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Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-02-19
A PROTEST AGAINST. NEw
BRIDGE At WASHINGTON ST

Editor Every Evening: VIZ are oer-
tainly living in an era II extraysgancc And
destruction; viii not the people II Vii
rningtoD, New Castlc county ia general
and BraDdywine hundred particularly,
raisc their VOICE in protect against The
denolIshIng of Washington street bridge
replacing The same with finer, much
cuuier one2 a bridge That with crgn-
paratiyeIy little expense would last many,
many ycars for yehicsiIar traffic.
Wilmington n large enough and pro
greasiye enough, and needs more outlet
70 Brandygine hundred than The Market,
Wellington aud Van Buren streets
bndgee, the latter narrow, miserable
affair, similar " that part Of Van Buren
street which is n disuaoc " the cffy.
Sf1pley, Orange, Tatuall and Wet STREET
sll come before Washington street; why
not construct q bridge over the Brsndy-
VINE on one If these streets; the cost Of
defnoiishing the old bfjdges alone would
10 a great measure psY for the apyrna<hee
20 the new one. let the street ears have
IT exclusively, Il need he. bgt let the old
bridge remain for general traffic.
Ihe prtzss is open 20 al. Win not those
IN ievor of this movement express their
through the ncyvspap1rs7
We are already stsgyering under the
greatest burden Of taxes ever known
Why be gsddled with more than We can
DearY Ia time II must create greater
unrest than 81 present and what nnay
that breedf Possibly anarchy
would be glad II the other Wilmingtou
napcrs would also print this, thus giving
heir readers opportunity 20 express their
and rish they all would
Brsndywine Hundred Granger
Wilmington, February 18, 1920.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-02-19
CURE FOR SOCIALISM.

| Most normal Americans look on Com
munism and its various theoretical forms
| and even upon Socialism, AS symptoms
They think that the notion of trying 10
reallze these dreams would find no hos
| pitabie entertainment in normal minds
| explaining Lenine and Trotzky rs selfish
| and able adventures seeking their owr
aggrandizoment.
II they be diseases, what is the cure?
One doubts il it be hemp-stretching inn
priSonment or banishment, except in
particular eases of over criminality.
Considering Socialism, the mildost
of the ailments, the remedy is 10 choke
out the Socialistic disease germs by null
tiplylng the healthy red corpuscles Of in
dlvldualism.
The nourishment OF Socialism is the too
close connection between the man and
the single job-a condition which the
age OF machinery" has caused TO prevail
IN most of the great industries. The
operative, IN the eve of the employer
seems to lose much of his human person
ahty and TO this absorption the operative
himself tends to make concession. The
machine apparently limiting his achieve
ment, he yields TO 1t and allows his vision
to be shut off by it capacity. In the
measure that toll at the machine is con-
slant, prolonged and con6niDg, il must he
narrowing and exhausting, bunting, per
haps destroying, the variety Of impulse
that IS normal IN one. So, though ones
wages be generous and he have a comfort
able home with all the modern convent
ences," discomfort will tester in him if
he have no opportunity to enjoy his earn
ings--If fatigue at the days end is so great
that he has not the will 20 read a book
or see play and only heavy sleep brings
relief.
Hence IT IS manifest that too long hours
IN mechanical industry are social danger.
State.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-02-19
Suffrage Defeat IN Mssylasd.

