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Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-12-02
MEETINGS TONIGHT.
City Council.

City Council.
Grant Post, c. A. r.
Iron Moulders Union
CYRUS Castle, l.. G. E.
Delaware Saengerbund.
du Pont Post, c. A. r.
Eden Lodge, l. Q. Q. I.
Clay ton Lodge, X Of P
Wynema Council, ID. of 2.
Asylum Lodge, |. Q. O. +.
Crusaders Castle, L. G. +.
Camp No p O. 5. of A.
Jefferson Lodge, l. O Q. F.
Division No | F., A Q. Ii.
Voters Non-Partisan League.
Windsor Lodge. o. s of ). q
Delaware Conclave, l. O .. +.
Wilmington Lodge A. Q. |. Nj.
Kadosh Commandery, h. OF Nj.
Palestine Castle. 0. A. X. NJ. c.
kcokuk Tribe, Imp'd o. K. Nj.
Wynema Council, Jr.. Q. I. A. NJ.
Delaware Commander, h G. Z
Washington Lodge, A. t. 4 4. NJ.
Mizpph CoBclave. II. or ). " NJ.
WilmiI gton Lodge OF Machinfsts
Master Horseshoers Nat. Pro. Asso.
Delmarvia Lodge l.. \ 70 b, r. L.
Wilmington Lodge, No. 1874, Moose.
Lady Washington Home Communion
Circle 33, Lsdv Foresters of Amerlcs.
Washington Camp. No. 2l, I. .. ). Of A
Court Brandywlne, Foresters Of America
Volunteer tlrema 5 Rellel Association
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-12-02

Among the daily news, noting the clos
ing Of industries in oil parts Of the country
is also the welcome announcement that
the large shoe factories Of Rochester, n
y, are 10 resume operations on full time
before the new year arrives This will
give work TO %, 900 men and women who
are now unemployed. Perhaps were the
prices Of shoes to be reduced 10 the wearer
there woul Id be steady work enough for all
the factories in the country, running on
full time, for that there is a scarcity of
shoes is evidenced by the fact that s24
or SIS, and war tax is demanded for foot
wear that was sold for eight dollars a pair
before the war In this readiustment
movement, as we call it, there is no iack
of evidence that the separation Of the
manufacturer and the middleman from
their huge profits is TO be the last step in
the way TO fair prices
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-12-02

A Norfolk dispatch notes that Mayor
Moore Of Philadelphia was greatly sur-
prised TO find that the city manager of the
Virginia metropolis is paid $4,000 a
year, whereas his salary as executive OF the
third city in the country is only s12 900.
Explanation of this discrepancy is found
in the circumstance that Norfolk has q
business administration. with all politics
eliminated, while Philadelphia has a
political administration with business
principles eliminated. Norfolk finds that
a business manager for the city at sl6,-
600 year is infinitely more economical
than was a partisan mayor Of the old days
receiving $4,000 salary Business ad-
mInistration Of city is worth 1000 per
cent more than partisan control. The lat
ter bights city, the former pushes it 70
the fore
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-12-02
The 81. 200. 600 gift Of the Rockefelle

The 100000 gift of the Rockefeller
Foundation for the cause of education is
more than met by Henry Ford, who
has distributed 81 600 600 among his en-
ployes ns part of their share on the earn
ings Of their work, in addition to their
wage which e already the largest pay for
Rockefeller gives the surplus earnings Of
his Standard Oil stock to education; Ford
gives it to the men who helped him create
It
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-12-02

Idle workmen hers are inquiring If
barding's "normalcy' spells bread line"
ths winter
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-12-02

Professor lin history many
wars has the United States had?'' stu
dent-'Five. Professor Enumerate
them" Student Zone. two, three, four,
five ''-Iehigh Burr.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-12-02
EVENING SMILE
TRIALS OF AN INSPECTOR.

The sanitary inspector knocked sharply
at the door and it soon opened.
How many people live here2" he
began.
Nobody lives here" answered the
daughter Of the house; we're only stay
ing for a short time.
But how many are hcTe7"
'I'm here. Fathers gone for a walk
and mother is"
"Stop, stop" exclaimed the man in
patiently ~ want TO know how many
inmates are in this house. How many
people slept here last night7'' We'll
YOU see, > was the reply, IL had the tooth
ache dreadful and my little brother had the
stomachache, and we all took on so much
that nobody slept a wink"
Then the Inspector said he would
call again.-Houston Post.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-12-02

Love is defined 10 US by J. r. G.
as "a brand % insanity that makes 3
man call 2OO-pound woman his little
tootsy-wootsy Boston Transcript.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-12-02

useful gift for the housewife Is in
classification 64-A Of tOday's paper.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-12-02
RIPPING RHYMES.
BY Walt Mason.
TO TACKS AGAIN.

