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New-York tribune., 1921-12-22
Boarder Kills 2 Women.
ShootsAnother Ends Life
Philadelphia Man, Believed to
Have Gone Insane, Runs
Amuck With Pistol
Special Dianntoh TO The r,ihu


PHILADELPHIA, Dec 21.-A woman
stood beside a tub of water washing
clothes in the kitchen of dwelling at
5509 Market Street this morning. AS
she bent forward to rinse q garment
Cornelius Cuff, boarder in the house.
appeared at the kitchen door, leveled a
revolver at her head and fired. The
woman, Mrs. Bella Drake, also a
boarder, was killed instantly.
Turning within the house, Cuff shot
and killed Mrs. Minnie Warrington. a
widow and the mother Of two small
children, as she was sweeping the ..in-
ing room. With three bullets still in
the pistol, he ascended the steps to
the third floor, shot point blank at Mrs.
Agnes Borell, who was hanging cur
tains in her room. Then, returning to
the second floor he ended his life
Mrs. Borell is in Misericordia Hos
pital and is expected to recover. The
bullet from Cuffs revolver lodged in
her abdomen and later was extracted.
After the shooting Mrs. Borell
dragged herself to the window Of her
room, then climbing out, she fell to the
roof of the kitchen below. Making her
way along the top of the shed to the
adjoining house she entered and told
Mrs Walter Smith, 5511 Market Street.
of the shooting
Cuff is believed to have gone sud
denly insane
New-York tribune., 1921-12-22
Harvey Jokes
With Colby at
LondOnDinner
Ex-senator Lewis Also Is
Present and Ambassador
Dwells Humorously on
Their Political Upsets
Hears Himself Criticized
Wilson's Former Secretary
Declares League Lives
Despite Its Assailants

LONDON, Dec. 81 (By The Associ-
ated Press ).-Ambassador George Har.
vey and Bainbridge Colby, Secretary of
State under President Wilson, put
aside their political differences and
faced each other good humoredly to-
night at the dinner of the Knights of
the Round Table Club. Former United
States Senator j. Hamilton Lewis also
participated in the exchange of witty
shafts with the ambassador.
With some show of feeling Mr.. Colby
replied to the ambassadors Pilgrim
dinner allusion to the "too proud to
fight" slogan, saying that the army
sent to France constituted the best
testimony of the inaccuracy OF that
'much played upon, distorted and mis-
understood aphorism."
Believe League Still Lives
He said he belonged to that section
of opinion in America which would
have approached the problems before
the Washington conference with a
little more dash and spirit and less
hesitancy." and he added, 81 believe
that the League of Nations still lives
He indorsed, however the Washington
accomplishments as steps in the right
direction.
Mr.. Colby concluded with a compli-
ment to the ambassador, declaring:
"Thcre is no better American than
Harvey. His progress has been sure
and sustained, his steps need no re-
tracing"
Sir Ernest Wild said: "If Anne rica
would only be content not to be die
tatorial she can dictate the future OF
the world
Mr. Harvey assured his auditors that
he had not come to the banquet tc
dictate. The English, he said, fire..
quently expressed appreciation for
what America did for them in the war
1--WE have q double reason to thank
England for what she did for US before
we came in"
Then began thrusts at the Democrats
the ambassador surmsing that had Mr..
Colby continued in his high Office 81
doubt if l would have been here to-
night"
Pokes Fun at Lewis
With smile at Mr. Lewis, he added ::
And had my name been proposed for
the same post abroad l haven't a doubt
that the whip of the Senate would have
prevented confirmation of nv appoint
ment." He observed that of the two
men Mr.. Lewis was the luckier. as he
was retired IN gubernatorial cam
paign-"by only half a million votes.
Of course, he had only one state to
count on, while Colby, with the whole
country to pick from, was retired by
seven million"
The Americans present were elected
unanim ously to membership in the
Ancient Club. T. p. O'Connor, pre-
New-York tribune., 1921-12-22
Milk Producers Deny
Charges by Aldermen
Statement Insists Only 49l Po-
licemen Are on Guard and
Strike Is Dead Issue

