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The bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1921-12-08
THE ELKs, CHRISTMAS GIFT.

The big-hearted and good natured
Elks will stage big minstrel at the
Auditorium at Fourth and Grand ave
nue. For the benefit Of the orphans
and unfortunate kiddies in making
Christmas merry and happy for them
The Elks always put things over. LII Il
good to be an Elk.
The bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1921-12-08
HARDING SEES MEET SUCCESS
President Declares Conferences VIII
Prove Wisdom Of World
Parleys.

washington, Dec. S.-Belief Eat the
armament conferences "will demon
strate the wisdom of internationally
coming together-nations facing each
other and settling problems without
resort to arms" was expressed by
President Harding In receiving a large
delegation representing the National
Board Of Farm Organizations.
yxr-as-y- <. :.
The bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1921-12-08
pssvv Kvssvsd Olsvyev.

TAs plow evolved slowly from Q
eRude instrument of wood inAo ~
sessl tool of today. In many pare1 o.
~ world svsa today vsry pEnelva
1pgs1 o1 wooden piow b. stiil - uDaL
The bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1921-12-08
Goethe, the Great German Poet, Visits
Forest and Discovers the
Philosopher of Coal
I THE PHILOSOPHER OF COAL
(Told In Eight Sketches)
BY JOHN RAYMOND
No. Ill

without dreaming
of the immense
value of the waste
product, coal tar.
In the Middle Ages
it w a s nanufac-
tured for use in the
arts and for domes-
tic purposes. The
earliest record OF
coking coal in a
regular oven was in
1920, when a patent
w as granted in
England to Sir Will
liam ST Iohr for
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1921-01-05
FUND Starring
CHILDREN GROWING:
D. C. Amount Now $s6 D0O,
witt, $20o, coo Fixe&
as Goal. i,

Washington to date has save,f s. 500
children i'll Europe from st trvihg
through subscriptions totssling $685.
OO0 toward it's goal of 100000 in the
European Relief Councils drive.
Eight thousand dollars was. sub
sclibed yesterday. Prom tliiss Gate
until January 16. the final GAy of
the campaign. the residents mus 4 con
tribute $4,000 daily to reach the
quota. -
Colleges Asked to !Aia.
:. Arthur c. Moses. local CHI, iirman,
has sent request to all collet ees and
law schools here asking per mission
TO have speakers addresa- classes in
the interest of the campaign.
Chitdren of st. MargaretsS parish
Sunday school contributed &f37-S5 to
the fund. az q result Of saw mGS col
lected and turned in yesterday.
among the teams working in behalf
or the councils c2mrsRign the leader
is that OF Mrs. Goldsmith Siemund.
with $4,720S0 collected
Mrs. William Hami ton Eay3y's Y.
w. c. A. team In seessad. with coIIec-
tons Of $4.707.53, art John polph's
group is third. with $E.ss417.
Miss Genevieve Hendricks, captain
of the Red Cross unit. has collected
$1,534.15 from national and Potomac
division Headquarters. The person
mel Of the latter office taised $3.50 and
presented it in the name Of David H
Brown. associate manager. who re-
signed January 1.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1921-01-05
labor DEPLORES
BOYCOTT DECISION

The decision of the United States
Supreme Court, handed down Monday,
affecting the Clayton law and vir-
tually declaring secondary boycott"
illegal. punches another big hole in
1abor's bill of rights" according to
Labor. Official organ of the Plumb
Plan League and the railroad broth
erhoods.
The International Association Of
Machinists is one of the principal
hackers OF the Plumb Plan League
and a supporter of this organ.
The article declares that the "Su.
preme Court utilities protective labor
sections written into the Clayton
act"
The concluding statement of the ar
ticle declared:
ut is the consensus Of opinion of
labor officials in Washington that the
decision of the Supreme Court abro-
gates practically all of the protec-
ton supposed to be guaranteed to
labor through the enactment of the
Clayton act"
Oh1cials of international unions in
Washington at this time turn to the
statement of President Gompers of
the American Federation of Labor as
their view of the situation.
From an organization official cons
nected with labor work in Washing
ton, who was a member of Congress
when the Clayton act was being con-
sfdered, came the unofficial statement
that the decision of the Supreme
Court cuts the heart oct Of the Clay
ton acts protection to labor"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1921-01-05
PLANS FOR INTRODUCTION
OF TARIFF BILL OUTLINED

