Evening Star Newspaper, December 25, 1925, Page 26

3 EXPLODES MYTH | ART WORLD CENTER OF TENPERAMENT! SHITS TO AERICA A e { s Miss Bertha Ott Says Mosthemand Brings Famous Eu- Artists Are Level- ropean Collections to Headed Persons. U. S. Salesrooms. THE EVENING STAR,. WASHINGTON; D. FRIDAY. KEEPING UP WITH THE JONESES—Pa’s Ready for the Worst. O GOSH!!! WAIT'LL THe MOYSWS P MSGINIS — AT O OLD LADY DISCOVERS THAT EART 13 T MATTER watM You DIAMOND WRIST WATCH I GAE “THAS LOvELSY YMAS HER TO-Day IS Prioney —- GEE! WHEN SHE GETS WISE THey AWT REAL DiANONDS SHE'LL KNOCK MG FoR. A COUPLE & 1ooPs!! (& DECEMBER Ses A DAD DALY WHEM SHES ALL STesed OP! GosW! THIS 13 MTAL — WMATLL T DO P22 SHE nay GeT 2 | WISE Ay MunuTE!! ; i i YEH, TLL WANT ABOUT FOURTEEN WACKS, SiX WREATUS OF ROTES Aw’ A ROSE WOD | Charge Grows Out of Rifle Ship- ment Taken Into China by ‘eM To United States Schooner. e | | HoMe ARes SuRnwG * | 87 the Assoctatea Press. N FRANCISCO, December [Chew Took Gum and Wong Ko Chinese, and Henry Kuhn were arrest led yesterday on a charge of smuggling arms into @ friendly country. The charge was made in connection with the voyaie of the schooner W. H. Ta bot from Sun Francisco to Shanghai with a supposed shipment of 5,000 rifles and thousands of rounds of munition for sale to Chinese revolu tionists _and _others, waus made ed in nvictions of th United States Distriet Court in Shang- hai on @ charge of selling guns and |ammunition from the vessecl | | | | By ine Associatel CHICAGO, December emperament,” popularly believed to | Bs the Associated Press | NEW YORK, December American art collector and buver who | canse artists to indulge in hair-te formerly went to foreign countries to | & tantrums, is nothing but “adver- | do his shopping this year will have | in the opinion of Miss Bertha | lefi between ten and twelve million prominent woman impresario. ! dJdollars as tribute to New York's en- | nearly a score of years Miss | Lanced reputation as an art center. it has been the medium hereby | The number of foreign collections tists of voice and instrument have |brovght to the United States this year. 1 presented to music lovers of Chi- | together with an increased sale of do- | and from her experiences she [ mestic gatherings. is evidence Lo dea Krtistic | ern tooth, has be jown, so that zold-nug: drawn many interesting view- | re childish. but most | ers here of a new assumption by Americans in world art affairs. While love for beautiful things has | CRIME any civilized country, although it has three distinct nationalities within its | borders. | *“As for the restlessness attributed GOLD-FILLED ELEPHANT TUSK FOUND IN ALASKA museum of the Uni of Wash- ington by Edward Squires, who dis- covered it on a mining claim on Do- gets were forced into the ¢ of the tusk, giving the effect of modern | old tooth fillings. | ur supposed ringleade | Bewusang, John de Bruyn, David Fitz gerald and Daniel Guy Swinehart, «r. |Leing sought. The captain, Eugene minion Creek, 40 miles from Dawson, | Yukon Territory. The tusk {s 10 feet long and welghs 0 pounds. The theory of Nathan Kresge, museum caretaker and for-| mer Alaskan, is tha the relic was there when tons of earth with pay- . sound, level-headed bus ness men and women, devoted to their she said. “In our experience | ver has heen an instance of a umentalist refusing to or interfe wse of ecome more pronounced in Americ local gallery officials are mindful that Though she is past 90 vears of ge, Mme. Paul Merlin of Evreaux. rance, is an ardent hunter, having recently applied for her sixty-sixth shooting license. Borreson, was arrested in to the American people, countries to —_— i and brought here for trial. one of the chief factors of growth is | g the south, with populations which : | N AMBI-IN PlR are more excitable, have a lower | b7 the Amsociated Prese. « unsettled fing conditio | « rate than the United States. i el s The homicide rate in Italy is 3.6 per has three wom nd a fourth will ta Kentucky now county sheriffs office January 1. i SEATTLE, December 25.