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Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-12-27
GOING TO SOUTH AMERICA.
William s. Briggs. Well-KnOwn Resi-
dent, - Leave in January.

William s Briggs, lifelong VIII
mingtonian, living at the home of his
daughter, Mrs. John II. Wigglesworth,
AT Bellefof &c. will sail from New York for
Manaos, Brazil, South America, January
3, where he viii jolr his son, Roy II.
Briggs superintendent Of retngeratng
plant at that place
Roy Briggs has been IN South America
for sixteen wears lie lived in this city
Tor a number OF years and attended
school at MarshaIton lie is employed
by the Miranda Correa COMPANY.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-12-27


other peoples pics, and your tongue be
tween your teeth unless il is saying pleasant
and agreeable things, Is comprised the
whole OF the law and theprophets co Germ
iug the fine art of living. and let 1--we
And I'm not sure that of the two COM
mardmcl Is the second IS not more I'M
among your acquaintances, you VIII per-
ceiyc that more OF them came To thelr
prcsc : unfortunate condition through
intempcrancc in talk than through
mtemperance in drink There IS,
4 who is brilliant. talented energetic
with n dozen qualities that should have
carried him to success. lie has had good
situation after good situation, but he mas
ALWAYS talked himself out oil every one OIL
them.
lie felt called upon TO point out their
mistakes to all his superlors. lie was In u
,easeless wrangle with his associates. lie
.old customers how little sense and taste
hey had in wanting the things they did,
instead of the thing he thought theyshould
asve
So A soon got the reputation OF being
hard 20 got along with. and lost out No
BODY wanted HIM because he offended
where he should have soothed, and made
enemies where he should have made friends
life ism I so easy that any of us 60 around
hunting for thorns.
There's Miss b. 4 lonely, hungry
hearted. old maid, alienated from her tam =
lly. without a friend in the world. She was
beautiful girl in her youth, uncom
monty clever and well educated, mem
Der of n big and kindly family circle.
Thore was no reason that she should not
have married and had tender and affection
.te ties with friends and kindred
But Miss II had witty and sarcastic
tongue. and she could never re-ist using
II, no matter whether 1t stabbed love 70
death or not. She made all about her the
butt Of her jokes She turned her nearest
and her dearest into figures Of fun by her
ridic,ile. and before che realized II, they
had dropped away from her: j,
Men we're afraid of her. Women hated
her for her cat claws Her own relatives
dreaded her society rs they would oeane
v,visectrd. Nobody invited her TO tneli
parties because she was the drop OF gal
IN the bottom Of every cup
And there are the C's q splendid man
and woman so far as character goes. Botn
With the highest moral principle, ana
deeply in love with each other when they
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-12-27

Eiffel supplied s7O0,0OO and the French
government 100000 for building the
Eiffel tower
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-12-27
THE GIRL WHO
HAD NO CHANCE
A SURPRISE.
Nv Marian Rubincal,

Ccpyrfrhs 1919, by the McClure News-
paper Syndicate. New York City.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-12-27
Dsyile1 Han Saaiwichai
Pink 5andwiehet
Waldorf Salad, C9eJa
Layer 9 Ike.
Nuf8 aud H3ubJ1g

Nuts a1f BJnbJ1s,
This will, bring the fcitiyitiog pretty
close ~ midnight, and when the New
Year Is rnne IN everybody viii naturall Y
wish everybody else n hearty "NeH
Year aud a simple fruit punch might be-
used with which - drink ono another's
health. After this tho guests will depart
The Pink Sandwiches in the menu arc
male simply by scoloriag cream cheese
with little eurrani Jelly aud spreading
this MIXTURE on crlstless alicsg ~ white
bread. The Waldorf Salad consists oi two
parts of diced apple and one part Of dicsd
celery mixed together with boiled drcw-
ing; nuts may be added il deyirod
Tomorrow New Year r Dinner N suu
All inquiries addressed to Miss kirsma q
in care Of the Efficient housekeeping
department will be answered 10 theF
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-12-27

