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Evening star., 1938-09-19
Change of Location.

Should the Industrial Home School, an
institution for behavior problem children
remain in its present situation in the
midst of the Georgetown community or
should 1t be moved to another location
on land owned by the District at Muir
kirk, Md?
Superintendent Earl W. Cassie has
placed this question squarely before the
Board of Public Welfare in his annual
report on the institution and it should
be given very careful consideration.
Although, in the end, the decision
should be left to those on whom the re-
sponsbility of change would fall and
on the basis of close association with the
institutional problems of the District, the
following points may well be raised:
The Industrial Home School is located
In the 2400 block of Wisconsin avenue in
close proximity to movies, liquor stores
and all of the other elements of COM
munity life which might tempt the in
mates to break confinement. The build
ings date back to 1874 and delinquents
are constantly released against the better
Judgment of Mr.. Cassie after too-brief
term of rehabilitation to make way for
new arrivals, he said in his report. In
other words, is the institution, in its pres
ent location, good financial investment
by the District in terms of corrected de-
linquency dividends and actual operating
efficiency?
In the second place, the Muirkirk land,
used by Civilian Conservation Corps men
during the past few years since it was
abandoned in 1882 as a home for the
white girls of the National Training
School, is not paying any dividends in
the form of revenue to the District. The
number of girls confined did mot justify
it's use after 1882, but might it not be the
solution to Mr.. Cassie's congestion prob
lem now?
On the face of it, the proposed change
of location would seem good way of
making both the institution and Muir
kirk pay moral and financial returns to
District taxpayers.
The Industrial Home School, however,
is only part of the institution problem of
the District-a problem which now lies
dormant only because of a deficiency
appropriation by Congress to continue
the National Training School in its pres
ent location.
Evening star., 1938-09-19
Colnmends The Star
For Articles on Science.


WISH to commend your policy of CIV
Ing space and support to the news
values In contemporary science. Science
both pure and applied is gradually
month by month and year by year.
transforming the world in which man
lives and is creating new social and
philosophical problems. Therefore I feel
that developments in science are news
comparable with the political and eco
nom1c happenings of the day. The Star
among American newspapers has led in
forwarding such an editorial policy and
l wish to congratulate you upon it,
Also wish to commend the writings
OF Mr.. Thomas R. Henry. He has a re-
markably clear grasp of the funda-
mentals across the entire frontier OF
science and has a fine facility for clear
and simple expression as well as an in
teresting style. I always read his COL
umn, STARS, Men and Atoms"
Let me further congratulate YOU for
sending Mr.. Henry to report the meet
1ngs OF the British Association for the
Advancement Of Science. This is one
of the great assemblies Of the world and
is of vast scientific importance. The
Star has demonstrated great vision In
having 1t covered by Mr.. Henry.
M. l.. WILSON,
Undersecretary Of Agriculture.
Evening star., 1938-09-19
Battle Cruiser Problem.
From the Manchester IN. H. Union.

from the Manchester IN. H) Union.
Right in the middle Of our battleship
building program writer in the Naval
Institute magazine revives the question
of the need for the United States Navy
OF "a fast battle wing" A fast battle
wing would be division Of battle cruis-
ers: The United States went in for bat
tie cruisers only once. In the building
program In progress after the war some
40,OOO-ton such vessels were started, but
abandoned under the Washington limi-
tation treaty. Two Of them were con-
verted into plane carriers, the Saratoga
and the lexington The others never
were completed. So far as made known,
none is contemplated under the present
building program, and 1t may be sus-
pected none is likely to be.
The battle cruisers principal purpose
is to contact the enemy fleet and if pos
sible force it to engage to its own dis
advantage; then If necessary to get
safely away, or join the home fleet as
reinforcements. This, according to the
formula, requires guns Of battleship SIZE
and speed Is per cent in excess Of the
standard battleship practice.
The dilemma for the designer comes
in the limitation on size. For there is
one other vital element in battle cruiser
construction besides guns and speed
armor. 1t is impossible to get big guns
and high speed and heavy armor into
$4,000 tons, or even 10000 tons. Some
thing has to be sacrificed. With con-
siderably fewer tons to play with, Ad-
miral Fisher, outstanding proponent Of
guns and speed in the British Navy, and
inventor" of the battle cruiser, sacri-
feed armor. Two Of his great ships
under Beatty disappeared in the flash of
single German salvo At Jutland.
On the Well-founded theory that speed
is the most precarious advantage to re-
tain of the three vital elements in big
ship construction, the United States has
never hesitated to sacrifice it in favor
of big guns and heavy armor since the
days of the white squadron" AS re-
suit, our front-line ships have been rated
from to S knots slower than comparable
ship in foreign navies.
Evening star., 1938-09-19
Primary Results Sign
OF Progressive Democracy.

