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Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1919-12-06
Lorraine A. A. Elects Officers.

At meeting Of the Lorraine Athletic
Association held last night the following
officers were elected: President, George
McGonigle; vice-prcsident, William J.
krineS. secretary, :. 5. Novel;: treasurer,
Harry Gilbert. Jr.; manager, Jack Price;
former Eleventh ward catcher; captain,
'Gibby' Patterson.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1919-12-06
p. r.. K. LOSES THREE.

The Y. NJ. Il. G. Quot team won three
out OF its five games with the P. r. r.
boys last night. The score:
y NJ r. c.. . 10 81 81 II 12-3
2. r. r. . p Q ) Is 21-2
Players; p. r. r. Mcintyre, Naylor,
Potts and Slaughter Y. NJ Z C-Nir-
den Alnsmith, Donnelly. Gray. Referee
Harting Scorer--H. Sparks
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1919-12-06

The authors Unknown Purple
the His sole ainment.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1919-12-06
ANNOUNCEMENT
PLAYHOUSE

TfIE MANAGEMENT Of The Playhouse de
sIres 10 acquant its patrons with the char
acter Of the entertainment to be provided
for the attraction THREE DAYS. BEGINNING
THURSDAY NIGHT. DEC. Il. by publishing
complete synopsis of the play, THE UNKNOWN
PURPLE, which comes here after one year in New
York, and is the identical production that has just
played Philadelphia.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1919-12-06
FRIENDS LOSE.
Haverford Soccer Team Beats Locals BY
Score of TO O.

The Wilmington Friends School soccer
squad fell victim To the Haverford School
team at Haverford yesterday by q score
OF 20. The contest was slow and poorly
played throughout. The lineup:
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1919-12-06

Rcfercc -Jchu Hudson, Wilson Semi
nary. Umpire Ashby l.. Shipley. Head
Lneslnan Calhoun +. Ross, Field Judge
C G, Thompson I2-minute quarters
Touchdowns Donoho, Griffith, Thomp-
son Goais-from touchdowns, Nright2.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1919-12-06
GREENS BEAT REDS
IN CAGE GAMES
Exhibition Games Between De
tenders and Reds Are
Interesting.

The Reds were trounced by the Greens
N Pioneer League match last night by
a score of 81 to Is. Following the big
game, exhibition contests were staged
between the Pusey Defenders and the
Reds, Blues and Grays. The scores:
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-12-22

Courtesy eosts less than anything
else ia l., Z. Jnnes's clothing store in
Ottawa Kan. There is "a sign over
ne tl"~k which reads
4 am busy to-day. hut no matter
X Nr y"u arc or what your business
y I have time Ia taik to you
This sign goes for travelling rner
* Well as any body elise.
MI Joness who IS probably selling
a U4uch clothing as any other ciothier
~ Kansas located in . town Of Z o..
500 inhabitants believes In instruct
ing his Salesmcu ana frequently gives
them - lesson in the art Of selling
goods making friends and putting the
store aheBd Here is "A summary o.
Sone * Jone%a business getting ad
,ieo and Suggestions
The first lesson my safeNrlan gvt
III salesmaHship tg "a i'arn 70 smile
3he man who can't smile cam WORK
For vac
KNOW your stock and it's chief
selling points
'fSpresd more mere haneise on me
counter and less OF Yourself.
Approaf8 thH customer instead of
Having tine customer approach the
salasfn8n.
y customer IS our euest and must
s,ss tyvaIed ,s such
About ADVERTISING, Nj Jones says:
Il do rot spend my money for
space i9 a telephone directory, hotel
eugister fburCh cook book. meru card
or any o'hcr advertising graft ! am
i firm Believer in newspaper edver-
ffelnE g. rSnn4l iatters good wind on
iispiays aet personal attention to my
4eXBstf.fll eFs
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-12-22
IfEBUSINESS
e COLUMN n,
snrrgp BY MANSFIELD F, HOUSE e--~u

comfortably with w1cke~ chairs and
touches upholstered in tapestry
Thor" was phonograpu fer enter
ta!umcnt II tho visitors desired for
Towel handles phonogys phs and rec -
oFds 50 thts room makes an IDEAL
81 irSrNcrn "a well as rest room.
When ready Powell began 10 invite
ta- women of the town ard surround
ia territory To make this res room
their meeting place down t0wn. He
played II up RS tho best place 10 have
8 comfortable visit and the women
accepted hts invitation.
Now nearly every dsN this rest
room Ia The place women name when
arranging to meet their friends II
opens ou prominent street, SC that
"A visitor can watch for friends IN
cars But best OF ali from the lrer-
chants standpoint. the room is di-
ract.y opposite his rather unfque dis
p!ay or household utensils II il the
most natural thing in the world for a
woman waiting tn stroll through tho
-t--t - q, ling th4at rs and eiek
out something she needs POWELL says
the rest room has been tremen
deus drawing card to bring wone
f. his G.ore- Once they are in the
habit Of coming re gets their bust
nnsa
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-12-22
SCANDAL Is CLEVER
COMEDY SUCCESS

