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Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-08-23
Coming Better Times

Indications Of normal and slow de-
cline in the price level continue TO null
tiply Perhaps the most significant of
these is the pronounced falling off in the
demand for luxuries, and the subsldlng OF
the wave Of extravaganza which SO re-
Gently swept the country. The people are
no longer purchasing silk shirts and fur
coats and diamonds. but are saving their
money for more necessary articles or per-
haps for investment
It is natural and proper that the return
to normal conditions should manifest
itself first with the sales Of Injuries, but
other hopeful indications are not lacking.
The Labor Department reports decline
in wholesale prizes during the last thirty
davs of one per cent. Although this gain
for the consumer may seem small, 1T
marks reaction against the steady up
ward trend and promises better things to
come.
A survey of the status of production
also gives reason for optimism. From all
parts Of the country come reports OF
bumper crops of wheat and other cereals.
Meats. fish and vegetables are now stored
in quantities far greater than a year ago.
The vast drain upon American foodstuffs
occasioned by the world war has to large
extent been relieved by foreign production.
With the railways daily gaining In
efficiency, with the constantly improving
labor situation, with the readiustment
from war to peace conditions practically
with thrift and economy re-
placing extravaganza and foolish spend
ing. there is every reason for the nation to
look to the future with optimism. Better
times are coming.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-08-23
PRESS COMMENTS.
/ WHOSE MONEY AND HOW MUCH7

Although the Harding campaign is
bankrupt in principle, it has unlimited
money, and money talks in American poll
tics even when candidate cling to the
font porch lest they be trapped into COM
mitting themselves on the issues,
Governor Cox asserts that at the lowest
estimate there will be $4,000 600 in the
Republican campaign chest, and those
figures do not seem excessive IN view OF
the elaborate preparations made by the
Republican National Committee TO finance
its puppet candidate for President.
Thanks to The Worlds exposure OF the
Wood slush fund, the country knows TINT
at least S3,0OO,0O was used in the pre-
liminary contests of the aspirants for the
nomination, for the most part to influence
the primaries. Long before the expendi-
ture of those particular contributions
began, agents OF the Republican National
Committee were rounding up the business
interests affiliated with the Republican
party, particularly those that desire special
privileges from the government, and OBJ
tanning their privileges to campaign
fund to elect anybody who might be
nominated. Although stoutly protesting
to believe that this was to be yellow
dog year in which any Republican candi-
date could win at the polls, the Republican
iithIthkeTs set Oul VI 'titth th'h sahPpHh
fund before the nomination was made
and 20 insure to the organization an un-
limited supply of money.
The process of soliciting pledges is still
going on: and If the country has right
to any political information at all it has
a right to know how much of this money
is coming from the representatives OF
protected industries that are demanding
new tariff privileges at the expense of the
American people, how much of it is coming
from the financial interests that are
scheming to get control of the Federal
Reserve Banking System and how much
of il is coming from the railroad specu-
lators who desire free hand in the ex-
ploitation of those properties now that |
they have been turned back by the gov
eminent.
Mark Hanna's method OF collecting
campaign fund seems TO have been crude |
and primitive in comparison with the |
method now employed by the Republican |
National Committee, which has divided |
the country into districts and permits no |
available dollar TO escape II has long been |
evident that the Republican managers |
had no intention of relying on an honest |
presentation of the Issues for success in |
the election They have fallen back upon |
the brute power of money and ofganlza-
tion at time when the country is seeth-
ing with economic cdiscontent.-Newfo York /
World,
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-08-23
The Republican Dilemma.

