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Evening star., 1938-09-27
The Direct Primary
And Popular Will.

AN EDITORIAL in the Washington
Post Of September IA on the subject
OF the direct primary stated that "Only
Connecticut and Rhode Island continue
to select all their nominees by party con-
ventions," and similar statement ap-
pears in the last column Of your edi-
torial page Of September q. Both over
look Delaware, which not only retains
that system, but has the last uses)
State constitution not ratified by popu-
lar vote. (See my Peoples Law" Ch
XXII)
Again, according to the editorial first
mentioned above, rs States now nomi-
nate some candidates = by direct
primary" and Maryland is cited as an
example. But, as you wei show in your
editorial Of September q, the Maryland
primary is tied to the old convention
system and Baltimore city, with four
sevenths Of the States population, has
less than four-flfteenths Of the dele.
gates az out Of 149), making it quite
possible for a candidate to be chosen by
the convention after defeat in the pri-
mary. Similar is the situation in
Georgia, where the eight larger cities
have only votes each in the convention
81 OF the outside counties 4, and more
than 100 smaller ones each. In Colo
RADIO a candidate must be designated"
q. e., nominated by party convention)
before his name may appear on the party
primary ballot, while in New York and
Indiana there Is no Statewide pri-
mary-only local and regional officers
being so nominated. In all these States
therefore, the full-fiedged primary has
yet to arrive.
Nevertheless the majestic march of
that system from south to north and
from west to east, across the country, has
been highly impressive. Long confined
to the dominant party Of the South, It
was not until the first decade of the
present century that the direct primary
obtained foothold in the Northern
States. But with Idaho and Utah using
it for the first time this year and New
Mexico prepared for it in 1910, the
Statewide primary bids fair to become
universal in time.
Certain defects in its operation re-
main to be remedied; e. g., too great a
burden is imposed upon the voters by the
unnecessarily large number of elective
ofices; but the short ballot Will remove
that
The direct primary, the initiative and
referendum and proportional representa-
tion are three Of the most impo1 tant
steps yet taken toward that urfettered
expression Of the popular will which con-
stitutes the essence of real democracy.
With the first approaching its goal,
friends Of popular government should
now concentrate on the other two.
CHARLES s. LOBINGIER.
Evening star., 1938-09-27
THIS AND THAT
3, CHARLES r. TRAcEHELL.

Bringing the guppies indoors for the
winter Is the order OF the day for all
outdoor pool owners.
Any other exotic fishes which have en-
joyed large swimming space must be
returned to their tanks before the temp
erature goes down.
While 1t was best to complete this job
not always an easy one-by 6eptem-
Der is. there is still time for 1t, pro-
Wded the owner acts at once.
Netting these small creatures Is not
easy. Often all the lilies and other wa
ter plants must be removed, and even
then q fish no larger than q splinter is
very, very tiny In pool with . diameter
Of 8 feet and a depth Of 80 inches. =
One enterprising Washingtonian who
tried to take his goldnshes indoors finally
became 30 exasperated with one elusive
fish that he went and got his revolver
and shot the animal. While such action
is not to be recommended, 1t does show
how difacult the task becomes upon
occasion.
II the pool is not too large, the water
may be drawn OF by q siphon into tubs,
from which 1t will be easier to net the
fishes.
Such small fellows as guppies will go
down q Mphon without dif1culty, pro-
Vded 1t has an inner dimension Of at
least half an inch.
Use of the net, however, in the hands
Of patient person, Is the approved
method, Offering less chance Of harm to
the fishes.
It must be remembered that these
small denizens of the water have been
In the great outdoors, and have received
all the oxygen there is all summer long.
This has made them peppy, in the ex-
treme. They are able to flash their
silvery bodies from one end Of q pool
to the other in just q few seconds.
The person with the net is very likely,
unless endowed with real patience, to
give them up as bad job, and permit
them to remain, in which event their
fate is sealed, for they will die when the
water in the pool gets really cold.
In their natural habitats, the water
seldom goes below go degrees the year
around; the guppies can stand 1t that
low. In nature, but not much lower.
Indoors, they all die when q tank is
permitted to get down in the Sos. Even
go degrees is extremely dangerous for
them, and positive death to most of the
other 200 species Of small fishes which
may be purchased for the indoor aqua
rum. Tropical specimens subjected to
too cool temperature. especially as the
result Of too quick drop, may not die
instantly, but linger for several weeks
even months, so that the deaths are sell
dom attributed to the right cause.
~ kA
There are two factors which must be
kept in mind when bringing indoors any
Of the exotic or tropical fishes.
l. The tank.
2. The water in the tank.
1t is essential to see that the aqua
rum does not leak before the water is
put in.
Evening star., 1938-09-27
Slun1 Aristocrats.

