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El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1920-05-08
Modem Girls Face Certain Disoster;
..Nappew Called Saddest Type OfAH

7 oNDON. Eng, Nay S.-"Girls with
y, no aim in life but 70 walk Up
and down the streets, satisfied II
they can ger enough money TO take
them 10 picture palaces and keep
them supplied with high heeled
shoes"
This was the Indictment delievered
By Miss n. de Silva against the mod
ern girl OF the middle class. Miss de
silva IS the wife Of Martin Harvey,
the actor and she herself IS high in
the play world
She was speaking on the subject
Of "Womeu's Work" at a meeting in
Brandford Of the Peoples League
and Housewives union when she 50
strongly arraigned the modern young
girl. Other points she made were.
share in Public Life.
Nov women are taking larger
share in public life they must take
care that they do not lose IN their
emancipation and the knowledge that
they could organize. the very thing
which In the past had been the back
bone OF England-their love Of home.
These little girls, the type Of
womanhood known as the Topper
half children and haif women have
become almost a type Of this genera
tion alone. 1t is one Of the saddest
types this country has ever known.
They do nothing and are Of no use;
en- the contrary, they do incalculable
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1920-05-08
BEIRUT NEEDS
PAINT; SHABBY
And RUN DOWN
Syrian City Seems Beautiful
From Bay; Lacks
Sanitation.
By sIR PERCIVAL PHILLIPS.

DEIRUT, Syria. Nay s.-From the
ID deck OF the Baron Call (the most
dilatOry steamer that ever loafed
along the Syrian coast uorthWard
from Port Said) Beirut was the fairest
picture OF a town I had seen this side
OF the desert Which should have
been sufficient warning to expect tho
worst
We eIbowed our way into the
crowded harbor and gazed hopefully
on her deceptive beauty. Tier upon
tier Of white houses rose stseply from
the waters edge. there were alluring
splashes Of green among the rOoftops.
ornate public buildings, church domes
and minarets; a background OF steep
mountain slopes reaching skyWard 70
the snowy crest OF Lebanon. lost IN
drifting clouds. A desirable city in
deed, obviously outranking IN size
and spleudor her competitors for the
rich trade OF Syria
When a brusque young lieutenant
OF colonial infantry had stamped our
assports-reiecting those not bear
ing the visa OF his consul at Port
Said-We were at liberty 70 go ashore
and be disillusioned-
The mirage vanished Ike an Arab
ian Nights set at Drury Lane.
Remained only the usual dirty,
dust-ridden, doWn-at-heel city OF the
east crying out for fresh paint and
sanitation.
The city itself is as calm as London.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1920-05-08
Ornate GarB Gains FaDOr h London;
Demdnd For FLashv RQiment Grows

I ONDON. Eng. May s--Clothes
Il shrieling with extraordinary col
ors. adorned by designs Of wild
tigers. galloping horses or flying
birds, everything unconventional and
ornate. viii be worn by men and
women this spring. The Bradford
textile merchants are bewHdersd at
the demands for extraordinary cloth
ing designs that are now being made
OF them.
There ts evidence Of a violent re-
action from the comparatively somher
shades which have characterized both
mems and womeu's dress during the
dark days Of the war Men who have
worn khaki for years are evincinE a
desire for something brighter, and
with the necessity for wearing mourn
ing imposed on almost every family
In the land, the Womanfolk have re-
NAMED under painful restraint IN re-
gard TO the use Of the brighter ana
more becoming shades OF material
Predicts Opposite Extreme.
At a recent meeting OF the Brad
ford Textile society. which includes
an the experts In the trade. some re-
markaole prophecies were made about
coming fashions. Ii was declared by
one expert that the signs pointed to
a reaction to the opposite extreme OF
the prevailing sable styles already
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1920-05-08
ASK
HIGHER WAGES
FROM ITALIANS

