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Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-07-31
PRESS COMMENT.
OUR MERCHANT FLEET.

The end OF the war will leave us with
an enormous merchant marine The,
vast shpyards we have constructed or
enlarged IN the past year will be COM
plcted and considerably over 500 ways
VIII bc sliding from one 10 FIVE hulls n
year into the water. The yards will have
been paid for, and will hc IN fine shape
Tor meeting any demands, but without
further construction We shall have n
iicct of merchant steamers such as We
never dreamed of
And, having them, we shall not let
them lie idle. We can meet any compc-
tItlon the Germans can offer Whether
the Germans have been doing much
building during the war is n matter on
which there IS no definite information
Visitors are not admitted to German
dockyards There was recently issued
an impressive statement of the orders
that had Just been gwen to the Rhp-
builders for cargo and passenger steam
ers But the vards have been pretty
busily employed building submarines,
and they have probably done other naval
construction II il n little doubtful
whether the needs of The Admiralty have
left the ahipvards much labor or materini
for binding merchant steamers
II occurred to tho Germans That II
they could sink the shipping of all other
nations, neutral ms well as enemy, they
would have something like n monopoly
of the sea-carrving trade when poace
should arrive They are likely to lind
IT difficult 90 rc-estahhah their ante
bellum business connections. and oven II
they succeed in doing that, they have
lost about 100000 tons of shipping
They cannot have built great deal
during the war. and wherever they go
they will find American steamers ready
tn take cargoes at any freight rate they
care tO make
Albert Ballln, Mr. IIcnncken and other
hlg German shipping men, exporters and
international fuanciers have ample reason
Tor regarding the commercial future ot
Germany with the rravest apprehension
For them tho war will not he over whom
treaties of peace arc signed, Their huFi
ness is IN ruins, formidable competition
on sea and land hns been built up and
there will not he country where Germans
Will be welcome Philadelphia Record.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-07-31
James Wilson.

The death Of James Wilson. county
engineer and State Highway Comms-
sioncr for New Castle county, coming at
this time, is distinct loss 70 the public
service, especially in respect Of carrying
on the plan OF general highway improve
rnent Q, which the State Is now engaged.
Mr. Wilson was competent road en-
ginecr, with large experience IN this and
other branches Of engineering, and his
services would have been of great value
IN the work now under way.
Personally, Mr. Wilson was man OF
engaging qualities. and he had large
number of friends, TO whom his death
will be source Of profound regret tie
was member Of fine old Delaware lam
ilv and man OF manly qualities, with
ever a high regard for public interests.
The sincere sympathy Of The community
will bc freely extended TO the remaining
members Of his family, to whom his death
Is a sad affiicton
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-07-31
THIS FARMER NOT A GOUGER.
Letter b phllnelelpllla leoorl


Last week took bnskot of applea io
town when we'll in the city ifniis three
boys hailed me from huckriers wagoh
and asked me the price n the apples and
IT would sell them ! told thatn would
sell and that ! wanted 60 ceuts for them.
They said that was too much. but they
would give 80 couts for them, so that
finished the bargain
One boy took the basket ~ apples.
walked around my wagon with them
and started his cry, Apples for sale u
Before ] could drive away lady. know
ing the boys rs huckstcrs, asked the price
of the apples "Ono dollar and half,
thoy snid, but we will cell them to You fur
dollar and o quarter" That lady paid
l26 pr cent more for those apples than
they gave for them
Those hoys had apples. POTATOES and
tornatoes that they were selling f0r two
and three and sometimes four times ~
much AS they gave for them. And the
worst Of II was some farmer who plsnfed
potatoes tp be patriotic WAS getting tho
blame for food being go high
Now what wall tlIese boys he when
they aro full-growu mem Not only
are they helping the Kaiser" ~ taking
the money with which the people might
buy w. s s., hut they cannot make
loyal citizens of the best calibre IN tho
llnited Statea Hurry Is Palmer. Y r.
- No !, Box az, Wilmington, Dol
-----
You can find n cool. comfortable room
at q reasonable price bv referring ~ Rooms
Tor hent column on tho Classified pspc
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-07-31
WE HAVE FED THE ALLIES.

