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Evening star., 1921-12-24
OCEAN LINERS RACE.
WITH SANTA CLAUS
Big Passenger Ship Flowing
Through Sea to Reach New
York Tomorrow.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
NEW YORK, December 24.-Ocean
liners and Santa Claus today were
racing against time.
Big passenger vessels. stretching
themselves to the limit, were racing
into port, to land their voyaGers In
time for them to reach their inland
homes before Kris kringlc slid down
tho chimney.
Yesterday four craft--the Adriatic,
Cedric-came piowing through the
fog. The liners were held somewhat
in check by the murk, however, Tor
there were limits of caution beyond
which masters dared not press their
ships.
Whenever the weather cleared for
q few hours. however. the vessels
were tuned up far above emciency
speed, and though the coal consump.
tion grew greater with every knot
added to the speed, thousands OF dol
lars worth of black diamonds were
hurled into the roaring fireboxes
Wireless Plants BuIxinS.
Many passengers were business men
who had only with greatest difficulty
i'm some instances flew in airplanes
across the chRnnel-caught the last
boat calculated to get them home in
time to fire the Yuletide log in some
western town. Their hopes fell with
the fog. and from the trip from
Quarantine up the harbor they could
be seen standing at the rail. their
watches in their hands, figuring the
chances of catching the train on which
they were counting.
Wireless shackS were kept buzzing
with radio messages changing train
accommodations aud reServing taxis
for a dash from dock to station.
Not Il minute was lost at the piers.
There steamship lines had extra men
on duty to make landing a swift pro-
cceding. and custom officials did their
best to speed things up.
Evening star., 1921-12-24
Z NAVAL VESSELS
IN FEDERAL SALES
Cruiser Brooklyn, Golfers
Astoria and Vega and De-
stroyer on List.
By the Anociated Prsss.

by the Associated Pr609.
PORTSMOUTH, N. H., December "a.
Of tho sale by the Navy De-
partment of twelve vessels, some Of
which are stationed here, has been
received at the navy yard here. Ac-
cording to the list as made public.
the principal ships involved are the
cruiser Brooklyn, tho colliers Astoria
and Vega, and the destroyer Smith.
The Brooklyn was sold to the
American Iron and Steel Company of
Oakland, Calf, for $41,666.
The other vessels and their pur-
chasers are: Collier Astoria, Richard
T. Greene. Chelsea, Mass. $30,5O0;
collier Vega, G. II. Croker. San Fran
cisco. $4,000; destroyer Smith, J. D.
Hitmer, Philadelphia, $6,176; U. $. 3.
Intrepid, N. Parker. San Francisco.
$4.o15: patrol vessel Galatea. A. a.
Tanos, New York, price not given;
Eagle-boat, No. %, ]. D.. Hitmer.
Philadelphia, $1,026; submarine chaS-
ers, No. $50. Thomas 4. James, Phila-
delphia, $3.100; No. 264. Steve Bellies.
Mobile, Ala, $3.506: No. 11s. A. a.
Tanos, New York, $1,100: No. SO. Ed
ward Sumara, New York. $1,255; tug
Oriole, William Matson, Baltimore.
$237
Evening star., 1921-12-24
ACCEPTS MILITARY POST.
Capt. Varney Made Major of New
Virginia Battalion.
Special Dispatch to The Star.


LYNCHBURG, Va, December a.
Capt. Frank B. Varney. who COM
manded Company r, 117th Regiment.
for seventeen months. and who conf
manded the first Virginia units to
reach France, is to be made major
of a new battalion of the Virginia
coast guard artillery. The promotion,
offered to him by Gov. Davis, has
been accepted.
Capt. Varney has reorganized his
old company. now Company B, known
locally as the Shawnees, and his pro-
motion will necessitate an election to
fill his present ONCE.
A movement is to be made here
shortly. 1t IL announced. to organize
company for the battalion head
quarters of the 1st Battalion. I'd Vir-
ginia Infantry. which Is Commanded
by MAJ. G. Murrell Alexander. who
commanded the 1st Battalion Of the
116th Infantry, in France. The mimi
mum requirement is forty-four men.
Evening star., 1921-12-24
RHINE ARMIES $4,000.
Present Force Includes $500
Troops From United States.

