The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1920-02-03
In the Linelight
By, George Perry Morris.

when Gov. Carl Miiiiken, Of
Maine, gets set on the Job, what
ever IL may be, Il usually n carried
through. He became governor with
the distinct undertaking that he
intended 70 make "prohibllion- ac-
tual in Maine. This was before the
war legislation or the Federal pro-
hibttion amendment He had back
Of him q historic State Law, more
honored In the breach than In the
Observance He came into office
with the county sherifs and the
mayors Of the large towns of the
State thinking he was a "bluffer."
They soon found otherwise. Now
he La summoning former Justice
Hughes to come In as legal adviser
to a group of State executives who
believe In prohibition and who are
going to fight Rhode Islands ef-
fort to undo the prohibition amend
ment- With Mr.. Root on one side
and Mr.. Hughes on the other, the
Supreme Court would see a battle
royal.
To venerable admirers of the
work of John Sartafn, greatest OF
all American makers of Aezzotint
engravings, IL must give peculiar
pleasure to read that his grand
daughter. Harriet sartain, 10 to be
head Of the Philadelphia School OF
Design for Women he was vice
president OF the society for twelve
years and for twenty-six years
served on its board OF directors.
Miss SartaIn iss an engraver OF
high repute. She has been head OF
A. - -
College. During the war she has
been prominent in the School OF Oc-
cupational Therapy. where women
have been taught how to deal with
wounded soldiers. She is president
of the Plastic Club OF Philadelphis
and serves on the board Of direc-
tors of the Art Alliance. In other
words. she is fitted for her new job
and the world has another chance
TO note the transmission OF talent
through several generations of q
family OF artists.
Incorporation of the American Negro
Academy, with Headquarters in this
city. is only the legal recognition OF
a society now many years old. II
owes its birth TO DR.. Grimke, one OF
the most scholarly men the colored
race ever had in the ranks OF the
Christian ministry.
He had a British as well as an
American cultural background His
rectorate of one of the Protestant
Episcopal churches OF this city wa
a memorable one.
He founded the Negro Academy or
French models long before the Whit
men of letters of the country created
the National Academy.
/ The advent of Hilaire Belloc q
the ranks of critics OF the govern.
ment and Of the imperial policy OF
Great Britain is a more than ordi'
nary incident. Long before he wor
the reputation during the var as :
writer on military tactics and STRAIT.
legy he had gained a high place IN
British letters as an acute critic oi
modernism" and as a coueaEu,
with G.. X. Chesterton in defense o.
the older Liberal ideals. He QY!tC
lcandidly admits now that the Brit.
ish have profited at the expense OF
the rest of the world for many gnn,
erations; and he is dead set against
further exploitation and expansion
Bishop Rhinelander, OF Philadelphia
does not agree with the five bishops
Of the Protestant Episcopal Church
who have made the treatment of. The
New York Assembly Socialists the
text for an appeal to the country
against further ''hysteria." BishoT
Rhinelander is for more reverence
for law and order: is against so much
criticism OF public officials without
knowing all the facts. and he refuses
to be carried away by his emotions.
Journalists Of the generation now
passing off tho scenes will read
with regret of the death Of Walter
Phillips. In the days OF the old
United Press. his name as general
manager became a symbol. OF all
that the organization stood FOR. To
another group who knew not Jos
eph" in the flesh and who have
come on the scene since 1900 he
must be known. IL at all. as the
devisee Of the code used by press
Itelegrsphers generally.