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tific men for laboratory work in peace
time with provision for suitable
compensation; large reserve list
of ordnance officers to be instructed
in ordnance supplies during peace
times; and authority from Congress
to use for the ordnance department
funds appropriated for special uses
without too close confinement to the
literal meaning of the language of
the act. Reduced to generality,
Gen. Crozier counseled giving the
ordnance bureau a larger personnel
than formerly and closer co-opera-
ton in peace times with the engi-
neers and manufacturers of the
country, 50 that in an emergency they
can throw their skill and their plants
into ordnance production without the
long delays which were well nigh
fatal to the American armies.
The recommendations of Gen.
,Crozier for many years before the
war, when he was chief of the ord
nance department, show that he was
now repeating warning unheeded
then and not acted upon yet, and
that legislation for the reorganization
OF the Army cannot come any too
soon.
The action of Congress in refusing
the Senate amendment which would
~ have extend
Army Organization ed the pro
II Put in Jeopardy. o rS,pnn o' ant
to the several organizations of the
War Department until a reorganiza-
ton Of the Army is effected by stat
utes of Congress-, is liable I'd result in
all sorts Of confusion and embarrass-
ments for the Army. Instead of the
relief sought Congress. adopted an
tinuation of the chemical service. the
tank corps, the motor transport corps
and the air service. The result of
this patchwork is that at the exIhra-
ton of six months after the Presi-
go back to the organization it had
under the Hayes Chamberlain bill! OF
1916. with the excrescenses named in
the amendment fastened upon a body
which they do not fit.
The alternative is for Congress to
pass a bill for the reorganization of
the Army within six months: and
that is the very thing the amend
ment was intended to make I'M
necessary, thereby giving the pres
ent organization. concededly not
complete. stability until Congress
decides upon better policy. The
feeling expressed by many congress-
men most deeply interested in the
military situation is that, before ac-
cepting the present arrangement or
falling back upon the Hayes-Cham-
berlain act. officers who have taken
part in the war in France should be
heard.
Army organization officers engaged
in this country have had better OPP
portunity to study the supply end
of the War Department. They in
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Average Intelligence.
rom the Philadelphia Ledger.

FH1IHueIphH Ifngtr.
There have been number of re-
ports about the results of the psy-
chologic tests in the Army which are
not particularly encouraging. OF
course, it is all very we'll to find that
more than half of those taken in the
draft were of an average or of a
higher Intelligence and that four out
of every 100 were of a very SUI
perior" intelligence and eight to ten
out of every 100 of superior intelli-
gence This will probably average
up higher than what would be Sc
cured in any European country, but
the fly in the ointment is the high
relative percentage of those who are
'sbelow average" intelligence, or of
an inferior" intelligence or are
very Inferior" with several grades
and degrees even below the very
inferior"
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Economic Delusion.

From the Boston Transcript.
Buying apples by the barrel
Is one way mans peace is wrecked
First he picks and eats the specke,
ones,
BY that time the rest are specked.
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National Highways.