—An au- ; thentlc fossil tusk of the woolly ele irope and the general prosperity 3 TRl PEOTRSEY 100,000 population, compared with 3 in the United States. The real phant of the ‘glacial or post-glacial al | period, with gold filllng like a mod- of crime, he declared, are in ses hidden and imply physi vchical and social conditions | To remedy the situation, Dr. Binder | | suggested placing crime in an un sentimental light. There has been al together too much sympethy wasted on different kinds of criminals. “Sentimentalists ask u§ to look at | the poor fellow and put ourselves in Closely the pulse of Wall Street is fell | Crime is a more profitable means of | his place,” he continued. ‘“They want in Art Row. \When prosperity is hay- | livelihood than honest work at the|us to do all in our power to prevent ing its sway on the Street, art sales | bresent time, according to Dr. Rudolph | proper punishment. They forget that | jare Leavy. When depression spreuds | M. Binder, professor of sociology at|the victim of the criminal should be | gicom among the brokers, nearly al- | New York University in (‘ummonlm;.t}l\(‘nrd likewise and perhaps with bet wiys there is a drop in sales. on why the United States leads the ! ter reason. When a man Kills the | The excellént condition of the art |¢iVilized world in “crime waves, wiher of a family we are asked to| ements De Tax Reductions Influence. A representative o the american | Dr, Binder Says Chances of [many Are Galleries said (e income tax 1 y cal, ductions also w an Escape and Rlch Haul Lure Many On. Name's the Thing. The name’s the thing to n its patronagee Babe R can k a ball off day, so can a musician ytation crowd a house. But the Bambino. who often fans tisappoints his admir rtist always delivers | 1e general | of concerts. | P Clearance of 59c to 75c¢ Stationery 39c A final close-out of be; Boxed Stationery, in pin and white. Some include cdge card Street Winter Drastic Reductions Prevail me to again place their names on our | catalogue lists, explaining that the in come tax had been taking money which they once had spent on art.” Another dealer pointed out how Satisfaction Since 1859 KINGSPALA(E 810-818 Seventh Street have had numerous persons ask nlike ’ On all desirable holiday and Rac 1mmum.ff“ gift merchandise, many as low out the biggest h the mere | as 75 less than regular price nces.” | | i i me: Miss Ott said v of their the appreciation is for a man or woman, for a vocalist or instrumentalist. Also many t » patrons attend all con- | | Sale of Foreign Collections. Appreciation of music is strongest| g« for sending foreign collections to where an influence of foreign race or | Xew York for disposition, the opinion heredity exi: she 1. “The better | yevails here that this is only natural, nigrant who was taught!jccquse of the large number of Amer- in childhood leaves his love for|jcans who for many years have fre- lesaey to his American chil-( (yented the galleries of London and aris during auctions. It a case of | piacing the objects nearer the best purchasers. . These collections, however, are not being given up without protest. Wit- ness the Achillito Chiesa gathering of Flemish and Dutch paintings and Ital ian primitives, part of which recently was sold b the American Art Gal ry. [ lories for $123.160, and the Leverhulme mas- | ascortment of furniture, pictures. | es as Paul Whiteman does, in sware and other objects to be auc such a way the jazz devotee can d by the Anderson Galleries early nderstand them and the lover of the t year issics is not offended, z will give! \Vhen financial embarrassment made ighbrow’ music a more universal sary for Chiesa to sell the ob 1Dpe: the Itallan government sought a wl\ ("":! \‘r(‘;]-lzgtliir‘i: :‘l_x'c w“llflxrith;n e plea by his mother, especial up to the fighting z cDokor b After the sale was decided upon the |is o first offender. Finally if When Sun Chu narked t gevernment exercised its legal right |ahout to be sent to his ch ‘upon and captured Shanghai thou ‘:{:i-.:"l\:'m,;:f:‘ ':‘:Alrllurl(n‘ r::|rx:.z.v|l.;;us:v:;‘l for ]4. parole pardon are mig sounds of .