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Evening journal., 1921-12-23
With the Photographers

Forty-one supernuous government publications have
been suspended by the government and now the Creel
ia nothing but a memory. y.-Chicago Daily News.
An Emporia woman whose son is a banker in big
eastern city proudly Informed her neghbor that her son
had been promoted again. e has forged his way TO the
front" the woman dcclared-Empora Gazette.
We hone Congress will recognize that the refundng OF
The huge debts owed us by foreign nations is a problem
whose solution is one for impartial financial and
mic science and should not be complicated by sentiment
or poitcs.-Chicago Tribune
Judge Mat Grigsby reports very satisfactory results
from the goat he imported from Kansas last summer
Her milk Is richer than cows milk by actual test show
ing per cent butter rat to the to per cent test OF
tho dairy cow Besides plentiful supply Of milk the
goat has furnished the family with all the butter they
need and judge predicts nanny in every back yard
as soon as people get their prejudice against goat
milk which is the healthlest in the world--Nfonrpe
County Appeal
Evening journal., 1921-12-23

President Percy II. Johnston, OF
the Chemical National Bank, states
one fundamental principle Of sound
taxation so simply and clearly that
any mind should be able to grasp
its import prosperity OF trade"
he says, "is just as much a factor
in the tax yield as is the rate"
A tax rate that is excessive. ruin
Gus or unavoidable. indeed. always
fails TO raise as much revenue for
the Treasury as an unoppressive and
eisaly applied tax. AS long as capi-
tai is free TO move from one invest
ment to another. It will as surely
flow away from taxation danger
points to safety zones as water flows
down hill.
As capital, to escape destructive
taxes. thus shifts from overtaxed ac-
tive industry into tax exempt securi-
ties. II drains the public revenue
sources in two ways. In the first
place It steadily diminishes the
amount Of taxable capital and in
come. The 40 per cent. rate, say,
that yielded s4OO,OOO,0OO on a bill
lion of income earned by capital ac-
lively engaged ina certain field OBJ
viously will yield only $2O0,000,000
after half such capital takes to the
tax exemption tall timber. The tax
cannot be safely raised to squeeze
more revenue out OF what capital is
left in the field, because this will
drive out still more.
In the second place, as the active
ly engaged capital transfers itself
from the taxation danger points to
the safety zones, the workers who
Evening journal., 1921-12-23
GEMS OF THOUGHT

You watch your STEP The rest Of the world will watch
your misstep.
-.--.
Art is long, life short; judgment diflcult; opporu-
nifty transent-Goethe.
:--.-
Greatness is wholly comparative. Probably cock
roach appears great 10 an ant.
.--.-.
The nsolent presumption Of vulgar Ignorance is OF all
things the hardest TO bear in silence.
Don't worry II you are crowded on the sidewalk;
there's moro room in the middle Of the street.
=;-s-.
A is commonly either made or msrred for life by
the which he makes OF his leisure tlme-Shaw
.-:-.-.
II you hungry and cat sufficient food the hunger
ends. but you can't satisfy money-hungry man with
money.
&:--.
It's wicked world, doubt and ought 10 be re-
formed but where did you get The idea that you are bic
enough for the iob7
Men DO not amount 10 much In lots OF ways but they
seldom think Il necessary 10 display their chests backs
and calves They take II for granted that everybody
knows they have them
Evening journal., 1921-12-23
Taxation A b Cs
CFrom the New York Herlad)

