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Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-07-23
SEEKERS OF COUNTRY CALM.

Not only New York Saugerites but
many other conveniently situated towns
might make profit for themselves and con-
fer benefits on others by undertaking
to entertain city dwellers over Sunday
and particularly by providing pleasant
quarters to which young women might go
for rest and recreation without bothering
to join large parties and without fear as
TO the reception awaiting them. There are
thousands of young women who desire
relief from the city's heat in summer,
whose time is their own from Saturday
noon until Monday morning, who for one
reason or another desire TO be alone
They want to avoid the crowds, the jazz of
the beaches, the rush Of nearby resorts,
but they do not know where TO go.
A town which made a speciality of
entertaining visitors so circumstanced,
which undertook to protect the solitude
they sought, welcoming them to hos
pitable homes in which they would be
safeguarded from annoyance, would, we
are confident, find itself with a cash bal
ance on the right side of the ledger,
bedsides being the recipient Of the graft
tude Of thousands of young women who
want rest and do not seek excitement on
their summer week ends--New York
Sun-HeIald
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-07-23
Mother Beats Son in Study.

Case of a wealthy widow who has Just
successfully passed the State examination
for admission TO the Missouri Bar should
be OF wide interest. Mrs. Hollister Of
St. louis took up the study to encourage
her son. The mother passed, the son was
plucked
That it was not an exceptional case is
evidenced by the fact that eight other
women who took the same examinations
were numbered among the successful
candidates.
Portias at the modern Bar are not new,
but woman is certainly taking advantage
of her emancipation these days and set
ting an example to the stern sex.
If the result of that Missouri mother
study acts as an incentive to the son SO
much the better. If not, what mother
in-law she will make?
Verify the mother is the first teacher
and she is never done with percept and
example as long as life lasts.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-07-23
THE SUMMER TRAIN.

The dewbefries DE and we hsscxpss st4s
turn.
The raspbcrries fade and che strawberries
go: E#A
The lilacs nssss like wreath on an Urn
The train ~ simmer is bassinS Shrough:
The asd sweet train
With its dtnin Cass
Whcr,z you feed on flowers
And drink the stars
The whistle it toots is robin lay,
And the bell IL rings is sylvan song;
And it's bound for the station of Happy
Day
The train of summer is joggin along:
The hshin' train.
And the swimmin. too,
With its meadows sweet
And its skies of blue ]
Conductor Joy lets you ride at will
without a ticket, not one rcd cent
To the Buttercup Valley or Juniper Hill
The train of summer is laughter bent.
The let's go train.
With it's Glitter and eiatter.
It's ripple of rills
And its blackbirds chatter !
B. b. in Baltimore sun.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-07-23
ALL'S NOT FAIR IN POLITICS.

From Benson, MINI, comes bit OF
news that upsets one of our oldest poiit-
ical traditions. A Judge there holds that
there are limits to what one candidate
may say about another with impunity.
And he makes thepunishment fit the crime
by ruling the offending candidate. who
had won the nomination, off the ballot,
ahd substituting the candidate whom he
and defeated. That the name of the can
didate thus placed before the voters ~
Volstead is interesting, but lmmaterial
to the issue, which is: II candidates are
to be prohibited from saying what they
please about one another, how will they
manage to make their speeches enter
tanning? 1t is hard enough already for
them 10 compete with the movies. II IL no
answer to say that YOU must draw the line
at calling your opponent an atheist, as
Candidate Kvale called Candidate Vol
stead. What is the use of calling names at
all unless you pick out good ones? Be
sides YOU owe something 10 your audi
ence in the way of novelty. Perhaps Mr..
kvale inferred that Mr.. Volstead was
an atheist from the fact that so many
voters arc skeptics, especially in campaign
ar-New York Evening Post.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-07-23
City Council Balks Again.

