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Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-11-19

Lot No. / at $50 includes coats that were
formerly SIS. I'll the lot are all-wool sill
vert0neS. polo, hrOadcIOth NelOurS.
with large shawl collars. velvet collars and
self collars. Beted and loose backs, &c.
All c0lors All sizes.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-11-19

Good stenoWaphers read want ads.
The Washington herald., 1920-03-27
UP
FOR HEARINGS
H. S. PLACER Fails TO Ap-
pear as Witness Before
Commission.

Harry s. PLACER. rental agent for
James l.. Karrick. ignored the sub
poena to appear, before the Rent
Commission yesterday. Mrs. Jack
Hammer. resident manager OF the
Monmouth. answered the subpoena
served on her and was the principal
witness.
Chairman Oyster stated yesterday
that another subpoena had been is
sued for Players appearance Mon
day. and court proceedings will be
instituted IL he again refuses to
answer.
Mrs. Hammer testified that rent
from the building was approximate
iy S90.oO0 year. the amount es-
timated by C. N. Eaton. She stated
that she was unable to estimate the
expenses. as no bills were paid by
her.
The case was continued until Mon
day to hear two possession cases.
One was u rehearing of the COM
plant OF Beatrice C. Cummins VS..
Peter F. Perret, which the commits
sion ruled was not made in good
faith. In her motion for a rehear-
ing, Miss Cummins stated IL Is i'm
possible for her to pay rent on her
present quarters and meet payments
on the house occupied by Perret
Both cases werc taken under advise
ment.
The Washington herald., 1920-03-27
.GROCERS SCORE
MEAT PACKERS
Complaint Made That Big
Five" Violate Their
Agreement With US.

Chicago. March 26. - "Big Five"
meat packers were charged with
violation Of the spirit of the agree
ment with the government to dis
solve subsidiary Industries by attor-
neys for grocers on behalf of the
Interstate Commerce Commission to-
day.
Clifford Thorne. representing
wholesale grocers. seeking an order
TO equalize shipping facilities be-
tween packers and grocers, charged
packers are setting up new compa-
nies for the purpose of conducting
the business OF commodities sun
related" to the meat industry. The
packers agreement with the gov
ernment provided divorcing all busi-
nesses except meat packing and the
sale of dairy products.
The hearing today Is on the ap-
plication of grocers for an order to
remove alleged discrimination by
railroads in shipping facilities fa-
voring packers.
The packers are not sincerely
going out of the grocery business
as they agreed to do" said Thorne.
The decree of the government Is
practically meaningless because it
is not against individuals, and the
individuals can continue in the gro
Gerry business as they are doing"
The contention of the grocers is
that railroads are still allowing
the shipments of groceries by firms
controlled by packers in reffigerat-
ing cars with meat products.
This they claimed, enabled faster
shipments and cheaper rates.
The Washington herald., 1920-03-27
SENATOR'S MOTHER
DIES IN NEW YORK

Mrs. Louise Livingstone Gerry, So
years old, mother OF Senator Peter
G. Gerry. of Rhode Island. died at
her New York home, . East Sixty
first street, yesterday morning. She
had been i'll for some weeks and her
death Is attributed to advanced age.
Mrs. Gerry was the wife OF Ell
bridge Thomas Gerry, prominent
New Yorker. She was well known
in Washington, having made her
home here at various times.
Mrs. w. II. LowdermiIk, SIS years
old. who died Thursday at her
home. 1918 New Hampshire ave-
nue. northwest, will be buried at
Cumberland, Md, this afternoon.
Funeral services will be from the
home at 3, o'clock.
Mrs. Lowderhilk, who was the
widow of the founder of w. H.
Lowdermilk G. Co., booksellers, had
been a resident of Washington since
1881. She is survived by a daugh-
ter, Mrs. ]. l.. Thompson.
Nancy Marie Thurston, years
old, who died Thursday at the home
of her parents. Victor CabeIl and
Louise Morgan Thurston, Chatham
Courts apartments, will be buried
in Mount .Olivet Cemetery this
morning. Funeral services will be
from the home.
Mrs. Adah Kimmel, who died
Thursday at her home. 1903 Column
bia road, will be buried this after
noon in Glenwood Cemetery. Fu-
neral services will be held from the
home at 2 o'clock.
Mrs. Kimmel was the wife of
William A. Kimmel, well-known
Washington contractor. She was
prominent member of the Pythian
Sisters and the Order of the East
ern Stars.
She is survived by her husband,
William A. Kimmel. three daugh-
ters. Mrs Ray Van Kirk, Mrs. Adah
Burnside and Mrs. Florence Prokos,
all Of Washington.
DIR. Thomas NJ. Owen. director.
Department Archives and History
for the State of Alabama, one of the
foremost literary and historical re-
search men in the South. died at
Montgomery, Ala, March 25. DR..
owen was a son-in-1aw of the late
Senator John H. Bankhead. of Ala
bama.
The Washington herald., 1920-03-27
RIenTWAY SCHOOL OF DANCING

