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Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial. (Wilmington, Del.) 1878-1928, 1920-06-01

pie to buy the things
that they had to have
More or less prompt
ly, more or less gladly,
more or less closely in
their methods and ba-
sis of deduction, the
merchants followed suit.
Today there is not a
city of any pretentions
in which there is not
one or more stores an
nouncing either les
sened prices or tn e
Wanamaker pl an of
deduction at the time of
purchase.
Manufacturers a re
citizens. They too read
and profted by the
writing upon the wall"
as it appeared big and
clear in the Wanamaker
announcement.
They knew it meant
a great new channel,
cut clear from the fac
tory door TO the run
ming current of swift
outlet for their goods.
With special interest
they read the state
ment, as true today as
it was on May Bird:
eve Are IN fhe Market
Each Week With a
Million ID ollars
Cash For the
Pure h ase of
New Goods
and the goods that
were reputed to be SO
scarce" started in a
stream into the Wanna
maker Store.
The goods and the
people are still flowing
into the Store, and the
20 per cent. deduction
is offered on practically
every article, from roof
to downmost floor.
To enumerate the OPP
portunities thus created
would be tedious and
like ordinary advertis-
ing.
It pays to read Wanna
maker news because it
is unlike ordinary adj
vertising.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial. (Wilmington, Del.) 1878-1928, 1920-06-01
Just To Sum Up FeU Of the Many
Things That
The WnnOmnker Store
Vas the First To DO
And Is Still DOing-Better, Some Folks
Say, Than Any Others!

And Is Still DOing-Better, Some Folks
Say, Than Any Others!
First of course open Store where the interests Of
the customer fairly and squarely balanced
against those Of ''the business"
First to make holiday Of Memorial Dayton its en-
ployees (who this year had off" from 5 r. VI.
Saturday last to A. VI. Tuesday June lst)
First issue advertisements that we're reading mat
ter and news matter not bald announcements.
First to sound the note. becoming the universal
catchword and occasionally something more
among public writers TRUTH IN ADyER-
Using" AS expressed by the Founder. one Of
the determinations in founding the Store was:
TO guard advertising from cunn,ngy
framed statements to allure careless shoppers"
First to stand behind it's advertising with goods that
absolutely matched with the claims made for
them, the claims being kept within the exact
facts instead of coored by proprietary enthu-
sasm.
First Of al to win through the above methods perfect
public confidence that all goods, values and
offers concerning them are "as represented"
And AbOUe 4U-First of All
And the Only Store An,oag All
throw S2O,OOOOOO worth of high-class merchandise
into the market at 20 per cent discount.
And-answering the frst-of-an question in the
public mind-the offer is not yet closed.
You still may take what you will (barring few
patented and other prceresrcted articles) the
Wanamaker stocks paying 20 per cent less than
the marked prices.
You learned this for your pains Of any pain
there were) in reading HandHtGker necs, didn't you?
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SANDMAN STORY.
- n NRf-n

COPYRIGHT, 1919. by the Mcclure Ncws-
paper Syndicate. New York City.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial. (Wilmington, Del.) 1878-1928, 1920-06-01
THE GIRL ON THE JOB.
By Jessie Roberts.
POLITICAL POSITIONS.

right. 1920, by Wheeler Syndicate Inc.
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The Above is Merely
Quoted as an Gut
standing Instance

Of the worth-vhileness
of Wanamakar news
matter, taken as part OF
the daily reading-mat-
ter of every citizen.
The benefit to the Gus
toner citizen needs 10
comment. The millions
Of dollars the people
have saved, in this SIN
Gle Store, on seasonaoie
merchandise, on per-
sonal and household ne
cessaries, through the
wide publicity given TO
the 90 per cent. deduc-
ton offer, are their own
comment.
Surprising the news VS.
hadn't been published!
supposing that on
Nav Sd, 1920 h a t
date now likely to be-
come historic in eco
nomic history-it had
been left to the indlvld-
ual customer making
the individual purchase
to find out at the time
of rendering his dollar
that he got back ~
cents upon it, as a little
help in his personal II
nance problem?
The good news IN time
would have gotten
around" in Pennsyl-
vania, as news did in
antediluvian days, by
elaborate means of trav-
ell from mouth to mouth
and elaborate twlsti-
fication, perhaps
But the country at
large and prices at large
would have felt nc bene-
fit.
Merchants are citi-
zens; a n d b e c a II S e
Wanamaker news was
published in our city
and your city, and soon,
spreading like wildfire,
in other cities, mer-
chants r e a d it a n d
found that the Wanna
maker Store was MAX
ing it easier for the peo-
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If you feel that it
is not interesting to you
to have it thus brought
to your door, week after
week, in your own home
paper, we should be in
terested to hear the rea-
sons.
When you feel that it
helps you, and tell us 50.
all the time and pains
are well repaid.
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Isabel, since have been on the Board
Of Aldermen ] have been approached by
three different individuals who have the
insolence to think they can buy my vote. =
That's splendid. dear. There are SO
many things we need Life.
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1920-09-22
1920. by James Morgan }
JOHN QUINCY ADAMS

