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up), and had brought them to
see the extremely elegant Paris
world, and there they sat at their
table.
The girls had lovely heads, with
fair hair and divine compilations.
The hair was nicely done, and
glistened. They had loose, boyish
figures, and were not dressed to
advantage-they had snowy necks
and arms, and then came the
shock-great, big crimson hands
which ono could sec had never
been given q thought.
The feet were the usual Eng
Ish feet. very large and not
badly shaped, but shockingly
shod. But It was the hands
which disconnected me- ,.s 1.s
I could see both girls went out
in any weather, gloveless. to their
games.
In these days, when no one
wears gloves in the evening. these
big red paws, resting on the
brothers black coat when they
danced, were quite painful to see
among the exquisitely-kept, white,
p1nk-nailed French and American
Women's.
Now, mother ought to have be-
gun agitating about this at least
a year or two before, and arous-
ing the girls vanity II necessary
upon the subject.
If the outdoor girl would
acquire the graces of the indoor
coquette, what a wonderful crea.
ture she would be! .
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BGn6fGt8 OF America appeared
IN a recent issMe Of ''Le Temps"
PGris newspaper, signed By the
initials. of one Of Its editors,
Up. ST.
n A PRoPos Of tho play,
'chevalier Columbus
IA by NJ. Francois Porche.
the question has arisen whether
the discovery OF America has been
of benefit to the human race. M.
Porche win find this question
strange and irrelevant. for 30 Tar
as he IN concerned it has furnished
him with one Of those things Of
paramount importance to the play
wright, namely, the subject OF q
play.
IN. Jules veran recalls in this
connection, in 'Comedia, that the
Academy Of Lyons. in the year OF
grace 1852, made the same ques-
ton q subject Of discussion, and
that ten years later the French
Academy itself proposed 1t again
under a new form.
These intellectual amusements
were all the rage In those days.
The Academy Of Dion earnestly
inquired whether the progress or
the arts and sciences had con-
tributed to corrupt or to purify
morals. and Jean jacques Rous-
seau promptly replied that It was
.corrupting them.
zone need not be astonished
that q man named Mandrillon and
q certain Able Gently regarded the
discovery Of America as rather In
furious to humanity; they jean
jacqued' upon other accounts with
an elouuence which was less of-
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SCOTLAND
b. PROF. j. "A. THOMSON
Dean of Glasgow University

Author Of .Outline Of Science" Tells Of the
Drama OF Animal Life-W Why Evolution
Spells Progress Discusses Subter-
ranean Cifyp Leaf-C Cutting Ants.
Spider Dances FuriOnsly i'm
ss His Strange COurtsl1ip.
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Z n " C. E.
By A WRITER IN lie TEMPS.
Who Finds Some Good IN America

Discussion Has Been Raging i'm the French
Capital as to Whether America Was Worth
Discovering Presumably This Article Will
Settle the Question for All Time.
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Ills Sframge Courtship.

II LII the world'ssa stage, and
on that stage Tor hundreds
Ia Of millions OF years there
has been played the drama Of
animal life. How the, stage has
changed: first q smolking. ,cindery
crust with no hint of life ats all;
then the gathering Of water in
hollows and the making Of .
great. perhaps universal. sea:
then the peopling sOe the ocean
with countless multitudes Of pro
fists. antecedent "a ordinary plants
ana water, and making tor the,
SUMS rays IN building ~ carbon
compounds from carbon diOxide
ana water. and making for the
first time an atmosphere of oKy-
gen. Then came the establishment
Of fixed seaweeds in the shallower
seas and gradually 4 shore. vege-
tation ready to colonize tho
young land.
After the plants had made them
possible there arose predatory
animals. probably beginning on.
or near, the seashore Age toll
lowed age tin there were sstablislaed
the six great haunts Of life the
shore OF the sea. the open sea-
the depths Of the sea, the dry
land, the fresh waters. ana the
air, each naunt with Its slbdivi-
siOns. Of course.
DRAMATIS PERSONAL.
IT is = little difficult to under
stand the point Of view Of those
thinkers who insist that evolution
does not spell progress. For. Al
though evolution IL not necessarily
in the line Of increased differentia-
ton and interrogation, It has been
so on the whole: and there arc
great trends in the historic proc
ess which are in line with the
human idea Of progress, l. e.. q
basis OF health and wealth, and
on this an aIl-round embodiment
OF the true, the beautiful, and tho
good. A we take a survey Of
organic evolution we see. the
growing victory Of life over things,
an increasing emergence and
dominance Of mentality, and .
spreading system Of inter-rela-
tons binding lives together In q
great web Of life. Thus 1t was GER
tainly a great event in history
when flowers and their insect
visitors became inextricably bound
up together in the bundle of life.
SO that without the bee the flower
win die, and without the flower
the bee.
PROGRESS IN EVOLUTION.
IN any case the roclS record
cannot lie, and the big fact Il
eloquent that an the world grew
older there appeared on the stage
nobler and finer types Of lifet Nc
doubt some extraordinarily Zine
types have had their day, and
ceased to be, leaving no de-
scendant-think Of the flying
dragons, Tor instance-but the
larger fact IL that the players
on the. stage have improved
There was a time when there
was no backbone in them, and
then came the pioneer vertebrates
and the fishes. There was time
when they had no hands and feet
and then emerged amphibians
cOlonizing the dry land and
breaking the agelong silence o.
ar,roa+n DafI,ra with their voices
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:. EBg RI. HON. TIMOTHY HEALY
GoUernor General of the Irish Free State

