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The Washington times., 1922-03-26
Grandmother Sees
Revival of Rats

THE i1ew-fansled wire rats that
are seen in some of the shops
today are not a new sight for
grandmother. Back In the year
Of about 1875 rats were considered
the me plus ultra" in womsn's
headdress.
Grandmother says It wls before
the Eads bridge, the first bridge
across the Mississippi river, was
built. connecting st. Louis with
East st. Louis. 1t was at the time
when the Grand Duke Alexis Of
Russia, touring tho United States.
and coming from Chicago to St.
Louis. stopped over at Venice.
There was . big party in Venice
that night and tho duke and his
party stayed over and attended
the party.
The young women wore rats In
their hair. Some who could not
afford to buy them. mads them.
They stuffed cornsilk in dark-ool-
ored cloth. tapering 1t both ends
and bullying in ths middle. A rat
was placed on each side Of the
head. and when the hair was
drawn over them, gave the appear
sncs Of an abundance Of hair. Be
tween the two large puffs was
placed q cascade of curls.
This was considered the most
approved style Of headdress for
young women. at least II was 90
in Venice. Ill.
GLADYS Il. MCCULLOUGH.
The Washington times., 1922-03-26
CITY MARKET, ONCE
RESORT OF FAMOUS,
AT NEW MILESTONE.

Era of Federal CONTROL Recalls Story of EARLY
President who Bought Cow and Entertained
Farmer at White HOuse-DistinguiShed Mem
Were Seem at the MART Daily, Gathering i'm
Groups and Buying Fod-Scenes ON Old
Canal Picturesque.
n HE days when Presidents of the United States and
other distinguished men Of the National Capital
went shopping in Center Market recalled that
the Federal Government has undertaken to control the
market
Citizens today are anticipating changes at the big
structure but perhaps will be greater than those
which have taken place since the old days which
being described by citizen historians of the present
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lbs OF C. w. w. JOURNALISM CLASS OFFER NEWS STORIES
FROM GRIST OF FEATURES THEY OBSERVE i'm DAILY LII

