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Evening journal., 1921-10-31
With the Pdrdgrdphers

Not many have jobs there were year ago but
there are more men workng-Fort Wayne News
France must remain armed land for much the same
reason that the United States must keep navy.-Boston
TRANSCRIPT
The tax problem would not be annoying II we col
ecied that s50O00O00 due in interest from Europe be-
fore next taxpayins tme.-St Louis Times.
Considering that to please everybody Congress has ony
to pass tariff bill that VIII pront everybody and impose
that nobody will have to pay there TO be
good deal OF hesancy about actngdndianapolis News
The Massachusetts, Constitutional Liberty League which
with good Is opposing the Sheppardrowner ma
ternity bill expresses apprehension est our people be-
come bureau crazy" Bureau crazy is not inappropr
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BAT MAsTERsoNs END.

ID AT MASTERsoN is dead. Years ago, in the days OF
I'D pony express riders Wells Fargo sage-coaches,
Bat sheriff OF Dodge City Kas toughest frontier town
and the OF the old Santa Fe cattle trail winding up
from the Panhandle
Bat Maserson and Wild Bill Hickok were the fastest
men with reyolvers in the oldtme west They were kings
IN he days when shers cautioned by judges that It
illegal to shoot outlaw before serving warrant
sionsy rammed the warrant shotgun barrel so 1t
would reach the victim ahead OF the lead.
As all Wilmngtonians know the west has changed. SO
have the od-tmers Masterson, when he died. was anew
York editor He found the pen mshtier than the sword
the Colts As
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ITs LIMITATIONS.

TWO quarts OF wine and ten quarts OF real beer with
Il kick In It. That's what the ruling in Washing
permits doctor prescribe at any one time and
as frequently as necessary for patients who need medi-
cine" in large quantities.
Thirsty in Delsware Before you rejoice bark to
Way~8 Wheeler head lawyer for the drys lie says the
ruling really applies only In California, Connecticut,
Massachusetts Missouri New Jersey New York Penn
syysna Wisconsin Rhode Island and certain sections Of
Louisiana and Maryland.
Everywhere else state prohibit the Of medi-
cinsl beer or hold down to small quantities.
The wels have not important battle. Liquor is
not coming back legally. Even II national prohibition
were knocked out state laws would keep most OF the
country desert Don't forget that, far back early
1871 OF the 25is counties the United States, 23o were
on The dry list, only 2i3 legally wet
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ART AND VALUES.

CAnsBoRoUGHs painting. Blue Boy" is sold in
" London for the equivalent OF about s653.OOO in
American money It is the most important art sale Tor
Ia generation
The big price would heart failure to the old Chi
caso grain trader who when his paid 5000 for
picture OF three sheep said O." could buy flock OF real
sheep for that"
The transaction is interesting to students Of values The
real value OF anything matter whether 1t be in viii
mingon elsewhere, is what it would cost to replace
It, The Gansborough painting cannot be replaced.
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GEMS OF THOUGHT

Some people hage lots OF fun playing to the galleries
OF their own self-esteem.
49,.
DO you know that while the sculptor is chiselng into
stone the image that Is In his mind he the same time
transforms the stone into the vision that burns in his
brain2 How true 1t isl Our destiny like the unheyNn
granite Is 70 be fashioned according to the thought and
passions that impress We going TO turn cut the
beautiful dream in stone we shall produce work
hideous and unshapey Which shall 1t befor you're the
lscuptor2
Z @-.-.
One declares That evil tongue has certain amount Of
influence, but mind you only with certain persons peo
pie OF liberal views never permit another to Influence their
opinions scathing tongue Is like barbed wre-it cuts
ana sashes It's victims merciessy. n person has the
orneaance to overlook the thrusis to bde his
lere seems 10 be special dispensaon from some un-
source which smoothes out this tangled network ~
seooa and gossip and leaves the victim unscathed In
e coming years not trace remains OF the deem younds
once deliberately inflicted W eP "ounuS
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A REAL CALAMITY.

