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Evening journal., 1922-12-16
Child LABOR
Law AMENDED
Suggestions of Consumers
League Are Endorsed by
College Women
MISS WOOD PRAISES
NURSES SERVICE

An amendment to the Delaware
Child Labor Law designed to brins
It UP to standard OF other States. was
indorsed by the Delaware Associa-
ton of College Women last night at
a meeting in the home of Mrs. Wal
ter Stewart Brown. 23o6 Seymour
Road, Wawaset Park.
Text of the law and the proposed
amendment, which was drafted by
the Consumers League. were read
by Miss Ethel Ball Staniar. The
club instructed its corresponding
secretary, Mrs. Robert R. Tatnall,
to notify the league of its sup
port.
Miss B. Ethelda Mullen, executive
secretary Of Associated Charities.
gave an interesting talk on What
Is Family Social Work" and Miss
Amy z. Wood. superf OF
the Visiting Nurses Association
spoke on Visiting Nursing in Rela-
ton TO the Community"
The hostesses for the meeting
were Mrs. Charles j. Darlington,
Mrs. Fred H. Gawthrop, Mrs. Bryce
MacDonad and Mrs Frank Morton
Jones.
Miss Mullen spoke OF the relation
of individual poverty to the COM
munity. and drew attention to the
distinction between poverty ana
pauperism. asserting that a person
might be poor but still willing TO-
work, while a pauper Is only a para
site. Indiscriminate charity leads
to pauperlsm and drags down the
community. she said. People. she
declared, could not be uplifted by
taking them out OF their background,
hut only by raising their ideals and
giving them a better chance by up"
roofing the evil conditions which
surround them.
Miss Wood. speaking for the WIS.,
tinr Nurses Association empha-
sized thar its work Is not only nurs-
ing the poor. People who are able
to pay better appreciate the SER
vice If they compensate the
nurses, she asserted. From 1915
she said. the work has been con-
Quoted sentirely by trained nurses.
She praised the doctors OF the city
Tor visiting poor patients. She said
he nurses work entirely in accord
ance with doctors instructions. She
emphasized the Importance OF In
lviduais afflicted with communicable
aiseases avoiding contact with 9th
srs IN the community as a social re-
Miss Elizabeth Polcher spoke on
he subject OF occupational thera-
peutics. Following the business
the hospitality committee
the guests.
Evening journal., 1922-12-16
Talk BETTER SCHOOLS.

Teachers and parents of Public
School. No. 80, Concord avenue and
Boulevard. held a get-together rseet-
ing in the school last night. ELL
wood Souder. president of Board of
Education; Shermer H. Stradley. a
member OF the board. and Miss Mary
D. Bradford. principal OF the school,
addressed the meeting. Miss Brad
ford spoke on the importance of
school libraries, and Mr.. souder and
Mr.. Stradley for better schools.
Music. recitadons and readings were
presented by the pupils of the
school.
Evening journal., 1922-12-16
FALLING OFF IN
INCOME REPORTS

According to officials connected
with the local Internal Revenue Of
hceI returns on 1921 income and ex-
cess profits tax showed considerable
falling off. The local office was
open until after o'clock last night
receiving returns.
Returns placed in the mall up un-
I'll midnight will be received as OF
the days business and persons so
making their payments will not be
subject TO fines. All others who failed
to make the payments viii be sub
ject to a FIVE per cent fine on the
full amount and one per cent for
each month in which they fail TO
pay.
It will require several days work
to tabulate the returns.
Evening journal., 1922-12-16
Al THE QUEEN.

