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Evening star., 1923-11-26
HILLTOP HARRIERS GO
IN COLLEGE RUN TODAY

GeOTgetown'S roSs-country team
was to compete in the intercollegiate
cham pionship run TO be held over
the Van Cordlandt Park course in
New York today.
Capt. Marsters. Holden. Helm, Han
ley, Geegan. Mulvaney and McLain
are being counted upon by the Blue
and Gray.
NEW YORK. November 26.-With
record field OF 319 runners from
twenty seven eastern colleges and
universities. the intercolle giate cross
country champion ship race at Van
Cortlandt Park today promises to be
one of the most Interesting In hill
and dale annals. 1t will be the fif-
teenth annual contest held by the
/. c. a. a. A. A. but the twenty
fourth in all since 1899.
Evening star., 1923-11-26
CENTRAL PLAYS TOMORROW.

Central and Maryland Freshmen
elevens will clash tomorrow in Will
son Stadium. The game will end
the season for both teams.
Evening star., 1923-11-26

DULUTH. MINI. November &c
Howard Mayberry, Duluth. today
signed articles to meet Pancho villa.
lyweight champion of the world, in
a fifteen-round bout at Toronto, Ont,
December 5,
Evening star., 1923-11-26
MIDGET FIVE CHALLENGES.

Aloysius Midgets are casting about
for basket ball games. For engage
ments telephone Manager Fox at
Main 7341. The AloHsius boys won 81
of SO games played last season.
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its worst form he may heel almost
every ball he tries to hit. When
the right nrm pulls the shaft hack
Ii begins to have its erect abOut
the time the clubhcad. going hack,
Ii between the knee and the
thigh. Then the right arm pulls
IL In, and the right arm, instead Of
going on up, draws back close to
the body, md that In where we
hnd IL mt the top of the back
swfnE-the hand In much too close
TO the shoulder. Then the club
starts down. The right arm shoots
out, applies pressure. and seeks To
do Its Job In the natural way. Re-
suit Isl Ciubhead N pushed outside
of the line md IL cuts across the
ball from the right, The slice
usually results II the ball In hit
with any force to amount to any
thing.
Copyright John r Ollie Coz
Evening star., 1923-11-26
BOWLING GOSSIP
NAVY DEPARTMENT LEAGUE.
II STA AInnArn

GeiSiers set of 353 continues to
stand as the best of the league while
Brandon's game of 1875 remains at the
top.
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conquered the Indiana eleven. Eotre
Dame. however, rubbed IL in by
swamping Carnegie Tech, 26 to O.
After the Corne Penn contest, the
turkey day contests of greatest i'm
portance are those between Columbia
and Dartmouth, Pittsburgh and Penn
State. Washington and Jefferson ana
West Virginia, Lehigh and Brown,
and Marquette and Vermont.
Evening star., 1923-09-30

featuring interests will establish
branches and agencies here, ready to
take advantage of the opening of the
Russian market as soon as 1t comes.
AS to our own needs. they will be
small, for we are comparatively poor;
but we shall buy what we can and
trade with you to the extent of our
power. Like all the rest of Europe,
we want loans, but only loans based
upon credit; our interest will be paid
promptly and the principal as soon
as we can"
What is your economic condition
today?"
1T is far better than that of most
of the nations Of Europe. Our budget
is balanced and our wealth is begin
ming to grow. We have a good busi-
ness people. They do not expect to
get something for nothing, and are
enthusiastically at work in the build
ing up Of the country"
It was at his home here IN Riga
Evening star., 1923-09-30

