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The Washington times., 1922-02-19

AS a student and a patron of the arts !
quite approved of his decision. But I OBJ
jected to his preoccupation in his art. He
was so preoccupied that he had neglected
to send me back a Sheraton table and a
Chinese lamp and a Jade necklace and ear.
rings that I had supplied for background
Of my alleged portrait. They were worth
800. Bill may have entertained the idea
that he would keep these on account of the
$1,000 that mamma refused to pay for his
misdemeanor in art But was not of that
mind.
Attended by my lawyer ! swore out
warrant for his arrest for larceny and
went down to the steamship dock
Soon l saw his wife coming down the
gangplank. She was smiling at some be.
lated friends.
"'He will be near whispered to the
tween two other men.
That's he said. The fat one
The marshal left my side, hurried to him
and placed his hand on his shoulder. You
are under arrest he said. Bill turned the
color Of charlotte russo. What for? he
gasped
"'For having a table and lamp and
jade necklace belonging to Miss Claire
Cornell
But, Jehovah. man. cried Bill. Tn
not in the habit of carrying tables and
lamps with me on my crossings
uoe uopdarfpl limo opH oo,,1d
almost have forgiven him all for tiff he
had only stopped there.
But you ought to have their equiva-
lent said the marshal.
"'How much" asked Bill.
Seven hundred dollars, said my arm.
o.the-law.
GIVE only 5000 with me-, said Bill.
"'And you with a wife and a baby and
a maid and a nurse and a chauffeur and q
carr asked the marshal
Its enough for tips said Bill, miser.
ably.
Then things began 70 harnen Bill sent
his wife to plead With me. She said,
Think. Claire. our baby is only four weeks
old, Frankly. couldn't see what the
bahy's age had to do with It. Bill never
thought Of that when he was bothering us.
Then Bill came up. He even put his arm
around my waist and begged me to call off
what he called the hounds of the law
IL was weakening. l would have weak
end II Bill hadn't just about then began
to talk about 'blackmail' After that | was
adnmant. Bill rushed to a telephone and
ordered an aeroplane. He said he wanted
u 10 overtake the Berengaria because he
was being held up for some money that he
couldn't get before 1t sailed and he wanted
to let his wife and baby and so forth pro.
coed and he would overtake them after
ward in the 'plsne/
Again I would have relented had not
heard bystander who noticing my bobbsd
bair and sable coat and general air OF
wealth, say, She's chorus girl trying to
stop him from sailing with his wife,
Then George M. Cohan stepped up. He
knows Bill. He called the marshal to him,
listened to the story, laughed and handel
what he calls executes an agreement, 10
which we all signed our names. Bill TO.
linquished the furniture and jewelry and
promised to refund the money to George
when was in possession. And the Beran.
garia sailed.
Bill and his wife didn't say good.by to
me-"
Picture puzzle: What will the Appellate
Court decide when the case comes up be.
fore II? Look at the portrait and the pho
tograph and say to yourself what verdict
you would give II you were that august
tribunal
Here they are-printed side by side for
you TO compare.
The Washington times., 1922-02-19

Court granted a verdict for that amount
The Cornells appealed and the case Is now
before the Appellate Court. II isn't the
money-oh. no it's the principle Of the
thing In each case There is nothing like
the principle OF the thing to stir up real
trouble.
But perhaps the best way OF getting q
perspective on the matter is to hear Miss
Claire tell It
Bill said Miss Cornell "Bill-his real
name is not Burton. by the way, but Bern
neimer-sued mamma for $1,000 for that
painting / refer to my so.caled portrait
The Magistrate granted Judgment for that
amount We appealed and the appeal will
come up In the Appellate Court in Feb
ruary Our attorney Mr.. James Palmer,
will have TO appear for US We will be in
Cuba. We go to Cuba every Winter and
we would not stay in town for this silly
case.
1T happened this way Bill was no
The Washington times., 1922-02-19

daubed out and he
painted In an alleged
sky and some objects
that were nonlinally
trees.
Il gave him eigh.
teen sittings, most o.
them for all day. I
got tired and didn't
want to sit sny
more He had photo.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1922-10-26
SCREEN.
soma Clear Call, ut the Arcadia.

