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Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-02-16
COMMUNITY SINGING.

- Editor Every Evening: That Old
! irner who told in your paper how we
used TO sing The Star Spangled Banner
sure told the truth, and it did me good TO
know That someone is still here who re-
members how we used TO shout il out, and
IN good quick time, too. IL is easier 10 sing
that way, Tor the tramp and swing get
INTO your feet and your voice has to keep
up! Of course the newer methods Of
training arc difcrent-Im not sure that
results arc better. For one thing, to sing
softly about rockets and bombs il as hard
and unnatural as 10 tell boy to whisper
about Fourth Of July and freworksl OF
couse he has to shout and hurrahl So do
all good Americans feel when we sing our
great national hymn, and we feel we must
let IL ring out with shout and hurrahi
That we mean every word Of it, and we
want the whole world 10 hear il and take
heed
OF course, we all know that when we
don sing as the teacher wants us TO, We
must stop and try again, that's only fair,
even II 1T does quench our enthusiasm
little; but when we can be trusted To
sing right through, without stopping for a
chat between lines, then the old-tirne fire
and vigor will enthuse the crowd nj the
High School, and the oid-timers who sang
in the sixties and seventies with Miss
Osgood and Harry Pickles and Pop"
Rhoades, viii rejoice to know that the
newer generation is learning to sing with
the spirit and the understanding also, but
especially the spirit
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-02-16
VITAL STATISTICS.
Official Record of Births, Deaths and
Marriages.

Vital statistics for the week ending
last night have been issued As follows
by Thomas f. Peeney, secretary Of the
Board of Health:
Number of deaths reported, AZ; for
the corresponding week Of last year, 50;
q decrease of s deaths compared with last
year and a decrease of 2 compared with
last week
Births reported White, 81 black, 2;
total 80; for corresponding period of last
year. 81; showing u decrease Of ] com
pared with last year and % compared
with last week
Marriages reported White, Is: black
6: total, 81; for the corresponding period
of last year, %; showing a decrease Of
compared with last year, and the same
number compared with last week
Causes of death were: Septicenia, ! (:
tuberculosis of lungs / cancer, ); simple
meningitis, L; cerebral hemorrhage apo.
pIexy, 5: acute endocarditis, /; chronic
valyular diseases, 2: embolisrn, and throm-
bosis, /; brocho pneumonia, 5: pneu-
monia, 5; pneumonia; 6; diarrhea
and enteritis, /; acute nephritis,
i: chronic nephritis, 2: gan
creme, /; congenital malformations, 2;
hamilton, .; gun shot wound, / shock,
hemorrhage, ]: electricity 4.
Cases OF transmissable diseases re-
ported for the week: Scarlet fever, /;
measles, 10; typhoid fever |; anthrax, /.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-02-16
DIR. GARFIELD
PROPOSES "CURFEW''

DR. Garfield is to the fore again with
brand new scheme for conserving coal.
Having found that the heatlcss Monday
is not popular, and that it Is not as fruit
full of results as he expected. he addresses
himself To State fuel administrators with
strong recommendation that they institute
the "cIIrfew' IN their respective commune
ties. Mr. Professor Garfield doesn use
the word "curfow, but that Is what his
suggestion, if adopted. would lead to.
He demands that theatres, motion pie
ture houses, bowling alleys, billiard halls
public and private dance halls and all
other places Of amusement be heated no
longer than until 10 y. m. As usual, ne Is
obscure He doesn't say whether fires
should be banked at that hour, whether
the last shovel full OF coal shall be thrown
in the furnace then. or whether the genius
in charge Of the boiler below stars shall
50 regulate his efforts that the last wave
OF artificial heat will disappear from the
auditorium on the stroke Of the clock.
The utter inpossibility OF carrying out
such 4 law with fairness and justice to
everybody doesn / seem to impress hum at
all
We are led to wonder If Mr.. Professor
Garfield is not something OF q pacliist
To say the least, he is doing much that IS
unnecessary TO impose new annoyances
upon the people. Perhaps he thinks 1t will
terrorizc the Germans to learn that we arc
in such desperate straits here that We go to
bed shortly after candlellght to keep from
freezing To death.
II the authorities would devote as much
energy to the movement Of coal a. they
appear to devote TO interference with the
comfort of the people they would accomp-
lish more, and without in any way
Gripping the military arm Of the govern
ment-New York Morning Telegraph.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-02-16
JUST FOLKS
By Edgar A. Guest.
THE UNPRAISED HEROES.
,s is not alone in fame,

