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Evening journal., 1921-07-25

were entertained by Mr.. and Mrs.
Harry J. Rothrock.
John Fahey and a number OF work.
men from the American Manganese
steel Company, spent Saturday. re-
pairing a break down on a dredge
belonging to Jones and Co. Of Nor
folk, operating on channel work
near the head Of Delaware Bay.
Martin J. Kinney, who was burned
on the leg while working at the
American Manganese Steel plant last
week. and has been confined to his
house since, Is slowly improving.
Mr.. and Mrs. Lester Henry. Will
mington, were weekend visitors. al
the home OF Mrs julia Morrison. on
Second street
George Gensmer and Mrs. r. Vance
Miller and daughter, Miss Dorothy.
OF East Downingtown. were enter
tanned on Sunday by Mr.. and Mrs.
Andrew Mitchell and family OF Della
ware street.
Francis Mullen. son OF Michael
Mullen, Second street. returned 10
his home here. Saturday. after a
three weeks visit with his aunt. Miss
Sarah Hickey. at Long Island.
Ira Richards, OF Chester. Pa. was
the weekend guest OF Mrs. c. H.
Zimmerman and family. Second and
Delaware streets.
Miss Edna Rees. who Is employed
at Marcus Hook, visited her parents
Mr.. and Mrs Thomas J. Rees owe
the weekend.
Mrs. William o. Denney and son
OF Tho Strand, are visiting relative,
at Mt Pleasant.
Walter Wipf and family and Cap.
tain Foulke, OF Second street, mo.
tored to Washington. d. c.. and
/ spent the weekend.
Walter Kern OF East Fourth street
is spending the week in Atlanti,
City.
The New Castle Civic Club meet
Thursday evening in the Old Tow,
Hall.
Evening journal., 1921-07-25
FIRE ELICKS Up
BARN, CONTENTS
Loss Near $4,000 on Gen.
T. c. duPont's Farm
Near New Castle
GRAIN, IMPLEMENTS
ARE PREY TO BLAZE
Special to The Evening Journal.

Special to The Evening Journal.
NEW CASTLE. July 25.-spon-
taneous combustion in a NOV filled
with new mown hay is thought to
have caused the fire that DESTROYED
"a large barn, adjoining buildings
and their contents yesterday. on the
Buena Vista Farm. near State Road
about four miles from this city. The
farm. a few years ago. was pur-
chased from Francis N Buck bv
General T. Coleman dupont. The
loss is estimated at between SOS. 900
and $4,000.
The barn, outbuildings, two hun
dred tons of hay, both baled and
loose, harness. farming implements
and accessories. which were in the
buildings, were consumed. Most OF
the cattle was in the pasture field at
the time the fire was discovered nv
the tenant, Frank Hufnal. Only
one yearling heifer and a hog were
burned. The few horses in the stalls
were easily gotten out of the burn
ing building.
Mr.. Hufnal discovered the blaze
about 10 o'clock and called the Good
VIII fire company. which, in charge
OF John McDevitt. first assistant
was on the scene at 1890 a'clock and
was in service until $50 in the aft
ernoon. Owing to the lack OF water
the greatest difficulty was exper-
enced in fighting the flames The
wells on the farm were exhausted
and automobiles were pressed into
service to carry water from adjoin-
ing farms in milk cans.
II was possible to save some
buildings by diverting the available
water to them.
The blaze was not extinguished
until nearly o'clock in the after
noon. Mr.. Hufnal served dinner to
the members of the company. who
assisted in fighting the fire last eve
ming before their return home.
The barn was estimated to be
worth between $4,000 and $4,000.
Beside the aforementioned con-
tents there were wheat, oats. corn
and other seeds in the barn. The
buildings for housing the cattle was
all under one roof.
The fire assumed such propor-
tions that the Wilmington fire de-
partment was called and the Liberty.
Fame and Weccacoe responded but
did not go into service, owing to
lack Of water.
While fighting the blaze, the local
/ iremen in making a necessary shift
Of the engine to gain better ad-
vantage in fighting broke the crank
shaft and casing. The loss to the
| company is estimated at $500. John
Leonard using his truck, towed the
! disabled fire fighter to its home after
the fire. The local company had Ia
depend on the new combination
chemical wagon after the breakage
Buena Vista Farm at one time was
owned by and was the home OF
John NJ. Clayton. who when Secre-
tary of State OF the United States
negotiated the Clayton -BulweI
treaty with England. Mr.. Clayton
was fond Of apples and had planted
the large orchard that for many
years fiourished on the farm.
a satin-striped Georgette is uset
Evening journal., 1921-07-25

