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Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-11-13
GOVERNMENT REORGANIZATION.

This is an anxious period IN Washington
Confusion of counsel arises regarding the
incoming administration plan for the
Federal establishment. The tentaclcs
of politics already are coiling about the
clearly defined prediction policy OF the
Republican party. 10 clean the bureau
cratic stables in the capital and to drain
the alleged dismal swamp OF waste
and nelhciency that prevails m the gov
eminent ) ways of doing business.
Contrast some Of the conflicting claims
that are coming to bofuddlc Congress.
Clarence b. Miller, secretary OF the ke-
publican National Committee, declared
many weeks ago that the army OF Federal
employees could be cut down by at least
300 900 workers. without impalrlng the
actual efficiency of the establl shment. At
the hour when he made this declaration
there were approximately 100000 persons
on the government payroll, III and out OF
Washington. Various experts took sharp
issue with him at the time. Now that the
election Is over, the Civil Service Com
mission. which rs closely approaches the
ideal OF a nOn-partisan body as anything
can IN the hectic political atmosphere OF
the capital, has come out strongly against
any drastic reduction of the government
personnel 1t Fidiculcs the contention that
any heavy cuts in the force can he made
without ii great impairment Of morale and
IF cheney.
Not 50, however the Bureau Of Eli
cheney, with declares, in effect, that the
whole Federal service can submit 70 sub
stantial reduction with an actual Increase
in eli ciency. The Bureau Of I'll cheney
is none too popul, r with the rank and ie
Of Federal employees, but It has the sup
port Of large number Il administrative
oil GERS and is the trusted adviser Of
Senator Reed Smoot, Of the appropriations
committee. A feud eXls Is between It and
the unionized government clerks, whom it
accuses Of trying to introduce Soviet
ideas" in the government departments.
To add to the tumult and the shouting,
IAN army Of Job hunters shortly will de
scend upon Washington. How will the
civil service survive the strain to be put
upon it? Will it come out unscathed-
vii there be any backward step after
thirty-fve years Of steady progress?
Since the days OF Grover Cleveland the
spirit Of Civil Service reform has adj
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-11-13
Libraries Must be Kept Open.

The patrons of the Brandywine branch
Of the Wilmington Institute Free Library
will rejoice at the announcement that that
source Of supply for reading will be re-
opened, Monday night. There is no
other philanthropy we are called upon to
aid and sustain that should have n wider
and moro direct appeal than these centres
for tho circulation Of literature and gen.
eral information, and it should never be
necessary to consider shutting them up
for the need of funds.
Just at this time, when we have 40 many
aliens among us seeing new homes and
trying 10 acquaint themselves with our
language and our customs, free and
public library becomes an absolute neces-
sity, one Of the strongest possible adj
juncts in the splendid work of Amcr-
canization. Next to our schools there Is
no other undertaking so important as
lending books, periodicals and newspapers,
and such aid as is extended in the use OF
them
There is surely enough money here
that may be used for the up-keep OF the
libraries TO assure their being continued
and improved, and perhaps additional
branches established We give generous
", often extravagantly, for perhaps less
deserving causes, and while the hat is
being passed again and again, we should
subscribe plenty to this educational work,
so that il may not be hampered or forced
TO close up any ono Of it's local centers.
The direction of the Wilmington
Institute Library is in sinRularly efficient
hands. and Every Evening must commend
it's management for the splendid work Il Is
performing. The chief of staff and his
assistants unite in lending aid to their
patrons that is Of inestimable value; they
are experienced, capable and glad Of the
opportunity to assist in spreading the
treasures of their bookshelvcs before the
public, So that the library may perform
its fullest measure Of usefulness
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-11-13
CRY OF THE CHILDREN.