Rudolph Valentines appearance
at the Queen in "The Young Rajah. ("
will come 10 an end this evening.
It is romantic story we'll suited
for presentation by Valentino.
On Monday Elsie Ferguson Is to
be seen in "Outoast," the first pho
toplsy she has made In many
months. "Outoast" was also pre-
sented on the stage with Miss Fer
guson playing the leading role OF
Miriam which she also essays in
the cinema.
In this picture Miss Ferguson has
one OF the most strenuous roles of
her screen career. Usually she
plays silk clothes roles. as they are
known in the studio parlance. or
ladies of luxury but in "outoast"
she Is a poor struggling girl OF the
streets. And as such she is forced
to do many stunts that require nerve
and physical stamina.
Evening journal., 1922-12-16
BACK FIRING AUTO
DAMAGES GARAGE

Wl1sT CHESTER. Pa, Dec. 1e-
Fire gutted a large concrete and
metal garage at Washington and
New streets here this afternoon,
causing a loss estimated at $4,000
to the owners. Harry and Frank
Riehl The brothers were working
at the time IN repairing car when
st back-fred and the flames swept
the building within a few minutes.
They succeeded in removing one
machine, but three others were
destroyed.
When the fire started It spread at
q rapid rate, feeding upon a large
stock OF gasoline and oil, as well as
accessories. there being a heavy loss
on the latter. The cars destroyed
Evening journal., 1922-12-16
AT THE MAJESTIC.

At the Majestic theatre today
Marshall Neilan's photoplay Fools
First" Is being presented for the
last times. The feature stars, Rich
ard Dix. Claire Windsor and Claude
Gillingwater. and is a photoplay en-
tertainment OF the flrst rank.
Larry Semon with his laughable
nix-up called "a Pair OF Kings"
furnishes further entertainment TO
20 with the program
on Monday Zane Grsy's story,
Golden Dreams" IN photoplay form
will be shown. The story details the
romance of lovely spanish-Amer-
Evening journal., 1922-12-16
. Carl 0antvoort and Claire Adems IN
Za1e Gre15 GOLDEN DREAMS
oiSTRieUTE0 eY @OLoWTrk .P-3-SS0I
AZ the Majestic beginning Monday.

lean girl and a young American en-
gineer. It has been skillfuIly
adapted TO the screen and enlists
the eager championship OF the
SPECTATORS on the side OF the young
lovers from the start. Thrill fol-
lows thrill as the reels unwind until
the final great thrill OF all in which
the circus animals are turned loose
and attack the natives of a mythical
spanieh state where the story is
se..
Evening journal., 1922-12-16
THIEF GETS HANCE CAR.

Walter Hance. of the Hance
Motor Truck Company. Inc. OF this
city notified the local police last
night that his seven-passenger
Studebaker car, which he had park
ed in front OF a Philadelphia res
taurant early in the evening. had
been stolen.
A Ford coupe, owned by DR.. F.
W. Morton. OF Morton, Pa, was
stolen from in front OF his residence
yesterday afternoon.
Evening journal., 1922-12-16
DEGREES FOR ODD FELLOWS

The degree staff OF Eden Lodge.
No. 81, I. o. o. f.. conferred the
first. second and third degrees on a
class OF several hundred candidates
at Frederick, Nd. last evening. De-
gree Master Arthur p. Hudson was
in charge of the degree team, which
comprised so membera
Evening journal., 1922-12-16

cellent supporting company and a
scenic and costume mbellishment
which enhances the worth of the
performance. The names of his
new songs are; "Puff o. My Pipe "
Mothers Paisley Shawl" IT Was
Pilgrim in Loveland," "Old Irish
Air" Some Day" "Jolly Bache-
lors."
Evening journal., 1922-12-16
DO You KNOW THAT.

Mozart. the composer, was a child
prodigy; that he could play the
piano at four years OF age and that
he composed a concerto at six: that
he was knighted by the Pope at 13
and that on his death bed he heard
his own requiem mass sung?
Alfred Cortot, the pianist. is q
chevalier OF the Legion Of Honor.
which honor was awarded him by
the French Government for his
services during the world war?
Evening journal., 1922-12-16
HADN'T VISITED Y HOME.

officials Of the Y. W. G. A stated
today that Miss Henrietta q. Kstre-
come. of Washington. who saws she
had Hudson seal fur stolen when
she visited the home, had never
visited the Y. w. @. A.
Evening journal., 1922-12-16

, kitchen. the latter two gifts of shs
junior board.
Preparations have been made, she
said, for clinics in various depart-
ments, including surgical and med
ical eye, nose and throat clinic, as
part of the program for the coming
year.
Evening journal., 1922-12-16
CLOSE GARRIoK NEXT WEEK.