| Tho Eighteenth Amandu,ont 70 ths
Consultation of ths United States, pro
| vsding for equal suffrage, Wa brought up
for consideration in Tho Maryland Lasis-
lature, Tuesday aftsrnoon, and was do
foated quite haAvily. Ratification was
refused in The Ssnate BY = vote of Is 70 Q,
and in the HOUSE Of Delegates by q TO
Is. This final action was preccded by
= long and interesting discussion, follow
ing public hearing at which able and
eloquent advocates of votes for women
pleaded earnestly for the cause.
In neither house was the result achieved
by partisan division, but analysts shows
that most of the negative votes were
cast by Democratic members and most
of the affirmative votes by Republicans,
The general Democratic opposition ac-
counted for the defeat.
While the real cause of the general
Democratic opposition WAS not mentioned
in the debate, it is apparent to the people
of Maryland, and to the people of Della
ware, as well. 1t was due TO a serious
political condition-the existence in the
State of large body of Negro voter
who for ycarshavc been the politicals
chattels Of the Republican party, voting
the Republican ticket, solidiy and stolid-
ly, at each recurring election. 1t WAS
apparent TO the Democratic voters that
equal suffrage would simply double this
b,l,- of No~r., upjcrS and
thus increase to that extent the voting
power of the Republican party. Assum-
ing that under equal suffrage many white
women of the State would refrain from
voting, and that those who did vote |
would divide politically, just as white
men voters do, Democratic members of
the Legislature could not look upon the
suffrage question with sole regard for its
merits. They could seein the amendment
only the certainty that ratification would
add a large number of votes to the Re
publican party, sufficient TO make the
State surely Republican for all time 10
come, whereas it is now dehatable
State, although with general preponder-
ancc of Democratic sentiment among
he voters.
This handicap has operated against
he cause of equal suffrage in other States,
,ur own among the number. In spite
If it, however, there are Democrats
u Delaware who earnestly favor the I
Suffrage Amendment because they be-
ieve it to be just in policy. And in
cgard to this manifest Democratic favor, {
nth the adverse majority IN Maryland I
lainly in evidence, how forcibly the white
'omen Of Delaware who earnestly desire !
recognition of their just claim upon the s
rivilege OF franchise should be impressed ! a
18th the Necessity of meeting this sitaa
on. They can meet il in only one way, :
nd that is by giving such serious atten- t
on TO the policies Of government and all n
,e grave interests that attach TO an in
lhgent and patriotic employment of the h
allot, as to reduce To minimum the 4
lreat of evil arising from q large block v
ignorant and mthinking suffragos 2
ing exercised continually in ono selfish, /
.rtisan direction il
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-02-19
MEETINGS TONIG CHIT.

City Council
Grant Post, G. A. r.
Iron Moulders Union.
Cyrus Castle, L. G. L.
du Pont Post, G. A. Il.
Eden Lodge, |. o. o. +.
Division No /, A. o. II.
Clayton Lodge, X. of p.
Asylum Lodge, l. O. o. r.
WyneIna Council, ID. of Z.
Crusaders TEN pie, L. G. +.
Camp No. 2, 2. O. s. of A.
Jefferson Lodge, |. O. o. r.
Voters Non-Partisan League.
Windsor Lodge, o. :. of 5. G..
Delaware Conclave, |. @. o. +.
keokuk Tribe, Imp'd o. X. Nj.
kadosh Commandery, h. of NJ.
Washington Lodge, A. +. &. A. NJ.
Wilmington Lodge, A. o. u. ".
Winona Council, Jr. o. u. A. NJ.
Journeymen Horseshoers Union.
Hiawatha Tribe, lmp'd. o. r.. NJ.
Palestine Castle, A. o. X. NJ. C.
Wilmington Lodge of Machinists.
Delaware COmmandery, X. G.. f..
Mizpah Conclave, II. or S. w. NJ.
Master Horseshoers Nat. Pro. Asso.
Delmarvia Lodge, l.. A. to b. X. T.
Circle 81, Lady Foresters of America.
Washington Camp, No. 81, p. O. S. A.
Lady Washington Home Communion.
Wilmington Lodge of Moose, No. ISL.
Court Brandywine, Foresters of America
Volunteer Firemen's Relief Association
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-02-19
Ohio Dssds 200 trained teach<xr i'm

