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The courier-index., 1920-04-02
LAND OF RACIAL TEMPEsTs
DslmstIa Has Been m Unsuiet Spot ln All the Yesrs Of Her
 Tragic History.

DAlmatia, elongated So that 1t 10 nowhere more than B miles wide, tap ering down to but . mile at Cattsro, has been swept by continuous racial teMpests for the last eight centuries. Greats and Serbisns constitute the Slavic element in Dalmstis, speaking Ahe same language. but employing two alphabets. The Serbs use the Russian, and the Croats the Latin letters and alphabet.
 The Latin influence Is more prev alent in the cities. the story of Dsie matia being the reason therefor. In the middle ages the Dalmatians were n people without the consciousness of n country. During the Slav influx into myria the invaders encountered little opposition, except fin the seaport towns. The Latin element in the cities resist cd the migration and thus engendered the strife for supremacy which per Eists to this day.
 Much of the early Dalmatian rivalry was economic, the tradesmen and farmers naturally wishing to exchange their goods with the Hungarisns. The maritime cities preferred to do busi- mess with Venice, which controlled the Adriatic.
The courier-index., 1920-04-02
ANCIENT MARVEL OF EGYPT
Labyrinth Constructed Sems 3,5e4 Wears Age Was . Structure
 of Colossal Size.

King Minos. with his labyrinth oH the island of Crete, is generally sup posed to have been the originator of the maze idea; but Egypt has laby- rinth. too, and Egypt manages to hold the record for antiquity in almost ev- erything. labyrinths included
 This Egyptian labyrinth is 3,50O years old. It is merely a chaotic mass of rscks piled up in the desert few miles out of Medinet. The outlines of the walls merge dimly here and there from the ruins, and from these out lines, and the carvings on the stones, Psychologists deduce that the laby- rinth was built by a certain King Labarys, who was more popularly known as Amenemhat III.
 The structure was 500 by coo feet. Ii contained 5000 rooms. half above ground, half below. Remember that the largest hotel in our present day world boasts about that number of rooms on a dozen floors and covers a city square, and some idea of the size sf the two-story labyrinth can be gained.
 Nobody has figured out yet why King Amenemhat built this enormous pal ace or tomb. In the lower story, his fsry says, the sacred crocodiles and Rings were buried, while the upper floor was. few centuries after King Amenemhat's time, used as seat of government.
 The labyrinth was wonderful place, one of the most wonderful in Egypt, if our ideas of 1t are correct, and it's greatness was It's downfall. The citizens of nearby town, whs worshiped the ichneumon, resented the sacred crocodiles of the labyrinth. And so they made an attack upon one sf King Amenemhst's successors and reduced the largest structure in Egypt ts . ruin.
The courier-index., 1920-04-02
Now Chinese Use Peach Stones.

Women and children are to he seen iz the markets of China picking up peach stones, which are put to several ases. Broken into pieces and dried in the sun, they furnish excellent ma teriai for fuel
 Another profitable use of the peach stone is made by artists and engrav- CTS, who carve them into different forms of animals. Some of the larger stones, if round enough, are carved Into finger rings During the season one may see in the interior of South China yards of poor people full of peach stones drying in the sun. After being cleaned, the small stones are ssed for fuel, groups of small boys picking out the larger ones.
 The kernels are sometimes sold to chemists and druggists. They are preserved in bottles and used as cough medicine after the kernels are turned into white powder. This white powder is a very popular, con venient and cheap medicine for poor people in many villages as s remedy fer coughs.
The courier-index., 1920-04-02
sALlMANDERS OF GREAT SIZE
Semstinnss Attained Length ef Five Feet.

In Europe, gsome time ago, bones were dug up of some newts which In life had been about five feet long. Every boy is familiar with newts which he calls "salamanders," com mOnly found in brooks and ponds. A specimen five inches long Is big enc. But five feet-they must have been monsters
 Of course these giant newts were of long-extinct species. It would have been interesting to live in those days, when so many queer monsters (mostly of aquatic habits) xwarmed the earth. They seem to have been among na- ture's earliest experiments, abandoned later.
 There were no mammals then and the suppositiOn is that all mammals of today, including man, were origin ally derived from reptilian ancestry. We cannot say for certain that this queer reptile (which lived about 7,000,- 600 years ago) was not actually an an- cestor of our own.
 It was dug up in Texas, and has been named Dimetrodon. About eight feet long, the most curious thing about it was the enormous fin it carried on Its back-the ribs of the fin being . series of bones extending from the yer tebrae.
 Of what use was this fin? Perhaps 1t was merely ornamental. Or it may be that 1t was a means of defense
The courier-index., 1920-04-02
chInese study Real Work.

