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Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1922-02-21
MRS. COON TELLS HER
HUSBAND SOMETHIN G.
I,nri L.

Fart l.
What in the world il that noise"
asked Mr. Coon pceplng cautiously
through tho thick leaves on the tree
where be was enjoying himself IN the
heat ol the day, ~ a rsttly sort of shrek
sounded through the woods.
Mrs. Coon orcpt down iron n place
above him where she was resting also
and said In a whisper, Hush There
be is
Through the leaves Mr. Coon. peek
ms. saw q stranrc-looking bird, AZ
least j, wss strange 20 HIM, sitting
on an oycrhRneing limb OF a tree by
the river
who is hg" inquired Mr.. Coon, in
whisper
THAT " Relied kinrhshcr," answered
MIR Coon. Didn't you ever see him
isforc9'
Never replied her husband
What is he watching IA the water?"
Tie il looking lor fish" was the
reply "llc IL just A. fond Of fish as
we are, IN fact, more so, for that Is
hs principal food
lus, then Mr. kinghshcr suddenly
dropped from the limb where he was
,l''ine and divcd into the river
We'll v ] shant give upW ex-
claimed Mr.. Coon, a. he watched.
There was splash, struggle and up
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1922-02-21
A Sure Way to
End Dandruff

There is one sure way that has never
failed TO remove dandruff at once. and
that is to dissolve II. then you destroy
II entirely. To do this, just get about
four ounces of plain. common liquid
arvon from any drug store (this Is all
you will need. apply II at night when
retiring: use enough to moisten the
scalp and rub 1t in gently with the
finger tips
BY morning. most II not all, OF your
dandruff will be gone. and three or
four more applications will completely
dissolve and entirely destroy every
single sign and trace of 1t, no matter
how much dandrufr you may have.
You will find all itching and digging
OF the scalp win stop instantly. and
your hair will be fuzzy, lustrous,
glossy, silky and soft, and look and
feel hundred times better.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1922-02-21

II you telephone your nd. ask about
the discount you can get on the prics
quoted you.--Adv.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1922-02-21
why LILLIAN TELEG GRAPHED
KATHERINE BiCkETT

Lillian extended her hand for ksth-
erin. u,ckctt's letter, rccons,dcrcd, and
lct her hand drop "a her SIDE again -,
"rlcnsc read Il to me, she said. Il
have hcss'ly headache.
She scs,nrcl "a low char, amt sank
back into her own as she spoke, l
looked kwnl, NJ her noticing the lines
etched dccpl, nj the side of her mouth
sure sisn ci nervous strain With Lillian.
aud ,hrn realized that the question of
providing proper espionage Tor the
Wounded man IN the hospital was worry.
ins her muw than she had betrayed
opl course" answered, settled COM
lctiably into the how char and began
to read. q
dearest Nlaigo." the letter began.
Il can imagine you turning 10 the SIG
mature oi this and murmurlng "kath-
crime Sonnot Bickett where have
hrard that uamcq And | cannot blame
,ml. fnr 4 have been the worst core.
s,,ondcnt ever in these last few months
l'vcn nov. I have not the time to write
Vnu the long letter which is your due
and which | long to open. But must
tell you our news
"lon know, oi course, how long Il
has taken Jack 60 recover his health
shattered IN the war. | do not think
he N fully recovered vet, hut perhaps
| am too ieminincly fcatiul, as he put,
" At nnV rate, be has n wonderful
chance IN South America, hut = u ot
n iuh where hp cannot possibly TAKE
me pi course, his idea IL for me q
s,ey safely here IN our home until h'
comes hack, mont hs perhaps a veal
from nov Hut YOU know that is some
,h,ny could not possibly do. ! shoul,
~ stark mad with inac,'on.
Lillian Has nm Idea.
$50. when tack has gone, | ana goinl
tn take up mv old profession again %
IA ncighholinp city. near enough for m'
"a sre tn our little humc. kut ! nn
saving nothing 90 him about II, fol
refhnpa you remember ms attit0d,
toward wives working Tor an income
no pirasc DO not mention my decision
when you write, although unless you
reply 10 tins the day you receive it
voir letter will not reach inc until after
Jack has gone, cot be- leaves within th'
week
Il suppose | am very bad wife q
deceive Jack thus. but have CAREFUL,
admitted 90 his structures upon earn
In. money while he was with me, though
sometimes Il has been hard 60 refrain
from rclelling under the circumstances
pu I simply cannot obey this last dc
mnnd And there IL such need io
NURSES ! am sure | shall do splendidly
hnvu managed not 20 get rusty b,
helping the local AID societies whoneve
there has lccn illness among the poo
pccplc ci the town.
Il will send YOU my new addrcs
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1922-02-21
THE SANDMAN STORY
inc Mr.. Kinghsher with fish in his
BY Abby Phillips Walker

