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Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1919-01-17
JUST FOLKS
BY Edgar A. Guest
ANY OLD PLACE.

lie didn't have much Of job TO begin
with,
But he saw IN il a chance to get in with
The pay wasn't great and the tasks that
they set him
But little Of notice or favor would get him
He'd be hid in a corner and kept out of
sight;
And with indifferent toll he could got by
all right,
But he said 81 will take it. and do if with
care
And make them discover the fact that
I'm there"
'Twasn't long after he had decided to
take it
lie found that a regular Job he could make
Said the foreman one day: THAT new
boy is dandy;
Hc's willing and cheerful and useful and
handy
He's here when you want him, and,
curious to tell
Whatever give him TO do, he does well !"
Then the hoes coon found out why the
foreman had praised him.
Looked up the pay be was getting, then
raised him
Got SO u time that most everyone knew
him
Gave him the credit and confidence due
hum
Still he went on. with a smile on his face,
Making the most that he could Of his
place
Then came = day the directors all voted
HIM
Fit for a bigger Job So they promoted
him.
Trivial his start, but it's needless to tell
He'd made II important by doing it well
Any old Jobs good enough to begin with,
II YOU see in II chance 10 get III with.
ANY old place, if you're willing to take it
is bound 10 Hccome Just rs big as YOU
make it.
DO well what's your duty, IL matters not
where.
And someone viii surely discover you
there
II isn't the job that is great in ifes plan,
Success, IN all places, must come from the
man
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1919-01-17

wards. The wounded soldier lies on his
cot and writes, usually about his neighbor
or his nurse, for the men are father shy
about telling Of their own exploits.
All Of the stories that come into the
Comeback 5 editorial desk are not Ia praise
OF that neighbors particular heroism.
Bill, one chap, signing himself jim
writes, says that he got that bum leg at
Argonne, but We all know that it was due
10 his uncouth disregard for military
courtesy. He passed Maude, a high
ranking mule, without saluting, and afore
said mule expressed her resentment by
properly kicking Bill In perfectly lady
ike manner.
In the next issue Bill comes back with
a heated refuLatlon Of this insult, and
Furthermore proceeds TO explain Jim 81
missing left arm in an equally unheroic way
The editorial desk OF the Comeback
is swamped with poetry. many budding
Wordsworth or Walt Mason finding an
outlet for his poetic soul IN ne Comeback.
Unframed writers learning the art Of
journalism are not the only writers Tor
the Comeback, however In the hrsu
edition such names as Rupert hughes,
Gelett Burgess Harvey % higgins, Mon
tague Blass, Arthur SoTners Roche, Charles
Hanson Towne and others appear, signed
10 congra tulatorv letters, promising that
the Comeback will not be forgotten.
There are also cartoons by well-known
artists. such as Bergman, Gordon Grant
and Goldberg, the latter sending drawing
shortly before sailing for France, accompa-
MED by promise to send the first cartoon
he draws in Europe to the Comeback.
President Wilson. on the highseas.
30 f-0raahaeE LlS rfN c-ranf lrrFS
and well wishes, the second edition Of the
paper proudly carrying in fac-simile his
radiogram.
Convey my cordial greetings to the
hoys who have come back. the President
wired Private Frank Connolly, managing
editor of the paper, What they did was
worth doing and viii always reflect glory
upon them My heart is with them in
every part Of their future as il was in
their past.
Surgeon General Mentte lrelsnd was
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1919-01-17
MODERN LEGENDS.

