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The New York herald., 1922-11-26
The Man Who Tried to Forget

But / know man To whom it is hell
To whom all the beauty of these hills and
great valleys, the stiffness and peace of
this land are but torment. He came here
to seek a refuge in life, to get away from
the world Not because he hated that
world-rather, he loved it. But he had lost
his place there, fallen from a great height
He wants to forget that he had ever been
such a man-and he can't
He is known as the Doc" Hundreds of
old timers, slews of men. who would be
unable to distinguish between a scalpel
and catheter, are called Doc" out here;
it's the pet sobriquet of the wids. But this
man tried to disown it: he fought to be
called anything rather than that, but an
accident fastened it to him forever
a high rigger cut himself down. When
picked UP he was but a ragbag of bones
The logging crew were discussing whether
it wouldn't be kindness to put him out of
his misery. Then. up the hill climbed the
timekeeper
In the settlement down by the sea. the
real doctor gave his opinion, the high rig
ger had just been removed from the
stretcher: He will live" said this hospital
man, but it's a damn lucky thing you
had doctor right here on the spot
The loggers looked at each other Doc
tor? We amt got no doctor This feller
here them things on his legs
and the sewing him UP that stuff
was done by our timekeeper.
Great Godi Do you mean to tell
me" but here the doctor suddenly bit
down on his lip. well, anyway" he
assured the loggers. 'this man will get
WE'LL"
Back in his office he sat there staring
long at the wall. His diploma was framed
over his desk He pronounced the Latin
words sadly: e. . UniUersitds.
Poor devil Poor devil."
The matron swished past the door, and
the doctor called out: They have some
queer customers out here In the wilds.
haven't they, Matron?"
Yes. Doctor" came the soft voice. "all
kinds of men come to these parts"
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Continued from Preceding Page.

make a snug berth for themselves in this
maelstrom Of life.
But, "come one, come ALL" if they want
1t. they can all find contentment. These
camps of the coast despite the almost
savage strain Of their work are the most
peaceable spots 1 have found on earth
Men come here to work for a cure
Struthers, the man who drives the War
Eagle" here. is a former Royal Flying
Corps captain. He had been flying booze
too much money. had a row with his wife
and-after crash" where he had 1oated
the best part of night on a log in the
Straits of Juan de Fuca-he decided to pull
out of the game. Now he is running a
launch. towing log booms at the rate OF
one mile in two hours. striking contrast
in speed in the two lives of this man,
Reds" the push" of No 3 camp. is
loud in his praise: THAT boys wonder
He's all hell let loose when it comes to
machinery. Makes the old War Eagle
run as sweet as a watch. Yeah! Taking
it easy out here in the woods, get
tin line on himself"
The push shook his head and smiled
warmly: yeah! An 1 hear his girls
gonna come back to him. That's fine
amt it?"
/ came up to No. camp one night on
the Countess" (she. was burned to her
plimsoll two days ago and sank under
Jakko. her Australian skipper, who swan
to shore and crawled up the banks, laugh
ingi prospector sat in her cockpit. an
Irishman with pale. washed out, blue eyes
And, as he talked, his gaze searched the
mountains, peaks like spear points OF
metal, molten. violet. almost trans
parent in the golden powder of sunset.
Grub stake" explained this seeker for
gold. I've been digging holes in the
caribou country; ran out OF
chuck. :"
He pulled a pill box out of his pocket
pinch of brass colored blobs lay at its
bottom: "Got that out of three pans!"
The man beside me grunted excitedly
and the Irishman shook his gray head:
"Yep an I'm going in there next spring
I. going to hit it this time"
The Chinaman sneered and voiced hi:
version of all human hope. "One dlollaf
to-day, fifty dlollah tomorrow"
But the prospector had removed himself
from our presence Somewhere in that
tumbled maze on the skyline he was mount
ing a trail, revisi.ing some crystal cleai
stream; and with us in the boat there
remained but his time weary battered ex
terror This was a long time ago, and
wondered that night how he would fare il
the logging camps during the winter
whether he would manage to lay by enough
to purchase his grub stake" and if tn.
next spring would see him in the hills tha
he loved following his dreams, in the Carl
bou country.
Two hours later l had ceased to fear fo
this wanderer l knew he had come into
heavenl Picture this scene:
Sunset, like flames tapping the rim of
great bowl of blue mountains; darl
plaque of lake water, and the houseboat
of No. camp--a tiny cluster of yellow a
the foot of sheer wall of green forest
the cookhouse, &c. with its French range
in an immaculate galley. An'
cookiel Cookie, in his little white suit
waving his arms. jumping here, jumping
The New York herald., 1922-11-26

