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PRESS COMMENT.
GERMANS AT THE POLLS.

IL is probably fruitless to attempt
to make any comparison between popular
vote for members of the Reichstag IN
1912 and for members of the National
Assembly in 1919. The age limit of the
electors has been lowered from "a To
20. The franchise has been gwen 10
women, who must be greatly, but we
don't know how greatly, in excess of the
males. The exact population is not
known. In December, 1910 it was nearly
65,OOO000 AT the general election of
1912 the number OF registered electors
wss Ia, ,441 ,436, of voters mt the polls
12,260628. The Socialists, then united,
got 4,250,40 the Centrlsts, lpoo, ,S13;
the National Liberals, 1,662,670; the
Radicals, ,497, ,04l; the Conservatives,
I,l26,270.
For the general election of Jan. 10
the full returns from Geneva do not
include the votes cast by two or three
very insight cant minority parties. The
returns show total vote oil nearly
27,000000, to be exact 26.o3l $50, OF
which the Majority Socialists east =
II2,45O, the Democrats 5,552. 800, the
Christian Peoples Party, Centrists that
were 5,33S, sol; the Natlonalists, 2,139-
l96; the independent Socialists, 2,lSS,-
305. The actual total vote cast was
considerably more than double that of
1918; yet Alsace- Lorraine is in French
hands, and. presumably, the Polish
provinces and Danish districts contrlbut-
ell only genuine German votes.
Twcnty-seven million is a tremendous
vote for a population which We may
assume to be no greater than which may
not be as great as, 1T was IN 1910, a
population Of 65,000,000 and In which
an unusual proportion Of young men
must have been killed off f-NeW York
FT,rpas
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1919-01-29
To Make Road Traffic Safe.

Tho HIGHWAYS Transport Committee
n thc Council of National Defense.
through lis regional, State, district and
local organizations, IS preparing 20 give
ssi,tancc 10 the nationwide movement
booking "a reduction oi the number oi
accidents resulting from careless ness
either on the part Of drivers Of vehicles or
n pedestrians
IT, this work i has the assistance of
l,-d.rc au,l.oritics throughout the coun-
M, ucu Who. individually and IS mem-
berS ii organizations are giving special
study to highway traffic problems and
danccr~ The National Highway Traf-
H. ASSOCIATION. recently organized for the
nurlosc of advancing the efficiency and
rcruls,ion az highway traffic, has I'M
,.,.-sod ms activity IF the Highways
TRANSPORT Committee, Council ot Ma
ti5nal Defense. Letters from state high
wav engineers, economic engineers and
other, have been received approving the
movement and applauding its purpose.
Not only in the National Capital,
where the number Of accidents has been
characterized by the press, edItorially and
otherwise. during recent weeks, as ap-
pairnc. but elsewhere throughout the
country. the Joss Of killed and manned has
reached such proportions as to suggest the
urgent need for helpful methods looking
-, ~. ro4r,c+ 4Cy, pf ne same
The general adoption by cities and
communities OF modern principles, en-
bodied in carefully prepared highway
trafc regulations would. il IS believed,
materially reduce The number Of acci-
dents
The introduction OF motor trucks into
the commercial life of the nation. which Is
taking place on such a large scale, also
tends to increase the possibility of street
and highway accidents This may tend
to result in a greater death and injury
rate than IN the past unless highway regu-
lations are more generally adopted by
authorities, and copies Of these regula-
tions made more easily available to the
public, that they may be the more gen
orally understood
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Wilhelm HohcnzoIlern, Aged GO.

