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Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1922-03-23
My Marriage Problems
Adele Garrson's New Phase of
Revelations Of a Wife
Conxrlsht 1921 by Now apapcr Fcaturc Serxcc Inc

Two on q raft, one Java"
What does he mean, Dicky?" l
whispered.
Sounds like a Conrad novel, doesn't
hcY" Dicky whispered back. But it's
nothing so highbrow. He simply means
two poachcd eggs and one cup of coffee.
Pipe this one that's coming after US.
| followed Dicky's eyes to n little
weazened man, who might have been 40
or 80, who was sliding up to us with
crab-likc motion, due, | saw to de-
tormity in his shoulders.
He was whole head shorter than |,
and he evidently added near-sightedness
to his other aiilctions, for he gave no
indication pf noting anything unusual in
my appearance until he was directly IN
front of us. Then he started violently,
and with an astonished grin pcered up
up at my black eve. with curiosity SD
naive. so gamin-like that | felt no re-
sentiment only an almost uncomfortable
inclination to laugh.
"Meesis Graham"
Then he turned his glance on Dicky
measuring him, and there was more
( than curiosity. Ii was distinct admira-
/ kled old face, and | saw my husband
| bite his lips to keep back chuckle until
the little chap turned away and led us
| to n table 50 near the counter that we
could hear the clatter from the kitchen
But II was table somewhat shielded
| from the rest of the room, and dropped
| into my seat, thankful that so much of
my ordeal was over.
While Dicky gave the order was con-
scious that the old fellow was still fur
lively gazing at me, and when he went
to the counter he did not shout our
orders through the opening, hut pulling
open "A door. disappeared into the re
glons beyond.
III he were big enough, Id punch his
nose for HIM, Dicky growled, grinnIng
reluctantly. but hes
Hes SIMPLY delicious ! said. And
he doens't feel sorry for me, or shocked
AT YOU bit.
"tie looks rs il her were saving y Nou
will get funny with your husband, vii
YOU? Well, he's the broth of a boy that
can trim YOU proper" Ill bet he's telling
the kitchen force about you SO they car
peep trough the window at real h'
man. Listen. ! told YOU so''
From the kitchen came a subdued g,g
gle. and in katle's unmistakablc &c
cents:
You poor fccsh, let me look
Then there was wild scream of
"Mccsis Graham. oh my Meesis Ora
ham and Katie came flying through
the kitchen door. upsettlng the httl'
waiter and his tray as she came
To be contlnued.)
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1922-03-23

turkey was easily caught because II
didn't seem 10 know where TO go so
be chased II into his yard and there
he had IL
Mr.. Fox thought OF something right
then and there Are YOU sure this
bird was quite well?'' he asked, sharp
ening the carving knife with long
strokes. 1T sounds rather suspicious
TO me. my dear Possum. that so large
"a bird should have been so easily cap
tured and ! am wondering II II had not
been poisoned by some cruel farmer hop
ing some of us wood folks would eat II
and be sick; perhaps die.
Mr.. Fox sharpened the knife faster
a. lac looked around the table TO see
now Mr. Possum and Mr. Coon took
tins suggestion, and he WAS pleased
10 notice they looked very uncom-
Portable.
Il have known farmers to do such
things TO nd the neighborhood OF some
OF our friends, and ! have seen great
suffering caused by eating n bird that
was not quite well Are YOU sure,
friend Postum, that this fine looking
bird was enjoying good health when
YOU captured it,
Mr.. Possum did not reply. He was
looking at the turkey with anxious
ewes and bv the time Mr.. Fox had
carved II. shaking his head all the
time. rs If in doubt as to its being
good MIR PoSsum said he wasn't feel
ing a bit well and asked his guests 10
excuse him.
Mir Fox heaped a plate with turkey
and passed It 70 Mr.. Coon. Ne YOU
willing 20 risk eating some Of this
bird?" he asked But Mr. Coon did
not take the plate He held his head
and ran out saying he was quite i'll.
Well well, that Is too bad, said
Mr. Fox 70 the remaining guests who
did not eat turkey. We must do justice
To- Mr. Possum's fine dinner by eating
hls share and Mr. Coon's as well as oui
own
Mr. Fox heaped his plate but he
did r.' c,t for he had talked so much
about a'.d turkeys and poisoned birds
that he had quite lost his appetite, and
IN a few minutes he told Mr. Squirrel
and Mr. Rabbit he felt a pain IN bis
back and would have 10 leave them.
That shows that the kind OF food
we eat - the only safe food, said Mr.
Rabbit. IL have eaten all the salad
and feel as well as did when ! sat
down"
so do /, said Mr.. Squirrel, and ]
have finished the soup and pie. Meat
caters ARE always worrying ! can't
understand why every one isn't a vege-
tartar"
Neither can J." answered Mr. Rab-
h.t as they ran off home.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1922-03-23
THE DECORATIVE VALUE OF
UNBLEACHED MUSLIN

