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The Topeka state journal., 1921-11-04
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The Washington herald., 1921-02-20
FAMOUS PRISON
TO BE DEMOLISHED

PARIS. Feb. l9.-The famous pris-
on of Saint Lazare, the penal insti-
tuition for women situated in the
heart Of Paris. whose tragic and
sinister history dates from the elev-
enth century. is TO be demolished
by the French Government.
The ancient prison harboring
within its dark and sombre embrace
the most dreary dungeons in the
world. has Outgrown its usefulness
and will be entirely destroyed.
With its demolition will go an in
stitution intimately connected with
some of the most exciting moments
of French history. In the twelfth
century the prison of Saint LaZare
was used to imprisOp enemies of
the kings and persons afflicted with
!eprosy. Louis the Great establish
ed a special hospital for lepers in
the prison.
For five centuries Saint Lazare
continued as a refuge for lepers. Al
the end of the seventeenth century
Saint Lazare was transformed mt
an institution for the correction of
young women whose morals" had
become "derelict."
Parents VINO were unable to con-
troll their wilful daughters would
turn them over to the authorities
for imprisonment in this institution.
Women found guilty by the courts
of Paris of having committed any
crimes were also sentenced to Sc
clusion there.
On July IS. 1889. the people of
Paris pillaged and partly destroyed
the prison, stealing the food and re-
leasing about fifty of the prisoners.
Very shortly after, with the recon
struction of the prison, the guIuU-
tine room was established
During the last fifty years of its
history Saint Lazare has harbored
within its dingy corridors of tomb
like cells, women convicted of all
sorts of crimes, prostitutes, thieves,
murderesses. and many found
guilty of political crimes.
The most famous inmates of very
recent times have been Nine. Call
laux, wife of the former premier of
France, recently exiled, who shot
and killed the editor of LIE Figaro,
and Mata-Hari, a notable beauty,
who was shot last year as a German
SDV
The Washington herald., 1921-02-20
LIFE OF
3 SEA CANNIBALS

sLONDON, Feb 19.-All the Won
derful surprising romance of nat
ural history that lies hidden in a
seaweed-cloaked pool on the shore
vas disclosed by J. Arthur Thorn
son, an Aberdeen University profess
sori to an audience Of children and
rarents at lecture in the Royal
Institution.
I Everybody was thrilled at the
vivid little account of the shore
SIGHT between the starfish and the
srnall sea urchin The starfsh puts
one of its arms on the shell of the
sea Vrchin and the sea urchin bites
with the infinitely small, three
bl laded scissors which are on its
back. The starhsh strips those
blades away, and does it time and
again until the defensive weapons
are all gone Then il is goodby for
the sea uFchin in the elastic mouth
Of the starfsh.
And" said the professor. this
= arfsh has not vestige Of brains.
Here we have the problem of ami
NAL behavior al its lowest level
among brainless creatures.
10 Natural history is much a con-
Jugation of the verb to eat from
they eat to they have been eaten :"
. "Cannibalism in the Cradle" was
The text OF one Of Professor Thorn
sons anecdotes. II concerned the
ordinary or common whelk, which
builds a marvelOusly intricate sys-
tenn of egg cells. The eggs are laid,
but in the development they prey
one on another. They eat and eat
until, out Of the first multitude,
there is only one left to grow into
a full sized wheIk.
Z Here was a little problem to il
IuStrate what the professor called
the circulation of matter" or the
family tree OF nature. The rock
turbOt is an excellent and edible
fish. 1t takes:
; Ten pounds OF giant wheIks eaten
70 make one pound of turbOt
Ten pounds of worm to make one
pound of whelks.
= Ten pounds of sea dust to make
ar "ou7d Of worm.
Hsea dust" said Professor Thom-
son, becomes worm, worm becomes
ghelk, whelk becomes turbot, and"
-he hushed his voice to a whisper
-''turbot becomes YOU"
The Washington herald., 1921-02-20

