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Evening star., 1934-12-07

punished as they deserved. There
is general admission Of the need for
making the District law. in this re-
spect, conform to the requirments OF
the Federal law, under which definite
instead of indeterminate-se
are given, and under which the
prisoner must serve one-third Of his
sentence before being eligible for con-
sideration as to parole.
What is apparently needed is to
provide adequate personnel for the
Parole Board, to amend the indeter-
inmate sentence law to permit the
exercise of greater discretion by the
court as to punishment, and, perhaps
as important as anything, more recog-
milton by the parole authorities of
the difference between professional
criminals and those who, through cir
cumstance or misfortune, find them
selves cast in the role of felon.
Public sentiment Immediately rec
ognizes the value OF the principle OF
giving an offender another chance and
helping him to reconstruct a broken
life. Public sentiment as Immediately
condemns namby pamby treatment of
hardened criminals whose records
alone demonstrate that the only fit
place for them is behind the bars.
Evening star., 1934-12-07
Now-Build the Hospital.

The act authorizing the District to
borrow from the Public Works Ad-
ministration for certain specific pur-
poses, among them the adult tubercu-
losis hospital, was approved June Is,
or little more than five months ago.
Yesterday afternoon the P. w. A. sent
the contract for the hospital loan to
the Commissioners. The time spent in
preparing the contract was almost a
third as long as the time specified in
the contract for completing the hos
pital. But much of the elapsed time
was accounted for in the reinvesti-
CATION of the hospital site. which re-
suited in final approval of Glenn Dale.
Md, where the children's Sanatorium
is already located.
Washington hopes now that the long
delays in beginning work on the hos
pital are ended, and that the Com
missioners can return to Mr. Ickes
within a short time the contract he
has sent them and get to work. The
time allowed for completion Of the
hospital is eighteen months, which is
enough The difficulties over water
supply have apparently been overcome
Snow may fy before dirt does, but
the long -drawn-out preliminaries are
almost over.
Evening star., 1934-12-07
India's Proposed Home Rule
Viewed as Basis of Discord

government which will have control Of
all interprovincial and state matters.
The British government reserves for
the present the control Of certain
functions which it regards as emer-
gency powers. These functions in
clude control Of the army, of foreign
affairs and Of the relations between
itself and the native states"
Among the militant high-caste and
intellectual Hindus," says the Port
Huron, Mich. Times Herald, even the
proposed large degree of home rule is
unsatisfactory. At this distance the
situation arouses the suspicion that it
is not good government or improve
ment Of the condition of the Indian
people which the Nationalists most
desire, but the power to maintain and
rule traditional and reactionary In
dia, OF the sort which Is supposed TO
have created the glories and the wealth
which made that country the prey Of
conquerors in the past. That also
may not be wholly true. Undoubtedly
there are many conscientious and pa
triotic Indians, like Gandhi-able and
brilliant men-who believe they can
make better India. But the DISPOSE
tion to spurn progressive home rule
suggests something more selfish and
sinister in the movement for imme-
diate and complete independence.
The Knoxville Journal is convinced
that ''it seems. in all wisdom, both
more safe and more reasonably hope
full of success to make the experiment
Of self-government under the watchful
guardianship of the British lion, with
the very fact Of self-interest on the
part of the English people a reason
for confidence"
Evening star., 1934-12-07
A Depression Antidote.

Anybody who feels the weight of the
depression and the need of a good
laugh to ease the strain has an oppor-
tunity, here in Washington, any eve
ming, in the downtown area. 1t is
necessary only to stroll along the tree
lined streets and in front of the big
buildings and witness the great battle
that is being waged against the star
lings roosting on the branches and the
corniceS. Squads of men, engaged at
forty cents an hour and paid out of
one of the emergency funds which are
seemingly as inexhaustible as the purse
of Fortunatus, are desperately-in
theory at least, though their move
ments are somewhat lackadaisical-
trying to scare the birds. They are
armed with no lethal weapons. Some
Of them have toy balloons on strings
which they try to guide SO that they
Evening star., 1934-12-07
Indians Voted, Too.
From the Denver Rocky Mountain News

