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Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-12-11
DIVORCE NEWS.

To men and women of normally healthY
minds the details Of any divorce case
appear 10 be things that should never
be allowed TO get out 81 the closet. he
motives Of those who drag dirty llnen Of
anv sort into the light arc always under
suspicion of being no cleaner thsn the
sniled linen itself
Certain newspapers make pracnce
of playing up sensational divorce stories
for no other reason than that, by feeding
the morbid appetites of the mob, hun
gry for high morsels. they may add
somewhat to their circulation hguros
They do this, 10 speak quite plainly, for
money. Their only argument IN defense,
if they are put 70 making ono, IS that
the public wants that sort Of news. But
even upon that ground, what excuse can
there be for publishing long stories about
a divorce case whose details, far from
being sensational in themselves, are moro
than ordinarily commonplace
An evening contemporary In this cfty,
in company with one or two other journals
in New York, is at this moment engaged In
featuring the case Of g man, now employed
in Mount Vernon but formerly Of Chestnut
Hill. who has applied for divorce from
his wife. The charges and counter-charges
are JUtAIY Nllilput tllttichb W hAAf oAAo
or thew would be IL il were not for the
fact that the libellant happens to be q
minister Of the gospel. The only excuse,
then, for publishing all this tawdry stuff IS
10 hold UP the minister as an object OF
scorn for the irreligous- What good bb-
iect is to be achieved by such course
Are the offending newspapers merely seek
ing TO increase their circulation or do they
fancy they are performing praiseworthy
public duty?
There would seem 10 be no sense al
all in exploiting this case unless those edi-
tors who do so imagine they may thus dis
credit the whole clerical profession in the
eyes OF a public somewhat aroused at this
moment against the threat of stringent
Blue Philadelphia Record.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-12-11
FRS. Delaware Women Jurors

To Mrs Jesse Thomas Belts and Miss
Miriam WorrcIl Webb Of Wilmington
comes the distinction of being the INST
women summoned for jury service IN any
court of this State They have been drawn
on the panel for the next term OF the
limited States District Court. With women
voting and servinc on trial cases as jurors
we are reminded that the fair sex is takin0
up its part in the conduct of public affairs
and that soon the appearance OF women
in almost nIl the posts that have been re-
Usrded exclusively as belonging to mep
will create no occasion for even passing
remarks
We in Delaware, thus far, have had no
women chosen TO political elective oihoe'
but the reason probably is because OF the
short time elapsing between the adoption
Of the Suffrage Amendment and the GATE
If election. all nominations having been
made One woman, however, wan named
by the Democratic party for county oihce-
Already, however. there are rmors
that ga the term Of Senator Wolcott ex-
nires two years hence, his scat VIII De
SOUGHT by a woman Of this county VINO
was prominent in the SuffraSe movement
and hv another four years we may ma
sonne Of our county Offices filed by women,
with probably a larUe Dumber OF state
legislators Of the fair sex.
The many mere men Of Delaware VINO
have been in the habit Of holding office OF
continually seeking 1.-THE professional
politicians, are sure 70 find strong Tlvals
for partisan preferrnent in the new voters
and they may view with alarm the STEADY
sure invasion Of right 10 hold office m
definitely" by women.
Women have served on iuries IN other
communities or have constituted the en-
tire Jury with varying satisfaction--pre
cisely SIS is often the experience WIN
iu,es Of men. One case recalled is where
a iury Of women in New Jersey passed on
the case Of a woman who had been aban-
! doned bv her husband; they failed 70 con-
slider the defense's testimony and brought
= mild criticism from the bench, In ali
| other instances that are recalled they won
the commendation Of the court and at
torneys, and it is said their presence I'M
narted a new and better atmosphere 70
the temple of law.
In the future Delaware litigants are
likely 70 have their contentious passed
upon by umpires Of women, as well az
mixed jurors Perhaps those with Just
cause msv be the gamers through the
innate fairness Of women, and that sixth
sense" known as intuition, which. how
ever must not be given TOO free rem
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-12-11

He was and always is conservative, but
never a reactionary in business, man OF
almost unerring Judgment, conversant
with every detail of whatever work engaP-
cd his attention. A sane financier who m
variably took the safe course and saie'
guarded the interests Of all those VINO
placed their affairs in his hands, or IN the
number of banking institutions he served
Mr.. Carpenter is big asset in such hdu-
cidiary institutions as the Equitable
Trust Co. and at ninety we find him daily
at his post, as keenly alert to the great
responsibilities as he was 2S years ago
when he first became member OF the
board
Mr.. Carpenters conyervatism, his sanity
his wholesome habits of life, his abstemi-
business from all that goes to sap the
physical or the business vitality OF men,
with his lack Of ostentation, his mastery
of business and his interest in the pros
perity of the community, makes ma ne
one that the younger men may well strive
TO emulate.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-12-11
Just Folks
by Edgar A. Guest
ARTISTS AND ART.

