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Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1919-02-01
HELP BUSINESS TO HELP ITSELF.

The lifting OF the restrictions placed
on money that might be loaned on
Wall street securities should have u
wholesome effect on the market and
business in general There has been
a depressing sentiment abroad since
the signing of the armistice Industry
has been uncertain as to what the
future has in store for 1T. The railways
are in the dark DIS to what to expect.
On top of all that the restrictions placed
on the money market have served to
stagnate business and TO create sentiment
of uncertainty and even of anxiety,
II is not likely that the removal OF
the ban on loans will lead to anything
approximating q speculative furry.
There are too many perplexlng problems
plainly in sight. Those with money to
invest can see that industry is a long way
from being on a permanent basis. In
come and expenditures must get back to a
peace footing before there is likely to be
much i'll the way of imitation or spec
ulation Anything that will encourage
legitimate business should be done.
Congress is discussing the problem
Of appropriating q large sum TO be used
in public works in order that there may bc
no unemployment III the country. That is
all well enough so far rs it goes, but The
real way to cure unemployment is 10
encourage legimate industry ry.-Indiana-
Dolis Star.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1919-02-01
Mortality of the Epide mic.

4 recently completed analysis Of the
statistics Of over ten million wsge-earners
insured in the Metropolitan Life Insurance
Go. shows that during 1918 tie mortality
was higher by more than so per cent
than prevailed for 1917 In 1918, I7-S5
claims were paid per LOCO OF all policies
in force as compared with 1871 per Geo
in 1917. The relative increase IN the
rate is 302 per cent. With the exception
OF March and April, the death rate in
1918, between January and September,
was from ) to is per cent lower than In the
corresponding months of 1917. In March
and April, an epidemic of the ordinary
type OF winter and spring influenza raised
the death rate slightly above the figures
for 1917. In fact, in April the death rate
was I4.67 per COO, an increase OF 3.4
per cent over the figure for 1917, 14I9
per 1000. February strangely enough,
following the severe, cold weather Of
January, showed q decrease in mortality
over the figures for the corresponding
month in 1917 In February, 1918, the
death rate was rs per cent lower than
the rate in February, 1917. beginning
with October, however, the death rate
began TO rise above the figures for 1917.
In that month, the mortality rate was
i 20.42 per LOCO as compared with 1924
in October, 1917, an excess Of 81 per cent.
ok
1000. was highest for any month in the
wear and may be compared with the figure
! Of 1856 for 1917 The November NOR
| tahty rate in 1918 was three and two
third times that OF the November rate of
1917.
| The mortality rate for December,
1918, 23.8 per 900, may be compared
with a rate of 1908 in recemker, 1917
The December mortality was 98 per cent
| in excess in 1918 over the mortality for
the corresponding month in 1917. a
study of the mortality figures according
TO single weeks between the first Of Octo-
Der and the end Of December, shows that
the highest mortality rate was experienced
| In the week ending November l6, VIXEN q
figure Of 5339 per 1000 was registered
! This mortality rate was higher than foul
| times the figure usually experienced il
the corresponding week Of previous years
! During the weeks when the epideTri
was at its peak, very nearly four-fftEs 0
| the deaths reported were due to disease
arising out Of epidemic conditions.
| A further study Of these statistics
being made with a view toward contribut
ng TO the medical data of the epidemic.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1919-02-01
UNCLE SAM AS A BANKER.

Your Uncle Samuel may be n poor
railroad operator, as the figures unfortu-
natcly prove He may prove to be poor
operator Of telephones and tciegraphs,
as many people know from experience
But as practical banker he shines Re
suits arc telling the story, and particularly
in the case Of the New York Federal
Reserve Bank
This institution for the past year, over
1917. shows gross earnings increased from
81 ,S62 $50 to SIS. .314 ,735; net earnings
from SO, 100 coo to SD ,634 033. The
latter figure amounts to over 100 per
cent on the paid in capital, as compared
with IS per cent for 1917. Under the
Federal Reserve Act the bank is entitled
to & per cent dividends on the stock which
is held by member banks. The remaining
profits are then divided. half going 10 the
bank as surplus until il amounts TO 40
per cent OF capital, and the rest going to
the government as franchise tax. Since
the bank had previously reached the 10
per cent requirement, and 1t is proposed
that this shall bc allowed 10 20 up TO 100
per cent. Uncle Sans share from 1918
profits is booked a Sl2.195, PA
The other Federal Reserve Banks are
vet to be heard from. Their figures will
not be As large As for the New York bank,
but relatively TO capital they may be as
good 1t will be a tidy sum altogether
which accrues to the United States treas
urv on the banking profits of the year,
Thus does the Federal Reserve System
march on from one triumphant vindica-
ton to another-New York World.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1919-02-01
LABOR HEADS DENoUNCE STRIKE.
Chester Ship Workers Had No Reason
TO Walk Out They Say.

