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and Jersey City took over an office
force which consisted of all the officers
and clerks the Erie had on the same
work They added fifteen per cent TO
the payrols as over head expense and
MIR. @. u. Owens is reported to have
cleaned UP $4,000 month for a period
of ono year. When there appeared to
be probability of an investigation the
contract was abolished
Big Profits for Repair Work.
Figures were presented which Mr..
Lauck said showed that the total ex-
cess cost of equipment repairs made
under contract by outside concerns has
been sufficient to have paid all the shop
employees laid off throughout the coun-
try for fun time work. II was charged
that the average price charged by Bald
win Locomotive Works was approx
mately four times the cost of similar
work done I'm railroad shops This was
for specific list of repair jobs done APP
parently in 1920. Tho report here. how
ever, estimated that if all the locomo-
tive repair work I'm the country were
done by outside concerns the cost of the
railroads would be about doubled 1t
gave the present national locomotive
repair bill rs a little more than $500
100000. IL charged that many large re-
pair concerns added 90 TO 125 per cent
concerns adding the high overhead were
alleged to belong to the railroad COM
bine." through intcriocking directors.
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JEFFERSON LODGE, I.0.0.F.
TO INSTALL OFFICERS
Occasion in Odd Fellows Hall
Tomorrow Night viii be
Open to the Public.

Public installation of officers Of JEFF
ferson Lodge No. viii be held in the
odd Fellows Hall, Tenth and King
streets, tomorrow night, with Grand
Master Calvin NJ Whitescll and his staff
in charge of the ceremonies. The Of
ficers to be installed are Noble Grand
Alfred NJ. Johnson; Vice Grand w.
Preston Rntler: Assistant Secretary
Orville r. Nichols Recording Secretary
John a. Assay; Financial Secretary j.
bradford Nipple. The installation will
be open to members and their wives
and will begin promptly at o'clock. A
dinner and entertainment viii follow.
Ladies' night will be observed ut the
New Century Club next Tuesday by
Noah's Ark No. ]. Tomorrow night a
party of local Ark members will visit
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-04-19
GIVEN VARIETY SHOWER.

variety shower was given to Mr.
and Mrs. James Norris Curry Friday
evening at the home of Misses Hance.
404 McCabe avenue, Many beautiful
gifts We're received. Those present were
Mr.. and Mrs. J. +. Manter, Mr.. and Mrs.
James Norris Curry. Mrs. NJ. A. Bruce.
Mrs. Homer Williams. Mrs. Florence
Lefty. Misses ELLA and Lilly Hance,
Clara Blaske, kit Rmlinger, Marie
Paris. Madeline Williamson, Elizabeth
LeIian, Mary Ryan. Marguerite Smith.
Bessie Willer. Margaret Dryden, Kath-
crime Hession. Marion Hobson. Made
line Rose, Edna Dill. Grace O'Neill.
Alice NJ. Burke. Olesa Mount. Florence
fdmlinger. T. l.. Croteau. Chas. Max
well and Arch. McIaren.
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Room Size Fell Base Rugs
of a well-known make
at unusually low prices

9 K II, for $500 each
10 K 1916. FOR $1,000
each.
6xo, for $500 each.
These are printed IN
most attractive patterns
and cOlOnngS.
hlrd Floor,
take elevator.
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Ark No. at Chestcr 10 witnesa the
admission Of "A claes of 200 members.
Tho Boosters Committee of Fairfax
Lodge No. 3. |. o. o. r., met In the
hall last night 10 straighten out the
affairs of the recent successful Faxfair.
Arrangements are being made by the
lodge for the annual outing and field day
at Augustine Beach. The trip win be
made In the steamer Thomas Clyde. Of
ficers of Fairfax Lodge win be Installed
next Friday night.
Delaware Lodge. No. l. will do flrHt,
second and third degree work at Nil
ford on May 8.
Canton Delaware. No. !. r. M. I. o.
o. r. II making arrangements 10 attend
the Philadelphia Centennial June 4.
Eighty-five local members will appear
I'm uniform In the parade.
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New Castle County w. G. II. IL.

