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Evening star., 1922-11-10
House and Presidency.

COnGlnueQ repuDllCdn COHtTOi VI lHc
House in the Sixty-eighth Congress
may be OF vital importance to that
party In the matter Of the presidential
election to be held two years hence.
In case Of a failure of the electoral
college chosen in November, 1924. to
reach a decision by majority vote the
election will be thrown into the House
Of Representatives, which under the
twelfth amendment to the Constitu-
ton will proceed to ballot for Presi.
dent while the Senate ballots for Vice
President. The procedure in the House
is to take the vote by states. the
representation from each state having
one vote" For this purpose quorum
Is to consist Of a member or members
from two-thirds Of the states. "and a
majority Of all the states shall be nec-
essary to a choice"
In the Sixty-seventh Congress. now
expiring. the republicans controlled
delegations of thirty-hve Of the states.
the democrats twelve. with one tied.
In the Sixty-eighth Congress, the re-
turns now indicate, the republicans
will control twenty.four Of the state
delegations and the democrats twenty,
with four states tied. Thus, as the
House would at this stage appear to
be constituted. after the 4th Of March
next there will be no majority Of all
the states for either side, and a dead
lock would occur in the event that
the election Is thrown into the House!
The four states whose delegations
are on the present basis Of the re-
turns tied in the next Congress are
Maryland. with three republicans and
three democrats: Nebraska, with three
and three: New Jersey. with six and
six, and New Hampshire, with one and
one. A change Of single seat in any
cne Of these states from a democrat
to a republican. through death or
designation with subsequent election.
or through unseating, would give the
republicans twenty-five state delega-
tions, or the requisite majority Of all
the states.
Although the probability Of a failure
Of the electoral college to effect a
choice is remote it still remains to be
considered, and without doubt 1t will
definitely be borne in mind in the Or
ganization Of the House Of Representa-
tlves and In the watching Of every op-
portunity through special elections
called to I'LL vacancies. or perhaps in
the handling OF such contested cases
as may arise. Control Of the organiza-
ton assured by the election Of ma
jority Of the total membership. which
now is placed at fifteen. may. there
fore. have a bearing upon the next
vroo{donrv
Evening star., 1922-11-10
Cabinets,

Miss Elizabeth NJ. Barnes, president
of the Woman's Clean Government Or
ganization. while pleased with the re-
suit Of Tuesdays election, says with
regard to the future:
Among the things this organisation
will demand at t1e next presidential
election 10 that all the candidates pub
licly announce the proposed members
Of their cabinets SO that the people
may have more opportunity to know
what to expect when the next admin
istration takes charge Of the govern
ment
It would be extremely difficult II not
impossible for q candidate for Presi.
dent to meet this demand. Many
things-changing in importance from
time to time as q campaign progresses
--sater into . cabinet equation. A man
Or Woman might look quits rromis-
Evening star., 1922-11-10
The Anacostia DEVELOPMENT.

The committee on rivers and har.
bors of the Board of Trade has adopt
ed a report to be submitted to the
board at its next meeting which
will doubtless result in action by that
body in urging legislation and appro.
priations. to continue the improve.
ments in Potomac and Anacostia
rivers which have been suspended.
Under the law. as at present framed,
no work can be initiated in the Ana
costa above the Benning bridge. That
restriction should be removed, and this
great project Of river and park de-
velopment should be continued in ac-
cordance with the original plans to the
District line.
The obstruction at Benning bridge
IL due. in part, to the fact that that
bridge is used for electric car traffic.
and in order to place the dredges in
the upper stretch 1t will be necessary
for a short period to interrupt that
traffic. 1t can hardly be conceived that
such a condition will be permitted per-
manently to check a great public work
Of this kind. Surely the Baltimore and
Annapolis cars can be detoured by
way perhaps Of the Pennsylvania rail-
road tracks, which cross the Anacostia
considerably above the Benning bridge.
and some provisional arrangement is
possible to carry the local traffic over
the river for the short period neces-
sary for the bridge opening to permit
the passage Of the dredges.
In any case. this bridge. which car
ries the electric and a large volume Of
vehicular traffic across the Anacostia.
must eventually be replaced. 1t is not
a suitable structure. and when the
park development Is completed, as it
must inevitably be. a much better
bridge, Of more suitable design. will be
required. To permit this bridge and
its present traffic to block indefinitely
the prosecution Of this work is in
tolerable.
It Is to be hoped that the Board of
Trades recommendation on this point
will be vigorously pressed upon Con-
gress to the point OF at least repeating
the limitations so that this work may
then proceed as speedily as the state
Of the Treasury will permit the max
ing Of appropriations.
Evening star., 1922-11-10

