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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-07-01

music by a vested chorus of 500 voices
and the presentation of the pageant,
1.-The Story of America" by a cast OF
900 persons, under the direction OF
Marie Moore Forrest and staff OF ex-
perienced assistants. The Capitol cere-
monies will begin promptly at 40
pm. and will conclude with the hnale
of the pageant at $50 o'clock.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-07-01

Heavenly Flowers" is the name
given to smallpox by the Chinese.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-07-01

No one respects eggs tfNt have lived
to a ripe old age.
Twin city review. [volume] (Champaign, Ill.) 19??-1929, 1926-01-22

closes down nothing is said about the
slump. When a factory runs on hall
time the impression is given that the
force is on full time, which is not the
case. Laboring men know that con-
ditions are not prosperous with them
And so long as they are aware that
the larder is practically empty they
will be i'll at ease and are quite like
ly to blame some one for the condi-
tons. This is what we commonly call
unrest.
The decision which is very common
~ attributed to the press Of the
country has a background. 1t is the
policy of I he press TO support Its
advertising constituents by mislead-
ing other classes, if necessary. The
newspapers of the country depend up
on business for their own profits.
They need not be expected TO tell the
whole truth regarding labor condi-
tions. 1t is their policy to bolster up
the business interests by an ever pre-
vailing optomistic note, when the
actual note should be pessimistic in
order to be truthful.
This fact has resulted in loss of
confidence in the press. Probably the
press does not care if people main
tain an attitude Of unbelief toward
the reading matter contained in THEN
columns, but at best the relations of
public to press are by no means ideal.
We wish we could have more conf
dence in the daily newspaper which
comes to our door every twenty-four
hours, but when the editors and re-
porters do not tell the whole truth we
cannot help but lose confidence.
Twin city review. [volume] (Champaign, Ill.) 19??-1929, 1926-01-22

The supreme court of this state has
ruled that women are not eligible for
jury duty. This will occasion relief
in some quarters-consterna and
criticism in others.
The women who have been fostering
movement to secure jury privileges,
however, do not know what blessing
the supreme court has conferred upon
them by its decision. There is no
pleasure in jury duty, as the average
man is aware who has tried jury duty.
A large majority of responsible men
of business and professional life have
learned to dodge this responsibility,
and seldom if ever are required to
sacrifice the time necessary to try a
case.
The duty has fallen to a class who
have nothing to do but to hang around
police court. Read the lists of coron-
er's jurymen and one will find that
the same names appear again and
again in eoroner's cases. Read the
court records and note the absence
of names Of responsible men of bust
ness.
We do not say that all jurymen
are inefficient and ignorant, and I'M
employed But in very large degree
they do not represent the brains of
the average American community.
Perhaps this is the reason that the
women wanted chance at jury duty.
Doubtless they wanted to clean up the
courts, or aid the courts in procuring
justice for both society and the alleged
criminals who are subject to trial for
various offenses. In this their motive
is laudible. But would the finer type
of minds among women be permitted
by attorneys to enter the jury box
Not likely. Attorneys have so much
latitude in the selection of juries that
capable, honest and sincere advocates
of the law can easily be rejected for
the less capable. The average at
toney depends not upon the honesty
sincerity or wisdom of jury, but
upon the jufyman's emotional content.
He prefers to take a chance at stirring
the emotions than to appeal to in
telligence. Consequently those splea-
did, intelligent club women who were
so anxious for a favorable supreme
court decision would in the end have
suffered disappointment. They would
not have been chosen for jury duty
had the decision been the reverse.
Twin city review. [volume] (Champaign, Ill.) 19??-1929, 1926-01-22

