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Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-01-14
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. oR-DEAr z

Has The World a reader So callous from
reading Of var atrocities ard peace pri-
vatious as not to be deeply moved by tho
letter from Vienna III which M3rlape
Brardt pictures her struggle with star
Vation3
Food II is useless 10 send except under
off, cial sal il will he stolen, famine
lcel,seS theft Money may be- sent
through banks; but IN present conditions
what will it buy" So Nmc Brandt must
write II wait ior my death quietly
am old enough. and have had 4 rich life,
for which thank God cycry dav Less
paucut, another woman thus placed
~avS II am not afraid 10 die; but oh.
II takes 50 long 50 long
Moscow and patrograd may match
Vienna in extent of sorrow and suffering
but they are beyond aid while the Boil
Shcvik rules. Vienna il open II assistance.
The American Children Relief and The
British Quakcrs are toiling manfully but
with means how inadequate Help must
be- furnished, guarded, controlled, by some
strong government And why not ours2
But no Illusions Food alone, money
alone, VIII not put Vienna permanently
on It's feet. As the capital Of little state
ii might support 400, 600 people. Three
quarters OF its 1000. 900 inhabitants
must die or fee from home unless Austria
j. permitted 70 join Germany, rs it should,
and gain trade outlets and a tributary
country.
For Vienna, big as Berlin and far more
venerable and beautiful. home Of music
and art, the alternative 70 sclf-determina-
ton Is civic death-ow Is hooting in the
ruins OF the age-old centre Of mid European
clvlllZatlon.=New York World.
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Stop thc Useless Slaughter.

What if 24S lives were snuffed out by
some railroad accident IN Dclaware-aI
accident due to carelessness on the part
of the railroad corporation or seine OF itt
employees? What il an accident. due to
carelessness, should occur IN scme Della.
ware manufacturing pant. scme cannery
some shipysrd, and as result PAS human
beings perishcd?
| Such catastrophe would stun and
overwhelm the State. But it would also
arouse immcasurahle public indignation
| against the parties responsible for such
| criminal carelessness Massmeetings
would probably be held demanding swift
punishment of these responsible. Grand
juries would sit in special session. All
the machinery of law and all the power
of public opinion would be called into
action as the result of any such catas-
trophe.
Nevertheless, PAS Delawaresns icst
their lives in 1918 because OF accidents,
the vast majority of which could have
been prevented, according to official sta
tistics just ISSUED by the Public Safety
Committee of the Delaware Safety Coun-
Gil But because this sacrifice io tho Grim
God of Carelessness was made ono life
at time, the public was not shocked; 1T
was not even concerned: IL took no action
to prevent a similar sacrifice being made
year after year. Yet, insofar as the cost
in human life is concerned there is no dif-
ference whether il is paid IN 24S INSTALL
ments or in one payment. The less TO
families and friends, to society and in
dustry, is the same al the end of the year,
when the accounts are balanced.
1t ought not to require horrible cstas-
trophe to shock Delawareans into a state
Of sanity and self-control which viii
eliminate preventable accidents that arc
taking such frightful toll Of the flesh
and blood of the State For the first nine
months of 1919 this class Of accidents had
claimed 126 lives in Delaware
The Public Safety Commlttce Of the
Delaware Safety Council is wagine war
against the Grim God of CareleSsness, 1t
would stop the sacrifices Of human lives
made 10 him every year IN this State. Its
an unselfsh, life~saving fight, in which
every citizen should enlist II is d fight |
that can he won only by everyone think I
ing and talking and practising safety
first" Let every one JOIN IN the cam
palgn 70 reduce thu long list of dead and (
manned that Delaware has contributed /,
every year as the result Of prevcntahlc /
accidents, accidents due 70 carelessness. /
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-01-14
THE RED" SHIP.
Annie T.. Kitchener.

Into the dim and far away
The Red" ship sailed a. dawn;
Out Of the waters of New York bag,
Bearing the weak, the strong
Mighty foes Of nation brave,
Going to return no more;
And some were gay, and some we're gravg.
Such ship ne er sailed before
Sailing over the bounding deep
Bearing produce, silver and gold.
And come might curse, and some nigh
weep
u reads Ike tho vikings old
Eighteen days of DANGER and cold
Ere they touch q foreign shore:
And Some w"rs timid and some were b1Id
Gong - return no more.
Into the strange and far away,
Over the whitc-capped foam,
Out of The VOTERS % New York hav,
Into the dim unknown
Wilmington, January l3, 1000
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-01-14
Letter Carriers Install Officers.

