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DELAYED IN THE TELLING.

There never was the slightest basis for
the sweeping indictment that Senator
Chamberlain brought against the War
Department and that Secretary Baker has
answered in detail /: Is not conceivable
thar the Senator spoke merely in ignorance
for he had tile means Of asCertaIning the
facts Even though the War Depart
mcnt Was reluctant 20 make public some
OF the lnformatiOn that Secretary Baker
spread upon the record Yesterday, the
chairman of the Senate committee ON
military affairs could haXe had access 10 ii.
50 could his associates on the committee
who did not wait to finish their lnvestiga-
CATION before framing legislation 10 dcp2se
the President Of the | nItcd States from
his constitutional Office as Commander
in Chief of the Army aud Navy and reduce
the Secretary OF War 10 the status cf a
clerk There Is not fact IN the B.kcr
testimony that would not have been
confided TO these Senator's II they bad
sought il; yet they insisted upon going
before the American people with Il
crooked record calculated to prove that
War Department Deficiencies, rs Mr.
Baker expressed it, were characteristic
rather than occasional
Under the acid test of the Secretary ;
shrivel for the most part to ashes and rub
bish They leave the Senate committee
and its chairman in n very unpleasant
light before the country, descrcdited
method and on the defensive rs to
motive
Nevertheless, there is one lesson that the
War Department itself should learn from
this unfortunate episode, which is the
necessity for fuller war publicity and for
taking the American people completely
into the confidence Of their government in
all matters that are not unbeatable
military secrets
Everything that Secretary Baker told
yesterday ought to have been told long
ago. There was no valid reason for
concealing il IT gave no aid and comfort
to the enemy, but on the contrary was
proof that the 'nited States was going to
war IN earnest. Had the War Depart
ment kept the American people fully
informed there would have been no occa-
sion for Secretary Bakers taking the
stand. and uch rnischievous accusations
as Senator chamberlain made would have
found no believers New York World
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-01-30
SOCIALISTIC TYRANNY.

The tyranny of Socialism, especially
OF the extreme type represented by the
Russian Bolshcviki, has never been better
illustrated than in Lcnlnc's defense of the
harsh measures adopted by the Pctrograd
outfit toward all opponents, including
other Socialists of more moderate views
lie is quoted MS saving, in part. We
have declared for q class war Not rccog-
nizing violence on the part of individuals
We stand for class violence against other
classes. and we arr not perturbed hv the
walls of those who arc disconnected by the
sight of tins violence They must de
cisivclv reconcile themselves to the idea
that a simple peasant or soldier will
command them, and that they will be
compelled TO accept the new order Of
things
One Of the fallacies of such reasoning
il il can hc called such. lies in the nSsump-
tion that a simple soldier or peasant
IS qualified for leadership by the very fact
that he occupies a l0wly position IN the
community That certainly Is not the
American point Of view We elect far
mcrs and worklngmen to positions Of
honor and profit but we do not consider
that thev are entitled to leadership simply
by reason of their occupation. When we
need medical attention We turn Ia an
educated man, doctor. II in need of
legal assistance We 90 10 a man trained ~
The law. In political life We seek rs
leaders those who have made study OF
public questions and whose Judgment is
supposed TO be sound Such at least Is
the theory.
Among the Bolsheviki training counts
FOR nothing, and man is advanced 70
leadership because he happens to be .
peasant and is, therefore, presumably
ignorant The practical working on oi
this beautiful theory Is that Russia. hullt
up through several centuries by Cars,
has in few months fallen 10 pieces underts
Socialist regime and now stands absolutely
dctensecSS before Germany. Glass con-
sciou>ncss and class wars may suit the
nclulotIS AIuSco1ite intellect bat Amcri-
cans will still he inclined 70 hold that for
their country the old plan Of fair play for
al will best II the blll.-Philadelphia
Record
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Rendered Excellent Service.

We are glad to record our appreciation
Of the very efliclent-all things consider
cd service rendered By the Wilmington
and Philadelphia Traction Co, on Mon
day, In respect Of trolley traffic. In the
face OF enormous difficulties the company
did good work
Few citizens, when they realized the
weather conditions Of Monday morning,
expected much Of a trolley service The
snow fall during the night had been un-
usually heavy, and high winds had made
deep drifts All transportation lines, were
bound to be ntcrfered with, and they were
The steam railroads passing through this
city were almost entirely blocked for
several hours.
But the traction company by giving
attention during the night TO keeping Is
tracks open as possible, was able 10 render
a very commendable service Monday
morning Hundreds Of citizens although
no doubt many were not 50 Fortunate
were glad to avail themselves Of its good
service
Having come ia for severe animad-
version, recently, it is only Just that the
company should be given credit for its
excellent service Of Monday
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If BACK HURTS
BEGIN ON SALTS
Flush Your Kidneys Occasion
ally if You Eat Meat
Regularly.

