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DIGEST OF FOREIGN PRESS

be appealed to in certain casss. -
demonstrated By the recent expa9s-
ence Of . German engineer, reiafua
by the Paris journal des Debats.
This authority 10 no less . parsonage
than Dan Cupid himself.
The German engineer was prepar-
ing to marry, and the wedding day
was set. At the last moment il was
discovered that the bride-to-be had
not obtained a passport. and as she
lived in a neiShboring country there
was no possible way for her to get
into Germany at the hour appointAk
for the ceremony.
Rather than postpone the happy
event, however. the couple devised an
ingenious plan. They had the we'd
ding party gather At the frontier, and
the marriage service was read while
the bridegroom stood on 0ermaa soil
and the bride ON the other side Of
the line. When the ceremony wa
over. the groom reached out HE
hand, drew his bride over the line
Into Germany. and drove her away in
q waiting coach
The authorities were impotent. for
the lady was now q German c1tisen
by marriage. and as such had no
need of . passport!
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1920-12-19
PENING Of q systematic
chain OF penny lunch
rooms" in Washington
nuhl;r schoola. onArnfed hy

chain OF penny lunch
Y rooms" in Washington
public schools, operated by
the board Of education. may soon be-
come q reality. Various plans for In
stituting these unique eating estao-
lishments in every schoolhouse are
being given serious consideration by
officials. who are sanguine that Con-
gress soon will provide the reQui-
site funds for this work. -
Success Of the penny lunch"
business in the elementary schools
Of Chicago has led District au-
thordties to raise the question as
to why children here should not
have the benefit OF a hot noon
time lunch served to them At cost
in their own buildings The school
lunch project already has been ex-
perimented with at the Benning
School and has proven successful.
and now offlcials heartily approve
it's enlargement to include every
school in the system.
Reports received from Chicago
recently indicate that the "penny
lunch" business there runs from
10000 to $4,000 customers q day.
Sales, measured in pennies and
nickels. amount daily to between
81, 900 and 5000.
"PArnv lunch rooms" have heen
established in fifty-seven Of Chtca-
COS elementary schools Their pur-
pose 1t to provide substantial food
at the least cost for children COM
ing from homes where there Ia real
necessity. The lunchrooms, there
fore. have been orened in districts
where. as a general thing. the peo-
pie are not well to do.
For 5 cents the Chicago. school
children arc given q menu which
runs something like this: Soup.
bread. milk or cocoa. fruit or pud-
ding. The bill of fare at 3 cents
drops the milk.
In addition to the penny lunches,
the board OF education supplies .
bite to eat at the morning recess
at 1880 O'Clock in all the elemen-
tary schools. This sells for q PEN
ny and consists Of Q sandwich with
filing Of jelly. Jam. strip. peanut
butter or oleo. or else a dish Of
porridge
The Benning School was selected
in Washington to experiment with
the lunch project duo to the fact
that many Of the children enrolled
there left homo early in the morn
ing. returning late in the after
noon, hence obliged to bring lunch
from home or purchase material
At tho corner grocery. The teach
ers in the building and the super
vising principal Of the division In
which the school ID located were
interested in tbs project ana
promised their support and CO.
operation.
The domestic science room in the
building was used only one day
q week, and consequently the
equipment was available for use
the four other days and the
teacher was willing to work out .
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1920-12-19

Some 8pprenonelOu 10 oxptc99ed lest
the hotels OF Washington adopt a
scale of prices for tho inauguration
period that will cause IN undesirable
reaction Of public criticism against
this city. There will Do no lack Of
patronage during the few days that
cover the Inauguration season The
hotels are assured of full houses and
overlooking. They are put to no spe-
cial expense in caring for this bust.
ness and 1t would be a grave mistake
for them to advance their scales be.
yond the normal range Of rates.
If Washington were a city Of only
occasional visitations. with long pc.
RODS Of dullness when the hotels are
half filed or less. there might be some
measure Of Qualification in putting the
price ahead a little when great
crowd comes. But this city 10 normal
ly filled with visitors. During the
past four years it has been in almost
continuous session" with great
crowds coming and multitudes remain.
ing here for long periods. The hotels
have with the exception Of a very
few months been filled to capacity, SO
that there 10 no reason in necessity to
advance the rates to recoup for losses.
1t is the more desirable that the
local hotels should hold to q standard
scale Of rates for the Inauguration
because Of the bad repute from which
the city suffers. to large extent un.
justly. in the matter Of ''profiteering"
In rents and housing accommodations.
It has been repeatedly shown that the
capital is not singular In respect to
the high cost OF living. that rents and
housing facilities have been high else
where and that this city has been
merely normal In its relative scale.
Nevertheless. the impression has gone
forth that this Is pre-eminentiy a city
Of extortionate rates. and It would be
most lamentable to have the country
now given reason for this impression
by q marked advance in accommoda-
ton prices for the March ceremonial.
The Inaugural committee should
take this matter In hand and endsavor
to convince the hotel owners and man.
ayers that they owe q duty to the
community and to the country to
adopt inaexibiy Q rule of standard
prices regardless Of the period o. Of
the pressure. Let It bee CASE Of frst
come. first served, with no wemium
Tor advance Fessrvatiens land NO sxe
tortion in any Degree
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1920-12-19

