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QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS.

Any reader can set tho an wcr 70 any
question by writing Every Evening lnfor-
nation bureau. Frclcric ! Haskin, dire
tor; Washington, ID 9. This pmcr app,ns
not give advice on legal. medical ana
financial matters. II does not attempt 20
settle domestic troubles nor 70 ,indcrtske
your questions plainly and briefly. oiye
full name and address ana enclose two
CENTS In stamps for return postage. All
replies are sont direct 10 tho inquirer.
@. What first bascmnn holds the rec
ords for crrorlcss Gamcs? =. ". Is
a. Stuffy MacInnis Of the Cleveland
Indians holds the record at first base Tor
fielding with 1877 crroTlcss games. On
Decoration Day, 1927, he WINS charged
with IN crrof, and his next offcnsc came
in game this year played on the tenth
Of June.
O. IL there any state Where poison ivy
does not grow? w. II.
A. A chart showing the relative dis
tribution Of this plant marks. no poison
ivy i'm Town. II il most prolific III the
states bordering on the Atlantic Ocenn.
The states west Of the Mississippi are
comparatively immune.
q. Who invented the rest cure2 j. L.
Ia.
A. DR. s. Wier Mitchell in 1875 first
advocated tho method Of treatment Tor
CAGES Of nervous prostrafioDs and various
conditions characterized Ivy poor blood
and lack of muscular and nervous tonc
which became known M the rest cure.
q. What city in this country Is known
az the Modern Romep n. $.
| Ip..i,....1 N,.utntu ryhtrh
originally bAilt on seven hills, was often
called the Modern Rome.
O. What is the age standard sought
by organized womcnP I. j. q.
A. The principle Of wage determine
ton approved by the director OF th'
Womon'a Bureau Of the Department o
Labor, Miss Mary Anderson, IL wage
should be established on tho basis o
occupation and not on the basis Of SCI
or race"
@. How does the population Of th'
District Of Columbia compare with tina
Of the smaller Stntes7 G. K.
A The District Of Columbia has
; larger population than Delaware, Wyo
ming, Nevada, Idaho, or New Mexico.
III. O. Does the japanese cherry ire
benr iruit3 G. ID. i.
A. Tho japanese cherry that blossom
= 30 beautifully does not bear an edibl
fruit. However, Japan has cherr
, tree, native 10 the mountainous district
: uf the island, which bears a large an
/ delicious fruit.
a q. What ~ the correct temperatur
for hot BATH G. A.
A. Efot bath may be from 100 20 Il
!. degrees Fahrenheit. A cold bath shoul
! be between 81 and 60 degrees
O. Ia rice paper made from rice2 T. I
= A. Rice pape is made from the pit
of smnll tree, known botanicelly
, Aralin pepyrifera.
q. How many Of tho men who he
l. been educated at We1t Point serve
Y in the Civil War; RI o. M
IS A. OF the cadets living when the Cir
J. War began ncludinpthe clasn Of 1861
= 80 per cent served with either the Uni'
" or Confederate forces. Over ~ per ce
were in the Union Army.
@. What kind Of acid does fruit 60
tain2 NJ + S.
A. Lemons, oranges, grape fruit, liz
and citron contain citrio acid; apple
=, pears, peaches, apricots. Rooseberri'
:, rurrants and strawberries, malic eci
- rhuberb, oxelio acid; and grapes, "a
- taric acid.
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Two Vocational Graduates.

The vocational course at the VII
mington High School will provide two
of It's graduates for Delaware College
when David c., Cathcart and Alexan-
der Ianeli enter that institution to
study engineering this fall. The young
men We're both apprentices at the
Pussy and Jones Company. They are
the only ones out of ten who enrolled
in the cooperative vocational course
which began in February. 1919. who
completed the work and therefore are
the first graduates in that course.
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THE EVENING SMILE.
RHwjARD OF LABOR

