Evening Star Newspaper, October 6, 1921, Page 15

5. BavvHovsCo. “THS BUSY CORNER" PENNAAVEAT 8 TH n EXTRA Crowded off the Opposite Page ILAND OF OLD FEUDS IS NORTH ALBANIA “ |Baby Nation of Europe in ] 1914 Refuses to Grow Up. Sometimes news depends upon 7 | nomenclature. “iof northern Attacks by Jugoslave upon towns Albania claim oable | space as news. Put differently, the southern Blavs have resumed fighting with the {Ghegs, but that item would deserve {no more than a place in text books + | where subheadings mark the Blavonic | invasions on the east Adriatic coast. | With this introduction a bulletin {from the Washington headquarters of _ | the National Qeographic Soclety con- {tinu | “In Albania it isn't so much that | history repeats itself as that it en- ges in a process of monotonous re- ration. Albania is the enfant ter- {rible among Kuropean nations. It | simply refuses to grow up. 7 } Baby Nation, Oldest Race. { “It was the baby nation of Kurope 7 lin 1914, peopled by the oldest race in Handmade Models | $39.75 to $55.00 Values In the Fall Festival of Prices —Fur-trimmed velour and l douvet de laine models. Some of these suits are elaborately embroidered. —Others are plain-tailored models, in fine tricotine and Poiret twills. Some of these are handsomely em- broidered, others are brald trimmed. —We have both misses’ and women's sizes to se- lect trom. Kann's—Second Floor. Chocolate “Melt-a-Way” —Anything so delicions will melt away quickly before eager pmhasen at the price, Ib. 37c —This has a tempting sponge filling with a choco- late nut coating. —Peanut Brittie. made in our own fuctoey. Bpecial, 25c Kann's—Street Floor. | its national neighborhood. It does w0t lurk in the backwaters of Europe e of inferior people; for it has k which is sturdy, intelligent urceful. The vitality of the lians is exemplified in the mere {fact that they continue to exist as & i homogenous people amid geographical and historical handicaps that have absorbed or displaced many of their ime nelghbors. n recent years contacts with hs and Greeks have modified the or South Albanians., The part of wild Albania, and the e primitive among its people, the are in the north, along the Drin, where the Serbians now are reinforcing their claims by cap- ture. “The Drin is formed by the conflu- ence of the Black Drin, which rises in the beautiful Lake Ochrida, and the mountain-born White Drin. The Drin proper flows due we s into the Adriatio south of Di trigger littoral of pos kened to Firelesa Cooker, “North of the Drin is a mountain land, the Karst, s Sahara of rock, {akin to a fireless cooker in its effect after a hot day. Here live tFibes un- {ronsfluus of national influences, ex- {cept to fight invaders. Only once { under Scanderbeg, Kosciustko of | bania, did they achieve a brief n tlonal unity, but it flew apart again upon that hero's death. “Here the land of the blood feud. a code by which 25 per cent of the men in some tribes are killed off in their prime. Yet this practice is not ~ | to be confounded with mere lawless- ness. Rather it i8 a poor substitute both more rigid and severe, and more elaborate, than the com: mon law of advanced nations. student of its working found that a failure to make good a promise of a trifling present cost a dogen lives in a day. Because one man killed a pig that was eating his crops the male relatives of the pig’s owner Kkilled many of the pig slayer's clan over a long period of years. ‘nder such a system male rela- THE EVENING STAR, WASHINGTON, Al NOW IN RICHMOND JAIL. E. Knox and Roger D. Eastiake, photograpked on arrival at from K five dayn R he cksburg. n in custody. Enstlnke has grown a beard in the ——————— e the Albanian. When told that in England 2 woman must hang for murder an Albanian company was deeply shocked. It was beyond their comprehension how a man could be found who would hang a woman, and they concluded that England must b a barbarous island indeed. No less surprise was caused among another group when informed of the flirta- tlous tendencies of the Anglo-Saxon maid. They couldn’t see how the parents of a young woman who jilted a man could escape dire vengeance by his brothers=-‘brothers’ meaning all his male relatives of near and degree. “Hven the minor habits in the daily