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Evening star., 1921-09-06
At the Door

There's some one knocking at
the door, and l shall rise and let
him in; I'll show no visage grim
or sore, but greet him with a
cordial, grin, and hang his hat
upon the floor, and brace him
up with kickless gin. l do not
trernble any more when some
one at the portal knocks, and
fear it is some beastly bore
who's come to bone me for the
rocks that l am owing at the
store, for shoes or sugar, sacks
or socks. For now I pay my
bills on time, and ask no man
an hour to wait; I look upon it
as a crime to fool the trusting
merchant skate who sells me
lollipops or lime. expecting pay
on such a date; Time was when
l gave little heed to keeping
Credit good and bright; l blew
in all my chicken-feed for every
kind of vain delight, and let said
Credit go to seed until it was a
blowsy sight. Collectors chased
me down the shore, and through
the glen, and up the brae, and,
as they toiled behind they
swore they'd get me yet, and
make me pay; and when they
thundered at my door l hid un-
til they went away. 1t was a
sport l did not like, it filled my
weary days with care; it al
ways kept me on the hike, and
always lodging, here and there,
and oft l called on Pete and
Mike in stony accents of de-
spair. But now l dodge my bills
no more, l hold that course to
be sin, and l regret the days
of yore. when chased by bailiffs
and their kin; when some ones
knocking at the door, l do not
fear to let him in.
WALT MASON.
Copyright by George Matthew Adams.)
Evening star., 1921-09-06
I,,,DjRSf PRESIDENT
FOR RPARLEY ACTION
Jewish Federation Votes Ap'
!. proval, Seeing FuIfilIment
of Age-OId Hope.

Hearty Endorsement of resolutions
offered by Rabbi Simon. lauding the
efforts of President Harding to bring
: about universal reduction of arma-
ments, marked the closing session OF
tie seventh annual convention of the
Middle Atlantic States Federation OF
the Young Mems Hebrew Association
and kindred organizations at the Y.
NJ II. A. Hall yesterday. The success
of the congress was celebrated with a
reception and dance at the Raleigh
Hotel last night.
Declaring the success of the move
ment to be the hope of humanity. the
resolutions point out that "tte burden
Of armaments has for a long time
rested heavily upon the nations of
the world, thereby retardinE progress.
and has unfortunately served as a
E:es among nations with subsequent
loss of millions of, young lives, apd
has only recently drenched the battie-
fields of Europe with some Of the very
best of the blood of America"
Sees Prophecies FULFILLED.
Stressing the purpose of the con-
ference as aimed to realize tie age
old hope for peace on earth, good
will among men, preached and proph-
esied by the prophets of Israel of the
day when the swords will be turned
into Dlow shares" the resolutions
set forth that the Middle Atlantic
States Federation of Young Mems He
brew and kindred associations en-
Enthusiastically indorse the steps taken
by President Harding in initiating
and promoting the hope of humanity
looking toward the reduction and pos
sible elimination of ornaments among
nations"
1t was further voted that members
Of the federation "unreservedly and
unqualifiedly pledge their moral and
spiritual support to President Hard
ing in his efforts to create such a con-
cert among the nations"
Vote for Merger.
Following lengthy debate the feder-
alton voted to merge with the Penn
sylvania federation. E. ]. Londow
vas reelected president Of the or
ganization. and other officers chosen
to serve during the ensuing year in
president; Miss Ida Swarsky. second
vice PRESIDENT: Mrs. Phillip Sykes.
third vice president. and William s.
Schimmel. The federation voted to
hold it's next convention at Norfolk,
Va.
AT the noon-day luncheon Mrs Her.
man Hollander urged a greater unity
among the Jewish people of the city.
and Louis Kraft. national supervisor
Of the Jewish Welfare Board, praised
che local organization for it's summer
camp at North Beach, Md.
Evening star., 1921-09-06
PROF. HERON TO SAIL.

Prof. Lewis NJ. Heron. head of the
electrical department of Tech High
School. will sail from New York Sat-
drday for Tirana. Albania. where he
will direct the vocational training
school under the auspices of the Ju-
Nor American Red Cross.
Evening star., 1921-09-06
WOMEN ASK EQUAL PAY.
Will Fight Civil Service "Double-
Wage Standard" at Convention.

