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Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-10-18
WEAK EXPLANATIONS.

Thirty-one prominent Republicans have
signed a statement saving that they Will
support Senator Harding for the PresI-
dencv. Among them are DIR. Goodnow
and Professor Willoughby OF the Johns
Hopkins University; Mr.. Root, Mr..
Wickersham. Mr.. Hughes and other
eminent gentlemen. Their standing IS
certainly such as 10 give Importance to
their views, but the fact that they should
feel called upon TO announce their views
IN this fashion gives rise to some curious
reflections.
Mr.. Harding having on various occa-
sions assumed various positions with fe-
gard 10 the League. II was easy tor them
to find something IN his utterances from
which to quote 1t would have been Just
as easy. or easier, for them to lind IN Mt
Hardlngs utteranceS statements which
utterly negative their assumptions. As,
for instance. hls statement III Baltimore
when he said. Il am without anything
specific about q program constructive IN
character for an association 0i nations.
AS. for instance, his statement at Des
Moines, when he said: 4 do want To
clarity those obligations want to turn
nv back on them. 1t Is not Interpretation
but rejection that ! am seeking.
Any man with any kind of view
about the League of Nations can find IN
Senator Hardings various remarks some
kind of support for his particular theory.
! But fair-minded men will agree that MIR.
| Harding has been more explicit and more
| direct when he has been favonng scrap
ping the League than when he has been
| fayoring changing It.
And this thing IS certain, that II Mr.
| Root and Mr.. Wickersham and MIR.
Hughes and DR. Goodnow are correct IN
their interpretations of what Is IN MIR
| Harding's mind and what viii happen Il
be is elected, then Senator Johnson and
Senator Borah and the other irrecon-
| cilables who are supporting him are being
fooled Mr.. Harding is getting the sup
| port of the one crowd or the other on
something like false pretenoes.
After carefully weighing the arguments
of these eminent Republicans, most III.
| dependent minds, we believe, VIII be con
| firned in their conclusion that Governor
| Cox fairly stated the League issue when h
said that he was in favor of going IN anC
Senator Harding is IN favor of staying out
| This is why friends of the League wh'
propose to support Harding feel that thel
| course has to b e explained. That is VIII,
their explanations do not explain. .-Baltl
more Sun.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-10-18
COLLEGE GIRLS IN AFTER LIFE.

Why girls go TO college is revealed by
statistics published dealing with the
after careers of Barnard graduates Oi
the living alumnm, 2,095 IN number. 5s
per cent arc holding paid positions. Thirty
per cent have married and only II per
cent are neither married nor at work. As
respects the kind of occupation preferred,
teaching. once the favorlte pursuit OF
coIlege-bred women. has lost caste: W hile
A. late as 1915 IS per centof all living
graduates of Barnard were engaged IN 1t,
the percentage is now only II
PERHAPS it il occasion for SURPRISE that
this underpaid occupation retains the
hold it does on women college graduates
in the face Of the greater rewards ana
broader opportunities Of other proies-
sional careers and in business llte. ne
thirtv-one years since Barnard College
was organized about comprise the extra.
ordinary development OF the educated
woman's field Of work, andit hints at CON
servation that more than one-iourth OF
the institutions graduates should sun
incline TO what In mere masculine opinion,
for al its drudgery is one Of the highest
forms Of feminine occupation.
But the figures sufficiently show that
Girls 20 to college for serious purposes
that the higher education for them Is some
thing for practical use as much as Tor
ornament. That considerably more than
half Of all the living graduates OF this col
lege are sclf-supportlng Is an interesting
and impressive showing of feminine ear
nestncss and endeavor Can the glrl grad
| uates OF finishing schools" match IT.
New York World.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-10-18
No Occasion for Alarm.