The spring institute of the New Castle
County w. c. T. L. viii be held in
Harrison Street NJ. +. Church tomorrow.
A pure food dinner Will be served at
noon. Madame Rarakat will speak at
O'Clock. Warden Plummer OF the
Workhouse will also make an address.
The evening exercises will be IN charge
Of the Young Peoples Branch. with
children's demonstration. Mrs. Hagan
will sing
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LECTURE At TOWER
HILL SCHOOL

The patrons and friends OF Tower
Eill School are invited 10 hear two ad-
dresses that have been arranged for
by the trustees. On Thursday evening,
April 81. Or. Frank Plerpont Graves,
dean of tho School Of Education Faculty
Of the University Of Pennsylvania, VIII
diacuss Educational Tendencies Of To
day" On Thursday evening, May 5,
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Over Work After Lay on.

in the past nine months were more than
103, 900.
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Dr. Arthur Hobson Quinn. dean ~ the
college faculty. University of ponngy1-
vania, will lecture, taking as his sub
iect Getting Into College and Getting
Out"
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::: := The Smith Zoninger Company g
Fourth and Market Se@J }
New Spring Ora peries
e freshen % your hor1e

to freshen your home
are easily secured al little cost from th's sf ns p'
by our Drapery Department
Our former 81 Z5 PCplins .ou re- 80
81 1-2c yard.
Any Cretonnes that sold here fcy ~ n 81 rs Ta-t
you can choose Wednesday for 75o ard
Reversible Terry Cloths. that sold 1y 81 - and 81
yard, are now only 75c yard
Cretonnes, that We sold for Ip = 7Sc srS up
35c yard
36-inch Sunfast Drsperies 1afterrs and .r.
last year these qualities were 500 ard
75c a yard
silk Floss Sofa Pillow ar'h e-ve-e pretty
tonnes tabefu from which 70 cho0se at 81 90 oe-e
FIlet Lace Curtain goods Dy ~ ard ne t0rnner
75c ones, now SOC ard he former 81 ~ e-i .r
75c yard, and the 81 25 ones noN foy slOO erd
MarQulsette Curtains II -eal Tade rusialI
good values at their new special price 4 Sl10 aar
The former 75c Colored Warculse+tee md Nodes
now reduced TO 81 1-2c yaYd
Third Floov AXE ale,sfcr
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Over Work After Lay on.
A letter from Ration, New Mexico.
of March IL last. charged that on the
Santa Fe. in January. after six ma
chinists had been laid off. the remaining
machihists were worked overtime 1916
hours in that month.
Examples of what the report called
''the lay -on policy" were instanced from
Indianapolis. Los Angeles. Nashville.
Oswego. n Y, Horton, Kan. Du Bois.
Pa, and Ottumwa. Ia.
A report from Oswego. N. Y. charged
that in March. 1919. the shop here was
full of steel fiat cars (that was under
government controD and the foreman
only had about "a men. cutting them
down. The rest of the men were walk
ing about doing nothing at all and
drawing their pay, but there was no
layoff then. The government was pay
ing for it. and not the N. Y. c. Now
we have all kinds of work and we are
Siid on"
1t was charged that in January Mt
Winston-Salem a foreman on the Nor
folk and Western was caught pulling
tags off bad order cars. while at Blue
field. on the same line foremen were
alleged TO have orders not to have de
fective equipment repaired.
At Eckman. w. Va, a letter from n
railroad worker read: There is pulled
out of here every day cars with no
brakes at all"
The report carried a statement charg-
ing the Baltimore & Ohio Railroad Com
pany with laying off car mechanics
while cars are deliberately run with
cracked plates, cracked wheels, broken
truck frames" and 12 other specific
kinds of breaks.
Work Given Outside Concerns.
BY far the most Illuminating fact"
said the report. ''in any attempt to esti-
mate what lies back of these railroad
layoffs. is the fact that practically all
of the larger systems have been con-
tracing with outside concerns for re-
pair of hundreds of locomotives and
thousands of freight cars which would
normally be repaired in their own shops
and yards
Mr.. Lauck named companies repair
ing cars for railroads, which he said
had been hiring car repair mechanics
from the railroads laid Off. He gave
names of some of the workmen and
dates Of their transfers.
The report charged that the roads
new policy is to subcOntract in order to
remove from government control many
of their men. Numerous repair com
panies. many of them said to be new
concerns. were named as taking over
railroad repairs.
The report charged that the r. h.
owens Construction Company. main
tanning tracks between HornelI. y. Y
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Hand Made IRISH Lscss

IOu'H % Interested n
.hese beautiful examples
1f he aCe maker ~
and Mll aDCrec ate ur
~ grlcra N leU
Here from t1e arrow
pIcots as 0W as sc
ard - ne Ndey md
more elaborate 1ee L- t
$3.50 a ARD.
lace Dept. FIRST Floor
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CHAPTER CX1X.
Ncil's Conscience Troubles Him.

