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Evening star., 1921-03-20
CHARITIES APPEAL
WILL END EASTER
Campaign to Secure 10000
Members Is Extended.
3,73o Have Joined.

The appeal Of the Associated Charities
ana Citizens Relief Association for TO-
900 members has been extended until
Easter. giving ample time for the peo-
pie to enlist as contributors.
Until a late hour last night 3.73S per-
sons had contributed to the Easter ap-
peal. One OF these was a woman who
called at the Social Service House and
said she had no money left TO give. but
would like to leave her wedding ring to
be sold. the proceeds to be given to the
Associated Charities fund.
want hiAe Redeemed.
The society has the ring, and will keep
It. officials announced last night, hoping
that some one will redeem II At a gen
efous price, % that II may be returned
to the donor. who thus showed her will
ineness to share one OF her precious pos
ses4ionA
6ixteef, names were added to the
honor roll Of the 10. 900 members needed
when the entire stan Of the home sefv.
ice section Of the District Of Columbia
Chapter Of the Red Cross contributed
100 per cent strong yesterday.
In . statement issued last night the
joint finance committee Of the Asso.
ciated Charities and Citizens Relief
Association expressed appfeciat Of
the splendid support given to the ap-
peal by the press, tho telephone com.
pany ia inclosinG subscription slips
with their March bills. the street rail-
way companies in carrying the slogan
"Be one Of the 10000 needed for the
Evening star., 1921-03-20
NINE PERSONS INJURED
!, WIEN AUTO ovEKTURRs
2UlVo1 Arrested After Car Demo1-
i laAog Cycle and Hits Another
~ Machine.

: Aftss smashing into q motor cycle
- later an automobile IN which nine
4DssohS were riding. . driver Of q
AabiAe. who gave his nsme az
0sogan Of Alexandra, WAS appre-
handed on the Alexandria pike last
Al6At near Hume springs, Va. By
o1sfiff A. II. Richards and locked up
- TIE Arlihetea ssanty jail. charged
Vath drtvint vhiIs into1deatsd.
u Was sHpsftAd tAAt the man ran
Pic eaf into . motor cycle driven BY
Curry. Carter Of ESQ g street Of this
e1ty. knockAhe him on and dsmolish.
80 the motor cycle. Continuing on
Ne VAy. il Was stated. the machine
A11liA4d with an automobile returning
- Washington from Mount vernon.
A6mpletAiy .overtufninH the machine.
- The machine were Nj. and Mrs. A.
oofd6va and child Of 2207 Chanplain
street: Mrs. A. .Applebaufn ana two
'ekiidfs.. Of 336e Ontario road and Mrs.
J4tob SneinbeYg and her daughter.
Hiss Bertha stsihbers. Of Atlantic
fss occupants were shaken up,
Deuistd and cut. The driver Of the
Aotef cycle also escaped serious in
5ory, But had to be taken home. The
AatOmobile Vas badly damaged.
A hearing will be held tomorrow
01fnfne at 10 o'clock at Arlington
equity courthouse. The shefiff was
unable to Ascertain the mans first
Name. Nh
Evening star., 1921-03-20
NINE HATS TOSSED IN RING
EoRp.A.R. VICE PRESIDENT

Nine candidates for election - vice
president general Of the Daughters OF
the American Revolution at the con-
tinentai congress which meets here
April is.41 have SO far announced
their intention Of making the race.
There are seven outgoing vice pfesi-
dents general, whose successors must
be chosen. ana one vacancy among the
vice presidents general. due to the
death Of Mrs. John p. Hume Of Wis
cof,sih.
The announced candidates are Mrs.
Albert L. Calder Of Hhode. island. Mrs.
sarah O.. X. ChenAuit Of Kentucky.
Mrs. BENJAMIN D. Heath Of North
Carolina. Mrs. Howard :. Hodskins
Of the District Of Columbia. Mrs. ty-
TfiKe Moss Of Missouri. Miss Aithea
Akfenfeitet of New Mexico ana Mrs.
Charles j. Linthicum Of Maryland.
Seven vice presidents .8enefal. will
be elected for = term OF three years.
The sne1pired term II tss tss. late , Mrs. rs.
Hume runs nnth April: p is52' ana .het hef
period. j..
An election Of registrar general OF
the national society wilt be held also.
the successful candidate will serve
for two years. The once was made
vacant by the death in February OF
Mrs. James s. Phillips. Miss Emma T.
Strider ct the District OF Columbia.
was elected BY the national board Of
management at q special meeting In
February. to act as registrar General
until the close OF the continental con-
gress In April.
Evening star., 1921-03-20

