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Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1922-01-27

4 slow-going old fellow like me ever
happened 10 beat him. This is my
plan.
Along the road he Is to run we
must, before sunrise. dig some holes,
each deep enough for one OF you TO be
completely hidden IN.
| The starting point is to be the
| backyard, and one of YOU must be sit
Ting there waiting for Mr.. Wolf al
/ sunrise a quarter of a mile away
mother one must be sitting by one of
he holes we have made; the next
| luarter-niile another. and at the third
quarter another. At the end OF the
mile, by the cross roads, l shall be
waiting for Mr.. Wolf when he comes
along"
Mr.. Terrapin and his sons were all
very busy that night, and only few
wlnks OF sleep did they get. and long
before sunrise, If Mr.. Wolf had been
around. he would have seen Mr.. Ter
rapin and three of his sons waddling
down the road, while q fourth son sat
watching them from the backyard.
But Mr.. Wolf was not there He
was sound asleep some distance away
knowing that he would have plenty
Of time TO get 10 the meeting place il
he got up shortly before the starting
time.
The sun was just coming up over
tho hin when Mr.. Wolf came running
up the road. "All ready?" he inquired
4 the terrapin he saw In the yard
thinking, OF course, IL was old Mr.. Ter.
rapin.
Yes" replied Son Terrap,n, "ane
remember ! am TO run the race under.
ground"
20 yes. ] remember" called Mr.
Wolf as he started down the road. ~
am OF: suns up" And away he ran
Pretty soon he came 10 the frs
quarter mile, and there sat old Mr.
Terrapin, as he thought. Beat yol
the first quarter. Mr.. Wolf" he said
dropping into the ground.
Mr.. Wolf did not stop to look int,
the hole; he just quickened his pace
and he flew like the wind, and wher
he came 10 the second quarter ther,
sat, as he thought. old Mr.. Terrapin
waiting again. well, Welt though
this time you certainly would bea
me-" he heard Mr.. Terrap!n call as h,
few past.
At the third quarter mile there wa
\ Mr.. Terrapin and. as he jumped int
the ground, he called, Somebody vii
have 20 hunt for home, Mr.. Wolf
Mr.. Wolf was wondering if he ha
been wise In agreeing 10 the under
ground running for Mr.. Terrapir
even II he was a slow traveller, an
when the last quarter mile was i
sight, which was at the end OF tn
race. and he saw old MIR. Terrapi
sitting there, he knew be had bee
beaten.
As he ran PASTOR Mr.. Wolf di
not stop when he found he had los
The prize-Mr. Terrapin called afte
him, II hope you are not too tired (
go house hunting. Mr.. Wolf"
Mr.. Terrapin waited until Mr.. Wol
disappeared from sight, and then h
waddled along the road, stopping a
the places where his sons We're hidden
and called TO them that the race wa
over, when they were all in the back
yard, where the other son sat, the,
laughed at the clever way Mr.. Ter
rapin had beaten Mr.. Wolf at his ow
game.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1922-01-27
LITTLE BENNY'S
NOTEBOOK
BY Lee PaSs.

went, and II was some man and lady.
the lady saying, Tell your mama and
papa Ms. and Mrs. Jarviss are heer.
WITCH / did. going up in the setting
room ware pop and ma was. saying.
Some lady. and man to see you.
Who? Who did they say they were?
sed ma, and 1 sed. The lady sed they
was Mr.. and Mrs. Jarviss and the man
dident say who they was.
My -goodniss, wat was that about the
Jarvisses. Willyum? sed ma. wasent
their dawter very sick or something?
and pop sed. l thawt she was in9aged
10 be married, know something hap
pened to her. and ma sed, Well for
mersey sakee. Its very important, and
we don't know weather to congradu-
late them or simpathize with them. Ill
lest use my branes and AJAX them a
simple question. and we'll soon find
out, the ferst thing to do is go down to
| them. sed pop. Wich they did, and
Mr., and Mrs. Jarviss was setting down
| in the parler. Mr.. Jarviss being a
little man with big stumnick and
Mrs. Jarviss being a big lady with a
little one, pop saying, Well we'll. how
do you do, this Is an unexpected
plezzure.
Yes indeed, sed ma. And they al
sat down, pop saying, well. nows your
| dawter?-
She's as we'll as can be Expected
thanks, sed Mrs. Jarviss, end por
looked at ma. saying, 1t was too bad
wasent II, ii certeny was unfortunate
Mr.. Potts and were 50 sorry &c
heer the news sed ma. ana pop sed
IC well, we all have our trials and
Tubbles.
Well of all things, the ideer, se6
Mrs. Jarviss. and Mr.. Jarviss sed, Its
too bad a mans dawter cant have a
little SOP. without having it regarded
like some kind OF calamity
Not at all, quite the contrary, yoy
misunderstood us, no indeed, sed POI
and ma both, trying to ixplane at tn,
same time without doing 1t, and pritty
soon Mr.. and Mrs. Jarviss went HON,
lagen looking as If they wouldent O
cared If they hadent of came in tn,
ferst place.
~
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1922-01-27
MAKING AN OLD.TIME
.HOOKED RUG,