The refusal of City Council to go on
record directly for or against paid fire
department at Wednesday evening S meet
ing would be surprising were it not wholly
consistent with its attitude, as almost
always expressed when matters OF real
pubhc concern come before that body.
Even the opportunities, or the urge, OF
]. II. Howland, fire prevention expert
Of national reputation and the widest
experience. failed to bulge the Council
men from their determination to not go
on record on the fire service question,
although it is the most vital problem that
has come before that body in a very long
time.
Several of the members made sopho-
moric attempts at evasion. One SAID II
was known that Council already favored
paid department, while another declared
that there cannot be a paid department
until proyision for such is made by the
coming Legislature.
The proceedings of Council on Wednes-
dav evening clearly showed the tax
pavers of the city that they are totally
under the incompetent control OF these
members of the city legislative body, who
are under the hypnotic influences
| Of the members of the local depart
ment and abetting their purpose to hold
IN the CITY for 81 500 for each company,
which the funds of the city seem not
! TO warrant.
Why this disinclination Of the Council
to listen to the promptings of every m
terest of the community and to stand
/ as if in awe Of the firemen at this Crisis,
| when the communitys very safety is at
stake while the men of the department
would force the appropriation on the
peril Of a strike.
Mr. Howland informed Council that II
present financial conditions would not
warrant the establishment Of p paid fire
department at once, the city gradually
could acquire apparatus until It had
obtained full equipment. To tins reason
able appeal the Council turned deaf ear,
and was likewise unrespOnsive to the
declaration that it would be worse than
crime to have the Friendship Company
motorized equipment sold and sent to
another city.
Ono cannot believe that any municipal
legislative body could be guilty Of 81
much stupidity or cowardioe or lack OF
appreciation Of the welfare of the COM
munity, unless he recalls they were picked,
for the most part, and elected TO serve
other interests than those OF our citizen,
and taxpayers.
The present body--or the majority
illustrates the fact that our city has out
grown its pfessp. form OF government
wherein l. = elections result in the selection
Of controlling maiorsts Of the legiR@iive
branch w.an are consistently orpcscd to
everv measure that is necessary for the
safety. welfa,e and growth Of the com
! Ynunity
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-07-23
Just Folks
BY Edgar A. Guest
THE FAILURE.

I'd rather be failure than the man who's
never tried,
I'd rather seek the mountain top than
always stand aside;
Oh, let me hold some lofty dream and
make my desperate fight,
And though | fail still shall know tried
TO serve the right.
The idlers line the ways of life and they
are quick to sneer,
They note the failing strength Of man and
greet il with jeer,
But there is something deep inside which
scoffers fail to view
They never see the glorious deed the
failure tried to do.
Some men there are who never leave the
city's well-worn streets,
They never know the dangers grim that
bold Adventures meet,
They never seek better way nor serve
nobler plan,
They never risk with failure to advance
the cause of man.
Oh, better 'tis To fail and fan in sorrow
and despair
Than stand where all is safe and sure and
never face a care;
Yes, stamp me with the failures brand
and let men sneer at me,
For as I've failed the Lord shall know the
man | tried to be.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-07-23
AN ITALIAN SECRET.

Iiscount Grey REQUIRED 10 the sub
icct Of secret treaties in a recent adj
dress He was against them absolute
iv in time Of peace, and regretted that
tney ;ercr had TO he made while there
was n state OF war This position he
maintained in spite OF the fact that. as
he said, Il myself have been party
TO the making of some secret treaties.
Unfortunate as was the necessity which
compelled making them, Viscount Grey
thought that their "sanctity" should be
upheld.
Probably the best known of the secret
treaties of the war was the Treaty Of Lon
don, under which Italy was assured Of
certain advantages and rewards If she
sided with the Entente. Concerning the
English government view Of the sane
tity of this treaty, the former Foreign
Minister Of Italy, SignOr Scialola, made q
surprising disclosure during the debate In
the Italian Senate last Friday He de-
clared that when he and Tittoni reached
Paris last year there was handed to them
a note signed by Clemenc2au and Lloyd
George. This communication assC tied,
TO the astonishment and dismay OF the
Italians, that ''the Treaty of London
is iuridically void" The representa-
JlFeS OF 1ta4N maze tfle strongest klDQ
of protest, and afteTward we know what
happened. II Italy would not waive her
rights under the Treaty of London, then
France and England had nothing to do
except stand by their agreement with
her. But the singular thing about Scia-
loia's S revelation is that it shows Clemen-
ceau and Lloyd George as the original
authors of the trouble. 1t has been a
fixed article of the creed of our Repub-
lcan Senators-what might be called the
Lodgian Creed-that President Wilson
was the sole maker of mischief with Italy
New York Times
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-07-23
PRESS COMMENTS.
HAVANA RICH AND CONTENTED.

