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Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-09-07
FELINE TALE OF THE BENEvO .ENT CAT
DENIED BURIAL IN $4,000 A1AUSOLEUN1
Heywoods Master Thought Honor His Names With lnermen
Beside His Wife, But Lot Holders Object, So the Animal
Rests in His Front Yard
From the New York World.

In the category of catastrophies
this stands snpreme: Haywood is
dead
We don't mean the Haywood you
think we mean when you read the
name. The Haywood we are talking
about Is cat-a little cat with n de-
lirtum tremen Renealogy, green eyes
and n dome of thought fashioned on
the plans and specifications of the
roof of the Columbia Library.
Haywood lived In Elizabeth IN the
home of ed Haskell. Haywood was
known all over Elizabeth as n re-
served cat. lie never took In the
town after Office hours. Not that he
was oyerburdened with conservative
prejudices or anything like that.
Why gid the raspberry Haywood
had his faults like all the rest of us.
but his faults were attractive. He
thought LOT of ED Haskell, his boss.
He never asked him for a raise or
leave of absence with pay. Things
like that endear cat TO man.
And then Haywood had to go and
die. He and an Elizabeth bulldog
named O'Brien got into n little argu-
ment Saturday morning over tho right
of way. O'Brien lowered his head
and waded into Haywood. Haywood
sibilantly moved for a change of
venue but the motion was overruled
So they swept Haywood up on an
old shingie and carried him home
and Ed Haskell who lives at No
s34 Madison avenue, Elizabeth, waa
heart broken.
Mr.. Haskell's wife has been dead
for nine years. he is resting in a
$40, 1000 mausoleum in Evergreen
Cemetery. Mr.. Haskell viewing Hey
woods remains decided Haywood
should occupy the same mausoleum.
So he summoned Alfred G. Haines.
the well-known undertaken and em-
balmer Of Elizabeth, to whom he COM
municated his wish
MIR. Haines said he would do what
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-09-07
authority OF the State OF West vir-
ginia and established feudal deg-
potism.

authority of the State OF West Vir
ginia and established feudal des-
potism.
That region Is quiet today. 1t Will
remain SO until tho Army detachment
leaves. Thon, unless the absentee own
ers are willing to sacrifice n bit Of
their time to clarifying this muddle,
we may expect the armed guards and
the -mountaineers to return to their
feud. The former are modern Hessians.
paid to fight; the latter are native
Americans. fighting for what they con-
ceive to be their rights, however
wrong their conception may be in
some eyes.
This entire affair is blot upon the
State of West Virginia. But 1t Is a
blaeker blot upon the souls of certain
gentry In Boston. Philadelphia, Balti-
more, New York. Pittsburg ana Chi
cago who are indirectly responsible
for IL. Absentee landlordism continues
to be the greatest curse OF our in
dustrial life. We shall not have peace
in industry until some men recognize
their obligations to their workers. lust
as they recognize their obligations to
God. of which they hrate much.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-09-07
JUST FOLKS
THOUGHTS OF A RETURNING
SCHOOL BOY
BY Edgar A. Guest-

vi n hE v IhN tNn
SCHOOL BOY
used to think my Pa was wrong
When he would say, the years fly
by;
thought the weeks an months were
long
An when / wait for Christmas, /
Am sure the days viii never go.
An weeks seem just like years right
then,
But now time does go fast / know,
I've got TO go to school again.
1t seems a dreadful time between
My birthdays. but my Pa says:
wait,
When several more of them you've
seen
They'll come around at rapid rate
don't believe that can be so,
And vet I've got a new suit on
And back TO school I've got TO go,
Vacation time has been an gone.
That there were 10 of them that
Could spend all by myself in play
And now the last of thems gone by.
Al doesn I seem ~ weeks ago.
Since school let out, they've gone so
fast
But Pa just grins and says: "Oho,
You've learned that time does fly, at
last"
Ten weeks to Christmas! that seems
long.
Ten weeks to school days an the
fall,
An teachers an the study gongl
That isn't any time at all.
The fun you want seems far away,
The fun you've got goes whizzin'
by,
An my vacations done today,
I'll bet the school days, though
won't fly.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-09-07
CONGRESS VOW AT HOME.

