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Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial. (Wilmington, Del.) 1878-1928, 1922-03-13
Fireman Mutchler q Daddy.

Frederick Mutchler. a fireman and
member Of Engine Company No: 2, is
receiving the congratulations Of his
fellow members Fof the department
upon the arrival on Saturday Of a
husky baby boy at his home, 11i9
Pleasant street Mother and infant
are reported to be doing well. SO far
as is known Fireman Mutchler is the
first member Of the department TO be-
come a daddy" since it was created
on December j, 1921.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial. (Wilmington, Del.) 1878-1928, 1922-03-13
BURGLARS WERE HUNGRY.
After Stealing khayralls' Goods In
truder Ate Much of His Food.

Breaking through a skylight. a
thief entered the restaurant of George
khavralls. 500 West Second street,
and stole goods valued at $50. some
time between 1890 O'Clock Saturday
night and yesterday morning.
The food in the kitchen showed
signs OF having been disturbed and
the proprietor believes that the in
truder appeased his appetite before
leaving. The stolen goods included
knives, shaving set. canned goods
snd cigars.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial. (Wilmington, Del.) 1878-1928, 1922-03-13
Confirm Executive Secretary.

AT the monthly luncheon-meeting Of
the Alumni Association OF the Uni
versity of Delaware, held in the club
room OF the Hotel du Pont at noon to-
day, the appointment of Miss Lima Ken
nedy as executive secretary was Of
fciany confirmed by William NJ
Francis. a member OF the ways and
means committee. Miss Kennedy
office viii be located in Old College
Hall. Newark. Coach Shipley of the
University. who was expected to be
present, was detained by illness. There
was a good attendance.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial. (Wilmington, Del.) 1878-1928, 1922-03-13
Removes Appendix and Gall Stones.

An unusual surgical case. the re-
moval OF appendix and 200 small gall
stones from a youth OF IL. who was
operated on at the Homeopathic Hos
pital on Friday by DIR. James c.
Spackman. The patient is Joseph II
Grussemeyer. son OF Joseph =. Grusse-
meyer, a chauffeur connected with
the Bureau OF Police.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial. (Wilmington, Del.) 1878-1928, 1922-03-13

The change OF name from WILL
nincton Automobile Company" tc
wilmington Auto Company" was
ratified at a stockholders meeting
se.d at the company's Offices, go Wes
tenth street. this morning, the neces-
nry previous notice having beer
given. and steps taken TO amend the
tharter accordingly.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial. (Wilmington, Del.) 1878-1928, 1922-03-13
Many on sunday Excursion.

According TO officials OF the Pennsyl-
vania Railroad Co. at French street
station. approximately 1900 people,
the majority said to be Wilmington
hns, took advantage yesterday OF the
FIRST excursion 10 Franklin City, Va.
under the new spring running sched-
Gie. The excursion comprised two
sectfona
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial. (Wilmington, Del.) 1878-1928, 1922-03-13
ENGLAND CUTS ARMY.
Appropriations About 80 Per
Cent OF Last Years; Navy
Gets About $325,OOO.OOO.

BY Associated Press 10 Every Evening.
London. March I3.-The British
army estimates for the coming year
total s3il,5oo.0o0. as compared 10
S46S.570.o00 last year. II was announced
in the House OF Commons this after
noon.
The naval estimate total s3244ls,-
600
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial. (Wilmington, Del.) 1878-1928, 1922-03-13

Scarlet fever in this city is rapidly
declining according 10 the daily re-
ports received at the office of the Board
Of Health. The total to date as an
nounced this morning is 124, a very
material reduction from what II had
been for several weeks.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial. (Wilmington, Del.) 1878-1928, 1922-03-13

A meeting of the Wilmington Asso-
citation OF the American McCan Assoc
citation will be held in West presby-
terian Church. Eighth and Washing
ton streets at $50 o'clock tomorrow
afternoon.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial. (Wilmington, Del.) 1878-1928, 1922-03-13
Postmaster Addresses Letter Carriers.