ccyss, Mcclure Syndicate CITY,,
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1922-02-21

came Mr.. Kinghsher with a fish in his
beak.
Mr.. Coon crept down where he could
get a better view TO watch him eat
his dinner Ii was a small fish and
MIR kingfisher swallowed il whole.
gagging and writhing as the fins Of the
FISH yscrspcd his throat.
He is choking whispered Mr..
Coon TO his wife, for Mr.. Kinghsher
seemed 20 be gasp,ng for breath.
"No, he isn't, said Mrs. Coon. HE
is too wise a bird TO get choked with
a FISH. Ike rs just trying to swallow
u an easier way. There il is down
she said as kinghsher once more began
20 watch the water below him.
Where does he live?" asked Mr..
Coon.
"Oh, ] expect he has nest some
where in the bank Of the river and
Il ever young birds were uncom-
Portable, those little Belted -.ngfisher.
babies must he more So than any for
have heard that their parents make
their nest for those tender birdlings
out Of FISH bones and scales"
you don't mean II. exclaimed Mr..
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1922-02-21
il. W. Lowe Goes TO Alexandria.

Grand High Prfest George A. Sal
mon has deputlzed Past Grand High
Priest Harry w. Lowe to represent
him at the annual meeting OF the
George Washington Memorial As
soclation. which viii be held Wednes-
day AT Alexandria, Va. and Past Grand
Master Thomas J, Day, who ia n life
member OF the association, will aleo
attend. They viii go TO Alexandria
tomorrow. The association ls erecting
at Alexandria a temple which will
cost st,500.000
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1922-02-21
Addresses By Syria Woman.

Mrs. Robert c. Byerly OF Syria win
address an nter-denominntional tea
which the women's Missionary So
ciety OF First and Central Presbyter-
ian Church VIII hold this after
noon. between 3 and o'clock. Mrs.
Joseph 8. Hamilton will preside. and
Mrs. Thomas Kerr of Greenhill Church
win lead In devotions. After the pro-
gram thore will be a socinl hour. Miss
Mary Byerly. former deaconess OF
First Church, VIII be present TO greet
her friends
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1922-02-21

Coon. "a pretty priek,y cradlef ]
should call that for new babies.
But what makes his hair stand up
so straight? He looks as if something
had scared him until his hair stood
up on ends and those white spots in
front OF his eyes ] should think would
make him cross-eyedr
II don't know a thing about the
white spots" replied Mrs. Coon, "but
! have heard that he did not always
wear crest--that isn't hair that
A>ds up on his head reaching 10 the
nape Of his neck, il is feathers"
"Nell, what about them?" asked
Mr.. Coon
"Once his head was smooth" re-
piled Mrs. Coon, "but be got a terri
Die fright and after that his'feathers
stood up straight IL called his
crest, so Grandmother told me. She
said a Kinghsher once long, long ago
got a terrible fright and the feathers
on his head 20 the nspe of hi. neck
stood on ends"
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1922-02-21
COURT upHoLps COLLEGE.
Bryn MAwr's Dismissal OF Student
Under Suspicion Justified. Judge
RuIas

