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The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-03-01
0SS AND DOG SET FOR STIFF MILF
THE EVERGREEN WILDCATS
Three Wildcats in Hoose9ow.
CnAFrI8 m.

YAQfnP TlAW& 2{NmSS00N- Q3SnA fnp
~.
sno Oetsef = slns =
nat Than . towel One round OF him
| in Tuffy Doyle's corner made that
plain. He was assisting me in sec
ending our Wildcat middleveight
In his bout against Fir Forks
champ, but he was about a much
use as a set Of opera glasses to a
blind man. He upset the water
bucket, and tapped . towel ~ II
his arms were broken.
Come on! Come ON there.
Simp!" I exhort Turn over In
your crave, or Ill BE- paging Sir
Oliver Lodge to look you up!
was not In . bifthe and merry
mood. NOT only had the vanish
ing OF V. AofEan Brewster fused
me up. put the saturday night
smoker vas proving the bunk.
Muday Gay mad gone four vesy
iaayh.e ROUNDS with . poor LOCAL
duo. Muddy didn't have the heart
10 cut MIN to pieces.
basts Ma on ChA'
ana now Iuny Doyle was min
ghne win another ignorant boy.
IN the nrst minute no busts the
kid on the chin 30 hard that he
scares him sdn. and It hurt Tu6y
to go ON with the mill
ITS murder to cut loose ON
YOKE Ike tnat! Tuny groWlA.
I'm AFRAID to crash him In cold
blood"
you knock him cold!" I whis-
per, as the gong rang for the Sec
ond round. mo use monkeying
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-03-01

n I'LL AON0AI HOLM.
the marshal. Bali game or No
ball game, they'll stay in until
Justice Griggs sets bail for EN-,
and he won't be back until Mon
day morning."
And. while We wildcats stared
like dumb-bells. Clay, Crumb and
Doyle were marched to the lookup
That means NO game tomor-
row." gargle. with Brewster
and half the team gone, how can
We play?"
SquaWk Up Against Il.
Unless you play US as pei
schedule you'll not get a dime fol-
either contest" observes a by.
stander, the Fir Forks manager
This was your own fault, and
the ball club isn't going to suffer
on your account, Mr.. College Man.
ager!"
do you tumble, Squawk:'
Hopper spills in my ear. '"Thi.
was framed! They have bel
heavy on the Sunday game, and
this was q little plot to get rid oil
Slugger Crumb and two Other
good players. All arranged with
the marshal and the justice be.
forehand. And the rotten smoker
gave them an excuse to pull it."
Sweet sister! That's why
wasn't pinched. too!" My blood
boiled. "All right. you Fir Fork,
sports!" I shot this at their grin.
ming manager. We'll play you
anyway, and trim you in the bar.
gain! And when we get through
we'll collect what's coming to us
too"
Go Be Continued.)
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-03-01
nut SITE
SURPRISE
N |. RICHARD


EH0x ~ &AAAAS
rress STAFF Coffespondent)
fosk, March Having
III ! Is the date. Tex Rick
- rntl April l to select the
- the Dempsey Carpenter
r. - name the place within
- he may use the entire
\ ~ extension granted by tho
s.ss.1 m almost positive init
~ nat tho bout will be stag
- - United States, Richard
= talk about the places un-
eaa6jdefation today.
Slte 70 Be Surprise.
: ,sally haven't decided" he
|a 1There are SO many things
! sundder and 80 much at stake
~ 4 don't want to jump too quick
y M l do name the place you
lsAly will have . big surprise. !"
n aid he had received new
- for the bout.
nsenecdcut. New Jersey or Mich
= - TO have chances Of land
= u battle Of the generation. "
Nufneg State Likely.
osaaaetiCut has been coming
= fuVoe because OF it, 15-round
49, law, its desire for the bout
n = excellent rail facilities it
~ Jersey has good points in
~ close to the metropolis with
~ transportation facilities and q
f1Eob,s leaning toward the fight.
Inloa Harbor. Mich. Is also BE-
II ssssidered.
Tex Now Gear"
lietard can decide for himself
= h 10 now the sole promoter
1T yesterday afternoon he took
m dc interests Of Charles b
C1eaaas and william A. Brady
r. pogtsd = check to cover their
tglIte which were Withdrawn.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-03-01
uRRICAN ASSN
NAMES UAdPIRES

