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The star-progress. (Opelousas, La.) 1917-1921, 1920-08-07
Natures Harmonic Unity

Proportion, form, harmony, seem to
lie at the root of nature, and all things
animate and inanfmate confirm to a
certain mathematical formula and to
geometricaI proportions. God geome-
trizes," said Plato. Indeed if we
make study of beauty in nature, we
find therein displayed an extraordinary
symmetry never before suspected.
Crystals, flowers, plants, shells, mic
roscopic organisms, insects, birds,
fish and animals (including mani, as
well as architecture in all its forms.
are examples of exact geometrical
form. This has lately bee nshown in
great detail by Dr. Samuel Colman. in
an elaborate treties upon the subject.
He has shown for instance thta the
butterfly has four wings, two on eth
er side of the body, and their separa-
ton Is usually along one of the angles
of the plan. The peacock tail is fill
ed with irridescent eyes, that come on
the extrmity of ach fathr, and that
are placed in proportional ratios.
based on the progressions of the
pentagon, and it will be seen that a
series of spirals win pass through the
center of each eye in the tail. In
the case of the hawk, again with wings
spread, the measurements of the head.
tail, and wings are decided BY the
ideal angle drawn in the various pro-
gressions of the square. The lions
head is shown to be based upon a |
series OF graduated equatorial tri-
angles. The human eye and ear show
similar geometrical harmonies-both |
based upon the angle of so degrees.
Finally, in a beautiful cup, and in a
building such is the Rheims Cathe-
iral-we find the same beauty of form /
Ind exact geometrical proportion car
led out-and because of this fact they
Ill appear to as beautiful! 1t is the
perfect symmetry and harmony in the
'arious objects that we behold which
'reate in our minds the impression Of
'eauty Of form. This is a significant
conclusion and throws a clear light
Ipon the scientific basis of art
4eslie's.
The star-progress. (Opelousas, La.) 1917-1921, 1920-08-07
LIVING COST NEED
NOT RISE, SAYS
ECONOMIST OF LABOR
COAL ALONE WILL NECESSARILY
GO UP, DECLARES LAucK, OF
RAIL LABOR

Washington, D. c., Aug. 2.-Railroad
rate increases authorized by the In
terstate Commerce Commission
should have no apperciable effect on
the prices of the vast majority OF
things which the ordinary consumer
purchases" according to an analysis
OF the possible effect of the advanced
rate made public tonight by W. Jet
Lauck, economist for the railroad Ia
Dor organizations. At the same time
Mr.. Lauck asserted that there would
have been no occasion for so large
an advance" if the roads had been
better managed, made free of water
in capitalization, and were mot them
selves the victims of profiteers to the
extent of $5OO,OOO,O0O a year" in pur-
chase of supplies and equipments.
Still there is no occasion for
alarm in the prospect of addition of
a billion and half dollars to the an
nual transportation bill of the coun-
try the statement said, provided
this item is not multiplied four or
five times before it is presented to
the people for payment For instance
by no possible computation can the
increased freight rates be made to
justify an increase Of one cent
per pound in the price of meat, or
five cents per pair in the price of
shoes, or ten cents in the price of a
suit of clothes, or one-fourth of one
cent in the price of loaf of bread.
Hence the public should be informed
and the forces of government should
be on guard to see that no unjustifi-
able burden is imposed on the people
as result of the Interstate Commerce
Commissions solution of the finan-
cial problems of the railroads"
Coal, Mr.. Lauck said was one COM
modify the price of which would be
directly and appreciably incFeased'
to the consumers by the rate advance /
the amount being from Is cents to
$1.35 per ton. Including all of the /
costs entering into /
wholesale meat prices, he asserted,
the hauling of feed to cattle
and the movement of live stock be-
fore killing, the maximum effect of
the advance would be less than one
cent a pound. On flour, he said, the
increased cost at Philadelphia would
amount to 80 cents a barrel, while on
4 suit of clothes made on the Atlantic
coast and retailed on the Pacific, the
increased freight would be 9 cents.
1.-THE great industries of the coun
ny could amply afford to deduct the
freight rate form the price
If their products" he added, after pre-
yenting some STATISTICS on profits of
corporations, thus allow
ng the commodity to reach the re-
ailer at the same price as formerly
By so doing they would be decreasing
heir excess profits less than one
ourth, and would still have left their
ull normal profit and three-fourths {
r more of the excess profit which {
hey are now making !
The star-progress. (Opelousas, La.) 1917-1921, 1920-08-07
COMMENCES TO FRESH
RICE NEAR NEW IBERIA