had been employed in the industrial
activities lose their incomes as the
employing plants are slowed down
or abandoned. Not only, therefore,
is there less actively engaged cap
ital with it's earnings TO be taxed;
there are smaller numbers OF in
come-earning individuals in such in
dustries to be taxed.
All this is the a b cs OF sound tax
alton; it is plain sense. But a GER
tain legislative element goes on ata
tempting just the same to gather
revenues by getting rid of the reve-
nue. producers. A certain element Of
the public is fooled by that kind Of
statesmanship until its workers
wake up to the fact that they are
losing their jobs while the Treasury
is losing its revenue and for exactly
the same reason.
The lightest tax on the public, the
most productive tax for the Treas
ury, the tax which can be made to
hold on the best for all concerned,
is the tax that does the least dam
age to general industry and busi-
ness. As Mr.. Johnston puts it,
Taxes should be adjusted to busi-
ness rather than bushes to taxes" "
President Harding is gong to put
the vital national question up to
Congress again. and IL Congress does
not do something about it and do II
right, the American people simply
will have their business and their
jobs sacrificed by politicians trying
to get themselves reelected with
the votes of those who haven't
learned yet the folly and the pen.
atty of bad taxes.
Evening journal., 1921-12-23
Railroad Equalising Rates

WASHINGTON, d. c., Dec. "a
Testifying before the Interstate Com
merce Commission in its inquiry in
the existing railroad rate situation
Edward Chambers, Vice-President
OF the Atchison. Topeka & Santa Fe
Railway Company. discussing the
adequacy OF present freight rates.
said in part
The basis for existing rates on
specified commodities or descriptions
Of traffic was fixed originally either
by voluntary action of carriers or
order OF State Commissions or Inter
state Commerce Commission, and the
rates have been increased from that
basis by General order No. 2s and
FIX Parte "a. (the rate increase OF
August 26, 1920. Therefore, we
must accept the rates as they stand
today I'm a general way as being no
more than reasonable in volume and
fairly related.
There has been no important in
crease in freight rates, and none
whatever in passenger fares, In
Western Classification territory above
the authorized increase of August,
1920.
There have been great many
changes in specific individual freight
rates, and some changes in sets Of
freight rates. Practically all these
changes haze been reductions and are
the results OF everyday consldera-
49, ~, f~.fr.t,t tom. cm0orc and
some by orders OF the Interstate
Commerce Commission.
Some OF the reductions are due to
read diustments; some to restoration
OF former relationships, and others
to the usual reasons which always
have controlled in the making OF
freight rates
We do not take the position tha'
there may be no individual freight
rate that is too high, judged by Gus
tomary standards, nor that there may
not be some rate that is too low by
the same analysis.
AS the meritorious instances are
called 10 our attention they are be-
ing corrected. at least in so far as re-.
ductions are concerned. As to rates
that, In our judgment are too low
existing economic conditions have
served to deter action for the present
toward proper readjustment.
our estimate Is that the reduction
in gross freight revenue (resulting
from rate changes since August %
1920, using tonnage for the year
ended September 80. 1921. as a basis
for the estimate) IS s37,5OO, 600 In
western territory, and our estimate
Evening journal., 1921-12-23
cnInNEL MATrERs0N.

TTBNRY WATrERSoN, for many years famou. AS the
II editor or the Louisville CourierJouna and also as
pubcst died yesterday Jacksonville, Fla, after an
illness OF only few days He the last OF the great
editors who nourshed. shaped public action and won
during the Civil War and te Reconstruction period
Although Colonel watierson fought for the South dur
ing the Civil War after that great struggle had ended he
devoted much Of his power thinker and as writer
to the work OF dlsspatng the overhangng bitterness and
bringing the North and the South together once more in
good and lasting understanding.
The colonel was known 10 all Deawareans by reputa-
ton To many OF them he known personally. To
know him to Ike him for his nne personal qualities
and admire him for his remarkable mental attanmens
for his adherence TO the OF those things which
appealed to him. He will be missed sorely IN american
social political and journalistic lio
Evening journal., 1921-12-23

in position for some time to con-
slider general reduction in all
rates.
When the financial condition OF
the carriers will permit, It is our
judgment that first consideration in
the direction Of a reduction should
be applied to specified commodities,
among the great staples which are
recognized as most important 10 the
economic situation of the country
and where the reduction would re-
suit in the greatest benefit to the
public.
IL is true that the carriers are
now before tie Intersrate Commerce
Commission proposing to reduce the
rates 10 per cent on the most inn
portant agricultural products, but
this proposition has not been sub
mitted as warranted by our finan-
cial situation. but because we realize
that the agricultural industry Is in
dire need and in the interest Of all
concerned we are proposing to make
contribution toward the anticipat-
ed rehabilitation of that industry,
and also in the hope that our fu-
ture operating costs will offset this
reduction in our present revenues.
To decide fairly what might be
done, it would be necessary tkat the
entire rate structure be analysed,
both class and commodity, to deter
mine what rates, II any, are unrea-
sonably low and should be advanced,
and what rates, II any, are unrea-
sonably high and should be reduced
Evening journal., 1921-12-23
"rHE BLUE KETTLE

