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The sun., 1919-06-22
Irwin Cobb Puts
the Romp in Rompers

the Romp in Rompers
TITLE LIFE or THE PARTY Is o It-
L tie fun of Irwin CobRs long drawn
out to servo the original exigenCies Of
magazine in which words cost more than
plot or action. Perhaps Il should be said
for Mr.. Cobb, however, that he keeps
the FUN squeaking longer than anybody
else could do It with equal material.
This is Cobb's story Of the fancy dress
, party where The guests wore children's
costumes and where Me- Leary was the
life Of the party by appearing not as Lord
Faunteroy or Buster Brown or Boy
Scout or a sailor laddie, Of whom there
were dozens, but as Himself at the Age of
Of Three. MIR. Leary wore what is known
to the manufactured garment trade as o
enc piece suit Of childs rompers, self
trimmed, fastening behind; suitable for
nursery, playground and seashore, espe-
cially recommended as summer wear for
the little ones"-but not as winter wear
for Wall Street lawyer. in the cold
gray dawn of the morning after, when a
holdup man, enraged at the absence Of
pockets in rompers, removes Mr.. Leary's
expensive fur lined coat and leaves him
alone in the city streets, with people,
people everywhere (who should have been
in bed and not cabby in sight, who
should have been on every convenient cor
ner.
To bring the poignant situation home,
Mr.. Cobb has only to recall the familiar
nightmare in which delicate minded peo-
pie have found themselves in a public
place minus their clothes. He makes the
most of the situation by insisting that the
rompers are vivid and a compelling
pink" He keeps the poor wretch Of a
lawyer hiding in doorways until the
proper number Of words are written, and
then permits him to break into an apart
ment, where he sinks down in utter ex-
haustion and state of imbecility, muir
muring, 1--WE been the life Of the party"
1t is good farce, but not particularly
good humor. There is more real humor in
Mr.. Cobb's brief wartime recital Of the
suit of clothes a German tailor made for
him, which turned out to be slipovers, so
that he had 10 give the suit to "two" Bel
gian refugees. The title is good, as Mr..
Cobb's titles generally are, and the story
is dedicated to May Wilson Preston as "a
lady Of great drawing qualities"
THE LIFE OF THE PARTY. BY IRWIN
8. COBB. George Fl. DOran Company.
90 cents.
The sun., 1919-06-22

Frank N. O'Brien's The Story Of The
Sum Is being used in the journalism
classes in the University Of Wisconsin.
The sun., 1919-06-22
Worlds

story of the Conscientious Director in
England He has tried, he says, to hold
the balance even between q young Eng
lishman, like Rupert Brooke, with q pas
sion for his country, and man filed with
the spirit of st. Francis Of Assist He
does indeed give the Rupert Brooke char
aeter in the story an opportunity to elabo-
rate knowingly and eloquently on the
theme Of the sonnet, The Solder. But
Mr.. Begbie will hardly deny that he has
reserved the spotlight and the final cur
tain for the Conscientious Director.
Mr.. Begbie claims that he has informed
himself fully regarding the facts Of tho
treatment of the DIRECTORS in the English
prisons. The polite reader can only Say
that facts sometimes differ. However this
is, his argument would have been more
effective If he had made his hero . little
more Of a human being and less Of
stained glass saint
THE CONVICTIONS OF CHRISTOPHER
STERLING. By HAROLD BBGBIE Robert
The sun., 1919-06-22

When Evelyn Firth stumbled up
on the suspicious letter that came
into the hands of the censorship
office all her adventurous spirit re-
sponded to the lure of uncovering it's
secret. Bred in luxury, this beautiful
girl put aside all the comforts of
wealth to bear the hardshps of an extraordinary
search for information which was vital to the
United States Government. Where that search
led and into what unheard-of adventures with
the mysterious Kay Mckay on the Swiss frontier
is romance which Robert w. Chambers unfolds
with tension that grows to the very final in his
new romance IN SECRET This story veryremark
of romance Robert w. Chambers For sheer
imaginative power and the ability to make you and feel
IN SECRET is notable This story blends forest adventure
marked by unusually beautiful descriptions with mystery and intrigue
new kind of Chambers novel You are caught up willy
EN n the meshes of rapid moving plot which begins in the
(ar United leads you eventually
VoO romantic spot in the Swiss mountains where the
closing dramatically staged and love under the stars
has it's fulflment.
The sun., 1919-06-22