The Wilmington Players will give
their Anal performance OF Cosmo
Hamilton's play, Scandal" this
evening. and at the same time con-
clude their appearance at the Car
rick Theatre until after the holidays.
Some of the players will go home
for the holidays, leaving this city
tomorrow. Others, who live too far
away. will celebrate their holidays
with their many friends here in
town.
It IS often customary In stock
companies to discontinue produc-
tions before Christmas.
Evening journal., 1922-12-16

were partly insured. Firemen saved
surrounding buildings after an hour
of hard work,
Evening journal., 1922-12-16
AT THE ALDrNE.

'"rhe show-On," a one-act play
let, and the appearance Of Jams and
Whalen, in "Nutcomicalities," are
the outstanding features OF the
vaudeville program that is conclud-
ing Its three-day engagement at the
Aldine Theatre this evening.
The photoplay with this same bill
is "Ridin' Wild" which stars 'Hoot"
Gibson.
The Sylvester Family, one of the
best known groups on the Keith
circuit. will renew old acquaintances
and make new ones with their ap-
pearance at the Aldine at the head
Of the vaudeville program Monday
next. There are five in this family.
father, mother and three clever
youngsters. Baby Katherine is the
featured member.
Tom Van and Sara Fisher play
in ''The Peach and the Stew" OF
course, Miss Fisher is the peach and
Mr.. Van the stew.
A special song and dance revue
Is the subject OF MELODY and
steps," prominently listed among
the coming offerings.
Jimmy Smith and Billy Nash, in
"a Chance Acquaintance" have a
laugh festival that is made doubly
attractive by some harmonious sing
ing. A real Indian maiden, Princess
Winona, a songstress, will appear in
person Monday. offering plaintive
native songs and selections from
modern operas.
Aldine's coming photoplay is Bert
Dytell in "A Trip to Paradise"
Evening journal., 1922-12-16
TODAY IN MUSIC

New York has heard Daniel
Gregory Sfason's first symphony for
the first time. The Philharmonic,
under stransky, played the c minor
symphony Of this noted American
composer at ono Of its regular sub
scription concerts and Il was en-
Enthusiastically received. American
composers have not delved very
deeply into the realm OF the SYM
phony, but Mason. on his first at
tempt has produced a work which
speaks eloquently of his ability TO-
write music in its highest form.
Harmonically, the symphony is rich
and colorrul, and Mason has refrain
ed from any excursions into "the
ftfn questionable ways Of the most
recent frnpresaonists The work isl
h three movements. the second and
third hing far superior to the frst.
which seems 20 lack point IN me-
sodso continuity.
Nine Alma Gluck has announced
she engagement OF her daughter, /
Miss kbagafi Marcia Gluck. 70
Frank D Clark. a senior at Tale. I
Hiss Giuck = q daughter By Nine. /
Gluck's erz- husband. Alma Gluck
j. now the wife q Efren Zimballst,
ths notec T1o1rsst
The liable Einan Family. con
sfs->ns - .lscha a. the violin and
liza a. the piano. r. having great
suocess IL so.nt concerts The Hip
p06rone. New York. was the scene
q the stsst rectal. where Miss IL
mar accompanied her famous broth
e. IN Beethoven's ~Kreutzer'' sonata
<0r v1o1n and piano. This compost
ton = q real test OF ability on the
par os the pianist and Miss Eiman
came through with flying colors.
The St. Charles herald. [volume] (Hahnville, La.) 1873-1993, 1922-01-07

anemles to detect iiiem at a distance.
The curious colOring of the skunk Is
supposed to warn his enemies that ne
has developed a wicked art OF sell
defense, while at the same time MS
colors blend with the twilight, SO that
the skunk makes natural part OF the
skyline to the mice and insects On
which he preys. The light of the
lady glowworm Is her matrimonial ad-
vertisement.
While evolution explains thousands
Of these things, 1t has many hard nuts
TO crack. One thing hard to explain
for instance, is the beauty OF the pearl
which grows inside the body OF the
oyster. The pearl is really the mauso.
leum of a parasite which has INVADED
the shellfish and is deliberately inurheo
by it in lustrous calcium carbonate:
slightly different from the material VI
which the oyster makes its smell.
The St. Charles herald. [volume] (Hahnville, La.) 1873-1993, 1922-01-07
PITCHED FIRST CURVED BALL
John stanchfieId, Student at Amherst
Demonstrated Professor OF Physics
Was Wrong.