COLOGNE. December S.-The allied
armies Of occupation in the Rhine-
land which the German government
has been endeavoring to have reduced
are composed at the present time of
approximately 11S.000 officers and
men Some German newspapers have
been contending that the armies Of
the four powers should be reduced
more than one-half, the money thus
saved to the Berlin government to be
applied to the reparation fund.
The armies of occupation are divid-
ed as follows: England, 1000; United
States. $500: Belgium, $4,000; France.
5000; Great Britain's troops num-
bered about 5000 until a few months
ago. when several detachments were
sent to Upper Silesia, where they
have been on duty since.
Evening star., 1921-12-24
So Minimum WAGE,
Board Decides on Daily Scale for
Skilled Mechanics.

SAN FRANCISCO. December ga
basic minimum wage of So a day
for skilled mechanics was decided
upon yesterday by the impartial wage
board Of the Industrial Association
OF San Francisco in its revision of
wage scales in the building industry.
The new schedule is effective Janu.
ary l.
The wage boards recommendation
are accepted by the employers. but
the employees have never Recognised
the boards authority. The decision
classified common labor at $3.50 a
day and skilled laborers IS a day.
Electricians and other craftsmen
were reduced from 50 to So q day.
Evening star., 1921-12-24
MRS. ROOSEVELT HOSTESS
Distributes Gifts to Children of
Cove Neck School.

OYSTER BAY, N. Y, December "a.
Mrs. Theodore Roosevelt, widow of
the former President, played hostess
yesterday to the children of the Cove
Neck School. where her own children
received their preliminary education.
Each child was presented with some
fruit and a gift in accordance with
a custom established by the colonel
years ago. Mrs. Ethel Roosevelt Der
by, Mrs. RooseveltS daughter, deliv-
cred a brief address.
Owing to the inability of Theodore
Roosevelt, assistant Secretary of the
Navy, to leave Washington, where he
Is engaged in the work Of Ejne arm
ament conference, the usual Roosevelt
fsmily reunion will not take place
this Christmas.
Evening star., 1921-12-24
McvEY, PUGILIsT, DEAD:
Colored Heavyweight Victim Of
Pneumonia in New York.


NEW YORK. December 2s.-sam
McVey. negro heavyweight pugilist,
died today in q local hospital. q VIC
tim Of pneumonia.
Mcvey, one of the most formidable
Of negro heavyweiEhts during his
ring career, was born in California
in 1885. Standing close to six feet in
height and weighing 200 pounds, he
possessed terrific punching power,
more than the average boxing skill,
and ability to take heavy punishment
without faltering.
His first appearance n q serious
heavyweight contender was in 1903,
when he fought two twenty-round
contests with Jack johnson, losing
both bouts on decisions. In the
years that followed he met all of the
negro heavyweight contenders and
a number OF white heavyweight
novices.
Evening star., 1921-12-24
PLAN BUDGET FOR OPERA,
Mary Garden and Associates May
Test New Method.

CHICAGO, December 24-Plans for
the future of the Chicago Opera AS
socfation will be considered at a meet
ing of the board Of directors of the
association.
The board is to consider a plan
mapped out by Miss Mary Garden.
general director. and Clark A. Shaw,
business manager. which includes 4
schedule in budget form showing
what the contemplated repertoire for
next season probably will cost.
Since the organization of the ssso-
citation in 1910, Mr.. and Mrs. Harold
Mccormick have kept 1t alive by pay.
ing its annual deficits, but they have
announced this will be the last season
Of such benefactions.
Evening star., 1921-12-24
KILLED ON LEAVING JAIL.
CoIored Man, Freed, Dies Under
Wheels Of Train.
Dispatch to The Star.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
STAUNTON, Va, December ga
few hours after his release from the
county Jail here Sam Crawford. a
negro, was killed by a train on the
Chesapeake and Ohio railroad near
Millboro, west of Staunton. It is
thought he was stealing a ride, and
probably losing his grip or falling
asleep, slipped from his perch and
dropped beneath the wheels.
Crawford only had one arm, having
lost the right arm before Staunton
police made his acquaintance. He
was arrested here during the fair in
September for the theft of a suit case
from tho Chesapeake and Ohio station.
Evening star., 1921-12-24
$4,000 LOOT IN BAY.
Divers Fish Out Safe After Thief
Makes Confession.

MINEOI4A, N. Y, December "a
safe containing stock certificates and
3ewelry valued at $4,000. stolen last
August from the home Of Frank S.
Hastings at Port Washington. has
been fished out of Manhaasst bay.
Tho hiding placs vas disclosed by
Olaf Olafseu = former butler in the
Hastings home. and divers found the
safe in twenty feet Of water about
600 feet from shore.
Olafsen pleaded guilty to the theft
and was sentenced to the Elmira re-
foFmatory by County Judge Smith.
Michael Picardi. his confederate, was
convicted Of larceny and will be SEN
fenced later.
Evening star., 1921-12-24
|DIEs IN FRONT OF SCHOOL.
Virginia Boy Bun Over as Holiday
Vacation Is Near.
Special Dispatch to The Star.


