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The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1924-04-23
THIRD WEEK OF
SCHOLARSHIP FESTIVAL

I FIfafliyla<AANa1IllI ' AL
The third week Of the second
annual scholarship festival Of the
Cornish school opens Thursday eve.
ming at the Little theatre with
drama, the program 70 be repeated
on Friday and Saturday evenings
and az Saturday matinee. The
whole Ia under the direction of Mr..
and Mrs. Burton w. James. who
arc being assisted as guest artists
by Albert II. Lovejoy OF the Uni.
yerslty OF Washington and by Albert
ottenhclmcr. The plays arc Shaw's
Man Of Destiny, being a scene in
Italy in tho midst OF Napoleon's'
famous campaign; the queen--God
bless her-9howing an interview at
Balmoral castle between Queen Vic.
torin and her foyorite premier, Dis.
fneli afterwards Lord Beaconsflcid'
'op.o.Me-Thumb, scene in a Lon.
don laundry.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1924-04-23
DAY NURSERY

Tho next meeting OF the Seattle
Dry Nursery association win be hoh
Thursday. April -. at D. M at 7o2
Broadway. Mrs. L. c. Gilman Will
DO hostess Members and anyone in.
,crested invited 10 attend.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1924-04-23
DICKENS FELLOWSHIP

DICKENS FELLOWSHIP
Dickens Fellowship will meet
Thursday. April ~. at p. IN. in the
Chamber OF Commerce rooms.
COUNCIL OF
MINUTE WOMEN
The Seattle Council OF Minute
Women viii meet on Thursday,
April "a. at 2 p. m. with Mrs. Emile
Marx, in the st. Paul apartments.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1924-04-23

AUXILIARY TO r. r. TRAISafEN
The Ladies' Auxiliary 10 the
brotherhood OF Railroad Trainmen
viii hold It's next meeting In Union
Record hall. 1915 First ave-, Thurs.
day evening. April -. AZ 7:30 p. m.
a card party Mt $40 o'clock will fol.
low. All members and friends in.
vited.
The Washington times., 1924-06-18
STONE s. FAIRFAX,
1912 New York Ave. N. w.
Phone Main PAPA.
Mr. 10th and Park Rd.
Price, S11,SOO

Modern homes in this popular and con-
venient location are seldom offered for
sale. One block from the Sacred Heart
Church; six rooms. bath, hot-water
heat. electric lights. metal garage.
Owner-occupart will give immediate
possession.
The Washington times., 1924-06-18
Colored Propertv For Sale.

Colored Property For Sale.
8 six room colonial houses with bath
and deep lot to paved alley on 4th St.
N. w. Gle Droit Park: price. $1,000:
$500 cash and easy terms.
1900 block Corcoran st. N. W.,
rooms and BATH, cellar. deep lot to wide
paved alley; house in Al condition.
Price, $500; liberal terms.
100 block OF. T St. n. W., 8 rooms on
two floors: furnace heat; room for
garage. Price. $3.50; $500 cash; $50
per month.
II you wish to sell or buy a home zee
r. p. Chandler Co.,
1926 U St. N. w. North 1854
The Washington times., 1924-06-18

Statesmen and Agents 40
statesmen wanted. experienced in sell
Ing high-grade correspondence courses
for home study; leads furnished; lib
eral commissions paid; the best train
Ing in craftsmanship in the country
Washington territory. Write your
application, name. address. telephone
number for interview, Edward Smith,
care Old Colony Club Raleigh Hotel.
Washington, D. c.
The Washington times., 1924-06-18
Chevy Chase
Price, S18.SOO

One Of the outstanding values in
Chevy Chase. Well constructed. de-
tached brick house, located just one
square west of Conn. ave. First floor.
living room dining room, screened
porch; second floor, three bedrooms.
bath. screened porch. Hot-water heat,
electric lights. built-in garage. House
in perfect condition. Can be sold on
agreeable terms.
The Washington times., 1924-06-18
Real Estate for Sale
Ilonses.ror sale Ios
BUNGALOW