At least we know whit becomes OF
the money we pay for sugar. The long
shoremen in Havana were too busy
specializing in sugar to put the COM
modify on board and the steamer Mex
leo was held % days at an expense OF
1900 day before II could get cargo
Cuban merchants and stevedores are
so rich as a result of high prices for
sugar that they don't care whether they
work or not. The merchants don't care
whether they get goods because If their
stocks run down they can merely mark
up the prices and get as much money
as before Ships have lain in Havana
harbor for four months while their car
goes rotted, because everybody was too
prosperous or too much, absorbed in
sugar speculation, TO do any work
Philadelphia Record.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-07-23

omission, fails to express his disapprova
of the corrupt uses of money at the hc-
publican primaries, to which he owes ms
nomination, nor did he make any recon-
mendation urging the discontinuance OF
the employment of money to purchase
voters on election day.
Senator Harding's acceptance speech
goes long way to establish the clam
that the Chicago convention has gwen
the Republican party another mediocre
candidate from Ohio of the same gauge
as Hayes or Garfield.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-07-23

The large registration on the first day
shows that the voters of Delaware are
awake to the importance of the impend-
ing campaign and the election. In all
three of the counties, and In this city,
the registration of fifty per cent or more
of the voters is an earnestthat the people
of Delaware are tremendously interested
in the selection of the next President,
more interested perhaps than in previous
years. With half the electors listed on
the first day it is almost assured that the
total registration will approximate 100
per cent or the full vote Of the State.
There are almost 81 varieties Of tickets
in the field so no one will have an excuse
for not going to the polls in November.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-07-23
EVENING SMILE.
WHERE THE GUESTS ALL GO,

"We're having our cellar decorated.
going to put some rugs on the cement
floors and hang out best pictures on the
walls"
What's the idea7"
'1f I've got to entertain all my friends
down there | thought ] might as well
have the place made home-like and re-
spectacle. Detroit IRee Press.
"Boss," began measly mendicant, will
YOU please" ''Oh, don't call me bossP'
anxiously interrupted skinny little Mr..
Meek MY wife might think | put you
up to it.'-kansas City Times.
Doctor-'Tt is little difficult 70
diagnose your case Perhaps you have
been eating too much" Patient Inn
possible. This hotel is run on the European
plan. y Hotel Gazette.
He-"You know love you win you
marry me?" She-"But, my dear boy, |
refused you only week ago. He-"Oh'
was that you9'-London Opinion.
what became Of that Eighty son oi
yours?" Got him into suitable buHi-
ness at last" "Eh2" Ties manufactur-
ing weatheroocks, louisville courier.
Journal
"Is that conscquential-looking star
actor supported by his wife on his tourP'
IL don't know how he feeds three
times day If he isn't. Baltimore Amer
lean.
Mrs. 'Awkins -"And the way she spoke
Mrs. Opkins-as though ] was bit
o. dirt. Why, | woulden't speak to my
usband the way she spoke to mel
London Mail
Every airship is success in one way. F"
What is that? 'It makes the money
ny. baltimore American.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-07-23

Jack johnson just couldn't stay away.
He had to come home even with the
marshal waiting to take him to jail,
where he may have to pass few years
for moral delinquencies. "It sure am
good TO git back" the offending Negro
pugilist exclaimed as he walked into the
arms Of a waiting officer when he stepped
across the border from Mexico. Perhaps
it was patriotic love of country that
impelled the "back to the States" step,
but it is more likely that the black prize
fighter couldn't find country that would
tolerate his obnoxious presence. If John
son had dropped his offensive manners
and intolerable moral delinquencies he
probably would not have found himself
constantly with nowhere 10 go.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-07-23
RIPPLlNG RHYMES.
BY Walt Mason.
THE SIMMER RESORT.

All the folks see around, chasing
by me day by day, are on sport
and pleasure bound, all they have
to do is play. There's graft that
men call toll, and some men are said
to work, one as til!er of the soil, one
as blacksmith, one as clerk; | have
heard of honest sweat, but | know
not what it is; play is here the only
bet, and the autos round me whlz.
] have heard of girls who stitch
through the weary sweatshop day,
but I'm with the idle rich, and
such things seem far away, Is there
trouble anywhere? Are there cup
boards bare and lean? Here one
thing is causing care 1t Is he dearth
of gasoline. Oh, | loaf upon the
beach, when the night rack 5 rolling
brown, and evicted tenants screcch,
doubtless, in some burning town.
And / see the fogs ascend, hiding
crags and tors and cairns; and some
far-off mothers bend over sick and
walling BARNS. is there trouble on
the land? Is there sorrow on the sea?
Such things don't, you understand
come within a mile of me. For I'm
one who has the price, and watch
the seabirds reel, drinking near beer
off the ice, eating pie at every meal.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-07-23
MEETINGS TONIGHT.
Iibernian Knights.

