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The evening herald., 1920-10-30

Alice Calhoun, Vitagraph's new
star. has completed her purchases Of
various gowns needed In her first
starring production and Will com
mence work on the picture, The
Dress OF Destiny this week.
Bisbee daily review., 1920-12-09

Covers your floor for less than cost of Rugs to Wilton or Body Brussel Rugs, in room sizes.
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Evening star., 1920-02-17
ASKSL0RD AST0R
TO TEST STATUS
AS A BRITISH PEER
London Paper Urges, if Sin
cere in Desire to Rid Him
self of Peerage, to Act.

| LONDON, January 81 Correspondence
| of the Associated Press If Lord Astor
is sincere in his desire to rid himself
/ of his peeraSe, says the current Satur-
! day Review. let him find the bagatelle
| of CA 900 or .G5.O0O Ito pay the expenses
| OF an informer. who shall sue him for
! penalties for voting illegally in the house
! of lords. Or. as the peers very seldom
vote, let Lord Astor put up the money
! for similar action against Lady Astor
/ for voting in the house of commons
. For continues the Saturday Re-
| view, Lord and Lady .Astor stand or
tall together. Either they are both
qualified to sit in both houses, or neither
| is qualified 10 sit in either. Both were
born out of the kingdom. not OF English
! parents. and their ability or disability
/ to be peer and peeress depends on
| whether the naturalization act of 1870
did or did not repeal the disabling sec
| tion in the act of settlement. passed
! in the reign of William Ill, which says
! or dominions. except of English parents.
can sit in either house of parliament or
| in the privy council
.In the Speyer-Cassel case five judges
decided that the act of 1870 repealed
the clause in the act of settlement, but
Lord Astor can afford to carry the case
to the house of lords.
'If Lord Astor can get the house of
Lords to decide that the act of 1870 did
not repeal the disabling clause in the act
of settlement, then he and his wife will
be free as air. their titles and privileges
will automatically fall from them and
restore them to their primitive Ameri
can simplicity. Only they will have to
get new act to enable them to sit in
the house of commons.
There 81 indeed another reason why
we think that Lady Astor cannot sit in
| the house of commons. She is peeress,
which is a legal status, sharing the
,, privileges and disabilities of her hus-
band"
Evening star., 1920-02-17
URGES FUNDS AND FORCE
TO PROTECT ARMENIANS
Mrs. Cabot Stevens Voices Urgent
Appeal for Relief in
Near East

An urgent appeal. not only for ade-
quate funds for the prosecution OF
Armenian relief work. but also for
The small protective force requested
by Col. ". y. Haskell commissioner
to the near east. is voiced by Mrs
Cabot Stevens. at the head of the
Washington near east relief COM
mittee. Mrs. Stevens points out that
Col. Haskell is recognized by the
great allied powers, and that Gems
Andranik and Torcum, now in this
country, are appealing only for loan
to equip the protective regiment,
which 10000 Armenians in America
are willing and eager to recruit.
Has America forgotten her own
struggle for independence. or her own
war to free the slaves" Mrs. Stevens
asks. when she knows there are zoo.
900 Christian girls today held by
Turks and kurds in a slavery worse
than death? Mount Ararat looking
down on the land wherein Christian
civilization was born. today sees a
river of blood of women and children.
To feed the starving and protect
those who attend TO that feeding,
gifts should be sent at once to John
B. Larner. treasurer. 937 Woodward
building.
Evening star., 1920-02-17
GERMAN BANKS READY
FOR PACKING DEAL AGAIN
Group Headed by the Deutsche
Ready to Underwrite Another
EoodStuffs Credit.
by GEORGE WITTE
BY GEORGE WITTE.
b. tnblegrnm to The Star and the
Chicago Daily News, Copyright, 1920


ny Cnblegrnm to The Star and the
Chicago Daily News, Copyright, 1929
BERLIN. February 1.-THE group
of forty-four German banks. headed
by the Deutsche Bank. which three
months ago successfully negotiated
for the extension by Chicago pack
ing companies of foodstuff credits
amounting TO $4,000. OoN is ready to
underwrite another deal with the
packers calling for the delivery Of
foodstuffs of somewhat smaller
amount. according to Director Her
mann of the Deutsche Bank.
We are anxious to conclude the
deal within two months" said Mr..
Hermann today, for our suppl Of
lard will give out by then, and lard
is the most urgently needed COM
modify the packers are selling us.
The new credits, as in the case of the
first. are on nine month basis, one
fourth to be paid in cash and the re-
mainder to be paid quarterly. The
deal is extremely satisfactory to both
sides Food shipments are arriving
regularly.
II is understood that much of the
food shipped here by the packers was
originally intended for the use of the
American Army. The Swift, Wilson.
Morris and Cudahy concerns have re
opened their branch houses in Ham =
burg. while the Armour firm is rep
resented by an agent.
Evening star., 1920-02-17
WAR DEPARTMENT
TO CHANGE HOURS
TO RELIEVE TRAFFIC
Continued from First Page.