Leaders Of the old Organization Will
face a perplexing dilemma at the meeting
of the Republican State Convention IN
Dover. tomorrow. What to do IN re-
spect of the nomination for Representa-
tive in Congress is one vexing problem,
and they are said to be also in very
doubtful state of mind in respect OF the
nomination for governor.
Party precedent of long standing speaks
for the unanimous denomination OF Repre-
sentative Caleb r. Layton, and Organlza-
ton leaders hadhim duly slated. But, un-
fortunately for Representative Layton, the
Republican voters of Sussex county, at
the primaries Saturday afternoon. erected
a bar to the denomination program.
Under the lead of Governor Townsend,
who was thirsting for revenge against Dr.
LAYTON and all the other Republican
I.aytons for defeating him for delegate to
the Republican National Convention, at
the early party primaries, and for SO
viciously opposing the School Code, the
Lavtons were defeated, the county dele
CATION showing up, according to returns at
hand this morning, as % anti-Layton ana
10 Layton. The county caucus, therefore,
NAV refuse to indorse Congressman
Layton for denomination.
The outcome of this situation is hard TO
predict. While the Organization could
force the denomination of DR.. Layton
against the protest of majority OF Sussex
county delegates, it would hardly dare to
adopt this extreme course. Also, it would
be very reluctant to allow the townsend
faction to enjoy such great victory and
complete revenge as the defeat OF Layton
would be.
So there may be great deal of manipu-
lation at Dover, tonight. in respect OF TINS
situation. and also in respect of the nom
ination for governor. The Organization
long ago slated Colonel William ID. Den
new for this nomination, but the leaders
are verv doubtful about the propriety OF
naming him. He is strongly opposed IN
Kent county, and is not looked upon even
by the Organization as candidate OF any
especial strength 1t is difficult see, how
the Organization can avoid nominating hm
however. as his friends would bitterly
resent his overthrow.
Possibly the situation in Sussex may
be so manipulated as to gain the consent
of the Townsend faction to Congressman
Layton's denomination some say with
proviso that he shall resign as graceiuiiy
as possible some time later. Or the Organ
ization may force his nomination, regard
less of the Sussex opposition.
So it will be seen the situation at Dover
promises to be decidedly interesting. AT
least it will afford fine opportunity for
displays of straddling, oppor-
tunisrn and high-class partisan manipuia-
ton. Nothing elevating, however, or
conducive to the best interests OF our
State or our people seems remotely DOS
eibie
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-08-23
"personaI Nonsense.

'T want to have done with personal
government in this country said Candi-
date Harding in recent address.
personal nonsense" There is no more
personal government in this country to-
day than there was under George Wash
ington. The machinery OF administration
is precisely the same.
The charge of personal government" is
directed against President Wilson, who
has been no more guilty of endeavors in
this direction than any of his predecessors,
although he has done far more TO employ
the influence of the high Office Of Presi-
dent for the good of the country. He could
not coerce Congress, nor did he try to do
So Had he presumed TO employ coerclve
measures, would he not have brought them
to bear upon the recent Republican
Congress, which wasted more than
year Of valuable time without reducing
war expenditures to the slightest extent,
or relieving the people of a dollar OF oner-
Gus war taxationf
MIR Harding should be ashamed to in
dulge in such puerile nonsense as holding
up personal government" as grave
evil.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-08-23
More Levy Court Inefa cheney.

The Morning News very properly re-
Dukes the dilatoriness Of the Levy Court
its positive inefficiency, in fact-in delay
ing for four years the construction of a
few miles of the State highway between
this city and Newark that are 80 seriously
needed. The present condition Of this
bit Of highway, our contemporary says, is
not only disgrace to the county. but
it is an eyesore long to be remembered by
travellers from beyond our borders who
have occasion to use this road.'
That the Levy Court will be moved
to the slightest extent by such. well de-
served condemnation is doubtful. 1t
has shown itself impervious to like con-
demnation for years. encouraged in its
hardihood, no doubt. by the fact that its
inefficiency and utter disregard Of public
interests have been indorsed election after
election.
The people, however, are Mt last be-
coming aroused Conditions in general.
especially in and around Wilmington,
have become most abominable through
the incapacity and reckless disregard OF
the Levy Court. Perhaps the fact that An
election at which some members of that
indifferent and incompetent body will be
chosen is close at hand may stir these do
nothing-but very well-paid-oficials to
the necessity of endeavoring to render
some real service if they would avert an
emphatic protest from long-suffering
community.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-08-23
A WOMAN'S STEPS.

