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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-03-07

March and Congress enacted In 1892,
That the term of four years for which
the President and Vice President shall
be elected shall in all cases commence
on the 4th day Of March next succeed
ing the day on which the votes of the
electors have been given"
Later, amendment XII to the Consti-
tuition confirmed March 4 as the date
for Inauguration of the President and
Vice President, so that thereafter it has
required constitutional amendment to
make any change in that date. 1t is
provision OF the Constitution itself and
not merely a statute.
Nevertheless, 1t would be possible to
amend the Constitution so as to change
the date of the Inauguration, and if
Congress were to submit such an
amendment it is generally believed that
1t would be readily adopted. But that
would shorten the tenure of Office of
those members of Congress then in
office, and SO it Is as difficult to induce
Congress to submit such an amendment
as 1t seems to be to obtain a reappor-
tionment of representation based upon
the last census, although distinctly
made mandatory by the Constitution.
1t were easier for Washingtonians to
regain the franchise than it is for
March to be merged into the ami
verSary OF the first inaugural of George
Washington, April 80.
Said Chief Justice Marshall:
THE people made the Constitution.
Q" the people can unmake it. It is
the creature Of their will, and lives
only by their will. But the supreme
and irresistible power to make or to I'M
make resides in the whole body of the
people; not in any subdivision of them
The attempt OF any of the parts to ex-
ercise it is usurpation, and ought to be
repealed by those to whom the people
have delegated their power of repel-
ling it."
While there was a good reason for
fixing March as the most convenient
season for the first President to be in
augurated, all that reason has vanished
long ago, because farm methods have
entirely changed, through the introduce
ton OF modern machinery, yet Con-
gressmen consider only their own terms
OF Office. rather than the fundamental
and essential principles on which the
spirit Of the Constitution was origi-
nally founded.
President Hoover in his inaugural adj
dress declared: THE whole system of
our self-government will crumble either
If officials elect what laws they will en-
force or citizens elect what laws they
will support The worst evil Of disre-
gard for some law is that 1t destroys
respect for all law"
as to date of Inauguration of the presi-
dent and the beginning of terms of
office Of elected Representatives. how
much more does 1t need an increase
of respect for its present provisions by
the Congress which alone holds power
to submit amendments for considera-
ton Of the sovereign people? Then
maybe other things may be adjusted
such as northumberland and reap
portionment.
Copyright, 1929. by Paul v. Collins.)
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-03-07
Gen. Lord Remains,

In retaining Brig Gen. Herbert M.
Lord as Director of the Bureau of the
Budget President Hoover provides him.
self at the outset of his administration
With man who knows his work thor
oughly, who has been unusually sue
cessful in a post that calls for per-
severance, tact and courage in q high
degree and who has developed through
out the Government service an extraor-
binary amount of enthusiasm over the
most tiresome and prosaic undertaking
in the world-that of saving money.
Gen. Dawes, picturesquely waving a
oroomstick in the awed faces of the ad-
nlinistrative officials Of the Government
fitted well into the picture as the first
director Of the experimental Bureau of
the Budget. But Gen. Lord has been a
worthy successor. He has been no less
enthusiastic over his task: but If Gen.
Dawes adopted the policy of beating
brows, Gen. Lord may be said to have
substituted one of soothing them. No
man who returns an itemized list of
proposed expenditure and directs the
estimator to cut here and trim there
can be expected to receive many bou-
quets Of pretty posies for his pains But
Gen. Lords administration has been
marked by the absence of bad feeling
and friction.
His organization of the woodpeckers'
Clubs, open to members who save a
few pennies for the Government and
the Casualty Club. open to those who
fail to fill vacancies In personnel, may
have invited ridicule and derisive
laughter. But Gen. Lord has closed his
ears to such criticism, for he knows
that it is possible to save money for the
Government only so long as 1t Is pos
sible to enlist the aid Of every Federal
employee, and that this aid is best en-
listed through dramatization of the
cold and unattractive subject with
which he deals. At any rate, his best
reply to those who smile at his Wood
peckers' Club is to point out that the
club is functioning. In other words
it works, and that is what he wanted
it to do.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-03-07

