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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-03-22
8,549,5ll u. S. Women
Gainfully EMPLOYED

You understand why business and
professional women feel that they have
a right to their week" when you read
their record.
In the United States some S,549,5l1
women are gainfully employed. They
are found in SGT out of 572 listed &C.
equations. In addition to the usual
enterprises women also are found as
designers. craftsmen, inventors, chem
lists, metallurgists. dentists, aviators and
theatrical producers.
More than half of the women at work
are In the businesses and professions.
National Federation OF Business and
Professional Women's Clubs. They
have 436 educational loan funds. They
have two slogans: "At least high
school education for every business
girl" and Every business woman a
saver" The latter means thrift.
Women are invading politics. Mary
Anderson Of the woman's bureau,
United States Department of Labor,
summarizes:
This year finds eight women in Con-
gress instead of four as at last session.
The names Of 146 women will be car
ried this year on the rosters of 38 State
Legislatures, which is gain of II over
the record established in 1927 and 1928,
when 1919 women served.
For a good many years there has
been an argument whether women be-
longed in the business and professional
world. Both chivalry and prejudice
have often denied them entrance. But
the argument Is closed. The women
have ended 1t. Whether men welcome
them or not, they are definitely a part
OF the pattern of work And to that
pattern they add golden threads of
idealism and devotion.-The Portland
Oregon Daily Journal.
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an average speed Of more than 81 miles
At no time did Miss England show her
heels to Miss America VII. As matter
of fact Woud literally ran away from
the other boat as long as his craft was
functioning. SO that being acclaimed the
victor under these circumstances is
probably not at all to the ma jor's liking.
Although the Britisher has given up
high-speed automobile racing-and. he
can well afford to- having set the rec
ord beyond the reach of any present.
day motor car except his own--he has
specifically stated that he would indulge
in speed-boat competition for his hobby
Under these circumstances 1t may rea-
soaably be expected that some time in
the future he and Wood will put on
another bout for honors in the realm
of King Neptune. The boating world
will await with interest their next en-
counter.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-03-22
Physicists Say Air
Atoms Travel FAST
BY E. +. FREE. PHI. ID.

| Tiny aviators travelling thousands OF
miles higher than aircraft and making
| by far the longest and fastest Journeys
| of anything on earth are conceived by
| DR.. II. B. Maris and Dr. E. o. Hulburt
| of the United States Naval Research
Laboratory, in Washington, as respon-
slble for many puZzling natural phe-
| nomena, from the Northern Lights TO
the good radio communication which
has proved to be possible between
Comdr. Byrd's Antarctic Expedition and
the United States.
In a recent communication to the
American Physical Society, DIR. Maris
and DIR. Hulburt describe these awaiting
particles as being atoms of air gases
which have been electrified hundreds
of miles above the earth'S surface by
ultraviolet rays from the sun. In those
enormously high levels of the earth's
atmosphere. atoms are much scarcer
than close to the ground.
1t Is possible for an atom to ny for
hundreds of miles in straight line
without the frequent atomic collisions
which happen in ordinary air.
It also Is possible, the Navy physicists
believe, for these electrified atoms to
acquire enormous speeds, sufficient to
carry uncounted billions of them up
ward from the earth's tropical regions
in a great fountain twenty thousand or
twenty-five thousand miles high and
down again toward the earth's magnetic
poles. to which they are attracted by
their identification.
This entire journey Of fifty thousand
miles or more up. down and northward
is completed, the two physicists believe.
in about nine hours. providing the polar
regions with electric energy for the
auroras and as well as for the atmos-
pheric conductivity which makes polar
radio a possibility.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-03-22
Watson Realignment
Pledge Called ''Late'
the Los Angeles Evenine Express,

