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the reading of the class poem by Miss Catherine stuart.
 The two most amusing features of the program were the class phopheey by the class phophet. Miss Mary Pal mer, and the Last Will' read by Miss Katherine TiIlery.
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school were held at the Greenville opera house Friday morning. The progra: was well carried e, and proved delight to the large audi ence. There were 22 to receive diplo- mas.
 The program was opened with the
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-05-28
LUNCHEON AT SOUTHERN CLUB

Among those lunching at tho South ern club yesterday were: Mrs. P. II c. Cabel. Mrs R. H. Ashdown, Mrs. Clarence Lloyd. Miss Ola Browne, MT. and Mrs. Dudley Vaughan, MT. VII, liam Vaughan, Jr.. Miss Mildred Hall, Mir. Rufus Campbell. MT. and Mrs. Thornton Estes, Mir. c. H. Lusk. Mrs. P. Y. Whitman. Miss Ruth Averett, Miss Elizabeth Davidson. Mir. and Mrs. J. H. Settle. Mrs. Julian c. Mob ley, Mrs. H. H. Brown, Miss Hughes, Miss Farrar. Miss Patterson, Mrs. Sparrow. and others.
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HILLIARD BANQUET

The members of the Hilliard Liter ary society of the Central High school will give their annual banquet at the Southern club on Friday even- ing. June 2.
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SUSIE SANFORD PRESENTS PUPILS IN RECITAL,

Miss Susie Sanford will present the pupils from her class in recital Satur- day. June 8. at 4:3o o'clock. and on Monday. June s. at 4:3o o'clock, at the Watts Building. The public is cor d:ally invited.
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nrFICIALs NoMINATrp

Greensboro. May 27-tspecial.)- The city primary held this week fo- the selection of a mayor and five councilmen resulted in the nomina- ton of H. A. Taylor for mayor. who defeated Judge Waller by a6 votes.
 The five councilmen chosen were L. J. Lawson. who led the ticket, ". F. Crabtree. c. W. Massengale. c. B.. Powers. and w. L. eRasonover. w. H. Knight. c. c. Gewin, S. W. H. Will Hams were elected executive com- mitteemen. without opposition.
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22 Are Graduated at
 Greenuille High

Greenville, May 27.-(Special.) Class day exercises of the 1922 grad
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aHoWER FnR nRInE-ELrcr

Mrs. ". H. owings will entertain at miscellaneous shower on Satur- day complimenting Miss Mildred Schollion. a bride-to-be of June.
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The largest Spanish chestnut tree in the world grows in a forest on tile slopes of Mount Etna. It is said that 100 soldiers and their horses once found shelter beneath it from the rain.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-05-28
MR. PHILLIPS HOST

Mir. Fred Phillips entertained at dinner last evening at the Country club. Covers were laid for eight.
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Farmers in the 4Uniter States have an investment of more than s2.ooo,- o00,00 in tractors. motor trucks and passenger automobiles.
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TRUCK EXCHANGE ACTIVE

Andalusia. May 27.-tspecial.)- The Dixie Truckers exchange Dixie. sold its first car load of Irish pota- toes this week and they brought a fancy price. Farmers and business men of this community organized the exchange some months ago and they have gone into the trucking business on large scale growing potatoes mostly. Quite good deal of inter est was manifested in the first sale of the concern. Clyde Dunn Is the manager of the exchange.
 There are11.S24 moving picture houses in the United States paying taxes to the government. The three largest movie cities" are Greater New yotk, having GOA houses. Chi cago with S54 houses. and Phila- delphia, with 194
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-05-28

Rev. Frank Arthur Saylor and Mrs Saylor have arrived in the city from Porto Rico and are the guests ol Mrs. R. H. Pearson.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-05-28

MT. Ben Mendelsohn is spending several weeks in Chicago with friends
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-05-28

Mrs. J. R. Noell of Baltimore, who has been visiting her son. MT. Carl Wells, returned to her home Friday.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-05-28

Mrs. S. B. Lloyd of Judson colleg' is tho guest of her daughter. Mrs Monroe Parker.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1922-10-30
THE RIGHT REMEDY.

