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Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-12-02

The Interrogation mark has been the
closest ally of science and philosophy
from time inmemorial Socrates, more
than two thousand years ago, replying TO
"a man who asked him how he had De
come SO wise, said. by not being
ashamed to own my ignorance by asking
questions
So, dear readers, do not you hesitate TO
ask questions. If / cent answer them,
perhaps some fellow reader can and WILL
ANONYMOUS communications, however,
will be ignored. Requests to withhold
names from publication viii be respected
DRAMATIC EDITOR.
The Stork- Brownell versus Forsberg
controversy is reaching an acute
stage. ! am in receipt of several let
ters. one of which bears no signature,
while the others. although signed,
carry no addresses; nor are the names
given in the city directory nor the
telephone directory.
As the latter letters are extremely
bitter and not free from what may be
construed bv some of the Forsberg
PLAYERS as libelous, I shall venture to
print only the unsigned communica-
ton. which is personal to me alone
Here it is
NOW We hNOh Sou HhC
by Mr.. f. Forsberg.'
Of a piece with this note Is mes
sage sent 10 me by a person connected
with one of the local theatres that
unless 1 stopped commenting so favor
ably upon the Forsberg Players, the
theatrical managers of this city would
be likely to get together and take
their advertising out of the Evening
Star.
Verify the path of O dramatic edi-
tor is not strewn with rosesl
IRVING r. BACON,
Dramatic Editor.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-12-02
Dramatic Art Professor
May Be Asked TO Act as
Newark Pageant Director

The Committee of One Hundred in
charge OF the Newark anniversary
celebration will be asked to secure as
pageant director Thomas Wood
Stevens, professor Of dramatic art at
the Carnegie Institute of Technology,
at Pittsburg, and author and director
of the ST. Louis pageant. A recon-
mendation to this effect will be made
by the pageantry committee of the
Committee of One Hundred, before
which Professor Stevens delivered a
talk on pageantry yesterday.
The subcommittee will also recon-
mend that Professor Stevens be en-
gagged to write the play which will
depict the industrial development of
Newark and to direct all plans for the
pageant. Branch Brook and Weequa-
hic parks were mentioned as sites for
holding the pageant. Mr. Stevens will
be asked to make an inspection tour
to select the best site.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-12-02
NEW YORK CONCERTS

WEDNESDAY-S:15 D. m, Aeolian
Hall, chamber music concert, Isa-
bel Hauser, pianist. and Saslevsky
Quartet.
THURSDAYS p. M. Aeolian Hall,
violin recital, Florence Austin: D.
m, Carnegie Hall, Symphony So
eiety, with dancing by Isadora
Duncan and six of her young
pupils; S:15 p. m, Carnegie Hall,
Boston Symphony Orchestra; S:15
p. M, Aeolian Hall, song recital,
Beatrice Gjertsen.
FRIDAYS p. m, Aeolian Hall, Sym
phony Society, soloist, Alma Gluck,
soprano; S:15 p. m, Aeolian Hall,
song recital, Franklin Riker.
SATURDAY-2:30 D. M, Carnegie
Hall, Boston Symphony Orchestra;
p. M, Aeolian Hall, piano recital,
Harold Bauer; S:15 p. m, Aeolian
Hall, song recital. Joseph Fl. Con-
lin.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-12-02
NEW YORK THEATRES

