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The Washington times., 1921-09-07
BeLated Tactics.
BRITISH shining {

4 BRITISH shipping firm, But
"a terfield & Swire, wanted a
- strip of land on the water
front in Annoy, for use as a wharf.
The Chinese owners refused to
sell, whereupon the British govern
ment calmly seized it.
Time was when such tactics were
considered quite the proper thing in
the Far East. If a white nation
wanted something from a yellow
nation and the yellow nation didn't
want to part with it, the white
nation took it and the matter was
at an end.
That day has passed. Though
powerless as yet to resent foreign
imposition by armed force, the Chi
nese have recently learned to use
a strong economic weapon-the boy
colt. With this they nearly ruined
Japan. They are employing it with
growing effect upon the British
throughout the southern provinces,
Britain's "sphere of influence" in
the deal which was to give the north
Of China TO Japan.
The Washington times., 1921-09-07
Stars and Stripes

One way to die rich is to make q great deal
Of money and hang on to it.
The fastest ship In the world Is q courtship
on top OF 4 Fifth avenue bus.
Some people 20 to the theater to rest their
minds. Others to rest their feet.
Maybe the reason women have cleaner
minds than men is that they change them 20
often.
When the supreme council meets we pre-
sumo they put the proceedings down in the
scrap book
Ambassador Harvey drives Ford in Lon
don and wears q silk hat at the same time
II takes some diplomat to negotiate that
eombinaion. t
The Washington times., 1921-09-07
THO Very
Bad Traits

brought into bold relief two
features of our national char
acter which have developed within
a generation.
One is the absence of respect for
the law itself and the other is the
almost slavish subserviency with
which law officers are regarded.
Men who do not hesitate to break
the law and who have no feeling Of
respect for any law will yet tamely
submit to any order, legal or illegal,
given by a police officer or a con-
stable or petty magistrate.
The only limits set upon the ex-
ercise of official power are set by
whatever good sense each officer
himself has, while about the only
deterrent effect the law has is the
fear of the lawbreaker that he may
be caught In the act.
Now. both of these are bad traits
and wholly unbecoming to free men.
We should everyone obey the law
of the land, not because we think
the law is good, but because it is
the law and the expression of the
majority Will.
And we should everyone be as
ready to oppose illegal aggression
upon our personal rights and liber-
ties under the law when offered by
police officers or any other public
servants as when offered by men
not in uniform or in office.
Foreigners are amazed at the
docility and abject subservience of
our people to the insignia of office
or the uniform of the police. We
are almost, if not entirely, as docile
and subservient to authorities" as
the German people used to be to
the military caste.
Not one citizen in a hundred has
the manliness to stand up for his
rights when policeman gives him
an illegal order or attempts an il
legal arrest or an illegal entrance.
On the other hand, the majority
of Americans break the road laws,
the liquor laws or any other laws
that interfere with their pleasures
or desires and make a joke of the
performance-when they are not
caught.
A citizenship which has no re-
spect for the laws and which has
not the courage to withstand it's
own servants when they play the
petty tyrant is not the kind of
citizenship which bought our liber-
ties with blood and valor in the be-
ginning and maintained them for
so many generations afterward.
Contempt for the laws of the land
and cowardly fear of badges and
buttons make up mighty poor sort
Of Arf1ericanism.
The Washington times., 1921-09-07
The Dead Heart