From the Los Angeles Evening Express.
Generous of Senator Watson, the
promise that reapportionment will be
taken up and will be passed" In the
extra session of Congress, to be con-
vened in April. He Is only 10 years
late. For decade the Constitution
of the United States has been ad-
journed. States have been denied their
rightful representation in Congress,
other States have had more represent
atives than were due them. All because
men like Senator Watson assumed the
right to select what part of the Con-
stitution they would obey and what
part ignore.
In the SEVENTEEN Congress the House.
which alone will be affected, adopted a
fair reapportionment bill. BY their
votes for the bill certain members
helped deprive themselves of Office.
They we're patriotic. They put al
legiance to their oath to support the
Constitution above their own interest
and desire. But the Senate refused to
pass the bill. A vote was prevented
by another of the notorious filibusters
with which the Senate sessions seem
habitually to close.
8 Senator Walsh has been made Senate
majority leader, since the elevation of
Curtis to the Vice Presidency. He
ought to be able to make good his prom
Use, but let us not hope too much.
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in May will suffice to give Mr.. Ramsay
Macdonald seats enough to entitle his
party to another lease Of government
such as it had for a precarious period
in 1924. But that the present strength
of, roundly, 400 Conservatives, 1855 La
borites and IS Liberals will be radically
changed is foregone conclusion.
Mr.. Lloyd George bounds into the
picture with undiminished buoyancy.
With a fascinating fair for the polit-
ically popular, the little Welshman
seeks to capitalize Britain's chronic I'M
employment problem and industrial de-
preston for the Liberal party's pur-
poses. He has apparently taken leaf
out Of the American notebook or at
least out of the one which served Her
bert Hoover so effectively in our 1928
presidential campaign.
Abolition Of poverty" which the
President hoisted to the mainmast, Is
the flag Mr.. Lloyd George intends to
fly In Great Britain. The Liberal leader
calls his plan elimination of Unem-
ployment" Like Mr.. Hoover, he would
eradicate joblessness by huge program
of public works, to be carried out with
borrowed government capital and with
no incidental increase in taxation. Con-
servat;ves and Laborites denounce the
Lloyd George plan as impractical, and
even rs absurd. but the former pre-
mier's vote-making talents plus catchy
platform, are not underestimate.
In highly industrialized Britain it is
strange to hear of agricultural distress
as a political issue Yet this year it ex
lists. Perhaps somebody will cable MIR.
Lloyd George a tip to dangle a Nc
Nary Haugen bill before the embittered
and embattled farmers of the English
Midlands, Scotland and Wales as VIM
ming election battle-cry. 1t has been
tried in America and has worked.
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THIS AND THAT.
BY CHARLES E. TRACEVELL.