= Plans for the introduction Of a new
republican tariff bill, soon after the
converting OF the extra..session of Con-
gress President elect Harding is ex-
pected to call in March, were an
noupced today, by Chairman Fordney
of the ways and means committee.
Mr.. Fordney said it was proposed
to continue hearings on tariff ques-
tions with only brief Interruptions
Until all interests had been given an
opportunity to lay their views before
the committee.
Tomorrow the committee will begin
formal consideration Of schedule A of
the Underwood tariff act, embracing
chemicals. oils and paints. More than
two score witnesses are to be heard at
that time, and their assignment indi-
Gates that the committee will attempt
to hold testimony to a minimum. Few
of the witnesses are to be allowed
more than ten minutes each. Where
a group OF interests or an organiza-
tion can be represented by a single
spokesman more time will be granted.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1921-01-05
killing Of WOMAN
CALLED ACCIDENT

Mrs. Bessie Harris, 1925 18th street.
was fatally shot last night at the
Cabin John Bridge Hotel, Conduit road
above Glen Echo, when she came be-
tween two men alleged to have been
qcarreling in the doorway. She died
almost Instantly. Edward Vincent
Ktlleen. thirty-six years old. Is said
to have fired the shot which killed
Mrs. Harris.
Tho shooting, which is said to have
been accidental, occurred about IL
o'clock last night, when the members
ing at the hotel met near the door
way. Killeen met Burnett w. Tan
ner, a chauffeur. on the porch and is
said to have begun quarrelling with
him over some minor subject. He
drew a revolver. and the weapon ex-
between the two men, the bullet pass
Ing through the woman's hand and
penetrating her brea 1t near the heart.
Machine Hits stone Wall.
After the shooting killeen. with his
two dinner companions, who gave
their names as Mrs. Evelyn Jean La
Rae and Mrs. Bessie Chapman. got
toward town. They only reached
the end Of Cabin John bridge when
the machine swerved and crashed
against the stone wall. Kflleen was
cut and bruised and the women suf-
fered minor injuries. all Of them re-
turning to the hotel about the time
Mrs. Harris body had been taken
to an upper room. where her compan-
ions were administering first aid
treatment.
Clyde Amer, a friend of Tanner,
placed Mrs. Harris body in his auto
mobile, and with his companions sped
to Georgetown Hospital. where Mrs.
Harris was pronounced dead. The
car was accompanied to the hospital
by Bicycle Policeman Bohrer, who
intercepted It en- route and later de-
tanned Amer and Tanner, with Mrs.
Ruth Beatrice Ludwig. 1925 18th
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1921-01-05
BENEFIT PLANNED TO AID
NEAR EAST RELIEF FUND

Mrs. c. c. Calhoun. president Of the
Drama League, announced today q
'benefit" for Near East Relief funds.
Ito be given Tuesday, January Is. in
1.-The hall of nations of the Washing
ton. Hotel, at $3.50 O'Clock.
Three plays will be presented
what Do You Think?' by Mrs A. g.
Burleson: Pearls by Mrs. John w.
Thompson. and a play by Roi Cooper
Ma gruc, in which Miss Nancy Jones
will star. Mrs. William Claiming
johnson will be the coach. Mrs. c. C..
Calhoun, president of the Drama
League. with Ars. J. Huntington Tur-
ner, and Mrs. John Hervey Young.
chairman. and Mrs. Walter Tucker
man, vicc chairman of the woman's
committee, Near East Relief. will be
bin charge
The Junior League. of which Mrs.
John W. Thompson was the founder,
will sponsor a ball to follow the
plays. Tickets have been placed at
the low figure OF $2.5e each for plays
and ball and viii be on sale after
January z. Information may be OBJ
aimed concerning boxes and tickets
at 3o8 Bond building. or from mem
bers of committees to be announced
later.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1921-01-05
SENATE CALLS UP RENT
BILL AIDING TENANTS
Ball Measure Calls For Five.Day
Notices to Quit as Well as
to Attain JUDGMENT.
to Attain Judgmen


