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FRENCH REVOLT OR RIOTZNG
FEARED FROM CRIME WA We
Years Robbery Losses "a 100000 Francs Including Big
Haul From Treasury Underground Vaults Paris
Police Force Enlarged to Combat Criminals.

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New York Herald Bureau,
Paris. Ian. L..
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LONDON BOY WINS GIRL
IN THE ROPED ARENA
Consents to Return Match At
ter the Honeymoon.

Special cable 20 THE NFw YoRK IIravD
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VISCOUNTESS ASTOR IS
IN TUSSAUD'S GALLERY
Lord Northcliffe Also Enters
Hall of Fame

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FRANCE MAY BE RADIO
CENTRE OF THE WORLD
Cable Business in That Coun-
try Is Menaced.

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Copyright, 1927. by THE NEW YORK HERALD.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-10-13
BIG CRIMINALS.

The big robberies of jewelry in the
south OF France recently are re-
minder of the ubiquity of the modern
criminal, The thieves may have been
local men, but the probability is that
they were importations from England
or Australia or the United states.
Criminals engaged in the big
push" are much travelled men. The
whole world is their hunting ground.
few thousand miles are of little
moment with thousands Of pounds as
the ultimate goal,
Expert jewel thieves, confidence
of the "infalAhle" betting system
all at one time or another make tours
of the world, If necessary, in order to
pick up wealthy victims and by Skill
full nursing lull them into a belief that
dishonest is a silly rumor instead Of
an irrefragable fact.
1t does seem strange to the millions
of people who carefully guard their
shillings that men are to be found
who will hand over thousands of
pounds to comparative strangers only
TO find when too late that they have
been swindled.
| A fool and his money, we are told
soon part; yet, as matter OF fact,
II is the sman who regards himself as
shrewd and careful who is most sought
after by these ingenious intriguers
The fool is apt to be too suspicious;
and. anyway, he has not much money
Every liner that leaves Great Britain
has among its first-elass passengers
criminals who are making the voyage
FOR the pleasure Of working. Lon.
don Mail
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-10-13
WHERE LIES THE BI.AMEf

Official blame for Great Britain's
delay in accepting the offer of America
to bestow the Congressional Medal OF
Honor upon the Unknown Dead SOL
dier in Westminster Abbey has been
placed at the door of the American
Embassy In London--whieh is pre-
sided over, it viii be remembered, by
one Colonel" George Harvey. who
did not gain his military title upon the
battlefield, but in the political arena
where many tin soldiers gather.
A special dispatch to the New York
Times says: THE circumstances were
closely inquired into, and the investi-
cation seems TO make It plain that
the American Embassy here failed tc
establish any connection between two
communication 1t addressed to the
Foreign Office, one announcing the
proposed visit OF General Pershing q
London and the other giving notin,
cation OF the grant of the Congress.
sional medal to the tomb Of the un.
known British soldier"
It is a matter of sincere regret tha
this misunderstanding took place. /
only serves TO place oil into the hand
of Anglophobiacs, who will pour /
upon the fire of misunderstanding
that for 40 long has been smoulderinI
between the two countries. Now tina
the mistake has been definitely traced
we hope that the wrath of those An
glophoAacs viii be visited upon tn
American Embassy, where it seems I
belong.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-10-13
WEARING EN- LONG.

Members OF the Associated Dress
Industries Of America met in New
York city last week and decided that
women shall wear long dresses during
the coming season. No logical reason
Is given by the male designers of
feminine clothing. except that Paris
has decreed. wear 'em long"
David y. Mosessohn, executive di-
rector Of the Association. explained
that we all have 10 recognize that
Paris dictates the fashion note from
season 10 season. Paris has decreed
longer skirts, and while some manu-
faoturers have been reluctant to di-
yert from the skirt length which has
proved TO be so popular. they must
accept the new edict. The board OF
directors of the Associated Dress In
dustries OF America therefore have
officially put their stamp of approval
on the longer Skirt. This means thai
manufacturers Of dresses over the
country will take up the matter il
their respective organizations for in
dividual action. The membership o
the Associated Dress Industries o
America Is national, and the decision
OF the board viii be before each mem
ber in a few days. This is the frs
Official Endorsement of the longe
skirt by the dress manufacturers o
the United States"
Mere men. not in the dress design
ing BUSINESS. cannot understand VIII,
I'VE all have 20 recognize that Pari
dictates the fashion note from seaso
20 season" Those men tailors-for
women who have their shops on III
Rue de la PaiX suggest certain style.
American importers take a squint a
the most fetching gowns which pleas
them PERSONALLY. buy few for mod
els, rush them to America, prepar
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-10-13
THE MIRROR OF
PUBLIC OPINION

