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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1920-06-06
THE LIE
Translated from the French by
william l.. McPhers0n.

OWE to music the happiest OF my
childhood memories. That far-on
past. when I recall it. finds its
natural setting in our little pro-
vincial dining room. with Window
opening on the village main street
There / see again my father. half sm1i-
ing, half grave. seated on high Stool
and playing the harmonium. the
peaceful room was filled with the
droning melodies of church hymns.
sat on a cushion at his feet. ]
followed the movements or his legs
and arms. / never stirred and never
smoke word. I listened, my hreath
trembling under the humorous SOUNDS
az If would have trembled under the
roar of a tempest. My father PAID no
attention to my emotions. He piayeo
hidden feelings of his soul to the in
strument only, which repeated them
in it's own language. comprehended by
no one except himself-and me.
For I understood the harmonium
| regarded it as living creature
loved it with an exclusive, juvenile
passion and now and then caressed
its KEYS as if I were caressing my
mothers hands. My tenth year re
mains in my memory as one long re-
ligiouS chant sung to heaven. Inat
is the age of innocent mysticism. That
little organ took on in my mind sort
of sanctity. I approached it with de-
votion and nothing in the world could
have induced me to play it myself Sc
strong was the sense of my unworthi-
ness to do So
] grew up. became more reasonable
and had fewer unreflecting impulses
or spontaneous enthusiasms. But my
heart kept its old love. which con.
founded in it's tenderness my father
! the music and the harmonium. YOU
can imagine what a drama it was il
my existence q was then twelve
years old) when my parents sold the
instrument. Why did they part witt
ito | don't know to this day. l always
avoided speaking about this event fol
fear of appearing ridiculous i'll theil
eyes, and also in order to leave then
under the illusion that they had never
done anything to make me suffer.
suppose that some immediate need OF
money had constrained them to sacri.
flee the superfluous to the necessary
and to accept the offer made them by
NJ. Leger. the notary Of the region
who lived in a beautiful house on the
edge of the little town.
The day when they came to take the
harmonium away I fed the house. !
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1920-06-06
He Stops to Conquer.
the st. Louis Republic.

From the st. Louis Republic.
Gee. but it's late! VIII your wife
get up and let you in when you get
home2-
I'll make her. Til scratch on the
door and whine and she'll think her
dogs been locked out"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1920-06-06

umns Of The Star.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1920-06-06

Shamrock " Not "WhOlesome."
From the wording of Sir Thomas
Lipton's original challenge one might
have imagined that his invention was
to build a wholesome boat (the New
York Yacht Club members certainly
observed the principles of sanity in
Resolute and Vanitie). But Sham
rock w is by no means what may be
termed wholesome. She is indeed as
much of racing craft as her de-
signer. c. E. Nicholson. dared to lay
down in view of the rules upon which
time allowance will be based. And
for this she must pay in terms of time
allowance. Just how much time she
will have to allow either Of the Amer
lean boats in the cup races is a ques-
ton. When she was first displayed
for public inspection and certain fig
ures concerning sail area and the
like were given out it looked as
| though she might have to give five or
six minutes over a thirty-miIe course
| "a terrific handicap for any chal-
lenger to meet. Since then changes
| in keel and rig designed to reduce the
amount of handicap have been made
But that she will have to allow from
three to five minutes-possibly more
Ito either Vanitie or Resolute seems
certain. Her mainmast. for example.
| is about $50 feet high. as against
Resolute's 129foot stick and Van
litie's mainmast of 1875 feet. Again
her construction in many respects in
trigues ones interest. The scow sug-
gestion of her hull is not to be over
looked. The keel is of extra length
1t suggests a fence built along the
bottom of the sloop. The stern is low
and fiat to the water. The floor of
the hull is fiat. the bilges hard. On
the water she sits fiat as a frog. 1t
is interesting to note that she is the
first challenger ever built to carry a
1 center board. No one really knows,
but experts estimate that the Sham
rock will carry at least 1900 square
feet of sail. If sbe isn't a freak she
has all the appearances of one.
Nicholson. the designer. has spoken
of her as the glorious adventure
She looks to be all of that. Tests on
the other side have established the
! fact that she can go to windward like
q torpedo boat, and that in strong
wind she is furiously swift. All in
all. one gets the impression that she
10 an extremely dangerous craft. one
more likely to crafty Lipton's long
Jc6erished hopes Of winning ths GuD
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1920-06-06
Rurton to Sail Shamrock.

