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Evening star., 1934-03-29
ELECTOR COLLEGE
ABOLITION URGED
New York u. Professor Cites
Election of Harrison
and Hayes.
speeia1 Dispatch to The Star.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
NEW YORK, March 29 N.AN.A)
Neither Rutherford B. Hayes nor
BENJAMIN Harrison would have been
President OF the United States If the
proposed constitutional amendment
modifying the status of the Electoral
College had been In effect when they
we're candidates. according to DR. H
A. Gray, professor Of constitutional
law at New York University.
DR.. Gray made this statement in
commenting on the Lea Norris resolu-
ton, indorsed by President Roosevelt.
which would apportion the electoral
vote in each State according to the
popular vote instead of throwing it In
block to the majority.
Cites Cleveland Defeat.
'In 1876" he pointed out, "Tilden
polled q plurality over Hayes Of ap-
proximately 250,C00. But because the
College Of Electors was bound to cast
its vote solidly with the majority in
each State, Hayes squeezed into the
White House by one vote. 185 to 164.
"A more glaring example of how the
Electoral College has functioned to
deny the rights of a majority came in
1888, when Grover Cleveland received
about 100000 more popular votes than
Harrison, yet was defeated in the Elec-
toral College by IS ballots.
1T would be interesting to speculate
on what might have happened in this
country If the voice of the majority
had been needed in either OF these
elections. If you subscribe to the per-
ionality school of history-that is, that
men make events and not events men
you could make a good case for stat
ing tnat the whole course of both
American and world history might
have been changed"
DR.. Gray said the Lea-Norris resolu-
ton is evidence OF desire to bring
the Constitution up to date and cor
rect a weakness which has been ap-
parent to students of the Constitution
for more than a century.
Sought to Hinder Revolts.
THE electoral college was stripped
Of all practical usefulness in the time
OF Thomas Jefferson" he said
"Psychologically, it seems to me, the
eleCCOral cOlle2e was created originally
to place an obstacle in the path oi
expression Of mob action. To make 1,
more difficult for any hot-headee
group to capture control of the Gov
eminent. the founding fathers created
q Congress whose Upper House was tc
be named by the State Legislature and
established the college of electors
Thus a rebellious group would have
had to work from State to State to
overthrow the Federal Government by
ballot
with the hourishing Of the party
system of government, which made
major advances under Jefferson, the
1nvoluted method of electing Senators
and the President lost all practical
value as a stop-gap. We now have
popular vote for Senators. The college
Of electors continues on, I think. BE-
cause of the force of inertia. There
IS no doubt that it is a force against
democracy and for that reason II
ought to be abolished.
tCopyrisht. 1894. by the North American
Newspaper Alliance. 1nc)
Evening star., 1934-03-29

that "the sea is fine when viewed
from the shore" and not so bad when
contemplated from q 50,000-ton ship.
but he said he was unable to under
stand "how men can slop around in
small boats and like it better and bet
ter the wetter they get and the
stronger the smell of fish"
The rear admiral, who spent a
years at sea. said he came of agri-
cultural stock, and they had the sea-
mems gifts Of computing time and
weather conditions.
Evening star., 1934-03-29
CANADA DELAYS JOB AID
Parliament Recesses With Bill
Under Consideration,

OTTAWA. March 29 R.-Cana-
dian Parliament adjourned yesterday
for the Easter recess with the gov.
ernment's unemployment bill still un-
der consideration and the country
forced to maintain relief without Do
rninion assistance for 9 or 10 days.
The relief legislation now operat-
ing will expire Saturday and until
Parliament reassembles April 9 there
Is no chance of resurrecting it. A
bill providing extension Of relief Is
temporarily checkmated.
Evening star., 1934-03-29
ADMIRAL LAUDS SEA
AS VIEWED FROM LAND
AZ Years of Marine Life Con-
vinced Sims There Are Bet
ter Things, He Says.

BY the Associated Press.
BOSTON, March 29.-Rear Ad-
miral William S. Sims. retired, never
liked going to sea-" he confessed yes
terday in a talk on conditions of
Life at Sea In the Times Of the Pill
grim Ship Mayhower"
The admiral told the Massachusetts
Society Of Mayflower Descendants
Evening star., 1934-03-29