TSIE chicftainship OF every great
IL nation still passed from father to
son until the presidency of the United
states was created, when the first
frec-for.all race and an even start for
the highest prize was opened to the
sons Of men regardless Of the accidents
OF birth. In this fair test, new blood
has won every time with only two ex-
ccption In century and quarter.
Even John Quincy Adams did not
win the race, but was outrun ut the
polls by Andrew Jackson, the son Of
an Immigrant. Political parties hav-
ing disappeared In 1924, four men en-
tered the contest and dendlockcd the
electoral college, which left the house
OF representatives to choose from
among the three highest candidates.
This eliminated the fourth man-Hcn-
~ Clny-who aided In the election of
Adams and who received from the
new president the appointment Of
secretary Of state.
The only non-partisan administra.
tion the country ever has had was not
shining example of success. Uncom-
promising, alone, John Quincy Adams
'*talkcd his solitary way, never once
turning to the right or to the left from
the strait and narrow path OF indepen.
dence. with no sense Of hdYnor to re-
lieve his sense Of self-righteousness to
light up his view Of his fellows or to
thaw his own Icy virtues, 1t was i'm
possible for his supporters to feel any
enthusiasm for him.
John Quincy Adams led the simple
life In the White House. Getting up
at 5, he built his fire, read his daily
portion Of the Bible and while the
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government clerks still slept, he took
his walk or swim.
John Quincy Adams alone has solved
the problem of cX-prcsidcnts. He forgot
that he had been president at all and
went to work like any other citizen.
With his houses in Quincy and Bos-
ten mortgagcd and the income from
his estate too slender for the support
OF his family, John Quincy Adams
heard the bark Of the wolf at his door
ns in his gloomy fancy he closed 1t
upon public life in his sixty-scc0nd
year. When some neighbOrs vcntured
TO ask the next ytslr if It would be be-
meath his dignity to represent the old
Plymouth Rock district in congress-
this great American, who had been
senator n minister Mt the courts of
The Hague, Berlin. ST. Petersburg and
London. secretary of state and
president, replied that he vas not
above serving the people rs one OF
the sclcctmcn OF his town
Washington was nghast ut the sight
OF an cx-prcsident taking his scat in
the hurly-burly OF the lower house
only two years after leaving the
white House. Without joining the
Democrats or the Wings. with no fac
tion about him, John Quincy Adams
faced alone the Jackson administration
which had supn!nntcd his own and
alone he met swarm OF his old.timc
critics on Il level. Under his inccssant
pounding, the majority against the
right OF petition fell session by scs.
sion untn It disappeared entirely In
1914. de had won his long fight
against the gag rule ana his diary IS
lit III with his rejoicing in victory
His life was crowned. Ills work was
done. Still he laborc1 on. Although
he fell I'm a Boston street under II
stroke Of paralysis, he insisted upon
returning to his duties in congress.
where the members stood rs he en-
tered the hall and chcered him on his
way to his scat. A year aftcrward. as
he seemed, about to rise to address
the speaker. he suddenly pitched .eor-
ward upon the floor.
Tho veteran hau oc&n mortally
stricken on the field. Although he lin
gcrcd tW'o days, he was not removed
from o.; capitol, Bat remained in Il
little snrf OF the old hall of Tho
l,oir5, ',hcrc, still Mt his post, died
ais o!d &nI devoted servant oT his
country,
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1920-09-22