-Ur“.m sought rlmllm' in the | i as nations casures. | good. tional setrlement because press | was not in funds to make the pur. |*"““The &rimina - e okl 4|:‘1n‘gl ;o e chises and neither were Italian col | fool, although he - f s ative city, foreing lectors. {many ways. Weighing the cha coolies into the service. At the time Art Follows Money { mentioned. it is more profitabla of the fire several hundred Chekiang Mitchell Kennerly of the Anderson |Steal or kill just now than to i oldiers carrving sticks and ropes Gallerles made # special trip to Lon. | Work. The numerous c the multitude of onlookers don to obtain the Leverhulme collec- [ &0 free are a good indication of rning could be given Sioh. andlhls s brought disap. | Criminal’s calex stampede back into pointment to the English dealers and [ Among other could be begun the the following remark from one of | Rrevalence of crin e tes. Dr. Binder | M The (he Leverhulme | Vulgar display of wealth in the form | treasures are going to America is be- | 9f Jewels which arouses the greed of | cause just now she has the money to “‘.,““‘““"' Sudforeniues 1 Immediately following this acquisi- | Other caus tion came the announcement that Warwick Priory. a sixteenth century | ... 2 landmark, had been purchased by an | -The Ulame for poorly American for shipment and re-erection | JAW." he declared, “may be in Virginia as a reproduction of Sul. \ar.mmg the police, the courts, grave Manor. home ot Washinstors | Prison authorities. It is we Sncestors iini Northampionahive: that comparatively few criminals arc CHRISTMAS DINNER, $1.25/ Whereupon the London Daily Mail | “PPrehended; if caught. they stand ST remarked: 5 A od ln:uanc.- of getting free Phone Main 6424 for Heservations i technicalities. We t p 4 o : AR e aapt oheient ATt icne | eiclsdat 5 irisan the crimizmines | HOEEL IMARTINIQUY when it comes to pulling down an-|jg®3 (IO 10 TG 18 Ebed. ool nt and’ bes ,“1“” buildings. which | girenuous life. On the basis of good || McCormic the bony skeletons of history and | pehavior he stands a falr chance of Coll the eloquent reminders of our great | ghortening his term not less than one @rag tan ot e bistore remais | " pupiic smante sares part o | Df- CLAUDES. SEMONES land without her - while these | the blame because citizens Insist upon .Eyesight Specialist would not be gland, same remains transplanted to America | the law makers passing any number Phone Main of laws, many of which, it is pla L would lose all their mezning and ro- mance. cannot be inforced. This multiplicity of laws simply furnishes a clever see them This is the time to buy a giit lent more " than market has resulted in many fine and gambling spirit pre: sympathize with him, but who is go for one you have forgotten. {iurge collections being offered for |AMONE the American people i to provide for his victims? | sale which had been withheld because | responsible for the “crime wav “As already mentioned, tne criminal o 2 dreluntames | €0 kadtNGe ther s more frequently mentioned, in is not a fool. If he knew definitely | Binder’s opinion.” Thousands of that he would be apprehended and | | people, he said, think they can make punished immediately he would think | lan easy Ly taking a chance. twice before he assulted persons. If | v read in the newspapers of of.