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Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1922-07-20
GLORIA SWANSON LOSES.
Her Auto Gone and win Case Went
Against Her Mother.

Los Angeles, July 20.-Yesterday
was unlucky for Gloria Swanson. Her
late stepfather. Matthew =. Burns,
wealthy shoe dealer. was %adjudged of
having been OF unsound mind when
he made his will leaving most OF his
100000 estate to the Aim stars
mother.
Simultaneous with the verdict came
news that Gloria's natty roadster was
stolen from her garage.
Burns will was contested by his
relatives soon after 1t was filed for
probate. and II was learned he had
left almost his entire fortune to Mrs.
Adelaide Burns, mother OF Gloria. In
the suit, which ended today, 1t vas
alleged that when Burns made his
will he was under undue influence of
Mrs. Burns and the pretty film star.
The Jurors stood IL to l, two more
than were needed to reach n verdict
in probate cases under the laws OF
California. Mrs. Burns attorneys in
dicated they will ask for n new trial
or appeal the case.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1922-07-20
Chester Heights Camp Opens.

Media. Pa. July 20.-Ffve thousand
Methodists attended the opening Of
the Chester Heights camp-meeting
near here yesterday. President John
T. Pedlow made an interesting address
Of welcome and music was furnished
by the Choral Society OF the American
Niscose Company. The sermon was
delivered by Rev. Arthur Cakes. pas
tor OF the Twentieth Street Methodist
Church, Of Philadelphia.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1922-07-20
POSTAL CONVENTION
TO Be HELD HERE
Postmaster General Work viii
Meet Postal Employees in VIII
mington Next February.
Special Dispatch From Every Evenings
Washington Correspondent.

Special Dispatch From Every Evenings
Washington Correspondent.
Washington. July 2o.-Postmaster-
Genera Work. or some member OF his
immediate stan. will visit Delaware
n attend a meeting OF representa-
tivcs OF postmaHter and postal en-
rloyc associations al Wilmington. this
being a portion OF his program to
visit every State IN the Union. Tho
Wilmington conference will be held
February 20. ls23.
The schedule for thie lengthy tin
crary involving hundreds OF speeches
and conferences with representatives
~ postmaster and postal employee or
ganiyations were completed yesterday.
This Is he first time hat n POST
master-General In the history OF the
United States has contemplated such
extensive field contact In an effort TO
get N direct and personal touch with
the 1913 600 men and women who are
responsible for handling the mails OF
the country. The first OF these meet
ings will he held NJ Portland. Maine,
on September Is. 1922. and the gather
inr Will consist OF representatives OF
the po~,ofice Department and OF post
masters and postal employee organ!-
zations from the entire state OF Maine.
In September. New York and Pcnneyl-
Nania conventions are scheduled and
In November the postmaster-Genera
viii meet tho postal officials and en-
ployees OF Colorado. the gathering be-
ing held IN the home OF Postmaster
General Work at Denver.
During the remainder OF the year
1922, and during the first nine months
OF 1923, every n Of the other States
OF h Union Will have conferences
and conventions attended by the Post
master General or one or two OF the
Assistant Postmaster Generals.
Discussion Of postal problems. eug-
gcetions for improving the service. pro.
motion % efficiency. adjustment OF
grievances and the good results tina,
invariably follow meetings. OF THE sor,
are expected 20 bring about a spirit,
OF cooperation and good will in the
fostoffice Department never before
attained.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1922-07-20
EXTOLS EDITORS WORK.
National Association Spcak< Says
They stand For Law and Order.

Missoula, Mont. July 20.-Plea that
editors uphold the slogan Law and
Order" IN their various communities
was made before the opening session
If the National Editorial Associations
annual convention here yesterday be
fore ]. c. BrimbleComb Of Newton
Mass. president Of the association.
Mr.. Primblecomh placed emphasis on
Enforcement OF he prohibition laws.
The Boston police strike in 1919 and
The recent mob outrage al Herrin. lille
were referred 10 by the speaker as ex-
amples OF "how woefuily thin Is the
shell OF our civilization"
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1922-07-20
HiGHfIELD HOME
FROM VIRGINIA

After a weeks visit 70 Assateague
Island. Va. William T. 1Iighfeld re-
turned home yesterday. During his
visit TO the island one Of the outings
was a sea voyage on the Jersey Goa 81.
VIC a party OF business men. includ-
ing Samuel b. Fields, president of the
stuart Keith Company Of Baltimore;
John Walker and ". n. Lewis. both
OF baltimore: Warren J. Courtney.
president OF the Morris Fishing Com
iany OF Rockville. Va. and Henry W.
Conant. president OF the Chincoteague
Fish, on and Guano Company of
ch'ncoteasue.. Na. A trip up the
Jersey coast WAS enjoyed Monday
night on board The ~teamer Beckwith
OF the ChincotsAgus Fish. OH and
Guano Co. As guests OF Mr.. Conant.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1922-07-20
Made Canal Survey.