counting a continuation of tight money
On the other hand, local bulls on
Dhasized reports from the south that
cotton farmers were in strong DO
sition, and that southern banks were
intending to advance between IS and
zo cents pound on cotton. At va
rlous times during the week, there
were rumors that spots were offered
on tenderable basis as compared
with October contracts here but little
was heard of possible shipments. On
the contrary, there were reports tina,
good part of the small certificate ed
supply already here was to be shippc1
ana there was another furry of Gov
ering by near month shorts toward ,,,c
end OF the week. The census rcpo.t
showing domestic mill consumption G"
4S3,l93 bales was rather under The
forecast but had little aYparcnt ;nf!u
cncc on the market Mid-mon;h CON
ditlon reports have ranged from 81 10
10, indicating deterioration Of about
seven points on tho average.
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1920-09-22

Read this letter from Mr.. j. b. Kelly.
vice-president Of the Ftnst National
Bank, Graceyille, Fla: MY daughter
mad been In bad health since last April.
She was operated on for appendicitis.
She has been taking Ziron for two
weeks. Her appetite is better than 1t
mas been. Her nerves are better, and
she says she feels better know
that Iiron is good for weak and feeble
people,"
Airon Is a scientific. reconstructive
tonic. prepared from valuable strength
building ingredients, for weak people
with thin blood. Druggists sell Ziron
on money-back guarantee. Try It,
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1920-09-22
COTTON. MARKET
SEES REACTIONS

Reports Say Cotton Farmers in StrOna,
Position. Advances From Banks
Likely.
New York, Sept. l7.-More favorable
weather in the south and unsettled
trade conditions have been selected in
reactions from the high prices touched
toward the end OF last week in the cot
ton market.
According to local brokers. how
ever, the selling has not been as agree
able or aggressive as il was on dcclin,
toward the end Of August, and rallies
have been more frequent The latter
arc supposed to have been due tc n
slightly more optimistic feeling as ;o
INC possibility OF an early revival i,}
tho goods trade, and notwithvtandinm
the better weather, complaints from
the new crCp have been more nuncr.
Gus, particularly with reference 10 IN.
sect damage. Fresh buying on thea
features has tocn checked ~ tho con
tlnucd uncertainty cf tho British i;.ho.
situation, while there is still a rcc,in2
among many traders here that incrcas-
ing crcD receipts will bring greater
pressure upon the southern SDot mar
ke'S. The refusal Of the federal re-
"2.EH lpari u grant tho rclucS; Of
representatives Of cotton growers for
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1920-09-22

pride and display OF the old families
who formed the viccrcgal court at Will
liamsburg.
TO support the large family Of his
mother on their too small farm Jelicr-
son turned to the law. In seven years
Mt the bar he doubled his estate and
increased his slaves to 400. Buying
the little mountain Mt whose feet he
was born, he built upon It's summit
from plans Of his own drawing, with
bricks of his own making and with
wood of his oven cutting, the noblcst
house in Ill Virginia. There at Mon
iiccllo he made his home ever after.
.IcffrrSon'S law practice continued
rapidly to grow until 1t amounted TO
$1,000 q year, when he abandoned II
forever to prosecute George III in the
great and general court Of mankind.
He had heard the first call of the Rev
olution while a law student i'm Will
liamSburg. It's clarion had been ring
ing In his ears ever since he stood, an
eager looker-on, in the door Of the
house of burGcsscs. lie saw Washing
ton In his seat and he saw his own
friend, Patrick Henry, flddllng Yir-
Ginlnn like himself, holding the floor
amid cries Of treason MS he invited the
king TO profit by the example of Cnc-
sar, who had his Brutus, and Charles
I, who had his Cromwell.
The sword, the tongue and the pen
Of American freedom were well met
that memorable day. After the pen
had waited twelve years for It's turn
to speak Jefferson sat In The congress
AZ Philadelphia. The squire of Monti-
cello was n silent member, rs silent
as the squire of Mount Vernon. OPP
portunlty and duty went straight to
those two spccchcSS congressman as
the needle leaps to n loadStonc
After serving rs governor of vlr-
ginia and member OF congress Jcffcr-
son was sent rs minister to the court
of France. "You replace Doctor Frank
lin the Count Vcrgcnncs said to him
on his arrival in Paris. 81 succeed
him" the new envoy happily replied
mo one can replace Doctor Franklin"
Six weeks and a day after he lad
seen that old Franco OF The Bourhons
'iuSll bsItutIl tIlt WUIlS VI tiit IDUSIllIc
Jefferson left Paris to become our first
secretary OF state. Taking his seat al
The right OF Washington he was face
to face across the cabinet table with
Alexander Hamilton, the secretary of
the treasury.
BY nature and training the two
we're as opposite in their political opin-
ions as in their chairs. and they found
themselves, az Jefferson said, "pitted
+ like fighting cocks" AS they fought
and the feathers flew great crowd
collected behind each to urge on its
favoritc In that cooking main over
which Washington had the unhappi-
Ecss to preside. Quickly all the people
in the land took one side or the other
aud foirtd themselves into the two
political parties which with changing
names and changing disputes have dl.
vided the country 20 this day.
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1920-09-22
u spent 81 on Rat-Snap and Saved
he Price OF a Hog"

