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The Washington herald., 1920-07-19
The Weather

Forecasts for Today and Tomorrow.
District Of Columbia and Maryland: Show
ers today; tomorrow fair: gentle to moder-
ate southwest to northwest winds
Virginia: Showers today; tomorrow fair;
moderate southwest to west winds
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Relative humidity-S a. m, 90; 2 p. m,
g.; p. m, 7s.
Rainfall IS p. m. to s p. M, o.1s.
Hours Of sunshine, 81
Per cent Of possible sunshine, 81.
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ing from st. Paurs Episcopal
Church. Services will be conducted
by the Rev. P. p. Phillips. and burial
will be in st. Paurs Cemetery.
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Guarantee of Condition

The Government guarantees deliver these meats in
perfect condition The most rigid inspection was made of
these products they packed and every single can
ries with the guarantee of the Government stand back
of it. both as to quality and condition.
The Coned Beef Coned Beef HASH and Roast Beef are
packed mainly in and t~opomd in SIX pound
cans. The bacon is packed in l2-pound cans
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Departures from Normal.

Accumulated deficiency of temperature
since January I, 1920. 30.
Deficiency Of temperature since July /.
1890. Is.
Accumulated deficiency OF precipita ton
since January l, 1870. O.S1.
Excess Of precipitation since July 1, 1920,
1.49.
Temperature same date last year-High-
est, II; lowest, Il.
The Washington herald., 1920-07-19

Shades of Abraham Lincoln to earth in the form OF
spirit picture! William Roberts, printer OF Lang
don who posed before spirit of W. NJ Keller I46
Park road and after addressing political question to Lincoln
this On plate he received Lincons
opinion Democrat would be victorious in November
Though undoubtedly enjoys life in the higher sphere his
The Washington herald., 1920-07-19
Particulars of Campaign

The prices at which the Government will sell these meats,
of payment units of purchase and where stored we'll
how the Government prepared to help the retailers dis
tribute hem will be announced in the of few days.
Particulars of this campaign, the biggest sale of canned
meats undertaken will be furnished when completed by
any of the Depot Officers at the following addresses
The Washington herald., 1920-07-19

believes to be the clatter of type
writer keys within the camera.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-05-26
THE PEACE-TIME DRAFT.

Congress has no mandate from the
people "a enact military conscripllof
law applying TO peace conditions: Nhy
then. has an effort been made very
quietly Ia establish pcace-tlmc conscFip-
lion. under certain defined conditions
as a part OF the pending army reorganlza-
ton hil"
The peacc-timc draft applying TO Al
male citizens between eighteen and forty
FIVE IS tended as q weapon Tor the sup,
preston OF strikes OF disorders incident 81
to labor troubles The bill Il notable to'
lis provisions for the conscrlptlon of eltl-
gens INTO various industries, according, =
thc will of the military authorities. his
provision Is probably the KEY 70 the eN-
nlanation ii the peacc-tunc draft ne
legislation looks like measure ioI
strike-brcaking on a great scale
The only safeguard Of the liberty q the
people against enforced military service
and enforced labor is IN the clause reqlnr,
ing that the President and Congress should
agree IN declaring the existence oi q
national emergency Affecting as II
docs 50 profoundly the people $ hbert y
tins form Of consumption should he openly
discussed before beng enacted into law
Springfield Republican.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-05-26
EVENING SMILE.
THEIR WORD FOR IT.

