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Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-08-09
PUSSYFOOT TO TRY FOR
PROHIBITION IN INDIA
Temperance Organizations In
vite Johnson to Lend a
Hand There.

BY Associated Press to Every Evening.
Copenhagen. July 25.--(By Mail.)
William l.. e'Pussyfoot') Johnson will
sail from England for India the first
week I'm August. The trip of the
famous American prohibition leader is
i'm response to numerous Invitations
from various temperance organizations
in India. including those among the
missionary organizations and natives.
"Pussyfoot' itinerary includes
Bombay. Poona, Baroda, Lahore. AM
ritsar, Delhi CawBpore, Lucknow,
Allahabad, Renares and Calcutta and
has been mapped out by the temper
ance forces in India. From India Mr..
johnson will so TO Ceylon for a brief
visit, in response to invitations from
temperance organizations there. and
then sail for England
Among the temperance organiza-
tfons arranging Mr.. Johnson's timer
airy are said to be some OF the most
prominent persons in the social and
civic life OF India. The various nas
tive religions of India are what may
be termed prohibition religions
While native liquors are made and
sold, and. drinking has increased TO a
great extent even among many OF the
people whose religious tentes are op-
posed to the use of intoxicants, the
temperance forces of India say they
must combat the operations of the
hands of foreigners,
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-08-09
PLATTSBURC CAMP
GETS UNDER WAY
Eight Hundred Men From Del.
aware and Other States
Begin Training.

Plattsburg. N. Y. Aug Eight
hundred young men. without previous
military training. detrained here last
saturday and began one months work
as quests" of their Uncle Sam in
the Citizen Military Training Camp on
the site of the famous old plattsburg
Camps of pre-war days.
Tho 500 arrivals were those who had
applications approved out of list
cf over four thousand youths who
wrote to Governors Island asking to
attend the Red" Course of elementary
military instruction that is to be given
this year. They represented the un-
trained military men of three eastern
states--New York. New Jersey and
Delaware.
When the training course is COM
r.eted. September s. these men viii
have learned the foundation of SOL
e.erly accomplishments and found the
knack of taking care of themselves,
both physically. morally and from n
military standpoint. Next year. in the
White" and BLUE" Camps they con-
tinue their training studies and earn
the grades OF non-commissioned or
commissioned officers in the Organiz-
cd Reserve Corps.
The men have been assigned to
twelve companies. with an average OF
81 men to each company. The men
VIII perform every duty that is ordi-
narlly required of a private in the
Regular Army with the exceptions of
real guard duty and fatigue work.
\ number OF special excursions and
trips to nearby summer resorts, cities
and points of interest, have been ar
ranged to occupy the minds of the stu
dents OF the Camp over the week
ends during their stay here. Dane
Ing. boxing exhibitions and movies"
will he an important factor of the rec
reation programs every night and
something new viii be presented for
entertainment every day. \ number
of experienced hostesses who served
overseas with the Red Cross during
the World War are in charge of the
recreation rooms and the huts were
thrown open for the first time on the
student arrival
Yesterday the students were issued
the regulation Army olive drab uni
form and complete equipment As the
men are expected TO forget they are
civilians for one month and learn the
rudiments of a soldiers training.
civilian clothing win not be worn at
any time during the Course.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-08-09
SODAS AND LUyUR|ES
TAX WILL Be LIFTED
House Ways and Means Com
mittee Also Favors Modify
ing Income Tax Levy.