ing difficulty by those who are today
watching the proceedings with interest
throughout the country. In the course
OF q week or two most Of those who
thus follow the oil fight will locate the
contest as in some place or other In
Indiana"
That is the way with the fame that
COMES to the lesser communities Of this
country through untoward or accidental
happenings. It thus came to Dayton,
Tenn. which for several weeks was the
center OF national attention as the
scene Of the evolution trial in which a
teacher named Scopes--it Is difficult
now to identify him-was defendant.
The late William Jennings Bryan helped
to put Dayton on the map. His particle
patton in the trial of Scopes and his
death there gave Dayton place in
history.
Now and again it is some sensational
crime, or a trial growing out OF a
crime, that brings the previously OBJ
scure town or small city into country
wide prominence Quite lately York,
Pa, thus attracted notice through the
witchcraft murders and trials following.
This sort of notoriety Is unpleasant, and
yet for little time prosperity results
from 1t. The news writer's and picture
makers flock to such place In great
numbers. Curious people without any
particular business In the case run In to
look on and get the thrill OF contact
with a sensational occurrence. Then
comes the reaction. the slump in bust
ness. the departure Of the visitors and
the fiattening out Of all the high lights
Of prominence. Life becomes dull and
drab again. But the town has had its
day, and it is apt to date things thence
forth with reference to its great ex-
perience, just as things are dated with
reference to calamities like fires and
floods.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-03-07
Inauguration Covered
In Comfort With Radio
70 the Editor of The star:

To the Editor Of The Star:
From 1905 to 1921 I braved the
weather to see all I could of every in
auguration, in 1909 going through some
miles Of snow and over fallen telephone
poles. In 1921 I heard the inaugural
through amplifiers, a decided improve
ment.
In 1925 I remained home and heard
and saw In imagination over the radio.
The experience was so satisfactory that
tried it again this year. though every
one else in the house had to get into
the milling crowd to see what they
could.
Result, had "close- ups" at the White
House. in the air at points along the
Avenue, In the Senate chamber. at the
east front of the Capitol, at the Coolidge
farewell at the Union Station and at
various points along the line Of process
sion and also at Palo Alto doubt that
my friends who braved the weather got
1.-THE OF what did, thanks to radio
and the magnificent preparations of tho
broadcasting systems.
I am fresh and my friends will take
some time to rest up. I do not think !
would envy my friends even If they had
had hne day. And the wonder Of it
all IS that people all over this broad
land had as good o chance as did to-
6es syssEsAnR 80 CD s-HHA1AS.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-03-07
ANSWERS TO QUESTIONS
BY FREDERIC ]. HASKIN.

Take advantage of this free service.
II you are one of the thousands who
have patronized the bureau, write us
again. If you have never used the
service, begin now. 1t is maintained for
your benAit. Be sure to send your
name and address with your question
and inclose 2 cents in coin or stamps
ming Star Information Bureau, Fred
eric J. Haskin, director, Washington,
D. c.
O. BY what authority does Herbert
Hoover have home on the campus of
Leland Stanford?--M. G. c.
A. He Is a trustee of Leland Stanford
University and as such Is eligible to re-
side on the campus.
O. What is the average age of air
pilots?-C. s.
A. The average age at present Is BIS
years. with an average flying experience
of 8 years.
@. Can color produced in Paris be
reproduced in New York without send
ing an actual sample?-A. T. S.
A. A photoradiogram OF the color
analysis curve can be sent to New York
and there duplicated by dye experts.
@. Are many children injured by the
explosion of blasting caps?-T. M.
A. Each year, approximately 500 chill
dren are crippled by playing with blast
ing caps. A blasting cap contains IS
to 80 grains of illuminate. the most
sensitive and impulsive explosive in
common use. Primers for firearms
cartridges need only one-fifth grain to
ignite the powder.
@. What vehicular tunnel is the long
est?--M. T. S.
A. The Holland vehicular tunnel Is
the longest in the world. Its length is
$3.50 feet.
O. What percentage of insured
parcel post packages are lost or dam
aged?-M. B. P.
A. One out of SIT insured parcel post
packages receives an approved lost or
damaged claim.
@. Where is the Dismal Swamp
A. The Dismal Swamp region ex-
tends from Virginia into North Caro-
lima, lying south of Norfolk. It has an
area Of $50 square miles.
@. Are there more or fewer cattle
on farms now than formerly?-R. B.
A. January /, 1928, there were S.
696, 900 cattle on farms. This was the
smallest cattle population since 1912.
The number of beef cattle was a.
$4,000 in 1928--the smallest number
since 1877.
@. Please give some idea of the
number of children who attend school
and what 1t costs.-W. A. B.
A. In 1925-1928 there was an aver
age daily attendance in the elementary
and secondary schools of the United
States Of 1885, s91. The total enroll
ment for that year was 24.74l, 468.
There were 814,169 teachers The total
expenses for the year were $2.016,812,-
| 685. All school property was valued
at $4,676, sos, 539.
@. How many serious automobile
accidents occurred last year?--J. T. r.
| A. The National Safety Council
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-03-07
The Boom in Aviation.