~ S8xA8Ss0S1 OO0S
ys1nAlsys ylmae. :"
For naonsy. wbsse myutsE10us spau
Hs5o1ces M, o. gr1svss.
Some snsn have used N eysee shdu
And some tohaeoo legves.
sometimes . pr1uting rrsss you'u go.
From which the bus WIRE thrown,
Untti Whits spapsf eoe % ~
Worth moro whsu lett slouec
The things which uaaass tbs ltss CON-
Ars neither blls ne sssa.
But broad and mink apd sgsS aod
And CLOTHES - AsAt t2ss soa6
Though currency snovs wctks a Art
In elegant Display, %
Il somstimss long - nlaks I s(zrt
In the ogdzAahioned way.
r'd rather take some hay 70 town
10 swap Tor shirts and siosS
And never iay . nickel down
Foe Whist I hGvs 70 ~.
Lite would b slmvas end s1aogv
Upon <h1s ess7ise PIN,
And each could travea without 1eny
Of any he1dtup naas s,A o
War.
| ~HGvo yuu any lgrsak ysa1E3eaa n.
"a .u>~~ANo -
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1920-12-19
German p. o. Amputates Title.

tain progress In Germany. says the
London Daily Express. A woman re-
Gently presented q letter at q post
once in Berlin for registration. II
was addressed to Her Royal High.
There are no royal highnesses IN
Germany now" said the oflcial In
charge. 1.-THE letter IL. therefore, in
correctly addressed and cannot be
accepted for registration"
The anxious woman inquired what
would be considered the correct des-
ignation Of the person she had indi-
Gated.
Mrs. Henry Prussia" was the Of
fetal reply.
1t is to be feared that such true
republicanism il rare.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1920-12-19

Col. Bryan's visit to Marion permit.
ted IN interesting and NO doubt help
full interview between . President
elect and . several times near-Presi.
dent
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1920-12-19

The Paris Zoo il hardly worthy Of
subsidized. and the war has played
havoc with the animals. II reopens
it's doors at the JardiH de Plantes,
however. in Z much better condition
than 1t has been IN for some time.
says the London Observer. Among
the acquisitions are two Ane tigers,
ana the place has been furbished MP,
painted and decorated.
Hitherto feeding time has always
been a great attraction for the pub
lie. But we live in Humanitarian
days. and Il has been realized that
not please the animals at all. The
decision has been taken to abolish
the entertainment OF Watching the
lions and tigers being fed. Hence.
forward they win take their meals
In privacy.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1920-12-19

Another Judiciary Square Building.
Representative Mondell yesterday
stated that the erection Of . new
building on the 4th street side Of
Judiciary Square to house certain Dis
trict Offices that must be near the
courts L. one Of the future needs Of
the District that Congress must con.
slider. One Of these Offices 10 that Of
the recorder Of deeds, which 10 now
housed in the courthouse, recently
remodeled. This ONCE II one Of the
utmost importance to the local well
fare. It's records are invaluable. They
should be kept In conditions Of par
feet security. While their housing 10
now better than before the renovation
Of the courthouse It still leaves much
to be desired in way Of protection.
Another structure on the east dds
Of judiciary Square would balance the
Court Of Appeals building GA the west
side. Whtls It b,not dssirabss n the
main to place public structures Ia the
parks. this particular reservation Is
eminently suited to serve - sits for
buildings Of the courthouse type. It
was a great misfortune that the PEN
sion Office was placed on the northern
end. Originally the Jail stood there
and in the days of its presence in that
place It was more Or less appropriate.
owing to the proximity to the court.
The pension once. however. has never
belonged" to Judiciary Square. II
does not harmonizs In design. in color
or In use with the other Occupants of
the reservation.
Mr.. Mondell's suggestion Of N early
consideration bf this matter should BE-
followed speedily by a move to provide
as quickly as possible for building
that will house the recorder Of dssds'
Office. perhaps that Of the register Of
wills ana maybe other uisits that are
now. 20 70 speak. tenants ~ suRsr.
ance in other buildtnH
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1920-12-19

