Nappanee Advance-News, Volume 29, Number 44, Nappanee, Elkhart County, 29 June 1922 — Page 2

I • •- •• ' * - v % View of Santiago, Chile.

.Prepared by the National Geographic Society, Washington. D. C.) Chile, whose diplomats are in conference in Washington with those of Peru in an effort to solve tlie TaenaAriea problem, might lie called "the South American California.” It is long and narrow, and its region of greatest development and population Is a great, rich valley with low mountains separating it from the. coast, and witli a steep, snow-capped range towering above It to the east Chile is-the longest and narrowest of all the countries of the world. It stretches 2)700 miles...fro.lll ..Cape, Horn to the deserts of Tampaca and Tacna. within tlie tropics. Its width is rarely more than 125 miles from tlie ocean to the Andean crest. If we were to place it upon a similar stretch of coast: in North America, it would cover I,,aver California. California, Oregon, Washington, and British Columbia to the St. Klias district of Alaska. Chile is divided into three sections by the natural features of tlie Pacific slope of tlie Andes. Tlie northern is that of tlie semi-arid and-desert region, which reaches from Peru soutliwardTo Valparaiso. It is an utter, desert in the north and ...becomes- less inhospitable toward the south. It is traversed from the Andes to the coast by short, deep valleys, separated by high spurs of'the mountains, and communication from north to smith has always been 'exceedingly difficult. Nevertheless, the Chilean engineers founda route by which to extend the state railway which links -Puerto Montt. in a latitude comparable to that of New York, with Pisagua in the territories conquered from Peru, which lias a latItudo comparable to that of Mexico City.

f Heart of the Country. Tlie central section of Chile extends through nine degrees of latitude for a distance of about (SKI miles from Val puraiso to tlie island of Chiloe, south of Puerto Moult. This- is the heart of Chile, the only portion of tlie country which can support a sufficient population to constitute a nation. Tlie area is not large, about 100,000 square j miles, and -much f it is occupied by mountain ranges of great height and ruggedness. T But between the Andes const ' range-there extends in this section a I valley similar to that of California. : qvhicb is the seat of the Chilean peo- . lile. Many rivers rising ill tlie Andes ; descend to it and meander more or ! less directly westward through the coast range of. tlie Pacific;- but tlie intervening divides are nowhere-of such altitude.as t<> interrupt tlie continuity of t tie great valley that* extends froth noftli to South. Santiago is situated at -its.-northern end, and flourishing cities are locate,), at .each, favorable poinCon tlie railway that connects tlie capital witli i’uerto Montt.

Tlie climate as we go from north to j south becomes ever more humid, and pass from the Irrigated lands about , Santiago to the.,dense'forest swamps, of (he southern portion of the district, i While much of the land has been i cleared or is in the process of clearing, i in a stale which reminds one of our own Pacific coast 110 years ago, other areas remain impenetrable forests, still unexplored after nearly 400 years of-occupation of tlie j r lhe third section of ('bile, extending southward from Puerto Montt through 14 degrees of latitude to Cape Horn, is iilje our southern Alaskan coast—a ’ stretch of islands and peninsulas broken by intricate channels and profound fiords tliat penetrate far into the land. Tumultuous rivers descend from the Andes and debouch into tlie fiords in ileltns yvhioh-are.xarvered with dense forests. The large island of Chiloe. which was conquered by Valdivia before the middle J>{ the Sixteenth • century, is well populated and occupies a position • with reference to tlie more frequented northern coast similar to that which Vancouver island holds to Sun Francisco. Farther south tlie population becomes very scanty, glaciersdd- f aceitd from the Andean heights, and the savage but majestic scenery of Smythe channel and the Straits of Magellan suggests that of the Inland