About 100 members OF the Letter
Carriers Association, Branch is1. at
tended the annual smoker. held in the
Labor Lyceum, 4i2 du Pont street, ON
Saturday night. Postmaster James j.
English spoke on the subject OF the
hetterment OF the mail service in
Wilmington.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial. (Wilmington, Del.) 1878-1928, 1922-03-13
Federal Grand Jury Meets Tomorrow

The Federal grand jury viii meet
at 1l.30 tomorrow morning at the
Federal Building. The calendar Is
not large.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial. (Wilmington, Del.) 1878-1928, 1922-03-13
The Family Tree

Jones--"Hello. old chap, whereve
YOU been?'
Bones Just returned from my va
cationl While there | looked up my
family tree and"
Jones Get hit with any cocoa
nuts 2"--- Wayside Tales,
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial. (Wilmington, Del.) 1878-1928, 1922-03-13
National Bank Statements Called.

BY Associated Press GO Every Evening.
Washington. March l3.-The con-
troller Of the currency today issued a
call for the condition of all national
banks al the close OF business ON Fri
day. March 10th.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial. (Wilmington, Del.) 1878-1928, 1922-03-13
ST. PnfrIck Dance.

A st. Patrick's Day dance will he
given in Youngs Studio, 242o Mar
ket street, on Wednesday evening. :
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial. (Wilmington, Del.) 1878-1928, 1922-03-13
OBITUARY.
Mrs. Elizabeth j. Eggner.

After an Illness OF only two weeks.
Mrs. Elizabeth J. Eggner. sc years
old, wife Of Louis -. Eggner, died at
her residence. 101 Claymont street,
early this morning. She was very
well known throughout the city, and
had a large circle OF friends. In adj
dition TO her husband. Mrs. Eggner
is survived by FIVE children: Mrs.
George Connor, Louis Eggner, Jr.,
Paul Eggner, Johanna EggnerS and
Mrs. Thomas j. Raglan. The funeral
viii be held Thursday morning. with
services at her late home and inter
ment in Silyerbrook cemetery.
Mary j. Brice.
Mary j. Brice, 81 years. wife Of the
late Joseph w. Brlce. died yesterday
AT her home in Newark. Funeral
services will be held Wednesday morn
ing at the home of her granddaughter
Mrs. Clara Poole, In Newark. Inter
ment will be made in Riyerview GENE
terry.
j. Kemp Iandess.
]. Kemp, infant son of Mr.. and Mrs
James X. I.andess of COS Harrington
street. Union Park Gardens, died yes
terday.
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Get Job the classified al way
Read Help Wanted" every Say.-Adv
The New York herald., 1922-09-24
With the Clock Turned Back.

Yesterday the man who rose at 6
A. M. found it pretty dark. This
morning, if he. got up at 6 o'clock,
he saw-assuming that he set the
clock hands back last night--that the
sun had been above the horizon sew
eral minutes. The change from day
light saving time to standard wins,
or seems to win, an hour of morning
lightness.
This being Sunday. the effect of
turning back the clock will not be
noticed much at the close of day. But
tomorrow the commuter, who had
daylight for dinner last week, will
have darkness about him when he
reaches home, for the sun will set
at 5.55 o'clock.
No more supper hour golfing-for
which waiting wives will be thank
ful--but whole dandy new hour
before breakfast for saving Wood.
The New York herald., 1922-09-24

depreciation is fascinating to the i'm
agination which enjoys finding
prophecies OF modern developments
in ancient ethnic survivals, but is
probably too nearly fanciful to de-
serve. credence.
DR.. OSBORN, rejecting this theory,
believes the carving to be a complex
development of wheat field pattern
found on other rocks of the group,
where the heads and bending stalks
are to be plainly identified.
If the latter Interpretation he ac-
cepted this rock engraving of the
Brittany tumulus furnishes impor-
tant evidence of the close relationship
commemorated by the mysterious
architects between the, fertility OF
the fields and the religion of sun
worshiping people. And this whole
enduring group of monuments must
be reckoned an important European
link in a vast chain of such struc-
lures extending eastward even into
Korea, which to an alert historic
sense assumes dignity and religious
appeal almost commensurate with
that of the carved and spired grace
of the great cathedrals.
The New York herald., 1922-09-24
New Theories of Gravitation.

