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Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1919-02-25
CHEMISTS DISCUSS
CERAMIC SCIENCE
DR.. Z. W. Washburn Tells
OF Possibilities Of Re.
search Along Line
NEW MEMBERS
FOR SOCIETY

Dr.. Z. w. Washburn, OF the Univer-
sity OF Illinois, member OF the Ma
tional Research Council Of the Council
OF National Defense, and chairman OF
the committee on ceramic chemistry of
the National Defense Council, gave an
interesting and most instructive talk
on, Refractory Materials as a Field for
Research" before the monthly meeting
or the Delaware Section Of the Ameri-
can Chemical Society. IN the Hotel
Nobls last night. DR.. Washburn illus
trated his lecture by blackboard dla-
grams.
sixty million dollars IS expended each
year In the making OF refractory mate
rails, Dr.. Washburn brought out.
Dr. Washburn defined refractory
material as any material that IS capa-
bic Of resisting various forces, such as
pressure, vibration, rapid heating and
cooling. high temperature, etc. Cen
amic chemistry, tiles, earthenware and
baked clays. The refractory materials
are used as the lining Of furnaces and
other vessels that must withstand ire
mendous heat, pressure and the corro-
sive action OF chemical materials. The
present refractory materials in use are
rather defective and there has been
very little scientific study OF them
made. DR.. Washburn said.
The lecturer concluded by speaking
about the possibilities Of inducing com
petitlve firms and manufacturers to CO.
operate financially IN undertaking a
piece OF research that would bring the
knowledge OF ceramic chemistry on a
scientific scale.
The address was followed by a dis
cusslon among the members and DR..
Washburn Of some Of the problems
raised In the address.
In the absence OF Or. Charles L. Reese
chairman Of the Delaware Section, VII
liam q. Fletcher. viee-ehalrman pre-
sided.
Robert r. Dugliss, secretary Of the
Section, announced that the members
had raised more than $500 for the
French Orphan Fund, and that he hop
ed the sum would be raised TO $1,000.
Upon motion Of T. W. Barker, Jr., a
committee was appointed TO make an
investigation with the end IN view OF
discovering what speakers could be OBJ
toiLSu W NtliNcI 6ciit5 VI ltpbuIcS Ou
chemical subjects before the section
should Il be found that a majority Of
the members are willing 20 support the
proposed activity.
Previous 20 the business meeting a
dinner was served 70 the members,
style a la Nobis.
The Delaware Section IS making
splendid progress and each meeting sees
some new members. The officers for
1919 are as follows: DR.. Charles L.
Reese, chairman; William Z. Fletcher,
vice-chairman; ]. +. Garrett. treasurer;
Robert p. Dugllss, secretary.
The March meeting will be held March
%, and +. A. Gudger, OF the dupont
Company, viii speak on the subject Of
"Camphor Cultivation"
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1919-02-25


returned from France.
One day, In a mud-hole town In
France, a pretty American girl lost her
dog but found a husband.
The war romance, which began across
the sea last October, ended in the mar
riage in New York the other day Of Miss
Ramona De Rivas Howe, OF i72 West
Seventy-ninth street. and Sergeant Rex
r. Pulford, Of 40 owen avenue, Detroit.
Miss Howe was q Red Cross nurse In
a hospital for tubercular children near
Paris.
Let her tell the story Of how she met,
fell In love with and married Rex
Pulford.
81 had a little pet dog just a yellow
cur, but he was the idol Of the Riddles
in my ward. He just appeared one day
and seemed to adopt us.
Toto was always running away.
81 watched him one day go over 20
an American military hospital about
half a mile away, where he fraternized
with the wounded 'dOughbOys'
Finally he got TO staying away over
night and thought it about time to so
after him.
II dAlNu 4uNu ~ "a NNlAuAn nlAoDA
and saw him enter. ! followed him In
There was only one patient In the place
" Where Is my dogT I demanded.
" Your dog? he echoed. ] haven't
seen any dog here. But you can look
around
Il searched every nook and corner OF
that shack. But no Toto. The wounded
doughtb0y had a guilty look. went
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1919-02-25
NEWPORT NEWS NOTES.

