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Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-03-05
DISABLED OFFICERS.

Officers not belonging 70 the regular
Army who were disabled during the late
war are overlooked in the provisions for
retirement. a disabled regular officer
Is retired upon three quarters of his full
pay, but reserve, national army and na-
tional guard officers, do not receive such
AN allowance upon their retirement for
disability
The duties performed during the war
were identical with all these officers.
The reserve, national army and national
guard officers got~their full share of fight
ing, and there is nothing but praise for
their devotion TO the country 1t is only
when these officers were disabled In the
line Of duty that the discrimination against
them became apparent OF course, this
discrimination is not intentional on the
part OF Congress OF the~people, but il
exists and will exist until remedied by
Congress. The brave temporary officers
of the late war are virtually penalized for
having been disabled.
A bill remedying this obvious injustice
is pending in the House. 1t should be
enacted without any opposition.-Wash-
ington Post.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-03-05
HOMEGROWN TACTICS.

The formulation of strictly American
doctrine of tactics and the establishment
of a system of uniform instruction in all
military schools is the aim OF the training
section of the General Staff of the United
States Army. Such words and phrases
as ''liaison' and lover the top" are TO
disappear from the American military
vocabulary.
That's fine. The United States Army
should be American from the commander
in-chicf down TO the last private. But
there is no assurance that all future wars
will be strictly American, and if we arr
not prepared To learn both from our friends
and our enemies it won't be a successful
war from our viewpoint,
So-callled trench warfare. one learns
from the dispatches from Washington.
was only a passing episode in military
history. while the fundamental principles
OF war are the same as those employed
by Napoleon Ut Jena and by Meade at
Gettysburg, But are they: The only
fundamental that seems 10 have remained
the same from Marathon 20 the Marine
has been 10 kill the enemy before he kills
you. Trench warfare is probably pass
ing phase. But IL will lead to another
The army best fitted to initiate or combat
a succeeding phase will know all about
the most recent one.-Buffalo Express.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-03-05
THE CAPE COD CANAL.

The tangled situation In which the
Cape Cod Canal seems to be involved is a
matter of interest along the Atlantic
Coast all the way from Boston to Balti-
more. For the Cape Cod Canal is one of
the three important bitches that, v hen de-
velop d and owned by the government,
will link up an inner navigation way from
Beaufort, y. c., to Boston, Mass.
The canal, which was put out of use on
March because, AS 1T appears, the govern
ment Railroad Administration relinquish-
ed control on that date and the private
control interests failed to resume control
IS involved IN court process to deter
mine valuation IN connection with the
proposal to sell the canal to the national
government. The original offer for the
purchase of the way by the government
was $500, 900. The private company
that opened the channel declined to accept
the sum proffered and q valuation COM
mission subsequently, named a price more
than double the sum the government had
offered.
The final adjustment of the case has
been passed on to the Federal District
Court at Boston. With the Chesapeake
and Delaware Canal, along with the Cape
Cod Canal, definitely under government
control, the proposed ship channel across
Jersey would be the missing link in the
proposed inside way from Boston to Beau
fort. The Cape Cod Canal, in its present
status, has a deeper channel than the
Chesapeake and Delaware way, but de-
velopment work will be necessary on both
these links I'D order to make them ship
channels Baltimore American.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-03-05
TRYING TO Get Rid of a Fraud.

The new Secretary of Agriculture, Mr..
Edwin T. Meredith, already is signalling
his administration by a move for a de-
cided reform The House of Representa-
tives, true TO form, included in the Agri-
cultural Appropriation bill and item of
$4,000 for a continuance Of the annual
fraud known as the free distribution of
seeds, proceeding Of no practical value,
but priced by Congressman for the OPP
portunity it opens to them of currying
favor with voters by gifts of seeds at the
public expense. At Secretary Meredith's
request, the Senate committee on agri-
culture has eliminated this impudent
item
But the victory is not yet won. The
bill carrying this reform will, by reason of
this and other amendments by the Sen
ate, go to a committee Of conference.
Then will be the real struggle over the
elimination of this annual waste of
money. That Secretary Meredith will
triumph in the end, and eliminate the
ridiculous farce and fraud entirely. seems
like too much to hope for. But it is well
the move has been made.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-03-05
.hc Legislature win ratify tho amend

