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Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1922-05-30
BOOM IN FIRST EDITIONS
BY Frederic J. Haskin

rcmonstranccs OF British booklovers
and tho scorn OF an indignant govern
ment, the owners Of some Of tho most
remarkable book collections abroad srs
reluctantly putting them up for
auction. They nave ono consoIutIon.
Tho prices nov being offered by
American collectors are from three TO
six urnes as great aA those offered be-
fore the war.
DIR. Roecnbach OF New York. who IL
one OF the largest buyers At ths
British ealee. also points out another
consoiing factor: In bringing these
| rare volumes 70 the United stafes."
he says. there IL no real ioee 10 the
scholarly world. ] ask you. where Ia a
rarity more Accessible. In an English
mans private library, where not even
great scholars can always get ~. or
In the collection Of one Of our Great
American collectors? Mr. Huntington
has announced that no intends 20 lesvs
his art treasures to the University of
California, ana only last year he pub
lished two facsimilee ~ notable works
which anyone interested could az q.
quire. Surely. that is much bettsr for
bookloyers than to leave these books
| where no one examines them from
year's end TO years end"
At any rate, the rarlties are coming
here, whether II VIII be OF benefit "a
the world or not. In tho pas. two
years, most OF the early editors of
Shakespeare seem 70 have left Eng
land In the hands Of American collec-
tors. Early editions of Milton. Pope
Byron and Swift are aiso -tesdily
vanishing from the Britieh Empire. n
the exodus keeps up. in the futur,
Englsh biosraphcrs may have u
come 10 this country 70 consult th'
only genuine early edition OF thei
own national authors.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1922-05-30
ANOTHER TRADITION
SHATTERED.

For years. the terse utterance Of
General William T. Sherman 10 a pro-
testing mayor of a city he was COM
PEELED to take in charge while on his
conquering march. that WAR is He'll"
has been accepted as a most peril
nent and appropriate definition. Nor
was it doubted that he said It.
Now comes an old soldier of the
Civil War who was there at the time
and heard what Sherman said. Ac-
cording to this old soldier, General
Sherman merely remarked that war
is severe"
The defiant response of the colonel
of Napoleon's Old Guard at Waterloo
to a demand for surrender: 1.-THE
Old Guard dies. it never surrenders,' .
has been corrected by history into
the less dramatic, but equally express
sive: go TO Hades." And now Gen.
eral Sherman's expressive and EN-.
phatic WAR is HELL" is said to hav,
! been only war is severe
But in this connection one thinl
must be remembered: The origina
and popularity accepted declarat ton
| War is He'll" was announced as
fact and widely circulated during
General Sherman's lifetime. And
has never been said he ever denie,
the accuracy of the story.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1922-05-30

there u other evidence. In tho form Of
conditions that prevailed hero more
than half a century aEo. which showed
by practical evidence that this State
and neiKhborhood could raise cattle
and other meat producing animals In
numbers sufyicisnt to fully meet the
demands OF the local markets.
The Wilmington City Directory for
tho year 1885 contains the names OF
eighty nine butchers conducting retail
business places In this city. Most OF
them did business in the three market
houses then operated here-one on
Second street between Market and
King, still In existence, and two on
Fourth street from Market to Orange.
Most OF them, also. bought their cattle
and butchcred them here In Whining
ton. And they bought their cattle
from farmers Of New Castle county
and adjacent territory. Today there
are many ''meat dealers" In Whining
ton, but none Of the old-time butch
ers.
In those days farmers found II
profitable TO raise cattle, sheep and
hogs for local consumption. There
are old citizens who still remember
the splendid grazing farms Of Char
ley" Murphey. near Newark. and the
f,ne cattle and sheep he raised foi
slaughter. And tho meat OF those
cattle, sheep and lambs was just as
succuient, juicy. tasty and nourish'
ing as the best meats that are sole
today.
What has been done In the pas
may be done again. At any rate. here
Is a subject worthy OF serious con
slderation. II should be possible Il
once more raise meat producing ami
mails on Delaware farms Mt profit.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1922-05-30
PROHIBITION AND CRIME.