these spike two smaller logs &c &
d.. The main log was about is
inches through the butt. The small
er logs were about 6 inches through
the butt.
There was my craft all ready for
me. showed it off the sand bar
where ! had built il. into the water,
and climbed aboard. I could do a
jig on the big log and it just wouldn't
roll over because the outriggers held
il firm.
But l wanted a more comfortable
craft than that, so l made a seat
about two feet from the stern Of the
main log. l found a slab Gig. p,
or as the pioneers used to call them,
a ponchon. and used an augur to
make a ponchon bench dig 81.
Keeps You High. Dry.
This was done by drilling holes
into the slab (E. +. G & H) and in
serting the bench legs. first wetting
them a little so that the wood would
swell after it had been forced into
the holes. That made a bully seat
that would let me sit down. all high
and dry, and paddle my own canoe
whever I wanted to go.
To be sure. the catamaran sort OF
thing was a little heavy to make
very fast progress but. by padding
or polling q found polling more sue
cessfuD I found I could get almost
anywhere on Mud Creek I wanted
to go. and it wasn't long before sew
eral other town boys had copied my
craft and we had a regular fleet Of
these "logomarans" on the creek.
Copyright 1921 by Newspaper En-
terprise).
Tomorrow Dan Beard will tell you
how TO make fishpOle.
Evening journal., 1921-07-25
ROOF GARDEN SOON
FOR YOUNG REPUBS

Plans for roof garden are being
drawn for the Young Mems Repub-
lican club. $40 King street. The
garden will cover the entire roof OF
the club and is expected TO add much
to the comfort OF the clubs mem
bership.
wooden flooring will be laid,
covered by a canvas canopy. En-
trance will be effected by an iron
stairway Leading from an old portico
which heretofore has been used by
members as a lounging place. Funds
TO defray the cost OF the new roof
garden are now being raised by the
board OF governors.
Evening journal., 1921-07-25

Many strange things are happen
ing these days" said Uncle Harry as
the members Of the club gathered at
the end Of the porch for their evening
talk. Il wonder If you have been
reading about the recent efforts to
establish peace in Ireland and Cen
eral SHUTS, the man who was sent
to Ireland by the British Govern
ment in the interest Of bringing
about a settlement OF the Irish
problem? ?"
Yes. I have been reading about
General Smuts.' said Helen. "and }
was going to ask you about him. ]
think l saw something in the paper
about how he fought the British
Government some years ago"
Very probably you did read such
an article" replied Uncle Harry,
for not so many years ago-about
twenty or twenty-five years back
General SHUTS was as bitter an
enemy OF the British Empire as
could be found anywhere in the
world"
Once Fought British Empire.
HE was a general in the Boer
War, wasn't he2" asked Joe.
Yes, General Jan Christian
Smuts was one of the leaders of the
Beers in South Africa in their war
for independence from the British
Empire" said Uncle Harry. He
comes from Dutch ancestors who
were the early settlers in South
Africa. When the Beers went to War
against Great Britain Smuts, then a
much younger man than he is now,
became one OF their leading generals.
At that time he was one OF the Brit
ish Empires bitterest enemies. The
Beers, however, were defeated by
the overwhelming number Of Brit
ish soldiers and for a while were a
very displeased and disappointed
people. But General SHUTS and
others Of the Beers proved to be
such able and honest leaders Of their
people. in peace as well as war, that
the people who comprised the South
African Republic were granted Do
minion rule similar to that enjoyed
by Canada, Australia and New Zeal
and. Since then. South Africa has
clifford Anderson, serving 2 ~ years.
Extra-Wnliam Fitzpatrick, serv-
ing life: Alfred Roach, serving life;
Harry Newsome. serving 1 y years;
Michael Nigro. serving years; VIII
bur Redding. serving ? years.
Evening journal., 1921-07-25
NEW RUBBING PERMITS.

