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Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1922-10-14
NIGHT SCHOOL FOR
THE FOREIGN BORN
Highly Specialized instruction
Will be an Added Feature
This Year.

This year. at the public night school
for the foreign born. in addition to
the regular beginning. intermediate.
and advanced English classes. there
will be highly specialized instruction
for illiterate adults, OF whom ac-
cording TO the 1920 census. there are
about 5000 in Wilmington. These
people are illiterate through no fault
OF their own. They came from coun-
tries of Europe where because OF
lack of educational opportunities or
persecution of some sort or other,
they were denied the privilege OF even
a nelementary education. BY means Of
lesson material. and methods Of
teaching based upon careful study
of the needs OF illiterate adults in
Wilmington, the Board OF Public Edu-
cation, through its Americanization
Schools, hopes to reduce appreciably
the percentage OF illiteracy this year.
All foreign born adults who need
this instruction. irrespective OF age
or nationality. are invited to enroll in
these schools.
There will also be a class in Ameri-
can House School on the second floor
of the Library Building on Monday
and Wednesday evening for men and
women who have first papers. This
class will give a course OF instruction
1" American history and civics, which
is intended to give those who need II
thorough instruction in the laws
and institutions Of the United State:
and of Delaware, which enable them
1. understand the obligations anc
privileges of American citizenship
This course will be somewhat ad
vanced and is open only 10 those who
have a fairly good understanding o.
the English language.
Persons desiring to enroll in an.
of the schools conducted by the De
partment of Immigrant Education
may enroll at any of the following
centres:
Night schools-Petitioners citizen
ship class. Postoffice Building, Mint
and Shipley streets, English and civil
classes; Public School No. /. Frenc
street between Fifth and Sixth; Pub
lie School No. 4, 21S-215 Washington
street; Public School No. s. Sevent
and Spruce streets; Public School NJ
IL, Sixteenth and Claymont streets
Public School No. IA. 3os South Clay
mont street: Ukrainian Hall. Pear
street; Public School No. 19, Oak an
Harrison streets; Italian Neighbo,
hood House. 710 Lincoln street; Pub
lie School No. IL, Ninth and Scot
streets; St. Thomas Parochial Schoo
Fourth and Grant avenue.
Day Schools-American Hous
Public Library Building. Eighth an
Market streets; Ukrainian Hall, Peai
street
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1922-10-14
RIPPLING RHYMES.
Dy Walt Mason.
no SAFETY.

The spuds are white and
mealy. like them smoking hot;
but il I eat them freely my
doctor cries, Great Scott. You
weigh too much already, yet
such things you will chew! Your
gain in weight is steady. in
spite Of all / do. Your face is
hot and hectic, your pulse hits
up a gait a spasm apopletic will
get you soon or late" The
roast is large and stately, the
gravy rich and brown, and /
am longing greatly TO pouc
such victuals down. But says
the learned physician. Cut out
such grub as that. or soon the
pale mortician will bear you
from your fiat. l have 10 watch
and guard you throughout the
weary years. you blamed old
bonehead bard, you, to save you
from the bier" Such is the fate
Of fellows who do not toll or
spin, who ply no blacksmith's
bellows. or make cars out Of tin;
in gilded ease reclining. their 10.
seems far from hard; but Wien
il comes TO dining, all Yoodly
things are barred. / watch the
toiler plodding, as homeward he
repairs, from ditching OF from
sodding. to eat five Belgian
hares. / think his lots a daisy,
no doctors round him lurk: but
] am too blamed lazy to go out
doors and work.
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ately favored "blis-
ter" crepe; the lovely
chiffon velvets, all
silk to t h e ! a S t
thread, that are in
such high vogue for
the evening gowns,
and street gowns as
we'll, to say nothing
Of the b e a u t i f u |
wraps, In which the
deep velvet pile, with
it's silvery simmer,
contrasts so richly
in it's splendid sim
plicity with fur trim
m i n g a n d with a
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1922-10-14
Dance at Henry Clay.

A masquerade dance will be given
by the c. of NJ. s. in st. Joseph's Hall,
Henry Clay. on Wednesday evening.
October o. Joe Dale's Melody Boys
will furnish music
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1922-10-14
To Hold Rummsxe Sale.