Ohio nesds 1900 trained teachrr i'm
what ohio's coo 900 school cbib,y.r
viii tc twenty yvAss from now, depend,
vTy Mrgely upon what We do for then
now, u Covwnnr Cox's argument. "No
civilization ever rises higher than thc
| quality of the schook"
Meanwhile, Washington, with one of
The most serious shortages of tarb~rr
anywhere, awaits the pleasure of Con-
gTer. The district prssente the problem
of totH,dgc's AncsHt Marine, who la
mentrd that there was water, water
s@yerywhcre, @ nor airy drop 10 drink -
Washington il fun OF school tcarhorr who
entered the employ Of the government ,n
war time and who would now return To
teaching il they could gee any rrrpecta
ri q square deal Mr.. ThIryt,n states
that for four months lsst year IN, reoe,yed
30 average Of one hundred applications
every day, and that Of the one hundred he
hid difficulty in getting one applicant 70
coffs,der the entrance salary offered
As the teaching force diminished, the
Attendance in the district schools hes M
creased at an amazing rate, SO that what
would be a congyeted condition with
plenty of teachers, becomes a critical
sitiiation when teachers are not 20 be
had
There has never born any danger Of
the teachers striking. They have not the
aggressive attitude that skilled Inlx,r can
assume, and furthermore, they know that
public opinion would turn aqainst them
rs 1T did IN the cnsc Of the Boston police
men. So they drift into the more re-
fields Of trnde and industry.
he profession Of teaching may be
sacred one said an ex-tacber, "tyut
really, one cant live on a halo.
The public still keeps its hands in
ITS pockets and shouts, Tong live the
teachers 7 she added. "And teachers every
whore are still asking, On whatT -
Now, # seems, The public viii have b,
answer, II IL expects rts children ", grow
up with any education at all OF cotirse,
here viii always be some unframed ryeo- |
Die who viii teach for next 70 nothing.
sur these redagogucs whose services can 4
2e had cheap are not good bargain. (
born teachers" are fewer than people 4
imagine, and always they are better in 4
triictors If they receive professional 4
raining
We have passed, or should have passed,
he time when anbybody could teach, /
yfen teachers assigned lessons and beard
hem and considered their work done
Nowadays We want orr children taught
lot only to read and write, but IN think
nd TO Jerome good citizens The best
ayestfneTt that parents can make for
beir children Is % insure them good
eachers, and good teachers will not to
vulable unless they are paid in pro-
ortion TO the service they render.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-02-19
Employe Representation.

Representation OF employees on tn,
executive boards of large manufacturer;
establishments is not entirely unknown IN
this country, but it has not yet been gen.
eral'y adopted. The move made IN thi:
direction by the Reading Iron Co, con-
trolled by the Reading Railroad, however,
if carried TO an end, is likely to result IN
its general adoption.
The object of the move rs thus stated
in a formal communication TO the EN-
ployes sent by President Thomas of the
Iron Co. 'In general it is my idea, +"
he wrote, 'that the plsn provide for
the organization of works committee
or council composed OF representatives
from each trade or department IN each
plant, TO be elected by the employees.
This council would consult with the fore
man and the superintendent or his repre-
sentative on matters pertaining to its
plant or department. lt would also
provide for a central works council COM
posed of one or two elected representa-
tives from each of the local or plant coun-
ellis, which would keep in touch with the
recommendations and work of the local
councils and take up with the president
or his representatives matters concerning
the company or its employees as a whole"
This sounds very practical and effective,
and although its capacity can only be
by actual experience, the
plan appears promising. 1t is in line with
the general policy, now being carried out
and certain TO become permanent, of m
suring to labor its fair and equitable share
Of the value of the products it uts upon
he markets
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-02-19
RIPPI.ING RHYMES.
BY Walt Mason.
COUNTRY BUTTER.

! toll around from store to store,
and country butter | demand. I'VE
do not keep it any more, ii has
been banished from the land. +"
thus speak the groeers, one by one,
and do not seem to care three derns;
the country butter graft is done,
the farmers wives have soaked
their churns. But we have butter
made of glue, and butter much like
grease; you'd better buy three
pounds or two, and let your weary
soul have peace. 1t is no use to paw
around and like a dotard vent your
rage; we haven't seen a single
pound of country butter in an age.
Alas, the things of yesteryear, the
precious boons we knew of yorel
I've seen old landmarks disappear
until my ancient heart is sore.
spread my bread, mournful hick.
with stuff that's made of tested
fats; spread the dope on good and
thick, and then feed it to the cats.
They make out butter now in mills.
with smokestacks fourteen stories
high, but not much higher than the
bills which come To weary skates
who buy. There is no country but
ter now, say grocers In the busy
mart; the churn is canned. the
farmers frau is scorching in her
choo-Ghoo cartn
,yfT
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-02-19
DON'T FORGET so EASILY.

