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Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1922-07-31
PROPOSED WOOL PROBE
AROUSES SENATE IRE
Democratic Resolution Would
Inquire Into Senators Being
Interested in Tariff.

Washington, July 3t.--Investlgation
of charges that certain Senators are
Interested financially In the rates of
duties proposed In particular schedules
OF the pending tariff bill was proposed
In n resolution introduced Saturday by
Senator Caraway. Democrat. Arkansas 9
The inquiry would he conducted by
the judiciary committee. which would
be instructed To report TO the Senate
within ten days.
Also the committee would inquire
Into tho charges that Senators, In the
language OF the resolution "are or
weres financially interested In the
passage or extension of the so-called
emergency tariff"
Senator Caraway read from mn edi-
torlal In the New York Herald
charging that certain Senators were
interested in the production Of wool
and Immediately was interrupted sue
cessively by all of the Senators men
toned In the editorial, with result
Ing running cross fire OF debate which
waxed warm at times.
Shouting that he would Insist tina,
the investigation proposed from the
other side for political purposes.
should proceed. Senator Gooding de
clared that II he had violated any Law
he was ready to resign.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1922-07-31
BUILDING PERMITS.

Plans have been approved and per
mits issued by the building inspectors
office for the following projects:
Orange street, southeast corner
Fifth street; Congressional Cigar Co.
lossec. Fred G. Krapf. builder: sky
light, tse9
Orange street. 50S; VIM. shinn. own
or. Fred @. Krapf. builder. storage
house. ta75.
du Pont street. s27: VIM. J.. IIentz.
owner, s. E. Tarbutton. builder: addl-
ton. 379s.
Market street. corner Fifth street:
Central Bank. owner. John J. Healy
& Son. builders; alteration. $4,000.
Seventeenth street and Gresnhill
avenue: Frank A. McIIugh, owner.
John L. Healy & Son. builders: alter
alton. 81. 800
Rockford road. 20 and 80; Joseph
Bancroft g. Sons Co. owners. Smyth
Construction Co. builders: alterations
5000.
Union street. 2t0: Hessler & Co,
Inc. owners and builders; sign board
s135.
Fourth and Adams streets; Harry
Walker. owner; David Dangel & Son
builders; addition. $500.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1922-07-31
BIG GAIN SHOWN IN
ELECTRIC INDUSTRY
More Than 20, 1000, 900 Tons Of
Coal Used for Generating
Purposes.

The output OF the electrical industry
during 1921 totaled a3.100, ,000. 900 XIV H.,
of which 2G.000.000. 900 XVIII. OF energy
was derived from fuel and 17,1o0, ,000.-
600 XVIII. of energy was derived from
water power. according To a statement
prepared by The Electrical World and
the National Electric Association
"The total amount of fxod capital
investment. electric light and power
companies, Mt the close OF 1921.
amounted to $4,000, ,0o0, 900, showing nm
increase of s2.310,000,000 In ten years."
continues tho statement. THE gross
revenue for electric lighting and power
companies for 1921 was seas. $50. 900.
This Is s51 ,0oO, 900 more than the gross
revenue for 1920. although 1921 was a
year OF universal industrial depression.
The annual electric light and power
company revenue from the use of cleo
trio appliances. such ns electric irons
vacuum cleaners. washing machines
&c. is about s55.000.0o0.
THE total generating capacity of all
plants at the close of 1921 was J. ,466,-
915 kw.. contrasted with ten years ago
when the capacity was only 5.l34,69C
XIV. In the United States there nre
5.66s operating companies. of which
3.622 are privately owned. The remain
ing 1892 companies are municipality
owned. serving mostly very small com
munities and whose operations are con
fined within the corporate limits OF the
towns they serve The operations ol
privately owned nlants are not confined
tn any specific area, no. by long trans
mission lines. many serve n number o'
small towns and the interlying and all.
joining rural districts. or the 1929 mu
nicipal plants, All purchase energ,
from private companies. The privatel,
owned companies generate slight,
more than - per cent of the tota
electrical energy produced In thi'
country. During 1921 more than 3S.
900 900 tons of coal and 1920 600 bar
rels of oil were used for generating
electrical energy by steam,
AT the close of 1921 there were s.
467 500 residential electric light Gus
TONERS. being an increase of l.0o1,T0
during the calendar year. In addition
there were 100000 industrial an,
commercial lighting customers ant
407 800 industrial and Commercia
power customers. bringing the tota
number Of customers up to 1o,375,ooC
This shows an increase ot nearly 10
per cent In the last seven Years. II !
estimated that 1850. 600 y sidentia
| lighting customers will B. added T.
lines during 1922, There are arproxi
mately 14,500 communities reached b.
/ electric light and power company line
and about 100000 homes that ar
available for electric service. OF thi
number. 7,636,4G9 are wired for eleC
trio service and 5,33G.5 are not wirot
There are about $4,000 homes in IN
United States not within territor
served by elecNic light and powe
companies, while 5.91b.oo0 homes whic
are within these service districts ar
not wired"
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1922-07-31
POULTRY "LEG MITES"