AAVAHCS RVB Sy4hC AWU
BUNGALOW 49,
Beautiful new. home; rooms; tile
bath; hardwood floors throughout:
trays Only $500 cash payment.
SEMI-DETACHED
New home OF six rooms; tile bath;
every modern convenience: large closets;
hardwood floors throughout; cellar
sseo on s%nd try trays lot S2xls7 feet
2124 F ST. N. w.
Open for inspection from 9 to, . p. m.
this 10 seldom offered for sale in this
desirable section; s rooms thoroughly
modeFn; laundry with tubs. double rear
pcrches: garage space: terms Call Us
7TH AND G SITS. s. e.
Detached brick home Of large rooms
large lot. Bargain at $500: easy
terms.
NEAR LINCOLN PARK
Colonial brick of s rooms; thoroughly
Only $3.50; on easy terms.
BARGAIN
Near North Capitol and streets;
large S-room home;4 bedrooms, porches,
attic; thoroughly modern; perfect con-
dition: $4,000: on easy terms. See this
CAPITOL HILL
hot water neat; electric lights; sleep
owner viii sacrifice. Easy terms.
CARAVAN BROS,
District National Bank Bldg.
Main $500. Franklin 1898.
The Washington times., 1924-06-18
Saul's Addition
Price, $4,000

Modern colonial brick dwelling. con-
tanning seven rooms, bath (four bed
rooms): hot-water heat. electric lights
today.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-02-21
THE CRIME OF JURY-FIXING

Amid the complications and all the fuss and furor arising from ChicagOs professed efforts to clean up her much advertised con ditions of crime and lawlessness, an encourag- ing incident has crept in. The other day a federal court in that city found guilty a juror who had falsely testified in notorious police liquor case as to his qualifications to perform jury duty and suppressed informa ton of circumstances which would have dis qualified him. It was the first conviction for perjury in a federal court in Chicago for many years.
 It is a hopeful outlook when a jury is i'm pressed with the gravitN of the offense of perjury on the part of Il talesman under ex- animation. It indicates proper perception of the danger arising from this source of pollution of the law. Jury-fixing is one of the most serious Instructions to the admlnIS- traton of justice, because it is insidiouS, and hard to prove and punish. Those who fix jurors and those who permit themselves to be fixed know how hard it is to confirm the strongest suspicious in this respect. That is one reason why the offense has become so prevalent One reason for the difficulties en- countered is that statutes regarding perjury are so technical and involved as to invite, rather than discourage, the offense on the part of those who have no respect for law, but resort to this form of violation of law to cover up and roster other NlolatlohS ln- voving selfish interests and special privi- leges. It is. therefore, exceedingly difficult to establish guilt beyond a doubt in perjury cases. There are many loopholes for mis- understanding or miSinterpretation of the spO ken w0rd especially when witnesses are at the mercy of lawyers who take undue advan tase of their deienSeless position.
 Doubtless ii would be shocking to friends of the law to know the extent to which it is handicapped by the apparently increasing offense of perjury practiced by jurors or witnesses From every state and section come vigorous complaints and protests against the tendency. There is scarcely d section where criminal or civil cases are numerous, thai would not be perceptibly benefited through several prompt convictions and stiff penalties for perjury and jury bribing. Alabama is in no respect an exception. It would be inter esting to know how much of it is the out growth of the abuse of the pardoning power for political purposes
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-02-21
THE DEAD CHIEFTAIN