llh% of go isolate a people are novel. To be without a mustache Is a dis- fiflc. in many parts of North, or igh, Albania.” The banian mother tells her child stori which, unlike our stage melodrama, it always is the hairless man who figure: s the villain. “An Albanian barber there any, would have periodical va. cations, for the hair must not be cut during the new moon lest it turn ‘whil One Albanian explained to a elér that his mustache was white because he had ollpped it thought- lessly at new moon. Fortunately he had waited until the moon was on the wane to trim his hair. shop, were “The things that people laugh at might readily be considered an index to their development. A specimen of Albanian humor is furnished by a visitor who relates how & villager would ruminate and then laugh up- roariously. This visitor took pains to find the cause of his merriment. A typical reply was this: cow fell from tha cliff Every man would run to pick up bit_for supper. Then suppose, just as they got there, all the bl ned into a cow again a burst agaf B. J. Werner 912 New York Ave. PHONE RA LIN 7626 FURRIERS D. C, T. W. LAMONT EXPLAINS VISIT TO MEXICO CITY New Yorker Will Discuss Matters Relating to Mexican Financial Obligations Abroad. MEXICO CITY, October 6.—Thomas W. Lamont, the New York financier, and his party arrived here yesterday. Mr. Lamont issued the following statement: “My visit to Mexico City is made in response to the graclous invitation extended by President Obregon's gov- ernment for me to discuss with it matters relating to the Mexican gov- ernment’s financial obligations abroad. The international committee of bank- ers of Mexico, of which I am acting chairman, was formed two years ago to act in behalf of investors who hold the Mexican government's external bonds, and consequently the commit- tee is made up of representatives not only of the United States, but of the leading European countries as well.” Mr. Lamont said he expects to re THURSDAY, OCTOBER F REE Most Liberal Credit Terms in Washington ---at “The National”’---and Guaranteed Quality Combined With Extremely Low Prices NOW—--During Our Enlargement Sale “THE NATIONAL’S” SPECIAL 6, 1921, main in Mexico a week or ten dayi Elmer Dover of Tacoma, Wasl who has been reported in the new. papers as bringing a_letter from President Harding to President Ob- regon, arrived here on the same train as Mr. Lamont, He {mmediately is- sued a denial that he brings recog, nition or in any why represents the United States State Department in any negotiations relating to recogni- tion. He asserted that he met Mr. Lamont for the first time at San An. tonio last Monday, and his arrival on tho same train was a coincidence. P eI FATHER HELD FOR KILLING. JONESBORO, Ark., October 6.—John D. Adams, a farmer living near Mo- nette, Ark., ia held at that place In connection with the death of his son, John D. Adams, jr., Who was shot to @eath last night, following a family quarrel, according to {nformation re- ceived by the authorities here. stated that young Adams shot twice at his fat fered to prevent his daughter from being whipped by her brother. The elder Adams, who surrendered, claims that he' killed his son in sel STORE 8.00 AM. t 26-Piece Set of ‘Wm. A. Rogers Silverware All the labor savers that have made kitchen cabinets famous are included at this remarkably low price. 295 Easy Credit Terms It is | when the latter inter- | With Every Purchase of $100 or More $25,000 FOR LOSS OF EYE. ! AUTO DRIVING Verdict Awarded Against Comell ‘A% Hours Dodventent to Btulests: University. | Dy e Eweeing. BINGHAMTON .. October 6.— | Twenty-five thousand dollars’ dam. ages were awarded Miss Louise Ham burger of Brookly court jury here in ffon againet Cornell Tniversity for th | 1o8s of her left eye following an ex- | plosion in the chemical laboratory of | the college during an experiment she was performing in 1916. \ The case will be appealed. | For infarmaatios Call 1736 G st. n.w., or address YMCA Auto School \ . THe ORIGINAL t 'Malled Milk {To People Who Don’t Know; We have built up a wonderful | business in a very short period | by the quality of our work and | our reasonable prices. HARRY W. TAYLOR CO. 2333 18th St. N.W. The ®Food - Drink” for All Ages Quick Lunch at Home, Office, sac | Fountains, Ask for HORLICK'S, HOURS 0 6.00 P.M. THE NATIONAL FURNITURE co. FREE 42-Piece Set of Decorated = | Dinnerware E g g This Living Room Suite in Introducing a very fine line of fur-trimmed cloth Coats manufactured in our own workrooms, trimmed only with the best of fur moderately priced. With every Kitchen Cabi- ret. rubber tips. White Enamel, with, hegany finish, consists of Settee, Blue Velour Armchair and large Rocker, cov= This very attractive and well $ 50 ered with beautiful blue velour-. . . 