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Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-05-24
DESERTER GOT GOOD START
GOVERNMENT BELIEVES

Philadelphia. May 24.-The theory
OF the Department Of Justice agents that
Grover Bergdoll, draft evader, who es-
1@afber's nome. did not get away on Fri
day afternoon, as Is commonly believed
but az some time between II o'clock
thursday night and 2.55 the next after
noon, was seemingly. borne , out ,y,l. yesteT,
S.ecber. wife Of Ike Stecher, who is
believed to have piloted the automobile
IA which Grover escaped.
According to Mrs. Stecher, her hus-
band came home IN the machine iate e
Thurday afternoon. After telling her
not to wait for him for supper, he ran out
SIDE, jumped into the machine, IN whlcf
another man was sitting, and without
even saying goodby, was Of The OF ih'e:l hel
man in the machine has not been 1ndenti
fad. Mrs. Stecher has not seen or hearc
from her husband since he left her Thurs
day afternoon.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-05-24
LABOR IN POLITICS.
win Hold Meetings 10 Plan for Coming
Campaign.

-Four meetings Of organized labor inter
ests are scheduled for this week, in CON
nection with the political campaign The
first is that of the Central Labor Unonl
IN the hall at the Northeast corner Of
Fourth and King streets, to be held thus
evening.
Tomorrow evening the Central Labor
Union will hold a special meeting at Irish
American Hall. COS French street We'd
nesdav evening, the local committee to
carry out Iabor's non-partisan political
campaign will hold a massmeeting at
y. Nj. H. A. Hall, Third and King street.
committee for the campaign will hold
smoker and entertainment at Pythan
Castle
Emmett L. Adams Of Washington,
y. G., special representative oi the
A. +. Of L. National Committee, Will
he the principal speaker at the meetings
tomorrow Wednesday and Thursday
evenings.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-05-24
NIGHTINGALE TABLEAU.
To be Given by the Nurses of the Della
ware Hospital.

On June !. in the New Century Club.
the nurses Of the Delaware Hospital will
present to the public set Of tableaux IN
the life Of Florence Nightingale, the
founder of modern nursing. They will
present TO the audience the different
stages and important events IN the life Of
Florence Nightingale. Old costumes Of
the time in which she lived will be worn.
The first tableaux shows her with her
first live patient, her pet dog. The second
shows her at home, when she first presents
to her parents the question. Would It be
a terrible thing for me TO be nurse?
The third presents her entrance 10 q
hospital IN order to learn more N the art
Of nursing. All the diffrept trials through
which she passes during the Crmean War,
where she was sent by the English govern
ment, are evidenced.
The musical program will be IN charge
Of Miss Wales After the tableaux and
concert. there will be dance. The pro-
ceeds are for the Nightingale Fund Of the
Nurses Training School Of Delaware
Hospital.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-05-24
THIS CANADA GOOSE
ATE THE GOLDEN EGG
Discovery of Nugget in Fowfs
Crop Starts Rush for
Snake River,

A goose and a duck are given the
credit for starving miniature but very
active gold rush in Canada recently,
IL happened, incidentally on April |,
but n small host of enthusiastic placer
miners are still digging and they nsist
that the golden revelations OF the goose
and the duck hold real promise
A butcher in Calgary, Alberta, Canada,
on Sitting open some geese he had bought
from farmer on Snake Creek, 70 miles
further south, discovered two sizabie
nuggets in the craw of one. A little later,
an inventory of ducks from the same
farm yielded another nugget.
The butcher promptly pulled oil his
apron, went 10 see friend OF his VINO
had invented gold separating machine
but has failed 10 find any gold to try IL
on. and the two hib cd III hot haste to the
farm, scooped up the sand along the creek
by hand and gave il to the city chemist
for testing. %
When the chemist reported $3.50
worth of gold for every cubic yard they
started in still hotter haste 10 stake
claims. The news leaked out, and all
Calgary poured forth on foot on horse and
bv fiivver. Snake Creek, only, two miles
long. became the most denseiy populated
| spot in that part of Canada. Hundreds oi
/ claims were stalled and as the moon rose
the stakers were still planting thcirnoticc'
and they worked all night to prove
up'' their claims by digging holes,
| All this happened on April /, but
many of the claim-holdcrs have ready
| sent for mining machinery WhetheI
| a goose with n sense of humor was playing
| a Joke remains to be proven, nut iot ol
respectable business men have gwen VI
1 the counter and the desk Tor the puck on
/ the assumption that 1t was real eoidef
! egg found within the goose.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-05-24