The Czar Of Russia is lost in legend.
Unless he shall again appear definitely IN
the flesh, So that his identity may be
positively established before al the
world, the question Of lis fate will be
always disputed He will take his place
in the list with the lost Dauphin of
France, who is supposed to have lived
a quiet life in America after being spirited
away, and with John Ord" brother of
Franz Josef, who enounced his title and
sailed away in a vessel eportcd lost
with all hands but who Is supposed to
be living incognito on an obscure, palm
shaded island, far from the reach Of the
turmoil that marked the last days Of the
Hapsburg court
As a result Of the conflicting stories
now being circulated regarding the
Gar, the public mind is already divided
as 10 whether a Bolshevik bullet really
ended his life or whether the Count
Tatlched, the Enperor's personal mill
tary attacbe, with supreme devotion
TO duty, died IN his masters stead Only
the clearing up Of the mystery can pre-
vent the reports years hence that in the
death Of some obscure DID man of foreign
appearance the end has finally come 10
him who was once Autocrat of all the
Russians New York Tribune
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1919-01-17
Crooks Found Justice in West Chester.

The six Fifth ward (Philadelphia)
election crooks sought change Of venue
for trial on the ground that they could
not get fair and just verdict in their own
city, owing to prejudice that existed
against them. Fortunately, for the cause
of good government, these conspiratoB
in the murder at Philadelphia election
polling place were tried by Judge Hause,
at West Chester.
Justice Hause is a Democrat, not be-
holden TO the Republican machine for his
ermine, and he presided without fear or
favor One of his frst acts was to thwart
an attempt TO bribe a Juror IN order to
cause a mistrial He not only foiled the
effort to corrupt the juror, but drove the
crooked police officer who attempted the
low time out of his jurisdiction, and col
lcctcd the five thousand dollars bail bond
he thereby forfeited.
Judge Uause found the case so fragrant
and rottern, with lying witnesses, that he
denounced the ringlcaders from the
bench as scoundrels and perjurors, and
after denying them n new trial, gave
them such scntenccs-prison and fine
rs all law-abiciing people will approve.
Despite the accusation, the trial, con-
viction and the final sentence for COM
plicity in the gllnman case, the Republican
mayor of the third largest American city
refuses to dismiss the guilty policemen
from his force In this defiance of dc
ccncy be is upheld by the Republican
boss Of the city and by the Republican
machine.
Without wishing to say a word IN
extenuation Of the past oiienses laid TO
the Tammany tall crew i'll New York
City, it is wen Wit N the truth to declare
that one can pick, blindfolded, Ihlladel-
phia Republican politician, who will be
able to show a Tammany man such
depths of political depravity as he never
even dreamed of.
The West Chester court experience
should give the honest people OF lennsyl-
wanna the cheering comfort that there is
one legal tribunal in the State where
crooks. however strong their pull
wIth the men higher up, or even if they
have no pull, " can rest assured they Will
find Justice awaiting them.
Ii Is safe TO say that the mayor OF
Thiladclphia, who has been indicted on
charges growing out Of the same crime his
policemen were sentenced TO Jail for.
MIL not 50 10 West Chester for justice,
TUT will 20 bcfoiSa jury Of his own kind
al home
While our young men were abroad
fighting 10 make the world fl TO live in,
such politicians as our Philadelphia Re
pubhcans are PROV ing that even the
foremost city is not only not
III, but not safe, TO live in, unltss one
stands in with the crooks and gunncn
and the Republican machine politicians.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1919-01-17
TEMPTATION OF j. X. MANN.

Did James r. Mann, Representative
in Congress from the Second district Of
Illinois and leader Of the Republican
minority in the House manipulate
legislation in he interest Of the packers
for a IS 50 heefsteak2 We are reluctant
to believe il IN spite Of the testimony Of
Francis J. Heney. that vderaclous and
imrlacahe Zoe of corporation inIquity,
and we should give no crcdencc what
ever To the charge except for the nature
OF the alleged hribe.
II ANYBODY were 70 say that MIR Mann
received $3.50 or SO 800 or S35. 600 from
the packing-houscs for legislative
service. we should know at once that
the charge was ridiculous and the ac-
caisation groundless; hut a becfsteak-
Such steak as MIR Ileney Describes
must have weighcd NJ least seven pounds,
and while we should like 70 believe that
every member OF Congress could resist
the hlandishmenn Of seven-pound
steak, human nature is weak and men are
as prone 10 error as the sparks TO fly
upward.
Probably the truth Of the story is
that IN the matter Of the legislation con-
ccrncd Mir Mann followed the dictates
Of his own reason and sense Of Justice,
and this precious present was hcapcd
upon him later hy spendthrift Beef
Trust that wallows in wealth and I'M
earned increment From strictly
ethical point Of view il was Mir Mann's
duty 10 refuse the steak. and vet would
Francis j. Henev himself, stern and
incorruptihlc moralist that he is. de-
liherately, IN cold blood and with malice
aforethought, heave sevcn-pound steak
into the garbage cam No man has a
right 70 say what ne would do in such
circumstances until he has stood face 10
face with the temptation New York
World
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1919-01-17
Danciruff Surely
Destroys The Hair