While Capt. Turner of an ancient
line of yacht racing shippers will be
the professional aboard Shamrock. the
sailing will be done by w. P. Burton,
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1920-04-01
THE CROWS NEST

]
| The housing problem Is still a crit
ical one, not only here, but all over
the land. In one modern sized city
some contractors tried to meet the
demand for houses to rent by build
! ing what they called portable houses.
But they ran up against another prob
lem. Workmen called strikes for the
reason that these houses were being
constructed on the open shop plan
Since there seems to be no great rush
in preparations for the construction
of permanent residence buildings for
sale Or rent the public is beginning
to wonder where those without homes
are going to live. The doubling up
process has gone to the limit and still
there are families almost without num-
Der who are house hunting every day
without. success. This situation may
ease up a little in the course Of time
when the moving days are over and
rent prices become standardized if
such ever becomes the case Warm
weather is coming on now and some
people may have to resort to tents
for the time ing. Many do that from
choice in the summer at lakeside re-
sorts, but these are people who have
leisure. Busy people who have daily
tasks must reside near their place
of work or business. Owners of big
cars often fit them out with all kinds
of household conveniences and tour
the country either for pleasure or
hunting for new locations. Portable
houses might be made out of some of
these and in the case Of pinch lived
in until the housing problem eases
up little, There would be a saving
of gas and rent money. one could mag
Inc he had had an outing and the fam
lily purse would be better prepared to
meet the demands of winter expenses
Seriously, let us hope that present
conditions will not prevail very long.
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1920-04-01

And now the famous big Bertha
with which Paris was bombarded dur.
ing the late war is outdistanced. The
French government has purchased OF
Belamere Maze, French inventor
the patents on gun which has shown
a range OF 120 miles. The Belgian
government also is manufacturing a
similar gun. BY the time the "nexr
war" arrives it will not be necessary
for any country to invade enemy terri.
tory with its armies. The artillery
branch of the army will remain at
home and shoot up the enemy, that Is,
the country which first gets into ac-
tion may do so. And il does not seem
very long since American histories
were quoting our revolutionary army
commanders as ordering their troops
TO hold their fire until they could see
the whites of the eyes" of the advanc-
ing. enemy!
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1920-04-01
STATE COLLEGE SALARIES

Dairy specialist Just graduated from
State college in March, accepts posi-.
tion paying more than salary Of any
his instructors with one exception.
Another graduate elected to high
school teaching position paying $500
more than State college pays doctor
Of philosophy (hiohest obtainable de
oree) on her faculty.
Young woman graduate In home
economics takes high school position
at salary considerably more than that
of any Of the six instructors In home
economics department at State college
excepting two.
Agricultural college at Ames lost 81
instructors during the past year be.
cause Of low saIaries, yet Ames 10 at
tracing State college instructors, Of
ferlno $500 to n 900 Increases.
North Daketa agricultural college
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1920-04-01
.w 8. so

A joint committee Of congress which
has been Investigating" alleged abuse
of the printing privileges Of various de,
partments OF the government since
April 10, 1919, is about ready to make
report of It's findings. 1t is reported
that the committee has discovered that
a great deal Of unnecessary expense
has been incurred for publicity Maybe
so, but 1t would perhaps be a good
idea now to appoint another commit
tee to Investigate" the expense in
CURED by the first mentioned commit
tee during its twelve months of al
legged investigation. This would en-
able few congressman to continue
q large number of their relatives and
political friends in profitable clerk
ships
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1920-04-01

