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ment is responsible directly to the
| people-nOt as a delegate of the
| States. The masses may also dis.
cover that the Constitution does not
pledge free speech. free press nor a
| goddess Nation, simply by fOrbidding
Congress to legislate on such topics.
X X y
A president of one of the most
prominent universities of America re-
Gently denounced one of the amend
ments regularly adopted according to
constitutional methods for amend
ments. which amendment, he argues. is
"unconstitutiOnal," not because it was
| not submitted to the States by Con-
| SreSs, nor because it was not ratified
| by far more than threefourths of the
| States, but because he. and others
"above the law" prefer liberty" to
drink what they please. regardless of
constitutional restrictions. Yet 1--WE,
| the people have as clear power to
make amendments as our fathers had
| to adopt the original instrument. The
| Constitution lives.
While 1--WE, the people" adopted the
| Constitution. the States were recog-
nized as entities in the makeup of
| the Senate, with two members from
| each State, regardless of the number
! Of voters Of each State. yet since no
| State exists except through it's 'peo.
| ple." the representation, even in the
| Senate, comes on behalf of the 'peo-
| ple." and Senators really represent the
wills of the masses in their constitu-
ency, not through the~official dcta Of
State officers or Legislatures. but as
| interpreted directly by the Senators
| in the interest of the masses, not alone
| Of their own State but Of the whole
| Federal Nation.
| It was because Of that capacity of
| the Senators and Representatives
that our national fathers provided
| that the standards of membership in
| the Congress-IIouse and Senate
should be set and maintained by the
| respective houses Of Congress itself.
Most of the important questions which
must be considered in Congress are
not local but national. requiring states
| men OF wide horizons.
Above all other requirements OF
qualifications Of members of Congress,
the matter of citizenship as an Ameri
| can was counted paramount. Antici-
pating President Coolidge's 40 words"
by 140 years. George Mason. repre-
senting Virginia in the convention,
declared: II do not choose"
What was 1t he did not "choosp"?
That he would "let foreigners and
adventurers make laws for us with
out that local knowledge which ought
to be possessed by the representative"
Hence he moved to require a repre-.
sentative to have been an American
resident and citizen for seven years
before he could qualify as a member
OF Congress-even regardless Of the
desire Of his State. From the begin.
ming. the Federal Constitution defined
the qualif1ca tions-not the State
The Constitution Of today makes
no distinction in effectiveness between
the original document, ratified 140
wears ago today. and the Bill Of
Rights. adopted and ratified soon
after. and the verv latest amendment
duly ratified. All are "the Consti-
tuition and no American has the
slightest right or justification in at.
tempting TO select what part to recog.
niZe or what to repudiate.
tConvright. 1927. nv Paul v. Collins)
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Misft Towels.

Under the system of providing the
supplies for the Government. the
needs OF the local municipal admins
tration are handled by A general
supply committee, functioning for all
branches Of the public service. In
some ways this is a good arrange
ment, In others it works out badly.
The job of buying pencils and paper,
furniture and books, ink and paste
and the thousand and one other
articles required for the transaction
Of business and the comfort and con-
venience OF the personnel of both
Federal and District organizations Is
really too big to function satisfac-
torily In all respects. Take for in
stance the experience Of the public
school system Of the Capital as an
example. Paper towels are used now
universally In all public lavatories.
The District schools consume several
million Of these towels annually
acquisitions for them were pu.
tIlIOuBH III que season ana the order
was given for the supply. When the
deliveries were made it was found
that the towsis furnished did not At
the containers. already installed The
towels themselves were wrongly
folded. Yet the proper dimensional
specifications had been prescribed IN
the requisition and supposedly in the
order. Somebody blundered. some
where in the long line Of super
numerary contributors to the process
of production. 1t is too late to rectify
| the error. The schools will open next
! Monday. The children must be sup
| piled with towels. They cannot come
into the school rooms with dripping
| hands and damp faces. Somebody in
! the school system must between now
and Monday find a way to distribute
the towels. IT is quite certain that
there will he a heavy waste. Perha ps
In consequence the supply will fai
Evening star., 1927-09-17
The Legion in Paris.

