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Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-07-16
sUNSTROKE FATAL.
According to Statistical Report of
Board of Health.

The weekly report of the Board of
Health shows % deaths. including
one from drowning and one from sun
stroke; e6 births and six marriages.
The causes Of death were more than
usually distributed among the many
general maladies making up the list.
The record for the corresponding
week Of 1920 was 30 deaths, 50 births
and 26 marriages.
There We're only four new cases
Of communicable disease reported,
three Of scarlet fever and one Of ty-
phoid-
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-07-16
GREEKS STILL WINNING
ASIA MINOR WARFARE
Tartar and Kurd Reinforce
ments Rushing TO Turks; Big
Battle Imminent.

BY Associated Press 10 Every Evening
Athens. July Is.-Greek troops
have occupied the city u KutAia. Al
important point on the southern
branch of the Ragdad Railroad about
Is miles southeast of Brussa. Il vas
declared ii private dispatch re-
ceived mere last night from Smyrna.
Advices from Asia Minor. where the
Greeks are conducting a general or
fensive against the Turkish Nation
alists, indicated yesterday the Turks
were pouring Tartar and Kurd REIN
forcemenrs into the kutaia area. ana
i was indicated Z severe battle might
lake place there.
An official statement dealing with
yesterdays operations said thai
Greek forces which started from TUT
uhunar and marched IN a uortheriy
direction had crossed the Cynaris
river, occupied the ErmanIi mountain
and developed an attack south 81
Kutaia On strongly organized enemy
positions.
Constantiuople, July Is.-Kin-
Constantine is underrakin the active
direction Of the Greek offensive
against the Turkish Nationahsts. nov
IN progress. it IS stated in advices
reaching here from the front.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-07-16
Amusements TonlrhL

Queen + arthhoubd.
Majestic The Lard OF II opa.~
Aldine-'' The Ten Dollar Raisa-
Arcadia" Reputation
RialtO-''M " olives of the North.
savoy Her Lord and Master
strand Brew ster'S Millions
Auditorium Dancing.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-07-16
MRS. WESLEY HICKMAN
DIES VERY SUDDENLY
Was Fatally Stricken While at
Luncheon With Members of
Her Family.

Mrs. Margaret Forrest Hickman.
wife of Wesley Hickman. died sud
denly yesterday at her home. 2404
West street. She had been a patient
sufferer for over year. having been
In the hospital at one time. but yester-
day morning she seemed somewhat
improved While eating luncheon
yesterday, her hand suddenly weaken
ed and she dropped glass Of milk
she was holding. Her husband car
ried her to a couch. where she said
she was thirsty. She drank some
water and soon became unconscious.
She died at | o'clock without regain
ing consciousness.
Mrs Hickman was a daughter of the
late Samuel Forrest. She was born
in Wilmington. All her life she had
been connected with Old Swedea
Church. where she was a conlmuni-
cant She was well known for her
consistent Christian life and ehari-
table nature. She always took great
interest in the Girls Friendly Society
of Old Swedes Church.
The funeral will be held Monday at
2 p. m. with services at the house.
Rev. Robert Bell, vicar Of Old Swedes
will conduct the service. Interment
will be at Riyerview cemetery.
Mrs Hickman Is survived by her
husband. and two SONS, Emmett. who
is engaged in the real estate business
and Frank. assistant treasurer Of the
Wilmington Savings Fund Society.
David $. KIair.
David S. Klair. aged So years. a
well-known former In the vicinity Of
Hockessin. died yesterday afternoon
at the Delaware Hospital following m
operation for an internal complaint
The funeral will he held Monday
afternoon at o'clock, standard time
from his home near Red Clay Greek
Church. The services will be in
charge of Rev John D. Blake. pastor
of the Red Clay Greek Presbyterian
Church. Interment will be made In
Lower Brandywine cemetery.
Mr.. Kiair is survived by five chill
dren. Mrs. Joseph Stephenson ot
Parkerville, Pa: Mrs. Frank Miller of
Roselie. Estella. Eugene and Frederick
Klair.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-07-16

Elberon. Atlantic Citys best nod
crate priced hotel. Central. FSns
table. Running water in rooms. DR..
Ludy, ADV.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-07-16
ODen Air Dancing

and dining every evening at Mansion
House. West Chester. Pa. 'origina
six" orchestra.--Ady.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-07-16

PIastering, all KINDS. attended to
promptly. Lowe Bros, 1902 Shallcross
avenue. 67oT M.---Adv,
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-07-16
Weather Forecast.

