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Evening star., 1920-06-05
LUMBER PRODUCTION
| COST INCREASING
Logging, Stumpage, Wages and
transportation Blamed for
High Prices

In 1913 mems wages in the lumber
industry were s2s to s3a per month;
IN 1918 they were $40 to SIS per month
(ooth being in addition to board and
houslng). according to the New
brunswick Lumbermen's Association
IN accounting for the high cost of
lumDer' as quoted by the United States
commerce reports Of the bureau OF
1ore1gn and domestic commerce.
IN 1918, the article continues,
stumpage was s1.50 and mileage IS;
today we pay $3.50 stumpage, sS mile
age ana 1920 per mile for fire pro-
.ec.,on' also we have workmen's
compensation for logging, river driv-
ing. rafting. milling and loading with
separate rate on each, and this still
further adds to the cost: in addition,
we have the heavy business Dominion
war tax
The cost of the principal supplies
| that enter into logging operation
has increased on an average of more
than 100 per cent in 1920, as compared
| with 1913. This is true of flour,
which advanced from $3.50 in 1913 to
WHO in 1920. and of many other food
articles; of hay and oats. as well as
| of axes, saws and other similar equip
ment.
The logging engineer for one of the
Montana districts of the forest serv-
ice, as the result of an investigation
| In the larger band mills of the dis
trict shows in detailed figures why
| manufactured lumber sells at $40 a
| thousand feet or more though the
timber is bought on the stump for
from 50 to IS thousand. His report
| indicates that after the timber has
been purchased on the stump at 81
to IS per thousand. logging operations
cost $14 to $50 a thousand. From the
pond to the cars. including the manu-
facture of the rough lumber. the costs
are $11 to $16 thousand, these figures
being based on records from mills
saving 600.000,000 feet of timber dur
ing the season of 1919.
Evening star., 1920-06-05
FIFTEEN PROPERTIES
WEEKS SALESRECORD

Sales including fifteen residence
properties, many of them bungalows
in the nearby suburbs, and one unim-
proved lot in Congress Heights were
reported for the week by NJ. E. Nor
gan. sales manager for o. B. Zant-
Finger. The transactions as reported
were:
Dwelling at 621 Keefer place north
west. sold for Arthur F. Krause 10
William F. Baxter Of Virginia Tor
$1,000: dwelling at 61s K street south,
east. sold for F. B. Bright to Edward
Minor for s1.5O0: bungalow at 1902
kearney street northeast, sold for Dr
Hugh B. Callahan to Orlando Bryan
for $3.50: dwelling at 1888 18th
street. Dahlgren Terrace, sold for a
gert for $500.
Bungalow on Franklin avenue
Hyattsville. sold for Leo B. Curry to
Robert F. Tabb for $1,000; property at
211 Linworth place southwest. sold
for James NJ. Hall to r. I. Curtis Tor
completed. 1903 Crittenden stree,
northwest. sold for Harry Wassung to
J. Walker Eaton for $4,000: bunga-
low formerly owned by Mrs. Elizabeth
Ennon at Riverdale. sold to Frederick
Lutz for $1,000.
A new bungalow in the Riverdale
Park Company's development was
sold to Erickson & 'Axlen for $500;
dwelling at 210 Linworth place south
west. sold for James NJ. Hall to Mrs
Myrtle George for $4,000: handsome
bungalow at Highland Park, Bethesda
sold for Hollidge & Kirby to August
Griesel for $500; Hyattsvlle resi-
dence of Frank NJ. Sewel1 sold to ia
cob Dimon for s6,5OO: Riverdale resi-
dence of James Mcdonnell. sold to
Thomas Shanahan for $4,000: bunga-
low in Cottage City. sold for William
r. Renwick to Harry p. Straight for
s6.500; dwelling at 1905 Lawrence
street northeast. sold for Fred l.
Cavis to A. T. Simpson for $500.
Thomas f. Padgett was the pur-
chaser of lot in Brothers place. Con-
gress Heights, the price being $500.
Evening star., 1920-06-05