THE CONVICTIONS OF CHRISTOPHER
STERLING. By HAROLD BEGB1E Robert
II. Mcbride & Co. $50.
El Mundo. [volume] (San Juan, P.R.) 1919-1990, 1919-09-20
SabiduTiay POdeT... Querer eS Podgr
Dos gTandss pOtsneias que sI'hOmbTe dsbe pOseeI

No poseo La facultad de un escritor
porque mi humilde instruction la obtu-
We en- una escuela pdblica de primera
Eensefanza en- epocas de la antigua do
minaci6n Y solamente pude terminar los
-estudios primaries; spor esta raz6n supli-
co Sc me perdone. 81 NAL 10 hago al es-
calar. la columna mas poderosa del Pc
riodismo insular, cusl es el peri6dico Ell
MUNDo, desde cuya tribuna me pro
pongo explicar, ell valor y signifcado de
esas dos palabras: sabiduria y poder.
En,el sendero de la existencia Ell hom
bre esta preparado para dominar estas
dos grandes facultades: sabiduria v po-
der.
FL estudio de Ia ciencia esta al alcarl-
EIDE stodo ser humanoss 81 pons un POGO
de voluntad y perseverance,. La natura-
leza, fuente cientifca de todo 10 creado
es asimismo una via de adelanto v de
progrsso, de luz y de fuerza suprema.
Todo 10 que nos rodea, TODD 10 que We
mos sentirnos es obra de esa misma
naturaleza; sus profundos misterios a
veces Sc vislumbran en- La vida huna-
ma. De ahi pcr que los sabiOs hacen
nuevos Observation-Disclosures, los cuales Sc
les da el nOmbre de inventos mara
villosos.
La Naturaleza es la que nos ayuda a
inventar, producer, revelar, a des-
cubrir.
El Mundo. [volume] (San Juan, P.R.) 1919-1990, 1919-09-20

ART. I.-NoMBRE. FL nombre de es-
TIA organization asera fsAsociauion Por-
torriquefla de Prestamos Construc
ciones''.
ART. II.--Essa Association man.en-
ORA sus ofcinas en- la CsEe. mo.
.........,, San Juan, Puerto Rico.
ART. III.-La Association sera incor
porada bajo las leyes de Puerto Rico. So
gun -queda provisto para la incorpora-
ci6n de sociedades cooperativas otras
ssociaciones organizadas para mutuo
benefcio, y no con miras especulativas,
de acuerdo con la Ley de MARIO nueve,
mil novecientos once y enmiendas la
misma aprobadas en- MARIO doce, mil no
vecientos trece.
ART. Iv.-Son los fines y objetos de
esta asociacicn que sus socios l,eguen
ser ausfos de isus casss, que puedan
hacer prestamos para reparar o modifi-
car las que va poseen. Esto Sc nevara
cabo por los pagos mensuales de los
miembros, por semisi6n y sventa de bo
mos y por la negotiation ordinsria de
pr6stamos, segdn queda previsto y es-
pecifcado en- los estatutos de la aso-
ciaci6n.
ART. V.--Sersn por 10 presente miem
bros de sesta organization los empleadOs
federales, insulares y municipales, de
n. IL. n..~-a. roso1
ART. vI.--SerAn sus oficiales un Pre-
sidente, un Vicepresidente, un secrete-
rio. un Tesorero, v un consejero Le-
gal, para ser electos todos, anualmente,
segun 70 previstO para el case en- los
Estatutos.
ART. VILLA Association podra ser
lisuelta y sus negocios hquidados y sal
dados por 81 voto de dos terceras lpartes
de La capacidad votante de la asocia-
sci6n, de acuerdo con los estatutos, de
acuerdo con las leyes de Porto Rico. e.
producto lfquido en- effective sera dis
tribuido proporcionainente de .acuerdo
con las acciones pagadas por cada uno
fy todos los iniembros activos en- la fe-
cha de tisolucion.
ART VILLA Constitution de la
Association podra ser enmendada por
dos terceras parties de la capacidad vo-
'tante deslos miembros de la Association,
segin 10 proven los estatutos, en- cua-
lesquier junta annual, semianual espe-
cial de los miembros de la association,
en- los que l1aya quorum de acuer-
do con los estatutos y previo aviso por
escrito cada socio con no menos de
trelnta dias de anterioridad.
El Mundo. [volume] (San Juan, P.R.) 1919-1990, 1919-09-20


