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Evening star., 1921-01-22
SEES HUMANRACE
BROADER, TALLER
AND MORE HARDY

By Cable to-4le Star and Chicago Daily New,
Copyright. 1921.
BERLIN. January 22.-That the
human race is getting broader,
taller and harder as the result of
the strenuous times it went
through in the war is the theory
advanced by the famous German
statistician, Prof. Friedrich PrinZ-
ing. in the German Statistical Ca
Zette. He bases his claim on fig
ures Obtained from the United
States. Germany. Austria, Switzer-
land. France, Belgium and Scan
dinavia.
"Napolean." he says. "alwa vs
picked only strong men for his
armies, and in consequence there
was a shortage of tall men until
1860, when the average height be-
gan to increase. In the recent war
everybody had to go to the 'front.'
the small and weak as well as the
tall and strong ones. The hard
ship the troops had to endure was
&C great that many of the short.
thin men Gied form disease, where
the big men survived. The aver
age h"'cht of men in their early
twenties is today five feet nine
inches. where ten years ago it was
five feet seven inches.
Inside of another 100 years six
footers will no longer be relative
ly rare"
Evening star., 1921-01-22
MARTENS QU|TSU.S.
BY FEDERAL ORDER
Unrecognized Envoy, After
Two Years Here, Deported
as Undesirable.
By the Associa ted Press.

by the Assocfa ted Press.
NEW YORK, January 22.-Nearly two
years effort by Ludwig c. A. K. Martens
to gain recognition from the Unit
ed States government. as the ambassa-
dor of the Russian soviet government
ended today with his departure for Goth
enburg. Sweden, on board the steamship
Stockholm.
1t was the final execution of an or
der from the Department of Labor for
his deportation as an undesirable alien.
Hundreds of personal friends of Mar
tens, with his "ambassadoriar' retinue
of forty-two, crowded the dock to bid
farewell. Although the Department of
Labor offered the best accommodations
the ship affords, Martens declined. say
ing he wished to buy a ticket and "travel
like any other passenger"
Before boarding the ship Martens is
sued a statement expressing grateful
appreciation for the great personal kind
ness and courtesy I have received from
many Americans in all vocations
throughout the country"
Mr.. Martens said he had no knowledge
of the future plans of the American gov
ernment NOR can l tell in what direc-
tion this policy of ignoring the existence
of the established government of the
largest country in Europe will lead.
II can only say he concluded. that
when the American people are prepared
to approach this problem. the govern
nent of the Russian workers and peas
ants will be ready to meet them in a
reasonable and friendly spirit"
Evening star., 1921-01-22
Harding Follous Wilson Plan
In Running Auay From Writers
Tells Correspondents He Doesn't Want Then, to Fooy
When He Boards Houseboat for His Vacation on
the Florida Coast