prohibition hrs made n mockery Of
the finest Constitution in the world"
The case against it could not better be
summed up in brief. Mr.. Stanley II
Howe. who thus Expressed himself at
the meeting In this city Thursday eve
ming under the auspices Of the Asso-
citation Against the Prohibition
Amendment. is a former Deputy Com
missioner of Charities In New York
Prohibition has brought unemploy-
ment. huge taxea, class feeling, buei-
ness stagnation and crimes OF all de-
sCriptlons." Such was tho assertion
uf Mr.. II. Ogden Chisholm. president
of the Association FOR the Improve
ment OF the Poor In New York, at the
same meeting. The utterances of meIi
80 well qualified 10 have an opinion on
the subject are significant. They OK
DrcSs the convictions of large and
growing number OF thoughtful citi-
Zens.
1t Is plain. at any rate. that the
argument. often put forth by those
who ought to know better, that opposi-
ton To- the Volstead act Is n sort Of
treason to the Constitution does not
convince thousands who are quite as
patriotic as the most extreme defen-
| ders Cf the most extreme law ever
| put upon the statute books. Indeed.
| IL Is difficult to see how any tolerably
impartial person, contemplating the
first results of prohibition. can fail
to recognize the peril of this effort to
repress summarily a purely fictitious
crime. 1t is those responsible fer this
abuse of law who deserve reproof. All
the statistics" in the world cannot
alter the facts. IL is idle to declare
that intoxication has decreased under
prohibition when the figures show the
reverse to be true.
| Where are your facts?" asked one
of the audience when Mr.. Chisholm
declared that "the Volstead act has
done more to increase crime than any
thing else in the world" His curiosity
was quickly satisfied. Mr.. Chisholm
had all the data from unimpeachable
sources. AS for that. common obser-
walton offers sufficient proof. The use
Iof liquor in excess is undeniably a
lgreat evil, and one that has long per
pitAtu SpCldl TelOElneTS. but II was
being greatly diminished by the force
of public opinion long before Mr.
Volstead achieved his dubious fame
A traffic that will exist while human
tastes and habits remain what they
are is far better controlled than ban.
ned. With the sale even of beers ant
wines no longer legal, the Illegal sal,
Of poisonous decoctions goes on. WHY
should not drunkenness increase?
1t will be contrary to all experienc,
if In these circumstances a nfodifica
ton of the present law Is not in tim,
} forced by the people themselves. TIL,
sincerest prohibitionist ought 10 be abb
to see by this time that his remed,
has proved a quack remedy. Ever,
, good citizen will give his full supper
to whatever promotes the growth O
temperance. The indictment agains
the law as ii stands is that it ha
, done precisely the reverse of this
Philadelphia Inquirer.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1922-05-30
JUST FOLKS
By Edgar A. Guest
Copyright. 1922. by Edgar A. eu-..
THE YOUNG OLD WORLD.

iHL bOt w DID NDN1b.
Seems the good old earth reioice-
At the sound OF chiidren'g voices.
And IL never seems 10 weary
OF tho brave hearts and the cherry.
Men grow old and tired and fretfui
Worn and feeble and forgetfui.
But the good old earth still ~prirhtly
Wears her centuries but lightly.
Strife and stress throughout the ages
Are recorded in her pages
But each year the birds ~onns win girs
To the orchards with their singing.
nd the month Of June discios~s
All the beauty ~ her roses
Fresh and fragrant. graceful. slender.
With the old-time youthful sDIentor.
She comes smiling 20 her duty.
Never tired OF weaving beauty.
Never weary OF repeating
Loveiinees however feesingr
In the far untrodden spaces
StiH she paints a thousand sreoe~.
Always youthful In end,avpr.
Yielding fruit and bloom for-v-p
seems the good old earth r~1of~es
Al the sound Of chfldren's vr1caa
And grows never tired OF diving
To the charm and Joy of living.
Ages OLD have como and Vanished.
Men have fourtshed and been baniahsh
Buiidings rise and fall and nloulder.
But the earth seems never older.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1922-05-30