Abolition of the "double-wage
standard" whereby ths average SAL
ary of women in the civil service is
declared to be 5000 less than the av-
erage salary of men. will be asked
by Miss Gertrude McNally at the con-
vention Of the National Federation of
Federal Employee S-,New Orleans, be-
ginning next Monday.
Miss McNally. who is third vice
president of the federation. is to be
chairman of the committee on legis-
lation at the convention. The resolu-
ton to be introduced declares that
during the war. when women were
appointed in greater numbers at high
err salaries than ever before. only S
per cent OF the women appointed in
the civil service were paid more than
$780, while &c per cent of the male
appointees received more than that.
Delegates from the women's union
of the bureau of engraving and print
ing will introduce a resolution call
ing for sick leave for employees of
the bureau. for higher pay for night
work. and for the establishment of a
personnel division, with a woman in
charge.
Evening star., 1921-09-06
ORGANIZATION ACTIVITIES.

Vincent B. Costello Post. American
Legion, will meet at 8 o'clock in the
board room of the District building
Athletic trophies will be presented
and applications for membership con-
sidered.
Gen. Nelson A. Miles Camp. No. /.
U S. w. ", will meet at o'clock in
the Perpetual building. 11th and E
streets. Visiting comrades welcome
Evening star., 1921-09-06
MASONIC MUTUAL LIFE
INSURANCE BODY TO MEET
3. C. Represented at the Gathering
of National Organization at
Atlantic City.

! Headed by William Montgomery,
national president: j. Harry Cunning
ham, chairman of the committee on
arrangements, and number of di-
rectors. a delegation of fifty members
of the Masonic Mutual Life Associa-
zion cf the District of Columbia left
to-day over the Pennsylvania rail-
road for Atlantic City to attend the
annual convention of the national or
ganization. which convenes at the
Breakers Hotel tomorrow and lasts
until Friday.
Special preparations have been
made for this years convention.
which is in celebration of the organi-
.atinn's arrival at the 3l00.00 900
mark in insurance carried. thereby
insurance companies of the country.
Chartered by special act of Con-
gress, March 3. 1859. the local branch
is now enjoying it's third year.
and. according to it's latest annual re-
port. the total assets amount to
351.02.
Representatives from all of the or
Eanization's fifty branches. distrib-
uted through thirty-six states Of the
Union. will be present. and. according
to J. p. Yort, secretary and attorney.
the congress promises to be one of the
most elaborate of its kind ever held
by the association.
Included among the officers and dl-
rectors of the company who left here
for the convention are Messrs. Mont
gomery. Cunningham and Yort. John
Poole. George w. Evans. Charles E.
Baldwin. L. Pierce Boteler. Arthur
Carr. William Dietz, Alexander Grant.
Adolphus Guide. William G. Hender-
son, Arvine W. Johnston. John T..
Meany. John B. Nichols. Charles J..
O'Neill and Charles F. Roberts. w. l..
Andrews of Roanoke, Va. also was in
the rarity.
announcement was made today by
SIr. Yort that the offices of the local
association would be transferred from
the present location. 1921 H street. to
the Homer building. 18th and F
streets. October 1. The entire second
floor of the building has been taken
over by the company.
Evening star., 1921-09-06
HOLD FUNERAL>FOR YANK.
John M. Winslow, Killed in Ar
gonne, Buried at Arlington.

Last rites for Private John M. Wins
low. who died as result of wounds re-
ceived in action in tte Argonne for
est. were held in the Arlington ceme-
terry today.
He was wounded on July 81. 1918,
and was convalescent in Base Hos
pital 10 at Vichy. France. returning
to his company September is. In the
morning of October IL. in the Argonne
sector. Hill 25S. he was wounded by
machine gun bullet, which resulted in
his death October 13, 1918. He was
born in Reynoldsville. Pa. His mother
and sister reside in Washington, 174O
Euclid street
Evening star., 1921-09-06

Make Floral Plans Now for Fail We'd
dings. Shaffer. 900 14th, will estimate.
advertisement.
Evening star., 1921-09-06