To the Editor Of The Star:
A NOT too elegant political remark
popular Is years ago was for
speaker to say of his adversary: my
opponent has made the statement that
he will swallow me on election day. II
he does, he will have more brains IN his
stomach than he has in his head"
OF course, there was no enlightenment
about or intelligent point to such q
statement Nevertheless, the crowd al
ways cheered Justify.
That was q quarter century ago-a
long time II measured in terms OF the
Nations educational Advancement. This
type Of political clap-trap would not be
expected, and in many instances not tol-
Grated, in this so-called enlightened age.
Measured in relation to more advanced
ethical standards, the country has wit
messed in the past few months-and IS
still witnessing-a type OF political 1rotn-
ing much worse than the brand found IN
the early part Of the present century.
And the not too pleasant aspect Is that
large numbers Of citizens still cheer at
much of this meaningless talk.
If the American people did not enjoy
a good show so well, many political rail-
lies would be a failure in attendance.
The best entertainer, without regard to
wisdom, draws the largest crowd. How
ever. ballots cannot be counted on sucn
occasions. A show of faces Is not always
a count Of ballots.
The assumption is-which Is generally
correct-that ONCE seekers as q whole
are more intelligent than voters as
group. This Is as it should be, II Leaders
are to be more capable than followers.
Voters, however, have advanced much
faster In their independent and progress
sive thinking than have many politicians
who seek q place to guide public Affairs.
II the primaries in South Carolina,
Maryland and Georgia had been held q
month before their scheduled date 1t Is
doubtful If results would have been any
different. Time was when last-hour
speeches in political campaigns counted
for much more than they do now. This
Is a clear indication that the masses are
now better informed on public questions
and know how more fully to appraise
public servants.
It cannot be reasonably denied that
many votes are bought or Influenced.
but the American people still retain and
are increasing the spirit OF tnell 1uoe-
pendence. The number whose votes are
for sale is becoming smaller. That Is
sign that the price tag Is out OF place
when attached to a ballot.
There Is an increasing number VINO
share the thought that many politicians,
not the voting public, are the ones who
should be instructed. The time Is rap
idly approaching when candidate Will
have to discuss intelligently the issues
of the day and the constructive remedies
he would apply and not deal in PERSONAL
tiles and generalities that have little or
no relation to the responsibilities of the
Office which he seeks. This is a healthful
sign of = progressive democracy. In
such q democracy the American people
believe. For such a democracy the Ma
ton is dedicated.
TIMOTHY THOMAS.
Evening star., 1938-09-19
Back to School.

The children Of Washington go back
to school today. A large majority of
them, it may be presumed, know the
privilege which they enjoy. They under
stand instinctively that they are being
given the most precious gift in the
world, and they appreciate it. Rep
resenting the youth of a free country,
they are being taught the lessons of
democracy. From their experience they
will emerge at last as citizens of a
nation which loves liberty and values
the responsibility of the individual.
More important than their routine
curriculum, the children are instructed
in a philosophy Of self -sunaciency and
Evening star., 1938-09-19
THIS AND THAT
BY CHARLES 3. TRAcEHELL.

