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Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-05-27

the professional ball player Is To be
rated NJ n useful member Of society.
From the financial viewpoint Mao much
is to he said for the promoters Of the
sport, NJ they are patriotic TO n degree
foremost in nll war promotion work and
the revenue they turn in tn the governs
meni forms very considerable item IN
the grand total Certainly in this mat.
ter, aud in respect ri the value of the ball
players service to the country. bnge-
ball closely parallel, tho theatrical pro.
iesalon, which has been specially exempted
from the classification imposed by the
new order. aud IL appears ~ though NO
great harm would ho done II similar ex-
emption were applied to baseball MI the
ava able major aud minor leagne PLAYERS
II included in the new classification,
would comprise not mitch more than
regiment of solliers. md u IL very Doubt
ful If this would compensate Tho govern.
meni for the der n
inent for the certain ioas ~ revenue,
and the public for the deprivation o the
recreation especially desirable IN such
times m physical stress md mental de
preston rs We are now experiencing
Philadelphia Press
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-05-27
JUST FOLKS
nv Edgar A. Guest.
THE TITLE OF THE DEAD.

Rich earth is that which holds our dead
Once foreign soil, but homeland now,
Our country hy the hlood ihcy shed,
Our country that their spuls endnw.
Ours by the sacrifices made,
ours by each fallen lance and blade
onfs by the common Rrlet Nc share,
Ours by their hlnod for honor abed.
Time shall not end our title there
Nor vandals dispussess our dead.
Nor different Tongues. nor different creeds
Blot ont the memory nf their deeds
ienceforth no man shall ever saY
This stretch u aoll is wholly France D
All border lines are swept away
As freedom gallant troors advance
That ground shall everlnore he free
Where men have died for liberty
" here aleep her htave md yu,lthful dead
That soil America ahall te
Where pnce is blood for Freedom shed
Forever shall thei earth he free
Hch ground ia that their souls endow
On"e foreign Frame Int homeland now
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-05-27
CHAR MING PARTY FOR
PET OF PLAYHO Use

In honor Of her sixth birthday ami
versarv. Berdine Aliemann, the pet of
The Playhouse was given a party by
her parents. l.oms J Allemann, direct
ing manager of the theatre, and Mrs
Allemann. at their home, No Coz West
Eighth street Friday afternoon The
party lasted from until o clock. and wns
attended 10y about forty of BerdIne $
little friends. some of them from dis
tancc The little hostess received many
presents. and every one OF them was
appropriate for the occasion and age Of
the recipient
The dlningroom Was decorated IN blue
and pink with shower Of flowers over
head, and the surroundings Of the room
in fairy garden effect Three tables
we're required to seat the many little
guests The birthday cake, containing
Six tiny candles, occupied the center Of
the table. while . white cake and q pink
once graced the two other tables. Each
of the two cakes contained six favors,
designating the years Of the hostess
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-05-27
WILL BE APPREC lated.

We are among the newspapers Of the
State that opposed the so-called du Pont
Boulevard scheme. and We are glad that
il has been abandoned We believe I
Coleman du Pont was badly advised and
made serious mistake III attempting
against the wishes Of goodly part Of
Delaware people, to take 200 feet Of land
through the State on which 10 actually
build road Of hut 40 feet II Mr. du Pont
made the hlunder himself he IS TO be sym
pathizcd with l. the slip WIS the result
Of advice Of others he was mIsIcd by de
sign or Incompetence At all events, tho
scheme would not 60 down and had.to be
abandoned
The feet that MIR du Pont is now under
a new plan paying for a road through the
State leads us 10 think that he really
wants 70 make a gift TO the state If SO,
the people Of Delaware will be grateful
and will bc ready IS ever to show that
appreciation which every Ii N rested
donor prizes 50 highly Dove. .ndex
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-05-27
THE FATE OF BASEBALL.

The drastic order Of General Crow
der. moblizing all the men of the nation
under thirty-one years Of age, into fight
ing or productive classes, forces upon
that peculiar American institution, pro-
fessunal baseball, better known as or
ganized baseball, great crisis which can
only be solved BY a favorable solution
of the question whether il is useful or
"non-esscntial Under the Bgis of
organized baseball there has developed
q system Of highly specialized play,
which has. al great cost and infinite
labor, commanded the support and
patronage Of millions Of American citizens
whose fanatical devotion 10 the game has
become proverbial, and who find in that
sport q recreation and relaxation which
il afforded by no other sport in the world
and is second in its hold upon the masses
only TO the theatres
From this point Of view the sport
is certainly as useful as most OF the
other occupations Of men, and, therefore,
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-05-27
Here Ia a Sensibie Treatment
That Gets Prompt Results

