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The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1922-07-03
A Run Of Luck.

THE closest call ! ever had" said the
ruddy- faced passenger, was ~ in
Arizona. Our train ran onto a bridge
where the supports had been sashed
away by a food" Is
"And the train fell into the iiserse
NO; as good luck would nave il.
just at that inns ii was being held
up by train robbers. Boston Tran
script.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1922-07-03
To Make Hairs Vanish
From Face, Neck or Arms
Beauty Culture

Keep a little powdered ielatone
handy and when hairy growths appear
make a paste with some of the powder
and a little water, then spread over
hairy surface. After 2 or 3 minutes
rub of, wash the skin and it will be
entirely free from hair or blemish.
This simple treatment is unfailing, but
care should be exercised to be sure
and get genuine delatone, otherwise
you may be disappointed.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1922-07-03
WITNESSES,
Up and W

Up and around.-Windmills.
All play-The musicians work,
Man OF browning qualities.-A den.
list.
A coat you can't pawn.-A coat Of
tan.
Song without words.-The one the
kettle sings.
Generally moves in the best society
"A fan.
Carries things with a high hand
The poker plsyer.-Boston Transcript.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1922-07-03
An Elastic Budget.

A Ner York expert SAYS thsts a
roman car dress on $500 = year. She
m also dress On : 1ao. s4soa and
zrions other suns. - we don't scs
as point 81 his rrmsrk-Bcston Trsn-
erpI
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1922-07-03
Saturdays Games.

Philadelphia at New York. rain.
Brooklyn l, Boston 0 item innings.
st. Louis o. Pittsburg S first game)I
Pittsburg o, st. Louis 3 tsecond game)
Chicago 6, Cincinnati s.
Evening journal., 1922-11-17
DISMISSED. BUT HELD
ON ANOTHER CHARGE

Peter Sotiratos. 41o East Fourth
street. was dismissed by judge Hast
ings, in Municipal Court this morn
ing, on two charges Of uttering
worthless checks, but he was held
for two weeks to await the action of
the Pennsylvania authorities who
asked his arrest on charge Of OBJ
talning goods under false pretenses.
He was represented by Philip L.
Garrett. The man was arrested at
the instance of the WINS Baking
Company. OF Philadelphia. Mr.. Gar
rett commented that II was case OF
attempting TO use the court as a
commercial collecting agency.
Evening journal., 1922-11-17
ADVOCATE new
STATE BUREAU

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Association had to leave the meet
ing early. the Juvenile Court mat
ters were first discussed. resulting
n the appointment OF a committee
to draft a Juvenile Court biil. ex-
tending the jurisdiction OF the court
to Kent and Sussex counties. and
.p tovdding az appropriation for
detention house. The committee
appointed includes Judge Prickett.
Major Sylvester. Miss Marie T.
Lockwood. Miss MacA1ahon. J. Hall
Anderson and Colonel Robert G.
Houston.
After a discussion as TO the con
so1idation OF the various commits
sions and organizations Mr.. Ander-
son the Secretary OF the State Board
Of Charities presented a tentative
draft OF a bill TO abolish the State
Board OF Health, Delaware State
Tuberculosis Commission, Child Wei
fare Commission and Mothers Pen
sion Commission and in lieu thereof
create a new department. TO be
known as the Department Of Pub
lie Health and Welfare.
A oopmittee consisting OF Mrs.
william s. Hilles and Mrs. F. NJ.
Jones was appointed 20 carefully
study the jurisdiction of the pro-
posed new State Department over
private charitable organizations and
to report back to the next meeting
its recommendations.
A resolution was presented and
unanimously adopted, that the gem
eral plan OF consolidation outlined
in the draft prepared by the Board
OF Charities be approved in its gem
eral features, subject TO amendments
and future enlargement as to details.
Next meeting will be held Decem-
ber g.
Evening journal., 1922-11-17
TRADE IMPROVING,
Statesmen REPORT