offered $4,000 to a home demonstra
ton leader to whom State college was
able to offer not more than $4,000.
Nebraska offered another State
leader 81, 900 more than State college
could pay:
High school principal gets $500 raise
from his school board when offered
State college position. This boosted
his salary higher than State college
could pay.
Since January /, last State college
has lost seven members Of her faculty
and several more have resigned, to
leave in the near future, all on ac-
count of the low salaries paid. These
faculty members took positions pay
ing them from $500 to $1,000 more
than they were earning at the college.
"All are relatively young men," said
President Willis e. Johnson, in dis
cussing the matter, thoroughly train
ed with just enough experience to be
well grounded but not enough to get
into ruts, and are exactly the type
Of men which South Dakota and our
educational institutions should not be
permitted to lose.
"For next year." he said, "the exc
dus from our faculty will be simply
tragic unless the legislature at its
forthcoming session makes liberal ap-
preparations to add to salaries.
South Dakota and Montana are the
only states in this portion of the coun-
try which are not making provision
for adding materially to the salaries
of members of faculties in higher edu,
cational institutions for next year.
Montana has hardly had enough of
crop to replace the seed during the |.
past three years and perhaps can be /
forgiven if her state institutions are !
permitted to deteriorate by the rea- /
son Of the leaving of some of the /
strongest men and women of the fac /
ulties. This excuse cannot be of |
fered in South Dakota
II know that our state university,
normal schools, and school of mines
are all suffering in the same way and
will need substantial appropriations
or lose many strong teachers. Since
this is vocational institution more
of our faculty men can qualify for
other positions than teaching and
hence we are suffering much more
than any Of the other schools. 1t is
short of criminal TO PERM
the faculties of other institutions to
be depopulated, but what can l say
if the ambitious young men and young
women who come here to train for
farming, engineering, teaching agri-
culture and home economics, etc, are
given even worse treatment in the
way OF strong faculty?
THE young men and young women
who are devoting the most important
a higher education are the hope of
years of their lives to the getting of
South Dakota. They are deserving or
a square deal. The situation is ex-
Lremely critical and is deserving of
very careful consideration. The peo-
pie of this great agricultural state are
not going to stand idly by and see .
he faculties OF her higher educational {
Institutions unnamed" i
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1920-04-01
--Mw 8. SO

The United States might learn a
lesson in the treatment of profiteers
from Portugal--and yet many Ameri-
cans who believe this country is the
greatest and most advanced in modern
civilization and civil government of
any on earth do not know on which
side OF the earth Portugal is located.
In Portugal food profteers are ar.
rested and punished and boarded
stores of food found IN their shops
ana homes are conAscated. Here We
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1920-04-01

possible to do their soliciting before
now will have reported. II there are
unreported Christmas gifts to the
Near East work, please report to
Louisa Keith, county chairman. at
Brookings. AS soon as the soliciting
is completed a list of townships and
their contributions will be published.
Secretary.
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1920-04-01
Sellers & Bartling

ognition service, Ethel Cation, Susie
Hotchkiss, Phyllis Johnson and Ma
gilee Robinson. The next meeting is
to be hike II the weather permits.
The H. S. girls held a regular meet
ing Thursday evening. The service
committee reported some special Eas.
ter plans.
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1920-04-01
simply kick" and continue to pay the
prices demanded.
Hw. s. s."

The city of Denver, Colo, is consd-
ering an ordinance to prohibit the use
or keeping of horses in that city. Evi-
IDENTIFY it will not be many years until
horses will be featured in circus
parades and on circus advertising. as
elephants were a generation or two
ago.
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1920-04-01

Total to apply on quota. s4,61419
1t is hoped that by next week the
committees which have found it inn
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1920-04-01
GIRLS RESERVE CORPS

Girls Reserve Corps No. ii held a
ceremonial meeting last Friday after
noon. Four new members went
through the beautiful candle-light rec
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1920-04-01
Near East Renort

Cash on hand March 81 .$41l5.7b
Christmas offerings which ap-
ply on quota ........... 49S43
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1920-11-19
CRIPPLE KILLS FATHER
WHO ABUSES MOTHER
INTERNATIONAL NEWS

AK. o.. Nov. lA-IHoodinv
over the alleged mtstreatm-nt OF hll
mother, Two brothers aud 4 sister b.
his father. Ex-Judge Walter j. Irvine
Angus Irvine, ii. and crippIer. return
ed to the family home me miles from
here Tuesday night aud shot aad killed
his father from ambush. according 10
a story told Sheriff w. A. Bryan. ~
his sister. Sarah.
Angus was arrested and a charge or
murder in the nrst degree win lie
placed against him.
After he had killed his father, Angus
gathered his brother Patrick. IL: his
brother. Archibald. s. and his sister.
sarah. -. t~oEether. and they ali went
to an upstairs room and went to bed
and to sleep leaving the body or their
father lying on The noor.
Yesterday morning the children
arose. according to the story. came
down stairs. Angus cooked breakfast
and the four children ate the meal
within ten feet from the place where
body Or their father still lay. They
did tho chores and then Patrick drove
the family horse with Angus in the
buggy to the city. Angus atIghted.
crew Hloo which he had saved from the
bank. boarded tho l~nterurban car rnd
rode to Columbia To bring back the
mother. who left the home three weeks
o<o. following a quarrel with her ha--
band Patrick returned 10 the home.
After her two brothers had Left the
rome SArAh ran across the snow COW
cred A-ld and TO tho home or William
Catrn&n. n neigAaor and tod chem OF
tie tragedy.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1920-11-19