Gradually Neil became so en-
crossed IN his business that he
srudgcd every minute spent away
nom 1t. Even his garden was neg
lected, and did the best | could
with IT IN the little time could
spare from my care OF the house,
and other work | had taken upon
myself. My flowers suffered, but
vegetables just at that time were
very expensive, and more necessary
To health than flowers. The cost OF
living had risen rapidly, and all we
could save would mean that we
would more quickly be out Of debt.
was always tired In those few
weeks Of unaCcusto work. My
arms and back ached so | could
scarcely sleep. But not one penny
would | spend for household help.
Neil was struggling, working all day
and half the night to gain a foothold
n the business world again; 20 make
men forget that he had only es-
capped arrest by the skin OF his
teeth' as he expressed it. Why
should | not do my share? had uu-
.questioningly accepted his wealth
had spent his money lavishly. had
lived an easy life when he pros
pered. why should not ! take my
share Of the burden?
Nell had insisted upon giving me
an allowance. II was a fairly gem
erous one considering everything.
1T will be better" he had said
when | objected. II can plan more
satisfactorily IL | know there will
he no unforeseen demands. But
make II do for everything, Rab
Thank goodness we both have
clothes enough for some time"
We had, but Robert grew so fast
that ne was constantly in need OF
something, | added sewing for him,
making everything he wore save
only his coats and trousers. econ
omized In every way. | did the
washing and ironing as well as the
cleaning. when Neil--who supposed
| hired a woman for the rough
work spoke Of my hands, laid
their changed appearance To garden
'ng. and laughed because he COM
p'aiued of their roughness.
II may seem that, when so great
an amount vas owed. the little
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Ing an inqestig1tion have been or would De
guilty OF similar offcn@. For they are not
on trial AZ all Thc only proper question should
bo the guilt The innocence Of tho accused
u would not Dc contcndcd by any straight
thinking republican ur democrat that his party
R above committing any offouso that may be
charged 10 the other bat ~ sock condononcnt
h"cause that might be- true would DO TO admit
that the party Of the Individual making such
plea had done or waa doing icss than its duty
For the only Justification tor two dominant
parties In our political system is that ono may
eventually follow the other in the conduct of
the state ana thus disclose the p"culationa.
wrougdoiuRs ana crimiualitca Of tho other In
decd, u change ls made IN the governing party
Tor that precise purpose. when o republican
victory follows il long string Of democratic vie.
tories o., was tho case in this state las' Novcm
bcr. the mandate Is to Investigate the steward
ship of the party turned out Of office and mako
report
We challenge successful rofutation of that
abatement Tho point We wish 20 emphasize is
that no Investigation ls possible excepting par.
iift,n invoslgpuon Those who feel ts effect
and sock TO minimize u by charging It as plru.
san instead Of selling the opportunity afforded
to show up its unfair partsnnlsm, always have
something to hide.
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The Promoters Wife
By JANE PHELPS

could save would not materially
help. But IL was surprising how fast
1t counted up. Three people with no
servants and fine garden TO supply
all vegetables can live very reason
ably II the housekeeper IL eConom-
icaL Many times a day | felt CRATE
full that mother had made me learn
To cook; and that | had practised
that accomplishment in the first
years of my married lie. | made
tasty dishes out of cheap cuts OF
meat, and my warmed-ovcrs Neil de-
clared were better than the first
serving. | cut out sweets save oc-
casionally, using fruit for dessert
when we had 1t.
But was troubled, Neil had begun
10 lose his ruddy color gained when
he worked in the garden, lie had
great dark circles under his eyes,
and seemed tired too tired TO talk
often. | argued with him, telling
him IL he became Ill IL would only
take him the longer to pay off his
debts He replied:
II haven't said much Bah but |
can't stop thinking how nearly |
ruined your life and Roberts. | know
that had 1t not been for Frederick
| should now have been in Jail sery.
ing my sentence like any other Grim.
inal. sometimes | wake up in a
cold sweat thinking about 1t, dream
ing myself in behind prison bars,
while you and Robert are ostraCized
because | wanted to get rich quick.
Not that so much as by the riches
gained | wanted to show what |
could do. | guess II Is worse TO have
a great ambition directed into wrong
channels than it is to have no ambi-
tion at all
"But you are doing all YOU can to
repair the wrong-you did yourself
az well as others" | tried to comfort.
Yes, | am doing all | can. But
somcway Bah | feel as If my soul
had been scared. | guess my con-
science IL waking up. II was dor
mant all those years. | never thought
or--cared how was hurting others,
how I was damning myself. But /
have begun to see myself az ! was;
selfish arrogant, thinking only Of
self, and self-aggrandizement. Even
you and the boy We're second, though
| loved you. | am beginning to hate
myself, Neil Forbes, the jail bird
almost
When he talked this way | was al
most frantically anxious to soothe
him, Yet | now know that he was at
that time going through process
Of regeneration, and had 1t not been
for his awakening our future would
have been very different 4 So ]
worked, waited. and trusted hat all
would come right some day, ' knew
my husbands ability was unques-
uoned. felt sure his honesty would
never again be impeached.
Tomorrow Barbara Visits Neil In
his new environment.
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ABOUT INVESTIGATIONS.

