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Uncle Sam Saves
on Office Rents

cry government Office in Washington
from rented building space. The De
partment of Agriculture, which is
housed in 26 different buildings, abolt
half of which are rented, is an example
of the problem which confronts the
commission.
The public buildings commission is
out to save the government money, and
it points proudly to the fact that its
economy begins at home. 1t has no
crew Of stenographers, clerks and mes
sengers. Three years ago when it
started it was given an initial appro-
priation of $4,000 by congress, and it
still has $1,000 to its credit in the
bank.
In three years it has saved the gov
eminent more than half a million dol
lars in rents by moving bureaus out
of rented buildings into governments
owned offices. Thus the commission
notes that the Veterans bureau per-
sonnet is shrinking daily and it finds
that there is room in the war risk
building for the entire force Of the
alien property custodian. This official
and his staff have been occupying a
siX-story apartment house at cost to
the government of $4,000 a year rent.
The commission arranged with the bu-
reau to move and credits itself with
saving the country $4,000.
Lavish Building at an End.
Unless there is sharp reaction from
the present tendency toward efficiency
and economy there will be no more
elaborate monumental effects in de-
partment buildings. Sixteen-foOt cell.
ings, fireplaces, thick walls and labori-
ously-carved room decorations such as
are seen about the state, war and navy
building, and other early government
edificeS, are cOnspicuously absent
from recent government construction.
An example Of the old-style ponder
BUSINESS which characterized the first
federal buildings is found in the gran
lite pillars on the treasury faCades.
These huge pillars were quarried in
Maine and shipped to Washington on
sailing vessels. 1t took IS oxen and
eight horses to carry each of them TO
the building. Time was no obstacle in
those days, Seventeen years were
spent in constructing the state, war
and navy building. The new navy and
munitions buildings were run up in
five and a half months.
The state war and navy building
cost S1O00O,0OO at a time when labor
was cheap The new buildings aver
age about 100000 They have Ionic
and Dorlc columns and they are shin
ingly white, but they are distinctly
businessike in appearance. They
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The Reason.

Henry is thrifty sutton, and the
whole family of his girl" know so,
too. Occasionally the brothers wish
to twit him about his thriftiness, but
their sister has forbidden them doing
So and they have to keep STILL
But the other night too good n
chance came for Knight to miss It. II
was raining, and Henry drove his car
into the garage, and entering the
house, said: 81 don't know If a sound
that Is more musical to me than the
rain pattering on the roof"
ut surely is some contrast TO the
noise of the gasoline sizzling over your
MOTOR" one Of the brothers flashed
back, "and more comforting one,
too"
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suggest, rather than initiate, Athens
and old Europe.
Post Office to BE Palmer.
1t is probable that the day of the
beautiful, be-columned marble post of.
fee is past Since 1913 there has been
no public buildings bill to provide at
one time several hundred post office
buildings for the country. These bills
had very little to do with economy. II
was not uncommon for a town of a
few thousand souls which was repre-
sented by live congressman, to win a
$4,000 post office. Each congressman
voted for the appropriation bill be
cause it contained some item in which
he was interested and to disapprove
Of any clause was to ditch the whole
measure.
Congress was criticised for this sort
of pork legislation. The most success
full post office getters retorted that a
federal building of beauty and dignity
was an inspiration to the citizens Of
a town, and that from that point of
view it was worthwhile investment,
The European war put a stop to such
argument and to the marble-front post
offices.
A few post offices are still being con.
structed from the provisions of the
1913 bill, but no construction work for
the government Is being done in Wash.
mgton. Nor is there much prospect
of any new government buildings for
year or more. The important ar.
chlyes building waits only for the word
If congress
Two recent fires in the treasury
have shown that the old buildings are
not invulnerable, and that documents
of great value stored in them are far
from safe, But economy is rampant
and it will doubtless be many months
before congress can be persuaded to
spend money for Il building program,
even to insure the safety Of the ma,
tional records.
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II believe In giving everything its
due and want to say right now / just
can't praise Tanlac too highly for what
1t has done In my case" declared
James p. Humphreys, proprietor of the
Hebron Motor Co., Hebron, Md.
"For three years or more l suffered
from Indigestion. After eating l would
bloat terribly with gas and my heart
would palpitate until it interfered with
my breathing. was habitually constl-
pated and my nerves were all upset.
My sleep was unsound, got up morn
ings all tired out, and l was only a
shadow of my former self.
"Well, Tanlac has given me a keen
appetite, stomach trouble has disap-
peared, my nerves have steadied down,
and I have gained several pounds.
Tan'ac, to my mind, is the best thing
ever sold for stomach trouble and run.
down condition"
Tanlac is sold by all good druggists.
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Dyes Peculiar Property.

