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The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1921-02-28
Thieves
ROB Bank
NearCity


Three masked men entered the
Bark of Piedmont at o'clock 20
day, torced the cashier ard Or.
ecokAeeper lrto the vault. took al
currency, silver geld and liberty
bonds ard csc aped IN a Chandler
Ss car.
A telephone message 20 the
sherlffs ot'lee here said the aer
entered the bank at an hour when
no ore was near and ina. they loot
sd tne bank et every cert ana an
liberty bonds. The loss Is estimates
at $4,000, but may be a greater
sum.
pieomond Is suaii town In the
corner of Oklahoma. Canadian and
logan county. southwest of Guth
rle, but is II Canadian county on
ficers from az three couneles arc
now IN the field locking Tor the
robbers
The message 20 sheriff Robertson
said the men had started ih,s NAY.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1921-02-28
WOULD REVIVE OLD Al
OEnNAN|C ELECTION LAW
7. c. Whitley and o. r Fegan
Circulate Petitions Asking
Elimination of Commission
Form Government

r G Whseiy and O n. Fe9an are
cirenlatine petitions praying the cist
coma nlsssoners 70 call an election fog
the purpose q banging the cIsy ehae.
ter.
MhNely and Fcgap want "a 50 back
'u the old alaefmanlc form az govern
ment and they use as an argumenl
that there was more accomplished cot
lAe city daring thc days when tha
aldermen were selected frun each
ward than has ever been accomplish.
ed since.
They also argue tha, The alderman
ic forrs of government Is govern
mrnt Of the rcope and ~ thc lsao-
ple and IL more democratic In thss
the members OF the csiy council arc
selected each year and are selected
~ the people 81 the several waNs
IKE representative and ougressmen
are selected
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1921-02-28

Wash nrlon ron rs Az lcusl
) % oeaNa@ Ia income and prolle
taxes y capeied BY ihe teeasnfy
When the ncat lusiallment b,conet
cte ia Mar D IS o. apggoxmafey
$500 100000 less Than the amouns ce
lecied by the government Iii NarcA of
last year ii was said sunday
While no oifs 4 csi,nata has io"n
prepared rea@ fiscal experts Ac
understood 10 af If Tho opinion tl1i
tho total win no fan leiow half a
billion dollars an1 VIII possibly rsaeb
100000 .09o
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1921-02-28
fconliaaed on PAGE 50
no nlYIaIon. oAMeAlan oa

Ne maf aa well bealn premrat
tpas fef the elsy eampalKn. said 4
sis hsli eifual toaav
lhefa Nil be HD eAarier fvsiH 0n
There h4s heen mitch agitation aa'ous
revision of 'he charter anA II ahauiii
aa rayiaea asofas as tho lnvs, sat.
eFi's a0d phnala afa cor efnsd hat
ihefs e aattion Whefher revision
eauH raffy e sabpitiad % the slec
iomta fhe lhlHs tof soiera 20 DO
psw is ~ g,st taouebi % candidates
taf mayor uNa commissioners
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1921-02-28
WHAT Tucked OVER
THE WIRE DURING DAY

-Washington-One naval cnllsei
man uss killed. Is missing and IL
jured as the result Of a collision he
tween the American Steamer steel
Inventor and the American Destroyer
Woolsey. of the Pacific coast of Pan
anna.
-Nashington-Ilepfes snta'i i've CHI
amp Clara. democratic leader Of ,he
House. was said to be not so favor
able Sunday night as Saturday. sc-
cordiny to Bulletin issuei by coa-
suitating physicians. He vas descsi-
bed as seriously ill."
London--A reduction 10 defiaite
form the various proposals for the ap-
9licasion OF military and economic
pressure sufficient to caange The mind
OF Germany. should her government
refust the reparations terms of me
allies, was the purpose Of cousala-
tion Of Marshal Foch and Wilson and
Premiers BRAND and Lloyd George
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. ente,el
today the home stretch drive toward
adjournment Friday. with whip aud
spur on appropriation bills and
scramble for the tape on the part Of
scores OF other measures Night
sessions are in order with all-nisht
finale. as usual, preceding inaueara-
ton day.
-Chicago-The evidence il the ease
OF William Dulion. ie- year old banx
clerk who was arrested for the theft
of s772.oDp in Liberty bonds from the
Northern Trust company where no
worked. viii be placed before ,bs
grand jury today. according TO the
states attorney.
st Augustine-After a 5-wea (
visit in Florida. Presid mt elect and
airs. Harding left here for Mario.
where they will be guests o. honor a.
their home until they go to Washin.
ton for the inauguration.
-Washington Organized labor
throughout the worlf especially n
the United States. is urged TO protest
the ruthless persecution and slauga
ter OF labor anionists" in SOVIET Rus
sir in an appeal issued by the Ame.i
car Federation Of Labor.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1921-02-28
Trapp Hearing Set for TUESDAY,

