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Evening star., 1925-12-26
DIVORCE IS MADE
HARDER IN TURKEY
Right of 0usting Wife With
out Trial Removed by
Change in Law.
BY the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
CO\STANTINOPL December 2G.
A clause in the new Turkish civil
code puts an end TO one of the bitter
est phases of wom3nS SubieCtion-ths
right of ii man to divorce his wife i'll
will and with no trial.
Henceforth divorce will I've granted
only by decree of the courts and only
for such causes as insanity, desertion.
unfaithfulness. Women will now stand
the same chances as men for winning
A divorce suit. whereas in the past
only about one woman in thousand
was able to gain a decree.
Men. according to the old Moslem
law. which originated some fourteen
hundred years ago in the Arabian des
simple expedient of making the state.
ment before two witnesses or of writ
ing Il divorce so and so.' which need.
ed only the signature of two witnesses
to receive the q. X of the Judge This
easy procedure naturally led To an
enormous number of divorces. as may
he Judged by the fact that in Con.
Stantinople alone during tho past three
months 293 divorces have been regis.
tered
This new law cannot he retroactive.
so that the rumored attempt of LATHE
Hanoum to have annulled the Presi.
dents divorce from her last August
cannot he successful, for. according tc
the old law. kemal Pasha was entirely
within his rights in Dustin" her with
a mere sweep of the pen.
Evening star., 1925-12-26
George S Error.

George Meredith was pledged to Art;
he thought all lowbrows should be
shot: he looked on books accounted
smart as being chiefly tommyrot. lie
had no patience with cheap stuff. with
sunshine stories strangely sweet. with
he.man tales so wild and rough, that
please the men on the street. \ pub
Usher of London's Strand engaged this
George to sit in slate and read all
manuscripts on hand. and like king.
decree their fate. SO George turned
down tale after tale that gave his
artist soul a pain; they seemed so
proftless and stale. so frivolous and
cheap and vain. And he indorsed some
noble things that fairly throbbed with
living fire, the tales in which you hear
the strings Of some great master :
deathless lvre. Now all the books that
George indorsed fell fiat as pancakes
ever be: the publisher was quite un-
horSed, so tough a run of luck had he.
And divers of the books George canned
by other publishers were sprung:
East Lynne" was one. and all the
land to buy it to the bookStalls
swung. And there were others on the
list that made a killing with the mob:
and George could only wot and wist
that he had botched his reader job.
The publisher, a gloomy wreck. was
biting pieces from his chairs. but
paused to seize George by the neck
and drop him down nine flights of
stairs. We read such stories and be
hold that verdicts of the great and
wise should make no struggler's feet
grow cold: fight on. f-ht on. and swat
(Copvrighs) WALT MASON.
Evening star., 1925-12-26
MISS MACKAY UPHELD
IN CRITICIZING DANCES
Her View of Modern Society In
novations Finds Many Sup
porterS in England.
Ev the .Assn,,ated Prc.s

BY tho Assoc, lated Pres
LONDON. December 26.-Thn arti-
Gle in denunciation of formal society
dances with their STAG lines and de-
fense of cabarets which Miss Ellen
Mackay. prominent in New York So
ciety. contributed recently TO a New
York publication. has found many sup
porters in England. There are many
indications that Miss Mackay ex-
pressed in writing what youth nearly
all over the world thinks.
In London il is becoming more and
more difficult for ambitious hostesSes
TO get together enough prominent
young people to stage successful
dance. The Prince of Wales and the
Duke and Duchess of York are dis
tinctly party shy" and before the
death of Queen Alexandra were often
seen in night clubs with parties of
dancing friends with whom they could
have an informal evening.
The formal dance. with its battery
of critical and bejeweled dowasers on
the side lines. is rapidly going into
the discard in English society. II has
been in decidedly less favor ever since
the war. when so many young people
threw aside ceremony and learned the
JOY of Comradeship between sexes
without the elaborate trimmings of
formal social functions.
Evening star., 1925-12-26
GOOD REAL ESTATE
DEMAND is SHOWN
Foth New and Resale Property
Changes Hands in
District.

