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Tells of Rose Shows.

Charles T. Tansill. president of the
BrooSjand brotherhood, on the invita-
ton of the association, told the members
of the rose shows held by the organiza-
ton which he heads. and offered them the
cooperation of the brotherhood in hold
ing such an exhibit. William +. Peabody,
president of the Street Safety Associa :
ton. also spoke. by invitation, ON the need
of pressing and supporting the movement
for greater safety in the streets. He
quoted statistics of the appalling toll of
deaths in the larger cities from avoidable
accidents Both speakers were thanked
by rising vote of the members OF the
association.
1t was voted to appropriate fund for
donating a cup as a prize to be awarded
at the poultry and pigeon show to be held
early next month, to be known as the
Citizens. Northwest Suburban cup.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-11-08
Patrol Ships to Enforce Laws.

The customs and navigation laws will
be enforced by the patrol ships, causing
vessels fallen in with to be boarded and
examined. Commandments of ships will
confer with customs authorities at ports
of visit with a view to correction OF In
fractions of law. Reports to the revenue
cutter service will be made frequently
Information as to wrecks within each
cruising district. in the path of com
meIce outside the th-ee-Elile limit will be
acted on at once by the patrol craft. with
out specific orders from headquarters.
The cutters will he expected to do all
i'll their power to .enfove or destroy such
derelicts. Sunken vessels or other OBJ
structions to navigation within the three
mile limit that cannot be removed with
out destruction will be reported to head
quarters. All floating distractions to
navigation will be removed wherever
found
The patrol vessels will keep in commu-
n!cation with each othe" as far as prac-
ticable. No leaves of absence to officers
Or crew will be granted during the cruis-
ing period.
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Recall of Decisions.

Col. Roosevelt spoke mt length on tine
topic of recalling judicial decisions. In
the United States. he said. certain great
privileged interests had sought for two
generations 10 rob the people of their
sovereignty by dividing it between courts
and legislatures and finally by placing it
In the courts through giving the courts
political and non-judicial power. This
was one Of the grave evils which he and
his followers sought to wipe out. Among
the many reforms written on their pro-
gram, he said. We're these:
We propose 10 make the process of
constitutional amendment far easier,
spoedier and simpler than at present.
I'VE wish To make the people the SUI
preme arb't.rs between their servants.
the court and the legislature, when the
court and the legislature differ as TO the
proper Interpretation of the Constitution
which the people made
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Between Conflicting Senses.

The story Of the newest form OF milf
tant strategy might never have been made
public had not some of the victorious
suifraSettes boasted about il To their
friends. According to these fighters every
time policeman srasped a suffragette
one OF her comrades. told of for that
purpose, would rip open the officers coat
and cut his suspenders Torn between
conflicting senses OF duty and modesty.
the constable had To sacrifice his capture
or his dignity. and every one who knows
the London bobby will guess that the
prisoner escaped.
The troubles of the much abused police
did not end with the escape of their
prisoners. for when they were lined M
before the inspector to report Off duty
they got rating FOR their failure TO
stand at attention with hands ~ their
sides. The chatting of their comrades in
the STATEN house when they discovered
the cause for this slackness did not add
TO their happiness.
Ii is said that when Miss Parxllurst
was arrested TIE next night at Poplar
Town Hall her captors had provided Tor
repetition Of the attack hy ancnofing
their trousers so securely that q mere
shipping OF the suspen6crs did not cause
them any concern.
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Earth's Mysteries Explained.

How vegetables have been used as med
icines among different peoples: breadrnak-
ing through the ages; the mysteries o.
mother earth: the origin Of food p.auts;
co-opt ration among farmers: wonders of :.
single aora-thcsc and other topics treat
ed with special reference tn glorifytn:,
corutrv life. follnwia-. eac. discussion
there is a list Of suitable poems ard
songs on farmin s~sna farm life.
What we have tried 20 do, said In
fiax ton lis tn get together in convenient
form material that will help in the move
meut for appreciation OF the true value
and beauty of farm lit. among all classes
of our popula ton. The wider observance
of Agriculture and Rural Life day. both in
city and country schools. will give the
coming generation u clearer insight than
the past has had into the fact that agri-
culture is the basis of national well-b. ing
and that there is no more honorable work
in life than that on the farm.
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IN OUR SCHOOL.

apart by themselves. In the meantime,
Fattys excused from resting.
KEPE IT DARK
Andy Anderson has discovered how TO
maik counterfit money and is going to get
Very ritch Anybody can join his gang
of counteritters if they will bring .thare
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-11-08
BUSINESS AcUMEN.

