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and Mr.. Henry White. received hon
ors for military services also. Gen.
Pershing and Gen. March share alike
in the distribution, and there is a
lengthy list which includes all the
Army and Navy men in RESPONSE BILE
positions after this country entered
the conflict But humane efforts are
recognized, too. and Edith Wharton,
the author, and Mrs. Margaret Cox
Benet appear high on the list for
their faithful work in the hospitals
while James NJ. Beck was honored be-
cause of his burning eloquence in
placing the cause of France before
the world. Miss Anne Morgan re-
ceived high honor, as did Pierre du
Pont of Wilmington and the late
William K. Vanderbilt and his wife
and Mr.. Vance Mccormick.
Gen. Gorgas received the red sash
of the chevalier just prior to his
death in London, and Gen. Cocktails
was given similar honor. In the
lesser classes of the Legion of Honor
nearly thousand names appear and
show the desire of the French gov
eminent to recognize the least as well
as the greatest effort to save the
republic from destruction. The cross
of the Legion of Honor carries many
highly priced perquisites, and even
the lesser insignia bring pension
should the recipient desire to claim
it and the privilege of receiving gratis
all the educational advantages for
which France is famous, either for
the holder or his children.
Letters from ConstantinopIe are
filled with amazing details of Turkish
women forced into business life by
the economic stress of the times and
their working in factories side by
side with Christian women and even
Christian men. despite the violent OBJ
1n. II I,- lii ld
One result of the world war in ele-
waiting the cost of living all over
Europe. even more acutely than in this
country, is that the lordly Turkish
merchant, with his varied collection
of wives, is unable to maintain his
establishment, and since he cannot
support the inmates of the harem he
is compelled by law to free them
from matrimonial restraints.
The shops of the Turkish capital
are filled with timid. soft-eyed wom-
en- who are pointed out to the pa
irons as having formerly lived in the
domicile of such and such a great
man. and this information is pre-
Sumed to act as an incentive to trade
Americans do not find these much
lauded women as beautiful and al
Turing as they appear in poetry, and
song. On the contrary, they are shy
and self-conscious. and present the
type of the clinging vine. which is
not altogether attractive. Being used
to splendid indoor apparel they wear
business clothes awkwardly and are
not neat in appearance. Now the
landed Moslem finds his several wives
an asset and not an expense as his
city brethren, and the fields about the
Bosporus are being largely cultivated
by women whose hands have hitherto
known no rolgher work than tin
king a guitar.
But on the whole the agricultural
women are happier and better treat
ed, even though they perform the
farm drudgery. For one thing. they
are no longer yelled and secreted. and
have asserted a sort of independence
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which their lords grant them, fearing
to lose their services otherwise
Many of the missionaries from this
side, who went abroad to relieve the
ecessities in the near east, have
found their assistance sadly needed
about Constantinople, and they have
fingered there whenever they could
obtain the permission from the au-
thorities. Night schools and after
noon classes are being opened in the
country TO equip the women for their
new obligations and duties. They are
crowded to the doors and many come
and go in relays.
All manner of pleasing reforms are
hailed from afar, and the winter
amenities promise to be as decorous
in every class of society as the best
conducted Sunday school Gowns are
longer as to skirts. and collars reach
the earlobes and cuffs descend over
the knucklcs. Ball gowns announced
from Paris would receive entire ap-
prevail in the strictest boarding
schools and every ultra feature has
been eliminated from outdoor and
evening attire.
Now comes the rulings from the
cultured circles in fashionable cen
ters-Paris, London and Geneva
about dancing. No more shall the
youth be permitted to clasp his part
ner in the frenzied style Of the past
winters. He must lightly touch her
waist and hold her arm lightly and
easily: nor must he permit his hand
to stray higher than the waist All
of the shaking movements are as
rigidly forbidden AS the Jazz music
which has been relegated into the
lowest depths Of forgotten things.
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Indeed the new rules especially pre-
scribe that if the orchestra SO far
ignores the prophecies as to play jazz
music in good society. the dancers
must stand rigidly quiet until the
leader RECEIVERS piose.
All the old. slow. graceful waltzes
revive, and the jerky, undignified nov
elites depart Even square dances are
talked of in Paris, with the tradition
al langourous music which accompa-
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MED Sir Roger de Coverly or the min.
ust- Lively polka ana mazurkas steps
are coming back, with some spirited
dances popular in the Balkan states
The Bohemian peasant dances are
having such a vogue in London that
DR.. Alice Masaryk, who has been
there on a mission for her people,
has established several dancing CEN
tiers. where the old Bohemian meas
ures are taught by masters brought
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from Prague. Dr. Masaryk, who is
the sister of the charge d'affaires of
Czechoslovakfa to Washington, will
come here later in the winter to rep
resent the industrial revival of the
women oil her country. She holds her
degree from famous gymnasium OF
the Bohemian capital. Prague.
1t seems reasonable to believe that
CONTINUED on Eighth Page.)
Evening star., 1920-02-05
EUROPE MUST AID
EXCHANGE BY WORK
Secretary of the Treasury
Houston Talks to NeWspa-
per Men for First Time.

