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Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-06-29
ElKTOX'S ROAD WAR
COMES TO AN END
Result Is That the unpaved
Section of Main Street Will
be Paved.

rlse MAR letwteu The Maryland state
Rusd Camnnssion and certain ,itizens
~ Flknn y at an end The commits
ssan wssu ard ~, main street II
Fakton ssn he paved
fano Read aAsnmlssiun sign cN-
rsalntne the reaspn for The feud has
t~su hanls~i down Now tho commits
.hssN sl~eys rss-iy 10 help a frr~-
ss~.my 10 preparlne g. wiisa ont the
as~u ~yes.s~s. knoNn a. "CHayton >
s~-s
susA ~ Nls uay 10 Gveek to the
a.s~~g~ ss.tssn. hut els~ citizens u
,UA~n ~A,.s aave staify .tNixe-d the IN
~sNuf~~i 7bS0-v a=scf1on on fsikton =
s.fs.ssu s%tFv~st at the corner where
hsshsra lssls~-s's store - lonsted and
fs~s ofiN-fn*~ ~ ths state Roads COM
@nsvAnn u~ie-~uand Il thoroughly To
th.ao psstsx n hae bScen 4 causa ~
much hict ering ln fact, the cause for
= lawsuit whsah ended Hykton'E chsp~o
~ hssing completely paved main
arret" When the state Road Coin-
mission was ravinr the stfret il se~
- ehsnc, % avoid accidents. and vils =
fhp an~et ~ shaving 81 few ,uehcs
froan the prorarty of Richard peihert
t~ralsert s,id 10 Ne not only said no.
Nut ~ followed q up by engaging
tushua Caayson, lawyer. e. fiis an n-
funs ton aRsinai TIE commission
when the commission saw Elkton
srlH fscuonallA over ths iasu~ 81 sct-
iied lhe matter hy leaving the 75-foot
stretch u rad unpaved and = large
slRn eNpiaining just why Sc wasn't
fave~i Thia sign got on the nerves of
she Town, So on Monday Mr. Deibcrf
~ e. tf~ Court House and paid the
ensts of the Injunction suit and had Il
afsinl@se~a Chairman Mackall 81 .d
Yesterday that he was gong 10 let
htNnnrs ~ hyEunes and pave Elkton's 4
~ Mans and this summer
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-06-29
CORONER HELPs IBIE.
Places Unemployed and World War
Veterans on Iuries.

Coroner Bullock will hold inauests
tonight in the following cases: James
V. Austin, 4o7 East Third street.
drowned IN the Brandywine; Herman
Evereta. I23 Bird street drowned IN
the Christiana. and NincenzD Palese,
4i7 West : runt street, also drowned
in the Christiana-
or the seven turymen Ave Of them
are World War veterans who are out
Of employment. Coroner Bullock for
the past six months has made Il his
custom TO select as jurymen those who
are out OF employment. Each jury
man receives small fee for his
services.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-06-29
Will OBTAIN ALL HOLDERS
OF FORGED FIGHT TIChETs

Elaborate precautions are planned
hv Jersey city police authorities, in
cooperation with Promoter Tex
Rickard. 10 prevent the use If coun-
torfeit tickets al the worlds heavy
weight championship bout between
Jack Dempsey and Georges ,'arpen-
tier Saturday afteruCOsh
ii ia planned 10 provide a special
coop" wherein 10 detain those who
present the forged tickets at the en-
frances. The unhappy victims OF
the connterfeiiers viii be held until
after abe battle and then will be ques-
toned as 90 how They came into pos
session .Yf the tickets.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-06-29
HAS TWO TRAINED ToAps.

Eieherdson Park, June William
81 Nfsson of Atlantic avenue has sue
reeded In training two land toads which
have heen making their home IN his
flower garden. They Will respond to
M Watson whistle aad will eat from
hK hand
Af Watson, who = employed in the
Wilmington postofiice, has named the
toads Pedro and Dom'nick
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-06-29
SWIMMING Lesson sch~spIs.

