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New-York tribune., 1922-07-12
4 Political Semi Centennial

worry, and even Tom Reed forgos -
be funny. Uncle Scion started a
weekly newspaper called "Chases
ClS>uicle," which in two months had
a subscription lis, Of 5000, and still
growing. People sent In names and
contributions as il 20 holy cause"
From town TO town few Uncle solon,
preaching Greenbackism," as he called
il. His greetings were enormous. His
passage from town TO town was almost
triumphal
Early In 1879 The New York Tribune
sent q man to Mechanic Falls 20 inter
view Uncle solon and 70 sire him up.
The Tribune man had the then common
notion that Uncle solon was a mounte-
bank. When he got TO Mechanic Falls,
where the meeting was 70 be addressed
by Uncle Solon, he found the town in
holiday. The assembly hall was filed
to overhowing. A brass band was on
the STAGE TO make music. Uncle Solon
came into the hall. saw the band and
said: you boys 90 outside and stay
and give folks n chance 70 hear the
Grcenback gospel can make all the
music that's necessary" The New
York Tribune man listened TO Uncle
Scion and wired his newspaper: "Unelo
solon Chase has been underrated. lie Is
no lgnoramus; he IL not an Office seeker
he is a zealot; he cares nothing for
himself and for that reason is the
more dangerous. No one can meet him
successfully except Blaine. Let the
rest 20. Look out for Solon Chase in
this Greenbaek movement He is the
New-York tribune., 1922-07-12

With reverence your eyes look up,
Oh. foolish, grizzled Scotiy pup
The American Jewish world., 1922-12-22

bath and dreamed Of restored Jeru-
salem.
Until the year 1S4S this system had
functioned to general satisfaction.
But that year, with war in the in
terror, in Italy and in Hungary, the
Emperor needed more human blood.
Thus, as said before, the poor Jews
of Busk had to suffer three conscrip-
tions, like all other subjects of the
Empire. Such things happened also
in France in 1913 and like many sub
jects Of Napoleon, the Jews of Cali
cia were willing to pay a good price
in order to be spared the glory of
heroes. However, the meagre purse
of these people could not bear the
triple demand for human flesh. Those
of Busk were still able to buy about
four men year, which was their or
binary tribute, but to furnish twelve
men was sheer impossibility.
At the first and the second con-
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SchlOme The Fighter
SERIES OF STORIES CHARACTERS
GEORGES CIEA1ENCEAU