tho Legislature win ratify tho amend
ment.
The situation in Delaware is somewhat
peculiar. Governor Townsend is a strong
advocate of equal suffrage, and so far AS
that question is concerned, would not
hesitate minute about calling tho Lcgis-
lature in special session to pass upon it.,
as he did so promptly in respect of action
on the Prohibition Amendment. But there
is threatening lion in the pathway
well-grounded fear on the part of the gov
ernor that special session would not
restrict itself TO action on the Suffrage
Amendment, but would riot in all kinds
of legislation, possibly to the detriment of
many public interests, and to the great
danger of the School Code, in which the
Governor is deeply interested.
Also, there is some doubt about the
attitude of members of the Legislature
towards the question. Generally speak
ing, equal suffrage in Delaware. for reasons
well understood, is favored by Republic
cans and opposed by Democrats. But it
is said some Republican members of the
General Assembly are opposed to votes
for women
And 30 the situation stands here, with
the probabilities decidedly against spe-
cial session of the Legislature. This alone
may prove fatal to the ardent desires of
suffrage leaders to have the amendment
ratified in time to enable all women to
participate in the Presidential election
next fall. Meanwhile, time is flying, and
soon it may be too late for favorable ac-
ton, even if finally assured, to bebrought
about in time to open the Presidential
election to women voters throughout the
country
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-03-05
NEUTRALS UNAFRAID.

Five neutral countries, three in Latin
America, have subscribed to the covenant
of tho League of Nations with rashness
that must chill the very marrow Of a large
section Of tho United States Senate.
From official communications Just re-
ceived at Washington il appears that Ar
gentina "adheres unreservedly,," Paraguay
"unreservedly accepts" Chill joins with
mo reservation except that OF pronounce
ing IN due course upon amendments or
notifications made by states which have
not yet ratified; Persia "adheres un-
reservedly," and Spain announces its
accession without reserve"
If these powerful and self-reliant ma
tons were weak and poor, like the United
States, they would see the danger of this
sort of thing. The League of Nations, of
course, is designed to deprive them of
their Independence, to destroy their
sovereignty and to nulify their Constitu-
tons. IL will embroil them in Europe's
quarrels and compel theirarmies and navies
to fight in foreign parts. Persia and modern
Spain may not appreciate the necessity of
Amerlcanlzing the treaty, but the in
difference of Argentina, Paraguay and
Chill can be explained only on the theory
that with sublime confidence in their own
strength they are willing TO take desperate
chances.
Yet there must be some Don Henrico
Lodges in old and new Spain, and Persia
cannot be altogether destitute of Hiram
Ali Johnsons. Were they heard in con-
silence and quickly overruled
or were they bolsterously steam-roll-
cred by ravening and reckless majority
bent upon peace and iustice.-New York
World
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-03-05
EVENING SMILE.
QUICKEST WAY.

The village painter was painting the
inside walls of the church and was getting
on remarkably we'll with the work, his
brush keeping time to lively jazz tune
which he was whistling The vicar walked
in and exclaimed: John, you should not
whistle in church.
Il can work better while whistling.
sir SAID John
Then whistle hymn tune SAID
the vicar.
every well, sir" replied John. and
commenced whistling that well-known
tune. "Old Hundred very slowly, his
brush also keeping time
The vicar hastily went up To him and
said: Whistle the other tune, John, or
else the painting will never be done. -
London Ideas
but how did you get her to believe
such an outrageous lie?' Il told it TO her
IN strict confidence. "-Blighty.
Mrs. knagg -"How can | keep my
husband at home nights?" Mrs. Bagg-
'Have you tried going out yourseli?"-
Boston Transcript.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-03-05
WINTER GARDEN.
BY Louise Driscoll.

Winter has taken my garden.
Her paths are brown and bare,
Nothing is left OF the rainbow scarf
Or the dress that she used to wear.
The flowers of snow in my garden
Drift into an empty nest.
The cold wind never brings me word
OF wayfarer or guest.
But nuthatch comes to my window.
And little gray chickadee
Lives on the dark blue berries
OF my neighbours cedar tree.
And there's something in a garden
Like living thing asleep.
That will remember presently
A promise she must keep.
And a green word comes to my garden.
And leaves will unfold like wings,
And | hear the first three warming notes
The brown song sparrow sings.
Winter has taken my garden.
Like poppy fields in the west
The sunset color has faded
That lately lay on her breast
But | feed the birds AT my window,
And i watch the flowers of snow.
And ! wait for the day when crocus bulbs
VIII stir IN the ground and grow.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-03-05
Second the Motion.