|the prospective murderer knew that fice boys and typists making large | practically all of his fellow murders profits by “taking a fiyer” and again| went to the gallows or the chair | of business men taking successful | within a week or a month after their chances in ofl wells, gold mines, and | crime, he would very likely come to other highly speculative fields. The|the conclusion that honest work was wide publication of news of successful | preferable to crime.” i many voung peopl — PO the spirit of risk and char 1 “he eriminal Dr. Binder con.| FIRE RECRUITS LABORERS. | tinued, “is on the whole, & man who — takes chances. The only difference between him and the others is that he takes them on the other side of Aien e Vil Seeardl) 3 et Chekiang army officer e thousands Considers Odds in His Favor. »f Chinese flocked into the native “When he is about city to watch a t o fuctory go crime, he knows thut up in flames. The signiticance of the | being apprehended o ‘er's words were not appreciated bout 50, If e he following day when it was are nine out of ten that he will eithe that more t Chinese ! | ®o free, owing to a clev coolies had been ki and sent Usnally e same Floor it ools Aid Music. public schools are ic more and more, but it may nerations to bring America to 1sical peak of Italy, for in re even the street urchins stress; SHANI Mail) swell AL November 15 (By | ‘It i @ pos hat doesn’t 2 has not displaced classic music t I8:a Door fre dbat 4 popularity. On the cont »ugh syncopation of operatie A special offering of lav- ishly fur-trimmed coats in tashion’s smartest styvles and colors. The Fabrics—)\lorona. Orlando, Suedette. Buckin, Bolivia, Broadcloth, Suede and smooth fabrics. The Fur Trimmings rat, to commit his chance of the future great of the musi wany of whose introduction are arranged by Miss Ott she finds men and women about equal number, but singers are much in re_minority. This is because it isn't everybody ho has a voice,” she explains. “but body with talent and effort can learn to play an instrument he ne or il HORSE MEAT IN FRANCE HAS BECOME A LUXURY Price Higher Than Mutton, Roast Beef or Pork—Scarcity Be- | lieved to be Cause. By the Assoctated Press PARIS, December Horse meat, formeriy “the poor man's beefsteak,” has become a French luxury. Scarcity of butcherable animals is given as the cause of its emormous increase in vrice. One pound of cholce horse meat at the local markets recently was quoted 950 francs—about 40 cents. Pork chops could be had for 8.50, roast beef for 9 ana mutton for 7.50. Besides the gradual disappearance © horses *“on the hoof” available for arkets, a tax of one franc ® imes per pound placed on the me aid to have influenced Fitch Mandel, Musk- sealine, Squirrelette, Raccoon Mandel, Manchurian Wolf, Beaverette and Coney. Utilized for collars, cuffs, borders and novelty auses for the in the United mentioned the e settlement k was done. House boys and coolies employed in fore homes had begged to remain indoors and not be sent on errands in order that they might not, be caught. but when ~the fire started | their curiosity got the better of them and many were trapped. real reason T A R, S G LT . Sizes 16 to 44 Second Floor—King's Palace ENJOY A GOOD OLD- FASHIONED P HOME-COOKED Blames Poor Law Enforcement. enforced divided E T o1 1t higher asses Fitted Eyes Examined Your unreserved choice of any toy in the department at 17 off marked price. \VF do not carry toys except during the holi- days—therefore must clear them at once. Buy gifts for some one you have forgotten. 1 Street Floor—King's Palace 7| Boys’ $8.95 Suits Vest, Two Pairs Pants and Coat 648 Boys’ $3.98 Lumberjacks, $2.98 s in large blocks , e meat is recommended by phy icians for persons suffering from ulosis and all diseases of anae- | of the blood. The sanatoriums of thern France have been severely hit by the rise in price. ALEXANDRIA. ALEXANDRIA, Va.. December (Special).