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Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-11-29
School Of Politics.

The announcement that school for
the study Of American politics VIII DC
established at Williams College should
be received with great satisfaction cvcry-
where. for there is no branch Of activity
that needs illumination like politics 1t is
doubtful if thirty per cent of the people
who voted at tho election In November
had more than An inkling ~ TO the issues
At stake. but wore influenced by prejudice,
Misrepresentation, false promises ana
malicious accusations. II is doubtful,
also, that more than = small per cent of
the American people understood tnht III
voting against the administration 'hey
we're upholding the.c course oi the Ne1n"'i'
Empire and were allied with every foe OF
the United States in defeat oil the Vi'hi
interests Of this country. There was ou'
a very small percentage, in fact, VINO re-
called that the true issues of the canvas, the
League of Nations. had the indorsement
all tho leaders Of both political parties
and all of the men Of thoughtin the United
States or that the hostility to the treaty
was but the moet disreputnble eXh'blti"h
of psrtsanshlp
II the peoplc can be instructed to see
facts in their true relation To affairs, ana
to understand the difference between
gtstesnanship and partsanshIp or taught
that no country can long survive tue
purcb,se Of voters and the demoralization
Of the electorate, or that the STRAIN "'
nolit;cal bossisrn can lead 60 other than
thc one result persisted in. IL will have
served big purpose,
There are always differences OF policy
between parties different issues tha' 'ne
leaders educated in such schooi fhouiu
know how 10 explain. Men could be m
structed in politics and not partsanShlp'
who could teach the public the difference
between the truth and talsehood ana
show the need for following the truth' i'I
the sake Of the whole country It's hoped
that the new school will not teach the
pobtics Of which Senator Penroee ana nus
dork methods or Lodge with his vlndic-
five bitterness. or BCrah with his oralh-
storm radicalisIn, SO thoroughly cfnh"d!-
IL must teach honesty to tho poiltlcimF'
an honesty that will prevent such wooniS
mon a. Taft from turning in his tracks Tor
rartisan advantage. or that will bring the
men who denounced reaction to como aie~
months later. bag and baggage, into the
camps Of the stand patterE
II All these ills can he eliminated, anc
# men can he taught not 70 blindly ioi
low false idols or the voice q the politics"
boss. the school viii have gone long way
towards warrAntihg its founding anS
maintenance
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-11-29

with classic article on "Bathtubs and
Democracy, and contributes the histori-
cal information that the fret bathtub
In this country WINS mnde fn Pittsburg by
Adam Thompson and WINS first used on
December 20, 1912. Mr.. Thompson was
criticised, the article anys, for drifting
toward epicurean luxury; and the. next
year, bnthtubs having raised their threat.
eninp heads in Virginia, State tnx OF
$50 year was put on thern.
From the interest Of the plumbers
in this drive IL may be supposed that
bathtubs are not wearing out rapidly
enough for the good Of the trade. But what
of the wnter supply An organization which
sent its moopefB around Brooklyn a
few years ago reported thnt one bath IN
five days was the Brooklyn individuals
average n tho bath drive has Ifs why
Brooklyn will need daily 5000, 600 gallons
of water more than it has been using AZ
the Deputy Commissioner of Water supply
in Brooklyn recently complained that ne
could not get enough winter from the
Catskil system serious problem may
appear
II is TO be hoped that the bath drive
will not take on the intimate mothodH
Of most Of the public campaigns. Many
daily tubbers would object 20 wearing a
button boasting the fact, although the
average cold shower fcnd Is always tell
ing about his Spartan performances
New York Hernld
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-11-29
PRESS COMMENTS
sINN FEM IN FIFTH AVENUE.

Sinn Feiners arc not the only inhabi-
tnnts of New York subject 10 irritation by
what they ses ard hear in publie'piaoes.
A population vastly more numerous ~
annoyed every hour OF tho day by persons
and things quite es offensive to them hs
tho British flag can be to n supporter Of the
Irish Republic. For example, nothing is
better calculated 10 arouse the ire OF many
thousands Of our w-citizens than the
Sim Fein standard, and yet in that case,
as in scores Of others, violence is practically
unknown.
We arc indebted TO Sinn Fein, marching
with ite provocative emblems md banners
ms il pleasoe, always under the protection
of law. for the idea that n difference OF
opinion or taste in regard TO decorations II
an offense To he punished by them WIN
riotous assault They find no lmpropri-
ETY. in Haunting their banners IN the iheea
of better Americans who dislike them
but Fifth Avenue cub house displaying
the colors ~ the Allied nations which
Sim Fein sought TO betray finds lta WIN.
dows smashed and is made the scene of
shameful disorder.
Most New Workers will admit, no
doubt. that the ill-tempcrcd persons who
disrraced themselves and the city on
THANKSGIVING Day might be admirable
patriots in ireland II is possible that II
they were to descend upon London, where
there are many British flags and natural
disposition to defend them, they might te
regarded as desperate heroes. But nn
overwhelming majority Of our people, toll
Grant we'll behaved aud, above all eiser
| American, will ask to be excused from
| sympathizing with an organization, opefat'
| ing 40 far from any real danger. whlct
| affronts orly lta reighbors ard denies
rights To others which II vocltefousiS
| claims for ueoli New York World.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-11-29