AS discovery has followed research
in the field of science, one after an
other laws once considered fundamen-
tai have been found untenable unless
materially modified, Not very many
years ago the indivisibility Of the atom
was considered almost in the light Of
an axiom. Now. far from being an
example of simplicity, the atom has
proved to be an exceedingly complex
structure built up on a skeleton or
electrons, and, for want Of better
name. protons. IL has been discoy-
cred. for instance. that the atom OF
radium is slowly disintegrating. Ex-
plosions in rapid succession are grad
ually tearing away helium and let
ting loose electrons. finally leaving
residuum of lead.
Recently the theory of gravitation
has been made subject OF examina-
tion with the result that It fails to
withstand the tests brought to bear.
JAMES HoPwooD JEANS. secretary OF
the Royal Society, expounding Dr.
ErNsTrrT's theory of relatively. puts
the matter in new light to the
general reader.
lie tells US it, is the comparatively
slow rotation OF the earth on its axis
that seemingly caused the apple made
famous by Sir ISAAC NEWTON to drop
toward the center OF the earth. He
shows that IL the speed OF the carth's
rotation were seventeen times as
rapid as it is the direction Of the
apple would be parallel TO the earths
axis and not toward its center; and
IL tho velocity OF rotation we're still
further increased the apple would fall
away from tho earth instead Of to-
ward it: that Is, the direction OF the
apple depends upon the speed Of the
earth's rotation.
This conclusion does not necessa-
rily do away with the theory Of
gravitational attraction: II merely
demonstrates that nobody yet has
The New York herald., 1922-09-24
Her Eyes.

" was so dark that ghosts pccrcd boldly
through the lattice.
So dark the wind put on It's namolcss
robe ard jewels.
TIE knees Of gnarcd old orchards
Knocked and knocked together.
And all the frighted flowers crouchcd
and trcmblcd wildly.
Gnomcs wandered from their caves and
did not know ahey wandered.
Tho anci,slt frogs upon their l!ly saddles
riding
Dogsted--inumbling. grumbling 70 the
coward froglings.
80 darkl so dark!"
II was so dark that Hoblins walked tho
street with anybody.
SO dark that witches hung thai- broom
sticks on the doorknobs.
Grave judges lost their way dnd roamod
abroad with robbers.
Mouse trails were blotted ana the CATS
eyes scared each other.
While jungle beasts crawlcd round in
circles, tame as children.
A lover smiled into the gloom AMI fondly
worshped:
Night was not night. Il was her deep,
enchanting eyes,
80 dark SO darlt!"
JENNIE HARRIS OLIVER.
The New York herald., 1922-09-24
Travel in Germany.
Another Tourist Found Prices Mod
crate at the Hotels.

To THE NEW York HERALD: | would
like to add my testimony to the state
ment Of John II. Moody respecting the
very moderate charges at oberammcrgau
and elsewhere In Germany
I spent eight days in Germany this
summer with two Of my children at
Cl,erammcrgau, Munich Dresden and
Berlin. My experience was like that
or Mr.. Moody excepting as to incivllity
and animosity from some people which
he says no met with. ] thought ono
hotel porter uncivil, but aside from this
we all met with courteous treatment,
and In no instance we're tho expenses
either IN travel or at the hotels large.
In fact. compared with like acconimoda-
tions in this country, tho expenses were
uniformly low.
i found everywhere a fixed belief re-
spccting the matter OF excessive charges
that organized propaganda was being
directed against Germany, and u am
obliged to say that II seemed to me
there was a considerable basis for the
belief. THOMAS EWING.
NEW yorH, September %.
The New York herald., 1922-09-24