passage and Lynn canal of tlie Ala kau coast. When Chile Expanded. It is the extreme northern portion of Chile as shown by the maps that is now tlie center of interest. * Chile did not always have a length of 2,71X1 j miles. Cntii the last quarter of the past century, the northern boundary of -the country fell more than 500 miles , short of its present position. North of it Bolivia owned a coastal strip 300 miles or more in length, and Peru’s southern border extended some iIOO miles farther south than it does to day .m- A.ll..<if this region, .which nor; forms tlie northernmost 500 miles oil Chile, wag considered of little worth, j and much of it had not been " explored, j When extensive nitrate deposits j were discovered in the Bolivian por- - tion of the coastal strip in the .sixties, ■ there was a rush like that to Califow 1 nla's gold fields in 1849. A large pro- j portion of the newcomers were Chileans. Friction .arose between Chilean mining ,companies and Bolivian tax collectors, ami finally In 1ST!) war j broke out between Chile and Bolivia. Peru was drawn in-as an ally of Bo- , livin. and the three-i-briierod"war ran on- for several years. At Its con- J elusion Chile was completely victorious and extended her boundaries at j the expense of the two vanquished - countries Bolivia became ‘.'the S\vit; j xerland of AmeHca" in a double sense; ' it is not only perched high ” amongmountains, tint tty tlie loss of its Pacific, provinces it been me completely landlocked. This mountain country has attempted in recent years to buy front Chile a-“corridor” to tlie sea fiince tlie war of tlie Pacific, as it wasy t-ailqil, Peru lias inul townril Chile tiie relatlpns which Italy held toward Austria in tlie late Nineteenth anti early Twentieth centuries. Tacna and Arh-a have constituted its “Peru Irre- j denta," and ail its leaders have I dreamed of restoring the lost, prov- j inces.

Kconomically, Chile has profited greatly by the war of the Pacific. Out j of the former I'eruyian province of | Tftrapuca and the former Bolivian province of Atacama (now the Chilean I Antofagasta) have been taken since I the war nitrates worth, many "millions i of dollars, and much remains to be i extracted. Valuable deposits of ni- j trate have come to light, too, in Tarna sinee the war. The export tax on ni- | trates simrdies nearly tliree-fotirths ol 1 the income of the government. , Inci- f denraiivl in Tacna is one -of the few j areas along fids desert portion of the f coast capable of- producing jTup4g-.an.d ! the .set.'ti'in is of great strata' . jrle .'value*. Those are some .of'the com- t pi ex factors which make the Tacna- I Arh-a problem much more thaw* mere ! question whet tier a plebiscite shall be j held-to jissign tlie regain permanently to eitlier-Peru or Chile. Santiago the Capital. Santiago is the chief city of Chile but not in the same degree as Buenos i Ai\i ; s is oft-the republic. 1 Buenos Aires has become almost the republic itself, in theseuse that. Paris j is France; but Santiago is but tlie cap, itai of the., country, which lias other j ciiieSThat—may—compare with It in lo cal importance. Santiago contrasts ! 'TviTlV' Buenos Aiis-s rfs TtiP'T'otTsr'rvativf'of a small-country with tin—metropolis of tin* fonti 11011 1. Vim fee) in tlie Chilean capita! tlie conservative character of tlie people; in Ilinmns Aires, the liberal spirit of tlie worm city. ' Valdivia and’his successors, the-in-vaders of Chile in tlie Sixteenth ceiltury, were soldiers bent solely on con quest, such us they had taken part in in I’erii, for ininietlijite gain ; whereas the colonists who in successive expeditions- founded Buenos Aires came with wives and cliildren, with horses mares, and -Implements' of husbandry, to settle in tlie land. Thus there was it marked difference between Chile and Argentina from tlie beginning. The 'warring invaders of Chile met and mingled .'with . a warlike Indian rate, tlie Aratu-animis, and their issue is without question the most hide -pendent, the boldest, the moat aggro# siye of -South. American . peoples,. _ .

