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WHAT DO THE WORKERS
WANT?
BY WHITING WILLIAMS


Like all the rest of us, the work
lngman wants to "break through"
somewhere on that western front
which stretches for all of US from
the shining land of get-up-in-the-
morning to the shadowland of go-to-
bed-at-night.
Somewhere along that line he
wants to get the feeling that he is
counting as person among other
persons, that, as compared with
where he started, one year or 10
years ago, he's getting on"
Like the rest of US, furthermore,
ne wants most to break through on
that fronts industrial or earn-a-liv-
ing sector. Thht means more in
money, responsibility and self-respect
than to break through on the home or
the civic or the personal sectors.
On that industrial sector-there in
the plant or down in the mine or on
the shipyards-the worker wants a
larger chance to share in the salts
faction of the job more than he wants
a larger share in the management of
the enterprise.
Down at the bottom of his heart
you will find he's thinking something
about profits and ownerships and
control, but much more about Jobs,
steady jobs, clean jpbs, jobs with
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good tools, effective jobs, jobs with
trained and capable foremen he can
respect, jobs whose service to hu-
manity he has been helped to under
stand by a management he knows
and believes in.
Like the rest of us, the worker
wants to feel that the best and most
worthwhile part of him is the part
which produces and serves-that
what most helps him hold up his
head among other men is that he's
a Workman workman that needeth
not to be ashamed.
So it seems to be, back in white
collardom again, that white-collared,
educated Christian people should do
their best to contribute to this pres
ent critical situation of our country
and the world these two things-a
cool head and warm heart.
When more of the public and more
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of 'the employers show a better un-
derstanding of the other fellow, that
other fellow will himself see to put
ting his own house in order and do
his best to give an honest days work
for an honest days pay, to keep his
agreement up to the limit. and to
show the maximum of consideration
for the well-being of the public in
connection with all his plans and de-
cisions.
And that better understanding will
disclose the footlessness of each side S
sitting down and blaming the other
side and of trying to unlock the, en-
ergies of men-whether in the of
flee or the "cinder pit" with the crow
bar of force instead of the key to
faith.
Ever since college I've been very
close to both the rich and the poor
to say nothing of the n-betweens-
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played them.
And there they were making music
without the least bit of trouble to
themselves at all. And | needn't tell
you they soon became famous. Also
that Professor Skylark very quickly
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in an effort to get them closer to-
gether. And among them both and
all | find just about the same combi-
nation of good and bad-with the ac-
cent on the good.
So when l recall the high spots
and the low spots of my months in
overalls and put them alongside of
my years in white collars and boiled
shirts find myself thanking the Lord
that my faith in America is unshak-
en- just because my faith is unshak-
en- in the brand of human nature we
have here. l think the chap must
have been an American who said:
How poor, how rich; how abject, how
august;
How complicate, how wonderful is
man!
How passing wonder He who made
him such.
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in Topsy-Turvy Land"
Miss Lady-Bug was spokesman fol
her relatives. Here we are, Pro.
fessor! All of US. And if we cant
learn to hum, nor chirp, nor buzz, we
are all very curious to learn how you
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DOn'ts Shake Your
Life Away

You know the cause. Your system
is full of Malaria. Get it out of your
system.
Get rid of those strength de-
stroying chilIs with Ameco. The
minute you take a dose of Ameco,
you can rest assured you will miss
that dreaded 'hiil day. 1t klis
the chills."
A few doses breaks the fever and
after taking one or twd bottles as O
tonic, the fever will not return.
Ameco will also cure any ordinary
colo ir twenty-four hours.
Try bottle of Ameco. You will
be agreeably surprised how quickly
and thoroughly it does the work.
Every bottle guaranteed. Price 25
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ADVENTURES
OF THE TWINS
& Olive RehexkS Brtoaa

had been very busy, and now going to
the piano, he set up on the bracket a
large sheet of white paper on which
he had made musical staff-like
this.
So now picking up one lady-bug at
time, he stuck them all on the staff
until they looked like this:
Then he sat down to the piano and
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NOTICE TO OUR PATRONS.
Lee Street.

