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New-York tribune., 1919-12-28

fulness Of the little houses grouped
in the shadow Of the rocks.
End up here" he said to him
self. ut is high time, my good fell
low. You have saved your skin so
far Make sure Of the rest Of your
days.
He smoothed out his coat, straight
ened his cap and twisted his mus
tache Correct, impeccable, he en-
tered the hall where the grand
mother, the mother and the father
awaited him.
Here l am. Lebrun, lieutenant,
twenty-five years in the service,
twenty years in the Legion, six cam
paigns, four wounds; the military
medal in 1912, the Legion of Honor
in 1917. the Croix de Guerre, with
seven palms and three stars. Such
as am, ask you for the hand Of
your daughter.'
But the grandmother, the mother
and the father all shrugged their
shoulders.
Does that mean that you say
no? The boy died in my arms, re-
member
There was a heavy silence.
You can ask my chiefs. If I am
sometimes stubborn and wilful. my
heart is there. 1t is a good heart.
Do you want to see my papers? Not
q single punishment for which a
brave man should blush. You have
nothing to say? Listen, papa. l
haven't had a happy life. | haven't
saved up thousands or hundreds.
But you can search my record
/ hera - but one word written in
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was about to die he said to me:
Lieutenant, you must care for nv
little sister, who is waiting for me
down there I loved him like a
child. And I love you, mademoi-
selle."
The armistice was signed. The
battles were ended. The great sea
bird had folded his wings.
Monsieur Lebrun"-
Don't call me Lebrun. At
Biskra my legionaries said: odd
Philibert is in a good humor to-day
Don't you want me to be in a good
humor to-day? In six months /
shall have my pension. With my
cross that is something to go on.
And I don't balk at work.
They We're on the beach. and
Marie held on with both hands to
her cap, buffeted by the wind.
Little maiden, say yes. Your
mamma and papa treat NE like a
son and your grandmamma spoils
me. They will be happy if you put
that little hand in this big paw of
mine"
She couldn't put her little hand
in his big paw because she was hold
ing on to her cap.
II don't say no. You must ask
them this evening, Monsieur Le-
brun."
Then he sought to encircle her
with his arm. But she was more
elusive than the wind. She escaped
him and ran to the village. Follow
ing her, Leprun envied the repose-
New-York tribune., 1919-12-28

here every day You haven't the
habit of working
Lebrun bent his head.
80, it's no? But I have on my
side her brother, who intrusted her
to me-"
The old man stifened up.
You mustn't speak Of the dead.
What one says at moments like that
and what he really thinks are two
different things. You aren't of our
sort, lieutenant. You would be
bored here-you who have spent
your life in Africa. And the little
one would be unhappy"
1T is true that she likes you
said the grandmother. But she is
afraid-she, too"
Lebrun seized the back of his
ONdiI- ds ne gong 10 smash 1t.
He put it down again. Then. sit
ting on it, with his elbows on his
knees, he exclaimed:
It's hard on me-"
The old people looked at him fur
lively, almost tenderly. They re-
nembered that their boy had died
in his arms.
That's why we don't like war"
said the old man.
Il have made it all my life
groWled Lebrun. II shall continue
to make it. There are still coun-
tries where they are fighting"
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would also prove benefit to the EN-

would also prove q benefit to the en-
ployers.
AT the root Of the servant prob
lem explains Miss Stephens, "there
lies distorted idea in the minds of
the employer as to the value Of vari-
Gus services to the community. If it
were true that we priced our homes
so highly, we should not feel that
unframed and ill-paid women were
fit to work in them"
One Of the servant reforms that
Miss Stephens is agitating most
strongly is rule that girls are not
to 60 out to work before sixteen
years Of age. She says
However good a mistress is, q
girl needs her mother before that
New-York tribune., 1919-12-28
" THEN the ocean RACES against
" the cliffs the great bird Of
the sea appears. The sprea,