The NJ. II. Slime Bible class OF
Trinity Lutheran Church will hold a
rummage sale at 500 Tatnall street
on October 10. Donations will be re-
.ceived at 2513 Market street or 2212
Pine street.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1922-10-14

financial mattera II dOcs not attempt 70
settle domestic troubles nor S,oct 10 %noey WS,te
your questions plainly and prieny. GIVE
full name and address anu enclose t~1
cents In stamps FOR return PostAsc., All
replies arc sent direct to the inquirer.
q. VIII an accidental litter of pups
Of a pure blood female Airedale have
any effect on subsequent littefs sired
by a pure blood male? NJ. f. M.
A, The Biological Survey says that
the string OF an Airedale female by
a monxrel dog will not effect the next
litter OF pups, nor any that may fol-
low.
O. What IL a British consol? I. +.
A. The term consol ia all abbrevia-
tton of the word consolidated. Consols
are the consolidated 21s pc cent bonds
OF Great Britain and are similar to
the United States Government bonds
@. What is meant by the white
flag OF the Chinook? NJ. r.. s.
A. II Is phenomenon that can
be seen In the western states stretch
ing from the crest OF a mountain ridge
when the Chinook wind is blowing
over It. The upward detection of the
wind by the slope OF the ,untain
causes the ascent Of the air charged
with water vapor.
Q. What distinguishes present"
from Introduce? J. f. S,
A. Introductione take place among
| equals. says DIR. Frank Vizetelly. a
presentation takes place by act OF
grace.
| q. Where is Roly-Poly Square?
| A. 1t is square In Lisbon, Portu-
gal, so called from the peculiar un.
dulating pattern OF it's pavement.
Q. How many Indians served il
the World War? j. C
A. The Office OF Indian Affairs say.
that approximately 10000 Indian.
served and there were about 20'
deaths.
Q. Has Michigan more lakes thar
Minnesota? c. G
A. There are So lakes in Michigan
and ESQ in Minnesota.
q. How did the Piggy Wiggl,
stores come TO be called by that name
NJ. A
A. Piggy Wiggly is a coined word
Clarence Saunders, who Is identifle,
with the Piggly Wiggly stores. origi
mated the word. He was on a trail
going from Chicago to Memphis. an
while thinking OF an appropriate nam
for this chain OF stores. he recalle
the fact that a pig goes through
turnstile. wigglcs around and zoe
out again. Since turnstiles were {
be used in the stores. he coined tn
above words and applied them to tn
! stores
Q. How large ie the Aviation Sec
: ton OF the Marine Corps? X. +
A. In January 1922 the strength {
], this section was SIG.
@. There Is short Lem abor
!, birds being helpful to the farmer. Ca
! you quote II and tell me the author
o. /
A. Iongfellow gives the followin
in one Of his poems on birds: The
are the winged wardens OF your farms
, Who from the corpfields drive III
inHdfous fee. And from your hal
vests keep a hundred harms"
O. Is the divining rod valuable /
locating gold or silver? n. G. y
A. Many inquiries have been rs
ceived regarding d!vining rods, mir
eral rods, et cetera, with reference
their adaptability for locating burie
treasure. Special Instruments such 6
the dip needle. maSnetorneter. an
the dial compass have been success
fully used in prospecting for magnet
iron ores. These instruments are NJ
useful in prospecting for preciot
metals or ores that have no magnet
oHoof
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1922-10-14
Y. NJ. G. A. Boys In Dramatlcs.

The Boys Division of the Y. NJ. G.
A. at meeting Thursday mighty re-
organized their dramatic club. Several
worth while plays will be presented
by the club this year. Frank Huss will
he in charge
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1922-10-14

too, we, of course,
are ready.
It is really a de-
lightful incident in
the shopping day to
have an errand to
do in the Silk Store,
whether the quest
b e m er ly for a
w tsp of chiffon or
for the shimmering
folds of snowy satin
wanted f o r a we'd
ding dress.
AS a picture the
sill k d S p a y i S
dazzling beyond de-
scription, as a SER
vice it is all-satisfy-
ing.
Every w e av e in
Fashions repertory
is here: the whole
delightful f a m lily
connection of soft
crepes, including the
| n e w a n d immedi-
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1922-10-14