UNIQUE device by Uhich either 0UeralLs or
u hammock n,ay be provided from, same arti-
Gle is among many curious things found at the
United States Patent office by searcher from,
the class of journalism at George Washington
University. Preseason is provided Nth UNI
usual facilities for rapid travelling JCith conf
fort and ease.
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with President Harrison and his
family.
Such was the spirit Of the early
days in Washington, when great
men mingled with the working.
men Of the age.
ONCE MARSH MARKET.
The Marsh Market was the name
given to the building which first
occupied tho present site. and
which was later burned. This was
indeed a very good name, as the
adjacent land was then SO low
that it was no unusual sight to
SEQ the ground completely covered
with water. At that time the
Tiber had not boon thoroughly con-
trolled, but later It was turned into
. canal which remedied tho flood
Ing of the land.
The market was opened on
December IL, 1901, and it was kept
open for business every day in the
week. As a result Of strong Sun
day observance movement. q law
was passed which forbade working
on Sunday and the profaning OF
the Sabbath by hunting. fishing or
other worldly pastimes, and so
after this the market was closed
on that day.
Although tho canal which ran
in front Of the market was sluggish
ana unstghuy In many respects.
vivid descriptions are given OF tho
scenes along the banks. Sailboats
and small rowboats were constant
ly coming to the market bringing
men and shining masses Of fish.
These fish had often been caught
during the night and brought to
the market at the dawn Of tho day
to entice the busy housewife into
the purchase Of the delicious
Potomac shad, trout. bass and
other fish. Mon in rubber coats
stood on the banks Of the canal
quietly smoking their old brown
pipes. while others stood by their
stands encouraging the purchase
Of vegetables, fish or other pro-
Quota.
Fresh fish indeed they were in
those days! Yes, and alive too.
Il was no uncommon sight to see
tho fish Tapping and squirming
under tho keen inspection of the
housewife who was planning a
pleasing dinner of baked shad,
corn pone and other palatable
dishes for the lord and master of.
her home. Fish which were not
sold were dumped into basket
and then into live-box which
floated on the canal where they
were kept until wanted.
USED CURFEW BELL.
In 1887 the Perseverance Fire
Company built house about
where Eighth street enters the
market. This engine house be-
came known as the Percy" fire
house. Upon the fire house was
hung the lcurfew bell which was
rung ever night at 9 o'clock.
This was the signal for all
children and slaves to go in off
the streets.
Having the fire company in
the immediate neighborhood by
no means prevented the fate Of
the market, which was burned
in 1869. The present building
was erected about 1875. The
fire house after the fire was
then established at Nineteenth
and ii streets northwest, where
1t still stands as one Of the old
historical buildings Of Wash
ington.
n
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uANOuUlCNIy ul1AClCAI plo
Take. for instance, the magic
suit combination Of overalls and
hammock. What could be niftier
in a camping outfit? You wear
tho suit all day long and when
darkness comes you dOff the suit,
hook together the pant-legs by
the patented process. and presto!
you have hammock! Think
how we'll this device would 60
In the navy.
SHAVING CONTRAPTION.
After q restfultO night in the
hammock-overalls affair. you
arise to shave with a wonderful
contraption which resembles a
sewtng-machine and lawnInower
moro than anything else hereto
fore patented. In the first place,
the work is done by the foot,
which starts in motion an emery
roller. and when you move the
roller over your cheek. away goes
the hair by abrasion. No soap
is required and If your skin
leaves your cheek at the same
time-ce ne fait rien.
II you survive the shave per-
haps you will feel adventurous
and long for an early morning
spin in an aeroplane. Why
choose the humdrum planes SO
common everywhere? Choose
rather this unusual type which
consists OF basket harnessed to
eagles. Be sure to capture nice
tame eagles. as they are much
more satisfactory. II no tame
eagles are handy, turkey.buz-
zard or two might be pressed into
service.
Your trip may end abruptly in a
farm-yard and you look in amaze
ment at the farmers chickens all
dressed up in eyc-shades. Just how
Noah ever allowed the hens to get
aboard the ark without this i'm
portant adjunct is hard to explain,
unless IN the hurry the hens mis-
laid them. The farmer realized
the deficiency and adopted the
patent non-glare shades for his
chickens eyes and they cluck IN
peace, all dressed up and nowhere
to go!
FARMERS GLASSES.
The farmer. himself. proudly
shows you his eyeglasses which
ARE rimIess and nose pieceless,
being made in the shape of the
eyebali and held in place by the
eyelid. OF course, he could not
close his eyes in meditation. but
why should a wide-awake farmer
like that be so selfindulgent?
He has also adopted an unusual
waking device which consists Of
frame carrying cords tipped with
cork blocks. The frame is placed
over the top of the bed and con-
nected with a clock and when the
hands reach the desired hour down
falls the trap over the farmers
head, and he, being unable to sleep
amid the tangle of cord and cork,
arises to attend to his numerous
duties.
The resources Of the Patent Of
flee files are limitless; you can
find there specifications for every
thing from false EXCLUSIVES to
polishers for bald heads. Probably
you could find patented knotholes
for wooden legs, but lest the pat
ents described may seem the veri-
est fiction the reader may investi-
gate numbers 256265, 672730,
646os5, 4sses. esIs19, and 722059
and he will find In black and
white the record Of the fond dreams
of these inventors who dared not
trust their devices to 60 unpat-
ented in a wicked world.
LILLIAN P. FARNHAM.
The Trailing Arbutus
The Washington times., 1922-03-26

UNITED STATES Wch its method of
operation represents the modern Development of the primitive
historic By the ancient conflict of David and Goliath Scien
lists mere fd in centrifugal powerful Uhch De
brought into lUorld striUes peace
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UNIQUE INVENTIONS
REVEALED IN FILES
OF PATENT OFFICE

Combination of 0VerallS and Hammock Hailed
as Nifty Feature of Camping Outfit Shaving
Device Works by AbraSion-Air Journeys
Possible BY Eagle POwer-Eye Shades for
Chickens Waking Machine Expected to BE
Sure Fire.
n HEY are not all Edisons-these inventor chaps as
l. anyone searching through the files Of tho q. s.
Patent Office can testify.
their inventions all came into use the world would
be different place. not necessarily better place, but
undoubtedly different place.
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THEOBELLE STILES.
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EDNA NJ. BALTZELl
The Alaska daily empire., 1922-12-07

