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Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1919-01-18

German pertidy. The downfall OF the
imperial regime and the partial bolshe-
vizing Of The army has removed the inn
mediate military danger, but the un-
settled conditions throughout Germany
make it needful for the Allies to be in
position from which intervention would
be least difficult Intervention is by no
means contemplated for the present,
but no one can read the future, least
Of all the Germans themselves A state
Of war still exists between Germany and
the Allies, ard ms long rs il exists the
victorious Allies must take every pre-
caution not only To guard against present
danger, but also TO provide for future
emergencies Of every nature Cleveland
Plain Dealer
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1919-01-18
FIRE AT PULLMAN SHOPS.

About Q o clock last night, . ratchman y
at the Pullman shops, Eleventh and
Railroad streets, noticed rnokc pouring
from the door of the machine shop.
He Immediately notified the Independ-
ence Fire Company which responded with
its chemical truck and soon controlled the
blaze. Tho damage was very slight, not
over $50 The fire started IN several piles
Of waste material, which workers had
thrown under the flooring. and sonc IF
the planks had 70 be torn lp 70 fight the fire.
A peculiar feature is that this fire took
place alrnosg On the anniversary IF
another blaze, of undetermined origin
and small damage ~ the Pullman shops,
II years ago but on January 10Th, in
stead Of January 18th.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1919-01-18
NEW BRITISH GOVERNMENT

LLOYD George has re0rganlzed the
cabinet of which he remains the head,
and it appears that he has succeeded IN
satisfying no one The AsQuith Liberals
think the new ministry altogether too
Tory. and one Of their London organs
calls II a puppct show. Labor Is def
nitely in opposition 10 the government,
although there arc i've coalition laborites
in the cabinet The Northclific press,
in the man Conservative, Of course, also
crticises tho Premief for his selections.
II finds that there j not enough new
blood III he reorganized government.
1t may be recalled that before the
election Lord NorthclItfo repeatedly warn
cd Lloyd George that he would come TO
grief, no matter how large or preponderant
Il majority hc might obtain. II he did not
surround himself with real leaders and
statesman in sympathy with the spirit
Of the times There IS an "old guard
in England. rs IN tins country. and II
IS said that that element with the lost
Will il the world. cannot plan or give
Britain the political social and economic
reforms she needs if serious unrest IS to
he avcrted and the dcmohIh7ed fighters
are TO be made TO feel that their sacri-
fees and sufferings are not 70 go with
out substantial recognit ION
In Parliament the opposition to the
government. both formal and informal,
Is unusually weak The experienced
Radical and Liberal leaders we're de-
feated in the recent elections and the
government for the time keing can do
about what It pIcases But II must
please TO do The right and reasonable
thing for a rcgrouping Of forces is in
evitable. and the day of reckoning at the
polls is sure to come perhaps sooner than
many expect c hicago News.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1919-01-18

The arrIur Of the nited States Su-
prcrue Court IL sustaining tie hone dry
amendment to the Postofiice Appropria-
tion bill raises most interesting situa-
tIon This amendment prohibits the
Shipment oi hquor from wet State into
a "drl State TIE law Of Delaware al
lows citizens IN dry territory to pur-
chase not more than one quart Of intoxi-
eating liquor per person per day Here
after, residents Of the dry sections Of
Delaware may not receive these orders
from Maryland o. any other outside
state But they may receive them from
the city Of Wilmington, which IS still
under license
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1919-01-18
RAIN SONG
with all due apologies to r. H.

With AT due apologies to r. H.
It's never rainin' rain to me,
It's rainln' corn an oats
An hav an other stuff - feed
The horses, COWS an shotes
It's never rainin rain 10 me,
But apples great IN size
just everything t0 store away
To fill the winter pies
When CROWN things are shriveIin
I'D
Beneath q burnin sky
Like they WIZ suffenn' mortal
pam,
I'm sad enough 70 HE.
I just cant stay around en- then
A-watchln An a-wIshin
For rain 70 come. get my gear
An 60 away a-flshin'
But when | hear upon the corn
The patte~ of the rain
An get scent of warm. vet dust,
It's ike BEN born again.
For then | know there D be no want,
No pangs of hunger bitter,
But food an raIment plentiful
For every llvIn crItter
#. G Stckney.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1919-01-18