The we'll known smoke Of battle
has fully cleared away, and now let's
feed the cattle their predigested
hay. Let = quit the weary spelling
of high affairs of State, and fix the
kitchen ceiling, and paint the gar
den gate. We hoped 10 see elected
the statesman we adored, and most
Of us neglected sane labors while we
roaTed. And now the smoke of
battle is gone, to my delight, from
Bangor to Seattle there is no smoke
in sight Let's can the Vital Issues,
for now they seem absurd, and all
the WOODY tissues of faslehoods
that we heard; and let's forget the
ranting and all the old turmoil,
while we get busy planting fall
nutmegs in the soil. Now argument
is useless, it's futile and it's wrong
and facts are stale and juiceless
when they We been ohewed too long,
and when we're done campaigning.
and all our votes are cast, oh, let US
quit complaining about misfit
past Look forward, oh, my neigh
bor, and tighten up your belt, aud
tackle useful labor, doggone your
measly pelt We all were fuming.
fretting, before election day: now
We should be forgetting the dead
things laid away: now let us show
the splendors of effort safe and sane,
until our best suspenders are broken
by the strain
ga IA ~
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-12-02

i Observation-Disclosures
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-02-16
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on n corner a few blocks from here"
He went away muttering.
THE real funny part of 1t is. tho,
that she struck my eye and 1 nearly
ran into an ice wagon because I was
looking back at her."
Fred was unable to find Iiilda
| among the guests assembled at the
church. He asked the church ushers
and they stated positively that Miss
Crauthers had not arrived. So he got
her address and went to her home.
Hilda had entered her room and
was on the point of taking off the
| underlined dress when her aunt
called her. Hilda's parents had died
within a year of each other shortly
after Anne moved from the city. and
she was living with her uncle and
aunt.
There's a young man here to see
you on important business" said the
aunt. HE wants YOU for bridesmaid
at the wedding. He's the brother OF
| the groom" 60 49, t-s7 q 4-.--
IIiIda began to unfasten her dress.
IT won't change" she decided sud
denly. TIL just show them that I
did have a good dress, even II it is
ruined now
| When she saw Fred her feeling of
anger returned. but the smile with
possible for her to harbor her wrath.
! So she smiled in return and said:
You're to blame for this mud.
I Your old car did 1t. and that's the
reason I'm not at church now"
Never mind" he returned. Come
on the way. They'll fix you up at the
I hotel"
But Fred did not take the short
est way. Instead he drove several
blocks in the wrong direction. The
truth Is he was captivated by Hilda.
| .xrl,;I get
| around it. There is such a thing as
| love at first sight. and mud can't
alter it.
! At the Eotel the bridal party waited
in vain for the bridesmaid and best
man.
Mrs. Moorehouse was all of flut-
! ter and was for telephoning the police
| and the hospitals to ascertain. whether
there had been an accident The
mother of the prospective groom was
lite more composed, while the two
| fathsfs held an. excited conference and
| the young man who was to become a
! husband smoked black cigars and dug
his finger nails into the palms Of his
| hands.
For. half an hour the bridal party
waited, and the assemblage at the
church grew restless. and some of It
| left. The tension at the hotel ended
when Anne was called to the phone.
This is Fred" aid the voice on
tn winr. Say. l forgot all about
your wdding. I was SO. interested in
your friend Hilda. You'll pardon me,
but I couldn't help taking her for a
ride. and We had a mishap. oh. we
didn't get hurt, but we got pretty well
acquainted. Wen be right up to the
hotel. Better get those clothes ready
for Hilda, because she's going to be
your attendant, all right but what's
more interesting to me-there's going
to be a double wedding"
Copyright, 1920. by the Mcclure News
paper Syndicate.)
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-02-16
PRESIDENTIAL PEEv1sHNEss.

Whatever the real cause OF the
break between President Wilson and
his secretary of state, the sentiment of
the press and public appears to lean to
the side of Mr.. Lansing. His effort to
keep the affairs of government run
ming during the presidents illness ap-
peared well intentioned and not de-
serving of the rebuke which Mr.. Will
son administered.
The president has been alternating
his friends and supporters ever since
he undertook to dominate the peace
congress. Whether the attitude he has
taken toward Mr.. Lansing be due to
disappointment or to peevishness Incl
dent to his illness may never be
known, but his course has been one
that he can i'll afford. Many of his
policies are not popular at the best,
and he is pursuing course which may
easily leave him standing alone. with
even the leaders of his own party ar
rayed against him.
The president can hardly hope to
come out victor in a contest with the
whole country.
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The Woman Who Loved and
Famed 4 Moaszn Soy q Home ed Bu.ine.s
By JANE PHELPS