"Nessie," a miniature model Of an
artists conception of the Loeb Ness
monster" has been adopted as q
mascot by a woman's hockey club in
Scotland.
Evening star., 1934-03-29
Pimples Causedx
Great Suffering
Cuticura Healed

my face was always Q mass Of
pimples. causing terrible dishgufe-
ment, and used to get 20 disEusted
that I was unable to 60 out any.
where. The pimples were red and
hard and most always festered.
They would itch and when I
scratched them they would burn,
causing me great suffering.
"These plmples lasted quite .
while until I discovered cutieura
Soap and Ointment. I cent for Q
free sample which proved suesessful
% l bought more and aftes using
several cakes Of Cutieura Soap with
the Cutieura Ointment ! was
healed" (Signed) Miss Ethel
Lands 1882 Ruan St, Philadelphia.
Pa, March -, 1888.
Use cutieura Soap, Ointment and
Taleum to promote and maintain
skin purity, skin comfort and skin
health; the Soap to cleanse and
purify, Ointment 10 sooths and heal.
and Taleum to powder and refresh.
Soap 1e. Ointment . .nd soe; I,lsum Hs r. rtc.
Hsi,:s'''' ss:s ''''
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1934-06-12
VIRGINIA GIVES
1871 DEGREES

Nine students from Washing
ton are included among 391 grad
yates from 20 States who received
their degrees at the commence
ment exercises Of the University
Of Virginia at Charlottesville to-
day.
Those from Washington and
their degrees are James McKen-
ney Berry, jr., v. Homer DriSsel,
Stanley Stuart CARRIER, bachelor
Of science; Ben Bane Dulaney,
master Of science; Marvin Downey
and Caroline Pierce Martin, mas
ter Of arts; Frederick Phillips
Bike, bachelor Of science in en-
cheering: Samuel Herre1l Cole.
bachelor Of science in chemistry,
and Harry Wolcott F'enner and
Charles Henry Ruth, jr., bachelor
Of science in commerce.
Governor George c. Peery Of
Virginia and DR.. william c. New.
comb, who is being installed as
the univerSity'S new president, ad-
dressed the graduates.
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DR.. Stanley to Attend

DR.. Louise Stanley, chief Of
the Bureau Of Home Economies
Of the Department of Agricul.
ture, Is among the local women
expected to attend. She prob
ably will base her talks on
standards Of Living"
DR.. Mary O'Malley, clinical
director of st. Elizabeths Hos
pital here, will have Mental
Hygiene" for her subject IT the
conference.
Mary Anderson, director Of
the Women's Bureau of the
Department of Labor, also is
expected to attend. Her discus
sions probably will have to do
with women in industry.
other outstanding women
who will talk include Dame
Rachel Crowdy, of London, for.
merly with the League of Ma.
tions, whose subject will have
to do with social service and
particularly, perhaps, with in
ternational traffic in drugs;
and DR.. Ethel E. Osborne, of
the University of Melbourne,
Australia, who will talk on I'm.
dustrial Hygiene"
DR.. Cen Way Koh, of the In
ternational Institute Hospital in
Shanghai, China, also will speak.
She likely will tell Of the work
ing of this hospital, which is
considered one of the most
modern in China.
Mrs. Poole, who will go to the
conference as one of the six
official voting delegates from
the United States, is a member
Of the U. S. Mainland commit
tee Of the Pan Pacific Wom-
ems Association.
Mrs. Poole, a world traveller
and lecturer, this summer was
to have headed a world friend
ship tour, sponsored by the
General Federation of Women's
Clubs, which has been indefi-
nitely postponed because of an
insufficient number of women
for the trip. The motive Of this
tour was to acquaint the club
women of this country with
women and the work of their
clubs abroad.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1934-06-12

| lery Corps, is assigned to duty as
assistant commandant, Coast Ar
tillery School, Fort Monroe, Va.
Major William T. Pigott, jr.,
Infantry, to London, England.
First Lieut.. Francis c. Foster,
assigned to Panama.
First Lieut.. Kenneth w. Treacy,
assigned to Panama.
Lieut.. Roger F. O'Leary, Quar-
termaster Corps, to Army Medical
Center, Washington, D. C. as
assistant to the quartermaster.
Col. George L. Wertenbaker,
Coast Artillery Corps, to Hawai-
ian Department.
Col. Paul H. McCook, Infantry,
to Fort Francis E. Warren,
Wyoming.
Major Alvan C. standeford,
Field Artillery, to Fort Knox,
| Kentucky.
Capt. Richard A. Gordon, field
artillery, to Fort Bragg, N. C.
Capt. Jasper K. McDuffe, Air
Corps, to Langley Field, Va.
Second Lieut.. Homer L. San
derS, Air Corps, to Hawaiian De-
partment.
First Lieut.. Joseph H. Atkinson,
Air Corps, to Panama Canal De-
partment.
Major Charles N. Stevens, infan-
try, to Fort Lewis, Wash.
First Lieut.. Malcolm Faulhaber,
field artillery, to Panama Canal
Department.
Major James E. Phillips, Medi-
cal Corps, to FitzSimonS General
Hospital, Denver, Col.
Major Jack G. Fuller, Veteri-
nary Corps. to Fort Smelling,
MINI.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1934-06-12