Government statistics show
that sixty per cent of all cases
of tuberculosis originate from
drinking milk from infected
cows.
We are glad to say that you
are not among those who are
daily risking their health, six
chances out of every ten, in the
hands of the incurable disease.
Our entire herd passed the in
spection made by the state vet
erinarian, March 1926, 1920.
NTHE PINES DAIRY,
Gust A. Anderson. Prop.
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are going to make US musical. We
only hope you are not going to teach
that old song:
Lady-bug, lady-bug, fly away home,
Your house is on fire and your chill
dren alone
"We're sick of it as soldiers are
of beans"
81 assure you l won't" promised
the professor obligingly.
While Miss Lady-Bug was gone, he
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made his fortune.
Nancy and Nick got up to go then,
and thanked the professor for his
kindness. There weren't any more
pupils coming anyway, and the pro-
fessor didn't seem to care. He was
anxious to get back and make some
more money out of mean some
more music-out fthe lady-bugs.
So the twins, their Magical Mush-
room, and Green Shoes, pattered
down the road on another adventure.
Copyright, 1920, N. E. Az
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ADVENTURES OF A STEEL COMPANY EXECUTIVE AS 4
STEEL MILL LABORER--NO 5

(What do the workers want?
Whiting Williams tells in this, the
last of a series of six articles. Will
hams forgot" that he was a steel
company vice president and worked
as a day laborer seven months in
steel mills, coal mines, shipyards and
roundhouses to get the workers view
point.)
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The Musical Bugs.

Presently the whole lady-bug fam
lily arrived in Nick's Green Shoes.
They all alighted and spread them
selves around, much to Professor
Skylark's delight. ''My, my" he
kept counting to himself. "If each
bug pays two dollars for music les
sons I'll soon be the richest person
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-08-21
TO SIGN
ANTI BRIBERY PACT
Republican State Chairman Says
Legal Channels Best Way
to Handle Dcbauchery.

Charles Warner, Republican State
Chairman, today replied to the second
letter of Henry II. lsaacs, Democratic
State Chairman, refusing to agree 70
Mr.. Isaacs' plan that both chairmen should
sign an agreement seeking to prevent
as we'll as punish election fraud.
Mr.. Warner, in his reply, refers to his
first letter, i'm which he referred MIR. lsaacs
10 the Attorney General and the United
States District Attorney AZ the only
avenues to eliminate vote debauchery
A copy of Mr.. Warmers letter reads as
follows:
Dear Sir: | have read with much IN
terest your extended explanation oil the
2Oth inst, res pecting your views on
enforcing clean elections.
''While | do not question your s'ncer-
itv. syour program has impressed me as
having too much the earmarks OF grand
stand play without the practical value
of being effective. As such it has not APP
pealed to me.
fAn agreement between you and my
self would have little or no effect upon
those who NIGH tbe seriously inclined to
debauch the ballot by the buying or
selling of votes.
"The plan | proposed and have already
put into effect by offering my active
xervices to the District Attorney and
the attorney general, is the only real pre-
ventative that | can see at this moment.
Those who may be strongly inclined to
immoral and illegal practices on election
day have no fear of you or myself, or any
agreement that we might enter into, but
they would have very healthy regard for
the strong arm of the law if they believe
it is likely to be used.
"Hence, by referring this subject
to the District Attorney and the Attorney
General with my offer of assistance. !
believe | have taken the most practlal
step to forestall the acts you fear.
Until you are willing to take the same
step that have taken with sincerity ano
earnestness, then, and not until then, vii
those in your party wrongly inclined know
that you mean business.
Very truly yours,
Charles Warner,
Chairman
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-08-21
DENY cox CHARGE
| OF BIG SLUSH FUND
Ohio Republican State Committee
Issues Statement; Say He
Must Prove 1t.