The Islands of Magic" (Harcourt, Brace
& Coz. which Elsie Spicer Eells has col
lected during a sojourn in the Azores, are
full OF fresh spirit. They are retold in
the simple and direct manner of the orig
inals. and they have close relation to
the peasant life and beliefs. to their shrewd
knowledge Of their world. which is yet
always kindly, faithful and sincere. The
book Is quite unusually attractive because
of this quality. which has been so success
fully retained. One may mention the clever
drawings in line by E. L. Brock as an
additional attraction.
Parker Fillmore has long made folklore
his particular study, and he has written
stories for children that bear the test of
adult interest too. Mighty Mikko, Fin
nish Folk and Fairy Tales" (Harcourt,
Brace & Coy. Is a fat volume full of treas
The New York herald., 1922-11-26
Derelicts Who Live Like Kings

handed juggler The aroma of roasting
fresh meat.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1922-07-19
DOVER RESIGNATION IN;
SPO|LSMEN RAID ENDS
President Shuts Door on Place
Hunters Who SWarmed
Outside Treasury.

Washington. July 19-Polt'os nos
been permanently adjourned In the
conduct OF the financial department 7
tho Government and plaoc huntors
will have TO find some other payroll
10 stack up against.
The President slammed the Treasury
door shut against politicinns intent
on raiding It by announcing the reeig-
nation of Elmer G. Dover M Assistant
Secretary OF tho Treasury.
Tho tender OF Mr.. Dover's rcrlgna-
ton naturally was regarded os n VIC
tory for Secretary OF tho Treasury
Mellon over tho combined Congress
sional and political influences which
havo waged war on him for many
months. The casus belli declared by
the politicians agoipst Mr.. Mellon wac
due to his insistence that business
efficiency rather than political activi-
tiee be tho test OF official merit
From the very outset of his admin.
lstration Mr.. Mellon, whose expert
enc In business has been both com
prehensive md succeasful. bns re
sisted tho efforts Of professiona
politicians to compel him 10 set asld.
worthy and competent eubordinates {
make room for men whose sole CLAIM
to recognition was duo to their 20
litical energies In tho interest OF ma
tional and Congregational candidate
who sought 20 reward them
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1922-07-19
DEATHS

