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The Washington herald., 1922-02-05
Aid the Stray Ones.

To the Editor. The Washington Herald:
Let me heartily indorse the plea
TO feed the birds, made in the let
ter by Marion Welsh. printed in
your columns January 80.
1t is true that they are hardy
creatures. but hardy creatures nnd
it difficult. nevertheless, to procure
food in city streets piled with
snow and. in fact. the whole win
ter long. for in good weather the
first thing in the morning the
street sweepers are busily sweep
ing up the refuse. ! am not an
advocate OF dirty streets, but il
does seem hard for the little spar
row scavcnGcrs to be robbed OF
even these pitiful scraps. On my
walk of over a mile every morn
ing to work l manage to get rid
of at least one and a half or two
loaves OF stale bread, scattered very
sparingly. During last Saturdays
storm a couple of spots where I
fed were black with the ravenous
little hocks. How grateful they
were for every crumb, My finan-
cial outlay for this is only 10c when
l get the stale bread at bakeries
for cents a loaf. Anyone surely
can scatter a few cents worth of
crumbs, or those that would other
wise be wasted, at least near his
home, and feel amply repaid for
the slight trouble.
also plead for the stray cats
and dogs, and for the poorly cared
for horses. If the feline and ca
nine waits cannot be secured TO be
sent to the Animal Rescue League
and released from their earthly
troubles, please help them a little
by putting out the table scraps and
little warm water, where in their
alley forsges they can find them be-
fore they freeze. Incidentally. by
this kindly coaXing some OF the un-
fortunate outcasts SO often rated as
nuisances. may at length be hu-
namely disposed OF. no more to be
burdens to themselves or human
beings. Only this morning ] saw a
.collarless. scrswny bit of a fox ter
rier of the smaller sort frozen stif
by the curb. / wondered about its
fate in the big storm.
Notice whether horses standing
for any length of the time in the
cold are properly blanketed: re-
quest that they be. IL not. or that
coverings be replaced that have
blown of. You will be thanked, as
I have often been, when calling at
tention to a blanket blown on in
the wind.
Patronize the market men who
are the most considerate of their
livestock, and In general follow
the Bible injunction of the "cup of
cold water unto the least of these"
and so individually try to help
make our Capital City the example
II should be in all good works.
VIRGINIA W. SARGENT.
The Washington herald., 1922-02-05
WOMAN, 2500YE&
ago, HAD STRONG
RIGHTS AT Law
Cuneiform Records Give
Data on Ancient
Babylonia.
SUNDAY. TEsRuARr s, Isz,.

