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Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1922-02-09
TRANSPORT Loss
NOT ACCIDENTAL, IS
REPORT At NORFOLK
Captain and Crew Decline to
Discuss Burning Of Steamer
OF Cape May Yesterday.
CHESTER SHIP MEN LOST
BY A-socisted press 70 Every evening.

BY esSpriaten prefs 70 Every Evening
Washington. Feb. s.t-An inves-
figntion Of the origin and circum-
stances accompanying ths nrs
which yesterday destroyed the
former army transport Northern
Pacific of tho New Jersey coast
was Understood to have been In
stituted by the government
Norfolk, Va. Feb. s--7-he former
transport Northern Pacific. DESTROYED
by fire yesterday off the New Jersey
coast, was described ar a roaring fur
mace inside when the fire. was dis
covered OF 1895 o'clock yesterday
morning by A. B Wilson. her second
officer, who with four other survivors.
arrived early today in Norfolk.
Wilson said he was on watch m
the bridge at the time. and the sfir
wind which was blowing broad dsfds
swept whin II smoke up 70 tho
bridge. The officer ran 10 tho saloon
deck, opened n door and found the
cabins and saloons fun Of smoke. As
be entered the companionwsv lesd~
Ing 10 the lower deck. fiarnes burst
forth in a seething mass. he asserted.
The second officer ordered the boats
manned. aroused the captain. officers
and crew. When Wilson'S boat was
launched. the four employees of the
Sun shipbuilding Corporation Of c'hes-
tier. Pa. believed. lost. bad not come
on deck and sailors were unable 70
reach their quarters near which the
FIRE is believed 70 have started
In Wilson's boat. which was picked
UP by the steamer WyIie were Second
Assistant Engineer Clyde Smith.
Eoatswsfn Harris. Fireman O'Ftslleran
and Wa I1a. seaman from the South
Sea Islands.
Great difficulty vrs experienced in
launching the boats. Wilson said. and
after attempts 20 ger them over on the
leeward side. il wns fcurd necessary
70 risk getting them of on the wind
ward side. Splendid seamanshtp wes
gho~n by the officers and men and
everyone of the % officers and crew
1 got away safely. he declared
The survivors arriving in Norfolk
escaped serious injury although Sow
tfift fN~f' ~ttfkft ~ tt' ittiit~N fD
launching the boats. It was COM
sidered remarkable by the survivors
hat the Northern Pacific remained
afloat until Yesterday afternoon.
With only a skeleton crew OF %
aboard officers OF the ship said. IL was
impossible to patroL-the vessel and
keep q sharp lookout for fires.
A strong breeze was blowing and
;he Northern Pacific wa, sweeping
along at "a miles an hour. The breeze
was believed 10 have famed the flames
long before the fire was seen.
Captain and Crew Mute.
No details OF the cause OF the fire
could be learned when the Transporta-
itation doclsed here at 2.30 a. m. Cap
ltain Lusti had left word with the
ships watcbman that he had no state
rnenf TO make then as to the prob
able origin OF tho fire and the two or
three members of the crew CT tho
Northern Pacific who were on deck
when the Transportation WAS boarded
ly a newspaper reporter Indicated
that the captain had issued orders
That they make no statement.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1922-02-09
wM. hush STRICKEN.
WWrhAeuse Prisoner Develops Sever,
Attach 1T Appendicitis.

STRICKEN with severe attack of
appendicitis late last night. William
RWah. serving an cigh,-ycar term at
the workhousc. was early this morn
ins removed 10 the Delaware Hospital.
fpr an operation by DIR. r. W. Tom
llnscn ~ the medical star later IN the
day
Rush was former officer OF the
Wilmington Savings Fund Society and
plsaded guilty 20 using funds OF the
institution. His wife was notified OF
hts illness tiday.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1922-02-09
CARDINAL DoUGHERTY IN ROME

With Quebec Prelate He Arrives At
Vatican In Time For Coronation.
BY Associated Press to Every Evening.
Rome Feb. s.-Cardinal Doughert1
OF Philadelphia and Cardinal Begin
of Quebec reached Rome today from
Paris
Neither expected to arrive in Rome
In time for participation in the cleo
tion OF the new Pope, but they will
attend the coronation OF Pope Plus XI
next Sunday
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1922-02-09
Sun SHIP INQUIRY
THWARTED BY SILENCE

Newport News, Va, Feb. Sur
vivors OF the former transport North
ern Pacific. which was burned at sea
yesterday with a loss of four lives.
are not convinced that the burning
of the ship was wholly accidental.
While neither Captain William
Lusti who was In command, nor any
member OF the crew would make
formal statement concerning the fire,
some OF the latter declared they sus-
pected foul play. Belief was express
ed among the survivors that the fire
was the result of some activity on
board the vessel before she left her
berth at HroOIxlyn
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1922-02-09
George b. Weber In Now Job.

