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"Jncle Joe's" Congress Record.

Thomas Hart Benton, one of Missouris
first Senators in theCougress OF the United
States, elected to the Senate Immediately
after the States admission to the Union, In
1920, established n record by thirty years
of continuous service in that body. Ills
Thirty Years in the United States Sen
ate" written soon after his retirement, 10
still classic in American political history.
The late Justin s. Morrill, of Vermont
exceeded Bentons record in respect of
time spent in Congress- he having served
| exactly 43 years, nine months and "A days,
although this long service included terms
in both House and Senate. And now we
have at ashYgton, a veteran Congress
man who equalled the Morrill, record on
Tuesday, and bids fair to exceed it pos
sibly for MANY years.
This latest ''father of the House" is
Representatis Joseph Gurney Cannon
of the Eighteenth Congress district Of the
State of Illinois. He was cighty-four years
of age last May, and at this years general
election was returned to his scat in the
House for the twenty-third time, so that
he is now about 10 enter upon his forty
fifth year OF service. He was fhst elected in
! 1872, and has been a candidate at every
election since, although twice he WAS de-
feated He served eight years as Speaker
of the House.
Gladstone served fifty-three years in the
English House of Commons, and Uncle
Joe" hopes TO equal that remarkable
record Despite his more than four score
years, he is in excellent health, and bids
fair to live many years longer. And he has
proved such q genial old man, such popu-
lar member Of Congress, that politics will
be forgotten by thousands of bis fellow
citizens in united hope that his desire
NAV be gratified.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-12-30
Just Folks
by Edgar A. Guest
THE WAY OF OTHERS.

Others have shown 20 me the way
To bear the burdens Of the day.
This task OF mine is nothing new,
Others have had this work to do,
Others have suffered here and wept
And faithful % their purpose kept.
This IS my time to meet the test,
And | must face il as tho rest.
Time was | thought that | might miss
So terrible n task ~ thisl
Might go through life and never know
The weight OF care or hurt Of woe,
And once fancied when | felt
Across my back disasters welt
That ] was meeting there alone
Such things as no one else had known.
| cried aloud against my pain,
But found my whifnpering all IN vain,
And then / heard voice declare:
Your lot is what all men must bear,
Others have wept the time you smiled,
Borne grief and have been reconciled;
As they have done, so must you do
When care and sorrow come TO you"
But that was in the years ago
And since that time I've come 10 know
That no ono on this earth escapes
From trial I'm its various shapes
No man In singled out 20 fare
Along lifc's way exempt from care,
And ] would see my trials through
AS hravely as the others do.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-12-30
Check on Motor Drivers.

The decision Of the Delaware Safety
Council 70 hold drivers and owners Of
automobiles. and all vehicles in fact, TO
more strict accountability, Will he second
cd by the general public. Hereafter the
owne- of the machire viii be summoned
with the a liver before the court when a
complaint is entered, 80 that the employer
may ascertain at first hand all the in
formation elected at the hearing regarding
his employees skill or lack of skill as a
chauffeur. This procedure is likely 70
cause car owners TO exercise still greater
care in the selection Of s driver who Is
fully qualified for the work. The chief
trouble is, and doubtless has been, Sue TO
the fact that many drivers are not ca
pable or temperamentally fitted for the
work, and thus are responsible for large
percentage of the number Of mishaps re-
ported
II this same vigilance committee Of the
Safety Council could establish some line oi
procedure that would arouse pedestrians
TO the danger Of 'tjsy" walking, OF OF at
tempting 70 Cross the streets in that semi
dreamy mood which seems 10 render them
insensible to sll responsibility or sense Of
danger, the accidents might be reduced
still further toward the irreducible min
imum
The greatest menace that comes from
motot cars, however, is 10 be found II
large trucks driven by incompetent, II
responsible men, and it is such lvers
that should be forced to equip themselves
for the task Of guiding the truck safely and
properly. or compelled 10 give up their
license entirely. Very many Of the gas
oliDe propelled truck drivers Of today are
as ignorant of the requirements Of thei
work as were the majority Of teamsters-oi
the days of the horse as truck power.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-12-30
Half a Billion I'm Gifts.