the sea appears. The spread
Of his wings seems doubled in the
teeth Of the hurricane which GUS
tains them. All admire this van
quisher Of the tempest, this
herald Of the sailors. So these hon
est people admired Lieutenant Le-
brun, Legionary who had retired
from the Legion to become COM
mander Of the 1st Company Of the
10th Infantry Regiment. That was
the company in which tho son Of
the family fought.
Lebrun had no relatives and on
each leave he came to see his little
Breton soldiers father, mother and
sister. With a smile on his bronzed
face he said to them:
Don't worry. Ihave been through
many dangers. twenty-five years
of service, six campaigns. four
wounds but am l not still
here"
He tapped his chest, on which his
many medals were strung, and
Marie, the peasant girl, who wept
each night when she thought of the
war, opened wide her little Breton
eyes. She poured out cider so that
the hero would go on talking. So
long as he talked she had no fears
for her brother.
Il will bring him back to you. On
the faith of Lebrun, he will march
under the Arc de Triomphe."
But the little brother didn't
march under the Arc de Triomphe.
His first wound was fatal
Don't cry, little girl. When he
New-York tribune., 1919-12-28
In the Mean Time, Viscountess
Rhondda Is Hammering at the
Door of the House of Lords

the proposed reforms may take
some time. do not propose to wait
so long if can help it.
Il have been convinced by bitter
experience that it is imperative 10
have ladies in the House of Lords
The wonan's point Of view must be
put by woman. Nothing short of
this can be satisfactory 1t is all
very we'll to say that men can deal
equally we'll with questions affect
ing women. They cant The pres
ent methods of getting anything
done in Parliament for women are
slow and curohersome.
New-York tribune., 1919-12-28
BY Ralph Courtney
IN ow I'm all out for poll
~ tics, and I'm hoping
for seat at Westmin-
London.

ster before very long
on the labor vote"
Thus the British servant girl poll
tlcian Jessie Stephens announces
her plans for the future. -Four short
years brought Jessie from the OBJ
scurity Of the back parlor into the
lmelight of world politics. Now
she moves among the great ones of
the earth Lloyd George has WINGED
under her stinging words at labor
meetings, and the great Albert Hall.
holding ten thousand persons has
been filled by popular demonstra
tons in which Miss Stephens PLAYED
the leading part
A tall, slight girl. her face alive
with intelligence and framed with
thick dark hair, Miss Jessie Ste
phens Is personality not easily for
gotten. When she speaks her deep
voice, her earnest manner lighted
by flashes Of humor, make it a pleas
ure to listen to what she has to saw.
Twelve years ago Jessie Stephens
entered upon her domestic career at
the age Of fifteen.
Father was out of work." she
says, and the wages l could earn
IN service were needed to keep the
home together"
For seven years she worked as a
servant. She began in the kitchen
snd passed through all the stages of
domestic employment. She was
house Darlormaid," then general, .
den cook general" and, finally
graduated into odd staff maid" in
hotels.
When the war broke out she be-
gan to think Of new possibilities.
she became for time q porter in a
chemical warehouse and drove a
three-ton lorry in Glasgow, her ma
tive city.
During most Of this time she was
e,deavoring to organize her fellow
workers. The idea occurred to her
early in her career that trade
union vas necessary for the protec-
ton of domestic servants. Condi-
tons were not the same before the
war as now, and domestic servants
were not the independent individu-
as they are to-day.
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fellow barons from sitting
with them in the British House Of
Lords. She is entitled to do so
under every heading except for the
fact that she is a woman. Smarting
under her rejection, she is deter
mined to have her revenge. When
the Lords refused to admit her
among their number she declared
to The Tribune correspondent
II now regard it as my mission in
life to get into the House Of Lords. .
The Lords took their decision to
keep their august assembly petit
coatless on the eve of Lady Astor's
election to the House of Commons.
Those in the know were already pre-
dieting a 5000 majority for Lady
Astor The Lords refused to take
this lead, and now it ls to be a fight
to finish between them and Lady
Rhondda.
The British House Of Commons is
less conservative on the woman
question. A bill dealing with the
disability Of women was passed
through their body with compara-
tive ease. Many positions in the
legal profession and the civil service
were thereby thrown open to women,
and clause was inserted enabling a
woman to sit in the upper house.
Venerable peers held I'D their
hands in horror at such a revoutior-
airy prospect and took immediate ac-
ton when the bill came to them in
due course.
women may hold any posts they
like said the Lords, in substance,
$50 long as they do not invade our
sanctum.
So the Lords assented to the whole
of the bill with the exception Of the
one offending clause. Viscouutess
Rhondda thus lost the first round of
her fight for a position in the most
deeply intrenched stronghold of Brit
ish conservatism.
But they are not likely to succeed
in keeping women out for long.
England's super-woman seldom
threatens what she cannot perform.
But she will have an uphill strug-
Gle. Little help will come from the
Commons at present, for they have
decided not to fight the Lords on
the question of the rejected pro
vision. Their excuse was that the
long projected reform of the
House of Lords might materialize
at any time now and that the ques-
ton could wait until then.
Lady Rhondda places little faith
in the Lords reform" and is re
signed to fighting her own battle.
"A bout ten years ago." she told
The Tribune, during the great con-
troversy between the two Houses
when the powers Of the Lords were
curtailed, there was a strong feel
ing that the upper house could not
continue as constituted at present.
| have the impression, however,
that this question is no longer the
burning one that it was and that
New-York tribune., 1919-12-28
Is Getting Ready