the fact that they had to break the
Sabbath by being forced to work on
that day. AS for whom and why
they were fighting, they did not know.
They would have understood, had
they faced the eventuality of being
killed in the defense of Jerusalem.
But to risk their life in some quar-
rels of the Christians how absurd!
These were the reasons why the
Jewish communities of Galicia tried
to save their youth from military
service. They succeeded in doing so
by the simplest stratagem. What did
the emperor want? A certain num-
ber of soldiers to be killed according
to the rules of warfare. They fur
nished him his share. The Emperor
was satisfied, and so was Israel. But
how was that miracle to be accom-
plished.
All communities of Galicia, where
a sufficient number of Jews resided,
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were divided into Christian and Jew
ish districts. The census made known
the number of inhabitants Of each
section and in proportion to the popu-
lation was determined the number of
conscripts which each was to furnish.
Now the Galician villages were at
that time invaded by Jews from Rus
sian Poland who had fled across the
border to escape from the horrible
prosecutions to which they were sub
jected under Gar Nicholas.
These refugees fortunately did not
share the Talmudic orthodoxy of
their Galician co-religionists, and
besides, being bare of all resources,
they had no objection to dom
ming the uniform. Thus the bargain
was assured in advance. Bribing in
to completely the police and the gen
darmerie, the Russian Jew, duly paid,
assumed the civic status of his ortho-
dox brother and served in the ranks,
while the latter remained in his Ga
lician home, fed on kosher food, alb
stained from all work on the Sab
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scriptions they succeeded by some
chance in getting out of their dilem-
ma. They mortgaged, they sold in
order to save the holy ark, and the
God of Abraham had the joy of see
ing all the sheep of his flock intact.
But when the third conscription came,
they were without resources. The
supply from Russian Poland had be-
come more rare and the demand be-
ing greater, the price Of a man had
increased beyond all proportion. All
the Golfers had been emptied before;
the poor people found themselves at
the end of their means. BY supreme
effort they succeeded in obtaining
three substitutes. But for the fourth,
nobody could be found. They had
to resign themselves to choose from
Israel itself a victim for the bloody
tournament of Christian barbarism.
The idea of drawing lots among
the young men who had passed their
twenty first year, as the law required,
never occurred to them. The grand
council directing the affairs at the
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psychological interest of the plot, as
for the light which it throws upon
customs foreign to us.
It deals with one of those poor
Polish Jews in long trailing coat, with
untrimmed beard and shabby locks,
whose curious shining side curls,
tumbling over their ears, suggest a
spaniel coming out of the water.
Schlome Cor Solomon) Fuss was
tailor. 1t is very useful trade, but
you cannot become rich by it in one
of the poorest villages of eastern Ga
licia.
The hamlet of Busk, two steps
from the Russian frontier, shows un-
mistakable signs of the most lament
able poverty. However, one should
not always judge the wealth of men
by their appearance. In spite of the
indescribable novels in which the
Jewry of Busk is crowded, it is said
that the fortune of some individuals
is rated by the thousands. They are
the Rothschilds of the place. The rest
cut each sou into eight and do not
indulge in the luxury of clothes. But,
whatever one may do to economize,
the strongest web is bound to yield
and when the hole grew beyond rea-
sonable size one had to resort to
Schlome to have him apply the re-
deeming patch. Piecing together,
cutting, sewing, Schlome was an ex-
pert in his art. Thus he managed to
exc out his existence and that Of his
wife, Leah, and five children. At the
time when our story begins, Leah was
expecting another.
1t was in the year 1848. What
events crowded into that memorable
year! A strong breath of freedom !
was sweeping across the hills and
plains of the old continent, a longing
for justice. The people were all ris-
ing against their oppressors, and the
thrones were tottering. 1t was
beautiful dawn of hope. But alas!
what night followed -.
One must not imagine that the poor
Jews of Busk were ignorant of these
happenings. They perceived very
we'll that an unusual force was NOV
ing the world that year, when his
Majesty the Emperor, honored them
with three successive conscriptions.
Until military service became OBJ
ligatory for all in 1866, the Galician
Jew had never ceased to- protest
against the noble trade of arms.
Orthodoxy, not cowardice, made him
shun the barracks. Once enlisted, he
had to renounce eating kosher meat;
a terrible necessity for those who
followed the precepts of
their Law. An even greater evil was
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Jewish community and composed of
the most pious and wealthiest mem
bers, realized, however, that they
should not leave to chance to decide
who was to be offered to take part
in the holocaust. How could one dare
to sacrifice one of the rich represent
ing capital of some five to six hun
dred francs! Does one not even in
such crisis meet with the oligarchy Of
money, which appropriates all it can
OF the privileges Of the less favored
classes?
But an even more serious question
presented itself. Religious sentiment
raised above the ordinary rank per-
sons more or less distantly associated
with the divinity; hence it did not
permit "Lerner" to live among the
uncircumcized. The Lerner is the
man devoted to serious Hebrew
studies, he who pores over the Tai
mud and the Kabala. Such men form
the real aristocracy of Israel, which
dates back beyond the Temple des-
troyed by Titus. A Lerner, who is
neither merchant nor artisan, is read
lily accepted by the girl with the rich
est dowry, just as our marquis are by
young millionairesses. So it was
unanimously decided by the Sanhed-
rim of Busk to put into a hat the
names of the lowliest members of the
Jewish community and let chance
make it's choice.
1t was the name of Schlome Fuss
that was drawn. When night came,
the gendarmes instructed to carry
out the law broke into the home Of
Schlome, dragged him from his pal
let, regardless of the tears of his
wife, and having bound him, led the
stunned tailor without any explana-
tion to the police station of the neigh
boring town of Zlocgow. With the
completely of the judge he was there
furnished false Identification card,
his dear side curls were cut, he was
stuck into brand new uniform, and
before long he was on his way to the
fields of Novare, where Charles AL
bert was proving the strength of his
arm. Did not Candide in the same
manner become one Of the heroes Of
the Bulgarian army?
There was only this difference: the
handsome Cunegonde was without
while Schlome's Leah had
six children to bring up on the pesti-
ential air which Providence literally
among those upon whom
we're heaped all the evils of the world,
80 they could in time better appre-
,iate the everlasting beatitude Of the
elect. Providence apparently favored
Leah and her six children, for none
# the trials of poverty were spared
hem. 1t was miraculous that they
survived. I dare say they thrived on
t. That race will never die. What
AN be more humiliating to our multi
who feed on all sorts of
and see their precious bodies
waste away in their palaces from
'crofula and tuberculosis! Though
hey shivered with cold and were
'aint with lack of food, Leah and
Ter six children persevered in the ir-,
'itating habit of living. The COM
nunity which had rendered them as
istance in the secret hope that "this
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H E story that
l am going to.
t e Ii is founded
upon f a C t. I
wrote it as it
was dictated to
me by a m a n
w h o witnessed
the d r a m a t i c
S C e n e in the
S Y n a G o G ue of
w h i C h Schlome
the Fighter was
the h e r o. l t
seems to me that
it is worthy of
publication a s
m u C n for the
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1922-12-01
THREE IN SAME
Home RESTORED
We Are All Praising Tanfac
At Our House," Declares
Harry II. Clark.