WYE experience pleasure in welcoming to exchange
w table a copy OF the nrst edition Of The Blue
Kettle" a magazine that Will be issued quarterly by
The students Of the womens College OF The University OF
Delaware It is bright snappy original we written and
already has made big hit In college and other circles
The design is blue kettle suspended over gypsy
are On the fronspiece is depicted etching OF OF
ihe doorways OF the college
The stan OF The Blue Kettle" is composed as follows
.dtor-inchief Margaret Mofet 22; associate editors,
elsie Wooleyhan 22. Ruth Anne Russell 93 Lucle
pcty %: business manager Ruth weihe 22 assistant
,usness Miriam Carl "a Advertising manager
Frances Worthngton, 2; assistant advertising manager
Edna cranston, 2i circulation manager Edith Leonard
%; assistant circulation managers Sara Roe 90 and
Josephine Bunette, 2i.
scanning OF this new and interesting quarterly shows
many contributions, in and others in prose-
which highly credabe 70 the student contributors
Evening journal., 1921-12-23
EDITORIAL OPINION

Westminster, where it was scarcel|
expected; but the natural Irish in|
stinct for the dramatic failed q
function. This was largely due 4
De Valera and his followers. Unde
their batteries Of gloom only a raj
diant youth like Michael Collin
could have kept his sense OF humor
Now that it is evident that the ID
Valera group have nothing in partic
ular to offer except delay II might b'
just as well for Collins and Grifitl
to demand an immediate appeal e
the Irish people. Does southern Ire
land accept the Irish Free State witt
the Dominion dignity and powe
which is offered in the treaty be
tween Great Britain and Ireland
That is the question for the plebis
cite.
And TO that question It is likel
that southern Ireland would reply
with the voice of finality Yes.
Evening journal., 1921-12-23
LUCK WILL BREAK.

flames POTEET never thought OF suicide
j other men in Wilmington and other places have done
50 in Poeers circumstances for he has wife and two
children 10 support and his wage farmland only
81 day.
But Poteet whisted his worand said Better days
are coming"
Then Poteet bought g. Of land from his employer
in Simpson county, Ky, for $40.
Along came oil drlers and struck oil on his land. Now
Poteet is drawing $50 a day in royalties
To despondent Wlmngtonians say II you ever think
Of suicide remember this: You never know when luck
will break for you-maybe in the next hourl
Evening journal., 1921-12-23
FRIDAY, DECEMBER %, 1921
rom RaILRoAD's NET DECLINES 9s PER CENT.

