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The Cordova daily times., 1923-01-09
DEBATE REFORM BILLS DISCLOSE
 MANY ABUSES

VIENNA, Jan. 9.-Some curious abuses, survivals of ancient as well as modern outgrowths, have been dis closed in the parliamentary debates on the Reform Bills. These meaus- ures are designed to fulfill the con ditions on which the League of Ma tions is to undertake to find Austria foreign credits.
 For instances it is asserted that some 10000 institutions, both re- ligious and secular, as well as many individuals enjoy salt doles, that is, free salt from the Government mon- opoly. These are of very ancient origin and bear curious titles, such as the Salt of Grace" the Must Salt" the "Salt of Aims" the Salt of Gods Healing" and so on.
 Then it has been disclosed that great numbers of free doles of wood or other fuel exists, also dating back to olden days of the monarchy.
 The Minister for War confessed that obvious economies could reduce the army cost by 21 billion crowns a year without materially reducing the personnel The debates showed a superfluous number of officers in the army. In the Tyrol for instance, there are nearly two officers to each soldier, counting sergeants as of- ficers.
 The most serious disclosure, how ever, was the over-manned railway administration, Dr. Odehnal, the rail way minister, admitting there were 19.4 employees for every kilometer, or five eighths of mile.
 A modern scandal also was re- yealed when it became known that the director general of the govern ment map and Autograph bureau, who is also an owner or director in six other similar establishme pri- vately owned had closed down his shops and was doing private work in the government establishment, with government labor, and paying nothing in return.
The Cordova daily times., 1923-01-09
AMERICA MAKES CONTRIBUTION
 SWEDEN

STOCKHOLM, Jan. 9.-One million library cards, being catalogue of books in the Library of Congress at Washington, will arrive in Stockholm early this year as an American git to Sweden, according to an announce ment made by the librarian of the Technical College in Stockholm. This gift is looked upon as special dis tinction, inasmuch as there are only three other countries outside of the United States and Canada where this card catalogue has been placed.
 The gift carries with it the one con dition that the cards must be proper lv filed, and preserved for public use by scholars, investigators, and read, CTS in general. Since the cards re- uuire more than a thousand filing drawers, each a foot and half long, thns is no small item of work and eX- pense. To defray it 10000 crowns have been provided by the Academy of Engineering Science at Stockholm The cards will be distributed, accord ing to the subject matter of the books listed, to five different libraries in Stockholm namely, the Royal Library, the Library of the Riksdag, and the Libraries of the Technical College, the Academy of Science, and the Car olne Institute. It is estimated that further additions to the catalogue will be made at the rate of 10000 cards a year.
 The Library of the American Con- gress the third largest in the world, contains about three million books treating every known subject of liter ary discussion. "It will be an invalu- able privilege to Swedish students and
 writer's" says Miss H. Lindstedt, who will have charge of this catalogue, and through whose influence the gift was obtained, 'to be able to consult this huge classified index when mak- ing out lists of authorities on the par ticular subjects in which they are in- terested, and the catalogue will be preserved here as a unique monument to the generosity of the American li- brary toward educational institutions in a small country"
The Cordova daily times., 1923-01-09
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of stars there are here there are planets that conform to the require ments. Although the animal man is probably not duplicated in the uni verse, there are doubtless numerous other living earths, and the chance that their life phenomena surpass in intricacy and 'highness' those on the earth is as good as the chance that they fall below cur level"
 The search for habitable worlds, h. said was largely a search for con ditions suitable for the existence of water in a liquid form. This, he added, was an absolutely necessity for the development of life such as that on the earth, and definite chemical constitution for air, land and water also was necessary. A planets days and nights, therefore, must not be so long as to prevent the existence of water in liquid form.
 "It seems certain" he said, "that some water exists on Mars at times in a liquid form. The average astro- nomical opinion is that low forms of organisms may exist on Mars, that high forms are very improbable, and that beings physically comparable with man are absolutely impossi- ble"
The Cordova daily times., 1923-01-09
LIFE ON PLANET DISCUSSED BY
 SCIENTISTS