SUNDAY. FEBhuAnr 8, isz1
Women Of Babylonia $500 year,
ago had strong legal rights com
parable in many respects TO th.
rights Of women today. This fact
will soon be made public, with
other scientific data on life and
customs in ancient BabyIonia, By .
publication giving the-eontents OF
crneiform records In possession Of
Goucher College AZ Baltimore
In the Goucher collection, new
deciphered. there are receipts for
wine, records Of bsilment, payro1s
in connection with the digging OF
a canal. and many others. includ- a
ing a record OF the tithe paid 10
the temple by Belshazzsr. then N.
crown prince.
But Goucher girls are interested
in the two tablets that reveal IN.
legal rights Of Babylonian women,
says Professor Raymond Phiiip
Dougherty. who conducts their
classes in Biblical literature "Th.
| lease of four houses from a woman
for four years is explained in on.
AdolCLs ne t1Nb- IL u Oale0 In
the twenty-second year Of Nebuch-
adnezzar. This document shows
that a, Babylonlan. woman in the
sixth century b. c. could own con
siderable real. estate and had the
| right to draw up a rigid agree
ment in leasing IT. A hne was i'm
posed in case OF any breakage.-
Tablet No. 3s5 records the sal.
OF a slave. In this document tn,
wife is placed on an equality with
her husband in the ownership and
sale Of property. No difference T.
recognized between the two in the
responsibility assumed in making
the contract. There is undoubtcd
I evidence here Of the high LEGAL
Z position reached by women In
I Bsbylonian. long before the dawn
I OF women's parties and suffrage
, movements"
Dcciphered tablets in the GouCh-
/ er collection, OF which there are
! nearly 1000. belong 10 the rciEng
OF Nebuchadnezzsr Cso4-56l r. c..
and Nsbonidus (555-53s b c.
These two kings together reiEncd
total OF sixty years OF the eighty
seven years representing the Seo-
Bsbylonisn period. The tablets
fashioned in clay. were eKcavated
at the mound Wsrka in southern
Bsbylonis- This mound is the site
Of the ancient city OF Ercch. one
. of the earliest cities founded IN
Mesopotamia. The life Of ancient
Babylonia centered in the temple.
which controlled the secular as well
3 as the religious activities OF tho
district over which IL exercised
, jurisdiction. Naturally the msin
! function of the temple was 10 per
I form ceremonies in honor Of the
! gods, but il also served as a bank
snd court for the financial and
! legal affairs OF the people. Care
( full records of all these dealings
/ were kept by the temple author
tties. Scribes skilled in the use OF
the stylus indented soft clay tab
| lets with accurate accounts OF
transactions as soon as they were
I concluded. These tablets, some OF
I them sun-dried, others baked in the
! fire. have been preserved for msny
| centuries in the hesped ruins which
( now mark the sites OF ancient cen
ters OF worship.
The Washington herald., 1922-02-05
MEMORY TESTS.
Answers to These Questions VIII
he Published Tomorrow.
|. What is a pentagon?

he Published Tomorrow.
]. What is a pentagon:
2. Who was the first murderer:
3. Who was credited with being
the original abolitionist of the
United States studied by Lincoln?
4. What was the date of the
great Lisbon earthquake:
8. What was the Minotaur?
s. When were the first coins
struck by the United States gov.
ernment and what were they?
Z. From whom does America re.
ceive it's name?
s. Who founded the Christian
Science Church? When:
.. What is the principal Serbian
coin known as and what is its
present approximate value in rela.
ton to American money?
10. From what is linseed oil
made?
Answers to Yesterdays Questions
1. For what is Fort Sumter, S
c., noted? The first conflict of the
civil war. On April IL, 1851, Gen
Beauregard and his Confederate
troops laid siege to the fort held
by a small garrison of eighty men
who kept the enemy at bay until
the 14th, then lowered their nag
and fed.
2. What year was the proposal
of joining Canada and the United
States first taken up? 177S. Ar
ticles were drawn by Congress al
George Washington's request.
3. By what appearance may the
difference between a toad and a
frog be told? A toad is principally
a terrestrial animal, while a frog is
amphibious. Toads have warty
skins, dry to the eye, while frogs
are always Shiny and moist. Frogs
have longer and more active limbs
than toads, and their hind toes are
long and webbed for swimming.
4. Who were the carpet bag
gers? They were Northern poll
ticians who sought temporary homes
In the South after the civil war In
order to qualify as Office holders
They took little baggage with them
to their new homes.
o. What are the two best-known
instances of famous men who were
the fathers of sons still more illus
trious? The elder and the younger
Pitt. Philip of Macedon and his son,
Alexander the Great.
6. What Is" Quo Vadis?" What do
the words mean? A story by Sien-
kiewicz which treats of life in Rome
under Nero, and contrasts the ex-
cesses of paganism with the sim
plicity of Christian life. Literally.
whittier goest thou"
z. What do the colors of the Stars
and Stripes" symbolic as given by
Charles Sumner? Red is for valor,
white for purity and blue for justice.
s. Who is William B. Wilson? A
former miner who served as Sec
rotary of Labor under former Pres
ident Woodrow Wilson.
.. What Is the eIsouthernmost cape
of South America? Cape Horn.
10. How: many national parks are
there In the United States? Twenty
nine.
The Washington herald., 1922-02-05
HOROSCOPE.
SUNDAY. FEBRUARY g. 1872.

