Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-08-24
Capital Sidelights
BY VILE p. KENNEpY.

The super-champion primary vote
getter this year Is apparently Senator
Morris Sheppard Of Texas, who polled
526,923 votes as against 174,26O for
former Representative Henry and 40,-
lao for another candidate.
This Is especially surprising because
while the people have been led to be-
lieve that prohibition is to be an out:
standing issue in the campaign and
with forecast varying from q gain OF
20 to q gain of SO "wet" votes in the
House and q corresponding loss of dry
votes, yet Senator Sheppard Is the great
white ribboner in Congress-'dry" 81
alkali desert dust, If not more so.
Another surprising feature Is that
while his opponents were making an &C.
tive campaign throughout the State
Senator Sheppard was detained In
Washington by the extra session Of the
Senate and did not reach Texas until
the day before the Democratic primary
and in Texas the nomination Ia eQuiva-
lent to election.
So, without having made q single
speech, Senator Sheppard won his out
standing victory.
When you put 2-cent stamp on q
letter, have you any idea Of the
tremendous service that Is operating to
deliver that and other letters for you?
Postmaster General Walter r. Brown
has Just checked up on all his post
Offices and finds that there are just
about $4,000 Of them. OF these some
$4,000, which are rated by their postal
receipts and designated a. post oftlces
of the FIRST, second or third class, are
known as presidential post offices be-
cause the postmaster 10 appointed by
the President for q definite term Of
four years from an eligibility register
furnished by the Civil Service Commits
sion. The remaining $4,000 post ofiices,
which have total receipts OF less than
$500 year, are designated as post
offices Of the fourth class. They are
administered by poStmasters appointed
by the Postmaster General from the
civil service lists and hold the once for
an indefinite period.
The highest rent paid by the Post
once Department for leased building
Is $36O,000 q year for the Van Buren,
postal station In Chicago, and IL oc-
annual rental Of $4,000, 900.
k%A
Around the Capitol there n extraor-
binary interest In the campaign Of
Edmund r. Erik Of Pittsburgh, pa, who
II candidate 10 succeed TO the vacancy
caused by the death Of Representative
Stephen q. Porter, late chairman Of the
Foreign Affairs Committee. Mr.. Erik
has been clerk 70 that committee and
secretary and confidential adviser "a
Representative Porter for more than
two decades.
ed" Erik is . character" highly re-
spected and loved about the Capitol
because for 30 years he has been q
RnAA A. A. RAHT
always ready to aid the suffering and
fortune, always eager to do q favor
happiest when helping his fellow man.
Mr.. Erik has for years been known fol
beyond the Capital City or his home
district through his Christmas greeting
cards, which are the most elaborate SEM
out for the holidays. In these he has
made available to libraries. schools and
colleges throughout the country fac
sirnile reproductions Of the findamenta,
documents Of the United States Govern
ment.
students far and wide throughout
the country also owe Mr.. Erik deb
OF gratitude, because he has carefully
combed the entire Government service
cleaned the best things that Uncle
Sam has to give away, especially in the
line Of books and educational pam.
phlets, and gathered together bundle
collections Of these handouts" which
he gives TO student visitors at the Cap.
ital and which they could not collect In
months Of personal effort.
One Of Mr.. Erk's strongest character
istics Is devotion to the entire Gov
eminent service, his pride In IL and his
faith IN Congress as the greatest lcSis.
lative body IN the world. 49,
There are few men at the Capitol
who really belong" there 90 does Ed
mund r. Erik.
Now, then, for little hornily b.
Uncle Sam on art-of another sort
the art OF proper use Of money.
Training Of children In this regard
Is advocated BY the Federal Govern
nnent. which, after intensive study, adj
vises parents and guardians that q
very simple method Of starting children
in the use of their allowances Is that
employed by social service agencies In
dealing with foreign or illiterate fam
flies. It consists Of using several stout
envelopes-one for each kind Of exc
penditure. For children the paternalis-
tic Federal Government advises the use
of two envelopes at first: one marked
ITO spend" and the other ITO save fol
something nice"
Just think Of a great government Of
big, 80 human, that 1t employs ex-
perts to advise mothers how 70 trair
their children In the little things thai
may be 80 important In after life.
These specialists counsel that wher
o child has learned to make change
to add or subtract small amounts and
can be sent to the store he 10 ole
enough 10 have some money Of his owl
to handle. The envelope system 70 only
as q help until he can write his "ac-
counts" In q book. Then he shoult
be taught gradually how 10 find out
what he has spent and what In left
how to save for definite purchases Of
toys or gifts, and ultimately how Il
stretch out larger amounts Of persona
money for definite uses such 90 fol
School" 'car fare" lunches"
BY the time q boy or girl Is In the
last grammar grade and getting ready
for high school O clothing allowance
should be added and its use taught
according to the Federal specialists
This is good time TO introduce
checkbook. Poorly chosen purchases
will occur from time to time. but after
a little experience the student trained
In this way can be trusted away from
home to handle funds intelligently.
--S-soe-s-
Pity the Poor Captives.