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Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1919-01-07
WAR TIME RELEASES
DON'T FREE PLAYERS
Baseball Commission Rules Former
Clubs Have Prior
Rights.

The National Commission did not heiu
any election Yesterday. Chairman Au-
gust Hermann. IN his annual addreSN'
recommended that a reorganization 'o
deferred until after the JOINT inectinS
of The two leagues or until one oi s'Nci"l
lleas relative 10 u reorganization "l
the commission or substitution oil
nne-n,ar COMMISSION could bc definitely
determined
Rcforr th, commission adjourned srnc
die the following notice was lSs'"d
rho commission has received m
onir,es "A fa fhclr status from ScNcral
nat,onal agreement hall PLAYERS, Whp.
before the completion oi The iull term
of their lalN contracts. were gwen thtH
releases and now contend that they are
free agents
agreement ,iuh- vas taken Win tue
.,nc,,on al thr National commission
Lrr,us, ii ;h strct enforcement 10y
Tho Fed.ral government ~ ~ woI X
cr-hght urd,r
AL national agreement PLAYERS are
notified that the priority 81 their rcSpcc
tive la1~ clubs tu retain them tor tll>
season. 4, reserved hN the yarlaus clubs.
viii hc respected ~ order that nc "f-
ransatIon 81 MAJOR and nnnoi leagues
md the equipment ~ their respective
clubs may bc retained aud The rc-Hmp
,,,n II the came can l., ,tc,t,d Win
M, ,n,n,ir,,rpt +. tlr mt.r-t- II ,uh-
- PLAYER.
III, conuuitter trau ih, \nt"n'i
,s'....,,.p ~. m, unA hod, that
presented an, hing to thr commission
and thc remainder 81 til season W.
taken ~ n cat irnnr /" N'.f'> h"ds' (
and other MINOR rouiHc hdi
IN, schedule committee u itn \ali'i1h
and America Iyagnrs ,ousi~ti"1 q
l'rr-t,l,nt lalu Iir,dici " 'h. \atintr
II r,.ldru = i iulH~on II thE
amer .an aud BaTn,N TNia-- II lh'
rut>lue lub, hold uccti"r
tins morning IL tax, ~ tHcil pr"hicn'
her, thr, yer, forced IL lCav" 81 -
rcnrh ll,t ~prnr~ Ind owing u
the al>cnc, ST Nh Drcylus-
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1919-01-07
rlebfd fJrder Truck

Cumfridgc, Md, Jan. Guy Win
sor. II years old, was killed wsteTd
~ a lumber aden trailer ati"fl ~ Z"
truck owned by Wooliord 4 Tnit'
and driven by John fltzhIgh, q 'oc'd.
Windsor. who VAS Station agcrt II
Aircv. had gone to the h0fnc 81 r0usin
whom be was - bring 10 Canl rdR'
IN hia mgchipc He avoided ihf ~,
truck. bat apparently failed 10 noticc
the trailer whch struck and crushed
him fIc was son ot Judge IhOnas
n Windsor and biz widow, Who Uss
Ntise Nannic Robertson and two cbh
drru survive hhn
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1919-01-07
BELGIAN LAD KILLED HUN.
Officer Had Insulted Little Girl Soldiers
Sure ndered in Protest

Oil CITY, Pa. Jan Slow small
Belgian boy avenged an insult to u little
Belgian girl and caused the surrender oi
an entire company Of the German army
is told by Corporal J.. J. Brown, who
has returned to his home in Oil City,
after having seen two years active scrv-
ices as dispatch-bearer with the ca
madam army in France and Belgium
The incident occurred in portion oi
Belgium held by the Germans but near
the Allied lines. The story as told ny
Corporal Brown follows:
"a German officer, after taking some
groceries from the Belgian boy, hut nm
across the face with his walking cane
and then turning around insulted Bel
gian girl, who was passing. The boy
without any hesitation drew a revolver
and shot the officer. Following the IN
cidont an entire company of the Huns
walked to the Allied lines and s',rren-
dcrcd. stating they did not wish TO
serve under such brutal commanders.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1919-01-07
MANY GIVEN WORK.
u. S. Employment Service Reports Over
Ninety 1housa nd Placements Last Week.

