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Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-09-11
MR.. HAYS AND THE VIRTUES.

Editor Every Evening: Mr.. Hays pro-
tests that he wouldn't buy the Presidency
for Mr.. Harding if he could, and his
apologists explain that what looks like
an attempt at purchase is merely an exhibi-
tion of bad taste by over-zealous agents
whom Mr.. Hays neglected to watch. We
are told that MIR. Hays is above all things
a man Of scrupulous truth. Let us hope
he is, and that his childish innocence lis
such that his brilliant and reckless sales
agents have gone far beyond instructions.
Perhaps MIR. Hays deserves his widely
advertised reputation-for purity Of pur-
pose and practice, but a rather old and
very famous book, "The Prince" by
one Machiavelli, whose name is a synonym
for conscienceless craft, though he has his
favorable interpreters, contains one pas
sage apt TO the case of the Republican
campaign manager. Says Machiavelli, as
translated by j. A. Symonds, upon page
28l Of 'The Renaissance in Italy: The
Age of The Despots (second edition)": "It
is not necessary that a prince should be
merciful, loyal, humane, religious, Just,
nay, / will venture to say that if he had
all these qualities and always used them,
they would harm him. But he must seem
to have them, especially if he be new in
his prlncipality, where he will find 1T quite
impossible to exercise these virtues, since
in order TO maintain his power he will be
often Obliged to act contrary to humanity,
charity, religion . He must take
care to say nothing that is not full of
these five qualities, and must appear all
mercy, all loyalty,all justice, all religion,
especially the last"
For ''prince" write Republican cam
paign manager, and n-read the passage.
Mr. Hays is comparatively new in his
principality, and when he was first set up
in it those who set him up widely adver-
tised him as having all the graces and all
the virtues, as the Phoenix Of youthful
campaign managers. Perhaps Mr.. Hays,
like some more distinguished men of the
past four hundred years, has been stu
dent Of MaohiavelIi.
+. n. Vallandigham.
Newark, September 10. 1920.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-09-11
LET US HAVE THE TRUTH.

One point that the official investigation
at Edgewood should bring out positively
and pitilessly is whether the alcohol at
the arsenal was deliberately poisoned by
anyone in authority there. 1t seems to be
conceded that the grain alcohol stored
there was, in the language of one local
report, rendered dangerous by chlora-
cetochenone, an ingredient of poison
mustard gas Exactly what that means
should be made plain. Is this Ingredient
sufficiently dangerous" to be fatal in
small quantities? Or is it merely nauseat-
ing? Perhaps there may be some excuse for
so drugging such alcohol that the stomach
will reject it and that nobody will care to
sample it. But, morally or legally, Is there
justification for putting deadly poison IN
it, as we poison food for rats2
III there are employees at Edgewood who
are such slaves of drink that they will at
tempt to steal government alcohol, what
they need is a sanitarium and not poison.
Could not supplies be protected by
sentinelsP The possibility that weak
human beings are to be treated as We
treat verInin is horrible and revolving TO
the ordinary minds. 1t suggests a cal
lous indifference and brutality that We can-
not believe exist In any responsible
quarter.
But since the doubt has been raised, it
ought to be settled beyond dispute. The
good name, the good sense and the hui
manlty of an important department OF
the government service should not be left
under such cloud no matter what IN
dividuals may be injured. baltimore
Sun
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-09-11
Trotting Horses TO Strike.

Owners of trotting horses are the latest
ms class TO threaten 10 strike. Owing 70
the high price of oats. etc, they have
banded together in a determination TO quit
trotting their steeds unless they have q
chance Of winning larger purses than
those offered by the Fairs.
There can be no doubt that the ex-
penses of trotting horses have gone up;
but there is likewise little doubt that the
yearning to see the trained horse trot has
been much tempered since the automo-
bile, with its speed of 20 miles an hour. has
come to the fore. Fifty years ago thou
sands of people came from all parts of the
surrounding country to Wilmington TO see
Flora Temple go mile in 240, but it is
doubtful if there would be any more than
a passing interest were the Flora Temple of
today TO come to Wilmington and do a
mile in less than two minutes The un-
fortunate part of the trotting horse as a
trade proposition is that he never seems
TO have been paying investment, except
in some rare exceptions which go to prove
the rule.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-09-11
WATER POWER.

