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Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-01-09
Why the Increase in Divorces.

Statlstics show tremendous Increase
in divorces IN this country during the
past decade, and our State IS having at
least ifs proportionate share IN fms
,1nsavory distinction In Wilmington,
this week, two branches Of our Superior
Court have been kept busy disposing OF
applications for divorce, and there arc
many cases already listed for the attcn-
ton OF courts to come. The courts IN
Kent and Sussex counties also have a
noticeable number Of divorce cases
While lack of carefully arranged sta
tistics make positive statement out oi inc
question. IL will be generally bci'eved,
from q casual examination Of the pro-
ccedings Of court SESSIONS, that the mum
Der of divorces IN Delaware today II
much larger, even in consideration OF the
large increase in population, than was the
case half q century ago. And the great
bulk Of tho increase has come within inc
past ten years.
Formerly. divorces were obtained al
most entirely from the Legislature, ana
although tho numbcr granted occasionally
seemed large. that body sat only once IN
every two years Now they are heard
exclusively by the courts, and each re-
curing term Of court has lts grst 70
grind.
Most Of the causes advanced Tor sep
araton Of MARTA, relations arc desertlon
and cruel treatment, with hbera'
spr,nlling Of the statutory cause, m
hdcl,ty. But Why so much dcscruon!
There seems to be no other explanation
than that the trend Of recent years on the
nart a. far too many thoughtIcss young
persons has been 70 marry IN hast" .
hut instead 81 "repontng at leisure,
nlehinc of to the lawyers and courts ter
aeparation
Few. indeed. should be the legal causes
for The breaking OF Of marriage relations
hy law. The causes that seem really
iustlt:abc are few and far between Two
such were noted in reports of cases n
New York City. recently, where one
woman asked for separation on account
IL Tile discovery that her husband Was .
Nero and another because isor husband
provod 10 be afflicted with tuhcrc'losis.
after hav,ng specifically denied biz con
dltIon before marriage Both aprhcs-
ticns rroved Succcssiul. and rightly ~
Far better would ]; I>a Il divorce could
\. made nnore ard more difficult Those
Inclined to n,atrimony might thereby hc
compelled to reflect seriously upon tie
tea, meaning Il marriage, and e rcai'7o
that until dcath do US Part should
nc.n-ulth rxre exceptions iust what
II saws
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-01-09
INFANT ECONOMY.

Premier CIcmencc.lu Is urging the
French 10 have large families, 10 and l.
children II Is on a tour ot his constitu-
Cncv Il at lie points out 70 Firsl audiences
the need # repeoplIng tho lard
The deci,.e of the French nIrthrate
Is generally designated As beginning
after IN luperi,4i1-tlc adventures OF
Napoleon. whose identity can easily
tc guessed under the pseudonym Of
Trjnco It. contiruanc up to the OPEN
ing of the war Vas one q the leading
socloiogcAl T,hen1men;4 81 Europe ard.
needles 70 Say. the waE las not improved
the situation.
But neither Tor that matter, have
SOME Of the pohcles tSpoused by Premier
CIenenceau al the Peace Conference.
HIS whole conduct At he conference
was that of belief that future wars are
Inevitable and that W. had better get
ready for them THIS may Or may not be
tbs case. but ii certainly was no the
slogan under which the armies were
sent 10 tight. Il was to be q war TO
end war
If people are forethoughtfui and thrifty.
as the French people notorlously are, It Is
possible that they thInA twice Of the
sort of world into which they are asked
to bring large families Boston Globe.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-01-09
Snnnd Financial Advice.
IL saws

sound fin4nciai advice was tha; gwen
H. Governor Harding oi the fodcrai
Reserve Board IL the managers of those
banking institutions who, lcd into isult1
consideration BY . revision IF rc-sslscount
rates H. the board, decided t. make
scramble for or.t-ot-town balances hy
advancing tho r4te~ ofinterest on deposits.
ue showed how s4ch action would hc very
unuiSr.
We do not ~ec why raise r r.
discount rates should bring about such
!. scramble. ssld Governor Harding
.'rhc FEDERAL Ressrve Bank rate increases
are only temporar. whereas relations q
the bankers with thc'r customers are sup
pos.d 10 s. permanent No customer
should Dc Ied to look upon deposits .
investments. ana tho banks should not
look upon deposits other than ss
liability
There re world u sound financial
sdmonition IN shes, lrlcf but pertinent
expressions. In tact, they 90 rlght q the
rot Of safe banking procedure II two
ve-v important respects. Ills two pre-
cents. If followed faithfully certsifly viii
not lead to financial disaster. They point
Inc way to safe and sane banking.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-01-09
MEN WITHOUT A COUNTRY

