Show b Washington as 1 Observations r By Frederick Wm Wile for The Written Telegram W D C. C Aug 31 31 31 1 Th The Sentinels of the he Republic or organized organized organized or- or by the late Louis A. A Coolidge CoolIdge Coolidge Cool- Cool idge of Massachusetts l ts to combat further encroachment by the federal federal fed fed- eral government upon the right and responsibilities of the states states states' and of Individual citizens Is not to fade fadeout fadeout fadeout out of existence with the passing of its founder and moving spirit Instead at a recent meeting of or the Sentinels plans were announced for forthe the raising of an endowment fund as a tribute to to- Mr Coolidge Coolidge- Louis A. A the A.-the the Income of which willbe will willbe willbe be employed to carry carryon on the work worl which he commenced and Insure the perpetuity of ot the Sentinels as asa asa asa a wide nation-wide organization Four hundred thousand dollars dollars dollars-a a modest modest modest mod mod- est sum in this age of million dollar dol lar endowments was endowments was set as the figure for which donations are ale to tobe tobe tobe be sought Although the Sentinels of the Republic has been quite genErally generally generally gen gen- regarded as an organization whose principal if n not not t sole sale purpose pur- pur pose pO was to aid ald in securing a re repeal repeal repeal re- re peal of the amendment Mr l Coolidge In his life me time and those who have succeeded him at the thi helm likewise assert that the prohibition pro pro- issue is but a small part of their program Defeat of the Child Labor and opposition opposition opposition tion to proposals for federal Interference Interference Interference Inter Inter- ference with the duties of the state in matt matters r of education are pres pres- I v ent-day ent issues of equal importance in their aims alms Numismatists Show Million Dollars One million dollars In money was vas wason wason vasOn on exhibition this week in the lobb lobby of a down town hotel The occasion occasion occasion occa occa- sion was the convention of the American American American Am Am- Numismatic association In in common parlance coin collectors The money on display comprised coin rarities owned by various members of the association and exhIbited exhibited exhibited ex ex- by them much after the manner that dog fanciers exhibit their pedigreed pups at a dog dag g show In this case the term old coins Includes paper money as well and andone andone andone one of the surprises of the exhibit was a U U. U S. S paper note the existence of which had been hitherto hither hither- to unknown A U. U S. S 5 gold piece minted in 1852 and valued at was claimed to oe the rarest specimen specimen specimen men on display A Chicago silver sliver dollar of the vintage of 1804 was another rarity Its value was put at Ony six Ix specimens have ever been traced A j half cent nt piece of 1852 with lar large large eberil berries s was was wasI valued at at 2000 Coins Coins' of or all countries of the world were represented represented represented and the value of gold and silver sliver Russian ruble ruble pieces of of many years ago which were shown hown was no no jolting Joking matter I Smile-Provoking Smile Items in Days Day's News From the oddities In the da days day's s news this ob observer erver notes the fo Co lowing lowing low low- ing smile provoking items Under the caption Calls upon Labor Office Office Of ot- fice for Official Dat Data the Washington Washington Wash Wash- ington bureau of the International Labor Union Union lists many subjects upon which It has received requests for information Including a Ii survey of labor dating back either to Adam or to the first monkey man than Under the headline Atlanta Vice Crusade On a press dispatch from the Georgia city brings the news that the city council has under consideration consideration con con- an ordinance which would require all hotel bellboys and andall andall andall all apartment house janitors to prOcure procure procure pro prO- cure a municipal license before en engaging engaging engaging en- en In these occupations Survey Made of Active tive A Army y Officers There are now on the active list of Ui regular army twenty one major generals and six forty-six brigadier brigadier brig brig- adier adler generals Charles P. P Sum- Sum merall is senior major general inactive Inactive in inactive active service with John L. L present resent chief of staff next In order of ot seniority EM Eli Helmick is the senior senor brigadier general although because became he now holds the post of ofIn In inspector general In the war de department