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SEATS DIARY

Friday-Teacher was grouchy to- dav she sed she had told me all she
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Write for Garden Calendar

Garden calendars telling how, when and what to plant in order to has a succession of vegetables | throughout the spring and summer can be secured free by writing to | the Extension Division at Fayette- | vile. A handy spring manual for orchardists and gardeners will also | be sent to anyone who may desire r. |
 &&$A*s
 Farmers Market Hogs Comparatively l Marketing hogs comparatively is a good plan, spreading like wildfire throughout the state and farmers are making money by it. Four car loads of hogs from three new shipping points were sent out Of southeast Arkansas this week under the CO., operative plan. Two cars went from Texarkana, one from Ashdown, one from Dequeen, and one car was also shipped from Hope. Three cars were shipped out of Drew county and two more cars ere being listed for ship ment next week, according to County Agent w. E. Pace.
 ~Sssss
 Cooperative Buying Pays
 Not only cooperative selling but cooperative buying organizations have met with a great deal of success among the farmers during the past year. The farmers of Logan county alone brought in 13,400 bushels of corn and 750O bushels of oats. A great saving was made, shown by the fact that the corn cost from $1.54 to 167 bushel and the oats from CSC to 75c delivered.
 s&Asss
 County Agent Work Grows
 Sixty-five of the 75 counties in Ar kansas now have man or woman agent, or both. II counties have no men agents, 19 counties have no wo- men agents and 10 counties have neither men nor women agents. while counties have men agents each. | and counties have women agents each. In addition there are 10 color I ed men agents and colered women agents There are 72 county agents working in 64 counties and SO hom. demonstration agents in 56 counties some of the best business men in the state say that the Agricultural Extension Division is doing more for Arkansas than any other one agency and that the county agen, work has undoubtedly come to stay.
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Eggs and Oil Stoves Many farm housewives during the
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Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1919-01-29
YOUR VOICE NEEDED
AS HARBOR BOOSTER
Wilmington Citizens Should Crowd
Council Chamber st Meeting
Tomorrow Night.

Mr. CITIZEN Il YOU happened to hc IN
| Philadelphia New Work. or any other
place on the map and heard somebody
speak dlsparaginply Of his lttlc old town
hy tho Chustiana that person would
hear Some strong and striking language
from you, wouid - not
We'll. then. It vnu would tiv to tho dc
fence of your home town IN tins way. why
should you not got husy as a booster ~
home when vnur services IN that capacity
are badly necdcd'
lnd that's what rcqurcd oI lnu ~
this very present 10 boost Wilmington
bv boosting " I'm lngton $ proposed rlans
for the development u her harboF
Tomorrow night City Council Will hold
another public meeting N its chamber 70
learn further what are the views ot the
cltvs cltlzcns regarding this matter ct
port improvement port hullilng, 4 Is,
in fact There was meeting last week
ana prCttN nearly one hundred Of the hoat
cttl7cnrv said their say which w9E that
the port Improvement plan was vital
thing 10 Tho future oi tho city, that T.
meant he building up oi \ truly great
commercial municipality hcrC, and that
tho sooner tho Job ~ started and pushei 10
completion The better Rut the night was
4 had one and hp deiugo of ram that fell
krnt very many persons away Who other
wise would have been present.
among these NAV ioyC becn you, Mr.
Citizen. and therefore vour presence to-
morrow night Is = bounden duty 60 vour
CITY Council wants tc hear vouT voice.
it It's onlv to SAY I approve
Let u ITIMATF WILMINGTON, A
GREAT PORT be vour slogan and 70 10
Councils chamber and tell the Council
men 50.
Onc Of tho things that City Council viii
have tu consider, j. q plan for financing
the project. which II has been estimated
will cost between two and three million
dollars Some Of those who are Interested
IN seeing this port become a real port,
hopc that CITY Council will name q com
mIftcc to thrcSh ont financial plan. with
the other interests Oi the city, SO that
something definite NAV he reached
T G. Warner. : district engineer for
this section. told AN Every Evening man
today. what . handicap the absence
OF piers and w3rycS and port tacliItics
were 10 the government Mr.. arncr has
charge Of the dredging OF the Chrlstana
river. keeping that source of navigation
open for commerce The dredgo Mrnorcas
looks after this work, and It eos the
government scventy-iivc cents a ton to
have coal for the drcdgc trimmed into,
the boat If there was - coal mer here
the fuel could be "chutcd" into the vessel
saving much expense and tune
1t Is no use trying to encourage com
mercc with this port, until some coal
chutcs and piers are placed here. said
Nir Warner There also ought 10 be ship
chsndery and other accommodation
where vessels coming 10 this port could
cbtan supplies quickly and handIly.
But withou; the facilities to coal vessel,
how can any company h expected 10
come to this port
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1919-01-29
GERMAN COLONIES
UNDER CONTROL OF
LEAGUEOF NATIONS?
Wilson's s Plan Likely TO be Adopt
cd by Supreme Council: First
Sanction IA Points.
HEARINGS NOW UNDER WAY
Nv Assoctate.i rreaa 20 Fverv EvenIne