At a psychological hour, congress
takes u recess of one month. II is
hack home, where IL may get o bet
ter perspective Of It's work since
March 4, because rs constituents viii
talk plain talk from their own View
point.
When it returns To Washington. u
may be in better humor. Temper may
have improved from contact with the
people. AZ least some members viii
have an opportunity - cool OF phys
Ically. and others may cool down mem
tally.
The record IL leaves IN Washington
is not one 70 be especially proud Of.
The people are not inclined 70 view it
with special approval.
Gnder pressure from the agricu1-
turai sections Il adopted temporary
tariff law. designed to help that par
ticular class. But the help Il has given
has not been material.
An attempt at permanent tariff
making ended In a fiaaco In the house.
Conceded to be makeshift from which
the senate would eliminate the unde-
sirabie features. II has been sidetrack-
ed in the upper hoU1e and may not
come TO the surface before me first
Of the year. Then IL win bear no marks
Of Its original and the fight win have
TO be fought again in the house.
Tax revision, now recognized az tho
issue. was permitted 10
siufnber until a few weeks ago. The
house has adopted a revision, but the
senate r unprepared to act upon the
subject. Final action cannot be ex-
pected until late in the fall. Pending
that time business win be IN suspenee
as 10 its taxes.
Perhaps four weeks of sober con-
temptation Of its record from the home
plate may have a stimulating effect
and quicker and better results may
be expected after the close Of the re-
cesss-@Tilinios state Journal.
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PADDLE
YOUR OWN CANOE
From Today.s New York Tines.

To the people of little Hampshire
county town, two hours stiff walk.
perhaps from his Northampton, and
70 their neighbors holidaying in honor
Of its l50th year, Calvin Coolidge
taught the old Yankee, the old pio-
neer, the old American doctrine of
self-reliance. We must pull ourselves
out of the hole instead of bIeating for
help Fl ON Washington. The founders
of New England hoed their own row.
The goodwife rode pillioned to the
meetin house, the goodman taking a
pop. perhaps, at wildcat or an In
dian on the way. They worked hard,
and it, was mighty little that Boston
could or was expected TO do for them.
They became and had to become
saliently individual and independent.
This individua1ism has become the
American IDEAL as Mr.. Collidge
says. This conception must con-
tinue to be maintained locally and
nationally Our people must con-
tinue to be free, to be independent,
to be self-supporting
Ancient commonplaces, it may be
said. They are commonplaces that
need to be revived. insisted and acted
upon. for, consciously or unconsciously,
great numbers of Americans have for
gotten them and have come to believe
in paternal. all-wise government and
an growing State socialism.
Farmers, workingmen, merchants,
all sorts of trades and persons, ARE
eagerly waiting and expecting the
Government to resore business. "
But what can the Government do
more than TO extend credits, as it has
done. and readjust taxation. as it
ought 70 have done and must do2 "No
power on earth can Immediately re-
store pre-war conditions. The only
way 10 come back 10 them is to pay
back and work back PAY back
and work backt' That is the hard
truth. The people must help them
selves. It is idle to expect great
profits. 1t is idle TO fight the reduc-
tion of wages which economic and in
dustrial conditions have made inevi-
table. Economic success will be
found not in resisting but in obey
ing economic laws. That country
which first recognizes this and acts
accordingly will take the lead in the
business world. Whether America
viii be that country will depend on
the win of Nher people. We can
spend efforts in chickering's and lose.
or we can spend our efforts in i'm
dustry and VIM
That is all there is to IT, 1t is ele-
mentary. but altogether too many
folks haven't yet brought themselves
to accepting it. We have simply got
To quit expecting miracles from the
and paddle our own
canoe.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-09-07
HIGH COST OF DYING.

The Department OF Justice states
THAI IL will begin war shortly on the
profiteers in coffins Whether this
announcement is merely shot in the
air, fired with the intention of soaring
the ghouls, or whether If is really
aimed at them, remains TO be seen.
But IL at least, directs attention to
one OF the most heartless forms of
gouging the public that is known TO
civilized man.
There is no denying that our
present-day funeral customs are bar
barous. And the seller of collins. no
matter how euphemistic his self-im-
posed title may be. preys upon the
vanity and the false pride CT relatives
OF the dead when time comes for the
ffnal rites
II has been charged that coffins
which cost s25 are sold as high as
t275. and that more expensive burial
boxes are priced accordingly. That of
course does not include the funeral
clothes, and the hundred little odds
and ends which are provided at the
last moment to make the funeral one
which viii arouse the envy of the
weak-minded.
Few men haggle over prices when
death enters their homes. Rather,
they accept the dictum of the under
taker. and then sometimes for months
bend their backs 10 pay the enormous
charges Of that last gigantic display
of vulgarity which our modern society
demands when we inter the dead.
Many persons who have been op-
posed TO cremation on sentimental
grounds have now turned to that mode
OF disrosing OF human clay because
stey do not feel that anyone should be
forced to pay outrageous sums for
conventional funeral when cremation
can be had for from one-tenth to one
twentieth the amount
IL has occasionally been charged
that In certain cities trusts are in ex-
istenoe, which make it impossible for
one 70 secure a funeral sor less than
a given sum. charged by all alike. But
IN some places there are undertakers
who will provide a complete funeral
include hearses and carriages, for less
than s125--but such institutions are
not often found &
According to the latest quotations
the high cost Of dying has not de-
creased.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-09-07
RIPPLING RHYMES.
BY Walt Mason.
THE CRIPPLE.

