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Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-06-25
War Savings Stamps.

We have become so accustomed to
largely exceeding our quota in respect of
campaigns for Liberty Loans and Rcd Cross
funds, that we cannot permit any lcthargy
m respect Of War Savings Stamps The
campaign is now under way, and II should
be pushed with the utmost vigor before
the closing day. Juno Is. Many com
munitics, especially down the State, have
been organizing for the work, and ought to
show good results, notwithstanding the
little time now al hand for effective opera
tions. II will never do for Delaware, after
her splendid record in the other matters,
to fall down on this venture
Thrift Stamps and War Savings Stamps
have special value in that they afford
an opportunity for the investment Of small
sums Children may be interested IN them
and orr children already have shown =
most commendahlc activity IN the matter
and thus bc incitcd TO healthy prac-
tice of saving their money and placing
il where II viii return them n profit
Grown people also may find il advisable
to invest for their children and also for
themselves
However. the great thing is 70 get 20
work and more than fill the States allot
mcnt Of War Savings Stamps We can do
wonders n few days, if we viii The com
mittee in charge Of the campaign IS an
ONO arI ic doipcy ifS work unII
So let the people respond literally to their
efforts. The government has need Of the
money in conducting the war, and shat Is
that everybody should take q
hand in and help IN every way possible by
contributing their money
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-06-25
VMtd, o. Otherwise.

The scqmtta Of Frank Stephens of
Arden On charge Of violating the esplon-
age act by alleged severe declarations and
charges against some women who were
ssnvasslng for Liberty bonds, was due to
behef N the minds of the jury that he did
utterances In the Law under which he
was tried, the element Of 'wifulness
was essential TO convection, and IN respect
Of this matter the jury gave him the
benefit of the doubt
The case was an interesting one. as il
involved the right Of a person who is
opposed 10 the administration having q
part In the great war, to indulge IN severe
criticisms. The result of the Stevens trial.
however. is not to be accepted as encour-
agement TO those who oppose the govern
ment 10 make too free an indulgence IN
their opposition. Stephens was tried under
the original law, which opened the way to
his acquittal on the ground that ''wilful-
ness was not established The new law is
said 10 be much more severe in its proyi-
sions
While the right Of criticism should not
be seriously questioned, there are various
forms Of criticism, especially during the
prevalence Of such situation as our
government now finds itself in. This fact
may easily be made plain to many per
sons II they presume to 90 too far.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-06-25
PRESS COMMENT.
ALSO THEY STEAL.

IL had long been suspected and the
evidence is now in hand to prove that
among services rendered by the Ger
man spy agencies operating all over tho
United States, is the stealing OF blue
print plans of American war Inventions.
There were arrested in New York last
week n draftslnan by the given name OF
LinQulst, and an engineer known ms
Rurt. The two had been working at an
aeroplanc plant in New Jersey and had
long been under observation as Suspects.
In connection with the arrests trunk
was seized, and in this trunk were more
than one hundred blueprint plans of
American designs for acroplanes, guns
and other war devices, Among the stolen
plans were the specifications Of the latest
model of the Browning machine gun
Plans have been mystcrously disappear
ing from many plants engaged upon gov
eminent contracts.
1t can hardly he said rs yet that the
arrest Of these two men clears mp the
spy thicvery that has been in operation
IN plants producing war machinery,
though il is announced that every set OF
bluc-prints that have vanished were
found in the seized trunk. The men must
have had assistants in many plants the
htlhai StcailnR OF inc IliahS NlhSt HaFe
been accomplished 10y fifty or more sub
agents. The discovery of more than
ono hundred missing pr'nt-plana in one
trunk suggests n systcmatizcd plan of
operations Such a valuable accumulation
could only have Ecen gathered through the
services of many persons operating under
head directorate The stealing of
plans is, plainly enough, just another
phase OF Germany s Organized spy sys-
tenn baltimore American
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-06-25
DIERS AFTER THE WAR.