On Monday, Wilhelm Hohenzollcrn,
who doubtless will be known to history
as Wilhelm the Damned, last German
Emperor, observed, celebrated or mourn
ed-have il any way you pleasc--his
sixtieth birthday anniversary.
Instead of being on the high road to
world-dictatorshp, the obsesslon which
caused him 10 send millions OF human
beings to their death, plunged civilization
into the greatest and bloodiest war ever
fought, and made the German anathema
to decent mankind, the passing of the
third-scorc milestone of hls life found him
virtually a prisoner III Dutch castle,
fallen from his high estate, his crown
lost, his dynasty ousted and his name
abhorred More than these, his very life
is trembling in the balance, because those
who arc sitting in judgment upon him,
under instruction from the peace con-
ferces. NAV decide that he shall go to
trial for his crimes and If this happens
il well may bc that justice will mete out
10 him that death SO many declare he
richly deserves.
One finds il hard to feel the slightest
degree of magnanimity for him, the
slightest pity, the slightest sympathy,
such, for instance, as even Napoleon
bitterest enemies felt for him after the
disastrous Hundred Days that led to st,
Helena For Napoleon, before falling a
1 "a l., II IL
him wish tO rule the world, had actually
done much for humanity. He had been
an instrument in the hands of the Supreme
for great things directing the newly
born democracy Of France toward the
heights of freedom. opening the eyes OF
Eurorc's princes To Tic fact that men had
human rights upon which princes must
not tread, and fostering that spirit of
national independence of ruling castles
which became so remarkable feature OF
the Nineteenth Century. But Wilhelm
Uohcnzollern did none Of these things
What no did was the reverse Of them.
One wonders what his thoughts were
on Monday II We can judge from his
past hanhoyant uttcrances, his boastful
and sacrllcgious claims TO partnership
With God and his tremendous egotism
thcv must have been bitter and sullen
ana gloomy Did he hope for 'ventuai
rehabilitation as German Emperor i
vcrc VAN Did he believe mercy is 70 be
accorded to himo That's on the knees Of
III, gods Did hc regret, was he pcnltont,
.did NJ feel rcmorsco II Is unthinkablc. for
Wilhelm Hohen7ollern viii die rs he lived
law unto himself God pity him
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1919-01-29
JUST FOLKS
FOR THE RETURNED SOLDIER.
BY Edgar A. Guest

It's all right, of course, To cheer him.
To applaud him and revere him;
And to make hero of him
Is n gracious thing TO do:
And it's mighty fine to wine him
And IN some hotel to dine him,
But what's going to happen 10 him
w hen the cheering all is through
lie can't live on eyes that glisten
with delight, the while men listen
To the stories ha is telling
OF the battles he has seen:
And the glorious names you call him
Will in time begin TO gall him
II the soup keeps getting thinner
In tho family tureen
lie has been out there and battled
here machine guns madly ratified,
lie has stood To death and danger
Nhile we safely fingered here;
He has glorilicd our banner
In truly Yankee manner,
And it's not enough to praise him
And IT'S not enough to cheer.
All our words of praise arc due him,
But they II still mean nothing to him
II we turn our backs upon him
When our pulses slower throb
Don't YOU think hell view your shout
ing
With considerable doubling
II he finds when men quit cheering
! hat he cannot get Job
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1919-01-29
Canal Condemnation

All 1rgal difficulties having 1ocu re-
moved. proceedings for the formal con
demnalon % the Chesapeake and Del
aware Canal, to secure IT. transfer III the
ownership ot ne eaeral government. Rlll
soon be started Notices 'to tho present
owners Will soon bc issued aud tLcr pro-
ceedings viii be heId thIougf he ap-
pointuent Of coHnls-Ionets otcunlcr
tion, the return 81 tier awards and
subsequent action by the court
How long tL,et rroc,, dIHcs VII con
tinue Is prubioualical rometin . they
ere long drawn our In other nstanoae
they are conducted to cor plc ion witl in
reasonable uuc We hope nc latter
wall be the case alth ~, canal condemn
tlOn proceedings The sooner he Ped
era government secures lawful possession
Of the canal property tie sooner viii ii
begin Tie Wofh D Improvement that Will
mean 50 much n Atlantic coastwI.e
transportation
But 4 i encouraging that = Last after
long tight TIN important inland water
way improvement + to h. carried on by
The Federal government. " I'll extent
that wlll p, II the greatest value "a our
people
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1919-01-29

MAY GAIN E. pI RII.NCE.

