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Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-02-14

about twice 4 year n i AZ eroellent idea
70 take this precauton - keep 10 sgrtera
in n vigorous condition - a. e. more
cnaily resist dsease - which every 1us :
subject = s 3 3 nlth0It pD equal A.
general tonic and ryetcn builder n I'M
proves the appet.'e and giyea new eng'h
and vitality n both old and youn2
Fun information md yaluabIr literature
can ~ hal ~ writing - aw''t fScIfa
Cg s2q rft Lairra' ~ htn ~ ~
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-02-14
DELINQUENT TAXES FOR
THREE YEARS S3I5 670

According 10 Charles II Shcprard
city auditor, an accounting oi the dc-
partmc.t of city taxes shows thai 81
iq20 there was soutstandingin the Northern
district SlpS.2 go and ~ The southern
$50 600. or total of S25S,2sn III 1919
the Delinquent taxes IN tie two distinct
were s2S. 400 IN the Northern district and
81. 200 IN the Southern, or Is total If
$50. 400. n 1918 the delinquent taxes for
the Northern district were $1,000 and
for the Southern s., ,000, Thus makes i
total for III three vcars of S3l5.67G
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-02-14
BUILDING PERMITS.

Ply,s have been approved by tho
Building Inspectors Office and permits
.ssued for the following projects.
Poplar street. SIS: J Wcmman, owner
and builder: alterations 20.
Front and French streets northwest
rornc.. c. Mundy. owner ID NJ. Buckley
builder. show window, $500
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-02-14
IittIn MAY Crossan,s Birthday

Reula MAY Crossan celebrated her
ith birthday anniversary last Friday
night II her grandmothers, Twelfth and
king streets Many OF her little friends
Intended
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-02-14

Colonel John ID. Markey of the First
Maryland Regiment are expected in
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-02-14

Germany professcs 70 10 perfectly
willing to pay what sho ploasea. When
eho gets ready. ot coursr. soston
Transcript
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-02-14
Diamond Dye"
Faded, Shabby
Things Fun!

livery package Of Diamond Dyes
cont-uas easy dlccuons fny dycing any
garment OF drapcv l3cvare Poor de
strcak- epots. fadcs. and uuas matcnal
hy nvttg tta dyed look Fuv " Diamond
Dye only Tell druggist whether your
ua tcr4l Is wool or ek = & u Is eottoa
hrea u mNtur, l16rei ceier
The Washington herald., 1921-03-18
Y Gymnasium,
Open Monday
For Practice.

with only two weeks of prac-
tice time remaining for the nth
annual indoor municipal play
ground track meet. entries in the
annual classic will be given an
opportunity to acauaint them
selves with the track in the Y. NJ.
c. A. boys gymnasium Monday
night.
Arrangements for the practice
was made yesterday by municipal
playground officials. The gym
nasium will be open from to 8
o'clock Monday night. and all
boys entered In the event are
eligible to workout.
Meanwhile practice Is going on
daily at the various playground
division fields and all reports in
dicate q record making meet with
some Of the closest competition
in years Is on schedule for this
year. The meet will be staged, In
the Y. NJ. c. A. on nights-of April
IL, Is. and 16. Entry blanks must
be given to officials by April I.
The Washington herald., 1921-03-18
rHE. MIsERLY HusDAND

