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Evening star., 1921-02-20

THIS was the episode that Barney
got hold of. for it seems that at the
last moment some one had called in
the police. This was the item that
Miss Wadsworth heard banded about
the office the next morning.
'They say" declared Miss Mooney,
who heard it from young Larkin, who
overheard the son of knight & Son
talking about it, "they say they
trimmed him good, and he's down and
out even If he lives"
You mean he's hurt?" exclaimed
Miss Wadsworth.
Some one hit him with 4 chair,
nodded Miss Mooney, as she adjusted
the hair over her ears. They had to
call an ambulance to take him home.
'Home-where?"
"To his royal suite at the Barches-
| ter l 'spose. | wonder will they let
him lie in state?"
Considering now little an affair of
this sort was any of her business;
considering, too, how little in the
form the narrative reached her, 1t
could be expected to appeal to her
| sympathies, it was curious how dis
turbed Miss Wadsworth was about it.
But in a way, she felt a certain re-
sponsibility in the matter. If she had
| only accepted his invitation. perhaps
well, anyhow, she knew he had no
family in New York. And If now he
| was badly injured and penniless and
alone, she was sorry for him. Yes,
that was it, she was sorry for him
awful sorry. OF course. it was his
! own fault, and, of course. it was none
of her business, but-she was sorry
| for him.
/; All the morning she listened. half
afraid, for any rumors. But she heard
none-just the same old story over
and over again. No one seemed to
/ car re-preatly about later developments.
AS far as they were concerned. the
yarn was complete and sufficient and
satisfactory just as It stood
The suspense got ON her nefves.
Evening star., 1921-12-22

wonderful Interpretation. Rev. George
M. Diffenderfer. as Prologue, present
ed the Bible scenes as they progressed
There were more than 100 people in
the cast, in which the boy David,
played by Juliet Lyeth; Ruth, play
ed by Katherine Gait; Naomi. played
by Ruth Campbell. and tie Madonna. by
Nina Norman, were most appealing The
religious ceremony of the crowning Of
King David. the harvest scene and the
shepherds in the fields were given by
a group Of girls under the direction Of
Caroline B. Mckinley.
All the music of the pageant was
especially appropriate and effectively
rendered by Paul Whitney Fishbaugh.
organist: Helen Gerret. violinist; Miss
Katherine Riggs. harpist: Miss Annie
Anstadt. organist. with Miss Marion
Greene. soprano; Miss Marie Koontz,
contralto: Martin Richardson. tenor;
Ervfne Stenson, baritone. and Robert
H. Davidson, basso.
The production was arranged by
Bess Davis Schreiner and directed by
Mrs. Marie Moore Forrest. 1t will
be repeated tonight at $3.50 o'clock.
Evening star., 1921-12-22
BIBLE STORY IS TOLD
IN GRAPHIC PAGEANT
"The Word and the Way" Draws
Capacity Audience to Lu-
therau Church.

The Bible story Of the Coming of
Christ Into the World" was presented
Tor the first time last night at the
Lutner Place Memorial Church, Thorn
as circle. before capacity audience.
1t is called THE Word and the Way"
and Is considered a wonderfully told
story in a series Of colorful episodes
with a musical setting.
Each of the fifteen scenes was play
ed with an inspiration, the Abraham,
arthur White, and the Boaz. Dennis
Connell. being especially fine. Mrs.
Maude Howell Smith was impressive
as the Angel Gabriel. and Mrs. Maur-
vid.
Rev. Earle Wiley, as Isaiah, gave a
Evening star., 1921-12-22
After q Share

From the Boston Transcript.
Maud won her breach of promise
suit for $4,000. and now she IL going
to marry her lawyer"
Maybe that's the only way she
can get any of the fifty thousand"
Evening star., 1921-12-22
BUMPER BABY CROP
AT LOCAL HOSPITAL
stork Leaves 13O at Colum.
bia in Month, Making
New 'Hiqh Record.