Contradictions of charges made in
the findings of the special aldermanc
committee which investigated the milk
workers strike were issued yesterday
by /. Elkin Nathans, secretary of the
New York Milk Conference Board.
The statement, which also reiterated
the distributors contention that the
strike is dead issue, was In part as
follows:
"The committees report says that
l,8oO police are occupied in the pro-
lection of the milk companies prop
erty. Yesterday there were but 28S
policemen on wagons and 203 at the
plants. This number will be rapidly
reduced
"The report would give the impress
sion that milk distribution is far from
normal because 1000 men are on strike
In the greater city area there are 2,522
house deliveries. Before the walk-out
there were 2.894 wagons used.
THE public is getting pure milk
through the normal channels. The dis
trbutors cannot concede the existence
of the strike simply because or the
lawlessness Of former employees who
have since been replaced.
There were slightly less than nine
thousand men employed by the com,
panles affected by the walk-out There
now are approximately $500 men en-
ployed. This is one of the bases fol-
our statement that the strike is over
Several minor disorders in connec
tion with the strike occurred during
the day Four strikers were sentenced
to workhouse terms as the result OF
previous attacks on company EN-.
ployees
New-York tribune., 1921-12-22
Calder Approves Livingston
Choices for Federal Place

his approval to the appointment of
John j. Read and William H. Savers.
supporters of Jacob A. Livingston
Commissioner of Elections and Repub-
lican leader in Brooklyn, whom Ap-
praiser F. J. II. Kracke selected as
deputy appraisers, at $4,000 year
each. This is the first bit of Calder
patronage, and the fact that it went to
adherents of Mr.. Livingston is thought
to show that the Senator seeks the
friendship of the leader in preparation
for next years Senatorial nomination.
New-York tribune., 1921-12-22
Dr.Lorenz May Tour W est
In Special Hospital Train
Physician, Entirely Recuperat-
ed, Holds First of Series of
ednesdax Clinics

DR.. Adolph Lorenz. the Vicnnesc or
thopedist, held the first of a regular
series of Wednesday clinics yesterday
morning at the Brooklyn Department
of Health center, Willoughby Street
and Flatbush Avenue. The seventy-fve
patients who are eligible each week for
his examination are to be chosen in
daily preliminary clinics at this center.
The physician, VINO was almost over
whelmed by the first impact with the
disorganized crowds of the deformed
and crippled clamoring for his minis
New-York tribune., 1921-12-22

trations, has recuperated. He is in ex-
cellent health, and expects to remain
IN this city until February L. After
that date he expects to go to Detroit,
where the hospitals of that city, under
the leadership of Mayor Couzens, are
organizing clinics for him. He may
tour the West in a specially fitted hos
pital train That will permit him to give
demonstrations of his treatments at
the smaller towns
New-York tribune., 1921-12-22

sented as "liaison officer between the
Celtic and AngIo-Saxon people," an
nounced his intention of going to the
United States to ask the Irish not to
SOW discord between the English speak
ing peoples. He entered a plea for
Irish ratification of the treaty.
New-York tribune., 1921-12-22

legislation will not follow platform
pledges. but will be the result of
dickering and combinations between
various 'blocs.' 1t will be a case Of
New-York tribune., 1921-12-22

you vote for this and we'll vote for
that and / shudder to think what will
happen to cur representative form of
democracy"
New-York tribune., 1921-12-22

up and, assisted by the wind, she be-
gan her homeward trip at fast clip,
disappearing over the hills to the
south: The dirigible arrived at Lang
ley Field without mishap.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-10-05
WHY?
why Docs a Kettle sInrl
copywright. 1920 by
Wheeler Syndicate. fnc

According to the generally ac-
credited story, II was the observation
of a Singing" kettle which led James
Watt TO n clearer understanding Of
the steam engine and what IL might
be made to accomplish. for. like New
tons analysis Of the falling apple,
Watt not only heard the kettle sing
but he analyzed the reasons behind
this and sensed the fact that steam
could be put TO work and made TO per-
form a number Of useful functions.
Primarily, Of course, the singing"
Of the kettle is due 10 the fact that
the water inside the vessel is being
heated and transformed into steam
which, being hot, seeks TO rise and
escapes through the spout. In doing
this. it passes through the compara-
lively narrow opening with q kissing
or whistling sound, like that made
when the wind forces itself through
the limbs Of the trees or the narrow
cracks in the side of a house. Not
only do the particles of steam vibrate
of Themselves, but they set the kettle
/ to vibrating as well. thus causing a
series Of sound waves which are trans
/ mitted TO our ear-drums in the form
of q singing or kissing impression
| just as the whistling of human be-
ing Is due to the passage Of air
through the small opening Of tho
pursed lips.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-10-05
LITTLE BENNY'S
NOTEBOOK
ny Lee Pane.