Federal Directors Of the United States
Employment Service from Al states
report for the past week l3l 500 persons
registered for employment as against 1872,
7gs registering on the previous week.
or the i3l 800 registered. ~, ,632 were
referred and 90,7d7 placed in positions.
OF the total registrations III ,2sS
were men. l4,212 women The number
of men placed during the week is ~
372. women 1875. Transfers are 2,S03
Applications for help wanted In that
week amounted to 22S, ,284, Of which
los.llo were men, 30 1856 women
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1919-01-07
FILTZ HEADS LEAGUE.
International Makes Good Move in thoos-
ing Gridiron Star.

Nc,y York Jan. 7.--Lieutenant David
7. Ful,z Il 4. A.. was unanimously elect
cd president Of the new international
BASEBALL League at q meeting Of club owners
here last pight AZ his own reqn :
the term was limited to ono year.
Fnltz, n lawyer, who was o former col-
lepe football star and American League
oItlielder, was president Of the Baseball
plavers Fraternity from 1912 to l"lb
when tbo organization went out of czjs-
tonce After his election had been an
no,,nccd Fultz stated that the head
onar.ers ~ tbe league would be located
NJ Al Wall street, this city.
All the clubs Of the league, with the
oxception of Rochester. were represented
NJ the meeting. over which &. II Knapp,
of Baltimore presided.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1919-01-07

in Elkton. due to their trucks being out
of repair, and the Red Cross members al
the town are entertaining the boys. They
were given dance last evening III the
Armory by the young men of the town.
On account Of a mad dog making It's
appearance in Elkton and biting a mum
Der of CANNES, the Town Council has
ordered that Ill dogs be muzzled
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1919-01-07
Cobb TO Stick to Detroit.

Montgomery, Ala, Jan. 7.-Ty Cobb,
while passing throught this city last night,
denied the report that he would leave the
Detroit team He said that all the
players who entered the war were gwen
their release, however, and that he proba-
blv will plnv with Detroit this year.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1919-01-07
UNDERWEAR
REDUCED

THIS sale involves alI our
wool, union wool and cotton,
ribbed. fleece lined garments
in Union Suits and separate
pieces, at prices that save
YOU 20 per cent and more.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1919-01-07
Tried, But Rejected.

Fresh-"W What the matter with using
that phrnse IN composition"
Senior "rritc'
Fresb-'I did. but my English pro-
lessor wouldn't stand for II - Cornell
Widow
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1919-01-07

some hard struggling TO make him wise
10 the fact that, as far rs he was con
eerned, it was all over and he was the
victim Of one of the quickest knock
outs ever seen IN Philadelphia ring.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1919-01-07

The Actress on the morning after the
first night W hat do the critics SAY
Reader They All roast YOU.
Then my manager Is q failure
IudCe
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1919-01-07

Every Evenings classified advertiHe-
ments bring results Proved to the satls-
action Of many and will be TO you. ADV.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-03-20
Would Like Summer Position

10 the Editor Of Woman S Page:
Dear Madam am n woman of ma
turc years and experience, and my edu-
cation and qualifications are along lit
erary and bookiSh lines. I should like
TO find position with a publishing COM
pany. I know that l would be of value
to them. have, a broad and varied
knowledge of looks hnvo p superior
knowledge of English, having taken two
distinguished marks from the University
Of Pennsylvania in English courses.
The reason tell you all this is | wish
TO ask you what businesses have their
season in the summer, and would
therefore be most likely TO be taking on
additional assistance about June 23. Do
you think an application sent directly
to publishing house might be fruitful ,
How should l so about obtaining n posi-
ton for the summer? Could a. woman
obtain n position as a certified public
accountant? / (Miss) NJ. NJ.
The managers of publishing companies
have charge of filling vacancies and as
publishers sometimes employ women as
copy-readers or in positions of that
kind, it would be Il good plan for you
10 apply in person to several companies
and let them put YOUR name on their
list for oper ings. 1t is well to be listed
ir several places, rs YOU have a better
chance Of getting the first opcnins there
is. You can find a list of publishers in
the business section of the telephone
book. You can also find teachers agen-
cies, where you can register your name
and qualifications for teacher of ENG
lSl in summer school, or any other
school. Your training seems to have
been along these lines, and as there are
openings all the time for competent
teachers no doubt you could get this
kind of a position if you want TO try it.
Then you might also try library work, as
that would require knowledge of
books The Public Library in this city
has an apprentice course which fits the
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-03-20
4 Haircut in France

