Evening Star Newspaper, January 22, 1929, Page 22

22 FNDSANYLOKT T0 ENTER CABNET Hoover Learns Senate “In- Quisition” Methods Resented by Prospective Eligibles. BY FREDERIC WILLIAM WILE. One of Herbert Hoover's discoveries in ‘Washington during the past fortnight was the reluctance of certain desirable citizens to consider cabinet appoint- ments because they resent inquisition by the United States Senate. It was a dis- covery by the President-elect only so far as some of his visitors were con- cerned. Mr. Hoover, himself, after more than 10 years in Federal office, is thoroughly familiar with the methods in question. He was often their victim. In | pre-presidential days Hoover was ac- | customed to discuss and deplore these methods freely. He held the opinion | that Uncle Sam is constantly deprived | of the services of citizens who refuse to risk their reputations in confirmation fights and investigations on Capitol Hill. Designed to Embarrass Hoover. A leading Republican Senator who saw considerable of Hoover in Washing- ton this month tells the writer that “the situation is undoubtedly designed to em- barrass the President-elect seriously in the make-up of the kind of cabinet which he would prefer.” Hoover is de- scribed by the Senator as desirous of picking 10 executive advisers whose sole merit is known efficiency for given port- folios. The President-elect is repre- sented to be paying relatively little at- tention to purely politico-geographical onditions. He is depicted as having no lundamental objection to two cabinet members from the same State—or three, maybe—if they happen to be the best men for the jobs. But Mr. Hoover discerns a stern dis- inclination on the part of men who have built up reputations in the law, in bank- ing, in other professions, or in business, to become what some of them cail “targets for political gunmen” The confirmation fight over Roy O. West of Tllinois as Secretary of the Interior, is the sort of thing the President-elect finds many men positively unwilling to face, even though their records be as clean as hounds’ teeth. They recall what happened to Charles Beecher War- ren in 1925, when President Coolidge at- tempted to secure Senate confirmation of the Detroiter's nomination to the attorney generalship. ' Attacks on Mellon Cited. Dealing with present day cabinet officers, they are reminded of the periodical congressional attacks on Sec- Tetary of the Treasury Mellon. At this moment. on the mere assumption that Mr. Mellon may be re-appointed, cer- tain Senators openly threaten him with an anti-confirmation fight. The sup- position that Col. William J. Donovan of New York, now Assistant Attorney General, may be invited to become Hoover’s Attorney General has brought forth very definite intimations that his confirmation, too, would be stub- bornly opposed in the Senate. “The United States Senate tasted blood when it rejected Warren four ears ago,” said the member of that gody herein quoted, “and my col- leagues undoubtedly have come to like it. Events since then amply confirm that impression. If the Hoover cab- inet is minus some of the men the President-elect would like to have in it, it is my firm conviction—from cer- tsin facts within my knowledge—that cotemporary Senate habits will be to blame. A cabinet post is a great distinction. But sensitive men some- times place pride in their hard-earned Teputations above even such an honor.” Rockefeller-Stewart Duel Bobs Up. As a not wholly unrelated aspect of the question, it is interesting to ob- serve that the Rockefeller-Stewart duel for_control of the Standard Oil Co. of Indiana ramifies back into the Sen- ate. A well known Washington woman of wealth has on her desk rival proxies representing 5,000 shares. “I think Mr. Rockefeller is on the right track,” she says, “but I do not like the Sen- ate’s investigation methods. I think I shall protest against them by giving my proxy to Col. Stewart.” (Copyright, 1929.) VETERAN REQUEST 0. K. House Permits Marine Band to Play at Confederate Reunion. By the Associated Press. ‘The Bulwinkle bill to authorize the Marine Band to attend the Confederate Reunion at Charlotte, N. C., next June ‘was passed yesterday by the House and sent to the Senate. The bill authorizes an appropriation of $7,500 for expenses of the band. Another measure to provide for the Joan of War Department equipment to be used at the Confederate gathering ‘was approved by the House and sent to the Senate. . The equipment, including 300 pyra- midal tents, cots and blankets, is to provide shelter for those attending the encampment. Fur Coats ! Slow Patrol Wagon Service in Chicago Flayed by Floater Man Seeking Lodging in Police Station Unable to THE EVENING cold to be out of doors, Mr. Taber today called the police station. “Send the wagon,” he ordered, “there’s @ drunk ™ the street over here in West Madison.” Then he sat down on the curb and waited. An hour passed and there was =a rumbling gong to signify the ap- | pivacia of anything, but street cars. So he called again and again prepared to simulate