Tommy ma forbade him 10 play
with common boys Tommy obeyeI, but
one afternoon he came home IN = dread
ful state. Sims barked clothes 10 RUNS
lace black, for he'd been hopping Goa
cars
Tommy Tommy said his ma 'whc
persuaded YOU to hop coal cars
Them two Gallagher brothers Tom
my answered
The Gallagher brothers. On, Tommy
how wicked YOU are
But they aren common, MIA
Not common How do YOU know
i asked them and they said tines
wasn / .-Los Angeles Times
A wise man will sometimes cha ng'
his mind Yes, answered Senator
Sorghum. but If he's really wise he wont
change his mind until his constituents have
changed their Washington Star
You seemed to BE- pretty slck yester-
day. Yes. Nv hat did the doctor
says well, | thought ! was sick
enough for trip to California, but all he
prescribed was fishing trip FIX.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-05-26
Why the Opposition

The reapnointment of United States
Marshal Martin f. Fairy has not yet
been confirmed by the United States
Senate, for what reason the public does
pot know. 1t has only been informed
that action on this nomination was de-
ferred at the request Of Senator Ball.
Senator Balls reasons for delay nave
not yet been explained. Certainly they
cannot be byTeason of any oihclai oe-
ficiency or delinquency ON the part VI
Marshal FAIRY, for his official record
and reputation are of high order. no
man in this office ever made a better
record for faithfulness and intelligent
attention to official business, and on inns
score there is not the slightest occasion
for Senator Ball or any other member oi
the Senate to delay confirmation
II is not difficult TO ascrbc partisan rea-
s,ns to Senator Balls desire to delay
confirmation of Marshal Fagry s rcappont-
ment. If he could delay action until alter
the election. and the election should re-
suit in the choice of Republican Prcsl-
dent he would then delay il until alter
the fourth of March 1921, when the
new President would appoint Republl-
can to the office
We hope this is not Senator Ball
intention. IC it is. we hope he will not
be permitted to succeed. Marshal FAIRY
secured deserved reappointment, ana
there is no good reason why il should not
be confirmed.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-05-26
Just Folks
by Edgar A. Guest
THE UNsENTIME NTAL MAN.

'He had no sentiment" he said. "Busi-
ness is business, was his motto
here
"Play fair but play TO win the game and
let no other reckoning interfere.
To hear him talk you'd think his heart
was cold Yet in ditch his motor
ear he piled,
Risked his own life, 10 save careless
boy-and then got up and scolded Mt
the child
Say boy, don't ever try that trick aqain !,
Were | your dad Id warm you good
for that
If you go rushing into busy streets some
time some fool will knock you cold
and fiat
You nearly got il that time by an inch The
fender missed YOU, an. don know
now
Just why | didn hit you, but | guess
the Lord was looking after yot3
somehow"
"Your cars n wreck, a pas sefby ex..
claimed He gave the man cold and
icy stare
"Why, So it is, indiffercntly he spoke
"a wonder how the blamed thing got
in thcrc?"
''You drove it in yourself to save the
boyl Twas glorious courage fhit
woman said
And he who had no sentiment replied
Il did? By gosh ! must have lost
my head.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-05-26
STEWING IN THEIR OWN JUL 4.

Secretary Colby's courteous refusal 70
get excited over the various resolutions
providing for recognition Of the lrish
Rcpuhiic must nave been highly discon-
certingtothe Republican members q the
House Committee on Foreign Ahairs, VINO
through their Chairman, Mr. Porter, had
asked the Secretary of state ior ms
opinion
Mr. Colby IN his reply not only ques-
toned the propriety q his attempting 70
influence the comrittec hut sand that
there arc no facts in connection with our
foreign relations which should deter your
committee from any action winch Is
dictated bv good judgment end winch Il
NAV feel conscicntiouslv inpelled 70 take
In other words he House Commttec on
Foreign Affairs must assume the entire
responsibility for anv action II takes
In asking the Secretary Of State tor ms
opinion, Chairman Porter evidently as
s1Ined that Nr. Colby would request the
committee not ia interfere IN the lrlSh
question. and the committee could then
assure its Sinn Fein constituents tIiaf 1t
had been eager 10 make . iavnra bic report
but had been restrained i1y he SoeretafN
az State. Congress has been playng
hat kind Of politics With foreign affairs
for years buf this time the attempt 70
pass the buck iai.cd.
The various Irish resolutions that nave
been introduced in Congress were never
intended 10 help the Irish but 70 help
he politicians who introduced them
New luri. World
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-05-26