Those who are familiar with the story
II Edward Everett Hale The Man
without ! Country. viii have It revived
to Their minds as they see the Buford,
the Anarchist Ark. plowing the waters
~ The world without beng able 70 land
its 30 subjects ot deportation from Amer
lean shores These ds9vow thus as thclr
country and have proved traltoro'r 70
its hosnitality Not thcro s1ay be no other
cnuntrt tn opcn itS ports TO admit them
ar passage through III kr@sla, tho haven
III thclr voyage Even Russia might re-
Glsc IL have them the Boshcvists not
caring to have thc alien American neniala
NJ Irainc. who tailed i'll thor assigned
task ~ destroy American institutions,
come back to sa III the home Bolshcvlst
board
AZ there are thousands ol Others hcing
prepared for deportation, I becomes
highly interesting 10 know whether thnrc
arc any shores 80 which they may bc sent.
II Il supposed that the port for the Butofi
i Danug. Poland. Thus u only sllrmise
] The acute question IS, would Poland
+ permit their landing AND assume responsl-
/ hiiv for their dispatch through its
+ territories? Dcportcd they must hc when
convicted, even If thc United States shall
\ nccd to negotiate for some island and
+ establish there i pcnal colony thinG
NOT agreeable to its srlnt and nsltu
i tIous. Baltimore American.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-01-09
PRESS COMMENT.
WHEN LABOR TURNS EMPLOYER.

Bv purchasing several factories The
brotherhood of Maintenance Of Way
Employees and Railway Shop Laborers
! plans to attack the problem of the high
cost of living IN practical way. by
| turning manufacturer III its own right u
| proposes greatly To reduce the prices OF
wearing apparel to its members, and as thc
venture thrives to extend It's operations
IN new directions.
1t ls an interesting experiment by o
strong labor organi zatIon that should hold
the sympathy of all who groan under the
growing burden of after-war pritAs. III
calls for the investment OF very large
sum of money from the unions treasury,
and there remain many oF the same RISKS
such rs capital ordinarily faccs In pre-
paring to reap fair returns
Necessarily, being owned and operated
by ono Of the most powerful labor unions
in the country. the hosiery and underwear
mills of the brotherhood will be run with
proper regard for the interests of the
employees. They will, as n matter OF
course. be conducted on closed-Rhop rules
The wages, It may reasonably be assumed,
will be the highest anywhere paid In the
industry. the hours of work the shortest
and the HOLIDAYS NEST frequent, and the
conditions of employment Will toe what the
factory unions at YpsIlantl, Mich, or
Watcrtown. n. y. may demand. In the
prospectus everything viii be as 1t should
he for the advancement OF labor, not OF
the employer, WHICH III this case happens
to be organized labor concerned with max
nr profits lol the benefit Of the members
of the proprietor union.
Will there be no strikes, or even lockouts
to contend wlth2 No differences over
wage scales, hours or conditions of en-
plovmcnto No causes for disagreement
between managers. who are bound to keep
close watch on costs OF production, aud
union leaders or labor agitators who arc
equally Interested IN magnlfytng causes
for grievances among the workers.
II Is hoped that the railway brotherhood
has started IN the right direction. But rs
an employer on q large scale that must
earn its way and have something over for
unforeseen contingencies, II may also
learn that the conduct Of a large sclt-sup-
porting business concern docs not consist
entirely iii paving out such wages rs the
operatives may try To fix for themselves.
-N New York World
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-01-09
A SLIGHT DANGER.

Dr. Royal Mccker, commissioner Of
labor statistic. doubtless means TO
soolhe tho public and hcartcn II to
cadutc thc existing high prices With
foruudc wne1 he remarks that "the
-ufTerngs already enduted by the people
viii he multiplied tenfold If prices drop
within tie next seven wears to the 1919
Ievel Wlth tho same intention The
physician Informs the aqaous patient
that i sudden drop ~ temperature
might prove fatal
But despite Dr yeescr's warning
the average citizen will be ready to
llsk 4 very material decline IN prices
before the periol seven years has
aascd accepting 1913 as = normal
wear and taking ruling prices then
for comparison, the eminent tatlstl-
clan probably is correct in assuming
that II sh uld require as much time
10 resume normal levels IS i took 10
attain tie high levels Of the present
Tho public dJes no expect or ask an
irnme iat drop 70 he old le els. What
il has deIu nded is first hat the upward
trend should be to ped nd that appears
D have been accomplished Wash ngton
Post
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-01-09
Be Careful What You
Wash Your Hair With