George B. Weber, who has been a
member Of the Public Employment
Bureaus force since its opening. has
resigned his position and accepted
the management OF the storeroon, OF
the Pullman Car Co. His resigna
ton takes effect tonight. Mr.. Weber
played big part In tho relief work
for needy ex-soldiers that was per-
formed during the holidAyA
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1922-02-09
Men warned Not to Talk.

An attorney for the Sun Shipbulld-
ing Company was mere today for the
purpose of obtaining sworn statements
from the crew. 20 far as could hs
learned the agent failed in every case,
the explanation being given that the
men had been wafned 10 say nothing.
Captain Seth Chase. master OF the
Transportation. described the rescue
of survivors from the Northern
Pacific. which was on its way TO the
Chester shipyard to be reconditioned at
the time of its destruction
Continued on page 6.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1922-02-09
CORK STRIKERS DELAY
TAXING OVER RAIL LINES

Cork, Feb. 9.-The striking railway
men at mass meeting last night de-
cided to postpone until Friday their
announced plan of taking ever the
railway lines and operating them
themselves.
Last night had been set as the time
for seizing the lines.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1922-02-09
Amusements Tonight.

Playhouse The Bat"
Garrick Vaudeville and pictures.
Aldiue Vaudeville and pictures.
Majestic Over the Hil"
Arcadia tar Dust .
Queen Rent Free
Grand The Crimson Cross"
Savoy-"Fr~ Fr~nch Heels"
Strand--"rhey Shall Pay
Parkway-"Th son OF Nalllngford.s =
Park-"The Last Door,
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1922-02-09
FIND ions FOR NINE.

Two domcatlcs were placed today
through iar wosnenp department OF
the Psss'sc Employment Bureau, and
- wpnen. including bool>Seeper
w~r" referred Ia p,~itionS. The appli-
cstions ~ ak. Including two factor.
workers we're Med.
In the mems department. there were
" applications f'lsd and seven men.
Including two clerks. were referred To
POSITIONS
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1922-02-09
ORLANDO ABANDONs TASK.
Unable to Select New Cabinet For
Italy, He Informs King.

BY Associated Press to Every Evening
Orlando, OF Italy. has failed in an at
tempt TO form a new cabinet In sue
cession to the Bonimi ministry. ac-
cording to an Exchange Telegraph
dispatch from Rome today.
He visited King Victor Emmanuel
today, but declined to make further
efforts to form ministry owing to
tho hostility of several groups in the
chamber of deputies.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1922-02-09
kiIatnLKs ron
MIDDLETowN y. O.

Special plspssch 10 Every Evening.
Washington, Feb. a.--Ellgible can
dtlat~s for the I~,stol'lce NJ Middle
sewr. are william Brockson. John j.
toIls and Iay &. DH,i. These We're
reported 10 Congressman Layton to-
day VIM said TINT In due time, he
would make q recomne ndation.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1922-02-09
LOST on rLL.vArED SHIP.
BY Associated Press.

BY Associated Press.
Norfolk. Feb. s.---W. J. NAL
lett. II. J. Peckman. T.. !. Hall
and II. Kruger, engineering
draughtsuen Of the Chester
HhipbuIldIng Corporation. were
lost when the former transport
Northern Pacific was burned on
Cape May early yesterday
morning, according to the ofr-
GERS and crew of the steamer who
landed here early today. They
were last seen near where the
flre broke out. and may have
perishcd In the flames.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1922-02-09
settlement Observes Health Order,

In keeping with the desires OF the
Board Of Health, in Its plan to prevent
spread OF scarlet fever. the Peoples
Settlement today announced that
until further orders, children under
II years OF age will be excluded from
the building and it, activities,
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1922-02-09
Educational Conference.

DR.. Joseph H. Odell. president OF
the Delaware School Auxiliary As
ISOLATION, will send TO City Council to-
hight an invitation to attend an -edu-
-cational conference and dinner In the
Hotel du Pont next Monaays
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1922-02-09
State Bankers to Meet Here

The Delaware Bankers Associa-
ton will hold its spring meeting in
the Hotel du Pont March 2. with ses-
sions in the morning and afternoon.
Down-State bankers will be guests
o. tho Wilmington clearinghouse at
luncheon,
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1922-02-09
Ex.AMxRICAN pUYs
QUEEN MARlAp PEARLS
ny Associated Press.