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TAKES NO CHANCES ON MASQUER. Synopsis— DurinK the height of the New Orleans carnival season Jachln Fell, wealthy though somewhat mysterious citizen, anti l>r. Anslev. are discussing a series of robberies by an individual known as the Midnight Masquer, who, invariably attired a.s an long derted the police. Joseph Maillard, wealthy banker, is giving a hall that night. at which tTie Masquer has threatened to appear and rob the guests. Fell and Ansley. on their way to the affair, meet a girl dressed as Columbine, seemingly known to Fell. CHAPTER I—Continued. —2— “And Maillard Vould do the paying.” Fell’s dry chuckle held a note of bitterness. “Let him. Who cares? Look at his house, there, blazing with lights. Why pays for those lights? The people his financial tentacles have closed their sucker-like grip upon. His wife’s jewels have been purchased with the coin of oppression and injustice. His son’s -Hfe is i>ne of roguery and drunken wildness —” “Man. are you mad?'’ Ansley indicated tiie Columbine between them. “We’re not.alone here—you must not talk that way—” Jachin Fell only agaimi tkds= uinbine’s laugh broke in with renewed gaiety: “Nonsense,- my dear Oaten! We masquers may admit among ourselves that Bob Maillard is—” “Is hot tiie man \<e would have our daughters marry, provided we had j daughters." said Fell. They had come to a file of linum- i sines and cars, and approached tiie j gateway of tiie Maillard home. They i turned into the gate. Jachin Fell j touched the arm of Ansley and indicated an inconspicuous figure to one side of tlie entrance steps. “An outer guardian.” lie murmured. “Our host, it seems, is neglecting no precaution! I feel sorry for tiie Masquer, if Tie appears here.” .They came to the doorway. <Jniumblnevprodimed ah invitation, ilulxnumbered, and the three entered tlie house togetiier. CHAPTER 11. Masquers. Joseph Matt lard might have hopefully considered tlie note from the Mid- | night Masquer to IW a hoax perpetrated by some of his friends, hut lie took no chances. Two detectives were posted in the grounds outside the house; inside, two others, masked and cos- ; turned, were keeping a quietly elib ient eye on all that transpired. Euch guest upon entering was conduct isi directly to tlie presence of Joseph Miiiljaql. himself, or of his wife; was hidden to unmask in this private audience, and was then presented with a flavor and sent forth masked anew to ttie festivities. These favors were concealed, in the case of the ladies, in corsage bouquets; in that of the men, inside false cigars. There was to Im* a general opening of the I'aVors at iiiiX--night, tbo tinm sot for unmasking All this ceremony was regarded by tlie s its io del ig! it fill inndvall on.,_. and ,j .by Josefih Ataillard as a delightful way of assuring himself that only invited guests entered, his^ jjiousev'. Invita- ' tjons ihiglit la* forged—-faces'. nu*v*r! Lucie I.cd;inois entered tlie ]iresn<-e ' of her stately relative, and after unmasking. dutifully exchanged kisses witli Mrs. Maillard. Until some months previously, until sin* had come into the management- of her own property*— or what was left of it —Lucie had been the ward of trie Maillurds. “Mercy,- child, how marvelous- yon look tonight 1” exclaimed Mrs. Maillard, holding her off and examining her high color with obvious suspicion. “Thank you, ma’am." and Lucie made a—inook courtesy. “Do you like littleColumbine?" M Vyry -much, 4. 111' ; t take M4-K.S-.Lucie’s < loak, Sally.” An oldj‘obred servantdiobhed her head in greeting to Lucie, who removed her cloak. As sip* did so, she saw that ’Mrs. Maillard’s eyes were fastened in utter amazement upon her throat. “Isn't it pretty, auntie?” she asked, smilingly. >/“My goodness~gfaciotfs!” The stem eyes —irnrdened. “ VV'here—where op earth did you obtain such a tiling? Why—why—” Columbine's features flinched. She whs a poor relation-, of course, so the look In the older w-oman's eyes and the Implication,of the words formed little less than an Insult. Quietly she put one hand to her thn lit iinfl removed tlie roller, dropping ft Into the hand of Mrs. Mall lard, tl wilj’ a tliiriK to roake any woinauis iyes widen —■ collar of exqinisitel.v ffroiighi cold *fwdde,l with ten ' great

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Idazing star sapphires. Beside it Hie 'diamonds that bejeweled Mrs. Malllard’s ample front looked cold and lifeless. “That?” queried Lucie, innocently, producing a scrap of chamois and dabbing at her nose. “Oh, that’s very Interesting ! It was made for Queen Hnrtense —so was this scarf that keeps my nigged hair from lopping out l They were a present—only this morning." “Girl!" Tlie lady's voice was harsh. “A present? From whom, if you please?” I promised not to tell; lie's a particular friend of mine. Aren't tlie stones pretty?” Mrs. Maillard was speechless; She compressed iier firm lips and watched Lucie replace tlie sapphire collar with-' out a word to offer. Silently she extended a corsage bouquet from the pile beside her;.then, in a-trembling, voice, forced herself to explain about the favor inside. Slipping lief mask into place Lucie was gone, relief. She knew very well that "within half an hour Bob Maillard would lie informed tlint she had accepted gifts of jewels from other men, with all tile accompanying implications and additions that iin.Mgimrtipn -conkl furnish.— -For, aL. though Boil—Maillard wanted very much indeed to marry her, his mother had no intention of sanctioning 'such a union. “Neither has Uncle Joseph," she reflected, smiling to herself, “and neither have i: So were all agreed, except Boh." ' “Columbine!” A hand fell upon her wrist. “Columbine? Turn and confess thy Sins!" ■ She had come to the foot of the wide, "old-fashioned stairway that led to tlie floors above, and beside her hud

