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The Washington times., 1920-09-12

ope would eventually inherit the dukedom if he sur
we'd his brother which almost is certain. If he should
first his children will inherit the title and Newcastle
tates-so if had given him child my would have
(en the ninth duke
Deepdene, which came to Lord Francis from his
other of the most beautiful places in the vicinity
London. 1t is situated high steep hill, about
enty miles from London, and the beautiful gardens
cturesquely arranged the sides of the HILL 1t was
nee the seat of member of the Duke of Norfolk fam
and purchased at the beginning of the nineteenth
ntury by Thomas Hope, the great Anglo Dutch banker
no made fortune at the time of the battle Of Waterloo
hen passed his son. Henry Thomas Hope the grand
kather of Lord Francis Benjamin Disraeli wrote his
ost noted novel "Conngsby," at the place.
Lord Francis has another beautiful residence, also
herited from the Hopes Castle Blayney, in County Mon
CHAN, Ireland the shores of fine lake. The garden
decorated with sculpture taken from the gardens of
be Tueries Palace in Paris. 1t bought by Hopes
Grandmother, old Mrs. Hope. after the fall Of Napo-
bn III
Deepdere and Bayney and his mothers great colec-
n of Jewels entailed, of But Lord Fran
after l left him, had the British courts break the
ai and it then the diamond was put up for SALE
be bought by the Frankels, of New York. have told
0w the Frankes to bankruptcy and how the dia-
ond passed to Paris again. into the hands of Prince
van and Lorenz Ladue-and the murders that resulted
And must return to the trail of Captain Strong
7ho told last Sunday had fed to London after steal
g all my jewels from the safety deposit vault in New
,ork and who left note for in London saying that
9 would meet at the Windsor Hotel, in Paris.
The murder of Lorenz Ladue the talk of the town
1hen arrived Every place went heard people talk
lg of the death of the beautiful girl and of the baeu
influence Of the Hope Diamond, which had been found
ung around her throat l had taken assumed name,
nd it really interesting to reflect what of the
ote walters and cabmen who talked of the affair in my
would have thought if they could have suddenly
,arned that was the May Yohe who had owned the da-
aond and the diamond had been sold without my formal
onsent.
went to the Windsor Hotel, thinking to find CAPTAIN
strong awaiting intended Of course, to scold him
readfuy and then forgive him. / had had many men
hall in love with in my time and the newspapers
Constantly recalling this fact andremindng the public,
oo that as man had fallen in love with me
Ad cast him aside And now here l 30 desperately
love with carpet knight who stole jewels and sent
ne flowers and then the bills for them that follow.
NO him around the world after he had deserted me-
But he was not at the Windsor. He had fooled me
gain. The clerk, when asked for him. asked me il
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foremost society leaders of Lisbon. 1t daring thing
for the Don to do but he carried off handsomely When
the King into the room was all aremble Captain
Strong had urged not attend the luncheon saying
that despite the friendness of Don Carlos it must be
trick to embarrass me-that the King would snub me
and thus make longer stay in Lisbon impossible
But determined to see it through. 1 trusted Don
Carlos and right Of course, among the last
curtsey before the King the duchesse and pncesss
present went first At last it my turn and my heart
jumped when that the King gong to smile at
He gave me his hand to help up and chatted
with for than a minute Il had the pleasure Of
seeing you in London, Lady May the King said and
always have remembered the evening with great deal
Of pleasure hope if you return to the stage you
will honor Lisbon with visit"
OF course after that was the honor guest of the
luncheon All Lisbon belonged to me--and Captain
Strong was received with me-always, though
army officer, not as in way associated with The
most Puritan Of the court ladies simply ignored what
everybody was whispering about-our elopement.
Captain Strong and decided to 90 to South America,
there to start again Lord Francis still refused to
divorce me, and had few thousand dollars left. My
old trust in Strong returned whenever he held in his
arms and promised be good so | looked forward to
South America with great deal of pleasure. shall tell
about my experiences there later on.
Next week shall tell, too, of the Hope Diamonds
sinister influence in the harem Of the Sublime Porte at
Constannople
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were Lady Hope. When
l admitted my identity
he handed me an enve-
lope in which was a short
note from Bradlee, say
ing he had gone on. to
Bordeaux, and that he
would await me there.
l knew what was keep
ing him on the move. He
thought I still had that
warrant for his arrest
the warrant issued in
New York, which l had
withdrawn to please his
mother and he was
afraid | was merely try
ing to trap him. / went
to Bordeaux, sought the
hotel he mentioned and
there found another note
from him. This note said
that he had made a hur-
ried trip TO London and
would return In three
days, and TO-: me to await
him there.
The next m rnin n g
there came a post card,
signed Bradlee, telling
me that he had not gone
to London at all, but to
Lisbon on the Sud Ex-
IL
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pay the hotel bill
and then pay his
fare for the rest Of
the trip to Lisbon.
w h en- l re-
preached him for
the theft of my jew
els he m ere ly
laughed. "Oh, why
bring it upi" he
said. both Of us
needed a little ex-
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ITO be Contiaaed Meet Sunddy)
Evening journal., 1920-08-07
THE ELECTRIC SLAVE.

