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CAN SYNTHETIC GOLD BE MADE
BY Roger w. Babson
(Atl Rights Strictly Reserved

sand. perhaps ono In ten thousand. of
any such discovery being made. It In.
however, OF such importance that
every ono should insure . little against
II and not put all Of its monsy Into
bonds. Purchase 3 certain amount Of
land. have = portion Of your funds In
mines. forests. water powers. and other
national resources. be In . position
so that II such discovery IL made
you would pront thereby. 1t raSt to
tho extent that you would not suffer
great loss.
What would happen to the Bab-
sonchart II such discovery were
| NADER Az the chart 10 based on the
fundamental law Of action reaction
nothing would happen. No, altho the
discovery OF synthetic gold would rev.
olutionize finance. 1t would not make
two blades OF grass grow whore one
grew before. Synthetic gold would
simply shift the control OF the world
to a different group OF people. TAX.
ing 1t from the loancrs Of money and
giving II to the owners OF the world's
raw materials and industries.
| General business has settled dowr
for It's mid winter dullneas. Tho Bah
sonchart index shows It running 1874
below normal. No change from Las
week.
| Early In tho spring look for pro.
nounced activity in building lines, tn,
influence OF which will be fcl
throughout the whole business struc
turo.
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DIVIDENDS DECLARED.

American Ltnen Co. quarterly of 1 per
oprt. payable February 4.
Austtu Nichols Co. Inc, quarterly
y -. per cent on preferred. payable
EAstcrn Manufacturing Company. quar-
tsfi> ~ IA per cont on hrst preferred
leyshl. February 1.
Iron Products Corporation. quarterly o
: pet cent on preferred payable Februf
tactnc Powder and Lixht Co, quarterly
" "a pr cent 90 preferred. payable
Portland 0As and Coke Co. quarterly OF
u I~s ccnt ON preferred. payable Feb
Public Service Invcstmcnt Co, | per
cent on common and quarterly OF ~ por
cent IN prvfcrr~d. payable February l.
Pullman Co. uunrtcrly of per cent.
pu> able February -.
Stewart Warner spccdomstcr Corpora
tloh. quarterly of 80 cents q share on
colnsnon, payable February rs.
TsW0too pottertes Company. quarterly Of
W cent ON preferred. payable Janu-
esy ~.
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VALUE Of WATCHES
QUESTIONED IN SUIT
p. J. Emory, JswsIsr. Takes
Appeal From Lower to
Superior Court.

Before Chief Justice Penncwiil and
Judge Richards yesterday afternoon
In Superior Court, testimony was
completed In tho case Of Patrick ].
Emory. d. b. a.. against Bernard
Packer, p. b. r., an appeal from a de-
cision OF the Court Of Common Pleas.
The case will go to tho jury Mon
day morning.
The suit-involves the sale on De-
| cember I, 1920. OF twenty watches
which Packer sold to Emory, who con
ducts Jewelry store at Maryland
avenue and Elm street. According &c
Emory, the watches were Purchased
Mt $11 each with a guarantee on each
A check given in payment. II was al.
legged. was returned protested by the
bank. In the meantime. Emory claim.
ed, he found the watches defectiv,
and had attempted to return them b,
mail. Tho watches wore returned I,
Emory marked refused" Later
when Packer visited the Emory store
arrangements were made by boil
parties whereby the watches wer,
put to a test
to Emory, the watches we're found I,
keep poor time. Charles A. Fell, VIII,
said he had 80 years experience al
a matchmaker. testified that tn
watches sold by Packer were a "cheaI
Swiss" watch and worth PRACTICAL,
nothing. II. p. Joslyn represent
Emory and Alexander Jemieson IN at
torney for Packer.
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DISCUSS RETuHN TO
n \. REGIONAL PLAN
~ Assoc,atsd Prs1s 10 Every Bv.nins.