We got 10 talking art one day, dlscussing
in general way
How some can match with brush and
point the glory Of tree,
And sofue in stone can catch the things of
which the dreamy poet sings,
While others seem TO have no way 10
tell the JOYS they see.
Old Blake had sat in silence there and let
each one Of us declare
Our MOTORS Of what's known as art,
until he ID heard us through,
And then said he: 1T secrns 70 me that
any man, whoc'er he be,
Becomes an artist by the good he daily
tries 70 do.
He need not write the books men read to
be an artist No, indeed
He need not work with paint and brush
10 show his love of art
Who does kindly deed today and helps
another on his WY,
Ha. painted beauty on face and
played the poets part.
Though some n us cannot sxprese our IN
most thoughts Of loveliness,
We prove we love tbe beautiful by now
we act and live;
The poet singing Of tree no grenter poet
IL than he
Who finds il in his heart some care unto
a tree 10 give
Though he who works IN marble stone the
name Of artist here may own,
No less On artist is the man who giards
his chldsen welli
TTis art To love the fine ard true, by what
we are and what we Do;
How much we love iife's nobler thing'
10 all the world we tell
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-12-11
PRESS COMMENTS.
NEW TAXES AND ECONOMIES.

In proposing to raise 3a,ooO,Oou,UoV
annually by Federal taxation, Secretary
Houston is not suggesting an increase.
He il suggesting n decrease. Our estl-
mated Federal receipts from customs and
internal revenue for the current fiscal
year, which ends July next, amount to
81, 900 100000 New taxes are necessary
not to give tho government more money
but to keep the receipts from falling too
low. This is due TO the declining pro.
ductiveness OF some Of our chief sources OF
income. The excess profits tax, which
yielded $1,000, 100000 last year, IL esti-
mated to yield only billion this year and
only sS00,0O0,0W next year The sur
taxes are fal ling even more rapidly In
1915 Taxpayers with an income of over
1900 1000 year made taxable returns OF
nearly $1,000 100000 This sum has
decreased. first to s7O0, ,OOO, 900 and now TO
s4OO 100000
The excess profits tax should have been
revised before this upon grounds not only
of declining productiveness but also OF It's
inequity. Secretary Houston puts the
case against it into sentence. he tax
does not attain in practice the Theoretical
end at which it aims" In operation 1t
favors ovcrcapitalized corporations as
against those conservatlyeiy capltailzed
and corporations in general as against
Partnerships. Secretary Houstons rec.
Concentration that 1T be repealed VIII
arouse little or no opposition. Debate WIN
Converge upon his proposal TO substitute Tor
il progressive tax of 20 per cent on cor
poration profits, estimated To yleid soeos-
900, 600, and an additional tax of D per
cent on corporation incomes, estimated to
yield s465, 000. 900, or n total OF 81, lo5,-
100000 business ls in no mood u listen
to suggestions Of new taxes, but 1t must
realize that one of the central difficulties
in raising money by taxation IL the TACT
| that business depression automatically
results IN diminution OF tax receipts.
| The moment when business can least al
| ford 20 contribute 10 the cost of carrying
on the government Is the very moment
| when that contribution is most soTely
| needed
Escape from taxes, and heavy taxes, is
| impossible as vet, and business cannot
! hope to shift the burden. The sales tag
which ia urged in some quarters II at least
as debatable as the new corporation taxes
| that Secretary Houston proposes | nc
| one possibility of relief lies III economy
economy IN amounts appropriated AND
economy in the manner Of their spending
| Senator Smoot strikes the former note u
| his declaration that the estimates must
| be cut by billion New York Evening
/ Post
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-12-11
GARRIELE'S NfARTYRDOM.

GabrieIe dAnrui 10, the hori blow
irg Gideon Of Fiume has ~ acute sense
Of the historic lie Is o sullei artist 50
immersed II his part that he forgets his
aud:e &c; ther rene Of the 4gic de-
tachmeat Of the Fifth Act Hamlet about
him. A co. scious artist Is Gabrielle. who
speaks his little pieces directly to his
audience
"We are ready to die. sohltqmles
Gabrielle, lookii & per slvely down at the
iewelled hllt Of his sword. 4 know
Americans viii appreciate our life sacri-
flee" The use Of the plural pronoun is
bit disconcerting 1t may be the regal
eve, the our royal person type On
the other hand he may mean himself and
his irreconcilahle mouiiks poilus, Tom
mics OF Gide0u.tes whatever Gabrielle
terms them Undoubtedly since his
audience in this particular oaeo Is a demo
cratic one. the latter meaning is intended
If-good actor that he Is he were adj
dressing the minlona Of royal state he
should undoubtedly use the former.
Now he stands alone in the centre If
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-12-11
DE GOOD-BE GOOD.