lost only Lila trips and the Washing
ton Railway and Electric 1890. Early
in 1919 the companies gradually got
back to normal schedules. but by that
time the departments had given up
staggered hours
In view of these facts. the utilities
commission is convinced that the
government workers did not get the
full benefit of staggered hours in
1918, and the members of the COM
mission are satisfied that if the plan
were tried now by all the depart
ments the workers would find condi-
tions on the cars SO much better
that they would not want to return
to the present condition under which
nearly all the federal bureaus open
at o'clock.
1t was pointed out at the District
building that, with nearly all the
departments opening and closing on
the same hours. majority of the
cars can only make one trip during
the brief period in which all the
clerks must be transported, whereas
with staggered hours the cars would
have time to return to their starting
points and make two or three trips.
So far as the utilities commission
knows, the War Department is the
only branch of the government which
is considering giving the staggered
hour plan another trial at this time.
Evening star., 1920-02-17
23D ANNIVERSARY DAY.
Observance by Mothers Congress
and Parent-Teachers' Association.

This is the twenty third birthday
anniversary of the National Congress
of Mothers and ParentTeacher As
sociation, and as such has been desig-
mated national child welfare day by
the organizations, whose headquar-
ters are at 1914 Massachusetts, avenue.
Most of the state branches and To-
cal associations throughout the coun-
try commemorate the birth OF the
national body. February II. 1897. with
appropriate exercises today. The Dis
trict organization. however, will not
specially mark the occasion. although
it held a regular meeting this after
noon.
The national congress has branches
in forty states and between 1000 and
5000 local bodies. 1t is strongest in
Texas. California and Illinois. Mrs.
Frederick Schoff Of Philadelphia Is
president. Mrs. David o. Mears and
Mrs Arthur c. Watkins are in charge
of headquarters. The general purpose
Of the organization is the promotion
Of child welfare in the home the
church, the school and the state.
Evening star., 1920-02-17
MARTENS RECALLS
TRADE ATTEMPTS
Tells of Soviet Advances in
u. S. as Senators Re-
sumo Hearings.

| More evidence regarding the attempt
of the Russian soviet government to
establish relations with American
| business concerns was adduced today
when the Senate committee investi-
| eating soviet activities in the United
| States resumed its examination OF
Ludwig c. A. X. Martens. soviet agent
| here.
Chairman Moses began by inserting
! in the record protests OF the Pack
ard Motor Car Company and the West
inghouse Electric Company. against
Martens assertion made in the lnves-
tigation that they had sought to trade
through him with Russia. Martens
conceded that it was possible thai
the corporations named had merely
been solicited to sell goods, and had
not sought orders from his organiza-
tion.
Concerns less known than those
named, Chairman Moses questioning in
dicated. which actually contracted with
the soviet government to sell supplies,
in at least two cases. had used the fact
in an endeavor to assist their own
financing operation.
Reads Demand for SIS sOOO, 900.
Martens read into the records a let
ter he wrote the State Department,
formally demanding possession of some
S2S,O00,00 worth of railway equipment.
bought in the United States by the for
mer regime in Russia, to which he has
received no response.
Wade II. Ellis. counsel for the COM
| mittee, then took over cross-examina-
ton.
Are YOU now prepared to submit
to the committee all your instructions.
secret or otherwise. from the soviet
government" Mr.. Ellis asked.
n arfa I L
ing to give everything that l can sub
nit. but 1 cannot give my codes,
names of my couriers and SO forth
isn't it a fact that part of your
correspondence has been Destroyer"
Ellis continued.
in New York" Martens replied, that
parts of it were concealed in safe
places by my friends
Quizxed as to Bucharin.
Who is Bucharin?" Mr.. Ellis asked.
He is editor of La Pravada, Rus
sian newspaper" said Martens.
That's an official organ of your
government. isn't it, Ellis continued.
NO. of the communist party" Mar
tens said.
And Bucharin has been assistant
commissar of foreign affairs for the
soviet?' Mr.. Ellis pursued.
Martens said he did not know that.
Did you see dispatches In the morn
ing papers concerning a message
signed by Bucharin, seized in Eng
land, urging in infiammatory lam
guage revolution in the United
States" Mr.. Ellis asked.
Yes Martens said, Il only saw it
there however"
Questioned rs to Constitution.
Reading further from the soviet con-
stitution, calling for the victory of
socialism all over the world" Mr.. Ell
lis asked for Martens views on the
point.
That's general declaration of So
cialist principles" the soviet agent re-
sponded, made millions of times. It's
the ideal hoped for
.'All over the world means in the
United States, too?" Mr.. Ellis queried.
Yes" Martens said.
The examination was cut short by
the call for the daily Senate session
and Chairman Moses adjourned the
sitting until Wednesday.
Evening star., 1920-02-17
estioned as to Constitution.
WEATHER PREVENTS BIG
'MARSE HENRY GREETING