Thirty eighth street.-The Girl
from Utah" Cmusical comedy.)
LIBERTY, Forty-second street, near
Eighth avenue-"TWelfth Night
1Shakesperean Comedy
LITTLE, Forty-ninth street, west
of Seventh avenue-"A Pair Of Silk
Stockings Garcical Comedy
LONGACRE. Forty-eighth street.
west Of Seventh avenue-"So Much
for So Much" Beginning Wednes-
day night.
LYCEUh, Fortv-fifth street east OF
Seventh avenue-Elsie Ferguson in
"Outcast" (play of London life.)
LYRIC, Forty second street, west of
Seventh avenue-"The Only Girl
new musical comedy)
MANHATTAN OPERA HOUSE
Thirty-fourth street. west of Eighth
avenue-'Life" (melodrama)
MAXINE ELLIOTT's, Thirty-ninth
street. east Of Broadway THE
Hawk
NEW AMSTERDAM. Forty second
street. near Second avenue-"Pa-
pas Darling" musical comedy)
PARK, Columbus Circle--"The Gar
den Of Paradise" by Edward Shell
don.
PLAYHOUSE, Forty-eighth street
west OF Seventh avenue-"Polyg-
amy" Beginning Tuesday night.
PRINCESS, Thirty-ninth street and
sixth avenue--Three short plays.
PUNCH AND JUDY. Forty-nintt
street, east of Seventh aVenue-''Tht
Marriage of Columbine.'
REPUBLIC, Forty-second street
near Seventh avenue-"Kick In
(melodrama.)
SHUBERT, Forty fourth street, wes
OF Seventh avenue-"Suzi" (oper.
etta)
STANDARD. Broadway and Nine.
tieth street-"A Pair of Skies"
WALLACE Broadway and Thir
tieth street-Mrs. Patrick Campbell
In "Pygnalion."
WINTER GARDEN, Broadway anC
Fiftieth street-"Dancing Around
Cmusical show.)
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-12-02

Aston, Broadway and Forty-hfth
street.-The Miracle Man" (mys-
terry cOmedy)
BELASCO, Forty-fourth street, near
Sixth avenue-"The Phantom Ri
VAL (dream drama)
BOOTH, Forty-ffth street, west Of
Broadway - Experience (allegori-
cal playa
GAMBLER, Forty-second street,
west OF Broadway-"On Trial
drama Of crime)
CENTURY OPERA HOUSE-'Pi-
late's Daughter "a miracle play0
COHANS, Broadway and Forty
third street-"It Pays to Advertise
(farce Comedy
COMEDY, F'orty-frst street and
Sixth avenue-Marie Tempest in AT
the Barn" romantic Comedy
CORT, Forty-eighth street, east Of
Seventh avenue - Under Cover
(melodrama.)
DAILY Yosemite
ELTINGE, Forty-second street, west
of Seventh Innocent $50
cial problem drama)
EMPIRE. Broadway and Fortieth
street-Sardou's Diplomacy"
FORTY FOURTH STREET, Seventh
avenue-The DIPPED Opera Com
ique Company, in The Lilac Dom
ino."
FORTY EIGHTH STREET, east Of
Seventh avenue-"The Law Of the
Land" (melodrama)
FULTON, Forty-sixth street, west OF
Seventh avenue - Twin Beds
(farce)
GAIETY, Broadway and Forty-sixth
street-"Daddy Long Legs (com-
edy)
GLOBE, Longacre Square, Mont
gomery and Stone in chin Chin
(musical comedy.)
GRAND OPERA HOUSE, Eighth
avenue and Twenty-third street
Chauncey Olcott, in THE Heart OF
Paddy Whack."
HIPPODROME, Sixth avenue and
Forty-fourth street-"Wars Of the
World grand spectacular show)
HUDSON, Forty-fourth street, neal
Seventh avenue-"The Big Idea
KNICKBRBOCKER, Broadway and
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-12-02
CURTAIN CALLS

Charles Meakins, the dashing and
musical leading man in Henry w
Savage's company in the operetta
"Sari," at the Newark Theatre, is OF
prominent and wealthy Canadian
family that has not taken kindly to
his adoption of the stage for a career.
His brother, who has extensive manu-
featuring interests in Hamilton, Ont,
has sought on various occasions to
induce the actor to go into business
with him. When "Sari" was in New
York a few weeks ago the brother
came on from Hamilton and attend
ed performance of the operetta.
After the play the two were together
for supper, and Charley" asked:
How did you like 'Sari?'
Notwithstanding best l
have ever heard" replied the brother.
How did you like me in it," asked
Charley
"A job in the factory is still open
for you" was the equivocal answer.
Mizzi Hajos, who is playing the
title role in "Sari' at the Newark,
has cute way of expressing feigned
establishment, preceding outbursts Of
wrath, by shaking her head from side
to side. 1t never fails in its effect
upon the audience. Laughter and APP
plause are ELECTED every time.
La Belle Helene, who appears in
THE Devils Bride an interlude in
the Folly Burlesquers" show at the
Odeon Theatre, is said to be one OF
the most beautiful women on the
stage. Her dance Is an allegory type
flying the temptations which the EVIL
One appearing in this act in the
guise of Mephistopheles) holds out to
woman, and her final triumph and his
defeat.
Ms Cafherine Tower. star of
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-12-02
MinstreIs TO Be Given
Next Friday by Pupils
of Industrial School