THE MIsERLY HUSBAND
The question that ] am asked Of
tener than any other Is this:
.what can I do with a tightwad
husbandg'
Heaven only knows. give up the
conundrum. II could solve II.
would not only be female Solo,
mon. but the greatest benefactor
that my sex has ever known Tor
/ there is no other one thing that
wrecks the matrimonial happiness
Of woman more than parsimony.
The first ume that many ro-
mantle bride discovers that her
idol has feet OF clay. is when she
has to reach for his pocketoook'
and finds out that II has q Yale lock
| on A. that II takes an expert burg
liar with a Jimmy to pry open wide
enough to get q few pennies out OF
1t.
Gus to- their wives. Some are even
ttoo lavish, and gives their wives
more than they can AFFORD to give
them, but there is no denying thar
there are a large number of men
who support their families grudg-
ingly, and who make their wives
Lives a torment to- them through
their stinginess.
These men never give their wives
an allowance. They have every
thing charged on bills on, which
they keep an eagle eye, and when
the first Of the month arrives and
the bills come in. there are scenes
and storms, and abuse. and yituper-
alton that frighten the poor wives
half to death. These men act as IL
their wives had eaten every particle
of food on the grocery bill. and
monopoIized all the light and heat
represented on the gas bill, and that
they were responsible for the chill
/ dren wearing out their shoes. and
getting sick and having to have the
doctor.
Why men, who are not willing tc
pay for the upkeep of q home and
the necessary expense Of q family
ever get married, Is a mystery
They do. however. and their unfor'
tunate wives are expected to wors
miracles and set a good table ant
present q good appearance without
money and without cost; and wher
they fail to achieve the impossible
they have to bear the brunt Of theil
lord and masters agony at parting
with what Is dearer to him thai
his hearts blood.
In the end, q man has to pay th'
absolutely necessary household ex
penses for his family. The law cop
pels that. but IL Is amazing th'
number Of men who never giv'
their wives a cent to spend as the,
please. and for which they do no
have to give an account.
/ get hundreds Of letters q yea
from women who tell me that the,
have never had q dollar of theil
own since they were married. SOM
of them say their husbands ar
rich.. and they have old sicl
mothers or sick sisters that the,
would like to help, but cannot
Others say their husbands dres
finely, but they have to make thei
The Washington herald., 1921-03-18
Playground Girls
Stage Irish yig

Bloomingdale playground girls
celebrated st. Patrick's Day in
real style yesterday. staging an
Irish jig dance under the direc-
tion of Miss Elizabeth Mahon,
director of the grounds. The
following girls took part in the
dance, Lucille Damron. Anna
Moore. Esther Lasden. Dorothy
Slentz. Irene Sullivan, Ellen
Parker, Helen McNally. Dorothy
Vernon, Katherine Mentally,
Edith Williams. Bertha Ryan,
Katherine Harrington, Sadie Els
berg, Emily Harrington, Meta
Griffin. Rose Zimmerman, Mary
Costello, Mary Walker. Thelma
Diver. Irma Nairn, Katherine
Wold. Marjorie Baird, Effie
TAFT, Evelyn Leaman. Sarah
Smallwood and Frances LeMat.
The Washington herald., 1921-03-18
Tyler Center
Members Stage
Play Tonight

The Southeast Community Cen
ter. in Tyler School. win give an
entertainment tonight at s o'clock
In the Eastern High School audi
torium for the benefit of the
Junior Red Cross Fund of cranch
and Tyler SCHOOLS.
The Pollyanna Club Of girls,
including Ellen Lanham. Viola
Fletcher. Melva Corcoran, Aiieen
Van Norman. Regina Turner,
Mildred Anholt, Helen Harper,
Mollie Edwards. Katherine Kuhn,
Evelyn Davis. Thelma Liebold,
Louise Cogan. Lula McKenny,
Margaret Mcpherson. Margaret
sato and Emiiine Thompson. will
put on a picture of colonial DAYS
arranged by Miss Lenora De-
Grange. assisted by Mrs. Clifford
Lanham and Mrs. Frank X. Pat
terson.
The Rag Doll Club, including
Edna Baldwin, Lois Roberts,
Madeline Kuhn. Adelaide Haxell,
Virginia Chism. Elizabeth Boyd,
Marie Gillpin. Margaret Fitch,
Constance Hanlein. Laura Nit
chell, Gladys Carroll, Eva Darn
stead, Dorothy Fairall and Ruth
Abelman. will give interesting
numbers arranged by Mrs. John
F. Speisser and Mrs. Casper
Orange. Dances arranged by
Miss Evelyn Davis will be given
by the club also.
Members OF the Country Dane
ing Club. under the leadership
of Mrs. Nellie Belt, will exhibit
some Of their characteristic
dances. The Southeast Com
munity Center Boy Scouts, Troop
So. Of which william Z. Mastin
is scoutmaster, will serve as
ushers. The costume committee
Is composed of mothers of the
neighborhood. Mrs. M. w. Da-
Wis Is director of the center.
The Washington herald., 1921-03-18
FEATURES, FICTION
wstch Tie Herald orowi