The Ball bill designed to aid ten.
ants threatened with eviction by
landlords in tho District OF Colum.
bia was called up in the Senate this
afternoon by Senator Borah of Idaho.
chairman of a subcommittee of the
judiciary committee in charge of tho
measure. =,
The bill as reported by the commit
tee provides a new system Of obtain
ing possession Of property which has
been leased. 1t calls for . hve-day
tice before judgment can be OBJ
tanned.
Senator Borah offered an amendment
which would exempt from the opera.
ton Of the proposed law tenants
who haze TEN their rent IT. IN
commission IS to fair and reasonable
rental
senator Sterling Of South Dakota
suggested that IL the amendment were
adopted boni6de owners Of property
seeking to obtain possession Of houses
prevented from obtaining possession.
He pointed out that under the rent
commission act special provision 10
made safeguarding owners Of property
who desired to regain it for their own
uSe.
Senator Nelson OF Minnesota, chair
man OF tho judiciary committee, con.
tended that the Borah amendment an.
Piled only to cases where an increase
In rent was demanded. and that an
owner Of property seeking to obtain
possession of It would still be safe
guarded under the rent commission
act.
Tia Borah amendment was adopted
with an amendment offered BY Senator
Sterling. which would safeguard owners
Of property desiring - obeatn pu1oee.
sion OF such property for theaf own
use or for tearing down and erecting
now buildings. The discussion lasted
Until 2 O'Clock, when the Ban bin was
displ1ced BY the un6nished business Of
the Senate without Anal action being
taken.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1921-01-05

street, and Sergt. J. N. Lorimer, q. s.
A., as material witnesses.
killeen Found at Hotel.
Detectives from headquarters had
been notified in the meantime and they
went to the hotel. where they found
Killeen. Mrs. La Rue and Mrs. Chap
man. They were taken to Georgetown
Hospital. treated for the injuries re-
ceived in the automobile accident, and
detained at police headquarters until
Montgomery Nd, officials. in whose
Jurisdiction the trouble occurred, could
be summoned.
Members of the party later were taken
to Rockville. Md. where an inquest will
be held probably today.
Two colored witnesses at the hotel
have been summoned to appear at the
inquest.
Police Court records show that Kill
leen was charged with assault with a
dangerous weapon the night of May
IL. 1919, it being alleged that he shot
Jack Best in the leg while in a pool
room at 405 10th street. The charge
was nolle pressed several months
later.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1921-01-05
S1OWAWAY MAYOR
INVITED TO TESTIFY
CONTINUED from First Page,

Of commons as they make a joke of
my brothers ideal and his death.
1T England had it to do over again
I do not believe she would allow my
brother to die for An ideal and that
IL what his life was taken for"
Relating how he reached ireland q
few weeks before his brothers death,
MacSwiney said he slowed away on a
ship At New York. II did not care how
I got there" he said. II simply want.
ed to SEQ Terence. When got there
I received this passport from the
United States government. I could
have come back as q passenger, but
the lord mayor had been invited to
taanify In this 0Duokcy and came In
order to help hin II ~ n0oAed holD
and I could render r."
When asked how no was treated by
the British. no said: TT was about as
I expected. was not attacked ON
tho streets Of London. The funeral Of
my brother was one Of the most inn
pressive scenes Of my life."
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1921-01-05
$50, 600 INAUGURAL
FUND FOR CAPITOL
DECIDED IN SENATE

Continued from First Page.)
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1921-01-05

Some idea ~ the plans being form
ed by the various committees and the
progress made n getting the inaug-
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1921-01-05

Al43,130 S0bscFtbeA.
Great applause greeted the an.
nouncement made at che weekly
meeting yesterday afternoon of fhe
ton x Allies. chairman OF the finance
ornmittee. that a total Of 3143.ize had
heen subscribed to the inaugural guar
antee fund. At the previous meeting a
week ago 2 total OF $S2,700 WAS re-
ported. In making his report Chair
list OF the additional subscribers
and the amounts subscribed. but no
menticu ras made OF the placing Of
any special linnit on the total amount
to be raised.
to carry out their respective pre-
grams q budget committee with the
following members was announced:
Charles J. Bell. chairman: Milton z.
Allies, Cuao II. Rudolph George e.
Hamilton, Colin n. Lisingstoae and
8. ]. Prescott. It was explained that
the principal duty Of this eonnuittee
viii be to pass judgment on the plans
for spending money.
In the absence Of Edward B. Nc
Lean, chalrmaa Of the inaugural COM
n NIT G1an n Sr.sis ssns.1s Ton arst
tary read the rale. and regulations
Tor q number Of additional commit
tees. which were adopted The meet
ing voted also to create IN additional
committee 70 arrange for the pastdci-
ton. 4 chairman, Of this COMMITTEES
win be announced within q few days.
Because Of dissatisfaction on the part
OF q number Of the general commit
tee It WAS voted TO hold the weekly
o'clock. This motion was placed be-
for. tire meeting by D l. Callahan
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1921-01-05
December Circulation
1886
One Edition Daily

