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Evening star., 1934-05-22

plan was presented in Congress no
less than thirty-four times. In later
years it has repeatedly been urged,
sometimes in the form Of Nation
wide vote regardless of State lines,
more often to the effect simply Of the
abandonment Of the medium Of State
electors, the people of each State vot-
ing directly for President and Vice
President, and each State having as
many votes for those offices as the
total of the representation in Con-
gress. That is the form of the amend
ment now proposed and pending.
The fiction of an electoral college"
has been definitely outmoded almost
from the outset. In the beginning,
with party organizations somewhat
vague and with no definite method
of presenting candidates for the
Offices, the State electors were sup
posed to have an effective function.
Eventually the party caucus was de-
veloped as a means of concentrating
partisan support for chosen candi-
dates. Later the party convention
came into vogue. Under both systems
the State electors became mere re-
cording bodies, without freedom of
choice, and they have remained in
that status to the present time
There is no substantial argument
against the abandonment of the for
mality of the powerless, perfunctory
elector system, and the preponder-
ance of public opinion for many years
has been in favor OF an amendment
to the Constitution for its abandon
ment in favor of the recording Of the
votes of the States on the basis Of
the ballots cast at the November elec-
tions. With the change in the sched-
ule of congressional meetings under
the twenty-second amendment to the
Constitution the abolition of the elec-
toral college has become virtually
necessity, to shorten the procedure.
The Congress elected in November
ASSEMBLIES on the Sd of January I'M
mediately following and the President
and Vice President take Office on the
Goth of that month, an interval of only
thirteen days. Direct election, as pro-
posed by the amendment now pending
in the Senate, would lessen the posi-
bility of delay.
Evening star., 1934-05-22
Immigrants Who Fail
to Learn the Language

To the Editor of The Star:
America today needs above all else
the type of immigrant who can easily
become Americanized and is willing
to cooperate with Americanization
agencies and to learn the English
language and to take out his citizen
ship papers. We have many thou
sands of aliens, unfortunately, in our
midst who are as foreign in customs
and garb and tongue as the day they
arrived, as they live among their own
race and read their foreign language
newspapers, and are antagonistic
toward American ideals. Many aliens
OF this type have been over many
years. and their language still is that
OF the country from which they came
and they resist efforts made to per-
suade them to learn the language of
their adopted country or to attend
Americanization classes. Not only
that, but this type bitterly resents the
fact that their American-born chill
dren and American-born relatives
have forgotten the tongue of their
ancestry and can hardly converse
WIFI them except IN EnglSh. TheSe
people are not progressive and are an
obstacle in our national life, as they
still regard Europe as home.
My grandfather. who came over.
said to his children: do not forget
the land across the sea, from which
we came, but remember America now
comes first. and your duty is to be
loyal to the country of your adoption
and to learn to speak the tongue of
the country which has given us citl-
zenship papers," Too many aliens
do not come out clean cut" for
America. and remain torn between
the old and new country, and are an
undigested mass America cannot alb
sorb or Americanize, as their mental
tiles are hostile toward the new.
DOROTHY A. DAVIS.
Evening star., 1934-05-22
The Electoral College.

By the extremely narrow margin of
two votes the Senate yesterday re-
jected a resolution proposing an
amendment to the Constitution chang
ing the method of electing the Presi-
dent and Vice President. The ayes
were forty-two, the nays twenty-four.
Two Senators charging position from
the negative to the affirmative would
have yielded the necessary forty-four,
or two-thirds of those present and
voting. A motion to reconsider the
vote was Immediately entered and
will be taken up in the Senate this
afternoon.
The first movement to abolish the
electoral college" was started in
1926, in consequence of the defeat Of
Andrew Jackson for the presidency,
though he had received the largest
popular vote, the election being thrown
into the House of Representatives,
where John Adams was chosen on the
vote by State delegations. In the
course of sixty-thrsS years this same
Evening star., 1934-05-22
Chronic Criminals
Should Be Branded
To the Editor of The Star:

