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Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1919-12-22

Tn, fact that Wilmington boy is the
champion pocket billiard player of the
country shouldn't operate 10 crowd the
Local poolrooms with other youthful
aSpirants for honors
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1919-12-22

New .hrsey towns don't socm 20 be
safe places for little boys.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1919-12-22

There is no use in being shocked and
aghast at anything remarked Elinor
Glyn, on seeing lot of sparsely clothed
women at reception. Elinor evidently
figures that public that could stand for
"Three Weeks" should not be easily
shocked at a display of three ribs or three
vertebrae
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1919-12-22

Being denied the privilege of selling to
others so that the Others may get tight,
the liquor men now propose to sit
tight and wait for something TO hap
pen. As We sec it, it has already hap
pened.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1919-12-22

Cudahy advises corncd beef and cab
hagc Ms n cure for the high cost of living.
And cabbage at 35 20 50 cents a head
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1919-12-22

Every Evenings classifed advertise
ments bring results. Proved BY the salts.
faction of many and will he to vou.-Adv
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1919-12-22

Dame Fashion, it is said. has decreed
that skirts shall be frankly short" As we
don't wear skirts, we should worry. They
seem to be keeping pace with the cost Of
living-going up.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1919-12-22

The Supreme Court decision has put \
crimp in the hopes of thousands who had
visions Of one more chance to illuminate
themselves this Christmas
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1919-12-22
THIS, THAT AND
THE OTHER
By The Gosiper

The liquor men. lacking otherwhere to
mace the blame for the catastrophe, =
NAV attribute il 10 the alignment of SO
many planets on one side of Old Sol.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1919-12-22

Some fine day two Fourth street cars
arr going to try 10 do the ''shimmy" on
the same block nj the same time, and
then therc'li he trouble
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1919-12-22

''Sixtecn men ON ono mans chest yo no,
and Fourth street car with apologies
20 the late II. L. :.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1919-12-22

Hell Roaring" Hiram johnson says
nc is going to take his candidacy for the
Presidency to the people. What the people
will give Hi will be not an elevation to tho
Presidency, but lift on the toes of its
boots.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1919-12-22
be diverted from his important work by
trifles.

Another playhouse smashed and more
pouting in the corner DR.. Garfield couldn't
be the whole show, and refused to play
any longer. The Great War brought it's
comedies and it's farces along with its
countless tragedies
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1919-12-22
Rodney Street Garage

Repairing. Storags. Acosssoris.
--Gasoiins and oils
Specialists on Fords with Genuine
ford Parts
= r Cor. Fourteenth & Rodney SIS
Bell Phone 660. Day and Might
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1919-12-22

The railways Of the L nIted States are
more than one third, nearly one half, of
al the railways Of the world. They
carry a yearly trafic SO much greater
than that Of any other country that
there Is really no basis for comparison.
Indeed, the tTafEc Of any two nations
may be combine. And still it does not
approach the commerce of America
borne upon American railways-
United States Senator Caulnstas.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1919-12-19

ped0 boat destroyer Mckee.
Fred H. Peterson. OF the 63rd artil-
lcry. First division. ordnance depart
ment. who helped hammer the Ger
mans for 10 months I'm France.
I w. NJ Bomcll. a Canadian vet
eran. who served three years over
there In the thick Of It with the 62nd
battalion
August Kned. who wore the navy
uniform during the war on the trans
port President Grant.
s. II Green. OF the 2sth Canadians,
for three and half years "all over
the bloody place" In France. Bel
Rium and Germany.
And more than q score Of others.
including man who declined 20 give
his name. who said
Il was over in France nine
months with the 3i6th engineers.
91st division. ! won't tell my name
because. suppose, lot of my
friends think ! ought 10 be well
fixed. My father and uncle used
to be In business In Seattle. had lots
Of money. But I'm down-and-outer
now. and the army put me here. /
don't care 10 have my friends know
came back"
The Private Soldiers and Sailors
Legion Induced realty broker 10
loan them the lot at Ninth and Pine.
where their Christmas trees a.e for
sale.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1919-12-19
FITZGERALD
IN RACE FOR
REELECTION
Filings for Municipal offices
Begin Today; Five Coun-
men to Be Chosen
CALDWELL is UNCERTAIN