Columbia University's boy prodigy OF
twelve years, in an address in New
York City church, THANKSGIVING Day
declared he knew twelve languages quite
we'll but was not able TO speak all OF them
vet Testing him further, he replied 70
the question What do you think Of
nresent social conditions?' by saying
Every method Of dealing with present
social conditions has been tried and has
failed. The only one that has any chance
70 succeed-that has not been tried
Is the religion Of Christ
The reply Of this brilliant youth il
o,ite in harmony witb>that Of Rev Henry
Ward Beecher, who, when asked after the
Civil War if he did not think Christianity
had proved failure for not preventing
he frgternal conflict, said Christianity {
faihre, It's never been tried.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-11-29
Economic Uses Of Automobiles.

Some Of the automobile manufacturers
evidently fear lest in the approaching
scrabble 10 lower overhead" and living
expenses some users OF automobiles may
lose sight Of the actual values existing IN
their ownership and thor employment Tor
business transport, both Of food and pas
scngers,
A circular lately issued by the National
Automobile Chamber Of Commerce points
out that 30. 600 motor cars and trucks are
now serving the various departments OF
government in the forty-eight States OF
tho Union. OF these, $4,000 are used by
the States for the Improvement oi high-
WAYS High-powercd machines and Vhfi-
ous police departments, but the greatest
single Use of public motors is upon hlgh-
ways. Hospital uses come next in mum
bcr
IL s pointed out that many men IN
active commercial hIsiness find that tue
automobile is prime necessity III ous'-
mess. and, as one bank president Is qno'eu
aa saving: "lf mans time is worth any
thing il is economy to limit his period OF
transportation. He concludes that II
would be poor general policy to hight
the passenger automobile, which IL
business car and n time-saver. It 's IN
cvitable that the cost and upkeep OF an
automobile must be reckcned IN any
general nlan Of business and personal re-
trenchmcnt; but 1t is also true thht the
motor car does save enough time IN trans
port substantially TO lengthen the TO
naming hours Of working day
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-11-29
HOW TO STABILIZE THE WORLD.

In the view Of Marshal Foch, as cx-
pressed in nm interview with Mr., harles
II Grasty, published in the New fo,k
Times this countr can render the
greatest mid toward the restoration q
international stability by hclpu & to en-
force the terms Of the Versailles Treaty
That Treaty imposed certain obligahofs
which Germany is attempting - evhde'
he says The easentlal first step i -
make Germany live % to those obhga
tiors Tho Treaty dealt with two things
he mast and tho future Under the iiTst
head i, required IL Germany rspAratIoh
for war damagcs and var destruction due
10 her violation Of the reace II the world
Under the second head, the treaty pro
posed method of guarding Agalrsf F'ich
r,al.t,ons i, future Until these war
debts are recognized and are being ho'-
estlv discharged there can be no rem
progress toward permanent lnternhtienai
good will ard harmon y, N the opihloh u
the great French military leader
Marshal EoCh's Ieasonl1 II sound, hn'
II faila 70 emphasiEe sufficiently the m
portance of sctthrg more dcfhlteiY some
oi Gsmanys obligations, and taxing mo
account more scientifically wfat sic eh'i
nav This II the duty Of the Repatriation
AsQTnfOlEStOnt abN AAAbt NANt =
performed Until that ia dore Germany
can mar out no definite program Of debt
having. and her lrit,ative and ambition
| are handicapped by uncertainty NhAt
| Marshal Foch probably hoars Ia that the
| commission will pare Gown these war 90
hsstions and deprive Franco Of the u,
| dernnlt,cs she has been counting on md
| ~ which She believes hcrgelf entitled.
| There should, a course, be no unfair
.cohrs Of the irdcml ities due from Ger
mary She must make just recon-
por,e for the material evil she wrought
! For the moral evil she can never entirely
nav That can only be partially atoref
for nv aeneratlors Of q new and bette
national life But it Is as much TO IN
! interest of France rs OF Germany tha'
The load put or her should not crush her
4 policv that would put her into bark
rrrtrv would deprive France OF all hop
~ irdemritv. The way to lay once an'
for All the threatening ghoet Of the pas
i 10 settle clearly and precisely Ger
rnarv's bid OF costs. and 70 put IT 81
figure which will enable her TO remain
helpful contributor 10 the general "oii
- -croustructiou. Such settlemef
should he fiual and subject to no furthe
reylsjous.- Baltimore sun
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-11-29
Moro Taxation by t0uucii.