The Red Cross has arranged 70 have
Instructors IN both swimming and nfn
saving at Brandywisa pool ON wed
nesttav from to s ocic~k for men and
boys. and from ) 3. 8 o'ct-s~k cr, Thurs
dav for girls ard wurresl. These
courses will b~ conducted weekly on
the days mentioned during the sum
mer months. The public is invited ~
attend the Lessons. No charge, Other
than that of the Park Commission for
the u@c of tt,e pool ~iIi he rsvs<5~
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-06-29
JOHNSON WON'T SEE FIGHT.
Denied Parole by Attorney -Henefai
and Is Not ont rill July y.

washington June 2e.-Appeals u
the p,partment Of Justice for tho
parole Of Jack Johnson, former woflu $
hea, weight champion. have been
turned down, Attorney -hehefa'
Daugherty announced yesterday.
Tbe attorney general said that con
sidering the crime he did not feel
that the parole privilege should be eX-
tended merely 20 allow Johnson TO
Witness the worlds title fight at Jer-
sey city, Saturday Johnsun's term
az the Ieayenworth prison expires
Iulv Q.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-06-29
INSPECT wALkoyER STORE.
Bendheim Brothers New Establish
ment NJ eos Market one of Finest.

The walk-Over Shoe shop, under
the management If the Bendheim
brothers, is now successfully estnh-
lshed in ita new homo, EOS Market
street. The opening was held yester-
day, and varied and complete line
Of summer footwear was on display
for the benefit of the many patrons
who paid their FIRST visit to the new
store. The store ia large with we'll
arranged interior, and will permit the
management TO carry a heavy line Of
stpck The managers have arranged
with the ,walkOVer manufactures 10
have window exhibits of Fifth avenue
STYLES al the same time as the New
York stores.
The store was decorated yesterday
with baskets uf flowers. the gifts OF
well-wishers of the new establish
ment.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-06-29
NEW TROUBLE ron GALE.
American D~pert~d ~ Undesirable ny
Mexico Faces Draft DodeInx Charge.

San Antonio. Tex. June 2s Lam A.
". Gale. alleged draft dc~rrtrv. t~ft
here under guard yesterday for Glow
ernor's Island. New York. following
receipt OF orders at sth rorp@ Area
here. rocently, directing thnt his caHe
be transferred to the Second Cswps
area for trial
Gale was ordered deported from
Mexico by President Obreron In April
as an undesirable alien, In cunnec.
tion with the publication Of an alleged
radical magazine OF which he was the
editor. When he reached the United
States charges OF draft desertion were
placed against him and his trial by
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-06-29

engineer ~ the street and Sewer r,~-
vartrnent, would irck after fho rv.vF
in the intor.et ~ trr cifv rrunrii-
man Alewnr,sser ~ hl~urarnr rhaiv-
man ~ tne crefnstory cpfnuHffor si~s
helped handle the p~oNrrf When
Council arranged for Yesterdays 10.
sr~cttro ts,e health f.carfi ruor,s~rs
ere sid - have r-~~~rfod what fhov
fee. is an Infringement upou tneir
ivvt-sftcfipn. They ar wfia not 70
have liked the Cuuncnuen tssirs
things into their own henas
Jurt what the result ~ thi~ diNrr~
lence between IRE two cifv f.p1irs =
going 70 he is pv-pAaernafio1i flow
ever the povvs - t4~~rh haa rnaf
jrs~t~ssction nv ls~ N fhe matter anH
~ IN unaer-sc~~F 20 be un " thst De-
psrtment as he~~ reacrf WHISTLER the
new crerns'o~v W iarc~ps~d ~ fhe rty
or r~iected.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-06-29
|G. ". D|CREL & CO.
IN NEW LOCATION
Distributors for Thermoid Tires
Move to 2O6 West EIev-
enth Street.

Having outgruwn their previous
location, at 5i2 West Eighth street,
"a. w. pielxel n Co. of which Horace
II. Pyle Is manager. has moved their
place OF business 20 zoe West Eleventh
street. formerly occupied 10y the
Mutual Tire 4 Rubber Go.
@. W. pickel 4 Co. are distributors
of Thcrmoid tire aud tubes for the
state OF Delaware. Thermoid tires are
manufactured by the Thermoid Rub
Der Co. Trenton. N. j., who are alsv
the makers of 11ermoid brake lining
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-06-29
aerpsed af snees,ur

rioadlnE Euilty 20 speeding. Theo-
aors Chrisiy and Charles kahman,
we're each fined fgk IN Municipal
snuri today. Motorcycle Officer John
son who arrested Chirsty, said ne was
FuinN 80 miles an hour on Market
slf-et neaY Thirtieth. Kahman was
nolHs ah miles n hour on Union
street near Eleventh, Sergeant Fore
man said
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-06-29
noe ~STARTs ROW.
Causea One Women 10 Have Another
Arrested.