/
Ratrhe!dcr a. &. Immediate Necessity OF
Military Highways. National Geographic Mag
azne. November, 1917. V. b. PIP. AZ 90
y most instructive article bearing on our
military needs. Practical tests of motor trans
portation are given MANY excellent nictures
adj to the articles interest. -...
Eailcy. NJ. Construction Of Highways. Bnl
letin Of the nn-.imericaB Union December
1917. V. ~. Pr 7s7 -s67.
An instructive and interesting article on our
highways. Pictures are featured and show
! many types of road construction. also several
| road scenes. IHrticularly,in the west
Bruce. Robert. National Road. 1915 Gs3,
BS33n.
| road. Fine pictures are very numerous. and it
includes series of detailed maps showing the
topography Of the land.
Davis. c. II. National Highways. 1918.
A most VARIABLE pamphlet. containing facts
figures. tables, pictures and excellent map
Of the national highways system a. proposed
by the National Highways Association.
Drew. \. l.. Motoring Above the Clouds on
the Summit Of rike;s Peak Overland Msathly.
very interesting article on the highest
! motor road in America. 1900 feet elevation
| After reading about this wonderful road. tn.
genius Of the builders strikes forcibly.
Hildcr !. C. What the Dixie Highway Is.
IIarp"r's Weekly. V. -. 7. 100. February
| 49, 1916.
A short but entertaining account of the
| Dixie highway. AS ms WAS written by the
| president Of the Dixie Highway Associa ton its
| authority is unquestiOned.
Joy. II. r. The Traveller and the Automo-
| bile. outlook. V. 115 PIP. 739- e. April %
| 1917. -..
A most readable article by the gentleman
who in 1917 was president of the Lincoln High
| way Association Two good pictures are in
| cluded
| Kehs, Cyrus. National System Of Highway
and Landscape Designing. 1916
| \ of IA
| be considered in the development Of the high
| ways of our nation.
New Columbia Highway. Worlds Work. v
| By. PIP 2U2 a. June. 1916.
An excellent illustrated article On far west.
ern highway The beauties of ture along this
| road are particularly emphasized.
| Pennybaker. J. f. Federal Aid to HIGHWAYS
| Z: s. Agriculture Department Yearbook, 1871
| PIP. 1878.
! rather technical but interesting accoun,
| of federal corporation in the construction o,
| highways full page map is included show.
! ing the apportonment of federal appropria tor
| among the states.
| Searight. T B. The Old Pike History OF
| the National Road With Incidents, Accidents
! and Anecdotes Thereon. 1894. GS3-Se127O
Although not new book. this gives fss
| cinating account of the only highway of its
| ment of the United States. Many ipterestint
| pictures add much to the book.
| Stevens. f. A. Good Roads and the Nationa,
! Government. Scribner's Magazine. V 81 PIP
1901 March. 1917.
good general article on the road problem
| by the commissioner of public roads of this
| state of New Jersey.
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tend to hear from officers who
served abroad the result of the train
ing and equipment of troops that
came from this side of the Atlantic.
They also will insist that such of
ficers have opportunity to give their
views on Army organization: Know
ing that in their association with
French and British officers they have
had good chances to study the staff
methods that eventually brought the
Huns to terms.
1t is quite true that Congress has
the power to correct the situation
at any time before the six months
expire. but in the meantime the
, Army will not know where it is
standing. 1t will be in the dark as
to whether such bodies as the person.
mel division, the transportation di
vision (Which has successfully moved
four million army about the United
States and sent two million of them
across the Atlantic and almost back j
and other divis ons are to be dis
mantled and scrapped
The motives that led to this cen
dition probably were to continue
some of the operating divisions which,
the Army was about to combine with
others perhaps to the injury of both
but in the process of harfnonizing
the views of the respective con-
ferees the wires got crossed.
4 ** r.
Last week came the news that the
Secretary of. the Navy had made an
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Beoueathed Elsewhere.

From the Boston Transcript.
my ancestors were all people OF
brains" -.
: TOO bad you were disinherite4"
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Recognizing Army
Supply Department

Cheney VI tHe
Army supply brings no surprise TO
those who followed the history OF
the earlier days of the war lie
said that as far back as the latter
part of 1917 he had discussed with
Secretary Baker the advisabil1ty OF
Amounting a minister of munitions.
At that time the Senate military
committee had learned and pub
1iclv made known the utter fall
ure of the bureaus and divisions
of the department to function the
one with the other. and of the de-
partment with the navy and the great
war commissions. and had prepared
bill for the creation or huni.,oa
minister. But the President opposed
the plan; and Gen. Cocktails heard
nothing more of it. He told the
committee that he accepted the ap.
pointment as quartermaster general
Of the Army only on condition that
he was to have full sway IN ms own
DEPARTMENT. However. he did not
tell the committee. which was the
fact, that a quartermaster general
who is charged with the purchase
of Army. supplies could accomplish
but a shall part of the task of sup
plying the Army. 1t was necessary TO
effect an entire reorganization OF
the system of Army supply; and it
was in pursuance of this need that
he subsequently was appointed as
sistant chief of staff and director of
purchase, storage and traffic, an
office without operating authority;
but supervisory of the newly made
operating divisions-purchase and
.storage, transportation. etc. He told
the committee that there was no in
reference with him, even by Score
tary Baker, after he took charge: but
he did not tell the attempts to in
terfere with him had met with
ignominious failure.
1t will not be realized until facts
the real history of the WARFARE pub
lished how great was the service
rendered by Gen. Cocktails to the
Army and the country. He did clear
up the horrible congestion that was
choking transportation: he did Sc
cure the ships and moved the men
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DANCING.
Wash. Dancing Academy

