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Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1922-11-27
Tried by FeIIow-Prisoners.

Ratledge and Briggs were tried be-
fore the Honor Court" Saturday
night. on the charge Of conspiracy 20
escaI jail and conspiracy 20 do bodily
harm. IL the necessity arose. to their
fellow prisoners and the warden. and
commit murder. II necessary. IN at
tempting 20 carry out their plot. they
were found guilty and recommendation
was made that the case be brought TO
the attention OF the attorney general
for such action as he may see III 10
take in the premises-the charges be-
ing conspiring 10 escape jail and con-
spring 10 commit murder in the at
tempt 10 escape.
Both men have been deprived OF all
yard and visiting privileges and ex-
PEELED from the prisoners Honor Roll.
and will he treated tho same az out
laws outside OF prison walls pending
trial.
When Warden Plummer was talked
10 relative 20 the case OF Ratledge and
Briggs. he stated that he felt proud
OF the loyalty and fidelity Of % per
cent Of his inmates-and that Ratledge
and Briggs have been under close
surveillance since Ratledge was first
committed 10 the workhouse. Every
kindness and consideration possible
have been shown them" he said. but
they seem unable and Incapable OF
responding 70 decent and humane
treatment and therefore will be treat
ed accordingly" Both OF these men
the warden says. he has been told
have boasted since their imprison-
ment OF their influence on the outside
and no doubt thought they were i'm
mune from the rules, regulations and
discipline of the prison. but they for
got 10 take into account that SO per
cent Of the inmates in the workhouse
are loyal TO the core, and further. that
no influence from within or from with
out, in sympathy with crime and with
those who do not respond 10 humane
treatment, can pull of anything out
here, successfully. detrimental 10 the
Honor system and the interests OF
the institution. II the attempt 10 es-
cape and the means intended 10 carry
out the das,ardly act by Ratledge and
Briggs. were not so brazen, (. would
be laughable. They should have had
sense enough to know that they can.
not overcome. nor can their sympa-
thizers and friends on the outside. the
! 'oyal,y ndehty and the high pur.
poses Of 80 per cent OF the inmates OF
this institution. The Honor System
stll prevails. is getting stronger 4,
each day goes by. not only by IN,
acts OF the loyal inmates. but in ad.
dIton. through the efforts. sympath,
ana cooperation OF thousands o,
Delaware's best citizens irrespectiv,
OF their religious or political ar,uia.
tons. The case has been reported {,
the trustees by the warden for sucl
action as they may zee AZ 10 take"
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1922-11-27
Brady-DunnIng.

Frederick Brady Of Middletown and
Miss Mary Augusta Dunning OF Phil
sdelphia were married at $50 Satur-
day afternoon at St. Andrews Episco-
pal Church. Wilmington, by the rector
Rev. II. w. Trapnell.
The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1922-01-15

You may think fram my picture,
that I'm trying To dance the Htgh-
land rinE. or some OF the now ia1z
dances, but I'm not. That IL just my
way of running when I set In "A big
hurry II Is n funny habit Tor a
lizard. ana not n very graceful one,
but when ! wish tu go quickly |
'ust naturally rise up ON my mind
logs, and run lust as you do. USING
my front lcgs as arms Ia keep my
balance, II is such an unexpected
way for fourlnggcd creature TO run,
that whenl get in that position, and
go toddling away people lust stand
stock stif. and gaze With opcnmouth
Astonshmcnt I may not look worry
graceful H. the picture. hut | sure
am moving and YOU want to re-
member that
People that give names to the
animals, birds ana rcptilcA can me
tho FriNod Lizard, ON account of the
big, snowy collar or cape that /
wear II ls "a thin skin that stands
out around my head, Tor an the
world like those queen Elizabeth
usod TO wear. ir YOU are 10 believe
the pictures uf that high tempe ed
lady. I can other wear it standing
.up SUR aud suHchyd, ur can fold II
I'm pleas down my back Most uf the
great ruff and they tell nae IL gives
me a very frightiu, appearance. :
often frlghton away dpgS aud other
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Dog Stories