The following interesting letter came
in this mornings mail: My husband
and | and our little girl hive IN a very
modest home, but | do long 10 have
things pretty | have magazine which
windows of he'd room of crctonne.
But, when priced cretonne in the
stores, | found that really good quail
ity OF 1.-THE kind that would not fade
after the first washing costs anywhere
from 30 cents yard 10 75 cents.
cannot afford 10 pay more than %
cents a yard. Is there anything ! could
get for that price that would I've as
pretty ~ cretonne?'
My answer TO this letter is, Yes Get
unhleached muslin : the over-drapes
and sew bands of bright cretonne az
the bottom of each long slde-piece and
on the short ruffie or valance that
runs across the top of the window"
For. luckily for most Of US who can
not afford expensive things, a new and
economical idea has taken root IN the
minds of interior decorators. the idea
that unbleached muslin Is an art ma
terial They maintain that the color of
unblcached muslin Is restfu TO the
eve and harmonizes with any other
color perfectly; and that it's more or
less rough and rugged texture has a
decided tone The cretonne idea
has been over-done." say these promi-
nent decorators, and too much ere
tonne IN room Is worse than none.
This rs undeniably true. know a
woman whose bedroom was over-dec-
GRATED in Just this way. She had pea
cock-biue cTetonne az over drapes, a. a
bed cover, az covers for bureau and
dressing table. as seat and back-pads IN
a willow rocker and as door cur
tain?
This woman felt that she had let the
cretonDe idea run away with her. II
gan To get on her nerves. Finally
she asked me If ] would come TO her
home and tell her what she should do
about II.
II Is not expressing my feelings too
strongly to say that ! rccolled on the
sill Of her bed room door Then
sat down in the room and we began ia
make plans for remedying the trouble
! suggested that she substitute un-
bleached muslin for some Of the ere
tonne. For instance, the all-cretOnne
bed cover was to be supplantcd by
an unbleached muslin bed cover with
slit corners as the bed was a four
poster; and a four-inch wide band
was to be sewed onto this muslin cover
Just at the top of four-inch-wide hem
that ran around the three sides that
hung down. A long strip Of the mus
lin was 10 cover the two pillows and be
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1922-03-23

of n hve-inch-wide hem.
4 few days later | again called upon
my friend and the bed room was de-
lightfnlly changed She had carried
out all our plans and the effect was
most decorative and restful.
So my reader Friend who wrote the
above-qpted letter, need have no hest
fancy in putting up the unbleacbed
muslin curtains have suggested This
will hc much more satisfactory than
putting up cheap grade Of cretonne
which. as she herself SAYS, will run at
the first washing tnbleached muslin
Is about 20 rents n yard IN most vi
entities, and that is within the reach
of US all Let us hope that economy
may he combined with good taste in
many other ways about the home, in
the future
Tomorrow Good Home Dinner
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1922-03-23
Mr.. FOX TALKS HIMSELF
OUT OF A DINNER

Mr.. Fox was asked TO do the carving
becnus g., really had had more eNperl-
once With hlrds than the Others, although
he va>a guest.
Ile hau talked 50 much about bad
carving and how II hurt his IeelIngs
60 SIC a beautiful hlg turkey, brown
and handsome. spoiled by one who did
not know the Ar, Of handling the cary
ing knife and fork, that poor Ny Poe
sum. who was the host. did not dare
attempt II himself.
Mr. Coon had no wish To show of
and anyway he knew nothing about
carving and Jack Rabbit only came
Co tie dinner because he was promised
dlsh of salad
lie did not care for turkey and he
d. 4 not care what happened TO II 80 he
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1922-03-23

