Evening Star Newspaper, July 21, 1929, Page 41

AMERICAN LAWS GET UNDER SKIN Dr. Martin, Lecturer and Au- thor, Says “We Are Na- tion of Reformers.” @pecial Dispatch 16 The Star. NANTUCKET, Mass, July 21- America the cattle are in the corn,” | abserved Dr. Everett Dean Martin, . who | ©observes to some purpose. ‘‘They got there because we are a mnation of re- formers. We reform by law. The re- sult is more law and less liberty than youwll find anywhere else in the world.,” Somewhere between the burning blue sca and the lisping dune grasses, the question of Prof. Douglas MacIntosh had come up. Canadian, teacher of theology at Yale, ex-chaplain in the ‘World War, Prof. MacIntosh was. denied United States citizenship this week be- cause he would not swear to defend the United States in the event of war, un< less he considered the war to be just. Takes Case to U. S. Court. Prof. MacIntosh is taking his case to the U. 8. Circuit Court of Appeals in New York. Meanwhile, we took it o Dr. Martin, director of the People's Institute in New York City and of the Cooper Union Forum, Dr. Martin, who 18 neither radical nor a pacifist, but a writer, lecturer and philosopher, went | of to Europe last year to see if any liberty lingered therabouts, and unearthed more of it in three months than he | Pen had found in America through three decades. At the moment he was con- templating a sand dune which had reared ifself in front of his Nantucket Beach house during the Winter, and trying to reconclle the ways of the Inscrutable with the ways of the sheep ticks that had arrived when the dune sprouted salty weeds. Many of our laws are like ticks, he | pointed out. They get under the skin and do nobody any good whatever. “What this country needs is civiliza- he sald, “not necessarily univer~ aity graduates, but people who attain civilization by instinct, or by develop- ment; for civilization, tolerance is need- ed and a senee of humor—qualities con- spicuously lacking in us Americans. In fact, the civilized man's first qualifica- tion is an ability to mind his own bu ness. Think it over, and you'll see that's ‘what afls liberty in America today. In dividually, or in the mass, we can't mind our own business, “I'm not taking one side or the other in the matter of Prof. Maclntosh. T don't know enough about it to take either side. But the case illustrates the remarkable change in the American viewpoint on liberty which has taken Pplace in the past 100 years. “Americans thought democracy meant BY CORINNE FRAZIER. AYING the first visit' that has been made by a national presi- dent to the Federated Women's Clubs' of Alaska since 1914, Mrs. John F. Sippel, president of the General Federation of Women’s Clubs, found such a tremendous force of en- ergy, courage and enthusiasm behind the club movement in that far north- ern country that she “felt as though she had been showered by a new foun- tain of inspiration” in her contact with the wide-awake groups in the towns and cities through which she passed, she declared in an interview last week, clcse on the heels of her return to Baltimore: phEdhN “Those women, ‘overcoming almost insuperable obstacles of climatic and financial conditions, have become the chief influence in community develop- ment in Alaska,” she said. “Their gayety and optimism are no less amaz- ing than.their accomplishments. No outlook is too discouraging for them. And they are doing wonders in the matter of reclaiming the abandoned parts of their towns and villages, whose opulence collapsed - like a punctured bnll‘:an”in the wake of the gold rush Mrs. Sippel's visit, the first made by a federation head since Mrs. Percy V. nybacker made her memorable trip to organize the work in that region, was hailed with unbounded delight by the clubwomen, eager to show what | they are doing, and to learn of what | is being done by women in other parts of the continent. Mrs, Sippel said