From the Denver Rocky Mountain News.
American Indians also have voted
Overwhelmingly for a New Deal.
An election was conducted among
tribes affected by the Wheeler Howard
Indian rights act. The referendum,
first of its kind, was to determine
whether Indians wanted to live under
the new act and participate in the
self government it holds out to them.
Returns just announced by the
United States Indian Office, disclose
that out of 80 reservations voting, 81
accepted the act-the total popular
majority being 73 per cent.
Only sos per cent of the eligibles
voted on this measure so important
to their tribal welfare. Yet this is
about the same as the proportion Of
the rest of us who turn out to elect
President. The women voted IN
large numbers.
The act, which now goes into effect,
will abolish the allotment system,
initiate partial tribal self government,
and start the Indians toward a meas
ure of economic freedom and cultural
determination.
Indian Commissioner Collier says
of this measure:
1T is, for Indians, the beginning
Of the most precious thing in life
responsible partnership in the worlds
work, in the work Of ones own group.
How many thousands of years, in how
many races. has the struggle for the
most precious thing in life gone for
ward! It was taken away from the
Indians and now they may have it
again, if they desire. They do desire
it."
Evening star., 1934-12-07
Criticism of the Parole System.

The commendable effort to deter
mine what is wrong with the District
parole system seems to have boiled
down to what Sanford Bates, director
Of the Federal Prisons Bureau, once
characterized as recognition of parole
as IAN integral and necessary part Of
any prison system" I'VE shall dis
continue criticism of it as a method"
said Mr.. Bates, "and concentrate upon
the improvement of its administra-
ton" This seems to have been the
spirit of those who assembled at the
District Building on Tuesday to criti-
Cize the system of parole and related
matters in the District. There was
almost universal recognition of the
important part that the parole system
plays in the Districts penal and cor
rectional system, and as universal
recognition of certain weaknesses re-
sulting from administrative and other
defects.
AS for administrative weaknesses,
many of them can be put down to lack
of adequate funds for the support of
activities required by law. The Parole
Board has been handicapped from the
start. The law establishing the board,
praiseworthy in principle, has not re-
ceived the financial support to make
it really effective. When DR. Loren B.
johnson resigned from the board last
Summer he pointed out not only the
inability of the board to perform its
functions without adequate appropria
tons for staff and personnel, but the
danger to the community in pretend
ing to do something that under the
conditions could not be done.
In addition, there has been con-
structive criticism Of the indetermi-
nate sentence law in the District which,
in seeking to correct a former condi-
ton which sometimes tended to deny
the prisoner a right to consideration
for parole, has actually worked in
practice to make eligible for parole
some prisoners who have not been
Evening star., 1934-12-07
Section IA in Court.
From the Wall Street journal.

From the Wall Street journal.
1t is we'll that Attorney General
Cummings has decided to test the
legality of the Labor Relations Boards
actions in the Houde Engineering
Corp. case in the courts. There is SO
much conflict of opinion as to the cor
rect Interpretation Of section Ia OF
the recovery act that an authoritative
decision is an urgent necessity.
While the petition contains several
specific prayers for relief, the matter
revolves around this one issue: Can
group Of employees of corporation act
for and bind all others in contracting
or dealing with the employer? The
Labor Board has decided the majority
can thus bind the minority, although
in making this decision it seems that
the law was interpreted not according
to its language but TO what the board
thought it should provide.
The question now is for the courts.
and it is TO be hoped that, whatever the
lower courts may decide. the case will
be carried to the Supreme Court in
order that both labor and industry
may know their rights and duties.
Until that is done it will be difficult
matter TO convince disintereSted people
that even one working man in large
organization must forego his right to
bargain with his employer and submit
to the representation or agency OF an
other who is not his choice.
1t would be something new if con-
stitutional right could be taken from
citizen even by an act of Congress,
unless the common defense or general
welfare were involved. Every man has
the right to contract for himself and
to work when and where he pleases,
and no man or group OF men can
legally assume the right to act as his
agent without his consent. any more
than he or it could assume the right to
sell his house. At least that had al
ways been the understanding OF the
matter in the United States until the
Labor Board read different interpre-
tation into the law.
Opposed to the boards views is that
Of Donald Richberg, who expressed his
personal opinion in these words: mo
one has even been given authority
under the law, and I doubt whether
any one could be given legal authority.
to herd all employees or any number Of
employed into voting unit and then
compel them to select their represent
atives by a majority vote. There
would be serious questions Of the con-
stitutionality Of any law which sought
to compel men to unite for the protec-
ton of their private interests with
those with whom they were unwilling
to associate"
The rights Of both the laboring man
and the employer are at stake in this
matter and, therefore. it becomes of
prime importance that these rights
be clearly and judicially defined.
Evening star., 1934-12-07

