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Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1922-04-11
How to Make Pine
Cough Syrup at Home


Pine is used in nearly all prescrip-
tions and remedies for coughs. The
reason is that pine contains several
elements that have a remarkable
effect in soothing and healing the
mbrsnes of the throat and chest.
Pine cough syrups are combinations
OF pine and syrup. The syrup" part
is usually plain sugar syrup.
To make the best pine cough remedy
that money can buy, put 21q ounces
of Pinex in pint bottle, and I'll up
with home made sugar syrup. Or
YOU can use clarified molasses. honey,
or corn syrup. instead of sugar syrup.
Either way, YOU make a full pint
more than YOU can buy ready made
for three times the money. u 10
pure, good and tastes very pleasant.
You can feel this take hold of a
cough or cold in wsy that means
business. The cough may be dry,
hosrse and tight, or may be persist.
emily looee from the formation Of
phlegm. The cause is the same-in-
famed membranes-and this PineI
and Syrup combination will stop il
usually in "a hours or less. Splen-
did, too, for bronchial asthma, hoarse-
ness, or any ordinary throat ailment.
Pinex is highly concentrated COM
pound Of genuine Norway pine ex.
tract. and is famous the world over
for its prompt effect upon coughs.
Beware of substitutes. ASK your
druggist for "2H ounces of Pinex''
with directions, and don't accept any
thing else. Guaranteed TO give ALSO
lutte satisfaction or money refunded.
The Pinex Co. Fl. Wayne, Ind.
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ANSWERED LETTERS.

MR.. j.. Kindly give me recipe Tor
Hot Cross Buns TO make on Good FIJI
day" -
hwwer: Hot Cross Buns: To cups
of scaldcd milk add 1 cup Of graduated
sugar. 8 tablespoons Of butter, and z
teaspoons Of salt. When the milk has
cooled to the lute-warm stage, add 10
il 2 yeast cakes which you have pre-,
viously dissolved in one-hol1 cup OF
warm winter, II cups OF bread Hour, and
az teaspoon of ground cinnamon; stu
this mixture well, then add 10 IT well,
beaten eggs and ! VI cups Of dried ano
washed currants. Cover the bowl anc
let the mixture rise overnight. in Tho
morning turn the dough out onto youi
bread board, pat it down 10 three
quarters Of an inch in height, and cut
out buns with large-size biscuit cutter
Place these buns one inch apart "
creased baking pans, let them rise iol
about two hours, then brush over tho
tops OF them with beaten eggs and sugar
and make cross on each one witt
the dull edge Of a knife. Bake then
| 20 10 80 minutes in hot oven.
V. 4. rs IL proper for me 10 senc
out pink cards on which ! have writer
invitations 20 our first Wedding Ami
vermryg Also please tell me how r.
word this invitation, and give hints foi
table decoration"
Answer The pink cards win do very
| vel for on informal affair They should
read. "Mr and Mrs John Smith request
the pleasure of your company on thf
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1922-04-11

Wish that thing was turned on, "
thought he. "She would get good
ducking
Miss Kitten SAW the hose, too, and
she wondered what II was. "A little
mouse ran in there Just now" tibbed
long-suffering Mr.. Dog as he saw Miss
Kitten look at the nozzle. You bet
ter watch and catch II
Miss Kitten switched her tail and
down she sat, her eyes growing bigger
as she watched. never once did she
raise her eyes or she night have seen
Mr.. Man come out OF the barn and
turn on the water.
The next thing Miss Kitten knew
she was flying down the yard, wet e
the skin and frightened nearly on OF
her wits.
When she was safe on the Other
side OF the fence she peeked through
and saw Mr.. Dog wagglng his tail ant
/ looking very much pleased.
Some time later when Miss Hitter
returned to the yard she saw Mr.. Dos
curled up near the garden hose, bu
she did not go near him. Instead, sh'
kept close to the fence and Mr.. Do,
with one eye open saw her.
'She Is afraid of It, he said Nov
when ! want q quiet snooze, sinai
come out here She is afraid OF the hos
and as long as ! am near that she WI
let me alone. Why didn't thlni
of frightening her before. Well, tina
Young Dog was worth something afte
al, ne showed me how to get decen
1 sIeeD -
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1922-04-11
Efficient Housekeeping
BY Laura A. Kirknan

