Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-08-27

The Sentinels of the Republic,
organized by the late Louis A. Cool
idge of Massachusetts to combat
further encroachments by the Fed
eral Government upon the rights and
responsibilities of the States and Of
Individual citizens, is not to fade out
of existence with the passing of It's
founder and moving spirit. Instead,
at a recent meeting of the SentinelS,
plans were announced for the raising
of an endowment fund as tribute
to Mr.. Coolidge-Louis A.-the in
come of which will be employed to
carry on the work which he COM
menced, and insure the perpetuity of
the SentinelS as a nationwide
organization Four hundred thousand
dollars-a modest sum in this age
of million dollar endowments-was
set as the figure for which donations
are to be sought. Although the
Sentinels of the Republic has been
quite generally regarded as an
organization whose principal, If not
sole, purpose was to aid in securing
a repeal of the eighteenth amend
ment, Mr.. Coolidge in his lifetime
and those who have succeeded him
at the helm. likewise assert that the
prohibition issue is but small part
of their program. Defeat of the
child labor amendment and oppo-
sition to proposals for Federal inter-
ference with the duties of the State"
I'm matters Of education are present.
day issues of equal importance in
their aims.
One million dollars in money was
on exhibition this week In the lobby
of q down town hotel The occasion
was the convention of the American
Numismatic Association-in common
parlance, coin collectors. The money
on display comprised coin varieties
owned by various members OF the as
ISOLATION and exhibited by them much
after the manner that dog fanciers
exhibit their pedigreed pups at dog
show In this case the term "old
coins" includes paper money as well,
and one of the surprises of the ex-
hibit was a 1925 United States paper
note, the existence of which had been
hitherto unknown. A United States IS
gold piece minted in 1852 and valued
at $500 was claimed to be the rarest
specimen on display. A Chicago Sill
yer dollar Of the vintage OF 1904 was
another rarity. Its value was put at
| IS 900. Only six specimens" have
ever been traced. A half-cent piece Of
1852 with large berries" was valued
at $4,000. Coins of all countries OF
the world were represented. and the
value Of gold and silver Russian ruble
pieces Of many years ago which were
shown was no joking matter.
From the oddities in the days news
this observer notes the following
smile provoking items: Under the
caption Calls Upon Labor Office for
Official Data" the Washington bureau
of the International Labor Union lists
many subjects upon which 1t has re-
ceived requests for information, In
GLIDING a survey of labor dating
back either to Adam or to the first
monkey man." Under the headline
Atlanta Vice Crusade On" a press
dispatch from the Georgia city brings
the news that the city council has I'M
der consideration an ordinance which
| would require all hotel bellboys and
all apartment house janitors to pro-
cure n municipal license before en-
gaging in these occupations.
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There are now on the active list
of the Regular Army 81 major gen
erals and As brigadier generals
Charles r. Surnmerall is senior ma tor
general in active service. with John
l.. Hines, present chief of staff. next
| in order of seniority Eli Helmick
is the senior brigadier general. al
| though. because he now holds the
post of inspector general in the War
Department, he. too, wears Temporal
rily the shoulder StrapS of a major