The Washington herald., 1920-08-23
In the Limelight
BY George Perry Morris.
seIli.s Be.eler's Ass.-.rs.e.

Selling Beeeber's Asusnsrtse.
So Ellen Terry is selling her
jewels; and among other souvenirs
of her past charm, and the homage
IL won from men OF all csllings.
pow in the possession of strangers
is ring given her by Henry Ward
Beecher, greatest of American
preachers Which news recalls the
passion this maker OF oratoricai
gems had for precious stones. He
/ carried them loose in his pockets
as you and ] would our Keys. No
city did he VISIT without seeking out
I Its best connoisseur in gems; and
| often he bought beyond his means.
once saw him standing in front
Of such shop, debating whether
to 60 in or stay out; but finally de-
/ Gliding that he dare not II was in
4 his old age when the sands OF life
| were running low. when he was re-
| duced in income: and habits OF free
spending built up in happier days no
| longer could be INDUCED.
Mrs. Richard MansneId's Herolsm.
Friends of Mrs. Mansfield. the
! widow OF the famous actor who was
bereft OF her son by the war. have
I
| tion TO the interests Of humanity
in the Near East and of her lsbors
in connection with relief work in
| Turkey. But only recently have de-
tails come through showing just
| what perils she has faced and thus
far escaped. For siXty-two days
she and other Americans were shut
UP in Urfs, besiesed by the Turks
and only indinerently aided by
French soldiers. who had been sent
to take the place OF the British
when they were withdrawn in No
vember. 1919. The house in which
she and. her associates were shut
up was under continuous rife FIRE.
Later their refuge was shelled.
They lived in the cellar and did
not get relief until April.
RuotoIo's aLenine.-
! wish l knew how much Of a
''veritist" Onorio Ruotolo, the sculp-
tor is. and whether he ever saw Le-
mine. II the portrait bust Of the
Russian dictator which Ruotolo has
produced resembles the subject, ex-
,cuse me from having TO meet the
communist on a dark night in side
alley Power is depicted, and is
there beyond doubt. Also a skull
indicating exceptional mentality.
But power. dedicated TO what ends?
1t is the awful mouth that gives the
character Of the man away.
Foch, the aPrnctiesI- Catholic.
Foch. Marshal of France, who
prayed while he fought, has been
making memorable on the religious
side the Knights OF Columbus re-
msrkable mission to Metz to prof1er
70 that city a replica Of Paul Part
let's statue OF Lafayette. He went
. with the knights into the ancient
cathedral to pray for the welfare OF
the souls Of American heroes who
died in the war. He was a genuine
participant in all the religious as
well as the civic phases Of a Franco
American determination that will do
much to modify receut French cold
ness toward US as people. Like Per
shinE. the American commander,
Foch expresses no mere lip service.
His piety reflects the inmost man.
\ Not for him secularism or moral
decadence. And because he is what
H he is France veers back to a more
ancient and noble tradition.
/ Swedens Geological Expert.
For the next month Baron Gerard
II de Geer. OF the University Of stock
holm. and his aides will be study
ing the geological record Of lands
near Lake Chsmplsin and Lake
Michigan. He has a theory that
much of the variation in strait
= fcation to be found generally
/ throughout the world. hitherto at
? ,tributed to volcanic action is really
. due to climatic changes especisly
2 in regions where glacial deposits
t have been registered. He hopes Il
e .clinch this theory by facts which
e he thinks are discernible in th'
S regions he is to explore For lacE
OF knowledge ! abstain from taking
= sides in this Cambrisn, Devouian
8 Upper Devonisn and Triassic ar
e fair Clay laminations' DO no
d Interest me "a much as the strait
= fcation OF humanity now visible
= in Manhattan and Queens, Nher'
y the submergence Of the Dutch
q English, German and Irish zoe
e on. Some day a volcanic eruption
= may come of in this area. Apropo
- Of volcanoes I see that Prof Henr!
Washington OF the Carnegie In
stitution has been telling the dele
y gates to the Pan-Pscitic Scientif
= Congress recently in session il
: Honolulu that the Hawaiian Island
q are wholly Of volcanic origin. an
= that il is rather unnecessary I
- push further a survey" now unde
: wav to prove whether this be tru
= or whether the islands once wer
/ part Of submerged continent.