Show L 70 for Al Smiths Smith's friends say that November November No- No vember 6 election day this year Is the governors governor's lucky day For Forone Forone one thing Its it's the birthday ot of Mrs Smith In that connection admirers ers era or of the Democratic nominee will tel te yOU that Als AIs claims to fame include the tact fact that he is crazy about his wife An omen ot of good goodIs Is seen In the circumstance that the last time Governor Smith ran for office on a November 6 was Wl In 1917 when he was elected president ot of the tho board ot of aldermen tn NewYork New York the City only office he has ever held wIth the title title- ot of president president dent Mr and Mrs Smith are arc not superstitious talk folk The mascot alleged alleged al- al to hover around the date of at atthe the presidential election Is not ot of their boasting There seem to be some superstitious s souls In Herbert Hoovers Hoover's camp The ne standard bearer wm will be 54 years ears old oldon oldon on August 10 He plans to deliver his speech or of acceptance at Palo PaloAlto PaloAlto Alto about that time and some thought his birthday would be an Ideal occasion Then It was discovered dis- dis covered that August 10 this year Is Isa isa a Friday Frida and all bets were oft off Who would be the premier r or of a Hoover cabinet Many guesses uess s are hazarded az ed Th The late latest t n names m Hugh gh S S. to and brillIant career man ot of the American foreign service Hoover and Gibson are close friends They are fellow tellow Californians and the appointment ap- ap ot of the ilie ambassador as a Hoover secretary of oC state would be bea a a. fitting trIbute to the commonwealth common common- wealth the both Claim as homeland home home- land During the Belgian relief administration administration ad- ad ministration especially In its first critical year ear Gibson then ot of our embassy at Brussels was Hoovers Hoover's closest coa coadjutor in the great work which was to prove the cornerstone ot of the Republican leaders leader's leaders leader's lead lead- ers er's fame Since then whenever Gibson has come to Washington he has made his home at the ilie Hoover residence In S street No American diplomat now on active service has had so varIed a career as Gibson lie capped It b his astute conduct of Americas America's case at last years year's abortive naval conference Ia Ge- Ge I neva These are great days das for tor the tourIsts tourists tour tour- who choose Washington as a I midsummer sightseeIng place for forthe forthe the goal ot of their ambitions the I White House Is accessible under more liberal conditions than at any other time When the ilie executive family Is not In residence the rule Is to throw open practically the whole establishment for the tion of at vIsitors The east room the green room the rd room the blue I room the state dinIng roots room and andall andall all other splendid apartmEnts not ordinarily visible to the wayfarers wayfarer's except eye by special 1 permission permission- can now be looked at ad lit lib I Entry Is through the east gate of the White House grounds opposite the treasury Theres There's a Hoover on I guard Ike not Herbert the veteran veteran vet vet- eran chief usher of the executive who has been on mansIon duty there since some time In the preceding pro pre ceding century It If all as reported Katsuji comes to Washington as Japanese ambassador In succession to Tsuneo Matsudaira he will be the fourth envoy Tokio has promoted t to the United States from the vice Ice minis minis- or of foreign affairs The latter lat lat- ter post corresponds to our under under- or of state and Matsudaira Matsu- Matsu daira daha all were vice Ico ministers at the Nipponese office when d des des- sI s- s I for tor Washington Once upon a a. time London was Japans Japan's premier dIplomatic m J. J s a s i Ion a a Nowadays Washington It if not the blue ribbon post ranks with the most Important Important tant In the mikado mikado's or- or Mr Ir will be no stranger to the Potomac He was first secretary ry ot of embassy here In 1918 and nd returned all as an ot of the Japanese delegation at the Washington ton armament conference cont of 2 Mrs 1 L. L Shaver Shave will 1 win In re- re flown It she Ibe Isn't a t. t Pecks Peck's Bad GIrl ot of the Democratic party part Her bolt of at the Smith ticket ticket tick tick- et on grounds that he Is too dripping dripping drip ping wet to deserve the support ot of Democratic woman drys drs re the beans she spilled pilled In 1924 lIe distinguished distinguished dis- dis husband had just teen been named Democratic national chairman chairman chair chair- man at the behest of at his friend John W. W Davis But Dut that didn't vent Mrs Clem from publicly denouncing do- do the party for making Brother Charley Chancy Bryan ot of Nebraska Nebraska Ne- Ne braska DavIs DavIs' running mate Mrs Shaver planned to attend the Houston Houston Hous- Hous ton convention last mOnth She Was sas billed to deliver an address at atthe atthe the mammoth dry breakfast gIven by the united prohibition forces force on the tho root roof ot of the RIce hotel But fOr some unexplained reason the ladY from Crom West VIrginia dIdn't show how up In the convention city Her paper was read by Mrs Irs Jessie W. W son the uncrowned queen of the Democratic Sahara sisters The corn belts belt's problems may be solved by the scIentists and not the I politicIans ff recent revelations before be- be fore the American Chemical society pan out In other words the tue soci- soci I be-I eh has just been informed Inform d by one ot of Its shining lights Ge Gerge M. M Rommel that ways was and means have been dIscovered for tor making lumber out of cornstalks Thus It if the Idea Is workable the corn orn belts belt troubles will be ended by turning its surplus sur aur plus Into planks for tor Instead instead In- In stead or of planks for party platforms Cornstalks the chemists are assured assured as- as contain fabulous In cellulose The discovery was by Investigators ot of the department ot of agriculture at Washington cornstalks It appears not only lumber can be ma made e lut Iut also paper and rayon raon Even the explosives real thing not the sort that may reverberate In the middle wt west t on November G 6 next are d to be producible from cornstalks s too 5 I The great national Jewish organization organ oryan- the Independent Order of at Brith will dedicate at she yule N. N C. C on August 19 the monument monument mon mon- erected In honor ot of the late Zebulon B. B Vance former fonner governor ot of the Tarheel commonwealth and ono ot of its United States senators from 1879 to 1894 Vance was a celebrated advocate ot of the Jewish race What Jewish leaders call his Immortal oration on The Scattered Scattered Scat Scat- Nation Is still acclaimed b by them as the greatest weapon against prejudice and bigotry toward the Jewish people ever forged In thIs country The recent distrIct conventIon ot of the Brith voted to join the local lodge at Asheville In defraying the expenses expenses ex- ex ot of the fhe Vance Yance memorial At Atthe Atthe the dedication next month Governor Gov- Gov ov- ov McLean ot of North Carolina Rabbi bbl Stephen Stphen S S. S Wise and Alfred M. M Cohen president of the Brith rand grand lodge will speak |