A LAiNilNG rumor: Charley Chaplin may desert the
n movies TO appear in drama the legitimate stage.
That would be real calamity in the opinion OF many
lovers in Wilmington. Movies give aplns comedy trs-
mendous circulation Thousands enjoy him in nlmand,
to every one that could get into regular theatres where
might appear.
Chaplin is one OF The few genuses so far produced by
the movies century hence many other modern movie
actors viii be forgotten, but Chaplain films will stin be
running, in every generation.
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Letters to Lovers
Virtue the Re1Udrd
BY w1NoNA WILCOX

truth. She says I've no right to md
fault, il she fiirted as some OF her
friends do. 1 might object to her
little defects"
In short. virtue is the only rewaru
to be exacted from it. according TO
the theory of the pretty wife whose
husband complains so bitterly.
The ideas of the psychologists
might help her. They say that lying
often results from fear. The whipped
child forms the lying habit
Lying may be overcome, but In the
adult, the first step to reform is py
way of a confession or acknowledge
ment Of error.
To reform fault in character, one
first must admit that the flaw exists.
II is not a disgrace to have our
limitations. but only a disgrace TO
continue 10 harbor them.
& wonder why 1 did that?" we
ask ourselves when we have been
humiliated or embarrassed by some
impulsive word or action.
Our subconscious mind shaped our
behavior, we couldn't help ourselves,
explain psychologists.
But we can with patience re-edu-
cate ourselves. The wife who fbs
can re-educate herself along lines Of
strict truthfulness, but not against
her will. not unless she desires to do
so.
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II is only now. nearly three years
after the war. that America has abe
opportunity to hail her greatest SOL
dier. We say Americas soldier, be-
cause, in March of 1918. Ferdinand
Foch ceased to be a French General
and became the Generalissimo of All
the forces that were lighting Prus-
sian autocracy. What l'ershing did
was done--and wonderfully well
done-after Foch's pencil had
marked the map; and so It was
with Haig and Niveile and Diaz and
all the other generals. big and lit
tie, who played their parts in she
last act OF the war. The little gray
schoolmaster who came yesterday to
America for the first time. was the
director OF the. millions OF our young
men whose Anergy and spirit helped
to turn the tide of the war.
What a pleasure Il must be to
General Foch. and what tribute Il
is to his greatness and his popular
ity, that this nation is as glad 20 see
him and as proud OF having served
under his leadership as Il would
have shown him Il was II he had
come here direct from the fold Of his
last martial triumph. The people OF
the United States for four years
have been greeting and cheering Eu-
ropean generals and admirals, pre-
lates and statesmen. Greatness has
been such a frequent visitor as al
most to cool the national ardor. But
there has always remained an TN
quenchable curiosity about Genera
Foch and a genuine desire 10 have
him head and shoulders about other
big men OF the titanic struggle.
IL is doubtful whether any Ameri,
cans except the students OF war had
ever heard OF Ferdinand Foch befor,
September. 1914; and 10 those stu.
dents ne was not the hero OF scrioT
but the teacher OF strategy. the mine
that had taken up the art Of bat
tie where Napoleon laid II down
The first great struggle OF the wa
made his reputation as a general
for at the Marne, as commander o
the Ninth Army, seeing the erro
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Of Won Kluck. he drove a wedge be-
tween the armies OF Van Hausen
and Won Buelow and started .he
flight of the enemy. The school
master who had for years exhorted
his young officers to Learn to
thinkl" had shown his ability not
only to think more clearly than mis-
opponent but to act with the
thought
Great as was that achievement at
the Marne, II cannot compare as an
Intellectual feat with what Foch &C
complished between March, 1918,
when, following the great German
offensive on the western front. he
became General,ssimo Of the allied
armies, and Armistice Day. The
terms OF his commission called on
him TO "co-ordinate" the allied
forces. He did far more than that
He re- established morale he put the
spirit OF victory in the hearts Of
tired armies. He stopped the Ger
mans and then struck at them with
force impossible before the days
Of unified command Before Foch's
elevation there was no rhythm in the
allied warfare; six months after Il
there was no heart in the German
armies. other generals had seen
the region in which they fought.
Foch's great vision encompassed all
Of Europe.
Victory" Foch once said. "is the
moral superiority Of the conqueror." ="
That, coupled with the mans fifty
years study OF strategy, is the rea-
son why the German forces crum-
bled months before II seemed that
the war could end. Foch. in 1918,
was more than the embodiment OF
that spirit which doggedly kept re-
peating They shall not passl" That
the enemy should not proceed did
not satisfy him; II was necessary
that they should be turned back.
And those OF us who on this side OF
the water watched eagerly the move
ments on the chess board under the
fingers OF the new master, saw how
wonderfully he moved his men now
that he was free to move them as he
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THE pLAYHousrs REopENINC.


