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Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-02-07
Making Them Uncomfortable.

Homer S. Cummings, chairman OF the
Democratic National Committee, IS a
veritable thorn In the flesh OF the Repub-
lican party management. For some time
he has been making occasional public
addresses and in each he twists this
"tborn in the flesh" in manner that
makes its victims writhe IN agony.
Chairman HAYS of the Republican
National Committee, realizing the horri-
bic record already made by the Republi-
can Congress in respect of hostility to the
Peace Treaty and neglect of important
legislation for the restoration Of the
country to a pre-war basis, is laboring
assiduously TO cover this sore on the body
of the party by assuring promises Of
what it proposes to do IN the future But
Chairman Cummings docs not propose
that the discreditable record shall be
obscured for an instant. In his speeches
be holds it up 20 public view, and In
5cathing terms denounces the inability
of the Republican party 20 conduct the
affairs of government, as revealed by
positive evidence.
1t is not possible TO recall chairman
of the Democratic National Committee
who has been 80 vigorous, so keen in
exposing the sore spots in the enemy
party's record, and so effective in pre-
senting the splendid record of the Demo-
cratic party in nearly eight years of
national administration, as Mr.. Cum
mings. He is the right man in the right
place at the right time.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-02-07
BUSES PROTECTED BY
PRESENT CITY LAWS
Ordinance Provides for an Annual
Fee of $50 for Each
Vehicle.

That the Peoples Bus Line, sn IN
corporated company OpefatiDg motor
buses 70 Marghailton IN competition with
the Traction Company does not cpfnf
under the jurisdiction Of the Board "
Public Utilities, vas the claim made yeE,
terday in connection With the controversy
precipitated by the complaint n thc
trolleyrnen's union with reference ~ In
bus line.
IL IL said that q city ordinance proVid-
ing for the licensing u motor vehicles ~
transportation ptirposes is the only leZis
lation affecting the bus line company
IL was stated BY Clerk Simmons n thr
Council that the bus line had complied
with the provisions Of this ordinance
This ordinance was authorized ~
an act Of Assembly and was possed when
the jitney problem gas at ifs height
It provides for an annual fee of so Tor
each vehicle, and designates fares for
certain zones. The minimum amount is
Is cents, and az the bus line only charges
5-cent fare, IT. is thought ~ b. ade-
quately protected The b.ll further pro-
vides for q penalty u from so ~ slOOf for
violation by The operators ~ owners y
licensed vehicles
Gasoline propelled vehicles are not
AAtgAittDlstA ~ t2.ittfll y 81 AfAt hff tifatfiN
the Public Utilities Board This sectiW
sets out the public utilities coming under
the juridisction of the board This sectior
reads IN part
''Thc said board shall have super-
vision over all public utilities opersf-
ing within the limits Of the ssid city
of Wilmington, and the term .pubiie
utilities" az used in this act s here
defined - include All street raiwav
express traction, gas, electric light, heat
and power, water, telephone and telegraph
corporations, associations or Joint stoc',
companies operating within the irnits N
the city Of Wilmington for public use
'The said board shall have general
supervision over AT public utiIities ss
herein defined, within the limits u the
city of Wilmington
There IS a difference II opinion anone
lawyers As 70 whether or not the bns line
company comes under the jurisdiction
of the board
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-02-07
Dancing and the Church.

To the recent request by the national
association of teachers of dancing is
added another by the association of
music merchants, that the church lift its
ban upon dancing. But the church-or
that part of it which includes dancing
among the amusements upon which 1T
froyns-is not likely to make favorable
response.
In view of conditions that have long
prevailed, it seems surprising the church
should hold SO tcnaciously 70 its plainly
expressed condemnation Of dancing, card
PLAYING and indulgence in theatrical
amusements The discipline of some
churches specifically condemns all three,
vet many members Of these churches
regard it as no offending to dance, play
cards and GO to the theatre TO enjoy
proper stage presentations. And the
church does not expel them from member
ship or caElthem to account IN anv manner
More than that, some OF the churches
which raise these interdictions arc Offend
ers. 1t is nothing unusual to have plays
Of various kinds, disguised under the
form of ''playlets, dialogues, or
what not, staged in churches or SUN
day school rooms, with members Of
church and Sunday school as the actors.
Such affairs are really theatrical perform
ances. no matter what attempts may be
made to disguise them under innocent
titles.
And so, the church remains IN the
paradoxical attitude of approving and
in things which it con-
dernns as evils
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-02-07
CENTRAL BANK CLEARS STREET.

