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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-01-19

| New YORK, the Empire state, with a
wealth of Federal patronage in the
shape of Jobs" has no Republican
Senators to make recommendations for
appointment The Republican national
committeeman, Charles Dewey Hilles.
was one OF the last Of the Republican
| leaders TO bow to the Hoover drive for
the presidential nomination at Kansas
City. From political point of view
there is no particular reason why the
President-elect should recognize the de-
mands of Mr.. Hilles for Federal ap-
pointment in New York, no matter how
magnanimous Mr.. Hoover may be. Will
! liam H. Hill, the man who led the pre-
convention fight for Hoover in New
York. would have the inside track, it
might be supposed.
The New York patronage and politl-
cal situation has been carried directly
to Mr.. Hoover, who has conferred dur
ing his present stay in Washington
with all the New York top-liners, even
getting the advice of former Secretary
of State Elihu Root and of Mr.. Hoover's
own former colleague in the Coolidge
and Harding cabinets, Charles Evans
Hughes. Mr.. Hilles was his guest at
breakfast a morning or two ago. Mr..
Hilles disappeared from Washington
quickly thereafter. State Chairman H.
Edmund Machold. Mr.. Hill and Ogden
Mills. Undersecretary of the Treasury,
all breakfasted with Mr.. Hoover yester-
day.
The digestive process appears to have
brought forth new political deal in
New York Mr.. Hoover is to recognize
in patronage matters the vote of a
tribunal composed of Chairman Ma
chold, Mr. Hill and Mr.. Hilles. This
may be regarded as defeat for Mr..
Hilles, but not an entire elimination
from the political picture in New York.
He still remains national committee
man, and will hold that post until the
next Republican national convention,
unless he should voluntarily retire.
Back of the patronage situation lies
the fact that the Republican organiza-
ton in New York State, due to squab-
bles in its own ranks in part, has been
pretty we'll "shot" in recent years. 1t
has found it impossible to elect Re-
publican governor in the last four
gubernatorial elections. The Democrats
have the two United States Senators,
and they have large number of the
members Of the House. Yet New York
votes Republican for President. The
Republicans of New York themselves
have been clamoring for new deal, for
a leadership which will put them on the
map again. Not unnaturally the leader
ship of the Republican party nationally,
which now devolves upon Mr. Hoover
is interested in the Republican situation
in the State which casts more electoral
votes for President than any other in
the Union. The establishment of the
triumvirate in New York is not merely
for the purpose of disciplining Mr..
Hilles. but an effort to unite the various
factions and build up once more real
organization. Mr.. Machold, who became
State chairman last Summer after the
death of the late George Morris. shows
signs of becoming real political leader
in the State.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-01-19
A Tragedy of Senility.

An occurrence so pitiful and so
unusual as to be rated almost unbe-
lievable was reported recently from the
Jefferson Davis Soldiers Home at Beau
voir. Miss, when, following years OF
verbal wrangling, two aged inmates and
roommates of that institution staged a
fight with an AK which resulted in the
death of one of them few hours later.
It is a sad commentary on human
nature that these two ear-nonagena-
rianS. former followers of Lee, Jackson,
Beauregard or whatever fine soldier may
have been their leader, should, at the
ought to be at peace with his fellow
man. have embarked on lethal quarrel.
When the reader thinks what these
ancients had undergone in their lusty
youth--fighting against heavy odds:
suffering untold hardships without
murmur; gaining military glory scarce
paralleled by the survivors of any war
Of modern times-he is shocked, almost
appalled, that men on the very brink of
the grave should thus revert to the
manners Of their remote ancestors.
The simple explanation is that many
men OF such an advanced age become
again in temperament and in temper as
little children. Their powers of reason
ing and OF self-control become greatly
impaired. None would think of holding
a very small boy accountable for such a
fit Of ungovernable rage; none must
think of holding accountable feeble men
OF such advanced years. That one
should have struck down comrade
with whom nearly sevenscore years ago,
he may have fought shoulder to shoulder
in holding the thin gray line is sadden-
ing from every standpoint. To have
permitted two such quarrelsome veterans
to room together and to engage so long
in the endless disputes which led to the
tragedy is blameworthy. The survivor
Of the encounter is the one to be pitied.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-01-19