~ Associated Press 10 Every Evening.
Chicago, Jan. 21.--.Railwny exccu-
tivcs. representing more than 100
transportation lines OF the country,
mot here today 70 discuss a proposed
return to negotiations Of wages and
working conditions with the train SER
vice brothcrhoods on a regional basis
as was done before the war and the
establishment OF tho Railroad Labor
Board.
The meeting follows several confer
epces by committee OF rail heads and
tho Big -Four Brotherhood chiefs with
Secretary OF Commerce Hoover in
Washington last week.
A report OF the action OF tho ex-
ecutives meeting today will be for
wardcd to Secretary Hoover. and II
favorable to the regional negotiation
pian. immediate steps are expected tc
set up regional boards which vii
handle all wage and rules questions.
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FINANCIAL NOTES,

Anthracite railroads have allowed their
~ n~i and controlled coal companies 10
tore large tonnages of coal In cars whic h
AVE htor sidotfsrted at con nvenipnt q
ptnts Ihis MAKES an economical way
a. hold th" GOAL, 80 long a. the cars are
lri needed for currcn, service
The l.acka~hnna Railroad placed an
,tdcf fot btsl boa cars aud 500 steel hop
,er cars with the American Car and
foundr, Company, In addition, $50
,os and hopper cars have been placed wi h
he bu6alo steel Car Company for re
psirs
The advance IN Reposie st.cl yesterday
sAs based on ruinor TINT the directors
Huuld hold \ formal meeting tonight 20
authorize the transfer of "a. company 10
~, ~ the proposed combinations An
'fnrsl denial WAS issued privately Rem
otlc after s,lllns at Al. broke ylolentl 81
Principal articles going co Gomrany are
manufacturing materials and foodsturfs :
pt cotton the quantity In eleven months
" 1921 Was III ,vo.Oy0 pounds. against
us.EN,rp In that period OF 1920. cop
pv' 1l2.nu.WN pounds, against 5000 :
WN oil, iS,WW.uou gallons wheat, 81
W,tN bushels against t.Dtp. 900. bacon
- sru ,OHn pounds. AGAINST AZ 900 600. and
ard. 2np,vor.upu pounds. against 81 .OOO,
MO-.
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pMiiA. rRopuCE MARkET.
n Associated l'sr-s TO Every Evening

~ Associated i'sc-s TO Every Evening.
philadelphia, Jan. 2i-Wheat.
ishcr. No. 2 red winter. il50i.2o;
%, rarlicky. i,oe6iis.
corn. hishcrs No. ?, for export. siis
pteh, car lots. local, No. 2. yell
~, eis06sh; No. 3, yellow, 6ol
~.
oats. steady; No, 2. white. A6a4s,s ;
30. 4. white. Ah das.
i,u,,cr. higher; western creamery
Stra, IS, nearby prints. fancy. as
iiass. lower; nearhy extra. rsts,
ssa,a; frs,s. ssA@t3; western
xtra. nrrts. a.. do. nrsts. 40; fancy
elected packed. S7ass.
cheese. steady, New -orl, whole
iilk fancy fats. held %; do. fresh. 81
t.i', do, fair good. 2od2oh; long
,orn. ssisnss; single daisies. held
fsnss, DO. fresh, eiMei y.
1--we poultry. lower; fowls. not leg
horns. s2m2s. do. leghorns, 22G27;
.prins chickens. not leghorns. 22d2s
80. lcehorns. 20@2s. roos,crs. i71ls
turkeys. 5000. ducks white PeK'n
nftas. do. mixed colors. 2su2S mus.
ovy, isdso; ce-e. ?sG2b.
l'l~r'b peniAfNt urnls epring tNr-
eys. fancy. dry packed. S,Q55: do
gsstern fancy 52G63; fair ~ good. 400,
3, old toms. A0dl4s. fowls. fresh KIN.
a, choice 10 fancy. soM3s do. smal
,~s. 2ln25; roasting chickens. near
~. sIMss. dp. western. 2%,oa5; hroil
iax chlckenA. nearby. 2<a3s: do
v.ssern. 22naA; old rosters, 2oG22
ducks. fancy. Sod33: fair 10 good. p
c,f. geese. fancy. :s6ss; fair {,
GOD. ?oa...
Potatoes easi.r: white hundred
weight fancy. l.sSn2c5.
Flour. frm; spring wheat -four
'isher. sprine first clear, 5.o0d5.s0
90, patent, 7lo& $50; do. short pat
nt 5.toa7.eo; fancy spring and cit,
iills patent. family brands. s.oods.7s
HAY, frm, fair demand; iimo,h,
O. =. si.ooG :2.o0: do. No. 3, 5000
100. sample. 1s.ooai7.oo. no grade
iooWiboo. clover mixed hay, ligh
liked. so.son 2i.oo: No. I. mixed. 100
1000
rNilow, lower; prime city loose
o, special loose, e.; prime country
y 40. special loose. 6; prime coun
y, 4; edible. IN tiorces. IA.
hran. lower; soft winter in 100
ound sacks, ait13s; DO. spring. so63i
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pitN co. OWES tt,ooo. 900.
Mas Oul, ttoo.ooo Quick Assets, Re-
cclNcr EstInatcs.

