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Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1922-11-24

20 be two souls with but a single palate,
two appctltcs that craved as one, would
bc an ideal union.
Certainly, SIMILARITY in taste ~ q
strong bond of attraction between a man
and woman. one can imagine no mar
riage more uncongcnial than that of n
health food iaddist united TO an cplcure,
nor would any breakfast table he a
darker or more bloody battle-ground
than that over which was daily fought
the question of hot bread or cold bread,
and the effect OF black coffee on the
digestion and nervous system.
Without a doubt a husband who
knew at breakfast what he wes going
10 want for dinner, and one who could
suggest n new desert when ones own
inventive faculty had played out, would
be pearl of price, matrimonial lewel
of purcst RAYS serene, that woman
would have even more difficulty n
preserving from her predatory sisters
than she would have in keeping first
class cook. This advantage, however
would be more than offset by the cocki
ness that his accomplishment would
induce in the man.
For some inexphcable reason, mans
knowledge Of cookery seems TO swell
his head more than any other attain.
ment. He may be n brilliant lawyer
4 world famous doctor, successful
railroad man, a tnancier who has made
millions, and be humble and deprecatinp
about his achievements. but let him
make a Welsh rarebit that isn't gooey,
OF ropey, and he brags about it in season
and out of season.
Most women have had cxaspcratinp
experience with husbands who tell how
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1922-11-24
Little Benny's
Notebook
~ Lee Paps
Fred Fecrnot Amung tho Firemcn
6cenc. A FIRE,

Fred Feernot Amung tho Firemcn
6cenc, a FIRE.
Lady. My dog my dogl Who will
save my little dog on the End fioor1
Fred Fcernot. I will.
Lady. Heaven bless You from now
on. His name is Roopert.
Fred Fecrnot III save him enyways.
Crowd. Hcrfay for the hero! Look A.
him climbing up the blazing ladder J
IIcrray for him
Fred Fccrnot Maybe Won don't think
this il hot werk, o boy I'm glad /
happened 20. have my gloves on. II
there's cnything hate its to get my
hands full Of bcrns. All ! CESS this il
the dog. Herr Roopcrt' Hc's a funny
looking dog but ! sed Id save him md
| will.
Lady. o think you, but how about
my cat7 Wont you please 90 back and
save my cat on the Bird noor7
Fred feernot. Holey smoaks Wy
dident you mention him before1
Lady. ! would Of but ] was too iy-
cited about the dog
Fred Feernot. Well. I'm al scorched
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1922-11-24
The story thus far:

The story thuo fAr: :.
Mr.. IHstrHde Of Scotland Yard
tells sherlock Holmes Of the strange
case Of q man who commits burglary
apparently for tia pleasure OF destroy
lng image Of NapOlcon. In the first
ca-c,s a plaster cast Of Napoleon wa
shivcrcd 10 fragments in More Hudsons
shop. In the second a physician, DR..
Bsrnicot. living nearby, found his two
plaster caste Of Napoleon duplicates OF
The one in the shop. both smashed. Next
morning Holmes received . note from
les trade urging him to como imme-
,iafcly to An address in Kensington
md he and Watson rushed there.
At the house they went to they
met Mr.. Horace Harker of the Central
Press syndicate. AZ he was Q journalist
he said he often worked at night. When
80 engaged the previous night at three
O'Clock be thoug hit he heard noise but
dcc,ded il was outdoors. A few mo-
mcn,s later he heard frightful scream,
and. dashing downstairs, found his bust
of Napoleon gone and murdered man
living on his doorstep. In his pocket
were shoe string. an apple, map of
London and n photograph of an unpre-
possessing man. Under n lamp down
the street Was the shattered bust of
Napoleon. Mr.. Harkcr started to write
up the mur Ter for his paper.
Holmes went to Hudson's shop.
Hudson said he got the busts from
Celdcr and Company, and identified
the photograph as one Beppo, who
used 10 work for him. Then they
went 10 Gcldcr's. He said Hudson's
busts were part of batch Of six sent
out tho year before, the rest of which
went 10 Harding Bro. of kensington
lie said the photograph was that OF an
Italian who once worked for him. Then
they went TO see the manger Of Harding
and Bro. lie had records OF selling one
OF the three remaining busts TO Mr.
Harker. one 10 Mr.. josiah Brown oi
Chiswick and one to MIR. Sandcriorc
of Lower Grove Road
Lcs,radc succeeded IN identifying thy
dead man as Ncapolitan, one of th'
greatest cutthroa,s in London. Lesirad,
thought the whole thing was the worl
Of an Italian secret society and Holmei
sent ont n message and spent the even
ing looking st old newspaper files
and later at night they went TO Mr.
Browns house at Chiswick and hi'
IN the shrubbcry inside the gate. Afte
n short wait they saw a man steal int
the house. lie soon emerged with bus
OF Napoleon and shattered IL. The,
arrested him. lie proved 10 be th'
original Of the photograph.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1922-11-24
TODAYrS INSTRUMENT.

