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Evening journal., 1921-08-18
.SCIENTISTSNOW
TRAP GHOSTS
Investigators Photograph
And Weigh Plasma, or
Ghost Substance

NEW YoRK-Ghosts at last bsva
been "hog-tied.' taken into the Ian
oratory, and weighed and nboto-
graphed. It's been done bv three
European scientists. DR.. G. GeIev ~
Paris, DR.. A. Won Schrenck- Noting
OF Munich, and the late DR.. w n
Crawford, OF Belfast, Ireland.
investigations by these three men
nave been in progress for twenty
years, but the current issue Of
Popular Science Monthly onlv now
throws real light on the importance
OF their discoveries
The scientists have found that
phantom faces DO appear in spirit-
ualistic seances. that tables CAN he
lifted, that bells CAN be runR ana
that supernatural messages CAN be
received.
All this done. they say. through
the agency Of a mysterious lacelike
material thrown out from the me
dium's body which they call plasma-
It's ghost substance.
Plasma, they say their experiments
show, is a material substance. high
ly sensitive to light but which can be
felt and photographed, although it
is normally invisible.
It is a substance that can assume
the shape of a hand or face or even
the entire. - cure; a substance that
can move an object And it is thrust
from the bodies of mediumsl
DR.. Won Schrenck-Notzing h
quoted as describing one seance with
the Polish medium Stanislawa:
"She would keep her hands about
six inches apart. fingers extended.
and wrists on the table. She would
wait for a prickling sensation to oc-
cur as a forerunner to the plasma
emanation. She would then make a
few passes over a small aluminium
box placed in front OF her. This, she
explained. was to make a connection
Her fingers still kept three-Guarters
of an inch from the box. moving
along parallel with the table, when
suddenly the box turned. tried TO
rise on one side and then fell back.
AT another time a celluloid ball
was rolled away from the medium. a
hand-bell was shaken, teaspoon in
a tumbler ratified about, and finally
the tumbler was upset.
Doctor Crawford. an engineer.
tested plasma mechanically. He
even weighed it. DR.. Won Schrenclz-
Nothing photographed il, and says he
found It curiously like the human
skin in cellular structure.
The fact that there three scientists.
working apart. have found that from
mediums entirely unknown to each
other this substance they call plasma
emanates, opens up a marvellous new
field Of scientific research.
Evening journal., 1921-08-18
100 Chinese
At ARMSPARLEY
Harding Urged TO Name
Commission to Assist
u. S. Delegates
URGE WILSON
AS ONE MEMBER

WASHINGTON, Aug. IS Omitted
Press.) The Chinese Government
today notified the State Department
that It would send a delegation Of
100 to disarmament and Pacific con-
ference.
President Harding is being urged
to appoint an advisory commission
to assist the American delegates to
the conference.
This suggestion is being put for
ward by some OF the Presidents ad-
visors to get him out of a compli-
Gated situation which has arisen over
the personnel of the proposed dis
armament commission.
The American delegation is not
likely to exceed six members. al
though the number is yet to be Of
ncially fixed and with Secretary
Hughes and Senator Lodge already
named. only four places at most re-
main to be filled. A properly bal
anced commission should include
members familiar with naval prob
lens. military problems, world I'm
ance and international law, Il is
said. The President has also indi-
Gated he wants to appoint a promin-
ent Democrat to represent the min
ority party.
Then there Is q powerful move
ment on for appointment Of Senator
Borah as the man chiefly responsible
for the calling Of the conference.
After careful study OF these fac
tors. the President may find It ad-
visable to yield to the suggestion that
the main commission be composed
Of persons OF recognized calibre
without reference to expert know
ledge. The specialists could then be
grouped in an advisory commission
which would be in close touch at all
times with the delegation.
The difficulty of appointing a wo-
man to the disarmament commits
sion was aggravated today by the
declaration OF two women's organi-
cations against the idea
Woodrow Wilson as the foremost
advocate Of disarmament. Is the log
ical selection as one OF the Ameri-
can delegates at the conference,
Senator William II. King, Utah,
Democrat, declared today.
Senator King said that the name
OF Wilson should naturally suggest
itself to President Harding in his
careful consideration in the appoint
ment Of delegates in order to select
men OF the highest ability, expert
ence and training.
King pointed out that the former
President had sufficiently recovered
from his long illness to assume a
more active practice of law as in
dicating that Wilson's health would
permit his participation in the con-
ference.
Evening journal., 1921-08-18
SEIZE WHISKY
LADEN YACHT
Government Agents Take
Venice After Fight With
Grew
SAILORS TRIED
TO SCUTTLE SHIP