evening OF June the fifth Of 8 o'clock
TO celebrate their Cotton Wedding"
Decorate your table as follows: Make
doiics out OF cotton batting, edging
them with silver paint; these mats
should be large enough 10 extend be
yond plates, glasses, etcetera, when the
table is set. For the centerpiece, have
basket covered with the cotton and
filed with white flowers. Small fayors
might be wrapped in pieces Of cotton
tied with white ribbon, and laid at each
plate.
"TroubledY": Can you help me with
my plants? How can / rid the dirt
Of the little white worms which work on
the roots until they draw all the SAP
from the plant and cause the leaves u
drop off while still green? After the
leaves dropped of my plantsl invest H.
gated and found these wOrns."
Answer: Lime water is the remedy
Tor earth worms. Stick holes IN thu
earth, way 20 the bottom, and then poui
on clear lime water till it stands on 'ol
of the earth. The worms will craw
up to escape il, and you should ther
kill them as they appear. Lirnewatei
il also used n sweeten sour earth; ndc
0ne-half a cup Of IL 10 pots IN which
you suspect tho earth is sour. You car
either buy tho limewater ready-rnade
from any drug store, or you can make
IL yourself az follows: Pour one gallon
Of boiling water upon a lump ~ quick
lime the sire of two baseballs. stir hard
let settle, then pour of the clear "; Ter
and bottle u. Corking tightly.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1922-04-11
My Marriage Problems
Adele Garrson's New Phase of
Revelations of a Wife
Coryr,xht Newspaper Feature serxtco Ino

Copyright 1921 by Newspaper Feature Service. Ina

Lillian and her associates in the destruc-
ton Of it And from long association
with her had learned that Of all things
she feared most the premature seizure
or even alarming oil the men or women
whom the government agents were
| tracking.
Give them plenty Of rope" let the
smaller fry lend VA to the lag fellows
| had heard these words from her lips
so often it WIS impossible for me to for
get them or fail to act upon them; |
was fairly certain that Smith had
| recognized me but WAS counting upon
his own disguise to fool my eyes. Still,
told myself, one never could be abso-
lutely sure of anything with 10 cunning
a criminal and | chafed with impa-
tience at the delay that was keeping me
from Lillian, even though 1t were OF my
own making.
Let's Go Home"
well, here comes the bride" Dicky
yawned as the garage repair car came
noisily down the road. "H they start
that blasted car without any trouble,
III kick them or it, don't particularly
care which"
One of the garage men, stocky chap
with humorous twist to his mouth, got
out of the repair car, went over &c
Dicky's, climbed in, and pressrd the
starter. tried it again, got out and went
10 the rear of the car.
How about your gas7" he asked
; Indicator says there's somc," Dicky
replied, .,
Did YOU turn on your emergency
Dickv looked nj him blankly.
Never thought of that, rs long as the
indicator registered as much AS that,
he answered.
The stocky man did not snort aloud
but his face expressed the utmost con
, tempt for amateur motorists In gen
erd as he turned a lever on the gas tank
went back TO he wheel again, and aftcl
, two or three trials set the motor Z,
purring.
BETTER get some gas before You &
much further" he advised, AS he climbed
? into his own car again. That emer
gcncy won't carry you very many miles >
: He drove of in CHATTER that EN-
, phasi,ed the tense silence in which
b Dicky looked after the retreating car,
did not dare to let even hint al q
smile appear, although the look upor
nv husbands face WAS distinctly mIrth'
melting
4 Welt III he darnedF'' Dicky said a
: last. Come on, let's 60 home. TIT
4 treat is certainly on me this time, bu
a if you ever spill this may your lucky sta
+ help you"
4 Cro be continued
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He'd me fcrst. II begins with NJ but
you'd never CESS II ia 900 ycers, do
YOU think You could9
want "a reedk Sod pop.
There's letters in Il and the ferst
one il NJ, but wouldent give you
another hint II YOU tried 20 drag u
tout OF me with wild horses. 80 there =
no use truying. sed ma.
I've started this base ball story z
times and now I'm starting It agin. sed
/ 0Op
/ ! can sec rite throo Your pcrtenled
indifferents, you'd give enthing II you
| onv knew wat the secret pass wcrd H.
sed ma, and pop jumped up saying
+ Ncc gods, # enybody asks for mo In
down in the parlcr rceding the paper
IN peeoe. Which he went down to do
ma saving, lie cant fool me, he's jest
diving to know and he's mad because
wont tell.
Wich maybe he was and ] startec
10 CESS words betinning with NJ, bu
ma wouldent even anser me weathel
WAS rite or ronc.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1922-04-11
HOW THE GARAGE MAN
SET DlCKY RIGHT

