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Just Folks
BY Edgnr A. Guest.
FAITH.

fatIH.
When sorrow comes, ns come 10 must,
In God man must place his trust.
There is no power in mortal speech
The anguish ofdis soul to reach,
No voice, however sweet and low,
Can comfort him or ease the blow.
He cannot from his fellowmen
Take strength that viii sustain him
then.
With all that kindly hands will do,
And all that love may offer, too.
He. must believe throughout the test
Tht God has willed it for the best.
We who would be his friends are dumb,
Words from our lips but feebly come;
We feel. as we extend our hands,
That one Power only understands
And truly knows the reason why
So beautiful soul must die.
We realize how helpless then
Are all the gifts of mortal men.
No words which we have power 20 say
Can take the sting Of grief away
That Power which marks the sparrow 8
fall.
Must comfort and sustain us all.
When sorrow comes, as come it must.
In God man must place his trust
With alI the wealth which he may own,
He then must meet the test alone,
And only he may stand serene
Who has faith on which ~ lean.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-08-16
BACK TO THE TARIFF GRAFT.

Senator Harding may be against the
League of Nations, but he Is for the Wool
Trust without reservations OF any KIND.
Certain impious Italians having had the
audacity to ship Sicilian lemons to the
United States, Senator Flint appealed
to the Republican Presidential candidate
for an expression of sympathy in behalf
of the California fruit-growers. Senator
Harding promptly responded, protesting
against the iniquity of "dem0ralized after
war conditions, distorted rates OF ex-
change and pressure to get business, all
of which enables the wicked Siclllan
lemon to Compete in American markets
with the home product"
This must be stopped, and Senator
Harding purposes to stop 1t by piling up
tariffs still higher and letting the con-
suner pay. But great asiis his lndigna-
tion over the Sicilian-lemon outrage, 1t is
weak in comparison with his feelings about
wool. THE domestic wool situation Is
even more distressing IN this country than
the fruit problem faced by California:
Right here in this country farmers sold
their wool clips at 80 cents lew days
ago. The market has altered now,
and | am informed that IN Boston they
are putting wool in storage and are not
quoting any prices. We are having a
practical demonstration OF the economic
necessity of the protective tariff.
Senator Harding did not say why they
are putting wool in storage" in Boston. 1t
is because the American Wooden Co..
commonly known as the Wool Trust,
having been indicted for profiteerlng, shut
down all its plants
In the two years of 1917 and 1918 the net
profits of the American Woolen Go. were
nearly s2S,000,00 a sum larger than its
total profits for the seven preceding
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-08-16
PRESS COMMENTS.
THE MAN AND THE GIRL.

Such tragedy as tho double suicide
near Emmitsburg il unusual, but the ex~
PLANTATION in this case il not hard To find.
A man over so years Of age, traveller
scholar, artist who had seeil the worid
and knew il like a book, finds young,
impressionnble girl, well formed and
pretty. His infatuation follows and he pro-
ceeds 70 hold the girl to his liking to his
fancy. His attentions naturally pleased
her and she became his slave and gave
a, willing obedience 10 all his requests.
Finding her mind unframed, no began
to educate her, To teach her there were
other languages than her own, TO tel
her of the wonderful things he had seen
in the Old World as well as in the New.
He opened To her new vista, q new pam
Drama OF life.
This came on until they reached the
obstacle to n continuation OF such TREND
ship to an impasse The man had wife
and child could not well marry o maid
young enough To be even his granddaughter,
and both saw their imagined happiness
must come to an end And 1t did come In
most horrible manner Rather than give
each othor up, they gave up their lives,
firing bullets into their poor, diseased
brains
Who was to blame7 The man. HIS
life's record in other places was not to
his credit He had n certain power, an IN
fluence which he found he could use over
this attractive girl and make her believe he
was better than other men, that he could
make her happie than those IN To- own
walk of life could ever do. And she believed
him, believed him so trustfully and com
pletely that she wax willing To give up her
young life, as he was willing to give up
his. He had lost his mental blance and
she, poor girl, lost hers as well; IL Is
pitiful story, the more pitiiui that the
dead girl left behind those who really
loved her who would have guided her
Alright had she given them chance
Ra American
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-08-16
AMERICAN PHOSPHATE BEDS.