OH RAMBLER In this city. on Ju,y l..
1922, Joseph II Chandler.
Relatives friends. Boilcrmakcrs' onion.
No AGA, and employees OF Pussy 4 Jones
shipyard arc invited 10 view the remains
on "Wednesday eNening. July ~. after 5
gSsss 500 w ssg s rsSSenss 81 Mrs Sel6y
Thur sday afternoon at ? 80 O'Clock al
silverhrook cemetery. Funeral strictly
private
hlRsCHNER-on July is. 1922 Alexis J,
kirschner. aged - years
Funeral and interment private az Phil
Sdvlphia. Pa
pOSTLts ON July Is. 1922. Annie s
wife Of John i. POstles. In her 65th
krlatives friends, memhrrs of star OF
Delaware Lodge. No. !. : OF h. Waneta
Council No s. ID OF u and Court Dia-
mond No J. % g : are invited 10 at
tend the funeral services at her late resi-
dence. Maryland avenue and Race street
Richardson PARK. on Saturday afternoon.
luly ~ at ? o'clock. Interment at
klNcrview cemetery
pRoCHNOW In this city. on July 10
iN22 Mary a. widow OF William A
rrochnow aged 20 years
RelaliNes and friends are invited to at
tsnd the funeral services a. her late resi-
dencc ~ North Br0ome street. on
saturday afternoon at > O'Clock. In
terment at kivvryiew cemetery.
NlHptN In this city. on July IS. 1922
9corgr Il. Nirden. aged - years.
Relatives friends and members OF Fair
fss Lodge. No =. 1 q q. .. are invited
a. attend the funeral services AT hi. lat
residence. 30a East Twenty fourth street.
On Friday afternoon. July ~. at 2 Ri
% clock. lntermcnt at Silverbrook GENE.
tefy
WALTER-fn this city. on July Is
1922 William y Walter
Relatives and friends. Peerless Conclaye
NO 40. HeptssophH or : W NJ. are
invited 90 attend the funeral services a,
bis late residence. sos Wost street. on
Friday afternoon al 2 o'clock. Whining.
ton time. luterment at Green Mount
c,mctery Ncsr Chester. Pa
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1922-07-19

To Qeak ut Temple Beth Emeth,
Friday Night.

On Friday evening, at tho Temple
Emeth. the second Of the epecial
sabbath services will Re held with
Rabbi Jacob s. Raisin officiating. The
first one proved 10 be very popular
with the members OF the jewish COM
munitv. one OF the largest a~ttendnnces
OF the year being there
The rabbi for this week II . former
member Of the STAFF Of lecturers OF the
Board Of Education OF New York City
and 10 known to the subscribers OF the
Jewish Publication Society OF America
AZ TIA author OF Tho Haaka1a Move
ment.- Issued by tina society q few
yDR4<qe. RanAt RaaaRA lac bad ~
experience asn chaplain. having serv-
ed IN hat capacity AZ Camp Greene.
y. c; Camp Jackson. 8. c., and the
I. $. Navy Yard at Charleston, while
al the present time ne IS acting chap
lain az the Marine Barracks a; PARTS
Island aud the destroyer fleet in
Charleston harnor. He IS rabbi Of
the Beth Elohim synagogue at
Charleston. a Masonic lodge chaplain
in hat city and has aleo lectured
under the auspices OF the Art Club. the
Century Club and the Public Forum,
there.
His VISIT here has created con-
siderable interest. and as the public,
ss well as the congregation members
are invited 10 the services. the at
tendance this week Will no doubt be
larger h that OF the past week.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1922-07-19
OBITUARY.
winini m J. Gilbert.

William ]. Gilbert. ~ years old. of
North East, Md. formerly OF this city.
died In Union Hospital. I3lkton, On
Monday. following an illneas result
ing from blood poisoning. The funeral
will be held tomorrow afternoon Mt
2.30 o'clock. with services at his late
residence, Hillside Lodge, North East.
and intermont I'm tho North Tnst
Methodist cemetery.
Mr.. Gilbert was Mt one time connect
cd with Lippincott a Co. and with the
Stier Piano Co. in this city. Three
years ago he returned TO North East
and conducted tho Cecil Hotel. While
In wilmington no lived NJ 2i0s Jeffcr-
son street. He IL survived by his wife
his mother, Mrs. Rcbecca Gilbert: one
sister, Niles Ella Gilbert: n son. Jack
Gilbert; and three brothers, Leslie
Edward and Charles Gilbert. Mre
Agnes Hanby OF 23l0 jefferson stree.
and Miss Ella King OF Newport arr
aunts and Mrs. Ethel Grothous OF 1906
| Lincoln street is Il cousin.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1922-07-19
RIPPLING RHYMES.
BY Walt Mason.
BARDS AND