When have had some more ad-
ministrative experience on the
Borough Council" she tells her
friends, II shall be ready for West
Minister"
Asked her views on the servant
question, Miss Stephens said:
Il consider that the condition Of
domestic service in England needs to
be altered. Putting aside those
which prevail in exceptional situa-
tions, the hours are too long and not
enough free time is allowed. Many
girls may not crave for time to
study, but they do desire free time
TO enable them to have some life out
side their work. 1t is right that
they should have it, and wise from
TIE employers point Of view that
they should.
Il have met nlistresses who en-
couraged their maids to read, draw,
paint, learn some musical instru-
ment; who regarded the girl first as
a human being and secondly as SER
want. But there are many who,
often unconsciously, can see nothing
in the servant but servant-a kind
Of flesh and blood vacuum cleaner.
Often mistresses are merely thought
less, not Intentionally unkind, but
the result is the same.
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how to be authoritative without Civ
ing offense; she cannot understand
the difficulties, the temptations Of
the life Of a working girl; and,
further, more often than not, she
does not even understand the duties
Of housewife. She tries to teach
without Knowledge
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The Present Process

"For instance, if I want 70 bring
before Parliament a question IN
which women are interested I have,
first Of all. to find peer or member
who - sufficiently amiable to un-
dertake 70 do It. This takes time
Then the next five weeks or more
are taken up IN coaching him on a
question in which perhaps he is not
specially interested. Even SO, dur
ing the whole period Of tho debates
you are in a continual state of
anxiety for fear the whole question
may be prejudiced through some
slip due to lack of knowledge With
women in the national legislature
all this trouble can be avoided
Asked for her opinion concern
ing Lady Astor's election, Lady
Rhondda said:
She VII be great help am
delighted to see her iu. No one
would have been more welcome to
the Commons than she; she IS
great favorite with every one.
Not far from the House Of Lords,
which she has vowed TO enter, Lady
Rhondda has her suite Of Offices.
She has chosen the top floor of
building overlooking one Of Lon
don's busiest thoroughfares. and hcr
own room, more Ike a stldio than
an office, possessing top light as
well as windows On several sides.
probably IS the hghtest office in
London. Dressed in a simple black
Office dress, Lady Rnondda sits in
the far corner Of her large room
before desk Of modest dimensions
while large open fire burns in the
CRATE. From here she directs the
many pies into which she has been
invited to place her finger. She has
just completed arrangements to en-
ter the board of directors of
'Lysagts, one of Britain 5 century
old iron companies.
Asked whether many other Eng
llsh women were following her ex-
ample and taking to finance in
large way. Lady Rhondda said:
Yes. there are q great many
You don't hear much of them, but
can assure you that number of
women have entered upon very large
undertakings
Lady Rhondda says she has re-
turned from America with many
pleasant recollections. She declined
to state her views on the Senates
rejection Of the peace treaty, but
believes that the league of nations
is the greatest ideal of the present
day.
'It is probably the greatest ideal
that this generation will see"
While in America Lady Rhondda
studied the labor question there
and came away with the opinion
that on the whole, the labor troubles
were greater in America than in
England. But we take ours more
seriously, think, than you do
yours" she commented. IN nv
opinion, broadly speaking, the rem,
edy for all labor as we'll as of
all international differences lies in
the two sides becoming better
acquainted
Reverting to politics. Lady Rhond-
da declared in answer to a further
question that if offered the op-
portunity of contesting a seat in
the House Of Commons at the next
general election, she would prob
ably refuse.
II prefer to stick to my mission
Of entering the House of Lords"
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Train the Mistress. Too