CITY Council insists that II must raA'e
more tax money. and will now devote i's
energies to placing a levy on msnuiac-
turing plants Il is distinctly the tiihe
for that body 10 tighten the burden q
taxation. and not 70 further increase y.
With curtailmcnt of industry every
where and the approach Of winter that
means idleness for probably quarter q
our working men and women, some way
should be devised for lowering the taxes
taken from the people and not increasing
them
The people Of Wilmington are alrea0s
taxed r. the limit ard the most dissati'-
fv7ng feature Of the affair is that We have
Ittle in comparison .o show for the nig
sums 81 money raised from the people
Between the citv's big levy. that of the
county. the federal income tax and the
State assessment levy on incomes WI
minston people are severely pressed Q
meet the demands Let Councli con
sider the curtailmenr Of its outlay rather
than increasing it, especially when there
is much idleness in prospect
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-11-29

Farmers of Sussex county, through their
Farmers Bureau. have voted TO join the
National Farm Union, from which move
they hope 20 add materially TO their
profits next year They have agreed to
dispose Of the products Of their berry
patches, orchards and truck fields through
the union, it taking the place Of the
middle man. With the elimination Of the
Iatters profit, it is claimed, the growers
will add much TO their gain, while the
consumer will buy at less than otherwise
would have been possible. II would seem
that the farmers must unite their forces IN
order to overcome the conditions that
have 50 long unhappily beset them.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-11-29

There are 2ed, ,573 children between the
ages Of six and 10 years attending 'he
schools Of Philadelphia, decrease o.
$50 from the same period of last year
The decline is laid 10 the exodus OF war
workers from the city. There are also
20. .s65 children OF school age that are not
registered at any Of the schools, which
makes the total number Of school chll-
dren 500, ,43s and goes TO show that one
out Of every SIX persons in the city com
nupitv j. at the school period OF lie
The public schools are attended by 2l5, ,8oZ
Of these pupils; parochihl schools by
II .3e2. and private schools by e,3lo One
third of the children are educated OUTSIDE
of the public school, and despite this iact'
the schools are almost always in condi-
ton Of overflow, 90 that hundreds are
constantly waiting for their turn ioI
seats
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-11-29

The State Road Engineering Depart
rnent will make surveys during the winter
for I25 miles Of new highways more
than 50 per cent Of which will be started
with the opening Of spring. u alloting
the sections to be constructed first, the
question Of need will be paramount in
reaching the decision, and the board
probably will hear evidence or this point
before work is resumed at the end Of
winter. Last year 55 miles Of roadway
were built in Delaware, a highway, which,
IL on a continuous line, would reach about
halfway to Delmar. Possibly the addi-
ton to our good roads for last year would
have been rs miles but for the inability
Of contractors 70 get material during the
several weeks Of railroad freight conges-
ton.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-11-29
A GREAT BATH DRIVE.

Who can say where the passion for
Great Drives will bring their followers
Is? The latest urge is the Take Bath
Every Day Drive. Those earnest striveTs
for the pubhcs good, the plumbers and
steamhtters, seem to be back Of the move
ment, for one Of their trade journals,
Domestic engineering, starts 1t off under
sixty pounds pressure and with both
taps open. From the ancient Greeks 70
the modern doctors, men Of note are called
to testify for the daily tub.
Another trade publication, the Wire
Message Of Yonkers, gets III the SWIM
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-11-29
The Only Way
to Lower Prices
philnielphis Hs~ord