Selecting Silks Here
Saves Shopping Time
through the convenience and common-sense Of
the arrangement of the silks out on tables in
the open, under the flooding daylight, placed in
rows, classified by colors or, if many colored,
by characters.
One can match, or decide, in jiffy!
Take a Simple, Standard
Color Like Pink
to realize the immense range Of choice. You
are In veritable rose-garden, with all its ten
der and bewitching variations Of shades
Pinks that softly creep toDard red
Pinks that hint purple---
Pinks Whose dusky hue urhispers of
Udrm tans, and eUen brouns---
Pinks melting into n1auUe---
The luscious pink of the La France
rOSe---
Pinks that if they uueren't pinks
lCOuId be yeLLoUs---
Yes, and the demure dshes-of-roses.--
Altogether, 81 different shades of mink
silk on a single table were counted the other
day! cF.r.. Floor,
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1922-10-14

This is not merely
a silk season; It 10 a
s e q son Of novelty
silk tie xtures, 8, IN
which color and de-
sign and, above all,
g e a m i n & metal
thread, h a v e been
employed with con-
summate artistry
and with superb i'm
agination.
American novelty
brocades, FIR ench
novelty brocades,
broche crepes an d
e v e n Georgettes;
Som e woven in
self-figures, others
in charming two
tone effects; printed
pussy-willow satins,
in large but exquis-
it e fl gure 9, o (
n o t a b | e use as
Innings Of cloaks, or
as undertakings Of
flying panels, fare
sleeves, and the like;
Printed Persian
crepes, satins a n d
radiums-a nd we
cannot name a gar
ment or a use to
which Fashion does
not apply these last
named fabrics, save
perhaps the silken
bed = time garment
previously alluded
tol
"This is a Daring
Color" said q
Customer
Of a gorg ou s
velvet broche crepe
in a glorious cardi-
nal red, displayed in
graceful folds, in a
crystal case.
Her tone brimmed
with admiration.
It we'll might.
Asked to n a m {
the most superb sill
in the whole superb
collection, we NIGH
mention a certain
glorious metal bro
cade in imperial vel
low, woven in a clos,
self-fgure of satil
in a deeper yellow
ana With the Who'll
pattern outlined il
silver thread, includ
ing large round me
dallions containin,
: Chinese character
wrought entirely /
, silver.
Snlan5or for cop,s
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1922-10-14

wildly contrasting
silk lining; the filmy
chiffons a nd tn e
graceful, adaptable
Georgettes that in
their time play so
many parts.
And their time is
all the time.
And Then the
SplendOr of the
NOUelty WedUes
and the Metal
Silks!
N o t h in G of the
kind, more magnifi-
cent in both charac-
ter and variety, was
ever collected in a
single place, we be-
lieve.
M a n y a picture
gallery conveys far
less delight to a
beauty-loving ey e
than a survey of
t h e S e sumptuous
fabrics.
F1oorl
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1922-10-14

spite the rising mar
ket.
The f a b rics S as
sembled today in the
Wanamaker Silk
Store, in assuredly !
the greatest assort-
ment and probably
the greatest guam
tity with which we
ever opened any Fall
fashion season, were
ordered six months
ago, and are marked
according t O t h e
lower prices t h en-
prevailing.
The busy, thrum-
ming silk mills of
this country - for
America is now the
biggest producer of
silk fabrics in the
world-can scarcely
keep up W II h tn e
eager demands for
more silks, finer,
richer, softer silks;
silks that are more
gorgeous and color
full than have ever
shimmered in t h e
light before,
From, Bedtime to
\ Bedtime, the
4 Woman of Fashion
\ Wears Silk
and we are ready
4 wi t h t h e silks she
| wears!
R e a d y with the
| soft satins and silks,
in pale peachy tints
of pink, or of snowy
white, which yet tub
so sturdily, for her
I d in ty "undies";
\ R e a d y with the
I firm, WOW e n, we'll
wearing silks for the
n ew petticoats tc
wear un der the
longer, fuller, new
| skirts.
/ R e a d y with thu
silk of her choice fo1
her ravishing negli
III gee or breakfas
IL coat, for her smar
II overblouse, for he.
II soft, charming gown
II for afternoon, even
II ing Or all-day busi
II ness or school wear
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1922-09-01