gow an of thia frenzied buying on the
nart .0f our uew miilIonalrcB would be
very harmless we're il not for tho fact that
everybody else Il inspired, apparently, ~
20 and do likewise The lux,ules turned
out by American industry 20 relieve tho
strain Of thcee newly expanded pocket
hooks sre alao tempting those whose
pocketbooks have remained as they we're,
or have ahruuk As one authority says.
1T is commodities that tho world lacks
now aud not money Therefore, ne
value af all material things . enhanced lu
the eyes of the prospective purchaser.
There Is al avarice for he pOsscsslon 81
commodities rather than money.
This blind avarice IS eudaugerlng the
future If the nation, according % many of
our financial aud economic experts One
~ these has rven characterized The present
wave of luxury buying b this country 81
The dance oi industrial death
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-05-26
Increase in State Banking Interests.

The very handsome and careiuiiy
nrcpared volume issued by the Delaware
Bankers Association, containing detail
ed report Of the recent annual meeting
of the association and other interesting
mattrrs germanc thereto. will prove a
revelation to many persons m our state
who probably have not gwen thought 70
tbe very large increase in banking nstltu-
tions in Delaware IN recent years. inns.
The report shows, in addition e present
inc the details of what was transacted q
the meeting 1t is still within the mem
orv of many citizens when the general
banking facilities of the state, outside q
Wilmington. comprised the branch oi
Farmers Bank at New Castle, bank n
Newport one at Newark, one A Odessa.
one AT Middletown. two at Smyrna two
At Dover. one At Frederica, oneat Milford
ono y Seaford and one At Georgetown
The paucity Of banks II Kent and sussex
counties is noticeable.
But now there are banks or trust COM
,oanies al every town of any consequent
n both Kent and Sussex counties, and
the increase in the latter county quite
remarkable This shows how general
business has increased
The state Banking Association, we'll
established and capably otficered. i
valuable adjunct to the efficient and prot
table work Of these institutions.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-05-26
SAME AS TO WILMINGTON.

In recent comment upon the shipping
troubles and freghiage congsst ION situa-
tion at New J orh port and upon the cas- :
gong indifference to the average Nt"
Yorker 10 tins stunt On. he New ON
Evening sun remarks that II lEtS not
occurred 10 folk n the shopping banklhg
and manufacturing tines that tie port
makes the cilv. Tie editor oi the busi-
mess section Of the Philadelphia LedG ger
takes up ;his idea that tie port makes
the cjtv" and c.aboratcs IN tic statement
that Hamburg and Bremen are Ike
cities % the dead without the hamburg
American. the North German Lloyd the
Hansa and the other fleets that were 50
busy in their waters. and, take the ships
from London $ docks und the cob"ei@
would come to London Town.
The port dues have great deal 70
do with making the city. There are lev
great critics on the map oi the nitcd
States that arc not seapors Chicago.
Cleveland Detroit, Buffalo Ifey arc AL
ports on that chain If inner seas which
stretch for more them . thousand miles
across the map Of he uited States, and
on which seas there has developed a
mighty waier-lnc commerce, 1t Louis,
Pittsblrg and Cincinnati ere riVeF ports
and dependent upon the railroads manly
But fortunate is the clty that has the
seaport advantage and knows how To use
this advantage ID the potential lmlt.
Baltimore has a port advantage iiiat las
not vet been realized upon 70 one-fodrth
the potential hmii Tho port makcs the
city' u a sologan Nhich Lord Baltimore
should be plnnlnR ln bis hat. Baltimore
American.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-05-26
PRESS COMMENTS.
HOKE SMITH.