=
Tho old-fashioned hooked rug has
como back into favor. yhose Of Us
who are not lucky enough to have one
In tho attic that grcat-grandmother
made. may make one ourselves!
II any reader friend hasn't one Of
the frames upon which these old slime
Tugs were made. she may buy one by
mail from a nrm ] know OF that W
now making these frames; / will glad
~ send the address Of this firm upon
receipt OF stamped. sclfaddressed
envelope. They cost, believe, 4
little under two dollars; and the rug
hooks with which one works at the
frames) cost about nifty cents.
When, you have procured your
hooked rug frame and hook. the next
step IL to cut CLOTH strips three-quar-
ters OF an inch wide on the bias. These
strips do not have to be sewcd to-
gether. In olden times thrifty house
keepers used the coarse cotton sugar
bags for these strips-after soaking
and boiling them to shrink them and
get out the dressing.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1922-01-27

1t pays to read and use classified,
ads-Ady
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1922-01-27

The several things about which Mr.
Wolf knew nothing We're Mr. Ter
tarin's sons. all ~ whom looked ex
artly like their father. They were al
SHINING themselves IN the backyard
iusi A. MFR. Torrapln had been dolns
In the fruniyard whom Mr. WoH hap.
isnsd hlonn and disturbed him.
"My sons" began Mr.. Terrepin, mfr
Wolf has just been here and Says W,
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1922-01-27
BY DOROTHY DIX
The Worlds Most Highly Paid Woman Writer
Copyright 1871 By the whes.cr Syndicate. rnc.N Y.

life In order to get them.
Perhaps none OF us are very easy
10 live with, but IL especially behooves
those Of us who have misfortunes that
appeal to tho sympathy OK others. not
to take advantage OF them to gain our
own ends. As we are weak, let US be
merciful.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1922-01-27

are ON his land and must move. OF
rourse this is not true. and u is
rick ~ his 90 Get our home.
Il have nrrnnrrd with him 90 run a
ace NJ sunrise tomorrow morning and
win yuur help, shall beat him and
not only save our farm but make him
wonder FOR the rcs, of his lie how a
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1922-01-27

Every day someone VIII lose rorne-
hing ot yalues--Many IKE the ciassi-
f)ed columns of Every Evening and
get the lost articles "Reminiscences
count II loss and are satisfied ADV
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1922-01-27
Nndvc Makes a Pro misc.

"Mhcn do YOU plan TO GO, Jim?'
| asked the question quietly, acqulcs-
GENTLY, Tor | saw that IN his present
mood words from any one would be
WORSE than useless Besides, he evil
IDENTITY did not intend 90 ~ out OF our
lives altogether. and he had gained suf-
fc,ent control over himself 50 that ! no
longer drvadcd any insane outbreak OF
,calouay from him. Perhaps ! told my
self, with nm irritaicd remembrance of
kn,ies sullcn indifference Go Jim's point
ui view, his going away might not he
"a, worst thing IN the world for my
trmlsstuuus little maid That Jim loved
hef lnyally, dcyotcdly, even, IN n sense,
humhlv | knew, and guessed also that
she received his devotion very much as
n matter ol course. His absence might
teach her salutary lesson,
Jim hcsitaicd Mt my question, looking
NJ me appealing
"ld like 90 ten YOU. Mrs. Graham, and
! wan, 90 give YOU my address, but"
II viii not tell hattie anythNg YOU
tell me until YOU give me permission, y
! assured him quickly.
well, then, I'm gong tonight. I've
lust waited for YOU 60 come home so as
H. get away. Nobody rucsses thing
except Jerry TIGER. aud him | told that
| was going away on little excursion |
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1922-01-27
THE SANDMAN STORY
NM rrnnAriNs CLEVER sCuEM,
BY Abby Phillips Walker

tho Mcclure Syndicate. City,
Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1922-02-08
Fighting to Keep
Name of Picture
Star Out of Mire
Friends Rally to SdUe Pro
feSSiOHaL Reputation of
Mary Miles Minter.