The annual convention Of the sales
force OF the Edge Moor Iron Com
pany. which opened yesterday In
the Hotel DUPONT. was continued to-
day with an intermission for lun-
cheon at noon, in the grill room.
Including officers of the company
about thirty persons are attending
the conventions sessions. Reports
presented by the salesmen from
various sections of the country are
generally TO the effect that bust
ness conditions are steadily improv-
ing. Nnong the men attending the
convention are H. NJ. Lodge, +. F.
Allan and ]. +. Glenn, Of New York:
r. X Culbertson. OF. st. Paul. MINI.
G. r. Mattingley. OF Chicago; W.
L. Ford OF Boston, Mass; Fl. r.
Barton, of Pittsburg and T. b.
Whitted. OF Charlotte. N. c.
Evening journal., 1922-11-17
GASOLINE TAX
IS SUGGESTED

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the State Highway Department 90
match the above amount. To provide
these funds II is recommended that
fines collected for infractions Of the
motor vehicle laws on state high
ways be returned to the State High
way Department TO defray the ex-
penses OF he traffic police; that a
tax on gasoline be imposed; that
license fees for commercial vehicles
be increased; doing away with the
reciprocity for commercial vehicles
would also produce additional In
come.
The Departments budget shows
that It Is practically at a stand-still
as far as construction goes, II pro
vision Is not made for additional in
come. The Department Is prepar-
ed to present to the Legislature, a
clean slate. ready TO etop or go
ahead, as the revenues derived from
the automobile licenses will be suf-
ficient to operate the Department.
A gasoline tax of 1 cent gallon
as proposed estimated at $500
year for each car would net sI25.-
600. which would permit bond Is
sue OF s1,70O,OO0.
It is also pointed out that the in
crease in license OF commercial We
hfcles would aid materially toward
the financing the road proposition.
Evening journal., 1922-11-17
TALK MERGER
Of RAILROADS
Continued from Page One.)

Continued from Page one.)
held hearings on suggested con
solidations OF roads in Southeastern
United States.
Today's hearings, as were previ-
ous ones. are being held under the
authority of the transportation act
OF 1920. They are TO bring on
whether the roads involved are will
ing to submit to the grouping pro
posed by the commission to develop
what opposition exists to its plan.
Recent reports from St. Paul,
stronghold. of Hill interests indicat-
ed that the Great Northern and
Northern Pacific, so-called Hi1l
roads, would interpose before the
a counter-plea to be per-
mitted TO consolidate with the Bur-
llngton. Such a consolidation would
release the dream Of the late James
J. Hill, founder Of the first two
named roads, ana railroad wizard of
the Northwest.
Omcials here. however doubt that
this plea will be allowed. The trans
portauon act prescribes that the
consultations proposed by the com
mission must preserve competition
1n the regions where they were ef-
fective. In drafting systems IA and
Is the commission has endeavored
10 achieve two great parallel COM
peting lines to serve the northern
States of the West.
It is pointed out that a grouping
such as It reported. the roads would
encompass the entire transportation
facilities OF that section Of the
country and eliminate competition.
Evening journal., 1922-11-17
SUSSEX ALMSHOUSE
SUPT. Is REELECTED
Special to The Evening Journal.

Special to The Evening Journal.
GEORGETOWN, Nov, 17-B. NJ
Tipple. president of the Americau
College in Rome Italy, delivered an
address in the Sussex County Court
house. Tuesday night, 10 a large
audience. which gathered from all
parts of the county. DR.. Tipple's
speech was along religious lines, and
he pointed out some Of the strug-
giles the school is having there.
drive is now being made to raise
funds.to make additions to the col
lege. He has been head OF the
school for the past twenty-five
years.
Trustees Of the Sussex County
Almshouse, reelected George W.
Nelson as superintendent OF the in
stitution for another year. Mr..
Nelson is serving his third year as
superintendent.
Evening journal., 1922-11-17
reasons

