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Sir Auckland Geddes, British Ambassa
dor To the United States, told General
Pershn{ yesterday in presenting him
with & bejdEelled sword as a gift OF the
city OF LOr don. The presentation was
made at the British Embassy. General
Pershlng accepted the sword in the
name Of the men of the United States,
who, with the men OF Great Britain and
the other Allies, combined the courage
and skill that brought a new victory to
our race and to all those who seek justice
and liberty for mankind.
Belfast, July 9th. "A battery of arul-
Iery arrived here today and proceeded t.
the Victoria Barracks
Dublin, July 6th.-The Pope is most
DESTROYS that Ireland,s national rights
should be recognized, said Cardinal
Logic, Primate OF Ireland, speaking in
Armagh Cathedral today, He added,
however, that the Irish need never eX-
pecf to ~regenerate the country by means
OF crime or bloodshed and that the
Pope IS most anxious that they abstain
from anything contrary to Gods Law.
London, July 9Th. THE Prince Of
Wales emerged unscathed and smiling
through the window of an overturned
car, when his train was wrecked yester-
day, says a despatch from Perth, Austria
la, to the London Times. The acci
dent occurred near Bridgetcwn, West
Australia, according to the report. The
Princes . rlOur car and one adioin-
ing which were last on the train, were
deralled, dragged for two hundred yards
and then overturned. Soon after climb
ing from the wreck, the Prince was
Joking and good n. turedly chatting the
West Australian Premier and others Of
those accompanying him. He was cheer
ed by a crowd that witnessed his drama
tic escape from the wreck. Some mem
bers OF the Princes staff received bruis
es of a slight nature.
San Francisco, July 9Th Franklin i.
Roosevelt Of New York, Assistant Secre-
tary Of the Navy, was nominated for
Vice President today by the Democratic
National Convention, running mate to
Governor Cox of Chic and was elected
without a ballot. Tammany was disiu-
clined to accept him. The s~econding OF
his nomination by Governor Smith Of
New York from the Tammany Delegation,
settled ali opposition. Mr.. Roosevelt is
a cousin of the late Theodore Roosevelt
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-10-23

familiar h,sruipt,op--"Jicrs lysth trisd
ye body of Captain Richard More, assd
- yenrs." The inscr'Tts,n gre there, bnf
below IL had bcsn cnsysd, IN . vrDd
imitation III the original s'yie a bs~hrlrg
"A Mayfow.r Pilgrim" and date
IMPROVING rosngTOfVs
"Tn few years." aid NJ. B>r~rnan.
that lettering vii sook Old be Ne rexs
and people vii fbuik thee Nords ~.re
put there originally. And worst a At,
the date IN wrong, fn yiibr - ~ nft
know exactly vhsn Richard More died, j
have proof that be WA alive At ieast Two
years after the dats carved On hs stote.
T'his Richard More came over re- a toY
in the care n fidsr William BrcNs,eI,
a8d hnan settled 1alsm. lie a ofs
of the 55 pasaef gern from whom eesosift
has not been proved, bot the vandalism pi'
his tonbztore for which 10 orc has ~
s1Irned the responsibility go<f m
stance of tho sort a thing hat msisiff
family historians.
has presented his rocord " ths nociety ~
Bayfower Descendants, only ~ tnd thaf
his family hne had been tuisted .on
vhere and thst be- "a nOt a real s0n a %
Pilgrims
Such disilltsiorad one nnmetifnF lrd
comfort in tho principle q hsredity a.
eorriing n Gallons Law, each parent en-
tributes one-fourth a a chiids hfrfEgr
each grandparent One-eixiaenth, ard m
on. Continuing backward, s0me mathsula
ticiAn reaches the oorciusi0n that ~ Ut.
grim desocndant can boaet n orly Q -
536th part - hg HaYfower anoest0f
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-10-23
Just Folks
BY Edgar A. Guest.
CLEANING THE FURNACE.