Editor of The Record read that
excellent article OF Mr.. BLACKS IN nun-
DAVIS rs,Ie, entitled Labor Factor in
U1,njnp Problem" in which he mentions
that some imbeclIe even advocates that
eIl future hoIrnea built be tax-fres for five
venrs This would be an outrage on those
who are compelled 20 pay, or, ~ the slang
eoes. fun for the boys, but death 70 the
frovs lie further sayB that labor wants
hig wages With only ~ hours per week,
and then expects 20 buy holses or any
other commodity at the same price ar
when il worked go hours per week a. from
100 Il, 200 per cent less wages The soon
o, the poor fool woakpeople discard the
bombaptic talk II tiAre leaders that they
are getting something Of value for moth
ing bv idling away I6 hours per week! N
500 hours per year the better they val be
off financially
We have had up ~ six mdnths ago
close to to million 0f non producing
strikers. or other loafcra, every day since
1918 That this added 20 the cost Ot every
thing admits Of no argument Why -
II that we fail to see tho usual blocks
81 houses being saected2 u - because
we are short II clay to make tricks 0r
limestone 10 make lime, or iron ore N
make hardware, or cement md sand, etc
Not at al It. Is simply because wOTkmen
will not work along the same line IN vogue
before the war Hence no wise builder ~
banker will rex building a modern SIX
room house costing 81 go or &C. Tn tina,
was previously built for 81 900, and 'ake
a chance of loss ,
When phyFician is called N a patleT
he fret asccrtaips tho caufe ~ the disease
then he removes the cause, ard the effects
rat,s+ finally ceasa Now the first caupe
/ of existing troubles Was the adoption %
/ the eight-hoiu system but with the same
! fo-hotlr pay This promptly increased the
/ price pf houses and AT other cornmoditieS
/ NJ least % per cent. and the war crratlnR
/ a scarcity of help. lncreased wagr7 YIN =
+ further decrease ~ workinR bours ~nlch
i in ts turn agPfn increased prices. and -
on from bad - worse
Philadelphia used n he the City ~
Homes. mt hy our -o-oelled improved
methods If working = hss become IN
City - Rooms
Nosg ~ n 4 remedy Vel, az the hrs'
Increa4a var caused by only working elgh
hours. bit receiving 10 hours pay e
the FIRST decrease as starter, can Jnli
ia OBTAINED by reversing matters anc
get baek ~ Hardings normelcy ~ work
lrg I'D hours for the present elghf-hon
paw TINS vi r"duoe All co'nmodi'ls
In the amc ratio mt they we're lncreaE"d
There il absolutely no other wnY A.
former working man for 50 years aft.'
the evil var and AZ 80 aours per vrNk
/ wo,ild advise that instead 81 ioeSn
around 900 hours per year. they put I
sha4 tiroe In cfPApeninR that Ehc
rhez, consume and avoid tho eoup-hn'i-e
~ 1873 ard more recently n isjf+'
4nder Roosevelt
Former Workingmsn
PhIladelphis. Nov. 22, l9I)
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-11-29
lust Folks
BY Edgar A. Guest
Just folks, monday editorial pageEp
The PEAKS OF VALOR.

The PEAKS OF VALoR.
These are tho peaks Of val0r keeping
clean your fnther's name,
Too brave for petty profit to risk the
brand Of shame.
for tho future, yet mindful
of the past,
For God, for home md country beng
valorous % the last
Theae are the peaks Of valor. speech
that knows no lie,
A standard u what'e right and wrong
which no mans wealth can buy,
All unafraid Of failure 10 venture forth 70
fight,
Yet never for tho victOrys sake 70 turn
away from right.
Ten thousand tirnes the victor i he who
fails % win.
who could have worn tho cOnquHrnr ;
crown hv STOPPING low 70 ain
Ten thousands times the braver - ne
who turns away
And scnrns - crush weaker man Tint
he may rule the day
1hese are the peaka of valor. standing
frrn and standing true
To the best your father taught you and
the best yotl We learned anew,
Helpful ~ all who need you, winning
what JOYS you can,
Writing IN triumph 70 the End youl
record ~ man.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-11-29
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS

,Asy s.aAsv ran ssi ne ees~-r ~ ~y
q,,s.tion b1 vn,lax tysry Kysqins ne,
n.'lgp sg,..@ rasfe i. a..-ls srls .Dsls. Dls.
strictly % inforalst'op Ihs Duf... rsnlsnt
give sd,i9~ 90 isssl asdiesi sad saen,t.i
n.s,se tr,pbl.s not ~ psdsftsks sst.ss
live r~s~srch on spy spll~t Nnte goaf
ans'da ~ .dass.s sn1 -T,eio. tso cents in
stsmps for return pDstASs AT rutiies 49,
sent direct ~ ths inquirer
O. Is a.. -rpr,.>ion IN -ks hft,y
really Yiddish7 J y.
A Students n Yiddi-h say 'iat ish
kn-bifAle' does noa bFlofg - ftaf
lsngusge
4 Fikanah Watson, a pror,~rurs u.sT
chant 81 Albany, New York orE aisl
tho idsa ~ agricultural ia.w 9Th ~
State and ccunty fairs Inruuy bir
influence n 1919. ~ New fars fsgf'B
ture appropriated sl0V0 pear ilr uf
ysars ior prcYnuing on hgrci.'urh r1f
ucts, and family mnuuiae' Hfre irrn
ths-n -ueh fairs nsvs '.s'rTrr quito n era
O What "a '"lsThr iefglrr'
A Ths - bassl Al tenn ap;,isd ~
n bat.s1 fau thAt ioD,s ue' vvr 30 q
field, but not iar er"ugh 'r' 10 rI'hs'fS
% catch 4
o Wbich birds have ~ o1gsf ,rf
which the shortest hyrr' j
A The Pufreu - hD.agsaI -r'H
saws such birds ~ WhT lore rrrs ~
royy arr ~ stortrH' fl
4 gwarr. geere esglr- I'D p~
auorg tar Drgest lived ,1'
O IRE 'te fr.'st islo' - -
n J q
FurCpoan ccritUr-' lr.grr
vere io,oed ~ the aI-lsrd '-r r-
~ Tho ,oDti.e1'ri steN is
and ,re r. gl'vh r's.-r rrr ere'y ..-F'
sinr.s clIod i- 81 rstsr vier .s 81 r.
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brp-intlOr y = r.
The lr''er- ~ t-r 10 .r- -
aIi,rrv.n'.gr f.- 'Jer mn
1r,d sllirE
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duced' r h
a Aoe,.~ e,he- ro-s p --aH
kroyn a. aes'ie es'r- re-
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able cdor - a-~r eger
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evaU. .reftrr ~rrf
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am -.ts-,-carv ~ Great i.r tIr
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Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-11-29

yery welcoyne is the announcement that
the nric.. of milk TO consumers in tins city
w,Il 10 reduced to I3 cents quart on
December J. The charge per pint, how
oyer will BE- eight cents. which will be q
burden upon small consumers VINO nave
), male smaller purchases on account Of
tho nressure. of economy. But it is ever
,brs tho poor are compelled to bear
,dd,t,cnaI burdens bv reason OF their
,o,artv while those who have the means
are able ~ derive the main benefit Of good
trade bargains.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-11-29

II is rare that we hear Of young man
Like Charles Garland Of Oyster Bay 80
welded TO the principle Of what he be
heves to be right in the distribution OF
the worlds wealth, that he refuses 70 ac-
cent a legacy Of 81 .00O, 900 bcqueathed
bv hi. father insisting that 1t ls his duty
TO earn his own bread by the sweat OF his
own brow He is disciple Of Toistoy the
Russian socialist-econornist, and at pres
ent is serving as an apprNnce
preparing 70 work as a motor repairer
There will be many skeptics who Will
watch 70 see if this young thinker str1cks
N his exalted idealism or eventually suc-
cun1bs 70 the lust for millions.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-11-29
Push Hnrbnr Recommendation.

The proposition that sl05,OOO be ap-
,,rorriated for the maintenance of work
on the Wilmington harhor would he
mnterinl aid ~ the undertaking Il Con-
eress can he induced 10 accent the recofh-
rnendations e District Frs ree Johnson
and Chief cf Engineers Rend IN houy'
however. has tho unfortu hh ~
Topping of the demands req"H !" .i'
more important work 10 meet the de-
mands Of the pork barrel sHnG ate -
that one cannot build too high - these
recommendations Rack q them there
must he persistent pressure. that our nceos
be met 80 that the hig work may be push
ed 70 completion. The Recommendation
Of the engineers ~ the first and most m
portant step to be taken, but We cannot ~
the matter rest there Our citifens must
make themselves and their demands ieit N
Congress through their various Organize
tions and then perhaps before the COM
mittee and further INSIST that our c'einS
be granted
Dclawarc'- small delegation IN Con
gress naturally, under methods long IN
/ vogue will have n hard task before u IN
, eIch emergencies and unless the people
here cC-oprrnte with cur Senators and
| Congressman. and the latter put forth
their best cforts, the appropriations may
| fall fsr below the amounts reoommenooo