But it WAS not our prisoner 10 whom
Holmes was giving his attention. Squat
ted on the doorstep, he WAS engaged IN
mos, carefully examining that which
the man had brought from the house. IL
was bust OF Napoleon, like the one
which We had seen that morning,
and i, had been broken into similar
fragments. Carefully Holmes held
each separate shard TO the light, but
in no way did il differ from any other
battered piece Of plaster. lie had Just,
completed his examination when the
hall lights few up, the door opened,
and the owner Of the house, a !ovlal
ro,und figure in shirt and trousers,
presented himself.
Mr.. Josiah Brown, ] SUPPOSE"
said Holmes
Yes. sir: and YOU no doubt, are
Mr.. sherlock Holmes? | had the
note which you sent by the express
messenger. and |. did exactly what
YOU told me. We locked every door
on the inside and awaited developments.
Wei. I'm very glad 10 see that you have
got the rascal. ! hope, gentlemen, that
YOU will come in and have some refresh
meni
However. IJcs,rade was ANXIOUS TO
e., his man into safe quarters, so
within a few minutes our cab had been
summoned and we were all four upon
our wav 20 London. Not n word would
oar captive say. but he glared At US
from the shadow Of hrs matted hair,
end once. when my hand seemed within
his reach, he snapped AZ 1t like a hungry
wolf. We siavcd long enough at the
police-s,ation TO learn that a search OF
his clothing revealed nothing save few
shillings and n long sheath knife, the
handle Of which bore copious traces OF
recent blood.
That's all right" said Lcstrade, as
We parted Hill knows all these gen.
try. and he will give q name 10 HIM
You'll find that my theory OF the Maha
VII work out all right. But IN sure
Am exceedingly obliged to you, Mr.
Holmes. for the workmanlike way in
which YOU laid hands upon him. don
quite understand II all yet"
Il fear u u rcathr too late an hour
Tor explanations" said Holmes. Be
sides, there are one or two details which
arc not finished of, and /, Is one OF those
eases which are worth working out 70 the
very end. II YOU will come round once
more 20 my rooms AZ SIX O'Clock tomor-
row. thrk ! shall be able 10 show you
that even now YOU have not grssped
tho entire meaning OF tins business
whIck prtscnts some features which
make .; absolutely original in the
history ~ crime II ever ! permit
yoI 90 chronicle any more OF my little
TrHblems Watson, ! foresee that YOU
MI enhven your pages by an account
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1922-11-24
from Ii. fers. trip but nj 90 up ono.

from the ferst trip but III 20 up onee
more.
Crowd. q wizx the hero IL eoing mp
asen. He's oil serrounded by flames J
Hcrray herrsy bcrray!
Fred Fcernot. Good mite u ] thawt
IL was hot the ferst time wnt ~ II now
Heer pussy. Hers your cat, lady, j
hope you're ssdd,fed.
Lady. NV psrrit. q my parrit ON the
lth floor. Would IL be too mutch TO
ask you to 10 back jest once more
Fred Feernot. I should say IL would.
I'm throo for the day.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1922-04-12

Editor The star
The place 70 begin -resdjustment-
u school salaries 10 AZ the top.
herewith enclose HIST 81 salaries
Of superintcndents Of the largest
cities Of the u. =.
II II 20 be noted that the city Of
Detroit. Mich. with 100000 popu'
lation, payn a salary ~ $4,000. ~.
Louis. 1887. pays $4,000. Baiti-
more. 7ss. 600. pays 5000: San
Francisco. sos.sio. pays $4,000. Sc.
stile pays $4,000. The te.chers OF
Washington speak In the Washing
ton Education Journal" about this
advantages California gives her
teaohsrn over Waahington's. They
lay little sirers on the difference In
the salary paid the cit, school SUI
perlntendentH.
Taxpayers. on having this extra.
ordinary discrepancy Ia salaries and
population brought 10 their notice,
viii naturally AJAX why In seaftle's
superintendent paid 40 hishly1~
Does he 90 90 much more work,
A. he has three assistants At $500
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Answer to Mrs. Stewards Letter