a market is not a favoring element to
the general business OF a thorough
fare, as was the case with Market
street years ago, and u plainly evil
dent In respect Of King street today.
II will be wise policy to make the
change. King street would be. much
better OFF without the sidewalk mar
kets.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1922-05-30
aIPPLING RHYMES.
BY Walt Mason.
THE OLD DoCS

Oft when ailing 7 recall doc
tors or the days gone by. who
from death would take a fau
when l seemed inclined 20 die.
There was good old DR.. storm.
who would come up in. his gig.
when the collie racked my form.
and my agony was big. When
he'd filed me up with dope, he
would say, III do my best:
with his sickness I can cope II
he's given perfect rest. Do not
let him walk a step. let his sleep
be long and sweet. and I'll stake
my well known rep that he'll
soon be on his feet" There was
sense in being Ill In those
bright days gone so long, whea
the sawbones said. BE still,
Rest till you arc we'll and
strong! Now the doctor comes
70 me. looking learned and grim
and wise. and he says aloud.
says he, What you need Is ex-
ercise! Incidence will cook the
goose Of the huskiest OF men!
You are moldy from disuse-
walk eight miles, or better.
ten! I could give you piebald
pills. 1 could give you potions
pink. but you'd better climb the
hills on your rusty legs. I think.
Go and saw a cord of wood. go
and bale a ton Of hay. and you'll
soon be feeling good. and your
bless me every day" What's
the use of being sick. when I get
this from the doc: Go and buy
yourself a pick and get down
and quarry rock!"
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1922-05-30

@. What IL the name Of the ex-
| which takes place In Wyoming each
year? G.. +. II.
A. This meet is held In Cheyenne
and In called Cheyenne Frontier Days.
II will be held this year during the
last week In July.
q. How long will 1t take lilac bush
TO bloom which was started from n
small sprout? l.. j. Il.
A. The Bureau of Plant Industry
says that lilac bush may bloom any
time from two years TO ten after
planting. There is no accounting for
It's behavior in this respect.
@. When was there an Issue OF
three cent stamps showing the picture
of a locomotive? r.. f.
A. The Postofflce Department says
that the blue three cent stamp L.
sue OF 1869. had the engraving OF an
old fashioned locomotive.
Q. How did the United States gel
Wake Island7 r. G
A. The Bureau OF Tnsulnr AfYaIrs
says that Wake Island was discovered
1
in his exploring expedition OF "a;
and was formally taken possession o
in the name Of the United States BY
Commodore Il. u. Taussig in 1899.
@. What are the largest weighinf
scales or machines? j. G
A. The machine at Watervlie
Arsenal, used for Weighing guns, ba
a capacity of 900 pounds Tn
largest railroad or track scales ar
suspended platform scales in the Wes
Albany yards Of the New York Centra
Railroad. These have a capacity O
, s25 tons.
q. Where is the largest cemeter
, in the United States? j. II.
A. Pine Lawn on Long leland. Ne
| York has an area OF 1000 acres. an
is probably the largest cemetery 1
!, the country.
q. When is a river navigabl
D. | stream? J. Il. !
A. The courts say that those riveI
must be regarded as public naviga bl
rivers in law which are navigable /
fact. and they are navigable in IN,
when they are used, or are susceptib
of being used i'm their ordinary cor
= ditions as highways for commerce.
Q. What Is the largest gland in II
y body? T.. l.. J
A. The liver is classed as glar
and exceeds all otheiN In size.
q. How does the number of sa
dimes canned In California compa
with tho output of Maine? G.
Tho Rureat of E'iaharfou az,
that I'm 1921 the Maine pack Of sa
- dimes was 1.350.63i cases. valued
3.960.oI6. while the California pa,
:" was 415s5s7 cases. valued at s2,34s.4 A
;, @. What is meant by Sicilian Yes
ers? A.
A. on March 30. 1882, the Fren,
~ in Sicily we're maseacred by q
!. Sicilians. The signal was the soundir
r of the vesper bell
II q. Is most OF the rubber Wild
E. cultivated7 w.
p A. About % per cent Of the rubb
m used comes from plantation areas. T
NJ world production OF crude rubber h
e-- increased more than fve-rold in I
10 ast 20 years. The amount OF wild
~ native rubber has declined conside
IN ably while that of cultivated trees h
X increased from small amount
1d 900 tons n year.
T. q. Who founded the Frien
Church? 2
Nc A. This sect was founded
So George Foxe. the English religioni
u who lived from 1924 TO 1890.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1922-05-30
MEETINGS TONIGHT.
Bethany Band.
R1n nl.n,,,iAAua LII.