Mir. Leo Wise. popular manager OF
Richmoud's most beautiful place OF
amusement, the Strand theater an
nounced that he had secured for
the Xmas attraction at his playhouse
Cosmo Hamlltons latest comedy sue
cess Scandal" The engagement is
10 be tor three days starting With The
matinee on Nmas day,
Scandal will introduce to your
notice. Beatrix Nanderdyke mod
ern. rather spoiled Young thing. IT,
ritated to evaporation by rigidIE
guarded family. who slips away from
them and calls at the studio Of an
artist of questionable reputation. Tie
makes violent love 10 her. hut * in
teTrupted ny the entrance OF the
wildly indignant family, In order to
stem the tide OF reproaches. she de
c}de5 10 declare she is married to n
man in the same apartment building
Pelham Franklin. upon whom her
family Tool, with read favor.
Thus Pelham Franklin of The play,
is made to appeal i happy groom,
but quickly changes from quiet.
clean, sporting fellow to regular
eaycInan. Having been dragged in,
he insists that she really marry him,
but Beatrix her vanity attrontcd at
the ieda Of a loveless marriage re-
fuses
To get even and show her how
foolish she has been. he insists that If
he is husband IN name he viii play
the entire game. He compelS her to
retire and extinguishes the lights At
this point develop the most dra matte
situation the most startling utterance
and the greatest climax you ever saw
or heard on the stage. This is only
one of the many thrills which enthrall
tho spectator, and intermingIed with
the development of the plot is the
most refreshing, delightful comedy
brought TO the stage in a decade.
Such an exciting. romatc, daring
little comedy, with the excellent cast
supplied by Mr.. Hast, headed by Miss
Bunting, cannot hnt help make the
performance extraordinarily pleas
ant There win be q special matinee
ON SATURDAY.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-12-22

LOT TF1IITGGEsS IN THE
LUST or GOLD" AT STR AND

From every point Of view IN" en-
Ragement OF Lou Tellegcp at the
strand theater tonight and Tuesday
should prove an enjoyable treat 10 the
admirers OF This remarkable artist
Since last seen here in Blind youth,
MIR. Tellegen has spent several weeks
in California with the motion picture
interests and has but recently opened
has tour in new play written ny
himself in collaboration with Audor
Garvay. entitled the Lust of Gold
MIR. Tcliegcn is always interesting.
He is an actor of great power and
remarkable technique. Whatever he
does is sure TO be done we'll In his
new vehicle he is said TO have found
"a role that gives hidn full play for his
fine art. and offers greater appeal 10
American audiences than anything he
has yrJ given US
Its scenes are laid in Northw estern
Canada, II tells a vigorous and pic
turesque story that is unusual in
| thtme and treatment. The locale
furnishes n colorfui background for
realistic scenic embellishments Mr.
Tellegcn. who is. this season appear
ing under his own management,
brings into requjsitiou his wide ex-
perience in the staging of the play:
and a cast Of more than ordinary
prominence gives a most finished per-
formance by sympathetic treatment
of every detail.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-12-22
JOLLY CHRISTMAS SHOWS
BEGIN AT LYRIC TO-DAY

With the matinee performance to-
day the new policy Of the Lyric thea =
teri which excludes from the stage of
this theater all except standard acts
bearing the II. i. Keith stamp, viii
become effective. Tho orchestra has
been augmented and the reserved
seat system is In vogue.
1t Is a notable list of offerings Man
ager Rex presents for the opening
half of Christmas week. From the
Keith circuit In New York will come
the Seven Venetian Gypsies. an I'M
ported act. The foreigners are YER
satfle entertainers, providing a pro-
gram of vocal and instrumental music
dances and comedy diversions. Specia!
scenic equipment and gorgeous cos
tunes add TO the attractiveuess of
the production.
On the same bill is the Great Lester,
Americas foremost ventriiOquoal
comedian. He is an original in every
respect and his exhibition is de-
parture from the ventriloquial per-
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-12-22