For real downright. hsrassins d,a-
comfort. very few diHordrrs ran approach
sn-eslled skin diseases, such es ecrerna
letter. hollis. erlptions. sosly irritstlons
and similar skin troubles. notvlths,aud-
ing the LAVISH 1850 Of Ealves lotions, washes
and other treatment applied externally
to the otated parts
No one ever heard 0f q person brlng
afflicted with any form of skin diseases
whose blood was good condition There
fore. / IS but lOglcai 20 conclude that the
proper ineihod ~ treatment for pimples.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-05-27
CHIEF BLACKS STATEMENT
{ oncefnine Trouble With Draftees ~
penusylvauia Railroad Station

Concerning he difficulty ~ ihe Pennuyl-
vania railroad station. m fhe departure
If The Itaifora an saturday. fhief ~
Police Black hae ssued fhn following
statement
on account ~ such q large crowd ~
spectators assembling - fhe sta'ion -
zoe thn hoyz pf tho soldiers Rad much
trouble IN entering 'he station and former
Mayor Howell nernher of Hcsri M
requested rno - clear ne wsY for ~
spfhcra
Two of the soldiers one named
Daniel Sullivan and the pther rhose
naine lid not know. rere under nc
Influence ~ liquor qnd we're jos'ling each
other haok and forth thn crowd 'hern-
~. booking fhe pasaaRewav 50 that the
other draftees and Tho women n tho
crowd could not pasa hv ! attempted
~ separate he two men. whNr4upon
sullivan resented NV actions and ut'ering
an oath ~ me. shoutrd
Don't rol pu' Ynur hands m me
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-05-27
PLAY For WAR FUND
.On to Sea" At Playhouse. Thursday.
FRIDAY and Saturday

FFlnHF am s*HfHfbHt
The i.ga-aet nnsieal enmodv of -
Son vii 10 presented newt lhnradar,
Friday and SATURDAY ~ Fhe Playhouse
u,fler tho nlspioos of the Pod ross
lhe sa,lorz end marines f. take par' nro
among thrso stationed ~ the leaRue
Island may gard and tho proceeds wil
E. ~ tho haplains Welfare fund
The play MS written and produced
~ 81 Rowioy, < s. The danong
IL tho Philadelphia znrietv girls assist
ing professional artists and for the arilre
performance. IN feet. pill 10 under the
direction nf I'rnf Albert Newman Harry
ScheefTnr. professional director, will he
~ charge tf he entire perfnrmance
The COMEDY character for The play e
introduced IS N1nppe played by ]
{, 0vrrfon rho follows the train of the
Rcd ross ntrscs ~ France. determined
- i.af an end - their riise
the lradlnp ladF Mss Esther
asseH as I.ettv and another If the
more prominent parts IS taken ~ Pbobe
Niackpv. ~ Iols Miss FrnIoA Nc
Dowell and II " Aver are slso rrom-
nent members of the cast RA'v Nor
ris the eelohrated ballet danc.r IS one
If the feature danrere Wlth chorus e
eight girls Iesnrtto Hehfuss j. seen
IN dance sons Among fhr novelty
dances that # Dot and DlcA | ndcrdown
stand earf prominently
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-05-27

end ~ he same time struck ~ me
duokei ,he bov end zrabNef
Suhvau by 'he 'hros' - 'his iun04ure
7ullivsn's companion who rss also
mr. zi'h his fst hit : vatd.f ~ 'hs blow
end struck him = The nou'h taking al
~ he fght o'' n him
Frank Lobley. member ~ Fv-
sr,ption Board No { vho -i'nNs-ef 'he
Incident. hen approached rns ~id-n'ly
~ protest agsinr' he o'i'hresF sud
aho'ted n me- in . sarcastic 7osnnsr
7 admire vour nev~e
Nr Zeblev end 9h-n ha4 some wo-rlz
between each other after whi~h ne
incident rlo-ad r,~fore anv 7oorn h'o7rs
vprs sxrhang god
Tho chief stated 4ha' 20 far az 1a rae
concerned tha matter was ended unless
u s opened up hv Nr Iehlav rho Nad
said he he'd decided to prefer rharges
against z hisf Black
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-05-27
PROMINENT sPEAKERs.
10 Address Dinner to be Given by Central
Labor Union IN Honor uf fnhu Z.
+. EasIor