ABOARD his train in the campaign of
isi-. nut when he got to the White
Rouse he changed. Most people do
I,ot know the extremes to which the
flesiusht res, went to shut himself off
~ rom uirect contact with the press.
vice he ordered secret service men
~ Keep neWspapermen away from
: nun on summer vacations In the
nrst Two years he gave occasional
audiences to the entire corps of cor
respondents. hut these were d;scon
tinued about the time the war broke
out ana were never resumed
Ban on Private Audiences.
Mr.. Wilson rarely. if ever. gave any
| newspaper writer a private audience II
is probably no eXaggeration to saw that
Mr. Wilson never spent a total of more
than six or seven hours in private audi
ences with correspondents in the eight
years he has been at the White House
And ii is also fact that only one or
two correspondents ever saw him more
than three or four times in the entire.
eight years. Both Mr.. Roosevelt and
Mr.. Taft seldom let week go by with
out a private conference with at least
one or two correspondents or writer's
Mr.. Wilson never would have been able
to manage the business of contact with
the public at all We're it not for the
Shrewdness and uncanny news instinct
of his private secretary. Joseph +.
Tumulty, who probably will always be
remembered as one of the best friends
the Washington correspondents ever
had.
May Talk Indirectly.
Mr. Harding may be counting on do
ing the same thing-namely. talking to
the country indirectly. but both Mr..
Roosevelt and Mr.. Taft found it more
effective to talk directly to the press
themselves. Much Of the misunderstand-
ing about the policies of the Wilson ad-
mnistration can be traced directly to
naughty or Indifferent attitude toward
the press and such defense as was given
the Wilson administration by corre-
spondents from time to time was hardly
ever due to any inspiration from the
White House. but largely to the volun-
tary effort and enterprise of writers both
inside and outside Of Washington, who
either believed sincerely in the cause
they were defending editorially irrespec-
tive of the persons or party involved, or
who believed they were discharging their
journalistic duty of telling the truth as
they saw it.
There may be a change when Mr..
Harding gets to Washington, but the
verdict of most of the correspondents
thus far is that the new President-elect
is starting off as did his predecessor.
Copyright. 1921
Evening star., 1921-01-22
PARIS DISCOUNTS
CONFIDENCE VOTE
Newspapers See Premier
BRAND and Not Ministry
Indorsed by Deputies.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
PARIS, January 22.-Newspapers of
this city today expressed satisfac-
ton with the vote of confidence given
the BRAND ministry in the chamber
of deputies. but there was a notice.
able lack of enthusiasm. A majority
held the view that yesterdays vote
was an expression of confidence, not
in the ministry, but in NJ BRAND
the champion of France. in the ap-
preaching meeting of premiers. 1t
was declared the chamber meant to
give maximum authority to the man
who will plead her cause, and that
the BRAND ministry was not judged
on it's declaration, but will be judged
by the results of the conference OF
premiers.
Confidence Vote. 475 to 6S.
NJ. BRAND and the members of his
ministry were given a record vote of
confidence by the chamber of deputies,
475 to 6S. NJ. BRAND. who in two
hour speech, characterized by it's
vigor and oratory, answered inter-
pellations and promised to make the
collection of reparations from Ger
many the guiding principle of his ad-
ministration.
yesterdays long speech by NJ.
nEldHu, Sdlu Lie ECHO uc QOcS
not appear to give any more light
than the ministry declaration. except
on one point: Payment of a lump sum
by Germany is not my thesis. These
words were pronounced by the new
premier, and we will do as the cham
ber did. and will take note Of his
promise. A large credit of provi-
sional confidence is opened for M
BRAND, and none desires more than
we to see him make the best use of
It for the interests of the country"
Yelled Skepticism Manifested.
Some newspapers manifested a GER
tain veiled skepticism. The Petit
Gironde one of the most influential
provincial organs, declared: What
the nation finds to be strange is that
we should be obliged to negotiate
ceaselessly with the allies in order
that they may help us to obtain the
execution of treaty signed by them.
Therefore. if with the same methods
NJ. BRAND succeeds in getting better
results than have been achieved in
the past we may then say he has de-
served well of his country"
Evening star., 1921-01-22

To symbolize patriotic prayers fol
the guidance and support of Presi'
dent-elect Harding when he takes Of.
| fee as President Of the United States
vigil lights will burn in the Salve Re.
gina Chapel of the National Shrine Of
the Immaculate Conception at Brook
land during Inauguration week.
Catholics in all parts of the United
States will be invited to participate
in the acts of national devotion SYM
bolized by the lights and to include
that the grace of God may come upon
the new executive to light his way.
A special appeal to Catholics of the
United States to participate in this
devotion has been issued by Rt. Rev
Thomas ]. Shahan. rector of the Cath
"A votive Light to Guide Our Presi-
dent
Bishop Shahan's appeal is as fol
lows:
"On March President Harding will
enter upon the administration of his
United States of America.
Never were wisdom and courage
more needed by the head of our great
American democracy. Every Catholic
ought to Oner on tnat day the earnest
prayer that God will guide our chief
executive wisely and well. that the
evils of the late war may be abol-
ished and our nation enter again
tupoh the way of progress through
justice and charity. The gravest prob
lens call for the attention of the new
President: problems both domestic
and foreign, upon the solution of
which depends the happiness Of the
American people.
Let vigil Light express your pa
triotic prayers for divine guidance
apd support of the President during
the four momentous years that open
before him. May our Blessed Mother
shield him and counsel him through
love for this land of her prediction.
Let us all join in this act of ma
tional Catholic devotion with pray
er for all nations struggling for a
righteous peace. Let us also pray that
through our Blessed Mother the grace
of God will come upon him to light
the way. for him to aid by his good
counsel in lifting the yoke of bond
age from Ireland"
Rev. DR.. Bernard j. McKenna has
sent out letters to Catholics in all
parts Of the country urging them to
Evening star., 1921-01-22
BY DAVID LAWRENCE.