Even Chinese pocket dictionary contains more than 10000 characters representing words, and if man in- tends really to master Chinese he
 must learn to recognize them all-"a g.upendous task" However, 5000, z,0OO or 5000 syllables are all that a Chinese of average education requires, and, if anyone will persevere until he kas thoroughly conquered thousand, Ae will be in a position to have some appreciation of a novel and to master the difficulties of simple business document. But for the sincere student m thousand characters Is the minimum
The courier-index., 1920-04-02
Suits 5 Per Cent
 Higher Than in 1919

The advance in the price of a fairly good suit of clothes-not the best, but the good business suit over last year has been around 35 number of the leading clothiers of eMmphis. Custom made suits have advanced in price with even greater rapidity, owing to the increased cost of labor, and dealers declare 40 or even 45 per cent would be a nearer estimate of the advance of tail or-made suit.
 | A ready made suit which several years ago cost $35 to $40 cannot be touched under $65, or perhaps more, while with the tailors the S100 is almost a standard for good business suit, custom made.
 To those who, in the hope that further advance is not possible, are waiting, little hope is held out. Un- stable labor conditions, with the menace of higher salaries and a tremendous advance in raw mater ials, leaves the vesta a dark one for those hoping for lower price.
 Hats? If ye have tears to shed. prepare to shed them now. Good hats will be doubled or more the present price before fall, dealers declare, but present prices of spring stock remain nearly the same as those of last year.
 One natter tells us hats are going to be higher next fall. The best felt for hats is made from the Belgian hare, explained this wise natter. flares raised in this coun- try do not grow fur like those abroad, he says. Be it known that each tiny hair in the fur of for eign hare has spikes on it while the hair of the fur of the American hare is smooth as a sprout of as- paragus before you get to the tip, even if the animal is of foreign stock.
 These spikes on the hairs cling together and make the figer of the felt compact, and under the iron, soft and pliable. Foreign buyers say there is practically little de- sirable fur on the market. Ergo, the price of hats which costs around $10 will probably be S20 or more by fall, especially as heavier felt is used in fall and winter hats. Of course, there inferior grades of felts and inferior hats, but these are expensive at any price.
 Similar advances will be reflect ed in lower grades of felts and hats, your haberdasher candidly explains.
 Were the investigation of the cost of mems raiment carried further, where it would lead to no one can say.
The courier-index., 1920-04-02
Scientist Was Peeled.

4 few years ago Doctor Emmens. a distinguished American scientist, was convinced that he had discovered a missing element" between gold and silver, which he called "argentaurum." Ne melted Mexican dollars in s cru eible, dissolved the silver with nitric acid. and exhibited a residue of un- sdeniable gold.
 Explanation lay in the fact that there was originally some gold in the silver out of which the dollars were minted. This is commonly the case towing to imperfect metallurgical proeesses) with the older Mexican coins.
The courier-index., 1920-04-02

Russia wants raw material, says Lenine. It occurs to us that the All-Russian Soviet Government is about the rawest material anywhere to be found.-Columbia Record.
The courier-index., 1920-04-02
.HIBIIF N|STg5i5i'Fiiiisl 5i'iiiisTls
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plank and Col. Bryan's wet blank the San Francisco convention ma find it a little hard to set ' country on fire.-Arkansas Den' crat.
The courier-index., 1920-04-02

Our idea of the millennium is a time when a London Parliament will draw up an Irish Home Rule bill that will please both eBlfast and Dubhn.-Omaha World-Herald
The courier-index., 1920-04-02

spies," laments Joseph Caillaux. It does beat all, Joseph, how little trust can be placed in enemy spies.- Louisville Times.
The courier-index., 1920-04-02

If present tendencies continue, both parties will have to see that their platform blanks include ouija boards.-Brooklyn Eagle
The courier-index., 1920-04-02

If prices fail to falter in tha upward glide most of this winter first-term overcoats are sure Of election next fall.-Detroit Journi
The courier-index., 1920-04-02

Obiecting to Secretary Colby on the ground that he is not party man is like objecting to Brigham Young on the ground that he was not married man.-New York World.
The courier-index., 1920-04-02

MILLER LUMBER CONTAIN render prompt service.
The courier-index., 1920-04-02

With Governor Edwards wet
The courier-index., 1920-04-02

--I was imposed upon by enemy
The courier-index., 1920-04-02
New Triplex Springs Iron
 Out Rough Roads