The DC .tor-In ancient times We
had queer looking animals called the
petrodactlys and t-lyptodons.
Doctors Son-Say, dad. wouldn't
those make dandy names for new
diseaseSY
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-11-08
Shoemaker said. When vote was
taken, however. the motion failed.
Electric Lights Desired.

Ey the passage of a resolution intro
duced by +. L. Robey. Mai Chester
Harding. Engineer Commissioner. was
called upon to restore the electric lights
on the suburban roads and streets which,
the resolution stated. were "uniustly re-
moved three years ago against the earn
est protest Of our people.
Because numerous large tracts Of land
in the territory covered by the assoc'a-
ton are lying uninproved. ii was voted.
on the resolution of DIR. &. f.. Boyle, to
appeal publicly to the property owners
of land in this section whose property.
through sneglect. prevents the prosper
Gus development of this beautiful sec
ton" to wake up. to the necessity and
Importance of improving their property.
thereby "enlarging their own wealth aud
enhancing the beauty and development
of this beautiful and desirable section.
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URGES AGRICULTURE DAY
AS A NATIONAL HOLIDAY
Or. p. p. Claxton, u. S. Commits
sioner of Education, Wants Rural
Life Appreciated.

The observance of an Agriculture and
Rural Life day as national holiday is
advocated by DR.. p. p. clayton, United
States commissioner of education. i'm a
pamphlet just issued by the federal bu-
reau of education
I'VE can do without some of our an
niyersaries. If need be- says Dr. Clax-
ton. Ito have time for this. the most
fundamental of all. The children i'm our
schools should he given an opportunity to
pause in their regular work and consider
the significance of agriculture and rural
life. the worth and worthiness of tillage
of the soil. and the beauty and glory
of simple and sane life in the open
country.
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PROMISES TO AID
PUBLIC SCHOOLS
National Capital Should Be
Model City, Representa-
tive AsWelI Says.

| Asserting that Washington should be
| looked To by the 100000. 600 citizens of
the United States as the center of clean
! liness. beauty and intelligence Repre-
sentative j. NJ Aswell of Louisiana in an
address before the Park View Citizens
Association last night, declared himself
III favor Of making the National Capital
the nation's model city.
Education Was the subject Represent
alive Aswell was invited to discuss, and
his assurance that. as a member of
Congress. he intends To do all within
his power to improve the public schools
of Washington. came as welcome news
to the association members, VINO have
been making determined fight for bet
ter school facilities for the Park View
section.
The Louisiana representative. formerly
head of the public education system of
that state, stated that "a school is not
preparation for life. bat is life itself.
and that the ideal school is one in which
the child lives the fullest life possible
every hour tllat he is in the presence OF
his teacher
Plea for Sixteen-Room Building.
Preceding his address Charlton NJ
Clark, chairman of the committee ON
education OF the association presented "A
report setting forth the principal reasons
urged for the establishment of a sixteen
room school building III Park View. lie
said that there are .nW children OF school
age in that section and that building
of this size which the District Comfnis-
SlonerS have made provision for III their
estimates To be sent To Congress i'll De
cember. could be Immediately liilcd The
speaker also referred to the fact that -
per cent of the residents of Park View
own their own homes.
Mr.. Clark obtained favorable action on
resolutions expressing regret by the as
ISOLATION over the resignation of Dr.
William NJ. Davidson as superintendent
of the public schools of the District OF
Columbia, and favoring the penny sub
scription plan by which il is proposed the
school children may provide a testimonial
for DIR. Davidson.
In the absence of President John g.
McGrath the meeting, which was held at
the Whitney Avenue Christian Church,
was presided over by James l.. Wilmtth,
vice president Of the association. But few
committee reports We're received and ut
tie business was transacted.
Refuse Service Criticised.
Mr.. WiImeth brought UP the subject of
the refuse collection service in Park View.
which he criticised as being irregular and
generally unsatisfactory. Similar char
acterization of the service was made by
other members with the result that the
association decided to bring the matter
to the attention of the Commissioners.
New members elected We're Frank A.
Frost of 40 Quebec street and NJ. j. Kill
erlane of al Quebec street.
The musical program of the evening
consisted OF vocal solo rendered by Al
fred Higbie, accompanied by Miss Flor
ence kidwell on the piano The womans
auxiliary of the association also held a
brief business session last night adj
iournng in time to hear the address de-
livered by Representative Aswell.
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proper under the Constitution. The as
serfion of this right at once overthreW
the theory that each of the three different
departments of the government was SUI
preme in itself.
IF the Supreme Court of the uniteo
States has the power to annul acts OF
Congress. it is itself not merely 1uoiciai.
but kw-making power of the first con-
sequence, for it is the final. the sovereign
authority. This is q tremendous author
ity. The right TO annul the law or to
change it-as by judicial decision the
fourteenth amendment to the Cnlted
States Constitution has been vHally and.
as / hold, lamentably changed-is the
right To- govern. The authority that Is
able 10 say by what laws the people
shall be governed is the sovereign au-
thOritN in the site.
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Bureau Issues Bulletin.