About the last thing most people
; imagined last autumn on election day
was that Warren Harding and Wood
row Wilson had anything in common
but some of the correspondents who
will not accompany Mr.. Harding on
his trip TO Florida reveal the inter
estiEg information that the two men
! are behaving exactly alike toward
! newSpapermen. This may or may
! not be characteristic. of Presidents
elect and it may or may not be the
result of a sudden turn from private
/ life to the burdens of public life but
its the usual struggle of President
| elect to remain private citizen as
against the writers who insist that
the public has right to know what
i a man elected to be president of the
United States does from day to day.
F.! Mr. Harding told the correspond
! ents that he didn't want them to fol-
low when he boards the houseboat
| He will return to a port every few
days and confer with the newspaper
men but he warned them that they
would incur mountains of displeas-
ure' if they trailed along. The other
day. too, when he set out for Cleve-
land he asked the correspondents to
| say nothing about it. He wanted to
shop in privacy. So thay agreed not
to announce it in advance provided
| Two or tnree correspondents could go
ialong to report on any possible emer-
gency.
| President's Attitude Repeated.
| Mr.. Harding isn't bit different
! from Woodrow Wilson in all this.
| Correspondents who remember what
happened just after the election in
| Novembe-, 1912, are authority for the
statement that when Mr.. Wilson de-
cided to go to Bermuda for a rest
! he was very much disturbed when
the newspapermen told him that of
| of course they would have to accompany
! him. He insisted that there would be no
| news. just as Mr.. Harding says there
will be nothing doing but rest on
his southern trip. But the CORE
| spondents said it didn't matter. They
must accompany him. and Mr.. Wilson
was so much upset by it that he
threatened to travel on ship that
wasn't equipped with wireless, but
! finally relented.
MIR. Harding started out during the
campaign with intimate talks with
! the correspondents. but since cleo
ton he has become taciturn and un-
communicative. Mr.. Wilson was the
most friendly and chummy individual
| in the world with the correspondents
Evening star., 1921-01-22
HARD|NG'S LETTER
GIVES BRITAIN HOPE
Hopeful America Will Be In
cIuded in Plan for
World Peace.
BY EDwARD PRICE BELL.

EDW AhD fH1SE
By Cable to The Star and Chicago Daily News.
Copyright. 1921.
LONDON. January 22.-So other ut
terance for a long time can be COM
pared with President-elect Harding's s
letter to John Stewart. chairman of
the board of governors of the Sui
grave institution, for the excellence
OF its impression upon the popular
mind in Britain. 1t allays great
deal of anxiety as to what might be
the general temper of the new Presi-
dent touching British-American re-
lations. 1t also revives the hope that
in one way or another Mr.. Harding s
administration will throw the weight
of the United States into the scales
for permanent world peace.
Britons admire the solemn and lofty
tone of the President-elect's letter.
They recognize with especial appre-
citation that Mr.. Harding looks upon
British imperial progress as well as
as a ruthless assertion of material
power, but as flying civilization to
the four corners Of the globe" No
other sentiment delights the soul of
the true Briton more than this. He
likes to think of himself not as an
imperialist tyrant. but as a champion
of free civilization. Even in India.
Egypt and Ireland he profoundly be-
lieves his motives to be good and his
policies to be wise.
All that is best in the government
and general society of this country, as
any one knows who has followed
public thought here in late years, will
respond warmly to Mr.. Harding's con-
ception Of the duties God has placed
upon the English speaking peoples
duties Of being restrained, tolerant
and just" At the foreign Office this
morning a man of influence said to
me:
"If such counsels dominate Mr..
Harding's presidency, and 1 have
every confidepce that they will, I can
foresee no difficulty between the
United States and Britain that need
cause us the least alarm"
Evening star., 1921-01-22
'sFemdle Ponzi Is
Accused of. Frauds
TotaHng $4,000