1t seems probable that the discovery
Of new dye by British concern will
have an important influence on the
dyeing industry, for this dye has the
peculiar property of cOloring artificial
silk fabric without affecting cotton.
Should mixed fabric Of cotton and
silk be dipped in this dye, the silk will
take the color, The cotton In the fab
ric may then be colored by washing in
n dye that affects only cotton This
combined dyelng makes it possible to
produce a parti-colored effect in mixed
fabrics after they are woyen.-POpu-
lar Mechanics Magazine.
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FOOD PRICES SHOW FLUCTUATION

The following increases were noted :
Richmond. Va, per cent; Atlanta,
Baltimore, Birmingham Butte Gin
cirnati, Milwaukee, Norfolk, Phlladel-
phia, Savannah. Seattle, ST. Louis and
Washington, ID. C.. | per cent, and
Chicago aud Omaha, less than Ave
tenths Of per cent. Decreases We're
noted In Newark, 2 per cent; Boston
Fall River. Kansas City, Rochester,
per cent, and In Detroit and New York
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British coIumbIa coat Earms.


There are several farms in British
Columbia where goats are raised eX.
Clusiyely and which have herds of sew
eral hundred each. These farms not
only make excellent profits on milk
which is shipped to Vancouver. Vic.
toria and other cities for the use Of
children and inyalids, but on young
animals that are sold to supply the
rapidly developing market. 3
Goat breeding is being taken up by
suburban city dwellers, the people Of
small towns and farmers. Goats are
hardy animals and II permitted a good
range will rustic their own living the
year around. If kept confined, t, IL
upkeep is inexpensive while heir milk
sells for a much higher price than
cows milk. Yields of six quarts a DAG
are common.
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OratorN.

"You have never tried to shine as a
great orator.
mo-" replied Senator Sorghum.
MY idea of great orator Is a man
who has a vast audience unanimously
with him at the meeting and then
loses every one who goes home and
remembers enough of the speech to
think ii over"
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Goes Back to Prison
Cell for Forgetting

New York.-For being forget
full, Alexander Werchinsky, a
convict, has been returned to
Sing Sing prison as a parole VIC
lator after five months lree-
dom, and will spend two and
one,half years more in prison,
He was originally sentenced to
from two and a half to five
years for alleged assault in
Manhattan. After serving his
minimum term he was paroled
and released last December -
with instructions to report reg
ularly to his parole agent, He
failed to report and vanished.
When rearrested he said he
is absent-minded and forgot to
make the periodical report.
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A complete survey Of the iron re-
sources Of British Columbia viii be
commenced this summer The DO,
minion geological survey, in co-opcra-
ton with the provincial department of
mines, will conduct the work. r. G.. A.
Young, me geological survey depart.
meut's specialist, will commence the
work in a few weeks.
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Brief and Effective.

In early days Of Vermont, when
marriages were sClemnized without
getting license, one bitter midnight,
% degrees below zero, couple called
the squire to the window Shlvering,
in his nightshirt he asked:
"What in hi do you waut2"
1--WE want to be married"
''3e married and he id" and he
slammed tho window down.
This is probably the shortest we'd
ding ceremony that coupled legal ac-
curacy with the religious prayer
From on the Record.
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Department of Labor Report Shows
Jump In IS Cities and Lower
Prices In Only Ten.