of which is extensively used for rail-
road sleepers. However. the lumber
ing industry is not fully organized
and transportation facilities are not
adequate
In Buenos Aires and the other
principal cities there are many shops
!nat manufacture millwork for build
ines. besides six large factories in
the nrst-named city. Before the war
american products dominated the
market for imported doors because
u the superior qualities of the wood
useo. nut until recently shipping
space mas not made importation eco
nomical and native doors have been
used"
in general there is not much frame
construction in these two South
American countries.
Evening star., 1920-06-05
ARGENTINA POSSESSES
VAST UNTOUCHED FOREST
Splendid Belt Extends for Thou
sand Miles Through Andean
Region.

Woods most saUa Trade
Commissioner W. w. Ewing, in a re-
cent pamphlet entitled CONSTRUCTION
Materials and Machinery in Argen-
tina and Bolivia" published by the
bureau of foreign and domestic COM
merce. There is a splendid forest
belt extending for a thousand miles
through the Andean region from the
Straits of Magellan north. The coun-
try produces large quantities of tam
ming extract, most of it being made
from the "quebracho' tree, the wood
Evening star., 1920-06-05
10000 EXPECTED AT DRILL.
Issue of Tickets to High School
Competition Announced.

School officials have distributed ap-
proximately 10000 tickets to the an
nual competitive drill Of the Wash
ington High School Cadet Corps to
be held at American League Base Ball
Park Monday and Tuesday. A ma
jority of the tickets were given to
school children.
Assistant superintendent of Schools
Stephen E. Kramer announced TODAY
that Brig. Gen. Smedley D. Butler. y.
S. NJ. c., will present the flag of honor
to the winning company and review
the drill with the judges--Capts.
Thomas H. Lowe. James r. N. Weaver
and Herbert B. Hayden.
A stork has been known to perish
in confiagration rather than desert
her little. helpless brood.
Evening star., 1920-06-05
Graduate in Gingham and Overalls

MOBILE, Ala, June 5.-Barton Acad-
emy, one of the oldest public schools in
the south. today graduated class of 13l
in gingham and overalls. The class was
composed of ninety-two girls and thirty
nine boys.
Evening star., 1920-06-05
3OO,O Feet Lumber at Co1;seun

Approximately 100000 feet Of lum-
Der is being used in buildip, 49,,
sea.s' platforms, etc, in the mamrooth
Collseum, Chicago, where the ran,h'i
Evening star., 1920-06-05

can national convention will meet
next week. The lumber is yellow
pine, Norway pine and white pine.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-05-07
PEOPLES SETTLEMENT.
A Round Of Festivities 10 BE Held Three
DAYS Next Week.

For this afternoon tie Brownie Scouts
of the People Settlement have planned a
hike along the BrandyMinc and tomor-
row afternoon members ot Oak Troop, No.
2 Girl scouts. will leave Mt , o'clock for u
trip into the country and supper out-oi7
doors
Rchcarsals for the May Festival are
fast nearing completion, and Tor three
nights next week, the house will used 10
i;s ftIlcst extent for this annual event.
Beginning " odncsday, May Il, the pro-
gram for the three nights IS as follows
"Wednesday, May II kindergarten
Cupid 5 Partner. House Dramatic Club.
Thursday, MAY II Songs and folk
dances Little Lads Club Little Maiden 8
Club. The Enchanted Garden Girl
scouts. songs and club wells. boys clubs,
Young Americans, Young citizens House
IL the Heart, Carl Scouts
Friday. May II t,lrIs gymnasium
exhibition. scnior and junior classes
Each night there Will tc ? sale Of ice
cream. cake candy and fancy articles ~
charge ot thr Woman luh
Miss sarah Libby Carson NJ New York
will be guest a, the Settlement over The
week k-cnd
The Settlement Building i Icing rc-
painted, and thc playground Is 1enq
rapidly put into condition for summer use
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-05-07
LITTLE BENNY'S NOTEBOOK
by Lee Pape.