"One Clear Call" Mt the Arcadia.
Arcndia'e Offering of "One Clear CalF'
has a remarkable attraction TO the
public taken as a whole. Perhaps It
Is because the blow that strikes home
is the most effective. The picture
has a straightforward appeal that Is
tinged with happenings of human
life. A simple but strong dramatic
story furnishes the theme for the
production.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1922-10-26
ANNUAL BAL MASQUE
AT YOUNG'S STUDIO
Grand March, Entertainment,
Prize Awards Featured
Program.

One of the prettiest dances of the
season was held last night in Young's
Studio, in the Strand Theatre Build
ing, when the annual bal masque, with
all its attractive features. was given
More than 900 were in attendance.
everyone, including the members of
the orchestra, being in costume. The
studio had been beautifully decorated
for the occasion.
In the grand march which pre-
ceeded the dance Miss Helen Bills
borough received the prize, Shef-
field plato bread tray, for the most
beautiful woman's costume. Edward
y, Haines received the prize, n lac
quered brass smoking stand. for the
most beautiful mans costume. Miss
Lou Richardson won the prize for the
funniest woman's costume, and was
awarded a Sheffield plate salt. pepper
ana mustard set. c. Fraser Booth
won mahogany serving tray foi
| wearing the funniest of the mems
costumes. For tho most unique coa,
tune. Mrs. Eleanor Stoopes received
a pearl necklace. la France pattern.
The marchers formed in the studio
and then marched out on the street
accompanied by the orchestra. an,
up and down the a1eles of the Strant
Theatre. Prizes wcre also awarded
TO them there.
An entertainment was also givel
at the dance by the Young's Studi
pupils. Little Mary Cassidy and Ellei
Hainsworth, attired In white costume
trimmed with white fur, danced al
original Russian dance. They ar
the only two Russian dancers at tn
studio. Miss Helen Aschenbach. f
n fringed silver gray costume. dance
a pretty Spanish oastinet dance, an
Miss Lillian Rodman. in q black coz
tune, danced an eccentric Jazz 70
trDt
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1922-10-26

built in William Fox West Coast
Studios at Hollywood for one OF the
important scenes in tho special Monte
Cristo," which the Arcadia Theatre
Is to have next week.
Grent Novel in Screen Form.
The sinister shadows. the blazing
beast. the savage plunge-the shrieks
of death. and then the awful silence!
Millions Of eager eyes have read It,
1t has thrilled the. world In novel
form and 1t is now thrilling on the
screen. Sir Arthur Conan Doyle's
great mystery story, "The Hound oi
the Baskervilles," with Sherlocl,
Holmes, DR.. Watson and the flaming
hound and all the other famous flgurel
that hare made this story classic
are seen in the screen version which
Is now showing at the Savoy Theatre
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1922-10-26
Wonderful for
Sick StOmaChs

Everyone who tries it willingly ac-
snowledges that it does cure indigps-
zion and certainly banishes dyspepsia
and other Stomach distress almost in
stautly.
Read this letter from William starl1ey.
Rock Creek, Ohio.
/ was sick for several years, went to
hospital after getting no relief from
doctors and many remedies that tried
Unable to work and confined TO the
house / was advised to try Doctor
Orths Stomach Remedy. / had no
faith in anything any more. but L tried
IL and TO my happy surprise ii did me
good. ! am now perfectly well and for six
months have been working eyery day in
the blacksmith shop. eating everything |
want and in perfect health.
DR.. Orths Stomach Remedy.
Money back IL DR.. Orth's Stomach
Remedy does not do what we say it will
and remember that this remarkable
remedy is the prescription OF practicing
physician who used IL with great success
IN exactly such cases as yours during a
period of 60 years. Eckerds Drug
Stores and all good druggists can sup
ply you
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1922-10-26
SULPHUR SOOTHES
UCLY,ITCHINC SKIN
The First Application Makes
Skin Cool and Comfortable,

II you are suffering from eczema or
some other torturing, embarrassing skin
trouble you may quickly be rid OF II
by using Mentho- Sulphur. declares a
noted akin specialist.
This sulphur preparation. because OF
It's germ destroying properties, sell
dom falls 10 quickly subdus itching
even OF fiery eczema The nrst appli-
cation makes the skin cool and com
Portable. Rash and blotohes ara healed
right up. Rowles Mentho-Sulphur Is
applied like any pleasant cold cream
and Is perfectly harmlesA You car
obtain small Jar from any good
druggist
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1922-10-26
Weather Changes Oalse Sickness.