Hone Ex for Reconciliation Who
nDoge Free state of Population but Dam
erous Because They Aredave No Policy but Wrekage
Though Motives May Highest
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ENGLAND
By ELINOR GLYN
World Famous Woman Novelist

Authoress Writes on Mothers Duty to the
Modern Girl, Who Thinks She Has Nothing
TO Learn-Athletic Girls and Sophisticated
Young Women Alike Have Defects.
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fThe folIOsCSn0 article on The
Benefits of America" appeared
IN a recent issme Of lie Temps"
PGris newspaper, signed By the
initials of one Of its editors,
"P. 81 =
Evening star., 1923-12-11
CHANGES SOUGHT
IN TRAFFIC CODE
Law Governing Permits From
States AskeG-Widening
of 18th st. Proposed.

Edward F. Coliaday, president OF
the Board of Trade, appearing be-
fore the Senate District subcommit-
tee investigating traffic conditions in
Washington, said yesterday afternoon
that law should be passed making
II impossible for any one whose Dis
trict license has been taken away
from him to operate a motor vehicle
IL the District under z license grant
cd by any of the states.
Mr. Colladay also urged upon the
committee the need of an increase in
tho number of traffic. pol 'cemen. He
told the com mmittee that steps should
b" taken to make pedestrians pay as
much attention TO the stop and 60
signals as the drivers OF vehicles.
Would widen street.
r. P. Andrews. president of the
Thirteenth Street Merchants Associa =
Ion, recommended to the committee
that 18Th street be widened between
r and l streets, so as to provide a
ItO-foot roadway. Mr.. Andrews said
there was great congestion of traffic
In 18th street. He pointed out that
tfe Sidewalks are thirty-fve feet
wide on each side of the street, and
that twenty feet could well be con
ycrted into roadway on each side He
estimated that it would cost not more
than 100000 to make this improve
nent, and SAID that practically all of
the owners of property on 18th street
between F. ana I streets. had signed
petition asking that il be widsned.
he explained that the owners Ct
property would have to pay 80 per
cent of the cost.
Mr.. Andrews said that If 18th street
were widsGed il would provide q gre t
north and south artery for traffic II
the street were wild ened II should
no longer be kept a oue-way street,
but unless it is widened, Mr.. Andrews
tod the committee, it should be kept
as a one-way street.
Asks More Policemen.
Mr.. Andrews also recommended to
the committee an increase in the num-
ber of trafiic policemen. Appearing for
The District Medical Association, DR..
r. J. Sie6ert recommended thSt ply
Bicians be granted unlimited parking
facilities where such a regulation
TouId not conflict with other regula-
t!ons to prevent congestion Of traffic.
Evening star., 1923-12-11


appropriate for payment of salaries
of government employees in the Dis
trict of Columbia on the basis OF the
estimates submitted by the bureau of
the budget In the classification act of
March 4. 1928. The approval and
carrying into effect of thfs classifica-
ton will help US and will help the
service; and If. after experience in
operation, any changes appear neces.
sary, they can be made by way Of
amendments suggested to and ap-
proved by your honorable body"
A letter signed by Frank. Bond,
chief clerk of the general land office,
to chiefs of divisions in connection
with the issuance Of the petition was
made public by Mr.. Steward today. as
follows:
please circulate the attached petit
ton among the employees in your re-
spective divisions, giving each an op-
portunity to sign IL they wish to do
missioner were requested to advise
as to whether or not they would have
any objection to its circulation
Neither has made objection, but IT
was stipulated that the signing of
the ps51Sn tSe sss pss Of ha spoyss ySiSn
what the petition hopes to encour-
age is the legislation necessary to put
into actual operation the completed
classification within the District.
which has been approved by all the
agencies the reclassifcation act pre-
scribes, including the necessary ap-
propr o tion by the bureau Of the bud
get.
Evening star., 1923-12-11
LUMBERMEN TALK
ON REFORESTAT|ON
National Lumber Manufac-
turers' Association Dis
cusses Standardization.

