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MUNITIONS DISCOVERED
BY FRENCH IN GERMANY

PARIS. April 25.-Large quantities
of arms and munitions were discov-
cred by French cavalry entering
Hanau east of Frankfort. according
to the Temps today. The war ma
terial was labeled ARMY Of the
West"
Numerous plans relating to ma
neuvers also were found. purportins
to cover military operations against
France through the zone occupied by
the American Army at Coblenz.
(Havas. 1.-Two hundred and fifty can
non have been discovered at koenigs-
berg. East Prussia. by the interallied
commission, according to advices re-
ceiyed here.
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Centenary Of Napoleon's Death.

PARIS. April 25.-A committee has
been formed to make plans for COM
memorating the death of Napoleon,
the first centenary of which falls in
May, 1921. Prince Murat will serve on
this committee. A sum Of money is to
be collected. which. under the name
of the Napoleon endowment" will
be offered to the government for disti-
button to the devastated regions Of
France, to orphans. to permanently
disabled wounded soldiers and other
charitable work growing out of the
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AGAINST LARGE NOTE ISSUE.
Spanish Financial Experts Fear
Sale of Gold Abroad,

MADRID, April 26.-Financial en-
perts do not take kindly to the sug-
gestion that Spain should authorize
large issue of bank notes to replace
silver coin.
says the Bank of Spain has bought
1000. 100000 pesetas in gold since
1914. and if silver is withdrawn from
circulation and is used to replace
gold in the banks Golfers as guaran-
tees for paper money, the institution
will be able to sell gold abroad at
a profit of at least 10 per cent over
the purchase price. as pesetas have
deprecated that amount
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1920-04-26
UNPLEDGED PARTY
| DELEGATES TO co
FROM BAY STATE
Those Chosen at Large Will
Have Freedom of Action.
Other Political News.
By the Associated Press.

| BY the Associated Press.
BOSTON. April :6.-Eone Of the
candidates for delegates ut large to
the republican and democratic ma
tional conventions will appear on the
ballot at the Massachusetts primaries
| tomorrow rs pledged to vote for any
particular man for the presidential
| nomination. The democratic candi-
dates have made no statements as to
their presidential preferences.
Four Of the republican candidates
are running as a group, although I'M
der the law they must be voted for
| separately. They are Senator Henry
| Cabot Lodge. Speaker Frederick n.
| Gillett of the national House Of Rep
resentatives, former Senator w. Muir
ray Crane and Edward 4. Thurston
| former chairman of the republican
state committee. Although all are I'M
! pledged Senator Lodge has announced
that he will present the name Of Gov.
Calvin Coolidge to the convention If
the governor desires it.
Candidates Represented.
The other candidates for the four
places as republican delegates at
large are former GOV. Samuel w.
Mccall. who has declared himself III
taNOT o the nomination o: Herbert
; Hoover; former Lieut.. GOV. Louis \.
rockingham, who has announced
that he viii vote for Maj. Gen. Leon
ard Wood. with Hoover as second
choice: Representative hlvan T. Full
Ter. who has publicly pledged himself
10 vote for Wood; Thomas ". Lawson
and Russell \. Wood.
On the democratic ticket the reg
ular' slate is composed of Senator
David |. Walsh, Richard II. Long
twice democratic nominee for gov
ernor; District Attorney Joseph C.
Pelletier and Daniel F. Doherty.
Former Representative Joseph T.
O'Connell, the only other candidate.
has made his campaign on his dec
laration that he will work for an
anti-prohibition plank in the plat
form to be adopted at San Francisco.
Gov. Lowden in Indiana.
CHICAGO. April a6.-Gov. Lowden
departed last night for Indiana for
a weeks campaign. Today he will
speak at Marion, Muncie and Andcr-
son. The governor will be at Rich
nond tomorrow, at Greencastle and
Terre Haute on Wednes day and at
Evansville on Thursday. Friday and
Saturday will be spent in the north
ern part of the state.
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candidates for delegates are pledged
to him. Local conditions. however
have resulted in contests for district
delegates in a few districts. In tho
sixteenth district tCantonb the Wet
and dry question was brought for
ward as an issue and resulted in sew
eral candidates being entered.
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berian frontier, on April 10. indicate
that the train was surrendered after
the Japanese had posted artillery
against the Czechs. The Japanese de-
manded that the train be surrendered
within one hour failing which they
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threatened to open hre.
The train has since been returned TO
the Czechs after demand by the
highest Czech authorities here for II,
and for an explanation of the Incl
dent
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japanese Seize and Return Train.