Extreme changes OF weather during
fall cause many colds and coughs.
For quick relief from throat, chest
and bronchial trouble, coughA coldl
and GROUP use Foley's Honey and Tar.
Contains no opiates-insredients y>:ht-
ed on the wrapper. Largest selling
cough medicine In the world 'rFoley's
Honey and Tar is the most pleasa Mt
and efficient remedy for coughs and
colds that l ever saw" writes VIM
Jones. FL Dara. Illinois. n. B. Dan
forth.-Adv
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1922-10-26
Pine NeighbOrhoOd's PARTY.

6pooks and clowns. tramps and
kings. witches and queens-all We're
IN evidence in the Pine Neighborhood
Community House, Fourth and Pine
streets. last night, when the Pine
Neighborhood Association gave L
Halloween party. The hall was at
tractvely decorated in black and vel
low. AbotA $50 members of the asso-
ciaton were present. Dancing and
games featured the evening.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1922-10-26
~Molly.0- at the Majestic.

n kepuDHCan fnuSSlileeNIlls 'ars
night at the AIajestio Theatre inter-
rupted the engagement OF Mabel Nor
mands photoplay "Molly-O". but now
that all is once more serene, the pic
ture will be shown again continuing
for the remainder OF the week. Molly
O" Is a feature comedy equal to any
thing in the mIrth provoking line
II IS picture of a love story as sweet
and pure as anything that has ever
been written.
Jack Holt IN ~While Satan Sleeps
Splendid performances seem the rule
rather than the exception with Jack
Holt, who yesterday added another
star TO his list OF successes by appear
ing at the Queen IN While Satar
Sleeps exceedingly worthy as an en-.
tertainment. while Satan Sleeps Is
Peter B. Kynes story The Parsor
OF Panamint." Like all of Kyne's
stories Il holds fun message OF in
teresting romance. plentiful adventurs
and good thorough touch OF human
nature and common kindl,ness.
monte Cristo" Set a Nine-Day Wonder
IAke the London bus driver. whS
spent his FIRST day of in eight year,
riding UP and down the Strand w1tf
fellow bus drivers. flIn folk OF Holly
wood so studio vistins during thei,
not IN Ions time had there beer
such general visiting day as tha
accorded the wonderful ballroom Sc
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1922-10-26
Mrs. Marjorie Neal I'm New Ofllce.

At n meeting Tuesday OF Court
Delaware. No. 2. Order OF the Golden
Sceptre, It was announced that Mrs.
Marjorie Neal had heen commissioned
as Supreme Deputy Worthy Grand
Ruler of the Court. Mrs. Neal n q
member OF Court Diamond No. l.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1922-10-26
Maccabees' Masquerade Friady.

The Women's Beneficial Assocla-
ton OF tho Maccahees Will hold mas
querade party on Friday evening nj
the home of Mrs. Frank Shilling. 206
West Twentieth street. Membei\ and
friends are invited TO attend.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1922-10-26
ADJUSTMENTS.
STAGE.
Mu.lcsl Feature at the Aldino.