LOS ANGELES, Feb. ga fight to
save the professional reputation of Mary
Miles Minter, movie star. whose name has
been dragged into the William Desmond
Taylor murder mystery, was started to-
day ty her friends here.
Hollywood fnanciers, dealt a severe
blow in the Arbuckle case, are resolved
that no more screen prestige In which
thousands of dollars has been invested,
shall be lost.
While police hunted the slayer of Tay-
Tor, motion picture maGnates, determined
to preserve Miss Minters screen pop
uiarity, met with attorneys at her home.
Behind drawn curtains while private
detectives stood guard TO keep outsiders
away, the conference continued for hours.
The expensive motors in which the film
magnates drove to the council of war
were lined up for half a block In both
directions.
Her love letters to Taylor, her friends
insisted, were innocently written.
"They were innocent" It was stated,
"but they are subject to possible mis-
construction In the hands of the pubic. -
Every effort was being made, 1t was
understood TO recover other letters of
Miss Minter's which have disappeared.
Hollywood has gone back to work after
Taylors funeral. Once more grease
painted lords and bewhiSkered comedians
appeared. But there was a manifest ten
sion throughout filmdom.
Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1922-02-08
SAY UNIVERSAL
co. SETS PRICE,
REST FOLLOW
Representatives of 5 Cement
Concerns Meet With
Gov. McCray.

The Universal Portland Cement Com
pany sets It's prices for cement and other
concerns follow. according to a statement
made today to Goeyrnor Warren T. Nc
Cray by representatives. Of five cement
concerns that made Identical bids for the
sale of 200 900 barrels ofa cement 20 the
state.
The representatives Of the cement con
Germs were closeted with Governor Nc
Cray Attorney General Z. S. Lesh and
members Of the highway commission for
nearly three hours. They had been called
in to explain why they had submitted
identical Ills.
Following the conference the Governor
and Mr. met with the highway
commission discuss the subject fur
Their Representatives. Of the cement com,
panles refused to make any statement,
saying they would leave that entirely in
the hands of the Governor.
According to Governor McCray, the &C.
ment company representatives told him
and the commission that If there were
not some uniformity Of price small con-
Germs would have monopolies In their
limited districts because they would have
the advantages of lower freight rates.
The identical bids submitted to the State
included the freight.
Representatives. of the cement com
panies who met with the Governor were
Blain S. Smith Of the Universal Port
land Cement Company, r. II. RAIDER of
tho Lehigh Portland Cement Company,
Harry Jennings Of the Wabash Portland
Cement Company, u. III. mcfarland OF
the Atlas Portland Cement Company and
O. H. Straus Of the Indiana Portland
Cement Company.
Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1922-02-08
HARDING URGES
SHIP MERGER ON
PACIFIC COAST
Western Magnates in Con
sultatiOn With President
at White House.

WASHINGTON, Feb. s.-Administra-
ton plans for gigantic steamship merger
on the Pacific Coast, to operate under the
Governments proposed subsidy for the
American Merchant Marine. were laid be-
fore a score of Pacific coast shipping
magnates at the White House today by
President Harding. The shipping men
were presented by A. d. Lasber, chair
man Of the Shipping Board.
Chairman Lasker said following the
meeting with the President, that If the
plan works out satisfactorily and II 1t
is found feasible to do so, all individual
shipping companies and transportation
enterprises on the Pacific coast viii be
invited to enter the combine.
Chairman Lasker stated that the term
merger" did not properly describe the
venture in that there was no actual com
bine contemplated. The proper term for
it, he explained, is a master marine cor
poration," which viii take over all ship
ping interests on the Pacific coast
operating under the American flag.
Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1922-02-08
$40 AND COST FOR
SHORT WEIGHT
Load of Coal Found to Be $50
Pounds OFF.