Keep Strong.
Build yourself up with Father Johns
Medicine-it is free from drugs.-Ad-
vertiSement.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-11-06
ARD 1Oc WE DO GOLD AND SILVER STITCHING
lg Something Here Out of the Ordinary

will do represented the selling that that these sales will If men hdrens underwea meal of o everybody.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-11-06
Good News for the Women of
 Birmingham

You will be glad to know that Mrs A. 1. Ab- kowitz has returned from New York and will have charge of our millinery department from now until after Christmas. Come ask her about your hat.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-04-20
DAILY ECONOMY CALENDAR.
Copyright. 1915, - fhe Mcclure News
paper Syndicate New Tork city
YOrR wAsTF RKlnRn.

IN sornr ~ thr atorcs There arr blart--
aupplied r. the =alreurnule eeFo ar~ n
Guns'od ~ Keep record rf o~f valee
Th7 5a "verY time = customer lesvrs
rithouf making Z ppr haeo fnr stlee
lcrsen IS 4 ekad tn io' dour su nro of
fhora slfps the reason far thiz Arrrr-
~ IoEeitfr aa~ore faas br thst .re
Hstnroer apparently dfd oo' atevd t
hu. anyway. thaf fha prizes srara .oa
HiRh that ho sort pf merchandise -h.
,akrd for p-ae never carried bv fbr store
mt tho ztooE ~ tho particular sorf of
nere haudisn nad hnen exhausted ~ tha-
~ Halespcopl. we're an Engaged and
the customer would not paf Warr
-u, slips are Kept even ror = limited
perl0d they Furnish an invaluable tiH
to che managers m the stores .n buI.d-
.ng az business Tor thsv -au direct
their energies tn re particular ~. a
II the store fHanaEeraenf that seru4
most al fault
Thc idra IL Il gr.nd one and the house,
wife might 4o Reii to apply E tn hsr
work in eliminating waste. f.vrrv t.ru.
she throws awav any fo0d she might
lot down just why his svas done -or
instance il may - that tho rourn of =
certain dish Egas prepared n that fhe
family did not AXE Is. Then again Z
may be that food spoiled hecauzp .f
lack Of irr ar because II was lu ugor
condition when if anne from she store
II rnay ~ that it was burned n .he
making often bread 3 thrown away
because / dries before lt IL eaten ana
the housewife does not 6nd r.ne
make use 81 i as stale bread Then
again material may ~ wasted becags-
the .ook has aekrd skill because -nr
has tried a new dish. pr because She
has gsed recipe haI Ure.es .o +.
worthless
Why not keep Some suen -ao oa raur
elf for little Whue You may he sur
1rised 70 md the cause gf nGcn sf your
wasted food
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-04-20

A poor youne man. whose mother i9
dependent upon him and Who gotr only
\ very modest Salary aaks mo whether
he shall marry ~ not
Il an dcpcnds ~ the man and ih"
girl. themselves
II the man "a ono 81 the oaay s"iur
una ulbitious Kind who viii hc ,autcnt
in a humhlC sort ~ Nay 81 The end "f
his days he max marry Whenever Il
pIcases him Probably an early mar
rage is best for him. because he viii find
most of his happiness around his own
hcarthstonc ~, will hc the man who
will hisstullv water 3 poCkct-haudksr
chief suburban yard. or potter around,
putting up new shelves IN a two-hy-four
iat and who will reach the measure
nf his aspirations when he gets a nNo
dollar increase in wages
Perhaps this kind IF a man has the
best OF life because he is never torn hy
amy Of the strivinEs towards tho an
attainablc. nor does he know any of the
despair Of baked ambitions. Wife. and
home. and children. are his reward in
lIfc and the sooner he gets them. the
longer ne has u enjoy them
The poor man who IS ambitious
handicaps himself by marriage. sue
cess lS a jealous uilSNltSS. ttll d''iiidlh
Of the one who wins her all that ho has
10 give of time. and effort. and dcvo-
ton. and she houts Those who give her
half hearted allegiance. ard prefer a
wife before her.
The man who wants To- climb fast and
go high should have as little on his
hack AS possible Iic should be free Ia
spend his evenings in study and in
meeting those who can advance his
fortune. His mind should bc clear OF
petty worries that distract his thoughts
from the main issue. lio should have
no .enCunbrances that tie him down 10
any one particular spot He should
save hIs money 80 that he can talk" ad-
vantage Of whatever comes his way
All Of these things are impossible 10
the poor man who narIies young. His
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-04-20
A STORY OF MARRIED
LIFE OF TO-DAY.
BY KATHERINE MOORE.

