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Our New Attorney General (Continued From Third Page.) been sure of a majority if the war had gone a short time longer. When the war was over, he went back, like the rest, to his old occupation. Then, unsolicited and unexpected, came that opportunity which, in the opinion of those who know, is consid- ered the most important work of a strictly legal kind within the gift of the Federal Government—the office of So- licitor General. There is scarcely a law firm in the world which is given the opportunity to handle cases involving so wide a variety of legal questions, or involving greater financial interests, or lying so close to the average person. For example, in a | single group of tax cases handled by Mitchell as Solicitor General there was involved $320,000,000 of public money. About a third of all business before the Supreme Court is governmental business, handled by the Solicitor General. There are manw such cases, and his handling of them has helped to establish in the minds of the legal profession a confi- dence in his abilities. It has also estab- lished for him a first-rate reputation with the court itself. This is obviously @ matter of the first importance. Mitchell suits. the court to a T. The court abhors verbiage. It likes, as the | Justices say, “to dig down in.” When | one of those respected gentlemen in black gowns who sit before the marble pillars under the golden eagle opens his mouth and in a scarcely audible voice | makes a remark or asks a question, a tremor runs along the frame of most of the lawyers who stand before it, like schoolboys doing a piece for the class. Mitchell always studies his subject meticulously and then boils it all down to not more than 15 or 20 minutes of presentation. He elevates pleading to an art—for art is but elimination of the unessential. ‘The story is told that on one occasion, when he was handling a case in which a number of Government departments were interested, representatives of those branches were in the courtroom in full force. The npgonllon held forth at some length. Mitchell rose and spoke for 13 minutes by the clock. There was con- stern n among his governmental cli- ents. One of them met him on the street, it is sald, and protested, and at the very moment he was telling Mitchell that he really should have given them wmore time, the court already had de- tided in his favor. He eliminates. But when the court “digs down in” they al- ways find Mitchell has anticipated the question and has the answer ready. His is an integrity of mind as well as of character—a characteristic essentially displayed during his recent years in ‘Washington. As Solicitor General his functions were those of both counsel and Jjudge. He could decide absolutely which Government cases should be carried on to the Supreme Court and which should be stopped at the threshold. “The Government wins a lawsuit,” he ys, “whenever justice is done to one its citizens. “During the last three years, 34 times And Washington, in his appointment, looks forward to certaln new policies in | that department. For certain years in the recent past, both Democratic and Republican, the department has stag- gered under many blows to its reputa- tion. The first need of the Coolidge administration had been to clean up at the top. A But the Department of Justice is not all in Washington. It has its officials and agents throughout the United States. And one of the duties of the Attorney General is to advise the Presi- dent as to all judicial appointments, as well as to pass on pardons and the administration of Federal prisons. The policy of the department under the retiring Attorney General has been toward what you might call home rule. It is believed in Weshington that President Hoover is deeply and pecu- liarly interested in law administration. 1t is also prophesied that with the new Attorney General in charge, the central Government will play a stronger hand in the whole line of Federal courts throuhgout the country. Mitchell, as Attorney General, will no longer plead before the court. He will turn that over to his successor as Solicitor General. He will be kept very busy as the President's legal adviser, studying the qualifications of possible appointees of Federal judicial offices, and giving the top-side answers to the multifarious questions under the vari- ous_divisions. Mitchell is loved the men who work under him as well as by those who work with him and those he meets out- side his work. Though he cannot be called a “diner out,” he frequently dines out. He is_by no means a recluse. Though he has_little more small talk than Coolidge himself, he is 4 vivid talker, an easy conversationalist upon any subject of current interest. And he has succeeded, without any effort on his part, in making a host of friends in ‘Washington. The twilight music hour to be held at