The United States government has
$500, 600 acres of land for lease IN tracts
not exceeding ,, ,560acres each IN Wyoming
Idaho, Utah and Montana. The lands IN
question contain valuable deposits OF
phosphate rock. which are exceedingly
important ms fertilizer.
Japan, for example, has attached SO
much value to the phosphate deposits
that her commercial houses are prepar-
ing TO move hundreds Of thousands OF
tons annually from Idaho through the
port of Portland to the howery kingdom
II phosphates are good for japan why
not for America?-0regon journal.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-08-16

A Winchester, Va, woman at 81 is the
progenitor Of I19 descendants, all Ct
whom are living. Young women Of similar
maternal tastes could readily check the
decrease Ct population and render the
country service were they to make
their homes In communities where the
census count has shown the lack Of
enterprise in the way Of rearing large
families.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-08-16
Would Revamp the Tariff issue

The great moral issue Of the League OF
Nations not being to the liking Of Senator
Harding. especially because he has
nlaced himself in such an equlvocal posi-
tion in respect Of it that he finds equal
favor with Senator johnson, its bitter
oDnonent and ex-President Taft, Its
sunnor1er. he If seeking TO reiegate It to
the background. So. according to MS re-
marks in a recent public address, ne will
advocate a return to the protective tariff.
While Democrats will not permit
Senator Harding to ignor the one supreme
issue of the campaign, they Will welcome
his attempt to revamp the old protective
tariff issue. In this he would have the
earnest support Of the trusts, with their
crashing tendencies, their close combma-
tions and their excessive profits, paid by
the consumers. but he would not attract
the support Of the great body OF the
American people.
The urotective tariff is really no longer
political issue. The country Is through
with it and prosDers far better without 1t.
Let Candidate. Harding dare TO invite
public support upon this repudiated and
unpopular issue and he will be buried out
Of sjght.at the November election. None
but greedy. expectant tariff benefciarles
would support him cheerfully at the polls.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-08-16
BY Walt Mason.
JIM THE PENNfAN.

The greatest forger of his day, Of
international renown, the other
morning took his way, all footsore,
to his native town. There were no
greater human sharks in all records
of the past he skinned unnumbered
easy marks, and cleaned up mil
lions, first and last. And now we
see him sadly wend, to seek the
town where he was born, without
buck, without friend, all in, world
veaten and forlorn. "Why, yes,
the Village Fathers cried, there is a
haven for you here; the poorhouse
doors are open wide-rest there,
O wreck Of yesteryear" There
Jim the Penman found a stall,
nor will he leave those doors
again; and there he sits, against the
wall, and thinks ofall that might have
been. And to the poorhouse or the
jail 60 nearly all the kings of crime,
whose crooked plans for reaping
kale use up the efforts of their
prime. The man who fairly earns
his mon, by industry, can sing and
smile; the hoodooed dollar is the one
that's gained by trickery and guile,
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Referring to the report Of a contem-
plated increase Of eight dollars per ton for
phosphates. the Dover Index advises
Delaware farmers not to buy them, but to
plant wheat on such lands as will grow fair
crops without the aid Of commercial fer
tilizers. This is sound advice, and points
out the only way to combat the greed Of
profteers, which seems to have become
a raging epidemic. Doing without IN
preference to paying exorbitant prices
viii do more to bring about reform than
any other policy.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-08-16
WHAT THE PEOPLE SAY.
Thoughts and Comments of Every
Evening Readers.

The fulI name and address OF tha writer
must accompany each letter, not neSes-
sarily for publication but as evidence Of
good faith Anonymous communications
will he IGNORED Publication OF letters docs
aot carry with IL Endorsement by Every
Evening OF the opinions therein expressed.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-08-16

1t is a matter Of note that this year s
peach crop on the Delaware Peninsula
grew and matured WITHOUT the regulation
annual prediction Of total failure by rea-
son Of "yellows," "June drop" or other
deadly Affections.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-08-16
Graham Write, Perrn~ Officer.

A number Of members 0f the Police
Department received cards Saturday fr1m
Officer Charles Graham. who has losn
spending his vacation ~ Betfer,0n Md
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-08-16
MEETINGS TONIGHT.
Bayard Legion.

