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Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-10-08
High and Low Heels.

A rcport comes frum Chicago TO the
effect that girls of the Middle West are
refusing to buy the standard high-heeied
affairs which have passed, this long tune
for women's shoes, and are asking lot
bows boots The movement took ITS rise,
naturally, in tie universities and colleges,
where there is an equality Of the sexes near
" unknown OUTSIDE the acadensc walls
In busints S. the woman, however eifcient,
is almost always an employe, a dependent,
and her mercantile ambition stops there.
At least she dresses invariably ss thougp
her looks were more valuable than her
ability. She wears ultra-ferninIne gar
nents and scnrns the mannish dresser.
But in college the young woman, Ike the
Young man, is carving out an Individual
career. and many girl finds herself more
than equal in the classroom 70 masculine
intellects which tradition would have
taught her 20 hold In silent respect. If
university women discard frippery IT Is be
cause they feel equal 70 meeting men on
their own footing.
But girls Will stick to the fashions and to
fragile frocks as long as there are men to
charm and a compelling necessity Tor
charming them. Only the high-heeled shoe
does seem aside from other phases OF
modern dress. and one cannot AVOID
faint hope that VIII some time go out as a
style, merely because it is ugher than more
sensible footwear.
Clothes, as they are worn by the aver
age woman in business. have tended for a
long time toward freedom for the body and
substitution Of early worn and comfort
able for prudish and uncomfortable styles.
Except for the one matter Of shoes, women
now dress, putting all other considerations
aside, in a manner conducive TO good
health. But their shoes are as high and as
sharp as ever, and the brief popularity OF
low heels, which promised reform some
years ago, has quite faded out.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-10-08
CONVERSION OF DEBS.

According to Debs in his present stat
of mind, the American Socialist party
cannot join the Moscow Internationale,
which breaches civil war and universal
revolution, without serious reservations. =
Apparently Mr.. Debs is unaware that the
group of men who throw their hats IN the
air on his behalf as candidate for the
presidency have committed the Socialist
party to full and complete relationship with
the Moscow International. The expelled
New York Socialist assemblymen and
their party advisers recently reaffirmed
that they hadn't changed their views at
all and are for all the methods of mass
action and the class warfare that are pre-
scribed by the Bolshevik leaders of Russia
for their dupes in other lands.
That Debs has seen light in his cell is
therefore most interesting, though it will
probably have no direct effect on the cam
paign which the Socialists are carrying on.
That he has undergone certain conversion
Is evidenced by his objection to the
"autocratic interference and the expert
ments of the Third International under
Bolshevik control. THIS is, indeed, quite
a reversal from his famous attitude taken
in a speech delivered at Cleveland, o.,
on March II, 1919, when he said that he
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-10-08
Church Two Hundred Years Old.

Rock Presbyterian Church, in Cecil
county, Md, which has just reached its
two hundredth anniversary, was growing
church, with a large and jealous consrcga-
ton, long before the old and historic
First Presbyterian Church >on Market
street between Ninth and Tenth, in tins
city-now one Of the attractions Of Bran
dywine Park, to which it recently WAS
transferred intact--had been contemplate
ed 1t was founded in 1920, and at first
was called New Erections-then Elk,
Great Elk, Upper Elk and Elk. The inst
Old Swedes Church in Wilmington had
been built only fifty-three years before,
and the present cdifce was but thlrty-one
years old when the Presbyterians dcd'cat-
ed New Erections.
Both churches carry us back almost TO
the beginning of things in this country
Their usefulness and influence In the
earlier days doubtless was,very marked,
and there is every evidence to uphold the
claim that these early churches were the
most potent Of any single influence IN the
settlement and chrsstianization OF the
country.
The success of our early settlers and
colonists doubtless is due 10 the fact that
each community brought its chaplain OF
spiritual leader and guide, and WAS m
spired by the fear Of the Lord and Was
grateful for finding country where people
could worship as they saw fit. The church
never was lost sight Of, and was not only
the place that served for weddings and
baptisms. and for the burial OF the dead,
but wss a community house where the
people sought safety from the Indians or
other foes. II was the real, live church
the church militant headed by man oil
strong individuality, unfaltering iaith ana
unfailing courage, himself impressed by
the truths he thundered forth IRON the
pulpit, which sustained those hardy an
cesturs in their heroic work OF making
home in the wilderness, or steehn s"eii
hearts against fear, and equipped thcni
for the hard task Of nation-buildine. IL
was their keen appreciation of the oppor-
tunities that lay on all sides that gave
place to their longing for their old homes
and their comforts and luunies Inc
Presbyterians, the Swcdes and the friends
brought with them deep religious convic-
tions, and among their first acts was the
erection Of churches or meetnghouses'
wherein they might assemble for worship
and inspiration.
The histories Of almost all carly hnneri-
can settlements may he read m the reenros
of these pioneer churches and the ao''Sl-
ties of the Jealous shepherds whodrected
their people SO rghteousiy and fnccsSs-
fully,
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-10-08
Circulation Every 10Q02
Evening Yesterday 1OOOo
FRIDAY, OCTOBER S, 1920
Delaware Swamp Drainage.