His height touched six foot surely. In
statue and self opinion no was n man.
but his fair complexion and almost
baby face stirred one with maternal
emotions.
knew he was distressed that he
had slumped for one minute from that
high pinnacle of pnmposity which
adolescence wears SO seriously.
smiled again at the little tablehnN
of self conscious youth and watched ms
not too broad shoulders disappear with
amusing dignity.
But those blue eyes and arrogant
shoulders were to play an amusing part
in my little visit to the shore.
arrived at the hotel hungry as
hon, The ultra of society dinCd late.
hut cared more for the satisfaction
of thc inner man. Su ! hurried down
tn dinner.
"a passed through the foyer ! saw
the Youth of tho PAVILION smoking
cigarette aud talking to an eldeny man.
Ills long thin legs w"r" placed far apart
aud uu. hand iamm"d down In his
.t,nusrr pocket. Ills air had the con
eriousucs4 of "a Young tyro at acting.
IT,, sav me aud the pink flush spread
o>cr his face aud neck
W. passed again IN the 'al ~ 'N'H-
lrl. ON tn. Board Walk. l'oor boy. Soc
inr uir scemed quito disturbing.
Thrn rutircly forgot him until II
nun.., th, uc~t day ! had hardly h""u
seated fu Tho dining room i'm my little
nl,s,.iil, toru,r whou the head waiter
rIacrd .snr,rnur al thc table with me.
vas annoyed My head was bent,
canning TIM inviting wrnu, aud did
,a- e,. who it Was at first. think
uas .osa ana obstinate about looking
ul,
what WAS ms Ercat surprise 70 look
,,p nuaU, inin the hluc ewes of my
l,shful vouth
a., .,ammcred the t,u-tai. hluah
-t.rrad over his tin" hahv skin
pardon mo You won't mind Fns'
I leu asleep rdict"uely and. and n"v
.ntrudc my unworthy prcaon"c.' Ilc
vas IL much in earnest 50 embarrassed 4
and vrt such = ,hild about Il. could
.,ulv laugh and eay what J knew hc
louEod 80 have me
"%o stav. ! am glad
Tomorrrw-N piunC' Companion
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-04-20
THE GIRL on THE JOB.
M1SI.AID!
By Jessie Roberts.
pyright. 1920. by Wheeler SyT

Its enough to drive one mad, NUT
tered Alice, as she searched through
the compartments of her desk, Alice is
an old friend Of mine. and ] knew the
occasion was strong that would get her
really "het up" And het up she was.
Inquiry developed that Miss Smith
had misaid an important letter. and
now that il was wanted there was com
motion.
She was languidly looking for the
letter herself. but apparently quite will
ing that the rest u the office should do
the real work OF finding it,
Il am always mislaying things al
home the same way, she remarked TO
me. as / joined in the search. 1T is so
easy when you have something on your
mind to forget just what you do with
Some little thing you are holding at the
moment. I'm afraid I'm awfully absent
minded.
l wanted to ask her why she didn I
cure herself. but it wasn't my business
To criticize in an Office where / didn t
belong. SO ] said nothing. In time the
letter was found ! forget where. But
il wasn't Miss Smith who found it.
tarelessncss in the office is ineXcus-
able 1t means lost time, work for
others. worry. and there is absolutely
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-04-20
WHY ?
why Do People Touch Glasses Before
Drinking
Copyright. 1920. by
Wheeler Syndicate Inc.

