Evening star., 1935-07-31

next year or 90 out to get him in the
normal stride of a campaign, it's not
going to be easy to defeat the Senate
veteran. Idaho has been voting Demo-
cratic since Borah was last elected in
1880. and he would face a formidable
vote-getter in the person of Gov. C. Ben
Ross, his prospective opponent. But
Borah has been an Institution in Idaho
for 80 years and become the States best
advertisement in Washington and the
Nation at large. Most politicians believe
he is invincible, although he probably
has harder fight on his hands this time
than ever before. There are still those
who think the Republicans may save
the Democrats the trouble of beating
Borah in Idaho by nominating him for
President. One thing is certain-the
United States Senate would not be itself
without him.
Republican National Chairman Fletch-
er's broadcast this week, Fundamental
Issues in the Making" leaves no more
doubt of the G. o. P.'s purpose to make
conStitutionalism the basis of attack on
President Roosevelt in SO. "The New
Deal seeks to pervert or subvert the Con-
stitution," thunders Fletcher, and adds:
"We stand ready to meet this challenge"
In declaring that party lines are
"tranScended" by the constitutional issue,
the Republican chairman expresses the
elephants fond hopes of so serious
split in Democratic ranks that con-
servative bolt against F. D. R. will do to
him what T. r. did to Taft in 1912.
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Houses, Inc, is the name of an or
ganization just launched by the General
Electric Co., which is designed to
boost the campaign Of the Federal houS-
ing authorities. 1t will not itself engage
in construction or sale of dwellings, but
carry on research work and assist in the
management and financing of housing
enterprises. "Only by experimentation
and effort in the construction of small
homes can their quality and convenience
be improved" a prospectus states, land
their cost diminished so as to bring them
within the purchasing power of greater
numbers of people" Stress will be laid
on modern mechanisms for heating, air
conditioning, lighting, cooking, refrig-
Grating, dish washing, and on laundry,
radio and clock equipment.
Because of the growing demand on
their facilities due to Washington's
influx of New Dealers, certain promi-
nent clubs now impose threshold tax"
on every person introduced for use of
guest privileges.
More ships for the United States Navy
mean more music for the fleet. The
United States Navy School Of Music, In
charge of Lieut.. Charles Benter, leader
of the Navy Band, is now training young
musicians who crave a life of melody
afioat. The purpose Is to furnish ships
and naval stations with musicians hav-
ing both band and orchestra experience.
The two-year course compares favorably
with that offered in standard colleges OF
music. Only young men graduated from
high school and who are players OF one
or more instruments are accepted as
students. They are enlisted in the reg
ular Navy for six years-two years in
the school and four years in fleet
band. The Navy now has 54 bands and
orchestras. The largest are the Navy
Band and the Naval Academy Band,
each with rs men. Every battleship,
first-class cruiser and flagship has
band or an orchestra, and in some cases
both.
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