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Evening journal., 1922-03-25
ropAY,s BIG MYSTERY.

A MYSTERIOUS object-apparently the petrined
N sole and heel OF a shoe-has been discovered in
solid rock far under the surface OF the earth.
The discovery. Delswareans who keep abreast OF
the times know was made by Albert Knapp, mining
prospector, in blue limestone OF the Humboldt noun
tain range, Nevada
The Triassio rock in which this peculiar object was
entombed. formed between 1oO,OoooOo and soO'-
900 900 years ago. SO says Dr. william D. Matthew.
psieontoogist OF the American Museum OF Natural
History, to whom the fossil rushed.
John T. Reid. mining engineer thinks Knspps nnd Is
clue 90 an extinct civilization that existed millions Of
years ago. 80. youngsters time are the Pitt
down Skull and Java Ape Man which, scientists say
date back hundreds OF thousands Of years
The FOSSIL" found by Knapp is perfectly shaped
sole and heel for shoe by modern io-year-old
boy has beveled edges smooth as could be made
by shoemskers knife Inside these edges are two
rows OF perforations such az would be meae IN
stitching the sole to the shoes upper
Furthermore, Il Is the color a. leather-pos-
sbly due to iron suphIds. which, however, was not
present in the surrounding rock
veteran cobblers who have examined the object in
sst 1t is unquestionably the work Of master shoe
maker.
Dr. Matthew says that Knapp's find is an accidental
creation Of the period before hrst appeared on
earth
It is the most perfect specimen Of its sort ever found
better even that recently discovered stone that looks
amazingly like a petrihsd human eye.
Farmers have noticed such freaks Of nature IN
sourds potatoes that mature into striking kenesses
Of human or animal faces minutely accurate copies
Chinese scientists who believe that civilization travels
up and down forever like endless chain Of hills and
valleys would pronounce Knapp's nnd the real thing
Il is important whether believe in it or not for
It calls attention how little knows Of the earth
past.
william Jennings Bryan, who s nshtns the follow
srs Of Darwins theory evolution, might stir up
hornets nest by contendng that the Pitdown Skull and
similar trophies which scentsts recognize a. remnants
Of prehistoric man accidental creations like
Knapp's petrihed shoe.
Evening journal., 1922-03-25
TO HEAR SPECIALISTS
ON CITY ZONING

Arrangements for a series OF ad-
dresses on city planning and zon.ng
methods were discussed at a meeting
yesterday afternoon OF the commit
tees named to consider the question
by Mayor Harvey and the Chamber
OF Commerce.
Specialists on coming from Phila-
delphia, New York. Chicago and
other cities will be invited TO VII
mington 70 tell the advantages OF the
scheme. Those present At the meet
ing yesterday afternoon we're:
Representing the city Mayor Le-
Roy Harvey, Howard NJ Ward. presi-
dent Of City Council. and Councilmen
Alexander r. Abrahams. James 3.
McManus and John J. Mulvena, City
Engineer Harry Mailer, Edward r.
Mack, engineer and superintendent
OF parks.
Representing the Chamber Of
Commerce were: F. n. Gawthrop,
president; william T. Budd, secre-
tary; Matthew d. Murphey, John f.
Healy, Walter F. Brown and Francis
A. Price.
Mr. Abrahams was appointed q
committee Of one 70 invite official'
Of Philadelphia to speak on zoninl
here.
Evening journal., 1922-03-25
LAY CORNERS STONE
OF CHURCH APRIL 22

The Rev James II. straughn. d.
D., president Of the Maryland Annual
Conference OF the Methodist Pro-
testant Church will preach At the
morning service in the Peninsula
Methodist Protestant Church. held
at the Jr. o. u. A. NJ. Hall, 907 Tat
nall street, tomorrow. Aside from
preaching, the president will use this
occasion OF his visit to Wilmington
to extend the greetings OF the Con-
ference to its youngest and most
promising church.
The Rev Leonard r. Smith, will
preach NJ the evening service At T.s0
o'clock.
The superintendent ~ the Sunday
school. r. Earle Downing, moved
yesterday TO Milford, where he Ia 10
he engaged with the Public High
way Commission. George 8. Long,
assistant superintendent will take
charge Of tho school at noon tomor-
row. The c. p. service will be held
at 6.45 p. m.
The cornerstone OF the new church
az Washington and Twentieth streets
will be laid with appropriate cere-
Evening journal., 1922-03-25
TO ASK S1,3O4,OOO
FOR EDUCATION

