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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-02-14
EUROPEAN RACES
! GIVEN IN BULLETIN
.
Survey by Geographic socie-
ty Helps One Follow
Peace ParIeys.

The National Geographic Society in
snsws bulletin today gives a general
survey of the chief racial groups of
Europe, an understanding of which is
Necessary in order to follow intelli-
gently the peace parleys now taking
place in Paris. This bulletin. which
50 me first of series to be issued on
the. same subject, is based upon
communication to the society from
Or. Edwin A. Grosvenor. 1t says:
Ss'The number of distinct human
groups or races is variously est!mat-
ed from the three. Japhetic, Semitic
and Hamitic of the Bible. or the
three, Caucasian, Mongol and Negro
of Culver, to the eleven of Pickering
and the sixteen of Desmoulins. The
estimate in 1871 by DR.. Biumenbach
che father of anthropolosy, has best
Rithstood the attacks of time. He
finds five races, Caucasian. Monaghan
ethiopian. American and Malay.
1.-TWO main divisions are at once
recognized among the Caucasiaus
designated as the European or
Saphetic, and the Syro-Arab or
Semitic Indo- European indicates the
basin of the Indus. Syro-Arah means,
sri ginating in Syria and Arabia
Indo-European Branches.
-.The Indo-European includes eight
branches or groups. These are: In
ksia, the Aryas or Hindus of India,
the Persians and the Armenians. the
tAst two being often termed Iranians
rom the great plateau Of Iran, where
hev had their nrjuiu in E.nFnnp Ihc
Greeks, Latins, Celts. Teutons, or
Germans. and Slavs.
9-Common usage treats these groups
S races, so properly we speak of the
Celtic race or the Slavic race, CT of
the races of Europe. Because of the
intimate relations of the Greeks and
Latins and the cognate nearness of
their languages. the two are denoted
as of the Greco-Latin race German
and Teuton are interchangeable, being
synonymous terms
THE great majority of the peoples
who have invaded Europe and whose
descendants are now settled there be-
long to the Indo-European family. In
addition. about 100000 persons. or
cne-fifteenth of the inhabitants of
Europe. are Finno-Ug-ians and Turks.
members of the UraI-Altaic branch OF
fhe -Mengolian family. All the rest,
sHcapt the Jews, Maltese and Saracens
ESyro-Arab), and possibly except the
Rasaues, are of Indo-Europeanas stock.
UraI-Altaian Peoples
Ural-Altaian comprehends peoples,
found between the AItai and Ural
mountains. Finno-Ugrian is SPECIFIC
81 a western group of ural-Aitaians.
The term is derived from Finn and
Egra. the region on both sides OF the
Trails.
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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-02-14

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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-02-14
Van Cares for Brother.

Jail officials say Wan is decidedly a
sick man, but do not regard his con-
dition as critical He was taken to
the Red Cross room, it was explai med
that he might get the quiet he needs
on account Of his illness. His brother
was taken along to look after him
Van has nursed his sick brother the
past several months in New York, 1t
Is stated.
VANS ailment seems to be due part
ly to an attack of nervous indigestion
made worse by his connection with
the triple murder. It is probable that
the jail physician will give him a
thorough examination in day or two
to determine If he has tuberculosis.
Labratory tests probably will be
made
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-02-14
Ural-Altaian Peoples

NUra1-Altaian comprehends peoples,
&ouud between the Aitai and Ural
mountains Finno-Ugrian is specific
81 a western group of uraI-AItaians
The, term is derived from Finn and
Egra. the region on both sides OF the
erals.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-02-14
Total of 100 Prisoners.

At present the reformatory houses
about $50 prisoners. who occupy tenn
porary frame structures. The plan
of the Commissioners provides for
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-02-14
feminine VOICES
INTEREST CHINESE
Wan and Van Hear Half
Dozen Arrested for Demon
stration Leave Jail.