Tho four important kinds OF eNter-
nal poultry parasitos include chick
en- mites, head lice. body lice. and fea-
ther llcc. These are the more destruc-
tive kinds. but there are few moro
of the forty odd distinct species which.
while OF minor importance, should he
guarded against.
The scaly-leg mite is hard TO locate
because of its small size. but when
II becomes catablished In the flock II
gives unmistakable evidence of the
fact. This mite burrows under the
ecales OF the fowls legs and toes. fore
| ing these upward and nlling the epace
underneath with gray. crusty material
The legs OF the afflicted fowls become
rough and unsightly and frequently
the feet become badly distorted. IN
extreme cascs. the ends of the toes
drop off. Unquestionably. these bur.
rowing mites cause intense itching ant
endless annoyance.
one infected bird may spread tn,
trouble throughout the entire flock. q,
the trouble should he promptly check
ed as soon as noticed.
The common method OF treatment 1.
at once simple and efficient. Merely
| dip the feet and legs in crude petro
| lcum. thoroughly coating the un
| feathered part Of the legs but keep
/ ing the oil away from the feathers ant
the skin on the upper part of the leg
lf' crude petroleum is not easily oh
tained. one may use ordinary kero
sene oil which has been made cafe
and milder by the addition OF 10 I,
| 20 per cent of melted lard.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1922-07-31
rIREMEN's CARNIVAL CLOSES.
Elsmerc Compnny's Celebration Last
Week Was u Big Success.

Tho Elsmcre Fire Company's cnrpl-
val closed Saturday night. Clarence j.
Mccoy, OF 104 East cath street was
awarded Ford automobile. Other
prize awards were as follows:
The vacuum carpet cleaner was
awarded TO I. j. Hollingsworth. OF Mar
shallton. The set of automobile tires
were awarded to IL. r. Deerie, OF Mar
shallton. The winner Of the electric
iron was Fred Flowers. OF Cambridge.
Md. Mrs. Agnes NJ. Chase. of Ashley
was awarded n mahogany clock which
was donated by Kleitz Brothers. An
umbrella donated by Belts and White
was awarded to Francis Donohue, OF
1928 Reed street. The Diamond Ice and
Coal Company. donated ticket for
1000 pounds of Ice which was award
ed to DIR. Walter =. Ltmley of oak
Grove. A handsome centerplcce do
mated by Mrs. Harry l.. Clayton. of
Oak Grove. was awarded TO Mary -.
Whitsel. of 2s0l Washington street.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1922-07-31
Business News OF Wilmington

Henry l.. Doherty. banker, who lives
on the roof OF downtown slsyscraper
and makes mosquito prevention his
hobby. said. that while he had not
noticed any marked increase In the
pests to date. they appeared TO be
breeding very fast.
while rainy weather ordinarily
brlnge mosquitoes" he said, there was
so much rain last month that the effect
was just the reverse. BY that I mean
that shallow streams and pools were
kept cunning and mosquitoes cannot
breed In running water
Breed In Back ards.
However. what we are beginning
TO get now are the household mosqui-
toes, which breed near houses and are
not great fllors having n cruising ra-
dius of about 800 feet. A single bot
tie hair fllcd with water In the back
yard will breed enough OF these mos
quitoes TO lnfest a city block. Private
citizens can do more than the health
officials in Kidding their neighborhoods
of tho nuisance. Besides the an
noyance of being bitten, It ls my be-
lief that many OF the little ailments
which people suffer in summer are
due to the poison from these mos
qultoes."
Mr.. Dohcrty said he had not been
bothered much by mosquitoes In his
aerial home. but that this was due to
care taken to keep the potential
hatcheries on his roof dried up. He
said the superintendent of another
| skyscrapor. living on nearby roof
was virtually prisoner In his owr
| home" because of tho mosquitoes
Asked how the mosquitoes got up tha
high, Mr.. DOherty said they ddn'
have TO fly the distance. They com,
up on the elevator, he declared.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1922-07-31
Mosquitoes Bother Chickens.