Tho editor of Kansas paper thus
bids farewell to hie readers:
This ~ The last issue Of our paper.
Twenty-Five years ago the editor hit
town with one dollar IN his pocket: to-
morrow he quits work with $4,000 In
tho bank. His success is the result Of
strict sobriety. unimpeachable intes-
rity. the ability 20 work twenty
hours out of tho twenty four, and 1--we
on practically nothing-aDd the further
fact TINT n wealthy aunt has just died
up in Boston and left him 100000"
Elk.
Customer-'ISin 7 get book here
about shootin' craps" Clerk-"Herc' s
a work on osteopathy---deaIs with the
manipulation OF the bones. boston
Transcript.
Mother (sternly) Willie did you
see brother kiss the cook" Willie
mo. ma! Honest. didn't! Brother
gave me a nickel for looking the other
way!"--Judge.
! II is true the rain falls alike on tbs
/ just and the unjust. but it seems ia
come down harder on a Sunday schoo
picnic than anything else.--Nev
Orleans States.
"Pa. what do lawyers mean by the
party OF the second part?" asked
/ Clarence. The one who is going q
pay the alImony. my son" replied his
dad.-Cincinnat Enquirer.
ct must consult the book 10 se'
where I'll go on my vacation" The re
sort directory. l presume you mean
mo. my handbook. Boston Tran
script.
There was young man name,
Romaine,
Who lived in an uncultured domain
And early in youth
Spit out every tooth.
Sounding the "p" in ptomalne,
Buffalo Evening Times.
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THE MIRROR OF
PUBLIC OPINION

workinRmcn. What no II driving nj
IL perfectly clear, Your weak craft
unions" he says, "hnvc not TO be con-
vcrtcd into n powerful industrial
union" This ns the context shows. is
an appeal to force. That II might
lead To devasting violence In which
all classes would suffer does not
trouble Mr.. Debs Mt nll.
Obviously the opportunity for rc-
Election which his prison term gave
him WINS not wisely improved. In the
circumstances thore is rensou to re-
.gret that II did not last longer
Philadelphia Inquirer.
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AS TO COAL PRICES.

Much interest Will attach to the
tentative plans now In formation by
the administration, under the super
vision Of Secretary Of Commerce
Hoover, for the distribution of coal
during the continuance OF the miners
strike. TO continue until the latter
shall have been settled. The plans
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1922-07-26
Robert Short for Treasurer.

Robert Short, brother of State Sena-
tor ]. d. Short Of Milford, has been
proposed for the Republican nomina-
ton for State treasurer,
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creascd in 1920. and again in 1891.
This II unjust and unfair to both
publisher and subscriber.
Tho rate on newspapers and
magazines has now become no sx-
brilliant that millions OF pounds
arc shipped In other ways by tho
larger magazines. This takes
business away from the govern
mont postofilcc department which
could be carried Mt profit. The
result n that the government Is
losing money In lar~r amounts
In many cases becauac - rates
Of postage on publications are 10
very hish."
II will be soon. from this reference
that the Postof'scs Department IL los
ing money at the present exorbitan
rates in two directions. BY tho en-
forced economies necessarily practice,
by all publications. and by tho dircc
OF revenue In eaoh In
stance OF publication rcsorting t
other means OF distributing its circu
lation. Both OF these losses woul
he rccouped by a reduction of tn
rates.
The case for the publishers is cloa,
Their contentious do not admit Of cor
trovcrsy. Congress should enact IN
pending measure providing for n sma
and reasonable reduction of tho pre-
vailing rates.
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JUST FOLKS
By Edgar A. Guest.
HIGH CHAIR DAYS.

Copyright 1922 by Edgar A. Cues,
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CustomerLTSin get a book here
about shoOtin craps" Here g
a work on osteopathy--deaIs with the
manipulation Of the bones. "--Boeton
Transcript.
The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1922-03-02

appropriated S20.OOO,OOO. Grain has
been purchased and some OF It is
already on its way; but even this
amount will feed but 20fo OF the
stricken people
With the hunger OF these people
has come the icy blasts Of winter with
the thermometer dropping many de-
grees below zero and blanket Of snow
and ice covering the whole region.
American Committee Organized.
The American Committee for Rus
sian Famine Relief was organized to
help meet this emergency. The gov
eminent appropriation Of s20.OOOOOO
is admittedly insufficient and although
other relief organizations on the
ground are doing heroic work, they
are only rescuing very small proper
lions of the famine sufferers In the
Volga valley. The district Is zoned
and the American Relief commission
and the Quakers do not even touch
parts Of the territory. 1t was for this
reason that the American Committee
for Russian Famine Relief has decided
20 distribute directly through the Rus
The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1922-03-02