MY cuzin Artie came efroffnd yes.
tidday and we both started t0 feel
hungry az the Hamo timc. me calling
up stairs 10 ma. Hay ma, can me
and Ariio have those 2 apples on the
sldobordY
I aippase 80. scd ma. McrniHg
yes, and ! scd ~ Artie She aaYs
we can.
Teuay. crate news. sed Arlie. hnd
me and him went hack in thc dining
room and looked ~ the apples. one
being a oxtor big one and one being
exter small one not looking euy re.
lation. me thinking. Wei fs only
polite 10 ask Artic 10 take oae frfai
and II he takes the BIGGEST ono h.
aint very refined.
And / sod 70 him, Go ahead. kriis.
take one. Sounding aa if . didout
give a darn wlch one he took. aud be-
kepp on looking 40 them o. wild. ayl
ing. No, rou take one fcrHi. you i've
heer and you awt 20 have fho ferst
choose. wlch one DO you wuntg be-
sed, and i sed. Eny one, either one.
Thinking. q, tho big pix. ho thinks
IN take tho little one out ~ polite
ness and then he can take The big one
and look as II II was q aKsidoni. And
thawt, Like fun. like heck. saying
No. go ahed, you're company. ~ ahod
and take one ! don't care wich one YOU
take. Ia jest as ieef have one AZ the
other. Wich one do you wunt3 I scd
Holcy smoaks. wat do 7 care wieh
one ] get. go. ahed and take the b'g
one, that win show how mutch Z care.
sed Artie.
| Well ] tell you lets wota 10. 7 sod
jest to show you Ia Jest as lcof have
one as the other let's cut them in
half and each take half of each. Wat
do you say? I sed.
That suits mo al rite. cnythins
suits mo. G.. don't care wieh one I
get, I'm immaterial. sed Artio.
Being wat we did. Proving wei
lpeeple get too polite IL starts % iool,
suspicious.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-10-05

me. Thus one of the halbenliers followed
the swordsman to earth instantly, The
second halberdier recovered himself,
and made TO attack Froiae again, but
caught his weapon in my left hand, and
so held it, while Froiac ran towards the
arquebusier, who was now coming from
the guard-house with lighted match.
The halberdier. whose weapon ] now
grasped in one hand, while ! held my
sword in the other, took fright, let his
weapon go, and ran from the courtyard
through the open gateway. The argue
buster tried TO bring his weapon TO bear
on Frojac, but Frojac dropped on his
knees, and, thrusting from below, ran
his sword into the mans belly. The man
fell with groan, dropping his weapon
and his match.
| looked around. The courtyard was
empty. Were these four, then, the only
soldiers that had been left TO guard the
chateau7 No, for these four had been
surprised to find the gate open. Some
one else must have opened the gate for
mademoisclle. Moreover, the swords
man had spoken of Lavigue. Take
the arquebus and the match, Froiae,
said |, "and come. There is nothing to
be done here Mt present"
He obcyed me, and VIC returned TO the
door of the chateau. Just as we were
about to enter. | heard steps as of one
coming down a staircase within. Then
man came out. He was q common
soldier and he carried halherd. AT sight
of us he stopped and stood in the greatest
%stonishment. Then he looked towards
the gate. His expression became one of
the utmost CONSERVATION.
A thought came to me. recalled what
the swordsman said.
"You are Lavigue?" said | to the sol
der.
"Yes," he said, bewildered.
"You were on duty at that gate, but
you left your post.
"Yes, but"
''But you first opened the gate for n
lady"
1t was not ], monsieur, y he answered,
as If anxious TO eXonerate himself, al
though he knew not 10 whom he was
1 talking. cit was my comrade. He
said he knew the woman, and that the
governor would wish her instantly ad
mitted. and he opened the gate When
she came in, would have had her wait
at the gate till NJ. de la Chatre had been
informed, but she ran into the chateau
and my comrade with her. There must
be something wrong, l thought, If my
!conmrade would leave his post to 60
in with the lady. So ran after them to
get her to come back. 1t was my thought
of my duty that made me forget the gate
Indeed it was so, monsieur.
He evidently thought that we were
friends of the governors who had hap
pened to arrive at the chateau at this
hour.
(To be continued)
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-10-05
ANSWERED LEfTERs.

