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Connecticut western news., 1920-08-12
WHAT THE BOYS DO
 AT CAMP MOHAWK
Being An Article by a Falls Village Boy
 Camper

Camp Mohawk is situated Tn the heart of the Litchfeld hills and on Mohawk Lake. At this beautiful spot spent two of the most pleasant weeks of my summer vacation. We left Falls Village July 9th soon after noon and arrived at the camp about three o'clock. After reaching camp we were assigned to our tents. The tents were very comfortable and during rain periods did not leak. There were five double hunks in each tent, upper and lower making room for nine boys and an adult leader in each tent. The remainder of the first day was used in getting ac- quainted with other fellows as they arrived.
 At mess table we were told the program for the days that were ahead of us. The rising bugle came at six then we were put through setting up exercises for fifteen or twenty minutes, after this came morning dip and breakfast. The time between meals was very we'll occupied, there were several detailed duties such as Kitchen Police, Wood Police, Campus and general Police and Camp fire duty, each tent being assigned to one of these in their turn for day.
 After this hour of duty we went to study classes for one hour, there were four classes and every boy must be in one of the four, they were Campcraft, Geology, Nature Study and First Aid work. After classes recreation period came, base ball was enjoyed, there being a lea gue of six teams in camp, Volley Ball was played and many other sports were enjoyed by any who wished to enter. into them. After the recreation period came the morning swim, then dinner.
 The afternoon was begun each day by the opening of the candy store immediately after dinner, each boy was allowed to buy twenty cents worth of candy each day. The afternoons were enjoyed by boating and sports of all kinds on the athle- tic field until time for afternoon swim, then came supper, after sup per we enjoyed the camp fire every evening, there were different speak CTS each night.
 During my stay in camp there were Aquatic meets and Athletic meets held. Once week there was an entertainment of some sort given by the boys. The religious part of camp life was very interesting, our chapel was out of doors in a clump of beautiful white birches, we held regular preaching service every Sunday morning at ten thirty and immediately following came Bible study classes held by each tent and the tent leader acting as instructor. Bible study came three nights a week also.
 For all things that were done we were marked and at the end of ecah two week period we were awarded the honor Emblems. Any boy .hav- ing gotten nine hundred and fifty points or more out of possible one thousand was given the highest hon. or of the camp, large Red block letter "M'', the boys receiving from eight hundred to n&e hundred and fifty were given the second highest honor of the camp, a small Black triangle with a small Red "m" in the center.
 Camp Mohawk is ah ideal Spot for vacation, you have fun as we'll as learn Something, if I can I shall try to be on hand next year to en- joy the sport.
Connecticut western news., 1920-08-12
M. E. Church Notes
Eastern Standard Time

EaSCeTn DCdnudFu IImS
 The Thursday evening Prayer ser vice will be discontinued during the month of August.
 Regular Preaching Service next Sabbath morning at 9:30.
 Sabbath School at 10:45.
 The Sunday evening services will be discontinued during the month of August.
Connecticut western news., 1920-08-12
New System of Danger Signals

A new system of danger signals on state highways is to be tried out by the state department of motor vehicles this week according to an announcement made by Robbins B Stoeckel.
Connecticut western news., 1920-08-12
Republican State Convention Sept.

At the republican celebration in Danbury in honor of Congressman Merit, it was announced that the republican state convention would be held in Hartford Tuesday, Sept. T.
Connecticut western news., 1920-08-12
Pilgrim Church Notes
Sunday

Sunday Regular morning service of wor- ship at 9:30, Rev. W. F. Maylott of Derby will preach. Sunday School at close of service, 10 :45.
Connecticut western news., 1920-08-12
New Zeels-4 F-vo~e ,n,or,.

New Zeal77d F7"ors |Wor7en.
 New Zealand was thp first no,rrytry tn the world to 0"-now'n.'.,a .hr DO litical equality f th' @"Tee by giving women full suffrage in 1893.
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Restriction Of Bank Accounts.

No doubt the decision Of the clearing
house banks Of this city to charge at the
rate of one dollar per month for all cur
rent accounts averaging less than $500
viii be unwelcone news T. many deposi-
tors But the bank managers advance
sound reasons for the restriction the
increased cost of conducting banking
business. coupled with the conduct q
many depositors in 80 keeping their small
accounts as % make them tax on the
banks not business resource
Too many depositors arc careless.
They make mistakes and oyerdraw Some
keep sectional household accounts u
different banks one for marketing e1-
penses. one for dressmaking costs, and
90 on-and thereby multiply the work q
the banks. These annoyances, added q
the increased cost Of conducting business
explain the restriction
However. it may result in some good. j
NAV impress people with thc necessity q
keeping their accounts above the design
mated limit Of exemption from charges
and thus encourage practical saving
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-06-12
How About the Next Congress.

