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Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1919-12-20

Women are 10 ne prevented from at
tempting homemade wInc
NJ hone So. exclaimed Unclc Bill
Rottlctop Il tasted some once. W ASH
irgtn,, Star
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1919-12-20

Rozo SO long: see YOU Friday night;
BuCinus But what il it rains trldayY
Rogo Then III see YOU Thursday
night Michigan Gargoyle
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1919-12-20
ID ZEN upon the Fourth
ID Floor recently?

- lOuE iCSSlitiy
Why, that single floor
contains its choice of tens
of thousands of the most
givable kind of gifts,
because tney's the most
usable kind.
We propose that you
start by stepping off the
Chestnut Street elevator FL
the Fourth Floor, You'll
And the China and Glass
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1919-12-20

A gift shouldn't be Sc
lected thoughtlessly or
hastily. but. if it's a Christ
mas gift. il must be selected
sonetime-preferably be-
fort Christmas.
ITO some folks it's
i always a pleasure to
shop, to others it's never a
pleasure, but one ana all
will assert that for shop
ping for gifts on the last
Saturday before Christmas
there is no place like the
great Wanamaker Store.
After six weeks or more
of holiday buying that was
unprecedented in its vol
ume. the store is READY
for the last-minute SHOP
per or any shopper with the
best goods that the market
holds and the best service
and as much of it as the
market can furnish; so that
there is practically no
limit to the selection or to
the abundance to be Sc
lected from.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1919-12-20

rcurth riorr. Chrstnntl
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1919-12-20

INTERESTING, too. is
i the large and attrac-
tive assortment of import
sd fancy peices in deco
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1919-12-20

Fourth Floor. centrai)
New-York tribune., 1919-10-08
Cardinal Is Made Doctor
of Laws at Impressive
Ceremony Held in South
Court of the University
Crowd Cheers Tribute
Prelate Voices Gratitude
for Aid in Restoration
of Library of Louvain

sCoIumbia University, founded for
the Advancement of the public good and
,As glory Of Almighty God, halls in
vou the spiritual hero Of the greatest
Of wars"
With these words Nicholas Murray
Butler, president Of Columbia Univer-
s;tv. yesterday conferred upon Cardi-
nal Mercier the degree of Doctor of
Laws. the highest distinction in the
rift of the university. The ceremony
took place on the south court. under
the bronze figure of alma mater. with
the sun flashing on the flags OF Bel
eium and the richly colored robes
Of the faculty members who filled the
esplanade.
Several thousand ergraduates
and invited guests who watched the
ceremonies from below, broke into
cheers as the slender. crims bed
figure of the great cardinal bent low
over the parchment in President But
ler's hand Then th-re followed an in
eident. which was typically American,
and as such brought an amused smile
The undergraduate cheer leader, bare
headed. ran forward and cried out to
the crowd to give three cheers for the
guest Of honor.
Cardinal Rises to Cheers
"Spel il out now for Columbia, with
three Merciers on the end" he COM
manded through his megaphone.
Cardinal Mercier stood during this
New-York tribune., 1919-10-08
Albert of Belgium Dons
Overalls and Jumper for
a Ten-Mile Run of His
Royal Special in Ohio
Praises Brand Whitlock
Tells People of Toledo
Belgians Love Ambassa-
dor as Much as They Do

CHICAGO. Oct. 1.-THE King of the
belglans to-day ran the engine of his
own train for ten miles. The special
train on which the King and his party
are travelling westward was stopped
at Wauscon, Ohio, while his majesty
climbed into the cab Of the engine and
TOOK over the throttle The King, who
has thorough knowledge Of locomo-
tive engineering, ran the heavy train
Tor ten miles without "a jolt. Then he
stopped the engine and returned to his
car.
The King. travelling "unofTicially"
with his Queen and the Duke of
Brabnnt, passed through Ohio and In
diana to-day en- route to California.
The tram was stopped for an hour at
Toledo, the home of Brand Whitlock,
American Ambassador to Belgium,
where the party received an enthusi las
tic welcome. The stop was made by
the King as a personal friend of Mr..
Whitlock, and not as an official visit.
crowd had gathered at the station
at Wauseon, put they were loking for
a King in uniform and did not rccog
nize the tall figure that climbed out,
clad in what might have been the garb
Of an engineer, including q flannel
army shirt and cap. But the citizens
Of Wauseon were in no worse plight
than many of those travelling on the
royal special. All of them recognized d
Bill" Nye, chief special agent of the
State Department, but not his majesty.
An American staff officer attached to
the party called out to Nye: "Whcre is
his majesty" Nye only grinned.
AT Toledo the royal party was driven
from the station to the Museum Of
Art, where there was an address Of
welcome by Mayor Cornell Schreiber,
a brief response by A bert and few
words of greeting TO his townsmen by
Mr.. Whitlock. The route from the sta
ton to the museum was lined with
citizens.
While their majesties were receiving
the committee appointed to welcome
them three little girls, the dest about
eight and the youngest not more than
three, presented the Queen with flowers.
Her Majesty received them graciously
after Virginia Willis, the oldest, had
started bravely with a little speech
New-York tribune., 1919-10-08
poisons Daughters So
She Can Return to Stag
Spec o. Correspondent