Despite the inclement weather we
understand Mr.. Phil Conrad has COM
menced rice threshing in earnest on
his farm just below the corporate linn
its. On Tuesday gould be heard the
whistle of his rice mill and from now
on he viii keep the mill busy until
the close of the rice season. Rice
buyers representing outside mills are
already beginning to make their ap-
pearance here and ere the next ten
days many of our rice farmers will
be putting the cereal on the market.
The outlook for an AL price is not
near as good as was expected, how
ever, if our farmers can realize any
thing like $1,000 we believe they viii
all make money.-Iberia Enterprise.
The star-progress. (Opelousas, La.) 1917-1921, 1920-08-07
EXPLORE RED
RIVER VALLEY

Another expedition to look for the
bones of great prehistoric reptiles in
the Red River valley of Alberta is
on its way. This time it is under the
direction of DR.. W. A. Parks of the
University of Toronto and the Royal
Ontario museum. For number OF
years these expeditions have been an
annual summer journey for three
months.
Two years ago the almost perfect
specimen of the kritosaurus incurvi-
manus, which has just been finally
Clipped free from the rock and pre-
scented to the museum. was found,
making distinct addition to the rec
ords of science and giving to Toronto
the only specimen of this species yet
discovered. Three incomplete skele-
tons of the kritosaurus and a great
horned head of a brontosaurus, 4 feet
s inches in length were found by the
professor, but have not yet been carv-
ed from the rock 1t is the hope Of
Profg. Parks to collect ultimately for
the Royal Ontario museum one of
the finest exhibits of dinosaurs In ex-
istence.
The locality and the method of
finding the specimens are described
by Prof. Parks. The river cut right
through the flat prairie to a depth of
400 feet, forming a whole lot Of brok-
en- buttes, and it is among these that
the bones are discovered. One of the
difficulties in obtaining complete spe-
cimens is that the bones cannot be
obtained until they are partly exposed
by the action of natural deroding
causes. Sometimes you are disap-
pointed then, for after exploring you
may find only a single bone. You dig
down as close as you can and pack
the rock in plaster paris for ship
ment"
The Red River valley 100000 years /
ago was near the coast of a great in /
land sea thatstretched from the Gulf
of. Mexico to the Arctic ocean. THE +
sand along the shallow, brackish /
shores OF thisg reat body of water
formed a splendid preservatiVe for
those huge reptiles which inhabited
the world at that time. Our kritosaur-
us was found in what we call the Bell
formation of the upper Cretacean sys-
tenn" explained Prof Parks.
The star-progress. (Opelousas, La.) 1917-1921, 1920-08-07
.RAILRoAD SCHEDULED

Time of Arrival and Departure ef
Trains from OpeIOusas Stations.
TEXAS AND PACIFIC
No.44S Local Passenger. $40 AM.
No.449 Local Passenger. ;. 200 Pm.
Train No. 44S makes connection at
Melville with main line trains TO New
Orleans and intermediate stations.
Train No. 449 arrives at Crowley at
400 P. NJ, making close connection
with westbound train over Southern
Pacific main line.
The star-progress. (Opelousas, La.) 1917-1921, 1920-08-07
News for America