Try a Times Want AID"
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1920-11-19

land. cal. Msj. Gen. Leonard Wood
III rman of the board - 1udse-. an
bounced today.
Vincent. besides winning the national
prize. a solid gold media and a com
pteta camping outnt. was awarded a
sold medal for the best paper submit
TO IN hia district. the eixhth created
py scout Organization for tAe condu
o. the contest.
other sectional winners are: Henry
n Howe, CeAasset. Mass; Dudley r
Sno@man. Seuthinston. Conn: Robert
y. Young, philadelphia: wendell Ayres.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1920-11-19
Laroest Known Pnt.,a

The department Of agriculture saw.
that the weight OF the largest potato
recorded IN It's Office Is between seven
nhd eis1t pounds. There may have
been larger ones produced. bur the do
IArtment hos no record Of if.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1920-11-19
n Vermont Was Flat.

/ met n Vermont Yankee lately. and
the main thing he Dragged about was
The amount OF maple sugar shipped
from his town every spring. But he
die not shy that Vermont rolled out
INT would be as big as Ohio.-E. w.
Howe's Monthly.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1920-11-19
HOW STOCKS
OPENED

NEW YORK. Nov. 19.-Tho sfo K
market AGAIN made substantial gains
81 tie opening many issues advancing
from ! 70 , points over fnal prices.
but as on preceding dAys the gains
were not maintained and after the
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1920-11-19
GRIFFITH

The volunteer nre department OF
Griffith. gave a ball last evening. A
$4,000 Was rafned on and wou Nv
Earl Peters. number ss7. beins tho
lucky one.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1920-11-19

Upland, Ind. Cecil Hunnicutt. Giltner.
Nrh.. Cllrord IL House IT.. Covinston.
*. and William Blake. FIX Lake. Wis.
silver medals were awarded to scouts
y no seiomltted the best essays in their
rcspect!se state examinations.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1920-11-19

Facihe after advancing point to
shove 10. declined 70 1919 II.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1920-11-19

Accept california" Syrup 81 Figs
enly-look f~r the name California; -
the package. thrn YOU are SUR your
child is having the best and most
harmless phYsic for the little stomach.
liver and bowels. Children love it.
fruity taste. Fun directions on each
bottle. You must say cal fornia.-
Adv.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1920-11-19
Indiana Youth Among Boy
Scout Prize Winners

NEW YORK. Nov. 17-FIret prize in
the contest conducted among Boy
Scouts o. America FOR the hest essay
OF Fire PreVentIont has been awarded
t. Scout Lewis Adam Vincent Of oak
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1920-11-19
Fair Complexion
COnCeaIs Age
IIid the Face OF PtmpleS and Such
8lemixhea by UrdnR Stunrt'a CAL
cium Wafers-SurprinnE How
Youthful Ono Looks

Ifmpies. ~hlackheads and other such
faeAl blemishes may v Traced y an
New-York tribune., 1920-12-08
TO Repair Liner France
Will Go Into Drydock as Re.
suit of Collision Here

CHERBOURG, France, Dec The
French Line steamer France will, 90
into dry dock here shortly after her
arrival from New York. to undergo
repairs for damages suffered in COL
lislon in New York Harbor last Satur-
day with a coal barge.
The France on her last eastbound
voyage sank in this harbor the barge
1.eenwood. of Portland, Maine, which
was coal-laden.
New-York tribune., 1920-12-08
America Holding
Its Advantages in
Portuguese Trade
u. S. Firms Representatives.
Active i'll Portugal: Value
of Commerce Almost
Doubled in the Last Year