The American woman Is in France
for service and there's nothing she
wont do, even to helping member of
the A. t. =. get a hair cut.
Stella Wan, of Fitchburg. Mass, one
of the unit at the y. W. g. a. Signal
Corps house at st. Na2aire, told the
story.
II vas getting n manicure when a
sergeant came in and wanted a haircut.
None OF the clerks could 'speak English
ana he didn't know word of French.
The man started tC cut his hair and
the soldier got very much excited. He
was cutting his pompadour wrong, 1t
seemed. The man couldn't understand
what he meant.
The manicure and halr-dressing
rooms for women are used as barber
shops for the men, too, over here. and
happened to be sitting next to the
soldier So ! offered to help him out.
translated carefully and the barber
followed my directions. And the SER
geant said he'd never had better hair
cut. Everybody in the place was laugh
ing before we got through"
One of the requirements for Signal
Corps girls was that they speak French
as nuently as English so that they could
act as liason operators between the
French and English exchanges
The person who made that particular
requirement had no idea that in 80 doing
he would be saving the locks of one
stranded soldier
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-03-20
Little Boy Wanted Puppy

10 the Edttor OF Vomdn's Page:
Dear Madam-In last nights EVENING
PUBLIC LEDGER saw a puppy needs a
nome. Now, ] have n little boy two
years old and his whole heart calls for
a doggie. lie is the happiest youngster
when he sees a dog OH the street, and
/ am sure little dog would have a
good home. II ] am too late for this
one may have my name on file for the
next? Mrs, G, W.
This is one of the several letters that
came in answer TO Mrs. 3. s offer of a
little fox terrier puppy; but as 1t came
after several others that were referred
to Mrs. 3. it is printed In the hope that
some one else will have dog for the
little boy. Other letters were received
from Mrs. J. w. r, Mrs. I. H.. II. r.,
Mrs. W. w, Mrs. J. O., Mrs. o., Mrs. E'
S. NJ. Mrs. c. G., T. ]. p, Mrs. NJ s.,
NJ. d. and J. S. IF they wilt communl-
cate with me again. asking for some
other kind of a dog, I will be glad to
print their letters in the column, for, Of
course, there was just one little dog for
all these readers.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-03-20
TEST AIR FOR OVERSEAS FLIGHT
British Scientists in Canada to
Plan Path for Plane

i. Johns, y. T., March @O.--(By A..
pa party of alrmcn ana meteoroloe-
cal experts from England has arrived
here to conduct observations Of air con-
ditiuns IN connection with plans for
Transatlantic flights. The! expect 10 re
main several months, making n thorough
study Of wind currents and meteorologi.
cal conditions generally through the
spring and summer Members Of the
party have been assigned TO visit va
rious parts of the island to find tho
most suitable point from which to con
duct observations.
Tho announcement from England that
Harry :. Hawkcr, one Of the leadlnr
air pilots Of that country. has already
shipped a machine to Newfoundland
with ii View to attempting IA flight
across the ocean in the near future
aroused great interest here. Dominion
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-03-20
And So They We're Married
Mrs. ROWLAND had no fixed idea
BY HAZEL DEYO B4TCHELOR
COPYRIGHT, 1919, bu Public Ledger Co.

MRs' ROWLAND had no fixed idea
behind her vague batting of Ruth.
III any one had accused her of making
trouble or trying to mako trouble be-
tween the two young people she would
nave denied it strenuously. u was her
'"'ure to have no fixed point and no
poIlcy and therefore no standards of life.
1t was impossible TO pin her down TO
anything, and she acted more from Inn
pulse than she did from vindiCtiveness.
therefore when she saw Ruth in a gown
'hat did not happen to be new since
her marriage she was vaguely irritated
ana did not hesitate to say so.
She did not dislike Scott. Il was i'm
possible for even mother-In-law to do
that. But she did not approve Of him.
When Ruth had been engaged TO Jack
BOND Mrs. Rowland had loved the pres
tise that accompanied the engagement.
SCOUTS family were as nice as the Bonds,
nut not nearly so important. Jack, too,
mad tho faculty for making noney--he
was a plodder. Mrs. Rowland approved
OF those qualities. too.
Mrs Rowland was somewhat like a
child. Now that Ruth was married to
scott she could not lot well enough
alone. knowing quito we'll that matters
could not be helped and that it was not
humanIy possible to stretch Scott's sal
airy further than he did, she ncyertlc-
less said whatever happened to occur to
her as though il she found faul: long
enough, something would happen, and
something did happen in this case. More
OF the trouble in the world comes
through a foolish woman than wicked
one.
Ruth, not contcnted with Worrying
about her clothes, now began TO hate
the apartment thoroughly. 70 her It
seemed sordid. Once in arguing about
II She 50 ii that It was tho kind of "A
neighborhood the Merits would un-
doubtedly live in If they moved to New
York. Her scorn could not have been
greater.
On Sundays she would curl UP on the
davenport with the advertising section
or the paper and she would pore for
hours over the columns. She was con-
fdent that with all that she had told
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-03-20