The Central National Bank IL setting
an example Of public spiritedness by ar.
ranging for the removal from Market
street in front Of IL. premises al the north
west corner n Fifth street. Of the accirntI-
lation Of snow brought by the recent storm.
Three n the large Paige automobile
trucks belonging to Norman r. Mancill
were put TO work shortly before noon veg
terday and were quickly filed and dis
patched, leaving the roadway clear.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-02-07
TO DEVELOP GwTNHURST.
Mundy & Go. Acquire Interest and Be-
come Selling Agents.

.Mundy & Company have been made
exclusive selling agents Of the Gwinhurst
Development Co.'S property, situated
on the Philadelphia turnpike, about four
miles from Wilmington. Tho property
comprises 116 acres and is beautifully
located, overlooking the Delaware river.
It is owned BY the following Wilmington
people II. Glenn Cook, s. ID. Townsend,
DR. J. w Bastian, Milford Taylor, Henry
r. Isaacs, Charles Sparks and Mundy
f. Co.
Mundy Il Company, who have recently
purchased the property situated Sl2 King
street, viii improve it and occupy IL as
farm and land department Thig Office
viii be run separate and distinct from the
real estate and insurance offices situated
706 Market street. The Gwinhurst prop
erty will be put on the market around
Aurf
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-02-07
WINTER.
Annie L. N1ichener.
"Hc giveth snow like wool. .''-Ps. III, i6.

l'Hc giveth snow like wool. ."-Ps. III,
Feathery fakes arc flying
Over the void,
Little snow birds are crying
Out in the cold;
While old King Frost Is trying
His level best
To freeze the lakes and rivers
And all the rest.
The red round sun is hidden
By clouds from sight;
The trees are clothed In ermlne,
The ground is white.
The squirrel snuggles safely,
The bear Is sound asleep
'Tis only men and women
Must daily work and weep.
Our Heavenly Father giveth,
Like wool, the lovely snow;
Light as down the covering
On earth below.
He who watches the sparrow
And notes its fall,
Marks the fight OF the angel
He watches all.
Wilmington, Feb. 6, 1917.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-02-07

The slogan Of the Republican Congress
is said to be economy" Since neither
the Senate nor the House of Representa-
tives is passing any important legislation
it would be saving Of time and money
TO adjourn sine die
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-02-07
MEETINGS TONIGHT.

Olive Temple, L. G. f.
Wenonah Lodge, S. of H.
Liberty Conclave, 5. W. NJ.
Mechanics Lodge, /. o. o. 4.
Lenape Tribe, Imp'd. o. r. M
Sheet Metal Workers Association.
james A. Garfield Council, y of A.
James Young Conclave, II. or S. w. Nj.
Apache Tribe, No. 81, Imp'd. o. r. NJ.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-02-07

Even if business was dull and many
uen were out of work there would be
plenty of work at this time in clearing
the streets and roads of the huge accu1nu-
lations of snow. And it is a work that
should be done as soon as possible.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-02-07
EVENING SMILE.
A HOPELESS CASE.