iestidday Mrs. Watkins asked me u
wunted 10 make dime, saying, My baby
carrldge is at Stimsius hardware store
having the wcels fixed. will you go and get
it and push it back for M?
Wich | started to do, think ing, Gosh
/ hope none of tho fellows is out And
got half way back with il without seeing
eny of the fellows wen all Of a suddln
saw Puds Simkins and Skinny Martin
and Leroy Shooster down the street
spinning tops. me thinking Heck, darn II.
And there was some red hcddcd kid
going past, and sed, Hay, do you wtnt
~ make a sent, push this thing down
TO the corner for me, my arms arc getting
tired and the red hedded kid sed, Not
for a sent | won't 3 sents is wat charge
for pushing baby cartridges, and ! sed, .
all rite, Iii give YOU 3.
And he pushed it down past Puds and
Skinny. and Leroy Shoostcr, me waWline
in back Of him us if dldent even Know
who he was wich dident and he stopped
pus hing It down at the corner, me saying
III give YOU the 3 scnts rs soon as | get the
dime frium tie lady. Nich jest then saw
some more of the fellows playing hop
/ slkotch in the next block. and sed, Well,
! as long as Won made 3 scnts Won mite as
we'll make 3 more, push IT past those
fellows up there and III give you moro.
/ Nuthing doing, my rates has gone np'
/ they're 6 sents now, | Jest joined the
| union. sed the red hedded kid and sed,
/ Well holey smoaks. I'm oay going 10 get
/ n dime, and he sed. That's none of my
bixniss. and Jest then The fellows started
Il, To look down the street and ! &c q, 9 al
rite. darn it, III give you 6 { YOU push I MI
! the way.
| Ill push il all the way for 8. watts you
! think am, a strike breaker sed the KID
| Wich had 20 promise him S, mala ng Il
/ altogether, and he pushed i all the way
to Mrs. Natkinsos, me wawking IN back
| of him rs if was Jest taking waWk by
/ myse If and wen Mrs. Watkins gave Inf
/ the dime had 70 give II To the red hedded
| kid and marbles hcsides 10 make up foi
/ the cXter sent
Proving enything IS better than being
/ imbarrasse d
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-05-07
SANDMAN STORY.
BY Mrs. 4. A. Walker
THE FIRST PEARL.

/ Copyright. 1piy. nv the Mcclure News
! Paper Syndicate. New York City
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-05-07
Young Republican Director

! meeting OF the Board of D.rert oss oi
the Young Mems Republican C.ab j,
being held this afternoon.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-05-07
Use Cocoanut Oil
For Washing Hair

Il YOU want to keep your haT IN good
condition. be careful what you wash it
with
Most soaps and prepared shampcos
contain too much alka.i This dries the
scalp, MAKES the hair brittle and Is very
harmful Mulsifed cocoanut eli shampoo
(which Is pure and entirely geaselessl,
is much better than anything else you
can use for shampooing, as this can it pos
sibly injure the hair
Simply moisten you hair with water
and rub it IN One Or two teaspoonfuis
will make an abundance OF rich, creamy
lather and cleanses the hair and scalp
thoroughly The .ather sInses out easily
and removes every partic'e Of dust dirt.
dandruff and excessive oil The hair
dries quickly and evenly. and il leaves
It fine and silky bright fluffy and easy
10 manage.
You can get Aulsitied coc1anut oh
shampoo AT most anF dra4 st0'e ~ IS
very cheap. and iew ocnces b enough
tn Last everv sue IL the family tor months
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-05-07
GOOD HOUSEK EEpING.
BY Laura A. kirkman.
READERS DISCOVERIES.