George w. T. Miller. chief executive
In the Office OF the United Statee En-
%gineer, In company with w. II. Gaha-
gan. contracting engineer. Of New
York. surveyed general land conditions
in the Chesapeake q Delaware cana
area this week. Mr.. Gahagan Is the
contractor for the excavation " cana
land between tho Pennsylvania rail
road and Summit Bridge. which work
IL now one-half completed.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1922-07-20
MOTOR CARS COLLIDE.

late yesterday afternoon a car
driven by c. +. Fletcher of Fort Ben
ning. Ca. and a truck Of the Diamond
Ice and Coil Co. operated by James
Mcdowell 81 so7 Porter street. collided
u Eleventh and Orange streets. The
cars occupants escaped injury. bu,
both machines were slightly damaged
Cars driven Ivy J. +. Robbins OF 201
We~t Seventh street. and Samuel Bere
Of Middletown ran together at Ninth
and orange streets. shortly before {
o'clock yesterday afternoon. doins
slight damage 20 both machines. Nc
one WAS injured.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1922-07-20
TOMATOES ROTTING IN FIELD.
Jersey Growers Waiting For Better
Prices Before Marketing Them.

Woodbury., N. j.. July 20.-While
the best price " around Swedes-
tpro could get yesterday for their
tomatoes was 7b cents n crate. the
same quality wal retailed Mt the curb
market at Is cents per quart box. con-
tanning six or sevcn tomatoes.
At the same time. not very many
miles away. the tomatoes nro rotting
In the fields.
Growers who haul to Swedcsboro are
not getting very heavy returns 40 far
this week.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1922-07-20
Collecting Brandy wine Taxes.

i. J. Meredith. tax collector for
Brandywinc hundred. will ait a # fol
lows for the collection Of taxes
Perry's Tavern. August 4. September
| and December /; Claymont. August
II. September. is. November 10 and
December s: Holly Oak. August is
September 20. November II and De
cember Is: Bellefonts. August 20 and
November "a: Talleyville. July 81 and
September s: County Court House
September 20. November 3 and each
Saturday: Penrosc store. Fortieth and
Mari6et streets. July 2S.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1922-07-20
Fifth Ward NegroeS Meet.

Negro Republican voters Of the
Fifth ward. at a meeting last night.
indorsed the candidacy OF Senator
Coleman du Point. At the same time
they expressed their disapproval Of
Representative Layton on account OF
the latter's opposition 10 the Dyer
Antilynching bill.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1922-07-20

sc 4 line e day for classified
ads an a monthly contract.-Adv.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1922-07-20

A Joint outing OF the VS. will be
held tomorrow night. when the young
ladies' and men will have a straw ride
10 T~hornpson's Bridge. The trip will
be taken by motor and will leave the
Y. NJ. c. A at $50 p. m. Box lunches
viii 20 taken.
, 1922-03-02
Westerner's Creed.

1 have hcvn me a home by the rivers
brim.
BY the margo Of a river wide.
Whe-e shy wood-creatures. sleek and
slim.
May drink in the amber tide
And o my joy tho Lord has given
OF his abundant store
o leagues of pine. and a blue, blue
heaven.
And n poplar grove of shining
shadow,
And a currant hedge. and a b~uttercup
meadow,
Right at my very door.
And 7 have ears for the shy winds
music.
And the song Of tho hidden Bird;
And It gives me pleasure to try and
capture
Merely a hint of the glad worlds
rapture
In the breadth of a singing word.
And I live my life as a mar should
live It.
Close TO the ancient sod;
, 1922-03-02

don comes I'd which Is for the benefit
OF = Qoup or al Individual politician.
or q ruan In of1ce. be does o con
slider Il erfravagAut 10 secure from
ths tax payer al tho money that II
b possible &c utnr- When b tara
ton bn was FIRST proposed cthe Rev
enus bin Of 1s1l) there were glorious
prumises Of a reduction IN taxes
These prumisss have faded into a hin
mist and today, as men couter7pafe
the payment of their income taxes on
March Is nezt. they realize that they
have been given the shadow. and the
tax spenders have retained tho sub
ntanca This situation VIII continue
Just AZ long as our ciuDsns are sub
seryient to politicians Thcre Is no
hope for the tax payer unless he TO
volts and serves notice that he Is no
longer to be tho goat In n tax spend
Ing orKy. We wrre promised n great
deal from tho new budget system n
much has been accomplished We
have sen President Harding Try TO
bring about actual economy. He haS
succeeded in a mid way. But we have
not noticed that congress II at nIl
backward IN devising Ways to fac1l
tate The work OF h Tux pcnd--
William H Barr.
, 1922-03-02