ions demands. Birds in various at
tftudes were seen in song, torn
wings, twisted bodies-supposed to
add to the charm of the fashion-be-
decked woman.
The solution of the cat and bird
difficulty would be to have an ami
NAL shelter, where luckless cats could
be received and. If necessary. hu-
namely destroyed. /
Cat owners should be impressed
with the advisability Of drowning,
in warm water, all unwanted kittens
at birth always leaving one for the
mother). thus humanely checking the
multiplying, of countless creatures
soon to grow into vagrant starviaG
strays. ANNA WEST.
Evening star., 1922-11-10
The Question Of Who Appeals.

An Interesting and important issue
Is involved in the appeal Of the mini.
mum wage decision from the Court of
Appeals to the Supreme Court Of the
United States, which follows the sec.
ond ruling by the higher District court
on that law rendered the other day.
This Is with reference to the propriety
Of Q second hearing of the case in the
appellate court after the court had
once passed Judgment sustaining the
law. The circumstances were unusual.
At the nrst hearing the Court Of Ap-
peais was composed of two regular
members and one substitute advanced
from the District Supreme Court in
the stead Of an Ill member Of the ap-
pellate court. Upon the return Of the
absent Justice an application for a re-
hearing was made and was granted
by two Of the justices. the third re.
fusing. It was then contended that
the court should. in considering appli.
cations for rehearing. be constituted
a. at the time Of the original juds.
ment. For this contention a precedent
IL cited In q case which Is said to be
ION all fours'' with the present one.
Thus the Supreme Court Of the United
States may be called upon to decide
whether such q reheerins Il proper.
establishing Q principle that may be
Of importance in future cases.
Save in one contingency 1t II OF nc
practical consequence whether the
case goes to the Supreme Court on
appeal of the proponents or the op.
ponents Of the law, for 1t will in the
higher court be considered on its
merits without regard to the issue of
propriety Of rehearing. That one con.
tinesncy, however. 10 to Be borne in
mind, and 1t may have an important
bearing on the case. Should the Su-
preme Court Of the United States be
evenly divided. standing four to four.
through the absence Of the ninth jus.
tios or his inability to servo through
souas disqualification. the opinion Of
the court below would be sustained and
the decision would remain the law.
This happsnsd when the minimum
yass INV q Oregon was brought be-
Evening star., 1922-11-10
When a Hat Costs Forty Dollars.

How much do you usually pay for
your hats? A Flint travelling sales
man says his hats cost him about
$40 apiece. He pays 81 for a new
hat. Twice day he has to check 1t
when he eats in hotel or restau-
rant. The tips he pays to the hat
checkers average 10 cents each. The
life of the hat is about six months.
and when he is through with it, the
hat represents - original cost and
336 dollars tips.
The tipping custom is becoming
less popular every day. There is a
gradual increase In the number of
persons who are standing four-sQuare
with the travellers and others who
are conducting an organized campaign
against the tipping system.-Flint
Journal.
It Is a gifted campaign orator that
makes no votes for the other side
Boston Herald.
Hannah Eldred says being 100 years
old IL great. It is great, Hannah, but 1t
takes SO long.-Richmond Item.
Paris may dictate fashions, but 1t
is no longer necessary to go to France
for naughty novela-Duluth Herald.
It isn't true patriotism unless it
can cheer madly as a national deficit
passes by.-Baltimore Sun.
Newark. N. J., has a praying bur-
glar. That's an Offset for some of
the philandering preachers that have
been getting into the newspapers of
|late.-Cleveland Plain Dealer.
"One thing I'd like to know" re-
marked the man on the car, els
whether the paper towel 10 generally
regarded aS progress" sS,"-Toledo Blade
Bang goes another illusion. Japan's
woman teachers adopt a foreign dress
because it is cheaper and simpler
Yet the kimono surely looked simple.
Chicago News.
A Briton has invented q Silent
soup spoon. But we may still fnd
the dining room II we listen for the
celery.-New Orleans Times-Picayune.
Evening star., 1922-11-10
Scientist Is a Dane.
10 the Editor Of The Star;

10 the Editor Of The Staf:
Allow me to call your attention to
an article in last nights Star. entitled
Nobel Prise Winner Lectures : in
Museum" page II. In this article DR..
Krogh IL twice called Dutch" al
though he IL Danish and a Dane. and
halls from Denmark. Will you not
correct the mist&Re!
Special Attachs Royal Danlsh Lega-
Evening star., 1922-11-10
For Harmony in Europe.