PHILADELPHIA, january y.
Mrs. Mildred NJ. Everett,
alias Mildred Bonfface. de-
scribed BIZ the police as a "fe-
mnle POnxi," has been arrested
here ON n charge of obtaining
$1,000 under false pretences
from Everett Marshall of New
field, N. j. 1t fs alleged she has
mulcted New Jersey farmers
and business men of *5O,O0O by
promising fabulous returns IL
they would give her money to
invest. -
Pictures from the fdentffica-
= ttOn bureau were said by the
police to establish her identity
as that of n woman who, under
various aliases, has served time
in Pittsburgh. Atlantic City and
here. ).
Evening star., 1921-01-22
Reward in Church Robbery.

NEW YORK-Rev. John L. Belford.
pastor Of the Roman Catholic Church
Of the Nativity. Brooklyn, which was
robbed Thursday night of candelabra
and crucifixes. offered reward of 500
and no questions asked for the return
Of the stolen objects. They were bought
in Rome and were highly priced as
gift from the late Mgr. James Duffy.
Father Belford declared he would get
permit to have a shotgun in the rectory.
Evening star., 1921-01-22
TYR0L FOR GERMAN UNION
Landtag Decides to Hold a Pleb-
iscite Soon.

BERN. Switzerland, January 21.-
Independent action by the Tyrolean
landtag on the question Of union with
Germany Is in prospect, according to
Austrian dispatches. The landtag,
the advices state, decided yesterday
to hold q plebiscite on this question
If the Austrian government does not
act on it by next month.
Evening star., 1921-01-22
DECIDES TO ADMIT GUILT.
Liquor Dealer Gets Jail Term at
End of Trials Second Day.

CINCINNATI O., January 22.-After
the government had spent two days
in presenting testimony against him
in the United States district court
here, Henry Friedman, liquor dealer.
of Pittsburgh. Pa. indicted on a
charge Of consoiring to violate the
his mind at the trial today-to plead
guilty. Judge John w. Peck SEN
fenced him to serve six months in
Jail and imposed fine of $4,000.
Friedman was arrested for illegally
transporting 1000 cases of whisky
from a distillery at Frankfort, KY,
to Cleveland, Ohio. John E. Zerby,
Summit Hill. Pa, who was indicted
with Friedman, is serving a FIVE
month Jail sentence upon his plea of
guilty several days ago.
Evening star., 1921-01-22
HONOR BRAND WHITLOCK.
Belgian and Flanders Authorities
Give Ambassador Testimonials.

GHENT. January 20.-Brand Whit
lock, American ambassador to Bel
gium, was guest of honor at a ban
quet given by the authorities of this
city and of East Flanders. Gold
medals and illuminated addresses
were given Mr.. Whitlock and the free
dom of the city was conferred upon
offered, and in response Mr.. Whitlock
paid tribute to the generous feeling of
the American people toward Belgium
Among the other guests at the ban
quet were the Spanish and Dutch min
isters to Belgium.
Evening star., 1921-01-22
AGAIN HEADS GIRL SCOUTS
Mrs. Arthur o. Choate Reelected
National Council President.