The policeman who shot and killed
highwayman who hold up n taxi
cab driver on the public road in South
Wilmington, last night, just a. the
bandit was cndeavoring to shoot and
probably murder the drive. IS teserv-
ing Of high commentator for his
prompt and effective action. Had he
delayed an instant. another murder
might have been added to the already
alarming record OF violent crime in
our community.
There il only one way of properly
dealing with highwaymcn, 'hold-up
men in general and burglars who
break into houses with intent to steal
and also with deliberate purpose &c
kill rather than be deferred In their
criminal purposes. And that is to kill
them before they can do their mur.
derous work.
One instance Of this kind OF promp,
and just rctribution will be far more
effective as deterrent than any mum.
Der of punishments by the course ot
the law. Not that the law should bt
disregardcd in any manner, but thai
this kind OF prevention is the righ'
kind Of law. and Is in accordance with
the square principles of law.
Those who attempt this kind OF VIC
lence are murderers at heart and de
serve no mercy. 1t Is hoped that al
others who try their hands at suci
desperate crime will meet the fat,
that was no justly visited upon tn,
South Wilmington highwaymap las
night.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1922-10-30
1wITH THE NIGHT MAIL

Years ago Rudyard Kipling wrote nm
amazing story about the trip of an
aerial mail packet rising out Of the
dark OF London in early evening and
STRENGTHENING out for the flight across
the Atlantic. The transatlantic mail
packet still is I'm the future. hut today
aerial mail Ia a commonplace matter
In Europe. and across the United
States between sun and sun There
moves six tons of mail. 10000 pounds
os it. or something like $40, 900 letters.
"1he Night Mail" of the air will be
here in a few weeks. Through day
light and darkness a schedule OF from
thirty 10 thirty-three hours wifi he
maintain between the Atlantic
Coast md the Pacific. 1t may he that
will be' 'Sut 10 twenty eight hours
Nlght-nying is here. or will he as
soon as the postal air service has ar
flares and emergency landing places
after dark Letters that now require
Ave daye by train from Los Angeles or
San Franciaco 20 New York and phila-
delphia may he carried in little more
than tweuty-four hours.
our postal air service has been
making some remnrka bic records. For
ten weeks Il has been 100 per cent eff
ficicnt. For flfteen montha IL has been
without n fatal flying accident in its
more than 1000. 900 miles of flying
Good weather or had weather. It's elk.
day q week schedules have been main
tanned almost 10 the tick of the clock
Following the war there was a die
tinct let-down I'm aviation interest II
America. The Army and Navy have
been forced 10 battle public apathy IN
/ their effort 10 keep the flying services
up to the standards that are being 90
! In the Old World Tho air mail eervIC,
has been crippled by congressional in
difference. Some OF the air maihroute
were forced into discontlnuance. Tn
trans continental service has beci
maintaiQed. however. and II has show
results and efficiency equal 10 or bet
ter than any other and similar servic
In the world
The air mail service has demon
stratcd It's right to gn To- Congress an,
get adequate appropria tons Tn
country needs IL and its scope shoul
be gradually extended At the pres
ent time II Is the etepchild Of tho ma
service. The planes come fro.m tn
War Department The whole eervic
IL being pieCed together and built u
from whatever is available. but Il ha
shawn tho results Phiadeiphi
Ledger
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1922-10-30
A WAY OUT OF THE MESS.

The Volstead act in express terms
provides that its prohibitions shall
not apply TO liquor in transit through
the Panama Canal or on the Panama
Railroad"
The Panama Canal is as much ter
ritOry subjeckto the jurisdiction of the
United States as the ocean waters
within three miles from its shores.
But the Eighteenth Amendment ex-
tends its prohibition TO the "manufac-
ture. sale or transportation of intox-
icating liquors within all ter
ritory subject to the jurisdiction" of
the United States. Where the amend
ment specifies all" territory Congress
In its enforcement legislation sub
stituted "all but" the governments
canal and railroad across tho Panama
Isthmus.
This fact has an important bearing
on the Daugberty three mile limit rul-
ing and Judge Learned Hands de-
cision sustaining II. II tends to con-
firm the soundness of that interpre-
tation of the Volstead act. But IT also
points a way out of Ithe disastrous
mess which a fanatical Prohibition
has got us into with foreign shipping
and all Of our international relations.
II Congress can exempt the Panama
Canal from the operations of the Eigh-
teenth Amendment as to the tran
sportation of liquor it can obviously
exempt the three-mile limit all around
the American coast. How much fur
ther Congress might go with its ex-
emptions may be a question. But
that it can go this length is evident
And If a Congress dominated by the
Anti-Saloon League can he so anxious
to save TO the country its traffic and
revenue from the canal as to lift the
Prohibition Amendment from il, ever
a Congress similarly dominated may
for far weightier reasons of the same
kind lift the amendment from the
three mile limit.
The plaintiff steamship lines agains
the Daugherty ruling are preparing
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1922-10-30
CAMPAIGN CONTRIBUTIONS.