John B. Stanchfield, the noted law
YER. who died recently in New Yorh
city. always enjoys telling how ne
developed the art Of pitching curved
bali. observes the Detroit News
Stanchfeld was graduated from Am
herst In 1876, and served as a pitcher
on the college nine. The tale he bes'
liked TO relate had to do with q class
room lecture of professor OF physics
who used complicated mathematical
formula to show that sphere hurlec
into space would not curve In hort
zontal plane without violating the law
Of physics, which was only another
term for the laws Of nature, and such
violations did not occur. The student
smoke up. He admitted that the dem
onstratfon was excellent, but hi
claimed that he could throw curve
That afternoon the professor stood be
hind the catcher on the ball ground
and watched q baseball plump again
and again into the hands Of the catch
s. after having rounded the end OF .
wall The demonstration was com
n,ete and that Amherst college incl
dent had much to do with starting the
craze FOR curved pitching that soor
covered the whole country.
The St. Charles herald. [volume] (Hahnville, La.) 1873-1993, 1922-01-07
Experiments Expected to Have
important Bearing on
Natural Selection.
CoLoR-BL|NDNESS At ISSUE
Research Is Expected to Last for
Years and to Establish Just What
Bee or Moth Can See or
Not See.

New YOrk.-A series of delicate ex-
periments will soon be started by three
eminent American scientists to DIS
cover whether bees and other lnsects
are color blind or not. The scientlsts
who are now busy inventing devices
for testing the vision of bees are Dr.
f. E. Lutz, biologist Of the Ameri-
can Museum of Natural History; LIT.
J. Arthur Harris, an entomoiogist Vi
the Carnegie Institution, and Prof. +.
X. Richtmyer of Cornell University.
physicist and specialist in color vision.
They form the committee on the do
logical relations between flowers ana
insects Of the National Research coun-
Gil.
Their tests of the sight OF insects
are expected to last for years ana 10
establish just what bee or q moth
can see and what it cannot see. These
years of elaborate experimentation
have not been planned by the National
Research Council and undertaken by
three eminent scientists solely for the
purpose of ascertaining a bees optical
equipment. A greater question hes
behind. The controversy about the
bees sight, it is said, involves the
! validity Of the whole theory of natural
selection.
The evolution of man from the
lower animals and the evolution OF al
plant and animal life from a primitive
form of life originating on earth BIZ
lions or hundreds of Millions Of years
ago are almost universally believed b!
scientists, but the hypothesis that th'
/ evolution was brought about almos
Aolely by the process of natural selec
ton has come under attack recent.
from many quarters. This Is wher'
the bees sight becomes important.
Theory on "SeIected" Flower.
The theologian holds generally tina
the beautiful colors Of the flower
were placed there by the Creator TO
the delight Of man. The biologist ha
generally denied this, and argued tina
the colors are there because they ut
tract the attention Of bees. The visit
Of the bees result In carrying pOllel
from one flower to another. whic
fertilizes the seeds. Unless they re
ceIve the pollen the seeds do not grow
The cumbrous phrase Of natural Sc
lection in this case is intended to dc
scribe a process probably millions Q
years old, under which the flower
The St. Charles herald. [volume] (Hahnville, La.) 1873-1993, 1922-01-07
Or. Harlow ShapIey, Harvard
Observatory Director, Dis
cusses Climate Changes.
MYSTERY PUZZLE TO SCIENCE
Earth Cooled of During Long PERIODS
When Sun, Earth and Otner
Planets Passed Through
Region Of Dust Clouds.