before America came into the war
q pritish censor used to make spe-
. concessions to the big news
.,c,es and. under the proper rub
!. stamu passed News for Ameri-
o,lvr-uews which was not allow
= the London papers until it
~,,st filter back again from the U.
sA
very Illuminating expose OF this
,.c,al consideration took place in
a.,liu during the brief three day gov
.-nmspt Of the Kapp usurpation. On
~ night before the entrance of the
.,t.nce Of the Baltic troops mys-
..r,ous agent pounded on the door of
~ Chicago Daily News special cor
,..oopdent. Gordon Stiles (Stile was
4 air pilot during the war and has
~ chest full Of medals). Stiles got
n 70 receive the information that
ihsre was something doing, and the
vAispered word to get out on the
street
sWhat is all this?" he asked.
They told him between yawns that
revolutionary army was marching
On Berlin.
you are getting ready for the
nghtr
Not at all were they. They were
not going to fight.
On the one hand it looked like all |
sorts Of news and on the other hand |
Il looked phony. But Stiles decided |
that if It we're real news America |
ought to have it, and he started to |
wake up the news agencies. He could
find only only one man, but by dint
Of fists and a pitcher of water he got
bin started. They went back to the
The star-progress. (Opelousas, La.) 1917-1921, 1920-08-07
Most Famous Dancer Says
That Jazz Music Has No
Place in Decent Bail Room
BY, MAURICE
(World's Most Famous Ballroom
Dancer).
Ballroom

London have protested in Lon
don an dI want to protest in Americs
! against what I call ballroom Bolshe
vism. You know in the political and
industrial world the struggle for lib
erty sometimes goes to extremes
There is a destruction of values
There is arson and INJURED, There is
break down of the laws
So in the ballroom there is and
has been for some time an unfor.
tunate tendency to artistic Bolshevism
There are dancers who seem to re-
sent the recognized laws of the dance
the laws that pay attention to form,
to grace, to rhythm, to art They
shake off what they call the despotism
of the old dance laws forgetting that,
in the main those dance laws are
eternal and Interchangeable.
Rebels Experiment
So these rbeels experiment But
they have no sound technique by
which to steer their course. They
introduce into the dance not beauty
but grotesqueness, ugliness freakiness
l have protested in London and I
want to protest in America against
jazz music and dubious steps, They
have no place in decent bathrooms.
They originated in low negro haunts
and have an unhealthy and unpleas-
ant significance.
l think l am within the facts when
/ say that true jazz music is almost
wholly confined to third and fourth
rate places. Much of the bad dancing
in our dancing places is due to the
bad music and the bad music is due
to the pieces of negro and Bowery
origin
Harmony in Dancing
take exception to all outside stuff
introduced in the fox trot, the oen-
step and the waltz mean by this
the dips, the lift-ups. the lifting of
feet the side kicks, the wiggies and all
her movements unsuited to the ball
rooms. If you don't believe this is
go into some dancing I
place, whether it be in London, Paris,
New OYrk or Home city, il law and
order so to speak prevailed, You
would see all the couples dancing
lbout the same steps in the same
way. In other words, there would not
'nly be harmony between each couple
md the music, but between the cou-
lies themselves. They would be
Ianeing in time and tune just as
ompany of soldiers drill and march
n time and tune.
One other thing in connection with
his Bolsheyism of the dance. There
re many men who do not hold their 4;
artners in the right way. A man
bYiously canot have full control over s
is partner if he extends his left hand {
18th hers and places the other on the i
ip. As l have so often seen it done.
The star-progress. (Opelousas, La.) 1917-1921, 1920-08-07
FOR SALE

Nice farm situated about 8 miles
from Opelousas or Washington on
Vile Platte road containing $50 ar
penis of cultivable land.
Apply to office of Sar-Progress or
]. M. Dufilho, 75O Union Street, ope-
lousas, La.
The star-progress. (Opelousas, La.) 1917-1921, 1920-08-07

666 has more limitations than
any other Chill and Fever Tonic
on the market, but no one wants
limitations. They are dangerous
things In the medicine line adv.
The star-progress. (Opelousas, La.) 1917-1921, 1920-08-07
SOUTHERN PACIFIC LINES


