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Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-03-11
EVENING SMILE
WITH THr ryFs OF A CHILD.

A sis year old girl sub,nittsd th.
following composition M People 10
her teacher:
People are composed ~ uirl. md
boys. alec men and women BOYS are
no good until they grow up and get
married Man who don't get married are
no Rond either Girta are young wurnen
who will ha ladies when they sradustn.
Bows are as1 awful bother; uer want
everythtns they see except re-p ~
I had nv WAY haif tho hove I'm the world
would he pirln end the other hslf folis
NV ma IL woman ard nv ra is
man woman ia srownur girl With
children NV ia i~ such rice man
that I siess he rnust hev~ h-en girl
when he was little bny i.eslie-
Hiram. sad Mra Ccrntns-el IN
vou think Tho farmer haa got al thats
coming "a him Mot vet replied her
husband as he put on = fuf ovefcoas
and etarted fnr his automobile I'm
waiting fur the predictions ~ som" ~
these oconon1isip - rune true I'm IN
on the rvourd nccr lr this agriculture
bueiness md what am luohln ri
20 10 the development ~ . landed aria.
ts,crsry Washington star
Tommy Ma haent re rueer idea
~ heawsov- Ma "whv7" Tommy Y
heard httn tell Mr. Williams 'ilaf he
vaek von speut with grandma seemed
uka heaven 80 hitn Fort Worth
Telegram
After heiue nv ernree f"f five years
al,r traahe the aneenefnent and sends
hack the ring Well that engagement
ring he's doubled in taiue wouldn't
wonder n von couldn't get q batter Girl
with n London opninr
rarr,a, pfpwn "glaa - sec - hefnN
apan silua Howe things IN aoo
yavk7 Farmer afaap "HnsflHs
taeboa huatiir" WHY fhe wry f''ika
,nsh a,onrt tbete 70 think ~ r"wa
r.a,a lrosa ln The eahhaee patch the
hutl tarnati"n tl,no I"stnn Tran
aefirt
There ate no more entss u istls
,o,,nR men WIN refnrrah.f vshan
v-as ea,n,no,, THINE fot Young Hfsr
!, starf .ut an rerk and In fe"
,aa,a ov-n the t,usinaas 4es mt
,asb registers have hnan 1nvantad
since ~ Virginia Iiael
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-03-11
FRIDAY. MARCH IL, le7i.
WuNINorON HAS SPOKEN
NOW PASS TIM CNARTER BILL


After tn. demonstration hst was
,pada AZ pov~. yesterday. sn supp"is
a IN. Gle, Cfr~rt~ blu. Il is not son
~.i>ses. that any member of the Gen
ral Assembly can entertain the slisht-
d,uSs hat ts.~ measure has the
.,ns,i ADa .uthusi~~do approval OF
srsst majority ot the citizens ct VII
oirstor Never before Was there suoh
a thorouahly expressive and revealing
.,hibition Of public sentiment anu
pubic demand.
-rsnca. who went to Dover in eehsh
the charter bill. yesterday. were oon-
rn,,nc as to personnel and over
,hal,nirglv representative IF the com
~lnitv spirit of wilmington Person
81, ,hev w~r. representative ~
:, - o,e,renta af our citizenship az
-. delegation possibly eouid e~. ~hiie
,c ,bsir general capacity sosetfer With
a aupro~ins petitions thor carried
.itr them. they positively spoke i"f
=, east forty thousand ~ our texr'ss1ne
citing citizens And had there been
ur,s and oppntun for furthss eifoFt
d, th,- direction, they could have ot-
o.a5 additional testimony in the form
50 many more siKner- to petitions ehu
,.o,x more member. Of the VISITING del
sstion.
nut. in this as IN otheT n'at
enough - as good as a feast sho
.,v h, this demon -sv~ tien Whining
~r ha. said enoueh-nnore than enough
,r all reasonable corparison-to con
y,,ee feir-minded members Of the cen
~.I Assembly that the insistent need
~ our citv is new charter. end that
,ta sentiment VI q great majority p
he people desires the enactment of such
. measure. Il Is not doubted that ~ this
reepect. in the fulfnment II this essen
tie requirement. the demonstration r
yesterday vas comrfte Indeed i
.hould prove overwhelming
~ow. gentlemen of The General As-
.enhIy. YOU have been enlightened to
enn measure in regard tc the popular
seatin,ent II the city Of Wilmington
On. the matter ~ new charter. The
aatztns situation has been fully re-
,..r.d to vou. You must bo az Vel
s..,ro as the people of Wilmington are
~ the great need for the municipal re
ec,,n thev ask FOR You alone can meet
.h,s need bv enacting the measure now
t,ofore YOU. 1t has heen carefully pre-
,arad and il may truly he said that
a q effective. and assuredlv as prom
une. as such measures car be made
- advance or practical operation u
~ beer indorsed whelminsly by
on people and they ask you TO enact
Il in it's present form.
rhe time is short, the occasion most
,,nportant. But if should not require
much of the time OF the General As
senblv to pass this pending Charter
ii There is now no occasion for fur
-, discussion. The pressing need Of
a. hour IL action. Gentlemen of the
General Assembly. pass the Wilmington
CT, Charter bill next week.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-03-11
vuN1yGToN's RARBoR.

