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A FITTING SLOGAN.


The Lions Club rendered good SER
vice TO Wilmington in Offering a
prize of fifty dollars for the best
proposition OF q slogan for Whining
ton. The offer attracted lively COM
petition. with many responses.
Two young men Of Wilmington,
Samuel Saretsky and Clayton NJ. Lid
dell. hit upon the same slogan. and 1t
was the one accepted. 1t is:
~wnmington-The First City Of
the First State.'
How pertinent and expressive, and
how accurate.
Wilmington undoubtedly Is tho first
city in Delaware. although this. of
itself. Is not saying much. as cities are
few In Delaware. and Wilmington
is easily largest and first.
And Delaware Is the first State In
our great Union OF states-the leader
by reason OF having been first to ratify
the Federal Constitution by which the
States were bound together IN union.
SO the slogan is historically accurate
and In every way appropriate. 1t Is
one that Will call attention to tho dis
tinc,ion Of the city and the dignity OF
the state. The contest WAS fine
suggestion and its result Is In every
way crcd,table and inspiring.
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aIPPLING RHYMES.
BY Walt Mason.
CHANGE OF BASE.

From southern seas the
authors come. astride Of sharks
and whales; the island graft IL
out of plumb. and now It's
desert tales. They fed Us Up
on hidden reefs and all that
coral bunk: and now they turn
70 desert chiefs, who're equally
as punk. They wearied us with
blue lagoons. and damsels dark
and fat. and now they hand Is
BedOuin prunes. and let Il go
at that. Some gifted damozel
or dame produced n Bedouin
tale: II brought her seven kinds
Of fame and fourteen kinds OF
kale. When this occurred the
authors all were earning bread
and cheese, by writing stories.
large and small. about the
southern seas. But when they
saw that desert chiefs were
strictly in the swim. they passed
up all their coral reefs horizons
far and dim. The dusky dam
sells. promptly canned. were eft
IN native state, and 20 the
wastes Of shifting sand the
authors pulled their freight. For
southern seas I told no brief.
but they are better far than -
the bughouse Bedouin chief
who's now the fcticn star. And
now for weary months. CAD
cooks. the desert stuff wiil
reign. until the sandy lire NJ
books gives every one a pain.
And then ut last some chap viii
write another kind of tale. and
all the authors. in. a night viii
camp upon his trail.
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today viii be valuable old historic docu-
n1ente. the New York library is using
this tissue for current. newly bound
papers.
The Library Of Congress does not go
TO this expense and labor IN keeping
its great collection OF newspapers.
There Ia an extremely fine grade Of
Tissue, called crepeline, that is used
on important papers 20 keep them
from falling apart. and tho Library
OF Congress has used thls material
on one or two volumes Of It's oldest
uewsps pere
/ Great skin is required IN applying
this crepeliDe 10 n sheet Of paper. The
material ia a sort OF chiffon. "A mixture
or SILK and nercerized cotton 80 GIrny
that Il IL almost transparent. The
page that is To be preserved with the
tissue is first treated with fine -four
and water paste. The paste must bs
OF exactly the right grade, and the big
camels' hair brush must lay Il over
the paper so that no brush marks are
left, and so that the coating 10 abso-
lutely smooth. Then the crepeiine ~
laid smoothly on top and tho page ~
put under heavy pressure between
parafflne sheets. The paste IS taken
up by the parafine. but enough 10 left
to fasten tho threads OF the tissue TO
the paper.
The agreement Of secrecy OF tbs
Continental Congress and tho only
surviving draft OF the Declaration OF
Independence are among the docu-
ments that the Library OF Congress
has preserved with this transparent
covering.
Caring for tho governments COL
lection Of books and papers includes
, not only the rebindlng and repairing
them when necessary, bur also keep
Ing them clean. The task Of busting
80 large n collection may be imagined
from the fact that It takes nlnn with
vacuum cleaner month 70 clean
the books on ono deck Of stack. To
, make the round Of the stacks IN the
building at this rate would take TIRES
years
] Books IN this library DO not collect
> dust 10 rapidly ~ books on shelves
n In home. The stacks arc ~ nearly
n dust proof and damp proof az possible
p windows IN the stacks are never
: opened. a ventilstlng system keeps
9 tho air fresh.
y Because Of tho dry7ness, the library
? has no trouble with ants nor book
. worms Insects Of this sort sometimes
r get into imported books, especially
when they are brought over in the
hold Of a ship. but such books are
generally disinfected before beins
q placed on file and in the dry and IN
~ congenial atmosphere of the stacks
= any survivors would soon die
The cockroach Is tho only insect
.. that has ever annoyed the library Of.
y flcials by insistant vitality At on.
time cOclroaches got into Some Of ths
books and developed an enormous ap.
petite for the glaze IN the bucl1ran
l. covers. They also ate the gold of tn.
titles and decorations because Of IN,
e albumeu IL contained. The Ilbrar1
N got rid OF these expensive bOarfers
~ however. and now Il uses Kind O
r. buckram that ia guaranteed 70 ofre
10 no attraction 20 Insects.
- The weather insects, action Of Eur
g light, and dust. are all guarded exains
rs IN the governments big book col
r. lection Only the human clement
~ the wear and tear OF handling III
se books-defies regulation.
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WOMEN on ELECTION BOARDS