NDtS STRY in Wilmington and other communities gets
out Of its engines only 10 per cent Of their pos
sible power The rest wasted because steam power
plants are idle an OF "a hours in every 2 and
because factories each have steam engine where
one engine could generate enough power for ALL
This idle power be harnessed and put TO work as
an electrical slave So say four great American engineer
ing societies backing the Murray plan for pooling power
In the great eastern manufacturing district Murray a
power expert would burn coal at the mines and in CEN
trail power plants putting transportation and manufae-
turing on an electric basis.
steam locomotives serving this section generate by
burning coal 100000 horsepower than would be
needed 10 do the same with electric locomotives
Electrncalion OF industries this eastern would
cut their present consumption Of coal in two
Edwin Ludlow noted engineer. puts Il This way:
THE railroads now burn 2s per cent Of the total out
put OF the btumnous coal mines. With eectrincaton
this would be reduced to 10 ~ per Freight
gestion and car-suppy troubles would be solved Coal
too high in sulphur for safe could then be burned
as produced and the mines kept continuous opera
ton"
The Scientific American says that putting the railroads
and industries the east electrical basis would
20sOOoo but that It's certain saving would be % per
cent year on the investment
Railroad congestion and coal shortage now confront the
nation The solution is in burning coal at mines and in
central power plants and sending the resultant electricity
out over high-tension wires
And why is Il not done? Because there Is nobody to
pay for the coal-burning equipment that would be
sorapped And capital for the general electrified
tion is hard 10 get
Evening journal., 1920-08-07
NEW COLUMBIA RECORDS

The up-to-date cure for the blues
SENS TO be the modern blue" song
On this basis Marion Harris is one
OF the greatest doctors OF today This
attractive little vaudeville artist has
agreed 10 make records exclusively
for Columbia. Her first four Colmn-
bla records TO be hken as prescrip-
tions for the blues" are: Left All
Alone Again Blues" from The Night
Boab: Everybody But Me" THE
st. Louis Blues" and "Homeslckness
Blues"
AL Jolsons song, IN Sweet Sep
tember,' describes the loss Of his
heart He sings on this Columbia
Record OF the mischief and mandolin,
flowers and fervor with which a
smiling. beguiling maiden worked the
charm. This song is coupled with
Frank Crumit's EARLY in the Morning
Down the Farm. with It's unique
"barnyard compartment"
Somehow" the fox-trot In which
Ted Lewis leads his famous laLl
Bard for Columbla Records This :uaE;h
is all his own In many ways. He not
only composed the music and leads
his band. but plays the saxophone
in 1t as well. This selection is
coupled with the medley foxItrot, 81
Know Why by Morrison's Jazz Or
chestra.
Evening journal., 1920-08-07
BRIDGEVILLE HAPPENINGS.