SUNDAY, FEBRUARY s, 1929.
This Ia read as a most unfortunate
day. according to astroloEy. Uranus,
Venus. the Sun and Mars are all In
maleic aspect
Most human activities arc subject 10
adverse rule and for this reason there
Is cause to rejoice because Sunday
limits dangers that otherwise would
menace. ,-.-.
Uranus IL in a place supposed 10
affect the reasoning faculties, causing,
misjudsments, discomfort ana DIS
couragement 1890.
Women are likely To be extremely
, sensitive 90 the sinister sway, which
may csSsSe irritability and m tempcr.
There is a menacing sign for 90
mestic harmony. quarrels and mlsun.
derstandings being easily precipita ssd.
Although Sunday is popular as a
visiting day, all who are wise will
avoid association wnh relatives 90
friends upon whom they desire 20
make a good impression. ..r-s
Mars continues in an aspect that
bodes i'll for success Of disarmament
dreams and Is read as forecastlng Diff
ficulties that affect many nations 49,
Mars Is in an aspect in the nativity
OF the King Of England that pressges
continued trouble with labor and the
ultimate success OF the British Labor
party.
Russia Is subject TO a sway ast
seems TO promise a more peaceful
more settled state OF affairs.
Persons whose birthdate Il is may
have rather a strenuous year. They
should guard against litigation. Young
women should be especially discreet.
Children born on this day may bs
rash and rather proud. but talented{
Boys are likely 70 be inclined 70 Il
dulge In much lovemsking and q
have the augury of hapy marrii
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Open Court Letters to The Herald
. Other Peoples Views on Current
Current Events

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unless specific request for such return is
made and stamps incloSed.
Letters sheuld be typewritten when
ever possible. Communicatisns extreme.
ly difficult to read will not be censiasred.
No Communication signed with a1eitieus
names will Be- used.
The Washington herald., 1922-02-05
Would Square Press Policies.

To the Editor. The Washington Herald:
was much interested in. the sen :.
sible editorial in a recent issue of
The Herald headed Purpose of In
scstigations." The EDITORIAL policy
The Washington herald., 1922-02-05

Headline in New York paper: Henrietta
Beattie is Paroled After Serving Six Months
for Good Behavior" Such, then, is the reward
Of virtue.
The Washington herald., 1922-02-05

The only difference between Jesse James
and some apartment house landlords is that
Jesse had horse.
The Washington herald., 1922-02-05

a particularly pathetic thing happened in
Brooklyn this week. gunman shot himself
The Washington herald., 1922-02-05

Ono reader says he belongs to ono of the
early Dutch families. They got upSat O'Clock
in the morning.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1922-05-06
BICYCLE PARADE
PROVES BIG SUCCESS.
Young and Old Have Great
Time in March Over
City Streets-

The bicycle parade held iast rs1f14
Under the auspices Of the Bicycle
Dealers Association, OF this city. at,
tractsd hundreds OF people from all
parts Of the city 'and with more than
100 wheels" in line, proved 70 30 a
huge success. The freak bicycles and
the handsomely r-esSated ones at
tracted the most attention.
The judges awarded prizes as fol-
lowsi
Best decorated-Birst. Miss Char
lotte Mckinney. SIS gold watch: sec
ond, Miss Elizabeth Donnelly, Vacuum
cup tire; third. Edward Downs. 50
pair Of pedals.
Comic-First, Kenneth Pickering.
SIS gold watch; second. c. I. Waters.
$3.50 Goodrich tires; third. Luther
Robinson, set Of wrenches.
Freak-First, J. A. .Mounrz, solo
lamp; second. H. R. Wilson. Goodrich
tire; third. F'uhrnan Kane. $3.50 horn.
Youngest In line--Edward Downs.
six years old.
Oldest in line-w. I. Missimer. al
years old.
Consolation prizes-Harvsy sines.
pair Fisk tires; Carl McMonisie. bell
/ and tool kit.
Other prizes were awarded as fol-
lows: Joseph Gonzales. w. L. Missi-
mer. David L. OFT. Jr.. and Miss Char
/ lotte Mckinney.
The parade formed at the City Han.
Escorted by Motorcycle Officers Black
lston and Birch. the line moved from
the Public Building. south on French
to Front street, TO Market, TO Tenth
and out Tenth street 20 Van Buren,
and countermarched to the Public
Building. where the prizes wers award
ed.
The judges were as follows: J. Al
bert Oliver, John Dandy and Harris
Samonislzy. Mr.. Oliver evinced a keen
interest in the parade as he was a
member of the bicycle club IN this
city a number Of years ago.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1922-05-06
COLLINS WORK WINS
FOR DELAWARE NINE
Muddy Grounds Necessitate
Use of Temporary Diamond;
Yap Stars at Bat.