Washington food prices In.
creased In 10 cites and decreased,
slightly IN ten others from April Is
to May H. according TO compilation
made public hy the Department Of
Labor yolying % Of the principal
cities Of the country.
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less than fiye-tenths Of ] per cent.
Comparisons Of average food costs
In 1913 with the prevailing prices
asked during the month, the depart
ment stated, indicated housewives
were paying SO per cent more for food
in Richmond Va; 40 per cent In
Washington, ID. c. and Al per cent In
Baltimore and Birmingham, Ala.
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Mrs. Nagg-I never should have
you in the first placel
Nagg-But, my dear, I-er-always
understand that you did 1t in the-er
last place New York Sun.
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cutlcura Comforts RabYs Skin

When red, rough and itching, by hot
baths of Cuticura Soap and touches Of
Cuticura Ointment. Also make use
now and then of that exquisitely scented
busting powder, Cuticura Talcum, one
Of the indispensable Cuticura Toilet
Observation-Disclosures.
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Quite Proper.

II often hear the small farmers
talking about their truck patches"
said the city greenhorn. wonder why
they call them patches"
ITS because they're sowed on, of
course" returned the smart country
rube.-Boston Transcript.
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Exposing yourself to Unnecessary
temptations ii Ike tIFiag keen
edged knife on your fingers 70 see If
it will cut.
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Back to the Fold,

For We were as sheep going astray;
but are now returned unto the Shep
herd and Bishop Of your souls.-I Pc
ter. 2 "a.
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Drinking 70 a mans health never
prolonged his life.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1922-07-13

No idea ever triumphed just be
cause it was right. 1t took man power
to put it over.
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II a man has never made an ass OF
himself, It is probably because Nature
bent him to II.
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A painful dury is best performed by
n substitute
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1922-07-13

Truth in a nutshell is often hard to
crack.
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Many n man has been bitten in a
dog trade
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TITS better to be brief than tedious
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Economy and the clty-beautlful idea
are contesting over this situation, and
economy has the advantage now Its
cause being advanced for the govern
ment by public buildings commission
at the capitol. This commission has
for its ultimate aim the removal Of ev-
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suggest, rather than initiate, Athens
and old Europe.
Evening journal., 1922-03-22
EPWORTH WANTS
PRESENT PASTOR
The Rev. E. P. Thomas Has
Had Successful Year in
City Pulpit
HEAVY GAIN
IN MEMBERSHIP

An extra meeting OF the official
board Of Epworth NJ E. Church was
held on Sunday to prepare reports
10 be submitted by the pastor. the
Rev. Essell Parks Thomas. to the
Annual Wilmington NJ. +. District
Conference. now in session at Cam
bridge, Md. The report will show
an unusually prosperous year at Ep-
worth Church under the pastorate
OF Mr.. Thomas. who has just closed
his first year at this church.
When Il was known late in the last
conference year that there would be
a change in the pastorate at Ep-
worth. considerable anxiety was felt
as to who would be secured. The
officials had mapped out a plan for
intensive work and a progressive
campaign for this East Side church
that called for safe and sane leader
ship. DR.. Robert Watt. district SUI
perlntendent, was apprised of the
plans for broader work at the local
church and not only gave Il his Off
cial sanction, hut Immediately In
terested himself in securing the
right leader for such work.
one OF the younger men OF the
Wilmington Conference, the Rev.
Essell Parks Thomas. was just COM
pleting a pastorate at Ocean City.
Md. His work at that place had
been unusually successful. he having
built a new church while there and
otherwise developing the charge dur
Ii u
capabilities attracted the attention
and won the admiration OF the con-
ference authorities. and when Ep-
worth Church made known its pro-
gressive program OF activities, DR..
Watt sought Mrs Thomas as the
leader who could carry the work to
completion. The first years results
under his pastorate, have demon
strated the wisdom OF the selection
OF the present pastor.
There have been larger congreEa-
tions at the public services than for
many years. on some Sunday
nights recently the main auditorium.
which is one OF the largest in the
city. would not accommodate all
who wanted to attend the services.
Last Sunday morning a large class
WAS received into membership.
There has been advance shown
in many departments OF the church
activities All expenses for the year
have been met and regularly dur
ing the year the church has carried
local emergency program for re-
lief work in the community that has
reached as high as $3.50 month.
There has been a decided gain in
membership during the year. Apart
from the work OF the recent large
revival. the church has carried a
program that has aimed AT regular
increases In membership weekly.
There have been eighty new mem
Evening journal., 1922-03-22
"DusT OF THE EARTH

THE Dust OF the Earth" a rural
play was presented by members OF
st. Paul NJ. p. Sunday school. in the
Sunday school room last night. ].
Ewes Crowl directed TIE play, which
presents life as Il is on the farm.
From the manner in which the ao-
tors presented the production. they
are evidently not lacking in dramatic
ability.
During the intermission selections
were played by Ferris Brothers
String Orchestra, and Mrs. Therar
Downing sang a solo. Proceeds OF
the performance will be devoted TO
the funds Of the Sunday school.
For the benefit OF purchasing
Easter baskets for the poor and
needy a special performance OF the
play will be given in .Pythian Castle
on Tuesday evening. April 4.
Those who took part in the play
last night were Edward Greenleigh,
Mrs. J. Ewes Crowl, Bertha Black,
Franklin Crew. Clyde Corkadel.
Florence Workman, Fred Smith.
William Pyle and Esther Cordrey.
Evening journal., 1922-03-22
COMING ORA1'ORIO
WE'LL SUPPORTED

The complete program for the
Mercadante Oratorio concert in the
Playhouse on Thursday evening,
April 6. was announced today by the
Rev. James NJ Grant. who will di-
rect the oratorio. It Is as follows:
PART I.
/. Seiection-symphony orchestra OF 30
pieces, under direction Of Harry
f. stausbach.
2. Soprano solos: Miss Kathleen Lawler
OF New York.
(a) THE Crying OF the Waters"
Campbeli-Lipton
% THE Bird" .....Dwght Fisxe
(c) - Memory ... Ralph CAM
Cd) Aria: MOBILES selgneurs."
Meyerbeen
3. Baritone solos: Carl schlegel, OF the
Metropolitan Grand Opera, New
York.
(ao Ave Maria" ........ Schubert
% "Iiorning" .........Del Riego
(c) Morning" .........Ole Speaks
4. Contralto solos: Miss Nevada Van
der Veer. OF New York
ta) wings OF Night" ...... Watts
Cc) Spring song from American
Opera Shanewis ......... .Cadman
s. Tenor solos. John Flnnigan. OF New
York
Ca) Aria from Ia Boheme."
by Pucclnl
90 Selected
PART II.
I. Piano solo: selected Miss Emily
Hartford Of New York
.. Mercadante's orations. with intro
ductlon and seven episodes
Soloists: Miss Kathleen Lawler Miss
Nevada Van der Veer. Carl Sch
legel and John Finnegan.
At the first piano-Mss Emily Har-
ford RI the second piano, Miss Ger
trude Messick
Following is list 10 date Of those
who are promoting the concert:
The Municipal Music Commission.
Mrs Joshua Conner. Jr. Mrs NJ r.
Latlmer Miss Sara Malloy. Mrs Cole
man dupont Mrs Victor DUPONT Mrs.
Alfred /. DUPONT, Mrs. Pierre S. du-
pont
Mrs. James r Hoey, Mrs Harry
Wnker Mrs william f. McGonigle.
Miss Edith Mcconnell, Mrs william a.
Hanngan, Mrs. william c. Blatz. Mrs.
John r. Lamey, Mrs. John Brokaw,
Mrs Leroy Harvey.
Mrs. s. C.. Frederick. Mrs Clarence
Young. Mrs p r. Reilly, Mrs. John J.
Raskob. Mrs. Ferris Conner Mrs. JOS
eph Kern. Mrs Joseph H. Martin.
Mrs william Lynn. Mrs IT. Fletcher
Brown, Mrs. David Snellenburg, Mrs.
Henry p. Scott.
Mrs. J. Frank Ball. Miss Kathryn
McClanerty, Mrs ?. A. Traynor. Mrs
Townsend W. Miller, Mrs. James j
O'Nelll, and Mrs. Willard A. Speak
man.
Evening journal., 1922-03-22

District Court yesterday afternoon.
announced that a motion to dismiss
the bankruptcy petition against VIII
liam w. and Harry r. Griffith, trad
ing as Grifith and Son, would not
be sustained unless the petition was
amended within fifteen days
The original petition, filed in the
courts on FebruaryN21. alleged that
the partnership of Griffith and Son,
but not the members OF the part
nership, were insolvent. The part
nership moved that the petition be
dismissed. on the grounds that II
had not been alleged that either Of
the partners are insolvent. or that
the assets OF the Arm, coupled with
the assets OF the members, are in
sufficient to meet all debts.
The United Auto Stores. Inc,
whose principal place OF business Is
at Eleventh and Race streets. Phila-
delphia, was adjudicated a bank
rupt in the United States District
Court yesterday.
Evening journal., 1922-03-22
No wage WAR
IN MUSIC RANKS
Union and Theatrical Man
ayers Are Agreed on
Salary Scale
MEN AGREE TO
SOME REDUCTION