/. A. Barker, president and weighmas-
ter of the I. A. Barker & Son Coal Com
pany, 2120 Hoyt avenue, today was con-
victed in city court on a short weight
charge and was fined $40 and costs.
The case is one of n number being
brought into court by the Commercial
Credit Audit and Correct Weights Blu
reau. Weight and Measure Inspectors
Petty and Stewart stopped two of Bar
ker's drivers on a load of coal en- route
to the home of Mrs. LeOna Taylor, 05S
North Olney street. They weighed the
coal, which proved to be $50 pounds I'M
der weight. Barker explained to the
court that he got the trucks mixed when
weighing the coal
Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1922-02-08

The letter follows:
What shall / call you. you won
derfuI man? You are standing on
the lot, tho idol OF an adoring COM
pany. You have just come over and
put your coat on my chair.
'T want to go away with you, up
in the hills or anywhere, just so
we'd be sLone-au alone. In a beau
tifuI little woodland lodge, you'd be
cook (as L can only make teal and
fetch the water and build the fire.
"WOuldn't It be glorious to sit in
a big comfy couch by a cosy warm
FIRE with the wind whistling outside
trying to harmonic with the faint
sweet strains of music coming from
our victrola? And then you'd have
to get up and take of the record. OF
course, 1 don't mean that, dear. Did
you really suppose 1 intended you to
take care of me like baby?
ooh, no. for this is my part. I'd
sweep and dust (they make the
sweetest little dust caps, you know
and tie fresh ribbons on the snowy
white curtains and feed the birds and
fix the flowers, and, oh yes, set the
table and help you wash the dishes,
and then in my spare time I'd darn
your socks"
Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1922-02-08
OFTEN CALLED
JTNX SHIP

WASHINGTON, Feb. S.-The former
transport Northern Pacific, burning at
sea 100 miles south of Sandy Hook, is
known in Army and Navy circles as the
''jinx ship" Of the Government service.
An atmosphere of disaster has how
cred over the vessel ever since she was
put into service. Army and Navy men
wagged their heads over the news that
she is burning.
THE old hoodoo Is still working" they
said.
In April, 1915, she was caught and buf-
feted in storm off the Pacific coast
which 1mperited her $50 passengers. As
a transport she went ashore off Fire
Island while bringing troops from
France, and It was several days before
some of the seriously wounded soldiers,
with their nurses, could be taken Off. The
Northern Pacific was built as a passen-
ger express for the Spokane. Portland &
Seattle Railroad. On her way to the coast
she passed through the Panama Canal,
after record-treaking trip from Phila-
deIphia to CristObal, carrying General
Goethals.
Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1922-02-08
FORMER ARMY
TRANSPORT ON
FIRE;4 MISSING
Northern Pacific Burning 100
Miles South of Sandy
Hook.

NEW YORK. Feb. s.-Blazing from
stem to stern, the former army transport,
Northern Pacific, was on her way to
Chester, Pa, to be reconditloned into a
crack passenger liner, was expected at
any minute to sink about twenty-five
miles off Cape May, this afternoon The
vessel, the speediest afoat under the
American flag, was listing heavily to
starboard.
Twenty seven men, said to complete
the skeleton crew on the ship, were on
board the steamship Transportation and
the steamer Herbert G. Wylle. which
were standing by. Four craftsmen en-
ployed by the Sun Ship Building Com
pany at Chester, Pa, were still missing
and were believed to have been tossed
into the sea from one Of the vessels life
boats.
The missing men are w. J. Nallett, T.
J. Peekman, r. J. Hall and II. ] Kruger.
The burning vessel was reported drift
ing in a sOutheasterly direction about
three miles an hour.
Captain William Lustie, who COM
manded the vessel during the war. when
It saw service as q transport, was In
command. None Of the reports indicated
how the vessel had caught fire.
After an early report had been sent
out that the Northern Pacific was afre,
officials Of the Army Transport Service
issued a denial, saying the vessel was
tied up at her pier. Later 1t developed
she had left last night for Chester.
Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1922-02-08

MINERS TOPUT
UP STRONGFIGHT
IN PAY DEMAND
Garment Workers Pledge Sup
port in Battle of
Workers.
DISTRICT HEADS MEET

Moral and financial support Of union
garment workers Of America was offered
the United Mine Workers today In their
impending wage fight with the coal OPP
orators.
Just as the miners scale committee
prepared to meet for formulation Of their
demands, a letter was received from
Benjamin Schlesinger, president Of the
Garment Workers, saying his organiza-
ton will do all it possibly can to help
the miners financially in their struggle
against the. avarice of the mine owners"
Schlesinger's letter, together with
virtual assurances from the railroad work
ers that they favor an alliance with the
miners. viii enable the miners to put up
n stronger front than ever when their
contract expires March 81.
LEWIS SAYS OFFER
SHOWS LABOR'S SPIRIT.
ut is representative Of the spirit which
pervades the ranks Of organized labor and
manifests determination on the part Of
the workers to rally to the support Of
the organized mine workers in opposing
the proposals for unwarranted wage cuts
In the industry" President John L. Lewis
Of the miners said.
SchIesinger reviewed the struggle which
his followers have just come through in
their strike against wage reductions put
into effect by the employers.
Il can, therefore, readily appreciate
your tension and strain in the initial
night your organization IS entering upon
now" he wrote.
81 am watching your situation very
keenly, realizing how immensely impor-
tant its outcome Is for the members Of
your organization and for the labor
movement IN general"
District presidents OF the miners union
Comprising the wage scale committee
Continued on Page Eleven.)
Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1922-02-08
Mayor Asks Public
TO GiUe Film, TOJUn
Folk Square Deal