MY wife, my mother-in-law and my
self are all praising Tan'ac for what Il
has done for us, says Harry II. Clark,
well known steam filter. of 93s Is street,
:. W, Washington, ID. G.
"lf everybody who is not feeling right
knew what this medicine will do the
factory couldn't make il fast enough.
Before | took IL | had been suffering
from indigestion and going down hill
for two years. My stomach was so
out of fix tina, just felt sick all over.
had n2Hppetite and what little dad eat
seemed 10 do me more harm than good
| also had bad headaches and often
felt so weak and dizzy | was afraid OF
falling on the street.
My nerves were all undone, my
kidneys out of order. and | had fearful
pains in the small OF my back. | lost
weight all the time and was so played
out that | would come dragging in home
from my work at night completely ex-
hausted But since taking Tanlac
simply feel like new man. | haven't
an ailment in the world, eat three square
meals a day, sleep like a log nights
and work is a pleasure. My wife and my
mother were suffering about the same
way ! was and Tanlac has them feeling
fine, too, We all swear by Tanlac at ouI
house"
Taniac is sold in Wilmington by the
Eckerd Drug Stores; in New Castle by
l.. Challenger q Son and all leading
druggists everywhere.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1922-12-01
CLAYMONT SCHOOL
BONDS DELIVERED
New Building Assured, Bids for
It Are to be Opened on
January 8.

The new Claymont public school Is
assured. This announcement was made
today when II was stated that the
bonds recently sold for that purpose
were delivered Wednesday to the pur-
chaser, Harris. Forbes a Co. OF New
York. The amount OF these bonds II
s27t.sl5.42. IL represents "A district loan
TO that extent. The new building, II is
expected. will cost at least S27b,0oo. IL
is TO be erected on the Franklin ave-
nue. school site. at Claymont. Bids for
II are To be opened on January at the
office OF the Delaware School Auxiliary
Association. II is expected that the
building. VIII be completed and ready
for occupancy some time next fan.
There will be accommodations for
$50 students. There are now about GOO
In the district The building will be T
shaped and Will be constructed OF
brick. II will have n frontage OF 2s6
feet and n depth Of 6s feet. The gym
nasium will be 10 sc feet. The main
structure will be three stories high
There will be 20 instruction rooms and
$50 900 cubic feet OF space. IL viii be
modern i'm every detail. with the best
possible sanitary and lighting equip
meut
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1922-12-01
CECIL COUNTY NEWS.