A doctor came up TO a patient in a
lunatic asylum, slapped him on the
back and said: "Well, old man, you're
sll right. You can run along and write
your folks that you'll be back home in
two weeks as good ss new.
The patient went off gaily To write
his letter. He had it finished and sealed,
but as he was about TO afiix the stamp
the latter slipped through his fingers
TO the floor, alighted on the back OF n
coclroach that was passing and struck
The patient hadn't seen the cookroach
What he did see Was his escaped postage
stamp yigzagging aiInlessly ACROSS the
floor and following a crooked trnil up the
wall and across the eeilihg.
In depressed silence he tore up the
letter that he bad just written and
dropped the pieces on The 'io1r. %.
out Of here in three years. London
Tit Bits.
"Mabel says she has made up her
mind" Then I hope she has made
better Job of it than she has with
her face. Baltimore American.
"Don't you believe it is right for a
man to say exactly what he thinks. =
Yes" replied Miss Cayenne; pro
vided he really thinks. Washington
Star.
II sayl Wasn't that Jim Roberts?
Why didn't he speak TO us7" Why,
Georgc-didn't you seeY He was--er
ah--somewhat under the influence of
liquor" We'll, suposin' he wasl No
need to be so darned stuck up about
rr'-Life.
Cameron (inspccting the Pewiy fur
nished dining-room in Lestons house,
Its fine, old mani There's something
about it that makes it look remarkably
homelike." Ietson- II guess it's
the sideboard. Cam. It's the one that
used TO be behind Tim Ieary's bar. -
Judge.
every man should mind his own
business remarked the severely in
dustrious citizen. But what are YOU go-
ing to do" protested Senator Sorghum,
when you've got a whole lot of con
stituents, every one OF whom thinks his
business is your business ?'-W ashington
Star.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-02-07

The steering committee" of the
Republican House of Representatives lis
following the course charted by Gar
Cannon some sixteen years ago, and is
certain to reach the same destination
overthrow at the hands of insurgents.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-02-07

Poor, battered Rehoboth Beach. The
elements have been very unkind to that
popular and pleasing seaside resort for
several winters In succession.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-02-07

Burial caskets are said to be gong up in
price. A good time, therefore, TO think
about reducing the cost Of cremation.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-02-07

Every Evenings classified advertise
Inents bring results. Proved by the salts
faction of many and will be TO you.-.ady.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-02-07
Mrs. Isaac C. Elliott Recovering

Mrs. Isaac G. Elliott is slowly recover
ing from an attack Of pneumonia
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-02-07
RIPPLlNG RHYMES.
BY Walt Mason.
ON THE JOB.


1t is a pleasant thing to find
the man who knows his trade; he
ornaments the human kind, his
fame will never fade. | take my
car to divers shops TO have the
works repaired, what time the
carburettor pops, and busted wires
are barred. And one will toll around
all day, and make the blamed thing
worse; and if he duly gets his pay,
he cares no tinker's curse. An
other breaks a costly piece as with
a sledge he beats; one smears a lot
of rancid grease upon the velvet
seats. And then find the able gent
who knows just what to do; he
finds the rinktum that Is bent, the
one that's broke IN two. He
diagnoses my old boat as some
great surgeon might, and he re-
stores my errant goat, and fills me
with delight. In ten brief minutes
he has found just why the motor
struck; he deftly makes the wheels
go round, and taxes me one buck.
His shirt is damp with motor
!. oils, he is in Crime arrayed, but
has my blessing as he tolls the
man who knows his trade.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-02-07

Lost som ething7 Try = classified ad-
yertisenent IN Every Evening Adv
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-02-07

Don't you believe it is right for a
man to say exactly what he thinks. =
Yes" replied Miss Cayenne; pro
vided he really thinks. Washington
Star.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-02-07

'Mabel says she has made up her
mind" Then I hope she has made
better job of it than she has with
her face. Baltimore American.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1920-07-09
For the Summer Bride

"Trousseaux, like everything else.
have changed nowadays" writes
Helen Koues in May Good Housekeep.
ing. They are no longer the gather
ing of great number of dresses and
Lingerie, but the thoughtful choice OF
a few suitable and necessary dresses
for every occasion. Styles change SO
quickly that women have learned the
wisdom of getting few clothes at a
time and renewing them oftener. II
wedding is to be April or May, the go.
ing away costume is usually a suit; II
later. dress is often selected in
stead, But suit is still indispensable
for every brides wardrobe.
EVERY trousseau needs an evening
dress. For informal dinners and
restaurant wear navy blue Georgettc
is very smart. A new and smart
afternoon fr0ck, a bright Scolored fou
lard. is trimmed with batiste plating
"Organdy, gingham and linen
dresses will be much in vogue, this
summer and particularly charming is
the organdy fock which combines de-
lightfully with navy blue or red dot
ted SWISS"
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1920-07-09
Home Occupations
for Children