SYNOPSIS OF PRECEDING CHAPTERS.
Ruth O'Niel and Myrs Weed have
been chums from childhood, Myra has
money, but Ruth finds, when she grad
uatcs, that she must help support her
family The girls plan to go to New York
Ruth TO study in a business school IN
order 70 make good salary later, Myra
10 study anything she fancies. But the
money 70 send Ruth must be used to
take her sick father south.
Myra goes, Ruth, deprived of her
chance, stays at home. Tim Turner, who
had always been in love with her, asks her
TO marry him. She refuses, as they have no
money, and he goes To the city 70 earn q
living for her There he falls in love with
Myra, a natural result of his loneliness IN
a strange town and her prettiness. Ruth
i. heartbroken-deprived first OF a chance
to earn. now of her chance TO love and
be happy Langley Will ans, from the
city, takes up his home in her town, and
she meets him.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-12-27
CHAT TER w.

SO it happened that when the dance
came off, Ruth went with Langley VIII
lisms For the occasion, she wore the cast
off evening dress, once Emily's, then worn
by both Myra and Gabv Cartez, and now
her own possession. She felt, when she
slipped into IL, that she looked very
citifed and charming. She combed her
hair as Myra had shown her and except
for the fact that her low shoes were black
and rather shabby, she felt herself very
we'll dressed, She had altered the frock a
little, soft was not so very low In the neck
The dress created an enormous sem
satinn at the dance-and so did her
partner.
Il couldn't land him." one girl re-
Marked rather vulgar little woman
whom Ruth never quite liked.
"IIe doesn't care much for girls,
another one said. "Margery Drew makes
them all fall in love with her, and he
wouldn't look at her He's the most un-
romantic man / ever met He'll sat for
hours n a shady porch or in the moon
light, and talk about nothing but how he
makes factories pay better, or where 5 he's
Travelled"
Ruth laughed She liked that 'un-
romantic quality IN this new friend.
We'll. re the sweet and sensible
sort. He'll fall for you. another girl re-
marked, after having studied Ruth's
dress from all sides. "Ruthle dear, | adore
that gown. Did YOU get it in New York.
Yes. Ruth answered, glad she could
tell the truth-vet not be obliged to tell
Al he truth. She hated to have it known
that she was wearing someone's cast-0f
dress.
Williams, il appeared, danced beauti-
fully His height and his thin athletic
build made him an ideal partner and
he had natural rhythm and a light
ness that was quite different from the
dancing Of the average boy in Marketown.
And he seemed to ike the dance immense
H.
You do look different from the other
times I've seen YOU, he said to Ruth once
as they sat down to rest.
You never looked at roe before
Ruth answered, yielding TO sudden temp
tation. But she was afraid tins remark
was bold and firtatious, so she dropped
hcr ewes and little embarrassed pink
spread over her checks She did not realize
how charming this made her
Yes. ] have. I've looked more at
YOU than at any other girls in the town,
Langley said, but the manner in which he
said it made Of il a casual fact, not
compliment
But / don t quite know whether /
like you all dressed up like a grown wom-
an, or ret ] rather think | prefer you in
those little dresses you wear around the
house | like that blue one
Ruth was surprised ct this. He not
only had noticed her, he even had noticed
the color of her dress
They walked home together after
the dance through the quiet streets Of
the little towa.
You walk like boy. Ia ngley said
suddenly, when the silence was grow
ng little embarrassing to Ruth.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-12-27
BON"'T SAY 1T.