Bethany Band.
Blacksmiths' Union.
Waneta Council. d. OF p.
Calanthe Lodge, h. of p.
Corinthian Lodge. S. of II.
Humanity Circle, b. of L.
Franklin Lodge. a. o. G..
Crusaders Castle, X. G. f..
West End Democratic Club.
Germania Temple, l.. G. +.
Eureka Conclave, S. w. NJ.
Fame Castle, A. O. X. NJ. c.
Industry Lodge. A. o. L. w.
Wilmington Loan Association.
Royal Council, No. /, d. OF l..
Eureka Castle, A. O. X NC
Y. p. 8. Zion Lutheran Church.
Chosen Friends Castle. X. G.. K.
Eureka Council. Jr. o. L. A. NJ.
Wilmington Council, A. o. L. w.
German Beneficial Society, No. /.
Peerless Conclave, II, or S. w. Nj.
| Brandywine Com. A. & l. O. K NJ.
! Guiding Star Temple, No 6, o. OF t.
Wilmington Lodge, No. 176, 1. O. G.. 7
| Harmony Council. No. |, L. +. OF A.
Moriel Encampment. No. 1, o. X. NJ
vii. Branch. No. &c, Grand Fraternity
Car and Ship Painters Protective Asso
Camp 7l26. Royal Neighbors America
NJ. b. A, OF p. r. r. Employees, Inc
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1922-05-30
d. l.. =. Festival and Dance.

Delaware Chapter No. /, O. L. S
will give a festival and dance Thurs
day evening at the Auditorium
Eleventh street, west OF Madison. The
Original Six will furnish music for the
dancing.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1922-05-30
To Retire Preferred Stock.

A special meeting was held in this
city yesterday by the Cosden Co. for
the purpose of amending the charter
to provide for a sinking fund for the
retirement of preferred stock. The
amendment carried.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1922-05-30
THE EVENING SMILE.
DIDN'T PRONOUNCE EN-.

Say you've been a college teacher"
whispered Senator Hiram Johnson of
California TO Senator Willis of Ohio,
while the Senate debated the chemical
schedules of the tariff.
What does this mean?" continued
Johnson pointing 20 the paragraph
covering coal tar products. His finger
rested on the word: Dimethylphenyl-
benzylammonium."
Senator Willis looked surprised.
why. don't you know that?" he
asked, its a combination of these
two--and the Ohio Senator pointed to
the words methylidaminobenzoph
none" and ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
henylmethaneu." kansas City Times.
Poet-"Did you read my little poem,
sir?" Editor-"Yes, and Il was very
pathetic. In fact. the office boy said
it was so full of tears that it put the
fire out."-Pittsburg Post.
| At one of the dormitories of a cot
tage for women two young housemaids
were comparing notes on academic
life. Well" said Norah, dimpling
the faculty has the brains. and the
college girls has the clothes, but, be-
lieve me, the maids has the looks."-
Youths Companion.
| A speaker addressed the City Clut
on the question, What Will Wreck
the Human Race?" We were too busy
to hear the gentleman, but we car
answer his question like an echo. "the
human race. cleveland Plain Deal.
ar
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1922-05-30
THE MIRROR OF
PUBLIC OPINION

/ treaty can carry peace to enbattled
souls mt once. The cure for such a
disease must necessarily be slow
Baltimore Sun.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1922-05-30
Nyoda Club Dance June :.

