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Eastern Shore Loses Population.

Five Maryland counties. three OF them
on the Eastern Shore, suffered losses IN
population in the last ten years, according
TO recent census announcement. OF
these three, Queen Anne lost the most, Se4
out OF a population of 1898; Dorchester
second, showing falling off of TIA out OF
a population of 2S.669; Caroline county
lost 564 out of a population of 1929.
While the falling off is not large, IT Is
further Indicative Of the extent of the
away-from-the-farm movement in this
section.
An ANALYSIS Of the decrease shows that
il is mainly confined TO the rural sections
for there has been q gain in majority
of the towns of those counties. The eS-
perience of the Eastern Shore has been
that Of almost all other farm sections and
illustrates that even though the people are
deserting the country sections, many OF
them have moved TO the towns in the
county and apparently have withdrawn
from active work or business.
The Eastern Shore with her me Aaiiii
lands and convenient markets would seem
to be the last TO suffer by the scramble
from the country, for with the prevailing
high prices for all farm productstor the
last three or four years, the tillers Of soil
should have been content, and would have
resisted the call of the town for the lure
of large financial returns from the sou.
With the return Of "normalcy," as Mr.
Harding would say, or the re-estaolish-
ment Of former prices, which must soon
be approximately realized. the income Of
the farmers will surely decline, and IN
view of that fact, it is not improbable
the rush from the farms Will hecoIne lar
greater than the p ercentage that has thus
far been reached.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-08-14
PRESS COMMENTS.
HOT POLITICAL WAVE IN OHIO.

The Ohio primary seems 70 mean ex-
actly what spokesman OF cach party
want it to mean. On the Kcpupilcan
side, former Governor Frank Is. Willis
defeated the former Progressive leader,
Walter r. Brown, for the nomination
for United Statcs Senator. Willis is the
man who put Harding in nomination IN
Chicago. He is dry as to drinks
but is reported 10 be anything but dry
as speaker. On the other hand, former
Mayor Harry l.. Davis, OF cleveland,
who was opposed by the Proh'bitionsts,
and is regarded MS wickedly wet, was
nominated by the Republican voters Tor
Governor, thus apparently presenting
sort of $500 ticket. Judge Wanamaker,
supposed to be a liberal and sweet
on labor, was beaten by Willis by over
$4,000.
The contest for the Democratic nomi-
nation for the United States Senate was
very close: A. w. Julian, OF Cincinnnu,
leading Judge A. +. ONeill oil AKRON,
by a small margin. Julian Is represented
as being Cox's candidate.
A rather mixed verdict, one would say
Yet the Democratic and Ropubiican
| soothsavers get equal comfort from it
| The Republicans think Willis victory
indicates that the party has gotten to-
| gether, and that they will win In Walk
Chairman White, the Democratic oiiicia
interpreter, is convinced tho result show
the Republicans nre split wide open. In
Republican progressivcs and labor ele
ments will be sure to rally to the Demo
cratic nominees in his Judgment. bu
the Republicans see in ONeills clos
race with Julian Democratic disconten
with Cox, Julians political godfather
and they smell in the primary ballot
box the odor Of that little Joker, Articl
X, which Judge O'Ncill IL reported te
detest with all the fcrvor Of johnson
or Lodge.
Willis has had good and bad iucl
against Cox. He beat him for Governo
once and was beaten by him once. NOV
they meet again on the plains Of q Press
Dental Philippi, in which Willis is sup
posed TO bo specially able Harding lieu
tenant. 1t is little too early. for an
but partisan predictions, but the dail
developments in Ohio assure ns that tn
folks Of the Buckeye State have alread
reached a temperature Of 100. IN tn
shade, and before November will eclips
all previous records for political heat
Baltimore Sun.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-08-14

how much the Republican party .snd
it's candidate care about what fney
did for tic honor of their country ana
the good Of the world.
The only general in whom the ke-
publicans take any interest is one VINO
didn't 20 to France. lie did go TO
Cuba 20 years ago, but that little war;
the most mismanaged in our history,
was fought under q Republican admin
istration. It's salient features were Gen
eral Alger at the head Of the War DE.
partment, General Shafter in command
Of the troops, the embalrned beei,
the preposterous misleading OF transports
at Miami and Tampa, the lncapacity
shown in the dcbarkation IN Cuba,
the camps in this country which were
pestholes, the loading down OF the whole
military establishment with political gen.
erals
But the Republicans arc always ready
to point with pride" to That war because
it occurred under Republican presi>
dent. They are silent about our dc
cisivc part in the greatest OF all wars
Philadelphia Record.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-08-14
ROOTS WORK AND HARDING.