derstood, should have been effective
concurrently with railroad construc-
ton. but the World War ostopped
consideration of plans looking to that
end, and legislation needed to pro-
vide such general policy has since
been deferred. However, in and of
; itself alone, without the contributory
aid of coordfnated and concerted Ell.
fort to encourage settlement and in.
dustry, the railroad is already OF
incalculable benefit to Alaska as a
, whole in lowering freight rates, re-
! ducing the cost OF living and solving
transportation problems. Any thought
, that the government has an elephant
on its hands in this huge investment
in the wilds will thoroughly and
cffectually be dispelled, provided
kindred and supporting enterprise
and interest he shown. in other direc.
tons. This railroad means to AL
aska what the original transcontinen-
tai lines meant to the Western and
| Pacific Coast States--the first step
toward the building OF an empire.
The railroad is in successful oper.
alton Only the completion of the
ssAoeSt wv hpottf oihSit-opdu SIctI
! bridge over the Tanana River at
Nenana and the conversion OF the
northern branch OF the Inc, Eenana
TO Fairbanks, from narrow to stand
ard gauge, remain to he done, and
/ this work has been and will be car.
| riod forward without interference
! With through or local service Trains
! are run uninterruptedly, with trans.
! fer at Ncnana. and no greater diff
! cnltiss were encountered during the
Winter than arc commonly met and
overcome by overland trains in the
States. Both freight and passenger
traffic have shown a steady and
gratifying increase and revenues will
now swell rapidly with the railroad
In fuller operation and the period
of general depression passing. For
the calendar year Of 1922 the show
ing will be decidedly more substan.
i,tial and promising than for the fiscal
year 1922, a continuous through
service being inaugurated in July.
following the reballasting and re-
grading incident to construction. The
big bridge will he finished by the
end of the year, due to the wise fore
sight of Congress in authorizing pre-.
liminary work before the appropria-
ton for the structure was actually
available.
Roads and Trails Urgent.
To all who are familiar with con.
ditions in Alaska and grasp its mag
nitndc the building of truck roads
and trails is recognized as a para
mount, overshadowing need. Az
hitherto officially stated: Roads
and roads and still more roads, all
through the Territory, must consti-
tate a major part of the general
policy OF Aiaskas development"
Excellent Roadway has been made
s,,d work has been continuous for
some years. Both the. Alaska Road
Commission and the Bureau of Roads
have earned public COMMUNICATION by
service rendered. The one builds,
roads and trails in the interior and.
away from the coasts and the other
only within forest reservations along
the coasts. A consolidation of these
bodybuilding. agencies. now operat-
ing under two. departments of the
government, would eliminate need.
less double overhead costs and make
for increased efficiency. and has
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scented its needs, but administration
after administration AT Washington
has been too preoccupied with other
things and too often diverted to give
heed and continuous attention 10 AL
askas Importance and requirements.
Alaska, in the true spirit of Ameri-
cansm. seeks self government and
should be prepared ior it at no dis
tant date II, ambition is high: its
aspirations worthy. Its citizenship
would give strength to the Union.
1t is great state, or two great
states, slowly i'll the making.
tnaided. substantially, it has pro-
dneed in wealth in excess OF a bill
lion dollars from its mines and it's
fisheries in the fifty-fiye years since
the Seward purchase. Allowed to
shit Tor itself argely-bought and
forgotten il has yet bravely sur
vivod hardships and laboriously ac-
complished ends to the everlasting
credit Of its sturdy pioneers.
ALASKA should not be land Of
tomorrow, but a land Of today. ".
Withsa modicum of the he,pfulness
given to the Philippines, Hawaii,
twenty years, Alaska would today
be u proud and populated and power
fui factor in the national equation.
Instead it is a sparscly-iniabited
sccnically beautiful. unknown Terri
tory, struggling against hard odds to
be appreciated and understood, yet
still figuring in popular fancy. due
to misleading text books OF genera
tons gone. as forbidding, icc-coy-
cred, glaciercrowaed land OF dog
teams and polar bears. with strag
Cling towns and deserted villages
along It's coasts and rivers, relieved
here and there by animated and
thriving communities. telling the
story, in this twentieth century, OF
governmental Indifference and ne
glect.
Happily a new ana better and
brighter era now belatediy appears
in sight.
Condemnation of bureaucratic con
troll under which the Territory has
languished and its growth been re-
tarded does MOI imply criticism of
the bureaus, as such. constituting
the system. The value of their -eX-
pert service is not gainsaid or under
estimated. But rs administrative
agencies, operating independently
five thMsapd mics away from gov
ernmental base, they inevitably pro
duce confusion, conflict and delay.
Obviously. a consolidation of such
bureaus under one department. with
centralized authority in Alaska, and
the maintenance in conjunction
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tainly the building OF government
railroad through The aaron wilder
ness at a cost OF $4,000, 900 was not
based upon any such theory of con
servation
Assuming that the lesson OF mis-
taken policy and IGiScheyiUus propa-
ganda was taught aHd learned, in
dwindling census rctuynS and steady
retrogression, and that Alaska is not
10 count time until the millennium
comes. in yindication OF self-appoint1
ed ogerseers and Weli-meauing doe
frinaiFes, bnsying themselves thou
sands OF miles away in the Terri
Tory keeping suming that Alaska
henceforth is to receive sane cunsid-
GRAFTON ana be given that American
ehaEee accorded 10 Western States
and a voice in its affairs. it follows
that investment and settlement are
10 be invited and encouraged and
constructive policies adopted that
will make these easier.
The thought that Alaska is or ever
has been in peril of despoliation or
being gohhled up is uncomfortable to
all who really klow Alaska and com
prehend its magnitude and vast and
varied potcniialitics. Similarly un-
fenabie is the thought that capital
necessarily becomes uaclcan and pin.
atical when invested in biz undertak
ings in II ironticrland or that private
enterprise so engaged automatically
becomes selfish ana unworthy and
forieits forthwith its rights 10 coasid-
cration.
Alaska today cntegtains aud sub
scribes TO no such ideas. bnt recog
nizes clearly that capital is its most
urgent need and entitled to reward
consistent with its hazards.
Either the government. in pa
ternalisuc spirit, must spend many
millions more in developing the Ter
ritory or admit private capital upon
terms conducive to investment.
Not until mining is inangura,ed
on a large ana general scale and in
dustries started and permitted to
thrive will homesteads find occupants
and markets. and population multiply,
and opportunities offer in all direc-
tons.
Asks for Simplification
AS the preliminary and prerequi
site OF this eventuation Alaska must
have simplified and centralized sys-
TEN of administration brought closer
home to Alaska. Its destiny cannot
be shaped at long range through
bureaus. however com
lnendable their aims and activities.
Governor after Governor has EN-
phasized Aiaska's richness and pre-
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BUREAUS FLAYED
BY GOVERNOR IN
REPORT TO FALL
Progress Is Reported But
Capital and Centraliza-
ton Still Necessary.