The problem OF taking care of the
soldiers after the war will most likely
resolve itself into q problem of taking
care Of those who did not 60 to war.
except. Of course, those soldiers whose
capacities have IN some measure been
reduced For the able-bOdled soldier,
we imagine, not much need be done save
during the time Of his transition from
military 10 civil life.
For the most part the soldier will get
bis old Job back if he wants it, or a better
one, but Of course that supposition does
not do away with the problem 1t simply
puts the soldier IN his job or occupation
and puts out the man or woman who filled
it during his absence, SO that the net re-
suit for the country still remains the same
There will be need for artificial stimulation
of production to keep idle hands busy
until such time as the world adjusts itself
TO peace
II is the fashion to believe that the
returning soldier is to he an essentially
different being from the man who went
overseas He may be in spiritual sense,
but the men Of the Civil War returned to
their homes pretty much the same as the
experience in the Civil War was as bad
as that which the men in the present war
are undergoing Nationally and for the
world this war Is on a vastly greater scale
Of horror and everything else, but for the
individual, being wounded, exhausted,
starved, etc, is largely the same expert
ence under all circumstances.-Sea
Post-Intelligencer-
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-06-25

valuable in this work because Of his charm
ing personality which had won friends
for him throughout Russia.
Another American consul recently 20
break down under the strain was John
f.. Jones, stationed ~ tyons. Mr.. Jones
work hnd consisted in Arranging for
American manufacturing exhibits at the
Lyons fair, which later resulted IN many
millions Of dollars worth Of trade for this
country About the same time Mr. White,
American consul Mt Naples, died, un-
qucstionably Of overYoik Then came
the loss of Mr. Gottschalk, American
consul at Rio Janeiro, who was ON board
the "Cyclops"
The personnel Of the consular service
has already been greatly increased
There are 80 men stationed IN London
where in 1914 there were Is; ~ IA Paris
where formerly there were II, and 70
IN Bcrne where formerly there were ..
But there is still need for many more.
Moreover, the expansion Of the service
is likely 10 he permanent. For even
when pence is resumed it's work viii be
more difficult than ever before. In the
period of keen commercial competition
which everybody is predicting the Arncri-
can consul will te indispensable.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-06-25
THE RENT QUESTION.

Editor Every Evening have follow
cd with great interest Mr.. Krngrrs letter
and consider his remarks on the rental
problem moet proper Landlords who have
rented houses ~ tenants are often sur
prlEfd when they 70 70 collect the rent
tohnd twoiamllics IN same, or the dwelling
rented out 10 rOOTDers, The tenant enjov1rg
all the profit for he or her crertior- In
the premises
II the government is going t, rryuiate
the fixing II rents, 10 nIrrf slgo rrvulste
the cost ~ farm products, because rent
are fixed by owners of property On fhe
basis Of tazcs and Tho cost ~ living.
! contend n landlord II iuytified in r7sis-
ing his rents ~ least n ~ 100 per cent
oyer and above prices which were n oy,-
Grafton bcfore the peat world war oorr-
rocnccd
Here arc some fac,s for sts,esupen, new
paper editors and legislators 70 digest:
Within the last ten ycars in the a'y
~ Wilmington, thanlcs ~ the Rcpublican
Levy Court. county and poor ta1cs have
advanced ncarly 100 per- cert city and
schopl taxes have gone up - The tune r.
70 per cent; property rppairs s0 pr ccr'
and the cost of living yell don't nrr-
tion if. and in addition The landlo-S urIr+
if'IH ltAF "a Ifal tfifFflif HAf
Now he question is, ran the lsbornz
man boar tho burden n an increasing
rental? Ny contention is that he car
Why
Working rnen today IN the ghipy,rrls
u Wilmington arc making wagcs ~ lcnsf
100 per cent more than could be rzrned
~ The years prior To the war
I know ncn whose wager before the
war averaged gl2 pr vcek and vho 20
day are making $40 and iftlry vere male
ing sIO0 per weel>, no ono 10 better plraee1
- know II than The writer II this letter
The laboring rnan e getting gooi 70
munerafion for the service he render
society, this is aocor'irg n the inrxorable
law of supply and demand, and If have
houses for rent why, by fhe same procees
IF reasoning should ] not receive \ r.
turn whjch the Iaw y sripplv and demand
allows
wonder if panic wag ~ strike WI
rnincton aftpr The war and there should 2
a slump In property values L the govern
mcnt would come ~ the rescue n 'ha
landlord ne property owner and --
ycStor J doubt II
T q Dohertv
Wilmington June "a 1913
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-06-25
SUCCESS IN WARFARE.