A minstrel show by pupils of the
Bows Evening Industrial School Will
be given next Friday night in the
school auditorium, at Warren and
WyckHffe streets, with Chef Rays as
interlocutor.
The end men will be Fred Wuln,
Fred Cordes, Philip McGovern and
Joseph Gross. The soloists will in
clude Frank McGrath, Joseph
O'Toole. Henry Brautigan, Otto
Schants, Sam Goldberg, the Happy
thermometers" and the Industrial
City Quartet"
The chorus will consist of the fol-
lowing: z. Abbey, l. Baker, A. Bam-
ford, A. Battye. c. Bauer, II. Berger,
z. Brautigan, c. Biegert, J. Caran-
gelo. T. Cussard, w. Caille, e. De-
vausney. ". Davenport, A. Duffy, l.,
Erickson. H. Etzel, S. Forberger, T,
Faulhaber, w. Franz, j. FORTS, r.
Greulich, L. Heyman, H. Hill, H
Herman, II. Jacobus, J. Kubicheki
a. Krams, c. Kelly, c. Keim, j.
Lukas. W. Luckel, f. Meder. J. Mess
ner, Z. Messner, w. Meierdierck, L.
Odell. W. oliver, C. Poole. e. Serge
z. Sringer, A. Steimle, A. Schmit
II. Shakespeare, w. Tegen, v
Waible, L. Weinstein, A. Yaeger and
A Yocking.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-12-02
Music Notes

A song recital will be given in
Wallace Hall, in the Y. NJ. c. A. build
ing, tonight by Paul Petri, tenor, and
his wife, Lillian Jeffreys Petri, plan
iste.
Selections will be given from Haen-
del. Raff, Puccini, Chopin, Schu-
mann, Rudolph CAM. Strauss, List,
Gounod, Vidal and Sidney Homer
Miss Hattie E. Maslin, lyric So
prano. of East Orange, was heard in
a pleasing program last night in a
song recital in the Charles famine
Vocal Studios, 1913 Orchard street.
Miss Maslin was ably assisted by
Charles Tamme, tenor, and Mrs.
Charles Tamme. pianiste.
The program was as follows: THE
Silent World Is Sleeping" Buck;
There's a Dark Little Room in My
Heart" Peycke; when the Roses
Bloom" Reichardt; Hey Ho! for the
Morning" MARSHALL; LII Boy
NeidHnger; tenor aria. 20 Paradise, -
Meyerbeer: "Sunbeams," Ronald;
"Those Sad Blue Eyes" Sanderson;
what Would the Roses Say" Gov
erly: "There Are Birds in the Val
lev" Lehman; "In the Deeps O the
Daisies" Hawley, and THE Owl"
Wells.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-12-02
OPERA IN !. Y.

At the Metropolitan Opera House,
Broadway and Thirty-ninth street:
WEDNESDAYS p. m, Der Rosen-
kavalier." Cast, Ober. Hempel,
Schumann, Mattfeld, Curtis, Co
ritz, We'll, Althouse, Ruysdael,
Schlegel, Reiss; conductor, Hertz.
THURSDAY-7:SO p. M, Tristan und
Isolde" Cast, Gadski, Matzenauer,
Urlus, We'll, Braun, Feiss, Schlegel;
conductor, Hertz.
FRIDAY-s:15 p. m, "Toscs." Cast,
Farrar, Braslau, Martinelli, Scotti ;
conductor, Toscanini.
SATURDAY. p. m, "Cavalleria
Rusticana" and "Pagliacci." Cast
1. Destinn, Duchene, Mattfeld,
Botta. Tegani; cast 2, Bori, Amato,
Tegani, Audisio; conductor, Po-
lacco.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-12-02
Address Is Heard by
the Technical Society

