Evening star., 1928-06-10
Capital Sidelights

why DO those who followed the for
tunes Of the Confederacy observe June
8 as Memorial day, on which they are
accustomed to pay loving tribute to the
valiant men, living and dead, who
fought, suffered and sacrificed for the
Southland, its beloved traditions and
Its rights under the Federal Constitu
tion?" This question is answered for
us by Representative Ralph LoZier OF
Missouri, who says that the date was
because 1t was the birthday of
jefferson Davis. President of the Con-
federate States of America.
Mr.. Lozier emphasizes that six men
who exerted the greatest influence In
the Civil War period were jefferson Da-
Wis and Abraham Lincoln. Robert +.
Lee and Ulysses S. Grant, Alexander II.
Stephens and William Lloyd Garrison
"dauntleSs souls, great In life, sublime
IN death champions of two antagonistic
theories of government, advocates of
policies so fundamentally conflicting as
to be utterly irreconcilable, contenders
against each other In tn. greatest in
ternecine struggle in the annals of time.
both honest, both sincere, both patriotic.
both dominated by high ideals and
lofty principles and both loyal TO their
convictions, both battling for right as he
understood 1t, each devoted to duty as
he saw 1t. There Is honor enough for
both Lincoln and Davis A reunited
country and paci1ed and unified peo-
pie charitabiy overlook their faults and
mistakes, exalt their virtues and low
lngly concede to each an honored place
among the worlds irmmortals."
Representative Lozier points out that
the first four OF these colossal charac-
ters, two of the South and two of the
North, were all cast In heroic molds
and all born within a span of three
years--Gafrison December 10, 1905;
Lee, January 10, 1907; Davis, June 3.
1903, and Lincoln. February IL, 1909.
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Uncle Sam in including under he
vocational rehabilitation program dis
abled residents of the District of Co.
iumbia. injured in industry. proposes to
provide a national laboratory here for
research in discovering ways of re-
habilitating disabled persons, and taus
enabling all the States to have tha
Dement'S OF these studies and investiga- :
tions.
Representative Dan Reed of New
YORK, formerly famous foot ball tackle
at Cornell, subsequently city doctor,
lifetime big brother to all young men
struggling to make their start In life
ana work their way UP as he himself
did. as chairman Of the House commit
tee on education emphasizes that it is
real economy for the Government 10
rescue this human wreckage from the
Junk pile OF industry, saying:
1t has been shown quite conciusivelg
that person injured In industry can De
rehabilitated for less than 1t would
cost to maintain him as public charge
The committee calls attention to the
fact that injured United States en-
pioycs who are granted compensation
receive two-thirds Of their salary with
q maximum limitation on the salary of
sl7b per month, thus providing the sum
OF Sll6.66 per month for the maximum
compensation. This sum itself If paid
Tor two months would pay the average
cost OF rehabilitating these disabled
people, and therefore the Congress
might expect that this program would
not only be of humanitarian character
but also a direct economy in the use
of Federal funds"
This human laboratory can best be
established here in the Capital City be-
cause the most hazardous employment
hereabouts is in the various plants o!
the Federal Government--navy yard.
Bureau of Standards testing shops. etc
Washington is always proud to be the
proving ground where improvements OF
advantage to all the States Of the Union
can be worked out.
One Of the most recent prose love
lyrics, attuned to the heart throbs of
the people, contributed to America
literature was delivered by Senator
M. M. Nicely Of West Virginia on
Mothers day.
Among the quotations that have been
selected for use in the readers to be
used III our schools for years to come
are these:
I'VE laud the virtue, extol the spirit
OF self-sacfifice, and eulogize the loving
kindness Of every mother living: and in
imagination, with bowed heads. grate-
ful hearts and generous hands. lay new
wreaths OF the freshest the fairest, and
the most fragrant flowers upon the
graves of all the mothers who have
gone from the fitful land of the living
into the silent land Of the dead.
Mothers hands made the first dress
that baby ever wore. Mothers dcft
fingers made playthings for the little
one that filled his eyes with wonder and
his heart with Joy.
"A splinter In baby's finger, a briar III
baby's foot, or a bruise on baby's toe
became an affiiction of such momentcus
consequence that only mother could
heal IL; only mother could Danish It's
ache; only mother could exile Its pain;
only mother could smile away the tears
1t caused to flow down haby's cheeks
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Representative Ackerman, who has
travelled all over the world and TO the
most remote and least visited corners
In his search for ra:e stamps and for
philatelic lore. points out that stamps
have played an important part in the
affairs Of nations. In Serbia stamp
is said To have largely contributed to the
events which brought on the World
War.
To commemorate King Peters coro-
nation In Serbia In 1904 that govern
mefit decided TO issue q series Of spe-
cially designed postage stamps Of con-
siderable artistic value and OF large size.
which were 10 bear. side by side. the
profile of King Peter and his ancestor,
Kara George.
The result was admired by all. But
peioIe the btamp6 nad Deen IN Clrcula-
ton many weeks the government sud
denly called In all that remained unsold,
Tor when the stamps was held upside
down there appeared clearly TO every
one the death mask Of the murdered
King Alexander Obrepovitch.
The ghastly face OF the dead sover-
eign was mao TO appear by the en-
graver manipulating cleverly the eye
brows, eyes and nose of the two Kara
georgevitclf prefiles.
The "death-mask stamps" as they
are now called, made q profound im-
preston In the Serbian army and among
the uneducated classes The governs
nient's attempt to recall all the stamps
proved truitless, as thousands have been
used ON letters, and vast number are
held by private individuals In Serbia.
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