Commercial aviation was one OF the
countless Government-supervised activ-
tiles that fell to Herbert Hoover's charge
as Secretary of Commerce. It does not
seem inappropriate that within forty
eight hours of his Inauguration as Pres
tdent two of the hugest civilian flying
enterprises yet launched in this country
should be projected. Perhaps history Is
to record that this is to be an aviation
administration
Both of the new schemes originate
in New York, as is natural, for each
involves gigantic capital. The Aviation
Corporation, holding and development
organization, is to be founded as a
$500, GOO, 900 concern. 1t is already ne
gotiating for substantial interests in
several large companies representing
various phases Of the aviation industry.
The corporation will be closely allied
with railroad and steamship companies,
with view to coordination of trans
port services w. Averell Hartman, son
and heir of the late railroad king, E. H.
Hartman, is at the head of the new
combination, assuring to its manage
nent the vision and virility Of q young
American financial genius who in every
respect is a chip of the old block.
The other project calls for the con-
struction on the Jersey meadows, just
outside of New York City, Of vast air
port. The basic idea underlying the
choice of the site is the desire to make
the metropolis of the country easily &C.
cessible by air. At present it is not
Today one must land remote from the
big city, either on Long Island or as
far afield as some spot In New Jersey,
an hours railway journey from the
Great White Way.
The airport now contemplated will
be about midway between Manhattan
Transfer. on the Jersey side of the
Hudson, and Pennsylvania Station, in
New York City. It will embrace more
than 900 acres. The corporations and
capitalists associated with this splendid
plan insure its execution on far-reach-
ing and permanent lines. When it is
carried out, Gotham viii be conven-
ientIy within reach by air. It should
usher in an unparalleled era Of travel
by plane.
Col. Lindbergh has never ceased to
make clear that airports are the prime
requisite to popularization of civilian
aviation. With the country's greatest
city equipped with facilities altogether
likely to become a national model, air
transport should experience an impetus
Of far-reaching magnitude.
How long will it be before the Ma
lions Capital. like the Nations metrop-
nils, Is similarly equipped.
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says that 100000 automobile accidents
occurred In the United States during
the year 1928 and cost $4,000 lives
@. How many missionaries are sent
abroad by Protestant churches In the
United States?-J. II. W.
A. The estimated number of mis-
sionaries from the United States In the
Protestant bodies Is about 1900 at
present.
@. Is there a marker In the lowest
depth of Death Valley?-F. s.
A. The Geological Survey says II
does have bench markers very near to
the lowest point In Death Valley.
@. Why was the struggle between
Rome and Carthage called the "Puntc
Wars"?-P, s.
A. The word "Punic" is derived from
"Poeni," the ancient name Of the
@. Please name the cities that have
Federal Reserve Banks.-L. NJ.
A. The IL Federal Reserve Banks are
located at Boston, New York, Phila-
delphia, Cleveland, Richmond. Atlanta.
Chicago. st. Louis, Minneapolis, Kansas
City, Dallas, San Francisco.
@. How did the phrase They shall
not pass" originate?-J. j. B.
A. At the end Of February. 1915, Gen.
de Castelnau was sent by Gen. Joffre
abandoned or defended. He consulted
with Gen Petain, saying, They (the
Germans) must not pass" Gen. Petain
said, They shall not pass" In France
the people credit 1t to Gen. Joffre.
@. Can one travel by automobile from
the United States through Canada TO
Alaska?-L. J. L.
A. There is no motor road through
Canada to Alaska.
@. Who wrote the overture to Rose
mmde"?-D. D. B.
A. 1t was written by Franz Schubert.
@. Did any city except Washington
have thunder with the snowstorm on
April /, 1924?--T. c.
A. On that particular day every
weather station on the East Coast re-
ported the same condition. The sta
tons reporting to the chief Of the
Baltimore, Philadelphia, Atlantic City.
New York City. Sandy Hook and New
Haven. The Weather Bureau says that
the lightning and thunderstorm. which
occurred during the snowstorm was not
an unusual phenomenon. This has oc-
CURED from time to time within the
last 20 years. In fact 1t occurs every
two or three years, II not more often
One of the occasions of such q storm
which Washingtonians may recollect,
was the day before Taft's Inauguration.
March 8, 1909.
@. What is the best way to clean
down-filled cushions?-M. I. N.
A. A careful brushing will sufice The
vacuum cleaner should not be used,
since it has tendency to pull the
| feathers through the covering.
O. When did the baton come into use
in England?-C. M.
! A. In 1898. One Of the earliest in
stances Of It's employment was by Shohr
! at the Philharmonic in 1920.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-03-07
governor, the late senator Ralston, who