Republican State Chairman Warner
is quoted by Republican paper as say
ina the s'party organization in Delaware
would fight TO the utmost q campaign OF
intimidation the Democrats had begun
to prevent citizens from voting at the
coming election" This means, IN PLAIN
words, that the powers of the Republican
marty organization will be employed to
the utmost to keep on the registration
lists all the names that may have been
fraudulently placed there, and convert
them into good Republican votes on cleo
ton day. That will be the effort, as past
experience has amply proved.
The election machinery of this State IS
engineered by the Republican party, and
there is no danger of any fraudulent
registration by Democrats, however will
ing Democratic workers might be TO at
tempt this kind of work But that regis
tration frauds are encouraged under he-
publican auspices has been clearly shown
fine and again. Young Negroes are
prevailed upon to commit perjury as TO
their ages, especially those who would
come under educational test and fail II 1T
should be applied. in order to have their
names placed on and kept on the voting
books. The appeal courts have had many
instances of this kind of fraud, and now,
with equal suffrage, the fraud is beng ex-
tended to Negro women, instances being
mentioned of young Negro women con-
siderably below the legal age OF twenty
one wears swearing falsely that they were
over twentv-one years and thereby Sc
curing registration.
The Republican party management is
alarmed at the political situation IN tins
State. For once there is prospect OF an
election without the customary purchase
of victory with Republican money, as was
notoriously the case two years ago. De
prived of this powerful agency of corrup-
ton, it would be only natural If the party
workers had endeavored to help the fall
ing cause of Republicanism by fraudulent
registrations. If they have done tins, 1t
is the duty Of the Democratic party au-
thorities to fight the grave evil IN the
courts No honest Republican VIII re
sent this course, and no amount OF effort
bv dishonest Republicans should be per
mitted to thwart justice and pave the
way TO another form of election debauch'
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-10-18
PRESS COMMENTS.
NO PROVISION FOR NEW VOTERS.

The news comes that Governor Town
send has refused to call Special Session
Of the Legislature TO provide for the voting
of the increased vote in congcTtcd election
districts. This is, we believe, a mistake.
We might say that il is not our funeral
but that the consequences be on the gov
ernor's head, but we do not take that view
of it. II will be deplorable If all voters do
not have chance to vote because in some
districts there are more voters than can
vote with the present machinery and IN
the hours for voting Even an extension
of the time for voting might meet the
difficulty. The Milford Chronicle claims
that the difficulty can be met by addition.
al voting booths, and that All additional
set of judges and clerks is provided for by
the law. We hope this is so but we are I'M
able to find authority for it. The statute
provides for but two judges of election
other than the Inspector and two clerks
for each election district. The only pro-
vision made for additional officers Is fr
additional clerks for reading the votes
and keeping the tally lists. The difficulty
is not in reading the ballots and taIlying
the vote, there is no limit on the time
for that, but in the finding of the names
on the books, as the Chronicle suggests,
and that takes time and the time for that
and receiving the votes is limited.
We are not surprised that Governor
Townsend is reluctant TO call special
session OF the Legisla ture, but II there IS
AN emergency and it seems to US there is
in such a condition as exists as to voting
il is his duty 10 do So As we have suggest
cd an amendment extending the time
for closing the polls would be sufficient
and there is not the slightest doubt that
for this purpose the members Of the Legs
lature would pledge themselves to remain
in session for but one day. The State can
do no less than afford ample opportunity
TO all it's citizens TO vote. The denial oi
this right would put us IN a class with
Mexico and other countries where voting
is largely a farce. Such condition IN
Delaware is unthinkable.--Dover Index.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-10-18

The experiment Of James Sharp, farm
er near Milford, points the way to another
crop that may be raised with much profit.
From three bushels Of dwarf lima beans,
planted July 10, after the land had yielded
q crop Of peas, he has just harvested 1,1l7
pounds that netted him s75 an acre. In
addition, the vines are stored for the win
ter, when they win be fed to cattle. The
total yield Of the plot Of ground is $50
an acre, which assmedly is very fair
return for the outlay Of money and labor
involved If Delaware farmers can double
the output Of their acres every year they
will have gone long way to prove that
farming pays.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-10-18