One Of the advantages Of our State
system is that experiments can be tried
locally for the instruction Of the rest oi
the country North Dakota is going 70
give us an object lesson in State Social
ism The Non Partisan League has been
avow edly Socialistic from the beginning,
and il now has complete possession of
the State government and is going to
run it in tie interest Of its members. II
the State legislates in the interest Of
any other class il is guilty of corruption
and oppression, but il it uses its law
making power and It's taxing power for
the profit of the farmers it Is, Of course,
performing the proper functions Of u
government of part Of the people, BY d
part Of the people, for b part Of the peo-
pie PhiIadelphia Record
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1919-01-29

countries it IL possible that conditions
are better than IN central Europe.
The demand and high prices set on seot
timuIated many smaller growers to
continue their work. in spite nf labor
shortages and the high cost Of produc-
ton.
Then, TOO, il is thought possible that
the farmers Of Belgium and Poland
may have buried or otherwise hidde0
away from the enemy their storeR of
seed Amounts that may be gained IN
this way are comparatively inHgnifi-
cant, but they Represent SAVING m
imports and transportation
An ample seed harvest is an important
factor ln the worlds fOUd situation.
A shortage IN the seed crop Is Inevitably
,llowed by. smaller vegetable and grain
crops the next year This year there il
no question but that AT enormous
amount Of produce alIl be a necessity
and il IS fortunate, therefore, that aside
from low crops ri red clover and cabbage
seed, growers of the United States have
rcaped large harvest
MORE VICTORY GARDEys.
Victory gardens which this year will
be- more prevalent form Of patriotism
than war gardens were last. If plans
of the War Garden Commission are
successful. will take M number of
toms Of seed With war time 1ndImin-
lshcd, and Europe clamorinR for fond.
tho incentive to homo gardening is great
er than ever
Unusual success for tho amateur
gardener is predicted this season, AZ
seeds on the market are of higher quality
than thoee Of last year The abundance
of most kinds 81 seed will not be accom-
panied by very lpw prices Fertilizer
and labor have increased tho cost of
growing. and the demand is sufficicatly
ahead 0f the supply 10 keep the sale price
inflated Yet somewhat lower prices
VIII prevail
4 phase Of the seod situation unim~
pDrtant from an economic standpoint,
but interesting psychologically, has been
the nationwide aversion 70 seed bearing
1eutonic names Liberty" cabbage,
and Victory" beans have replaced
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1919-01-29
MORAL SENTIMENT. EAST AND
WEST.

Clifford Pinchot moving appeal to
Senator PeurOse to efFace himself would
tug much more violently At the heart
strings of that gentleman if be were not
10 possession Of the official returns from
the elections Of last November
During the political campaign Of 1918
it was well known 10 intelligent Ameri-
cans that among other changes, a Con
cress Republican III both branches would
mean the elevation Of Mr. Pcnrose TO
the chairmanship OF the Senate commit
tee on finance. in fact, Mr. Penrose
10 say nothing OF elder statesmen OF
the same stripe in both Houses, was an
issue at the polls, and the verdict Of the
country was favorable to him.
Having gained tins yindicatlon al
the hands Of his adniring fellow citizens,
MIR. Penrose is asked by MIR. Pinchot
to retire In Difference 10 what he calls
the moral sentiment Ot the Middle West.
1t is true, as MIR. Pinchot says, that the
superior people of the Middle West
will be influential in the selection Of
the next president, but It Is equally t
fact that they determined the political
character of the Sixty-sixth Congress, in
the Senate Of which Mr.. PenTose was
foreordained to be chairman Of the finance
committee and TO write the new tariff
law
AS a Pennsylvania Republican HIM
self. Mr.. Pinchot ought to know that
his exhortation i useless There is a
vigorous sentiment ii that State also,
some of it IN the keeping Of Mr. Pcnrose
and when it finds itself in command
Of the situation it never fails in matters
Of legislation, especially as to tariffs,
to make The moral sentiment Of the
Middle West take back seat atNew
York World
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1919-01-29