II must be flinty heart that Il not
touched bv the appeal the ll'crary
Digest Is putting forward in tho name of Mr.
Hoover and his committee. md with the
ringing Endorsement Of MIR Harding, for
the starving and shvering children Of
central and southeastern Europe, now
facing 4 cruel season. destitute nt f0od nr
fuel and suffering from NIL tho maladIca
that undcfnutrition brings IN its tram We
know that half the children 0f Germany
are undcrfci and ninctcnths are victims
Of tubcrcnlar symptoms IN greater or less
degree We read tales from Vienna Of the
stricken mlltltudcs From the Baltic
republics. from Poland and Hungary, from
Czccho-Slovaka and Jugo-Slava comes
the same repeated CIV Of woe and some
times II reaches stopped ears and evokcs
only the harsh answer II m sick and tired
of hearing about Europe We have troubles
Of our own Let Europe take care OF
herself
That answer generally comes from those
who do nothing to mend conditions. either
, AT nome or abroad Ii comes from those
! 10 whom internatlonallsm speaks astrange
language and a worldwide vision IS un-
known.
THIS appeal, like Hoover's other mes
sagcs that knocked ST the heart OF Ame-i-
ca. IS specific and to the point. II gives the
number OF the neciiest children at 3.5tO,-
900 and the minimum wanted TO serve and
To save them as S23 900 600 Where Mr..
Harding stands on this matter IS made
clear not only by his message but hy his
git Of 81 800. lie writes To the Literary
Digest in support Of its unsellsh taste ot
promotion: Il wish you a success which
will reveal anew the unselhshness Of our
great people
That Is what stricken Europe wants
more than all else NJ thus tune the asslir-
ancc that America potent and attiuent
is not merely standing cool and detached
spectator II is not American spirit, II IS
not the American way 10 hold aloot,
watching the children agonize as if II were
game We must not let the film unroll
before our eyes as mere beholders OF the
things that touch us not The children
of the race are our children too; their
future helps omoli the destlnies OF Ameri-
ica. II they gov TO manhood slckly. un-
derfed. Of criminal and degenerate ten
denotes. the whole history OF the world
is affected To support this crusade of the
Literary Digest today with a contribution
is TO underwrite the establishment Of peace
and prosperity. instead of turbulence and
penury, among Observation-Disclosures
Ledger
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-11-13
Indian Summe r the Prettiest.

Mild Indian summer weather was tho
prediction Of the Saint Martin legend,
If Thursday. the honor day of the SAINT,
is cold or stormy--as it was-the winter
will be mild and agreeable is the old be-
lief. ST. Martin probably is as reiiapic as
thegroundhog in predicting meteorological
conditions of the future, and as thelatter III
about "ffty-hfty" in his prognostications'
we can not place much dependence on
having n mild winter, fortunate thoueh u
would be with coal famine staring people
in the face.
Whether st. Martin is correct IN the
prognostication of the coming winter OF
not. il is pleasant to know We have many
dsys Of the most pleasant weather OF the
venr ahead. Indian summer, almost All
of which is before us is indeed the most
colorful and picturesque of all periods IN
this latitude. The brilliantly-hued ioilage,
the deep reds and yelows, are toned down
and vciled by the mists, so smokeilke that
o,,r aboricines used to ascribe IT to the
pipe of the great chief taking his last pun
Of the weed before turning in Tor the
winter
Indian summer fills all our land with
floods of golden yellow by day and the
brightest of moon beams at nights
The temperature is gratefully mcliowed as
davs shorten into longer nights, and as
autumn seems to linger or stand still, as
# reluctant to pass on and make way Tor
the rigors of winter.
The hunter rides 10 the hounds or the
wing shot finds delight with his retriever
shooting quail as the whirl from the STUD
bic 10 the nearest cover; or the gunner
stands waist deep in grass and brnsh
while his trailing bcagles press the tnmor-
GUS rabbit under the guns OF their masters.
The outdoor tasks in ram and heat OF
Tho long summer have been finished,
and with nature taking pTotracted rest,
hcr workers slow down their labors ana
find rare endowment in the diversions tha'
come with Indian summer days
Those who live in this favored section
Of our country never tire or grow weary
from monotony of weather, for nature is
ever ringing her changes. and VIC nave ever
beauty that she has devised, irom ne u.
dainty pastel green's Of the earliest spring
10 the flaming reds and yellows and rich
browns of autumn But Of all the shifts
and changes Of the season none other
seems to So rc-stimulate and rc-eneFglfe
man. nor kiss such pretty plnks on the
checks Of the youthful maidens
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-11-13
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS

amy reader csn yst ths sns-rr .. sry
question ~ Srttins fvefg LFe1irs lnfof
nation Bureau. Frndfric hhsslnt ,ifrs
strictly ~ isfofnhtion. Ths blrtau cannot
give advlce ~ legal fne1irHl and nnan, ~
ns,,grs % .does nDt stWmEi - r','lf ~
tive rrgsrch on any .unle VIE r1nr
question plainly AMI DFiFhy fflFr fuN nsHhs
snd adals', r., ,..s5 .n9 ,s.,s. sn,.S. ~.
sent dirrct - The inquirer
Q How many full fedgrd gererai- tey-
We now? "
A Tho War Department ssys ihaf
General Pcrshirg = fho only general in
tho United Stairs AMY ~ present
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Bliss was brevet grr rrd ru' ~ 70.
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Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-11-13
lust Folks
BY Edgar A. Guest
THE REASON.

/ ve never forgotten my faith r's sigh
When asked for thugs which he couldn't
buy.
l. We never forgotten tha tender way
He would hook at re, and tho words he 4
say
"Oh, Id like to huy for you every toy.
But the times are hard, ard ] can't, my
boy"
| think that I vaguely understood
He'd hive bought those thirgs i he only
could;
| think that | knew that il hurt rsldc
" hen a wish of mine had 70 he der led,
For strange lines came 70 his gentle brow
Aud ht sd say, E can't my boy. Just now
Now they're telling nc that I'm spoiling
him
BY granting his every wish and whim,
But there's something more that they do
not know
A lesson loarnod IN The long ego,
" hen the times were hard and my father
sighed
Uh,n wish Of nine had 70 be denied
know what II n cans 10 \ little boy
To want and seldom possess toy,
And know how il hurts father 20
When the times are hard and he must say
No.
once in tht past made VOW
But my boy should have what missed,
/ hat somehow.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-11-13
THOSE GRAFT CHARGES.

"Why hasn't the Walsh committee the
courage 10 pass upon the validity Of these
charges and issue them in is own narne2'
is the pertinent question asked by the
Illinois Manufacturers Association rela-
tive TO the unsupported accusation
against the Emergency Fleet Corporation
and the United states Shipping Board.
There can be only ono answer Tho
Walsh committee is an instrument 0f the
present Republican House Of Reprcsefta-
tivea, body preordained 10 muckrakc
sthe war, 10 bedeyil the peace and 10 de
fame administration that won the victory.
II is Congress- thet has ehown itself
Incapable Of honeat investigation. IL
has set more than eighty inquiries on foot,
all inspired by venomous partlsaIGhip,
and not one of them has disclosed serious
delinqucncies Failing utterly III every
legitimate field il has succeeded ia nothing
but the dissemir alton of vindictive false
hoods and distortions
Representative Walsh's Shipping Board
inquiry is n case in point II publishes n
so-caled report, embracing astounding
charged of corruption and waste, which
IL found To efnanRtc from two former
employees of The Shipping Board now IN
the service Of the committee No nafnes
nre gwen No vi tneesea are mentioned
No proof il presented First making public
with official sanction Gu Indictment m
general terms ONLY which cannot fail 70
reflect upon men who have never been
heard the committee -+pIth haif its mem
bers ahgrnt. proceeded t. take testimony
This has been the pract ce of tho SIXTY
sixth Congress from the first. II ripped the
Covenant ~ the League Of Nations before
it was drawn and condemned the Treaty
Of Peace months before It WIS formulated.
In all Of It's inquiries l. paascs judgment
first and Investigates aftnr~ard The
Illinois Manufacturers Association pro-
tests in vain. New York World
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-11-13
PRESS COMMENTS
THE ADRIATIC SETTLEMENT.