Washington's baby crop this year.
if evidence from Columbia Hospital
holds true throughout the city. will
probably surpass that of any previous
year.
At Columbia Hospital a record
month was recorded in August, when
130 babies were born, which was ten
more than in any month previous in
the existence of the hospital, and the
total number of youngsters arriving
at the hospital this year, accord ng
to officials. will probably reach 1.5oo,
or almost 100 more than is customary.
Needs Also Increase.
With the large, number of arrivals,
however, came an attendant need for
add 'tional linen and necessities for
the children of persons unable to pro-
vide such requisites from the family
accounts
For this reason, the women's board
of the hospital, headed by Mrs.
Thomas Bradley as acting president.
in the absence of Mrs. H. b. Learned,
the president, in California for the
winter, will give New Year ball at
the willard to aid in supplying the
linen for the hospital and for the es-
tablishment of prenatal clinic for
mothers.
Mrs. Harding a Patroness.
The ball will be held January g.
Mrs. Harding, wife of the President,
is at the head of the list of patron
esses. which include wives of cabinet
officers, high government officials and
women prominent in social circles.
Mrs ]. c. Hunsaker will be in charge
of the arrangements for the ball as
chairman of the general ball COM
mittee.
Evening star., 1921-12-22
Mrs. Harding a Patroness.

For the first time in the history
of San Francisco, a woman-Mrs
Elizabeth M. LawlesS-haS been called
upon to serve as secretary of the
county grand jury.
Evening star., 1921-12-22

Women's hats are luxuries. and
therefore liable to the luxury tax,
according to the German minister of
finance
Evening star., 1921-12-22
BAD DEBTS DEDUCTED.
Not to Be Included in Income Tax
Computing.

Debts that have proved worthless
may be deducted in computing income
tax returns for 1921 under the new
revenue act under a ruling issued yes
terday by Internal Revenue Commits
siOner Blair
'""nre all the surrounding and at
tending circumstances indicate Mr..
l. id, that the debt is worth
less. either wholly or in part, the
part thereof which is worthless and
charged off or written down to a nom
inal account on the books of the tax
payers shall be allowed as deduc-
tion in computing net income"
Evening star., 1921-12-22
$500 Women's Coats

MANY COATS IN THEA
LOT WE SOLD FOR s29.9C -
A FEW DAYS AGO. Mad p
of high-class materials. in
loose or fitted styles, with I'D
fur trimmings: richly en-
broidered. or with throw collars; m
and women's sizes.
Evening star., 1921-12-22

Ladies' Derby Rib
bed Sport Hose. in
heather shade, with
scanned back. some
few in lot have. em-
broidered clockings.
Evening star., 1921-12-22

Beautifully mercer
lied Scotch T a b l e
Cloths; rev rSible;
hemstitched. in blue,
canary, in k and
green: 45x45 inches
Evening star., 1921-12-22

In a beautiful
selection of plaids.
checks and plain COL
ors; 80 inches wide.
A most acceptable
gift.
Evening star., 1921-12-22

Packed 3 in a box.
Fine. sheer quality
cloth, with b o t h
colored and plain
white embroide r e d
corners. Very pref
ty fancy boxes.
Evening star., 1921-12-22
Petticoats S,af Tsffets tsfssy Combinations

400 all-silk jersey and tat A- "a
feta ruff1ed. with mercerized ~
top Petticoats in plain colors " sSO
and richest of changeables
Some have accordion pleated
ruffles with contrasting color
borders. others scalloped.
Evening star., 1921-12-22

35-i nc h h e w
pure silk quality.
with rich, high lus-
ter. Give her a dress
pattern. She'll ap-
preciate it. ;
Evening star., 1921-12-22

We sold zoo Of these in less I
week, and in response to repe;
had our New York buyers OBJ
Even better than those last on
embroidered. braided and chino
med garments, in l6 to a size
cluding black.
Evening star., 1921-12-22

A Soft, Pliable. Imported Kid Glove, .
in black white and brown, with 3 rows
neavy embroidery. Different from the 4
ordinary cheap glove. Are perfect.
Evening star., 1921-12-22

Packed 3 in a box.
Extra good quality
cloth. Corded edges
and NJ a d e r. a-em-
broidered corn e RS.
Packed in a neat
fancy box.
Evening star., 1921-12-22

In black only. a
glove silk hose with
drawnwOrk. stripe
down leg. pointed
heels and scanned
back.
Evening star., 1921-12-22

100 more of those
Hig hly Aercerized
Damask Cloths. They
won't last the day
out, so shop early.
7OX5S inch e S, n
many designs.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-12-19
FIyE-CENT FARE BUSES.