Associated Charities Fund," BY IN,
junior league In conducting booths q
the various banks and hotels and
stores and BY volunteers at the Socia
Sefvioe House In contrf60tinG clerical
work In connection with the appeal
community spirit in behalf OF the
effort put forth to secure the none,
necessary for the continuaAoe Of the
functions Of the Associated Charities
HeDe 70 Reach CSaI.
The committee 10 unwiilia1 70 be.
lieve. 1t was stated. that Q member.
ship Of 10000 Is imposA Bile In the
city Of washington. It therefore asks
ed to talk Associated Charities
Tell your friends whom the formal
appeal may not have reached what
the oreAnization 10 doing for the city
and make q personal appeal ia #.
much more effective than that Of the
printed word. II you are employed in
an once or In 4 department, become,
Tor Few hours, m active worker for
the cause and circulate Q gubecrfp-
tion list.
ut is incredible to believe that ,h.r.
is less than one washinstonian in
each fifty willing to give a. much as
fve cents week for a year that a
work Of such vital importa noe TO the
community may be continued. Yet. on
the face Of the returns to date. that
conclusion must reluctantly Be rec ch i.
ed. The way to alter that astoundi ng
and unhappy fact Is for each citizen
to whom the thought Of poverty and
neglect. OF hunger and distfess, IL a
vital thing. to play his part In max =
ing that thought vital to - many
others As possible.
BE one Of the 10000 needed by
sending your contribution. and get
ting your friends TO do likewise, to
Howsrd % 8; Reesids. treasurer. s:s H
Evening star., 1921-03-20
GERMANY 70 HEDGE.
Hopes for Smaller Indemnity II
silesiA Il 01ven Poland.

By Cable to The Star and Chicago Daily Ne~s.
Copyright; 1921.
PARIS, France, March ls-The Upper
silesian piebisdte 10 expected to have 4
Vital beAfihk on GetMhAhy'h attitude
on rebatstio6S II she Wins the plea
bitcite, we'll ana tood; II she loses,
she will try to regain this vAlIabls
province BY linking the silesian duess
tion with that Of the rApatatiSnS
nbintin9 out to the aliies that II they
really want 10 receive payment they
must make 4 great dimihution In the
total to compensate for the tEAnsfef
Of the Silesian coal helds to Poland.
Neli&ves ate1tl6A ReAAih4 oDeAs
French leaders, therefore, believe
that the whole repafatiohs question
remains open ana that It Win prep
entity be necessary to resume the ali.
Acuit nekotiAti6nS with Germany. At
the same time both the leaders ana
the public generally are ven salts.
6kd with the results OF the London
conference. In the hrst place 1t is
eoniiaered that. this eohfsfshe4 has
e6niffitd the. Atufes OF the Paris
sSfeemeht ana that henceforth thHy
WiIl form the abSeiute niinifAuh.
unanimous on this point. Any gov
eminent. when sought TO- reduce
fhksk fiRufks would doubtless be over
| thrown at once. Premier BRAND was
Evening star., 1921-03-20
IGNORE
GERMAN PROTEST
over |NDEMNFT|ES
President Of Council Explains
Organization Member Must
First Take Initiative.

b. the Associated Press.
GENEVA, March 1S.-The league OF
nations cannot act on the German
protest against the enforcement OF
penalties unless a member Of the
league takes the initiative. DR.. da
Cunha OF Brasil said in statement
today.
"The German note to the league Of
nations on the allied penalties was re-
ceived at league headquarters On
March II and sent to the members OF
the council, as requested BY the Ger.
man foreign minister. and also IN
confefmity with the leagues practice.
to all members and to the press" Dr..
da Cunha DECLARED.
II am not, Of course. prepared to
express any opinion on the substance
OF the note Itself. but as president of
the council for the time being j should
like to empha size that the league it,
self as an organization has in this
case no power Of action unless one OF
it's members sees At to take the In
itiative, as provided by the covenant:
THE league Is an association OF
states and Is not directly endowed
with executive power except IN GER
tain special cases. but serves rather
as a common meeting ground for the
governments"
Evening star., 1921-03-20

