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Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-02-12
WASHINGTON BRIDGE.

Editor Every Evening: The ina~tion a
| the Washington Street Bridge COmfnir.
/ sion, ia fhe matter Of results, leads M tC
write YOU. Ny only interest IL that ~ a
I citizen. arm not interested personally IN
/ the matter.
/ The commission has had lots 30 say
/ about the authorized appropriation n
| $4,000 being too small ~ has hsked
/ for an extra session o. the Legislature h.
authorize an increase ia the appropriation
/ 70 $1,000. Fortunately for those who
! pay the taxes, the special session will
probably not be called
! The commission knows, and 7 know
that the bridge can be built of concrete,
with all modern equipment, for s55OyCOO
| perhaps less. Such a structure would h.
| at least "a feet In width, or about 67 feet
IRON outside 70 outside. 10 would include
40-foot roadway. Two street car track
and two sidewalks Of IL feet each.
The commission has seen ft % recon-
mend bridge wider than the aboyf.
Why? is not a structure 65 feet in width
on the inside large enough How much
larger should il be2 VIII not the resident.
NJ Washington Heights he satisfied with
this2 Ask them.
There - no reason under the sun, from
. standpoint Of pracficabillty, Why thr
bridge should not be built entirely ~
concrete. What is the matter With cor
cretep All the talk of a stone facing s.
needless and unnecessary; IL viii not adj
TO the strength one ota, but viii increasr
the cost.
The commission has made the n1istakr
OF not taking the public into its confdenc,
on the whole proposition. II has arb.
trarIly decided that a bridge 81 feet Dol
width should be built, making it wider
than the roadway on either side of thr
Brandywine. Is this good business2 ThC
commission has been, through newspaper
boosting the need for q new bridge Ever.
body concedes this; n is not disputed Bat
why docs not the body get busy and start
work on coaercte bridge that viii not only
come within the appropriation, but WI
actually enable the commission 70 return
a portion Of same
Another thing that puzzles me r.. Wh-
did the engineer or the job, whoever D.
may be, allow the commission - ask lpi
bids on plans that called for an exDendi
ture of $500, 900 or ulore2 Did he nj
know this would be the result2 II not
why not2
] win not be drawn into any aryurner'
on this subject, but viii proceed % prov.
some things il need be- Nov, why not ge'
busy and build the bridge2 More work
and less talk IS in order
W. c. Direr.
Wilmington, February 10, 1920.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-02-12
Lincoln Day.

Today, Thursday, February -
is the lllth anniversary Of the birth
of Abraham Lincoln, conceded by all to
| be the greatest of our Presidents with the
possible exception of George Washing
! ton, and by many even gwen precedence
over the Father of His Country" That
| he was a truly great President, IN every
| sense OF the term, and most extreraor-
dinary man, is admitted.
II is now recognized that the sue
cess of Mr.. Lincoln to the Presidency
amid the troublous and ominous trend
of events in 1860 was eminent
ly the selection of the man
| for the occasion. No student of
history, reading of what he did during
those grave days of Civil War and in
ternal dissension, can avoid the conclusion
that any other of our public men than
Lincoln in the Office of President at that
time would have brought disaster upon
the country. It required a man of his
foresight, his patience, his comprehensive
grasp of situation that none Others of
his day possessed, to safely steer the Ship
of State through the stormy seas of civil
convulsion and emerge safely into the calm
waters of peace and an unbroken Union.
Yet no President was more misunder-
stood, more mahgned, or more pestered
and harried by those who imagined they
were greater and wiser than he, than was
Mr.. Lincoln. The Instructions that were
thrown in his way by men of his party
who imagined he was pursuing the wrong
course and sought to compel him to do
as they would have him do, the animad-
versions they cast upon him and his ad-
ministration, and the undeserved censure
they visited upon him were far greater
obstacles for him to overcome than were
the actional attacks of his partisan OPP
ponents and the campaigns Of Southern
armies on the fields of war. But patiently
he continued on his own course, and in the |
end signally triumphed. And glorious has /
been his vindication.
Today We have President at Wash ing /
ton who has long been subjected to the /
same trials, the same vindictive harass- /
rnents, the same attacks by partisans and /
by pygmies that made the path of Presi-
dent Lincoln so thorny. But, like Lin
coin, he will triumph in the end, will rise
sboye the assaults of his mean detractors.
and, also like LINCOLN, will receive full
and splendid vindication--if not in his
own day, at the hands of a patriotic and
posterity.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-02-12
RIPPING RHYMES
BY Walt Mason.
THE OTHER FELLOWS.