Senator John Sharp Williams tribute to Woodrow Wilson, delivered before the Missis- sippi legislature last Monday, was a sincere and beautiful expression. Mississippi's elder statesman wants no gift within the power of the people to bestow upon him. He has no political ambition to color his words nor to temper his judgments with caution. What ever he says may be taken at it's face value as the sentiment of man noted for his fear lessness, even during his periods of hottest campaigning.
 Voluntarily, and to the great regret, not only of his own constituency, but of the en- tire nation regardless of party, Senator Will Hams terminated his own brilliant public career as United States senator, in many re- in all the world. Therefore, his words in exaltation of his dead chieltain are the spon- taneous outpourings of an intellect in firm possession of the facts with which he deals and of heart truly devoted to his subject. And so, no scorpion tongue can minimize the integrity of his motive, nor cast indivious asperson upon the sincerity of his sentiments of devotion to the memory of Woodrow Wilson.
 There is no thought of self-aggrandizement, of blandishment or of political or personal advancement in Senator Williams eloquent, lofty and heartfelt commemoration of Democ- racy's departed leader. The proof lies in the very language in which the tribute is couched :: My little span of life remaining shall know no day nor hour when I shall be untrue to his high ideal, nor shall by vote voice in my seclusion fail to help reward those who are true and help to punish those who are not true to it. Nor shall I do either solely for his sake, warm friend as he was, but ] chiefly tor the yisicnS cake, for that fs of l God. Many sins and more folies have I to regret of omission and of commission and many visions of the eternal verities, confus- ing them with verisimilitudes, have I missed, but this one, thanks be to the grace of God, I grasped and hugged to my soul, even be- fore it had made itself completely clear to my great chief whom I loved even before he realized the vision and made it clear to other men. and whom I literally reverenced ever after that '.
 It is significant to have been endowed, and to have lived, so as, to merit such expression. It is scarce less magnificent to have perceived, and given such lofty utterance to, a great mans need of praise. Woodrow Wilson's s public service was of such great value be- cause he inclined to himself and surrounded himself with men of high character, vision, and personal and official integrity When John Sharp Williams broke his regrettable silence on last Monday, he gave the proper estimate of -the high quality of the influence which Woodrow Wilson exercised ovec those men of character who stood shoulder to shoulder with him through the vicissitues of his trying bu1triumphast. public career.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-02-21

Concrete safety islands, with improved sig nal devices, in place of the flimsy wooden structures in the downtown district. as de- cided on by the city commission, should con tribute no little to the public safety. The Birmingham Motor Club which will provide the signals as a gift to the city, and the Phenix Portland Cement Company, which will present the concrete islands, are to be commended for the civic spirit which prompted their action This is not the first time the motor club has manifested generous cooper ative interest in the public safety. Time and again it has shown worthy civic pride in practical community safety.
 Dangers from traffic congestion in the shopping district of Birmingham are con- stantly increasing with the rapid growth Of population and commercial activity. So haz- ardous have become the street crossings that the importance of all possible safety devices and enforcement of traffic regulations are manifest. Not only is cooperation of mo- torists and pedestrians through general dis position to observe the regulations and safety guides necessary to reduce traffic dangers to a minimum, but all aids to such observance are of value and will actually be the means of saving human lives.
 There are many who are willing and ready to cooperate for the general good. when they know what is expected of them by those who are charged with enforcing the traffic laws The task is largely a matter of education. While people from outside need to be in- structed. residents can soon learn the regula- tions, and little difficulty may be expected from that source. Within short while after the concrete safety islands are constructed and equipped, there should be added improve ment in street traffic that was initiated by the hanging signals.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-02-21