MANY have Ii belief that there In
something about the lights which
stimulates production. This La fool.
ish. The lights are means to an
end. They merely lengthen the day,
giving the hens the opportunity to
consume the amount Of feed which
they want and which they need In
order to maintain summer conditions.
a hen being an egg factory must have
time TO Manufacture her products
This plan has proven generally sat
isfactory when the birds are held
for egg production alone
Every farmer boy is kecnly inter
ested in wiring, II he has home
electric plant he will know how 10
wire his poultry house. II he has
never done any wiring, either the
company which furnishes electricity
or the manufacturers OF his holae
electric outfit will be very glad ia
show him how To make the cennec-
tons so that they win be perfectly
safe and efficient"
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-12-22
YOUNG PEOPLES CHORUS
At BROAD ST. CHURCH

As an incentive to better music for
the Sunday school and Wednesday
night services at Broad Street NJ. F.
church. chorus has been organized
known as the Young Peoples chorus,
membership of which at present
mum hers nearly fifty voices.
Mrs. r. NJ. Holloway was elected
president, Miss Emma Miller, vice
president: Reginald F.. Coles, secre-
taTy and treasurer, and Edward W
Chester, librarian. Mr.. c.. A. Ed
wards will direct the work OF the or
sanization.
Several rehearsals have been held
lately for the first public appearance.
tomorrow night. in the church audi
tnrium. The awakening Chorus
ana Great is the Lord" from Rode
beavers collection. have been select
ed as the vehicles for the debut
As soon as the chorus Is of larger
proportions, plans will be laid for
giving a concert, sometime in the
spring. for financing the chorus aud
its orchestra.
The Baraca quartet, composed OF
Reginald f. coles. Henry F. West.
8 = t.t-ttft-tt- tt,ttt Edward W. Gh--~-
ter have extended their cooperation
towards interesting the young mems
class in the music
Proper acoustics for the choir will
be provided when the Sunday school
auditorium is remodeled.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-12-22
WHAT ARE YOU GOING TO
Do ABOUT PRODUCTION?
ny II. ID. Hatton, vfre-President and
General Manager I.acIede-Christy,
st. Louisa

! "Production!"
! is this the one big solution TO the
/ ! resent industrial crisis and to the high
+ cost OF living? Let us analyze; let us
/ dSE up some hard, cold facts:
First what happens in one nation
affects all others. whether 1t concerns
morey, materials or men. The man
pc yer Of the United States is imme-
dlately governed in it's quantity and
its efficiency by the man-power of the
world The labor supply of the world
hIs been diminished by 100000 able
/ hodied men who were killed in the war.
: plus 1000. 400 more whose injuries have
frade them unayailable for labor. plus
! n considerable number OF other mil
I Hens who are still in the various arm les
/ Of the world.
/ Second-For five wears no immi-
grants have entered this country from
Europe, resulting in u shortage of
/ 8 coo 900 lahorers
Thrd~-A great many Of America 8
. foreign born Who have been over here
LOT years are now going back with
tEe}r savings to the old countries.
Ii +t.-s9-Ihta greatly re-
. duCed man power, the majority OF men
are insisting on working fewer hours
den before the war. This regardless
Of the fact that the demand for mer-
: C0audise is far greater than the sup
+ rly Why cannot labor see that the
Increased cost Of living can be reduced
pE ~ '', - ~ "
!" 80 . ~ t''on' a''. snes 80
~ Nv 49,. ',,eS na's -" ~ ,..s,,..-ta;
.,, '' - - " o"i .'.'a -,
l''7 consists y" pFponci"s "one "a.
N' s""7"i't' H'Nre man our ns,k io .'ur
line' "AH ~ Conhee,ioh WIN oIneF
sIntes Then. and then only. win prices
faf n
- -. 49, become staoIi'1ea Anu :,
9at", f&noha,, ne" norman price ieNei
"' 'Sl'"tlsneu'
VOW. "haf can We 90
= iFSt' We can an WORK haraer ana
"efh longer 'hn7 SetlanE an example
Iaf those iH "Ht employ. we can
Pftach fhe @os''i 81 increased prooue-
ii"h 20 our "ofkeEs' not oy cranfnl's
y. idea d"Wn mem lhroats' p't by
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-12-22

be the goat. werk all my waking
moments to feed your strikers and
idlers. You VIII have to pay me for
my wheat or | won't grow tt
He means business. 1t is w to us
to pay the farmer prices which will
make him profit, so that he can
buy the goods for which We are soak
ing him a big price.
The situation is serious. We will
have no guaranteed price for the
1920 crop. but the demand will ex-
coed the supply.
Arrangements aTr now bring UHrfP-
with the Canadian Grain Commission
TO answer our "all for good Marquis
seed wheat, hut we must be up and
doing or "a spring wheat famine
stares us In the face
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-12-22
KNOW YOUR COSTS