our independence. We organized a
government at the earliest possible
moment. and I may say that we are
now on our feet. We have had no
help outside the United States, and
| notwithstanding that our currency is
stable and our credit grows better
every week. Every one is at work.
We have in the neighborhood of a
quarter of million here in Riga, and
the unemployment does not number
more than 800. We are rapidly ad-
vancing politically, and our relations
with our neighbors are good"
How do you reconcile the Justice
tof your confiscation of the estates
| of the mobiles and the giving of them
! to the 'peasants?" I asked.
; That is easy" replied the premier.
! 1T was a political and economic
necessity. On one side were the Rus
| sian bolsheviks proposing a common
F, division of property, and on the other
a land-hungry people which had been
kept out of it's rights for seven CEN
F., turtles. We had to divide the lands
J to withstand bolshevism, and at the
same time the economic reasons were
many"
How about the Balts?' l inquired.
Can you satisfy them and make
. them good Latvian citizens?"
II think SO. although 1t may not be
for some time to come We have not
fixed, as yet. what is to be done in
| the way of settlement. We have left
each of the estate owners from sixty
! to one hundred hectares (150 to $50
acres)- which is large farm here
in Europe. We have also allowed
him to keep, as far as possible, his
houses, stock and farm implements.
At this time only about fifteen of the
families have moved away. The re-
mainder are taking part in politics
/, and we have quite percentage of
them in the constituent assembly"
Suppose Russia should establish
a republic, Would Latvia join it as
one of the states%'
II doubt whether there will ever be
a Russian republic" replied the
premier. Russia has so many diff
ferent races and peoples and locali-
ties, each with it's own political in
terests, that it is difficult to see how
they can combine into one autono-
! nous democratic whole. We lat
.vians do not belong to the same race
as the Russians. They are Slavs. We
are Indo- Europeans. We think diff
ferently and have different ambitions.
/ can see no reason why Russia
should insist upon the possession of
Latvia. We are a transit state, a
country between Europe and Russia,
so constituted geographically that we
form the natural entrance to that
great empire of the. east. We have
five railway lines running out from
our excellent harbors and the entry of
goods win .be as free as though the
harbors belonged to Russia itself. We
shall have free ports and there will
be no dutyaen goods sent across the
country. This was the place we held
under thevold reg fme. Siberian game,
butten, Efairs !. and other products
came across here to the Baltic and
were shipped OUT from bur ports.
Raw materials were brought lin here
and manufactured into products for
Russia and Siberia. These relations
will be renewed when industrial Ris-
sia Is again on its feet"
what can we do for Latvia?" L
asked.
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Making the Cactus Paw.

ZACH year our huge fields of cactus
on the western plains are made
to yield some new form of profit that
Will eventually make our waste land
and its sole product truly valuable.
Tho latest use of the prickiy plant
has been the turning of it into good
cattle food. The thorns would make.
rough eating. of course, but they may
either be burned off by gasoline torch,
or softened by. being chopped with
the plant and allowed to steep in the
juices, SO that cattle can consume the.
whole in combination with other
foods. 1t has been found that such food
increases the supply of milk The
glutinous material obtained from the
plants leaves gives promise of be-
coming a valuable paper size, and the
small red fruits are yielding profit
able supply of alcohol and a very ex-
cellent vegetable coloring matter for
many purposes.
Evening star., 1923-09-30
Floorless Bridge.

NEW MEXICO boasts Of a unique
- automobile bridge. believed to be
the first Of its kind in the world.
The bridge was constructed by a mail
and passenger stage line to span the
Macho, creek on the route. The
beams are thrown across the chasm,
with no other support than the banks.
Hence no concern need be had for
freshets. Moreover, to save expense,
as well as to secure a most effective
cattle guard, no floor was laid. The
automobile that traverses this bridge
practically runs on a track. This
track is constructed in the form of
two shallow, narrow troughs, so that
the tires fit in, with no danger of the
machine meeting disaster. The driv-
ers cross the bridge at full speed,
with no more concern than If the
bridge were of the usual sort.
Nervous passengers do not enjoy this
feature of the ride, however. In
length the bridge is sixty-four feet
and has proved most satisfactory.
Evening star., 1923-09-30