ion. What were you saying about
her? What did she have that was so
nice ?"
Betty said the pantry was full of
things to eat. All she had to do for
supper tonight was to set the table and
put on the food Marion had prepared,
She said nothing for the comfort OF
the relatives had been forgotten, and
that Marion had done 1T all"
''She must be a very wonderful girl"
Aunt Felicia remarked. "Or she is so
accustomed to cook and care for
others that it is second nature. r
That's it, aunt" Robert interrupt
ed. ''she IS accustomed to caring for
others. and also to cook. She is the
most unselfish girl l know, as well as
one of the most capable"
when you have finished singing
her praise perhaps you will tell me
what your boss said when you asked
him to give you the day2" I could
had scarcely seen Robert for a week
the last three days he had spent
with Marion Hovey.
He grouched. but I didn't care.
would have lost my position rather
than have failed Marion"
IT did not think you cared quite
as much as that" 1 did not intend
to say quite that but the words
slipped out Aunt gave me one of her
quick bird-like giances. her head on
one side, but said nothing, neltner dlu
Robert reply.
,, ~ am rather tired, 1 think I will go
to bed" she said after few moments
silence.
Good night" Robert said. rising.
''I viii go to the corner for a cigar
before I turn in"
made no move to detain him. In
fact, did not raise my eyes from
the magazine I was pretending to
read. I had foolishly allowed my
self to feel jealous of Marion Hovey,
and would say nothing more for fear
I would show it still more plainly than
I already had done.
An hour passed before Robert came
back. I saw at once that he had been
| drinking-not too much perhaps, but
| it made me uneasy I feared my lack
/ of appreciation of Marion Hovey, my
sarcastic remarks had made him reck-
less of what ne did to hurt me.
! (Tomorrow-Mary Raglan plans a fat
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-02-16
MUST TRAINING WAIT?

Directly in the face of President
Wilson's earnest warning against TAX
ing such action, a caucus of Demo-
cratic members of the national house
of Representatives has formally de-
its opinion, mo measure should be
passed by this congress providing for
universal, compulsory military service
or training
'If compulsory military training
should not be established by this con-
gress.' says the Chicago News. by
what congress should it be estab-
lished?"
In his letter to the caucus which so
fatty disregarded his advice President
Wilson said: 1.-The present disturbed
state of the world does not permit
such sureness with regard to Amer
ica's obligations as to allow US lightly
to decide this great question upon
purely military grounds. while the
demonstrated advantages to the youth
of the country which came from mill
tarYservice in the war plainly suggest
that in the national interest, quite
apart rum MILITARY COISluSTdllOuSs lue
moderate and carefully conducted
course OF military training may have
the highest possible advantages"
In other words, the nation may soon
need universal military training for
military reasons, and. whether it
should be needed for such reasons or
not, the demonstrated advantages of
military training make its employment
highly desirable to peace for purposes
of physical wellbeing and good citi-
zenship. Having been so advised by
the nations chief executive, who is
the leader of their party. the Demo-
Gratis of the house proceeded to vote
overwhelmingly against universal mill
tary training.
This action, continues the News,
evidently was thought to be beneficial
in a political sense in their home dis
tricts 70 the congressional opponents
Of national preparedness. If properly
interpreted by the voters it would
prove fatal to the political prospects of
the men who are so blind to facts. SO
Indifferent to national needs that they
insist on continuing the old destruc-
tive policy of unpreparedness despite
all the lessons of the past.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-02-16
BANKS AND THE PEOPLE.

A notable result of tie war and the
financing thereof is the greatly in
creased knowledge of banks and their
methods. that has been acquired by
the people. Not many years ago many
persons regarded banks as the arch
enemies Of the general public. They
were considered institutions set up for
the purpose OF getting their clutches
on the citizen SO unfortunate as to be
compelled to seek their aid and then
squeezing out his life blood. All this
has been changed and the people.
whether borrowers or investors, have
friend and counsellor, like their ply
stefan.
A bank should be more to the citi-
zens of the community than a place
for the mere depositing and withdraw
al of money, says a booklet issued by
a savings and trust company in Pitts
burgh. The relation between the
banker and the individual should be as
close and as confidential as the rela-
ton between physician and patient.
Thousands OF people" it continues,
visited our banks for the first time
when they came to make payments on
| their liberty bonds. In many cases ii
was their first trip to any bank. They
were interested. They wanted to know
things Yet often they were afraid or
ashamed to ask. The questions that
they did ask. simple as they were from
the viewpoint Of the banker. proved
that the rank and file of industrious
men and women have had neither the
time nor the opportunity to learn the
many ways in which a bank can be
useful to them in their everyday hv-
ing"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-02-16