sense. These two qualities are not SO
Incompatible that either must exclude
the other; but tho fact remains that
many patriotic Europeans tend to re-
gard the practical" man almost an a
traitor. while the sensible business
man believes his patriotic neighbor
to be lacking In intelligence.
This state OF affairs can be found In
almost any European country, except
those few which were not drawn into
the war. Austria and the newly
born Balkan States experience, 1t, Cor
many knows It and France iH divided
by II into two camps. a brief quota
tion from the New York TIMES puts
the French situation In a nutshell
as follows: He (Jerome Hanauer, q
partner In the firm of Kuhn, Loeb a.
co.. )said that the bankers aud finan-
ciers OF France are beginning to rea-
iixe that drastic enforcement OF the
treaty terms will be ja bad thing for
France and are advocating moderation
so that Germany may be able to re-
cover industriaily. The French milf
tary party, however. he added, is still
insistent that Germany must be kept
down. His view on the question was
corroborated by Arthur Reynolds
president OF the Continental and Com
mercial National Bank OF Chicago.
IL was about a. year ago that q
French banker was quoted as saying
that French and German business men
could settle In short order the prob
lems over which French and German
| politicians had rquabbled for months
without arriving at any useful results
He may have over-estimated the
ability OF his associates, but at ans
rate his contention was probably SOUND
In essence.
The general proposition holds tru'
that politicians and responsible bust
ness men live I'm two different worlds
Politicians play politics and business
men attend 10 business. Now business
after all, Ia the fundamental feature o
civilized life. The production and dis
ltribution OF necessities cannot be inter
rupted without creating famine ant
disease, as In Russia; nor can they b
checked without producing such want
anxiety and suffering as now exist II
the industrial centers Of Europe ant
IAmerica. Apparently, then, busines
deserves most prominent plac
among the considerations whicl
should influence a politician.--Balti
more Sun.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-10-13
suRTAx AND POLITICIANS.

The Senate Republicans are now
bsnting the Democrats at their own
game In the matter of surtaxes on
incomes. The Democratic Senators,
naturally horrified because the rev.
enue bill reduced the maximum sur
tax 10 % per cent, proposed that
the surtax should be 30 per cent on
incomes in excess of 100000. The
new Republican proposal, inspired
doubtless by the western insurgents,
would apply the so per cent rate to
all incomes in excess OF 100000.
wni not the voters consequently be
convinced that the Democrats rather
than tho Republicans are the friends
of the millionaires? In order to pre-
vent such an impression from spread
Ing the Democratic Senators must
quickly trot out something new.
The political game aside, what are
the facts OF the situation? One Of
| the treasury's taxation experts, Prof.
Thomas Il. Adams OF Yale Univer-
sity, in a recent article on Federal
income taxation, declared: "Aneri-
can taxpayers in times OF peace viii
not pay taxes OF more than rs OF
80 per cent unless they are forced tt
and in-the case OF income taxation
there is no successful way of com
pelling them" Why? Because. for
one reason, Of the vast volume OF tas
exempt securities offered to investors
Prof. Adams, who doesn't have Il
think OF politics, says ii is very doubt
full that reduction OF the maximum
surtax to 40 per cent would be worti
while. IL the purpose is 10 temp
people of large incomes to inves
more freely in taxable securities, 81
that they may contribute more to th'
support OF the government, then il
Prof. Adams opinion, "a tax of SO pc
cent is the highest rate which woul'
effect the desired results; and a q
per cent total rate would be NOR
surely effective and profitable"
The contrast between a real taxa
ton expert talking about a 80 or evel
a 2S per cent rate for the maximum
surtax and the Congressional poll
ticians pushing the rate up TO so Il
rivalry with each other is certaini,
Illuminating Springfield Republican
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-10-13
ruiiANprR G. KNOX.