Special 10 The Evening journal.
BRlDGEVILLE, Aug. 1.-THE Rev.
and Mrs. Disston w. Jacobs have re-
turned, after being at Elliott City,
Md, for a week, as the guests OF the
Rev and Mrs. William Harrison.
Mrs Edith Thigpin, Of Mt. Olive, ~
c., has returned 10 her home after
visiting her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. j.
+. Legar; Mrs. Hern Simson and sons,
OF Muskogee, Okla, are spending the
month Of August as sthe guests OF Mr.
and Mrs. Samuel B. Simpson; Charlie
Owens has returned from Georgia,
where he was engaged In buying
peaches; Mrs. Laura II Thawley and
Miss Mary G. Jones are at Ocean City,
n. j.. with friends; William Truitt
and family are at Oak Orchard for
ten days: Miss Mary Messick left yes
terday for Detroit. Mich. where she
will spend some time with relatives
Frederick and Joseph Wiley left this
week for New Mexico City, New Mex
leo. They accompanied Captain Rog-
ers. OF Seaford, and expect to return
some time in September. Miss Nell
Ward, of Wilmington, Is visiting her
| father, f. +. Ward. for a few days
( before leaving for Ocean City, Md.
where she win spend the remainder OF
| August
Evening journal., 1920-08-07

etituting Mr.. Cox for Mr.. Wilson.
We've got 10 Oust the people whose
minds go along with mine TO quote
the rapt phrase OF Our immortal Pres
ident We've got 10 throw out the
theorists and get in a few practical
men who viii do something besides
collect idle questiOnnaires and flood
the land with statistics. Above all
we sigh for those good old days when
a man could turn around without be-
ing insistently required by the govern
ment TO tell why he did II, which di-
rectiOn be turned in, how often ne
had ever done il before, whether MS
father and grandfather ever did H.
and whether the same tendency was
revealed by his minor children up 10
the maximum allowance OF three.
In brief. we are being school mas
tered TO death We can't do anything
at all without raising the hand and
asking teacher. Teacher may let us,
or may not-but before we find out
we've got TO f1ll out another OF those
everlasting blanks. The States nave
caught the fever. so that a State tax
return is almost as complex, and also
almost as numerous in kind, as the
governments a Washington. Every
one Is further given 10 understand
that he is presumptively a liar. What.
ever he swears TO has 10 be supported
by the compurgation Of others, like
presumptive liars; and then an
audit necessitating several thousand
paid civil servants, has 10 be gone
through IN order to discover that one
man I'm 10000 has committed either a
blunder -or a wilful misstatement
about his private business.
Evening journal., 1920-08-07
RnosENELrs PERSONALITY.

A ssIsTANT SECRETARY ROOSEVELT is nice young
N man. Of presenabe appearance but that is about all
that he possesses to commend him to the voter.
He appears be absolutely lacking in that personality
which expects 10 ind in popular leader
Throughout the administration OF his Office in the Navy
Department he has docey acquesced in the astonishing
policies OF chief Secretary Daniels, which have since
been almost unanimously condemned by the expert on-
GERS OF the fleet
His modesty and self-efacement since his nomination
have been notable
the White House conference he appears to have been
so overcome being alone with two such impressive gen.
uemen that he could do nothing but talk Of his own feel
lngs when the meeting ended.
It is apparent that should he and Mr. Cox be elected,
he would at become complete nonentty in the
governmental machine and the Vice Presidency would
sink 10 new depths Of unimportance.
We wonder what are the feelings OF Vce-President
Marshall as he contemplates the who has been
selected as his successor
Evening journal., 1920-08-07
The Old Freedom
LFrom Lhe LowelI. Mass. Conrler-CItl an