Mosquitoes are source OF torture
to roosting fowls. These little pests
attack combs, faces and wattlcs of the
birds and sometimes poison them so
badly that considerable swelling re-
suits. In most cases the damage done
is relatively slight, merely the dis
comfort. But there Ia much evidence
to support the theory that mosquitoes
carry chickenpox infection from flock
TO flock. II THE is true, poultrymcr
may be compelled 10 adopt methods
which will protect their flocks against
mosquitoes.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1922-07-31

&c a line per day for classified
ads on yearly contract.--Adv.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1922-07-31

Have you a piece OF antique fur
niture that you desire to turn intA
cash? Tell our $4,000 interested road.
ers. Many are interested in what yoL
have to ofrer.-Adv.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1922-07-31
At Unitarian Convention.

Mrs. William bradford. 26O3 Frank
lin street. Is representing Wilmington
Chapter Of the Unitarian I4aymen's
League az delegate to the second an
nual institute for religious education.
beginning today and ending on August
l2, at Isles OF Shoals. n. II. Mrs. Brad
ford is one Of 26O delegates who are
representing the Laymens League OF
the East.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1922-07-31
OLDEST u. u. ENGINEER.
Ran Pennsy Trains From DeImar "a
CrisHcld More Than Fifty Years.

Salisbury. Md. July 5f.-In the
opinion of tho officials Of the Pennsyl-
vania Railroad Company, william RI
Landon, Of Crisfleld. who retired from
active duty on June /, holds tho worlds
reccrrd for the number Of years of ser
vice as a locomotive engineer. having
held that position for so years and
eight months. Tho majority Of tho
time was spent upon tho branch line
OF tho Pennsylvania systern running
between Delmar, Del. and Crisneld
Iandon's name has been entered upon
the honor roll' Of the company.
The Dolores star., 1922-02-10
JUST KEPT GROWING

The origins of these antiGuated, cum
b"rsome, costly, inefficient pieces of the
national machinery that we call the
executive departments show how any
establishment if well watered with
government money will expand and
mold together, no matter how conflict
ing and inc0ngruous its functions.
Hardly one of these great business es-
taDilshInentS-for that is what they
afe-was planned. AS they are today
they just happened.
Take the Department of Agriculture,
Tor example, one of the greatest and
most complex and widespreading of all
the departments. 1t is in closer touch
and more directly affects the greatest
number of people in the United Stntes
than any other branch of the govern
lnent with the possible exception of
the post office. 1t began in 1899 with
an appropriation of 81 900. taken from
the patent funds for the distribu-
ton of free seeds and the collection
OF agricultural statistics by the patent
Gtiice, then a bureau in the State de-
partment. Now look at the darned
thing. 1t is all over the place.
The title Of the department indicates
its most important field of activities. but
Its functions have been extended to in
clude the whole range of rural indus
try and some branches of administra-
tion only very indirectly related to
agricultural interests. For about 60
years subsequent to the Revolution the
general interests of agriculture were
left almost entirely to individual initia-
tive. Federal activity was confined to
relatively narrow limits and was mere
ly sporadic. Soon after the national
government was organized some at
tempts were made to establish a board
of agriculture; but neither the first
proposal in 1896 nor second effort in
1877 was successful.
Shortly after the Revolution, follow
ing the example of Benjamin Frank
lin while in England, as agent of the
colony of Pennsylvania during the
years 1864 to 1TTI5. American consuls
and naval officers began the practice
of sending home foreign seeds and cut
tlngS for new crops, and of aiding in
the Introduction into the United States
of new breeds of domestic animals.
Even such small governmental partici-
patton was. in the beginning, rather
eXtra-ofiicial.
In 1886 the commissioner of pat
ents, one II. l.. Ellsworth, began the
distribution of considerable quantities
of seeds and plants received from gov
ernment representatives in foreign
countries and three years later
The Dolores star., 1922-02-10