Scott so far he would be willing to move
INTO another neighborhood if the rents
were not too much more. Scott hated
TO tell her that it would be expensive
to move and that moving would ncCessi-
tate added expense of other kinds.
All OF this vague dlecontent at home
sent Scott TO tho office mornings with
but one idea in his head 20 get more
money. Not that there was open war
fare between them, not that they were
not near each other in spirit, but there
existed constantly between them the de-
sire for things that they could not have
and 1t made for restlessnese.
Ruth did not go to Flcta Scarss to
play bridge that following week. but
Fleta had birthday the week after
that, and Ruth could not refuse TO 60
then. on that day she lost So. The
fact made her want to cry. She felt
like a little girl unable to cope with
tho situation, and with an effort to he
carclessly nonchalant ana worldly Sic
approached Fleta Sears and told her she
was short that week.
Fleta twinkled at her brightly
Surely you weren't worrying about
that, child"
Not exactly worrying about it, but I
hoped it would be convenient for you to
wait"
In spite of Fletas cordial assurance
| that she could pay when she liked,
Ruth felt strangely bound and uncom-
Portable. She knew that there was q
certain code Of honor that existed be-
tween people who owed each other debts
of money. She had seen tense rclont-
| Icssness about the mouths of the women
| when they were settling up after the
afternoon. An eagerness about tho
faces of the women who had won, a
haggardneSs about the faces of the
losers as there had been about that
woman Ruth had gimrsed in the glass
with big frightened eyes the first day
she had come to the Sears home This
afternoon as she went home, although
she felt temporarily assured that Fho
was safe, she felt somehow that under
fleta's smiling friendliness there Was
the hard attitude of the pitIlesS woman.
lTeta was like a lovely Persian cat tina t
loves 10 be Htrolled, but rutiic her the
wrong way and sharp claws viii be
found hidden in the velvet pads that are
SO innocently soft. Ruth wondered how
she had happened TO come to such a
conclusion about Flcta. Such a short
time ago she had nngrily defended her
to Scott when he had refused to commit
himself TO liking her
climbed when she finally reached the
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-03-20

applicant for the position of librarian.
The course starts In September, but ar
rangements might be made for you TO
start sooner IL you cared to talk to tho
superintendent about II. The summer
schools or camps are the only business
/ know of which is buster in summer
than any other time. In order to obtain
n position as a public certified account
amount of education and training. for
you must take the state board exanina
tion. The Wharton School OF the Uni
ve~s''" of Pennsylvania offers such a
course but It Is necessary to get the
training in an accountants office. A
woman can obtain this position. although
there il only one woman in this city dt
the present tire who mas It.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-03-20
The WOnan'S
Exchange


II. 4. B.-1 saw Jour letter in the
EVENING PUBLIC LEDGER, and as am
an amateur photographer would appre-
ciate the books you mentioned on that
subject. could send you in return books
on psychology or kindred subjects, I
am sailor stationed at the League
Island Navy Yard. could send you n
few views of foreign countries: the best
OF my films have been damaged and
l only have few worth while.
G. NJ.
This is one Of the interesting letters
which came in answer to H. T. BIS offer
It viii be forwarded TO him with a num-
ber of others.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-03-20
Must Be Citizens Before Teachers

Mr.. +. Pin reference to your two
daughters who are teaching in Italy. I
nave found that they must be able to
snow proof of having taken an ap-
proved four-year high school course and
also a two-year normal school course
before taking the state board examlna-
ton to become teachers They must
also be American citizens or must have
the first naturalization papers before
they can take the examination. hope
YOU Will be able to have them with you
soon.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-03-20

Z Burlington, n. j., March 20.-Passing
through the city at $3.50 o'clock yes
terday, a truck of the Camden Cur
tain Company was set 'afre when its
gasoline tank exploded and the load of
fine linen handkerchiefs, valued at $4,000,
was practically destroyed. The blaze
created much excitement as the truck
burned in front Of the First Baptist
Church. on East Broad street. and the
entire fire department responded to the
alarm.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-03-20

In the ne>t rhaptrr--Whcrc Did tho
Money Come FromP
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-03-20
The Question Corner