Every street car conductor Il jus
titled In Wishing rates would go either
\ up or down 30 that q single coin can
lido the work Of copper cash.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1920-12-19

1I. Wilson Q WaShtuStonlan.
In axtng upon Washington - hia
riaoe oS rssadenee after quitting once
Nr. wiscuy Tor three reasons, hAa
eheoon wisely.
o.. The town Is clean and comfort
abls. II n political headquarters. The
atlnosphere IL intellectual and cul.
tivsted. "Ths madding crowd" Il
unknown. It may be made q place Of
rest. or q Workshop, Just az an in.
teilectual man chooses.
(2). II Mr.. Wilson elects. as every
one hopes he wtll. to turn author
again. and give the world q history
d the great war. no win b close to
many oli,cial documents bearing upon
his work He can consult thsm with
ease. The Alss Of all the departments
win be open to him. He Gan refresh
his mtud on any point without trouble
a. dslaS.
81. II, relieved Of all ofiicial cares,
Nr. Wilson resains his health and
strength. aud decides to keep his eye
On the gum politically he will be able
to meet and confer with many poii-
ticians Of note. such men are often
IN Washington during the sessions OF
Congress, and even at other times.
He need not, and probably win not
eare to. assay the role Of sage. The
DAY q the political ssgs - past. Mr..
Jefferson at Monticsllo, Gen. jackson,
ct the Hermitage. and even Mr.. I'll.
0ena It oreystoue. are dim figures now.
They ware the last Of the cages, and
they enjoyed "sssing." Mr.. Wilson Il
~ this day. and must carry himself
according to Its requirements.
Mr. Wilson In Washington, access.
nile TO the politicians. and himself
sttll . politician, interested IN what
b going On and lending . hand now
and then toward shaping matters, s1,ay
sntes into The democratic esloula&iods
Tor 1924. and give his opponents, n
Ais 6wA PARTY - wsll - In rs ether.
|spmethiAg 70 think about.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1920-12-19

Next 10 the white Hoiss itsslk, tlss
residence Of greatest hiatoeic intsrest
In washington Just now . $50 8
street. az =,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1920-12-19
Strike Against 'sEnoorss."

A curious incident 1t the prfneipal
opera house Of Rome 70 rsporseA ~
the London Observer. purfnG the
sfected . fve-minuts Striks s1SinS
the conductor In the middle OF the
performances. setting their win against
his in the matter Of concsdfng an
encore to the public.
The opera given wa9 sAAdaMo But.
terdy." and, after the singer, ravoni,
had rendered the ~uh Bel di veareNaoS
the audience demanded IN encore.
Singer and conductor were willing to
onIige the aua.ence. ous the or
and remained tmmovable before the
appeals and threats Of the publtc.
70 put An end tort the resulting up.
roar and confuelon tAe eonduGeor o..
stags. and WITH ths ancSmpasimsal
OF this the oAoe90 Wu1 U1v1n. ,A11GP
this the opera eSly continps6
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1920-12-19

Ola santa Claus w4li nsver b
charged with being - much q . myth
10 Pond vas. "a.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1920-12-19

Wine Lsnin u prosseut4ng WuT
Trots1y y repressntsd - see11Ag
peace. 4 wise political comhtne rep
ressnts - many shades e sentiment
as possible.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1920-12-19

D1yvpeane VINO have hailsd NJ. 10.
CORNISH - Harding's envoy an into
lins WITH the ssosnt practice Of con-
1erfing the title "snvoy" with the
ams lax generosity shown in sections
a this country In ths uss Of Judge"
and "coacnel."
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1920-12-19
SUPPORT EXPORTS AND IMPORTS