Columbus, Ohio, Aug. 2l.-The state
ments which Governor Cox made Thurs
day in regard to the raising OF a campaign
fund of not less than S15,0OO,OD, of
which amount S50OO0O had been as
sessed upon the Republicans Of Ohio, in
order To buy an underhoid on the
government. brought response yester-
day from the Ohio Republican State
Committee.
This came in the form Of a denial that
any such amount was being raised by the
Republicans of Ohio. Governor Cox, how
ever. stuck 10 his guns and repeated that
hia charges were modest ii, the extreme;
that the total fund would reach well over
$4,000, 600, contributed IN mqny devious
ways, perhaps, but none the less con-
tributed and that the Ohio Republicans
would do as much or more than he mad
indicated
The Republican State Committee
statement follows:
"No one in Ohio-least OF all Governor
Cox himself-is fooled by the governor
reiterated charges of a tremendous re
publican campaign fund Governor COX
must prove the charges made IN tins cam
paign before they are taken seriously
/ Facts are needed. Here are some facts:
/ traces this mythical campaign fund %
! Wall Street. II was from the heart OF wall
| Street Just four days ago that the an
nouncement came that The New York
| Evening Post would cordially support
! James NJ. Cox for President. This sup
port of Governor Cox, ii was stated, wa'
| based on his advocacy Of Wilson's Lea gu'
| of Nations. The New York Evening Pos-
waited until the governors attitude
toward the League was definitely made
clear
"The New York Evening Post is owned
| bv Thomas W Lamont Of the firm o
J. p. Morgan & Co, one Of the dominan
factors in Wall Street II was to Wal
Street that the first copies Of Wilson
League of Nations covenant we're sent
Republican Senators discovered thes
copies in possession Of Wall Street finan
ciaI men several weeks before even al
official copy OF the covenant reaches
/ Washington.
"A definite statement is needed iron
Mr.. Cox as to lust how much money b
thinks the international hnanciers 9
Wall Street who are demanding Wilson
League OF Nations and will profit mos
bv #. and who are supporting Mr. Co
precisetv for that reason, will contribut
to the Republican campaign fund.
'eTn his speech before the Democrat
State convention at Columbus the othe
day Governor Cox, denOuneing Unite
States Senator'S acting under their oat
of office rs guilty Of deliberate and Wifi
untruths. explained that Presidential PR
prieties' prevented him from usin
stronger language. There are other pr
prieties, not 10 say moral obligation
which rest as well upon Presidential cat
didatcs as upon ordinary citizens. Amor
these is the Scriptural injunction, Tho
shalt not bear false witness.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-08-21
OWEN MAGNETIC CAR CO.
IN RECEIVERS HANDS
Corporation Assents to Action
Cannot Meet Obligations,
it is Claimed.

Charles +. Ross of New York City and
Robert Pennington of Wilmington, have
been appointed receivers of the owen
Magnetic Motor Car Corporation, a
Delaware corporation, on the petition
of l-ri T Hunge r(ord of New York City
who is "A creditor and stockholder OF the
,opccrn. and who represents the other
creditors and stockholders whowlll become
parties il the action.
Ii Is rccitcd that the matter IN contro-
verSy exceed three thosand dollars. The
total authorized capital stock IS one
lion dollars represented by. preferred
stock 5000. 600 in second preferred an
$4,000 shares of common stock OF no
nominal value The total invested capital
is stated at So00,00O
Outstanding issues of BOSS shares OF
prrfcrred stock par 100, 5000 shares of
second preferred Of the, same par value
and 5000 shares of common stock have
been made. The plaintiff Is the owner Of
So, shares Of preferred stock.
Tn, allegation IS that the defend9nt
corporation is unable TO pay its soblga-
tion~as they fall due.
The company controls in addition g
other assets in the shape OF plant and
ecuipmcnt carried at S347, 1925. the
a assignment of the right title and interest
d a NJ. Owen, in the patents together
with the licenses for the use OF the Eritz
Eletrical Transmission.
Current liabilities amount to $500, ,WI
IN notes pavable, fve-siXths of which
mature within the next four months
accounts PAYABLE amounting TO S23o, ,OuU
four-ffths of which are past due. Cash
in bank of $4,000 and accounts receivable
Of less than $1,000 are the only quick
assets claimed
The company, through its treasurer
consents TO the receivership.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-08-21
cox AGAIN HITS AT
SENATE OL|GARCHY
M axes Spirited Reply TO Utter
ances of Harding Commend
ing Upper House.
By Associated Press % Every Evening