Girls--if you want plenty OF thick,
beautiful, glossy, silky hair, 10 by all
means get rid Of dandrulf, for It will
starve your hair and rum it il you don't
1t doesn't do mulch good to try 20
brush or wash It out The only sure
way to get rid Of dandruff IA to dissolve
it, then you destroy il entirely TO do
this, get about four ounces Of ordinary
liquid arvon, apply it at night when re-
tiring; use enough 70 moisten the scalp
and rub it In gently with the finger tips.
BY morning most If not all OF your
dandruf will bc gone and three OF iour
more applications Will completely dis
solve and entirely destroy every single
sign and trace of 1t.
You will find. too. that all itching and
digging of the scalp will stop, and your
hair will look and feel hundred times
better. You can get liquid arvon at any
drug store 1t is inexpensive and four
ounces is all YOU will need, no matter
how much dandruff you have This simple
remedy never fails.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1919-01-17

joyous simplicity and wholesomeness of
life on the farm, comes sometl ing in way
OF surprise. As to what makes life joyous
is, after all, in the way of thinking about
It. The city-bred girl sometimes makes
the steadest and most satisfied kind Of
farmers wife, simply because she
knows about the humbuggery Of the
great white ways.
And by the same token il is generally
the oountry-bred girl that goes the
rapid pace IN city life. As To farming as
an occupation for women-why not?
Modern farming is much more an affair
OF intelligontly directed plans than of
toilsomo effort Machinery is used for
pretty much everything ON the modern
iarm even chickens arc Matched by
machinery. And, speaking of chickens,
what's wrong about hen farming for
women when one industrious hen can he
scheduled Tor $40 worth of eggs per
annum?- Baltimore American.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1919-01-17
iRIpAn JANUARY Il. 1919
Almshouse Abuses.