Fred G. Dehmel addressed the New
ark Technical Society at Achtel- Stet-
ter's, last night on MANS Highest
Possession Is His People,"
The Technical Society and the Ger
man Sprach Verein will unite In a
joint meeting at Achtel-Stetter' s
Saturday night. There will be an APP
propriate musical program by the
Schumann Quartet and individual
members of both organizat tons.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-12-02
Lecture and Music Program
at Christ Reformed Church

Rev. NJ. Joseph Twomey, pastor of
Peddie Memorial Church, delivered a
lecture on 1.-THE Wonderful Christ
last night in Christ Reformed Church.
The address was followed by a
musical program. including solos by
Miss Emile Jackson.
A monthly meeting Of the Women's
Missionary Society was held this
afternoon in Christ Church. The prin-
cipal speaker was Mrs. John Callahan.
of the Hadley House Mission, New
York
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-12-02
THEATRES HERE

HUBERT-"Within the Law"
NEW musical comedy.
ORPHEUM-"The Argyle Case"
KEENEY' S-Vaudeville.
MINER S-"Gay New Workers." bur
lesque.
ODEON-"The Folly Burlesquers.
LYRIC-Vaudeville
PROCTOR'S PARK PLACE-Photo'
drama, changing daily.
PARAMOUNT-Par pictures
STRAND-Photodra
CARLTON-Photo
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-12-02

corn ender, based on an entirely new
principle. 1t is a new, different for
mula, never successfully initiated. 1t
makes corns shrivel and then van
ish. Two drops do the work. You
don't bundle up your toe any more
with sticky tape and plasters that
press down on the poor corn--no
more fesh-eating salves that don't
stay put" no more hacking at corns
with knives or razors, no more bleed
ing or danger of blood poison. No
more limping around for days with
sore corns, no more corn pains.
"GETS-IT' is now the biggest
selling corn cure in the world. Use
callous or bunion. Tonights the
night.
"GETS-IT" is sold by druggists
everywhere, rs cents bottle, or sent
direct by f. Lawrence & Co.,
Chicago.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-12-02
Roller Skating Scheduled
at the Palace Ballroom

The Palace Ballroom, at Washing
ton and Blocker streets, will be de-
voted to roller skating on Mondays,
Tuesdays and Thursdays hereafter,
with William r. Wagner manager
and Alfred Painter in charge of the
skating.
There viii be morning, afternoon
and evening sessions. The remaining
three days of the week will be devoted
to dancing.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-12-02

MEL Mccormack
night he sang
" believe Me II All Those Endearng
him if angelic voice
meanings into those beautiful lines Shall be
before he had finished the
singing of the sunow turning to @
the face she had turned on him at his sns
in pntyn hall
zoo keep MeCormaek, machree!
THIS attended Mccormack recital the FIST being a
year will not think any aaeaon on
than on either Of the other occasions Nor was
comac had generously accede to my request in regard to the @
quality his vOeea something beyond any thing mao
the audience appeared to think So TOO W
applause be taken as criterion
- r, and the Violin selections played by
carried the audience through the entire
and that is precisely why music is enhancing speaks
directly through the reasoning
of the nearer Though Dnosnnes were at ia % m
words except for the music that there ht De IN ms % h t,nv
subjected them to the scrutiny
stood b her more intimately
ever hone to be In which respect music is in the
whatever else affects US directly
this difference neaaby mournful it
n a pleasurable manner
- NE of the eneores sung by "Agnu Del q
" nobs dona nobs paeem cLao
peace) If we sacred
with the peains aeyes swinging fragrant nndn
profoundly aoft eayenwad unngy than
by the wonderful tones that came pouring from the throat OF
49, % b @ far 70 show, that words have but little to do with
certainly the words of The Rosary
beautiful as any within the range Of human speech Won Calling
So Near" and the ever sweet "Nlacushla
Eucean
La
breahe until
the died and thunderou applause succeeded it
accompaniment This is har-
able help
Of others shine forthm conspicuousy.
follows:
Handel
,.
Mccormack
= Adagio NJ i;aa+ I'
= Loves Quarrel . oyrl scott
al Arioso ..
.-. -. 80 " 900 "
McBeath.
Ancient
zee. $500. Hamilton HARRY
Moved Through the Fair Arr Herbert Hughes
(c) In "...... 4
Market Day Arr Herbert Hughes
Mr.
LouX
la
Mccormack
ton of Exceptional of
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-12-02
Theatrical Mechanics
in Their Annual Ball