Senator Holte Smith hns curious
whimsicality in his choice % tiine 70
sneak and d time TO keep silence. Not
long ago he was journeying over 1corgia
proclniming with all the weight OF his
majestic presence and voice that he was
a good friend of MIR. Wilson and OF the
principle of the League of Nations; and
that ANYBODY who said he wasn't--and
s,,ch anvbodiee were numerous He'd.
Undoubtedly he got many votes IN the
State primary ON the strength OF TINS
emphatic assertion OF his loyalty TO the
Administration and the principle oi the
League.
At the State Convention strong per-
sonal appeal was made TO MIR smith :
delegates mot to sit silently by ana see
"A Democratic Administration assasslnateu
hy Georgia Democratic Convention,
Is there not even one ot you smith
delegates who will speak out now ana
say that he (Smthl meant what ne SAID
on the stump, when he WAS seeking votes
There was not one. Silence deep as death
among the smith men That eminent
conservative. Mf Tom Watson, was the
aut hor of the majority Y resolution attacking
the Administration, "lt Is mine. It's
ayowcd purpose is to crIuCise the Admin
istration. Where was the gentleman
who So insisted on his friendlness To that
administration? Only three blocks
away. according % the Atlanta Constltu-
ton: millions Of miles away from ms
profcsscd feelings few weeks before
Down went the resolution indofslhE
and approving the principles einp9aied
in the League OF Nations SO Ar. ioke
Smith delegates calmly repudiated twice
the Mr. Uokc smith of the stump This
onecdote teaches us that opinions useful
10 yet votes may he thrown away by a
prudent statesman after he has got the
votes. and that the silence OF an agile
orator may bc moro significant than his
spccch New York Times.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-05-26
OLD MAN FATHER
Baltimore sun.

old Man Father Rimmautf
what s he know about Chfissnuss tree
AlluZ glum and hrim with worh
silent as tonRl4s s-tIedf fufA
SDpct be q laugh a Santa GlauS
old Man Father would because
lie not time 10 Looi away
tth thing liBe sat M doubt he s4y
old Man Father yet. Il seems
Uncet when We were hagin dreams
We saw him snoopln in the room
An goin out laden 10 line chIn
Ith bundles au lie had grin
A soft an sweet as any tninR
The same as il he suz guin - SINS
Or whistle or bust out a noise
a foolish as il he wtl boys
An they was wrinkles ~ his eyes,
An my but IL was 3 snrpeise
10 think of old Man Father there
Takin such caution an such care
Not@o let Us chiliun SEQ
An maybe he the Ghrissmuss tree
An maybe he's more fun than al
When he lets fairs nf business fai,
An maybe Il : his heart h1 gum
That thought that ! would IKE 9 drum
baltimore sun.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-05-26
RiPPIING RHYMES.
by Walt Mason.
FORSAkEN FARMS.

There are no tailcrs wiling 10 STAY
upon the farm. to town thev all ar
drilling, the bayfield, has M
charm / hear the FARMERS Waillng
rs they 10 forth to ploV their stand
hys all arr failing there are no
hired men now The Veoman waves
his money. and cries. ~ ha L work
for ue2' And people think Il funny
his dire distress to see. The farmer
seeks the village Imploring men 70
help hn with his tlllage and Faise
Ing crops again. lie offers pFiarciA
wages, he'd throw chrome ii. and
all the village sages Just sit around
and etn The farmer f0lung aetes
won't roll up ample crops, his
money has no takers, no helper
with him stops There is no stalwart
pumpkin Ia help hun bale his
kin or shuck tie sugar beet The
population ) shifting to towns, We
plainly sec. aud whittier arr We iritt-
ing, my friends, WHEN such things
be- Ii were only Younger I'll farm
a stup Of loan, and help to thNaft
The hunger tlat threatens every
home The farm lands of the nation
must grow string heans aud oats,
OF We shall have starvation AMI
lose our valued goats.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-05-26

Governor Lowden. according q Tbs
investigation o( primary campaign cX-
penditures thus far. took tbs lead n
spending money to promote his campaign
for the Republican nomination tor Presi-
dent. the total beng more than $500
900. But a. between Wood and John
son. the Californian does not appear to
be 81 markedly the poor mans candI-
date. as he claimed "a be when hs man
agement accused The Wood hackers 2
excessive use oi money
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-05-26
UNION CHURCH W.F. NJ. :.