The budget ,or the coming nscal
year. beginning July /, was discuss
ed A. q meeting Of the finance oonn-
mittee Of the City Board OF Educa-
ton yesterday afternoon in the Pub
lio Building
According 10 ths original draft the
budget calls for 31.504.o0 but Il
is understood this figure will be par
ed down before the estimated re-
quirements OF the board are sub
mitted to City Council The commit
tee hopes 70 be abls to report 70
the school board on Monday. but
does not feel at liberty to make IS
decision public before that time.
When the board meets Monday %
Csc expects to have in hand the
renly OF the city solicitor to the
numerous questions submitted 20 him
by A special committee named to
determine what effect It would ha -
on the board OF this city should
the board decide 10 place .tsslt under
the state School law.
Evening journal., 1922-03-25

soldiers something while leaving the
problem OF furnishing the where
withal suspended in the air. The
House bill offers the beneficiaries a
deferred note and avoids breaking
the news TO any group Of taxpayers
that they will have TO meet It. The
only quick assets IN sights are those
which Congressional candidates for
reelection expect to realize on pri-
mary and election days.
The bill now goes to the Senate.
Only a third OF the Senators 90 ou
OF ONCE March 4 next, and not all
OF these will try for reelection. The
bonus problem may. therefore, be
treated from now on in more OBJ
iective spirit. II the Senate faces
It's responsibility coura geously It will
not pass the House bill. At the
worst. the measure will be amended
and thrown into conference, where
Il should stick for a LONG ume. Pres
ident Harding has given notice that
he will veto anything but a sales
tax bonus bill. TIE country is with
him on this proposition. Agitated
Congressman who have now got
what they personally wanted oU OF
the bonus will hardly care to invite
a real shove down with him.
Evening journal., 1922-03-25
oNr CENT AND oNE-rENTH A DAY.

TTNHE cost Of keeping up American roads and building
Il new ones last year was s. for every man. woman
and chnd-afer deducting money from auto license
fees So reports the National Automobile Chamber OF
Commerce
It Is equivalent to a and a tenth day for each
OF u.s. To save that much, few would surrender even
the street in front Of their house.
about the greatest blessing OF civilization
also the cheapest and people New Castle, Kent
and Sussex counties OF them as rapidly as
they can get them. Experience Delaware has shown
that the best apostle good roads movement is
good road and that OF all apostles here has
been the dupont Boulevard.
Evening journal., 1922-03-25
TALKING MOVIES.

rFrALKINo movies. a new invention with enormous
Il possibilities. have just been successfully demon
strated in Chicago.
BY this invention silent lie silence.
You, out In the audience, watch the picture and hear
the actors voices and all other sounds the II
you actually seeing and hearing the thing occur
In real life
The process Is different from the combination OF
phonosraph and movie nim tried BY E. f. Aibss in
Keith vaudeville years ago.
This latest talking movis is application OF the
wireless phone
The movie Is produced in the studio usual Then
films movie theatres. where wireless
phones and automatic moving picture machines are
synchronizedthat the outfits in each theatre start
the time and at the same speed regulated
the movie studio.
The Aim has been made. Audiences ready for the
show The picture starts in each theatre simu tAne-
ousy. the hlm is screened at the studio.
The actors watching the picture closely to keep in
step" speak their lines, stage. The wire
less the words for reproduction the movie
theatres.
Other sounds also are sent out to be heard by the
movie audienoes-sueh breaking glass pistol shots,
whistles.
At the hrst try-out OF this new invention. Frank
Bacon star OF 'Iightnin." was the lead actor.
The inventor, Harry J. Powers Jr. has kept his radio
talking pictures secret pending patents shortly how
ever they will be tried on.the public.
Audiences frequently comment that some OF the
lose OF their effectiveness the pic
ture screen their greatest histrionio ability
vocal genius-cannot be brought 1tv play.
radio talking movie would eliminate this handicap
In your day you have seen the wireless and the
develop from rather laughabls laboratory expert
pents practical devices widely used and with tre
&endous possibilities.
4 The movies soon will have a shmsss Twin--thc
"speakies."
II straining the Imagination 70 picture day
when moving pictures themselves will be broadcasted
homes by wireless, the same a photograph now
can be cabled the
This is scientific accomplishment-one Of the most
important pieces OF news Of the twentieth century
Evening journal., 1922-03-25
FoRCEFUL ACTToN NEEDED
New York Trlbune