Official reports flied at Washington
showed that contributions 10 the cam
paign fund of the Republican National
and Congressional Committees, up to
last week, had amounted to s72o. .72s.o7.
of which sum 3644,s2s.st has been ex-
pended. No doubt the balance on
hand will be employed TO the best ef-
feet.
Nor do these figures tell tho entire
story. The complete report OF receipts
and expenditures will not have to be
made. according to law. until fifteen
days after the election. The Demo
cratic campaign funds received by the
National and Congressional Commit
tees up to last week amounted 10 about
100000.
The names Of all contributors =
these funds. must be supplied also
and reports OF the results up to las,
week show that prominent among
contributors to the Republican funds
are those VINO expect TO benefit largely
| by the price raising schedules OF the
new Tariff law. with the excc~. prof
It's they Will realize from the opera
tions of this law. in higher prices
drawn from the pockets Of the con-
sumers. they will contribute 70 IN.
campaign fund of the party which
extended TO them such an opportu-
nifty for large gains at the expense OF
the people.
So here is another finger post thai
should point out TO interested voter
how they should vote at the election.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1922-10-30
PREJUDICEs DISAPPEARING

Delegates from the SuIgiave In
stitute Of Great Britain. who came
to present to, the American people
memorials Of Lord Chatham, Edmund
Burke and James Bryce. have found
in the South and Middle West. through
which they have been travelling. q
marked increase in friendly feeling
for England In 1919 and I'm 1920. they
say. there were discdrdant elements
in the crowds that greeted them This
year they have been received in the
most courteous and cordial fashion
everywhere.
This experience ia naturally crafty
ing 10 them. II should also be graf
flying 10 overy patriotic American.
For the cultivation of n close friend
ship between America and England
is benefit TO both. and both should
take pains not TO weaken It.
The Sulsravc Institute, named after
the ancestral manor house OF the
Washingtons. has done and can still
do much towards this end. The
Pilgrim Society is similarly n strong
force TO draw the two nations together
/ But every effort OF this kind has
/ hitherto had to encounter a spirit OF
! prejudice on both sides OF the Atlantic
stronger, perhaps. in some parts OF
our own country. 1t Is needless tC
attempt 10 analyZe at this time the
! causes OF II. The point is that ma.
! tiOnal friendships. as well as personal
are based upon the toleration OF differ
ent points OF view and the READINGS,
! 10 overlook faults and forgive in.
juries. To keep hnrping upon old
Quarrels; TO cherish the snimositie.
bred 10y old wars. is alike ungenerou.
and foolish. There has been toe
much OF it in the case of England
often deliberately fostered for politica
purposes.
II is less difficult for the Atlanti,
States TO take a sympathetic view o
Europe because Of an inevitable close
ness of association. If the narrow an,
provincial patriotism which holds tha
love of ones own country must impl,
hatred of all others is passing ava,
beyond the Alleghenies, there is ever,
reason for satisfaction. Isolation from
Europe became impossible long befor
the World War. That circumstanc
alone makes race and national hatred
perilous us.-Philadelphia Inquirer
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1922-10-30
JUST FOLKS
by Edgar A. Guest.
THE WORLD WE MAKE.
Copyright 1922 by Edgar A Guest

THE WORLD WE MAKE.
There's always a friend wherever you
There's always a fellow who's good 10
know;
A smiling eye and helping hand, q
These are dotting this good old
land;
Most of the people who come and go
Are friendly folks who are good TO
know.
1t all depends on the view you take,
And the sort OF a goal that you want
10 make;
1t all depends on the things you
seek,
Frown and they'll offer YOU frown
for frown,
Snarl and you'll ind il q xnarlinS
town.
You merely gather the fruit you SOW
Sin. and sinners alone youu know;
Hate, and wherever you go you'll
find
Hatred and malice of every kind.
Lie. and you'll learn ere the day is
through
Liars have peddled their hes 70 you.
The world is mirroc upon the shelf
Wherein you may readily see your
self:
You'll find it good II you seek the
best.
And, whether it's north, south, east
or west,
II only the smile Of a friend you
show,
You'll find 1t friendly wherever you
go.
Travel the highways up or down
On the village street or the busy
town,
And YOU will find. whatever the
place,
Men read your thoughts and they
read your face;
/ They'll play the friend or they'll
play the foe
And you'll find what you seek
wherever you go.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1922-10-30
TURxsYT PLACE IN COMMERCE