while he is speaking to you, although
1T gets black again when you leave.
AS Mr.. Ulmanis talked, it seemed to
me that the Baltic barons had hoofs
and horns, and that the taking away
of the greater part of their estates
without any compensation as yet. and
with very little compensation in
prospect, was an act of justice de-
creed by God. AS I reflect, it seems
that there may be another side to
the question and that this destruc-
tion of all property rights is allied
somewhat to bolsheyism.
x x +
T HAD asked about the socialistic
j feeling of the people. He replied:
There is no bolshevism in Latvia.
There may have seemed to be some
when we took over the estates, but
we. expect to pay the Balts for their
lands at the regular price. AT the
present time that Is low, but II Is
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excellent appearance justifies its
continuance.
The beret is offered in several
sizes, but it is better large than
small. The kind with a sectional
crown is rather commonplace by now.
1t has crowded the counters where
cheap hats are offered and though
this does not condemn 1t, the critical
schoolgirl wants something bit diff
ferent. She gets it in the extrava-
giant beret once worn by the Latin
Quarter students, =
1t is pure bravado to make. such
hat of green satin, but it is done.
There is a cravat to match II worn
under a distended Peter Pan collar
on a white shirt waist This Peter
Pan collar by the way, was so en-
Enthusiastically takeh up by the we'll
dressed French women in the surn-
mer that 1T returns to our clothes,
via Deauville. Other berets are
built Of velvet. which IL the tradi-
tional fabric for such hats; some
are of suede, some Of tafYeta. En-
broidered suede Is very good. Gray,
with silver monogram or school
crest at one side. dark blue with
dull red embroidery in fanciful
design, deep purple with black are
safe combinations. If the girl wears
her hair in plat the beret is the
best possible choice. IF she cuts II
short she has more latitude. The
visored jockey cap with its sectional
crown ranks high in fashion this
season, but 1t has an air of eccen-
tricity that is not fitting for a
schoolgirl. Goodness knows, the
youngsters are sufficiently sophisti-
Gated these days without the aid of
exaggerated clothing.
X X
60 much. for heads and hats. Frocks
- and wraps are of considerable
Importance also.
Possibly there Is only one Co.'S
tune on which the finger can be put
when one searches for girls clothes
which few, II any, adults can wear.
This is the Spanish bolero, the frilled
blouse. the pleated skirt in bright
one of the smart costumes that
leaped into the limelight when school
days came over the horizon.
The designers of clothes are turn
ing to Spain for inspiration. Once
that country led the world in fash
ions for women and men. France
took the lead away from her in the
sixteenth centuyg, but she is re-
turning to the Spanish fashions of
the era when Seville and Madrid had
the first and final say in where
withal we should be clothed. She
returns to Chinese fashions, also.
century alliance.
The schoolgirl can adopt many of
these ideas to her juvenile costumery.
The brilliant shawl Is not for her,
even in the evening, but the bolero,
the hat with the pointed crown, the
broad sash about the diaphragm. the
sleeveless jacket. the frilled white
blouse. the wide skirt, the f1ounces of
old Spain, suit girlishness and youth.
Therefore, she has a wide arc from
which to pick what she likes.
The new MILDLY blouse smacks of
China. 1t is somewhat of a tunic.
full brocade. There's one of red serge
that reaches the knees; it is straight
and unbelted; the sleeves are long
and tight at wrists. the neck opening z
is boat-shaped. Its glory or adorn-
ment lies in the cravat. And such a
cravat. 1t Is of green ribbon, mind
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You have already. done a great
DEAL" replied the premier. 1.-THE
United States came to us in our great
need and fed the hungry. 1t kept
US alive when on the edge of starva-
tion, and it has shown itself to be
our great and good friend. We ex-
pect this relation to continue and that
hope is founded upon the universal
gratitude which prevails here for
America.
every man, woman and child
among us knows of your country. 1t
is synonymous with charity and
brotherlys love. We hope that our
national relations will grow closer
and closer. and we should like to see
the United States reap the benefit OF
this feeling. There is bound to be a
great Russian market and all other
nations are preparing to enter 1T. We
shall be glad to welcome you. and
hope that your exporting and manu-
Evening star., 1923-09-30
rant New Fashions for the Girl on the Way Her School