James Mcclure, famous Hog Raiser
OF New Jersey, says, i advise every
farmer troubled with rats to use RAT
sNAP. Tried everything to get rid
OF rats. Spent $l.25 on RAT-SNAP,
Figured the rats il killed saved the
price of hog" RAT SNAP comes
IN cake form. No mixing with other
olod. Cats or dogs won't touch it.
Thrcc sizes, 35c. Csc. $12E Sold and
guaranteed by Laurcns Hardware Co..
u'nam's Drug Store and Kennedy
Bros.
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1920-09-22
Bank Vice. President
Tells How Zhon Iron Tonic Helped His DAUGHTER
After Operation for Appendicitis

n FTEt any serious illness, the
"a first thing YOU notice when you
begin to get around IS your lack
of strength and cnerSy-a tired, weak
feeling.
The sooner you get your strength
back the better. The thing to do Is
to eat plenty Of good, nourishing food,
get all the fresh air you can, exercise
conserYatively, and take X.ron Iron
Tonic three times day.
Your doctor will tell you this is
Tound adyicc, and urge you to follow It..
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1920-09-22
'E>1IOMAS JEFFERSON as much MS
IL Abraham Lincoln,
Was nurscd at The breast

was hurScu at the breast
or the uncXhaustcd West
at the time Of his birth beneath one
OF It's foothills the Blue Ridge Of Vir-
Einia was the American frontier The
farm on which he was born had been
cleared In the wild forest by his pio-
neer father when the smoke of a
nef&hhor'S chimney hardly could be
seen from his cabin door.
when he rode east, with his darling
fiddle under his arm, to be Il student
ut William and Mary college, the tall
slender, sandy-haircd, snub.noscd
'rocNied-incrd -ycar-Old boy
ot inc lronticrSman never had seen II
mansion, church or Il village OF
twenty houses, and he looked with n
strangers eyes upon the barOnial
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1920-06-06
The Borough Plan.

At recent meeting the Mount
Pleasant Citizens Association rejected
q plan that had been proposed for the
adoption Of Q borough system Of rep
rescntation. It was contemplated by
this plan to subdivide the territory
covered by the association into num-
Der Of precincts, each Of which was
to elect two representatives to . boE-
ough council. The association, how
ever, preferred to remain upon q vol.
untary membership basis, and 20 the
experiment will not be tried. Possibly
some other association may wish to
test the efficacy Of this method Of
local representation in the discussion
Of municipal affairs.
The citizens' association IL q strictly
voluntary movement. Membership In
one Of these bodies is open to any per-
son-in most cases to both men and
women-residing or owning property
in the area covered. This area 10 in
itself . somewhat indefinite quantity
in that it 10 fixed BY boundaries chosen
by the association. In consequence
there are several cases Of overlapping
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from warehouses and Wholesale estab-
lishments throughout the country on
bogus permits. In the course OF the
raids in New York the other night
three men were arrested in an sttempt-
ed sale, Of 500 gallons that had been
Withdrawn on a permit signed, by a
rubber stamp, with the name Of the
state prohibition enforcement director.
An inquiry has been conducted lately
into the matter Of these spurious with
drawal permits and has disclosed the
fact that owing to shortage Of force
it is almost impossible to check up on
the transactions. Collision has been
suggested.
1t is the plain duty of the admins
tration to enforce this law with the
utmost diligence and thoroughness.
The machinery Of enforcement has
been in operation now long enough to
demonstrate whether or not it is ade-
quate. With Congress now in adjourn
ment nothing more can be done at
present in the way Of organization,
but the forces at hand can assufedly
be employed with better effect. Other
wise q scandalous condition will pre-
vail, with the law openly houted and
the liquor traffic in effect restored.
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and conflict Of jurisdiction. In the
.~o.,& .-h>p.h;n dr;va &h;s vns%fAr