Chester. Feb II. y Pew, presi-
dent of the sun Ship Company, sent
for the committee named by the strik-
ers Thursday and there was a conference
lasting several hours Il Is understood
President Pew made it PLAN that he
was unable IL meet the mems demands
without LAYING his concern liable To fine
under Federal laws The committee re-
ported back to the strikers at meeting
but there was no demonstration
1t developed that union leaders have
taken the men To task for walking out,
and it is declared that they had advised
strongly against such a course, assuring
the men they have no cause to quit. The
leaders tried to ascertain who ordered
the strike, but nobody admitted it, and
those who knew held their peace.
The remainder Of the riveters and
their helpers at the yard of the Chester
Shipbuildng Company walked cut YES
terday, following the lead OF those who
quit Wednesday, increasing the number
to 500 from that yard Those who did
80 acted entirely out of sympathy for
the Sun yard strikers.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1919-02-01
Get Out of the Road

City Council, which, in its last analysis,
is body Of public servants, recently
expressed a desire to hear what the public
had to say regarding the now two-years-
old plans for utilizing the natural ad-
, vantages Wilmington possesses and be-
ginning the building OF great port here.
Thursday night the members heard, in
no uncertain words, from citizens and
from organizations, the publics dictum--
that il wants action, that il is up TO Coun-
Gil to find the money for beginning this
great and important work, the doing or
the not doing of which will make or mar
the city.
And no sooner was the public voice
raised than there came from one wing of
the city fathers seats wall that the
city's finances would not stand the strain,
that real estate should not be further tax
ed, etc, etc, and from another municipal
statesman a suggestion that mercantile
and business interests, the utilities, thea
tres, and an "open town" be made TO
provide harbor improvement funds--all
of which shows that part, at least, OF
Councils membership is inclined TO op-
position, and that, too, in tic face of the
city, welfare and the wishes of the people.
Such opposition is based upon narrow
minded shortsightedness, the, sort that
fails to sec writing on the municipal wall
tho it be in box-car letters, and such argu-
ments as were used TO bolster IL fall little
short of being inanities. You cant have
a thing like port unless you pay for IT
when you get it. Later 1t will repay you
with heavy interest. The councilmanic
myopists must be made, somehow or
other to see this, failing which they must
go into the class OF pullbacks modern and
up-to-date electorates have habit and .
way of dispensing with.
The public wants Wilmington To devel-
op her harbor and port. 1t has been told
what such development means with re-
gard TO the city's future and il means 10
have what il wants. Wherefore, it would
appear to be up to tho pulIbacks and the
little Wilningtonians to get out of the
road and stay out All Of which is an
other way of advising Council 10 find the
necessary money and find it quickly.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1919-02-01
WAR BILLS KEEP HIGH.
Only Appreeiablc Decrease Since
Fighting Stepped is in Loans
TO Allied Nations.

Washington, ID. C., Feb. AL
though nearly three months have passed
since The signing Of the ormisticc, the
American Governments war expenses
show no signs Of decreasing materially,
except in loans to Allies. In January
the Treasury paid out about 81 500, ,OOO,-
600 for ordinary war expenses, exclusive
Of Allied Ioana, or only $4,000, 900 less
than in December, s55,0O0, 900 less than
in November and considerably more
than in any month heretofore.
Officials explained that this was not
10 be taken as indicating that produc-
ton of war materials rs continuing at
the tremendous rate Of several months
ago. Manufacturers are presenting their
bills and receiving payment Tor materials
delivered long ago, however, and this
keeps up expenses. The liquidation Of
war contracts, 10 be given added inn
pctus after passage OF pending lcgisla-
ton providing for validation. Of infor-
NAL orders, ia expected 10 be "A new
source Of high outlays for the next
mont or two,
Payments 10 the Allies fell 20 about
800, 900 900 in January. When thesf;
loans were instituted, the Government
contemplated turning over about $500
00O, 900 credits 10 the Allies every month,
but actual payments ordinarily ran around
1880, 900, 900 monthly. The Treasury
cited hgnres on the present Government
outlay, 10 emphatic the necessity for
another big war loan Of i've or six billion
dollars in April Current expenses now arc
| paid largely but Of borrowings from banks
| and OtneT purchasers of the Government {
| short-term certificates Of Indebtedness
The Governments aggregate expenses
| IN the y months Of war nave been S26,.
| 35S,0pO,0O0, II was calculated today
| This includes 1886, 900, 900 loaned n
Allies. Latest unohcial reports place
| ~ s40,640 600, 900 the cost of more than
| four years Of war to Great Britain, IN
cluding S5,535 100000 loaned to her
allies From the same British source
also comes the estimate but the war
hns cost Germany $3.50, OOO,O 900, of
which g., 25O, 100000 was loaned 10 a.
ies
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1919-02-01
OLD FASHIONED TEA
FOR CONSTIPATION
Brew il Yourself at Home.

