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Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-08-19
HOPE FOR RAILROADS,
CUYLER DECLARES
Executives Chairman Says
Earnings Show Corner Has
at Last Been Turned.

New York. Aug. 19.--The railroads
have been at standstill for the last
i've years. but they have turned the
corner. and should show aggregate net
earnings OF $500. 900. 600 for 1921. In the
opsnion OF Thomas Dewitt Cuyler
Chairman OF the Association of Rail
way Executives. He said yesterday
in statement reviewing the railroad
outlook. in answer to a question.
AS a result OF the war and of the
period OF Federal control. the earning
lower of the American railroads was
practically destroyed. Net earnings
declined from approximately SaS4.ooU p
900 in 1917 TO approximately s62 .0o0.-
COO in 1920.
The development of the American
railroads has been at standstill for at
least five years. Naturally. no industry
Can grow when il cannot surely pay
Interest or dividends TO those who in
vest their money in il.
However. my belief is that the rail-
roads have turned the corner. II Is
hoped that they will in the aggregate
make net earnings or at least 5OO.-
100000 for the year of 1921. which
would he something less than per
cent return. but would cover the ag-
grcgate OF their fixed charges. II will.
however. require further drastic re-
duotions i'm operating expenses TO ena-
BILE the railroads to earn a 3 per cent
return and also TO permit any general
reduction in rates"
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-08-19
| TAFT TO PRESIDE At
NATIONAL BAR FEAST
Committee of National Associa-
ton Announce Program for
Meeting at Cincinnati.

by Associated Press to Every Evening.
Cincinnati. O.. Aug. 1s.~-William
Howard Taft. chief justice of the Su-
preme Court OF the United States win
preside at the banquet To be given
In connection with the annual con-
vention of the American Bar Assoc
citation TO be held here from August
30 to September 2.
The banquet will be held on the eve-
ming OF September 2.
Governor Harry l.. Davis and Mayor
John L. Calvin. of Cincinnati, will well
come the association at the opening
session on Wednesday. August 81.
James NJ. Beck. OF New York, will
speak on ''rhe Spirit OF Iawlessness'
and Harry NJ. Daugherty. Attorney
General OF the United States will de-
liver an address at the afternoon ses-
sion.
with Elihu Root presiding ut the
evening session. John w. Davis. for
mer ambassador to Great Britain Will
address the bar association on the sub
1ect. Our Brethren Overseas"
Rt Hon. John A. Simon, X. G.. OF
London. former attorney general Of
England. is also scheduled TO speak
at the evening session which will con
Clude with memorial tributes To the
late Edward Douglass White. Chief
Justice Of the Supreme Court, Will
liam A. Blount and stephen s. Greg
ory, and the election OF general
council
Charles s. Thomas. former senator
from Colorado will speak on the sub
ject, without A Friend" at the
Thursday afternoon session which will
also be taken up with the reports Of
committees. An outing is on the pro-
gram for the forenoon.
symposium on the general sub
iect. The Administration OF Criminal
Justice" will be taken up at the morn
ing session on Friday. September 2.
The nomination and election of Of
ficers will also he held. The afternoon
session will be consumed with COM
mittee reports and Saturday. the final
day, will see an all day excursion To
Dayton. Ohio. as guests Of the Mont
gomery County Bar Association
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-08-19
WESTERN RAIL WORKERS
LOSE WAGE DEMAND

Chicago. Aug. 1s.-The request Of
the railroad brotherhoods for cancella-
ton OF the recent wage reduction and a
continuation of present working rules
vas refused in a statement issued yes
tcrsiay by a committee Of executives
representing Western railways follow
ing two-day conference here with
union chiefs.
Requests for an agreement that fur
ther reduction in wages should not be
asked for by the railroads. as we'll as a
promise that the abandonment OF time
and n half pay for overtime should not
be demanded. was also refused.
Eastern roads refused similar re-
quests several days ago and il is un-
derstood that the executives OF South
eastern railways viii do likewise.
Southwestern rail chiefs declined to
meet the union men.
The statement Of the Western rail-
way committee in rejecting the pro-
I.osalS refers 20 a demand on tho part
of the public for reductions in freight
and passenger rates. adding that
these cannot be made under the pres
ent labor costs. Hence the railroads
could not bind themselves 10 seek
further reductions,
There is no assurance that the cost
cf living will not be reduced within the
next few inonths.." read the state
inent- and for the railroads 10 take
the position that there would he no
requests for decreases in wages pres
euted in lawful and orderly manner
20 the Board Cthe United States Rail
road Labor Board there could be no
Justification"
The request to abandon effort to
eliminate time and one-haE for over
time and the one for restoration of the
ray schedule in effect prior to July l
WAS declined through "a proper regard
for the public interest"
Concerning wage scales, the state
rsent said the roads were bound to
maintain decreases in wages just as
they recognize the authority Of the
Board in giving effect TO increase"
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-08-19