Inst night Pa said to Ma: my dear,
it's gettin' ON To Fall,
It's time | did little job / do not Ike
at all;
/ wisht at / was rich enough to hire
man To do
The dirty work around this house an
clean up when hes through;
But since I'm not, I'm truly glad that
/ am strong an stout,
An amt ashamed myself to go an clean
the furnace out.
Then after supper Pa put on hn overalis
an said
He'd work down IN the cellar till twas
time 10 20 To bed.
He started in to rattle an To bang an
shovel there,
An the dust began a climbin' UP through
every register
Till Mn said Goodness graGiousi 70
an shut those things up tight
Or well all be suffoeated an the house
viii be sight
Then be carried out the ashes 10 basket
an pail,
An from cellar door TO alley be Just left
an ashy trail.
Then be pulled apart the chimney. an
twas full of something black,
An be skinned most all his knuckles when
be tried to put IL back.
We could hear him talkin' awful, an Ma
looked at us an said
"I think il would be better II you children
went to bed
When he carne UP from the cellar there
were ashes M bis hair,
There were ashes in his eyebrows but m
didn't seem To care,
There were ashes in his mustache, ther'
were ashes in his eyes,
An we never would have known him u
he'd took us by surprise.
"WeIl, | got it clean" be sputtered,
An Ma said II guess that 5 true.
Once the dirt was m the furnace, but nov
most Of it s of you"
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-10-23
Tres Await Bishops Axe

The presentation to Bishop Cook OF
bright. new axe, with a big, keen pite' oy
the Mems Club of Trinity parish is most
timely. for the famous old sycamore trees
in front Of Bishopstead are stripped OF u'e"
limbs and await the final attack OF the
woodchopper. These monsters cast 'heii
shade over the present Bishopstead lawn
while that section was but waste ana
Fourteenth street little more than co"
nath. They have reached the ripe age OF a
century. and have seen the city grow irom
10000 to eleven times that NUMBER ID t4ie
interval. On 4ree IN that sec'ioh
the tires of du Pont powder wagon ioos
ed and was imbedded on the occasion %
the explcsion that almost wrecked han the
city. nearly seventy years ago. ihese huse
old buttonwoods years ago reaeheo "ie
zenith Of their maturity and have long
been undergoing the process OF decay uii-
til there is little left Of them except Ihe
mere outer shell Of bark. just enough 7"
keep awake the little bit OF lie that re
mained. and they have been a menace IN
every wind storm for several years
1t is not often the tree awaits the man
and the new axe, and if the bishop taxes
the work Of telling with his new blsde, the
trees that bear not good fruit, ne may De
following the spiritual precepts OF tne
Master. who also laid the axe at the roots
Of the trees that yielded no fruit, or evii
fruit
DR.. Cook Will find Bishopstead nearing
the point of readiness for his occupancy
Former tenants would scarcely know the
fine old structure in it's setting Of brilliant
autumn foliage. The ivy has been strip
ped from its walls, more windows ADDED
and the house has changed its color, losing
its dull brick-red hue 1t will be the centre
Of the activities of the diocese IN the future
as well as the residence of the bishop.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-10-23
WILL JOHNSON SPEAK OUT

We hope Senator johnson will have a
good audience at the Lyric tonight. And
we hope that he viii speak right out IN
meeting and tell more specifically why he
thinks that the election of Mr. Harding
viii mean the scrappirg OF the League OF
Nations-if he does so think.
Mr. Root, MIR. Taft, Mr. Hughes and
81 eminent Republicans say that 1t will
mean precisely the opposite OF that, that 1t
will mean the entrance of the United
States into the league. Some one Is belrg &
bIInkoed. Won't Senator johnson say why
he thinks il is the other crowd and not
himself ard his fellow-irrecor cilables?
If he felt free TO speak out exactly what
is in his mind wouldn't he say something
like this:
81 admit that Senator Harding has
been very wobhly In his attitude on the
league He has said lot of things intend
ed to placate and please the pro-league
Republicans and an equal number OF
things intended to placate and please me
and the other irreconeIlables- | don. t
like that sort of thirg any more than any
other man who believes In clean-cut
straightforwardness
but. after all what can do? If Hard
ing isn't elected Cox will be- Ii Cox is
tiEEtEa ifltS toAliltty WIN AtA
the league. II Harding is elected, the
thirg will at least be doubtful.
Even if he is scheming to bunko us
be may not be able to do II. His election
will be interpreted as a declaration Of the
people against the league. When | say
now that he is for scrapping the league he
doesn't dare deny it, This puts US lr-
reconoilables in a beautiful position to
make fight And you may recall that
whenever we irreconcilables have clashed
with the pro-leagle Republicans IN the
past we have had our way. II Harding
really means to bunko us he Is likely to
have a rude awakening shortly after
March next.
And so forth and so ON. After all, if
that is what is in Senator Johnsons mind
we don't see why he shouldn't speak it
out 1t forms as good an argument for
Harding as the kind OF arguments he has
been making And it sounds immeasurably
more sincere and plausible. Baltimore
Sun
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-10-23
Sunday Political Meetings.