Probably the 5est remedy you can take
or clogged up LOg Gle and sluggish liver
is cGc that costs very little ard arcor.
plIchcs rauch.
For many years Or Carter's K. and Il
Tea has bern uscd by tens of thosr-an6r
~ keep 'hc Cowels regular 'pt the vhoIe
system IN fir.c condition.
Why not gct small packsge NJ thi'
qenlic, get sure acting bov II regulaco'
and eysfcn tonic, and brew 2 c1tpfm f0l
y1.rself uvery niEht for = verb or 'wo2
Youll zUrciy be g1tciully sUrprsci p
the buneft yosi gei and viii praise D-
Carter'a X and 3. Tes % yt,Ir friend
It's fine for the little folks and they likf
A. All druggists sell H.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1919-02-01
RIPPLING RHYMES
---------------a=-
BY Walt Mason.
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GENTLE ANNIE.

Come. gentle spring, ethereal
mildness, COME While winter
lasts this life IS pretty bum. We
look ahead with yearning and with
siehs to vernal days and cloudless
azure skies. As some worn pilgrim.
lashed by wind and sleet, wounded
by thorns and dying on his feet,
behOlds the inn, with windows all
aglow, 50 view we spring, from
out our drifts OF snow Winter Is
fierce It's methods all are wrong;
winters u frost. it sticks around
too ionp; if it would come and
last q week or two, then chase
itself TO fields and pastures new,
we could endure, with Spartan
fortitude, all it might spring IN
rlimate rough and rude But n =
guest Old winter has no style; he
brings his grips and comes 10 stay
while; month after month he
camps around the place till he
becomes a burden and disgrace
Yainiy we hint that he should pull
his freight; still he remains, i'm
movable as fate. Long weary
weeks must pass before he goes,
taking his frost and sample line
nf SHOWS; then cometh spring.
with all her roses red, and 10 that
time we yearning look ahead
! +44 y4x@$4
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1919-02-01
gcthcr until the peace treaty is concluded
and ready to be laid before the Senate
Washington Post.
JUST FOLKS
BY Edgar A. Guest
WHAT MATTERS.

II matters little after all
Whether stocks shall rise or fall,
Whether Joy my strength rewards,
Whether anyone applauds
Any little feat Of skill;
All that matters, all that will,
Is that ! may gayly tell
That the ones l love are well.
Fame can vanish over night;
Wrong can swiftly follow right;
Loss can take the place of gain,
Sunshine turn to chilling rain.
Fate may rob me of my wealth,
But if those ! love have health
I've no right to frown or sigh
Fortunate indeed am II
He that stands beside a cot
Cooling fevercd hands and hot,
Fighting blindly, hour by hour,
Illness, with It's hidden power,
Needless is Of worldly fame
Or the fortunes mortals claim;
He forsnkes hfe's battles then
Till his babe is well again.
Fortune then his name might call,
But he'd answer not at all
Deaf to glory. he would stay
By that little cot to pray
Watching, waiting, not for gold
Not to hear his praises told,
But for one faint sign To tell
That his babe would soon be we'll.
Sum up life and all it's care,
Count the burdens nortals bear.
Sift the losses and the gains.
And but one real woe remains
lis to live those DAYS of fear
When the hand of death seems nea
Then all else man would sell
,lust$to have his loved one we'll
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1919-02-01
MEXICAkS BITTER AT ~. q.
Proposed Purchase nj Lower CsIifor ME
Strongly Resented.

