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The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-01-07
Famous Classic
Dancer I'm Films

HANNELoRE, considered by
many the greatest dancer in
Europe, and who scored an un-
qualified success when she made
her American debut recently In a
recital at the Vanderbilt Theater,
has been engaged by Cosmopolitan
Productions to appear in "The
Enemies Of Women" a picturiza-
ton of Vicente Blasco Ibanez's lat
est story, now being made under
the direction Of Alan Crosland.
In the picture Hannelore will
present some Of the dance crea-
tons which have won her fame
here and abroad
1.-THE Enemies of Women" is
being made into a big super-spe-
cial by Cosmopolitan. and its COM
pletion, it is said, will give to
motion picture fans one Of the
most beautiful and interesting
photoplays ever made. Featured In
the cast are Lionel Barrymore
and Alma Rubens. surrounded by
such prominent players as Pedro
de Cordoba. William Buster" Col
lier, jr.; W.. H. Thompson, Paul
Panzer, Gladys Huletto and Ga.
reth Hughes.
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IIltygition Corrsct
rhelrs not q reason Why.

Theirs not 70 reason Why.
Theirs but 70 shrek ana ~.
and. s. usual. feminine intuition
was correct. they didn't need TO
have it proved they knew ii,
anyhow.
The present tendency To build
stcrehcuses out 81 concrete d
sheetiron ana make house cellars
cement floored ana lined q "a
nairably suited for rodent exter-
mination, and the rats foraging
grounds are being steadily cut
down, but TN this process has
been completed, the best way to
get rid 81 him il ~ traps and
poison.
It II these latter aspects 81 the
problem that have chiefly cccu-
pied the fourth national rat con-
gress, which has just been held
ii England: The meeting was IT
tended ~ experts nom an over
Europe, and IL drew up j most
comprehensive program. IN part
OF which Il was earnestly recon-
mended that rat catching be raised
to the dignity Of profession.
and that the man who catches the
largest number d. rats each year
should be presented BY the min
istry Of agriculture with q gold
medal, suitably inscribed.
Al national rat week has az
ready been declared, and vigorous
and concerted efforts are being
made BY the various local gov
eminent boards to run mus rattus
out Of town. Several cities have
utilized their unemployed Tor this
work.
One council has already decided
to loan rat traps without charge
to any reputable person who asks
for them. and q regular scale Of
rat bounties has been arranged.
Realizing. however, that fear OF
penalties Is an even greater I'M
centive than hope Of reward.
bin has been passed infIicting
heavy fine upon anyone who, AZ
ter due notification. fails to take
proper measures against the rats
In his warehouses or on his prop
erty tnese latter heiEg about a.
bad az the proverbial bats IN the
belfry. from an economic view
point.
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Powerful Ally