New York.-A new theory relating
IN one of the greatest mysteries about
tho mast of the earth has been offered
nv DIR. Harlow Shapley, the measurer
Of the universe, whose appointment as
director of the Harvard observatory
was announced recently.
This mystery concerns the changes
If climate over millions of years.
which at one time caused the polar ice
can TO extend as far south as Ne"
York and at other times warmed the
arctic region so thoroughly that the
animals and vegetation of the temper
ate zone could live there. as shown Dy
fossil remains in that region.
The earth has been cooled OH curing
long periods, according to this theory
when the sun, the earth and the other
n,anets were passing through regions
of space filled with clouds of dust or
dark. nebulous material. which cut on
enough of the suns heat to freeze
most of the globe. At other tlmes
apparently, the solar system moveo
The St. Charles herald. [volume] (Hahnville, La.) 1873-1993, 1922-01-07
Test
Sight of Bees

which most attracted the bees by
their cOlOrs or scent were pOllenaied III
greatest numbers, while those less at
tractive received fewer visits from the
bees and tended to die off. In eaoh gen
Grafton the flowers which pleased the
bees most would be selected" to live.
These Selected parents would have
offspring, some brighter than them
selves, some about the same as them
selves and some less bright Ohat Is. OF
course, bright from the standpoint OF
the bee, whose standards of brightness
might differ greatly from ours). Inc
action of the bees, tending to preserve
the prettiest cOlOrs, would make each
generation of flowers slightly l0veller
than it's predecessors, thus producing
finally the gorgeous natural varieties
in existence today.
This theory had been accepted for
many years, but recently it has been
rudely shaken. Investigations IN Ger
many and Belgium have made 1t doubt
| full whether a bee can tell one color
|
which are gorgeous to human eyes nave
any power, by reason of their colorlng
to attract the attention of the bees al
all. The results have so far been so
uncertain, however, that the American
scientists and institutions agreed that
it was necessary to make far-reach'
ing study Of the whole subject.
Biologists have attempted to account
for the coloring of many insects OF
animals, as we'll as flowers, ON the
principle Of natural selection" The
plumage Of birds and the colors o.
fishes aid in courtship, mating and thu
increase of the species. Zebras, 81
RATES. and thousands Of types o
animals, birds and insects hav'
camoufiage or protective coloratiol
which makes 1t difficult for thei
The St. Charles herald. [volume] (Hahnville, La.) 1873-1993, 1922-01-07
Doa Receives Snakes
Fangs to Protect Lad

Hayward, GAIA new niche
has been set aside in the hall OF
fame of dogdom for Joan OF Arc
an Airedale dog owned by FRANK
Belval of Hayward.
Belval, his thirteen-year-oiu
son. Robert, and the dog set out
on hiking trip from the Boiinas
valley ranch one Sunday after
noon. At a sharp turn in the
trail Belvel heard the warning
signal of a coiled rattlesnake.
He jumped aside barely In time.
Before he could seize his son the
snake struck. But the faithful
dog. seemingly sensing the dan-
ger. met the snake In midair. re-
ceiving it's poisonous fangs upon
the lips. One shake and the dog
had killed the RATHER.
According to Belvel, the snake
possessed nine rattles and was
almost a yard long. FIRST aid
applied to the wounded oos
saved its life.
The St. Charles herald. [volume] (Hahnville, La.) 1873-1993, 1922-01-07
Recruit Wasn't Worried.