They began early IN the summer and
continued with increasing feryor until
the November election. Consequently
every voter was stirred TO a high
emotional pitch, angry with his OPP
posing partisans and determined to do
all in his power to thwart the aims OF
the opposition party. Politics was as
corrupt then as now, if not more so,
but the party spirit rallied to the
resue and thrilled the opposing forces
with asfalse confidence in their lead
ers. They went 10 the ballot box, not
to fulfill an obligation to the state,
but to vent their spite upon the oppo-
sition party. The day of emotional
partisanship is past. People have
settled down to business. They have
other concerns that weight more
heavily and as a consequence voting
has taken a back seat with approx
mately fifty percent of those who have
attained their majority.
The second thing necessary to Sc
cure a larger representation at the
polls on election day is honesty in
government. Where that is wanting
in officials and candidates there is
little probability that voters will take
a deep interest in an election. Where
the plans are cut and dried in a secret
caucus, before placing candidates on
the ballot the voter has little choice.
When he knows the facts his interest
wanes, and he prefers to follow his
occupation than to waste time going
to the polls. Such scandals as that Of
the Tea Pot Dome, and the ridiculous
handling of the liquor question which
is a standing monument of ineffl-
cheney and dishonesty, are calculated
to make the average voter indifferent.
Political corruption coming to light IN
practically every administration,
showing dishonesty to be the prevail
ing rule, is direct cause of non
voting in the United States.
The third thing that results in a
small ballot is a lack of confidence In
the motives and aims of politicians,
This is a direct outgrowth of the
dishonesty in government already re-
ferred to. If administrations would
gain and hold the confidence of in
telligent voters, men and women of
voting age would not remain away
from the polls on election day.
As a result of lack of strong
party feeling, honesty in government
and confidence in administrative bodies
the National Republic feels con-
strained to suggest a subterfuge, that
of compelling voters to vote. Under
the circumstances no good can come
of such move. A law compelling
voters to voc would not under the cir
cumstances be enforced, and if con-
sistent attempts were made to enforce
it, the result would be an unspeakable
system of graft. Under favorable
conditions no such subterfuge would
be required, and those conditions may
be brought about by education and a
going back to the days of honesty in
politics, If there have ever been such
days.
Twin city review. [volume] (Champaign, Ill.) 19??-1929, 1926-01-22

The National Republic in a recen'
issue advocates making the ballot
compulsory upon all men and women
of voting age in the United States.
This journal suggests that a law be
enacted and patterned after the law
now functioning in Australia, which
appears to be working successfully.
The scope and nature of the Austral-
ian law is not explained, but it is as
sumed that the American voter is
sufficiently familiar with the idea 10
fall for it without opposition,
Such a law, it appears to The Re
view, would be a mere subterfuge, and
another unmistakable source Of graft
in politics. We do not contend that
the American voter has an inalienable
right to dodge the responsibility of
voting, but that he should be accord
ed the right of deciding whether he is
justified in casting a ballot in a given
campaign.
1t is not infrequent that in choosing
a ticket the voter has to choose be-
TWEEN two evils, and there is no law
either in morals or civil government
which requires a citizen of any state
to follow such a course. That political
parties are corrupt, careless, and to d
great extent Indifferent TO campaign
pledges is a glazing fact with whicf
the public is familiar That candidate.
resort to deception in order to SECURE
Office is also a glazing fact. Tn,
trouble is there is no honesty il
politics.
As it appears TO The Review Their
are three things that will cause tn
voter TO remember his duty to the bal
lot. The first of these is a keen parti
san rivalry. Back in post civil wa
days the voter managed TO find hi
\ way TO the polls. Campaigns wer
bitter and we're of long duration
Twin city review. [volume] (Champaign, Ill.) 19??-1929, 1926-01-22
is HE BEING GIVEN A SQUARE
DEAL?

This editorial appeared in the Cham
paign News-Gazette. The Review ana
Organized Labor as a whole appfe-
ciate the fact that such an article
should appear in Cosmopolitan news
paper, so we are taking this oppor-
tunity to pass it on to the readers Of
The Review:
If you believe that every man in
America ought to get a square deal
read this editorial.
II is written about 4 man named
Richard Ford. He has been in prison
in California since early in 1914. Now,
just released, he faces "A new trial
that may put him back in prison for
the rest of his life.
Here are the facts:
In 1914 Ford was one of some $500
workers on the burst ranch, near
Wheatland, Calf. Living conditions
and pay scales were bad, it is claimed;
at all events the workers organized,
under Ford's leadership, and called a
strike.
They were meeting in a field ON the
ranch. Up came District Attorney
Ed Maxwell, Sheriff Riordon and
deputies and ordered them Off. A
fight started and four men were killed
District Attorney Maxwell, Sheriff
Riordon and two strikers.
Ford was not armed. He was not
resisting the officers. Unbiased wit
nesses agree the shooting was at least
as much the fault of the officers as
of the strikers.
But Ford was arrested, indicted for
murder, convicted and sentenced tC
life imprisonment-on the sole ground
that, as organizer of the workers, he
was responsible for the death of the
district attorney
Well, that was u years ago II
you want to submerge your reasoning
powers for a moment you may say, i
you like, that Ford's imprisonment
was just But now he has beer
paroled. He has served fully as much
of his life sentence as the average
murderer serves in any state.
And here is the point: when he left
the prison a few weeks ago Ford was
re-arrested for murder, charged witt
another death in connection with thu
l2-year-old riot!
Perhaps you can understand it
little better if it is added that Fore
was arrested on orders of District At
torney Maxwell of Marysyille, Calf.
"a son of the District Attorney Wit
was killed in 1914.
1t all sounds rather preposterous, t,
be sure. But, preposterous or not
Ford is now on trial for murder. II,
served u years for a crime he did moi
commit-murder; and now, his tern
ended, he is to be tried again for th'
same crime!
Do you think this is justice?
Twin city review. [volume] (Champaign, Ill.) 19??-1929, 1926-01-22