Hibernian Knights
Oriental Lodge, X. of P.
Excelsior Lodge, X. of p
Fairfax Lodge, l. O. O. F.
Alpha Council l.. o. r. c.
Laurel Council L. F. of A
Local No 313, l. B. f. W
Liberty Lodge, A. o. u. W.
Brandywine Lodge, S. of II.
Columbia Lodge, l. o. o. F.
st. Georges Castle. X. G. +.
Local No 1928, c. & J. of A.
Wilmington Tinsmiths' Union.
Third Ward Democratic Club.
Friendship Conclave, S. w NJ.
Manitou Tribe. Imp'd o, X. M.
Star of Delaware Lodge, S. of B.
Washington Council, e. f. of A.
Diligent Council, Jr o. u. A. NJ.
Washington Council, O. u. A. M.
Delaware Haymakers' Association. &.
Telegraph Council, Jr. O. U. A. M.
Jacobs Camp, No. 1921, M. W. A.
Canton Delaware, p. M, l. o. o. +.
Washington Camp, No. 4, p. o. 5. a.
Wilmington Lodge, No. 1873, L. Q. Q. Nj
Wilmington Lodge, No, ia, L. O. 0. I
Plumbers, Gas and Steam Filters Union
Court Diamond State, No. 4, l.. of +. A
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-07-23
SOLUTION OF DEBS PROBLEM,

1t is not necessary for the three can
didates for the Presidency so far nomi-
mated and at large to petition the
President to release Eugene V. Debs. If
Debs should be elected he could take
the oath of Office in the oenitentiary and
then pardon sclf.-Philadelphia Rec
ord
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-07-23
G. o. p. DILEMMA.

1t would undoubtedly be worth great
deal Of money TO some interests to have a
Republican victory, but we doubt if a
great deal Of money can be used cor
ruptly without detection. The RepubIi-
cans are watched Philadelphia Record.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-07-23

Delawareans were prominent in the
front line Of the "notifers" on HardiDg's s
front porch ct Marion yesterday. Colonel
"Tom" Miller led the parade while
James w. Hirons, John Titus and James
McGeachey were among the "also pres
ent."
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-07-23

You try an Every Evening vant as.v.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1920-10-21
LARGE AUDIENCE At
REVIVAL OPENING
Noted Divine Warmly Welcomed at
Initial Sermon at First Pres
byterian Church

The first night of the revival SER
vice begun last night at the First Pres
byterian church was attended by a
large congregation.
DR.. F'incher preached from the text
John: 10 27-2S-29, Christ the Good
Shepherd.
The preacher wove for his hearers
the story of Christ as the Shepherd
of the Human Soul. Those who We're
fortunate enough to be present, heard
story of Christ's work and love for
mankind that will never be forgotten.
So earnestly, simply and yet so elo-
quently was it told.
The singing by a large choir of
young people led by w. S. Garfield
was a specially pleasing feature. Miss
Harbeson's gospel singing was Won
derful in its appeal.
The work of this meeting promises
to be the most successful ever held
in Pensacola.
Services will be held every after
noon beginning today at o'clock.
and every evening at 1880 o'clock. The
public is invited.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1920-10-21
BERMUDA HISTORY DATES
BACK BEYOND ~VIRGINIA'S
(By Associated Pres

Hamilton, Bermuda, Oct. 20.-Ber-
muda has been celebrating the Booth
anniversary of the founding of its
House of Assembly, one of the oldest
representative bodies in existence and
coming next in age to the British par
lament.
Bermuda shares with Virginia the
honor of the earliest of representa-
tive institutions on this side of the
Atlantic. It's history is closely linked
with that of the Old Dominion.
The first general assembly for Vir-
ginia was held at jamestown, July
30 1919, while the first general as
sembly for Bermuda was convened at
ST. Georges, the ancient capital Of
this colony, on August /, 1920.
Virginia was settled in 1917, while
Bermuda was settled in 1912, though
the latter reached the stage of self
more quickly than their
Virginian fellow colonists.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1920-10-21
NEGRO RETURNED
TO FACE TRIAL
Fields Wanted for Murder in Ala
bama Will be Taken There To-
day by Officers.