Foreign exchange rates. now 50
greatly disturbed, cannot he restored
to normal by any magic formula. and
European nations must turn their
hands To whatever productive occu-
pations they find befoIe a proper bal
ance is restored. said Secretary Hous-
ton today in his first interview with
newspaper men as head of the Treas
UrN Department..
'ir. Houston expressed himself as
h"ing in accord with the policies of
1nestic and foreign finance followed
LAY his predecessor, Mr.. Glass. and said
jFat further loans of this government to
aid European nations were not to be
considered at this time.
Compares Europe to L. =. SoIth.
AT least half generation was
the time the Secretary estimated it
y. cuid take to adjust world credits.
iding that there vas no POSSIBLE
way to repair the devastation of five
years of war 'by tomorrow after
noon" He said the condition OF
Europe was in many ways compare
lie 20 that in the southern states i'm
: ediately after Gen. Lees surrender.
the Confederate soldiers returned
home to find their plantations neg
lectcd, their currency worthless their
credit impaired and their industrial.
system overturned Yet by hard
work and ecoI omy they had in TWEEN
" years put the south in stronger
position financially than it had been
a he beginning of the civil ware
Whatever private initiative could do
to alleviate the hardShipS of Europe
ind rehabilitate it's industry. said Mr.
Hpuston. should be done, especially in
the matter of getting raw materials
iu;o those countries, but he indicated
at their salvation was largely in
their own hands.
Evening star., 1920-02-05
FIVE WILLS OFFERED
FOR PROBATE IN D. C..
Church in Ireland Remembered
Distribution of Other
Estates

The will of John Rudden. dated Oc
tober -. 1918, has been fled for pro-
hate. He leaves 500 TO the Catholic
church of the parish of Curran. county
OF Monaghan, Ireland. The furniture
business of the testator il given to his
adopted daughter. Mrs Margaret B.
Juriey OF Chattanooga. Tenn A life
interest IN the remaining estate was
ccrised to his wife, Mary A. Rudden.
with remainder to Mrs TurIey. The
widow has since died. so the adopted
daughter Will take the entire estate
Mr. Ridden died January IS. and his
wife survived him only twelve days
By the terms of the will of Alvin
". Cha pin. dated November 20. 1919 a
lie interest in has entire estate ie
given to his wife. Grace l.. Cha nin-
Itn rem::indCr to his daughter. Mabel
=. ETock. Clarence T.. Fries is au-
ilpr!zcd 10 vote the testator's stock
il the Fries. RedIl < Sharp Company
nd Arthur y Chaplin is named as
. ecIitoT.
i-e,bciid Dohcrty. by her will dated
.-'y -. 1919. leaves all her property
- '"hH g Weldon and simon Beebc.
ustcei Tor the benefit Of her sister.
--1'tlE IioncrtE. Should the sister be
q 81 tnc trustees are 10 have the
p-"|@r'y Tor their own use.
TIE entire estate of Ida = C;antz is
fr'. - her children Sarah A.
< cs. t,iutrs r. Ganiz and Ray A.
niZ by her Will dated Juiy - last.
irra !. Hughes is named as execu-
-ix
Evening star., 1920-02-05
LEAVES ELLIS ISLAND
FOR YEAR AT SCHOOL

NEW YORK, February "a
promise to attend school for one
year and at the end of that time
to take an examination in read
ing and writing the Eng.i .ish Ian
guage secured the release from
Ellis Island today of Giulfo Sera-
tinO la PuZZa. a young Italian
widow whose husband was killed
on the Italian front while she was
serving with the Italian Womans
Auxiliary Corps.
The young couple had answered
Italys call to arms from Chicago.
where they were living when the
war broke out. Mrs. La PuZza re-
turned here to find a home for
herself and baby with her huS-
bands relatives.
Evening star., 1920-02-05

