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MISTRAL. the French
r. poet who died on March Is, was
L called by Lamartine the Homer

II NAL, inc
r. poet who died on March 25. was
L called by Lamartine the Homer
OF Provence. He might with
more justification have been called the
Bobbie Burns OF France. While his
"Mireio," or as It Is entitled in French,
"Mireiile," made him famous at the
age Of IS, it Is not on that ambitious
poem that Mistral's fame rests. He
will be remembered rather by his insight
into the character Of the people Of his
native Provence and his short poems
and tales based on the drolleries Of the
Provencal. his ready wit and primi-
tive simplicity, combined with rustic
philosophy.
French critics have found fault with
'NIireio," which was published with
a French translation accompanying the
Provencal version contending that Mis-
trail intentionally ignored the wealth OF
the modern French tongue to place
in higher relief the glory Of the dialect
he loved. Mistrals own confession
OF faith" corroborates this view.
He who holds his mother tongue
he wrote. holds the key which will
free him from his chains"
II love my village more than thy
village" he said; II love my province
more than thy province"
Lamartine said Of "Mreille." in pre-
senting the work in his course on lit
erature:
"Village literature has been born
Thanks and glory to Providence. A
great poet has appeared. a real Ho-
merle poet in these days a poet born
like the men of the Deucalion, of a
stone In Crau: a primitive poet In this
decadent age; a Greek poet at Avig-
non; a poet who creates language
out OF dialect, as Petrarch created
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Peter" he remarks, you l". :. wor-
ried. Has the Lord been read = you
another lecturer"
"Oh. don't talk about it. am n an
awful mess. \ certain JtrjaE- has
got into paradise by a trick and don't
know how to get him out"
Where does this Jarjaye come f., m"
From Tarascon.'
From Tarascon." returns s. Luke.
Why. that's easy. AS you know. | am
the friend of oxen, the patrol SAINT
of cattle drovers, and SO l h W all
about Camargue. Aries, H., are,
Mines and Tarascon and I kr.y the
people. I know what's the matt WITH
.Iarjaye and how to handle HIN. Jl..
wait"
group of angels flies by.
Here. little ones" cries -. '..s.
come here
The little angels descend.
Go just outside the gate" SAYS :.
Luke To them, and fly pas go"
crying: The bulls, the bulls ".-H
they go"
As soon as the angels ar
they eNClaim in chorus:
There they GO OH, ..
The bulls. the bulls"
Jarjaye turns to the gate 80 ell
tttering Tarascon oa'. What,
have they hullhght herr be-
cries. Let me see it."
He dashes like Wh.r.v.. .. lie
gate and walks out Of par14
st. Peter slams tho door tS
it. Then. opening Eratu- ..'r'
out and says maliCiouSiy.
"Wcll. Jarjaye, how do yul g.. w.
Don't worry about mo. Iar'
JaNe. If il had been a r,, -..
would not have minded i,.. ,Ir
paradise
He plunges head first In. SIS
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said your prayers In twenty years
When they said to you. Jarjaye, come
to mass, you always replied. I go only
to afternoon mass You ate meat
every Friday Whenever you could and
on Saturday whenever You had any
left. saying: Let 1t come Flesh makes
flesh: what enters the body can't hurt
the SOUL When you heard the angelus
ring instead Of crossing yourself like
every good Christian you said. Another
pig hanged on the church clock when
your father gave you the warning,
'Jarjaye. the good God will punish you,
you had only one reply: The good God
Has any body seen Him? When We de
we're dead You. who blasphemed and
denied the chrism and baptism, do you
dare present yourself here, wretch
abandoned by Cod
Poor Jarjaye can make only this re-
ply:
Il don't deny what you say. am a
sinner. But how was l to know that
there would be such mysteries after