The army engineers who inspected
vnminston's port facilities several DAYS
aso wanted to know what benefit an
IMPROVEMENT Of our harhcr would be to
tfe nation at large. Every Evening
then went into patient detail explain
,ng the matter in general. and listing
the organizations which could answer
such a query specifically TO other
persons interested in this matter we
would refer them 70 the fact that to-
esav New York's harbor is terribly con
sested. owing to the recent typhsIs
epidemic, and that certain large steam
ship lines are diverting their liners to
Boston and Philadelphia, where con
rcsted conditions arc also beginning
10 be felt.
Any man intimately acquainted with
American maritime matters knows
than an edditionai harbor on the At
lsntic side is needed for Just such emer-
aencies as these. and for all the year
round use in handling certain commodi-
ties which clutter up the other ports.
u may be hard for an army engineer
10 understand why the United States.
after al these years needs an additional
harhor but business pen not lin the
ny realize this need This is mat
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-03-11
MEETINGS. TONIGHT.

Fame p1re 60
Hiherniau knights.
Firat Regiment Hand
Oriental Lodge i of 8
sa,np No a = - y
Txcelalnr Lodee 4 of
Alpha Council. =. O. u g.
irairfax odee. / q q. F
Columbia Lodge. ! q
fltaudywiue ledge. Of
4lcal No i3l9. u E W
orai No 1855 g & ! 81
- Georges Castle. X. q T.
du Font Lodge r A.
wilmington Ttuarnsth'a Union.
Third Ward peruocratIC Ciuh
Nauttou Tribe Twpd q Il NJ
Enca,upmout No "a [ l..
Friendship Con,lave. w "
Delaware Tribe. Imp'd . Il. M
Washington council. L. I of A
Delaware lawmakers Associat tiop.
Lady JeIferson Home Communion.
star of Bethlehem Lodge. s. of II.
Telegraph Council. Ir. . L A.
Washington Csmp. No !. =. .. 4. \
Canton Delaware. = NJ. q. O, r
Diamond Star Lodge. No. /. 4. Of II.
Plumbers Gas and Steamftters Uuior
wilmington Lodge. No t14. I. O. q.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-03-11
PRESS COMMENTS.
MURDER oNE OF sAFE TRApFr

sta tisticat evidence IL produced IN
New York 10 "hrw that murder may ba
regarded as one Of the safest of tra adps
I'm the metropolis. IL appears that dun
ing last year there was only one con
viCtion In tho city Of murder I'm the
first aesre, Vet In that period the
homicide bureau Of the district at
torney's office received reports of $40
cases In which murder wap auspaCted
tf those cases l10 we're prerentsd to
the grand. jury Indictments were re
turned IN n
In addition 60 tho solitary verdict ~
murder Ia tho first degree iurias in
seven cases found the respondent.
guilty IN the second degree There were
l9 convictions nf Granddaughter IN the
fret degree au1 nine of nansinuHhter
II. the SECOND drsrne Tho figures thus
Show q total IF 70 convictions growing
ont nf the Gi4 killings ~ which murder
was indicated and ~ the convictions
about three quartera were fut man
slaughter --Brston Transcript
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-03-11
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS.