Chicago, March /. - President
kktey of the American associa-
N announced today that four of
" sla6 of eight umpires had been
mad for the coming season. They
N Connolly, who has oficlated in
y American association for 10
NJ: Cornelius Daily, another vet
an; George H. johnson and w. p.
Aannon.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-03-01

Bulge. was = powerful monster,
remarkably muscular.
THAT big OK is strong" / tell
Tiny. He'll give you q real
workout, but you oughta be able
to fox him"
At the end of an hour. however,
when the time limit was up
neither man had secured Q fall,
Tiny had several chances, but
failed to grab ,em, and once or
twice that big bull had bounced
our outfielder around pretty
rough.
As the referee called things of,
and the crowd started to pile out
Of the hall, l heard q lotta growl-
ing and grumbling. Suddenly one
bird climbed into the ring.
The Fatal Squawk.
"Boys!" he cries, Il amt gonna
stand for this. We paid our good
money to see action, and these
birds came in and stalled. We
saw a couple boxers refuse to get
in and mix, and then comes a
cheese wrestling match. They
can't get away with that stuff in
Fir Forks. They need a lesson,
and they're gonna get it As the
marshal Of the town, I place the
boxers and the wrestler under ar
rest. They'll be held until Justice
Griggs gets back Monday"
Cheers broke loose. Furious. I
pushed my way to the marshal.
whats this?" yodel. you
can't pull that small-town stun!
Hold us till Monday! The boys
have to play ball tomorrow"
you keep your trap closed or
you'll march in with them!" snarls
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-03-01
Tl4eIltsiderSdXy

Think Of Jimmy Nuss Is . heavy.
weight Yep thAt7s what he was
three months ago. Weighed us
pounds. At that he could have
hattled Carpenter On fairly even
terms 80 far as p0undage goes. But
Sam Michaels, his manager, ex-
plains that the surplus weight was
chiefly fat Speaks well for the
home cooking up In Green Bay,
Wis. Obey!
Jimmy did not fare 50 we'll after
his battle with Tommy Comiskey in
Rock Island last June. Only q few
weeks later it was discovered that
he had broken a gland in his groin
which necessitated q layo6 OF i've
months. After . fighter is held up
for any length Of time following q
long period Of fine training, it is
almost impossible to dodge the fat
In five months Jimmy put on about
thirty pounds.
Mfchaels, who also Is . match.
maker for the American Legion
club Of Green BAY, tack jimmy In
hand along the first Of December.
Hard roadWork and daily rabdowns
for n month soon had the little
middleweight hack in the prime,
Jimmy expects to make about Ia
pounds for ~Goatz" Doig to0eErew
night >. the Illinois. Doig will
scale IN about I've pounds lesA
Jimmy has had only two fights
up north. On New Years day he
stopped Archie Meissnef Of Me-
nominee, Mich, in six rounds. On
Feb. l he startled the boxing clans
in and around Milwaukee by stop
ping Jack Borko in seven rounds
Borko, q product Of Roth's gym
nasium, had been training Lew
Tender for his recent battle with
Willie Jackson and was hailed as
the best middleWeight Of recent
times to box in Milwaukee.
NIchaels has Q Clipping iron The
Milwaukee Sentinel which refers ia
Nuss - possessing ohanplonship
ability becease Of his victory ovea
Borko. TAe little fellow sure Ii q
great fayerite IN Green Bay and
vicinity, About 800 fans iron MD.
vankeo witnessed his match with
Borko. That's pretty good draw.
ine power, Witt Milwaukee Id
niles from Green Bay. Wateh
Jimmy tomorrow: xOu1l b sur
pFised, MieAaels say1
Word from Davenport informs
that the Nuss-C omiskey scraY
scheduled previously for March II
has been set back to .aarch Is. Il
is explained that the fight VA
postponed out Of consideration ol
the state boxing bill whose fate
will be decided in the Iowa senate
on or around March 10. The man.
axement did not wish to incur any
obligations which might be EN-.
barrassing should the measure b.
rejected.
Promoter Frank Smith ~
pouncel teday that be VIII MATED
Charlie &ChieP Rodgers with IL
winner Of the Nass.DoIg beat to
night Rodgers VIII Be givinl
|. 81 ~ N ~omvA. d. susf
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-03-01
BYLUND TOPPLES
IOWA MAT STAR

Bobby Bylund of Moline defeated
Guy Elliot of Nevada, Iowa, two
out Of three falls in Turner hall,
Moline, last night. First fall went
to Bylund in 10 minutes, second fall
to Elliot in minutes, third fall to
Bylund In IA minutes.
Bylund wrestles Matty Matsuda
on Thursday night.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-03-01

Contributions.