Now they are trying To get national
blue laws to compel the Observance Of the
Sabbath Day Jews and Seventh Day
Adventisss must by law be compelled
to observe q day for Sabbath which Is
not their Sabbath Day, for the blue laws
make no distinction
And why not2 Compel people 10 60 10
church. Cut out tobacco. Put a ban
on swearing Make kissing q rirne. Cut
out the Sunday papers. Prohibit auto
mobile riding on Sunday. Do away. with
soda water and ice cream all the week, for
they are pleasures and IN these Pun
tanical days all pleasures are unholy In
other words, put lid on the whole thing,
and those who don't like il can crawl of
sonewheres and eat worms -Delaware
State News.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-12-11
Conserving Power.

The white clouds Of steam which curl
up from the countless roofs Of business
buildings on q clear day II winter may oe
said TO constitute q symbol Of the daily
vaste Of ell sorts Of valuable power
which goes on in the face Of all the at
tempts al economy.
A telegram from Paris IN the days De"s
tells Of the invention, said to De success
full. Of French scientist named Colar-
dean. recently described by him before
the French Academy Of Sciences We
waste too much energy" was hls text
and if waste be charged against the French
what must be the Characterization OF the
far looser methods Of the American people
NJ. Colardeans plan is 70 utihSe the
nscandalous waste" Of the free winds OF
heaven and Of the power latent IN me
water forced by pressure from the kItcilef
tap. In his own house be has fitted 70 ms
supply pipe a high-speed water turbife'
giving directly 10 a dynamo with a little
battery Of accumulators. and when the
taps are turned on the miniature general
ing station works and the batteries acc'i-
rnulate the power In country places ne
would use the wind 70 pump water 10 the
necessary height and draw the wind ener-
~ through the water into his storage
plant. The inventor claims much Tor ms
process. and nobody will be inclined TO
pooh-pooh the possibility Of 50 plausible a
representation.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-12-11
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS

Nny rsrer oan e., ths .ps-sr - sny
questl by sriting Every Evening nfpf-
nation Bur-au. frsd.ric hss.in. Dlf-
E,ve advice On lev.l. rnssiio.i .nd sn.nei-l
rn@stle troubles. not y uD5srtake srhaDs-
tive research on any subis. Nnt@ g0yf
question plainly and briefly oiFs fgii psf1e
Stang. nn for r,tars posssgs. Al rsDiiss sfs
~nt direct % The inquirer
O. What was gold used for uhs' hfs'
discovered J II s.
a. The gold mined By he arc,snfs was
used Tor practically tie same pIrpcass ~
today, With tho szceptiO- n ooir ~ Ihe
metal was used Iarge.y fDr decorative
purpoees in temples and also IN psTs0fal
adornment 10 Rome. siatues - 'he on
perors acre very of'sn uhfe sr'reiy 70
gold.
q. Is the top lever On voting fnsshia'
Away Republican u ~. Why "
a. The Republican national onr. =
tee says that the top ever = p vf''0g
machine u not lsressarly ksputaerr
tbis Iei,g matter whleh s r. err.'
arrar vrd tefvcor The mlrufacf .rrrs 4.
the machine and he officials = 80 -'ftf
c0unfy or Town desiring 'te nnrrirr
o When wa Anr-Iea hrsf .sff
term applied % thn whole v's'rr- Fn-'i
O. x y
a Geradus Neres'o- q Ven 'f grr r
rapher ard mathrrna'ir.al hrs' - 'mr
name IN this serse in l5fl
q What VII remove Dld var - 'f1T
A hardwood Aoor' J. 81
A. Detsrgents fo~ removing rar.f
aud paIuts ere Rasolire teryr@ effe'
chl0rofoTrn ard 'IrT~r'lre
q How many cubic rcfeP arr 'nf-e
bushel IL gan, 'fgn. reevI-e' q
4. The QUESTION = -rt.rel Hr'erf tee'
not enter nto he euhfy '1snr'
gyai~ The law rcgiiates tre nrg ghf
bushel n grain ra'he- hpr ~
content This .szsl ~ a~ss
different State
q who traced ,u' '1e I ? sgrs v '-.
Zodiac2 " x
A The de- ~ dividing tfa ln~'a
mo II nErs serns 'r tsve nrafr'
vith the Chnldear .e'rororns-s sh0ff
2IO0 p q bu' here z tx positive recor
of this
q. Who A.. PRIVILEGED = srn~t taiia
r y
4 The right - eVae' t1lls . alrnor
entirely created - starIte nd zsnrrsN
. granted oriv ~ peTsors uto mairfs 4
sorne public coH veni-rce - ferry 1ridse
~ furr pike
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-12-11
Profit In Sorghum Raising