ERLAYGoERS who reside in Wilmington and the metro
pohian district which II are delighted to know
that the Wilmington Playhouse is to be reopened No
sember "a and that Earle G. Fnney who has been CON
neced with the house for four years. will be its lessee
and manager
That it Is his purpose to stage high-oass productions
there is indicated clearly by his FIRST announcement The
reopenng play will be one, The Rainmaker' pre-
sented by the William Gillette company and under the
management OF the Charles Frohman ONCE Following
the presentation here the play will be taken to New
York. There 1t is thought it will have big rum
Following "The Rainmaker" will come Elsie Janis and
Company in her musical revue. entitled 'rhe New
Attack" Miss Janis will be succeeded by Ethel Barry
more in sDe Casse"
Il will be seen by the above that Mr.. finney the new
lessee and manager is going after good attractions The
public should respond by giving him good audiences he
Is Of the most popular and efficient theatre men vii
mngton has had. His first work here was when
Louis Allemann manager. When the Ginns-Topki.
management took the house over Mr. Flnney went will
H. AS active resident and chief assistant 3,
James n Gnns, he distinguished himself FOR his ability
energy and unfalllng courtesy Now mat he has becom
lessee and those qualities viii stand him in goo
stead for his policy always has been, The public b
pleased"
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TOO FEW CIVIL
SERVICE APPLICANTS.

The Civil Service Commission in
vites special attention to the fact
that in examinations held recently in
Wilmington for assistant observer,
Weather Bureau. and matron, In
dian Service. applicants were not Sc
cured in the number desired, and
that these examinations will again
be held on November 16 and Decem-
Der 7, respectively.
Persons interested in these or
other examinations should apply TO
the Secretary OF the U. S. CiviA Ser
vice Board at the local post office
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kiss her, fell in love and proposed
to the girl / married. She told me
she knew how to value herself. And
so 1 knew she was the wonder
womanl
To-day, my small son tells fibs,
in imitation of his motheri
II do not remember that once
have l had my own way since 1
married her. She is so jealous that
dare not smile when l take off my
hat TO a neighbor on the street. She
has quarreled with all my relatives.
she gets my breakfast only on
Sundays, when the whole family is
late.
we have no savings account,
and never will have. She spends all
make and cares for me most on
paydays.
"She would have me think that
just because she is young and pretty
and virtuous, there is nothing l can
do to pay her sufficiently for the
privilege of just being her husbandl
Il was always a dreamer, I used
to think ! would adore forever the
woman who married me. I am sure
man has a right TO demand virtue
/ in the mother OF his children. My
wife's attitude toward men is above
reproach and always has been. But
she never pays any attention to my
plea to teach our. boy to tell tn
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vision Of the scheme Of things.

wise provision OF the scheme OF things
II always followed father in the business OF
line OF work. the world would in ru Many lines OF
activity would become overcrowded fathers place be-
taken by three sons later by grandsons st later
by 27 greatgrandsons None would be available TO NIL
positions that opened yearly by new fields OF
activity.
The wonder Of what your viii become is one OF the
most thrilling mysteries OF your lifetime.
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NOT A CRIMINAL AT HEART

| A MOUNrAlNEER, zeke Anderson. escaped from the
"a convict road camp at Rockcaste Ky, last spring.
lie went home, raised crop his farm 20 feed his
family this winter The crop harvested, he returns to
lprison voluntarily
Most Delawareans will agree, we think that with
that sense Of social responsibility is not criminal at
heart
Prison reform is worth while when II recalms like
zeke Anderson. Unfortunately they in the minority
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STAG DINNER ToR ELKs,