RRTCK HOUSE with store nine rooms
bath and latest improvements. owner
retiring. Apply IIi3 Lancaster avenue
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-05-24

224 w. TWENTIETH ST. corner. 25 foot
front. square plan hardwood floors. large
attic eight rooms bath. three porches. not
water heat gas and electric.
229 Concord avenue, six rooms. bath'
porch and heat.
922 Nandever avenue. seven rooms. patH
rc-~h and heat Mortgages and terms ar
ranged Phone 1925. Inquire 1000 an
deVer avenue
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-05-24
For Larger Representation.

State Senator James W. Robertson
indorses the movement 70 amend the state
constitution as TO give Wilmington four
additional members Of the Legislature
Evening star., 1920-01-11
ROLLING STOCK.

on, Cert, roll it in III
mo, no. Phonzie. You and her have
your fun out alone. It's your fun,
anyways, not mine. This piece Of
rolling stock will roll herself along
home now"
Jaw, now"
Anyways, I'm dead. Look what a,
rag I ann! Look at the hem of this.
skirt! !, The next time Il do a crazy
thing like walk from. Brooklyn. Il
want to be burned in OIL" = 70
Now, Cert stick around ana I'll
send you home in cab"
But she was out and past him,
craning her neck backward through
the aperture of the open door.
Go to it, Phonzie! It's your fun,
anyways. Yours and hers. Slong" B
He had already begun, his triumph.
ant passage down the hallway, and on.
her couch among her pillows madam
closed her eyes in stimulation Of.
sleep and against the tears that
scalded her lids. q
In an eastbound car Gertfe Do,
briner found seat we'll toward the
front. Across the aisle d day laborer
on night debauch threw her a
watery stare and thick-tongued.
thick-brogued remark. A charwomari
with a newspaper bundle hugged un-
der one arm. dozed in the seat along
side, her head lolling from shoulder
to shoulder. Rain drops long since
had dried on the window .pane. Ger
tie Dobriner cupped her chin in her
palm and gazed out at the quiet
street and the shuttered shops hur-
Ting past.
Twice the conductor touched her
shoulder. his hand outstretched for
fare. She sprang about. ifumblihg in
her purse for coin, but with fdiffi-
Guilty, because through the bot blur of
her tears she could only grope in
effectually. When she finally found a
fve-cent piece. tear had wiggle-
waggled down her cheek and fell.
splotching the back of her glove
Across !. the aisle sthe ssasy iaborer
leaned to her, batting at the hen
pheasant's tail in her hat. and cold
alcoholic tear dripping from the cor
ner Of her own eye.
Cheer up. my glr-rl" he said,
through beard like old moss. cheer
up and be a spor-r-rtl"
Copyright, 1920 BY Wheeler syndIcsts.D
Evening star., 1920-01-11
THE VALLEY OF VOICES

ticular about our dress" remark ed
the man.
And mamma can't tell whether my
childish voice, gleefully.
But make you wash it, every time
/ think Of it," said the mother; "for
1t stands to reason your face is dirty
1anu, whether 1 can see it or not"
Dorothy laughed and stretched out
her hands.
Come here, please-Ianu and your
sister--and let me feel of YOU" she
requested.
They came to her willingly, and
Dorothy passed her hands over their
faces and forms and decided one was
girl of about her own age and the
other boy somewhat smaller The
girls hair was soft and fluffy and her
skin as smooth as satin. When Doro-
thy gently touched her nose and ears
and lips they seemed to be well and
delicately formed.
IF / could see you / ana sure you
would be beautiful she declared.
The girl laughed, and her mother
said: So
I'VE are not vain in the Valley of
Voc, because we cannot display our
beauty, and good actions. and pleas
ant ways are what makes us lovely
to our companions. Yet we can see
and appreciate the beauties of ma
ture, the dainty flowers and trees, the
green fields and the clear blue OF the
sky
Just then Eureka came in, for she
had been until now wandering OUTSIDE
with Jim: and when the kitten saw
the table set with food she cried out:
Now you must feed me, Dorothy,
for I'm half starved"
X 4 X X
The children were inclined to be
frightened by the sight of the small ami
NAL, which reminded them of the
bears; but Dorothy treasured them
by explaining that Eureka was a pet
and could do no harm even if she
washed to. Then, as the Others had
by this time moved away from the
table, the kitten sprang upon the
chair and put her paws upon the
cloth to see what there was to eat.
Evening star., 1920-01-11

