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Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-12-21
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS

Any reader can GOT Che apswer " 3ny
question BY writing Every Eycnins infof-
nation I,ureau, Pfedsris H.sEin . Ii,ss. Disss.
strictly TO information. The bIreeu cannot
give advice On lessl, medical and nnanriAi
mestie tro~ubies nor 70 undertake ernsuss
tive ressa rcn on any subteet Wr,s your
question plainly and briefly i've ruii nn1ns
for return postage. All replies are sent
direct 20 che Inquirer
0 How much Irish territory il under
martial law7 G. W. 3.
AAThe counties If Cork, Kerry, linn
erick and TippTary are included IN the
proclamation Of martial low. This group
comprises approximately the southwest
eru quarter ~ Ireland and equals IN area
the Ulster counties in the northeast sec,
ton
o. How many soldiers are Kept in Ger
many7 +. X.
A. When reduction in forces ia ao-
conplished IN confoTmance with new
tables or orgar ization, there Will be 44b
officers and 7,75l enlisted men IN Ger
many.
D. How did Russia stand ~ a wheat
raising country before the war? X. s. W
A Before The outbreak of The war,
Russia produced more wheat than any
country in the world, save the United
states, which it had even surpassed N
good years. II exported on the sYersge N
100, 600, 600 bushels per year.
@ In a game of five hundred, The bid
der forgot 70 discard and had two cards
left nj the end of play Does the hand
count W G. o.
A. According to Hoyle, ia five hun.
dred. II the bidder has a wrong Bumber of
I IL -, tho fret frtrk fNn
/ bidder loses his game, and must be get
/ back but if both adveTsaries have their
right number Of cards, the hand must be
piayed ont in order that they may score
/ for tricks
/ O. Would like TO know hoy the yr1ns
I a the Zodiac affect vegetationY II. r. "
i a. Both the Naval Observatory and
/ the United States Department of Agn-
culture say that the gig7a of the Zodiac
/ have nothlrg whatever 20 do with the
planting or harvcstHg q n crops.
/ o IL there difference between inc
ryllable burg" and 4burgh" in guch words
+ ~ 'Pittsburg" and "Newburgh7" X. :
4 The dropping q the final n" n
/ such words hiss become a matter q
I preference Strictly speaking, the tvo
words burg and "burgh" are distinct
/ The former was used by historians n re-
/ fer n n fortress or walled town u early oT
medieval times. and 70 exclude the later
f dee II incorporation contained 10 ths
word hurgh oT borough
q Wh9t relation are first cousins
+ children - each other2 What relation AR
+ 10 mr. fret COUSINS child2 q "
A First cousins children are s"con1
cousins You IRE a first cousin once 70
moved of y,1r rst cousins child
d Who established the Russell Says
Foundation and what e ~ purpose? VI
X a
The Russell Sage Foundation val
established in 1907 by Mrs Russell Sag
who aaye On endowment of sl0O00001
for tie Improvement ~ social and lIvinl
conditions il the United States Of Amer
ca
o n what way does the Chinese an
+ gIage differ from EngiIsh? a II
A fhe Chinese language j. esSentialiy
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-12-21
Just Folks
BY Edgar A. Guest
THE PEST.

Think not that | would play the judge
Nor dictatorial be;
j would not for Nsome ancient grudge
Demand cruel fee.
III let my neighbor go his way
And plod along on mine,
And let him have his little say
And live To his design;
But / would set that man apart
And strew his way with stones
Who, shaking hands, believes IL smart
Almost 10. crush my bones
! know il takes nll sorts Of men
This world to populate,
And ms | meet them, nov and then,
But very few | hate.
| understand We cannot be
Alike in tastes and views,
Nor can we all of us agree
On politics or booze;
Butt would Danish from the land
Out Of the Temperate zones,
The idiot who takes my hand
And tries to crush tho bones.
There's some excuse for freakish dress,
For boaatful men and proud,
Though they disturb me, more or less
| can abide tho loud
Nor would | here condemn the man
Who etoops t. foiish things,
For folly, under natures plan
Has even ruined kings,
But | dctest the man who stands
And chuckles at nay groans,
Thinking i cute while shaking hands
Almost 90 crush my bones.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-12-21
THE PLACE HUNTERS.