crime ~ him lust tu gu to church With
her couple % times, Mrs Mlhollnnd
went on: "Bul II you think YOU really
must I've dangling around somebody
quite This much though what in the
world you find to talk about with this
funny little Mlla Rust your poor ia
ther says be- really cannot scc-and
~ course II seems very queer To- us
now when your mind ought to be en-
flr,Iy ou your studies. and especially
With such an absurd looking little
thing
NO you must listnn Ramsey and
.rt me speak now. What meant was
That we shouldn't be- quite SO much
distressed by Your being seen with u
glrl who dressed In better taste and
seemed ~ have some notion " refine.
meut though - course rs only nat
urnl She wouldn't. with father whu
Is just SORT of ward politician. I'M
dcr~land aud mother We don't know
aud OF course shouldn't care Cav. But.
oh, Ramsey II YOU had to make your
self 80 rspicuous why couldn't you
be- little Mt more fustidiousi Your
father voUldu't hHy" minded nearly So
much il D. had been self respecting
intellectual girl We both shy that II
YOU must be- so ridiculous al your age
~ To- persist In seeing more Of one girl
than another why. Oh, why, don't you
20 and SEQ some really nice girl Ike
Dora Nucum7"
Ramsey was already dangerously
iiStcnded. as an effect Of the earlier
part Of her discourse. and the word
"fnstidiouS" almost exploded him; but
upon this climax. Dora Yocum" he
blew up with a SCATTERING report and.
leaving fragments OF incOherence rico
chetting behind him, fled shuddenng
from the house.
For the rest Of the school term he
walked home with Mllla every after
noon and on Sundays appeared 10 have
become resolute Baptist. II was
supposed (by the Interested members
Of the hi,h-school class) that Ramsey
and MIlla were engaged" Ramsey
sometimes rather supposed they were
himself. and the dim idea gave him q
sensation partly pleasant, but mostly
apprehensive he was afraid.
lie was afraid that the day was com
Ing when he ought to kiss her.
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company-at perhaps the distance Of
half a block-with Albert Paxton and
Sadie Clews, though Ramsey now aud
then felt disgraced by having fallen
Into this class; for sometimes II was
apparent that Albert casually had his
arm about Saddles waist. This allured
Ramsey somewhat, but terrified him
more. lie didn't know how such mat.
tiers were managed
Usually the quartet had no destina.
ton; they just went tout walking"
until ten o'clock, when both girls had
to be home-nnd the boys did, too,
but never admitted It. on Friday eve
nings there was public open-air con
cert" by brass band In a small park,
and the four were always there.
Milla hung weightily upon his arm,
and they dawdled, drifting from one
side OF the pavement 10 the other as
they slowly advanced. Albert and Sa.
die, ahead Of them. called good night"
from corner. before turning down the
side street where Sadie lived; and
then, presently, Ramsey and Mllla
were at the latter's gate. He went IN
with her, hating AT the front steps.
swell, gnight Milla," he said.
Want to go out walking tomorrow
nightf Albert and Sadie are"
Il cant tomorrow night" she told
him with obvious regret. Isn't Il the
The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1922-03-02
CHAPTER VI

Vacation. In spite OF increased leis-
ure. may bring Inconvenience TO people
In Ramsey's strange but not uncom-
mon condition. Al home his constant
air was that OF badgered captive
plalntively silent under injustice: and
he found II difficult TO reply calmly
when asked where he was going-an
inquiry addressed TO him. he asserted.
every time he touched his cap, even
to hang II up!
The amount Of evening walking he
did must also have been trial to his
nerves. on account Of fatigue. though
the ground covered was not vast. Nil.
las mother and father were friendly
people. hut saw no reason to move
out Of house and home" as Mr.. Rust
said. when Milla had callers; and
on account Of the intimate plan Of
their small dwelling a visitors only
alternative to spending the evening
with MIR and Mrs Rust as well as
with Militia, was to invite her TO "go
out walking"
Evening after evening they walked
and walked and walked usually In
The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1922-03-02