governor, the late Senator Ralston, who
appointed Mr.. Taggart to I'LL the va
carcy caused by the death Of Senator
Shively. It had been the ambition Of
the Democratic boss of Indiana to go
to the Senate He had failed in an At
tempt in 1910. And he held his seat
in the Senate only short time. going
down to defeat in the ensuing election
before Senator Jim" Watson, who has
become the leader Of the Republican
organization In the Hoosier State and
now the Republican leader Of the
Senate.
The veteran Democratic boss had a
deal of political sagacity. He was able
to see and understand the trend of
politics and public sentiment. He
showed his wisdom In 1912 at the Bal
timore convention, when he swung the
Indiana delegation to Woodrow Wilson.
In 1924 he might have brought the
wrangling Democratic convention in
Madison Square Garden to the nomi-
nation of Senator Ralston had not
Ralston himself emphatically demanded
the withdrawal of his name. It was
after that that Taggart played his part
in the compromise which nominated
John w. Davis.
A winning smile and genial good
nature, combined with firmness and
common sense, carried Tom Tag
CART far on his road to success. He
was popular with the members of the
Senate during his short service In WASH
ington. His hotel at French Lick Springs
was a popular resort and many an i'm
portant political confab was held within
its portals while he was the Democratic
leader of Indiana.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-03-07
Campaign Costs.

Final compilation has been made of
the expenses Of the recent presidential
campaign. The figures are given In a
report made to the Senate by spe-
cial committee to investigate the mat
ter. The grand total of the cost ID put
at sl6,58e,115 for the two major parties.
The Republicans spent $s.433,604 and
the Democrats $7,152,511. There was
greater disparity between the parties
in the matter Of receipts, the Repub-
licans collecting $i0,o62,11S and the
Democrats $7,22o,6s1. ...-
These figures, it is set forth in the
report, do not include sums raised and
expended by district, county, city, ward
and precinct organizations. Altogether
probably these expenditures by the
lesser units would add another million
to each side, although there is no par
ticular basis for such an estimate.
An interesting feature of the report
of the special committee is the show
ing that the Anti-Saloon League cam
paign committee spent $l65,32e in be-
half Of the Republican party, while the
Association Against the Prohibition
Amendment spent $453,7o0 on the
Democratic side.
It is not to be believed that this
great amount Of money was used I'M
properly in the campaign. These enor-
nous expenditures have become neces-
sary in the conduct of presidential con-
tests. They cover such items as rent
Of headquarters, hire of clerks, print
ing Of campaign material, postage, ex-
pressage, the expenses Of speakers, deco
rations, illuminations, scores Of means
OF propaganda and promotion.
Approximately 35,0o0,000 votes were
cast at the election In November. The
Senate committees report Of $16,586,ll5
together with the probable additional
expenses of the minor political units
would give a total Of about $17,500 900
which would be at the rate Of. roughly
! fifty cents vote. This is not an ex-
travagant figure, and certainly leaves
very small conceivable allowance for
direct corruption. There would, there
fore, seem to be reason for reinsurance
rather than despair in the showing OF
campaign expenditures.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-03-07
Are illustrators of short stories going les