Oklahoma city Feb ~ Introduction house 81 thr
Oklahoma legislature Of impeachment charges against lateusn
Gogerpor NJ Trap and deuon he sea ~ the depart
mental appropriation bill considered probable
asarre begins It's Wce work today Although no definite
announcement las been mode that lhe impeachment ease.
q be- presented the understanding general SHturi ta
committee appointed 10 prepare thin lad about fmsled
and house members generally expect report today
The appropriation bl appears he eaeud4r
o'clock today Immediately ifore bin ng s.tei
patrol maintenance for highways the state ana considered
probable it the appropriation nay br re "a un
late in the day
The appropriation bi recommends s8 fsr state d
partmenls ia 1922 aud $500 300 q 1923
Few other bills of uuisua interest he calendar o
house Many local sl 10 b. disposed
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1921-02-28

The girl who had given him her
youth. everything. when he WAS
poor. now bored him. lie had
used me aud now he wanted 10
east me off, broken top on the
doorstep Of the world Before he
had been insanely Jealous Of me
] dared not look Al another man
He required Of me the alteration
Of slave bound to him body and
soul and ! gave il lie was the
center Of my universe and was
eeDtent TO worship at his feet
TO be with him was enough, but
he added to my happiness by the
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1921-02-28
The Days That Are Ahead

Word from the south planters oath o se
cotton Prices too low 70 the crop say
would cost more than the product could obtain Oklahoma
also Of that opinion
Word from Germany that goods are newt to
unknown y the republic Indemnity indemnity Ger
many basical thrifty She will recover and than
She viii pay her debts She VIII buy Gotten Of is one
d the first things she viii do
We have had few gloomy business days We may have
ike through few though the skies brighter
The that Europe needs productions
equipped produce them ana sell
As Europe business will move faster Every law Of
economics arranged to bring prosperity given but little
time
county farmers who have should dis
Hold the vou and plant
The price OF cotton IS certain up the
incoming administration declares the and
trading with Germany.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1921-02-28
CHASING TIN ELUSIVE
GOLF HALLS, POPULAR

Theirs ate many tfoeblea wh'eh
toa sAHnot fHfe bY iaa htbla and thn
hfHa lQ0k tui ehlea sou snn elpn
p gaod pemplfailon and breath
of ifaah air ~ Beecber Thla
fhpagb aeeue to o. prevalent
amoaE neHy sotsra Yesterday for tho
lpks Nfra crowded from onrly morn
lne an'll late 90 t8e afternoon ahons
tfiF difasani players eulnyed tbs
glorious anahiney daY
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1921-02-28
Hamon Tried To Cast Her off, Says Clara In New Story

little attentions that SO appeal TO
woman II is a man = cohsilcra-
sion IN the little things that at.
tract and hold a woman
Later when he became brutal
aud besfial, II WIS the memory
Of those things that kept me from
hating him
This memory blinded me to
his neglect when it began. !
clung 10 my illusions could
not bear to have love dreams
shattered. ! kept excusing him
to myself. held 10 the hope that
my love would bring him back If
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1921-02-28

Ardmore. Feb. D." When bis
fortune came my happiness end
ed, said Clara Smith today, in
an interview.
"If | could have seen the
future unrolI itself on that day
we stood together watching his
first oil well come in, breathless
with JOY. ] would have prayed
God to end my life then. |
would have seen before me the
years Of horror that follows,
wears that siekened my soul and
wrecked my life. Oh, if ] only
could forget them. Like a
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1921-02-28
IHIRIl-EIIE R0N CARS
DESTROYED BY RIM.