There is one industrial development
from which consequences almost meal
culable IN their scope may be confidently
expected, and that is the utilization of the
nations water power resources. One we'll
known financial authority has estimated
that through this sole instrumentality a
saving well in excess of 81 600, 900, 900 a
year can be effected
Recent legislation has extended the role
of the Federal government in this matter.
and at the present moment the United
States Geological Survey is studying the
power resources of Atlantic seaboard be-
tween Boston and Washington. A project
is under consideration In this region
whereby, through a linking of hydroelec-
trio enterprises with steam generation of
electricity In the mine fields and at other
convenient places, saving OF $500, 900
can be effected every year.
That, however, is only the beginning.
In the absence of much-needed nation
wide survey to establish exact knowledge
it may be broadly said that three-fourths
of the potential water power of New Eng
land has already been developed; that In
the remainder of the country east of the
Rockies one-third has been harnessed,
and that In the far West, one-sixteenth is
In use When it is remembered that about
6S per cent of the potential water power is
In the far West, it can readily be seen
what a rich harvest awaits the garnering
in this field alone. 1t is form of exploita-
ton which ought to be pressed forward
with energy, for in action it will prove a
benefit to all the people all the time
Washington Post.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-09-11
A Notable Anniversary.

Today is the one hundred and forty
third anniversary Of the Battle of Brandy
wine, one of the important engagements Of
the Revolutionary War, which was fought
at Chadd's Ford, on the Brandywine RIVER,
less than dozen miles from Wilmington,
September IL, l777. In that battle
General Washington engaged the ad-
vanoing British army under General
Howe, and although defeated with con-
siderable loss. gave the British an un-
palntable taste of the fighting qualities
of the Colonists, and was able TO retreat
in good order.
In this battle, also, Lafayette, the
brave, young Frenchman who came over
to fight with the American patriots, was
severely wounded For awhile afterwards
he found shelter and attention in our city,
then the small borough of Wilmington.
Almost continuously since the success
full ending of the Revolution the anniver-
saries of the Battle of Brandywine have
been appropriately celebrated, and until
recently the people of Wilmington took
prominent part in the exercises. But
during the past two decades the annual
affair has attracted little or no attention in
this city. Why we do not know. Surely,
however, we should resolve TO resume our
former participation, and the next ami
versary should not be ignored by our
people.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-09-11
Deserves His Success.

An interesting and to many persons
very pleasing announcement of the week
was that Colonel James c. Wickes, man.
ager and part owner of the Delaware
State News, Dover, had pure chased the
entire ownership of the paper, and is now
sole proprietor and manager. His pur-
chase includes the good will, business and
plant of the paper and its commodious
and finely appointed Office on State street,
Dover, one of the best newspaper and job
printing plants outside of the large cities.
The Delaware State News, since its
establishment nearly twenty years ago,
has held deserved y high place In the
ranks of the weekly press of Delaware.
Under the late Robert II. Davis it ac-
quired fine reputation for editorial power,
especially in the discussion OF public
matters, State and national, and sound
politics. always Democratic, but always
fair and progressive. And under the able
management of Colonel Wickes, it aohiev-
ed reputation for the general excellence
OF the DdDeI IN al OLUti ItSpcSHs aiie1 IVA
fine Typographical quality. That this
reputation will be maintained and ad-
vanced under hls cole ownership is assur-
ed from the start.
Colonel Wickes justly deserves the
success that has come TO him in the news
paper and printing business. While
boy he entered the office Of the Dover
Delawarean as printers devil, and
worked his way by a mastery of the de-
tails of the business, from bottom to top,
and by industry and fair dealing. Add to
this personality that is most pleasing.
and that finds continual expression in
whole-souled love for his fellow-man, and
it will be admitted that this enterprislng
and excellent newspaper of the State
Capital is in competent hands, and VIII be
continued in the future, as In the past,
along the best and most appealing lines
of the journalistic profession.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-09-11