Mrs. Grace Morrison Poole,
president Of the General FEEDER
alton Of Women's Clubs, viii at
tend the conference Of the Pan
Pacific Women's Association,
which will meet in Honolulu
August 6 to %.
Mrs. Poole will leave Wash
ington July % and will sail
from San Francisco on the Lur-
line August %. Accompanying
her will be Mrs. Robert A.
Campbell Lawson, of Tulsa,
OKLA, and DR.. Josephine L.
Pierce, Of Lima, Ohio, vice presi.
dent of the General Federation.
Many prominent women from
the United States and other
countries will speak at the con-
ference.
The conference will be held to
study problems common to
women, particularly women liv-
ing in countries bordering the
Pacific Ocean.
Topics in discussions will in
clude health problems, espe-
cially infant and maternal ny.
gtene; industry, standards for
employment of women, family
status Of working women, gen.
eral and vocational education,
economics, radio, study of inter-
national relations. and social
service.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1934-06-12
SCHOOL ROLLS
QUADRUPLED

Americas summer school popula.
ton has increased nearly four
times in less than 20 years, &C.
cording to records Of the Office
Of Education, Interior Department.
According to the files Of the
office, 10 years ago. there were
only 1924 students enrolled for
summer studies. Last summers
estimated enrolment in colleges
and universities throughout the
United States was $4,000.
The summer school enrolment
IN the United States reached its
highest mark in 1882, when 414I'
SEQ persons took some sort Of sum-
mer college work.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1934-06-12
z DESTROYERS.
To AID FETE

Two United States Navy de-
stroyers have been ordered to st.
Marys City, Md, to take part
In the Maryland tercentenary
celebration there beginning June
u.s..
The destroyers, the Manley and
Overton, were given their orders
by the Navy Department yester-
day. They will go to the Mary
land city June IS, and remain
two days.
The Dundee, of the Bermuda
squadron Of the British navy,
already is on its way to the cele-
bration.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1934-06-12
JOINS MINER FACULTY

DR.. w. N. Rivers has been named
assistant professor Of foreign
languages at Minors Teachers
College was recommended for the
position by Garnet c w. Wilkin.
son, first assistant superintendent
of schools, Division 1913. He is
at present a member Of the faculty
at A. and T. College. Greensboro,
N. C.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1934-06-12
Bankers Meet

There are several hundred
woman bankers among the
more than 1900 Of the nations
bankers in attendance at the
thirty-Second annual conven-
ton Of the American Institute
Of Banking, which opened yes
terday and will continue
through Thursday, at the VIII
lard Hotel.
Tomorrow these women will
gather in the main ballroom
of the Willard Hotel for the
Women's Breakfast Conference.
Numerous distinguished wom-
en- will attend the breakfast.
including Miss Stella Akin, spe-
cial assistant to the U. S. At
torney General, who will be the
guest Of honor and the princi-
pal speaker.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1934-06-12
WEATHER REPORT
RECENT ARMY ASSIGNMENTS

Leave of absence granted to-:
Major Alexander Mileau, jr.,
Medical Corps, three months and
nine days.
Major Edwin B. spiller, Coast
Artillery Corps, two months and
Major James B. Anderson,
Medical Corps, two months.
Major Robert B. Cole, Infantry,
two months.
Chaplin Paul B. Rupp, United
States Army, two months.
Capt. Byron A. Falk, Signal
Corps, two months.
Capt. Harry A. Patterson,
Cavalry, three months and %
days.
Capt. John E. Selby, Cavalry,
three months.
First Lieut.. Milo H. Matteson,
Cavalry, two months.
First Lieut.. Montgomery Mckee,
Infantry, one month and is days.
First Lieut.. Frank w. Bullock,
Signal Corps, one month and Is
days.
First Lieut.. Benjamin S. Mesik,
jr., Ordance Department, one
month and 20 days.
First Lieut.. Henry L. Kinnison,
jr., Cavalry, three months.
First Lieut.. Orval r. Cook, Air
Corps, two months and 10 days.
Second Lieut.. John w. JoyeS,
jr., Infantry, two months and 16
days.
Second Lieut.. Walter E. Kraus,
Field Artillery, two months and
Is days.
Second Lieut.. Myles w. Brew
ster, Field Artillery, one month
and % days.
Col. Harry L, Steel. Coast Artil-
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1934-06-12
TODAY
SENATE