A stag and roast beef dinner will
be held for members Of Wilmington
Lodge No. s07. b. p. o. E., at Ger
man Hall, EOS East Sixth street, to-
morrow night Arrangements are
being made by the entertainment
committee. comprising J. p. James.
chairman; c. II. McGinness. secre-
tary; L. y. Waterman. treasurer: !:
Charles BENJAMIN. Lee. w. NJ. schlyt-
tier, Joseph Krauter and william
Schoenharr.
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PRAY POR MORE.

ID UsNEss is better says the H. C Frick Coal Company,
I'D branch OF the u Steel Corporation. It starts up
25O coke ovens, knowing that soon will have market
for lots OF fuel
When steel Industry begins to prick up Its ears general
business Is ready to climb out of bed.
Delaware farmers often pray for rain. Delaware city
people should pray for smoke-the sure and only sign
Industrial prosperity.
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MONDAY, OCTOBER 81. 1921
roRrY-sENEN 10 NOTHING.

A MOTHER signal football victory scored by the
N University OF Delaware on Frazer Field Saturday.
The victims Of the pro,vess Captain Hoton and his
associate OF the Blue and Gold the from
Washington College, Chesiertown, Nd. The final score
was AZ = 0 in favor OF Delaware.
The Maryland visitors were ouiclassed TO such
that Coach Derby finally put entire team OF
scrubs, something exceedingly unusual; and those
scrubs held the visitors scoees TO the end OF the contest
Really the finest feature OF the game the crowd
that witnessed Included in were approximately 300
Wilmington High School boys. who, thanks TO the lber-
atty Of ruckowning business men In this city and OF
Dean Smith, Business Administrator Wilkinson, Coach
shpey and others who direct The activities OF the athletic
department Of the University OF Delaware go
Newark and the game without cent OF expense to
themselves As the Wilmington High School is the chief
feeder OF the University OF Delaware the matter OF
enrolment it clever piece OF university pro-
motive work to have the High school boys there fact
it would be well il they could OF the university
games.
The presence OF the High School boys was however,
only the pleasing features OF the There
crowds from Delaware and from the Eastern Shore
Of Maryland The grandsiands lled cheering
udents and their boy and girl friends. The
tuck red with automobiles its slope the side lines
s Arosled with men, women and children who watched
H. development In fact in atmospheric sense, II
ont shue best home-playcd game Of the season,
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SIGNIFICANT BETTING.

4 LolDS insurance OF London offers 10 to
A. against war between japan and United States on or
before December 81, 1922.
That tells Deawareans more truth about our relations
with Japan than they viii nnd in 100000 diplomatic notes
lor speeches by international politicians.
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one per cent There was not penny of it left
for dividends. There not a penny OF it left
for surplus TO improve and extend the carry
ing system of the country. There was not
enough left by hundreds OF millions of dollars
to pay interest on the mass railroad debt.
When anybody talks thinks about cutting
rates he wants TO look where that more than
six billions of dollars OF operating revenues
went in 1920 When anybody talks thinks
about better railway management or cheaper
supplies smaller damages he wants to look
at those other tables OF expenditures. Then he
wants 20 ask himself where the savings must
from TO lower the rates, so long the
roads are constituted they in their many
units and various groups and so long they
under the expense conditions they
der. He wants TO ask himself what be
done, and where, to get the transportation
charges of the American public down TO what
before the war.
II there had not been a dollar TO pay in 1920
for the locomotive fuel bills, instead OF the
se73, 100000 actually paid out; il there had
not been dollar to pay for materials, sup
plies. SC, instead of the 10000 actually
paid out; II there had not been dollar to pay
for loss and damage, injuries 10 persons, in
surance. hire of equipment and joint facility
rents, instead of the hundreds Of millions ac-
tuaIly paid out-if there had not been a dollar
to pay for single, solitary thing but wages
and taxes, those two items alone still would
have stood in round numbers four billions
of dollars-to be exact: wages, $s,s9s, ,2is.351;
taxes, s27sses,ees; wages and taxes together,
ss,977 Os5,O1s.
That four billions gone in gulp OF wages
and taxes was much as the whole transpor-
tation bill paid by the American public as late
as 1917. That four billions of wages and taxes
in 1920 was a full billion of dollars more than
bill of the American public for the three years
the annual average OF the whole transportation
before the war.
The railroad wage bill alone at ss.ess,2is,-
s51 in 1920 was above three-quarters of
billion of dollars more than the whole trans
portation bill of the American public in the
twelve months following the outbreak OF the
European war when the total operating
nues for the>year ending July 20, 1915, were
s2,s7f ,5ss,O47.
Since last July there has been IL per cent
reduction OF wages, which has not made dent
in the grossly swollen operating costs of the
were to pay cent Of dividends. If they
were 10 go bankrupt and not pay interest on
their debts, how would it be possible for them
TO get back TO normal near normal freight
gering operating expenses to payP
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The Public and the Railroads
CFrom the New York Herald) }

