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The Washington herald., 1918-09-15
Brownies.

Palmer Cox, the Brownie man.
whose new book. THE Brownies and
Prince Florimel." will shortly he is
sued by the Century Company. is
known to he a lucky fisherman and to
enjoy the sport greatly. For many
summers he has thrown a shadow.
and line, over the bright waters of
Bronze Lake, Quebec, not far from
his home, Brownie Castle. at CRANKY.
1t Is said the fish know him afar of
and that at times he has to make use
of bushy false whiskers and green
goggles and to speak in subdued
tone to deceive the scaly old settlers
in the lake, who have learned the
danger that lies in a crooked worm
under water. Some of them, indeed,
bear evidence in split nose or dislo-
Gated jaw of how near they have
come to the frying-pan in seasons
gone by.
The Washington herald., 1918-09-15
Proht-SharIng introduced In France
as Early as 1879.

"Profit-Sharing, Its Principles and
Practice" a book written under the
editorship Of Dean Gay. Of Harvard
University, in collaboration by men
who have made a long study OF the
subject. shows that American philan-
thropists and social reformers were
not the first to think seriously OF
adopting the practice in this country.
In 1892 there was formed the Associs-
ton for the Promotion Of Proft-Shar-
ing. The introduction says: During
this period a number OF American es-
trblishments introduced profit-sharing
in various forms. y. p. Gilman, I'm
his volume, 'Proft-Sharing Between
Employer and Employe.' published in
1883, listed thirty-two American firms
praCticing proft-sharing. The sub
ject had attracted attention abroad
even earlier than in this country. The
French Profit-Sharing Society CSociete
pour rEtude de la Participation aux
Benehces) was founded in lS7a Some
OF the early European plans are still
in successful operation, notably by
the Mafson Leclare and the Bon
Marche Of Paris" Profit Sharing
Its Principles and Practice' is one
OF the most recent Harper publica-
tions.
Mary Heaton Worse writes TO her
publishers from PrOvincetovn. Mass.
where she Is spending the fag-end Of
the summer, that abe wants the pub
lication of her new novel OF American
family life. The Prestons," postponed
indefinitely. Mrs. worse writes: q
haven't had so much fun writing q
book since finished my Autobi-
ography OF an Elderly Woman You
ask me to keen the book well within
5000 words-that in these pregnant
times people don't want to read four
or FIVE hundred-page books. But when
7 get through a mornings work and
feel that I have a chapter well fin
ished and Edith and Osborn and Aunt
Maria nicely disposed Of until after
lunch. some ncw situation or charac-
teristic suggests itself to me and /
cannot resist writing another chapter
before my soft CLAIMS and salad.
Won't YOU write and say that I can
take my own time and space" In
spite Of this letter. Boni q IiyeriCht
make the positive announcement that
the book will appear next month and
won't be Jno. or even so pages long.
A British army Identification tag.
bearing the letters, RANG. and the
number $50. is the only clue Robert
NJ. Mcbride & Co. have 10 the identity
Of the author OF Fields and Battle
fields" which they announce for i'm
mediate publication. Fields and Bat
tlefeIds' is not a personal experience
story, he ii known, but is said to be
a series Of chapters. half-story, half
ESSAY. dealing with life in the medi-
cal corps.
The Washington herald., 1918-09-15
Survey of Government Departments.

A complete description of the eX-
ecutive departments and the numcr-
Gus independent establishments and
war bureaus in the midst of their
wartime activities is included in this
interesting publication, which is the
only bulletin so far issued by any
government department describing In
comprehensive way all of the va
riOus government activities and the
organization OF the same with respect
to the central EXecutive-the Presi-
dent.
Washington is the home of the big
gest printing office and bookstore IN
the world In addition to printing
billions OF cards and bus mess forms
for the government there are printed
each year about hundred million
publications for Congress and the eN-
ecutive departments. In order to meet
demand for a reasonably concise
description OF the scope of these nu-
merous publications this bulletin has
been compiled.
The book is divided into eleven parts.
one for each of the ten executive de-
partments and one for the growing
number of independent establish
ments. including the war boards and
bureaus, consisting of Council of Ma
tional Defense, War Industries Board.
Shipping Board and Emergency Fleet
Corporation. Food Administration,
Fuel Administration, War Trade
Board. Alien Property Custodian. Etc.
Part VII is devoted 10 the Interior
Department. and includes the Alaskan
Engineering Commission. General
Land Office. Office of Indian Affairs,
IlYrp zF Dot Office
Bureau of Education. Geological Sur
vey. Reclamation Service. Bureau of
Mines. National Park Service. the
District of Columbia eIeemosynary in
stitutions. and the Superintendent of
Capitol Building and Grounds.
The part devoted TO each bureau or
office in general gives the information
in the following order: Titles of prin-
cipal administrative officials. general
irforma ton and duties, general pub
lications. methods of. distribution. an
nual and other periodical publiCa-
tions, indices. mailing lists, and
maps.
The appendix includes a list of the
derositary libraries in each city of
the United States where government
publications may be found. a table of
the number of employees in the vari-
Gus departments. and list of gov
ernment libraries in the District of
Columbia.
Every person who desires to know
of the organization of the government
at Washington will want copy of
this book and it should he In the
library of every person who desires
to keep in touch with what is being
done in the Capital of the Nation
1t is hoped. now that n book of this
kind has been issued. that it will be
revised at intervals and new editions
issued to keep it abreast with the
growth and development of the Ma
! tional Government and its increasing
activities.
Bulletin No. 3 1o1S Series, of the
Bureau of Education, Department of
the Interior, compiled by w. I. Swan
ton, of the United States Reclamation
Service. For sale by Superintendent
of Documents, Washington, D. C.
Price, 20 cents.
The Washington herald., 1918-09-15
THE K. OF E. HUT.