Approaching the end Of its first year
Of existence. the United States Housing
Administration finds that most of the
people benefited by its program are
the upper crust" of the low-salaried
groups.
Under the law, families to whom Fed
orally administered quarters may be rent
ed must be self-supportins. This auto
matically eliminates q large number Of
the poorly housed group as tenants, since
families whose income is derived from
relief projects cannot be termed legally
self-supporting.
The rest Of the tenants must be those
earning between $500 and $1,1oo a year.
But the erection of quarters which may
be rented for as little as 500 a year to
the $500 group is practically impossible.
The result has been to limit tenants to
the upper brackets Of the group.
The same result arose from Englands
pioneering slum elimination program.
The more middle class" families occu-
pied the government-erected apartments
and garden cities" while the real slum
dwellers moved from the structures which
were to be razed into other areas which
Immediately became new slums.
The only answer, one which is replete
with complications, would seem to lie in
notifications Of the Housing Act to per-
nit tenancy by w. P. A. and similar work.
ers, and in devising some method Of
more generous rent subsidization for
the benefit Of the group which earns the
least.
It is in these lower brackets the great
est need exists. It Is these families which
constitute the true slum populations.
Unless q solution is found for their
problem. as well as for those earning
more. there can be no real answer to
the matter of alleviating the condition
of Americas 'ill-fed. ill-clothed and III.
housed" citizens.
Evening star., 1938-09-27
Pan.American Celebration

Fan.AmeT1Can Celebration.
At moment when the eyes Of the
world are fastened on Europe, 1t is only
by conscious effort that attention may
be directed to plans for the celebration
Of the f1ftieth anniversary of the found
ing Of the Pan-American Union. Yet
perhaps there could be no better time
than the hectic present to remember
that the twenty-one republics Of tho
Western Hemisphere are organized for
peace. The ceremonies and festivities
Of next year should furnish an oppor-
tunity for the more effective develop
ment Of friendship between the United
States and all her southern neighbors.
Even Director General L. s. Rowe's an
nouncement that the half-century birth
day is to be observed may serve q useful
purpose.
Some Americans there may be who
never have understood the relation
which, for a geographic reason If for
none other, exists among the Unions
members. Not everybody Is free to
travel to Argentina, Brazil and Chile
to become acquainted at hrst-hand with
the culture represented there. A large
majority Of the millions resident under
the Stars and Stripes never have means
or leisure to journey SO far from home.
They therefore must depend upon the
press, radio and movies for their knowl-
edge of Latin America. Hence the i'm
portance of the meetings to be held in
Washington in 1910. Every medium of
news and education will combine to
disseminate the good neighborliness Of
the several assemblies. Thus the Mon
roe Doctrine may take on new meaning,
the proximity Of twenty-one progressive
nations pledged to liberty be compre-
hended more accurately and helpfully.
Evening star., 1938-09-27
A Question of Where
Weeds Should Grow.

WHAT is a weed? Anything foreign
W to what We ourselves have planted?"
And why are they permitted to grow on
q prominent thoroughfare in an aristo-
cratic neighborhood Dean tract on Con-
necticut avenue. and Rock Greek Park,
south end Of Taft Bridge, adjoining FASH
ionable apartment houses) and prohib-
tied in an Industrial area? False pride.
The law itself is more obnoxious than the
weeds and should be repealed.
FRISBEY GILBERT,
Evening star., 1938-09-27
MarigOlds.