appears that there is to be minority report, and some opposition to the measure, because of it's reduction provision. ..7. .
 There is a strong and increasing sentiment in this country against the more or less ln- influx of foreigners. Before the world war there was perceptibe demand for change in this respect. Experience from the great conflict. and even after the armistice, strengthened this sentiment. The American people learned not only that many immigrants received were not needed. but that some con stitute national menace because of their trend and training. and because they are not easily assimilable.
 One of the most valuable features of the new immigration measure is it's selective pro- vision. It is not so much the number of foreigners as their character and qualifica- tions for citizenship, that affects the interests of this country. Better it were that two or three foreigners who can be made good citi- zens in a reasonable period be admitted, than that one be allowed to come who soon becomes trouble-maker becauseof his former environ ment and conceptions of government, es- pecially if he be opposed to organized gov ernment. as is sometimes true.
 In any system program of immigration which the American government writes into law, the big consideration is whether or not
 it will help or hinder perpetuation of .Ameri- can ideals and American standards of gov ernment. The future safety and welfare of the nation must be kept in mind and pur- pose. An immigration law is safe and prac- tical so far as it will bear that test. If it measures up to that standard in conception and in practice, there need be no fear of some minor details that may appear to permit future small abuses.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-02-21
MY HERO

(Cyniky Phn in Kansas City Starr Of all the heroes laurel-crowned,
 The one l most admire, Is he who rises ere the dawn
 To light the kitchen fire. He may be ugly as a goat,
 Unskilled with tongue or pen He may have fringes on his cuffs,
 But he's a prince of men. Most heroes have one glorious deed
 By which they won their praise My hero goes forth every morn.
 Through his precarous mazes Gooseflesh he braves and carpet tacks. Doors standaing half aiar. And countless chairs to bark his shins, And leave their battle scar. n. And so I sing my hero's praise,
 And strike the exultant Tyre, For him who rises every morn
 To light the kitchen fire.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-02-21
Victory Of Leadership
By JOHN CARLYLE

A million persons stand bareneaded in the biting cold while the corpse of Nicolai Lenine is carried by. Ten hours are given up to elaborate funeral ceremonies. A magnificent monument will mark the eternal resting spot of the dictator.
 And in those dramatic and melancholy facts lies the complete proof of the failure of the dictatorship of the proletariat.
 For no multituds In sthe imperial days of the czar could have more humbly acknowl- edged personal leadership, even personal au- t0cracy and dictatorship than this million of average Russian citizens at the bier of Lenine
 When Leon Trotsky dies the same scene will be re-enacted And when the leaders who succeed Ienine and Trotsky die, the same million. and more than they, will bow again in abject recognition of personal leader ship.
 What is the answer? The answer is that there is not, and in our day never cnn be, any dictatorship of the proletariat OF of any other class. Men are not created equal and even when they approach equality in birth they do not remain equal Leadership is as necessary to the ranks of all of us as bread and water.
 Lenine was the ruler nt Russia. His sue cessors will be The rulers of Russia. Democ- racy. which works but fitfully in any land works with even less success in Russia be- cause of the poverty and the lack of educa. tion, of the people.
 Lenine built his Kingdom on his hatred of the czar and on what passed for the peoples hatred. Lenine hated the czar because it was one leader against another. But the people only thought they hated the czar. They were just tired of routine, eager for adventure that was all. Deprived of one czar they quickly built another His name was Lenine.} And they wOrshipped him as they had long ago worshipped an Alexander and Nicholas and back of that Catherine and Peter the Great.
 What lesson the funeral of Lenine teaches. People change slowly. Human progress drags but inch by inch.
 We go forward by one manner and one manner alone. We so forward in the train of banners with sOme sort of an imperial leader going on beforeA
 There is no victory but the victory of leadership.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-02-21
..EZE.E..