intoxication. Still nothing happened and Mr. Taber, very indignant, presented him- self, after hoofing it several blocks, at the police station. STAR, WASHINGTON, FOG BALKS EAKER AT MOTHER'S BIER Chief Pilot of Question Mark Reaches Texas Home Too Late for Her Funeral. By the Assoclated Press. MIDLAND, Tex., January 22—With Ride—Vehicle Too Busy By the Asscelated Press. “Whatsa matter?” “What's the big idea? January 22— Patrol | haul you to the station. wagon service in Chicago is nothing | cheap town.” less than rotten, “7illiam Taber com- plained yesterday. Mr. Taber is one of the army of | “floaters” that shuffie back and forth along West Madison street. Mr. Taber, = ?nwe\l:}l", boagzed‘ tttl\,n he w‘t:e dlmre:t rom the rest of the army because he | o used his head, ber the plant So, deciding that the weather was too ! structed. ‘The police explained that the wagons were being used to haul 3,500 suspects | Somery, Ala. taken in week end wholesale’ raids—| Capt. Eaker was expected to arrive and put Mr. Taber with them. demanded, | the return of Capt. Ira Eaker from San No wagons to | Angelo today the Army monoglnne This is a| Question Mark will resume its light Diego to Washington by way , Shreveport, La.,, and Mont- early after a visit at the bedside of his sick father, where he went yesterday, after arriving here too late to attend Fully 18,000 people visited in Septem- | his mother’s funeral, at Eden, Tex. His at Howden, England, | father, Y. Y. Eaker, is recovering from where airship R-100 is being con-|a mastoid operation. Fog, which inconvenienced, but failed D. C. TUESDAY, JANUARY 22, '19%8." to halt the long flight of the Question Mark above Los Angeles early this month, kept Capt. Eaker from attend- in» the funeral of his mother, who died Sunday of pneumonia. Flying from Tucson, Ariz, the Question Mark en- countered the misty blanket over the high West Texas plateaus and was brought down close to earth. Capt. Eaker, after an effort to find the Midland airport, landed three miles from the airport. The plane then was flown here, but it was too late for the captain to continue to Eaen in time for the funeral. The Question Mark came within five feet of crashing into a fence when low- hanging fog forced it to land here yes- terday. As the cloud masses pressed closer and closer Capt. Eaker decided to play safe and utilize a natural landing field which he saw through a ritt in the fog. The Fokker touched the d per- fectly and taxied forward h the mist” with Eaker tugging at the brakes with all his might. The plane finally came to rest five feet to the left of a tall gate, the top of which was just|the cleared by one wing of the ship. PASSENGERS PRAISE GARFIELD’S OFFICERS 89 Resoued From Stranded Liner Enjoy Hospitality of Nassau as Unexpected Stop. By the Associated Press. NASSAU, Bahamas, January 22— |to free the ship. DINNERS passengers sald that Capt. Quinn | |}/ the stranded Dollar liner President Gar- | of the President Garfleld ugedqlun a field yesterday enjoyed the hospitality | splendid seamanlike of Nassau, unexpectedly added to the | emergenc; itinerary of their round-the-world tour. | for runni ‘The passengers praised the officers and | the Eighty-nine rs rescued from men of the stranded liner, as well as ca, which took them off. the passengers took matters calmly as | | they awalted the arrival of the rescue ship. They had breakfast and luncheon as usual. Chinese stewards and mess- boys fished over the side of the ship in the still tropical waters. The Pan-America went 90 miles off her course to pick up the stranded {fl:% fh’g a motor t and eight ferred in three Bours. Mail sboard the "Pnre'fhl:ent Garfleld also was transferred | Pan-America. The tain and crew remained on board me:: attempt | Community Dinn SERVED IN The Highlands Cafe Connecticut Avenue at California Street Let us do your enter- taining for you. Private LUNCHEONS and took {n%llnnm ibilit; ull T ns| y g inside the buoy and on n ¢ Most. of the passengers appeared to those of the Munson liner Pan-Ameri- | pe delighted at the unflp&‘:d stop- | Il exei - s They will remain until | | After the President Garfleld ran on | it is determined whether they can con- Matanilla Cay, at the northern end of | tinue the world cruise on the President Bahama group and the S O S had | Garfleld or must make other arrange- been picked up by the Pan-America, ' ments. over at Nassau. er In the racter from the Our table appointmer 0se of equaled by NOI xcelled by NOI LANSBURGH & BRO 7th, 8th and E Sts.