told a. much during the London con-
ference By the French leaders, ana
IL az one time ha seemed to hesitate.
the telerans ne received from France
were sufficieht to harden him ehee
more.
the Paris agreement only as regards
question Of form.
WefeSAes SyAteA u PeAaltlet.
In the second plAes the French are
hffniy inAu6afated. They have al
ways believed that perssaeien xosiq4
p futile ana that only threats Of Of
the terms OF the treaty ef Versailles.
The chamber Of dAbuties in PARTICULAR
u pleased with the applieatien q the
military penalties. IN the ,coffla9fs
Of the chamber the idea ID being Hiae.
should hsncsforth have a; Autematle
Be Appiied Immediately each tifne
Germany IN the future violates the
treaty ana 1t should not b heceDsafy
Hrst to hold Z MEETING OF the svpren,e
neither with frances interest nor
with frances dignity to be feappear-
ing every three months before the al
Ties IN the role Of Z aupplteant:
Finally the French are glad that the
utilize the Rhiheland. gage AZ I means
Of brestute Upon Gerrhahy. Under
the original regime Of occupation. the
Germans did not feel that the loss OF
sned either politically Or sccnemical.
". The present realities. however.
which discriminate Economically be-
tween occupied and unoccupied Ger.
many. are quite diHefeht., They give
Germany IN interest IN winnlhE back
this rage as soon ~ possible and
hence 1t 10 expected It viii stimulate
the reparations payments. :
Evening star., 1921-03-20
ITALY r1nM on TEA1rs.
roreisn Minister Calls German Pro-
posal to Pay Absurd.

By the Associated Pfess.
ROME, March 1s.-Gernany's Of
fer at the recent reparations confer
ence in London to pay ao.ooo,soo.oo
gold marks In thirty years. Count
Sforxa, the minister OF foreign a1.
fairs. told the chamber OF deputies
today in the course Of debate on tne
London conference. did not amount to
as much as italy would have to pay
the allies In the next forty.two years
on account OF war loans.
Her countef. proposals." he SAID,
"wers not worthy Of considerAtton
she se emed to be negotiating Z trans.
ofYefins indemnity to the aiiies. Al.
though the allies acted with great
forbearAnce. Germany. I'd . man
ifest lack OF good will"
The foreign minister, who repre-
sented Italy At the conference. de-
ciafed that despite certain differences
preserve unity.
The speech was faversbly received.
Count Sfofza said that he and
Si9nor Media, minister Of the treas.
ufy, had made extensive reservations
on the subject Of the SO per cent
tax on German exports. but that the
Germans themselves had suggested
Discussing help tor Austria, the
speaker declared italy did not intend
to renounce or postpone reparatiohs,
but only to reduce guarantees in orr
der to enable certain OF Austfia's re-
sources to be utilised a. pledges Tor
Ana ncfAl operations for the beheht of
that distressed country.
The minister announced that the
NEGOTIATIONS for . trade Agreement
with RUSSIA had been completed and
the contract would sooh b signed
By the government.
Evening star., 1921-03-20
DROP OF A. PER CENT
IN COSTS LAST MONTH
Living Expenses On March I 6e.0
Per Cent Higher Than In
July, 1914.

Wage earhefs Of the United StAtss
received the benefit Of 4 ~ per cent
drop in the cost Of living during FEB.
fuAfy. according to I statement Issued
last night ey the National Industrial
CONFERENCE D0atd.
Ths vo1t of living On March 1 Of
thfo year Wls SIS per cent higher
than It x1s n July, iS1i. the seate
It vas .1t.S pr cent higher than n
1bit. There xas : dscS of IT'S per
rsAsheA their peak. Ana March 1, 1874.
ThA stAtsntAht Attributed the aewna
wafd thoysmsnt in thS cost Of iivfh3 4
foelStui4s, 10 shown BY the bufeau Of
iabof stAilsticS index iaAntb<tinf ef
retail feod nrieAA Average clothing
pfioes aeellneA sliehtiy,. although
thsft wAs "a !nereaSe Ia the est ef
= number Of items ID the W0aAAA't !
6lotAine bvdest. Average rents %:
aAAIne1 stAtlenaly. The esse % eeel
lad Of osftaiA ssnasissS. SsSeesA. xaIis
1avaAesl, shs ASufeD DheW.
Evening star., 1921-03-20
WOOD APPEALSFOR
NEAR EAST FUND
Issues Statement Depicting
Relief Needs Before Leav-
ina for Philippines.