To the bard. sercnely singing,
! remarked, You're loafing
there, while the husbandmen
are bringing corn and turnips
20 the fair. Oh, the farmers
raise their squashes. build the
barn and crib and byre. while
the poet only sloshes tinhorn
music from his Tyre. And the
farmers feed the masses. and
they make the world go round.
but the poet, as he passes,
merely deals in empty sound"
Said the bard, The busy
granger. as he tolls from day to
day, as he fills the yawntng
manger with the homo grown
brands Of hay, quotes the mes
sage Of the singers, quotes ths
poets cheer-up dope, thinking
that the bards are dingers, CIV
ing courage, pep and hope. Let
us then be up and doing quotes
the farmer, as he plows; still
achieving. still pursuing feed
ing hogs and milking COWS. And
the poets words inspire him as
he labors all day long, and /
fear you'd only tire him II you
robbed him Of his song. Oh, we
work in divers manners, as the
bright days come and go; some
r born 10 carry banners. some
are born 10 shovel snow: and
no man should view his neigh
bors with a sneering sort OF
mirth. saying, Useless are your
labors-why not tumble off the
earth?'
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1922-07-19
TWO COMPANIES TO
Be DROPPED FROM
FIRE DEPARTMENT
Decision Means Elimination OF
T~wsnty-six Mon From City
Pay Roll.


A A result Of city Councils failure
o. appropriate sufficient funds for the
ma,ntainanco OF tho fire department
at It's present strength OF thirteen
companies the directors Of the Depart
ment Of Public Safety Yesterday after
noon voted unanimously for n reduo-
ton Il the organization. effective
August IS, eliminating ono truck COM
pany and ono engine company. This
cut will ~nccessitate the dropping OF
20 employees officers and - men.
The Department OF Public Safety
In preparing its budget for the Fire
bureau for the current flecal year
rctitioned city Council for ss34s.e24.
Council IN ening over the estimate elm
mated s5s.22t. allowing the depart
ment $685.. 900. II was because OF this
cut that the curtuilmcnt OF the fire
lighting force vac necessary.
The boards action viii eliminate de-
~partmentai expense total!nG S4s 900.
on this amount S3s 400 will be saved
IN salaries while tho remainder VIII
be saved In overhead expense.
The Iire Bureau had asked for $780,
600 az the average cost OF each COM
pany This Amount In tho lowest OF
any paid department In the United
States. 10 k said. AZ present outside
~ Wilmington the lowest amount al
lowed per company is In Albany. n,
Y. whore they are allowed s2s. 900
the higheet ss Newark. y. J. with s59.-
coo. This makes u douhly n~cceasary
that some cut he made In the depart
ment since Council has curtailcd q
minimum budget.
Tho following shows the nre situa
zion IN other cities in Wilmington's
class:
Wilmington. 1lo.l6s population
~ 90 square miles ~ area: number OF
companies. 10; men, 1888; average
malntcnapce per company. SEQ sos
total annual. s2ab 600.
Trenton. y J. 100. 900 population
eight squarc miles; - companies: 2Os
men. maintenance. s2S.2S0 per com
pauy total. S3e7 600.
Albany. y. Y. lis,44a population
iai square miles: "a companies: 90,
men; $3.50 I average per company
total. s3e2. gao.
camden. y J.. ii6.sos population
10 square miles Ia companies: 10.
mon; t2S.iai. average per company
to'al $40; goo.
Elizabeth. y. j.. $4,000 population;
@; square miles; 10 companies; lS:
mcn so. e99 per company, total
te96 800
Hartford. Conn, i<6,o55 population
- square miles. 20 companies; 7st
men; average per company, S2s. sei
total, S59S.S2b.
The Boards ArtIcn.
The resolution as accepted yaoterthN
DID not specify what companies shcul,
IL dropped, nor what steps should b
taken 90 determine these compA MET
However. IL Is very likely TINT Chic
l.utz's opinion viii be relied upon 81
the matter. vh%~O1peo .4eAanscr
cstvd persons. IL that FkstGr VCfhpan,
No 3 and Engine Company No.
could best ~ eliminated.
The resolution calling for the reduc
ton IN the force was presented by Di
rector William y. Mesear. IL Wa
passed without any discussion
The resolution follows
Whereas. THE Councr- a IN
Mayor and Council ~ Wilmington
has not seen It's "a clear 20 provid
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1922-07-19
PLAYGROUND
TO HAVE FLAGP0lE
Many Of the Residents Arc Con-
tributing to the Facill-
ties There.