w p-h ~ ~ V-N ,.
The Department OF Elections at It's
meeting last night, considered the Lists
Of names submitted by the Democratic
and Republican City Committees, from
which the officers OF registration and
election for this year viii be selected.
Both lists contained the names Of
women: and the department, there
fore. II its members are so disposed,
may appoint some women TO serve on
the boards Of registration and election.
II is probable this will be done.
IN this years political campaign the
women OF Delaware find themselves
in full equality with the men. They
have the right TO register and vote.
and also the right 10 serve as Jurors
and TO hold public office. Naturally,
they claim the right TO equal political
recognition, and in assertion Of this
right are inclined TO insist that women
ar well az men, be named as officers
! of the registration and election this
year. Two years ago. although they
were qualified for voting IN time &c
I participate in the registration and
election, their new political dignity
did not come TO them in time for max
| ing claim 10 recognition in the selec-
/ ton Of the boards OF registration anc
! election.
There Is no reason why womer
should not be named as officers Of
registration and election In a larg,
number Of the districts. In the wei
settled residential districts, wher,
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be held as imperative. No govern
mental agency can rightly intervene
to relieve the citizen OF this ,responsi-
bility. The spirit OF labor should
moro generally prevail. with regard
for law and for all tho important
duties OF citizenship. This Ia tho kind
OF materialism that will most gener-
ously benefit the entire world.
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THE "RED HEM STORY
Up TO DATE

Said tho Little Rooster, Gosh all hemlock
things are tough
Seems that worms are getting scarcer. and
cannot find enough
what become OF all those fat ones Is a
my stery 70 me;
There were thousands through that rainy
spell--but now WHARF can they boz
The Old Red Hen who heard him. didn't
grumble or complain.
She had gone through lots Of dry spells
she had lived through flood Of rain.
30 she few upon the grindstOne and she
gave her claws "a whet,
As she said, I've never seen the time
there were mt worms 10 get"
She picked a now and undug spot: the
earth was hard and firm.
The Little Rooster jeered. New ground
That's no place for "a worm"
The Old lien Just spread her feet, she dug
both fast and free
Il must go 10 the worms she said the
worms won't come to me
The Rooster yainly spent the day. through
habit, by the way
Where fat worms had passed by Ia SQUADS
back in the rainy days
When nightfall found him supperless. ne
growled In accents rough.
I'm hungry as fowl can be. Conditions
sure are tough.
He turned then to the Old Hen and said
1t 5 worse Tor you,
For your not only hungry. but you mus
be tired too.
l rested while watched for worms so
feel fairly perk:
I But how are you. without worms, too, ant
after all that work ."
The Old Red Hen hoped to her perch anC
! dropped her eyes TO sleep
And murmured in drowsy tone, "Youns
man. hear this and weep:
/ / IN full Of worms and happy for We dinet
both long and we'll
/ The worms are there as always. But haC
to dig like he'll"
/ Oh, hero and there Red Boosters still ar
holding sales positions,
/ They cannot do much business now be
cause of poor conditions
But Just as soon AZ things ct right they
sell hundred firms
| Meanwhile the Old Hens all are out an
gobbling up the worms.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial. (Wilmington, Del.) 1878-1928, 1922-06-14
Benson Goes to Police Convention.