—FAMOUS FOR QUALITY SINCE 1860—Franklin 7400 12 Styles of Finished Sets $19.95 to $39.95 A drop-leaf table, and four chairs—finished in these pleas- ing combinations; Grey with rose or blue, green and yellow, and one set of modernistic origin is done in grey with black designs. The Breakfast Set Sketched is a neutral grey with attractive trimming of orange bronze, and consists of a drop-leaf table and four chairs, $27.50. Novelty Furniture—Fifth Floor L 4 L J L4 Unfinished Furniture to Complete the Room If you haven't space for a large breakfast room, screen off the kitchen and make a breakfast nook with a Pullman Set, which you can paint any color you wish, $49.50; Welsh cabinet, $17.50; Welsh corner cabinet (sketched), $19.75; servers, $6.95 to $18.50. Brush- ing Lacquers, that take only 20 minutes to dry, $1.95 quart; come in all colors. Unfinished Furniture—Fourth Floor * ® L 4 Flowered Cretonne Drapes Add a Gay Note You will like the effect, too, when you see them in our model breakfast room pictured. Besides this lovely floral pat- tern—there are dozens more— equally gay and smart. 39c Yd. L4 L J @ Drapery Fixtures Are Colored to Match And if you are particular about the little things that count—you will agree with us, that these are quite the smart- est drapery fixtures made— when colored to match drapes. Rings, Dozen, 40c Brackets, Pair, 25¢ Ends, Pair, 25¢ Pole, Foot, 10c The Orange,ldea Is Carried Out In This Interesting’ Breakfast Room Shiny Nickel Plated Electrical Servants Crispy toast, delicious waffles, bacon and eggs, and piping hot coffee—the great American breakfast, and it can be made and served in the breakfast room with these modern elec- tric appliances : Orange color electric plate, $1.95. 3 to 9 cup percolators, $9 to $21.50. Electric Grill—for poaching, frying, boiling and roasting, $15. Electric Waffle Irons, heating element top and hottom, elimi- nating turning, $5. Housewares—Sixth Floor * P * Breakfast Linens Must Be Colorful! An all-white table cloth would never do in such a sunny, colorful room! The knowing home maker chooses cream colored crash sets with borders of rose, blue and gold or all overchecked designs. 36x36 cloth and 4 napkins, set, $1. 50x50 cloth and 6 napkins, set, $1.59. 50x30 Lustrous all - linen cloth, $1. 54x54 Pastel colored linen- finish breakfast cloths, bow knot design, $1.39. Linens—Third Floor L2 L 4 * Ruffled Curtains to Peek Beneath Cretonne Drapes As you see them in the pic- ture—and so very dainty and soft. Cream and white mar- quisette, plain or covered with tiny dots, cross-bars and fig- ures. $1.59 Pr. ¢ @ o Criss-Cross Curtains Burst Into Colorful Dots So very new—and extremely effective to use without side drapes. Cut with plenty of fullness so as to cross over and hang gracefully. Green and blue dots on white marquisette, $4.50 Pr. BRIDGE For all social functions you will find the atmosphere entirely different usual cafe or The woman planning a cheerful breakfast room chooses wisely when she uses the warm glowing tones of orange. It has so many charming possibilities. The room pictured above was planned by our Interior Decorator and everything in it came from the Home Furnish- ing Departments of Lansburgh & Bro. It's reproduced ready for your inspection, in the model apartment, on the Fifth Floor. The Table and Four Chairs (finished) s 20 The Welsh Corner Cupboard (unfinished) .$19.75 The Cretonne Draperies (per pair) $1.95 The 7-pc. Colored Breakfast Linens 2159 The Drapery Fixtures (unfinished—per set). . ...$1.20 The Colorful Floor Covering (estimated 6x9 ft.)..$2.94 The Breakfast Room Complete, $63.47 Draperies and Curtains—Fifth Floor Bargain Prices SUMMER ERMINE Beautiful Platinum Collar e 5225 RUSSIAN MARMOT Wonderful Matched Furs & $135 Parisian Fur Co. 831 11th St. NW. Curtains—Fifth Floor The Marquisette Curtains (pair) come-$1.59 The 32-pc. Breakfast Set. - .$6.95 Hide Your Old Wood Floors Under Felt Base Floorcovering 49c Sq. Yd. So as not to over-do this cozy breakfast room—the floor is covered with a tile-like de- sign in orange, black, grey and blue. Chosen from dozens of other new patterns, now ready for your selection. Rich Arabesque Effects In Armstrong’s Tile Inlaid Linoleum The Chinaware $2.65 Sq. Yd. In the Model Room Pictured Above $6.95 For perfect harmony — the artistic home-maker will set her table with this handsome cream colored semi-vitreous Felt Base Floor- china breakfast ‘set. Effec- . tively decorated with red, covering, 55¢ SQ- Yd. $4 Up orange, yellow ‘and green 4 Smart tile effects—repro- floral pattern on black l“fifé guc;lf}cim{: ;;fla‘_‘lgolli_rdlgle;:‘s‘;i:: Including Connection design. Service for six, or savings. New patterns—good Equipped With the pieces. colors. LORAIN China Department—Sixth Floor Oven Heat Regulator % MUDDIMAN ¢ 709 13th St. NW. Main 140-6436 Demi-Glazed Chintz e % Lends Its Qnalnt /ith a rich embossed surface, which you — can both see and feel. FEach unite in the de- Charm—Yard sign is framed with a natural mortar line pressed below the surface. Ceramic and flag- 590 stone effects. . Floral designs, tiny, me- dium and large—and the new checked gingham patterns— in gay, cheerful colors that will change your tired-look- ing room into a chipper place to start the day. Their glossy surfaces can be cleaned with a damp cloth. Draperies—Fifth Floor The Famous “CLARK JEWEL” Gas Ranges Either Side Oven Other Attractive Embossed Linoleums $1.85 Sq. Yd. Including the new marble- ized effects, that can be used in almost any room—embossed or inlaid. Floor Coverings—Fifth Floor Floor Coverh: Fifth Fi ing—] loor