Governor Coolioeae might have gone
even farther than he did in speaking
OF the need 10 "repossess the Ameri-
can people OF thlnes which were
temporarily taken away from them
by the exigenoy Of war. Our govern
inent and our proucrtv were nrntion-
ed as among the things which II is
Time 10 give back 30 us-but why not
also our private freedom?
we all know how that private free
d"In mas been invaded. The easy old
days when one enjoyed a comparative
personal liberty vanished long aga.
Now, here Is forever some bueybody
from some Federal bureau botherjng
about with more papers for ms 10 ON
out and sign swear to, and reduplica,e q
without end, on pain OF fine and i'm
prisonment. One might be forever un-
der some sort Of officious nuuisition.
at home, In the Office, abroad.
The kind OF men who took control
or The government when our idealistic
college president assumed, the power
went in for card-catalogs and cross
references. They hired in an army OF
deputies 10 acquire information
much OF II actually useless-to mn the
archives which the academic mind so
rfSce esteems. The down-sittlng and
uprising OF the citizens must be
checked, studied, collated, made the
subject OF these Diagrams, graphs.
blue prints, studies. questionnaires.
return blanks have been multiplied,
until nobody has time TO do much else
but indite replies 10 fully bureaucrats
asking impertient and useless uues-
tions. IL is a WEAKNESS unto the flesh
We shall not get rid OF It by sub
Evening journal., 1920-08-07
open DIPLOMACY"

TVHE United States has sent diplomatic note TO Japan
Il protestns against Japanese aggression in the Rus
sion hsf the island OF saghan the southern part OF
which Japan gobbed years ago with other spois Of her
war with Russia
Americas note is very mild however Judging by the
tenor Of dispatches from Toxic. Sort OF sentemanly
deprecaon that keeps Americas record clear without in
terferns in the least with Japsns imperial progress
PROSTATE siberia
But here's the main point
America learns about this note through announce
ment by the Japanese government And the Toxic dis
patch adds:
1T apparently felt here that any publication Of the
details Of the note should emanate from Washington"
Quite right But Washington isn't emanating. Wash
ington is too busy writing notes 10 make them public.
Washington does not believe America entitled 20 know
what going Washington calmly commits iO50O0OOo
people 10 foreign policyand doesn't tell them
about It afterward.
America, the whole world, was deeply stirred by The
Wsonan expression OF the great principle Of open dplo
macy The heart and the good sense Of mankind, alike
responded to this demand for full publicity Of all inter-
national dealings
And Americas President-he very who so nobly
enuncated the ideal-contnually and habituay nous il
in practice.
From such disregard Of open diplomacy it is only a
step 10 secret ntrtgue.
Evening journal., 1920-08-07
With the PdrGgrdphez

II VIII take the average man long time 10 get used
10 being snge-if he ever gets the chance.-TOpekR
Capital.
A bishop IN the full clerical attire OF his olee was
yesterday observed his way 10 Lambeth Palace smok
ing brlsr pipe-London Chronicle
And AZ general thing, when a man and his wife
on summer trip together she remembers where The
nne scenery was and he recoccis where they fed him
Nel.-Galveston News
Kansas Republicans rallied TO Governor who ,vould
not let me labor pohteions bully him. and made his
their ovn just In hour of stress ne had ado
the cause OF all the people his own-New York sun
Evening journal., 1920-08-07
A BIT MIXED

k6rTNHERE are already sreat reductions an along the
+. line" solemnly declares Mitchell Palmer, in com
1neniins the high cost OF living
And The day the Department or Labor pub
iishes statement showing increase in retail prices
nine per cent above January.
This is rather poor teamwork. but il is easily ac-
counted for
The Department OF Labor obliged 10 argue that y-
ing costs oontinue 10 increase in order 10 bsck up the
continued demands OF labor organizations for in
creased wages. while the Attorney Generals office wants
70 convince the people that living on the de-
cline with view 70 credtng it 70 the Democratic ad-
ministratSon. thereby insurng votes November
Mr. Cox II mus, be borne in mind trying 10 make the
high cost Of living the prime issue in the campaign which
vey silly thng 70 do because the condition has been
uhrosght about under the Democratic administration,
winch was pledged TO lower living costs.
Bot Cox is afraid 70 tackle the league with Hard
ins.
i e something Of insult 70 the American inteli-
Esnce 70 atmpt 70 make swallow this sort OF dope
put ne Democrats are hard Up for issues this year
Evening journal., 1920-08-07
NEEDFD-A FIELD FOR LOCAL BASEBALL GAMES