Are illustrators of short stories going
crazy?
One is tempted to ask that question
sometimes after a session with one OF
the many popular magazines.
Every young lady in every story is a
beautiful creature, if one may trust the
pen of the industrious illustrator.
What is more to the point however
is that all the beautiful young heroines
look like sisters.
This is a perplexing matter to thou
sands of avid short story readers. men
and women everywhere. who naturally
wonder about such uniformity.
No matter where story Is placed, in
the locale of the nations, the lady
around whom the plot hinges Is always
fair to behold.
Moreover, she looks exactly like the
basic lady of every other story plot
Whether the scene be Florida. Califor-
mia, Iowa, France, England, Italy. each
and every short story heroine is the
counterpart of her short story sisters.
** * y
How beautiful they are!
To be quite honest about it, they are
Just bit too beautiful.
No one would say word, of course,
against an illustrator making his pen
and-ink women as pretty as he can.
There are enough ugly people in the
world without filling up paper with
them.
When an artist sets out to create he
might as we'll make, Mable pretty as
ugly-in fact, had better, for a variety
OF reasons which need not be gone
into at this time.
A curve of the pen to the right makes
the interesting Avis fair to behold: a
twist to the left makes her as homely
as the proverbial mud fence.
What intrepid realist would dare
command the persptring artist to make
Avis ugly, when he might just as well
make her pretty?
X X X X
Yet this line of reasoning has gone
to such a point in the minds of the
aforesaid artists evidently. that they
have glutted the market with the fair
est OF the fair. to such an extent that
we are raising this wall in the interest
of fair play.
Ordinary courtesy demands that
something ought to be done about this
There are plenty of interesting. lovable
ladies who by no means possess the
sCartllng good looks attributed to the
American girl by such deceitful artists
Readers are brought to the point OF
believing that woman has to be BEAU
tiful to figure in story. just as men are
slowly being led around to estimate
herolsm by the brand of cigarette they
smoke. just as men have Nightmares OF
q band of sturdy cigarettes rowing a
lifeboat through a uninterrupted sea, Sc
short-story readers dream only in terms
OF bobbed heads just so, figures boy
ish," but somewhat more so, features
which would obtain entrance into any
motion picture Tot
X X X
Open any we'll illustrated magazine
at random. and the chances are very
high that you will run onto an Avis the
very first thing. Somehow short-storv
writer's are having run on Avis re-
Gently. No matter how ravishing the
lady may be, she is superravisl1er il
she goes by the Latin for bird" No
doubt one writer Of stories sees the
name in some other writer's story. likes
it, and determines to use it at the very
next opportunity, just as one leader OF
a broadcast orchestra hears another
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-03-07
The Small Towns Passing Fame.

Today's happenings at Whiting, Ind,
where the stockholders of an oil COM
pany. in person and by proxy, are in
annual session, bring that small city
into the news prominently for a few
hours. It's normal population of 10000
has been suddenly swelled to half as
many again. All accommodations are
crowded. Food supplies have been dou-
bled. Telegraph wires have been multi
piled. BY nightfall the excitement will
be at an end and Whiting will lapse
into It's former state. For few days
its name viii be recalled with iucreas-