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Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial. (Wilmington, Del.) 1878-1928, 1922-04-03
THAT TOUCH OF BRIGHT COLOR
YOUR LIVING ROOM

I have received letter from
column reader, signed Dissatisfied"
which asks me TO explain the reason
why her living room gets on her
nerves" II have had il newly done
over" runs this letter, "but the result
il lust dreaful monotony. | wish
| had left it the way it was before
Il now has brown wallpaper Gt is a
sunny room, brown mahogany fur
niture. bluc-mixture tapestry on the
upholstered davenport and arm chairs,
table and desk, a piono, large brown
rug. brown curtains, and q brown velour
cushion on the davenport as well ~ a
brown-and-b shade on the drop-.ight.
I thought the old-blue note in the
tapestry and lamp-shnde would brighten
the room enough-but it does not. IL
there anything to be done?-'
This readers letter describes a very
common mistake in interior decoration,
the mistake Of not getting enough
CHEEKY coloring into a room.
A half-century ago the home makers
tendencies leaned just the other way:
she was apt to get too much coloring
into her rooms, sometimes so much
TINT n garish effect was the result. Then,
about 20 years ago, Mission Furniture"
became popular, and the darker colors
such as greens and browns also came
into popular favor to form harmony"
with this new brown furniture. But
today we find some women positively
afraid to use striking colors in their
living rooms, even in moderation. II
this drift toward conservatism continues
we shall soon have black the popular
color in our scheme of home-decoration
OF all the rooms in the house, the
living room should be the most cheerful
And bright note Of color here ant
there can do 90 much toward creatinI
this cheerful effect.
II the room described in the abov
quoted letter were mine, this IL how
should treat it: | would take nothin
away from its furnishings except tn
brown over-drapes and the lamp-shadt
But should add Oh, so much! An
everything ! should add would be j
the tone Of either yellow, gold or copper
should have cream glass " curtains a
the windows with copper-cOlOred over
Grapes; n copper-colored lamp-shade 0
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial. (Wilmington, Del.) 1878-1928, 1922-04-03
My Marriage Problems
Adele Carrison's New Phase Of
Revelations of a Wife
Copyrxht, 1921, by Nswspapcr Feature Service. Inc

IDENTIFY finding the strain OF my silence
too much to endure without exploding.
What's tho big idea? Going to take
VOW of silence like those what do you
call 'em-Trappists? warn you 1t won't
do a bit of good.
On the Right Track?
Suddenly saw my opportunity, and
seized it joyously with both hands.
81 was simply planning how, to get
Lillian and Marion ont Of the house to-
day." / said smoothly, II don't think
Mrs. Ticer can take them, for she has
her daughter and her family in our
rooms. But there's boarding house IN
Sag IIarbor to which she can 60
must 20 home and tell her right away.
What the devil do you mean? Dicky
shouted savagely.
Ny spirits thrilled to the anger in his
voice, for in it heard note of doubt,
and knew that was on the right track.
Just this" | said calmly. For years
| have made Lillian my friend, and
have tried to do everything | could for
her, partly of course, because ! liked
her for her own sake, but mostly be-
cause YOU have always said YOU owed
her so much that YOU could never re-
nav. But YOUR attitude now shows me
| that YOU do not consider there is any
| further obligation. And certainly feel
none toward her, except that OF keeping
the promise made her to help her when
she needed help i'll the work she has on
hand.
But" looked at Dickv coolly, "as
long as | cannot do that, IT will only he
n bother TO have her around. | need the
rooms anyway; lam awiully crowded as
it is, so | shall get her out today, and
tell her that YOU object to my helping
her. so there can lie no other reason for
her staving. To tell YOU the truth !
am little hit fed up with her any
way. She's very irritable and trying
lately, and It has gotten on my nerves
l looked up at him for the first time,
to see how he was taking this state
mcnt, which | hoped was as astonish-
ing TO him as it was difficult for me To
invent. He was looking at me with. a
mixture OF cold anger and puzzled qucS-
tioning, which made me drop my own
eyes and hurry on.
Il suppose I read Alright your very
astonishing demand TO mean that set
tie down to the strictly domestic kirche
l--kuchen nicely outlined
for women by the former Kaiser. But II
| do that shall do it on my own terms,
and that means no outsiders IN the
family. | shall write TO my father Ia
find other quarters than our house, and
as soon as your mother is able to move
| shall expect her TO 90 10 one of her
daughters ! have had the care of her
quite long enough
TO be continued
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial. (Wilmington, Del.) 1878-1928, 1922-04-03
Efficient Housekeeping
BY Laura A. kirkhan