f8tNf NiNf w ftHFf' ~ sffftt '4
Savior
unui"r of prominent mon are cv-
pcctefI - speak NJ the dinner - be given
bv he Central Labor nlon ~ odd
Iello,s Hall ttmurrow night ~
honor of tohu Seylor fnfmer refptv,
vhn hes been appointed snperintenden'
If the elcro itnplnymort service FOR
tEa dslisi fhe4 incIp1r Tho follow
ina
Jahn Il Dcnsur.re diroefar general
nf fho United ~tafc fupl"enenf Ser
vlce - the Department = ahar Hon
Nillard salisbury. seuior ~ena'or from
Delpwne. Senator l"aiah . Wols"tt
Gorcrnor Irhn q Townsend irauk
Norrist,u. qerretarv af the American
e.loratl"n # I al'or Congr esgrnen 'lhor'
I polk. !, gneernr Ch,rlee r Anllor.
Navm lohn " Lawson. -hlleo George
Gfaf. nov ehoitnpan nf The waeo aifu4i
mont committee fnr Delee aro and
baltimore. Md. =hr ardz David
GnelenhnrR. Charles Norner rhair.
mon - tic lahnr Commission q
Dolaware and foicral Direofo - tha
Public Servicc Reserve and Faf'a Wa'F'ng
Reserve Sylvester y Ipwnsnnd +
chairman II Tho Irdnatri"l A~,flonf
Hoard If ieelawero
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-05-27
RED CROSS ENTERTAINMENT
AT GARRICk THEATRE

Professor Mahommcd will demonstrate
his mysterious method of cake making
this evening II the Garrick Theatre
in IN entertainment to he given under the
ausplces Of the employees IL the Brandy
wine shops Of the du Pont Co. the pro-
cecds to be devoted to the Red Cross
lie will also perform z series Of modern
slight-of-hand miratlcs lie brings with
him 2 flock Of other artists IN polite
NnndeNlllc
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-05-27
BEYOND IMAGINATION.

Every Evening says a Niiddletown
Democratic paper charges that the
Republican organization is cndeavoring
to stab Senator Salisbury in the back
through the editorial columns of Every
Evening
We confess that we think our neighbor' 5
resentment on this case is justified
Imagine the Republican organization
commanding the editorial columns of
our neighbor Every Evening. however.
says that il "has no candidate for the
Democratic nomination for senator -
Morning News.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-05-27
Itching, Scratching, Skin Diseases
That Burn Like Flames Of Fire

srslv skin. r ~ purify re bind and
remove thp tiny germ. n pollution that
brrrk through and NANTES. their prrs-
rnoe oa the surfnee If 'hs skin
People IN all parts ~ che country have
written us hov +hny wer. completely
rid ~ every trace of thes. dlrorders bv
the uze of : = s The ustchls-s, pTr-tv
vegetable. blood purifier. s ,. !. goes
direct ~ nc centre of the hloor supply,
and purIfes and clssnses n ~ ev~ry vsr-
'ige of foreign matter, giving ei-sr rnd
ruddy complexion that indicstss perfect
health. Write today for free medical ad-
7os regarding your ease Address 7~1tt
Specific Co. t43 Swift laboratory. A.
isnta. C,s
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-05-27

William Moses Of Barrow w-in-furnesa.
England. has established a world record
by driving sos rivets in nine-hour
day. Here is an opportunity for the
rivpt-lrlvers in our local shipysrsis Are
thev going fo allow Britisher to carry
ofF the honors'
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-05-27

There IL s report of man being cured
of insomnia hv an alarm clock Wonderful.
The general effects ~ an alarm clock ar"
An irresistalble desire on the part " the
temporarily aroused sleeper 70 turn over
and indulge IN another nsp.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-05-27

Nir Roosevelt la on a western trip,
with the avowed purpose Of stirring IN
patriotism But the trouble with Mr..
Roosevelt Is that generally he ''stlrS M
something else Some of his onom'cs call
II hell
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-05-27

Last chance for q contribution to the
Red Cross fund Open your purses and
give while there Is Vet time The cam
paign comes To an end tonight
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-05-27
MEETINGS TONIGHT.

Rayard Legion
Nj Calvary Club
| & : Fraternity
BOARD of Fducatlou
Smyth Post. {, A Il
Sumner Post. G \ X
Camp No d I q $ \
Palntera and Decorators
Delaware Lodge : of II
North End Athletic Club
Delmarvia Union, Il l. Z
Antietarn Temple. O [ \
Alpha Council l. q II {
Delaware Lodge. q @. I
Beta Tent, No 2 Il q + II
Harmony Council L 7 OF
BrandywInc Lodge | . q
Blue Rock Council, l. - G
Brownson Library Association
Del Council No. L. \ q $ T.
Nlinqua Tribe. Imp'd O II VI
Brandywine Library Association
- Benedict s Beneficial Society
Wilmington Council, q L \ NJ
! Lady Miller Lodge. No 6. $ OF Il
Brcklayers international t'nion
Diamond Council ir q \ VI
Delaware Conclave. II or : " y
Christine Eneampmcnt, | u q. I
Wilmington Aerie. No - L q t.
t'shers mon. mon NJ +. Church
Eleventh Ward Democratic League
B NJ & L | ,Bricklaycrs Tnionl
VIM Mckinley Circle Ne 3 II of :
Benevolent Pioneer Literary Association
VII Il BrandyWlne Council. O I VI
Wilmington Circle I of \. Nos :. =. 9
Ladies Catholic Benevolent Association
" Nllmington Nest NJ. l505 Order of Owls
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-05-27