The Republican newspapers and
public men profess admiration ana
even affection for Elihu Root. In spite
of the refusal of their Senators TO accept
his tender of reservations for the peace
treaty any more than they would ex-
President Tafts il is understood that II
Mr.. Root did not write the treaty plank
of the Chicago platform, he at least
suggested its tenor. Many OF them
still bemoan the fact that President
Wilson did not make him member OF
the American Peace Commission. They
indorse what he says and does In poit-
ical way. They are correct enough IN
this, for he is the ablest man IN their
party today.
But how do Senator Harding and MIR.
Root hit it off together IN the matter
of the League of Natlonsf we now
know just what the Republican candidate
thinks of the covenant. He Will have
nothing to do with il, if he is elected
President. He will sign a peace resolu-
ton at once and then will hopefully.
sound the nations that are already In
the league TO see if they will not desert
il and Join his New Relationship. No
hope for our entrance into the league
in that peculiar scheme. Furthermore,
the bitterest newspaper enemies oil the
league recognize at once where Mr..
Harding stands. One of the most heated
of them all observes, he and Senator
| Lodge have pronounced "a two-fold
sentence of death upon the league, and
henceforth there can be no such thing
as "a Republican Covenanter. The
/ latter is absolutely true, II man is
going to remain staunch to his convlc-
tions on the covenant.
Meantime what of Mr. Root? That
gentleman has just finished plan fol
the establishment of an international
judicial tribunal for which he is re.
ceiving the applause Of the world. But
is this work of his preparatory to the
founding of Mr.. Hardings New Re
lationship"? 1t is not. 1t is performed
at the request OF the League of Nations
and must be passed upon by the Supreme
Council of the very organization tha
the present leaders of MIR. Roots owl
party declare is the iniquuous super
government at Geneva and to xii
which Mr. Harding clearly declares hi
intention.
Elihu Root giving the best of hi
intellect, Judgment and experience t
CROOKED internationalism, AS on
shrieking foe of the great association Q
nations calls it, must wonder wha
has hit his party since he lett the Unite
States TO take up his work for the leagu
at The Hague. .A-Boston Post.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-08-14
Getting Acquainted.

'T como here to find myself. It 10 10
easy to get lost in the world.
That is the inscription over the fireplace
in certain vacation lodge for girls con-
Quoted by the Y. VIC. A. Itisneedlesst TO
say it is STATED we'll out in the country
far away from city noises.
More than one philosopher has advised
us to know ourselves But it is advice not
generally followed and not easy to follow.
For it is more easy to getlost in the INFINITE
complexities Ct the modern world OF cities
Beset by the manifold affairs OF business
and friendship, we scarcely have time 70
make the acquaintance OF ourselves
Drawn into the whirlpool of daily routine,
we are borne along without beng abe 70
determine where we are going or where we
should GO.
| But the wonderful institution OF vaca-
tioninu was devised chiefly for the purpose
Of getting out of this too swiftly moving
current Of life for little while. Weusunlly
say that we want vacation because we
need rest. but it is often not 80 much the
need of rest that we feel as the vital neces-
sity of thinking, of taking stock OF learn
ing to know that most interesting person
in the world, ones self. II you can get out
in the woods and fields, away from other
human beings, or at least away from the
crowds, you will have the best chance o'
improving this acquaintance. Old Mother
Nature can tell you more about yourself
than any other gossip.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-08-14

Shipworkers at the Harlan plant will
have only themselves TO blame if they do
not Kay aside nest egg Tor the proVeroiai
rainy day. Ina planfor thrifty saving, the
mountain in the form of savings bank
has gone to the laboring Mohammeds and
then offers a profitable, receptacle where
in to put part Of the contents
of their pay envelopes where
they may watch it grow. while it de-
velops for them spirit Of independence
that will tighten their worries as to the
future. This new experiment in economies
is interesting and viii be watched with
keen interest not only here, buteverywher
in the country 1t places the savings fund
next door to the pay Office Of the manu-
featuring plant, with no intervening temp
tations TO spend the wages.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-08-14