VLADIEOSTOK. April 90 oby the
Associated Press) .-Details Of the
seizure of a Czech armored train by
the Japanese at Hailar, on tho ST
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OMMY-TROT," chrlstene6
Thomas Trotwood Bilpey,
sprawled on. the table al
his fathers elbow. He was
engaged in printing some
thing which he carried
about with him. "Its ar
awful hard job, amt it,
daddy? But l guess gentle
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rather, ana II you Will get Inc glass
Of hot milk l will be very grateful
I'm ashamed not to have thought
of that myself" he told her remorse-
fully as he hurried to obey. When he
returned she tried to dispatch him to
get himself something to eat.
I'D rather not" he assured her; IT
do not think I could eat. I only want
to make you understand how much
appreciate what you have done for me
and Tommy-Trot. Well be your de-
voted slaves from now on and Tom
my's father will run him close race,
Miss WOODBURY."
1T was mighty fortunate that re.
membered that had promised to stop
for him." she said quietly. But think
now that you had better get your din
ner at once and then I will run home
for mine when you return" Her tone
brooked no argument, although Mr..
Birney much preferred to look at the
picture of her holding his sleeping
child than to eat.
Shortly after Miss Woodburn had
her dinner Mr.. Birney, In distress, tele.
phoned that Tommy had awakened
and was crying Historically for her
Would she come and stay little while
and get him to take one, more dose of
medicine? Hastily putting on her
wraps, Miss Woodburn started for the
Birneys', taking with her an old nurse
who she knew would stay with Tommy
for the night.
you pwomised mel" he walled.
"You shan't go back to Peter; Pll
fwash him r"
Abashed, but smiling, Miss Wood
burn soothed the child, who clung to
her till she assured him over and over
again that she would return in the
morning, and Mrs. Brown would stay
till she came back. When Tommy-Trot
was finally quieted for the night, Mr..
Birney insisted on taking Miss Wood
burn home, and 1t seems that most of
the time was spent in telling her about
his family and his prospects, as though
he felt 1t necessary that she should be
thoroughly acquainted with his biog-
raphy, Next day he made the ac-
quaintance of her father and repeated
the story and much more about HIM
self and Tommy-Trot. And as Tommy
soon learned the way to the Wood
burns also the neighbors are wonder
Ing whose courtship is the most
ardent, Mr.. Birney's or Tommy-Trot's.
But certain it is that Miss Grace
voodburn is to be the New Year LADY
in the Birney home.
Copyright, 1919, by Mcclure Newspaper
Syndicatel
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out mis- hand TO ner; uertly sne
smoothed his pillow, asking quick
questions as to doctors orders and
showing the bewildered father how to
follow them, all the time talking in
soothing, comforting little sentences
% the child. "We're good pals, aren't
we. Tommy? And we're going to have
some awfully good times together,
aren't we? And will you make bar
gain with me? When my little Peter
kins was sick he did just what I want
ed him to do. Will you do that, dar-
ling? If you will you may call me
Aunt Grace, just as he does. Will you,
dearest?"
"Ravver call you muvver," whis-
pered the child hoarsely.
The color flooded Miss Woodburn's
face, but with a little life hanging in
the balance there was no time to hesi-
tate. "All right. little man, it's bar
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YEARS MERELY
LIES CHAPTERS
Offer Opportunity for Each Of
Us to Write Therein a
Record Better Than
the Preceding.