Consistent interest has been shown by
readers In the fate Of fiddle. the one
eyed goldfish, whose life has been ex-
hibited here for the past fve years.
This little fish, Of a nice apricot color
Ing, has her ups and downs, not only
In the gallons Of water in her aqua
rum, but also in health.
Mostly, however, she is in fine spirits,
enjoying life while dictators roar and
nations fight.
Her tank is tight little section Of ma
ture, kept in fine condition because Of
the limited amount of life in 1t.
Unlike most fish tanks, T1ddle's Is
sparsely inhabited.
Four small snails keep her company,
and at the same time furnish her with q
great many young snails. which she al
ways eats at certain age.
This is natures way of keeping fiddle
In health. 1t plays havoc with the snail
population, Of course, but what does ma
ture care about them?
In nature, the largest animal always
wins-except when 1t doesn't.
The snails in Tiddle's tank are so small
that they do not harm the water in any
way, contrary to the action of these
molluscs when above a certain size.
While not as old as the fish, they are
at least 3 years old. but far below the
normal size. This probably is due to
two factors. acid water and the gold
hsh's appetite.
fiddle swims as living refutation Of
the old saw, preached to all aquarium
addicts, Of feeding goldfish lightly.
Every beginner with these animals is
solemnly warned against giving too much
food.
The warning, Of course, is correct,
especially in theory.
Practice, however, is often another
matter
The warning against overfeeding gold
fish has been carried to such an extreme
point that there is little doubt thousands
Of these curious pets are starved to
death, not so much through sheer lack Of
food as starved to the point where they
catch diseases.
- -
Provided a tank is not overcrowded.
goldfish can eat as much food as any
other animal in proportion to its size.
This means that the directions for
feeding on some Of the cans Of manu.
factured food are really absurd.
Feed only as much as the fish can
eat at once" says one can.
Others direct only one or two grains
every other day.
No wonder the deaths among these
creatures are many, when combined with
the starvation are such causes as lack Of
oxygen, dirty water, microbes and sick
plants.
Lack Of oxygen is caused mainly by too
many animals in a given amount Of wa
ter and unclean conditions. The latter
is too often caused by putting too much
Evening star., 1938-09-19

to the floor on which his desk awaited
him. The desk itself was machine.
built Of steel and equipped with type
writer. telephone. mechanical pencil
sharpener and other gadgets. During
the morning he received letters which
had crossed the continent by airplane
and kilograms which had been trans
mitted by wire.
At luncheon he read a newspaper
which had been printed on mechanical
press and listened to music conveyed
into the restaurant by radio. The food
served him had been kept In an electric
refrigerator and cooked on an electric
stove. When he paid his check at the
counter a cash register recorded his
patronage. The cigarettes he smoked
were "rolled" by machine; his hat, his
shoes, his gloves. every stitch Of his
clothing, the handkerchief with which he
polished his glasses. his watch, his
wallet, the keys which wore hole in
his pocket, all represented mechanical
enterprise.
In the evening he went to the movies
and saw rural scenery in natural color
and heard actors and actresses speak in
their natural tones by grace Of machines.
wrote a letter with a mechanical foun-
tain pen, adjusted with a single twist
Of his hand mechanical furnace, took
a shower under a mechanical sprinkling
device and went to bed with serene con-
fdence In mechanical alarm clock
which would not fail to awaken him at
dawn.
Waiting for sleep to come. 1t occurred
to him that he also was machine-per-
haps the most marvellous engine Of
which the mental machinery Of human
beings can conceive. He smiled at the
spectacle Of a mechanical man kicking
against a mechanical universe. Every
age, he realized, had been machine age.
He surrendered to slumber with smile
Of satisfaction in his discovery. Resting.
he did not know it, but even his quiet
and peaceful breathing was mechanical
Evening star., 1938-09-19
Shooting Stars.
By PHILANDER JOHNSON.
The Kicker.

The Kicker.
Let us be up and kicking
For this life would seem too slow
If we weren't somehow picking
Quarrels as We onward 60.
Let's investigate our neighbor
With suspicious ever new,
Though we quite forget the labor
That We ought, ourselves, to do.
There is nothing that shall swerve us
From contention and from strife;
Making other people nervous
Is the greatest aim In life.
Evening star., 1938-09-19
Protest Against
Bus Service.

