Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-08-10

more than for his FIRST year. The de-
f1ation period following the war has
| passed and there is every indication that
/ Federal expenses will increase.
The cost of State government has in
creased due mainly to increased eX-
penditnres for highways and public edu
cation. II Is reasonable to assume that
they will continue to increase"
Equal Rights Debated.
A round table discussing equal rights
for women. led BY Mrs Aurelia Rein
| hardt. president of Mills College. Calf.
brought discussion between Mrs.
Clarence Smith. secretary of the Ma
tional Woman'S Party. and Rev. Wythe
Lee kinSolvtng. EpiScopalian clergyman.
Rev. Mr.. KinSolving insisted that Wom-
ans two great duties Of home making
and motherhood could not benefit from
equal rights and might suffer II the
attention of women was turned to other
fields.
Mrs. Smith said that she recognized
as we'll as the clergyman the chief
duties of woman. One of the chief
duties of men. she said. was father
hood, but this apparently CID not Suf-
fer because of the political and social
rights of men,
Prot John H. Ls,tane of Johns Hop
kinS University insisted, in debate with
Miss Chari Williams, field secretary of
the National Education Association
that, while 90 per cent of public school
teachers were i'm favor of the Curtis
Reed bill providing for department
Of education with secretary In the
Presidents cabinet, more than 95 per
cent Of college teachers were opposed
to IT,
In tho long run" Or. Latane said
the chief advantage would come to be
big radio companies Eventually you
would see loud speakers set up In every
schoolroom to convex lessons dictated
from Washington Finally these would
be transferred To The homes and the
schoolhouSe would disappear eltogeth-
err Then some secretary would install
system BY which all school papers
would be corrected bv a punching ma
chine system set up in Washington.
Then there will be no more jobs for
teachers They are committing suicide
and dent know it,"
Others Speak on Plan.
DR.. William NJ. Davidson. Superin-
tendent of schools of Missouri. said that
the bill would not put the Government
into education any more than already
has been done.
Prof. A. II. Horton of Northwestern
President Bradford Knapp /
Of the Alabama Agricultural College, /
DIR. Albert H. Putney of American Uni |
Washington: Miss Gail Laugh |
lin, member of the Maine Legislature |
and Mrs. Amelia Reinhardt president |
Of Mills College, spoke in favor of the
bill although several said that they
previously had opposed Federal de- /
oartment as a violation of States rights /
The case for the opposition was stated /.
oy Prof. James Pollock, University Of
Michigan: Judge Oscar LeaScr. tax /
of Maryland, and Rabb. /
B. Leon Horowitz of New York.
Functions of the county sheriff. coro- /
ner and prosecuting attorney have /
changed so that radical changes are
desirable. il was brought out in the /
Lound table on town and local govern |
nent conducted by Prof Kirk +. Por- |
ter of the University of Iowa. The |
sheriff. he said. has become merely an |
officer OF the court rather than police |
,ficial II was insisted that the posi-
ion of coroner be made appointive in
order to secure experts. The duties OF |
he Office, it was said, make 1t constant
y a source of graft
The prosecuting attorneys office, DR.
Porter pointed out, has unrivaled OPP /
oortunities for graft. ami by the election /
,vstem inefficient lawyers often are OBJ
aimed The fine-fee system was at
acked as one of the most fruitful I
sources of graft in rural communities.
Must Advertise More.
AS long as the South continues to
COX on advertising as an expense rather
han an investment advertised markets
Il other sections of the country viii
ompete within Southern markets on
more than even terms. speakers told the
ound table on progress In the South
Western apples and citrus fruits are
elling in Virginia. where Virginia ap-
lies have no sale. George Garner, as
ociate editor of the Manufacturers
Record. declared
Pointing TO the increase in the de-
nand 70 California fruits. Charles
Pelham New York advertising spe-
cialist. said that the South had plenty
Of opportunity, but must advertise.
Agriculture and industry move hand
IN hand in this new era Of Southern /
development" said DR.. Brad
ford Knapp. w Gerald Holmes. in
dustriai adviser. Of New York warned |
against rover-enthusiasm on the part /
IT chambers of commerce. Weak /
industrial plants which eventually fail, |
he SAID. are far worse than no indus
tries at all
Public welfare now is the third /
largest OF municipal and State enter
Drises. exceeded only by schools and /
highways. Frank Bsne Of the Virginia /
department of public welfare told the /
round table gathering on that subject. /
THE newspaper has got into the
alfalfa field at last. Don Seitz. for
merly business manager Of the New /
YORK World, told the round table on /
press relations Almost to the time |
Of the World War. he declared. no /
class of men. unless ii oe the preach |
ers. iabored and suffered more loyalty |
with less prospect OF return than the |
editors, who never have /
been supported by The public. II is a
strange turn.