CLEVELAND, o., Aug. IS Omitted
Press) blow was struck
today in the border warfare between
whisky runners and prohibition
agents when dry officials seized the
Canadian yacht Venice unloading
liquor here.
Flying squadrons of police and
prohibition agents swooped down on
the yacht capturing seven men, -four
women and 95 cases OF the best
whisky and rare wines.
William L. Curry OF Toronto. cap
tain Of the vessel, was among those
arrested.
Police also found on the yacht a
list Of names of prominent Cleve.
landers among them being that of a
former Federal official.
The raid was the result of special
instructions from Federal prohibi-
ton. Commissioner Hayes in Wash
ington and warning that rum run
ners, baked in their attempts to
rush liquor over the border at De-
troit had shifted the apex Of their
offensive to Cleveland.
After the prisoners and the liquor
had been removed the police were
notified that the seacocks had been
opened in an effort to scuttle the
craft
Advised that the Venice had tied
up at the ore Dock here and was
unloading whisky special details OF
police and endorsements agents hur-
ried to the scene early this morning
When they arrived hawsers had
been cast off and the crew was max
ing frantics efforts to get the yacht
away from the dock.
The raiders swarmed over the raj
and after a sharp fight with the crew
captured the vessel and again tied Il
up 10 the wharf.
A truck on which liquor had beer
loaded was also seized as it moveS
away from the waterfront.
Police charge that the yacht wa
/ in the service Of one of the bigges
whisky rings operating in Canad'
and the United States. The captur'
Of the Venice follows closely thu
seizure OF the whisky laden Tran
quillo several weeks ago.
Evening journal., 1921-08-18
CUYLER SAYS RAILROADS
"HAVE TURNED CORNER .

1917 to approximately $e2,ooo,ooo
in 1920.
Development OF American rail-
roads has been at a standstill for at
least fve years. Naturally, no in
dustry can grow when it cannot
surely pay interest OF dividends to
those who invest their money in It.
MY belief is that the railroads
now have turned the corner. It is
hoped that they will in the aggre-
gate make net earnings OF at least
$500. .O0O,0O0 for the year of 1921"
Cuyler explained that such an In
come would be less than a three per
cent return, but would cover the to-
tai OF their fixed charges.
1T WILL however" he said, ire
quire further drastic reductions In
operating expenses to enable the
railroads 20 earn a six per cent re-
turn. and TO permit any general re-
duction in rates"
Evening journal., 1921-08-18
She Organized Ministers
OF Her OuUn Sex

THAT the women of the clergy
have an organization and are aid
ing each other in development along
professional. lines is largely due to
the efforts of a little woman from
Wichita, Kas. A slender little per-
son. with rather mild voice and a
whimsical smile, is the Rev. Mary
Sibbitt.
For years she has been known as
the Lady Orator from Kansas. but
it was not until two years ago at
st. Louis, Mo. that the Rev. Sibbitt
gathered enough women Of her pro-
fession and resolved to form the
International Woman Preachers As
ISOLATION. The Rev. Sibbitt was as
sisted at that time by Miss Madaline
Southard the woman who persuaded
Methodism to license its women
ministers.
Mrs Sibbitt's career as a mission
airy dates from when she was is
years old and went as a missionary
teacher among the blanket Indians.
Mrs. Sibbitt has been an ordained
Friend minister for twenty years
Asked, one evening. after one Of her
lectures, how long she had been
talking. she acknowledged that she
began when she was about three
months old and had never stopped
But. the little minister talks with
a purpose and a result
Evening journal., 1921-08-18
s.lfu7ying Burches WedAtI3
As Preventive of Diuorce