n ANTE BEUVE is one of the greatest names in Frenc
letters He was famous critic, profound philosopher
and writer who possessed both vision and grace Of
expression. To a friend he wrote this letter:
81 October, 1S45.
''Your letter touched me deeply-but find myself ,
wordess before your praise and sngulary Indifferent
have passed the of pure critical intelligence and
with saddened eve have looked upon the death of my
heart I Judge myself and remain calm, cold, without
emotion. I am dead, and gaze upon myself as dead
and it and troubles me in no way Whence this
strange estatei Alas! there lessons profound and
deep-rooted The point s it is what the world commonly
calls the heart that is dead in Ny intellect shines
above this cemetery like dead moon.
"SANTEBEUvE."
There degrees of Death As this letter shows Death
is not merely the tragic act of the separation of the soul
from the body Death is present throughout life 1t is
one of fe's constant phenomena.
When the husband home and finds the letter from
his wife announcing that she has betrayed and left him,
what is that queer in his mouths 1t is the Of
Death
When the wife is abandoned her life rudely robbed OF
the one thing lived for that freezing numbness that
grips her is Death.
When the mother sees her child going headong to ruin,
and knows possible way stop him. that is Death she
feels Presence that makes sleep but shudderng col
lapse and every morning hateful.
Disgrace is favored with Death Failure is tinged with
IT. Self-py and self-contempt contain its
Has anything into your life to salt all its sweets,
eber it's smiles make boresome what interested you
echo mocking malice to every voice Of hopehas that
happened to you which makes the spirit cry in the
ing, Would God it EVENING"" and at evening
Would God 1t were morningGthat is DEATH for ofter
long before it stops the heart and breahes its ethered
breath upon the consciousness long before the meru last
stroke it sprinkles its ashes upon the lip spots memory
with its eprous marks spills its nauseatng drops into the
cup of love and makes harsh discord Of the song Of
bition with it's raucous laughter.
Death would not be bad to at its set time
nd have it over but God save from these hateful
preudes
And above ALL whatever happens God keep Heart
alive until the las For better the vacuty of dead mind
than the cold consciousness Of a dead heart
The Washington times., 1921-09-07
We TOWNE GOSSIP
Rssistsrsd u. Q Patsnt 0fAoA
X. G.. B.

Dear X C. B.-I am employed by Q jewelry
house. l am ambitious to succeed. have
accepted as my mentor one Of our most sue
cessful salesmen. l do as he does, but l
have chosen the wrong occupation? I sup
pose it is foolish to ask you this, but you are
my friend, X. C. B. | chat with you every
day, and my wife says you are q very wise
man. Perhaps you can say something that
will help. JERRY H.
The Washington times., 1921-09-07
He KNEW.

he KNEW.
The talk had turned on the subject OF the
arrival in this country Of Professor Elm
stein.
whats all this here talk he's started
about relativity!" said an old man.
"1t's a new complaint of some kind, I'm
thinking" answered his companion.
mot so very new, neither" said a list
sner. "Pve suffered from IL, reckon, ever
SINCE me nnother-in-law's been me mother
in.law."
The Washington times., 1921-09-07
MIR. B. Baer
AMERICA FIRST.

GREEK and Turk launch
ed fraternal little war.
Just to keep In practice for
next peace congress. Now
Russians are plunging In
up to their whiskefs just
to make massacres more
cosmopolitan.
RUSSIANS are assisting
their old Turkish play
mates to lose.
COON Goo Zibbians will
cast their marbles In
with Greeks. This will
automatically nominate Ara
bians, Hungarians. Hindoos
and other possible immi-
grants. France, England,
Spain and other drinking
Kingdoms will stab soup
bowl with their spoons.
That's how war starts.
When military chowder is
simmering sweetly, they'll
nick 1t up and set 1t down
in Uncle Sans lap. That's
how war ends.
OUR own stylish little
~ peace conference coagu-
lates here in November.
Many Europeans will grab
furlouehs from native
armies and attend. Uncle
sam is going to have cor.
rugated time trying to put
Quaker hats on rest OF
world.
CToPPING ware is tough
- er Job than trying to
drown an Hawaiian. When
neighbors' children scrap
our pacifists are as helpless
as pancakes at breakfast.
IF we had all champagne
L they're cracking over
English battiescows' launch
ings, we could stasser fan
cy. You don't see any more
Japanese juggling acts In
vaudeville because they're
all back in their pagodas
Juggling hot rivets.
CooNER than later. Eu'
~ rope 10 going to give an
other party. 1t may be a
century from now. But we
don't want to get caught
fiat with nothing but knit.
ting needles and no wool.
WE had our own war
w down in West Virginia
last Thursday about s:15 q.
m. Many useless barroonn
mirrors were shattered. II
wasn't much Of a battle.
But II was all our own.
Shooting In something we
don't have to import from
Europe.
IF we have to tight, don't
Alst US pull and haul with
Europe. Let US be patriotic.
FIGHT among ourselves.
The Washington times., 1921-09-07
Crime and
Communism,
IF Communism, Bolshevism and
the like are Religion, they are
q RELIGION of Property.