kep, quiet, and Mr. Squirrel, who had
his mind on the nut soup and ple.
wisaed something would happen TO
the turkey a. soon as he finished ms
soup 80 the PIE could sooner be brought
10 the table
30 when Mr. Possum asked Mr. Fox
b. do the carving he smiled sweetly
and said he would he glad to do the
best he could though, il he did say It,
there were few who knew a. much
about the joints IN birds a. he did
But al! the time he was thinking
yer hard for he did not care Tor any
thing that was 20 he served but that
bc brown turkey and he knew he
could eat the whole oi l. without the
less, trouble But how To get II?
That was the question.
Where did YOU get this fine blrd?'
Mr.. Fox asked Mr. Possum
MIR Possum told HIM that this big
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1922-03-23
HOW MADGE AND DlCKY
FOUND KATIE

Luckily there side entrance TO
this restaurant"
Without appearing TO notice IT,
knew that Dicky was contemplating my
black eve rueiully. drcading our en-
trance INTO even 81 unprctentious a res
tauran, rs the one before us, where we
expected TO find Katie.
| shrank from curious glances myself,
hu, with true feminine inconsistency.
resented "A similar attitude IN Dicky.
Jus, exactly how expected him to feel
| cannot tell, but ] suspect that deep
within me was the absurd romantic
longing To have him take me on his arm
and with head held high, sweep INTO the
most exclusive dining-room IN the city.
The little detail that | would almost
have died before | would have faced
such an ordeal made no difference IN my
secret feeling that Dlcky should not
have been ashamed OF my appearance,
no matter how bizarre II was,
But. fortunately Tor me, my common
.ensc ~ generally strong enough ci-
fectually To- smother the pathos which,
20 my disgust. turks within my cosmos,
and iorccd an enthusiastic assent To
my lips.
"ph. I'm so glad DO you suppose
there are many people in there
Not now. Isn't quite lunch time yet.
Look here, what are YOU going to order
III tell YOU now that | simply won eat
here. I've danced around to your tun,
nil the morning, but this particular worm
is going 10 turn and tie himself up mt,
knots nyht here III order something
for a stall SO Won can have achance q
send for Katie, but nix on eating here
also non non
saw that he was in one on hrs ob'
s,inate moods. 81 | acq'liesced promptly
and all the more readily because my
glimpse of the interior oi the reStauran
WAS ANYTHING but rcaSsurng.
Il thought Id order some sicet
oranges. toast and pot Of tea, | said
81 could hardly order less.
nsky snorted.
You'll have no takers on that bct,
he drawled. But its a good enougl
hmff y, that, so well make 1t double
Come along
The Waiter Is Amused.
| followed him tremulously into tn
sidc door of the restaurant when hel'
less than hall dozen customers IN all
A counter for serving ran the whol
length uf the room at the back with .
hole m the wall behind Il through whlc'
the waters shouted their orders and re
cr,ycd IN r.;urn the food for their Gus
TONERS. " We entered a'hurly white
aproncd chap shouted IN tones Una
could u, heard block
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1922-03-23
Patrick Going 10 Greece.

John J. Patrick. Greek merchant.
who for the past three months haa
been the guest of George Caros and
Nicholas Broulas, viii leave today for
New York and sail tomorrow on the
steamship Conatantinopie, of the Greek
Line, for Piraeus. After completing
his business trip. Mr.. Patrick plans
10 return 10 Wilmington.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1922-03-23

no matter how common you look. This
proves il awt TO be n CRATE consolation
10 know that no mntier how funny look
ing you are at lcest you're the only one
like you.
Some Of the things that change pee
pies looks the most are mnstasbcs, bath
ing suits, falts faces sand shaving Iather
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1922-03-23
Efficient housekeeping
BY Laura A. klrliman

finished at either end with a three
inch strip Of the crctonne put on at
the top of thrce-inch hem.
Then, we decided 10 have unblcached
muslin covers for the top of her bureau
and dressing table. each with a three
inch hem and threc-inch band Of ere
tonne at It's top The door-curtan
was next condemned in favor OF an
unbleAchcd muslin curtain with five
Inch-widc band OF cretonne al the ton
The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1922-08-18
COSden Receives Quick Relief
bU Operation for Appendicitis