District Of Columbia So:
FLEMING SEwBOYD. Business Manager OF
The EVENING and Sunday STAR does
-oiemnly swear that the actual number Of
,,spies Of the psper named sold and distributed
during The uoath Of December, AID. 1879 was
a. fetlo1s:
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1921-01-05

Improved provision for the comfort
OF invalids and cripples is one form
Of current progress that probably
owes its impetus to the great war,
notably in wheel chsiTs.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1921-01-16

Experts put to the task Of examining the painting
to detect if possible facial resemblance to the young
heress
For time is looked as if the whole affair was to be
thrashed out in court.
Would Mr.. Tartoue consider himself bound by all the
rules Of chvary and sentiment to all suspicion
from his fancee by frankly giving the Of the two
young women who did pose for his sensational pcturef
Or would he consider his honor a and the
ethics of his profession seal his pseven the everlast
ing discomfort Of his bride to bei
If he kept his lips closed he would lose his fancee. II
he opened them he would lose his popularity artist
What was he to dot That was the speculation in
studios throughout Europe and America.
Many dramatsts have written plays around a situa-
ton in which confronted with the necessity
Of either admitting ndscretion to the life for
tune of an admrer, of protecting herself at the
pcnse of the she loves. 1t such a situation
this with the the rack, which confronted the
famous artist.
Then the experts reported that they could find
sembance Miss Windsor id the face in the painting.
The mistaken editor apologzed and paid the damages de-
handed Thus the artist relieved Of his dilemma.
Not long afterward fartoue and Miss Windsor
riedther has been of the pretty episodes
Of New York studio life.
In the meantime the identity Of the models for 1.-THE
Goddess Of Happiness remains secret except to few,
being one Of the few. Mr. Tartoue has spoken.
learned the identity Of the two young from
Of their condantes who could not keep to herself her
choice bit Of knowledge, and at once persuaded this
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1921-01-16

of exclusive knowledge learned that Mr. Tartoue
the hero Of romance in which there figured beau
tifu California heiress, Miss Claudia Windsor Miss
Windsor, this critic learned, had posed for many por
traits by her fance He jumped to the conclusion that
since the artist secretve about the identity of his
model for 1.-THE Goddess of Happiness it have been
his future wife. SO he announced in his newspaper that
Miss Windsor the much dscussed model and that it
her figure which had been perpetuated and deazed
by her husbandto-be.
OF course Miss Windsor much embarrassed. Her
parents indignant And ever artist in such
predcamenti Mr. Taroue dared not spring to the de-
tense Of his ancee for he could only deny that she
the model and the art world smiled wisely at this denial
When her friends and his and other newspapers, said
every WELL tell then who your model That will
settle the controversy he could do nothing but refuse
He could not hand out the of two Of Americas
foremost debutanes and expose them having sat for
him so undraped.
Yet his fancee needed his avowa Of the real models
for her protection Surely it predicament of
the never known dramas Of the studios.
At last Miss Windsor took the matter into her own
hands and demanded damages from the offending editor
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are-above the restraints of mere clothing
Both agreed and there grew under the deft Tartoue
brush weird, strange painting of young woman only
partially yet most frankly undraped in whose face there
was more of Joy than beautyfor neither of the two
models was beautifu-and whose toying with the grin
ming Chinese God Of Happiness indicated chdishness
which robbed her nudity of the suggestion of oense
When Mr.. Tartoue, who used many times for my
hands and arms, showed the finished work to me- knew
at once that he had done something that would cause
much comment. He would not tell who the models
wcre-but snch things nearly always discovered
The Goddess Of Happiness" went on exhibition It
the subject of much argumentative criticism Some
Of the experts declared it the work Of the year. Others
failed to see its appeal All agreed however that Mr.
TartOue had created a magnificent suggestion of warm
pulsing young womaphood. unburdened by many crud.
ties Of clothing.
The painting soon was purchased by art lover for
100000. The purchaser society matron who knew
both the young women who had posed and who would
have been nexpressby shocked had known that she
hanging in her drawing such portrait of her
young friends News Of the immense price paid went
the world and brought Mr. Tartoue prosperity
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alkatve young person of the harm she would do if she
continued repeating the story.
But there are, in all America, few women among
the most beautiful, who realize what the successful
painter sculptor demands of the model from whom he
wishes create the ground work for his inspirations
There few who know how to protect and develop
their grace and beauty Of line.
1t Pccirilli, whose works at the World Fair at
San Francisco helped to earn for the designation
"Miss California, who warned me about garters.
''Never the garter most women employ to-day,
the kind that fastened to the corsets belt around
the waist and reach down the hips and along the
thigh grasp the stockings and literally tug them up
This custom robting American and English Of
the last vestge of their feminine grace said Mr. Picc
rill II never model who her garters that
way The Juggling from the waist, the upward pull on
the stocking top makes woman conscious of harness
Even though slightly there is tension between
the knee and the waist gentle but steady pulling to
which nature at last gives way and the woman is robbed
Of easy straight bodyree pose Her steps decrease
in length and become mncng She is conscious Of
clothing-and who is conscious Of clothing is
truly feminine or truly beautiful
After that I always the band garter-just as I
did in my school days-and it is accessory every
woman who would like to possess true femniny in form
well disposition ought to adopt 1t just of the
many things which helped TO make the Queen of the
Studios and brought to these strange and interesting
experiences tell about these pages from Sunday
to Sunday.
no be Continued Merit Sunday
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innate I'm, Secrets Of Studio Life
St Versatile, Most Famous Of
and Figure Have Inspired
Sculpture and Painting J