Orrville Ohio, Aug. u Another spirit
ed attack on the Senate oligarchy" was
made here today by Governor Cox in an
address replying To that delivered recent
ly by Senator Harding commencing the
Senate as forum Of popular government.
"The Republican candidate, said Gov
ernor Cox, "has devoted front porch
session To the defense Of the United States
Senate. With characteristic reactionary
isolationfrom the current Of public thought
he fails 10 distinguish between the y. ;.
Senate as an institution and the list Of
United States Senators who have taken
charge of an independent part Of the
government.
1T is our contention that q group Of
men have formed domineering, arro-
CANT oligarchy in the Senate and that they
have deliberately interfered with the well
fare Of the world, delayed readJustment
in this country, all to the distinct injury
and disadvantage Of the people
The governor charged that the Rep,Ib-
/ lican Senate group was trying TO annex
the Presidency. "
''The feeling against the Senate, -
/ he declared, grows specifically out OF
/ the abuses by the oIigarchy. Prompted
| by its success in obstructive tactics, it
/ has moved into an entirely new under
{ t9tktttk anu ~ St5F0o nov W sIE Af7t
/ dency."
Continuing his attack upon Republican
campaign contributions, he charged that
greedy interests which are making the
contributions have been in notorious con-
sort with the Senatorial oligarchv"
The Governor said Harding would share
| Presidential responsibility with the
councillors of the leaders His gratitude -
naturally to them, he continued. There
is scarcely day that some member of the
group is not in conference with him.
The man in the street looks with
great misgivings on the whole chain Of
circumstances that has developed since
the early hours of the morning when the
choice of the Republican leaders was made
in the hotel. and not in the convention
hall at Chicago. Not the least disquietlng
phase of the situation is the unblushing
continuance of the gathering together Of
millions of dollars for campaign purposes
1T was never the intention Of the mer
who wrote the Constitution that dom
mating group in the Senate should obstruct
! the treaty making agencies Of government
on conscientious preteXt while moved by
the hidden purpose Of promoting party
] advantage.
: The three branches Of governmen
; were intended to be separate and distinct
Certainly nothing could be more clearly
subversive of that arrangement than tn
carefully thought-out plan of having tn
; leaders of the Senate dominate pOlitica
convention and make the choice OF tn
party for the Presidency. The very argll
e ment which Senator Harding presents i
i support Of the Senatorial individualit
t holds with equal logic to the preservation
5 of executive individuality Not only wi
e the people at all times regard any depart
e ure from this principle as dangerous bu
G they resent the attempt now being mad
c 20 turn the Senate and Presidency int
K a single unit OF government"
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-08-21
DISEASES SHOW INCREASE.
Wilmington Led Rest Of State in Com
municabIe Maladies.

Wilmington led the rest of the State IN
the number of deaths from communicable
diseases in the first six months of this
wear, according to a bulletin published by
the State Board Of Heelth. The total
number of deaths from communicable
diseases was 81 compared to 40 from the
remainder of the State. In the rural sec
tions of the State the death rate was lower
during second three months than in the
first quarter, but in this city II was
practically doubled owing to the epidemic
of scarlet fever which cost Is lives.
The figures for the entire State showed
great increase over the number for
1918 or 1919. The total Of the State foi
certain communicable diseases for the
first six months of this year follows
Measles 33; whooping cough, Is idiph-
liberia l3: and scarlet fever, 20.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-08-21
HARDING DECL INES
DEBATE WITH cox
Latter Accepts Invitation to Speak
at Ohio State Fair, Former
Refuses.

Columbus, Ohio, Aug. 21.-Governor
Cox wishes To meet Senator HardlnE
in an open debate on the issues OF the
camnairn. the occasion being the invita-
ton 10 both Presidential candidates 10
speak at the State Fair here on Augnst 81.
Hearing that Senator Harding had been
invited 10 speak, Governor Cox AT once
accepted an invitation TO appear on
the same date, and went to work ON his
argument. In accepting Governor
Cox stipulated that he he permitted TO
speak first and discuss political issues
THAT was an unusual request III re-
gard to a debate, said Governor Cox
YESTERDAY. "but wanted to give Senator
Harding some things to answer | am
perfectly willing that he shall have tie
last word"
Word was brought from Marion yester-
day. however, that Senator Harding
said that he had not accepted and would
not accept the invitation to speak at the
State Fair on the same day with Governor
Cox.
"We1l, ! have accepted, said the Gov
ernor. when he heard of this. Il am sorry
that Mr.. Harding viii not be there. |
would like to have this JOINT debate be-
cause know that the stand which have
taken on these issues Is unanswerable.
| am going to make an address which Is
not censored by any man or group OF men
which expresses my conviction, where the
progress and welfare OF the nation are
concerned
II made one request That II both numl-
nees were 10 speak should be permitted
to speak first. | also said IN accepting
that | would discuss politics despite the
fact that the State Fair is non-partlsan
-. .Faf n lY4a ~ hon Ghnn tai
put aside the great issues of the campaign
i am ready to debate them with Senator
Harding at any time. In fact, / am
anxious to do just that.
According TO the story as told here,
Senator Harding was invited TO speak
at the same time the invitation was ex-
tended to Governor Cox. reply was
received from Senator Harding, from
the tenor of which the committee in
charge of the fair concluded he would
appear. Governor Cox accepted the IN
vitation, so arranging his engagements
that he would be able to appear at the
State fair after addresses In New Haven,
Conn, and New York.
Ii was learned here yesterday, also that
j.. NJ. Fulington, connected with the
Ohio Republican State Headquarters,
had conferred with the committee IN
charge of the State Fair IN regard to
the arrangement I'm the event that Sena-
tor Harding spoke. Mr. Fullington paid
his first visit to the committee several
days ago and he was informed that no
definite word had then been received
from Governor Cox as to what he IN
tended to do The anndumeement from
Marion today came ON the heels of the
action of Governor Cox IN accepting the
invitation to speak ON condition that he
be permitted to discuss politics.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-08-21
BOARDER WAS ASPHYXIATED.