Special % The Evening Journal.
NEWPORT, Feb. 25.-Mrs. Harry j.
Mitchell, OF salt Lake City, Utah, was q
weekend guest Of Mr.. and Mrs. John r..
Lyman.
Miss Bessie Maclary was the guess OF
Miss Mary eVrnon OF Claymont on Sun
day.
Harvey Maclary spent Sunday with
Warren Cranston, Of Wilmington.
Miss Leila Lyman, who teachers school
al Berwyn, Pa, spent the weekend with
her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. John r. Ly-
nam.
w. D. Clugston. who has been con-
fined to his home with pleurlsy IS con-
valesing.
The Rev. and Mrs. J. II. whedbee, OF
Trappe. Md, are the guests Of Mr.. and
Mrs. Harvey Gregg.
Rehearsals are being held for The play
which viii be given by the young peo-
pie Of the town, under the auspices Of
the Ladies' Aid Society, IN Masonic Hall
on the evening Of March 5.
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1919-02-25
SUPERMEN ARE BUSY
FIXING YANKS' SHOES
By The United Press.

By The United Press.
COBLENZ, Feb. 2. (By MaiL)-From
fighting American soldiers in the Ar
gonne 10 voluntarily repairing shoes
for these same Americans IS a long
Jump. Several score discharged Ger
man soldiers have made it.
In their withdrawal from the Rhine
the German army left behind about So
900 pounds Of shoe leather, and a large
quantity Of shoe machinery. Maj. Lewis
Landes Of the salvage department con-
ceived the Idea Of using the leather and
machinery TO repair the footgear Of the
troops IN the occupied area, thereby
saving the shipping space necessary to
ship the shoes 10 France and back
again. So he set up big repair shop
with about 100 German employees hired
in Coblenz. About half OF these are
demobillzed soldiers who were glad to
get work, even st repairing the shoes
Of their enemies.
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1919-02-25
AUTOS WERE ABOUT
TO BECOME SCARCE
By The United press.

By The United Press.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 2J.-Only three
days supply Of new automobiles were
left in the hands Of manufacturers on
November Il, when the armistlco was
signed, according 10 the report OF C. c.
Hanch, chief Of the automobile pro-
ducts section Of The war industries
board.
The curtailment Of manufacturing
during the war built up the biggest de-
mand the country has known for sew
sral years, the report indicates, and a
period Of great activity among the pas
senger car producers Is indicated
Some months VIII be required for
manufacturers to reconvert their plants
from war plants back to the normal
basis, and the production Of cars for
1919 probably will not reach the figures
Of 1917, when the production passed the
one million mark.
Normal production on a large scale
in the biggest plants probably Will not
be reached before next summer.
Salary Increases invariably result
sfter faithfully using and reading the
WANT hDS.-Adv.
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1919-02-25

outside and listened.
Il heard talking inside.
Well, old sport, that was the tins
we put II over, wasn't it2 Come on,
give me your paw And then / heard
my Toto give a little bark.
Il dashed into the shack and grabbed
Toto out OF the dOughb0y's arms. You
bet I told him what ! thought Of such
behavior.
"He seemed very sorry.
III tell you what I'll do, nurse no
said. II you'll forgive me III come
over 10 your hospital some time and
sing to your people. I'll even bring our
quartet
You're on" agreed. But why put
II Off Come with me now
"The concert that that doughboy and
his companions gave TO the kids that
evening was somethong long to be re-
membered.
AFTER that he got 20 hObbllng over on
his crutch nearly every day. He said
he came to see the kids, but he got
to singing less and less and taking more
to me.
"Now we're married"
PulfOrd Is well known as a sone
writer and singer, although by profes-
sion he Is q mechanical engineer.
Last August near Javigny he got
machine gun bullet In his right LEI
while going, under heavy IRE, to rescul
a lieutenant. He lay in a hospital, witt
his kneecap shattered, for severa
months, cursing his fate, until hii
Fate walked in that rainy afternoon
looking for Toto.
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1919-02-25
PEACE REIGNs AND THE
u. NJ. FAN HAS RETURNED

MlLROY, Ind, Feb. 25.-Declaring that
he believes he has solved the prob
lem Of perpetual motion, ollie Ray. a
young mechanic, today stated that he is
willing 10 give a demonstration OF his
invention TO any reliable authority.
Here are some Of the things Ray says
his invention has done:
Started a bicycle wheel from its own
power, gaining a high rate Of speed.
Maintained this high speed for six
weeks without the aid Of any outside
agency except lubrlcating all.
In addition, enough additional power
was procured from the wheel to run
spoOls from a line shaft.
Ray declares the wheel would be run
ming yet, had he not stopped Il at the
end Of six weeks, having convinced
himself that the thing was workable.
For fear the Idea might be stolen, he
tore down the model but says he could
construct 1t again within a few hours.
Ray recently was mustered out Of
thesrmy, having served as q mechanic
on the coast guard defense guns at 1T.
Hamilton, N. Y.
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1919-02-25
TO GIVE CHINA
GOLD STANDARD