why Do People Touch Glasses Before
Drinkingf
This custom. which was far more
prevalent IN the days before the enact
ment OF the Eighteenth Amendment
than it IS at the present time. had its
origin in the same idea of safety which
led men to shake hands with the right
hand--as an assurance that they We're
concealing no weapon-and 20 raise the
helmet to women or ohers whom they
respected In the days when dueling was
at its height il was customary for
the combatants to paues for a moment
before taking their positions and drink
a glass of Wine supplied by the seconds.
In order to make certain that this wine
had not been tampered with. one glass
was filed 10 the brim and then half Of
its contents was emptied into the glass
Of the adversary, SO that If any attempt
had been made 10 poison one Of the
duelIsts, each OF them would be equally
affected.
The practice. reminisc cut ~ the days
of tn Borgias. passed out along with
the custom of the duel. but the habit OF
touching glasses or holding them up Us
II preparatory 10 touching them, re
manned as a silent reminder of thc
time when no man dared trust anyone
but went always armed and prepared
for trouble
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-04-20

# r. stfs,l lda4 for a poor yopng man -
grf married nirss be rnarries oer-
tstIn tspe Viz girl II IS f4ta for the poor
md ambitious young man 70 marrY ?
aeEfsh girl who wiil demand much ~
MIN or IN extravaganf girl who Rtii
apend All ~ his money. nr a high tenn
rered giri with whom he wiiI he n
perpetual wranRlc. or even inst an or
dlnarY commonplace RirI who will be
tust rs much dead weight for him %
earry.
Ptt there are women -eho are flames
- ambition themselves. AMI Rho are
not burdens on the back of the mar
u no Is trylnR 10 climb tn ladder q
success They are boosters who push
them up. They are spurs in his side
that make him climb.
have seen women breathe their own
fre and spirit INTO husbands until they
minated mere Jumps Of clay. and
turned them into efficient men. haze
seen many clever woman iockeF p
duh husband into a good place. I nave
seen wiYes who were such good press
agents that they convinced the public
that their ordinary husbands were
geniuscs. know many doctor AMI
dentist whose clientele rests on their
wives popularity [ could point 70 4
dozen men who go 10 work every morn
ing, instead of playing golf. beca lss.
they are afraid of their wives.
An ambitious wife with good health,
social tact. and a stin backbone - the
best asset any man can have. and he does
we'll To marry such a woman the min
ute she says Yes" no matter how poor
l, "a She viii find a way 10 get along.
Then there are, of course. the women
who have money and valuable family
connections. and who can give their
husbands a hand Up. That kind ot a
wife, is a help and not a hindrance.
So, whether a poor young man should
marry or not. depends upon himself.
and upon the girl. and upon what he
asks OF life.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-04-20
QUICKLY MADE SALADS
FOH wARI WEATHER

The salad la the bouaekeoper'H tife-
an YER In warm weather. ~ ~ not only
great help 10 her because II requires
no ooul,ing. hut les also the beat thing
hor family can eat on hot. ener waiting
day
( mIgReaf that The bouselgeaper make
atout n unart Of hoiled drohaing ~ Tho
beginning Of each week and keep This in
her refrigerator, using n ittle ot "
daily during tho week. boiled dressing
keeps perfectly ~ an ics-b0E and will be
cold md delicious when served n 1t i'e-
comes slightly thick NJ tho end ~ thr
week little top milk may bo added q"
tllin H.
The following salads are a.iHahlo for
lunch or supper indeed. Do rnfat
sala1a are nutritious enough ~ eerFe in
place Of hot meat 3n the dinner table
Pink Salad s1iro bananas irtD r.
bowl aud add - them , rup of r1okrd
beet ioft ov"rp finely chopped Mis
until the rod of tho heeta has ooloreT
the hsnanaa 0yi.ed p9r"d appie may
also be added If doalredp Serve with
boiled dressing an crisp lettuce lraveH
string Hean Salad simply mir cpEd
cooked string bean laff overs With
enough of the boiloel dressing ~ rppirfsr
we'll and heap this up"r le'tnco
Tomato Salad sire raw f.7oa'oee
| into small pioena. drain 00 tho iquof
using fine sieve. ard mir enough ~
the boiled dressing with fhis puip ~
saaann if veil Theu hoar fEr foivfprr
/ uu lnttuco leae
| salad made af any kiud ~ ,opkel
/ meat left overs Ninco the mrat finely
/ season we'll then mix 9rrIY season rslt
/ then mix yith f enough ~ the HoIol
+ dressing ~ make j. adhere trgofher
when haa pod ~ Pot tyo tablespoons II
+ his ou an individual plate ami polr
/ lftlo ~ tho bnlied dressing over sat 3
portinn Inst brfnre serving
Tomato CYp salad cUt sire rr.f
the topa ~ iarre tomatoes and a,~~.g
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-04-20
We
ALONG THE BOARD WALK.
Chapter 81.