DONE. Itaiy. Nay 5.-Something like
n panic pervades the ranks OF Ro-
man patricians. and mobiles owing
to the threatened strike OF servants
Of princely houses" These workers.
tired OF being underpaid BY their
aristocratic masters, have addressed
the following not undIgnified appeal
to the papers:
Although all classes OF workers
have bettered their condition. We
have obtained no improvement what
ever and would Ike to know how it
Is possible to live on wages varying
from 100 to $50 lire a month $50 to
$50 at the normal rate Of exchanged.
And not all families give these
princely wages. II we ask for an in
crease. our employers reply that they
give US food and lodging We do not
want an eight-hour day. but a living
wage on which TO maintain our fam
lies, for we see that while our en-
ployers throw away thousands on
perfectly useless things. they refuse
70 give Us enough Tor the bare neces-
stiles OF life These are the minimum
wages which we ask Mairre d'hotel
and butler. $50 lire $500 a month";
second 1oormans $50 lire le4al a
month: third footman. 500 lire $500.
including food, but without wine"
1t cannot be said that the demands
OF these -princeiy domestics, as they
style themselves. are exaggerated. 50
that Ct is hoped that a strike may be
averted-
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1920-05-08

harm They do not qualify for
mothers or for wives and there Is
nothing before them but disaster.
The streets Of our towns are
crowded with these little girls, fif-
teen and sixteen years Of age, with
no aim at all For the most part they
do tipping OF serve in shops and they
just endure these few hours Of work
in order 70 be able 10 dress up and
walk about in the evenings
No Love For Home.
in the wealthy classes we have
found exactly the same thinE-there
Is no love for home and very little
respect for the parents. Their idea
Of life IS teas and lunches in hotels
and smoking cigarettes. What does
Il end in2 Misery and nothing else.
Smoking itself is not q harmful
thing, but when acquired as a fe-
male habit is is sign OF general
looseness.
why should a girl smoker 1 have
never been able TO find out I have
had q pretty Ions experience and I
can count on my fingers the women
who smoke because they really like
it.
I recognize that youth must have
enough recreation and pleasure
said Mrs. Harvey. in conclusion,
''but it Is the deeper things that mat
ter-motherss fathers, home life and
work
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1920-05-08

The following powers who were at
var with Germany have ratified the
Versailles treaty, and hence become
1irst members OF the league;
Belgium, Brazil, British Empire
including Canada. Australia, South
African union. New Zealand, India,
GzechO -Slovakia. France, Guatemala,
italy, Japan. Liberia, Panama, Peru,
Poland SIAM Uruguay Greece Por-
tugal.
The thirteen neutral states which
have Joined the league are
Argentine, Chill, Columbia Den
marx, Netherlands, Norway, Para
guay, Persia Salvador, Spain, SWe-
den, Switzerland. Venezuela
Thus twelve OF the leagues mem
bezs are situated IN tbs new world.
sfiM oatside Fold.
Nations which were at war With
Germany but have not yet ratified
the treaty OF Versailles, and hence
are not members OF the league, are
as follows:
United states. China, Cuba, Eucs-
DOR Haiti, Honduras, Nicaragua, Ru-
mania lThO shortly intends to)i Ser
biss Hed5az. the new Arabian king
DOM.
As soon the above nations ratify
the treaty they automatically be-
come members q the league
-Four OF five other nations. such as
Esthonia and Finland, have petit
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1920-05-08
IRISH TO FIGHT.
ANY
LEFT ON EARTH
Arthur Griffith. Sim Fem Of
fetal, Says Erin VIII Gain
Her Freedom.

nUBLIN. Ireland, May S.-aIreland
IS done forever with subservient
bargaining and viii endure pa
tiently until she IS recognized by
free and equal nation among nations"
Arthur Griffith. vice-president Of the
Sim Fein republic, told a representa-
tive OF the Manchester Guardian
we fought the last general cleo
ton on perfectly constitutional lines,
and the answer to it has been an
intensi fication4 OF unconstitutional
persecution By the English ever since
The result is that lrishmen have lost
al care for their own lives and prop
erty- This means that they are
steeled for every sacrifice
Thus, on one hand. Dublin castle
cannot break US, on the other hand,
the politicians cannot trick US
Irishmen have no hostility TO Eng
lshmen as such-let the British army
Of occupation be removed and we can
be the best OF friends"
Mr.. Griffith expressed the opinion
mat Il was the Irish who beat the
peace treaty in the United States
French opinion he said. is
swinging around in Ireland's favor
and in time England will see the
folly OF giving the world such an ex-
cellent stick to beat her with, for
the English policy has been to drive
the Irish youth all over the world
II the English refuse to grant
ireland Independence, they viii have
TO extirpate the Irish nation, and
they will have to do their extirpa-
ton in the face OF the world Sim
Fein has made the question an inter
national one and intends 10 keep Il
So We are determined to put presi-
dent Wilson's principle OF self
determination to the test and accept
nothing less than our rights"
Mr. Griffith pointed out that the
Irish were the most patient people in
the world, had stood Dublin castle
misrule for generations, and would
stand it. if need be, for generations
more. He said that in Tipperary
alone 10000 houses had been raided
and that deportation Of Irishmen
without trial had stiffened Irish op-
position and patience beyond all cal
Every month Of persecution that
eusues makes the impossibflity Of a
settlement more than obvious" he de-
clared. Sim Heiners rely upon them
selves 10 win out through patience
The name Sim Fein properly trans
lated means self reliance, Then,
too, we have strong asset in the
growth OF foreign detestation Of Brit
ish imperialism
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1920-05-08
HOLY SEE Wins
new TRIAL In
ANCIENT SUIT
Millions Left Church 1870
Years Ago Still Remains
To Be Settled.