n the New York HERALD were q person
sto,d of n newspaper, and os q person
were the President IF the United states,
il would say 10 the two or three million
nla,e hunters that the government has
no iobe open to them. :,
II would say that the government w'll
cell Ia its servrpe orly such meh ~ the
hush e.s md Industries of the country
ba,-c called 70 their service and such ae,
nro,,rp efficient. have been retained N
Their service
lt,mlld aav that the government Is not
in a position 10 experiment with untf'td
mon az 10 undertake 20 WORK ont ~ its
s,rv,ce r,c17 who have failed tomake good
II would say that the old theory that
10 Tho ylctors belor & the spoiis Il ant
n,ated aud dcmorallzirg ard means no3ii-
i = sbort of waste nud lneihcief cy ~ 1he
qr1errnle' service.
n would say that the test Of man 9
o,,alfcatiors for public Office i tie
r. I.ss=t!te of hla cfIicieI cy. COZ sidefed ~
,vevs IL cont ectiuu with his eFsohhii
and character this test to arrly hithe
tn those TOW til government service ah0
those ID bc drafted tto thesssefvlee.
II would say that both the personi g
and ahility If govern ment einpleyef ill"s1
IL ,' brought " 70 even a higher staadare
than the very high stardards ohtel'1li'
ii such great organizations as nc i'ata
States Steel Corporation, TIC 9tai a'si
/ Cql Co, and the renrsy wanna Raiif91a !.
ss3 that fhie i easily possible because the
cover rneut alore hes the moral Tleal
= :. mrlaf deer 70 its service from th'
r., ks q all busiress aud dustIy me |. mos |,
/ el..eut Of their forces SeW orl
I Tfar.I4 =
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-12-21
Sense,css Rumors DO Great Harm.

While it is not surprising the comInu-
nifty should be disturbed by the amazing
and sorrowful evidence Of financial faith
lessness brought 10 light during the past
few days IL is more than surprising how 50
many sensational rumors Of further
crimes Of this character should find
such general currency and spread
to such an enormous extent, with
not the slightest basis of fact TO sustain
them. The air has been flled with them
for several DAYS and some of them have
been asserted with such positivencss rs TO
give needless alarm to many persons with
interests at stake.
II would be well for those to whom these
rumors are retaied to pause before they
spread them, and endeavor to ascertain
whether thew have any basis in fact.
There is not one Of them that could not
be halted at the outset by an inquiry oil
some person authorized to speak for the
institution to which they point. Such an
inquiry would be attended with authori-
tative denial, ard thus the Tumor could he
80 quickly pursued by accurate iuforma-
tion that il would not travel nearly as far
and would do much less mischief.
1t will not do to accept MS facts any OF
the wild and sensational rumore that are
ahoat. There have been offences q q
grave and reprehcusihle character, with
possiblv q few others To he uncovered.
But the truth viii he made known as the
facts come to light. and there is reason TO
believe tie end is al hand Also, that the
thievings are not sufficient to impair the
financial integrity of any Of cur banking
il stitutians t. the slightest extent 80 Kill
all rumcrs bv direct inquiry, instead ot
pass.ng thorn from mouth to mouth -
established facts. This will do large
amount of good by allayInF apprehension
ana aiding IL bringing conditions hack %
normal III q short time.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-12-21
TURKEYS Still Costly .

