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ward Denton and Mrs. Emelia Iindquist.
u. S. is. Destroyer No. 81 arrived
this morning at 3 O'Clock.
The Guiana" from New York via st.
Thomas is expected here on Wednesday.
KILOGRAMS
ST. CROIX STA hon.

Berlin, March 10th. Inc men VINO act
as leaders or pickets in the strike called
in this city as protest against the reac-
tionary rev were threatened with
the death penalty in a proclamation is
sued by DIR. Knapp. The order for the
infiction of capital punishment was to
be effective after 4 o'clock this afternoon
and is based on a decree prohibiting any
strike or passive resistance in any vital
service, which was issued EARL r in the
day by the Minister of Defence. There
is intense anxiety over the prospect of
a continuance of the strike, with a pos
sibility Of famine and epidemics result
ing from the lack of sanitation and the
stoppage OF water supply. No world
capital possibly ever experienced such
complete paralysis in all its living and
commercial facilities as Berlin did yes
terday. The Hotel Adlon made heroic
efforts to provide for the British, French
and American missions and Newspaper
CORRESPONDENTS, but it gave up the task
AT ten O'Clock on Wednesday morning.
when the last of the kitchen forces walk
ed out leaving the foreigners to shft for
themselves. 1t was a common spectacle
subsequently,, to see frock-cOated dip
lomats returning to the Hotel from for
aging expeditions, C frying brown ~aper
and parcels of foodstufs, oil.
stoves and other necessities.
delayed in transmission. Melbourne,
March 15th-Ihe Melbourne CITY Coun-
Gil has voted ten thousand pounds for
the entertainment of the Prince OF Wales
on his forthcoming visit.
New York, March 18th Sugar stocks
are piling up here, owing to lack OF
cars and poor transportation conditions.
The surplus stocks now in Atlantic
ports are larger than they have been
for more thar two years. The market
is easier and prices have declined a
half cent. Eighty-fve thousand bags
of. Cuban sugar aioat and the prompt
clearance were sold at ten cents, cost
and freight, equal to eleven nought
there duty paid. Additional purchases OF
one hundred thousand bags were made
bv the Royal Commission at ten cents
fob at Cuba for April shipment and
there were also sales of some sixty
thousand bags of Porto Rico's, af1oat and
for prompt shipment to New YORK and
outporrs, at eleven cents to operators md
trade buyers.
London, March, 18th. Salvador and
Venezu la have deposited their declara-
tons of assent to the covenant or the
league of nations; this completing the
, 1920-03-30

Yesterday afternoon, the combined
Navy Bands of Chriatiansted and Fred
eriksted, under the direction of 1st Mus
ician Paulus. gave a fine concert in the
Barracks, after which they tramped
through the town as far as Market SQUARE
thence up again, to headquarters, where
they disbanded.- ST. Thomas Mail Notes,
March 25th.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-01-21
Why the People Protest.

Very recently, the people of Whining
ton received the unpleasing information
of an increase in the prices OF bread and
kindred footstuffs. To state a concrete
instance, those who had been buying
certain kind of rolls-ten cents pan, ten
rolls to the pan-werd required to pay IL
cents pan. Here was radical increase
of 20 per cent. Only two cents on each
pan purchased may of itself seem small
matter, but proportiOnately, and IN
consideration of the aggregate of pur-
chases, it is very heavy.
The excuse given for these increases IN
prices was an increase IN the price oil
flour. There is no doubt there had been
an advance in the price OF flour since the
first of the year, but that it is sufficient to
warrant an advance of 20 per cent in re-
tail prices is another matter.
According to the daily market reports,
-four was quoted in Chicago. January ;,
at SlO5O to Sl5.35 per 1876 pounds (bar-
rely, according to the various grades. Yes
terday's quotations were 5000 to Slb'3o
The increase in the minimum rate IS
little less than per cent; IN the maximum
rate. little less than ~ per cent; the
average increase, not quite 5 per cent.
Yet the people are required to pay an
increase of 2O per cent for the finished
products of this -four.
While flour has been put up IN price,
there have been no reports since the first
of the year OF increases in wages or ma
tcrials, 81 that the relatively small m
crease in the cost Of -four alone stands as
reason for this heavy advance in selling
charges.
Thus, thr people. the consumers, are
mulcted upon every occasion e an ad-
vance in the cost of basic products Is
il just? Isit right? Isit any wonder the
people protest?
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-01-21
General Woods Denial.