Last Sunday night week a meeting of
italian Republicans was held IN a west
side han, with addresses by several speak
es. A meeting Of Hebrew Republicans
is advertised for tomorrow night st local
theatre.
This calls to mind the interesting incident
Of the campaign two years ago, when
Democratic meeting advertised TO be held
10 a local theatre on a Sunday evening had
progressed as far as the assembling Of the
audience, awaiting only the formal organ
ization, when police stepped in and gave
orders that the meeting could not be held.
Formal complaint had been made at
police headquarters, and action was deem
ed advisable.
We are not inclined TO political meet
ines on SUNDAYS. although we can see no
real harm in them, and surely the leading
issue of the pending campaign, the
League of Nations, is Of such high char
acter and OF such dominating importance
that IL might well be discussed from
church pulpits But it seems somewhat
strange that a Democratic meeting on
Sunday should have been looked upon as
violation Of the law, while Republican
Sunday meetings are permitted without
the slightest move to invoke pohtce IN
reference.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-10-23
BICENTENNIAL OF JOHN WOOLMAN

Various associations of the Society of
Friends are this week celebrating the
200th anniversary of John Wooiman,
and it is doubtful If many outside the So
ciety know what it is all about A few years
ago when ex-Presldent Eliot, of Harvard
University, issued his fve-foot shelf OF
books there was included Woolman' S
Journal, and it is not much credit to the
literary, historical or sociological intelll-
geree of the country that few had ever
heard of the man or his book. Yet DR.
Eliot was wholly correct, Tor the Jour
nal" is one of the minor classics of the
English language and perhaps of all Ian
gliages, since it has been translated many
times.
John Woolman was a humble tailor,
born In New Jersey, who received his
call to speak at 81, and five years later
began those twenty years wandering gs
through the American colonies preaching,
supporting himself by his trade and writ
ing the journal, which in many respects
is the best original document we have for
studying the conditions IN this section
from 1746 TO 177l, when he died IN the
course of visit 10 England.
The journal is unique in our literature.
1t is in part record of events of Il homely
character with much detail as TO living
conditions In many colonies especially
Virginia and North Carolina and for
the rest is n revelation of the author 5
own soul ard his outlook on life Some
times as meticnlous as Pepys. he general
ly breaches to himself III his daily annota-
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-10-23
Striking Professors.

The strike of the Prince of Wales College
farultv for higher wages is unfortunate
fr N two distinct points OF view 1t Is 70 De
regretted that professional men OF the
highest character should resort TO the
weapon of the trade unions. 1t is depior-
able that there should be such indifference
to their hardships and sufferings as to drive
them into this step. The staff had made
repeated applications for salary increases,
the dispatches report, but the government
officials, under whose authority the college
is run, refused TO take any acton for their
relief
Whatever may be the popular concep-
ton Of the university professor, he is ID no
wise different from other human beings.
He must have food, he must have shelter,
he must clothe himself, he must educate
his children. If he is allowed for salary a
bare pittance, insufficient for the neces-
sites Of life. there need be no surprise that
he goes on strike IN order TO defend hum
self.
In many Of the American universities
active steps have been taken to night the
unfortunate situation brought ON by the
world war and the shrinking values Of
invested funds. Large endowments have
been started and loyal alumni and other
public spirited men have contributed
generously. AS result, hundreds Of lead
ing educators, relieved from the misfor-
tunes which threatened, can now go on
with renewed hope and vigor with their
important work as teachers and nvesti-
gators
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-10-23
PRESS COMMENTS
FINANCING THE FARMER.