The Letter Carriers Association,
Branch 1871 had their annual installation
of officers Yesterday afternoon in their
rooIns at GOA MaIket street National
STATE Vice-Presidcnt J. Albert Oliver was
Il charge Of the ceremonies. Those in
He'd are. President. Paul 5. Worth;
yice~preTident, Samuel Reed; secretary,
Nsrd Darlington; financial secretary,
Daniel Gabki; treasurer, Charles Iipka !;
SCI qeant- thomas Hopkins; trlls-
tees, J. N. ESTneadley, j. 4 Scott 8 nd John
O'Aeill Resolutions regretting the death
OF \ ilton Bowers, the oldest letter-carier
in u ilmington, who died last week, were
adopted
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are regular army men. Between geven
aud eight thousand are officers who cap,e
into the service for the emergency.
These officers are still holding tbeir
emergency ranks. They were an 10 have
been dropped the first of last Noycmher
but IL war found that they wore the orr,rfs
the detail men. in much Of that con1nl,
Gated organization which had grown ,,r, ~.
rapidly. 1t would virtually scrap rnan Z
of the detail organizations ~ dtschsrgr
these men. So they have been retained
at their emergency ranks Moei n
then. arc men who earn much more thai
their army pay outside. There WA
plan for blanket reduction Of all glcb
officers, but the final decision was that d
was unnecessary These experts aYc
being discharged as rapidly as their
can be dispensed with, and unless
there is sone legislation providing for their
retention, all viii 60 on June 30.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-01-14
EVENING SMILE
HE HAD A REASON.

Representative Sumner Of Texas eel.
dom tells an old story So when recently
he told All exceedingly sntiduateei yarn
several friends who were with him were
greatly surprised One man in the crowd
however, laughed uproariously st the
old story
After the crowd had dispersed one
of Summers friends asked him why
1t WAS that he spun such an archaic tale
Il knew there WAS fellow in that
crowd who wanted job, summer
explained, and :" ! could not exactly
determine which one il vas. Now /
know II was the man who laughed :
Washington Star
'fWhat was the result OF your adver-
tislng los' dog ''Framps have been in
testing my place ever since - Louisville
Courier-Journsl
"Rcmcmbcr il rains or the i,ls, and
the unjust alike Yes, but tho M
just generally are tho ones who can
afford 10 hire tayicaha and not get WIT .
Jud@
What koors Flubduh poor Dun
no 'fitcms 10 lc an energetic clIsgs
Wastes too much time looking ont for
his rights, | understand Louis Vile
Courier Journal
Wright The author Of that new
novel has wonderful imagination
Perman-" "Oh, indecdl Then you have
read the book No, | have not, hut
understand he ha made the announce
ment that 10000 copies Of hrs book
have already been sold :" Yonkers States
man.
IL hear your son has taken up music
as = study. Does he play conamore?,.
No sir He plays the fidjle. Raiti-
more American
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stopping to unclasp them, thereby doing
much damage TO the uniform.
| The apparant injustice in this situation,
however, was capable Of being explained
away The assignment under which an
| Ecer commanded troops no longer
existed when his organization was dis
banded. There WAS no longer any pre-
text under which he might retain his
wartime rank. The sarne was not true
Of certain bureau and staff assignments.
The men IN the purchase, storage and
traffic division of the general staff, for
instance, had 70 clean up the whole
matter of disposing of war materials and
settling war bills. The construction
division had scores OF great enterprise
under way hnd the problem Of what 10
do with them Military intelligence wa
still busy with mulilng over world prob
lens. such RS the menace Of the reds. and
was far from the pre-war status. There
were officers IN these services whose tasks
were not completed as were those Of the
men who had commanded troops in the
held
WORE or sTAr-AT -Hours
The men who had been overseaa. who
had done the fighting, we're not always
charitable To those who had stayed at
home. Some OF them were inclined To
the view that failure to get ovcrseas
service indicated lack Of ability. There
was tendency 30 cast asperions on the
desk soldier Of the Army Of the Potomac
And here was the desk soldier holding
war rank after the lighting soldier had
been reduced
This man who stayed al home will
argue that IL was over here that the war
was won, that here the army was organ-
Ixed and trained, here the task uf produr-
ton was mastered, here the munitions were
made, here the problem Of Transporting
materials and troops were mastered II
was simple matter he holds, ~ fight
troops with all these details proyided
ue wlii cute many examples Of mon who /
faited over here being sent n Euronn
that their tasks might be placed IN com
potent hands There was one casr Of thn
organization of the different branches ~
one Of the complicated services. There +
we're two majors each Of whom was
chief Of one Of thcsse branches Ono ~
them had genius for organization The 4
other had not. Tho competent man got
ms service working like a clock. Tho in.
competent man produced only q tangIa
ne incompetent major was sent over9nas
and the officer who had succeeded with bie
scf zee was kept ~ home, Ind Transferred /
" t4 tlie "ork q tos man Who tad faIicd.
nc "1rneh Fnidnight ~ n The end ~ the
war IN getting the machine ~ working
20 inc war over thc question ~ vho
won the war goos rnerriiv on.
Tho whole question of rank ID but .ern-
poiafy, ior az ofhccrs With the exception
q tne lew who have been especially pro
,noted go back ~ their pre-war status on
June 30. next
The present law provides for The main.
tenanee of 1900 officers Resirnatlors
have reduced that staff tn 1000 tbis
lIVD between nine and ten Thousand
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-01-14
MEETINGS TONIGHT