Five minutes after l landed at
Cherbourg this morning l got the an
swer to the question as to how the
French people would receive U.S." Ma
tional Comdr. Howard P. Savage of
the American Legion told a CORE
spondent in Paris last night. As to
that, there was no room for doubt in
the first place. The F'renchman prides
himself on his gallant courtesy. He
feels deeply. One moment he is lifted
depths by some twist of the wind that
changes the vane of an easily stirred
emotionalism. The Frenchmen of to-
day love and revere the memory of
Lafayette. Their ancestors worshiped
him almost as a god--but they also
hanged him in eff1gy.
The sight of these Americans. COM
ing back to strengthen sacred bonds.
must touch something very close to
the heart of the Frenchman. He re.
members them in the gloomy days of
1917. when a beloved Paris, now lit
with myriads of gayly colored lights in
festival array, was darkened during
the day and during the night in the
day by mourning CLOTH at night by
closely drawn shutters and blankets
tackled over windows. He remembers
watching a dreary Winter Of suspense
turn to Summer of hope as thou.
sands, and more thousands, of lean.
bronzed young men from across the
sea marched to the north to take their
places alongside sons Of France. He
remembers the victory they helped to
make. Is there wonder that France
cheers them as they pass?
There is comforting significance in
the great welcome that the Americans
have received, and will continue to re-
ceive while they remain in France. In
ten years France has tasted the sweets
of victory, which turn bitter as they
cool. She has suffered, and it is
human to blame some one when there
is suffering. This country has shared
her blame. But all that is on the sur
face. Under the surface there is
sentiment and love founded on strong
er stuff. The debt, the tariff, trade
reprisals-who can remember them
when the bands play the "Marseillaise"
and The Star Spangled Banner?
The French people are hosts to their
friends the American soldiers. The
trenchman has never failed in his
duty as host. Our Americans must
never forget that they are guests.
Evening star., 1927-09-17
UNITED STATES
in WORLD WAR
Ten Years Ago Today

Navy Department, after investiga.
ton. is satisfied that there Is no
foundation for reports of hostile
submarine off New England coast.
State Department informed Of
the destruction. on September Z. Of
American consular office at Dunkirk
by a German bomb. Strike Of
25 900 shipbulding workers considered
biggest In history of Pacific Coast.
Shipping Board takes steps to end
trouble which affects $3.50 900 900 war
work Draft board. of which
Charles F.. Hughes is chairman, seeks
to amend draft law. so as to prevent
all the sons of a single family being
called to arms. House men,
bers criticize rifle contracts made by
War Department on ground that cost
plus system is raising pay Of labor
y Germany'S in
vitation to boys of Is to volunteer for
the army discloses desperate need of
man.poWer. - House and Senate
conferees readjust tax on war profits,
in secret session. the yield to be same
as under Senate plan. Automobile
levy is doubled.
Evening star., 1927-09-17
THIS AND THAT
BY CHARLES E. TRACEWELL.

! it has to date availed itself only to
a limited degree, of searching out these
| songs and presenting them, in new
guises, if necessary.
The other night listeners were
! treated to a foX-trot version of an Old
tune. "On Mobile Bay" which did JUS
tice to the composer as we'll as to the
tune.
! Now we have never heard on the
radio the old-tme hit Il Got a Castle
| on the River Nile
Why not'
| IF it is a copyright restriction that
| withholds it from us radio listeners,
Iall we can say Is that the publishers
are more or less foolish. in our opinion.
| for this is grand song. as sure a
| knockout today at it was many years
ago.
IL got a castle on the River Nile.
I'm gonna live in elegant style,
80 the chorus begins, with further
particulars of how the duSiy singer
| is going to have diamond mats upon
the floor and eat pork chops 'all the
! while"
We tried to get copy Of this song
! the other day from Il local music
house. but they did not have it. Evi-
dently it had gone into the greedy
oblivion that waits for all popular
melodies.
Will radio bring it back to life
again?
And how about "Rufus Rastus
Johnson Brown. What You Gonna, Do
When the Rent Comes Round"
The taunt of the Colored spouse,
who wanted to know what Rufus was
going to say, and how he was going
to pay, ION de Judgment day" is as
fun of pep today as it was in its hey
day. when it always brought down the
house and this Is mainly due to the
fact that it was and is good tune.
There was a dandy little song of
some Is or 20 years ago, 'Iindy
| Lane" Won't somebody sing that
| one? Pull it out of the dust, and let
/ us have 1t.
Out Of a musical show we recall
Love Is a See Saw" And think of
all the old instrumental numbers
| labeled 'intermezZo."
| There was "Poppies." and "Silver
Heels" and that good waltz. Moon
light" to say nothing Of the tremen.
dous sensation, Dill Pickles.
! Two of the cake walks, we believe,
have been heard OF over radio, Smoky
Mokes" and Bunch of Blackberries. "
Our Director" march halls from that
period. too, and 1t persists as a
| favorite, as we'll 1t may.
That best of ragtime pieces. maple
Leaf Rag" is heard now and then, but
not as it should he. from the hands OF
an expert pianist. Properly played,
this tune will put the baby to sleep.
| love Me, and the World Is Mine,
| that's another good old one.
| "Too Much Mustard was a French
importation of the old days, still
possessing frisky heels. Modern dance
orchestras, however. used to playing
4/l time almost exclusively. tend to
| play the old "a tunes too fast.
As for the light opera songs. when
one thinks of Victor Herbert's classics.
| including Little Gypsy Sweetheart
and kiss Me Again" and scores of
| others. he knows that today has
| nothing better to offer. If as good.
| And there was THE Merry Widow -
but what's the use?
Radio has used some Of this music,
| but hundreds OF good tunes Yet re-
main to so through the air, to be
brought to life again.
Evening star., 1927-09-17
A Park for Spooners.