KANSAS CITY.-'Early marriage
is the key to happiness and the rem
edy for the country's divorce prob
lem"
This Is the opinion of Michael f.
Burch, fsther OF ten children and
elder in a suburban church in Kan
sas City. His wife agrees with him.
within a year they have permitted
a daughter of 13 to marry and a son
to take a bride of 13. Other Burch
children have married at IA and Is.
Mrs. Burch. the mother of the
marrying Burches." was 16 when
she married. That was at Holden,
Mo. Burch was then ls and he and
his sweetheart eloped because OF
parental objection.
If we ever have any children,
they shall marry as young as they
please" said the bride and bride
groom after their elopement
Their eldest daughter. Flossle, was
Is when a suitor asked her parents
for her hand in marriage. They con-
sented- Now she is 22, the mother
Of boy and perfectly happy
When their daughter Pearl was IA.
a young man proposed to her. Again
the parents consented. Her marriage
has been happy and she is the moth
er OF a 22-months-old daughter.
Last January. 1e-year-old John
Burch was head over heels in love
with 13-year-old Carmen Elliott Her
parents objected. but the elder
Burches went a-pleading with their
son. with the result that the young
couple were married.
About this time ministers began to
protest and club women began to
storm. The answer came in the an
nouncement that Jerry Hines, 22-
year-old assistant to the elder Burch
in his work as a stone mason, was
going to marry Goldie Burch, age 1S.
All the Burches, young and old,
attended the wedding.
In his religious zeal. Burch has
huilt a homo In the shape OF
church, so that II can be used at
some future time as a place OF wor-
ship. The oldest unmarried child in
the Burch family is Robert. now IL.
Il amt never goin' to marry" he
says
"Just wait" smiles his mother.
Most married folk would be better
of If they had married earlier and
were raising more children and not
so many dogs"
Evening journal., 1921-08-18

and that this educational opportu-
nifty should be the very best that the
state could afford.
He proposed an amendment TO the
state highway law by which the
State Highway Commission should
be permitted to build a cheaper road
through the State-aid branch of the
law. in order that more miles could
be built and more farmers served
with hard surfaced roads that would
permit automobile service the year
round. Mr.. Marvel approved OF that
provision OF the law which compelled
the department TO build a high-grade
road through the main arteries OF
travel. These roads have been con-
structed on a forty-year basis. Such
a road. however, is too expensive 20
enable the department to build a
large mileage, and such an expensive
road is not needed TO carry the light
travel in many parts Of the State anc
more miles of road is needed to serve
the farmers Of the state in getting
their produce TO market.
Mr.. Marvel proposed a tax OF
cents per gallon on gasoline for thu
purpose of equalizing the use Of III
roads between a car that travels onl.
1000 miles a year and another ca
that travels 10000 miles per year
the income to be applied TO the roai
system.
He also advocated a revising OF tn
County Government system TO pro
vide a small group OF commission
ers who would carry on the count
J affairs on a non partisan. business
like basis. He argued that there :
no more reason for a partisa
county government, than there
for a partisan city government. II
/ operations were along strictly busi
ness lines and furnished no prope
grounds upon which the citizen
could divide on party lines. he con
tended. He said that in the Stat
Government and National Govern
ment. Deiawareans and American
would always divide. as there wer
fundamental differences between IN
parties. but in the purely bushes
administration OF city and county. n
such division was required, h
claimed
Evening journal., 1921-08-18
NORFOLK ALL-STARS
HERE ON SATURDAY

Chappy Johnson's Norfolk ALL
Stars and Aberfoyle. of. Chester, will
meet in the attraction arranged by
the management Of Harlan Field, on
Saturday afternoon. at that place.
The game viii start at $50 o'clock.
This information was conveyed by
a long-distance telephone message
to The Evening Journal, at 1 O'Clock
this afternoon, from Philadelphia.
where articles for the contest were
consummated.
The calibre Of the Norfolk crew
which is making a tour Of this sec
tion, is well known to the local fans.
as they have exhibited their wares
here before. Aberfoyle is one of the
best mines playing ball outside of
organized baseball and includes in
its lineup four former big leaguers.
Evening journal., 1921-08-18
DISPUTED CHECK
LEADS INTO COURT

Benjamin Kramer. a produce mer-
chant was held under $500 bail for
the grand jury in City Court today
on a charge Of obtaining goods un-
der false pretense. The charge was
preferred by Paul Handler, a whole
sale commission merchant. who tes-
tifed that Kramer gave him a check
for $2I in payment for some fruit
and the check had been returned by
the bank marked insufficient funds %
Kramer denied the charge and
produced his balance sheet from the
bank on which the check was drawn
showing he had more than S27 in
bank at the time he gave the check.
Handler testified that he had Wis
tied the bank at various times bui
could not collect on the check.
Evening journal., 1921-08-18
CHARGED WITH ASSAULT.