will float against the roosting places
on the structures. Others have tin
cans fastened to rods and partly filled
with stones which they rattle and bang
against the tree trunks. The balloons
have perverse tendency to veer away
from the corniceS and the birds pay no
attention to them The tin cans
make noise that seems rather to lull
the starlings to sleep than to annoy
them. These bird fighters appear to
follow their own courses and to use
their own judgment. There is perhaps
somebody in command, but without
effecting any appreciable co-ordina-
ton Of effort. Certainly no results.
The birds twitter and hustle from roost
to roost despite the balloons and the
clatter.
Anybody who has watched the
starlings at all attentively knows that
these pesky little nuisances love the
bright lights and the noise Of the
downtown streets. The clash Of traffic
does not disturb them. A passing
street car or a humping motor or a
Shrieking horn affects them no more
than the soughing of the wind through
the branches Of the trees. 1t may even
be questioned whether the sound Of
the banging of stone filled tin cans
upon the tree trunks is heard by them
against the din of the streets. At any
rate, they do not shift their positions
when the squads of rattlers come along.
As means of distributing largess
to the needy the startling campaign
may be effective. But as a means Of
getting rid Of the starlings it is one
of the greatest jokes ever sprung.
Evening star., 1934-12-07
ANSWERS TO QUESTIONS
BY FREDERIC ]. HASKIN.

A reader can get the dnstoer to
any question of fdct by Driting The
Euening Star Information Buredu.
Frederick J. Haskin, director, Wash
ington, d. C. Please inclose stamps
tor reply.
@. Since 1t is known that Rush
Holt of West Virginia will be the
/ youngest member of the Senate, who
will be the youngest member Of the
next House of Representatives?-M G
A. 1t Is believed that Elmer j
Ryan of Minnesota Is entitled to thai
honor. He is ~ years old.
@. Did Jesus Christ leave any writ
ten messages?-A. G. N.
A. The only record is that he once
wrote on the ground with his finger
1t Is not revealed what that writing
was.
Q. Who said. Every man has hi,
price"?-M s.
A. It Is attributed to Sir Robert
Walpole, prime minister of England
in the 18th century.
@. How many kinds of sausages are
| there?-L. F.
| A. While the number in common
use in the United States may not be
more than so. at fair in Germany
a few years ago there were 1,785 dis
tinct varieties entered.
@. How is the foreman Of a Jury
| choSen?-H. N.
A. In most States the first man
accepted on a jury automatically be-
comes the foreman of the jury.
@. What novelist has created the
most characters which have lived?
R. S. M.
A. The honor goes to Charles
, Dickens. The names and character,
which he created are known tc
thousands who have never read the
novels in which they appear.
@. What is considered the fastest
game in the world?-M. E. R.
A. Ice hockey is given that place
@. Is Scotland Yard more likely tc
solve the crimes committed in Eng
land than the American police are to
apprehend criminals in this country?
C. q
A. Frazier Hunt writes that Scot
land Yard is not as efficient as the
| American police The percentage oi
crimes committed in England is much
lower. but so also is the percentage OF
| criminals caught
O. Is "Ah, Wilderness" play that
depicts the life Of its author?-T. P
A. 1t Is autobiographical only that
! it depicts the period of the authors
youth. 1t is written about a boy OF
/ l8 and placed in 1906, when the
author. Eugene ONeill, was of tha,
age.
Q. Has Hitler a good speaking
| voice?-R D.
A. His voice is described as rasp-
ing, but he has a magnetic person
ality.
@. How much money is sent out OF
the United States for participation
in foreign lotteries?-C. G.
! A. 1t is estimated that about S4,-
000,000,00 have been sent out of the
United States in the past four years
| for this purpose.
O. How many of the different in
strumentS are usually included in a
symphony orchestra?-T w. K.
| A. The average is: Violins. IS
cellos, 10; violas. II: double basses
g. flutes, 2; oboes, 2; clarinets, 2
bassoons. ?; horns, 4; trumpets, 4,
trombones, 3; tuba. /; timpano, l.
Evening star., 1934-12-07
Belated Tribute to Callatin,
From the Philadelphia Inquirer.