Special Correspondence Every Evening
Newark. May 6.--Delaware punched
hits In two innings on Dickinson yes
terday afternoon and won easily, 20
J.. Owing TO the fact that the regular
diamond was muddy the game was
played on q diamond on the football
gridiron.
"Dory" Collins showed that he is
rounding into shape by pitching clev-
or ball and really deserved @ shutout.
With two out in the ninth inning and
two on bases. "Skeet" Wilson ran out
into right field for a fly ball tha.
TIoch otherwise would no doubt easily
have gotten. Consequently the two
| fielders went together and run
scored, when the ball was dropped.
After going three innings without a
hit. Delaware went after Goodlel in
a vicious manner in the fourth. After
Dante was out. Mcdonald reached
first on Saterlee's error and scored
when zap raped ono over Sayes'
head for two bases, This hit would
no doubt have been good for a home
run, but for the soft ground. Jack
sons sacrifice fly scored Yap. Muir
ray then hit over Smiths head for
two bases. and scored on Hoch's sin
gle. The latter scored when Nc
lCornick hit line drive between left
land centre for two bases.
In the next inning Yap made an
other vicious drive. but Smith, who
should have had It easily, loafed on
tho ball and then missed It, Ysp going
to second, but he was left there. In
the eighth, McDonald's pass and sin
giles by Yap, Murray and Hoch, scored
two more runs. Except for these two
innings. Delaware did not get a hit.
"Skeet" Wilson batted In hard luck.
On each OF his four trips 10 bat he hit
tho ball hard, but failed 20 get It safe.
Three times Davis got his drive, rob-
, bing him of hits twice. and his last
time up he hit long fly to right.
The fielding feature OF the game
was a catch by Murray. off Davis bat
In the eighth inning. Yap's cannon
ball throws to first on balls nit TO him
was pleasing feature to the audi
ence. Jackson caught a clever game
and five high foul flies
Dickinson had several chances tC
score before the ninth, but tight field
ling in the pinches prevented. In the
, fourth. Collins and Saterlee led Of
with hits and moved up when Jack
, son threw bad to first. Pipa was out
on fly to first. Collins was caught
at the plate when he attempted t.
score on an infield tap by Sayes and
the latter WAS caught by Jackson, try.
U ling 10 steal.
, Saterlee lead or IN the seventh WITT
a hit but Collins frightened up, fan
ming two and the third popped Il
Jackson In the eighth Collins er
b ror and Goodiel's single put the fire
two runners on, but a double play
= Dantz to Wilson, and Murray's prett,
running catch, kept them from scor
ing. In the ninth Collins led of witt
I a two-base drive. "Dory" Collins los
his head when SaterIee hit q grounds
: to him and evidently forgot the othe
q runner was not on first. He threw
8 to Mccormick at second, who got tn
4 ball TO first too late. The next tw,
: were out and the rnix-up in right CAV
j. Dickinson their one run The score
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1922-05-06