pioky glanced at me quickly with
m much concern in his face that had
hard work Ia keep from showing my
consc,ousners Of the rusc ! had played;
For knew that l was not nervous. and
that only. my fear for his safety which
| could not display had urged my
REQUEST 20 wal, for him TO come home
with me.
poor girl" he said softly. ~ suppose
YOU must he done upJ Well! WITH
sudden drop into playfulness, II She
wants great, big strong man 10 take
care Of her she shall have hlm. but IL
strikes me you've changed your tune
lately"-with a quirzical look. 1ou
weren't so anxious for my company a
little while back. r..,
Don't DickyV said with niue
shiver. creeping closer to him, glad that
he could not guess the shiver TO be rs
much from fear for him of the man smith
rs IL was from the recollection ot the ugly
quarrel We had Just had.
AN right won't say another word
Just rest here" and he,pulled me down
beside him on the grass bank and al lusted
my head to the comfortable hollow oi
his shoulder. And rs he kept his vow
of silence | had time 20 pull myself
together and arrange the facts | had
learned in orderly fashion for presenta-
tion To Lillian, and 20 plan my cours'
IN regard 20 Dicky and the new compll'
cation which had arisen in the uneN,
pected advent upon our neighporhoo0
horizon ni the man Smith.
one thing stood ont peremptor1ly. IN
der no circumstances must | iet lhckN
know of Smiths proximity. knew tha'
ne was still smarting under the sting OF
having let Smith escape after tying the
man up in the woods near the reservoir
II he should guess that Smith was II
the neighborhood. nothing could keeI
him from gong after the man again anc
turning him over to the authorities
Waiting for Repairs.
Aside from the danger there would III
for plckv IN an encounter with so dan
gerous and desperate man-ior knew
pickv too we'll to think that he would &c
ANYTHING save rush for Smith single
handed was far from sure that LII
han wanted Smith apprehendcd as vet
Although my friend -charactensucalN
closc-mouthed rs 20 the real nature q
the problem she was working out -ha'
sand little 20 Justify my belief, vet ! WA
surc that smith and the man who ha'
50 frightened Katie were hut Cogs IN
machine so Internal, 50 deadly, 80 men
acin, rs 70 tax the utmost powers q
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1922-04-11
Mr.. DOGLEARNS SOMETHING.

Little Miss Kitten was full of mischief
there was no doubt about IL. And it
was poor old Mr.. Dog that suffered most
from her tricks He could not take a
nap in the sun since Miss Kitten had
come there 10 live, because she was sure
20 spy him and begin playing with his
tail
His meals were no longer n plea sure
for Miss Kitten was very spry and often
she would run and Jump right into the
dish, sometimes eating up most Of the
good things before Mr.. Dog could poke
her out
But one day younger dog came
there TO live and Miss Kitten did not
have things all her own way, for Young
Dog could run and he often chased
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1922-04-11
LITTLE BENNY'S
NOTEBOOK
By Lee Pa p

Ma got letter today making hor
all ixcited and wen pop came home
she sed, Wat do you sippoes. William
I've bin elected mcmter Of the Daw-
tiers of Clcopsttera.
Fine, good for YOU, sed pop hanging
up his hat, and ma scd, must say
you're not very enthusiastic over Il.
Meny n calm exterior hides blazing
volcano, sed pop hanging up his coat.
And after slppir he started TO reed
the spoarting page, and ma sed, The
password TO get into the next meeting
was in the letter, and there was q
postkript saving To bern the letter
immeeditly, os OF corse did. and now
there's no chance of anybody heer know
ing the password but me.
G4atestuff, sed pop reeding the spoart-
ing page, and ma sed. Don't you wish
YOU knew the secret password?
No, sed pop.
Nillyum, YOU do so. sed ma, car
see rite thrroo YOU, you're bcrning Il
know. hut ! wouldent tell You # vol
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1922-04-11

Kitten up tree and kept her there for
n long time.
He sometimes ate up all her milk,
and once he poked her out of nice
soft place be had for a bed on an old
coat in the barn and went 70 sleep
there himself. Mr.. Dog noticed that
Miss Kitten did not dare bother Young
Dog as she did him and while he was
not able 20 chase her as Young Dog
could, he decided he would make her
afraid of him, for he could plainly
see that Miss Kitten was afraid OF
Young Dog.
just how he should do this Mr. Dog
did not know. but one day while he
was asleep near the barn, along came
Miss Kitten. Mr.. Dog had one eye
open and he saw her and at the same
time he saw the garden hose lying on
the ground near by.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1922-04-11
TRY SULPHUR ON
AN ECZEMA SKIN
Costs Little and Orercomes Trouble
Almost Over Night

