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Show GOOD TASTE what Western Farm Sinks 200 Feet Into the Earth TODAY fcy EMILY POST World's Foremost Authority on Etiquette Emily Post. The Supreme court Washington. of the United States has a new member, and to that Court Nou) extent, President Roosevelt has sucLiberal ceeded in reorganizing the highest court in the land. With the nomination by the President of Sen. Hugo L. Black, Ala- bama Democrat, and confirmation of that nomination by the senate, we find a Supreme court that stands for liberal interpretations of the Constitution by a vote of six to three on most questions. While it is important, of course, to know that Senator Black, the new justice, is nearly 100 per cent New Dealer, it is much more important to the country as a whole to think of Mr. Black hereafter as being fully aware of the reasons why he was selected to the lifetime job at $20,000 per year. It is likewise important to remember the reasons why Mr. Black was selected when one examines the balance of power in the Supreme court. It seems to me that Mr. Black will enter upon his duties next October under one of the gravest handicaps that ever was set upon the shoulders of a Supreme court justice. Because of this handicap, and because of the reasons lying back of his appointment, I greatly fear that Senator Black can never be a great member of a great tribunal. In the first instance, his record in the senate, covering a period of ten years, has demonstrated to most everyone that he has a keen mind, but the fact remains, and I think it cannot be disputed, the new justice lacks the poise which always has been an attribute of outstanding judges. I hope he has the qualities that will enable him to grow and become a good justice from the legal standpoint; I hope this for the sake of the country as a whole and for the sake of the judicial structure of our government. But after observing him as an independent writer over the last ten years I link I would be unfair to those who read these lines if I did not characterize Mr. Black's as a decidedly mediocre appointment. Again, the fact that nearly all Washington observers and a very great number of officials do not expect much legal .wisdom from the new justice is traceable more to the conditions under which Mr. Black received the honor than to Mr. Black himself. Let us examine the reasons that lie back of Mr. Roosevelts selection of Mr. Black. In this case, as in the case of many lesser appointments, the motives, the politics, the underlying objectives have not been stressed anywhere. In order to understand the situation, it is necessary to review several years of history on one line and it is likewise necessary to examine various incidents marking Mr. Blacks career in the senate. Out of this maze of detail, certain significant and more or less definite conclusions appear. Along the one side of the examination we find Senator Black consistently supporting President Roosevelts New Deal programs where-eve- r and whenever he found them. We note as well intolerance on his part for those persons and those arguments running counter to New Deal policies. Thirdly, we cannot overlook various senate investigations conducted by Senator Black for we know that in most of these he was carrying out orders from the White House. That is, Senator Black was engaged in expeditions of smear, of muckraking, and in needless exposure by way of senate investigations, in order that if there were flashbacks someone other than the President would be in the white light of criticism. Casting aside many of the assaults on Mr. Blacks personal record, and turning to the other phase of the situation that culminated in his selection for the court, it must be plain to anyone knowing all the facts that President Roosevelt had a definite purpose in selecting the Alabaman. This phase also requires a bit of review. When the President suddenly demanded that congress reorganize .. the Supreme court Court Split and make provi-Part- y sion for the apSIX pointment of new justices of his own choosing, he created an enormous split in the Democratic part. He alienated many sections of the South and at the same time provided many e southern Democrats with ammunition which they could use to justify their positions in opposing Mr. Roosevelt on many other phases of legislation. I do not mean to say that all of the southern Democrats turned against the President because that is untrue. There were possibly a half dozen senators from the South and an equal proportion of who are sticking by the President and will continue to support him. That fact, however, docs not alleviate the condition I mentioned, namely, the wide open split in the p.uty. Senator Black was among tho'e old-lin- repie-sentative- s