paria. Tuesday. Jan ~ delayed
The future of the colonies taken from
Germany hae become ono IT the most
interesting Immediate phasea ni the
pfobIcna under confederation by the
Supreme Council tf the peace conference
Hearings now are hoIng given by the
Supreme Council to members 81 the.
conference and to colonial experts he
council nlao ~ prorerdug with he con
sidrraflan of a general pary which shall
le adopted Nv he five great powers
Tho bearings have progressed tn the
stage whore tic existence of vIewz greatly
ut variance With those sct forth IN Presi
dent WILSON fourteen ppIntg havc been
disclosed Tlla development has dc
tertnncd I he American dclcgaies 70 urge
the adoption of the American plan At
Tho outset IN order - keep the riyai
elaimanta witt m The bounds 1T fairness
fbla ulnn looks to international control
of the cuionea. backward naiionaiitles
anil frlhoa bg individual povrrE or by
agents to be known as mandatorloa
III he Leagnc 81 Nations These agrnta
are 10 Iofiyc all thor powers from the
league anil f. arf entirely on the lines
of pohcy dictated hy that lr.iy
lie dfatnbnfun If fhoae giiardihnshif9
Is t. hr undo ~ tic Icaplie If Nations
- rs snrcc4afn ppticafior is wholly
dependent upon the contamination of
Ito League
f,ne argument against tho league =
control 81 tho colonies advanced nv be
Rriileh tnlnnial otliciala was hat the
manufactures might frrl themselves
eadtiied With enormous financial reeponsl-
liliics IL an effort - develop heir warfis
anl - he aubjert - criticism # they
falle,l ~ hrng fhcm forward
President Wilson himself answered
his argument ~ SAYING he American
plan contemplated thaf fhn mandatory
rr,wtr would ho lahlo Only for admin
tztrafive expenses other expenditure
would le nadp only when HthnTized hY
thr league. IN less the colnny was able
- finance itself mt ~ It's own resources
While the plan has not progressed to
poInf where any attempt has bern
made f. assign particular nations to those
gilardlanshlfs. the tar has been tnr
subject III spcr7ai con Iteration. IN the
case III smerca. II has becn zuggcstesi
thaf owing ~ IFS large influence III Turkey
through tic numerous graduates of
Robert College and the raflEe IF the
epnpleflon among the Turks IF The
dieiufereefedncas If America, II il is
called upon to assume aueh charge. If
night naturally frat take upon itself thr
guardianship nor only Of Turkey ~ Europe
buf aIsa q considerable portion ~ Turkey
former provinces, including arnenla.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1919-01-29
CURB MARKET EGGS
STILL NINETY CENTS
Western Drop in Prices Hash I
Blown in Upon Farmers
Here.

According 10 reports from out West
Chicago beng the birthplace Of the sand
report. eggs and butter have taken n drop
in prjcC This news. of course, came as
verv welcome 70 the housewife Of this
community when II appeared IN pnnt.
hut alas one had only TO go through
Wilmington curb market today to learn
that the reported drop OF prices dld not
affect the local curb market III any way
whatsoever. for the farmers were asking
90 cents dozen for the product for which
Mrs lien is responsible
The commission men state that although
they have heard the report from the west
of the drop IN the price of eggs and butter,
the wind must be blowing the other di-
rection rs their bills have not yet shown
any falling Oft in price. The figure gwen
hv the commission men for cAndlcd eggs
IS 81 cents Il dozen, wholesale, while the
retail dealers, TO make things even Tor
themselves, charge the consumer any
where from - to IS cents a dozen. But
this beats the farmer u long way
4 good brand ui creamery butter is
sold bv the wholesaler for 81 cents "A
pound. while those who buy il in the
store pay anywhere from 10 to so cents a
pound But the wholesale dealers state
that they expect to sec 3 drop IN these
commodities later.
Right here in Wilmington the house
wives. that is big lot Of them, always
think that when they buy of the farmer
they get the best and at low prices, bat
90 cents a dozen as compared To prices
elsewhere seems pushing the idea too far
over he edge
If Mrs Hen knew tho pricc that her
product was bringing there IS no doubt
she would demand better quarters, prob
ably f0ur-rUom apartment with bath,
and better food Ninety cents was the
outside price, but 50 cents was charged by
some curb dealers One youth from The
country asked so cents dozen for the
eggs, and when the customer started away
she was told She could have them for 70
cents dozen Whether the lad was in a
hurry to get home or not is not known,
but he will probably have 10 face the
Elder Statesman and answer for breaking
the market.
Vegetables remained about the same as
last week Potatoes, such MS most house
wives like were selling at about s 10 IA
basket, and celery was 10 cents a stalk
with lots of it in the market
Western reports have not much room
in the minds Of local people until they
come true, but folks are hoping some Of
them viii make good in the near future
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1919-01-29
ENGLISH CASE IS
STRANGEST IN ALL
DELAWARE POLITICS
While Woicott Yielded, He Says
He Will Retain His
Opposition.
BUT THE TROUBLE IS OVER
SpcciaI pisnnt~h From Every Evcnina
Washington Correspondent