III, rcccnt rcnsus announcement, which
sci the value OF Delaware property at
$50 1864 calls attention again To 'he
f,ct that almost of the third Of the acreage
n the state is unimprovcd and not arabic.
delaware contains 944.5ll acres, OF
winch Gl} 052 are improved, leaving Z9i'-
45a acres that are not productive. These
figures show that 80 per cent of all our
state rs idle and unfit for cultivation. Inc
value If al the farm property is trlhe
over $50. .OOO. 900, a gain of s17 ,OOO,oUo III
the last ten years.
Much. in fact, almost all, Of our unnm-
nrovcd farm lands are swamps or bogs,
and not onlv do they reduce our acreage oi
farms hv alnc st a third. hut they deduct
Sl0.Oo0 600 or sI5.O00,O0 from our farm
propcrtv values 4 We base the now disused
land IN the values cf that under cultiva-
rsn The addition of Cne-thlrd more
farms 10 our present acreage would bI1ng
IN Delaware farm values 10 almost
slpOO0nO0o
IN this connection the extensive dram
.s, undertaking that has been inaugurated
recently IA Arkansas Is interesting. IL is
propc scd to reclaim three hundred square
r,tlcs along the White river 3 branch OF the
NL~s.ssiuli. at ccst Of from s., ,OOOo 600 TO
81 900 600 According 70 John Lyle
Harrington az Kansas City, one Of the
foremost engineers of the country, who IS
directing the reclamation work and IS
part owner of the land, the now section
viii support a population Of 5oOo and
Weld products, chiefly cotton, worth s5u,-
0oo. 600 or $50, ,OOO, 900 zach year.
The drainage II the Arkansas river
bottoms. viii be much more cestly than
would be reclamation Of Delaware low
lands. for there is much levce construction
necessary. with pumping apparatus ana
similar expensive equipment. which would
not be required in this State.
The project Of draining Delaware
swanps l. big with possibilities. IL would
give us practically another county IN
area for agriculture, CT for orchards. The
lanQ thus rfcDNGfcu NOuIu * aAA&NcN AAN1N
haustiblv rich and productive, and would
add a third $1,000. 900 TO $4,000, 600
wear to our farm products.
Delaware has recently embarked on
some big public ventures in constructive
work. and the city IS ready 70 spend two
millions OF more on pert construction and
dock facilities here. This hsrbcr improve
ment should be the means Of increaslngall
values IN Delaware ana should be an IN
rentivc 10 enlarge our farming area Tor II
pill bring US more readily into thelaryer
outside markets, through cheaper freights;
and with the Chesapeake and Delaware
Canals scope enlarged and part of a
,system Of inland waterways TO New Eng
Nand the Middle States and via the Great
Lakes. through the West and Northwest,
Delaware will find the value of her farm
land increasing and the yearly products Of
her soil advancing year by year in demand
and value
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-10-08
A YELLOW STREAK.