LOUISVILLE. KY. February Ii
The Louisville board Of trade. which
had prepared to roll up it's sleeves
and extend it's hand" to Henry Wat
terson on the occasion of his eightieth
birthday. yesterday received message
from the widely known Kentucky
newspaper man, who is spending the
winter in Miami, Fla. saying that be-
cause of the wintry weather and long
trip he would be unable to be in
Louisville for the crowning festival
of my long life"
NEW YORK. February 1.-THE
United States Yarn Dealers Associa-
ton at the annual dinner here last
night adopted a resolution felicitating
Col. (Marse) Henry Watterson as the
"artful spinner Of the highest quality
yarn" on the occasion Of his eightieth
birthday.
Evening star., 1920-02-17
CAMB0N RETIRED BY FRANCE
De la Boulaye in Charge of Ameri
can Section of Ministry.

PARIS, Monday, February 16-Jules
Cambon, general secretary of the minis
ambassador to the United States, has
been placed upon the retired list. He
will remain a member of the French
peace delegation.
Lefevre de la Boulaye. first secre-
tary of the embassy in Washington
has been placed in charge of the
American section of the foreign min
iStry.
Evening star., 1920-02-17
WILL HOLD MEMORIAL
. FOR PRINCETON HEROES
University Men Throughout
World to Observe Feb. 81 for 146
Who Died in World War.

PRINCETON, \. j., February IL
Princeton University men throughout
the world will observe February 81
as a memorial day for the 146 men
from the university who died in the
nations service in the world war,
President Hibben announced today
Memorial services including a min
ute of silence" will be held stimuli
taneously in every city and town of
the United States where there are
former students of Princeton.
In historic Nassau Hall here. where
thanks Of Congress for his services
ence. and where the Cont mental Con-
gress met in 1888, the memorial to
the Unversity's hero dead. which has
been under construction for six
months, will be dedicated. Franklin
D'Olier. national commander of the
American Legion, who was graduated
from Princeton in 1898, will speak.
To Establish Scholarships.
The University plans to establish
scholarships in the name of each of
the Princeton men killed in the serv-
ice These will be open to boys Of
limited means throughout the coun-
try and will be distributed as evenly
as possible in the various states.
have been established. including
those for H A. H. t'Hoby Baker,
Arthur Blumenthai and John P. Poe,
foot ball stars, and for James PAUL.
who rowed on the victorious Prince
ton crew in 1916.
Evening star., 1920-02-17
RUSSIAN GOVERNMENT SUES.
Asks $1,576,042 for War Supplies
Lost in Explosion,

firm of Coudert Brothers. as counsel
for the former imperial Russian gov
eminent, yesterday brought two suits
in federal district court against the
Lehigh Valley Railroad Company
a3king damages aggregating $1.57S,-
042 for the loss Of munitions and war
supplies in the Black Tom Island ex-
plosion in 1916.
The explosion. which occurred on
fourteen barges loaded with NUM-
tions and moored off Black Tom Is
land in New York harbor early in the
morning of July 80. 1916, caused
property losses estimated at about
$20, ,000, 900.
Evening star., 1920-02-17
Quit Laxatives,
Pwges; Try Mr.
Mr. Tonight-Tomorrow Feel
Pi0ht

1t is mistake to continually dose
yourself with so-called laxative pills,
calomel, oil, purges and cathartics
and force bowel action. 1t weakens
the bowels and liver and makes con-
slant dosing necessary.
Why don't you begin right today to
overcome your constipation and get
your system in such shape that daily
purging will be unnecessary? You
can do so if you get a csc box of
take one each night for week
or so.
Mr. Tablets do much more than
merely cause pleasant easy bowel ac-
ton. This medicine acts upon the di-
gestive as we'll as climinative organs
promotes good digestion. causes the
body to get the nourishment from all
the food you eat, gives you good,
hearty appetite, strengthens the liver,
overcomes biliousness. regulates kid
ney and bowel action and gives the
whole body a thorough cleaning out.
This accomplished you will not have
to take medicine every day. An oc-
casional Mr. tablet will keep your
body in condition and you can always
feel your best.
Try Natures Remedy (NR Tab
lets) and prove this. 1t is the best
bowel medicine that you can use and
costs only 25c per box, containing
enough to last twenty-five days. Ma
ture's Remedy (NR Tablets) is
sold, guaranteed and recomme ended
by your druggist
Peoples Drug stores q stOree)
Evening star., 1920-02-17