The throwing Of all appropriatior
the House has 70.
RfIls In prnynotA cused attention OF
Foreign Trade. hav. 'I heretotor.
escaped attention. For example, the
subcommittee on agriculture. Of which
Representative Sidney Anderson Il
chairman. - preparing Uncle Sam to
extend aids and facilities to the
farmers for economically snicisnt pro-
ductiou Of foods and to afford them
the best possible markets. Similarly
the subcommittee Of which Repre-
sentative william r. Wood OF In
DINA 10 chairman 10 considering
similar aids to the business men 10
cultivsting foreign fields. % that raw
materials may b provided for Amor
lean industries and markets prepared
for the surplus production.
The appropriations asked from Con-
xress foy work in connection with the
development Of foreign trade are In
two distinct measures. In the legis-
lativs appropriation bill $1.415.ooo ID
asked to carry on activities already
well started. In . supplemental o.
innate for compiling foreign trade
statistics 100000 10 asked. The ffst
budget includes: For the lar eastern
service, $4,000, ~ ayatnSt $1oo.000
for TIE current iscsi ys r.G. f9 s1s so% Sa
ss ssainst 500, 900: for ''promotinS
comuserce" which includes trade in.
vestieations and promotion every.
whers $50 in the world except Gen.
trail and south America and tbs far
east, $500, 900. ss agsinst $4,000; for
seainst si7,,ooo. and tor statutory
smnioves or headquarters force In
washington. es15,s7o, a. against
$225.S70.
So
The other appropriation for COM
pilinx foreign trade statistics is con-
sidsred very important,
For Fuller - this very necessary
work cannot possibly
Stat1Sncs' be done unless this ap-
propriation - made. Il 10 for the
purpose Of snlarginy the export aud
import statistical classifcaticns. II
was found during the war that the
existing schedule did not inset the -.
ouirements Of the Shipping Board Or
the war Trade Board. bscause II was
not sufIicisntly specific. 10. new
schedules were worked out Showing
4 40 per cent increase in items on
the import schedule and IN increase
Of 10 per cent on the export schedule.
This is deemed Of the utmost I'm.
portancs from the viewpoint Of the
manufacturers exporters ana ina
portsfs who want 70 snaay1s the for
sign markets for their goods ana also
to make . fairy accurate 1stiInats Of
foreign copapekition IN the home
market, The second chief purp0S1 q
that Il viii provide Tor GboWine sae4
ports and imports On q basis Of Quan.
tity or Wsight ~ ven ~ Of va1us,
thus making CempAr1e0d more 70.
liable, II tnn3tAd values Af0 oe9 aside
and auanttty 10 shown. >
The onaeials of the bureau Of tor:
hearing during the last week before
the appropriations COMMITTEES. Al.
though the committee has not yet
acted on the budget for foreign trade
work, It IL safe to assume that there
will not BE- shy such attempt 40 laet
year to cut the held service down and
out Last year there was . notable
demonstration Of how the Organised
business nasn. Manu1eeturerSs s1s
The eemmittse 6ntirsiy sltminatsd tie
commercial oft4ohe 11SvioA Thea q
precedent Wa1 estab1i1hed--1of the
House reversed the RESPONSIBILITIES
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1920-12-19

/ eoaxU musao makes Ne lhodA1R.s
"Of course" re5oined Aiss Csyeaas
IAN you are expected % Do IA so1ne
d. he latest dances II % stand Strl
and shake"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1920-12-19

The throwing Of all appropriation
measures into one supercommittee OF
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1920-12-19

Fifty years ago some OF the pub
lie buildings In Washington were
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1920-12-19
Bribery 6u1iuoctel.

"0snta Claus u funnyleo1l4ng
person." MD tho ansa1 boz,
YEA" auswseed the anah mi.
Maybs he reason. - bsiAsU - pe6s.
sats = - kss1 - hea ls9GAlA1 q
ht3.a ~ RS
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1920-02-09

FAMED FIFTH
MARINES SOON
(By The Associated Press. }

Washington, ID. c., Feb. 9.--Thc
Fifth Regiment of Marines, of Belleau
Wood fame, which was demObiliZed
last August, is to be Immediately reor-
sanized, according TO adyices from ma
rine corps headquarters.
Only men who have served in the
marine corps or the army will be ac-
cepted for duty with the Fifth Ma
rines, and Marine recruiting officers
will be notified to make special eff
fort to get into touch with former
Fifth Regiment men.
The Fifth saw service in all the big
offensive in France. and in
addition, the French offensive in the
Champagne The regiment was cited
three times by the French army, and
is one of the few American OrganiZa-
tions whose men have the privilege OF
wearing the French 'fourragere" or
citation cord on the left shoulder of
their uniforms.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1920-02-09
CHINA FEARS
BOLSHEVISM:
HARD ON RUSS
(By The Associated Press. }

