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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1920-06-20
FEE FOR BILLS OF SALE.
New Shipping Act Gives Collector
of Customs Authority.

BALTIMORE, June 19.-Collector of
Customs Ryan announced today that
IN the future a fee will be collected
for all bills Of sale, conveyance, GER
tifcate or certified copy furnished by
him relating to transfers Of vessel
property in this district. The fee will
be 25 cents a folio, the minimum
charge being ST.
Authority to collect the fee is given
in the new shipping act just passed
by Congress. Heretofore transfers
Of vessels have been recorded at the
customhouse. but there has been no
charge.
The revenue officials also issued a
warning today to all canoeists who
travel calm waters in this district
without a light. An order was issued
that all canoeists who neglect to eouip
their craft with a light that NAV be
plainly seen by other boats will be
arrested. The penalty for violation
of this rule is a fine ranging from IS
to $50 and the law will be strictly en-
forced.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1920-06-20
ITALY TO SELL WARSHlP.
The Caracciolo May Be Converted
Into Ocean Liner.
By Cable to The Star and Chic.~
Daily News. COpyriEht. 101O

By Cable to The Star and Chte.~o
Daily News. Copyright, 1920,
ROME, June 19.-What is the hest
use for former dreadnaught in time
OF peace? This is the question which
three Italian navigation companies
are discussing.
The government has announced
that the recently launched battleship
Caracciolo. which is looked upon as
already Anticipated, will be sold to
the highest bidder and three bids
have already been received. One com
pany would transform the gigantic
hull into transatlantic liner, and II
Its oner is accepted New Workers. NAV
think some morning that an attempt
Is being made to raid their port when
they see low hull sneaking through
the narrows.
Another, a cooperative company.
desires to use the ship as a freighter
The Caracciolo was laid down in 1914.
and il completed, quickly would have
been one of the most powerful ships
in the world. The war INTERRUPTED
the construction Of the great shin.
which was launched in May at Naples.
1t was Immediately lowed to Spezia.
where, already in the class of inter-
esting antiques. it lies awaiting a
buyer. 1t will never know the thrills
of warfare or the shudder of its own
guns.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1920-06-20
GERMAN STATES UNITE.
Seven Principaities Form Ons
Known as Thuringia.

BERLIN, June 19-Seven lillipu-
tian German principalities have been
united by a law into one new state
officially known as Thuringia. 1t is
a little more than half the size of
New Jersey and has a population Of
1,6s4.324. 1t consists of SaKe-Weimar
Eisenach. Sake Meiningan. Save-1o-
tina. -Altenberg. SchwarZburg-
Rudolstadt. Schwarburg- Sendershau-
sen and Reuss
The Coburg district. in what was
formerly Saxe-CobursGotha has been
joined to Bavaria by the same law
Thuringia will be represented by two
votes in the federal council.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1920-06-20

oped. 1t probably is true that in a
written about their neighbors. but
in no particular instance has the
neighbor been identified and given
trouble.
1t is said that in one instance in
formation against an alleged violator
of the prohibition law was given by
a stepfather:
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1920-06-20
W0RKMEN's LAW UPHELD,

NASHVILLE, Tenn. June 19.-The
supreme court Of Tennessee today de.
clared the Tennessee workmen's com
pensation act constitutional and valid
except one provision. A provision au-
thorizing the county Judge to include a
fee for his services in a case brought
under the statute was held to be uncon-
stitutional, but this the court held
should be merely eliminated and the re-
mainder of the act upheld.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1920-06-20
JOIN RED BOLSHEVIKS.

By Cable to The Stnr md Chicago
Daily News. Copyright. 1920.
ROME. Italy. June 19.-The cleri-
cal bolsheviks under their leader
Deputy Niglioli. have. In the vicinity
viks. whose latest achievement is
that Of stopping Italian exports
through the simple device Of refusins
to move freight trains. Thus are
they making matters more difficult
for Giovanni Giolitti. the new premier,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1920-06-20
MILKMEN INDICTED.