persistently TO preserve unity and
keep destruction from overwhelming
them.
The United iMne Workers, the In
tefnational Association 0f Maehinists,
the international Ladies Garment
Workers, the Fur Workers-these are
but a few. And more than one organ
izatiOn that began with an easy tolef-
ance Of the Reds has lived to find the
necessity of fighting a bitter-end, nc
quarter battle 10 root them out.
In every fight that comes along
American labor, intelligent in the
mass and intelligent in its leadership
can and will win in defense Of its prin-
ciples and its right to choose It's own
methods.
The Commercial Telegraphers will
win, and they will have the backing OF
every decent American in their hght.
But what many are saying Is tha'
it's time TO stop the Reds from max
ing Roadway anywhere. Other organ.
izations are waking up to the KIND oil
devils they are harboring in the gnlse
Of radicals"
Twin city review. [volume] (Champaign, Ill.) 19??-1929, 1926-01-22

False propaganda, circulating in the
daily press of the country relative to
the employment situation, is respon-
sible for the unrest in labor circles to-
day. Scarcely an issue of any of the
daily papers comes off the press with
out leaving an utterly false impression
with regard to the employment situa-
ton.
Where mines, factories and indus
tries are working the news is played
up in broad headlines, leaving the
impression that such conditions are
general. But where a mine, which has
been running continuously for years,
Twin city review. [volume] (Champaign, Ill.) 19??-1929, 1926-01-22
Capital Comment

BY FRED S. WALKER

Washington, ID. C., Jan. ~.
The District of Columbia is again
the goat. Social workers here have
been boosting mothers pension
| bill in Congress, which would be UNI
der the administration of the Welfare
Board, which will handle all public
charitable institutions. At the first
hearing before a subcommittee
group of New York women appeared
and succeeded in compelling local folks
TO agree to separate board or noth-
ing.
The point is not which plan Is best,
but how would you folks out in the
great open spaces feel If a group OF
voters from another State swarmed
down uponu your Legislature and conf
PEELED you TO take something you
didn't want?
Yeh, that's the way we feel. only
we have no vote here and can't help
ourselves.
Mussolini says Americans are vast
ers. This is Mussy's gratitude for
that very liberal Italian debt settle
ment. Some one should hand him
bottle of American bootleg, and then
another organ grinder could sit on his
tin throne.
We are used to having things done
! for US here in Washington. The lat
est is band of crusaders from Ten
nessee, who are here to give US some
blue laws, which propose to close the
town on Sunday, and permit only
"emergepcv business" This blue-law
stuff is one of the oldest of puritan
pastimes, and probably just because
they can't put it over in Tennessee
they think it will be easy to nail 1t on
the District. No one even takes. the
| trouble to find out if the people here
want it; they know it's good for us,
and therefore we must take it. Well,
maybe!
The average age of crooks is esti-
mated at 20 years. This, OF course,
does not take into account those BIRDS
who organize food trusts and those
who get away with oil fields and
black bags containing 100000.
Investigations by the Senate for
nine months ending April, 1924, cost
the Government $4,000. Most of
the money went for special counsel,
stenographic reports and special ex-
perts. A Detroit lawyer got S1OO, a
day for 105 days for investigating the
Internal Revenue Bureau. Economy!
Over in Baltimore the B. & o. has
called for the designations of all
married women whose husbands are
able to support them. +. \. Milhoi-
land. assistant to the senior vice presi-
dent, says there are many whose nus
bands hold good positions, and TINS
keeps back others.
Muscle Shoals will be under the
Twin city review. [volume] (Champaign, Ill.) 19??-1929, 1926-01-22
Observation-Disclosures
: Comment and Criticism