.tulia Nikolauchk Of Grubb's Place.
charged with assault and battery ON
her next door neighbor. Mary Nitchia.
VAS fined $40 in Municipal Court to-
day.
An argument over dog rs SAID 70
lave started tho flght. Mrs. Nitchta
ris iuled that the other woman made
objectionable remarks TO her and
struck her on the arm with q brick
ami shoe. She showed the bruises on
her arm. which she claimed were made
yh these instruments.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-06-29
Sierra Is Exonerated.

Peter Sierra, in whose case testimony
was heard yesterday, on a charge
of selling heroin, was dismissed by
Judge Lynn in Municipal Court today.
The only testimony to sf.ow that the
man had sold the dope" was that OF
= former addict.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-06-29
Fireworks at the Parks.

Both Shellpot and Brandywine
Springs Parks are arranging for
special displays OF fireworks to be
held on the Fourth of July The de-
tails have not yet been completed.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-06-29
Music on River Boats.

On the 6 and o'clock boats Of the
Wilson lane on "Wednesday, Thursday,
Friday and Saturday evenings a fun
orchestra for dancing will be carried
on each boat
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-06-29

Josts ~. Ssosy Fe~cs~r Ea-~~w Ss@r
ers~~e~svr>s nwrns~r - New C.~sla
members ~ Css<,~@r Re,s--.v r'ftspt~r
at dinner Mo~t~v evening 'rhe rhepse,
viii nct meet s~sssr D~fa @opf~sah~~
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-06-29
MARsHAILToN CIyICs' CLUB.

Nsr~halfton. june pa Special
meeting oi the Marshallton Gives
hub vii he held fomorroW afternoon at
80 o clock on the school house A full
attendance Is desired
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-06-29
Door Case Fans.

Charles Main. charged with larceny
by bailee Of door, was given hear.
ing before Magistrate Broman Las
evening and Dismissed.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-06-29
Harrison Sfrrps Churrh nHN~

The women's Foreign Missionary
Society Of Harrison street NJ. E
Church will hold a bake in the hase.
ment OF the churcL Wednesday after
noon at 2 o'clock
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-06-29
Coroner 10 Tale Vacation.

Coroner and Mrs. Isaac s. Bullock
will leave for Atlantic City on Satur-
day Tor 8 weeks vacation
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-06-29

rho~,e 200 reaches every classified
I'd teke~ they can help yua arrange
your I'D to f~~t advanfaga.-Tvy IL
Adv
Evening star., 1921-05-15
Cheap Russian Rubles.

The soviet government at Moscow
has Adecreed that international cable
payments shall be on the basis of the
ratio Of 4 900 rubles for one gold franc.
This works out to give the soviet ruble
value of about one-twentieth Of a
mill OF American money. That is to
say. it takes 10000 rubles to equal an
American dollar. Here is a chance for
d speculation. The Russian ruble in
the old days was equal to about 81 y
cents. If Russia ever regains her
place in the world and re-establishes
her financial system soundly the ruble
will probably regain that relative
now. buying 1000 900 soviet rubles
would in that event yield a profit of
about a million in good American
money. But there is big IF" in that
equation. Will the soviet ruble OF
today be recognized by the regen
Grated Russia of the future? The
rubles of the old Russian regime are
A doubtful asset today. The sovie,
ruSie is still more questionable. How
ever, the ratio may tempt some TO take
the chance. The gambling chances
may be about as big as the possible
winning. Will there be many taker.
Of this 10000 10 bet?
Evening star., 1921-05-15
Bigamy Laws at Variance.

There are some queer kinks in the
marriage laws Of the states Of this
Union which throw the matrimonial
situation into confusion. One Of these
has Just come to notice in the case Of
a New Jersey man who deserted his
wife and eloped with another woman.
He applied in his own state for a
license TO marry his new affinity, and,
his ineligibility under the New Jersey
statutes being known, he was re-
fused He thereupon went to Con
necticut, where, on swearing that he
was single. he obtained license and
the marriage ceremony was perform,
ed Under the Connecticut laws a
charge of bigamy does not lie unless
the persons involved live as man and
wife within the state. The utmos,
that can be done in this case in Con
necticut is to bring a charge of per.
jury.
This is the third case within two
years in which bigamous marriages
have occurred in Connecticut. and in
the others no action has resulted. The
subject is now under discussion in the
hope Of an amendment Of the Con
necticut law. In all Of the three cases
Evening star., 1921-05-15