Still more helps from readers have
come in by mail with the request that
pass them on through the column. ! am
very glad TO do this. II Is nice To know
that 50 many women are altruistie enough
To go TO the trouble Of dropping me a
postal or letter containing their dis
covered shortcuts so that their unknown
observation-disclosures may profit by their
experience. The following communications
have come in this week:
Young Mother My husband and |
could not afford to buy one of the rubber
bathtubs for our baby so we improvlsed
one by saving off the handles of a clothes
basket and covering the top OF the basket
with yard OF rubber shceting. We used
a rope and staple TO fasten it to the out
side rim Of tho basket. leaving a depression
IN the centre of the sheeting for baby to
lie in
Entertainer Before giving n guest
dinner. ! always place the table candles
on ice for three or four hours SO that they
will not drip during the dinner.
Cook After taking my cakepans from
the oven | always stand them on 3 damp
cloth for few minutes; this allows the
cake 10 come out of the pan without
sticking. When making apple or berry pie,
| put strip Of muslin one inch wide
around tb. edge pressing it down, 80 hat
the iuiscs will be in the pie instead Of IN
the wen
Mrs II Il removed great patches ol
mildew from white clothing by soaking
the clothes for short time in pail oi
water. to which | had added ] heapinp
teaspoon Of chloride Of lime, and then
hanging them ~ the san. Some Of tht
clothes had to undergo this treatment
twice
Economical | never bought chopper
for preparing potatoes. etc, Tor trying,
when ! went to housekeeping ] had 4
rncat grinder ior meats but for soft things
such as vegetables used the rim Of an
empty baking powder tin This i even
better han n kni4c Just try it. Although
I can nov afford more kitchen equipment
than when was bride, wouldn't give
M nv tin-ean vegetable chopper for the
most expensive chopplng knife
Bfidc | am trying 70 keep my hands
rs soft and smooth As possible, and herC
i onc pae have discovered 10 accom-
pish this | avoid getting them greasy
and consequently having 70 wash then
] onrr more when greaslng bread and cak'
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-05-07

Once upon a time there lived in Ccylon
on the side Of the water very old W oman
with her only grandson, Lara. They were
very poor and the lad made living by.
diving 10 the bottom of the water and
bringing up the prettily colorcd shells
which Law on the bottom of the sea.
One day Lara saw in the bottom OF
the river only few colored shells. but
All around were hundreds Of pecular,
oyster or mussel As he sat looking and
wondering he saw mermaid cornbin 3
her hair on a distant rock, and, beng
expert mt swimming, he divcd and came
ur near her. The sudden appearance OF a
hrown-sIlipned lad out of thc water so
surprised her that she dropped her golden
comb on the rock and divcd from sight.
Lara picked up the comb and swan home.
The next dav he swan out to the
rock and there he found the m mermaid
looking sad and her golden hair in tanglcs.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-05-07

As soon as she caught sigh; Of Lara she
cred aloud with delight and asked for
her comb.
n came ont here to hnd You and re-
turn il !" said Lara laying the comb on
the rock at her feet
II can't tell YOU how happy ! am,
eohbod the poor little mermaid as she
began 10 gather up her tangled locks.
II had 90 sleep on this cold rock ali
night. for no ono can get back 70 the
kingdom under the waves without hcr
comb
II think ! can help Won to repay yonr
kindness. sad tho merm1id. 'All around
this beach IN The water AZ the bottom
are hundreds and thousands Of oysters.
Get grains of sand place them INSIDE ot
the shells and throw the oysters m their
beds again In few weeks examine them
and ynu viii find something very pre-
cioJls. Spend each day for three months
doing thjs and YOU will never regret i
Without waiting TO hc thanked tho
mermaid Slid INTO the water hat Lara
did III she told HIM
4 long time after this Lara happeced
to swim out near the mermaid $ rock and
saw her summing herself
"Tho time is mp she sald Open Some
81 those oysters in which Won FIRST pi' q
gram II sand In each you will hud q
beautiful pearl Take that e the merchant
III vour town and sec what hc will give
vou Rcucmlcr, in every oyster n uil.h
vou have put grain ot sand there WIil bc
4 pearl found
ara took l.p an oyster and opened
Tile she'll there between the two halves
| was \ beautiful, round, milky white,
/ dainty lall he took il w with ! cry ot
I delight and ran Ia the merchant
I II have never seen ANYTHING exactly
+ like this. exclaimed tho man, hut
! I'LL have il sct II gold and sell Il to the
/ Queen 0r thc \orthlard | will nay lhe
I price Tar AT YOU can hrinC me
Lara ran back 70 where he Loft The
mermaid Ia tell her tut size had Gle
( aDpca red,
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-05-07
DAILY ECONOMY CALENDAR
| Copyright. 1918. by the Mcclure NeWs-
| naner Syndicata New YORK City.
| THE pRORJ EN- OF Dust CLOTHS.