Y0UR LITTLE WIFE.
Whe Plans T. nake yeur lnturs
brighti
Ysur l1l13s villa
Whe ceeks = tsDpt yeur -.
pet1feI
Yssr little VIA
Hhe tells heE wensa friends
That Yea
Ar 80 grand hnsAond tl8o1gA
aAd throagAs
Whss ~ bsst gid yss svsr
knewi
Ysuf little Win.
Who pats your check vixen you
get henel
Year little wifA
Who Snooths the thin hair n
yeu1 dsnei
Ysur little wife.
Who locks ct you, her brown
eyes clear,
And sARgglos to yea extra
near:
Who says, s1t's pay day, amt
II, dcarf
Your little wife.
BOSTON NUT.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-03-01
For Indigestion
Mona Is Guaranteed to Prompt.
~ Relieve Stomach Distress,

~ Relieve Stomach Distress.
People go OF suffering from little
stomach troubles fer years and i'm
agine they have a serious disease.
They over-eat and force on the
stomach a lot Of extra work.
But they never think that the
stomach needs extra help to do ex-
ira work.
II these people would take Mi
O-Na Tablet with or after meals
1t would be a great big help to the
stomach in its strain OF overwork.
Mi-O-Na helps you. tired-out
stomach to do its work and ban
ishes the cause.
No matter what you eat or drink
Mona will. sweeten your sour
stomach and stop gas belching in
i've minutes. The heaviness dis
appears and the stomach is greatly
aided in its work Of digestion.
And Mona not only promptly
relieves all distress but if taken
regularly will Danish Indigestion.
Druggists everywhere sell MO
Ma on the money back plan
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-03-01
OLD STUFF.

Twenty years from now the boys
will be wondering what has be-
come OF the good old-fashioned
girls Of twenty years ago. They
were wondering the same thing
twenty years since, and they have
been doing it ever since the world
began. Twenty years ago the wo-
men wore skirts Of extreme, incon-
venient length. yet the men de-
nounced the styles IS dangerous
~ near immodesty," and ! have sew
eral newspaper clippings to prove
It. A man 10 in pretty poor bust
ness when he criticizes women &
attire. yet they have always done
it. I have no doubt that Adam found
fault with Ewes 1ig-lesf; that 1t was
either too large or too small to suit
the lord of creation"
H. B. ROSSEIL
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-03-01
600 ATHLETES ARE
IN n. Y. CONTESTS

= New York, March More than
600 athletes, including Joie Ray. ma
tional one-mile champion, Hal Cut
bill of the Boston Athletic club:
Tom Campbell Of Yale and Loren
Murchison. are entered in the an
nual games Of the Samacla- A A.
to b held here tonight
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-03-01
uLNr TAKE LEAD.

Columbus. Ohio. March 1.-Illi-
nois defeated Ohio State, IS to 81. in
10 western confe1ence basketball
game, and TOOK the lead in the race.
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GREAT PUNChER
HOPES TO LAND
kAYOoN COATS
THE CARD.

Jimmy Mass, Moline, ".
~Goatss Delg, Spring VALLEY.
Ten rounds q 1sU pounds.
Vincent RAa, ChntOa, IewA
W. Yoang S1gg, kewaAsA Six
rounds It l48 pounds.
Baok Powell Rock IslAn1,
W. Kid Beat1iA Davenport.
Fs1r rsunds ct LIS pesn1a.
Sl.gysr Jeffrey, Rock lsland,
Yeung Ryder, Davenport Fer
rounds 4 lie pounds.
RefezNe-xiekey RtGeA
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-03-01
FOR BOWLERS.