probably has not visited q school for
years to aeauaint herrsif with the
system and lin many advantages. nor
ls abe aware Of the heroic s.if-saori.
fec and unsaifish labor Of our teach.
ern.
She probably has sidetrncked the
responsibility of raising a family and
therefore cannot know what q fine
character IL nerded TO control and
train 20 or 20 sauirminR. restless
young Americans or abe II one 81
those mothers who send their chit
dren TO school to be raised for them
ana then blame the school teachers
for all their short cnninss.
No doubt her mind has never
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1922-04-12

turned 20 the great responsibility
these good men ana women feel 10,
ward their pupils. The home infiu
enco OF the children IN often bad. and
very often sadly indifferent. and II
II we're not for the teachers. God
help the poor children who would be
left 70 the mercy OF the selfish and
greedy dollar chasing taxpayer such
az Mrs. stewart Suppose she thinks
piayfieIda are a gross extfuvaFance
also.
She charges the school board with
inefficiency and cites the university
az an example fan 10 BEE the con.
nsction a. the school board hns moth.
ing 10 DO with the university. Il be
ing "A state Institution.
The teachers have just a. much
right 20 charge her with being an Ia.
efficient housewife without first
nampiing her cooking or inveatiRat-
lnr her home management an she
has 10 charge the teachers with inef
ficlency without a thoro insestiga
ton.
That she hae not done this 10 plain
~ shown By her Ignorance IN regard
20 the university Just what does
she know about the school system
and efficiency
The poor teachers have been mar.
tyred Ia a cause they felt sacred. and
lack OF appreciation by such women
"a Mrs. stewart has been thar re-.
ward However. they shall win out
yet. as right ana unselflsh sDdeavor
always must.
In my estimation the teechs~ arr
no, paid enough and my opinion IL
n. good az. " not better. than one
barred on selfish motives
Give the teachers syrnpathetic sup
port and they will develop future cit.
lsens capable of lowering taxes
am n Seattle mother interested
enough IN the senools 10 Wait them
frequently. Cordially.
MONICA ~. SANDERS
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crcasez IT, advertising appropria.
tion aud gives newspapers 60 per
cent.
The i.eose.Wil lies Biscuit Go. In
grasses it, newspaper ad,criis.
Ing.
SHAT Go. increases is ad,ertis.
Ing appropriation. giving news
papers 70 per cent
The International Silver Go. In.
ercases It's advertising appropria
ton. giving newspapers Is per
cent.
Comment on these statistics
seems hardly necessary.
n such national firms ~ iiwse
see a return Of prosperity In Ia.
ERASED newspaper Advertising. Il
looks as u local companies might
find the same polio, beneficial.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1922-04-12
LAHERCt tho to ENHNR
How Man Came to His Death

the flames. lie rushed 20 nearby
house where he threw water On
himself In order % be- able to rescue
tbs man, air, Gordon then raised
the burning man. who weighed
more than 200 pounds. and carried
him 20 the roadside. from there an
automoblia carried him 10 the hos
rtsal lie died tina, night al ,
o'clock.
Mr Gordon says that the burning
man aAked his name and after Mr.,
Gordon told him he said God bless
you. you've saved my life"
FRANK GORDON.
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Light ivines lead to heavy fines.
An the 1oorld loves a listener.

creases Its newspaper advertising
appropriation.
The Fuller Brush Co. doubles
its advertising appropriation. add
Ing many newspapers 10 list
The MerrcIi souIe saprs corpora
ton increases its newspaper ~.
portionment TO IS per cent Of
total advertising appropriation.
The Cadillac Motor Car Go. In.
ereases its newspaper advertis.
ing.
The Portland Cement as
ISOLATION increases Its advertis.
Ing appropriation. placing 90 per
cent In newspapers.
The Cole Motor Car Go. In.
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wish 10 asy q few words IN an
wsser "a the ritter 81 Mrs. A. y. Stew
art. but first ! wish TO congratulate
you on the stand you have taken and
that she eriticisea. namely. Leave
The tcacheFA' salaries alone"
Anyone with just Tho average
amount 81 Intelligence would know
that The star would not presume TO
dictate to the public what II should
or should not discuss
arm convinced that Mrn Stewart,
" ons Of the vas, army u ignorant.
selfish people Of this city who cries
for reduced saiarlea for teachers and
raves about their inefsiciency with.
out knowicdRe Of the facts She
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EdItof Tho HtAri
!, seems there was a mistake In
reporting the news regarding the
accident which occurred 20 hr.
Chambers which resulted In his
death
Frank Gordon wns working mar
the bonfire into which Mr. Cham,
beers fell. lie vas attracted 10 the
scene BY the barking Of hln large
~ Bernard dos. Mr.. Gordon. rec
Ina something was wrong. followed
The dog TO the bonfire where he aaw
The old man lying On has back In
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1922-04-12
Denies Favoritism in Yard