Is Wimnsion a baseball city?
"A We have been accused Of faling TO pstronze "our
tiubs"
Every venture at league baseball where professionals
Were concerned has met with failure here
on Thursday $500 people witnessed the game between
Parkside and Eleventh Ward. two local LOT teams
played at Harlan Field.
Wilmington wants spirited basebannot the kind thai
played by Indifferent and Imported players from even
the big leagues
And more. they need place 10 play sames-of the
Kind they treated 70 Thursday.
Is It not time baseball players and fans began an
agitaon for enclosed park for LOCAL teams 10 the
End that the ctys talent may be and lovers
OF the great American game entertained by grown
and home-trsined playersG
Evening journal., 1920-08-07
GUTTER? NOT .MArrY.-
3 grIevInEl

DAsEBALLDOM is srievlngl
40 Wilmington fans are lamsning
Cause Chrsty Mathewson Is reported m from tuber-
sulosls In a sanitsrium at saranac Lake. ~ Y
And little pei worry in the hearts or thousands
1f baseball fans Is cleared mp.
short time Big SIX quit his Job coach OF the
New York Giants Rumor spread that Matiy had stepped
cut because the slump. and that the grand
old pitcher tircd OF the game
Devotees OF Mathe,vson man and Of "Matty" as a
ban player. couldn't believe that he would quit when
team down. He wasn't that sort Of fellow And
boy could chrsty really tire or the great Aecap
gamer
Tuberculosis enough TO take the baseball pep out OF
sny man.
1hai i why Matfy laid OF for spen He wasn't a
autler.
f<
Evening journal., 1920-08-07
nSINIPLE SOILS,

The famous Spanish romance. "The
World and His Wife" is now on the
last day OF its run at the Majestic
Theatre.
1t Is announced in advance that the
first picture to be shown nexi week
viii be Blanche Sweets production
OF simple Souls The theme Of
This picture is not new. II is mod
ern version OF the fairy tale OF the
Goose girl and the Prince. But il is
modern and its characters possess all
the individual traits that go with
modern love affairs and troubles.
Mack Sennett's comedy by GOlly"
is TO be the other feature on the
program II Is full Of ginger and pep.
Evening journal., 1920-08-07
ALBROGINO GOES
BACK TO JAIL TODAY

Angelo Albroglno, the FIRST man TO
since the Inauguration OF the honor
system" by Warden Plummer, was
recaptured by Police Officers Burns
and McGillien early this morning in
a pool room at Second and Walnut
streets upon which the police have
been keeping a close watch for his
expected appearance there
Albroglne, who Is p years OF age,
wandered away from a road gang on
July 81. 10 is understood he was de
mented. He was caught IN the pool
room this morning and did not offer
any resistance
The capture OF prisoner leaves at
large one Of the two who have es-
capped since the honor system has
been instituted
Evening journal., 1920-08-07
"BEuND THE SCnENNr

Today for the last time the Queen
Theatre is showing Nazmova in her
newest picture, The Heart OF a
Child"
The program at the change on
Monday will have Enid Bennett in
her picture "Hairpins" and Charlie
Chaplin in his comedy Behind the
Screen" as the principal offerings.
The nature Of the story Of Hair
pins" is told In its simple title 1t is
romance OF home life, OF the young
husband and wife after the honey
moon stage. 1t is story OF the
things Of married life the neighbor
next door does not hear.
Charles comedy Behind the
Screen" Is a reissue Of former sue
cess and is funny as Chaplin alone
can make things funny.
Evening journal., 1920-08-07