A guod-laosing recruit broke
into fast company at Buffalo,
and he gave every indication OF
making name for himself. He
had only one glaring fault
used an iron putter when In the
dining room.
After q brief meeting Of the
players a veteran volunteered
to steer the recruit right as re-
CARDS his method of eating.
He called the lad to one side
and said: II don't want you to
misunderstanding me, but we have
a good chance for the pennant.
Everybody is watching US, and
for that reason I'd be just
little careful if I were you how l
ate-er-er-using the knife
and that sort of thing, you know.
Somebody might say something.
The recruit listened patiently.
At the end, after brief pause,
he drawled: "Wall, nobody amt
said nothing about it yet"
The St. Charles herald. [volume] (Hahnville, La.) 1873-1993, 1922-01-07
Sporting Squibs
Of All Kinds

Connie Mack's Athletics may train
at Montgomery, Ala, in 1922.
Larry Conley will coach the Har-
ward university boxing classes.
American bowling congress tourney
II TO start at Toledo. February z.
pitcher Art Nehf of the world cham
pion Giants is an electrical engineer.
I'm to 1889 the largest stake ever
fought for in the American prize ring
was $4,000
Chester was the first place In Eng
land where horse racing took place 1t
was in 1909.
The Michigan Alumni OF chicago
has adopted q resolution supporting
Coach Yost.
Toronto las been admitted to the
Union Printers Baseball league, now
embracing92 cities.
-
Pursuit 81 an education takes the
stusent long way nowadays II ne
makes the football team.
Duffy Lewis, former National, play
inc for Salt Lake City, Pacific Coast
league. hit for an average OF .4OZ.
- less willard really struck oil we
.u..ss Jack Dempsey will not have
rIa chance to strike Jess Willard.
~
III. Zahn has been appointed
princeton basketball coach. He Is q
hrether Of the Dartmouth baskstbaal
coach.
pohhv Davis, veteran infielder, has
landed early for next season, having
signed with the Reading club OF tne
international league.
How can an arms conference amour.
"a anything with such authorizes =
/ n.over G. Alexander, Walter johnson
80 Meadows, Carl Mays and Arthur
Nehf not invited7
! nre thing there win Be no news
..o.,t fhis winter and that y new
u ,srsoers IL tie major leagues. AZ
1880 80 ,eaders are set on their 1oDs
!, FOR next year apparently.
The St. Charles herald. [volume] (Hahnville, La.) 1873-1993, 1922-01-07

were not SO eager to step into bal
and drive 1t out.
But Heilmann doesn't wait 'em out
He bangs away at them. He has fount
that 1t pays. Most bad balls are Grip
ples-easy to hit.
Question: Are many hitters making
a mistake by being too critical IL
looking balls over as they float plate
wards?
Heilmann's record shows they are
The St. Charles herald. [volume] (Hahnville, La.) 1873-1993, 1922-01-07
Hits Wrong Auto Pedal;
Goes Into River; Dies

New York. = Becoming con-
fused as she drove her automo-
bile on to the, driveway on the
ferryboat Weehawken and plac-
ing her foot on the acceleratOr
instead of the brake, a young
woman believed to be Miss Edith
B. Stewart of Wilkesbarre, Pa,
high school teacher. crashed
through the iron chains and car
and driver disappeared under
the waters of the Hudson river.
Air bubbles and number of
roses and carnations floated to
the surface. The body and the
car were recovered.
The St. Charles herald. [volume] (Hahnville, La.) 1873-1993, 1922-01-07

pig' buy was in 1889.
paid SIC, 100 for Susan. trot-
a mare. ga in 1890 he paid sss, 25e
a Robert 1cGregor, famous. trotting
$. q.
Madden rs lot of sentiment for
"a. horsesk He heard that Nancy
u.rks troing mare, was for sale.
=. ,ramsdIkely bought her and gave
- hauf5on the blue grass Of his
go ana e day she arrived Madden
800 n ktiOns to numerous friends
- ! btion In honor of Nancy
Hanks
uoddf has established cemetery
=, M b. for horses that have be-
,cpgsd him. 1t is arranged within
sta93 5an built in the form Of q
horse9l
wstSffhe Enclosure are monuments
u. ~ Hanks, Hamburg and others
49, yds have added luster to the
.nnslj the turf
NJ always sells a horse when
NJ Is met. He loves the fleet
.n,m but selling horses that he has
asrrI "a is his business. He does not
sihe zee them leave him, but as he
80 rvs said: Il had rather sell
.nd let than keep and regret
I, fains his interest in every line
q and no event of unusual in
., II sports has been missed by
q, 70 years. But still he will not
4 race horse.