Nanla's set fire to two strings OF
box cars on a Katy siding At Sh Ion
Sunday There We're 81 empty box
cars on the sidings and al Of thsn
were destroyed ~ the flames. Egi-
dence that coal 90 had been used
II starting The fire was found
This loss 10 the company will OK
coed $4,000 It is said sheriff Robert
son and railroad detectives are work
ing Oh The case.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1921-02-28
ri,OI. HOPPER AND III~
BAND VISIT CRESCENT

Professor Nop9er and twenty 81 hla
Juvenile baud vent 70 Crescent yrs
iefdsf and gave concert They
with the Crescent band marched thro
lhe etreeia aud played Aud in the
evening they played 81 tho churca.
They we're ihe dlnuer CHESTS of ths
Cfes eni 4ofs hAf sat Nexi sh
day the frearni soss vi cuiae hsra
10 elee 4 concert
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1921-02-28
Oklahoma
Senator
kMSSeH

Chicago, Feb 2s.--En'n Wllscn
former state senator of Oklahoma
snc recently defeated candidate fol
alderman here. died today of sell
Inflicted bullet wound. Wilson she,
himse'f. according to MS wife. sfses
he hao tried to XIII her and their
flve-year-oid daughter, Lillian.
Mrs Wilson told the police she fled
from the house with the girl IN hey
arms She said her husband had bee
despcndens since the city election =
which ne was candidate Of the 50
clalist party. and that he had pee :
drinking noonshlnc WHISKY
The shooting occurred last night
while Wilson was intoxicated, accord.
irs to Mrs Wilson.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1921-02-28
Boiler Expiodes;
One Killed, 3
Seriously Hurt

Fort Smith. Ark, Feb. 2s--onc
negro was Killed. one fatally hurt
and two others seriously injurc1
this morning ~ $40 O'Clock whau
a stationary boiler az the Mssauri.
Pacific machine shops exploded,
tearing out one side Of the bries
building, raising the roof and hurl.
ing fragments more than l50 feet
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1921-02-28
ANDERSON BACK:
GRoTHER TO CUSHING

NJ Anderson. agent og the Santa
re- who went to Arizona aud Nss
Mcxl a few months ago on account
of falling health Aas returned ava
viii resume his position John Henry
Grother, RELIEF agent will go 70 cush.
ing
rGuthrie j tho best town ~ taa
state n nay cstfinai on said Croih Y
Mr Croiher j a pioneer railroad man
in Oklahoma For many yeaTs he
vas connected wita the passenger X
pawmcnt of the Frisco road
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1921-02-28
NtR tLOt d. DIS
NpPE ,R IN COSTA RICO

Washington. FEB % s--rbrestened
war between Panama and Costa Rca
was averscd cary today with the sur.
render Of the Costa Rican army ~
coto, according TO word received here
te day by J. r. LeFevre, Charges Of the
Psnams Legat on
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1921-02-28
Non Let The
ProfiteerS Get
Busy; No Penalty

Msshlnatcn, Feh. es.-Seceiers ~
the Lever Food Control act for
which the supreme court es i0sslcs $
has brought many actions for allee.
ed proflteersne IN necessities were
declared urconstltutlonai TO-DAY BY
tire supreme court.
Convictions o. the l. Cohen gre
Gerry company % 81. Louis. " has
na charged an unreasonable profH
on sales of sugar. vas set aside by
the court.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1921-02-28

Mrs John idndefmaun aud dalsh
tor Helen, came down ffom Sow Is
70 spend week here Waiting frienla
before leaving for their new home 10
ossaloosa Iowa, whore Mr. Lindfi.
mann has charge OF me Oskalooaa 81
plant
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1921-02-28

Porter. Ind Between 80 and i9
persons were reported killed aud aa
unknown number Injured when -
bound New York Central .fan
crashed into derailed east-boIat
Michigan ceulral train IN what OIL
clais tcrmedeone n the most disaster
Gus wrecks N recent years
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1921-02-28
CLERK IIlilIt BILL
IOh LOGAN FAILS

bili lutfoir "a IS seHatof eiuiob.
in tho stale leeislature asking for a
fa'se in tAe wages 81 thr several lo
paties Ia the county offices ~ led 10
pass as introduced Representative
Sharp, in the house eni the bal Il
was a local bill ase Applied 70 losan
county ONLY
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1921-02-28
q. O. p. Election
Lam Bill Dead