she found the great- | est compensation for making the long | trip in the mutual benefit of the per- | sonal contacts made. She continued: | “Becoming personally _acquainted | with these women has brought home | their problems so much more closely and binds them to me and to the parent | federation by a stronger bond. They, in turn, I feel sure, feel closer to the federation for having had first-hand reports of our aims and the ideals for | which we are ‘working down here, | which coincide in‘a marked degres | V] with those of our Alaskan federation, isited Juneau, Sitka, Wrangel and Skagway.” recounted Mrs. Sippel, “and each place I was met by the women and entertained defightfully and con- tinuously until my boat departed. Clubhouses ~were _exhibited proudly, | schoolhouses and public. gardens were pointed out—all secured through the | efforts of the women, with the gen- | erous co-ofienunn of the men, who are | all too willing to do the things if the women will arrange for the details for liberty. They forget that only a minor-| ity ever did love freedom; that man in the mass is opposed to liberty and | atrong for standardization.” ]l (Copsright, 1929.) 1 il 4 | “WRITING” IN FIELD | SHOWS POTASH PAYS Message Is Inscribed in Alfalfa by ' Michigan Agricultural Experts. HOWARD CITY. Mich., (#).—Using # small fertilizer drill for a pen, and | muriate of potash for ink, B. O. Hager- | man, Grand Rapids, and I. J. Matthews. | Chicago, did some fancy writing a year ago here in the sands of the Pennsyl- | vania Railroad’s demonstration farm. The letters stand out stronger today | than they did a year ago when the two specialists, one an agricultural agent | and the other a fertilizer expert, penned | the words: “Potash Pays!” } The message was written in an alfalfa | fleld as part of a demonstration show= | ing that legume crop on light solls needs commercial fertilizers having a high content of potash. i which the menfolks lack time. 1 Yes, the clubs are composed largely of American women, some of them | born up there in the days of the Alaska | boom: others who have come with their husbands or on scientific research of their own. in rare cases. Then | there are a few native women who are | afMliated al but rhe guiding spirit comes from the Americans.” | ] ] WAS particularly impressed with THE' SUNDAY STAR, WASHINGTON, D.- C, CLUBWOMEN OF THE NATION | Mrs. Sippel Finds Clubwomen of Alaska Doing Splendid Work. Mrs. Baldwin Addresses Regional Conference. Woman's Party Entertains. center. Comfortable chairs, tables and # good-sized stove .make -this library a cozy &lm for reading and study on the coldest day. “Upsteirs the women have their meeting or club rooms. These, too, are furnished in good taste, though not elaborately: “The house is used as a general community center and has been -the means of providing a great many bene- fits and pleasures for the townspeople. “Nor have the women of.Skagway rested on their laurels with the pro- vision of the = clubhouse-community center. They are constantly at work, beautifying their town. With its abandoned bulldings staring them gloomily in the face, and the barren, deserted atmosphere that still greets one in some parts of the village—not to mention the many months of dark- ness—with only four hours of reflected light and 20 minutes of actual sunlight in Midwinter; they might have been forgiven for - feeling baffled or dis- couraged ‘over the prospect of making their town beautiful. But they were not discouraged. They set to work, first of all, to have the unsightly vacant buildings razed: and have suc- ceeded in having this done in a num- ber of cases. Then, as soon as one came down, they began work on the site, digging and planting busily. Be- fore any one-realized what it was all about, a pretty little garden would ap- pear on the abandoned spot—and bright colored flowers brought their beauty to the place. This