!, For more active play, there are
games which can be carried on with
only little help while the mother is
busy. The sensible hiding or guessing
games can be played by very youne
children. One game which trains in
observation consists in placing diff
ferent common household objects such
as a pencil, a thimble, a spool, scis
CTS, etc., on a tray, covering them
then allowing the guesser a briet
| glimpse, after which he is to tell what
he has seen. It is wiser to begin with
two or three objects, increasing the
number with each turn.
Physical feats also fascinate chill,
dren. / recently saw a small girl
amuse herself for an hour walking
away from full length mirror with
a block balanced on her head. Each
time it fell she marked the spot, then
began again at the mirror, watching
the block as she backed away. The
same little girl has her happiest play
times being tossed and swung by her
father, walking whee1barrow" and
various Impoverished feats being equal
ly entertaining to both.
Why not substitute an extra fifteen
minutes of games or stories for the
more elaborate Greats" in offering
rewards? Is it not an ideal worth
striving for to be considered good
"play father or mother?"
Parents may find the following
books helpful: Play Life in the First
Eight Years by Luella Palmer, pub
lished by CHM & Co., Boston. Mass,
price $125; Play in Education by
Joseph Lee, published by Mcmillan,
New York, price $3.50; Mothercraft
Manual by Mary Reed, published by
Little. Boston, Mass. price $1.25.
Public APPRECIATION Of the kinder
garten is increasing. If there is no
kindergarten in your school, work for
the establishment of one NOW so that
your children may have the benefit OF
its advantages in the fall.
The National Kindergarten Associa-
ton, 8 West 4Oth Street, New York
City, will furnish petition blanks and
leaflets upon request. e
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1920-07-09
By Alice winaate Frary

A woman who overheard her small
daughter discussing mothers with her
playmates was gratified to hear her
triumphantly conclude the argument
with the words, well, your mother
isn't such play mother as mine!"
Being "play mother" evidently
meant one who did not permit house
hold duties to crowd out companion
ship with other children. The "play
mother had not known before how
fully her efforts were appreciated.
Grown people sometimes fail to re-
alize how children delight in their
|companionsfip. Every mother should
employ care and insight as well as
love for her child when she selects his
occupation Given an eager desire to
enter the child's world, he will well
come her with countless suggestions
It is often the mothers privilege to
modify these ideas, to make a quiet
occupation more attractive than a
noisy one, to offer materials that are
large and easily handled when little
fingers show signs of restlessness, or
to direct active games when repression
becomes alnkind.
If limited to the simplest of mater
ials with children, / should choose
paste, it has limitless possibilities, and
to adults who puzzle their way
through toy departments, should
say, when in doubt, buy paper"
Colored paper, cut in various sizes, a
large, plain tablet, the chiid's undis-
|puted possession, the wrapping of a
kodak film pack, or any colored ad.
vertisements will all be hailed with
joy. One fourN year old was made
happy for days with sample coffee
wrappers, bright colored and glazed
The little child should have the OPP
portunity to experiment freely with
new material, expressing his own
IDEAS, he should also have suggestions
from the mother as he needs them and
her appreciation of every achievement
Child direction and adult suggestion
should be wisely balanced in order
that the child may make the greatest
progress.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1920-07-09