ION and one which has n material ct.
feet ON our industrial situation. Be-
fore our entrance into the war the
tax payers ere not burdened nv ex-
trome taxations and the tax spenders
had not been thoroughly educated to
tho possibilities OF their profession.
With no advent of the war and the
necessary collections of billions Of dol
lars, h education of tho tax spend
ers proceeded rapidly. and it would
seem as IL they had merely been walt
ing to put Into use their instructive
knowledge of tho way &c disburse, tax
payers money Until such time as they
could collect the latter. Extravaganza
ran riot during the war, particularly
IN government departments. Tho tax
payer w1s told no was ~unpatriotic un-
less he contributed n largo part of his
income. and tho tax spcnder pinned
medals on himself for the ability with
which he distributed these vast SUMS
Tho same situation exists today, al
though no voice OF the politician pro-
claims economy. It Is however. only
the economy of political expediency.
Economy is n good slogan for the
entire country, but It must not be
applied locally or individually. There
you have tho serious trouble which
confronts ua- Whenever any PROPOSE
, 1922-03-02
THE WET.

Those of you who have retentive memories will be
able to recall Edward L Edwards, the governor who
proposed to make New Jersey as wet as the Atlantic.
He did not do this because the people of the United
States decreed that the map of the country should re-
main above high water mark
Then a little farther along in Governor Edwards
history he proposed either to raise the Atlantic or sink
fhe land SO that everything should be nice and sloppy.
he proposed to do this figuratively- Actually his OBJ
ject was to wet things up with liquor. His manner
Of accomplishing it was to become a Democratic can
Gidate for the presidency and to take a real wet plank
10 San Francisco TO nail into the Democratic platform.
The best he got was the rejection of his wet plank
along with William ]. Bryans dry one. This marked
the second backset to his wet enterprises. The third
one is yet to come.
Governor Edwards has decided TO become a can
didate for United States senator in New Jersey. He
VIII stand on the same old wet plank which has proved
very slippery in the past. He may defeat other can
cidates of his own party for nomination but he viii
not defeat his Republican opponent at the election
VINO VIII be Senator Frelinghuysen who keeps his feet
On perfectly dry timber. Even IN jersey MT Edwards,
Uetstuff is not popular.
, 1922-03-02
A PAGAN CITY.

Commenting upon the religious situation as distinct
from the moral situation of Americas chief metrop-
oils the Christian Century speaks of recent meeting
Of religious workers of New York addressed by DIR.
John H. Finley in which some striking facts were
brought out
The tide of materiniism and paganism seems about
to overwhelm the first city of the republic. Even the
Roman church, as the most recent figures reveal, has
lost nearly two hundred thousand adherents in the last
ten years 1t does not mean that they are becoming
Protestants; it means that they are becoming pagans.
There are more than two million Jews in Greater New
York, and yet all the synagogues put together have a
seating capacity, when filed, of hardly more than two
hundred thousand. Thus the leaders of the Jewish
church reach only a fraction of their own people. The
Protestant membership of all New York churches is
about ten per cent OF the population, with about a mil
lion people of Protestant antecedents unattached and
apparently unreachable. Yet nowhere Is the need Of
spiritual fellowship more appalling than in the crowd
ed loneliness of the great city. Nowhere are bodies
more jostled, nowhere are human souls so much alone.
In the face of such facts, in the presence of such need.
n divided ineffective Christian church is nothing short
Of a tragedy, and a petty sectarianism stands rebuked
by the awful realities of modern life. No wonder
Jesus wept over a city, knowing its cruelty, its black
wickedness, its nameless possibilities, and its aching
pathosl
, 1922-03-02
A THING oF The EAST