To the Editor of The Star:
AS regards law enforcement and
the checking of crimes, ETC., for which
purpose several bills have been in
troduced in Congress, it appears to
many that too little real benefit has
resulted from the present methods Of
Federal enforcement agencies.
Senator Copeland is reported to
have said: when we get an aroused
public opinion there will be less of
this wishy-washy administration of
justice" Lord help us to get it!
Suppose a party is arrested for
homicide, larceny. racketeering or
banditry. He employs a lawyer with
the gift of gab." monumental egotism
and self-interest, possibly; also moral
astigmatism. with a rapidly fading
sense of justice. The result is the
culprit's punishment is so mild that
he dares to repeat the offense till
violation of the laws becomes a fixed
habit-a sort of second nature. Such
u Ol1ClloClS d1C W IT.
form with moral suasion and mild
sentences. Evidently these chronic
cases of moral depravity call for more
severe treatment.
Now, we may be called rankly rad
ical and, I suspect, severely censured,
when we state that we candidly be-
lieve that branding every chronic
criminal by the "scaret letter" method
would do much toward curbing the
advance of crime development.
No crime addict who has an atom
of self-regard left would wish to have
advertised the fact that he has a
criminal record.
From our point of view, habitual
crime and Communism are nearly
identical, and the fear of punishment
exerts a stronger influence than the
hope of distant and doubtful reward.
WILLIAM w. PUGH.
Evening star., 1934-05-22
Some Pointed Observations on the
Lack of Car Garages in Washington

may be run off the street during the
busy part of the day make anyway?
Surely when We are all asleep, or
probably should be, it would not mat
ter much to have the curbs lined.
since whoever is out, be he in street
car a limousine, will have no trouble
in navigating. and should not be
spending much time on outside
scenery. And then, but gosh! The
jury's asleep. Anyway. if Mr.. Henry
Ash is making money on his Sc ga
rage now-if he isn't, Diogenese
shouldn't have prowled far-maybe
it is best that We do not go back to
his SIS period. But ah heck! Let's
wait around for a while for reason
able argument from the other side.
Some bozo may think up one yet.
w, B. HALLE.
Evening star., 1934-05-22
Why Not Be Frank?

The aim of the new deal is to help
people help themselves, Rexford G.
Tugwcll, Assistant Secretary of Agri-
culture. told a national convention of
social workers in Kansas City last
night. That, of course, is a perfectly
sane and admirable aim. Just how
the desired end is to be brought about,
however, is not made clear by Mr..
Tugwell, as far as the dispatches tell
ing of his address go. He would have
the industrial system in this country
remade. There must be a redirection
of the management of institutions and
organizations, he says. Rugged in
dividualism" under the old deal, ac-
cording to Mr.. Tugwell, meant the
RECOMMENDATION of the many for the
benefit of the few. The social mission
Of the new deal has a somewhat
higher standard of individualism-it
believes in freeing the many from the
RECOMMENDATION of the few"
The great difficulty about the dis
cussionS of the planners" who are
engs ged in framing the new deal lies
in their lack of direct statement. If
they mean that the industrial system
must be remade, that there must be
socialization Of the industrial system,
why do they not say so? They might
take leaf from the book of Clarence
DarroW, chairman of the National
Review Board for the N. r. A. Mr..
DarroW is entirely direct in his state
ments. He has frankly recommended
that the NJ R. A. be junked and that
there be sccialization of industry. 1t
would be interesting to know if that
is what Mr.. Tugwell and others in
the brain trust" of the present ad-
ministration are really seeking. They
may believe that the time is not ripe
for plain talking; that step by step
is the way to bring about the end
toward which they work.
Mr.. Tugwell in his address at Kan
sas City undertook to allay any fears
the people may have that the new
deal seeks to do something" to people
and to alter their way of life, their
wants and desires. 1t is perfectly
clear, as long as human nature re-
mains as it is. that it will take a
great deal to alter the needs and de-
sires of men and women. Instead of
permitting the people to go about
getting what they desire in the
''laissez faire" manner of the old deal,
it is now proposed that they follow
some plan-yet to be openly devel-
oped-under the new deal. If there
are to be plans, it is obvious that
they must be made by Govern
ment. And if the Government makes
plans, it will see to it that the people
follow them.
This word RECOMMENDATION is a con-
venient term, apparently. 1t is used
by Mr.. Tugwell to describe the con-
dition of the people under the old
deal, with industry run as it has been
in the past. 1t is used by the oppo-
nents of the new deal who say that
the people in the future, provided
the new deal has its way, will be regi-
mented by the Government and Gov
ernment officials.
The American people have been
told often they are ION their way;
that they are to have important
changes in their industrial and social
systems. A little straightforward
frankness, instead of pleasant phrases,
which might be interpreted to mean
almost anything in the way of action,
would bo ol11tory
Evening star., 1934-05-22