Any breaking out ~ tho skin. even
nery, itching ecZemR. can bo quickly
'overcome b. applying Mentho Sulphur.
declares noted skin specialist Be
cause 81 lie germ destroying proper
tics. this sulphur preparation instant
~ brings ease from skin irritation.
roOthos and heals the eczema right
up and leaves the skin clear and
smooth.
IL seldom fails 20 relieve the torment
without delay. Sufferers from skin
trouble should obtain small Jar OF
/ Men,ho-Sulphur from any good
1 druggist and use ~ like cold cream.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1922-04-11

recipe for Baked Cabbsge2"
Answer. Baked Cabbage: Soak =
head Of cabbage for one hour IN cod
water, then cut if up into small pieces
and boil these pieces, until tender. ~
water 10 cover. Drain the cooked
cabbage and place IL in Casserole on
baking dish, pouring over IT the follow
ing sauce: Stir I teaspoon Of Hour INTO
tablespoon Of melted butter ~ n
small saucepan on the range, and then
add | cup Of sweet milk and salt and
pepper TO season we'll. When you have
added this sauce 10 the cabbage, cover
all with bread crumbs and bake one
hour in moderate oven.
Tomorrow The Runner on Your
Living Room Table
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1922-04-11
SUNDAY SCHOOL UNION MEETS
Nineteen Churches Represented al
Gathering In West Presbyterian
Church.

Representatives of nineteep churches
gathered at the meeting OF New Castle
County Graded Sunday School Union
in West Presbyterian Church last
night.
Miss Nan +. Weeks, OF the Baptist
Publication Society. of Philadelphia,
and Chiidren's Department Worker OF
the Pennsylvania Sunday School As
ISOLATION was the principal speaker
The Easter message formed the sub
ject OF discussion.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1922-04-11
w "A K " IN G.!

" "A K MN G!
Not an ysast viii give the desired results There
certain types of yeast which have absolutely
medicinal value. BY insisting the genuine
IRONlZED YEAST, and refusing cheaper irni-
tations or substitutes you can be that you
taking a vitanaine tonic treatment which Is
un.urpasxed in effectiveness, convenience and
genuine health-building value
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1922-04-11
And Puts New "Pep" and Energy
in Thin, Nervous Rundown Folks

If yun thin and feel tired ont all the tirneor II Yen
and yom skin msred with pimples or.othe
blernshcsyou need only TO try taking tw,
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1922-04-11

Chap who married eleven women
evidently wanted the freedom OF the
yoke.-Philadelph Inquirer.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1922-04-11

EREEI Nail cr3~ A-
i NAAs low Tor Ama,-
ing Three Dry Trial 7 Treatment
Of IRONiZED YEAST Watch
the Resuifsl
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1922-04-11
The Sandman Story
BY Abby Phillips Walker

Copyright 1921 Yok
The Washington times., 1922-03-31
COUNSEL ASKS
MORSE CHARGE
/ Be DISMISSED
Defendants Decline to Plead to
indictments Alleging
I Conspiracy.

Charles w. Morse, former presi-
Gent of the Virginia Shipbuilding
Corporation; his three sons. and
eight other defendants today refused
20 plead to the indictments charging
they had defrauded the Government
and the United States Shipping
Board.
Counsel for Mr.. Morse and the
other DEFENDANTS filed demurrers to
the Indictments and q motion that
they be Quashed, asserting there had
been no justification for their hav-
lng been drawn by District Attorney
Peyton Gordon. They asked to be
heard on the demurrers and motion.
and Chief Justice Mccoy set next
Friday for argument.
$. Besides Mr.. Morse and his three
oons, Irwin A.. Harry F., and Ben
5anin w. Morse, the defendants are
George M. Burditt, Nehemiah H.
Campbell, Rupert M. Much, Philip
Reinhardt, Leonard D. Christie, Will
Ham w. Scott, Richard o. White and
Col. II. Livingston.
The defendants were called for ar
raignment before Chief Justice Nc
Coy in Criminal Division No. /, Dis
trict Court. at 10 O'Clock this morn
ing. They are specifically charged
with conspiracy to defraud the Gov
ernment and the United States Ship
ping Board in the handling of con-
tracts for vessels during the world
war.
In the motions for the quashing
Of the indictments, II was claimed
that at the time Of the alleged Of
fense. April 10, 1917, the United
States was only a stockhelder Of the
United States Shipping Board and
Emergency Fleet Corporation and
that the defrauding of the Shipping
Board, II such was done, would not
be a criminal act against the United
States.
Attorney Wilton ]. Lambert fur
The Washington times., 1922-03-31
RATS EAT SCHOOL BOOKS
AND ROB PUPILS OF CASH