BOSTON, Jan. 9.-The existence of life on the planet Venus may be con sidered highly probable, pr. Harlow Shapley, director of the Harvard Ob- servatory, said in a recent lecture here. He added that the question of life on Mars was controversial, but that it's small mass and it's great distance from the sun counted heav- fly against the probability of life there.
 "Venus," he said, "is comparable to the earth in many ways and if, as is likely, living organisms develop wherever conditions are suitable over
 asufficient interval of time, then it may be considered that life on Venus is highly probable. On no other bodies in the solar system, however, are conditions at all favor able for the existence of protoplasm." |"
 Dr. Shapley said that accepting the tidal evolution theory of a planetary system, even for stars otherwise ia vorably located, an encounter of just the right sort with another star was necessary for the birth of plane tary system.
 And once such a family is born" he continued, "other stars must not disturb the family, and the stars light intensity must remain essenti- ally uniform for the enormous inter- val of time required for the crustal evolution which must precede ami mate origins.
 Nevertheless, it appears probable
The Cordova daily times., 1923-01-09
BRITISH INTERESTS BUY

The British Embassy denies that it's Gov elnment is carrying on a propaganda to in fluence the American Congress against the pending ship subsidy legislation. The denial may be strictly true, but let nobody suppose from that fact that British shipping interests are not doing everything in their power to cripple the American Merchant Marine. The records of the Shipping Board are full of evidence to prove the charge. The British Government does not operate merchant ships but it subsidies every important British shipping company, and it follows that the methods of competition adopted by those com panes meets with the tacit approval of the home government.
The Cordova daily times., 1923-01-09
GERMANY's PROPOSITION

Germany proposes to pay five billions of dollars of separations provided she is loaned five billion dollars. It does not take an ex- pert financier to figure out that if she pays what she borrows she is just where she was when she started so far as her obligations go. But Germany has something else in view, something fully as important to her as the payment of obligations, and that is the re- mobilization of the mark Germany cannot rehabilitate the mark because she has nothing to do it with therefore the loan will have the effect, as it will be on the gold basis, of in directly enhancing the value of the mark, Ger many's proposition is not a bad 'one so far as Germany is concerned.
The Cordova daily times., 1923-01-09
COL. HOUSE IN SESSION

It is to be hoped that the European chau- tauqua on "How Americans Should Run Their Gove1nmcnt'' will end with the Clemenceau the American public has listened courteously to European advisers on what we should do to he saved The housewife who leaves Ter beds unmade her dishes unwashed, and the children engaged in a battIe-royal in the par lors, while she visits here neighbor ami in structs her how to run her household has nothing on theses European statesmen. On two things many of them seem to agree: That EuroDe's debts to us should be cancelled; and that Uncle Sam should assume the roles of butler, gardener, cook, stabeman, and night watchman in the McFadden Flats of Europe
 Incidentally, tc give bond of few hundred millions for the satisfactory performance of these duties would be appreciated.
 The American people are disappointed m Clcmonceau They knew him to be a fighter, and believed him to be a practical diplomat. They watched his craftmanship at Versailles with something akin to amusement, and Mr. Wilson's desperate trading with the Tiger to receive his support of the League of Nations with something akin to disgust. They know that the Versailles Treaty is responsible for most of the misery of Europe today; that is was document drafted by CIemenceau, ap- proved by Lloyd George, and attestel hV Woodrow Wilson. They resent the statement of M. Clcmcnceau that Amereica left France in tue Mrch. They remember that Clemnnccan sneered at the League idea but sold his sup port of the Ieaegue for Mr. Wilson's promise that America would become marty to triple alliance of Great Britain, France and the ITnitcd States a nromise which Mr. Wilson had no authority to make; promise which was made after 39 United States Senators had served notice on Europe that they would vote against the ratification of the League covenant as drawn.
 The American people were prepared to ac- cord NJ. Clcmenceau an ardent welcome. Ills stricturcs have surprised them into what onlte probably may result in rapidly diminshln@ cordaity. It may be said. however, in eX- tenuation of the French statesman's malinter pretation of American public sentiment, that he fell into bad hands immediately upon his arrival Colonel House appeared to be his mentor and guide in America. Let that fact temper our judgment of the finest patriot France has produced in century, remember ing the old adage, "evil communications cor rupt good manners'
The Cordova daily times., 1923-01-09
CINCINNATI NOW HAS
 ORCHESTRA OF cO-EDS