Everyone is welcome,
And everything is free;
The door IS never fastened
We have thrown away the key
II you're fighting for the allies,
On land or on the sea,
You're lad who's always welcome
Meath the letters K. of C.
Your birthplace doesn't matter
Britain, France or Italy,
u. S. A. or any other
OF the allied twenty-three-
It's enough that you are fighting,
That the whole world may be free,
And we're proud to have you enter
Meath the letters K. of c.
The creed that you're protesting
Is subject that will be
Taboo beyond the threshold
c. he hut marked "K. of c."
There is no discrimination,
And there never is a fee;
Everyone is welcome,
And everything is free
JAMES c. KEENAN,, in The Boston
The Washington herald., 1918-09-15
Accepted After "a ATTEMPTS.

After making twenty-four efforts,
without success. to get into the
American, Canadian, British and
French armies. and being turned
down also for Red Cross and Y. NJ.
c. A. work. Edward Kane, Easton,
Pa. has been finally accepted,
through a special order, for service
in the Ordnance Department at
Washington, with instructions to
report there at once. Years ago
Kane lost portion of two fingers
of his left hand in an accident. but
in all other respects he is physically
ft-Philadelphia North American.
The Washington herald., 1918-09-15
NEwsIE NOTES.
Mnkeheld's New Book

John Maseheld's new book. THE
War and the Future" is to be pub
lished August q.
1t contains the lectures he has been
giving to large audiences in this
country the last few months. The
first OF these is entitled st. George
and the Dragon: An Address for St
Georges Day; the second. from
which the volume draws its name, is
The War and the Future"
The Washington herald., 1918-09-15
The Chivalry of Keith Leicester.

A novel of the Canadian Rockies.
tale of adventure, mystery, and love
that has some trouble in finding
smooth running Marjorie CoIquhoun
comes to Portlake, British Columbia,
as an ostensible servant in the house
of a friend of that imperfectly hard
ened woman-hater Keith Leicester.
When. she comes she is girl fetered
by petty standards under whose in
fluence she has grown up. When she
is last seen she has cast away the
nonessentials Of life for the true and
The Washington herald., 1918-09-15
"Germania" Transformed.

a statue OF 'Germania, which has
long occupied a niche in q Cincin-
natl business block. has been trans
formed into Miss Columbia" saws
the Popular Mechanics Magazine. One
of the first steps in this novel change
of character was to cut OF Gernania's s
head ruthlessly and substitute a head
the face of which expressed good will
instead of imperiousness. The Tau-
tonic armor was also obliterated and
an American eagle and flowing
draperies were substituted. On the
shield that once bore the German
eagle now appears the Stars and
Stripes, while on Columbis's head is
an ornament set with stars.
The Washington herald., 1918-09-15
BOOKDOM
By Loniiac

Martin Swaync has high reputation England for making the
and bizarre credible but actual THE Blue Germ
is in plot realistic If humanity
suddenly right chance indefinite poonga-
ton of life this earth what would happen? Two scientists
Russian and Engshman discover bacillus which will have this
effect and which, introduced into the water supply rapidly
spreads by conagion At first the popuc alarmed by the blue
tint impaired to the skin and when people awake the
discover girl who
fathers death before
inheritance do relish the idea of immortality for others More
danger natural death being removed left
the horrible of accident Only character,
has suspected all along that earthly
tality would unmxed blessing When it discovered
that the effect OF the mankind relieved
its old OF gradual progress The book only
but has thOughuncss which dicntacs
it from the class OF pseudo scientific novels.
The Blue Germ, by Martin Swayn published by George H.
Doran Company. Price $I5o
The Washington herald., 1918-09-15
A LINE O. CHEER
EACH DAY O. THE YEAR.
BY John KendrIck Bangs.
HEART vs., HEAD.