Duke Johann Albrecht was a
brother of former Grand Duke Fried
rich Franz and was born at Schwerin,
December s, 1857. He became regent
of the grand duchy of Mecklenburg-
Schwerin in 1897 and continued until
1901 in this office. From 1907 until
1918 he was Duke of Brunswick. He
was twice married. his first wife being
Princess Elizabeth of Saxe-W eimar,
who died in 1908, and his second wife
was Princess Elizabeth of Stolberg.
to whom he was married December
Is, 1909.
Evening star., 1920-02-17
"YE MYSTIC KREWE'S" FIESTA.
Gasparilla Band Takes Over the
City of Tampa.

TAMPA. Fla. February 17.-Ye Mis-
tic Krewe of Gasparilla took over the
city with renewal of Tampa's Gas
parilla fiesta. the first since 1917 VIII n
it was suspended on account of the
war. King Gasparilla XI and the
krewe came UP the bay on schooner
made up to represent a pirate ship,
and landed with the firing of guns.
A parade of gorgeous floats on
which the krewe rode followed. and
the city was "surrendered" to the
pirates by Mayor D. B. Mckay.
Tonight Gasparilla XII will be
crowned and the fiesta will close
with the Gasparilla ball at the Casino.
Evening star., 1920-02-17
Will Meet Latin American Editors.

John Barrett, the director general
of the Pan-American Union. will be
in Miami Fla. Thursday and FRIDAY
by invitation of group Of Lsstn
Am erican editors to discuss questions
of Pan-American news. editorial and
advertising relations. He will return
to Washington Sunday.
Evening star., 1920-02-17
Wallace F. Robinson Dies.

BOSTON February 17.-Wsllace j.
Robinson. financier and philanthropist.
died at his home here last night after
a brief illness. He was one OF the or
ganizers of the United Shoe Machinery
Corporation. He was born in u32 at
South Reading, Vermont
Evening star., 1920-02-17
C. u. and v. P. I. Play Tonight.

Catholic University and the Virginia
Polytechnic Institute basket ball teams
will play in the BroOkla gym to-
night starting at SIS. V. p. !. has one
of the best Quints in the South Atlantic
section and close. hard-fought game
should result.
Evening star., 1920-02-17
DUKE ALBRIGHT DIES.
Formerly Regent of Grand Duchy
of Mecklenburg.SchWerin.

COPENHAGEN, February 17.-Duke
Johann Albrecht of Mecklenburg-
Schwerin died at Wiligrad. Mecklen-
burg, on Sunday, according to the
Mecklenburg Gazette.
Evening star., 1920-02-17
READING FROM PSALMS
IS TEST FOR IMMIGRANT
Illiteracy Device of Federal Bu-
reau Is Receiving Its First Real
Trial at Ellis Island.

NEW YORK. February l7-Uncle
Sam VIII soon be conducting great
classes in reading the Psalms almost
It the foot of the Statue of Liberty.
The pre-war practice of examining all
steerage immigrants at Ellis Island.
instead of on shipboard. has been re-
stored
More than 1000 men and women
Will read from the Psalms at the is
land daily. and Miss Liberty. who
stands stones throw from the island
slip. could hear f she were incarnate.
Reading from the Psalms IS .he lit
eracy test for admission to this coun-
try which went into effect in May,
1917, and IS now receiving its rirSt
zeal rial because Immigration dur
ING the war was small. The .aW pro-
N.des that an immi grant. with 4 few
exceptions, must be able to read from
thirty 20 forty words in any language
he or she desires. The Department of
Labor devised the Psalm test as the
fairest for all.
Verses in All Languases.
Immigration inspectors are equipped
with cards in all languages with
verses from the Psalms printed on
them. All types of script are repre-
sented German. Arabic. Hebrew
Japanese. Russian and so on. except
Chinese. for that nationality is not
permitted TO immigrate. Lest any
alien learn parrot-like the verse OF
the Psalm that a friend in this coun-
try had to read. the inspectors have
at least forty different verses in each
language. one verse to card
Primary examination at the island
viii require many more employees.
INN migration authorities have esti-
mated that it will take sl.000,0O0 more
annually to increase the force 10 a
proper size as well as to raise sal
aries Of present employees so that
skilled workers will not leave the
service for private employment
After some years of agitation the
University of Georgia has opened all
of its departments to woman students.
Evening star., 1920-02-17

The first woman with sovereign au-
thority was Semiramis, the queen Of
Assyria, 2Ol7 Be.
Evening star., 1920-02-17
Verses in All Languages.