her grandmo ther wore to push back
the front of the hair
Short curls are good at the tenn
pies They should not be ragged
and jagged. but smoothly curled. in
the Victorian manner. The two fiat
locks, carefully plastered into an
Interrogation above the cheek bones,
should be left to older women. 1t
is fashionable to copy this coiffure
of a man in a more romantic gen.
Grafton when straps were put on
his trousers to keep them snugly
fitting over the instep. If American
women like the fashion it will be
found difficult to adjust il to their
Evening star., 1923-09-30

that 1 talked with Karlis Ulmanis.
He speaks English fluently, has Wis
tied the United States and has a good
knowledge of our country and people.
1 was interested in his reason for
coming to America. 1t was a case of
necessity. Said he:
.T left I.atvia in a hurry. The
powers that were then in force were
not satisfied with my activities here
and had remained 1 should probably
nave been elevated about three feet
from the ground and left in most
uncomfortable position. 1 returned
home in 1918. at the time of the gem
eral amnesty act
Karlis Ulmanis has always been
noted for his Independence, and inde-
pendent thinkers were very unsafe In
the old Russian empire.
He Is natural leader and has
something of the same personal mag
netism as my old friend William =.
Bryan, who turns black to white
Evening star., 1923-09-30
State of the Baltic Optimistic as to the Future

/ not the fault of the government. Our
land Office is figuring out the values
and in some way the old estate own
ers will receive compensation.
There is no need for anybody tc
fear a bolshevistic revolution in Lat
VIA continued Mr.. Ulmanis. THAT
, possibility disappeared when the
lands were divided. Our people were
land hungry. At the time Of the
revolution rs per cent of Latvia was
held by a few families, whose titles
came from the conquests of the land
barons hundreds of years in the past
For generations the people had
worked for their masters. and they
had but few rights that those mas
ters were bound to respect. This had
continued for centuries. and when the
republic was esta ablished So per cen,
of the rural population had no lands
whatever. Now the large tracts have
been divided into small holdings and
there are thousands owning farms
who had none before"
What will be the effect upon your
production?'
no manure so good for land as the
foot of the owner, and these farms
are so small that every farmer will
tramp over every acre he owns every
day. The land will be intensively
cultivated, and that along the best
agricultural lines. We are thoroughly
alive as to our farming possibilities
and we are doing all we can to edu-
cate the pioneer farmers There is a
college of agriculture here in Riga
and four agricultural high schools
scattered over the country. We have
four, experiment stations and twenty
elementary farm schools. Our CEN
trail associations are now employing
about 200 specialists in agriculture
of one kind or another"
Are you an agriculturist or dirt
farmer?
'T am both. I am the son of a
the farm. Later I took up the study
of how to better agricultural condi-
tions in social and economical ways
What is to be the future OF Lat.
Wan farming?"
Il imagine it will be along the
same lines as those which have made
Denmark so prosperous. We have
| much the same conditions and we
shall probably be one of the chief
dairy farms for England and the
other great industrial countries. Our
specialties will be eggs, bacon and
butter, with fax and grain in addi.
tion. We are already shipping butter
and eggs to London. We have es.
tablished cooperative movement
and we have 500 cooperative so.
cieties of consumers alone. We have
| 200 co-operatives for, arranging mat.
ters of credit, and the cooperative
Society of State Employees, which was
organized about 1920. has thousands
of members and it's turnover amount.
to many million roubles a year. We
have cooperative societies for buy.
ling machinery and other supplies
and we are eliminating the middle:
man as far as we can and giving the
farmer the profit"
What is to be the future of Latvia.
Will your nation have a skyrocke'
existence or is 1T to be a permanent
| member OF the world powers?
"I am sure 1t will be permanent
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| replied Mr.. Ulmanis. fLatvia has,
come to stay as an autonomous gov
ernment, and the same is true OF 3
Finland, Esthonia, Lithuania and
Poland. I do not apprehend a union
OF these several republics in the sense :
| of having a United States of the
, Baltic. do not believe there will be
a United States of Russia That
country has a hundred different Ian
guages and as many different ma
tionalities, and it can never come to-
gether as republican community.
AS to Latvia. it is ready to cooperate
with Russia in a business way but
not in any political union. Our ports
will always be open to the people
who live east of US, and our mission
| is to furnish q halfway station be-
tween the east and the west. We
shall have free. ports at Riga, VIM
dau and Libau,, and here capital can
come and manufacture for the Rus
sian market of the future. It is the
natural factory site for the $50 mill
lions OF Slavs and your big Americane
| industries ought to come here and found
branches"
ouAvE the Let's enough culture ?
i j.. to hold their own among the
new nations?"
Yes, we are more advanced than :
| most of the others about US. We
have more high schools to our popu-s
lation than Germany. and the number
| Of newspapers and books published
| in Lettish is unusually large in pro-.
n 20 nf iY1l3 ,fS
Our people are anxious for more edu-
cation. They learn easily. They are :
hard working and have the faculty Of.
stick itiveness. We have already,
shown Europe that we can manage
our own affairs and so far the acts r
of the government have not been at I
all bad. We are good fighters. We
| had to drive out the Germans and
bolshevists, and at one time we had .
$4,000 men under arms, when our
population was only 100000. We
have a nation Of patriots. Our wom- /,
en- are great lovers of their country
and during the war they took spade
and shovel and worked with the /,
men,"
Did the Let's fight for RUSSIA" T.
| asked.
| yes, notwithstanding Russia tried
| to wipe out our nationality and cuI- .
ture before the war. We asked the
czar to allow US to have Lettish
army and Lettish general. He re-
fused at first, but when Latvia was
half conquered and there seemed no
prospect OF saving the other half he :
| gave US the right and said we should
have our autonomy IL we drove out.
| the Germans. Then our whole nation
went to arms. We fought with the
enemy, recovered Livonia, and kept
| the Germans at bay for more than
+! three years. Hindenburg said that
! had 1t not been for the seven Lettish
| regiments Riga would have fallen
like ripe berry into the dish OF the
kaiser Nevertheless, when the boil
shevists met at Brest-Litovsk, Latyia
was ceded to the Germans and the
| cry went forth that the Baltic sea
would be a great German lake. 1t
| was only after the armistice that the
Let's were able to form their national
council and proclaim the country a /,
| free and sovereign state"
J Copyright, 1923. Carpenters World Travels,
Evening star., 1923-09-30
Untouched Irish Wealth.