Modern ballroom dancing taught. also stage.
The largest stat Of lady and gentleman teach.
ers in Washington. The Soft Shoe. Fancy and
Clog Dancing a speciality. 431 18th NV. Pr.
walk. we guarantee you to dance before leaving
studio. Every night you get practice dancing
free. Orchestra every night.
FRANKLIN A203,
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DANCE .
Yan Want to Learnt

Prof. Cain, Americas Foremost Dancing Mas.
ter, can teach you In 4 few lessons, II you can
be taught Teaching exclusively at the
RIGHTWAY SCHOOL OF DANCING.
1918 New York Ave.
visit the HIGHWAY hrst-the only up-to.
date Dancing Academy south Of New York:
Privs te lessons any hour. 75c. First visit need
mot have appointment. Phone Frank. 1854.
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THE PUBLIC LIBRARY.

The following list. arranged by sub
tects. includes some Of the latest addi-
lions to the Public Library.
The lists which appear in this COL
-unn each Sunday are reprinted. at the
end of the month, in the library $
monthly bulletin. Copies of this NAV
be obtained free at the library or will
be sent by mail for IS cents a year
Note.-lnstead of the usual list of
recent books added to the library.
there is substituted this week short
annotated list of pamphlets and mag
aZine articles on national highways.
This il the eighth of series of short
lists on phases of reconstruction. one
will be published each month. The re-
manning lists this month will consist
of the usual book lists
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from camp to France. There he fed
them and clothed them: and the CON
dition of affairs was such that with
out his strong methods to put things
in order the men would not have
been moved or supplied with food ana
clothing after they got there.
4
Now that Congress has passed the
great appropriation bills. it has left
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Brilliant Uniforms
and the Blue Pass.

and heavy gold laden dress uniforms.
This week comes news of the pass
ing of the Army blue. The chief of
staff has issued a memorandum rec
ommending, in the interest of eff
cheney. economy and simplicity. that
blue uniforms be abolished. These
changes have followed in the wake
of similar changes in the uniforms of
the British. 1t will not do for the
United States to be out of date. 1t
will make heartsore some of the vet
Grams who have been brought up in
the blue; but war does not deal with
sentiment. Outlines officers, over
looking that the bravest are the ten
derest." assume an air of austerity far
from their feeling in an effort to seem
severely brave. When they reach
that state they forget the human
element and lose great part of
their influence as leaders of men.
However. war is war: and the line
of blue. although dear to the memory.
is not. SO the Army has learned. as
servicable Is the rusty Khaki which
will displace it.
What Mai. Gen. George W. Goeth-
ais told the congressional investi-
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SAINTS PROGRESS. Ry John Gals
worthy. author of The Dark Flow
err etc. New York: Charles Scrib-
ner'S Sons.
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or 'Herm1One, etc. beCoTdtioHS
by Toni Sarg. New York: ID. APP
pleton e. Co.
What a happy inspiration-to write
the preface and let the book go by!
One wonders why the majority of
writer's do not follow this admirable
plan Think Of the economies of
creation involved and the saving of
the essence of thirty-two books. The
Billy Sunday, and spread from cook
cry to dope. Each preface is like one
of those concentrate capsules of food.
or drink, or medicine. One takes 1t
on the tongue and promptly all the
nerves of taste wake up to the
prickies and stings and tangy fiavors
that hide in the subtle CONNECTION.
The book is made for pure enjoyment.
It is made for laughter. And that
is another good reason for the con-
densation. There Is little time for
play and, prolonged, play and smiling
die out from lack of any reality to
support them. Knowing this, Don
MARQUIS inserts a moment of amuse-
ment in the between-whiles of la
borious muddlings over the league
railroad debacle, the tariff, taxation
and the rest of It.
MILITARY SERNTUDE AND GRAN
DEUR. By Alfred de Vigny. Trans
lated by Frances Wilson Huard.
author of MY Home in the Field
of Honour" etc. New York: George
H Doran Company.
Frances Wilson Huard here gives
over to English readers a group of
war stories and war thoughts by the
French poet Alfred de Vigny. Him
self d gallant soldier in the Napo-
leonic wars. de Vigny selects from
the warfare around him instances of
heroism, of sacrifice, of profound
tragedy. These he weayes into little
war dramas of clean outline and
crystal phrase and deep meaning.
There is no illusion about the glory
of war In these classic stories.
Rather is there the certainty-con-
crete and undeniable-of it's cruelty,
of it's essential degradation. These
stcries Of war time something over a
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Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1919-12-31