II feel very deeply that the do
mestc worker should be trained for
her profession and that the employer
should also be trained for hers.
"a girl marrics; she is young and
has led the sheltered life Of a well-to-
do young woman. She has no real
knowledge Of life; she does not know
New-York tribune., 1919-12-28

Left, Miss Jessie Stephens The English serront ,c]to
hos announced her candidacy for the House OF Com
mons; belo'c, Viscounfess Rhondda co has been de-
med admission TO the House Of Lords, and her hus-
band, Sir Humphrey Mack,corth
New-York tribune., 1919-12-28
english Servant Girl Would Emulate Lady Ast

ago. was nearly sixteen myself
whom went to service, but was
very lonely"
Miss Stephens looks forward to
the time when she will have secured
state aid for schools to train Young
girls between the ages of fourteen
and sixteen
You'd Train Girls
If a girl leaves school at four
teen, she Is too young to go into
servtce. She is taken away from her
mothers care just when she needs it
most. Such a girl, if trained for
two years, would at sixteen enter
service stronger mentally and physi-
cally and with a good working
knowledge Of the duties she will be
expected to perform. Under present
conditions working parents cannot
afford to keep their girls so long
financially unproductive. Such
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London.
yISCOUNTESS RHONDDA,
! q peeress in her own right,
has been prevented by her
follour bnrnna frorn ritf I, es
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kno,cs by Experience

als they are to-day.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-08-18
Bobby Burns To Get Third
Chance At Fast K. Lincoln

EARL NOLAN. veteran trainer and
l. handler OF boxers. who is now
looking out for the destiny Of Ralph
Lincoln. the fast young bantam
weight champion Of the Pacific coast.
writes The Herald sporting editor
that Bobby Burns VIII get another
chance at the western slope crack at
Nogales on August p. In this con-
test NOLAN states that he is going to
question OF supremacy with Burns as
he has defeated the easterner in two
previous engagements but Burns
thought that he won each bout
In one OF the contests he struck
the referee after the decision was
rendered and a. a result Burns
has been barred from boxing in
that section for several weeks
past.
Mohan states that there is small
wonder that Burns would like TO have
no decision bouts rendered in Arizona
as he is always on the losing end"
Decision VIII Be Final.
The bout Will be refereed either by
the official who handled the previous
Burns-Lincoln battle in Nogales. or
referee Jack Mcdonald Of El Paso.
who viii be in Bisbee, on Sept %.
Arrangements could be made for him
70 90 to Nogales also as it is hut a
short distance from the Copper city.
In obtaining the services OF McDOn-
aid the promoter would assure the
fans that he has a capable arbiter
who understands every inch OF the
canvas
Carter to Box.
Plans are being made By Tommy
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-08-18

Carter, southern department light
weight champion, to go to Miami on
Labor day, where he Is billed to meet
Eddie Shannon The latter comes to
the Midland City club with an excel
lent record but Carter IS confident Of
defeating him.
The little southern champ Is
close friend Of officials of the
Midland club and who plan to
bring Benny Leonard, the light
weight titleholder to Miami for
him within the next two months.
Original plans were TO match
Leonard and Carter On September
., but they did not maferiaiiEe
In view of the fact that Leonard
has a number Of eastern engage
ments and was unable 20 come 10
the southwest Mt this time.
c. A. Smith. president Of the Mid
land club, is considered one Of the
foremost boxing critics Of Arizona and
is arranging for the services of only
first class men to appear before the
Miami fans. The two battles between
Carter and Chef Neff aroused ire
and if only fast snappy men are en-
ployed such as these two, there is
little doubt but that the glove game
viii be on such a firm basis In the
mining city that clean boxing viii be
assured for many months TO come.
Game Is Good.
Miami, Bisbee. Tucson. Douglas and
Phoenix are flOurishing boxing
centers and it seems too had that
Texas cities are not availed the op
portunity Of seeing first class box
ing contests under the club plan
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El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-08-18