, Norristown. Pa, Feb. 71.---The right
Of Bryn Mawr College to dismiss one
OF It's students on suspicion OF some
irregularity was upheld yesterday and
the Montgomery County Court handed
down an opinion that 1t had no juris-
dictIon In the suit OF Miss Marjorie
Barker. OF Michigan City, fidIana, for
reinstatement In the college.
Miss Barker was notified not 10 re-
turn to college after tho Easter vaca-
tion last year She demanded the right
to clear herself OF suspicion. end fall
ing to receive this opportunity, APP
piled to tho court for n mandamua
ording the college TO reinstate her
The case attracted much attention IN
education circles.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1922-02-21
LITTLE BENNY'S
NOTEBOOK
BY Lee Pape.

Us fellows WAS standing crround the
lamp post this aftirnoon and Sid Hunt
and Sam Cross started 10 have u fite,
standinethcrc with their fists made and
their faces stuck out at each other with
fcarsc Impressions on them, Sam saying,
Aw 20 on, who could you lick, you
couldcnt lick postidge stamp.
Aw shut UP, you couldent even beet
a old carpit, you co'ldent, scd Sid
Hunt.
Wich us other fellows kepp on jump
ing erround them and yelling dlffrent
things to make them mndder at each
other, yelling, Soak him, Sam, don't
leevc him tawk TO you like that, Sid,
are you going to stand for that, Sam,
donu take eny Of his lip, Sid, soak him
one, thnts O way to tawk Sam, that's a
way to tawk, Sid.
Proving we was neutral and oil we
w,inted wns fite, and Sam Cross made
the fearest face yet and almost bunked
Sid Hunts nose with his nose, saying
Who you telling TO shut up, ] could
lick you with one hand behind my back
and one eye closed, and Sid sed, You
ony think you could, wy | could lick
you with both hands behind my back
and one eye closed and the other eye
looking somewares elts, that's how casy
! could lick you.
And us fellows kepp on Encouraging
them and they kepp on Explaining how
ensy they could lick, each other and
daring each other to hit them ferst, and
ali OF suddin 2 fire engines went past
going like the dichins, and us fellows
ran after them TO beet the band lecving
Sid and Sam still starting fite with
close noses, and there wasent eny fire
on account If il being falts alarm, and
wen we got back Sid and Sam was set
ting next to each other on the cerbstone
with friendly Impressions, us fellows say
ing, Hay, is IL over, who won2
Nobody, we decided not TO have O
ftc, sed Sam Gross.
Proving the more tawk the less action
-
II you telephone your nd ask about
the discount you can get on the prics
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1922-02-21

Has Bobbie been eating between
maals7" "Bobbie has no between
meals. Life.
Evening star., 1922-03-21
BY WILLIAM E. NASH.

BY Cable to The Star and Chicago Daily News
Copyright, 1922.
LISBON, March 21.-How a Ship
load of American tourists stopped a
revolution in Portugal forms the
basis Of many diplomatic reports now
being written in the legation chan
celleries here. Things looked grim
in Lisbon. The government had fed
to Cascades and reports of trouble
filled the air. The republican guards,
masters Of the capital. snarled at
troops from other parts Of the coun-
try, which had remained loyal to the
cabinet, and swore on the hilts of
their swords that they never would
disband at the command Of any min
lister. The people every moment ex-
pected to see barricades appear in the
streets.
Just then the Canadian Pacific liner
Empress of France steamed into port
with 800 American globetrotters
aboard and landed officials to make
arrangements for a three days visit.
be lost. Portugal needed American
dollars to bolster UP the falling ex-
change and she might reap bounti-
full harvest of them from such a
large party of tourists. Leaders of
every shade of politics gathered to
discuss the situation and they finally
decided to suspend the dispute until
the Yankees had sailed away.
The tourists came ashore and
strolied up to the Rocio and gazed
curiously at the pink and green
houses Of the city. None. Of the
visitors suspected that anything was
WRONG. The authorities had even
Evening star., 1922-03-21
Today's News In Brief