Philadelphia. Jan. si.--Manfred W
Hhrich, receiver IN bankruptcy for the
tuck hrokcwsc house n r.. ID. Dier
4 co, yostcr,ia, made a statement IN
which hr oh:
We fnd that y. d. Dicr a Co. prob
'hlN owe tho public about N,ooo,ooo
iulrk rcaliznhle assets no not amount
. perhaps more than 100000. Dier
rev out about s2so,ooo and pat II
ntn mines IN Mexico and Arizona.
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STEElS N FURRY,
PRICES N Big SLUMP
ouM States Drops IS Points;
Pvlcss Generally Lower
Throughout the List.
nv Associated ,s~s- to Every Evening.

W.
New York, Jsn. si--sclisns ot steeia.
ssr~rlnllv thc~~ ,ssucs which con-
tt,b1,ed largely to yesterdays dcai-
insa, featured to-iny's brief market
scssicn.
uuW p,at~s extended its reactions by
over 7 points. making n total Of more
than "a points from yesterdays high
psiec. N.rclos,. lost four points and
declines ~ I to ~ w~rc sustained by
bethlehem crucihe. Great Northcrns
niuss sh.fNcld, Republic and Vana-
dnm
issseS ~ one to shrc~ points were
SUSTAINED b, the principal otis. mo-
tors. equipments, chemicals. textiles
and iunicr rails. coprcrr. shirpinss
ana chain store issues strengthened
closing prices wcrc generally lower
sales approxsmStcsl 100000 shares
lahcrt, bonds cascd and other bonds
we're ntcadN.
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Car and FounArH Onicer Here.

W. 6. Bickcring. vice-president OF
no American Gar and Foundry Co.
Win main officss In New York. made
AS periodical visit 90 the jackson
nd sharp plant OF the American Car
and Foundry Co. In this city. this
week.
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]. A. Rooney .Imnroxtnr

James A. Rooney, chief clerk TO
the general superintendent of the
Pennsylvania Railroad. who has been
Ill for several days at his homo. s0s
Franklin street, is reported much I'm
proved. Mr.. Rooney was taken III
with the grippe last Monday.
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Liberty Bond Quota ticns.

New York, Jan. 9i.--IAberty bond
Quotations closed: Three and halfs.
$50, nrs, a'-. s7.to bid; second as.
ss2i nrrt Ass. $3.50: second AXIS.
TAO. third 4ss. sTso; fourth 4hs.
Tao; Victory ANS. iooIs: Victory
Hs. ieo1s.
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LOCAL SECURITIES,
Reported Daily at Noon by Laird 4
Co du P0nf RuiIdin~
PRISONERS BENEFIT CONCERT.
Aid Society Plans Event to be Held
February 8.

A benefi. concert to be given in the
New Century Club, February 8, is be-
Ing arranged by the Directors OF the
Prisoners Aid Society OF Delaware A
first class dramatic and musical pro-
gram will be furnished by local talent
The board OF directors comprises
twenty-five prominent citizens who
are cndeavoring TO interest others in
the work Of the society.
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Stock Quotations
1900 o'clock
NEW YORK STOCKS.

Reported Daily By laird 4 Co. Sc.
curity Brokers, IL Pont BullAing.
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Want an office boy7 Telephone &
classified ad.-Call 2200.
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PHILADELPHIA QUOTATIONS..