Ofttimes my head and heart conhict-
The heart is kind, the head is strict
Head calls for Justice cold from me-
And Heart cries out for sympathy
And while that battle 'twiXt the Two
As to the thing / ought to do
Is on / transfer all command
To my right Hand,
And every time it does its part
II takes its orders from my Heart,
And never yet
Has It's decision brought regret.
For while for Reason I am strong
True Sympathy is seldom wrong.
Copyright. lslsl
The Washington herald., 1918-09-15

beautiful. learned in the rugged life
of the northern frontier. She brings
with her a mystery which sOrely trou-
hles Keith Leicester. and she is even
thought to be n notorious diamond
thief, until Observation-Disclosures are
cleared away and Marjorie and Keith
discover that chivalry is not dead.
The Washington herald., 1918-09-15
sThe Best Book

DR.. Frank Crane, in one OF his pop
ular editorials for the New York
Globe. says that by far the best book
on the war that he has seen Is H
G. Wells I'm the Fourth Year"
1T is the only book" he says, that
has come TO my notice which gets at
the root of the matter. shows US
what we are fighting about and points
the way out"
The Washington herald., 1918-09-15
NobiIizing Brandenburg Girls for
East Africa.

Able Wetterle, the Alsatian priest,
whose book, Behind the Scenes in the
Reichstag," has just been published
by Doran Company, writes revealing
ly of the German Colonial League, its
hopes and its activities. "If the en-
terprise of 1914 had succeeded. as its
organizers hoped it would" he says,
''the whole world would have been in
servitude." Deputies and members of
the League openly displayed their an
nexationist plans thus:
THE Belgian as well as the French
Congo were to be theirs by right. II
was necessary. at all costs. that East
and West Africa should be united by
The Washington herald., 1918-09-15

Daviess' story of Southern farm life
has a prototype on Sweetbriar Farm
where the pride of the poultry yards
is a full brother of Lady Byzantine.
the $4,000 hen which holds The
worlds record for the production OF
eggs having laid 314 in one year.
The Washington herald., 1918-09-15
"Thc Texan"

s'Thc Texan
Before The Promise" was many
weeks old, James b. HendryN had
ceased 10 be a new author" His
work was enthusiastically received as
that. not only of a sHllful, romantic
and -bloodcd writer. but one who
knew the untamed people and the wild
country of which he wrote. THE
Gun Brand" further enhanced this
reputation. And now he is about to
add more laurels to his fame through
the prospective publication under the
Putnam imprint of a third novel,
THE Texan" a story of the cattle
country. picturesque and turbulent-a
splendid setting for the bold and
dashinG characters that the author
pOrtrays with all the vim and virility
of one who has lived the scenes in
which they figure For three years of
his adventurous and varied career Mr..
Hendrvx punched cattle for several
big cattle outfits in northern Mon
tana and Saskatchewan.
The Washington herald., 1918-09-15

The American ExPedonay Forces have worlds largest ice
slant No wonder the Huns have been getting rebus
ste
The Washington herald., 1918-09-15
The Vote Tells,

In State in which primaries have been held the dvdn
thewool American has defeated accused of luke
n support
Nardanan down before of Pat Harrison in
the Mississippi primary Lndbergh in Minnesota
Bill Thompson couldn't enough in illinois,
and Senator Hardwick lost Georgia AnAmeran an-war
poeran Pacist Congressional candidates tossed out
right and left.
There State Capitol for the man who
isn't loyal This observation or e
The OF the have declared it
fact They have made by tainted with
suspicion OF dsloy and voting unqualfedy and
sincerely American.
The American voter isn't taking orders-r uggesons-from
Potsdam.
Increasing things increases profits for
prOfteers
Americans dollar chasers yelled writers and speak
Also, they're mighty good Hun chasers too!
we-reguaed strain on railroads. coal
mines and the owners pocketbook.
The typewriter will not be subject luxury about
typsts-will bonds be taxed lighter brunettes?
English business by using same envelopes
Wonder they by stamps twice?
When Hun nutned every soldier was shot To
place the guilt they have eeny meny miny mo sy
The American Expdonary the worlds largest ice
No wonder the Huns getting such cold rebus of
ltel
The Washington herald., 1918-09-15

When Hun mutned every was shot Tc
place the guilt they have used the eeny meeny ny mo sys
The Washington herald., 1918-09-15

English business men by using the en-
twice Wonder if they postage by using the same stamps
The Washington herald., 1918-09-15

The typewriter will not be subject luxury tax.
typsts-wi blonds be taxed lighter than brunettes?
The Washington herald., 1918-09-15
HOROSCOPE.