"HB coming year lies spread
like the white plain that
sweeps from the roadside to
the distant forest where the
gray squirrels are making tracks In the
light snow. On this white sheet lit
tie record may be written; not full
life story, but merely q brief chapter
or two, like the chapters OF squirrel
life that may be read by one who to-
day ventures into the white forest.
It is a great mystery that lies ahead.
4 treasure house of endless pOssibiii-
ties. The span Of mans life Is
short; shorter In absolute measure
ment than the span. of year. For
each year, when October fades into
November, has wrought completeness.
No human life can bring completeness.
It cannot bring completeness of knowl-
edge or completeness of happiness or
completeness of good works. The best
nan can do, in his poor, limited way.
s to CLEAN as much wisdom and win
as much happiness and do as much
good as the number of his days per-
mits. When the human October fades
1t may thus be rich and peaceful and
without the scars of stormy days or
.he blight of wasted days and without
undue regret that what should have
been seen and known and done has not
been seen and known and done.
A YEARS completeness is but q
IA twelvemonth. Our human incom-
pleteness covers many twelyemonths.
How fortunate that each dawning year
means new opportunity to live and
learn, Again and again we may take
up the thread and advance toward the
goal Of apprehension, We may study
Gods works end year by year come
nearer to an appreciation OF them. We
can never fully appreciate them, for
.our minds are finite, and they are In
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Joy That All Can Have.

The joy of living is best found in
he real success Of life. Take away
iuccess and there's no JOY in life to
me alive to opportunities and respon'
abilities. No live man is satisfied with
mere existence, for he wants to con
ribute something to the worlds prog
.ess, the worlds good. And it is in such
contribution that real joy is found the
satisfaction that comes from full reali'
.ation that one has done what he
.ould in the year given him. So this Is
he joy this journal wishes every read.
,r may have the coming year land will
rave If they fully appreciate that the
lew year Is theirs, to make 1t truly Q
happy new year.
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Little oldlastyear's
resolution is as
good as any. and
probablywillwear
fully as long as a
new one.

brightness. April will spread her
Feast Of flowers. June will display her
green perfection of beauty. August
will offer the ripening grains; October
.he laden orchards. The year will
:ake no heed of the crime that has
,een done by man or of the vengeance
hat marched inexorably.
DOETS died in the trenches Of Gal
1 lipoli and France, watching Gods
mnrise or the wispy clouds in the
,lue. British gentlemen caked with
he mud of Flanders wrote detailed re-
,orts of their observations of migra-
DRY birds and of the effect of drum
Ire on bird life. French students and
,cholars, bearded and dirty, made
Areful notes of the fora Of the
Geuse and the Somme.
These men visited Olympus and did
lot fall asleep while the gods con-
'ersed. Neither did they permit the
oar Of mans fury to drown out the
livine voices.
So 1t must be a good year that Is
,head. There can be no bad years.
rhe years are measured by God and
lot by the evil that men do.
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Engaged In Printing Something.

Engaged In Printing Something.
is 1t, old man, to get us lady for our
home" He somehow could not say
the word mother lightly, though it had
been five long years since Tommy's
mother died. "It would be nice. Have
you found any one, spoken to any one
YETI"
"rd like to have the lady wiv the
shiny eyes that takes me to school
mornings" admitted Tommy. II asked
her once was she a muvver, and she
said no, just only a little boys aunt.
spect she's so busy being a aunt that
she wouldn't have any time to be a
muyver," and the child sighed defect
edly. II wisht you'd ask her daddy.
Won't your"
"Why, don't know Miss Woodburn,
old man." The father smiled little
ruefully as he remembered that he had
thought to strike up n-acquaintance
through the child, but Miss Woodburn
had coldly repulsed him, though she
had long been a fast friend of Tom
my's, stopping for him to slip his hand
into hers as she hurried to her school,
room, which was in the same building
as the kindergarten. ~ think we have
pretty good times together, after all.
Shall daddy be the bear tonight?"
"I'm most afraid I'm sick, daddy"
murmured the boy; II spect I'd better
go to bed.">
Mr.. Birney gathered Tommy -Trot up
solicitously and prepared him for bed.
II wisht your lap fitted me better,
daddy. I'm going to get the New Year
;ady's lap to fit like Benny jones'
muvver's does," complained the child,
drowsily.
The next morning Miss Grace Wood
burn slackened her pace, expecting
Tommy to come running as usual, then
she retraced her steps, walking slowly
past the house. The door swung open
and Mr.. Birney, eoatless, an apron
tied about his neck, frantically ex--
planned that Tommy-Trot was very
sick with the Group, that the doctor
was trying to get a nurse, but he
feared the child would die before they
could get help, as the woman who kept
their cottage was away.
Fortunately Miss Woodburn had
taken first-aid course; also. in her
strenuous business of being an aunt,
she had helped to take little Nephew
Peter through very severe attack of
Group. She knew that every minute
was precious. She began drawing off
her gloves and unfastening her wraps
as she fastened after Mr.. Biraey, She
telephoned her assistant to take her
place till further orders, then reached
out her hand for the apron. Lovingly
sns bent over Tommy -Trot. who held
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gain and you'll take the bad medicine
just as If 1t were good"
Patiently she worked, sending the
grateful father flying on errands, or
telephoning the doctor to ask for fuller
directions. No man has any concep-
tion of woman's resourcefulness till
he sees her trying to save the life of
some one dangerously III, MIR. Thomas
Birney watched, fascinated, the move,
ments of this highly competent young
woman who seemed never TO give him
thought except to order him about.
Noon came-the AFT ftarnoon was almost
spent before the child was sleeping
calmly in her arms. the crisis passed.
sWe'ye won!" SIZE announced TO the
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pay Means Much to All.