The first command
ment for those who
would be happy and
successful and stand
well with their fellow
creatures Is.
Mind your own bust
ness.
The second COM
mand is:
Mind your tongue.
In these two com
manlments, to keep
your fingers out OF
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1920-11-01
v. r. & P. PROPOSES
A NEW SCHEDULE OF
RATES FOR ELECTRICITY

increases and establishments OF
rates for light and power in Rich
mond. Norfolk. Petersburg and Ports
mouth have been asked OF the State
Corporation Commission by the Vir-
ginia Railway and Power Company.
according TO official notice sent on,
by the company yesterday. The in
cIcases asked are for wholesale and
retail light and power. and intermcdi-
ate wholesale power and incidental
lighting. The new schedule OF rates
filed by the compa sc granted by
the commission. will become effective
Dc mbcr /.
The company sets forth that the
new schedule would provide 70.
changes in certain rates with Il view
TO correcting inequalities in rates
now in effect and OF increasing GER
tain exceedingly low rates which are
not warranted under existing con
ditions.'
The proposed rates provided fo- in
the new schedule, the company
claims. will affect only POI its
$4,000 customers. The notice was
given by order of the state Corpora
ton Commission.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1920-11-01

who have shaken his hands in the
oEerhandcd. ambidextroua fashion
made famous by the Governor dur
ing the campaign. runs into the thou
sands. The Governor has spoken IN
thirty-siS States. all excep, Maine
and Vermont in New England. and
Virginia, North Carolina. South Caro-
lima, Georgia. Florida, Ala bama. Mis-
sissippi. Louisiana. Arkansas and
Texas, OF tho solid South.
Most OF the Governors campaign
Ing was done in the Middle West. in
the hotly contested States of Ohio,
Indiana. Kentucky and West Virginia.
Ohio ranked frst with ffty-six
speeches during nineteen different
days, Indiana second with forty-two
speeches on seven different days and
Kentucky third with twenty-five
speeches during three days.
OF the 2l.962 miles Travelled by the
Governor. 2l.229 were by rail ana
133 by automobile. The Governors
western swing" in September to-
tailed 1883 miles in twenty-five
states and he Travelled about G.O0o
miles moro during the last month.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1920-11-01

CONTINUED From First t-aGe.l
league OF nations stands as tho basis
of the only way in which justice may
prevail throughout the world" >
Cannot strike In Dark.
The rector then read from the pre-
amble OF the league covenant and
elucidated the manner In which the
league prevents the continuance OF
political Investigations under cover
60 that nations may decide on war
without any suspicion of that fact
dnwning on neighboring countries
until the blow is about to descend.
lie stated that America, as mem
Der of the general council of tho
league. is in practically tho same
position from the standpoint OF in
tcrnational complications that she
would occupy IL she became mem
Der OF the assembly OF nations and
agrees TO stand or fall by the prin-
ciplcs laid down for the settlement
of disputes in place of resort!ng to
arms.
He added that the six votes of tho
members OF the British empire in
the council OF the league have no
effect on the unanimous decisions
bly, of the league. where Americans
one vote Is not overwhelmed by the
single vote OF Great Britain. DR..
Bowie pointed to the progress that
the league is ma king in financial re-
construction.
Saying that the idca!ism which has
been created in this country cannot
be allowed TO remain unused in the
! -.
lions of the world. DR.. Bowie con-
cludcd his sermon with Il quotation
/, from St Paul. the strong must bear
the burdens OF the weak and urged
his hearers TO remember that Amer
lea can gain her proper share OF
glory only by following this course.
Dr. Bowie made reference 10 the
lcague.!ssues in his morning sermon
yesterday. Trustees OF the GIFT Of
God"
Last evening Miss Anita Kloss
rendered the violin accompaniment
to the organ recital that features the
usual half-hour musical prelude TO
the night services. There were four
numbers. chief Of them Handlers
Sonata in Il.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1920-11-01
GENERAL E. NJ. LAW,
RANKING SURVIVOR
OF LEES ARMY, DIES