Tulsa people were greatly shocked
yesterday morning by reason of the
news carried In The World In regard
10 j. $. Cosdon's operation for ap-
pendicitis. and there was much ap-
prehension felt by all his numerous
friends In Tulsa as to the outcome,
About 0 n. m. however. II. II.
Perry OF Cosden & Co, received
long-dlstance call from New York.
which stated that Cosden's con-
dition was rapidly improving, and
that he had even talked over the
long-dlstance phone from his quar-
ters IN Saratoga Springs TO his New
York office.
II was also stated that the doctors
who had performed the operation
had gone back TO New York. which
Indicated plainly that his condition
was most satisfactory. This news
was the greatest possible relief 10 his
anxious friends here.
The general comment In regard
to Cosden by his friends who know
him best, Is "that II VIII he mighty
hard for him 10 keep quiet during
his convaslesconCC"
The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1922-08-18
The Gladys Belle Wildcat
in Grant County,

The Gladys Belle OH company has
set the 15ia inch casing at $50 feet
and Is drilling at 655 feet In the
wildcat test on the Ed CLANCY farm
In the northwest OF the northwest
OF 14-26n-3w. Grant county. okla
homa.
This well was originally started by
tn Meteor OH company. ana was
recently taken over by the Gladys
Belle company,
Considerable activity is being
shown IN eastern Grant county
whore numerous wells are drilling.
among them being the Howarth oil
a Gas Co. tost on the Bobbitt farm
I'm the northwest OF the southwest
OF 21-25n-3w.
The Doctor Wilhoit and associates
test on the Van SAINT farm In the
southeast OF the northeast of 35-
26n-3w. and the Comar Oil company
diamond drill test In l3-2bn-4w.
These four wells are all drilling
within a radius OF five miles.
The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1922-08-18

Tidal oil company IS drilling at
2.l20 feet southeast OF northwest or
northeast OF 22-9-6.
Doctor Rood and others are drill
ing a. 1915 feet northeast OF north-
east Of 1853
w. y. Templcton IL drilling a.
1895 feet southwest uf southwest or
$3.50
Preferred OH & Gas CO. Is shut
down at 1850 feet. center south line
Of southeast OF northeast OF l1-9-9'
Daniels and others are drilling AZ
1880 feet northeast Of southwest OF
southwest Of 1879.
Tack and others have casing trou-
BILE at 100 feet southeast Of south
west of 1910
Prairie & Wilhoit are fishing at
2.9t0 feet southwest OF northwest OF
southeast of 4-g-10.
Prairie & Wilhoit arc fishing nj
5000 feet southwest of east half or
northwest " southeast of 5-o.l0.
Allegheny OH corporation "a shut
down ut $3.50 feet northeast OF
northwest or northeast OF 23-g-lO.
Arkansas Natural Gas company
has iiE southwest Of southeast OF
25~9-12.
Cosden oil n Gas CO Is drilling
at 600 feet southeast OF northwest
OF 16-10-q.
Marshall Midwest has location
southwcst OF northwest ot t-l0-9.
w Phillips is drilling at 2,9l0 feet
northwest OF southwest Of lie 2.
Prairie oil * Gas co. = Under :
roaming at s.b6a feet southeast OF
southwest of southwest of l-l0-9.
prairio oil & Gas Co. Is under
roaming at 2.6S0 feet with gas and
water show, Centor west line south
wost Of southwest Of 1-tO-9.
Prairie oil & Gas co. Is drilling at
2 2,2GO feet northwest OF southwest
Of southwest Of 1-l0-9.
Prairie oil & Gas CO. Il spud-
ding southwest OF southeast OF
southwest of 1-i0-9.
Sinclair oil company IL rigging up
in southwest Of northwest OF north
west Of 1-l0-9
Cosdon oil & Skellev are spudding
southeast of northeast Of northeast
OF 2-10-9.-
The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1922-08-18