Camp ?, r. O. A.
Christian Scientists
Cigarmakers Union
Cyrus Temple, L. G f.
Hope Lodge, l. o. O. F.
Sheridan Post, c. A. r
American Lodge, S. of Fl
Franklin Circle b. of D
Welcome Lodge, O. S Is
Knights of 81 Lawrence
Delaware Lodge p O. H.
Star of Bethlehem, T. G. K.
Delaware Council c. B l..
Canton, Delaware T. @. O. z.
Temple Lodge, A + x A. NJ
Temple Council, L. o. r. G
Wilmington Council, c. b. l.
Osage Tribe, Impd O. r NJ
Lafayette Lodge, NJ ,, x Of P.
German Beneficial Society, No B.
Welcome Council, Jr O. L 4 NJ.
Harmony Council, No. |, I. F A.
Mattsh0on Tribe Imp'd O. K. NJ
Washington Camp, No 4, 2. O. 5. A
Evening Star Lodge, No II O. S. of B,
VIM Mckinley Com, Q. L. II. NJ 4
Local 62O, Carpenters and .IoinerS mum
National Protective Legion.
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Announcement comes from abroad tbs !
the Fiu1ne controversy is 10 be- soon
settled, and that IN the terms, "the
original proposal Of President Wilson is
70 prevail" If this il 80. il may be set
down al certain that cur Senate viii not
have any say In the matter The tact
that Mr. Wilson had anything to do With
it would insure the active hostility Of the
Senate.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-01-14

Ine PershIug boom does not appear 10
ne making much progress This seems
somewhat surprising ~ view Of the op-
portu1ity Tor apt alhteration's artful
aid In the slogan. ''Persbing Tor Pregi-
jenf
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paper dollar will buy ~ much, To-
day, as : gold dollar or a silver dollar.
Nevertheless, the reign Of exalted prices
for everything seems very closely akin to
actual and costly imitation.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-01-14

There ls no doubt Ninth street should
b widened-should have been wldened
years ago. But the first step towards
sueh az Improvement at this time should
be q careful survey, followed BY au esti-
mate Of actual cost and probable benefits
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-01-14

In view Of the high cost Of apples, the
old adage IAN apple : day keeps tine
doctor away" lcses much Of its force.
The time may soon ocme when the doctor
viii be the cheaper alternative.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-01-14

A Polshevik idea Of economics is to go
out and burn the barn and then get rich
BY stealing the capitalists mortgage on il
Ohio State Journal.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-01-14
Observation-Disclosures.
RIPPING RHYMES.
By Walt Mason.
GONE FOR KEEPS.

: Most things come back that go
! away; our ship comes sailing to its
! shore; the blooming flowers come
! back in May, the bird to its accus-
: toned spray, but money burned
! comes back no more. Oh, often,
! when old age is here, the man of
I sorrow walks the floor, and thinks
! Of joys that cost him dear. OF spend
thrift courses year by Year, but
money burned comes back no more
! To think Of chances large and fine
he wasted, makes the dotard sore;
! had he put down his coin ia bilne
he might possess his tree and vine,
but money burned comes back no
more. Old thoughts come back to
break his heart. old memories of
days or yore, when he fosook the
shop or mart to i0yrlde in a mort
gagged cart, but money burned comes
back no more. And there were CAV
enameled maids who helped hun
blow his scanty store; their forms
come back, from out the shades,
and march along In dim parades,
but money burned comes back no
more There's nothing sadder
meath the sky than seeing one
whose head Is hoar bewalling
roubles he made hy. recalling
chances with sigh; and money
burned comes buck no more. 50 let
lis from the weekly wage salt down
nine plunks, perchanee score;
then We'll enjoy our green oid age,
ii we still loiteF on the stage, but
money burned comes back no more.
Observation-Disclosures
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Il hear your son has taken up music
as q study. Does he play conamore?,.
No, sir He plays the fdjle. Ralti-
more American
The Washington herald., 1920-07-23
VOWS
FEALTY TOGOD
ANDCOUNTRY
Acceptance Speech Greeted
By Great Crowd at
His Home.
WOMEN CRTTICISE HIM
Suffrage Ignored in Address
Lasting Hour and 20
Minutes.
(By UniversaI Service.)

