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Times Test Law
Two Issues, Miles Apart Geographically, Involve
Further Status of Courts.

Without Understanding the i'm
portance of what is proposed about
the Supreme Court, there Is ample
time for discussion Of that, and voices
are not lacking. There is in another
area o matter which, without being
more important. has greater imme-
diacy. The particular way in which
the sit-down strike in Michigan comes
to an end is Of almost as great con-
sequence as how Congress votes on
Mr.. Roosevelt's proposal about the
Supreme Court. Revolutions do not
come wholly through acts of Congress
or Legislatures, they come as often
through unnoticed changes in tradi-
tions and usages.
Conflict With Human Rights.
Fundamental in the American form
Of society is the right to own prop
erty and be safeguarded in the own
ership Of it. That is not a right that
is in conflict with human rights; it is
itself one Of the human rights, and
one Of the most indispensable to in
dependence and security. If this right
Is, by the outcome of the Michigan
strike, impaired with respect to a great
corporation, General Motors, that out
come will become a precedent which
will to the same degree impair the
right OF every home owner or farm
owner. The corporation, General Mo-
tors, may, as a matter of expediency,
taking account of its own interest
only. assent to an outcome of the
strike which would impair its prop
erty right. Yet the country has some
justification for expecting this cor
poration to regard itself as a trustee
for the right of property as a prin-
ciple.
Similarly Gov. Murphy OF Michigan
may, as matter Of expediency. in the
wish to minimize possible disorder.
wish for and promote an outcome Of
the strike which sacrifices the prin-
ciple Of private property. But If the
Governor brings about an outcome
which thrusts the principle of private
property into widespread question, he
may think he minimizes disorder in
one Michigan city. and for the mo-
ment; but he will have increased it
in the country. and for the future
Besides. upon Murphy. as Governor Of
Michigan, one principle is paramount.
His supreme duty Is to follow the law
so long as the law remains what it is.
1t may be the law ought to be changed.
It may be the strikers, as respects the
labor issues they have raised. are
partly or wholly in the right. With
those matters Gov. Murphy has no
present concern.
Hold Property for Ransom.
The sit-down strikers took illegal
possession of the plant. They were in
the position. as Gen. Hugh johnson
puts it, of kidnapping property and
holding it for ransom against both
| the employers and fellow workers" 1t
is not material to the principle in
volved, but it Is pertinent to say that
the fellow workers we're in a large
majority: the sit-downers were COM
paratively small minority.
The owner Of the property went to
the county court at Flint and asked
for an order directing the sit-down
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SEAL RECEIPTS LOW,
FURTHER SALE URGED
More Money Needed for Tubercu-
losis Work, Mrs. E. r. Grant,
Managing Director, Says.