Sing Sing prison keepers are following
the precedent of New Castle county and
have put several TRUSTEES to work Inn
proving the roads about the jail. Her form
er experience, however, does not warrant
her in placing too much faith in the ''trus-
ties" and she has set armed guards to
prevent them yielding to the temptation
to wander away. The warden, however,
has gone long step towards making the
prisoners happier and contented by pro-
viding them with work. toll OF such
nature as will take them out in the fresh
air and require sufficient manual effort to
keep the muscles supple and their brains
pleasantly engaged in properly directing
their hands. Nothing serves better to
breed contentment and satisfaction and
tend to reformation than good, wholesome
work, the kind that sends the man 10 his
couch just tired enough to promote sleep
and contented enough to inspire happy
dreams.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-09-11

fare is accomplishing much. The exhibits
included almost all kinds Of products OF
the farm, the dairy, the hcnnery, the or
chard and the kitchen, and they were in
terestingly grouped, forming an attract
i've display. Some rural modelcr of
Harmony Grange had articulated man
and woman out of the ripcning autumn
crops with clever skill and interested all
the fair visitors in way that many will
recall As probable part Of the grange cx-
hibit in the farm section. The man
was fashioned out of pumpkins and
squashes with lower legs Of corn set in feet
of rutabagas and clad in the green Of to
bacco leaves.
The exhibition Of show horses was
worthy of setting in Madison Square
Garden, New York City. They almost all
wore the colors Of three or four local
stables-almost all of the same family.
The value of the demonstrations Of the
splendid showing of farm implements was
apparent, for it WAS interesting in the
extreme as emphasizing the advancement
in the methods of agriculture in the sub
stitution of gasoline power for that OF
man or Of the horse; the latter, as plod-
ding work animal, found little place in the
exposition.
1t must be noted that the greatest draw
back to the fair is the weak cooperation OF
the individual or average farmer both as an
exhibitor or as patron of the ticket office.
On the whole, however, the fair was
much of an improvement over its pre-
decessors, and with the few exceptions
noted, it was satisfying to those who at
tended for amusement as well as for those
who came for instruction or to observe the
in agricultural work.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-09-11
Governor Cox Sustained.

In his Pittsbure speech Of August 20 In
which he exploded the bomb Of 'sl,<h
fund" exposure which has so stirred the
managers Of tho Republican national cam
paign, Governor Cox said: "In addition TO
the local chairman, State managers were
engaged, and travelling representatives
operated between them and the COM
munity organizations. Salaries running as
high as $500 n week and expenses have
been paid in order to create and maintain
enthusiasm and morale"
Of course, this was . partisan bluff
and Governor Cox was challenged TO pro-
duce the proof. Hut he did not have to. al
though he gave information about those
who could. It was amply furnished at the
session of the Scnateinvestigating commit
tee, this week, by Harry M. Blair, assist
ant to the treasurer Of the Republican
National Committee, who testified that
his assistants were paid from $50 to 5000
a week, Frederick C. Barbour, head of the
party organization in New York, receiving
5000 week and his hotel expenses.
So Governor Cox was clearly within
bounds in his original charge. and he is
sustained by unimpcachable testimony,
direct from the headquarters of the Re-
publican National Committee. And still
the partisan supporters of this manifest
scheme to purchase the Presidency and a
Republican Congress have the hardihood
to assert that Governor Cox was simply
making bluff"
But, Boys. Get the Money r
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-09-11
PRESS COMMENTS.
sTRKEFAcTs TO BE KEPTIN MIND.

It is now an idle question whether the
Brooklyn Rapid Transit's arbitration
agre, msnt of August, 1919, WAS nullified
or not by supcrscding agreement. The
facts of the matter are that arbitration
was not denied in the present trouble by
Judge Mayer and Receiver Garrison.
What happened was that the Anal
gamated Association men made ex-
traordinary demands for wage increases
which ran as high AZ so per cent and more,
when 62 "a per cent of the gross earnings OF
the system were already being paid out in
wages. Judge Mayer AS virtual trustee in
bankruptcy of the property then said that
any arbitration award OF financial char
actcr would be subject to his review, and
he was bound to that position by all the
laws governing the administration OF
trusts
That was not denial Of arbitration
within any reasonable bounds, and the
men knew that it was not Their leaders
knew it and made every effort TO prevent
strike and reach an amicable agreement to
which the doors were wide open. But the
men would not listen. They wanted
strike, and failing to get strike vote at
regular meeting, a minority of them rush
ed off to an carly-morning meeting of their
own and voted for what they insisted
upon having. Then all the rest went out
and their leaders turned tail and followed
them.
Had the leaders stood to their leader
ship as the railroad brotherhood official
did in the outlaw strike of last spring
there would now be a different story TO tell.
Had President Mahon of the Amalganat-
ed Association later ordered the men back
to work pending a resumption of negotia-
tions broken off by needless and headless
rush to strike, there would now be a DIFF
ferent story to tell. As it is, the men have
been beaten, the strike has been broken
and the Amalgamated Association has
managed to dscredit itself at the very
centre of it's strength.-New York World.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-09-11
Just Folks
LINES TO A SECRET FOE.
BY Edgar A. Guest.