The somewhat statthu4 story printed
m the Morning News, tins week. ol vii
mngtun buns ,ocurnl commitments
Ia the county alnslou,e from resident
Trustees 81 the roor, thereby assuring
themselves 81 comfortable qua,ters dur
me the winter, IS one that should suggest
IA nvcetr ION uta tins department of
cur puhhc charities, and thereby lead TO
reform Superintendent lester of the
almshouse denies tie story, and saws there
arr NJ buns IL The institution posing
as laupers and refl~iur u "a my work
Id Is aduuttcd 1 vcvcr. that former
state oicla from usseN county, whose
Wilo Is the owner ~ farm j. ~ inmate,
hu, 1t Is explained that hc Vas i resident
ol Nilmu-t ron whcn hc was committed
to The almsh + and was destitute and
suffering Il the umc
lew thing, ln tLc daiiv events oi human
he - more mtlabIc thnu tie tate Of
m,n and women Who. after long years Of
labor, ale ccuIlcIcd ~ iook to the public
alm-houSc for homo That all deserving
persons should be ilccl, admitted and
property tieatcd viii not lc enlcd And
,,t the system IL one hat may be easily
abused 81 thai unworthy persons can
secure the comforts and assurances uf the
institution when They are not really
entitled 70 them Certainly, he lazy,
worthless "bunr of Wilmington. who
are physically able to work. should not he
allowed o ENJOY the privileges ~ com
Portable existence at the almshouse Il the
expense of the taxpayers, throughout The
winter while refusing 70 do any work
Tie ,uppert s. the poor is becoming FIN
annually increasing burden upon the
taNpaSer- II NeW Cast county. not
with>iandrg industrial ondinons for
nearly -, ,c..r~ lasc been such il should
ave reduced ihc cost r maintenance Of
the institution to ,he minimum and re-
stricted its inmste~ r. r oec who arc
really too ald u too fecble p 10 manual
labor FoI all others there has been
mp, opportunity ~ mskc good and
homes I,irr hy manual Ial,oi i profitable
wage
Also tho lrr1 IMPORTANT item q out
dooi Tcnei ~ieuJd have shown . material
reduction % recent wears hv reason Of the
good tlue> But ha. IT, No doubt the
financial teI-it Il be institution will
show Bur ], l- 3 fact THAI tins form Of
promiscuoue chart, has been sadly abused
Tor long tme originally j; was designed
10 meet emergcnci,s provide for "a
case of aetual suffering temporarily until
II could be brought before the Trustees Of
the Poor al the next meeting for dIsposi-
ion by permanent commitment TO the
alnshouse. or otherwise IL these days II
takes the form oi oIuers ioI iood supplies
issued By the Trustees OF the Poo, on their
own vohtion. VII nt'le OF h rstnc,Ion,
the biik beng aBowoe /, the ,crular meet
inCs OF the trustees That sIch q loose
system should lncite - extravaganza and
scandal ls only natural There have been
stories IL the past, many ol them, Of
boarding. fouscs IL Wilmington whcre the
tables wefe literally supplied with food
by poor orde~s paid for by the county
10 IL Will be seen that il might be well
TO have an investigation Of aluIshOuse
conditions, with d view TO reform
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1919-01-17
FARMERETTEs TO STAY.

The Woman's Land Army Of Ameri-
ca-the war emergency organization that
claims the distinction Of having invented
the farmerette- sends out the gladstone
information that to large extent the
farmerettes will stay in the farm game
Very likely a good many Of them have
married into the business, and, likely
as not, some Of them with good business
heads have observed that there is good
business opportunity in everything from
eggs to pigs-from cabbaqes to poultry
We were hearing 50 much in the ante
bellum times about the terrible isolation
Of farm life for women that the report
that women who went into farming as
a war service viii stay in because they
love the freedom, the open-air life and the
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1919-01-17
MEETINGS TONIGHT.
Hibernian knight

Hibernian Knights.
Oriental Lodge, Is of P
Excelsior Lodge X Of +
Fairfax Lodge, l. O. o. F.
Alpha Council, L. O. r C.
Local No. 3I3 l. B. f. ".
Laurel Council, L. + Of \.
Liberty Lodge, 4. @. L ".
Brandywine Lodge, 5. of II
Columbia Lodge, |. o. O. T.
St Georges Castle, ~ G L.
ST. Johns Chapter, X. A NJ.
Local No 1926 c. d j of A
Wilmington Tlnsmiths' Union.
Third Ward Democratic Club.
Friendship Conclaye, 5. W NJ.
Manitou Tribe. Imp O. r. NJ
Star of Delaware Lodge, S. of b.
Washington Council. L. +. of A
Dihgent Council, Jr O. L. A. Nj
Washington Council, O. L. A. NJ
Delaware Hayinakers Association.
Lady Jefferson Home Communion
Telegraph Council. Jr O. L 4 NJ.
james 4. Garncld Council ID Of A.
jacobs Camp Mo. 1921, NJ. ". 4.
Canton Delaware, p. NJ, |. o. .. f.
Washington Camp, No. 4, P. O. 5. 4
Wilmington Lodge, No. lS3, L. O. O. NJ
Wilmington Lodge, No. Ia, l.. O. G. T
Plumbers, Gas and Steam Filters Union
Court Diamond State. No. 4, L. of F A
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1919-01-17
long TRIP WITH DOG TEAM.
Man Claims Wife's Body After a Journe,
of MeekS