—Churches, lodges, clubs a charitable organizations are celebrat- ng. Christmas here. Beginning last night with a tree and entertainment | * the Kiwanis Club, when 300 chil- ‘en of the city were guests, the festiv- until far into the night, | the Salvation Army and the | City Misslon are winding up the mer- | riment by distributing baskets to all R < | Some of the outstanding sales here | @uring the year were the Henry Grif- | lawyer 1 oppor 2 | | fith K.u:{m collection of European | e v,?,h:;f:::r R et arms and armor, which brought $103, Dr. Binde oes ievy 610; the Joseph Dabissi collectlon of | the numbdev gfmro:er:;nu:gni; ":‘vau‘ Itallan and Spanish furniture, Majol- | United States and the alleged rest- ica, glass, terra cottas and textiles|lessness of the American people are for $08,849; the Remsen-Walker-How- among the cause of crime. although land-MacNefll-Read collections of Eng- | they are often mentioned. lish, French and Ttalian furniture erland, he pointed rugs and other objects for $123,404; an homicide rate p early American furniture assortment belonging to Jacob Margoli, for $79.- 000, and the Isaac Guggenheim c: - = lection of tapestries, which brought large sum. Bacillus Acidophilus Milk i S Prepared by the NATIONAL. VACCINE AND ANTITOXIN INSTITUTE 515 U St. N.W. d vou certainly want a charming, becom- ing new hat—here’s the logical place to purchase it. Chic Trimmed Hats | ored Hats of Metallic Cloth—Faille—Satin—Silver-Studded | New Pastel Felts, $1.98 Jaunty Little Felt Hats that Fashion adores—shown ty pastel and jewel tones Street Floor—King’s Palace All this in a splendid quality of woolen mix- tures. Tan, brown and gray shades, well tailored and finished. Both pairs of pants fined throughout. Sizes 8 to 10 years, . has the lTowest 0 of includes stunning Col- l For the first days of the New Year, | ! | 1925 es were held in y s this morning. ¥ , rector of St. F preached on *'s crmon was followed L ogram. At St. Mary's Church the FFather held high mid- night, and the ser RENO HAS NEW RIVAL. Sonora, Sizes 8 to 16 years. plai Very i E desire to express publicly our deep apprecia- swagger. tion of the splendid services given us during an unusually busy Christmas season by our many co- workeis. and ‘o them, as well as to our friends, our patrons and the public, we extend sincere thanks for generous support and valued co-operation. MAY THE JOYS OF A HAPPY YULETIDE ATTEND YOUR HOUSEHOLD Street Floor—Boys' Shop Children’s Winter Coats Mexico, Grants Divorces | Within 15 Days. NOGALE December 15 (A). throughout the S T _|-—The state of Sonora, Mexico, is con- | William Jacl rector of | testing with Reno, Nev., for the fa- | Christ Chur preached the morning | vor of those who want divorces, and service in that histol e of [ want them quick orship and simil rvices were held| The new divorce law enacted in the in_the other churche state is most lenient and under its The funeral of M provisions the marital bonds can be vidow Washington severed in 15 day residence of her daughter, A foreigner merely has to take up Tennesson, vesterday, will | residence in the state and make his| from a local undertaking |or her plea for divorce on the grounds shment at 3 o'clock tomorrow | of incompatability and if not re. afternoon. s, survived | united in 15 days the final decree of by two daughters Ten- | divoree is granted. nesson and Mrs. = this city. and two Andrew Harper vas 91 years old. The city po Christmas mail cording to Postmaster and the office was clo no city del Full-Fashioned Silk Hosiery ] Chiffon and Service Weights Slight irvegulars of §2 grade. An exquisite line of light colors as well as black. Fashioned with mercerized garter top. Included at this