l have foe, bitter cruel foe,
Who mocks at me wherever / may
stray,
Makes little of my dreams from day to
day,
And strives to steal the courage from my
blow;
Plants doubts for me to find wherer / go
And bids me fee when have willed TO
stay;
Frightcns me oft with failures dread
array
And pales my check when fear shoul
never show.
He wields no blade Of bright and shining
steel,
He is not mortal, yet this foe is real,
Relentless, heartless, aye and adamnnt.
] would dare much and climb life's para-
pet.
Yet still ] stay nor dare TO move, besct
By one small voice which whispers low:
"You can'tP'
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-09-11
THE QUEST FOR HUSBANDS.

France is extraordinarily busy in
settling its after-war affairs, organizing It's
new mandates. settling its diplomatic
differences with allies and holding the
Germans TO conformanee with their
treaty agreements. At home there is the
rebuilding of devastated towns, industries
and countrysides, the reclamation of war
damaged farms, ,reforestation and juggling
with the Russian question IN the hope
that French investors in Russian bonds
may yet save their investments. France,
as an alert and nimble attendant upon
its own business, is furnishing a shining
example to nationals who are inclined TO
stand about and ask each other what is 10
be done next. France has ascertained
what is to be done, and is doing it.
War losses, too, have deprived about
two million Frenchwomen of the oppor
tunity of marrying. II is estimated that
the country is short about that number of
husbands and publicists are busy with
plans for procuring them. A Doctor Car
not suggests that the United States,
Canada, Australia and South America
have n surplus Of men, and that ouch mum
Der OF husbands as are necessary be i'm
ported and made n part OF the French
national life. 1t is a very large order, but
those who know the French capacity to
surmount all obstacles will not underrate
the ability TO put the plan over.
The recession of war and postwar ae-
tivity in industries and commercial life
will furnish an opportunity for a trial Of
the Carnot plan The first "slack" season
that occurs may witness French agents in
the field listing husbands for export 1t
should be a very comforting thought to
unmarried men who are working on mar
row margin Of living, and that would in
clude most of them, that If the jobs play
out they could always go To France and
accept the situation of husband And in
such an event we might expect TO see the
doctrine of American protection of home
industries take on a new popularity
Seattle Pcst-Intelligencer.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-09-11
EVENING SMILE.
ONE FOR JANE.

Two young women entered car
and found only standing room. One Of
them whispered TO her companion:
I'm going to get a seat from ore OF these
rnen" She looked down the row Of pas
sengers and selected very sedatc man,
who bore the general settled appearance
of a married man. She sailed up 10 him
and boldly opened fire:
MY dear Mr.. Green, how delighted
am to meet youl You are almost a
stranger viii / accept your scat? Well,
l do feel tired, heartily admit. Thank
you so much"
The sedate gentleman, q total strangn
Of course, looked, listened, then quietly
arose and gave her bus seAt, saying:
Sit down, Jano, my girl. Don't often see
you QUE on a washing day. You must
feel tired, am sure. How your mistress?"
The young woman got her sat but lost
her vivacity.-JaPan Advertiser.
ibid you hcar how poor William had
a lemon handed him by pretty Miss
GLADYS at the church bazar7" 'No; why
did she do it?" 80 he could make the
lemonade for her table. baltimore
American.
"A married woman should see that
she has all kitchen requisites as she
starts housekeeping. yes; even 20 q
husband who washes the dishes for her"
Judge.
Hub Gn excuee) Snoring, my dear,
is the sign Of an easy conscience" Wife
There are times, Richard when / really
wish you weren't so complacent about
your past life. boston Transcript
Miss OIdum-"Didn't I hear him re-
mark to you that / was very sensible
for nv years." Miss Biunt--"No, dear;
he said you were very sensitive about
your years. Boston Transcript.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-09-11