DECENT reports on the mineral re-
! sources of County Leitrim and
adjacent parts of Ireland indicate the
possibility of developing a great min
ing industry in that country. Experts
say that the Connaught coal fields are
capable of yielding from 20,00o,00o to
30.000,000 tons, and of supporting thou
sands of laborers. although at present
they do not maintain one hundred So
the iron-seamed district between Drom-
ahair and Arigna. which might be ex-
pected to give employment to tens Of
thousands and to develop miniature
Pittsburgh at present does not sup
port a solitary individual.
Evening star., 1923-09-30

Spain, in evening costumery. FIounces
and long bodices. little hoops a. the
knees or hips, yellow and red for COL
ors. are amcng the things chosen.
1t is a pleasant trick, this chang
ing from one period TO another when.
sunlight changes to electric light. 1t
adds to the gayety. It gives one a
chance to be different. the thing SO
ardently desired by women:
Copyright. 1921 .
Evening star., 1923-09-30

faces, but the schoolgirl should let
!. alone.
1t is not easy for the milliners to
persuade us away from hats that
once were mans property. Naturally,
we take up with the masculine coif-
fure to further the effect, but we
are better at the former than the
latter. Much of what we know as
fashionable millinery has been found
ed on what was invented for men.
This season the cfoche will rule. 1t
suits schoolgirl. 1t is of felt with
a ribbon band and cockade at side,
two ornamental pins run through
the crown. Nothing new in 1t, but its