The Nyoda Club VIII give a dance In
ST. Patrick's Hall. Fourteenth ana
King streets. Thursday evening. Jun.
g. Crawford's orchestra, formerly IN.
Metropolitan Four, Will furnish III,
music.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1922-05-30

Tire repair? kead the classified
eAa---Adv. 81 !.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1922-05-30
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS.

Any rsadsr csn got tho enswer - 4ny
nation bureau. Fredsric ], Hsskis. dirsc-
tor, Washing ton, ID. q. This offer applies
strictly 70 Information, The bursau can:
not sivc advics on legal. medical and
financial mAtGCrs IL docs not sttemDt 70
settle domestic troubles nor TO undertaks
exhaustive research on any subject. W1te
your1Questions plainly and brtchy. Give
Full nsmc and address and enclose two
cents Ia stamps for return postage. All
replies are scnt direct to tho inquirer.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1922-06-02
PRODUCERS GIVEN
DOUBLE DRUBB|NG
BY TEXAS GANG
Scoreless End of Hard-Fought
Battle Was Result Of
Fate, Reports Say;
Texans Used Best.

But, It took two of them 10 dc IL
That Is, it took Sherman's two best
pitchers TO shut out the Produces in
a double header there Thursday after
noon, when the first game was 20
and the second 80
In the first agme Ardmore was al
lowed but four hits during the error
less session. In the second session AI~i
more was allowed five hits.
According TO reports the Producers
played good bali, but Fate-that which
the poets call Kismet.-was against
them. Maloney marshaled his men in
their best formation and coached them
in order to get the best, but the best
seemed 10 be an awful drubbing,
But, lei the box scores tell the
story:
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1922-06-02
Pastor Sues for Damages.

DRuMRlGHT, Okla.-Charges that
~ residents Of Drumright and three in
Oklahoma City were using the Ku Klux
TO destroy his reputation and wreck
his church base a suit for $4,000 dam.
ages filed in district court at the capi.
tai by Rev. R. w Lackey Methodist
pastor. He AYERS that since he appear
ed as a witness against Mayor Nico
demus last winter the defendants had
conspired for his ruin
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1922-06-02
Score by innings:

Sherman -----------000 00l lOx-2
AIdmore --------------VOO 900 OuO-U
Summary Runs. Supina, Mckay; er-
rors. Fortier; home runs, Supina; sac.
rifice hits Fortier, Supina; double
plays, Bogus. Ballafant, Perymanl Bal.
afant, Young Fortier, Supina Innings
pitched, by Flock 8; by Peryman 5;
struck out, by Flock 6; by Peryman /,
bases on balls, off Perryman /; stolen
bases Mckay; time Of game. lis;
umpire. Spencer.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1922-06-02
Four Muskosee Fairgrounds.

AIUSKOGEE. Okla. Four public
Fairgrounds will open here June for
the summer months, Each Of the re-
creation centers will have a supervisor
and will be located at some schoolhouse.
The playground commission is headed
by Superintendent r. j. Tighe.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1922-06-02

Lewis, Seaman; double plays, Clopp and
Ballafant: struck out by Ferguson 4;
by Timer !; bases on balls, off Timer 2;
off Ferguson 4; time OF game, 1920:
umpire, Spencer.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1922-06-02

Summary; Runs, Mckay, Campbell,
Fortier; errors, Ballatant 2; Fortier,
Behren; two-base hits; Jones. Fortier,
Young; sacrifice hits Behren. j. I.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1922-08-10
As BUSY as a Bee.