the drop-light; cloth-of-goId with
blue background cover on the living
room table; brass book ends holding
o few books; bowl Of bright yellow
pottery on mantel or pinno-top; glass
or brass candIe-stick holding a yellow
candle on manteI or dcsk-top and
copper-color velour pillow on the dnven-
port
This introduction Of golden note
is appropriate for almost any color
scheme in living room and dining
room. For copper or n gold note in @
room combines satisfactorily with nj
most any other color.
Bright red ~ another color which
may be used in this way used here
and there in touches" 10 form a contrast
TO dark oclors in q room: for instance,
bright red velour cushion is an optical
Joy in room where dark green or
dark brown prcdominates.
Do not be afraid, of least, to try
the effect of n bright color in room
which you feel Is monotonous in decor
alive treatment. For, that single bright
note may make oil the differences
between your being satisfied or dis
satisfied with the surroundings in which
you must spend perhaps the rest Of
your life.
Letters.
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strange sight as il came above the
water of the lake.
When the whole Of the figure could
he seen it parted the misty blue cover
ing from its face, and though he was
some distance away, Petcrklns saw
plainly the face of a beautiful young
girl as the moonlight fell upon her.
She turned her head from side TO
side and seemed to be looking over the
lake as il expecting some one 70 ap-
pear, but all was as still as midnight
hour and no one was 10 be seen.
Then, slowly raising her arms above
her head with a gesture OF despair, the
misty blue again covered the figure
and il slowly disappeared into the lake.
Peterkins rubbed his eyes, then he
stood and jumped up and down to
make sure he was awake, for he
thought it al might have been dream
ne had seen and not real at al.
He was awake. OF that he was GER
tain, but he determined to return the
next night and see If the same thing
happened, so when IT was morning nc
| went on ms way 10 the village beyond
| 10 ask for work, for he must eat.
At the first house he came TO h'
| found work in the stable, hut wher
night came on. instead OF sleeping II
the loft on the hay, Peterkins tooF
himself of to the lake TO watch.
he fell asleep, but when he swok'
there on the lake he saw the Same
misty blue form standing on the water
the covering parted, and the same
face looking around as II expecting
| someone.
Peterkins decided that the mex
night he would wait beside the lak'
| and let himself be seen, for he wanted
TO know what would happen II TIN
Lady of the Misty Blue knew SOM
one saw her.
That dav at the stable where h'
worked Peterkins asked one OF III
other helpers about the lake, and n
told him that the lake was enchanted
and that every night at midnight In
Lady of the Misty Blue, as she wa
called by the people around that par
Of the country, appeared, and II an,
one was unfortunate enough TO ID
passing and was seen by the lady the
would be lurcd into the lake and neve
be seen again.
| But Peterkius was not TO be fright
ened. he wanted 10 know more sbou
the Lady Of the Misty Blue. 80 tina
night he went again TO the lake an
this time sat down on the bank L
wait for the midnight hour.
| Tomorrow story-'The Lady OF IN
Misty Blue. Part ii.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial. (Wilmington, Del.) 1878-1928, 1922-04-03

stout stick TO help him over the rough
roads, Peterkins started out TO seek
his fortune.
Night overlook him before he reached
any place where he could ask for shelter,
and though il was cold he had TO sleep
on he ground between some rocks
which shielded him some from the cold
winds.
In tue night some time he awoke
With the moon shining in his face and
feterkins looked over the rocks to get
glimpse OF the lake close by in the
moonlight
To hls surprise he saw, slowly rising
from the middle Of the lake, misty
blue form like the figure of a man or
woman draped IN the mist from the
lake.
Peterkins forgot his hard bed in the
cold; be looked spellbound at the
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial. (Wilmington, Del.) 1878-1928, 1922-04-03

husband scared stiff Of her. One Sun
day afternoons wrestling with enter
tanning the children and caring for n
teething baby will wear an able-bodled
man 20 iraz7le, but frail little woman
stands up under The strain year after
year without turning hair.
Nobody can tell in advance what sort
of wife a girl will make. The poor
girl is lilble to turn into spender, the
domestic girl 10 strike and refuse To
enter the kitchen, while the rich girl
may become a model Of thrift, and the
butterfly girl rolls up her sleeves and
goes TO work.
No man can hope to solve the mys-
terry of woman, but it piques his
curiosity, and he marries her TO have q
go at il.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial. (Wilmington, Del.) 1878-1928, 1922-04-03
THE ULTIMATUM MADGE
DELIVERED TO DICkf