Old Jlmpson Jones has spa
vined limbs, he cannot use them
any more; the gay world round
him scoots and skins. as he
sits by his cottage door. and
casts his tired and ancient
glims on autos passing, score
by score. The autos glitter
like a star. they're painted up
in gorgeous tones. the back seats
often empty are, and well might
rest some weary bones; the
joycarts journey near and far.
but no one stops for Jimpson
Jones. The drivers look TO left
and right for damsels " ho might
like a ride; they'd like to show
some maidens bright how
smooth and fast their boats can
glide; and cripples languish
through the night. feEzakea.
sad, and heayy-eyed. Old Jimp-
son Jones has bunged-Up feet
that win not stand the walking
test; and shining cars go down
the street and show all kinds
of pep and zest: he often sees
an empty seat. on which a poor
old man might rest. And he Is
sick to go afield 10 country
roads where green things grow,
to see the orchard and the field.
the farmyards where the r0ost-
ers crow; oh. such a iOyride
well might yield more pleasure
than he'll ever know. The au-
tos roar and chug and crash.
and throw up clouds Of dust and
stones. and some OF them were
bought for cash. and some in
volve extensive loans. and
some are good and some are
trash-but not one stops Tor
Jimpson Jones.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-09-07
ARM AMENT.

Disarmament and Limitation of arm
ament are very different things. The
former means TO cast away all arms,
while limitation of armament means
exactly what Il says. We fear that
President Harding is unhappy in his
choice OF words when he says that he
has called a disarmament conference.
TO judge by his speech at the Army
War College in which he stated that
the time might never come when arm
od forces would not be needed, the
President favors a discussion of the
limitation of armament. and not actual
disarmament.
Senator Borah, the author of the
original resolution on which Mr.. Hard
ing based his call, is thoroughly in favor
OF united naval disarmament on the
part OF all the powers. Mr.. Harding has
not gone so far. and we do not believe
that he ever will do so. He does favor
a discussion Of armament limitation.
We think that it Will be well for Mr..
Harding to choose his words very
carefully from now on. He has raised
IN the breasts of a 'tax-burdened
people a hope that viii not be full
filled in this generation. We may have
limitation Of naval armament, but we
cannot see naval disarmament. Human
nature has not changed over night.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-09-07
MEETINGS TONIGHT.

Cigarmakers Union.
Hope Lodge, /. o. o. f.
Franklin Circle, b. of ID.
Sheridan Post, G. A. r.
Camp No. 2, p. o. S. A.
Welcome Lodge. o. S. 3.
Delaware Lodge, d. o. H.
Wilmington Council. c. r.
Diamond Camp. w. of w.
Delaware Council, c. B. l..
National Protective Legion.
Usage Tribe. Imp'd. o. r. NJ.
Columbia Lodge. A. o. U. w.
Loyal Council, No. /, ID. of J..
Lafayette Lodge, No. 2, NJ. of p.
Mattahoon Tribe, Imp'd. o. r. NJ.
German Beneficial Society, No. 3.
Welcome Council, Jr. o. u. A. NJ.
Harmony Council. No. /, U.lF. A.
Star of Bethlehem Lodge, ]. G. +.
Ladies Catholic Benevolent Asso.
Local 626. Carpenters and Joiners.
Mckinley conclave. II. or 8. w M.
Mckinley Com. and J.. o. II. NJ A.
Washington Camp. No. A. p. o. S. A.
Evening Star Lodge, No. 2, o. S. of B
Naomi Lodge, r. d., No. i, /. o. o. f
Wilmington Division, /. r. X. st. j. Nj
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usual and has n reputation for nerve
and agility. He Is the only man who
has ever navigated the Rio Grande
In canoe. and now he adds to this
the distinction of being the only man
who ever climbed the Enchanted Mesa
bare-handed. He surveyed the face
of the cliff, for a few minutes. and
Ithen started up, climbing a flssure
by cutting toe-hoIds as he went. There
was one point at which the spectators
thought fall was inevitable. and
Woodson says that he, at the time,
agreed with them, but he finally
reached the top. carrying a rope. All
Of the party, including three women,
assembled by this rope. They were
accompanied by one Indian from
Acoma. named Henry johnson, who
had never been on the mesa before.
although he was born in. sight Of It..
He had always regarded the ascent
as impossible.
Such a feat by women is not as un-
usual in the Southwest as IL would be
considered In the East. Down in
that country women seem to have
taken all outdoors as their province.
1t lis hardly an exaggeration to say
that when you get outside the towns,
which are few and small, nearly half
the women you see have on trousers.
Riding breechos and puttees have be-
come an almost conventional garb for
women in the West. They ride. fish,
tramp and camp out Just as the men
do. 1t is surprising how the women
take to the hills and to horseback.
Some scientists say that women are
more primitive and closer to Nature
than men. This would seem TO be
borne out by the fact that often v'o-
men from the East adjust themselves
to he outdoor life more easily and
seem to like 1t better than their men
folks. Woman's place is doubtless
still in the home, but IL she is young
and has pep, she certainly does enjoy
getting out of it.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-09-07
The EVENING SMILE.
YES. HOW DO yoUf