West of Baton Rouge. secretary Of the
Louisiana Dairy Association J. r. Wal
lace Of Hammond. La. and Peter Fa-
bacher of New Orleans. members of a
committee OF the association which the
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1920-06-20

ing TO restrain trade and commerce be-
tween several states in an effort to Keep {
up the price of milk
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1920-06-20

government alleges recently sought the
aid Of milk shippers through Louisiana
and Mississippi in keeping milk and
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1920-06-20

cream shipments from New Orleans,
were indicted by the federal grand jury
today. They were charged with conspir-
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1920-09-24

that said. Let me attend 10 this.
dear" ia seen that glance before.
several times. and knew just what
Il meant: no I wasn't surprised 20
see Father shrug his shoulders and
turn away as Mother said 10 me;
VERY well. dear. I'll think II over
and let you know tonight"
But was surprised that night 20
have Mother say ! could 30. for ia
about given up hope. after all that
talk at tho breakfast table. And she
said something else that surprised
me. too. She said she'd like 10 know
Paul Mayhem herself: that she al
ways wanted 10 know the friends OF
her iitle girl And she told me 10
ask him 20 call the next evening and
| play checkers or chess with me.
Happy could scarcely contain
myself for Joy. And when the next
evening came bringing Paul. and
Mother. all pretiily dressed as II he
were really truly company. came In
TO the room and talked NO beautifully
TO him. ] was even more entranced.
To be sure. II did bother me n little
that Paul laughed 10 much. and 70
loudly. and that he couldn't seem 20
find anything TO talk about only
himself. and what he was doing. and
what he was going 20 do. Some way.
he had never seemed like that at
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1920-09-24
MaUMaIie
|BXg4l By EleanorHp a4Ma
lMn|N c0pXRloHT 1910 1nMl

the next Friday afternoon and even
ing. and that Paul Mayhem had ask
ed me TO 40 with him. ! said I
hoped " would be n pleasant night
but that I should wear my sweater
under my coat. anyway. and Id wear
my ieggingN too. n they thought u
necessary.
tsweater and ieggings, Two OF
Mothers hobbicS Artful ehildO
But II thought that sweater
and a pair OF ieggings could muffie
their ears as 20 what had gone be-
fore, | soon found my mistake.
"A sicigh.rsdc. supper. and not
come home until evening"" cried
Mother. And with whom. did you
Sayg'
Paul Mayhem answered.
stiil tried 20 speak casually: at the
Same time tried 10 indicate by voice
and manner something OF the great
honor that had been bestowed upon
their daughter.
Father was mrres~ed--plainiy I'M
pressed: but not at all In the way
had hoped he would be. lie gave
me n swift. sharp glance; then look
ed straight at Mother.
"Hnmphl Paul Mayhewi Yes. ]
know him. he said grimly. -And
I'm drcading the time when he comes
into college next year"
You mean" Mother heMtated
and stopped.
4 mean ! don't like the company
he keeps-alrcady." nodded Father.
Then you don't think that Mary
Marie" Mother hositatcd again.
and glanced at me.
Certainly not said Father de-
cidcdly.
knew then. OF course. that he
meant ! couldn't go on the sleigh
ride. even tho he hadn't said the
words right out I forge, all about
being casual and indifferent and
mattcr-of- course then. thought
only Of showing them how absolutely
necessary II was for them TO let me
80 on that nlcigh-ridc. unless they
wanted my rfc forovcrmoro hope
lessiy hiixhtod
explained carefully how no was
tho handsomess. mos, popular boy in
school. and how all tho girls were
Just crazy 10 be asked 10 30 any
where with him land ! argued wha;
II Father had ~cn him with boys he
did not nke--thcn that was all the
more reason why nice girls like me.
when he asked them. should so with
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1920-09-24