The federal reforestation policy
and questions relating to lumber
Standardization were among the inn
portant matters discussed today by
representative lumbermen from all
parts OF the United States at q meet
ing of the directors of the National
Lumber Manufacturers Association
in the cabinet room of the New Will
lard Hotel.
More than thirty leaders OF the
lumber industry of America attended
the meeting. Represented in the
gathering are spokesmen for SIS per
cent of the privately owned COM
mercial timber In the United States
John w. Blodgett of Grand Rapids.
Mich. president Of the association,
presided. Reports of the officers OF
included A. L. Clark of Dallas. vice
president. r w. Vinnedge, second
vice president, OF North Bend. Miss:
F. G. wisner, third vice president, OF
urer, Houston. Tex. and Wilson Comp
ton, eeretary-rnanager. of Washing
Attending the meeting are o. O.
Axley. Portland. oreg.; c: A. Bige-
R.n ,sw Bay Nsw StE York MisS eifS GUY H9fH Buei.
Spring Hope, N. c.; r. E. Danaher.
Detroit; A C. Dixon. Eugene. Wash:
Ernest Dodge, Tacoma, Wash; J. J.
Donovan. Bellingham. Wash: !. H
Fetty, Savannah: r. b. Goodman,
Marinette, W;s: H. B. Hewes Jean
erette, La; Edward Hines. Chicago.
r. B. Hubbard. Centralia. Wash; John
III. Kirby, Houston, Tex; #. c. Knapp,
Portland, Ore. 4, L. Osborn. OSHKOSH.
w. L. Saunders, Cadillac. Mich. W. g.
Sherman. Miilyiile, Fla; G. II. Sheriff,
New Orleans, La: Huntington Taylo-,
Couer d'Alene. Idaho; r. ". Vinnedge,
North Bond. Wash: J. z. Jones; New
Orleans; w. e. Berkes, New orleansi
Charles Hill, New York; r. B. Allen.
Seattle; A. w. Cooper, Portland. Ore;
Ralph J. Hines, jr., Chicago: J. NJ.
Pritchard, Chicago; f. S. Spruill.
Rocky Mount. n. G.
The lumbermen will attend a confer
ence tomorrow at the Department OF
Commerce, called by Secretary of Com
merce Hoover. to consider a proposed
plan for standardizing lumber sizes
presented by q central COMMITTEES on
lumber standards. headed by President
BIodgett of the association.
Evening star., 1923-12-11
PIPES FOR ORGAN
REPORTED MISSING
Loss Discovered as Instrument Is
Reassembled at st.
Thomas Church.

Loss Of pipes for the organ at st.
Thomas Episcopal Church. 18th and
Church streets. were reported to the
police yesterday by A. P. Crenshaw.
treasurer of the church
The loss was discovered when the
pipes were sought TO reassemble the
organ. which had been taken down.
How many are missing and the value
of the missing items are to be deter
mined upon the inspection OF the
organ expert VINO is reassembling the
instrument. 1t was stated today by
Mr.. Crenshaw.
The fact that the pipes could not
be found after a thorough search of
the church leads persons connected
with 1t to believe that a theft has
been committed, although what good
thief could get out of the pipes for
his trouble In taking them away re-
mains problem.
Evening star., 1923-12-11
TAFT IS NEW HEAD
OF OHIO SOCIETY
Chief Justice Accedes to
Wishes Of Late Associate
Justice William r. Day.