3 6 constructed Suite, in polished ma- Easy Credit Terms “| ers, are matters of small moment. ;| ttonships assume great importance. A man’s third cousin becomes his ‘brother’; a woman's family ties, out. side her parents, husband or brotl In { many places there is no conscious- ness of kinship between niece and aunt. Woman’s Position Higher. “But the ramifications of this same code make woman's position higher :|in Albania than in the orlent, or even n many a more modernized region of Europe. For one thing the man who has a ‘Dlood foe’ is immune fror { attack while in company of a woman, Some men are known not to have gone abroad for years without female escort. “During times of feuds which amount to tribal warfare women at- tend largely to outdoor duties. Mar- “#|rlage is by contract, generally ar- ;| ranged upon the birth of a child. A s $1.00 Imported Flexible Bracelet —set with ail white stones ‘or sapphire and white stones. At the very 79 C low price for this sale Friday ... ~Necklnee n, rich, attrac- tive styles, as pictured, in ruby, red or cut jet. Reg- ularly $1.00. This sale, Friday 42 Kann's East Room, Street Floor. Toilets Friday Bargains in the Fall Festival of Prices —Kann’s Hard —Munyon’s Witch Hazel Soap. 6 cakes for > 40c e e 20¢ Kann’" s—Strecl Floor. 2 DAYS LEFT For You to Buy This 85¢ Wear-Ever Aluminum Stew Pan At 39¢ —These pans are made of hard, thick, sheet alumi- num for service. Get your pan tomorrow and be sure -| Take Olive Tabliets, th: Kann's—Third Floo % L_ B Z | _{by their olive color. womun exercises no choice, but has a veto power in respect to her hus- || ! band. Should she not wish the man of her parents' arrangement she may | | reject him, but, in that event, must take vows to remain a virgin, assu the status of a man, and in some re- gions she dons men’s clothing. Should she marry another man h | rejected suitor’s family must seek lood vengeance upon her malo rela- es. ‘These customs seem strange, but 0 less so_than some of our wagp to The weil-Bress Knvaw WhATS fAMUs Stomach Upset? Get at the Real Cause—Take ‘| Dr. Edwards’ Olive Tablets That's what thousands of stomach | sufferers are doing now. Instead | ! of taking tonics, or trying to patch ; up a poor digestion, they are at- tacking the REAL cause of the all- : ment—clogged liver and dilordendi bowels. Dr. Edwards’ Olive Tablets lrofle’ e liver soothing, healing way. When the Ilver and bowels are per- |lormlng their natural functions, away go indigestion and stomach troubles. Have you a bad taste, coated tongue, poor appetite, a lazy, don'te care feeling, no ambition or energy, trouble with nndigelted foods? e substitute for cafomel. Dr. Edwards’ Olive Tablets are a purely vegetable compound mixed with olive oil. You will know them e They do the wo 0 iping, cramps or pain. Take one or two at nmnu”m quick relief. Eat what you Hke. 15¢ and 30c. imported models Special Sale of Fur Chokers 821 14th Street Closing out all lower-priced cloth Coats at below cost. One Large Lot of Cloth Coats in Every Size Priced Specially at $15 and $20 Orders now being received for ladies’ suits to order. All materials and latest styles now being shown. One lot of Spring Suits suitable for fall wear—also All- winter Suits, plain and fur trimmed, including a great many Being Closed Out Actually at Half Cost and Below URS OR ALL H. 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It’s so handy to have one | Credit of these cheerful little heaters on| 7 €rms cold days or nights. $A.75 Easy Credit Terms suite consists of Golden Oak Dresser and Chiffonier with large plate mirrors; full-size Special 3-Piece Bedroom Suite A wonderful bargain for cl-.lly priced ........ tomorrow. This attractive Ecuy Crcdi! Terms RENT DISTRICT