reasons
Piiny. that good old wet, Is found,
to have taken up the anti-prohi plat
form.
It is also discovered from Egyp-.
tian monuments that Egyptians
were heavy drinkers when the dry
law was enacted. Festive parties
galore are depicted. Women over
come by wine are frequently found
IN the figures on tombs at Thebes
The "eat. drink and be merry slo-
gan was introduced by hosts who
had servants TO carry the wooden
image of a corpse about a banquet
table while he pronounced the toast;
"Behold-drink and be happy. for
after thy death thou wilt be as this
one"
Finally Professor Lutz concludes
that ancient prohibition lasted only
for a short time. Among the Mos
lens. however. It was rigidly en-
forced and Is TO this day.
Evening journal., 1922-11-17
Has Woman Right to Kill Self?
Question ShrS All ENGLAND
SUICIDES HERE
ON INCREASE
BY DIR. HARRY NJ. WARREN,
President. The save-a-Idfe
I,pagna

BY DIR. HARRY NJ. WARREN,
President, The save-a-Idfe
League.
NEW YORK. Nov. 17s-sui-
cides continue To increase.
There were 12,144 officially
reported last year; probably
10000 including those not re-
ported.
OF these s41o were men. 1884
were women. There were 1900
who, before killing themselves.
murdered more than 1000 other
people, one man frst having
killed 10.
In New York oity there were
$40 suicides.
Germany leads the world,
especially In child suicides.
Berlin recorded as many as II
suicides a day.
London reports coal gas the
fashion" IN suicide there.
Many suicides IN Paris we're
Americans.
Budapest averaged Is suicides
a day, with 10000 making un-
successful attempts.
In Russia entire families de-
stroyed themselves by drown
ing. In one village 500 women
burned themselves 10 death.
Evening journal., 1922-11-17
EPWORTH LEAGUE
WORK in VIENNA
Wilmington District Buys
Building in Austria to
Extend Activities
DELEGATES GUESTS
AT NOON LUNCHEON

The annual convention Of the Will
alington District. Epworth League
opened shortly before noon today in
Kingswood Methodist Church, Four
teenth and Claymont streets, and
will continue this afternoon and eve
ing. The program arranged for this
morning had to be carried over until
this afternoon. as the session open
ing was delayed until the ohuroh
could be heated. Luncheon was
served at noon In the basement OF
the church. by the women OF Kings
wood Church. A roll call was held
Of al the Epworth League in the
Wilmington District, and It was
shown in the number of delegates
present that the, session was one OF
the largest morning sessions Of any
convention for several years.
A brief talk was given by Dr.
Robert Watt, district superintendent.
who told OF the work OF the Ep-
worth League abroad. He an
nouncd that the Wilmington Dis
triot League had purchased a build
ing IN Vienna, Austria and that
workers were there now to carry out
the objects of the Epworth League.
The building Will be supported by
Wilmington District.
This afternoon the program will
open with the Sacrament OF the
Lords Supper which will be in
charge Of DR.. Watt. The devotional
services will be IN charge of the Rev.
r. K. Stevenson. Echoes from the
summer institutes will be given by
delegates and the Delmarvia Insti-
tute. Miss Pearl Lyman will discuss
the relation Of the Epworth League
and the work OF the City Missions.
The Rev. G. 2. Sterling. of Galena.
Nd, viii give a demonstration of
possible recreations.
Supper will be served at the
church this evening. At o'clock
here win be a question hour. The
speaker for the evening will be DR..
F. Watson Hannah. of Drew Sem
nary. Madison. n. J.
Evening journal., 1922-11-17
TEXASLED To
OIL FRAUDS
Threefold Inquiry Made Into
Doubtful Stock Deals in
State
MERGERS"
ARE QUESTIONED
By NEA Service.

