Evening star., 1928-03-26
WASHINGTON OBSERVATIONS
BY FREDERIC WILLIAM EILE.

One OF the next investigations" in
VolVing Government agency should
result. II ordered and pressed TO a con-
clusion, in disclosing Just how earnest
the Federal authorities really are in
enforcing prohibition. The little acorn
from which this tall oak may grow
recently sprouted in Philadelphia. The
United States prohibition director there.
Col. Samuel .. Wynne, IS at daggers
drawn with the United States district
attorney. George w Coles Wvnne
turned over to Coles ~ padlocking"
cases.. e. premises sealed by the pro-
hibition authorities--but the district at
torney revealed mastery inactivity in
prosecution OF the offenders Coles
alibi Is that the complaints are lacking
In description OF the "metes and
bounds" OF the properties In question
The Philadelphia prohibition director
has now launched at Washington for
NAL charges Of inaction against the
district attorney. Meantime the Phila-
delphia Methodist Episcopal Conference
has taken the initiative In demanding
Federal investigation of the district at
torney's office. The Department Of
Justices reaction" to the delicate situ-
alton is kept a weird and mysterious
secret by Attorney General Sargent's
subordinate In charge OF prohibition
and district attorneys.
\ Il
When the late Woodbridge N. Ferris
was running for the Senate six yeavs
ago he had an organization" In every
drug store In Michigan. That meant
that hundreds Of the States pharma-
clsts are graduates OF the Ferris Insti-
tute at Big Rapids, founded in 1894
and OF which the Senator was the head
as long as he lived. Nobody ever had
TO worry about the WheTeWithal for
tuition fees at Ferris Institute. which
specialized III training pharmacists. II
young men or women were likely look
ing persons. Ferris had habit Of let
ting them give notes for their college
expenses and redeem them any time ln
the future when they were In business
for themselves and could pay without
diflculty In his private safe al Big
Rapids. Ferris always had on hand
stack OF promissory notes from former
students. and was fond Of telling that
mighty few ever went TO protest.
Iife-size oil portraits OF Isaac New
| ton. flrst United States commissioners oi
agriculture, who held office from 1862
tional Gallery OF Art in the National
Museum. All Of the portraits are the
work Of illustrators employed in the
Department Of Agriculture. The blue
ribbon was awarded to William New
ton DOvenef, chief scientific illustrator
for the Bureau of Entomology. The de-
partmentAl competing artists were +.
-, Moller. Hazel Kits. Mary Me-
Namara, Warren w. Ferris, Mary G.
Foley, Royal G. Steadman and Amanda
Newton. The latter Is the grand
daughter OF Commissioner Newton.
Secretary Jardine thought that a
friendly competition would not only be
"a means Of c0mmemoFating the mem
ory OF the first commissioner of agrl"
| culture. but also would stimulate artIS-
| tic talent of the department.
| Charles NJ schWab. who edited the
| Senate Interstate commerce commit
| tee with his testimony on industrial
relations last week, has just contributed
an illuminating chapter on that sub
| ject 10 "A Century of Industrial Prog
| ress." the centenary volume OF the
American institute Of The CITY Of New
York. Schwab says;
THE great change which has
| hCilu usH III lIiE lElhAtolth HeLWEFH
management aud men In the last
decade has given the worker a new
sphere ot influence partnership and
corporation Ia industry. SD that hla
position today as a citizen and as
| al empl9ye IL beyond comparison
with any other time IN history The
new position of the employe IN in
dustfy constitutes one 0f the most
significant and wholesome develop
ments Of the last 100 years steel
has brought together and welded
into single organizations thousands
IT human beings with widely different
habits nf life aud thought Al the
same time this brought about Tie
! need for methods of treatment that
would humanizs our industry and