BY Associated Press to Every Evening.
Philadelphia. January 2l-Stocks closed
Irregular.
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EVERY EVENING

EVERY EVENING
CLASSIFIED ADVERTISING.
Qndexed for Quick Reference)
LINE RATES PER DAY.
Count six words to the line
Count initials and numbers as words.
No charge Ad taken for less than 30c.
No prepaid ad taken fer less than 26c.
Charge Prepaid
Day y.............,........l4 IA cents ~ cents
Consecutive Days. IL cents 10 cents
8 Consecutive Days. 2 cents 8 cents
LONG TERM ADVERTISING.
Special rates for business advertising
REPUBLICATION FOR ERRORS.
Republication will be made for errors
not the fault Of the advertise II Advertis-
or will report the error within "a uours
sfter nrst publications OF advertisement.
TELEPHONED ADS.
Classified advertisements that arc tele-
phoned to Every Evening will be accepted
1T the charge rates shown above. But
the prepaid cost amount will be accepted
as full payment II offered at the business
once within ak days after any such ad
Is nrst printed In the paper. Otherwise
the cost at the charge rates quoted above
Will be collected.
Telephone Your Want Ads
PHONE TWO-TWO-HU HUNDRED
Ask for Want Ad TAker
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ANNOUNc DEMENT'S
NOTICES

DR.. WILLIAM @. SEATON-Formerly OF
SeAton h Moore dentists. has moved to
his new Offices. At $40 Washington street
Phone 1928
FOR HIRE-s4-ton closed truck Go any
where Reasonable rates. Phone 500
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Read the classified ads.-Adv.
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Personals

LIVER TROUBLE PLY ysician explains
simple treatment for iniamed gallbladder
Booklet free. DR. Paddock, Box n z,
20l Kansas City. Mo.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1922-01-21
Help-Male or Female
Statesmen and Agents

AGENTs-Makc s72 week BY selling
four average Cresco raincoats a day (:
outfit free no delivering Improved
Mfg. Co, Dept 236. Ashland. Ohio.
ACCEPT-This offer II YOU want real
money Sweet made 81 206 last month
Rowe, S9o3. LARGEST company OF its
kind in America Your profit 50 20 81
per order We furnish fun equipment.
All you do Is call on our customers and
take their orders for famous Conner alt
weather coats. Big. rrrnisnent propo si-
tion Spare time or flsil tl:fc. No capital
required. Write qaic,l foe Offer that will
put you on the road 20 success. The
Conner Mfg. Co., Dept. G-l2s5. Day ton.
| Ohio.
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STOLEN AUTO IS
FOUN|DI.BYlONNER.
10y Riders Abandon Minors
Car 10 Ninth Street
Last Night.

o. B. aIinos OF 611' East Park
avenue found his Buick roadster.
which was stolen near the postof.
flee In Monroe street between n 90
and Q O'Clock last night, this
morning IN Ninth street near
Falrmont Farms. The, motor and
engine of'the car were frozen and
Mr.. Minor had he car towed into
a gaia &c for an inspection before
trying 70 start the engine.
Mr.. Minor said today that the
car did not seem to be badly dam.
aged but that he could not tell
what damage might have been
done to the engine or motor. II Is
the. belief Of police authorities who
were Investigating the case that
joy riders borrowed Mr.. Minors car
and after finishing their ride
abandoned It In Ninth street,
This. Is the second time that Mr..
Minors car has been stolen dur
ing the last few months. The 9th
or time It was recovered at Clarks
burg after two young men from
Canton, Ohio, had driven the. car
to that city after stealing It from
the same placeit was taken from
last night.
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NSIonan's
Wv Standpoint
ANN ADVENTURE