ssS'. -rsla. m e Erse n: :aa. e p;aI for
s'iVR or %asinssoh sSTsr fh. ses .4 .Os. Dfss
strictly to i5SoTnation; The Suysag eaSe
not give sa.ytos on lexaL nsdiu.l and
settle domestic srcubEss. nor 70 andsr.Aks
exhaustive research on any subject
Ss gs,,s y, yGa5 gsss:loss' seln.s s sns .ssy
TWO cents IN stamps. for return posta ss
All replies are sent direct 70 the inquirer
=. Did Delaware ever have a gov
srnor whose name was Nathaniel Mt
chell? ]. T. W. Sesford. Delaware
A. No.
q. What Is a Kiwanis Club and what
does the name mean? r. @. T.
A. The Kiwanis Club is an organizs
ton Of business men 70 promote IN
dustry. The name Is coined word
derived from a Cherokee phrase mean
ing I'VE trade"
Q. What is meant BY the Ffth
Monarchy? F. Fl. N
A. According to Daniels prophecy
four great monarchies Of Anuchrist-
Assyria. Peria, Greece. and Rome--were
70 be succeeded by a NTH monarchy
the reign Of Christ on earth for 900
years.
Q. How much does il cost "a drill
an oil well in Oklahoma r. EN-
A. The Bureau Of Mines states that
IN the mid-contnental field. tho costs
Of drilling wells vary from sI7S a foot
in shallow pools Of Oklahoma 70 81 so
in some new and actively developing
areas. In addition 70 this, the owner
must supply casing. The total drilling
costs in Oklahoma average fron sfs. 90
to $500 per foot with exception q
wells in the old shallow district in
northeastern Oklahoma. where drilling
costs are as low as ss.0O 20 $500 a foot
for walls 70 a depth Of 1850 fest.
@ What is the origin OF the word
gum s. b. Il.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-03-11

lines Of privacy must not be ovevstsp~
ped. When tho hour arrives for ths
public tn recsive news OF what has hap.
pened the signal boil win rims and In
approved form no much will be made
known M II may be dscreet 10 reveal.
OF course there will b. no effort toward
secrecy or conceaimept. for tho preri--
dent ia committed 10 tho fliiies, rp~asur.
of publicity M new departure. only
Democrats commit the sin OF secrecy -
New York World
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-03-11
Republican Women Meet

BILLS before the Legislature formed
the main topic OF discussion At meet
ing of the Republican Women's club.
last evening Mrs Donald Ashbrook
and Miss Jeanette Eckman delivered
addresses, prior to the discussion.
The Aberdeen weekly. [volume] (Aberdeen, Miss.) 1878-1933, 1921-09-30
WATER FROM ARTESlAN WELL
Why Method of Bringing 1t to Sur
face Is Only Successful in Ger
tain Localities.

Artesian wells are possible only in
certain localities When there are
pervious strata lying between i'm
pervious beds the water percolating
through will be imprisoned; lying up
on the lowest. and rising to some
point in the highest, when a previous
stratum brings ii TO the surface and
il escapes in the form Of spring. If,
however, a shaft can be sunk to the
lowest point, the water of the whole
basin will pass upward for escape
and will rise to n level corresponding
to the greatest height TO which the
imprisoned strata reaches. The wells
were named from one at Artois,
France. which was the first sunk with
full knowledge of the principle in
volved. The Chinese from time inn
memorial have used these wells, and
they have also been used for cen
turtles in the neighborhOod of Vienna.
The artesian we'll at GrenOble. near
Paris. throws water TO a height OF 81
feet above the surface at the rate Of
more than 500 gallons a minute
Boston Globe.
The Aberdeen weekly. [volume] (Aberdeen, Miss.) 1878-1933, 1921-09-30
PAY HONOR TO GOD OF FIRE
Japanese Religious Observances That
Take Place in Coolest Season
of the Year.

