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Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial. (Wilmington, Del.) 1878-1928, 1922-09-01

Two Snow Flows.
V-shaped steel snow pillow ten (IO) feet
vide by four a. feet high, mounted on
rollers: hand-operated TO clear highway
twelve az inches front and eight (s)
Inches at rear; for use on lotion Holt
artillery tractor.
Performance of contract shall commence
within ten (I0) days after execution OF
the contract and be completed on or before
December Is. 1922.
Monthly payments will be made for 90
per cent OF the construction completed
each month
Bidders must submit proposals upon
forms provided by the department.
Each proposal must be accompanied by a
surety bond, certified check or money to
the amount of at least ten (10) per centum
OF the total amount OF the proposal.
he envelope containing the propose
must be marked Proposal for the Con-
struction of Cont. Ck-SA' or % Snow
Plows."
The contract viii be awarded or rejected
within twenty 900 days from the date OF
opening proposals.
The right is reserved to reject any or all
bids.
Detailed plans may be seen and index
upon deposit OF ten dollars $4,000
which amount will be refunded upon re-
turn of plans and specifications in good
condition at the Office of
STATE HIGHWAY DEPARTMENT
DOVER. DELAWARE.
ESTATE OF FLORENCE NJ. SEWARD
DECEASED-Notice is hereby given
that letters of administration upon the
estate of Florence NJ Seward. late oI
Wilmington hundred. deceased. were
duly granted unto Mary A. Seward on
the TWEEN y-1rst day of August. a d
1922, and all persons indebted TO said
deceased are requested TO make paynaent n
70 the administratrix without delay. and
deceased are required 10 exhibit and
|. present the same duly probated 70 the
said administrator on or before ri.
twenty-first day of August, A. ID. 1929
or abide by the law in this behalf. MARI
A. Seward. administra trix Addres,
1912 West Eighth street, Wilmington
Delaware.
ESTATE OF NELLIE CAUSE SPEAR
DECEAsED-Notic is hereby giver
that letters testamentary upon tn,
estate of Nellie Cause Spear late o.
| Wilmington hundred deceased wer,
duly granted unto Katharine s. Marfs
on the thirty-first day of August, A. %
1929. and all persons indebted 60 Tn,
said deceased are requested TO make paw
ment 20 the executrfx without DELAY
and all persons having demands agains
| the deceased are required TO exhibi
and present the same duly probated q
the said executriS on or before tn,
! thirty-6rst day OF August, A. ID. 1929
| or abide by the law in this behalf
Katharine 5. Maris. executrix Addres
William l; Smalley; attorney-at5law
! Equitable Building, Wilmington, Della
Evening star., 1922-04-28
Europe Wants American Gold;
Asks Aid in Fixing Standard

centralize and safeguard our own
banking reserves.
No Plan to Drain Reserves.
There is no present prospect that
such an entente would be established
that would lead European banks to
offer to borrow from us by pledging
united credit. There is no developed
plan for a drain on our gold reserves.
The first step is to get an interna-
tional view in fixing discount rates
Lower rates would encourage inna-
tion, raise prices, make a market for
European goods and an unfavorable
market for Europe to buy in and thus
start some of our plethoric. gold in a
direction in which II is needed.
I am more and more impressed by
the considered judgment of hnan-
ciers here that moderate loans by
America only postpone the realization
in Europe Of the necessity OF putting
their house in order.
Should Preserve Resources.
America should preserve her re-
sources to make a moro important
and more useful contribution when
conditions warrant such action.
Our wisdom in declining to partici-
pate in the conference is admitted BY
every one here. The wisdom of a re-
served attitude in regard to. dealing
with Russia is admitted by many
particularly the French. We have been
liberal with our credits. We should
demand political security. which
fore we do much more than we al
ready have done.
Evening star., 1922-04-28
Light on Lightweights.
From the Kansas City Star.