The present congress which IL investigating
into tho conduct of the war and the admlnIsra-
tion of various government trusts. IL harasscd
by the captious who assert. ct ia mere partisan
effort to gain political advantage"
The Oklahoma legislature which has just re-
turned IA very serious indictment against high
state official is met with similar charge:
Character asslssins who are seeking to dis
credit prominent democrat FOR partisan ad-
vantagcs"
who. permit us to inquire is to conduct these
Investigations; on whom can the great body OF
people depend for information concerning Of
fcial wrongdoinR? The gentlemen who charge
partisan pique ~, being the handspring for such
Investigations assert In tho next breath that
an honest, dlsinteresed investigation should be
made and would do some good"
But how is that kind OF an Investigation to he
had? Can any one point to u case whore party
IN power ever investigated itself sincerely ana
fairly The last session Of tho legislature APP
pointed n specia committee to investigate the
governor. It reported In three days and gave
him a beautiful coat Of whitcwash. Is that tho
kind OF an honest dsintcrested investigation
desired?
As matter of fact thcre is no earthly way
OF bringing the hidden, hldeous facts of NAL
vestiga,lng bodies our very scheme Of govern
ment presupposos precisely that procedure. Nor
does It follow at all that such invest gotions will
present either more or less than the facts Mi
nority membership is provided for most govern
ment boards charged with heavy rcsponsihui-
ties. why Because the requirements of partisan
activities guarantee that neither side can do
misdeeds and hide them
An indictment returned by an investigating
committee does no injury to an innocent public
official. 1t ia not mater OF record that any
innocent public official has ever suffered from
such a source, II the indictment be a partisan
matter unsupported by facts the official IS
thrice victorious by being afforded his oppor.
tunity to establish the fact. And OF course. the
partisan investigating committee would be the
loser But II the report be q partisan white
wash tho affair IS of quite different con-
seouence. For in that case there is no oppor-
unity afforded for proving such fact.
II is not a defense, nor should it hc au cN-
cuse. "a charge that the party OF the men maxi
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Friday, February II. 1921

Astrologcrs read this as "a or.s.
day with Mars dominating I'm owl
place Uranus is family helpful.
An the signs seem to poln, 3.
much unrest everywhere In the world
and this will continue to be reflected
In this country.
Danger is seen in the focusing
sentiment through propaganda hore
in the United States. Mars gives
warning of serious misunderstood.
ings with foreign powers.
While the planet that is ever now.
erful In time of war seems 70 warn
now that peace may not be assured
Uranus indicates a sancr viewpoint
on public questions than has char.
acter!zed many classes OF men ana
women.
This is not a fortunate sway Tor
domestic happiness. There may be
serious troubles, owing to the men.
tai attitude which tends toward self
analysis and self-justification.
Growth OF faith in the power OF
mind to control material conditions
will be apparent this year.
Again heated debates In legisla-
tive bodies are forecast and CON
gress may be the scene of sena-
tIonal espisodeS.
Financial problems that affec, the
people will como much to the front
at this time and will cause severe
criticism.
The seers prophcsy for the frs,
few months Of the new administra-
tion at Washington much commcn-
dation from the majority OF men
and women. but later there may be
serious discussion that affects for
eign policies.
The situation OF. Mercury Is held
to make II seem necessary to pre-
pare for war. or at least to provide
protection against outside troubles,
Growth Of materialism and in
crease of immortality will be ev-
dent as the year advances. or at
least will be recognized as never
before III the stars are read Alright.
Persons whose brthdate il is
should avoid all litigation in the
coming year. They should not spec
ulate or take unnecessary risks.
Children born on this day may be
quick-snu pcred and rather exact
ing, but they are likely to he clever
in mathematics and fond Of aquatic
sports.
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TN. CONTEST EOR PETROLEUM
~ pitIMiCl.