nearly every instance, the original
passing of the bills can be traced TO
the Pepperesses.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-08-19
FARMERS ARE ARMED.
swedesboro 9rangerr Guard Truck
Patches With Guns.

swedesboro, N. j.. Aug. tss--Water-
melon and truck thieves nre more ao-
tive than ever I'm the rural districts
Of south Jersey this summer, due
largely TO SO much idieness among
boys and young men In tho big cities
and towns. according TO the farmers.
many OF whom are now guarding their
melon patches with shotguns loaded
with rock salt.
The load OF salt from one of these
guns Is hardly ever fatal, but IL is exc
trcmeiy painful. one dose of the salt
liz said TO be cure for melon thiey-
ing.
-Four small boys have been held for
the action OF the grand jury in Cum
berland county on charges of wantonls
destroying from 500 TO 1850 worth of
watermeions on the farm of Leslie
Piatt. In Hopewell township.
Motor thieves are also blamed for
number OF midnight raids that have
been made recently on orchards and
melon patches I'm this region. where
the fruit Is now in prime condition.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-08-19

Just a minute OF your time to tell
$4,000 people what you want-Every
Evening classified ads do the rest
ADV
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-08-19
CHARGE FIVE WITH
COUNTERFE|TING
Penn's Grove Men Rejailed in
Default OF $4,000 Bail
Each.

peress. Fortunate penperess. Ches-
hanze Rotondo and Angelic Pardio
Italians, and Nehemiah Anderson
alias Chippy Shortes. negro. were each
held in $4,000 bail by United states
Commissioner ID. Harris Smith yester-
day on the charge of cuunterfcitinE.
The defendents were brought tu
Salem from the Camden county Jail
by William H. Houghten. chief of the
United States secret service. of the
eastern district OF Pennsylvania, and
the three operatives who made the
raid and arrest at Pennsgrove Mon
day morning. They were Immediately
returned after the hearing. Sufficient
evidence was produced 10 establish a
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-08-19
FLOODED QUARRY HID
AUTOS BY THE SCORE
Illinois Authorities Believe They
Were Hidden by Owners
Seeking Insurance.

Chicago. Aug. 1S.--For more than n
week several automobiles a day hav,
been lifted from the deep waters of an
abandoned quarry near Summit, ILL.,.
and the end is not in sight BECAUSE
Of the nature Of the work, the depth
Of the water and the need If n diver.
Il is not possible to recover more than
four or five cars a day. but the police
estimate that no fewer than 100 cars
have been hidden beneath the waters
of the automobile graveyard" quarry.
License plates show that some of the
cars have been in the quarry more
than two years. according TO the 20
many OF them were run into the
quarry by their owners TO enable
them to collect the insurance on the
allegation that they had been stolen
In other cases, the police hold the
theory that thieves. unable to dis
pose Of thu automobiles, or finding
the chase keen. dumped the cars in
the quarry
One automobile raised yesterday wa,
an Oakland belonging TO T. J. Sullivan
Of 1856 South Halsted street. reported
stolen on December 81. 1920, accord
ing to the police. Another raised was
a Ford with a 1919 license plate. No
Ss152.
The quarry Is q great hole. a block
wide and a block and half long TIL,
water at the edges is about thirty fec
deep and gOeS down 10 eighty feet to-
ward the center. At points along the
edge the dtvCr reported automobiles
were piled up four or five deep, one
above the other. 1t was part OF A car
resting on the top OF a mound formed
by others that first called attention TO
the quarry.
Cars have also been recovered from
the waters OF other Quarries near Chi
caSo and from the north branch Of the
Chicago River.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-08-19