It II undesirable that tho representatives
Of the agricultural interests should leave
Washington and spread through the
country the idea that they are dBcrIDl-
mated against by the money power, and
that foreign securities or domestic IN
d,Htrial and trade interests are preferred
by bankers. There is the making OF much
prejudice in that idea. 1t is therefore
good policy to support any plan ior
financing the farmers, which also rs IN the
general interest. as heartily as Secretary
Houston and the Federal Reserve were
supported in denying the farmers m
proper requests. The formation under the
Edge law OF a SIOO,OO0O00 corporation,
with capacity of controlling revolving
fund of billion dollars has the promise
and potency of helping the export OF the
farmers products in contrast To then
own plan Of refusing to export gram Tor
less than SO or cotton for less than 4o
cents. That is practically an agricuit,ir-
Hts CORNER" and is no less objectionable
when done by farmers than when assisted
by banks or exchanges.
The broader interest would require the
movement of the farmers products into
consumption for the same reason that all
stagnant stocks of manufactures ought 10
be taken out OF bank loans and liquidated
at the price necessary TO induce con
sumers To rse them. IL rs not the junction
of the banks, or the farmers, or the export
corporation, 70 fix the prices which VII
move the goods 1t u their proper duty 70
bring producer and consumer together
whenever they can agree upon their bar
gains. Arguments about costs OF produc'
ton are not selling talk for merehan'
disers Of agricultural products any more
than of factory products. They may be
convincing IN logic and stimulating &c
sympathy, but they move no goods, and
| GOOD. must be moved If there is To be
domestic prosperity or relief OF world
dntre-Ss.
If the agriculturists think tins cold com
| fort. they are invited TO consider what al
ready has been done for them, apart IRON
givirg them dangerous share OF bstnh
credit. The country went into the ship,
pirg busine~s largely to help ngricuitura
exports. The Shipping Board steamer
Daniel Webster sailed from here carTyinf
the product OF GO ,240 acres OF cotton iand
On another voyage the same ship toot
the product Of 10000 acres m oat land
But the oats were Australian oats, becatss
our farmers hold their oats out OF cob
sumption. The world will take all ON
land can spare, if the farmers viii sell 1T
but the world will feed and clothe itself AZ
best it can if our farmers prefer to rur
corners and complain of mistreatnent-
New York Times
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-10-23
WHEN SILENCE Is GOLDEN.

For noarlv Six years Senator Hardin
has been membor Of the United States
Senate, where be had opportunity. 70
demor strate his capacity for public
service.
We have not secu-a sirGle article IN aiY
newspaper supporting Harding for the
Pr.sidei cy in which his Senate record
was cited as evidence of bis fitness Tor the
Office Of Chief Executive.
Rhy7
Boies Penrose has been a United states
Senator for rearly twenty-four years.
We have not seen sIr gle article III any
newspaper supporting his candidacy Tor
reelection in which his Senate record If
cited as evidence of his fitness for re-
election.
Why?
Eye shall know them by their fruits:
There is wisdom in the studied sllsnce OF
the Republican press with regard TO the
records of Senators Harding and Penrose.
-Philadelphia Record.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-10-23
Governor Cox's One Mistake.

Some Republican papers are quite
savage in their attacks upon Governor
Cox for his all,Rnon to Coleman du Pont
in a speech delivered few days ago, foI-
lowed by severe structures upon the
du Pont Powder Co. They hold this Incl
dent TO the front as an instance of "disre-
gard of the truth" by the Democratic
candidate for President.
But this is not so. The suecess that has
attended Governor Cox's speaking cam
paign, in respect Of undoubted accuracy OF
statement. has been remarkable. True,
some of his statements have been ehar
leneed, such as his convictIng exposure oi
the money-raising methods Of the Re
publican National Committee, but the
testimony taken before partisan he
publican National Committee Of the
United States Senate, with documents
brought from Republican headquarters,
vindicated Governor Cox completely.
We can recall no other public statement
bv Governor Cox that has been success
fuzzy challenged except his consideration of
Coleman du Pont as member OF the
du Pont Powder Co. Coleman du Pont
has not been connected with thus concern
for several years, although for long time
he was its head. Governor Cox was no'
aware of his retirement, AZ no doubt rs
the case with a great many other persons
the general assumption being that aimos'
anybody bearing the family name rs con
nected with its great business enterprses
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-10-23
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS

o. Por what term "a Mayor Va
Swiney lrnprisoned7 ID p q.
A. The Friends a irish Freed0Fr ra-
that Lord Mayor Macswiney va 49,
tened for a term q two years
L. #. X" X ''' : '''' 80
A. Press upon he Ela- a 0tke n
wet clay, and make a hold the desired riyr
through The clay. laying bare TIE alss .f
the bottom Pour melted lead utc tnr
hole and u vii drop through tne glasr
leaving a round ganOoth hole.
Q. What anchor ice2 r. q 2.
a This ls ice that sornetirnes f0rre
on the bottom - stin water orrvers n-
shore II = usually n 3 sponry eonsisfenrv
and mud and stones often adheTe ~ f.e
lower side a D..
O. What kind n tree p rno~f frcrlerf-
ly struck BY ghtning. and What end las'
frequently 7 "
A The oak tree r nost frrTIert
struck and the beech tree D unst nearlt
immune
Q. Where will the next q a. r ~
campuent 30 heidi o. q
A. AZ the 54th Annual Encamument
~ the Grand Army - The Republic y
Indianapolis Ind it was voted that ~
selection - the eity for the next encann-
ment BE- left - the National Council ~
( Administration
o. When was rural free delivery =.
Y gtitiIted7 ~ Z D.
A. The Postofiiee Derartrnsrt rsvT
that On March 81 s93 Congress mads
an appropriation ~ $1,000 f1r erreTl.
7 nenting WIth rural free delivery 1uf tlf
sum was deerned inaneuunte and - ~
used by the department. IanuaTv
/ 1895. an additional sl00n0 wss Vnfelt
and on Octoher T. sg6. rural free eeirvrTY
was attempted on three r0utes-C Charies
town. UvIila and Hallt0sFn. al q Wea
Virginia.
Q. Describe the Presidents f2z ?
4 P. II.
A. The Presidents A-z y hine. con
I talns foue white stars ann the Prrsldent
/ official seal
/ q. What horsepower I the eTIlfv,eni
T of kiiovatt hour !. M. =.
! A. kIiovatt hour n the eulrvzioni
I of "a horsepoWer hour.
Q. How many ounces ~ SILVER b1llins
u has the government purchased under ~
Pitrman Act G.. r. r.
\ A. The office of the Flrecrnr 81 tln Mir
Y says that approcimateiyi7. .100000 0lncns
I Of SILVER nave been pJlrchased uador tl-
Z PIttman Act
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-10-23
A Reeord of Aeh5svomeuG