Running through the current baseball
scandal there il a yellow streak which
will be remembered by dexotees of true
sportmanship long after those guilty OF
conspiracy 10 betray their friends are
punished Perhaps organized baseball
NAV eventually be cleaned up and restored
20 popular favor by the action now under
way, but there will remain doubt Of
professional sportsnanship made certain
even more by the cringing yellowne<s of
some Of those involved than by their will
ingness to defraud employer and friend.
One man. long hero OF the fans and
high on the payroll of major league base
ball. weeps as he confesses and IN words
remindful of many temporary Criminal
Court repentance says he dId 1T all To
pay of a mortgage on the farm, and Tor
the wife and kids - Another who dodgnd
the firing line IN war by seeking refuge
IN the shlpyards, rails and RACES because
he got only $4,000 IN q dirty envelope,
when he had been promised $50, 600 An
other, prizehghter once famous, rises IN
righteous wrath 10 deny that be was an
agent in the conspiracy, and puts the
blame upon n gambler friend. The friend
passes back the buck.
Whining. accusing, denying. pleading,
the crooks and gamblers seek to crawl
out of the mess into which their greed
and baseness have led them Like rats
they seek 70 desert the ship which they
fear IL sinking Like rats they seek 70
climb over each other to the open air,
souealing and fighting rs they scramble
Revealing such character m adversely
there is little wonder that they were will
ing to betray employer. fans and friends
and defle their profession for a few
promised dollars. The public, which has
supported them for years and built up
professional baseball into a profitable
Stable and respected business has been
slow TO admit its betrayal. The yellow
streak now displayed Is more convInc-
ing evidence than either the grand jury
action or the written confessions.
Ballplayers have been accorded the
plaudits and the financial support of the
populace for years. They have demanded
and received every possible favor. Hay
ing attained prosperity and respect
through this support they defraud those
who gave them this prosperity and re
stect, and then whine and recrimlnate
when they are caught. Ii is unfortunate
that they leave TO the square guys a
heritage which viii handicap them long
after the present nest of corruption ls
cleaned out-Chicago Tribune.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-10-08
BUSINESS GETTING NORMAL.

American financiers and business men
generally are of the view that business Is
getting back to normal. Ii would be dill
ficult, however, exactly to define normal.
The term even before the war, In fact
throughout the present administration,
has been wrenched more or less out OF
Joint. Yet the fact remains that the basic
claimants that make for business nor
mality are active. The process OF della
ton has gone far enough TO encourage care
full progress without any prospect OF
catastrophe following curtailments. There
has been injury done by the closeness OF
capital, but the injury has not been up TO
the measure of good by any means.
Yet the time is coming when the de-
mands upon capital by sound business
will he far In advance of anything PRIOR
to the war United States Is surely going
to come under sound protection. This will
mean new era of expanded and we'll
founded industries, and it will mean that
the needs for utilization of great capital,
aside from the attractions that Will come
from the other side the water, will be
favorable to investment. The demands for
home use of capital will be beyond any
thing that has been experienced for many
years
The apprehensions felt for a time.
because of radical menaces, have long
faded into reminiscence 1t is coming
TO be realized that there are no revo-
lutIoDary fires to be lighted under the
pot of American business and prog
Tess. Labor and capital are getting back
to their common American understand
ing.-Baltimore American.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-10-08
Just Folks
THE CHIP ON YOUR SHOULDER
BY Edgar A. Guest.

THE CHIP ON YOUR SHOULDER
You'll learn when you're older, that
chip on your shoulder
Which you dare other boys TO upset
And stand up and fight for and struggle
and smite for,
Has caused you much shame and
regret.
When Time, life's adviser, had made
you much wiser,
You wont be so quick with the blow;
You wont be so willing TO light for
shilling
And change good friend TO foe.
You wont be sticker for triaes, and
bicker
And quarrel for nothing at all,
You'll grow TO be kinder, more thoughtfu !
and binder
To faults which are petty and small /;
You wont take the trouble your two
fists to double
When some one your pride may offend
When with rage now you bristie you'll
smile or you'll whistle,
And keep the good will of a friend.
You'll learn when you're older, that
chip on your shoulder
Which proudly you battle 10 guard,
Has frequently shamed you and often
deframed you
And left you record that's marredl
When you We grown calm and steady
you wont be so ready
To fight for difference thats small
For You'll know, when you're older, that
CHIP on your shoulder
Is only a chip after all.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-10-08
EVENING SMILE.
JUVENILE FINANCE