Did you ever see a finger bowl?
They say = tomato can, but, as q
bowler. don't you think . nutmeg
crater?
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-03-01
Go Be Continued.)

This is Matty Matsuda, Japan
csc wrestling champion, who Crap
pies Thursday night with Bobby
Bylund, Moline star, in Turner hall,
Moline. Aside from being on, of
the top-notchcrs of his class, Mat
suda is one of the greatest coined
ians in athletics. His tactics are
said to rival those of Kalla Pasha,
the bleack bearded terror Of Mack
Sennett pictures. Matty has de-
feated Jack Reynolds for the welt
erweight title. He is also holder of
the Police Gazette belt at 14S
pounds.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-03-01
HABIT.

sSir, whom you eat here you
needn't dust of your plate" said
the indignant restaurant keeper.
sBeg pardon, just foros Of hab-
It." replied the baseball umpire
MICKEY.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-03-01
WINS CHE TITLE.

Caaeago. March /. - Earl w.
ieesahaugh Of Underwood. H..
sessfd George w. Funde Of Chi
- Sor the illinois amateur bill
aaM championship.
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WAWKEYES COZ.

Chicago, March Iowa defeated
Northwestern, 50 to II, in . western
conference basketball CANA
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-03-01
WOIVERTNRA MIN

WOLVERINES WIN.
Ana Arbor, Mich. March L.
0eAipn defeated Purdue, 10 to
y. IN . western conference basket
hll zane.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-03-01
A WISE BOZ.

~Ha1pld," said the teacher, ~iA
the sentence 4 saw the girl climb
the fence hew many p weuld you
user
sBofe Of en-" replied Harold
with . grin.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-03-01
HOTEL RULES.

HOTEL RULES.
II the room IL too warm. open the
window and let the hre escape.
AS there is no clock in the room,
you can listen to the bed tick.
Inmates are requested not to
speak to the dumbwaiter.
GUSSIE.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-03-01
PLAYS.

In u ~
Adam and Eva" "The Pleasure
Seekers" found it was Dangerous
Business" when they ate of ''The
Forbidden Thing" namely, For
hidden Fruit" They were Prison
ers of Love" way Down East, "
and when it came to Paying the
Piper" it proved to be Town
Scandals" but they promised to
Love, Honor and Behave" The
truth is, though, that because OF
their Love" and disobedience they
were branded THE Stealers." "Pol-
ly With a Past" otherwise known
as 1.-THE Misleading Lady" while
reviewing Tho Passing Show
proved The Life of the Party.
She admitted being one of THE
Restless Sex" and said she attend
ed 1.-THE Charm School," She was
dressed in "Heliotrope'' silk and
caught the eye of "The Hottentot,'
who cried, "Oh, Lady. Lady" and
told her she had "The Right to
Love" him. She lost my Lady's
Latchkey," but he found It for her
and they became Just Pals Later
they were "Sweethearts."
LEONA MAE.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-03-01
Rjeht under tho name Of . Dsv
enport hardware stare hangs IL
slgn, ~Cheap Skates"

When a Chicago magistrate or
dered . truant school girl to &c
home and wash the paint from hel
face and the dye from her hair
he evidently didn't believe that the
good should dye young.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-03-01

Tramp to lady-Wm yen please
give & poor actor something to eati
Lady-Ac4ori What's your line
Tra1erm . hwncy dawneer,
Ra'an.
Lady-rn give you something to
eat, but first come around to tho
woodpile. I'd like to see You do the
splits.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-03-01

Thsro's no doubt that short skirt
are causing IN Increase In the eost
Of accident insurance.
MALT RAISON.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-03-01

This Jazz IL conducted by Bruce
Copeland. Help! Help!
El Imparcial. (San Juan, P.R.) 1918-197?, 1921-08-01
En- Honor de Paul Verlaine