ground the insects strip their leaves
and weaken their boughs. 1t Is a won
der. indeed. that tree could last fof
a century. OF course. these conditions
have not prevailed through the life OF
the Morse elm. For at least half of its
existence it had no close confinins
pavement about it, and only during its
latter years have the electric currents
attacked it.
Marvellous changes did that old tree
witness. In 1920, when it was planted
Washington was but a village, strag'
Cling, unkempt and muddy, an un'
promising sprawl of a few public build
ings and a few hundred dwellings and
taverns and stores. Past 1t have
marched millions of men in procession,
passing between the Capitol and the
White House. 1t has seen may Presi-
dents go by to take the oath and re-
turn to their new duties. 1t has seen
the city racked in the stress of civil
war. It's leaves have been stirred by
the sound of the guns at the capitals s
gates.
Now the old tree is gone, from a
Washington so different from that OF a
century ago that the man who planted
it in 1920 would not know this for the
same town. 4 new tree should be
planted in the same spot, an elm pre-
ferably, as a fit successor, and named
also for him whose genius linked up
the capital Of the nation with the
world in instant communication.
Evening star., 1921-05-15
Up and Doing.

While many democrats, still groggy
from last November's wallop, are un-
certain as to what should be done to
regain the lost paradise, certain demo-
cratic leaders are alert and moving.
They give no sign Of having lost heart.
Gov. Cox is not at present in the
limelight. Neither is he in Europe.
1t is the delay about, or the cancella-
ton of, his intended visit abroad that
calls attention to him. Opinion has
it that he is not idle at home, but has
an eye on the gun, and will fire when
ready" Despite his miscalculations
of last year, he is still rated as very
clever politician.
Mr.. McAdoo is active, though not
in the political field. The interest he
is manifesting in matters non-political
keeps the public reminded of him, and
that he is keeping UP with the pro-
cession. There are McAdoo men now
in many states not unaware Of the fact
that in 1924 another tussle for demo.
cratic leadership will take place.
And. as at all times, Mr.. Bryan is
alive-very much alive. He seems
never to rest. If not one thing then
another engages his attention; and, no
matter the particular thing he may
have in hand. he manages, with little
effort. to engage the public's attention.
He has many moods, but his mood for
politics is ever present, and upper
most. 1t is safely assumable that he
knows what is going on in the political
field every day in the week, and Sun
day, too. Neither Gov. Cox, nor Mr..
McAdoo. nor any other man has any
thing on Mr.. Bryan in matters relat-
ing to politics or party organization.
1t seems early to be preparing for
1924. But this is an enterprising age,
and the sleepyhead gets nowhere in
this enterprising country. Sloth is
particularly unremunerative in our
politics.
Evening star., 1921-05-15
fsate by Mail-Payable in Advance.
MARYLAND and Virginia.
Traction Merger.

Failure of the direct negotiations De
tween representatives of the WASH
ington Railway and Electric and Cap
ital Traction companies who have
been seeking a basis for the merger
of the two corporations is deeply to
be regretted. 1t was hoped that
through this means a consolidation
of the two properties could he effected.
Public interests demand the union of
the traction companies, to end the
conditions that have for Il long time
compelled the establishment of higher
fare rates than one of the two COM
panies requires to maintain itself and
earn reasonable profit.
The present disparity between the
earning powers of the two companies
is due primarily to the fact that the
larger of the two systems is burdened
with large percentage of at present
uYrenlunerative trackage. which. how
eyer, has great potential value through
the development of the District
suburbs. The smaller, more compact
system. with a comparatively short
suburban mileaS Se, can haul passengers
profitably at a rate lower than that
which the utilities commission has
been obliged in fairness to decree to
enable the other system to pay eX-
penses and to make small profit.
Two remedies have been proposed
to equalize the conditions of the two
companies. One of these is a zone rate,
measuring the fare to the service rem
dered on the long hauls. The other is
a change in the system of taxation
whereby the assessment will be made
against net instead of gross earnings.
"A strong public sentiment has been
registered against the zone fare sys-
tenn. and though it is logical and
equitable it has been rejected by the
utilities commission as Objectionable
to, the car-riding public. A recon-
mendation has been made to Congress
to effect a change in the taxing meth
cd which would serve to bring more
nearly equal the net earnings of the
TWO companies tTGeT tHe pEeSeut
system the company doing the larger
business is mulcted in the heavier tax,
regardless of the fact that that larger
business costs proportionately much
more and at times has represented an
actual deficit instead of profit.
If the companies cannot agree by
direct negotiation on merger terms
the case goes to Congress, where, in
fact, it would have to go in any event
for permissive merger legislation.
Merger by compulsion is undesirable.
Yet obviously the present conditions
cannot continue indefinitely. There is
no justice TO the public in continuing
an excessive rate of fare as regards
the maintenance cost Of one Of the
two lines in order to enable the other
to live.
Evening star., 1921-05-15
Mr.. Edison's Intelligence Test.