| made no answer at all to Dicky's
TRADE against my aiding OF Lillian
in her government work, his ultima
tun that | must squash any little
plans" had for helping her.
With my teeth tightly clenchcd 10
Keep back tho hot, railing words that
crowded TO my lips, | sat staring out
into the woodland vista before me. But
| WAS as unconscious of its appealing
beauty ms | was conscious that most
crucial moment in my HE with Dicky
had come to me.
Instinct. coupled with knowledge of
Dicky's temperament gained from ex-
pcriencc. told me that my most potent
weapon was absolute silence. II gave
me time TO plan my answer TO his re-
Quest. and it kept him guessing as TO
my attitude. But if my lips were silent,
nv brain WAS busy, indeed, 1t was
whirling violently, as does the water IN
a basin when IL is suddenly stirred.
OF course, being a woman and pos
sessing my share OF feminine vanity, the
PREDOMINANT emotion swayinR me was
furious anger at Dicky because OF the
contempt with which he had treated
nv share in Lillian work.
81 lillian is valuable CO lid
be useful on count of her profession
bu, vou-I don't see where you come
in" -,
What's the Big Idea?"
The word. S rang necessarily in my ears,
couplcd with the snecrlng reference &c
Allen Drake. | remembered the occa'
s;ons when only nv marvellous mem.
orv." as Lillian and Allen Drake wer'
wont 10 call t,had saved the day IN tive
most important government investlga
tions. Dcky might not see where
'came in" but | Rugged the assurance
60 nv breast that both Allen Drake an'
I.illian-and | knew that IN all the ser
vice there were no higher intelligence
than theirs-counted my photography
memory as a valuable asset when som,
problem OF their Investigations needed
such aid.
Nv common sense told me that ] mus
smother nv personal anger at Dick,
and look at the problem his sudden on
slaught had precipitsted from the stand
poin. Of Justice, but :. found IT hard t.
do. had been pitying katherine 10
Jacks attitude toward her working n
her profession after marriage, and her
Dickv was outdoing even my brother
cousin in hi. rigid ultimatum. Otter
had mentally souirmei at Allen Drake
condcscending attitude toward iemlnin
mentality, and now my own husoan'
had flung a deadly insult at my owl
capabilities.
well" growled Dicky at last, evi
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial. (Wilmington, Del.) 1878-1928, 1922-04-03
LITTLE BENNY'S
NOTEBOOK
BY Lee Pa pc
The Invention Of the Wirelis
Telefone
A Play
Ack I

The Invention Of the Wireless
Telefone
A Play
Ack i
Scene, outside
Mark Cony. These teiefoDe wiges
all over the city make me sick. Every
time / wint To look UP at the sky !
baf 10 see lot OF telefone wires.
Watts the use Of having n .skyg Wat
we need Is telefones without eny wires.
Fcrst sitizen. That's the funniest
thing I've herd gints ] was baby.
Haw haw haw.
End sitizcn. n you know enything
funnier than that, Mark, you better
sell IL to a iosk paper and make a
good living. Ho no no.
Bird stizen. IL / was as funny -
that It's good thing amt because Id
die lafiing at myself Har har har.
Marx Cony wasent serious wen
/ mentioned II, but jest because you 2
think you're 50 smart da m If i don't
think III get serious
Ack 2
Scene, Mark Cony home inventinE.
Mark Cony. At last. Meny a true
werd was spoke in Jest. The wirelis.
telefone is thing Of the past
think III call up some Of those fresh
stzens and serprize them Hello
hello hello.
Ferst sitizen Hello, who il this? Wat,
the matter? There's no wires GROUND,
who's tawking? Watts the matter?
Mark Cony This is Mark Cony
! tawking on wireless teIefone Hsw
/ haw haw who's funny now?
Ferst sitizen. Well III be dsrned I
cant bleeve H.
| The end.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial. (Wilmington, Del.) 1878-1928, 1922-04-03
THE LADY OF THE MISTY BLUE,
Part l..

Peterkins IVES a poor lad; his father
snd mother were dead. One morning
he swoke 10 find the only thing he owned
3 br.ndle COW. had died in the night Of
starvation. ior thre had hecn no food
for her in several days and the ground
was still frozen, though springtime was
not far of
II shall starve, too, If stay here, "
thought Peterkins. II had better start
of 70 make my living elsewhere before
! am too weak 70 travel"
Then taking little bundle which
contained all his possessions, and s
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial. (Wilmington, Del.) 1878-1928, 1922-04-03
Daylight Saving in BsItim ore.