STAUNTON, Va, December a.
John Hussey, twelve years of age,
was instantly killed yesterday in
front of the Weyerscave School. AS
he alighted from the school truck. the
lad was thrown to the macadam and
run over by a large truck belonging
to the Rockland Milling Company,
driven by Hobart Hammer. Both
wheels passed over his body and he
was mangled.
This was the last day of school pre-
vious to closing for the Christmas
holidays. The boy was the SON of
Mr.. and Mrs. Walter S. Hussey.
Evening star., 1921-12-24

A leaf from Christmas decorations
10 preserved in parts of England as
a remedy against toothache.
Evening star., 1921-12-24
The Star
is a
Handbook
of
Current History

So comprehensive are the reports
of the Arms Conference furnished
by staff writers that they are serv-
ing as textbooks. If you read The
Daily and Sunday Star you'll know
every move that's being made at the
Conference table. You'll read de-
tailed digests of their purport and
import. You'll get the consensus of
international opinions, through the
special correspondence of leading
observers all over the world. In
short, The Star will keep you posted.
Evening star., 1921-12-24
Toques Of Sea Shells
Latest Inspiration
OF Paris Milliners

PARIS, December 10. Paris
milliners have gone down to
the sen for their latest tnspira.
ti0n. ToQues Of sec shells and
with Just enough black felt to
provide n band for the head. are
the newest creations OF the
modistes. Irridescent shells are
used to produce unique effects,
while red coral also forms part
of the trimmang.
Evening star., 1921-12-24

The Funny Folks-Four pages of comics"
filled to overAowing with keen wit and
humor-Mutt and Jeff and all the other
favorites of the youngsters, and oldsters,
too.
Evening star., 1921-12-24

This is the "open season" for art, literature,
music, club and fraternity activities
All their news is ready for your reading
as also the chat of the screen and the
stage.
Evening star., 1921-12-24

The first Christmas pantomime was
HEpdnceA at Drury Lana Ehsatse In
Evening star., 1921-12-24

The "Fans" will have treat in the news and
gossip of their favorite sports, from the
pens of writers who are sitting "closc
to the game"
Evening star., 1921-12-24
The Wonderful
Rotogravure
Section

1t grows more interesting each
week - every issue featuring in
graphic pictures the people and
places and events that are upper
most in everybody's mind-perpet-
uating them in faithfully reproduced
illustrations.
Evening star., 1921-12-24

Former Vice Prssidsnt Marshall is contribut-
ing Christmas reheetion-"Peaee to
Men of Good Willard it is literary
gem.
Evening star., 1921-12-24

Society Is in a record-breaking whirl of
gayety. All about it in Sundays Star
what is doing and who is doing it.
Evening star., 1921-12-24
Andre Tardieu gives us the French view of
vital questions.

Anne Rttenhouse has had busy time in the
Paris studios of fashion, with much to
tell of interest to the women of Wash
ington, on wardrobery matters.
Evening star., 1921-12-24
"A Tiger Hlt"-By H. Bedford Jones' An
other of the famous Ling I'll" stories.

Christmas Day at Gospel Mission will
be interested in this story of local
celebration one OF the really JOYOUS
celebrations in Washington. The story
of Tony" and his big day.
Evening star., 1921-12-24

"A Holiday for Married Foll"-By Ring w.
Lardner, who ranks with the foremost
humorists in America today.
Evening star., 1921-12-24
Special Features
i'm
The Sunday Star


Philip Kerr writes this week OF Lloyd George
and Ireland. An interesting chapter in
an interesting mans
The Maxinailian Harden letter on Sunday
deals with questions of moment in Ger
n1any's relations to the rest of the
world.
Andre Tardieu gives us the French view of
vital questions.
George N. Barnes, British parliament leader.
discusses topics in which the world has
momentous interest.
Evening star., 1921-12-24
A Paper for
@t)e EEoe1rtrr9 Sta;