the Y. W. C. A. this afternoon at 5 o'clock, in the fourth floor assembly room, will be in charge of the Girls' Reserve Department, and a group of young singers from the operetta *“Cin- derella” will give the program, as fol- lows: Jean Bone, Ursula Estes, Marcia Knowlden, Mary Middleton, Catherine Miller, Katherine Schofield, Jane Ut- gard and Mary Wheichel. This group will be assisted by David Legum, violinist, Mrs. Georgia Reed will be the hostess, assisted by Miss Mabel Cook of the staff. ‘The public is cordially invited to_attend. . ‘The speaker at the Elizabeth Somers vesper service this afternoon at 5:30 will be Dr. Thomas W. Cooke of the Church of he Ascension. Miss Frances RESORTS, ASHEVILLE, N. C. THE SUNDAY STAR, V 7 Butler wil be the leader. Visitors are} invited to attend. The girls making their home at the Elizabeth Somers residence will enter- tain for their friends Saturday evening, March 23. Miss Julla Hazlett is in charge of the arrangements. The Y. M.-Y. W. recreation commit- tee is joining with the Washington City Basket Ball League on Thursday, March 21, at the Y. M. C. A, 1736 G street, in a dance after a champlonship bas- ket ball free toss tournament. The feature is scheduled for 8:30 and the dance at 9:15. The Paragons will fur- nish the music, and the admission will be 50 cents. There will be a meeting of the general education committee on March 20 at Seventeenth and K streets, The rooms registry committee will meet on Tuesday at 11:30 a.m when Miss Millikin of the Women's Bureau will speak on “inspection of hotels.” The meeting will be followed by a luncheon in the tearoom. The meeting of the board of directors will be held on Thursday, at 10:30 a.m. At the meeting of the staff on Tues- day morning Miss Benfer will continue her study of “Frtends of Africa.” Last week, in addition to Miss Benfer's talk, there was a talk by Miss Anne L. Cald- well of the World Service Council of the national board. Meetings of outside organizations scheduled for the week include: On Monday a luncheon meeting of the art section of the Twentieth Century Club at 12:30 pm.; the general convention committee of the National Women's Trade Union League on the third floor at 5 pm., the Monday Evening Club on the third floor at 8 p.m., and the gym- nasium exhibition of the School from 3:30 to 5; y the public health committee of the Board of Trade on the third floor at 8 p.m.; the luncheon meeting of the cam- paign committee of the Tuberculosis Association at noon on Wednesday; on Thursday the education section of the Twentieth Century Club, which will have lunch in the fourth floor dining room at 12:30 pm; on Friday a lec- ture under the auspices of the A. A. U. W. in Barker Hall at 8 o'clock: the | Executives' Club of the Community | Chest in the fourth floor dining room at 12:30 pm. and a luncheon meeting | of the Oberlin College' Club at 12:30 pm.; on Saturday a meeting of the| League of Women Voters at 7 p.m. | Chapters. . | Princeton Chapter _will hold its| | | c. | KENILWORTH ~ITNIN - | | | Where perfect equipment and per- fected service makes resting or play- ing more perfect. For here. you can enjov nature's great hea! n the_ Land Kenilworth 'in April. =For rates, reser- vaticns, or travel information address Roscoe Marvel. ASHEVILLENC \ SHINGTON, D. C., MARCH 17, 1929—PART 2. monthly meeting tomorrow at the home of Mrs. Louis P. Allen, 1203 Floral strcet, at 8 p.m. The meeting is the special membership meeting of the year, and Miss Weaver Fox, the secre- tary of membership, will be guest and speaker. On Thursday, between 10:30 am. and 3 pm., the Mount Pleasant Chapter will hold a cake sale in the lobby of the Administration Building, Seventeenth and K streets. A meeting of the Chap- ter Council will be held tomorrow at 11 am., with Mrs, George Winchester Stone presiding. Girl Reserves. Rehearsals for the Girl Reserve op- eretta, “Cinderella,” are being held daily in the Girl Reserve clubrooms of the Y. W. C. A. Building. The op- eretta promises ta be a delightful pro- duction. Tickets are now being dis- tributed to members of Girl Reserve Clubs and may be obtained at the Girl Reserve Office. The Adclphae Girl Reserve Club of Western -High School will meet at the school tomorrow at 2:30 p.m. New clubs will be organized at the Gordon Jurfor High School Monday at 2:15 p.m. On Tuesday afternoon at 2:30 Les Camerades Girl Reserve Club at East- ern High School will meet. At 3:30 the Noel House Girl Reserves will play vol- ley ball in the Noel House gymnasium. Registrations for the Senior High School Club supper, to be held Friday evening, must be in the Girl Reserve office on Wednesday. At 2 pm. the club at Dennison Vocational School will meet. Miss Louise Alberts will teach a | clog dancing class, Miss Katherine Moritz 1 _conduct a toy symphony STE. HIPS. NQRWEG A MERIGA LINE 814 DAYS TO NORWAY Via the Diiect Route with_ connections to Sweden Denmark Germany odern Twin-Screw Steamers STAVANGERFIORD oM Al Begin Your European Tour in WEDEN ‘The Land of Sualit Nights Where erave! ¢ considered guests. New York direce to Gothenburg The Gateway to Sweden—Norway — Continent Travel in the new de luze three<class motor liners Kungsholm 5! !,:.'