sian Red Cross which has local units
organized In every section of the fam
Inc region and can get supplies to the
people quicker than any other agency
without the necessity OF building up
an expensive organization.
The Russian Red Cross is organized
exactly as the American Red Cross
and has the same international stand
Ing. 1t was recognized at the inter
national conference Of the Red Cross
In Geneva, which certified that II ad-
ministered relief without the distinc-
tion Of sex, faith or political opinion.
thus satisfying the essential require
ments which must be met by every
national Red Cross society. All money
raised by the American Relief Com
mittee for Russian Famine Relief Is
being used TO purchase supplies In
side the United States. These sup
plies will be shipped directly to Rus
STA and the United States shipping
board has made special rate for
this purpose. The American commit.
tee reserves the right TO supervise the
distribution Of these supplies.
Ten United States senator's, many
representatives in congress, II western
governors, mayors OF most OF the large
western cities, more than IS bishops
OF several denominations, leading edu-
Gators and prominent business, and
professional men and women from all
walks Of life regardless OF race, creed.
color and politics comprise the Com
mittee for Russian Famine Relief and
are taking an active part In this work
The committee has opened headqusr-
tiers at 405-iO9 Steinway building. Chi
cago. and is rapidly completing state
organizations throughout the Middle
West. Local committees will be or
ganized In every city and town In the
country.
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away from II the better. And when
you do. you let my rnzors alone. young
feIlerr-
were safe. Ramsey had already
,achieved one of his own, but he prac-
ticed the art In secret)
what is II you really want. Ram
seyr
II guess ! don't want anything"
Money!"
mo. sir You gay me some Fri.
day"
Mr.. Milholland turned from his mir,
ror and looked over the edge OF a
towel at his son. In the boys eyes
there was such dumb agony OF inter
rogation that the fnther was a little
startled.
why. what is II. RamseyH Have
you" He paused, frowning and won
dering. "You haven't been getting In
to some mess you want TO tell me
about. have your
mo. sir"
His tone was meek, but a mute dis
tress lurked within Il, bringing TO the
fathers mind disturbing suspicious.
and foreshadowings OF indignation and
Of pity. See here. Ramsey" he said,
~ there's anything you want 10 ask
me, or 10 tell me. you'd better out with
II and get II over. Now. what Is itf'
WELT isn't anything"
Are you suref'
Ramsey's eyes fell before the severe
and piercing gaze OF his father. yes.
sir"
Mr.. Milholland shook his head doubt
fElly; then. as his son walked slowly
/ ut OF the room, he turned TO complete
his toilet In a somewhat uneasy frame
OF mind Ramsey had undoubtedly
wanted 20 say something TO him and
the boys expression had shown that
- matter In question was serious,
distressing. and. II might be, critical.
In fact II was-to Ramsey. Having
begun within only the last few hours
a. regard haberdashery AS OF vital I'm
portnpce. and believing his father to
The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1922-03-02

They Also Go.
Troubles come.
Right well ! know;
But remember
Troubles go
The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1922-03-02
CHAPTE v.

The next morning Ramsey came into
his fathers room while Mr. Mllholland
was shaving an hour before church
time. and Il became apparent that the
son had something on his mind though
for a while he said nothing
did you want anything. Ramscyr
"Wel. -"
Didn't want to borrow my razorsr'
mo. sir
Mr. kilhoilsnd chuckled II hardly
supposed ~ seriously! Shaving IL a
great nuisance and the longer you keep
The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1922-03-02
RUSSIAN FAMINE'S AWFUL TOLL
WORST SINCE BLACK DEATH ERA
Likely to Be Greatest Catastro-
phe in World History Says
Mcbride.
BY ISAAC MCBRIDE

MOT since the BLACK Death"
~ swept Europe in the Fourteenth
century, taking toll NJ 5000 OOO
lives In single year. has such hor-
riblc calamity threatened the world Ms
now Is taking form IN the famine
stricken regions Of the Vuga valley
IN Russia Twenty-Five million pcn.
pie ARE facing starvation aud experts
on the ground estimate they will die
literally by the millions unless aid
Is speedily forthcoming.
The famine is likely To- become the
most CHASTITY catastrophe In world his
tory. Not only will millions die Of
hunger, but typhus has made its ap-
pearance in the famine region. and.
unless checked, this dread scourge
may spread to other parts of Russia.
and even To neighboring nations. and
Kill additional millions.
The districts Of the VOlga valley
where acute famine prevails comprise
GD,bD square miles, or an area com
parable to the total area of the states
Of Illinois, Wisconsin, Minnesota, Iowa.
North Dakota, South Dakota and
Kansas. The volga valley has a popu-
lation Of 25.0OO.OO0 and Is the great
grain growing region of Russia. The
situation In Russia is much the same
as II would be in America II practical
ly all the crops Of the great agricul.
tural states OF the Middle West were
totally destroyed by drouth.
Land Parched by Drouth.
In April, 1920. severe drouth az
fected the whole volga region. There
was practically no rainfall for seven
months. The excessive heat and the
lack Of moisture left the land parched
All vegetation was burned up, and In
the few fields where any grain APP
peared the sparse and stunted plants
were carefully cut, one by one, and
what few grains Of wheat, rye, or
barley they bore harvested by hand.
War has been almost continuous In
Russia since the outbreak Of the
European conflict In 1914 period Of
more than seven years-and this, with
the economic blockade which has ex.
listed since 1917, has affected the fam
Inc region with peculiar severity. One
military expedition after another was
launched against Russia after the
armistlce In 1918 which served to COM
plete the work OF destruction which
the war had begun.
Over the volga valley in 1918 and
1919, and as late as the spring of 1920,
invading armies fought and destroyed
buildings, farm machinery, farms, rail-
way stations. water tanks. bridges and
The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1922-03-02