From tho New York Tribune.
Tho coal industry is as vitality i'm
portant to the nation as are the rail-
roads. Paralysis OF coal production
would cause endless misery, and II
persisted In long enough would
bring economic disaster.
The people, therefore. are directly
concerned in the projected GOAL
strike They cannot sit by supinely
and dismiss the matter as one that
concerns only the miners and opern-
tors. II Is their duty and their right
10 assert their interest and 10 be
protected by their representative
the government at Washington,
from the evil effects OF the strike.
Through the smoke clouds that
both sides have thrown out II Is diff
hcut to penetrate to the facts in the
situation. To Judge OF tho relative
merits OF miners and operators can
be done only when profits as well AZ
production costs are made public
property and when the peculiar con-
dltions OF the industry are under
stood generally. The operators by
refusing TO meet the miners around
table start under the handicap OF
not making clear why they do not
wish to confer. The miners, on the
other hand, by asking for a thirty
hour week expose themselves 70 the
charge Of making unreasonable de-
mAnds.
A mass OF other contentious could
be similarly advanced on both sides.
but they do not alter the fact that
on April 1 the present wage agree
ment between operators and minors
expires and that the settlement OF
tho wage question cannot be evaded
unless there Is TO be chaos In the
coal business.
The public must have GOAL The
two or three months surplus will,
doubtless, At the end OF six weeks be
sufficiently exhausted to bring ABOUT
a marked Increase in price and II
the strike persists long enough &c
tie up industry.
There is no excuse for permittins
the matter 10 reach such stage
Immediate forcefui action by the
executive can still bring about a
Evening journal., 1922-03-25
INSPECT STATE
RIFLE RANGE
Army Officers Suggest Mod
ern Sewers and Proper
Drainage
NEW ARMORY
ALSO FAVORED

Colonel Raymond Sheldon. star
oflcer in charge OF the Second Mill
tia Area, headquarters Governors Is
land. n, z, made an Inspection yes
terday afternoon OF the state Rife
Range, below New Castle. The
range has been designated by the
War Department as permanent
military camp for the anti-aircraft
units, not only OF this state. but all
parts of the country.
Colonel Sheldon was accompanied
by Major r. c. Garrett, senior in
structor in coast artillery for this
area, and Adjutant-G General ]. Aus
tin Ellison. OF the 1esth Artillery
Tanti-aircraftl Regiment. Delaware
National Guard In addition to in
specting the range, a survey was
made OF river traffio.
Modern sewers and proper drain
age we're strongly recommended by
Colonel Sheldon for the range. Pres
ent conditions were detrimental to
the health OF the soldiers in training.
he said. A new and modern armory,
fully equipped. was also recommend
ed by the colonel, following his in
spection OF the present building at
Twelfth and Oronge streets A new
| building, he said, would Prov
source OF revenue to the State.
II understand" Colonel Sheldon
said, that General Ellison has al
ready been assured OF s150,0oO to-
ward the building OF a new armory.
BY subscription, a like amount could
be quickly raised" he said. Relative
to housing conditions for equipment,
Colonel Sheldon scored the present
meth DDS, and said the building was
not large enough TO train the men.
The program under consideration
| by the War Department for the COM
ing encampment. Colonel Sheldon
said will involve a series OF courses
in modern warfare. Il ls the inten-
tion OF the War Department, he sa d.
to use the range this year exclusively
| for anti-aircraft gun firing It Ia
| further planned to test the skill OF
the local gunners during their in
| struction by the use OF airplanes.
The airplanes will be used both day
and night, and miniature balloons
and bursts" will be dropped from
them as detectives for the gunners.
Tho program also includes night air
raids
Colonel Sheldon said there is also
a possibility Of other units OF the
Second Corps area attending the
local encampment. Il was pointed
out that Delaware IL a part OF the
army organization IN which New
York and New Jersey Is included.
and inasmuch as the State Rife
Range is considerably larger than
the military training grounds at Sea
Girt. New Jersey. there Is posi-
bility OF combining the encampmenr
Evening journal., 1922-03-25
4O-HOUR WEEK FIXED
In ALL FORD PLANTS

DETROIT. March 25.-Adoption
OF the forty-hour week as a perma-
nent policy in all plants Of the Ford
Motor Company is announced by
Edsel B. Ford, president of the COM
pany.
Under the new plan the factories
will be closed on Saturday and sun
day and about 5000 men will be
added to the force.
The change will AFFECT approx
mately $4,000 employees, who will
continue to receive the minimum So
a-day wage
New employees. however, will re-
oeive a minimum Of IS daily, the
pre-war scale.
In making the announcement. Mr.
Ford said he had reached the con-
cluaon that the {orty-hour week
was practical that the additional
day of rest would prove a benert to
the workers and that the production
schedules OF the Ford industries
could be so arranged as to maintain
the present output on the curtailed
working week.
Every man" Mr. Ford's an
noupcement said. needs more than
one day a week for rest and recre-
alton"
The new schedule will first be put
into operation at the Highland Park
plant and extended later to all fac
tories, but probably not to the De-
troit. Toledo and 1ronton Railroad.
owned by the Ford interests. Sun
day work. however. has been all but
eliminated on the railroad.
Evening journal., 1922-03-25

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Evening journal., 1922-03-25
Peoples Column
JUST AN INSTANCE.