The Food Administration informs ur
that our voluntary limitation Of con
sumption of wheat has released Tor tho
benefit or our friends 10000 000 pounds
of wheat. 10000. 900 pounds of meat,
and 80 nnO. OnN pounds Of sugar That -
for the period from October, 1917. 10 the
end Of this month Speaking IN London,
Mir Hoover declared that tho food crlsis
was passed. and that we may relax our
economies Therefore It - permissible to
boast that our wear s. exports ot bread
stuffs rasscd every record No country
ever before exported S633 roo. iS5 worth
~ hrcadstufTs and It "a only y few years
apo that We were told that We were IN q
poor wav Of feeding ourselves Thus great
total of export of foodstlifs was made up
in 4 manner worth notice The increase
If -four IN barrels was ten million, and IN
dollars from S93 los. 474 10 S24i, sol Ito
There was n decrease of 10000, 600
bushels of corn. and $4,000. 600 hushcla Of
wheat 40 far IA these quantities are IN
dollars. they arc subject "a discount on aC-
count of the difference Of prices This
appears strongly IN tho exports Of Cctton.
They decreased from 5.ei7 l6a bales to
4 52S. .S44, hut increased in value from
S543 100. .5i2 to S1SS. .nS3. .a5i Tho total
OF agricultural exports lhclutihE H"3l anu
dairy products, rose from Sl,1l9,6l6,t15
70 81. 2.2at. 47O.Qf7. an increase Of billion
dollars over 1916.
VIC have no cause 10 hc ashamed az our
record as hghtcrs. hut as feeders and
clothors of the defenders of democracy
We NAV claim primacv without fear Of
oncnsc or denial IL ls possible that by
some miracle Of bravery our allies might
have beaten the Huns IN tho trenches, but
thcv could not have done SO if We had not
fed them. and deprived ourselves to some
extent that We might do so,-New York
Lines
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-07-31
FIFTY CENTS AN HOUR"

The reports on cost Of living for labor
ing men, which are now being considered
by former President William Howard
Taft, and Frank j. Walsh, Of the War
Labor Board. are said to Indicate that in
most parts of the country n worker with
four other persons dependent on him-the
normal census family Of five must
spend about 81 500 year for necessary
living charges The corollary is said to be
that rs o general rule so cents an hour
should be the minimum wage, and that all
disputes should be settled on this basis
principle.
If the necessary cost Of living really
were as high as estimated, pure mathe-
matics would make the wages higher. At
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-07-31
Where The Community Loses.

There will bc general regret ~
n;.,;ao hv MIR Edgar NJ. Hools'
Jr If the postion Of chief eng'h''' ~ ''o
o;,, uh;ch bc has filed most acccP'apiy,
and TO the bctterment OF our 'i'''
odp;,;etrotion so far as nc o'"io nppiy
~ a..a,;ons Of his official position.
-; h;s eight years OF service, first
80 nr;,ecr of the Water Depart
,d later as chief engineer of the
o;tv upon the consolidation Of the Water
n,n.,,ment and Street and Sewer De-
,or,mept under ono engineering head,
ho rendered valuable service, notwith-
standing the handicap of compensation
| considerably smaller than was com
mensuratc with tho Importance of the
position and the value to the community
of services rendered by competent
occupant
Mr.. Hopes. in his administration of
the cltys engineering affairs, not only
as chief engineer of the Water Depart
mcnt, but MS chief engineer Of the city,
was rcsolute IN CARRYING out the principles
Of non-partisanship that were made the
basis Of operations upon tho creation of
the first Water Commission, many years
ago. under the direction of the late VII
liam r Porter Tho hnsic purpose ot
that first commission was 10 give good
service to the people of Wilmington,
regardless of partisan considerations
There were times when this vital principle
was sacrificed or ignored, but not under
the administration Of Mr.. Iloopes.
Rut. after all. the matter of compensa
ton. TO which VIC have incidentally
alluded. has bccn n handicap 10 tho city
for wears IN dcpuvIng II Of the services
nj least with n degree Of permanency that
would produce the hest results of good
mon IN the engineering positions under
the city government Iime and again
the CITY has lost the services of valuable
mon Ic,scn Of the Water Department
and IIatton of the Street and Sewer Dc
partmcnt may he mentioned rs CON
spictIous examples because the com
pcnsation was miserahy inadequate,
Vet there arc public officials in thus
community, holding positions that any
man of ordinary intelligence could i1i
most acccptahly. which carry larger com
pcnsation than any engineering position
This element of the situation, and II IS
= most important one. will have to he
taken INTO consideration in The selection
o( a clty engineer to sucrecd MIR Ioopcs
The position requires capable engineer.
and capablc engineers cannot he picked
a. will and forced into positions that Of
fcr inadequate compensation The mn-
nicipal interests Of Wilmington require
capable and experienced on
einoer IN orde. that they may he ethclent-
~ and thoroughly served IL will be the
duty of the Water Department and the
Street and Sewer DcpartmenrFa=sse that
such an engineer is selected hy the only
way the desired result may be attained
\ satisfactory compensation.
Meanwhile. We tender 10 Mr. Hoopcs,
tho retiring engineer, our good wishes Tor
tho future with tho horsr that = successor
NAV hc secured who viii he as faithful
10 The citvs interests and as efficient IN
practical service as he has been, and
much better paid
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-07-31