Officers from Wilcox county, Ala
bama, arrived in the city last night
to return Sylvester Fields, wanted
there under a charge of murder. The
negro was arrested by Deputy Sheriff
Black at Pine Barren and brought to
the county Jail until the Alabama Of
ficers could arrive.
Fields is said to have killed a young
negro girl in 1915, according to the
Alabama sheriff The shooting took
place while at a dance and Fields
wanted the girl TO go home. but she
refused. The negro stated to the Of
ficers that he and others were play
ing with gun and it was discharged,
the effect of the pistol ball striking
the girl and caused her death. The
deputy will leave here today for Ala
bama.
The negro left the vicinity of the
shooting and the sheriff of Wilcox
county heard that he was working at
a mill near here He sent a descrip-
ton of the negro and where he could
be located and Deputy Black went
after him.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1920-10-21
SHRINERS ACCEPT
FAIR INVITATION
Zig Delegation TO Take Part in Shrin-
ers' Day at Mariana Fair
Next Week.

Invitations from the West Florida
Fair to attend Shriners' Day at Mar
ianna. October 80, were accepted by
the West Florida Shrine club at a
meeting held last night. Notices of the
invitation will be sent out to each
member of the club and big delega-
ton from the West Florida club is ex-
pected TO attend the fair that date. The
members will wear fezZes.
Shriners from all sections of the state
are expected to visit the fair on Shrin-
ers Day and invitations have been sent
to each temple and club throughout
Florida and nearby cities in Alabama.
Any member of the West Florida club
that desires other Information concern
ing the celebration is requested to
write to the secretary of the club, j..
Harvey Baylis, Pensacola.
Reservations in the special Shrine
car to the Montgomery celebration
Armistice Day will be closed October
% and any Shriner who has not made
and expects to attend the
celebration there that date should ask
for reservations today or tomorrow.
Alcazar Temple is putting on a big
ceremonial and initiation Armistice
Day. at which about 200 candidates will
be initiated.
A big delegation of Shrners is ex-
pected to attend the ceremonial to be
held at Selma under the direction of
Abba Temple November ~, and will
so to Selma from Montgomery.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1920-10-21
AUSTRIAN ASSAULTS
WITNESS In COURT
Prisoner is Sentenced TO Ninety Days
Solitary Confinement for Con-
tempt of Court.

George Eraine, indicted for the muir
der of George Cooley, last December.
lost almost certain freedom yesterday
when he struck Leona Nichols, one OF
the principal witnesses against him.
He struck the woman full in the face
and closed one eye and otherwise
bruised her face. He was sentenced to
90 days in solitary confinement for
contempt of court
1t is understood that the case against
him was to be mol pressed and the
charges dropped. as there was no evil
dence against the Austrian which could
be introduced in court. Martins con-
fession was made when the Austrian
was not present and Martin refused
to go on the stand to testify against
him. Within Jew minutes after he
entered tile couet room Eraine would
probably have been free man, but as
he entered the court he took a step
towards the woman as though he in
tended to speak TO her. When lie was
within a close distance of her he
drew back his arm and struck her a
hard blow with his fist. He was stopped
by Sheriff Whitaker and deputies but
after the blow had been delivered.
Eraine, later giving as his reason
for his action, stated that the woman
was the cause of his being in Jail by
telling lies on him and caused him all
his trouble.
State Attorney McGeachey will prob
ably ask for a continuance of the
trial of Martin until next term Of court,
as Eraine will be held in solitary con-
finement until after the January term
is convened. Martin refused to testify
yesterday, as his attorneys filed notice
of application for a new trial. Martin
would lose his chance of freedom in
another trial should he go on the
stand against the Austrian. That part
of Martins confession which was ad
mitted in the testimony of the trial
of Martin, was made by Martin in
the absence of the Austrian and would
not be admitted against Eraine. On
account of lack of direct evidence other
than this, the case against the Aus
trian was said to be very light.