Chief interest In the local
political arena Friday morning
centered In the probability Of
Hugh NJ. Caldwell, former cor
poration counsel. filing ~ .
candidate for mayor.
Caldwell obtained n BLANK
declaration Of candidacy, hut Nm
the county-city building with
out filing II with the city
comptroller.
The first day when candidates for
the mayoralty, corporation counsel
and the city council might declare
their intention 20 run for office
brought forth Mayor c. u. F'ftxger-
aid as n candidate to succeed himself.
Up TO noon Friday no other can-
didate for mayor had filed.
Corporation Counsel Walter r.
Meier also filed his declaration of
candidacy. Thus far no other cnndi-
date for corporation counsel has ap-
peared to oppose Meier
Several for Council
Incumbent city councifmen Win
have n battle on their hands at the
February primaries CounciIman
Robert n. Hcakcth filed his intention
Friday 10 become candidate to sue
coed himself for term Of three
years. Carl II. Reeves, DISCHARGED
major Of the United States army and
civil engineer by profession: w. n.
Tomlinson. member Of the printing
firm OF Piatt Tomlinson. ana
Frank +. Kannair. secretary Of tho
Mutual business club. will seek
three-ycar terms as city councflmen.
All of them filed their declarations
of candidacy Friday morning. BY a
peculiar coincidence Hesketh. Reeves
and Tomlinson live within block of
each other In the north end
Councilman A. T. Drake also filed
his declaration Of candidacy TO sue
ceed himself for term OF two years.
councilmen Oliver T. Erickson. w
n. Lane and John r. Carroll, whose
terms expire this year. had not filed
as candidates to succeed themselves
up TO noon today All, however.
have announced that they will run
for office again. All candidates
must file their declarations Of candi-
dacy by January II. Withdrawal OF
candidates. must be in the hands OF
the city comptroller by February 2.
Three Groups
Candidates for the city council are
confined 10 three groups. The voters
will be called upon to vote for one
for a one-ycar terms. one
for n term of two years.
and three councilmen for terms OF
three years each. Councilman Car
roll is finishing the one-year term.
Councilman Drake the two,year
term and Councilmen Lane. Erick-
son and Hecketh the three-year
terms.
There is no contest for the officts
of city comptroller or city treasurer
this year. as each incumbent has two
more years TO serve before his term
will have ended.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1919-12-19
Poisoned Baby Fights for
Life With Mothers Blood

The life Of Baby Bobbie Sand.
holm hung In the balance Fri.
day. as city physicians kept Wig
liant watch 10 observe the effect
OF blood transfused from his
mother 10 counteract the bichlor.
ide Of mercury poison cour,sing
thru the ilmonth-old child The
poison was fed To the Sandhoim
baby Tuesday night by his g.
year-old brother. Buster. who
thought he was treating Bobbie
90 candy.
Reports from the hospital shortly
before noon showed the babys tenn.
perature. pulse beat and respiratory
action were normal. II is said the
effects of the blood TRANSMISSION viii
be slow in appearance, Ii win be
some time, the physicians declare, be
fore the effects can be determined.
In the meantime, 1t is believed
there win be no more transfusions
made nt present
In all, about an ounce OF blood was
taken from Mrs, Sandholm's arm
Thursday evening and transferred "a
little Robbie. The operation was per,
formed by DR.. II. l.. Moon and Or
II. T.. Coo. following tests of blood
cultures taken from the mother.
An incision was made on the in
fant's neck. but because of the
smallness of the vein there, 1t was
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1919-12-19
but for My Wife, | Would Regret
WasSparedto Taste the Gratitude
Of My Country" Writes ex-Soldier