The CHRISTMAS turkey alone seems to be
able to withstand the decline IN the high
cost of living and the national bird may
continue to sell for the Thanksgiving price
Of y cents apound for the pick Of the flock
Fair grade fowls were obtainable at
Thanksgiving time for 62 cents a pound
but the best ones found ready buyers at
ten cents above the minimum
Almost all the items that viii be found
on the holiday dinner menu have declined
considerably except the turkey and other
domestic fowls and eggs. Possibly the
reason for turkey and chickens stayin &
So close 70 the record price mark is be-
cause consumers are willing to pay the
price.
With the price Of corn at about half the
price obtained during the war, the cost u
the turkey Of high grade should not ez-
cecd 40 cents per pound, while the Teduc-
ZION in chickens and eggs should be about
at the same ratio.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-12-21
PRESS COMMENTS.
LEAGUE NOT A MENACE.

The selection Of Sir Robert Cecil, a
member of the British Parliament in op-
position to the government, as q delegate
from South Africa was the subject oi q
protest by the British government, which
was ovorTuled. and we have now The
anomaly in the Assembly Of political
opponent of the British government dii-
fering with the representatives oi thst
government of the League Assembly on
matters of league pollcyS
IL is apparent that the smaller countries
are not likely to be overawed or controlled
bv the Great Powers in the Assembly and
that the Great Powers will retain only so
much control AS ia given them by the fun
damental structure of the League. hls
system of checks and balances, IN which
the great Powers. with their greater re-
sponsibility for action taken, exercise a
veto power. and the smaller Powers m
majority also exercise veto power VIII
probably prove TO be one OF the wlsest
features of tho League M its pfacticai
workings, and will lead to that necessity
for nearly unanimous agreement among
the powers which will prevent any use oi
the League for the selfish purpose oi any
one nation \ It viii subject oil matters
to full discussion OF the merits oi tie
issue involved and viii create IN the
Jenp1ie strong tendency TO hasei de
oigions as to policy on dcfenslble principles
Of justice and equity.
The functioning Of the League up to
this time and the freedom Of exp esaion
Of difference Of opinion in the Assembly
ahould relieve the minds of the extreme
opponents Of any League at all, who iear
That any League will grow into m OH
qarchv or a super government OF become
Frankenstein Editorial hy eN.ffesi.
dent Taft in Philadelphia Ledger
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-12-21
Rents Must Come Down.

Landlord Gaiev SKI, who controls s-u--
600 600 worth of New Yorl. CITY real
estate. has ordered downward REVISION
Of his rent rolls, and thus offers an eX-
cs,Ient example TO othcrs II similar bf1s.-
less Cale7vskI says that his profits have
been running from % to p per cent
which lie deems to- much, and that hero
after they viii be limited t. 10 per cent
Mr.. Galewslu doesn pose aF = phtlan-
.broDis, He isn't. Whstever his asso-
GATES in the real-estate business may think
of HE procedure. the fact is that he ls eAcT-
cis5pg most excellent business sense.
The tide has turned Rents are e-ning
down sooner or later along with other
commodities The chances are that the
drop VIII be later than with most, but q
landlord. just as Is the case in any ether
business. can well afford to establish
goodwill on basis Of fair dealing and
moderate profit
The tenants tine viii come. Lard
lords who accumulate heritage of hate
On d record of proftcer.ng viii be unable
to escape the effects Their houses WILL
have a bad name. passed on from tenant
to tenant. The good landlords, On The
contrary. will have good name aud full
rent rolls
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-12-21
HAPPY THOUGHTS At MARION

These are great days for bright ideas
at Marion. Every traveller unpael1s
his little invoice of them. But some Of
them do not bear exposure 10 the wintry
air. There was, for example, TINT happy
thought of Mr Bryan, enlarged and inn
proved by Coloael Harvey, 10 have no
"offer aive" war without Il preliminary
referendum Senator HsrdiI e looked II
over and politely called it "a hig idea =
But il has shrunk a lot on examination
1t Is now admitted regrotfully 1t Marion
that press comment on II has been
.urfayorable =" Senator Reed sprayed
sarcasm on IL President Butler sent
heavy pIoiectles through its Harveyi1ed
steel. That particular brilliant sugges-
ton Is now as good rs dropped.
The dispatches from Marion, however,
tell IFS Of other ideas equally AZ good =
The reformation is still a little vague 1t
seems that part of the plan Is to have
international law "oodihed But the
real question is how 10 get 1t obeyed after
it is codihed. There was plenty of inter
natio. al law to prevent Germany from do
il what she did iii the war, she simply
snapped her fingers at it. But on top
of codification we are also to have, so we
are told "a Grand Aspiration The next
President is to invite the leading nations
TO lay their hands on their hearts aud VOW
that war Is a very bad thing while pledg-
ing themselves to be as good as they can
be, and better when convenient. Thus
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-12-21