On the eve Of his departure for the
Philippines Mai. Gen. Leonard Wood
has issued follow up appeal for
the Near East Relief fund. The ap-
peal follows:
THE spirit of Easter is one Of sacri-
fice--the Great Sacrifiee was made
then. That sacrifice has been made
since, In many lands by many iAdi-
viduais. But never In history has 2
whole nation made the sacrifice Tor tts
faith that the Armeiians have made:
THE Armenians stand flr 2 stab.
bernhes. n what they sslisysIsn.a sss ,ss.a
struggle Sr our 's.russie.. We can no
more refAse to help, them than We
could let one Of bur divisions holding
q setcor in the late war be cut 70
pieces when we had the reserves TO
save it.
R@sktaAa II "OttSst.Aifv."
I'VE nave the 'resertes' of f4Ad
and money and sympathy now; we
sn 4 % oSiss,Sss ~ Without M beias seIt
do it BY anybody, In any company OF
nations. II ID not . political duty Or
q matter Of commercial expedienty.
Il IL an opportanity-an Opportunity
to make our idealism q dynamic In
uu0uC0 III Sue WViAV' NV S~0s AsAeS
phfaas.
"Ths man who has least among VI
has more than most In Affnehia., It
ID one OF the hnest things In our His
tSfy that, through the Mar East Re-
rfehsst te the poorest, have kept tle,.
900 ilttlS children IN Armeh1a from
hunger and death. have saved q whole
people from annlhiiation, And have
done II Without fanfares or eelf-
Il, ana the American men and WON.
kn who sign with me-, ask that tBs
work 20 on. It ID IN American M0fk
In the best trAditi0hs Of biS-hSArteA
American Eenerosity! 1t cannot fsl-
ter Or pAuss!'
sikAAtufes - Appeal.
The appeal Is signed by Leqnafd
Wood. y. ". Attefb1ty, David
Relasco, Misc Alice stone blackwell.
william c. Bobbs.: Arthur Brisbane,
Mrs. Edward n. Bulkley. Nkweene
Carlton. DR., Alex Caffel Mfs. Caftie
CHAPMAN Catt, Mrs. Cleveland II.
Dodge. John 3, Drum. Miss Mary
dafden, Samuel G8mSers, Miss AhAA
A. Gordon, John efier Hibten. Efhsf.
Geotke Horaee Esfimer. Rev. william
+. Nanpint,. Dr.. Frank HcMufsay.
Mrs, Neaiii Mccormick, John McPArl
lana, Andrew W. Mellon, Miss Elika-
beth Mafbsfy, John q. MliDurn.. Mrs.
George Maynard Minor. Nh. Henry
Morfenthau. Mrs. Philip North Moore,
Frank A. M2nsey. John NJ. PAtkkr,
Mrs. Percy v. Pennybackef. Mrs. Wiz
Evening star., 1921-03-20

liam Nash Read. Miss n. r. II. Ried,
Senator Reed Smoot. John @. ShAf.
Ter. MIss Corinne Roosevelt Robinson,
Mrs. Mary Roberts Rinehart, Theo.
ddore Roosevelt. jr. warren g, stone.
Mrs. Stanley White, j. Thomas VIII
EnE, Hrs. Thomas q. Winter, DR..
Henry Ven Dyke, Coleman du P6nt.
Evening star., 1921-03-20
BUILDERS TAKE WAGE CUT.

DENVER, Col. March 1s.--Four
building crafts. members Of the Den
yer Building Trades Council, today
accepted wage reductions OF 20 per
cent. announced recently by the Mas
ter Builders Association. following a
conference with off1ciAls OF the Colo
RADIO industrial commi ssi6n.
The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1921-12-04