operation has been repeated so many times now that the town is getting to be quite gay with color during the warm Sum. mer_months. “The women of Skagway, Juneau, Sitka, Wrangel and other Alaskan towns have little time for idleness, but never fail to find the time for the worthwhile club work that is better- ing their community life day by day. They have my sincerest admiration. It is a wonderful work that they are | doing.” * ok x ® RS. HARRIS T. BALDWIN, chair- man of the living costs committee of the National League of Women Voters, was one of the speakers at a citizenship school and New England regional eonference conducted by the | New Hampshire League of ‘Women Voters in Durhan, N. H., last Wednes- day and Thursday. The first day was devoted to a con- ference on power. with Mrs. Baldwin as the presiding officer. Ernest Gruen- ing, editor of the Portland Evening News, discussed the power situation in New England, and Lewis Goldberg, public utilities commissioner for Mas- sachusetts, presented the ‘Responsi- bilities of the State.” The evening session, at which the regulation of public utilities was con- sidered, had as its speakers Walter 8. Wyman, president. New England Public Service Co.. and John Bauer. director, American Public Utilities Bureau, New York City. Public financing. with special em- phasis on taxation and proposed | Canada, where the Taft family always passes its Summers. 5 Mrs. Taft will be remembered in Martha the daughter of the late Judge Lloyd Bowers, Solicitor General in the Taft administration. . She.is very active in the league and has been a member of the board of directors of the Ohio League of Women Voters, At the garden party to be given by he Young Women’s Council of the Natlonal Woman's Party at the club headquarters, 21 First street northeast, Tuesday evening at 8:15 the guests will be entertained with a program includ- ing an address on “Women in Pro- fessions,” by Miss Ruby Black, and the presentation of Mrs. ‘bekah Great- house's farce, “It Might Have Been,” by members of the council. Dancing also will feature the evening, with students from the studio of Miss Kath- ryn Dunkborst performing. Miss Maxine Townsend will offer a piano s“:l:: and Miss Carmela V. Roehrer will s ‘Those who will have parts in the farce are the Misses Nita Hindman, Helen Jamison, Alma B. Partridge, Ellen Love, Mary Boggs and Madge Guard, and Mrs. Mary T. Lockwood, Mrs. Mary Linkins and Mrs, Rebekah Greathouse. The Young Women's Council is plan- ning to make this the first of a series of entertainments to be given 'durlns the Summer in the garden of the Ol Brick Capitol, . which_will no longer house ‘the Woman's Party’ after t season. The proverty has been taken over by Uncle Sam, preparatory to the erection of the proposed Supreme | Court Building. ‘The committee in charge of arrange- ment for the party Tuesday night con- | sists of Miss Mabel Van Dyke. Miss | Angelina Carabelli, Miss Faith Binkley, ‘wsfr Lela Engleberger and Miss Louise | wel \CUBAN FARMERS ASKED |* TOR AISE MORE FOOD Government Holds Island, Depend- ent on Others for Sustenance, | Not in Good Position. | HAVANA ®.—An island nation whose one crop agriculture leaves its | people dependent upon foreign produc- tion for food, is mot in the best of | econcmic positions, thinks the Cuban government. Therefore it is urging its | rural folk to raise more cattle, poultry, | vegetables and grains and less sugar | cane. - The extent to which Cuba depends | upon the world at large for her food | was shown by two recent reports issued | | by the federal tresaury department. ( One revealed that Cuba spent $212,830 | last year in the United States for pota- | | toes “alone. this figure comparing with | | $1,866 for the same commodity in 1912. | | " The other report, assembled by the the work being done by the wom- | changes, was the theme of the second | . iictica] division of the