Shanghai, Feb. 9.--Fear of BOlhev.
ism entertained by employers in Shang.
hai is n factor which is making more
difficult the hard lot Of the hundreds
of Russian refugees who have been
fleeing III increasing numbers out OF
Siberia into China.
y Tile growing colony of these Russian
refugees. whose numbers swelled after
the Siberian capital OF Omsk fell into
the hands Of the Bolsheviki, has be-
come IL problem in the city of Shang-
hal. One handicap upon their efforts
to obtain employment has been the re-
luctance of employers to give work to
persons from Siberia believed to have
been exposed to the Bolshevik infec-
tiOn.
Members of the colony here which
numbers several hundreds have eStab-
lislied school where English is being
taught to the newcomers. At first one
or two of the colony itself acted as in
structors. After few weeks vOlun-
teer teachers came forward and class
es are now being held day and night
in the shabby and cramped quarters
provided at No. 73 Range Road. An
other undertaking i'll the colony is a
food kitchen.
UnwillingneSs on the part OF many
of the Russian newcomers to recognize
the k0lcllak administration as the
government of Russia has kept many
at the Russian consulate,
which. il is stated. can extend aid only
TO regularly registered Russian citi-
LelS.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1920-02-09
WOULD TEST
ASTOR,S SEAT
AMONG LORDS
(By The Associated Press. }

London, Feb. 9.-If Lord AstOr is
sincere in his desire to rid himself OF
his peerage. says the current Saturday
Review, let him find the bagatelle OF
1000 pounds or 5000 pounds ito pay
the expenses of al informer who shall
sue him for penalties for voting il
legally, in the house Of lords. Or. as
the peers very seldom vote, let Lord
Astor put up the money for a similar
action against Lady Ast0r for voting
in the House of Commons"
For" continues the Saturday Re-
view, Lord and Lady Astor stand or
fall together. Either they are both
qualified to sit in both Houses. or
neither is qualified to sit in either.
Both were horn out Of the Kingdom,
not of English parents, and their abil-
ity or disability to be peer and peeress
depends on whether the naturalization
act OF 1870 did or did not repeal the
section in the act OF settle
ment, passed in the reign of William
Ill. which says that no person born
out of the kingdom or Dominions. ex-
cept of English parents, can sit III
either house of parliament, or in the
privy council
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1920-02-09
AGITATION
OVER END OF
WORLD GREAT
(By The Associated Press.

I London. Feb. 9.-The masses In In
dia, especially the ignorant villagers,
were greatly agitated as the result of
the prediction made by Professor
P0rta. of America that Dec. II would
see the beginning Of exceptional storms
and earthquakes, says the Calcutta
correspondent of the Daily Mail. BY
the time the prediction reached India
it had grown into declaration that
the world was, coming to an end.
The correspondent says of these fright
cned people:
''They invoked their gods, made
vows and offerings. bathed in the
sacred streams. shaved heads. and sat
clothed practically in sackclOth and
ashes Git is quite common sight to
see religious mendicants smeared all
over with ashes), awaiting the crack
of doom.
1t was rumOred that 'Khuda' (the
Deity) was going to descend on the
monument in Calcutta. At
the police courts scores OF self-cOnsti-
tuted astrologers argued some for and
others against the prophecy. AS soon
as the weather got cloudy an aged
MOslem. who was the complainant in
/, case of petty assault. left the court
and let his case take care of itself. He
was, he said, going home to die with
his family"
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1920-02-09
ENGLAND TO
RESTORE HOME
OF WASHINGTON
(By The Associnted Press }


Manchester, Eng, Feb. 0.Members
of the Sulgrave society met here rec.
emily to inaugurate Il fund for the res
toratiOn and maintenance of Sulgrave
Manor. George Washingtons English
ancestral home.
The mansion was bought in 1914 as
memorial to Washington by the Brit
ish peace centenary committee in cele-
bration of the hundred years peace be-
tween the United States and Britain :
but an endowment is needed for re-
pairs and furniture. Toward this, the
Sulgrave institute of American contri-
butes 10000 pounds. Five thousand
pounds have been raised in London,
and Manchester hopes to furnish the
balance of 10000 pounds.
Among the subscriptions is Il sum Of
800 pounds from the Stars and Stripes
Women's club in Manchester, collected
as memorial to the American soldiers
who died in the city.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1920-02-09
WILSON AGAINST
MILITARY TRAINING
AS A PARTY ISSUE
lBy The Associated Press. !

Washington, d. c., Feb. 9-Presi-
dent Wilson opposes the plan to have
the democratic members of the house
at their caucus tonight make an issue
of universal military training.
The presidents views are set forth
in letter to Secretary Baker, trans
mitted today to the democratic leaders
in tho house. Mr.. Wilson says it would
be unfortunate to make a party issue
on this subject, particularly since with
in a few months the party will assem-
BILE in convention and declare the prin-
ciples upon which ii, deems it wise to
commit itself i'm the next election"