Elkton, Nd. Dec. 1.-Scnator Jo-
seph !. France. Who sought re- e-election.
but was defeated on November 7, has
fled In the Cecil County Court his
personal expense account. which con-
sisted OF s3.ss3.il for hotel bills, auto
mobile charges. printing and adver-
tising.
Marriage licenses We're granted Wed
nesday 10 Edward +. Brittingham and
Barbara NJ. Krass OF Wilmington
James h. Coleman and Pearl V. Per
kins Of Summit Bridge; Alpheus G
Crothers and Sadie Devenshire of
Conowingo and James Bundy and Viola
Briscoe OF Warwick.
Isabel Mayberry who charged her
husband. Winfield d. Carney. with
bigamy. has had her marriage annulled
by the Cecil County Court.
While Miss Ellen VI. Ward and her
mother were driving an automobile
near Bell Iiill their car was struck by
a machine driven by Stanley Kite of
Wilmington. Both cars were damaged
and Miss Ward was cut about the
arms and shoulder. while her mother
SNHei'" iupNuiNu pio'u ''SSci'
David McCarns. aged SO years died
November 27 at Fair Hill.
Work on the Cecilton Eal levilie
road has been discontinued for the
winter.
John Pryor. a student at the Mary
land State Normal School. is confined
10 his home. at Chesapeake City. suf-
fering from a broken leg sustained In
l. a soccer game.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1922-12-01
PRICES ST|FFEN
FTm EARLY RAID,
GAIN 3 TO 5 POINTS
Demand for Crucible Steel and
v. S. Rubber Halt Sharp
Reaction.
CALL MONEY 5 PER CENT
Nv Associated Press TO Every Evening.

Nv Associated Press TO Every Evening
New York. Dec. (Wall street.
1890 n. mD.-Extcnsion of Wednes-
DAYS ehor, covering movement. COM
tlned with some new investment buy
tng of high grade shares. impaired a
eirong tone 10 prices at the opening OF
foiay's stock market. The demand
embraced virtually the entire list with
copper. oil. food and rail shares ex-
hlhiiine the greatest strength. Union
racinc was pushed up ia and Frisco
preferred. with large fractional gains
being recorded by 81. Paul. Erie. first
rrcfcved. Reading and Rock Island.
Houston oil rose 2is points and
Mexican Petroleum with more mod
crate gains among other popular
shares In that group.
Cerro DE Pasco led the advance in
,oppers with a gain OF ia points.
Some Of the other individual strong
spots wNe Adams Express. Strom-
berg Carburetor. International Nickel.
preferred: Coca Cola, American Cot
ton OIL. preferred. and Tobacco pro-
ducts. all up 20 ? points. Sears Roe
buck dropped Ia points on rroat
taking.
Foreign exchanges opened firm.
Noon-Professional operators. ap-
rarently acting on the belief that the
Jun-in of the shorts had progressed
Ear enough 10 leave part of the mar
Iet In n vulnerable condition, began
selling oil shares at the end OF the
FIRST hour. being aided by some profit
taking on the part OF the recent buy
Grs
Most Of the oils recorded material
rcccssions. carrying with them 10
lower ground n number of leaders
including Baldwin. Studebaker. Beth
ichen. II, Midvale and Marine. pre-
Gerred
General Asphalt lost eL. the pre-
s.rrcd. 2. Pierce oil. preferred 2ia
standard oil OF New Jersey 2ss Ma
sine. preferred. Ia. Bethlehem, H.
N and Pan American. A and II, one
rach.
Toward noon the market turned
upward again in response 10 the de-
tnand for Crucible and United States
Rubber. each Of which gained 2
points.
Lorillard Tobacco. General Elec-
eric. and Westinghouse Air Brake all
gained 20 5 points
CAN money opened at per cent.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1922-12-01
GLASS OF SALTS
CLEANS KIDNEYS
III Your Back Hurts or Bladder
Bothers NOu, Drink Lots Of
Water.