DR.. C1axton points out that in several
states Agriculture and Rural Life day
already has been introduced into the
schools. afsthe suggestion of the bureau
Iof education. In other states appropriate
exercises are held in connection with
Arbor day, Thanksgiving day Or the har
vest home celebration In order to aid
in the proper observance of tie day,
under whatever name it may be ceiebrat-
cd. the bureau of education has just
issued a bulletin containing material that
can be used by teachers and others in
arranging an interesting program.
Fittingly prcfaccd with the Country
Boys Creed the bulletin includes Sec
tions on mans struggle for food: the APP
plication of science to agriculture: men
influential i'm improving asriculture-from
George Washington down through Luther
Burbank Liberty II. Bailey and other
present day men: our domestic animals
and a study of forests.
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WINTER CRUISE PLANS
| FOR REVENUE CUTTERS
President Approves Order for
Patrol of Atlantic Coast
From December Until April.

The winter cruise of revenue cutters
patroliing the Atlantic coast to afford
aid for distressed navigators will begin
December ] and continue until April
i next year The Secretary of the Treas
ury has designated the vessels which will
patrol the coast waters of the United
States during the term of the cruise. and
the President has approved the order.
The vessels designated TO this duty are
the Woodbury.. the -androscoggin. the
Gresham. Acushnet. the Mohawk the
Onondago. the Apache. the Pamlico. the
Seminole. the ltasca and the iamacraw.
The revenue cutter service will issue
the early part OF next week the orders
to the revenue cutters. assigning them
to special pa srol posts in the dangerous
waters of the coast.
The revenue cutters designated will
actively cruise up and down their posts
during the specified term. ready to af-
ford aid to distressed navigatots their
circumstances may require.
Cutters to Be Well Provided.
Each revenue cutter will be provided
with provisions, water and fuel in such
quantities as can be conveniently slowed
in order TO be able 10 extend relief to
crews of vessels in distress.
| The vessels of the patrol fleet viii
make port only when stress of weather
want of fuel. provisions or othe= good
reasons require. They will keep at AL
times a vigiiant lookout for vessels in
need of aid.
/ Each cruising district will be covered
| by the vessel assigned TO it in the most
effective manner, extending AID as II may
| be i'll its power to render to those in need
| Arrangements will be made with the life
| saving service, along the coast, and CON
Nenient signal or other stations. for the
| transmission To the cutter by telegraph
or otherwise of such Information regard
ing wrecks, vessels I'm distress. etc, a.
may enable them the more eXpeditiodsls
to carry out the intent of their instruc-
| tons.
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Queens in Contrast.