Zone of the many changes that should
be made in our State government, sayr
the Dover State Sentinel, ''is the aboli-
ton of the Little Legislature. IL is a
rubber stamp procedure, pure and
simple and if there is any sane reason why
the peoples money should be spent in
this manner, we would like to know it."
This Little Legislature, as it is called,
is composed of joint committee of two
Senators and five Representatives, 10
assemble at Dover in January OF each
year between regular legislative sessions,
for the purpose Of auditing the accounts
of State officials. The custom is one Of
long standing, but is one that could be
abolished with profit to the State. There
is no duty performed bv this joint COM
mittee that could not be duly attended to
by the State auditor and his assistants.
But the nuisance and expense at
tendant upon this miniature legislative
branch, like many other innovations Of
this character, have resulted from Re-
publican administration, always an ey-
pensive and wasteful element in our little
State. In the days of Democratic SUI
premacy the auditing committee never
sat more than three dsvs. and the ex-
pense incurred by its operations was
negligible But now il drags its useless
doings along for month or more. travel
ing from place to place TO audit the ac-
counts of various institutions receiving
State aid, thus affording pleasing diver
sion 10 the members And by reason of the
popularity it has attained, il is doubtful
if movement for its abolition would re-
ceive generous support. Certainly not
from a Republican Legislature.
For Republican Legislatures have been
the bane of the State. Also, they have
degenerated into perfect farce so far as
legislation is concerned. They have !
brought about the senseless and danger |
Gus custom of members rushing 10 their |
homes each evening, to return next morn |
ing, instead of remaining at Dover from |
Monday morning to Friday afternoon each /
week, thus affording ample time for con-
sideration of important business. 1t is
not TO be expected. therefore, that reform
IF any kind will come from Republican
A change might bring about
rood results. Certainly it would not
make conditions worse. 1t would at least
be worth while for the people TO make
nal of the experiment. and then back
{ up with imperative demand for all the
eforrns that may be needed.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-03-05

the American Legion That organi-
cation, which has membership Of
considerably moro than million vet
Grams Of the war and is growing in strength
every day, has decided 10 make An intcn-
sIvc campaign for universal training irt
every Congressional district. The resollI-
ton was made tho day after the House
OF Representatives tried 10 bury the issue
out ofIsIght by, reference of il TO friendly"
committee, not named. which WINS to in
quire into the cost and economic effects of
q system Of training and report back
suitable bill some time or other. But the
Issue had great deal more life in it
than the time-servcrs, trimmers and
pacifists believed. They left the American
Legion out of consideration. which was q
very stupid thing To do in these DAYS so
soon after the war. The men of the
Legion are going 10 take off their coats and
work for the discarded remedy for UNI
preparedness In the words of Thomas w.
Miller of Wilmington, Del, q former
member of Congress and now chairman
OF the American Legions Military Policy
Committee:
The Legion feels that eventually the
country will realize that n sane uni
versal training program, with a small
regular army and q National Guard
operating under the plan proposed in
the Wadsworth bill, will he of less cost
to the country per year than the present
system of large regular army and .
National Guard operated under the
National Defense act.-New York
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-03-05
SMITH COLLEGE CAMPAIGN.
Miss Dorothy Hawkins Of Wilmington
In Charge Of the Smith Family
Canvass IN Delaware.