" r |HH T. i y
Sometimes when i hear folk talk
ing about the world being al wrong,
and according 10 their way Of
thinking everything and everybody
on the downward road to ruin, !
wonder 4 they ever stop 20 minS
that while this might be true o. .
eertain element IN socie who are
spending their time IN iuleness ana
sin, there are hosts OF others VINO
are following worth while pursuits
that have for their purpose the
bringing Of peace to earth and good
VIII 70 all men. =
In our community, as In every
other one, there are forces OF evil
at work, trying 10 undermine the
good that Is being done, but white
this Is a fact We must ali recognise
dozens OF organizations and sources
whose sole object Is to deyeloa
character, leadership 10 Christian
activities, and to be q blessing to
humanity. And vet there are those
who find fault WITH these mediums
for good because they are not con.
Quoted Just to their liking. and IN
their opinions taey are falling mis-.
erably IN fulfilling their mission.
Evsn .ha chrrcb tns,i.r.oas9,,-
orr ord so,eas $500 ~ To- ~ ste.o ~ =,
criticism. hit M - nn ne. h ss Hst az y.
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PERSONALS

ID
Mrs. Ira L. Smith is sbendlng
several days in Morgantown with
her parents, rT. and Mrs. j. A.
Cox.
Mr.. and Mrs. W. D. sigler have
returned from Clarksburg where
they visited the latter's mother,
Mrs. P. A. Stricken.
Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Cole and
daughter, Ella Katherine, have re-
turned from Clarksburg where
they were guests Of Mr.. and Mrs.
N. 8. Foley.
Mrs. w. ]. wiegel went to
Pittsburgh this morning, where she
will spend couple Of days.
Mrs. ]. "A. Flckfnger y spending
today In Parkersburg on business.
Mrs. Martha Johnson Of Quincy
street is In Marietta, Ohio, where
she went to attend Ihe funeral Of
her uncle, Richard Frisby, wh6Je
death occurred there several days
ago. 3
Mrs. James Bartelf of Morgan.
town entered Cook Hospital Mon.
day and Is receiving treatment for
mastoid trouble.
Mrs. Dale Browpfielt underwent
an operation for the removal OF her
tonsils at obok Hospital today.
Miss May Montgomery, who has
been very i'll for several weeks at
her home on Fairmout avenue, is
somewhat improved at this time.
Miss Edna Miller has returned
from Wheeling where shs spent
several days.
Mrs. G. L. Reed has returned
from Arden, W. Va, ,whera sne
was called by the illness OF her
nephew.
Mrs. H. H. Hoagland has returl-
ed to her home at New Castle,
Pa. after spending some Zine
hero with her parents, M. ard
Mrs. G. N. Richie. She caflie here
for tho funeral OF her grand
mother, Mrs. E. E. Richie.
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Dc plsIe

Anita Stewart, who appears for
the last times today at the Dixie
In Rose o. the Sea-, says that she
has spent years playing parts that
were not always 90 her liking and
sometimes those in which she
could not be true TO herself, aud
the things she believed to be right
but now she had reached the place.
in her ca.eer when she can be IN.
dependent. and in the ,t,itl,s she
expects 20 ii;t.esa say about taq.
pictures In which she Is to play.
No doubt this. Is the feeling Of
many players who are often seen
poorly cast III n mediocre picture,
but whose thlents deserve some.
thing better.
They have chosen the profession
OF acting as career, but as in ev.
erything else, beginners in f:lis
line Of endeavor have to show their
employers that they are III earnest
before they arc advanced, and act.
Ing is a long uphill road TO sue.
cess, and can only be reached by
hard work and perseverance,. we
are told by those who have reach
ed the top.
Those engaged. IN this profession
may have justfds high ideals "a
folks in any other procession Or
art. and We cannot always Judge
the artist by the picture In which
he appears, for. Like Miss Stewart,
It may be as listasteful to himself.
as TO you who make up the audi.
l.enee.
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Ma Of the sA64cs Il v5s,nn ~ tho
sresf need hi ss,iisngn,s. ri
heart fo,fSs no,,t Il h A, + II ~ 4.
yiee. u
Lack Of leadership in sll mares
OF Christian work Is one &c Inc big
problems Of the hour, and influence
IS being brought to bear in many
Institutions Of learning, to direct
the attention OF young people alonS
that line, so that they might traIa
themselves for soma definite sec.
VICE in the home land, or in Tor.
eign uelds,
Mrs. W. 2, Reed, president Of
me society, told OF a recent meet.
IN neld in Wheeling, VIVA, OF the
officers Q! the West Virginia con-
ference Woman's Home Mission.
airy Society OF the Methodist Epis;
eopal Church, Of which time It was
decided that inasnluch as the So
ctety would celebrate Its twenty
tittn anniversary this year, that o
pledge OF $4,000 DO made by the
conference board, and while u
seemed q big undertaking, the won.
en- who we're back Of II had faith
10 believe that 4 could be done.
s"But," shc continued, while We
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For the last four days Of, the
week. Mac Mumny will no seen at
the Princess in "Fascination" a.
picture that smacks somewhat OF
blood and Sand" shown at the
Nelson recently. The story follows
the adventures OF Dolores de Liza
who Is sent by her father from
New York back to n very austrere
aunt in Spain because she is vast
ing her time in frivolous living.
In Spain she meets a toreador.
after the style Of Carmen, and be-
comes complicated In several af-
fairs that, are MOI much OF an lin.
provement over Nsw York. but she
sees the error Of her ways, after
she has had an opportunity to dis
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The Blue Ridge