On the new program that goes into
effeot today at, the Aldine Theatre
headline position Is occupied by an
eoceptIonal musical ACT OF quahty
called moments Musical, 1t is the
Offering OF Rao Eleanor Bali ana her
brother, Joseph Ball. AN Arrange
ment." with Lee Rose and katheryh
Moon. brings something new In the
wav of an effective song ana dahce
offering. Nan Traveline is song
stress with personality. y COMEDY
,alk fest called "The Mosquito Trust
4, TO be given by Joe Norris and Winn
Shaw. Overhot and Young In "Spe-
cial Delivery" comedy satire, and
Rob Leo, introducing and presenting
his famous dog Tip, complete the
bill. THE Yankee Go-Getter" real
exciting comedy romance. Is the photo
play feature.
Wilmington Players In ~Stcp Lively
Hazel"
The Wilmington Players are aHord'
ing the theatregoers here a most en-
ioyable entertainment through theii
current Offering. step Lively Hazel
has all the requirements OF a big
comedy hit and 1t is laughingiy pu'
over by the entire company. "Stel
Lively Hazel slaps Prohibition. but
In an innocent, enjoyable way to
which even the most strenuous advo'
cate, Mr.. Volstead or Mr.. Bryan, could
not find otfense. Miss Reilley has q
comedy part which she handles with
deftnese and surety that makes heI
an outstanding character in tho play
Mr.. Lynn is also cast for a farcica
role which is perfectly presented by
him. The rest OF the players follow
in good order and each deserves men
ton for individual performance. Mex
weck the far famed Way DOwr
East" Is to be the play.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1922-08-20
Solution Depends ON
Impartial Study by Body Such
as Bankers Committee

Tempt atawar taxation during the early
part of the war, on the pretext that
the victory which was rapidly to he
Fecured would enable her to collect
its cost from the nations whom she
proposed SO easily to conquer. and
Wnen the war actually ended with the
victory of the Entente allies, making
Germany pay" Immediately became q
popular electioneering slogan, espe-
ciaily in France and Great Britain.
1t should be noted however, that
under President Wilson'S Fourteen
FONTS, which were agreed to by the
Entente powers as being the basis Of
inc terms, on which they were pre-
pared to make peace, damage to civil
Ian property was to be the measure
OF the indemnity demanded from
Germany. As, every one knows, the
arguments concerning the amount that
Germany could pay and ought to be
asked to pay lasted for years after the
war has actually ended, and it was nor
until May, 1921, that definite ulti-
matum was delivered by the European
allies to Germany fixing the total
amount, apart from some minor items,
which We're still doubtful, at 6.Gm mil
lion gold pounds.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1922-08-20
BY Hartley Withers

MAT a beaten enemy should
u make substantial payment
to the victor is a principle
that iss as old as warfare. and as
reasonable as any principle. can be
expected to be that is connected with
this subject. Warfare being chiefly
organized robbery, it was obvious
that the two parties concerned
should take as much from one an
other as possible, and that when one
had been beaten to his knees he
should pay the conquerer as much as
the conqueror could conveniently
carry off in order to make him leave
off the hammering process.
As applied by the Germans to France
at the end of the Franco-P rusian War
in 1871, the principle may be seen
working on the most efficient and con-
venient lines possible. 1t will be re-
membered that on that occasion the
two great powers, and had lasted SO
short time that neither of the COM
batants could be said to- have been
economically exhausted, while the ac-
tivity and prosperity of the rest of
the world, though affected to some ex
tent by the rise in prices due to the
strupple had not been interfered with
to any appreciable degree. Conse-
quently, when the war was over and a
sum that was then considered enor-
nous NOES demanded from France by
Germany by way of indemnity, it was
easy for France to raise the amount
required by the simple method of Dor
rowing, raising loans from her own
citizens and also from the many CAPT
talists in other countries who. had
every confidence in her rapid recovery.
BY this means France was able to, OBJ
tain with an ease which astonished all
parties the gold and foreign bills in
which the indemnity was paid.
With this example before them, the
rulers of the nations who engaged in
the late war may well have been ex-
cused if they calculated with too much
confidence on recovering fgcm defeat
ed enemies large proposition of the
cost of the war. Germany, for exam
pie, frankly refrained from any at
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1922-08-20
Chart 2