BY Associated Press % Every Evening.
Washington. July Weather fore
east for Delaware;
Fair weather and moderate tcmperatuN
tonight and sunday. gentle northerly
winds, becoming variable.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-07-16

Plumbing and heating. Alfred A.
Dorsey. sos Orange st. Phone 3S7.-
Adv.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-07-16

Have you tried Clover Dairy But
tera Telephones Isk0-164I.-Ady.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-07-16

Mortgage Money 20 Loan. Emmett
S. Hickman, Ninth and Orange SITS.
ADV.
The Lake County times., 1921-12-19
OUR PRESTIGE HIGH.

The Paris Temps SAYS: Never since the summer
OF 1918, when American soldiers landed in France,
has the prestige of tho United States great
This will be sour reading those who told that
II tho senate did not swallow the Paris covenant,
hook, line and snker, America could hope TO
stand high with the world again
Unquestionably, our stand In defense OF
rights and against foreign interference with
eign policies did hurt for a time President Wilson
had promised much and accomplished little
Europe only the failure and could not understand
that the heart of America beat unsefshy ever,
that we of the United States IN the League of
Nations not instrument for peace. but constant
peril TO friendly relations abroad ever
lasting of military activity in the settlement
OF petty disputes which had small interest.
But the conference. under the masterful
leadership of Secretary Hughes has America right
before the world Our purposes longer doubt
ed policies longer open to suspicion. The
rapidity with which the aims of the gath
erng have been accomplished has much to re-
good
Nobody anywhere question that President
Hardns6 called the conference. American leadership
has been responsible for big step forward along
the lines cf International peace will be
that will get the credit when all is done.
The Lake County times., 1921-12-19
TELLING THE DOCTORS.

Dr.. Haven Emerson, former health commissioner
Of New York, threw suggestion before section OF
the New York Academy OF Medicine other
~-lica has lifted Though the minds laymen more
frequently probably than II has occurred 10 physicians
That the necessity for the recognition of way
Poiat--a sort of flag staton-between perfect health
and relative health Dr. Emerson put it.
hgh and iow standard Of health Unfortunately that
is point In which doctors a rule
terested. Dr.. Emerson tells why: Mainly because
the profession has been trained that
That falls partially under the head OF preventive
medicine. while many horid claims made for
proficiency IN prevention DR. Emerson declares that
De tho point In which young doctors left
unframed. The who Ill but mot feeling
quite right gets little comfort from his doctor who
sccordsng to Dr. Emerson gets out OF the Job tell
lag his pstsent in cheerful II guess you're
sretty wsis" Something ts wrong and the knows
A. Tho doctor knows II. too but tust that stage
doesn't knew what do.
When the development progressed far enough
No put the bed the doctor prepared for what
- before him But according DR. Emerson, before
tne goes that far the doctor less pug
z!ed He knows what to do for his back in
bed. bat as doesn't know what to do for the who
is lust feeling not quite right They have
tsrgfrt think Of ths health
and perfect health between high and low standard
fs 'wefl' 50 iong he keeps going about. The
treatment ef "the almost well man is important.
The Lake County times., 1921-12-19
KEEP OLD GLORY ON THE SEAS.

While the war-conceived American merchant
marine has cost tho country pretty penny and wilL
continue TO make Drain the treasury for time
to it is far from being total loss eventually
prove able TO carry itself. There some posi-
tive compensations for the outlay and continuing
revealed the report the shipping board
Before the ships OF United States registry car
but 81 per of foreign trade while in the
year they carried 39.s per True this
shows falling of compared with the record OF
1920 but the maintenance OF business by ships
proves that there IS satisfactory future
the enterprise If conditions made suitable.
The falling freight rates and other causes TO
which board refers contributing TO the decline
Of American cargoes FOR American craft signify the
increase OF competition. which will grow as foreign
merchant fleets depleted the restored to
normal numbers. and navigation laws made more
favorable for competing carriers.
Old Glory having been made familiar in every
port of the globe the peoples of the world should
not be permitted again to forget what It looks like
The Lake County times., 1921-12-19
HOW MUCH
DO YOU KNOW?

what are the three small bones
OF the inner ear called9
Where are the most Panama hats
| made.
S-In the valley OF what river vas
the Garden Of Eden generally believed
to have been located?
+What is the study OF fossils call
ed?
5-what federal army fought at
Gettysburg7
SLOW many navigebie rivers has
Switzerland?
Into how many ciassifications are
| hunan teeth divided?
| S-Wha. is the color of the plunlase
on the head and neck Of a maIlard
| duckr
s-what does de facto" mean?
1o-Between what states is Delaware
BAY.
Awswxns TO SATURDAYS
ovxsxxoNs
In what state Is Mount Tamal-
pals Ans In California.
During what exposition was Pres
Ident Mckinley shot? Ans. The Pan
American exposition
What is the leading shoe manu-
featuring city or the east9 Answer
Brockton, Mass.
4-Where do the natives use "a fish
known as candlefsh, as candle?
Ans. In Alaska
5-At what famous battle was Cen
eraI Joseph Warren Killed? Answer.
Bunker Hill.
s-what is pound steriins7 Ans
1t is the highest denomination OF Eng
lish money.
xt,o
The Lake County times., 1921-12-19
BISHOP SCORES
INFIDELITY AND
LOOSE MORALS

