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\M **1 i I. • A*- SS: I*-; i..« i ,-. / • - • **i Ir isr- - 3S- n L/- IC LV v. Jr i' Ifcf. • *- .-' i- -. V *• i-;- ill **i!a ?*•**• m ^H *•'*]!§ ?-a \t^l : 'i| **11 \v3 i*';| ^J «\J «5\| fvj \ c '*l k'M 'spa .-?.*! $4 m r M t&M ^V-l ; $1 m :SM m ^j|^ '' ••'.•! ! *•*?•$ *&**#%>*?* ^h CIReiipMMI, in ii i ii\ 1 ,!, 'A' ^VoL 26, No, 253 The Home SJaiiy for Ontario, Seneca and Yates Counties * * Weather Forecast * * ®$1 GENEVA^lOkMTlJgMY^jaPim^^J^tt Price Three Gent* Attorney struct* District Attorneys to From $1.50 to $2.00 a Unjustifiable n WASHMGlfMM^IH^^=Ati^ [.today issuedjoriielsitQ-^^ [take steps to check 'profiteering in coal whiclftnay'arise out of the fact that tBe restriction upon coal prices by the fgoverran 1 Attorney General Palmer instructed, all District At-. Ltorn eys- to r^eiye^ndr#ve r iHimediate-confMerafcHm-of-ail I complaints by the public of profiteering among coal deal< jers. This action 'was-taken immediately after a flood of (eomplainlsTraeh^^^^ j The Attorney General said that advances of bitumin- lous coal ranging: from $1.50 to $2.00 a~t§n were unjustifi- able. He instructed the Federal District Attorneys that in consideration of these_cases ah increase of only 40 cqnts a ton was justified under the circumstances even if the entire wage advance grante^to the miners was shifted to I the consumer. ' s • • Mr. Palmer stated,that,the increase in the price juke iton should be e^enslower tfian 40 events, v \• - \ ' [Delegation Appoint:**! Represent Russia in Deal- ings With the Allies —..... ^ •-,•,— , Moseaw, April 2, via London, April I.—Peace between, soyiet Russia and Great Britain is in sight, It was de- clared today by M. Tchitcherin, conv- missary for foreign affaire in the Bol- shevik government. The dove of peace is now hovcr- lng between Russia and the Entente, tut more important yet between Rus- sia and Great Britain,\ said the foreign minister. \A delegation has been ap- pointed officially to represent the Bus- man oo-operative societies in dealings iwlth the Allies. They are equipped, with «i<le powers not only to negotiate .commercially but to represent the gov- jfrnmem- ftn-otha'-ffiaftefs'.' '\' ' \This commission*' is headed by M, an. He nas a j rea .<jy demonstrated Ms ability by performing the superhu- iman task of supplying the Russian I»rmy across enormous .distances des- IPite the p„or railway; facilities,; I Accompanying bird wifl be eminent Imperialists on finance,, machinery, tex lines, mining and other industries. ' ' The Holsheviks tioid the.'bejfefihat wor 't w an economic entity and (the ftiwt fl i, intent,, are .interdependent iwe nee,] the others aha the others ineca us. - r • - - Officials Believe Mexican Foreign Office-Will Puni. Perpetrators of Outrage • »• Washington, April 3—The Mexican government will take every possible stepTfor the^ punishment of the per- petrators of the latest outrages against Americans according to the belief of State Department officials today. Officials wero not inclined to be- lieve that the latest series of attacks against Americans -*eouid lead to any serious developments. Secretary Colby's • stro'ng protest Is expected to bring prompt action from the Mexican. forlgn.offlo'ee. . ' \ , The State - Departnfent had no .in- formation to indicate that the. attack upon the train upon which Major Ed- gar \V'.' Burr, assistant military at- tache, at the American embassy..at. Mexico City, and other .-Americans were traveling* was planned as an at- tack; upon an ofllcial of the United States,' \ Details as.to the murderrof-H. A. Jafredson of Brooklyn, near i^ampieo, are iacUing and i t was inipcmsible ifpr officials to fi* the causcs-«fo5r triis in- c^ilent. 1 i. The fact tKSTthe Meatican .jrovern^ ment had changed Callxto Kijesn with the murder of the two American avia- tors, Connolly' arid,Waterhouse; was accepted here as indication that' the J^flS^**^ ASSEMBjLXk 1 ... - :-,..