We keep on sadly saying, why
don't our neighbors saveP The
chumps are not obeying our coun-
sci wise and grave. They blow them
selves insanely, their orgies do not
halt, although we've told them
plainly to put their dimes In salt
We've argued and implored them,
we who are up to snuff; for long,
long hours we've bored them with
wise Ben Franklin stuff: and still
they blow their plumber for gilt and
! gingerbreads, and bid us go to
. thunder and likewise soak our
heads" And we who talk to sanely,
and weep the loud boo-hoo, hand
out our wisdom vainly, because
we're spenders too We're strong
on admonitIon, on preeepts high
and fine; our neIghbors sad condi-t
tion brings from our eyes the
brine; we'd like to see them drop
ping their coin in savings banks.
and not keep Hades popping with
wanton, wasteful pranks. And
then we buy some rubies, or cars not +.
made Of tin, as wild as other boobies
who blow their money in. Among
the shops we wander. to see what is
for sale; for thingumbobs we suuan-
der the useful, wholesome kale.
And then when we are busted we !
take our homeward way, and say
we are disgusted. the way men
blow their pay.
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Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-02-12
EVENING SMILE.
LIBERAL HELPER.

'Mr. Billion says he is not appreciated
| in his home town"
"Oh, yes he is, and at his true value,
too"
why do Won think so?"
'If it were not for Mr.. Bilton'e easy
manner in handling his fountain pen and
check book, half the campaigns TO raise
money in this town would never get past
the keynote speech. Birmingham Age
Herald.
MY, what a sad songl" "Sad is right
believe il would move piano. Jack
sonville Times Union
Money makes the mare 60, remarked
the uuotationlst. mot when Charley bets
his money!" reioined young Mrs. Torkins
with a Washington Star.
Didn't you shudder, Rastus, as you
cut down those Germans, man after
man." Man after man? Yessah, when
that live man got after this man ah shud-
dah'd three miles. Home Sector.
what docs my little man want To
buy today-candy-a asked the kindly
shopkeeper, as the little boy entered.
'SYou bet do, was the reply, "but I've
got TO buy soapp'-London Tit-Bits.
II want you to meet Miss Smith She
was the most popular girl at college"
Really, you know, don't believe | care
To meet anyone as homely as that. -
Life.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-02-12
MEETINGS TONIGHT.
City Council.

City Council.
Grant Post, G.. A. r.
Iron Moulders Union.
Cyrus Castle, J.. G.. +.
du Pont Post, c. A. r.
Delaware Saengerbund.
Eden Lodge, /. o. o. i.
Division No. l, A. O. H.
Clayton Lodge, X. OF r.
Camp No. 2, Z. o. S. of A.
Asylum Lodge, ]. o. o. +.
Wynema Council, ID. of T.
Patternmakers' Association.
Crusaders Temple, l.. q. Z.
Jefferson Lodge, /. Q. o. I.
Voters Non-Partlsan League.
Windsor Lodge, o. S. OF s. G..
keokuk Tribe, Imp'd. o. r. NJ.
Delaware Conclave, |. o. o. +.
Wilmington Lodge, A. O. L. W.
kadosh Commandery, h. of NJ
Palestine Castle, .. A. X NJ. G.
Winona Council Jr O. u. A. NJ.
Hiawatha Tribe, lmp'd. o. Il. NJ.
Delmarvia Lodge, L. A. to b. T. r.
Wilmington Lodge of Machinists.
Mizpah Conclave, Ii. or S. W NJ.
Delaware Commandery, K c. l..
Master Horseshoers Nat. Pro. Asso.
Circle "a, Lady Foresters of America.
Washington Camp, No. u, p. O. S. A.
Lady Washington Home Communion.
st. Johns Commandery, No. |, X. T.
Volunteer Firemen's Relief Association.
Court Brandywine, Foresters of Americs
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-02-12
DANCE AT FORT Du POINT.