Building Inspector Preston today
issued the following building per-
mits
Alterations at S11 West Fourth
street for Flora Nardo, owner and
builder. 5000.
Public garage. 1908 Shallcross
avenue. John l.. Wiley, owner and
builder. s3.500.
Coal bins, Fifth and Church
streets, Edward r. Pusey Company
$4,000.
Additions. 500 East Eighth street
Stanley Billecki, $500.
Additions. 1920 West Fourth
street. Pietro Ferra. builder, $1,000.
Evening journal., 1921-07-25

bA-N 'i1AANb toulu make a cap
ital craft out of almost any ordinary
old log.
The South Sea Islanders put out
riggers on their very narrow canoes
so that they cannot tip over or roll,
l put outriggers on a log Gig. -.
II was easy. All l had TO do was
notch the log fore and aft. spike two
cross pieces on a & b. then to
Evening journal., 1921-07-25

W n o could ride
them through all
sorts Of 70 Il & n
water a n d only
average about one
ducking a day.
But from read
ing about the Fiji
Islanders in m Y
geography, I learn
ed the wrinkle Of
how to bride a log
and keep il from
b Elm & cranky"
and rolling over all
{ n G. time. When
1 learned that Sc
cret l felt that /
Evening journal., 1921-07-25

Dan Beard is national Boy Scout
commissioner of America. He has
spent his life i'm work i'm the interest
of boys and has written many books
about them. This Is the fourth of
six stories on summer Stunts For
Boys written by him.
Evening journal., 1921-07-25
FAsHONs An TAns-

SUITS are worn more than dresses
for street wear
The long or jacket-length circular
cape Is popular.
Jumpers made from plaid shawls
are worn for motoring
The smartest animal scarf is OF
White or light gray fox.
Evening journal., 1921-07-25
FASHIONs Ann FADs.

Checks are good for sports wear
Paris is showing much gray foot
wear.
The latest fad is plaid silk hosiery
Red and white hats are very Sv~>h
ionable.
Embroidery is not as popular %
it was last fall.
Just now Canton and finer crepe
are being worn.
Evening journal., 1921-07-25
Uncle Harry Talks About
General SmutS and Ireland

prospered and today General Smut;
is the Premier OF the Dominion. Hc
was one OF the delegates to the Peace
Conference and during all the con
troversy at Paris, after the Grea|
War, when the various statesmen
were being accused Of not standinf
by their principles, by various fac
tions and nations, General SHUTS wa.
universally recognized by all people.
as being one of the absolutely sin
cere and honest attendants at tho
conference.
An Honest and Fearless Man.
when Premier Lloyd George o.
England selected General Smuts I'd
go and see the Irish republican,
leaders. he did a very shrewd thing
because he knew, that they knew
that General SHUTS had once beer
a bitter enemy of the British EN-
pire. and he also knew that they r.
spected him as an honest and fear
less man.
South Africa is so far from on
own country and the center OF Eu
ropean civilization that 1 think W,
sometimes forget what an rp-to-dat,
progressive country it is. We ar,
likely to think Of all of Africa 8.
being the Dark Continent Of jungle
and wild animals. 1t is, therefore
well to keep in mind that the Boe|
Dominion of South Africa is one O.
the finest nations OF the world anc
General SHUTS and the other lead
ers are among the worlds soremosi
men,"
Editors note-Uncle Harry will b,
glad to answer INJURIES addressed
Care Of the Editor, either in thi.
column or by personal letter, prs
vided letters are signed with the fui
name and address Of the person;
writing. Correspondents names viii
not appear in the articles.
Copyright, 1921, by The McClur,
Syndicate).
Evening journal., 1921-07-25
BY DAN BEARD

National Boy Scout Commissioner.
Logs are cranky. awkward things
in the water and 1 have always
marveled at the lumber jack and
rivermen Of Maine and Canada
Evening journal., 1921-07-25
HEELS

II the children wear their stock
ings out with more speed than you
can buy them, save the good heels OF
those which are otherwise gone to
put into stockings the heels OF which
are worn out.
Evening journal., 1921-07-25