DONE. Italy. May SIN 17ss a
N wealthy prelate, Mgr. Varese,
died. leaving the bulk OF his for
tune, which amounted to several mill
lions OF lire, TO the holy see and more
especially 70 the sacred congregation
OF propa ganda eide The testaror's
next of kin, count Clod Degi Att
attacked the validity of the viii. as
sering that Mgr Narese was not in
fun possession OF his mental facul-
ties
An interminable lawsuit has been
going on ever since. with varying
fortune and vicissitudes. both parties
making every effort 10 establish their
claim TO the Narese millions
Things looked bad for the holy see
when the court OF appeals OF Aquila
pronounced a sentence in favor OF
the plainaiffs, condemniug the con-
gregation OF propaganda fide to the
restitution OF the entire sum with
compound interest since the year 178S-
It would have meant bankruptcy for
the holy see, but the latter had re-
course 70 the supreme court o. casa
ton, which has now declared the
Aquila sentence null and void. owing
70 faulty procedure. ordering thar the
lawsuit be again brought for dis
cussion before the court Of appeals
Of Bologna
There is a formidable array Of
counsel. the consistorial advocates
Santucci. Cammeo, Mussi and Pacellf
appearing for the congregation Of
propaganda fide, and advocates Scia-
rola, Trincheri and Sonnino for count
Clon Degli AttL
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1920-05-08
TALL BUILDINGS
HOOTEDA At IN
LONDON
Skyscraper Proposal Sug-
gestion Of Cemeteries
On the Roofs.
MOUNTAIN CLIMBING
JOKE REVIVED, TOO

7 ONDONs Eng. Nay s.-Wil London
l. build skyward2 That is the aues-
ton which Is today agitating the
minds OF architects and builders. Al
q recent meeting Of the Royal Insd-
tute OF British Architects the need Of
higher buildings for London was the
great subject OF discussion
The london building act limits
buildings to a height OF 50 feet-ex-
cept in special circumstances. II Is
to combat this Limitation that the IN
stitute went into a thorough discus
sion OF the advantages and otherwise
OF tall buildings for business for
nent architects and travellers gave
their views.
Restrictions are Asked.
The president Of the society. J. W
Simpson. announced that he was IN
favor Of amending the present build
ing act. while Delissa Joseph. a very
Well-knOWn architect here, advocated
the erection OF buildings 200 feet
high abutting on open spaces. around
parks and commons and along the
river front
This IS the only solution OF the
street traffic problem and the matter
OF dearer fares on the car lines and
underground" said Mr.. Joseph Lon
don IS OVERLOOKING and building must
take an upward tendency, especially
in the central area
Sir Martin Conway. who has At
tanned much fame as an Alpine
climber said that one day in New
York recently had converted him from
his former British prejudice against
the "skyscraper."
THE higher the buildings the
greater the relief from noise. dust,
groundings and microbes said Sir
Martin. This viii save the circum-
ference Of London from spreading
illimitabIT over the counties
And Mountain CIlmbinE.
Y see no reason why huge build
ings could not be built IN which ag-
gregatious Of people could be more
comfortably housed than they are to-
day. Zach Of these buildings could
be provided with its own cooperative
store its school. tneaters cinema and
restaurant
II London continues to grow at
its present rate IL viii be impossible
for anything excepting an expedition
TO get out OF London"
The suggestion has, OF course. not
yet made its appeal 10 the somewhat
stolid and conservative British mind.
One humorist has depicted the flat
life Of the future in a building Of
two thousand stories Sir Martin
Conway has been depicted as planting
his alpeustoclz on the 234th landing
OF 3 New York slyscraper and. while
he INDUCED in his bottle OF bass.
having all the thrills OF an assault on
Mont Blanc.
other humorists suggest that II a
registry office and a roof cemetery be
included all LIES worries viii be over
and there viii be no need to seek
other fields from birth 20 death.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1920-05-08