To the Editor Of The Star:
THIS morning was q passenger on q
bus headed for Seventeenth and
Constitution avenue from Petworth. Be-
fore 1t had gone half mile every seat
was occupied, but we continued to take
on more people. Out Of one Of the side
streets another Seventeenth and Consti-
tuition bus was entering in the same line,
so our driver told the crowds that there
was another bus directly behind us. But
when we got to certain corner there
happened to be starter and he directed
the driver to let all standing there get
on our bus until there were some six or
seven people crowded into the space be-
tween the driver and the door, 50 It
was impossible for him to see the side
Of the road or the street from the west
at all.
Let the starters and drivers be warned
once more and make the transit COM
panies put ON marc buses. CLERK.
Evening star., 1938-09-19
TIMOTHY THOMAS.
Safety Zone Law Must Be
Respected by Drivers.
To the Editor Of The star:

Safety Zone Law Must be
Respected by Drivers.
To the Editor Of The Star:
GAFETY zones are mo mans land so
~ far as the motorist Is concerned and
they must continue to be.
Whether they have been established to
assist pedestrians to cross 4 wide thor
ouehfare safely or to give street car
patrons = haven Of safety. these zones
should remain inviolate at all times and
an invasion considered serious offense.
There seems to be 4 wide misconcep-
ton of the intent Of the law In regard to
safety zones Some motorists appear to
think that they should stay out Of them
If they are occupied, but do not hesitate
to drive through them If there is no one
standing there.
This view, while 1t may not result in
injury to q pedestrian, is not carrying out
the spirit or the letter Of the law. They
are intended to be spaces on the roadway
where any one can feel certain that he
viii be rumolested.
II this status u denied 10 a,ch . sone,
Evening star., 1938-09-19
Machines.

People complain about machines.
Doubtless it is natural that they should.
But 1t also is illogical and contradictory.
To illustrate the comedy, an average
Washingtonian amused himself review
Ing the part which invented things had
played in single day Of his life.
He journeyed from his home to his
office in an automobile: he made use Of
IN elevator to ascend from ths stroet
Evening star., 1938-09-19
Peace in Holland.
wi]liamsport fPa ! Sun

From the Williamsport (Pa) Sum-
Holland is celebrating 40 years Of
peace, prosperity and progress under the
reign of Queen Wilhelmina, who has
succeeded in keeping in with her Dutch
subjects while number of other rulers
were getting "in Dutch" with theirs.
Evening star., 1938-09-19
High Pressure.
From the Lowell courier-Citisen.

TIUH tne Lowell Courier -CitiIen
This is the season when the crisp
autumn air puts pep into the announcer
as he pumps vast excitement into his
running story Of some stupid little game
between freshwater elevens that nobody
ever heard Of.
Evening star., 1938-09-19
Twenty Years Ago
The World Var Day by Day
Septemher 10. 1913.

A SMALL steady advance was made by
the Allies on the Western Front. In
Macedonia, Bulgarian troops retreated
across the Cerna River In q rout. The
Serbians, French and Greeks took As
villages.
In Palestine, British and French
troops, acting in conjunction, attacked
on a 16-mile front between Rafat and
the Mediterranean and pushed forward
IL miles. They took 5000 prisoner,
many guns and much material.
Evening star., 1938-09-19

While Europe is engaged In the more
strenuous business of reviewing policies
and announcements, the States of this
country are busy with recounts of pri-
mary returns. The American method
of adjustment Is assuredly the less
dangerous to the public security.
Evening star., 1938-09-19
Digging and Blasting.

From the Louisville Courier journal.
The first thing combatants did on the
western front in the World War was
dig themselves in" The first thing they
will have to do in the next one is to blast
each other out.
Evening star., 1938-09-19

Prosecutor Dewey must start all over
again with his purge Of the ,alleged
grafters who have battened off the
illegal games of chance in New York
There is general hope, outside of GER
tain metropolitan circles. that his second
essay will be more successful.
Evening star., 1938-09-19

A plea from France that the United
States take hand in the European
situation seems to fall short of per-
suasiveness at the present state of the
case. The memory of 1917 is still fresh
in the American mind.
Evening star., 1938-09-19

Chicago has new poison mystery
to solve, with toll of one dead and
eighty-four i'll. The casualty record is
reminiscent of the heyday OF AL Capone's
reign of terror in the Windy City.
Evening star., 1938-09-19
Perhaps Self.Defense.

From the Los Angeles Times.
European dispatches say that Adolf
Hitler and Regent Admiral Horthy Of
Hungary INDUCED in five-minute hand
clasp Maybe Horthy, remembering the
Austrian grab. was afraid to let go!
Evening star., 1938-09-19

Three charges are to be brought in
Virginia against a motorist who ran
for three miles on three wheels after
a collision. This conjunction of threes
may be unlucky for somebody.
Evening star., 1938-09-19
Pleased by Address
OF Mr.. Laurence Duggan.
To the Editor NJ The atsr.