England proposes plan to scrap de-
preciated foreign currency. Page l
House to vote on soldier bonus bill
Thursday. rage l
Merger measure to go to calendar TO.
day or tomorrow. rage l
Government faces millions loss by re-
fnsal of Congress to buy war-build-
ing sites. rage l
Schools may lose several dental oper.
-ators April 1. Page
Pledge aid in drive for Victory Memo.
rial. rage
Secretary Hughes guest of Persian
legation at feast Of new year.
Three associations oppose site for
health school. Page 8
England awaits new leader to spring
mn to take up Ghandi's place.
W ~ Page s
More men shot dead by Belfast gum
men. rage
armistice. Page 3
Claims of support for Focht loan. bill
are denied. Page 10
French regret order for departure of
q. s. troops from Rhine. Page IS
First day Of spring brings floods and
blizzards. Page 13
Hoover scores foes of four;power
treaty. Page IA
New election bill proposes vote in
Congress for District representa-
tives. Page II
Rate order Of Interstate Commerce
Commission halted by court. Page is
Barnes says farmers will gain quickly
px }SeesSy1 ,.-----.--.-. SA&S ~
Evening star., 1922-03-21
LISBON CALLS OFF REVOLUTION
TOGARNER IS. I'OURLS7S'DOLLARS

gone to the trouble of sitting the
country for English-speaking police
men to station along the sightseeing
route and help make matters pleasant
for the visitors.
The Empress of France did not leave
until few days ago. No revolution
broke out and the guard. grown tired of
waiting for the rest Of the country, eX-
pressed its desire for order. 1t was
agreed everywhere that the American
tourists had unconsciously performed a
valuable service for the republic Of
Portugal.
Unfortunately, however, it cannot be
said that the horizon has cleared up
completely. Politics still look threaten
ing and loyal troops surround tho city,
threatening to march in at the least
sign Of trouble. The government init
mates that the republican guards. like
the janissaries Of Constantinople in
olden times, have outlived thier useful
ness and must be dissolved. The guards
declare that this is not time to throw
more men out Of work and refuse point
blank to disband.
Seeing that the guards constitute the
corps d'elite Of the army, which pos
sesses an indeterminate amount Of
power, the government is evidently de-
termined to go slow in the matter,
judging that discretion is the better
part of valor.
do not Judge the whole of Portugal
by. Lisbon" said an allied diplomat.
1.-THE average Portuguese peasant is in
dustrious and peacable, and the men Of
his kind are the ones who make it pos
sible for the country to keep up re-
spectacle commerce with the United
States and Great Britain. The peasants
have taken little part in the nine 30
called revolutions which have diverted
the capital within tae last year. They
devote their time to gathering cork, cul-
tivating vineyards and manufacturing
saydiues for export- all over the work."
Evening star., 1922-03-21
CHICAGO NEAR CHAOS,
CRIME AND COURTS IN
LEAGUE, SAY CRITICS