doubt u some u them belong 10 .
church.
A. Victim says that In HIS 20 year.
o. working for dlffsrcnt firms be has
never come In contact with a more
corrupt system Of singing out men
for discharge. Please come over and
investigate that charge
Let me say again that s~ery tub
stands on It's own bottom. THIS ro~s
foe supervisors ~ well an mechanics
IlEA VICTIM No. :.
uresnertoA
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1922-04-12
Democracy
in Japan

The leading newspaper II
Japan have proclaimed a jolnt
manifesto demanding universal
suffrage.
The document l. unique in the
history Of Oriental journalism.
and will find an honorable place
amid the records 81 human prog.
ro~s.
-uni~s. universal suffrage h
enacted and true constitutional
government u carried cut
VIZ can find neither fresh life
nor hope In the future Of Japan
says the manifesto.
The people Of Japan arr be-
coming radical with changed
IDEAS" the memeriaI proceeds.
- . The government, however.
|. bent on checking the popular
movement for . p~w status for
Japan n things arc 81
lowed 10 TO their awn way. no
one can tell the finai results. We.
Therefore. must do our best 10
find some means Of letting the
people find their voice In real
government -
AN corruption in polite. has
resulted from the drawback. %
the present system Of suffrage
Universal suffrage viii
avoid class warfare. The
Japanese army should belong 10
The natisn - wen m 10 the en-
perez. hut ssw. Ire army h
renfrsIIea ~ . militarsseic sroup
within the army itseif.
RsspouAhls gsvernm<ns b
tr>mpsed spsa ~ thh srcup.
IIepes there h double govern
mrns II home and double dIplem-
acy abroad. . The new epoch
which began with the coronation
Of the present emperor must de-
siroy this miIisartssic group. .
Government. flrst Of all. must be
by the people. for the people and
Of the people,
This inspiring declaration Of
rights was signed by the most
powerful journals In Japan. Of
varying partisan beliefs.
Driven by such an lmpesus. uni
vsr~ai suffrage win eventually be
established. When the prrss has
won iis victory and the japanese
people have = voice In their own
destiny. Japan win fall heir Ia =
great and bersfieeus future.
Democracy. now absent from the
Orient. win begin . Worldwide
reign.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1922-04-12
COAST a UNIT

There has been such lot of foolish, destruc-
tive, jealous criticism in all the Pacific Coast
cities of other Coast cities!
Los Angeles gloats publicly over Seattle's
mid-winter flood Seattle takes bit of mali
cious enjoyment out of picture of Southern
California fountain carrying a heavy load of
icicles.
San Diego publishes the annual rainfall fig
ures of the Willamette valley and wonders au-
dibly why anybody should ever live north of
Fresno
Tacoma chuckles every time ship goes
aground on the Columbia river bar and starts
q bit of a boycott against Seattle merchants.
Spokane and Seattle fall out over ways and
means for developing the Columbia basin. Sc
attic belittles Tacoma's claim to rename the
mountain.
San Francisco's earthquake-but why null
tiply instances?
Meanwhile, some hundred million folks liv-
ing elsewhere in the country are getting per-
verted idea of frost-bitten California, a web
footed Oregon and bolshevik-slain Puget
Sound
All this is miserable backbting, and is hold
ing the West Coast from its own.
There is room enough in the Pacific North
west for half a dozen MORE cities as great as
Portland and Seattle.
Northern California can build up another
San Francisco and another Oakland, and have
plenty of raw treasure left Los Angeles has
enough of an empire to give another great city
room south of Tehachapi pass without being
crowded.
Indeed, the more each Of these cities grows,
the more they will ALL prosper.
The Pacific Coast has more resources, more
available foreign trade territory, more water
power, more fertile lands than the Atlantic
Coast It win have not only New Yorks and
Chicagoes and Pittsbmgs, but it will have
Clevelands and Bostons and Philadelphia,
too, within the next generation.
The sooner it forgets its sma-town, subur-
ban, local jealousies and the sooner it boosts
for every inch, from Vancouver, B. c., to San
Diego, the sooner will it prosper as it should
The AID Clubs treaty of peace for the whole
Pacific Coast and the Tacoma-Seattle COM
mercial organizations new get-together steps
are straws that indicate saner future.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1922-04-12