Brazil in its plans for civic reor-
ganiZation rejected the suggestion of
requiring military service of women.
The Red Cross provides all the oppor-
tunity for military service that should
be demanded of woman-perhaps the
most responsible and honorable serv-
ice that war, with all its heroic fame,
permits.
Evening star., 1934-05-22
ANSWERS TO QUESTIONS
BY FREDERIC ]. HASKIN.

the poet and novelist, Pauline Eliza
beth Ottil1e Louise, Queen of Rc-
mania.
@. VIII frogs or japanese snails eat
the young of goldfish in lily pond?
e. H. S.
A. japanese snails will not disturb
the young Of goldfish. Frogs, how
ever, will eat them, as well as the
goldfish eggs. Frogs may success
fully be kept out of an artificial lily
pond by putting low wire meshed
fence about the edge.
q. How many persons 100 years
old or more are there in the United
States?-J. M. C.
A. There were 1864 persons 100
years or over in 1880, according to
the Federal census.
Q. What is the term used In music
for theme or phrase which is always
associated with particular character
in an opera?-E. G.
A This is known as a leitmotiv
wagner employed such themes more
than any modern musician. "Parsifal'
is an especially good example.
@. Is the Japan current moving
WeStWard?-D. O.
A. The United States Coast and
Geodetic Survey says that it has
made no recent investigations of the
Japan current, but from such obserya-
tons as have been made in the past
and from general considerations. il is
known that this current changes it's
position somewhat with Changing
WINDS and weather conditions. How
ever, these changes are in response
TO forces OF temporary nature and
are, therefore, of a temporary char
acter. There is every reason for be-
lleVlng that no permanent change
IN the Japan current has taken place.
Such a change would result from per
manent changes in the force and di-
rectlon OF the prevailing winds or
from extensive changes in the direc-
tlonS OF coast lines or confguration
VI Ihe ocean bottom. Since no such
changes have been observed, it is
Mghly improbable that any decided
change IN the position Of the japan
current has taken place.
q What is the salary of the prime
minister Of England?-M. E. M.
a The Office of prime minister car
I4eS no salary. Ramsay Macdonald
hoIoS another position. that of first
lord OF the treasury. That post paws
$4,000, or nearly $4,000.
@. Is there on exhibition an air.
CONDITIONED house at the Century of
ProgreSS?-M D.
a There will Oe one this Summer.
II VIII be modern in design and of a
type almost all Americans visiting the
falr could hope to acquire.
Q. Among the English songs used
by Rosa Ponselle during the last sea-
son, which three compositions does
this great artist consiGe" the most
popular with her audiences?-F. M M
A. The ones which met with the
greatest success were: Songs My
Mother Taught Me-" THE Nightin-
gale and the Rose" and Garry Me
Back to Old Vlrginny."
@. Is it possible to remove a bubble
from fever thermometer?-M. D.
A. The Public Health Service says
that it is impossible to remove a
bubble from a thermometer. II a
bubble is in the mercury, the ther-
mometer is defective and should be
returned to the manufacturers.
Q. What became of the old Eden
Musee?-F. j. C.
A. The Eden Musee, the famous
collection of wax works in New York,
Was founded in 1885, and in June rs,
1915, went into bankruptcy. It was
sold December 25. 1915. and the site
of the building was occupied by q six
teen-story commercial building.
Evening star., 1934-05-22
SHOOTING STARS.
BY PHILANDER JOHNSON.
Pleasures of Uncertaint

Pleasures of Uncertainty.
We're obliged to go a-guessing
In the Spring and in the Fall.
The custom is depressing
And its benefits are small.
When your heart is not so fearless
And your faith is not so strong,
Sometimes, when a day seems cheer
less,
You will hope you're guessing wrong.
Ourselves we'd like to f1atter
That each guess will prove correct,
But so much may seem the matter
That it's gloom We must select.
But we'll still keep persevering
And we'll sing little song.
We may guess that troubles nearing
But we may be guessing wrong.
Evening star., 1934-05-22