Oklahoma City. Feb. 2e.--The elec
ton law bill, sponsored by ths Repub-
llcans was passed in the lower house
OF the legislature this afternoon BY J.
vote Of SO to as with "A assent a
Substitute amendment, for the bilI Of
tered by o. A, Siovali Of Hugo was
tabled, % 10 rs with IS absent.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1921-02-28
founreen efasoNs lnlunrn

Omaha Nebr Feb 2s foutleea
persons were luiu %. none eefiousiy,
when uion pacli passengcf tfaln
M rber 20 teies oped the rear ond
Of Missouri pacnc passenger tria
number iei az Gilmore Junction nlus
les south 81 Omaha early oday
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1921-02-28

hasi - Louie MS, Feb Is fira
which Yesterday aid several hundred
thousand dollars Damage go the asu
Ehter-housc Of Morris a CO. al 'hs
National Stock Yards. broke oul amlV
today Three iro companies wen,
called 70 ilsM fhe ilames
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1921-02-28
GvE wlrNres rELLs oF
TNRRtmLE WnEct<

fNfff*fAs& ~ " ~ @~fN
rofser lnAlaua. fnh. as Edwael
81 Fletea whp stnosg an tho patgnrm
ef ihe Aas enash. Just few feet tenm
sHe paies vasfa thn New York Central
snelue va g aHd VIA SAW the paaser-
#eFa ~ the asY eoaeh trying 10 AZ.
yape an ma headlight bpvo down Ia
fhan. tola hla atory today Ito ia
ftua Gfana Naplia. uleh IIin atatv
nefina wAefe the MlchleaA Central
ifala asfallsd ana eAma 90 atop
sefesa tha New Yora Centfai tracks,
me eas aaayed sudaaaly aud lest
tAe igaei hs saM "Wa bumped aluax
0hs uea fpr i gue lgrt at talI speea.
rgum aHe alav heard tho blast *
whistle lepkea pnf Theirs vaa an
osasf tfAa beNlos town on "a At full
avel
q couldN4 mase I tried to uFnu
the Aoof ion ne DAY eaaeh % sipat
81 lhs peoeio iuslae Ny hand 81
i9#ed go IunFtlun
II pefhapa nasHf moro than thifY
eeeanda between lhp timn I saw fhAf
tlain and thn mameut ia hif ua n
Ras ieu SeaFa io me
fhe lfsht iyom toe headlight u lha
apptNaehlns irain maie exeFythgna aa
priKhi as day where a1ood !
flsouhi waA surely eulag 20 be killal
'As atuog eoula sse into thu dAy
enach nN lAe alaa tha New yuFs
6eultN ifain wmA approaching could
sen ihat other paaaeageVn bad s~ei
the rain 4 wnmAn Jumped ~ ffun
hef sta Sac kld ltltle alFi look
"a So ihough sha waa about eight 81
HiNa years ula Is hrf breast Hhs
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1921-02-28
rALsr flne AlAem

Some praci col Joker turued In A
fire alarm this morning causing the
department 70 make a tad run 10 the
foot ~ 7th strrel Thme vas no
evidence Of fire in The neighbor-
hood.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1921-02-28

G. G. Wilson served in the senate
Of Str Oklahoma legislature. He Was
a socialist and lived IN cestes. Dewey
county. Ne and his family moved 10
Chicago last year.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1921-02-28

!" ! had no friends ~ Arimore
then The ouly persons with
whom ! came m contact were his
friends aud business associates.
lie did everything possible to
break my heart and yet my love
excnscd him Even when lny
health broke down under his con
tempt end III treatment. my heart
held hope He kept me IN two
shabby, dark rooms IN hotel
CONTINUED on Page p
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1921-02-28
WEATHER