biological stations had an aggregate
area of over 1900 acres, with value
of $240,000 The improvements and
equipment at these stations repre-
sented an investment of more than
81 100000 Other property of the bu-
reau at that time included four sea-
going steam and sail vessels, 20 steam
launches and $50 small sail, power and
rowbOats, which with equipment had
value of 100000. Its six tish-trans-
portation cars were valued at $4,000
Indeed, the total Investment of the
government in fshery-service property
ran to about S1,5S5,00O. That was
back in 1902.
Well, it hasn't stopped growing !;
bigger and buster than ever, as the ad-
verlisements say. The appropriation by
congress for the fiscal year 1919 was
S1.1S3, 40, and for 1921, $1,207, ,110.
Besides what congress gave. the Pres
ident allotted in 1918 and 1919, out of
his private fund for the national Sc
curty and Defense" 100000. With the
years of its growth and increasing
funds the bureau had taken on many
new functions and activities.
Until recently the bureau was ad-
ministering to the best of its ability
the laws relating to the terrestrial and
arboreal fur bearers of Alaska, but
the duty was ncOngruous to its legiti-
mate functions. Congress finally con-
ceded that the pursuit of foxes does
not constitute fishery. The cultiva-
ton of minks cannot be successfully
conducted in fish hatchery.
Apparently, as so many other estab-
ishments under the executive branch
have. the fisheries service had become
all cluttered up with duties and jobs
it is not fitted or equipped to handle.
All Of which is long, long way
from an investigation of the possible
diminution of food fish along the
coast.
don't pretend to say of the fisheries
bureau that it has performed ineffi-
ciently either its proper work or the
added activities that have been i'm
posed upon it. For all l know it
may be and is Il great national bless
ing, and managed. with maximum skill,
intelligence and real economy. l hope
1t Is.
l cite 1t here only as an example of
Il branch of governmental activity that
has grown up haphazard from small
beginning to be great, costly, far
spreading enterprise that by its own
confession is overlaid with duties.
functions and activities unrelated to
its legitimate and essential business
the care. propagation and study of all
manner of food fish.
The Dolores star., 1922-02-10
Copyright. Western Newspaper Union

through his influence an appropriation
of $1,000 was made for the purpose of
procuring and distributing seeds of
new plants, carrying agricultural in
vestigations and collecting agricultural
statistics. This was the historic be-
ginning of the uch-talked-about free
seed distribution.
BY an act of congress in May, 1862,
since generally called the organic act,
the activities of the government affect
ing agriculture were placed under a
separate and distinct organization
known as the Department of Agrcul-
ture, in charge of a commissioner of
agriculture. 1t did not rank, how
ever, with the other executive depart
ments, and the commissioner was not
entitled to seat in the Presidents
cabinet. Isaac Newton. chief of the
agricultural section in the patent office.
was appointed the first commissioner
of agriculture. Other officers provided
by the organic act included statis-
tician, chemist, an entOmologiSt and
superintendent of the propagating
garden and experimental farm.
The chrysais was now ready to be
broken. In 1889 the Department Of Ag
riculture was elevated to the rank of
the other executive departments and
its commissioner was made secretary
of agriculture with seat in the Presi-
dents cabinet. This was in Grover
Cleveland's administration. In honor
of its new rank few more functions
were taken on.
But that's enough detail. 1t kept on
growing. Beginning with an appro-
pratiOn of $1,000 and two or three
clerks, the department had. in 1910.
employees to the number of 12,4SO, and
an appropriation of S12,995,036. Five
years later the appropriation had
grown to S19.S65,S32 and the en-
plOyees to 1929 The employees in
May. 1920, numbered 1S.09S and the
appropriation given by congress for
the fiscal year 1921 was $31.4I5,36S.
The department has increased its
cost of living in 50 years from mere
81 ,O00-that is, SS333 a month-to
more than S3l 100000 year-S2, go,
947.3S every month. That shows as
clearly and as sharply as it can be
shown how the high cost of govern
ment living affects your own cost of
| living.
We. you and I, paid out of our saw
ings and earnings every red cent of
that increase from $1,000 year to more
than S3l 100000. 1t may have been
well spent. We probably got run
for our money: but nobody knows, ex-
cept in a general way. We have a
| right to know. 1t is simply fatheaded-
ness on our part not to find out.
The Dolores star., 1922-02-10
HAPHAZARD EXTENSION