:::ss; Rom g. ss s 4:s' BILL
1890 Committee TSsws nGH1n.0n s1sou
1880 .m-AppEopriatOn: Sub Committee deficiency BILL
m-BanEing and Currency full Committee Housing Bill
executive Military Affairs Committee Room.
s;OOpm-4udt and oonro! Committee Milk INVESTIGATION
HOUSE
r.ra. Sde SSom s old aon Office BUILDING ma"
1899 AMays and Means ns"ns C community oO
1900 AFOreiTn Affairs Committee hearing international
labor organization membership. Capitol committee
1850 AMNtary Affairs Committee hearing subcommittee
report Room 1870 new office Building
1870 Room $50 old House office suildins;:
1880 APHbc Lands COMMITTEES hearing varied bills Room
1850 AMJudlcIary Committee executive session. Room s
To be called: BANKING and Currency, and Rule.
~. CODE HEARINGS
1900 AMPOrtabe Lamp Shade industry Department Of
1o:OO A-Moon Picture industry Department Of Commerce.
1890 A-Indusa Alcohol industry. Ambassador Hotel
1000 A-River and HarbOr Improvements industry Pow
CONVENTIONS
1880 Ad-American Institute Banking Willard Hotel
1890 A-Rslancs LIE Insurance Company Of Pittsburgh
1890 Of wooden Package May
flower Hotel
TRADE BODIES
's" A-Fedsra Alcohol Control Board brewers code dis
1890 Of the Btumnou Coal Industry lOc"
1850 @S's
Raleigh Hotel
1880 PM-AdverisinE Washington luncheon Raleigh
Hotel
1880 PM-Washmgton Chamber Of Commerce, drec
P-Washinston Real Estate Board luncheon Ambas
sador Hotel.
$500 PM-Dyers and Cleaners meeting Ambassador Hotel
$500 Society," meeting Ambassador Hotel
$500 PM-WOmen'S Union, Bureau Engraving Printing
Local No. los, N. F. F. E. Willard Hotel.
$500 PMDStrict Bar Association, meeting MayflOwer Hotel
$3.50 PN-COumbia Heights Business Association
ing. Riggs Bank Building Fourteenth st. Branch).
CIVIC AND SOCIAL
500 AM-Early Birds. breakfast, willard Hotel
Club, meeting Hay Adams House.
400 PM-WOmen's National Club
Er lard Hotel
900 PMAmercan Automobile Association
rally. Mckinley High School.
$3.50 PM-BOard Of Education meeting Franklin School
400 COLLEGE, commencement exercises College
chapel.
445 PMsOciety Philosophical Inquiry meeting
Museum.
$3.50 PM-United Band concert. Walter Reed
Hospital.
1900 PM-Daughters Of Revolution
Unum Chapter, garden party. Martha Washington
Seminary
1900 P.M-Pd lambda Sorority meeting Raleigh Hotel
1880 P-Dea Chapter Sorority meeting
Willard Hotel.
1880 P.M-United States Navy Band District
Memorial
$500 PMsxeenth Street Heights Citizens Association
ing Shepherd School,
500 P-MOntgOmery County Veterans
$500 PM-BuTleith Citizens Association meeting.
Church.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1934-06-12
100 GiUen Medals
At ROOSeDeLt Hi0h

Roosevelt High School yester-
day honored more than 100 stu
dents with medals presented by
Principal Allan Davis at special
ceremonies held in the auditorium.
Students were busy today pre-
pairing for class day, June Is, and
commencement exercises June 10.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1934-06-12
The Weather

District of CoIumbia-Cloudy
tonight, preceded by showers this
afternoon; Wednesday fair not
much change in temperature;
gentle to moderate southwest
winds, becoming west and north
west.
Observation-Disclosures this after
noon and possibly on the Eastern
Shore early tonight; Wednesday
generally fair; not much change
in temperature.
Virginia-G Generally fair tonight
and Wednesday, preceded by local
thunderShowerS this afternoon or
early tonight in east portion; not
much change in temperature.
local, TEMPERATURES
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1934-06-12
MOOSE TO MEET

An open meeting will be held By
the Loyal Order of Moose, ColunF
bia Lodge 1875, at 8 p. m. Friday,
The members Of the lodge and
their friends are invited to attend
the meeting which will be fol.
lowed by entertainment and re-
freshments.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1934-06-12
White Russian Aid
Bill Is Protested