A Japanese religious observance pc
culiar to the coolest season of the
year is that of bathing in cold water
and wearing to and from the bath a
single kimonO of pure white, with a
white band about the head. The cere-
mony. says the Japan Advertiser in
a recent issue. is out of respect TO
FudO-san, the god OF fire, primarily.
Those observing the custom carry
lantern and jingle small bell as they
go along the street The season con-
tinues for thirty days.
The first fifteen days of the season
Is called the daiken, or great cold,
and the second fifteen days the sho-
kon. or small cold. Most OF those who
go through the ceremony are young
men, apprentices In some trade. whs
run to and from the bath. repeating
the words. "RokkOn Shojo," as they
go. The principal temple and bath Is
the one In Fukawaga-ku. The cold
water bath there was recently re
built at a cost OF 10000 yen in an
ticipation OF the cold season. II Is
open for women only until 6 o'clock
In the evening" but at all hours In
the day for men. Among the women
are many young actresses. who pray
earnestly for success in their profes-
sion. Another Fudo shrine is near
Mcguire station.
The Aberdeen weekly. [volume] (Aberdeen, Miss.) 1878-1933, 1921-09-30

animals may transmit the disease TO
children who drink the milk produced.
The poster is strong appeal for
healthy cattle, and 1t is to be used ex-
tensively in the tuberculosis eradica-
ton campaign being carried on by the
department.
Careful experiments in practical
work have shown that tuberculosis
cannot be detected to any great extent
among animals by physical examina-
lions. The most reliable method is the
tuberculin test applied by a trained
operator Tuberculin. while regarded
as the most accurate diagnOstic
agency known TO science. is safe only
in the hands of a trained and skillful
operator who is acquainted with its
limitations and with the symptoms it
produces in the animals TO which 1t is
applied, the department veterinarians
say.
The Aberdeen weekly. [volume] (Aberdeen, Miss.) 1878-1933, 1921-09-30
MANURE SHOWS GREAT VALUE
Where Applied to Glover Fields 1t In
creased Yield Threefoid-
Phosphorus Helps.

Due to the cool weather of the
spring and the freeze which occurred
early in the season, the Iowa agricul-
tural experiment station has had an
opportunity to show the value of com
mon barnyard manure on clover. IL
has been found that where manure
was added to the fields only once in
the rotation the stand has been in
creased three times over the plots
where no manure was used.
Eight tons per acre were added TO
the MANFRED plots and here the leaf
surface and root development are
heavier and better. Where phosphorus
was added at the same time as ma
nure, plants are even more vigorous
and have a greater height.
The Aberdeen weekly. [volume] (Aberdeen, Miss.) 1878-1933, 1921-09-30
Reasonable Excuse.

DR.. Harvey w. Wiley, the noted food
expert. and DR.. Samuel Wilson. re-
tired minister. were discussing old
times one day last week.
Both the men are graduates OF Han
over college, near the Ohio river, along
which the minister spent his early
years.
81 remember the great floods OF 81.
'S3 and "a" said DIR. Wilson. dur
ing one OF those floods we had to re-
tire to the second floor. and then to
the third floor.
1--WE had to cook our food over the
CRATE" he recalled. In the morning
we would let down a bucket on a
rope to the milkman, who came In a
skiff."
Dr. Wiley smiled.
THAT would be some excuse for
watering the milk" he said
The Aberdeen weekly. [volume] (Aberdeen, Miss.) 1878-1933, 1921-09-30
The Mystery Of
theSilverDagger