Feminine voices heard in the District
Jail this morning interested Ziang Sung
Wan. confessed Chinese slayer. and
Tsong Ing Van, his brother, who are
held for grand jury investigation in con-
nection with the triple murder in the
Chinese educational mission. 2o23 Kalo-
rama road, more than two weeks ago.
They were the voices Of a dozen wom-
en- leaving the prison after short So
journ because of a demonstration in
front Of the White House Sunday.
Wan and Van were in the Red Cross
room on the second floor, in the front
portion Of the building, Wan having
been taken there because Of his physical
condition. They easily overheard the
departing women.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-02-14
Italy's Claim to Dalmatia

Religious Pres. on the Prohibition
Amendment
Labor Reconstruction Programs
MIR. Bmleson Under Fire
German Austria Finding Itself
Timber's Horn of Plenty
NutcracAing Extraordinary
American Composers Tested by
Holman
The Revealer of Spain
Best of the Current Poetry
Many Interesting Must
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-02-19
TWO YEARS AT TROUGH

~ ENERAL CROWDER has sug-
= gested that the draft machinery
~ he made use of to take the COM
ing decennial census. This is mighty
good suggestion and exhibits the con-
structive mind of the man who has
been ignored by Secretary Baker be-
cause of his highly efficient work
in making our 100000 army a
possibility. But the chances are
Crowder's suggestion will fail on un-
responsive ears. The Democratic
party has but two more years to
deplete the Federal Treasury, and
the prediction is confidently made
that the host of census cnumerators
soon to be employed will be Demo.
Gratis almost to man. Spoils. not
efficiency, is the order of the day
under this administrator.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-02-19
No FlOuting of France!
(From the Kansas City Starr

(From the Kansas City Starr
1t is incredible that there should
be any split in the peace conference
because France, living under the
German guns. desires additional pro-
lection to that afforded by an un-
tried experiment in a League of Ma
tions. 1t is impossible that public
opinion in America would sanction
any such dissension.
Behind the ocean barrier the
United States may be able to afford
an experiment in further interna-
tional organization-always provided
it has an adequate fleet and that 1T
can put a we'll equipped and trained
army in the field without undue de-
lay. But France cannot take
chance. If she were attacked
League of Nations might come to
her aid with adequate forces, but
again it might not. Her only assur-
ance of safety lies in the measures
taken at the peace conference to
supply her with adequate coal and
iron and to provide a neutral zone
on the west bank of the Rhine, and
in her own ability to defend herself.
While the American people are
citation of nations may come out of
the peace settlement that will dimin-
ish the likelihood of war, the Star
believes the great majority are in
sympathy with the French insistence
on practical measures to assure the
safety of France.
1t cannot too often be insisted
that in all probability for another
generation at least the French from
tier is the American frontier-the
frontier of freedom" to use Presi-
dent Wilson's phrase-and that the
interests of civilization demand it's
protection. The hard sense of the
French people and their readiness to
make the necessary sacrifices in time
of peace, saved the world in the
war. The world cannot afford to
disregard the we'll considered views
OF France to-day.
The American public will find it
difficult to believe that there is any
serious intention on the part of its
delegation to fout the nation whose
magnificent services are everywhere
recognized by proposing to move the
peace conference from Paris.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-02-19
Watching the Legislature
[From the PhiIadelnhia T