The men stationed at Fort du Pont ex-
pect to give a dance on Friday evening,
February -. A special car will leave VIII
rnington for Fort du Pont at 7p. m.
from Fourth and Market streets. A Nil mi er
of local girls will attend and several from
New Castle, with members Of the Y. w.
.. A. staff as chaDerones. The Orieinal
Six Orchestra will furnish the music for
the dance for which prs parations are made
accommodating sixty-fve guests.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-02-12
WHAT THE PEOPLE SAY.
Thoughts and Comments by RverD
Evening Readers.

must a<company each letf<r, not nev.9
sarjly for Publication but az sy.deDrs =,
so.,d faith. Annnynous coIoronnicatiDnS
not carry With IL jpdDrsement M Eserg
Evening of The opinions therein expr~ssel
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-02-12

England seems disposed to recognize
the Soviet government Of Russia to the
extent of resuming trade relations with
that country And as it is the only gov
eminent that has q real foothold there, this
inclination is not surprising
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-02-12

A Vermont man who has just died at
the age of l0l years is said to have spent
all his evenings at home with his family.
The question is: To whom did the time
seem Ionger-the man or his family?
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-02-12

Despite the reign Of prohibition, it may
truly be said that many of our Atlantic
coast resorts at this time are anything
but dry. They are wet, unduly and
overwhelmingly wet.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-02-12
Mayor Taylor at Dinner to Mayor Moore

Mayor William G. Taylor was very en-
thusiastic over the impression made by
the new mayor of Philadelphia, j. Hamp-
ton Moore, at the dinner which he at
tended as an invited guest in Philadelphia
Tuesday. His sincerity and grasp of
the situation were evident and reassurlng,
according to Mayor Taylor.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-02-12
Rotarians Guests Of st. Andrews Men.

The Mems Club 5f st. Andrews p. L.
Church, Eighth and Shipley streets, were
the hosts TO the Rotary Club at an enter
taInment OF pictures, music and speaking
evening. After the entertainment re
freshments were served
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-02-12

II would be well to have stopper put
on the .Sims-Daniels controversy II IS
dong no good, and in many respects is d
somewhat disgusting nuisance.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-02-12

1t is said that shoes for the spring sea-
son will be lower-but in cut only. What
the people want is chance to buy shoes
lower in price.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-02-12

MY, what sad songl" "Sad is right
| beheve il would move piano. Jack
sonville Times-Union.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-02-12

EVERY EVENING is the only evening
new spaper in Delaware using The Associ-
atcd Press news service. A special wire con-
meets the editorial rooms with the Associ-
ated Prcss office In Philadelphia
Free trader-journal and Ottawa fair dealer. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1920-1927, 1920-03-25
Bird Grammar.

FROM an examination parer-Ek
Gnteriection) cry given by Young
penguin on being frightened. Boston
Transcript.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1920-09-08
A11BEL UPON THE ELECTORATE.

To manufacture and circulate charges of po-
litical corruption where no ground exists Tor
such accusations is manifestly dishonest and is
hurtful to the country in many ways. In the
first place, no party and no candidate should be
accused falsely in this respect. Then, it should
be remembered to charge wholesale corruption
in politics presupposes that there is a numerous
element of the electorate that can be corrupted
There can be no corruption affecting individual
action in politics unless there are voters willing
to be corrupted. It would be libel upon the
citizenship Of this nation to create the impress
sion, in this country and elsewhere, that there
are great numbers of Americans who are sus
ceptible to bribery, whose votes are purchas
able as though they were commodities This
is not true, and it is unwarranted and wicked
on the part OF any person to give color to Or
father such assertion.
It should be remembered, furthermore, that
to make reckless charges that political parties
and political leaders are INSCRIPTIONS and that
the country is honeycombed with dishonest per-
sons and interests ready to corrupt politics for
their selfish ends, is apt to create misleading
Impressions in the minds of the young and of
many adults, and the effect will be to lower re-
spect for government and for free institutions
! Following the example Of Postmaster Gener-
al Burleson, Secretary of the Navy Daniels has
published ukase containing this warning:
81 Employees are accountable for political activ-
ity by persons other than themselves including
wives and husbands Husbands watch your
wives; wives hold on to your husbands Of
course Daniels and Mrs. Daniels may avail
themselves of the franking privilege of the sec
rotary of the navy or impress into service a
super readnaught, fully manned, to spread the
r salve of internationalism, but mere employe
Of the government is toIbe frozen to silence.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1920-09-08
cox IS RIGHT IN ONE INSTANCE.