citation who was addressing a number
of local business men finally clinched
his argument with the following ques-
ton:
/ do you know why Major General
Leonard Wood gets the most applause
whenever his picture is flashed on a
movie screen along with all the other
possible presidential candidates.?
Because" he said answering his
own question with dramatic emphasis,
Wood is always shown accompanied
by a horse. He would not get half SO
much applause if he were shown sit
ting in an automobile"
The Horst Publicity association is
the result of an indignation meeting
held not long ago by all the various
interests thruout the country con-
cerned with the use of the horse as a
means of transportation. 1t is aston
ishing TO discover how many such in
owners, horse breeders. farmers and
ranchers, horse dealers, horse and
stable supply men who attended the
meeting, for example, there were
present horse shoe manufacturers.
wire and nail manufacturers. black
smiths, veterinarians, harness and
saddle makers, wagon and truck
builders, harness dealers, livery stable
owners, and express company repre-
sentatives, contractors and builders,
hay press manufacturers, hay ship
pers, feed dealers and experts of the
United States bureau of animal in
dustry.
All of these interests have suffered
by the decline of the horse as a beast
of burden. All of them are now pre-
pared to launch an expensive and
widespread campaign to rebuild the
commercial popularity of the horse,
and to delay as long as possible his
actual extinction. But some of them
secretly admit that they are afraid
they are too late. For the automobile
industry has ceased arguing in favor
of trucks-it is merely selling them.
I'VE no longer have to argue that
horses are too expensive for local
hauling" declared an automobile
manufacturer here the other day.
Even the farmer admits that now.
1t will not be long before motor trucks
have~not only replaced horses in our
transportation system, but will re-
place steam
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-02-16

Withdrawal of the present extern
sions Of credit to support exports to
Europe would soon check the present
abnormally one-sided trade. This
would necessitate our domestic mar
ket's absorbing tire or four hundred
million dollars worth of goods each
month which our market has not had
to absorb during 1919. With goods
thrown back on the domestic market
in this volume a relaxation of the
strain in commodity markets would
follow. Two possibilities would then
be opened. On the one hand, we
might have a speedy readjustment of
prices and wages and a revival of bust
ness activity on lower level. On the
other hand, if efforts were made to
resist price reduction by artificial
means, we would be exposed to the
dangers of painful period of real
business depression. when this re-
adjustment comes" says Commerce
Monthly, 1.-The business men of the
country will have opportunity for a
policy toward labor which will go far
in making for industrial peace in the
years that follow. In so far as bal
ance sheets permit il, business men
will find it wise to let prices go down
first without making too vigorous eff
forts to reduce wages. The natural
course of events will lead to substan-
tial wage reductions in time. How
ever. we cannot expect to see wages
recede as rapidly or as far as prices,
because the elimination OF immigra-
ton in recent years has left our labor
supply relatively short. Even with
out reduction in wages, labor costs per
unit of output will be reduced with the
restoration of shop discipline and the
cessation of overtime work"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-02-16
The Park Ave. News.

Weather. Snow. herray! Rain,
heck.
Sissiety. Miss Mary Watkins says
she is going to take more horseback
riding lessins, and if she don't stop
humping by that time she is going to
take violin lessins insted. T"
Intristing Facks About Intristing
People. Sam Cross has to grind the
coffee in the coffee thing every night
for suppir. saying the ony time he
don't get eny plezzure out of it is wen
his mother has a hedake and won't
leeve him make a noise like a herdy
gerdy vile he's doing it. tL. a
Pome by Skinny Martin 81
The Champeen
amt mulch good at drawing froot
in skool
Sutch as orindges, appels or pears.
But I'm exter good at eating them
In skool or enywares.
Spoarts. Pubs Simkins is lerning
himself TO swim by going throo the
motions in bed every mite, putting the
bolster GROUND his stummick for a
life perserver to give him confidents.
Wy take a chance of poisoning your
family in case something fails in the
diZzert wen you can have expert pie
and dizzert taisters sample everything
absoiootly free of charge. See Sid
Hunt and Leroy Shooster.
Lost and Found. Neither.
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Dinner Stories

"Ah!" said the, tourist. $50 you
are eighty-one years old. hale and
hearty yet and still able to discharge
the onerous duties of your Officer"
Yes, street" pridefully returned
Emory Soonover. the combined town
marshal. fynx-eyed sleuth. dog pelter
and traffic cop of Grudge. Never
felt more fittin' in my life, by hockey.
I attribute my long life, and good
health to an iron constitution, the
habit I have of taking care of my
self. and the keeping of proper and
decent hours.
NO matter what's going on 1 take
my nap every afternoon, and folks
that are acquainted with me know
better than to disturb me. for IN sure
pull 'em If they do. And then am
a regular crank about keeping union
hours; if a prisoner is out after six
o'clock, by gorry.. L lock up the jail
and he's got to stay out till mornin'i"
Smith is mighty careless with the
truth. isn't he?" said Brown.
yes" replied Jones. why, he'd
try to deny 1t right after he had
eaten a raw onion"