The statement attributed to General
Leonard Wood in his address al Boston,
on SUNDAY. that "all We have not IS not
a navy; II is floating dcath-trap, is
denied by HIM This is not surprising. as
the statement fairly startled the country
by its astounding character and its radl-
cal variance with facts
General Wood now SAYS his remarks
were as follows: We want = first t-class
navy, always ready. \ navy cannot be
made In a hurry. First-class ships filed
with unframed mon do not mean navy.
but are sometimes death-trap 70 thosc
who arc in them. Vastly different this
from what he was quoted rs having said
in the court Of his address.
Unfortunately for General Wood, his
remarks we're cx tcmpore, while they were
taken down by a stenographer Stem
ographers in the ordinary course Of their
work do not put words into the mouths of
the speakers whom they report They
simply take down what is said and
stcnographv in these days is very ae-
curate
General Wood is not tho first man who
has made a hasty and unwarrantei st:sc
mcnt il the course Of public address,
ana repudiated it after its reproduction IN
cold type revealed its audacity, its men
dacitv. or It's untruthfnlneSs. Recently
hc has shown evidences Of being fairly
obscssod by a desire for Presidential
honors. the pathway 70 which opened en-
couraringly 70 him for awhile, 50 far as
the Republican nomination Is concerned
But no longer will his prospects appear
encouraging. He mi ght as well abandon
bis ambition. for ne has killed whatever
chancecs may have had.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-01-21

HEALTH RECORD IN 1919.

Statistics showing that health con
ditions during 1919 proved better than
for any other year on record probably
Will be surprise to the majority Of us,
considering the very unpromising begin
nlng of the i2-month period For the
first few months Of the year the country
was still feeling the effects of the terrible
nhucnzs epidemic Many cities suffered
their worst attacks in those months, and
the outlook generally was gloomy Based
On previous experience, health authorities
predicted q return Of the epidemic and !
high death rate from diseases Of the heart
and kidneys In addition 70 the great
number Of persons suffering from in
tiuenza in its most dangerous form, the
country was full Of those who had pre-
vi0usly fallen victim to the plague and
we're left 50 weakened physically as TO
incur easily q variety OF fatal diseases,
notably pneumonia.
The expected did not happen, however,
for beginning with the month OF April
and continuing for each month there
af1nr>Ip 70 the end Of the year, the
mortality rates fell sharply below those
of preceding years. The death rate Of the
summer Of 1919 was unusually low and
the extraordinarily favorable record con
tinued through the autumn Even the
approach Of winter failed TO produce Il
marked increase IN the number Of deaths
-Indi8nap0lls Star.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-01-21
Just Folks
By Edgar A. Guest.
LIKE TO GO A-FTSHIN'.

Like to go a-fish,n' when tho skies above
are blue
An the summer sun is shinin in the wny
you want IT To;
Like to go a-fishin when Miss June rs
smilin' gay,
But Lordyi how I'd like to 20 now ice is
on the bay
lake to go a-fishn most anv time Mt all,
Like 1t in the sprinptime an | like IL IN
the fall
But now the winds are dreary an the ice
rs on the bay,
wish that II were summer So | could go
today
oh, winters long an chccrlcss an its skies
arc seldom blue.
II never lets you do the things Won really
want 10 do,
Your tackles in the attic an your crnel
IS put awav,
An dreams are all that's left when the ice
Is ON the bay.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-01-21
EVENING SMILE.
LAUGHING MATTER.

The sessions in a certain town were
in full swing. On the third day 4 dreadful
calamity occurred tho court cricr was
absent
Well. we must find substitute.
remarked the judge.
lust as they were in the middle of
An cNciting case breathless messenger
boy came in and handed a letter 10 the
Judge The latter read IL and then an
notmced TO tho court
= have message from or court
cricr lie says 'Wifc's mother died
last night Will not be able 60 cry
today London Tit Bits
"Occassionally. aaid Senator sor-
ghum a man starts rs \ leadcr and
then has 10 60 with all bis might to
keep At the head Of his own process
sion. Washington Star.
Rellc do you know what makeup
man docs on q newspaper Nell
suppose he puts the pieces IN that tell you
how 10 get a good complexion balfi
more American
.1es. Miss l1ippt In In .,.. continually Z
get the kcy, you wouldn't have TO break
in Life.
THAT matrimonial partnership will
start on n pretty solid basis. The girls
father gives them home, an uncle fur
nishcs it. an aunt presents them with n
car. and the girl has nice income Of her
own Z Fine And what does the BRIDE
groom supply" We'll. so far rs | can
sec. he contributes tho firm name Lilo.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-01-21
A STATE IN COURT.