By the Associated Press.
CHICAGO, March. 21.-Enforce-
ment in Chicago is on the edge Of
chaos. Charles C. Fitzmorris. gen.
eral superintendent of police, told
more than 100 persons, represent
ing thirty-four civic and indus
trial organizations. last night.
Kickham Scanlan, chief justice Of
the criminal court; Robert z.
Grove, states attorney, and James
A. Patten. board of trade MEM
Der and civic leader, in addresses
agreed with the police head.
I'VE are on the edge Of chaos"
Mr.. Fitzmorris said. 1.-The work Of
the police department is being un-
done as fast as we can do it."
There is an organized band Of
criminals in Chicago. well in
trenched, a mafia. which considers
itself above and beyond the law.
which not only laughs in the face
of justice, but spits in the face OF
justice" Mr.. Grove said.
Judge Scanlan attacked crooked
lawyers, whom he called greatly
responsible for crime conditions.
and scored business men for evad-
ing jury service.
"The are judges on the criminal
bench of Cook county (Chicago),
who should be removed" Mr.. Pat
ten said. Earlier, Chief Fitzmor-
ris had asserted, there Is an or
ganization of criminals here; they
have their judges and lawyers
Evening star., 1922-03-21
BRITAIN T0PAY j. S.
WITH NO PROv|S0S
Exchequer Says No Condi.
tions Will Be Attached to
Meeting Obligations.
By the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
LONDON, March 21.-Sir ROBERT
Horne. chancellor of the exchequer'
discussing the British debt in tbe
house of commons today. said:
81 do not propose to make any con-
ditions to the American government
as to the payment of our due obllga-
tons"
In answer to a question Sir Robert
said no demand had been received
from America for the payment OF IN
terest on British debt during the
coming financial year, nor mad the
other European debtor nations re-
ceiyed a similar demand.
The chancellor's declaration against
making any conditions to the Ameri-
can government was made In reply
to a question whether. in view OF the
fact that payment could only , be made made
Great Britain to America, he would
inform the Washington government
that the most convenient way to
make payment was to reduce import
duties on British goods.
Evening star., 1922-03-21
TRAPPEDBY.F|RE,
WOMAN, 70, BURNS

Trapped by sheet of flames across
the doorway of her room, Miss
Frances Root. seventy years of age,
a roomer at 1913 Q street northwest
today was burned to death in fire
on the third floor of the house.
1t was impossible to penetrate the
flames about the doorway of the hall
room, from which Miss Root was cry
ing for assistance, upon the arrival
of No. . engine company, which re-
sponded first to a local alarm at that
address.
Dragged Out Of Flames.
AS soon as possible, however. Lieut..
T. S. Jones and Private J. NJ. jamie
son fought their way to the impris-
oned woman and dragged her out of
the flames. In a private automobile
she was rushed to George\ Washing
ton University Hospital. but was pro-
nounced dead on arrival.
So far as is known Miss Root had
no relatives here. She was taken in
by Mr.. and Mrs. Nation Boyce, occu-
pants of the house, last fall when she
appealed to them because she was
unable to find rooms Since then she
had been doing odd jobs of mending
and sewing about the house in re-
turn for the privilege Of the room.
Gas Stove Believed Cause.
1t is believed that a small gas stove,
used for cooking in her room on the
top floor, caused the fire. The fire
swept the third floor of the house,
but was checked before it could
spread to adjoining property. Unof-
fetal estimates of damage to the
property, to furniture and from fire
and water placed the figure at be-
tween $4,000 and $4,000.
Mrs. Boyce was in the house at the
time the fire started and notified the
fire department.
The house is the property of the
Preston Williamson estate, Stone &
Fairfax, agents. The damage to
property Is believed to have been
covered by insurance.
Evening star., 1922-03-21
PROPOSE TO SCRAP
Low RATE MONEY
Genoa Conference to Get
Plan to Replace Depreci-
ated Currency.
By the Associated Press.


ROME, March 21.-As the date for
the opening of the Genoa conference
approaches greater interest is being
shown by the Italian public and hope
is expressed that the meeting will
serve to bring about the economic re-
construction of Europe and lead to a
much needed era of prosperity.
Public opinion here is in accord
with that in England on nearly every
problem to be discussed. but the Ital-
ian financial commission does not
share the British point of view on one
of the most important questions hav-
ing to do with finance.
Plan to Scrap Money.
England is represented as favoring
a scheme for the definite stabiliza-
ton Of European currencies. equiva-
lent in countries where exchange is
much deprecated to a virtual scrap
ping of the present currency, which
would be replaced by currency hav-
ing gold basis.
1t is remarked that this would only
be acceptable to countries whose cur
rency has definitely deprecated. and
not by others. like Italy, who firmly
believe in the eventual recovery of
their finances.
The latter countries in accepting
the British scheme would be exposed,
due to the sudden change in the pur-
chasing power of their money. In
addition they would have to. face
huge expense to put the scheme in
effect, this in ItaE's case being COM
puted at four billion gold lire.
Evening star., 1922-03-21