The Atlantic City woman who made q
weekly deposit in savings bank for the
benefit Of her pet dog, to assure it Of e
fine Christmas present, costing $50 iIlus-
trates how utterly useless some persons ere,
and one is ezcusablcI IN trying to reason out
why such persons are created, and Why
one Of them must be born every minute.
With millions oi children Al the point d
starvation, # is most inappropriate 70
waste good money on Christmas feast
for dog
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-12-21

Surely the DR. Jekyll must have mount
ed high above the Mr. Hyde in tile man
accused Of attaching himself to the earn
,rcs IF tie Barnhart chorus worlds fair
In addition 70 having been dominated by
the evil part Of his duality, he seems 70
haze been 4 homeless bonehead Nisao-
propriatlng money belonging @ com
muuty If a hundred or two persons Is
about "a sane proposition as robbiug =
hornets sBl8t One is sure to get stung
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-12-21
MAY Regain Lost Prestige.

In view Of tic probability that the ne"
snnortinrment II members Of the Ma
tional House of Representatives, g con
form To the Federal census ot ths year.
viii result IL On addition Of lS members
the matter s If especial Importance ''
the pcorle of cur state This incr,ose,
according to q Washington spccinl % the
PHILADELPHIA Ncrth American reprinted
ii Yesterdays Every Evening. would 'h-
cludo .nc more member for tic state q
Delaware. III that event. it would Ne in-
c,.rhrnt upon the Legislature IF our Sta'e
to divide the state into two Congress
districts cnc member e he elected i7T
each such division il based 81 poTula-
tIun. probably would make Wihnlnct77
and the adjacent country north ard west
one district. and the -emaindc~ Il the
State tile othe~
Should Delaware secure anothe- mem
ber of Congress from the next apportlon-
nent. Il would be merely regaining q let
prestige The appo-tionment foilov're
the Federal census cf 1910 gave on state
/ two members. ana they were chosen sae-
cess.velv 1T tie elections = 1872. 1914
1916 and 1918 The census II $50 ha"'
eve. -esultcd 4 the less r. cne memhe-
and We have had but one ever Nnce.
Nov. after the lapse AZ q century. w'
raav regain this lost r~estice. which wn'l'
b. matte ar considerable Importance
/ Il would At lesst re boon to men !.
political aspirations. e i wo'in ooH''4
I the oprort.lit.es ~ shine brilliantly 4
/ Congress IL tie gentleman from Dela
ware
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-12-21
Legislation for The Farmers.

More than fitv bills have been nitro
duced into the lower House q Congress
for the relief of the farmer but none q
them 81 far IL We know. o..ey much other
,han advice Or suggestion Judging from
nas, performances II tile Republican
Marty this il aheut Art the farmer may ex-
ncct 20 long as LAT partys leaders can
block al legislation that the Democrats
have proposed SINCE the end q tie war
/ Tthe farmers ind Their position intoler-
able j. +he present time, with banks that
have baf7ented them throughout the
oo,nrrv rapidlv c!ceI 8 bre.llng Is
tbe axact word they will hardly he ahle
I u f-4 rrvirrnroverrent in their cordi-
/ tl~n when tie promised iigh tariff Is en-
sctea That viii probably give tie farmer
ar ohiec+lceson in the virtues of Republi-
en- legislation thar may prove real
burden
For vearz BE farmer hiss paid b'Q
1,,ty-oI rs oouivIent everything
be used in lis dsly life Or business and sold
lis rrol,.ctsia free market wherein rs
goods were UNPROTECTED by taTa Or ahy-
tl.nr else Tho crv Of the agrlcnltar7st q
The -u1tr, for aid VII be met Nita
higher tariff law that common judgment
can assure them IN advance g that hare
times viii grip them more tightly than
/ +hev have in tho past II there is any gooc
i c,,o nm If the food n farmers bill'
-.,e.,.+ctl.e House Of REPRESENTATIVE
+ viii he more than nuIlifed by the rev
l.,..,. ,ari,r that N1r Harding has promised
! u tie country.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-12-21
Chamber Of Commerce Nominations.