When your Kidneys hurt and your
back feels sore, don't get scared and
proceed 10 load your stomach with a
lot OF drugs that excite the kidneys
and lrritate the entire urinary tract.
Keep your kidneys clean like you
keep your bowels clean, by flushing
them with mild. harmless salts
which helps TO remove the body's
urinous waste and stimulate them TO
their normal activity. The function
Of the kidneys is 10 filter the blood. In
"a hours they strain from II 500 grains
OF acid and waste. 80 we can readily
understand the vital Importance OF
keeping the kidneys active.
Drink lots Of water--you can't drink
too much: also get from any pharma-
cist about four ounces Of Jad Salts;
take tablespoonful in a glass OF
water before breakfast each morning
for a few days and your kidneys may
then act fine. This famous salts is
made from the acid OF grapes and
lemon juice, combined with lithia. and
has been used for generations TO clean
and stimulate clogged kidneys; also
70 neutralize the acids in urine go II
is no longer source of irritation, thus
often ending bladder weakness.
Jad Salts is inexpensive; cannot in
jure; makes n delightful enervesceni
/ lithia water drink, which everyone
should take now and then 10 help keel
their kidneys clean and active. Try
this; also keep up the water drink
ing, and no doubt you will wonder
what became of your kidney troubl,
aud backache.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1922-12-01
NEAR EAST RELIEF.

Dover. Dec. 1.-Goyernor Denney,
by request OF President Harding. has
designated next Sunday for mass
meetings 10 stimulate the campa ign
for funds for the overwhelming emer-
gency in the Near East. Governor
Denney says:
This disaster. unparalleled i'm mod
ern history in the driving out of whole
populations OF towns and districts, in
cluding 250.000 children. is increasing
steadily I'm horror. The most trust
worthy reports from the Red Cross
the Near East Relief and government
tai sources portray an almost unbe-
lievable situation OF distress. These
people are in camps, without proper
clothing or housing. and unless i'm
mediate health protective measures
are undertaken epidemics and starva.
ton will take their toll by thousands
Contributions sent TO l.. l.. Maloney
treasurer OF the Security Trust and
Safe Deposit Co. Wilmington, viii be
turned Immediately into relief supple:
so urgently needed 10 save lives"
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1922-12-01
LEwEs ITEMS.

Lewes. Dec. THE public school
has organized brass band. OF which
William Orr IL leader.
Fred Short owns a hog weighing
nearly 1000 pounds.
Mr.. and Mrs. Harold Brittingham
are occupying the Edward Maui
property.
Pilot Robert c. Chambers has taken
command OF the pnotooat PhIladel-
phia.
Miss Lydia NJ Wolfe of Philadel-
phia has been visiting Mrs. Clinton
Long.
Mrs l.. +. Evans has gone TO An
napols. Md. 70 visit her son, Lieu
tenant Donald II. Evans
Mrs. Lena Tammany has returned
from Washington.
Pilot William Paynter OF Philadel-
phia IS visiting his daughter. Mrs
Percy Nickers.
Miss Elizabeth Orr has returned
from Philadelphia.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1922-12-01
MIDDLRTOwN NEWS.