The stars incline, but do not COMPEL"
The Washington herald., 1918-09-15

well-regulated furnace lessons the strain on rail
mines and the owners pocketbook.
The Washington herald., 1918-09-15

Americans dollar chasers, yelled German writers
Also they're mighty good Hun chasers, too
Evening journal., 1918-09-04
SATURDAY SHOOT
FOR C0NNABLE CUP

The attraction al the Wilmington
Trapshooting Association on Saturday
will be the third contest for the Frank
L. Connable Trophy. Already two legs
have been won on this trophy, the first
on August 10. by Clyde Leedom, with a
score Of az. with two added targets,
which gave him 40. The second winner
was z. n. Loflsnd on August "a. with a
i5 plus six added targets. giving him
a perfect 80.
This trophy is 10 be shot for regular
ly during this fall and winter, the final
contest 10 be held some time after
March 4, 1919. az which time all OF
those who have won previous con-
tests viii shoot for the permanent own
ership.
All contests will be at 30 targets per
man from &c yards with an added tar
get handicap awarded by the club
handicap committee. Much interest
was shown during the first two con-
tests for this trophy and this is sure
to continue throughout the season 4
large crowd Is expected 10 compete
for the third leg and In case OF ties all
will be credited with a win.
Evening journal., 1918-09-04

The most unlucky money player In
baseball will again be seen in a world
series this fall.
For the third time In his stormy
baseball career Fred Merkle will hear
the plaudies or denunciations OF thou
sands Of rsbid fans.
Merkle IS the goat OF goats OF base
ball. As long as the game is played-ay,
as long as its traditions linger his
boner Of 1908 and his error OF omission
in 1912 viii remain, along with Heinie
Zimmerman's famous dash for home,
as the classics OF baseball ivoryisms.
Ordinarily Merkle IS a good ball
player. a great first baseman. a hard,
clean hitter. Whether the jinx OF Mer-
kle as a money player will return this
year remains to be seen.
Merkles two errors were the most
costly in baseball history. The first
kept the Giants out OF the world series
the second lost a world series for the
same club. The first cost each and
every Giant approximately $1,000 and
the club owners the difference between
the winners and losers split in the
eight-game series Of 1912.
It is 10 years since Merkle butted his
way into the hall OF fame Of goatdom.
Late in the season Of 1908 the Cubs
and Giants were battling their way
neck and neck pennantward. Two were
out in the ninth inning. The score was
tied. Mccormick occupied third base
and Merkle FIRST. Bridwell drove the
ball safely into the outfleld and the
crowds surged across the field as Nc
Evening journal., 1918-09-04

Del.
2.lo trot, purse S6O0-Lena Zombro, b.
m. Zonbro. NJ. +. Hayden, Wilmington,
Del; Silver King, br. h., Silver Wings,
VIM. Armstrong, Marshallton, Del; Mug
gett Boy, b. e. King Wedge, JOS X.
Sparks, Philadelphia, Pa. Acheen, b. M,
Achilla. W. NJ. Taylor, Wilmington, Del !;
Host Peter, b. h., Peter the Great, 5. G.
Bull. Melfa. Va; Major f., b. g., Major
Forrest, J. +. Smale, Spring City, Pa;
r. J. 5, h. h., Unknown, VI. \. Sulli-
van, Philadelphia, Pa; Red Russell, ch.
h. Symboler, w. R. Eyrick, Reading, Pa.
2l5 trot. purse Sf00-Chariie Penn. b.
E., Royal Penn, n. p. James, Kendall
Grove, Va: Bedworth Chief. b. h., Bed
worth, Jr.. Harry Herbert. Reading. Pa;
Edna Owyho, b. m, Owyho. J. d. Hagy,
Roxboro, Pa; Ulsen, br. e., Notchcliife
A. X. Tyson, Wilmington. Del; Nugget
Boy. b. E., King Wedge, Jos. X. Sparks
Philadelphia. Pa; Pavlowa. b. h.. Peter
the Great, w. II. Robinson, Norfolk, Va;
Ruth Palmer. b. m, Judge Palmer. w. ].
Dougherty, Newport News, Va; Dock
Mckinney, br. e.. Dry Dock, d. c. Arm
strong, Pocomoke City, Md; Tom Ak
worthy, b. e.. Widen Axworthy. G. w.
Hindemeyer. Philadelphia. Pa; Kenneth,
b. h.. Crystallion. J. W. Willie, Will
mington, Del; Caroline. m, John G.
Carlisle. o. o. Coolbaugh, Gwynedd Val
ley, Pa.
Free.for-all pace. purse s400-Doctor
L., b. g.. Air Castle, Fry & Rankin, Jr.,
Mt. Holly, n. j.; Handy jim, br. g., In
H. u " XE;1l;s xl-;ir,fr~4o,, Do1
Lock Logan br. g., Logan, d. c. Arm
strong. Pocomoke City, Md; George
Case, b. e., Judge Case, d. c. Armstrong,
PocomoSe City, Md; W. G. Ziegenheim,
ch g.. Pacemaker, w. T. Dieterich. Balti-
more. Md; Betty NJ, b. m, Russell B.,
G. W. Hindemeyer. Philadelphia, Pa;
Evening journal., 1918-09-04
HAD TOO MUCH wHIsKEY.