\ steady demand for resale and new
houses is shown hv the report of sales
uf residences in every section of the
city and agcre-atinc S1oS.a5o ny the
office of l.. T. Gravatte.
Ernest s. Poole. SeCretarr "f tho
Alderney Dairy. purchased $500 Thirty
fifth street. cleveland Park, from
Charles l.. Tankerslev. local builder.
No. l7o3 kilbourne place. To-
room and 2-bath home. was purchaSed
from Harriet l.. Bonehrake by Emma
g. Nichol.
Cora l.. Thomas has disposed Of her
residence. $40 Spring road, to Joseph
!. Sokolsky through the cooperation
"f II. II. Carter's Office.
The corner home. 1000 North Caro-
lima avenue southeast. was acquired
10y Fred ~ kardell and Carrie II. kar-
dell from Emma l.. Morgan.
WallinCeford & Connor. local build.
ors. sold one Of their new Brookland
homes. ?19 Hamlin street. tn Mabel
T. Wright.
No. 1915 Caroline street. . semi-de-
tached siX-rcom and bath brick home
with electricity and garage. was
bought by John White as an invest
ment from MeSSrs Charles +. Dulca n
and George NJ. Cuirk.
Andrew J. kreSs secured one of a
new group of homes recently COM
pleted by u. ]. DUNCAN at 4427 Fifth
street.
The 10-room and bath brick home al
1909 Harvard street was purchased by
Annie l.. Peters from Ernest l.. Rup-
pert.
Representative John Morrow of
Texas has secured 400 A street south.
east from Frances NJ. Bedell
No. 1914 Buchanan street was
purchased by Edward c. Wells. mem.
ber of the firm of Ross & Wells. Inc.
electrical contra crorrs. from Bairstow
& Clark, the builders
Evening star., 1925-12-26
Asks Federal Aid
In Taking Sugar
From ArtichOkes

Aid of the Federal Government
in commercial production of sugar
from artichokes was urged today
by Senator Howell. Republican.
Nebra ska. during Il conference with
President Coolidge. He said that
experiments conducted by the Bu-
reau of Standards have demon
strated that levulose. sweeter and
more soluble than beet and cane
sugar. can be made from Jerusalem
artichokes.
To initiate commercial produc-
ton. the President was told. some
assistance must be rendered by the
Government. either through an ap.
preparation for construction of a
factory or through authority to the
Bureau of Standards to supervise
and help In the work.
Evening star., 1925-12-26
NINE. OLGA SAMAROFF
BECOMES MUSIC CRITIC
Noted Pianist. Canceling Concerts
After Injury to Arm. Takes Posi-
ton With New York Post.

By the Associated Press.
NEW YORK. December 26.-Mme.
OLGA Samaroff. one of the leading
woman pianists of the world has been
engaged as music critic for the New
York Evening Post. the newspaper an
nounced today. The announcement
states that it is the first time in the
history of musical criticism in the
United States that a concert artist of
Nine. Samaroff's rank has undertaken
such work.
Injuries to her arm in an accident
caused the pianist to cancel the rest
of her sea sons engagements, which
would have taken her as far as the
Pacific Coast. Earlier this season she
appeared as soloist with the Philadel-
pbia Orchestra in Washington and
Baltimore. She will begin her duties as
critic for the Evening Post on Janu-
airy /. The newspaper terms the en-
gagement "a departure in American
journalism
Although her stage name is Rus
sian. Nine. Samaroff Is an American.
She was born in San Antonio, Tex.
Evening star., 1925-12-26
CARE I0F CHILDREN .
NEGLECTED., IS VIEW
Woman Judge Says Respect
tor Law and Order Be-
gins at Home.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Ae-ocIated Press
NEW YORK, December o6-Ameri-
can fathers are giving too much time
to business and not enough to their
children, in the opinion of Judge Jean
+. Norris. who has presided in New
York courts six wears
What is true of the fathers also il
true of the mothers. except business
is not taking most of the women's
time. she said. adding that this situa-
ton is largely responsible for the in
crease in crime.
As magistrate of the first district
criminal court. the iurist is a striking
example Of the progress made by
woman suffrage and Of modern dav
life. But she still is old-fa shioned
enough TO contend that respect for
law and order begins in the home.
Stepping Stones to Crime.
Housing conditions under which
there X little privacy. lack Of religious
training and ignorance Of Self-Control
ere some of the other stepping stones
10 crime mentioned by her.
"Ou mothers and fathers should
stress respect of parental authority
she asserted. IF children are not
taughg to obey their parents, certainly
it is not surprising for them to refuse
TO obey the law"
Miss Norris vas appointed magig-
trate three Years ago. Mercy PLAYS an
important part in most of her dc.
cisons. for in all except trivial cases
she takes q hours for personal in
vestigations through probation off
ccrS 20 learn pertinent circumstances
relating to the deienda ntS.
Il do not want to impose Jail sen
tences on women and children unless
am fully satisfied it is the best
course" she said. often there are
other means Of meeting the situation
Lesson Given TO Speeders
She knows how to inflict punish.
ment without hesitation. however, as
three men who recently appeared
before her in traffic court will testify.
They We're charged with speeding. and
= a result had their licenses revoked
permanently and received straight
Jail sentences of five DAYS each.
In 1919. when Miss Norris was ap-
pointed fudge in the womans day
court and also the family court. where
social cases mostly are heard she had
been a raCtiCinC attorney 10 years
As assistant counsel TO the State
controller. she organized the delin-
quent tax bureau. She formed the
trust corporation to handle the $1,000
600 left by Mrs Frank NJ. Leslie to
Mrs. Carrie Cha pman Gait for the
furthera nee of woman suffrage. She
has served as president of the New
York state Federation of Business and
Professional NOmen'S Clubs and the
Natioral Association Of Womens
LAWYERS
Evening star., 1925-12-26
SEES URGENT NEED
FOR AIR PROGRAM
Brltten Declares Nation Must
Adopt Definite Policy
OF Development.