An amicahle agreement on wage'
has been reached between the Musi.
clans Union and managers Of mo.
tion picture houses or the city. Thi,
Information was contained in a let.
ter read at a meeting last night OF
the Central Labor Union.
The letter was written by the sec
retary Of the Musicians Union and
said that an adjustment had been
made satisfactory to all concerned
through the instrhmentality OF the
arbitration committee OF the cen
tral body
The arbitration committee report
cd on the settlement that had been
affected, whereby only union musi-
clans will he employed, and that the
union, IN its desire to furnish tho
public frst-class orchestral music
had agreed to readjustment OF
wages "a s5 week decrease) 10
AFFORD temporary relief 20 the thea
tire manaEements under the stress
OF present Industrial conditions
A communication was received from
the Wilmington Gas Co. referring
to questions presented TO the com
pany by the Central body and the
arbitration committee will confer
with General Manager schutt IN ref
erence TO these matters on Saturday
morning in the company's Office
A letter was received from Mayor
Harvey advising he had referred to
the City Solicitors office, the Central
Labor Unions complaint against the
city solicitor serving private interests
while under the nav OF the city.
The American Federation OF La
boris educational committee sent a
letter referring TO educational liter
ature that was being issued by the
A. r. OF L. The information was
turned over 10 the c. L. us educa-
uonal committee.
A letter was received from the
Central Labor Union Of Philadel-
phia. together with a resolution that
the American Federation of Labor
al It's next convention change the
constitution to make II mandatory
on all local uniorM OF International
aniiate with local Central Labor
Unions. under penalty OF having theii
charters revoked.
The secretary was instructed "a
forward a letter 20 r. =. Bardo. dis
trict manager OF the Diamond state
Telephone Company, thanking him
for the courtesy shown the c. L. Us
committee which took up oficial
/ business with him.
A communication was received
from general organizer, IT. l.. Eich
elherger. Baltimore. Nd, statini
that he would he IN Wilmington
few DAYS IN the early part OF Apri
and would attend the G. L. U. meet
ing on Tuesday, April a. He re
auested the c. L. U. TO call spe
cial meeting Of the women's Fed
erai Union. No. 146ss. on Monda
evening. April 8. for the purpose o
discussing conditions that confron
the membership. A committee {
attend TO the matter was appointed
consisting OF President Fred "
sfierle. Rachel Castelow. II. A. W
Behan. John C. saylor, Jane
I O'Kane and r. McCloskey.
Evening journal., 1922-03-22
Peoples Column
NOT ALL SAINTS;
NOT ALL SINNERS,

NOT ALL SINNERS.
Mr. George Carter. Editor The Eve
ming Journal. Wilmington, Del:
Dear Mr.. Carter:-It is not my
custom TO write letters to the news
paper for publication. but ever since
a scandal or two crept into the great
motion picture industry the news
papers have been deluged with a
great amount OF publicity, most OF II
unfavorable and grossly unjust, and
/ feel that a bit OF favorable COM
ment would not be amiss. No In
dustry should be held accountable
for what few individuals connected
with II may do.
have often been prompted by
these wrongs to write you especially
since lot OF so-called reformere
alwaysetake advantage OF such op-
portunities to make mountains out
OF molehills."
1t ALPHABETICALLY impossible TO re-
flute every charge that reformers
make because II is an easier proceed
ure TO destroy than It is to con-
struct. To better illustrate my con-
tention in the matter l am enclosing
herewith clipping from the New
York Telegraph OF March 10.
think you will find II worth publish
ing
The motion picture industry ls not
composed Of all saints but II Is the
constant aim and endeavor 10 those
affiliated with this business TO strive
to give better and cleaner entertain
ment.
Thanking you in advance for what
consideration you give this, 1 am.
Sincerely yours,
ELIAS WETSTEIN.
wilmington, Del, March 20, 1922,