Declaring that total cash receipts
from the local Christmas seal sale are
still far less than the amount needed,
Mrs. Ernest R. Grant. managing direc-
tor of the District tuberculosis Asso-
citation, yesterday urged continuation
of contributions.
There must be no let-up in our
efforts if we are to raise the public
health standards Of the Capital city
so as to make it safe from the danger
of this public enemy, tuberculosis"
Mrs. Grant said. But to do this life
saving work requires more money, and
we hope there are still many friends
of this work who will send in their
contributions"
Mrs. Grant made the statement
prior to her departure for New York.
where she will preside at conference
of tuberculosis executives Of all the
Eastern States meeting for the purpose
of finding ways and means Of raising
a larger fund next year for the fight
against tuberculosis.
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Of anecdotes of those good old days"
that so many people still feel were
the golden age.
Born in old Georgetown, Col Dodge
at 81 certainly makes you relive the
age of Pickering candles and open
fires. 1t is possible that manners, as
such, went out with central heating.
Historic Flame Fed.
Col. Dodge is full of the roman
tic story of the acquisition of Mount
Vernon by the famous Mount Vernon
Ladies Association. They are the
vested virgins" of America, who keep
the eternal historic fires a'burning.
During Civil War days "the ladies"
appealed to Gen. Beauregard and Gen.
Scott to respect the neutrality Of
Mount Vernon. Col. Dodge says that
sit was a well known fact that the
soldiers of both sides would stack
their guns at the entrance to Mount
Vernon, light their pipes. and fra.
ternize at the grave of George WASH
ington.'
Mount Vernon's guest book is filed
with famous names.
Tells of T. RS Visit.
Col. Dodge tells story of Teddy"
Roosevelt's visit TO Mount Vernon.
Col. Dodge" said the President, you
must be filed with the atmosphere of
George Washington. You must even
dream of him" Col Dodge replied,
Il have only dreamed of him twice.
The last time was in connection with
you, Mr.. President. In my dream
George Washington was sitting in an
armchair in my Office. He said, why
did they bring me back here when
they have that ambitious young man
as President? The young man not
only wants to control this country but
to own the earth" Teddy Roosevelt
liked the story. Col. Dodge said that
at a White House reception he called
out there's that dreamer Of dreams"
| AS superintendent, the colonel was
host to more than a half-million
people last year. In talking with
him you glimpse the faithful and
painstaking work that goes on there.
It is as though you were in the midst
of a religious order, fanatical in its
zeal to protect and preserve its
| original state, holy place.
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also the similar conviction which Miss
Dorothy Thompson holds, and have
long felt the apprehension which she
expresses in a question and a moving
appeal:
This is the beginning of pure per-
sonal government. Do you want it?
Do you like it? Look around about
the world-there are plenty of exam
ples-and make up your mind"
The examples of personal govern
ment which I think we can safely as
sumo Miss Thompson has in mind, are
those in Germany, Italy and Russia.
There is not space here to repeat ex-
PLANTATION of the relations between
them and the situation in America.
There is not space to recite that nat
ural law of inevitability, by which
automatically a first step toward new
form of society and government leads
ineScapably to second, and the sec
ond to third, SO that the process, II
once started in America, would carry
us infallibly to a variation of the new
forms of society in Europe.
Two Types in Vogue.
Those new forms of society divide
themselves roughly into two categories.
One is communism or socialism, the
other is fascism. II either of these
forms of society. or any of the ma
tions practicing them, were to attempt
to impose their conception of society
on America by force. America would
resist by force. Because the process
is insidious, We fail to recognize what
Is happening 1t is not necessary, at
this time, to identify and distinguish
between the influences which are car
rying toward destination which the
country does not realize. The in
fluences are at work along many lines:
back of them are many motives, some
have no definite motive. To what ex-
tent the process is conscious, and to
what extent unconscious; to what de-
gree it is an emanation from a man
or men, and to what extent 1t Is mere
contagion, an infection from forces
and ideas at work in Europe-all that
we can waive for the moment.
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lmtesy changing the Constitution ndcon the
N. A. A. will
enacted if the President Of the court.
The other rs largely
favorable
1t this mail which encouraging Congressman ahead and
plan fight for full congressional hearings
strategy Nations
adoption
dered
defeat easily.
congressional
filled emissary,
Charles West pointing
defense the Roosevelt program
Vests
that this political dilemma
promising
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actually
A called sleet-drizzing
ualking
conversation he sat doun and crossed his knees turning t0wdrd
the uiso the OF shoe which had been through
The visitor noted that Winan had
weather and asked he to catch
the
their
they lke-that is all one.
There novel, just which authorities
anything that went through the mails
managed get the volume for his the
find the following library notation
Because the
book respectfully days"
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to be the six reactionsries
oldest the court and nobody
quaed opinions Both Justice Cdrdozo
but Justices Hughe Van Deuonte7
McReynolds Sutherland for euer and Justice
Roberts court OF its most
spokesmen.
really about granting that the President gets
Roosevelt will have to
ICE a youth old situation himself.
bill without trading at least
the his Congressional leaders
Robinson Bob Wagner most likely selections and neither
Robinson highly
Cummings another likely choice and
youth.
strongly should those have borne the heat
reforms lands OF the s. E. C.,
Assistant Attorney General and Others
Rchberp youngster and Jerome Frank
al distinctly in the running
Rosenman of the New York State
considered Rooeve shrewdest most
he pretty Of nomination for good judicial job
Fankfurter claim be the legal
godfather the Deals legislation personnel
will his clevery
out with Supreme Court below the dad limits OF course he
udgeships small changeand
pointed out there why Supreme Court judges
should be lawyers at all
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Copyright, 1917