1t Is not considered primarily a gov
eminent function to test the truth OF
sayings. But scientists Of the United
States bureau of entomology have pre-
pared test for one at least. They
have devised gate with a meter de-
vice to be placed at the entrance to a
beehive. A telephone attachment there
to records electrically the passage of
every bee as 1t goes out for honey.
What II the machine should shatter
a tradition and prove that bee isn't
busy? What If this time clock showed
he hung around the house every other
day? We shall soon know what to
think Of this bee creature.
1t Is just as we'll for a phrase-lazy
race that no one takes the trouble to
prove whether cat Is weak, whether
dog gets especially tired, whether
a fish drinks more than he ought and
whether a lark is happy.-St. Joseph
News-Press.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1922-08-10
IMAGES REVERSED ON RETlNA
and Experience Counterfeit Effect
of the Inversion.

The lenses of the eye produce on
the retina an inverted image of OBJ
jects looked at, and the question is
often asked, "Why do things appear
right-side up when their images are
wrong-side up"
1t occurred to one investigator to
try the effect of preventing the inver-
sion of images on the retina. This
was accomplished by means of an OPP
teal instrument that excluded from
the eyes all light except that which
passed through the instrument itself.
The instrument was adjusted to the
eyes at 3 O'Clock one afternoon and
was not removed Except at night,
when the eyes were bandaged) until
noon the next day. At first, to the
person whose eyes were thus treated,
everything seemed tOpsy-turvy and IL
lusory, and the mind instinctively
tried to imagine objects to be in the
position in which they ordinarily ap-
pear. After a time, however, the feel
ing of the unreality of what was seen
passed away, and the person expert
mented on even began to imagine
everything that lay outside his field
of vision to be arranged In the same
way as what he saw. This goes to
show that habit and experience coun-
teract the effect of the inversion Of
Images in the eyes.-Washingt Star.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1922-08-10
SEES HUM0R IN ETIQUETTE
ure Ridiculous, but Sanctioned
by Custom.

Nearly all etiquette is ridiculous,
only we are more or less accustomed
to it, and have largely modified Its
eccentricities. Take kissing, for
example. How well every man must
remember how, when a small boy, he
feared that his mother might kiss him
in the presence of his schoolfeR
lows. What amusement, too, the
kissing of foreign men on the railway
platforms of the Continent has caused
US But witness the meeting Of two
great Morocco chiefsT-the ). stately
approach. the last few more hurried
steps, and the graceful embrace. as
each bends forward and kisses the,
others shoulder. have seen the
meeting of great men In Morocco In
the hour Of sorrow. when they have
fallen upon each others necks and
wept. How few soldiers know that
the origin Of the salute they give to-
day comes from the East, and II
really no more than the movement Of
the subject to shield from his eyes the
efrulgent glory Of his sovereign. only
today 1t applies equally to the efrul-
gent glory of his second lieutenant
as we'll. Habit Is everything, and
prejudice scarcely less.-Walter B.
Harris, in Morocco That Was"
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1922-08-10
Whaling Always PeriIous.

Whaling, in spite of modern i'm
prOvements, is perilous profession
a life of hardship after hardship,
coupled with monotony and unchang-
ing scenery. Nothing but a storm
swept, iceberg-strewn sea and a port
in Il barren ice-capped island. Of
course, to the Yankee whalers of a
century ago the Improvements Of to-
day would make the work seem lux
uriant and soft. No throwing Of the
harpoon by hand from Il frail man
propelled craft at the mercy of the
injured wh2le--no cold damp living
quarters, but warm steam-heated
forecastle defying the rigors of an
Antarctic climate.
From April to November the small
er boats and crews attached to the
factories winter in MOntevideO.
Around November they reflt for serv-
ice ard report for duty when the ships
come from Norway. Most of the
whalers are Norwegian, though the
men on the smaller boats being re-
cruited in the South American ports
contain sailors from every country on
earth.