Tho urgent necessity for adoption of
definite Government policy for avia
tt"n development has been impressed
upon Congress by the recent Morrow
Aircraft Boards investiga ton and
10y the cOurt-martial of Col. Mitchell,
according tn Representative Fred A.
E"itten of Illinois. ranking Repuhl-
can on the House naval affairs com
mittee and chairman of the subcom-
mlttee on aeronautics
lie feels sure that this growing
general demand will result in action
At the present session To aid the de
Nelopment of commercial aviation and
mllltarN air facilities. and will he
SAYS, put the greatest Nation on
t"rth In its proper commanding posi-
ilon in the air
Naval aviation must he considered as
the Nations first line of defense. on
account of geographical isolation, Mr.
Rritten argues
NO preparedness program. regardless
NJ its extent should be miSConstrusd
- threat or a menace to European
hdilohS, SlN or seven of which, because
~ their proximity to each other. could
ne traversed in an hours fight. h
asserts
In the very important direction of
aviation. Mr. Britten declared vester-
Gay. the United States cannot afford
10 he unprepared either induStrially or
IN a military sense. and | believe the
various Investigations have brought
nome To the laymen the necessity for
establishment by the Federal Govern
ment of concrete, well determined
policy in the air
I believe there is a great shortage
of aviators and planes in tho \ayy
nut ! am not sure that The present
methods and existing law should be
utilized to balance aviation with the
feet, as determined by our best ad.
ViS"rs BY that ] mean that existing
law probably will have to lie changed
hefore the Navy Department itself will
ne satisfied with the results ACQUIRED
from It's own bureau Of aeronautics"
Evening star., 1925-12-26
FIGURES SHOW HORSE
OEAOLlER THAN AUTO
French Club Publishes Statistics
on Accidents in its
Territory

t5y tho Associated Press.
PARIS. December 26.-The horse is
deadlier than the automobile is the
thesis in support of which the Auto
mobile Club Of Western France pub
fishes some unusual statistics in its
annual report. In the clubs territory
centerinc around LIE Mans. horse
drawn vehicles caused more fatal
accidents than motorCars during the
period under observation. July l. 1922
20 September so. 1925.
In the department of Sarthe there
were 439 horse vehicle accidents and
only 80" automobile mishaps. while
bicycles We're blamed for III more.
Thirty-ninc deaths were blamed on
horSe-drawn ConVeyanCes.
The clubs figures show that for
every 10000 miles of road covered,
the horse vehicles caused an avera sc
of lib deaths and motor cars 1.67.
Evening star., 1925-12-26
DIALECT SPEECH DECLINE
ATTRIBUTED TO WOMEN
British Professor Finds Adults of
All Glasses and Ages Try
ing to Talk Fine.
~ the A ssociated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
SHEFFIELD. England. December
o6.-Decline of dialect speech has been
brought about chiefly by women. said
Prof. w. r. Haigh. formerly master
of English at Huddersfield Technical
School. in addressing the dialect So
ciety.
Adults Of all cia asses and ages. espe-
cially girls and women, are more and
more dropping dialect and trying 10
talk fine" he said. Boys and girls.
instead of being ashamed Of dialect,
using the forceful and expressive if
somewhat rugged speeches Of their
fathers. should be proud to present
1t as dual tongue with the standard
of English
Evening star., 1925-12-26
Movie Stars Crimp
"Back-tO.Mustache''
Move in Germany
B. the Associated Press.