Tall marigolds beside my garden gate
Seem just bit impatient for the day,
As sentinels, who duty-bound await
The coming OF the suns hrst golden
ray.
They have not slept all night, but dew
refreshed
They rush to meet the glory Of the
dawn,
A challenge-now their radiance en-
meshed
Lies scattered with the sunbeams on
nv lawn.
Evening star., 1938-09-27
Twenty Years Ago
The World Var Day by Da..
SASfArnhAr - 1914

In spite Of many severe counter
attacks, French and Americans consol-
dated their positions and pushed on.
They took Cernay and got within
mile of Somme Ply, one Of the strongest
points in the entire German system Of
defense.
Further north, British and Americans
carried the main defenses before Cam
brai and took 5000 prisoners. Ameri-
cans also broke the Hindenburg line
southwest Of Le Catelet. Bulgaria, her
army routed, asked for 4S-hour armis-
tice to talk peace terms.
Evening star., 1938-09-27

If you have $37, 500 handy you can buy
the worlds rarest stamp. Or, If you
prefer. you can leave 1t, or what is left
Of 1t at your demise, to your children to
give to their needy Uncle Samuel.
Evening star., 1938-09-27
Field for EMPLOYMENT.

From the Richmond Dispatch.
A tribe OF pygmies found In the wilds
Of New Guinea are unable to count over
ok. Thus endeth the long search for the
ideal caddie.
Evening star., 1938-09-27
Good Business.

Prom the Helena (lfont) Independent.
Fire insurance wa5 invented In London
IN 1ooe. but Il Was not until 1867 that the
drst aro oalos Vafo bald.
Evening star., 1938-09-27

Well, well, welll Look what Is over on
page twenty-nine-the war In China.
For the conflict In Spain see the classi-
fled section.
Evening star., 1938-09-27

The more one reads about Central
Europe the more attractive Scandinavia
sounds.
Evening star., 1938-09-27

1t looks as though the Beautiful Blue
Danube might change again soon to red,
as it has so many times in the past
thousand years.
Evening star., 1938-09-27

It Is dtmcult to decide which news was
the worst last week-foreign. or the
weather reports.
Evening star., 1938-09-27
Shooting Stars.
BY PHILANDER JoHNeON.

Tick, Took.
I sat an listened to old Miss Clock.
She first said Tick" an she next said
Took"
An I says. If I'd nothin' but that to say,
I'd jes' keep quiet, both night an day."
An then, a. I dozed in the freight glow,
I heard her answerin', soft and slow:
Those words you have learned by heart
10 well,
Are tellin' you Ill that there Is to tell"
Remember, when next my song you
hear,
Tick means smile; Took means tear.
They are all that life can hold in store"
An she started In sayin'. "Tick, Tock,"
once more.
Welcome.
There is q book agent outside"
Sure he's q book agent?" questioned
Senator Sorghum.
mo doubt about it."
"Show him In. After these investiga-
ton experiences I'm anxious to meet
some one who specialises In kind words
and happy SMILE"
Jud Tunkins says after looking back
over the past several months he has de-
cided the folks who said Happy New
Year" didn't know what they were talk
ing about.
Evening star., 1938-09-27

Progress: Who remembers when tank"
meant either large metal receptacle or
. plain souse?
Evening star., 1938-09-27

Letters to the Editor must bear
the name and address of the uriter,
although the use Of o pseudonym for
publication is permissible. Please be
6riet!
Evening star., 1938-09-27

The latest toast: May you live until
the Hines case Is settled"
Evening star., 1938-09-27
Mild Protest.

A lady shot her lawful spouse.
He gently said, MY dear,
Some discipline the court allows-
But aren't you severe?"
Evening star., 1938-09-27
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Self Confidence Shattered,

Self Confidence Shattered.
"How do you think your mother would
like me for . son-in-law2" inquired the
young man.
II shouldn't consult her II were YOU"
answered Miss Cayenne. "Ever since
she married father she has had no con-
ndence in her judgment in matrimonial
matters"
Evening star., 1938-09-27

"A good speechmaker," said Uncle Eben.
''is liable to ind dc p1itical ofices soin'
to dem dat don't pay 70 much tentjon
70 givtn' ffee entertainment"
Evening star., 1938-09-27

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Evening star., 1938-09-27
Simple Enough.