CINCINNATI. Ohio. January e.
Mrs. Arthur o. Choate of New York
was reelected president of the Ma
tional Council of Girl Scouts yester-
day, which action marked the close
of the seventh annual convention of
the organization. Other officers chosen
were:
Vice presidents. Mrs. James ]. Stor-
row, Boston, and Mrs. Herbert Hoover,
New York: treasurer. Mrs. Nicholas +.
Brady. New York: director. Mrs. Jane
Deeter Rippin. New York; chairman
of executive board, Mrs. v. Everit
Macy, New York; counsel Douglas
Campbell. New York.
Mrs. Juliette Low of Savannah. Ga,
founder of the movement in America,
Is to serve on the executive board.
Announcement was made that Mrs.
Warren G. Harding will be chosen as
honorary president to succeed Mrs.
Woodrow Wilson.
Evening star., 1921-01-22

SHREVEPORT. La.-As an emerg-
ency measure for the relief Of farm
ers in northeastern Louisiana, plans
have been perfected to buy groceries
in carload lots to be sold to the
farmers in ouachita, Caldwell and
Union parishes at cost. Announce
ment to this effect was made by ]. H.
Watkins. secretary of the Ouachita
Valley Farm Loan Association of
ment
Evening star., 1921-01-22
$500, 600, 900 LOAN FAILS.
Interest Too High, Is Argentine
Reply to Syndicate.

BUENOS AIRES, January 21.-It i
reliably reported that the negotia
tions that have been going on be
tween the Argentine government an
a syndicate Of New York bankers TO
a 100000, 900 loan to Argentina hav
proved unsuccessful because the gov
ernment considered the bankers
terms too severe.
These terms. it is understood, werl
that government bonds be sold to tn
bankers at 50 and bear per cen
interest. The report says the Anger n
tine financial representatives inform
ed the bankers that it was too muc|
to expect any government to pay
per cent.
South Amboy. N. j., has womaI
IL i1or
Evening star., 1921-01-22
"Bell" Pants for Men.

CHICAGO.-Longer trousers for men
will offset short skirts for women
next spring. according to the edict of
the Merchant Tailor Designers AS
sociation. Coats will also be longer
and of the athletic or wedge shape
type" and trousers will be "moder-
ately belled." says the announcement
of L. o. Tyler, Columbus, Ohio. fash
ion chairman of the association
Evening star., 1921-01-22
LENIN MUST REST.
Bolshevik Premier of Russis
Ordered to Seek Quiet.

COPENHAGEN, January 22.-Niko-
lai Lenin, bolshevik premier of Rus
sia, is i'll and has been ordered to take
a long rest, says special dispatch
from Helsingfors, which has been re-
ceived here.
Ru.nors that Lenin has been suffer-
ing from illness have been current for
some weeks.
Evening star., 1921-01-22

KANSAS CITY.-A standing reward
of $500 to any person for the death of
each bandit killed while attempting to
rob a member bank was voted here by
the Association Of Suburban Bankers.
Evening star., 1921-01-22
Receiver Asked for Road.

NectISeF ANkeU lOr HOuU.
kNOAN1LLE, Tenn.-A receiver lis
sought to take charge of the Knox
vile. Sevierville and Eastern railroad
its property, assets and franchises of
every kind and character. in a bill
filed by the Mechanics Bank and Trust
Company, of Knoxville. The bill asks
also that a judgment be rendered
against the Southwestern Surety In
surance Company of Dennison, Tex.
ana the Southern Surety Company of
Does Mones, Iowa. for interest on
mortgage of $500. 900 for which it is
charged that these companies became
liable in guaranteeing payment of in
terest and maintenance of certain
property.
Evening star., 1921-01-22
May Clear Mail Theft.