department department de- de he too wears temporarily the shoulder straps of a major general gen gen- eral Officers and enlisted men Inthe in inthe inthe the regular army read on the average average aver er age of 12 bo books ks a year each according according according ac ac- ac- ac cording to a survey of the subject made by the war ar department Of these twelve eight books a year are ate dr drawn wn from fromm army anny libraries These libraries Including at army posts posts- travel libraries libraries' and five on army transports circulated books last year Death of Fernald I Leaves Large Gap The death of or Bert M M. Fernald Senator from Maine makes another large sized gap in the ranks of the Republican stalwarts in the senate it robs that body of one of the best present-day present story tell tell- ers Fernald was not given to spread eagle oratory but In hi the cloak room and committee rooms was an ever ready ready- teller teHer of amusing amusIng amusing amus amus- ing Jokes fokes and anecdotes stories anecdotes stories to which no printed page can ever do full Cull justice Legend has It that in addition to his stories he once sang a song when appearing before a committee to advocate inclusion in a a. pending tariff bill of a schedule schedule schedule sched sched- ule which his Maine constituents desired and so charmed the committee committee committee com com- by his voice that they succumbed succumbed succumbed suc suc- to his requests He was an ardent baseball fan too He never missed the opening game of the se serIes series series se- se ries at the capital Usually his companion on such occasions was Pat Harrison the Democratic orator orator orator or or- ator from Mississippi l Withal Fernald was a hard and conscientious conscientious conscientious worker chairman of the senate senate senate sen sen- ate public buildings s committee ranking member of the senate commerce commerce commerce com com- merce committee and a a. by no means inactive member of two other Important committees He had charge of the public buildings s blU l which was one of the legislative landmarks of at the present present present pres pres- ent con congress ress and wa was in the thick of the fI fighting over the rivers and harbors bill hilI His death will greatly weaken the ranks of this bills bill's supporters supporters supporters sup sup- porters when the fight on the floor of the senate Is staged next December De De- cember Fernald was an irreconcilable able In the league of nations fight and wa was opposed to the entry of the United States into the world court On this last question he differed differed dif dif dif- sharply sh with the administration tion but in general he was a staunch Republican regular and a warm admirer of President Cool Cool- idge e. Oil Probe Attracts But Little Notice Investigation atlon of the oil companies by bv the the federal trade commission with a view to determining their profits and whether or not the price of gasoline Is Js arbitrarily mado made or unwarranted is reported to be un under under un- un ndel n- n der del way but as yet has attracted no notice Park ParI Trammell Demo Demo- Democratic cratic senator from Florida Flo V vias was as the prime mover in instigating this in In- In Ills Isis strenuous efforts to get a resolution through the senate senate senate sen sen- ate requiring the trade commission to conduct the probe and report to to the next session of congress made little headway for many months Then shortly before adjournment when a It situation developed where a aroll aroll roll 1011 call can vote on resolution resolution resolution res res- appeared Inevitable opposition melted away as If by magic and it went through the senate Ina in ina ina a couple of minutes with witt no dissenting dissenting dissenting dis dis- dis- dis voice except a 11 faint taint No from Senator Harreld of Oklahoma Trammell after a month in his home state came to Washington this week to see Bee wh what t had happened happened hap hap- to the investigation He hap I did not get a whole lot of satisfaction He delivered ered himself of or a fresh lesh verbal verbal ver ver- bal onslaught ht against the tho oil tome combine com bine and the extortions being ex exacted exacted exacted ex- ex acted from irom the i public Tr Trammell is a live wiri wire and believes that he is on the trail the trall of a real Democratic Issue Issue Issue-an an offset offset offset off off- set to Republican talk of prosperity prosperity prosper prosper- ity and the benevolent trust bustIng busting bust- bust Ing record of the department of Justice Justice Justice Jus Jus- tice under President Coolidge Copyright 1926 |