las all in COMPLETE
Of
The Washington times., 1921-02-20

blarney-blessed tongue and pen In describ-
ing them.
II he cannot see that our girls are the
most beautiful, most charming most In.
dustrious, most athletic, best-dressed girls
on earth, he may as well take the next
steamer back, for he shows by his lack OF
appreciation that he is but an Indifferent
author actor. painter, lecturer, musician
or whatever else he processes to be. And
our girls have been so often fattered and
praised that some Of them have developed
what doctors call megalomania, which,
translated into the language of ordinary
people, means "swelled head" disease in
which they cannot see their own faults.
These men move In wealthy circles
where they meet only wealthy girls, aud
wealthy girls do not always make salts
factory wives. In 1915 there were In the
United States about one million marriages
and over 10000 divorces, while In Eng
land and Wales during the same year there
were only 1,163 applications for divorce
The number OF separations by law, by mu-
tual consent and by desertion was prob
ably far greater than the number OF d.
vorces. Were there uniform Federal d.
vorce law along the lines OF the divorce
laws Of Nevada, a law which would not
require a trip OF from 1000 to. 1000 miles,
a sojourn o. from six months to five years
and an outlay Of from $500 to $4,000 the
number of divorces would be enormously
increased
In New York, where there Is a foreign
born population of nearly 40 per cent, less
than per cent Of the divorces were among
couples who were married abroad. Nearly
" per cent Of the divorces In this country
were granted for desertion, cruelty and IN
fidelity, causes attributable to incompat-
ability, and this can be traced to Inherent
views taken by husband and wife concern
ing the married state. The husband re.
members the status OF his father and
mother and he demands a certain amount
OF submission. The wife remembers only
the present attitude OF men and women
toward each other, demands equal rights
with her husband and, in addition, the
privileges usually accorded to her sex by
men.
She tells hubby that he was her obedient
servant before marriage and she expects
him to be the same now. He reminds her
OF the "obey" part OF her marriage obliga-
tCl isai. international Feature Service. Inc.
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American girls acquired naughty eyes.
After another French actress showed how
it was done our girls gave to their
shoulders little shrug, to their heads a
little twist, to their lips little pout and
pucker and a smile, and the men who
spoke TO them we're Obliged to exercise a
conscious effort at self-control
But all these tricks are so obviously artt-
fetal in the American girl that they de-
tract from her natural grace and charm.
The debutante lazy SLOUGH, the Bonct club
foot pose which made. her look ike an
invalid and cripple. the angelic LOOK
which makes a man wonder IL 1t Is natural
or put on, the baby stare with Its sugges'
ton Of brazeaness, all emphasize the sus'
picion Of insincerity that comes to the
man who has had some experience with
the ways OF women The American girl
faunts her unconventionality as she does
her charms, but not because she prefers
to do the things that society openly cor
dennis (though often secretly practises),
but she does them In spirit OF bravado.
The war has given millions Of Ameri-
cans the opportunity to see foreign girls
In their home, but under abnormal condt-
tons They are therefore not able TO
make fair comparison between the TOT
eign girl as she is naturally and the Amer
lean girl at home. The foreign girl Is as
vain as her American sister; she has traits
which, to the American, are as objection
able as the worst of the faults and foibles
Of our own girls; she lacks the intelligence.
adaptability, self-reliance, pep mrs
Owen Kildare calls II "peptismO, and the
pal spirit Of the American girl. but she Is
more natural.
The German girl is domestic, thrifty.
careful and looks forward to marriage for
the purpose OF establishing a home and
family and the care OF her children. She
is an excellent housekeeper, but she makes
a poor pal. She possesses the one charac-
teristic trait Of the German: thoroughness
The Washington times., 1921-02-20

phrase-book into "Je vous Anne" Il love
YOU'D, and to which she replied "Je vous
Anne aussP' Il love you. tool.
II he thought of Mary in Smiths Cor
ners at all, It was as big. strong. self
reliant country girl, not at all like the
pretty little French girl who stood beside
him, admiring him, her eyes speaking that
universal language that all lovers under
stand. II he returned and married Mary
she might boss him as farmers wives
sometimes bossed their husbands, but II he
married Marie she would always depend
upon him, admire him and be the kind Of
q wife he would want her to be. It
pleases young mans vanity to feel that
he is lord and master OF his household, and
John, finding that Marie Is good, thrifty
housekeeper and knowing that she will
make an obedient and dutiful wife, mar
ries the little French girl. This is, in
short, the romance of John Smith, dough-
boy, and his French Marie, and the ro-
nance Of other doughboys who came back
with French wives.
But this does not explain why wealthy
men like Mr.. Cochran and the Goelets, men
OF mature age and ripe experience, who
know American life, American homes and
American girls, should prefer the foreign
girls as wives. Shall we say It is because
American girls do not make satisfactory
wives, or does the American girl, despite
her beauty and charms, pail upon American
men. or Ia II because her beauty and
charms vanish 80 rapidly after marriage,
or has she traits. characteristics or habits
that are Objectionable, or has the foreign
girl charms that are lacking in her Amer
lean sister, Such causes undoubtedly exist,
but the natural gallantry OF the American
TO the American girl makes him blind to
her faults and shortcomings and intolerant
to criticism OF her.
Like the child that wants TO be patted
and praised when II does something com
mendable, we want to be fattered and
praised for what we do, what we have.
what happens or exists around us, though
we had nothing TO do with Its happening
or existence. Above all, we want praise
for our women. The distinguished for
eigner who comes here with more tact than
candor finds that he must look through the
rosiest OF rosy glasses when studying our
feminine population, and he must use a
The Washington times., 1921-02-20