Everywhere one sees drapery used
without restriction.
Evening journal., 1921-07-25

a satin-striped Georgette is used
for dresses and blouse
Evening journal., 1921-07-25

clifford Anderson, serving "a years.
william Fitzpatrick, serv-
ing life: Alfred Roach, serving lifei
Harry Newsome, serving y years;
Michael Nigro. serving 3 years; Will
bur Redding. serving ? years.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1921-11-11
A PLAN FOR WORK

the improvement of anything which government of city, coming especially from unheeded because everything in the thought merely sort of opposition less partisan in its
 Again and again did The Times suggest millions expended public works in Bridgeport that there employment plentiful labor scarce and and high That would be better to leave such improve times with cheaper markets cheaper and more plenteous labor.
 Public work should not compete unnecessarily against work should reserved, far possible for slight depression and to take the slack
 pleasant that The Times does in this of it. Here is the opinion of Edward Eyre Hunt secretary of the Presidents Conference Unemployment says:
 eff all branches of public works in the United States construction of public utilities could systematically aside financial prosperity to be used for improve en and expansion depression the recurring periods of de- might be avoided at least greatly decreased the unemployment of labor be much less ous and widespread"
 Capital also unemployed and this combined dleness capital and labor costs the country much than any good plan for productive work would cost
 not too much that the has lost by productive power of six million for year
 with capacity to produce at present prices about billions commodities of sort and another.
 likeness is the costest thing that the world day, and the most dangerous
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1921-11-11
DECREASING HOME OWNERSHIP

What is the chance that family will own its home? it growing larger smaller in the United States chance not the in all parts of the country It districts and smaller in cities It is usually smaller cities than is in large though Philadelphia has bigger than Bridgeport and it greater in the middle sections of the United States than it is the East.
 The percentage of rented homes New England is ialy larger the industrial than in the agricultural states forty homes hundred rented in Connecti- In Maine 5 per cent of homes free from mortgage and owned by the who occupy them but in Connecticut only 446 per cent homes unencumbered
 Bridgeport 75 in hundred live in rented in SI5 Matters in Bridgeport twenty homes each hundred cuped by But the percentage of owned homes with out of mortgage has decreased from s. to 54 hundred.
 It becoming difficult with each passing decade for family the title to its home, and harder yet to own free of mortgage.
 In twenty years throughout the United States the number m owned homes considerably decreased the number of homes relatively greater and the number of owned have decreased by three and half per cent
 The diminishing number of owned and unmoraged homes one of the significant phenomena of the times The de- is slow persistent and evil The best thought f American leadership protaby be directed to the of fhis process of slow, economic degeneration
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1921-11-11

ing the Postal Service we have called into conference and have appointed to important positions business naen, some of whom are serving without pay
 According to Postnaaster4Generai Hays the weak link in the Postal Ser vice has been the low morale of the employees. We are trying to iTn- prove the working conditions Of the 325 ,000 men and women employees who are doing the job,'' he said. ttThis in itself is an accomplishment and it is just as certain to bring consequent tial improvement in the service as to- m orrow's sun."
 The Welfare Department is in op- eration in Washington directing the improvement of the working condi- tions in the department and in the field. A national welfare council, composed of representatives elected by the employees, meets periodically with .le Welfare Department and discusses matters affecting postal em- p1oyes generally. The postal work CTS are enthusiastic over this plan to allow them to have some say in ques- tons affecting their welfare and to have an opportunity to offer sugges- tions for improvement.
 MT. Hays pointed out that efforts are being made to reduce the continuous night work of the employees. This is being accomplished through the mail early campaign and where possible the night workers a"e placed on part day and evening shifts.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1921-11-11
GAS IN SOLID FORM FOR USE
 BEFORE LONG

Chicago, Nov. 11.-Progress in the manufacture of gas now the cheap est fuel el~ohtainable, is gaining such momentum that the use of fuel in ed shortly to disappear. Charles A. Munroe, of Chicago, president of the American Gas Association. told the 2,000 delegates to the annual con- vention of that organization whose formal sessions opened here today
 We can confidently look forward to progress not alone in the develop ment of the field for the utilization the gas itself," he told the delegates, who represent the entire artificial gas industry of the country serving the homes of 49,000, 900 Americans and thousands of industries. s"The pro cess of distilIng coal can with proper co-operaton be materially cheapened and within the next few years there should be perfeetions in the art that will greatly reduce production cost.
 Then the great public demand that smoke, soot and grtme be obl1t- erated and that the annual coal prob lem be solved, will be realized. Use of solid fuels, such as coal, in cities will end and when the transfoFma- ton comes, health and sanitary con- ditions will be greatly improved and millions of dollars worth of property saved as we'll as the nations coal resources conserved.
 In reviewing the extreme difficult ties winch gas companies ana Other public utilities have experienced dur ing the period of soaring prices from 1914 to 1921, at the same time their rates being curtailed by public resu- latory authorities, MT. Munroe said while other industries were making enormous profits, the utilities and railroads were struggling for their existence.
 s"The utilities and the railroads are the backbone of our present civiliza- tion.'e he said.
 Rates for gas throughout the country did not advance apace with the advance of the price of gas n1ak- ing materials over the war period and since No gas company can be found that increased its dividends during the period, yet between 1915 and 1920 there was witnessed in in dustry an era of unprecedented ac- cumulation- of earnings over and above all taxes iA every possible un- dertaking throughout the length of the land with the single exception of
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1921-11-11
FRIDAY, NOVEMBER II, 1921
THE UNKNOWN SOLDIERS