Never was a greater contrast between
two queens afforded than the prescnr.
together of Queens Mary and Alexandra
at the marriage of Prince Arthur Of con-
naucht and the Duchess Of Eff.
Although common report SAYS tI, two
women are not on the most friendly
terms. custom demand. that nj many
functions they appear together. and ~
the marriage at st. Janic:;' Fatat.ti thcv
both entered and left the chapel hand in
hand OF the two. in face. nj least.
Queen Alexandra. who Viii he siNfy-nina
December next. and is therefore twenty
three years older than her dauGhter-in-
law; appears the YOUNGER. bai wien soe
walks her age Is More apparent. tier
face. too. is always briSitaHci by
SMILE which. no doubt accounts for her
neverwaiIinG popularity with thr gen
eral public. who alway@ cheer her iuore
heartily than amy members sc tn. royal
family. with the possible exception 81
the DUKE Of t,onnaprht with whom she
divides honors In this respect.
Leaving the chapel tic ether 3ar II va
noticed that the queen ,nothe-. NTH thai
tact for which both she and King I'D
ward we're famous, fingered ia bow t. all
present 80 hat none might feel siiShfci
II, fact. sine WAS 50 persistent - ta'S ''idt
,,tieen Mary had mere than "ncs 10 gen
fly urge her forW ard.
Designer Nicholson OF the Job.
Yacli.sInen Who followed the race.
around British Isles and n continental
waters during tho past seaeo, ten IA
incident whicii emphasizes the tinroug n
mess with winch Charles Nicholson. tire
designer Of the new America eup chat
Ieuger. carries out everything Re under
takes
II occurred aboard the Isiria which
vn,, the tiftee n-laster race n klel lsst
wear Nicholson not cIfy DESTINED sud
cult. aut ALSO skippered the isiris in her
big races Gn the occasion mentioned
the YACHT VAS LATE in getting under VA
for lin. starting point and . Friendly
steam YACHT gave her y line. fhcee IN
the steam yacht soon learned the cause
OF the Ist,ia's iatencss. Farciled above
the crosS-trees was Nicholson. the de-
si.ner builder ard skipper, making sars
that some bolts were quite right before
the race started.
Nicholson is probably the least worried
of the men interested in the dig race OF
next wear. Asked the other das whether
he was not kept busy on Shamrock ~.
he shook his head and said: 1T does not
worry me. 1t is just question of build
ing another .acht. only it IS little
larger pesi ute this Nicholson can Ice
depended upon to see that everything
possible is done 10 win the cHp, no mat
Ter how much work and consideration il
takes.
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Aggression of Courts.

- that time the court never dreamed
Of asserting such y right as against the
people. Indeed ut that time Tho Su-
rrens Court did not sufficiently assert
Itself even against other governmental
agencies Of the people. Congress passed
laws which aroused violent antasonisu,
IN certain sections OF the Union. ana two
of the states declared that they had the
right TO niIllify these laws. Of course
the admission OF any such right was
equivalent 10 national suicide and neither
The federal court nor any other federal
government authority would nowadays
for moment tolerate its attempted ex-
ercise; Yet al that -time no one Thought
81 invoking the authority of the federal
court In the matter
II was not until a very great man
Marshail-secame Chief Justice that the
federal court began seriously 10 arroeate
10 ifSci the riSht-a negative but vitally
important rlght-to say whether or nor
the legislature had the power TO pass
laws which the court did not regard as
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IL you want work. read the want col
smns OF The Star.
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.SUFFRAG|STS PLAN
/. CONCERTED ATTACK
National Union at London to
Fight Opposing Cabinet
Members in Election. a
POLICE VICTIMS OF
MILITANT STRATEGY
Escape of Prisoners During Pank-
hurst Rioting Is Charged to
Cut Suspenders.
Foreiga Correspondence Of The star.

s"feish correspondence OF The star
LONDON. October 80 1919
The opening gun of the busy autumn
campaign of the National Union or wom-
ems Suffrage Societies. the constitutional
organization of the suffragists, will he
fired in November. in the form OF a con-
certed attack on the Constituencies OF the
cabinet members who oppose womens
Acknowledgement
This preliminary attack viii take ths
form Of political support OF certain labor
candidates who expect Ia oppose the anti
suffrage cabinet members at the next
general election. The government is be-
Ing attacked because. although it has a
majority in favor az women's suffrage.
II refuses To make their enfranchisement
a government measure. The labor party
Viii be assisted because il is. so far. the
only party which has placed womans
snitrag. In its official platform. The
union itself ~ non-partisan. embracing
members from all the parties. but il is
the considered opinion OF tn. officials that
the hand OF the government should he
forced BY opposing its anti-Sufrage ad-
I htIefff
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Would Not Strip Courts.