~-:.;^.'~«:»- »- ~^ : . - - -^ - — • . • .— . ^ I .. 4£*TGAt*riTt& *(<f£^.. ~Amid the wildest scenes fn its history the.assembly ^expelled perman ently the five. Socialist members from New, Tork City. The^Sociallsts were fouiid\ by\\the \Assembly to be disloyal to the State and to the nation, and as such unfit to sit in the Assembly chamber. The men have been on trail before the Assembly Judiciary Com- mittee for some timet From left to right in the photograph are Samuel Orr, August Claessens, IJOUIS Waldman, Samuel A. DeWitt and Charles Solo man.*\ - SAD) \7TWHJI WAR —* .< • Lies Behind His Advocacy of Preparedness INSPIRATION FOR HIS BIG NAVY POUCY Declares Our Navy Must Be Prepared for Any ericy Washingtonr April\ 3^-A, new grow ing ftat- that pernapsraf|ei-\airtho lior !;f 3 ? f another, and perhaps still more «sastr0uS7 ^vorld War is \not Beyond *u t rane ^ e of future possibilities, liis behind the,plans for the modern rntll^ 13^,Jf?W*- ww being, aevised; iw. 4bfla^^'je.t|.tesr' 3> ¥ p \.-*i :^*S .' Blsiiktsibnnienti rather thaii the jnenace\ of Japan which Secretary of the Navy JosephUs. Daniels denied he invoked before the Senate Committee on Naval Affairs yesterday, is admit- tedly behind his advocacy of \pre- paredness.\ -ft also nrpinptea Ws re*, •nrafteFofTfie development\ of subma- rine bases along the California coast and Puget Sound, and the huge naval base at. San. Francisco, likewise it was the inspiration for his general \biff- navy\- policy. ; \I have learned a lot during the war\ he (is quoted as tolling the House' Na- val Affairs Committee. \I used to think the pedple of large nations would not permit a great war. I was mistaken.\ Despite the Secretary's denial \that he warnedthe Senate committee of the power of the Japanese navy, stating the Japanese question had' come u« :only in a general ^vay during a~dts>iisr ^.sion of the relative sizes of the navies, of the World, Interest is attached to' the mere fact that he is leaving no stone unturned to achieve his purpose. • \In the unsettled .cond!t!qn....o.f...iiie- •WOTIO\\ today,\ he said before a ecm- .gressiohal committee on March 6th, \our navy must be prepared for any \Th n A ,, \? ''''nation, has a task ot his- liorlc importance befon |0PP<iitiinit ( \ [of peo]>]ps. \Li- fe. It. There is to benefit great numbers u™ ir in \ fr fwbo has b een negeUafc |n>8 iflti, ti 1e British at fcopeniuxgen) delegate, political jhas also i,e e n nominated' a l«e will have charge of the laoahn^ «lth govefnnients .while Kra- l»ln w,n j,. a , wlth ecpnoniles. . n„n ''' may be -^«6f«nces^ofr«pin-, Kon ,i s m lh( . dur . atfon bi the capjtaj. : swf H-n,. m . but at present capitalism w.sts ,„. d we must ms ^.^ the bes> 6f ^ mo,1 \ s v iveridl must be found,' 2Y xrr - M *'«t OUT- Socialist state «»fl the capitalistic States .can exist nnd npr-.t.-.te together in the interests lit pmal P as ha Expects Long Isolatroii Tir Anatolia •n. April 3—Mttstaphii' Kenial '\••ler of the/Turkish Naiion- ' •\ • ipating -leagtW isolation in 11 lias issued a proclaara'tfon de- \ is- necessaiy 4o make the • ^if-supportinB;;- said -a dis- f '\m Constantinople to\ the y I'-sprcss today. llUlslK, , •Anatoli Icltti i n p IProvli,\ iPateh l&aii llngai'/t\ 1 \. 1 . Kcmai: -pasha Is rboTHlis:- IPf 12 n, M T '\ kish males between the ages iPcas- \•\' \° und ct».local eotntnisstons. An Ivlsit!, loren,.\ III\?! . to contribute •' f'-odstuffs, ., . .. . - . \ ''fan food ,cowmfs*16tt is 'ho Black-. Sea .;pceMkm&-- '«*. ^ --• - ; - , _ . ... 'R machinery-•teiB^e--ai|tttttJ-^'t*- ; S:<MiKi--eld. M* WMP..^I •''\hef. - . .,4L\^:ii \ J - i -\' **^- \' ~ \ - • - -liRTOTTCE — *• — Railroad Authorities Con- centrate Efforts on This To Break Harbor Strike 'New York, April 3—Railroad au- thorities today concentrated their\ ef- forts on maintaining ferry service as a means of breaking the harbor strike of 5,000 railroad marine workers. New YorK's fojjdjanpply threatened by the Strike, -was movinfi: slowly with pros pects of aJU, congestion being removed before nightfall. The-captains, mates and pilots, who flrs,t_wejxt .o.ut jvith.