government, | en of Skagway—the farthest point that the “in-ship” goes. Skagway, you gold rush. Thousands poured in and | staked their claims. All manner of | houses and shacks sprang up over- | night, 2nd among them were the usual | generous supply of saloons. | “Today the town numbers its popu- lation in the hundreds. instead of thousands. And one of the ex-saloons 1s the women's clubhbuse. “Thirty-fivs women are active mem. , of the men, they have converted their ‘saloon’ into as nice a clubhouse as I have found in any fair sized town | in the United States. It is comfortably | furnished and attractively decorated. | On the ground floor they have a | library of 2,500 volumes. ~Any one who has ever been to Alaska knows the | time and effort that lie behind the col- | lection of 2,500 books at any one | POLITICIAN'S NAMESAKES GET TOTAL OF $14.500 IN LEGACIES Twenty-Nine Persons Nam:d for David H. Lane of Philadelphia Benefited by Provisions of Will. Special Dispatch to The Star. PHILADELPHIA. July 20.—“What's in A name?” lovesick Juliet murmured from her balcony while Romeo eaves- dropped, and ever since the question has been asked and variously answered. Well, occasionally there is the be- Rinning of a college education or a motor car in a name—provided you have the right one, as twenty-nine men | and boys discovered upon the death | of David H. Lane, long political gflt?rflmr of the twentleth ward, | 'hiladelphia, and for years one of the “elder statesman” of the famous Re- Ppublican organization of this city. An unusual provision of Mr. Lane's will, which disposed of approximately three-quarters of a million dollars, be- gueathed $500 to any man or boy, named before Mr. Lane’s death, whose mame included ‘Lane,” “David Lane,” or “David H. Lane.” The bequest was understood by Mr. Lane's friends to be an effort to ac- knowledge posthumously the fact that ! many admiring fathers had named sons for him, and not to be due to mere vanity. Expected Many Applicants. The executors of the estate expected many applications for the $500 legacies. ‘Widespread publicity was given the un- usual provision of the will. Out of a | deluge of applicants, more than 130, acattered “from coast to coast and from Canada to the Gulf of Mexico"—to quote from their accounting filed with the Orphans’ Court—were found to have claims with sufficient basis to warrant _correspondence and investi- gation. All the others had no real claim. Of the 130 and more investigated all but 29 were eliminated. The will rovided that the claim be made with- six months of Mr. Lane's death, and the executors explained that this provi- sion was obeyed strictly. Each of the 29 claimants approved yeceived $500, making a total of $14,500 solely on the basis of a name. Of the recipients only eight were minors. Mr. Lane was 85 when he died, and babies had been named for him so long 2go that several namesakes now have sons of their own. | List of Beneficiaries. Two of these in turn had named sons | for Mr. Lane, and in each case both father and son received legacies of $300. Twenty-six of the beneficiaries lived in | Philadelphia or close by. One:lived in Atlantic City, and two, the most dis- tant, in Norlina, N. C. One is a patient at the State Hospital for the Insane at Norristown, Pa., appointed The full list of beneficiaries follows: David Lane Aron, Philadelphia, a minor. David Lane Call, Philadelphiz, of lfi David Lane Call, jr, Philadelphia, minor. William Lane De Freitas, Atlantic | City, minor. s David H. Lane Edgar, Philadelphia, | befriended from time | Lane and had named his son because | , 1920, rth American | Cepyrient, b7, thogeterd rDlvld Lane Gallagher, Norlina, N. C., of age. David Lane Gallagher, jr., Norlina, N. C., minor. i David Lane’ Gallop, Philadelphia, of age. David Lane Hoffman, Cardington, Pa.. of age i David Lane Kean, Philadelphia, of age. i H. Lane Knabel, Philadelphia. minor. Harry