New York has taken up the big work OF
educating her. illiterates and those OF her
alien population who cannot speak Eng
lish. The census figures for 1920 show that
of the TO OOO.o 900 people of the State, 3s2.-
03o' adults are clsssed as iliterates. AS
MANY of these are foreign-born and have
been in this country but a comparativel
short time, the States educational show
ing is quite good. There is little illiteracy
among the children of the Empire State,
especially among the aliens, for those par
ents are anxious TO have their boys and
GIRLS taught in the American schools 1t
seems to bein communitieswhere there are
fewest aliens that the educational stand
ards are lowest.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-08-14
Just Folks
THE THINGS you CAN'T FORGET.
BY Edgar A. Guest.

THE THINGS you CAN'T FORGET.
Used to lose my temper an git mad an
tear around :,
An raise nv voice so wirnmin folks
would srembie at the sound;
I'd do things ! was 'shamed OF when
the A. Of rage had passed,
An wish | hadn't done EN-, an regret
EN- TO the last;
Bit I've learned from sad experience how
useless is regret,
For the mean things done in anger are
the things you can't forget.
Tain, no use to kiss the founsster once
YOUR hand has made him cry, -,
Yo,'ll recall the time you struck him TIL
the very day you die;
He'll forget it and forgive and tomorrow
seem the same,
Blu, you'll keep the hateful picture OF
your soHow an your shame,
An, ;t's bo,ind TO rise to taunt you,
though you long have squared the debt,
For the things you've done IN meanness
are the things you can't forget.
Lord I sometimes sit an shudder when
some scene comes back TO me,
Which shows me big an brutal IN some act
o tyranny,
When some trifin' thing upset me an
/ let my temper fly,
An, was sorry for it after-but IT'S vain
to sit an sigh,
But I'd be o happier old man now my sun
begins TO set, -,
II il wasn't for the meanness wnicn I've
done an cant forget.
Now think I've learned my lesson an
I'm treadin' gentler ways,
An I'm tryin' TO build my mornings into
happy yesterdays,
/ don't let my temper spoil EN- 10 the way
/ used to do
An let some splash Of anger smear the
record when it's through;
/ want my memories pleasant, free from
shame or vain regret,
Without any deed OF anger which nevei
can forget.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-08-14

II is worth noting briefly, by way OF
emphasis, that United States senator
Kirby Of Arkansas has been defeated Tor
renonination at theDemocratic primaries
Exclamation of. the defeat, and an Illus
tration of the publics attitude on the
Iesg7,e of Nations. is found in the circum-
stonce that Senator Kirby was aligned
against the administration and the hohof
of America in Lodges assault upon Presi-
dent Wilson As fast as these Toes OF reai
democracy come before the electors OF the
country, they are retired into such aoso-
lutte obscurity that, in the language OF
Bret Harte. subsequent proceedings VIII
interest them no more" So Mr.. Harding
might as well decide to make hls front
porch his permanent arena for poiitlca
activity in the future.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-08-14

Miss Ina Barnes. who comes TO super
wise the public schools of New Castle
county, brings with her long and success
ful record for successful educational
achievement and warm commentator
from the Teachers College, Columbia
University, New York Her life has been
spent in advanced executive and admins
trative educational work, and she will
find field here that will give her full
scope for her attainments, and school
board and a public that will second her
efforts to apply the principles Of progress
to the conduct of our public schools
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-08-14
Canned" Interviews.

1t has been alleged by the Baltimore
Sun that managers Of Republican party
headquarters ere sending out to editors oil
Republican party organs throughout the
country canned interviews, lavish IN
praise of the party and its national leader
with blank spaces for the insertion OF the
names of local party leaders, as the parties
giving them In this form they arc to be
published by these party papers.
An article which might well come under
the canned" category was published IN
this city few days ago. II was credited 10
a local leader and contained lavish praise
Of Senator Harding. He was held up as
one Of our greatest and ablest public men
despite his very ordinary public record
and wasted lots Of words in platitudes that
really said nothing in the way OF definite
information.
How such empty appeals can favorabiy
impress the people in respect Of candidate
for high office is beyond comprehension.
Ponzi. Boston's get-rich-quick hnancier,
declares he is losing his nerve. Too bad
.La~oiII bo Nothing left of him
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-08-14