1918 New York. Near 18th 1T.
You need not have an appointment. Pris
vate Course Lessons n hour. 81. Private
Room for Beginners. Open 10 n. IN. to 70
p. m. Fr. 1854.
The Washington herald., 1920-03-27
SYSTEM
MENACE SHOWN
Simeon Fess Tells House
Institutions Of Learning
Are Threatened.
|BLAMES LOW SALARIES
Claims Teaching Profession
Is Degenerating and
Nation Suffers.
BLAMES LOW SALARIES

Placing the teachers salary be
low that of hod carrier Is
threatening the institutions OF this
country. Representative Simeon ID.
Fess. OF Ohio, himself veteran OF
the teaching profession. warned the
members of the House IN a speech
yesterday.
Proper education will cure nine
tenths OF all the isms from which
the world Is now being threatened"
he said. Lack of education does
not only retard progress. but feeds
upon the anarchistic conditions
prevalent In Russia and rapidly
spreading throughout the world"
Survey OF situation Made.
Mr.. Fess pointed out that a ma
tion-wide survey of the school sit
uation as affected by the war, in
cluding reports from every State in
the Union and also reports from
many normal schools and superin-
tendents of secondary schools.
showed four things. First, a lack
OF teachers to supply the needs of
teaching; second. pronounced lower
Ing of the standards of efficiency to
supply the vacanies caused by res
ignations; third. alarming falling
on OF attendance in normal schools
which are the chief supply of
teachers; fourth. striking lowering
of the school tone.
"A mental examination to test the
entrants In normal schools the pres
ent year show a distinctive inferior
grade as compared with former
years." he said. This test was made
in Pennsylvania.
Profession Becoming Feminine.
The profession is fast becoming
feminine. For years the number of
male teachers has been steadily de-
creasing. The war has almost COM
pleted the male elimination. Men OF
virility and ability are stunning the
profession.
The emphasis of the past genera
tion on the material side of life has
largely materialized IL not venalfzed
the profession to the extent that IT
has suffered from a lowering OF the
standard of patriotic service in its
personnel. and also from degrading
OF the profession in the public
mind"
Mr.. Fess urged 'an intensive sys-
tenn of education to embrace every
agency of training, especially in our
school system, to insure against un-
American doctrine"
Both political parties must take
a decisive stand to place education
on that basis which will enable It
to become the chief agency for the
security of a perpetuity of our ma
tion and the things for which 1t
stands"
Public Ledger Seryice)
The Washington herald., 1920-03-27
Wilson Normal School
Children Are Weighed

Three hundred school children
stepped on the scales at the Wilson
Normal School yesterday and were
weighed by DIR. Joseph A. Murphy
chief medical inspector of the
schools.
This new feature Of the modern
health crusade was instituted at the
suggestion of Surgeon Gen. Hugh 5.
Cumming. whose plans are to weigh
every school child in the United
States in order that statistics re-
earding the health of the country's
future men and women may be OBJ
tained.
The Washington herald., 1920-03-27
Coast Guard Cutter Sent
To Aid Leaking Schooner

New York, March 26.-The Ameri-
can schooner Dorothy Palmer. 2,133
tons, at ancher in Great Round
Shoals channel at the entrance of
Nantucket Sound, is leaking badly
and is in danger of sinking. accord
ing to a radio to the naval COM
munications office today.
The Coast Guard Cutter Aush-
net has been sent to her assistance.
The Palmer sailed from Norfolk.
March 19.
The Washington herald., 1920-03-27
New Booklet Explains
Government Insurance

Government insurance for men
who were in the service is explained
In detail In a new booklet just is
sued from the Office of the Assistant
to the Secretary of War, in charge
Of soldier unemployment and well
fare. 1t is entitled Bulletin No. G."
Is free for the asking at Army,
Navy and Marine Corps recruiting
stations. employment agencies. well
fare organizations, public health Of
ficers, local posts of the American
Legion, Army and Navy hospitals
and chambers Of commerce.
In addition to explaining the in
surance features, 1t also gives de-
tails on allotments and compensa-
tion.
The Washington herald., 1920-03-27
DANCING

II You Are Thinking About Learning to
dance don't Make u decision without first
Visiting the Rightway Studio, the only up
to-date Dancing Academy in Washington or
south Of New York ciry. Prof. Cain,
Americas foremost Dancing Master, can
teach you in one course II you can be
taught. Mrs. Cain and Miss Fitzhugh as
sisting. You learn the Right Way to Dance
nj he =
The Washington herald., 1920-03-27
Vacancy in Fire Department.