MANCHESTER. ENG. Dec-A pic
ture of modern social conditions which
surpasses even the revelations of a re-
stricted set which has come into prom
tnence in Los Angeles was painted by
the Bishop or GuIldford in an address
before the Church Congress here.
"The ,crumbling Of public morals,
unless arrested. means the death-knell
The Lake County times., 1921-12-19
If the nation" he declared

Of the nation" he declared.
Husbands and wives have acquired
the habit of iniidelity. and promiscuity
5 rife among the unmarried Of all
classes
The standard of practical morality
among women has steadily. deteriora-
ted since the Malthusian campaign
started forty-hve years ago and the
only sin was that Of being found out
The emancipation Of women move
ment has also To be considered in this
matter. What can the right to mo-
therhood mean. but the right 70 indulge
The Lake County times., 1921-12-19
Usage Orange ana AeessA

Usage orsngs and black iscust sfs
much alike in strrctrfe. strength dur
ability and color. although the former
usually has more OF a golden erownish
tinge. These two woods can readily De
distinguished by the fact that Usage
orange gives off a yellowish color II
wrapped In q vet rag or placed on
soaked bIotter, while black locust givec
off practically no color rndsr the same
conditions.
The Lake County times., 1921-12-19

in matrimonial .sociag relations
without reprobatiou
The president Of the congress. the
Bishop Of birmingham. disagreed with
the tests. declaring that our great
cities are on the Whole purer and bet
ter places than when was young"
The Lake County times., 1921-12-19
Passing Shoe

WE 6ssire se 60 en record
IS being IN thorough accord with
THE very warp and wsof
OF ths naval reelection program
PRTNCTPALLT the woef
PEACE between England
AND ireland fs oHs th.nE
ND peace IA frsssna IS
SOMETHING sise again.
any husband fs rnsan
ENOUGH 20 tell yen thxs st is
oyERTALK and not overwork
THAT makes hfs wife SO tired
FuoBABLY tlfsy. is not
NEARLY 40 rnuoh differentiation
The Lake County times., 1921-12-19

DR.. Emerson told his colleagues. knowing how to
treat the IN bed school teaching
be changed include that
The Lake County times., 1921-12-19
First Machinery II wsav,,o

"SA "aS''Hc'J N weaving.
weaving mas been practiced from
the earnest times the aid Of ma
chinery dates from 1873, when the fly
shuttle was invented.
The Lake County times., 1921-12-19

Parker & Conklin Foun-
tain Pens; Nelson's Drug
Store. SA
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-05-06
much progress In This direction as those
Of any other country.
prDfrcflpu AgutuS Iurupdops

VI hfle tAilfi tthIiAi
Protection Against Torpedoes
our capital ships are being built so
that one torpedo win not disable them.
and It might take two or three to sink
them. This method may. In time be
adapted TO transports and all large ves-
sells used in war service.
The development OF devicef for de-
tecting submarines; Of the radio COM
pass. which tells ship its position at
sea, of the monricochet shell. which is
not defiected when il hits the water; Of
small cannon for aeropiunes. of star
shells that are a great aid In night -tir-
ing, throwing blaze Of light over enc
my vessels while not revealing the posi-
tions Of our own ships--thcse are only
few of the inventions that came out OF
the war beginning as "A crude affair
carrying fifty pounds of explosive. III"
depth charge was developed into a huge
bomb. carrying 900 pounds Of TINT.
timed to explode at any dcpth-~ft re
Liable weapon that was the terror of
the t'-boata.
nhc paravauc, an English Invention.
proved Of the greatest value in protect
ing ships from mines. Like two huge
wings spread out In the water. Il picked
from the ships where they could he
exploded without danger to the wee
sci. Mines played big part in naval
warfare. The Germans sowed the seas
with them and II the allied mine sweep
crs had not been SO energetic Il skill
rul in removing them. they might have
been as destructive to shipping aa the
lr-hoats were. The new mime our navy
developed in 1917 was regarded as de-
cjdedlv superior to any Of it's prcdeces-
sors. and this was the type used in tn"
North sea mine harrage. 50 per cent ot
which was compoacd nf American mines.
laid by American vessols-
Detect Approach of "Sub."
AZ last after considerable experiment.
! American genius devised listening
,nnnratns that would disclose the pres
,.ucc of a submarine miles away, u II
v-as in motion 81 enabled the opera
tors. hy the sound of tlle prop"lers ana
.tber noiscs to ten whether IN" ahip
hoard was liner warshp, or a suh-
Thia was the most efficient device o' th'
Kind perfected during the war. and "aH
j adopted ny other nations
Rottcr guns for acroplane7 wa"
,.i,,l mood our ordnance officers vastly
/ imuruvcd tho machine guns ~ HN'
( I,ut Tor -auhmarinc warfare ""
needed a large Caiihre gun with Hut
c,,ept mower ~ penetrate the hun
,1,tinp ~ the boat. and the Davis
IN, .rccoil gun was produced 'rhie is
,o,lical .icparttIre FROM prey lows types.
~, barrel b,ing open at both ends.
AMI LOADED ~ tho ccntfo hy rotating
t.lC nf the barrcl around nm offset axis
-rb nroirrtilc leaves tho front hafrol
~ no usual way white q rent charge
~ oouai weigh, ia projected FROM the
rcs, bayrcl Consequently uo roc"l
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-05-06
A HUNDRED THOUSAND
HOW-TO-END-THE-WAR
PLANS OFFERED U. S.
Continued from page l