Querer es poder y todos los hombres
tienen el mismo derecho de ejercitar
-esas facultades. IDe que modo? Estu-
diando, pensando, meditando, y porse-
verando. ~
Desgraciadamente la mayoria inmen
sa de los hombres no estane dotados de
ese priviIegio. Culpa es de nosotros mis-
mos ei bajo escal6n que Sc ocupa en- la
vida social. Es indudable que el hombre
tiene Sfacul.ades para todo. Pero lie fal-
ia interes voluntad y he ahi la clave
de los fracasos humanos. 5Por que no
SO mira hacia adelante, hacia Ell. pro-
greso, hacia la perfeccion7 IPor que
no esgrime la espada contra la abulia
y la ignorancia?
La perseverance, es Ell camino direc-
to para llegar al triunfo en- la vida.
Sin ella huelgan los stalentos las in
teligenoias.
Hay que perseverar, que insistir, que
-dominar...
JOSE LOPEZ cEPERo.
(Inspector de Sanidad)
El Mundo. [volume] (San Juan, P.R.) 1919-1990, 1919-09-20
E S T A T U T o S

Sec. LAS juntas regulares de la
Association portorriquefia de Prestamos
y Constructions" seran efectuadas
anual, y semianualmente en- San Juan,
P. R. La Junta annual Sc reunira en- di-
ciembre, y la semianual en- junio de
cada afo. convocatoria de los Direc-
torres, y previo aviso escrito cada So
clio con dos semGnas de antelaci6n, y
anuncio de clio en- dos peri6dicos de cir
,culaci6n general en- Ell pals. *
Sec. 2.---Las reuniones aexpeciales de
la Association seran citadas por el voto
unanime de la Junta de Directories a
peticion del diez por ciento de los miem
bros activos en- la fecha de tai petici6n
La convocatoria para esas juntas, Sc
"a hecha con cinco .dias de anterioridad
e indicara el objeto objetos de la reu
ni6n. En- cualquier case las citas para
reuniones especiales deberan ser. hechas
por Ell Eecretario osel director, que 10
sustituya. Una mayoria de votos de los
lconcurrentes decidira el sasunto asun-
tos para que fue citada la reunion, ex-
cepci6n hecha de cambios a la consti-
:tuci6n o estatutos. Otros asuntos te-
El Mundo. [volume] (San Juan, P.R.) 1919-1990, 1919-09-20
UN HoMBRE HERIDo

Anrelio Martinez, de Ponce, fue atra
pado por un carret6n, en- Ell 'muelle, que
lie produjo una herida por desgarre en-
la manO derecha, de la que fue curado
en- la sala de socorro.
El Mundo. [volume] (San Juan, P.R.) 1919-1990, 1919-09-20

las de los
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Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1919-06-13
Grenade Banks at
Federal Reserve Banks