Even yet we have found no
remedy for the disease once it
has seized its victim. all meas
ures must be preventive-vac-.
cines. rat and flea destruction.
ETC., designed. to limit the out
break as closely alb possible. We
have, however, one powerful ally.
whose presence goes far to ex-
plain why the bubonic plague
may still flare forth and sweep
away its millions among the ma
tive population OF China and In
dia and yet not attack even the
resident Europeans, to say moth
ing Of spreading death and de-
struction an over the known
world. as It did In days gone by.
And that ally of ours IL the sign
Of civiliSation-the shoe. aided by
leggings in times OF plague.
Investigation has shown that
the Black Death is carried by the
bite OF q special kind OF flea,
normally inhabiting the fur OF
the rat. but which may hop off
the rat and ON to q man.
Although the FLED Is In class
by himself when it comes 70
jumping. even he has his 'limita-
lions: he cannot leap much
higher than twelve to fourteen
inches.
II he lands upon the surface OF
the human skin, or in a place
where he can readily obtain
access to the body. viii promptly
partake of a little light refresh
ment to sustain him for further
efforts, and, in payment for his
repast. win deftly insert at the
same time a group Of Bubonic
Plague germs into the system
Of his host. And even when he
dies or is killed without biting,
II he Is crushed or rubbed into
scratches or cuts upon bare legs,
he may still pass on the torch OF
infection. Once this has been
done, even modern science can
do little more than rely ON the
law Of averagesand the average
is very bad indeed.
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does he gnaw into packages Of
foodatuffss and befoul with the
germs Of Spelling and decay
even more than he eats, bun ne
gnaws through the Insulation on
electric wires. causing short-cir-
cults, confusion Of signals and
fires.
Moreover, he has literary tastes;
there II nothing he likes better for
nest-buildIng than shreds Of paper.
preferably Obtained from books
and documents. Reports and Inn
portant papers actually must be
kept "a rat-proof casesi
Like humans. he has gained In
wisdom BY deyouring reading mat
ter. Ne seems To know exactly
the hour when the staff and ware.
house employees quit work. and ap-
pears on the scene the moment
they have left. to pursue his 40
tivities.
The English Investigators have
come to, almost exactly the same
conclnsion " have our own - "a
proportion 81 rats to the human
population and amount Of damage
done. There are about 10000. 600
inhabitants in Britain, with 49,
100000 rats to keep them COM
pany. and these latter levy an en-.
tsrtatnrnent tar of f4O.OOO.O0O Y
year. ia food and goods destroyed
or fouIed.
This latter factor u BY no means
the least, Tor the rat, while he has
paid us the dubious compliment
of initiating d by deyouring our
entire diet list. also has added sev-
eral unsavory Items 81 his own In
the way Of carrion and offal, and,
being utterly IMMERSED In hygiene
and sanitation. he cleans neither
fest nor wniskers when he enters
our dorniciles.
His mental reactions are about
IKE those Of one young lady VINO
said she loved to make sponge
cake because It makes your
hands 50 nice and clear"
4 81 4 s w A e 5
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simply swArmed with ratssand the
daznage ana loss were appalling.
+ wan decided ID fight the devil
with fire BY Importing the mOn-
goose from India, i Weasel-like
beast which habitually lives On rats
and snakes. It was an excelIent
PLAN Is Tar as Ii went; the mon.
goose came. saw and conquered:
he increased il numbers, and the
rats ail'disappeared down biz vorar
cious gulIet.
But. when bic intended staple
artiCls of diet had yanished. the
nnongO0se refused Is obliginsly
starve to death, now that his hui
man importers had no further use
Tor him he literally took to the
tell timber ana an but cleaned
out the bird lie of the islands.
This upset the delicate balance
sOf nature. the various grubs and
larvae ana insects which had
formed The diet of the birds in
creased almost unchecked. ana =
most appalling series 81 calls.
Sights and other plant Affections
burst upon the crops 81 the UNI
fortunate planters, who were At
the same time forced to guard
their own poultry with the utmost
care against the raids Of these
mongOose Frankensteins.
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Inn London.

RRoCADED satins and silver
tissues are easily the favor
lite fabrics for the winter evening
gowns. The corsage cut low and
diagonally at the back is still fire.
quently seen, though the smartest
frocks are high both back and
front. "
Draped effects for bodice and
skirt are well liked. Generally the
direction Of the drapery CORE
spends on both, sloping In both
cases from right to left or left
to right. Sometimes the bodice
only is draped, the line of the
drapery being extended in a
punched effect from the waist. A
few models adopt a distinctive dra-
perry running in converse direc.
tons. !. O., from right to left on
the bodice and left to right on the
skirt. This is smart, but can only
be successfully achieved by the
highly skilled couturier.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-01-07

Here. q elsev lacrc. bnns decsr,
tlcn may rroEIf from ~ nobla
oauno The proof required Tor
payment cf ne bounty wes me
ssverpd tan q the rodent ma
one man amazed the aushorIties
~ the numbor Of cau0al append
agsp which no s'cashed IN. each
day.
thlng went alcng smooth
" until one day 4 close examina.
don q one of HIS trophies -
veaIed the interesting fact that
Il waa only = cIeverly shaped ana
Colored eomhlnasion q pieces 81
string ana leaEher scrny
For ordinary househcsdu trnnu
are the safsst method 81 dealing
with the problem, though 81
course poison Il = good deal more
widespread ii it, effects. This
4. however, it, chief dsfect q
wen g IT. major virtue; Tor
poison, Ike the law. ID no re-
spector d srsona. ana may have
the same effect On household
bets o. even young children e ii
would upon ths rat Il was In
tended Cor.
Caution should be uae here
-
fore. II the placing o. bats when
there are small children Ii the
family Poisoned bits 81 bread
q cheese may BE- put ii suspect.
"a cupboards and the door locked.
Or they may Be placed o. upper
shelves Or pushed down into rat.
holes wen out of the reach 81
small hands.
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His Too Virtues