Rents are getting higher in Wilmington,
not lower All the more reason why there
should be a vigorous exploitation Of house
building enterprises We need the houses
and should have them
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-05-27
THE EVENING SMILE.
AVENGED

here nrr rarnpensatiana f6r tnu-4
A,inps said Mrs Wilkins I'onr James
uaa tun over is mntor car Yesterlay
hnt ho he'd amlIn ~ hia feeo whom fhev
took HIM 10 tho hospital
Whv tho smile
IL was carving honn tatr IL the
tune and i punctnrrd tife Mile.
stones
WIN wh,eii Nother Hubbard" :" The
dlscoyerer u The FIRST msatlesa DAY
Washington Star
sentry "Wha eoes there Recruit
Nc Hut ! ainf gnln'. ~ comm
baltimore American
Pop" Yes. NY Toy J" What arc
the fnttunes II war I don't know e
aoil,. ny aon You'll have - ask some
prnftoer AanLprs Statesman
Tho anoicnta thought the world vas
fat Well no uan,lef The} had M
caherois NJ Drudge. no cigarettes M show
girls. NJ moving pictures, nn kaiser Hlli
II m,iE, havc been. IN thnso daYs
Iloatnu Transcript
"IIow dora ynur fnthrt regard lnr as
prospective eon-in.law With great
rqlanlmlty. Reginald That's en-
couraglng Il don't think ~ Father
TINS nm idea that certain eventuRlltles
SIMPLY cant cveutuate birmingham
Age Herald
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-05-27

The New Work sun would like 10
have al the fools and hars " 'hose
exciting times "lncsrccrated where they
cannot bother us righteous wish,
which al patriotic citizens will heartily
ir,4orec
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-05-27

Meanwhile, the Red CroSs campaign
beng about over do not forget the
campaign for the sale Of War Savings
Stamps Here is a fnc opportunity of
investing vour spare change, AZ any
time
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-05-27
Observation-Disclosures,
EIPPI ING RHYMES
BY Walt Mason.
AN IMMORAL. MAN.

Old Hindenburg, whom Teutons
praise, should draw ten dollars or
ten days His name each day. in
lurid tints. appears in all the public
prints, and always linked with some
punk deed that makes the readers
bosom bleed lie is so keen to fight
and slay, he deseerates the Sabbath
day, and makes men III the trenches
work, who q rather be attending
kirk His misdcmcanors never
cease some new disturbance of the
peace is charged against him every
day; he Shoes the statute books
away. Dlscharglng firearms is his
fad; although there Is in every grad
a law forbidding men to shoot -
but laws don't worry that old Teut.
He trcspasses on farmers land,
and spoils the crops to beat the
band No hunting signs he doubt
less secs, for they are nailed up on
the trees, but signs don't stop this
lawlcss Hun. with his long range
breech loading gun. We may be
sticklers, even cranks, but we grow
weary of his pranks. A little nom
sense now and then is rclished by
the wisest men, but when a cut-up
takes no rest, but plays his tricks
with growing zest. and spoils our
hats, and steals our sheep, and fires
our whislers while we sleep, our
patience soon or late will fail, and
we'll escort him to the jail.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-05-27

The Parent r an~her Association ~
HARMONY srhrsol uil mid 2 ssvawtarrv
festival On the r~hnol grounds On II niWs-
daV evening
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-05-27

sentry 'Whp goes thofe Recruit
Nc Hut ain ! gnin ~ conin
baltimore American
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-05-27

who wnseii Mother Tluhhafi' 10
dlscoverer ~ tho first fnratlrsa daE
Washington star
The labor journal. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1909-1976, 1918-01-11
Swallowing SHERIFF