1t is not possible for any fashion
reporter to ignore the refusal by the
president of France of the hat sent
to his wife by the miliners of Amer
lea. That President Deschanel in
tended to accept the hat and that he
changed his mind through the forci-
BILE pressure of the millinery of Paris
is well known to those who are famil-
| lar with the inside of the situation:
but it is evidence to the laity of this
country of the unusual power of the
apparel industry in France, an i'll
dpstry which is always closely con
nected with the government.
1t has created difficult and delicate
situation. It is like a pebble thrown
in pond. The ripples are growing
larger and spreading outward. A
patriot Of Importance expressed his
opinion of the situation fortnight aga
by forbidding his daughter to buy a
single French hat for her elaborate
trousseau. This is only one instance
of large movement The whole af.
fair is unfortunate in the extreme.
1t is pity that so much stress was
laid upon the price Of the hat that the
milliners OF America offered to Nine.
Deschanel. 1t was first reported at
$4,000 then at $4,000 We Americans
live under continued stigma in Eu.
lropean thought OF caring for nothing
except the price Of things; there is no
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1920-07-09
THE LATEST IN HATS

doubt that bad taste was shown in the
widespread insistence of the price of
the hat, which was a fanciful price
even if one stretched truth to its fur
thest limit and it is probable that the
newspapers and not the milliners
might have been to blame.
But none of that could excuse the
bitterness and rudeness of the four.
.eelP points which were given by the
milliners and sent to America as the
reason that the president of France
must refuse the hat. Women are ia
miliar with them through their wide
publication, so it is unnecessary to
repeat them. They were not in keep.
ing with French courtesy.
When it is considered that the mil
liners Of America were actuated by
a kindly feeling in presenting this hat
that one and all they have acknowl-
edged their gratitude to Paris over a
quarter Of a century and have spent
vast sums of money weekly and year.
ly In the rooms OF the Paris milliners,
and given praise without stint to tbs
source Of their inspiration, it is an
astounding awakening of most of them
that the first lady Of France should
have received their, gift of apprecia-
ton through compassion by Paris mil
liners with reasons that were rude and
satirical.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1920-07-09
Bustle is Returning to Fashion
World, Says English Journal

Amid the wealth of oriental and
futuristic color and design this sea-
son there energies with slow persis-
tency one outstanding tendency. This
tendency takes us back forty years.
which is quite long enough to become
respectable again and even popular.
The crinoline had it's day of abuse
yet today everybody admits it's grace
and lightness, and everybody would
be wearing it, were there not too
many other things to do and were not
trans already impossibly crowded.
The era Of the hustle is next on the
list and the hustle is already taking
its revenge on those who buried it
forever under a tombstone Of infamy
This is not to say that the hustle, in
it's modern guise, will ever again be-
comes so universal as to suggest I'M
womanliness in the woman who does
not wear one. At the same time the
hustle is on the road to becoming
smart, and the closely hitting bodice
becomes monthly more closely fitting.
The truth is of course, that a
pretty young figure can wear any
thing, and that any sort Of chang ;,
even If ridiculous, gives it additional
zest. The trouble is that there are
so many figures which are neither
pretty or young and they are best
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1920-07-09

Even bathing suits are embroidered
braided. One of the bathing suits
shown had tiny fishes embroidered on
the skirt front and back at the bot
tom. Another >had duck, while
others had sprays of flowers. A very
stunning suit was made Of black
tricolette, with double skirt. In the
front was a spray of f1eur-de-lis en-
broidered in white. This. was on the
bodice, and on the back of the skirt
was another embroidered fieur-de-lis.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1920-07-09

suited by something which is not all
too marked. In this connection, how.
ever, there is more than enough choice
for while the '8Os may produce the
smartest fashions of the moment
there are trailing dresses and clinging
dresses and dresses of cotton, ard
dresses of cloth and gold.
The hustle demand new carriage
and a new hair dress. .'Dodo" held
herself like drill sergeant and the
Botticelli guards SLOUGH today would
find it hard to carry off the pert,
chantecler suggestion of the hustle
Really big bustles have been seen in
Paris, but as a general rule the effect
has been more gracefully achieved by
the clever use Of a sash or bows stand
ing on their sides. Hair is retiring
from the ears, and the F1orentines no
longer have it all their own way. Very
French are some Of the newest coats,
and very much like those in the early
Sargent portraits. 1t is all rather
smart and rather amusing. The
danger is, of course, that it is fashion
which opens the way to eccentricity
and over the trimming far more than
do the simple lines of the last five
years. At the same time the most
becoming lines can also have their
failings.