And whatever the crimes OF Capi-
talism may be it has never com
mitted the crime of calling itself
Salvation.
1t has always had at heart the
grace to import its preachers.
Communism, in all its varied
forms, assumes that mans chief
motive is to get money, goods and
chattels. Hence it is invariably
materialistic, and usually hostile to
religion.
1t hates talk about the Soul. 1t
wants bread and circuses and looks
upon the arguments Of altruism as
hypocrisy.
1t is natural that such movement
should flower in crime. For most
crimes are actuated by precisely the
feeling that is the motive power OF
Communism, the desire to get an
other mans goods away from him
by some other means than giving
him their equivalent in value, and
the envy q that man because he
has and we have not.
This is illustrated in train rob-
bing that took place this summer
in France.
The bandits entered one compart-
ment, woke up the sleepers and de-
manded their valuables. One OF the
passengers was brave young lieu
tenant who, instead of tamely obey.
ing. threw himself at one of the rob-
bers and grabbed him.
The miscreant cut the lieutenant 8
wrist artery with a knife, and as the
officer loosed the grip of his wound
ed hand the other robber shot him
point blank in the. breast, killing
him instantly.
Whereupon, after this gallant
deed, this act of heroism in the war
against the bourgeois and the capi-
talistic class, the bandit departed
with the pronunciamento:
80 much the worse for you!
You pay for the rottenness of So
ciety!"
One charming incident of the out
rage was that the robbers awakened
a Socialist member of the legisla-
ture with a blow of his pistol butt.
The deputy sat up.
"You are miserable cowards," he
cried.
DIRTY bourgeois! Give up your
money" came the answer.
81 tried to protest." related the
deputy. Il bourgeois! | who had
always defended the poor!"
But it did him no good. He was
placed with the others.
There is little doubt that this,
and many other crimes, flow natural
ly from that soured gospel of envy
which covers it's wolf face of hate
with the lambs clothing of uni
versal brotherhood.
Justice, fraternity, equal oppor-
tunity and brotherhood are pure and
lofty peaks in the horizon of hu-
manity. The appeal that we should
struggle toward them is one which
> moves all hearts.
But the way to them is not by vio-
lence and hate and tyrannical or
ganization.
The only way is by the broad
Evening journal., 1921-11-07
TAFT URGES MORE
FEDERAL JUDGES

WASHINGTON. Nov =. Z Omitted
Press) Justice Taft and At
torney-General Daugherty appeared
before the House judiciary commit
tee today urging passage Of legisla-
ton authorizing appointment of ad-
ditional district judges in districts
where court dockets are badly con-
gested.
Two such bills are pending, one in
the Senate calling for appointment
OF IS additional judges, and one in
the House providing for 21 new
judges. Under the House bill, drawn
up by Representative Walsh. Repub-
lican, Mass. Arizona, Colorado. Iii
nois, Oklahoma, Minnesota, Michi-
gan, Massachusetts,, Missouri, Penn
sylvania, New York, Texas and Mon
tana, each get one or more addi-
tional judges.
Evening journal., 1921-11-07
is 1T BABBITT?

Apparently there are no Rabbits
in England. although the American
family is OF old English origin.
The founder OF the family wrote
his name Edward Bobit. He was an
immigrant from Wales. who settled
in Taunton. Massachusetts,, in 1913.
He was killed by the Indians 33 years
later. That is about all that is
known Of the founder Of the Babbitt
family.
Even Robit does not appear among
present-day English or Welsh sur
names, but II looks very much like
diminutive nickname for Robert.
Edwin Babbitt. born in Connecti-
cut in 1902. graduated from West
Point. and served in the Mexican and
Civil War. He was breveted brig
adier-general in 1865.
Isaac Babbitt, born in Taunton
Mass. in 1893. was a goldsmith by
trade. In Taunton he made the first
britannia ware manufactured in the
Evening journal., 1921-11-07
SIMMONS URGES
SOLDIERS BONUS

WASHINGTON. Nov. Omitted
Press) Proposals for the payment
Of the soldier bonus held the center
OF the stage today. as the Senate be-
gan final consideration of tho COM
promise tax bill.
A vigorous appeal for support Of
his amendment providing for bonus
payment from a fund created from
interest on foreign debts was made
by Senator Simmons, North Carolina.
Opposing the amendment Senator
McCumber, North Dakota, author Of
the original bonus bill. said Presi-
dent Harding has in mind the pay
ment OF the bonus from interest on
the foreign debts but he asserted
the proposal has no place in the
revenue bill.
Senator Lodge pointed out that no
one could tell when the foreign
credits could be collected and char
acterzed the proposal as pre-
tense"
Evening journal., 1921-11-07
NEWPORT TO VOTE
ON SCHOOL TAXES