New Years suggest intimate personal
7Iews of self. The annual crop Of good
resolutions shows how near most
people are to becoming radically bet
:er. The day also bring sense of the
.nexhaustible resources of life. 1t is
The door into wonderful future. new
Inventions, new discoveries, new
achievements, of social justice and priv
'llege and Joy for the masses of men.
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Hail and Farewell
FAREWELL TO THE OLD

OlQ I car, tHy lie Is Well-ulSH Spcnt,
Thy feet are tottering and slow,
Thy hoary head with age is bent,
The time is here for thee to GO;
Already in the frozen snow
A lonely grave is made for thee;
The winds are chanting dirges low.
Upon the land and on the sea.
Old Year, tho,, vert friend to some
To some thou vert of worth untold,
Thy days were blessings, every one,
More precious far than shining gold:
But unto Others thou foe
Did prove thyself-an enemy,
Relentless as the chains of woe
AS ruthless as the maddened sea.
Some will rejoice to know thee dead,
Others will mourn thee as friend;
Some will look back on thee with dread,
Others their praises to thee lend:
I neither offer praise nor blame,
Old Year, for what you brought to me,
For unto me both joy and pain
Your active hands gave lavishly.
Thy solemn death-hour draws a-nigh-
And bark! hear thy funeral knell
Slow pealing through the darkened sky
Farewell, Old Year-farewell, farewell!
HAIL TO THE NEW
Hail hail to thee, o virgin year!
Not yet days length on thy throne
Thou with the merry eyes and clear
And joyous voice of dulcet tone:
Hail hail! to thee, thou strong of limb;
Our praise is thine, o youthful king,
For thou art pure of woe and sin,
Thy young hands yet but blessings bring.
The monarch who is laid away
Within the catacomb of years
Was harsh and ruthless in his day
Seemed less to love our joys than tears;
We look for blessings manifold,
New Year, from thy pure sinless hand,
We trust thy heart will ne'er grow cold
Toward us-and our Native Land.
Bring healing to the hearts now sore
From wounds the cruel Old Year made;
The veil of peacefulness draw DER
The woes at each heart-threshold laid:
We cannot love tyrant king!
Our hearts refuse to loyal be
To one who takes delight to fling
Upon our hearts keen niseryi
Be kind to us-that we may say,
When comes the time for thee to 60;
20 darling year, we grieve to-day,
Because we all have loved thee so"
Good Housekeeping.
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finite. But each succeeding year Is q
new opportunity. 1t offers the perfec-
tion of completeness, and by even a
partial comprehension of it's fullness
we may move toward fulfillment of the
measure of our lives.
II am not afraid" said ThOreau,
"that shall exaggerate the value and
significance of life, but that shall not
be up to the occasion which 1t is. 1
shall be sorry to remember that was
there, but noticed nothing remarkable
NOT so much as prince in disguise;
lived in the golden age hired man;
visited Olympus even, and fell asleep
after dinner, and did not hear the con-
'yersation of the gods"
@NE who loves only artificiality,
~ who does not note the excellence
Of the world he has been set to rule,
proves himself unworthy of his herit-
age. and is punished by bitter unrest.
His life lacks the boon of contentment
which includes all boons. There are,
or course, the few whose mental scope
Is too narrow for self-measurement.
They do not even know that they are
discontented and may enjoy life as the
OK enjoys life. They are fortunate.
The unfortunate man Is the. one who
has, even dimly, an understanding that
the world is good and beautiful and
that he is failin8to reap the richness
that is rightly his.
The coming year is indeed great
mystery, full of possibilities. Who
ever has not watched and studied the
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mans has to do 1t anyway, don't we?'
Whats that, Sir Thomas?" asked
his father. glancing up from his book
"Why. the New Year resolution
thing answered Tommy as he labo.
riously put on some finishing touches
Pretty big word, that. What about
it?"
"Yep, but then l don't say it much
It's sort of like bet. You bet you do
or you bet you don't. An Tn going TO
bet do" And Tommy closed his book
on little fat finger and climbed on
his fathers knee.
sand what is it you're betting you'll
do, Busterkins2" smiled his father
rumpling up the boys brown curls.
The child was unusually serious; he
looked htently at his father. I'm
going to see about getting lady for
our home, daddy. I'm so tired being
wivout one. IL want a muvver, dad
dy--a muvver is so handy" And try
as he might to make his declaration
very matter of fact, Tommy-Trot's
chin qu1vered and he hid his face on
his fathers shoulder.
Mr.. Birney laid aside his pipe and
for full long minute said nothing.
$50 that's your New Years resolution.
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sgA: rs
low many Of US are wait
fns for the opportunities
ofthecorninsyearl With