ADCs in Manners: Red Nails Are Tabu who stayed with the President through thick and thin. He never was an exceedingly popular man among his colleagues. Add to this the capacity of using harsh language in the extreme and one finds that he was not the most popular choice among the senators for the job to which he has been elevated. From various quarters, therefore, I have heard observations to the effect that Mr. Roosevelt appointed Senator Black with full knowledge He of the facts I have related. could and did slap at some members of his own party for failing to go along with him on the court packing plan and some other New Deal legislation like the wages and hours program. He showed certain groups and cliques in the senate and house that he is boss. Then, in selecting a man from the deep South undoubtedly the President figured it would be influential in pulling back to him some of the support which he certainly has lost among local politicians in the southern states. Views of this test of political strategy differ greatly, but whether he gains or whether he loses on that score, there certainly is grdund for belief that the reasons were as I have given them. There is afso another reason for the appointment of Mr. Black. Of course, everyone realized that Mr. Roosevelt would name a man of New Deal leaning. Moreoever, everyone recognized that it would be strictly a personal appointment as far as the President was concerned. So the stage was set for appointment of a man of more or less radical tendencies but no one expected the choice that was made. Now, the senate long has operated almost as a high class group. Every senator considers his colleagues with great deference and respect. This is senatorial courtesy. Does it not seem quite reasonable then, to consider that Mr. Roosevelt went into the senate to pick a new justice with the full realization that the nomination would be debated in gentlemanly fashion; that senatorial courtesy would tone down the barbs and the darts and the personal attacks that would probably obtain if the name of a private citizen were submitted? I cannot know the Presidents mind, obviously, yet I have heard these conclusions stated so many times that they cannot be New Dealers wholly disregarded. consider the appointment clever from the standpoint of senate debate, and those opposed to the New Deal called it a smart trick. So there is very little disagreement I called attention earlier to the effect of the conditions under which Mr. Black enters May Solidify the court. I think of examination Court them is vital. They are important for the reasons I have set down and they are important from another standpoint. It is pure conjecture, of course, but I am going to mention 'the possibility that Senator Blacks entry into the court membership may possibly create resentment among the other justices. Each of them will certainly know about all of the various undercurrents, the gossip, and the more or less obvious facts involved in the appointment I have been wondering then whether the other members of the court, even liberal members like Justices Stone, Brandeis, and may not feel that Mr. Roosevelt has subjected them to undignified terms. I mean by that, is there not a possibility of them feeling that the President is seeking to gain decisions along his own line of reasoning rather than on the basis of justice and law? As I said, this is pure conjecture. Nevertheless, I think it will be agreed that it is a logical thought, because the Supreme court justices, after all, are just as human as you and anyone else. Carrying this thought a little further, what will be the effect upon the old conservative members of the court like Justices McReynolds and Butler and Sutherland? Will they regard the Black appointment as a direct thrust at them personally? If they do, it seems to me the logical result would be to make them more conservative than they now are. I do not mean to imply dishonesty or unfairness to any member of the court. I know some of them personally and I respect every one of them. I merely call attention to these things as among the possible results in the appointment of a man to the Supreme court who may have been not the worst appointment possible but surely, all conditions considered, it was far from the best. Politically, the Black appointment Is likely to enter into the 1938 congressional elections. There seems no way by which the matter can be avoided as an issue. It is only through these elections of senators and representatives that the people can express themselves, and nearly everyonj agrees now that the name of Justice Black will enter into numerous state and district political battles. Car-doz- Western Newspaper billon. schoolgirls ever use red finger nail polish