Special Dispatch From Every Evening
Washington Correspondent
Washington, Jan % When Post
master English oi Wilmington was con
firrned hy the Senat" for "a second term,
ono of tho airanycst eases in the political
history 81 Delaware was dispoaed ot
Senator Wnlcntt. who hal held mp the
confirmation nearly two months AMI
kent the poqtmastct on tcrtcrhnoes all
that time. aaid MIR English was s'itl
personally objectionable To HIM, and thnt
while he permitted h,m TO roiain hE post
IT was unlikely that he would over change
his personal attitude toward hin
nut each senator feels thRl M unhappy
situation has lccn more or less happily
,l,spozcd of IN this feciinG Representa-
tive Polk Joina Mr. Polk kept his hands
OH the post master fight Tic always con
tended that II was senatorial mattcr
~ which he Thought unless consulted,
he ought not participate
But I hope now thnt the Senate haa
confirmed Mr. English, the somewhat
complicated political situation NJ W.T.
mington will be cleared ~ said Mr.
poll Il am not frnm Wilmington, but
| naturally have nm lntCrrst ~ the most
important city ~ the state Wilmington
mas y EFSf ibthff sAAlh 80 tH'''' 'tAf -
aided hy all interests working together.
roIK ANu TRADE couMlsslpN.
II i understood that wh,le not IN
willing a. accept 2 scat nn the Federal
Trade COMMISSION. Representative f"lk
* preparing to make the raco Tor onErees
again next war But should ho obtain
the post Tor which many ~ his fneud=
herr arc urging hIm 4 ls unlikely that he
will ,I,ut u for another term IN the lower
House
Senator Salisbury SAID he hclcvrd
Nir rok admirably fitted for the tod
cral Trade Comm,ss,on
The KIND u rlan they want on ~"
Federal Trade CommIsalou ls = digger
a man " ho will 60 after thing and hane
10 Il Ike 4 dog "a 4 root until he puts
Il across. said Senator Saulehury That
the kind of 4 man Folk y lla training
~ the Law is such az to iIt hlm tor tho post
that his friends would like to ~cc hlu
occupy II he has any incinat"'n tor
the position | viii Do everything possible
to induce thc President 80 name hum
Personally | would lii" 70 sec Nr
Polk come back a. Congress i'nt Wo
ncod 4 liISt-class man on the Federal
Trade Commission 70 take the place
nf Mir Dawes, who filed tho post ad
mlrahly 4 numtcr Of things need the
attention ~ The COMMISSION and there
i some work ahead for that body which
vii test It's usefulness AZ . constructive
organization
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1919-01-29
HUNS VAIL AT WILSON.
Want to Sec Germany Ruled by
Overseas, IS Newspaper 8
Protest.
ny Associated Press 70 Every Evening