The regular meeting ef the Y I NJ 5.
Of mon Church will be held y the
church tomorrow evening at 50 c. clock.
At S clock a mui>caI and literary enter
talnment wlll hc gwen IN connection with
the opening Of the rainy dat bags Mrs
Hav Miss Boslef and Miss Ward Will be
tho cIocutionisls Everybody invited
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-05-26

The full dinner pail is a great i'm
provemeut over the empty dinner pail,
but still labor docs not spem to be sat's-
fed surely it does not desire q return 20
4 condition Of dinner pal.s empty and
hollow.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-05-26
MEETINGS TONIGHT.
Christian Scientists.

Christian Scientists.
Cigarrnanker | MON.
Camp No. z, =. o. ). A.
Sheridan Post O. a k
Cyrus Temple, L. g +
Hope Lodge, / o q Il
American Lodge, ;. Of h.
Franklin Circle, y Of ID
Welcome Lodge. ] ). y.
Delaware Lodge ID 2 II
National Protective Legion.
Campion Lodge. II. of Z
Delaware Council G b. j..
Brandywine Military Band
Usage Tribe, Imp'd q II. NJ.
Wilmington Council, O. B. J..
Cohmbia Lodge A. O. Il VI.
loval Council, No !. ID Of Il.
Delasarc Council o. IL a. NJ
Blue Rock Council, l.. .. Il q.
Lafayette Lodge, No. 2 Is of r
German Beneficial Society, No 3.
star Of Bethlehem Lodge, j q Il.
Welcome Lodge, Jr /. Z a. NJ
Harmony Council No. /, u. q. a.
AEattahoon Tribe, inpd D X NJ
Canton Delaware, No ], q @ i.
Mckinley Conciaye, II 81 :. W NJ
Washington Camp No. 4, r. q. !. Al.
Evening Star Lodge, No. z, q. ) Of y.
Naomi Lodge, II d., No. ]. q. q. Il
Wilmington Division, b II - J a NJ
William Mckinley Com T. @ II NJ A
Local 626. Carpenters and Joiners tnion
Cunning Bedford Council, X. ). 8. M. VI
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-05-26

Government operation 81 rahroads ~
this country, during the brief season of
war emergency. cost nearly billion dol
lars more than the regular system would
have cost PLAINLY. the people want no
more of t.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-05-26
wouId Cnytall he supply

If every Socialist could hc required
- tb,nf before hc xpcake. there woui,
he q desirable doarth Of 5orialists
Washington Star
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-05-26

The Weather Bureau predicted normal
temperatures for this locality this week
Yesterdays temperature. however. was
decidedly abnormal for this time Of the
year.
The Washington herald., 1920-06-19
100 CASES ON DOCKET
IN MUNICIPAL COURT

More than 1000 rent cases. near
ly three-fourth of which are land
lord against tenant, await settle
ment in the Municipal Court.
OF the total, nearly ESQ are left
overs" from a date preceding the
decision Of the Court of Appeals
declaring the Ball Rent Act uncon-
stitutional. The balance have been
filed since the Municipal Court an
nounced that II was bound by the
decision of the Appellate Court.
The landlord does not have to
prove or even contend that he
wants possession of certain. prem
iscs for his own immediate. use.
This is practically the reverse of
the procedure with the. Rent Com
mission. The Municipal Court Is
now adjudicating cases under the
old landlord and tenant laws and
ignoring the existence of the Rent
Commission. Nearly all of the
Ases now pending are appeals from
decisions against landlords by the
Rent Commission and as long as
the Rent Commission continues TO
sit and decide cases against land
lords, the Municipal Court will con :.
tinue to hear those same cases and
expect both landlord and tenant to
abide by its decisions.
The Washington herald., 1920-06-19