Parents who have been inclined to
lose sleep over children who have
been adjudged "underweight," accord
ing to all that is set down in the
accepted standards of height. age
and weight, and youngsters who have
felt that a curse of gradual deteriora-
tion and ultimate decay was hanging
several pounds may f3nd solace IN a
recent and widely substantiated pro-
nouncement on the whole question.
Mr.. c. K. Taylor of Carteret Acad-
emy, Orange. N. j.. who has made
IAN intensive study of some thou
Der of years." writes in the Outlook
in defense and explanation OF the
following:
Our stand is simply this-that it is
just as normal and healthy for some
children to be more slender than the
and thick-set as for still Others to
approximate that average; that it is
a matter of inherited type of build.
and all we need do is to see that a
child Is properly developed for his
or her normal type Of build.
It is emphasis upon the type OF
child. rather than weight. that MIR.
Taylor calls for. He would have the
build of father or mother or other
relatives considered; have the type of
DullQ OF tne cnllO OeteFHliHeu, WHETHER
1t is slender. medium or heavy; the
health of the child considered IN re-
lation to this type. whether the flesh
is solid, the muscles Arm, the appe-
tite good, whether there is the love
Of exercise and the ability to take
part in contests of physical strength
or endurance; and If the chill Is found
healthy enough for his type, have
the matter of weight thrown to the
winds. in so far .as it relates to the
standards and averages which long
have been a source Of fright.
Evening star., 1922-04-28
OPTIC NERVE CUT FROM FROGS EYE
TELLS SCIENCE HOW LIGHT is SEEN

vacuum tube amplifier. such as
used in wireless telegraphy.
This was connected with gal
vanometer SO that whatever was
registered on the eye was re-
ported electrically to the gal
vanometer and amplified 500 times.
The apparatus measured the i'm
pulse from light a great deal too
faint for ordinary human vision.
How color impulses were trans
mitted from the tiny cones on the
retina to the brain has not pre-
viously been known" the state
vestigators discovered that all i'm
nerve are rhythmetical and go
in a series of extremely rapid pull
sations or separate impulses, and
that the nature of this rhythm va
ries with the color of the light
seen.
white light. for instance, when
flashed Upon the frogs eye. causes
impulses to pass along the optic
nerve to the galvanometer in
groups, while blue light causes
regularly recurring impulses. In
cidentally, it has been noted that
the frog is practically red-bIind:
the frog eyes transmit only
very faint impulses from red
light
The Harvard Investigators hope.
by finding out more about the
natural laws which govern the
eye to the brain, to make 1t easier
for the medical profession to un-
derstand and treat defects OF
yiSion
Evening star., 1922-04-28
A Doomed Santiago Veteran.
n the Philadelphia Ledger.

From the PhilAdelpht0 Ledger.
There are several convincing rea-
sons why the last voyage of the bat
tleship Iowa from League Island to
the Virginia capes. of which she will
be battered to fragments by modern
gunfire, is Of more than casual in
terest.
In the first place. the veteran craft
was Bob Evans ship, and there is
still a thrill and a tingle in that as
sociation Of ideas. In the second, she
was by all odds the most hard press
ed of any of the American vessels
which engaged the Spanish fleet of
Admiral Cervera on that historic July
3 off Santiago.
For a dramatic moment in that con-
f1ict the Iowa was subjected to the
concentrated fire of the entire enemy
squadron. 1t is well known that the
Spanish aim was not good. 1t is equal
~ well established that the American
seamanship displayed on this occasion
was magnificent.
Compared with Jutland, Santiago is
now regarded as a puny affair. But
gallantry is not reckoned, even in
1922. in terms of armament costs or
engine capacity.
Tremendous material resources will
soon reduce the outmoded Iowa to
ruins But her inspiring record is
indestructible and the island, where
she has been a frequent visitor
through more than a quarter of a
century, will miss her ungainly pres
ence.
Evening star., 1922-04-28