New Orleans, Ia. Feb. -8--Tonsgbs
aid Tuesday partly cloudy TO cloudy,
warmer Tuesday.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1921-02-28
Wreck
Victims
increase i

i'es'es lat gah 3S yaAa
Na# hai bspp collected fly thla
forenoon fgea tha wreck sst niaka
wHea VNe lNHAApa lnfng ~ limlf4
r4 igalna on tha Mshiaam ntrAl aud
ihs Nse Yark ganlfai llaea. reapeel-
fely crashed q eroaaina Il was
diamond shaped creatsnx permls-
ilae fho New Nork Central train.
ealeh affuss ghs other Aprawled. ao.
rallvl aefoaa tise lateyseesloa, 10 eaNa
tvo Mlnhlmn Central gAfa instead X
tAtla6 one at fiaht angles
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1921-02-28

The past will nor LET me
alone. A monster has me in its
clutches and fortunes me with
memories ! must 20 on and on.
living through the agony and
degradation Of those years that
destroyed my world Of love and
dreams.
Is soon as wealth came into
his hands, his ambitions scared.
he saw himself a great power. |
no longer figured il his plans.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1921-02-28
Wealth Blotted Her Out

hIdeous nighemare. they return
70 haunt me.
El Imparcial. (San Juan, P.R.) 1918-197?, 1921-10-15
Fl Cuento Semanal
EEL CLOWN

Cuando Tony Salt0 sobre la arena de
la pista su saludo Sc troco Ell un rugi-
do semejante un immense sOllOzo.
La risa acostumbrada Sc ahog0 Ell
los labios de los concurrentes; algunos
sintieron miedo: aquel clown parecfa
una fiera.
sion, eomenzaron las protestas Tony.
que nj ola hi vefa Y cuyo pensamiento
estaba al lado de su hijo agonizante
acrecent0 con sus torpeZas Y desacier
tos el NAL humOr de las gentes; a los
gritos de g: Fuera Fuera" Sc unie-
ron los silbidos Y patadas de les espec
ltadores.
=; Mi hijo! Mi hijo o.-prorrumpi0
Iel payaso varias yeces. con Ia misma
Ientonaci0n que pudiera haber dicho ::
$; Fuego Fuego.'
gran parte del pIblico lie replic0
SUI vez:
-; Ell burr0. FL burro.
FL director, para acallar la tormen-
ia, di0 suelta al animal; Y ell borriqui-
to mas inteligente que muchos seres ra
cionales, asustado quiZa de las yoces
destempladas de In concurrencia, los
gemidos de Tony Y la cara de este, en-
la cual las lagrimas formaban, con
el albayalde V ell almaZarr6n una prin-
que sucia V repugnante. comenz0 a
rebuZnar deSaforadamente.
Esta situaci0n Sc prolOng6 de tai
suerte, y tenfa tales visos de no aca-
bar, que el director perdi0 La pacien-
cia Y, Il empellones bajo una lluvia de
inmundicias, botellas Y desperdicios
de frutas, lie sac6 de allf. repitiendole
con voz iracunda
Tony. hemoS conclufdo: que no
vuelva a verte mas en- mi vida. Me
has arruinado Hcmos conclude. Tony.
hemos concluido.
POGO despu6s cl ilustrado pGblico
aplaudia rabiar al sustituto de Tony.
quien imitando la voZ V ademanes de
un popular orador, dijo con gran par
simonia
-Seiloras seiores: tengo el senti-
miento de particular IDS. que Tony.
nos abandOna para siempre. Ha renun-
ciado al honor de divertiros, V Sc dedi-
ca al g6nerO tragico.
Y al decir tIUgicO eXtendi6 los cipcO
dedos de la mano derecha, INTRODUCE
varias veces el pulgar en- la boca Ell
forma de mamadera dando tumbos,
Sc tingi6 borlacho..
Vicente Colorado
El Imparcial. (San Juan, P.R.) 1918-197?, 1921-10-15
FiguraS del Arte MudO
WANDA HAWLEY