Washington, Aug. 9.--ln addition to
working upon the changes IN the admin
is,rative features of the internal revenue
law the Wavs and Means Committee
Yesterday got far enough into the prob
lem Of actual tax revision to decide
definitely to wipe out the soda water TAX
and mos. OF the so-called luxury taxes.
The elimination of these taxes has been
a forecone conclusion, but action on
them constitutes concrete move Tor
ward.
No action was taken upon the larger
olest ons of revision. Ii was explained
that the easy things are being taken mp
first. and those likely to cause fireworks
such as repeal of the excess profits
taxes and reduction of the surtaxes-are
being nut off to the last. However, IT
appears likely thai some OF the tgh lag
that seemed imminent over the repeal OF
the excess profits taxes will be avoided.
IL is understood tonight that there
is "A strong and probably a majority,
sentiment in the committee IN favor of
modifying the Is per cent corporation
tax suggested by Secretary Mellon as
A substitute for the excess profits tax.
A ,ax of 5 per cent may be levied on
corporatioa earning $1,000 or less.
which would be about equivalent to
the tax that would be paid ii such
profits were taxed in the form OF indi-
v,duni income. That modifica toe, it
l. -aid. would he agreeable to Repre-
sentative Baehrach, one of the Repub-
lcan members, who lately let loose a
blast against applying the Is per cent
. tax 10 the 100000 corporations earning
50 600 or less.
Moreover, the committee may escape
much of the fighting that has seemed
likely over surtaxes bv the simple ex-
pedlcnt of going slow in providing new
taxes to take The place of reductions.
Word came out OF the committee today
thai the disposition is stronger and
stronger in favor OF placing few new
faxes on the books. That policy. if car
RED out, naturally would cut the ground
from under much OF the opposition that
has been developing to the plans TO wipe
out the higher surtaxes. Not many
ys-oplc are bothered, it seems about what
,axc4 are cut out, unless they are TO be
taxed to make up the losses 40 revenue.
Some question has arisen again
whether, II the excess prohts taxes are
cut out and the higher surtaxes re-
duccd, the changes will be made effee-
tive as OF January /, 1921, or as Of
Januarv ] next The general assump-
ton has been that the changes would
iur made retroactive to January ! last
and Republican leaders on both sides
have said that assumption was sound
However, it has been suggested that
If important new taxes are not to be
levied. il nigh. be easler TO get through
the current fiscal year without an ex-
ccsxive deficit If the present taxes are
continued.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-08-09

II you are looking for wholesome
amusement which you can afford go
to Shellpot Park.--Ady.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-08-09
BOY KILLED MOTHER
|. TO END HER SUFFERING
Fired Into Body After Accidental
Shot Struck Her,
He Says.

Evansville, Ind, Aug. a.-Willie Def
feadoll. IL, held with his brother, Rollv-
% for the murder of their T0-year-old
mother, Mrs. Martha Deffendoll, con-
fessed at noon yesterday to officials at
Boonville that he shot and killed her.
Coroner Vernon Kriekhause announced,
According to the story Willie told
kriekhause, he and his mother were
walking through the woods IN search OF
squirrels, when the hammer Of his gun
struck against tree and sent a shot
through his mother s back. Mrs. Deffen-
doll, wounded, fell on her side. Then
she turned over on her face, according
to Walie's story.
Il didn't want her to suffer- Willie
said, 80 up and shot her again. L hat
didn't kill her, so / shot her again In
the neck.
Willie hurried to his home and then
,ook refuge In BoonviIle. He set the
date Of the shooting as Friday. July %
AID said that it occurred at O. clock in
the morning According to Willie's con-
fession be had an argument with shls
mother on the day before the shooting
because he returned from Boonville with,
out Job. "She fused at me, he said
simply.
Willie's confession clears up the mys-
stery as to who shot Mrs. Deffendoll,
bur his accidental version Of the shoot
ing is not given much credence by Off
cials at Boonville.
can affidavit will be made against
him" Kreikhause said. 1t will not ! .
an accident charge do not believe that
he has told all he knows He will finally
be persuaded to tell it all .
The body of Mrs Detfendoli, with the
head severed, was found IN woods near
her farmhouse. 15 miles from Booaville
last week. William and Rolly, sons Of
the aged woman, were placed under
arrest immediately after the body was
found.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-08-09
Local Singers in Media.