medicinal plants, brought up TO date by
modern science, and is the best remedy
| to be found for all ailments of the liver,
/ kidneys and blood
/ Recently. the following statement was
made by Mr.. Harry Chern, a well known
travelling salesman, living at No. 554I
I Chancellor street, Philadelphia, and
having many friends IL this city. TJe
said
Having been completely cured by
| Plant Juice of one of the worst cases of
| indigestion that it was possible for any
person to have, ] ertainly feel it my
duty to give this public statement for
IL. Nv work as a travelling salesman
necessitates me eating In all kinds of
restaurants and ] have been troubled
with indigestion and constipation In the
worst form; ] finally got so bad that /
was put on a diet of milk and eggs and
could hardly keep this down; | was
bloated with gas, had headaches, was
dizzv and very nervous; ! could never
sleep at night and got awfully run down
[ lust felt down and out when friend
of nine who comes to Wilmington told
me about Plant Juice and how it had
cured him OF the same trouble had.
| started to take ii and after several
weeks j can honestly say that ] am en-
tirely cured. j feel like a new man:
have splendid appetite, am gaining 10
strength daily and have not a trace of
gas in my system; ] sleep the night
through and feel strong and fit for my
work ! am enjoying life again and
naturally give all praise TO Plant Juice. -
Plant Juice is sold in Wilmington at
The Miller Drug Store, 494-4O6 Market
Street; III New Castle by f. Challenger
& Son; in Newport by G. b. White; in
Newark by w. +. Brown.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-08-19
Kills Pesky
Bed Bugs
p. D. @.

Just think. 35c box OF p. d. O. Pesky
Devils Quieeos) makes quart. enough 20
kin . million bedbugs. reaches. fess or
Goodies and stops future generations by
killing tho eggs and does not injure the
clothing.
LIQUID frc 70 the bedbugs lie what p.
ID. @. - like. bedbugs stand as good
chance - . snowbAu In a justly famed
bat resort Patent spout free in every
package Of p. d. @. 70 enable you to kill
than and their egg nests In the cracks.
Look for the devils head on every box
then you'll have what Hospitals have
found 70 be the best insecticide known 70
oc7nncn Special Hospital size $3.50
0Ako nve gAllons-contains spouts-
Qthor xxe It your druggist or sent pre-
Chemical Co. Terre Haute. Ind. Genu
tne p D. Q. u mower Deddled
Eckerds Medicine Stores ami n, L
Danforth-
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-08-19
CELLAR THEFTs A BUSINESS.
Arrests Show Ii TO Be n Highly
Organized ~Ipdustry' in Phila.

Philadelphia. Aug. 1s.-Papers found
in the automobile of five men ar
rested at Radnor, a suburb, charged
with having stolen liquor valued at
SIS, 600 from the residence of F. +.
Dinlmick. a wealthy iron and steel
dealer of STAFFORD, Pa. are said by
Federal authorities to have revealed
a highly organized business in steal
ing liquor from well-stocked cellars
and selling il to others.
The prisoners, captured as they
were making away with the liquor in
two motor cars, all gave Philadel-
pha addresses. One of them is a
Negro John A Mccain, one of those
taken into custody, is said by Federal
agents to be under 5000 bail on a
charge Of impersonating a Prohibition
officer.
Many papers found in one of the
automobiles bore the name of a PhiIa-
defphia saioonkeeper. the authorities
said
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-08-19
RAILROAD RELIEF BILL
TO COME UP TUESDAY

WASHINGTON. Aug. 19.-President
Hardiug's insistence that legislation
for the relief Of the railroads should
b. acted upon has the effect of includ-
ing this project in the pre-recess pro
gram Of the House. The House Inter
state Commerce Committee. which has
been considering the bill more than
ten days. agreed TO report IT favor
ably on Monday with slight changes in
phraseology-
The Steering Committee had the
legislation under discussion yesterday
morning and agreed that public ne
ccssity called for its passage before
the recess 1t viii be put through
Tuesday under a special rule. This
win place the bill on the Senate's door
step and an effort will be made to con-
slider it there also before adjournment.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-08-19

If you have a good job. keep 81; II
you want a good job. get II. Read to-
days classified ads.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-08-19
Idle Freight Cars Decrease.

New York, Aug. l9.--Idle cars num-
bered 513,040 on August s. a decrease
or 13,137. compared with the 526,177
reported to the American Railway
Association for the week before, OF
this total number Of freight cars tenn
porary out Of service. 297.7S4 were
serviceable. but not needed 20 meet
current freight requirements The
remaining 2i5.256 were cars in need of
rppair
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-08-19
FEELS 1T A DUTY
TOPRAISE REMEDY
Claims Since Taking Plant
Juice He Sleeps Fine and Has
No More Gas.