Simple Enough.
The cannibal lives without labor.
His hunger will cause no misgiving.
He cheerfully dimes on . neighbor,
And 30 cuts the high cost of living.
Evening star., 1938-09-27

ITO think only Of yourself" said HI
Ho, the sage of Chinatown, "is to suffer
the discomfort Of being surrounded by
discomfort"
Evening star., 1938-09-27

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question OF fact BY t0rittng The Epe.
ming Sta, Information Bureau, Frederic
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Evening star., 1938-09-27

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A. Sepia is dark-brown pigment OBJ
tained from the ink-sacs of cuttlefish.
These are removed and dried to prevent
putrefaction, then digested with dilute
alkali, after which the solution is filtered
and the color precipitated with dilute
hydrochloric acid, washed, filtered and
dried.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-06-09

the second game.
 Jimmy FoXx's two home run clouts-Nos. 16 and 17-enabled the Red Sox to knock off the Indians, 7-6. Foxx drove in four runs to make his seasons total 66. The win enabled the Red Sox to climb from fourth to a second place tie with the Tanks. Feller's defeat kept his record of never having won a game at Fenway Park, Boston, intact.
 In the other two American League games Detroit whipped the Athletics 5-1, behind Tommy Bridges five-hit pitching and the St. Louis Browns kept up their hot streak by downing Washington, 11-5. Rudy York hit homer No. 12. The Browns knocked WeS Terrell out with a second in- ming attack that netted six runs.
 Cincinnati closed in on third place in the National League by win ming a night game from the Phillies, 7-5. Paul Derringer hung up his eighth victory. It was the Phils' seventh straight loss.
 Brooklyn put on four-run rally in the ninth to beat the Cardinals 7-6. Don Gutteridge's wild throw all lowed the winning run to score. Bob
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-06-09
GIANTS WIN TWO. TANKS LOSE 2 TO CLOSE RIVALS
Gerry Walkers Bat Beats Champions Twice-Hart-
 nett, Dickey Out
By GEORGE KIRKSEY United Press Staff Correspondentl

United Press Staff Correspondent
 New York, June 9-UP)-Oh Gabby Hartnett, Bill Dickey anc Rollie Hemsley hurry up and gel well! That was the tervent plea to. day of major league pilots Charlie Grimm, Joe Mccarthy and Osca, Witt, respectively.
 Without Hartnett the Cubs aren't the same scrapping, hustling ball club. With his injured hand in tape the Cubs crumbled twice before the New York Giants yesterday and lost the National League lead to the Terrymen.
 With Bill Dickey nursing an in- Jured leg the New York Yankees broke all precedents of recent years by losing double-header at Yankee Stadium-to the Chicago White Sox Dickey ambled to the plate as a pinch-hitter but his injured leg threw him off stride. The double de- feat dropped the Tanks to a second place tie with the Boston Red Sox, four and a half games behind the Indians.
 Witt is praying for Hemsley's brok- en finger to mend because Bob Fel- Ter isn't quite as effective when "Rollicking Rollie" is not behind the plate cooing to him. Teller blew a 50 lead yesterday against the Red Sox and finally was driven from the mound in the seventh.
 Yes sir, the Cubs aren't the same without Harthett; the Tanks miss Dlckey like sixty, and Teller needs a fella, whose name is Hemsley, in the worst way.
 A capacity throng of 42,OO0 saw the Giants triumph over the Cubs Az and Al and regain the National League lead by half game. Mel Ott's homer off his cousin" Larry French, with mate on base in the tenth won the opener. Harry Gum bert held the Cubs to seven hits. Carl Hubbell out-dueled Clay Bryant to score his seventh victory in the n1ghtcap. Hank Leiber's triple in Cllc lllSI WlIH two men on was the big punch.
 When the White Sox's master mind Marvellous Myrus" held seance on Tuesday and predicted Chicago would win seven straight games, even Jimmy Dykes was inclined to pooh-pooh the mystic who travels with the club. But today Dykes and all the rest of the White Sox were salaaming him. Three straight over the Tanks in Yankee Stadium an unheard of think for the White Sox! They punched out the double victory 11-10 in 13 innings and 10-6. Gerald Walkers homer with two on in the ninth tied the score in the first game, and his later sin gle drove in the winning run. Bill Dietrich handcuffed the Tanks in
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-06-09
PROBABLE PITCHERS
By United Press NATIONAL LEAGUE