LOS ANGELES, Cal, Feb. s.-Mayor
Cryer today issued a statement answer
ing attacks being made upon the morals
of the so-called motion picture colony of
Los Angeles"
He said in part:
THE Arbuckle case and the Staying OF
Mr. Taylor were indeed unfortunate af-
fairs, but it is not just to criticIse an
entire group Of people such as those en-
gagged in the motion picture industry, for
Incidents, many Of them not true as to
fact, which have been published broad
cast recently. I believe the Hollywood
motion picture colony should not be con-
demned for the actions Of a few OF it's
members, any more than a district or an
industry located In San Francisco, New
York or Chicago.
II am persuaded that there are hun
dreds of clean. law-abiding men and
women engaged in the making of motion
pictures, and in their behalf I ask the
open minded Judgment and the even
minded justice characteristic OF our
American people,"
Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1922-02-08
'Hick' Gets Chickens to Tell Secrets
TINES MAN PAYS VIsITTO BIG POULTR SHOW
Goose Only Bird That Recognized Him

house accommodating twenty-five chick
ems, which is one of the features Of the
Purdue exhibit. A human being can
stand up In this hen house. And it even
has windows and a ventilating system.
This model has a water stand, some
thing new to my idea of hen house,
Then there is a large space where the
hens can exercise and even promenade.
There are even bedrooms" and a roOst.
There is even a Kitchen" that's what
I call it, bat Mr.. Fitting called it
mash hopper but it looked like
kitchen to me.
Mr.. Fitting picked up a Rhode Island
Red and called my attention to the faded
yellow ring around the eyes and then di-
rected my attention to the disappearing
yellow Of the hens legs. He didn't call
em legs, he called 'em shanks. When the
yellow in a hens legs fades out, that is
one sign that she has been doing her
Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1922-02-08

duty-meaning she has been laying for
sometime
After making a few more tests, Mr..
Fitting calmly announced "She will lay
today"
and the hen didn't mind it at all. Not
bit She seemed to know 1t and did
not resent the fact that Mr.. Fitting
knew it too.
NOTHING CONCEALED
F1tOM SCIENCE.
So n hen can conceal nothing from
science now days.
But 1t is all Greek to me- would have
to use a Ouija board and I doubt if
Ouija knows the secret of the hen.
After seeing the hen discovered, I was
attracted TO another part Of the hall by
familiar "quack quack"
One big goose gave me a royal well
Continued on Page EIeven.)
Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1922-02-08

WASHINGTON, Feb. s.-one Of the
FIRST Official acts Of win II. Hays,
czar Of the American motion picture
industry, viii be trip to Hollywood,
Cal, according 10 a close associate.
His present intention is to so to
the Pacific coast about April l for
months stay. During that time. IN
less the plans nre changed, he will
inspect every phase Of life in Ire
Hollywood motion picture colony to
acquaint himself first hand with con-
ditions there.
Cortland Smith, formerly president
of tne American Press Association
and a dollar year" man in the
Postoffice Departme who viii be
Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1922-02-08

He is reported to have proposed mar
riage on numerous occasions to the
actress whose silken night gown police
detectives asert they found in Taylor's
home shortly after he was shot.
SON OF WEALTH ALSO
ADMIRER OF ACTRESS.
Still another investigation agency was
interesting itself today in the son Of a
multi millionaire Eastern family. This
young man also has been known in
Hollywood for some time as an ardent
admirer Of the actress who is today the
nucleus Of the Taylor murder inVestiga
ton.
I'VE are looking today for a few bits
Of necessary corroboratiye evidence to
support the theory already partly borne
out by recent discoveries" one detective
said.
Some one is going to be arrested-and
suddenly-fot the Taylor murder"
Eugene Biscailluse, under sheriff, said to-
day.
And IT win not be Edward f. Sands.
Taylor's missing valet.