Spec o. Correspondence
DETROIT. Oct Mrs. Hazel
Lcukart. & former actress, Of Roval
Oak. today confessed that she
poisoned her two daughters ON the
morning of September 90 and sat at
thelr bedside until daylight pravinc
they yould die. '''e o
The act, she said, followed q quarrel
with her husband who had refused TO
permit her to return to the stage. The
confession was made to Assistant
Prosecuting Attorney Seton at the
Oakland County jail in Pontiac
The children were civen a slow. in
sldlous poison Shirley, eirht, the
e dest. is expected to die before morn
ing. Edna. six, has from three to four
days to live, doctors declare
Physicians say nothing can be done to
save the children
In her confession. Mrs. Leukart
said: "On the nirht of Sontembe,
2S the children were III. They an
noyed me, and early on the morning of
the 18th 1T came to me like a flash that
the best way out was to put them
who're they could not bother.
81 logged for the bright lights of
the stage. was discouraged. | went
to the medicine cabinet. found the
poison and rave it to the children. The
first time | rave them each two of the
pellets. 1t made them sick.
"Then ! put four more pellets in two
capsules and the children swallowed d
one each and | gave them milk to
wash it down.
New-York tribune., 1919-10-08
Thirty-three Nations
At Banquet to Cardinal

Representatives Of thirty-three ma
tions, participating in the banquet ten
dered to Cardinal Mercier by the Inter
Racial Council at the Hotel Plaza last
evening, presented the Belgian primate
with two medals in token Of their graft
tude for the part he played in the wor' d
war. The presentation was made by
Alexander Hemphill and Marcel Knecht
in the present of more than one thou
sand cheering diners.
cardinal Mercitr was the greatest
moral leader of the war" said Charle
2. Hughes: "He showed US the way to
victory. The safety of America to- day
undying faith which Belgium showed
under Cardinal Mercier's leadership
when under the heel of the Hun.
III have heard of this conference as
an exhibit of Americanism. Having
seen this gathering of representatives
of all the great nations of the world,
am convinced that such is the case
But am reminded that faith in JUS
tice. humanity and high ideals is not
exclusively American; it is not exclu-
sively Belgian. 1t is the asset of the
human family of every nation"
Cardinal Mercier told of an uncle
who had visited the United States
many years ago and remained for forty
years. He said he had been home but
a few days when he began to talk OF
leaving his new found relatives in Bel
GUM in order to return to America
"Now ] have been here but shor'
time and feel that ] shall be preparing
to make a similar return as soon as
I get home in order that I may come
back and give an exhibition of Ameri-
canism," said the primate.
Official representatives of govern.
ments at the banquet included:
M. H. Sulzer. Minister Of Switzer
land; Armas Saastamoinen, Minister o.
Finland; Maurice Casenave, High Com
missioner Of France: CASTOR Liebert
Consul General of France; R. Tritonj
Consul General of Italy; George Bach
Consul General Of Denmark; D. G
Steyn- Parve. Consul General of Hol
land; Kalle Makinen. Consul Genera
If Finland; Kyo Mu Kumasaki. Consu
General of Japan; Pedro R. Rincones
Consul General of Venezuela; Chai,
Kwangshi Consul General of the Re
public Of China; psavoudas Acting
Consul General of Greece; = Perez
Consul General of Argentina; L. Dolz
Consul General of Cuba; A. Saubert
Consul General of Ecuador; Christie
nher Ravn, Consul General of Norway;
Francis Kopecky Consul General O
Czecho- -Slovakia; George Barichel Act
ing Consul General of Poland; George
de Silva Duarte, Consul General o.
Poland; DR.. Geo. V. Thedorovitch, Con
sui General Of the Kingdom of Serbs
Croats and Slovenes; V; Romero, Con
sui General Of Spain; Nils L. Janson
Acting Consul General of Sweden;
NJ. Kwapizekski, secretary of Natona
Polish Committee at Paris: NJ. VIII
mont, president of commission repre-
senting government of Lithuania.
New-York tribune., 1919-10-08
III.-What is money?