DOUGH ROADS seem IN smoothed out by the wonderful new Tritle1 Springs of Overland 4.
The courier-index., 1920-04-02

Tritiex Springs hold the wheels to the road, while the passengers ride in comfort. Their astonishing qualities have created an entirely new conception of light car riding ease.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1920-01-28

of the District has been DESIGNATED
to make a careful canvass Oh tuS
city and list apartments. houses anu
rooms. =.
o. l.. Steele. director OF the IN
formation department OF the con-
munity service, with the ala OF more
than a score of workers, begaE "
day to make survey OF ire ci.s
and list the present accompanying
The cooperation of the locai re
estate men is being sought am =. 70
probable that homes may he punt I"
house some of the returning en-
pIOyeS. .,,,
Residents of the city VINO nav
rooms. apartments or houses ina. are
vacant and who desire to rent ''en,
are requested to register ~ Nv
Pennsylvania avenue norlhNesl vi
phone Franklin 1909 brauch -
The first contingent or fetuliihs
employees will arrive Friday morning ne
1t is estimated that there Will ne oyo
in this deta chment. Another detach-
ment will arrive Saturday ana the!
will continue to arrive until the en-
tire number is home.
The travellers aid booth of the com :
munity service. with headquarters IN
the Union station, Will be the center
of activities for the employees "heh
they arrive The cooperation OF every
organization in the city is asked ny
the community service to ara.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1920-01-28
NATIONS WOMEN
ASK EQUALITY FOR
FEDERAL WORKERS
Seek End of Discrimination
Against Sisters in Employ
of Government.

Women throughout the United
States have petitioned the joint con-
gressional commission On reclassifca-
ton of salaries in the District in
favor of elimination Of discrimination
service here.
Large numbers of petitions from
women in all parts of the country
have been received by members Of the
Redistribution comm: ss1on. all asking
that equality of opportunity for men
and women and equal compensa ton
for the same work or work of corre-
spending skill be prime principle in
the recomm en- dations of the commits
sion to Congress.
Awake to tie opportunity which the
right of suffrage VIII confer unon
them next November. the women Of
the country seem determined. accord
ing to the petitions. to see to it that
he women in the government service
get Il square deal
Since the idea of a Square DEAF
for the women in the service has been
standing principle with the reclassi-
fication commission since it started
in business last March. the members
of the commission were pleased with
the interest shown by women in all
parts of the country in behalf of their
sisters in federal employ.
End OF Discrimination.
The end of all discrimination be-
tween man and woman workers in the
government here is made certain, it is
pointed out, by the scientific manner
in which the reclassification has been
made.
Fundamentally the classification is
made on the basis of duties involved
in positions and the qualifications re-
quired for the performance Of those
duties. eclassificationists pointed out
today. after the receipt of the latest
petition from a womans club in the
west.
la ssification made on this basis.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1920-01-28
APPEAL TO HOUSE
COMING EMPLOYEES
LOO Fleet Corporation
Workers Will Bring About
5000 Persons Here.

An urgent appeal for accommodate
tions for the 100 employees of the
Emergency Fleet Corporation. who
will arrive in Washington from Phil
adelphia during the next two months
has been sent out by the corporation
The arrival of the 1.T00 employees
with their families will approximate
ly increase Washington's population
by 5000, and to provide accommoda-
tons for them an appeal for 500 fur
nished or unfinished apartments
400 furnished or unfinished houses
and 500 rooms is made.
The community service commission
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1920-01-28
DIED.

