or leaving a country. The President and several cabinet members of one country ac- companied Mr. Hoover for seven hours of the boat trip at departure. On such occasions the scene usually consisted of Mr. Hoover as the center of a group eagerly telling their problems, | with Mr. Hoover listening intently, with nodding head as he took in each point, and occasionally talking briefly. Minds i that take in information readily are | occasionally described with approval as sponge-like.” The Hoover mind is too well ordered to be called sponge-like. | His is rather a kind of related compart- nents, each adjusted to every other and to the whole. As a result of the conferences of South = American leaders with Mr. Hoover some South American countries will know how better to fit themselves well. (Copsright, 1920.) —e WISCONSIN BOY SHERIFF “FIRED” BY GOVERNOR Zimmerman Says 27-Year-Old Offi- cer Attempted to Bribe Two AMUSEMENTS “BURLESQUE"—Poli’s. Arthur Hopkins unfolds a back scene tale of the life of stage folk in the open- ing of “Burlesque” at Poli’s last night that deserves a better title. “Bur- eve audience last night, would stand on its own feet anywhere. No small part in the success of the show probably could be ascribed to the personal career of Hal Skelly, “Skid,” the poor boob comic, destined for a life of meeting custard pies face to face, tumbles and of vaudeville and music hall, hits his stride in his combination role of lover, drunkard and comedian. Laura Hamil- ton, Skid’s side kick, was leading woman of the “Parisian Widows.” | The opening scene, backstage of the | burlesque theater, is a faithful as possi- | ble reproduction of the grind of the cheap show business—a procession of poor, gaudy showgirls, down and outers, sap comedians, dragged from tanktown to town to keep the show rolling. Skid, comic of the show, draws the | with comfort into the currents of world | Jaughs by his tumbles and keeps the cen | economics that Mr. Hoover knows s> | aggregation to gether, for in the words | of “Bonnie,” who wants him to get somewhere. “he ain't got no ambish.” | Then a Dillingham scout locates Skid. | He doesn't want to go to New York | without Bonnie. “But, yuh got to. It's the chance we all been trying to get on't be a sap” she tells him. “Ski burlesque troup, “Skid” has fallen for a lovely dovey of his new show and is lesque,” as. presented to a New Year| slaps for the entertainment of all the; hick towns on the “wheel.” Skelly, late | s a huge success. It goes to his| | head, and while poor Bonnie is kick-| | ing away with the tawdry chorus of the | 1 | and 1ocated. There is a heavy drinking | scene in Bonnie's apartment where the | calm man from the West and the irre- | sponsible Skid meet. Tears from Bon- nie, while Skid dances out in a weird in- terpretation of the wedding march which takes him straight down to the docks and the end of his stage career. Back to the West goes Bonnie, but the responsibility is tooigreat. “Lefty,” old friend and manager, the only one left with confidence in Skid, casts him for his first show. Night before opening approaches and Skid hasn't been heard | from in two weeks. A telegram to Bon- | nie brings her. Skid thinks he can go | on. Once there the showman’s creed, | “the show must go on,” asserts itself and with Bonnie once more “perma- nently returned,” the drama, billed 2s comedy, comes to a close before the spangled curtain, Not the least among the actors fs Ralph Theadore, cast as Harvey Howell, the cattle man. Theadore is a most natural actor. “Burlesque” is truly a good show. —_—— NURSES IN BEMAND. | Fifty Assigned in Lynchburg. Fifty More Are Asked. Special Dispatch to The Etar. LYNCHBURG, Va., January 1.—The | office of the Bureau of Health here has | been flooded with calls for nurses since | saturday night and the office has been turned into a clearing house to meet this demand. About 50 nurses have been assigned to cases and the bureau is asking for 50 more. Dr. Mosby G. Perrow says this de- | mand is not necessarily an indication of | lumbia Heights Citizens’ Association, expressed the community’s appreciation lights. 