Local theatrical men and women, as
we'll as members of nearby lodges,
were in attendance at the annual ball
of the Newark Lodge, Theatrical Me-
chanics' Association, in Kruger Audi
forum last night,
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-12-02
Corn Comes Off as
Easy as You Please!

"Gets-It'' Being Used by Millions
It is the first time that a real.
sure-as-fate corn cure has ever been
discovered. "GETS-IT' is the new
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-12-02

THE Rose of the Rancho will
conclude its stay at the Paramount
Theatre, Broad street. tonight. Mon
day and yesterday this Laslzy-
Belasco photoplay masterpiece
played to packed houses and was re-
ceived with enthusiasm.
The Rose is a story of old South
eTn California in the days when the
land jumpers tried to take the
property from the Mexicans who
lived in that State They refused
to register their lands with the new
government, and therefore the land
jumpers reaped a harvest.
Kearny Is sent from Washington
TO stop these robbers, and falls in
love with THE Rose" From then
on events move swiftly, and not for
q moment does the action lag The
photography is wonderful, especially
in the night fight scene, when the
women and two men hold out against
desperate odds on the housetops. The
setting and scenery are beautiful and
show the magic wand of David
Belasco.
The picture tomorrow and for the
rest of the week is the Paramount
Corporations THE Bargain" pro-
duced by Thomas H. Ince.
William S. Hart, the great West
ern actor. is starred in the piece and
plays it to perfection.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-12-02

within the Law" at the Shubert
Theatre. is one of the few actresses
on the American stage who are able
to talk intelligently and convincingly
on the great problems of the day.
Before entering upon a stage career
Miss Tower devoted her talents to
solving the immigrant question.
She says: IF l ever give up my
STAGE career. it will be to go back
10 the work l gave up to be an
actress. I will return to my teaching
of the immigrant children in New
YorlIs tenement district. They need
love and kindness and sympathy to
help them on their way. They need
to De educated One of the chief
reasons for poverty is lack of educa-
ton"
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-12-02

Miss Catherine Tower, star o
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1914-10-14
Universal Peace

HE EUROPE breaking the peace Walter DamrOs conductor of
Wv
friendship
personal
the powers, other
interesting
story orchestra symphony
Nowhere America different
o
draw and from natio
the
Belgian Symphony society
do think that riot broke those IS because their
the other ones family and joking and laughing together They have been friends
Never in the years have known them has there been sign Of race hatred
inherent individual that it
hatred and jealousy
o we'll
They find that all al
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1914-10-14
Colorado Still At 1t

OL0RADo keeps her fight the Rio project Engineers under
the state engineer Of Colorado
ice It has hitherto been told how the
watershed Of the Rio Grand to be released
reaches
out how futile such experiment viii
at
Butte dam decided It is the
department al legmay appropriated
Elephant established, ought rigy pro-
teeted least the whole
shall have fully determined
neg regardless Of Ptg rights further down the this
opposition all the
will
CoOrados
Al
prevails modern irgat iou
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1914-10-14

light ride Saturday night to the NIL
lican ranch.
C H T Townsend. the present
cashier at the custom house. has been
appointed to succeed Harry Z. Dillon
as deputy collector Of customs. 1t is
believed that Herbert Dillon will get
the appointment Of cashier.
The Bryan and Stevenson clubs hold a
meeting tonight at the courthouse to
appoint speakers to meet those to be
put forward by the Mckinley and
Roosevelt club for the joint discussion
OF campaign issues and TO arrange the
dates
The Fl PasO county Republican con-
yenuon met yesterday afternoon at
the courthouse and by a vote decided
TO put a full county ticket in the field
prior TO the November election. The
iul executive committee named is as
follows Thomas Booth. p. n. Mills
paugh, H. C. BorcherdinE, T. 3. Olshau-
sen, s C. Costello. F. H. Logan. J. J.
Garcia, NJ Amanda Chairman McCutch-
con called the meeting TO order and
j. F. Bloom acted as secretary, A. &.
Foster being absent
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1914-10-14
RY FLoRENcE Z. YoDER.