ON the street car; ~ he is always so
slow In getting out his pocketbook
that NE lets somebody else In the
crowd pay; II he carries . little
book and puts down In it every
cent he spends; pass him up. He
Will make one OF the kind Of hus-
bands You have to chioroform be-
fore you. part him from the price of
hat. n
all she gets, IL she does not have a
definite money understanding with
the man she marries before she mar
ries him. Don't ask man IL he is
sure he win always love you and
II he will never marry IL you die.
Ask him how much of his salary he
thinks a man should give his wife
to keep house on. and what are his
views in regard to a wife's having
her own individual purse.
But many a man who is a lavish
spender during his courtship Is a
miserly husband Many a man
makes his wife pay in pinching
economies after marriage for the
gifts and good times he gave her
before marriage. How is q woman to
deal with such a close-fisted spouse?
Generally. such a mans pride is
his weak spot. He trusts to his wifi 5
being ashamed TO let other people
know how niggardly he is, and nine
times out of ten his wife's could make
him come across beautifully by
assuring him that she would go out
and get a job. even IL she had 70
cook in somebody's kitchen, rather
than haggle with him over every
penny. Instead of getting approprl-
ate clothes. at the price of her hus-
bands abuse, let her shame him by
her shsbbiness and tell their friends
that he refuses to give her any
dress money. and he will save hi,
face by handing over a decent al
lowance. for no man wants TO en-
dure the withering contempt we all
feel for the stinEy.
II these tactics fail. a woman T.
justified in leaving a tight-wad hus-
band. and going to work for those
who will reward her services with
pay envelope. She has everything
to gain and nothing to lose by -
doing. for the hardest work and the
worst paid in the world. is working
J a tight-wad husband.
The Washington herald., 1921-03-18
Split-Second
Comments
On the News
By ROBERT CULLEN

Thsgs are two kinds Of men
rcguiE guys. and those who don't
look ,6olish when praised.
Juatfo make II sporting propo-
sitiop.,Yhy don't they allow a $4,000
exemDton for each child?
Thespay Of teachers proves that Il
10 uueh more profitable to get an
educ4ff6n than TO give one.
II they can cancel this wars debts
BY . resolution. they can wipe out
all national debts that way.
II the nations forgive their debt
ors. and get away with 1t. perhaps
your .hutcher can be persuaded to
try it,r
Andean these years people have
been cussing the pork barrel when
the real offender was the war chest
Thsnibeauty parior. madam, will
givesyou . permanent wave and put
q permanent crimp in your pocket
book
The Washington herald., 1921-03-18
FRIDAY, MARCH Is. 1871.

FRIDAY, MARCH Is. 1871.
Jupited rules dominantiy for good
this day. according to sstrology.
Saturn. also. is IN benene aspect
but Neptune and Uranus are sd-.
verse.
1t is a time for planning large
enterprises and beginning to lay the
foundations for future commercial
successes
Business Is well directed. for the
stars presage a steady Improvement
in financial conditions
This should be a fairly fortunste
rule for real estate transfers and
for all lines OF trade in which the
poducts of the earth are involved
Neptune Is, in q place that may
cause uncertainty concerning trade
conditions. and there may be more
or less delay in the general accept
snce of promises Of renewed pros-
perity.
Under this direction Of the stars
there may be a tendency TO doubt
what seems to be favorable In the
line Of manufacturing, but the next
few months should be exceedingly
prosperous
Persons whose birthdate II In
should avoid all Irritation during
the coming year, for II will be haz-
ardous. Business will be very prof
liable.
Children born on this day will be
great favorItes and will probably
| he .uccessfnl ali through their lives
! which should be very happy.
The Washington herald., 1921-03-18