According "a some Republican con
tention. the next President of the lnited
states must be veritahlc superman-
one who shall know the minds q all other
men and know exactly how to act 50 as
10 fulfll all their desires and insure 70
them the greatest blessings Of peace and
prosperity. He must be able 70 do all
1his Of himself, by virtue q his employ
ment Of the powers Of his high Office.
But how about the Congress. which
alone possesses the power of action through
legislation. the President only having the
restrictive influence Of the veto power
Should not more be expected Of the Con-
gress than Of the President
Assuredly so The people well know
what the Congress can do when they re-
feet upon the splendid record achieved by
the latest Democratic Congress IL legls-
lating for the prosecution q the great
war. And they well know what the re-
cent Republican Congress did not do
during more than year Of special SEES
Non.
And by the striking contrast thereby
afforded they are likely 70 be guided II
their decisive votes al the next election
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-06-12
SURRENDER TO THE ENEMY.

The Republican National Convention.
"a far as the treaty and the League OF
Nations are concerned. apparently Is con,
tent 10 let the party stand on the record
made for II hy the majority oi Republican
senators who accepted the treaty with the
Lodge reservations For the sake OF party
harmony the convention has welded IN
the phra~lng Of the platform 70 tie DC
rnands az The Johnson-Borah partlsans,
but now must present IN the per@0naiiiy
az its nominee for the Presidency supple
mental and sufficient guarantee, 50 that
the constructive issue Of the Republican
Senatorial majority may find an indorse-
ment by the people.
II would b. idle for convinced and con-
scientious supporters Of the League oi
Nations policy. like ourselves 10 pretend
unlimited admiration for the compromise
plank Quite frankly. il was trimmed
trl,ncated and mutI,atod to meet the de-
rnands of the johnson faction.
II we llken It TO retreat after the
Hindenburg pattern, then We may cTedIt
il with the questionable advantage oi
having postponed the obviously prepared
and ready johnson offensive whether
that was worth the price Is very dubious
matter All The indications are that th'
johnson "whizxbang artlsts are de-
,ermined 10 loose of their long ano
assidnously collected apmuultion any
event II the League rcsolutin will give
tlen nothing 10 shoot II something els,
viii. Thcy hired hall The night before
tac convention to permit the escape oi !
little prcliminary steam but no one al
b. 30 sanguIne as To hope that they Wil
rest satisfied with that Philadelphia
Ledger Ind Rep
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4 Failure That Hurts.

yerv discouraging is the information
that work on the development Of Will
mington harbor, including the efficient
dredging Of the Christiana river. will have
to be largely curtailcd, if not entirely sus-
nended for awhile. Available funds for
the work are not in hand, and the failure
Of the Rivers and Harhors Appropria-
tion bill 10 pass Congress At its recent
special session will require patient waiting
for more funds until after the meeting Of
Congress in regular session, next Decem-
ber
The improvement Of the Chesapeake
and Delaware Canal also will be affected
hy this failure. and this IS another matter
az regret. While the bill pared down the
allowance for this work from the 81 600,
600 asked for to 81 ,3OO, 600, there i no
appropriation now in sight.
However. the unpleasant situation
must he endured with the best grace pos
sible. but il is very aggravating Il Is
another of those accomplishments that
show NJ 50 brilliantly in the record of the
recent Congress an accomplishment oi
doing nothing Had that body devoted
more attention to practical work. and
much less TO playing politics and "fghtine
| Wilson. the interests Of the country
might have been well served. instead 2
beng today in a condition Of suffering h9
reason Of gross neglect.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-06-12
PRESS COMMENTS.
A VERTEBRATE GOVERNOR.