lFrom the Philadelphia Ledger.1
That the Pennsylvania LEGISLATURE
IN session always needs close watch
ing is self-evident truth. And the
nood OF bills on all sorts of subjects
whlch has already begun to flow at
| harrisburg gives point to a sugges-
ton that comes to the Public Ledger
from well known member of the
bar of this city. This lawyer. like
many others of his profession, has
at many previous sessions of the
state law-making body been retained
to watch the course of legislation,
especially to discover and block, if
possible, measures affecting adverse
ly the interests of his clients. AS he
puts the situation in a nutshell:
Inscriptions little politico-law-
yers are elected to the Legislature,
not in any sense on their merits or
from any public demand, but be-
cause they are slated by some boss
They go to- Harrisburg with private
jobs in every pocket, bills of their
own to introduce for the purpose of
accomplishing some personal object
and bills which they are secretly en-
ployed by other lawyers to introduce
and push, the last being bills often
to the detriment of the public inter-
est. Private interests it they are
wealthy enough, can employ at
torneys to watch for. and if possible.
scotch crooked jobs, ,but ordinary
business interests cannot.
1t is perfectly obvious that the
routine processes of the legislative
mill-the reference of bills to com
mittee, the repeated readings" he
fore submission to final action. even
the scrutiny of Governor and Attor.
ney General-are no infaIlible pro
lection to the public. Committees
are often packed solely for political
| reasons, and there is always a great
deal of give and take between mem
bers having Jobs" in hand. The
newspaper correspondents are al
ways alert to discover and eypose
the secrets underlying MANY OF tho
bills; but even they are often unable
10 hnd out the authorship of such
measures or to intercept CORRECTLY
thelr real motives. Our lawyer cor
respondent suggests as q remedy for
thls eVll the creation of a small non
partisan, and nonpolitical commission
TO be appointed by the Governor to
which should be referred all bills
changing existing laws: all bills of
TINS character to be accompanied by
a statement of their authorship and
backing and of the purpose to be ac-
complished by its enactment.
This plan is too revolutionary to
iind much favor ION the, hiIl": but
there can be no question that IL or
some equally effective means of Sc
curing ruthless publicity for bills that
are now fathered in secret-and too
| oIten In iniquity-would cut down
me number of bills at t-every session
anu exercise wholesome restraint
upon Jobs" of every sort.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-02-19
RUL KILLING TIME

-Tw WAS a good precedent, as well
as an example, that was set to
= the State House Of Representa-
tives last week by the committee on
Judiciary special when it started 10
repative bills. Generally. this is the
time in a legislative session when
bills Just commence to Hood the
lower house of the General Assembly
and in spite of the representations
of Governor Sproul, Lieutenant Gov
ernor Beidleman and others with
legislative experience that the State
has more laws than it needs and
the general recommendation from
persons in authority that legislation
he confined to essential things, 1t
is apparent that the bill drafter has
been at work as usual.
RNs that have been before legis-
latures year after year are being
presented; measures sent TO law
makers by constituents are being in
troduced without much attention;
proposed changes in important laws
IN serve certain local ends have
shown up and there is a tendency
for legislative history to repeat itself.
Some of the bills in hand are in
danger of being placed in that class
known as Junk" There are many
of little merit.
1t costs the State between SO and
500 TO print bills and some of them
never get out of committees. Some
are never expected to be sent out.
Some are forgotten when presented
and chairmen have been known to
send for sponsors to ask what they
intend to do about measures.
Speaker Spangler is acting for the
best interests of the legislators when
he urges the committeeman to get to
work and dispose of bills. Work
now will relieve things later on in
the session when the weather gets
hot. But killing of bills that are
of no value to the people of the
State will save money, time, work
and annoyance. And this is the time
to sort them out and put on the
negative stamp. Big things are
coming and the ways should be
cleared.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-02-19
"BourgeOiS" and BOISheUik

From the New York World1
az have been on street cars in Pet
rograd and have heard Bolsheviki
taunt women passengers because
they happened to be wearing pre-
sentable hats" said W. w. Welsh
to the Senate committee.
Thrown into prison by the Bolshe-
visits, Roger E. Simmons of our
of Commerce expected
to find that most of the prisoners
were of the nobility" or rich. They
were in fact, mechanics. printers,
shopkeepers. peasant farmers.
Ioval soldiers. merchants" Mr.. Sim
mons himself saw one instance of
the disrobing of women in the
street that is so common in free"
Russia. Most of those were of the
middle class.
"Bourgeois' means in Russia
I.incoIn's plain people" the thrifty
middle ranks who are in the United
States a majority but in Russia are
not strong enough to withstand or
ganized criminality protected bv a
Pretorian Guard of Let's and Chi
nese. It includes farmers. skilled
workn1en. stenographers. shopgirls.
physicians. women who wear pre-
sentahle hats" All priests are sub
1ect TO muru"F DIS pouIS ISSolS' all
nuns 10 violation.
Following that of DR.. Huntingto1.
our attacho in Russia. the testi-
ronv of Mr.. Simmons. trained
observer who saw the inside as well
as the outside of Rolshevik prisons.
might onnn the eyes of some of our
MARION Rolsh twists. In Pussia thav
would no srhi~ct to death or dead
" insults as "hourgeois."
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-02-19
LETTERS TO THE EDITOR