14TH STREET TRAFFIC | | ONE DEAD, ONE INJURED. 5 Sald that n conjunction with the | Automobile Crashes Into Concrete | I.IGHTS TURNED ON ! new street-lighting program and the re- | | cently installed safety zones, the traffic | lights would give Columbia Heights the Ceremony Putting System in op"_ best regulated :rch in the city. ation Is Conducted in l New Airriine Announced. Engine House. | Bridge in Georgia. | LOUISVILLE, Ga., January 1 (@).— | Seaton E.“Gorman dled as the result of injuries received in an automobile accident near here yesterday, while his | brother, John N. Gorman, was treated | for a broken leg. A third member of | the party, E. Calvin Gorman, son of the injured man, and driver of the | car, escaped uninjured. | Al three lived in Greenville, N, C. They were en route to Metter, when the car crashed into the r: of a concrete bridge PITTSBURGH, January 1 (#).—Ed- | ward Ball, vice president of the Ameri- S PRET A ‘can Aircraft Corporation, announced Traffic lights on Fourteenth street 1ast night that an ar line from Pitts- between Harvard and Monroe streets |purgh to St. Louis would be placed in were put into operation today at a cere- | operation by his concern in another mony staged :n No. 11 engine house, on | month. He sald daily schedules would ights | was thrown by B. A. Levitan, president | £X7%ess and making stops at Wheeling, | & 5 gfs:gsa(‘:glxmbm Heights Business Men's | 1yqianianolis, Ind, and Terre Haute, | x’ghe de;:jd mamd is fi&wlvs'f_hby his s : Tid. widow and one daughter, e bod; About 40 representatives of nearby will be sent to Greenville for burial. > Ga., ailing over Pine Hill | FREDERICK ESTATE SOLD. Villa Rau Is Purchased by Phila- delphia Banker. ~ Special Dispatch to The Star. | FREDERICK, Md., January 1.—Rob- | ert S. Bright, prominent Philadelphia banker, has purchased Villa Rau, one of | the most attractive estates in Frederick | County, situated near here, Dr. R. M. Rau, the owner, announced today. The | purchaser will make the estate his Sum- | mcrlhome. gaining possession Febru- |ary 1. { " Villa Rau, for the past 18 years the | home of Dr. Rau, was formerly known | as Novitiate Villa, a recreation place for | Jesuit novices. In addition to the hand~ some old colonial mansion, three other | houses are located on the 235-acre ! estate situated at the foot of Catoctin Mountai group and former president of the Co- | thrown out of work. citizens’ and business men'’s associations . were present. During the recent heavy rains in | Alton B. Carty, member of the execu- | France thousands of employes of fac- tive committee of the business men's | tories depending on water power were MODERN WARE- HOUSES To the Past—Sweet Remembrance. For the Present—Fair Greetings. For the Future—Life’s Best. This Little Mixture Contains Our Best Wishes to You for Joy and Happiness Through All the “New Years” of Your Life OFEN STORAGE TORAGE ABSOLUTELY FIREPROOF SEPARATE ROOMS FOR PIANOS AND WORKS OF ART ving to drink Manhattan dry. A he-| o rorn.the West. silent sairer of | a0 alanming grow.h of influenza here, | Bonnie from the first row center, offers | but may point tb the sudden develop- | her a home and refuge. | ment of pneumonia in a number of The opening night of Skid's new show | cases. In many hcmes the entire family brings them to New York. Then it's has been stricken down by the epi- poor Skid again, keeping the audience demic, leaving no one to care for the convulsed, late for rehearsals, drummed | housework or to give attention to the up for the performances by a tour of | sick. | the speakeasies. Bonnie realizes that ‘The number of cases here is placed at . is the | her task in life is to keep Skid happy ! slightly more than 1,600. e governor Prohibition Agents. By the Associated Press. MADISON, Wis., January 1.—Juncau County’s boy sheriff, Liall T. Wright. | found Limself out of a job yesterday after Cov. 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