That The Stars discovery of the depoab situation returned SOL
de find themselves Seattle stirred the when read
yesterday mild undestatemen of the effect the public
Over night the city has been aroused the seriousness of the
that confonts three thousand exece and the
Associated Industries clearcut urging all
business to make this their first duty
When reads of the these who
everything who left wives behind fight existence
return discover there job at hard labor
them; listening these and getting little insight the
heS these
that Seattle well let other public problem drop until this
one is solved.
Here part of letter from who we'll The STAR
and many of you His published his request
the letter is bona fide and typical.
The employer who read this letter who
direct appeal his of honor deaf to his
interests, put'it higher ground.
Editor The Star: may be of interest public
read of the circumstances of just the $500 oess soldiers
toyp
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1919-12-19

charged SO for night. | spent IL nights,
wet and mud soaked, with danger as a side
issue. for that sum in France.
Il noticed that places which employed men
when ! was here before are now employing
women and so per cent of them married ones
at that; or else they employ men of any color
but white. And they call this patriotism
Il took up canvassing because it was all
that could be had. ! sold windshield de-
vice, and had more than $50 coming to me
in commissions, when the agent for the de-
vice flew by night, with my money.
In desperation, one day, sought permit
to erect little stand on Union st. like the
two that are there.
Il was told il could not be granted and
that the two already there were granted on
compassionate grounds. said, Have little
pity on me, my health has been broken in the
struggle but | was shown the door. Too
many returned soldiers was the excuse.
But for my wife, | would regret that
was spared to taste the gratitude of my
country.
"'Shunl Orderly officer. any complaints?' p
IL should say So
Garry on, you profiteers, you'll come to
your end some day"
"a JOBLESS SOLDIER"
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1919-12-19
"a INJURED IN
TRAIN SMASHUP
Fast Mail Plunged Into Pull
man; Two Are Dying

OMAHA. Neb. Dec. ls.--Twenty-
four persons were injured. II serious
~. two Of whom will die. when CHI
cago a Northwestern fast mail train
from Chicago tcleacoped the rear
Pullman coach Of No. 2i5. train
from Minneapolis. at Missouri Val
Icy. Ia. near here today. No 2lb
was standing on a side track with
the switch open. according TO re.
ports The speeding mail train. IN
warned. II ia said. crashed into the
rear coach.
Medical attention was rushed from
Omaha and the injured were taken
10 hospitals here
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1919-12-19

found impossible to make the trans
fusion there. The blood was finally
injected into a vein in the infants
foot
The mother, following the opera
ton, went to bed at the city hospital
and was reported normal this morn.
ing She suffered no weakness from
the operatio
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1919-12-19
WAR PRISONERS
WILL Be FREED

PARIS. Dee. t9-The German del.
egation here announced today Pre-
micr Clemenceau has informed them
that the German prisoners OF war
in France will be returned iminedi'
ately without awaiting the signing
OF the protocol
Final conferences between German
and allied representatives. toward
making the treaty Of peace effective
win start next week.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1919-12-19
$1,000 Pounds of
u. S. Candy on Sale

Say Seattle small boys with visions
of Christmas sweets floating before
their eyes.
For, beginning Friday. at 9 a. m.
more than $4,000 pounds of mixed
candy was placed. on sale at the
Army Retail store. Stacy st. and +.
Marginal way. The candy is being
chaser being limited to five pounds.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1919-12-19
PAID HIM TO QUIT

SPOKAEE. Dec. l9.--Armour a
Co. packers. paid him bonus OF
1900 for staying cut OF the paok
ing business IN the Northwest. +. II.
Stanton. former president Of the p.
n stanton ePacklng Co. testified
here in suit over commission on
the deal whereby Armours acquired
the stanton plant.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1919-12-19
Occasional Showers
Are on Tap FRIDAY

Occasional showers will visit Seat.
tie Friday night and Saturday with
moderate easterly breezes To match,
according 10 Weather Observer
George n. Salisbury. The tempera.
ture at s o'clock Friday morning
was "a degrees The minimum
Thursday was A degrees above
zero
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1919-12-19