for expense of the direct distribution
OF the allotmentS made by the SOL
diers to their dependents and that
recently it was shown that there was
a deficit of $500 and that this de-
partment asked for an appropriation
to cover the deficit and $10,000,000
making a total of S22,500 for this
particular service. The worst service
in connection with this particular
department is certainly u parody.
Here in our little city l know of
one couple who have two sons in
the army. One in about a year, the
other probably six months. Each
designated an allotment of $40 per
month for the support of their par
ents. Not a dollar of 1t had been
received up to January l, 1919. The
father is bed-ridden and the mother
almost helpless with rheumatism,
her hands and joints swollen and
distorted. This mother made a per-
sonal appeal to the writer to see if
there was no chance for relief and
l took the matter up with Congress-
man Kreider. He wrote me that
there were thousands of such cases,
but that he would do what he could
to secure relief.
Take the action now pending be-
phone Company. The action of Mr..
Burleson in directing them as to
rates and charges. 1t is to be re-
gretted that more states do not have
Governors like Pennsylvania, who
are determined to see that the peo-
pie are protected and that the SOW
ereign rights of the state are re-
spected. In this action it is pointed
out that ii is an attempt of the fed
eral authorities TO transgress on the
states rights.
1t is to be hoped that we may
soon get back to the old way of
doing things. wherein things are
done as provided by the "Constitu-
ton. by law or authority of the
courts. not by divine rights" dele
gated powers or the illegal usurpa-
ton of authority and the tramplng
under foot of the rights of n state to
control and direct a corporation
chartered within that state and sub
ject to it's laws.
Isn't it about time we "got down
to brass tacks" and quit this high
brow" stuff? Ask the common peo-
pie. NJ G. NJ.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-02-19
Gamblers, Too

To the Editor Of the TelegrGph
Several months ago wnen the fed
era. authorities made their raid IN
Harrisburg, IL was very amusing to
read Mayor keIster's excuses oil not
having the authority TO do as the
federal authorities did. 1t Will be re-
membered just u lew months pre-
vlous to the raid the federal au-
torneys made, the District At
torney's office made raid ana at
that time Mayor keister was peeved.
l just wonder what he Will say IL
there happens to he raid of the
gamblers who infest the city anu
who have preyed on the pubnc for
the last several years and have made
the gambling business very eXpen-
sive to the wage-earner, NO one
knows better than the wage-earner
who went to market during the hoh-
days to buy his Thanksgiving or
Christmas dinner and who found out
that turkeys, geese or, in fact, all
poultry, was beyond his reach.
There is only one answer to the
high prices in Harrisburg, and that
is gamb ing. Ask the huckster who
goes through the country and buys
up produce how the gamblers went
through the country and bought au-
tomobile loads of poultry and paid
any price. There is not a city, big
or small, in Pennsylvania where
gambling goes on at full swing like
Harrisburg. Here are a few of the
gambling schemes that are played
year in and year out:
Baseball poo, played in lots of
cigar stores. in industrial establish
ments; lottery tickets sold at same
places; old Louisiana lottery, square
deal, Globe and many others too nu-
merous to mention; football, basket
ball and all sorts of gambling of
nckel machine and punch boards.
The gambler and his games go mer-
rily on, and the wonder Is. what
will the Mayor and police officials
say # the hand of the law would
scoop down and some of the no
torious gamblers would find them
selves behind the bars. 1t is not
too late yet to punish those who
have made the turkey prices soar in
Harrisburg.
Mr.. Editor. when the federal au-
thorit'es made their raid at Read
ing, Chester, Harrisburg and other
places the first load that should
have gone to the federal building for
a hearing were the officials who. be-
fore God and man., with uplifted
hand. swore that they would up
hold and enforce the laws. but who
have made a mockery of the same.
Mr.. Editor. certainly admired
your editorials on the vice raid and
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-02-19
Turks Are Still SaUooes