parayzing hem by the wickedness of its
onslaughts. The newspaper reports, ac-
cording TO information received from pri-
vatc sources, do not begin 20 present the
real situation Il is far worse than has
been public " reported
Here is work for the State Board OF
Health, and IT should put forth all it's
energies and resources to combat the
deadly enemy Fortunately, the Legs
lhturc is now m session, and no doubt will
second all efforts ol the State Board OF
Health to drive this terrible epidemic out
ot SusscN county
Tins should bc the primary purpose.
Let every effort bc put forth to this end,
The State Board Of Health should not
stop at the matter of expense, but should
do ITS utmost tu succor the suffering peo-
pIc of Sussex county The Legislature
would hc sadly rcmIss IN its duty # II
failed To- sustain the state Board of Health
IN campaign against this deadly and
terrifying visitation of fatal epidemic,
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1919-01-18

II was 10 the Orthodox SIags of Russia
that they turned for sympathy. And
eventually Russia cent them MD. which
permitted them 10 establish an lndepend-
cnt Serbian estate in 1890. This state
grew steadily until it became an important
factor ~ the turbulent affairs Oi the
Bnlkans Moreover, ~ ils power grew
It developed ambition IL dreamed of
uniting the serbs IN ono state task
which cntailed the annexation ol Old
Serbia and Novibaz0r 10 the south and,
Bosnia and Hcrzcgoyinn ~ the vest,
which were both under Turkish rule.
Then, as It's prosperity still grew, Serbian
statesmen began to nsk why not unite
al the south Slavic peoples in ono stntcr'
The Serbs are skilled in the art of agita-
ton, and by the latier part of The nine
tcenth century most Of The southern Sava
we're secretly drinking toa8ts to a Yugo-
Slayia, dominated by Serbia instead Of by
the iiarsbuTgs.
The quick spread 0f the Serbian prppa
ganda not only anpercd but alarmed AUS
trla, who could not afford 10 have her
position on the Adriatic weakened by On
independent Yugo-Slavia Therefore, she
watched Serbia with jealous eve, deter
mined hat IT should grow no stronger.
two nations which ncarly reached q crisis
when Austria formally annexed the prov
inces of B9snia and Herzegovina The
political temperament of the Slav was now
awake and Austria knew it, Moreover,
she feared IT, And it was this fear which
notlvatod her conduct IN revenging the
assassination Of the Archdukc Ferdinand,
and thereby prccipitatiug the European
war.
All of this Is rccounted to show that
the Yug0-Slavs and their YugO-Siavia are
going to be one 0f he toughest problems
to be settled at fho peace Table Italy has
now stepped INTO Ausfrias place She
holds the Yugo-slav territory formerly
held by that nation Bot sill shc be able
t. keep It again { the stubborn resistance
and intense opposition of prcdonnartlv
Slav population struggling for The con
aolidation of hg racr2
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1919-01-18
WANT SOLDIERS PROTECTED.

Mayor Lawson and other city officials
are receiving a large number Of chain
letters, from members Of the various
branches of the ". G. T. l., who sign
their names and addresses to request,
that plain clothes men he stationed ON the
streets to take care Of soldiers So advise
that uniformed men found drunk be
brought to the French Street barracks.
Soldiers on leave on city streets are nov
under the surveillance OF military police.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1919-01-18
A Grcai DRY" Nation.