death? ! have lost. the wine is poured
and If must drink It l suppose l must
l'ut at least, great st. Peter, let me
see my uncle. want to tell him what's
happening in Tarascon.'
What uncle"
"Uncle Matery. who was a real peni-
tent"
Your uncle Matery? He's got a
hundred year. tn do in purgatory."
Courses, \ hundred years What
FORE"
You remember he CARVED the cross
in professions. one day the village
jokcrs got together and one OF them
shouted, Look at Matery carrying the
cross \ little further on another en-
claimed. Look at Matery; he's carry
ing the cross 4 third said, Look, look
at Matery: what's he carrying?
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the province to the dignity Of a Ian
guage.
He was q remarkable linguist. The
legends Of his native village, the sea and
sky Of Provence. always azure. the i'm
petuous Rhone and arid Crau. the green
Alps and the placid farms where the
silkworms are at work glow in his
poems and descriptive stories.
Life Is joyous under the skies OF
southern France, and Mistral loved ii
paint the lighter side Of the character
OF his compatr In L'Armdna Pro-
rcncdu he wrote many delicious tales
conceived in semi sa tirical, semi-comic
vein. Here IL one Of them, translated
for the first time into English:
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lta.Ian. poet VINO from vulgar
patols makes a classic tongue. full OF
imagery and harmony, a delight to the
imagination and the ear: a poet who
plays on the Jews harp Of his native
villages symphonies OF Mozart and Bee
thoven: a poet OF 25 who on his frst
trial pours forth from his veins in
pure and melodious strains a rural
epopee in which the descriptive scenes
Of Homer's Odyssey and the innocently
passionate scenes Of Longuss Daphnis
and Chloe. mingled with the saintiness
and sadness Of Christianity, are sung
jestic simplicity OF the blind man OF
Chios."
In defeating "Mireille" to Lamartine
Mistral said:
81 consecrate 'Mireille' to thee: II Is
my heart and my soul. 1t is the flower
Of my years. 1t is a grape from Crau
which a peasant offers to thee with all
Its leaves"
"Mrellle" was set to music by Gou-
nod and had an enormous success.
Mstral Is known above all by the
glorious part which he took in the re-
Mobilization Of the Provence dialect as
living literary tongue. He drew
largely from the classic writer's for his
Inspiration and placed this wealth OF
knowledge at the service of Provencal.
In his "Tresor du Fel.brage," pub
lished in 1S79-S6 in two volumes Mis-
trail gathered together all the dialects
OF the langue doc, the spoken tongue OF
southern France in the days before the
nation was one in anything but name
and presented full dictionary OF
Provencal. He was one of the first and
most ardent contributors to Ii Prou-
rencdlO, the periodical founded in 1856.
for the purpose Of lifting the dialect OF
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building won for them q conspicuous
place among the leading architects OF
the city.
Miss Fay Kellogg has the distinction
Of being the pioneer woman architect
Of New York city and has been called
the foremost woman architect in the
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woman builder. received her training On
the Office of a contractor and succeeded
with her first bid in securing for her
employer a choice contract on which a
score of other firms had presented bids.
Schenk 4 Mead Is the new firm which
has just been added to the list Of New
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world. Often she could be seen on the
skeleton work of some tall building. the
erection OF which she was superintend
ing. Miss Kellogg's average income is
about $4,000 annually. She studied her
profession in Paris and New York.
Miss Alice NJ. Durkin. New Yorks
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Copyright Underwood & Underwood
Miss Alice M. Durkin, builder.