Chief Justice William Howard Taft
was elected president of the Ohio State
Society at meeting Of the society in
Rauscher's last night
Mr.. Taft was elected to fill the va
cancy caused by the death last spring
of Associate Justice william r. Day.
Milton E. Allies was elected chairman
Of the governing committee to I'LL the
vacancy caused by the recent death of
William v. Cox, who had occupied the
position since the year 1910. George
A. Martin was elected a member Of the
governing board.
Mr.. Taft was unable to attend the
meeting. Mr.. Allies, speaking in his
behalf, said that Mr.. Taft was glad to
accept the position, as he was filling
so doing. Mr.. Allies said Mr.. Taft had
told him that he regarded Mr.. Days
wish that he should succeed him as a
command.
Invocation by Rev. John w. Ham
ilton, chaplain of the society, marked
the beginning Of the program.
Resolutions dedicated to members
who had died since the society had
last met were adopted. Those me-
mortaiized were Warren g Harding.
liam H Baldwin, John r. Cox. Mrs.
Elizabeth Edison, Mrs Flora c. Heath,
Albert X. Mansfield, Mrs. J. Symmes
Pollock, Jesse w. Smith and Simon
Charles D. simeral, newspaper ed
itor OF Steubenville, Ohio, asserted
that the people OF Ohio were not
worrying much about the world court
or the league of nations as they were
about law enforcement and tax re-
auctions in this country. THE United
States is the most heavily taxed coun-
try in the world at this hour" he
Several vocal solos were sung by
Mrs. Logan Feland, with Mrs. John
/. Gable as accompanist, while plano
solos were played. by Mrs. Cable.
The society heard the radio address
OF President Coolidge on the late
President Harding
Besides those elected last night, Of
fcers of the society are: Vice presi-
dents. Frank b. Willis. Miss Mabel T.
Boardman and d. r. Crissinger; sec
retary, William Symons; treasurer,
James +. Hood; chaplain, John w.
Hamilton; historian, Frank G. Car
penter, and trustees, George J. Kar-
ger and Charles C. Walcutt, jr.
Those elected members of the So
ctety -last night were: Miss Rydia A.
Dollison, Miss Anna A. Harvey, Mr..
and Mrs. Clarence Hogarth, Charles
j. Howard, Mr.. and Mrs. Elmer s.
Landes, Mr.. and Mrs. Robert Marshall,
Miss Miriam c. Outland. Mr.. and Mrs.
Sherwood d. Shankland, Col. and Mrs.
Charles e. Stodter, Mr.. and Mrs. W.T.
liam II. Conklin. Senator Frank y.
Willis, hrst v4ee--presfdcnt, presided.
Evening star., 1923-12-11
BUDGET HEASES
DISTRICT OFFICIALS

Although they regret the inability
of the budget bureau to allow in the
budget for next year all Of the urgent
items recommended. District of1cials
today expressed qualification over
the fact that estimates as made pub
lie yesterday carry a substantial In
crease beyond current approprta-
tions.
From now until they are called be-
fore the subcommittee on District ap-
propriations, they will prepare them
selves with facts and figures to sus-
tain all Of the improvements ap-
proved by the budget bureau.
The total amount of the budget, ex-
trust funds, is s24,455.ss1, as COM
pared with current appropriations
amounting to 21,737.8s5, making an
increase in the amount now recon-
mended above the amounts available
for the coming year Of about s2.7o0,-
600.
The Commissioners are hopeful that
the appropriations subcommittee will
take into account the fact that the
budget bureau reduced the original
will allow the total figure recommend
ed by the budget bureau of $26,879,-
S12,. including the water department
and trust funds.
Just when the hearings at the Capt.
tol will begin Is not yet known at the
District building. but whenever they
start the District heads will be pre-
pared to present strong arguments in
support OF the budget.
The District authorities are particu-
larly gratified over the increase in the
new budget for the Improvement of
highways and sections of badly neede ed
sewer and water mains. The rapid
development of new home sections in
all parts of the city has made it Inn
possible for the engineer department
to keep up with these developments,
providing passable streets and neces-
sary sewer and water service.
Evening star., 1923-12-11
Dilapidated Barracks Doomed
To Go From East Potomac Park

Gradual removal of probably all of
the dilapfdated frame shacks on East
Potomac Park. erected as barracks
for soldiers during the world war. Is
in prospect at last.
Following the stice, most of
these buildings no longer needed for
their designed purpose, were turned
over to the general supply commit
tee OF the Treasury for the storage OF,
desks. chairs. typewriters aad other
office material. rendered surplus by
heavy reductions in the large force
of war workers. Ry slow degrees
that stock, which was very large, has
been reduced by periodical sales and
by calls for desks. etc, from various
depa artments. Recently the movement
60 other places has been hastened be-
cause OF the rapid decay of many of
the old buildings and the vacation OF
other government quarters in the city
proper.
Evening star., 1923-12-11
Where Carranxn Failed.
FEDERALs CONCENTRATE.
Strict Censorship Hides Full Ex-
tent Of Maneuvers.
pv ,be Assoeisted Press.