Mlddletown. Dec. 1.-The Board Of
Education. Tuesday night, voted 10
close the schools Wednesday afternoon
until next Monday. II also voted to
close the schools December % 20 Janu-
airy ..
Next week being American Edu-
cation Week. the Middletown schools
have designated wednesday and
Thursday as visiting days. Every
parent and friend OF public education
is urged TO visit the schools on these
daye, observe the work. building con-
ditions and needs.
Arrangements have been made with
the Opera House management for four
minute speeches durin the week
each night just before the movies start.
The Parent-Teacher Association is ar
ranging an interesting program for
its meeting at the Academy Thursday
afternoon. The public is cordially in
vited 20 attend. listen 20. and take part
In the discussion OF topics OF vital In
terest 10 every citizen.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1922-12-01
LOWER DELAWARE
AND PENINSULA
Seaford is Arranging for the In
stalIation of a New Indus
trial Plant.
Special Correspondence Every Even,r

Special Correspondence Every Evening
Seaford. Dec. 1.-The Seaford Metal
Products Co.. which was Incorporated
TO manufacture automatic Cinderella
ash separators patented by Frederick
J. Bauer OF Seaford. will begin operut-
ing n plant here January 2. Two pro-
posed sites are being considered. The
company has elected the following Of
ficers: Frederick J. Bauer. president
Charles r. Hastings. vice-president;
Wilbur Kitchens, treasurer; Elmer
Kitchens. secretary.
The young men and women OF Sea-
ford have organized dancing club
and will give dance December 26
Madden's Orchestra VIII furnish music
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1922-12-01
land Of Jacob Camper and Harry Ham
mond.
RED LION NEWS NOTES.

Red Lion. Dec. Next Sunday
morning at 10.45. DIR. Robert Watt,
District Superintendent. will preach
I'm Lebanon NJ. r. Church at Red Lion
and at 2.30 at Glasgow NJ. f. Church.
After the. mWning service Dr. Watt
will conduct the Third Quarterly Con
ference of the charge in the chapel
room OF the church.
Clayton Sterling will hold n sale OF
live stock and farming implements
next Tuesday at his farm near here
The LADIES' Aid Society OF Lebanon
NJ. T.. Church will serve dinner 10 the
public at the sale. Mr.. Sterling In
tends to discontinue farming in the
spring.
The recent supper held by tn,
Ladies' Aid Society OF the church was
a great success. sl25 being realized
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1922-12-01
NOTIoE OF REpEMPTIo

NOTICE OF REDEMPTION.
TO holders OF Victory Notes and Others
concerned:
Notice is hereby given as follows:
t-Csil for partial redemption OF az per
cent Victory Notcs.-AU ~. per cent Vic
tory Notes, otherwise known as United
states OF America Gold Notes OF 1922
1873. which bear the Distinguishing letters
A. ~, q. ID. or n. prenred 20 their serial
numbers. having been designated for the
purpose by lot in the manner prescribed
by the Secretary OF the Treasury. are
called for redemption on December rs.
1922. pursuant to the provision for re-
demption contained In the notes and In
Treasury Department circular Number
1873. dated April II. 1919. under which
the notes were originally issued. Interest
on all the ~. per cent Victory Notes thus
redemption date. December u.s. s22
Victory Notes Of the ~. per cent series
bearing the distinguishing letters @, H.
!. j. or l.. preiisod TO their serial num-
bers are not In any msnner affected by
this call for redemption. and will become
due and payable as To principal on May
20. 1923. according To their terms.
detailed information as TO the pres
entation and surrender OF AZ per cent
Victory Notes for redemption under this
call II given In Treasury Department
Circular Number 200 dated July 2s
1922. copies OF which may be obtained
from the Treasury Department, Division
Of Loans and Currency. Washington. ID
C.. or any Federal Reserve Bank.
A. W MELLON
July 20. 1922
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1922-12-01
DEIMAR NOTES.

Delmar. Dec. 1.-Charles ~. Pruitt
had an arm cut while elevating "A saw
table.
Miss Virginia Lee West and y. VII
liam Windsor were married Wednes-
day by Rev. Il. II. Jones.
J. william Culver suffered a stroke
Of paralysis while motoring. Neighbors
who discovered his condition brought
him home.