scratch up the earth like the early worm
looking for the tardy bird. AS soon as
you see the mechanical spade sparring
for an opening. rush up to the chauffeur
and ask who's going to pay him off on
Saturday. His answer will probably be
the name of the gentleman who will be
glad to inform his heirs that your as
signs. two generations distant. would
like to engage one of the steam refrig-
Grated apartments.
Everything is complete then for big
monthly haul of rent and complaints.
The landlord saves the rent and throws
the complaints into the furnace. Think
of having your squawks heat the very
water you shave with. At the first sign
spring the owner unveils a couple of
of artificial urns in the front yard and
coaxes smilax to grow in them. The
sparrows eat the smilax seed. evict the
earth and hang around until a good rain
comes. Then they take a bath.
Being a landlord isn't all gravy when
you've got to take insults from SPAR
rows.
Evening star., 1920-02-05
FUNERAL PROFITS SCORED.
Caskets and Wares Too High, Mar
tin Tells Association,

PHILADELPHIA. February 5.-Proft-
eering undertakers were denounced here
last night by John F. Martin of Eliza :
beth, n. J.. president of the National
Funeral Directors Association. He told
the members of the Philadelphia Funeral
Directors Association at dinner that
there was no doubt in his mind that the
cost of caskets and funeral wares is en-
tirely too high.
I'VE cannot hope to gain the favor OF
the public while we continue to exact
large profits on those articles of funeral
furnishings" said Mr.. Martin. There
is no justification for any undertaken t.
charge from 200 to 800 per cent more
than the manufacturers cost for cas-
kets. The undertaken who estimates the
value of his services at $40 and charges
from $3.50 to $500 for a caSket which
cost him 800 to $3.50 has a wrong con-
ception of the true mission of a funera
director and embalmer"
Mr. Martin said no funeral directors
association was behind the movement tt
bring home the soldier dead from
France.
Evening star., 1920-02-05
Mr.. SMOOT ATTACKS
PRINTING OF SPEECHES
Declares Paper Is Wasted on Docu-
ments From Executive
DeDartmenJS.

Waste of print paper by the federal
executive departments in the publica-
ton of useless documents was vigor-
by Senator Smoot, republican. of Utah.
who declared that from July /. 1915.
to July Is last. 30.144.362 copies of
speeches made by cabinet officials and
other persons were printed and dis
tributed through the mails at a total
cost of $4,000.
Calls 1t "wieked Practice.v
This was denounced by the Utah SEN
ator as not only being waste of pa
per- but an "abuse of the public's
money" and a wicked practice that
should be stopped at once in view of the
serious paper shortage now existing.
The Treasury Department alone, ac-
Acording to Senator Smoot, had 25.066,-
1000 copies of speeches printed and dis
tributed through the mails, requiring
. 7os.S96 pounds of paper, while the
Railroad Administration had 3.055, 500
copies of speeches made by William
G. McAdoo while director general OF
railroads. and other persons, printed.
One million copies of one speech made
by Mr.. McAdoo at-Altoona. Pa. in
1918 alone were printed and distrib-
uted, Senator Smoot said
Exhibited Printed Pamphlet.
Mr.. Smoot exhibited a printed pamph-
let which he said had been printed al
government expense and distributed
among the railroad men of the coun-
try with the compliments of gov
ernment official"
''Who paid for the printing!" in
quired Senator Smith. democrat, Geor-
gia- referring to the numerous
speeches that have been printed by
the executive departments.
The government, of course" retort-
ed Senator Smoot. "and besides for
the cost of the paper and for carrying
the speeches through the mails"
1t was suggested that the printing,
at government expense, of such speeches
and franking them through the mails
might be questionable under the law.
1,183.s62 Copies Printed.
For the executive Office. Senator
Smoot said, 1885 copies of speeches
were printed at a cost of $4,000, and
requiring 79,497 pounds, while 1000
copies of speeches were printed for the
food administration.
These statistics, Senator Smoot said,
were compiled by the public printer
and do not include numerous docu-
ments that have been printed for the
executive departments.
Senator Pomerene, democrat of Ohio
called attention to the print paper
shortage, which he said especially af-
fects the small publisher.
We ought to convince the people
that propa ganda is unnecessary on
every question: said Senator Srnoot
That would save thousands of pounds
o. paper"
Evening star., 1920-02-05
TWO MESSENGERS HAVE =.
UNIQUE WORK To Do
Reclassifers Consider Persons Who
Bear Congressmen's Speeches To
and From Printers.