Patriotism, something mere than .
name. Is a nany-sidcd proposition. 1t
Is defined as love Of ones country.
Then what is love- Why us strong
feeling of affection, to feel devotion
toward Then We may ask what de-
votion means i mears the act Of de
voting or corsccratlng.
Il NAV be said that rhc man who IS
enlisted as q soldier IA the service of
his country taking the risk oi she'd
ding his blood and losing hls life, per
forms The highest act Of devotion that
Is possible for man 10 render That
is true. but il calls for something in
addition to that Doesn't It imply also
that bis duty is 10 refrain from doing
anything that viii impair his physical
fitness
1t is a fact recognized by those who
have made war subject Of close study,
that war Is fought in large part, behind
the battle lines il has been said that
'rhe Lord IS on the side Of the most bat
taions 1t might be said and truly,
that success comes to the battaions
composed Of the strongest men Knox
Vile Journal and Tribune
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-06-25
A SAFE PREDICTION.

"kultur SAYS writer IN the kolnISchc
Zeltung is Il thing that ono possesses.
but about which Que does not chatter
He is speaking for the German of
the future this Berlin correspondent
Of the Cologne paper He IS not refer
rlng to the German Oi the present and of
tho past It Will not hc contested that
the German Of the present does, and the
German 81 the paSt did have a good
deal to say about kultur lie has or had
good deal 10 SAY about IT before the
war ~ 4 especially IN the early davs Of the
war We did not exactly know IN thosc
DAYS Just what kultur meant II was
not until the object lessons IN theoretical
and applied kultur were brought home
to the bcwildcred understanding Of
mankind with their staggcrirc tests 10
faith in the testimony Of mon 5 own horror
stricken senses that We completely grasp
cd the fun kultural beauties Of the Hun
mind ard training
Now we know We know 10 what
the practical application 81 Hun kul-
tur theories leads We know Just what
that kultur IS about which the kolnlschc
Xcitungs CORRESPONDENT SAYS the Hun
Of the future will not chatter
We venture to say that TIN, j. an
entirely safe prediction. The roaming
Hun 81 the future viii lie a very i'll adj
viscd, not to say fcolhardv Hun ii he
ever ventures even So much a 10 mention
klItlr
There viii be hardly an, topic Of
conversation which he viii more stu
diously avoid New York sun.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-06-25
GRAND AMERICAN BOYS.

What huc name the American boys
are making for themselves ON the foreign
hattlcfronts' They 90 INTO battle with
spirit and enthusiasm, and startlc tho
Huns with thor apparent recklcssncss
They know that the spirit with which
they enter n fight Is Of more Importance
than the powder hey burn The whole
world wonders nj he splcndid ardor
81 our troops They may not have
drilled Is long or endured as much tho
rlgorS Of camp life and the march, but
these dclnourrcice do no, aba . the
dash with which hey enter a fight
This dash is the american hoy part Of
a. and whct there are 100000 Of them
on liz front tho Huns would better lnop
% safe distance All America IS proud
Of The conduct of our lovs on the battle
field They show vchcmcncc IN attack
that Will end the VAR for the cause of the
Allies lv and ly The future Of clviliza-
ton depends upon the ardor and spirit
Of the American youth. Just of the
farm and out Of ne shops and schools
Ohio State Journal
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-06-25
THE EVENING SMILE z.
NERVOUS. But BRAVE.