HAVERSTRAW. N. Y. March 81.
Pied Piper. resurrect thyself!
The mayor. the high school
"marms" and the board Of educs
ton want you. need you. yearn
for you.
Every day, so the board has been
advised, seven army corps OF rats
frolic in the high school rooms,
driving the teachers to lofty
perches, and convulsing the $50
students with laughter.
Every night the rodents foray In
the library. the desks, and the gym
nasium lockers. filling themselves
with history, and the three RS. In
the last two weeks they have
gnawed the civil war out of 100
American history books, and de-
stroyed a store of Information re.
garding the parsing of a sentence
and simple algebra.
While the juniors were in gym
rasium yesterday a squad Of pests
carried away all the money in their
pockets-something like $35 in cur
rency.
And o. Pied Piper. the rats
wouldn't be so bad. IL they weren't
infested with f1eas.
One Of the fleas got on teacher
several days ago-and well, 1t was
awful.
The Washington times., 1922-03-31
U. S. FORMALLY NOTIFIES
OF TREATY RATIFICATION

The United States today sent of.
ficial notification to the other powers
Of the Washington conference that
the Senate has completed ratification
Of the conference treaties.
AS soon as the ratification com
pleted by other powers a date will he
set for the exchange of ratifications,
after which the treaties actually be-
come effective.
State Department officials de.
clared that the Harding -Brandevee
reservation attached to the four
power Pacific treaty would make
no difference" as the reservation
was not IAN amendment to the
treaty itself" The reservation
stipulates that the treaty does net
constitute an alliance between this
county, Great Britain. Japan and
France, and that there is no com.
mitment to the use of armed force
implied in It,
The Washington times., 1922-03-31

they find a market for It. the skeins
In the net being spread for their de
struction by the Federal Govern
ment tighten. Moving steadily, yet
without undue haste. the agents Of
tie prohibition enforcement squads
are tightening their nets.
It 10 believed tho seaplanes ex-
pected to be used in the campaign.
equipped with powerful search
lights, will follow the liquor SNUG.
glers from the Bahama islands,
where they load their, precious car
goes, and, sweeping the Intervening
waters with rays Of light from which
the liquor boats cannot escape, will
signal their whereabouts to the chas
ing Government boats, enabling
them to swoop down upon the Illicit
traders and catch them redhanded
before they are enabled to slip into
the protection of inlets and coves
which abound along the coast. and
The Washington times., 1922-03-31
Asks Books for Mountaineers.

Tho bringing Of books to communi-
ties where they are "a precious find.
and where the opportunity to gain
any education is a gold mine," was
explained at q meeting Of the City
Clubs education group last night by
Miss Jennie Burkes, of Lincoln Me-
mortal University. She explained
that the school, in the heart of the
Cumberland mountains, was not
State operated, and was badly in need
of funds to carry book learning" to
the mountaineers.
The Washington times., 1922-03-31

unloading their cargoes. scatter them
to the four winds.
Destruction of the small boats and
breaking up their part In the, traf-
fic, 1t is believed, will practically
eliminate the smuggling % Tar -
this vicinity is concerned. ~ tho
larger boats 60 around to New Or
leans or Mobile. or further UP the
North coast.
Wherever II goes. the fact n ad-
mitted that the rum smuggling 10 a
huge and lucrative business, In
which there are men with brains big
enough to successfully manage bet
ter Undertakings and that their sys-
tenn is well nigh perfect.
The Washington times., 1922-03-31
THE HON. MRS. JOHN FoRTEsCUE.

ther asserts in his motion that the
indictments fail to allege what
amount of money, If any, was due
from the defendants to the Shipping
Board or Fleet Corporation.
He said the indictments further
fail to show that the defendants ever
sought or attempted to withhold
from the Shipping Board any sums
of money whatever to which the
board or Fleet Corporation might be
entitled by reason of any sale or
other disposition Of any material in
the hands Of the defendants.
The Washington times., 1922-03-31
ROBBED WOMAN TELLS OF
POKER GAMES BY SCORE

CHICAGO, March 31.--Names Of
scores of flats in Chicago's gold
coast district where poker games for
women flourish were revealed to
police today by Mrs. Julia Magden.
The woman, who was a victim Of
an $4,000 hold-up when she and five
guests engaged in n poker game
were robbed, declared she believed
the affair was a "frame-up" by
gang OF poker sharps who had been
preying on wealthy widows.