Lane Kneedler, Glenside, Pa., minor. Edward Lane Lyons, Philadelphia, of age. Charles H. Lane McIlwain, Philadel- phia, of age David H. Lane McIlwain, Philadel- phia, of age. Lane Morton, Philadelphia, of age. David H. Lane, Patterson, Philadel- phia, of age. David H. Lane Powers, Philadelphia, t age. David H. Lane Smith, Philadelphia, | of age. David Lane Solodar, Philadelphia, of age. Robert Lane Tittermary, Philadel- phia, minor. rDlvld H. Lane Wills, Philadelphia, of age. Robert Lane Wismer, Philadelphia, of age. Harry Lane Stull, Willow Grove, Pa., | of age. | Lane K. Conn, of Philadelphia, minor. | David Lane Rusk, Philadelphia, of ge. David Lane Beck, South Langhorne, Pa., of age. rDlvld Lane Calnon, Gloucester, N.J., age. “nohen Lane Tatem, Philadelphia, of | e. In the case of David Lane Call and his minor son, the executors held that the child was named for his father and not for Mr. Lane, and were disposed to grant the claim of the father but not that of the son. They submitted the question to the court, however, and Judge Gest ruled that the evidence showed Mr. Lane had been a long-time friend of the family, that the elder Call_had been named’ for him because of that friendship, that he had been | to time by Mr. | of of of this continuing friendship. | Both Claims Allowed. The court having ruled that each | was entitled to the legacy In this case. the executors then submilted the claims of another father and son, the Gal- laghers, and the court allowed both claims. The elder of the two David Lane died three months ago. What does one do with a modest windfall such as $500 for a name? For some of the boys it meant a lift to an education. To other recipients it made a small car possible. Some used it to improve their homes, others invested it a few just saved it. So far as could be leained none of the money went to “make whoopee.” Newspaper e day meeting. “Town and City Govern- ment” was the title of an address by | know. was the “boom town" of the | Prof. John F. Sly, department of gov. ernment, Harvard University, given at the closing session. Mrs. Robert A. Taft of Cincinnati, who was the first president of the Cincinnati League of Women Voters, was a caller at league headquarters last. week. During her short stay. in | Washington she and Mr. Taft were | guests at the White House. They are {bers of this little elub. With the help | 1O _on_their way to Murray Bay. said that in three years Cuba imported | | 20,765,309 worth of coffee, $12,221.926 | | o corn, $11.532.324 of beans, $17.79: 1866 of fresh and salted meats. $5 1737568 of lard and $12,267,115 of eggs. | The major jportion of these imports | came from the United Sfates. but Mex- | |ico, Brazil and Argentina also figured | largely in the trade. i In the United States there are more chemists than any other kind of scien- tists, | ! THIRTY-SEVEN YEARS AT THE SAME ADDRESS ! | Appointments for the Summer Table— in Sterling Silver and Silver Plate of Merit Sterling Silver Ice Tongs; to serve the Frigidaire cu be s— many patterns—$5, $6 and $7.50. Sterling Silver Iced Tea Spoons—Fairfax (illustrated), ~Rhythm, Minuet, Lady Diana, Oxford, William _and Mary, Louis XIV, Dolly Madison and other pat- terns. Members of the Amsterdam Diamond Ezchange 37 Years at 935 F Street Jewelers A new table ap- pointment—the In- dividual Lemon Squeezer priced for the half dozen, $4.25. Set of Eight Frigid- aire ' Dessert Serv- ers; designed to per- fectly fit the refrig- érator ice drawers— ‘freeze and serve in ‘these attractive con- tainers—the set, $10. Sterling Silver Cold Meat Forks— the charming pat- tern . illustrated s priced at $5. 