The Wilmington Reoreational Girls
Club was unable TO contest with the
Seventh Ward Girls baseball team at
tho Clayton Neighborhood Association
grounds last night on account OF the
rain. The shower stopped in time
however, for the band concert to be
given and for an exhibition OF gym
nastics by the children OF tho play
ground.
The boys and girls OF the Clayton
Ncighborhood Association, under the
direction OF Miss Essie Money. play
ground leader, displayed their ability
IN apparatus exercises and playground
games. a May pole dance was a feat
ure at the entertainment.
During the exercises J. Norris Rob
~!nson's Philharmonic Band entertained
1900 residents OF hat section OF the
city. The instrumental music wac en-
HANGED by Mrs. J. Ralph Woodmansey.
soloist. who sang Mrs. Orth's compo-
s!t!on. "Our Flag"
The sand pile, which has been cov-
cred over. wac done so through the
aid Of David Dangle. n contractor who
s~upeyvised the work and gave half of
the ~rubbcrized shingles which Dot the
structure. William Woodmansey was
The donor OF the remainder OF the
shingles. and Patrick F'ahey gave the
lumber, paint and naila Many other
men OF the neiahborhood aided IN the
work.
The next ambition of the association
Is 10 erect a fisgpole and ways and
meane are being discussed as 10 how
70 raise the necessary money. The
girls baseball game. which has beer
postponed until next week will be
used as a means OF raising part OF this
money.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1922-07-19

manned open for tho rest Of tho day.
Mr.. Callahan arrived at 4.1b. II was.
OF course. too late In tho dGy to COM
municntc with tho seventeen appli-
eants by mail. ana tho possibilities
were hat rho men could not BIO found
Mt that late hour on Saturday.
mfr. Callahan decided that It would
DO just M well II no spent Sunday
morning looking these men up and
interviewing them. Hc called on all
seventeen. Six promised to be at the
bureau at 7.3o Monday morning. In
to facilitate matters the bureau
was opened mt TVS. At 745 two OF
the men arrived ready for tho dc
parture. -Four special delivery cards
were sent for tho men not reporting
and were delivered within n half hour
after being sent, but not one ma yet
has reported TO the Office. Mr.. Gala
han left Mt $50 with two men.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1922-07-19

up to July I. the Service Citizens
has spent on tho Employment Bureau
$6,442.21. During tho winter when
the industrial situation was acute the
bureau did valuable work. Altogether
we have placed 1879 people In per-
manent or temporary positions. II
wo could hnve continued being OF
real service. we would havo boon
happy to do 20.
Il must thank the general public
for its splendid spirit during tho
critical days and especially tho news
papers OF the city. for tho immense
help they have boon to us from the
beginning"
Men who have been out Of work
for a long time hnvc refused 10 accept
cept positions IN pretext or an
other when notified OF them by the
bureau. In n instance n mar who
had been out OF work for a year and
a half was told OF an opening for
h locomotive crane operator nj Mil
ford. paying q salary of $40 "A week.
but refused to take up tho work be-
Cause 1T was too far from home
On another occasion n mar who had
been notified OF n lnboring sob on July
IL did not como into the Office until
July ~. and when asked why he had
not reported more promptly insisted
that he had only that day received this
notification card. He further argued
that the bureau had no authority &c
send for him for n labor job, az he
was n carpenter. When his case was
looked up II was found that he was
Registered AZ Anything" indicating
that no war without n trade.
In describing conditions Mt thu
bureau, Miss Smith snid: AN oppor
tunity AT Aetna Nut Company, South
ington, Conn.,, was received for az many
workmen as possible-wages 32 cent
per ton to s1.45 per ton. according
90 the size OF tho furnace. approx
mate wages IS per day. No labo
Struubls threatened. Through tn
press and by the notification card an,
announcements in tho Office this jo'
was announced. Seventeen mon signe
up for tho Job.
"a telegram was received from IN
plant on Saturday informing VIZ tina
MIR. Callahan. employment manager
would arrive In Wilmington aonc tim
during the day. Up untll oon n
'hed not arrived. so the bureau re
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1922-07-19
EMPLOYMENT OFFICE
WILL CLOSE TODAY
Because Many Persons offered
Work Have Turned Down
the Offero.