strikers had refused to obey its order.
Thereupon the court issued writ OF
body attachment" This writ directed
the sheriff to arrest and remove the
strikers. The sheriff could not alone
arrest and remove several hundred
men. The sheriff, on February 5,
asked Gov. Murphy to give him the
assistance of the National Guard to
carry out the courts writ. To this
request the Governor, up to yesterday,
made no reply.
This condition is of course break
down of the machinery Of law.
tCopyright, 1937D
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strikers to leave This order the Judge
granted. saying what Gov Murphy
might well follow: The court must
take the law as he finds the law: if
there is to be change in the law, it is
legislative function to make such
change"
The court directed the sheriff to
read to the strikers the order to leave
the property they illegally occupied.
This the sheriff did The strikers
booed. They sent to Gov. Murphy a
telegram saying. in part: I'VE have
decided to stay in the plant"
The court was informed that the
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News Behind the News
Ignored Congressmen Show Resentment at Wallace
Tactics in Shaping Plan.
BY PAUL MALLON.

executives careful
and permitted to
knew It, but they liked
the idea of making believe.
executives there use IN going
through much busy to think
salvng Congressman all the time.
message
generally Wallace decided invite only
chamen
Committees writing farm
legislation.
Roosevelt been kept entirely
pua Wallace openly expressed
The House Agriculture nearly oed attend the con-
ference the other Committee members
delayed farm halt hour whe they mouned
things when they, the aUmdke
being properly consulted
Wallace to pack the House
Committee get his legislation through
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liberty and their
understanding Of
C o n S t / t utional
government. -"
No blow has been
struck which, if
1t is successful,
would SO deeply
injure the moral
I o u n dations of
t h e re pu b ii C.
There is no doubt
that a great ques-
ton h as en-
raised in Amer
ica."
This judgment
I share I share
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Mount Vernon.
This service he
n q s performed
for the Mount
Vernon Ladies'
Association for
81 years. In
the act of living
in an atmosphere
Of plain living
and high think
ing, Col. Dodge
has discovered
the secret of
longevity. He is
erect of bearing,
keen Of mind
and euo and full
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Advice Given Husbands.

CAMDEN, N j. R.-Advisory
Master william B. Knight dismissed
a divorce suit with the advice that
husbands who suspect their wives male
friends shohld toss shch friends out
of their homes themselves.
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RooSevelt's pro-
posal to enlarge
tn e s upre m e
Court.
The impress
sion has been cul-
tivated unfortu-
nately by various
admi n / S t ration
spokesmen t h a t
the reason for
+ h e Presidents
proposal IS that
t h e S upr e m e
Court justices did
not want to re-
tire. No one
knows what are
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Mr. Roosevelt VIII not 60 as Tar as
he might after he gets control Of
the court, that not much new
legislation will be submitted, and
in not much stronger doses than
Congress has been accustomed to.
Statesmen like to have people
say they are as friendly as an old
shoe, but Chairman John Winant
of the Social Security Board is the
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There is evidence that people
generally do not understand Mr..
Roosevelt's proposal to repack the
Supreme Court, or do not care.
A check of several senatorial
Offices shows that rs per cent Of
the kilograms and mail on the
subject comes from lawyers. educa-
tors, bar associations and students,
practically all of whom are opposed.
Their warnings to Congressman
eYnraSS alarm OF this mat h0d of
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An American
You Should
Know
Col. Harrison H. Dodge
Preserves Famous
Mount Vernon.
BY DELLA PYNCHON.

BY DELLA PYNCHON.
ITO LIVE. to breathe, and to help
preserve Americas greatest
shrine Is the honor accorded
= Harrison Howell Dodge, bet
ter known perhaps as colonel to his
many friends.
Col. Dodge Is superintendent Of
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BY MARK SULLIVAN.

4 WIDESPREAD feeling about
~ President Roosevelt's action
~ with respect to the Supreme
a Court-a feeling 50 widespread
that with time and understanding 1t
should become a majority conviction
Of the peoples expressed by Walter
Lippman: IF the American people
do not rise up and defeat this measure,
then they have lost their instinct for
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LnaH Cne IIpefHI minority. 1neIe
seems to be something ipdestruc-
tible about reaction which gives the
Tories the edge over tempus fugit.
1t is this which disappointed Mr..
Roosevelt's original hope that 1t
would be Unnecessary for him TO
do" anything about the Supreme
Court. The grim reaper withheld
his hand and II. there were any
candidates for retirement, the
three liberals were quite as likely
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the six judges above the age Of 10
will feel compelled. from now on.
to prove that they are neither
senile or intellectually incompe-
tent. This will be especially true
during the period when the bill is
before Congress as conservative
politicians will want to point with
pride to the vitality of our vintage
judiciary.
The fact Is that the Presidents
quarrel with these judicial relics
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HE opinions of the wrsters this their not
necessarily The Stars. Such opinions presented In
The to gtpe all sides OF questions OF interest to Its
readers although such opinions be contradictory
themselves and directly opposed to The Stars.
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We, the People
Tragedy of Modern America Is Change That Casts
Doubt on Experience.
BY JAY FRANKLIN.