NEW YORK. March 17.-Thoughts
while strolling around New York:
Flashily dressed women with run
down heels. 1t is a Gotham char
acteristic. And when they grow
stout they wear big pearl ear
drops. A Refuge Home for Fallen
Girls. A clammy, clinging bleak
ness about it. A benevolent squire
type-ruddy-cheeke and rotund.
But you never know in this town.
He may be gambling house capper.
| Detectives watching a newspaper
from -all-cities stand. Many fee
ing criminals are caught there, seek
ing news OF their home town. The
smell of Ltl;e subway. A distinct
ested in baseball this year. Hope
Hampton, os tire films. And what
huge dianond ring!
| this is Broadway. What to DO
What to dol Nothing lei. bat ferry
rides AMI hsfry-up photo shops for
pleasure-seekers. Still. at my age.
l should worry. Clare Briggs sue-
gests that Jake up croquet. Shops
devoted to high art. Thee in a
row. Spring is near. The orange
drink places are being frightened
up.
Short box overcoats with pearl
buttons. There's Nicky Arnstein.
He resembles . Spanish grandee.
The craze for candy seems to have
died out. Or perhaps too many OPEN
ed up little stores along Broadway.
Anyway, most of them have closed
up.
All the theaters advertising sa-
cred Sunday night concerts. And
they give almost the same show.
wonder how It would do to have
a Sacred Sunday Balloon Ascen-
sionT Too many laws. And not
enough enforcement wish were
lawmaker. I'd unmuzxle all the
dogs and make the convert charge
penal offense.
Statue petdlers are beginning to
appear. Central Park South clubs.
Marble front apartments. An at
mosphere of wealth. And yet lack
1 ing the dignity of Park avenue.
There's something strange about the
dignity Of street. Similar to that
surrounding q plug hat.
Some wag suggests that Caruso's
reai relapse Will come when he gets
his bill for medical services. He
had seven Of the highest-priced doc
tors in New York. Many of them
have a fixed charge of 500 for a
single visit and they remained at
Caruso's bedside and on call at all
hours Of the day and night. There
has been no Jenial of the published
story that caruso accepted Chris
tian Science treatment after all hope
had been abandoned. He did not
embrace the faith, but members OF
his household are said to-. have .
deep interest in Christian Science
and sought absent treatment from
two practitioners at the time when
even Caruso's, secretary admitted to
reporters that hope was. abandoned
Doctors say that caruso's win Ia
live saved him and so far there
has been no controversy. as the
Christian Scientists have remained
ldiscreetly SILENT
The Washington herald., 1921-03-18
Kitchen Ditties.

By Bruee Geddes, u2 years old,
Powell school.
Ito be sung to the tune of
Bubbles.)
Pm forevey tcoshing dishes,
Dirty dishes in the sink,
They're piled so high
They nearly touch the sky.
They sOon't be done till the Fourth
of Jaly.
PH haze to break q saucer
To get them done real good.'
So I'm forever sudshing dishes,
Dirty dishes IN the sink.
I'm foreUer eating cookies, :,
Eating cookies by the barrel.
They're piled so high ~
They neoyly touch the sky.
III cot them all
PH surely die.
PH hove to call q doctor
To fir me up again.
So Pm foyever eating cookies,
Eating cookies by the barrel.
The Washington herald., 1921-03-18
REILLY WILL LEAD
BUSINESS SENIORS

John A. Reilly was elected
president of the Business High
School senior class at the an
nual election yesterday. Busi.
ness will graduate one of ths
largest classes in history this
year and the election was close
ly contested. Other officers
chosen include Helen Waller
stein, vice president; Della Seu-
fert, secretary; and Frederick NJ.
Blum, treasurer. Commence
ment plans have not been COM
pleted.
The Washington herald., 1921-03-18
COL0red Woman Freed
From Charge of Murder

Julia Bell, colored, who was in
dicted for second, degree murder in
connection with the shooting ana
killing Of her husband Charles
Bell. on December IL last. was
found not guilty yesterday by a
Jury in Criminal Court No. 1.
The testimony showed that the
couple had q quarrel at their home,
SIS L street northwest. about, some
paperhanging work that had been
DONE The prosecution contended
that the woman backed Off from
the man with her baby In one hand
and q gun In the other and shot
The Washington herald., 1921-03-18
How would you identify
THE ERRING WIFE.