NV room at the Traymore was on
the ocean side with an expansive view
al tn. Board Walk and its cver-chang-
ing scene Of interest.
II was after one O'Clock when |
reached the hotel and tdied my hair
!. nttIc. kept on my suit and hat. ana
hurried down to the noon meal
liked the atmosphere of the motel.
onr felt at ease in such a perfect set
tinE.
mad a lttllc round table in an oh
s,1ir, corner oi the dining room and
quite, ,uioyed my scclusi"n. What Il
,oy To- eat when one has not planned
every mouthfu'
after lunch / unpacked the suitcase.
put ON my tan duvctYn and heavy coat
md vent ont FOR a stroll on the Board
N,lh Whom one IS alone thcrc comes
~ ,xht,aratne thrill Of independence.
tn ID and tho salt air added 10 my
laioNaucN.
rh,ry u,, .h- .v,r mterc~,ine at
taactt"ns.
stood -. mnutc 1T TIN door "r
=. auction -hep Nhl'. The glh 'u'-
ttat.,.f }ao. Nod down toakW"od chair
~ ;h. hsh,-i htdel
Nfi>.J uu. Tn 'a,v sh"r win
H..ss- a.-l u,cdt,y of .,ljurmcnt
fl ,ilopncd suto an easy eh1ir
.3 ,,sr,tt l4,tlIop Tho band WA
.....#a- Tales From HOFFMAN closed
.,,s sni dt,uh - Is beauty
\.4 r,n ilnt>N Nauth ~lsTlWl"d
. vbI,r chan tits ~I.udrr
ae#d NUNS Istlcs~ly over the arm to-
F.. and noticed IT'S "Xtrcm"
.rt.t..r. 81 ~. had i harut-uut cir
r. hrtuc,a ht- .nus fingers ""
'a1,n asleep
IN, music oud,d vth crash Tn"
t. Al NV +5d. moved rrst}oeslv and
..l his sa@ rhcy We're Mu, -b]ue
tn. oc.tt t-,lt AMI thry looked
Ht vta ain, IIi- smooth fam
ra,H,f #.tL III. had boz, caught
... 4arlcd-hut must not 1nt
ph IN. .Ntrcno solf-Con-
.f4I ,Eotism nr youth
u.....a hlm ,tsou-t> smooth down
oeb haun Norfolk suit adjust q
.,alr Il, 4ud rise 3vkuardly
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-04-20
LITTLE BENNIE'S
NOTEBOOK
By Lee Pape.

Me and Puds Simkins was wawk
ing along tawking about vacation com
ing and the high cost of candy and diff
trent things, and we passed somebody's
frunt steps with a sissey looking kid
setting on them me saying To Puds. q,
look watts setting back there with the
big blue necktic on. ] bet / could lick
him with one hand behind my back and
my fingers crossed.
bet ! could lick him so quick he
vouIdent know wat hit him and he
wouldent have strength onuff left to
find out. scd Puds.
Lets 20 back and start 10 get fresh
with him Jest to see wat he'll say.
sed
Yich we went back and started to
do, Puds saying. Hello kid, does your
mamma know you're out?
Certeny, sed the kid. Proberly not
even knowing ne was being insuited, ana
/ sed, Watts the big ideer of the big
necktie, Kid? Are you trying to hide
from somebody?
wy? How? sed the kid. Proving
wat a dam kid he was, and Puds scd,
Wat would YOU do If somebody came
up and gave you a good bust in the
snoot?
Id call my brother, sed the sissey
looking kid. WITCH Jest then another
kid came out Of the house with his cap
puIled down tuff, the sissy looking kid
saving. Hello Bill. the sissy looking kid
know wat Id do if they gave me a bust
in the snoot.
0 they do heh? sed the tuff looking
kid. and Puds quick sed. We do not
enything Of the kind we dident say
enything about us giving him a bust
in the snoot, all we sed was suppose