one fact stands out clearly. Turk
lsh rule over populations of a differ
ent faith must. cease forever to ex-
ist. Turkish government has been
the very worst which has afflicted
humanity during the last fifteen CEN
turies. The Turks have ALWAYS
been what distinguished European n
historian of the last generation call
ed nothing better than a
band of robbers encamped in terri
tories which they had conquered and
devastated" They have never be-
come civilized, they have never i'm
bibed or tried TO apply any of the
principles on which civilized govern
ment must be conducted.
So far from progressing with the
progress of the years, they have
gone from bad to worse. Savages
they were when they descended into
Western Asia from the plains of
Turkestan. savages they were which
Edmund Burke so described them
13O years ago., and their government
still retains its savage and merci-
less character. - Viscount James
Bryce In the New Armenia.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-02-19

shoulders the leadership of the city
rests in matters of the kind.
The municipal hall and court
house question is one which has
been agitating the County Commis-
sioners and City Councilmen for
some time and all of them are IN
favor of the project. The hhahces
of the county are in splendid shape
for such a development, thanks 10
the excellent housekeeping OF the
present board of commissioners D.
and the city is also in position to
float bonds for its part. NO tiihe
should now be lost in getting the
necessary legislation prepared and
under way. Meantime, it would De IN
rood form for the Chamber of Com
msrce TO ioin in the movement by
the appointment of committee TO
co-operate with the city and county
authorities in a campaign Oh puoiio
education and in working out the
details of the plan.
With respect to housing the
cbor,ber already has a committee at
work. II there has been any DOUBT
I, the mind of any Harrisburg resi-
dent as to the need of an enerseuc
housing campaign, it must nave
been banished by Governor Sp'oui
frank statement with regard to the
aes;re Of the administration to
bring State employees to this city as
coon as houses can be procured for
them. Houses We heSN'
we must have, and the Chamoer
special committee on this subject can
do much to encourage the erection
of the right type of residences.
We in Harrisburg may thank our
good fortune that we have in the Gov
ernor's chair at this critical time
man of vision and courage accus-
toned to planning big things ana
seeing them done. who has at MS
elbow a Lieutenant-Governor deep
i, ;,+erssted in the welfare of his
home city and ambitious to see 1t
along modern, progressive
lines. We must keep step with the
\ administrations vigorous pace or
miss an opportunity for advance
ment and development such as
scarcely has come to any city with
in the history of the Commonwealth
It's UP to us. What are we going
10 do about it?
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-02-19
WELL KNOWN PEOPLE. .

j. ]. Guenther, who is direct
ing some of the home defense work
in Philadelphia, served in "Y" work
in several camps.
Judge i. NJ. Trexler is taking a
rest in Michigan.
General w. NJ. Rose, recently
decorated, is native of Lancaster
and won fame for work before the
war.
-E. d. Sollenberger, president of
the Social Welfare conference, has
been prominent in charity work for
dozen years or more. He lives
in Philadelphia.
Col. Henry Shoemaker will pre-
sent a portrait of the late Judge
c.. A Mayer, of Clinton county courts.
to that county.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-02-19
By BRIGGS

have betrayed the people; also your
open editorial and denunciation of
the raffling matches in Harrisburg
and across the river. and l hope that
you will keep it up. While the Harris
burg newspapers and many of our
public-spirited citizens and Cham
Der of Commerce are trying to make
harrisburg a greater city, deepen
the river and get many other i'm
provements, we should try and rid
the city of crooks and gamblers.
.. READER,
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-02-19
DUTY

A sense of duty pursues us ever.
1t is omnipresent like the Deity. II
we take to ourselves the wings of
the morning. and dwell in the utter
most parts of the sea, duty per,
formed. or duty violated is still with
us, for our happiness or our misery.
If we say the darkness shall cover
US, in the darkness as in the light,
our obligations are yet with ms
Daniel Webster.