Crowned King and Queen of England
London. ? Still arrayed in their regalia of the most glorious coronation the world has ever seen, King
George VI and Queen Elizabeth are shown on the balcony of Buckingham palace as they responded to the
cheers of thousands of their subjects who gathered outside. Between them are the Princesses Elizabeth and
Margaret Rose. International News Radlophoto.
American Peeress
London. ? Lid; As tor, the former
Nancy Langhorne of Glenwood, V*.,
?bown at the coronation.
International News Radlophoto.
Paying Homage to George VI
London. ? Seated on his throne in Westminster abbey, King George VI
receives the homage of his peers, immediately after being ceremonially
crowned, by the archbishop of Canterbury. One is shown kneeling befon
the monarch. International New* Radlophoto.
Hold Seats All Night for Coronation
London. ? Under the famous lions guarding Lord Nelson's monument at Trafalgar square, early comers
seats all night that they might have a good view of the coronation procession. International News Radiophoto.
Commoner Is Crowned Queen
-The archbishop of Canterbury Is shown here plating the
erewn apes the head et Qmeea Elisabeth, hi Westminster abbey. It
mi the >nt time hi W years a commoner had been crowned Quean
ef England. She Is the termer Elisabeth Bewes-Lyoa, daughter et the
earl r ~
Chair of State
London.? While ilttinr in the
chair ti a tela, Kin* Georce VI
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International Newt Radiophoto.
Coronation ? History's Greatest Pageant
London England's coronation procession, hailed by 6,000,004 onlookers as the world's greatest show, as it
passed Victoria fountain on the way to Westminster Abbey. The royal coach, bearing the king and queen, is
in the foreground. International News Radiophoto.
George VI Is Crowned
London. ? In the climax of the coronation ceremony, the archbishop of
Canterbury places the Crown of Edward the Confessor upon the head of
George VI, his hands trembling with emotion
International News Radiophoto.
U. S. Delegate
London.? As one of the represent
atives of the United States, James
W. Gerard (above) attended the cor
onation of George VI.
International News Radiophoto.
King George VI
London. ? King George VI, newly
crowned, at he appeared to the
throngs after coronation.
International News Radiophoto.
Returning Home in Triumph
London. ? An impressive view of the royal coach of state and attend
ant procession as they wended their way back from the coronation cere
mony in Westminster abbey. The coach bore the king and qneen.
International News Radiophoto. i
Resplendent Nobles in Coronation Pomp
rtDein*.c.kArrr' " tte foremort imble, of .11 the British em
pire, garbed in Niwtil naif orm stride to the coronation of their monarch. international Nm Radiophoto
The
SUPREME
= COURT
>? AND HOW
FL IT WORKS
ARLINGTON
and the Bill of Rights
By ROBERT MERRILL
shall private proper
ly ty be taken for public
use, without just compensa
tion."
That's from the Bill of Rights,
an important part of our fed
eral Constitution.
On many occasions the Supreme
court, acting as our National Um
pire, has been called upon to pro
tect citizens under the clause. Some
timer it has saved citizens from los
ing their homes without being ade
quately compensated.
The most notable instance in
volved Arlington, the home of Mrs.
Robert E. Lee, wife of the Con
federate general. Today it is the
famous national cemetery across
the Potomac from Washington,
where rest our soldier dead.
Union Takes Arlington.
Here is the story ? from the rec
ords of the court:
During the war betwen the
states, Union forces took possession
of Arlington, and the wife of the
famed southern leader was forced
to retire behind the Confederate
lines.
In 1862, congress passed a bill en
titled, "An Act for the Collection
of Direct Taxes in the Insurrection
ary Districts within the United
States." Under this measure com
missioners were appointed to levy
and collect taxes and, in default of
payment, to sell the property against
which they were charged.
Various rules were drafted by the
appointed commissioners. One pro
vided that property taxes in the
district including Arlington had to
be paid by the owner in person.
On January 11, 1864, taxes to the
sum of $92.07 were due on the Lee
estate. Since she was behind the
Confederate lines, Mrs. Lee was un
able to appear personally to pay
them. She sent an agent to make
the payment for her, but, because
of the arbitrary rule, the money
was refused.
Then the estate was sold to pay
the taxes. The United States gov
ernment bid it in.
Pnnflrma ? nniAfi Pnn*4
Mrs. Robert E. Lee died In 1872,
and her son inherited the right to
reclaim the estate. Asserting that
the government claim to his boy
hood home was unjust, he petitioned
congress to return it to him. When
that effort failed he instituted suit
against the officers in charge.
The lower court decided that the
tax sale was invalid, and; therefore,
the United States had no rightful
title to the property. But the Depart
ment of Justice appealed. The case
went to -the Supreme court of the
United States for a decision. It af
firmed the lower court.
Referring in its opinion to the Sth
Amendment of our Constitution ? the
.Amendment which provides that:
"No person shall . . be deprived
of life, liberty, or property without
due process of law, nor shall private
property be taken for public use
without just compensation," the Su
preme court said: " *
"If this Constitutional provision is
a sufficient authority for the court
to interfere td rescue a prisoner
from the hands of those holding him
under the asserted authority of the
government, what reason is there
that the same courts shall not give
remedy to the citizen whose proper
ty has been seized without due proc
ess of law, and devoted to public use
without just compensation?"
Lee Sells Home to C. S.
Thus the Supreme court had up
held the Lee title ? but while the
government was in possession, it
had converted part of the estate into
the cemetery and buried thousands
of soldiers and sailors there. An
other part had been made into a
military post. Lee, therefore, agreed
to sell Arlington to the United States
and the government acquired title
after "just compensation."
That was an outstanding case, but
in other cases, too, the Supreme
court has assured similar protection
to men and women who appealed to
it for justice.
On one occasion a citizen's prop
erty was taken by government offi
cers under the impression that the
ground had been ceded to the Unit
ed States in an Indian treaty. An
appeal carried up to the Supreme
court resulted in its restoration to
the owner, even though the govern
ment had erected a garrison and
other buildings' on itr
e Western Newspaper Union.
British Roads Fenced
Fencing in roads has begun in
Great Britain as a protection to
pedestrians. Already a number of
highways in London and vicinity
have been treated in this manner.
It is pointed out that the safest
places in the land are the railways,
which are railed in. When a fence
goes up a police car with a loud
speaker is stationed in the neigh
borhood to see that the wayfarers
are duly informed. It ia believed
that sooner or later the barriers
will go nearly the entire way along
highways and roads, leaving only
the surface crossings at infrequent
intervals. The highways will have
become motorways and pedestrians
will be required to keep off them,
except where signs and beacons per
-uit them to cross.