Sheriff Powers Of Wyandotte Coun.
~. Kans. has come out in favor Of
"spooners' park" where loving
couples may bill and coo" to their
hearts content.
The doughty sheriff however, much
undereStimates the ever-loving abili
ties of American youth. AS he him.
self says, Young folks are going to
spoon; they have since time imme-
mortal, and they will until the mil
lennium is reached"
Mr.. Powers stopped at the millen-
mum, perhaps, because one has to
stop somewhere, but as far as stu
dents of anthropology can determine.
there is no real reason for stopping
1T all.
Young folks are going to
SPOON" that would have been
enough. 1t is extremely question:
able, however, whether spooning un-
der official coSnizance would be eX-
actly spoonng as the world knows 1t.
To enter a park and find large
policeman grinning knowingly at
one--or two, OF course--would be TO
lose out OF spooning what has given
it zest ell these quadrillions of mill
lions OF years
Even the sheriff of Wyandotte
County admits that such a park
should he under supervision, and with
that admission, he jimmies the whole
thing.
Supervised spooning Is worse than
no spooning at all. Public demon
strations OF affection, whether with
he blessing of the police or not. are
entirely outside the bounds of good
taste.
Honest spooning ought to be done
in private, in the home Of the young
lady concerned; surely the sheriH
knows as much. The other sort or
spooning ought 10 be driven on the
public highways.
To set aside an official spooninS
place would be an unthinkable action
ON the part OF a municipality. Sherin
Powers suggestion, although II
brightens the Summer season. IL
needless. for Cupid is one agency
that asks nothing from the taxpayer
Evening star., 1927-09-17
ANSWERS TO QUESTIONS
BY FREDERIC ]. HASKfN.