Americas wealthy men and women
gave more than half billion dollars to
charities, research and education during
the wear 1920, sum possibly unequalled
Nv the records Of any other year or ny any
other country OF course the larger por-
tion Of this amount came from John ID.
Rockefeller through his Foundation. In
the list of big bcnefactors, however, appear
the names az the late Henry Clay Fnck,
who divided more than 100000 600
among colleges and art galleries, and OF
George Eastman Of Rochester, New York,
whose benefactiors for education total
upwards Of $50, 600. 900 J Ogden Armour
Of Chicago also is on the roll Of big givers,
with the sum of s5,000OO0 more 70 his
credit. which he donated % the institute
in that city bearing his name. Although
Andrew Carnegie has gone his benefac-
tions continue. they totalling $685., 600
during the year. OF the arious institu-
TORS Of learning benefited. Harvard with
s12 .0O0. 900. leads All Others. with Massa-
achusetts School az Technology second
with Sll 900, 600
The figures are almost staggering and
when one computes the grand total they
serve as a revelation m showing the pro
dgous munifcence Of rich Americans.
Never before has such generosity been
manifested by people and never before
have people given so Literally for the adj
vancemert Of the cause Of education, for
hospitals and medical schools. ard for
scientific investigation in the effort TO
find remedies foI the physical ills that heset
mankind and bring 50 much suffering int,
the world
The men and women of very large
means today have found or are finding,
perhaps, that the possession Of great
riches is attended by great responsible
ties and afford comparatively little
pleasure unless they are used for the uplift
Of mankind, 10 heal the sick or comfort the
.orrowing, or help TO banish the curse Of
poverty.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-12-30

The decline of almost half billion dol
lars in the export Of food products 70
European countries in the last ele' en-
months. accounts for much Of the slump in
Il e products Of the American farmer. The
declipe, however, was greatest in meats,
except as TO cotton, which last month
dropped TO S91 900, 900 worth, from s181, :
oOO, 600 in November last year. Europe is
still looking to us for bread stuffs, even
in greater volume than before, as the ex-
ports for November exceeded those Of the
same month Of last year by s28 100000
These figures indicate that the people Of a
large area of Europe and parts Of Asia
would rather fight their fellows than battle
in the harvest fields with the devouring
wolf that is bowling at so many doors.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-12-30

Maryland farmers are being victimized
by men canvassing the counties and selling
"fake" medicine for stock and remedies to
heal the ailments Of trees and garden stuff
They have not only obtained considerable
sums Of money in exchange for the worth
less preparations, but the latter, il is said
are ruinous to the trees and have done
great damage TO the smaller fruits. The
fakiis also have sold an entirely useless
preparation to put in the drinking waters
Of the hernery as meaTs of eradicatinP
"cnoties" on the chickens The recital Of
the experiences Of our neighbors across the
line should prevent these or similar ven
dors separating our farmers and orchard
lists from their money
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-12-30
UNsELFIsH WoRKMEN

An cxprimeent in generosity which will
be worth watching is to be made IN Cinoin-
natl this winter The 500 employees OF the
Nash Clothing Manufacturing Co, firm
operated upon the Golden Rule" basis,
decided at a meeting held recently to turn
their Jobs over for month 'ither Janu-
ary or February, to the unemployed of
other clothing factories
There have been many attempts on the
part of employers to distribute employ
ment as best they could SO IS to avoid turn
ing any Of their own employees off eatlrely
but this is quite different matter, Il Is
the voluntary decision Of an entire working
force to abandon their jobs for a time 50
that others less fortunate may have them
There is no telling how the experiment will
work out, but the example Is inspiring.
As a rule the scarcity OF Jobs and the
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-12-30
SOUTH AMERICAN LANGUAGE.

II is interesting 10 note that when
proposal TO declare the Spanish language
one of the official languages OF the assem-
bly Of the League Of Nations was made at
one of the meetings IN Geneva, the sugges-
ton did not come from Spain, but from
one of the I4atin-American countries. There
was time when Spanish was dominat-
ing language, but like most things that
pertain to Spain, it began to dwindle
many years ago, and there Is no prospect
that the country OF its origin Will make II
a language in growing use agam.
But what Spain cannot do Tor Spanish
the countries of South america may do.
There are more users of Spanish on this
side of the ocean than there are III Spain,
and the disparity is likely to grow. Com
mercially the Spanish-speaking countries
of South America are increasing III import
ance, and Spansh-American literature IS
beginning TO attract attention IN all parts
of the reading world
1t is natural, therefore, that It was from
the New World that the ancient claims OF
Spanish to a place among the languages OF
first rate Importance was asserted, and 1t
is the importance Of the language IN the
New World which makes the claim ten.
able. Detroit Free Press.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-12-30