Governor Smith of New York asked
his Legislature this year for two sorts Oh
service. lie laid before it plans OF
State reconstruction commission Tor rem
dering the State administrative system
more simple and hence more economical
and efficient. And he gave support To
n series of measures backed by students
of social problems for the purpose OF
improving labor and living conditions IN
the State. :
The Legislature, under the control OF
Speaker Sweet, did not want TO do either
OF these things. An improved admins
trative system would mean shorter pick
ing for politicians The proposals Tor
regulating hours of work for women and
otherwise improving industrial conditions
| were opposed by some of the sources oi the
| Sweet machines campaign funds. The
| public demand on these two lines could
| not be satisfied
| The Legislature must do something as
n substitute for these services, however
| II must have something to talk about
| So il threw the Socialist members over
| the transom to please such as would be
| pleased bv this sort OF performance
| Then, to guard against the discomfort
which its commissions and omissions were
| calculated TO generate, II passed laws
providing that no political party might
exist except it could get approval OF it'
| ideas from the courts. 1t added To the
scope of its sedition laws till the dead ano
gone Czars of Russia must have smiled
their pleasure from the battlements o
heaven or whatever battlements they may
be occupying.
Now Governor Smith has vetoed tht
whole. nasty un-American smear ol
medieval responsiveness. Perhaps tina
| took no courage II ia either slander ol
n condemnation of New York State e
say that II took courage for its governo
10 be that much of an American' But
at least il took sense. Whether by back
bone or brain or both, Governor Smltl
has done the patriotic and etatesmanlik'
thing Nebraska State Journal (lnde
pendent Republican,.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-06-12

that they should consent to becorneMag-
yarized But the difficulty herr lay 10 p.
fact that Some ~ the tribes had occDpea
the lands before the Hungauans had opfnr.
while without exception, olOvak, ftimhh-
ian and Serb constituted the majority, thf
overwhelming majority ~ many feppi4s
The real cause Of Magyar rum va ne
treatment Of these foreign eIeTnerN
Particularly the Rumaniaus we're a1le'i
for decades, treated quite a. brltaily e.
the inhabitants of Alsace-lOrralre i'Trn
worse was the lot u the Serbs and 70
tians iu Croatia and 5lavDnia. Treason
triAis. political pSrseclltions Tefe 14t pf''i
of the day The result was inevitable; ~
every frontier ~ Hungary the subjects q
the Hungarian state looked ~ a ns gh'or-
ing state for release iof liberation
II was 70 abolish this perl coming
primarily from thc Slays, that Aus'u9
and Hungary risked var, back 70 1913
following the ass8ssina'ipn ~ ne ~. o.
duke. II vas Hungarian gtatesTnansfip
even more than Austrian, which urEed ff'
attack upon Serbia for Hungary was more
immediately threatened IN MagYof
minds, the var that WA N come, pure,
local war with tho Southern 5lavs Tol3
abolish danger a. the Danuho iGr ra'
century ~ least
The assassination of The trrHdnke ry
cited little regret N Bgdaprs' '0r ffatei
Ferdinand had advocated pii~F q
federation, had irged tnaf ne varl Ti'
ject tribes be recognized lais would
meant notl Ug short ~ tie per''
Hungary she partition W5.rh j. rr7- ac-
complshpd. bat 3 peaceful par'
which would have pre7erved 're In
monarchy intact and reparirR '-e
systern Nth threrfold ar e-'n1 f9f'r
system, uving tho -o'scr1 -a~s .f
Czechs and Slovaks and r~eu mr.
maniaDs = measure pf autonomy
4 Against this ever blngaran
I face When The war ceme me g I.f''..
I plarating PumanJa Ha. Hca
4 Count Czernin has rrrog1trf
rnoire how s'cadilv 3ll ~ gsr 't'f'''
rsf,ised anv roncessiore ~ fhr t
ans Traryvlvaria coded q. THE F.f
4 moment might have brought h1rHre
on the Austro-frrrnsr -fde and e-
might have been ae~isive b '1r
Andrassy Karolr ApporU t'irRAr.
vac one and indiwTrle 1"
formula n the French revolution and
opportunitY passed
one nav believe ths' ~ igtire
repair The economic herrsir7 n' fre ii.l'
zarlan AZ yrell qs The Austrian 'reafle- t''
econOmic assoclation s7. preser'
established Is central Europe.
RUNS IL the old HapshGrp monarehv
even possible ths' The Hungarar-
presently regain certain regions '-nr1
Slovaka and The Croarians Buf traf ri
zarv will ever reroup lts Treafer
eeor,s unlikely po+h Rlmarta
Czecho--lovakia seem bound "a
stronger in all military and nata-a
and ~ -av Serbia alone eangera
rival even IL Croatlan and slovenian e
meuts secede
III reality what has happened has -~e'
TIE liquidation 81 tae Magyar @fat@
process nv which millions af ne0
women. held in q tvrannv made rriio-'
Magyar stupidity have escapei az
and rapained union with their rrrfrre
; across artificial frontiers ARTIFICIAL -1
AZ prhnograph conditions we're ~0t"er
ed II this there Il a ciear Eain tor .'i
whatever the confusion % ne eN0n1ll.
! conditions
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-06-12
SAN FRANCISCO'S GLOOM.