This was the condition OF things
when entered school that fall. and
perhaps for week thereafter. Then
one day. very suddenly. and without
apparent reason. he awoke 60 the
fact OF my existence. Candy. flow
ers. hooks-Somc one OF these he
brought 20 me every morning. All
during the school day he was my
devoted gallant. dancing attendance
every possible minute outside of SEES
Sion hours. and walking home with
me In the afternoon. proudly carry
Ing my books Did I say home with
me-, That II not strictly truc--he
always stopped just one block short
of home" ono short block short of my
gate. He evidently had not forgotten
Aunt Jana. and did not intend 20
take any foolish risks, so he said
goodbye 10 me always at a safe
distance.
That this favored Of deception.
Tor was in any way obiec-
tionahlc. did not seem to have oc-
CURED 20 me. Even II II had. !
doubt very much n my course would
have been altered. for I was bewitch-
ed and fascinated and thrilled with
the excitement OF II NIL. was six
teen. remember. and this wonderful
Adonis and woman hatcr had chosen
me. mel and left all the other girls
desolate and signing. looking after us
with longing eyes OF course. was
thrilled,
This went on for perhaps a week.
Then he asked me 20 attend a school
sleigh-rids and supper with him.
I was Wild with delight. At the
same time ! was Wild with appre-
hcnsion. I awokc suddenly TO the
fact OF the existence OF Father and
Mother. and that their permission
must be gained And had my
doubts-I had very grave doubts.
Yet II seemed 90 me at that moment
that Just had 10 20 on that sleigh
ride. That II was the only thing In
the whole wide world worth while.
I can remember now. as IL II were
Yesterday. the way I debated In my
upind as 70 whether should ask
Father. Mother. or both together:
and II should let u bo seen how
greatly ! desired 10 SO. and how
much II meant TO me: or II should
Just mention II a. in passing. and
take their permission practically for
granted
I chose the latter coursr. and I
took n time when they were both
together. A, the breakfast table
mentioned casually that the school
was to have a slcigh-ridc and supper
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1920-09-24

school And ! was afraid Mother
wouldn't like that.
All the evening was watching
and listening with her eyes and her
ears everything he did. everything
he said NO wanted Mother to like
himl ! NO wanted Mother TO see
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1920-09-24

how really fine and splendid and
noble he was. But that evening
Why couldn't he stop talking about
the prizes he'd won. and the big
racing car he'd Just ordered for next
SUMNER There was nothing fine
and splendid and noble about that
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1920-09-24
MODERN INVENTIONS
EASIER THAN FIRST ONES
Daughter Raises
Mothers Rent

TOTTENHAM. Eng Sept. "a
An aged woman complained in po-
lscs court that her daughter. who
Vas her landlady. wanted TO raise
her rent. ''she forgets the many
sJxpences II cost me TO bring her
up- said the mother. The court
could give her no relief.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1920-09-24
ICE AGE RACE
HAD MASSIVE HEADS