Apparently the railway executives, who an
nomcc they will go right with their pro-
posaIs for further wage cuts make
much headway in that direction for the better
part OF n year. The official statements and
documents In the strike settlement case seem
TO bear out the union leaders claims that there
will be wage reductions for "a considerable
time" Their resolutions calling on the strike
lay stress upon the Labor Boards declaration
that because Of its crowded docket it would
not be able TO reach wage reduction petitions
before next summer.
Both the Labor Board and the unions make
much of their common understanding that in
the Chicago proceedings before the board the
railroads engaged 10 make no changes in wages
or working conditions unless by agreement
with their employees or by decision Of the board.
II this means that there is hope OF the
unions agreeing with the roads upon wage re-
ductions, regardless OF the Labor Boards
docket, the chance for the public TO get mate
rial ease from its colossal transportation bill
goes up I'm smoke.
But while the public is greatly relieved to
know that there is 20 he winter tieup " its
food and fuel supply, il is not going to abandon
It's demand for lower freight and passenger
rates. It is going 10 insist as the railway man.
ayers realize and admit, that when all other
costs OF business and living being worked
downward toward normal the heaviest cost in
down, and come down sharply.
Only the dumfoundng mathematics OF the
railroad receipts and expenditures in recent
years can give the picture of how much more
the public is paying for its transportation work
than it should pay or stand paying. The
country's whole transportation bill in 1912, as
represented by the total operating income o.
the roads, was only So 500 100000 For the
three years OF 1912 1918 and 1914 the annual
average was only about $4,000, 100000. As
late as 1918 it had gone no higher than S359e,-
ss5,7ss. But in 1920 it was up TO Se17i,-
4s3.OOO.
This transportation bill which the American
public had to pay in 1920 above two bill
lions OF dollars mere .hsn 4: had been even as
late 1917. II was above two and n half bill
lions OF dollars more than IL had been in 1915.
1t was above three billions of dollars more than
the annual average had been for the three fiscal
years up TO the outbreak OF the European war
1t was three billions and nearly four hundred
millions of dollars more than in the hscal year
OF 1919.
And, astonishing TO relate, the whole OF that
terrible load OF than six billions of dollars
which the American public had 20 pay In trans
portaton charges for 1920 was swallowed up
in running expenses, except for negligible
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ENLARGE COUNTY WoRKHOUsE

An addition Of one-story brick
storeroom is being added TO the
property of the New Castle County
workhouse The building is to be
100 feet square and Will be in keep
ing with the architecture OF adoin-
ing buildings. The work is being
done largely by prisoners, many Of
whom are skilled in the building
crafts
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HE ideals OF life
need not fade out
If human beings
would be about SO
per cfnt. of what
they pretend to be.
Apropos Of the
kissing problem, a
husband tells of
his sad disillusion-
ment. It's the
other side"
Because she
would not let me
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for detailed Information and appli-
cation blanks.
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General FOch

cFrom the New York Herald.)