ouIoi 81 faul comes a Townley-N onpartisan le,v,.
story that indicates that the Nonpartissn 1oan,n 9ne
end. d come to an
Townley, himself, has just completed a eo-5,r cav
tehce IN Jan Tor having i~nterfered with soldier eoI;st
N'nents during tho war; but while thinking the matte
re curing ms imprisonment he presents an entiyrlv
new plan Of operation, which he calls "balance ~
power" D3iahce OF
In effect It virtually scraps the old Nonpartis,r
peague as a political machine. He does NOT ~ -
TOT tne league putting forth candidates for state and
sotner oflces at the general elections, excent wbera 81
considers that the most liberal of the liberals have -
troll of the state. ave Gun
Iownley's program, in a nutshell. * IN boI1 +ho
aue radlcal vote in hand. This he estimates az shor,
25o,OOo IN Minnesota. This vote, he nronosod - I'll
until Just a few days before election and 10 80 ~
indication as to what way the vote will % ~ card;
dates. WIN so &c canol'
Inc Nonpartisan farmer and labor poIitjc.1 ,o.5.z
VIII go to every candidate of the regular nar+ies am
ask ior tneir views of the program for the future
opinlors OF these candidates on the Nonn.rt;.,r
soheme OF state-owned industries and other industyia
prooienfs Will be asked. II the candidates do mt corr
Su' opemy against the program, these candidates will
~ sxeh consideration by the league leaders.
A lew days before the elections. the Iear,e 1o.5o-
VII announce to their members and advnc,to- AZ
positions of the various candidates and erdorson."t
Practically instructions to vote for the nsrsor. =.
dosed-wi1 be sent to the league farmer ,,J 1.bn
voters. anu iaoo
The leaguers, If the candidates ere succerve,, a..
YIN elahm tnat the persons elected are pledged To IN
league program so far as their promises and 80 y.
pressed just prior to election when votes = g - - -
" sought, extended. eager
In swinging what he claims be the powerful M;
, 1922-03-02
ENLIsTING THE TRACTORS

WINE We are mulling over the question of ship sub
Sfdy the French have gone so far as to subs;dize tract
ors. Tests were recently held in which the tractors
entered were Obliged to conform to certain very spe-
INC conoit1ons' the heavy agricultural type being sue
cesful. The purpose of this subsidizat;on is he con
stltqte a reserve of military tractor material for heavy
artillery transportation. It is the desire of the Re-
auxiliary. But our merchant marine is pninc 70 20
uhlesS II is enabled to compete with foreign ocean car
riers by means of a subsidy. If the French can sub
Su@e lner tractors we ought to be able to subsidize
our merchant marine, the purpose of which would ho
= enable us to make our own deliveries of American
products and to be equipped witt. auxiliary defense m
the high seas "e Oh
, 1922-03-02
LODGE OF

Henry Cabot Lodge will be n candidate 10 succeed
himself in the senate from tho old Bay State. He
stands first on the list of continuous service in that
body, having gone to the senate March 4, 1898. The
people of Massachusetts, will most ~certainiy sec that
he is reelected They know the value of long SEW
ice coupled with ability for in the lower house Speak
er Gillette ranks in length of service above all ex-
cepting former Speaker Cannon.
Massachusetts, has a powerful weight IN the national
Legislature, and Massachusetts people appreciate it
Senator Lodge has served his state and his nation
for thirty years He has been concerned in making
fhe laws Of the land and the history of the republic
through al those years. His influence has been great
and it has always been for good. He ranks with
Americas greatest statesmen.
, 1922-03-02
CATTLE, SHEEP AND WOOL.

The recent price of fat cattle has been ste.dv ,v;th
some showing of strength, but a decided Improvement
has taken place in the market for stock cattle. which
during a great part of last year was demoraiized nv
forced sales to ~liquidate indebtedness. During The
Doom period. while prices were rising, many cattle
men became over-extended, and in many instances
banks became over-estimated in granting them accom-
niodations. A great amount Of cattle paper was put
afioat through cattle-loan companies, and bought by
investors who were under TO obligations to renew II
and who counted upon having their money when the
paper fell due. The turn of the times came, prices
ieil, bank deposits declined, the cattle loans fell due.
banks needed their money to meet the calls of deposit-
ors, and cattle had to be sold. 1t was a mistake 10
create so much indebtedness. The cattle business
would have had more real prosperity without borrow
ing SO much. The borrowing resulted in a competi-
ton for stock cattle that drove prices up to a level
that was dangerous for those who did the finishing
and ultimately brought disaster an around
The decline of prices was drastic, but it restnred n
situation favorable to feeders, with the result that fat
cattle marketed this winter are showing bandsome
profits for the men who had the courage to fin their
feed lots last summer. These men have recouped tbe
losses of the year before, and with this showing that
there is still money to be made in cattle. the urices ~
stock animals have rallied and a fair relation between
item and the prices of finished beeves is in the wuv
of being restored.
The situation as TO sheep IS better even than for
cattle; ewes are again marketable property and the
feeders of sheep and lambs have made handsome uro
IT'S. Lambs are bringing almost double the prices Of .
few months ago. Another factor in the value of sheen
$ the advance IN wool, which is bringing about double
the prices of a year ago, and 80 to 60 per cent more
thah Tour months ago. Wool is stronger IN world
markets, particularly the best grades. The corno-ntior
organized IN 1920 to take over the Australian stocks
and the holdings OF the British government has re
Gently reported that the stock of merinos win he ~
tlrely disposed of by the end of next JuIv. and II 1,
! e&pected that tins quality will then be released from
control. The world still has large stocks of low cd
woods, but even these are improving in price In III
United States, the stocks imported in anticinatior "a
the emergency tariff to have been worked dowr ~
small proportions, and the advance here signifies tba1
prices are being adjusted to the outside marLet nIn,
the new import duties.
, 1922-03-02
QUAKE Is FELT.