1. When was the first woman'a suf-
frage society in South Africa
founded and in what place"
?. Is it correct TO offer congratula-
tiuuS to a girl whose engagement
has j0st bceu announced?
3. What will prevent grease from
stopping up the pipes when 1t is
poured down the drain pipe Of the
sink?
rn-out colored silk stockings.
5. What is the simplest method OF
removing mildew?
8. In what novel way are tuCRS used
in some of the new waists?
Yesterdays Answers
/. Tomatoes and parsley can be
started now in shallow window
boxes where the sun has full play.
.. The fullness in many of the new
narrow suits is arranged in box
pleats which preserve the straight
line.
8. A flower holder for q vase can be
made at HON" by Gtting,a piece of
pastcboard just Inside the rim of
the vase and piercing it with the
required number of holes.
4. Sugar and water can be used in
stead of starch to Stiffen the
Crocheted bonbon baskets.
b. Thirty-hVe thousand alien women
are dncluded in the population Of
New York.
G. a new and unusual way of using
feathers is to have a small hat
edged with small curIed feether
trimming, and with the feathers
extending into chin strap
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-03-20
OF Interest TO Women

One of the most wonderful plants is
The Leaf of Life" found in japan. You
simply cannot kill this pant. If q leaf
is cut in half 1t will still thrive without
light or moisture. Pressed between a
book it has been known to throw out
new roots and leaves through the cover.
Soldiers are required to salute officers
on virtually all occasions, but there is
one time when q British private Is for
hidden to salute even the commander
jn-chief of the army. This Is when he
is guarding any of the Kings residences,
and the only man he may then salute is
the King himself
Jackson County journal. (Sylva, N.C.) 19??-19??, 1919-08-01
negro BOY KILLED

johnny Jones shot and killed
GlImer Gray, a young negro boy, at
Dlllsooro Sunday evening, after a
a aquarrel between two negro bows.
elmer Gray and his brot:er, and
Johnny Jones. Jones is the son Of
William Jones', Of DiIisboro end is
about seventeen years of age. He
was arrested Monday a:ld lodged il
jail mere awaiting trial. It was not
known Just what vas the cause Of
the trouble, but it IS stated that
there had been bad blood between
Jones and some Of his companions
ana the negro boys fcr several da4 5.
Jackson County journal. (Sylva, N.C.) 19??-19??, 1919-08-01
LESKEh HIGC()N KILLED

Lesker iigdon was killed in an
automobile accident on Niger Skull
Mountain Wednesday morning,
when the car which he was driving
plunged over al embankment. In
the car besides Higdon were Griffith
Morgan, Raymond Franklin an d
Fred Calhoun, who were only slightly
Injured. Lesker was the Is year
Old son Of J. S, Higdon and was well
hnoWn here as quiet, well behaved
boy. He has been driving a public
service car for some time. He was
carried to a nearby home. where the
body remained until after the coro-
ner was summoned. The body was
brought to the Iiiadon home in
Sylvia, where funeral services were
conducted by Rev. ". n. Cook, of
Beta. The interment was made in
the Dllls cemetery, near town.
Jackson County journal. (Sylva, N.C.) 19??-19??, 1919-08-01
RESOLUTIONS OF RESPECT

Our Ii 2avenly Father, in His in.
hnlte wisdom, during the past year
has removed from our midst Messrs
}. Z. Moore and Frank Bumgarner
two of our fellow-teachers and faith
1ul members of the Jackson County
Teachers CLUB.
Mrs. .. S. billiard, the devoted
wife Of Mir. 6. S. billiard one of oul
most devoted members and at one
time president Of the Club, was call
ed to resta few days ago.
Mrs. Maude Painter, another OF
our felloW-teachers and Club mem.
bers was bereaved of her husband
Mr.. Albert M. Painter.
Whereas, it is fitting and proper
that we show our appreciation OF
their Worthlness, and the loss we
have sustained; the members of the
jackson County Teachers Club Offer
these resolutions Of respect.
tirSt-That we bow in humble
submission to the will of God who
doeth all things we'll.
Second-That each member OF
our Club deeply mourn their loss
bu. will ever hold in memory the
sacred names of our departed loved
ones.
Third-That we extend our deep.
est sympathy to the bereaved ones
II each family VINO are left to
mourn their loss, and we commend
them to the comfort of our Heavenly
Father who is able and willing to
sustain them in their every need.
rtn-That d copy of these re-
solutions be spread On the minutes
OF the CLUB, a copy sent to each
family, and a copy sent to the Jack
son County Journal.
w. C. REED.
LILLIAN STILLwELL.
KITTY ZACHARY.
Committee,