Wilmington will be officially repre-
scented at the convention OF the Inter
national Association of Chiefs of Po-
lice at San Francisco next week by
Captain Robert j. Benson. who left
the city yesterday in company with
Major Richard Sylvester OF the du
Pont Company Superintendent of
Police Black, who is secretary of the
associa ton, abandoned the trip after
his brothers death.
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therc are no disordcriy elements and
no voters OF doubtful qualifications,
the work Is not arduous, and women
could perform II M we'll ms men. And
certainly. under the conditions now
prevailing, tho women are clearly en-
titled to this recognition.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial. (Wilmington, Del.) 1878-1928, 1922-06-14
THE MIRROR OF
PUBLIC OPINION

Ms well as important business houses.
Tho fees. OF course. are secretod In the
bill for tho goods or service. or the
latter may DO sklmped- Tho Federal
law is Intended to be n broad one
carrying heavy penalties for giving
and receiving brides In connection
with every kind OF transaction that
is associated with Interstate or foreign
commerce. --Provldence Journal.
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THE NEED OF THE DAY.

In his becoalaureatc sermon at CO. |
lumbia University. New York City.
Rev. Raymond c. Knox held that the
selfish matertalism Of the day should
Be driven out" and that there Is need
for spiritual and neral law an the
basis OF a new world" This sounds
well. but Is far from conclusive.
There are today, as always. a great
for reformation. and no doubt this
condition Will continue indefinitely.
But that they may be set down TO what
is called "ma,erialisni" and ideal re-
form brought about by n more gen.
eral reaction 10 spiritual and moral
law" is a contention that may not
appeal with much force. There is al
ways the danger OF too many doctors
OF divinity ready and eager to ex-
pound the spiritual and moral law
each with his own doctrine, and few
Of them in agreement.
But there are some things which
ought to be apparent to all persons
OF ordinary powers OF observation and
average common sense. To such II
An. >h-a to~- two
evil in the world today. especially IN
our country, Is the gradual drift OF
sentiment IN favor OF depending upon
government for those things which
for centuries were accepted as the
duty OF the individual OF of the COM
munity. More and more is govern
ment assuming those functions which
formerly were regarded as resting
solely with the individual. The latter,
in these days. is coming TO look upon
government as a paterna agency. to
do for him the things he should dc
for himself. In fact, many have come
70 regard the government as their
keeper. vested with the duty OF look
ing after their welfare. and therefore
relieving them OF all personal rsspon-
sibil;ty.
That government Is doing far toe
much in this direction is now being
realized. and the voice Of protest u
being raised even in Congress. wher'
the trend OF legislation in this direc.
tioa has been 80 marked in recen
years. X is conceded that government
should do its part in affording TO al
citizens an equal opportunity unde
just laws 70 work out their own saliva
ton. But when government goes be
yond the limit, and does for the citi
zen those things he should do 10
himself. the citizen is quick to settl
himself into the comfortable role o
a dependent.
The need OF the hour, therefore
seems to be more earnest effort o.
the part OF the individual TO look afte
his material welfare and earn his ow'
living under the equal opportunity ar
forded him by government The di
vine Injunction: "In the sweat OF tn
face shalt thou eat bread until tho
SSsurn unto the ground" should su
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial. (Wilmington, Del.) 1878-1928, 1922-06-14
Begin Cutting Wheat.

The first wheat was cut yesterday
on the farm of Daniel Corbett OF
Odessa. by Edward Schezler This is
The earliest cutting OF wheat that has
ever been known in Appoquinimink
Hundred.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial. (Wilmington, Del.) 1878-1928, 1922-06-14
MEETINGS TONIGHT.
Camp p. o. A.
Christian Scientists.
ri

Camp p. o. A.
Christian Scientists.
Cigarmakers' Union.
Hope Lodge, !. o. o. +.
Cyrus Temple, J.. q. L.
Sheridan Post, G. A. r.
Franklin Circle, B. of D.
Delaware Lodge, d. o. II.
American Lodge. S. OF II.
Knights of St. Lawrence.
Welcome Lodge, O. S. b.
Delaware Council. c. b. l..
Temple Lodge, A. f. & A NJ
National Protective Legion.
Temple Council, l.. 0. r. c.
Usage tribe, Impd o. r. NJ
Star Of Bethlehem, /. G. r.
Wilmington Council, c. b. l..
Canton, Delaware, ]. o. o. +.
German Beneficial Society, No. 3.
Welcome Council. Jr. o. u. A. NJ. .
Harmony Council, Jr. o. L. A. NJ.
Harmony Council, No. /, u. f. a.
Mattahoon Tribe. Impd. o. r.. NJ.
VIM. Mckinley Com. o. l.. II. NJ. A.
Lafayette Lodge. No. 2, X. of p.
Evening Star Lodge, No. ~, p. S. b
Local 626, Carpenters & Joiners Uniol
Washington Camp No. 4. +. o. S. of 4
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II you telephone your al. ask about
the discount you can get on the price
quoted you.-Adv.
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THE EVENING SMILE.
HE RAN NO RISK.