| have arisen from them They are al
the finer because of their origins, just
| as a coward who performs bravely or
| the battlefield is all the more brave
for that very reason.
Anger is one of the elementals.
| If you have ever grabbed cat BY
| the TAIL you know 1t.
Instantly it's back stiffens, its eye:
grow big, and it gives its distinctive
hiss.
If you insist on retaining your grir
on Toms tail, his anger mounts higher
and higher so that shortly-if you still
insist-you find yourself confronted BY
one biting mouth and four scratching
paws.
This is anger reduced to It's lowest
denomination
Mankind has managed to lower II
beneath the animal standards by carry
ing it much too far by making 1t SUBJ
animal. by injecting into 1t all sorts ot
WEAKNESSES and nastinesses of which
the animals know nothing.
The simple anger of cat or dog il
clean and wholesome compared witt
the nagging of mean woman or the
nastiness of a mean man.
y; X X X
Utterly different from such anger a:
| incorporates either nastiness or mean
ness in it's makeup. plain ordinary
anger is exactly like that of a harassec
animal which turns to defend itself.
Life is a warfare. as has often beer
said. and perhaps the most successful
warrior is he who successfully defends
himself from many assaults and there.
/ 1N1y an n n
1t was Napoleons plan to get and keer
the offensive. The basis of successful
chess play is to keep the other fellow
always on the run. so that he viii
have no time to build up counter of.
fensives.
A little anger now and then Is rel.
ished by the best and simplest Oh men
especially if it takes the form of in.
dgnatio over wrongs, the unfairneSs
meanness of others. Thus Charlie!
Dickens was in perpetually indignant
state of mind over the wrongs of the
poor, and not only the poor but Dick.
ems benefited from it.
Emile lola had an indignant frame
of mind. one which worked better wher
provoked than it did when left to rur
peaceful course. He deliberately
prodded the France of his era, especial
~ the Paris. to be angry at him. sc
that he in turn might be angry at it
The greatest moment in his life came
when. after a tremendously successful
career as novelist, he was aroused tt
indignation by the Dreyfus case anc
pitched himself into it headlong. II
did him good, Prison sentence, volun-
tary Punishment, came as reward oil
his bravery. but they we're rewards OF
his own anger first of ALL
He had lived.
He had been angry, had felt the
swelling of the heart he had beer
shaken out of the tiresome routine oil
every day, that ennui which causes
many another man to do nothing more
daring than take a vacation or go or
fishing trip and let his beard grow
In the end it makes little difference
how one gets mad. just so he stirs
himself up bit now and then. II
he can get mad graciously so much the
better. If it is measured anger he is
the gamer 1t is only the anger which
runs away with one which is inimical
And those who so stir us up no matter
what we may think Of them, in reality
are among our best friends.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-01-19
SHOOTING STARS.
BY PHILANDER JOHNSON.
As Customs Change

As Customs Change.
We do not laugh, as once we did,
At girls who paint their faces.
Nor at the knees, no longer hid
From sight in public places.
We do not smile at dancing pets.
Who made what folks called "mashes.
We do not gibe at cigarettes
Nor sneer at small mustaches.
And so the world goes on It's way,
Through happiness or sorrow.
What seemed ridiculous today
Grows serious tomorrow,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-01-19

Approval of the action of the House
in passing the Fem reapportionment
bill comes from spokesman of States
which would lose under the measure, as
we'll as from those of States whose
representation would be increased. Hope
is expressed generally that the reappor-
tionment, the first since the 1910 cen
sus. will be completed in time to apply
to the elections of 1882.
There can be found no fault" in the
opinion of the Atlanta Journal. with
the determination to maintain the
House membership at 435 Admittedly
If the membership should be increased
beyond this number, the House would
become even more unwieldy than 1t is
now, and it's effectiveness would be all
but destroyed. Since the nu-
merical strength of the electoral college
is controlled by representation in the
House and Senate, it is apparent that
ship has most important political sig
nificance. But politics is a secondary
issue in the present consideration OF
the question. for there is involved in It's
settlement the instinct of self-preserva-
ton"
THE peril of neglect to reapportion
lay" according to the Springfield Union,
lin the possibility of presidential cleo
ton so close that the electoral vote
would not be constitutionally representa-
tive, and therefore might involve a
question more serious than misrepre-
sentation in Congress, which is serious
enough"
It is agreed by the Philadelphia Eve
ming Bulletin that ''unfairness in the
apportionment of electoral votes is a
circumstance that might make trouble
in an election less one-sided than the
last" That paper feels that 1.-The Sem
ate would invite general condemnation
by again baking the action of the
House" The Salt Lake Deseret News
also holds that the selfishness. the in
justice, the actual law defiance which
characterize the opposition have become
too evident to be longer tolerated"
What Is important" states the Little
Rock Arkansas Democrat. "is the fact
that Congress has awakened to the fact
that this Is democratic Government,
and its representation in Congress
should be based upon democratic con-
ception." That paper records the fact
that "the so-called normally Demo-
cratic States would lose seats and
gain 5, while the Republican States
would gain 10 and lose II seats"
The Binghamton Press remarks that
after years Of lodging the House finally
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-01-19
BACKGROUND OF EVENTS
BY PAUL y. COLLINS.