warmed artificially and the humidity
raised by opening a steam radiator
or by boiling a kettle of water in it
.. What does Castillo de Correos
mean? v. M.
A. The ~postoffice department says
that these words mean p%ostoffice box
Many people make the. mistake OF
thinking they are a persons name be-
many letters from Cuba.
@. Are or fewer children
employed now than there were before
there vas a crusade against child la
Dor? W. c. c.
A.. The census bureau says that
both the per cent and number of chill
dren engaged in gainful occupations
had decreased in 1920. In 1890, 1900
and 1910 the per cent was about IS,
while in 1920 it dropped to S.5. Out
of 12,502,5S2 children between the
ages Of 10 and Is years, only 1,O60.-
1858 were then at work. This number
was smaller than any reported in so
years. Since the supreme court has
held the child labor law unconstitu-
tional, it is probable that the percen-
tage of children in industrytis increas-
ing. - ,
@. How far was it from Babylon
to Jerusalem-the route the exiled
Jews took to return from captivity ?
II s. t. . it\,..
A. The Jews contrary to general
supposition were not settled after the
tcaptivity, entirely in the city of Baby.
! Ion. but in the country of Babylonia
a large part of which is now known
Las Mesopotamia. The distance 1.-THE,
Travelled in their return to Jerusalem
therefore, was between 500 and zoo
miles.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1922-09-01
W 10

@. Is an. oil we'll big enough for
a man to go down inside It? n. R.
"A. An oil well that is being dug
to any considerable depth usually has
g 2o-inch casing in the upper part
and a small, slender pan could get
down in one of that size. In fact,
such feat was recently performed
near Los Angeles by Walter McCay,
Of Taft, CAL, who is known as the
human gopher A,maater rotary
hushtng had been lost in the we'll and
only way in which 1t could be got
out without destroying the well was
to send o man down after It. The tool
was lodged at the" 10 foot level. Nc.
Cay was lowered into the well with.
aSone-inch rope and wore ga mask
attached to AZ oxygen tank from
winch air was pumped to him con-
stantly. IT was necessary for him to
make six descents before he succeed
edafn graphing the lost tool and he,
spent almost an hour in one OF the
smallest holes In the ground in which
q mar ever found himself.
O.. Does the temperature make any
difference when fumligating with for
nnaldshyde gas? w. E.sW.
a. The efficacy of HIS disinfectAnt
depends greatly upon temperature
.and humidity. In ordinary summer
weather..Etti Y an excellent surface dis
I~infectant. When the Thermometer
.0~rhykroneter AZ below S6 the power
OF for1naldehyde y reduced. IN the.
wtntsr time, the room should be
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1922-09-01

/ The action of the Illinois miners organization
under the leadership of President Harrington, in ar
ranging for the defense of any of their members
who may be indicted for completely in the Herrin
massacre is something against which every man
connected with organized labor has a right to pro-
test, and the action itself, and the public announce
ment of it, under all the circumstances, places that
section of organized labor which is Immediately aE-
tected IN direct alliance with crime.
!. The man accused of crime has a moral and
legal right to his defense. 1t is a matter of common
justice that he shall be safeguarded until his accus-
es have shown beyond a reasonable doubt that he
is guilty. He is entitled to an opportunity to chal-
lenge the testimony of witnesses against him, and
to show weak spots in their evidence, if there are
any.
Mr.. harrington, however, does not concern
himself much with constitutional rights. Innocent
or guilty, he does not propose that any member OF
his organization shall be convicted if legal skill and
the expenditure of money can prevent conviction.
That is quite different from insisting that the ac-
cused shall enjoy the rights which he unquestion-
ably possesses.
1t is not long since a very large number of
UNION members throughout the country were con-
WINGED that the Mcnamara brothers were being
railroaded to prison or the scaffold because their
prosecutors demanded a victim. Union men who
had no sympathy with the crimes with which these
men were charged, or with crime of any sort, con-
tributed to funds raised for their defense. These
AiCu ulHlll Z anu shocked Wnen the dCCuSd-
tons were substantiated by the confessions of the
prisoners themselves. They realized that they had
been placed in a false position by crediting the as
surance of innocence which had been given them.
In the present case it is apparently thought not
worth while to go to the trouble of carnouhaging
A lot of men were killed at Herrin. Somebody
killed them. Mr.. Harrington does not seem to care
that the killing was done, or who did it, although it
was done in connection with a disturbance Of which
his organization was a part. If any of his people
are indicted they are going to be defended to the
limit. Whether or not they are guilty is a matter
of no consequence.
In SO far as Mr. harrington represents the
sentiments of the men of his union, there can be no
conclusion but that that sentiment is one of approx
al, or at least of federation of the Herrin murders,
and, inferentially, of willingness that other murders
and other outrages shall be committed in order that
men shall not dare to enter upon work which has
been abandoned by strikers.
No body of self-respecting men can afford to
have that stigma placed upon them.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1922-09-01
THE COMMON