B3yaTd Legion.
Mt. Calvary Club.
]. c. S. Fraternity.
Democratic League.
Paperhangers Union.
Sumner Post, G. A. r.
Camp No 5, P. O. S.A.
DelawareL edge, S. Of H.
North End Athletic Club.
Delmarvia Union, b. l.. p.
Antietam Temple, O. l. A.
Wilmington Lodge Of Elks.
Delaware Lodge, j. 0. o. +.
Washington Lodge, X. of T.
Appomattox, S. of V.
Fidelity Lodge, A. 0. U. w.
Santa Maria Council 4. Of G.
Beta Tent, No. 2, X o. T. NJ.
Harmony Council, .. f. Of A.
Beta Hive, No. ], o. l.. o. NJ.
Brandywine Lodge, !. o. o. +.
Brownson Library Association.
Blue Rock Council, L. o. r. G.
Minqua Tribe, lmp'd o. r.. M.
st. Renedict's Beneficial Society.
Bricklayers international Union.
National Protective Association.
Brandywine Library Association.
Wilmington Council, 0. u. A. M.
Diamo.d Council, Jr. O. u. A. NJ.
Lady Miller Lodge, No. q, 5. of b.
Wilmington Aerie, No "a, +. 0. +.
Christine EDcampment, l. o. 0. +.
Delaware Council, No. Q, A. Q. S. i.
Eleventh Ward Democratic League.
Wilmington Circle, T. Of A., No. 7S9.
Delaware Conclave, III. or S. w. NJ.
Ushers' Union, Union NJ. T.. Church.
VIM. Mckinley Circle, No. 3, II. of S.
B. NJ d p. J. Z. (Bricklayers' Union).
Benevolent Pioneer Library Association
Viii d Brandywine Council, O. U. A. NJ
Wilmington Circle, F. of A., Nos. rs,
Ladies Catholic Benevolent Association
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-08-16
EVENING SMILE.
GETTING EVEN.

By request Of reader this old friend
appears once more:
I'm rina Tor Norah TO bring fresh
pitcher OF water" said the professor
wife.
"You doubtless mean a pitcher Of
fresh water corrected her husband.
III wish you would pay more atten-
ton 10 your rhetoric; your mistakes
are curious.
Ten minutes later the professor said
"That picture would show 20 better
advantages IL you were to hang 1t over
the clock"
sYou doubtless mean above the clock,
she returned quietly. IL / were 20
hang il over the clock we could not tell
the time wish you would be more
careful with your rhetoric, my dear;
your mistakes are curious. Christian
Herald.
al saw man very much put out
this morning" What happened 70
make him sop "He was trying TO
sell new book and had the door slammed
in his face. Baltimore American.
We owe Harry Brown a big thanks
for the fine roasting ears which he gave
us last Tuesday. Anyone that has any
better corn than Harry VII have TO
show us.-Hardtner (Kan.) Press.
Chiggers don't seem TO like the women
| folks. At picnic you will see the men
/ folks scratching here and there and every
where. while not a woman Is disturbed
by the familiar little pests s-anywsy,
| not until she gets home.-Harveyvllie
| (kanl Monitor.
Fred Swanson shelled corn Yesterday.
/ William Hanson did the work. Fred is
all right, and Will is all right, but the
| United States has turned upside down
and will remain bottom up until Re
publican President is taking Woodrow
Wilson's place. Then We shall shell
corn in the fall and winter, and not dur
| ing the harvest.-Pocohonta Democrat.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-08-16

We cheerfully admit that you Will never ap-
preciate the full truth Of all this until you have
come in and seen for yourself.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-08-16

'I saw man very much put out
this morning" What happened 70
make him sop "He was trying to
sell a new book and had the door slammed
in his face. Baltimore American.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-08-16
! RIPPING RHYMES.