CINCINNATI, Jau. 9.-The Univer- sity of Cincinnati now boasts an or chestra composed entirely of co-eds. The organization is one of the results of the hobby hour" experiment which is being tried out at the university. Class schedules are so arranged that every student has one hour a day which must be devoted to some hobby" preferably not in the same line of work followed in the regular classes and exercises.
 Patronize home merchants.
The Cordova daily times., 1923-01-09

It is sign of progression when the natives of Stka request H. Condit to deliver his Sunday morning sermon i,l the English language. While some of the older Natives will not be able to fully understand all that sad they desire that the generations have all possible advantages.-Juneau Capital
The Cordova daily times., 1923-01-09

Unless all signs fail the year 1923 will witness more quartz mining activities in Southeastern Alaska than have been known since the early days when pect mine and every claim stalker millionaire Strollers Weekly.
The Cordova daily times., 1923-01-09

There is opportunity for the city health officer to investigate conditions at the Anchorage Court House and condemn the building unsantary and unfit Anchorage Times.
The Cordova daily times., 1923-01-09

Russia wishes to lift her voice in the Turkish discussion. That is all Russia has to lift.
The Cordova daily times., 1923-01-09

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Evening star., 1923-06-03
Young Social Worker.

Not many girls or women now en-
gagged in social welfare work began
their careers and attendance Of social
conferences when only four months
old Yet this is the experience Of
little Miss Ruth Mary Woolf Of Pitts
burgh, who was in Washington re-
Gently with the many social workers
for the big national conference here
that proved so successful.
Ruth Mary Woolf is only three
years old, yet she has attended three
national conferences. 1t would certainly
seem as though Ruth Mary possesses a
running start on all these other social
reformers who start in at the ripe
old age of. say, twenty-five, to attend
annual educational confabs. II some
of the theories about the absorption
possibilities of the subconscious mind
are true. Ruth Mary should prove a
combination of Jane Adams. Julia
Lathrop and Grace Abbott twenty
years hence. Her inheritance as well
as environment should be a factor
directing her destiny toward that of
the social worker.
Ruth Mary's father. J. A. Woolf. is
director Of the Jewish Big Brother
Club of Pittsburgh, and her mother,
q graduate OF the recreatfonal depart
ment Of the Chicago School Of Civics
and Philanthropy, was until recently
of a settlement house. Both parents
have theories. as Is natural to parents,
and they are trying out all these
theories on Ruth Mary-as il likewise
natural.
However, Ruth Mary still shows no
abnormal symptoms and is delight
full little girl. She wore the badge of
membership in the National Confer
ence Of Social Work while here with
the indifference Of an old-timer.
Evening star., 1923-06-03
The Shr,ner Maiden.

There was Shriner maiden,
She wore a King Tut gown,
Her sandaled feet tapped gayly
Sightseeing over town.
II think" she said. that statues
Are dumb. and monuments
A waste of time. I like the shops
Those are my sentiments"
Her relatives looked duly shocked.
you awful child" they cried,
Surely in our great Capital
You should have national pride"
The flapper shook her tousled bob,
Shuffied her sandaled feet,
And chewed her favorite chewing gum
All up and down F street.
Her throat grew dry and so she
bought
Some cooling orangeade,
Then hungry, so she had "hot dogs
Beneath an awning shade.
Later. attended by a "sheik,"
She ate banana-split;
And when she'd had some Chinese
She didn't feel quite At.
Home to her hotel room she went
And found Its quiet cool;
The relatives were ''rubbering"
Down by Memorial Pool.
The fiapper topped upon her bed
And soon she. went to sleep;
She dreamt she fell into q we'll
Whose Shiny walls were steep.
She hit the water with a plop
That made her hot head ache
Then, sick from food and nightmare
She tossed there, wide awake.
Thesnext day when the relatives
Were eoing.to Mount Vernon -
The Shriner maiden said Ne too
For 6ightseein' I'm yearnin.
Evening star., 1923-06-03
D. A. R.. ACTIVITIES