Some years ago an inventive fellow with
a kindly feeling for women and an eye TO
profits produced contraption he called
Kitchen cabinet, arranged TO hold in con-
venient quantities just about everything a
woman needed for her cooking and baking.
II was, we believe, q very successful ven
ture for him, the strong selling factor
being the convenience and the amazing
saving of steps in the preparation of food
1t comes to mind on noticing that an
eastern woman in 80 years has walked
a distance equal TO that from Ohio TO San
Francisco and back, plus six trips up
Pixies Peak-half the distance carrying
a pail of water The annoying thing about
il is that with piping that would have cost
only S42 her husband could have saved
the woman all those unnecessary steps
and the water burden.
There is lot of lost motion in life.
The man who can obviate it in home or
in factory is almost certain to profit by
taking thought of the matter.-Omaha
Rec
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-08-23
LETTERsOF TEssIE AND JOE

Dear Joe:
You'd Of died laughing, Joe. ! showed
Baby your picture today and he started
TO ball at the top Of his voice as If he
thought the world WINS coming to an ond.
Amt that scream, Joe? II be does that
at your Photograph what will he do when
you walk in on him in the oripnal2
/ told him not to be silly, Joe. / OK
planned To him as seriously as / could
for laughing that the fotoEapb didn't
do you justice and that your pictures
always take advantage Of you by making
you look even worse / told him in this
life it's the heart and not the face that
counts. Not that object to your face,
because don't in the slightest and never
did, and that's why / take il 20 good
natrred when your Photograph makes the
baby cry.
Are you following all the news about the
Pickfords, mean the FairbaDkses? Isn't
it wonderful the way thoy blocked traffi
all over the world and were nearly
knocked over by all classes, the mighty
and the fallen, the cream de wheat Of
society and the mere riff-rough? Fame is
sweet / suppose, but don't know, Joe,
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-08-23
High Cha rges in Restaurants.

The Philadelphia Ledger, Saturday,
printed detailed results of an investiga-
ton of restaurant charges, making COM
parison between the original cost of vari-
ous food products and the charges inn
posed upon customers for the cooked and
served articles. The showing is really
startling.
From wholesale market reports the
Ledger discovered that potatoes cost the
restaurant people about cent apiece
A restaurant will charge ten cents for a
potato cut up and fried; Is cents, boiled;
20 cents. French fried; 25 cents with a
little cheese added; 35 cents in some in
stances for two French fried.
Tomatoes likewise sold at charge
amounting to about one cent each. But
in the restaurants a sliced tomato laid
upon two small leaves of lettuce called for
is cents at the cheapest place. and as high
as 80 cents in others. Three slices, fried,
commanded 80 cents Lettuce and to-
mato salad, so cents for a small portion.
Corn on the cob sold at a wholesale
rate equal TO Il cents an ear. Restaurants
charge for one ear of boiled corn, Is to 30
cents, according to the grade of the place
And. so it went with other food pro-
ducts. The restaurant charges were
"simply awful" No wonder it costs so
much 10 "eat to live
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-08-23
FA SHIONS IN BATHIN G..

While humans journey far TO disport
themselves in the waters of lake or ocean
and trouble themselves much over ques-
tions of one or two piece bathing suits,
their animal cousins show an instinct for
cleanliness and variety IN fashion OF
bathing at once interesting and lnstruc-
tive.
After friend squirrel, the other morning,
had spoIttd on the porch roof TO his
hearts content and taken his morning
exercise bounding from limb to limb of
oak and elm, he decided TO take his bath.
So le held one paw with the other while
washing it, and changed so rapidly from
one TO the other that he seemed to he
clapping his hands together in very joy.
Tabby the cat has constitutional
version to water Nevertheless, she put
her rough tongue to coed use and brushes
herself with the vigor of hair-dresser Do
nestle fowls share the feline dislike to
bathing, but they roll in the leansing
dust with all the zest of a small boy play
ing In the sand. The lark also flutters
along the ground and bathes itself in this
way.
Bats, moles, hedgehogs and such ami
mails comb themselves with their nails
as with a fne-tooth ccmb. Spiders and
other insects brush their antennae and
mandibles with their forelegs.
Even reptiles are not content to remain
unclean. Although they cannot conven-
emily wash themselves, they discard their
old skins for new ones several times
year, and face the world with complete
new raiment every few months.
The bath seems to be an acquired taste
among human beings. The small boy does
mot take to il kindly, while his young sister
nttar fnnic ,fa Sol ,E x.x,i,r knr g..
neck and wrists are clean. Primitive folk
do not expend much energy keeping clean
Doctor Grenfell notes among the people
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-08-23
PASSING THE BUCK.