Most soaps and prepared shanpoos
contain TOO much aikali which i very
injurious, 81 II dries the scalp and makes
the bair brittle
The best thing TO use is Mulslted co
coanut oil shampoo. for this is pure and
entirely sreaseless 1t very cheap and
beats any thing else all to pieces You
can get tits aC anv drug store, and . few
ounce wluIast the whole family for non hs
Simpiy moisten the hair with water
and rnb II n. about teaspoonful il all
that ID required Ii makes 80 abundance
oi rlch. creamy Iather, cleanses thorough
aly and rinses out easily The hal' drlea
quickly and evenly, and ls soft fresh
looking, bright. Haffy wavy and easy g
handle. Beside it loosena and takes ont
every particle of dust. dirt and dandruff.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-01-09
Carried a Tube of
Tooth Paste 3 Years

Many a person he's stopped brushing
the teeth because Of tooth pastes that
hsrtlen. 1t is especially true If children.
The experiments Of Prof James B.
stebblns Jr.. az Now York. long ago proved
that Alhodon Dental Cream will mot bar
den or elry out in any weather Three
year ago Mr.. Otto kupfer II 300 Hudson
street, Hoboken, n ] took two dozen
ts,bea If Aibf,don to South America
On bs return war had broken out end he
enlisted IN our army and went n France.
IIe vas reoently DISCHARGED and \ unEack-
ing found partly used tuhe of Ahodon
three Years old still IN perfect condition.
AlLodon i calcium carbonate. saponi6ed
and nixed with the well-known antiscptic1
oils ii cloves, cinnamon and aucay ptls
II II perfectly made ard effective 8nd 70
safe THAT children ran osc If. IL soils
under 4 guarantee of satisfaction Or money
refunded
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-01-09
Observation-Disclosures
RIPPING RHYMES.
by Walt Mason.

HAPPINESS.
/ When all the nations, mad aud
scrappy, were plying sword and
welding gun, We thought VIC would
bo bIitho and happy, If ever that
fierce war were done. We'd all
get busy at our knitting, with
quiet minds and hearts serene,
and when arrived the time for
quitting, we'd burn little gaso-
line. To old time ways ia peace
returning, we'd soon forget tho
fields Of gore, and by the lamp, at
evening burning, we u dcive again
in helpful lore. So far our hopes
have all been broken, and ire has
reigncd where love should dwell,
the words of hatred still arc spoken,
and still the crazod disturbcrs yell
But now, mcthiuks, the clouds are
breaking, this new year bids US hOTo
again; and pretty soon we'll ail be
waking to peace on earth, good
will % men. We We had enough Of
wild emotions, that shook and
iarred us to the soul, Of eloqnence
IN frothing oceans, Chat bore Us 70
no useful goal So LET ~ ono and all
determine 10 be as happy ~ we can,
avoid vain strife, forget the Ger
! man, and each one help the other
man.
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-01-09
THE PROPER WAY
TO TAKE ASPIRIN
First See That the Tablets Yoli
Take Are Marked With tho
"Bayer Gross.

The B~yer Company, who rntIesdDoei
A.n;y;n tell 10 .hcfr careful dvecilDns D.
each package oT genuine Bayer iabief
~ Asr1rin ,bat 10 ge. brit results one p
two glasrer oi wetcl should ~ dr''rk o''r'
taking tphless.
Bsysr Tablets q Aspirin" - y g
uinr muzi be marked with The 7afc'
"lSayrr Cru1 / hen you afy grl 'n
the world fsmOus aspirin, pr0cnnc'
by phycians Tor over cgh'eer yeFra
aeh upbroken Beyef parkaHe on
"a rs prorer directions FOR Colds fle8c
tcfs. Too'hsche, Earsrhc, NcYralZiD
Inr,bago, Rh, unatisn, Ngpriti7, and ~"
Pain generally
Handy TN box, If twelve tablets coH
but few cents Druggist alsp 80
la-rer fBsye-" pa"kagea Aspirin e ff
tradcnark ~ lioycr Nsnmset4rc 2.
Monoarrticacidcetr of -ahcy'cac'd
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-01-09
MEETINGS TONIGHT.