Granting the State Of Rhode Island per
mission 10 institute original proceedings to
test the legality Of the Prohibition Amend
mcnt. the supreme Court Of the nited
States acted in obedience 10 the Constl-
tuition which gives States the right TO
begin actions before 1t in their own name
The recent refusal Of the court to entertain
a similar motion in behalf Of New Jersey
was due Ia the fact that nc State did not
appear 70 be a party 10 this suit.
The Rhode Island contention l. that by
overriding the police power Of the States
and deprving them of rights expressly
reserved 10 them or u the people, the
Eighteenth Amendment does not amend
the system Of government erected by the
Constitution but completely transforms
that system and Is III fact destructive of it.
A. one Of the States Whlch rejected the
amendment, u asks relief from what It
deems ;an attempt by other states to IN
fiji / their viii uponit IN disregard Of con
StitutIon;I guarantees which until now
have never been violated
In this action one oi the smallest Of
States makes itS solemn protest against d
revolutionary change III our form Gf gov
crnmelu As the truth of its contention
cannot be disputed, the court viii be asked
20 ueltIiHil1 # 5QtstlJ4l "a NV ~ NG4l
4. 81 fact. If il shall find il laU any
sanction for The fact, il wiII give Judicial
approval 10 the most far-reaching political
and social departure from the Consttu
ton eyer proposed No result of the
Civil War, SO far as the structure Of GOV
eminent is concerned, can compare with
it, In spite Of tremendous assertion
Of national power, that conflict left the
States III full vigor The Eighteenth
Amendment if sustained viii be !, prodig-
ious stride toward their oblteration--
New J Ork " World.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-01-21
THE MISERLY SQUIRREL.

Tie squirrel i thrifty soul and
always seems To have the rainy day
We arc adm0nished to save up for in
mind our squirrel came out Of his
warm nest where We supposed him
to be alternating one cold snowy day
last week and, thinking he looked hungry,
we flung out on the hard crust Of snow an
English walnut Mr. Squirrel pounced
thoroughly, made of with it and buried
il, just Is he does in The autumn We
flung out another, and another, varied by
soft-eheiIed almond or two, all Of which
Mere laid away for that rainy day.
As liz still looked hungry t0 our hetevC-
lent eyes, we cracked !, couple d English
walnut~ and again flung them forth And
Iie was .,ungyi lie 1t" them al and
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-01-21
PROHIBrTvE AMERICA
Mrs. Calvert rhonpson

Ny country, lis ~ bo
Thou art from drink now free
For this VIC stand
We've gtrOve 10 make yo'i fgss
That you may always be
a land 10 fair and free
And thou shalt stand
They've taken away the Soy~
No moro IN dark vel gyppe
H. shall IT, 70.
When Ne With hearts - hrirh4
Now sing Of freedoms light.
And oi the FREE mans right.
For IT. IS 70.
No more the curse ~ drink
May our ambitions sink
IN deep despair
No alcoholic stJIf,
No more hobo n 1p1gh,
~ these we've had enn1gh,
In orr land far.
Our fathers God 10 rhss,
Author cf Liberty,
70 i'hoc We pray.
We know Thou art OgrY Friend
ThOl helped M " this end,
All good Thou doet hefriend.
Our strength Away.
Hockceain, January ~, l920
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-01-21

SMILED around the shells for more. He
looked up at us beseechingly with his
skinny little paw on his stomach, as
much as to say, my, that went right TO
the spot" So we gave him some more,
but all the time we Ind feeling that he
was carrying the saving habit too far
and that in his case Anthony Hopes
definition OF economy 6tted-doing with
out something you want now in order
that some day you may have something
you probably wont want.-Ohio State
Journal.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-01-21

trees growing side by sido, ~ they never
do i'm nature, near a large purple ocfan
which slopes sharply ~ the left
These arc only fcw Of the many
interesting things that Molerlv T1iDtsd
out, but they ore all wc have RON H.,
Moberiy loves hx work and his building
but hc oonfesans that someDnes h. zrf /.
He had hoTyd Eo ~ III,
building decorated as NJ tbinks IT shout
be decorated before be dics But he bar
about given up this hope COngeps Won
enough money C0npress
men, hc complains, shpw, ~ clas-
little enthusiasm for art
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-01-21
BETTER THAN CAlONE:L.
Thousands Have Discovered
DR. Edwards Olive Tablets
Are a Harmless Substitute