there we're in process OF manufacture
clothes designed IN Jazz stripes,
cubist checks, and post-impressiouist
figures
While some examples OF these re-
markable cloths provide a not IN
pleasant impression. there are others
Il would be difficult to appreciate
adequately except by people with a
highly developed sense Of the arts
tic"
Ons manufacture OF dress goods
when questioned on the subject, said
there was no doubt that a violent re-
action in taste was developing IN re-
gard to textile materials
Stationary and Formal
"Up to the present q large part OF
designs in textiles has been station
AIRY and formal he said.
Every designer formerly obtained
his effects from something stili-a
bird sitting On g 5ough. column OF
some other conventional device. The
tendency OF the mpressionist
which has its votaries
among the creators OF materials for
IS 70 create in lheir designs
q feeling Of movement
This" he declared. rs only n
keeping with the peculiar resLessness
which appears 10 be the result Of the
war We live IN an age devoted 70
speed rather than rest we ars in a
vortex in which everything Is dy-
mamie and nothing static"
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1920-05-08
japanese Educator
Decides to Lice Life
of Hermit in Future

Toxic, Japan, Nay g. - kanae
Izeda, director Of the middle school
OF Kure. suddenly disappeared a few
weeks ago leaving a letter stating
that he was dissatisfied with the
recent state OF social affairs and de-
termined 70 lead a hermits life. Now
he has been discovered in a famous
BuddiF5t monastery leading the life
Of a monk
This IS an incident showing the
spread OF the social unrest IN Japan.
The old national mentality has
greatly been modified since the war
and the authorities find IL hard to
recruit sufficient officers for both
the navy and army as well as Off
cials fer the diplomatic and consular
serriS Commercial careers now
appeal more 20 young JAPANESE
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1920-05-08
Noted London Beauty to
Act IN the "MoUies'

London, Eng, Nay 8.=Lady Eden.
regarded as one Of tho most beautiful
movies" according TO an announce
ment made recently.
Her portrait as typical OF English
beauty. has been painted By a number
OF her pictures that led to a dispute
with Whistler, which was fought out
in the Paris law courts Her late
husband, Sir william Eden who died
in 1915 was very. talented amateur
artist
For her work in the war, Lady
Eden Wzs created an Officer Of the
British Empire and a Lady Of Grace
Of me Order OF St John OF Jerusalem.
she lost two sons in the war and her
third son, Sir Timothy Eden, who was
studying IN Berlin at the outbreak OF
hostiliti5s. Fzs interned- Her only
Of the heir Of the earldom Of War
wick
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1920-05-08

Yet beneath the busy routine or
everyday life you detect an air OF
anxiety q feeling OF tension. Of IN
certainty tinged with apprehension
people.
The only patient people are the
poor. the starving poor. They take
with gratitude the doles OF rice given
them by the kindly French, but they
seem 10 have little interest and less
hope In the future. They have SUI
fered much. AS I came back to my
dilatory steamer I saw little ragged
children lowering in the roadway. A
laden lorry dashed by at breakneck
speed. They darted into the dust.
and when 1t had passed CROPPED there
with eager hands. They were search
ing for grains Of corn that might
have fallen from the bursting sacks.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1920-05-08
France to Put Ban
on American Luxuries

Paris. France, May s.-A new ban
on luxuries from america and other
countries is about to be imposed by
the French finance ministry. silk
stockings. pianos, jewels and similar
articles, classed as de luxe" wares,
are 20 be barred
The recent boom in the American
and British exports to France, tend
ing TO lower exchange, makes it nee
essary, it is explained
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1920-05-08
HOT MEAL PROBLEM IN BERLIN;
STRENUOUS TINE IN KAPP RULE