II tho Turks were wiped from the
face OF thr earth. as some In their
evaporation wish might be done.
what then? Aside from the violence
done to the human instinct that tells
US that each race has It's place and
its rights on earth. there are com
mcrcisl aspects that enter into con-
sidcratlon.
Financial records show, for in
stance, that the trade OF the United
States with Turkey and the Turkish
people OF the regions soon TO be re-
gained amounts 10 more than $780,
600. 900 n year. The primitive nature
of their life reduces their wants TO
minimum, and yet they buy from
us considerable quantities of manu-
facturers. including cottonseed Oil,
oleo OIL Illuminating oil, cotton
cloths and sugar. Considerably more
than half OF our trade. however. con-
sists Of imports We buy freely its
tobacco. figs. dates. nuts, wool, mo-
hair, coffee and rugs
There is this interchange with
America. and there is even more of
Turkish trade with neighboring
Europe. The consideration of its
market is a factor even in the pres
ent attempt at a Turkish settlement
Although the United States does not
base its policy of non-interference or
| any mercenary basis, yet from this
very practice stronger trade rela-
tionships may be built up by which
something approaching a balance oi
trade may one day be accomplished
Omaha Bee.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1922-10-30
SHIP SUBSIDY.

The vnunted administration plan of
writing a ship subsidy law upon the
statute books seems more doubtful.
less sure of its footing, than at any
time since last spring. when II was
first put forth. Only few stalwars
can be found who believe that the
President will be able to carry out his
project. The opposition to II remains
as intractabe and determined as Il
was In the beginning.
Yet the fact must not be lost sight
OF that IL the ship subsidy program Is
defeated other shipping legislations
must be passed by Congress. 1t seens
impossible that the present situation
can continue much longer. The pub
lie will Insist that the great fleet OF
merchant ships built during the war
shall be kept In operation under the
American flag; II. presumably. will
not tolerate their transfer to foreign
registry, or their permanent idleness.
Some way must he found for solving
our shipping problem.
There is no way of solving this
problem, however, while our foreign
| trade Is threNtened by such measures
rs the McCumber-F -Fordney Tariff bill.
To try to revive American shipping
while deadly blow is being struck
at our foreign trade Is a self-con,ra
| dictory policy. Our export trade with
! Europe ia likely to show n sympathetic
drop with the decline of imports. ow-
Ing TO our new Chinese tariff wall. and
shipping will reflect this decline
Under such n condition ship subsidy
represents chiefly an attempt TO pull
ones self up by ones boot straps.
When the crisis arrives az To tho
future of American shipping In the
next year it Will be found that lack OF
cargoes IL the fundamental difficulty
No generosity in subsidizing shipping
can provide cargoes. The only method
by which cargoes can bc gained is by
permitting Europe to pay for what ph,
buys from us with goods which oh,
sells 10 us. Otherwise our farmers
clamoring for higher prices for thei,
products. will not fnd market 70,
their exportable surplus and Will flnf
prices going lower instead OF higher
ambitious manufacturers seeking M
export market Will fail. and our ma
tlonal aspiration for permanen
merchant marine will remain unful
hlled.--l3altimore Sun.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1922-10-30
INCOME TAX DODGERS.

According to official information,
there are $4,000 Federal income tax
dodgers in the city of Philadelphia.
In the remainder OF the territory com
prising the First Pennsylvania die-
trict there are 1900 mere. making a
total of 10000 in this district alone.
How many there are in the entire
State is not mentioned. hut the total
may reach a hundred thousand. And
nd doubt reports from other sections
Will show vast increase in the army
Of income tax dodgers.
There is significance in the situa-
ton revealed by theee nguree. The IN
come tax is not popular yet It Is Sec-
ogn,zed even by It's bitterest oppo-
nents. that It Is an eminently fair tax,
Il requires taXahles TO pay according
to their means.
The income tax was provided by
legislation passed by a Democratic
Congress, A Republican adminietratcin
has heen incomplete power at Wash
/ ington for more than a year and a
half, and here we SEQ an enormous
number OF income tax dodgers this
year. II 10 a reasonable inference that
thes- dclinauents believed n Repubi-
can national administration would be
| likely 10 tolerate their delinquency
The income tax Ia not popular with
the Republican party. and continu.
ance OF that party in unchecked pow.
er might threaten It's existence. II ID
for the people who recognize the fair
ness OF this form Of taxation. which
reaches the rich rs we'll as the poor
to see that II is not endangered b,
the result ot the election next week
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1922-10-30
LOOK TO LOCAL CANDIDATES.