There is an opening, in the fire
department in the city for a
puppy" a healthy, fearless individ-
ual to begin life as a private. The
Civil Service Commission will hold
a competitive examination April 9,
for this. position. which pays $1.460
a year with the temporary increase
of $40 a month.
The Washington herald., 1920-03-27
Opposes Postal Rate Cut.

II Congress adopts the clause in
the postal appropriation bill where
by frst-class mail for local delivery
would cost but one cent an ounce.
a deficit in postal revenues of $25.-
100000 will result, according to
Thomas +. Flaherty. who sent a
protest against the reduction yes
terday on behalf of the associations
Of postal employees.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1920-11-25

w HETHER we admire and ap.
w prove or not, the efforts of
French creators of styles never fail
TO interest us. Sometimes single
glance reveals so much of beauty and
ingenuity that we are willing to con-
cede French superiority in the realm
OF clothes, and sometimes much more
than a glance fails to rouse any en-
thusiasm for the import that has been
thrust Upon us. Here are two after
noon frocks which Harriet Gustin
wears. In company with hat and
shoes also natives Of Paris, by way
Of adding to the brllliance of Honey
Girl" They do their part-and what
do you think of them?
At the left OF the picture the frock
Of brown satin bespeaks the work Of
a master In its simplicity and its love-
ly lines and clever adjustment TO the
figure. II Is worn over an accordion
plated pettlcoat Of indestructible voile
In Belgian blue and is marvelously en-
broldered In silk Of the same blue.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1920-11-25
IEljIllIlI@IEl(Tsl[I lII5IIlli5[I

A HAT and smock destined to spend
n most of their time together are
among the rich and charming matched
sets that the coming Of autumn has
inspired. The destiny of hats appears
to be settled In the beginning by their
creators. who either provide them with
a bag, a scarf or smock as life com
panions or send them out well equip
ped TO conquer the world alone. The
gorgeous piece of headwear shown in
the picture might hold Its own unat-
tended anywhere but II calls for com
panion piece equally splendid. 1t
could not tolerate rival below its
level, and so the safe course was to
provide a garment to match.
II does not need pretty Russian
face to point out that this set is a
Russian inspiration, but the two go
well together. Black satin provides
the background for embroidery In an
involved and beautiful pattern thst
almost covers the hat and goes for
on the smock. II proves 10 be an in
trieate piece Of Imagery In which birds
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1920-11-25
ROAD
BUILDING
PUBLIC ROADS BUREAU WORK
Plans Specifications and Estimates
Are Examined and Approved
In Short Period.

Over 90 per cent of all applications
for federal aid are handled In the dis
trict offices of the bureau OF public
roads, United States department Of
agriculture in an average of five days;
90. per cent OF them pass the chief
engineers Office In Washington to final
approval In four days. The plans,
specifications and estimates which the
states furnish and which have to be
reviewed, sometimes checked, and al
ways reported On In detail with specific
recommendations, pass the distric'
engineers Office at about the same
rate as the applications and 80 per
cent of them pass the district
engineers office In three and half
days. There are at present over 5000
active federal aid projects In the
United States
The federal aid act is administered
with three per cent of the approprla-
tions and this fund is carefully con-
trolled each month on the basis OF
actual performance under the law.
AS an illustration of efficient admins
tration, district No. 8, with offices
located I'm Montgomery, Alabama, cost
the government S7S,547 from Decem-
Der, 1916, to April, 1920, inclusive. This
is an average of $1,910 per month.
Reports from the district engineer for
that district show that the bureaus
engineering review and technical ad-
vice in connection with state projects
submitted have resulted In large saw
ings in road construction. A single
case In one state was revised by the
district engineers Office at saving
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1920-11-25

come unexpectedly to light amid Aow
ers, leaves. blossoms and tendrils.
Hat and smock to match offer some.
thing new In sets but what promises
to be far more popular is to be found
In hat and bag to match. The vogue
for elaborate and rich embroideries
In millinery paves the way for COM
panion pieces of equally handsome
bags. Ribbons, velvet. duvetyn, are all
fabrics that are as well suited TO bags
as to hats, and nearly all the new bags
are made of fabrics. Chinese and
japanese embroideries entice the de-
signer to convert them into these love-
ly accessories of dress. Above all
things, ribbons wide and narrow tempt
feminine fancy and fingers to convert
them into ingenious bags, and millln.
ers look at ribbons and think hats.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1920-11-25
EMPLOY CONvICTS ON ROADS
Satisfactory Results Reported From
Twelve States Where Experiment
Has Been Tried.