Although Mrs. Clash admitted in the
Municipal Court, the other day, that the
friend who took her on a moonlight ex-
cursion had kissed her, she declined to
commit herself on the question if the ad-
mirer had kissed her often" She was a
carefully discriminating witness when she
refused to answer the question exceDt by
couptering, laconically. with Task him.
Indeed what might seem "often" to one
person indeed might seem to be "stingi-
ness" to another.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-08-14

automatically. lie does not sec the three
hundred men and women oi fu trades snd
professions work here I'll the time
vacuum cleaners, 10 elestric Nsthrrs
or other contrjvaDcer Vhich bghten tc
work ~ ths twentieth century housewife,
are us d In the Capitol. Al the WoIk u
done by hand everything from ferui-
Sing the floors 30 washing BE stftunry.
Thus one my get some idca ~ fhf
magnitude Of the task which falls o. ihe
lot of Uncle Sans b0ugekeepeTs who
care for the Capitol at Washington
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-08-14
LETTERS ON ESTATES.

Letters testamentary have been granted
bv Isaac r. Brown, register OF wills, to
Godfrey r. Handy and Katherine H.
Bosley upon the estate Of Annie X. Hanby,
and to Susy Woodson Convoy l5uckner
upon the estate Of Edmund Garrett Buck
neT.
Letters of administration were granted
to James T. Ware upon the estate OF
Lille A. Ware, and to John ID Glacinto
on the estate of Louie Di Giacinto.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-08-14
5000 AT COMMUNITY SING.

The band concert and community sing
provided by the Mayor and Wilmington
Community Service, and held at Rodney
street reservoir, Thursday evening, was
probably one Of the most largely attended
events of the kind that has ever been held
in this city. According to those in charge
it sets a new mark for degree Of success OF
public concerts held in that place The
attendance was in the neighborhood OF
5000 people, practically all OF whom
entered into the singing of popular and
old standard sings.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-08-14
EVENING SMILE.
IN COCKNEY ENGLISH.

Lord Reading talked al Washington
dinner party about the cockney accent.
"A eockney cook, he said, came over
and settled in America Her mistress, who
wa. yidok. told her one day how she
came to her lose husband.
:. 4 lost my husband on the Western
nrairies the lady said He was killed by
bison. / suppose you know what bison
is?'
j" Law'svesr said the cockney cook. i d
like TO ave auid for every one I've made
a puddin' in. St. Louis Globe-Demo-
crat.
I'D like to see my wife 60 to the polls
70 vote" Are you so much opposed 30
suffrageP" lit isn't that, but Id Ike TO
enjoy hearing her called down good and
hard for not knowing how 70 fold her
ballot. Baltimore American.
"The next move, remarked MIR. Quick
rich. lis to invite the police IN 70 nlvestl-
gate our new scheme, = Aren t you AFRAID
they II find out the way the trick IS done!
s'Wie'll have 10 take q chance on that. In
the mean time we need the publicity, =
Washington Star.
Friend WAS Miss Filmlite angry when
she found you had forgotten 10 turn the
crank" Camera Man-"Not after
had said that / became so engrossed IN hei
acting | that forgot 10 tirn.-Fllm Fun.
A seaside lapdlady advertised for board.
ers, claiming that her house had sPlen
did sea view. A poor dub wrote and en-
gagged room, and on his arrival foun9
that the boarding house stood IN = bael
street facing garage. Where's tha
splendid sea view you advertised
ma ann" the poor dupe snarled. "Th
splendid sea view? Why, there, OF course,
said the landlady, and she pointed TO
large chrome above the mantel.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-08-14

The condition of some vacant lots in our
city is disgraeeful. The Board OF Health
might do valuable work in compelling
their clearance. especially the cutting
down Of weeds before they spread their
seeds broadcast If indeed it is not too
late to prevent this deplorable injury.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-08-14
NO PRAISE FOR BRAVE MEN.

We trust the 100000 young Ameri-
cans who responded to their country s
call, and especially the 100000 who
astonished the world at Beleau Wood
(now Marines Wood, at Chateau Thierry,
at St. Mihel, in the Argonne and-In
Flanders with the British, will observe
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-08-14
BY Walt Mason.
WOE In THE WEST.