Sorghum mills on the Eastern Shore
are closing for the season, after a profitable
period Of operation. They report they
have been unable 20 meet the demand for
their molasses, and that they have sue
ceeded In making big profit TO- them
selve. and for the farmers who grew and
supplied them with the cane. :.
II is given out that In estimating the
profit 10 tho farmers who have been rails
ing sugar cane. quarter Of an acre
yielded 81 gallons OF sorghum syrup
which sold for $50 gallon. The cost OF
manufacture is about 40 cents a gallon.
II il easy 10 figure out that an acre OF
sorghum will bring gross return OF about
$500 to the grower, OF possibly $3.50 an
acre net
This is s good profit, for the crop re-
uuires less manual labor in its cultivation
and harvesting than corn, but more than
wheat or oats.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-12-11

President Handy Of the Board Of Health
finds the health Of Wilmington people TO
be exceptionally good, with only nine
cases Of contagon, last week, among our
10000 people, which he declares is the
lowest record Of the year. This Is very
satisfying. and doubtless one Of the rea-
sons for this improved condition here and
elsewhere is the slowing down in the use
Of alcoholic liquor. il is declared by medi-
cal specialists that the partial passing Of
the cup has ~educed sickness very ma
terially and that when the drinking Of the
poisonous liquor that is now ohtainahle as
whiskey is entirely ended, the health con
ditions will improve 25 per cent.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-12-11

Johns Hopkins University has decided
70 spend sl1, 100000 TO reconstruct It's
hospital and add TO the group Of buildings
90 as to enable it to increase work and
the number Of its clinics It has neither
the money in hand nor pledged, but Will
undertake the work under the correct
assumption that an institution which has
done, and is doing, 50 much for the advance
nrent Of the science Of medirine will find
ample cooperation To carry out the work
The Baltimore Institution has indeed
given great service III the advancement Of
the practice Of medicine and surgery
until it has come to be regarded as the
first hospital in the world It's staff com
prises representative specialists selected
from the ablest physicians in the country
and nurses trained in Johns Hopkins Hos
pital are regarded as without superlors in
the profession
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-12-11
GOOD FORM IN FANATICISM.

Unless the Sunday blue-law revivalists
can fnd something in the Antitrust act
that applies to the situation, VITO not
see how they are 10 overcome the opposl-
ton of the Anti-SalOon League. This
sovereign combination seems TO be mo-
nopoly Asserting priority and immunity
from competition for itself, 1t advises all
other uplifters not To 60 too fast or too
far lest the whole movement be brought
to disaster.
u hat a sad thing il would be if the Sab
batarians IN their mistaken zeal were to
stir up a revolt against fanaucism of
every kind and SO wreck the notable
achievements of prohibition Under the
dry laws as now interpreted and nd
minstered Federal officers and their al
tillated sleuths are not going very last or
very far, we suppose. All that they do IS
10 forbid their follow zens ia manu-
facturc. transport, buy, sell or drink Ger
tnin beverages. to regulate the sacTamen-
tai use of wine, to supervise cookery TO
override the professional judgment OF
physicians, to deprive the sick af many
standard remedies, To Interfere with sci
ence and art to chill social relations at
home and abroad, 10 make lawbreakers cut
of millions Of people and to persuade 9TH
eFs TO become sn0ops and sneaks.
Lot us hope that the Lord 5 Day League
will check its mad career before II IS ever
lastingly too late We must have con
servatlsm III these matters The one sure
wav for the blues to deprive Americans
of what is left of their liberties IS u accept
instruction from the prohibition lobby at
Washington, which is never in Il hurry but
always inching along.-Aew York World
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-12-11

the stage and looks 10 America for sym
pathy. Yes, Gabrielle, we will appreciate
your life socrifce--when you make IT..
And in the meantime we will unfufl our
standards and keep them at balf-mast,
have black borders put on our best sta
tionery and heap our heads with ashes in
A sorry world it is when
craftsmanship and absurd common sense
plny havoc with your little Adristio fan
Courier Journal.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-12-11

The pre-holiday activity at the VII
mington postofEces hows no indication that
the total amount Of parcel post business
will not equal that Of the immense volume
Of trade handled here last year. There ls'
thus far, quite as much parcels express
business offered VIA the postal service ae
AT any corresponding period heretofore.
The postoffjce is filled in the afternoons, as
il usual at Christmas times, and the aug
mented local force is on the jump to at
tend to patrons promptly. II appears
that everybody has gifts 20 distribute ana
that the depression incident to there
being large numbers Of people out Of work
has not checked generous Christmas giv-
ing
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-12-11
Seek New Trial in Sund Case.