die, el poeta de nuestra alma. Ell ha
cantado 10 que hay en- ell espiritu mo-
derno de mas hondo, de mas tenue
de mas inefable, en- versos inmateria-
les, que son musica emocionada, "ro-
Imanzas sin palabras". De manera
que su poesia encuentra eco inextin-
guible en- .nuestro corazon Y en- nues-
ira subconciencia: es como la llave de
.oro que nos abre el castillo encantado
de nuestras emociones mas profun-
das, de nuestros suefios mas azules,
de nuestras sensaciones mas delica-
das. Luego, este poeta ha encarna-
do ell artista perfecto, quiero decir,
intuitivo independence. Sin dar ma
yor credito a reglas preceptos, el
ha hecho sus versos, segun la bella
Erase de Raynaud, "como las abejas
.hacen su miel", llegando a realizar 10
que constituia el ideal del Simbolis-
mo; el lirismo puro. Los consoles
enunciados ell su famosa Art Poetique
no son mas que exhortacion a tornar
la poesia 10 que en- esencia es: grito
del alma, seg extremecimiento de Ia SEN
sibilidad. De modo que todo ese poe
El Imparcial. (San Juan, P.R.) 1918-197?, 1921-08-01

ma puede resumirse ell dos de sus ver-
sos:
Que ton vers soft la chose enyolec. :. s.
Et tout lie reste Get literature.
Adenas, Verlaine ha sido un hom-
bre de nuestra epoca compleja y di-
ficil. Solicitado a la vez por la SEN
sualidad del resurgimiento pagano Y
por la espiritualidad de la herencia
cristiana, 81 ha lido de los mas lamen-
tables errores a los mas puros tras-
portes misticos En- tanto que per-
dido en- nuestra sociedad plutocratica
e incomprensiva, ha vivido en- la mi
seria y el aislamiento, sin otro tesoro
que su don lirico y su ingenuidad in
fantil. que le pernitian trasmutar en-
diamante las escorios de la triste rea-
lidad. En- bello articulo aparecido en-
lie GanlOis, Legrand-C -Chabrier .recuer-
da la impression singular de Robert de
Montesquiou, al visitar al maestro por
la Ultima vez. En- su pobre vivienda
de la calle Descarts, el buen poeta,
que habia caido en- 'la eonmovedora
El Imparcial. (San Juan, P.R.) 1918-197?, 1921-08-01

Paris, abril de 1921.-Rtallarrne, 81
bien parecer ser hoy el MAESTRO favori
to de los jovenes, Verlaine sigue sien-
do objeto de culto feryientd por parte
de los escritores de toda Eedad, que
Green que LAY sinceridad e4 la mejor
norma artistica. Desde su falleci-
Iaiento, los que fueron sus compaiie-
ros en- la lucha por la belleza han
commemorate sentidamente, cada aiio,
elsaniversario de su ertrada en- la in
mortalidad, A POGO de llegar Fran
cia, en- 1907, assist 70, por primera
vez, a una de estas hermosas mani
efestaciones presidida por Leon Dierx,
entonces Principe de los Poetas Fran
3ceses, deseando auortar el homena-
ja de la nueva poesia hispanoamerica-
ma, Luego, los amigos de Verlaine
han conseguido erigir al gran poeta
I'm hermoso monumento en- ell. Jardfn
del Luxenlburgo, corazon del barrio
tle artistas en- que el vivio, lucho, triun
f6. Actualmente tratan de alzarle
una estatua en- Metz, su ciudad natal,
Feconquistada.
Els que Verlaine ha sido, como ma
El Imparcial. (San Juan, P.R.) 1918-197?, 1921-08-01