Her vide knowledge of women's work
and welfare, from housing to the care OF
children. will make Mrs Lloyd George a
valuable addition to the English bench OF
magistrates on which she is now entitled
to SIT
The Prcrnier's wife has fondness for
stories about children. One OF her favor
ties concerns young hopeful, who said TO
his father:
Father, would you be glad il saved
you half crownR"
Certainly, my son." was the reply Of
the parent, who Was so delighted at TIN.
evidence Of budding business ability that
he handed the boy shilling.
well, I saved it all right" the httie
chap replied, edging nearer the door.
tfYou said If | brought a good report from
my teacher you would give me half a
crown: bat didn't Los Angeles Times.
'T don't see why you garage men can't
he cheerful and pleasant when folks come
into your place TO do business with you,
sad the automobile owner. Mister re-
pied the garage employe, Il guess you
never worked n a garage. Detroit Free
Press
This furniture il antiuue2 Yes.
aDid you inherit it," In a way. My
grandfather bought il from a man on the
instalnent plan, and took over the pay
rnents. louisville Courier-Journal.
'T must say that this young aviator is a
modest chap" How is that" ~He
doesn't even exaggerate the number ol
cigarettes be smokes in the course of day
TO keep his nerves taut. .''-BIrTninghaTn
Agc-Herald
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-10-08
HOW WILL WOMEN voTE7

Editor Every Evening: After many
years Of endcayoriDg, the women now
have equal rights with the mon, and viii
cagt their first ballot in November. Now,
the wonder is, will they nIsh TO tho polls
and vote in o thoughtless manner, or VIII
they use discretion in voting7 They
should take no hearsay upon ix face
value, but should delve deeply into zach
doubtful issue until they have found that
which IL the truth. This is tho only way
20 become real, conscientious voter, who
may be help to any party.
A lady Of tho Republican party, speslk-
ing at the High School, wanted 70 go back
10 1860 and 10 compare the two major
parties from then, until the present time.
This shows she has the rcactionary tendcn-
cios attributed to her party.
The Democratic party IL progressive,
and wishes TO look forward TO better
things than those we have now passed.
The women must decide whether they
will 20 back, or forge ahead.
Tho reading Of speeches by the difr
ferent candidates is very educational, and
while dwelling on this subject / would
like 20 recall an extract from one Of Mr..
Hardings latest speeches. He saId m
this speech: I'VE did not 20 20 war for
democracy. We did not 20 for the sake
Of humanity" What reason had We To 20 N
war? Had w none7 Then il we understand
Mr.. Harding rightly, he would have us
think ourselves Darbarians, who are bat
little better than savages, irstead Of the
highly civilized, and honorable people
we profess to be. The heroes who died m
| France and Belgium, the tears Of mother
in parting, have all goDo 20 naught
There can be no victory where there il
no reason" gays Mr.. Harding. Alas
there Is no Joy in America.
| Mr.. Harding has discredrted, by these
words, every man who wore the uniform
Of cur country IN tho great war. Ihs
/ women, too, havo been stripped Of ths
honor due them for their steadfast courage
| and patriotism, shown under all con.
/ ditions. This war WINS not a partisan
| affair, and all parties stood shoulder Z
/ shoulder, so our great country might b
victorious.
Now, with politics To the front, Mr.
| Harding censIres Conuess for declaring
war, and intirnates that our heroes burieC
| in Flanders Field" have died in vain.
These are things Of interest to all, bu'
/ especially 80 to the women, a. thel
| always suffer most from wars. That IL tbt
reason they should study the rules Of th'
League Of Nations formulated by IN.
best-educated men Of both the Demo
cratic and Republican partiesl 70 put al
end 70 all wars in the future. There IS NJ
doubt that women can do much N max
our politics clean If they go in with goo
hearts and drive rascality out
] would say TO all voters that Il q mai
discredits our country while candidas
for office would he not have more chanc
TO discredit if elected to that ofhce'
Walter +. Moore,
5lI West Sixth Street
Wilmington, Oct. z, 1920.
Every Evenings classified advertise
ments bring results Proved by the saiis
faction of many and Will be 70 you.-Adv
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-10-08

The failure of the prison 10 reform the
criminal classes is illustrated in the case
of a man Of 81 years who was sentenced
TO four years in the New Castle County
Workhouse, few days ago, for larceny,
the ungrateful act Of robbing his hostess
whom he was visiting. Only his years
saved him from the whipping-post, the
court assured him, for which he should be
thankful. Neither had the confinement
healed him of his propensity to lie, for his
statement that the robbery here was his
first offence was proved, on investigation,
TO be false, as half Of his long life had been
spent behind the bars. If the opportunity
TO mediate on the errors of his way for
almost thirty-fve years had not brought
him TO a point Of repentance it must be
because as a reformatory institution the
prison Is failure. Perhaps q touch Of the
: cat earlier in life would have gone a
great VANS 10 keep him from SHINING
again
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-10-08
PRESS COMMENTS.
AUsTRM's TRAGIC PREDICAMENT.