The Wilmington Musical Association
under the direction of Prof. NJ. T.
sterling, repeated the religious drama,
The Coming of Ruth" in Pierson' s
Hall, Media, Pa. last Thursday night.
Mrs. G NJ. S. Pipes directed the per-
forrnance, and the cast of characters
included Mrs. Marie johnson, Miss
Neonta Jones. the star of the play;
Misses Bertha Kilson, Stella Waters,
Ethel McGann. May Richardson,
bertha Brown. Messrs. Dawson Ches-
ter. John Jones. Griffin and Nedab. A
special car took the participants to
Media. leaving Eighth and Market
streets at o'clock. The associations
social hour will be held at the Gar
rett settlement at s o'clock tonight.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-08-09
$1,000 SPILLED on STREET.
Atlantic city Police Called Out when
Cash HAg Bursts.

Atlantic City, ". j.. Aug. Street
car traffic on Atlantic Avenue was
tied up half an hour yesterday when
Andrew Higbee. employed as messen-
gcrsby the Atlantic city Street Rail-
way Company, alighted from trolley
to deposit Sundays receipts In bank.
Higbee carried $4,000 worth OF coin
In a bag, and the bottom fell out OF
the bag. paving the street with SILVER.
A corps of detectives was summoned
to protect him during salvaging opera
tions.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-08-09
SORRY DID NOT
KNOW IT BEFORE
Wilmington Man Had Won
derful Experience With the
New Herbal Medicine,
Plant Juice.

Considerable talk has been stirred up
locally by the wonderful relief that
Mr.. John Gregory. popular salesman,
stopping at The Hotel Merritt, corner
French and Front streets, Wilmington,
has experienced through the use of
Plant Juice, the famous herbal stomach
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-08-09
Ml.. TURNER'S Funeral Tomorrow.

The funeral of Miss Aida II. Turn
or. former superintendent Of the
Homeopathic Hospital, who died at
her home in Woodstown. N. j., on
Sunday night. will be held at o'clock
tomorrow afternoon with nervices In
the Woodstown Baptist Church. In
tcrment will he made in the Woods
town Baptist Cemetery.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-08-09
BE YOUR OWN PUBLICITY MAN

If you know you can do good days
work for a good days pay-and you
want TO find place where you can
show what you can do--come right
out and tell everybody about it!
You can get the attention of all the
employers of Wilmington tomorrow
at trifiing cost-by using Situation
Wanted ad in Every Evening.
Tell the truth about yourself-your
experience. your ability and your am
bition. Put all the facts in one force
full little ad--and you'll be pulling OFF
the biggest publicity stunt" in your
favor that would be possible!
You won't waste bit of your am
munition when you use Situation
Wanted ad in Every EVening--it viii
go straight TO the employers who are
looking for help.
Put yourself on the employment map
call at. Every Evening Office and
talk things over with an ad taker.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-08-09

Secretary Mellon has already learned
that everybody Is opposed to tax
Philadelphia Record.
The Fayette falcon. (Somerville, Tenn.) 190?-current, 1921-07-29
FUNERAL UNDER HUGE TREE
Services for Iilinoisan Held in Shade
OF Immense blackberry He Owned
for Forty Years

Assumption. Ill.-Forty years OF care
for a blackberry tree that grew In
his front yard provided DIR. r. w.
johnson, who died here. with one Of
the most unique places for funeral
service that this state has ever pro-
vided. His request was that the fu-
neral be held Ia the old trees shade.
Hundreds OF friends who gathered
at the funeral from Christian and
nearby counties found that the trees
immensely was not exaggerated. It
rises about 300 feet in the air and
spreads over the entire yard in which
the homestead Is located.
It's size has baked all efforts OF
friends OF the late Doctor JvlnsOn to
measure 1t with exactitude. Both
kites and toy balloons have been used
without satisfaction.
Seven years ago the trees height
was over 225 feet, and 1t is said TO
have grown phenomenalIy since. Old
settlers of Christian county say Il is
about the same age as Doctor John
son, who died at the age OF seventy.
one. Forty years ago he acquired the
property upon which the tree grew,
and built home. It had already been
growing then for 80 years. they said.
The Fayette falcon. (Somerville, Tenn.) 190?-current, 1921-07-29
EMPLOYERS PUT BAN ON DOLLS"