Nervousness 4n'f funk GuYnemcr
the French acc, and Bell, the English
one. were both nervous chars sad
Quentin Roosevelt II hi- American f3lrg
school in France
No. nervousness isnt funk heard
OF doughbov who shook with ucrvorsncss
rs he stood IN bis trench and waited for
the whistle that was 10 start him out
across No Mans land on his first rad
What's the matter Smlthson2 said
the sergeant stcrnlv Are you trcrnllln
for hat dirty hide Of yours
'Sr1ithson grinncd.
No, sergeant he SAID I'm trem-
bin for the Boches They don't know
Smithson'S here - Washington Star.
Things which are equal to the same
things are equal 10 each other Il
realize that when two scandal-mongcrs
get together Louisville Courier jour
nal
You won't Object il 90 on with my
knitting while We talk will YOU. Mr. Bore
leigh? | always think that one should
keep ores mird occupied -l}oston
Transcript.
did you mail that letter | gave you
Yesterday N-no. my dear whis-
tied to the man IN the postal airplane.
but he couldn't come down after II =
Kansas City journal
Surgeon tbefore the operation Wor-
ryiHg2 Tut. tut! Why. 1t won amount
to anything The rightwad with
sigh of relief Thank you, doctor,
knew you'd be reasonable Buffalo
Express.
A lady had been looking for a friend for
long time, without success Finally
she came upon her in an unexpected place
We'll, she exclaimed I've been on a
perfect wild-goosc chase all day long.
but 1hank goodness, I've found you at
Last boston Tran scrint
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-06-25
THE STEPHENS VERDICT.

Editor Every Evening .--' Freedom ~
sperrh dOes not convey The right 70 De-
str0v the government that nads II
This i- nne of the many a.ucldanng
statements concerning Cur Fpderal Con-
yfitufion made hv Judge Victor Il WoC llov
whcn charging thr iurv b the nited
~tates Dstrlrt Court 81 SATURDAY.
the Frank ~tcnhrnz case
Judge Wccllcv ajso stated p fleet
that the finances ~ the government a-e
'hr basis ~ i's military operations
The verdict ~ not guilty rendered bv
the gentlemen of the ,4rv .aHs -0rne
of IL 10 believe tnat the .ur-' could r9r
comprehend the significance of the state
meuts made by Judge Wooiev His fine
essay on the meaning aEd intent n our
Constitution fell 0n stony ground. ard
bore 70 fr1nt.
Do these Gentlemen 20 he Iury
krow that ire women we're appointed
bv the treasury q the nited states rs
soil Liberty Bonds and that their spccill
work was The kous 70 house canvass
Tke gent iemcn Of the !Irv STAY safe.
while those VINO tonor their country
Constitution % forth 70 give 'hcIr lyrs
for ID, ana while women wno -eii r0nls
10 support the army and navy ire liatie
70 insult ard annoyance.
Wilmington Jlne a. ,4ls
Every Evening ..asslEel ADVERTISE
ments irIng results Proved to ne salts
faction oi many ana viii be 10 you.-Adv.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-06-25
HEAVENS FIRST LAW.
BY George Matthev Adams.

like 70 70 INTO an orderly home
office store town There Is some
thing stimulating. as VOL - some
thing rcetful and inspiring about
them All
But above any of those ! place
n import anrc the ORDERLY rInd
For the brain that knows tho
when and where and how of things
and has he power and initiative
~ bring them into beng ~ the
right time, has already tapped the
springs n genius
The first step IN the succcss ri anv
enterprise Is ~ put things n order
Then the next step j. 70 keep
things IN order
Order Is a habit II a difficult
habit. maybe q Keep up I'll The
time, but it's m easy one 10 begin
And the sooner won tcgln the harit
81 order, the longer vii Won be allie
70 Keep It going
Take v0ur first example from fhe
universe Its q perfect picture ~
order
The more ord rlv rou arc he
more sure YOU brcomc lou learn
70 serve and 10 lead You learn 70
gave and % take Md Won learn 10
save. In fart. some wise thinker
has written somewhere his
Order IS heaven irst law
. L.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-06-25
Unnecessary Noises.