In fact, only two items can be
counted, even most remotely. to
his credit: one as convenient
figure 81 objuration and uncom-
plIlnentary alIusion. In such ex-
pressi0iSs as rat eyed" rat
mced, srafty" and the like; the
ether as a1asefnl and handy sub
3ect for scientific experimentation
in food tests and dietetic problems.
The extent of his gastronomic
repertoire is almost identical with
and second only to. our own. and
this enables the experimenter to
put him. on any diet desired with
the assurance that the reactions
VIII be practically the same as
In = human being. While his nat
uraI tendency to reproduce his
kind with appalling speed assures
Q plentiful supply Of subjects.
So much for the credit side of
the account. even though both
items are based upon his vices
and not his virtues: but the red
ink side OF the ledger has q list
81 itelns almost past counting.
his most direct and deadly
menace TO humanity IL as q car
rier Of several devastating pesti-
lsnces. one Of which was 90 much
more terrific than any Of its grim
brethren that It was simply called
The Plague.
Ik Il also known a, the Bubonic
psakuS. or the Black Death. from
its habit 81 first attacking the
glands in the groin. which it
sWeiIed .out OF All semblance Of
ncrmaIity into ''buboeg." turning
them back in the process by
6reaIrfng down the blood. The
average mortality Of the Black
0eekh IL among the highest In
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Menace to y. S.

~ :
Thus . relatively isolated out
break In some remote part Of the
earth may suddenly shoot across
oceans and burst forth in our
midst unless proper precautions
are taken.
IN fact, certain pro9ressivA
steamship lines make it q matter
6of routine, even when it Il not
required BY the quarantine serv-
lee, to close down al the matches
Of 4 ship after It has been un.
loaded and then I'LL the holds
with some poisonous gas.
This not only kills the rats,
but destroys al other unIwelcome
forms Of animal and. insect YER
min which may have accumulated
since the last fumigation.
Thus . two.fold object has been
attained: not only has all danger
oe infection been removed. but. Il
very serious economic waste, due
to rodent depredations On the
cargo, has also been prevented. !.
It Il this latter element cf his
nnioveIinesq that chiefly attracts
the attention Of this generation.
protected Is It is at present BY
vigilant health officers against
his more deadly villanies.
From = purely economic view.
point me u thoroughly ..undesir-
able alien" worthy of prompt de-
portation. and e. no nation win
willingly receive him In this
world. the only place to deport
him to is-the next.
In 1865, mus rattus carried Off
10000 inhabitants OF London by
means Of the Black Death; this
year the fourth national rat con-
ference has just been held in
England TO decide what shall be
done to sxterminate him. IN one
way or another. all interests have
been aroused: the Public Health
Service. because Of his role as 4
carrier OF diseases; the agricul.
tliral authorities because Of his
raids on the granaries, and the
city merchants because Of the
damage which he does IN their
storehouses.
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Idea Of oisons

The most viruient types Of poison
are resigned To give the rat !
burning thirst, the idea being To-
make him rush into the opsn ii
search Of water. - that he win
not die IN the house. In order
to fulfill this plan ana avoid ''re.
grettable Incidents betWeen the
walls 81 under floors. III vessels
containing fluid which : raj could
possibly reach should be ernptied
or kept covered while the poison
Is spread about.
The only permanent way 70 set
rid of the rate and the mouse -
to take away their means 81 SUD
port. killing, an the rats IL one
locality. but leaving the foOdstufks
unprotected. simply creates ro-
dent vacuum. 8 land 81 plenty
into which rats win come pOur-
ing from every point Of the COM
pass.
But IL everything = housed ~
rat-proof warehouses and mouse
proof containers. these furry little
pests win perforce vanish Of tlaeir
own accord aided BY the clubs
and rat traps of outrageous hu-
mans to hasten their retreat
"A proper choice Of poison bats.
deadly for rats and mice, but less
poisonous for human beings. dogs
or cats, lessons tire risk q acci-
dental poisoning greatly.
Our United States Public Health
Service. many of our state hpards
Of health and our State agricul-
turaI colleges publish admirable.
free pamphlets, giving fun details
Of the best methods oe rat 60
termination for each locality.
1891 b.. woods Hutehinaon.l
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~ Li,,,itatiOns