D'ANTIBES, France. Feb. 10
Nicholas /, King Of Montenegro,
who has reigned longer than any
monarch except Queen Victoria, has
declared to me in his study at the
villa Les Liserons that President
Wilson failed to keep his word as
peace negotiator given to the
Montenegrin people.
There is a tragedy back of this
much deeper than the mere words
imply. Nicholas OF Montenegro is
79 years old and was called to the
throne sixty years ago when his
uncle, Prince Danilo, died in 1850.
During these sixty years he has
been noted not only as popular
king, but as a great poet, a scien-
tist and as one Of the most suc>
cessfuI diplomats of Europe.
He was great friend of King
Edward VII and was a frequent
visitor at Buckingham Palace dur
ing Queen Nictoria's reign. He
was host to Theodore Roosevelt on
the longer of the latter's tours of
Europe and has written a book de-
voted to a eUlogy of the Amer-
cans as The People of Destiny"
His daughter is Queen of Italy.
Until the great war, and all
through the Balkan conflicts, Mich
Ulas reigned undisturbed. He lived
with great simplicity and his son,
Pierre. Was taught mechanical en-
ginCering as a trade.
The royal palace at Cettinje is
Cne of the least impressive palaces
in the world and during his resi-
dence there any subject was free
to walk to the Kings office, demand
audience. and present his griev-
anCes.
As | saw him just now, Nicholas
looked tired and worn. He confessed
that he had been working too hard.
Writing Memoirs.
While I am awaiting my call
back to Montenegro" he said. Il am
engaged in writing my memoirs.
They will cover more than half a
century of European politics"
The Kin" denied with tears in his
eyes the report from Belgrade that
he had accepted 25O,O0O francs
yearly as pension, with the agree
ment that he would definitely abdi-
date and engage never to return to
Montenegro.
similar propositions were made
me in 1918 and again in 1919" he
said. MY crown is the property of
the Montenegrin people; 1 have no
right to dispose of it.
Furthermore 1t is only IT p-l-
grade that they could conceive Of A
king selling to foreign nation the
honor and the liberty of his coun-
try. l declare now with finaIity
that l shall battle for our right Of
self-determination as a nation with
my last breath"
This was said quite simply, and
there were no heroics. 81.
Il see that France has definitely
The Washington herald., 1921-02-20
NEW WARFARE
LOOMS IN CHINA

SHANGHAI. Feb. lS.-The fall OF
Urga and the revolution in Yum
nan has unsettled the political bal
snce and belief is general that
lighting is imminent in the South
between the province OF Ewsng
Tung under DR.. Sun Yat Sen and
an alliance OF Kwangsi, szechuan.
1unnan and Kweichow forming a
new Southwestern confederacy close
ly related TO Pekin. Chen Chun
Ming, civil governor of Kwang
Tung is unfriendly to Sun Vat Sen
and is seeking to drive the latter
out Of the province in the interests
Of internal peace and also is op-
posed TO the latter's assumption OF
the presidency OF the Southern gov
eminent
The Hunnsn revolution has de-
stroyed the peace by conference ef-
fort and strengthens the military
interests in all provinces and i'm
pedes reconstruction. II is probable
the fighting will be in the South and
in the Yangtse Valley during the
spring.
The American interests in Yum
nan are not endangered. American
interests in Urga are larger than
those Of all the other nationalitIes
and are seriously mensced by the
present situation.
Copyright 1871, BY Public Lsdr,r Co..
The Washington herald., 1921-02-20
ENGLISH HOLD UP
IMMIGRANTS FOR
TEST OF TYPHUS
Hundreds on Way to u. S.
Turned Back Because
Of Disease.

LONDON, Feb. 1s.-Scores of i'm
migrants bound for the United
states and who had managed to hide
from the authorities
in Central Europe, are being stopped
in England and turned back to their
homes Forged passports and dis
case have been the stumbling blocks
for many who have been examined
in : England by the American con-
sular authorities.
some of those who have had to
deal with the hundreds en- route
through Great Britain say the pres
ent migration is composed of the
worst type Of citizens they have ever
encountered in their work. When
the Caronis sailed on her last trip
she carried 1000 in her steerage,
mostly Poles, but left behind were
twleye men whose passports the au-
tborities believe were Forged ana
who were held pending investisa-
tions in warsaw.
"The facilities for handling
sfngirants are adequate during =.
normal movement. but not so now
Consul General skinner SAID. con
ditions have become so serious that
the BrltlEn koNtTHHchh hS
requested to provide a place where
these people may be watched ana
thoroughly inspected before they
leave for the United States. 1t has
been suggested, that the buildings
OF the southampton internment camp
be used.
when a ship arrives now pas
sengers for the United states are
fumigated and minutely examined
for disease. II they successfully
withstand this scrutiny and their
passports are regular they are al
loved to go on their way until the
sailing of the vessel on which thesr
passage has been arranged. Often
several days elapse. In such cases
they are exposed to infection so we
are compelled to examine them
again. This is a great danger TO
the English population as these peo-
pie mostly come from areas where
typhus is prevalent and it is pos
sible for an emigrant bearing such
germ in a mild form to spread II
wherever he goes. For the safety
of the British public and certainly
for that of the United States, these
uoorl" should he kept under observa-
tion If they are compelled to re-
man IN England several days"
Copyright. 1891. Public ledger Coz
The Washington herald., 1921-02-20