that year. one Representative for each of
the following States would have been
lost: Indiana, Iowa. Kansas. Kentucky,
Louisiana. Maine. Mississippi Nebraska,
Rhode Island and Vermont; Missouri
would have lost two Representatives,
total loss of Ia.
This does not indicate an actual re-
duction of population in those States,
but only that other regions have in
creased more than they have. On the
basis of the Census Bureaus guess as
to what the 1890 census will show for
each State, the loss of Representatives
in certain States will amount to %, in
stead of IL, as 1t would if based on the
1920 census. for masses of population
have SO shifted in the 10 and 20 years
since 1910, the last census basis of rep
resentation. The House would increase
by so members each 10 years if the rep
reSentation continued at an average of
21l 900 constituents per member.
The % to be lost to the certain States
by due reapportionment IN 1880 will be
added to the following named States If
the Census Bureaus prediction proves
accurate:
One each for Arizona. Connecticut.
Florida, North Carolina, Oklahoma and
Washington.
Two each for New Jersey and Texas.
three for Ohio, four for Michigan and
six for California; total, %.
OF course the Representatives of the
States sure to lose in the House are
opposed to any provision jeopardiSing
that loss, and as they now hold more
votes than the States booked to increase
by legitimate obedience to the Con-
stitution requiring a reapportionment,
the lineup is obvious in the debate.
X X X
When the motion to recommit the
measure to the census committee came
to vote, there we're yeas, 1874; nays,
227; not voting, ST.
But in all the discussion nobody grew
eloquent over the neglected status of
the District of Columbia, where not
merely 81 per cent, but 100 per cent. of
the citizens are denied the franchise,
except as they can deliver it surrepti-
tiously or otherwise bootleg" it by mail
to some distant State. According to the
original apportionment, when the Con-
stitution was adopted, it was on the
basis of 10000 citizens per Representa-
tive. If that were today's basis, the
District of Columbia would have more
than bakers dozen Representatives
in the House, where it today has not
even a delegate of the rank of the
gentleman from Hawaii"
(Copyright, 1929, by Paul v. Collins.)
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-01-19
Schools Need Business Manager.

With a prospective budget of more
chan $l20Oo000 for the coming fisca
year the public school system Of the
District should have a real business
manager to leave the educational or
pedagogic force free to carry on scho-
lastic work, and who would coordinate
the relationships of tina school system
with the efficient business system of the
District government.
The schools now have an assistant
superintendent of schools, who is not
strictly an educator, in charge of bust
ness affairs, but the members of Con-
rress who scrutinize most closely the
operations of the various branches OF
the District government are not salts
fed that there is proper economic and
efficient coordination of the business
Of the public school system with the
procurement, repair and maintenance
departments of the municipal business
system.
District officials and leaders in Dis
trict affairs In Congress have claimed
that because the schools do not have
real business manager acquisitions are
not transmitted to the District Build
ing at the proper time so that they
could be included in the program of
work, and this delays the proper pro-
vision of adequate accommodations and
repairs for the schools
School officials have contended that
business manager should be under
the jurisdiction of the District Com
n1issioners and should act with their
authority, if, as officials and members
Of Congress claim, the shortcomings
result from a lack of coordination be-
tween the school needs and the various
supply, repair and maintenance Offices
Of the District government.
Under the new business manager
plan it is proposed that specifications
for work done would be prepared in
such way as to be promptly filled
without having TO have reference back
and forth between school officials and
District officials with time wasting de-
lays and controversy.
It is contemplated that under the
new business manager. when there is
any job of repair work, painting. need
for new furnace, or whatnot, the
business manager would prepare his
reouiSition or specifications in harmony
with District Building forms and pro-
cedure and take the requisition or
specifications direct to the proper
once in the District Building and get
the matter settled without delay for
conferences between the supply or re-
pair department and other school
officials.
There has been considerable contro-
versy as to whether this business man.
ager should be under the direct author
ity of the District Commissioners or OF
the superintendent of schools or the
Board of Education.
1t is to be hoped that this ccntro-
versy will have been settled before the
District appropriation bill is reported
to the House and that provision will
be made in that bill for an efficient
business management Of the District
school system, leaving the educational
Superintendency free to carry on peda-
gogic work that will result In the
schools of the National Capital holding
still higher scholastic rank.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-01-19