So far, in these short studies,
little attention has been paid to
what may well seem to some the
very first subject which de-
manded our attention. The one
thing we must all have is money,
because all the goods and serv-
ices with which we satisfy our
wants are purchased with money.
What is first In Importance in
economic life would seem to be
first in Importance in economic
science. Yet we have left it
aside, deliberately and cf set
purpose, for later treatment, and
the fact that we are able TO do
SO without losing grip Of reality
indicates the fact that money, inn
portant as it is, is not the all
important thing.
Suppose a community in some
isolated Utopia, with social sys-
tenn like our own IN every respect
save this; That it is a closed
economy, doing no foreign trade,
having, indeed, no communica-
llOnS WIlu lNC OUttl WOl III. ANCW,
if by some miracle every Utopian
woke up one morning to find that
every coin he possessed hau, dur
ing the night, turned into two
coins, it is quite clear that no
body would be any better off.
Nobody can eat, drink, or wear
coins. But, if instead Of every
coin turning into two coins, every
loaf had turned into two loaves.
every gallon of milk into two gal
Ions, every yard of cloth into two
yards, the Utopians would indeed
be economically blessed among
men.
In our own case, to be sure, i'm
portant alterations from this sup
posed case arise, first from our
trade with other countries, and
secondly, from the fact that when
th.; stock of money is increasing.
our individual shares of it do not
increase in the same ratio, mat
ter to which we will return later.
What, then, is money? Shake
speare, as usual, tells US the exact
truth in the fttest possible words.
In his day English standard
New-York tribune., 1919-10-08

coins were made Of silver. There
were no copper coins, and few
gold coins. Shakespeare, then,
would rarely see any except sill
yer coins. When Bassanio was
making his choice of the caskets
he passed over the silver one, ad-
dressing the metal in scorn, as.
Thou pale and common drudge
tween man and man."
This is the exact economic
truth; money is a drudge tween
man and man. A drudge that
does a certain work-namely,
that of passing goods from one
man to another. Money is SIM
ply tool to move commodi-
ties with. 1t performs exactly
the same work as a wagon; and
just as it would be senseless for
a nation to accumulate unneces-
sary wagons, SO it is useless for
a nation to accumulate unneces-
sary coins.
Money is d Tool.
In explaining the functions Of
capital we have already observed
that tools form main element
of capital, and that the inven-
ton Of rough tools first started
primitive man on the road of eco
nomic development. Amongst the
most important of these early
tools was money. Abraham paid
for the cave and field of Mac
phelah with flour hundred shek-
els of silver, current money with
the merchants" so that in the
dawn of written history money
was in full use, and was made,
too. Of the metal that formed the
standard money Of England till
1916, and of all other leading ma
tions until only a few years ago.
1t is probable that coins began
as decorations for the body. the
need for decoration being prob
ably as urgent with primitive
man as it is with naked cavages
and wealthy ladies to-day. The
earliest known Europea.. coins
are simply rings of bronze.
How important tool money is
appears on a moments reflection.
The only alternative to its use
New-York tribune., 1919-10-08

is the direct barter of goods for
goods. The carpenter has made
q table and wants bread. He can
not find a baker who wants a
table, and if he could, his table
would be worth so many loaves
that most of them would be use
less before he could eat them.
The time and inconvenience saved
by the use of the tool, money, are
inconceivably great,
Face Value.
But just as there are knives
that will not cut and carts that
break down under quite a mod
crate load, SO there may be speci-
mems Of the tool, money, that will
not do their work we'll. Any
thing can be money that viii do
the money work, and a curious
assortment of things have been
used as money at one time or an
other--blocks of salt, cubes of
pressed tea, bales of tobacco, bul-
lets, shells, and SO on. What is
the essential thing about money
Simply ready acceptability by
every one to whom it is offered.
The writer once put a sovereign
and a pound weight in a bowl
of mercury to explain to child
the principle Of notation. and
then tried in vain for days to get
shop-keepers to take the sover-
eign because the mercury had
given it silver appearance.
Finally a friendly bank manager
accepted it, after weighing it
against a sovereign from his till
to make sure! For this reason
the making of coins has for many
centuries been taken over by the
State, though it is quite recent
thing, comparatively. for the
State to do the work with abso-
lutte accuracy and honesty.
Every piece of money bears it's
value stamped or printed on it
its face value" as it is called.
Whatever thing is universally ac-
cepted by people in exchange
for goods is money with that
people If it is universally ac-
cepted at its face value it is
good money.
New-York tribune., 1919-10-08