We notice that Attorney General Rem
hardt !, advocating the enactment BY the
Legislature of bhl 10 provide that N
indictments ior various crimes, only he
Substances ui the charges may bc read
~ the defendants VIXEN arraigned for
tina II present. tho entire indictments
are read and III umrs. when foreigners
Who do not understand the English
language ars ou traI, i frequently Is i
difficult and tedious mattci 70 have IN
,.rprctrd II th,m hsnulh tho services Of
HI Interpreter UhI,h also adds to the
,,>i fb a.ta1 u th' erees with
Wine ri s., targ,i Is Is, to.th n the
indictments
iIa ,.ua rruta.u Delaware haS
4rae d ..d ,n aurl,nt torn~ II TINS
,p. Nr orlnar Indictment for
,,ra, tl,g0ar formidable Il IN
.-r .aaal Ia, the grand jury
..a,D .hc county, las gravely
.nIp ial on ana there un-
,4vl.Ht pr ap#urur to himself with
lntstl o commit ro i,- own u~c. certain
article. IF thr ,ahlc 81 S. much awful
laon,, E. tt nife4 states 81 America,
...r-r,J., -r.tut,e It such case made ana
lrsv,t. Ind a.an~ iLc peace and
tntia., u 'lc rtat, lt.N IN tau Nr
~,-iua III arC you gu,N u nahncr and
form 4 Nou stand indicted, or not gut'fy''
IN indictment for any 81 tie lr.Ge~ II
murder IS lar more formidable Ia tact
Il IS appalling, in the detail u tine ana
circumstance and accusation frequently
nve ing many counts each ~ which tn
fh, las listener seen to le but j rcpc'i-
tiou 81 ne Others ia, ! u accordance
wrh necnt form. and has been adhered
10 II he state ii Delaware IL tins day
Noa instead q having laW that viii
allow tlc court u9elae, II thc auacn-
ncnt 81 au offender. Is rcad to llu alv
thc substance 81 lorg lnautmcrts Uty
riot r.ng shout chang, tnA, viii anui.~h
the,, ?, ~ oi the past. ara permit ndlct-
raen,- i, j., dftuu il plaln Iughsh with
out u,e. repetition VIII tu' positive
statement 81 'hc Uo- .n- ~lrel IN
dl,tut1'- mas + iraet n 'h,s manner
and I4av, altogether sound N Law In
some ~,4t,- laIIetusnt~ are - drawn
In England, ", ma.r~ nd he reform
has been -9,z. ended -tat even An udIci-
Inent er murder Is set ior'h in pl4in
te-u4-. v4thea, any useless verhae, and
y COZ nca - very -uau ~pac,
", cannot see j. the prosecuting
autborltic> are - he permitted II con
dense { srimInai indictment when II n
formally rad before an accused party,
they should no. >, permitted Z" coudenso
III, ouclna. Indictment and rcad II Ia
inn lu full Ind"ea W can see posi-
mu,ie> Of objections - convictions under
long indictments read III abridged form,
on the ground thar The reading was IN
correct. and that allegations which
should have been clearly SCI forth 10y the
court clerk IN the readinr q The ndict-
nents were omitted IN he verbal abridge-
rnent
The courts Of Delaware have retained
many Of the ancient forms Of procedure.
20 an extent that Is somewhat surprising
when we learn what has been done III
other States Some Of these ancient
fornls however, are very fine and tend
10 preserve the dignity that should ever
attach 10 courts Of justice Eut ID the
matter Of indictments Is there not room
Tor reform Why not abrIdgc Tie lndlc,-
ments, rather than ID, formal reading -
them
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1919-01-29
Mothers!
An Appeal For Your Children