wa were literally hesciged by genius
es Of every variety, cnthusiasliC' p'i
,istent and each Of them 'onNinccu 'n't
the adoption pr his plan OF device Wouiu
hiring the war 10 victorious ehd Witiiih
n few weeks. We dared not turn any
Of them away the first time. since no
one could tell until some inquiry hau
heen made. whether the most uhhkelN
looking person might net have reaiN
worth while proposal Ia Offer but
once the impossible crank ana the mn
practical thcorist were discovered and
labeled in the mind of the department
steps were taken To prevent their vast
ing precious time of busy officials 10y
renewed visitations.
Idea Worth Millions.
A. was discussing department huS'-
ness with a bureau chief one day IN"
telephone rang. and a clerk said long
distance" was calling. lie did not catch
the name clearly. but thought II was
MIR. Ford | found in a moment that 1t
was not the famous Detroit automobile
maker. for the man At the other end of
thc line hogan talking blue streak.
starting out with the declaration:
~, invented thing that Will Vipc
ont the submarine. I've got something
hat positively viii end the war
lie seemed quite excited about u. !
asked him what it was lie said h"
could not tell me over the phone. or
intrust tn, secret To mails or telegraph.
send it To our inventions board. |
suggested.
.Not on y,,ur Iif, n. replied. They
might steal it. and Id never get the
,tcdi, tor it. It's worth millions, mil
lions
~, said hc would urI,I show II 10 but
thr. people the President Nj. Edison
md m self and all thrc, must give the
I,l,dEc oi secrecy.
"Th,rc'S not a moment tp hc lost and
want to bring II 10 WASHINGTON my
self. hc exclaimed hut | must hc
careful Ii the Germans knew | had
this their spies would murder me,
~wirc $4,000 az once"
~ right hiug d on. ! remarked
\. nd me s.. .0oo ny telegraph this art
sruoou and III staIt tomorrow he de-
waudcd N.custum,d as was TO queer
propositions This did rather startie me
.'No ue. / replied emrhatiratly can
d. that.
10 you mean - say he seemed tC
IT, srtrr SD that YOU won't send me a
uoaei, it'll, $4,000 when the thing
hay IS worth millions and Will ond tn,
war
That's correct said. rather sharp
R. fear. ", viii not send anybody q
dolla ~ government mono> until we
know what h. IS for
Wei. THAT'S Tho smallest piece oi
business ,Nrr heard or ne Suappod
,h"ught lou we're some secretary
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-05-06
Wrap Ship In Cotton.

\ southern inventor brought forth
platr that would have thrilled tn, sunny
south with joy if it could have been
adopted This was Co shcatho all ships
with an armor of thick cotton batting
lie evidently got his inspiration from the
battle ur New Orleans whore doughty
old Andrew Jackson erected barriCadC
of cotton bales which the British
shells could not penetrate. So a cen
tury later this I3sksonian figured that
"a ship swuthcd in cotton would h"
immune from she'll on torpcdoes. The
Germans could lire away. and DO no
more harm than If they were throw 4
ina rocks at "a mattress.
ANY new use for cotton i'm unlimited
quantities naturally appealed 10 me, as
/ come from a cottou-raising section,
but unfortunately the naval cXpcl Il
seemed "a have thoir doubts about the
efficacy oC cotton batting armor. prefer
ring to stick to steel.
There were a lot Of Inventions. ~
course. and even some of those that
were mt practicable embodied idoas
chat were worth considering Though
Ne never did succeed in building nom
ginkahe ship. the thought given to me
subject and the experiments mad" were
not without their value. I0ere7siuL tha
buovaucy of vessels is one If thy THINGS
that ail naval constructors arc studvius
ana ve hc},vc that ours have made s~
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-05-06

