The Washington times., 1921-05-20
Today
Woman, Eternal Preacher.
Death Does Not Matter.
0asle? 10, lust Mirage. .
Dry, But No Anpel.
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Dy A1TuUR BRIsBANkl
(cesystsht 1851,
The PresbytssiAns have almost
decided 10 let women prsach. But
women have always preached,
luckily for the human race. Every
child, including the founder Of
Christianity, hears the fitst SER
mon from . mother.
Had II not been for those SER
mons, heard by children in their
mcthert' laps. this world woula
still be inhabited by cannibals.
Franklin K. Lane died coura-
gecusly, - men should. His body
y reduced TO ashes, and they will
be scattered from Ell Captain Peak
IN the Yosemite.
Az he lay waiting for the dan
gsrous surgical operation that end
cd In death, Mr.. Lane philosophical
ON the end that puzzles us, COM
fortine himself with Socrates
words. .No evil can befall q good
man, whether he be alive or
dead"
How rarely men seem to realize
that the going out OF one little ant
frsn the ant hill doesnt mean any
thing. II you saw IN ant, one Of
fifteen hundred millions, dying
very solemuly, yeu would say:
Little ant, your death is . COM
mon event; don't take it 50 seri-
ously."
There are many ant hills scat
tered ii space. Men are always
dying like leaves falling from the
trees In autumn. Whatever hap
pens is sure TO be all right, and,
anyhow. it does not matter.
Congress win consider, and re-
3eet, . bin 70 permit s per cent
hSsr and II Per cant wine wher-
svsr The citizens approve. It is
pTSbabls that . majority Of Amer
ieaa voters WOULD approve and
Il IL eeetiin that there has never
BEEN any drink prpblam where
men hSve drunk only beer and
light wine. But the experiment
with prohibition, has begun, and
win continue for some time.
Meanwhile the nation learns with
horror that one may be q leading
prohibitionist, yet not all virtuous.
rhe Rev. s. ]. Cats, elected COVER
nor Of Florida '1to redeem the
State" In 1915 on q prohibition
platform, b . fugitive from JUS
tice. He 10 indieted by State
jury for granting pardons on q
cash basis. A Federal jury indicts
him for getting negroes out Of
prison. then working them on his
farm ss slaves. under "peonaRe."
y
~ Mr.. Gompers wants to impeach
Judge Van Siclen because, enjoin-
ing strikers, the Judge said. accord
ing to Mr.. Gompers: "The court
stands at all hazards as the repre-
sentative of capital and Of
captains Of industry devoted to the
protection Of individual effort"
There is not much hazard" in
volved. Standing for capital is
safe. The Judge gets reelected.
II the statement is true, the judge
should be thanked. not impeached!
1t is most important that the
people know what their courts, or
some of them, DO, and why.
Mr.. Compers dares the Judge to
punish him for contempt Of
court" But there is no contempt
involved in expressing opinion OF a
court decision, provided no charge
Of cofruptien be made without
proof, and then the judge would
rue for slahder, like any other
citizen.
Technically, outside Of court, and
when case is not pending, the
citizen may criticise the Judge and
his opinions as the judge may
criticise the citizen. And judges,
a. Q rule, use with great modera-
tien their power in contempt eases.
American landscape architects
ere in Europe, seeking ideas ITO
make cemeteTies more beautiful"
No need to 20 to Europe.
!. Abolish the hideous white monu-
msnts that shock the eye. like. so
many bleached skulls. Mark each
grave with . fiat stone. unseen at
= distance. II you must have
graves.
Cremation would be better. but
Il would be revolving to many and
cheek profitable real estate de-
velopments.
"Chins and Japan are uniting on
4 basis Of Asia for Asiatics. I"