I PARIS, Feb. 1s.-Not since the
disappearance of the famous paint
ing Mona Lisa" has anything so
stirred the depths of the artistic
world as the announcement that
the Louvre, the worlds greatest
art museum. intends to exhibit the
paintings OF living. artists.
Hitherto only the works Of rec
ognIzed geniuses who had been a
long time dead could hang side by
side with the great paintings OF
Leonardo da Vinci, Rembrandt, Ru-
bens, watteau and the whole host
Of classical artists.
The directors Of the Louvre now
intend to pay an unparalleled
tribute to the genius OF several
living artists. One OF the paintings
the Louvre wants is Marceps "Re+
tprn Home" a realistic work Of art
Of the modern school, depicting a
widow and her two ragged chill
dren sorrowfully regarding a pile
Of bricks, which is all that remains
of, their home near scissors fol-
lowing a German drive.
The Louvre's choice has created
a storm among the artists Of Paris,
who regard the work inferior 20
the. quality OF the paintings that
are exhibited. in. the Louvre, The
pBinting is the work of q young
man of %, whose precocious genius
has excited the comment Of promi-
nent artists of different nations.
Return Home" hangs at present
in the Luxembourg Galleries. the
art museum OF contemporary paint
ings. The intention of the direc'
tors of the Louvre to obtain this
painting has aroused the heated op-
position OF the directors OF the
Luxembourg. who declare that they
will part with none Of their paint
ings. since they had labored fol-
years to create q recognition Of tht
works Of living artists and are en-
The Washington herald., 1921-02-20
Montenegrins Declare America
Neglected Her Pledge to Secure
Self-determination of Peoples

recognized the incorporation of
Montenegro as a part of the Jugo-
Slavian Kingdom" | said.
The king rose and paced back and
forth in bis little library, speaking
in short, jerky sentences.
The question of Montenegro he
said. lis an international one and is
not yet decided. 1t should have been
settled by the Peace Conference.
The Peace Conference did not rec
ognizc the forced annexation Of
Montenegro, but Serbia, thanks to
her powerful protectors, succeeded
in anneXing my country without
any of the powers protesting.
In December, 1918, the Montene-
grins rose against the Servian ocCu-
patton forces, and Mr.. Wilson, who
was then in Paris, sent his secretary
to me with the text of a telegram
he begged me to send my people.
The Original Message.
The king searched a drawer in his
desk and drew forth a paper. Here
it is" he said. the original message
Mr.. Wilson drew up and which l,
trusting in him, sent"
The message read: ITO my dear
people. l beg you to remain tran
quill and not to oppose the govern
ment which seeks by force of arms
to occupy our country. I have re-
Ceived the highest assurances from
the representatives of allied coun-
tries that very soon an occasion
will be offered to the MOntenegrin
people when they will be able to
freely pronounce on the political
form of their future government"
In July, 1919" continued the
king, president Wilson telegraphed
me as follows: I trust Your Ma
jesty and the noble and heroic peo-
pie of Montenegro will not be cast
down, but will have confidence in
the determination of the United
States to see that in the final vic
tory, that will come. the integrity
and rights of Montenegro shall be
secured and recognized
Despite these assurances of
President Wilson the United States
delegates at the conference turned
their backs on Montenegro and to
this date have done nothing to re-
deem the Presidents promise to Sc
cure for US the right of sef-de-
termination accorded other nations,
some of which fought as enemies
during the war"
The Washington herald., 1921-02-20
'Sinn Fein Plans
To Work Erin's
Untitled Farms

DUBLIN, Feb. l9-Sinn Fein's
work is not entirely destructive.
Confident of ultimate success in
its fight. Dali Eireann had prepared
plans for a migratory farming
scheme which. IL effected. woL /
solve the terrible congestion IN
coastal agricultural districts and
send the farmless farmers into the
spacious midlands DUNG the sum
mCr to sow. till and harvest crops
from farms allotted to them.
Along the Irish coast since CrOm-
wells time tenant and-under fifty
years-oId British laws-small land
owning farmers mostly have barely
subsisted on their holdings cou-
pie of acres and a COW. In many
cases their farms do not support
them, even as to bare necessities.
They live on their scanty crops Of
potatoes because their sons and
daughters go TO cities to work or
join the migratory class and go TO
England or Scotland during the
summer as farmwOrkers and har-
vesteTs.
Sim Fein's plan would permit
younger sons Of farmers to obtain
land in the midlands. They would
live al home probably. but would go
to their farms to prepare and reap
crops. Under this system Of migra-
tory farming. the migration Of
young men and women to England
and Scotland would be minimiZed.
Also it would tend to reduce the
emigration to England and America
which is depopulating Ireland.
The plan has been worked out
comprehensively. 1t may not be
possible for the Dali Eireann agri-
cultural department and its subsi-
diary land courts to start it this
year: but Sim Fein believes it will
be operated eventually.
The Washington herald., 1921-02-20
Sim Feiner Executed
On Fishgumd Express