Plant Juice. the famous herbal stom-
ach medicine, is like a ray Of hope to
people suffering from stomach. liver,
kidney troubles and rheumatism. II
is a modern remedy for modern ills,
caused by the rush and hustle of the
times. Plant Juice is a vegetable remedy
made from the juices and extracts of
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-08-19
Fractured Arm In Fan.

Bessie Galloway, IL years old.
daughter OF Mr.. and Mrs. John ID.
Callavay. OF 2o6 Jefferson street. frac-
tured her right fore arm in a fall
down the stairs Of her home yes
terday DR.. Earl Bell N in attendance.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1921-11-16
ANOTHER WARNING

Once more the dangerous condition that exists at the
Staten Island ferry at the foot of Smith street has been en-
phasized. How long is the ferry company going to be per-
mitted to force pedestrians to use the vehicle approach in
getting on and off the boat? A few days ago it was an auto
mobile on the boat that ran amuck and knocked several
people overheard killing one woman. because it is necessary
for the people on foot to stand in front of the vehicles to
get off the boat.
Sunday night ii was an automobile on Smith street that
ran wild into the people as they came off the boat, they being
compelled TO use the vehicle gate. Whether this last in
stance was the fault of the auto driver or not, the fact re-
mains that there ought to be a separate approach for pedes-
TRANS so that it would not be necessary for the people to get
in the way of the vehicles at all.
Mayor Wilson has had his attention called to the matter
by Stuart L. Ritz, of the Tottenville Civic League. Surely
something ought to be done for the protection of the people
using this ferry. If the company has no more regard for its
patrons than is apparent, it is time some authority was used
TO compel it TO improve conditions.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1921-11-16
Science Service

A mammoth Gamers which weighs
3h tons Is made of metal. is auto
matically operated by electricity. has
it's plateSholder in a Photographic
darkroom, takes a picture one yard
square and is the most perfect and
gigantic kodak of its kind ever con-
ceived and built has been Installed
recently at the Washington labora-
tories OF U. s. Geological Survey.
It is for use in the reproduction
of geological maps and drawings.
Heretofore difficulties nave been
experienced where wooden cameras
have been used in such work on &C
count of the ~fiexibility and lack of
rigidity. The new camera has
eliminated all these defects.
The framework is made of tubu-
lar steel, being 10 by 16 feet in size
and suspended from the ceiling on
shock-absorptive springs.
In order to minimize labor in
handling large and heavy plates and
to expedite the rapid removal and
development of plates Immediately
after exposure, the p~late-holder of
the camera is located in a photo
graphic darkroom. The bellows,
lens and prism of the camera are
Perth Amboy evening news., 1921-11-16
BY DIR. K. III. BISHOP

A bothersome trouble hat afhicts
many people during the cold weather
is chapping Of the face and hands.
1t does not as a rule C in the
warmer seasons because at these
times the sweat glands and the rat
glands are particularly active n
serve to keep the skin well oiled.
Nor does it commonly occur in the
case of persons with naturally oily
skins unless they have not taken any
care of themselves al all.
1t is most troublesome for those
people who have fair, dry skins
whose fat glands do not function so
we'll in cold weather.
The causes of chapped skin are
simple. The dry, cold irritating
winds of winter; toe frequent wash
ing, especially with strong soaps
failure to dry the parts thoroughly
after washing so that the rapid evap-
Grafton Of the water by the dry air
of winter causes dryness of the skin.
These are the conditions that. cause
the skin to chap.
Because of the unnatural dryness
of the skin, il loses it's usual power
of resistance to external irritants
The sweat ard fat glands>are not
as active as they are in the warmer
months. Like a piece of dry leather
the skin cracks and breaks under
conditions that it endures without
strain when fabricated.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1921-11-16
Daily Letter by Frederic j. Haskin