Special to The Evening Journal
GEORGETOWN. Aus 1s.-Ed-
ward Walters. Of Laurel. is being
held in the Sussex county Jail, in
default Of $500 bail, charged with
murderous assault on Oscar C.
James Of Little Creek district.
Jacob Smith, farmer. is confined
to his home. suffering from injuries
sustained as a result Of falling from
a wagon loaded with wood. The
wheels passed over a portion Of his
body.
Evening journal., 1921-08-18
By HAROLD d. JACOBS

UNITED Press STAFF Correspondent
NEW YORK. Aug. 1S.-The ran
roads have turned the corner IN
their financial condition, according TO
THOMAS Dewitt cuyler. chairman OF
the Association OF Railway Execu-
tives.
Cuyler, in a statement TO the
United Press today said It was hoped
the carriers would show net earnings
of at least half a billion dollars TOT
this year.
Further drastic reductions In
GENERATING expenses are necessary
however, before the railroads can
make any general reduction in rates
he said:
"As a result Of the war and OF the
period Of Federal control, the earn
ing power OF the American railroads
was practically destroyed" Cuyler de
clored met earnings declined
from approximately sss4,0Oo,OOO IN
Evening journal., 1921-08-18
BURNS, HEAD OF
US. SLEUTH BUREAU

WASHINGTON. Aug. IS Omitted
Press) ).-Appointment Of William J..
Burns TO head the bureau Of investi-
cation of the Department of JUS
tice was announced today by Attor-
ney General Daugherty.
Burns succeeds William Finn,
who took charge OF the bureau soon
after the Wall street bomb explosion
in New York.
The appointment Of Burns comes
after battle between him and Finn
as to who should have the job. which
ultimately will mean the command
of the entire Federal detective force.
including the prohibition agents.
Evening journal., 1921-08-18
HousEHoLD NOTES.

A little essence OF coffee makes a
delightful candy flavor.
Woolens should be washed in hot
suds without rubbing.
. Add a little baking powder to
meringue TO make * fluffy
Use sausage fat instead Of butter
in stufing fowls. II gives it delicious
flavor
A good fireman will keep his
heater fire well banked with coal.
Satisfy is delicious dipped in fritz
ter batter and fried in hot fat.
Evening journal., 1921-08-18
SOLDIER MUST SUPPORT CHILD

After a plea OF guilty 10 a charge
Of non-support for his client, Ralph
Richardson. a soldier, had been en-
tered at a hearing in City Court to-
day by Philip L. Garrett. his attor-
ney, Richardson was ordered to pay
81 a month for the child's support.
Mr.. Garrett contended that IS was
sufficient.
Evening journal., 1921-08-18
FOR EXPERT TO
STUDY GARBAGE
Continued From First PAGE

Continued From First Page.
Mr.. Harvey but we are all. hope,
working for the good Of Wilmington
as we see IT,"
Sylvester Healy. garbage contrac-
tor, and DR.. c. M. Handy, president
Of the Board of Health. conferred
this morning with Mayor Harvey,
during which the garbage situation
was discussed. None OF those pres
ent would give out any statement
for publication.
Evening journal., 1921-08-18
Fair Weather

WASHINGTON. August IS
Omitted Press) Generally fair
weather tonight and Friday in
the eastern territory except that
showers are probable in Maine
tonight and Friday in Northern
Michigan. was forecast by the
Weather Bureau today. The
temperature will be slightly
lower tonight in the north
eastern States, the report stated.
Evening journal., 1921-08-18
FOR CAKES.

Be sure that the lard. butter or
other shortening is thoroughly mixed
with the -four in making a cake.
The result will be a richer. more
finely grained cake.
Evening journal., 1921-08-18
FLORENCE WALTON DIVORCED

NEW YORK. Aug. 1S.-Florence
Walton has obtained a final decree
of divorce from Maurice Mouvet. her
former dancing partner. The inter-
locutory decree was entered April
ID, 1920, and the delay in final dis
position of the case gave rise to
rumors Of reconciliation.
Justice Platt. of White Plains, a
suburb of New York, on April 2
last refused to sign the final decree
until it was explained why the ap-
plication had not been made within
the period Of four months set by
law.
Evening journal., 1921-08-18
DIsTRmUTEs GAME LAWS

Chief Game Warden Dillahay. Of
Dover, is in this city today distribut-
ing copies OF the new game laws
among the Justices OF the Peace and
other State officials
Evening journal., 1921-08-18
PANANIA-

Corn meal rubbed well into your
panama hat will clean it nicely. Use
peroxide for scorch spots and chloro-
form for ink stains
Evening journal., 1921-08-18

Vinegar and salt will clean badly
tarnished brass.
No fowl is ft for cooking until
thoroughly washed.
Evening journal., 1921-08-18

After parsnips are boiled, II they
are plunged into cold water the skins
will slip off easily.
Evening journal., 1921-08-18
TROOPS GUARD
Dali EIREANN
TALKING PEACE
Continued from First Page.