No>806 Local Passenger. .9:17 AM.
No.SO8 Local Passenger. 10 Pm.
Westbound Trains
No.807 Local Passenger. $3.50 AN.
No.8O5 Local Passenger. .2:44 Pm.
Train No. 500, due at Git A. H.,
makes connection at Lafayette with
eastbound train on main line to New
Orleans and all intermediate points.
Both westbound trains run through to
The star-progress. (Opelousas, La.) 1917-1921, 1920-08-07

The correct place for a mans hand
is between his partners shoulder
blades. 1t is the proper, the courteous
the respectful way to guide ones part
ner.
The star-progress. (Opelousas, La.) 1917-1921, 1920-08-07

WANTED-To hear from owner of
good farm for sale. State cash price,
full description. D. F. Bush, Mime
apolis, MINI. july3
The star-progress. (Opelousas, La.) 1917-1921, 1920-08-07

Westbcund Trains
No. 1, The Limited. .2:I1 AM.
No.3, Texas Express. Lib Pm.
Eastbound Trains
No.2, The Limited .2:35 AM.
Nod New CLEANS Express. 1855 PM.
All eastbound trains run through
to Baton Rouge and New Orleans; all
westbound trains run through to
Beaumont and Houston. No. 8,
westbound, makes connection with
trains at Eunice for points north and
south, at Kinder with northbound
train on Missouri Pacific.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1920-01-22
THE STATE
NOTED EDUCATOR DIES

Dr Alfred Hills Campbell. former prln-
cpal of the johnson Normal school. died
a few days ago AT Wiresdalc. Fla, where
he had gone to spend part OF the winter
Dr Campbell was born at Litchhcld,
y. H.. September y. 1850. lie was grad
uatcd from the Brdgowater Normal
school in Massachusetts in 1870; from the
McCullum Institute, Mt Vernon, n. H.,
i'm 1872: from Dartmouth College, with the
degree of a. b, in 1871, and received the
degree of \. A. from that college in 1850
The University of Vernon. gave him
at the University Of LEIPZIG and Jena in
1895 and 1896. After teaching in elementary
schools he became principal of the Normal
school in johnson from 1854 to 1895. and of
the Normal school AZ Plymouth, y. H.,
from 1896 to 1900 Following this he be-
came superintendent of schools in South
Hadlcy. Mass. In 1905 Dr. and Mrs. Camp
bell sent 20 Windsor. Conn. and there
founded the Campbell School for Girls,
continuing i. through the graduation of
campbell leaves one son, Carroll Camp
bell, city engineer Of Middlctown. Conn.
and three daughters. Miss Louise of New
York. Mrs Alvin Hubbard of Windsor,
tom. ard MISS Doris of Boston: also one
hrothc. A. < Campbell Of Manchester,
y. u. and one sister, Miss Clara Camp
bell OF Windsor conn.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1920-01-22
AMERICAN DIET CHANGING
Eat Eight Per Cent Less Meat Than
Twenty Years Ago

Whether 1t is because of the increased
cost of meat or because peoples tastes
have changed. the fact remains that
Americans are eating : per cent. less
meat than they were % years ago. This
is disclosed in recent dietary survey
made by the United States department
Of agriculture
In this survey 1000 dietary records
each covering n period of days, were
collected from 1,42J families and 90 in
stitutions in 45 States. Sixteen nation
alities and many occupations and in
comes We're represented. as were also
both urban and rural locations.
From summary of 500 of these
family records it appears that last year
the average cost of food per man per
day was 4G cents, with an average re-
turn in food value Of 1925 caOres 96
grams protein, llS grams fat. and i05
grams carbohydrate. These figures are
in fairly c.,sc accord with the dietary
standards ordinarily used in discussing
such problems of general nutrition.
a comparison of the foodstuffs pur-
chased by the 500 families with the
amounts of the same food purchased by
400 families about 20 years ago shows
that the amount of meat in the Amer
lean diet has decreased about per
cent. and the amour, of grain products
about il per cent. People are eating
more milk butter. and cheese than they
We're two decades ago. for the amount
Of dairy products consumed has In
creased about per cent. -Four pei
/ cent more vegetables and per cent
more fruit is being eaten now.
Some individual food habits undoubt'
! eddy need to be corrected, but, Judging
By these studies it seems fair to CON
cludc that the average diet seems to be
adequate.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1920-01-22
THE CENSJS MAN