The reported terms Of the Adriatic aet-
tlomont reached at lnst by Italy and Jugo-
Slavia constitute great victory Tor ithiian
statecraft. Only two main points have
been in debate between the delegates oi
the two countries Fiume md the lstrian
frontier. Contrary 10 popular belief, there
never was any likelihood that Italy would
attempt TO carry out the stipulations OF
the secret Treaty of London md seize Dal-
malta. Dalmatia is ninety-seven and
fraction per cent Jugo-Slnv, and any such
action would have meant war on scale
Italy could not face ut this moment. BE
sides, that same Treaty Of London left
Fiume to Croatia, and 10 call IT INTO play
would have meant the sacrifice of one
Of the best arguments for making rune
Italian.
The grca, question was whether Fiume,
if created free city, should bc under the
League of Nations, J. G., guaranteed IN its
freedom bv the other nations, or left to
itself, which means ultimate union with
Italy. This was one Of the questions con
sidered by President Wilson OF great nm
portarc &C 10 the future peace Of the two
neighboriru nations The JuRo-olavs
are now reported TO have agreed that
Fiume shall be free city, without any
Jurisdiction by the League Of Natlof 3 and
that Italy shall have n strip OF land run
nirg along the coast 10 the gates OF the
city
Also in dispute has been the question
of the frontier lire in the lstrian PENN
sula The Adriatic litoral Of this PENN
sula il Italian, the districts living inland,
together with the eastern coast, are Slav
Italy has made fight for lstrla bccatRe 1t
is essential that she own II II The ltalan
frontier is 10 touch Fiumc and because
she wants To control the railroad running
northeast from Fiume into Slovcria and
Croatia The line agreed upon secures to
Italy these much desired territories.
II IL cause for abstraction that tho vex-
ing problem which has held the economic
progress Of the Balkans paralyzcd for two
years and stultfied the good intentions ni
every statesman who has come in contact
with II should be rchchrg n solution. II
IL the aigual for = truce to rccrlmltations
and over-cxritcd dispute II IS tt cele-
bration OF Armisticc Day
Too much cannot he said for the gencr-
GUS and moderate spirit IN which, from
the beginning. tho Jugo-Slav government
has sought 20 meet the Italian deinauds.
II Rtill remains Ia bc seen how the SUCCESS
which now crowns the italian efforts will
affect the future prosperity 81 Italian trade
in the balkans and the whole question
of peace IL eastern Europe New York
Evening Post
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-11-13
Good Field for Highwaymen.

II would seem that # bandit. must
bandit, they would direct their accomplish
mcnts 70 the caravans II Intoxicating IL
quor that are hcing transported through
the country. The dry agents are cap
turing from $50, 900 to 5000 worth at
d haul, which suggests what fine field
this would be for the thieves who hold
no unarmed men or break into stores and
get small stake, and often tunes finish
in prison.
The holding up Of the bootleggers
would have the advantage Of assuring the
thieves against pursuit, for the Illegal
dealers would be arrested under the
Volstcad Law were they 70 enter COM
plant that they had been robbed Of their
precious "hoot
This contraband wet goods has
become more precious than silver Or gold
and the fact that il has not more generally
attracted the greed u the bandit Is sur
prislng.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-11-13
Prices That Should BE Lowered.

RestAurants IN almost al cities are
announcing reductions IN puces one big
chain 81 eating places viii rnake cut Of
from Is ~ 50 per ccu, Tins same con-
cerr wl'h places n the leading cities q
,be Fast. declared l65 per cent dividend
LET ,car with raw food prccs higher than
81 present
With tins fact IN view, j. IS not unTeason-
able a. believe orr restaurants and eating
houses here N Wilmington could reduce
III Of their hsr charge Al least 40per cent
and make ali me money they are entitled
g. a. that
With increasing idleness among the
men and women who patronzed Whining
ton eating places patrons will surely
dwindle unless there IS d reduction IN
pnccs which Tor the mcst part are two or
three tunes the value of the food served.
The prIces today al most of the restau-
rnnts here are little short Of extortionate,
and largely represent what the people will
stand for ii The way 4 IMPOSITION with
out max ng vigorous prntest
There are TIVE ~ three exceptions to
this rule. l., u add IN justice One res
t.urant i especially worthy q ccnmen-
datior IL j las hardly advanced It's
prices AZ +, thc ure-war rate Tie pro-
prieto. ..at erg been u Tie business here,
and bis cook nuE considerable reputation
for the oysters sic prepared And we
are uble 70 say, with pleasure, that his
business yields him a good profit.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-11-13
WEATHER.