I Take the music of Ethelbert Nevin
for instance. One can hear too much
of his Rosary" or his Day In Venice
suite. Did he never write anything else :?
One might think not, II left to Judge
solely from what he normally hears
over the radio. The other night we were
utterly surprised to hear the announcer
declare that an orchestra was going to
play Nevin's Country Dance"
Being an ordinary radio listener. with
no particular musical training. we had
supposed that Nevin had never written
| ANYTHING else. Yet here came a really
fine thing. a delight to hear. >.
| Once having broken Nevin ice, as II
were, the station on several later oc-
casions added Nevin compositions never
played before over radio.
This would seem to be essential, ii
steady broadcast listeners are not TO De
moved to- musical tears.
No agency whatever III the whole his
tory of music has had the opportunity
of diversified programs to the extent
which the broadcasting stations enjoy,
for the simple reason that no otner
agency has ever pounded away at the
ears of the public so many hours day.
month after month. year after year.
In the days when the great German
masters were turning out their wonder-
full compositions q concert was a state
affair. The court attended to hear ne"
compositions
The royal patrons wanted something
new!
Copyright restrictions may interfere,
in some cases. but this can scarcely pc
the case with the older masters.
While there must continue to be a
basic course in musical appreciation. IN
Guiding the standard great works, 10 DC
sent out by the broadcasting stations
reaselessly. there should be given with
1t. and side by side. continuing course
in musical discovery.
The radio presents today the only
means whereby most of us may hear
the other compositions of the musical
great. Let us have all Of Nevin! Surely
he wrote much fine music, as yet I'M
heard except by few students.
He is as yet too little appreciated by
the American public at large. Born
near Pittsburgh in 1862, and educated
in Dresden and Berlin. Nevin became
connected with the music department
of Yale University, but his life was cut
short in 1901.
What treasures of melody were lost!
Radio may do great service to musical
America bv presenting all Of his work
to the public.
To date only beginning has been
made in this delectable field. Many
composer is known to the great radio
audience by a few of his compositions
only
The radio public has tasted his music,
that is all. 1t has been permitted to
nibble a bit at 1t. but the real feast OF
musical reason and flow of musical soul
has not been given to 1t.
When the broadcasters turn to this
phase of the matter with the energy
which they have shown in other de-
partments, the listening public will be
given all Of composer, not just some
of him.
Then we will kr.~'r whether Sir Ed
ward Elgar wrote gre than "Pomp
and Circumstance ID Kettelby any
thing else besides - Monastery Gar
den."
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ing cabinet, as director of the depart
ment's news service. Russell recently
doomed as possible Assistant Secretary
of Agriculture.
This observer has excellent reason to
believe that the question of diplomatic
prohibition immunity is by no means to
be regarded a closed incident. The
impending session of Congress may wit
ness an explosion, with the Siamese
legation episode fresh in mind. The
subject has already been bitterly raised
on Capitol Hill. In the Senate Blease
of South Carolina, brought 1t up a
couple of years ago. and in the House
Representative Celler of New York
trotted 1t out last year. Celler, who is
a wet of vets, attempted to extort
some chapter and-yerse statistics as to
the exact number of cases Of LIQUOR
which Washington's corps of 500 or 600
diplomatic folks Is bringing in from
time to time. But the State Depart
ment, which Is the bulwark of legation
and embassy. rights, advised both the
customs division of the Treasury and
the Prohibition Bureau that it's mat
ter into which thirsty Americans may
not pry.
From the press of the Pan-American
Union in Washington comes a trim
little 60-paged pamphlet entitled "Ad-
dresses Delivered During the Visit of
Herbert Hoover, President-elect of the
United States, to Central and South
America. November December, 1928"
A Spanish Portuguese edition of the
pamphlet is also available. The book
let begins with the address of welcome
of Foreign Minister Coello of Honduras,
and ends with the response of Mr..
Hoover to the address of President
Pereira de Sousa of Brazil. All ac-
counts agree that Hooyer's welcome in
Brazil outshone In warmth, splendor
and magnitude anything he encoun-
tered on either side of the Equator.
Rio de Janeiro was the only capital
vitited IN which the ministrations of
secret service men were dispensed with
as far as the safety Of the American
President-elect was concerned.
Copyright, 1921 ;.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-03-22
The British Elections.