II the performances Of European
statesmen could be made to square
with their professions. most of the
difficulties which beset that sadly
harassed continent would quickly melt
away. This Is not to say that Euro
pean statesmen are insincere In their
professions. No doubt England and
France and the other allies honestly
desire harmony and cooperation. and
are willing to give Germany and the
other late enemy powers a square
deal, but the trouble Is they are un-
able to find road along which na'
tionalistic and material interests do
not conflict with good intentions.
In his speech last night at the lord
mayors banquet in London. Prime
Minister Bonar Law made a plea for
harmony and cooperation that was as
statesmanlike as 1t was opportune.
Voicing the warmest friendship for
France and frankly recognizing that
teamwork with the Paris government
IL necessary IL Europe Is to be saved.
he expressed hope and confidence that
the situation, critical as 1t admittedly
Is. will yield to co-ordinated treatment.
There was not a word in his speech.
from beginning to end, which could
offend the most tender Of Gallo sensi.
bilities.
With such a spirit animating the
British government. 1t would seem
that without dificulty or delay the al
lied powers ought to agree upon a
course of action and put 1t into opera
ton. But almost at the same hour
Bonar Law was speaking at the lord
mayors banquet, Premier Poincare
was addressing the French senate.
and the spirit to which he gave voice
was anything but a harmonious one.
He told his hearers without equivoca-
tion that France had decided to act
alone with respect to Germany II she
failed to get satisfaction at the COM
ing Brussels conference; he spoke OF
the use of force in the collection Of
reparations. and lSid the blame for
past failures at the door OF the Brit
ish government. Yet Poincare. no less
than Bonar Law, recognizes the ne
cessity of harmony and cooperation.
and no doubt equally desires that they
should prevail The difficulty Is that
in the matter Of reparations. as well
rs in the near east. the material in
terests of Great Britain and France
conflict at so many points that the
formulation Of a common policy is al
most as impossible as the need Of 1t
Is great.
It Is a situation which calls for in
telligent sympathy and understanding
on this side of the Atlantic. 1t is easy
to criticize the governments Of Europe
and say they are eaten up with self
iehness. But 1t is well for US to re-
member that when the material in
terests of this country are threatened
We are quick to resent and resist en-
croachment. 1t might be we'll to ask
ourselves IL we would be any less in.
transigent were we placed in the stu
alton Of the European nations.
Evening star., 1922-11-10

Every defeated European statesman
is permitted to look forward to a bril-
liant American lecture tour.
Evening star., 1922-11-10
Here and There i'm Washington
BY THE MAJOR"

fords such an opportunity for the
wage Garner to augment his primary
education as does Washington. and as
you saunter along the street you will
hear bright-eyed maidens and re-
sourcefpl-looking youths discussing
the latest problems that were given
by the instructors the night before.
AL Of these young men and women
are making the most Of their oppor-
tunities, and who can tell but what
some of our most brilliant minds of
tho years to come have received their
supplemental education at these in
stitutions.
TN the present agitation for the con-
1 servatiOn of life and limb that is
being carried on 1t is trite to again
refer to the negligence of some of
the motormen who fail to ring their
gongs at crossings after they have
started their cars. 1t Is true that the
majority of these men observe the
police regulations in regard to this
matter, but there are some who ap-
II 1t is not possible for the managers
of tine several railroad lines in Wash
ington to compel the negligent ones
to warn passengers. then the police
should take hand in the matter and
! see that the laws are obeyed. have
Witnessed several near accidents
within the past two or three weeks.
and while no one was injured, yet a
number Of people were badly startled
to find a huge mass Of steel and wood
bearing down upon them without a
sound Of warning. II this condition
is not corrected fatalities will result
and the companies will face heavy
damage suits.
IRON all Indications spring is go
l. ing to see a revival. by society. Of
tho use of the bicycle. Already a
number Of the members Of tho diplo-
matte corps have ordered new wheels.
for in Europe 1t is. and has been for
some time. quite the thing to mount
spin along the roadways or to in
dulge in a ride during the afternoon
hours. 1t is truly surprising how in
vigorating the crisp morning air is
and 1t is also surprising to note how.
instead of coffee and rolls for break
fast, after the morning spin you want
ham and eggs, sausage and oatmeal
or something else of a really sus-
tanning nature. The bicycle will come
back into its own.
Evening star., 1922-11-10