1IOm tne Fnllauelpnla inquirer.
Almost a century after his death a
statue to Albert Gallatin is to be
erected on the steps of the Treasury
in Washington next to that Of Han1il-
ton. This belated tribute Is well de-
served. Born at Geneva, he passed a
large part Of his mature career in this
State, representing it in the Senate
from 1898 until two years later he
became Representative in Congress.
He was Secretary Of the Treasury un-
der Jefferson. filling the office with
great distinction. In fact, he was one
of the first flnanciers of the day. He
signed the treaty of Ghent, was Min
lister to France and afterward
Ambassador Extraordinary to England.
His fame has been somewhat unduly
oyerShadowed by Hamilton's. To him
belongs the credit Of the adoption of
budget system, which did much to
put the national finances on a sound
foundation. In this respect his
services were quite as valuable as
those OF his predecessor. He wrote
much and took a great interest in his
torical researches. Pennsylvania has
a particular interest in an adequate
recognition of his remarkable ability.
Evening star., 1934-12-07
THIS AND THAT
BY CHARLES E. TRACEWELL.

Something built by the hands and
minds of men-yes, that is wonderful
but when too large and too evident
there also Is something repelling about
1t to many natures.
The touch Of the soil, the fine face
Of Nature, has been ruled out. II
America is basically an agricultural
nation still. as some claim, that per-
haps explains it all.
II + II
This Georgetown was the little
center for agricultural folk, and you
will still find feed stores on M street
and places devoted to plowS and SIM
liar implements.
1t is different place. If one In
sists on keeping Washington in mind
No attempt has ever been r.ade
here, except in isolated instances. to
build big buildings, or imposing
buildings.
Houses we're constructed to house
small businesses, so they never went
high.
The streets were wide enough in
the old days, and they mostly re-
main narrow, except where sheer push
Of traffic has compelled the widening
Of such a street as M, already too
narrow again.
What is the use of widening them
further? Let them shove and push
and blow their horns and scowl and
frown and glare. All of it will do
them little good.
The pedestrian goes calmly on his
way, getting the true scent Of the
place into his nostrils. A little gaso-
line he cannot miss, but big bags
of chicken feed blend deftly. leaving
a memory.
Will gasoline ever have a memory
except in broken bones and lost lives,
that any human being would ever
regret it If it were gone?
In few years it has built up a
trail of injury and death almost
equaling that achieved by alcohol
over thousands Of years.
Man would be better off without it,
no doubt, but he must 60 ahead, he
must wrest the last secret" Of Nature
from her.
That is his destiny, no matter what
1t brings And when at last he stands
on the final portal, tearing away the
veil that hides the last mystery. that
Of death. will he be happier tlAn he
IS today because he knows the answer
TO the eternal why?
The wayfarer passes rows Of small
shops.
He Is on the way to certain
corner, where stands a gasoline sta
ton, resplendent in pumps and plate
glass and tires.
He peers in the Office window, and
turns away sadly.
Then the following mysterious con-
versation takes place between him and
a smartly- capped station attendant.
ANY more fshes?" he asks.
The man looks up from wheel
fiat on the cement. He remembers,
too
mo more" he replies
We'll. there never will be but one, "
says the pedestrian
He meant, of course, but one such
as the late John Smithdeal. whose
hobby during the last five years of
his life was that Of keeping small
exotic fishes
The fishes were gone. as the man
was gone. The new manager made
tires and batteries his hobby. he said.
There is a moral here. If one will
catch it as he walks. 1t is that life
is short, and that what one wants to
do, so long as it is decent, one ought
to do. If it can be achieved at all.
The pedestrian did not know where
We go-but he felt sure that if John
Smithdeal did not find little fishes
in heaven he would not stay there
What would his heaven be without
an angel fish?
Evening star., 1934-12-07