Success is not alone in fame,
Nor riches nor distant goal
The world has never learned the name
OF many fine and splendid soul.
Strong heroes pass from day to day
Unnoticcd, unidentified,
Because they toll that no one may
Discover how their souls are tried
Calmly they stand TO every test,
Rravely their bitter tasks they meet,
And silently they give their best
Unchanged by victory or defeat.
For duty done they ask no praise,
Unsoothed they bear their own distress;
Yet in their quiet patient ways.
These unsung heroes reach success.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-02-16
TWO QUESTIONS.

Editor Every Evening:-Will you,
please, answer me two questions In
Your paper?:
What is the salary Of the President of
the United States, and how much is he
getting extra for his expenses.
Is Greece in war against Germany?
Has she an army fighting or is she going
to have shortly, or is neutral
ID. Dubois.
Wilmington, February Is, 1918.
The salary of the President of the
United States is $50, 600 per year, with
SIS, 900 for incidentals Greece is neu-
trail and has no amy fighting in the var.-
Editor Every Evening
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-02-16
WHOLESOME RECREATION.

Among the incidental developments Of
this remarkable war is the large proper
tion to which has grown the movement
to provide the men in the camps through
out the country with proper and whole
some amusement and recreation. In line
with this is the care exercised openly and
professedly to provide the army. and
navy with all the spiritual and moral help
and protection possible respecting the
individual beliefs of the men.
These Innovations are in accord with
the principle that the world is to be gov
erned in the future by moral ideas to which
force is to be s,ibordinated, and this gov
ernment will be the natural result Of the
raising Of morality in the social political
and religious ideals of present-day living.
Baltimore American.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-02-16
ITALIANS DO THEIR BIT.
Young Men Visit Red Cross Headquarters
and Promise Their Services

Young Italy in this city is much in
terested in war work.
Last Tuesday twenty young Italian
men, mostly below the draft age, went 10
Red Cross headquarters at the old City
Hall, where they were received by Mrs
Willard Hall Porter, director of the
women's bureau; Emily Bissell, director
Of the bureau Of development, and Jennie
Weaver, head Of the Italian Settlement.
The meeting VAS held at the request OF
the men themselves and they promised
20 bring three times as many 10 the next
meeting. They also said that they
would interest their parents and friends
in the surgical dressings and other Red
Cross work.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-02-16
THE EVENING SMILE.
PRIvATEs HAVE IMPROVED.

Captain Celery, the recalled Argentine
naval attachc, was praising in Bucnos
Aires the American private soldier
Often college bred" said Captain
Celery, this young man Is always In
telligcnt, alert, brave and refined
His refinement makes me think of
an old-timc officer who said in restaurant
-privates were Of different class then.
. BY Jove. what do you think |
saw today | saw a private, by Jove,
take out handkerchief and blow his
nose in it, The service Is going 10 the
dogs. by .Iove They II be giving the men
powder puffs and rouge sticks next. -
" ashington Star.
There's one thing this war has done
What s that Taught knitting 10 more
women than ever before handled needles"
Detroit Free Press.
"Me name is Meginness, announced
Pat and O'm ready to fought as long
as there's breath left in me body" Yis, :
hissed Mike, that's phwat YOU Megin-
nesses foight with Life
$50 in the new play you have the part
Of decayed gentleman. That's just the
role for you, my boy why do you
think so! Because You re rotten
actor Boston Transcript.
did understand YOU to say that man
takes lively interest in the advance
ment of art" Yes" ''What is he
an artist or collector Neither He's
an auctioncer Birmingham Age-Her-
aid.
"Do you tend your own furnace"
"No," replied Mr. Crosslots. I'm not
selfish II we get IN enough fuel to start
little blaze, | let the whole family
gather around and enjoy it with me. =
Washington Star.
Bill did YOU go to the oyster sup
per at the church ?' Jill sure did.
Bill Were there many there p Jill
Il found one "-Y Yonkers Statesman
Even when a young woman rejects
YOU for some other suitor 1t IS not the
part OF gentleman to critlcise her.
NO ?" questioned the rejected man
Positively not None but 4 cad would
in any way reflect upon a Young lady.
Say, cant even suggest that | think
she has poor taste Detroit Free Press
Bill Say. he can do some great work
on that bass fiddle OF his, and he never
took a lesson Gill No, but he used
10 put in a lot of time saving wood, and
| suppose that Is how he got such prof.
CHENEY in his action. '-Yonkers States
man.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-02-16
CHANGERS HAVE A GOOD TIME.
Brandywine Celebrates ST. Valentine {
Day With Social Program.