Where is the boy who does not
love dogs? Here are "A few little
stories for the hoy or girl who de.
lights In pet. Lion was a big black
dos whose master used to send him
to the postotf.cc every morning for
his letters When the clerk saw the
Hhaggy head at the window he
would put the. letters in Lions
mouth and away the dog would trot
never losing piece of mail one
day when coming home from the
postoffiCe he saw piece OF cake
on the sidewalk. Now Lion was
very fond OF cake and he was very
hungry; but II he put the letters
down some one might run off with
them, for he was on busy street
The shaggy head was still for "A min
ute, indicating deepsthought Then
Lion dropped the letters carefully
upon the pavement placed one big
paw upon them. and ate the cake
with evident relish and enjoyment.
In the Same street lived another
dog who did not share Lions popu-
larlty The owner of the dog had a
little girl who taught Prince to carry
her doll. Prince became sd fond ut
the doll that he would snatch II up
and carry it To his kennel where he
would lie down beside Il. The other
little girls in the neighborhood
thought this was fun and they would
The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1922-01-15

rose IL cone ~ vhlrlinr, ycastv water
TO meet the tp ~ the dosc' udiug
funnel They Joined. and there.
towering from tho river 60 the clouds.
was u suaky luud-pulurcd column.
awaying this way aud that, and
terrible with the menace of unknown
power.
"A Vatpr4puut tho boys cX
claimed together Then thry waIcaod
a. slowly the spouta base grew
broader and tho column thicker.
Then the top of tho column which
had boon swhyug from side to side,
leaned Ca the south ana Etnycd SO,
"Fulsi' Tom criod, 'that N ug is
coming directly down the middle OF
the river aud we are right In It's path.
We've got TO get out of the way"
ElliF face was white, what can
we dn7' lac asked -hakily.
Toms answer was to jump tn tho
tool box, snatch out two heavy
wrcnchos and hand one to ellis.
"l<uuCk away these aunnortsl' he
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Peggy was TO be the little Dutch
girl In a play In her room at school
and she had been working hard to
have her costume quite perfect. She
was to wear short, striped skirt, a
plain little tight fitung waist
large bonnet that almost covered
her and, OF course--wooden shoes.
II had been easy enough to FIX up
tho skirt and waist; the bonnet.
though queer. wasn't 80 very hard to
make but the wooden shoes--they
had been a real trouble.
wooden shoes" her mother ex-
claimed, "Td just like to know
whore you can find wooden shoes.
Years ago we used TO see them
sometimes On the fancy goods coun-
tcrs IN the big stores. But not
pair have + seen since the war. |
don't believe they ship them over
here any more"
But I have to have wooden
shoes cried Peggy In great dis
tress. ~ couldn't be "A Ouch girl
without them"
And 1t was right there Uncle I'D
came To the rescue. lie remembered
that one sunday ,, when he had
driven way out west from the city,
he had passed through "A Dutch set t-
tlcment. And he tn ough t-of
course. he wasn't certain sure but
hg thought he had seen some young
ster walking about In wooden shoes.
Let's drive out there next sun
day. he suggested to Peggy. and
rec Tor sure. II they have some.
maybe they will sell them to us for
enough money 20 buy real for sure
/ American shoes with. At least we
cun try It,"
So they went, Peggy and her
/ uncle, and they had beautiful
timo. They found the quaint little
Dutch village with its charming
/ little houses and one big sure
they found the little children wit h
the same wooden shoes and one
little girl, Just Peggys size exactly,
was more than willing to sell her
shoes to little girl whose uncle
was az generous as Uncle Ed was
/ that day So tho shoes became
/ peggy's and her costume was com
pletc.
wish there was time to tell you
all about the play at Peggy $ school,
/ and all about the fun they had at
/ rehearsals and all that. But maybe
/ you've been In a play yourself and
| don't need to be told about the sort
/ OF fun.
But anyway, the play was a big