No man Or woman who eats meat re gu
larlv can make a mistake BY flushing
the kidneys occasionally says 3 we'll
known authority Meat forms uric acid
which clogs the kidney pores 50 they
suggishIy filter or strain only part oi
the waste and poisons from the blood,
then YOU get sick Nearly all rheuma-
tism, headaches, liver trouble. nervous
ness. constipation, dizziness. siceplessnesS,
bladder disorders come from sluggish kid
news.
The moment You feel dull ache in the
kidneys or Your back hurts. or if the
urine Is cloudy, offensive. full OF sedi-
ment, irregular OF passage or attended
by sensation Of scalding get about four
ounces Of Jad Salts from any reliable
pharmacy and take tablespoonful ia
a glass of water before breakfast for
few days and your kidneys will then act
fae This famous salts IS made from
the acid Of grapes and lemon Juice, COM
bined with lithia and has been used for
generations to flush cloggcd kidneys ard
stimulate them to activity, also 10 ncu-
tralizc the acids in urine SO it no longer
causes irritation, thus ending bladder dis
orders
Jad Salts IS inexpensive and can
not injure; makes delightful effer-
vcsccnt lithia-water drink which all reg
ullr meat eaters should take now and
then to keep the kidneys clean and the
blood pure thereby avoiding serious kid
ney complications.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-01-30
Should Have Been Told Before.

After all, it is probable the most pre-
vailng conclusion of the country after
carefully reading Secretary of War Baker s
presentation, before the Senate military
committee on Monday, of what our gov
ernment has done since the declaration of
war against Germany, in April, 1917,
towards making that declaration effect
i've, will be that it would have been much
better had there been an enlightenment
sooner. BY reason of being kept in igno-
rance, the people were left largely to their
imaginings, and too often, perhaps, TO
their forebodngs, in respect of the real
situation. Also, the suppression Of so
much official information gave large room
for the circulation of nuInbcrless rumors,
many of which caused much aporehen-
sion
Itis apparent that no matter how foreign
countries may adhere TO the policy OF
suppression Of war information, 1t will
never be tolerated in this country. Our
people want to know. and they feel they
nave rlpnt 10 KNOW. iillIoTtilHt hfiilttIS
secrets they will not ask to share in, but
rs to general results rs to where their
soldiers arc going and what they are doing,
and what happens to them they will be
satisfied with nothing less than full and
dependable information
What Secretary Of War Baker detailed
before the Senate committee in respect Of
our war operations was exceedingly inter
esting. and also most revealing. We now
know that, despite mistakes which may
have been made and Secretary Baker
admitted some had been made we have
done q really great work, and will do even
greater work
And all the more does his explanation
reveal the cnormitv of Senator Chamber
lains ignorant outburst in the appalling
public charge that "thc entire military
establishment Of the United States has
broken down Every Evening challenged
this amazing declaration from the first.
We could not believe it was true, and We
are glad 10 know, officially, it was abso-
Iutply false
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-01-30
JUST FOLKS
by Edgar A. Guest.
MERIT.

He didn't wall "I'm overworked," !" nor tell
how other fellows shirked,
Tie didn't make a flourish when the boss
was passing by;
lie didn't brag of what he knew, nor thlk
about what he could do,
Nor blow a horn of brass to catch atten-
tons kindly eye.
But patiently from day to day he did bis
best To earn his pay
No sipshod labor left his hands, indlfier-
cnce to tell;
On him always they could depend To do
n task from start TO end,
He did his duty cheerfuly and did it
mighty well
Among the careless work Of men, the
boss discovers now and then
Unusual intelligence in some one task
displayed;
And with shout of honest glee, he quits
his desk at once to see
The youth that has 50 truly earned
the money he Is paid
Ills boss discovered him ono day, in Just
that very startling way
And If you'll do The same rs he, beyond
the slightest doubt
boss that you are doing well
He's looking for intelligence, and he will
find you out
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-01-30
Political Press Agents.