put forget the last of it. Elizabeth
oent and kissed all three of them.
IN his response to the address Of
%ye'come, " the King said he appreciated
ne m splendid feeling found in Toledo
d d mere exists between Toledo and all
., pc glans a tie, and very strong one,
ne sad SAID IN the person of Mr.. Whitlock.
W., every citizen of Belgium loves Mr..
nltiock as we'll as any citizen of
IoIneado,' he declared.
l. Inc royal train arrived in Chicago
its journey. '''0 e'''''eo
New-York tribune., 1919-10-08

know that we could dominate them by
being morally stronger and refusing
to tremble in their presence"
To-day the Cardinal will pres de at
a pontificsl mass at St. Patrick's Cathe-
dral after which he will visit the
Hall Of Fame at New York Univer-
sty and there will receive the honor
ary degree of Doctor of Letters from
that universitY
New-York tribune., 1919-10-08
Kaiser to Quit Amerongen
Former Grown Prince Departs
After Conference

AMST ERDAM, Oct. BY The Asso-
ciated Press) The former German
a.mperor will remove from Amerongen
about december l6 and take up his
residence at Doom.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-06-19
Thirteen Is Lucky For
Women and Suffrage

The National Woman's Party is
wearing a smile that will not come off
The quick action in the Senate and
House this morning making sure the
ratification of the Federal Woman Suf-
frage Amendment before the session of
Legislature ends. prompted the women
to arrange a hurried luncheon at the
Penn Harris that was in the nature of
another jubilee occasion.
Regardless of superstition, thirteen
happy women sat down to A table dec
grated with the organizations colors,
purple, white and gold. At the back
of each chair was one of the gay PEN
nsuts and in the center of the table
was a beautiful floral decoration also
bearing the colors that now stand for
roman's freedom.
Those present were Mrs Lawrence
Isewis. of Philadelphia, Chairman of
the Ratification Committee; Miss Mary
II. Ingham, State President, also of
Philadelphia Miss Ella Riegel. mem
ber of the National Advisory Council
Mrs. Archibald r. Harmon, Chairman
of the 9Th Congressional District; Miss
Caroline Katzenstein, State Executive
President of the Central Pennsylvania
Woman's Association Mrs. j. Sharon
Macdonald of Harrisburg. Chairman
of the Lobby Committee; Mrs. Max
well CHAPMAN, of Scranton Mrs. Rob
ert d. Davenport of Wilkes-Barre
Miss Kate c. Heffelinger, of Shamokin
Mrs w 3. Christine, of Scranton
Miss Olive Beale. of Washington, p, c.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-06-19
Directors of Penn-Harris
Re-elect Hotel Officers;
Reports Are Gratifying

At a meeting of the directors of
the Harrisburg Hotel Company,
owners of the Penn Harris. last
evening, E. a. Wallower, the presi-
dent, submitted an interesting and
detailed report regarding the final
completion of the big building and
the success which had already been
demonstrated in its operation, con-
firming the predictions of the lead
ers in the community hotel move
ment. 1t was intimated that w. L.
Stoddart, the architect, had been
requested to submit plans for ad-
dltional room space which the in
creasing patronage has made neces-
sary. 1t was anticipated from the
beginning that more sleeping rooms
would probably be required to meet
the needs of the city at some future
time, but the hotel company did not
contemplate the immediate success
which has been achieved by the
Penn-Harris, compelling an enlarge
ment in the near future.
Mr.. Wallower was unanimously re-
elected president of the company
and given a rising vote of thanks for
his unselfish and energetic service
throughout the period of the build
ing operations and in the super
vision of the furnishing and other
details incidental to the placing of
the hotel on a permanent basis. W.
M. Ogeisby was reelected secretary
and treasurer.
AS indicating the popularity of the
hotel and its management letters are
received almost daily from guests
who have enjoyed the hospitality of
the Penn-Harris. These letters come
from organizations which have held
conventions since the opening of the
big place of entertainment and others
who have made use of the admir-
able facilities for social etertain-
ment. One of the most successful
features is the attractive coffee room
which has met a great need for
quick service"
President Wallower indicated that
the earnings for the first five months
more than equalled the expectations
of the officers and would be exceed
ingly gratifying to the stockholders
to whom a statement would soon be
issued
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-06-19
100000 BUILDING
PROJECT GOTTEN
UNDER WAY HERE
Big Plot in North Front Street
Is Sold For Sum of
$30,200
BUILDING TO BE ERECTED
Many Other Permits to Build
Are Taken Out by
Contractors
BUILDING TO BE ERECTED