John w Baker. formerly chief Of police Of Dover is
bad egg He should be broken by the stern heel OF
Delaware Justice Society viii be safer with such a
man behind the bars. He intelligent enough to
appreciate the enomy Of the crime which he contem-
plated and TO know that things would hard with him
were he cauFh, in its commission. Our courts should
make an example OF him.
Evening journal., 1920-08-07
ncnnnKEn STRAIGHT

In Crooked Straight" Charles Ray
is lust a simple lad from the coun-
try. II Is a picture deeper. more
powerful, and more varied. than any
other in which Charles Ray has ever
appeared, with all the wonderful Ray
charm, sympathy, appealing humor
and almost uncanny tug at your
heart. The picture is at the Strand
today.
Evening journal., 1920-08-07
EnnwSemnemts
sNnAY AT PARKS.

There win be ample amusement at
both Shellpot and Brandywine Springs
Parks for both the Wilmington peo-
Die and those from other places on
today and Sunday. The parks are so
popular with people OF Chester, Mar
Gus Hook and Philadelphia that al
most as many people attend from
those places as from Wilmington
Evening journal., 1920-08-07
0YTGle
N(r1Toprl6l
"THE PREY

Alice Brady is concluding her ap-
pearance in Dark Lantern" te the
Playhounse today.
Alice Joyce in her newest produc-
ton NIhe Prey" is TO be me FIRST
star OF he new week, commencing a
three-day engagement on MONDAY
The Prey has recommended IT,
self TO all critics as the most worthy
work OF Alice Joyce since 'SThe Third
Degree and even according TO the
triumph. ''''
Evening journal., 1920-08-07

10 Is an interesting fact TO note
that those who feed the highest got
the most profit
J. T. Edmanson was an especially
high feeder. The value OF his prod
uct was an average Of si0O.9s per COW.
with a feed cost Of si76.79 and an av-
erage profit above feed OF s224. 10.
Brookwood Farm stands next in line
OF profit above feed with an average
Of s22265 while J. Irwin Dayett made
only sis663 head on his cows Three
OF The heaviest feeders made three OF
the largest average net profits over
feed costs.
The profits Of some OF the light
feeders follows: SS9is spent for
feed returned a net profit OF 1866 :
1886 brought a profit OF SSi96, and
si0996 produced a proflt OF S6i 90.
The results Of wasteful, unscientiflc
feeding are shown In one herd where
production and net profit was the
paramount issue. In this herd Si76.Ai
went for feed to produce S206i worth
OF product. A profit OF S2972 a head
The lesson 10 be learned from the
past years work is that It takes good
cows good feed and good care 10 make
profitable dairy. Leaving out any
one OF these three requisites puts the
herd at a disadvantage and reduces
its efficiency.
1t should be kept in mind that these
statements relative TO profits pro-
duced by the leading cows, are for
comparison only, milk and Fat pro-
duced and feed consumed When the
other overhead items, such as labor,
I h. IHt.n "
will De materially decreased. How
ever, every farmer should be mind
| ful that the association has demon
strated that The good cow well cared
for, will return good interest on
| money invested.
Evening journal., 1920-08-07
GG ms of Thought

Goodness does not consist In greatness but greatness
In goodness.-Anthenaeus
.-i-.-l
Thou wilt Ind rest from vain fancies II thou does,
every act In life though Il were thy last-Antonnus
.---.
No laws, however stringent make the idle indus
trous the thrftless provdent or the drunken sober
samuel Smiles.
Evening journal., 1920-08-07

: The Rev. Adam s.ensle OF this city, for many years
OF the active and popular members OF the viii
mngton A. T. Conference just has celebrated his sew
enty-sixth birthday His many friends in an parts OF
she Delmarvis Peninsula unquestonsbly wish him many
hsppy returns o. he day