president Harding loses one of his
strongest personal supporters In the
aeath az senator Knox. The two were
personal friends when Mr.. Harding
waa ln the senate; that friendship
continued after the latter entered the
white iiouse. IN certain sense IL
waa a friendship which was based
.n community OF IDEAS and beliefs
a. we'll az mutual personal attraction.
knuN goes 20 his grave noted as the
author ~ the separate peace resolu-
tion declaring the war az an end. But
sho authorship of that bin was minor
matter. comparatively speaking, when
sonsrastod with his work as Attorney
General cf the United States in the
nfal decade cf ,his century.
whne holding that of'ice he ostab-
nshed record for the prosecutions OF
combinations and trusts which were
nasrantly vielAtins the law. He prac-
iloally ended tho habit 81 railroads
slsins rebates and other discrimlna-
ilnns a. certain powerful trusts. Two
.f bic nreatcst lcgai nehts come TO
mind unc, the contest against seven
hesf trusts, conducted IN 1909, which
resulted IA iniunctions against the
attendants, who were charged with
epefstinR IN restraint Il trade. Those
iuinnctlnns later we're made perma-
nsnt The other great court battle was
hseun N the same year, that being his
suu arains, the Northern Securities
Company, THAT was corporation
.ssanlged o. combine the Great North.
.fn ana Northern raeinc Railroads
fls trousht suit, on behalf of the Gov
sfument 90 dissolve the merser. and
~oh hla case IN the United states CIR.
sult Court
As lawyer and as statesman
NJ knoS stood hlrh not only IN hi
parts councils hut also IN the rhalani
~ the Nations men % reel achieve
msnt lie vas nehtcr. and a har,
Une. hut always n fair one. Ills per
sonai intesfity vas never doubted. n
lshysa faf name. one ~ which nj
family may wcli he proud.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-10-13
ELKroN MARRIAGE SHOPS.

one marrying parson is scarcely dis
lodged from his self-made Gretna
Green at Elkton, Nd, before another
takes his place. A few months ago
a gentleman noted for the number of
marriages he had performed there lost
his church. A few days ago another
parson--and Of another faith--was
suspended because he was conducting
his marriage shop on an efficiency
basis. lie was charged with splitting
fees with energetic taxicab drivers who
knew on which side their bread was
buttered. But before this gentleman's
case is entirely settled a travelling
evangelist, and member of a very
conservative church, bcbs up in Elk
ton and lets Il be known that he Will
not be sverse 20 tying knots for young
folks who have skipped from other
states where the law is sane and
strict.
II these marrying parsons were MEM
bers OF some uncouth body one could
understand their actions. Bpt all of
them have been prominent figures in
old established denomina tions noted
I for their conservatism. What they
have done has not been in violation
Of the legal law and it is not for a
lay paper 10 say whether they hav,
violated their ecclesiastical regula,
tions. But it takes no prince OF an!
Protestant hierarchy TO state tina
these men seem TO have stepped owe
the ethical law when they make o
their studies marriage shops wher
you can be married while you wait
providing that you have your fee II
hand, ready 10 tender as you pass ou
the door.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-10-13
RIPPLING RHYMES.
By Walt Mason.
CUTTING EXPENSES

eve must cut down expenses,
says Warren c., aloud. and thus
he charms the senses Of this
tax-weary crowd; beneath our
load we've drifted, and hoped
to see 1t shifted; we'd like to
see it lifted before we draw a
shroud. What is the use of
working2" the heartsiek voters
say; "the tax collectors lurk-
ing to take our roll away; he
watches what we're earning. tax
hunger in him burning, and, when
from work returning, he jumps
us for our pay, What is the use
of saving?n the weary workers
cry; "of pinehing and Of slav-
ing, to put bundle by; the tax
collectors waiting. his zeal is
not abating, we hear his teeth
a-grating, he looks on us as pie"
The heavy burden never viii
from our shoulders drop unless
there's an endeavor TO make ex-
penses stop; the foolish bone
head spending, the wanton waste
unending; and Warren's slog-
ans lending some hope 20 souls
that flop. We must cut down
expenses!" No wiser words
been sprung since Adam built
his fences, when this old world
was young; until that creed is
taken, and wasteful ways for-
saken, we still must lose our
bacon, by tax collectors stung.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-10-13
A RICH GIRLS AMBITION,