It will be seen that during the
normal ten-year period covered COM
mon capital increased 81 per cent and
dividends per share 81 per cent, while
earnings per share increased only 30
per cent.
The war period witnessed a virtual
cessation Of new capital issues, fur
Their relative decrease in dividends and
a falling away OF revenue applicable
TO dividends which virtually wiped out
the normal gains recorded in the
previous decade.
Inc lag in net earnings per share
uafing the pre-war period may be at
tributed IN part to two causes.
|. Increase in capitalization having a
pfiof claim, viz, funded debt and pre-
ferred stocks.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1922-08-20

term Of government ntrol (January
/, 1913, to March ], 1gS t,aey were
pais as rental an amount equal 20 an
annual average of their net railway
operating income for three years end
ed June 80, 1917. This guaranty was
continued for six months following
the REIMBURSEMENT of control by the
government.
But neither the ACTUAL operating
deficits nor the receipts from rentals
during this period can be accepted as
criterion of normal operating re-
suits from the same volume of tonnage.
The following graph showing the
relative increase of common capital
zation, dividends per share and earn
lngs per share is far more eloquent
than pages of explanations:
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1922-08-20
Nearing Prosperity

We can and will, then, prosper in
spite of Europe's nlsfortunes, and we
are, in fact, approaching period OF
rrosperity,-the return of normal times,
in other words.
The main economic drawbacks which
we are encountering and have still to
encounter differ in no fundamental re-
spect from those which we commonly
had to meet before the war. The move
ments in business and securities will
henceforth be no more violent, but
only from. different bases.
The potential domestic demand for
goods, particularly what may be styled
permanent" goods, such as building
materials, railway equipment and the
like, is as great as it ever was (prob-
ably, in fast, much greater, owing to
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1922-08-20

Besides the responsible statesmen.
the lndustrialists of countries likely to
be affected by German competition had
also been awakened to the fact that
PREPARATIONS can only be made in the
manner suggested and had become ex-
ceedlngly alarmed, especially in Eng
land, whose industry has always been
specially subject to German competi-
ton, by the prospect that the pressure
upon Germany to pay an indemnity
would cause her to flood the world's
markets with cheap goods, and so make it
more than ever difficult for British in
dustry to earn its living.
In fact, it seems probable that these
fears were to certain extent exag-
gerated, seeing that in any case Ger
man competition was certain to be in
tense, that having to pay an indemnity
was most unlikely to make her organ
lzers and workers work any harder or
more efficiently, and that the taxation
involved by the indemnity payments
upon German industry. and in so far
as it tended to relieve taxation in
Great Britain would be ut the same
time help to British industrialists.
Nevertheless, though these fears may
have been exaggerated, they were
very real influence in inclining Brit
ish opinion to the view that it was
possible to bring too much pressure
upon Germany to make her pay, and
this influence must certainly be recog-
nized as a cause of cleavage between
public opinion in England and in
France upon the subject of an indem-
nifty. France naturally wanted to get
as much money as possible out of
Germany, and her desire to do so was
only modified by the fear that Ger
many's military power would be re-
stored if her industrial activity was
made too efficient
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1922-08-20
Chart L

What were the forcee behind this
kag sustained decline in values and
sswhat extent are those forces opera
I've to-day?
Is to the pFe-war period, tones might
u written of government attacks on
lie railroads, Of public hostility, of
FEDERAL supervision of rates and BUSH
rsss conduct, of inefficient operation
ind Of frenzied finance, which at times
ssrgea upon bald dishonesty. But
shsse, as well as other adverse in
fsences Of a mere general nature, all
Aszne out in the wash" They were
sontributory causes of diminishing
earning power and consequent declin-
Ing prices. For substantial part of
the war period the majority of the
reads operated at a deficit, but for the
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1922-08-20
Betsueen Taco Desires

French opinion was divided between
two most natural and reasonable de-
siresa desire to be repaid as much as
possible by Germany for the damage
inflicted upon her during the war and
desire to be free for ever from the
menace of German aggression under
which she had suffered so cruelty.
These two aims were to a certain ex-
tent irreconcilable and the efforts of
France to secure them both has, been
the cause of some rather unreasonable
Impotence in England. Apart from the
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1922-08-20

1t will be seen that as often as not
periods of advance were accompanied
by high money rates, while the reverse
was true as to periods. of depression.
The reason is that periods of business
and stock market activity absorb rela-
lively large amounts of money, thus
reducing the supply and advancing the
rate, while the reverse is true of pc
RODS of depression. This is not to say
that money, rates have no influence, but
that they are the effects of an UNDER