Mayor Hylan of New. York City has
a scheme of inaugurating.a system of
bus lines in that city to carry pas
sengers at cents fare. The project
sounds chimerical in these times of
high charges for everything, and local
transit systems in various cities fac
ing bankruptcy with fares of 8 TO 10
cents, but many persons will have
decided general impression that the
plan is feasible.
When one looks at the crowded
busses on Fifth avenue and other
thoroughfares in New York City. at
10 cents fare, general contemplation
leads to the impression that twice as
much, or more, business could be Sc
cured at 5 cent fares, and that the re-
suits would be profitable.
The scent fare is popular every
Where. Even scent fare, in the days
gone by, could not compete with il to
the extent of reducing it's patrons in
places where ii prevailed. and all such
attempts were soon abandoned. But
raise the fare even a cent above the
popular rate, and thousands Of per-
sons will walk rather than pay it
The 5-cent fare, however, tempts them
to extravaganza in riding. II is not
unnatural, even in these times. to looi
for a return to the scent fare foi
local trolley and bus line transporta.
ton before many more months.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-12-19
MONEY FOR OUR HARBOR.

In his official report for the year,
Major-GeaGral Beach, United States
engineer, recommends an aroroprIA-
ton Of s2.50o.0 900 for the improvement
of the Chesapeake and Delaware Canal,
now under way, and s125,0O0 for i'm
provement. Of Wilmington harbor, also
in progress in pursuance of a most
comprehensive scheme of operations
and under local auspices. These rec
concentrations are most encouraging,
and it is hoped they viii receive the
approval of Congress when the appro-
priations for the next fiscal year are
made.
What the full Improvement of the
Chesapeake and Delaware Canal
means to our community, and TO COM
merce generally, our people well know
The plans contemplate widening
deepening and the conversion OF the
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-12-19
POSSIBLE EXEMPTIONS.

Editor Every Evening: Until !
read Disguised Citizens letter
which appeared in Thursdays edition.
the Filing Tax law seemed TO have a
soft side; now, however, the thing be-
comes more complex. If it would not
be presuming too much on your good
graces. may l ask for your interpreta-
ton of the following extracts as TAX
en- from the blank forms which are be-
ing mailed by the Tax Office.
Disguised Citizen" In the third
paragraph of his letter says: John
Does his income is 5000 he
has a daughter (adulD who is an in
valid .. All three must make re-
turns"
Section of the law reads: Every
taxable must make a return" etc.
reason this ito include only every ma
tural person with a net return of at
least 1000 shall make returns, be-
cause with an income of but s999.99
one is not taxable, II so, how much is
the tax?
Would this not remove the necessi-
ty of John Doe havi..g to make re-
turn, and therefore not have 10 pay
the filing tax.
Again. in Section 6. the sentence:
Provided. that persons .
who, because of age, inffrmity, :
no return need be made under this
Act and no tax shall be paid"
Would not this exempt the invalid
daughter
Inquirer.
Wilmington. Dec. 16. 1921.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-12-19
THEIR OWN FAULT.

The Advocate, local organ of the
colored people. quotes the editorial
comment OF a congenial contemporary
in expressing disgust at the treatment
accorded the Negro voters of Louis
Vile, Kentucky, in the distribution
of official patronage under the Repub-
lican administration of that city. With
$1,000 Negro voters, 1t is cited, the
Negroes are recognized by the ap-
pointment of only nine policemen, one
for each three thousand Negro
votes. And the local organ comments:
How many colored policemen should
there be in Wilmington?
The answer is; Not one merely
on the ground that he is a Negro.
But In plain fact there is no reason
why a Negro should not be appointed
on the police force of any city if ne
is thoroughly qualified for a capable
and intelligent performance of the
duties of the Office.
The Negro protest against the man
ner in which members of the race are
treated by the Republican party, sole
owners of the suffrages of Negro vot-
ers, is natural. But the logical answer
is that the Negroes alone are to blame
/ The Republican party managers never
will give the Negro proportionate rec
| ognition in the award of offices as
| long as the Negroes continue to give
their solid support to the party, re-
gardless of all such insults.
The first Negro policeman in Re
publican Philadelphia was appointe,
by Democratic mayor. Samuel G
King. The frs. Negro member of tn.
police force in Wilmington--a turn
key only, however-was appointed b,
a Democratic mayor. Calvin B
Rhodes. No. Republican mayor eve
appointed a Negro policeman in thi
city. nor any police board under Re
publican control.
Political independence ought TO b
attractive TO the Negroes, but the,
seem to prefer a blind partisan sub
seryiency at all times
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-12-19
Cider Production Increasing.