I ONDON. Eng. May S.-Conditions
in Berlin during the shOrt-lived
Kapp regime are graphically de-
scribed I'm an article in the Daily Mail
by G. Ward Price. who declares that
foreigners in Berlin during the "revo-
luton" were more concerned with the
problem Of getting a warm meal than
with the political fortunes Of the rival
factions
ITO most OF them" the article as
serfs. athe political sfgnificance of
daily events was obscure and, indeed,
secondary. The newspaper CORE
spondents. privileged in the posses
sion OF their AusWeise, or passes-of
which they held three during the
week. according 70 the various
changes Of goTerumeut-coul 60 out
and pass the barriers OF barbed wire
armOred cars machine guns ana SOL
diers armed 10 the teeth with rifles.
bayonets and bombs, and would re-
turn with the latest official report
from the foreign ministry or the
chancelor's place. and the latter ru-
NOR from the corner Of the Wilhelm
strasse, which has been the crowded
forum Of this weeks political up
heaval.
Hot Meal Chief Interest.
cit was their job to try 20 follow
the kaleidoscope changes Of the sit
uation from hour to hour. But what
interested the rest Of the foreigners
in Berlin far more than whether kapp
was shot as a traitor, or whether
Trebitsch Lincoln became German
emperor. was the speculation as TO
their chances Of getting a hot meal
War profiteers of the Wealthiest
lurked 10 their sumptuOus suites at
the Adlon, surrounded by all the lux
ury Of gilded furniture and thick pile
carpets. scooplng Dotted meat out Of
tins BY the light OF a solitary candle
and surrounded by a revolving litter
OF unmade beds, muddled boots await
ing cleaning. and the scraps OF the
day before yesterdays cold meals still
10 be cleared away
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1920-05-08
Polish Women Offer
Services 10 Counfru

Warsaw, Poland, Nay s. - A
volunteer battalion OF women is TO
be formed by the Polish army for
duty in Warsaw and vicinity. Serv-
ice is for six months and is separate
from the women units which have
served at the front The battalion
Is TO have women officers and viii
90 patrol duty at barracks and other
places thus relieving men soldiers
for more strenuous work.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1920-05-08
Bet / to 200 That
England Won't Go Dry

London. Eng, May s.-Brokers IN
the city rate the possibility Of Eng
land going dry at odds OF / TO 200.
A rate OF ten shnlings per 100
pounds, equivalent to one-half Of one
percent, is quoted to cover insurance
against passage by az Of parliament
within u months prohibiting sale Of
alcoholic llquqors IN this country.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1920-05-08
American Honey Grows
Pohular IN England

London. Eng, Nay S.-American
honey is becoming increasingly pop
ular in Great Britain on account
OF the shortage OF sugar the English
people have taken readily 10 its use,
and ft now seems probable that the
demand viii continue even after
sugar again becomes plentiful Dur
ing 1918 the United States shipped
$4,000. 900 pounds Of honey to the
United Kingdom, the value being
S. 500 900
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1920-05-08
Paris Males BALI at
English Cuff Ruffles

Paris, France, May $40 man viii
wear ruffles on his evening shirt in
Paris. at least this sumner A
smart snop on the Avenue de rOpera
tried TO boost the fashion by exhibit
ing in its windows q lot sent over
from England with two wide lace
ruffles which oVerlapped the lapels
OF the coat. The crowds that gath
cred about those windows Suffawed
the thing out Of Paris
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1920-05-08

And Berlin Il Happy.
Germany, OF course, rejoices enor-
-aously at the tura events have taken
But. for the present. she may not
gain much from The Anglo-French
quarrel II is only Germany's weak
ness that has divided the allies; II
by a miracle she were to become
strong again, Britain and France
suddenly would discover that their
hearts beat as one.
The cable dispatches on this Anglo
French crisis have inevitably given q
totally false Impression OF the situa-
ton. This because both governments
have Quarreled on preteLts- Neither
has aTowed its real feelings or real
motives
France was determined TO strike at
Germany on the first excuse. and even
seriously debated commencing an IN
vasion in March because a prince
threw champagne bottle at a
Frenchman In the Adlon hotel, in
Berlin England has equally been
long resolved that the first opportu-
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1920-05-08
Bones of Patagonian
Dinosaurs Stolen

DUENOS AIRES. Argentina, May
d S.-Who stole the great Pata-
gonian dinosaurusZ This is
a question the newspapers are
asking and Il Is also a question
which DR.. Carlos Ameghino. direc-
tor OF the Buenos Aires museum Of
natural history, would like 20 have
answered. The dinosaurs, OF
rather its skeleton. was not stolen
from the museum, but from the soil
OF Patagonia, near Neuuuen. where
Il was discovered by English engi-
Arthur Smith Woodward. natural
ist, Of the British museum, who
communicated with DR.. Ameghino.
When a party went to get the find.
II was discovered nothing was left
Of the monster except a toe or SO.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1920-05-08

they have extorted concessions from
the old government which are a big
step on the way TO something like
Bolshevism. and Il probably viii not
be long before the dwellers in the
Adlon which juts out so uncomfort-
ably prominently Into the open space
between the Brandeaburg gate and
the Linden have TO put themselves in
a state Of siege again