their early training In the offices Of men
high in the profession these women had
the courage to believe in themselves and
branch out on their own initiative.
Their complete knowledge Of the bust
ness, coupled with their ability to design
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The Misses Anna =. Schenk. Fay KEEL
logg and Alice NJ. Durkin are three New
York women who hold the distinction Of
being successful in q field Of endeavor
heretofore held exclusively by mem
that OF the building trades. Obtaining
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York architects. To those who pass by
their office at 105 West Fortieth street
the firm name would seem to apply to a
couple OF hustling business men. but IL
you stepped into the Office and asked for
the boss a pleasing young woman named
Miss Anna Pendleton Schenk would step
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forward Miss Schenk is IT,. s.nor
partner Of the firm. 1t was during one
Of her very busy moments no, she
snatched time enough to pose f.r the
accompanying photograph in her Office
Miss Schenk Is seriously inter- ,,ed n
the subject Of housing the poor
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-10-18
AMERICAN CARS CHANCE.
Unusual European Situation Offers
Great Opening for Trade.

The American manufacturer of motor
ears today faces a situation which In
Ill probability will not be repeated in
the history of the world. His strong
est competitors are paralyxed by the
war measures taken by Europe: Euro
pean shipping is at a standsttn- and yet
the markets Of South America, South
Africa and many parts Of Asia are Just
rs much in need Of products as before.
Action on the part OF the American
manufacturer may serve to establish q
footing In districts heretofore con-
erolled by other nations. With Euro
pean competition eliminated and the
desire for motor cars remaining un-
abated in countries not directly Affect
ed by the European war, the American
automobile gets a chance to show
what 1t can do'-to people who here
tofore were either too prejudiced to
recokuixe its qualities or too much
under the influence Of the German ana
French statesmen to give 1t a fair trial
The American industry can build a
reputation for good or eyil that will
outlast the war. To send secondhand
junk or poorly made cars at this time
would be suicidal. The product must
be good. And once the American car
has made its reputation as to quality
not even the combined competition Of
all Europe can Gust 1t from Its emil
hence.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-10-18
MILLIONS BEING SPENT
ON LINCOLN HIGHWAY
States Across the Continent Vie in
Putting the Road in Best Con-
dition Promptly.

Hundreds of miles of the Lincoln
highway have been improved and
marked. as we'll az renamed, during the
past year. hundreds of thousands of
dollars have been spent by the local
communities and the people generally
have responded with the greatest lib
crafty to the associations call for
aid.
In Ohio over three-fourths OF the
entire length of the route has been
other material, and the state highway
commissioner, James r. Marker. has
assured the fullest support of his de-
partment
In Indiana the bond issues passed by
the local communities aggregate over
$3.50, 600, this being improvement which
was not even contemplated last year
Improvements Completed.
On September Is, Elkhart. Ind, open
ed and dedicated a section of solid con-
crete Lincoln highway, eighteen feet
wide; work Is now in progress on
six mile section near Fort Wayne; st
Joseph county. in which South Bend is
located. has voted $175,o00 for imme-
date improvement.
Gov. Dunno of Illinois personally be-
gan the work on the Lincoln highway
in his state April 10 by turning ovel
the first spadeful of earth at Moose.
hart, ILL.,, the home of the Loyal Order
Of Moose Of the World. Just sixty days
later, on the 18th of June. this section
which cost the order in the neighbor'
hood of $4,000, was opened with ap-
propriate ceremonies as a part of the
Lincoln highway. The Lincoln high
way in Illinois is receiving the first
attention Of the state highway depart
ment, it having been declared state
aid road No. !.
Iowa Votes Funds.
Five counties in Iowa have voted g
total Of $4,000 for Lincoln highway
improvement.
In the west, and particularly in Ne
braska, Colorado and Wyoming, the
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-10-18
Grade Crossings Menace.

Grade crossings continue to form a
menace of which only too few motor
lists are sufficiently appreciative. A
highway authority is responsible for
the assertion that Is PEI cent of ali
persons killed or injured in grade cross
ing accidents are occupants Of auto.
mobiles. The total casualties to motor
lists from this source. If known, would
be appalling. Yet it is useless to expect
the railroads Immediately to install
bridges at every crossing. The capital
required for such a reformation OF
rights of way is beyond the resources
of any road. The only instant source
of relief fom risk lies with the motor
list himself in conceiving a proper re-
spect for the risk that is involved in
Shooting a blind crossing, or-worse
yet-of taking an open crossing with
out first looking up and down the
track.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-10-18
ONE CAUSE OF INJURY.
Rust Damaging to Auto Tubes and
Castings, Circular Saws.

Damaged tubes and castings are
often caused by rusty rims" says one
OF the tire conservation bulletins is
sued by the Goodyear Tire and Rubber
Company. Where rims are not given
attention and kept clean, rust often
eats into the rubber where the tube
comes in contact with the rim, and tube
life is shortened"
I'm tire castings. especially with
clincher tires. chafed fabric often
arises through bent or rusty rim
Ranges. Rust should be kept from rim
hooks. where clincher tires are used,
and bent rims should be Strengthened
as soon as possible. Rim hanges often
are bent by sharp blows. The bent
part forms a sharp projection that soon
digs into a tire. Sometimes metal rims
become rusty and rough. Rust eats into
rubber. Moisture then penetrates the
fabric and tires are destroyed"
Tire experts recommend that car
owners have their tires taken off and
the rims examined at regular intervals
Where rust is found, the use Of sand
paper and tale or graphite often helps
Rim paint is recommended. In cases
where rims are properly watched and
cared for, the results in tire mileage
always more than pay for the trouble
in hard dollars as well as in the sense
Of greater tire security on the road.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-10-18
MAKE ENJOYABLE TOUR.
Local Motor Enthusiasts Return
From Extended Trim.