- 4he strikers are now returning to -work, n wording to •the^^WtBfoTRroOTSiaTfT^^The pilots are 100 per cent, loyal,\ said J, J. .JWantelL spokesman for the railroads. \'We are ptitting more tugs into operation every hour and will have solved this phase of the strike within. M iiours,\ ... Several iBousona .workers to take places t>t the striking men have been imported from other \ eastern ports, particularly Philadelphia' and Balti- more. These men are being placeo' at work, as rapidly as they arrive, under heavy police guards. The strike leaders continued to 'as- sert that all harhpr activity hadheen ft-^^^e^-snspeHdedr^-eflhiiais tff°tRg°°=HigfBfg° workers- afflllation today declared that the ferries would be tied up by night- fall basing their earlier failure on a mistake in orders. . * «. , .in .!•,••»» -/ .'• .. M: •-.\- • Strike Ties Up Toledo Trolleys Toledo, Ohio, April 3-^-The first tie- xip in.-Torettetstreet car service In Tour\ years is on today following a strike of Cno\ employees\ of tne\ Toledo railway and-light companies which went .into effect at four o'clock this morning after refusal of the' city council to ratify an agreement reaehed between Mayor Schrlebcr and the officials of the company, providing for an Increase iirfares\ta take cave' of Wage\ demands, calling- for a maximum of iff cents an hour fol- motorman and conductors. o«,o«„.n„ rt „>. A*, .* \ The company announced that it will emereency, adding, later on. thatl make no attempt to operate «?e cars either every nation must enter into an agreement to' preserve the peace of tho -world without competitive navy build- ing, \or we must have.incomparatlvo- lythe biggest navy In the World.\ • Great Britain Far fri Lead. ; The latest comparative figures ori the navies of the great powers obtain- able at the ^ Navy Department, are dated Jnly £ 40ia, less than-10 months Detexteaa effort to punish those WbO eonimit outrages upon Americans. \ „ an. *go. Ttase showed Gfeat Britain \to be CHICAGO RAILROAD ' MEN THREATEN STRIKE Chicago, April 3—Switchmen and yardmen employed m the. Chicago rail- road ^istrrct^nTBrteireai^a^tasgeam-l^^es^^ed\^ o^readnoughls, uo bal~ a stitilco which they .claim will tie ,up lailroad traffic through hiudh of the middle west, unless demands of the switchmen ndw-strilring on the Chica- Milwauicee and St. P£K\ Haih-oad- battle cralsew.-tftree-nght'bntfirbTSts^ go^_ are settled within *8 Boui's. ' This threat was made by officials of TOF cincagB yaTOnpnjs assoSuxtloW, More than 16;000 switchmen arid switch tenders are attend.-The St. ^ Paul switchmen demand II an hour for c.on- ductorsrttme^-ancua-:iialfc-iar over-tinie and double time for all Wbfir over eight hour$ on Sunday Snd holidays, - Efforts to Induce* the Strikers to re- turn to wprk> and. to., prevent the de- cision taken, by ..the yardmen's organ- ization were made unsuccessfully *y P, Bi Whitney, Vies president df the Brotherhood-of Railway' Trainmen. » Firjt fe!»- Sofjerlntendenfc of \PeH phone 8y»tem Oead ,N*W York) April- a-HBdward\Tnijnan 'i&reenfleld, electrical 'taieofaV' and widely known *s the liwt superintfen-; dent ©f the BQimhpMM- iystent Is &<&$*&*¥ *t Ms- *»w*AWf#«tefw*»-. far In the lead in warship tonnage. On -that date she had- 2,652,130 tons of fighting craft as against 1,160,355 tons ibeldnglhg; to* the United States, 633,- M9 foris flying the Preneh -flag and S80,71fi tons belonging to Japan. Great Britain had 33 ships of the dreadnought class, 11 battle cruls J er% §2 light' battle cruisers, 388 destroyers, and 130 submarines, while the United tie cruisers,* thtee light battle cruis- ers, 32$ destroyers and 80. submarines. Japan was rated as having of the' same date, • eight dreadnoughts,' roup era, 22 destroyers and nine -subma- rines. • _ r ~\T7r—tile T^e\\canea~ ^super-ttread- noughts, the United Staljes had .28$\ S00 tons already bHik and the jap*» nese 123,720 tons. •' - * Tho. United-States had 83^650 -tej» bf the ordinary dreadnought class, ngainst Japan's 20,800 Jons. The Japanese tonnage is but half that of the United States, hut naval Critics point, ouk the -United States ity the'event of war; would be oompelled to divide her flfeets for use both in tl»e Atlantic and the Pacifie oceans. It is for the use of a great Pacific |leet,that -.Secretary Daniel* urged the creation of a big base at San Francisco and at other places along the coast. with non-union men. Thousands were forced te walk .to work today. Wants No Intervention in Controversy Say# Chile Tomorrow- -. . . Washington, April 3—Chile will not accept Intervention In any controversy and ha? so. inforraea- ttre tfttitea- States in-a; note which was niade pnblic to- day by the State Department.' The note was in reply to one from this government urging th«st Chile urge her good offices to prevent any trouble be- tween Peru and Bolivia. - The note after stating that Chile does not intend to accept' Intervention In any controversy states that the Chilealn government is satisfied that the *at^- Jltufie Jof this governhaeht ls-ene llrn^ ited: to friendly cdunsel. —...... » . \'' \ -.. - • + + * 4•'* 4 * * * * + • * * # 4 . - •# L* -, .THfc A«£EA±HEJU_=— ^ ••'•-• - - -r^—-:-- '-.-'•# + Washington, .April 3—Porecaat f> yfor^WeHieiit :if«w- roTK^ri'artiy -jr. • cloudy tonight i Sunday jinsettled; #' • prohaDly ' foiiowed by rain or <# • snow; not BiticR change in teni- <(• •• perature, ' k .'. * '•_..„ -' • TAX BILL TO TROOPS MOVED IN AND ABOUT EveiyApproach to^Stjr Heavihj i ^.41 XSSai^d-^Barl^d Wire Bar- ricades on Some Roads FOR SOLDIERS Being Whipped Into Shape by House Committee DIRECTTAX4TION —•— Republican Leaders Say An- other Bond Issue Is Out or the Question Washington, April 3—A new tax bill, -to-provide the necessary 'financial Binews for a soldiers' bonus and other suggested means - of compensating American soldiers for the sacrifices made by them during the world war, Is belbg.;whippea into shape by the House Ways and Means Committee to- day. -It is expected a bill will be re- ported out In two weeks time. The ways and meajis committee has gone on record as favoring direct tax- ation as the only practicable solution of the soldics' aid situation. \\Republican leaders*said that another 4>emi\=*ssuer-\vas out ot the question. To attempt to float another loan or to otherwise borrow money to finance soldiers' aid legislation would threaten liberty and victory bonds with depre- ciation,- and menace the financial and' business Interests with .a crisis. • *\ Although no form of taxation lias yet been finally decided upon, a consump- tion of retail sales tax, Is-said to be the one that la more likely to be adopt- ed than any other. A luxury tax\ and a retroactive ex- cess 'profits tax are also under con- sideration, but the consumption tax is regarded as the most practicable. Considerable opposition to the pro- posed tax plan is expected to <iovolop in both the Senate and House, how- ever, and some senators and represen- tatives are «n record as declaring that they will never vote for additional taxes for any purpose, no matter how meritorious that purpose may be. The. Republican leaders propose, hdwever, to force the situation to a head as soon as possible. = DUBLIN, April 3.—Large detachments of troops were moved in and about Dublin today. Every approach to the. city was heavily guarded. All motor cars coming into the city were stopped and searched.^Barbed wire barricades were thrown up>on some roads. The military investigators paid particular atten- tion-frHhay carts and street cars. LONDON, April 3.