Copies of the Vaudeville News
are given US from time to time, hy
the manager Of the Blue Ridge,
from which we have gathered
many things that have helped us
to better understand this phase u
the theatrical business and those
who are connected with It in any
capacity, and that our reads.s
may get their view point too, Nc
are giving an article clipped rom
It's pages that puts new light on
this form Of entertainment. aud
the artists who are providing 1t,
which surely deserves cur CON-
mendation.
Clean Shows
The following editorial Is i.on,
the Pueblo, (Colo.) Chieftaih:
ut has come to our attention
that the National Vaudeville Art.
lists Association has come our for
cleaner shows and less vulgar;ty
from the vaudeville performers.
This is gratifying indeed. There
has been too much of the vulgar
variety on the American stage IN
the5past few years, and the public
in general is getting 1IIsgustcd
with II.
1T Is claimed that the National
Vaudeville Artists Association has
as It's membership more tnan 80
per cent OF the vaudeville actors
in America on It's roll II has sew
eral features OF benefit to the pro-
fession and the campaign for
cleaner shows Is not its 1nly mo-
tive.
"AIr. Pagan known "a the stage
as Noodles Pagan, a comedian Of
note throughout the Un:tcd States
declares that the organization dad
come out strong against rIaIue
Jokes. and that practically all ii
the membership OF the association
has agreed to abide oy the iecren,
OF course there aru some. in any
profession, for that matter, who
will violate the suggestions Of the
bulls Of the membership. for ti.-ir
own pecunlary gain. But 1t Is eX.
pected that with Inc public clam.
ortng for cleaner stuff. and the
actors association advising 1t,
that 1t will not DO long before
vaudeville will be clean and fiji for
any person to witness,
The motion picture industry Ii
also undergoing u process Ot
cleaning house, becauae The public
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MISREPRESENTATION
lNlELIN0lSiD 0WNED.

CHICAGO. Dec. 1s.-The ma.
torlty against the constitution pre-
pared by a convention elected in
1919 to replace that under which
Illinois has operated fitty.two
years today, was $50 ,907, with In
dlcations that the final count Of
votes cast in yesterdays election
would show rejection by $4,000,
Governor Small, In q statement
issued aftau he had scanned Asso.
ciateS Press returns. declared op-
position to the proposal, which he
also had fought against, was due
TO the income. tax section and the
proposal To limit Cook County
(Chicago) representation.
Out Of the defeat OF the measure
came a parodixiai tangle in which
two candidates for the Supreme
court bench were defeated although
elected, and a Supreme Court
Justice elected although not a can.
didate.
Had the constitution been adopt
ed two new Supreme Court seats
would have been created while
Justice orrin n. Carter, mem
Der Of the present court, would
have been forced to retire in 1894.
Defeat OF the proposal kept Jus.
tlce Carter on the bench although
he was not concerned as a caudi-
date, while Tho two successful
candidates for the proposed new
places found themselves elected
to phantom positions, since the
seats will not be created. M
Illinois experiment with q new
state charter, II was estimated,
cost approximately 50 100000. H
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