Among the arts and artihces which
Americans have brought to near-perfoc-
ton is that OF passing the buck. To
establish an alibi Is one of the feats most
highly esteemed in the industrial world.
With only fraction of the people func-
tioning in what is termed the public
service and in productive employments
and this fraction dependent upon the con-
suming majority, portion OF the modern
industrial equipment must be a staff OF
persons expert in passing the buck and IN
demonstrating that what the public, as the
consuming portion is termed, assumes
to be the case is not the9ca at all. This
legerdemain and hoCus-pocus is now
performed SO adroitly that one rather en-
Joys it when deft fingers extract coin out
of ones pocket with the prestidfgitator $
assurance. Now you see 1t, now you
DON'T" and the performers are becoming
more adroit every day. 1t looks as though
the igh-Cost-of-Living performance
might hold the stage for couple of years
longer for the audience seems not to have
discovered how the tricks are done,
they are as perplexing as ever.
A profession of buck-passers has been de-
veloped In recent years. A fast and clean
passer can figure In five or more numerals
in industrial and other payrolls. To
qualify for this service one must be able
to meet gathering Of people on their way
to demand rebate on what they regard
overcharges and collect an admission
fee from them to see a new and clever
alibi act. "Your pockets have been pick
ed; anybody can see that" says the
buck-passer, "but we didn't do it; it was
the other fellow" All along the mid
way the public finds these shows. They run
in circle, so there is neither beginning nor
end; the buck is passed from one to another
and the public cannot grab it and hang
it upon anybody.-Seattle Post-Intelli-
Qencer
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-08-23
EVENING SMILE.
ONLY A GLANCE.

Over steaming teacups the two damsels
sat and talked. The conversation turned
upon an unfortunate Individual who had
incurred the disfavor Of one of them.
"No, | never did like him" she said
"Why, when he used TO write me glowing
love letters ! would only glance over them
once
"Only once, DEAR
"Well-er sometimes when ] couldn't
make out his abomnible scrawl | would
glance over them the second time"
! Indeed said the other maiden, "and
was that all?"
Except sometimes at night, I would
take them from under my pillow and read
them just TO kill time"
"And that was the end2"
"Yes,' was the reply; "only on rainy
days | used to look over them again just
to see how silly n man can be when
he starts writing love letters But only
glanced over them, dear. ] never did like
him "-Tit-Bits.
Regular services at the Baptist Church
next Sunday morning and evening. Sub
jects are too hot for the press this week.
They will be fitting 10 the time and occa-
sion. Come and hear for yourself
Crisfeld Times.
eyes, dearest" he gushed softly, Gin
your face / find strength and character,
nobility and devotion, all that is finest
in woman's soul" "You only say that, =
she teased; how do you know" And
like fash OF genius he sparkled, 81 read
between the lines, my dear, between the
lines. Judge.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-08-23
Just Folks
By Edgar A. Guest.

Some times at the table, when
He gets mis- behsvin', then
Mother calls across to me:
Look at him, nowl Don't you see
What he's doin', sprawlin thercl
Make him sit up in his chair.
Don't you see the messy way
That he's eating?" An ! say:
mo. He seems all right just now,
What's he doing anyhow"
Mother placed him there by me,
An she thinks ! ought to see
Everything that's wrong, he does,
An correct him, just becoz
There will come n time some day
When he mustn't { act that way.
But l can't be all along
Scoldin' him for doin wrong,
So if something goes estray,
| jus look the othe. way.
Mothei tells me now an then
I'm the easiest o. men,
An in dealin with the lad
Il Will never see Tue Dau
That he does, on suppose
Mothers right forMother knows;
But I'd hate to feel that I'm
Here to scold him all the time.
Little faults might spoil the day,
So look the other wpy.
Look the OF her way an try
Not to let him catch my eye,
Known all the time that he
Doesn't mean so bad to be;
Known too, that now an then
! am not the best o mem.
Hopin too, the times ! fall
That the Fa ther OF us oil,
Lovin' watchin' over me,
Will pretend he doesn't see.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-08-23
Deniais Worth Nothing.