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Arizona republican., 1920-10-03
Paris hsp1es he6ebAds {
Place de Ia Concorde,
 Paris

Called the most magnificent public square in the world. On the left extends the Rue Roy ale to the Church of La Made line. On the right begins the Garden of the Tuilleries and on the left, the famous Champs Elysees. Where the 3000- year-old Obelisk now stands, once stood the guillotine which beheaded King Louis XVI, Queen Marie Antoinette, Char lotte Corday, as we'll as Robes pierre, and the original lead CTS of the Revolution.
Arizona republican., 1920-10-03
Charming Copies of Nea0 Par1s
 EUen1ng GOaUns

A vualzaton is to be had here New for refecting Paris continually This extensive department display the newest approved lines They disclose the charming little informal contour and the complete individual expressions of sumpuous gold and silver.
 These fashions will literally line and color Priss. Piiss 'iaaaas''''''' raass $55 $200
 -( Floorl
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PUTTING 1T UP TO THEM

noCTOR FINEGAN'S announcement that
~ the school survey will be completed by
the time the state Legislature Convenes is a
hopeful augury Of specific sensible reform
OF the educational system of Pennsylvania.
In effect the investigation now being con
Quoted by nine mon in charge OF Hubert
Eicher, chief of the state Bureau of School
Buildings. is the basis OF budget. The
recommendations Of the survey staff are to
be discussed by the school board and will
reach the Legislature in clear authorita-
tive, practical form such as cannot be dis
regarded by the lawmakers at Harrisburg
without fixing the matter Of responsibility
Heretofore relief for the schools has some
times been haphazard, based on impressions
rather than information by experts.
The survey. II its province il duly filed
will institute new deal. 1t is expected to
outline, in the order Of their need. plans for
the rehabilitation and reconstruction Of the
education machinery Of this commonwealth.
Legislators who seek to avoid constructive
action regarding such explicit obligations
will be marked.
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A BASEBALL CRISIS

TNHE average baseball fan - the regular
= and not the wealthy patron who buys
box or the politicians who have boxes given
to them, but the dPvout bleacherite, who
supplies almost all Of the money and most
of the enthusiasm that make the profess
sional game what it is-has a stern code
and a mighty pride of his own. He likes
fair play and he thinks in simple and direct
terms, and for these reasons he will read
the continuing stories of fixed" games with
disgust. That is not all, and it will not
close the case between the fans and the men
who are responsible for baseball ethics. Sug-
gest to any man in the bleachers, or even to
any grandstand regular, that he has been
played for what he himself calls a sucker, +"
and you rouse in him rage that many
waters cannot wash out
Clearly, therefore, it is the duty of Ban
Johnson and his associates to press the
present inquiry into the condition of pro L.
fessional ball. to see that any player who
violated an old and fine code is swiftly and
relentlessly dealt with and that the game is
cleaned, and cleaned quickly, Of every i'm
putation put upon it by gambling syndicates
and those who are exposing them.
Even a remaining suggestion of crooked
ness will be like corrosion. Not for de
Cency's sake alone, but for their own self
preservation should Ban and his friends ge,
and keep busy.
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EVENING PUBLIC LEDGER -PHILADELPHTA

known to be vastly inflated. What will
become Of the public's investment? Are
public funds deserving, Of less consideration
in such instances than the funds Of private
investors?
The governor Of New York. who has been
searching for way out of the housing
crisis, seemed to be on better track when
he demanded that the Legislature look fully
into the report Of giant combine which Is
said now to control the supplies and prices
of building material. II must be apparent
to every one that lumber, millwork in guam
titles, building hardware. bricks, cement and
the like reveal an almost uncanny disposi-
tion to climb out of reach even while other
necessities are falling in price. The high
cost Of labor enters into the high cost OF
building. But II is not the sole factor.
And it is certain that trees grew as steadily
during the war years As they grew when
the world was at peace, and that cement and
iron are as plentiful now as they ever were.
Governor Smith has suggested course Of
action that may have been too long delayed.
Houses must be built. Shelter Is a neces-
sity and a right of every man. And II a
new sort Of trust has really engaged In a
trial of attrition with the people, IL it Is
holding up prices by artificial methods with
the knowledge that iron need will compel
the country finally to meet Its demands
what is to be said Of government agents
who waste their time and their ammunition
on n few restaurant keepers who charge a
little more than is decent for sliced to-
pato2
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-09-25