BERLIN. December 26.-Movie
stars have put A crimp in a back
o-the-mustache" movement which
had been gaining a foothoid in Ger
many. Despite the banishment of
the kaiserly. mustache at the same
time that Wilhelm went into exile.
c,usa aders have been declaring that
the mustache is the only badge of
masculinity left to men. Actresses
have taken issue with them.
Mady Christians. who started her
stage career at the Irving Place
Jheater, New York. said:
Only clean-shaven men for me,
And the cleaner shaven. the better.
| wouldn't give Il penny for all the
rest, whether sporting A new-style
mustache. an imperial or side whiS-
kerS.
t'ritzie MaSsary. operate star.
thought the mustache had no
chance of a revival In any form
for the simple reason that smooth
Shaven men achieve the Illusion of
youth, which gave bobbed hair its
easy victory among women.
Henry Porten, film ACTOR. said:
For woman. the answer to this
question depends entirely upon the
man she happens To be kissinG.
Evening star., 1925-12-26
BERLIN WAGS HAVE FUN
WITH REICHSBANK CHIEF
President Schacht. Silent on Amer
lean Visit. Charged With Import
ing Two Fashion BILE Dances.

BY the Associated Press.
BERLIN. December 26.-The silence
into which DR. Hjalmar Schacht, pres
ident Of the Reichsbanl. has chosen to
wrap himself since his return from the
United States has given rise to all
sorts of rumors a. to what he accom-
plished and what he failed TO accom-
plish.
The wags of the Burcstrasse, Ber-
Inns Wall Street. have started story
in this connection that DR.. Schacht
brought back with him two new and
fashionable American dances. They
are called pas de credit" and pas
d'argent." which may be translated
either the Credit step" and money
step or no credit and mo money
Evening star., 1925-12-26
ZETA BETA TAU PARLEY.
Oldest Jewish International Col
lege Frat to Meet.

MONTREAL. December IS CP).-
Zeta Beta Tau. the oldest Jewish in
ternational college fraternity. will
hold its annual convention here De
cember % to 81, the FIRST time that it
has not met on American soil The
MCGill University chapter as host eN-
poets to show the visiting delegates
Wtal Jewish university graduates and
students are doing in Canada.
There will be two business sessions
at which prominent Canadian and
american speakers will make ad-
dresses. a program of social and
amusement affairs will feature New
Year eve ball and a number of sport
events on ice.
Evening star., 1925-12-26
STATISTICS ARE GIVEN
FOR BUILDING INDUSTRY
Out Of lO.361 Construction Com
P7nies Only 5S.31 Per Cent Re-
ported Net Income.

From the Statistics Of Income o.
punished by the Internal Revenue
department. 1928. relative To the con.
f'fuctlon industry. out of 1O.36l con.
t,fuctlnn corporations reporting. only
"N.5l per cent reported net incomes
SAYS the Constructor.
The 1920 construction corporations
reporting no net income included as
Per cent Of the eNcavating and high.
way contractors. A. per cent of the
o"ck ana wharf contractors. so per
cent of the railroad contractors. so per
cent of the shipbuildinc contractors
p per cent of the building contractors.
= per cent of the building equipment
- per cent of the wrecking contrac.
tors and 40 per cent of all other con
ira CtorS
Evening star., 1925-12-26
MARYLAND court
HITS z0N|NC LAW
Baltimore Regulation De-
cIared Unconstitutional
by Appeals Judges.
SPECIAL Dispatch TO The star.