.CHICAGO.-Post office authorities
are confident that the theft of mail
pouches from a mail truck at the
cleared up following the arrest of
William Conroy and John McFadden,
who have been charged with COM
plicity in the robbery. The value of
the bonds stolen was set at $4,000
Postal officials said that most of the
bonds were registered and of no value
save to the owners
Evening star., 1921-01-22
PICKED UP ON ISLAND.
Two Americans Saved From Wreck
ed Steamer Isabella,

MANILA. January 22.-Two Ameri-
cans, Robert Brezile and Mack Ma
lone. survivors of the shipwrecked
British steamer Isabella. which they
say was bound from California TO
Manila. were picked up IN the island
Of Tarnate, near Samar, Philippines.
according to advices received mere
by port officials.
Evening star., 1921-01-22
Favor Capital Punishment.

WARREN, Ohio-James Tonbouris.
track foreman of the Erie railroad,
was arrested here by Count Detective
Fat Gillen, charged with forgery.
His arrest followed his indictment by
the Trumbull county grand jury for
the alleged forging of $4,000 worth
of Erie railroad pay checks. .Approxi-
mately $4,000 worth of forged pay
checks have been ciyculated by an al
legged swindle ring in Northeastern
Ohio, it is said
Evening star., 1921-01-22
Rriderrooms Held, wedding on.

NEW YORk.-Police reserves sub
dued a riot started among some 500
guests invited to gypsy double we'd
ding in an east side hall. 1t ended
a day of feasting in which wine,
police say. flowed freely Seventeen
persons, including the two prospective
bridegrooms, were arrested, six cared
for by physicians and the hall was
nearly wrecked. The weddings were
called Off Objection to the food and
music is said to have precipitated the
fight
Evening star., 1921-01-22

South Amboy. N. j., has a woma
iailer
Evening star., 1921-01-22
CATHOLIC VIGIL LIGHTS TO BURN
WHEN HARDING TAKES OFFICE
Shrine of the Immaculate Conception at
Brookland Announces It's Plans for
Inauguration Week.

arrange for having vigil lights burn
in their name in the Salve Regina
Chapel. The lights will be burned for
five days, from March to March s.
Evening star., 1921-01-22
Beleinn Consul Dead.

CHICAGO.-Edward Coryn of Mo-
line, ILL.,. Belgian consul for the mid
die west and former president of the
Belgian American Alliance died in q
hospital here following an operation.
Evening star., 1921-01-22

tity of tin plate. Harper's concern
went into bankruptcy last April with
liabilities of $350,0O0 and assets of
81 500
Evening star., 1921-01-22
Boston Families in Need.

BOSTON.-Unemploy has caused
so far this year, the city overseers of
the poor reported to Mayor Peters.
New cases are coming in so rapidly that
the mayor will order emergency meas
,ures to provide relief. The lists show
222 families in distress.
Evening star., 1921-01-22
At n He Wed. .4-Year Bride.

KNOXVILLE, Tenn.-Rev. ]. c.
Lannie Fox. aged seventy-four. were
united in marriage at the Old Grun.
dy Chapel. in the lower part Of Knox
county. when You and Were
Young. Maggie" was sung by a quar-.
Evening star., 1921-01-22
Identify Dead Man.

LOS ANGELES, Calif-Testimony
purporting to establish the identity
of the slain man and the cause of his
death was given by seven witnesses
called by the state in the trial of
Mrs. Louise L. Peete. charged with
the murder of Jacob Charles Denton.
Identification of the body as that of
Denton was claimed in the testimony
of Edward Half. surveyor, who tes-
tined he was well acquainted with
Denton.
Evening star., 1921-01-22

NEW YORK.-Prices for foreign
lurs, among tahem more than forty
two tons of rabbit skins from the
antipodes, showed marked decline
from spring sale levels at the fur
auction here. The decline ranged
from IS to IS per cent. Wolf and
opossum, the only domestic skins sold,
showed average decreases of so to so
per cent respectively.
Evening star., 1921-01-22

PHILADELPHIA, Pa.-Two radium
needles valued at $4,000 were found in
rubbish at the Medical Arts building
here. They had been missing since
Wednesday, when they were inadvert-
room. The needles are three-quarters
of an inch long and one-sixteenth of an
inch in diameter. Each has an opening
at one end to receive the precious eie-
ment.