A. W. Leonard and H. e. French. To-
cal motorists. returned last Tuesday
night from a 1.500-mile motor trip in
their Ford car through the eastern
states. The tourists left this city Oc-
tober 3. and motored to Baltimore.
Wilmington, Philadelphia. New York.
West Point. Tuxedo and into Sullivan
county. through the foothills of tho
Catskill mountains. IN New York city
they met Walter l.. Smith, local De-
troiter representative. and proceeded
up state. With the exception OF max
ing six tire changes no trouble
Of any kind developed. They thor
oughly enjoyed the outing and were
delighted with the country through
which they motored and the roads.
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ness rots the fabric. while heat and
light cause the rubber to deteriorate.
1t is easy to see what will happen to q
tire that is lying unprotected on the
roof of limousine or tied without COW
ering on the rear deck of a roadster.
There is nothing to stop the elements
from doing their worst. 1t is not ad-
vised either that the motorist should
keep his inner tubes in the box in
which they came, as the vibrations of
running will cause the rubber to be
continually chatting against the card
board. Oil will also soak through card
board and reach the rubber, doing dam
age from which they never can recover
Spare tubes should be carried in water
proof bags of the type carried by any
dealer in automobile supplies
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-10-18
Graphite Used to
Eliminate Body Squeaks

A squeak In the body or a
squeak between the body and
frame is very annoying. and 1t is
customary to try and eliminate
this noise by running oil between
the two pieces. This, sometimes.
does the work. but once the oil
is dried out the squeak again
commences.
There is. however. a better and
permanent way Of curing this
squeak, viz: To make thin
paste of graphite and gasoline
and apply this mixture with a
squirt gun or feather to the at
fiicted parts. The gasoline will
evaporate and leave the natural
lubricant. motor graphite, be-
tween the two surfaces. and this
will permanently eliminate this
nuisance.
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Given . Banquet.

NJ. A. Bayles. for the past six years
connected with the firm Of Miller
Brothers. ives tendsrsd banquet last
Tuesday evening At the Continental
that concern He has leased the large
4e0r-story building at 63l-3-B Massar
e3auaetts avenue northwest. which win
Be remodeled for a general garage and
atogage business. The name Of the arm
w1u b known ~ the Record Auto Sve-
Hfy ana -Servl0U Company
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home safely any one who has had his
senses and natural alertness dulled by
drink, nor has 1t the instinct of keep
ing in the center of the road. 1t is,
therefore, much more necessary on this
account as we'll as that Of the faster
speed of motor cars. that motorists
, should be allowed to carry more pow
erful lights than other vehicles
Lights on Vehicles.
In many states until recently ordi-
nary horse drawn vehicles were not
compelled by law to carry any lights at
all. This state of affairs in Rhode Is
land has lately been changed by the
general assembly. 1t is true that after
a reasonable time the human eye gets
accustomed to darkness, but the mar
velous stories of driving home on
pitch black nights are not in reanty
achievements to be placed to the credit
of the man, but rather to that OF the
horse: nor are there any valid argu,,
ments against universal lighting OF all
vehicles at night.
The agricultural and trading classes
as a whole have, in fact. resisted for a
long time any obligations to carry
lights at night. Now, however. when
1t has become a question of the safety
Of other users of the road, they are re-
luctantly obeying the law.
Driving a motor car at night entails
the need for more caution than would
perhaps be thought necessary. First
of all, it should be noted that it is more
essential to keep to the proper side of
the road by night than by day. At
corners this is especially true, and left
handed corners should be treated most
carefully and the car slowed down suf-
ficiently to enable the turning to be
made upon the extreme right-hand side
OF the road ii necessary.
Tension on Nerves.
Driving between the hours of mid
night and s in the morning upon roads
which are we'll known Is comparatively
safe, for there is but little traffic. and
acquaintance with the highway and
the possession Of a good memory and
| efficient lamps diminish risks, but In
the case of unknown roads the tension
| upon the nerves of the driver and his
qualities of alertness and presence OF
mind are brought into the highest play
| II this is doubted let any one take a
| drive on an unknown highway, be 1t
| along great trunk road which in the
| daytime appears so easy and straight,
| or along ordinary roads A road seems
| to alter it's very character at night. 1t
| Is SO different from what it appears in
| the daytime as to startle those unac-
customed to night driving. Motorists
driving along any unknown road for
the first time should. therefore, be es-
pecially cautious, for there are all
kinds Of natural features which are apt
| to be deceiving.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-10-18