The body lay upon the floor of q
vacant tenement room in the poorest
section Of the city.
It was that of(a young woman.
She had been stabbed to death. The
knife-blade had cut through the
cheap green sweater and pierced the
heart. The most brutal part Of the
crime was the way in which her fea-
tures had been battered beyond all
recognition.
For the rest, she wore a wedding
ring, Detective Ganlaw and Harvey
Hunt noted as they removed 1t that
the hands were soft and the nails
ianicured. The Inscription Of initials
and date inside the ring had been
scratched away.
Her clothing was poor, very poor
and ill-fitting. A great deal of
blood apparently had flowed from
the wound, but only the dndergar-
ments were much stained with It. In
the cheap handbag that lay beside
her was q half finished letter. APP
parently intended by her for her
husband. 1t read:
Dear Emil-You have been as
food a husband to me as you could.
l suppose. But I'm very weary Of
this drudgery. You promised me
you wouldn't make me do it, I got
thinking II over last night. Emil,
and I can't stand II any longer. ]
am going away. Don't Try to fnd
me. I'm going with man who can
give me the nice things I've always
wanted. Take care OF baby, and"
Here the letter broke on.
In the bag. too. was the fountain
pen with which 1t had been written.
Ganlaw and Hunt had tested II for
the dead woman's fngerprints. but
had found none at all on. its polished
handle. The point, however. fitted
the writing perfectly. There was
no douhf ahossx lfs haias .fhs. -.
The Washington herald., 1921-03-18
porotl,y.Di Ae

own clothes. and look so shabby
that their husbands are ashamed to
b. seen cut with them. and all tes-
tify to the humiiiating and degrad-
ing scenes they have to go through
when they ask for money.
Yet these women all work In
their homes. They cook and clean
and scrub. and sew. patch and darn.
and hunt bargains, and raise FAM
lilies, and perform services so var
led and great that It would cost q
man hundreds of dollars a month
to have done by substitutes. sIt
doesn't take long to run up a bill
for household labor these days
when competent cooks get from $40
week up. and wash ladies demand
$3.50 day, and trained nurses and
baby specialists are worth their
weight in gold. and scamstresses
are pearls Of great price.
This makes all the more unjust
the attitude of the pnan who in COM
mon parlsnce. holds out on his wife.
and refuses to give her the money
that she has earned in his own
Kitchen and nursery. to say nothing
OF the higher obligations he has to-
wards here as her husband
But. as Mr.. Cleveland airily OBJ
served. 'it is a condition and not
a theory that confronts u.s." Here
is the miserly husband. and here Is
his defrauded wife. and she wants
to know how she can go about col
lecting what is owed her.
The best way to deal with a tight
wad husband is not to marry him
at all. In picking out a husband
oHe of the things a girl should be
surest about is to see that she isn't
getting a stingy one. Observe how
a young man reacts towards money.
III he carries his pennies In q
change purse; IL he haggles over ev-
cry cent on a bill; IL he let's you pay
your car fare when he meets YOU
The Washington herald., 1921-03-18
Deductions ofHarvey Hunt
By Philip Francis NewIan.

lowing the interview won some
praise. even from the politically an
tagonistic press, by uncovering at
its outset what promised to be one
OF the most successful Of smuggling
organizations, in which 1t was
planned to make use of thoroughly
innocent and unsuspecting messen-
gers Of regulations similar to Ran
dall's.
The Washington herald., 1921-03-18
Women 5 Waists