that the nineteenth amendment to the federal
constitution enables women to vote Is in
correct. What Is granted is equal suffrage,
subject to such regulations in states, coun-
ties and cities as apply impartially to men
and women.
In Pennsylvania the voting acts require
that electors shall have been assessed two
months before the election date, and shall
have paid the tax at least one month pre-
viously. More than 100000 women neg
lected to appear before the assessors on the
assigned extra assessment" days, August
81 and September 1. SO far as the election
Of November 2, 1920, is concerned, these
women, together with delinquent men, are
disfranchised. The court could take no other
view of the matter without defying the law.
Wholly distinct from this business as a
grievance is the bungling fashion in which
the house to- house assessment was conducted
in the latter part Of August. The work was
mismanaged; in some instances perhaps
through incompetence, In others perhaps with
deliberate intent. Women whom the off =
cials neglected have a justifable cause Of
complaint.
Nevertheless. they could have rectiied
matters with little effort on the special
days. The fact that registration is denied
them now ought TO serve as a guide for
scrupulous procedure next year. The value
OF experience as a teacher lies largely in the
emphasis it places on the consequences of
mistakes.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-09-25
Answers to YESTERDAYS Quiz

Answers to Yesterdays Quiz
I. Eight of the Presidents Of the United
States were born in Virginia, six in
Ohio.
2. The East Indian python Is capable o.
swallowing live pig
3. The cockpit Is an apartment on an old
sailing vessel. usually the after part OF
the orlop deck. formerly used for
quarters for junior officers and for
the wounded during an engagement.
The orlop Is the lowest deck Of a ship
with three or more decks. In yachts
and other small vessels the cockpit is
small place lower than the rest OF
the deck. which affords easy access to
the cabin and forms a sheltered place
for seat for the helmsman, etc.
1. Admiral Collingwood took command of
the British fleet at the battle OF
Trafalgar after the death of Nelson.
5. The word lingo Is a corruption Of the
Latin word ''lingua,' tongue.
6. Periwinkes are evergreen trailing shrubs
with light-blue flowers. They are also
small mollusks used for food.
7. Cloisonne ware is Of enamel nlaid In
partitions. The designs are secured
with bent wire flets
g. The word comes from the French "cloi-
son." partition. 1t may be pronounced
as "kiwah- h-zonnay," as In French, or
''kloy- -zonnay" as In English.
O. There are 43,660 square feet in an acre.
10. The Rio Grande forms part of the south
ern boundary Of the United States and
the St. Lawrence part OF the. northern.
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A COMPREHENSIVE PROGRAM

MRS. WILLIAM DORSEY PITTS, who
4vl appears as Justice at the suffrage jubi-
lee today, declares that the pageant will
lead to a wild ringing Of the suffrage liberty
bell that will shake the foundations OF
America"
IL she speaks symbolically. according to
her role, hopes that her prophecy will be
fulfilled are ardent. Revolution by justice
was the glorious aim of the original Liberty
Bell ringers History is still npplauding
such approximation as was attained. But
that realization remains incomplete will also
have to be granted.
Socrates. Polemarchus and their dinner
companions told all they knew about justice
some two thousand and four hundred years
ago in the groves of Athens. and Plato as
reporter embodied these opinions in a mas
terwork. The Republic" is still stimulat-
ing reading. but it doesn't satisfactorily
define its theme.
Still less adequately has even a fairly
plausible definition been worked out in
progress. Perhaps the women can assist in
the epic struggle Their aid is to be well
coined and their confidence is iuvigorating.
Even partial upheaval would be helpful.
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"EoUAL SUFFRAGE" OBSERVED

TNHE mikado of Gilbert's Japan blandly
L admitted that the fool Of an act" said
to have been unwittingly transgressed by
some of his subjects contained no cxtenuat-
ing clauses about mot knowing" Ii would,
he said, have to be changed. But meanwhile
operation of the law could not be suspended.
Somewhat the. same reasoning may be read
into the Judicial opinion denying redress to
women petitioners who failed to have their
names placed upon the assessors lists. 1t
Is unfortunate that the opportunity for en-
rollment came at the end Of August and the
beginning of September. The zest for en-
hanchisement was no doubt tempered in
--seral instances by the charm of summer
holidays.
zhs law, applying equally to both sexes,
made no account of this circumstance
Neither was the act leniently mindful Of
those citizens unacQuainted with its provi.
sions.
As for those persons who, informed by the
newspapers and political agencies of the need
for observing the preliminary formalties,
remained indifferent. it is not easy to see
why tbs coyrt shouA have regarded them.
The is,Pf psion, "a some degree prevalent,