“You Frighten Me, Holy Man!” She Cried, Gayly. "Confess to You, Indeed! Not I.” suddenly appeared a Franciscan monk, t~owled mid gowned,in sober brown from head to foot. ’ , “You frightened me. holy man!' she cried, guilv. "Confess to vou, indeed! 'L - Not I.” ••.Wv<*r a l>*tD*r rliafice, butterfly of 1 1 io world. Haste not to. tin* danov fair sist'T—tarry a while and invite the soul in nf import! Having passed the dragon at the gate, tarry a moment with tltD’man of vows—” “Siirive me qui/kfy, then,” she said, v V “Now, without confession? Would you have me read your thoughts and give penanue?” '“lf you can do that, holy man, I may eonfess; so prove..it quickly!" The FranHsean leaned forward. - His voice came low, distinct, clear-cut, and TfU • . -udikdi^Lwje, understood us - rn<>thef-tongue, u> do most <*f the older families of New Orleans. “Sec how I read them, mademoiselle! One thought ,is of uneasy suspicion; it is typified by a hard-lipped, grasping man. One thought is of. profound regret fit is typified by a darkly welling stream of oil. One thought—-" Suddenly Lucie Trad shrunk from him. “Who—who are you?" she breathed, with a gasp that was almost of fear. "Who are you, monsieur?" “A humble brother of minor orders," and he bowed. “Shall I not continue with my reading? The third, mademoiselle, is one of hope; it is typified by a small man who is dressed all in gray—” Lucie turned away from him quickly, “i think that you’ have made some grave error, iiionsieur." she said, iier voice was cold, charged with dismissal

and offended dignity. ”1 pray you, excuse me.” Not waiting any response, she hastily ran up tlie stairs. After tier, for a moment, gazed tlie Franciscan, then shrugged Ids wide shoulders ami plunged into tlie crowd. Wliiie she danced, while she chattered and laughed and entered into tlie mad gaiety of tlie evening, Lucie l.ethat ominous Franciscan. How could danois could not banish from her mind he have known? How could lie have guessed what only she and one other barely suspected? Ther'e was no proof, of course; tlie very breath of suspicion seemed a calumny against an upright titan! Joseph Maillard had sold that Terrebonne land six months before any gas or oil laid been discovered there, and eight months before Lucie had come into the management of her own affairs. He had not known about the minerals, of course; it was a case only of bad judgment. Vet, indubitably, he was now a shareholder and officer in the Bayou Oil company, the concern wlifch had bought that strip of land. Lucie strove angrily to banish the dark thoughts from her mind. Why, Maillard was a rich man. a banker, an honorable gentleman! To doubt his honor, although lie was a harsh and a stern man, was impossible. Lucie knew him hejter than most, and could not believe — „ „ “May I crave pardon for my error?" -eatno a voice at her elbow. She turned, to see the Franciscan again beside her. "With a thousand apologies for impertinence, mademoiselle; 1 am very sorry fopfpiy faults. Will not that admission obtain for me one little dunce, one hint of forgiveness from fair Columbine?" Something in his voice spelt sincerity. Lucie, smiling, held out her hand. “You are pardoned, holy man. If you can dance in that friar's robe, then try it !” Could lie dance. Indeed ! Who'could not dance witli Columbine for partner? So saying, the monk proved his word hv the deed and proved it well. Nor did tie again hint that tie had recognized her: until, as they parted, he once nidge' left her astonished ‘ and perturbed. As he bowed he murmured: "Beware, sweet Columbine! Beware of the gay AratiilsJ Beware of his proposals!” . He was gone upon the word. Arntuis? Why. that must be the Musketeef. of course—Bob Maillard! The name, with Its implications, was a clever hit. But who was this brown monk, who seemed to know so much; who danced so divinely, whose French was like music? A vague suspicion was in ttie girl’s mind, hut she had no proof. Half an hour after this Bob Maillard canterto her; wild-with-impitHent-worthi-made a pit tl) through tlie circle which surrounded iier. "I know you now, Lucie!” he murmured. • “T must see you at. once—in tiie conservatory."