err become fully adult. This pre-
vailing infantilism of women is
widely recognized in popular slang
and popular songs, which reveal
far more of our folk-psychology
than does our formal literature.
when grown-up ladies, act like ba-
bies, I've just got to love 'em, that's
ALL
The ladies know that. And it is
no trouble at all for them to act
like babies, because most of them
have not grown mentally and NOR
ally nearly as fast as they have
grown physically, say the scientists.
1t is not possible to summarize
here all of the evidence which
might be brought forward to prove
that the public as a whole has new
er grown up. Our tastes in read
ing movies and theatre are speci-
ally significant, however. The
adult desires to understand life.
The child wishes to cultivate his
illusions about it. Children read
fairy stories, Most of the stories in
our magazines, nearly all of our
movies, most of our novels and most
of our stage plays are fairy tales
in effect. That is, they all foster
lovely illusions about life, ratho'
than study the truth of it. The
American public is nearly always
antagonized by any work or art
which sets forth the truth about
life.
"Why write about such ugly
things when there are so many
pleasant things to write about"
is the formula always used.
Tell me a nice pretty story.
Daddy IL what the same individual
was saying at the age Of ten. How
much has his point of view changed
asked the psychologist.
Do other nations differ from us
in this respectr 1t is probable
that in all parts of the world most
! men and women never grow up but
in the highly civilized European ma
tions there is probably a larger
percentage OF real adults, as midi
Gated by the much larger number
of persons who show a mature taste
in literature, drama. art and music,
and nave a mature outlook on life.
Education to Blame
What then is the cause OF our
failure to bring ourselves to a real
Perth Amboy evening news., 1921-11-16

We all have troubles. Some of us
are not as rich as we should like to
be, and others are much more poor
than they want to be. Some of us
have poor health and some have un-
happy surroundings.
Some of us lack friends, and
others have friends whom they
would willingly lose. And most of
use are not at liberty to tell our
troubles, and we wish that the rest
were not.
Tell your troubles to a police
man." Sotruns the selfish legend
which I have seen framed and hung
above the desk of a busy man. 1--WE
have troubles of our own" So reads
another placard. Not many people
want to- be murdered by hearing the
troubles of others.
1t falls to me to hear a great many
people tell their troubles. 1t is a
burden and a heart-ache. Often
there is nothing that / can do to
help. But now and then there is
something to be said or done that
helps. Then I am glad to have been
in a position where people felt at
liberty to come.
My own troubles are a small bur-
den to me compared with those
bear for others. I have a long ex-
Perth Amboy evening news., 1921-11-16

WASHINGTON, Nov. 13-Scien-
lists, studying the records, here of
the intelligence tests applied to
conclusion that these men had on
an average the Intellectual devel-
opmenC which is considered normal
for a boy of IA years old.
This does not seem very lattering
TO us as 4 nation, but it is borne
OUT by Thomas A. Edison. who as
is well known, has been conducting
some intelligence tests of his own
on men who apply to him for en-
ployment. He expresses himself as
amazed at the low average OF in
telligence which his tests have re-
vealed. He says that not more than
two per cent of the adult popula-
ton can understand a ~self-evident
fact when it is put before them.
These distributing opinions from
high authorities arc borne out in q
way by the new school of psychol-
ogists. Their Investigations tend to
show that an individual who is not
given proper opportunity to develop
his mind and personality does re-
main a child in all those respects
in which his development is retard-
GU III NooAo "a NAA6S bAtN +
cal American man of business.
while highly developed in his spe-
cial lineris "infantile" as a whole,
because he is undeveloped in SO
many other ways.
This view of course excites the
antagonism OF every good Ameri-
can, but IL is perhaps worth exam
lining Just for the sake of under
standing a point of view we can
no: share.
In the first place it is to be
noted that this view gets a good
deal of confederation in every day
life. How often you hear it said
Of some man that ''he is just a
great big over-grown boy" That
may, according to the psychologists
ne scientific description of his mind
and personality.
Grown-Up Babies
Many women are wont TO remark
that their husbands, brothers, or
even their fathers are just big boys,
but a good deal of evidence can be
brought forward to show that wo-
men are IN ar average even more
infantile than men. Men, in order
to make a living have to achieve q
certain degree of maturity. They
may have boyish traits but they car
not afford to have the helplessness
of children. Women. on the other
hand, know that an appearance Of
helplessness, If accompanied by
good looks. is often a great asset il
the pursuit of a husband. Thus so
ciety encourages women TO hole
onto any intantile traits they may
have. The ~"cuteness," the helpless
ness, the ignorance, which so many
Of them effect are infantile. Thu
woman may use these tricks con
seiously in pursuit of a man, but thu
mere fact that she uses such tricks
az all is an indication, ACCORDING
to psychologists, that she has new