4ncJne. Platinumsmiths 9 AM. to 6 P.M. / JULY 21, 1929—PART 3. W. B. Joses & Sons SINCE 1861—SIXTY-EIGHT YEARS OF PUBLIC CONFIDENCE F Street at Eleventh National 3770 * JULY CLEARANCE « ~ %Brings Savings in the Home Semi-Annual Shoe Clearance $8.85 $11.85 $14.85 Cousins—the shoe that combines the qualities of comfort, style and quality. This clearance in- cludes nearly our entire stock of Cousins Shoes. Styles and leathers suitable for every occasion, Shoe Salon, Second Ploor. July Clearance LAMPS Reduced 25% to 50% There is nothing like lamps to make a home took cozy and cheery. More and more people are turning away from center lights to lamps, realizing that diffused light is easier on the eyes.. This group is composed of modernistic lamps and shades in boudoir, table and floor lamp sizes. Other lamps in regular stock included. The Lamp Shop, First Floor & uly Clearance in DRAPERIES July Clearance prices prevail in the Drapery Section. Space prohibits enumerating all the special values, but you will find everything at a great re- duction. For example: Marquisette, 39c Yd. Regular $1 Marquisette of fine quality. Criss-Cross Curtains, $2.25 Criss-cross Curtains in colors. Suitable for any room and of excellent wearing quality. ‘Ruffled Curtains, $2.79 Pr. Regular $3.30 Dotted Ruffled Curtains. So very dainty ! Cretonne Drapes, $3.79 Yd. Regular $4.95 Cretonne Draperies, yard wide, natural either side of wihdow, with full valance and ruffled with voile. Drapery Section, Third Floor July Clearance m The Linen Shop Napkins, $4.95 doz. Regular $8.75 and $9.50 All-linen Table Napkins; some in half dozen lots. Some are hemmed ready for ‘use. Only reduced because they are slightly Tablecloths, $1.75 Regular $3.50 Cotton Tablecloths. Hemmed ready for use. They are of good quality that will stand many tubbings. Only reduced because they are slightly soiled. Tablecloths, $10.50 Regular $21 All-linen Tablecloths. Size 2)4x2%3 yards. - Beautiful patterns and exquisite quality of linen. ' % The Linen Shop, First Floor July Clearance . Floor Samples of Gliders Hammocks And All Porch Furniture Practically 1/2 Price Summer Furniture, Third Floor. Other Clearances in 'FURNITURE Living Room Suites 3-Piece Apricot Mohair Suite, was $460. Now $350 2-Piece Mohair Suite, was $675. Now ..$450 3-Piece Jacquard Velour Suite, taupe: was $160. Now 3-Piece Jacquard Velour Suite, was $235. Nows .03 e 3-Piece Mohair Suite, rust; was $350. Nov 2-Piece Taupe Velour Suite, was $250. Now..$125 2-Piece Taupe Mohair Suite, was $200. Now.$165 2-Piece Taupe Mohair Suite, was $215. Now.$185 2-Piece Taupe Mohair Suite, was $400. Now $328 Mirrors, Greatly Reduced Mirror with mahogany frame, was $40. Now.$30.00 Mirror with walnut frame, was $25. Now..$19.75 Mirror with mahogany frame, was $40. Now 530.00 Venetian Mirror, was $55. Mirror with metal frame, antique, was $4 Now Mirror with mahogany Now ... Mirror with gilt frame, was $33. 2 Odd Pieces Red and Black Decorated Chest, was $50. Now's.oos oo $37.50 was $65. Now..... $47.50 Yelfow Decorated Nest of Now .$35.00 Desks and Secretaries Mahogany Spinet Desk, was $170. Now...$135.00 Mahogany Spinet Desk, was $125. Now... $95.00 Mahogany Spinet Desk, was $86. Now.... $70.00 Mahogany Secretary Desk, was $39. Now..$27.50 Odd Bedroom Pieces Golden Oak Cane Bottom Chair, was $12. Now . Gerwe Swdeis 3 Walnut Upholstered Seat Chair, Now . Mahogany Upholstered Seat Chair, $14.50. Now..... Mahogany Upholstered Se: was $14. Now.... Mahogany Upholstered Seat Ch. Now Mahogany Cane Seat Ck .$12.50 Walnut Cane Seat Chair, was $20. Now....$12.50 Walnut Upholstered Seat Chair, was $26. New ... ....$14.50 Walnut Cane Seat 6. Now....$22.50 Walnut Upholstered Seat Chair, Now:-......... Walnut Bed, full size Mahogany Bed, full size; was $60. Walnut Bed, single size; was $58. Walnut Bed, single size; was $47. Mahogany Poster Bed. single Mahogany Poster Bed, single $71. .-Now .... Walnut Cane Botton $16.75 Chintz-Covered Chaise. Longue, was $63. Metal Day Bed, cretonne upholstered, double 3ize; was $45. Now...ooooeeeroesoes..$3380 Mahogany and Denim Day Bed, was $70. Now . eeeuhn.-.$52.50 Purniture, Fifth, Sixth and Seventh Ploors .$45.00