steady employment n man works 300 days
Of the year. eight hours day. At 30
cents an hour he would make 81 q day or
81 200 n year. How long will IT take him 4!
get together little something for his old
age il he runs behind $500 year,
Our belief s that hundreds of thou-
sands of families, with economy, are
living now on loss than 81 800 annual
income; much leas. The country would
like to see absolute intellectual honesty
applied TO this cr,lx-problern Of civlliza-
tion when basic statistics and alleged
corollnries do not hang together intellect
ual honesty is not indicated II brooklyn
Eagle.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-07-31

The casualty lists Of our forces en-
gagged in the war. as reported to Wash
ington, do not cover recent operations.
They arc. as rule, about two weeks
behind the time of actual occurrence.
VIC may prepare ourselves, therefore
for the reception of very much larger
lists when the returns of the recent heavy
fighting come to hand But we may
console ourselves with the reflection that
these men died in a glorious cause, and
soIemnly resolve that they shall not have
died IN vain.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-07-31
JUST FOLKS
Ry Edgar A. Guest.
FRIENDS.

When our time Of gladness ends
We can nlwnya turn 10 friends;
Not thepaasing neighI,or, who
Smiles and nutters "liowdy-do."
Not the ones who como and 90,
Sharing JOY lui never woe.
But the splendid md sublime
Who are gentle all the time.
Friends who'vc iourneyed long and far
Liking ra for what we are.
Friends who seem to be n paft
Df our spirit and our henrt
sharing every care We know
Suffering when we suffer Voc,
Smiling with their wor,lH of praise
When succoaa hna crowned our DAYS
Friends devoted tried and truei
oh the numbers very frw
nto whom man will turn
When hopes embcrs falntly hurni
And how great his loss tho day
Ono of them is called awav
Seldom new friend takes tho place
OF the absent smiling iace
When the winds of trial blow
And the heart IS sick with Voc,
When no longer we ran keep
locked III secret chambers deep
All life's heavy freight Of care.
In confessions hour We share
Every burden. ae We fnust.
With the friend that We can trust
Rich il he whose toiltnr ends
In the low of faithful friends
lis sign ~ how much he's gwen.
II lR proof uf how he.s strtven,
In a failures hour. few
Wish to help him safely through.
Friends are Cod g reward ~ man
II hr does the best he can
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-07-31

Ann ounccment is made, with CON
spicuous publicity. Of the appointment
Of MIR. T. NJ DAVIS, president of the
Voters Non-Partisan League-a posi-
ton which up TO recently appeared to be
his only visible occupation as a special
agent OF concern that\ manufactures
war munitions. Coming 50 closely upon
the evident purpose Of the Federal gov
eminent to draw the line between cs-
scntiaI and non-essentIal occupations,
this announcement may assume a spe-
cial interest.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-07-31
THE EVENING SMILE.
DRINKING LIKE A SPONGE.

Unable Seaman when | cerne round
again the surgeon o says 10 mo, m
blooming sorry. mate. | don't know what
| WINS thinking about he SAYS but there :
a sponge nlsen. md | believe II 9 inside
yer What the odtls2' | aayH, let IT
tp And thorc It Is u this 1ay
Culliblc 0ld Gentleman I.less my
eouli''
Unable seaman ~ don't frrl no parflc-
uIar pain from if but | do get most IN
commonly thirsty" Gasaell.s s Saturday
Journal
chollv Tot me think minute :
Mlsa ko~n Can vou keep II mp tha
long" Boston Transcript
Where hnvc The glrla gomez" '~ro
Sulphur Springs Il N Lots of
matches made there. s'pos1" 1"-kansas
City Journal.
College Boy Dad. think TT tackle
the stock market game aH soon Ms | get
my shccpskin = The old Man ldrilyl
We'll believe that's tho proper
apparel for young men In Wall Street =
Boston Transcript.
Bacon Sec you've got new garden
CT fghcrt Yes, such rs he Is
Where did he learn garden work.
ole SAYS be began at the top = At the
top" Yes. he was n waiter IN a rooi
garden y onkcrs Statesman.
Surgeon-"This mans injuries arc very
peculiar How did he get hurt Atten-
dant lie was chauffeur before he
enlisted and when the mule stopped he
crawlcd under 1t to see what WAS the
matter Life
Friend This war is furnishing YOU
poets with Il great deal of inspiration
Poet Yes; | wish IT would furnish
us with customers Boston Transcript
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-07-31
MEETINGS TONIGHT.