The Country Club golf schedule
starts today. The golf committee
comprises: Joseph G. Lawson. John
Markell, l.. p. Mahony. F. A. Warden
burg, c. w. sutton, chairman; as
sociate golf committee: Mrs. Harry c..
Haskell. Mrs. w. Poyntell Johnston,
Mrs. c. A. Higgins. Mrs. Harlan G..
Scott. Mrs. Robert Pennington. Miss
Elizabeth Draper. Mrs. Norman p.
Rood. chairman. Schedule:
May 6--Qualify1ng round. classes Of
eight.
May 11--Mixed two-ball foursome,
selective drives, $50 p. m.
May 1s-First round classes OF eight.
May 20--Sccond round, classes OF
eight.
May 27--F1paI round, classes Of
eight.
May 30--Handicap medal play for
golf committee cup. Low net score
38 holes handicap.
| Afternoon event-Handicap medal
play. Prize for low gross and low net
scores
Juno 1--Mixed two-ball foursome
Selective drives, $50 ID. m.
Juno 3-Team match with Spring
haven Country Club at Wilmington.
| Juno 10-Quallfying round for
presidents cup. Best 80 scores tc
qualify. Prizes for best gross ant
best net scores In qualifying round
Miniature OF presidents cup TO win.
ner at handicap match play and win.
ner's name to be engraved on presi.
dents cup.
Juno Is. 10. 17-Middle Atlant!,
tournament at Wilmington.
June 24-BIrst round OF president,
cup. Obstruction putting contest foi
men and women. 3 p. m.
July.
July SECOND round Of president,
cup.
July <-Independence Day tourna
ment, handicap four-ball match
Choice score. a6 holes.
Afternoon event--EIandicap four-bal
match. Best bah, IS holes.
July s-Third round of president
cup.
July 15--Fourth round OF president
cup. Handicap match play agains
par.
July 22-Final round Of president
cup, 80 holes. Handicap medal play
four foursomes leach side playing
BALD. Selective drive.
July 29--Handicap medal play.
August.
August b--Handicap four-ba1l meds
play. Total score.
, August 12-Kickers' handicay
Medal play.
August 1e--Team match with d
: Pont Country Club. at WiImingto
Country Club.
August 26-Handicap match pla
q against par.
: September.
September Team match wi,
springhaven Country Club at Sprinl
! haven.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1922-05-06
BURTON BATS 1000
IN SEAFORD VICTORY

Special Correspondence Every Evening.
Seaford, May 6.-The Seaford and
Bridgeville High School baseball teams
played their first game OF the season
in the county contest, Wednesday af-
ternoon. Seaford winning out. II TO 8.
The game was featured by the great
batting of O'Day, Seaford's third base
man, and Jimmy" Burton, Seaford's s
shortstop. The former secured five
hits out Of five times at bat, and the
latter had three hits, two Of them
being three-baggers.
Both Waller and Moore pitched well
for Seaford. having the Bridgeville
sluggers at their mercy al all stages
of the game. This was Seaford's sew
enth game this season, six OF which
have been placed in the win column.
They are out to win the county cham
pionship, and have excellent chances
of landing the plum. The score:
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1922-05-06
FRIENDS SCHOOL
DROPS GAME IN PH|LA.
Avalanche Of Errors in Eighth
Results on Defeat Of
Locals.

After a run OF four victories. Will
r,lnstou Friends dropped a game yes
tsrasy TO Friends Central. OF Phila-
a,iIa.a, ga.
The game started like "A pitchers
battle. Long. OF Wilmington. and tho
Central twirlcr. stanton. both tanning
their two men per inning. and allow
Ing hut n few scattered hits. Then. In
the fourth. Pyle. already noted In VIII
mington for his multi-basc incidentals.
knocked a long fly which turned out
90 ho homer. The frenzied dust had
hardly settled. however, when Mearh.
OF Central, scored on Repp's neat
double.
In their half of the eighth inning.
Central started with brace of sin
giles. Long. with hts usual adaptibiiity
was beginning TO tighten up by strik-
ing out tho next man, when series
OF errors In the outfield lost the game.
Friends tried to save the game In the
ninth, but Pyle's run was the only
one IN sight. The score:
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1922-05-06
SSLER LEADS BATTERS
OF AMERICAN LEAGUE
Leads Also In Stealing Bases
and in Scoring; Kelly Leads
National Hitters.