American trade with Portugal last
year was satisfactory. according to a
report made to the Department of
Commerce by Consul General w. l..
Lowrie
The United States during 1919 held
It's advantage as a source Of supply"
he states, "end its trade with Portugal
maintained itself satisfactorily. Inter
est in promoting further development
OF the commerce between the two
countries was shown by the unusual
number of American statesmen who
came to Lisbon during the year"
One interesting feature of the in
creased trade activity between the two
countries is that American ships arc
carrying q large percentage Of the
shipments to Portugal. During 1919
1902 steamers and 372 sailing vessels
called at Lisbon, Of which 43 steamers
and SO sailing vessels carried the
American flag.
"Competition will be keen for this
market the report says, "and Amer
lean manufacturers and exporters must
meet it with liberal terms and gener-
Gus treatme MT
The commercial enterprises Of Port
ugal had a prosperous year despite
strikes, increased wages and high cost
Of raw material. The textile mills op-
Grated about 100000 spindles and con
sumed 10000 to $4,000 bales of cotton.
The United States supplied large
per cent Of the raw material, but
Brazilian cotton made q strong bid for
favor and promises to become an i'm
portant competitor in the Portuguese
market. 1t is said to be we'll packed
and graded and at present exchange
somewhat cheaper than American cot
ton.
American tractors are being intro
duced, it is stated, but conditions are
not favorable for their extensive en-
ployment Of the million tons Of coal
used annually in Portugal only small
portion is mined in the country. Of
last years imports, 0,000 tons came
from the United States, the bulk OF
the Importation being from Great
Britain.
The great majority Of the automo-
biles imported came from the United
States. This country was also promi-
nent in the trade in chemicals, drugs
and dyes, manufactures of iron and
steel, machinery and oils.
The total value of merchandise ex-
ported from Lisbon to the United
States ~as $6,725,000 last year, COM
pared with s3,477,o00 the previous
New-York tribune., 1920-12-08

"f'st tN> 'l,tadt Of d g,0stqpse
ALL >4l1ERIC.f CABLES
,adiair out from Nrs0 Y9,'
commercially snmfsling Crer~i
ard South -4ar,ica.
New-York tribune., 1920-12-08

barcelona via New YORK; suaoli. Tecomati
Mexico; Devereux. Boston. Sailed
Strs Gro (NOr) tfrom Dunkirk). Hampton
Roads Reedy Island. Del Dec Passed
Gown from Philadelphia; SIT Rhode Island
NEW oRLEANs. Dec Cleared: strs
Bayafao. Santiago via ManzaniNo and
cuban ports; Bowden lNor). Tela; Bra
1',Ies , 115Ttl A4zwsrp; CFsoss New foTK *
Antilla: Mombassa OBJ GLASGOW; Paris
nina. Bocas del Toro via Cristobai: Scho-
haric. Antwerp and Ghent Via Hamburg
PORT TAMPA. Fla. Dec 7-sailed: Str
LAX. Chalar. Carterst.
PORT ARTHUR, Texas, Dec Arrived .
s,rs Texas Port Lobos Asntabula CBrh
Than shaven; Solitaire. JachscnVille
leans sasua la Grarde Barbacena
Ciwinner (Br). Portsmouth. Sailed Strs
British Star tBr), lnYsrnforon. Cneas
PoRTIANn Me- Dec 7-Arrived strs
Sedgepooi CBr), Rotterdam Torr Hastings
obi, Carair Sailed Strs Duaia tt'r),
Havre: Ya!ca, Pacific Coast, schrs Don
folk; Centennial Grom LubacA, New
cop~nan@. -' 70 po5t ''~ii Barrios; rios Hi Ga. Ssv Rev
York. Csirnyalova (f}r). Glasgow. sailed.
Strs Holden Exams. Tan pico' { White.
Tampico. Finthis. Tsinpic scanSic, Llv-
PENSACOLA. Fla, Dec. Arrived, ,
Strs Knappinsborg tSwca). Bremen.
SAN FRANCISCO. Dec sailed: strs
Eastern Merchant. Barcelona; Nanking
Hong Kong Manoa. Honolulu.
SANANNAH. Ga, Dec ARRIVED
StarNad (Nor) Tyne; Mobiles. Huelva
Lake Cathoon. brunswick: Nantucket,
Jacksonville land sailed Philadelp hia)
Sailed Monadnock (Br), Havre Kafna
G3r>, Galveston. city OF Savannah New
York; Juniata, Jacksonville
Tampa. Fla, Dec 7--Sailed: Tancaryille.
Tampico