r L. OAA@-A--
,s,-.- bu+ he did not see them They
800 s-e1dina- close about him now.
~ at last he made a mistake.
TIGHTLY he drew the bow, ana 111zZuln
sued the arrow, so 1aSt tnaI the oLner
I-i+riae could not follow it But
,1,-----,, sra-n ewes had seen il fly into
+be window and knock over flower
NOT sitting there. He waited Tor a mo-
r,e7r but no one ran out to complain
There is only minute Tor me 70 get
avray-" he thought TO himself Mother
win frd that not the next time she
Cr0e-se rbe room" Suddenly he pre-
tended TO see something that frightened
him and. hastily throwing down the
how and his arrows, he ran toward the
house. The other kitties were surprised
but Thought that Mrs Tabby had called
him so they picked up what he had
let and began to take turns among
themselves.
In the meantime. Tommy had gone
ups-afrs and was safe where he De
longed. but none too soon suddenly
downstairs he heard a cry. My fayorlte
plant" cried Mrs. Tabby- Then he
heard the door slam, and he looked out
Mrs Tabby was after the other
kitties- in her hand was wooden
arrow. and on her face was a look Of
determination Tommy stood at the
window and giggled- In vain the other
l1itties tried TO beg or Mrs Tabby
was firm. the pot was broken, the
arrow was in the room, she had it in
her hand. and they were shooting when
she came outl
She dragged them to the house. but
Ted STONED at the door and complained,
Tommy did il, I'm sure" but just then
some one looked out OF the upper win
dow. why how could T." said a meek
voice. when I am way up here
Tommy Crinned down upon his sisters
and brothers. and they glared back at
him why. certainly, how could he2'
said Mrs Tabhy as she began TO spank
then and there,-(COpyright 1914, by
T. T. Yoder.)
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1914-10-14
"State-Wide' Territory Extends

~ UE TO the prohibition
of
Ninety percent of the counties already dry under local option
to ee they had and lost the fight wide POhbitsts
1916; being made II the meantime PTOhoi
the addition wide" though
and
and North
Opponents suffrage only the ten
prohibition suffrage:
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1914-10-14
Do1o,:,,. The Door Nat of History
BY GEORGE FITCH.
Of food

-ARD as is BeIgium's fate this
- year. when two million sol
L 4 dIers were fighting for standing
room in it at one time. it is nothing
our Of the ordinary. For a thousand
years Belgium has been the door mat
before France and Germany, and the
soldiers of a dozen nations have wiped
their feet on IL as they passed over
The Romans began il by chasing out
the Belgae- When Clovis. the Frank
ish king, died his sons fought over his
kingdom, and pretty nearly everyone
IN the Belgian country got stepped on
during hOsrilities- The country pros
pered under Charlemagne. Tor ne was
an old home boy, the greatest citizen
produced by Belgian soil But after
Charlemagne died. the real trouble be-
gan
Belgium was expanded until it COW
cred AlsaCe. Lorraine. Holland and
Normandy, and was then chopped up
into fragments. It was given away
piecemeaI TO dukes, barous, noble
women and adventures A bishop got
hold OF it His daughter married the
king OF Aust-ia, and gave her country
to him. Later IL was married into
Spain England conquered IL from
Spain France grabbed II twice Hol-
land reyolted and attacked it. France
and Austria pulled and haIied at its
provinces for a century II was i'm
possible to raise a crop OF cabbage
without having il squatted upon by an
army which had picked out that spot
in which 10 fight some far off power
The Belgian country was the Reno OF
Europe. All the big battles were staged
there.
The biggest Of all, Waterloo, was
fought Is miles from Brussels. Then
while the rest OF Europe had peace,
Belgium, after 1000 years OF war. had
to 20 through its birth struggle Up
TO 1880 it had been Flanders Brabant,