Because Of tho refusal OF somc of
the unemployed In Wilmington to take
positions offered to them, tho Public
Employment Bureau. In the old City
Hall, will 10 closed this afternoon ut
$50 o'clock. by order Of DR.. Joseph II.
Odell, director OF tho Service Citizens
Delaware. under whose manage
ment the Office has been conducted.
The bureau was opened on October
!, 1921, whom unemployment condi-
tions were very serious In Wilmington,
II was opened by the Service Citi-
7cns, In cooperation with the United
States Government, and financed by
the Pierre &. DUPONT trust fund. All
OF tho expenses were met by the Ser
vice Citizcns with the exception OF
the salary OF Miss Katharyn Smith,
who was sent here by tho Department
Of Labor at Washington.
In explaining why it had been dc
cided to close the bureau. DIR. Odell
said: After a careful review or the
local situation j ind that we ar,
wasting money. As trust officer TO,
tho Pierre S. du Pont Fund. which
has financed the Employment Bureau
from the beginning. j cannot consent
that n dollar OF that money shall bC
expended unnecessarily.
There are innumerable instance,
in which the men TO whom We hav,
given cards for employment hav.
taken the cards and have not show
Cd mp At tho Job. There have beer
times when numbers of laboreri
have boon c~onsregated In tho Ol,
City Hall and Jobs have been oYere,
them, which thcy have. refused {,
accept. II seems - IL the time ha,
como when tho men who are out O
employment are mon who do not wan
work. and l Am not willing 20 spen
our money Just 10 make tho Old Cit.
Hnll a convenient loahng place.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1922-07-19
BUILDING LOAN GROWTH FOR
1922 SETS NEW RECORD
BY Associated Press TO Every Evening.

BY Associated Press 10 Every Evening.
Portland, Maine. July 1sr-The
greatest increase in the membership
Building and Loan Associations ever
recorded In n single year was reported
for last year by H. II. Cellorius OF
Cincinnati. secretary OF the United
states League of Local Building and
Loan Associations at the annual meet
Ing OF the league today.
Fight hundred forty 80 thou
sand new members were enrolled In
the United States last year." he eoid,
IAN increase of moro than II per cent
The total membership now numbers
500, 1913. Tho total RESOURCES OF these
n associations are $3.50, 7e4.62i Or net
increase for the year Of 1870. 84o. $50.
or nearly Is per cent.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1922-07-19

sufficient funds for tho maintenance
of thirteen frs companies in Accord
ancc with the budget prepared and
submitted to "The Council" for the
fiscal year ending juno S0th. 1894.
therefore.
Be 1t resolved. That the number Of
companies - reduced from thirteen. to
eleven. excluding one engine and ono
truck company. consisting of -four Of
ficers. and twenty-five men. ThiA re-
duction to take effect on or before
August 18th. 1921.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1922-07-19
p. O. FARLEY HERE FEB. ~.
Delaware Conference 81 Mall Chiefs
Set for Early Next Year.

by Associated Press 10 Every Evening.
Washington. July 19~Dates for
postal conference conventions to be
held In every state during the year.
we're announced today when Post
master -gcneral Work designated the
cities selected for tho meeting.
Conventions will be held in Harris
burg, Pn., October 6. Wilmington,
Del, February 20.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1922-07-19

Tho sum ot s13S 299 has been re-
cclved I'm county taxes and interest
on tho estate OF the late Lewis II.
Harvey, which has been purchased by
"a protip OF Arden residents.