An American in dear old London
was Dragging about his auto. Ho
ended his eulogy by declaring:
ut runs SO smoothly YOU can't feel
IL, so quietly that you can't hear il. IL
has such perfect ignition you can't
smell it. and as for speed--boy, you
can't see itln
"But my word, old dear" interrupt
ed the Briton, anxiously. how do YOU
know the hally thing is there7''---
American Legion Weekly.
Are there many mosquitoes here?''
asked the man who was thinking of
buying a bungalow by the seashore.
None whatever" asserted the agent.
Those screens you see on some OF the
houses are there to keep out the flying
fish, Life.
Bacon; Il see a vocational school
for its employees has been established
in an Idaho mine $4,000 f.et under
ground" Egbert Evidently trying
to make deep thinkers OF the men"
-Yonkers Statesman.
Wife: "She told me the whole story
just as / have repeated il TO you. and
made me solemnly promise not to
whisper word Of it to anybody. /"
Hub; Then why did you tell me7"
Wife: well, / didn't whisper. =
Boston Transcript
There was nobody who could play
the violin like Binks, and he was de-
lighted when asked to play at the
local concert. The instrument l shall
use at your concert" ha explained TO
the host, lis more than two-hundrcd
years old" 70, that's all right, old
chap. Don't worry about that" re-
piled the host. II shan't tell. and no
one win ever know the difference
London Ideas.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-09-07

, he could to have Haywood matricu-
lated into Evergreen Cemetery but
he was afraid the authorities would
not stand for 1t. He explained to
Ed Haskell 1t was a gosh dafned
serious thing. and that some living
relative of near neighbor OF the
late Mrs. Haskell. IN Evergreen. might
object to having little Haywood re-
posed In the mausoleum. People
are fussy about those things, the
undertaken said. but he'd do the best
he could.
Then he went ahead and embalmed
little Haywood and laid him out In
an expensive couch casket with
quilted white silk lining. The casket
was placed or q eatufaluue. n death
notice WAS inserted I'm the Elizabeth
Times and the Elizabeth Index and on
Sunday t50 persons visited the Has
kel home to view for the last time
the remains of little Haywood.
Yesterday Mr.. Hainea. the under
taker went TO Ed Haskell and told
him he wns sorry that the cemetery
authorities were preJudlced against
permitting cat To be buried In their
property.
SO they dug grave In the front
yard of ED Haskell's palatial home In
Elizabeth and yesterday afternoon
the coffin lid was screwed down.
II was time. Heywod In life had
been a positive character. In death
he was no less so.
Al Haines grasped the front Of the
little casket. Ills son. Al, tr., grasped
the other end and In n tread-softly-
ow-the-head manner. they lowered
Haywood In the earth. filled it up
built a little mound, and went away
from there.
The Elizabeth correspondent for
The World, who telephoned this story
into the office last night says Ed Has
kell isn't sure whether or not he'll
have headstone over the grave.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-09-07