sire % the modern Japanese. stocky
and powerfully built.
The most significant trait OF this
Ice axe race Is the massive head The
contents OF the skull average 1850
cubic centimsterS fully up TO the
mark OF average white Europeans
and Americans. and greater than the
brain capacity OF the negro and most
coiored races.
In mind development this cave
man probably fell short Of our faeul.
ties. His forehead still receded. con
neQucntly the frontal brain. contain
ing the centcrs most distinctivcly
concerned with associations and in.
tr.ilsence. were stil somewhat unde-
vclopcd.
Ages later. but still some $4,000 to
5000 years ago. the Gro Magnon
race displayed the Neandertal species
In western Europe. The Gro Mag
mons were tail. 1.-THE and swift. OF
bodily height equal TO that OF any
hving people. and with skull ca
pacity and brain weight greater than
eur own.
Five Of their male skulls from
southern France have an averase
content OF over LOO centimeters. OF
fully 10 per cent more than our own.
Moreover. this skull was dorned.
the for a high. and consequently
the development OF the several brain
parts equal to our own
BEsAIN SURPRISES
THAT or MODERN MAN
With a brain SURPRISING that OF
modern man, IL would be difficult TO
maintain that the mind Of the Gro
Maxnon race was inferior In any e.
sentiai-
But here n a contradiction These
people lived In caves. dressed In furs.
hunted the reindeer and the man
moth. had weapons and tools only OF
stone. and their religion and society
must have been OF the crudest. ls
not this backwardness an indication
Of their own infcriorftyf
The answer of anthopology Ii that
n il not Our civilization rs vastly
more complex only because II Is the
accumulation of ages. and TO this &C
cumuiation the Gro Magnou people
contributed. In fact. they laid its
foundation.
II Is individuals that do things the
first time. who prove themselves
possessed OF high powered original
fty and Imagination. to whom we
must accord the supremest mental
ify. When such men lived In a re-
mote period. while civilization was
. etiii In its infancy. their great tri-
umphs have a way OF seeming un'
duly insignificant to us
MODERN INVENTIONS
EASIER THAN FIRST ONES
The man that first put handle on
I stone az head achieved something
that took as high power OF coneen-
trafioa OF mind as the invention OF
the phonogrnph. II anything. II Is
The more remarkable.
The sewing machine Ii far more
complex instrument than the needle
Yet 10 years ago II was an easier
ana lesser thing to invent the sewing
machine than II was for the ice age
woman to convert the bone awi. with
which she had hitherto painfully
done the stitching on her husbands
furs. into a needle with an eye
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1920-09-24
Cave Man
NO MENTAL
INFERIOR
Science Puts Folk OF Dim
Yesteryears on Highest
Plane, Says Savant
BY DIR. A. L. kROrBER
Professor Of Anthropology. Univer
sity of California

RERkE1.EY. Cal. Sept. st.-Tha'
the cave man Of the glacial epoch
was our equal In brain and mind de.
vclopment Is the growing conviction
Of scientists.
Barring the million year odd miss
Ing link. the .rithccanthrcpus. OF
Java mailman. the earliest human
type OF which geology yields reason
ably full knowledgc. Is the Mean
dertai man. inhahitiug western
Europe from 100000 to $4,000 years
The Alaska daily empire., 1920-01-08

quarters of the company at Tacoma Wash
 M. J. Bavard of the California
 irocery Store left on the Princess Mary thois morning for Seattle to spend his vacation. MT. Bayard
 las been working very hard on the holiday rush at the store.
 r. J. Lynch, of the firm of Lynch Brothers, diamond drill contractors,
 eft on the Princess Mary this morn ing for Seattle. Mr Lynch has been on tour of inspection of his crews in Southeastern Alaska J. J. Riley and T. c. Seineke, drill runners, accompanied MT. Lynch south. J. M. Ruffner, the Pine Creek placer operator of Atlin, was a through passenger on the Princess Mary this morning. Mir Ruffner is on his way south on business and pleasure trip.
 MT. and Mrs. George R. Dedman of Skagway were passengers on the Princess Mary that touched here today. MT. and Mrs. Dedman ars going outside to spend vacation Mir. Dedman has been proprietor of the Golden Gate hotel at Skag way for many years.
 Mr. end Mrs. William Drury oi Whitehorse were through passen gers today on tEe Princess Mary They. are going outside on a vaca
 tion trip. Mr. Drury is partner in the firm of Taylor, Drury an, Pedlar, the large mercantile firm
 with headquarters at Whitehors'
 and trading posts all over South erm Yukon.
The Alaska daily empire., 1920-01-08
GETTING READY
 FOR NAVIGATION
 COMING SEASON
Agents of the White Pass on Princess Mary on
 Way Outside to See About Boat Crews @