campaign-plAnc. But most Democrats
will wonder why he should be so impatient
TO cover that territory in and around
Oklahoma and the Dakotas, where his
father WAS once so popular.
Tho young man has picked out ter
rife job for himself. He goes among these
pat Republican who never had anything
but scorn and bitter words for Teddy. The
other Roosevelt, who recently visited that
country in his own interest and that of
Governor Cox, made an impression that
young Theodore cannot hope TO Offset
Philadelphia Record.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-09-11
being played from Siberia 10 Peru.
(AGk nAII.

p-HB PiHJ~1 iFbm Sf'FrSA 70 l'fss
cA1E BALL
Cage ball v one III the simplest sanle-
in the world bcins practically witbpi,
rules. II is played With a Iarge ball. ~
inches IN diameter and weighing FIVE
pounds. There are two goals, ~ cavss. 100
feet apart, and the object - for the play
crs Of one side to get the tall INTO fhe
caEe ON the opposite SIDE, ~ith0uf kick-
ing, carrying or rolling H. The only rule
of the game, DIR. Angel says, n the rlle n
good sportsfnaushp, and even this rul0 =
not enforced. When tbe game wa fr~t
tired at the naval trimming station. fss
lights between some ~ the foreign fe.
crjite, who bad never PLAYED a gano l.s-
fore, frequently occurred along fbe eflge.
Of the game, while the play pfocoolrd.
But after the men had PLAYED a few tifaer
they got the idea u spcrt3fnaushio and
stopped the fighting a their own acoorI
Americans are a great people ghy.ic-
ally" said DIR Angel, "a Il shown 81 the
fact that they have gon The Olympic
Games ever since they were revived Buf
they don't owe their strength and ssill -
the feeble and penuriois physical train.
ing they get In the public school, They
owe them 10 the natural instincts n
pioneer rsce in a new corrfv Just lte
same a. country whsl.. nss 4 high
standard Of musical or artistic encierrg
will produce the gcnius In music Or arr ~
country that has a high physical standard
will produce the great athlete. a cham
pion OF the Olympic Games il an artist ln
his particular sport, llyt as Carge0 - ln
music But the conditions ~ our ife
here, which gave the American bio strong
well-trained body, are changing. Civllxs-
ton u stealing our natural playground
and N time that means our natural ~
m sports viii become lesaened unlrsa We
use our saving instinct i0r play infelii.
gently, and BY giving al the children ~
opportunity 70 play hard keep 40 tlic
physical standards ~ our rsrr "a
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-09-11
Women voters already are making thei

Women voters already are making their
presence felt In the Bay State. At re-
cent town meeting East Longmeadow,
they overturned boss rule at one blow and
sent crashing the state arranged by the
precinct heelers for selectmen. AS this is
the first time women N Massachusetts
have participated in an election, save for
school commissioners they have shown
such splendid and successful hostility to
the petty political bosses as TO warrant the
hope that the'r acton will stimulate
similar. activities by women in this and
every other section of the country.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-09-11

At last the secret of the increasing pre-
valency of divorces has leaked out A
Chicago matrimonial expert declares that
the scarcity of houses has compelled many
young couples to live with one or the
other Of their mothers-in-law Once
difference arises, the mother-in-law never
permits it to be adjusted, and the couple
eventually separate and directly seek the
divorce court, is the theory. As means of
checking the divorce evil the discoverer
of the cause probably would advise
longer open season for the mother-in-law.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-09-11
MEETINGS TONIGHT.

Olive Temple, X. G. f.
Wenonah Lodge, 5. of II.
Liberty Conelave, :. W. NJ.
Mechanics Lodge, |. O. o. f.
Lenape Tribe, Imp'd. o. r. NJ.
Sheet Metal Workers Association.
James A. Garfield Council, ID. of A.
James A. Young Conclave, III. or 5. W. NJ.
Apache Tribe, No. 81, Imp'd. o. r. NJ.