Cuba has enjoyed almost marvellous
prosperity since che was released from
spanish rule and has lived under the semi
protecting feathers of the United States
ard been assured Of stable government for
'wenty years or more. Last year the total
q her commerce was $3.50, 900 900, which
gave her a trade balance of SI6I, ,536, 900,
the largest IN twenty years Cuba, Of
course, has shared IN the initiation Of the
value of her products by the war, but her
trade and industrial conditions are 50
much better since she acquired inde-
pendenoe that one is amazed at the extent
a her resources. The Improvement in the
conditions Of other islands Of the West In
dies has been 80 much less marked, that
Cubo's affairs stand out as a strong argu-
ment in favor Of home rule for all the
little communities in the Caribbean Sea.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-12-30
EVENING SMILE.
Con sidernbiy Mixed.

We bought him for IS from a little
negro boy. thinking he was a full
blooded Boston bull pup. Like many
bargains he hasn't turned out 20 well.
but he possesses all the "cuddly" quail
ties and clever puppy ways that would
endesr him to little Elizabeth. and she
is very fond of him.
One day she was telling an aunt
some Of the cute things that the little
dog had done Auntie wasn't diplo-
matte: she touched on a tender spot.
What kind Of dog is he Eliza
both she asked
Well. auntie-I think he's partly
bull dog and-wol and tho rest pup
py." was the little champions reply.
Chicago Tribune
Jim married nasseusa. didn't he2'
Yes. and she certainly rubs It into
hin,."-Boston Transcript
Talk Is cheap" snaried the attor-
ney when the Judge had criticised hts
method Of cross examining. II fine
you $50 for contempt Of court" re-
piled his honor What do you think
Of the price of talk now?"-Boston
Transcript
Don't you sometimes wish FOR the
old dnysY. Nope" replied Uncle Bill
Bottietop. when prohibition struck
owed the bartender so much that
I'm perfectly willing 70 forget u. II he
is.-w Washington Star.
Lady lawyers are beginning 70 ap-
pear In our courts I know. And
when the lawyers on both sidss are
beautiful IL is going 70 be harder than
ever TO decide a case.-LouisviIse
Courier Journal.
You cannot dream yourself into a
character: you must hammer and
forge one for yourself f-Froude.
You haS en't paid cash for anything
since we were married. Well. I made
a mistake 10 pay cash then: I ought 70
have stood the minister oT--Boston
Globe.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-12-30

The action Of the du Pont Company in
encouraging the enlistment for the Nation
Al Guard Of the State is entirely in line
with the policy ofthe concern IN matters Of
general benefit. Ii has offered as induce
ment for about fifty Of its employees to join
the guard, full payment Of salaries during
their period off for summer maneuvres,
etc The offer is for men 10 unite with the
snti-aircraft branch, which, in view Of the
great amount Of attention it is receiving,
probably is regarded as the most i'm
poTtsnt section Of service for the future.
The Pennsylvania Railroad Co, too, al
waye in the lead in forwarding good under
tasings. has made like offers to its men to
form another anti-aircraft company for
the National Guard.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-12-30
READJUSTiNG THE MOVIES.

The public is familiar with the large
scale on which the motion-plcture indus
tryis conducted. Even SO, the announce
rnent Of drastic economies Of production,
including the dismissal of $4,000 film
actors and other employees figures more
commonly associated with automobile
and steel manufacture than with ar amuse-
mtnt interest. necessarily compels atten
tjop. Are the movies confro ted with
the same adverse conditions that are
neccsstatiRg the readjustment OF other
lines of business
As one Of the three foremost American
industries, motIon-pIcture making carr no
doubt stand q good deal OF shrlnkage
without impairing its stability And as
external evidences 60, Its present pros
peritv leaves little to be desired. at the
same time il has beel subject to an iniia-
tion for which no parallel Is to be found /,
not even IN the automobile industry, with
which naturally invites comparison on
the score of enormous expansion. lt has
enioved a boom hich had many OF the
aspects Of a klondike gamble. and 1t was
inevitable that process Of detietion would
have to come if the balloon was not to
burst
That this process has now been begun
is calculated to be OF benefit to the motion
picture business and OF promise to Is
patrons. 1t has been subject both TO the
menace of overpaid stars and the handicap
Of crude and inartistic pictures, and the
| retrenchment may be expected to reform
| the one fault and help TO eradicate the
| other Doubtless the movies are as GER
tain of permanent existence as any mum
dare interst can be- But if this expecta
| tionis 8 to be realized, it must be through
the Improvement OF the artistic side Of pro.
| duction and the elimination of waste and
incompetency on the mechanical side
| New York World
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-12-30
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS

Any reader can get ths answer ~ soy
question by uritlps Hyerg Hyening iafpF
loatign Bureau. FgefsCie hassln bires
strictly - Information Inc Dfrfau canuof
give sdyi.e % lsgal. aslilcal .a1 enenf a.
nestie tr0. uties. nor ~ unforfakf orh1us
tive re.ea rcn on ang sublert Nutf Tuur
question plainly and brie1y Give fll naus
and address aud enclDar TOO cfuts iu staflpr
for return gostAge. AZ replies afe 49,
direct - the inquirer
O How are glsce fruits prepared q
r.
A. For giacs fruits. grnpes. 1sofl0fs ~
ornnge. and candied cherries are grn
orally used Select "a cold. clear day D.
2 cuFs sugar. ] cup boiling water. IS nn
spoon cream q tartar o srnOofh Enucfpaf
rtr. place on ftpve and heat ~ Doiln.
point Boil until syrup begins ~ dlfc0lff
which vii be- 30 deUeeH FhfrrIhff
Remove saucepan from Gre piaof large
pan of cold water ~ stop hoiiinR nftanfl
Then place 20 pan ~ hot water Fil'e d.
ping fruit Place piecer on oiied papa
O. How many immigrant arrived
tho United STATE lrsf year from Der
mark J. q A
A. During The fs,al year ending Juns
20. 1920, 3, l37 Immig gTnn'H came 20 fhr
country from Denmrrk
q Are there references - the faet fhf
Jesus Christ lived and "a mnefes b.
profane literature? r. r. =
A Among ths historical rsfeTrne~s
Jesus Christ which are undspuied = 'hf'
made by Tacitus. the Roman bgfcrar
who IN speaking q ths Christian. taif
The originator a that nan1s hsr h~fl
szecu'ed in The reign ~ 7 ,ber.us ~ ord
81 the adnnisfrstar P1ntius Pl.,s
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( white or vefiow7 ; O'C
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/ of the world are available u sesrls ffsf ~
Morgoiian racr q more lrn~ruus fHs'
Y tho Caucssisn racr The Mon Eniiss -Hr
+ Kers about esS 000 00r srd ~ r.fe-f'a,
or white raes s45 20 000
o Who said Wy oourtvy Rorr
wrong nv c0rTntrv7 B
s The qI0fa+'0~ sr0u'f - or
Z country ~ he~ 'rrerurse vifh 'rrrirn
nations. NAV s1e aIwavs e l ~ ~
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was a toa@. nronosnd rv -frrnen D@~~f
AZ Norfolk p April 1919
o. What r.nd ~ aure rera 1sff
IAnps and Kho la-d f1er1' Y e. a
The .arore whrh tre nIFfIrt
brought over a0 f'e Navaowrr ref
know - Be'tv Iamra lrd rarp
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and % bras -naned ike pear .lf laf
tor and Froftorn ~ elreef form w.a
known a. The 0rer haffv 20 ann
o Where are tie srh0o.s irr B~v auIt.
tion mechanics heated -
The Eavv Denartmrrt savs ne
schools for avlafin1 mechanics On rave
service are I0eated AZ fhe Nayll fa.n.u X
station. Grraf axes Illinois lnd r
open both q upn alrsadv ll ssrvirr 80
new recruits vim enlist Tor nor - nar
.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-12-30
PRESS COMMENTS.
JAPAN AND THE SIX VOTES.