A feature Of the Smith College en-
dowment fund il TO ask every person, or at
least one person in every family by. tho
name of Smith, TO contribute something
in the form Of gift Of 81 or more to the
college that bears their name.
This idea originated with girl who Is
in Smith College today at Northampton,
Mass, and has met with such hearty re-
Spouse throughout the country that the
undergraduate may feel well satisfied
that her suggestion is doing its share
toward raising the 81 ,0OO, 900 fund Miss
Dorothy Hawkins IL now chairman Of this
part Of the campaign in Delaware. Miss
Hawkins has written letter To every
family by the name of Smith in Delaware
IN which she told them Of the campaign
now under way to raise s4,0OOOOO for in
creasing the endowment of Smith Col
legc and further describes the idea Of ask
ing every person by the name Of Smith 10
contribute M he or she may see fit and
desire.
The first reply in the United States to
this part Of the campaign came from
Governor Smith OF New York, who sent I'm
not only generous contribution, but also
n letter expressing his interest in the sue
cess of the plan. The plan has been taken
up Just as enthusiastically and SUCCESS
fully in Delaware as elsewhere. On tho
very first day that Miss Hawkins sent out
her letter, replies with contributions began
TO come in by return mail A great num-
Der of people by the name Of Smith have
sent contributions and letters expressing
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-03-05
MEETINGS TONIGHT.

First Regiment Band.
Oriental Lodge. X of p.
Excelsior Lodge, X, of p.
Camp No. 4, P. o. S A.
Fairfax Lodge, l. O. O. +.
Local No. 313, |. b. f. w.
Brandywine Lodge, S. of II.
Columbian Lodge, | O. O. +.
st. Georges Castle, X. G. T..
st. Johns Chapter, r. A. NJ.
Local No. 626, G. d j. of A.
Wilmington Tinsmiths' Union.
Encampment No. "a, u. Y. l..
Third Ward Democratic Club.
Maniton Tribe, Imp'd o. Il. NJ
Star of Bethlehem Lodge, s. of b.
Delaware Tribe, imp'd o. r. Nj.
Delaware Haymakers' Association.
Washington Council, U. F. Of A.
DlligeDt Council, Jr O. u. A. NJ.
Lady Jefferson Home Communion.
Canton Delaware, T. NJ, |. O. o. L.
Washington Camp, No. 4, p. @. 5. 4.
Wilmington Lodge, No. Ia. l.. .. G.. r.
Plumbers Gas and Steam Filters Union.
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lust Folks
BY Edgar A. Guest
THE MAN AND HIS NEIGHBOR.

THE MAN AND HIS NEIGHBOR.
He had gold in his pocket and blue skies
above him,
a wife who WIS true and his children 10
love him,
No mortgage to fret him, no burden of
sorrow
Or hint of disaster 10 darken tomorrow;
And so he set forth with n smile of delight,
And vowed TO himself that his world was
all right
There was reason. OF course for his sweet
He thought there was nothing to call him
He's a right to be merry and dance il he
cared Ia,
And LET them find fault with his conduct
who dared To;
He had fought for his fortune, and earned
IL. and so
He was free from the world and its burdens
Of woe.
But one there was called TO him ont OF the
distance:
Stranger, come quickly and give me
assistance
The foes Of injustice and malice assaiI me,
| am battered and bruised and shall die il
YOU fail met
And though he was care-free and blue was
his sky,
He knew In his heart he'd no right tor
go by.
Day after day and through every to-
morrow,
lie woke TO find neighhors in trouble and
sorrow,
Found cares he must shoulder and wrongs
10 be riRhtcd
And learned that in honor not ono could
bo sighted;
And this was the lesson he soon came 20
know
No true man can rest while anothcr's in
woe.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-03-05

A new alignment OF the Republican
forces in Delaware is talked Of, but no
reliable information is at hand. The old
Organization seems to be on top at pres
ent, but that it intends TO go into a pri-
mary fight for supremacy is not vet
known. The uncertainty gives rise to the
talk Of a new formation, in which neither
of the old factions will be dominant.
We shall see
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-03-05

their approval Of the plan and their salts
faction IN being able 70 help Smith College
and education in general Miss Hawkins
" much gratificd both by the good will
expressed and the generous contributions
she has received in reply 10 her letter..
Any who have not yet responded ~ this
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-03-05
THE LEGION FOR TRAINING.

Ii the politicians thought that uni
Yersal military training was shelved by
the evasive action of the House of Repre-
sentatiyes on February 20, they now
find that they wall have to reckon with
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-03-05

Means for the financial relief of the
Wilmington administration are now being
considered The natural results of years
of inefficient management.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-03-05
COURTESY OF FAvORITE SONS.