Local issues OF the campaign also
should receive the attention OF the peo-
pie in preparing their ballots for the
election. Especially should they appea!
70 the people OF New Castle county.
All voters should look particularly
10 the election OF candidates for the
Levy Court, the county tax-levying
and tax-expending body. They should
not elect to that body men who are
closely Unidentified with contracting or
other special interests, and whose
official conduct might be affected. al
though unconsciously. by persona
considerations.
We want a change in court house
Offices. There is no need of a small
army of unnecessary officials in thes,
offices, paid by the people merely fol
the services they may render thei,
party. The working force in the offlc.
of recorder of deeds could be cut dowr
90 per cent, by the employment o.
practical business methods and tn,
application of industry. But no Re
publican Official would make this eco
nomic move in the interest of tn,
taxpayers.
Let the people consider these mat
ters az they prepare their ballots I,
the privacy q their homes, a. the,
should do.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1922-10-30
RIPPLING RHYMES.
DJ Walt Mason.
IDLE RICH

My lot Is cast where million
aires are thick as they can be,
and, grouchy as so many bears,
they sit beside the sea; and
every moment some one swears
their weird Is hard to dree.
Oh, every moment some one
sighs, and wishes he We're dead,
for he is tired OF swatting flies.
of eating daily bread; he's tired
of swapping futile lies concern
ing days long sped. These rich
men never learned 10 play, ~or
loaf the long hours through;
when in their prime each busy
day showed some one they could
do; some other rich men they
might fay were evermore in
view. They never learned in all
their days the use of Useless
things. like arguing with idle
jays of cabbages and kings, of
finding out, in fifty ways, the
JOY that loafing brings. They
never learned TO play vain tricks
that do not bring in kale, to
make toy houses out OF bricks,
OF read an Old Sleuth tale; and
30 they file their weary kicks,
and say that life Is stale. Oh,
parents, teach your sons TO play
and have a bully time, and do
not let them break away that
they may nail dime. or haply,
when they're old and gray,
they'll say that life's a crime.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1922-10-30
MYSTERIES OF WASHINGTON
BY Frederic j. IIaski,

Tayloe mansion and that became ths
White House pending the rebuildins
OF the new Executive Mansion.
octagon House il filled with secret
passages. For instance II you go up
the main, winding staircase and toucn
n CERTAIN panel IN the wall decorations,
the panel viii swlnE open and reveal
another staircase, going down. II was
not until the new home for tho De-
partment Of the interior was built
that the most interesting feature of
this house was discovered. This new
building stands just across tho street
from Octagon House. In the course of
excavation for the deep cellars, tho
contractors discovered a secret poss-
age running from Octagon House in
northwesterly direction.
( The young man who vas superfn~
! tending the excavation unfortunately
/ was not person of arche' logical
curiosity and the result Was that a
great find has been obscured. Here -
( the story which no told The steam
Bhovels were working y n great hurry
10 get the job done. They broke into
8
Obliterated it. The passage extended
( to a point about the middle Of the
square on which tho building was 70
/ he erected. There t opened into a
/ fair sized chamber From tho secret
chamber II continued 20 destination
not yet ascertalncd The fascinating
point Is that in this gecret chamber
stood table and q chair. On ths
table was candle stick, with
burned out candle and book, lying
open The accumulation Of dust In
dicated that the secret chamber had
not been occupied for a century. The
book 10y, opened, Just ~ Il he'd been
left a hundred years ago.
What was the book" ne was ask
cd
oh. don't know. ne aid. Il Wa
too busy 10 notice. One of the work
men took L. We had TO get the JOB
done and couldn't stop 20 bother about
hundred year old books II the h0oK
had been suy good the man who
Owned 4 would not have Ieft = there.
Was IL book which President
Madison was readinR2 Was some
British spy Willing away his time ir
the secret chamber with some 70
nance? Probably no 6ne VII evel
know.
Washington and. especially George
town. the old Potomac River port. nov
a part Of the National Capital. hav'
D.. many old houses with underground
p, secrets Francis Dodge. for Instance
= built a house in, Georgetown and from
It a secret passage extended for
:, half mile under he city and emerge
in the cellar Of his warehouse on th
n waterfront