All meeting Of the insurance section
ol Chamber If Commerce yesterday after
noog W. vi. Knox was selected as the
section chairman for the coming year
The members collected rs the mana ging
committee fnr the year 1921 are: William
W. Knox, chairman; Frank G. Hughes,
Courtland Il Picrsou, Frank Sheppard
aud y. AL Van Trump T. B. 1ly and
VI illam j. Higbfeld were nominated by
tie irsurarce section for membership in
the Board of Directors Of the Chamber,
to be voted on at the annual meeting in
January.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-12-21

dirercn, from the English language. ~
alphabet today consir's ~ aD,ut 900 lef-
ters. The language - mons~yilsbio. each
word expressing nscnrnplete idiea ~ thing
n ia without infections Or distinct parts 81
speech. The relation u the word : rsc0g
nized by Ia position n the sentence anf
th. addition of Other words The sam
word may serve % . noun adjective verb
or adycrb Gender, number pefsln hnd
case are signifed BY related additional
words.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-12-21

The burning Of Virgil ! Adkins barn
at Delmar, a few days ago, when an obstrep-
erous mule sent 8 smashing kick into .
burning lamp and scattered the blazing
oil through the stable, recalls The great
Chicago FIRE that was started By the kick
Of Mrs, O'Leary's inpatient COW, which
overturned a lighted lantern into the
straw The results show that q COW can
outkick a mule several million dollars
worth.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-12-21

Holduls and murders are g frequent ii
New York the lsst few days that The
citizens have been of ciallY advised To
form vigiIant committees and watch for
criminals and shoot them down when
caught in the act. In consequence Of the
terror thus inspired, the citizens are arm
ing themselves until the price ot pistols
has advanced 100 per cent. The profteers
Immediately rose to the opportunity and
are having m abundant harvest
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-12-21
EVENING SMILE.
IN A BAD FIX.

A Negro who had an injured head en-
tered doctors office Hello. SAM Got
cut again. ! see
YES, sab done got carved Up with
razor, doc
Why don't you keep ont of bad com
pany7 asked the physician, after he had
dressed tho wound
Deed Id like to doc but amt got
nufI money to git divorce BOSTON
Glohc
Yeast DO Won remember how the
people used 70 wIne and dine before the
Prohibition came rimsonbeak ~
yes. md now they SIMPLY dlre and whine
Yonters statasm an
Teacher Now. willie. il gave you
FIVE rabbits and then four more, how
many would you have2' Willie Ten
Ieachor How d. Won MAKE that 0lt2
Vile Well, have ore at home ai-
ready TX
Did you glse the penny - the mon
kc-g dear Yca rnamma Ard what
did the Monkey 10 vith.It2 he gave i
to hts father who played the organ
Chicago Blade
Jones say, jerks. do yon know who
was the first bookkeepers Janks * IN
| imagine jones' Jones' ''Whv. Eve was
the first bookkeeper when she introduced
i the looseleaf system -Ex-
4 can sign this pitcher for twent y
minutes in vaudeville or can place mn
with four-act play i advise MIN q
take vaudeville, said the team manager
aHe car 20 long route
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-12-21

all the world ran be n,ade safe ard happy
by Hardingesq'ie "unders'ending."
The good intentions underlying all this
may be freely admitted. But the manifeat
futility Of it cannot be denied. New York
Times
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-12-21
MEETINGS TONIGHT
Be- E.any Band