Sentimental people may deplore such
events as the recent execution Of Austrian
and German spies by the French. The
same type of mind thinks that every
American who evaded military duty and
sent some other man TO death in his place
ought to be pardoned now because its
all over
Such prople tried 60 ignore the war
when 1T was in progress, and they want
to forget it now that its violent effects
are ended. IL is part of the monstrous
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-02-19
POSLAM VITAL
TO SUFFERERS
FROM ECZEMA

LII YOU have eczema, your prompt
use of poslam may mean all the differ
ence between immediate comfort and
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Apply Poslam right on the raw places
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Poslam Soap medicated with Poslam,
sho lid be used ii skin Is tender and sensi-
tive.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-02-19

attempt 70 pretaDd that tho wnr W. !
kind of bad dream which had no real
meaning IN tho lives At n,on.
II will have meaning, Tor good q III,
during many gsn0rMti0ns - come. And
tho Fruneh, who c.lmly % On onscss1ine
spies, hnvc ut least the clear-cycd o1Gumon
sonsc TO treat Il exactly - tho grim reality
that it actually was.
The ssntimontalists 10 AmsricA, with
:Dmc pro- German help, kept " unpruparcd
And this nation may pay dearly II II listens
nov to THAR easy-pDinE plca 70 forget il. ]"
---Binghampton Press.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-02-19

Every intimation of a reasonable drop
IN prices meets with a prompt denial,
AMI the denial is generally sustained.
So there is nothing TO do but to "grin and
bear il" and keep The money in circuIa-
ton, which will at least be an aid in
keeping good times going
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-02-19
WHAT THE PEOPLE SAY.
Thoughts and Comments by Every
Evening Readers.

T1se fun nsus snd addr~~s Of N. vA.~,
must accompany sch Iett<s. MT os-s-
sA~fly for publication hut A. ~vid~rs.. y.
good faith. Anonymous eDruruunkrn,<,,.
VII be- iWporeh. Pubitcst,on of NJ .sevs nsr-.
not carry with 10 Endorsement by Eyers
Evening Of the opinions th~svsn ,u ve~.~S.i
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-02-19

Holland will not surrender the Kaiser
but is willing to intern him. All right,
as long as the internment is made rigid
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-02-19

Prcnd-'1s your brother eth the
lcvei-beaded, seTeible fellow he used
To beY,' Peek-'Ye he's still a bachelor
Boston Trans~ript
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-02-19

Now it is said Ireland may SION adopt
prohibition. Well, what of it? After
IT was swallowed by kentucky, approval
by any community would not be surpsis1
iAe.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-02-19

Many personal interests oppose the
return OF the railroads to private owner
ship. But all public interests demand
IT,
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-02-19

Every Evenings classified advertise
saslop Of many znd will be 10 you.--Ady
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1920-05-10
SAYS LONDON PACT WILL
SOLVE ADRIATIC PROBLEM
Premier of Italy Sees Difficulty in
Applying Plan Approved by
u. S. and France.

ROME, May S.-Premier Nitt, speak
ing in the Chamber of Deputies yester-
day. declared the application of the pact
of London or the memorandum agreed
upon December 9 last would bring about
solution of all questions relative to the
Adriatic. The United States and France
adhered to the December plan Of set
tlement, but the premier said its appli-
cation would be fun of difficulty.
During the San Reno conference,
Premiers Lloyd George and Millerand
informed him. he said. they were always
ready to apply the treaty of London.
and left it with Italy to decide whether
she would ask for it.
Signor Nitti declared he believed it
desirable to assist in the formation of a
democratic government in Germany and
to transform that country into a great
center of production He asserted rela-
tons might possibly" be resumed with
soviet Russia, and that the government
had taken steps in this direction. The
internal situation of Italy, he said. was
identical with that of France and Great
Britain.
The chamber decided to begin debate
on the budget next Wednesday or Thurs
day.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1920-05-10
LETTERS OF THE CZARINA
TO THE CAR in WAR TIME

windy, cold day-there was frost in
the night. the Lagoda ice is passing,
so shall not be able to lie out again.
Temperature 37.2 again yesterday
evening. but that means nothing. am
feeling decidedly stronger. so will go
to Ania this afternoon and meet our
friend there, who wishes to see me.
II wonder what that womens legion
which is being formed in kiev is: If
only to be as in England, to carry out
the wounded and help them like sani-
taries. then it can be all right. But
! I should personally not have allowed
women to go out there en- masse; the
sisters dress is still a protection and
they hold themselves otherwise, but
these will be what:
Unless in very severe hands. Well
watched. they may do very different
things. A few of them with sani-
tary units could be good. but as /,
band-no-that is not their plac let
them nurse out there. form nurses
units. There is an English lady who
does wonders in Belgium in her war
kit and short skirts-rides and picks
up wounded. flies about to get We
hicles to transport them to the near
est hospital, binds up their wounds
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1920-05-10
EIGHT DIE IN TRAIN CRASH.
Thirty Eight Injured as Electrics
Meet on Southern Pacific.