The following editorial appeared IN the
State Register of Laurel, last week:
The Voters Non-Partisan League ot
Delaware comes IN for rather cfulgent
culogy at the hands Of the Peninsula
News 81 DcImar in its issue of last week.
The virtues p OF us president, l. VI.
Davis. formerly Of Milford, but now
doing political scr,ice for ono OF the
Republican factional leaders, are sung
loud and long, and he Is held up as
''one Of the most powerful political fac
tors in Delaware. 4 successful political
leader. possessed OF d keen vision and de-
termination. coupled with natural ex-
ecutlvc ability and IN imposing figure
in the political life Of this state
"le gods, the political press agent of
tho Voters Non-Partisan League, and
its virtaolis leader, are certainly getting
in hne work here. And our contempo-
rarv nj Delmar is not the only weekly
newspaper IN the State which is giving
space to tins source-Fpace which might
be donated to much worthier objects.
The intelligent people OF Kent and Sus-
sex are not likely to be deceived By this
sort Of political publicity"
II il is true, as rlmored, that the Pen
insuIa News Of Delmar has passed into
control OF the interests which tile prcsi-
dent Of the Voters Non-Partisan League
represents, the eulogies Of the editor
may not be so difficult Of comprehension
II IL
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-01-30
PRESS COMMENTS.
BEARS MAY MEAN EARLY SPRING.

Perhaps the bears that are appearing
in villages and city suburbs through New
York and Connecticut and PENNSYLVANIA
are bringing their meat To market II
they are caught they certainly will he
eaten. Heretofore it has been supposed
that when cold weather was at hand the
American bear sought out secluded
place in the forest, dug n hole, laid himself
down in the hole covered himself with
leaves, placed forepaw in his mouth, and
slept the winter away. But perhaps
bears have ceased to hibernate. or il may
he that they have awakened from their
winter sleep to tell the shiveriug folk
that the winter Is over, and that an early
spring is ut hand. il seems too good to
he true, but hunters believe that when
bears cease to hibernate IL means that
there will he no more cold weather
Whatever it may mean, there are many
reports of bears being seen, especially
around the foot of the Adirondacks.
There may be grounds for doubt, however,
OF the number of bears seen in the AdiT-
ondacks region Their appearance was
reported by an innkceper and guide, who
said he shot at eight Of them in "a couple
of days" This worthy person in the
summer season puts in considerable Of
his time sitting in front Of his hotel shoot
ing at snakes in the roadway that no one
else can see. Without meaning To cast
any reflection on the man, il may be that
tho bears he is shooting nj also are invisible
TO other persons. New York Morning
TClcgranh
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-01-30

nj debt, due to the Civil War, was So, 75O,
100000 our population was 3S,55S,37
according to the Federal census of that
year. Today our population exceeds a
hundred millions. 1t will be seen, there
fore, that by comparison, our bonded debt
by reason of the present war is not likely
TO be disproportionate in size. And we are
infinitely richer, and better able to handle
n great bonded Indebtedness today than
ever before.
II is apparent, therefore, there is no oc-
casion for any worriment over our national
financial strength. We are powerful ma
tion in all the essentials of national great
ness. And we are able to meet all the costs
of our war undertaking without financially
distressing our people.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-01-30
LITTLE BENNY'S NOTEBOOK
BY Lee Pape

Miss Kitty made the class rite n com
persltion on flowers or homework yes
tidday, this being mine.
Flowers
There is mcny diffrcut kinds Of flowers,
wich You can tell them apart by their
names, if you know them. If you see
flowers and know the name Of them you
say, ., look at all the krisanthernurns.
And If you don't know the name Of them
you lest say, Aim they bewtiiill
The easiest flowers TO make bunchcs Of
~ daisies, ON account of growing so close
together and being free 4 daisy is n
prltty Hover, but not for its smell, wlch is
not as mutch like colone as some flowers.
Gerls pick the pedals off OF daisies, saying,
lie loves me, he loves me not, keeping on
doing It till they get a daisy that stops
ware they wunt 10 to. Buttercups Is also
pritty flowers, but not for their smell,
wich is absent
Roses smell the most bewtifill smelling
all the time no matter weather enybody is
smelling them or not, on account Of it
being their dooty to smell and they do if
SuntiInes eorls boze send them flowers
insted of candy, wich the gerls wood Jest
as lccf have flowers rs candy but the other
members Of the family consider the candy
the most useful
Cabhldges and lctticc look sumthng
like flowers, ony they are RELY vcgibles
yegiblcs may. not be rs hewtifll az
flowers, but nobody ixpccks them to bc
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-01-30
PEPPER TALKS.
Ey George NJ atthew Adams
INTENSITY AND DANGER