Occasionally Mr.. Scopes. who taught
evolution in Tennessee, is recalled as
a man who had an enormous supply
of publicity in his grasp and did not
know how to use it commercially.
Evening star., 1934-05-22

@. Which travels fastest, q golf ball.
a tennis ball or base ball?-G. T. H.
A. American Lawn Tennis says that
that the golf ball travels fastest. A
golf ball has been driven at a meas
ured speed of 263 feet per second:
tennis ball has been served at a speed
of 222 feet per second and a base ball
has been thrown at a speed of lao
feet per second.
@. What proportion Of attempts at
suicide succeed?-N. M.
A. According to an insurance COM
pany statistician, only 40 per cent
succeed.
@. Why are some medical questions
answered, while others are out of your
field?-D. F.
A. Questions regarding the history
of medicine, names of hospitals, es-
tablished facts about diseases and the
like can be answered because these
facts can be ascertained by layman.
Medical diagnosis and advice is strict
ly in the professional field and should
not be given by any one outside.
Questions within the scope of an in
formation service are carefully an
swered by researchers trained to this
work. Send your questions To this
newspapers Information Bureau,
Frederic J. Haskin, Director, Wash
ington. D. C. Inclose coin or stamp
for reply postage.
Q. Has Marie Dressler ever been
married?-N. T. M.
A. She is the widow of James H.
Dalton.
@. Will non-service connected men,
cut off by the economy act, be rein
stated by the late act of CongresS?-
j. D. P.
A. Men with non-service connected
disabilities will not be reinstated by
the late act of Congress. The only
non-service connected disabilities for
which benefits are paid are permanent
and total disabilities not the result of
the veterans own conduct.
@. Is there moonlight in the Arc
tic and Antarctic regions?-B. r.
A. The moon shines in the Arctic
and Antarctic regions for a part of
the time during the long nights At
the pole itself the moon is above the
horizon continuously during one-half
of each lunar month. and below the
horizon continuously during the other
half. In the Winter time full moon
occurs when the moon is above the
horizon and new moon when it is be-
low, while in Summer time new moon
occurs when it is above the horizon
and full moon when it is below.
@. What pipe organ was the first to
be heard over the radio?-A. N.
A. The Etude says that the first
used for broadcasting was the organ
at Calvary Church, Pittsburgh, where
Harvey Gaul is organist. Services in
this church were broadcast in 1920.
@. What was the name of the air
plane in which Col. and Mrs. Lind
bergh made their extended flight last
years.. E. G.
A 1t was the TingmisSartoq. The
name is Greenland Eskimo and means
man who flies like a great bird. The
Lindberghs visited 81 countries on
their flight in 1888.
@. Where does Salt Lake City get
its water supply?-B. P.
A The water system of Salt Lake
City. Utah, dates from 1870, and is
considered one of the best in the
world. The source is snow on the
Wasatch Range, near the city, which
forms streams. There are several
reservoirs in canyons on the Salt
Lake side OF this range.
Q. Who was Carmen Sylva?-H.
A. NJ.
A. This was the pen name used by
Evening star., 1934-05-22

A Staying is usually described as a
mystery although in the present state
of society murder can hardly 1e re-
garded as more mysterious than any
other form of epidemic.
Evening star., 1934-05-22
CensOrious Suggestion.

My Radio! My Radio!
Your noises are not charming.
The songs discordant often grow,
Your speeches are alarming.
We'd be no longer left in doubt,
AS you become erratic,
If you'd leave the performers out
And make it all pure static.
Evening star., 1934-05-22

Trotsky is an example of reputation
without profits. In case Russia should
become involved in hostilities, he
would not have pull enough to secure
a job as a war correspondent.
Evening star., 1934-05-22
Popularity.

Are you trying to be popular?"
Eyes" answered Senator Sorghum,
"and it's hard game. In order to
be popular with one element of society
you've got to make yourself as un-
popular as possible with another"
Evening star., 1934-05-22
Bargains.

From the Fort Worth star-Telegram.
Collective bargaining seems to fol-
low the old human nature instinct
of collecting around the spot where
the bargains are said to exist
which is another way of saying it Is
still a wohaan's world.
Evening star., 1934-05-22
Scaling or Peeling?