THE PROBLEM OF DUST CLOTHS.
Spring housekeeping is--or ought to
he-over. But the problem OF daily
houseclcaning and weekly housecleaning
still remains to be solved. And one OF the
most important parts of IT rs the dust
cloth. That is to say, If you have good
supply of good dust cloths, Il is lar easier
to keep the house clean than II you have
q poor supply of them.
II is well 10 lay in a stock OF cheese
cloth. This, when washed and dried, IS the
very hest material for busters, as IT hts
readily into cracks and crcvices and leaves
no lint behind. All kinds OF oils and fur~
niture polshes should be used with dlscre~
ton, for when applied lavishly they do
more harm than good by rendering the
furniture sticky Cloths that have been
used for polishing chairs, etc, can have
a little oil applied To them, and be wrapped
round the bristlcs Of n soft broom In thus
way an excellent dust-proof polisher Tor
stained floors is made without extra cost
The dustcloth bag--or duster bag, ms
it used to he called that we used to hnd
n almost every room IS not SO usuai
nowadays. To be sure those old duster
bags were often unserviceable and un-
practical. for they were made too elabo-
rateiy, ana Iley were tliiihhco WIN az
bon. But some sort of duster bag that can
he laundcrcd is a very good part of the
equipment Of each bedroom. For the
rooms below stairs the dustcloths may all
he kept in the cleaning cupboard. But
for the bedrooms the bag is always at
hand with cloth for each room. Once q
week these may be washed-tags and
busters, both II you have a washing ma
chine. this is not difficult. The duStcloths
need rot he ironed. And If the bags are
made Of cotton crepe they, too, may be
left unlroncd
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-05-07

polish by combining equal portions q
olive oil. kerosene and vinegar Nix well
and apply BY damrening a soft cloth with
the mixture and rubbing the furniture
well with it Polish with dry cloth. J
think my polish beats any other J have
ever tried.
Tomorrow ODe-Dish Dinner.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-05-07

pans by using o small fve-cent paint
brush wedged into hole IN the cover of
an old coffee can. keep the grease in the
can, and my hands never become soiled
from the prease because the cover (which
of course Is carried along on the brush all
the tifne) scts as u shield. ("
Mra L. Nj u make nv furniture
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-05-07
DIR. JOHNSON AT WEST.
Nsied New York Clergyman Will Ad
dress Meetings on Sunday.

West Presbyterian Church, Eighth and
Washington streets, will have on Sunday
next, as . guest, Rev. William J johnson.
y. D. L. L. D., of New \ ork II G Il t.
speak at the morning service at 1890 and
at the meeting OF the Men Class In the
afternoon at ,, when the members and
friends OF the Women Glass viii be
guests of the Mems Glass.
DIR. Johnson Is an author and lecturer
who Is nationally known. HIS George
Washington, the Christian. and Abr4-
ham Lincoln, the Christian have TeceIV-
ed the highest coInmcndatlon from the
press, as well as from the pulpit
The public is invited 10 hear hrn al
either or both meetings.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-05-07
Surar Laden Vessel Disabled.

When the machinery of the S. ; ray.
croft loaded with sugar, became dlt-
nhlcd of Tort Delaware. "Wednesday. the
vessel was compelled TO anchor Of Roeds
Island Ia which poinf the tide carried II.
according to A report from the Maritime
Exchange
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-05-07
! Engagement Announced.