pnllnr and often n ds'astr for meat and
for highly seasoncd foods In ca@p n an
indigestion accompanied by tbe~ fyrnp-
toms in a prrypn ~ generous agf, caDeef
should he suspected nnd an expert day
nos,s should be sought.
Iu this day when - much ercellehf fffc
medical treatment n offered, there y ~
rood EXCUSE for not obtaining rich a
diavnos,s. Yet many persons fail b. o.
tain either because they are ignorarf thnf
ouch facilities exist, or BECAUSE they ar
TOO proud ~ "accept charity fnf
medical treatment should not te rtzar1fd
~ charity, but az one a the n2hta ~hifh
tax-payng citizen eDioyr. II = coming fnofr
and more 10 be recognized that NJ health
Of an individual - an asert ~ tne n,tte.
even more than 10 hirrlsSh, and that = =
State duty 20 insure that h,alth.
Officials of the Society for the COutrDi -
Cancer say that IN New York CITY % .
corning ~ be the middle cl2saes, c0npracd
"a saIaried workers, and not the plDf. sip
suffer rnogt from lark of medical attention
The uoor do not stand upon thcn pridf,
and early beoome uyed 20 avaiiing thfm
selves of free medical advice They AZ.
apt 10 70 20 A public clinic of hospital "
sorne sort whenever they are .i. Ihere they
yet medical treatment Hhich - Away
eornretent and often - Elective ~ monry
could bsTy.
y.rSy PerDE OYTrg FATAt.
The wealthy take god are n thsrn-
selves. tro employing specialist ~ ianfJ
prices. But the chap IN bot wecn, who rafi-
not afford a specialist and fonsidcrf i''f-
self 700 good b ~ N a frue clinic, D ttn
sufferer. Often hc puts N secsmg tr.n'
nert for an ailmeut because Do c4nr0f
afford Il, until it s mo iats Nothing
more needed IN The way u sanitarJ odilea
ton than N teaoh this ndlvdual b
pocket his false pride, " learn NJ tnf
medical facilities which be- state ~ h.
city places 40 his dispoeal and ~ agai
himself of them Whenever uecoeenry
In New York City to-day ono nay ilnd
competent treatment by specialfgts lqr
almost any of 2 he more serioua y tnf
/ diseases. Tubercllars. for cNample ~
( offered not only diagnoeis and truatmeu'
+ but also excellent sanat0rium faoihties
/ Expert treatment for yenereal diseaEr q
\ offered free, and ~ = incubation agare'
I many Virulenf nfecfiDus dselaes Jet AT
/ over the country, and even in the cifFs
/ where the best free facilIties srr 0ferei
/ these diseases are bungled by znoranf
general practIti0ners. ami commemorative.
/ By advertising quaeks ard BY keer~rr ~
! commercial sauatOrlarrs ~ duof0fls repsi'e
Other states are eTpected - foii0y ~
lead Of View York IN oferIug frre radnfrn
I treatment for -an0r- The ti-~~-~ -
steadily on the in-rease fo- i sre~ns ~ b~ a
disease Of civiliz>,ion - h.rye eItse- s>sf ~
sedentary s-syz Of life
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-10-18
Just Folks
By Edgar A. Gueet.
NEXT TIME.

'eTirnes when he's been bad" they say,
trYou must punish him today
What's he going 10 be, II you
Let him go his way and do
Things like this. and don't correct hTnf
Surely then you cant expect him
To grow up the way be should
Yep say, "l'll make him good;
Send himein 20 me and III
Fix him UP in proper style,
And I'll tell him now that I'm
Going To punish him-ne1t time
Then his mother sends him in,
And he eomes'ln with grin,
And | try 20 Took az though
was mad at him, but oh,
Comes the thought that such lad
Couldn't be 50 very badl
But know I've got ~ scold
That mischievouse eight-year-oid,
So take him on my knee
And | tell him what will be
Done to him for such a crime,
As his punishment-ne time.
Hope I'll never live to see
That next time when ! must be
Forced To carry out my threat,
Just because he may forget
All his promises and fall
Into trouble. He's 90 small
And 50 full of life that he
Can't forever perfect be-
Yet If there should come the day
! must punish him, III say:
'1'll forgive you now, but I'm
Gong to whip you sure-next time
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-10-18
fs HvenIns enlne5 saturday lo0O4
MONDAY. OCTOBER Is, 1920
Read the League Covenant.