Fame Fire Co.
Hibernian Knights
First Regiment Band
Camp No. 4, l. O s. A.
Oriental Lodge, X. Of 7.
Excelsior Lodge, X of T.
Local No 1913, l. r f. w.
FAIRFAX Lodge, l. @. O. +
du Pont Lodge, A. 7 4 A ".
Alpha Council, L. @ T. G.
Brandvwine Lodge, s Of II.
Columbia Lodge, l. q. q. +
Local No 1926. G. 4 J. Of A
st. Georges Castle, Is G. F.
Wilmington Tinsmiths Union
Fpcampment No. 81. T. Y l..
fhrd Ward Democratic luh
Friendship Conclave. s. " NJ
Nanitou Tribe, Imp.d q Il NJ.
Star If Rcthlehem Iodge, s of II.
Delaware Tribe, llnp'd O. II VI
Washington Council, L T. Of 4
DcIawnre Iiayrnakers ASSOCIATION
LADY Jefferson Homo Coinmnnion-
Telegraph Council, Jr. q L A. M
Canton Delaware, L NJ | q. O. r.
Washington Camp. No. 4, L, q. s. A.
Diamond Star Lodge, No |, $. Of u.
Plumbers, Gas and Stcamiitters llnior
Wilmington Lodge, No 1t. l. =. q
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-01-09
Just Folks
by Edgar A. Guest.
ALL THAT MATTERS.

There's no gladness like the rladness OF
the children st their play,
There's no sadness like the sadness OF a
loved one called away.
There's no richness like the richness ri q
borne with love complete,
And no quiet like tho quiet Of an old
familiar street
Oh. | don't know how to say II, but the
best life has to give
Lent on the distant Hill toys, but it's
centsred where yot live.
The glory Of the conquest isn't on the
battlefield.
It's in keeping faith with loved ones who
were sure you'd never yield,
The thrill that is the finest doesn't como
from strangers cheers.
But from loved ones who hnve waited for
your victory through the years,
And the only things that matter. when
you view the world Alright,
Are the laughter of the children and a
happy home at night.
Strip the glitter and the jewels from Tho
prizes that you win,
Take the timc TO find the meaning of the
gold you gather in,
And you Il Gnd the Joy they bring you isn't
IN the things themselves
Not IN COINS that can he counted, or IN
treasures kept on shelves,
But m smiles they bring tn others Tor
their only worth IS bad
In the thought that you possess them Just
10 make your loved ones glad
So reckon al that matters on this good
old world Of ours
Is the little home we're keeping. and the
garden with its flowers,
It's the laughter % our children and the
mothers gentle smile
That make gold thing worth gctnng and
our victories worth while.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-01-09
EVENING SMILE.
SIGNS OF DISTRESS

The judge made jokes, the witnosses
looked weary, the counsel dcclaifned ana
cross-examincd, the IL good men aud
true twiddled their thumbs, and the usher
'ushed whenever necessary Altogether,
it was a model court Of law.
Now, ma am, cried tho cross-cx-
amining X. C, was the defendant air
when, as you allegc, he promised to marry
you, perfect serious, or WAS ", on the
contrary, jocuar and full Of levityf
''It was all ruffled,' replied the plain
tiff, with i'm nmnin' II ands through
itp'-London Tit Bits.
what is your position on this great
question:" dMy position" replied Sena-
tor Sorghum, "is somewhat like that OF n
tight rope walker. don't want TO stop To
argue or show off What | want To do II
to get across To solid ground. w ashing-
ton Star.
81 say, Tom, these here rrcnchies
call gals feller her finance. Aw,
we'll, amt dat what 1T comes tor
Baltimore American
Bacon-'1 understand Won hsvo a
piano?" Egbert Yes; can you hear
It up in your apartment No. awe
cannot. suppose there arc other good
points about it, too?' Yonkers States
man.
Solicitor Ito client, Well, Sandy,
seeing that | knew your father, | Il
make it ak pounds " Sandy y-"Guld
sake, monl I'm glad yc didna ken grand
facther. Boston Transcript.
Peddler-'tCan't ! sell you paper Of
pins today, LADY," Lady No, thanks
my husband bought new shirt yester-
day '-,Iudge.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-01-09

grr=s1 veness, of reso ute pur ose, and OF
conf enc in the fra 0utco e thet AMI
ated tn SC TO resent Il @ d moor
rom s" sect of the country who thcra
assembled, ard 80 firmly IA d he found
tons 70 awiuning opular eampaig this
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-01-09
SETTLING ESTATES.