success and everybody said Peggy
/ looked exactly like n really truly
/ little Dutch girl with her hair down
! her back and her wooden shoes and
| everything and that she acted very.
very well.
After she came home from school
that afternoon, she put her costume
away 80 carefully in a box In her
room and thought she was all
through using IL for a long time.
That's just how little she know,
For no matter what she was doing
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shouted Tom. beginning at the stern
they moved towards the cabin,
thrusting up on the frame or the
roof az they went. SO that " was
bent up at right angles to tho cabin
rtEf to which N was fastened.
For an instant ~ looked ~ II the
Sea Gun would Capsizo as the now
heavy wind struck this curious sail.
Hut she flRhtcd herself and Ellis
sprang to tho tIllcr and brought her
around until tho wind was directly
astern. In moment she was buck
Ink through the waves at right
angles TO the course Of tho spout.
iut the whirling monster was
speeding down the river faster and
faster and filled their ears with It's
vibrant roaring. A little swcrvins
from lts course and 1t would hit
them.
"Can we make Il. Tom p" cried
Ellis. as he strained at the tiller
Tom, gripping the gunwale OF the
toasing boat estimated the chances,
THE centcr viii misa us,' he shout
cd but we may Het caught Ia the
whirlpool and drawn In"
Thcy stared specchless at tho col
umns shaft Of pumy water revolv-
Ing with tho vicious roar Of con-
c,utratcd power. Thcu FOR an instant
the leaning top hung almost over
them hut the lower end 81 the col
umn slipped by astcrn, less than "A
hundred feet away. The next mo-
mont tho Sea Gull was tossed high
on the hcapod waters and staggered
I'm a smother of foam as.tho rim OF
the spouts base struck her.
The wind reversed at the same
time and blow ficrcely In almost the
onpogito dITpcttun The bUat seemed
about To split As the swirllug water
AT her awkward sail Buckets Of
water alippedover gunwalca. Tom
grabbed pail and began to bat
trauticaIH Ellie eXerted ell his
skin and strength at the tiller.
Leaping and rolling, the Sea GulI
at last got the wind astern again and
was able 20 make way against tho
current Clutchlng at her keel. As All,
slid out Of the rim ot the vortex the
boys saw that they had been whirled
half around n circle and were now
directly ln the path the spout had
taken Weak and word'ess they
watched the spout as u sped down
l the river.
hut as they sailed slowly toward,
the shoro before the diminishing
wind ELLIS spokc.
wen. Tom" he said, maybe you
don't know much about boats. but
you've got u head On you all right
That sail was great iiea, / would
never have thought OF It,"
He added grinning' wonder
where we'd be now II 1t hadn't been
for the sail? ON the bottom OF the
river or lost up In the clouds some.
where >"
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rudder post m and fasten the rud-
der block ka firmly 10 Il with spikes.
Make and fit the rudder yoke as
shown at n, Fasten the 3-inch skate
blocks under the ends OF the tran
som, using lag screws or spikes n
they must be held rig!dly,
In making 1he sails it will not be
necessary TO make the jib though a.
win aid in making for speed and for
steadiness IN sailing; If one is made,
the hoVspirii mast bb fastened 10
the forward end OF ths keel as
shown at y. Select pieces for the
mast from straight spruce or other
strong light wood; make the boon.
rom a STRAIGHT branch with a crotch
to fit around the mast and straight
piece for gAf'. The sails may be
made OF any strong cloth; cotton
drilling or light canvas ia the best
but burlap will allow the boys TO
have so much fun that they viii be
well satisfied with IL. Lay the sails
out on the floor and there will be
little truubl, IN making them
piece OF strong cord should ~
sewed into the edge of the mAlnsaiI
at the edges where II Is fastened TO
the mas, and boom. and upon the
edge OF the jlb which Is TO be fas-
tened 20 the stay a three-cornered
piece OF sail cloth should be strongly
The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1922-01-15

cried. We've Rot to mako a sail
There comes the wind
The canvas roof OF the cockpit
stretched ON an iron frame. This
frame was attached at ono end TO
tho cabins root aud was supported
over thc cockpit by four vertical rods
screwed to the guuWalo \ few Wig
urous blows Ht the bottom of each
upright were enough to tear the
screws loose from the wood.
"Get a rope'" shouted Tom.
Hurry"
ELLIS spraug FOR the bow, unclasp-
ing his knife. lie cut the painter
loose and took II aft, As hc went he
shot u glance up the river.
Tho watcrapuut had travelled near
is half the distance To the boat and
luumod huge and mcuHcing. Its base
looked like u tmall hill of wildly
churuiug water. The writhing coll
umn continued to lean down stream.
Tho rotary motion of the spout was
now clearly visible and the murky
air was filled with "a vibrant hum
ming as though there were "a giant
top spinning nearby
TIE n to the Htern' cried Tom.
and "a k.llls made ono end OF the
rope fast To n cleat, Tom tied the
other end to tho edge OF the roof Just
above.
"Now. hclp me bend UP tho roof"
The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1922-01-15

The boy who Is ola enough to
handle an ice boat would rather
make one with his chum than 10
work alone, hence this ice boat is
Planned TO make Il possible for two
boys who live by the lake shore to
make and enjoy one together.
First cut the keel ANA the tran
som 2 TO the required dimensions
ana bore the 2-iInvh hole I'm each 20
receive the mast for these pieces are
10 be spiked together and the spikes
may desJrog the bit n the hole is
bored afterward. BE sure the holes
exactly coincide or the mast will nor
III as Il should. The wales should
be strongly fastened aud the ..5o-
laid Build the mast step above the
transom as indicated and bore the
hole for the rudder a; da, and for
the mast at db. Cut the foot holes
Z and trim the edges u he n a d.
at h to allow the heel 10 reach the
.oot holes z.
Prepare two 3-inch skate blocks /
and one .-inch skate block ka by
making the bottom of the block TO
resemble the form OF the sole Of
shoe and the clamps Of the skats
fitted 10 them and the fastening re-
inforced by the use of screws 20 hold
the skates more rigidly. Trim the
The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1922-01-15

ask the dogs owner: please may
your dog come and take my doll for
walk 2" Alas, now Prince snatches
the dolls from their little mothers
and runs off TO his kennel. He never
harms them carrying them by their
clothes one day he brought four
dolls home. Prince Is no longer
favorite. His reputation as friend
OF the children Il gone. He does
not walt to he asked to take Miss
Dolly walking, but off he runs with
her without the owners consent.
Colonel william T.. cody tBuffalo
Bind, used to tell OF dog that
Travelled with his shows, and he
would say that II was the most III
tempered beast in the world, and no
wonder! He had good reasons for
his bad humors. don't you think? He
slept In the ticket wagon Every
n;ght before ne was shut up the
ticket seller gave him a bone. which
the dog promptly concealed in n
hole which ne dug Jhnder the wagon.
Then the dog went to bed, probably
dreaming of the lovely bone that he
would find in the hole the next
morning, and never realizing that
while he slept the ticket wagon was
rolling over the road to n new stop
The next morning when the dog
went out TO find his bone it was
gone. Was he mad? He thought
someone had stolen his precious
bone and his temper became so ugly
that II would not be safe to go near
him for several hours. Sometimes
the show would stay in one place
for several days and then OF course,
the dog would find his buried bones
the next morning That dog planted
hAnpv "A ~ pyor tha country md the
greater part OF Europe and he lost
90 ont OF every 100.
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MYB0yKEBNT &

sewed TO the top and back o. me
peak OF the mainsail at 10 receive
the top end OF the gafE II desired.
the gaff may be dispensed with 800
a leg of mutton sail, a. indlO1t.d
by the dotted line may be made
instead. II the wind Is ever 'oo
..rong the GAR may be taken out
and the peak OF the sail will drop
to the dotted line which reduces At
sail area nearly one.halt.
Place an eye bolt or heavy ~N'
AT ito Mold the back stays which
extend from the top OF the mas.
and strengthen IL against The ior-
ward push OF the mainSail ana ln'
pull OF the fore stay which carrie
the jlb, Place q heavy eye 1o., Z.
10 reseive the sheet yOr rope " .ilN
controls the mainsdh, and N az
tened 10 the main boom aoou- -
inches from the crotch.
Nail two pieces at W 10 give IN.
steersman brace In steering ''
tillsr ropes in the rudder yoke a., 4
or make tiller running for' AhSi
aft. II one is to sail alone ana ~
that ~ reeded Is broad eNpans. "a
smooth ice, a sunny frosty dal AZ
a fresh breeze from fayoTaolt ~
a.. We are ready for ~.
most exhilarating sport the no''"1''
winter offers
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as carefully az she could so as not
to mar the floors with the wooden
shoes out in the kitchen she
stopped to get an apple and two
fresh spice cookies from the lot
that were spread So temptingly on
the Kitchen table. Peggy loved spice
cookies and when they were made,
Peggy'S mother always left them out
on the kitchen table TO cool aud to
let Peggy know that she could help
herself. Then she went out the
back door. crossed lots through her
grandmother's yard on the next
street and through a vacant lot over
TO the woods.
You see. Peggy lived in a suburb
Of n great city and II wasn't hard to
get to the woods from her house,
Just cross few lots. wander
through a meadow and there were
tho woods, not ten minutes from
home. OF course, woods are not
forests. Forests have great tall
trees that have not been touched
for years and years and years. Trees
hat seem 90 go mp as far as per-
son can see and TO make roof
most to the sky. And under this roof
OF trees, Is a dim, fairy-like dark
ness In which most anything can
happen. And, of course, everybody
knows that mere woods are not that
dark and that they are cheerful and
lovely to play In. But Peggy was
good at pretending and her woods
wero the nearest to a forest she had
ever seen.
Munching at her apple, she wan
dered into the woods. Passed the
place where she and her friend Ellen
played house; passed the place
where the rabbits had nest. pass d
the pile Of boulders and the tiny
creek whore the family sometimes
had picnic supper, and into the
The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1922-01-15

after that, Peggy kept thinking
about that costume under the bed
and the wooden shoes and wishing
she could dress IN again and be a
little Dutch girl--even IL there
wasn't "A play.
She thought about It so much that
one day at noon time, she decided
to come home right after school and
play that she was a little Dutch girl,
and go off In a dark forest.
Right there Peggy was pretty
mixed up. Dutch girls lived in Hol-
land and there are no dark and
gloomy forests in Holland as Peggy
would have learned in the very next
grade Holland is "A land OF sun
shine and canals and tiny. beautiful
little fields are taken care Of better
than some OF our yards, II is way
over In central Europe that the
dark forests grow, quite a way off
from Holland.
sim, 10 she had known that, per-
haps she wouldn't have planned to
dress up and play go to the for
est ana then perhaps-but that's
getting ahead Of the story,
on the very next afternoon Peggy
ran skipping home from school as
carly aS Sht puSSlpiy tuulu anu lH-
stead OF stopping to play with the
other girls. she hurried right into
her house and up to her room. She
took the costume out OF the big
wooden box that rolled under the
bed and put I'm on.
"Id like to have had some OF the
girls with me-" she thought to her
self as she stepped into the wooden
shoes "but want TO play get lost
like a real story book person and
I'm 'fraid II would be hard TO play
II other folks were alongy
Down the stairs she Went walking
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enemies that way, and It surprises
them so mich. that generally they
SO On about their business and let me
alone,
am about two feet long. and
when my collar is spread II Is some
thing Ike nine inches across, so YOU
can imagine what fearsome looking
creature | must be, My skin is scaly,
and of bruwnish- gray with darker
spots and stripes but this splendid
collar is bright yellow, almost orange
with crimson splOtChes here and
there, and II n notched or fril!od
around the edges IL Is funny hut IN
our family tho men folks have bigger
and FINER collars than tho ladic '--a-
Just the opposite To the way IL Is In
your family You must not get II in
your head that always walk on
two fect, for | don't; II is only when
am travelling over the bare, level
ground, that ! walk upright as YOU
do, At other times | crawl Just like
ANY other lizard. and when | climb
"A tree | use all four feet, and could
use more. n | had them. | don let
my tail drag when do my two
footed stunt, but carry Il sticking up
I'm tho air "a high as I can hold il,
and that makes me look even more
ridiculous. As it h generally warm
40 bother about nests OF anything Of
that Kind, but we live ont In the open
all the time, and when IL rains too
hard, We Craw! under a limb. and
cling there until it Is over. We love
to hask in the hot sunshine and
doZc the time away When hungry.
.aN we have 60 do Is To catch and
cat some ~ the many insects around,
su YOU see lifv with ms Is a pleasant,
uuevoutful one. Eattug and sleeping
are about the only aWusemeDt9 We
have. bur from our way OF Looking
at So thuts as muC(t fun as going
TO a picture show, one branch ~ our
family eat nothing bat "a certain kind
of ants. the kind that do SO much
dumarv when they Evt into houses,
and iu tNls way they make them
selves very useful to the people who
i've m oar country n good and
huug'N Uuy OF them can eat thou
snud ar So Of these smelly black
ants az one meal Take me an to-
FcthCr I suppose I must be- one ot
he oucerrst lisards that there ls and