American feeling in Msx,oo "a 1ooardIng 10
adyices received here by the Stsfe D.
partrnent and members Of The Senate
Foreign Relations Committee, has bec,
increased by recent agitation in the Sen.
ate and Southwestern States for acgn.-
sition by The United States II LoweJ
California. as proposed m . resolution
introduced by Senator Ashnst, of Arr
zona.
Bitter criticism of the propoeai " hriuv
made In Mexican newspapsr and b.
prominent Mezicans ia Northern nerie0,
official adyices gsy, and the critics attacI
alleged territorial designs Of tho United
States with little or no mention of thc
fact that the plan contemplate a p9r-
chase with Mexico making the ssle.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1919-02-01

Another legislative week gone, with
little done However, business is showing
signs Of revival, and there may be plenty
OF work before long. There is even
remote prospect that there may be enough
work to keep the members Of the Legisla-
tuJe in Dover from Monday morning uetil
Friday afternoon, continuously, but j
would not be safe to bet on this.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1919-02-01

January departs with the finest weather
record Of century Let US hope Feb-s
ruary viii deal with US at least ialf a
gently. We all know what to expect Of
March, and may prepare ourselves ac-
cordingly.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1919-02-01
MEETINGS TONIGHT.

Apache Tribe, No 81
Olive Temple, l.. q +.
Wenonah Lodge, S of II
Liberty Conclave, 5. W NJ.
Mechanics Lodge, / O. o. +
Lenape Tribe, lmp'd o. r NJ
Sheet Metal Workers Association
James Young Conclave, II. or ;. " VI
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1919-02-01
Recovering Frpm Grip.

Miss Margaret Millspaugh, left On Thur
day for Atlantic City, 70 be gone = week
Miss Millspaugh has been very ny w1th
grip for the last three weeks.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1919-02-01

The Peace Conference is making prog
ress, slowly, as is natural, but surely
At least it idoes not seem disposed to idle
away time that may be devoted to work.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1919-02-01
WHERE TR0URT.E BEGAN.

WHERE TROUBLE BEGAN
The main trouble then, az now, was
the character OF the Texas geologic for
nations The layers of rock IN this sec
ton follow no regular strata arrangement.
Even below the level lands the formation
IS irregular as If upheayed and broken.
LAYERS OF one kind of rock appear on the
surface here, and a few miles. or even
rods away. the same rock Is far below the
soil This makes it almost impossible for
a geologist to study the ground and advise
the probability OF oil existing IN any
definite area
When the element OF chance so entirely
controls situation, the ignorant and the
persistent adventurers most often sue
ceed. One prospector sunk his drill two
thousand feet INTO the ground st 4 point
where he felt confident OF striking oil.
Then his assistants and laborcrs grew
discouraged and refused to 90 on. Today
that we'll finished BY a group of men who
knew next to nothing of digging for I'll,
is the center OF the most prolih> oil area
in the central Texas belt No lcvel-head-
ed engineer would have dug further, but
the adventurous prospectors who took
over the land dug to depth of $3.50
feet and struck oil
Now. 1t Is q well established fact that
the oil fields Of Texas must be pursued
through several thousand feet of SOIL
| especially in the north -Four thousand
feet Is practically the depth limit for OIL
we'll digging though few cases OF deeper
oil wells are cited. Digging well three
thousand feet requires on outlay of some
| thirty thousand dollars, a fact which cx-
| plains why so many enthusiastic pros
pectors stop at two thousand feet or less
~. S4oa.fx- 4n,tr
of oil-the investment Is SO profitable
! that the fortune hunter often indulges in
an orgy Of well digging which leaves him
either multl-millionairo or, more often,
| i pauper
SURVEY GIFTS BUSY.
| The Geological Survey has recently
| sent some of its men into the Texas oil
| field TO study the geology Of the section,
| aud report on the oil situation The
| survey has encouraged oil promoters 10
| carry on from the Llano country to the
| Red River Two hundred sixty-five wells
! are yielding now in the strip Of Texas
! land stretching from Wichita Falls in the
north to Brownwood, one hundred miles
! 10 the south and across the country st
and west about fifty miles This is the
! land that is giving up deposit more
/ valuable than gold both to the owners and
| to the country.
The Cnited States is producing three
| fourths OF the world supply OF petroleum.
! The output Is growing each year but not
rapidly enough to keep up with the rise
| in public favor OF oil as q fuel for motors Of
/ all sorts. Moreover wells which have
/ been yielding a steady stream Of oil for
! several years may fail at any minute.
! The Importance OF new sources of oil
! cannot be oveTestimated
War restrictions on the manufacture
/ oi we'll digging tools and machinery,
which have hampered progress on oil
seeking, have been removed With this
difficulty eliminated and labor again
available, the oil pioneer in the west may
become a national figure of as great in
!. terest as the gold seeker Of 40
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1919-02-01