To her surprise an unseen mana
clutched her and held her suspended
in the air. Eureka was frantic with
terror, and tried to scratch ana bite,
so the next moment she was dropped
to the floor.
Did you see that. Dorothy" she
gasped.
"Yes, dear" her mistress replied;
there are people living in this house.
although we cannot see them. And
you must have better manners, Eu-
reka, or something worse will happen
to YOU" y
She placed plate of food upon thet
floor and the kitten ate greediiy.
Give me that nice-smelling fruit l.
saw on the table" she begged, when
she had cleaned the plate.
"Those are damas," said Dorothy
land you must never even taste them,
Eureka, or you'll get invisible, and
then we can't see you at en-
The kitten gazed wistfully at thes
forbidden fruit. teF
Can you tell us. sir or ma'am,' said
the Wizard, addressing the air be-
cause he did not quite know where.
the unseen people stood, III there is
any way we can get out of your
beautiful Valley, and on top of the
Earth again" r &zsaEes
"Oh, one can leave the Valley easily
enough" answered the mans voice;
"but to do so you must enter a far
less pleasant country. AS for reach
ing the top of the earth, have never
heard that it is possible to do that,
and If you succeeded in getting there
you would probably fall off,"
"Oh, no." said Dorothy, we've been
there and we know"
'"rhe Valley of Voc is certainly
charming place." resumed the Wiz
ard; but we cannot be contented in
any other land than our own, for
long. Even if we should come to un-
pleasant places on our way it is nee
essary in order to reach the earth's
surface, to keep moving on toward
it."
I'm that case" said the man, "it will I
be best for you to cross our Valley
and mount the spiral staircase inside
the Pyramid Mountain. The top or
that mountain is lost in the clOuds,i
and when you reach it you will be in
the awful Land of Naught where the
Gargolyles live"
Copyright, 1920, by l.. Frank Baum for the
George Matthew Adams sefvice)
Evening star., 1920-01-11
Spoiled the Situation.

THE late H. B. Irving, at a recep-
tion in Philadelphia, once mar
rated some Of the memories of his
youth.
my touring days" he said, seem
distant~and yet very dear to me now.
I recall with particular pleasure a
melodrama of crime in high life
wherewith toured the provinces for
two successful seasons.
my part called, in the first act.
for a dark stage. In this darkness
l fought with an old earl, threw him
heavily, and, when he did not rise
after the thud of his fall, 1 cried
out:
"'Great heavens! What have 1
done? ~
Usually this scene impressed my
audience tremendously, but 1 remerfi :
Der one night, when a coster turned
old earls tragic fall into ridicule and
laughter. .pa.
Il have never seen that coster, but
/ remember his voice well-a slow,
dry voice. The old earl had dropped
heavily, and in the silent obscurity /
had cried Great heavensl What
have / done? when the coster spoke
up:
Strike light. young feller, and
well have a look"
Evening star., 1920-01-11

try" answered the invisible man.
MANY large and fierce bears roam
in the Valley of Voc, and when they
can catch any of us they eat us up:
but as they cannot see us, we seldom
get caught"
Are the bears invisible, too?" ask
ed the girl.
Yes; for they eat of the DANA
fruit, as we all do, and that keeps
them from being seen by any eye,
whether human OF animal"
Does the dana fruit grow on a
low bush, and look something like a
peach" asked the Wizard.
Yes" was the reply.
'If it makes you invisible, why eat
it?" Dorothy inquired.
"For two reasons. my dear" the
woman's voice answered. The DANA
fruit is the most delicious thing that
grows, and when it makes us invisi-
BILE the bears cannot find us to eat us
up. But now, good wanderers. your
luncheon is on the table, so please
sit down and eat as much as you
like"
Evening star., 1920-01-11