be a general strike" he says, but
the forces of reaction will have at
their disposal what remains of the
German army.
THE result of the recent cleo
tions was a great misfortune for
Germany. Socialists and reaction
aries alike are blinded by the hack
neyed party dogma; cooperation
between them seems impossible. II
the conservative and clerical cabi-
net formed by the Socialists will
Immediately proclaim a general
strike. It would AFFORD the pretext
for a reactionary coup d'etat for
establishing a government OF So
called law and order, with linden
burg as president and Ludendorn
as minister of war. The issue OF
the conflict now Is doubtful; the
army will crush the workers"
Alarming reports which tend to
confirm Fernau's pessimistic pre-
dictions were received here from
special sources concerning the po-
litical situation in Germany. 1t Is
stated that the present composition
of the Reichstag excludes the con-
stitution of stable government
in Berlin. and unless the Reichstag
is dissolved and new elections held
Germany may be plunged into a
civil war. infinitely more bitter than
the conflict that followed Kapp's
coup.
Copyright, 1920. by Public Ledger CO..
The Washington herald., 1920-06-19
G. A. R. CONVENTION
PLACE PUT IN DOUBT

Jersey City. N j., June ls.-The
annual encampment of the G. A. r.
which was to have been held at At
lantic City. September IS to octo-
ber 2. may go to some other State
as the result of. dispute between
the State commission appointed by
Gov. Edwards and the G. A. r.
committee on encampment arrange
ments. 1t became known today.
The commission. of which Frank
o. Cole Is chairman has an appro-
.priation of $4,000 for the encamp-
ment. Cole said today his commits
sion had refused to turn over this
money to the G. A. r. committee
on the ground that the COMMITTEES
proposed to spend the greater part
of the appropriation for unnecessary
purposes, leaving only $500 for ac-
tual entertainment of the war vet
Grams.
The Washington herald., 1920-06-19
ENLIST WILSON
AID IN PROBE
President Takes Up With
Burleson Dismissal of
Clerk.

President Wilson has taken IN
with Postmaster General Burleson
the appeal of the Federal Employees
Union agaist the dismissal by Bur-
Lesson of Stewart E. Blassingham, a
law Clerk in the Post ONCE Depart
ment. Miss Gertrude McNaIly, acting
president of the unioh, received q
letter yesterday from Joseph p.
Tumulty, secretary to the Presi-
dent. to that effect. The letter fol-
lows:
Il beg to acknowledge the receipt
of your letter of June 18th, with In.
closures, concerning the case of
Stewart E. Blassingham. and say
that. by the Presidents direction.
the matter has been brought to the
attention of the Postmaster Gem
eral."
Blassingham was discharged by
Burleson because of testimony he
gave before the Reclassification
Commission in regard to insanitary
working conditions in the mail bag
repair shop of the Post Office De-
partment- Assurance was given at
the time by the commission that
all government employees would be
protected. Edward Keating, former
Representative from Colorado and
secretary of the commission, issued
a statement, yesterday deploring the
action Of the Postmaster General
and declaring the case would be
sifted to the bottom.
The Washington herald., 1920-06-19
GRANT 1O0PCT.
RENT PROFIT
District Commission Allows
500 on $50 Apartment
Sublet.

The Rent, Commission yesterday
allowed @. T. Howard. of the
westchester Apartment, 1882 Fif-
teenth street northwest, to sublet
his apartment at a rent of 500
a month. furnished. Howard rented
the apartment from L. s. Fristoe
for $50 a month. unfurnished. .Fris-
toe catered no objections to How
ard subletting the apartment.
Percy Foster Hall. 1882, street
northwest, was granted a decrease
in his rent from $50 a month to
$50. The building is owned ;. by
Swartxell. Rhsems & Hensey Co.
r. G. Thomas was granted a de-
crease from s25 a month to s2o.50
for his rooms at 1922 East Capitol
street. owned by John F. Donohoe
& Co.
Mrs. M. e. Tanning was granted
power to increase the rent Of Jo-
seph Bottash, tenant of the build
ing at. 1908 Thirty-sixth street
northwest. from $3.50 q month
to S20.50