~-'-'''s~~~ ~~e~@ w.
Paris, Feb. e.-The celebrated
pearl necklace which once be-
lonEed to Maria Theresa, Queen
OF Hungary, and which has bscn
on display hcre. has been bought
by Jefferson Davis Cohn Of Eng
land for u 900. 900.
Former Emperor Charles Of
Austria Hungary pawned the
heirloom In Switzerland pre-
parntory to leaving tho country
by airplane In his last attempt
TO regain his throne.
Jefferson Davis Cohn II a
godson OF the Jefferson Davis
who was president of the Con-
fedcrate States Of America).
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1922-02-09
Sold For Title.

Tor the purpose OF making title,
sheriff Gould to-day sold the dwelling
1921 Maryland avenue, property of
Antonio and Franceska Michalowski,
tc William S. Prickett for $500.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1922-02-09

oay 4, with Clover Dairy Safe MIN
~ outtoe. Phone l640-l5&l.-Adv.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1922-02-09
Weather Forecast.

BY Associated Press TO Every Evening.
Washington. Feb. e.--weather forecass
for Delaware
Light rain or snow and somewhae
warmer tonight Friday cloudy
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1922-04-21
PRESIDENT HARDING SENDS
GREETING TO S. S. WORKERS

Spartanburg, S. c., April IL
President Warren c. Harding sends
word of encouragement to the Sun
day school workers of South Caro-
lima. The president has addressed
the following message ITO the Sun
day School Workers of South Caro-
lima:
The properly conducted Sunday
school seems to me to be very I'M
portant feature of all religious work,
because it serves the young people at
time when they are most impress
sionable and particularly because it
affords them opportunity for an in
innate acquaintance with the monu-
ment of splendid literature, the Bible.
Both as literature and as inspiration,
the Bible has value with which no
other work can be compared and ev-
cry activity that eXpends and popu-
larizes the knowledge Of it is ex-
tremely worth while"
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1922-04-21
Violin StrincS

Each string in u violin is of diff
erent thickness, according to the tone
and tension required. The fourth
string is covered with fine wire, either
q white metal or real silver, hence
ii is often called the "silver string"
violas, violoncellos and 6ouble-basSes
have each two covered strings, the
object being to insure a sufficient
gravity of tone without having toe
clumsy a material. The covered
strings on the guitar are upon basis
of silk instead OF catgut. The best
gut comes from Italy, which has beer
famous for centuries for this prod
uct. Strings are carefully selected ano
graded as TO size 50 that they shall be
uniform. The larger strings for the
bigger instruments are stretched on
frames for three or four days. The
covered strings are finished on spe'
cial lathe which covers them with
floss silk or fine sjlver-plated copper
wire, or even silver.-Scientific Ameri'
can.
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1922-04-21
HIGH VALUE or SAND BATHS
From Findings of Danish Medical
Men, 1t Would Seem Their lmpor-
tance Is Underestimated.

From the earliest history of man
baths of hot sand have been used
to relieve bone and joint disease, es-
pecially gout and rheumatism. Faber
and Plum, in q Danish medical jour
nal, tabulate the findings during and
after the sand bath in a number OF
cSses as regards the pulse, respiration,
temperature at different points of the
body and the blood pressure, urine
and changes in weight as we'll as the
effect on the pathologic condition.
Their conclusions are to the effect
that the hot sand bath seems 70 COM
bine with the benefit from the heat
reducing pain and stimulating local
circulation-a direct action on the
muscles from the weight Of the sand.
This relaXeS the muscle and tends to
break up the various circles Of pain and
muscle contraction. This relaxing eff
feet on the muscles from the sheer
weight OF the sand has been over
looked before, they think, but they
regard it as an important factor in
the effect, promoting resorption as
we'll as combating the possibly unsus-
pected hypertonia in the muscles. An
other advantage Of sand baths is that
they can be graduated with precision
to fit conditions in the weakest. The
only contraindications are febrile dis
eases, valvular defects, great instability
of the circulation, and possibly anemia
and aSthenia.
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1922-04-21
AUsTRIANS USERS OF ARSENIC
Mountain Folk Make Use Of Deadly
Poison for Definite Purpose
Also Fed to Horses.