From the New York Sun.
1t is reported that Great Britain
expects the debt to be scaled down.
whereas some members of Congress
hope that part of the amount due
will be peeled off.
Evening star., 1934-05-22

The N. R. A. "chiseler" is not only
mentioned with liberation, but infer
ences Are permitted that it might be
as well to use an ak.
Evening star., 1934-05-22
Public Enemies.

From the indianapolis News.
Federal agents have been ordered
to capture public enemies alive, but
the public enemies seem to be deter
mined to defeat the order one way
or another.
Evening star., 1934-05-22

Even IN the presence of a brain
trust, a voice may occasionally arise
which appears to be on the verge of
declaring an individual monopoly.
Evening star., 1934-05-22
Back to the Kitchen.

From the Indianapolis Star.
One of the great social tragedies
is the prospect that in another month
some of< the prom queens may be
helping mother with the dishes.
Evening star., 1934-05-22
British Risibility.

From the Altoona Mirror.
A man in London started laughing
16 months ago and can't stop. We
knew it took an Englishman a long
time to get joke, but we never real
lied 1t took him so long to get over
one.
Evening star., 1934-05-22

Jud TunkinS says he's sometimes
afraid the Government will keep on
turning out reports till so many come
at once that they sound like an ex-
plosion.
Evening star., 1934-05-22

Disarmament is another Of those
Utopian ideas which people enjoy
reading about but never support
unanimously.
Evening star., 1934-05-22
Breaking Up the Meet.

IOs@1hE11b = tfHC 4fHCtts
why doesn't Crimson Gulch have
a race track?"
THE idea might be all right now,'
answered Cactus Joe, but We gave
it up"
Afraid of attracting too many
gamblers"
mo. HosS thieves"
Evening star., 1934-05-22
Peace Prizes.

From the indianapolis Star.
Sufficient discord has developed
over those Pulitzer prizes to justify a
awarding a peace trophy.
Evening star., 1934-05-22

Adjournment of Congress will leave
unfinished business on hand, but will
at least curtau its accumulation.
Evening star., 1934-05-22
Up-to-Date Diplomacy.

From the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette.
China and Persia have renewed
diplomatic relations. They broke"
1900 years ago. This must be the
worlds record for holding a grusee.
Evening star., 1934-05-22
Hoarding.

From the Geneva New York Times.
Never mind silver. They say the
iron ore in this country is going to
run out before long. Better hoard
scrap iron.
Evening star., 1934-05-22
DEVELOPMENTS.

As men grow Older, sages say,
They should have more mentality,
But greater force they may display
without originality.
While federation one applies
Another will grow mulisher,
And while a few become more wiSt
A lot keep getting foolisher.
Evening star., 1934-05-22

Oar is almost as much difference" |"
said Uncle Eben, between talkin'
sensible and actin sensible as dar is
between b writin' a9 I O U and payin'
it off,"
Evening star., 1934-05-22

Il am sadly impressed" said Hi Ho,
the sage. of Chinatown, "by evidences
of the hard times through which you
have passed. Many men and women
appear to have lost even their wear
ing apparel
Evening star., 1934-05-22
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@. What became of the old Eden
Musee?-F. j. C.
A. The Eden Musee, the famous
collection of wax works in New York,
Was founded in 1885, and in June 26,
1915, went into bankruptcy. It was
sold December 25. 1915. and the site
of the building was occupied by a six
teen-story commercial building.
Evening star., 1934-05-22

@. Is it possible to remove a bubble
from fever thermometer?-M. D.
A. The Public Health Service says
that it is impossible to remove a
bubble from a thermometer. II a
bubble is in the mercury, the ther-
mometer is defective and should be
returned to the manufacturers.
Evening star., 1934-05-22

Q. Who was Carmen Sylva?-H.
A. NJ.
A. This was the pen name used by
Evening star., 1934-05-22

Q. Has Marie Dressler ever been
married?-N. T. M.
A. She is the widow of James H.
Dalton.
Evening star., 1934-05-22

Q. Among the English songs used
by Rosa Ponselle during the last sea-
son, which three compositions does
this great artist consiGe" the most
popular with her audiences?-F. M. M.
A. The ones which met with the
greatest success were: Songs My
Mother Taught Me" The Nightin-
gale and the Rose" and Garry Me
Back to Old Vrginny."