LONDON, Feb. 1s.-The first in
stance of a Sim Fein execution"
in England developed today when
an unidentified man was found dy-
ing in a Iavatory OF FishgUard Ex-
press train. as 1t reached London.
The mans throat had been cut and
piece OF paper was pinned on his
clothing. On the paper were scrawl-
ed the words "Shadowed from Ire
land"
The authorities believe the man
was condemned to death by a Sinr
Fein court martial" fed from Ire
land and was followed to England,
where be was killed.
The Washington herald., 1921-02-20
ELIXIR OF LIFE Is
DISCOVERED, SAYS
BRITISH SCIENTIST
Huxley Makes UNIQUE
Experiment With
Lower Animals.

LONDON. Feb. 1.-THE elixir sf
life. sought all through the Middle
Ages, has at last been found.
But at present it only operates
successfully on certain creatures.
but J. S. Huxley Of New and BaIliol
Colleges. oxford, concludes from
recent biological experiments that
a considerable measure Of control
over the life-cycle OF a great many
animals, and OF man also, will later
on be obtained.
Just now the most envied things
bn earth. at least by those who
value life, are the mighty hosts Of
the hatworm fraternity. For them
the elixir Of life mas been found
and proved.
Huxley applied his system TO one
happy little fatworm and he stayed.
Peter-Panlike, just where he vAs.
absolutely refusing TO grow Up. lie
retained the same lively activity,
the same form. and the same type
Of behaviour. for a time during
which the rest OF the brood passed
through nineteen generations
1T has been shown" said Huxley.
''thst by alternately starving and
feeding Plsnsrisn hstWOrms thty
can be kept not only within certain
limits OF size. as was to be expected.
but also within certain definite
limits Of age. Yes, the eEliNir Of
life has certainly been foUnd-bul,
alas, so far only for fstworms"
What Huxley desires TO emphs-
size is that our conception Of life
processes has been changed by bic
logical experiments.
The Washington herald., 1921-02-20
ROYAL EXCHANGE
CHIMES RESTORED
Lord Mayor of London At
tends Ceremony of
Ringing.
Especial Gable Dispatch to
The Washington Herald }

LONDON, Feb. 19,-Thc chimes at
the Royal Exchange in the heart OF
LOndOH's solemn financial district
were rung for the first time in
years Wednesday which prompts
the press to remark that these are
the bells that should make the
city sing" and to recall that Harry
Lauder said, You never hear the
British workman singing at his
work now"
The chimes have been recast and
new bells added. Gathered in front
of the exchange to hear the first
peal was a great crowd including
the lord mayor in fun regalia and
those who die not know why the
crowd was there halted, as they al
ways do when the lord mayor ap-
pears with his bewigged attendants.
Copyright, 1921, Public Ledger Co..
The Washington herald., 1921-02-20
Rumania Saving Children.

BUCHAREST. Feb. T9.-Nine
child welfare stations have been
established in Rumania as part of
nationwide effort to cope with
the alarming infant mortality which
government records show is the
most serious consequence of the
war. The task that confronts the
country is shown by figures made
public by the American Red Cross.
There are 10000 deaths annually
among children under year of
age. Mortality among children un-
der S. years Of age averages about
so per cent and in few districts
1t is as high az 81 per cent. Tuber-
culosis, dysentery, pneumonia. affec.
tions of the skin and blood disease.
are the most seriously thresteninI
diseases g s -.
The Washington herald., 1921-02-20
Knitters Succor Children.

VIENNA, Feb. 19.-More than co.
600 women of this city have re-
sponded to an appeal for knitters
and are at work turning the supply
of wool yarn donated by the Ameri-
can Red Gross into warm garments
to be distributed among the poor
children of Vienna, The cold
weather and its dangers to the ILL
clothed children sof the city made
urgent measures necessary and all
the wool stocks available were do
mated for this purpose The knit
ters are all volunteers. many of
them abandoning profitable work
to meet this emergency.
The Washington herald., 1921-02-20
P0INCARE PLANS
DIRECT DEALING
in new POSITION
Former President Now
HAS Strategic Place in
: Foreign Affairs.
FoR OPEN ATTACK
selection May Mean Change
sIn Attitude in Early AL
- lied Meetings
FOR OPEN ATTACK
BY wYTHE WILLIAMS.