she comes near the trees You can cry
out nj her IN her own peculiar tones
All the birds began to chatter with
glcc and then they futtered about try
ing to decide which one should be gwen
this power
After while pretty little bird, sooty-
gray color, which in places dccponcd into
4 hIackish-brown and tail the lower
part of which WAS a beautiful chestnut
flew to the tip Of branch and spoke.
Il have always wanted name 1t
said, TO distinguish inc from the other
members Of the very large family To which
F! belong, and il you will give me this pow
ar, Fairy Queen, and q name, | will bc
the one Ia mimic puss the rest Of my life :
II am afraid you will not think the
namc pretty one, said the Queen.
hut because YOU arc 80 brave and arc
willing to take this upon you and your
branch of the family, you shall nc given,
too, an attractive song
~ Oh shall have the power to whis-
tlc and chuck and mako newing sounds,
aS well, and when you wish t. sing all
shall stop and listen to your voice, but
rs YOU will make tho mewing sounds
oftener than the others you will have to
bear the name of catblrd all the days OF
vour life
The pretty little bird nodded that he
was willing, and up to the limb where
he sal the Queen and All her fairies float
cd. waving over and around him their
wands.
Go back to your homes, said the
Queen. and tomorrow YOU will find
YOU will soon be rid Of your tormcntor
The next day when puss came to the
woods and began to prowl around she
was surprised to hear tMi-eu, mee-ow,
meow, mi-eu," coming from one Of the
trees
She looked up very angry. thinking
that some other puss had come to her
hunting grounds, but she was surprised
10 see looking down at her saucy little
bird, which sgain cried 'mi-eu. meow,
while all the other birds twittercd and
clustered IN the most tantalizing manner.
Plrs gave one more look To make sure
and then she turned and ran while through
the wood rang the cry, ''rnl-eu, meow,
mi-eu. meow.
And that is the way, so the fairies say
the CatbIrd got its name
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1919-12-31
EMANCIPATION DAY.
To be Celebrated by Coiored Citizenry
on Thursday Evening.

The "Ter-Centensry-Club Of Bethel
4 VI f. Church viii continue It's annual
custom of celebrating Emancipation Day
on Thursday evening and have secured the
corporation of the Delaware Negro Civic
League and the services Of Bishop |. n
Ross, Of Washington, d. c., as the ora
tor
There viii be an address by President
Jason OF the State college for colored
students at Dover
DR.. J. L. King Of Ezion NJ. T. Church;
Dr. H. Y ArIctt Of Big Bethel, Mr.
c. Colburn, Republican State committee
man; G. Mlburn Smith, the field secre-
tary Of the Delaware Negro Civic League
and Bishop l. \ Ross. ID D., Of Wash
ngton, d. c. Those speakers will give
interesting addresses upon the past, the
present and the future Of the American
Negro. and will especially speak Of the
possible future Of the Negroes Of Della
ware and Wilmington. Special patriotic
music will be rendered by the Big Bethel
choir augmented by members Of the Viii
mlngton Musical Association and the
members from other city churches
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1919-12-31
ONE RESOLUTION.