Marion, Ohio, July Ex-senator
Warren G. Harding. Of Ohio. was
notified officially today of his nomi-
nation by the Republican party for
the Presidency of the United States.
Formally accepting the nomina-
tion. Senator Harding gave pledge
OF his fidelity to his country and
to God with deep emotion.
Mindful of the vast responsible
ties. must be frankly humble" he
said. But / have that confidence
in the consideration and support of
all true Americans which makes me
wholly unafraid. With an unalter-
able faith and in a hopeful spirit.
with a hymn OF service in my
heart. l pledge fidelity to our coun-
try and to God"
The notification exercises were
held in an auditorium in Garfield
Park. Participating were nearly
all the leaders OF the Republican
party and many thousands Of en-
.thusiastic Ohioans, besides visiting
delegations from New York, Penn
sylvania, Michigan, Indiana, Illinois
and other States. The weather was
faultless and the staging excellent.
All Marion was in gala attire and
its citizens gave of their time and
money for the care. comfort and
convenience OF her visitors.
Marching Club Ushers.
The Harding Marching Club OF
Marion served as guides and ushers
for the event. The Harding for
President women's Club of Marion
took charge of the visiting women
and children. Sons OF Marion who
served in the world war donned
their service uniforms and were
peace officers and 'trafic managers
for the day.
The notification ceremonies lasted
for two and one-half hours, begin-
ming at 2 p. m. centrxi time. Ma
tional Committee Chairman VIII H
Hays presided. Bishop William F,
Oldham, of the Methodist Church
with headquarters at Buenos Aires
delivered the invocation. Senator
Henry Cabot Lodge. chairman of the
Republican National Convention
CONTINUED on PAGE THREE.
The Washington herald., 1920-07-23
well, boys" says she,
after a bit, what is it"

"'You are arguing outside Of
my faculties Of sense and rhetoric
says Bill. What want you to
do is 70 go to Washington and dig
out this appointment for me.
haven't no, ideas of cultivation and
intrigue. I'm plain citizen and
need the job. I've killed seven
men, says Bill: I've got nine chill
dren; I've been good Repub-
licans ever since the first of May 5
i can't read or write. and I see no
reason why ant iiiegible forst
office. And I think your partner.
Mr.. Tucker Ssoes on BiIk Is also
a man of sufficient inEratiation
and connected system Of mental
delinquency to assist you in Sc
curing the appointment. l will
give you preliminary says Bill.
: q { -. - ! 49,
The Washington herald., 1920-07-23

wrench. nail file, potato masher
and Multum in Parvo tuning fork.
Andy had the artistic temper.
which is not to be judged as
preachers or a moral mans is by
purely commercial denections. So
we accepted Bills offer, and
strikes out for Washington.
Says I to Andy, when we, get
located at a hotel on South Da-
kota avenue, G. s. S. w. Now
Andy. for the first time in our
lives we've got to do real dis
honest act. Lobbying is something
we've nevef been used to; but
we've got to scandaliSe ourselves
for Bill Humble's sake. In a
straight. and legitimate business,
says I. we coulG afford to in
troduce q little foul play and
The Washington herald., 1920-07-23
TRAVELLERS TO
PAYR.R.BOOST
Rail Executives New Fare
Schedule Sent
To |. c. E.

Specific recommendations fol
making up the .626.OOO,oOo increase
in railroad operating expenses
caused by the recent wage awards
were submitted to the Interstate
Commerce Commission yesterday
by the railway executives.
= The proposals as presented to
the commission by Alfred P. Thorn
for the Association of Railway Ex-
ecutives. suggest the following in
creases:
1. All passenger fares to be in
creased 90 per cent. with a mini
mum of not less than 10 cents per
trip on any form of ticket.
2. All excess baggage rates to be
increased 20 per cent.
3. Surcharge on sleeping and par
lor cars to be made so per cent OF
the charge for space occupied
either in parlor or sleeping cars.
MIX Shipping Included.
4. Increased rates on transporta-
ton of milk. both on freight and
passenger trains.
5. Freight and switching reye-
CONTINUED on PAGE TWO.
The Washington herald., 1920-07-23
WOMAN BEATEN;
TIED TO TREE
Faithless Lover Mutilates
/. Southern Girl He Prom
ised to Marry.
tBy United Press.)