A deadly blight is sweeping
along the Western Slope, and
men give way to weeping. and
saw farewell TO hope. And heart
sick wives and daughters heneath
those azure skies look out upon
the waters with hard and stony
ewes. The children, they are wall
ing. their little bosoms sore, while
in the dust they re trailing the toys
they use no more. There S moaning
in the cabin, there's gToaning in
the hall the future S bleak and drab
in the ewes of one and all, The
daughters of gfflietionare crouched
beneath thestars, and in the choicest
diotion they euss their stranded
cars. The tourist shakes his talon at
heaven with snort, fer when he'd
buy gallon he only gets a quart;
In vain the pluto iswaving his wad
of good long green, and futile Is his
raving-he can't get gasoline.
sfNo gasr' The sign is hanging from
stations everywhere, with travel
ers haranguing the dealers IN de-
spair. Talk not of grief orsorrow, OF
troubles YOU have seen, till you
can't buy or borrow a quart>of
gasolinel Talk not offortunes cruel.
| oh, vain and piffling man, till you
cant buy the fuel to push your big
/ sedan Speak not to me OF anguish,
t Of pain of any sort, until YOU wait
/ end languish two days to get a
/ quart
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MEETINGS TONIGHT.

Olive Temple, h G. E.
Wenonah Lodge, ). OF II.
Liberty Conclave, 5. ". NJ.
Mechanics Lodge, | 0. Q. +,
Ienape Tribe, Imp'd Q. II. NJ.
sheet Metal Workers Association.
lanes A. Garfield Council, d. of A.
lanes A. Young Conclave, H. or 5. W, NJ.
Apache Tribe, No. 81, Imp'd o. R. NJ.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-08-14
The Way With Politicians.

Governor Coolidge shook hands with
the town Democrat while at Plymouth
VT, thus illustrating the lengths to which
people will go when they are in politics.
Boston Transcript.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-08-14
lAnr RAIDER can get TIE answer q anv
Clean Up.

Roth the Republicans and Democraf fs
agrae that as soon as Mexico washes ana
sSavas and cleans the blood otf ts boo.s
so thst il fs recoEnizable . .lgnt to r.
recognized. Detroit Free Ire7s.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-08-14
RIPPING RHYMES.

NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
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Ten. Year.OM Lads Leg Vas Broken
When He Vas Run Over BY 4 Automobile

to attend the movies at the high school
auditorium, playfully ran across the
street. The Strong boy jumped d.
rectly in front of Mr.. Myers auto
and the driver did not have the least
chance to avoid the accident. He
stopped the car almost instantly, the
front wheel resting on the lads leg.
1t was necessary to start up the car
on low in order to get the car of
the boys leg. Mr.. Myers picked the
lad up and carried him to Doctors
office where the fracture was reduc-
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The ten-year old son Of Mr.. and
Mrs. L. F. Strong, who reside at 923
First Ave-, N. E., was run over by
an automobile driven by Howard N.Y.
ers, from Mckinley township, Mon
day afternoon at $3.50 o'clock and one
of his legs was broken just above
the knee. The accident occurred at
the corner Of Central Ave. E., and
First street.
Mr.. Myers was, driving not faster
than five miles an hour when three
school boys, on their way from school
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ed, then went to the home and brot
the lads parents to the office Of the
physician, later taking the boy to the
hospital. A number Of witnesses say
that Mr.. Myers was entirely blame
less, tho he very much regrets the
accident. The other boys with the
Strong lad had narrow escape.
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DR.. Andy Carr, who is member
of the faculty of the University Of
Illinois, arrived Wednesday for . Wis
it with his parents, DR.. and Mrs. A.
Carr.
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Baseball Goods

Complete line Of Spalding Base Ball
Supplies at prices that are right. Out
Of town orders given immediate atten-
ton. Infielders' Gloves, $1.35 to $1,000;
First Easements -Mitts, $500 to $l1.0O;
Catching Mitts, So 90 to $500; Official
League base balls, $3.50; Other base
balls at 15c, Csc and $l.10.
Complete line Of Golf and Tennis Sup
plies on display now
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no. 663
Report Of the Condition Of
THE 1oxX06x STATE RANK,
At Foxholm. in the State Of North Da-
kota, at the close of business May l.,
1920: