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Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1922-01-14
THE EVENING SMILE.
THE. RIGHT ANSWER.

A temperance lecturer. aiming 10
make a telling point. said;
Now. supposing had a pail OF
water and a pail of beer and then
brought on a donkey, which OF the
two would he take?'
He'd take the water" came
voice from the gallery.
And why would he take the wa
ter?' the lecturer asked.
Because he's an ass was the
quick reply.-Rock Island Rotary.
Teacher-"Willie, what does the
word reverie mean?" Willie (excited-
ly)-"A reverie is like baseball UNI
pire, only he works at prizefights."
Life.
Those bedroom slippers you've Sc
lected for your husband. Madge. are
too small for him by mile" Il know
1t: but they'll fit me."-Florida Times
Union.
signor Robusto--"My first selection
will be slumber song BY Schubert
Man of the House (to' his wife)-
Hurry, Bertha. Close the door to the
children bedroom--he might awaken
them ."-Houston Post.
First Small Boy-"If my mother
knew i had cigarettes in the house
she'd burn them up."-Second s. B.
I'm say mine would. too--and shed
/ bum a match off me for her first
1 puff."-American Legion Weekly.
Employer-"Is II true that when the
clock strikes 6 you put down youi
pen and go. even if you are in the
m;ddel Of a word?" Clerk--"Certainly
not. sir. When It gets as near TO
as that l never begin the word al
all."-Chicago Herald.
Bobby, I'm surprised. This note
from your teacher says you're the last
/ hoy in a class OF 25!" said his mother
We'll, ] could be worse" II DOM
see how" 1T might have been a
bigger class" Boston Post.
Treat 'em rough was a war slo
gan" $50 It was. Why?" Nothing
only / don't see why the laundriei
should have adopted it."-Florid'
i Times Union.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1922-01-14
"TERRAPIN KING. DEAD.


The death of Hiram Williams of
Seaford. known as the "terrapin king
of the Peninsula" recalls an unusual
character and man who knew and
understood his business better than
any OF his rivals. He was almost so
years old. and had pursued the turtles
almost all his life, and knew their
habits and their haunts so well that
he was never at a loss TO locate enough
TO meet the demands of his patrons,
who were, indeed. widespread. Will
liams probably caught more terrapin
than any other man of his time, and
perhaps got more money in spot cash
than any other hunter or fisherman
OF Delaware. He operated in the
Nanticoke river and adjacent streams.
and was able TO find the precious tor
toises long after other hunters had
given them up as among the many
things that had vanished.
The king" had brought Joy TO the
sense of more epicures than any of
his contemporaries, and many of those
20 whose yearning for the best thing
in the world to eat" he had catered
viii be shocked to learn that he ended
his days in a county retreat for the
homeless.
II is said Williams knew when the
;errapin were at their very best. and
those he marketed were always prime
and brought Delaware further into
prominence rs the home OF good table
supplies. He sold some OF his latter
/ day catches for as much as one hun
dred dollars dozen, one is told, which
recalls that in his early days as a
| hunter he must have been glad 70
have sold two or three hundred for
that sum.
They were relatively as plentiful in
Delaware as the crabs that formerly
swarmed in the marshes and water
ways OF the lower counties, which, too
were the best TO be obtained any
where. but like their neighbor the
terrapin. they have become so scarce
that II is safe to predict their tota
extinction within the next half cen
fury unless preservative measures ar,
adopted and enforced.
We go on and on consuming ant
destroying such precious food as tn,
terrapin, or the crab. or the oyster
without giving more than a passin,
thought to their propagation, or t,
averting their extinction. What
cause OF regret it is that with all O
our formerly unsurpassed and seem
ingly inexhaustible natural resources
/ they are becoming scarcer and scarcer
until we may soon reach the end O
these delicacies almost with the pres
: ent generation, and our fine breedinl
grounds for these creatures will b
untenanted. Then the State will real
, ize that it neglected the opportunit
10 have a source of revenue right a
: our doors, one that would yield larg
! sums, with scarcely an effort on tn
, part Of the people who would make
; good livelihood by selling them O
5 could enjoy them on their own table,
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questions plainly anu DTltGSs Give
full name and address and enclose two
cents In stamps for return postage. All
replies are sent direct TO the inquirer.
Q. In what country is the largest
percentage OF the population Jewish?
c. A. G.
A Poland has the largest per-
centage OF Jews. In that country
1922 per cent of the people are Jews.
Iithuania is second with percentage
OF 1875 and Palestine third with -
per cent Jews.
@. What does il mean when one
says "the wind is blowing a gale?"
l. NJ. c.
A. Gales are measures of wind
force. A moderate gale is a wind
between 81 and 40 Siles an hour; a
fresh gale. 40 to As; strong gale. IS
to Sc; and whole gale So 70 65. Any
wind blowing between "a and 65 miles
an hour would be blowing gale"
Q. Did General Pershing command
all the American Expeditionary
Forces abroad? NJ. B.
A. This has been a subject OF much
controversy. but the fact is that Cen
eral Pershing was Commander in
Chief OF all the forces, with the ex-
ception OF those in Siberia. The
United States troops sent to Siberia
were commanded BY Maj. Gen. w. S.
Graves.
@. Who first spoke Of the multitude
as the great unwashed? 2. l.. C.
A. This expression was used by Sir
Walter Scott and rs attributed TO Ed
mund Burke.
@. Why is Ash Wednesday so-called?
.C. c. III.
A. Ash Wednedy assrdievdits nam
A. Ash Wednesday derived it's name
from the tenth century Roman Cath
Ole ceremony OF placing ashes on the
head as evidence Of penitence.
Q. How is Devonshire cream pre-
pared?. n. Y. A.
A. Devonshire cream somewhat re-
sembles sweet cream in flavor and
consistency. To make II. allow a pan
Of whole milk TO stand for "a hours
in a cool place. Then place pan or
cooler part OF stove, and heat until
milk Is very hot. but do not allow il
to come TO a boil. The more slowly il
Is allowed 70 heat, the better. Place
In cool place for "a hours and Their
skim. The thick cream thus obtained
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1922-01-14
THE ECONOMIC CONFERENCE.

We cannot believe the savage com
ment of the French press on the pro-
posed economic conference is repre-
sentative of the best thought in
France. But its effect upon the public
opinion OF the world must be injurious
to her. Her best friends must hope
* soon will be made clear that French
policy is more enlightened and con-
siructive than the Nominations of
Partisan editors Indicate
One writer remarks with scorn of
Mr. Lloyd Georges speech that "it
Is the language of a business man.
That will not dscredit him II America,
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1922-01-14
END OF MILK STRIKE.

1t was a moving indictment which
against their leader, Briggs, when
they deposed him: I'VE, in meeting
assembled, have concluded that our
interests have been Jeopardized, our
affairs mismanaged. under the arbi-
trary rule of George w. Briggs and
his puppet officers, who have permitted
him to attempt to suspend our bylaws
and constitution and who have suffered
him to make no accounting to us in
his task of managing the affairs Of
5000 of us with fund of something in
excess Of s129. 600"
Much more than that might have
been said. Though the pay OF the
drivers was still at it's wartime peak
they were persuaded 10 strike for a
heavy increase, and they arrogantly
refused to confer with the milk
barons," though they knew that they
were facing violence and bloodshed and
were depriving mothers and children
of food. The strike has dragged on for
eleven weeks and $500 of the 5000
drivers are still out" many OF them
having been idle all that time. Mean
while the milk companies have filled
95 per cent of the vacancies and have
introduced the open shop where
they formerly had to deal with a pow
erfully organized union. I'VE have
been duped." the strikers now say
''all we want is TO get our old jobs
back"
The situation is truly moving, yet II
calls for more than sympathy. BY
what means are radical leaders enabled
to surround themselves with ''puppei
officers" suspend constitution and by
laws, gain control of rich treasures
and jeopardize everything by mis-
management? Only through the fact
that the great mass of union member.
do not attend meetings and perform
the other offices of selfg government
-New York Times
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1922-01-14

TIE victory OF senator truman III.
Neweerry Of Michigan In holding on
IA his purchased seat In the United /
states senate, after the righteous pro-
tss~t against what seemed such a sac
rince OF dscency 90 partisanship. was
hardly surprising. IL was known the
vote would be clo>c. hu, few ohserv-
,rs of the unsavory affair expected
that political righteousness would af-
feet enough of his party fellows to
bring about his reputation. The pow
or ~ partisanship far exceeded the
dictates % conscience. and Newberry
won.
But tho most amazing Incl
dent OF tho final struggle In the
Senate. Thursday afternoon. was the
Introduction. by Senator Willis OF
Ohio. OF his resolution denouncing
the rrcf,isscy Of Senator Newherry in
hts plans for securing a seat in the
Senate Naturally. az he was supposed
Go be In favor Of Senator Newberry.
no was asked what hts resolution
INFANT. and his answer was that 1T
o. eaks for itself"
hut Il did not. II was. as was shown
subsequently. n false pretence. an in
Nocption OF righteousness TO condone
base purposes. II was offered solely
~ n hahn to the pcrturbed consciences
OF n few Republican Senators who
election corruption as Neweerry had
Nom convicted of--before Republi-
can Judge and by Jury composed al
most entirely of Republicans. In q
cour, IN Republican S,ate-and
without This presumed ahsolutlon
would have voted 20 deny him seat
In tho Senate. With Il. they voted to
dcnounce the crime and ahsolve the
criminal. The was duplicity. bold and
disgusting.
And even worse. almost appalling. is
the reasonable presumption that this
scheme Of disgusting dupliclty re-
ccived the sanction Of the President
n u wns not his conception. sena-
tor Willis had called AZ the White
Hopec only the day before and there
was not the elishtest intimation. be-
fore this visit. that he had any in
rntion OF visiting any sort Of con-
domination upon the offending Michi-
san Senator. And then he offered his
condemnatory resolution. after the
adoption of which he and the few
wavering senators who had been de.
ceived by bald prctence or closed their
~>~s to IT, vicious purpose. voted 10 re.
tain as n member OF the Senate tbs
man who had been convicted Of gross.
~ violating the law IN order TO pur.
chase his election. and who wac save,
from prison term not on the groun,
that he had been unjustiy convicted
but on the ground tina, the law und
which he was prosecuted was not con
additionally valid.
Newberry regards the result OF IN,
nnal voting, notwithstanding his mar
row escape from expulsion-a favo
due entirely TO partisan prejudice
vindication. The people will not 81
regard u. But will they have any les
respect for him than for the Influenza
that saved him?
II President Harding had no con
nec,lon with this blatant subterfug
interposed b. Senator Wills TO say
Newberry, his friends would do WEI
'c make his innocence clear 10 IN
public. without, delay.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1922-01-14
MEETINGS TONIGHT.

Olive Temple. L. G. e.
Wenonah Lodge, S. Of II.
Liberty Conclaye, S. w. NJ
Mechanics Lodge, J. O. o. +.
Apache Tribe, Impd. 0. II. M.
Lenape Tribe, Impd. O. X. Nj.
James A. Garfield Council, ID of A.
James Young Con. II. or S.lW. NJ.
Sheet Metal Workers Association.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1922-01-14
WHAT THE PEOPLE SAY.
Thoughts and Comments Of
Every Evening Readers.

The full name and address Of the
writer must accompany each letter. not
dencc 81 rood fDith Enony,n u COM o
muntcAtions will DO ignored Publica-
ton Of letters does not carry with u
tndor sement by Every Evening OF the
opinjpns therrin EXPRESSED
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1922-01-14
British steamship Enters.

The British Steamship Bryntame,
Capt. f, r. Jones In command. was
entered at the Wilmington postoffice
yesterday afternoon from Huelva,
Spain. with a cargo Of sulphur pyrltes.
which Is being discharged at the docks
o, the General Chemical Co.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1922-01-14

If what you want isn't offered on the
classified page today, telephone an adj
of your own.-AQy.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1922-01-14
BOOKS FOR THE BLIND

must be made for those who would
learn only the new system. When tho
Veterans first came 10 Evergreen
there were only six books. all childrens
books, available IN The new type. In
the long run. the uniform system VIII
mean more books for the blind reader.
In the first few years. however. niue n
volunteer work Is needed to build up
libraries FOR those who are Just be-
ginning TO study Bfaillc.
Making BralIle Books.
The handmade Brallle books are n
heavy manila paper. Each page Is
sheliacked after the writing ia dors
10 make It stand repeated lingering.
TO one who does not understand
Braile. the large sheets with their
even rows u raised dot characters
carry no clue as 10 the story written
there. There is no resemblance 20
English print.
Moon type, one Of the older systems.
Is very much Ike print. The letters,
slightly altered in some instances, were
raised, and the hand Travelled over Tho
page 20 spell out the words. This sya-
tenn still is used 70 quite an extent.
Old persons who lose their sight can
learn TO read Moon type with COM
paratiye ease, whereas Braiiie, being
entirely different from print, sorne-
times discourages them.
Though the Moon print Is easy 70
read with the fingers. II IL less prscti-
, cal than the dot system because u
takes up much more space. Each
. Moon type book requires more vol
. umes. and 80 comparatively few arc
printed. David Copperheid." whirh
requires FIVE volumes IN Braiiie,
takes 20 in Moon type.
II is not very difficult 70 learn %
, write Braille accurately. we are told.
The basic form for the letters IL a
double row OF dots, three high. IKE
? the six spot on a domino. Each let
ter is composed Of part Of this PAT
J tern. TO make the letter q. for in
. stance. only the dot IN the lower right
r hand corner IS omitted. To make the
. letter a. which is much more used.
: only one dot, that at the upper right
hand corner, is made.
Getting the dots even is made easy
BY metal slate which has rows II
. objong holes, or cells, one for each
: letter in the line Of print. running
: across the page. The position q dots
d within the cell is guided BY indenta-
I tons along the edge OF the cell, 81
e that IN a practiced hand the blum
t stylus punches the dots quickly and
: ca silly.
y When the page is turned over =
n be read, the punched spots on th'
o working side become raised dots ahou
one sixty-fourfh Of an inch high
u Slight as the raised points are--t'
make them higher would make M
book more bulky-the sensitive fore
finger Of the blind reader can quick
/, ~ distinguish the difference in tn
combination OF dots. Because the pag'
has 70 be written on the back, III
words and sentences are built by tn
= copyist from right TO left, in 'lookin.
glass IA shiOu"
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1922-01-14
Over 500 Books Transcribed.

| Miss Hoyt explains that as the vet
Grams learned 20 read them with great
er facility and the transcribers be-
came more proficient, longer and
longer work was undertaken until at
the present time there is nothing these
devoted copyists will not and cannot
40 They have aided the rnasseur. I'M
dsunted by long lists Of anatomical
terms; they have helped the French
student by putting his lessons into
Braille for him; they have ALWAYS
been ready to transcribs Just what
was most needed, whether for enter
tainment or serious study.
AS result of their Efforts Mis-,
Hoyt says, the library at Evergreen
now contains over 800 handicapped vol
umes covering a wide range of sub
jects."
The line of books that the veteran,
want runs parallel with that in de
mand in any library. Fiction is amos
called for. But science, history, biogra
ply, poetry, and textbooks for stud,
are all popular.
Recent additions TO Evergreen Ii
brary are such books as The Still
wafer Tragedy, Dy Aicrich, IN fiv
volumes; The Black Tulip" b,
Dumas, in five volumes; Desert Gold.
by Zane Grey. in seven volumes; an
, Thayer's Roosevelt" in eight vol
umes.
, The scarcity OF books TO which
blind man could have access even in
city has been intensified by the var
ETY. Of codes in which the books wer
; printed. There are now no less tina
!. six systems used to varying extern
in this country. Some blind person
read them all. But the majority Z
not. The only books, therefore, OF Sc
vice to them are those printed in Il
system they have mastered.
Throughout the history of Brazil
the various improved and modih,
systems based on the original ha'
r. been a problem. Finally, in 1917. VIII
!. is practically the same as Englis
Braille was officially adopted in tn
p country. This meant that new booi
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1922-01-14

The BraiIle typewriter is another
of the three means of making books
for the blind. The typewriter has only
six keys, one for each dot that may
be used in letter. To make a letter.
the proper keys are struck siuaultan-
eously, like chord The typewr.ter
is more speedy instrument than the
slate, but It is considerably more ex-
pensive. costing about S32.
The third and quickest method ot
Braille printing is on a printing press.
There are several publishers and
printers who make Braille books.
Most Of their time is used in max
ing textbooks for schools for thu
blind and standard works in wide de-
mand. The American Printing House
for the Blind at Louisville, Kentucky,
receives a Federal subsidy of 100000
year with which to print text books
and collateral reading for children in
schools. for the blind. This allows
about $3.50 worth Of BraiIle reading
for each blind pupil. Aside from phil
anthropic gifts, there is no fund for
publishing books for adult blind.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1922-01-14
QUESTIONS AND. ANSWERS

Amy reader can get the answer TO any
question by writing Every Evening Lnfor-
nation Bureau Frederic J. Haskin Direc-
tor. Washington, ID. G. This offer applies
strictly TO Information. The bursau can
not give advice on legal. medical and
financial matters. II does not attempt 70
settle domestic troubles nor 70 undertake
exhaustive research on any subject. Write
your questions plainly and briefly. Give
f,ill name and address and enclose two
cents In stamps for return postage. All
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1922-01-14

Washington, Jan. l3.---Making books
for blind veterans is the newest KIND
Of after the war work TO become
popular Knitting needles and en-
broidery hopes arc being discarded for
the metal slate and stylus with which
Braille books are handwritten. Clubs
and Red Cross chapters are buslly
punching out stories and articles In
the code Of dots which is the blind
mans closest connecting link with
written thought.
There is always n need for books
FOR the blind. The big cities have their
Braile libraries. but the selection ~
books on the shelves is always limit
cd The novel you buy for a dollar
or two and tuck In your overcoat
pocket would cost $40 in Brailie and
would iii three or more large tones
! Libraries for the blind are slowly
growing all the time, but since the war
blind have been added 70 the number
to be provided with Bralile reading
matter, the Red Cross decided that ex-
ira effort was needed.
For three years six chapters Of the
Red Cross have been making Brailie
books. Last fall the National Red
Cross arranged TO make this work a
part of the national program. Courses
In Braille writing were prepared by
Mrs. Gertrude T. Rider. librarian 81
the Room for the Blind in the Library
OF Congress. Certificates were pre-
pared for those who should master
the system in order to make books
for the soldiers.
Miss Adelia Hoyt OF the Readine
Room for the Blind says that for thf
present. all books made by the volun-
teers Will go to Evergreen, the insti-
tute established by the Red Cross al
Baltimore for training b nded soldiers
and sailors. Later, IL is planned e
send books to big circulating Il.
braries for civilian blind.
When the blinded soldiers and sail
ors were first taken TO Evergreen
there were scarcely any books ir
: Braille for them to use in learning {,
read the type. But q band Of volun
. teers, both men and women, began {,
transcribe stories and magazine arti
= cles into Braille under Mrs. Riders di
3 rection.
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Treat en- rough was war slo-
gan" $50 It was. Why?" Nothing
only / don't see why the laundries
should have adopted it."-Florida
Times Union.
New-York tribune., 1922-02-23

Judgment was rendered in favor Of
Corporation agt. +. Bourgeois which
was heard in the Kings Bench, London,
July /, 1921.
defendants and involved three points" :"
sad Mr.. Wolfe. "rhc first point pure
ly. incidental. hinged upon late de
livery, and was decided in favor Of the
Plaintiffs, tho defendants contention
being met by the strike clause in the
contrnct The other two points dealt
with the status Of bills Of lading Ger
tifying the receipt in good condition Of
goods for shipment, as distinct from
bills Of lading reading received on
board and with the use Of certifcates
of insurance under foating insurance
policies, as documents rendered in com
pliance with the requirements Of c. j. f..
contrncts."
Mr. Wolfe declares that the ruling Of
Justice McCardic is neither bad law
nor unfair, but that it points out a
dnngcr American shippers must avoid
ITO obtain adequate protection, he says,
the shipper should secure q contract
from the steamship comp ny ipsuriny
him against loss due 10 delay or post
ponemcnt Of sailing date, which should
specify that the shipment is 70 70 by =
certain steamship on a certain date, in
stead of "receivcd for shipmcn,'
statement in uncertain terms. He also
says that the actual insurance policy
should be rendered, instead Of certif-
cate that the policy has been issued
New-York tribune., 1922-02-23
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