We are so apt to give up the idea Of
making New Years resolutions because
we feel that it il utterly futile to try 10
keep them That is the state Of mind
that most Of us have got into, regarding
New Year S resolutions. Now really Il ls
absurd II some people didn' some
times stick reasonably securely 10 their
New Years resolutions the world would
advance but little 50 don abandon
the thought of keeping New Year r
resolution
And for the average housewife ! know
of none that will pay such high dividends
IN increased efficiency as the resolution II
get up earlier. Just little bit earlier per
haps, every morning 10 be sure there
are some women that seem 70 relish early
rising They scem always ~ be mp aud
dressed. for no matter hog early you
are ont YOU find them, with neatly arrang
Cd hair, busying themselves ~ some
household task or other with none pf that
early morning dazeduos9 hat is character
lstIc of So many 81 rs
But for the majority If women the
think that makes he task ri getting
breakfast readv and sending the children
of n SCHOOL - difficult IS not that the
task il In itself 50 hard bnt that there is
meyer quite enough time 70 DO the thing
az It ought to be done Moreover # you
don't get ~ until fifteen minutes before
II IS time bo ST down to breakfast the
chances arc that you wont arrange your
hair very neatly and that YOU wont don
tho housatiress that makes YDu look neat
and trim II may be Just possibly
that you'll pull rather Iaded looking
boudolr cap over your hair and get break
fast in d kirnono with bedroom slippers
Now this reacts lnfavorably on your
family and On Yourself lou cant ENJOY
the task ~ breakfast getting and you can
do II right when IN he back u yonr mind
there Il the feeling that Won took and arc
acting like 3 sluggard
Just fen minutes more fifteen mlnGtes
or twenty. Is All that you really need
The point is just to summon enough wlI
power n The early morning hours IF when
that commodity i at its cbb tdo To yet
llp that much earlier
You ii happens that the days arc
growing longer And even though there
IS truth In the old adage that tells ia that
the winds arc also growing stronger, i i
getting lighter and lighter every morning.
This will help you n get Up hetirnes. For
the same reason that through November
and December the task Of rising early IN
the morning grows daily more difficult 50
in January, and February and On iIp
through June il ought to be easier.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1919-12-31
DAILY ECONOMY CALENDAR

Copyright, 1919 nv the Mcclure News
paper Syndicate. kew York City
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1919-12-31

if it wasent for celiiloid, would We. popf
| don't see how you figure il out, but
you may he rite, neenwilc I'm in hurry.
sed pop
Meening for me not 10 tawk so unlteh.
And he finished his egg and started 81
finish his cawffee. and / aed, Jest think.
pop, if it hadent of bin for the invention of
celllloid we wouldent have eny celuIoid
collars.
That would be blessing, sed pop.
Sir? sed.
Hand over my paper, I'm going, aed
pop. Wich | did, saying, Well gosh, pop.
G.
Yes yes, go on, sed pop
Can ] stay home from skool today to
seleiuate the invention Of celluloid? sed
Yee gods, for the love Of Pete, vat ncxt?
sed pop. Meenlng ! couldn't
Wich I dident
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1919-12-31
LITTLE BENNY'S NOTEBOOK
lily Lee Pape-

/ finished eating hrektist tins morning
and started to reed pops paper IN different
parts. and 1t sed The signifeants of this
date III hlstery Some II the events that
occurred on this date IN former yeers were
the signing Of the Maenum Charter, the
berth Of Napoleon and the invention Of
cehlold
G, thawt, this Is the date ec'hlIold WAS
invented on wish could stay home frun
skool to selebrate IT
And looked at pop and pop MS eating
his egg IN q hurry and sed. Did you
know tins was the date celtuloid was IN
vented on pop
No, cant say did sed pop
Well, 1t Is, pop, sed
Wich pop cident say enythlng and
scd, Cellulold Is a CRATE thug. Amt It
pop? We wouloent GIT along half 50 good
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1919-12-31
SANDMAN STORY.
By Mira +. A. Walker.
THE CATBIRD'S CALL.

oryrsRht. leI5. by the Mcclure News
paper Syndicate. New York City.