! There Is no safer guide to follow In
business policies than to have an exact
system OF checking up your costs. Most
every business has come system by
which ne can determine his costs, but
IL ie surprising how few really know
what their costs are, An investigation
conducted by the federal trade com
msssion showed the astonishing fact
that:
Only ten per cent Of our manu-
! facturers and merchants know the
actual cost TO manufacture and sell
them product; forty per cent esti-
mate what their cost are, and fifty
per cent have no method. but price
their goods arbitrarily. Most of the
manufacturers and merchants who do
not know what their goods cost, are
hasing their selling price on what their
competitors sell for and with only this
knowledge for a basis they are fire.
autntiy cutting prices and demoaiiz-
ing the industry in which they are
We must be careful, however, not
to institute ready made" cost sys-
Fem and think that we know our costs.
conditions vary in every establish
ment and these conditions must be
taken into consideration. cost sys-
TEN based on the records of year 8
business are usually the most accurate
way OF determining "a proper cost sys-
tenn.
And the more we can cut our costs
ttilr-hett cr-1tla r1rc- T. ttayE.-eEpactatty
lii the field of competitive business
However, its rather hard when we
know just what our costs are and then
heVe them appear to be higher than
our competitors simply because he
does not know his costs. This is true
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-12-22

cause In most all parts of the coure
try oats Is necessary In the rotation.
Ont smut costs the country more
than Two hundred million dollars
every var, The day OF haphaxard
farming has gone forever IT is,
therefore, our duty. az we'll as our
happy privilege, to be able TO save
this much money and besides to- grow
an Infinitely greater yie.d.
Wherever there has eeen a farm
bureau organization ind In many
places where no organ txation exists,
the systematic treatment of all seed
oatS with formaldehyda In a big step
towards q hundred bushel yield. The
work is very simple; three operations
only.
Spread the seed oats on a clean
floor; make ii solution OF one pound
Of formaldehyde, full strength. In
forty gallons OF water and sprinkle
the oats until they are moist enough
TO pack In the hand. This win take
4 gallon OF the solution to a bushei
and half of oats Shovel the oats
over and over to moisten every grain
and then shovel into pile and cover
with clean grain sacks. Let the pile
stand two hours at least, bat better
let 1t remain over night. Sow at once
or spread out the heap and dry, then
store In clean sacks until ready to
plant.
The oats Will swell some. There
fore set your dr1ll for q greater de-
livery. Soak all bags in the formal
dehyde solution whether used for
covering or for storing Also wash
out your grain drill with the solution.
This ought 10 be done every year
you, have bad attack or
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-12-22

formances with which vaudeville au-
dlenCes are familiar.
Arthur Nelson Is bringing his
quaint and amusing animal act
"Catland." AS the title implies the
actors in this amusing advertisement
are felines They are highly trained
cats who go through a series of
tricks with the apparent understand
ing of human beings.
Rollicking fun. songs and dances
viii be supplied by Wheeler and Pot
TER, vaude-artists. They label their
uptoariously funny skit "A PhonE
Episode
Lovers of fast and skilled athletics
VIII find much To interest them in
the exhibition given by the Harvard
Holt Trio. The trio is made up Of
proficient athletes. They play q
thrilling game of basketball on wheels
and Cffer a real novelty.
New and interesting movies sup
plement the vaudeville bill,
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-12-22

tNstlonai Crisp Improvement Service
II r SDER the tonic of a fixed price
~ Of s2-26 Chicago, and through
the efforts of The county agents
and by the millers of the northwest.
The 1919 acreage was increased more
than 20 per cent, and up to June the
government estimated that we had
3E0 millions In sight; but alas for
human hope4-we harvested but 203
millions, most of It being very poor.
Eighty per cent has already been
used. leaving tut few rnttttonF for
-four and seed. The hungry world is
crying for bread.
The farmer, however, says: 81 am
willing to speed up production If you
fellows will. but | don't propose 10
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-12-22
TaUORS' MASTER PATTERN
MADE BY HEATED TOOLS

For the cutting room of the tailor
ing establishment may now be had Ia
simple machine which makes patterns
ny burning holes in the paper A
small tcothed wheel contains a resist
ance coil which heats the teeth to the
desired temperature. AZ It is pushed
along the penciied lines of the master
pattern, the wheel thus leaves behind
u a perforated trail. The device IL
illustrated and described In the Jan
uary issue OF Popular Mechanics mag
azine
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-12-22

tNattoaal Crop Improvement Ssrvicel
SkNT OTHING In poultry keeping
is being discussed more
today than the use of arti-
ncial lights In poultry houses in order
to shorten the long nights of fall and
winter with the purpose of enabling
the hens to feed longer and conse-
quentiy to lay more eggs says Mr..
Crank Baackes, V. P..AInerican Steel
q Wire Company.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-12-22
rYTZFTUCH LIFE CANT TO
HOLD ANIMAL rANuSvrsY