Let me repeat once more, for it can
not too often be repeated, that ] am not
speaking of any judicial function of the
court. ] am speaking of their law-mak-
ing function. of their constitution making
junction. Even as regards this we do
not advocate taking away from them the
power which they have assumed as re-
CARDS the legislative and executive We
do not intend to reduce them to the posi-
ton III which judges stand in England.
France, Germany and the other great
civilized countries of the old world where
the judges cannot control in even the
smallest degree the law-making power of
the legislature. But we do intend that in
these matters of laW-making and consti-
tution-making the people shall be made
supreme over the courts. not merely NOM
inally and Theoretically but practically
and as matter OF actual fact
Our proposal Is that the court shall
continue to have the right to declare a
given law of the legislature unconstitu-
tional. but that in such case the people
shall have the right by expeditions proc
ess, after taking time for elaboration, but
without any improper or excessive delay,
to say whether the legislature or the
court shall be held best TO have inter-
preted their wishes
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Educational Side of Campaign.

The educational side OF the campaign is
TO be concentrated on an effort To show
the public quite clearly one at least OF
the reasons why the union desires the
acknowledgements of women. This reason
will he expressed in terms OF the welfare
oil children. \ program has been ar
ranged under the general title Of .'the
child and the state. The campaign viii
be carried on under the various heads of
infant mortality children in the schools.
defective children, delinquent children
state children. employment cf children
and the legal position Of children
The Police have been SUD iecled 10 con-
siderable criticism for the saiall man Der
OF arrests e. made al the recent Rov
Baths riot in tle East End when sylvia
Pankhurst was rescued b. her follow
efs. but nlodesty has prevented tae 1. n
aon policeman from coming forward with
perfectly adequate excuse for his small
Suffraeette bag
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Defends His Propaganda.

The greater part of Col. RooseveIt's
the judicial system Of the United States
and n defense of his paganda for the
recall of judicial decisions
AS originally founded he said. the
Judiciary was also intended to- poys-ss
the powers that the courts III that time
held IN the great civilized nations OF the
cid world. England especially and France
and Germany. For n dozen years after
the foundation of the government the
federal court of the United States CON
fined itself substantially to the exercise
OF such functions as then were and still
arc exercised by the courts of England.
France. Germany and other European
powers.
In one early case the decision ran
counter tn the strong general sentiment
OF the people OF the Union whereinon
the. promptly recalled the decision. ma S.
Ing constitutional amendment the
eleventh, specifically dccla ring that in
such eases the Constitution was to be
construed in sense exactly the reverse
o. th1t IN which the supreme Court had
gHst construed. it. The term had not
nj that time been invented and the pro-
ecednS was needlessly cumbrotis even
Tor those early and coiuparatiVcly simnla
days, hut TIE principle was precisely, thai
which has since been STYLED the recall of
JUDICIAL decisions
The doctrine that the people have not
fht nigh; themselves in orderly fashion
am ny whatever procedure they choose
'" ffoFfoe. 10 change or constrle the
constitution IS they desire would have
seemed 70. Washington and his associates
'ser'ife and the ncgaticn of true democ-
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Control of Greed.

I'VE know that il is folly to make the
fool the equal of the wise man. but We
intend to control greed and cunning and
brutality In high places just as We con-
troll greed and cunning and brutality in
low places
I'VE intend to provide for the mother
whose husband. the breadwinner, has
died.
I'VE intend TO protect the right of chill
dren to their childhood.
From the men and women who work
hard with clean hands we intend to try
to lift the burden of haunting fear of an
old age of undeserved penury and mis-
cry.
We intend that machinery shall be the
handmaiden and not the mistress OF
humanity.
I'VE intend to make the government a.
most potent instrument in working for
the uplifting of mankind