The ratification. this week, by thcr cqui-
site thrcc-fourths vote ot the Lcgisla-
turcs of the States. of the Eighteenth
Amendment 10 the Constitution of the
! United states, providing for national
prohibiuon. puts the country face 70 face
with the situation created by the incor-
| poration &C tins amendment INTO our
national fundamental law II means
| that after the specified time Of grace the
! licensed sale Of Intoxicating liquors viii
not bc permitted throughout our great
country
Just " hen tho amendment viii become
effective Is n question The terms Of the
amendment. as passed by Congress, pro-
VIDE for prohibition wear from the date
ol final ratification 80 far as public
knowledge Of ratification Is concerned, IT
was completed on Thursday. when Ne
hraska took rank rs the thirtv-slXth and
necessary State IN support Of the move
mcnt
But tho law requires certain forms to
bc observed and II is held that ratification
I \ e state Legislature IS not completely
operative until certifcation of the
ratification has lccn formally sent to the
Secretary ~ the state of the ntcd States
Thus far. unll a icw of the States have
sent To Washington this formal notitica-
tlun, and il j. sand that complete ratifica-
zion will not tc accomplished until the
action 81 the ttirty-SINth state has been
formally forwarded 70 the Secretary of
state III Washington tlso hat Federal
prohibition viii become effective q wear
from that dato
It,~ contention may hc correct, Or
erroneous Certainly i seems to accord
with the formal processes N law and II
observed. maN postpone the date Of
national prohibition under the Constitu-
tIon until late IN 1920 Meanwhile,
however, there ], 4 probability that
prohibition throughout the country may
become operative on july ncAt BY
the PROVISIONS oi an amendment 60 he
Foud Production ill., enacted last No
yemhcr ~ Congress, production and sale
III 4ll Alcuhohl ~tmulants viii IT, stopped
~ midnight June 50Alui, / 1919, until
TILE conclusion II the present war ana
thereafter until ire determination Of
dcmohllzatlon. the date ii which shall
tc Determined and proclaimed ty the
President II the | nitcd States
Here, therefore, i ~ opportunity FOR
au oasis should hc President officially
Iroe lIuf 4 dcmohuzat.nn NJ the army
leir-c Iul, il would allow an inter-
rrsnum before ,hc Prohibition Amendment
hcramc oprrauvc during which time
Into>lcarnc LIQUORS would be one sale,
5uder h.cu,r. II usual in those States
where Uromhtlou ad noi been ordained
q, legislation ~ popular vote But il is
,crtam tha' tins in'crcgnum should j
prevail, would continue only until The
= n1endment becomes officially operative.
TIE lquor interests propose 10 fight
ri, amendment In the supreme Court Of
Ell, Uutc1 States. On the ground that It
Wa- passed i2 Congress ~ an unconsti-
juuunal manner The result OF such q
move. Of course. s problcInatical No
one can furcs'aii couri dcclsicn But It
must bc admitted har our country now
faces q rerlud 81 absolute prohibition Of
the leCahzcd sale 81 intoxicating liquors,
for how long time the people may specu-
late as tc theu desires
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1919-01-18

Apparently, young Mr. Alice aspires
TO leadership Of the Republican majority
membership of tie State Senate at Dover
Appar,nill also, tie otlcr Republican
ncmhcrs atc not inclined 70 allow him to
appropriate ttis distinction 70 I'm self
And So he other day they sat down
upon hlm and sat down with consider
able force lie may or may not take the
iit,t
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1919-01-18

The Delaware State News suggests
that or own Coleman du Pont may be the
only available candidate for the Re
publican nomination for President, next
year Ia some respects, be Is. But
whether the representatives Of the party
throughout the country viii think 50 is
another matter
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1919-01-18
HAVE A TALK WITH PALMER (

Sugar didn't worry
while the supply was plentiful ana life II
surance won worry some folks until ~.
old or zoo late TO secure protection for hem
dependents. Act in he living present
National Life ms. co. Of VI tAfutual
Charles 3. Palmer. General Manager fF.
Equitable Building. Wilmington Del Ba
teLannone LOO ".
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1919-01-18
WHAT THE PEOPLE SAY.
Thought and Comment of Ever
Evening Readers.

fThc fnli name and address ~ the write.
must accompany EACH letter not uerfs
aarily for publication. but ~ eyidnnef ~
good faith. Anon ynOle communication
will be ignored Publication ~ lrtbsre drss
not carry with " indOrsement III Eger.
h yemlnR gf The Oplnlnna lhercLn nLura...-l .
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1919-01-18
MEETINGS TONIGHT.

Apache Tribe, No 81
Olive Temple, L. G. +.
Wenonah Lodge, 5. Of II.
Liberty Conclave, :. " NJ.
Mechanics Lodge. l. o. q. +.
Lenape Tribe, Imp.d @. r. II
Sheet Metal Workers Association.
James Young Gonelave. Il or 5. " VI
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1919-01-18

Congress has decided to restore 2-cent
i,tter Jnstagc after July ! Good enough
Now let i decide to spur Postmaster
General Burlcson to he point Of giving the
country 4 decent mail service
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1919-01-18

Winter j. about one-thIrd gone. Thus
far the season has not been oppressive,
and should il become obstre perouslater,
Wc vii not have 70 suffer its infections
very long
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1919-01-18
EVENING SMILE.
BOUND TO BE ON HAND.