they consider II none Of their busi-
ness. so when they call me nver the
telephone they simply specify quietly
dressed young women. When ! talk
to them In their private Offices they
tell me how undesirable the flashiIy
dressed girl Is.
They notice q lot of things too.
There is special objectisn right Low
to the light gray silk hose which the
girls are wearing"
Miss Josephine Bessems. manager
Of the Women's Occupants bureau,
gave instances OF many girls who had
filled to get positions because OF their
fiashy clothes.
For q railroad Office where the
girls do not meet the public a ging-
ham dress is best" she declared.
David Mailman. manager of the La
Sale Employment bureau, has dis
covered that the girls wear modest
dresses when they GENE into his Of
fice looking for a Job and then as
soon as they are hired they put on
fashy attire.
'sThere are some slaves to style who
Hever win give up their extreme dress
thsugh." he veDtures.
The Fayette falcon. (Somerville, Tenn.) 190?-current, 1921-07-29
Explorer DEGREES Manmsh
Garb Of Lendsn Women

Lsndsn.-BritisA wsnea are
losing womanliness BY adopting
the dress as well rs the habits
q men, according to Mrs. Roslta
Forbes. the famoas explorer.
While clerUmen are denouDc-
Ing weuen for drinking. smok-
Ing and swearing Mrs Forbes
depleres most the custom Of
cutting 81 me hair and the adop-
ton Of mannish gars.
women should keep their
womanheod.- said Mrs Forbes
"It Is certainly better to be a
perfect woman than an imper-
feet man"
The Fayette falcon. (Somerville, Tenn.) 190?-current, 1921-07-29
People Are FashionabIy Dressed
and Spend Money Freely
in Luxury Shops.
GOOD FOOD IS NOW PLENTIFUL
White Bread and Fancy Dainties Seen
Everywhere, but the Finances Of
the State Are in a Chaotic
Condition.

Vienna. - Finance and economic:
seem to have parted company in Aus
tria.
With its money situation chaotic
there is at the same time a generally
acknowledged betterment of conditions
Of living.
Travellers revfsiting Vienna say they
do not recognize the city of year ago
The mass of the people are better
dressed. and more plentiful food is
shown In their healthy appearance
The green and sallow faces have disap-
peared, and on the whole the Vlennese
are nearly back to normal as far as
external evidence goes.
Paris can hardly show a more fash
ionably gowned crowd of women than
that which turns out for the ring prom
enade In the afternoon or throngs the
high-elass shopping district in the
mornings.
Shops Display LuxurIes.
The shop display Of luxurious wares
Of every description increases until the
Arbeiter Zeitung says It exceeds Wen
mas best days Of before the war; The
same newspaper admits there is steady
progress and betterment In business
and general conditions.
The famous dellcatessen shops are
reopening with almost their old-time
excellence. The windows are filed
with fancy dainties for which the city
was noted, canned stuffs of the finest
foreign makes are to be bought, Anert-
can crackers and biscuits are common
In the grocery stores. the candy shops
are restocked, and while last winter a
pound of sweets was virtually unpro-
durable the finest fresh bonbons nov
are 10 be had In any quantity.
White bread Is served In nearly ev-
cry restaurant, and the bakery win
sfows agnin display the famous Vienna
pastries and cakes In the poorer dis
triets even the butcher shops and gro
Gerry stores reflect the same condition.
Turning to finances. the current
statement Of the Austro- Hungarian
bank speaks for It. There are at the
moment $4,000 900 crowns in circu-
Iation and 40O0,0O0,0O0 outstanding
treasury notes issued to the banks for
discount. But this cheap money Is
plentiful.
Everyone 10 Spending.
Everyone seems TO have 1t and to be
spending It. Enormously advanced
prices for everything seem not 10 have
affected the volume of business.
Printing presses are now turning out
about 5O00,O0ooo0 crowns q month
10 meet the government expenses. The
current budget shows a deficit Of
$4,000, 100000 crowns. The wealth levy
has produced thus fur about e.O0o0O0,-
600 arswns, Aaff Of which was paid IN
The Fayette falcon. (Somerville, Tenn.) 190?-current, 1921-07-29
! I'VE
STOCK
DEPLETION OF RANGE GRASS
Injury Caused by Premature Grazing
and Lack Of Utilization Of
Forage Crop.
prepared by the United slaves Depart
ment OF Agricultural