BY NEA Service.
FORT WORTH, Tex, Nov, IL
Threefold investigation of to food
ing OF many states with worthless
oil stocks is under way in Texas.
Criminal prosecution Of many oil
promoters for fraudulent use OF the
mails barring OF their present busi-
ness methods by the Federal Trade
Commission, and exposure of those
methods by the national vigilance
committee OF the Associated Adver-
tising Clubs of America are among
the results expected.
The Investigations in Texas center
in Fort Worth, Dallas and Houston.
Similar inquiries are uder way or
have been completed in Arkansas,
another hotbed of bogus stock SELL
ing. and In Kansas City.
Evidence already has been uncov-
cred showing the swindling OF thous-
ands OF persons throughout the
United States. Heavier even than
at the time OIL 'wild-catting" was
in its flower IN Texas Is the harvest
OF Illicit gain which the promoters
have reaped.
Make Big Clean.Up.
Publicity, either in newspapers
specializing in oil promotion or in
direot-by-Tnail canvassing of sucker
LISTS" has enabled the stock-selling
promoters to make amazing clean
ups" az the expense OF the oredu-
lous.
Declarations of trust" which the
promoters hold are legal under the
common law. are used by the OIL men
to enable them TO svade prosecution
IN the state courts or suits in the
civil.
Claiming the right under these
declarations Co exclusive and oom-
plete control OF the affairs Of the
syndicates they organize. the pro-
moters often pocket 80 per cent or
more Of the process from their
stock-selhng campaigns as "organi-
cation fees" pay themselves hand
some salaries and meet big expense
accounts from the remainder, and
spend little or nothing IN actual oil
operations.
Mergers Questioned.
From syndicates which have been
MIXED dry by the original pro-
moters, numerous oil mergers"
now flourlshing in Fort. Worth and
elsewhere buy lists of stockholders
and canvass these Of more profits.
The mergers" write alluring letters
offering TO exchange their own stock
for the stock OF defunct companies,
provided the holders buy 25 per cent.
additional merger stock-for cash
Legitimacy of the merger" pro-
motions Is being especially inquired
into by the Federal Trade Commis-
sion.
Small dividends which the "merg-
ers' pay from time to time come
from the proceeds of stock sales,
federal authorities here believe.
Evening journal., 1922-11-17
BY MILTON BRoNNER,
SEA servioe scar correrponde

NEA Service Stan Correspondent
LONDON. Nov. 17-Has a womar
a right TO commit suioide7
Should she be sent TO prison fos
attempting self-destruction?
The law says mo" to the frsi
question and Yes 20 the second
But a score OF the most distinguished
persons in Great Britain protest the
law is wrong.
The controversy. growing speo-
tacular. revolves around Mrs. Maud
HILBERT, survivor In a suicide pact
with a man. After lying in jail six
weeks awaiting trial on a charge OF
attempting suicide. she was convict
ed and sentenced to serve nine
months in prison at hard labor.
Half of Mrs. Hibbert's sentence
has gone by and petitions for Glenn
ency have been sent to the homo
secretary urging that she was lied
away by the man. has already suf-
fered punishment-and that such
a punishment Is not calculated to in
crease her respect for life nor aot as
a deterrent to others"
Drinkwater's view.
Says John Drinkwater, famous
playwright, one OF the siRners OF tie
petition:
Before a woman reaches a frame
OF mind which leads to such an act
she must have endured the greatest
possible mental agony. To keep her
in prison on top OF that seems to me
both cruel and futile"
Stephen McKenna, novelist, says:
II hold the view that anybody's
life is the property Of that particular
person. II you wish 10 take your
own life you ought to be allowed TO
do so. Suicide often is hard on ones
family, but I don't think any depart
ment OF the government has the
right to keep people alive II they
don't want 10 live"
Interest Is Widespread.
The case Is attracting great atten-
tion because In some cases under the
British law the survivor in a double
suicide pact can be indicted for muir
der as well as for attempting suicide.
Petitioners for clemency for Mrs.
HILBERT include Viscountess Rhond-
da, coal operator and euffragist; May
Sinclair. novelist; Mrs. Wintrlngham,
member OF Parliament; Miss Glenn
ence Dane, playwright; George Ber-
nard Shaw, John Masefield. G. X.
Maurice Hewlett, Arnold
Bennett, II. @. Wells, John Gals
worthy, p. F. Benson. Sir Henry
Newbolt and Bertrand Russell.
Evening journal., 1922-11-17
ROBERTS POST MEETING.