Reading of Muriel McCormick's
determination TO make a career for
herself on the stage, a great many
persons Will say: How noble a mind
she must have to undertake the la
borious life of an actress when, with
her money, she can command every
ease, luxury and pleasure,
What an extraordinary person she
must be-the luekiest woman In the
world and she wants to work." But,
on the contrary, does not Muriel Nc
Cormicks ambition show that she is
not different, that she is, after all.
just the average girl of energy and
Intelligence, who wants activity and
burns to excel in some pursuit in
which she sees others winning name
and fame?
Her family on both sides has now
had its money long enough to begin
% know what it means and to realize
tsat great possessions are only an in
cident to happiness. They have pass
ed the nouyeau richie stage, which
thinks only of what II can buy. And
the Rockefeller and Mccormick for
tunes, to which she is an heir, are 50
big that their size probably means
nothing to her.
MurieI's generation is getting back
to normal and she appears to be fa,
enough along TO realize that the Nc.
/ Cormiek' millions are now taken fol
granted and that If she is to be any.
thing but that rich Muriel MeCor,
mick she must do it herself. And so
Ia her ambition to make name fol
herself on the stage, we see nothins
In Muriel Mccormick different from
Susie Robinson in our block, who /,
shaving and pinehlng 10 make a singer
of herself, or Addie Perkins around tn
corner, who is tormenting Old Man
Perkins TO send her TO college.
Susie wants 10 be something NOR
than "one Of those Robinsons" an,
Addie is determined 10 be dlstinguishe
from those Perkinses.H And s.
. Muriel has an ambition to be some
thing more than just "one of thos
Mocormicks." More power to tn
susies and Adde'S and Murielsl-Sa
Francisco Chronicle,
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-10-13
IrAnrr nr MnMrN yorrRs.

rhe Delaware League of Women
Voters win bold i,s second annual
senysn,lon IN this city next wodnes-
asy and Thursday, Thinking women
~ thls state, who are not intimidated
b, the cheap politicians In either
party who have tried 70 strangle this
crpanlsa,lon, wlli participate. There
u a possibility that this convention
may 30 down IN Delaware history be-
cause 81 iho great movements for
national welfare which Il win In
suNufats
Tho women have been asked by
some rsautiunarien why they should
assirr 20 hand toEether--snd 20 80
efaaniEs themselves that they could
net he The political tools Of tho auos-
tlrnsfs, Ten Food answers were given,
which should pale tho checks Of the
men who are afraid Of the political
scilons oi al women. Here are the
auestluns--and neither Democratic nor
Republican leader can rcfute them:
because Il ls the only organization
ih ssiatence Cor the political education
Of women
'nooause u develops the inteligeno,
oi he individual voter through forums
discussions ana the spread OF infor.
nation ut public affairs.
"nsoause u gives disinterosted un
pafllslan Information on parties, can
aldates and measures
'iieoauee 4 offers programs 10
practical civic work IN your state
yuur city your town.
hiieoanse Il works for better law en-
fofoeineni
'ileuause q works for better legs
iallon on matters for which womu
should he primarily rosponslble
'lie0auso q provides meeting
ground Cor womou of all parties an
all nfuupa, where they may exchang
ideas make plans ana work togethe
fof thinRn in which they have q con
nipn interest
lisrauHp 4 urges nomrn % enro
~ ihe political parties and Nor
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-10-13
JUST FOLKS
BULB PLANTING TIME.
By Edgar A. Guest