Mrs. Howard F. Kane; treasurer,
MRS. Arthur Adelman; registrar, Miss
Helen Thompson; historian, Mrs.
walker 8. Martin; chaplain, Mrs.
Emma Pratt. The meeting adjourned
to meet the first Tuesday in October,
when Mrs. Percy Daniel will be the
hostess at her country home at Falls
Church
The tea at the Women's City Club
given by the Frances Scott Chapter
May "a, was great success Mrs.
Frank Briggs, recording secretary
general; Mrs. William Sherman Wal
ker, organizing secrtary general, and
Mrs. James Stansfield, registrar gen.
eral, were the guests of honor and
received with the officers OF the chap
ter. Mrs. w. w. Whittier and Mrs.
A L. Walcott presided at the tea
table, assisted by the younger mem
bers. Miss Nancy stiiiweii, accom-
panied by Mrs. Louis Abbot, sang
group of songs. which were much
appreciated by the guests, which in
cluded the national officers, the state
officers, regents Of the District of Co.
lumbia and few others. as well as
a number of out-of-town members.
Mrs. Warren Dove of New York
was chairman of the committee in
charge of the tea.
Historical Committee, ID. A. R.-The
final meeting of the season of the
District of Columbia historical COM
mittee was held last Saturday eve
street. Mrs. Catharine E. Nagle, state
historian, presided and the speakers
were Henry Draper, historian of the
District of Columbia Sons of the
American Revolution; Mrs. Harriet
chairman of historic spots committee,
| who spoke of the bronze tablet that
is to be placed on the Arts Club,
2o17 ! street. June %.
eytt 11sA frg
stance Goodman. reader; Miss
Frances Lloyd. pianist; Miss Mar
! garet Webster and Miss Mary Apple,
| soloists.
Capitol Chapter, ID. A. r.. held its
last meeting at the home of the
| regent. Mrs. o. c. Luxford, sol
Quincy street. May 90. The follow
the coming year: Regent. Mrs. o. G.
Luxford: vice regent, MISS Laura II.
| McCausland; corresponding secretary,
Mrs. George a. Martin; recording sec
| retary, Miss Margaret Mccarthy;
| treasurer, Miss Mary G. Hazen: regis
trar, Mrs. Fred Volland; historian.
! Miss Martha l.. Schmidt auditor.
Miss Margaret Webster.
Victory Chapter. ID. A. r., closed its
season Monday at the home of its reT
gent Mrs. Frank z. Sale, with Mrs.
w. c. Rudiger. Mrs. II. II. Lewis and
Mrs. Walter w. Husband assisting
| hostesses. Reports showed excellent
| work done during the year, appIo~
| priations for various interests amount
| ing to more than $500. The annual
| election resulted as follows: Regent.
/ Mrs. Frank r. Sale; vice regent. Mrs.
| H. X. Fulton: recording secretary,
Mrs. w w. Husband; corresponding
secretary, Mrs. c. 5. Watts: treas
urer. Mrs. J. NJ Sheridan; registrar,
/ Miss Kathrina l. Harvey; historian,
! Mrs. +. +. Webner; members OF
| board Mrs. u. u. Coldwell, Mrs. Arr
thur S. Field, Mrs. Frank B. LitteN
/ and Mrs. James l.. owens.
| Five new members were added to
! the chapter.
Evening star., 1923-06-03
Faculty Enjoys
AthfelGcs and Tea

The faculty OF Central High School
enjoyed a unique entertainment and
tea presented by the girls in the "C''
Club of the school last week. Four
members of the club, representing the
four sports in which the girls take
active part. exhibited tiny dolls
dressed according to the sport de-
scribed. The girls each gave a short
history OF the sport in the schS ol
the way in which 1t was played, Che
number OF girls engaged in il and
other facts that seemed to interest
the large audience very much
The girls who spoke were Jeanette
Evans, representing basket ball; A ne
Delano. representing swimming; Nar-
garet Somerville, representing be
and Augusta Hoover, represen hg
tennis.
Following the discussion of Ahe
sports, punch. cakes and mints Ware
served.
Evening star., 1923-06-03
FRIENDSHIP Clubs
And Colleges

All the Friendship clubs of local
high schools. including junior high
and the Hyattsville High School. met
for their last indoor session OF the
season at the Young Women's Chris
tian Association headquarters on F
street recently, for what is generally
called college night.
Representatives of seven of the
leading women's colleges and CO.
educational institutions gave talks
describing the charms. both academic
and social. OF their respective insti-
tutions. Bryn Mawr was represented
by Miss Hedgecock. Cornell by Mrs.
Dunn. Goucher by Miss Vivian Vestd,
George Washington by Miss Pabst,
Mount Holyoke by Miss Mildred King,
Smith by Miss Katherine Thompson
and Wilson Normal School by Miss
Winifred Wilson.
Each speaker discussed the courses
of study available, the athletics and
other school activities and the good
times possible in a social way for
students attending these institutions.
There was q very large attendance
of girls from all the Friendship clubs,
but particularly large from Central
High Schools Bon Secour Club. The
number present and the enthusiastic
discussion Of higher education, fol-
lowing the speeches. combined to
make this last indoor banquet of the
clubs one Of the most successful meet
ings Of the season.
Evening star., 1923-06-03