N. Z. A. Special TO The Evening Journal
PEK1N, China, Feb. establishment
Of the gold standard In Chinese finances
IS one Of the reforms proposed by
Baron Sakatani, former japanese min
ister Of finance, who has been asked
TO act as financial adviser to China.
Sakatania viii outrank any foreign
adviser Of the Chinese and VIII be paid
a salary Of $4,000 a year.
Sakatani declares It will take some
years TO complete the program OF re-
forms he proposes and he will use a
large number Of experts, many Of them
from other lands.
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1919-02-25
GIRL WHIPS HORSE
TO ESCAPE MAN

SEAFORD, Del, Feb. 25.-Attacked
by Robert Dickerson, colored, who. II
10 alleged, attempted 20 pull her out Of
her carriage. Miss Leila Butler. daugh-
ter Of James G. Butler. a farmer, put
The whip 10 her horse and escaped,
while Dickerson stood In the road,
cursing and abusing her.
Miss Butler was driving alone along
the State road Sunday night 10 her
home when Dickerson climbed upon
the back OF her carriage. The young
girl pluckily ordered him of, and as
the horse lunged forward he was
thrown on the road. Dlckerson was
captured last night by the authorities.
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1919-02-25
HOME FROM WAR
HE'S COP AGAIN

The third member Of the local police
department TO return from military duty
was ordered relnstated to the force by
the Police Commissioners yesterday
AFTERNOON. This officer, John ManfredO,
Will resume his duties on March 4.
Oscar Ward. who resigned from the
force last September, also made appli-
cation sor reappolntment and his re-
quest was allowed. subject 10 a physi-
cal examination.
Chief Black reported III arrests dur
ing the week with fines amounting TO
S7Sii0. Thirty-four prisoners were
sent TO the workhouse.
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1919-02-25
BIRTHDAYS OF
FAMOUS AMERICANS
CHAs. CoTEswoRTu pNCKNEY.

thtltIs w ttNlh-fL H
Charles Cotesworth Pinckney, was
born at Charleston, South Carolina,
on the 25th OF February, 17i6. lie
was educated at Oxford University
In England and began the practice
OF law al Charleston I'm 1863. Ho
served with great distinction during
the Revolution, but was captured
when Charleston capitulsted in May,
1850. He was a member of the United
States constitutional convention and
was directly responsible for the
clause which reads that ''no relig-
ious test shall ever be required as a
qualification 10 any Office or public
trust under the authority of the
United States" He demanded that q
counting population for representa-
ton. blacks be numbered as well as
whites. During the French mission,
Talleyrand insinuated that the rec
ognition might be obtained by
money, for lack of which war might
follow. To this Piclxney uttered the
memorable words, millions for de-
tense, but not one cent for tribute"
Ho was several times candidate for
high Office on the federalist ticket.
He died at Charleston, South Caro-
lima, on the 18th OF August, 1926.
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1919-02-25
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Write your question on one side
OF the paper. give full name and adj
dress, inclose three-cent stamp for
reply. and mail 70
RACHEL CURTIS.
War Work Hqrs., Y. w. G. A.. GOO
Lexington Avenue, New York City.
All letters confidential. Only the
most typical ones will be printed IN
Tho Evening Journal
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1919-02-25
s. S. AssoCIATION MEEIINa.

The FIRST regular meeting Of the VIII
mington Sunday School Association will
be held this evening In First Presbyte-
rian Church. T. n. Longstreth, who
was for years the chairman Of the evan
gellstic committee OF the Presbyterian
Superintendents' Association OF Phila-
delphia will speak and conduct a con-
ference on Bible School Evangelism.
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1919-02-25

The way a man meets a young lady
whom he desires 10 know Is TO go TO
some friend with whom he Is acquaint-
ed and who also knows the young lady,
and ask 10 be introduced. If you have
no mutual friend, doesn't some man
friend Of yours know some girl friend
OF hers so that an Introduction can be
arranged In that manner.
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1919-02-25

am a young man. 20 years old.
There Is a girl whom meet occasion
ally. I know her name but she does
not know me at all. How shall l 60
about meeting her9
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1919-02-25
SKINS OF SEA LIFE
TO BRING MILLIONS