New York (Castleman 1-2) at Chicago Carleton 6-3. Boston (Turner 5-3) at Pittsburgh (Tobin 3-3).
 Brooklyn (Posedel 3-3 at St. Louis (Davis 5-2).
 (Only game scheduleO
 AMERICAN LEAGUE St. Louis (Van Alta 0-3 at Washington Deshong 2-O. Detroit (Kennedy 9-0) at Phila- delphia (Nelson 5-D.
 Chicago (Whitehead 3-D at New York (Gomez 3-6).
 Cleveland (Harder 3-4 at Boston (Grove 9-D.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-06-09
CENTURYS OPPOSE
 BROWN BOYS TONIGHT

The 20th Century softball team will try to stop the. winning streak of Patsy Browns Silver Chalet to- night at 6 o'clock at Fulton park. Both teams are in the City-wide league, the Browns leading their league, the National with four wins against no defeats while the 20th Century group is in a tie with St. Joe's in the American league. The 20th Century group will meeet at LaCava's News Stand at 5:30 and will procede by auto to Fulton park.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-06-09
YALE CREWS OFF

New Haven, Conn.,, June 9-(UP) The Yale University Varsity and Junior Varsity crews left today for Gales Ferry to train for the annual Thames races with Harvard June "A.
 The trip to the training head quarters was made aboard the yacht Wild Duck" owned by c. B. Levey, New York.
 The training period this year will be three days longer than year ago.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-06-09
Score by innings: New York. 0O2 % 0 OO0 0 2-4 Chicago ... 0 2 0 % 0 % 0 0-2

Runs-Moore 2, Ripple, Ott, Marty, Collins. Errors ODea, II m Il. Runs batted in-Ripple, Ott 5, Jurg- es, French. Two base hits-Moore, Ripple, urges. Home run-Ott. Stol- en base -Danning. Sacrifices-French, Barteii, MGMarthy. Double playD on bases-New York 8, Chicago G.. Bases on balls-off G m b ert 1, French ?. Strikeouts-by Gumbert 2, French 8. Umpires-Goetz, Rear don and Pinelli. Time-1:59.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-06-09
World Champs Far From Unbeatable Nou
Another Blast from
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By DAN PARKER
WE WANT A PASS

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The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-06-09
PLENTY OF TIME OUT

New York-H. Guy Bedwell, one of the countrys better known train CTS, now handing horses owned by A. 0. Compton and Ral Par. has received license from the Jockey Club after lapse of almost 20 years.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-06-09

Runs - Nonnekamp. 3. Foxx 2, Cramer, Dickman, Lary, Hale, Camp Hale, Rogers. Runs batted in - Solters 8, Campbell 2, Hale. Foxx 4, Chapman 2. Cronin. Two base hits -Solters, Chapman. Three base hit -Averill. Home runs-Hale. Solters. FoxX 2. Sacrifices-Hale, F e l e T. Double plays-Cronin to Doerr to Foxx 3. Dickman to Cronin to Foxx. Left on bases-Cleveland 4, Boston II. Bases on balls-Feller 4, Gale house 3. Rogers 3, Dickman 1. Hits off-Feller, ' in 6 innings; Gale house, in 2; Rogers, in 1-3: Dickman, 5 in 5; cMKain. 0 in 1 2-3. Hit by pitcher. by-Galehouse (Cron- in.) Winning pitcher-McKain. Los- ing pitcher-Galehouse. Umpires- Rommel. Hubbard and McGowan. Time-2:36. 900.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-06-09
ASTAR lhSSIN +LoooH BACK IN i0l2 .s.

silent high in talking his family wanted but he quit his medical to a quit that to architecture school dramatic society," leading stock in San Francisco
 played anything but overnight in Not Guilty working in Ground Show" has we'll the Maibu Hills vegetables of sardom haven't his waistlne feet weighs father
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-06-09
YOUNG PRICK TO OXFORD

Greencastle, Ind.,-Fred Prick, son of Ford c. Prick, president of the National League, graduates from DePauw University in June. He will go on to Oxford as a Rhodes Scholar.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-06-09
League :
 L~e:sae1ers
(By United PresS) RAFTING
The e&Sfar1<airaos
 AMERICAN LEAGUE

Games Yesterday Chicago II, New York 10 GsD. Chicago 10, New York (2nd). Detroit ,, Philadelphia 1. Boston z, Cleveland 6. St. Louis II, Washington 5.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-06-09
SCRAMBLED EARS INN

Los Angeles-Bull Montana, the rassling bogeyman who made good in the movies, is the latest sports headliner to go into the restaurant business.