of the mathematical probability OF divorce
when they get married. but OF their hap
piness and of the family they expect to
raise.
Beauty Is the initial attraction, but
beauty must be supplemented by other
charms to hold interest. American girls
are beautiful, but there is no decided type
of beauty peculiar to American girls. A
famous painter once declared that he could
stand at certain street corner In New
York and In one hour he could find every
type of beauty, every type OF face and form
that has ever been painted.
II II were merely a question OF beauty
the rich man need not leave New York.
He can find the same In any large city In
the United States, in most OF the small
towns, yes, even on the farms. AS for
womanly charm, there is hardly charm
or attraction possessed by the foreign girl
that is not possessed, naturally or by adop-
ton, by the American girl. The highly &C
complished, beautiful, wealthy American
girl possesses a trait not found In the for
eign girl.
Conscious of her beauty, charms and ac
oomplishments she throws all her cards,
face up. on the table. She is not satisfied
to merely captivate her admirer and hold
his admiration by a gradual display Of her
fatuation which would blind him to her
shortcomings, make her appear superior to
any possible rival and bring about q much.
desired marriage rapidly The foreign girl
gradually unfolds her charms and accom-
pIishments, reserving some until after the
wedding.
But the American girl has nothing In
reserve, and Il her admirer Is not infat-
uated the constant exhibition OF the same
charms will cease to attract, they will
pail upon him and he will go elsewhere In
search OF new charms. The girl does not
realize that the man OF wealth Is satisfied
TO know that his associates have wealth,
but he doesn't want them to make con-
slant display Of 1t; and he is satisfied to
know that his sweetheart has charms and
accomplishments, but her constant dis.
play of the same bores him.
The American girl IN very adaptable,
and II she does not possess the little grace
full tricks of the French girl, the domes-
ITCHY OF the German girl, the apparent
freshness and frankness OF the English
girl, she can readily acquire them. With
in few weeks after Anna Held set the
fashion through her song hundreds OF
Great Britain Rishs Rsssrv.d.
The Washington times., 1921-02-20

in one accomplishment: in everything else
she is inferior.
The French girl attracts by her chic,
her pertness in manner and dress and her
frivolity which makes her a satisfactory
companion to the man who wants gay.
light-hearted, affectionate wife. But when
II comes to serious matters, matters re-
quiring thought, common sense and
sound Judgment, the French girl Is noh
there. No other girl in the world edualsl
the American girl in intelligence, and mol
other girl is capable of being the serious.
helpful life partner of the serious Amer,-
can man. SO we can find charms and
pick flaws in women Of every race and ma
tionality.
while we can account for love as an at
traction arising from the fundamental In
stinct OF race preservation. and acting
through natural affinity and natural selec-
ton, II is not always possible to account
for its vagaries. We cannot account for
infatuation which sometimes impairs iuig-
ment TO the extent of insanity But IN the
case of wealthy middle-aged American
millionaires who prefer foreign wives we
can find an explanation. These men have
become blase, the beauty and charms Of
American women pail upon them, the for
eign girl possesses some charms which the
American girl lacks, she has been accus
toned to cling to her mothers apron
strings and her fathers coat tails and has
been taught that the wife must cling TO
and depend upon her husband.
He knows that she will be an obedient,
dutiful wife, without intelligence enough
to advise him or suggest to him what
would be best for him, but with the spirit
OF frivolity developed to become a well
come plaything. But the serious minded
American, the one who Is all American.
wants the American girl despite her faults,
because she is American and has all the
charms and accomplishments that he ad-
mires.