prepared by the United stares DEPART
ment OF Agrlculture)
Range depletion is due in a large
measure 10 premature grazing and to
lack Of uniform utilization OF the for
age crop, investigations now being car
ried on at the Great Basin experiment
station by grazing specialists in the
forest service OF the United States De-
partment of Agriculture show. These
experiments, which have been con
Quoted over four-year period. have
been for the purpose Of ascertaining
Just how certain range bunch grasses
are affected by different systems Of
grazing.
II was found that the yield OF violet
wheat grass when removed by cutting
once In season, at the time the seed
crop matured, was four and two
tenths times as large as when IL was
removed four times In a season and
three and eight-tenths times as large
as when heritage was removed twice
In the season.
Native bronze grass, on the other
hand, yielded six times as much when
harvested twice during the season,
but the yield from one cutting was
three and three -tenths times as much as
when It was removed four times. This
means in range revegetatiop that the
grass native there must be taken into
consideration and a system of grazing
used that Is suitable to II.
The experiments also showed the
striking difference in water content
In heritage as the season advances. In
the LEAKAGE of the violet wheat grass
harvested once in season, just before
seed maturity, the water content aver
aged Al per cent. Plants grazed twice,
late in the season, contained an aver
age moisture content Of 81 per cent,
while plants cropped four times In a
season contained an average of 10
per cent of water. Early In the spring
the young LEAKAGE may contain az
much as So per cent of water This
The Fayette falcon. (Somerville, Tenn.) 190?-current, 1921-07-29
CONSOLIDATED SCHOOL PLANT

TAe pspss ere transported to the
sehsd ~ mstsr buses driven ~
teaehers vAs receive so q msnth fer
this extra wsuk- The buses have q
capacity Il - ts 70 pupils each.
The Hsiconb consolidated schssi
district has an srca Il 12sk square
miles The school Ropulatisa at pres
ent Is SO. Tue new plant has q capa-
city Of coo grade sad high school Pc
pills.
The Consolidated scheel grsup cen
sists Il sevea bsEidiass Il al. with
others Do be added later, q arst-ciass
farm for lastractiea IN practical
agriculture. and : large athletic feid.
In addition 30 the main high school
building and q grade school building.
there Is q large garage for housing
the motor buses. q cottage for the
superintendent. and . cottage for the
janltor.
The Fayette falcon. (Somerville, Tenn.) 190?-current, 1921-07-29
Chicago Business Men Revolt
Against Gay Clothing.
Department. store and Railway Once
Lead tho way and Others
Foliow.