n, another page of this issue we PRINT
,,e con,olete text of the Covenant OF
the league of Nations, as adopted by the
Pace Conference at Versailles
We-ask every reader of Every Evening
rrardless Of political inchnatons' 10
nead and carefully study this great m
u,rnationsf peace pact. II was carefully
umrared by what may be termed 'he
wsssrn of the world IN Congress as
-,u,saed- and was intended rs Covenant
bv which war can be prevented here
,ft,s. and sll the world spared from war $
Asrrid >issolations.
Our country has not vet ratified tins
xrrst CovenantfoT Worlds Peace for
r,-.a,,,. which are well-known we stand
~,cof. m company with Soviet Russia,
Germany Bulgaria, Turkey and Mexco'
An tb., other nations of the world, large
sndznau- are members of the League.
Whether we shah join these nations
~hich earnestly desire world peace, or
continue in our present apparently IN
r-ty-a,associstion with Russia, Bulgaria,
Turkey and Mexico, will be determined
thv-tbe people Of the United States at the
election ON Tuesday, November 2.
The Republican party stands m op-
nosition to the League of Nations. Its
candidate for President, Senator Harding
of Ohio. has ''scrapped the League, &C
cording to the trite expression Of one OF Its
leading enemies, Senator johnson Of Cab
fornia.
The Democratic party stands squareiy
and uneouivocally in favor OF the League
of Nations, and it's candidate for Presi-
dent Governor Cox Of Ohio, is an ardent
advocate Of World Peace.
The Republican party is treating thus
great issue Of World Peace IN tiagrantiy
dishonest manner. It does not discuss II
fairly II deliberately omitted the Cove
nant Of the League Of Nations from Its
Campaign Text Book. It does not want
the people TO be informed, so that its
parusan orators may grossly misrepre-
sent the contents and purposes Of the
Covenant
The Democratic party has forced the
League Of Nations to the front as thf
dominating issue of the campaign. 1t;
candidates and speakers discuss it open
". fairly, honestly, and with loyal
patriotic enthusiasm.
The friends of Germany and all Other
hostile alien elements of our citizenship
are opposed to the League Of Nations
and are heartily supporting the candidate'
and cause of the Republican party.
Letevery vUter carefully read the Cove
rart OF the League Of Nations. Read anc
r,--resd Article 10, about which there Is 81
much dispute and so much Republican
MISREPRESENTATION. Study carefully every
line of the Covenant and determine fol
yourselves what it is, what it promises
And then, on election day, vote you
honest convictions, unaffected by partl
san considerations. And If you approv'
the Covenant of the League OF Nations
voice your favor in the only efectiv'
way, by voting for the Democratic part,
and its candidates on Tuesday, Novem
Der
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-10-18
Allie That Would Not Go.

The worst sample of Republican tao
ties so far is the recent attack by Re
publican leaders in the East on the League
of Nations because it took cognlzance Of
traffic in women and children and traf-
fc in opium and other dangerousdrugs."
It would seem that the most evil magma
ton could not distort into legitiInatizing
such evils the action Of the League of Ma
tons. in order to obtain jurisdiction Of
such. evils, expressly taking them out OF
the class of agreements which would be
INTERPRETED as domestic matters and
classifying them as international matters
over which the League would have juris-
diction. It Itdevelops that this clause IN the
League Covenant was successfully urged
upon the Peace Conference by those so
cial organizations which are fighting the
white slave traffic and the drug evil
Yet it must be admitted that this mis-
Interpretation Of the League, while more
outrageous, is just about as logical as
many others the Republicans have put out.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-10-18
EVENING SMILE
UNKNOWN yICE-PRESIDENTS.

'sNow," said the professor blandly,
addressing his class IN political history
of the United States, At me test your
general knowledge. Who was Rlchar1
NJ. Johnson"
Silence deep and unbroken.
"Well, then, who was George NJ
Dallas
No answer.
"Dear mep' exclaimed the professor,
scratching one ear medltatlyely. " no
was Henry Wilson,
The members Of the class stared blank
ley at each other. =.
who was William A. Wheeler
Not a peep.
"Mv voung friends" said the profes-
sor looking smihngly about hlm, let
this be warning to YOU If you ever enter
political life. Each of these gentlemen |
have named WAS st one time vloe-presi-
dent of the United States. The class is dis
dr'-New York Evening Post.
so your young friend took 10 gambling
Did he break his poor old father 5 heart
Not much he did He broke the bank
Baltimore American.
''Is this speechmaking tour Of yours
a VI VNAAtStAkAOI. 49,
how it strikes the audiences, replied
Senator Sorghum, "but must admit that
| am learning few things. Wash
ington Star.
Doruthy-''W Jack engaged to Ma
bel before he married Evelyn?" katheryn
Yes, and do you know what Mabel
did?' ''No; what did she do?' "Sent Eve
l,yn to read on the HONEYMOON, Steven
sons Travels With Donkey. Life,
Bobbie-'My father must have been
up to all sorts OF mischief when he was
a boy" Johnny-"Why?' Bobbis-
.. Cos he knows 'xaetly what questions TO
| ask me when he wants 70 know what I've
been doing. Cleveland News.
Tommy Ito aviator What IS the
most deadly poison known Aviator
Aviation poison. Tommy" How much
does it take to kill person." Aviator
"One drop Science and Invention.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-10-18
The golden hour Of peace and confer