1t is easier for a camel to go through
the eye Of a needle than for rich man
to get past the present primary sys-
tenn.
Evening star., 1922-11-10

Mustapha Kemal is one Of those
persons whom Shakespeare referred to
as "armed with a little brief au.
thority."
Evening star., 1922-11-10

II New Brunswick, N. j., were a
larger town there might be even more
suspects.
Evening star., 1922-11-10

A tariff is seldom popular when 1t
asserts itself obtrusively on the price
tag.
Evening star., 1922-11-10

The German mark has succeeded in
making counterfeit money seem COM
paratively dignified.
Evening star., 1922-11-10

To E. c. Bradley:
Washington. October 2. 1913.
have all along said that the
treaty could not be ratified without
some interpretive reservations I
think that the President will see that
although he sees clearly. as do. that
these interpretations are already in
the treaty itself. but on a question of
construction two men may honestly
differ. The whole damn thing has
gotten into the maelstrom of politics.
Of the nastiest partisanship. when it
ought to have been lifted up into the
clearer air of good sense and national
dignity.
Hoover can be elected. He came
home medestly and made a splendid
speech We need a man of great ad-
ministrative ability and Of supreme
sanity who can lead US into quiet
waters. II there are any.
We have imported. with
our labor, their discomfort. and the
theories which are founded upon 1t
to obtain the price. But the Ameri-
can workingman is a sensible fellow,
when he can have the chance to
think without being overwhelmed by
fear, and he will realize that his better
mont in a material way must come
through his own individual growth
and the growth of the conscience Of
the people who believe in a square
deal The serious thing in the whole
situation, to my mind, is the fact
that so many workingmen seem to
accept the idea that they are of a fixed
class: that they cannot move out OF
their present conditions; that they
want always to remain as employees
and have no hope of becoming su-
perintendents. employers. managers.
or capitalists; and therefore think
that their only prospect is in better
ing their condition as a part of a
class. Great propaganda should be
carried on to show how false this
Is and how much demand there is for
men of ability.
Evening star., 1922-11-10

Beveridge is still regarded by his
admirers as a man who ran behind his
ticket because he Is ahead Of his time.
Evening star., 1922-11-10

Affairs would grow monotonous II
every election asserted itself as land.
slide.
Evening star., 1922-11-10

Judge LAndis has an easier job than
VIII Hays. Base ball subsidies in
winter, but the movies never rest.
Evening star., 1922-11-10

The New Jersey vote favored open
barrooms openly arrived at.
Evening star., 1922-11-10
SHOOTING STARS.
By PHILANDER JOHNSON,

Thanks!
Speakin' Of Thanksgivin',
Twill specify
Thanks because I'm livin'
Though expense Is high;
Thanks for autumn beauty;
Thanks for patriots true,
Ready for their duty,
AZ times change anew.
Thanks to old-time winners
On election day;
Thanks to the beginners
In the constant fray!
Thanks unto creation
For each warning call
To this mighty nation
That protects US all!
Evening star., 1922-11-10

It u high time that Wilhelm Hohen-
zollern married and settled down.
Evening star., 1922-11-10

To George W. Lane:
January 80, 1919.
- The one thing that bothers
US here is the problem Of unemploy-
ment. We have not. of course. had
time to turn around and develop any
plans for reconstruction. Our whole
war machine went to pieces In
night. Everybody who was doing
war work dropped his Job with the
thought Of Paris in his mind. with
the result that everything has come
down with a crash. in the way of pro-
duction, but nothing in the way Of
wages or living costs. Wages can
not 60 down until the cost OF living
does, and production won't increase
while people believe prices will be
lower later on. I today proposed to
Secretary Glass that he enter upon
a campaign to promote production ID
by seeing what the government could
buy, (2) by seeing what the industries
would take as a bottom price. ~ by
getting the Food Administration at
work to reduce prices. Perhaps it
may do some good.
have always thought the Presi-
dent was right in going across, and
I believe that he will pull through a
league Of nations.
Evening star., 1922-11-10

The New Brunswick mystery offers
a solemn warning as to the desirability
Of staying home Of nights.
Evening star., 1922-11-10
INsTALLMENT No. Q.