In spite of repeated warnings from
his father little Bobby persisted In
driving nails into blocks and boards
One morning Dad heard the familiar
pounding. and looking out he saw
Bobby banging away-his little sister
Mary sitting beside him, apparently
looking on
Haven't l told you, Bobby. that you
will smash your fingers IL you drive
nails" the father asked.
Yes. / know. Dad. but Marys hold
Ing the nail."-Tit Bits.
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Fair Aspirant with manuscript
DO please let me read my story to
you" Publisher-"Don't trouble, my
dear young lady, my reader will see It."
Fair Aspirant-"Yes. but he won't see
me."-Boston Transcript.
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Try an Every Evening Want Ad.
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II might give you a Job. You have
been a chorus girl how long?" Ten
years" You seem nervous about
somebody stepping on your feet"
We'll, 1 have been acting with ele-
plants. "-Louisville Courier-Journal.
Are those Egyptian dancers true
to nfe?" yes. Everybody 1 met in
Egypt had his hand out. Louisville
Courier ournal.
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Preserving Newspapers.

How to preserve newspapers IL a
more difficult problem. The New York
public library has HIT on a plan which
it regards as satisfactory. Each page
Of news print in a bound volume is
enclosed in thin Japanese tissue, To
prepare one volume Of a newspaper.
containing only a months issues. by
this method costs S54. But with an eye
to the future. when the newspapers Of
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Any render can got the answer To any
question by writing Every Evening Infor-
nation bureau. Frederic j. Uaslsn. direc-
tor, Washington. ID. G.. This offer applies
strictly To Information. The bureau can.
not give advice ON legal. medical aud
financial matters. II does not attempt 10
settle domestic troubles nor To undertake
exhaustive research on any Subject. Write
your questions plainly and briefly olive
full name and address and enclose two
cents I'm stamps for return postage. Nj
replies are sent direct To- the inquirer
The Washington times., 1922-07-15
See This Suburb Today

Take Alexandria car at 18th and Pa Ave-,
get off at Mt. Ida. Take bus at 18th and Pa.
Ave-, and get off at sign marked Abingdon, one
block south Of Hume Station.
By auto, cross Highway Bridge, turn to
right on Mt. Vernon Bldv., 81 miles to sign
marked Abingdon, block south to Hume
Station.
The Washington times., 1922-07-15