7 Black and Brown Georg-
cite Waists, trimmed in satin
bands and stitched in con-
trasting color silk, ? size 81,
3 size sc. 2, size 3s. $3.es
each; were $s.7S.
? Beaded and Embroidered
Georgette Waists, in taupe
and brown, sizes a. and 4o.
$3.es each; were s6.7s.
8 Brown Tucked Georgette
Waists, piped in jade. ? size
sc, size 40. s3.ss each;
were $s.7s.
rs Georgette Waists, all
light shades, embroidered,
tucked and lace trimmed,
white and felsh. all sizes in
the combined lot. Special,
e3.es each.
26 Georgette Waists, in suit
shades; rust, bisque, navy,
taupe, brown and copen. Spe-
cial, $se5 each.
10 Wash Net Waists, tuck
ed front and back, collar and
cuffs finished with tucked
.frill; 4 size 36. 8 size 50, 2
size 20, I size 46. Says each;
were $s.7s.. ~,
Waists, in tucked and tailored
styles, mostly large sizes.
Special, $I.6s each.
IS Dimity and Wolfe Waists,
lace trimmed or tailored
styles. Special, $I.e5 each.
~ Tailored English Cham
bray Waists, in lavender, nile,
rose and bisque. Special,
3a.os each.
waist Section. Third Door.
A~~NuA
The Washington herald., 1921-03-18
Studessts EniUen
School Columns

stili they eene. Centrfbs-
tisns Of the most interesting
type. including shsrt stories,
poems and cartoons. Some
are published this nernfsg,
more will be published tonsr-
row and On the following days
ss space and quality Of the
articles permit. watch for
the short stories about the
flowers which were received
yesterday from JeRersen
school students. All eentri-
buttons must be signed ana
the age, address and schesi Of
the contributsr given. Car
teens must be drawn In black
Ink and on white paper.
The Washington herald., 1921-03-18
Athletic Programs
Fixed For TOdaV

Schools will be closed today
because of the Teachers Insti-
tute to be held In Central High
School auditorium this morning
and afternoon. II
A special athletic program " 4
been arranged blythe Boys FI
C. A., including games ~ he
gymnasium in the morniY out
door baseball and swing 1ng in
the afternoon and club .deetings
at night. The municipal play
grounds will be open all day for
practice for the annual track
meet and baseball and schlag
bah championship series.
The Washington herald., 1921-03-18
WaIlach Girls Win.

wallach School schlag ball
team defeated ths Randall-High-
land squad in q practice game
yesterday afternoon on the vir-
ginia Playground, IL to 10. Miss
Thelma Smith, playground d.
rector, refereed the contest,
which was the frst of the sea
son for the losers
The Washington herald., 1921-03-18
with which the letter had bee

with which the letter had been
written.
Good Lord, Hunt" calculated
Ganlaw with a sigh, wouldn't this
make q plot for the movies. though ?
Little butterfly wife. Husband loses
job. Reduced to poverty. Love flies
out the window. Rich villain comes
along. entices her from home. Little
butterfly wife thinks of baby. Has
change of heart. Kicks up a rumpus.
and the dirty brute, probably full
Of hooch, bumps her or"
Harvey Hunt grunted.
How are you going to find out
who she is?" he asked.
Comb the city for a poor young
guy whose wife deserted him, Of
course, answered Ganlaw. looking
up In surprise. THAT won't be hard.
Let the newspapers publish the yarn
and every deserted husband will be
down at headquarters inside a couple
OF hours. Notice the inks still fresh
This letters only a few hours, old.
she can't have come from very far"
Hunt grunted again. "If you want
to get at the bottom of this thing"
he advised. you better watch for
hAC IA 81 koAus WcIl-to-uO parents VINO
report that their daughter. who Ia
not married, is mysteriously miss
ing from home after going to spend
the night with a school chum or
something like that. It'll make a
much better movie plot than the sob
stun you've just doped outs and it'll
have the advantage of being the
truth. I'll go further and suggest
that when you find those parents,
you examine their spoiled daugh-
ter's desk for a sample of handwrit-
ing similar to this, and when you
md It, arrest the writer. either as
the murderer or an accessory"
Bat on what grounds aid Harvey
Hunt base this opinionf
The answer will appear tomorrow.
(Cepyright, 1871, by pubic Ledeer COL
The Washington herald., 1921-03-18
Daily Hardknot.

My first is the shortening for.
name; ~.- - 80
. My second Is the middle of same;
Ny following is a part Of a chain;
My whole Is a bird we hear in the
lane
(Answer to yesterdays: "A
word to the wise In sufficiently