A couple of old codgers got into n
quarrel and landed before tho local
magistrate. The loser turning to his
opponent in 4 combatlve frame of mind,
cried Il II law YOU to the Clrcuit Court 7
I'm wilhn', said the other
can III law you 10 the Supreme
Court"
'g'n be thar
can I'll law 10 ell
"Nv attorncy'n tie there. was the
calm reply Boston Transcript.
''An egg Of the great aux will bring
$500 today" "A high mark. but the
hen isn't out Of the running by any
means Louisville Gourier-Journal.
Dohson-'Tt was an awful trial for
me to make that speech last night.
Clublcigh Don mention it, just think
what the rest of us suffered Boston
Transcript
Dat minister sholy done los hisself
an invitation to dinner at my house,
remarked Mr.. Erastus Plnkley. How"
..Preachin' de way he did bout de sin
fulncss of havin chicken dat you had
70 git out after sundown an discover
foh vohse'f w Washington Star
Flatbush q understand that new
physician charges according to the time
he gives you Bensonhurst Is; my
brother was up to see him today v ent
10 consult him. did he No, he went
10 see him. Brother was consulting his
watch most OF the time. y onkers
States man
you INSIST that art Is free from com
merciallsm I do. replied MIR. Storm
ington Barnes IT IS we'll known that
Hamlet Is the longest part known to the
classic drama Yet any actor would be
willing TO play Il without charging over
time. VI ashlngton star
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1919-01-18
ouch! THAT OLD
RHEUMATISMr'
That's the Time to Get BUSY
and Apply Sloan's
Liniment.

Put il on that rheumatism-attackcd
JOINT, let it penetrate without rubbing.
and then-what a relief
Sloan's Llniment won't monkey on the
Job 1t gets right down to business and
helps to relieve almost any kind OF eN-
ternal ache, pain, or bruise that comes
along Does 1t cleanly, quickly, economi-
cally, From any druggist, anywhere The
big bottle is economy. 30c, 6Oc and 81 20
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1919-01-18
RIPPING RHYMES.
BY " ali Mason.
NO WAR GARDEN.

No man can say. this year, | wot
I'm bound to have a garden plot
No man can stop me on the street
and call me traitor and repeat, be
cause | do not raise some peas. some
cabbageheads, and things like these.
Our precious boons are back again,
and we are free uniettered men
and we can raise string beans, by
/ jing, or We can do the other tiung
/ Ill fuss around with spuds no more,
Ill buy my green goods III the store
And when the vernal zephvrs Low,
/ will ot ply rusty hoe, or serate'
the planet with rake, or dig untlimv
vltals ache And on the long, lons
summer ewes, beneath umbrageous
bougha and leaves, III sit and read
the baseball score, and weed tie
turnlps nevcTnorc. Tie worst Of
war is TINS, methluks There are
too many busy gink5 who call YOU
Stacker If you slight the things that
they insist are right. They re keep
ing tab the hour you rise; they
watch all day with Jealous eyes;
and if YOU fail to raise some spuds,
or If you wear some new-laid duds,
or II you don invest your mon the
way those ginks themselves have
done, scorns finger at your door
they point, and cry Apaunt!9 and
exc "Aroint! Now we We regained
our liberties, and We can do as we
dern please, and no cheap skate
with ylsage sour can cali us slackers
by the hour.
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1919-01-18

AN egg Of the great aux will bring
$500 today" a high mark. but the
hen isn't out Of the running by any
means louisville Courier-Journal
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1919-01-18

Observation-Disclosures
The Coconino sun., 1919-01-17
USE COMMON SENSE NOW.