w. D. Gordon, superintendent Of the river division of the White Pass Route, was q passenger on the Prin. cess Mary this morning for Seattle. Mir Gordon while at Seattle will line up his crews for the Yukon river steamers for this year. Two veteran captains of the steamers died during the past year and they will have to be, replaced this season.
 Mir and Mrs James Gaudin were passengers on the Princess Mary. Mir Gaudin is port engineer of the White Pass & Yukon Route with headquarters at Dawson. While out. , side he will attend to hiring of en. gineers and fremen for the river boats for the coming season. George F. Edwards, passenger agents for the White Pass & Yukon Route at Dawson, was a passenger
 MT. Edwards will spend his vacation
 in the south.
The Alaska daily empire., 1920-01-08
RHEA MITCHELL PAINTS
 REAL SCREEN PORTRAIT

Not the least or the unusual ele ments in the story of Social Alnbi tion.' Selexart's melodrama which Goidwyn presents at the Palace Sat urday night and Sunday matinee, is found in the character of Rose, a dance hall girl This role is played by Rhea Mitchell. who stars with Robert Hickman in the photodrama.
 She is the center of attraction in the cheap resort, place frequented by the lowest type of mining camF followers and hangers-on. Yet the girl attracts not by means employed by the usual girls in such place, but by her lack of all that spells success 10 the sort of girl who wastes hei life in this manner. For Rose is as sweet and unsulled as a school gir in spite of her environment
The Alaska daily empire., 1920-01-08
WORTHINGTON TRAINED IN STAGE DIRECTION
 I'M THEATRES ABROAD

William Worthington, director of the new Hayakawa production, His Birthright." produced by the Haworth Pictures Corporation, and to be re. leased by Mutual, got his knowledge Of stage direction abroad, and will be seen at the Coliseum Sunday and Monday.
 Worthington was born and brought up in Troy, N. Y., and he first went to Germany with an opera company and remained there to study stage technic under Herman yon Waldersee of the Municipal theatre. Stuttgart. Since his return to this country after finishing his education in France, MT. Worthington has had a distinguished motion picture career with the Universal. Goldwyn and Haworth companies.
The Alaska daily empire., 1920-01-08
PERSONAL

Niss Frances Barksdale Of Rich mond. Virginia, will spend the winter with Rev. and Mrs. Guy Christian Miss Barksdale is a niece oi Mrs Christian.
 Mrs. H. r. Dott, who has beeA spending few days as guest al 'ht Zynda, has returned to Perseverance
 E. Ldppien and s. F. Bayne, "he came in from Perseverance to atleho the Sodality dance, have returned L Perseverance. They were guests d the Gastineau.
 i, ] Matson and J. Kainia of Pef severance, who have been at the lyn da. have returned to Perseverance Roth of these men lost valuable ei fects in the slide and recovered sohi' of the articles in care of the Cit. Clerk Mr. and Mrs. S. Morris have take' partments at the Zynda on accouh
 of inc slide. Mir. Morris is the iisl buyer for the Independent Fisherie Company.
 M Witamus and A. R. Hayden 0 Perseverance, who last personal e fleets in the slide, are at the lynha 1 Grace w. Bryan left on the Prih
 cess Mary this morning Miss Bry an is bound for Honolulu. ! MT. and Mrs. o. M. Olson an
 con Wayne were passengers on tn
 pr;ncess Mary for Seattle. | Miss Carol Webster left for VIC toria on the Princess Mary.
 MT. and Mrs. Max Smith of Skae
 way visited Juneau friends whii , the Princess Mary was fin port. i MT. Louis Russell left for Chi
 cago on the Princess Mary. : MT. Simon Cameron started O
 his trip to Scotland this morning
 He will start East from Vancouyel ] Mrs. Martha Crary left for Port Hand on the Princess Mary. Mrs. B. A. Rosselle left on tn Princess Mary this morning. Miss Eva Campbell left for Ne' York this morning on a buying tri for the E. M. Bekrends Company Mir. and Mrs. E. M. Behrend left on the Princess Mary. The will visit in San Francisco and Eas' Tern cities.
 Rev. A. ]. Roccati left this morr ling on the. Princess Mary for S'
 attle. Rev. Gallant. who was through passenger lon the Princes Mary. will accompany Father Ro' | ccati
 | J. II. Guffey of the Butler-Maur Drug Co. left on the Princess Mar Ithis morning for his home at Eve lett. Wash.
 I Chester ]. Clark of Thane left c the Princess Mary. this morning ft la visit with relatives on the Sou | i A. J. Mosier. Superintendent {
 the Gypsum mine left on the Pri lecss Mary this morning for the hea
The Alaska daily empire., 1920-01-08