Juneau, Alaska, Dec 1o-After a con-
tinuous travel by deg team since the last
OF October. John Reaton arrived here this
morning from Iditarod to claim the re-
MAINS OF his wife and fve-year-old
dau h5sr. who were drowned in the
Princess Sophia wreck Beaton met bitter
disappointment when he viewed the body
Of the child, which had been previously
Identified by Gilbert Bates. his partner.
as the Beaton child, to find it was not his.
Beaton will take the body OF the child to
Vancouver with the body of his wife for
further Identification
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1919-01-17
National Prohibition at Hand.

Yesterday. Nebraska s Legislature rati-
fed the Prohibition Amendment to the
Federal Constitution, making the requisite
thrcc-four'h~ Endorsement by the States
81 tins important and far-reaching change
Ill the fundamental law OF our country
- far Is formal ratification is concerned
the Prohibition Amendment is now part
81 the Constitution Of the United States
But the fight is not vet ended, although
II is probable the country will become IN
measure bone drv" after July ! next,
bv virtue Of war legislation The amend
ment itself does not become operative
until one wear from the date of final
ratification, but legislation by Congress
provided for national prohibition after
July 1919, unless the restriction shall
be removed by proclamation Of the Presi-
dent, following the declaration OF peace.
The advocates Of the sale Of Intoxicating
liquor by license will attack the amend
ment and test It's validity in the Supreme
Court Of the United States A step in this
direction was taken this week in Cali
fornIa where the amendment was rati-
hed by the Legislature after the people,
at popular election, had voted against
ito restrain the governor from certify
ing to the passage of the ratification
resolution Similar steps viii be taken
in other States
And so the fight will continue But at
present It looks very much as though
John Barleycorn had been decisively
beaten IN his fight to retain foothold In
the [ nited States
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1919-01-17
Union Choir on the Job

The choir Of Union VI IT, Church,
Fifth and Washington streets, has pledged
itself to raise $500 toward the purchase
Of the new pipe organ which is soon to be
installed at cost Of approximately So
O00. Cf the amount pledged by the choir,
1925 has already been raised and the
balance will be secured by giving concerts,
tfy
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1919-01-17

The mail service of our ,ountry, at
home and abroad especially the latter,
to the great annoyance of our soldiers
continu-s r.ost inefficient and unsatis-
factory II is the one black srot on the
record Of the Wilson administration.
Why rs stmaster-General Purleson al
lowed TO continue? Other cabinet Of
ficers resign Should he not be fired?
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1919-01-17

Still the members of the Legislature
are running away from Dover each after
noon. and returning the next morning
DO they propose to continue this time
losing, loafng practice indefinitely? If
they do, they will have little time left
for the serious consideration of important
legislation.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1919-01-17
EVENING SMILE
NOT so ORNERY As ~ KIPLING.

Now the came hasn my TOO SWEET
a reputation for temper. vet we heard
Yorkshire farmer VINO had Transferred
from the feOrnanry 70 the Came Corr-
assert he preferred cameis to horse
horse wants watering rhre. him,
day, but you only water 4 came .yer.
FIVE days. And there aren A. lrrut :
and hits and trappings 20 be eln,
and polished
Temper? Taxing them All -o,.!
camels are no more vicious and n.A-
than horses. Why my old Ihranlm ka,s
my voice and would get - ana lu.,
Ike a Christian when I ca4leu hm
London Chonicle.
Mrs. Smathers at the War Exposluor
What's that squat cannon ralle.
Lester? MIR Smathers- That 5 mo.
tar Airs. Smathers on vs., Ani
it throws bricks, doesn GuHa
Express.
1 see IT'S etiquette ior 7iAl * cUl4
to walk out ~ q -oom a,A~ ar,is. IT,
may not be etiquette around here. p
marked P'zen Pete, oUt IT'S ne safe
WAY if you thlnA some galoJt is liable
draw n gun louisville Co'ricr-Journ
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1919-01-17

