Evening star., 1927-10-07

would be the result. The conference s
take place when Germany seeks to
enforce her claim to six votes. At
present she has only one. At the
previous conference in London in
1912, the German Empire had its
overseas colonies and possessed, in
consequence thereof, six votes. Berlin
hasn't the colonies any more, but
wants the votes.
There was an unprecedented galaxy
OF eminent legal talent at the openins :
session of the United States Supreme
Court on October 8. Present were
one former President of the United
States, Chief Justice William Howard
Taft; three defeated candidates for the
presidency. William Howard Taft,
Charles Evans Hughes and John w.
Davis, and four former solicitors gen.
eral of the United States, William
Howard Taft, William Marshall Bullitt,
John w. Davis and James NJ. Beck.
Representative Thomas s. Butler,
Republican, OF Pennsylvania, has re-
turned to Washington with a patriotic
soon as Congress assemblies. He wants
the Government to appropriate funds
to send the Gold Star mothers Of the
country, who could not otherwise af-
ford 1T, on a pilgrimage to the graves
of their soldier sons in Europe. Mr.
Butler plans that the project, if ap-
proved by Congress, should be intrust-
ed to the American Red Cross, par
ticularly the work of locating Gold
Star mothers and eventually Of shep.
herding them across the sea. Chair.
man Payne of the Red Cross, which
has just closed at the Capital the most
successful national convention in its
history. declares that the organization
will act, if Congress requests it, with
prOmptness, enthusiasm and without
cost" to give the fullest possible ef-
feet to the Butler project. There are
nearly $1,000 of our soldier and sailor
dead buried in graves distributed
throughout eight cemeteries in France.
Belgium and England.
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Once again a distinguished member
Of the Federal service has been lured
away by the greater emoluments of
private life. He Is DIR. F. G.. Brown.
from 1928 until this Summer assistant
director OF the Bureau of Standards.
DR.. Brown has just been made acting
director Of the Museum of the Peace.
full Arts. a richly endowed interna-
tional industrial museum soon to rise
in majestic proportions in New York
City. It's purpose will be to illustrate
mans endeavors from earliest times to
the present. The'late Elbert Fl. Gary
was a prime mover in the enterprise.
It's other supporters include George F..
kunZ, Felix M. Warburg, Thomas A.
Edison, Nicholas Murray Butler, John
H. Finley, Melville E. Stone, L. f.
Loree. DR.. s. w. Stratton, Michael I.
Pupin, Frank D. Waterman, F. A.
Vanderlip and other men distinguished
in the liberal arts and sciences.
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Frank HI. Vizetelly, famed word ex.
pert of the Literary Digest, contributes
fresh light to the endless Choose
controversy provoked by President
Coolidge. DIR. Vizetelly says the claim
recently made in the public press that
Lord Palmerston originated the ex-
preston II do not choose" Is biased
upon sand" Vizetelly asserts nobody
can tell who originated the phrase.
Palmerston was born in 1884, it's
pointed out, but Shakespeare, writing
THE Merchant of Venice" in 1909,
said in act l, scene 2, II will not
choose what many men DESIRE In
the same play the Bard of Avon wrote:
90 me, the word choose l may
neither choose whom l would, nor re.
fuse whom l dislike"
(Copyrght. 1927