work has progressed rapidly. In
Wyoming and Nevada thousands Of feet
Of steel and concrete cuIvert are being
installed
The Lincoln Highway Association re-
ports that hundreds of motorists are
even now making the transcontinental
trip and that one light car ran through
from New York to San Francisco in
thirty days.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-10-18
Buick Auditor Here.

H. G. MenSel. auditor Of the Buick
Motor Company. arrived hare Friday.
and will spend several days at the local
branch.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-10-18
George Pilgrim in Town.

George Pilgrim. District territory
manager for the Goodyear Tire and
Rubber Company. spent . few days
here last week at the local branch.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-10-18
Are Enemies to Tires.

Spare tubes and castings should never
be carried uncovered. Light, heat and
dampness are enemies to tires. Damp
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-10-18
REQ Cars Delivered.

1915 REQ cars were Robert L Miller,
George Myers and C. H. Carr.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-10-18
Now With I. T. Donohoe.

Malcolm T. Dryer, formerly with the
Foss- Hughes Company. has Joined the
sales staff Of I. T. Donohoe. the local
side man.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-10-18
Purchases a Cartercar

Thomas R. Marshall Is the latest
purchaser of 1915 Cartercar touring
car, fully equipped.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-10-18
Mitchell Representative Here.

w. A. Walton, eastern Mitchell rep
,resentative, left last night for the
north after spending several days in
the National Capital last week.
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NIGHT AUTO DRIVING
STRAIN ON THE NERVES
Greatest Vigilance Necessary to
Avoid Administration at
Turns Is Most Necessary.
From the Providence Journal.

From the Providence Journal.
Not a few motorists refuse to drive
their cars at night. This Is not neces-
sarily an indication OF nervousness on
the part Of the driver. but rather 1t
may be called evidence of ultra-cau-
ton. Then, too. night driving is a
strain on the man at the wheel and In
the cases of some individuals a con-
tinuous strain Of this kind results in
such fatigue that pleasure is entirely
lacking.
If it needs care to drive a car during
the day. and this is admittedly the case.
it Is evident that it must need greater
care to drive at night. Thousands Of
miles are covered at night by motor
lists throughout the country and 1t
speaks we'll for the general character
of the manner of driving that SO few
accidents occur.
To drive safely at night needs good
lamps and good eyesight, says vet
eran night driver There has lately
been some outcry against dazzling
head lamps used by many motor cars
on the ground that drivers of other
vehicles when meeting the glare have
been unable to see for a moment OF
SO afterward and that they and their
thing to be said for this contention and
the motor world is anxiously awaiting
the invention Of a lamp which. while
giving good light upon the road shall
dot be unduly dazzling to other oncom-
ing vehicles.
Horses Keep to Road.
But the public often fcrgets that the
position Of a horse-drawn carriage and
that Of a mechanical vehicle on the
road at night are widely different. Te
begin with, the average horse keeps
instinctively to the crown Of the road
and, whether guided by the driver OF
not 10 unlikely to find its way into the
ditch under ordinary conditions. This
fact Is testified to by every one who
has driven horses at night
Motorists have reason also to appre.
ciate the number Of drivers asleep In
charge Of vehicles while their horse.
anble on confidently and safely. &C
far as their drivers are concerned. il
| the middle of the road. The motor
car on the other hand. with all Its
merits, cannot be guaranteed to take