Camp No ., p @ A.
Patternmaker5 League
Hope Lodge. | q. O Il.
Sheridan Post, c. \ L.
America Lodge, 5 OF II
Franklin Circle b. of u.
Welcome Lodge, @. 5. Il.
Delaware Lodge, u. o. IL
Friendship Lodge, X of p
Usage Tribe, Imp'd o R. VI.
Wilmington Council, {. r. l..
Columbia Lodge. A. q. / W
Delaware Council, O L A. Nj.
Loyal Council, No I, ID. OF l.
Lafayette Lodge No. ,, IL. of 2
German Beneficial Society, No. ;.
Harmony Council, No. l, L. l. A.
Star OF Bethlehem Lodge, | G. L.
Mattahoon Tribe, Imp'd O. r. NJ
Welcome Council, Jr O. L \ NJ
Washington Camp, No. 4. z. O S. l.
Evening Star Lodge, No. 2, O. S of b
Naomi Lodge. Il. D., No. |, |, O. O F
Wilmington Division l. r X st ] Il NJ
VIM. Mckinley Conclave, Ii or S ". NJ
VIM. Mckinley Com. x o. l. IL NJ. A
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-07-31

The Germans are now fighting des-
perately on tie western front, and the
Allies arc resisting them with equal
desperation, and, apparently, more sue
cess. Help the Allies by buying War
Savings Bonds
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-07-31
RIPPLING RHYMES.
BY W alt Mason.
COMING RACK

I he gray haired men are com
ing back, for duty they re enrolled,
the men who one time got the
sack, because they were too old.
The younger men have gone to fight
and shake the tyrants thrones.
and there Is need for every wight
who has ten finger bones. And
! now the gent with wintry locks
may vindicate his claim that Osler's
much exploited talks were but
sin and shame Young blood
for years has been the crv. in every
busy mart, the gray haired man
might go and die. or wilt and
break his heart The gray haired
man has made his roar, for Justice
he has called; they shooed him off
from every door, because his head
was bald Ard now he has the
wished for chance to show he's good
as wheat; now he may conquer
circumstance and get there with
both feet Old prejudice he'll
trample flat, and show he 5 good as
new, and he will prove that Osler's
hat was used for talking through.
The old boy leaves his easy chair.
his slippers and his books; his coat
tails Tapping in the air, he's doing
t things, gadzooks!
Observation-Disclosures
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-07-31

German prisoners, on being fed BY the
Allies, admit that it is their first good
meal in months Here We have one
sound reason for believing the downfall Of
Germany is imminent. No nation can
conduct war on a continually hungry
stomach.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-07-31

The Kaiser need no longer feel jealous
Of the Crown Prince, whose popularity,
by reason of his ferocious insistence upon
war, more than four years ago, is said to
have been q potent cause IN influencing
the Kaiser to consent to striking the
initial blow. The Crown Prince Is now
discredited by defeat.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-07-31

Now It is denied, semi-otIcially, that
von Hindenburg Is dead, or even ILL.,
But where is he, and why is he not fight
ing? 1t makes no difference, however, as
he could not have STAYED off the German
defeat.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-07-31

You can find n cool. comfortable room
~ reasonable price bv referring 10 Rooms
ior hent column on the Classified Page
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-07-31
Keep Fit For w ar
Ill
Care Of the Eyes
By Frederic ]. Haskin

These articles are special reports
of the "Hnlf Hour Health Talks
which members of the Army Medical
Corpg have delivered before the cn-
ployea Of the War Department by
order Of Surpeon-General William
Crawford GorRns They arc prob
nbly the most authoritative ndvice
upon medicine and hygiene which
has ever been offered the public in
popular form. This talk was do
ilvered by TeitIt.-Col g. y dc
Schweinitz
The Cordova daily times., 1918-12-28