CONTINUED From First Pagc)
LonEsiteei for nancuvering his divi-
sion on the Round Tops in such n
manner as to effect the disastrous
rcpulse OF kilpa,rick's division OF
mounted Federal troops
General Law went TO the western
army with LonSstrect in 1863 ana
commanded division at ChIcla-
manga. Genera! I.onrstrcet commend
ing him for his distinguished con
duct" In 1864 he returned Eas. ana
was with General Lee through the
Wilderness and succeeding cam
paiSnS until the battle of Cold Harhor
where his division rcpulsed Smiths
sixteenth Army Corps with n ioss of
$500 men. and in which ensaEcmen,
ne was seriously wounded.
returning to duty in February
1860. General Law was assigned to
General Wade IIampton's cavalry
corps. later becoming CHIEF OF stan
TO General Joseph T.. Johnston. Upon
the illness OF General Butler General
Law was elevated TO the rank OF ma
Jor-Schcral and assigned to command
hntier's division. This command n.
held until his surrender at Green's
boro. y. c., April 81.
u."eIii Law came TO Florida In
1915 and the following year estab-
ilshcd the South Florida Military In
s,'tuie, the forerunner OF the Uniyer.
si'y OF Florida. Later he became edi
tor OF the Barlow Courier-Ipformant
ana served in that capacity until his
retirement from active life in la15
lie repeatedly had refused honors
AZ the hands Of the State organiza.
ZION OF United Confederate Veterans
ana "a, the State reunion In 1916 on.
posed Vigorously the adoption of q
resolution proposing his name 70,
COMMANDMENTS chief OF the natlono,
| organization. declaring that the homo,
vi oc'HG senior surviving Officer n,
.hc southern armies was sufficic,,
ms distinction he had held six year.
| prior 10 his death.
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icy Associated press.1

NEW YORK. Oct. 3l.-Samuel
Gompcrs, presidents OF the American
Federation OF Labor, in Il statement
issued here today. said an invcstiga-
ton conducted into Senator Harding s
views and practices in the industrial
plicity in relation to his claim of
friendship for the working people
and gives full picture of his ardent
ment."
The Republican presidential candi-
date the statement said. is shown
TO be AN intimate and guiding par
iicipant" In the industrial life of
Marion, where. IL added. there are no
trade union agreements and wages
are low. Mir. GompcrS charged that
through system established by the
employers association, OF which, he
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1920-11-01
70 INVEST EARNINGS IN
RETIREMENT OF SYSTEM

CONTINUED From First PaEcD
TO provide money for improvements
and extensions.
on this subject Mr.. Whcclwr ght
aid
These improvements and extern
IONS are absolutely necessary in
rider TO render service TO the pub
!c. il has. therefore. been ncces-
saTy to use all of these earnings or
>kAe company and. in addition. 1t owes
on short term notes the sum of
sl,1e0,00o, borrowed TO take care OF;
these improvements and extensions
necessarytto maintain service. Hence,
the Stockholders have been denied
any return on their investment for
the past two years.
The working capital Of the com
Dany, amounting 10 approximately
S45o.000. is vested in Liberty bonds,
which, of course. are at all times
available as co!la;era! for temporary
additional loans"
Operating EApeuses Increase.
Statement OF the company as 20
operating expenses FOR the year show
that the increase was s5l0,724.04 for
the system ana for the Richmond
division an increase Of s?77.647.S5. or
total OF ;l.6Si.s33,22 In Richmond
and Of s3,733,oi5.G3 for the system.
Interest bearing obligations OF the
company outstanding Al the end OF
the fiscal year. including All OF its
holdings in the system. with the ex-
ccptlon OF the City Gas Compa ny. OF
Norfolk. total soG,6Ss.i97 stock OF
the company in the hands OF the
company total sle,9As. 800. making the
total amount OF securities outstand-
ing, s4GGss.ao7.
Inventory just completed By Stone
& Webster shows that total value
of property OF the company is 35e.-
T4s.6Ic.
Increase in the gross earnings OF
the company for the year is given
AZ 1884 per cent. while operating
expenses increased 1899 per cent
cross income from all sources
amounted to s3,s53.7G0.o7. an increase
l5of esp. per cent. compared with the
previous year.
Ss Fay Rolls Show Incrente.
.Sfpayirolls OF The company decreased
ks5iS.sS7.Go during the year. IN Rich
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1920-11-01
100000 MARCH IN PROTEST
EGAiNc. STATE AMENDMENT
detroit Catholics Against Propssed
change That Would Abolish
Pnrochinl Schools.
By Associated Press. ]