Il o'clock for the slide victims Fri Il o'clock for the slide victims. in which will appear local talent and Louise Huff in "T'other Dear Char mer'
 The story. is a modern one and deals with the love affairs of an the front to recover from a wound received in an air fight.
 Supporting Miss Huff in this at traction is John Bowers, who has ap- peared with great success in a num- her of other World-Pictures. This offering is splendid screen entertain ment and will be enjoyed by all those who see it.
The Alaska daily empire., 1920-01-08
A SECRET INVENTION

LONDON, Jan. "A secret emuls- ion, invented by a Russian professor, which it is asserted will make color photography possible for everybody, is about to be introduced into this country. The problem of making the process capable of snapshot as well as time work Is claimed to have becn overcome and the exposure can be as rapid as with the ordinary emulsion, thus fitting the invention for moving picture work also.
 Special cameras and plates will be on the market shortly and the cost of color.ng film is expected to be only l5 to 20 per cent higher than thq ordinary black and white type.
The Alaska daily empire., 1920-01-08
CHARLIE CHAPLIN AND ETHEL CLAYTON AT THE PALACE

Anyone will admit that Char lie Chaplin can do lot in 20 mnute' towards love-making, and his comedy 20 Minutes of Love Making" will b2 seen at the Palace this evening only along with Ethel Clayton in "A Sou. Without Windows"
 This picture is a really remarkaIie offering. It is one of the most vitaily interesting and Enusually appealins attractions of the season. Not only that but the scenic effects are superb and the role portrayed by Miss Clay ton is sympathetic and charming.
 "A Soul Without Windows" is the most superior sort of screen enter tainnent and you will enjoy it thor oughly.
The Alaska daily empire., 1920-01-08
WOMAN STARTS SUIT
 AGAINST POLISH COMPANY

CHICAGO. Jan. G.--Miss Emily Napieralsli. President of the Polish Women's Alliance. has started two suits for $500.O00 each alleging libel agaiDst The Polish National Publish ing Company and the Polish National Alliance and officials of the organl' cations. IL was alleged that an ar ticle in the Polish publications nam cd Miss Napieraiski as being instrd- mental in obtaining a contract from the Polish minister of finance Tor an American corporation to raise $250, 0OO, 900 for use in Poland and that the company was profiting unduly Miss Napieralsky declares the pab lished story erroneous and that her recent mission to Poland wa in con nection with work for Polish or pbans.
The Alaska daily empire., 1920-01-08
PALAcE-EtheI Clayton in "A Soul Without Windows" and Charlie Chaplin in "2o Minutes Of Love"
ENID BENNETT IS STAR AT COLISEUM FOR THURSDAY,
 FRIDAY AND SAT. MATINEE

Fuss and Feathers" comedy drama produced by Paramount and directed by Thos. H. Ince, affords Miss Bennett an opportunity to show her versatility as screen actress, and in this production Miss Bennett will qualify as one of the best screen stars for comedy drama. The play is full q emotional scenes and changes 10 comJdy in many Of the climaxes To miss this show is to miss pic tnre of merit. An spisode of ''The Iron Claw" and news feature will also be shown, giving in all a splen cid entertainment.