Evening star., 1923-09-10
WASHINGTON OBSERVATIONS
BY FREDERIC WILLIAM FILE

vontion, made motions. voted and
generally participated in proceedings
gs one OF the rank and file. The
Chief Justice said privately to friends
and brotAsr lawyers that his ambi-
ton Is to bring his colleagues of the
supreme Court bench into the
closest possible contact with lawyers
/ and laymen. Taft Is anxious that
our tribunal OF highest instance shall
DO humanized" and "pooularized" to
the fullest extent compatible with its
functions and traditions.
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Unique publicity is being dis
tributed from the Office of the Gov
ernor Of Alabama, william w. Bran
don, on behalf OF the presidential
bee of Oscar Underwood. Accom-
panied by an autographed letter from
the governor. persuasive pamphlet
has been broadcasted, epitomizing
and eulogizing the public virtues of
Underwood of Alabama" The pam
phlet is sponsored under the per-
sonal signatures OF four former gcv-
ernors of the state. in addition to
presidential stature" the pangeyric
reads His serene personality and
MS character stand out in his gem
GRAFTON. worthy of the best traditions
OF democratic leadership. AS the
present and all living former gov
ernors of Alabama, we make this
Joint statement. in order to challenge
tne suggestion that Underwood 9
citizenship in a southern state should
or VIII in any degree whatever de-
tract from his availability for the
democratic nomination or the rea-
sonable assurance OF his election if
nominated"
AT the instigation of Interstate
Commerce Commissioner Johnston r.
campbell. th commission on Noyem-
per IL will De regaled with a report
or personal interest to the $4,000 900
or s5,oO0,oo0 people who annually
sleep or try to sleep. in Pullmans.
About 100000 of these adventurers
are women. At, last weeks Pullman
surcharge hearing before the commits
sion, Mr.. Campbell declared that one
OF me paramount issues before the
american public is how to undress
and dress In an upper berth. His
own particular physical dimensions,
ne explained, made it nothing short
and back into clothes in the sky
parlor of a Pullman. Mr.. Campbell
wants TO know If it isn't possible for
the sleeplng-car company TO provide
dressing room facilities fer men
similar to those now available for
women. The Pullman people claim
this would mean curtailment- of berth
space and because OF that might
affect fares. But they promise to
submit plans and specifications two
months hence.
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Pouitney Bigelow, writer. traveller,
lecturer and diplomat, opines 1t would
be far more charitable for the United
States to admit 100000 Japanese
refugees than TO drench their stricken
land with dollars. Bigelow knows
something about Nipponese disasters,
for as young man in the course of
a cruise around the world in sailing
ship he was wrecked on the coast
of Japan. Gratitude for his rescue
made Bigelow profoundly and incor-
rightly pro-Japanese. He visits the
mtkado's realm periodically and re-
ceives the honors of a crowned head.
In letter to the press Bigelow sug-
gests that the American people should
eschew ostentatious sympathy with
Japan in the form of vast money sub
scriptions and practice some real
benevolence by throwing wide open
the gates now barred TO Japanese by
the "gentlemen's agreement"
(Copyright 1923