Mrs. F.--"please tell me OF q couple
OF good games for n crowd of women
20 play. My husband belongs TO a
mems club which meets often and all
the wives OF these men go along and
play games In another large room
while the club meeting is going on. We
want something jolly"
Answer: Here Ia game that could
make the Sphynx laugh: Each woman
must bring with her an old suitcase.
an umbrella and a separate skirt and
coat Tin the suitcase). The suitcases
are mixed up, then they are stood
along the wall AZ one end Of the room
with an umbrella beside each one. At
signal the players must, in unison,
each open n suitcase. take out the suit
and put it on over their regular dress,
close the suitcase, open the umbrella,
then rush across the room TO the other
sis ard back again 10 the starting
place, where they must take Off the
suit, put Il i'm the suitcase and close
the umbrella. There must be a time
keeper and the one who does all this
the quickest, wins the game. The fun
lies In the mad haste, the possibility
of a stout woman's getting a little
woman's suit land vice versa). and
the unbecoming quality of the clothes
the NOR dowdy the suit, the better1.
Another game---a sort Of trick game
lis this; Put flower i'm the centre
Of the room on the floor. stand the
players round the ,valls. Appoint a
time Keeper. Tell the players that you
are going TO whisper in each ones ear
TIA name of a different bird and that
when you afterward call out in turr
the bird names given, each one must
rush Toward TO pick up the flower
the ono who does this the quickest
after hearing his bird-name called
wins. But here is what you will
actually do: You will whisper the same
bird name In each persons ear 50 that
when you call that name they will al
rush forward at oncel Pigeon" Is q
good bird name TO use. After whisper
ing Il all around, stand in doorway
and begin calling out. Wren. Robin
Hawk"--and SO forth, going down /;
long list Of names not given. finall,
say. "pidgeon" and each, thinking h
IL tUt bfiF bttt WIN was EAHth AiA
name. will rush forward--and a jun
bled heap Of people will be the result
v. T.--"How can I keep my SINAI
cucumbers in good condition until
get enough OF them to put up? / hav
I only three hills
Answer: Keep them in brine. ri
a quart-size crock full Of cold waite
and add enough salt to float an ega
They may lose their crispness. how
ever.
q A Reader-'Please give correc
a amount OF salt to be used in you
h recipe for Din Pickles recently pub
{ lished. The recipe reads. 3 gallons q
], water and 2 Of salt Isn't this a mis-
Il take?"
i Answer: Yes; IL should have rea,
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-10-05

rivals telling the mermaid of her beauty.
Az last the Green Dwarf saw that he
would have TO 90 TO his Witch Mother
for help or he would be driven from his
home, for the seven dwarfs listened only
to the orders that the Princess gave and
he was pushed aside.
But before he carried out his plan one
morning while the mermaid was summing
ON the rocks, up from the sea came many
real mermaids, and when they saw the
Princess mermaid they were very angry,
for she was far more beautiful than any
OF them.
Away under the sea they went and
soon returned with Father Neptune.
Look" cried all the angry mernaids in
chorus, someone has dared to change
a mortal into our form and make her
more beautiful. Destroy her, Father
Neptune, destroy her at once.
II was lucky for the Princess that at
0.t moment the spell over her was at an
snd, for no telling what would have
happened but the hour was up and the
mermaid disappeared and there OF the
rocks sat the pretty Princess 1zell
of course Neptune asked her who she
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-10-05
GOOD HOUSEKEEPING
pv fatra a A Lrna
BY Laur a A. Kir kman

Three gallons Of water and cups Of
salt"
Young Hounekeeper--'I this menu
suitable for n Sunday Dinner: Cream
Soup, Crcamed potatoos. Corn on Coba
String Beans. Lettuce and Tomato Sal
ad. Ice Cream and Cake7 or should
the salad course be served before the
meat eourse2"
Answer. The menu Is n very nice
one, but | would advise you 20 have
Potato Croquettes instead Of the
ereamed potatoes. When you have n
cream soup you should not have a
creamed vegetable. Variety is the se-
cret Of a tempting menu. The salad
course comes between meat and des-
sert, Just az you have Il.
NJ. B.--'what will take n chocolate
ice cream stain out Of tan crepe
dress7"
Answer: Sprinkle spot with borax.
place IN cold water, let soak. then pour
boiling water through It. There is dan
ger. however. that II may remove the
tan dye.
Tomorrow - Requested Pickling and
Preserving Recipes.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-10-05