Continued from First Page.
above the. rest, with his bushy hair
and darkened features, was a center
of interest for a crowd which gath
cred early TO await news and rune ors.
II was felt that largely in the hands
of this mild-mannered man. long
feared by the English as the most
daring leader Of Sim Fein arms. lay
the decision for peace or war.
Professor Mcneil. tall. raw-boned.
with fair hair and spectacles. was a
striking contrast to Collins; yet, he
too, IL was known would exercise
great influence on today's secret pro-
ceedings.
The people in the streets about
the Mansion House were silent; there
were few scattered cheers for the
delegates. Even the most proudly
patriotic Of the Irish dreaded the
prospect OF renewed warfare which
It was in the power OF these men to
declare.
The present closed session, which
will determine the issue may last
until next week, members OF the
Dali said.
De Valera's fiery speech might not
be the final word in connection with
the British peace offer, but Il gave
the signal for nervous preparations
| for more lighting. The first move was
seen in the arrest Of three British
spoilers" outside the Mansion
House by Sim Fein troops They
were accused Of marking down
members OF the Dali in order that
they might be easily identified in
case of renewed warfare.
Bronzed Sim Fein soldiers. who
have been "on active service" in the
hills for many months before the
truce released them and made II
possible for them to appear in the
open. were disappearing again from
the streets, and IL was believed that
the Irish republican army might
have answered the recall OF British
troops and black and tans by a sim
liar move.
LONDON, Aug. 1s.-England still
clung today to the hope that the
Dali Eireann would not take the
responsibility for once more plung-
Ank AAtAaAAA AlAAN war AMO NIUUOclT
tions were expected from the Sim
Fein Parliament. 1t was believed
the Dali will either:
r Reject the British offer and pui
forward counter proposals leading
J to a renewal OF conferences here
, or
Refer the question to a plebiscit,
OF the people.
The reasons for England's hope to
day were first, despite uncomprom
ising statements, the Sim Fein Of
hcial bulletin last night said:
''The road is still clear for an hon
orable understanding?
Second the belief that a plebiscit
will result in acceptance OF the Brit
ish offer.
Third. the Sim Fein's knowiedg'
that renewal OF war will mean the
obliteration OF the Sim Fein.
Evening journal., 1921-08-18

Florence Walton is a former resi-.
dent Of Wilmington. Her parents
reside at e1S Van Buren street.
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1921-07-01
RGANIZE FARM BUREAU
IN TOWN OF FLAMBEAU

AT meeting of farmers from the
town of Flambeau, called by John
Schmidt, and held in the National Land
Colonizng Co.'S office Saturday even
ing, the Farm Bureau was organized
for the town of Flambeau.
The following officers were elected !:
Pres, Myr0n Hoffman, vice pres, III.
W. Flunker; secretary and treasurer.
Matt HaaSl.
II. c. McCarrell, field representa-
tive. who is working in Barron c0un-
ty, wrote that he would come over and
address the meeting if requested, but
his letter came too late to get word to
him in time.
Mr. McCarrell wrote that Barron
county was lining up strong for the
Farm Bureau and that on Monday of
last week, eighty-five farmers signed
up for membership. Every farmer in
the United States should be a member
Of the Farm Bureau.
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1921-07-01
DYNAMITE REPRESENT
ATIVES VISIT LADYSMITH

A. Mathewson, of WauSaukee, field
man, and Edward FentOn Carley, of
Wilmington Del, advertising manager
for the Du Pont Powder Co.. We're Wis
iting this city Monday, and calling on
their local representative, r. ]. Coon.
The DuPOnts, with the 500 Line and
others, have been leaders in the land
clearing project of upper Wisconsin,
for years, and the DuPOnts have spent
around $4,000 in furthering the cause
.in this territory. Their men have been
on all the land clearing specials and
they have men out over the country
showing the settlers how to blow
stumps and not get their heads blown
off. Their agent, A. J. McAdams,
worked last year and this spring III
Rusk county and is now working in
Marinette county While here he
| helped many farmers with their blast
ing. on stumps. stone, and bitches.
AS far as we know. they have done
| more for the development OF upper
Wisconsin than any other manufacture
or of land-clearing material.