Q. Why does a man who is coming
up to bat in base ball swing two or
three clubs until he steps to the
plate?--E w
a. Base ball players say that swing
ing several clubs makes the one that
is retained seem light in the hands
and easy to control.
Q. How many SpaniardS reside in
Mexico City. Mexico?-A. w. y.
y. In 1928 there We're IL .OG3 Span
iards in Mexico City. The total popu-
lation at that time was 633, 1867.
Q. How long and wide is the Pa
cific Ocean?--P w.
A. The photographic Office says
that the Pacific Ocean is approximate
ly 500 nautical miles in length. It's
greatest width is over 5000 nautical
miles.
q. What was the value of Lincoln's =
estate. and how was it divided after
his death?-H. r.
\. LinCOln'S estate as administered
by United States Supreme Court JUS
tice David Davis amounted to $40 295.
mostly saved from his salary of SIS. 900
a year and invested in Government
securities. The property was equally
divided among the widow and two
sons, Robert T. and Thomas TAD.
Q. Where did the French Empress
Eugene die?-T. T. A.
A. The Empress Eugene died in
Madrid, Spain. July II. 1920. She was
buried in Farnborough. England
where she had maintained home dur.
ing her exile from France.
Q. What countries use wood the
most for houses?-N. G.
A The United States. Japan. Swift.
zerland and Norway lead in such con
struCtion.
! @. What does a bushel of wheat
represent in labor?-M. n.
A. Statisticians estimate that q
hushel of wheat can now be raised
with the expenditure of but 10 min
utes of the farmers time. as compared
with hours and 3 minutes in 1850.
Q. Who trained Frank Gotch?-
C. G.
A. The famous heavyweight wres.
tier was trained by Tom Jenkins
Q. What are the advantages and
disadvantages of self service stores?-
A. A.
\. Selfservice stores have relativ
ly low operating expense, smaller in.
vestment in proportion to size of busi.
ness. satisfy customers who want to
handle their own prospective pur-
chases. and make more rapid shopping
possible. The disadvantages of self
service are the possibility of theft, the
fact that some customers prefer be.
ing waited upon, and that it is impos.
slble to push certain goods that might
be advantageous.
Q. How many parts are there in a
watch?-P. ID.
A. a watch is comparatively SIM
pie machine, containing an average
Of about $50 distinct parts. However,
by actual count it has been found thai
the production of these parts requires
over 300 separate operations.
q. How can feas he removed from
a thick-haired puppy?-N. c. r.
A, To rid puppy Of fleas wash
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Undoubtedly it is the wiser course
| for the Government agencies to re-
| frain from any expressions of opin-
ion regarding the prospective prices
Congress has provided for the collec
ton of statistics as to the acreage of
planting and the condition of the crops
and the making of estimates of yield.
These data are of value to the country
in that they afford a dependable basis
for anticipating the volume of prod
ucts, and permit adjustments in the
ordering of supplies. But it was never
the intention Of Congress. nor is /: de-
rable, that the Department of ASri
culture should engage in financial pre-
dictions. Its quantitative forecasts
are all that it is required to make and
all that it should undertake.
There is no thought of price fixing"
in the issue of estimates of the rates
that may prevail. in view of the con
3ition of the crop and the state of the
foreign markets. The Government is
not justified in doing anything to that
end. Nor can it be conceived to have
been the purpose of those responsible
for the issue of the statement regard
ing the prospective price thus to in
fluence the trend of rates. Yet it
would he interesting, and perhaps i'm
portant. to determine the reason for
the departure from previous practice
on the part. it would seem, of a sub
ordinate Of the department organiza-
ton, in a brief series of forecasts
which could not fail to disturb the
financial market and bring about the
protest that has Just been so promptly
needed
Evening star., 1927-09-17

and punishment will follow" and Of.
fers the judgment that that seems
to be sensible view to take of the
matter"
"Of course remarks the Albany
Evening News. IA speed of 80 miles
an hour is dangerous. Cars. however,
can be stopped more quickly than
they could when present speed laws
were adopted. The man who drives at
good speed, carefully, and with con.
sideration for others. is a far safer
man to meet than those who round
curves on the wrong side or pass
other cars on hills where they cannot
see the road ahead" The Tulsa
World halls Michigan as the latest
State to become sane in the matter of
regulating speed upon the highways"
and states: THE mere fact that an oc.
casional accident results is not suf-
f1clent to Justify the exposure of all
citizens to the annoyanceS of petty
otficialdom, for in the face of the most
deplorable record that can he fabri-
Gated stands the undeniable fact that
only an insignificant percentage of
all who go out upon the roads and use
them become menace either to them.
selves or others
The Louisville Times asserts that
arbitrary limits are frequently un.
reasonable, and certainly cannot uni
versally be enforced without an army
of motor cycle men" The Philadel.
phia Public Ledger directs attention
to the fact that the new law does not
mean that reckless driving is not 10 he
penalized hereafter; it is the purpose
OF the law to compel drivers to OBJ.
serve due caution. 1t is also TO be
noted that the new law applies only 70
passenger cars and to the roads out.
side of city limits. The speed of COM
mercial cars is still rigidly controlled
by law says the Ledger.
The Butler Eagle predicts that the
next step will be the limiting of the
minimum speed of vehicles on heavily
Travelled highways. 1t is conceded"
continues that paper. quite generally
that slow traffic must be speeded up
or diverted to roads not used by faster
traffic. One does not look to Mchi-
gan's action to increase traffic acci-
dents. for the old speed limits were
never Observed
Evening star., 1927-09-17