The glory Of San Francisco has passed.
In the last ten vcarsit has been outstripped
in population by Los Angeles its hated
rival in the south. In the course OF tur-
buleut life it has survived mining booms
and panics. the rule OF the gamblers and
the sand-lotters' rise end fall and weather
cd earthouake, fire and labor wars that
threatened its commercial existence. And
still II has prospered and waxed rich.
Now gloom settles like pail upon ITS ter
raced hills with the tragic announcement
from the Federal Census Bureau that Los
Angeles outranks IL by 60 600 nhabl-
tants
II Il the cruclest blow San Francisco
has ever had to endure With the passing
OF the crown il IS grlevousiy stricken IN
its pride. More than twenty years ago
there was alarm az the sudden rise OF
Seattle when the klondlke and Nome
burst INTO fame But San Francisco soon
settled back comfortably in the knowledge
az its assured supremacy II WAS decrecd
that II was to be the gateway 10 the Far
Fast and Alaska. the Philippines, Australia
and the myriad islands Of the sea The
Panama Canal raised II 70 new power and
greatness
II i hardest Of All to be beaten IN the
race bv Los Angeles, the foster-mother
Of the movies. the refuge Cf idlng tourists
| and health-seekers. a secondhand capital
| of Iowa and camping-ground OF middle
I West Yankees, that regularly returned
/ Republican maJortles too big 'ior San
4 FrancIsco's 5 Democratic wards 70 over
/ come II has NOT 50 much as waterfront
or even Barbary Coast for the uses q
/ fiction. With its SIS, ,4s0 people carefully
counted. Los Angeles, dry inland town
with a background OF oil and oranges car
never be to true Fan Franciscans anything
better than second-class place, censu
~ "a census New York World
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-06-12
CANNOT LIVE BY BREAD ALONE.

Work i not the chiei end Of man. nor
Is hr of interest only or princpaiiN he
cause Of his occupation There IS limited
interest to be derived from reading 3i the
way m which man can take IRON ana
beat II into shoes for horses and wheels tor
carts. but there il illImuable interest - be
derived from al account ot the way IN
which hc woued and loved and hated ana
died and that interest IL 10 less IN extent
when the man happens 80 be tramp IN
stead If the president 81 railroad ne
complaint made by the materIalists who
called themselves Purltans was that art
was NOS definitely useful III me sense IN
which Il steam engine Il useful. The ma
terinLstlc Purltans failed 20 rcalize that
the purt0se 0f all artistic ondeavor Is not
to make life more convenient or com
Portable. although incidentally u may
have that eifert but To make life com
Drehend.t Bile The Tcactionaries tan 70
understand that the purpose % education
Il not I'd enable o man 10 earn higher
wages but To get more out of lie than ie
can get III Il state of ignorance They iail
| to understand that bare truth is not oi
itself desirable thing but is made lie
srablc by the power of IMAGINATION q
| make II mean Of illumination And they
fail To understand that man the creature
of impulse is greater IN every way tnaI
man, the servant Uf necessity New lie
Dilblr
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-06-12
Milking the Best Of Life.

1t is a great thing to greet the day
with smile. IL helps to make 1t sunny
for you.
Most of us are too much given to worry.
And most of our worries are without rea-
son.
We worry so much over the everyday
trifles that when n really big trouble
comes along we have not enough reserve
force left to meet il.
Some people have the happy faculty
of rising victorious over the petty worries
of life. Though they may not loom large
in the worlds history, they are the world 8
greatest conquerors
Some are naturally gifted with hap
pier and more cheerful temperament than
others. But there is no reason why the
melancholy man may not change ms
| noint of view. which is merely a matter of
| habit.
The man who lives his life cheerfully
without complaint rises steadily in the
scale of happiness and strength, while the
grumbler slips notch downward eac
dav and at last lies fat on his back in hi
slough of despond.
! The funny thing about IT is that We
actually worry most over troubles thai
never come.
BY the readiness with which we mee
it. worry might be thought to be our dear
est friend.
Life is short; so, for goodness sake
let's make it as cheerful as possible.
Trouble is bad enough without bein'
| exaggerated, without carrying the wor
ries and ill-feelings of one day over 10 tn
next, without permitting them TO be
constant wear and tear on the temper an'
| nerves.
Remember the happy hours, forget tn
sad ones-as the gold-seeker clings t
the nugget and casts away the dirt
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-06-12
Just Folks
By Edgar A. Guest
BE YOURSELF.