Charging the measure Is dis
criminatory, the American Civil
Liberties Union yesterday urged
President Roosevelt to veto the
Copeland bill legalizing the resi-
dence of all White Russians in the
United States.
The measure violates American
traditions in that it ignores refu-
gees from Fascist relationships
and others equally entitled to pro-
tection," Chairman Harry F. Ward
declared
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1934-06-12
TIMES TABLE.
Mrs. Poole and Officials From D. c.
To Attend Pan Pacific Farley
Or Women in Honolulu

lis Logan, past president of the
federation and chairman Of its
art division, will be the guests
Of honor. Mrs. Maurice I. Smith,
president Of the Park View
Women's Club, will preside at
the banquet.
Mrs. Warren Wagner, chair
man Of the program committee,
has arranged for an elaborate
entertainment.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1934-06-12
Annual Banquet

To curtail activities for the
summer and to celebrate its
annual banquet, the Park View
Women's Club will gather to-
night at 7 o'clock at 2400 Six
tenth st. N, w.
Mrs. Harvey w. Wiley, presi-
dent of the District Federation
Of Women's Clubs, and Mrs. El-
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1934-06-12

DEPARTURES FROM NORMAL
Accumulated deficiency of tenn
perature since January !, 1884, 2;
excess of temperature since June
/, 1884, SO; accumulated def
cheney of precipitation since Janu-
airy l, 1884, 2.98; deficiency of
precipitation since June l, 1884,
100.
TIDE TABLES
Today-High tides at 8 a. m.
and 1885 p. M; low tides at 2:24
a. M. and 1903 p. m.
Tomorrow-High tides at 8:42
a. m. and 9:17 p. m; low tides
at 500 a. m. and 3:45 p. m.
THE SUN AND MOON
The sun rises today at 4:41
a. m. and sets at 1884 p. m.
The moon rises today at 4:44
a. m. and sets at $3.50 p. m; the
moon rises tomorrow at 5:39 a. m.
and sets at 9:12 p. m.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1934-06-12
cLUBWOMENS NOTES - =
TIMES TABLE

All Activities Governmental Conventions Civic Social
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1934-12-14

der the MIRA. The government asked
the United States District court for
the western district of New York to
Impose on the HOude Engineering
company Of Buffalo the New Deals
controversial doctrine of majority rule
in all labor relations under MIRA.
In filing the governments complaint
against the Houde company United
States Attorney George l.. Grobe asked
the court to order the company to do
the following things:
l. To bargain collectively with the
United Automobile Workers Federal
union, No. 1889; this union, branch
of the A. f. of L., was the one which
a majority Of the Houde workers chose
as their representative when the labor
board conducted an election among
them on March 81.
2. To cease collective bargaining
with all other unions, especially COM
pany union known as the Houde We'll
fare and Athletic association.
g. To refrain from all action which
might interfere with or coerce the en-
ployees in their self-organization for
the purpose of collective bargaining.
g ERGEI KIROV. one of the most
- prominent members of the Russian
Communist party's political bureau,
waS ocSoScipotod en- IopiDprad and aS
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1934-12-14

VinSon Of Georgia, who is chairman
of the house committee ON naval af-
fairs, has made plain the policy he viii
insist upon.
II sincerely hope it will not be nec-
essary to scrap the treaty." he said,
but it seems now we cannot hope very
strongly for anything else. We cannot
grant naval equality to Japan at any
price. If the Tokyo government does
insist upon wrecking the treaty I will
insist that the house naval affairs COM
mittee and congress make enough
money available to build five ships for
each three laid down by Japan"
Japan, he said, had once agreed to
be satisfied with three warships for
each FIVE built by the United States
or Great Britain. Officially and for
mally it said that was all it needed"
Vinson said, yet now it wants more"
In his annual report to the President.
Secretary of the Navy Swanson says
that although the United States may
reduce its naval strength proportion
ately with other powers, 1t is imper-
alive that navy second to none be
maintained. He warns also of the
dangerous shortage of personnel in the
navy, saying that ''ships are yalueless
unless manned by adequate crews Of
trained, experienced officers and men,"
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1934-12-14

he was a close asso-
ciate of Stain his
death was the occa-
sion of public mourn
ing. The government
announced that the
assassin was Leonid
Nicolieff and that he
twas sent by the enc
mics Of the working
class" But it appears
{ h ere is something
more to the event
than a mere murder
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1934-12-14

and Great Britain will
agree to give her naval
parity But just in case,
she has invited France
and Italy to join her
in denouncing the pact.
France has declined
with regret and Italy
is considering the mat
ter, but the two great
Anglo-Saxon nations
are as one in de-
handing that the 5-5-
8 ratio be maintained.
REPRESENTATIVE Carl