DR.. Edwards Olive Tablets are the
result of DR.. Edwards determination
not to treat liver and bowel complaints
With calomel. For II years he used
these tablets q vegetable compound
mixed with olive oil IN MS private
practice with great success
They do all the good that calomeI
does but have no bad after effects. no
pains, no gripping, no injury 70 the
gums or danger from acid foods yet
they stimulate the liver and bowels
Take DR.. Edwards Olive Tablets
when you feel iOgy" and heavy :
Note how they clear clouded brain and
oerk u1 the spirits. lOc and z5c a box
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-01-21

With friends Of one aspilant ashing the
other aspirants fer public expression Of
their views on important questions, tie
campaign Tor the Republican nomination
Tor President is taking on unusual in-
terest And what Kilkenny cat
light this recourse to al unusual and
trouble-raising procedure Is likely u bring
about
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-01-21

IntoNranta arc now ~ valuable. iiiIt
many who llayc weI->tockcd cellars feel
impelicd to adopt n01uaI precautions
against bong despoilea by robneTs The,
stocks aie Inore attractiy, As hirgar-
thau ieWclry ~ nonc4
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-01-21
Should Extend His Efforts.

The action Of President Wood IF the
American Wooden Go. IN establishing
warehouses at Lawrence, Mass. from
winch to sell foodstufs 70 his employees At
cost. vii no doubt bc warmly welcomed
by the latter. 1t will relieve them from
the extor;ions Of the food pFofteers.
who apparently are as viciously active in
Lawrence as in so many other communities
How the Lawrence st,rekeepers will
relish this kind OF business competition.
however, Is something else
But what President Wood has done
for the benefit Of h.s employees III fighting
the high cost Of living n respect Of food
stuiTs naturally suggests an extended
neld for his valuable philanthropy Why
should he not sell his employees and the
public generally wooden goods from his
company factories st cost? Or. as tins
would soon prove destructive 70 the
industry. at slight advance over cost,
JUST sufficient 10 return 8 reasonable
profit
TINS would be j great boon 70 not only
President Wood employees. but TO
thousands oI people All over the country.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-01-21

The res.stance 70 national pronibl-
ton il still IN progress Little Rhody
has now entered the arena of the supreme
Court 10 make fight Tor what she con-
siders her rights as State ID respect Of
this matter.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-01-21

Il Is no wonder Mr Raymond fo>dick,
representative af the nl.ed States gov
arnment III tilr y ORR q forming he League
of Nations. should have resigned The
League has been duly organized. but our
country is moi member. the Treaty Of
Peace and the League Covenant not hav-
ing been ratified ~ our Senate Makinga
pretense Of membership would have
placed Mr.. Fasd.ck ID ycrv awkward and
uncomfortable position
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-01-21

No attempts 70 impair Inc prestige of
our army or our navy in the great war
viii meet witt success. and least 81 all
viii il make political capital for any nan
pr any party The record q e;.eh j, not
only no-' glorious but at taolutcly IN
impcacbabie
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-01-21
RIPPLiNG RHYMES.
BY Walt Mason.
4 GOOD WORLD.

Every day Misfortune $ handing
cans Of soup and chunks of ice all
: our troubles notwithstanding, tins
old world is worth the prloe Every
: one Is cutting capers IA most OBJ
! n0xious style; when | read the
! daily papers can scarcely spring
: smile For thcy r. full of tales OF
/ staying, and Of dy ing men 5 laments,
:. bandits through the streets are
: strayiHg. shooting up and robblng
! gents Industry Is shot Ia pieces.
7 anarchy Is largely billed, bonds arc
; stolen from valist9, and bank mes
: songers are killed Grief around us
! boils and thlckens, till it borders on
: despair, things are gong II the
/ dickens, ii they r. not already there
Then raise u SIGH and heaye II, and
: this world ! roundly curse but I'd
: hate like heck TO leave it. loT the
other might b. wore We, the
people. have the willns but the
world Is not Ia blame 1t 4 place
Of light and lilies and enjoys Il we'll
earned fame II would he the best
! old planet III the solar right Of way.
/ if the delegates who man II would
! cool down for half day When hot
: air Ne case to peddle, and get
t down o saving wood this old world
! will wear q medal there is nothing
! just as good
Observation-Disclosures
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-01-21
MEETINGS TONIGHT.