greatly damaged means of communities
ton. Draft animals were seized and
carried away and wherever grain could
be found this too was carted out or
the valley by the retreating armies
under Kolchak, Deniken and others.
The unprecedented drouth then put
the finishing touches upon the devasta-
tion wrought by seven years of war
and this explains why millions In this
valley are facing slow death by starva-
tion.
Eat Mice and loeusts.
In August cry went out TO the
world that millions were actually
starving. living from day to day on
acorns, locusts. field mice. grass, bark
from the trees and the sun-parched
clay OF the earth, and that II help
were not Immediately Forthcoming the
famine OF the yolga valley Of Russia
would In the short space OF six or
eight months take greater toll Of
human life than the World war.
This acute condition was called 10
tnt VI 'ht tVN'Ah
ments OF the world and the United
States government sent mission 10
Russia with corps OF workers to re-
lieye some of the distress. Colonel
Haskell. who Is In charge OF the Amer
lean relief work In Russia, said: 1.-TWO
weeks ago the children In the volga
valley were dying by the thousands /;
today they are dying by the tens OF
thousands and In a month more they
will be dying by the hundreds OF
thousands"
The American Relief commission Is
feeding at present somewhere In the
neighborhood OF 100000 children In
the yolga valley, but there are TO-
0OO.OOO Ia he fed II death Is TO be
cheated.
The United States government has
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1922-07-24

Roundhouse timekeeper discharged for be-
ing in sympathy with unions
Pueblo; Regular meetings here daily,
three scabs quit today, men on all three
Clovis: All trains running from four to
eleven hours late. Foremen and general
foremen doing the work. Coal car derailed
tionary firemen and engineers all out here.
Belleville: Engine IO0 died leaking July
to eight ours and Frisco has pulled oft
another train. No power.
Chanute: No change. Engine 3119 tied
up at Tulsa account air reverse lever not
Guthrie: Three more scabs quit yester-
day. All men answered roll call each day.
Engines pounding like the devil and won't
Temple, Tex: scabbing foremen all
kept in the bull pen. More firemen and
oilers coming out daily. Katy system in
Texas almost shut down:
Sweetwater. Nine cotton pickers scab-
bling here. Switch engine tied up with two
busted flueS
Engine 1221 dead account reversing gear
head. Seventeen bad order cars out of
train 60 July 10. Scab engineer on wreck
er. Burn crown sheet No. 81 set out
Cleburne. Conditions about the same
and taken to superintendent office for in
vestigation; held until city police demand
ed his removal to proper court.
Galveston. Sixteen nonunion men went
out on Texas City Terminal on July list,
and on the 18th firemen and engineers and
electricians walked out, leaving the Texas
city docks in darkness
Gallup. Twenty loaded cars tied up here
one blind and two crippled scabs hired
here today.
Conditions at Albuquerque remain un
School Auditorium last night for public and
hall was crowded. Picketing continues.
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"opENED BY AMERICA"
Odessa Trade Smiles Forth Again
After a Long Shutdown.

Odessa Trade Smiles EOrtnS AGAIN
After a Long Shutdown.
Odessa. July 1.-American relief
has done much for the people OF
Odessa.
Four months ago their condition
was heart rending. In March ana
April. the city streets were unlighted;
starvation killed faster than the au-
thorities could remove the bodies of its
victims; the hospitals were in un-
speakable distress and from them and
the Children's Home the death carts
made constant trips day and night
to the city cemeteries.
Workers of the American RELIEF
Administration see today wonderfuI
Improvement. The people who walked
dejectedly thru the streets three
months ago now smile, and the chill
dren have begun again to laugh and
sing and enjoy themselves. They are
nothing like the careworn and hunger
pfnched youngsters who skunk or
crawled about in the spring.
Hospitals now conduct visitors thru
their wards with pride. for they have
clean linen and ample medicine &c
care for their patients.
Storekeepers who in the trying days
feared to resume activity. thinking
that desperate people would loot their
places, have reopened their doors, ana
Odessa's shopping zone is functionins
well. Government employees are bet
ter able now to do thcS work; hence
the lighting plants and water pump
ing stations operate more regularly.