After some years of agitation the
University OF Georgia has opened ali
of it's departments to woman students.
Norwich bulletin., 1920-07-06
NORTH STONINGTON

The last in the series of six lectures on Civics, given before the women of North Stonington, was delivered Wednesday afternoon by Mrs Florence L.. c. Kitchelt of Hartford. Following the lecture, tea was served, Mrs. E. w. Chapman and Mrs. J, D. Avery being the hostesses and Mrs. E. H. Stillman pouring.
 Miss Maud Price, a teacher in Brock ton, Mass, Is at her summer home in this village.
 MT. and Mrs. William B. Appleton have left town Mir. Appleton will attend summer school at Boston University ans in the fall will become principal of the high school in Whitinsville, Mass He will be succeeded here as principal of Wheeler school, by Floyd E. Reed of this town.
 Fresh air children from New York will be entertained for two weeks beginning July 21, by several families in this town. The local arrangements are in charge of Miss Ruby R. Park,
 MT. and Mrs. Howard Wheeler and MT. and Mrs. George Madden of Bridgeport were guests over Sunday of MT. and Mrs w. A. Phillips.
 MT. and Mrs. Calvin 0. Geer, of East Orange, N. J., have been in town to see MT. Geer's sister, Mrs. Fannie Geer Stone, who is seriously i'll.
 Rev. A. Elf Kinmouth of Ledyard oc- cupied the pulpit of the Congregational church Sunday. substituting; for the pas tor, who was in Boston. attending the International Congregational Council.
 Rev. Lucian Drury preached in the Third Baptist church Sunday and ad-
Norwich bulletin., 1920-07-06

years, has resigned Mrs Charles Bee be has succeeded her.
 MT and Mrs. Charles Ray and Mir. and Mrs. Clyde Ray and child of South ngton, formerly of this place, were the guests of relatives in town over the Fourth.
 Walter and Leo White and sister, Miss Mary White of New Haven were at their home on Hayward avenue over the Fourth.
 Jeremiah J. Shea of Middletown was at his home on Lebanon avenue over Sunday.
 Mir and Mrs Ronald Brown, Mrs Bessie Kingsbury and daughter. Miss Helen were at MT. Browns cottage at Hayward's Lake Sunday.
 Edward M. Day of Hartford was the guest of his father and sisters over Sun day.
 MT. and Mrs. Daniel W. Williams and son of Wallingford were guests of Mir. Williams mother at the Homestead over the Fourth.
 Most of the out of town men who are at work oiS the new state road left Sat urday for their homes to spend tke hol- iday
 The post office was closed Monday from II a. m. until D. m The R. F. D. carriers did not go out.
 WHlldTn Carpenter, Iormerly. employ ed at the state armory in Hartford, has been called back for two months service and will leave town today (Tuesday) for Hartford. He will be stationed part of the time at the state camp at Niantic.
 At the whist and social in grange hall Saturday evening Miss Carmel Shea and Walter White were winners of the first prizes. Miss Jennie Cronin and Walter B. Lombard were awarded consolation prizes.
Norwich bulletin., 1920-07-06

struck midnight were on the lookout for the guilty ones. but the ringers of the bell escaped detection. Trolley crews coming into the city reported the usual number of torpedoes on the rails.
 Engine company No. 1 was called out about 10.30 Monday morning for roof fire at the home of Fred Popple of Meadow lane. When the firemen arrived the roof was ablaze. Over 35 gallons of chemical were used to extinguish the flames. The building is the property of Frank Ford, and beyond damage to the roof and some wetting by chemical suf- fered little.
 Three special officers were stationed on Pleasant street Monday to aid traffic in |, getting over the detour made necessa " by the repairing of Jilson Hill. The day for other officers passed quietly, there being no names on the blotter during the evening.
 Charles King of Hartford spent the Fourth in this city with relatives.
 Dr. F. M. Smith spent the week end with relatives at Crescent Beach.
 Jack Hill was the guest of friends at Pleasure Beach over the week end
 Leo Haggerty of Philadelphia Pr, and James Haggerty of Bridgeport. both for merly of this city, spent the holiday with friends here
 Amos Barker, Thomas Rowan, William Hussey and Earl Maston were visitors in Norwich Monday.