II had been employed in Seattle hotel as
waiter. when ! joined the British army,
leaving my crippled wife to fight the So
called fight for democracy. ! did not go for
the remuneration involved, for was then
making 81 TO So day, and my salary in
the British army was 25 cents day, and !
allotted half of this to my wife. 1t was a
God-send that we had few hundred in the
bank. for she was not able to work ! won't
dwell on the siprit of patriotism that actu-
ated me then, for never again will ! be
moved by that sort of emotion. Let George
Do It. will be my motto next time
when got back to Seattle, with my two
years and eight months savings in the army
i had about S35 left. after the money
changers in New York got thru changing my
English money.
I'VE soldiers understood that our wives
would be cared for by the hundred-and-one
bureaus and benevolent societies, but my
wife must have been one they all missed
She had five relapses with flu and pneu
monia and laid il out in solitary .unheated
back room last winter
"She is now chronic invalid.
81 got back last July; ] refused rooms in
the hotels run by Japs but when ! went to
one of our own white mems hotels, | was
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1919-12-19

I8&S, plained mysteries Is
49, what some folks can do
with cards. know people who can
spread the 30 cards out before
them and tell you things about
your past you have forgotten your
self. and the batting average of
their m ictions az 10 the future is
uncanhy
One would think that the cards
would talk the same language to
everybody. but they don't.
one little freak you may have
Noticed If you have ever bothered
VIII fortune telling. and that IS
that - cards Till almost always
repeat their message.
II the future pack turns out
certain way on one deal II will
turn out that way right along. tho
there are limitless opportunities
for the cards 70 rearrange them.
Aiyea.
Nye don't know why this II, any
more than we know why the ouija
board writes.
we w htiVFs ftPFt'F'AH Ntt'AN ~
tune telling by cards goes back be-
yOnd recorded history. ana that
one time divination ruled the
world. and that was not time
OF barbarianism. either!
The ouija board and the fortune
cards are interesting phenomena.
but those who allow these mediums
20 dominate their lives. and who
- guided by seers palmistg.
ologists. spirit mediums or
any other outside force, are fool
ieh. AZ foolish as those hard
headed materialists who scout all
occult tradition, and who would
&nake the Creator Of the Universe
bard working iaborer. who did II
~ in six days and has been loaf
Vg ever since.
find everything in the world
interesting. ana mighty little that's
disgusting. and I hope III never
get ~ cold minded and bigoted
that IN refuse 70 listen 20 any
body, about anything, anywhere.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1919-12-19
Voting
on Berger's Term

MILWAUKEE,. Wis. Dec. ia
record vote was in prospect in the
Fifth Wisconsin congressional dis
trict today. when electors east their
ballots TO determine whether Victor
Berger. socialist. win be returned to
congress.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1919-12-19
What D. Y'u Know
About This! Roll,
Jordon, Roll On !

SACRAMENTO. Doc. 10. De
clarlng there was n shortage or
100, 900 farm laborers In 1919 in
tho Pacific coast states, and that
the shortage will reach 100000
In 1920. Frank G Jordan. secrc-
tary OF state today came out with
statement supporting his plan
to Introduce Chinese coolies for
farm labor.
The farmers OF California. or
egon and Washington cannot OBJ
tain sufficient white labor to I'LL
their land" said Jordan.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1919-12-19
Green Men

Someone has remarked that
a GREEN man can learn TO
sell goods, but a BLUE man
cannot.
Inexperience need not worry
you as long as you are en-
thusiastic and willing to learn.
After all. the principal quail.
ity sales-manager desires is
that his men be WHITE.
thru and thru.
IL you wish a position as
salesman with a reliable
house. advertise your serv.
ices thru the WANT AID
columns OF The Star. En-.
ployers eagerly scan the
classified advertising pages
for men who have the
knack of selling, They
do not want blue" men.
nor yellow" either; but
they gladly try out green"
men who are also white"
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1919-12-19

1t doesn't that anything need be added to that
advice of The Star for the institutions businesses
who have the opportunities of Seattle WAKE UP
thru history have been noorousy their
returning from the battle field but this bit thick
bit thick
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1919-12-19
As IT SEEMS
TO me-
DANA SLEETH