That our negotiations with Japan Az
rapidly approaching an agreement is
welcome news. The proposed treaty IL
said to cover satisfactorily both the inn
migration question and the matter of alien
land-ownership in California. There has
been the widest consultation Of all parties
in interest. Even the Califofnians are
now content with the projected plan, If
we may believe Representative Kahn.
And the leading Senators are reported to
be acqiescent. Thus the promise rs excel
lent that causes of friction between the
United States and Japan will be removed.
One thing deserves special note. The
conferences and soundings have included
Australia, New Zealand, South Africa
and Canada. The attitude OF those self
governing dominions toward Japanese
immigration is notoriously very like that
of the United States This has been gra-
ciously remarked by Senator Lodge, who
has even spoken hopefully of the align
ment of those British domipions with
America. 1t goes so far that it in now said
TO affect the renewal of the Anglo-japan-
csc alliance next year. London dispatches
state that the government Is seriously
considering the ending, or the thorough
mendng, of tho alliance, largely under
pressure from the dominions.
In the light of these events, what are
we now to think of the horrid plot TO
give England six votes in the Assembly
of the League Of Nations, by means OF her
slyly getting representation for her do
minions2 On the first test, four of those
six votes are found to be virtually against
England and for the United States. So II
might easily and naturally prove in other
matters. Yet Republican Senators yelled
themselves hoarse over the infamy of the
ak votes IL may be hoped that the cleo
ton cough-drops will have cleared their
voices and also their heads-New York
| Times
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-12-30

The next Legislature, which will con
vene at Dover on Tuesday next, viii prove
welcome or unwelcome according to the
manner in which it meets its responsible
ties A lazy, trihing, indif erent body, o.
the kind that has been in evidence for a
long time, will be despised and condemned.
The next Legislature will have an oppoT-
tunity Of making notable record for good
and It IS hoped il viii take full advantage
Of it.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-12-30

Notwithstanding the reported scarcity
of work, call for 5000 men TO shovel
snow from the streets of New York City
brought scarcely any response, even
though the pay offered was $500 for eight
hours work. A report from the Commis-
sioner of Public Welfare on the same day
showed that the inmates Of the Municip-
al Lodging Houses numbered more than
four times as many as last year. Evidently
the shovel is not popular tool with which
TO fight the wolf
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-12-30

There were more than three hundred
arrests in Cumberland. Md, over Christ
mas-Friday pight TO Monday morning
including police officer. yet there seems
TO have been no capture of "boot-leggers
or raids on moonshine stills. II would
be advisable, in order TO combat the wet
evil, to capture the source Of supply. 1t if
impossible that there was liquor enough To
maintain such SD orgie without the police
knowing where to find it. Il is strange, in
decd, that SO many policemen seem totally
blind while the dry law is being openly
violated.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-12-30

Today the voters of the Seventh Repre-
sentative district of Sussex county will
make another attempt to choose a Repre-
sentative in the General Assembly, the
vote on November having been tie be-
tween the Democratic and Republican
contestants AS the House stands a tie
with this vacancy untitled, politicians will
await the result, this evening, with the
greatest interest And az the district is
normally Republican, the reasonable
probability is that the Republican candi-
date will win
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-12-30
Want to Transfer Poor to Dover.

At meeting Of the Trustees Of The
Poor at the County Hospital yesterday
afternoon, the proposed transfer of the
Poor Hospital from its present site al
Farnhurst to Dover was discussed. The
meeting was attended by members at
the Legislature and of the Levy Court
A bill will probably be introduced at
the next session of the Legislature, provid-
ing for the change Following the meeting
9 dinner WAS served by Superintendent
Foster
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-12-30
FRANCES RECOVERY.

Outside the United States no country
has made such progress in recovering from
the devastations of war as has France, and
In this country we had no devaBtations TO
recover from. What recovery we have been
making is from over stimulation instead OF
devastation IL WAS lugubrlously prophe-
sled only two years ago that the war zone
OF France would not be rendered cultiva-
bic again in many years and that much oil
IL had been permanently ruined by the
dfgginp of trenches and the chuning upe
Of the anil bv high-exploslve shells. his
not only made great holes and ridges,
requiring levcling that would be prohibi-
lively expensive. 80 the prophets SAID, but
il covered the fertile soil with the infer
tile subsoil All this has proved to have
been poor prophcsving No seventh son of
a seventh son had anything 20 do with It.
OF the 1000 600 acres thus rendered unft
for cultivation. only $50 600 acres will not
he rendered fit for crop sowing IN tho
spring. while much Of il was IL crop the
mast wear Also II has been discovered
that the churning m of the suhsoi and
the release Of elements Of plant food con
tanned by it has helped instead OF ruined
the land II WAS somewhat violent
method. but the value Of suhsollinp has
long been recognized in this country and
the practice Of il has been quite extensive.
both by deep plowing and by the use OF
dynamite, somewhat more gently 70 be
sure, than this martial sibsollng IN
France, but to the same general effect
st Louis Globe Democrat.