Wanda Hawley nacio Ell Scranton,
Pa. pero su familia Sc mud0 para
Seattle. Washington. cuando ella era
iiy mia, ALI complete sus estudios
escolares Como tenfa una hermoSa
voz de soprano y saba tocar plano
con maeStrfa, hiZo una tourne dc con-
cierto con su hermano que era viOli-
nista. A los diecisietc amos la seno-
rita Hawley entr0 ell IL Uniyersidad
del Estado de Washington en- Seattle.
donde estUdio antes. COntinuo sus
estudios on aquella universidad du-
rante Cos ahos, haciendose cargo al
mismo tempo de la plaza de profe-
s0ra de harmonic. Duraate los cur
sos escolares, ella tom0 parte en- un
buen ntiinero de representations tea
traIes de aficionados.
Despuds de salir de la Universidad,
Sc dirigi0 a New York, donde estudi6
ell canto tambi6n tom0 parte en-
varios conciertos. Acompaf0 al pia-
no a artistas tan celebres como Albert
Spaulding, Rita Fornia. Myrtle
Thornberg David Reese. Repenti-
namente sufri6 una enfermedad de la
garganta que la oblig0 abandonar
ell canto por complete. Deseando
siempre llcgars a ser una gran artista,
dirigio SUI mirada hacia ell cine. I'm
famcso empresario cincmatogratico
qued0 tan admirado de su belleza y
delicada personalidad, que lie di6 una
oportunidad de desarrollar sus habi-
lidades on, la pantana.
Wanda Hawley hizo su debut cine
matografico con la cOmpaffa Fox.
Despues de tfaBajar con esta compa-
MIA dprante ocho meses, pas6 al es-
tudio de Lasky, donde deSempeii6 ell
papel dc primera actriz con Douglas
Fairbanks en- "El SeiiGr Arr6glalo
Todo'' (Mr Fix IT.. Su pr6xima
aparici0n on las peliculas Paramount
Aircraft fue en- la prQdacci6n de
Cecil b. De Mile "Un consejo las
mujeres9 (Old Wives For Newy.
Tanto exito obtuvo EN- esta cinta, que
fue contratada para desempelar pa,
peles de primeia actriz en- una serie
de pelfcuias interpreta,las por WI
Ham s. Hart, Charles Ray, Bryant
washburn, Wallace Reid v Robert
Warwick. Tina de sus meiores inter
pretaciones de esta epoca fu6 la de
El Imparcial. (San Juan, P.R.) 1918-197?, 1921-10-15

/ lnstar III ltey para que 10 Separase de
su lado. Por entonces estren0 Juan
! Bautista su opera ...Phaeton" que fud
rechaZada la primera noche. haci6ndose
de ella sangrientas parodias " acer-
bas crftias; Lorenzani, que pesar de
la supre.uaefa de su colega. Ie profe-
saba profundo carif1o. consigui6 recti-
fear In leSfavorable impression del pli-
blico, rehabilitando la obra eonso-
lando a su desolado rival FL mismo
Rey, admirado de la unprecedented Y,
nohleza de ~ maestro de capilla, obli-
go a Lully a que al terminar la trim
fal representation de "Phaeton'', Sc
arrodillase ante su condiscfpulo lie
abrazara. Mas el favor recibido aumen-
to los celos de Lully por SUI confirm
.cante. pIes de una parte crefa que lie
denigraba la protection del maestro ita
linao, de otra temia que acci6n tan
loable aumentase el ascendientc de Lo-
>renzani, cerca del Rey.
Por este motive, Lully no ces6 dc in
fur en- ell Amino del Monarca para
conseguir que alejase u su maestro de
capilla. haci6ndOle volyer al lado del
Papa Tai Influenza ejercfa Juan Bau-
tista sobre el Rey, que este mand0 lla-
mar Il Lorenzani, Y sin considerar cl
grave disgustO que lie ocasionaba. va
que en- Francia gozaba de una envi-
diable posici0n, de la que Sc hallaba
muy satisfecho, lie manifesto que habfa
decidido prescindir de sus servicios,
devolviendole al Sumo Pontiticc Mas,
siempre grande Y cristiano, halo Luis
XIV, una bella Erase digna de su in
genio. para justificar tai arbitrariedad
y halagar un tanto al compo>itor que
despedfa "Soy el hiie primog6nito de
la Iglesia-le dijo-- Y devuelvo a mi
madre ell bien que me habfa prestado'.
Ell maestro Junior.