{,'; Y, 1 Gripsnolm 52531030113 Also Cabin Liner Mareh 26 Drottningholm X371 3 SWEDISH AMERICAN LINE 21 Statest. or nearest Local Agents New York 0ld Point Comfort r. 13, ne 8, T orchestra, and Miss Dorothea McDowell will coach a dramatic group. At 2:15 p.m., Wednesday, the Langley and JefTerson Junior High School Girl Reserve Clubs will meet at the schools. At 3 p.m,, the Semper Fidelis Club of | Tech High School will meet in the Girl Reserve clubrooms. At 3:45 the Junior and Senior Girl Reserve Clubs at the George Mason High School, in | Potomac, Va., will hold hobby meetings. | Thursday, at 2:15 p.m., the Girl Re- serve Clubs at Powell and Macfarland Junior High Schools will meet. At 3:15 the Tri-Hi Girl Reserve Club of Busi- ness High School will meet in the Girl Reserve clubrooms. s Friday afternoon the Girl Reserves at Stuart, Hine and Columbia Junior High Schools will meet at 2:15. Bon Secour Club at Central High School will entertain the members of the facul. ty at tea after school. Miss Katherine Moritz of the Girl Reserve staff will 'Via Honolulu Tokyo's Imperial Pal- 4ce. Inspiring Fujiyama. Sacred City of Kyoto. A thousand places of in- terestreachedby22,000 ton express liners of the N.Y.K. Japanese serv- ice. 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In response to the requests of parents the health education department an- | ounces the inauguration of swimming | SOUTH AMERICA Four luxuriously appointed 21,000 ton modern liners maintain fortnightly service frdm New York to Rio, San- tos, Montevideo #nd Buenos Aires. American Legion Pan America Southern Cros, Western World Send for South American travel sug- gestions and illustrated booklet. STEAMSHIP LINES €7 WALL STREET - NEW YORK Phone Bowling Green 3300 AND TEE CONTINENT via the Route | Where Sunny Days and Silvery Nights | Bathe the Decks Away from morthern winds | to Italy's exotic Mediterranean Ports | Regular Sallings Direct to Ttaly ’ NAPLES, AND GENOA | AUGUSTUS Mar. 23, Apr. 27, June 1 [ROMA + .. Apr. 13, May 18, June 22 Bitmar De Luxe Connecting Line to Alex- andria, Jerusalem, Coustaniinople ~ and | Athens. | Porittustrated Booklem, and information apply Ttalia America Shipping Co?.,’;cnflrll Age ATE ST. 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Fast, luxurious motorships of the famous “Santa” fleet offer comforts and con- veniences unparalleled and perfect ser- vice. “The Luxury of a Private Yacht.” Rates $200 and HAMBURG-AMERICAN LINE 39 Broadway, New York | or local steamship and tourist agents Chamberlin-Vanderbilt Hotel Virginia Beach Two C;:p:fi:l#lwru “This does not mean that we in the department are easy adversaries. If we think the Government is right and that you are seeking something you are not entitled to, the lawyers for the United St?lbgs will contest your claim tooth and nail.” Integrity and self-control, physical end moral courage, a fine, trained and experienced mind, strong in ideals of public service, a finely organized nervous system balanced by a physique which will be adequate if he gets his outdoor life, a man with a strong sense of duty, a reserve but kindly man who is gracious and fond of wit in others. upon whose face rests a. charming smile when he tells a humorous mrf——a man with not a mean thing in him—such is the gew Attorney General. RESORTS. ATLANTIC' CITY, N. J. Alewest Boardwalk Hotel 500 Rooms with SeaWater Baths Swimming Pool Turkish and Ciint Baths Apartment and Hotel-Rooms by the Day, Month or Year Descriptive Pampblet spon Request F. L. 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Golf that is golf on Asheville's four magnificent Donald Ross courses, range on range of mountains for a background. Ebeoting - dl:’:mp‘“ of Southern hospitality. sports, tennis, ri , hiking, archery, speed boating, fishing. Smart social life that reaches its gayest tempo in the through Pullman from the North, East and Middle West. For motor routings, for information about hotels, for booklet about the “Land of the Sky,” write to CHAMBER OF COMMERCE Asheville North - B - a Norwegian ly more than a night’s sleep by Covoling TOURS. | Clark’s Famous Cruises | NORWAY AN N reea une r, Algiers, Italy, Ri- wviers, Sweden, Norway, Edinburgh, s, Berlin (Paris, London). Hotels, drives, fees, etc., inclu - S.8. & Tou: NW 8. Ageney. 1420 H 8t. C. Clark, mes Blds» New Yo WORLD CRUISE If you wish a certain accommoda- tion, at a certain rate . . . reserve now. Next winter’s itinerary is more in demand than ever. From New York, Dec. 2, 137 days. 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