Hillsboro. N. &C. July 90. - Tied
to tree. beaten, chewed and mutt
lated until she became unconscious,
Maggie Moize, 25-year-old white
woman, was found later staggering
along the road near here. She
stated that Sam Lackey, also white,
formerly of Rutherfordton was her
assailant.
Lackey was arrested as he was
making his escape a few miles from
Hillsboro.>
She states that two weeks ago.
she left her home in Statesville with
Lackey under a promise of mar
riage. He later became infuriated
with her and destroyed the license
and they had since been living to-
gether as man and wife. According
to the sheriff. Lackey has beaten
and chewed her five times, twice
tying her to a tree. After the beat
ings, he poured gun powder into the
raw wounds.
She Is horribly bruised and is in
a Burlington hospital.
The man is held in the Hillsboro
jail.
The Washington herald., 1920-07-23
RAILROAD MEN
SEEK HARMONY
IN REFERENDUM
Four Of Big Five Unions,
However, Vote to Accept
Terms Of Award.
KEY MEN WILL BALLOT
Thirty Days Required to
Sound Sentiment of
Ranks.
KEY MEN WILL BALLOT
(By Universal service.)

Chicago. July 22.-While leaders
of the railway unions were split
today over the question of accept.
ing the $500, 900. 900 award made
Tuesday by the United States La
Dor Board. they believe that a ref
erendum vote of the men will re-
store harmony.
Four of the so-called Big Five
have voted to accept the award
They are the trainmen. switchnen
engineers and fremen. The con.
ductors are undecided.
The telegraphers will order a
strike ballot taken by the men.
Referred to Ranks.
Seven unions have referred the
question to the rank and file of the
men, with recommendations of ac-
ceptance. They are the machin-
lists. sheet metal workers, brother
hood of clerks. freight handlers.
express and station employees, car
makers and blacksmiths- The ref
ercndum will require thirty days,
Strike Seems UnlkeIy.
Since four of the unions have
decided to accept and seven have
recommended acceptance, IL was
practically certain today
that the $500. 100000 wage award
would be accepted by all and a
strike averted.
With the acceptance the men will
register a protest. The trainmen
are dissatisfied because
the board apparently failed to con-
slider the fact that they spent much
of their time away from home when
at the other end of a run. where
they pay their own expenses.
Back Pay Important.
Several things were considered by
the men who have decided to ac-
cept the award. The three months
back pay and the preservation of
seniority rights are two elements
into the decision.
Public opinion also had some
weight. The men feel that they
have that with them now and did
not want to take chances of los
ing ii by calling a strike.
After the men have formally no.
titled the board that the award has
been accepted. they will present
new demands for another increase.
The Washington herald., 1920-07-23
MOVE
PIQUES WOMEN
Nominee Asks Tennessee S
Aid of Cause, Just Be-
fore Delegation Calls.
(By United Press.D

Marion. Ohio, July 2:.-Militant
suffragists swooped down on War
rem G. Harding today. somewhat
piqued because the candidate issued
his appeal for action on suffrage by
the Tennessee on the eve of their
arrival They had not counted on
this sudden move by Harding. but
they went through with their pro-
gram anyway and asked the candi-
date to use his influence for ratifi-
cation.
More than 100 women members
of the National woman's party, rep
resenting fifteen States, marched in
procession carrying banners up to
Harding's front porch. headed by
Alice Paul. the international chair.
man.
Mrs. Bertha c. Moller. of Mime
apolis, was in charge of the dele
CATION. Mrs. Joh nGordon Battle,
president of the Ohio woman's Re-
publican Club, introduced the two
speakers. Miss Sue White. Tennes-
see State chairman of the National
woman's party, and Mrs. ]. o.
Havemeyer. New York.
1--WE have come to ask you to do
everything in your power to urge
Republicans in the Tennessee legis-
lature to keep faith with their
party's platform pledge, by giving
a unanimous Republican vote in
Tennessee in August" Miss White
said,
The Washington herald., 1920-07-23

$1,000 for drinks. bribes and car
fare in Washington. II you land
the job I will pay you $1,000 more.
cash down. and guarantee you i'm.
punity in boot-legging whisky for
twelve months. Are you patriotic
to the West enough TO help me
put this thing through the White
washed wigwam of the Great
Father of the most eastern flag
station Of the Pennsylvania Rail-
roady says Bin.
: .well, I talked to Andy about
It. and he e.liked the idea immense.
Andy was a man of an involved
nature. He was never content to
plod along. as l was, selling to
the peasantry some little tool like
q combination steak beater, shoe
horn. marcel waver. monkey