The interest of the North Dakota farmer. of the
North Dakota merchant, banker or other city or
village business man, and of the North Dakota
wage worker, lies in having this crop saved at a
cost which will leave the producer something after
his seasons work is over.
The price of grain has been falling for some
time. That is a condition not peculiar to North
Dakota or to the United States. The trend of world
prices has been downward, and Our local prices
have followed the market. How to regulate our
affairs so that world conditions, over which we have
no control, will not force our own prices below the
reasonable cost of production is a problem which
demands earnest attention. There are wide differ
ences of opinion as to the value of suggested rene
dies. But on one subject there is no room for diff
ference of opinion. It is to the interest of every
resident of the state that the cost of production
shall be kept as low as is consistent with the pay
ment of fair prices for what is received in materials
and in labor.
The harvest season is one-of high pressure and
often Of sudden. local emergency. This year, as in
other years, the entire situation has been gone over
at gatherings throughout the state, and decisions
have been reached as to what wages will be reason
able for labor, under all the circumstances. But, as
is usual, transient agitators have sought to take adj
vantage OF local and individual necessities, and have
made demands for wages far in excess of the going
and far greater than the general conditions
would warrant. Individual farmers, facing the ne
scessity Of completing bits Of work without delay,
have sometimes yielded to these demands, with the
result that the wage situation in an entire district
has been disorganized
All of this operates to the disadvantage Of ey-
ery resident, no matter what his occupation, for
even though, in particular cases, there may be a lit
stle transient advantage ia having ! particular crop
harvested. or ~ receiving more money for a few
daysSSwofk the general prosperity of the farmers
eannot be impaired without 4 reaction from which
The entire community suffers:
Everyone should be willing, and most people
sre wiling, that tie farm laborcrs shall receive good
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1922-09-01
THE CURSE OF POISON IVY.
BY DIR. w. A. EVANS.

THE CURSE OF POISON IVY.
Nobody dies of poison ivy and no.
body gets very sick from it, but it is
troublesome. At this season of the
year people want to get away from
the ruts. They know they will be
uncomfortable: they will u some
risk of typhoid; they may come back
physically much worse than they
went away. knowing all of this. they
want to break away. To break away,
to occasionally do the unreasonable;
for the deacon to go on a bender; the
prude to do soAething naughty:
the rounder to go to church, these
things, as the at-long -interval-out-
break, are born in us-what a writer
logically and entertainingly under the
heading "Cowlicks-Mental and
But to have the vacation broken in
on or terminating in IN attack of
poison ivy, called poison oak in the
south, is q little too much
Fortunately, not everybody is sus-
people, v though they have been
susceptible as children, are often i'm
Emune. q
The poison Of the plant is as subtle
as that of ragweed pollen. To many
1t is not poisonous at all. The sus-
ceptibility to 1t seems tt, be gradually
acquired. to get greater for a year or
two. and then to be lost.
II It were worth while some scien-
tist would take advantage Of this pes
clliarity and use the poison from the
plant or the cru from the skin
blisters to- make q protecting vaccine,
or, somehow, to overcome suspects
bility. But the trouble from poison
ivy has always been just short of
stirring people to get after the weed
or its poison, or the. disease caused
grubhit out of their lots or picnic
grounds, 0 + keep 1t cut down close.
season after season. Scientists have
never made q vaccine against 1t or
found a. cure for It.
74. 1t comics with itching and burning,
and q multitude OF small blisters.
These blisters are filled with clear
fected with pus germs. In which
event they may be nlled3 with pus, or
are ares may become "a suppurating
surface. That. however, Ii excep-
|tional. The rule is that after a few
days OF itching, burning and oozing,
the moisture dries UP. the fredness
fades out. and the attack subsidies.
Usually one attack 2 season II the
limit. HI
lead washes, bromine.S water, iodine,
witch hazel, boric acid solution com
presses, and ON others that have
been printed In this column. In every
case where there lis q multitude Of
cures, the real cure, the cure from
which the CREDITS hlched Is nature.
Give nature time and ~ poison
Ivy. fss
We have one suggestion to maks.
Why should not picntc grounds that
are free from poison Ivy Advertise the
ism easy matter. To adysrtise the