Of course there is q wave OF indignant
Republican denial of Governor Cox
charge that the Republican party is
raising huge campaign fund, probably
at least s15,OOO,OO0 with which TO at
tempt to buy the election. Oh, no; the
Republican party will do nothing of the
kind, they protest.
But let us take a look at the past.
Towards the end of the campaign OF
1909. Judge Alton B. Parker, the Demo
cratic candidate for President charged
that some large corporations were making
lavish contributions to the Repubhcan
campaign fund President Roosevelt de-
MED the accusation with much heat, VIZ
tually calling Judge Parker liar. After
the election, an investigation by com
mittee of the New York Legislature, with
Charles T. Hughes as counsel, disclosed
the fact that three great insurance con-
Germs Of New York City had each gwen $50
600 Of their stockholders money TO the
Republican party campaign fund. II also
was shown that the late Z. II. Hartman,
as practical man" he said. had con-
tributed $3.50, 900 in aid of the Republican
cause.
Republican party leaders may howl IN
disclaimer all they please, but they are
after huge campaign fund. They have
become so accustomed to buying cleo
tions that they would not know howto
conduct a campaign without tremendous
'slush fund" But the people may defeat
them at the next election, no matter how
much corruption money they raise.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-08-23
MONDAY, AUGUST %. 1920.
G,1sulas'02 Gvsu,ae saiufday ausds 1904
Party Capital From Equal Suffrage.

Now that EQUAL Suffrage Seems likely
TO prevail throughout the country at the
next Presidential election, partisan Re
publican newspapers are fur1ously claim
ing for their party full credit for the re-
suit. so gratifying to thousands OF women.
Tbev hone thereby TO gain the votes of
MANY undecided women for their party
candidates.
Facts. however, show that partisan
credit, if any be justly due, is not to be
nonopolized by any political party. A
Democratic Congress and Democratic
President extended favor to the Equal
Suffrage Amendment to the Federal
Constitution. Democratic as well as Re-
publican State Legislatures extended
ratification.
But Senator Harding. Republican can
didate for President. has declared that
large majority of the ratifying states
were Republican, and this absurd claim
comes from other Republican leaders
The Philadelphia Record, however, COM
piles a table which reveals the error OF
this statement. On the basis OF the latest
national political test, the PRESIDENTIAL
election Of 1916, it is shown that OF the 90
ratifying States. 2l were Democratic and
only Is Republican.
Furthermore, if women are expected 10
be influenced by partisan claims, how VIII
they regard the struggle for securing
favor Of the decisive thirty-sixth State!
Delaware, Republican State with
Legislature Republican in both branches,
decisively defeated ratification. In Con-
necticut, a Republican State, a Repuo-
Ican governor persistently has refused,
and still refuses to call the Legislature
in special session to take action. In Ner-
mont, a Republican State. Republican
governor did likewise. But IN Tennessee,
a Democratic State, Democratic gov
ernor called a special session OF a Demo
cratic Legislature, at which ratllcatIon
was secured after very interesting con-
test.
In truth. neither political party IS en-
titled TO sole credit, or even large
amount Of credit for the result. Doubtless
the woman's party will join in the effort to
make political capital out OF the affair
following its vicious and silly attitude IN
the campaign Of 1916. 1t opposed
President Wilson, afriendof the cause who
had shown his sincerity by twice going TO
his home State to vote for Equal Suffrage,
blaming him for delay of the amendment
in Congress, and supported Mr.. Hughes,
who meyer opened his mouth on the subject
until after his nomination for the Presl-
dency, and has been the ''same old |
oyster" since his defeat.
There is ground for hope that the IN
telligent women of the country who may |
enjoy the privilege of voting at the next |
election will vote carefully and deliberate |
ly, and in accord with their conclusions
after an intelligent review Of the situation
and all the issues involved.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-08-23
NON-PARTISAN PLATFORM.

The Non-Partisan political platform
drafted by the campaign committee o,
the Central Labor Union, and endorsed
by the larger body, will be presented to
the Republican State convention at Dover
tomorrow.
Assurances have been received by the
G. l.. e. from the political parties and the
attorney generals office that efforts will
be made to enforce the Corrupt Practices
Act in the primaries and the November
elections.