The school trustees OF the New
port School district have issued a
call for a referendum election on
November II, when the question Of
raising $500 needed for janitor SER
vice and school supplies will be con-
sidered by the taxpayers. The pro-
posed increase in taxes is to be
based on capitation basis.
At the present time the school
janitor at the Newport school re-
ceives SIS a month.
Evening journal., 1921-11-07
ON, FTRE CAULs FTRENEN

The striking Of the fire alarms, at
1890 o'clock last night, was prob
ably due to trouble on the wires as
the same number did not register in
ali the fire houses In some houses
212 registered and the companies re-
sponded but were unable to locate
any fire.
The alarm at 7.so this morning
from box No. 225. Eleventh and
Union streets, was caused by fire in
the Mccormick garage. on Union
street, near Eleventh street. due to
the burning OF pan Of oil under a
5-ton truck. The damage amounted
10 about 5000.
Evening journal., 1921-11-07
ANOTHER COAL
MINE DYNANIITED

MULBERRY, Kans., Nov. Omit
ed Press) s).-Another coal mine was
dynamited, allegedly in connection
with Southern Kansas mine strike
troubles today.
A shaft belonging to the Burgess
Company. south of here. was wreck
ed by two blasts. It was being op-
Grated by miners who refused to join
the protest strike against falling Of
Alexander Howat, suspended dis
trict union chief.
Evening journal., 1921-11-07
MERCANTILE co. TO
PRINT TAX BLANKS

The Mercantile Printing Company.
of this city, has been awarded the
contract for printing state tax blank
forms at their price of s1499.25.
The other bidders were The Star
Publishing Company. $1S61.56; Mil
ford Chronicle, Milford, Del, ST.
999.25; c. NJ. Smith Prinintg Com
pany, $1647, and William E Taylor,
S20S7.
Evening journal., 1921-11-07
THINK CITY BUSINESS
Is GETTING BETTER

That industrial conditions in Will
mington are improving steadily was
the belief held at the Public Em-
ployment Service bureau. in the old
City Han. Market street above Fifth
this afternoon. as a result Of tho
mornings work.
Seventeen men, mostly mechanics
we're placed in positions, as were
nine women. OF tho latter places
wo were OF the clerical type ana
seven for domestic service. Fifty
men and six women made appiIca-
lions for employment
Evening journal., 1921-11-07
BUREAU NOW TO
PICK CITY FIREMEN

The Department of Public Safety
has practically completed the award
ing Of all contracts for the present,
and will now devote most OF its time
to the selection of hremen.
An estimate OF the cost of pur-
chasing fire houses and apparatus
and the money needed to pay for
these supplies will probably be com
pleted and handed TO City Council
Wednesday night.
The department on Saturday or
dered the Gamewell system FIRE
boxes and punch registers.
Evening journal., 1921-11-07
EXPECT BANDITS TO
SAY GUILTY TOMORROW

Edwin F. Wolfe and Francis Nc
Kinney charged with holding up
and robbing superintendent McRae.
OF the Jessup and Moore Paper
Company, on October 20. OF sl2,276.
will be brought before the Court OF
General Sessions tomorrow morning
when they are expected to plead
guilty to the charges.
The distribution of the reward for
the arrest OF the two prisoners will
not be made by the encouragement
until after the men are arraigned.
Evening journal., 1921-11-07
FINISH MODEL OF RODNEY.

James 2. Kelly, Of New York, ac-
cording to information received by
the Caesar Rodney memorial statue
committee, has completed the model
of the statue which is to be erected
in Rodney Square. It will require
about two months in which to make
the casting. and according to pres
ent plans the statue will be dedi-
Gated about July 4. next year.
Evening journal., 1921-11-07
ARDEN LOVES
ITS OLD TREES
Cancels Woman's Lease
After Lumberjack Swings
Axe in Forest
AGAIN DISCUSS
GROUND RENTAL