Thursday night was ST. Valentines night
for West Brandywine Grange and the
members laid aside their regular routine
business and had social evening.
The Farmer Share in the War, viii
be the topic OF discussion and there is a
probability that several out-of-State
speakers will be present at the meeting.
February 2f has been set aside for a
Washingtons s Birthday celebration and a
farmers institute will be held on the
following Thursday evening
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-02-16
greu'as'99 gHso,ns Teste4day eDssy 1446O
Why the Deficit.

In very plain and comprehensive
statement 20 the City Council, at Thurs
,lav nights meeting, Mr.. James ".
Robertson, chairman Of the finance
committee, made two facts plain;
First That the current fiscal year
will close with a deficit which he estimated
st sS5.O
Second-That in order 10 meet the
financial demands of the next fiscal year
il will be necessary to increase the city
and school tax rate from Sl.35. as at pres
nj. TO $3.50 on the hundred dollars of
a>>cSSmcnt.
The frs proposition naturally viii
ehallcngc attention Why should there
bc dcicit in the financial arrangements
made for the current fiscal year by City
Council
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-02-16

Many wears ago the City Council Of
Wilmington simply 'blundered along
IN respect Of its financial provisions
In those days the city's fiscal year was
thc calendar year. beginning January
and ending December 81. The appro-
prations. then. as now, were made in
Nav. They were met. principally, from
the receipts Of taxes paid in July. That
system Of tax payments then prevailed,
as il docs to tins day.
The result was this The City Council
with the aff'uence of the July tax receipts,
was in full flush, and spent money ac-
cordinglv. But, after the first of Sep
ternber. when the bulk OF the taxes had
been collected and spent, it found itself
without money. What next? a note
in bank, discounted At 6 per cent, for
current expenses. And so it was, note
after note. until the receipt Of the July
taxes the next year enabled the City
Council 10 redeem All IT'S notes and start
out on a clear cash basis But inevitably.
camc the dearth Of resources, and again
the note dlscountIng policy was resorted
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-02-16

Naturally. this foolish and unbusiness-
Ike policy. pursued fo- YEAR. resulted
IN bulding up. each year, . large float
nc indebtedness At one time,
49, this floating Indebtedness,
-hcn amounting to about $4,000, 2was
runded and added 70 the bonded obi
CATIONS 81 the city But did this bring
any relief Not at all ii few years,
under tho fiscal system that then pre-
walled there was another floating indebt-
cdness that had to be met
In 1881 there was member Of City
Cornell who had been selected as chair
nan of the finance committee who got
an idea into his head that the fiscal
system Of the CITY was wrong and should
be changed lIis first idea was that the
cItv> fiscal wear should depart from the
calendar wear and become aligned with
the fiscal year adopted by the general
government from July TO the ensuing
June 80 Also that this change fitted
best with the system of tax collection
IN tins city. which began on July OF
each wear And 80 he bent his energies
10 securing N improved fiscal system
for the city Of Wilmington one that
would enable the city 10 take tho best
advantage Of its generous tax receipts
during july. and employ them 70 the
hest advantage in conducting the affairs
of municipal administration throughout
the year
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-02-16
MEETINGS TONIGHT.

Apache Tribe, No 81
Olive Temple, l.. G. t.
Wenonah Lodge, $ of IL
Liberty Conclave, S. W. NJ
Mechanics Lodge, l. o. Q. l.
Lcnape Tribe, lmp'd O. r. NJ
Sheet Metal Workers Association
James Young Conclave IL. or ). W NJ.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-02-16
MARRIAGE LICENSES.
Ofioial Sanction Granted Many Couples
To We'd.

