Evening star., 1925-04-03

Here's a story just told at lunch
con OF the Women's National Demo-
cratic Club in Washington. Several
weeks before the presidential election
a White House visitor said to Mr..
Coolidge: "Mr. President, would you
land?" The Republican candidate
smiled quizzically and Indicated that
the proposition was not without in
terest. Not long afterward taccord-
ing to the yarn) the presidential
yacht Mayfiower, in the course of a
week end cruise in Chesapeake Bay,
stopped at Cambridge, on the famed
Eeastern Sho' of Maryland. 1t was
a Sunday morning and the presiden-
tial party went ashore for divine
services. When the collection plate
was passed Mr.. Coolidge deposited a
crisp, new SIS bill in it. Then the
news was published that the church
authorities, proud of a. contribution
from so exalted a parsonage, had de-
cided to have the bill framed and
hung in the vestry room. On Novem-
Der Dorchester County, Md, in
which Cambridge is situated, went
Republican for the first time in its
history.
Attorney General Sargent had a
call this week from Albert Rosenthal,
distinguished Philadelphia artist, who
has painted the portraits of 35 asso-
ciate justices of the Supreme Court
Of the United States, living and dead.
For many years, but unsuccessfully
to date, Mr. Rosenthal has endeavored
to have Uncle Sam purchase his Su-
preme Court gallery, which Is unique,
lin order that a notable gap in our
national portraiture may be filled
The Government, 1t seems, provides
no funds for that specific purpose. 1t
pays to have the portraits of Presi-
dents, Vice Presidents, cabinet min
listers, Chief Justices. presiding Of
ficers of the Senate and Speakers of
the House painted. But there is no
provision for ortalizing associate
Justices. Rosenthal has painted nine
of these from life--Brewer, Harlan,
Brown, McKenna, Peckham, Moody
Holmes, Day and Lurton. The other
| 26 in his collection. were made from
cotemporary originals in possession
of descendants. When the centennial
of the Supreme Court was celebrated
| in 1890, Rosenthal supplied etchings
of every man who ever was on its
bench, for Hampton L. Carson's me-
mortal history of the court, pub
llished in 1891. This observer asked
the artist for an artistic opinion OF
Mr.. Sargent Great figure to paint,
he replied. Hes Lincoln type"
Il y ~
Senator Arthur Capper Of Kansas
| who is picking up the threads OF his
big publishing business at Topeka
between the adjournment of Congress
and trip to Europe, writes me that
he finds conditions in the West quite
encouraging" Says the leader OF the
farm bloc:
Farmers are in better spirits
than have known at any time
since the war. They have been
getting out of debt. / think the
farmers of Kansas have wiped out
at least $50, 900, 900 of debt during
| the last six months. They made
| good money on last years crops
and are liquidating their debts in
stead of entering on a period OF
! reckless spending. For the frst
time in four years there is con-
siderable activity in farm lands,
| but no material increase in prices.
The farmers are not clamoring for
| help from Washington, but they
| would like to see. cooperative
| marketing program put through
| on the lines proposed by the Cool
.idge Agricultural Commission.
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! Senator Hiram Bingham of Con.
nectieut will be one of the orators
| n-chfef at the May convention OF the
Associated Advertising Clubs OF the
| World in Houston, Tex. Texas be-
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