Governor Cox argues that the league as II
stands has no power to order American armies
into foreign wars unless congress consents
Thereto. This is true. If the league council
called upon the United States to furnish troops,
supplies or money, or all three of them, for
war in Europe or elsewhere in the world, as by
the terms Of the covenant it has undoubted au-
thority to do, congress might refuse and keep
Its armies at home We should thus be guilty
of moral defalcation; and members OF the
league who had ordered us into the fight, to pull
their chestnuts out of the fire, could only call US
unflattering names and point fingers OF scorn at
us as recreant to our obligations, since they
probably would not consider it expedient to
point at US with guns.
Governor Cox is right Under the league as
lit stands we could crawl out of our obligations,
crawish refuse to carry out our contract, tell
the league to go to the devil; and if it showed
heat or excitement ask the nations what they
proposed to. do about it. But should the repub-
lie put itself in this position9 Should we make
ia pledge we do not intend to keep unless we
want to, and probably should not keep? Mr..
Wilson demands that we SHALL Governor Cox
insists that we should Senator Harding says
No. and the senate says enc" Let US say
what we mean and mean what we say.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1920-09-08
When Lost in the Woods.

Concord Monitor: This is the time
of year when people get lost in the
woods, particularly on vacation trips.
There would be fewer accidents of
this kind if more people understood
and carried a pocket compass. There
is nothing very complicated about the
little instrument, and children as well
as their elders, should be taught to
use it. Still better is instruction II,
reading those natural signs by which
every skilled woodsman can tell the
points of the compass. The novice
should realize the folly of adventuring
far into strange woods alone. If he
does lose his bearings he should sit
down quietly and make such study
OF his surroundings, the position of
the sun in the sky, the direction in
which the streams run, etc, as will
give him the best lead toward home.
Failing of any light on the subject,
his best hope is to sit still and wait
for searching party to find him. The
worst possible thing is to get into a
panic. The wanderer should remem-
her that he himself is never lost.-it
is only the home or camp that is lost.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1920-09-08
Every brave man is man of his word
Corneille.
BETTER TRANSPORT.

There are still complaints or lack OF transport
for industrial needs and unquestlonably there
Is ground for some of these statements. But
statistical statement of what the railroads have
accomplished under private management COM
piled by The Railway Age from interstate com
merce commission reports proves that the ROADS
are moving more freight now than they were at
the peak Of their war energy under government
control. Coal transport is bettered; the car load
has been increased. People do not stop to real
ize that adding one thousand pounds OF coal to
each car will move over one hundred thousand
tons of extra coal loaded each week and will
mean with the same number of cars now III use
the moving Of nearly six million more tons OF
coal yearly. The railroad arrangements are
telling of better cooperation from their elm
ployes and from shippers; it all helps. And 1t
means better transport than which no greater
aid to general business prosperity can be found
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1920-09-08
Fuel From Mc!a sses.

Scientific American: From the
lowly and sticky. molasses is being
produced motor alcohol. Discovered
by J. p Foster, chemist to one of the
big sugar plantations on the island of
Maui, Hawaii, the production within
the next three months will be sdffi-
cient TO furnish fuel for all cars on
the islands should gasoline shortage
occur. According to the first reports
of the new fuel brought to San Fran
cisco, motor alcohol gives more pow
er, greater mileage, easier starting and
more freedom from carbon than gaso-
line. 1t can be used with an adjust
ment of the carbureter.
The new fuel is performing in auto
mobile, marine, stationary, truck and
tractor engines. In thirty-six hour
test made with seventy-five horse
power tractor the consumption of mo.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1920-09-08
BOLsHEVIsT PROFITEERS.