. Mrsi + James Dallctt announces the
cngagctnent of her daughter, Esther and
" Fletcher IwombN son ni Mr.. and
Mrs Is II Twomblv ot Reading, Mass
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-05-07
Diamond Dyes
Tell You How
4 Child can Follow D~ectlons
and get Perfect Results

Each package Of Diamond DYcs
contains .l,rcet,an. 81 Simple that sns
woman can dtamond-tNe nes fffn
fa.{eIte4a e,,lfr mt worn shabby garments
irar,r,o4 coverings wheIhtr aaal, .5t.
linen. cotton or tnixcd goods
Buv Diamond DNea naoihe- kind
then pctfoe results are guaranteed '.sen
II von have never dyed before nrugeN'
has color card
Glas svobode. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1902-1931, 1920-01-20
SLOVENEC " BANCNEM
DIREKTORIJU.

Adams State Bank na 1895 w,
26th Street, Chicago, Ill, je Ma
svoji letni seji nvolila sledece di,
rektorje: John Bartusek, bivsi
tovamar; Frank H. Bicek, pravd-
nix; Hugo J. ChOtt, predsednik
Crescent Dental Mfg, Co.; Frank
j. Dumanowski, trgovec; Fride-
rick H. Hitzman, pogrebni dlrek-
tor; Joseph Klicka, predsednik
Norbert F. Kochka, pomozni bla-
gajnik; Adolf LOnek, podpred-
sednik; Joseph Sidlo, upravnik
Builders Brick Co; John T. Sla-
ma, blagajnik in Victor s. Skuble,
tiSkarski strOki.
Tekom leta je banka povecala
svoi ,kapital in prebitek "a $685.
100000 in plaeala Sest in pol od-
stotne dividende. V preteklem le-
tn Sc je promet povecal "a
1925 $4,000. Ker je banka izbolJ-
sala svoje prostore in jih razsirila
ter naprayila tudi prijaznejSe pro
Gelje V zunaj, il je omOgoceno po-
veGano pOslovanje.
Razveseljivo je dejstvo, ola je
izvoljen V odbor direktorjev vsem
dobro poznani rojajk Victor s.
Skubic. Ker Mr.. Skubic operira
Grkostavni stroj (linotype) V nasi
tiskarni, mas njegovo imenovanje
tembolj veseli.
To dejstvo je temvaznejse "a
mas, ker imamo tako malo roJa-
kov, ki bi bill V zvezi bancnimi
podjetji. Mr.. Skubicu ma tenn me-
stu najiskreneje castitamo.
Glej oglas ma zadnji strani.
Glas svobode. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1902-1931, 1920-01-20
PRIHOD DEPORTIRANIH
: lRADIKALCEV. r"

Viborg, Finsko, Is. jan. = Ra-
dikalce, katere sc je deportiralo
liz Zdruzenih draw Sc je nalozilo
ma posebni vlak. Vlak Sc je tukaj
potisnilo ma stranski tir, da poca-
ika britiske jetniSke misije, katera
bo prekoraeila rusko mejo obe-
mem z deportiranimi "rdeckarji''.
Mnenje je, da bo vlak nadaljeval
pot potem proti Terijoki
Viborg Sc nahaja petdeset mill
cd meje.
q fronte je porocano, ola MISC
boljSeviki izprozili teku stiri-
indvajsetih ur niti enega strela,
ker je priSel ukaz, da Sc preneha
S sovraznostmi, dokler ne bodo de-
portirane osebe ma ruskem ozem-
lju.
Cd meje je prisla resna govori-
ca, da bodo Rusi usmrtili Emmo
Goldman, Berkmana ter Nth to-
varise. Govorica sicer Sc nj potrJe-
ma, vendar Sc je smatralo "a do
bro, da Sc zavzame vse preyidno-
sti.
Emma Goldman je govorila ne
kai casa castniSkim poroceval-
Gem in koneno mu. je vrgla roke o.
krog vratu in mu pritisnila odme-
vajoc poljub predno Sc je revez
prav zavedel.