SUPREME COURT been asked by the to rule on
the consstuionaty Of old judicial ONCE His
amounts youth will be served
n bench
conservative justices
Supreme Court whole healthy
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lnnrm OF Dody
changed
a 70 the
tagedy-not judges
modern
Copyright 1917
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Retiring Bill
May Shelve
Court Plan
Permissive Measure
May Be Compromise
Preventing Shake-Up.
BY DAVID LAWRENCE.

~ ASSAGE by the House of Repre-
- sentatives of the bill permit
ting voluntary retirement OF
4 Federal judges at 70 years OF
age with full pay is a constructive
step which may have an important
bearing on the outcome of the con-
troversy precipitated by President
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Mrs. Bryce, relegated to the
shelf at 40, tips the scales at 40
and feels free to do so, until her
son, Bill, brings home a bride who
hasn't had a full meal since she
graduated from high school.
There follows a period Of fren-
zied reducing on the part Of Mrs.
Bryce with Mr.. Bryce running
wild with the younger generation.
Then Mrs. Bryce acquires an ad-
mirer. Sauce for the gander
proves a bitter dose and the eek
pertinent in Youth" subsidies on
g deeply reflective note.
The LivingstoneS also have their
troubles. Mrs. Rinehart calls their
tale "The Inside Story" It re-
wolves around a missing child and
an amateur detective.
The GordonS have q bad time
pretending to disregard domeS-
tic crisis. Mr.. Gordon is out Of
work and Mrs. Gordon is trying
desperately to write a short story.
A near-tragedy finally rearranges
their lives and brings 1.-THE Tall
Tree" to its end.
Miss" Allison in Sanctuary"
is also among 1.-THE Married Peo-
pie" as her story proves. It takes
place at night in a city hospital.
Officer Hogan has to settle the
domestic difficulties of THE Bal
lards in ''That Is All" and "Code
81" concerns the Wallaces and a
suicide case.
Second Marriage" involves a
new husband who invades a wild
ow's home and acts like the we'll
known bull in a china shop, but
in this instance it's the woman
who eventually eats humble pie.
1.-THE Man Who Killed His Wife"
actually didn't but we must let
Mrs. Rhinehart explain how that
happened. lightning Never
Strikes Twice" deals with divorce
among the middle-aged. 1.-THE
Better Man" concerns a woman
who gave UP one man to find she'd
lost the other and the collection
concludes with 'The Tinsel Star"
a Christmas story.
C'Married People, 10 short
stories by Mary Roberts Rhine
bort. Published by Farrar and
Rhinehart.)
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He was so successful that John
Galsworthy declared: 1T is one Of
the books which can never be
forgotten as long as you live" It
developed that the story was
based upon the authors personal
diary.
It was written in German and
intended only for himself and a
few Of his friends. However, Liep-
mann left Germany and during
his absence one of his intimates
set out to have the book pub
liShed. Liepmann was panic
stricken. He took steps to have
the book withdrawn, but the mat
ter had passed beyond his con-
troll. In two and a half months,
IL editions were sold and Leip-
mann was forced to go to court
to stop the sale.
Time has apparently softened
his objections, for now after nine
years the book has been translated
into English. We have Lppin-
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Etchings, Oils
Are Shown

Washington was full Of interest
ing art exhibitions this week, with
several outstanding artists repre-
sented in various galleries through
out the city.
At Studio House, Walt Kuhn per-
Sonally opened a show Of his oils
and drawings, and at the Divi-
sion Of Graphic Arts, Smithsonian
Building, .
The Little Gallery, In George.
town, is exhibiting the paintings
Of members Of the art section of
the Woman's Club Of Chevy Chase,
Md, comprised Of the works of
Iona Miller Keplinger, Madison
Small Leary, Jessie F. Roudabush,
Irene Underwood Trowbridge, Edna
Webb Miles, M. E. Parks, Mrs.
Leifur Magnusson and Mrs. Mabele
F. Robertson.
Tomorrow, the Arts Club will
open a new exhibition with the
oils, water colorS and block prints
of Marguerite c. Mum, of Wash
ington, and paintings and etchings
by Elisabeth Searcy, of Memphis,
Tenn.
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LightWo117an
Is AnuSin6