~ ftNFNtsfst fftFa w 'tNEtE fN'+7iithF
Berlin, Tuesday. Jan. ~ Pre,ident
Wilson'S speech uf Saturday last before
the peace congress contains tho following
sentcnce, aa transmitted o. Berlin and
here rc-transIate1 from the German
The United States would have feel
ing that IL could not take part IN guarans
teeing these European adjustments m
less this guaranty included the permanent
surveillance of the world peace hY the
aHuociatcd nations of the world >
This sentence together with tho re-
ported decision of the Supreme Council
at Tuesdays session hat the German
colonies must not be given hack to Ger
many. has tlisquieted sutne German
circles The Bourscn Ieitung, for instance
SAYS
IF President Wilson IL correctly re
ported le confceses openly that be- too
Ike T'rpmiers Clemcnceau and Lloyd
George, docs not desire Germany m the
future community of nations rs M equal
among equals. but as a nation watched
hy overscers Tho President cannot
wonder i people IN Germany gradually
begin ~ form the opinion that the hopes
they placed IN him are to be disappointed +
! hc socialist newspaper NDrHarfte, m
commenting on The report regarding the
III VISION 81 the trcrfnan COLONIES among
The Allied NATIONS, SAYS
'~rhe League ~ Nations ls making a
lovely beginning The decision ~ tho
Western powere ~ take fhn German
colonies for themselves ia born - 2
spirit diRmefrcany opposed ~ hat
proclaimed bv President Wilaon II
appears more and more ae i 4 wore the
intention ~ the western ,mperaliVts -
leave to Mr. Wilson the nerrlv rnueical
aud dccianafory roles of tho pcrformance
and ~ reserve ~ ihernrelvrg the business
end ef ihe abow We Germans
would prefer an honest pogicY ~ stand
and deliver ~ y.olicy ~ lrnpcralag-
grandlzcrncnf adorned with c'hlcal and
nratoricaI phrases 3ut sinco America
hne not yof agreed ~ tho F'acf W shat
later sen whether America can ~ any
hing except make speeches
The official trzt IF the passage u
President Wilson's speech pf saturday
lIude,l q II The foregoing AZ transmitted
from Pars -aturday night. roads ~
follows
ut the United States would frel
that II could mot take paYt In guaranteeing
those European settlements unless that
guarantee involved hn continuous super
intendence ~ he pence of hr world by
the asaoclated Bations ~ thn World
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1919-01-29
TOMATO MEN SEEK
CO-OPERAT|ON To
SAVE BUSINESS
Important Conference of Repre-
sentatives Of Packers
and Growers.
AT HOTEL DU POINT TO-DAY

With the hope oi deciding upon q work
ing agreement whereby the tomato grow
ers and Gamers Of Delaware, Mary yland
and New Jersey can save their business
from annihllation Threatened by the
keen competition from tie West. I com
mittee OF the Tri-Statc Packers AsSocia-
tion, composed uf the tomato packers Of
Delaware. MARYLAND and New Jersey
met committee OF growers from the
three States at the Hotel du Pont today
AS the conference did not get down 10
business until after noon and rs the Sos
sion was behind closed doors, It was not
possible, at the time Of gong to press, to
give hint Of its probable success or
failure or on what basis an agreement was
likely to be reached ii IT all. However
prior to the meeting there appeared to
be a feeling that If something was not
done dire results might follow, and, there
fore, the sentiment appeared 10 he favor
able to approaching the subject IN give
and-tahc fashion
One of the prominent members ot the
canners' committee here was State Senator
Asa Bennett Of Line In City, who was So
much impressed with the Importance OF
the gathering that he came here today
instead of attending the Legislature
Ut puiliN9C "a AAiI SVlh1Atii115
Senator Bennett sad. lis To secure the
cooperation Of growers and canners, I've
branches Of the same business The
growing tendency 10 boost the prices OF
the raw product here, he continued IS
likely To place the raw material So far
beyond the reach of the Gamer that he
will be compelled to close his plant in he
East and 60 West, whore conditions are
different
II was pointed OUT that already the
western packer, who is cooperating with
his grower. Is becoming a formidable
competitor with the eastern packer, with
the result that the latter has got To do
something that will keep prices Of the
finished product within reason to be
marketable at all Senator Bennett was
hopeful that today's conference would
bring about this suit
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1919-01-29
PEOPLE MUST RULE
RUSSIANS DECLARE
Outline Form Of Government in
Declaration to Allies. No Longer
Privileged Class.
nv Associated rrc~. to every Kvcntar