AS a reward to the thrifty of the
school children of America, millions
of hand grenades, manufactured to
carry death and destruction to the
German army, are to be distributed
to all youthful students who have
turned their earnings into war saw
ings stamps during the summer va
cation.
Lads who are paid for wedding
tomatoes. hoeing corn, and lass1es
who receive remuneration for caring
for the chickens and attending to SUM-
dry household duties during vacation
should save their earnings by con-
verting them into Understanding
war savings stamps. -.
Each grenade, when it reaches it's
ultimate owner, will have been trans
formed into a miniature savings bank,
which will hold pennies and dimes.
Fifteen million of these grenades are
at the disposal of the savings divi-
sion of the United States treasury
department, through the courtesy Of
the war department.
The plan approved by the treasury
department contemplates awarding a
grenade savings bank to each child
under ten years of age who earns
enough money to buy a war savings
stamp during the vacation period,
and who brings to his teacher when
school opens in the fall, a story tell
ing how the money was earned.
Children over ten years would be
required to earn enough money to
buy two war savings stamps
The distribution of the grenade
banks will be entirely under the juris-
diction Of the twelve federal reserve
hank districts
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1919-06-13
American Schools Are
Facing Shortage Of
Teachers, Official Says

American schools are facing seri-
Gus problem of the lack Of teachers,
P. P. ClaXton, commissioner of ed
ucation declared in asking congress
for 100000 additional appropriation
for conducting the services of his
bureau for the year beginning July L.
perhaps no other institution was
more affected by the war than were
the Schools" he wrote. urging con-
tinuance of the bureaus work in aid
ing the placement of teachers. AL
most one-third of all the American
teachers were drawn out of the
schools for service in the army. navy
and other branches of the govern
-ment, and in various commercial &C
tivities and wah industries.
"As result. there were last Oc-
tober approximately $4,000 schools
about 10000 new and wholly UNI
trained teachers. Numberless calls
from all parts Of the country came
to the bureau of education for relief.
and up to the present comparatively
few of the teachers have returned
to their regular work The fever of
activity and the higher pay in other
fields Of labor still complicate the
nroh1ern."
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1919-06-13
Bainbridge-Soldier
Is Strangely Missing

All cambridge and Decatur, county
have been very much interested and
concerned in the sudden disappear
ance Of George w. billiard; son of M M
and Mrs. G. H. billiard, of this
place, after he landed in New York
from Europe.
In the early outbreak of the war
Mr.. billiard joine dthe British army
and went to France. He was captur-
ed and held prisoner by the ,,o, Ger r.
he sailed on the Mauretania and
landed in New York on or about
April and Immediately wired his
mother that he had landed and was
on his way home. His telegram from
Camp Mills was dated April 8.
Since that time there has been no
trace of him. The family became
alarmed over the. fact that they
can't get any information as to
his whereabouts. Mr. billiard has
made every effort to locate the
young man that his limited means
would permit. George was 20 years
old last December and weighs about
160 pounds, is light completed and
has blue eyes.
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1919-06-13
Even .Moonshiners
Are UniOniZinQ

Even the moonshiners are organ
izing a union, according to the re-
ports from East Tennessee, where, it
is said, the moonshiners have formed
a union to keep UP their set stand
ard of prices and cooperate for the
bctterment of their interests in. an
ticipation of the day when John
Barleycorn becomes one Of the relies
of the nation. Information to this
effect was given out by Capt. VIII
liam LeFevers and w. L. Mcdonald,
depty internal revenue collectors,
upon returning from series of sue
cessful raids. It was stated that
recently one of the members of the
organization was. found guilty of UNI
derselling his fellow moonshiners
and was badly horsewhipped. Cap
tain LeFevers stated that a stranger
to section in B1ount county, known
as. mo Mans. Land" was recently
run down by mountaineers, stripped
of his clothing, brush piled under
twigs began to crackle he made
dash for. liberty and the last seen seen
of him he was going down hill
ra hhit
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1919-06-13
IN - m m ~ - - IN O. wm n umu - 10
GREAT Believer
IN BLACk-DRAUGHT
1---- .. H.
Oklahoma Lady Tells How
Her Husband Believes In !:
Black Draught and
Uses 1t For Many
Ailments !. II