Special Dispatch TO The star.
BALTIMORE December IS. - \
ma iority opinion of the Court Of APP
reals handed down at Annapolis this
week holds the new coming ordinance
Of Baltimore City to be null and void.
\ summary paragraph in the %
page opinion embodying the decision
SAYS:
The Court of Appeals holds that
ordinance No. 3S4 Uhe new coming
.rdinance) is invalid because it inn
properly delegates to the zoning com
missioner and the board Of Znning APP
peals of Baltimore City arbitrary. un-
defined and unreasonable powers.
under which persons owning real
property in that city can be deprived
uf the entire beneficial use thereof
without compensation"
This review of the Court Of Ap-
pcals reverses Judgment of Il lower
court in the case of Mary 4. g.
TiShe. and remands the case for
further proceedings.
Reverses Judge Bond.
The decision reversed that nf
Judge Duke Bond. who last June 4.
in city court upheld the validity of
to ordinance. The ordinance was a
special one passed by the City Council
Immediately after the Court of APP
peals had declared the use" pro-
visions of the original law unconsti-
tUtionai
The opinion of the Court of APP
peals represented A S-to-3 division.
The ma iority opinion was written by
Judge y. Scott Offutt and Concurred
in by Judges William II. Adkins.
William &. Walsh. +. Neal Parke and
W. Mitchell Disges.
Judge Hammond Urner wrote the
dissenting opinion of the minority.
1t was also signed by Judges John r.
Pattison and Carroll T. Bond. 1t
stated:
Il am unable to agree with the
ma iority conclusion because | think
it places too strict a limitation upon
the rights Of the city to regulate its
development for the general benefit
of its rapidly increasing population v
Court UphoIds Plaintiff.
The courts conclusion supported
the contention made by Mrs. Tiche's
attorney.
He held. in his argument that
the ordinance conferred upon the
coming commission and the board of
coming appeals the entire police
power Of the State with respect to
use Of all real property in the city.
and committed tn their discretion
without adequate restraints. limita-
tions or standards the power to de-
rrive persons of the benefits or use
thereof without compensation. even
where such use in nowise menaces or
affects public order. health or morals. ;"
morals"
On the other hand. the city solici-
tor held that the law had no such
effect. but that 1T is Il proper and
constitutional delegation to the
agents of the administration Of
power necessary to accomplish the
purpose of the ordinance. which pur-
pose is to protect the public welfare y
Evening star., 1925-12-26
PLEASURE IN PROSPECT.
Rare Treat Promised Real Estate
Men in New Orleans.

y visit 10 the place where the great
est real estate transaction in history
was consummated-the famous old
Cahildo al New Orleans. scene Of the
signing of the Louisiana purcha Sc
will he feature. but only one feature
of the social and recrea tional program
planned by the New Orleans Real
Estate Agents Association for the
coming visit to New Orleans of the
National Association of Real Estate
Boards January ~ to -. inclusive.
Evening star., 1925-12-26
CRIPPLE MISSING IN FIRE
H2 Persons Rescued From Blaze
With Mercury 13 Below Zero.

MlNNEAPOLIS. Mimi. December
20 P). woman was believed To
have been burned Ia death and -
persons were rescued bv fremen in
l3-hclow-zero weather today when fire
destroyed threestory brick building
Two stores located on the ground floor
we're DESTROYED. The loss was esti.
mated at S35 200.
Belief that the woman. Mrs Fran
"es WanZer, -, a cripple perished
was based on the fact that she could
not he found after the fire
Evening star., 1925-12-26
WHEAT PRICES ADVANCE
OVER 5 CENTS A BUSHEL
Highest Levels of Season Reached
Today on Argentine Crop
Damage Reports.
By the Associated Press

BY the Associated Press.
CHICAGO. December 26.-Wheat
prices jumped more than cents a
hushel today to the highest level this
season. May sold at above $1.79 and
December above S1.S0. Reports of
fresh damage to crops in Argentina
were at hand, and talk also was cur
rent that mills in the United States
have. as rule, no more than a coda V
supply of wheat in their elevators.
Evening star., 1925-12-26
2O,2OO,OOO Autos
Are Registered in
U. S. During 1925
By the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
NEW YORK. December 26.-
More than 3o.2O6,oo0 motor We
hicle@ were registered in this coun-
try in 1925. an increase of 2,132, 1853
over last years number. the cur
rent issue of Motor Mags zine says.
Of this total l7,65s,491 were pas
senger cars.
More than 1000. 900 motor We
hicles are recorded as scra pped in
the United States during the year.
The registration was reported
10 have shown the second largest
numerical gain since the automo-
bile and motor truck came into
general use. The record wear was
1928. when the registration in
creased 3.012.sSS over the highest
year before.
Evening star., 1925-12-26
WINTER RESORTS FILLED,
Germans Leave Big Cite s for
Snowy Coun try.

BERLIN. December 26 tP).-The
week before New Year finds the
German Winter resorts more crowded
than at any similar period since the
war. Passage on special as we'll as
regular trains from Berlin. Cologne,
Frankfort and other centerS to Thur
ingia. the HarZ Mountains. the Black
Forest, the Bavarian Alps and Silesia
were sold out weeks in advance and
the hotels and pensions in those re-
gions are doing an excellent business.
The travellers are chiefly civil serv-
ants. doctors and small business men.
who are able to leave for d week with
their families. Early and plentiful
snowfalls encouraged the exodus from
the cities to the wintrv country