1t is noticeable that in the discus
sion arising out of Mr.. Edison's asser-
tions concerning the intelligence OF
college graduates the argument tends
to center not upon the accuracy of
the judgment of the wizard of Menlo
Park, but upon the merits OF the
means by which he claims to have
reached that judgment. The average
man of the country has an aversion
for sweeping generalities, an inherent
disposition to doubt their fairness.
Many undoubtedly hold opinions as to
the intelligence or ignorance of the
limited number of college graduates
with whom they have come in con-
tact. But they recognize the obvious
limitations upon their opportunities
for forming a fair opinion upon the
subject in general. Not so, Mr.. Edison.
How many college graduates have
so far taken the much discussed Eek
animation" at the Edison plant has
so far not been made public. Neces-
sarily, however, the number is lin
tied. Upon the ability of that limited
number to advise him correctly as to
the fact that it is 43S.73 miles from
New York to Buffalo, via the New
York Central railroad: that John
Napier invented logarithms; that
shellac is the resinous exudation Of
an East Indian insect; that the great
est known depth of the ocean is 81 500
feet-and so on for 140-odd similar
questions-he forms his conclusion
and proclaims to the world in general
that American college men are amaz-
ingly ignorant"
One need not go far to find comfort
from such a claim. Unless Mr.. Edison
were willing to admit that the ability
correctly to answer 100 per cent Of his
extraordinary test questions" would
connote 100 per cent intelligence, the
inability to answer any or all of them
means nothing more than that one
does not happen to be carrying in his
mind the particular information which
Mr.. Edison asks for. There are, Of
course, other facts of importance in
the realms Of human knowledge than
those listed for this final entrance
exaniinat ton" to the esteem OF the
great inventor. One of these facts is
that the intelligence Of man involves
primarily knowledge Of fundamen-
tails, the ability to reason logically
and coherently, and a Discrimination
to cumber his brain with an assert
ment Of unrelated and more or less
useless statistics, names and facts,
any of which can be ascertained
through a moments recourse to the
encyclopedia.
There are in Mr.. Edison's list
number OF questions to which any full
grown adult Of normal mind capacity
would know the answer. There are
many more calling for an answer the
knowledge Of which would depend
purely upon chance. For a scientist
Of Mr.. Edisons unquestioned standing
to hold that an ascertainment of ones
ability to answer such a list consti-
tutes even approximate perfection as
a scientific, intelligence test cannot be
believed. 1t may, therefore, be antici-
pated that one Of the next inventions
emanating from Menlo Park will take
the form of the new and infallible test
Tor ignorance.
Evening star., 1921-05-15

the men were citizens OF New Jersey
and have returned to that state to
live with the wives" they married
in Connecticut. They cannot be pros
ecuted for bigamy in New Jersey, for
the Connecticut marriages are not
recognized there.
Some years ago an effort was made
to secure uniformity in the state mar
riage laws. but with small success
though some of the states adopted
amendments to their statutes TO prlns
about closer approach to a standaro'
Such an extraordinary departure as
this Connecticut definition CT blgamy
is surely worthy of correction, for as
long asst remains it virtually nullihes
the laws against bigamy OF all other
states.
Evening star., 1921-05-15
The Morse Elm.

D.. The fall OF the century-old elm at
the corner OF 1ith street and Penn
sylvania avenue is matter of keen
distress to all who admire the trees of
Washington. The beautiful old tree
had become diseased and despite all
possible care it was doomed. 1t was
perhaps best 20 fell il before it became
a gaunt and ugly specter of leafless
branches, even though il might for
another season have borne some
foliage Historic names were asso
ciated with the tree. notably that OF
Morse, inventor OF the telegraph, for
whom it was officially called.
Trees have a hard time in modern
cities. They are prisoned down by
asphalt and concrete and stone. Their
roots are obstructed by water pipes
and gas pipes and conduits. Stray
electric currents seek them out and
injure them. Gas leaking from the
mains saps their strength. Above