and conflict Of jurisdiction. In the
recent membership drive this matter
of association territory was discussed,
but nothing was done toward correct
ing the boundary faults.
Herein would lie one Of tho diff
culties Of the borough plan Of organi-
cation. Without definite subdivision
Of the District into distinct areas,
without any conflict or duplication,
the strictly representative method
would not be satisfactory. Nor would
it be effective SO long as it remains pos
sible for an association to be split by
secession. Such cases have occurred
in the past. Sometimes an association
has grown too large, or the territory
has been found too extensive, or con-
ficts have arisen. Unless the bound
aries are officially defined and the
precincts are governed by some fixed
rule or ratio Of representation, the
borough plan would not meet the local
conditions as a means Of voluntary
citizenship activity.
Nevertheless, the plan has certain
attractive features, which, as suggest.
cd, may appeal to some Of the asso.
Citations 50 that it may be adopted,
perhaps tentatively. Tho Federation
Of Citizens Associations is in itself q
form Of the borough system, and has
thus far worked excellently as means
Of eo.ordinating the local sentiments.
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Owing to an objection interposed in
the House there will be no investiga-
ton at present of the escape Of Berg
doll from military custody while ON a
visit under guard from Governors
Island to Philadelphia in search Of
buried treasure. 1t was proposed that
a committee should sit during the sum-
mer to inquire into the matter. No
adequate or satisfactory explanation
has been given Of this escape and the
former prisoner is still at large, head
ed, according to latest reports, for
Mexico. Even if he is recaptured the
mystery attending his escape in Phil
adelphia will remain unsolved and q
source Of distinct public dissatisfae-
tion. So far as the people know nobody
has been punished for the lapse Of mil
itary vigilance and no one has been rep.
rimanded for the extraordinary permits.
sion given for the prisoners expedi-
ton on q pretense Of hunting money.
Fear 10 now expressed that the whole
matter will be allowed to lapse, al.
though there is very pronounced feel.
ing that the blunders committed in
this case merit sharp rebuke and pun.
ishment.
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SHOOTING STARS.
~ PHlLAHDDR JOHNSON.

An Appreciated Service.
At the information bureau I inquired
what way to 20.
The man looked through q book and
then confessed hs didn't know.
Tho interview, though lengthy, wal
. disappointment Fat.
But he listened to my troubles, and
I'm much obliged for that.
spoke to q policeman Of belongings
gone astray.
His comment was that worldly wealth
will often act that way.
made little bow and unto him took
OF my hat.
He let me- tell my troubles, and I'm
much obliged for that.
There is many an official, in position
to command,
Who listens to each protest with .
sympathy 30 bland,
Yet has no comprehension Of what You
are driving at
But he let's US tell our troubles and
we're much obliged for that.
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Dry Law Violations.

Reports come from all parts of the
country indicating that the federal
prohibition act is not being fully en-
forced. In practically every large city
liquor is being sold more or less open
ly. Saloons are operated with little or
no eoncealment of traffic in whisky
and other intoxicants. Various forms
Of "near beer" some Of them brewed
under state statutes and in opposition
to the terms Of the Volstead act, are
sold openly. By means Of forged per-
mits for the withdrawal Of liquor from
warehouses quantities of intoxicants
have been taken out of storage and
placed on the market. The traffic in
these "wst goods" has become holder as
The federal enforcement agencies have
failed fully to cover the field.
1t is evident that the enforcement
machinery is not sufficient. The field
rgents are doubtless in the main doing
their best. But as they become known
they lose in effectiveness. The other
night in New York an experiment was
tried in the importation Of a number
Of men from distant field, who, be-
Ing unknown to the iquor-vending fra
ternity, conducted successful series
Of raids netting thirty three prisoners
In various parts of the city. The ease
with which these arrests were made
demonstrated that the trafic has be.
come widespread and almost unafraid.
1t is estimated that over 100000
gallons Of whisky has been withdrawn