Most of the favorite Sons make great
point Of their courtesy in not entering
the primary against him in State which
has favorite son of its own. IL shows,
il the real motive is courtesy and not fear,
how thoroughly imbued the normal can
didate is with the idea that this years
affair is being conducted solely in the in
terest Of himself and his rivals. II does
not seem to occur TO him that the voters
may desire To participate in real express
sion of their preference among the men
who aspire TO the presidency, regardless
of whose feelings are hurt. When man
goes so far as 90 become an active can
didate he ought to give his fellow partisans
every possible opportunity to make known
their wishes concerning his preferment
The object ought TO be to utilize the
primary machinery TO ascertain rs nearly
as possible whom the members Of a party,
IN the nation as a whole, really wish to
nominate On the contrary, the polite
ians seek with some prospect Of success
10 utilize this machinery to keep the party
rank and file from recording its majority
opinion and TO tie up enough delegations
with pledges To different favorite sons,
having little or no actual chance of nomi-
nation, TO prevent popular choice If they
see fit and to afford the rs or 20 men
around the table" an opportunity 10
the convention as they may
desire Ohio State journal.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-03-05

New Jerseys $50 beer law is not 10
become effective until peace with Ger
many is declared. Judging by the peace
situation in the United States Senate, the
law will have long wait
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-03-05

An advance in the price Of white collars
Is said TO be under way. Why? Are they
not already dear enough?
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-03-05

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NOTES AND COMMENTS
(Contributed)

(Contributed)
A knaek of floating debts. enables
some folks to be in the swim.
The place to get trimmed is in a
"gentleman's game"
We observe so many husbands
hanging around their homes now
adays, the women will certainly have
to organize evening clubs to go to.
When a man uses religion as a
cloak for his meanness, the cloak usu-
ally wears thin in a short time.
The average girls only regret at
getting married, is that she must
discharge" her mother and depend
upon herself.
Every community at some time or
other has it's epidemic" of whooping
cough. 1t is our opinion that it is an
entirely unnecessary disease and
should be put in the attic with the
hoop skirts and powdered wigs.
It's only few more days until the
law will permit of the annual "slaugh-
tel of the inncents" by men and wom-
en-, boys and girls, with loaded guns
going forth into the forests to kill
anything they might see.
N A
Ocala's men candidates are request
ed to be very careful not to kiss girl
babies over eighteen years old, when
their wives are looking, "leastwise'
they might lose a vote right in their
own family.
In every town there are fellows who
imagine they are regular" lady
killers. One of the kind attended a
dance the other night, and it's told on
him that he asked young lady if'he
might have the next dance, and that
he received a shock when she replied
why, / guess you can, if you can
find a partner"
We notice with regret growing
tendency towards the use of slang. II
is bunk; cut it out, guys. The line OF
chin goods peddled by some of the
boobs in this burg would FRAGILE ar
educated bird. Well tell the world il
ought to can the slang stuff.
Maybe it isn't true, but there is q
runaor that it is fact that not one
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CHARMED WITH COLORADO

The Star office has received a letter
from Mrs. E. Van Hood, enclosing a
check for the renewal of her paper,
and saying that she and her daughter,
Miss Marguerite Porter, would feel
lest without the Star.
Mrs. Hood wrote very interestingly
OF Longmont, Colo, where she and
Miss Porter are spending a year. the
latter being instructor in music in one
of the school there. The following
extract from Mrs. Hoods letter will
be read with much interest by her
many friends in the city:
eve find the western people ex-
tremely cordial and kindly. The
church folk, the club folk, the school
folk and the neighbors are so good
to US. The scenery is magnificent,
From my window towers a mountain
peak 1400 feet high, snow-capped all
the year round and just now a huge
mound of snow glistening in the sun
1t has been showing for two days
past. I am glad to find it not so bit
terly cold as ! had feared, and eve
rybody goes out in the snow without
a thought of staying in. This is be-
cause the climate is so dry.
"Longmont is very progressive
town of about 10000 people, beautiful
for situation. It has seven factories
the largest sugar beet factory in the
west being here, some handsome
homes. fine public buildings, two love.
ly parks, five school buildings, three
railroads and apparently lots of mon
ey. But Ocala will look good to US
next fall when we return"