Light Woman" which comes
fresh from the pen Of IONA Gale,
is written in the mood Of a play.
It would take very little trouble
to divide it into scenes and acts.
However, it makes q gay little
comedy just as it stands.
The foreWord (printed in ital-
icS) which goes like this.
"AlI that niceneSs would for
bid, Superb, she smiled upon
and did" sounds q bit ambitious.
Nevertheless, iona Gale has
taken a pretty impossible little
person for her figurehead. The
author would have you know that
NIFTY was a woman in a quest
for change" She also states that
NIFTY "unerringly celebrates the
mediocre" and says that zone
takes account of her as Of any
pretty particle" This last must
be regarded as an understatement.
The characters in Light
Woman not only take account Of
NIFTY, they practically stand on
their heads to please her. ALI Of
which gives rise to a sad situation.
NIFTY refuses to marry Nick, yet
poses as his wife, meets his
fathers friends who hope to elect
the head of the household to the
y. S. Senate and disilIusionS Nick'S
young idealist brother.
Nick's father is just about to re-
fuse his nomination rather than
face the scandal of a family inves-
tigation which would reveal NIFTY
as Nick'S mistress when NIFTY dis
covers her softer side and evolves
3 blissful ending all the way
around. Between all this is zona
Gale in her ARREST mood.
Light Woman" is not q sue
cesSor to Lulu Bett" but her story
is highly enjoyable. It would
make an amusing movie.
("Light Woman" the story Of a
carefree lady, by iona Gale. Pub
liShed by D. Appleton Centuryo
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colt to thank for sponsoring the
good work and A. Lynton Hudson
to applaud for noble job In re-
telling the story Of Martin. who
did, indeed, have many adventures
and who led a very unlucky life.
There is no way to describe the
curious fascination Of Leipmann's
viewpoint except to say that he
has special way Of saying things.
He encounters beauty and brutal
ity, wonder and pathoS and shares
them by the very force Of his feel
ing.
It does not matter so much what
happens to Martin as to how Leip-
mann interprets 1t. His still-life
studies are as moving as his mob
scenes. Once read he will always
be remembered.
('Nights of An Old Child, the
story Of q wanderer by Heinz Leip-
mann. Published by LippincottO
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To call the exhibition less than
stupendous would be to minimize
its importance and its beauty. It
is q remarkable show, represent
alive Of the artists Of the entire
country and demonstrating the
scope and trend Of American art.
Although there are some paint
ings in the exhibition which a
chauviniSt art critic might regret
admitting as representative Of
American art. a. fact which is
only natural in q show as huge as
the biennial, the pictures for the
most part are really works Of art,
all of them excelling in various
phases Of art expression.
All Types There
If it is true, and there seems to
be little doubt of it, that the BIZ
ennial exhibition represents the
present trend in modern American
art, then it becomes apparent that
American art is heading for a
renaissance. American artists are
leaving behind them the pet
foibleS of the earlier part OF this
century when they were modern
lists" and "impressionists" and the
like. -.,..... g,
Much to their own benefit and
TO the credit Of American art,
they seem to be returning to q
natural. academic art, conserve
tive and more conventional-con1-
ing back, as it were, to painting
from life and the fu1lness Of their
imagination, rather than follow.
ing the crazy path Of "futur1Srn"
and many other isns. :.
The exhibition represents al
types Of paintings in oil-figure
composition, portraits. landscapes
still lifes. allegory. And through
the tremendous variety OF the
PAINTINGS, it becomes increas.
inrIv evident that the artists OF
TODAY. are truly representative OF
the trends of the world OF today.
They are not artists who sit
in their studios and paint as they
brood I,r and dream. They are art
lists who are conscious of the
world around them: conscious to
t!Fe pOirt Of expressing world
trends and their reactions IN
their art. ..'
peace and war, hunger and
plenty, the ravages Of flood
waters-the events Of today pass
before your eyes in an exhibition
of American art.
Outstanding painters the cou1'
try over, as well as lesser known
artists. are represented in the
exhibition. There are 461 paint
ings in the show, and there are
few artists with more than one
picture.
It would be impossible to dis
cuss each or even the most beau