Twelve states have tried the em-
ployment Of convict labor for road
building thoroughly, and report that
the results have been satisfactory.
They are Arizona. Oklahoma, Florida,
Maryland, Illinois, Louisiana, Rhode
Island, New Jersey, Wyoming, Utah,
Idaho and Nebraska.
Since the United States government
has made its great appropriations for
good roads, which the states are du-
plicating as the federal law requires
as fast as their legislatures meet, the
department of agriculture has been
making complete survey Of the meth
ods of road building In the states.
Concerning the use of convict labor
the conclusion from these reports is
that where the convicts are well fed
and housed they work well, save the
state in construction costs, and them
selves profit physically and mentally.
Syracuse Post Standard.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1920-11-25

cable is placed through the pipe, and
the end frayed or untwisted. The
opposite end of the cable is taped and
wound with twlne to afford convent
ent handle.
The tool is used as illustrated; I;
gripping the pipe with the left hand,
the right hand is used to move the
cable back and forth in pump fashion.
The projecting prongs scour the pis-
ton head and cylinder walls. .
After the carbon is pulverlzed, the
motor is run for few minutes with
the spark plug left out. when the sue
ton and compression of the piston
blows most Of the loose carbon out OF
the exhaust port and the plug opening.
A piece Of steel wire cable should be
used In making this tool; soft-iron
wire is not stiff enough to be effective.
Popular Mechanics Magazine.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1920-11-25
PROVIDE ENGINE
WITH LUBRICANT
Liquid in Crank Base Sometimes
Trimmed Out With Gasoline
and Disaster Follows.
MAKE CERTAIN OF RIGHT OIL
Old Material Should Be Drawn Out
and New Supply Put in for Every
1000 Miles Of Driving-keep
Close Watch on Gauge.

The wise car owner obeys his In
struction book explicitly. He fills the
base of his engine with lubricant when
oil is necessary, as indicated by the
gauge. but the instruction book does
not always advise him further regard
Ing the oiling system. At the present
high cost of lubricant more instruc-
tions are necessary.
You may have liquid In the base of
your engine, but is 1t lubricant2
Many times this liquid is q combina-
tion Of cylinder oil and gasoline. Its
lubricating properties are poor and
should the bearings burn out through
lack of oil the owner is apt to blame
the oil for the trouble. Then he i'm
mediately buys oil OF another grade,
without knowing the real reason for
his trouble.
Make Sure Of Right OIL.
The best way to make sure Of hav-
ing the right grade of oil is to use re-
llgiously the oil recommended by the
manufacturers of the particular car
YOU uiiNe. DtpchuihS upoh 'hc tSBS
of engine, crank-case oil should be
changed regularly. Old lubricating oil
should he drawn out and new oil put
In for at least every 1000 miles Of
driving. In special cases II is advis-
able TO renew the oil much oftener,
but this is the usual length of time II
may be left In the engine.
II the engine doesn't get a sufficient
amount of oil 1t will run hot. II the
driver does not notice that his oil
gauge Is failing to indicate. 1t Is doubt
full that he would know the engine was
hot until 1t stopped and wouldn't run
any more. In such a case he would
probably find that one or two, perhaps
all, Of the bearings are burnt out.
Something Wrong.
When the engine is not getting
enough oil II is usually because the
oil supply has been allowed to run
lew or there is something wrong with
the circulating system-either the
pump is not forcing the oil to the bear
iDgs properly or the pipes are plugged
or the connections are loose or the
strainer is obstructed with foreign
matter.
Whenever the gauge does not func-
tion properly the trouble should be
Investigated at once. Make sure, first
Of all. that there is enough oil In the
crank case. Then take a careful look
at the oil pipe connections to make
sure that they are not leaking. II
these are tight take out the oil strain
er and clean 1t and II the trouble Is
still In evidence discopnect all the oil
pipes and stick wires through them or
blow them out with the tire pump.
Finally. better adjustment OF the oil
pump may be made to cause 1t TO
pump more oil. provided indications
prove 1t to be improperly adjusted.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1920-11-25