Especial Cable Dtspetch 70
- The wEShRgton HsrAld.)
PARIS, Feb. 19.-RaYmond Poin-
cares election this week to the
pfesidency Of the senate commits
sion on foreign affairs was an event
faH of significance not only for
France but also for the allies.
sThs former president of the re-
pablic now holds the same post as
Georges Clemenceau occupied dur
ing the war up to the moment he
hacarne chief of the government and
from where he directed such a
heavy fre upon his predecessors in
the premiership. 1t also is a SINH
lar position to that held by Senator
Lodge in Washington.
Named Successors
Undoubtedly Premier BRAND pro-
longed the recent chamber debate
on the result of the Paris confer
eaee in the hope he would not have
td renew IL before the senate. VI
D'Eselves, who succeeded Clemen-
eeau and remained head of the COM
mission on foreign affairs until h.
was overthrown this week by NJ.
FDluCdEee =" as HOLOt AOAoAE SNNNNe's
fdI in arranging the interests Of
Successive ministries in order that
they would not be embarrassed by
tAa' senate. He always discovered
aFtffcial regulations to suppress or
ReJourn every difficult problem.
M Poincare's sudden re-entry on
the scene is interpreted unanimous
IL to mean he at last has decided
upon a definite and open personal
parliamentary action and no long
er will merely be the guiding hand
behind certain deputies and sena-
tors who, while they are his sup
porters, are not of the same call
bre.
The opening gun was ed in the
senate as soon as the result of his
victory was announced when SEN
ator Francois Albert declared the
commission hencefOrth would night
FOR a frm policy with the allies
as we'll as with Germany" Several
senators, while voting for the re-
election of. D,Eselves announced
they held no hostility to PoimcIre,
but declared the change would have
San extended meaning"
- Means Prompt Action.
The press generally accepts Poin-
cares return as a challenge for de-
cisfye political action. even though
many of the writer's see only peril
for France as likely to result. As
to what may soon happen in regard
70 Brands government one edt-
1orial states: We have now in per
speetive a debate of such exccp-
tioual magnitude that it would be
rash not to forecast it
SIN another is a comparison Of
Poincare's new position with that
ef Clemenceau during the war. II
s=pointed out that PoinCare is
Rkely to follow The Tigers" eX-
SIMPLE Of finally abandoning press
stacks on his adversaries and
Keeping all his fire for parliament
tary debate. At any rate, NJ. POin-
care is now in such a strategic
position that he will bear closer
watching on the part Of the allies
As well as the French parliament
these next few months at least than
anyone else in the entire political
world.
Copyright, 1871. Public Ledger Co..
The Washington herald., 1921-02-20
APPEAL
FOR OLD TROUSERS

VIENNA, Feb. ia plaintive ap-
peal for trousers comes today from
Austria. Thousands of men, it is
said. are unable to go to work be-
cause they have no trousers. The
ones they have are worn out. They
have not money enough to buy new
ones. Many are compelled to re-
ceive their visitors from behind the
door owing to their lack of attire.
Hundreds of other men are going
about in patches that will not be
able to endure much longer
Trousers. according to American
relief workers, form one of the vital
problems of Austria. Trousers, as
the wives of needy husbands pa
thetically point out, are so neces-
sary.
Copyright, 1891, Public Ledger CO..
The Washington herald., 1921-02-20
Millions for Russian Relief.

= RIGA, Feb. l9.-Three million dol
4sEs were spent upon relief for
rofugees from Russia by the Ameri-
ean Red Cross in the Baltic states
6urins 1920, according to a report
9lRde public in Riga. 1t shows that
$4,000 persons received food and
elething. More than 2,75O,O 900 gar
nents were distributed and fifty-six
kitchens supplied food to the refu-
gees. Thirty-five hospitals were
aided with medicines and supplies
aud mobile dispeHsaries and delous-
sug units were active along the
Frontiers Of Russia. This work was
SaTried out ip Finland, Esthonia,
Llthusnia and Latvia.
The Washington herald., 1921-02-20
PAINT TOWNS
NAME ON ROOF

LONDON. Feb. 19.-Now that COM
mercial aviation has reached a per
mAnent stage in England. the
names of many towns are being
painted on the roofs Of railway sta
tions for the guidance OF pilots
The custom is growing and prob
ably il will not be long until every
town on a frequented air route will
be so marked. Ashford was the
first to seize the opportunity and
BasinEstoke. Reading and Brent
wood followed suit. Aylesbury and
Slough have their names marked IN
huge chalk letters near the station.