—A military cordon has been drawn around Dublin according to. a dispatch to the State this afternoon. Armored cars^re guarding aj^apjgroaches tothexntyr ^eTefal^e^relT^^avebeenmade, butnoarms found the dispatch stated. Many personsjvere arrested -at;Hmericktesitrnff|ht7 .«-—- agon,—Api II -3—Oeraandii fop— a soviet were \made nt a meeting; of Copenhagen syndicalists who are lighting the government for political reforms, \ ' The situation has heeome so scrloujr that a speoial meeting of the municipal' - council was called for today to ex- ^ plain matters to King Christian X. The negotiations between Premie* Web© and the trade unions have been called Off without any decision lining reached*- A statement signed by the new ministry has just been issued dissolv- ing the House of Commons on April .. 21 and calling a general election AprJIJ,! 2.2, Parliament win resume its. (sitting* •Sn-Aprll 14 to pass hills which_hav0' financialJj^riuC^TZJ^TIT^^ premised to* •ttnrwrtP»— —-p*ew -verts- stowr Asscm bTyman LoulsTmnn ** * + #\: *• * 7 a. in. 12 f npon 8 p. in. feittperaturet. , ;43 St m Le6af pihtiiikrmr, , A clear sky. a\fres1i West'breezj • • and a temperature' rahgre ardttrid,* • fifty degrees ifsr&iM'&atiffiittat*! • featttTes- of the weaitte*' today; • • These coitttitiohs aevewned: |W[* •\•»• • lowtag # : Wddea 'shift'that 4 <»«,•• *••-* » wit » -t^A ooH^n^r-^ • cuwed^riylakefeainji;aaa'w,a^ #- «H^ d *\;iv« of JSfi sl/tl b! * PiihetudldVltiste^Aiaa a^if. Stoha a native of Inaia, IS soon to oe «. atrHan- if^the'MlrtalrCaMeW' London, April S-MJerman 'govorh, i ment troops are marching; ittto the Ruhr district degpite^the. Ajgriimenfc; between the cabinet arid the .amfkaki mid an Essen dispatch to the:Daily News todays ~T. , - German Red Soldiers ilrWio font \ Berlin, April S-^-The'-affection of the German red soldiers in the^Buhf dis- trict\-for their wives Sufd sweethearts tjpset'the rnrjltair'plans of \the Spar- tacist; leaders* . A. jfieu'tral -who arrtted In Berlin to* day froni''the \front\ said that riearlj? .ev^ry Boldi.er In file, red ariny wm-m*?, compani£d by his $fXe. . /'\•'•'- •\*. ,Mwf ot tlie,. *#W l -#rined; Red Cross uaiform^.So fl iaSat thev^^Bia ii* neai*.*hetr men irdlft lij'tntf'trenelies,,'.^ Ke»Mt* of \wonxeltt. tieins; WiWmm Sine position* .lefe.tb\j| fa \\-'' i 1bil fty. HEetr-|ftte»aD.eV(e.'.;a' JBteiofet MAY BE PROSECUTED FOR CONSPIRACY »—•• — Conference To Decide Whether Ousted Assembly- men Will Face Crim- inal Proceedings Albany, April 3—'Whether the five ousted Socialist assemblymen will bo called upon to face criminal court pro- ceedings- and whether tho Socialist party will be prosecuted on charges of conspiracy hinges upon a conference to take place in Albany next week. It was said hero yesterday. It is expected that Attorney-General Charles D. Newton, chief counsel ot IhfiJudieiaEj^enHRittee, wirfclr Invest Heated the charges of disloyalty against the live men; Speaker Thad- deus C. Sweet, initiator of the ouster movement; Senator Clayton R. Lusk, chairman of the joint legislative coniv mlttee which investigated sedition in -v. #| M. Martin, chairman of the judiciary committee, and Martin Conboy of counsel to the judiciary committee, will attend the conference to decide whether the evidence presented in the trial of the Socialists warrants crimin- al action. . While ofllcial verification of the con-' fcrenco could not be obtained yester- day, It was recalled that in one of the briefs filed with the judiciary commit- tee counsel for the committeo asserted that the Socialists and Socialist party were \amenable under the terms of' the espionage act.\ Attorney-General Nekton, however, It Is reported, has opposed so far any move leading; to- criminal prosecution. If the conference next week decides that the evidence warrants such* action it is \believed Attorney-General New- ton will agree to turn over the evi- dence to the district attorneys of the Bronx, New Yorjc and Kings counties, Ihi which are located the districts from Which the expelled assemblymen were Cjefifjed, Passage of Suffrage in Delaware Predicted —3$oVfeiT 1 bel., April 3—The women ot America Will vot§ in the presidential elections this year if the predictions ofT^felaware leaders of both parties ;:-sofef'%iie;* L '' \ a \ < ^.