The Department Of Agriculture is
one instance of how governmental es-
Establishments grow and spread and eX-
tend their activities, once they get
started. The bureau of fisheries, i'll
the Department of Commerce, is an
other. 1t had modest beginning, and
not so very long ago. Prior to 1871
there was no branch of the fedora
government especially charged with
the consideration of fishery affairs.
Several of the states had established
fish commissions and these state au-
thorities, supported by private inter
estS. began 10 agitate for national
bureau devoted to fishery interests.
SO it came about that by 1871 con-
gress was ready to yield and begin to
make appropriations. The first one
was for $1,000 and provided for
commissioner Of fish and fisheries TO
prosecute Investigations and inquiries
with the view of ascertaininS wheth-
er any and what diminutiOn in the
number of food fishes of the coast
and in the lakes of the United States
has taken place; and also whether
any and what protective, prohiDitory
or precautionary measures should be
adopted in the premises; and shall re-
port upon the same to congress.
The commissioner was to draw no
pay. for il was provided by congress
in the same joint resolution that he
should be civil officer of the govern
ment, of proved scientific and prac-
tcal acquaintance with the fishes OF
the coast. who should serve without
additional compensation. The then as
sistant secretary of the Smithsonian IN
stitution. by name Spencer Fullerton
Baird, was chosen as the best man Tor
the lob. and so he proved to be- lie
made the little acorn grow. he was
industrious and competent and knew
how 10 get along with congress. lie
was dilgent and he stood before kings.
See what happened.
Remember. he started out with
s5 ono to discover whether there had
been any diminution of the supply OF
food fishes along the coasts or III the
lakes. He was at the head OF an IN
dependent investigation and reported
directly to congress. The thihg was
kent alive by annual appropriations
ms an independent institution untii
1eO3 when il was Incorporated INTO
the newly formed Department OF Com.
MERGE and Labor as the bureau or
fisheries.
BY 1909 the annual APPROXIMATION h"a
grown to SSO3.92U. and the bureau haa
n permanent personnel Of 80 al
,h.t time the lnnd owned and occupied
hy the bureau at its fish cultural anu
The Dolores star., 1922-02-10
HAD ORIGIN IN
PAGAN FESTIVAL
CUSTOM OF CHOOSING A vALEN.
TINE is ANCIENT.
Fathers Of Christianity Modified the
Practices, Which They Were Un-
able Entirely to Eradicate.

st. Valentines day is the 18th of
lovers. st. Valentine is said to have
been bishop who suffered martyrdom
under the Roman emperor, Claudius,
or else under Aurellan in 271.
Like many another semi-Chrlstian
custom, the day set apart to the mem
ory Of st. Valentine in the Christian
calendar Is an old pagan festival upon
which our ancestors believed that the
birds chose their mates for the coming
year. This, at least, is the commonly
received version of our modern custom
Of Choosing a valentine" on the 14th
of February and of sending n billet
douX or fancy valentine through the
mail to some favored one
In old Rome, the 18th of February
was the festival of Juno Februata
| (Juno the fructifyer), and the Roman
church substituted st. Valentine for
the heather goddess. At that festival,
called 'Lupercalia," it was there
customary, among other ceremonies
to put the names of young women into
box, from which they were drawn
by the men as chance directed.
The Christian clergy, finding it diff
| ficult or impossible to extirpate the
pagan practice, and in accordance
with their general principle to eradi-
cate the veStiges of pagan superstition
by retaining the ceremonies but modi-
flying their Significance, gave it re-
ligious aspect by substituting the
names of particular saints for those
Of women. The saints whose names
were drawn were proposed for imita-
ton to the persons who received the
slips of paper whereon they were
written, and In many religious houses,
where this custom still prevails, each
member Of the community preserves
his billet during the year, as an incite-
ment to initiate the virtues and in-
woke the special intercession of his
holy valentine.
This innovation, however, namely,
the substitution of the names of saints
| for the names of lovers, could not
| please the young people forever.
Though the clergy repeatedly forbade
the custom of valentines and ordered
| the use of cards with saints names,
the old pagan custom could not be
| abolished. The boys and girls tri-
umphed over the saints, and in the
end the girls triumphed over the boys,
wrestling from them their exclusive
privilege of choosing mates.
The old custom of drawing names is
to this day observed in many parts of
England and Scotland in the following
manner: A number of clips of paper
with the names Of an equal number
| of men and women are shuffled and
drawn, SO each young man has a val
entine in the person of young
maiden, and each maiden draws a
young man whom she calls hers. The
valentines give each other gifts, and
often this little sport ends in love and
| marriage.
The Dolores star., 1922-02-10
She Made a Real Sale.

l was clerking In clothing store
and had been talking about making
sales, when n man came in and said ::
"Now watch me, and l shall show you
how to make real sale"
When l made out the bill said
"How do you spell your last nameT
Imagine my embarrassment when he
fired back so that everybody in the
store could hear 1t: Did you ever
hear Of Smith being spelled any way
except Smith ?'-Exchange
The Dolores star., 1922-02-10

0 what use are beautiful features
y you have an ugly skin, Aabby
hesh. hollow checks or a scrawny
neck7 Mastin's vITAMON 10 pos
health. beauty and woll-roundod
face and figure.
Mastin's VI-TA-MON-the origins
nothing else like it, 80 do not act
Mastin's VITAMON Tablets at a