N0F YOU hate TO 20 any
ISL where after supper as
much as l do. doubtless
E1Pl you are filling bahy's
hank with street car
dimes and movie quarters
A fellow gets in the habit % eat
ing hearty supper. OF stocking
up the old dudccn. % uniimberlng
IN his pet chair. and going to sleep
over magazine. and toddling To
bed. and getting up before dawn
to strange the alarm clock
Just as he gets Ia the habit ot
Ecing somewhere every night and
Il ng with five hours sleep. and
heifg 10 TO 90 minutes late To work
every morning.
But what l started to say was.
after dark like DO you viii un-
derxfand that when say I'm go
ing to toodle and toot you right
eNetluE you will guess that think
II Il going TO be good.
= Prom what can hear this is
Regarded by the members of the
orchestra as their most Impressive
en- IT. and In coilus!on with old
man Tschaikowsky they arc go
ing To toddle and toot you right
plumb TO the borders Of heaven on
winged winds OF harmony.
Ny foot hurts. limp OF to star
board s degrees whenever I don't
hold hard down on my helm. and
generally I'D rather slip into the
horne drydock and have my soup
pers fiooded--if scuppers are Hood
ed In a drydock--thau sal lhte Wild
seas some mere.
But N all these earnest artists
can devote their hours TO wrestling
with Tsehaikowsky for the public
benefit. can do my appreciative
bit and attend. even II | have 10
wear a carpet slipper. and bed tho
ffivver down in the alley at tho
duli lonesome hour OF midnight.
It's the first time ! have been
out after dark since I chaperoned
Doc Matthews when he preached
aboEe the police some months ago.
and u I think It's that good maybe
yeu all bct'ey chance IL!
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1919-12-19
TRY TO MURDER
IRELAND CHIEF
Assassins Fire on Lord
/. French; One Is Slain

DUBLIN. Dec. I9.--IBy United
Press. The critical situation In
ireland reached climax this
afternoon when an attempt was
made to aSsassinate Field Mar
shal Niscount French. lord lieu
tenant ~ Ireland. Several shots
were fired nj the viscount. while
he was motoring from the Ash
town station to the vice regal
lodge. Altho = number OF the
bullets struck the automobile, he
was not hit.
One Of the assassins was shot
and killed by q policeman IN
French's escort. This man was
said to have had bomb I'm each
hand ~ he was shot down. One
Of the police escort was wounded.
The shooting occurred IN Phoenix
park. Immediately afterward police
reserves and two tanks were rushed
TO the scene Intense excitement pre-
vailed. in the belief that "a general up.
rising had started.
Reports OF Plot
Reports that Irish extremists
planned 70 asaassinatc Lord French
mad been In circulation here more
than a week. These reports, while
officially discrcdited, resulted In add
tionai precautions being taken Ia
guard the lord lieutenant The au
thoritics apparently were apprehen'
sive that some attempt on French's
life would be made today. lie was
returning from tour Of Western
ireland and left the train at "A way
side station TO complete the journey
by automobile
The escort had no warning OF the
attack. which was made from am
bush in the park. Most accounts
agreed that I'VE shots were fred by
the assassins. one Of which narrowly
missed French's chauffeur.
British government officials recent
tv admitted that the situation i'm Ire
land was the most dangerous II had
been for a decade. Every moment
tho British government delayed IN
acting on the home rule blll pre1u
diced tho chances Of tho govern
ment's proposals being accepted. n
was said. Premier Lloyd George
latest announced plan ia 20 outline
the governments scheme in Com
mons Nouday
Acts Of violence have increased
thruout the country until some dis
tricta have been living for weeks un
der a vcritabie reign OF terror.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1919-12-19

OF me. ne concludes.
Other simple minded folks may
rest easier when assure them
that the gypsies have departed.
Wednesday morning they we're
pulling up stakes AZ their camp be
yond Georgetown and by this time
they probably have swooped down
on fresh fieids. where the green
grass and other vsrnal attributes
OF a fresh nature smile bounie.
ously.
They weren't exactly pulling up
stakes-they were rather pulling a
81 900 brute OF an auto bus thru
she mud and onto the pavement.
This gypsy band travels In style.
and so far as ! could see there
was not even a dog In the band for
livest Z.