Mike Salerone, 3s years old, boarding at
1911 Howland street, was found dead in
his room about 123 30 today. The room was
full of gas and it &as found that an auto
matte lighter on chandelier was loose.
He retired last night at $50 and when
ne did not arise this morning residents
of the house broke the window and entered
his room. The police ambulance was
summoned but as nothing could be done
the body was turned over to Deputy
Coroner Harvey L. Nichols.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-08-21
ALIGNED AGAINST HARDING.
First Independent Ohio Newspaper 70
Choose Between Candidates.

Columbus, Ohio, Aug. 81 The first
independent newspaper IN OHIO 70 ex-
press itself on the candidates for Presl-
dent aligns itself against Senator Hard
ing. IL is The Coshocton Tribune and
Times Age, which, asscrtin that II
holds no brief for Governor Cox, says he
has rnercifulIy refrained from conhning
his species 10 sheer idiocy about American
ism and honesty and similar empty and
disgusting platitudes.
The editor says that the trouble with
the Republican candidate IL that he is
still living in those glorious days, those
days Of tran scendeutal honesty when the
Standard Oh Company opeDly lobbied iD
a score of State Legislatures and brazen-
ly bought legislative maiorities for candi-
dates who un blushingly wore the Standard
Oil label on their coat Iapels; when George
b. Cox was the Republican master Of
Ohio, and when municipal politics were
so corrupt that the very term was by
word and a reproach IN every civilized
country in the world.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-08-21
NEW CHARTERS.

Special Correspondence of Every + vening
Dover, Aug. 21.-Charters were fl led here
Yesterday as follows.
Kings Food Products Co, Portland, Ore.
capital $40 100000.
Culm-Burn Equipment Co, Philadelphia,
Pa: 81 900 900.
Home Comforts shop. Inc. Wilmington.
Del: 81 ,OOO. 900.
Noda Shaie Oil Gas and Byproducts Co,
Chillicothe Ohio, $780, 600.
Parkway Co. Baltimore, Md; $500 600.
Motors Finance Corporation of Wilkes
Barre Pa. Wilmington Del: S250.0O0.
Reliable Oil Co. Wilmington. Del; $780,
600.
Traders Coal and Oil Co. Pittsburg, Pa;
500 900
Home Products Co. Wilmington, Del
500 900.
Automobile and Truck Steering Gear Co.
Lafayette Ind !: 100000.
Oklahoma Nebraska OIL Co. Whining
ton. Del; 500 600.
Mt Holly Foundry Co. Ridley Park, Pa !;
100000.
Automatic Producing Machinery Cor
poration Philadelphia. Pa. 100000
Peter Rinhalter Co., Wilmington, Del.
1000.
Res-Pro Securities Corporation, Dover,
Del; $40 900.
Musch Smith Co.. Wilmington, Del.
$1,000.
Increase in capital of Wright Go, New
York City, from 100000 70 S5OooOo
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-08-21
ROOSEVELT FINDS CONVERTS.
Says Republicans Viii Vote for Cox, bur
Democrats Are Loyal.

Missoula, Mon, Aug. 20.-Greater
naval development on the Pacific Coast
was promised by Franklin d. Roosevelt,
Democratic nominee for Vice President
in a rear platform speech he made here
Yesterday en- route TO Spokane
Facilities at present available are not
large enough to care for even half Of
the freight business on the Pacific Coast,
he declared
MIR. Roosevelt said that il was extra
ordinary that in travelling the last
ten days in seven States we have vet 10
find the first Democrat who is to vote
for Harding, while literally hundreds of
progressive Republicans have told us
they will vote for Cox
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-08-21
ARGENTINE PRESIDENT
HAS MANY GOD-SONS

B,lenos Aires, july 2S.-When aseventh
son is born In Argentina, the President of
the Republic becomes his godfather, ac
eording TO custom. Recently seventh
male heir was baptized with brilliant
church ceremony at which the ranking
officer of the Argentine army represented
president Irigoyen, who now. has quite
a large family Of god-sons.