Inhabitants Of Austria, in the
mountains adjoining Hungary, are in
the habit of eating arsenic. The effect
Of the poison, when taken in moderate
quantities, is to give freshness to the
complexion, and afterward to impart
a certain degree of embonpoint. An
other advantage which the eaters de-
rive from the use Of the poison is to
have their respiration facilitated In
ascending the mountain. They place
d little piece of arsenic in their mouth,
and they ascend the greatest heights
with ease.
Grooms and coachmen at Vienna
give arsenic to their horses. They
sometimes throw pinch of it among
the oats, and sometimes tie up a small
bit Of it in linen rag, which they
attach to the bit when the horse Is
harnessed. The effect on the horses
is to put them in high condition, with
the skin smooth and shining, and to
increase their spirits.
The carriers in the mountainous coun-
tries of Austria are also in the habit
of giving arsenic to their horses when
about to ascend a steep road, with the
result that the ascent is made much
easier for the animals.
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1922-04-21
Artist Vision.

It is as though man were shown
a crystal, a perfect thing, cleaning
below depths Of water, far down be-
yond reach. He would dive and dive
again driven by his great desire to
secure it, until finally, all dripping,
he brought it up. But that in the end
he could bring it, perfect thing, to
US, was possible solely because he
had first seen it cleaning there.
Others might dive and dive, might
work and labor with endless patience
and endless pains, but unless they had
first seen the crystal-unless they
had been given this divine gift of
seeing-this vision-they would come
up empty-handed.
The occasional so-called genius does
not make the crystal but he alone sees
it where it lies cleaning below depths
Of water. and by his effort brings 1t to
us.-Abbott Henderson Thayer.
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1922-04-21
This Smoker Never Sick.

All pipe smokers know the desir-
ability of tobacco mixture the smoke
Of which will not bite the tongue or
be too hot in the mouth. Mixtures OF
this kind are what manufacturers are
always seeking.
In London (Eng) an apparatus has
been put into use for the testing Of
smoking tobacco for these qualities,
obviating the usual method Of per-
sonal trial by an expert. 1t looks like
a telephone box, fastened on wall
including the wiring. \ pipe is loaded
with tobacco and the stem inserted in
a er-encircled hole in the box. A
switch is turned, the tobacco is lit.
and the electric machine in the box
smokes the pipeful at any rate of
speed required, making a record Of
the temperature and nicotine content
Of the smoke.
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1922-04-21
Wise Animals.

A polar bear in a geological park
used to sit on a rocky peninsula that
ran out into q water-filled quarry.
Visitors were in the habit Of throw
ing buns into the water and some Of
them floated on the surface. 1t was
often easy for the bear to collect half
a dozen by plunging into the pool, but
he soon discovered more interesting
way to get them. At the edge of the
peninsula it scooped the water gently
with it's huge paw and made current
that brought the buns ashore.
An elephant in another garden used
to collect pennies from visitors. When
it got a penny in its trunk it put it in
the slot of an automatic machine
which delivered up biscuit. The an
imal rejected every other coin.
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1922-04-21
GAVE WORLD POWER TO ROME
ccnouering Legions Carried the Eagles
to Victory in Practically Every
Known Land.

In the early days Of is history the
republic Of Rome consisted OF city,
but wars of conquest extended its
dominion over the whole Italian pen
inSula. For centuries Cnly tie cltl-
Zens Of Rome had a vote in the cleo
tion of the ruler. The republic was
conQuering state, and extended Ro-
man power as far north and west as
Spain. the British isles. Belgium. and
Germany, and as far east as the Black
sea. At first the army consisted OF
levy Of citizens. AS Rome came to
need more than one army at once ana
warfare grew more complex stand
ing force was built up, and it was
largely because of its superior equip
ment ard discipline that the armies
Of the barbarianS, often superior IN
numbers were defeated and crushed.
The unit of the Roman army of that
time was the legio, translated into
English, the legion 1t corresponded to
a regiment in our army but was much
larger, for a Roman legion contained
from 1900 to 5000 men. They were
heavy infantry with some cavalry. The
legionS comprised the tirSt-claSS roops,
while the auxilia, or auxiliaries, were
the troops of the second class.
At the time Of the death of the first
emperor, Augustus, in the year IA \.
D.. the Roman army consisted of %
such legions. This heavy infantry lost
much of it's Importance when the bar
baran invasions altered the character
of ancient warfare and made cavalry
a more important arm than infantry in
the late Third and the Fourth CEN
turies.
The word legion came to express
any large number with the accessory
ideas of order and subordinatlon-
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1922-04-21
Embarrassing Moment.