that silence. and causing me to hang
in suspense over the banister rail.
holding my breath in fear of discovery.
AT last / attained the wider space at
the bottom, and sought blindly TO ex-
plore my surroundings. But for the
carpet underfoOt and a small sofa
encountered in recess. | would have
believed myself in a deserted house.
/ knew was on the third floor, yet
there was no curve in the banisters,
showing way TO the next flight OF
stairs, nor could locate them by any
effort. AS the result of blindly cropping
about, l lost all sense of direction and
must have wandered into a side room
through an undraped recess, for
suddenly brought up against a table,
Uttered with papers and books.
Startled by this encounter into a
realization that l was lost in strange
house at an unholy hour of the morn
ing, and that the slightest misstep in
that darkness might result in an alarm
TO awaken every sleeper for a few
minutes | did not venture to move in
any direction. Yet manifestly / could
not remain there indefinitely, and so,
blindly choosing a course, 1 set forth,
feeling way cautiously forward until
| first ran into chair, and then struck
one hand against a side wall. fols
lowed this latter as best / could,
inspired by the thought that If l con-
tinued this course long enough / must
attain the opening through which I
had entered the room. On the way
my hands felt the outlines Of a closed
door, and, in aimlessly cropping about.
encountered a key in the lock. 1t
was so inserted as TO be extracted
at the touch of my fingers and instant
ly tiny ray of light shot forth
through the vacated hole. It was such
a relief in the heart of that darkness
as TO cause me TO quickly bend down
and endeaver TO view the scene within.
1t was evidently chamber Of some
size, and well furnished. rather dimly
by single shaded electric
globe, handsome green rug on the
floor. and numerous pictures hung
about the walls. 1 could perceive the
outlines Of a bed at one side, barely
within the range of the vision and
opposite this an ornate dresser, with
three mirrors. But what my eyes
rested upon with greater interest was
a luxurious leather couch beside the
further wall on which woman rested, |
with some sort of covering draped
about her. She lay with face toward
the wall, motionless, and to all appear
ances sound asleep.
To arouse her was the last thing I
desired. and Twould have slipped the
key back into the lock, and stolen |
silently along in the darkness, had she |
not suddenly stirred. fiinging cut one |
hand as though in fear of some dream,
and turned partially. so that her face |
became clearly visible. The sleeper |
was Marie Gessler! For a moment / /
could scarcely credit the discovery |
yet there could be no mistake I re-
membered too well every character
istic of the girl. TO be deceived.
CTO BE CONTINUED
The Aberdeen weekly. [volume] (Aberdeen, Miss.) 1878-1933, 1921-09-30
CARE FOR LATE VEGETABLES
To Store Late Products Nothing More
Is Required Than Use of
Existing Facilities.

The storing of late vegetables is
often profitable for those who grow
them in sufficient quantities for mar
ketIng. giving the grower the direct
benefit of the winter price. To care
for the surplus vegetables in many
cases requires nothing more than the
use OF existing facilities In the form
of a storage room In the basement
OF a dwelling or under an Outbuiiding
or to build an outdoor cellar OF wood
or masonry. II permanent facilities
are not available. late root crops can
be kept in outdoor pits or banks. re-
quiring no cash outlay except for Ia
Dor.
The Aberdeen weekly. [volume] (Aberdeen, Miss.) 1878-1933, 1921-09-30
PREPARE GARDEN
LATE IN SUMMER
One of Most important Things
Is to Burn or Haul Away All
Trash of Any Sort.
FIRST PUT BEAN POLES AWAY
Piow or Spade Ground and Cover With
Coarse Manure to Put IL in Bet
ter Physical Condition for
Spring Planting.