price are 12-strand silk stockings; in perfect qual Silk-and-Wool Hose Silk-and-Wool Hose $1.50 $1.00 Wosich's. pertféet quayy Women's perfect and fivegu- 7 . lar quality stockings in all col- stockings in black, plain colors nlimtstires Regules oo and mixtures. All sizes. extra sizes. Street Floor—King's Palace n Dina Harper, Harper, who sons, of Baltimore. REAL ESTATE Deec. 25, 1925. LOANS MADE AND SOLD J. LEo KoLB 923 NEW YORK AV. MAIN so27 g cleared of night, ac- Knight, ed today, with The prac: as day was | Knight sev- ago. and now Postmaster farry New is trying out the on throughout the country Alexandria Gazette will publish Youveturnedto nive ary edition. An in- complete ue of 1812, the i . i inlete’ tradeforon having its files complete in [ olumes since that date Duncan. jr.. chief of the F tment, has received letters from W Smoot and City Man- ul Morton complimenting the d his department upon the “licient manner in which the Fire De- irtment has heen conducted the past .95 ~tablished b ral years General nnova The its 1 terestin, beaverette and chinchillette fur, stitching and butfons. Wireless, polo, tan, copen, green. rust. brown, lipstick, rosewood and deer. in plaid and conventional pat- the-face shapes, trimmed with terns, in light and dark colors. silk ribbon and felt ornaments. Collar, cuffs and pocket trimmed ‘ L Green, tan, brown, copen and Girls’ $5.98 Dresses Sizes 2 to 10 years. with satin. Girdle. Sizes 6 to red. to-day | e @ . = et \Furniture_of Merit"// R Mrs. Bettie A. Mellott, struck by an itomobile in Potomac Wednesiay as hted from 2 bhus, continues to ve at Alexandria Hospital. E shall remain closed tomorrow—Satur- day—as has been our custom when but a single day intervenes between Christmas and Sunday. May we express the wish that this may be the most joyous holiday season you have ever experienced. Gold Alloys zold is an alloy or nd is not Christmas HALDEMAN Cleaners and Dyers Since 1883 1733 Pennsylvania Ave. N.W. || White mixture mined in the 1 of the mixture. There are A | formulas for different alloys ch have the appearance of white wld. Gold is the chief constituent, Jout 77 per cent being used, with 15 or cent of nickel and 8 per cent of inc. Of course there are cheaper lloys of a similar color which may ontaln no gold at all. Formerly $5.98 to $22.98 sweeping reduction on all Children’s G R eehE orices. Made of broadcloth, catanna cloth, cameline, velour. wool polaire fo) tweed and novelty stripes. Trmimed with combina- $ fon pipings. braid, silk and wool embroidery, ensem- o D wo piece models. Sizes 7 to 14 years. $2.49 Hats, $1.98 Bath Robes, $3.98 . Gloves for Children—and Men | To Complete New Costumes Ordinarily Worth $4 and $5 g The choicest new o y - (:I"l (:a modes and noveltics dren’s untlets, 59(: for Winter and the Leather and Suede Flecce-lined Gauntlets in gray, brown and o tan. Slight irregulars of $1.00 grade. well as black and tan are noted. Also the numerous heel heights; in all widths, too. warm gloves for general out- Suede, Velvet, Satin, Patent and Tan leather. Boy Scout Rstyt \\'i](lh door use. fringe and star on cuff. Usually & §125 Children’s Gauntlets Children’s Dress Sh $1.95 Youths’ Gauntlets, $].39 en’s Dress Shoes, $1. Jersey, fleece lined. Correct models for boys and girls. All o 3 sizes in splendid quality. Second floor—King's Palace Star on Made of velvet, wool jerscy, balbriggan, crepe, e e Smart New Shoes rious light tones as Wool Gloves, in tan. Good, Fleece-lined Gauntlets in opera types predominate. black. Without or with strap. and chinchilla. Trimmed with mandel, nutria, Tmported and Beacon Cloth, Felt Hats, in poke and ofi- New Year—the va- o y- y Children’s Gauntlets ~ Men’s Gloves, 25, c Leathers in cut out, applique, strap and Our $1.75 to $2.00. Brown and cuff. Street Floor—King’s Palace