An automatic electric system OF
railroad signaling was put into sue
cessful operation for the first time
just fifty years ago. 1t was the in
vention of William Robinson ana
the trial to which he submitted his
signaling appliances was made early
in September, 1872, at the town of
Kinzua, on the old Philadelphia and
Erie Railway, in northern Pennsyl-
vania. Mr.. Robinson's automatic cleo
trical signal system fulfilled at the
Kinzua test so many OF the claims
which he made for it that it imme-
diateIy interested the railroad opera
tors of this country.
Mr.. Robinson is very generally re-
ferred to as "the father of automatic
block signaling" The title is no
doubt justified by his successes and
by the years which he devoted to the
solution of the problems for secur-
ing safety in railway transportation.
In 1867, soon after his graduation
from Wesleyan University, he be-
came absorbed in the discussions. of
means 10 prevent railroad accidents.
From his own studies and investiga-
tions he felt that there was way
for decreasing the number of trans
portation accidents due TO defective
or broken rails and TO train colli-
sions. Two years sfterward he fin
ished his first machines for auto
matte electric signaling, and in 1870
he showed them to the public for the
first time at the American Institute
Fair in this city.
This model to all appearances
worked perfectly. 1t particularly i'm
pressed William A. Baldwin, gem
eral superintendent of the Philadel-
phia and Erie Railway, an old time
telegraph operator and one of the
progressive railroad men of the coun-
try. The result was that Mr. Bald
win at once arranged for the install
lation of the system on his road at
Kinzua The system did practically
all that was claimed for it.
The system was what was then
known as the wire or open. cir.
cult system; that is, there were cir
cult instruments in proximity to the
track which were actuated by the
wheels Of a'car. In his critical study
of his own invention Mr.. Robinson
discovered some marked defects. In
the first place, if a train broke in
two in guarded section of the road
the forward part could advance and
set false signal of clear track.
Again, if train entered the section
from the opposite end or from sid
ing, and thus blocked the track, the
signal would falsely show clear
The New York herald., 1922-09-24

If Constantinople is again deliv-
cred over to the Turk how can Eu-
rope reconcile its political stiffness
with its moral sense?
If eastern Thrace again falls under
the sway of the Turk how can peace
dwell in the Balkans?
1t was the Balkan torch, as DAVID
LLoYD GEORGE has warned, which set
Europe ablaze eight years ago. II
was the Balkan torch which for gem
erations before had scattered sparks
among the powder magazines Of the
Old World.
Thrace cannot again become a
bloodsoaked field Of Christian and
Turkish man killing without all the
Balkans sooner or later flaming into
war. And then no race in Europe
can lie down to sleep in security or
in peace.
To speak Of League Of Nations
guaranty against war in the Balkans
a League of Nations guaranty of a
tranquil and safe Constantinople, a
League of Nations guaranty of the
freedom OF the Straits of the Dar-
danelles-to speak of such things in
so crucial an issue as the seething
Near East while the very members
of the impotent League Of Nations
'are at loggerheads over the vital ques-
free passage to invade Europe with
fire and sword, is to thrust fiippant
comedy into stark tragedy.
or what are the allied Powers OF
Europe thinking to show such face
to civilization in such situation?
The New York herald., 1922-09-24
Pokeberry Jelly.
Prescribed for Rheumatism i'm the
Land of Wooden Nutmegs.