Charged with having In his posses
sion more than the legal amount OF IL
quor allowed In dry territory. pink"
Guthrie, Negro. OF this city. was held
In $500 bail for the upper court by
Magistrate stevens az Middletown yes
terday. In default Of bail. Guthrie was
sent to the county workhouse 10 await
trial.
Guthrie had been employed FOR
about two weeks at the construction
camp OF Ley and Company at Mt.
Pleasant, and Monday night he and
several other Negroes came 20 Will
mington in a iltney. They arrived back
In camp at midnight in a drunken con-
dition. They were noticed by Guard A.
II. MCGOWAN. and were given the
"once over" by him. Each one OF the
party had bottles, but when an attempt
was made 70 place them under arrest.
all, with the exception Of Guthrie. es-
capped When arrested. he had one full
quart and another partly full.
Evening journal., 1918-09-04
Goat or Star?
King OF Baseball Goats in Big Series
Will Merkie Shine or FUNK?

Cormick crossed the plate. Merkle ran
toward second. stopped and went 10
the clubhouse. Johnny Evers noticed
the omission and shouted TO an out
fielder. some say it was Schultz. some
Hoffman, TO toss him the ball. lie called
10 an umpire and touched the base with
the ball. The umpire declared Merkle
forced the final out, invslidatlng Nc
Cormick's run.
The tie game was replayed later and
the Cubs won. cinching the pennant
-Four years later the Giants and Red
Sox met in a world series. The series
went eight games. Each club had won
three games, one had been tied. The
Giants took the lead in the tenth in
ming with Mathewson pitching master
fll ball Speaker was at bat. lie lifted
a high foul down the first base line.
Merkle watched the ball arc into the
sky but made no effort to get IL. Too
late. Chief Myers numbered after the
ball. which dropped in front OF him
Speaker then singled scoring a runner
who tied the score and Boston eventu-
ally won the game.
Merkle has had no chance in a world
series to expiate these baseball omis-
sions. True. he started in the 1913
series, but sprained his ankle so badly
in the FIRST game that he was practically
useless the rest Of the series. although
he played parts OF games and displayed
great gameness.
This year Merkle viii have his
rhanrn
Evening journal., 1918-09-04
LIZZIE MARCH is
FASTEST STATE MARE

The winning OF Lizzie March, Mid
dletOwn raised PAGER in the Grand Cir
Quit meeting at Hartford. on Monday.
In 2Oi -. 2O3 i-2 and 2.O5 ~ stamps
her as the fastest horse ever raised 10
Delaware and one Of the fastest in the
United States.
Lizzie March is a handsome sorrel
mare. She was bred and raised by
John c. Green, a farmer living near
Middletown and was sold two years ago
10 John Lawrence Of Hoboken, n j.,
for Si,2O0, after showing a half on the
Krkwood kite shaped track In iOi i-2.
being driven al that time by Arthur
Grove. who had trained her less than
two months She Is by Prince March.
2i3 ia. and is out Of a mare by Nut
wood Prince and Is bred on exactly the
same blood lines as r. 7. c., 2.O6 i-2, the
fastest trOtter that was ever bred IN
Delaware and who was in 1913, the lsrg-
est money winning trotter up 10 that
time, having won more than $4,000
during the season. lie was sold by w
B. Biggs OF Middletown, 10 Thomas
Murphey, Of POughkeepsie, N. Y.