ALLEN. Departed this life January -. 1920.
at Freedmen's Hospital. IRENE ALLEN. the
daughter of Charlie Burnett and beloved
wife of William Allen and devoted mother OF
Rnth. Donovan and Charles Allen. Funeral
Thursday. January 20. ut l o'clock p.m..
from Winslow's undertaking establishment.
invited. Virginia papers please copy
BAKER. January IS. 1920. 2:55 am. RAY
MOSD F.. beloved husband Of Mae Williams
Baker and son Of Mr.. and Mrs. Benjamin +.
Baker. Notice of funeral hereafter. 29s
BRIGGS. Sunday. January %. 1920. at 80
pm. at Freedmen's Hospital, Mrs: NARY
BRIGGS. Funeral services Mt George W.
wise,s chapel. 1000 NJ st. NV, Thursday at
BROOKS. Monday. January rs, 1920. at
o'clock pm. at her residence. 1915 Half ST.
s.w.. after short ill.iess. LoTTIE BROOKS,
beloved daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. Brooks and
sister of Edward Brooks. She leaves to
mourn their loss a loving mother. father.
brother. four aunts. six cousins and host of
Reicboth Baptist Church. Thursday. January
-. at pm.
Thou art gone. but not forgotten.
Fresh our love shall ever he.
For as long as there is memory
THE FAMILY.
philadelphia papers please copy.b
BRUCH. Wednesday. January 2s. 1920 FRED
ERICk WILLIAM. I'd. darling baby of Rus
seile G. Bruch and the late Alfred +. Bruch.
aged - months and 10 days. Funeral Fri
day January 80 at Cleveland, Ohio. de-
troit papers please COPY
CH1SWELL. Wednesday, January 49, 1920
at 1873 ST. NV. Mrs LULU H. CHS
WELL, beloved wife of William C. Chiswell.
deceased. Interment Mt Monocacy cemetery
Bealsville, Nd. Friday, II am.
DADE. Departed this life Monday. January
70: 1920. s:i5 am, PAXTON T. DADE,
beloved brother of Mrs. Lizzie D. Moller.
Mrs. {. A. Roberts and John H. Dale Fu-
neral Thursday, January o. at $50 PIN
from his late residence. 1920 4th 81. NV
invited TO attend.
DEvERS. Suddenly. January &C. 1890
CHARLES FLOYD. beloved son of Charles A.
and Esther (nee Price) in the 14th year of
MS age. Services will be held at his late
residence. Sab It'll St NV. Thursday Janu-
airy -. pm. Friends and relatives invited
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1920-01-28

coupled with proper system OF peri
odic efficiency increases and promo
tions from class to class on the basis
Of competitive examination. is sure
foundation for the end of discrimina
tion," said an official.
IN the commissions work Of CLASH
fication the position is the thing that
is kept In mind, regardless of whether
it is filled by man or woman" he
said.
Here are the principles which the
petitioning women throughout the
body in its report:
Equality of opportunity for men
and women and equal compensation
for the same work or work OF CORE
spending skill.
Meet Cost OF Living.
"A minimum wage for government
service. which minimum shall not be
less than the cost of living as shown
by authentic and official investigation.
Classification Of salaries above the
minimum. according to degrees OF
skill or training.
AN enlarged Civil Service Com
mission, with broader powers. as a
central administrative agency for the
civil service. the membership of this
commission to include representatives
of the department heads. of the en-
an equal number of men and women
in each of these three groups"
The first principle enunciated above
has been foundation truth with the
Redistribution commission. as pointed
out many times in the past eight
months, and there has never been the
slightest doubt that it would be car
ried into effect. Definite assurance
that women would receive equal pay
with men for equal work was given
at many public meetings last spring
by members of the commission.
Minimum, to BE Set.
The commission has not as yet
come to definite conclusion upon the
question of a minimum wage. but that
no worker for Uncle Sam viii be en-
ployed seems certain.
The question of the same nay for
work Of corresponding skill brings up
a new point. There are many women in
the government service who are in
what always have been known as
"womens jobs In some cases skilled
than unskilled labor outside the win
dow where they work. 1t is believed
that some action should be taken in
such cases.
The third principle asked by the petit
tioning women. classification Of salaries
Soo'e the minimum, according TO de-
grees of skill or training" has been
worked out by the Redistribution COM
mission with scientific accuracy. and its
exact application will be set forth in
the report to Congress.
The commission is now at work on
final decision as to the enlargement of
the Civil Service Commission. following
its determination that the latter body
shall have charge of Reconsideration
work after the Redistribution commits
sion ceases to function
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1920-01-28
THE WEATHER.