10 the Editor Of The Evening
Journal.
slr-Having heard more or less
about shopping at Home" and
having A few experiences Of my own,
I. stranger lately settled in your
city. a member OF the Civics Club OF
Philadelphia, body Of women
which Is always progressive, I am
moved TO tell YOU at least one rea-
SON why I think we 90 outside VIII
mington to shop.
One cold day last week I noticed
a young woman outside a movie
theatre here, llft baby from her
stroller" Tho baby was In It's
stocking feet. spoke 70 her about it
being cold. etc. and tho young wo-
man said that she accidentally burnt
up the baby's shoes at home and
had Just bought another pair. which
she showed me. inquired, why
did YOU not put them on the child?'
She said. "they wouldn't let me do II
IN the store. They said everything
had to he wrapped and taken away
I inquired further. thinking she
must be mistaken but she convinced
me her story was true and that she
was going into the movie to put the
shoes on the baby.
do not know anything further
except that she was from Philadel'
phia and that her husband was 4
bsker. should like TO know
whether social standing had any
thing TO DO with this or Is it Gus
tom here
I told this incident 10 the peopl,
from whom I have bought tw'
| pairs OF shoes since coming here
and they hoped that I would writ
10 you.
SHOPPER.
wilmington, Del March "a. 1872:
Evening journal., 1922-03-25
THE TREATY RATIFIED

From the New York Herald.
The United States Senate main
tained the honor Of America yester-
day In so handsomely ratifyins the
four power treaty. The pity OF the
matter Is that the vote was not
unanimous
BY its confirmation OF this treaty
tho Senate has completed a great
piece Of international work one Of
the greatest, in fact. OF diplomatic
achievements OF all time.
with the Anglo-Japanese treaty In
force az It was before the conference
met in Washington. It was not pos
sible for America TO have that con-
hdence in Britain she wished to
have and which she has today. And
without this mutual confidence there
could not be the cordial co-opera-
tion OF the two great English-speak-
ing nations that buttresses world
peace and world stability.
with the Anglo-Japanese treaty IN
force and IN the absence OF getting
together with Japan for discussion
Of matters in the Pacific there was
nothing but American distrust OF the
Nippon government which felt the
same distrust OF us.
Considered in all its achieve
ments both IN It's agreements and In
the lnestimable benefits springing
from informal intermingiing and in
formal talks. the Washington con-
ference stands out as vastly i'm
portant international gathering. All
America can feel happy that small
prejudices and narrow partisanship
did not wreck the work OF the con-
ference In the Senate. The Demo-
Gratis OF tho Senate put patriotism
beyond party tactics. TO their great
] honor.
Evening journal., 1922-03-25
EXIT: THE "BuuEs.p

VTAvE you noticed that in vaudevllis and burlesque
IL theatres in Wilmington and other cities they
aren't waiiing those obues" much they did
a few months ago7
And when you and the wife 80 out for the evening II
some up the phonosraph the ''blues
aren't as much in evdence2 II brought out apt to be
dusty?
The ''blues" passing out because psychological
wave OF optimism s pulsatins through the country.
When the nation down the mouth and keep
ing itself plugging along only by grim Of humor.
tn national anthem had verses like thesei
Ashes to ashes, dust to dust,
u whisky don't get you the raislnjack must
I'm son' to put my head a railroad line
Let B q o. train pacify my min
o I've got the weary blues.
An I'm feelin' sad
The difference all in the mental state OF the Ameri-
people. AS the market letter puts Optimism is
great force underneath the market and It Is the
most powerful force known in business"
Business to pot when one lost courage, began
looking solemn and speaking in funereal tones
Whether pessmism produced hard times. or hard
times generated pessimism doesn't make much diner.
ence.
The important point that optimism and prosperit,
travel together and that the country getting optim
Isle
Fundamentaiiy. we haven't been critically nl-a
least, not compared with the hard times OF 1873
largely a Of financial stomach trouble Dr
Fate put to bed to stay until learned that bread
beans and round steak dgestible over a lon
period than chocolate cake, lobster and candy
Just like patient with a sound body-cant keep hin
bed after he gets restless.
Hard times come when get pessmistic and un
derestimate strength. That's continuous huma
falling Il takes eight hold down a physics
weakllng when he crazy, yet his muscles haven
changed, nor his reserve energy
The strength has been there all along, only he didn
H.
National optimism will bring the strength "
have but are ignorant Of. Start whistling
Evening journal., 1922-03-25
With the Photographers