kIWrENfY FORD is learning is not so easy to operate
III railroad at a profit II appeared last spring"
says the Railway Age. which shows in its current issue
that the net operating income Of the Detroit Toledo and
trenton declined from s27652 in April to Si5d9i In
October or % per cent.
The roads statistics Of earnings and expenses for Sep
enber and October just been nled with The Inter
state Commerce Commission after long delay due to
controversy between IT'S officers and the commission as
TO whether the road should comply with the same re-
durements as other roads regarding the reporting OF It's
monthly results 10 the commission.
1t was widely reported says the Railway Age that Mr..
Ford had advanced the wages OF his employees reduced
the rates and at The time converted the railroad
from a bankrupt into a profitable enterprise.
The advances in wages and reductions in local rates
vent into effect on July I. In March, the month when
he Ford management took charge the net operating IN
omc was s779s5 Mr. Fords reports OF his railroad op-
,rations within recent months have been awaited with
unusual interest because he has been giving interviews
as to how he could revolutonize raroadng II he were
IN charge OF all the railroads
His reputation as railroad wizard based primarily
on sudden jump in the net operating income Of the
road TO s276,se0 In April which was nearly S2OOOOO
greater than for March, the result OF the diversion OF
The tonnage OF the Ford Motor Company to the line
The net operating income has declined in month
since then and in each OF the months Of August Septem-
Der and October although It's total earnings have steadily
increased its net was less than Il in March.
In August II SI063, in September Si67i9, and IN
october only si5i0 This reduction in net occurred il
spite OF the fact that the gross earnings OF the road
October were $4,000 greater than In March
Mr. Ford has said in interview that he could operate
all the railways OF the United States Just well as he
does the d. r. and J. Since he has reduced the net op-
Grating income Of the D., r. and l. % per cent in six
months while the other railways Of the country have
,een gradually improving their net returns, his state
nent of what ne could do with the railroads whole
an be accepted unquestlonably correct.
The above information from such responsible sources
houd be particularly interesting to those Delawareans
have been impressed by the scores Of stories which
nave been sent out in the past pcturing Hen as
transportation wizard.
Evening journal., 1921-12-23
Old RELIABLE.

1T may interest hundreds Of Delaware men and women
n who have sunk their good money in holes in the
ground which for siock-selng purposes were denom-
mated oil wells to know that the oldest oil we'll in the
world is at McClintookvllle, Pa.
II began producing 200 barrels day. Sixy-one years
have passed. this we is still producing oil in paying
quantities.
Some people are lot like this Old Reliable well.
Others make a furor-big production at first then die
out and useless.
Better reliable podder than flash in the PAN" the
energy Of which peters out when it is needed most ur
gently.
Evening journal., 1921-12-23
LET THE Irish PEOPIE VOTE.

From the New York Herald.
At least one definite thing was
accomplished in the Dali Eireann
when the supporters of the treaty
demanded AKA received from Mr.. De
Valera a promise to submit the ques-
ton of ratification to a plebiscite
Evidently the Collins men have be-
gun to fear lest the treaty be talked
to death.
DE Valera has been inconsistent
He began the proceedings with a
declaration that the south Of Ire
land, voting for Sim Fein, had voted
for a republic, and that nothing but
a republic would do. Now he ap-
pears with a compromise. 1t does not
call for a republic, but it would
change tha treaty.
The outside world had expected
swift and dramatic action on the
agreement. It saw that very thing in
Evening journal., 1921-12-23
NOW IS TIE TINE.

IIcyAY, partner. could you spare me dime to get
- something to eat? I'm hungry"
That is the voice OF the Man In the Street.
How many in Wilmington know that people are in dire
need among us9 How many know what gnawng hun
ger Isl
The Mayors Emergency Committee, the Associated
Charities the Salvation Army any other Of relief
examinations can put you in touch with families that
need food fuel and clothing.
Now is the time for all good men TO come to the aid OF
the needy Think It over as you enjoy your plenty.
Think-and actl
Evening journal., 1921-12-23
PIN FAITH IN THE FUTURE.

sfIAFn.TE OiFdNS FIRST theatrical conaact is discoy-
~ cred in London. II calls for his appearance in
music hall act Caseys Court" beginning May IA, 1906
His salary9 About Sii week.
Tnat was than sixteen years Chaplin now gets
about $4,000 week.
To Wilmingonians would say think Of that when
you are discouraged.
You have no such prospects? You never can tell
Chaplin 1906 thought his outlook was black as India
ink He had no idea then Of what he would be today
Time is irckster awarding many unexpected prizes.
Have faith in the future.
The goddess Chance favors those who believe in her.
Evening journal., 1921-12-23