TO THE NEW York HERALD: Some
twenty-five years ago while living at
Torrington, Conn. i was attacked by
inflammatory rheumatism. was treated
Tor it by several physicians and got no
relief Then / was told to sec a physi-
clan there, DIR. Hodge.
! did. lie said Gather some poke
berries. make jelly and take a spoon
full three times a day before meals and
use no narcotics. no alcohol"
Now is the time to get them," nc
told me, as ii was in the fall after the
first frost. He charged me nothing.
A dozen years ago / met a foreigner
who Was sufferer from the disease.
! told him. as the doctor told me- about
the pokeberries, and particularly told
him to use no stimulants. As II was in
the fall after the first frost he got the
pokeberries.
Six weeks after / met him and asked
how he was getting along He raised
both hands above his head and said :
NO! No goodl,
How did YOU prepare them?" ! asked
II put them In quart OF cider
brandy
! quickly turned away, MS said
"Good-by;"
Here is a homemade couplct:
should medicine hold sway.
Keep alcohol away
JOSEPH w. DnrYNwoIs.
BRIDGEPORT, Conn. September 90.
The New York herald., 1922-09-24

been able to draw a line Of distinc-
tion between gravitational force and
the effects of accelerated motion. No
body knows this better than the air.
plane pilot. When the pilot loops
the loop he remains firmly and se-
curely in his seat, no matter what
the position of the plane may be.
Relatively, the pilots vertical direc-
tion is overhead even If his feet are
pointing toward the sky.
In monograph published at La
Asuncion, Venezuela, DR.. M. A. MATA
SILVA presents a view of gravitation
similar TO that Of Dr. JEANS. His
methods are original and his nomen-
clature is different from that of Eng
lish scholars. For 'acceleration" he
uses "impulsion," but his interpreta-
tion is the same. 1t is interesting to
note that physicists working inde-
pendently by methods having little or
nothing in common have thus reached
conclusions regarding this matter
which practically are identical.
The New York herald., 1922-09-24
Georgia.

Down IN Georgia
Corn and cotton,
Peaches likewise
Trip, Talbotton-
| Pot ON the fire. greens and jowl;
In the wood hear the old hound howl
Listen 20 the hound tune UP and yell, oh
Treed that coon-J5ut the moonlight
mellow.
Faircloth, Thigpen. Enigma, Zeilobee.
Dewyrose. Social Circle, ogeechie.
Down in Georgia
Hamlet. Shelley,
Sasser. Seney.S
Anniedelle,
Jakin. Jekyl. Rockalo.
Hatoff, YounlSer. Becks, Pavo.
Ducker. Dasher Amicalola.
Toonigh. Friskey, Pecan. Piscola,
New England City. Other. .Chokee.
Ice, Cripp, Luke, okefenokec.
Down in Georgia
-Pone and bacon
Sweet Gum, Red Clay,
Attapulgus, Macon.
Chinquapin and 'simmon juices
Tangent. Dalonega, Suches.
I Jay way out on hickory sapling-
Sasser. Meter. Pidcock, Tropic,. Appling
-Aliph. Eliza, Garrant. Sallacoa.
Hiawassee. Dugdown, Woolville-whoa
Down in Georgia
The banioes strum-
Skeinah. Portal.
McGriff. Odum-
Taters, gravy, bake dat possum
Bees a-hum in the honey blossom.
Lifsey.. Choestoe, Leary. Dowdy. Salle,
Adam, h,dic, Alexander Valley.
Leepape. Okapilco. Valambrosa.
Eelbeck, Idavesper, Glen, Catoosa.
Down in Georgia
Saw that fiddle.
Hands across
And down the middle
Ladies chain-Turkey in the straw
kinchatonee. Tired Creek, Yaw.
Chastain, Blackshear. Avant, Upatoie,
Folks, Twilight, Spooner. Debbie, Doboy
Roopville, Yellowdirt, Haynie. Braganza
Chickamauga, Box SPRING ushlon The
stanza.
Down in Georgia
Disco, Mauzy,
Cusseta, GooseOer-y.
Cycloneta--iawsy
Lyerly. Srbligna. Trip. Ocilla,
Oostanaula. Ackord, Leb. Fovilla.
Recovery. Chubbtown, Eldorendo,
Tyre. Atlanta, Sparta--near the end, on
Hoggard, Rising Fawn-partridge drum
ming
Down in Georgia there s good time
Cumming
MAURICE MORRIS.
The New York herald., 1922-09-24
Brittany's Prehistoric Monuments