Marriage licenses isB1ed yesior1ay
were os follows:
WfLafSGrON
Clerk Of tho Peace John l. Wright
William Ewing and MARY simpson
both of I'LL Walnut street, Emnmn
s. Murphy, SO shiplcy stroe'. and Su'.e
g. Heath Of Princes Anne, Nd Gonrp.
ID. Bonner, and Clcsia smith, both a
Philadelphia, Chester 4 Iinmermnr
Of PittburR and Margaret SowsofDe =
Philadelphia
sUseEE COUNT.
Nagistrafe C,-orze W. Chandler, DaTa
boro1.Jobp I sioola. Frankford and
Maggie T.. Hudson, DagzbOr0.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-02-16
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RIPPLING RHYMES.
BY Walt Mason.
CHANGE OF TOPICS.

In olden times when Peace WAS
waving her bright wings DER the
gle, and all the nations were be-
. having, and no king tore his robe,
whenever people got together. IN
any mundane clime, they talked
about the crops and weather, and
! had splendid time VIII such glad
times come back, | wonder? VIII
neighbors ever meet. and pass up
swords and blood and thunder. TO
talk of rain and wheat? Ny neigh
! bors often come TO see me, to sit
upon my porch, when twilight s
hour is soft and dreamy, and smoke
the evening torch They always
talk, with lungs Of leather, Of blood
and warfare vile; they never more
discuss the weather, although it's
well worth while They speak not
Of the crop OF onions, but cry. We'll
win the war; The Prussians tramp
led on our bunions, and now they II
get whatforr I'm sick to hear some
fellow talking about the winter
wheat; | yearn for him, as | sit
! rocking, with my rheumatic feet.
1t seems to me Id give dollar TO
see that gent again, who puts up an
unholy hoIler, because We don't
get rain. I'd give a dollar and a
quarter to meet the gentle fiat who
says the nights are growing shorter,
and talks for hours of that. The
dear old themes that set us yawn-
ing in old times are no more; since
battle had its crimson dawning,
we talk of bones and gore.
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Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-02-16

The German hordes are said 10 be
massing on the western war front for
last desperate effort We want a large
consignment of our own boys there at
the right moment, to show them what
real fighting means.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-02-16

Let us hope there will be no more
severe snowstorms In this locality The
Street and Sewer Department has nicely
cleaned the streets IN the centre Of the
city, and We don't want them "mussed
up" again
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-02-16
WHAT THE PEOPLE SAY.
Thought and Comment % Every Evening
Readers.

CThe full name and address OF the writer
must accompany each letter. not nrres
snrlIy for publication. but "a evidenrs
OF good fnith. Anonymous communicable
VIII be ignored. Publication Of letters docs
not carry. with IL Endorsement by Every
Evening of the opinions therein expressed
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-02-16

Paddings of police salary lists Well,
il there has been such thing, no doubt
the Police Commissioners can get on TO it
and punish the offenders If such there be.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-02-16

Now, more than half Of February is
gone. The calendar winter will come TO
an end in q little more than month.
Let US hope it will end in earnest before the
time limit
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-02-16

laturc of 1881 was that the municipal
administration of Wilmington should
be conducted, year after year, on
strictly cash basis. That the City
Council, each year, should carefully
estimate how much money would be
necessary to carry on the city govern
ment for the year then succeeding,
and raise that amount of money, from
the tax rate and incidental revenues,
to cover the entire total. In fact,
that the city should not, ever aft rwards,
incur a single dollar Of floating indebted
ness for municipal administration. ray
as you go and incur no debt" was the
cry at that time.
And the people of Wilmington meant,
at that time, just what that law called
for They meant that the City Council
should, each year, provide for sufficient
money to conduct the local administra-
ton for the succeeding year, and live
entirely within its income. And that
was a very easy matter to attend to. with
common sense and sound judgment
guiding the members of City Council.
Each year they could estimate what
they had TO expend, and determine,
by taxation and from current revenues
outside of taxation, what the tax rate
should be. 1t was as easy as a, b, c.
For several years City Council
followed this carefully laid down and
very practical method of financial pro-
cedure Later came temptation to
spend more money without increasing
the tax rate. The result soon was
demonstrated in annual deficits. One
year, the deficit, amounting to $4,000,
was met by looting the revenues of the
Water Department, then an independent
and very profitable adjunct of the city
administration. But the very next year
after this loot had been accomplished, the
City Council built up another deficit OF
$4,000.
The City Council has no right to incur
a deficit. The cut of 1881, which placed
it upon sound financial basis, and
enabled il to raise. each year. sufficient
funds for meeting the current expenditures
of the ensuing fiscal year, was designed
especially TO prevent any mourning OF
floating indebtedness.
Every dollar of floating Indebtedness
incurred by orr City Council is an evl-
dence of lawlessncSs and plain disregard
OF duty.
And now we are informed that there will
be a deficit of SS5,OO0 at the close of the
current fiscal year.
All right, but what arc we going TO do
about it2
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-02-16
43c.-Lucia Assorted Chocolates