BE YOURSELF.
Be yourself, Don't initiate a man you
fancy may be greater
Follow him when be Is leading IN ne
conduct II good breeding.
Learn from MIN the things Of spiendor
CHEEKY smiles ana actions lender
Take the open way he chooses,
But don ape the tricks ne uses
Be Yourself Don't ever smother Wnat
YOU are because another
Does things in certain fashion cnoke
the initiative passion,
Let the spirit il YOU guide YOU,
Power and VIII have been sQaPlled you,
se them What becomes your neighbor
May not suit YOU As you labor
Be Yourself. There lies 40 glory n the
imitat0rs story.
SINK or swim or rise or tumoie--oe YOUR
self however humble,
Copy good men 5 traits, but never
steal their methods Of endeavor.
Fane shall surely hnd your doorway
II YOU strive 70 earn Il your way
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-06-12
EVENING SMILE.
THE LURE OF FAME.

What makes YOU keep III v0ur -ata--
Gus trade after so many prom-s-s
form
Well. answered Bill the 1ur-.
never had no education nIcn
the same rime p .a- ~ anals
ANYBODY ilr 3 little Intellectual r'c' 4
nltlon ! keep -1luA.n aat
a. II vile longer msy IL 7e
I'D II All the papers as 71as ter --a1
Washington star
Il understand vou aave ,..d your Tt.
70 throw ne om.4 board lfu -e '-e--
box. ! es. / N nor galng a.
slich slperstitlous nonsense c-c.ling Ii-e--
mons around nv house ~ hen . ue
point where can WaAe 1 . s-.
what 10 90. SIMPLY r-lp a soal. -->-
On me wedding tour oh. Har-
darling, we have come SD his stt1.e
admire he NEW ana Re .Ate ~
the glasses. Neyer u.-l.
Harry answered, taxing sass
pocket III here IS 1DoalF t.t.t. tr
drunk right ouc OF the ooJt.e -.a-.-
Ideas.
she bear ,ae other ur.s 40 -e1ceu. &
her mouth Yes, ~ea- rn Nlta a .p
suck Baltimore Nmer,Aa.
FIRST Corm.rers Wue- What -.-
Suburban Handicap rear aso-
Second Ditto 7 -icss lis The llg-
of hon VINES New N1ro sun
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-06-12
"The Human Costs of the War" b

Homer Folks Fully illustrated. New
York City: Harper Il Brothers. Price,
50 25 net,
Homer Folks was organizer and director
Of the department Of civil affairs of the
American Red Cross in France and later
special commissioner TO Southeastern
Europe He was. therefore, IN position TO
earn from close contact with the people
what the war cost them in the destruction
Of their homes. loss of their possessions,
and sufferings Of body and mind HIS
work took jhim among them at the periods
of their greatest distress, and he could
see for himself how they were affected and
to what extent.
In this work Mr. Folks sets forth in
detail, and with all the vivid light Of truth,
the results Of his observations. His tour
took him through italy. Serbia, Greece,
France and Belgium, on a mission 70 Sc.
cure data for making the best estimate
nossible of the needs of the people Ills
work was Systematically and thoroughly
done and he was enabled 10 more intel
! hgentlv comprehend than the many
| writer's who approaced any similar tash
| from different direction and with df
/ ferent purposes what the real sltuatloT
/ was and 10 form a true picture Of wha
/ the war was meaning 70 the health ant
| happiness OF Europe.
The picture Is not an enhancing one
/ but it certainly IS impressive We ar
shown how the war affected the people Il
their homes, and especially how Il Dor
upon the women and children and on IN
| old folks Conditions IN many places wer
terrible. with disease stalking along Il
dread way, poverty, dire poverty at i
heels. and human misery and suffering th
inevitable and all-prevalling sequence
1t IL a summary that cannot be adequatel'
portrayed except in detail. and Il is \
most convincing Serbia : held UP n th
chief sufferer, and special appeal Is pu
forth for the gift OF generous asslstane
10 that country and to other nations
whose need is at all equal to hers.
The illustrations. from photograph
taken by Lewis HIne OF the American
Red Cross Special Survey Mission, ar
very effective adiuncts of the story
Received OF the publishers.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-06-12

In Czeebo-Slovakia there are 3 SPIN
nlng mills, with 3.565,0O spnoless; or
about 5 per cent q the spinning mills 81
former Austrla-Hungarv. and about 500
cotron-weaving mills. with about 10000
looms Tor 90 Per cent? and 81 per cent IT
other cotton factories Of the old empire.