ana From Tr1nterS.
When is a messenger not a mes
senger?
Two messengers whose jobs may be
termed unique in Uncle Sams service
received the attention of the joint
congressional commission on reclasSi-
, fication of salaries in the District
today.
These messengers, down on the
rolls with such title, in reality do a
peculiarly trustworthy sort of work.
and receive for it, however, about the
same wages as other messengers re-
ceiVe.
The messengers are assigned from
! the government printing Office to the
Capitol, and it is their duty to carry
transcriptiOns of speeches made IN
the House and Senate to the various
congressmen who made them. The
second part of their duty is to get
the, transcriptions to the printing Of
fee.
These may not seem especially
arduous duties antil the fact is add
ed that these men have to find tne
congressmen And then the matter
takes on a different aspect.
Sometimes a member of the House
will make a speech and then go OUT
| to lunch. or to his home. way OUT IN
! Chevy Chase or some other section
| of the District.
IT is up to the messenger to find
him. and personally show him the
! TRANSCRIPTION of his speech, get his
| corrections and bear the correcteo
, copy, with that of all the other men
| who made speeches that day, TO the
! government printing Office.
dead line" is established for
these messengers. it is said, by which
| thew must get the corrected transcript
| tions into the printing office.
Evening star., 1920-02-05
WHEAT CONTROL REPEAL
FAVORABLY REPORTED

A favorable report on Senator
Gronna's bill repeating the war time
measure under which the government
CONTROLS wheat prices was ordered to-
day by the Senate agriculture COM
mittee.
The committee was unanimous in
support of the bill. An amendment to
the bill was made by the committee
which would require the grain cor
poration to pIy into the federal
Treasury the profits made by it. which
are estimated by senators at approxi-
mately $50. 600 900, and for the sub
mission by the corporation of a COM
plete report to Congress dealing with
it's operations.
Evening star., 1920-02-05

cookies, 1t never rains. but il pours
First year of unconstitutional prohibi-
tion and nothing in the cellar but an
empty coal bin. oh peace. where is thy
victory; oh drought, thy sting -a-ling-a-
ling?
Parking space in an apartment house
is so timid that you have to engage it
two generations in advance. Parking
space on a park bench is the only kind
Of light housekeeping that the fiappers
and fiapperettes can afford. unless they
wish to mortgage the last Christmas
gift
Science has certainly improved the
cliff dwelling industry since the old days
of the dumb waiter and the hollow
speaking tube. Under the present agile
building regime a ten-story bungalow is
commenced on Tuesday, the squirrels
start taking in their supplies of acorns
on Wednesday. telephones are connected
on Thursday and by Saturday morning
flowers are blooming in the front yard
One way to secure living quarters for
your great-grandchildren is to hang
around some vacant lot until you see a
steam shovel back up and begin to
Evening star., 1920-02-05
WOMEN DEMOCRATS ELECT.
National Organization Formed as
Separate Section of Party.

NEW YORK, February 5.-The
Women Democrats of America, ma
tional organization for the purpose
of organizing democratic women as
a separate section of the democratic
party, was formally launched here
vest .,rday at a meeting of well known
democratic women The charter re-
Gently granted the organization by
Il g New York supreme court was
adopted and officers were elected.
The officers chosen were: Tempo
rary chairman. Mrs. Henry P. Keith;
active vice chairmen, Elizabeth Mar
bury and Miss Adelaide Sterling: hon
orary vice chairmen, Mrs. George II.
Childs. Mrs. Lewis Nixon. Mrs. Leslie
Abbott of North Carolina. Mrs. Ella
OGorman Stanton. Mrs. Frederick
Crawford, Mrs. E. X. Vanderbilt. jr.;
Mrs. Borden Hartman and Mrs. Eliza
beth Colbert; recording secretary,
Mrs. p. J. CAN'T; corresponding sec
retary, Mrs. Charles b. Hirst; treas
urer, Miss Louise Tucker. and direct
or of organization, Mrs Mary A. Moss
of Buffalo.
The purpose of the new organization
as set forth by the certificate of in
corporation is: ITO organize the
demo cratic women of America with
in the national democratic party, but
separate from the men, on a system
modelled somewhat after the demo-
cratic form of government, with a
national organization of the women
of the party. consisting of national
council, state divisions. county chap
ters and senatorial. assembly and 9TH
er election district units"
Evening star., 1920-02-05
Accused of Seizing Two Pay Rolls.

NEW YORK, February 5-Two men
arrested after an exciting chase in
5th avenue for the theft of an eleven
thousand-dollar pay roll from a cloth
ing manufacturing establishment
were identified at a police station yes
terday by Miss Harriet Margolin as
the pair who had robbed her Of the
eight ht-thousand-dollar Christmas pay
roll of her employer. also clothing
manufacturer. The s11 900 stolen was
recovered.
Evening star., 1920-02-05
RENT PRoFITEERs TO BE HIT.
Chicago Real Estate Board Will
Establish Prices.