Christian SCIENTISTS.
CIgaunakers Union.
Camp No. ,. 7. o. A.
Cyrus Temple, |. G. F.
Sheridan Post, G. l. r.
Hope Lodge, |. 0. Q. +.
American Lodge, S of II.
Franklin Circle, r. Of y.
Welcome Lodge, .. :. B.
National Protective Legion.
Oriental Lodge, A. + A. NJ.
Delaware Lodge, D. O. II.
Delaware Council, G. B. L.
Brandywine Military Band
Usage Tribe Imp'd q. r. NJ
Wilmington Council, G. B. l..
Columbia Lodge, 4. O. [. ".
Delaware Council, O. I. A. NJ
Lafayette Lodge, No ,. X of P.
Welcome Lodge Jr. O. {. y NJ
German Beneficial Society, No. 3
Harmony Council, No |, L. + A.
Star OF Bethlehem Lodge, l. C. +.
Mattahoon Tribe. lmp'd @. r NJ
" Washington Camp, No 4, p. O. 5. \.
Evening star Lodge, No ,, Q. s. Of B.
Wilmington Division, [. Il. h st. J. L NJ
William Mckinley Com, & l. H. NJ A
Local 621, Carpenters and Joiners Union.
Ladies Catholic Benevolent Association.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-01-21

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Arizona republican., 1920-11-29
WASHER COMPLAINS
of JAIL SENTENCE

There is something wrong! Stanley
Barton has been "throwed in Jail twict
fer nuthin'p He said so himself after
he had been sentenced to serve Is days
in the city Jail when found guilty of
misconduct in police court Saturday.
I'm goin' to see about this thing!"
threatened Barton as he was ushered
into a cell he had deserted only two
weeks ago.
Barton was found guilty of forcing
his attention upon a young married
woman The defendant insisted it was
the woman who persisted in annoying
him.
Judge, she jes' kept srnilin' at me
an l didn't want nuthin' to do with
her. but she acted so like she wanted
my company that / finally did say
how de do"
The complaining witness told the
court that Barton followed her several
blocks and finally had the temerity to
speak to her. Although she tried in
| every way TO avoid him the "masher"
| insisted he was going to accompany
her home.
81 then told him I was married and
my husband would make trouble the
witness said. HE asked me if my
husband nad a gun dL iOulc.
Even the threat of an angry husband
with gun didn't seem to intimidate
Barton, but a call to the police station
relieved the situation.
Barton was released from jail two
weeks ago after serving a sentence for
vagrancy.
@You stuck me onct fer nuthin' an
now you're doin' 1t again." he COM
planned when sentence was passed yes
terday
Arizona republican., 1920-11-29

ano America in particular. than our
mountain west. would not hest
tate TO employ Federal credit for Is
reclamation work What is really
needed is the completion of the recla-
nation program which began 1913
We ought to go on with a larger and
mere liberal plan made practical in
the light OF our experience.
1T is a pleasure to announce that it
viii be possible to again secure the
highly efficient services of former
the interests of the association during
the short session.
cat the August meeting of the ex-
ecutive committee and representatives
of the leading western railroads, a suf-
| ficient budget was planned and its
probable expenditures outlined to take
care of the matters OF the Western
States Reclamation association and its
activities through the short session
This budget anticipated the publicity
and legislative plan outlined at thai
meeting. Ii covered the matter of the
| different states IN the association pay
ing the balance OF the original budget
created a year ago in Salt Lake City
and like amount was pledged from
the railroads represented. This was
considered at the August meeting &c
be. sufficient for the association:
needs and was formed after due con
sidcration had been given to accom-
plishments during the year and The
necessities of the future.
1T was advised at that time tina
each state be communicated with ir
view OF our impending sessions OF leg
islatures and that these Legislatures b'
asked to appropriate an amount equa
70 the original sum apportioned to thu
different states. to be used wheI
citation"