In the midst Of life there is, be-
sides happiness, great sorrow, suf-
fcring. struggle, disappointment,
despair, futility.
George Gray Barnard IN his
marvellous sculptored work, 4
feel two Natures struggling within
me, felt this idea as he cut his
mamoth marble.
William James expressed the
idea, also, when ne says, what
our human emotions seem to re-
uuire is the sight Of the struggle
going on. In other words, the
thing that makes life sound and
thing Of strength is nothing
more than 10 hourly live in the at
mosphere Of intensity and danger
There Will never be Utopia
It a good thing that there never
will be. Life couldn't be that.
But there will always be the jour
neying towards one And this
takes daily intensity and danger
Even the commonest day laborer
welcomes It.
st this moment there arr
brave, incOmparaDic sDutS, ict uS
call them, who are dying on fields
Of battle that would spurn the
healthicst overtime Of work in
a calm, interfered time Of peace
Docs IT pay to DO the right
thing? It surely uors For one
reason, that there are constantly
springing To the path Of such n
one, innumerahlc dangers to meet
and to vanquish. Danger and in
tensity Of effort polish a strong
man. They appeal TO his sense Of
innate pride.
Il is grand thing that 50
many Of us get 50 soundlv dis
couraged And almost thrashcd
sometimes When our little blue
. devils dance and yell at our heels
For then it IS that our blood gets
up. Then it IS that we get ac-
quainted with our tests. And
learn to walk on.
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and pafriotjcaIlv striving to pronpte

and patriotically striving to promote
the country's cause.
The members of Congress have but TO
look about them to see that the people
are less disposed than themselves To allow
pickering and disputation TO interfere with
the prosecution of the war and more dis
posed to cooperate with the commander
in-chief and his advisers.
The commander-in-chief is Woodrow
Wilson and he will remain in office until
the fourth day of March, 1921. Discreet
members of Congress will not forget that
to degree no other man as he has the
confidence of the American people,
Columbia Is. c. State.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-01-30
CONGRESSIONAL GARRULITY.

While the people Of the United States
were showing forth remarkable una
nimity in obeying the drastic order Of the
fuel controller, the congressman engaged
in political wrangle
Readers Of the dispatches telling of
the debate between Senators Stone,
Pcnrose, Lewis and others were, possibly,
entertained. They we're certainly not
instructed The only verdict that could
be reached from the testimony OF the
senators is that politicians of both parties
are equally guilty Of playing at cross
purposes with net gain TO confusion as
the sole result Meanwhile, the rank
and file Of both parties are earnestly
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-01-30
HOT AND SOUR.

One OF our readers wants 10 know if
we will find out whether or not Colonel
Roosevelt has plenty of coal and sugar, as
there must be some reason for his present
activities.
We guess that he has no sugar Tie
might have had once, but there is none
in his makeup now As to coal, he does
not need any Tie has been red-hot ever
since President Wilson refused to make
him conlmandcr-in-chef of the expedi-
tionary forces in rance Salem Sunbeam
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-01-30
MEETINGS TONIGHT.

Camp No >. P Q. 4.
Pattcrnmakers League
Hope Lodge O. o f.
Sheridan Past. G. l. II.
America Lodge. ; oil.
franklin Circle. T. Of ID.
n clcomo Lodge @ : H.
DelaW are odgc D. o. IT,
Friendship ladee. X of F.
Usage l'raibe. lmp'd Q. r. VI
Wilmington Council G. Il l.
Columbi4 Lodge 40 L "
DelaW are Council. q. L. \. Nj
Loyal Council No |, d OF L.
Lafayette lodge. No >, II of z
German Beneficial Society, No )
Harmony Council, No |, L t. A
STAR q Bethlehem Lodge, |. O. +.
AIattahoou Tribe lmp'd q. X VI
v elramc Council. Jr o. L. 1 II.
Washington Camp Nu I f. O. ) 4
Evening Star odge, No. >. .. : Of r.
Naomi Lodge. II. d. No. l. 10 y. +
Wilmington Division, | L X st J. 4 81
Vim MckInieY ConcIave, II or : W VI
VIM mckinley Com & q. l.. Ii NJ \
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By alt Mason,
HARD Luz Il MEN.