In the way a accomplishments m legis-
lat;un that 70 for tho practical benefit of
The country and the people, the Wilson
administration has ben most remarkable.
Here is brief. but revealing summary:
Establishment Of the Federal Reserve
Banking system. making the country PAN
io-proof; establishment a Farm Loan
banks and Postal Savings banks; enact
ment Of Child Labor law and Eight-hour
law; Federal Employment Bureaus crc-
ated Seaman's act; Federal Trnde Com
mission established; Good Roads bill and
Rural Credits bill passed; Income Tax
law; tariff revised in public interest; Cor
rupt Practices act passed; Warehouse act
labor gwen representation in the Cabinet
parcel post and rural delivery developed
and Clayton Antitrust law amended to
make it more effective.
The most notable achievements of the
Cox administrations in Ohio were the
adoption of Workman's Compensation
law which 10 a model for all the States
adoption Of the budget system of State
expenditures; initiative and referendum N
State legislation provided Statewide pri-
maries; non partisan judiciary; home rub
for cities; civil service established II
State, county and municipal offices
Public Utilities law; new School Code
Mothcrs' Pension system; State industrial
Commission; Full Grew laws; minimum
wage and nine-hour day for women; eight
hour day On All public contracts; elimna'
ton of sxeatshop labor. 1his Is only
small part Of Governor Cpx's constructive
record. which - presented at greate'
length and m more detail in the Demo
cratic Text Book.
No previous administration can ever
approach this remarkable record. Ane
nothing that any opposing political party
can promise at this time would begin tc
approach it. Now can Mr.. Harding, 81
Senator, show any such evidences OF rea
statesmanship =. Governor Cox bas shownl
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-10-23
An Example for Her Sex.

Mrs. John ". Hall of Frederick, widow
of \ son of former Governor Hall Of Della
ware, who is 81 years old and On invalid,
with two nurses in constant attendance,
despite her years and inhrmity, insisted on
being taken TO the registration place IN
FREDERICK and recorded ~ voter. She IN
tends TO vote the Democratic ticket. I'm
to be regretted that all women OF Mrs-
Halls intelligence have not expressed
like interest in the welfare Of the State and
the country and followed her example
Now that women have the right to vote II
becomes their duty to exercise 1t. lnoeco'
the women of intelligence who are inter
ested in the welfare of the country Will ma
that Equal Rights have brought them .
responsibility that must eventually DC
disastrous if they shirkI IT.
Mrs. Hall doubtless sees the need LOT
Delaware women who understand the
present political situation to be prepared
TO vote in November, and her example
should be strong incentive to women IKE
her. not to neglect this duty. This patriot
has seen many changes in the poIncai
affairs of the State in the latter days OF her
life. She doubtless remembers the day
preceding the oorrupting of the electors OF
Delaware by the Republicans, before un-
fit men were nominated for public office
and their election purchased by q. u r.
money.
She must have much Satisfaction IN con-
templating the earlier days OF Democratic
control of Delaware, when the affairs OF
the State were administered by capable
men who stood for honesty, efficiency ana
decency in public officials, and the time
when the State was represented IN Con
gress by such men of national and inter
national distinction as Senator bayaro
and Senator Gray, Eli Salisbury and 'ohn
Nj. Clayton, and not by the Balls ana
Isvtons and some of their immediate pre-
decessors.