The Commercial Photographers I'M
ion of America is in the midst of a hot
battle with the agents of the Russian
Soviet autocracy.
These Red wreckers have begun a
secession movement in Canada.
A dozen of the ring leaders of the
Red agitation were properly thrown
out of the Commercial photographers
Union on their ear, after trial and
conviction on specified charges, under
the law of the international.
Their first act after expulsion was
to launch a secession organization.
That's what they're up to now in
Canada.
The Reds openly declare that their
next step will be to Try to break away
the Canadian telephone employees who
now belong to the international Broth
erhood of Electrical Workers.
1t helph the Red boring from with
in" game if they can break away Ca
madam members from international
unions. At least the Reds think 1t
does.
but Wnen llt iktuS SNti leu Out w
fight the Commercial Photographers
Union and President Roscoe johnson
they landed on something hot and
there is mighty good chance that
before the wreckers get through their
red will be badly faded and they'll
have blisters where they've been &C
customed to rest themselves while
they signed their pay vouchers and
ate their meals.
All kindly folk who like to coddle
the Reds and talk nice about them and
who look upon each little Red as a
bibelot to hang on the family what
not, a cute and pretty little curiosity,
are invited to take look at the per-
| Torrance in Canada.
Not only every out and out Red but
every sympathizer and supporter OF
| the Reds and their propaganda, ought
to be held guilty of this and every
other Red union recking effort.
Will Americans never realize that
the Reds follow the gospel of the
| end justifes the means" and that their
sole duty to their bosses is to deceive
| non-C Communists and beat them at
every game? Some never will, it
appears.
| Call the roll of international unions
that have had to fight the Red poison
that have had to fight bitterly and
Twin city review. [volume] (Champaign, Ill.) 19??-1929, 1926-01-22

The House this week voted 5000 600
out of the District treasury to en-
large national parkway project. We
buy parks for the Government. but
can't get American flags in school
rooms for the pupils to salute.
Twin city review. [volume] (Champaign, Ill.) 19??-1929, 1926-01-22

New York building trades workers
get wage increases averaging $3.50
per day, and the industry greets the
New Year in peace.
Senate Judiciary Committee orders
investigation of charges against Fed
eral Judge Harry b. Anderson of
the western Tennessee district.
Twin city review. [volume] (Champaign, Ill.) 19??-1929, 1926-01-22

Muscle Shoals will be under the
control of joint congressional com
mittee if the bill reported to the
House by the Rules Committee be,
comes law. This is quite different
from the proposals at the last session
which contemplated handing the power
site to private interests.
Twin city review. [volume] (Champaign, Ill.) 19??-1929, 1926-01-22

Mussolini says Americans are vast
ers. This is Mussy's gratitude for
that very liberal Italian debt settle
ment. Some one should hand him a
bottle of American bootleg, and then
another organ grinder could sit on his
tin throne.
Seward daily gateway., 1926-03-06
Takes Lots of Hunting !. to Liquidate Eskimo
 Acrimony, Says Dispatch

ANCHORAGE, Mar. 6. R)-One bull moose, properly butchered and delivered; ten mink skins, dressed and stretched; five grey fox belts or one silver pelt, together with 100 full grown samlon delivered in season, is the alimony Charlie Big Eyes must pay his squaw.
 This was the decision handed down in divorce proceedings by tribesmen who heard the case against the native of Ninilchik, on lower Cook Inlet.
 The judges decided that the forego- ing constituted a fair share of the in crement accruing to a well-regulated native family, whenever the husband drank up fifty mink skins at $5 per pint, the prevailing price for the brand of volcano juice fabricated by the manufacturers on the inlet. The defendant in the case was charged with having terminated his drinking marathon by pitching his squaw into the creek when she chided him.
Seward daily gateway., 1926-03-06
BOXER ON ROCKS