Argument for new trial IN the case Of
eiaht-vear-old Viola Sund, whose arm was
cut off bv trolley car at Eleventh and
Heald streets, was heard yesterday after
noon in Superior Court Decision was
reserved The little girl was awarded
81 800 BY jury one week ago Andrew
c. Gray brought the petition on behalf
Of the traction company
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-12-11

their Washington house for the ngnth ~
January" ~ the society column reiats.
Thus The Vire President has been q
dowed with a function IA ife, and D
President relieved 81 burden But-ih
VICE President gets only sll,yO a y,af
And he n srpposed ~ entertain az vel -
he entertained Hence the mOeuent -
build him n house. lie needs - me-
noent 20 buy him ->v yrooeries wopi0 aisD
be appreciated
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-12-11

Mr.. Carpenter heard accounts Of the
Battle Of Brandywine from the lips Of
participants. and listened TO verbal stores
of the Continental Congress that adopted
the Declaration Of Independence, and the
Convention that framed the Federal
Constitution. from those who took part or
,rere witnesses of those naomentous
assemblies which established our form of
government and set il going
MIR Carpenter connects the present
with the earliest days Of our nationellife, or
even still earlier, for he must have heard
through those Of the preceding generation
Of undertakings in which they had engag-
ed even prior 10 the Revolutionary War.
Seventy years in active business ls
record of usefulness that comes TO few
men or women these days Mr. Carpenter
always has been alert, generous Of his time
70 his vocatious, and chary of appropriate
ing toe much Of if to leisure He evidently
found rest 10 action, his relaxation ID
sduaring al all times his business under
takings and his pleasure III the conscious
ness.of devoting all Of his energies to the
work ID hand (in concentration
whether he was constructing ships, erect
ing houses, or serving IN an executive and
advisory capacity il banking directorate.
II was probably in the latter role, how
ever, that he Is best known to his towns
men, and perhaps his splendid services, his
sound judgment and safe conservatism az
financier-iD the latter days after he had
long passed three score have brought
20 him his greatest honors
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-12-11
MEETINGS TONIGHT.
Temnle X G.. f.

Olive Temple. X G. f.
Wenonah Lodge, $ OF Il
Liberty Conclave, ;. ". NJ
Mechanics Lodge | Q. .. 7
Lenape Tribe, lmp'd Q. r, NJ
Sheet Metal Workers Association
James A Garfield Council, i. Of \ :,
James A. Young Couclave, II. or ). W NJ
Apache Tribe, No 81, lmp'd, .. K \
Economy Calendar Dec IL
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RIPPING RHYMES.
BY Walt Mason.
SUNSET OF LIFE.

I'm waxing old, I've reached the
Qlosming. the coming night Its
shadows filngs, and here | sit, my
whlskers combtng, and morah1ing
on all things The young 60 by. the
dancers. laughers, the singers Of
life's morning hyAnn. and I'm un-
ike some other gatfers, for envy
makes their eyes grow DIM Some
qrayheards watch the Young III
sorrow. and long to tread their shln-
ing WAYS, aud sigh, Youth always
has tomorrow, but age has only yes
teraays." The NlntrA dusk seems
rather tragic, but | would cry.
NAY nay, my dear, Il some Kind
fairy, with her mage. would take
me back - YesterYear. once
was Young ana full Of trouble, n
trackless wilds | went astray, and
every bright hope proved bubble.
my idols All had feet Of clay had
no tranquil ewes or mornings, all day
a weary load | bore the road VAS
marked with solemn warnings, lett
there hy failures gone before. On,
youth was full of fire and fever,
love was false and VOWS askew, aud
every hope was a deceiVer, and
only bitter dreams came true.
And now | sit, with yalise full Of
bottled grapeiulce by my side; the
closing hours are calm and peace
ful and sllmher comes ut eventlde.
f ! ! 8 = ~ i al -
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-12-11

A cache containing 30 gallons Of homo
brew was discovered in the top story Of
the Martin rsburg, W Va court house,
day Or two ago. II would be prcsaic
Puritancal Judge that couidn laugh a
the fint-iike nerve Of this amateur Drawer