PORTLAND, Ore, May 1O-Eight
persons were killed and thirty-eight
injured eight miles south or here
yesterday when two electric trains of
the West Side Mne Of the Southern Pa.
cific Company collided head-on.
Railroad officials said disregard Of
orders by the crew Of the Portland
bound train led to the disaster.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1920-05-10

how they will manage en- masse.
Wonder who allows them to form
themselves
Good bye. my own huzy love. God
bless and protect you. | kiss ever so
tenderly and with deepest devotion.
Ever your very own old WHY"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1920-05-10

and once even read the prayers over
the grave of a young English officer
who died in the garnet in Belgium
town taken by the Germans and one
women are less well educated and
have no discipline. so l don't know
New-York tribune., 1920-09-01
Shopping Opportunities

In a few weeks the shopping dis
tricts will be crowded with Gus
toners. Retail business will awaken
with start from its midsummer
quiet and steadily gain headway
until the crest Of the holiday trade
is reached. At present comparative
quietude reigns in stores large and
small. While all the new stocks
FOR late autumn and winter may not
be displayed, yet goods of multifari-
GUS styles and kinds are evident in
lavish profusion, offered, in many
instances, at prices below those listed
up to this time.
Men and women of thrifty habit
perceive the situation. They are
able to inspect goods at leisure.
Salespeope, instead of working un-
der high pressure, have the time to
explain details of fabric, design,
workmanship. In this way and in
other ways they can assist Gus
toners to greater extent now than
later, when the rush sets in. Those
who can do so may find it worth
while to take advantage of existing
conditions.
New-York tribune., 1920-09-01

result and then there is an OUTLAW"
strike against the arbitration boards
decision. The Pennsylvania coal min
ers and the Brooklyn Rapid Transit
employees. are Of the same mind.
That way lies the road to industrial
disorganization. Arbitration is an
honorable and enlightened recourse
in Industrial disputes. But an cs-
sential condition Of successful arbi-
tration is that those who enter on it
shall take their committals and OBJ
legations seriously.
New-York tribune., 1920-09-01
Poland's Territorial Dues
Former Partitions Ought To Be
Taken Into Account

To the Editor of The Tribune.
Sir: Poland is on the receiving end of
great deal of advice these days. She
IS being counselcd not to commit as-
gressions against the rro-Gcrman Boil
sheviki, who would keep territories
stolen from Poland by Russian czars.
The Associated Press, in dispatch
from Paris dated August IS, says: "Thc
French Foreign Office pointed out that
the Polish boundary laid down by the
Peace Conference was a provisional
minimum, to be replaced by Polish
Russian agreement, and that, therefore
the minimum Polish line has a certain
fexibility."
1t is we'll to bear the above in mind
in view of the many representations
now being made to Poland in antici-
patton of some aggression against So
called Russian territory, which in reality
consists OF lands stolen from Poland in
1772. BY what process of reasoning
does this territory belong to Russia?
Supposing there was partition of
tho United States by which Great Brit
ain got all the territory from the
Atlantic to the Mississippi, while Mexico
received Texas, New Mexico and Ari-
zona, and Japan the remaining area to
the Pacific Coast. Then, suppose that a
subsequent peace conference decided to
reestablish the said United States. but
defined its boundaries as extending onlv
| to the Rocky Mountains. What citizen
OF this country would characterize ar
American demand. for the return of
states west of the Rockies as imperial
istic? Who would denouncc an Ameri-
can occupation of those regions as an
aggression?
Poland was large country before her
territories were parceled out $50 years
ago. Her area was much greater than
Lloyd George and his admirers are
willing to admit But Poland does not
desire territory that does not belong
to her. She asks that her despoilers
return the seashore, the rivers, the
brooks, the lakes, the meadows stolen
by Austria, Germany and Russia.
Is there an American who would say
that Poland is entitled to less?
F. A. BUKOWSKI.
New York Aug 28, 1920.