St Louis. No Aug. Is--Boston twice
defeated St Louis. Eleven doubles were
made By the two teams Sunday. Many OF
these would have been outs but for the
ground rules in force Roth's double IN
the first game scored Gilhooley and
Hoouer. who had singled. with the win
Ming run In the second game, Pennocz
held the locals TO four hits. while his
teammates batted three pitchers for IS
safeties- Ruth got his 18th home run N
this game Twenty-srven thousand per
sons witnessed the games
First game. R.HE.
Rozto1 -......... 600 go 900 0
81 louis ...... 600 600 100 3 0
Batteries: Boston. Ruth and Schangs St
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El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-08-18
This Question Is Ever on the Lips of
the Afflicted.

Eczema. letter. Erysipelas. and
other terrifying Conditions Of the skin.
are deep-seated blood diseases. and
applications Of salvcs. lotions and
washes can only afford temporary
relief. without reaching the real seat
OF the trouble But just because To-
cal treatment has done you no good
there is no reason TO despair You
simply have not sought the proper
treatment. that is within your reach
You have the experience Of others
who have suffered as you have to
guide you TO a prompt riddanee OF
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-08-18

regiment, is at present in the base
hospital at Fort Bliss recovering from
an attack Of illness. Lieut.. NJ Carthy
devoted considera bic time to the de-
velopment Of boxing in the gath reg
iment but gave Up his duties as in
structor when he was ordered TO FL
Paso. He IS not connected with the
promotion OF boxing in Columbus and
has not been for some time. he states,
the reins OF the glove game being
turned over to Lieut.. N. E. Halloran.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-08-18
LOSE To
THE DODGERS
Brooklyn Team Comes Back
and Takes Second Game;
Giants Postpone Came.

Brooklyn. Aug. 1S--Brooklyn turned the
table on Cincinnati Sunday. Smith al
lowed only three scattered hits. divided
between Rath and Daubert He gave only
one pass and received perfect support
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-08-18

Totals ....---------.--5l % 30 ID 2
moore out. running out OF line at third
in eighth: two out when winning run
scored
Score by innings
Zone Supply .--------- 100 zee zoo uou-9
s27d F. A. .-.-.------ oO2 0lO Oh Vu1-o
Two base hits. Martin. Moore. .: Pine.
Patterson. Wilson Three base hits. Rainey-
Dias- Stolen bases. Carson. Pho. Aul-
czllv. Moore. Putt Wilson Struckout. by
Fairbanks. Il: by Iulcahy. r. Left on
bases Zone Supply. 10; SIND F. A. -.
First base on balls Off Fairbanks. 3. off
Mulca hv. 3 First base on errors. Zone sup
nly. O: send F A. 6. Hit by pitched halls.
fairbanks CBunson). Double plays. Wilson
to Pottorff TO Lynch; Moore 10 Lynch
wild pitches. Fairbanks. /; Mulcahy. /
Passed balls Tice. 3. Bunson- l. Time OF
game. 2-27. Umpires. Burt and Kane
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-08-18
SENATOR'S BEST TIGERS.

Detroit. Mich. Aug 1s.--A two base hit
into the crowd in the 18th inning by Judge
after Joe I.eonard's single and Janvrin's
sacrifice enabled Washington 10 defeat De-
troit Sunday. Thirty-one thousand people
the largest number that ever attended 4
ball game in Detroit. witnessed the con-
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-08-18
WHITE S0X WIN
FR0MATHLETIC5
Chicago League Leaders
Have Little Difficulty;
Tigers Lose to Senators.

Chicago. H.. Aug. 1s.-Chieago defeated
Philadelphia In a game which was called
in the sixth inning on account OF rain sun
day The locals punched hits in the first
and third innings.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-08-18

Where They Play Tuesday.
Sacramento at Los Angeles
salt Lake at san Francisco
Vernon at Portland
Oakland at Seattle.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-08-18

Not the first time it has happened
either Things are happening now
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the border TO keep in after years Let
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