Great Britain on May 80 will indulge
herself in the luxury America biennially
enjoys, viz, general election" at
which new House of Commons is
chosen. John Bulls parliamentary sys-
tenn differs materially from our own.
Under his unwritten constitution a
general election" must take place not
less infrequently than every five years.
An election may be held at any other
time whenever Parliament is dissolved
by will of the sovereign or when a gov
eminent falls" retiring from Office be-
cause Of the cabinets inability to COM
mand a majority in the Commons.
The election to occur two months
hence ensues by reason Of the statutory
limit Of the existing Parliament's dura-
ton. Premier Baldwin's present tenure
dates from November, 1924. The May
battle In the British constituencies is to
be . three-cornered affair. There Is
every prospect that 1t will be colorful.
A trio of doughty antagonists will lead
the rival parties. Mr.. Baldwin will
command the Conservative forces, which
are bent upon retaining power. Mr.
Ramsay Macdonald, captain Of the now
second most powerful parliamentary
group, the Labor party, will essay an
other thrust for ascendancy In West
minister and Downing street Mr.. Lloyd
George, at the head of a militant mi
nority, has hopes of achieving at least
q balance of power, which would give
his Liberal cohorts coalition value
which neither Conservatives nor Labor
ties would scorn.
This week five pollings
in constituencies which are to fill
vacant Commons seats-are being held
in England. They are looked upon as
curtain -raisers. designed to show the
likely course Of events on the general
election stage In May. All the bye
elections are in divisions now held by
Conservatives. In two of the three
already held the Conservatives have
won, Liberal winning in the third.
The Conservatives freely admit tina,
their present unwieldy majority in the
House of Commons is doomed. 1t may
not be entirely wiped out, but Its re.
duction to a level of equality with La.
Dor Is more than possibility. There
.issssaau Likelihood thai iIAhoEate 9ain'
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-03-22
Taggart as Politician
Held Worthy of Respect

From the Harrisburg Telegraph.
The passing of Tom" Taggart, In
diana Democratic boss, removes one of
the last Of his type. Taggart, ike
Penrose in Pennsylvania, was political
force worthy Of any mans steel. He
lived and thrived in a period when po-
litical organizations were largely domi-
mated by one man, and none had his
own particular State group under more
effective control than he.
But there is new order of things in
politics and today no one man any
where can speak with full authority
for his party in any State. The likeli-
hood is this will continue. Whether or
not it makes for better government, 4.
does give the individual larger oppor-
tunity to express his preference and
that Is In full accord with American
ideas and ideals So, while the passing
Of picturesque figure may be regretted
one may rejoice that the system for
which he stood Is breaking down.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-03-22

| Despite the progress made in the ART
and science of radio broadcasting DUR
! ing the past decade, only q beginning
has been made in the presentation OF
music to the public.
Much has been done. but more can
be achieved. since the opportunity Is
| endless and the capacity OF the Amer1-
| can people for the absorption OF music
seemingly limitless.
So far the broadcasting units have
confined themselves to certain well
known compositions. mainly on the
two-fod basis that such numbers are
not only great, but well known.
Familiar compositions go over big
Old-time tunes make a hit with
people of certain age, but with all
types of persons the best liked thing
Is the most familiar. That is why ere
quest programs are SO popular.
Yet it remains true that novelty has
its place, not only in news, books and
life. but even more so in music.
The new thing must be good, of
course. but with so much granted 1t
is undoubtedly so that novelty often
entertains when standard merit becomes
boresome.
1t must never be forgotten that radio
is educating millions into an apprecia-
ton of music. There are certain must
cal numbers, both instrumental and
song, which ought to be known by every
one.
When once known. however, they can
be played and sung too much, and, alas,
heard too often.
Thus the we'll worn classics, such as
ponfhnxy ,Nnr,t1or tn -
Memberships Spring Song as 1t is
called, may, be heard too often.
X II
Why infinite repetition leads to sur
felt In music is something of a mystery,
since one might think that If there
were any medium in the world whore
boredom would be lacking 1t woud be
in music.
Yet. because music is based solidly
on human emotions, 1t runs the risk of
straining them. The powers of musical
appreciation Of the individual may be
likened to rubber band. which,
stretched too much, begins to lose its
power.
Some musical natures are very thick
heavy bands, which no amount Of use
can thin. These persons are fortunate
Ordinarily they delight in listening to
the old tunes, and can stand an I'M
limited amount of repetition.
Perhaps they do not listen to music
as much as some others; these others
are often like fine-spun elastics, which
suffer much from too much handling.
These latter musical temperaments
must have something new constantly.
No matter how fine the old is, the new
intrigues something In their minds aid
hearts.
Composers belong to this latter CLASH
fication. They are always composing,
writing new songs. The grand masters
never rested satisfied with one SYM
phony. but ever went on to new ones. AZ
Sousa. when he had composed 1.-THE
Stars and Stripes Forever" perhaps the
greatest single march ever written, kept
on necessarily writing marches.
X
The science and art Of broadcasting,
ceaselessly pouring music into the ears
Of the Nation from a thousand points
every day, must take into account more
than heretofore, we believe, the neces-
sity for constant variation.
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Uncle Sam Sells His Ships.