was and how she came, there and all
about it aud Il . Princess told him al she
could remember.
at is the old Witch by the Sea,
said Father Neptune. 81 will see to it
that her power is taken from her"
He was about to ride away in his sea
chariot drawn by two dolphins, but the
Princess, who was not at all bashful even
with sea god, called TO him 10 take her
with him and the seven dwarfs, who
until now had remained silent, asked to
be taken along also.
The Green Dwarf was slyly creeping
down the side of the rocky castle to get
on a wave, hoping to reach the shore
and warn his Witch Mother before Nep-
tune could get there, but the mermaids
saw him and screamed to their father,
"The Green Dwarf! Look there is the
sea monster who ran away"
Neptune looked and then he raised
his Trident above his head and thun-
dered in a loud voice to the now trem-
bling Green Dwarf. Back to the sea
slavei She has dared to take YOU for 9
son, has she? Well, her power shall end. y
Down from the rocks dropped the
NTTeen DWaTI anu Us nc luUlDieu INTO
the sea he changed to monster with
bulging eyes, a big, round, podgy body
and long, twisting armlile feelers He
was again sea monster and would
bother mortals no more.
Father Neptune took the seven dwarfs
and Princess Izell in his chariot to thu
Witch, who trembled so from fright wher
she saw them she could hardly obey
Neptune when he told her to restore
the seven dwarfs to their own forms.
The Princess was very much SURPRISED
when she saw the seven Princes, but sh
/ lost no time in getting to the open arms
of her lover, Prince Enrol, with whom
she was dancing when the Green Dwar
carried her away the night of the ball
Before Father Neptune said good-by,
to the mortals he told them they neet
have no fear that the Witch or her soi
would bother them again. ''Her powe
is gone" said Neptune, "and as forhe
son he will never leave the sea"
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-10-05
Copyright 1921 by the wheeler Syndicate, Inc.

4 young man who is about to enter /
into the holy estate asks me if | will give |
him few tips about how toget along with |
the beauteous young creature with |
whom he is entering into a life partner |
ship, and whom he suddenly realizes is the |
Strangest person ON earth to him.
Well, son, if you want to be happy |
though married You have got. TO begin
by picking out the right sort of wife, and
by the right sort OF wife mean woman
who has good, hard, horse sense and a
sense OF humor. Brains and a funny
bone, on both sides of the house, arc
the two essentials to happy home.
It's only fools, and the deadly serious
who are hopeless. People who have in
/ telligancc enough to see straight, and
good humor enough to laugh over diff
! ficulties instead of bowling over them,
can be counted on 10 make the best of
every situation. Even matrimony. It's
the narrow minded and the morbid who
make marriage a failure.
| also hope that YOU have had intelli-
gence enough TO select the kind of wife
YOU desire, instead of having picked out
! something that YOU don't want. with
the idea of making her over according TO
your ideals. 1t can't be done, son. aud
the Home for Incurable Imbeciles
yawns for the foolhardy who try the
experiment
If YOU want q thrifty and domestic
wife, don't marry a fashion plate and q
society butterfly If you want an mtelli-
D gent companion don't marry a silly
little girly girl who hasn' an idea above
the puffs over her ears.
If YOU want a home keeping wife,
don't marry girl whose idea of heaven
is place where there is perpetual jazz
band braying, and people who are dane
ing around among the tables.
Reforming is doubtless a fascinating
diversion, if we may Judge by the num-
Der of people who engage In 1t, but it
must always be a narrowing experience
for the one who is being reformed. Ger
! tainlv no woman vanity can stand the
ordeal of finding out that her husband
! doesn't admire her, or approve of her
: and that he wants to change her into the
, simihtude of some woman he didn't
marry.
] Matrimony has enough disillusions il
g it, at best, even when we think we have
married the one individual who IS al
q our foadest fancy painted. What it mus
f be where either husband or wife is try
!. ing to cut the other over to his or he
e motion, one trembles to think. Som
1 rough house, I'll say.
n Having picked out. an intelligen
r Woman, and one who comes up TO you
r ideal, begin by making her your partne
in reality, as well as in theory. Let he
in on the ground floor of your life. Tel
her the truth about what you make
$ and share with her fifty-6fty in you
J anxieties, your struggles, your pleasure
S and perquisites.
When a man has fool wife it is hi
own fault, because he picked her out an,
married her. When he has doll wifi
he has only himself to blame, becaus