CORDOVA, Mar. 6. [P).-The M. s. Bureau of Education vessel Boxer piled up on the rocks in a snow storm at White Cliff Island, in Arthur Pas sage, and is reported to be listing bad ly.
 The Cygan, tug, is en route to her assistance.
 (The Gateway was unable to get any definite news thru the local wire less station up until the time of go ing to press.)
 LATER-Whitlam wirelessed Maj or Dole Boxer went on a reef in a snowstorm at $50 o'clock this morn ing at Cliff Island, in Arthur Pass We expect to ref1oat on this even- iag's high tide. The ship is not much damaged. Will proceed wher ref1oated. Lighthouse tender, New ington, from Prince Rupert stand. ing by
Seward daily gateway., 1926-03-06
Weather Bureau Explains
 'Florida" Climate Alaska

WASHINGTON, D. C., Mar. 6. (H)-- The weather bureau takes no stock in suggestions that volcanic activity in the Alaskan territory have caused the recent high temperatures there.
 Instead, the bureau declares a pc culiar layout of atmospheric pressure has brought warm ocean winds to Alaska and has deflected down thru Canada the cold waves that usually pass over the Alaskan-Siberian sector
 That's all there is to it, say the experts. volcanoes may look and act fiery, but the most ferocious one in the world isn't warm enough to heat up even a small corner of a regular cold wave"
 On one occasion the temperature in Eagle, Alaska, was higher than that at Jacksonville, Fla.
Seward daily gateway., 1926-03-06
REFORMER FOUND INSINCERE TO
 OBLIGATIONS

WASHINGTON, D. C., Mar. 6. (P)- George D. Harger of Pittsburgh, was charged at the annual meeting or the International Reform Federation of the National Administration to have made no sincere attempt to enforce the Eighteenth Amendment, and en- ployed enemies instead of friends to prohibition to enforce prohibition"
 Harger deplored the charge, stat ing q deplore the action of Mellon. y Harger former distiller, as head Of the law enforcement regime, and with his seeming disposition work in con function with politicians to discharge the law in many places, instead ol upholding it. The National Admins tration said that he has taken good money from the taxpayers, for appar' ent purposes of enforcement or the law, but used it to pay former dlstll lers. saloonkeepers and bartenders to make a mockery of the law.
Seward daily gateway., 1926-03-06
SUBMARINE TEST
 TURNS OUT FEAT

NEW LONDON, Mar. 6. P)-The submarine VI was under water for four hours and ten minutes in test here yesterday. The vessel remain ed on the bottom, which totaled a depth of from 200 to 204 feet for 40 minutes, while the craft groaned thru it's entire $40 feet length. The seams and doors and many gauges showed a tremendous pressure was on all sides of the craft. The ballast tanks on the top side exploded with three loud reports as the submarine ascend ed, when three experts who were full ly satisfied were aboard, including the test crew. The vessel has seven of ficers and S4 enlisted men. The navy built the craft at Portsmouth.
Seward daily gateway., 1926-03-06
FRANCE IS FACING
 FINANCIAL CRISIS CABINET RESIGNS

PARIS, Mar. 6. (P)-The dollar closed yesterday at 26.78, and open ed today at 27.53. It reached 27.89 during the first hour of speculation. but reacted later to 27.7O cents.
 The Briand cabinet resigned today after they were defeated by vote of 274 to 221 on the sales tax. The moot question of confidence in making six ministries fell. The cabinet has for the past two years been trying f1- nancial rehabilitation in France, but without avail.
 Premier Briand, several times dur ing the night in it's long session, plead ed with the members to aid the gov- ernment during the financial crisis which has caused a dearth generally.
 Finance Minister Doumer warned the chamber of deputies that prompt action is necessary. President Malyy of the Chamber Finance Committee, called the members towards and dem- agogues.
Seward daily gateway., 1926-03-06
Seward Chamber and City Officials Are Actively Engaged In Procuring
 Aviation Landing Field

In view of requests from official sources to spaces available for aviation landing fields, arrange ments have been made with c. w. Kiel and w. B. Criger of the Bureau of Public Roads, engineers, to immediately plat available areas at the head of Resurrection Bay, these engineers volunteering for the service. Aso equipment of the Public Roads Bu- reau is offered for in clearing sites, and for this service Fire Chief Hank Frost has volunteered his services
 The minimum field is nine hundred yards long and two hundred and fifty yards wide
 Mayor Ray and City Clerk Hannon, the latter also secretary of the Chamber of Commerce, have, for the last week. been actively employed in securing data, figures, and other details required basis for action.