the ones who do the most complaining against high taxes. with little to show for them, that governmental affairs, the most important of all, are administered in large measure by in- competents, or men unstiited to the positions. As an illustration, in the last election for United States senators one candidate was elected by seven per cent. of the total possis ble vote; another by nine per cent; still an- other by ten percent. Minnesota's farmer labor senator. Shipstead, received twenty-six per cent of the eligible voters Hiram John son less than thirty per cent, as did Brook hart of Iowa, and LaFOllette of Wisconsin, while Frazier of North Dakota received thirty-fiye per cent. of the total qualified vote.
 Where were the business men on election day and during the campaign period-the men who are most active in their protests against the theories. policies and practices of those who, are chosen for high official po- sition on fractions of potential vote? Many of these business men will consume much more time condemning the successful candi- dates official acts and attitudes than would have been necessary to work and vote against them.
 There is no more truthful statement than that the people can have as good government as they are determined to have, and will get as bad government as they are willing to tOl- crate. This finds direct application to the business man upon whom losses from bad government administered by incompetent of ficials are very heavy. It is encouraging to note that business men are awakening to their public responsibilities in proportion to their realization of the burdens that increas- ingly full upon them as they neglect voting
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-02-21
NEGLECTING POLITICAL DUTY

Commenting on the habit by the vast ma iority of business men of neglectns their po- litical and civic duties, Forbes Magazine de clares that they leave to others all the po- nkical and all the organization efforts which precede the nomination of men to run for federal, state and municipal governmental bodies, and adds: Still worse. A great many business men do not take the trouble even to vote for those selected by the poi- ticians. What is the result? Our govern mental affairs are inefficienty administered. mostly by officials and legislators of indif- ferent caliber. One fruit of this is unneces- sarily burdensome taxes
 It is mild statement, that govern mental affairs are administered by men of indifferent caliber" The situation is much worse than that. A very large proportion of our administering officials are incompetent, not few of them pursue questionable meth ods in allowing expediency to influence them more than their oaths to safeguard the public interest and protect the public welfare. It takes more than genial hand shaker, one who can call many people by name and tell amusing stories, to administer the public af fairs so that the people will not be woefully imposed on. Yet. such men in public office are in the majority, and partly, at least, because business men. whose interests are pc culiarly concerned in good government, do not take the time and trouble to organize and vote against them!
 Thus it is largely the fault of business men,,
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-02-21
Forum Of The. People
X Wilson MenoriaI CoIle.,
ditor of The Age-Herald

To the Editor of The Age eHerald
 In view of the great service which he rem dered uncomplainingly to the cause of hu- manir. the people of the nation. irrcsnec. .iy 2 of political party affiliations, will build a lasting memorial to the memory of Woodrow Wilson. our great war president, and a cru sader for the cause of peace. In my judgment, such memorial should be matter Of vital concern to those of us who have begun to see the vision which actuated this great man !; memorial which did not, in some fitting and lasting way, perpetuate ine cause which oecasloned his breakdown and ultimately his death, would not serve the purpose for which he dedicated q trained mind, a clean heart and life full of unsefish service
 My recollection is that his untimely break down occurred at Wichita. Kansas where he made the last bold stand for world peace That city IS not far from the center of the republic. It would indeed, in my opinion. be most fitting that a memorial be erected at the place where he was stricken. And to emphasize the cause which so enthused this great man and in behalf of which his physical manhood was wrecked, I believe that d me- morial which would take the form of col lege and devoted to the study of international questions, as well as international relations, would more fittingly and lastingly perpetuate his memory and the great service which he rendered mankind than anything else could should be named the Wilson College of Llplomacy. l am not writing for publica- ton, and simply make the suggestion for what you may consider it worth, in the hope and with the purpose that whatever memorial may be erected to his memory, it will take a form which will further Instill into the hearts and lives of our people a complete understandlng and appreciation of that great vision which transcends all other govern mental queStlonS-world peace s
 j. SANFORD MANNING
 Alexander City, Ala. Feb. 1G, 1924
 Although our correspondent is not seeking publicity The Age-IIerald feels sure that the important content of his letter justifies it's reproduction. The Wilsonian principle of diplomacy. that is of Open Covenants Openly Arrlved At, is the soundest basis of inter- national relations. Absence or violation of such diplomacy iS perhaps the chief factor m prolongmg Europe's distress. unrest and depression for it breeds mutual suspicion. oonrow ilS"ns principles are deserving of special study and training. for they are basic and eternal.-Ed Age-Herald.