N. E. A. Special to The Evening Journal.
MANILA, Fem. 25-Skins OF sharks,
whales, crocodiles, rays and porpoises
are being contracted for by an American
concern which Will substitute modern
methods and add the native way Of tan
ming and add millions OF dollars annu-
ally to the income Of Philippine resi-
dents.
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1919-02-25
Girls With British Peace Commission
Given Cash 10 Buy Paris Clothes

PAuSN A)-Lsten girlsi Uncle Sam had picked
out for stenog secretary something the peace congress and
little pocket
wouldn't just worship
Uncle Johnny Bull that
made himself solid with each at
ached TO the British mission 500 buy toys wiand
they're buying heml
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1919-02-25

! am a girl OF &c and have beeu keep
ing company with a young man three
years my senior. My mother does not
object and my father did not until a
few days ago, when he said was too
young. He also said that he liked tie
young man In every way. He and have
known each other since we were chill
dreD together, and | have never seen
anything in him that was ungentleman-
~. Please tell me what 10 do.
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1919-02-25

The Want Ads are levers which VIII
enable you to rise, above your present
oircumstances--
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1919-02-25

think 10 would be very nice 20 enter
tain your soldier friend at dinner, but
would suggest that the invitation COME
from your mother or some older mem
Der OF the family.
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1919-02-25

do not not think that yours Is a
serious problem since both your parents
approve Of the young man. Your father
probably objects because he thinks you
are too young. so why not do as he
wishes for a little while3 He does not
wish you 70 give up your friend en-
tirely, but only TO see less Of him I'M
III you are a bit older.
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1919-02-25

! met a boy for the frst time the
other evening. He Is a soldier. and
has never been TO this town before.
Consequently he knows very few peo-
pie. Would II be proper for me 90
invited him 10 dinner as expect 10 see
him agaln2 XII.
The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1919-06-14
READING GOOD FICTION.

Says g. in The Catholic Register:
or do you confne yourself to the writ
ers of the present day? Most per
sons who rarely read the worth while
books handed down to us from past
generations think that these are dry
A taste for good reading must be cul-
tivated, but, once it is obtained, the
reader will take a classic every time
in preference to modern novel
We have met we'll educated men
who considered it waste of time to
read fiction, even of the classical
type. There are so many splendid
histories and books of science in the
world-many of them every bit as in
teresting as fiction-that some per-
sons consider it a waste of time to
prefer good stories to them.
But a knowledge of the best fiction
is essential if we are to become ia
cile writer's. The best English is not
found in scientific and historical
works. AS a rule, the English in
these works is not better than that
in the daily newspaper. The writer
pays more attention to the facts por-
trayed than to their manner of pres
entation. But the classical novelist's
work generally represents the best
there is in the English language.
No man can write clear and force
full English unless he habitually reads
it. Composition is not gift. 1t
comes as a result of hard study. One
must have a certain foundation of
natural talent, but it needs constant
development. A thorough knowledge
of the rhetorical forms and vocabu-
laries in the works of Thackeray will
make a good writer of any intellectual
person.
The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1919-06-14

aeous action under fire, Private
Smith said
But | forgot l did see one hero
and | don't know who he was, excep,
he was a chaplain of the 357th Infan
try and in our Nineteenth Division
He may be dead, but he ought to have
a Distinguished Service Medal.
Il saw him carry back ten wounded
men from the front and then go up
again. | never saw him any more"
Father Magee was severely wound
ed while with his regiment. A piece
of shrapnel pierced one of his lungs
and he received other wounds
The government, just after the
close of the war, sent an official tele.
gram to his mother announcing his
death. This turned out to be untrue.
Chaplain Magee was the first priest
of the Altoona Diocese to offer his
services, through Bishop Garvey, to
the country. He served through the
greater part of the war overseas with
the Nineteenth Division, which is
composed largely of soldiers from
Oklahoma and Texas. He is now with
the Army of Occupation in Coblenz,
doing duty in a hospital containing
LOO patients. At the time he en-
tered the service of his country he
was a chaplain at the Cresson SAM
tarium.
The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1919-06-14
BLIND MEN AND SMOKING.