Any busy city is noisy place at times,
especially if it has line of elevated rail-
road-but it has long been recognized
that many noises are avoidablc and should
be suppressed. Police Commissioner En-
right of New York City has inaugurated a
nose-eradication campaign, and has in
structed the police to put stop to lot of
noises, which he enumerates as follows
All unnecessary shouting and yelling
Blowing Of horns or bugles or ring
ing of bells by scissors grinders, &c.
Unnecessary blowing of horns and
whistles by drivers of automobiles and
motorcycles.
Unmufilcd or defective exhaust pipes
on automobiles or motorcycles.
Yelling of taxi or carriage barkers at
theatres and hotels
Yelling of extras at any hour of the day
or night
Unnecessary noise by men delivering
ice and milk
Unnecessary rattling of milk cans by
early morning drivers.
Unnecessary noise when putting out
ash cans at hotels, apartment houses and
other buildings.
or worn out machinery.
Unnecessary blowing of factory or
steamboat whistles.
Barking dogs and screeching parrots.
Faulty railroad or car tracks causing
noise.
Flat-whceled cars, faulty brakes and
unnecessary changing of car bells.
Not one of these noises can be set down
as inseparablc from the proper prosccu-
ton of business. To the last one they
should be dispensed with, to the comfort
and wcll-being OF The community fs-
pccialy desirable is the elimination of dis
cordant cries on the streets, and the noise
made by those handling milk cans, ash
cans and other metal rcceptaclcs.
Many city residents, especially on the
ordinarily quiet r~sidencc streets. suffer
severe annoyance from unnecessary NOISES,
especially in the early morning hours,
when they play havoc with refreshing
sleep The sufferers, therefore, will wei
come any movement for their suppression
But they havc SO long had an unqucstion-
cd place in city life and business that those
who have been accustomed To making
them will be reluctant TO surrender their
The result Of the New lork
CITY campaign will be awaited with much
interest
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-06-25
Circulation Every 1OOOO
Evening Yesterday 1LOOO
TUESDAY, JUNE 25, 1o1s
Tbe Hkh Rent Inquiry.