The skirt Is shorter than Americans
will accept or consider graceful and
neither are they enthusiastic over
short sleeves. But even so. there Is
nothing 10 do but concede that this is
n beautiful gown with suggestions
that are valuable In drnping, In en-
broidery and In color combination.
The second gown Is less simple.
equally graceful and Is made OF black
satin with an overdress Of blue and
gray plaid brocade. A photograph
fails to do It justice but It is really a
pure delight to the eye, so elegant In
its long lines and color effect that the
very short skirt seems an eccentricity
easily overlooked. The brocade at the
front and back is merely square Of
the silk with points falling below the
bottom Of the skirt and Joined at the
sides with long, splendid tassel. The
long sleeves have pointed cuffs OF
brocade and the short jacket and wide
turnover collar reveal again the hand
of genius.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1920-11-25
CASH FOR IMPROVING ROADS
Total Amount for 1919 Placed at $780,.
100000 In Report by Bureau Of
Public Roads.

An important report, which pos
sesses peculiar interest for all motor
lists, regarding good road progress dur
Ing the present year, made by the bu-
reau Of public roads Of the United
States department of agriculture.
shows that for 1919 the expenditure
for hard-surfaced highways establish.
es a new record, In so far as the de-
partments road program is concerned
the total amount being Sl3s,0O0,O 600.
The indications are that the follow
ing year will exceed this record by
large margin, as the available funds
for road expenditure by the bureau
for 1920 amount to S633,0O0,0O0.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1920-11-25


by each name avn | called.
"But the first name of all which /
was ever named, so my master and my
mistress tell me and so Charles tells
me. too, was Peek.a-hoo. It's a name
l haven't heard for so long that
have almost forgotten II as n name OF
mine"
"You look so happy" said the blue
bird ms he looked at Peeky who was
sitting on the grass. The blue bird
was perched on the branch Of tree.
"Blue bird" said Peeky, II want to
ask you question. DO you mind IL
dor" he added politely.
"Not In the least" said the blue
bird.
SWELL" said Peeky, II have often
heard you called the blue bird and
suppose that must be your name for
you always answer to 1t. 1t Is your
name. is II notf"
ut is" said the blue bird. "Mr.
Blue Bird Is my name"
"Then." said Peeky. "you must sure
ly explain something for me, for 1t Is
puzzling me greatly and ! would like
to have 1t explained"
"Gladly will do So" sn'd the blue
bird.
II have heard people speak Of being
blue said Peeky. '"rhey have talked
Of being discouraged and sad and such
things. They have looked sad and
their voices have been without laugh
ter for a while-for all Of the time In
fact that they said they were blue.
And when they've been discouraged
and sad and such things they've said
they've been blue.
"Now you are always blue and yet
you are not sad. You are blue bird
and still you sing. When people are
blre they do not sing, they say they
feel like crying"
"You want me to explain why II is
/ sing though I am blue?" asked the
blue bird. ",rhat is easy for me to
do. viii explain II TO you at once"
"Good," said Peeky.
"You see" said the blue bird. "that
I'm blue In color. Now when people
are sad and discouraged and when
they say they are blue you will notice
that they are not blue In color. Their
F., feelings, their cheerfulness has be-
come blue but not their faces and their
feathers. i didn't mean to say fcath-
ers for. Of course, they haven't feath-
ers.
But they do not become blue them
selves In their looks, only In their
feelings. SO as am blue In my looks
It doesn't mean ] must be In my feel
ings any more than they must be blue
IN their looks because they are blue
In their feelings.
"rm blue bird, that is my color.
like II and am happy. ] do not feel
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1920-11-25
Mobile
s@ EQS SIP@

Don't fail to keep an eye on your
ammeter.
See that the oil gauge always works
and that there are no Oil leaks about
the engine.
Attend to fabrication regularly, SO
the moving parts will not be dry, even
for moment.
1t is remarkable what vibration will
do in the way Of loosening up grease
cups that have gone in stifly and ap
parently been absolutely secure.
After q casing has been long In uss
stretching sometimes results, so that II
takes longer to initiate II. A stretched
tire should not be pumped too tight.
The engine should never be run
when the storage battery is out Of the
car or disconnected unless the gener.
ator has first been rendered inoper.
alive.
Drain your engine oil every 800 to
1000 miles. 1t may seem cheaper to
use the old oil now that oil is higher
in cost. but repairs are more costly
than oil.
The starter should not be abused
II the engine does not start on the
first few turns, stop and look fol
trouble.