Nowata, Okla.-Mrs. W. B. Dawson,
a resident of this place. says: my
husband is a great believer in Black
Draught and thinks it cures about
every thing.
It is splendid for headache, con-
stipation (Which usually causes head
ache), indigestion, or any kind OF
stomach trouble, and we just keep It
for these troubles. I don't know.
when we haven't used it, and we al
ways find it satisfactory. 4
I know it has done us both lot of
good and saved us many dollars. I
use it in teaspoon doses at first and
follow with small doses, and 1t sure
does make person feel like new. ~
1t cleanses the liver better than
any other liver tonic I have evert
used, and after taking a thorough
course nature asserts, itself and iyou
are not left in a constipated condi-f
ton that follows a lot of other ac-
tive medicines. This is one thing T.
like especially about It," :,
For over 10 years Thedford's Black
Draught has been in use for many
simple ailments and today is recogF;
nized standard remedy in thousands
of family medicine chests. 1t will
pay you to keep Black-Draught in the
house for use when needed
Your druggist sells it.-(Advt.) 7,
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1919-06-13
HINES AFRAID
CONGRESS WILL
INJURE SERVICE
Cut of s4OO,OOO,OOO From
Sum Asked to Require
Close FinanCeering-Econ-
ony Is Urged on Employees

WASHINGTON. June 10.-Repeti-
ton of the plan of financing, evolved
when the railroad administration ap-
preparation died in the last congress,
was forecast in Washington as a re-
suit of the cut of S450,000,000 in Di-
rector General Hines last request of
the house appropriations committee.
The $3.50, 900, 600 which the. committee
granted. if passed by congress. will
leave the roads in practically the
same situation they were last Novem-
Der, officials said.
Members of the house committee
The measure came up on the floor
of the house today.
which pared the bill expressed the
opinion there would be further ap-
preparation if conditions warranted
them. But railroad administration Of
ficials are not banking on that. They
saw another series of railroad ad-
1ninistration Indebtedness certificates
as well as further loans through the
war finance corporation. Their only
hope for relief appeared to be in
loans from private bankers which
they said probably would be easier
to obtain as the money market i'm
nrOUhd
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1919-06-13
HINTS ON CARE OF THE PHONOGRAPH

charge Of electricity set up by the
friction of the needle upon the rec
ord. The records themselves often
become charged in time and collect
dust from off the top of the machine
and their envelopes. 1t is we'll to
keep a camePs hair brush on hand
and dust off your records each time
before and after playing. Handle
all records on their extreme outer
edges, as sticky fingers leave marks
that impair their musical qualities.
Never leave the machine open when
cleaning the room. 1t is we'll to have
a cover made for the machine. and
slipped over it when sweeping or at
any time when the house is to be
shut UP for period.
The needle, of course, demands the
closest watching. Nothing will ruin
your records as quickly as faulty
needle. Never use steel needle
twice. Never use needle that has
once been taken out of the arm of
the machine and screwed in again.
The ne&dle wears at a certain angle.
forming a tiny hook at it's end. Let
this strike the fine impression on
your record and it Immediately leaves
a scratch. Examine all needles be-
tanners, as sometimes even they are
faulty in spite of their careful manu-
facture. rr*e@.
Everyone knows, of course, that
the photograph is to be kept away
from heat. But not everyone knows
that if facing an open window tor
draught, current of air backs o1lp
into the horn of the machine or the
simplifying chamber and interferes
with the tone production. This is
especially to be considered when the
machine is played out Of doors: In
choosing location for the machine
remember the photograph is more
sensitive to Sound traps" as So
called than either, the organ or piano.
For this reason do not place your
photograph in front of stairway
or open door or any spot where there
will be an extensive open space be-
hind the machine,
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1919-06-13
Eight Million Women Are Now Employed
In Industry in the United States