All that wns left Of Austria by the
Treaty OF Versailles was the imperial city
Of Vienna. with rather extensive suburbs.
Natural resources Of every kind were cut
off. A great capital WAS left to bank.
ruptcy and starvation, It's commercial
prestige wrecked, its industry pafaiyzed
for lack of materials and its transportation
system thoroughly dernoralized Nothing
done by the pcacemakcrs wns more short
sighted than this and nothing more proif-
ic of mischief.
Germans quickly perceived the inn
possibility Of such situation and IN their
first republican Constitution arranged Tor
the annexation of their kindred IN the dis
membered Hapsburg empire, but on the
command of the victorious Allies they
were obliged To nullify this provision.
Now the movement ~ renewed IN Austria,
where the National Assembly has order
cd plebiscite on the question OF uniting
with Germany. As the Treaties OF YER
saillcs and st. Germain both prohibit
such a consolidation Will II the consent
of the League of Nations France has made
known its opposition to the project, IN
cluding the plebiscite, which Is clearly In
line with the principle OF self-deternina-
ton.
IL ltisttfi B'itt tit w w te.'S'' -
thought in the final European settlement,
account must be taken of Austria's des-
perate situation A union with Bavaria and
some Of the Rhine provinces has been sug-
gested with the idea of creating sub
stantial South German nation indepen-
dent of Prussia but this too has been
vetoed in Paris. The same wise purpose
might be accomplished indirectly 10y the
Incorporation of Austria with Germany,
for by that policy South German influence
would be greatly strengthened at Berlin
| and the economic restoration of section
now under blight quickly promoted
The case of Austria cannot fail TO be a
supreme test of European statesmanship.
| As IL stands today it is mockery of the
new order promised Mt Versailles and a
perpetual challenge TO the peace there
| proclaimed. ed.-New York World.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-10-08
For a Clean Election.

The refusal of Republican State Chair
man Warner to enter into an agreement
with Democratic State Chairman Isaacs
to do all in the power of their respective
party organizations to keep our election
free from the customary bribery and cor
ruption of the past, viii not defeat a
movement in this direction. A bipartisan
organization has been formed, Of a scope
to reach over the entire State, with this
commendable purpose In view.
K This organization viii endeavor not
only to create public sentiment against
the continuance Of this horrid evil which
has disgraced our State for so many years,
but to vigorously prosecute all violators
of the law who may have the hardihood to
endeavor TO engage in the debasing and
lawless business of buying votes. The
support and cooperation Of all good
citizens should be freely and heartily ex-
tended to the efforts of this organization
to bring about an absolutely pure cleo
tion in Delaware this year
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-10-08

The Easton National Bank is lis years
old, and in all that time has not missed
meeting every demand of patrons, nor
failed to open it's doors on time. This is q
long, honorable record thatit may well be
proud of. 1t changed from State TO a
national bank in 1865, and has always
served the community well. Its affairs
have been administered on sound, CON
servative principles, and today it stands as
one Of the most important and influential
financial institutions Of the Eastern
Shore
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-10-08
Women are proving dangerous politica

Women are proving dangerous political
rivals 20 men in the pursuit of office. At
Penberton, n. j., Mrs. Daisy Hollings-
head, the most popular woman OF that
part of the State, was nominated for
mayor over a Republican asplrant by one
ballot. This is a pronounced victory
when it Is considered that Mrs. Hollings-
head was not q candidate, but was Sc
lected after the leaders of both parties
had decided on Alfred /. Davis, and, too,
In spite of the fact that the story was
circulated that a woman was not eligible
TO the Office. AS Mrs. Hollingshead has
no ambitions for political prefenment, she
may not accept the honor, but the Incl
dent shows that the women voters are
Liable to upset the plans of male political
bosses, and that az vote-getters they seem
to be able to give the old partisan ward
heelers' cards and spades and then beat
them