The strangers took their seatssFat
the table willingly enough, for they
We're all hungry and the ,platters
were now heaped with good things to
eat. In front of each place was a
plate bearing one OF the delicious
dama-fruit and the perfume that rose
from these was so enticing and sweet
that they were sorely tempted ITO eat
of them and become invisible.
But Dorothy satisfied her hunger
with other things. and her compan-
ions did likewise, resisting the temp
tation.
why do you not eat the damas?"
asked the woman's voice.
we don't want to get invisible an
swered the girl.
But If you remain visible the bears
will see you and devour you" said a
girlish young voice, that belonged to
one of the children. 1--WE who live
here much prefer to be invisible; for
we can still hug and kiss one an
other, and are quite safe from the
bears"
And we do not have to be so par
Evening star., 1920-01-11

these vessels became apparent when
one of their naval publications fell
into our hands, giving complete de-
scriptions and containing directions
to U-boat commanders how to meet
this new menace. The German news
papers and illustrated magazines also
began to devote much space to this
kind of anti-submarine lighting, de-
nouncing it in true Germanic fashion
as "barbarous" and contrary to the
rules of civilized warfare. The great
Significance or this knowledge is at
once apparent. The mere fact that q
number of Q-ships were at sea, even
II they did not succeed in sinking
many submarines, forced the Ger
mans to make a radical change in
their submarine tactics. AS they
could no longer bring to, board and
loot merchant ships, and sink them
inexpensively and without danger by
the use Of bombs, they were obliged
not only to use their precious tOrpe-
does, but also to torpedo without
warning. This was the only alterna-
tive except to abandon the subma-
rine campaign altogether.
Berlin accordingly instructed the
submarine commanders not to ap-
proach on the surface any merchant
or passenger vessel closely enough to
get within range of it's guns, but to
keep at a distance and shell it. Had
the commanders always observed these
instructions the success of the mys-
terry ship in sinking submarines
would have ended then and there,
though the influence of their presence
upon tactics would have remained in
force. The allied nayies now made
elaborate preparations, all for the
purpose of persuading Fritz to ap-
proach in the face of a tremendous
risk concerning which he had been
accurately informed. Every subma-
rine commander, after torpedoing his
victim, now clearly understood that it
might be a decoy dispatched for the
particular purpose of entrapping him;
and he knew that an attempt to ap-
proach within a short distance of the
laundering vessel might spell his own
immediate destruction.
The expert in German mentality
must explain why, under these cir
cumstances, he should have persist
ed in walking into the jaws of death
The skill with which the mystery
ships and their crews were disguised
perhaps explains this in part. Any
one who might have happened in the
open sea upon Capt. Campbell and his
slow moving freighter could not have
believed that they were part and par
eel of the royal navy. Our own de
Evening star., 1920-01-11

6SU ERE are strangers NAM
MAJ cried the shrill and
i childish voice of some
unseen person when Dor
othy and the Wizard appeared i'm the
doorway OF the little cottage.
so l see. my DEAR" answered an
other voice, soft and womanly.
What do you want?" demanded
third voice. i'm a stern, gruff ac-
cent.
We'll. Wen" said the Wizard rare
there really people in this room?"
"of course replied the mans
voice.
And-pardon me for the foolish
auestion-but are you all invisible ?"
surely" the woman answered, re-
peating her low, ripping laughter.
Are you surprised that you are un-
able to see the people of voe?''
why. yes" stammered the Wizard
All the people have ever met be-
fore were very plain to see."
Where do you come from, them"
asked the woman. in a curious tone.
I'VE belong upon the face of the
earth" explained the Wizard. but
recently, during an earthquake, we
fell down a crack and landed in the
Country of the Mangaboos."
Dreadful creatures. exclaimed
the woman's voice. "Tve heard OF
them"
They walled US up in mountain" !"
continued the Wizard: "but we found
there was tunnel through to this
side. so we came here. 1t is beau
tifu' place. What do you call it?'
1T is the Valley of Voc"
what curious animal is that which
is eating the grass on my lawn?" in
quired the mans voice.
That's Jim said the girl. Hes
q horse"
What is he good for?" was the
next question.
He draws the buggy you see fast
ened toihim. and we ride in the bug
gy instead of walking" she ex-
planned.
Gan he fghtr asked the mans
voice.
NO. he can kick pretty hard with
his heels and bite a little; but Jim
can't 'zactly fight" she replied.
Then the bears will get him." said
one OF the children's voices.
Bears exclaimed Dorothy. Are
there bears here?"
''That is the one evil of our coun-
Evening star., 1920-01-11
Bad Business.