Hughes Weeks. Fall. work-this cabinet runs to
short words to ugly onesBoston Transcript
That the world is still in the OF miracles Ia shown
by the news that during February the shipping Board
actually took in money than il paid out--Boston
Transcript.
Premier Lenine ia going to the Genoa conference
demand that the powers pay for the damage done TO
Russia by Koohak and Denikne Every country IN
Europe seems TO other country TO pay il
something-Portland CMe) Express and Advertiser.
Evening journal., 1922-03-25
A Clear Complexion
Ruddy Cheeks-SpSrkling Eyes
Most Women Can HavS
Says DR.. Edwards, a Well-Known
Ohio Physician.

DR.. p. NJ Edwards for II yearstreated
scores OF women for liver and bowel
ailments During these years he gave
to his patients a prescription made OF A
few well-known vegetable ingredients
mixed with olive oil, naming them Dr
Edwards Olive Tablets. You will know
them by their olive color.
These tablets are wonder workers on
the liver and bowels. which cause a
normal action, carrying on the waste
and poisonous matter In ones system.
II you have a pale face. sallow look.
dun eyes plmples. coated tongue. head
aches. listless, no-good feeling, all out
OF sorts. Inactive bowels, you take one
OF DR.. Edwards Olive Tablets nightly
for a time and note the pleasing results.
Thousands OF women and men take
)r. Edwards Olive Tablets-the success
ful substitute for calomel-now and
then. Just TO keep them At. i5o and aoc.
Evening journal., 1922-03-25
LEARN A WORD
EVERY DAY
oday.r word ls PREvARI.

Today's word is PREvARI-
CATE.
It's pronounced - pre-var-i-
kayt, with accent on the second
syllable.
Il means-to evade the truth,
to give an ambiguous answer. 10
bubble. TO deviate from the
truth.
Il comes from-f.atin pre-
varlcAri," 10 walk crookedly.
Companion word-prevarica-
don.
It's used like this-"As the
prosecutor fred question after
question. the witness was in
clined to prevarlcste."
Evening journal., 1922-03-25
scAIns FATAL TO RABY

Antonio Leto, three-year-old son OF
Peter c. Leto. owner OF the Barton
farm, near Kennett Square, made
famous by Bayard Taylor in his
story OF Kennett," died today as
the result OF scalds received when
he fell into a tub OF hot water yes
terday. A colored maid had pre-
pared the water In the tubs for
washing while the child was playing
nearby. She left the room. when
the infant crawled over the side OF
the tub and plunged into the water,
being terribly soalded from head 70
foot.
Evening journal., 1922-03-25
HTTTCRFST RROTUTDUOOD

The brotherhood Of Hillcrest NJ.
r. Church will present a special
program at 8 o'clock next Thursday
evening. This will be the first
meeting OF the brotherhood in some
weeks. due 10 scarlet fever IN the
family OF the pastor OF the church.
The Epworth League OF the church
will hold its weekly meeting at 7.sO
o'clock tomorrow night.
Evening journal., 1922-03-25
crT nm or ON PAPER,

Fire Marshal z. Morton Ainscow
in approving the proposed Clean
Up Campaign" scores the habit OF
storing old papers. books, cast-on
clothing and furniture in closets. and
often near steam pipes. He charac-
terlzed such collections as Junk
piles" and said that they we're a dan
gerous FIRE hazard.
Evening journal., 1922-03-25
HEnTuN AND PowER.

NJ Wilmington chemist could release the energy
1 from the helium equivalent tesspoonfu OF
hydrogen. he would have enough power to blow the
earth pieces.
So SAYS DR.. f. W. Aston. OF Trinity College, England
Ills statement Is startling OF but old stuff
scientists.
One OF these days will discover how to re-
Lease tho tremendous energy locked up in atom
That viii solve the power problem. Matter is concen-
p2ssd onergy.
Evening journal., 1922-03-25
EI.sNIERE TO NOMINATE.

Commissioners Of Elsmere have
issued a call for convention TO be
held on Monday niSht A. theClvics
club building in that town when
candidates TO be voted for At the
annual election on April 8 will be
nominated. The Offices TO be filled
are that OF alderman. treasurer. as
SCISSOR and two commissioners