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Continued on Page Three.)
Evening journal., 1922-08-21

Pont.
W. A. Speakman. Jr., Wilmington
defeated william Baird. dupont.
S. Haywood. Wilmington, defeat
ed V. o. Ketcham. dupont
r. L. Holiday. Wilmington, de-
feated C. A. Hume. DUPONT.
Joseph C. Lawson, Wilmington
defeated r. c. Riley. DUPONT.
D. j. Reinhardt. DUPONT defeat
ed S. Cooling. Jr., Wilmington.
f. McHugh. Wilmington, defeated
W. f. Simonton. dupont.
E. c. Britton, Wilmington, defeat
ed S NJ. Nelson, DUPONT.
J. T. Mason. DUPONT defeated A.
3. Baker. Wilmington.
f. E. Handy. DUPONT. defeated L.
b. Morris, Wilmington.
NJ. c. Craig. Wilmington defeat
ed c. NJ. Russell, DUPONT.
J. +. Craig Wilmington, defeated
W. ]. Hanley, dupont.
s. G. Tallman. Wilmington, de-
feated r. b. Cooper. dupont.
Leon walker. Wilmington, defeat
ed J. p. Twilley. dupont
Howard Seaman. Wilmington, de-
feated S. Tribit dupont
c. W. Smith. Wilmington. defeat
ed William Harris, dupont.
Evening journal., 1922-08-21
COACH McAVOY PLANS
FOR EARLY PRACTICE

Special to The Evening Journal
NEWARK. Aug. 21.-At a confer
ence several days ago between Will
liam j. McAvoy. who succeeds H.
b. Shipley as coach at the Univer-
sity of Delaware. and Jack" Will
liams, of Newark. captain Of this
years team, tentative plans were
discussed for preliminary training in
football. Because of the fact that
the first game is scheduled for about
a week after the university opens,
it will be necessary for Coach
McAvoy to get at least some of the
football squad together for prelim-
mary training work before Septem-
ber 20, when the university opens.
It is possible that a squad of candi-
dates will be taken to a cabin on the
OF Elk River for a week
to get in condition. Definite plans
will be made in a short time. Coach
McAvoy is now going over equip
ment on hand preparatory TO order
Evening journal., 1922-08-21
$4,000 FIRE in
OIL CO. PLANT.
CONTINUED from First Page)