x ( ~ 4 K
Any attempt q wholesale rat
killing BY, means of weasels. rat
terriers and cats, though effective
Tor the time, has very decided linn
itations, and while shakespeare
may have descanted upon ..the
harmless, necessary cat, Z modern
science does not wholly agree with
him on either Of those adjectives.
Due to his adventurous nocturnal
disposition. Thomas 81 likely to
bring home all sorts of germs and
Other uncIeanIiness III his fur,
which may be strOlxed and patted
and even kissed BY the younger
members Of the family. while his
destruction Of young birds gener-
any outweigts any value he may
have 40 an animated naousetrap,
or rat-catcher.
The ono sure and permanent
way to cure this plague 81 rats il
to check It at it's source, BY put
ting all possible food Ia rat-proof
buildings Or containers. While
this can be, ana Il being, carried
out on farms and IN commercial
warehouses. Il y even more Rad
ny applicable to the home.
II al food II kept covered,
either in perforated tin bread
boxes or cracker boxes TOR with
out some cir mold may develop.
or in the ice-chest. or In the mod
ern, admirable ana rat-proof
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a CassIs Psst!

The second ii that serious and
most serious pest Of cattle the
fcot-and-mouth disease. This last
10 matter lcf most recent report,
and should the rat1 activity as d
spreader prove universal. viii
give us most valuable and badly
needed control over one Of the
most destructive attacks upon our
meat and milk supply.
His completely In the case Of
measles and footand-nouth dis
ease IL as has been said, based
chiefly upon strong suspicion, and
typhus can spread directly from
case to case through human lice.
without requiring his good of
fices. So II IS chiefly in connec-
tion with the plague. where he
plays an linquestioned 'star" role
as transmitter, that he attracts
the attention Of the health Off
Gals al over the world.
It has about reached the point
where not plague-rat falleth 70
the ground but what eli do know.
It. a few weeks ago single
plague-infected mouse, found on
. farm in South Africa, was duly
reported TO the authorities, flashed
around the world, and eventually
appeared In the reports Of our
United States Public Health
Service.
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a had citizen

IN addition to this IL the dam
age which he does % buildings
and warehouses by his borrowings
and tunnelings, letting In water,
gas and sewage. and his gnawing
at wrappings which allows the
contents to spin out ana decay.
All IA All. he II . hopelessly bad
citizen.
There are, Of course. great
many ways Of attempting his de-
struction, ana moro are being con-
stantly added. Any attempt to
wipe him out wholesale by means
Of other animals II likely to result
In an economic boomerang, or 30
It would appear from the expert
ence Of Jamaica. lts sugar mills
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FLAMBEAU TELLS OF ID. G. ARTISTS

James Maccubin Lingan, a Revo-
lutionary officer and friend Of
George Washington: Benjamin
stoddert, first Secretary Of the
Navy; Robert Morris, financier of
the Revolution; and In later times
the Right Hon. 6tratford Can
ming, envoy extraordinary and
minister plenipotentiary from
Great Britain; Baron de Mare
schal' envoy extraordinary and
minister plenipotentiary from
Austria; United States Senator
Charles Francis Adams Of Mas
sachusetts. son Of John Quincy
Adams and father Of Henry Ad-
AIMS. the historian; Gen. Silas
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-01-07

" HE subject Of an obituary
notice greatly ahead Of
time" and. accused Of being
O third couAtn Of william Hohen-
GOllern. former German Kaiser.
Otto y. Guelich. 1919 Nineteenth
street northwest. eighty-nine-yearA
old descendent Of the House OF
GueIIch. . dukedom In southern
Germany, IL preparing. to receive
his nephew. Gustave Guelich.
noted ewiss-American artist now
in Copenhagen. who viii, come
here this winter for IA exhibition
Of his work.
Mr.. Guelich. unusually alert In
mind. and the master Of three
tongues -. Danish, German ana
perfect Engiish-is stu indignant
ever the premature death notices
which appeared Ia newspapers
throughout the country q month
ago. While the fact Of his death"
was refuted later. according -
Mr.. Guelich. eft q. to say the
least, very disconcerting to see
such an important fact, 70 me,
seeaaWsd back and forth"
Although he emphatically denies
any relationship to the ex-kaiser.
he does grudingly admit member
ship in . titled German family,
the lineage Of which has already
been traced back to $40 A. d.
Then the story Of Mr.. Guelich's
relationship ito the kaiser ap-
peared In several newspapers, q
member Of the family In Denver,
". n. Guelich, set to work to dis
prove the tsatement, and in his
researches dug mp part Of the
family tree which c0ncIusively
shows that the blood Of the former
war lord does not flow In the
Guelich veins, Following IL the
heading of the record: 1.-THE
PrinceIy Family and House of
Gulich. CIef. Berg. and Marck.
Extract from the Family Register
Printed at Anheim. 1910 A. D., by
Jan Jansen"
DUKEDOM IN GERMANY.
Gulich Is a dukedom in lower
Germany, between the rivers
Mas and Rhine. and gets its
name from the capital, Gulich.
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The Best Cure