Editor The Star
I notice a hitter from A. Victim.
headed -FavoFstiam Ia Navy lard
in The star Of April :. In answer !
want to say that ! know of no other
place where isrs fasoritAmn Ii shown
than IN our yard.
Every tub stands On fss own bot
tom. aud I know men who hav. bern
In the gard for year, ana they are
fIr.s-eiaas mechanics. huf they don't
even belong TO q secret order and
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1922-04-12
LEARN A WORD
EVERY DAY
Today'a word q EXnILARArE

Todny's word u BNiifLAHATE
It's pronounced - eR ziii.a-raYt
with accent on the second syllable.
1, means ~ make Jolly. 10 make
glad, 90 enhyen. 90 animate. 20 cheer.
n comes from Latin "exhllHrsre. Z"
10 make merry.
Companion words exhilafafl0n.
exhilntive.
It's used like this--''The sun 81
spring days exbilarates even tho
most unreaponnive 81 us"
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1922-04-12

Some cheering figures from the
Enter and Publisher. newspaper
tsade Journal:
The Studebsker Corporation in
es~ase~ it, newspaper advertising.
usinx 1900 newspapers
The Thomas &. Plant Co. In
crenses IT. newspaper apportion-
nsenf 10 10 per cent Of Its total
advertising appropriation
Wright 4 DItson. Inc, an
neuuees vigorous advertising
campaign with newspaper rs
sole medium.
William wrigiey. Jr.. Co. in
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A Tip to Bremerton Business Men

der why they don't set The trade u
tho sailors l dent iIere 10 the
reason. The gotta can get the same
thing In Seattle for just half tho
price that they DO here and then psill
have money enough left 20 have =
lpirruhly good time.
am not trying to give any hints
but hope that a few Of tho Brem.
.Ffon shorkeepers and the iiiaito
owner rad this.
! remain. sincerely.
y. A. POrr. \ Cob.
a. e =. Swallow. Bremcrton. Wash.
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each. and supervisors and heads a
departments galore at pretty decent
figures tail income tar frees II would
be hard TO prove that he ia over.
worked.
MRS. ANNE p. STEWART,
TO Mob HUI Ave
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he not e-evcome 81 er-r. sas
eperco nc etsl scsfh 0ood.--Ropians
xtL 81
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1922-04-12

Why put shock absorbers On
autos rhen pedestrians need them
pnrrr
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1922-04-12

-ff Is hard 70 eire a,eag ssl-
ison.~ says john u. IL sssc a.
fos hate 10 get enc first
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1922-04-12

Some iush thiHk De Valera
seoaIa rather be prcssaeaf fhas
rsoht
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The Great Aft~r-P-iu Tonic
HEAMOTONE

Makes red blood. builds up the
nerves. and restores strength quick.
~. 800 and szc6. At all drug stores.
or sent. y. p by Joyner Drug Co.
Spokane .--Advertisemfn.
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When political pots boil they cook up an awf,d
stew.
Sure, there are painless dentists, il doesn't hurt
them
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merton ssopts.per- Won O 8 s swallow. Brsmsrso
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1922-11-10

Cal. II the sculptor. lie made n
nam. for himself by his End Of the
Trail" group at the Panama Pacific
exposition The final work ON tho
statue WAS done In Proctor'n New
York studio. and shipped TO Portland
BY boat
Tho unwilling ceremonies will com
meme. 10 the Park Blocks. on Port
lands west side. At o'clock tho
afternoon OF Arsnissice day. by that
hour the parade viii have marched
and the crowd viii have remembered
sh~ end OF the war sufficiently 10
gather around and bear read a speech
from tho pen of President Harding
apropos 20 the Roosevelt ceremonies.
and an unvciiing speech by General
John J. rernhing. who will com. 60
Portland. u has been learned. for the
sols purpose of representing tho
president AT the unvrilinE ceremony.
Or. Coo win make n talk on Roose-
welt. whom he knew intimately when
the two rnnched In the Dako,as. and
Proctor will tell the story on tho
creation ~ the statue.