What an array Of officials We now have
FOR our legislature VIII they not fall
over each other in their efforts to make
show Of keeping busy il the performance
oi their presumed official duties? II is
safe - assert that the Legislature could
get along with half of them. easily
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1919-01-17

originally responsible for the COrebacl
put since It's flrst edition he hares th,
glory equally with Major r II Bsldwu
edltor-in-ch'ef, and the bows ~ Wats
heed, who are making The pape- -osslb +,
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1919-01-17
BY W ali Mason.
THE ALL-LOWE EST.

He looks around upon the Dutch,
who pass him ON the misty hill;
they seem 10 say, You q please US
much, if YOU would chase yourself,
O Billr The rain is dripping from
the caves, the Holland skies are
never blue; and Wilhelm sits
around and grieves, and hates him
self, the long hours through The
most renowned Of aiso-rans, accus-
toned to llamhoyant ways, he
mltters, ''tor the love Of Hans
Must | endure this all ny days?"
There Is a voice in every breeze,
there is a voice III every rili; these
voices sigh the same old wheeze.
"Nou are rot wanted lere, O Bill"
There Is no cordial hand for him,
in any corner OF the globe, save
where Dame Justice. stern and
grim, Is waiting III her snowy robe.
Some nations cry, % Bill, come here
Wen entertain YOU we'll we WeenW
But tie c0nfesses to fear that
they've rope IT guillotine. Aid
once nc was the biggest thing that
ever wore padded crown, the
blamedest and all-highest king.
who Jared IN empire with hi5 frown,
lie moved around his realm in state,
and when he neared an honored
town, the burgomaster, at the gate,
gave him the keys, while kneeIing
down And now the Holland days
are drear, the Holland folks show
signs OF hate, repeating, You're
not wanted here why don't YOU
pull your royal freight?
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Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1919-01-17

The sessions Of the Peace Conference
are to be secret, with daily communiqucs'
issued to the press But depend upon he
poLdonts 10 learn what goes on
day after day
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1919-01-17
Get Rid Of That
Persistent Cough

Stop that weakening. persistent cough
or cold, threatening throat or lung
affections. with Eckman's Alternative.
the tonic and upbuilder of 20 years
successful use. SOC and s1.50 bottles
from druggists, or from
ECKMAN LABORATORY, philadelphia
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1919-01-17
KENNARD O. co.
Scasonablc Economies--To Buy Is
To Save


Among varied lines have chosen here and
there items representing seasonabe goods at pro
nounced savings
Hudson Seal Coat, large shawl collar of skunk,
$500 90, from $4,000.
] Short Hudson Seal Coat, box effect, large shsw'
collar of skunk, sz25. .oo from s27soo.
Long Hudson Seal Cont, s27s. co. from s3zsoo.
Corresponding reduction on bslsno. Of Fur Scarfs
and MuHs
Many of best grades of Blankets Of prices which
as low have quoted and much lower
than prospective prices.
One grey Blankets, very serveeab,e ss.7 pair
White Blankets, size 7ozs2, at these prices, $685.
$500, $40. So 1900, $500 pair.
Down filled cornfortables special .. sl1.oo.
One of full bIeached Pillow Cases. 42r3s, 4se
An overplus standard full bleaehed Sheets. s,rsc
special at 81 SIS each
full Of high grade ~oolen fabric.
which you wonderfully
In the Suit section we have made additional re-
ductions.
Our line of Coats stin contains . splendid choice
for the late buyer. Splendid values offered.
Discontinued styles in Corsets. Possibly your size
and kind is here If So the saving s worth while.
Muslin and knit Underwear in complete s..o-t-
rnents.
Odd lots Of linen Napkins and Cloths at new pricss
621-623 Market St.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1919-01-17

If prohibition prevails. it certainly viii
be long tine between drinks" in our
country md to ink Of laving to go
abroad To get taste of toddy.