Constitution Chapter assembled for
the last time this season at its May
meeting at the home of the chaplain.
Mrs. John w. Rawlings, 10i Primrose
street, Chevy Chase. Md, Mrs. Charles
H. B. Fisher, Mrs. Marcus w. Lewis
and Mrs. Stella McElhannon, sharing
as hostesses.
Mrs. Harry B. Denham, regent, pre-
sided, and after prayer by the chap
laiD and the usual exercises, annual
reports were made.
Mrs; Roper historian, reeounted a
pressiveness of the scene, as each
state participated in the ceremonies
held, represented by a flag and stand
ardbearer. Constitution Chapter agreed
to contribute Sc toward the District flag
and uniform for this service.
The delegate to the national con-
vention, Mrs. James ]. Parker, gave
q concise and clear resume OF the
salient features of the convention, in
which was paid grateful and loving
the retiring president general, to her
efficient and fruitful administration
and TO the staff who ably assisted.
Mrs. Parker spoke of the excellent
financial condition Of the affairs of
the national d. A. r. organization,
and of the splendid achievement in
erecting the administration building.
1t was moved, and approved, to
send a copy of this report to Mrs.
Minor, and to include 1t in the his
torical achives of the chapter.
The chapter decided to buy five
| tickets to the Americanization con-
| cert which was held in city hall.
1t was moved in favor of sending
Sperry on the death Of his mother,
Mrs. Sperry, who was a charter mem
| Der and early regent of Constitution
Chapter. Resolutions on the death
Of Mrs. Matthew T.. Scott, former
president general Of the National So
| two daughters.
The annual election of officers took
place. with the result that Mrs. Frank
Evarts was chosen regent; Mrs.
| Cary. recording secretary; Miss Hazel
\ Phillips, corresponding secretary;
Miss Leona Kelley, treasurer: Mrs.
John Little, registrar; Mrs: Daniel
Roper. historian, and Mrs. Charles
| There was an unusually large at
| tendance.
| The special feature of the enter
tainment WHICH followed was a
musical contribution by little Miss
/ with artistic and skillful renditions.
| including compositions. a ballad in
| z minor, a song of the sea and an
1 Easter devotional hymn. Following
q collation. and bestowal on the guests
Of valley lilies, the chapter adjourned
| until October.
The Frances Scott Chapter, ID. A. r..
/ held it's last business meeting of the
| season May % at the home of Mrs.
| Arthur Adelman, 3709 Keokuk street.
Luncheon preceded the session, which
| was called to complete the years
! work and elect officers for the COM
1 ing year
Those selected were as follows:
| Regent, Mrs. Alfred Ball Garges; vice
| regent, Mrs. Warren E. Emley; re-
| cording secretary. Mrs. Watson T..
| Coleman; corresponding secretary,
Evening star., 1923-06-03

luncheon for the benefit of the Emery
playground, the proceeds being $3.50.
Mrs. r. j. Joroleman. the president
of the association, had charge of the
luncheon.
The Parent Teacher Association at
Woodside. Md, held the last yearly
meeting Tuesday night, and decided
to affiliate with the District of
Columbia Congress of Mothers and
Parent Teacher Association. This as
sociation has raised nearly $1,000 to
pay for a sidewalk to the school.
Miss E. Hoesens class won the pic
ture presented by the association for
having the best representation at the
meeting. This Is the third time this
class has won the prize. Mrs Ida
Fidler. president, was in the chair.
The Kenilworth Parent Teacher AS
sociation will hold a Days of the
Week" bazaar June 16. from to s.
The proceeds are to be used for play
ground equipment.
The Langdon- Burroughs Parent
Teacher Association have published ID
a cook book with a washable cover.
half the profits from the sale of which
will be given to the shoe and rubber
fund of the District of Columbia Con-
gress OF Mothers and Parent Teach er
Association.