Fttyhugh LEO Camp Spanish war vet
ernne Will have their annual banquet
AT Stpmpfs hotel Monday. Decem be r
~, 1919, at $3.50 ?, VI, at which time
of icors viii be elected fer the ensuing
year All members or the camp are
urged 70 Ire present. II any have failed
to receive notices they should con- rnu-
n!vate with George e. Fitxhugh, the
camp conra nder at hia office In the
American National Rank building
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-12-22

A system of exchange professorships
between the Republic of Chile and
universities and schools in the United
States has been arranged, and the
first Two representatives from the
/ nitod States will leave carly in 1920
for their South American posts, ac-
cordiug To a statement in School Life.
he official publication OF the Bureau o >
Education. Department of the Interior.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-12-22

Trance il now seeking the means
whereby she can open the doors ~
the universities to all men worthy
of entrance and sble to protH tae
University training must cease to be
the privilege OF any single group Of
society and become the common prop
ertv of all" This is the statement Of
proDr. Levy. Eruhl. French exchange
professor for the Sorbonne now at
Harvard University
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-12-22

particularly in the printing business,
and no doubt. many other lines Of bus
mess suffer by those same mistakes.
The narrowing profit margin under
the intinener OF keen competition has
made 1t absolutely essential that bus
ines men get their production and
selling costs to n minimum We.
therefore. repeat: Know Your Costs -
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-12-22
FOR THE PRESENT


COMPELLED TO
INCR EASE THE PRICE or GER
TAIN ARTICLES
WE SHALL ENDEAVOR TO
SELL THEM AT' A LOWER PRICE
AS SOON As POSSIBLE
The notice was done in strips and
pasted up in due ~course. Very soon
after there was such a hulabaioo out
side the store that thu F~1cer ,suy
thought His place must he on fire. He
rushed out To md a huge crowd pre-
pairing 70 lombard his home with old
cans, bricks and dirt
'Whatinel' nc began THEN
stopped
You miserable mattress ced
lrech" yelled the crowd. "Wha. do
you mean by that" And It waved
divers fingers at the grocer's new
notice The grocer's eyes gogwted as
he read.
WE SHALL ENDEAvOR TO
INCREASE THE PRtCE or GER
TAIN ARTICLES
AS SOON As Posi- BILE
FOR THE PRESENT
VIE ARE RE1.UCTA NTIlY COM
PEELED To
SELL THEM AT A LOWER PRICE.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-12-22

r. J. Kaufman of the Kaufman Co.
Is reported In New York City buying
millinery, coats and suits.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-12-22

Even when woman is aware thAs
she is less beautiful than other wo-
man che never forgtves man fer
kaow ing II too.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-12-22

There Is "a warn going the rounds IN
London regarding q certain retail gro
Ger If pFpfiteering tendencies who
fired an assistant one day when he
caught him winking at the local vii
laee belle instead OF getting on with
the window trim. This ernploye went
into the signwriting game and few
moons later got the lob of fixing up
bis former employers promises
Among other things the grocer
wanted the following notice printed
en- slips and pasted on hhs store via
,Ef.sA-s
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-12-22

4 Kentucky farmer has discovered
Whit he calls cabbage snake" The
Anti-Cabbage League Will please form
in line columbia IS. Co Record.)
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-12-22

W. Il Nelson of Kaufman co is
reported in New York city 0uying silks
and ribbons,
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-12-22
BUYERS IN NEW YORK

: Hazel Of Dreyfus and CT, is re-
ported in New York city buying ready
to-wear
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1919-08-06
LODGE ASSERTS WILSON HAS
REFUSED COMMITTEES Adm
WORKING OVER PEACEPACTS
Senator Flares Up When Economic Expert Suggests That
More Competent Witnesses Be Called to Give
Evidence on Diplomatic Phases,

why don't you ask him. I under
stand he has offered to come here
This last remark ruiiled Senato'
Lodge considerably, He fastened to say
in a tone that smacked OF anger thai
the president had not at any time OF
fered to appear before the committee
despite White House statements To-
the effect that he would d.
so. Moreover, Senator Lodge said
the president has refused to supply
the committee with a single document,
or paper bearing on the Versailles
treaty.
Many thousands OF girls between
the ages OF twelve and fifteen years
are employed in iactorie, in Japan, the
,nnSt of them in the textiie industry