Chicago -'sTAe dolls must 60"
This Is the feellag In basiaess cir
cles and marks = revolt against the
extreme dressing and artificial make
up of many Office and sales girls.
One big department store has
banned all dresses except black. gray
and hrewn. No knee lengths. The
girls N the Chicago. Burlingtoa &
Quincy Offices read q notice putting
the kibssh on transparent waists,
stockings and paint Even gum has
been banished.
"More and more employers are spec
flying how q girl shall dress" said
L. r. TrsE. mssager u the American
Railway bareas. which furnishes 81
fee help to employers. "a great naas
are retieeat when It comes to seat
ing txst hsw q gil shsaid dress. Is
The Fayette falcon. (Somerville, Tenn.) 190?-current, 1921-07-29
PUREBRED CATTLE PAY BEST
North Carolina Breeder Finds u Wise
Plan to Use Best Animals
for Production.

animals that will grow when well
fed are the ones that help the bank
account. have a small dairy. and |
find II pays to get the best animals for
breeding or production. ! am very
glad to see the United States Depart
ment OF Agriculture help the farmers
and stochmen to weed out the runts
and get better sires and nave profit
able live stock. Letter 10 the De.
partment OF Agriculture from a North
Carolina Live Stock Owner.
The Fayette falcon. (Somerville, Tenn.) 190?-current, 1921-07-29
Part Of Big Herd Of Hereford Steers
on q Texas Ranch.

Is sometimes the cause Of many live
stock losses in the early spring. The
green feed Is sparse and contains SO
small an amount Of food substance
that 1t is necessary for an animal to
travel great distances TO gather daily
approximately 50 pounds OF sueculent
LEAKAGE. which Is an equivalent 10 10
pounds Of dry hay.
When the difference In yield and Du-
trutive value of the forage, IN favor
of the less-frequently grazed areas. Is
taken into account. It is clear that fire.
quent cropping Is an extravagant and
wasteful practice. Furthermore, about
s. per cent Of bunch-grass cover
harvested four times In a season Is
killed out at the end OF the third
year, thus subjecting the soil 60 vary
ing degrees Of depletion through
erosion.
The Fayette falcon. (Somerville, Tenn.) 190?-current, 1921-07-29
CONDENSED
CLASSICS
WATERLOO
~
By NM. ERcKMANN-
CHATHAM
Condensation by
Charles E. L. Wingate

ErekmanB-ChatrianI s the Joint name
Of two French writers whose cOIlabOra-
flen made their work that of, so TO
speak, one personality the former
writing chiefly and the latter editing
sad adapting for the stage. Emile
Erekmann was born on the 10th OF
May, 1872, at PhalsbOurRj and Louis
aratian Alexandra ChatrIan, ON the
18th of December, 1925, Mt SOldatenthal,
Lorraine. They began their work to-
EetheT In 1S47 and continued doing so
untI 1889.
among their first publications are
Science et Genie,s "schInderhanneM"
aBa many short stories. The series of
novels 20 which ErckmRnn-Ch atrian
owe In great part their reputation in
ciudes "Le Fou YegOf." 'Madame
Therese," "HintOire dun COnscrit de
1919" Liant FritE," "HIstOIre de
Hsmme des Peuple,r and many others.
Their dramatic compositions and
adaptations are GEORGES lie Chasseur
DIES RuiRes," "L'Alsaee en- 1914"
Their stories, dealing with the real
ties OF the times, are distinguished by
simplicity and a genuine descriptive
Rower, particularly in battle scenes and
those Of Alsatian peasant life.
The Fayette falcon. (Somerville, Tenn.) 190?-current, 1921-07-29
Kansas Town Has Most Elabor-
ate Affair Of the mad.
n coss $4,000 and Pupils From
Seven Districts Are Trans
ported IN Motor Buses.

Garden City, Kan.-What is de-
srrft,ed as one Of the most elaborate
and complete consolidated school
plants in America has just been dedi-
c,,ed at Holeomb. seven miles west
~ Garden City on the western Kan
sas prairie The plant cost $4,000
Seven school districts Joined TO
construct the single plant where the
pupils may have the advantage OF q
e,ty school, including manual train
ing. domestic science and scientific
training Of several varieties.
SIX one-room schools Of the old
type and q three-roOm school at Hol-
comb were abandoned In favor Of the
consolidated Rroieet