There was absolutely no censorship
of the opening prayer at the Wash
ington conference on the limitation OF
armament-the prayer, which failed
to mention the name Of Jesus Christ.
No one of the high officials connected
with the conference attempted to die
tate such policy.
This positive statement today was
made by Rev. DR.. w. s. Abernethy,
pastor of Calvary Baptist. President
Harding's church.
The unequivocal declaration may
stiil the whisperings which have
stirred church circles and set all
Official Washington a-gossip ever
since the conference met and ad-
journed.
Il was the first conference Of ITS
sort in the worlds his'oEx which had
Evening star., 1922-03-21
MAIL SERVICE HEAD MAY
GET HIGHER POSITION

Walter H. Riddell. general superin-
tendent Of the railway mail service,
has been mentioned to fill the position
of second assistant postmaster gen.
eral, left vacant through the death Of
Col. W. H. Shaughnessy. victim Of the
Knickerbocker Theater disaster.
It is understood that Mr.. Riddell and
four or five other persons are being
considered for the position, nothing
positive having been decided by the
administration as yet.
sMr. Riddell has been in the postal
service for about thirty years. most
of the time in the railway mail serv-
fee. He has served as chief clerk of
the railway mail service and before
his appointment as general superin-
tendent was superintendent of the
Pittsburgh division, with offices in
that city.
He is republican, and a native Of
Chicago. Through his long acquain-
tance with the railway mail service,
friends hold. he would be an ideal
second assistant postmaster general,
whose duties are largely confined to
the control Of that service.
Evening star., 1922-03-21
MR.. BALL REPORTS
+. -MERGERMEASURE
Bill Placed on Senate Calen-
der-LegisIation Is
Discussed.

The street railway merger bill, in
cluding the proposed tax on operat-
ing income designed to make the net
imately the same. was reported to the
Senate today by Senator Ball and placed
on the Senate calendar.
The new tax feature calls for so
per cent tax on all operating income
in excess Of s per cent on the. fair
valuation of the roads. The bill as
reported carries an amendment provid-
Ing for a tax Of 76 per cent on that part
Of the income In excess Of per cent.
The committee had ordered such a re-
port several days ago.
Opposed by Traction Omcials.
Vigorous opposition to the pro-
posed tax on operating income was
voiced at meeting of the Senate
committee yesterday by President
George E. Hamilton and Vice Presi-
dent J. H. Hanna of the Capital Trac-
ton Company.
They were not opposed, they said.
to the other provisions of the merger
bill, which authorize the merger of
the Potomac Electric Power Company
and the Washington Railway and
Electric Company, and the merger of
the Washington Railway and EIec-
trio Company and the Capital Trac-
tion Company and several other COM
panies entering the District.
The officials of the Capital Traction
Company insisted that the proposed
merger Of the street railway COM
panies, however, would not be the
panacea for the street car situation
in the District which it is popularity
supposed 1t would be. Mr.. Hamilton
and Mr.. Hanna predicted that a mer-
Of the street car fares, and Mr.. Hanna
said that the reduction in fares would
come only when the cost of opera
tion was reduced.
Hear w. r.. 4 e. Head.
W. F. Ham, president of the Wash
ington Railway and Electric Com
pany, urged the passage Of the bill
permitting. the merger of the power
company with the Washington Rail-
way and Electric Company. and the
merger Of the street car companies.
He, too. said that he did not believe
the merger would result in a re-
duction of fares at present. He added,
however, that he believed in the long
run a merger would result in bene-
At to the public.
MI. Hamilton and Mr.. Hanna criti-
cised the proposed tax on operating
income as punitive measure" di-
rected particularly at the Capital
Traction Company, which, under its
terms. would be compelled to pay a
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