last years month record; and
industrial buildings, in the sum of
$15.783.000, have run IS per cent
ahead of last year.
Contemplated new work reported
during June amounted to $39 ST.
900.
Contracts awarded during June in
New York State and Northern New
Jersey amounted to 9.383.0 900, a
decline of 10 per cent from May.
but an increase Of 27 per cent over
June, 1921. The peak month for
this district was April. However,
the declines in May and June have
been confined to New York City,
where the building revival has been
a year in advance Of the rest Of the
country.
Construction started in this dis
trict from January l to July l has
amounted to $4S5, ,1S6 900. nearly
double the amount for the cores
ponding period Of 1921. On the six
months record, residential construc-
tion. amounting to 1886, ,528 900. has
run SO per cent ahead Of last year;
mercantile construction, amounting
to $S4,715, 900, has been 145 per cent
ahead Of last year; public works and
utilities, $50,S4S 900, more than
double last year; educational build
ings, $34 .491 900. about three times
the volume of last year; and indus.
trial construction to the amount OF
$22, sol 900, is Al per cent ahead OF
the first half OF 1921.
Contemplated new work reported
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during June amounted to 1901,
693 900.
June building contracts in the
Middle Atlantic States eastern Penn
sylvania, Southern New Jersey
Delaware. Maryland. District OF
Columbia, Virginia and the Caro-
linas) amounted to $50, $4,000. an in
crease Of 3 per cent over the preced
ing month and of 75 per cent over
the corresponding month OF last
year.
Total construction started during
the first half of this year has
amounted to $255. 5.S44 900. an increase
of So per cent over the first hall
OF 1921. On the record of the first
half OF the year, residential construc'
ton, amounting to $114,169 900. has
run to double the volume of last
year: public works and utilities, $4b,
401 900. are Is per cent ahead Of last
year: mercantile construction, $34.
954 900. is 81 per cent ahead; edu
cational buildings. $0.622. 900. are
SO per cent ahead. and Industrial
plants, $16.5o7 900 are ~ per cen,
ahead.
Contemplated new work reported
in June amounted to $71 .667 900.
Contracts awarded during June in
Western Pennsylvania, West Vir
ginia. Ohio. Kentucky and Tennessee
amounted TO $54.454.000 Although
this was decline OF rs per cent from
the May figure. II was 16 per cent
ahead OF June. 1921.
During the first half Of the year
construction has been started in this
district to the amount of $261.573,.
81
the corresponding period Of last year
The six months record shows: Total
residential construction, $50, ,5S4, 900,
which is 80 per cent ahead of last
year; mercantile construction, s4S,.
1866 900. or IL per cent ahead OF la ri
year: industrial plants, $25, ,760, 900,
or 28 per cent ahead Of last year, and
educational buildings, S25,439 900
which is 10 per cent ahead of last
years six-inonth record.
Contemplated new work reported
during June amounted to $77,57 900
June building contracts in the
Central West comprising Illinois
Indiana, Iowa, Wisconsin, Michigan
Missouri and portions Of Eastern
Kansas and Nebraska) amounted Ia
$104.412, 900. This total Il per cent
over the previous month and ~ per
cent over June, 1920 is the larges,
monthly figure for this district since
October, 1919.
From January to July I, the
amount of construction started in
this district was $471 1,013,000. which
is IS per cent greater than the work
started in the first six months oi
last year. The record for the first
half OF 1922 shows: Residential con
struction. $147.497.00. more thar
double the amount for the first six
months Of last year; public works
and utilities, Sill. 1858 900. or 25 pei
cent ahead OF last year; business
buildings, s65.l71 900. which is 2s
per cent ahead OF last year
educational buildings. $500, 900. OF
II per cent ahead OF last year; and
Industrial plants. amounting to $40,
756 900, being Sc per cent ahead OF
last year.
Contemplated new work reported In
June amounted to S164.SS3.0 900.
June building contracts in Mime
sofa, the Dakotas and Northern
The Washington times., 1922-07-15

over last year; $3.50, ,32s. 900 for bust
n67s buildings, % per cent more than
laR. year; $164, Sal 900 for educational
bu ldings, 68 per cent over last year;
and $123.1S1 900 for industrial plants,
an increase OF ~ per cent over the
col responding period of last year.
Contemplated new work reported
from January TO July i has
amounted to slightly over three bill
lion dollars. compared with $l,690'-
900, 900 for work actually started In
the same period.
II seems not unlikely that the re-
naming summer months may snow
a slight falling off from the extreme
high rate OF activity that has pre-
vailed during the second quarter OF
the year. However, there are locali-
ties In the Middle West where the re-
vival has not yet gained the head
way that Il has in the East. These
places may be expected to show in
creases that win in a measure offset
declines elsewhere.
Work In New England.
June building contracts in New
England amounted to SIS, 800. 900. an
increase Of 16 per cent over the
previous month and Of 1876 per cent
over June 1921.
Construction has been started dur
ing the first six months Of the year
to the amount OF $l75.363. 900. an
increase of lis per cent over the
first half Of 1921. Residential con-
struction, which has amounted TO
$6S, ,220, 900, shows an increase of
107 per cent over the first half Of
last year; business buildings, amount
ing to SAL .772 900. have been nearly
three times as great In volume as
last year; educational buildings
have amounted to $20.266,000, three
times the volume Of last year; pub
lick works and utilities. which have
totaled $1S,623, 900, have doubled
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$50, 900 MELTED BY SALE
OF SHIP BOARD PROPERTY

Word was received from Portland,
Greg. yesterday of the successful
auction there on Tuesday by Charles
s. Gerth, of Gerth's Realty Experts,
of st. Johns warehouse, the property
of the United States Shipping Board
Emergency Fleet Corporation. The
total amount realized was $4,000
cash, a sum in excess OF the ap-
praised valuation.
The auction was the first of
series OF three ordered held by the
United States Shipping Board on the
Pacific coast. Many Of the bidders
at the sale were from New York,
Philadelphia, Newark. Cincinnati,
Cleveland, Milwaukee and Chicago.