The golden hour Of peace and content
nlent seems 20 have struck for Middle
town. Her chief of police has resigned his
post because there is nothing further for
him 10 do. There are no disorders, no
theiving nor dishonesty, and her people all
dwell together in amity, neighborly friend
ship and mutual esteem. The finishing
touches have just been added to her high
ways and now they approach almost to
perfection while her homes, in their
autumn frames of gaily colored foliage,
reflect the civic pride and splendid hos
pitahty Of the people Middletown, like
good wine, improves with years, until
she has become one Of the most attractive
and inviting towns between the two bays.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-10-18

The Board of Education settled the
difficulty in the Howard school-by
sustaining the principal and accepting
the resignation of the recalcitrant teach
erin a very satisfactory manner. It is
not possible TO successfully conduct our
schools without proper discipline, and no
teacher who holds himself Or herself as
above the control Of the lawful school
authorities should be countenanced Also
it is well to let it be known that school
teachers should not be SO eager TO inr
dulge in partisan politics as to place the
latter before their school duties School
teachers in active service should not dab
bic in partisan politics at any time.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-10-18

a crowded ballroom; one must constantly
defer to the fact there are others present.
Their movements inevitably affect and
direct our own.
II each man made his earthly Pilgrim
age in solitude profound and wide, he
might make his pathway AZ direct az be
chose. But-~tnank God for it-our mefn-
bcrship is in multitude, who have o
right Of way that is equal To ouf own. We
may not make stepping g-stones OF them,
we may not assure ourselves footing or a
passage by crushing them in the nire.
We cannot go where We would and we
cannot turn the corners, like needless
motorists, without thinking OF the rest.
---PhllAdeIphia Ledger.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-10-18

There was a decrease of IS, 143 cases
of drunkenness in Boston during the year
Just closed. The year before there were
81, $50 cases before the Municipal Court,
which shows that nearly one hundred
nersons in f"The Hub" succumbed to the
cheering cup every day. to such an extent
that they became involuntary wards OF
the city. The police court figures show
that this modern Athens" is SOLDERING up,
almost so per cent year, and that aching
high brows will have almost entirely dis
aonaared in another twelve months.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-10-18

Lillian Russell evidently thinks that
her life began with her debut on the
stage, for she told election officials that
she was forty-eight. ''ferty-eight eleven
years ago, she should have added:
1t may not bechivalrous, but
in the interest Of truth and to settle
long mooted qu estion, we can
say on high authority, that the fair Lii
Ian made her first appearance a. ID. 1861.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-10-18
BY Walt Mason.
COMMON BLESSINGS.

Deprived of teeth, | cannot chew,
and so | live on liquid glue, and
boneless soup and oatmeal mush,
and all varieties OF slush. Strange
longings through my bosom fit, rs
in the diningroom | sit My neigh
bors call for steaks and chops, while
| refresh myself with slops; the
men and women all around have
molars firm and strong and sound;
they know no spasms when they eat
large slabs Of beef aud other meat;
their laughter fills the dinIngroom
while loaves and fishes they con
sume; and | sit IN shaded place
and pour cheap cruel in my face. And
once had such teeth as theirs, and
| could bite the rungs from chairs;
and to that boon | gave no heed;
all thoughtlessly / used TO feed,
and never gave a word Of thanks
for my long fangs in cleaning ranks.
We never prize Dame Natures gifts
until rebuking hand she lifts and
| takes some precious boon away, and
then we cry alaokadayi The dem
lists working hard and well, to make
me teeth of tortoiseshell; he says
/ he'll have them in my mouth before
/ the wild geese travel south, until
/ which time I'll have to spill into my
/ works all kinds of swill.
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Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-10-18

Republicans profess to be confident
Of carrying Maryland at this years cleo
tion, but their claims arc not sustained
by the registration figures These indi-
cate a Democratic majority of $1,000 to
10000 in BaltimoIe, and at least stand
off, i not further Democratic maiority, in
the counties. There is no Republican
hope IN these figures.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-10-18
Z NJ. Il A. PnMrftrn-

The fra literary snd -o-isl fTr-&sv>--T
the Dorr-1, De.- Club v,- n~st yesaI-~rf.sr
afternoon IN the r N ". A. p~xsos. Th@
xreakrr wac Is.do~r k~~s