Inc hQkn KEN iuVuuys
Wy Interesting p the inquiry now
under WY m respect of charges OF alleged
~prcftpermx- IN hons, rents IN this city,
shkhnneh What anr,c<Rste good II can do
1np4>Aeaxay apparent Today w moving
DIV, h. vhicA rent contracts date,
athouxhaAmay-he that Af, hfhcsnaty will
mp&he~xuxx3uD tn year. ~ il IS sa'd
nnnuv nxk~cnzkxAct. mc BY the month
snh @a&Eay<ho ysnx - ~s formerly
xa,c ouA 8cA msnthsy rrntsi contracts
s~ooA H1y - prove very assuring TO
&hucpwboAmx>A,euDo about getting a
hnmpsnd~E.vAEhh N hAu at least year
rhueEhn Hkmk1ua sho1id lrsvc attract
I'd. d.a1>nein b only natural For long
uIneh.usrnlhxyebec becnsusrce N TIM city.
k.n3d1nx hzp hen rrstxictcd BY the high
uripuT1.hrx-nnd mat1rrpd, and by the
dkmand - -cperstiurs for labor Of all
kAnis. And with many more men com
ing hczr h ssarcb Of profitable work, the
hsus1ng difficulty hiss hc-n continually in
0eannG.
stories told are fairiy astounding. showing
advances Of from 80 ID 100 per cent IN
rnnts n,a4 werc already somewhat high
But lack Of supply always intensihes de-
n,and. snd no doubt owneTs of houses
believe they have right TO charge "ail
that the traffic viii bear
Some promise of relief has been gwen
bv the intervention of the Voters Non
Partisan League and the City Council,
and now the agents OF the Federal govern
ment arc making an Investigation OF the
situation. as the government has con
Germ for the housing of it's large body Of
busy workmcn Also, the plans for the
construction OF large number Of dwell
incs GIVE promise Of further relief. al
hoguh not for several months II is hoped,
however these contemplated new houses
VIII be ready for occupancy before the
winter Scts IN
II seems surprising that our commu-
nifty has so long put upwith the condition
Of a severe scarcity Of dwellings. 1t IS
known that there is profit in renting hous
es, but the conditions that interposed 30
restrict building as mentioned above,
have been tolerated in manner that is in
contrast with conditions that prevailed
here wears ago. Then enterprising build |
ers, gong into the business as an invest |
ment kept the supply at least at |
even pace with the demand, and fire. |
quently ahead of it. But that assuring |
time has long Nnoe departed.
Housing Is essential TO the weIl-being Of /
community, and as necessary as a sufh-
cent supply of food. We have high food |
prices here IN Wilmington. and in add |
taon, high taxes and high rents. The situs-
trcul i. s--ious xnd IT rs hoped the varfous
agencies nov engaged N inquiry will be |
able TO work out sofutaon before II be- /
comes ny worse tban 1t has been for a |
lemg time.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-06-25
JUST FOLKS
BY Edgar A. Guest.
HE HAS NOT GONE TO DIE.


He hns not gone TO die,
Though he may fall,
And far in Flanders lie;
He heard life cnll,
And knowing what it meant -
His strength TO give
For Freedom, on he went
That he might live
Death There is no such thing
For honors sons,
Who grave the laundering
And crash OF guns
And IN one mighty hour
Dare all for truth;
They snatch from Death grim power
Eternal Youth
Not by some secret plan,
Nor space of time
Does life produce man
Superb, sublime,
Not in thrcc-ecore OF years
Does manhood glow:
More than our gray-beard seers
Brave youth may know.
Only The coward dies;
Clingng to breath,
Fearing 10 strike or rise
His is n living death
Lost is his soul 10 truth,
Dead Is the heart within.
Wasted his strength and youth
Shame's grave has shut him IN
lie went tn live one hour
For truth and right.
To rise to manhood 9 power
And test his might
And If beneath that sky
He falls for truth,
His name shall never die
l.lfc guards his youth
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-06-25
Observation-Disclosures.
RIPPING RHYMES.
BY Walt Mason.
CHANGED HABITS

The tasks used to like, alas,
to me 70 longer make appeal; | do
not care to NOW the grass, with
seven feet of flashing steel The
weeds are growing on my lawn,
which once was handsome as a
park; for | begin to talk ut dawn
Of war, and keep it up till dark.
The cockleburs are growing dense
where once the scarlet rant Ter
grew; decay has marked my picket
fence and oil the other thlngs in
view For | must talk with Neigh
Dor Jones hats what my leather
lurg Is are for-explaining, IN heroic
tones, what we should do TO win the
war do not care TO swat the flies,
although that sport once bit the
spot and early in the day Id rise,
with noble zeal, ard swat. and
swat Each fly in safety now may
soar, and multiply TO beat the bard;
I'm busy at the Blue Front store,
where allied strategy Is planned
There I'm cor sidered sane and
wise, ard people harken to my redc;
| have no time to swat the flies,
which on the nations substance
feed | do not care To boil the
germs, although our lives may be
at stake, for must tell, in ringing
terms, where kronprinz Willyum
made his break | used to read
the bullet ms the health board issued
once a week, and | would stir my
ancient shins, and make my stats
and hinges creak; none better knew
to swat he flies, or boil the germs,
or bat the rats; but now meet
with graybca rd guys, aud we all
gossip through our hats.
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