for the reduction per annum an the
event the 10 per cent reduction on
agricultural products Is made effec-
tive. is an additional $45.0OO.OOO per
annum, which would make the total
reduction, based on a years tonnage
in western territory, SS2,5OO,OO0.
The volume of traffic has not
been materially affected, one way or
another, by rate changes since Au-
gust 81, 1920. Economic conditions
are very largely responsible for the
shinkage in the volume Of traffic
For example. building operations at
Chicago. where practically all the
necessary materials except lumber
are produced within the city limits.
are no different than in the country
generally.
The economic conditions that
have obtained in this county and in
the world at large since the great
was have been the most important
factor in retarding the movement Of
traffic True. the cost of transpor-
tation is an item Of expense In COM
merce that must be given consider
alton, but there are so many other
items of expense and so many other
conditions that enter into trade that
it is not fair to charge responsible
] ity for decrease in business to al
I legged high rates.
The long-established and general
/ ly recognized relationships in
freight rates which were forced out
Of line by Ex Parte "a (the rate in
crease of August 90, 1920 per cent
age increase have. with but few ex-
ceptions. been readjusted. The un-
adjusted relationships are having
active consideration.
The carriers are not likely TO be
Evening journal., 1921-12-23
WORKERS AND DRONEs.

A TflATNLoAD OF bee hives has arrived in northern
N France to replace hives stolen or destroyed by Ger
man warriors.
The shipment OF bees includes i6OOOOOOO workers and
23OOOOOOO drones.
comparison Of the figures adds fresh and rather con-
vncng proof that the scientists right in their con-
enton that the civilization Of bees closely resembles our
own.
one loafer or non-producer to two workers is large
ratio hut Il exists in many communities.
Evening journal., 1921-12-23

one Of the really nne Christmas editions gotten out by
rural Delaware newspaper is that Of the Dover State
News which lust has come to our desk. 1t has cover
in colors the picture showing Santa Claus bending be-
nignanty over little girl who is sleeping in old
fashioned four-pos he'd and beneath equally odfas
ioned homemade quilt The edition is made up OF
twenty-five pages on all Of which there is evidence Of
the holiday spirit which pervades the rural sections Of
our STATE
Evening journal., 1921-12-23
FARM IIFE am I.nNGrNIry

TIVE city industrial worker has chance in eight OF
living to be 10 years old. The farmer has one chance
in three So reports committee the United Hospital
Fund New York
There, in nutshell. you have graphic picture OF what
civilization IS doing TO u.s.
Health Is close 70 the soil
The time Is not far on when cities viii in large part
break factories moving the open country and TAX
Ing workers with them Either that or man heads for
extinction
Evening journal., 1921-12-23
WAR AND IT'S COST.

UNoUR hundred and sixy-three thousand men, working
II for $1,000 year eac in a year just enough to
pay the interest on national debt says stastician
That tells the real story OF the cost of war
A war debt doesn't mean much, expressed in long
money figures Translated into terms of human labor its
evil is clearly
Human labor Is real wealth. II pays for every war,
long after the cannon are rusted into dust
Evening journal., 1921-12-23

The Want Ads will offer good op-
portunities for partnerships and real
estate investments during The COM
ing month.
The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1921-09-15
SAVE YOUR TIRES

No matter how fine the materials
that go into tire nor how perfect
the workmanship in its construction,
the tire cannot give good service II
it is neglected and abused, say the
makers of Revere Tires.
IL given a reasonable amount Of
attention, tire that is carefully
made of good materials will pay a
motorist for every dollar he puts in.
to it. But even the best materials
and the finest workmanship amount
TO nothing when tire is run under
inflated or is subjected TO rough treat
ment.
1t takes only light turn of the
steering wheel to avoid having a tire
strike big cobblestone lying on the
roadway, yet many motorists won't
take even that much trouble to save
their tires. II is the driver who Is
careful who is able to boast of big
tire villages.
The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1921-09-15
sEYoNp COMPREHENSION.

"a curious case came up In the court
OF domestic relations this morning"
"What was IL all ab0utf" asked the
meek little man.
"A wife charged that her husband
cut out the department store advertise
ments from the family newspaper be-
fore he'd let her read Il. He was Q
brute. wasn't hey
Certainly" replied the meek little
man. But what don't understand Is
how he managed To get hold OF the
paper first"