Chicago. May George Sisler, first
ba seman with the ST. Louis club, and
Iris Speaker. leader Of the Cleveland
Indians, today are in a neck-and-neck
race for the batting leadership Of the
American League. with Sisler topping
the heap with an average of .431
Speaker is runner-up with .424. The
averages include games OF Wednes-
day.
Sisler also is showing the way TO the
base stealers. having tucked an even
dozen away. and also is the best scor-
er 20 date He has crossed the plate
/ 20 times.
Kenneth Williams, who promises to
be Babe Ruth's rival in home run hit
ting this season, struck snag in
batting. dropping into fifth place. He
continues to crash out homers, how
ever. having connected with 10. A
week ago, Williams shared the bat
ting leadership with Speaker.
Other leading baters for ten or
more games. are: Elmer Smith, Bos-
ton, .3ss; Witt, New York, 1896; VII
liams, ST. Louis. .3ss; Jameson, Cleve-
land. .3s2 Pratt Boston. .S62; Blue
Detroit, .361: O'Neill, Cleveland, 800
George Kelly. first baseman with
the New York Giants. continues to Sc,
the pace for the National League bat
ters. He has a mark of .44s Kelly
knocked out a brace Of circuit drives
within the last week. but Roger
Hornsby and Ainsmith, Of the Cardi-
nails each poled four round trip blows
and are making the home run race hot
for the Giants slugger. who now ha,
six This pair is on Kelly's heels wirS
five each.
Hornsby has been betting the bal
with great regularity and as a result
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1922-05-06
COUNTRY CLUB
GOLF'SCHEDULE

September 4--Labor Day tourna-
ment. Choice score. 36 holes.
Afternoon event-Handicap medal
play. Prize for low not score.
September 9--Quallfying round club
championship. First 16 lowest gross
scores to qualify for match play for
club championship. Next 16 scores to
qualify for prize. Prize for best gross
score In qualifying round
September 16--FIrst round club
championship.
September 2s--second round club
championship.
September 29--Handicap medal play
for mixed foursomes. Ssiective drives.
September 30--Third round club
championship.
October Final round club cham
pionshlp and second sixteen, Ss holes
October 14--Grand finale. team
match for dinner.
Women's Events.
May 9--Handicap medal play. Prize
for best gross and net scores, play
starts at 2.30 p. m.
May linked two-barl foursome
Selective drives; $50 D. m
May 18-Match play. Intor-cIut
teams; 2.3o p. m.
May 23-Medal play. classes o,
eight tournament. Qualifying round
2.30 p. m. Each class to continue a.
match play. May "a. May 25, May 20
2.sO .. m. Prize to winner of each
lclasa
Juno MIXED two-barl foursornc
Selective drives, 33o p. m.
Juno 8--Match play, inter-ciul
teams; 2.3o p. N.
Juno 13-InvitaNon tournament.
June 19--Junior tournament, boy
and girls handicap medal playI 9.3
n. m.
June 20--Handicap medal play
Prize for best gross and net scores
Play starts 2.30 p. m.
juno 24-Obstruction putting oontes
men. 3 p m.
June 27-Match play. inter-clu
teams; 2.30 p. m.
September.
September 12-Match play, inter
club teams, 2.30 p. m.
September 1S--Junior tournament
boys and girls. handicap medal PLAY
$50 a. m.
; September 1o-C1ub championship
Qualifying round, 2.30 p. m.
September 20-F'irst round mate
play, 2.3o p. m.
September 21---Second round mate
play. 2.30 p. m
September 22--Driving. approechin
. and putting contest, 1890 a. m.
Third round match play, 2.3o p. m
September 2s--Match play, inter
club teams; 230 p. m.
September 29-Handicap medal pls
for mixed foursomes. sSelective drive
October.
October 3-Graveyard tournament
4 Write your own epitaph.
= October 10-Match play. inter-cir
teams; 2,30 p. m.