Look back your childhood days
Remember the physic that mother insisted on-cas*ns
oil, salts caharcs
How > u hated them. How you fought them. How
yon dreaded their after-efects.
That vas all wrong but then nobody knew better.
With our children it's different
The day Of harsh physics is over.
We don't force the bowels now; them
We have dreaded aftereffects.
And the dose is candy tablet
Mothers who cling to the old form Of physc simply
don't know what they do.
The children's revolt is welfounded
Their tender bowels harmed by them.
The modern way is give gentle laxative rnorr
frequently. To keep the bowels always active
The best method is Cascarets
Cascarets candy tablets.
Children love their pleasant taste.
They cost only 10 cents box with fun dfrccrion
for chiidren's dosage all ages. Babies too
Give Cascarets than don't worythey never disappouo
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1919-01-29
MEETINGS TONIGHT.
{ amp No. 2. z O A.

Camp No 2, T O A.
Pattcrnmakers League.
Hope Lodge. @ O. r.
Sheridan Post, G A X.
America Lodge. s. Of n.
Franklin Circle, h Of ID.
Welcome Lodge, q S r..
Delaware Lodge, l. O. H.
Friendship Lodge X Of p.
Osago Tribe. lnp'd q Il NJ
Wilmington Council. G r L.
Columbia Lodge, 4 @ Il "
Delaware Council, @ T. A NJ
LOYAL Council No l. II q T.
Lafayette Lodge. No :, Il If 7
German Beneficial Society. No 3.
Harmony Council, No J. T. +
Star Of Bethlehem Lodge. & l..
Mattahoon Tribe. Imp q Q K ".
Welcome Council. Jr o. II. a n
Washington Camp. No 1, L q s A.
Evening Star Lodge, N ,. q S Of Is.
Naomi Lodge, II y. No ]. 7. O. q. +
Wilmington Division. r 4. St ! Il NJ
VIM Mckinley Cunclave. IT OF ;. ". NJ
Wm. Mckinley Com & O t. II. VI. 4
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Mi. Pleasant Mnm IN In Meet

The Womens Foreign Missionary
Auxiliary Of Mt. Pleasant NJ T.. Church
will hold their regular monthly meeting
ON TUESDAY afternoon Mt the home Of
Mrs. II II Campbell at Holly Oak.
The meeting will include n eocinl hour.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1919-01-29

titles given in honor u German no'sbls
ANOTHER HUN ABDIcAroE.
An official 0f the Department of Az
culture relates an experience along ~
line which happened IN Idaho iarf o
tober:
Are you buying any McAdOo-'
group Of farmers wanted ~ know.
AS many ~ I car" the depsrtner
representative answered thinking the
referred to liberty bonds ~ Tie fourtf
loan
That's good," one farmer repliol
"We have about ten thousand b'ishei
we would like you 70 take"
Turning 20 \ friend tho dep1rfmeyt
representative asked how they sold
bonds nl Idaho, anyway, and was u
formed that peas, not bonds we're being
discussed. The familiar Kaiser Pea had
long ago been rechristened McAdoo q,
patriotic Idaho.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1919-01-29
HAVE. A TALK WITH PALMER r
Cnllectlhle an,lmhere

COlleCtlDle anywhere.
An annuity Is permanent letter Of credit
good as long as you live. as true a. you live
send for Information, stating date Of birth
National Life Jns. 90. of vi tIutualg.
Charles b. Palmer. General Manager, 3IB
Equitable Building. Whining on. Del Bell
trlephnne 400 W.
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The action Of the Non-Partjsan Voters
League il mo, Ing for the abolition Of the
L toligatc il Delaware is to Be com
m,ndcd II was not pioneer in this
movement which started years ago
Wien there were several tollgates around
Wilmington, which were abolished through
efforts u interested agencies, before the
league vas organized But its aid in the
fnal fight viii bc duly appreciated
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1919-01-29
RIPPING. MES.
BY Walt Mason.
.ANfRIT lion