pal.te de la de hoy. En- la mesa de
honor notamos q Gustave Kahn, Pre-
sidente de los amigos de Verlaine"
y su esposa, a Achilde, Alfred Vale
tie, director del Mercure de France, a
MarceIle Tinayre,, Ferdinand Herold,
Second Weber, Andres Fontanais,
Madeleine Roch, Ernest Raynaud, Ma
rinetti, Leon Bocquet; en- tanto que en-
las otras divisamos a Han Ryner,
principe de los cuentistas franceses,
IA Jeanne Ronsay, Louis Dunur, Ale
xandre Mercereau, Eugene Frasquelle,
Charles Guerin, Nicolas Beaudin, a
tantos mas. Despu6s de la guerra,
creo que no ha habido en- Paris BAN
quetc literario tan concurido ami
mado.
A la hora del champana algunos
poetas o prosistas expresaron su adj
miraci6n emocionada por el gran
maestro commemorate. Gustave Kahn
lego IN discurao tan justo cuanto her
moso.
Lu6go hablaron Marcelle Tinayre,
Han Ryner, Marinetti, Leon Bocquet,
Vera Starkoff, Y eminentes artistas
declamaron o cantaron con la dulOe
ndslca de Reynaldo Han, los poemas
mas bellies /. eHpresivos del maestro maestro.
Ia declama Edn, las asistentes, dejan-
DO sus sitsos, MERCHANDISE, agrupan-
dose, permanecieron por espacio de
mas de una llora departiendo, char
lando, comentando ,en tertulia frater-
nal, animada, espiritual, que no fue
Ia parte menos interesante de la reu-
ni6n. Es la costumbre en- los ban
quotes literarios de Paris. Ojala 10
fuora tnlabi6n en- los de nuestra Ame-
RIGA.
En- su bella aIocuci6n, Gustave
Kahn, la vez de comunicarnos que
j 81 eTupo amigos de Pail Verlaine"
sc ha constituido en- sociedad, nos ha
antlnciado que esta hara, cada aic,
de la conmemoracion del maestro, una
verdadera ''liesta de la Poesfa" bajo
Ia advocacidn dc aquel "santo" hrico.
La conmemoraci6n de este aao 10 ha
sido va.
Francisco COntreras.
El Imparcial. (San Juan, P.R.) 1918-197?, 1921-08-01

/ " suntuosa mania de dorar a nincel
tsu modesto mobiiiario'', reposaba en-
tre muebles respiandecientes Y un
"jardin de las Hcsp&rides", de raran-
jas colocadas sobrc tazas nlodo de
flores, como IN rey de bohemia CO.
mo I'm nino.
Asi, Verlaine ha inhuido poderosa-
meute en la poesia francesa, contem-
poranea Y ha suscitado, en- el extran-
jero, todo I'm movimiento de lirismo
puro y musical. En- nuestra revolu-
ci6n nodernista su obra tuvo marca-
da Influenza, Ruben Dario, cuyo TEN
peramento diferia en- el fondo del SUI
yc, encontro en- su pocsia el secreto
de ''la musiqae avant toute chose. De
nj puedo decir cue los primeros ver-
sos de este maestro cue lei, fueron pa
Ia mi adolescencia sodadora una reve-
laci6n. Al venir a Paris n1e apresu-
re pues estUdiar su obra Y su vida,
y escribi al respecto un trahajo cri-
tico detenido y feryicnte, que inclui Ell
mi libro Los MOdernos.
La conmemoraci6n de Ia muerte de
Verlaine ha asumido este ano cara
ter exceptional, pucs habiendo trans
currido circo lustros, el actual anivr-
sario constituia 10 Que aca sc llama
81 demi-jubiie. A la manifestation
ofrecida por los amigos del poeta Sc
El Imparcial. (San Juan, P.R.) 1918-197?, 1921-08-01

han undo un espectaculo organizadc
por la excelente revista Bellies Lettres
" los homenajes de esta nlisma publ
caci6n Y del Mercure de France, que
ha rublicado, aquella un numero es-
pecial, este un estudio, consagrados a
su memoria.
La matinee de Bellies Lettres la
sido un acto encantador, en- ell cual
Ia elocuencia, la poesia, la musica y
la danza han ofrecido al maestro sus
mas bellas frases, inagenes 0 caden-
cias. FL poeta Ernest Raynaud, que
fpe amigo Y discipulo dc Verlaine, pro
nuncio un hernloso discurso, en- cuyos
eonceptos evidercio los rasgos esen-
ciaies del genio hccto de ''feryor y
bondad", del gran lirico. Ell cntu-
siastico director de Eeiieg Leitres,
Maurice Landreau, pas6 en- revista
los juicios de los mas erninentes escri-
torres contempofageos soble la obra
verlaineana. E%celentes aitistas de
la Comedia France>a :: dui 0dcon dc
clamaron los mas bellos nocmas del
maestro. Represeftdsc, en- seguida,
l. Assumption de pG,l Eerlainc de
Raynaud, CUE va hahianas visto Ell
las iiestas de Ia inauguration lei mo-
numenao al poeta; delieada fantasia
pastoral q. SO teBnliAa coll la ano5eo-
sis del lirieo iasig.2e, Sc fuso en- es-