The Department of Commerce,
through the Bureau of Census. reports
that of the lolf0 farms in Delaware
in 1919, 1,l7s of them produced 6G,190
gallons Of cider as compared with &c.
l45 gallons in 1909. The same report
shows that on 9s4 farms i'm this state
in 1919, 1881 gallons of cider were
made into vinegar as compared with
s.4sl gallons of vinegar made in 1909.
On 81 farms in Delaware in 1919. 120
gallons of grape juice We're made as
compared with 1879 gallons of grape
juice produced in 1909. on "a farms
in this state in 1919 2.0SS pounds of
dried fruits were produced as com
pared with $40 pounds II 1909.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-12-19
COTTON CROP FIGURES.

The unprecedented variation Of
more than 100000 bales between the
Department OF Agriculture's October
and December estimates OF this years
cotton crop was due to a combination
of circumstances such as are likely
to be encountered only Mt infrequent
intervals. The compilation OF accurate
statistical data with regard to the
country's staple crops Is OF such vital
Importance TO business. however, that
the legislative and executive branches
of the Government should at once
take effective steps to prevent the
repetition of such monumental blum
der. The real test OF such n service
as the department seeks to render is
not merely Its ability to function
under average conditions. The crop
estimating service collapsed when
conditions chanced to vary consider
ably from the ordinary and its egreg-
ious failure came just when its aid
was most urgently required.
The fault may not lie with the De-
partmont of Agriculture. 1t Is pos
sible that it lies with Congress, owing
/ W iiS idlluit Ab DIbNttp SuiliIitlA
travel funds to enable the field agents
to check the reports OF growers anx-
ious to create an impression of an
abnormally short crop. At any rate.
| the funds which We're spent for this
years statistical service for cotton
were worse than wasted. Private con-
Germs, at an expense amounting to
only n tiny fraction of what this SER
vice has cost the government. were
able To compile statistics that Were
much more accurate than those OF the
departments Bureau of Crop Esti-
mates. \ little investigation car
easily reveal where the trouble lies
and il the conditions have been such
as are intimated in the explanation
accompanying the departments. tlna
estimate, IL Is evident that proper
representations should be made {,
Congress to induce 1t to abandon it,
pcnny-wise policy and to provide tn,
country with an adequate Statistical
service.-New York Evening Post.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-12-19
THE FORKS OF THE ROAD.

1t may be said that the future
decision of Japan on the question of
armament ratio. Should Japan, which
has accepted the programme of limi-
tation in principle, refuse to accept
the application OF 1t in the ratio which
both the United States and Great
Britain agree TO be fair to all parties,
il is a reasonable assumption that the
conference will fail and competition i'm
armament. which has so long cursed
the world, will continue. The United
States will continue its great ship
building programme, Japan will do the
same and Great Britain will recall the
workmen to the shipyards and begin
anew on the four formidable vessels
of the Hood type.
No doubt the settlement OF the
Asiatic question will stand or fall with
the issue of armament. On the other
hand. il Japan accepts the ratio, the
tremendous work of scrapping naval
vessels will be commenced, the navies
of the three Governments that lead
the world in naval power will be re-
duced TO n definite tonnage never to
be again exceeded, competitive build
ing will be stopped for period of ter
years. perhaps forever: billions vii
be saved To the taxpayers of the three
nations, the sources of friction an(
possible war in the Pacific will be re.
moved. and an era of good feeling in
augurated that must in itself be {
powerful guarantee of world peace
st. Louis Globe Democrat.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-12-19
HALF A LOAF.