One evening my friend and l went
to church. AS it was raining we both
wore our rubberS.
We had to go upstairs in the bal
cony because the lower part Of the
church was filed My friend took his
rubbers off and one of them accident
ally fell through the opening in the
railing. The dirty wet rubber hit a
bald-headed man sQuarely on the top
Of his head. He turned around and
gazed at US long and hard. So did
everyone else. We made our escape
hurriedly with profuse blushes.-Ex-
change.
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1922-04-21
Expensive Spanking.

A Bloomfield, Iowa, woman while
talking to her husband over the long
distance from booth in that city
was repeatedly interrupted by her lit
tie son. He made so much noise and
became so unruly that she left the
receiver off the hook, grabbed the
youthful offender by the arm and took
him to the hall where she gave him a
regular old.fashioned spanking. She
then returned to the booth and COM
pleted the conversation without the
least interruption. At the finish She
became very angry because of the
charge for overtime, and insisted that
the time she spent spanking be de-
Quoted from the charge.-The North
WesterG Bell.
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1922-04-21
LEGEND MANY CENTURIES OLD
stery of the Wandering Jew" Has
seen Common to All Peoples
Sincc the Crucifixion.

It is an ancient legend that of the
Wandering Jew, and the earliest men,
ton I can find of it is said to be an
account related by an Armenian hish-
op in 1923. 1t has been exploited By
the novelist, the playwright, the poet
and the historian, for it is subject
replete with fascinating thrills.
Tales have differed as to the identity
of the Wandering Jew. One relates
that he was kartaphilos, a doorkeeper
in the Judgment hall Of Pontius PLATE,
who. when the Man of Sorrows was
passin. through, struck him, saying,
go on faster. Jesus, and the replywas,
'I am going. but thou shall tarry till
/ come again" A German legend takes
it up and relates that n the year 1547
the Jew appeared in Hamburg, giving
his name as Ahasuerus, saying that
he had been a shoemaker in Jerusalem
at the time of the crucifxion. When
Jesus paused at his door to rest the
cobbler pushed Him away, bidding
Him leave, TO which the reply was:
Truly I go away and that quickly,
but tarry thou till I come again"
And this tradition has it that the
condemned man, going from country
to country. speaking all languages
wandered throughout the centuries.
Eugene Sue depicts this artisan Of
Jerusalem as pale, with the single line
of his black brows crossing from tenn
pie TO temple, ever urged by the
avenging Deity, who cries, go on, go
on" but shows him as repentant and
with hope of final rest.-Frederic Has
Kin in the Chicago Daily News.
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1922-04-21
Mot So "l oonsvn After AL.

4 shrewd lunatic, an inmate of an
ASYLUM. had shilling which he hid one
day in a hole The attendant was
watching him, so he went after him to
the place. took the shilling and put a
sixpence in its stead. Next day the
patient came to see his shilling. and
when he examined it he said: You
must be in consumption. You're get
ting so small and pale
He put it h7ck into the hole.
The attendant, who had been watch
ing, went again. took the siSpence and
put a sovereign in its place. On the
following day, when the lunatic came
to see his coin. he looked at it and
said:
81 fear YOU have yellow jaundice
this time. I must take you home and
mind YOU" SO saying. he put the
sovereign in his pocket and kept it,
The war'ler is still studying the
profit and loss account.-London Ideas
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1922-04-21
General Was Vestryman
York Times, March 27.

New York Times, March 27.
A bronze tablet, dedicated to Rob-
ert Z. Lee, was unveiled yesterday at
st. Johns Episcopal church, Fort
Hamilton avenue and Goth street,
Brooklyn, of which General Lee was a
vestryman while stationed at Fort
Hamilton, 1912 to 1847, as lieuten-
ant of engineers. The dedication
ceremony was arranged by Mrs. Liv-
ihgston Rowe Schuyler, general pres
ident of the United Daughters of the
Confederacy, Of New York, the or
ganizat;on which presented the tab
let TO the church.
Brig. Gen. Grote Hutchinson, chief
of the New York intermediate bu-
reau, in the dedication address, spoke
of General Lee as one of the greatest
Americans. Mrs. Schuyler, who also
spoke, said Lee was one "of the
worlds immortals" who had done
more than any other man to bring
together a once divided country.
The organ that was in the church
when Lee was member, was used at
the services. In the yard of the
church is a tree which General Lee
planted