n1,, -! .hSsOCIHtcu PrGSS.
DiEIlfOlT. MICH. Oct. 3l.-As a
HroH}t against proposed amend
ment to the state Constituticn that
would. in effect. abolish parochial and
private schools in Michigan. approx
imately 100000 Catholics of Detroit
rade through the center OF the CITY
here today. and then attended a field
mass ut Navin Field. Half OF the
marchers were school children. Every
catholic organization In the city wa.
represented.
Following tho mass. Right Row
aichael Gallagher. bishop of Dctroi,
addressed the marchcrs. declaring tn.
renEious liberty of the people oi
the state was threatened by the pro.
posed constitutional amendment. Th,
amendment Will be voted on in tho
general election Tuesday
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1920-11-01
Dances in Celebration
of Her lO2nd Birthday
Iny Universal scrvice.l

BOSTON. 0ct. 3i.-In ccIcbra-
ton of her ono hundred aud scc-
ond birthday, observed at the
Home for Aged Men aud Women,
Miss Annie Stone danced n waltz
with Dr. &. W. y. Iawson.
Many guests attended the re-
ception I'm Miss Stones honor. She
wore white crepe dc chine gown
and carried bouquet OF white
roses.
During the reception Miss stone
rccited two poems, both original.
She was the recipient of many
gifts.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1920-11-01
GOVERNOR cox WILL HUNT
ON MISSISSIPPI PLANTATION
Candidate Plans POst-ElcctiOn Rest
OF Several wcckS-Gucst of
senator Harrison.
By Associated Press
y Associated Press. ]

DAYTON, OHIO. Oct. 31.-Govcrnor
Cox plans hunting trip In Missis-
sippi as soon as the election Is over.
expecting to remain probably several
weeks. Although he has received
several invitations for II post elcc-
ton rest. the Mississippi hunting
trip. as the guest of Senator Ilarri-
son. OF mississippi, chairman of the
Democratic speakers bureau. Is said
TO have been virtually decided upon
and Will be made regardless OF the
election result
The Governor is an expert shot.
either with rifle or shotgun. and has
hunted In many parts OF the country.
plantation neur Pasuualc. Miss.
owned by friend of Senator Ilarri,
son. VIII be tho base of Governor
CoN's hunting trip
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1920-11-01
MORAL CONSCIENCE
Of VOTERS TO GIVE
cox GREAT VICTORY