Pearson's magazine, which periodical exists
to give its editor, Frank Harris, scope to dis
play his self admitted superiority and ability to
see and interpret bolshevist philosophy, casts
Islurs on American and British attempts to ex
plain conditions in Russia Then it proceeds
ito bit of interpreting on its own account. The
proper way to know bolshevist Russia is to read
bolshevist newspapers, says Pearson S; accord
1ingly lot of quotations about all and sundry
matters are given. A passage that compels atten-
ton early is this: advertisements are con-
spicuous by their absence. Quite natural as in
Lenine's country buying and selling by private
people is prohibted'' All is well thus far, but
a little further comes this statement: Pro
fteering is dangerous occupation in Russia.
First offense, long imprisonment Second of
tense, death on conviction''
Now how is it that in a country where no pri-
waite selling is permitted, where the state owns
and conducts all business, there is profiteerine
which must be Gurbed by death penalty
Somehow Pearson's magazine is better at de
structlve criticism than at setting an example
Df explanation that explains.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1920-09-08
WHAT MIGHT HAVE BEEN.

While the outcome OF the commentaries q
fort on the part of our local world war veterans
to raise money for home for themselves
through the promotion OF an outing ana picnio'
was dire failure, it may be recalled tnat q
movement having similar object IN view was
turned down some months ago when propo-
s;tion for bond issue was placed before the
,-o.ars Some Of those who are now condemnlng
the indifference of the public in the matter OF
natronizing the Bluff Park enterprise were busy
workers against the suggestion OF bond issue
the proceeds of which were to be used IN the
erection of a soldiers memorial building that
would in itself combine public utility ana
of the patriotism OF our men VINO
fought to preserve the peace OF the world. Had
the bond issue carried, there would not be, as
there is now, an unfortunate condition that has
given rise to perhaps unwarranted criticism ana
genuine regret.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1920-09-08
PLANTS "HuMAN" SIDE.

ST. Joseph Gazette: In a recent
book, Royal Dixon maintains that
plants have "a human side" He
tells of plants that walk, plants that
fy-or at least use airplanes to
enable their seeds TO fly, of plants
that fish, that keep servants and
domestic animals, that use animals
for transportation, that forecast the
weather and tell the name of day
and accomplish many other marvels
that seem to ape human intelligence.
We know, of course. that plants
are not really human" as that term
is usually understood, and that they
are not even on par with the ami
mails that we consider so far beneath
us. But it is admittedly hard to tell
lust where to draw the line between
plants and animals, and men, and the
more one studies nature with an
open mind, the more there does seem
to be some sort of intelligence and
feeling common to all living things.
I Samuel Butler in one of his books,
maintains that both blants and ami
mails actually do possess intelligence,
not merely of human sort, but in
some particulars above the human
standard. He accounts for all such
rnaryels as those mentioned above
by explaining that the plants know
exactly what they are about-that
they do what they do because, in the
course of long and shrewd expert
mentation, they have found that that
is the best way for them to get
along. Likewise with animals. The
chicken creates an egg, he says. be-
nh oly hoc
how to do it. with definite purpose
in view; and the egg in turn creates
a chicken because the egg knows Dy
cft-repeated experience just how to
go about that wonderful task. The
acorn produces an oak because u
wants to do it. and knows how. The
Towering plant knows all about bees,
and produces flowers especially de-
signed to attract them and have them
distribute its pollen.
The knowledge of the plant or ami
NAL is all the more perfect Butler
argues, because it is so largely "uD-
conscious" We ourselves only know
perfectly, he reminds US. those things
that we have done so often that we
have learned TO do them autpna J
cally. That is the way with the bees
and ants When you are conscious
of knowing a thing, he says, you dc
not know it absolutely.
/ There is infinite interest, recrea
ton and stimulation to be found Ir
observing our plant and animal broth
rem. The world is q great deal big
ger, more varied and more wonder
ful than any petty round of business
society and politics.