George Pope Morris "Woodsman.
Spare That Tree!" Is in the mind Of
every Ardenite today.
When Harry Paige, a tenant iiv-
ing on lands leased in Arden by Mrs.
Blanche James. recently sailed
forth with his trusty axe TO fell some
trees in the forest. he brought down
the wrath OF the residents OF the
home OF sculptors, painters and
authors.
As a result the actions OF Paige.
the impromptu lumberjack OF Arden,
brought forth protest at the month
iy meeting Of the townspeople Of
Arden on Saturday night The back
to-nature loving populace Of the
Single Tax colony we're shocked
when IL became known that one or
more OF the majestic trees in the
Arden forest had fallen a prey to
man and after one Of the Ardenites
had quoted the words,
'eWoodman, spare that treei
Touch not a single bough!
In youth II sheltered me
And IN protect II now"
10 was decide TO cancel the lease
held by Mrs. James.
II was explained that the lease
on the lands formerly occupied by
George Brown. the anarchist, now
held by Mrs. James. provided that no
timber was to be cut. Paige's ac-
ton had broken the contract.
The question OF ground rentals In
the Single Tax colony was again
brought to the fore at the meeting
by Nathan Rosensweet who made
comparisons Of rentals for land in
Arden as compared with outside rem
tails. but the sixty or more residents
present signined their acquiescence in
the recent increase OF about 100 per
cent in rentals by ignoring Mr.. Ro-
sensweets protests.
Previous to the town meeting. the
Guild. Of the Arden
Club. held its regular Saturday eve
ming supper in the club cafeteria.
Evening journal., 1921-11-07
ANsWERs no CoRREsPoNpENTs

Salmon-This is apparently always
form OF Solomon. In some in
stances the name is borne by He
brews in England or America, who
have changed their original name
solomon to the more English sound
ing equivalent, and in other cases it
+, Of old English origin. for Solomon
was one Of the old testament first
names that gained popularity in Eng
land at an early date.
Chrishe-This is diminutive
form Of the once popular first name
Christopher.
Copyright. 1921. by The Mcclure
Newspaper Syndicate.)
Evening journal., 1921-11-07
Wis THTEF sTEALs RRoOMs.

a man. thought to be a Negro. on
Saturday night, stole "a quantity Of
broOms from a rack in front Of Mil
lor Brothers Store. Taylor and Wal
nut street.
Later, a man answering the same
description, stole a number Of
brooms from the front Of the store
OF Lewis Horwitz, at Ninth and
Wilson streets.
Evening journal., 1921-11-07
TONY ANGELO MISSING.

Tony Angelo, aged 33, 500 Lin
coin street. has been missing from
his home for the past two weeks,
and the aid OF the police has been
enlisted in the search for him.
Evening journal., 1921-11-07
YOUR LAST NAME
BY MARSHALL DUFFEE,
Copyright. 1920 by The Mcclure Newspaper Syndicate

United States. but discontinued this
because it was not profitable. Then
he worked with iron. and discovered
an anu-fricuon product that bears
his name. He also spent much time
working out a process for making
soap.
Evening journal., 1921-11-07

Senator smoot is having dificul-
ties with the income tax collector.
According to a story originating in
Washington the claim is made that
the Utah Senator's returns in taxes
to the government for 1917 was S3,-
600 below what It should have been.
Evening journal., 1921-11-07
CHICKEN SUPPER AT NEWPORT.

The Ladies' Guild OF St. James
p. e. Church. OF Stanton, will hold
their annual chicken supper from
TO s O'Clock on Thursday evening. in
Masonic Hall. Newport. The pro-
ceeds arc for the benefit OF the par
ish house fund. 1t is proposed 10
erect parish house which will cost
about $4,000
Evening journal., 1921-11-07
AUTO HITS VETI.

While standing on the curb on
East Ninth street between Market
and King street, last night. Domi-
nick Yeti. aged 30 years, Of 1901
West Sixth street. was struck by an
automobile operated by NJ Mas
saintno, receiving slight injuries.
Evening journal., 1921-11-07
ON DuCKING TRIP

Judge Daniel o. Hastings, Frank
V. DUPONT and Hollyday S. Needs,
Jr.. are on a cunning trip for ducks
on the Susquehanna fats today.
Evening journal., 1921-11-07
ENDEAVoRERs TO MEET

The Wilmington Christian En-
deavor union will meet in First and
Central Presbyterian Church tonight
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Made Of fine baby mesh,
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