The Women's International League
for Peace and Freedom, n high sound
ing organiza ton. Is opposed to the
agreement reached at Washington
which seeks to guarantee peace in
the Pacific for ten years and indeh-,
nitely thereafter. The little group OF
women involved arrogate 10 them
selves the representation OF all the
women iu all the world, and demand
universal, complete disarmament"
There Is nothing small about them
except their numbers. They would
shoot at ALL" They would scrap all
navies 10 the last rowboat, and all
armies to the last cartridge box. They
would abolish all trade barriers by the
free competition Of cheap European
and oriental labor. They would refuse
TO make poison gas and allow any un-
scrupuous enemy TO make IL sur
reptitiously and use II against us when
opportunity offered. They would
stand with Ghandl for world peace"
which, as Ghandi himself insists.
means a return of the spinning wheel
| to every home.
| In their eyes. ten years of assured
peace In the Pacific is nothing. They
want the millennium, and they want II
now. 1t is that or nothing Half a
loaf is worse than no bread. They ig-
more the lessons OF thousands of years
| of history, and the evidence of mil
lions of revelations of human nature,
including their own. Because they
| cannot get what they want they are
| tp t.,ha Ia given
them. And this in face of the fact
that they are a pitifully small minority
They assume because they have an
embracing name with the word
international in II. that they are all
embracing. That is just one more
error of their many errors. They are
I1othing more than a highly centrallzec
and therefore highly vocal group o
visionaries They are to the mass o.
the people whom they seek TO doml'
nate with their theories as l to 5000
Evidence of the correctness OF thi'
ratio Is contained in the results OF an
4 informal plebiscite taken amont
churches. women's clubs, colleges, an'
commercial and labor organization
on the disarmament question. ina
tyote showed 1858 persons favorin'
complete disarmament such as al
vocated by the women's league Will
q. sol .436 favored cooperative limita
| lsion within the judgment of tn
|, American delegation. such as is as
sured.
Such an overwhelming majorit.
, against them will not stop the pacihs
theorists led by Miss Jane Adams. y
reason will stop them. II 1t woui
they. would never have gone thus fai
, But it proves their theories and pur
, poses are contrary TO the desires c
the overwhelming majority of Ameri
cans.-Chicago Tribune.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-12-19
ANOTHER PROTEST.

Editor Every Evening: / was
pleased, to see. in today's paper. the
letter from New England" woman,
resenting the uncalled for insult 10
our methods of expressing ourselves
contained in the report TO your valu-
able paper from Washington of recent
date, in which the correspondent said
that Senator Lodge, in the course Of
speech used that horrible New Eng
land twang." l am extremely proud
of the fact that ! am a son OF the
"Old Bay State" and while l am no
great admirer of Senator Lodge, will
stake my reputation that were he
writing to one of his home papers re-
garding a speech made by one of our
Southern or Middle States Senators,
his sense of good manners or propriety
would restrain him from making any
sarcastic illusions to the "twang
which would crop out in their re-
marks.
was warned when l came to this
section not TO advertise the fact that
was a Yankee, as il would hurt my
prospects to be known as such; but
bless your heart 1 couldn't hide the
fact ii / would and wouldn't If
could. No sooner had said MI rket'
street, instead Of "Mawket." or "Balti-
more" instead Of "Baltimer." oil
round instead of "raound,' than the
secret was out.
am making no apologies for either
New England or her horrible twang;
they need none.
A New England Man.
| Wilmington, Dec. 16, 1921,
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-12-19
CANCELING THE DEBTS.

The report, by the way of European
diplomats in attendance upon the
Washington conference, that Mr..
Lloyd George intends TO summon an
international economic conference and
that he has under consideration plans
for the cancellation of the war debts
owing TO Great Britain, amounting
with interest to something over two
billion pounds sterling, is too vague
to serve as basis of any definite con
clusion concerning the debt policy of
the Ministry. Such a move, If the
Prime Minister actually intends To
make IL, might be construed as a
fairly broad hint to the United States
that simultaneously the allied war
debts TO us should be cancelled Some
Of the friends of whose sale cancella-
ton have been good enough to say
that this would be considered grace
full act.
1t would be. but the British public
OF inion, speaking by many authoritive
voices, has continually protested that
England pays her debts and asks no
remission. Moreover, the transaction
which Mr.. Lloyd George is said TO
have in mind is complicated with other
cancellations, notably of the repara-
ton payments assessed upon Ger
many. One Of the conditions of the
/ plan, it is reported, is that France
should remit debts TO her by allied
countries and consent to n reduction
of German reparations due her to the
amount of thirteen and a half billion
| francs. This amounts as a practical
fact to the payment by England and
| France of Germany's reparation debt
to that extent. 1t has been suggested
that If we forgave all the allied debts
the Allies should at once consent &c
cancel the entire reparation payments
That plan, ii was at once pointed out
would call upon us to pay for the dam
age done by Germany during the war
The debts due by.the Allies to The
United states now amount with inter.
est to $l1 1.0s4 500, ,3il. To discuss an,
proposed plan for canceling this great
debt would be untimely and futile. II
the discussion of the Penrose Fundinf
bill, the feeling of Congress agains
cancellation has been made plainl,
evident. The people are not ready fo
ii and Il would be a serious mistak,
10 attempt to forestall public opinion
by any negotiations.--New Yorl
Timess