Baltimore will run on daylight saw
ing schedule this year. starting April
30. An ordinance. passed by Council.
authorizing tho change, was signed
by Mayor Broening on Saturday eye
ming.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial. (Wilmington, Del.) 1878-1928, 1922-04-03
FUNNY WOMAN
BY DOROTHY DIX
The Worlds Most Highly Paid Woman Writer

Copyright 1922 by the wheeler Syndicate Inc. N. Y
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial. (Wilmington, Del.) 1878-1928, 1922-04-03
Announce Sons Birth.

A son was born TO Mr.. and MRS.
louis Tanner OF 400 West Third street
March 81. Mother and child are doing
well.
The Connecticut labor news., 1922-08-11
TRICKY SUBTERFUGE
 ADOPTED BY ROADS

Chicago, Aug. 1I.-"A miserable and tricky subterfuge created to evade doing justice to the em- ployes," is the way the A. F. of L.. railway employees department refers to the contracting of repair work by railroads.
 "The intended fraud in all these so-called contracts is so apparent that he would be bold man indeed who would designate them as clever.
 "The first point where this new disease manifested itself was at Hor- nell, N, Y., on the Erie railroad, where, on or about March, 1920, the chief clerk and few other local officials Of the Company ostensib1y organized a corporation which took over the operation of this vast plant, and our information indicates that the sum total of the assets of this dummy corporation would not make a decent contribution to a blind beggar
 From the start the contracting out system spread it's evil and vicious poison over all sections of the coun- try, and it is, indeed, remarkable, the varieties of contractors that were called into existence.
 For instance, there was the Polish car inspector on the Indiana Harbor Belt railroad who was a contractor for four days before he became aware of the fact, and intestifying before the railroad labor board the vice-presi- dent of this railroad stated that he never heard of the man at all, and yet he admitted that he had approved of the contract.
 Then there was the concern that took over large part of the work at Jersey City on the Erie railroad, whose principle business prior to this time had been the sale and distribu- ton of fertilizers. However, the ob- ject was always the same and no scheme was too contemptible or ridiculous for the railroads to adopt"
The Connecticut labor news., 1922-08-11
PLEADS FOR BLACK LEGS.

Boston, Aug. 1I.-The chamber of lcommerce forwarded a plea to Presi- dent Harding to "take a firm att1- tude against any efforts that would be made for the reinstatement of men"
The Connecticut labor news., 1922-08-11
R. R. TELEGRAPHERS
 VOTE ON STRIKE
Unable to Reach Agreement With
 Labor Board.

Cincinnati, Aug. >II.-Telegraphers numbering approximately LIDO on the Big Four railroad are taking a strike vote following the breakdown in negotiations over the interpretation of working rules
 The company stated that "when no agreement could be reached with the employees they offered to refer the matter to the Railroad Labor Board for adjustment but the union refused to take this action and strike ballots are now being taken.
 Union Big Four telegraphers in Cincinnati said that the main reason for the strike ballot was the split trick" which the company proposed to put into effect Under a "split trick" telegraphers said they would be caled upon to work eight hours in any 12, which would mean they might be assigned to work four hours then laid off four hours, and then detailed to work another four hours. The men declare they desire continuous work for eight hours.
The Connecticut labor news., 1922-08-11
MOOSUP STRIKERS
 ARE NOW ENDOWED
Textile Mills Appeal to State Courts
 to Prevent Picketing.

Moosup, Aug. IA temporary in junction prohibiting picketing and intimidating or threatening employees of the Aldrich Mig Co.,, (Moosup Mills) of this place, was made effect i've Wednesday when summons were served on members of Industrial Unoin No. A, citing them to appear before the Windham county superior court. The papers were signed by Judge James E. Webb in chambers at the New Haven county court house.
 The application for the injunction sets forth that workers in the mills have been threatened with their lives if they continue to work while the strike is in progress, and the re- stra1ning order was requested to pro- tect them. The penalty for viola ton of the terms of the injunction is set at $5,ooo according to the pa pers in the action.
 The news that an injunction had been obtained came as a surprise, it is said, both to the striking workers and others in the community The strikers claim that the ma jority of the 700 workers who went on strike June 28 are still out and intend to fight to the finish
The Connecticut labor news., 1922-08-11
"More Steam Than Ever," Rail Strike
 Slogan, as Harding Plan Falls Down
INSPECTIONS STOP
 AS LOCOMOTIVES GO FROM BAD TO WORSE
Passenger and Freight Equipment in Dangerous Shape, Says
 Union Officer.