That blind men do not enjoy smol1-
ing is belief as widespread as it is
false. The reason is not far to seek.
Try to smoke your pipe in a dark
room, avoid using the glow of the
bowl as guide, and you will find it
difficult to tell after few minutes
whether your pipe is out or burning
furiously. The burning weed seems
to have lost both taste and aroma.
In the case of the blind there is prob
ably more acute appreciation of the
fumes than the ordinary man enjoys.
At the same time, the eye being
quicker than the palate in perceiving
whether the pipe be lit or unlit,
blind man may for a short time puff
contentedly at a pipe which has gone
out. 1t may be to avoid this that
blind men smoke faster than those
who have their sight.
The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1919-06-14
EXERCISE OF WILL NEEDED.

Women can obtain greater physical
strength and power SO soon as they
determine to do SO, and adopt a diff
ferent mode of living. There is abso-
lutely nothing in the woman's organi-
cation that forbids it, as we are find
ing out more and more daily. Many
young women are too lazy to grow
strong. They cannot walk a dozen
blocks, or do anything that calls for
the slightest physical strength. Why?
Because there is any inherent quality
in the woman's body forbidding it?
Not at ALL Because they never have
done it. There is no other reason on
earth.
The women who are growing strong
er mentally and physically can smile
at the DIRECTORS who tell them they
cannot do this or that, and answer by
doing what they are accused of being
incapable of doing. But the more
timid and younger ones, who yet hes.
itate to venture into new fields of &C.
tiyity in the face of opposition and
ridicule, need the assistance of pro.
fessional opinion and the encourage.
ment of those who have gone before
The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1919-06-14
ONLY HERO YANk SAW WAS
CATHOLIC CHAPLAIN.

81 did see one hero, | saw him my
self carry back ten wounded mer
from the front and go UP again.
never saw him afterwards"
This is a tribute to Chaplain Fran
els A. Magee, of the Altoona Diocese
by Private George Smith, Company 8
360th Infantry, in a recent interview
published in the Light, San Antonio
Tex.
Private Smith is one of the thirty
eight wounded soldiers who had been
invalided home to San Antonio. 1t
was the question whether any of the
thirty-eight were heroes and had been
awarded the Distinguished Service
Cross that prompted Private Smith S
remarks.
He had answered at first that he
did not see any heroes though he
fought in the st. Mihiel and Argonne
fights from September until near the
close of the war. His only praise for
valor was for Chaplain Magee, of the
357th Infantry, whom he saw bravely
risking his own life to bring back
wounded men to places of safety and
where their wounds could be dressed.
Speaking of Chaplain Magee's cour-
The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1919-06-14
ANOTHER WORD ON THE SUB
JEcT OF Aims FOR THE EAST.

A few weeks ago the S. P. F. gave
in detail the reasons why Catholics
should send aims destined to help the
people of the Near East through its
agency.
A letter received from Father Glen
ent, Superior of the Augustinians OF
the Assumption, who resides in Cadi
keny, Constantinople, confirms the in
formation given by other sources.
The letter runs:
For the first time since the begin
ming of the war, | can write freely
During the past five years, with few
of my conferees, | have remained in
Turkey, seeking to save something
out of the wreck of the mission foun
dations. Our tribulations were nu
merous Some days were dark in
deed. We even had a taste of prison
but those troubles are over, happily
and we can again think of the Mas
ter's work.
Reconstruction is the great demand
of the moment. In some places the
houses are left standing, but they are
entirely devoid Of furniture. The
Turks have taken everything.
Large sums of money come to this
country for relief work, but the dis
bursting of this relief is in the hands
of Protestants and in their great suf
fering it cannot be wondered at il
some Catholics are willing to do any
thing for piece of bread. If the
Catholics of America can give some
thing, by themselves, for the Catho
lies of the East, they will be perform
ing great charity.
Il therefore plead the cause of oul
people in most urgent manner. A
considerable sum of money is needed
to get our foundations into working
order again. Do not forget the Cath
olics of Turkey"
The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1919-06-14
USE OF TOBACCO.

1t is matter of conjecture whether
the use of tobacco as a narcotic was
known in the East before the discov-
cry of America. 1t is possible that
the Chinese had long been accus-
toned to smoking it. The habit, how
ever, did not spread to surrounding
countries; whereas on the introduc-
ton of tobacco into Europe from
America, it's use rapidly extended, and
soon became very prevalent in Orien-
tai countries. The use of tobacco was
very general among the natives when
America was discovered by Columbus.
The natives of the West Indies at
that time made the tobacco into cylin-
drical rolls wrapped in maize leaf, that
is, the leaf of the corn. This formed
sort of crude cigar which the ma
tives smoked with great enjoyment.