Are YOU ready for the census?
Have you read the almanac,
Have you studied your ancestors
For dozen cycles back
Have you counted up your freckies?
Have you figured UP your sins
For you know you'll have to tell en-
When the census man begins.
Have you added up your children"
Have you figured un your cash"
Did YOU ever find button
In a dish of corn-boef hash"
Are you deaf or blind or ugly,
Do you toe out or toe In?
All of this you'll have to answer
When the census man begins
Do you lisp or squirt or stammer?
Ever have the whoopine cough?
Are YOU handy with hammer
Ever do stunt at golf?
Are YOU fond of checkered neCkticsr
Ever fail and bark your shins'
Did you swear? You'll have to ton II
When the census man begins.
If your partner gave trump signal
Would YOU lead him back the deuce ?
Ever wear Il porous plaster?
Was il hard to get it loose"
Are you fond of picked onions?
Do you smoke or chew or swear
Have you any corus or bunions?
What's the size of shoe YOU wear
Oh you might as well look pleasant
For you know youll have to tell.
Would you use "a bit more sugar
when the jelly doesn't iell?
What's the nature of your labors'
DO you sugar your baked beans?
Are you friendly with the neghborsH
DO you live beyond your means?
Are YOU lean or stout or medium:
DO you suit yourself that way?
Did your vaccination take well"
Did you move the first of MAY?
| If bob-tailed flush called aces,
Could you tell me which one wins?
Oh, youll have to come to center
When the census man begins.
| Are the children well this summer?
Are they troubled with the hives?
Don't you think pink teas are tiresome"
| Did you ever play high fives?
Didn't see you At the party,
| Don't you go out any more?
Wen, good morning! Can you tell me
| who the family is next door?
James w. Foley. Jr., in the Bismarct
Tribune
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1920-01-22
WHY SMITH COLLEGE
WANTS s4,00O,0O|
Mrs. Dwight W. Morrow, Presl
dent of AIumnae Association
Tells Former Students of In
stitution Where the Erdow|
ment Fund Will Go

There was not an empty seat at m
long tables IN tho Hotel Vermont rod
,.rdo, -,,o.,.... .-.........- .,..-,,,|
'''''7 az CIV 'i'' "o
i'l t"e purpose OIL tolIinE smith Collee|
women and their friend Of the plans fl
the campaign to raise four millions 4
dollars for an endowment fund to raij
the salaries Of he teaching staff and 4
build new dormitories
At the speakers table were Mrs NJ n
Cummings Of this city. Mrs Dwight M
Morrow, president Of the Amn1nse al
ISOLATION of Englewood. y. J.. Profesed
II. n sleeper of Northanrton. Mas 4
Mrs Charles NJ cone of Hartford Cd
president Of The Alumnae association
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1920-01-22
THE BURLINGTON MARKETS
Repeated Cold Snaps Make Transport
tntion of Vegetables n Precautions Task