CHICAGO, February 5.-A drive
against rent profiteers will be launch
ed at once by the Chicago real estate
board. according to President l. o.
Ackley.
,, The campaign, he said. will be di-
rected chiefly against spectators who.
he declared, had bought old buildings
and raised rents out of proportion to
the investment. Mr.. Ackley said
these spectators were responsible for
nine out of ten cases of rent profit
eering.
Beginning May ] the average mod
ern apartment will be rented at the
rate of S25 a room. it was said in real
estate circles.
A resolution is to be introduced at
today's city council meeting asking an
investigation.
Evening star., 1920-02-05
The OTHER ANGLE
Sweet Cookies!
BY KIRK MILLER.

The grounding didn't see his silhou-
ette Monday-he saw million of 'em.
Any earth rat who couldn't have wit
messed his own shadow at meridian
Monday must have mole blood in him.
Either that or wood alcohol.
So we're to keep on our red flannels
and ear muffs six weeks longer! That's
an awful prescription to fill. as the A.
E. F. undergarments weren't made to
last but one season anyway. More than
one ex-soldier went to bed Monday with
heavy heart where his heavy feet
ought to be.
Six more weeks of winter-sweet
Evening star., 1920-02-05
CONTROL OF BITUMINOUS
SHIPMENTS CONTINUES

Director General Hines issued a
.- ,t'm ut today declaring that reports
-. cstly ISSUED to the effect that the
t!'"Td ad.nin'Si ra tion has discontin-
i the control oVer movement of bitum-
-"yS coal arr untrue
Til" responsibility for exercising this
'''f"l "h"r" necessary was placed upon
-stiiToad administration" the dice
-"t"ral saws. and the responsibility
c>'sts. As far as practica BILE. such
y l. Icing allowed to run from the
..i'3': 10 ors!Snees as billed but IL has
80 ipind necessary to continue to re-
rlCt ;he movement of coal for export
nj il some cases to make diversions of
-. from designated consignees."
Evening star., 1920-02-05
EGG PROFITS WIPED OUT.
Cold Storage Prices Drop; Fresh
Product Is Affected.

NEW YORK. February 5.-Victims
of the high cost of living We're given
cause for vengeful chuckling today
when market reports showed that
eggs recently put in cold storage at
so cents a dozen were being thrown
on the market at prices ranging down
ward from As to IL cents. wholesale.
In many places today they were be-
ing retailed at SO cents and the slump
was reported to have affected the
fresh egg market. bringing prices
down s cents since last Friday.
The decrease in cold storage egg
prices was explained as being due TO
the Fact that the expected European
demand for eggs did not fully develop.
Evening star., 1920-02-05
ST. LAWRENCE RIVER, TOPIC.
Development Will Be Discussed Be-
fore Waterways Commission.

OTTAWA. Ont. February 5.-De-
velopment Of the st. Lawrence river be-
tween Montreal and Lake Ontario, both
for navigation of deep draught vessels
and for power, so as to obtain the great
est beneficial use Of the waters, will be
discussed before the International joint
waterways commission at it's meeting
in New York on February II.
The governments of the United States
and Canada have agreed to leave the
subject to the commission, and have ad-
dressed identical notes to it's members
through Secretary Lansing and N W.
Rowell. acting secretary of state for
external affairs, inviting recommends
tions.
Evening star., 1920-02-05
PRIVATE KILLED IN CRASH.
Twenty Injured at Summit of
Mount Wilson,

LOS ANGELES, Calf, February 5.
Private William F. Maginnis. In
dianapolis. Ind, was killed and
twenty other men were injured. five
seriously. yesterday when a truck re-
turning from field maneuvers to the
Army balloon school at Ross Field
overturned near the summit of Mount
Wilson.
Ambulances and surgeons were
rushed to the scene after a carrier
pigeon released from the truck by a
soldier arrived at Ross Field with
news of the accident.
Evening star., 1920-02-05
ACCUSED IN BULLION THEFT
100000 Recovered in Home of
Denver Mint Worker.

DENVER. Col. February 5.-orvilla
Harrington. a skilled worker in the
Denver mint. was arrested today by
ROLAND X. Goddard, chief of the local
branch of the federal secret service. on
a charge of having robbed the Denver
mint of gold bullion valued at more
than 100000.
A search of Harrington's home re
vealed the gold bars buried and hid q
den in various parts Of the premises.
and all of it was recovered, accordins
to Goddard