Tho unnamed EnRlishman who is quoted a..
saying that Britain is simply oontcsting with
the standard OIL company for place la the
petroleum sun and who expressed surprise that
this government should resent the English at
tiludc inasmuch az this government "a few years
ago was challenged by the Standard, Is either
entirely uusophis,icatcd or proceeds on the
theory that the American public IL.
Whatever olpc the standard OH company may
he. It is thoroughly American and Characteristic
ally national As between 1t and the oil trust
of England good Americans cannot and will
not hesitate q moment. In tho relationship each
Of these combinations bear to their respective
governments there is difference funda-
mental as tho difference between the English
form OF government and the American form of
government.
II IL a matter of record, iudclibly written,
that the standard oil company is not only dis
tinctly different from but is, In tho matter OF
authority. vastly inferior to the United states
government. It IL matter OF record and quite
az indcbIy written, that tho English oil mo-
nopoly Is not only a very Important part Of the
Engllsh government, but IL that government
Itself In all matters where the interests OF inc
two conflict in the slightest,
So that there is in fact but one oil interest Ia
England,-that which directs the government,
whereas I'm America there are various oil in
tercs, independent of the standard and all of
them indopcndent OF the government itself. OK
ccptng az the government may elect to direct
thcm and not they II. Tho indiyidualism Of
American business life impcls American oil men
70 seol, new fields for the purpose OF improv-
ing their personal fortunes the ilag may or
may not follow them and they demand no cx-
elusive rights Tho imperiaiisic designs OF the
rmplre impol English oil interests to reach
for new lands for the Empire, personal profit
being n secondary proposition, and they always
demand exclusive rights under the British jack
That is the controversy in n nutshell In such
contest as IL unquestionaby raging at the
moment, involving precisely the matters stated
American oil interests whether standard or In
dcpendcnt deserve the protection and backing
or the fun sovereignty OF tho United States; be-
cans, In every instance they are American ana
suhicct to American control even IL they were
not in times Of stress proven patriots OF the
first water.
For our part. we fear no American trust or
,roropoly when the alternative is to become
subordlnntc to n foreign controlled monopoly
Tho most grasplng. avaricous and arrogant
,ru. America has produced is far preferable to
us foreign prototype which is half commercial
half political,
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A SOUTHERN REPUBLICAN LEADER

Republican leaders are legion. But tie
trouble is that they are in violent competition
with each other for the privilege OF leading
sectional republioanism.
II remained for senator Horrcld, Oklahoma
republican senator and tho only republican sen
ntor from the genuine south to lead boldly and
courage ously In interpreting the sentiment no,
only Of republicans In the south but the needs
and the rights Of the entire south regardless of
party.
His digniried yet impressive telegram to PresI-
dent elect Harding. urging that u southern man
be placed In the cabinet in order that the op-
poncnts OF bourbonism be not completely dis-
armed and deserted, marks new epoch In
American politics. ~ has been tho custom,
heretofore, for southern republican statesmen
10 capitalize their hatred for prejudice against
the section In which they lived. They have
capitalized their servilily to the sccionalsm of
the northern republicans In order TO gather
crums from the federal table,
Senator Harrold in his prayer Tor southern
recognition. demonstrates himself a southernor,
oven though a republican. And this demonstra-
tion Is timely and should he potent. There are
literally millions of citizens In the south who
arc republicans In every respect save that which
seems to demand OF them n prejudice against
their section. They have no patience with or
respect for the bourbonlsm which has cruelty
misropresented the south; but they have 're-
n,endous affcctlonnte regard for the sunny CLINE,
It's magnificent hospitality and the heart of gold
which It's people possess. And they have an un-
dcrstandlng of the prejudice that prcdomnates
and n deep and abiding sympathy for IT,
what they now demand is that their party
show itself magnanimous enough to convince
the section that repubcanism itself is not sec
tional. but national, Nothing Senator Iiarreld
has said or done has SO cndeored him TO Okla
homa and the entire south as his manful aud
splendid stand for the southern recognition In
the cabinet.