Radio has many wonderful oppOr-
tunities. not the least of which is that
of keeping alive in the hearts of the
people the best of the old popular
songs.
The term popular songs" although
it often covers a multitude Of musical
sins. also stands for much melodic
worth.
The folk songs of all nations. irclud-
ing the German and Neopolitan tunes
that have sung their way arourd the
world and the negro Spirituals of
America are all popular songs.
Their song patterns are simple;
therefore they must be of true genius.
else they could not have lived so long.
Many of stephen Fosters songs are of
this caliber.
No one should sneer, then at a song
called popular" Its popularity with
the mass Of the people cannot change
it one whit, If it have real merit. The
fact that hundreds Of songs competing
for popular acclaim are worthless has
nothing to do with the case.
Radio already has made an attempt
to deal out to the listening public, by
means of orchestras and singers. some
y,
- and 30 years ago.
The surface only. however, of this
mine of melody has been scratched. A
whole new race OF music lovers has
grown up thousands OF young per
sons whose hearts and minds yearn
for melody.
Song is the expression of youth and
love. which go hand in hand figura
lively and literally. II it We're not for
love, there would be no music. If
the reader does not believe this. off.
hand. let him recall the music he
knows. Nine out Of ten songs are love
songs, are they not?
SO a new world of lovers pines for
musical expression. Nightly these
young people listen in to the radio.
Many OF them think they are listening
Ia something new when they hear the
old waltz. Let Me Call You Sweet
heart"
This old tune has done yeoman duty
over radio for the past three wears,
for several months being heard at
least once every night over local pro
grams. And YOU can't beat 1t.
Recently another old one has been
introduced to the 1927 radio listeners.
with such success that we have heard
1t several times since.
1t is 'Cuddle Up Little Closer
IOvey Mine written at least 20 years
ago by one Of the popular composers
of that day. one of the Won Tilzer
brothers. we believe.
A popular song. yes-but genuine
melodc inspiration. that far tran
scends much of the fox-trot stuff that
is dished up so literally to the public
of today.
In discussing old songs. of course.
one runs the risk Of having it said.
Yes. the old things always sound
sweeter."
In the present case. however, our
judgment reposes solely on the tune
itself. Greene's Sing Me to Sleep"
is an inspiration. whether composed
today or last century.
The ever-popular Sweetest Story
Ever Told" is fine melody, no mat
ter the year of it's composition. There
is certain standard, in melodic songs,
that Is ageless.
There have been. undoubt edly,
periods during which the composers
of light melodies exceled themselves.
Radio has the opportunity, of which
Evening star., 1927-09-17
No More Cotton Price Forecasts.

Proncptly upon hearing of the pro-
tests against the cotton price forecasts
issued by the Department Of Agricul-
ture President Coolidge expressed his
disapproval of such a practice and
secretarv Jardine likewise announced
that hereafter no such references 10
the financial aspect of the commodity
will be made. This ends controversy
started by the issuance of bulletin
which. summarizing the condition OF
, the crop and the facts Of foreign de-
nnand. indicated that lower rates would
prevail. A similar bulletin issued In
h August had failed to cause any dis
iturbancs Of the quotations. douttless
Evening star., 1927-09-17

before the school year ends. In that
case a deficiency appropriatio may
have to be made and hurry order
for the furnishing of additional
towels put through in a rush or the
schools will go towelless to the clos
ing days of the session. Would it
tiles do their own ordering and buy
ing perhaps through the Commits
Sionars, TO prevent repetitions of such
blundevS? Surely there are sutfi-
cient safeguards against impro-
priety of conduct in the transaction
Of such business without pooling the
school needs with the enormous grist
of public service supplies.
Evening star., 1927-09-17
Unfortunate Suggestion.
From the Bangor Commercial.

The Williamstown Institute of Poll.
tics has brought public light upon
many questions discussed by men of
vision and information and has proved
it's usefulness, hut that does not pre-
clude regret that some speakers offer
suggestions that can hardly be re-
garded as other than fantastic, if not
actually harmful. In this category
can he included the proposal by Prof.
Sherwell of Columbia University that
France might cancel its debt to the
United States by ceding us the Island
of Guadeloupe and Martinique in the
West Indies aud the territory OF
French Guinea in South America.