II isn't Just the weather out OF doors,
ii isn't how the gentle zephyr roars
Nor how the gray rain pours.
II ism Just the weather of the sky,
II isn't Just the dampness or the dry
Nor how the tempests sigh
1t isn { Just the we8ther that We see
But more the kind Of weather we would be
Inside our hearts, down in our wales Of
Or Oh the hills and SUBMITS Of life 5 bloom
Some day IN spite Of oil the shadory storm
We get up feeling spiritually warm,
In splendid form
So ne day the golden summer haunts,us
In spite Of autumn's mist and creeping
chill
With inner Joy we thrill
II ism inst fhe weather a. it glows
That catches all Of us the npglc rose
OF beauty in the soul Of lifcs great days
Is our own weather sunshine, INST, or
haze.
1t is not taking everything that comes,
And sitting down and sucking st our
thumbs,
Content with eating crumbs.
But making out of everything that falls
Upon us under heavens azure walls
A thing that counts not pals.
Ii isn't Just the weather there OUTSIDE
But more the weather in us that We shed
Upon our pathways where we wander wide
With hope and trlst-and daring IN
our tread
Baltimore sun.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-11-13
Evenlne Yesterday i l4UOC
SATURDAY NOVEMBER -, 1920
pr uullihcn. Real Patriot.

pr Uullhcn. the new President OF
rlayvare 4 ,llcgc. IN hl- first public ut
,-rance IN delaware has shown himself
= sane level headed citizcn VII" IS not 20
he ,tamnedcd a. m abuse 81 President
vil.on In addressing the Legion mem
,.rs soldiers Of the World War Thurs
d.v he showed that he held last TO the
nroner appreciation 81 President wilson :
attitude IN not plunging ne INTO the con-
atct earl,er when the President partisan
Zoe. were scornfully sncerlng lie kept
a. ont of war. infcrrInG that he had 100
I,ns DELAYED Amer,cas : participation.
The words ~ Dr Hulhhen are quite
yorth reitsrating at this time. ana are
,speoianv interesting as further showing
that every thinker and student 81 worid
HISTORY who u not welded 70 partlsanshlp
,ustalns President Wilson attitude
fully and completely. tie SAID; = THINK
"a i- great satisfaction and source o.
ur,d~ tn US. looking back over
,he HISTORY of those dark days leading up
a. the signing cf the armlstice. TO recaH
how slowly and with what forethoueht 'he
American people went into that gie4'
r,,e,c. MANY Of you, like myself, ieit
verv ANXIOUS in tho early years 81 the
Fur,ncan war lest this nation might
not nv in Looking back now i !
..,,sfartion n know thst we went IN
.Ioxlv that we measured the situation,
.hat the events of the war gradually
nodded our opinions and determined our
Anal decision. All of that time we were
de~,ding whether free. democratic peo-
plc had sny business mixing IN European
quarrel =
D- Uulhhen also praised the President
message which resulted IN declaration
n war in which Mr. Wilson declared the
United state. WAS not entering ne war
f,g selfish purposes tut IS the CHAMPIONS
u the rights of mankind
Dr. Hulihen entered the var rs rTi-
vate and rendered such yal.raus service
that hc rcurri fron the service WITH the
o,mmls.lan II + ms!or lie therefore
smoke Il The ex-scrylce men ot Delaware
~ cllAra lea -A'ii-~, dl.A4 ~ 4''' .
most V-.ts service when. amidst al
..e deserved praise and adulation that
u as Lcapcd upon aur men &c was li'e ..
=, no,r, with rride and praise 20 tie
y-.at .r,r,.apdor-,r-chicf III the White
Hou-e who lad sc,zed precisely tie right
r,,n,,t +. ct .nta the war he also COM
1,eno.i IT., great way message to Con-
eros. that e exactly embodied the AIMS
snd ends Il tho American people Il taking
vp tle sword 10 make tile world Il foT
democracy
Il, "a add that Dr. Hullihen 5 address
a. the Legion was the oorsrlcuously ont
sanding iesture Of Arnistlce Day oh-
rvance IN Wilmington. and every n.au IN
tak nust nave been proud 70 haTo
card thc.s grest truths for winch ne
f,asht re-emphasi1ed and Teasserted,
sfte4 they had been under foul attack N
long campaign Il mlsfcprcsentatlcn anu
hatred directed agalus, the mead Of the
army and q the IatICn.