We've played in hard luck ali
our days, explain 50 many helpless
Jays. IKE Fates were frowning at
! our birth the Fatcs don c1rc Tor
. sterling worth; they take Il grulge
against a man, and make Of hiin an
also ran, 10 odds how earnestly he
tries to harvest wealth or other
prize" And il is true that now and
then fate hands out prunes to
/ worthy men, and gents OF talents
! great and rare have wasted them ON
desert air (And if tins metaphor is
! bad, produce 4 better enc, my lad
But il Is true that many skates who
charge their failure Co the fates
might better charge 1t to the truth
tliat they have fooled around since
youth They've fooled around the
corner store and threshedold chest
nut. DER and O rr: they vc fooled
around with cheap haraneues. when
wiser men went forth in gangs to
! shuck their crops IF early peas and
pluck persinmons from the trees.
They We fooled around on summer
davs discussing Congress and its
WAYS, when saner men, on active
legs. snooped round the barn and
found the eggs. It's fooling round,
it isn't fate, that puts the lid on
tight and straight
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Passengers on lower Delaware railroads
who now know that the battle gray loco
motives used on these lines were built for
Russia. are convinced that the peculiarly
shrill Whistles with which the engines are
equipped actually have Ski to them.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-01-30

The entire nation Is behind the presi-
dent in fighting kaiserism With every
weapon At his command, says the Phila-
delphia Ledger. edtoriaIly and in heavy
type. And 80 say We all Of US
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-01-30

Theodore Roosevelt hobnobbing with
Senator Pcnrosc would be regarded as a
political joke, ordinarily, but not in war
time. as both may learn to their dis
comiiture
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-01-30
THE EVENING SMILE
SPEC TALLY ENDOWED.

"Somc un sick at yo' house. Mis-
Carter inquired Lila "Ah seed de
doctah's kyar crotn dar yestdy
1T was for my brother. Lila
"Shoi What's be done got dc matter
of m?''
Nobody seems to know what the
disease is. lie can cat and sleep rs we'll
as ever he stays out aI day long on the
vcranda IN the sun. and seems rs we'll as
anyone, but he can 30 any work at aIl =
IIc cain yo' says he can't work.
Not n stroke
Law, Mis- Carter. dat ain't no disease
what yo broth got Dat's n gift
Everybody 3.
Let me sell you this 1918 style book
It tells YOU what Will be worn and WHY
Il already know what II wear and whv
Ill wear my old clothesc because | can
afford new ones. Boston Transcript
80 YOU favor government ownership
exclaimed the friend Who SAID favor
It? inquired Senator Sorghum. Why
your recent speech was strong for the
idea That 5 no sign favor it. That 5
a sign my constituents favor It
Washington Star.
Jones told me this morning his fiancee
was light-headed, and | said, Is she2'
| am afraid he didn't like Il hy
weren't you more sympathetic" Be
cause | couldn tell whether he meant
she was q blonde or delirious Balti-
more American.
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Circulation Every 1COcC
Evening Yesterday 1OOOO
Members of the Associated Press.

NItHUtTs OF ENt ltosNtIsftttI ftsN'
nc Associated Press ls CXClus ve.y ntlt ca
hr use for republication o. all news
Z. patches credited. to or not otherwisc
* iite0 in 1h.s paper
NIDNESDAY. JANUARY 80, 1918.
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Try Pixies Toothaehs Drop.
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RIPPING RHYMES.

Observation-Disclosures
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1918-05-20

the Red Cross. He wants to see 1t do
we'll and prosper, because he las
heard or, read more or less prodigious
accounts of its well-doing. But when
he asks what it has done, somebody
tells him it has raised and expended
a matter of $S5,OOO,OO0 in cash, and
when he asks what it wants now,
somebody tells him $100,0O0,000.
You can't blame the man if he gets
the idea that his contribution Of one
dollar, or two, or five, or ten dollars
won't make much of splash In the
financial ocean. He has heard and
read so much of things by the mil
lion that in his simple mind the do
ings of the Red Cross are all mixed
up with the Third Liberty Loan and
the national debt and the weekly bank
Iclearings of the twenty principal
cities.
But it is the hundreds and thou
sands of men and women the country
over who come forward with their
contributions and make the raising
Of the vast sum the Red Cross needs