II wish now I'd taken mothers adj
vice when she begged me not to marry
you" did your mother try TO keep
you from marrying me? she did =
''Oh, how | have wrongcd that womani5
Boston Transcript
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1919-02-01

Il suppose you know all about the
traffic regulations . Not all. answered
Mr. Chuggins II know the text of the
regulations by heart. But never feel
sure about which of them the police
happen to be specializing on at the par
ticular moment " ashington Star.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1919-02-01
HAVE. A TALK WITH PALMER r

Insurance IS the substance
~ things worked for. ard the certainty ~
things not sure-fsct. SAttp-.l A&'s Ins
% ~ W rNutuat, Charles p Paine
General Manager. 30 Equitable Bnilding
Wilmington Del Bell telephone 1890 ".
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1919-02-01

What Is he rent Of your studio Henry
suppose they ask lot for it,
les, almost daily, George Sydney
Bulletin
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1919-02-01
Notes Cify's Grow IN.

Rob~rt A. Cochran of Middletovyp has
been visiting friends IN v ilmington and
takes pleasure IN noting the advance
made by the city since he was born, eighty
years ago.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1919-02-01

Frank Parker o. 500 Walnut street
s buying al the Liberty Bonds that
can get hola ~ # Adv
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1919-02-01

w hat my dear Engaged to annthe
soldier Don't ycu ever get tired7' as. r
father. they need the change rs much b
/ do. Life.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1919-02-01

Cant sell you an adding machine.
Guess not, said the young lawyer
1T is very useful in adding Nodoubt
il would be useful il ! had anything to
add. louisville Couricr-Journal
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1919-02-01

Geraldine let us sit nearer the
music" Gerald but you SAID TINT
song WAS the most tiresome thing yoi
ever heard" Geraldine But that was
before you began talking. = Judge.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1919-02-01

Observation-Disclosures
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1919-02-01
EVENING SMILE.
A STRIPE IN PASSING.

Il am going to ask your father at
once But thought you really wanted
to marry mcf''-llfe
Durant weekly news. (Durant, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 190?-1944, 1919-07-04

under way throughout the
state.
The condition of oats at the
time OF harvest was 81 per cent
Condition on same date last
wear was II per cent. COndi-
ton one month ago was g.
per cent. The average yield
per acre is estimated at 3S
bushels. Last year the aver
age yield for the state was %
bushels. Based on the above
estimate. the forecast for the
total production for the state
is -. S0.o0o. Total yield last
year was 29.li9.000 bushels.
The condition cC Oklahoma's s
major crops are as follows:
corn 81 ucr cent. cotton 81 per
Durant weekly news. (Durant, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 190?-1944, 1919-07-04
FARM NOTES

The farm congress Will be
held Hl saltwater. Okla, .AUg.
@tth to 2",n. i}ryan equity
|Sh0ulh oulnaVor to have a GOOD
representative ~ This meeting
|.s many o, the farmers ~ IN"
.gaj' aro going to be <tr-idct-
.,d.
with amu.Wt OF said mois-
'rnre i'm the ground ~ nl"a,nr
.lh, farmers should take tiW.
to !laut some catch crop for
forage for another year.
Now is the time of yen" 90 he
gin thinking of treating oats
for smut. Begin talking in
tirie and maybe we can get
something done another year.
These grain specialists visit
ed our county this season nil
it Gas been found thai - ere
is 4 l-2 per cent loss frcm smut
IN i'ryan county. Fuu" and
Onc-half bushels out ot every
hundred is too much to Si.n 10
this disease when it can be urn.
vented.
The state Board of As.riril.
tllre seems to be tryirS ~ hand
Bryan county "A lemon nN
wheat production. they say
tat Hryan county has nj
acres OF N;neat and estimate
the county ,icld at 1915 b, she's
Tho facts are that Bry;r TN
ty has alt ~ six thOusan :iC"es
and will ,ield between 1850"
a.. .'r, 10 bushels. THrre
men i'm the county have 9 acres
r,0:. ;luI they give tn" "Hur-
ty credit 'or having.
Potato : are making d" az
ce!icnt yield this yeai' dnI oh
ac, can't q: he big crop arr uct
WORT. niucn on the nv. N"i
c impaired with prices Ct t."
last two years.
Some people are still alarm
ed about the appearance of tn"
Scventccn-year locust. Don't
worry if we keep moving they
Durant weekly news. (Durant, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 190?-1944, 1919-07-04
NATION TO 60 DRl.
MONDAY 1T NIDNIGUI

Wartime prohibition automat-
icalI, goes into effect at that
time.