bethany Band
Stoi eIaasoIs Irlo2.
Gentral Labor Jtion
Smvth Post, G \ r
Waueta Council, d z
Caiabtbe Lodge, K of ?
Corinthian Lodge, ). CT \
Humanity Circle, b Of |.
Crusaders Castle. X. q. +
Eureka Corclave, ). ". Nj
Fame Castle. @. T. X NJ. {
Germama Temple G X. T.
Industry Lodge \, q. I "
Canton Delaware, No l. 2 VI.
Cherokee Tribe, Imp'd Q. K. VI.
Harmony Council. No. /, I. F. 4.
German Bere6cisl Society, No.
Peerless CoEclave, II. OF ). v u.
Moriel Encampment, I. @ *. X. II
Wilmington Nest. 1895. Order q Owls
Sheet Metal Workers, Local 502.
Brandy1yiye { ON. A. K / q. Il. NJ.
Washia gten Camp, Ne. Is, P. ., ). A.
Guiding Star Temple, No 6 O. Of |.
NJ. B. \. af r L Il Employees, Inc.
Eureka Council, Ne l, Jr. @. l. \. NJ.
VII BraHeh. No. 20, Grand Fraternity.
Car and Ship Painters Protective Asso.
Wilmin gton Lodge, Ne. 176 O. | q |
Aiorlel Encampment, Ne i. \. Y. II. b
Wilmington Conclave, d. Of l. 0. K =
Camp 7l26, Royal Neighbors OF America
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-12-21

notwithstanding the reports TO the
eject there IS less Christmas buying this
wear thar last. or the immed istepreced-
inc ones. the post otT5ce is doing more busl-
ness than n wear ago or in any year previ-
Gus. Thcusrcel post activities are greater
than ever. and reople who have occasion
~ use It ~ ti.s tune or any other, deeply
arnreciate t.is cheap and prompt avenue
far the delivery of Christmas packages.
The saving as contrasted with the service
of express companies under thclr old
schedules IS .n many cases more than 100
pey cent. while the convenience and the
satisfaction that comes from dealing with
TIE government adds another liberal
element to the value of this great busl-
ness. which was naugrTated and set
into action, ike al recent laws that art
intended to benefit the people. by Dem
ocratic Congress
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-12-21

Schuylkill county, Pa, long sn oasis ii
the Sahara of prohibition. notes that The
cases ia her criminal courts ave decreased
from 200 in tie real wet years, u 300
last year. when the supply d liquid lei
frcshmeat lad diminished ty about 75
per cent With an approximate 100 reT
cent enforcement If the law, she hopes and
expects that her jails viii be almost bali
empty an9 ,hc courts working on quarter
time
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-12-21
RIPPING RHYMES.
Ry Walt Mason.
NiNCE PIE


Nv AUNT Jemina used 70 rise
When wintry weather came, AMI
make the graudest old mince pies
She was i queerly dame. she had
blue prints 70 pies and cakes Of old
eoloGiaItines. compared with which
our modern fakes In cookery are
crimes. My Aunt Jemima hakes
no more, no more with me she
dWells. she iourneVed 10 the other
shore. where she IS wearing bells
There no ore now to make ne
pies like Aunt Jemima made the
housewife to the grocer hes for
mirccmeat that decayed. Oh, now
and then / female cries, You re
talking through your lid, for | can
make rs gorgeous pies IS e.er Jem-
ina did Come, eat with Us to-
tmorrow eve, and shall have q PIE
that will your yearnlng soul re-
lieve. and squeloh your hopeless
sigh And / loom up Tor grub ON
time, bcreath that DANES roof
tree. and fud her mluee pie IS q
crime, Just as | krew tWouId be.
Then I must like a statesman lie, To
save her from despair, and ! ssuge
her that her PIE was right side up
with care. I'm honesick for the old
tine plans, old days serere aud
sweet wheu housewives didn I
open cans for everything we eat,
when stuff like miucemcat wash t
timed, or sold in paper sack, but
I all nv schings are as wind the
| old times don't come back.
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