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The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1922-01-05

Continued from Yesterday
 Suppose I do know?" he urged, tightening a little the arm that lay about her. Suppose I know for us both?'
 Julia strengthened herself suddenly, evading the encircling arm.
 Don't, Mark!" she pleaded, giving him a glimpse of wet blue eyes.
 I'm not teasing you, daG1ling," he said tender1y. I'm not going to tease you! But you do love me, Julia ?''
 A silence. but she frightened the hold of the title glove that rested on his free hand.
 Don't you, Julie?" he begged.
 ''Why-you know I do, Mark!' the girl said. and both began to laugh.
 But then what's the matter ?'' Mark asked, serious again.
 ''WeN-' Julia looked all about her, and finally brought her troubled eyes to rest on his.
 ''WeH, what, you darling?"
 Well. it's just this, Mark. I don't know whether I can get it over to you" The girl interrupted herself for a puzzled laugh. "I don't know that T can get it over to myself" she said. But it's this: I feel as if I din't know myself yet, dye see? I don't know what want, myself, and of course I don't know what I want my husband to be like dye see, Mark? I-I feel as if I didn't know anything-I don't know whats good and what's just common. I haven't read books, haven't had any one to tell me things, and show me things!'' She turned to him eyes that he was
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1922-01-05
BRTTAINS 1922 ARMY
 LESS THAN 235.000

London. Jan. 5.-The British below 235.0o0 men, according to statement by the War Office
 The estimates for the current financial wear gave the number of British troops to be. on the es- tablishment of the army, exclu- sive of India. as 201,127. but the present strength is some 10 900 below that figure, and the Colon ial and native Indian troops, which were shown in the estf- mates at S4.20o. have been re- dUcad by ahont one-half-
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1922-01-05
But-how about
 VIII you marry

.wem, go down. But-how about New Years. Julie? VIII you marry me then?,'
 Julia got up, and they walked away across the soft green of the grass.
 tI don't honestly know what I want to do, Mark" she said little drearily. .'Im not crazy to go to Santa Clara, and yet it's something house! I'd like to kill my grand father, I know that He's the mean- est old man ever saw I suppose I could keep at Artheris for an en- gagement-he's awfully decent-but now that Rose and Connie have gone. I have to go round alone, and-it isn't that I'm afraid of anything, but simply don't seem to care any more! I don't believe I want to be an &C., tress. Artheris offered me small parts with the Sacramento Star Stock. playing fourteen weeks and twenty plays. this winter, but thought of getting up there. and hay- ing to huntu a boarding house Her voice sank tndifferently. 1T don't ingenue,' she added presently. ''Flor- ence Pitt played ingenue in stock when she was only ffteen!"
 You could work up, Ju," Mark sole.
 "Yes. the way Connie and Rose have!'' the girl answered dry1y. "Con's been in the business six years and
  blue spaces of the summer sky. 1T wish I could go to New York. she said vaguely.
 ''They say New York is jam-packed with girls hanging round theatrical agencies" Mark submitted to which Julia answered with a dispirited. ''I know!"
 George had promised to send five dollars each week to old Mrs. Cox for Ju1ia's board. so that her stay in the Mission Street house was agree able for more than one reason, and her cousins understood prefectIy that Julia was to remain idle while they continued to be self-supporting They had no room in their crowded lives for envy of the prettier and more fortunate Julia, but Julia vaguely en- vied them, seeing them start off for work every morning, and joined by other girls and young men as they reached the corner. Evelyn and Mar guerite had each an adnirers and be- tween the romance of their even- ings and the thousand little episodes of the factory day. they seemed to find life cheerful enough.
 Continued To-morrow)
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1922-01-05
The Story of Julia Page
 By Kathleen Morris
SYNOPSIS.

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The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1922-01-05

peace achieved, must be through thought and action The action most immediately possible Bridgeport is this expression opinion which Bridgeport have arranged for Every who truly the side of will attend this meeting his support American satesmanship and universal good will.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1922-01-05
JAPANESE DELEGATES PR0FUSE
 IN PRAISINC AMERICAN IIUMOR
 AND CLEAR-HEADED DIPL LOmACY

very way. If Americans have any au1t it is that they are very strong minded on some things and very in- different on others.''
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1922-01-05

Mir. and Mrs. Frederick B. Curtis of Brook1awn Park will sad1 from Baltimore Jan. z. on the Buckeye State for Honolulu. After a brief stay there they will sail for Japan return ing to this city early next summer.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial. (Wilmington, Del.) 1878-1928, 1922-09-25

after = determined attack by repre-
ssntatives OF the people. was sus-
tanned by the Supreme Court OF that
State. That tax, OF course. IL passed
from producer to intermediate agen-
cies. and from tho latter to the con-
sumers. who. as usual. have TO bear
all the burden. And every purchaser
Of ton Of coal In our city and State
during the coming winter will know
that he has to pay nifty cents to the
partisan cormorants OF Peansylvanin,
who took this legalized robbery plan
of raising revenue to squander on
partisan favorites under the Euise of
legislating for the people.
However. It is n great deal. in these
uncertain times. to be assured Of a
coal supply during tho coming winter,
even though 1t costs more than for
merly. But the excessive charges
should not prevail indefinitely.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial. (Wilmington, Del.) 1878-1928, 1922-09-25
PRETTY SCHOOL TEACHERS.

Tho now school year brings bock the
bright-faced group OF women and girls
who teach In the public schools. Form
erly regarded ms an old maidish and
bookish kind OF person. the modern
school teacher has developed into a
young person whose charms consid-
erably agitato the masculine heart
Proof of this Is found in the rapid
change that takes place in school
teaching forces. Constantly the super
intendents arc having to find new
ones. since these girls disappear 10
fast into the state Of matrimony.
These girls do not commonly marry
the fashion plates Of the smart set.
but they know enough to pick solid
and substantial men.
Many school teachers may say this
is an ovcrdrawn picture. as they lead
quiet. Woodworking lives in places
where they are not known and have
few friends. There are many of this
| type also. Whatever their temperament
| they are doing some of the finest work
of the community. and are entitled tc
much honor and social recognition
Stamford Comm Advocate.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial. (Wilmington, Del.) 1878-1928, 1922-09-25
HANbICkP TO TRADE.

Already II is apparent that tho new
Tariff law, In addition 70 proving a
burden upon all our people, through
the higher prices for necessaries OF liv-
ing that surely will be its natural ac-
compartment, but also Will DO an evil
In its restrictive effect upon foreign
trade. Business interests in England
arc moving in concert to secure a
larger amount OF South American
trade, we'll knowing our new tariff
WIN operate to restrict profitable trade
with tho United States.
In no foreign country VIII our IN
terests have An equal show with 9TH
er countries In competing for trade.
Our tariff stands a. . we'll axains,
reciprocal relations with them, and
without reciprocity there can b NO
encouraging condition OF trade be-
tween countries
Trade. It has long been conceded, is
"the life-blood Of a nation" And trade
consists of buying and selling. not
merely of selling. This Is the lessor
that may cost our country much In
the learning OF II. With a tariff tina
opposes trade from abroad. we may bt
compelled to largely depend on trad,
at home. And with our ability to pro
duce much more than we need a
home. there will be serious trouble un
less we can dispose OF our surplus
products TO foreign countries. Ant
they Will be little disposed to buy her,
II they cannot sell here also.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial. (Wilmington, Del.) 1878-1928, 1922-09-25
AUSTRIA TURNS TO RIGHT.

Austria Ia To stop It's paper money
spree September 10. For four years
the republic has made UP tho differ
ence between extravagant expenses
and declining revenues by issuing bales
OF paper kronen. until krone Ia worth
q five-hundredth part OF cent or less,
instead OF 20 cents. the value before
the war. In consequence the holders
Of all war and pre-war Government
bonds and of all obligations payable
in a fixed sum OF mouey have had their
property conflscated, owners OF real
estate have been practically In the
same condition, because OF laws fixing
rents on the basis OF the old currency
the intellectual classes have been Inn
poverished first and the laborers after
wards, by total collapse OF oil business
The republic Is to have n new cur
rency. to be issued by new national
bank and protected from depreciation
by being limited to the amount OF gold
and securities In It's possession
| Tho Government IL TO stop issuing
paper money and that already emitted
il to be redeemed eventually IA
is exchange value. The Government
OF course. must balance It's budget
by increasing taxation, obtaining
foreign loans and cutting expenses
Unnecessary Government employees
are to be dismissed
All this IL to be done by n govern
ment of socialists. They have learned
the old lesson, which many people hav'
had to learn by experience bofor'
them, that n government cannot, an,
more than an Individual. live on lavish
promises to pay. which It is unable AM
does not intend to keep.
Having wiped out OF existence {
large share Of the capital--that Ia, tn
savings OF the peeple--it will b.
necessary TO create new capital b,
working and saving. in the meantim
borrowing from foreign sources tn
means to live.-St Paul Pioneer-Pres'
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial. (Wilmington, Del.) 1878-1928, 1922-09-25
NEEDS AMENDING.

The Oil Pollution bill which has
passed the Senate and gone 10 the
House is by no means an idedal meas
ure. IT is less effective than tho bill
OF last year, which barred OIL waste
from wharves and factories; 1t APP
plies only TO floating craft" Still. the
greater menace comes from shipping,
where oil Is being more and more
used as fuel. Dumping the waste In
harbors or at any point near the
coast fouls the beaches, kills the sea
birds and the shellfish and threatens
docks and ships in port with fire. The
peril is worldwide. and the inter-
national agreement which the Presi-
dent fayors will be necessary to end
1t.
Another dubious feature Of the bill
is the provision which authorizes the
Secretary of War to make regula-
tons under which such quantities
as shall not be deleterious to
health or fish ca dangerous to proper
ty may be permitted to be discharged
or deposited" Doubtless the Secretary
would use this discretion guardedly.
But why need there be any exception
to the general rule? The discharge of
oil waste in any quantity should be
| prohibited. Again, why should ves-
sells owned or operated by the govern
ment be exempt from the penalty inn
| posed on other vessels? Is the gov
eminent to have license TO break its
own laws? There seems to be plenty
of opportunity for the House TO amend
! the measure.
1t will apply only within the three
mile limit. which Is apparently recog'
nized as the limit of government au-
| thority, except in the case OF prohi'
bition enforcement. But oil waste
| dumped further out than this may b'
nuisance and danger. That is VIII
international action is necessary
| Meanwhile we should do our part 81
far as our authority extends, with
out any ifs or ands or buts.--Philadel
phia Inquirer.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial. (Wilmington, Del.) 1878-1928, 1922-09-25
TEMPORIZING WITH TURKEY.

The Allied Nations OF Europe have
considered 1t good policy. in meeting
the present grave emergency. to con-
cede the claims Of Turkey in consid-
Grafton OF having the Dardanelles kept
open. Thrace, Adrianople and Con-
stantinople are to be surrendered to
the Turk.
There are grave doubts Of the wis.,
dom Of this concession. The Turk is
now almost as insolent and defiant as
ever, encouraged by his tremendous
victory over Greece, and it is not rea-
sonable TO believe he will behave him
self any better than in the past, or prove
any more inclined to rel pect agree
ments or any other pledges of his un-
reliable word. The probabilities are
he will still be intent on making
trouble. with the expectation that his
threats Of war may bring further
valuable concessions.
Meanwhile, the situation Of the help.
less, suffering Christians OF the Neal
East cannot in any manner be i'm
proved by this surprising concession
10 the villainous Turk. Their position
may become even more dangerous.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial. (Wilmington, Del.) 1878-1928, 1922-09-25
A VOICE FROM EPHEsuS.

It was the town clerk of Ephesus,
in the year 5S A. D.. who. when there
was an uproar In that ancient city
of splendor said to the mob that "
the silvcrsmith Demetrius and his
fellow workmen. who mnde silver
shrines for Diana, had a matter against
any man, the courts were open. Let
them" he said. "implead one another;
or, II the matter were beyond the
Jurisdiction of the courts, let 1t "be de-
termined In the regular assembly.
This advice il heard belatedly today
ncross the smoking ruins OF Smyrna
which is but a few miles from the re-
cent excavations of the ruins OF anc-
lent Ephesus. Seemingly, like Epheeue'
Smyrna is to become zone with Nine
veh and Tyre" Her fate Ia beyond
the courts and even beyond the As
sembly which is sitting at this moment
in Geneva. But II Ia not too late Tor
the nations 10 como together, our
country included, to prevent tho con-
flagration from sweeping across the
threshold OF the West.
When st. Paul, who was In Ephesus
at the time OF the riot. was on trial
before Felix the Roman governor, he
reasoned OF righteousness, temper
ance and the Judgment TO como sc
persuasively that Felix said he wonlo
call for Paul at "a moro convenient
season" The resolution introduced
In Congress last Saturday by Repre-
sentative Britten OF Illinois recalls thu
fact that the President suggested tina
at the proper time" the United States
would offer a practical plan for the
settlement of difficulties AFFECTING
world pcoce and INDUSTRIAL tranquility
Has not "the proper time" come? L
there a more convenient season
than now to join in preventing tina
which our charity cannot repair no.
even adequately relieve? He was call
ed happy. in the Latin proverb' whom
the dangers Of others made cautious
But mere caution can bring only a Low
order of felicity. The highest happi
ness comes when caution dares Z
share in the counsels and dangers
others for the common good.--NeN
York Times.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial. (Wilmington, Del.) 1878-1928, 1922-09-25
COAL TO COST MORE.

II is now definitely decided that the
retail charges for coal in Whining
ton, this winter. will be s13.55 per ton
for the larger sizes, $11 for pea, and
$3.50 for buckwheat. Arrangements
have been mad by the local commits
sion for an eq able distribution, and
although there may be restraint in
the quantity OF deliveries for awhile,
there is no reason 10 fear an made
quate supply after mining operations
and rail transportation get fairly
under way.
The retail prices above quoted are
60 cents per ton above the rates that
prevailed throughout last winter. The
main reason for this advance, It may
be said, Is the UBIQUITOUS tax on Goa
ut the mines imposed by the Legisla.
ture OF Pennsylvania. at the insist
oncA Of Governor Sproul, and which
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial. (Wilmington, Del.) 1878-1928, 1922-09-25
WAR BETWEEN STATES.

The States of New York and Mary
land are at war. It 10 a legal war,
with the courts as the active par
Elephants. but It is lively and excit-
ing. 1t grew out OF a murder case
and clash OF authority over pris-
oner.
The murder, sordid and horribly
brutal, that Of highly respected citi-
zen OF Baltimore for tho pay roll
money he carried with him, aroused
great wave of indignation in Mary
land. The chief OF the murder gang
was apprehended in New York City,
and the Baltimore authorities sent
their States attorney and two detec-
tives after him. Through counsel he
resisted extradition, and his first APP
peal was dismissed, but other legal
moves for detention were Immediately
started. Without waiting for this step
to materialize. the Baltimore authori-
ties seized the prisoner, hustled him
out OF the court room. drove des-
perately to the ferry, crossed over to
New Jersey, boarded a train and tri-
umphantly carried their man TO Bal
timore, where he is now held for trial
OF course. the New York City court
thus outraged in its citadel threat
ems reprisal and demands the imme.
date return Of the abducted prisoner
The State OF Maryland stands firm
backed by the ancient dictum thai
possession is nine points OF the law
But tho legal war Is on. and there l,
no telling what its developments ma,
be
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial. (Wilmington, Del.) 1878-1928, 1922-09-25
RIPPING RHYMES.
by Walt Mason.
MAKING A HIT.

James Dangling Toofer wrote
a skit that made wide and In
slant hit. Men said, THE gent
who wrote that screed is q phe-
nomenon, indeed" And pub
fishers of many prints sent
checks of pink and other tints,
and urged this James to grid his
loins, and they would keep him
staked with coins. And James,
he toiled from sun to sun, and
turned out stories by the ton,
and everywhere you CHANGED TO
look you'd see his name. in mag
or book "If l should pause for
half day, some dollar bill might
get away" he muttered, as he
punched the keys; and greed be-
came his chief disease. And as
he struggled for the kale, his
brain grew tired and sagged and
stale; his yarns, that once were
full of pep dragged to their end
with laggard step; and so he
lost his grip. alas. and joined the
weary has been class. To one
who has gift, I say: Don't
grind the precious thing away.
Don't try TO corner all the dimes
that have been coined in modern
times: and when your labors gall
and tire, hang up your chisel,
brush or Tyre. and go and gambol
on the green, or burn eight
quacts OF gasoline. For man has
reached an evil pass when he is
in the hos been class.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial. (Wilmington, Del.) 1878-1928, 1922-09-25
ALL TOPsY.TURvY.

Tho political eye should be kept
on New York State for the next week.
That State has slipped away from
the direct primaries system. Other
States have been holding primaries,
with candidates standing less on
principles and on the issues In keep
ing or not with what ones party is
supposed to stand for. that promised
to catch the most votes The Re-
publican party In Maryland has in
dorsed radicalism. The Republicans
OF Wisconsin have gone further. and
In the nomination OF La Toilette
have practically espoused the cause
of socialism, Iowa Republicanism
in It's Representation by Brookhart
swings to the side of the proletarlat
and the Farmers Alliance. The
Missouri Democracy cuts loose from
the national party and tells Reed tc
lead II. All after hysterlcal, extrav-
agant campaigns. with endless bother
and excitement for the electorate.
Not very eloquent testimony to tho
value OF the primaries system car
be extracted from such a record.
In New York tho stage IS settinl
for regular old-fashioned nomina.
ton of candidates for Governor ant
United States Senator by conven
lions. The leaders OF both partie,
are scurrylng through the state
holding conference with other lead
ers. testing out sentiment.
But the outlook now is that tn,
Democrats will nominate Alfred r
Smith for Governor. because he wa
a mighty good Governor once; an,
that for Senator they will take som
substantial business man from tn
western part of the State, lik
Thomas d. Lockwood: and that tn
Republicans will renominate Gov
ernor Miller. because he ranks quit
generally as the best Governor tn
state ever had; and that Calde,
having proved himself only n medI
OGRE United States Senator, Is likel
to DO put on the shelf and youn
Theodore Roosevelt be drafted AVA
from tho Assistant Secretaryship {
the Navy and placed in quest OF tn
Senatorial toga-Baltimore America,
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial. (Wilmington, Del.) 1878-1928, 1922-09-25
TOO MANY AT COLLEGE.

President Hopkins Of Dartmouth
College. an old and honored institu-
ton, Is emphatic in his opinion that
too many men are going to college,
Higher education. he claims, Is "a
privilege, and not at all a universal
right" and should be ''limited to the
aristocracy Of brains. made up Of men
intellectually alert and intellectually
eager"
Possibly It might be beneficial II
only men Of that character should as'-
pire to a higher education, but 1t ie
tiif1fcult to zoe how admission could
legally be restricted to such men. A
college or university must necessarily
be a democratic institution open tc
all who may be able to meet it's re-
quirements and pay It's fees.
True 1t is there are too many men In
the country 10 WuOlii CoiieSe vi uliiNti
sity degrees arc but n possession thai
ticlxles their vanity. and also too man,
to whom the degree is merely a inca
ticket" held forth as an inducement Il
their employment in positions FOL
which they have no capacity. But tina
is no reason why the barn should b
erected against any who desire a high
er education.
Our institutions of learning d.
great good TO thousands, despite tn,
large amount of chaff that minglei
with the good grain Of their annua
harvests. The chaff will not detrac
from the value. the real benefit L
the country. Of the sound material II
the crop.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial. (Wilmington, Del.) 1878-1928, 1922-09-25
JUST FOLKS
By Edgar A. Guest.
DON'T WANT TO GO TO BED.
Copyright 1922 by Edgar A. Guest.

World wide over this n said:
II don't want to go to bed"
Dads and mothers. far and near,
Every night this chorus hear;
Makes no difference where they are
Here or Of In Zanzibar,
In the igloos made Of snow
OF the fur-clad Eskimo;
In the blistering torrid zone.
This one touch of natures known
In LIES various tongues It's said:
81 don't want to go to bed."
This has ever been tho way
OF the youngsters at their play.
Laughter quickly dries their tears,
Trouble swiftly disappears,
Joy is everywhere about,
Here apd there and in and out;
Yet when night comes on they cry
That so glad day should die,
And they think that they will miss
Something moro Of precious bliss,
So shouts every curIy-head:
Il don't want TO go to bedi"
Age Is glad to put away
All the burdens of the day,
Glad to lay the worries down,
Quit the noise OF the town,
And in slumber end the care
That has met them here and there.
But the children do not know
Life is freighted down with woe;
They would run until they drop,
Hoping day would never stop,
Calling back when it has fled:
81 don't want to go to bed"
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial. (Wilmington, Del.) 1878-1928, 1922-09-25
A WOMAN'S INFLUENCE.

A passing tribute to Mrs. Pearl
Randall WATSON, dean of women al
the University of Vermont, is no more
than due. Mrs. WATSON was a woman
of unusual gifts of personality and
intellect. Highly educated and cult
waited. she never affected the high
brow" and was loved not only for hei
attachments but for her womanly
sympathy and charm.
Her influence on the lives of young
women who came within the circle o.
her activities at the university canno
be estimated and probably can never
be overrated. Such a woman leave:
incomplete a work of the utmost i'm
portance to our citizenship, but thu
tradition of sweetness and light tina
follow her are the truest tribute t
her life and works.-Rutland Vt
Herald