The Anaconda Copper Mining Co. has reduced its quarterly dividend from $2.00 to $1.5U a share.
 Twenty-three cent copper means a loss of something like S4.U0 share in annual earnings.
 The case of the Anaconda is simply typical of other mining and industrial corporations. They are getting back to a normal basis.
 The thousands of stockholders have therefore received cut in their wages, that is the return in dividends on money invested has been reduced.
 Although the fixed price of copper has been 26 cents a pound, miners have been paid on basis of a 30 cent price. rs Ggr.
 Now copper has dropped to 23 cents. Before the war wages were on q sliding scale based on a metal price of 23 cents at which rate wages were $500 per day. The wage varied with the price of copper just the same as dividends varied.
 The thousands of stockholders who have had their dividends or wages reduced by peace time price for their metal will not feel inclined to maintain wartime wage scale.
 The sooner this fact is recognized not only in mining but other lines of industry, the sooner will the high cost of living come down and business pro- ceed on a normal basis with plenty of work for all at good wages but not "war wages"
The Coconino sun., 1919-01-17
WOOL INDUSTRY TO BE
 SAFE-GUARDED

Western wool men were encouraged by the government solicitation and the inducement of war prices to increase their flocks and they are now seeking protection from speculative move ment to drive down prices, in which imports and government holdings are being used to try and accomplish di- sastrous results in the wool industry, that is vital to the whole nation.
 With the beginning of the year the war industries board has gone out of existence and marks the end of gov ernment control, but this does not mean the industry shall not get flaw orable consideration.
 A bill has been introduced in con gress to give the president power to fix rates of duty arbitrarily to pre- vent slumping markets against its own supply and incidentally protect western growers.
 The work of the Boston Wool Trad ing Association is to be broadened during the coming season and the warehousing system is to be continued for the protection of the growers.
 Under that system the grower con- signs his wool to where it is sorted, graded and baled, and then sold for him or guaranteed samples in some thirty varieties.
 The grower gets all there is in his wool and has. every incentive to grade up his flocks and permanently inn prove his holdings, while the evils of speculation are eliminated.
The Coconino sun., 1919-01-17
PROTECT THE PIONEERS.

In recent interview Edward l.. Doheny, prominent in development of Mexico's oil resources, showed in de- tail the increased demand for oil that could be expected as result of peace. The merchant fleets cf the world are turning to oil as fuel while motor transportation on land and in the air is increasing in a way never dreamed of.
 A ton of oil is equal to six tons of coal and is handled much easier.
 The worlds oil supply will come from the U. S., Mexico, the East ln- dies, Russia, Roamania, the Caspian region and perhaps the southern peri meter of the Caribbean.
 Oil production is one of the United States greatest industries and its fu- ture development to meet expanding demands, depends largely upon our national policy of protection and en- couragement toward the pioneers whose discoveries result in adding to the worlds supply of fuel.
The Coconino sun., 1919-01-17
ARIZONA LIKES TO PAY TAXES.

AhlLONA Lln Eo 1O "A iAAESo.
 The tax roll for 1918 was based on an expenditure of S3,614, ,944.32. A likely little sum when it is taken into consideration that we have popula- tion of something less than 100000 people. It does not appear to the av- craze business man that it should take over S100 per capita to run the state one year. Governor Campbell has avowed his intention of making re- duction if the legislature will agree with him, and do away with a great deal of the unnecessary commissions and waste of money "merely because they have it to spend"
 It is mighty ''inefficiency" off cial who can not spend all the money appropriated for his department, and who will not ask for all the money he can get.
 Under what is known as the "bud- get system" it is necessary for de- partments to show what they spent the last year in detail and just what they will need for the coming year This isn't all. Their budget will show moneys received from the public and expended along with the amounts ap- propriated by the legislature.
 The state auditor does not check up departments as is supposed by some people; he merely checks up to see that the expenditure is made accord ing to law
The Coconino sun., 1919-01-17

Phoenix officials rather patronized the north when the flu first made it's appearance here and said "of course it could not happen down there be- cause of their superb sanitary condi- tions." The real truth of the matter is that the flu does not seem to be either respecter of persons or con ditions-including altitude or climate. The flu seems to be a hard-boiled proposition in which doctors disagree and people die; doctors agree and still they die of the disease. It comes and it goes-but the meanest of all, it returns again. It is the worst plague that has occurred for years and an elusive one that does not seem to respond to treatment so far de- vised.