PARIS. Jan - "A declaration has been
igsiIed and delivered To the Alled govern
mcntz by what il called Conference of
Russian ambassadors and business Taen
III PARIS The deriaratIon eavs the Oh
lect u the conference waste defend the
nights and interests If Russian by eoiemn-
iv prociaimlng n ihe name and ~ nc
order of the united Governments Uf Russia
the principles by which the nation
policy viii ~ inspired w matter
when order IS restored m RUSSIA. the dec
laFation continues, his order cannot
be founded on the principles which formed
nc basis of the ancient regime The
principles winch will forrn the blsis uf The
democratic organization ri Russia are.
THE new legal order must ~
founded on he sovereignty of the people,
who will exercise their power through
organizations 0i their own rholcc. 8hich
will be responsible - the peupie and will
guarantee to them he unalIenaOihty 1f
their sovereignty
= No difference Is 70 he made ne
tween the people 3 prerogatves and class
privileges. There viii be equality Tor
all ln the eyes Of the Iaw. and free access
70 All the degrees of the political and
social scale
3 The rapid development oi pro
duclng forces. The encouragement of
ali private initiative anI All measures
likely 10 attract napiral INTO ae country
At the same time he state must adopt
al measures 70 safeguard for the ltborlng
classes all the economic and social expert
cnce accumulated by international prac-
ticc
.4-Ihe most inlportan. question must
BE- the settlement oi the agricultural
problem. which 70 attain social peace
must be solved In the interest os thc
large masses.
'S-Duriug the revolution a dIsoricrtv
movement occurred on { he part 81 peasants
who took possession OF the land This
exceptional situa .ion demands exceptional
means tor dealing With II, bat TO return
to the ancient state of affairs is impossible
Peasants must own more land than hither-
-. but tor the present state 81 anarchy.
there must be substituted some legal
basis
The declaration continues by 4,vpca-
ting administ rativc decentralization and
recalls that after the revolution 81 1917,
the new Russia proclaimed the ndepcnd-
cnce of Poland and revised he iic. unising
Russia and Poland At that time l. Is
said, the autonomy oi the Baltic peoples
was urged.
This work, interrupted by the Boil
shevist movement, must be resumed,
the declaration says New Russia mus,
destroy 1T their origin the ARTIFICIAL
ca,ises ii unhealthy scparatism She
must cause Bic unity 81 the state 70 be-
come organi- ed BY making the interests
of the state, a. ! whole. correspond 70
the particular interests os each OF the
nationaIitles represented IN the country
The declaration concludes BY saying
Russia pledges herself to fulail all
obligations arising from treaties She con-
cludes. but CLAIMS the right to be indemni-
fed by the enemy for damages sustained
during the war which caused her heavy
sacrifices.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1919-01-29
WILSON BACK To PARIS.
HOME STAY BRIEF
May Call Congress to Meet After
HIS Second Return From
Peace Conference.
ny Associated preas 70 Every Evening

bY se-AN' A1tsRl Eff@<S - tsFfHN bFE54HA
Paris, Jan - Much ~ President
Wilson still hopes to avoid second
trip 70 Europe. It begins 10 look ls Il
the trend of peace conference affairs
would cause him 10 feel impelled 10 re-
cross the Atlantic IN carly spring
The President Is waiting 10 see what
the remaining fifteen days Of his stay
N France will bring forth before finally
deciding on his course.
He i SAID 10 have told American
officials hat if events Indicated he need
OF his return he fclt that his course would
be found fully justified when he addressed
Congress. rs he plans TO do almost I'M
mcdlately on hi< return to tho United
States
He has abandoned the idea oi return
ing by way Of England and stopping a.
Oxford to receive the degree which that
university desires to confer upon hun
Ii his present plans hold therefore. he
will sail from Brcst on the steamer
George Washington. new Oh her way to
France between February 10 and l.,
going direct to the United States The
steamer wlll probably take the southern
route, which She followed on her way
over. 10 avoid bad weather
President Wilson's arrival home with
plans for departing for Europe again
would bring up }hc question of an extra
session OF the new congress with Re
publican m3jorities IN both houses
The best available opinion here Is hat
Ii an extra session should be thought
inevitable the President would can il
before his return 10 France. probably
setting the date ahead to sometime in
June expecting 10 finish the business
Of the peace conference III time to return
to Washington and be IN the White
House when the new Congress assembled
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1919-01-29
IMPROVE RIVER FRONT.
Riparian Land Owners Along
Christiana River Glad TO
Receive Drcdgings.

Riparian right owners along the Christi
ana river. arc more eager To have their
land improved, than some river front
owners along the Delaware ON the Penn
sylvania and New Jersey sides. To-
days Phlladclphia papers, contained u
statement from Colonel w. B. Laduc.
L. :. army engineer IN charge of the
dredging work along the Delaware river,
to the effect, that river front owners
might he held responsible for holding
up the drcging OF the river, because they
refused to permit the dredglngs 10 be
deposited on Iowlands unless they wero
paid for IT.
\ few months ago, y. G. Warner
district engineer IN charge of the dredging
oi tho ChrIstIana river, appealed to Mayor
Lawson, seeking To learn where the
irrigings from the Christiana could be
deposited The Mayor got busy. and rs
n result. there are enough land owners
fronting on the ChristIana river. who
arc willing Ia receive tho river deposits.
to care for acvcral wears of dredging
Among these are the Pvrites Company,
American Car an Foundry Company,
and H. T. Wallace