She was minUei 1 to refuse, hut assented briefly; The words of the monk intrigued lier; what had the man guessed? If-Boh were indeed j about to propose, she would, this time i I cut off his hopes for good. But —was ! it that sort of a proposal? As .she managed to rid herself of her admirers.*’ and descended t the; conservatory* site was highly vexed 1 with- herself and the Franciscan, and so came to her appointment In no equable frame of mind. She found Maillard waiting In the old-fashioned conservatory; he had unmasked, and was puffing a cigarette. “By gad. Lucie, you're benfitif.ul to- ! night. Where did you get that collar of jewels?" "Indeed!” The girl proudly drew herself up “What business is that of yours, sir?” “Aren’t you one of the family? I> —n it —Lucie! Don't you know that I want to marry you— ’’ . “My dear Robert. T certainly do not want to marry any man who swears tq my fac<*-*-you least of fill !” she ■coldly Intervened. “1 hare already re- ; fused 'you three times; M this he tlie fourth,, and fast. Now. kindly inform me why youHvished me to meet you /here.’’ . "I have a chance to make' some money for you in a hurry." lie said. “Your father left you a good deal of land up Bayou'Terrebonne way—" “Your fatlYer sold s,ome of it." she pur. in. idly. His eyes flickered t • the' thrtist. “Yes; .but you’ve plenty left, near | f’iiradis. It’s away from the gas field, Fut I’m interested in an oil company. Move plenty of money, and we’re going to go strong after the liquid gold. That lalld tifavours Tsvgootl for~nnth---ing else, arid if vyu want to make some money* out of it I’ll swing the ; company Into leHsing“at a good figure j and drilling there.” 1 "A oil mink 'fhere’s oB oh 4h*-4iul “.No." Tie made a swift, energetic i gesture of dissent. “To be frank, I I don’t. But I’d like to throw a hit of tuck your way, Lucie. That fellow ] Uramont —the prince.*-you know him I —he’s an engineer and n geologist, | and he’s in the swim."

Next week the Midnight Masquer. ■ :m iTO It )•; CUN TINF ED.) Tell-Tale Traits. You cannot* rightly Judge people by what others say about them, but you can by what they say about others.— Boston Transciipt. I'erhaps the easiest way to have n good time is to go ahead and liave U.,.

LINGERIE FOR SUMMER; LOVELY-GOWNS OF CREPE

’“pilK spring displays of lingerie wer* So colorful tlmt tlie time-honored white seemed to he distanced by Its gay rivals, hut the arrival of the summer has brought a demand for white undergarments. However, manufacturers have not turned their backs upon color; they are using it, espeeiul1} in cool blues and greens, in tlie decoration of white garments, in several novel ways. Applique figures, pipings, and simple embroideries, or

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LINGERIE SHOWS TOUCHES OF COLOR

fancy stitching are the mediums chosen for introducing a little color in white lingerie. „ Chain stitching, fagoting and feather stitching find themselves featured in the newest lingerie, each of them serving to introduce color, where it is desired to use it sparingly, on cotton, silk or linen underthings. The styles show a preponderance of tailored Ideus but summer has brought, along with white, fancier undergarments and lacy trimmings that presage an increasing demand for this style. Underwear must be cut with reference to the types find styles of outer garments. It nlso borrows many of its trimming

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CRpPE DE CHINE WITH EMBROIDERY OF BLACK BEADS

ideas from them, which accounts for the appearance of peasant embroideries and colored stitchery among the newly arrived undergarments, In nightdresses the choice lies between those with round neckline and built-up shoulders and the square type as illustrated here. Embroidered swlss organdie 'and narrow lace insertion and edging form the yoke for this gown of crepe de chine in light pink. Narrow ribbons fagoted together make the yoke of some of the new gowns and combinations, and another. nov#i decoration appears in

cord covered with silk, puffed over It, used in scroll design*. Simplicity strikes one of tlie high notes of fashion tills season, beading another, In harmony with tlie first, and these conspire together to promote the cause of crepe fabrics foi afternoon and evening gowns. The preference for these favorites is explained by many beautiful hut unpretonllouii frocks, graceful and comfortable. OnO such gown is portrayed her*

made of white crepe de chine, decorafc "ed with an embroidery of black beads. Its lines are the simplest possible—a straight chemise dress with a vvWe bead-embroldegpd belt of the material. The sleeves are split down the top and the edges tacked together midway between the shoulder anti elbow. Other members of the crepe family are dowered with charms that are peculiar to themselves; and sometimes two of them unite to form enticing gmvns. Printed georgette crepe makes long-waist ed blouses with mandarin sleeves that are joined to plaited skirts of canton crepe. Handsome metallic and Jeweled girdles Unit A ; ikrnr . ■ -

themselves in the right company o these aristocratic gowns. The story of evening gowns Is a recital of colored crepes nnd the glitter of beads. Nearly ull (lie models shown are strnigbt-llne frocks, but e/ct strives for distinction by the adoption of separate panels, or u little draping of tlie material, or an uneven hem line. The dominant feature of tin. mode ds found in head trimmings. <orwam n rans wnfu.K. .mm.