WILLIAM ]. BURNS. the detsetfvs.
was Joking a brother. saeuth, This
sleuth. while looking for pickpock-
cts. had had his own pocket picked
bad business. Jack!" said Mr.! Burns,
with a hearty laugh. Slim I.eary
did 1T, of course You were told to
keep watch on him and,he took a
watch off you II
Evening star., 1920-01-11
Continued from First Page.)


the armament, the white battle ensign
should go up, and the guns should
open fire on the practically helpless
enemy.
Such was the mystery ship idea in
it's simplest form. In the early days
1t worked according to this program.
The trustful submarine comma nder
who approached a mystery ship in
the manner which l have described
promptly found his resting place on
the bottom OF the sea. / have fire.
Quently wondered what must have
been the emotions Of this first sub
marine crew, when, standing on the
deck of their boat, steaming conf
IDENTIFY toward their victim, they sud-
denly saw it's bulwarks drop, and be-
held the ship, which. to all outward
appearances, was a helpless, founder
ing hulk, become a mass of belching
fire and smoke and shot. The picture
of that first submarine, standing up
right in the water, reeling like a
drunken man, while the apparently
innocent merchant ship kept pouring
volley after volley into it's sides, is
Ohc tHdI Will uOt QulChly lduc from
the memory Of British naval men.
1t is evident that the allies could
not play a game like this indefinitely.
They could do SO just as long as the
Germans insisted on delivering them
selves into their hands. The COM
plete success of the idea depended at
first upon the fact that the very ex-
istence of mystery ships was un-
known to the German navy. All the
Germans knew. in these early days,
was that certain U-boats had sailed
from Germany and had not returned.
But it was inevitable that the time
should come when a mystery ship
attack would fail; the German sub
marine would return and report that
this new terror of the seas was at
large. And that is precisely what
happened. A certain submarine re-
ceived a battering which it seemed
survive; yet, almost by miracle, it
crept back to its German base and
reported the manner Of its undoing.
Clearly the mystery ships in future
were not to have as plain sailing as
In the past: the game, il it was to
4 continue, would become more a bat
tie Of wits: henceforth every liner
and merchantmen, in German eyes,
was possible enemy in disguise and
commanders would resort to all means
OF protecting their craft against them.
That the Germans knew all about
Evening star., 1920-01-11
THE VICTORY AT SEA ~

stroyers were som metimes deceived by
them. The Cushing one day hailed
Capt. Campbell in the Pargust. having
mistaken him for defenseless tramp.
The conversation between the two
ships was brief but to the point:
Cushing: What ship?
Pargust: Gordon Campbell! Please
keep out Of my sight.
Copyright, 1920. by the Worlds Work. The
copyright OF these articles in Great Britain IL
strictly reserved by Pearson's Magazine, Lon
don; without their permission no quotation
may be made. Published by apseiaF arraBge-
ment with The Mcclure Newspaper, Syndicate.
Evening star., 1920-01-11
Continued from Sixth Page.)

straining her glance down the long
hallway The tears had dried on her
cheeks.
Here, Cert. you dump in these
things and let me lift the kid"
mo. no, let me! Go way, Phonzie.
you'll wake him! 1 just want her to
be too surprised to open her mouth
when she sees him SLEEPING; in it like
a top
She threw back the net drapery and
leaned to the heart of the crib, and
the blood ran in a fash across her
face.
Little darling-little Phonzie dar-
ling"
Don't wake him, Cert"
She was reluctant to withdraw her
self.
His little darling fists. so pink and
curled UP! Little Phonzie, darling!"
He hung over each process. proud
and awkward.
Little darling-little darling--here.
Phonzie, help"
They transferred the burden, the
CHllu HOl uiONlHS ol hiS piiAoW. III thO
shallow heart of the perambulator,
the high froth of pillows about him,
he lay like bud, his soft proflle
against the lace and his skin like the
innermost petal of a rose.
"Phonzie, amt he-ain,t he the
softest little darling! Gawd. how
how she'll love TOTO be wheeling
him"
His fingers fumbled with excitement
and fell to strapping and buckling
with a great show and great inef-
fectuality.
Here, help me let down the glass
top"
"Shh-h-h. every word carries in this
fiat"
Now
You wheel him down and in on her.
Cert" |
She stifeped wltlssa new tlfffidence.sg /
mo, ne,y t,syour surprise =
you done all the work on the job
Sss much as,me. and it's half your
present, anyways. You roll him down
the hall and stand next to, her till
she wakes up. She's a tight little
sleeper. but II she don't wake soon
I'll drop a book or something. Go
Fl Z