favoritos, and liberties are taken In
them that would not be permitted
anywhere else on earth They bring
vice and virtue into such CON
tact that virtue is almost powerless
with It.
And dancing is OF IN reputc. No.
body dying sends for "A dancing mas
ter. We will send FOR the preacher,
we will send for the priest, we don't
send for the dancing master when
we die,---no, MOI You want the fell
low around when you are going TO
do that you don't want around, may
be, when you are doing something
else.
Wen, II he is no good 10 have
around when you are doing some
thing else. he is no good 20 have
around when you die, for you will
never get into heaven even II he is,
oh, not
But send for mo, I'll come. so
will any preacher. We will do our
best for you. but you don't give us
fair show. You don't want us
around when you are healthy and
strong, but when the shadow of
death begins to fall, you want us
around. Well, l say you don't give
us n fair chance, but we win do our
best for YOU. We don't desert you,
not on your life. We will do what
we can for you.
Nobody, my friends. ever dances
to the memory of "A departed friend,
no.
A young lady in the west gave
me ten reasons why she didn't dance.
| / have never found ten better, II
you can give me any that are as
goood or better. / will be thankful
TO you. She said:
Dancing would lead me into
crowded bathrooms and late hours
which are injurious to health and
usefulness.
Dancing would lead me into close
contact with pcrniCious company
that would corrupt good morals and
manners
Dancing would require me to per-
NIT the freedom of the other sex
which / should be ashamed OF and
which l believe to be wrong.
Ministers and good people in
general are opposed TO dancing. and
/ don't think Il Is safe TO set myself
up in opposition to them. II there
Is any doubt, | want to be on the
safe side.
Dancing has a bad name, and
mean to study the things that are
lovely, pure and OF good reputation.
Dancing is usually accompanied
by drinking. and drinking produces
a great deal OF evil.
II am told that dancing Ia a great
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and to warn people about the pitt
,alls.
Another thing. Take the dress.
Are there any sleeves2 No, superflu-
ousl The bodices are fastened with
little ribbons over the shoulder.
Now, l heard a girl down south
say She was getting ready for the
| 1all and she was fixing herself up
and she said. Now, will you help
me2" She was combing her hair.
She said. There. does my dress
hang straight" She said: You can
put my feather boa around my neck
and summon the Limousine"
And the old colored woman said;
Lord. honey yc amt going with all
your meat showing like that. Is
| your
The rigs they wearl A fellow said
I"Look here, Bill, can a man oance
with his wife2"
Dance with who?"
with his wife?"
You old scoundrel, you'd just as
soon husk corn all night in the
moonlight. II isn't your wife you
want TO dance with. it's the other
| fellows. You give him chance to
hug your wife so you can hug his at
the same time.
Now, wait a minute. That pas
sion is the basis of the popularity Of
the dance, not with everybody. |
think with the majority, and I'll tell
lou why that's my opinion. You
say: "Bill, 1 dance because l love
to dance"
All right, 1 won't deny it DIT.
You say: ~ have danced for
years and it has never bothered me- s.
All right, you listen. l say l think
that passion is the basis of the pop
ularity OF the dance--that's my
opinion.
You make the men dance by
themselves ana tne women dance by
themselves and it'll kill the dance in
wo weeks from New York TO San
Francisco. II yo udance because you
like the exercise. you can get just as
much exercise with your arm around
a man, and you, my baby, can get
Just as much exercise with your
arms around another woman, Come
on! All right! And you can dance
just as well with some other man
3 you can with some woman. You
t4alk about the love to dance for the
exercise, but you make the men and
women dance like that and see whai
happens--it'll kill dancing. when
you separate the sexes, good-by 10
the dance!
| opHhp pilS odyos lANN W o'N
horses rum"
SO do I. Gosh, like TO see a
horse get out and run. / like TO
see anything like that. whether II "a
a horse or an automobile, l like to
see them go"
They said: 1--WE don't have horse
races because we want to bet on
them"
He Isn't Cranky.
When they passed a bill forbiddinR
them betting on horse racing they
liked horse racing. So they didn'
Hike the horse racing because they
liked to see the horses run, but be-
cause they wanted to bet on the
races, and when they took away the
Igambling feature OF racing they
killed horse racing.
And when you make men and
women quit dancing together you'll
kill dancing, too!
The minute they stop playing
cards for prizes and money you will
kill the card businoss-thats what
Iyou'll do! All right, you'll see whore
1t will go.
SO you see what 1t is, and you see
my object In talking to you, don't
lyou? / am not actuated by any
cranky motive or anything OF the
SORT. Nobody tries TO handle the
matter more reasonably and face
the facts Just as they are as he goes
up and down the land than /.
Now, the German and other round
dances that are INDUCED in are the
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svmptoms are not duo 10 the Eaa-
ollne vapor hut 10 the carbon mon7
oxide gas which results when thd
gasoline vapor is exploded In the
cylinders 81 an engine.
Loads Dosn thc Blood.
carbon nonoxide combines WITH
the red coiorlng matter OF the bloods
and this prevents the blood from
CARRYING an adequate amount OF os~
ygen from the lungs 10 tho brain
and other parts OF the body. BVt
we find thnt soon after. the affected
pcrson comes into fresh air again,
the carbon monoSide begins to leavs
the blood The restoration OF tho
blood to lts normal condition can
also ho assisted by inhaling oxygen.
"Thosc invcatigatinns are or Inn
portnucc not only to automobilIst@
but also to everyone who takes care
of his own furnace. IL enough hir
is not supplied TO a coal fire. large
amounts Of carbon monoXido ara
formed and some Of this gas may
leak out into the air OF tho houss.
They are of Importance also to CITY
flremcn, for tho smoke or burnlnE
building nearly always contains
large amounts Of carbon monoNde
II is not the singing, visible vapora
which overcome the man tryln3 W
enter the burning building, but tnr
invisible. odorloA monoxide con-
tnincd IN the smoke.
"In numerous instances fremen
I'm different cities have tried to uHa
army gas masks In fighting the CITY
fires. not knowing that these masKs
do not protect against the deadiy
carbon monoxlde. Az a result or me
investigations OF the chemists AND
phvsologists or the bureau OF mihef
masks ara now being developed 70
protcct against carbon monoxide.