eischool or at parties after SHOULD ther in school hours? Answer: I think deep red finger nail polish atrocious on any one, but on a schoolgirl quite as bad as or if anything, vivid make-up- , worse. Nails neatly manicured are of course proper as long as the color of the polish is not too conspicuous especially while the girl is very young. Should Divorcee Have Shouer Second Time? Nathaniel Rubin Devout Immersed in Mass Baptism Is Checker Champ oV Nathaniel Rubin, twenty-five- , Detroit who was crowned new national checker champion of the United States at the annual tourna- - -- an with ot (jj M0XIC S3 -- UptaMA sa chimpanzee own language ask one of his pals what he thirj present setup of( Because I can't fc. who agree as to going and what the chances are of there. In fact the only two who ap. j pear to be certain about it are young p Mr, Corcoran and ft young Mr. Cohen, and they seem to hesitate at times-n- ot much, but just a ! - ' bit--i teeny-ween- y which is disconcert-ing to the lay mmi Mrs. Post: Is it In taste to give a shower We are likely to lose b. who is still young confidence even in a , friend a for party but who is divorced and marrying starts wobbling onus, J FC Im also upset by I for the second time? Answer: It certainly should not from Englands gre- - Cl they call him the a; be expected, but if some of her ttihingtor friends want very much to give a shower for her there is no reason royal family, natural; omy a great social bo IRA,, against it. and admits it to tt rgTcl He says the moon u Wl tl Tads. Wedding Requires Post: It is the custom mathematically prese julf 0 DEAR Mrs. ' ic spel in the deep South to give Cash Versus I, f0 evening weddings. In our community many of these take place at ONLY a few week: i u Tt pages were home. In the case I am specifically Da referring to the bride wants to make patches saying the , the wedding at home as formal as Great Britains defa cleft possible, and the groom insists that just around the cornet jlit! te because the wedding will take place and financiers had d; L f at home the men should be allowed of settlement. v to wear tuxedos instead of tails. mainly figures cal'land ductions on our part,!, Will you give us your opinion? Answer: Correctly, the men that. They were flgu ,Egyp' tails absolutely. should wear Lately the papers an in Tuxedos are proper in small comstrangely silent on tt co munities where few of the men have haps you remember I . formal evening clothes. It is true told on the late M6113 that a house wedding may seem to liams, who frequer.v fhtS have less solemnity because we Washington where q ;olor, t know it is not taking place on con- men played poker for & wit secrated ground, but apart from mostly with those q.i, .z this consciousness of the fact a tional products called f . house wedding can be just as cere- mediums of exchange !erlous monious and beautiful as a chqrch Early one morning . R rose-- r tor met the famous . kas a wedding. coming from an alk Jlustorii I certainly moppec ft beta Meet Miss SallyI won 3 OMt Che claimed. Post: Isnt the form, $8.75 of it waMFre n DEAR Mrs. more, meet Miss Sally Brown, i .first w in bad taste when most people alBible; MiW Autumn ready know her? I am giving a as the poc- - fM tea who for a is Sally, young JUST large are becorr: bmne friend of mine whose engagement to the prevalent style F vbs was just announced, and the invitations are for the most part going to hats, up bobs a style M Sallys own friends whom I have York warning us never met. In other words, I am thus far endured iscf2 the stranger and not Sally. Will taste of whats coir: jfatitS? o words, we aint seen'P you explain this? Answer: To meet is merely a For autumn, he phrase used to indicate a guest of quaint number with f ancic n honor. The fact that she may be fifteen inches high, Yai known to a guest personally is not it will make the w1 considered. a refugee trying t0 !' ot Afric der a collapsing pa? . ' y Another is a turban fJhicia, an Light Evening Dress tea rooster , of posed AT AY light colored evening A matching coat o! f J LYA dresses be worn in the winter dei ff time? I don't mean velvets or any ers goes with this he were used old days they of the heavier winter materials, and A third model feats. hut am referring to chiffon and taf1 hamper a series direc'n feta? stra p? that Answer: I think this is a question brushes sticking I to tap i of fashion. At present dresses of urally, the hat itself power, light colored thin materials are be- barrel of whitewash, But the gem ot aUcned ing worn everywhere, and such bew o! ing the case they are particularly globular structure am-- jen. s suitable for young paople. Clothes Can you imagine I in winter are somewhat more elab- coming to your lady passed orate in design and less skimpy in effect suggesting that f world rc frai bago their use of material ing a . 