Prepared by the United States Depart
ment of Agriculture.
The man who makes a genuinely
good garden does not begin in the
spring. He begins in the fall. But
the spring is a long way of. you say?
The bean poles are beginning TO rot
already, and it is time right now TO
take out insurance by putting them
away properly. And that is only one
of a considerable number of simple
things of equal Importance that should
be done in the garden-nOw.
Because you have harvested all the
garden crops do not fall into the seri-
Gus error of thinking that you do not
need to give any further attention TO
the garden till next spring.
Cleanup Time in Garden.
One OF the most important things is
to clean up. You wouldn't excuse
slovenly kept house. Wen, slovenli-
ness in the garden is hardly more TO
be tolerated. Good housekeeping in
the garden is a matter of Importance,
not merely because a SlOvenly garden
in winter is the most misunderstanding
thing in mans perversiOn of nature,
but because the success of next years
vegetables depends on it, largely.
Most of the diseases and insect pests
that affect garden crops live over
winter in the remains of the past sea-
sons crops. Such materials as cab
bage stalks. bean vines, tomato vines
in fact, trash of any sort in the gar
den-should be collected and hauled
10 dump, or burned.
Then. having the ground clean, there
is another thing of equal Importance.
1t should not be allowed to lie bare
over winter. Ground exposed TO beat
ing rains will puddle and wash and /
great loss of plant food is sure to re-
suit. A very good plan is to sow the
garden in some green crop. such as
rye or winter barley. That protects
the ground and adds organic matter to
the soil But there is, according to
garden specialists of the United
States Department of Agriculture
still better plan and one that can be
put in practice after the season for
sowing rye or barley is long past. That
better plan is TO pillow or spade the
garden in the fall or as early in the
The Aberdeen weekly. [volume] (Aberdeen, Miss.) 1878-1933, 1921-09-30
STRONG APPEAL MADE
FOR HEALTHY CATTLE
Poster Used in tuberculosis
Eradication Campaign.
Careful Experiments Have Demon
strated That Disease Cannot Be
Detected to Any Great Extent
by Physical Examinations

prepared by the United States Departs
ment of Agriculture)
Unlike most other infectious dis
cases, tuberculosis has an insidious
way of working under cover. and
oftentimes animals of the most
healthy appearance are found to re-
act TO the tuberculin test, say veteri-
narians of the United States Depart
ment OF Agriculture. No cattle owner
can afford 10 live in doubt as TO
whether his animals are affected, they
add. This point is brought out clear
~ in a two-colored poster published
by the department. on which is shown
two herds of dairy cattle. From all
appearances the animals of both herds
are healthy, but as matter of fact
those OF one herd are afflicted with
tuberculosis
The poster also shows two children
one healthy, one diseased-and the
point is brought out that tuberculous
The Aberdeen weekly. [volume] (Aberdeen, Miss.) 1878-1933, 1921-09-30
SHEEP GOOD AS sCAvENGERs
Feed and Care Are Essential TO De-
veIop Flock for Mutton-Ani-
mails Keep Down Weeds.

Sheep possess great ability TO reno
vate the soil. keep down all kinds OF
feed that would otherwise often be
weeds and to consume odds and ends
totally wasted, but the man who IN
dertakes to develop a really profitable
flock of mutton sheep must get away.
as far as possible, from the idea that
they are kept because of their ability
as scavengers. He must like his sheep
and plan to give them the most pains
taking care and the best food that his
farm affords. Unless he does this he
is likely TO have trouble.
The Aberdeen weekly. [volume] (Aberdeen, Miss.) 1878-1933, 1921-09-30
HONORS RESTED WITH CHOATE
Possibly Because He Had the Last
Word in Witty Duel With
Chauncey Nj. DepeV.

New Workers agree that either Jo-
seph Choate or Chauneey VI. Depew
was the finest after-dinner speaker
on earth. Some one says. AT an
annual dinner OF the st. Nicholas so
ciety Choate was down for the toast
The Navy while Depew was To re-
spond TO The Army Depew began
by saying: It's well to have "a spe-
cialist; that's why Choate is here TO
speak about the navy. We met at
the wharf once and never saw him
again until we reached Liverpool.
When I asked how he felt he said he
thought he would have enjoyed the
trip over if he had had any ocean
air. Yes. you want TO hear Choate on
the navy.
"Choate responded: I've heard De
pew hailed as the greatest after-din-
ner speaker If after-dinner speak
ing. as l have heard il described and
as believe 1t 10 be. Is the art OF say
ing nothing at all. then Doctor De
pew Is the most marvellous speaker IN
the universe Washington Star.