- < . BK&dcd by_GgVerjioi'JgBm-X^iEown*- ^BSmr and \jfiGrr^air»tipont leader in Sussex .Cbunty, ^jolitlcians openly pressage a victory for the suffrage SYNDICALISTS DEM AND SO VIET —— •• . . New Ministry Issues Order Dissolving House of Com- mons on April 21st a '-*H men. The Danish doctors are tureateninff a \counter strike\ as - a protest against the general strike called by the Copena hagen workers, Bullets Fly in Fight in Boston Boston. April 3-Bullots flew in Ar- lington Square early today when Pa- trolman Henry €!. Einotrnjrok'e\u'p\ a\ gang: fight, John \Reno\ Sullivan, 24, of Dorchester, and Thomas Hi Conroy, 30, of the West End, were taken to tho city hospital with bullets in their thighs. According to Richard J. Black,more, who claims to be an agent of the fed- eral bureau of commerce, the fight started when he attempted to assist a friend who was being held up in a doorway by four men. When Patrolman Elliott arrived he was set upon. As he drew his revolver Conroy and Sullivandropped^ Others %m ;•* :jf came'up and ; severiB-shots-were- flred\\ before the police reserves arrived. Twr men were held as witnesses. • j- Paris Will Continue' To Dictate World Fashions sKM Paris7\4r>r4l 3—The French foreign office was' without confirmation, today of pre% reports that the Relchswehr _ ^. . . ,,.. . L •were advancing Mo- tte Ruhr district...a^eMnient when the state assembly w* i„f„„f AI„*.~*A^ i^i. -.Li-tt _i^^*tjKfflVjenejftfiKt week, T-he Sassex dele- T^Iatgsi dJspatcl^-lasj-Bight is^ea) tB5trth|ee battaMens aiaCtwn-bfrttefies -BatioMr^-W-hose- votes- rdefe&ted - the of' Gertoan\ ^ovemnaent forces wete ;amendment's adoption early this week, SAYS WOMAN «tlfFBA«E <5AN ONLY BE DELAYED . i i.i-i.'n mt\ I'<IU^*\ . New York, April\ S-~\Won»an suf- jfrage cannot be defeated; it can only be delayed,\ Mrs, Carrie Chapman (Satt; leader of the suffrage movement declared today. She said Delaware, if It .failed to ratify the amendment, would only defeat ltq own claim to briori^y' and not ratification bf the suffrage ainendment., ' '\\North Carolina and Louisiana now .hchAvthe list of possibilities in Demo- \c't'atlo legislatures while. Connecticut and Vermont are the Republican prps- rftetts,\* she arfded. \Our confidence* oibeifl* ahle to overcome, the opposi- siil- itfon \to' special sesM*ns In these m who arterward. W^M'T ifM',M'-*ft «M» Mmmt . la political fe '^i* Paris, April 3—Try as they will neither New York nor London will ever usurp Paris' place as dUAatflr_af_js¥oj-ld fashions, according to M. Rod ler. French textile manufacturer. \After the first few months of the war, Ajnerlcan buyers, returning from Paris, declared that t-lie stytes on thta side were entirely isonjbre,\ said. AL. Rodler. \Then America horself entered tbA V?.3.T. ,-vtid thi;-t:..!i.~-grtft <,„ Jin: T.trm- side of the Atlantic a rampalgn. affirm- ing that Prance .had such great diffi- culties in produelng ( fn!tnos that it was the United States that should set the fashions.- This was assisted by a num- ber of American buyers who disliked crossing the Atlantic while the Ger- man submarine., -^campaign was on. But those who came bought as \usual and went back honv- well satisfied. , \Only a short time after the armis- tice Paris again liegun to bo luvniiid by buyers from all ovrr the world and they are still mining. Paris is the fashion center of. th«> world and hf-r right to that tltlo cannot be dentf-d. It is because here; more than anywhere •Ise, people give themselves over to fashionable teas; there are,, theaters without number, luxurious restaurants, races nearly every day of the year. It is'.these things'jthat maki v Pails the crucible from whic'S. emergeB the.best' fashions.\ * ' . •~ .ymk •M m*-z.