Members OF Laurence Roberts
Post. No. 81. American Legion, will
meet al dinner at McConnells on
next Monday evening, at $50
O'Clock.
The feature OF the evening will
be ar address by Walter H. Born
man irst vice-commander Of Henry
Houston. End, Post, No. 8, OF Ger
mantown. Mr.. Bornman has been
active in the Legion affairs Of Phil
adelphia since the inception OF the
organization and has a message OF
interest to all ex-service men.
Member sof the post may arrange
reservations for themselves and ex-
service friends by calling the post
adjutant, 1894, Saturday or Sunday.
Evening journal., 1922-11-17
WIRTH SEES
ruin IF j. 5.
HOLDS ALO0F
from EUROPE

CONTINUED from Page one.)
mined to carry on playing a part II
the Reichstag, somewhat similar tC
that Of Lloyd George in the British
Parliament. Wirth Is now a deputy
He pointed out that the United States
through Woodrow Wilson was
pledged to be fourteen points" add
ing but It now appears that nobody
in America is willing to carry out
these principles.
who is TO settle the European
problem which now has become a
world problem-not politicians. not
Premier Poincaire?" Wirth con-
tinued. America must take hand
as soon as possible. and must call a
conference whRh will deal with the
problem from an economic View
point.
America now has two gentle
men-they are very fine gentlemen,
too-on the reparations commission
but why doesn't America have official
representatives7 America must
have official representatives so she
can play the decisive role-so she
can be sort OF hrbitrator-an UNI
pire."
AT THIS point interrupted Dir.
Wirth with the question, whether
he meant that America ought 10
speak what the Germans call the
Machtwort (might word.) He re-
piled:
Il wouldn't say that, but you can
say that America should play e de-
cisive role and be officially repre-
sented."
After pause. he added;
Il have done my best to fulfill the
Versailles treaty demands.
Perhaps have done too much
but there is nothing to show for it.
After the London ultimatum the
Allies occupied Dusseldorf. Duisberg
and Raperot. Their troops are still
there. Why7 When one asks, they
only shrug their shoulders.
occupations must cease. The
whole problem must be treated from
an economic standpoint"
I asked what would happen II the
United States did nothing.
Inen misery anu WEetoh~uness
throughout Europe will increase con-
stantly and Europe will go TO ruin. /"
He paused refectively and then
continued:
Il had delegations from local hos
pitfalls and clinics here a few days
ago. They were very sad. They told
me their institutions were being
forced TO close"
He paused another second, then
said:
"That IS not all. Science Is crumb-
ling, universities are badly off and
the middle classes are becoming
beggars. There you see the situa-
tion. Our patience Is not exhausted
yet, but our resources are"
Evening journal., 1922-11-17
Hooch? The Ancients Beat
Modern World To IT