To the Editor Of The Star:
As A subscriber OF The Evening Star.
1t is a pleasure to write this letter of
appreciation Of The Stars success in ar
ranging such splendid addresses for the
National Radio Forum as that delivered
by the Honorable Laurence Duggan,
chief of the Division of South American
Republics of the State Department, and
reprinted in The Evening Star. Moth
ing could be more constructive than this
means Of bringing to the public Of the
United States better understanding of
our sister republics and their contribu-
ton to inter-American culture and
progress. H. MILTON COLVIN.
Evening star., 1938-09-19
Mexican Methods.

From the Fort Myers News-Press
Mexico is sure backward country. Il
seizes land without the formality Of levy.
ing taxes.
Evening star., 1938-09-19
Respite.

From The Ind1anApOllS NeWB.
Persons who did not get hurt In Labor
Day accidents may have to wait until
Thanksgiving for another opportunity
to meet disaster.
Evening star., 1938-09-19
Member of the Associated Press

!, The Associated Press Is exclusively entitled to
the use Tor republication of all news dispatches
credited to 1t or not otherwise credited in this
paper and also the local news published hereln
All rights OF publication OF SPECIAL dispatches
herein also are reserved.
Evening star., 1938-09-19
The DOdger.

The DOdger.
you must expect to work If you are
elected to Office" said the serious states
man.
"Of course" answered the easy going
man, "I'll expect to work; but that won't
prevent me from hoping to be disap-
pointed"
Evening star., 1938-09-19
Letters to The Star

Letters to the Editor must bear
the name and address Of the urtter,
although the use of a pseudonym for
publication Is permissible. Please be
brief!
Evening star., 1938-09-19
More Advice.

"Ought man In politics to be COM
municative or silent?" asked the young
man who is learning the statesmanship
business.
WELL" answered Senator Sorghum,
"he should not go to an extreme either
way. The man who wants to tell all he
knows becomes bore, and the man who
seems afraid to tell anything he knows
becomes an object Of suspicion"
Patience" said Hi Ho, the sage of
Chinatown, lis something that every ore
keeps losing, because he thinks nobody
else wants It,"
Evening star., 1938-09-19

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The Campaigner,

The Campaigner.
The note of promise lightly floats
The voters plaudits to evoke.
If all the promissory notes
Draw interest, he would sure go brok
Evening star., 1938-09-19
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Amateur Statesman,

Amateur Statesman.
For currency some scheme I'd SHOW
II I a plan could strike
To get enough Of 1t to know
Precisely what It's like.
Evening star., 1938-09-19

II takes notice" said Uncle Eben, "dat
a large percentage of de hard-luck
stories proceeds from de man dat has
been lookin' foh easy money"
Evening star., 1938-09-19
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"Yes-Man" Defined
As an Abbreviation.

Il
As an Abbreviation.
To the Editor Of The Star:
NOW 1t can be told. At last we have
the true meaning of the expression
"Yes-Man" It's an abbreviation.
"Yes-Man" really means "Yes-ter day
Man." Probably 1886 model. Today,
quite . few seem TO prefer know" men.
JOHN,
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1938-05-12

cigars he smokes. Say, give me
your autograph, will you, Wal
ter? I want to show it to the
boys"
So we said goodbye to Mike, the
taxi driver, and got out in front
Of the night club.
A couple Of girls pinched Of
face, kids, not more than 17-be-
sieged Winchell for his autograph.
He was giving it to them-first
name and all-when a dowager
swept up, all in velvet and lace
you would gasp If we mentioned
her name.
Listen in again and get an
earful:
"Mr. winchell, your auto
graph" she ordered.
Said Winchell: "Just a min
ute. madam, I haven't finished
with these young ladies"
Said the dowager:: But do
you know who I amp"
Said Winchell: who careS?"
and went signing the card Judy
O'Grady had given him.
The wind whistled around the
circle, the rain came down In
buckets and Winchell signed
on.
AND HE DID
Now 1t was a piece Of paper
the colored doorman presented,
the back Of . summons extended
by q motorcycle cop, . pretty
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1938-05-12
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