One pound boxes, each box contains
peanut butter centers. assorted fruit
creams, vanilla nougat and caramels
Special 43c the pound
Fenway Pink Package, the different
package, 60e. the pound
Danforths S Dependable Drugs, Market
and Second streets-AdY
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-02-16

troops Of the United States will render M
good account Of themselves in every re-
spcct as have the men from the 9th Of
the hne--Washingto Star.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-02-16

The hrSt step in this direction was a
year Of the city administration
January 10 December, 20 July TO June
30 The next thing was to provide
some other means of enabling the City
Council 70 bridge over the financial
stretch from January / until Jaly, when
the taxes would begin to come in, so
a. 10 keep the city government going
Thu was provided for by special loan
Of $4,000, on short payments, which the
City Council could use for current expens-
es during the interim ~ between January
and July | F., in order to bring its financial
arrangements in accord with the new
fiscal year The Law authorizing this
temporary loan was explicit in its pro-
visions. II not only required the pay
ment OF this temporary loan in few
wears, but made it incumbent upon the
City Council of Wilmington that in its
subsequent arrangements, under the new
fiscal year OF July to June 80, it should
make provision, fully and completely,
each year, for sufficient revenues to
meet the municipal demands for the
year, and, above all else, not to incur
any floating Indebtedness for current
expenses Of municipal administration.
In plain words, the object and intent
Of thp very important act Of the Teris
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-02-16

We welcome those prophets of an
''early spring" Al of rls will hope they
are no fakirs
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-02-16
To the Public:

F. Cooper president Q Peoples
he
D n PeClsC
tina the o.
Wilmington
t
.
uSnes
of al n
OF will
" ~ PEOPLES coal
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-02-16

In plain words, the object and intent
Of thu very important act Of the Legis-
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-02-16

Bill -'.Did you go to the oyster sup
per at the church ?' Jill sure did
Bll-.W Were there many there p jill
Il found one "-Y Yonkers Statesman
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-02-16

There's one thing this war has done
What s that Taught knitting 10 more
women than ever before handled needles" F"
Detroit Free Press.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-02-16
KENNARD O. co.
Top Goats

A Top Coat is an indispensable garment n every "
many occasions for which there Is substitute. q
are fast arriving and thus far all guaranteed Al
models Mt $500 TO $4,000 each.
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1918-03-26
NEW COMPANY OF VOLUNTEER
FIREMEN ORGANIZING RAPIDLY

The newly organized volunteer fire
company, under direction of Chief
Gerhardt Tholen, held their first fire
drill Sunday. The hose carts were
taken out, the hose unreeled and the
company went through a regular hose
drill, after which the equipment was
put in h~rst-class condition and Is
ready in case of fire. After the drill
the company inspected all the fire
hydrants in the city.
Organization of these volunteers is
going ahead rapidly, great plans being
made to have no better company in
the state. New members are being
enrolled and regular meetings being
arranged, at which the finer points
of organization will be worked out
with a view to having a permanent
organization of the best manhood in
Winnemucca.
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1918-03-26
"CoaI Savers"

Various preparations are extensively
advertised In this country at present
which are presumed to contribute con
siderahly to the heating power Of coal
when applied in the prescribed doses,
writes Consul General Robert p. Skin
ner, London. The director of fuel re-
search, in answer to an inquiry as to
the value Of these preparations, states
that these proprietary substances have
been In the market a long time, but
that there does not appear to be any
genuine scientific evidence In support
Of the claims of their manufacturers.
He concludes: "The nature OF the
substances makes 1t highly improbable
that they have any effect whatsoever
on the combustion of coal or other
fuels when they are used In the guam
titles prescribed"