Prevention is the best cure;
IL all health workers who enter
plague area are equipped with
high boots and tightly wrapped
puttees, the wicked nea which
no man pursueth win land upon
barren soil. and depart this life
in peace and safety-as far as
we are concerned.
It may seem odd at first that
such a terrible plague should de-
pend upon such q chain OF car
riers to go from one victim to
another: First the rat, then the
flea, then the. human. and per-
haps back to the rat again by an.
other flea and then on once more.
But diseases, like the humans
they attack, are often firm be-
hevers in specialization and es-
tablished technique, complicated
- It may appear to az.
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Winter Sports.

DESIGNS for winter sports
suits this season are more
attractive than usual. The skirt
less knickerbocker suit for win
ter sports on the Continent is
growing in favor. but its pop
ularity by no means equals that
Of the costume with short skirt
attached. The skating costume
most in demand has a short,
circular skirt cut just full enough
to avoid hampering a free move
ment Of the limbs. Developed in
a light woven material, it is
usually trimmed with fur; if in
jersey fabric. its trimming may
be fur, brushed wool or rabbit
wool. There Is a prevailing note
Of rust and orange shades in
the suits and fur trimmings for
these are gray. black or white.
The all-whits suit continues In
favor.
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. room downstairs. Here are
given the musicales, lectures and
other social events. Sculptures
here are by Bush-Brown, Zolnay
and David Edstrom.
The third floor IL given over
to artists studios, where several
Of the club members reside. I'm
til recently Miss Catharine G.
Critcher lived there, and DR.. Julia
Gardner, an expert in scientific
Investigation Of the National
Museum staff, now, makes her
homo here.
The resident staff in part &C.
cupies the fourth-floor rooms.
Throughout the building a sense
Of harmonious arrangement and
furnishing prevails, and it is al
ways an agreeable place to drop
in Of an afternoon, especially at
tractive to Viktor Flambeau be-
NSSNSS Va VAC ~ Ae%J &OA "a AAe~6e%-
zines subscribed to by the club
and available for its members.
Perhaps a similarly large group
OF publications on art may be
found at the Art Center, also,
and these two collections are Of
great value to Washington resi-
dents who may not have time to
visit che Library of Congress, es-
pecially so as many are foreign
productions. beautifully illustrated.
1t is also surprising now to note
what remarkably fine American
art reviews we have.
FORMER RESIDENTS.
Before leaving, let us pay a
brief tribute to those former resi-
dents, the ghosts that stalk this
famous old house late at night,
and now find themselves again
in such congenial company. Mrs.
Walker will name them for us:
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TT Is easy-but never safe
to despise your enemy
There is sl1rewd and an
Client phrase. to describe loudly
heralded plans which come to
little or naught. 1.-THE mountain
labored and brought forth q
moussP' or In the sonorous. Orisi.
nal Latin 'sParturiunt monies!
nascetur mus ridiculus."
And mus riduculus the mouse
and his cousin. the rat. remained
for centuries. Only q few decades
ago they were sim looked upon
with tolerant and amused con-
tenant by. generations, which
would also declare, why. that
man il 20 kind-hearted he
wouldn't hurt q fly!
Familiarity had bred contempt.
but mus rattus had bred his kind
even faster, and It Is not his fault
that we humans, and not the ro-
dents, are the dominant race In
the world; for we are no more
numerous than he.
It is estimated. on the basis OF
careful tabulation on both sides
e the Atlantic. that every human
being has Q rat companion, for
whose upkeep and the pleasure
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Count Of Marck and Rauensberg,
Lord OF Rauenstein, married Maria.
Had four children, Wilhelm, Sibile,
who married Grand Duke Johann
Frederick of Saxony, 1926. died
in Weimar 1854, Anna married in
1889 Henry Eighth, King Of Eng
land, and Amelia, who married
in 1856 in Dusseldorf. Johann had
the surname of Pacificus."
MARRIED HENRY VIII.
The family tree is brought
down to 1910, when the author
Of the report states 1.-THE Duke
Of Brandenburg Preussen) and
the Duke of Bavaria both con-
tended for possession of the duke
dom as closest heirs and engaged
in war, which was not finally
settled when this history. was
printed (1610).
Despite the fact that he prob
ably was, before the war. en-
titled to one OF the richest pro-