Ccontinued from First Page)
Delaware Pulp Mills. South Will
mington. caught fire at $40 o'clock
last night. The blaze was extin-
guished by watchmen at the plant,
using the company fire apparatus.
A pile of railroad ties on the Penn
sylvania Railroad tracks, al the foot
o. Seventh street. caught fire at 9.l5
yesterday morning from sparks from
a passing locomotive. District fire
companies extinguished the blaze. A
freight car containing lumber on
siding at the plant Of the Artillery
Fuse Company was partially de-
stroyed by fire yesterday afternoon.
Colonel Weller E. Stover. an OFF,
Ger of the company. who was visit
ing the plant at the time discovered
the blaze and sent in the alarm. The
blaze was extinguished with a loss
estimated at $500.
Defective wiring caused slight
b'aze in the candy store of Alfred
Chambers. $40 Madison street, at
$50 o'clock yesterday morning. The
blaze was extinguished by the dis
trict fire companies with a loss esti-
mated at $50.
Rural New Castle county fire
companies responded to an alarm
at Falkland at 1.3O o'clock yester-
day afternoon. when a slight fire
was discovered at the Philadelphia
and Reading Railroad station. The
blaze is believed to have been caused
by burning rubbish which ignited
the station. The fire was slight and
it was unnecessary for the COM
panies to go into action.
Evening journal., 1922-08-21
BY MILTON BRoNNER

TOURS. France, Aug, 21.-The
peasant farmers OF France-the
people who feed the country and
create its real wealth and who, in
the last analysis, have TO supply the
men for the army-are against mill
itarism. against big armies and nav
les. against big taxes. Moreover,
they are looking forward with keen
expectancy to 1924. when they will
q ect new parliament and have
chance to turn out the present re-
dictionary "Bloc National" They
think the radical parties of the Left
will come into power. cut the size
OF the army, shorten the term of en-
forced service in It's ranks, reduce
naval expenditures, and make a Sc
rlous endeavor to reduce taxation.
didn't gather this information
from armchair theorists or propa-
ganfsts in Paris, who don't know
what the peasants are thinking.
went away from the big cities and
walked the highroads. talking to
the peasant farmers, to the dwellers
in the tiny villages. to the chance
on the turnpikes, to the
village schoolmasters, TO the old
women who served me a cup of
coffee in the little wayside debts.
where the farm laborers gather to
sip their wine and play a game of
"manille" before resuming tasks
which keep them occupied in the
fields until long after nine o'clock
at night.
The Heart of France.
The section of France I chose for |
my investigations was the very heart
Of France. that section which has al
ways been called its garden-spot-
rouraine. Here the French blood IS /
east adulterated by infitratlons from
other races. Here, in the old days,
France OF the monarchy found its
supreme expression. When the grea5
revolution famed up. it was the peas
Evening journal., 1922-08-21
Sport TablOidS

NEW YORK-Tom O'Rourke re-
signed as a deputy on the State box
ing commission and will become
matchmaker Of a new boxing club it
is reported.
I SARATOGA. n. Y.-August Bel
mont, chairman q the New York
Jockey Club announced he had turn
ed down the 100000 offers for his
colt. Messenger and will race him
under his own colors.
BOSTON-William T. Tilden and
Vincent Richards, members OF the
American Davis cup team. are con-
sidered the favorites in the national
doubles championship starting to-
day.
WASHINGTON-Americas crack
rife shots will sail from New York
"Wednesday 10 compete in the Inter
national rife matches at Milan,
Italy. The team first goes to Cob
lenz for practice with American
army Of occupation.
Evening journal., 1922-08-21
Wilmington Country Club
Defeats dupont at Golf

E. G. Robinson, Wilmington, de-
feated b. L. Ward. dupont.
Frank Bradway. Wilmington. de-
feated Frank NJ Ernst. dupont.
George w. Morton, Wilmington.
defeated S. LaMotte, dupont.
John Richardson, wilmington, de-
feated d. d. Ranken, dupont
C. A. Owens, Wilmington. defeat
ed B. S. Stubb. dupont
E. L. Kinsler, DUPONT, defeated L.
Bissel. Wilmington.
c. r. Jacobs. DUPONT, defeated L.
Rumfogd, Wilmington.
George NJ. Davis. Wilmington. de-
feated William Finn, DUPONT.
J. f. Smith. Wilmington. defeated
J. b. Mclaughlin. DUPONT.
L. B. Swayne, Wilmington, defeat
ed r. L. Kramer. DUPONT.
w. w. Rhodes. Wilmington. de-
feated p. J.. Murphy. DUPONT.
w. w Reisinger, dupont. defeat
ed George Butz, Jr., Wilmington.
] "A Montgomery. Jr., Whining
ton, defeated James Calhoun, du-