class soccer ball fan" was more easily
interpreted.
No less puzzling are English terms
to the local recipients of letters. In
ster refers to "battledore and shuttle
cock" and many of the lads declare
that American ball" is q popular
sport there. Another letter asks II
Washington had enough snow for
"sledging."
ested in the spelling of many words
In the letters received. The English
children are taught to adhere to the
English mode of spelling, and such
words as colour" "favourite" and
honour" appear frequently. It Is
noted that all the letters are remark
abiy interesting. even for grown-ups,
and the penmanship is clear and flrm
Wedding Leading Topic.
Princess Mary is the leading topic
discussed in the most recent letters.
The children point out that Harewood
House. the home of Lord Lascelles, is
only few miles from Leeds. and one
boy remarks that his father Is max
ing Ing a wedding cake for the occasion.
ten feet high and nine feet long"
Great interest was manifested by
the Leeds children in the arms con-
! terence. as evidenced in the follow
Ing statement: Il read the account
OF the armament conference in the
papers and was very pleased that
Japan agreed" Many said they 'felt
very sad" on Armistice day. when
America was burying her unknown
soldier
That English boys and girls are
just as patriotic as American chill
dren Is indicated in this declaration: ::
You will think it very strange. US
having king, for you have a Presi-
dent, but. must say. would not
others in the world"
The English children were deeply
affected by the Knickerbocker dis
aster: One boy wrote expressing
the hope you will tell me about the
cinema roof caving I'M
Exchange Pictures and Clippings.
Numbers of post card pictures.
photographs and newspaper clip
pings Illustrating interesting events.
changed by the children in their let
ters. and stamp collectors among the
pupils are enlarging their exhibits
in similar way.
There may be nothing to it, but
it looks like one of the young
weight champion Of the world. At
least. he wants to size up the in
cumbent, Jack Dempsey. for he asks
his Washington friend to furnish
him the champions Measurements
Assistant Superintendent Of Schools
Stephen E. Kramer is preparing to
write a letter to Head Master Wat
ity of the communications received in
Washington, and thanking him for
his interest in encouraging the cor
respondence plan.
Evening star., 1922-04-28
By the Associated Press.

CAMBRIDGE, Mass. April 2S.-
Harvard Investigators have dis
covered all impulses passing along
tho optic nerve from the eye to
the brain are rhythmical and that
tho nature Of this rhythm varies
with the color Of the light seen. In
the course OF their experiments
they have run across the curious
fact that the frog is practically
red-blind"
A statement regarding the in
vestigation issued at the univer-
sity last night says that the most
accurate measurements ever made
of the manner in which the optic
nerve transmits nerve impulses
from the eyes to the brain have
the Harvard Medical School and
have thrown new light on the laws
governing the mechanism Of vi
sion."
The experiments. conducted un-
der the supervision of E. L.
Chafee, assistant professor Of
physics, and w. T. Bowie, assist
ant professor Of bio-physics, were
made with extremely delicate elec-
trfcai apparatus, which amplified
the nerve impulses about 500 times.
A frog was killed and its eye was
Immediately removed. The eyeball
was cut in two and the optic nerve,
which ordinarily connects it with
the brain, was attached instead to
two electrodes connected with a
Evening star., 1922-04-28
By the Associated Press.

MOSCOW. April 2S.-The famous
Troitzki or Trinity Cathedral in
Petrograd has been robbed OF all
it's valuables. At other places the
requisitioning of church valuables
Is proceeding with little difficulty.
Removal OF the valuables from
the churches in Moscow is about
three-fourths completed. The ag-
gregate Of treasure taken includes
silver by the ton, gold by the hun
dredweight. pearls by the bushel
and diamonds by the peck. The
valuables are stored in boxes and
placed in warehouses under guard.
The treasure boxes from Moscow
alone are heaped to the ceiling.
The boxes seen by the correspond
ent filled one floor one hundred feet
other floors are being used for
storing the treasures from the
provinces.
The Kiev Monastery yielded, among
other articles, a golden lamp orna-
mented with PAL diamonds and 207
pearls, according to newspaper
advices.
In addition to the two clergymen
and one layman sentenced to death
at Shuya for having taken part in
a church riot arising from opposi-
tion to the requisitioning Of church
valuables, twelve persons have
been sentenced to Imprisonment
ranging from one year to five
years.
The revolutionary tribunal is now
trying sixty more persons, mostly
clergymen, including Bishop
Evening star., 1922-04-28
WOULD BAN SWAIN WHO DRIVES AUTO
WITH ONE Arm ABOUT GIRLS WAIST