In the census of 1920 reduction of
child labor will have operated to
lower this percentage, but with nat
ural growth and wartime accelera-
ton numbers of working women will
have raised this total, directors of
women's work in the employment
service believe. Their calculations
is that about % per cent of the
the country will be listed in the "fe-
male" column of the next industrial
census.
War and postwar recognition of
the Importance Of the women wage
earners in business and industrial
fields has given SO great acCeleration
to women's work that the women's
divisions have greatly increased in
number.
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1919-06-13

Those simple precautions against
dampness and excessive heat that
apply to all musical instruments ap-
ply here. Only the photograph, de-
pending as it does Who'll y upon the
condition of it's mechanism for the
beauty of it's productions. requires
more attention to the details of its
care than either the organ or the
piano. In the first place, the phon-
ograph is a machine, furnishing it's
own motor power. In the second, it
reproduces music rather than gives
us the original production, and for
this reason it is more sensitive to
vibration and tone than other in
struments.
Placing the photograph where the
floor is perfectly even. No machine,
no matter how costly, will play good
music when not standing on a level.
If necessary slip pieces of felt or
rubber padding under the legs of the
machine. This precaution is we'll
worth while on a dance floor, where
large crowds gather, as the motion
Of the dance sets UP vibration
of the needle. The same may be
said of the floor that is Jared by
passing vehicles. Even used needles,
if allowed to remain in the natal
pockets on the top Of the machine,
will vibrate sympathetically with
the music and destroy the fullest
harmony. The same may be said OF
loose joints in the arm of the ma
chine or a needle that is not screw
ed securely in it's groove on the
sound-reproducer. Loose needles do
great harm to the records.
The motor of the machine ought
to be oiled occasionally with good
grade typewriter oil. Also the joints
in the arm of the machine. Never
wind with a jerk. 1t is better to
play your records with the springs
in the motor loose and to wind anew
a few times for each record played
than to wind the springs to the high
est tension and then allow them to
run down. Always allow the motor
to run down when you expect to
leave the machine stand idle for a
time.
1t is with the photograph against
dust, however, that the greatest pre-
cautions must be taken. Dust gath
ers in the simplifying chamber or
horns and works it's way up into the
sound reproducer where it collects.
This often ruins the best machine.
Dust also collects on the records and
clogs the tiny impressions on their
surface. Have you ever noticed that
tiny ball Of fluff that collects at the
needle point when a record is play
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1919-06-13

Eight million, or % per cent of all
persons engaged in gainful occupa-
tons in the United States are wom-
en-, according to the women's divi-
sions of the federal employment
service. which has handled employ
ers' calls for 1884 female workers
during the first ten weeks of 1919.
OF this 100000, the employment
service figures show more than l.
100000 were women and girls en-
home farms. They make up class
which has no proportionate parallel
among men workers and which has
no need of an employment service.
Roughly calculated, 10 per cent of
all paid employees in 1910 were wom-
en- and girls who need employment
information at some period in their
lives
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1919-06-13

dresses, and even a number of her
afternoon gowns, have been made Of
cloth with designs of gold and silver
thread which cost $25 a yard. She
has gowns covered with pearls and
scintillating with jet, or flashing with
tiny metal silvers and pailleres. But
these gowns now cost very much
more than in the old days before the
war.
Tailored suits have been boosted
from 500 to $120, and these are
minimum figures. Evening gowns
now bring $500 and more, Madeoto-
order shoes cost from $25 to $40 a
pair, while the ready-made shoes
bring SIS to $22. Furs have more
than doubled their prices. .
If Nine. Poincare satisfies the as
pirations of Paris society she will
spend $4,000 annually for clothes.
The budget would include twenty
evening gowns at $500 each, twelve
street suits for each season at SIP
son at $40, fifty blouses at $40,
hats, $4,000; lingerie, gloves, shoes
and accessories, $4,000, and furs, $4,-
400