Continued From First Page,
can managers believe that the Ohio
style of campaigning. which was re-
spons!blc for the circulation of the
report that one of Senator Hardiur's
ancestors was of negro blood. Should
be absolutely ignored. others as
sumed the contrary attitude. The
latter seem to have had their way ami
TO have moved in tho most direct
fashion TO dscredit the charge
against him,
discourage Slnndcrous Story.
The Democratic national managers
nave not encouraged this style OF
campaigning. and when the matter
was repeatedly brought TO their at
tention. not only refused TO assist I'm
giving currency to II, but cmphatical-
~ denounced 1t. Whether the SANDER
urged against Senator Harding.
which has been met with prompt pos
tive denial. will really prevent his
chancc OF winning the presidency, Is
proDlematical. 1t may cost him sew
erai votes in the border States. bu,
| the reaction in the North does not
| seem TO justify the belief that il Will
| do so in that section.
The Republican managers admit
considerable anxiety of some of the
senatorial candidates in California.
Connecticut, New York, Indiana. Iowa.
| Kentucky. Missouri. Nevada. New
Hampshire and Utah.
| Democratic hope OF eIcctinr their
senatorial candidates in California,
Connecticut. Idaho, Indiana Ken
lucky. Missouri Nevada, New Yorl;
and Utah is based on rcscr;mcn,
against the Republican senatorial
candidates that do not apply to the
presidential contest. The Democratic
managers assert that they will elect
at least nineteen OF the thirty three
candidates. which will be a gain q,
six. and carrying majority OF -four
in the upper House.
independent Vote Small
II the surveys as conducted b,
both parties are confirmed hy IN,
results of--baliotinE on Tuesday tn,
independent vote of the country vii
be much smaller than was expected
at the outset or the campaign. Her,
in New York. where 4 Socialist vot,
OF from 100000 To 100000 was OK.
pected. the present estimate is tha,
1t will fall below 100000.
Christensen. the Farrner-Laho,
candidate for President. and Malone
candidate for Governor. are expected
TO receive substantial vote Tam.
many leaders in New York admi
Malone will take some votes from
them.
republican managers who are pre-
dieting 100000 10 100000 majority TO,
Harding. admit that the fight be.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1920-11-01
GOAlPERS CHARGES HARDING
EAVORS LABOR EMSLAVElNENT
Bares Industrial Practices of Senator in Home CITY
Where, 1t Is Stalled, Workers Active in Unions Are
Discharged and Refused Employment

said, Senator Harding Is one Of the
leading members. workers active In
their unions are discharged and un-
able TO obtain employment in any OF
inc other manufactures. The invcs-
tigation upon which Mr.. Gompcrs
SAID his statement was based was
contributed by John ii. Fry, editor OF
the International Mouldcrs' Union
journal. and Chester NJ. Wright. as
sistant editor of the American Fed
erationist. and . member of tho Typo
graphical Union.
On Senator iIardings newspapcr.'
he said. the type settlers were or
ganized overnight, during his cam
paisn for the toga. The hcckling OF
4 union printer at one of his meet :
ings resulted in n telegram from him
TO his manager, instructing him to
orsaniZe the composing room imme-
diately."
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1920-11-01
Coal productIon Inc,.,,,,

WASHINGTON. Oct. 3I.-Soft coal
production hns exceeded I2.0Oo 01o
tons Tor tho third week In succession.
reports compiled by the United States
geological survey show. Estimates
Tor the week ending October "a nj
i2.l4G.Ooo net tons. while reports of
the loadinGs on Monday. Tuesday and
Wednesday OF last week showed nm
increase over tho corresponding dnv.
OF tho previous week. The year.s
record. however, Is Still about $500.
0G0 tons behind 1917 '"''
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1920-11-01
CITIZENS URGE SPECIAL
COURT T0fTRY ASSAULTER
Feeling Is High Against Negro Who
Attacked White Farmers
Wife.
Iby Associated Press.l

f0v Ef'SVNFUtCU
TYLERTOWN. MISS, Oct. 3l.-Fol-
lowing an assault upon the vito Of
white farmer near here last night,
n mass meeting of citizens was held
here today TO determine what action
should be taken in regard to Harry
Jacobs, negro. now in Magnolia jail,
VINO is said to have confessed to
of the crime.
Sheriff Breton and others ad-
dresser the mass-mccting, urging
censed at the crime. to permit tho
law to take It's course. and at tho
conclusion OF tho addresses rcsolu-
Miller to convene n spcciai term or
court Immediately to try the negro.
,Sotwithstanding tho mass-meet ling
I'M, I'M, afternoon feeling continues to
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tween Governor Smith and Judge
Miller for the governorship will bn
close. They concedc the probability
OF Smith rolling up a plurality OF
'21o.Ooo in the greater city, which,
some say will let him win by from,
$4,000 to $4,000.