District of CoIumbia-Fair. colder
tonight, temperature about 25 de-
grees; tomorrow, fair; gentle to mod
crate northerly winds.
Maryland-Fair. colder tonight: to-
morrow, fair: gentle to moderate
northerly winds.
Virginia-Partly cloudy and colder
tonight: tomorrow. fair. moderate
northwest TO north winds.
West Virginia-Fair in west, cloudy
in east portion tonight, colder; to-
morrow. fair.
Records for Twenty -Four Hours.
The following were the readings of
the thermometer and barometer at
the weather bureau for the twenty
four hours beginning at pm. yes
terday:
Thermometer 4 pm. SO;
S PM. So; IL midnight, 3i today. 4
am, 35: am. So. Maximum, 80, at
3 pm. yesterday; minimum, "a, at
am. today.
Temperature same date last year
Maximum, 81; minimum, 81.
Barometer-Yesterda 4 pm, 30 %;
pm, 30.2S: II midnight. 1925; to-
day, am, 1923; s am. 30.2S.
Tide Tables.
Compiled by United States coast and
geodetic survey
Today-Low tide. 1:19 am. and SIG
pm; high tide, 12:40 am. and 1:l7
pm.
Tomorrow-Low tide. SIG am. and
$40 pm; high tide, 1885 am. and 2:l6
pm.
The Sun and Moon.
Today-Sun rose. 7:19 am; sun sets
5:24 pm. 3
Tomorrow-Sun rises, 1:19 am; sun
sets, 5:25 pm
Moon rises, 11:10 am; sets. 1928
am.
Automobile lamps to be lighted one
half hour after sunset.
Weather in Various Cities
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1920-01-28
BOIL WEEVIL REWARD.
100000 Offered by South Carolina
for Successful Remedy.

COLUMBIA. S. c., January 2s.-A
reward of 100000 is offered by the
state of South Carolina to the person
who discovers and provides success
full remedy for the cotton boil weevil,
in a joint resolution offered in the
house of representatives of the gem
The resolution provides that per-
sons finding boil weevil remedies will
deliver them to the commissioner of
agriculture, that official to appoint a
commission of ten or more reliable
persons to test them.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1920-01-28
PATIENTS BUSTED BY FIRE.
Hospital in New York Ablaze. But
Flames Quickly Subdued.

NEW YORK, January 2S.-Three hun
dred patients in the Lenox Hill Hospi-
tai, formerly the German Hospital. on
East nth street, were moved to safety
when fire broke out in the operating
room yesterday afternoon. Three alarms
brought fire apparatus. ambulances and
police reserves to the scene but the
blaze was quickly extinguished without
injury or loss Of life
Miss Charlotte Boden and Miss Helen
Kaufman, telephone operators, remain
ed at their switchboards during the fire.
although they We're drenched with water
pouring from the upper floors answering
the calls of relatives and friends of the
patients.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1920-01-28
Gen. Wood in Pennsylvania Fight.

NEW YORK. January 2S.-Maj. zen.
Leonard Wood viii enter the flght ior
de egates In all congressional ais
tricts in Pennsylvania. according 10
an announcement made mere iaSt
night by Representative Norman j
Could eastern manager for the Wood
campaign committee Under the Penn
sylvan.a primary laws the last l,ins
Cay is APRIL 3 and the primary cleo
ton Will he held on May Is
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1920-01-28
MARRIED.
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES A, ri

HUNGERFoRD-RoUZIE At Richmond. Va.
January IL 1920. Miss BESSIE CASON
. ROUTE. Essex county. Va. and THOMAS
W. HUNGERFORD. Washington, d. {.
SULLIvAN-BERRY. Mrs. Masie V. Sulli-
van OF DIDO g. st. NV. announces the marriage
of her son PERCY to Miss ANNIE 4.
BERRY. January II, 1920. by Rev. =.
Phelps Hand. The ceremony was witnessed
only by relatives and Close friends
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1920-01-28
Wireless Test Successful.

MADRID. January 27.-Successful
wireless telephone tests have been
made between the station at Arancuz.
near Madrid. and Chelmsford. Eng
versations were carried on without
difficulty.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1920-01-28
CARD OF THANKS.

BINGHAM. We wish to express our sincere
thanks and appreciation to the relatives and
friends for their kindness. expressions Of
sympathy and beautiful fornl tributes at the
death of our beloved husband and father.
JAMES 7. BINGHAM.
MRS. MAMIE E. BINGHAM AND DAUGH-
TEE
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1920-02-26
NEAR EAST MEET
TAKES ON FORM
OF COME ERENCE

A comparatively large audience
composed of representatives from
the various churches of Chickasha,
which had assembled in the Chrls
tian church was very much disap
pointed last night when it was an
nounced that DR. Lincoln Writ, OF
the lecture bureau of the Near East
Relief campaign, had missed train
connection and would be unable to
he in Chickasha last night.
DR.. Writ was scheduled to speak
last night in behalf of relief work in
Armenia. Syria and other eastern
countries which are suffering from
the lack of food
After it was known that the speak
er slated for the evening would not
be present the meeting took the ma
ture of a conference wherein the re
vival which is to be held during the
two weeks prior to Eastern Sunday,
was discussed. Pastors of several OF
the local churches made short inter
esting talks relative to what should
be done before the revival begins
and gave brief outlines as to wha
program should be followed during
the revival.