The United States Lines, pride OF the
American merchant marine, and thu
American Merchant Lines passed into
the hands OF private American citizen.
yesterday with the signing OF the sales
contract transferring ownership anc
operation of the Leviathan and ter
other fine ships from the United States
Shipping Board to the newly formed
United States Lines, Inc. Thus Is car
ried one more step toward completion
the policy laid down by Congress nine
years ago, which has as its aim the
creation OF an adequate merchant ma
rine ultimately to be owned and oper-
ated privately by citizens of the United
States"
This policy has been an expensive
one. The shipping industry is highly
competitive, and the odds have been
against Uncle Sam. But the only al
ternatives have been to spend money
through Government operation and
Government subsidy, or to see the
American iag at the mainmast of ships
which sail the seven seas displaced by
the flags of our foreign competitors
That could not happen.
Money has been rolling out Of the
pockets of American citizens to keep the
ships afioat. But the ships are afioat,
and the sale ratified formally yesterday
indicates that the development of
the American merchant marine has
reached point where American citi-
zens are willing to invest their private
funds In an undertaking which they be-
lieve will be successful. In the last few
years the Shipping Board has trans
ferred seventeen ship lines to CONNER
cial concerns for guaranteed operation
In shipping lanes where no American
nag ships sailed before the war. That
justifies heavy expenditures.
The price paid for the Leviathan and
the ten ships included In the sale Is
something more than sixteen million
dollars But the terms of the sale are
more interesting than the nominal pur-
chase price. Under those terms the
newly formed corporation il pledged to
build two ships, ut . cost Of not less
than twenty-five million dollars each
and of forty-five thousand tons dis
placement, which viii be placed In oper-
alton by February 13. 1892. Under the
Jones law the purchasers will be able to
borrow up to seventy-five per cent OF
the construction cost Of the vessels, and
repay the loan at low rates of interest.
As distasteful as the word seems to be,
the virtual Government subsidy involved
in the sale Of the ships is q necessary
feature of the policy by which the
United States Government hopes to get
out Of the shipping business but. at the
same time, will assure the success Of the
shipping business In the hands Of
American citizens.
II the experiments now under way Ia
private ownership and operation fail,
governmental subsidy win necessarily
become Government ownership and
operation.
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Capt. Joe Judge.

Probably no action that Walter john
son could take would better satisfy
thousands Of Washington fans than the
appointment Of Joe Judge as field cap
tain of the team, except. OF course, to
bring In the Washington club on top
Of the heap next Fall A star OF the
first magnitude-in fact, rated by some
as premier first bascman in the game
Joe Judge has year after year per-
formed valuable service for the team
Always three hundred hitter, or close
to It, and one of the most graceful
fielders known to organized base ball,
Judge has earned the respect and ad-
miration of the thousands who journey
to the Seventh street ball orchard.
BY his new appointment johnson has
satisfied not only the fans but the play
ers themselves. If vote were taken
among the players for the most popular
man. Judge would unquestionably score
a large ma jority. He is "one of the boys"
TO the players, and they not only re-
spect his ability, but solicit his good
will.
1t is only little more than three
weeks before the new season opens, and
to the rabid base ball fanatic life is Just
about to become worth while. To this
type Of fan nothing else matters until
the base ball season is on and the
Winters are spent in contemplation of
what the next year may bring forth.
Washington has good ball club for
1929-fast, aggressive and above the
average In skill-and with Walter John
son managing and Joe Judge captaining
harmony of the winning sort should be
the order of the day.