The situation on the Trans-M Missis- sippi Terminal resulting from the shopmen's strike is described by William s. Kenny, secretary-treasur- CT, System Federation No. 46, as bad and getting worse.
 "Ihe passenger equipment received no inspection the first two weeks and the third week received only lick and a promise from scab assistant foreman" he says.
 Before July I it was customary to apply from 10 to I5 pairs of wheels each week, but only two pair have been applied since the strike. Other defects not halting movement are ig nored. The engine crews are ordered to go as long as the engine can turn a wheel, as the official signing will be responsible.
 "The engines pulling these trains were formerly in freight service and they will soon be in as bad order as the passenger engines now awaiting repairs Freight trains, such as are run, have not been inspected since July I, though the cars are handled over the river, which has a steep in- cline on both sides These cars are accepted by all other roads without inspection.
 "In desperation the company has imported farm 1aborers and shrimp and oyster fishers from the bayous of Louisiana, many of whom never saw a locomotive or car before coming on the job. These fellows were brought here without being told that strike was on and in some instances they were kidnapped, they say"
The Connecticut labor news., 1922-08-11

man who by grace of the Cummins- Esch law, is clothed with legal au- thority to. say how 2,ooo,ooo railroad workers and their families should live It's a gruesome tragedy.
 Twenty thousand surface and ele- vated street car employees went on strike in Chicago last Tuesday morn ing. Not car moved until the strike was settled by a compromise and the men returned to work on Monday of this week The strike was the result of a 20 per cent. wage cut put into effect by the traction magnates to re- compense them for a fare reduction from eight to seven cents. This added to the 85,ooo/ railroad workers on strike here, gave Chicago an easy lead as the worlds greatest "struck' city
The Connecticut labor news., 1922-08-11
LONG TEXTILE STRIKE
 UPHELD BY LABOR

Manchester, N. H., Aug. II.-While the rail and mine strikes have been in the public eye because of their di- rect effect on society, textile workers remind trade unionists and sympath- izers that tens of thousands of men, women, boys and girls are in the 27th week of their fight against a 20 per cent. wage reduction. In Massachu- setts the question of hours does not enter the fight because of a 48-hour law for women and minors. In New Hampshire and Rhode Island the mill barons are attempting to length en the hours of labor from 48 to y4 per week. The strike is being direct ed by the United Textile Workers of America, affiliated with the A. F. of
 In urging financial support of this resistance to serfdom, the United Textile Workers show that in this city there are 17,5oo workers on strike. There are 8,ooo out in Law renee, Mass; 6,ooo out in Pawtucket, R. l.; 5000 out in Providence, R. l.; 5000 out in Lowell, Mass; 4,8oo out in Nashua, N. H., and thousands out in other mill towns in the three states.
 Where strikers have been evicted the United Textile Workers have supplied tents.
 The courts have responded to the appeal of the mill barons and numer- ous injunctions have been issued against the workers. The prize writ was issued by Judge Sawyer of Nashua, N. H., the latter part of last May, and it is not to be returnable until October.
The Connecticut labor news., 1922-08-11
GOMPERS DEMANDS FACTS PUBLISHED
 IN R. R. WRECKS
Recent Disasters May Be Due Solely
 to Run Down Locomotives.

Washington, Aug. II.-Samuel Gompers, president of the American Federation of Labor, in statement this week demanded that the public be informed as to whether the rail strike had caused locomotives to de- teriorate to the point where their condition endangers the lives of train men and passengers.
 He charged that railroad managers have given no satisfactory explana- ton of recent wrecks, such as the one on the Missouri Pacific nj Mis- souri, in which "35 people were killed and more than 100 injured"
 "ln view of the large number of apparently authentic statements charging a deplorable condition of railroad equipment" MT. Gompers said, ''the public should be furnished with a more authoritative and un- biased statement than any which are furnished by railroad officials when train accidents do occur.
 If it is true that high percent age of locomotives is unfit for opera ton, may it not be the case that the increasing frequency of railroad wrecks is due to the use of such de- fective locomotives?
 Tt seems to me entirely proper that in every case of a railroad acci- dent there should be an immediate inquiry by public officials who are not under the influence of railroad authorities and that the public should be immediately informed of the re- suits of such inquiry in order that it may be known whether the use of unfit locomotives in defiance of rules of safety and in defiance of law, is taking a toll of human life"