Every improvement in the wages,
working hours and working cond-
lions of the organized workers up
lifts them and their families and
the non-union men and their fam
lilies as well.
Sheriff Wilson of Oregon City, is
so Jealous worker for the inter
ests of the scab Hawley Pulp &
Paper Co., that he sent his young
son (under 16) to work in that mill
in violation of the Federal Child
labor law.
Constable d. C. Frost, who is also
truant officer, notified the company
of its violation of law and took thu
boy out of the mill. The Oregon
Labor Press says that if the sheriff
had been striker he would have
been prosecuted. There is no chance
for striking workers in that town.
1t is owned by the paper mill outfit
and all officialdom bends the knee
to the mill manager. Some more
Bisbee business, or something like it,
The labor journal. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1909-1976, 1918-01-11

verbiage Three per cent of the
population own nearly all the land
values in the United States.
CAS- soon as one gets a sense of
this clearly in mind there is no
trouble about explaining this phen-
omenon of idle land. 1t seems like
the acme of absurdity to say so, but
as an industry there is not one cent
Of money in farming. All the
profits are in the rise of land values.
No matter, therefore, how great the
pressure on production, no matter
how much on increase of food sun
ply is needed, these immense STREET
ches of land remain idle because
1t does not pay to cultivate them.
They are held at monopoly prices
so far ahead of their charges eat
up too much of the income.
Farming as an industry is a fail
ure. As an investment only has it
any financial soundness. Probably
one farmer in three is paying for
the privilege of working his farm
and trusting to the rise in land
values to square him in the long
run In fact, the land-holding mon
opoly of the west does not really
want farmers or settlers. 1t asks
Tor them, advertises for them, but
only by polite and MISUNDERSTOOD
fiction. What it really wants is
customers, investors, and investors
only have chance of profit"
The labor journal. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1909-1976, 1918-01-11
400 MILLION ACRES OF IDLE LAND
in AMERICA Is SERIOUS PROBLEM


NEW YORK, Jan. 4-"Does short
age in coal production justify seiz-
ure of coal-producing lands? Well,
then, why does not shortage in
food production justify seizure of
food producing lands ?"
These questions are asked by
Albert Jay Mock, writing in the
Century Magazine, current issue, on
the land question.
"At this moment of hue and cry
for increasing production" he says,
with the papers forecasting 'dras-
trio food control, drastic rationing
drastic measurers against food
boarding and speculation, drastic
price fixing; when people spade up
tennis courts and lawns, and even
the poor, politically-eXploited school
children languidly poke about in
the rubbish-laden vacant lots-at
this moment there are 400,000,000
acres of idle land in the United
States of America! Seventy-three
per cent of the arabic land of the
country is therefore idle. Forty
five per cent of the actual laid-out
farm land-nearly half-is idle!
zone feels like descending to the
slang of the street and asking, can
you beat it? There is only one in
ference to make; anyone would make
it. Drop a man down from the
moon into the midst of that state
of things and the moment he set
eyes on it he would say, "There is
a country with a first-class prob
lem of land tenure on it's hands"
"For approximately 80 years." con-
tinues Mr. Mock, Gland in the United
States has not been priced accord
ing to its earning capacity, but &C
cording to its speculative value.
Farm labor in the West has not been
bought for farming purposes; bless
you, no. Farming was never thought
of except as bait on a prospectus.
1t was bought as an investment.
From 1900 to 1910, for example,
while available acreage in the United
States increased 5 per cent, and the
number of farmers increased a trifle
under II per cent, the value of farm
land increased Is per cent.
THAT tells the story so completely
that any enlargement ON it is mere
The labor journal. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1909-1976, 1918-01-11
SHIPYARD SETTLEMENT
MUST BE REIMBURSEMENT

WASHINGTON, Jan. 4-Represen-
tatives of the navy department, fed
eral shipping board A. F. of L.
metal trades department and Pacific
coast ship yard workers.
Last summer these workers de-
manded Sc rate and the shipping
board sent an adjustment commits
sion to the Pacific coast. An award
of 1928 was made. This award
was protested by the workers, who
also showed that several crafts, in
GLIDING steam engineers, firemen,
oilers, water tenders, asbestors work
ers, metal polishers and structural
iron workers, were overlooked.
AS result rates are increased 10
per cent over the adjustment COM
MISSIONS decision, making the Pacific
coast wage $3.50 instead of 1925.
On February l the adjustment COM
mission will investigate living costs
in that section and if it is shown
that these costs are in excess OF the
10 per cent, an award totaling the
difference will be made.
The award was signed by Frank
lin D. Roosevelt, acting secretary of
the navy; representatives of the
shipping board and the federal de-
partment of labor and James O'Con
nell, president of the A. F. of l..
metal trades department; j. A.
Franklin, president of the Brother
hood of Boiler Makers, and John |.
Nolan, member of the executive
board of the International Iron
Molders' union, representing Joseph
Valentine, president.