uf which the position of ahpa at Hea
could be determined 1hia wis 80 sue
eesaful fbat submarines made little use
of heir wireless near shore. fearing to
disclose their location.
So tuany new deViaeH were developed
that II would take pnRes % tell Of them
All. and though thousands Of the HuR
geationa made were ifnprncticable not
n few were If decided value. and the
result Of war development Hs a whole
wna fresh proof uf the never falling
lnventiveueHa and genius Of Am"r-
cHuH.
fAnother article bY FORMER Secretary
Daniels will be printed tomorrow
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-05-06
"smoke Boxes" by Thousand.

Decided improvements wera nade In
range finding and nre-coniroi devices.
increasing The efficiency of lnrge aud
medium caibrr guns Smoke boxeH'
were manufactured 10y the thousands.
and plnced aboard merchant aa we'll hs
nnvni vessels. SO that IN case Of attack
10y submarine they could make smoke.
screens of their own. There were nlan
many improvements In wireless teieE1
raphy. ono Of the most intereatinE Of
these being tho radio compass. by meana
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-05-06

force ia transmitted "a the mount a
LOWS machine gun IL mounted above
the Dnvis Run barrel. 80 thnt, IN aim
ing. the machine guns bullets are fired
In approaching the target. aud the
Davis gun shell speeds forth as the
mark la reached
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-05-06

They pay and my big The classih-
al ads in Every Evening Adv.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-05-06

and now | believe all the mean things
the newspapers have said about you.
one of my office aids igured out that
this irate citizen had spent about $50 In
telephone tolls. We never heard from
him again. and the invention that would
end the war was lost 10 the world,
The "Porcupine Boat"
The police who guarded the portals of
the state. War and Navy building
stopped at the entrance tall, lean
man who was Juggling "a box as big as
two suitcascs They ordered him to
open il. and found .ns'Ge "a contrivance
that looked as IL il might so oil at any
moment He wanted TO see somebody
in the navy department. and one "l
my aids went down To investigate. Inc
fellow did not look like spy or a pl"tt-
en- and the navy man asked him what
his Contrnption was,
ITS 'porcupinc boat, he said; n
boat thatll keep off them torpcdocs the
submarines are iirin
It was "A model of a boat. it's wooden
sides thickiy studded with long spikes
What's the idea >" he was asked
We'll. You see the torpedoos can
sinl, a ship unless they hit her" he "~-
planned. "and If you put these long spikes
all along ;he side thoy can't get To
her. the spikes will stop EN-: the tor
pcdoes, are stuck before taey hit the boat
and there YOU are.
IT was "A great idca certainly no one
else had thought of il. But as the spikes
would have To be about nifty feet long
to hold off the torpcdoes and each ship
would have To have three or four thou
sand of them wc could not very well
+ adopt the invention
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1921-04-19
BARRE AND KOPP
AGREE TO GAME:

At last, anxious souls, you may
rest Also, you may sigh with joy,
for at last the unexpected has hap
pened Dale Barre and Elmer Kopp,
managers of the east and west side
baseball teams of the city, have held
a pow-wow and an agreement has at
last been reached. Kopp, former man.
ager of the victorious team last year,
has made statement that he will
pick out his former players, and with
a neutral man to umpire, will again
meet Barre's east side team for the
championship of the season. Barre
has accepted this compromise. and
both men will Immediately start to
work looking for the best players OBJ.
tainablc.
The umpire has been selected, and
his name will be made public later.
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1921-04-19

Mrs. Elizabeth Ellen McElroy. aged
II years, wife Of Charles McElfoy,
7O1 Pennsylvania avenue, died Friday
afternoon at 2:45 O'Clock following a
ten.weeks' illness of paralysis. The
deceased is survived by three sons.
Robert, Frank and Wilbur, also by
one sister, Mrs. Mary Van Horn Of
Barberton, Ohio, and five grandchil-
dren. Funeral services Sunday. 1915
O'Clock, at the late residence, af-
ter which the body will be taken to
Danville where other services will be
held at the Christian church there,
with the Reverend Ritchie officiating.
Burial will be held at Danville GENE.
terry.