PORTO RICO
 SUFFERSFR0M
 LACK OF RICE

SAN JUAN, Porto Rico, Dec. 2S.- Many towns on the island are without q single bag of rice. and the shortage in many localities has brought about q condition described by those in position to know as bordering on famine
 This food shortage Is adding very greatly to the seriousness of the in fuenaz epidemic. and many deaths are attributed not so much to the disease itself as to the complications brought about by lack of food.
 Shipments of rice from New Or leans and other Gulf ports, which are probably will bring some relief, but in the meantime the island authori-
 ties anticipate much suffering and hardship that at present they seem
 powerless to prevent.
 | According to Albert F.. Lee. fed eral food commissioner. and chairman 1 of the Porto Rico food commission, 1 tho question now is wholly one oi 1 transportation, and the commission
 has considered the local situation so l serious that 1t has urged upon the l United States Shipping Board the ne
 cessty of immediate relief. Help has 1 been promised by the Shipping Board but so far the local food commission
 has not been advised of the sailing of any ships bringing rice.
 For the first time in year and d | half the food commission has no re ! serve stock Of rice on hand, all ol | it's stock having been released as
 needed in anticipation of the arrival of the new crop. In order to provide the Red Cross with rice needed for
 the relief of earthquake sufferers the commission was forced to pick up small lots of rice here and there. Many sugar centrals in the island 1 employing large quantities of labor 1 have been securing the island for rice
 at any price in order to provide food 1 for the sick on their plantations. In
 many instances they have not been able to buy d single bag.
 Four ships, each one Of which was
 to have brought rice to Porto Rico.
 have been delayed in sailing by strikes or other causes, or else have | been rushed to Europe with food sup
 plies which are badly needed here. Whether other ships to take their 1 places will be directed here promptly ] is q question that is giving many peo- l pie familiar with the food situation in 1 the island very serious concern. The average consumption Of rice in 1 the island is in the neighborhOOd 'Ot | l-5,0oo bags per month. Not to exceed 1 25,OOn bags of new crop rice have 50 far been delivered in Porto Rico.
The Cordova daily times., 1918-12-28
RESTRICTIONS REMOVED
 FROM EATING HOUSES

Effective Monday. December 23, all restrictions for public eating places \ ere rescinded. This included com. plete removal of all restrictions here tofore announced, as well as the twelve general orders.
 The United States food administra- ton asks, and the federal food ad- Ilirislrution for Alaska also wishes nat the greatest importance be given to the striCtest economy and saving ol foodstufts, and also in the elimina- ton Of waste by all of the public eat ing places of Alaska. While specific restrictions are now removed. the continued conservation of all food stuffs is essential, to the end that America may fulfill her promise to the allies and the millions of starving people in stricken European coun- tries.
The Cordova daily times., 1918-12-28
TAX NOTICE

Notice is hereby given that the town taxes for the town of Cordova for the year 1918 are now due and payable to the undersigned at his of flee. Taxes will be delinquent on Monday, February 10, 1919, at 6 D. m., and thereafter a penalty of per cent will be added.
 THOS. s. SCOTT,
 Town Treasurer. Dec 27 to Jan 9, 1919.
The Cordova daily times., 1918-12-28
SOLDIERS MAY KEEP
 GIFTS FROM RED CROSS

CAMP CODY, N. NJ, Dec. 2S.-By order of Field Director A. G. Sims of the Red Cross, all soldiers and off cers having Red Cross sleeveless sweaters may retain them when they return to civil life, and need not turn them in to the quartermaster depot with their equipment.
Yerington times. [volume] (Yerington, Nev.) 1907-1932, 1918-11-23

Produce they insist, and the 'Y' pro-
duces.
"My job was to truck supplies from
q divisional warehouse to the huts
and dugouts in our area. Many
time have gone back from the front
to find that the warehouse had been
scraped clean. 1t doesn't get those
boys anything to have me wait around
for car or motor transport to come
in from Paris. Get some gas, and
get busy; do 1t now. and do it your
self; that's the 'Y' system.
Why ny" 10 Popular.
"Many a time I've trucked up to
Paris and back again, and twice I
went all the way to debarkation
port--a two days trip--to produce the
goods for the boys. Dozens OF other
~ men are doing the same thing,
which is one reason why the ~ is so
popular in France. There are lot
of middle-aged men over here driving
their own cars who ought to be over
there driving trucks and be In the
game"
Mr.. Ashley was one of the men who
responded last winter when the call
went out to middIe-a ged men To go
overseas and stand behind their sons
and younger brothers.