The current number Of Natural
History. the magazine of the Ameri-
can Museum of Natural History,
publishes an account by DR.. HENRY
FAIRFIELD OSBORN, president OF the
trustees of the museum, of the ex-
traordinary stone monuments OF
Carnac. in Brittany, which are prob
ably relics of sun worship and tributes
to the dead at least 1000 years old.
The mechanical skill evidenced by
the transporting and piling OF these
gigantic rocks so many millenniums
ago is scarcely comprehensive. They
bear impressive testimony to the re-
ligious life OF their forgotten build
ers and to a belief in existence after
death for the chieftains Of those who
erected them.
The monolithic menhirs correspond
in some degree to the obelisks of
Egypt, while the tumuli suggest the
pyramids. and the dolmens, consist
ing of horizontal stone laid like
giant table top across two vertical
supports. recall the gateway units OF
Egyptian temples. One OF the men
HRS. now fallen and broken, is the
largest known. measuring before its
disaster sixty-scven feet in height,
and OF weight amazing for a mono
lith set in aa upright position.
In the marvellous gallery OF great
stones in the tumulus called that OF
Gavr Inis and described as the most
beautiful megalithic monument in the
entire world the vertical slabs COM
posing its Walls are ornamented with
strangely curved grooves cut by the
hardened bronze tools OF the ancient
builders. SO vividly do these spiral
lines incurving upon themselves sug-
gest enormously enlarged reproduc-
tions OF human finger prints. as re-
corded i'm the Bcrtillon system OF
Identification, that DR.. Il. STocK1s,
one OF the Investigators OF this su-
perb stone corridor. maintains the
theory that the ornamentation Is
founded upon the lineation of the
finger tips and palm OF the hand. and
that IL may signify the imprint Of the
sun gods giant members. This in
The New York herald., 1922-09-24
New York as Playwrights See 1t.

1t has long been pointed out that
the worthy citizens of France have
been more or less misrepresented by
their drama. No department of the
Gallo theater has been more widely
popular than the farce of the boule-
ward. Indeed, plays devoted to ex-
plotting the tendency of both man
and wife to philander have come to
be accepted internationally as typical
Of the French dramatist. Yet surely
the French nation is not preoecupied
TO the extent its drama pretends with
such saunterings along the primrose
path. These farces are libel on
the life Of the people, but, thanks to
the skill of the French playwrights,
they have travelled over the civilized
world.
The present dramatic season has
produced evidence that New Workers
may be represented in the same mis-
leading way to their fellow country
men. Native playwrights have this
year shown a tendency to devote
their talents to sketching the dwell
ers on Manhattan Island. They do
not attempt to make the portrait fiat
tering. II is indeed questionable il
they are always just. In two plays
recently acted New Workers can but
poorly stand comparison with imml-
grants from other towns. The reason
for their presence in these plays
seems to be the desire to prove how
much more deserving are dwellers
in other communities.
New Workers OF this years model
as the stage presents them are
worldly and discontinued with the
state of life to which it has pleased
Providence to call them. They are
always seeking something they can.
home life, dwell in apartment hotels
beyond their means and pass not a
little of their time in the effort to
get the better of their associates. In
one play youthful climber who has
spent the money her young husband
gave her sells the furniture of her
house to pay the hotel BILL although
installments are still due on it. In
another an equally ambitious young
wife fails to meet the payments on
her jewelry. although her husband
has provided her with the funds. SO
il goes,
1t is the atmosphere of New York
life which is supposed to corrupt
these previously blameless young
persons. Association with the sea-
soned dwellers always-in the the
ater-has this effect on newcomers
in the metropolis. Does it not look
as if the dyed in the wool Manhattan
ties would soon have grounds Tor
complaint that, like the French, they
are misrepresented to the world by
their dramatists?