>OWmanyo Of US are watt
W ing for the opportunities
ofthecominsyearl With
@N how many Of US is It the
unuttered hope that tomorrow.
oe,et week. .ne3Stmonth. thenest
yearmay be as today in its priv
leses Undergraduates. only far
more abundant.
We are told that the fret day
ofthe NewYear Is an appropriate
time to form good resolutions.
But the New Year 10 tomorrow.
and there Is a better time for
such q task. and that time 10 to-
day. For now h the accepted
4me."-Bi,hop Fl. c. Potlef
9GH ,ESN
passing years may begin today; 1t is
never too late. Whoever has long
watched and loved the years will
know that to his knowledge. however
ripe, much will be added. He will ad-
vance step nearer to the goal Of con
tentment, and in so advancing will In
crease his human usefulness, his help
fulness,
TIME year dawns on an earth red
j with blood, an earth torn with
strife. 1t will be for most Of the peo-
pie of the earthsa year of sorrow and
of sacrifice. But for all this it will
not be bad year. Not half of civil
lied mankind but all mankind that has
not forgotten the meaning of civiliza-
tion has been unselfishly, heroically
engaged In the needful work of rid
ding the world of noxiOus parasitic
growth, the poisonous fungus of mill
tarism. For those who gave them
selves to this essential work 1t will be
a good year. For all who are suffer
ing that the years to come may be
happier and healthier the year will be
asgood year.
February will bring Its crystal
The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1920-09-20

Wa feel very sure the public has been not
only entertained by various contributions TO the
barometer of Public Opinion" during tho past
fcw days, but instructed as well, especially ro-
spccting tho rent question Ak It applies to school
teachers.
ono contributor explains that she offered
several rooms At very moderate charges. and
never had an applicant Another that she has
beautiful home. elegantly decorated, the
rooms furnished with solid mahogany" which
she offered To rent AZ fs a week. "all home
privileges Included" She has had no applicants
one Of two things is evident: Either the
teachers arc exceedingly hard TO please both
renters and landlords f,ll to read the classified
columns OF The word as they should. Teachers
are seeking rooms at reasonable rent without Sc
curing them, while landlords arc seeking teacher
tenants at reasonable rental and falling to Sc
cure them.
Clearly the admonitlon reads; study tho
class columns.
Aside from this, we think the various con
,ributors on the subject have made II rather
clear that the teachers In some cases AT least,
are bit too exacting. Probably there is some
meat to the Trent Profitccr's" observation. IT
the teachers are willing to walk a few blocks
to their favorite picture show they can secure
very desirable rooms at reasonable rates"
In any event Public Barometer has rem
dered a genuine service. We feel pard enable
pride in the demonstrated fact that 1t is a de-
partment that the reading public finds not only
sorvlccablc but interesting.