Register 81 Wills Isaac r. Brown ha.
granted letters as follows;
T..tamentary -Ou the estate of VIII
liam ?. seal t0 William j lyman.
Administration On the estate Of john
Downs to Martin r. BWrs; estate oi
Giovanni Martini To Paul IcnL-.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-01-09

General Wood seems to be IN the lead
of aspirants for the Republican nomlns-
ton for President. and his workers arc
beginning to express confidence. But
they should keep their eyes On senator
Harding Of ONO. lie IS not Of any heavier
caIlbrc than Genera, Wood. but he Is an
Ohio man. and that is . great dcai
occasionally u national politics
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-01-09

Non comes the hn4i fight on the
slfhciencv of the Eighteenth Amend
rr,ert v9te- IN the Senate and House ihe
clo-. d,v,s5oi. ii the Supreme Court III
az. ii tIiis week : decisions five 70 four
NAV extend some ray of hope 70 the advo-
Gates q haTd hq,lor
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-01-09

Philadelphia now has an admlnlstra-
ton shat is cIassed as reform n lts
general ofiiciary and BY the small margin
il one vote N It's Cuy Council. Nov We
sinai see If tlmt city IS disposed 70 lift
t-elt out of its former notorious rosstion
of corrupt and contented
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-01-09

GIoonshine viii be as popular rs ever
a. all summer resorts this gear, but there
Is no probability that moonshine whis-
kvo will he anywhere nearly as popular
as the now deiunct article oi tAe real
Irer1
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-01-09

Il i hoped that Coleman dn Pont
boom Of four years ago for The Republi-
can nonlEstion for President haa hcel
carefully preserved Ther. RAY be aomo
call ior I ID year NJ one can t1ll.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-01-09

One tmng that may be sad Ill respect
of The Prohibition decls,on z that there
viii BE- no regret At the death IF 2-75 beer
Real beer drinkers had no regard for IT,
lcgal 81 NOT cgai
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-01-09
Hlqh Cos, Of Dignity.

What a leason tho 3cnaLe q givin1
tho world in the high cost If dignity
Boston Derald.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1920-07-03
VANCE WRITES FOR
JOURNAL READERS.
BY Dr.. James !. Vance.

BY DR.. James !! Vance.
What a pageant of glory the flow
ers put on every spring Note them
as the parade goes by. First come
| the Crocuses and the daffodils, and
| then the stately hyacinths and ar
dent tulips and blue-eyed violets;
and then the roses own the earth,
the peenies, the flags, the lilies and
petunias, the zinnias and the mari
gelds, and then, as summer fades, the
gentians and asters, until at last the
golden rod tells us the season is
over.
Thus the flowers have been coming
since earth first had garden. Not
spring has failed, not a flower has
been disappointed, not a blossom but
found it was expected. The flowers
are saying that there is someone back
of all the processes of nature who can
be trusted.
Suppose God had grown no blos-
SONS in His garden, what a tame,
dull, brown world it would be! He is
a great artist who colors a rose and
paints the buttercup. How does he
mix his eo1ors and produce his tints
this glory on the world! The flowers
to be Beautiful.
The same flowers come back to us.
a tulip never makes a violet, a dahlia
never slips into a rose. The flowers
sleep through winter and waken with
the first caress of spring, but they
are themselves when they waken.
They return in all the tints and fash
ions and doors that we knew. Nature
never betrays a confidence. 1t never
goes to sleep on duty. The spring
flowers look UP into our faces and
say IF God does this for US, surely
He will not do less for youi" And the
heart replies: "This mortal shall put
on immortality"
The flowers keep coming every
spring, saying: winter is gone" It
is as though they would say that Win
ter cannot be permanent. kSome time
it will go never to come back. Life
shall have the victory, and life that
cannot be kept in a grave will some
day conquer death and abolish the
grave. The roses are saying: There
is land where the roses never fade"
Hope does not lie to US. Some season
spring will stay, for there is coun-
try where SORROW will no more
blight our JOY" nor "Our hopes fall
like leaves before the blast
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1920-07-03

vote for prohibition because through
this and this alone may the peace and
honor of the home be kept inviolate.
Given platform embodying the
League of Nations and prohibition,
the democrats will win. Without
these. the democrats will lose. Any
one who has made a careful Study of
recent political events, and who real
ICES the strength of the woman vote
must acknowledge this to be true.
Women are not easy to line up for
any party. But they are easy to line
up for principle. The woman's vote
will be the decisive factor. And the
league OF nations and prohibition, if
embodied in the democratic platform,
will carry the party to victory, and
retrieve the honor of this nation, as
nothing else can ever do.