BUENoS AIRES. March = - By
Tho Associated Pressl a strong
earth shock occurred at AS O'Clock
wednesday In h western part Of
thu province OF Mendoza near tho
Andeso-
The pouIafion OF several villages be-
came panic stricken but no casualties
occurred and no serious damaEe was
, 1922-03-02

And this. II Il be BIS WI to gfve It,
Is all 1 ask OF God
While life endures, some good 10 Try
for.
Some dream TO cherish and i've and
die for;
And after ton and dream sre over,
A bit OF turf on the warm hillside
Where the fragile windflowers COVER
and hide,
And h singing sparrows soar and
hover.
Where the air is sYveet with the
prairie rose,
That I may dream. and IN dreams
Some hin. of the glad young Iffe 1
knew;
Or wake from a deeper sieep-who
knows?-
And find death only a dream come
TED OLSON.
, 1922-03-02

done. the .avioss from the vicinity
state.
, 1922-03-02

The real taxation problem of the day is to do it so
me people don't know it. They have become very ia
Diliar with such matters of late.
, 1922-03-02

A man has succseded in travelling
acrnz Fznce-from Paris TO Mar
setnes - By canals and rivers. and
hack again. in a paper Boa
, 1922-03-02
Time for Revolt

This country is dividedNa Vat the pres
ent timo into tax payers n tax
spenders- This In a distinctive dfvis-
St. Tammany farmer., 1922-09-23
FARMER

man see it-not unless he we're search
ing the water close to the bank, and
even then only-by the. grace of chance.
Suddenly Gramont saw that he had
lost the sign. He halted.
No, not lost, either! Just ahead Of
him was patch Of reeds, and re-
cession OF the shore. He advanced
again. Inside the reeds he found the
oily smear, still so faint that he could
only detect 1t at certain angles. Glanc-
ing up, he could see fence at little
distance, evidently the boundary fence
OF the Ledanois land the bushes and
trees thinned out here, and on ahead
was cleared ground. He saw, through
the bushes, glimpses Of buildings
Violent disappointment seized him.
Was he to lose this discovery, after
all? Was he to find that the seepage
came from ground belonging to some
one else? No-he stepped back hastily,
barely In time to avoid stumbling into
tiny trlckle of water, rivulet that
ran down into the bayou, tributary
80 Insignificant that it was invisible
ten feet distant! And on the surface
a faint irldescence.
Excitement rising anew within him,
Gramont turned and followed this riv.
ulet, his eyes aflame with eagerness.
1t led him for twenty feet, and ceased
abruptly. in, bubbling spring that
welled from a patch of low tree-in-
closed land. Gramont felt his feet
sinking in grass, and saw that there
was a dip In the ground hereabouts, a
aswampy little section all to itself. He
picked dry spot and lay down on his
face, searching the. water with his
eyes.
Moment after moment he lay there,
watching. Presently he found the
slight trickle OF oil again-a trickle so
faint and slim that even here, on the
surface of the tiny rivulet, it could be
discerned only with great difficulty. A
very thin seepage, concluded Gra-
mont; thin oil, Of course. So faint
little thing, to mean SO much!
It came from the Ledanois land, no
doubt OF it. What did that matter,
though? His eyes widened with fam
Ing thoughts as he gazed down at the
slender thread of water. No matter
ut all where this came from-the
main point was proven by it! There
was oil here for the, finding, oil down
In the thousands of feet below, oil SO
thick and abundant that it forced it.
self up through the earth fssures to
find an outlet
Instead Of going down five or six
thousand feet" he thought, exultant-
". 1--WE may have to go down only an
many. hundred. But first we must get
an option or a lease on all the land
roundabout-all we can secure There
will be tremendous boom the min
ute this news breaks. II, we get those
options, we can sell them over again
at million per cent profit, and even
II we don't strike oil in paying quanti-