Orbison told the city council last
night that his Recommendation for
a curb upon one-armed driving was
the result Of observations carried
on for more than q year, following
continual reports from the police
officers. particularly those on duty
at night, OF accidents, near-acci-
dents and broken ornamental lamp
posts, which 1t costs the city $50
each to replace, all due to the fact
that auto drivers were hugg1ng a
girl instead of the roadway. No
similar complaints have been heard
about woman drivers.
In urging that "one-armed work"
be placed under the head of reck-
less driving Mr.. Orbison said he
was willing to produce proof Of
the necessity for the measure.
This could be done il council would
authorize the police to bring in
the one-armed drivers and their
companions for few evenings and
compel them to register their
names and addresses at the police
station He asserted the number
would be surprising.
Council decided to go slow IN the
matter. however, and referred the
proposed ordinance to the city at
torney for an opinion as to the
legal phases of 1t.
Orbison is confident the new law
will be authorized and that the
example set by South Pasadena
will spread throughout the coun-
try until the fiapper and the hivver
will be disarmed.
CnnvriCht 191o)
Evening star., 1922-04-28
Skirts for Boys.

While this special epochal of knick-
ers or no knickers for schoolgirls is
being debated. it is entertaining If
not instructive to observe what hap
pened in the high school at Paines-
VILE. Ohio. When two girl students
appeared in knickerbockers, the boys
held mass meeting to vent their
Indignation. and then issued this ulti-
matum:
IF the girls wear knickers, the
boys will wear skirts and MILDLY
blouses." II both sides stand pat, the
result will be interesting, indeed.
It's safe bet, though, that the
boys will surrender before the girls
do. That's usually the way in any
feud that develops along sex lines.
and it is to be expected. especially
in this case, for reasons written large
in sartorial history.
There was a time when men did
wear skirts as generally as women.
They have discarded them now for a
garment better serving, on the whole.
the combined purposes of warmth,
modesty and freedom. and are not
likely to change again. AS for wom-
en- seeking the same beneflts-well.
If there Is any sound reason why
either skirts or trousrs are naturally
more appropriate to one sex than to
the other. it does not seem to have
been divulged.-Butte Post (repub-
lican).
Evening star., 1922-04-28
BY FRANK A. VANDERBILT.

GENOA, April 2S.-Europe wants
our cooperation to establish q gold
standard. She wants our banking
policy shaped in harmony with the
aims Of central banks here. She wants
to draw some of our gold. She is 60
ing to offer us some Of the advice we
have been giving her.
We have been saying to Europe not
to be nationalistio aad selfish. Europe
IL going to say the same thing to us
in regard to the gold banking policy.
She wants us to participate in a con-
ference Of central banks under inter-
national convention.
Coordination Vital Need.
The Genoa conference has declared
that If the United States and Europe
use the same monetary standard there
could be no scheme Of stabilization
without the coordination Of the
policy OF the United States and Eu-
rope. 1t ds the opinion of most Of the
central bank representatives here
that this means a co-ordinated policy
In regard to discount rates.
This means that the federal reserve
must have world vision instead of
domestic. They are asking that re-
gard be paid to the economic unity
Of Europe and America.
1t is easy to see that in opposition
to the so-called foreign financial al
liances we will ! be told that the
Iooeral reserve was created solely to
Evening star., 1922-04-28

Mrs. Harding approves Of flappers'
styles, in so far as they involve plain
lines, lack Of frills and simple cloth
ing.
This was the declaration today of
Mrs. Owen Kildare. New York au-
thoress, following an interesting dis
cussion on the subject of women's
dress with Mrs. Harding at the White
House this week.
Mrs. Kildare, who is in Washington
as q delegate to the convention of
the League Of American Pen Women.
and who Is known in New York city
as a leading champion of the flapper
and her ways, took an opportunity to
question the first lady at the White
House tea Tuesday in honor of the
league.
Simple Dress Develops Physique.
"Mrs. Harding told me that SIM
plicity in dress. as practiced by many
so-called .tiappers. tended to the de-
velopment Of girls physically, point
ing out that In her own clothes she
adheres to this principle. She ex-
pressed the opinion that as a rule the
woman of today is dressing more
Evening star., 1922-04-28
The Horse Is Coming Back.