his impressive and serious Pisstess Of Culture
caryades which support the manelpieos In the main
Morgan yacht Oorsai from the exquisite tapestries Of
George home dollar Of the San
Worlds Fair from tho smiling water nyph On the edge Of tho
D. Rocksfeer Tayown estate from tho stone angels on
church cathedral aars fum $4,000 fest Of mural decorations
groups stauary American Exposition the face and
Audrey Munson look down the passing ador the
patrons Of art
length breadth United States in libraries
galleries. and oonny rdenoe public buildings oun
he bridges public squares and parks and private lawns and
models endless variety
the sorry H the incidents and episodes
studo1 the unknown history Of tho inspiration
public private art collections tho strange eccent
methods Of tho ss-snd the distressing Tragedies Of the pretty
Tho lacked moral balance safeguard them fum tho per of the
atmosphere studios Audrey Munson fascinating story will
rom week week this page.
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Then came an
unexpected devel,
opment. In a Lon.
don newspaper an
art critic, who
sought to discuss
famous painting
with an appear
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RED more than once-and each time
her romance has been of interna-
tional note. The other was married
but recently, and her wedding was
described in almost every newspaper
in the United States.
They attended receptions and af-
ternoon teas at the Tartoue studio
together. Both commissioned the
artist to do portraits. And almost
within the same week both, dropping
inr'dnexpectedly upon Tartoue, sug-
gesred to him that he "do" them in
an. unconventional posse portrait
ure which would reveal more than
usuaaly is attempted of their physi-
cal charm.
Mr.. Tartoue agreed-only as a
matter of diplomacy. But when he
had begun his sketching something
in each Of his patroness distinc-
tive virtues set his inspirations work
ing toward a painting in which he
could combine them.
Tartoue is first and last an artist
and has all the real artist 3 SINGER
ity. He won from each of the young
women. permission to tell the other
OF her sittings, and then won their
consent to be combined" in one
beautiful work. This accomplished,
he-bcgan to fix on canvas the thought
he had treasured for many years.
figure that should be unconventional,
that should express all the lure Of
undraped femininity, and yet remain
chaste and restrained and express
the. unfettered exhilaration of a
woman. carefree and buoyant, salts
fed with herself and with the world
around her-a Goddess of Happi-
ness.
TO both of his subjects Tartoue
said :"f you want to see yourselves
as you are, let me make of YOU some
thing that will be more than a mere
revelation of woman-a lesson in
contentment and something that will
live and inspire others to be as You