What lesson shall the world the Arlington today? The poets will with consolation; with the language glory They will speak fred of battlefields of winds that blow, and of other things that greet the of men universe of which they know te and in which they remain for so brief a time in the body.
 They will sing of the great sacrce of the soldiers devo ton to his ideal his of his in the fight and but little of the anguish of his death.
 It WAS sacrifice Men love life. Death is painful and the peril of it. hard would impossible much of the this unknown who ypfie all other heroes of the war.
 But how of the world? there nothing wrong with it? Must these unknown heroes be sacrificed forever? Through all the generations they been offered the aars of
 every there ideals the that and the that they die for the beaten ideal?
 the only instrument by which the earth is de- There is famine, pestience disease disease which not sporadic but which sls with always taking it's slow toll and
 Famine, universal, rules only among backward peoples superior races, but often to the inferior.
 Intelligence life and prevent suffer- War sort of pestence which requires for it's ubuga ton just intelligence than the superior have heretofore exhibited?
 We most in conference to limit armaments for real tribute soldier. It will be pment his sacrifice if it shall to have decides keep the settlement of disputes blood if refuses to begin reign of
 Parades speeches. not tribute to the countless soldiers who through the agonzed and died
 tribute really worthy of them will be universal mind if this be impossible solemn determina white shall slaughter each other
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1921-11-11

Postmaster-Gene Will Hays
 made that assertion recently and pro-
 to bear it out 'sThe postal estab-
 lishnlent is the biggest business in the
 world," he said, 'employing S25, 900
 men and women, or about one postal
 hundred million population.
 '.In order to visualize the inn
 menseity of it's business operation,' ,''
 continued the Postmast er-GeneraI 'flet
 us roughly estimate that there are
 12,06a, 100000 letters and 5000, ,0OO,- 000 parcels handled annually. There are 33,000,000 copies of daily news papers printed, many of which go through the mail service. Nearly
 d4,eoo, 100000 postage stamps, 2,70o.- 00000 stamped envelopes and 1,125,- 100000 postal cards are sold annual " The enormous sum of $15OO,- UUo,Eoo Is issued in money orders an-
 nually. There are 500,0OO depositors or postal savings, larger in number than any banking institution existing
 ana their deposits amount to s152,- Postmaster General Hays pointed out that the postal establishment op- crates its railway mall service over raii trackase long enough to encircIe nhe earth ten times The rural de-
 half million families. The 1engtn
 or the routes is about 1.17o, 900 miles and the carriers travel annually back ana IorIn over these routes a distance
 of 363.000,0o miles.
 | Some other amazing figures were used by MT Hays to emphasize the l immensfty of the postal service For instance, the railway mail service uses 65,000,0000 mail sacks in which | to carry the mail, and it takes G. 1 O00, 900 yards of canvas to make these l sacks. Nearly S00,000 miles of twine is used annually to tie up the packages 1 of letters in transit or enough to wrap around the earth thirty-two times. The facing slips used on these packages as labels amount to 1925, 900, 900 an l nually. The pincushion of the Postal
 Service is kept filled from 5,200,00O boxes of pins annually and 1,5O0,- 900 lead pencils and 5000, 900 pens are
 used each year.
 The Postal Service has been taken for granted pretty much as the se-
 quence of the seasons" said the Post
 master General. f'The task involved in it's operation is not apparent to the average man, who is too much con- cerned in his own business or has
 never been invited to give thought
 or suggestion to postal Improvements. He shall no longer have occasion to
 say that the postal problems have mot had consideration by business men. because he is going to sit in on the solution of these problems, which will
 engage the best minds of the biggest
 business men in the country. In or der that we might have the benefit in the largest possible way of the Ideas of business men as to inprov-