1NSTALLMENT No. B.
To E. C. Bradley:
WASHINGTON. January. 1919.
am terribly broken up
over Roosevelt's DEATH, He was q
great and a good man. a mans man.
always playing his game in the
open.
I loved old Roosevelt because he
was hearty. two-fisted fellow.
. The only fault l ever had.
to find with him was that he took de-
feat too hard. He had sort of ''di-
vine right" idea. but he was a bully
fighter. I went to his funeral and
have Joined in mass meetings in his
memory, which I suppose is all can
do. or course, he
said a lot Of things that were un-
Just and unjustifiable, but II fel-
low doesn't make a damned fool Of
himself once in a while he wouldn't
be human. The republicans would
have nominated him next time un-
doubtedly. They are without
leader now. and we are just as much
up in the air as ever. am
standing by the President for all
am worth. talked to the merchants
association the other day and gave
him a great send-ofr. but they didn't
rise to their feet at all, which Is the
first time this has happened. in two
years.
Evening star., 1922-11-10
Jud Tunkins says women in poli,
. OnA.Wav Traffic

Fate still presents a bitter cup.
We taste It with a frown.
The prices still keep going up
Instead Of going down.
Evening star., 1922-11-10

Uncle Eben says he has met mighty
few democrats an republicans dat
dou1 happort dslr peru6 VII cert6an
.nna1aa rSpervn4tUns, 80
Evening star., 1922-11-10
PililOsophic.

"The returns are still In doubt with
reference to your election" =.
"The fact does. not disturb me-" an
swered Senator Sorghum. Sometimes
a defeat relieves a man from blame for
undesirable things that may happen
In the future"
Jud Tunkins says women in politics
are more voting than voted for.
Evening star., 1922-11-10
Envy and Admiration.

people should be honored for their
intellectual attainments."
Maybe 60" answered Cactus Joe.
"But there amt no way Of preventing
envy an admiration fur a man who
beats a poker game in q run Of fool
luck"
Evening star., 1922-11-10

To George W. Lane:
September II, 1919.
expect bad times soon with labor.
We are only postponing the evil
day. The President seems less radi-
cal than he was. He is sobered by
conditions. suspect He is worth
hearing, better than reading, and he
always talks well. He cannot pass
his treaty without some kind of
reservations, and he should have
seen this a month ago. The re-
publicans will not struggle to pass
1t in his absence and think that they
have done a smart thing. but in the
end Wilson and not Lodge would win
by such a trick. The one greatest
OF vices IS art-aleckism. Some
time I shall write an essay on that
subject The burglar and the con-
fidence operator and the profiteer and
the profligate and the defaulting
bank cashier are all victims of that
disease-mart-aleck They will
90 a trick. to prove how clever they
are. believe that is the way
30 per cent of the boys and girls
go wrong. and instead Of teaching
them the Bible. why not try reduc-
Ing the size of their concelt and their
disposition to boast. / just wonder
how far wrong I am on this?
Evening star., 1922-11-10
Letters of Franklin K. Lane
Revelations of the War Cabinet and Intimate
Views of National and World Figures by the For
mer Secretary of the Interior.
(cszyrsht By Anns ". Lsnsl
Copyright, Is1a, BY Anna ". Lans.)

they may not be able to compro-
mise. Lord Reading rather fears
that this is the situation and that 1t
might have been avoided II the Presi-
dent had not issued his statement
when he did. However. 1 have no
doubt that the President will have
his way. He nearly always does.
Surely the God that once was the
kaiser's is now his.
To be the first president of the
league Of nations is to be the crown
ing glory of his life. + believe in
the league-as an effort. 1t will not
cure. but 1t is a serious effort to get
at the disease. It is a hopeful effort
too, for 1t makes moral standards
Of conduct between nations which
will bring conventional pressure to
bear on the side of peace. to offset
the old convention of rushing into
war to satisfy hurt feelings. Sooner
or later there will come disarmament
the pistol will be taken away and
the streets will be safer.
To E. s. Martin:
Washington. August 23, 1919.
1t does not seem to me that
this country will rise to a class war
We have too many farmers and small
householders and women-put the ac-
cent on the women. They are the
conservatives. Until woman is
starving, she does not grow red. un-
less she IL without a husband or
babies and has lot Of money that
she did not earn.
Evening star., 1922-11-10

It is a gifted campaign orator that
makes no votes for the other side
Boston Herald.
Evening star., 1922-11-10

Hannah Eldred says being 100 years
old IL great. It is great, Hannah, but it
takes so long.-Richmond Item.