Announcement has been made of
the sale of J. f. Ronrer & Son, real es-
tate operators, of the property at 1417
North Front street, owned and occu-
pied by George r. Bentley to the Lib
erty Realty Company, of this city, at
considerati ton said to be approx
mately 100000. The property fronts
so feet on Front street and extends
213 feet back to Lawton street and
has erected thereon a frame dwelling
and garage.
Up-to-date and modern buildings will
be erected on the property to be used
as sales offices and for caring for au-
tomobiles. At the front will be a
storeroom for the sales of accessories,
while there will be constructed a wait
ing room for those waiting for work on
their machines. A soda fountain and
ice cream parlor will be placed in it.
The architecture will be highly credit
able, il is stated.
The plans will involve the expendi-
ture of approximately 100000. 1t is
stated. The project is backed by Chi
cago. Pittsburgh and Lancaster men.
Building projects, which will cost
S23.50O. are reported in permits which
were issued at the office of Building
Inspector James H. Grove. Two of
work. another for a two-story dwelling.
and one for a concrete coal storage
cellar.
NJ H. Gettys contractor for H. and
! J. Freedman. was given per-
NIT to remodel the property at $40
Chestnut street. 1t will be converted
into a wholesale notions building at
a cost of $4,000. Mr.. Gettys also Sc
cured a permit to remodel the two
story brick building at the northeast
corner of Cameron and Berryhill
streets. owned by the City Transfer
Company. The cost of this improve
ment will be $4,000.
| The Blough Manufacturing Com
pany. with Joseph w. Pomraning as
contractor. took out a permit for the
construction of a concrete storage bin
| for coal to be located on the west side
of Wyeth street. $50 feet south of Reilly
1 street.
| r. w. Sawyer. contractor for Curvir
NJ. Dubs, secured a permit yesterday
afternoon to build a two-story dwell,
| ing at the southwest corner of Sew.
enteenth and Derry streets. 1t will
| cost $500.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-06-19
COURT DEGREES
DECLARED VOID
BYLABOR BODY
American Federation Passes
Resolution Telling Toilers
to Disregard Them

Atlantic City, n. j., June "a The
American Federation of Labor in a
resolution adopted at it's convention
here to-day condemning what were
declared to be "usurpation by the
judiciary" of the governments legis-
lative and executive powers. recon-
mended that organized labor should
disregard injunctional DEGREES Of
courts on the ground that such de-
crees violated rights guaranteed un-
der the constitution.
The memorial demanded that
judges who exceeded their authority
should be promptly impeached. 1t
asserted that our courts and judges
have been disregarding the rights of
the people and exercising powers
more tyrannical than any assumed by
the most tyrannical despot ever
known in history"
The resolution charged further that
the courts had subordinated the leg
islative and executive departments of
the government through their will.
The courts were described as "a
sinister influence which is sapping
the life from our institutions and
creating the worst sort of autocra-
cy."
recommendation presented by the
Federation's legislative council was
adopted as part of the resolution.
recommending that the Supreme
Courts of the States and the United
States have some of their powers
taken away from them and be reor-
ganized.
A resolution favoring the restric-
tion of immigration during the re-
construction period. also was adopt
ed.
In the debate continuing longer
than two hours. the radical element
bitterly assailed the Idea, while the
conservatives, led by Secretary Frank
Morrison. insisted IL was necessary
as a means of protecting American
labor from exploitation by vested
interests"
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-06-19
Owner of Vacant Lot
Protects the Light Of
Westminster Church

Abram Gerber has purchased from
Mrs. George w. Reilly three prop
critics at I507-9-11 Green street,
which transfer left vacant a lot of
about fifteen feet between A507
Green street and the Westminster
Presbyterian church. For years Mrs
Reilly has refused to sell or build on
this particular lot in order to pro-
tect the ligth of the church. Yes
terday she made a deed for the va
cant piece to the Westminster con-
gregation so that there will be no
danger of any future obstruction of
the light through a possible building
at that location. This lot could
have been sold many times. but
the owner steadily declined to trans
fer it to other hands in the interest
of the church which would have
been seriously inconvenienced by the
shutting off the light on one side.
OF course the congregation is de-
lighted with Mrs. Reily's generous
gift.