Evening star., 1933-04-14
WASHINGTON OBSERVATIONS
BY FREDERIC WILLIAM VILE.

Service Journal there's reproduction
OF front page article from the Corriere
della Sera Of Milan. Italy, q faithful
Mussolini organ, explaining the newest
(Norris) amendment to the Constitu-
tion Of the United States. The article
says: The newly-elected congressman
remain at their homes, following their
usual vocatShs. and do not take the
road for Washington until after four
months. to arrive there on the fourth
OF March. For this reason they are
called lame ducks"
William J. Collins. superintendent of
the Senate press gallery, has just en-
tered upon his twenty-fifth successive
year there. He began as a messenger in
1909 under the one and only Jim Pres
ton, became assistant superintendent in
1919, and superintendent In 1891. Presi-
dent Roosevelt has just autographed his
portrait for Collins. making "Willie's"
Presidential collection. each picture per-
sonally inscribed to him, complete from
I. r. to F.. d. r. Two "Willies' now
run the press galleries at the Capitol.
Bill Donaldson being in command on
the House side. Samuel WhiteSide Bell,
of the New York Herald Tribune, has
Just been elected chairman of the
Standing Committee Of Correspondents
freshly chosen with each new session of
Congress.
Woman politicians Of both parties are
loud in their praise of the DISTINGUISHED
honorS their sex has received under the
New Deal-a cabinet Office and q first
class diplomatic mission. Although Her
bert Hoover. it used to be said. was
elected by the women of the country.
they always felt they had short shrift
at his hands, as far as really important
Government jobs were concerned. It's
an open secret that the Democratic
ladies are In receptive mood for patron
age plums on wide scale. Mrs. Nellie
Tayloe Ross of Wyoming. vice chair
man OF the National Committee, is ex-
pected to bag the next big prize. a
Civil Service commiSsionership, now
that Miss Perkins and Ruth Bryan
Owen have been taken care Of. Post
masterShips are in favor among the
party sisters. and revenue collector Jobs
also are much sought for Numerous
woman lawyers are lobbying to become
assistant United States attorneys or
legal counselors in Government ofices.
Her friends had confidently looked to
the retention of Miss Jessie Dell, a
Democrat. as a United States Civil
Service commissioner. but she is appar-
emily to walk the plank and give way
to Gov. NoSs.
One of the late Admiral Moffett's
real achievements was to sell" the
United States Navy throughout the
Middle West. far remote from salt wa
ter. He accomplished that feat while In
charge Of the Great Lakes Naval Train
ing Station, outside of Chicago, during
the World War. In addition to admin
istering the stations affairs. Admiral
Motfett specialized in touring the terri
tory on both sides of the Mississippi for
the purpose of addressing schools, col
legss, universities ana business olgsni-
cations on the meaning Of sea power
A friend. President William Mather
Lewis Of La ayette College. recalls how
Moffett put stop to hazing at the
Great Lakes Station. 1t was discovered
that some Of the older men took delight
in making life miserable for rockies.
Moffett thereupon issued q regulation
that any one caught hazing q new man
would have to enter the boxing ring
the following Wednesday afternoon with
a fellow Of his own size and weight In a
Knockout match. AS q result, some
hulk of a bully would generally find
himself facing a clever boxer, possibly
fleet or local champion, who would
give him terrific beating. In about
four weeks hazing stopped.
Copyright. 19331