fined their public activities to Ohio
politics, but with the Republican
party in the melting pot and in the
market for national talent, the Taft
brothers qualify as meritorious young
blood. Charles P. has just published
a book dealing with Cincinnatis sue
cesSful experiment in the field of city
management.
Rexford G. Tugwell returns from
Warm Springs with an amplifled halo
of glory and prestige as No. adviser
planner- brain -truSter of the New Deal.
He does not WELD the authority vested
in Co-ordinator Donald R. Richberg,
but no one is closer to the presidential
throne than the Undersecretary OF
Agriculture. Members of the Roosevelt
party back from Warm Springs say
that DR.. Tugwell's ascent to pre-
eminent place in F. D. RS counselS IS
now beyond question. The recently
prevalent theory that the Columbia
economist was headed for the New
Deal discard was completely exploded
by his prominence in the White House
circle in Georgia.
N. R. AS press section Is now IN
charge of a ive-wire young woman,
serving as acting head under w. Aver
ell Hartman, acting head of the Di-
vision of Public Information. She Is
Miss Marshall Coles, who has been in
the press section since the Blue Eagle
was a fledgling. Miss Coles, New
Yorker, has had wide international
experience. She was formerly on the
staff of the British-owned North
China Daily News at Shanghai. Once
upon a time she had charge Of the
Speakers Bureau of the League OF
Nations Association in New York and
soiourned at Geneva in connection
with that work. She brings to her job
at N. R. A. a dynamic personality,
of which an attractive head OF red
hair is one of the external badges.
William Tyler Page, minority clerk
of the House of Representatives, has
prepared some revealing statistics OF
the lower branch Of the incoming
Seventy fourth Congress. or the 10y
new members, there are rs Demo,
Gratis, q Republicans, Progressives
and l Farmer -Laborite. Twenty-seVen
Democrats succeed Republicans and
IT Republicans succeed Democrats.
Six Progressives succeed Republicans
and two ProgresSives succeed Demo-
Gratis. Four Republicans Supplant
Farmer-Laborites, and one Democrat
inheritS a Farmer-Labor seat. Twen-
ty former Democratic members and
four Republicans we're defeated in
primaries, while "a Republicans, IA
Democrats and Farmer-Laborites
were beaten for reelection. Twenty
nine Democrats and nine Republicans
retired voluntarily.
Former Secretary Of War Newton
D. Baker, who may lead the utilities
fight to challenge the constitutionality
of T. v. A. in the Supreme Court,
is lecturing at William and Mary Col
lege on December 10 on Making and
Keeping the Constitution"
Jim Watson was IN washington the
other day surveying the desolate Re-
publican scene. A friend commenting
on the fact that with Senator Rob-
inson's defeat Watson becomes head
of the Indiana G. o. p, said that Jim
need now expect no interference in
naming Hoosier delegates to the next
Republican National Convention.
That's right" Watson agreed, "if
there ever is another Republican Ma
tional Convention"
(Copyright. 1e34)