"The Wild Man of Borneo" died in
poverty. The bearded lady, Zip, the
what-is-it?" 10 10, the dog-faced man,
and others Of their clan, have gone
their way. The dime museum is obso-
lete. It's appeal to morbid curiosity
made it refuge for many unfortunates
who were enabled by the arts of show
manship to enjoy liberal reward and
appear before the public as personages
of peculiar distinction. That old dime
museum served philanthropic pur-
pose.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-01-19
ReappOrtiOnment Vote i'm House
Is Accorded Popular Approval

| has yielded to widespread popular de-
mand," and warns that "the Senate will
be flying in the face Of constitutional
intention and public opinion II 1t fails
to approve the measure"
| A point raised that the Fem measure
had an unconstitutional feature, in that
it improperly delegated powers is dis
missed by the Kansas City Journal-PoSt
with the statement: The Fem bill II
so fashioned that it does not really
delegate powers. Congress fixes the
representation on the basis of popula-
ton. The work left to the Secretary
of Commerce is purely ministerial. Any
future Congress may change the basis.
II it does not, the Secretary of Com
merce will merely do simple calcula-
ton In arithmetic prescribed by Con-
gress and announce the result. This Is
not a delegation of power in any rea-
sonable sense of the term"
Il
Taking up this same question, the
| Hartford Courant suggests: But why
recall the Constitution at this late day,
| when those who remember that there
is such document have for years ig-
nored its intention that reapportion-
ment of congressional districts be made
after each decennial census?"
The Oakland Tribune says 1.-The o]A
foes of the bill could not longer hold
clear consciences and stand out against
the Constitution" The Tribune adds:
Cheers come from California, Michi-
gan, Ohio. New Jersey, Texas and other
States which would gain" On this
point the Lexington Leader observes:
Kentucky will be sorry to have It's
representation reduced, as will other
States, but the Constitution should not
be ignored No argument can
be advanced. however appealing. that
actually justifieS the delay in reappor-
uonment or that can in any sense ex-
use further delay"
After seven years Of rough going"
comments the Newark Evening News,
"the bill has been adopted in the House /
and now goes to the Senate. II the bill /
is accepted at the other end of the
Capitol, New Jersey will gain two seats.
e" New Jerseys rise In industrial f
Importance. with its attendant increase
in population, juStifies the increase in
its congressional and electoral college
representation, as in the case of Michi-
CANS additional four. Reapportionment
has been demanding attention for years.
and the Fem bill method is the best OF
any suggested"
States such as Illinois, which would
neither gain nor lose by reapportion-
ment." AYERS the Chicago journal Of
Commerce, simply do not care about
the question. Since 1t does not have d
direct effect on them, they are not con-
cerned about it, AS for the other
States which have pleaded for larger
House, however, that paper says, They
would gain nothing at all by the pro-
posed enlargement Of the House"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-01-19

A life sentence for persistent Mlchi-
gan moonshiner is calculated to make
him regret that he did not go to one of
the big towns and become regular
racketeer
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-01-19

A bafiing characteristic of the Mon
roe Doctrine is its simplicity of express
sion. No one has to read 1t more than
once in order to understand it thor
ouQhly.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-01-19

1t is the normal inclination of every
statesman to vote for a peace PROPOSE
ton il only to show that his heart Ia
in the right place.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-01-19

Selection of a cabinet is the first re-
sponsibility a new President has to
meet. There must be disappointments.
In politics. as in other games, there
must be a point where friendship ceases.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-01-19

to. To, the end Of his days Montaigne
never veered from an even course in
regard to religion, although he lived in
one of the stormiest periods of history
The whole story OF his life Is charm
ingly told in "Montaigne: Grave and
Gay" by Andre LaIpande.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-01-19

1t is not yet to be expected that peace
agreements will assert influence over
military demonstrations that describe
themselves as revolts.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-01-19

The admirers of AL Smith are again
pointing with pride. Ability to issue a
volume Of campaign speeches as best
seller is an unprecedented achievement.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-01-19

1t has evidently pleased President
Coolidge to prove that he can catch
fish without the aid of a camera.
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Brain Fag.

In poverty must genius dwell.
Nor hope to learn wealth's golden
trick,
Which calculations will compel
In wearisome arithmetic.
How with great thoughts can he con-
meet,
For which the world might render
thanks,
While he devotes his intellect
To filling out taxation blanks?
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-01-19

"A politician should serve his coun-
try"
There are two kinds of politicians, !"
said Senator Sorghum. lone serves
his country The other manages to
make his country serve him."
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-01-19

The office-seeker can never be quite
sure whether he is looking for glory or
trouble.
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Jud Tunkins says one of the refine
ments Of cruelty is to give a birthday
party to bald-headed man with the
rheumatism.
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Small Stake.

The man who had q million came
To take a chance
He got one white chip in the game
OF big finance.
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You can't allus judge man by de
company he keeps" said Uncle Eben
Many a purity low-down citizen man
ages to git hissen a fne dog"
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He looks like Greek god!" ex-
claimed the gushing girl
II never cared for Greek gods" re-
piled Miss Cayenne. According to all
reports, they were a most unruly lot"
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Power" said Hi Ho, the sage Of
Chinatown, "loves f1attery. The more
undeserved compliment, the greater
its significance as a tribute of submis-
mission"