When you were a tadpole and wa
fish.
In the paleozoio time,
We'd brew our booze in the prima,
And roll in the Stygian slime.
Wed make our stills and curse our
ills
And we'd serve IN the primitivs
pen.
We were much afraid of che dry
squads raid.
For we bootlegged even them.
From Rhymes OF Bootleggsr.-
BY NEA Service.
BERKELEY, Cal, Nov. 1e-From
the heiroglyphs and historic records
of ancient Egypt and Assyria has
been ooaxed at last the story of
mans earliest adventures in prohibi-
ton.
And what they say is. ''Oid stuff"
For these centuries-old characters
and writings tell us that even then
did bootleggers flourish and home
brew was abroad in the land; that
there were dry laws and dry raids,
and the boys sat around their Baby
lonian beer and walled them was
the days"
To Prof. II. F. Lutz, Egyptoiog1st
at the University of California, are
we Indebted for the exhaustive re-
search that barred these oonsoling
pictures OF the past. Professor Lutz
has just completed a comprehensive
pamphlet on 'Viticulture and Brew
ing in the Ancient Orient"
APPLY enough It was to the crum-
bling cellars and the urns, that once
did duty as containers, that the pro-
fessor went in search of the data.
Recipes Galore.
And. oh boy, among other things
he discovered more than 100 ''re-
cipes" for making your owni"
Also he found that prohibition was
not much OF a success in its first
appearance. Il came as a religious
enactment.
Persia, Il seems. was the cradle OF
the bootlegger. A nation largely 90
oupied in the making Of wine. It did
not take kindly to the enforcem ent
act. Egyptian monarchs finally al
terceded, but wine smuggling al
ready was becoming a pet sport.
Professor Lutz discovered that the
potency Of the humble raisin was ap-
preciated. by dry enforcers as we'll
as the home brewers. From the
DAILY Helroglyph"-or whatever
the ancient bulletin board was called
he culls the following. which may
sound familiar TO many:
TN the year 4O1, during the reign
Of Hakim, many people of Cairo were
beaten and led shamefuly through
the streets because they had sold
wine, a forbidden merchandise"
There you have the fate Of the first
bootlegger.
Again he finds this: "7akim pro-
hibited the sale Of raisins and issued
orders against importation. Large
quantities OF raisins were thrown
into the Nile or burned, or were
thrown into the streets and trampled
upon. The vineyards OF Gizah were
cut down and destroyed"
First Dry"
II was Mohemmed, II seems, who
staged the first widespread dry cam
paign. Professor Lutz finds that
there were political as well as moral
Evening journal., 1922-11-17
BISHOP OVERS AT
TOWER HILL SCHOOL

The Rt. Rev. Walter H. Overs.
missionary bishop OF the Protestant
Episcopal Church, in liberia, Wis
tied Tower Hill School this morning
and made an interesting address to
the students. He told Of personal
experiences, some humorous, some
serious, OF his work in the African
mission field. Bishop Overs was in
troduced by Bishop Cook. who took
part in the morning exercises A
special musical program was given
by the Boys Glee Club. OF the
school.
Evening journal., 1922-11-17
GIANT ACCUSED
AS BOOTLEGGER

James Start, who stands six fee
six inches in his stockings and is the
tallest man ever taken by prohibi.
ton officers in Delaware, will be ar.
ralgned this afternoon before u. s
Commissioner Cam on charge Of
possessing and selling "moonshine'
liquor.
Federal Agent clifford Leroy ar
rested Start in Middletown on Satur-
day night, November 4. The latter
is Of medium build and when the
pair reached the local police station
they aroused much merriment by
the difference IN their respective
heights. start has been at liberty
under $500 bail. His home is in
Middle Neck, Md.
Evening journal., 1922-11-17
INSTALL PASTOR
AT GILBERT CHURCH

The Rev. william r. Rutledger
last night was installed as pastor
OF Gilbert Presbyterian Church.
whose congregation. composed Of
colored citizens. has been without a
pastor for three years The Rev
T. S. Armentraut propounded the
contitutional questions and preached
the installation sermon. The charge
to the congregation was delivered
by the Rev. Ira F. Wagner. and to
the pastor by the Rev. Joel S. Gil
allan. A reception WAS given in
honor Of the new pastor following
the installation.
Evening journal., 1922-11-17
CONFER TODAY on zoNING

Action looking 10 legislation auth
orlzing a division OF the city into
residential. mercantile and manu-
featuring zones is expected at a
meeting this afternoon OF the City
Planning and zoning Commission,
OF which Councilman Alexander r.
Abrahams Is chairman. The meet
ing Is being held IN the directors
room OF the Chamber OF Commerce.
DUPONT Building.