Repeated cold snaps-a mild term to
appy-arc making difficulties with get
ting vegetables into the markets without
the dealers suffering loss. SO far. the
prices have not been seriously affected
by the damage to goods done in trans
port alton when nipped by the cold, but
tina, is possibility.
Butter is easier to-day 70 TO IS cents.
hut there is a threatened increase again.
dealers said Fresh eggs are still, listed
lat 90 cents
one found lamb higher to-day. Leg OF
lamb is As cents per pond and lamb chops
are set at g. cents per pound The whole
sale price is quoted at 80 cents
Some fish and seafood items are quoted
higher to-day and others lower. Scallops
ARE Si,20 quart; lobster are quoted at
Is cents; white halibut is 45 cents;
mackerel is 30 cents sn,elt. as cents. A bill
that is to he given hearing at Washing
ton on Thursday. Boston dealers say.
means the virtual determination OF the
lobster industry. though high prices will
probably have little effect SO far rs local
conditions are concerned. This bill is pro-
vides that it shall be unlawful to import
Holsters into the United States less than
i1oia inches long. The bill is characterized
| ny Boston lobster men as piece OF
pernicious Legislation aimed to shut out
the millions of dollars worth of chicken
Holsters annual imported into this coun-
| try from the provinces.
Locally, there is not much demand for
Holsters. and there is no great worry
over the new measure up for considera.
! ton.
In fruits one finds Malaga grapes quoted
at % TO 30 cents, mixed nuts, % and rs
cents; walnuts 10 and 80 cents; Casaba
melons. 81 and S1.23; Beauty boss pears,
S10O
! There are a few increases in the prices
listed for the retail grains to-day.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1920-01-22
BUY QUARRY LANDS

The biggest quarry deal that has ever
occurred in Barre has been completed
whereby the Boutwell,. Milne & Narnum
Co. of Montpelier and the T.. l.. Smith
& Co. of Barre bought the quarry land
holdings of the James Grazeley estate
amounting to about $50 acres. The two
companies divided the property in about
equal parts. Mr. Gra2eley bought the
property in 1876. He died several years
ago and the two above companies have
been operating the Iuarries under leases.
The purchase price has not been made
public, but goes into many thousands,
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1920-01-22
NEW YORK LIVESTOCK
New York, Jan. II,

New York, Jan. II,
REEVES Receipts $50 Steady steers
Common TO good s0@ii35; bulls s7@i2
cows Si5Oa l50; tail ends 81.
CALVES-Receipts 900 Firm. Common
to prime veals s2O@25; culis sl5Gie: fed
calves s1t@l3; barnyard 5000; westerns
S1Im1325 yearlings s8Gs.
SHEEP AND LAMBS-Receipts 2,270
Steady. sheep S750d1i; culls S5G65O
yesrlngs Sil@16; medium 10 fair lambs
SloG 20; culls Sl2@l6.
HOGS-Receipts $50 steady. at Slt
for light to medium; heavy hogs SIS rs
piss sIS@15.s0; rcushs t1?Ts
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1920-01-22
NEW PARoCHuAL SCHOOL

\ movement to build a new parochial
school building has been begun at Brat
tleboro by the Rev, J. =. Rand. formerly
of Wnoosk He announced to the
of ST. Michaels Church that
he already had saved 5000 for that pur-
pose and the project came as an agree.
able surprise.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1920-01-22
CHICAGO CORN MARKET

Chicago. Jan. II.
Corn made further progress to-day tows.u
a higher price level JJnfavorable weather
for the crop movement was largely respon'
sible. The close. however was weak, Ia"s
ing from three eighths cent net aee,,"e ~
lac advance, with May $3.50 t,ooh anu
July $685. to si32s. Provisions varied
from &c down to zoe gain.
Not only weather conditions bur ,he OUT.
look in other respects appeared to be
against any rapid sccunnJation OF supplies
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1920-01-22
CHICAGO PRODUCE MARhET

Chicago. Jan. Il.
CORN--May Sl35; July Sl3oS.
OATs-May S2iac; July 1880.
PORK--Jan. $50. MAY SS0.11
LARD--Jan. $23.57; May S24 -
RIBs-Jan, Sl275; May 5000
Cash quotations
PORK--Nominal
LARD-$2S 81 q 1851
RIBS-Slam
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1920-01-22
CHESTER BUILDING ASSOCIATION

Immediate steps toward the rebuilding
of The burned section of Chester village
have been taken and building associa-
lion has been formed. \ sum of $1W.wo
wi, bc raised soon as possible to no
used for building purposes and it is
thought probable that the sum will he
REALIZED through the formation of stock
'cOn1uanN.