Is in the froe-for-ail class for
speed. and has improved his water
front by building a concrete pier
out into the lake. lie has had un-
ieually good fishing as the only pic
tures that arrived IN Tulsa plainly
indicate. Wilcox IL so quiet In
his tastes and so unassuming In his
dcmeanor as to make II the wonder
Of all observers that a man who has
100 barrels daily production. and
has built up great business. Ia not
more aggressive to say the least.
lie has wonderful organization. all
Of whom are loyal to the core. and
Is now building two 55.000-barrel
tanks and Is thus playing the game
as II should be. and Is doing IL with
mighty little ostentation.
w. NJ. Graham, well-known oil
man, arrived In Tulsa yesterday
from New York, but recently
made a trip east from El Paso 10
Fort Worth that was decidedly in
teresting. we had a bunch of
Texas rangers on the Pullman with
us. and they were certainly armed
to the teeth, having two big guns
at the belt ana In addition n high
powered rifle" said Graham. But
talked TO the captain and found
him a very clever fellow They are
the only independent military organ
izatlon in the country. and are sent
nut without orders s; -"y .ln,A
simply following their own discre-
tions IN regard 10 Keeping order.
These rangers were on their way to
Marshall. Texas"
Walter G. willard, representing
The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1922-08-18
HEAL SKIN DISEASES
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Itching torture. II cleanses and
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and effectively most skin diseases.
Hemo is wonderful, penetrating,
disappearing liquid and is soothing
to the most delicate skin. Get II
today ana save all further distress,
advertisement.
The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1922-08-18
On Mnrtti Nnalallon..
Mdridnd Denies HdrreId's
Statement

A reproHoutatiyo at the local offl
COS OF tho Morland OF company yc'-
torday denied cmphatIoally the M
ference made by Senator H1trtId
In tho sonnte on Wcdneatsy 20 the
effect that tho Mlrl1ud pr. I'rirs
were controlled by the Royal Dutch
Shell company
"Our attention has lccu called
no said, 80 tho newspaper accounts
OF speech made yesterday by som
ator Harold and of tho heading
placed over the article in ncwspa-
pors, which reads os follows; shell
BUYS Marlaud
"such nonsense should need no
recognition by contradiction from us
but since Senator Ilnrreld md others
seem unwilling or unable 20 solve
what they Intimate Ia the mystery
OF tho Marland companies n may be
advisable 20 inform them OF some
few very apparent facts 30 that such
untruthfulnoss need be Biyon no
furthcr publicity.
"of approximately $50 tracts
owned by various Marland compa-
nies in the Usage three Of them are
owned and operated Jointly by tho
Marland and Roxana companies.
Possibly /; Is :Tom this Joint opera
tion that tho purported control cN-
lists. We also own and operate Usage
leases Jointly with such compnnlcB
ms the Gardner Petroleum company.
Devonian oil company, Producers 4
Refiners. Tidal oil company, and
others. Thus II would seem that we
are muchly controlled.
Approximately a dozen suhsidl-
nry companies make up the holdings
OF tho Marland oil company, the
parent company. Included In them
are the Marland Refining company.
Kay County GasecompRny, Alcorn
OIL company. Marland Tank Line
company, Comar OIL company, Ken
ney-Cleary OH company. Tom-James
OIL company, Francoma OH COM
pany. Collins OH company and
others. II In needless TO go into de-
tail about the size OF each OF those
companies, but ny far the most im-
portant of the subsidiaries, consld-
cred from the viewpoint OF capital,
scope of operations and possibilities
are the first three mentioned. OF
these various subsidiaries OF the
Mhrland oil company the Roxana
Petroleum corporation owns a one
half interest or so per cent of the
Comar oil company only. ana our
relations have been entirely satis-
factory. Possibly II - from this
joint ownership and operation OF the
Comar oil company that the re-
ported control enters
1T would not surprise me soon TO
hear some politician state that the
Marland companies are now entirely
controlled by the Japanese since n
Japanese landscape artist has just
done some excellent work about the
grounds OF our Ponca city. offices,
seriously, the Marland OIL COM
pany IL owned by approximately
fifteen thousand American stock
holders, and It's poiicies and actiyi-
ties are formulated, dictated and
controlled only by the board OF d.
rectors. Not one OF the officers or
directors OF Marland oil company is
in any way even remotely connected
in any form or fashion with the
Royal-Dutch Shell company"
The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1922-08-18
Leonard wen Held Up Until
ArriUni NJ President Of

Tho Loonnrd Petroleum company
well In tho northeast of the south
cast uf iS-1b-N, which has been
making 5000. 900 feet of gas nnd
praying IZ0 barrels ~ oil the past
ra ways from tno top or tho 2.3i5-
foot sand has not been drilled deep.
or operations being suspended un-
til the arrival Of John Leonard
president of tho company who De-
expected In from Washington, Pa.
about tomorrow.
Pipelines and tnuks are boing
constructed In order To take care
of tho Oil. and tho well has all the
cnrmarE- Of big producer.