for return postage. All replies are ssnt
direct TO the inquirer.
Chief Justice of the Philippine su-
prsme Court. tho first Filipino to hold
this poaition7 r. q X.
a. Judge Anauiio succeeds Vic
forinI Mapa ms Chief Justice Of the
Philippine Supreme Court Judge
Mapa was the first Filipino to hold
the position.
q. Please advise how ordinary cot
ton can be made absorbent. NJ. a. -.
A. Boil best quality Of cotton with
n per cent solution of cauatic soda
or potash for one-half hour Wash
thoroughly. press out all water as far
az possible. and immerse In a per
cent solution OF chloride OF lime
(bleaehing powder) for Is or 20
minutes. wash with little water. then
with water aeidulatod with hydro
cbloric acid. then with water. Boil
once more for Is minutes with caustic
soda solution, and wash with aedulat-
ed and plain water as before.
O. Where do the martin birds
winter7 They are leaving Ohio al
ready7 T. J. G.
~ Afib f9thipEtNh SURVEY EtAFH
martins do migrate early, but do not
make the entire journey at one time,
going part Of the way and forming
roosts before setting out 10 finish their
trip The birds winter in South
America.
@. Hae Poland been recognized as
an independent country? G. d. A.
A. Poland became an independent
country in November, 1918. and has
been recognized as such by all the
great powers.
Q. Is ii true that cases Of hydro
phobia are unknown south Of the
Equator @. NJ.
A. The Public Health Service says
that hydrophobia occurs in all parts
u the world. There is no truth In
the statement that IL does not exist
below the Equator.
@. Is one side Of the halibut fish.
light and the other dark? l.. S. w.
A. The halibut lies on its left side,
which Is white. the right one which
Is uppermost. being dark brown and
bearing both the large eyes.
@. How many states celebrate
Labor Day7 T. NJ. G.
A. Labor Day Is recognized as q
holiday in every state and territory
with the exception Of Wyoming and
the Philippines.
@. What does the Hawaiian word
aloha" mean7 Mp.
A. Aloha may be translated in
many waysas welcome, greeting,
friendship. love, brotherhood, mutual
understanding, and good bye until we
meet again.
@. Which state had the first legis-
lation for the abolition of slavery?
8. w S.
A. Massachusetts, was the first to
declare her soil free Her constifu-
ton adopted in 1880. had a Bill Of
Rights prefixed 10 it which a Negro
named Quaoo tested in 1888. The
courts decided in his favor and slavery
was abolished
Q. Where Is the mountain Meru?
T. ".
Of the gods in Hindu mythology. II
was supposed to stand at the center
Of the world and to tower to a height
Of $4,000 leagues, the sun, moon and
stars revolving around its summit. 1t
was supposed 70 have been located
somewhere north Of the Himalayas.
@ Kindly inform me how I can put
celluIoid in liquid forn2 j. c.
a. Celiuioid can be dissolved in de-
natured alcohol.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-09-07
STATE school Hoard Orfrr..

The State Board OF Education haz
opened branch Offices in the County
Building suite formerly occupied BY
the superintendent of rural public
schools Of New Castle county. Rural
SUPERVISORS. the visiting teacher and
the business managers assistant use
the Offices. From , 10 5 o'clock ara
the Office hours.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-09-07
A Daring Climb.

Misses HiclSy and Ferguson are
two young women of Albuquerque.
New Mexico, who make profession
o. conducting parties about the coun-
try, explaining TO them its historical
and scenic interest. Their motto Is to
take anyone anywhere he wants to go,
SO that when someone suggested the
top of the Enchanted Mesa as a
destination, they Immediately agreed
to make the attempt. They enlisted
the aid of Richard p. Woodson, a
young Albuquerque business man.
who is addicted to attempting the un-
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-09-07

Detailed descriptions OF the most
modern. attractive and reasona Bile
apartments available in the city are
given in the real estate columns to.
day. A glance through the list will
tell you all about them.--Ady.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-09-07
WEDNESDAY. SEPTEMBER 7. 1891,
NOBLENESS,

lie war not born to shame:
Upon his brow shame is ashamed e
sit.
Dor 'tis a throne where honour may
be crown'd
Sole monarch OF the universal earth.
Romeo and Juliet.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-09-07

While you're reading this, other
people are reading the classified ad
.pase-
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-09-07

Burglars carried Off Miss Tawney
Apples furs last night an bIoodhounds
traced EN- as fer as tn livery stable
when they became confused. Deputy
Constable Al Moon won Yesterdays
prize fer findin' tn biggest still. IT,
days prize is handsome leather-cov-
cred flask.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-09-07
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