1812 Jhe DEAR H. A. Robertson is shown viewing the destruction wrought on the land he is farming near Buhl, Idaho, by the sinking of thousands of square feet of rich soil into the bowels of the earth. More than five acres has of nature, experts already sunk 125 to 200 feet below its normal level, forming a canyon. This phenomenon considerable area. a doom Idaho and of southern much beneath to is fissure a may due great say, State QANTA c ' 1 re Figi-fc,- By ones, twos, threes even by entire families 87 believers were Immanuel temple baptized in a mass immersion at the at Los Angeles. An elderly convert, wringing wet but happy in her religious fervor, is pictured above. The believers were baptized by Rev. A. Earl Lee (right), pastor of the church. ment sponsored by the National Checker association at Providence, R. I. He defeated William Ryan of New York, winning two out of six games. The other four were draws. tfca ASTOR KIN bankrupt R0yal Family Visits Crathie Church ", t a n ja - . nMMxM V, If u ' V" , , A Francis Ormond French, father-in-laof John Jacob Astor III, who filed a bill of bankruptcy. One of the liabilities was a bill to a Chinese Mr. laundryman totaling $1.48. French refused an offer of his laughter, Ellen Tuck French, to get lim out of his financial difficulties, aying: I'll always stand on my iwn 3? & v - , , A hot-wat- w 4.Tb'J(Mb;SP4ltlMb.Jk. MY,91., $ 4 A J- $ & sji King George VI and Queen Elizabeth, with their two daughters, Princess Elizabeth and Princess Margaret Rose, are shown in a carriage drawn by the famous Windsor grays on their way to attend services in the Crathie church in Aberdeenshire, Scotland. feet This Unique Bridge Has Worlds Shortest Life ' I i ..y Xx am t iA t ' I ( V MA M 5 I r. Vf ' I (1 ''M KM A A ii r $ ,7 1 . v v . ifcWtttn,. I 5 im H ; V ' " "VM K . ' M X fr-- ; kwvfry l V.- - '' hr T -- v-. ' MX, V.S .i-'-n- - X -- I 4 - , Stcl bclm il'to.pIacc ne '' - V? - - . the fi'P ir one of the most unique bridges ever built. Three feet high, tins dollar structure will be swallowed t Cll,e0 dmit btM,K' bUllt by th0 bu"a f reclamation cm thS l!t, Hie Washington. was conHrucled os the most economical moans of rr,! moving con- o firent from mixing plants, one at either side if the r, over the foun latum dam 500 feet wide by 3,000 feet long. A part of the west section of the nvi dam can be stem i the background!: . , finding it very hard to decide the best way out of it. I have a father, stepfather, grandfather and a brother, all of whom have been very good to me always and of whom I am equally fond. Whom shall I choose to walk with me up the aisle at my wedding? Answer: Your father, of course. If you choose anyone but him you would announce to everyone that you care very little for him. Note of Sympathy Brack' McGuffeyisr lieutenant-gel- ' THE a return shei jj b) It tel boc ism for settling mos an Twas in a McGuffe fobs, ' a I met those prize k f cen Sparta11 pie erature the the fox gnaw his vital' Rplortrs headed youth who slot Meed, ft j Ing deck; the congYas climbed an alp in ptffl'n tut tcannot wearing nothing and carrying a banner pan of celsior in order to fop table M the skipper who, whet guest k ,s Ptr undertook sinking, waitlhavelei sengers by but tnp fre mortal lines: We are lost! theca Vic 7UEX a school friends grand- V r ot parent dies, and one has often ar As he staggered do Sh stayed In this school friends house corn chair? the And then and therefore knows the family, discc Fiau ns would It be nice to write a letter Dutch lad who raV he so in the dyke to her mother when it is the fathers and w fced cit crevice the who has died? parent there. In the mot' Answer: Under most circumah stances you would write to the early riser came go"'' the was what if mother, but you know the father heroic urchin said-h-- the equally well, then It would be equal exact language to to write him ly proper direct " I am hinderuig the running in, was Mixed Strollers the child." I'M teIIthet boys walk home With WHEN two Simple? from school. Is she supmood could be sith Nothing posed to walk on the inside or be- authority on hydr3Ui, bn. (j tween them? ns. !j when the Atlao Answer: She walks between them that, - Pt V( a through boring but a man should never walk bewall, you can hold bd tent tween two girls. siit,r, one small Dutch C! r thoiiIr'd Father Comes First. Im in a DEAR Mrs. Post: and am 1 fp one. t!undrod ,l) ,'los0 St'venty-flv- e Crd lialf-m.lho- n Or Needs a Hint TS IT ever considered proper for 1 a girl to assist a boy with his coal? Answer: No, not unless he has a broken arm or is otherwise disabled. WNU Service. stopper. 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