Last night he said the dead were dead
And scoffed my faith TO scorn,
l found him at a tulip bed
When l passed by at morn.
"oho!" said I, "the frost is near.
And mist is on the hills,
And yet l find you planting here
Tulips and daffodils."
'Tis time TO plant them now" he said
"If they shall bloom in Spring"
But every bulb," said l, seems dead
And such an ugly thing
THE pulse of life l cannot feel,
The skin is dried and brown.
Now lookl" a bulb beneath my heel
1 crushed and trampled down.
In anger then he said 10 me:
you've killed a lovely thing;
A scarlet blossom that would be
Some morning in the Spring"
Last night a greater sin was thine,
To him l slowly said,
You trampled on the dead of mine
And told me they are dead
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-10-13

duplicates. and then announce. These
are the latest rage in Paris" That IL
as near the truth as one can get to
this matter.
Why cannot our men taiiors design
American gowns for American
women? The answer is, human ma
ture is n tricky thing. Women, like
men. love to surpass their companions
In certain things. One man wants
20 make moro money and have more
power than the next one. One woman
wants to be more strilsingly gowned
than the dame across the way. And
It must be admitted that occasionally
a Paris gown does startlo even the
ootogenatians. Our men tailors lack
the imagination Of the Pari. desisn-
ers.
observant folk who had noticed the
ltteuVtu vi hioNeiilcnN NhiNh tHe Huolt
dresses gave had hoped that women
would use their brains and retain
their easy garments. But Il is not
to be. n the men dressmakers havv
their way, every little shin Will be
covered by the time the frost Is on
the pumpkin. and the folders in the
shock" Therell be no need for stree,
cleaners. The dresses will drag over
the ground. a la Queen Victoria.
The short skirts came into vogue
during war days. The reason was
that cloth was needed for army uni.
forms and other military uses. Thai
reason has departed. Also there Is q
heavy depression in the textile mar.
kets. II women are not TO chang,
the length of their skirts. some eco,
nomical ones might try to wear III,
same dresses two seasons. That wouls
never do. And. II certainly wouldn'
help business. so---dresses shall b,
long, o. so longl and every woman
in the U. s. A. will have to purchas,
an entire new wardrobe. .Textil
stocks should have q rise, oh, what
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-10-13
PEERLESS LEADERS.

Henry Cabot Lodge OF Massachu-
setts Is the Republican leader In the
United States Senate.
Oscar w. Underwood of Alabama Is
the Democratic leader In the United
States Senate.
As the Republican leader In tho
Senate, Mr., Lodge made a speech
against the Borah bill to exempt
coastwisc shipping from the payment
OF tolls through the Panama Canal and
also voted-against the bill. Exactly is
Republicans followed the peerless
leadership Of Mr.. Lodge, while SO Re
publicans voted for the bill.
As the Democratic leader in the
Senate, Mr.. Underwood seems TO have
remained silent during the course of
the debate, but he voted In favor of
the bill and against tho record of his
own party. Exactly II Democrats
followed the peerless leadership OF Mr.
Underwood and 20 Democrats voted
against exemption.
Between them these peerless leaders
OF the two great parties In the United
States Senate succeeded IN rallylng 81
votes, or 20 including their own
Against them were SIS votes, approxI.
inately two TO one. The aggregate
strength OF the Lodge underwood
leadership Was a third Of the Senate
present and voting, and this In reia.
ton to matter of foreign AFFAIR,
which has taken on aspects of primar,
Importance in view of the Conferenc,
for the Limitation of Armament.
Both Mr.. Lodge and Mr.. Under,
wood are American delegates 10 m,
conference, In fact, thcy are half o.
the entire American delegation. The,
were appointed by Mr.. Harding. ac
cording to the dispatches from Wash
ington, in order that the Senate, Al
part OF the treaty-making> power
would be adequately represented Ii
the conference by authoritatiy,
spokesmen. How much OF the Senat
do Mr.. Lodge and Mr.. Underwood rep
resentH With how much authority viii
they speak7 In the light OF the vot
on the Panama rolls Bill, how mucl
time will IL require for the sstute rep
resentatives OF Great Britain, France
Italy and Japan TO take, with mathe
matical accuracy, the measure of In
nuence welded by the senatoria
members OF the American delegation
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