+ ambition : needed IN y0nr gane
! Il you would VIII success or fame.
The gent without II seems 4 riod.
: content his treadmill wav to plod,
while men who have the splendid
spur FIJI all the Gir with smoke and
: fur Ambition. vi en- its safe ard
: sane. controlled bv wisdom curb
and rein. ls necessary to Tire guv
: who hopes 70 reach the places high.
But If voll say. I'll never stop until
| reach the cleaning top. regardless
always cf tho rights cf other hope
full striving wirhts perhaps You'll
reach the top and then discover
you're abhorred of men. Id build
mud fences all my days before I'd
: tread the higher ways. and hear
some delegates cxclalm, He never
: played IN honest game T. push
himself - higher rank he'd rob hls
Z granny S saylI gS bank To gam
foot on other men. he, sWlpc his
mother setting hen His thoughts
are always Of himself. To gain re-
noWn or gather pelf he's push GRIP
pic from the road. or touch a poet
Tor his ode In Holland there's a
I lonely skate who hoped To be SIR
: pTemely great; the RIGHTS of men
! he laughed 10 scOrn. and trod upon
! the nearest cern What mattered
It if lenons died, SO he increased
has pomp and pride? And now he
sits in shadows gray, and swats cock
reaches all the day His fate,s
lesson 10 Us all, the fat. tie lean, the
: short. the tall
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KENNARD q co.
New Art Goods Department

Department. recently inaugurated has already
gained for itself envabe position In addition complete showing Of
Woos Silks showing
and
quality
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1919-01-29

A Brazilian city uses a troii~-- or
- transport patients =.
and from hospitals % lts niburts
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1919-01-29
Rummaee Sale Tomorrow and Friday

recently Friday hold
Sale, small desirable merchandise
er the highest standard quality
sell quickly inventory
sale Silks
Reddn Muslin Underwear kmono discontinued Of
62l-623 Market Street
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1919-01-29

Ntili tlIs glorious winter weather con
tinucs Long may i stay with us
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1919-01-29
,crbiagc OF Indictments.

NFDNIS N JANbARl %, 1919
The sun., 1919-06-25
HYLAN SIGNS TENANCY BILLS.
Measures Preventing Quick Evic-
tions Opposed by Real Estate Man.

You ought to remember me. Mr..
Mayor; you had me indicted for man
slaughter in connection with the B. II T.
wreck" said a man who appeared before
Mayor Hylan yesterday In opposition to
the bills passed at the recent session OF
the Legislature for the relief of tenants.
IT didn't indict you. the Grand. Jury
did that" replied the Mayor to John II.
Hallock, representing the real estate
firm OF George Hallock's Sons. You
were the man who was a director of a
railroad without owning any stock in It,"
The first of the two bills requires the
landlord to give a tenant twenty days
notice to get out and the second bill
gives the Municipal Court Justices the
right to grant twenty days extension of
this time The Mayor signed the bills
after the hearing and forwarded them to
Albany.
Mr.. Hallock said his firm had 600
tenements on the East Side. They were
not profiteering and thought the bills
would work a great injustice to them.
The tenants. given SO much time in
which to move. could do a great deal
of damage to the property.
These are the best measures that
ever came before me-" said Mayor Hylan.
81 believe that the Judges of the Mu-
nicipal Courts should have some discre-
ton In the matter of evictions. These
bills are at the same time extremely fair
to the landlords. i found many pathetic
instances In my experience as a Judge
where tenants ought 20 have been con-
sidered, but under the law the Judges
were prevented from showing any mercy.
II 1t can be proven that persons DELHI
erately destroy property the criminal Law
may be invoked"