INC hbeoSi1bSN . kSs@.
Ell PASO, Tex. December lids
ruption of communication with the
city of Mexico and application of a
strict censorship have permitted but
little Information OF what is hap
pening in the uprising by supporters
Of Adolfo de la Huertar presidential!
candidate, against the government OF
President Alvaro Opregon to seep
through to Ell Paso and other border
points.
Of the Northern Military Zone, has
ordered all troops In his jurisdiction
held in readiness, according to mill
tarv officers at Juarez. across the
border from here Gen. Martinez has
gone to Torreon, where, 1t is under
stood. he wilt assume command Of
forces opposing Gen. Juan ESTRADA
in Jalisco.
Retreat May ne Cut.
Coincident with reports that Tepic,
capital of Nayarit, had fallen to the
rebellious forces, Gen. ]. GonZalo Es-
cobar, commander Of the department
comprising the states of Durango and
troops from Torreon 10 cut off the rear
Of Gen Estrada. military officials at
Juarez learned.
A dispatch from Nogales. Sonora,
says that all federal telegraph lines
Haysrit n eA and Jalisco, have been aus.
pended ana that a strict censorship is
In force Direct communication with
Mexico City has been severed.
Efforts of Gov. Ygnacio EnriQuex OF
Chihuahua to bring about peace be-
tween de la Huerta and Gen. Gales,
another presidential candidate against
whom the rebellion is aimed, apparent.
ly were halted by the blowing up Of a
railway line The destruction of the
line marooned Enriquez, who was en-
route to Mexico City, in Durango. be-
low Chihuahua.
The garrison at Topic divided Sun
day and 200 soldiers rebelled, accord
ing to reports reaching SogalSss, gales
OrteEa, chief of military operations
In Nayarit, who commanded the gar
rison, was seriously wounded. A
young sublieutenant was killed. The
revolt was said to have been led by
Gen. Manuel Diaguez, commander un-
der the regime of Carranza.
Reports that the Yaqui Indians at
Bacalete were about to go on the
warpath, or that they had taken to
such action, were declared unfounded
in the Nogales dispatches.
The Tampico oil district Is quiet,
said an officiai statement from Col.
Roman Lopez, commander OF the
Juarez garrison. early today. He
added that the military colonies at
Rio Florito and Pueblito. between
Chihuahua and OjiniJa- were reported
loyal
GouERNoR Is CAPTURED.
Evening star., 1923-12-11
CHRISTMAS LIQUOR
RUNNERS CHECKED
Rum Row, Fixed at 12-MiIe
Limit, Continues Efforts
to OutWit Officials.

By the Associated Press.
NEW YORK, December 11.-Smug-
glers and dry forces today are fight
ing the second battle of Christmas
off Rum row white New York watches.
A scoro of liquor carriers, coming
from the Bahamas and other places
where distillation Is lawful. have
found themselves blocked. at least
TEN nporarily, from landing their sup
plies In quantity by the coast guard
cutters harassing landing parties
afioat and dry forces snatching the
LIQUOR as soon as IL touches the
beaches.
Row Only Checked.
But Rum row, although checked.
does not concede itself defeated. 1t
has deployed until now it stretches
along the coast from Long Island far
down the Jersey shore, SOFAS TO rem
der the attack Of the coast guards
less concentrated and keep the land
raiders on the jump as new landing
places are selected.
These land forces are what are
Keeping the smugglers most worried
at present. Last year. before enforce
ment agents. state police and county
detectives were as effectively organ
lied, II was a relatively easy matter
for bootlesgers to scatter with their
contraband liquor for the nearest
market as soon as 1t once was landed.
Now 1t is not nearly 30 easy. High
from the wet spots on the coast are
under constant patrol by armed
operatives securing the countryside
In automobiles. Motor trucks get
through now and then, but enough
have been captured to make the boot
leggers sit up and take notice.
At Tweive-MIe Limit.
Action of government cutters in
seizing the British schooner Tomoka
and the Dutch two-sticker Zeehond
well beyond the three mile limit has
been followed by withdrawal OF the
rum fleet to the proposed twelve mile
sfafez safe GeneeTn is eenduotins ht Geasy neg1ia
tions with Great Britain.
This Is all right for the mot er
ships but II makes life harder for the
small speedboats operating from
shore. 1t is not always easy TO fnd
the maritime market place In the
dark and fog.
But the smuggiers are resourcefuls
according to the latest reports re-
ceived by the New Jersey state po-
lice They are employing an aviator
at $3.50 a trip to fly thrice a week over
the fleet and chart the shifting posi-
tions of the vessels. Then reaching
them becomes simply a matter OF skill
with the compasS-uniess a cutter is
encountered.
Ashore with raiders aided by bands
of hitackers constantly robbinS liquor
caravsns, transportation of liquor has
been extremely difficult. The fact
that all Is not going well In boot
iegaery Is being bemoaned aloud in
almost every coast hamlet.