The fourteen principal markets OF
the central west show q total Of 53,-
241 horses received the first two
months Of 1922. In a report just is
sued by the Horse Association OF
America. this shows a gain of 2,402
kead. or 4.6 per cent. These figures
do not take into consideration the
chief eastern markets, Boston, Buff
falo. New York and Philadelphia
Wayne Dinsmore, secretary of the
association, stated that the demand
for horses Is steadily Improving
throughout tho country BY reason OF
renewed activity in building. excavat-
Ing, road construction and general
merchandising. Paul Connolly, q
well known horseman Of Philadelphia
stated that more horses had been
sold In that city in the past three
months than in any corresponding
three months in the last ten years
: Tho demand for saddle horses is
greater this year than it has ever
BEEN. Greater interest all over the
country in horseback riding IL the
reason. according to horse authori.
ties. for the springs heavy demand
for well broken, well bred saddle
horses. Three weeks ago, the sales
In Lexington, KY, set new records in
the saddle horse fieid.-Tampa Times
(democratic).
It's the unusual fellow who can IooA
at his wrist watch in AZ masculine q
manner as that Of the average nap.
per looking at hers.-Kansas City
Star. a'l
Evening star., 1922-04-28
NEW AUTO MOTOR RUNS
800 MILES ON GALLON
OF FUEL At 1-2 CENTS
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
SYRACUSE. N. Y, April 2S.-
Three hundred miles by an auto
mobile on q gallon Of fuel costing
~ cents. is the claim II. II. Elmer.
treasurer and general manager OF
the Globe Malleable Iron and Steel
Company. Of this city. makes for
an engine designed by himself, re-
vealed to the directorate of the
company at its annual meeting here
Yesterday. internationally known
engineering experts, including
Arthur West, chief engineer of the
bethlehem Steel Corporation, have
inspected Me-. Elmer's engine. and
are said to have pronounced 1t
hundreds OF years ahead Or times.
Three full-sized models were test
ed before the directors yesterday.
One OF the models, a one-cylinoer.
three-horsepower engine, ran con-
tinuously for eighteen hours on
one and one-quarter pints of fuel
the directors stated.
The fuel used is oil. either mineral,
anima! or vegetable. No ignition
or carbureter is used. One of Mr..
Elmers models has attained q
speed Of from $500 to 5000 revolu-
tions a minute, he claims. The
principle Of the discovery is based
on the chemistry Of oil. according
to Mr.. Elmer.
A committee to arrange for the
immediate development Of the en-
gine was appointed by the COM
pany directors.
Evening star., 1922-04-28
Special Dispatch to The Star.

Special Dispatch to The Star. !.
PASADENA. Calf. April 28.-
South Pasadena has declared war
on one-armed automobile driving.
opening a campaign which may
become notionwide.
If the laws of certain states
forbid the granting of license
to a one-armed man to drive an
automobile, City Manager Orbison
wants to know why man with
one arm about girl should have
license to drive in any state.
city or township.
Orbison contends that a ope-
armed man, keeping his mind on
driving, is far more desirable than
the two-armed man with one arm
clasped about slender waist. the
inference being that the latter
will be somewhat mentally dis
tracted.
That sort of thing was all
right in the old. days when old
Dobbin was in front Of you." said
the city manager today. for old
Dobbin seemed to sympathize with
spooners and had sense enough to
keep himself out of trouble. But
the motor vehicle lacks the per-
sonality and intelligence of old
Dobbin and the flivver of the love-
sick swain Is apt to become the
car of Juggernaut"
Evening star., 1922-04-28
Golf Links OF, Roof
SOlve CrOsUd Worry
For Chicago Adopts

CHICAGO, April 2S.-In hgur-
ing out ways OF avoiding hours
of waiting to get u chance to
play golf ON the crowded links,
Chicagoans have hit ON the plan
of building miniature golf
courses ON the roofs OF apart.
ment buildings. By the use OF
nets 1t II planned ito corral
balls that may be hit too hard
for the confined area.
I. o. Ackley announces that he
and his brother will build u
twelve-st0ry apartment, at a
cost of more than . million d0l-
lars, in Hyde Park and install
grass putting greens and driv.
ing and approaching ways ON
the expansive roof, far above
the streets. Other such ar.
rangements are said to be in
prospect.