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Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-02-23

strictly 20 Information The bureau can.
9ot give ADVICE on legal Teaicai snl
settle domestic troubles. nor 70 uu1erta1s
exhaustive research on any subject
olive fun name and address and encioss
two cents IN Htafnpa for return postage.
All replies are sent direct - the inquirer
y. What parts ~ what animals are
sweotbreada7 n n
a. sweetbrend is the thyuus ~ pan.
rreaa # an animal. uarisIiy ~ caf.
The thymuz is throat or ,eck Eweof-
trend. whiio the pancreaa 81 the stomach
sveetbrcad
. what IL tho totai annual cost frr
oach House ~ Congress ~ y r.
4 Tho report ~ the Treasurer N tho
United states says that the ezpenEer
II tho Senate r laf9 totalnf S2.1l2.57i
while The entire cost ~ the House
~ Representative FIR tha' gear ras
s5 .2o3 054s7
q VIII thore IL %avai Training
school for boya during .acatinn this
yeara " III
4. Thc Navy Department aaYs that
~ the present tlme they have nof made
any definite plans for eafablianjng 4
naval school thia summer nor hoya Is
years ~ age
q Who sraa Saint avid where
and when dld he ivo and dio7 p q
a The exact dates ~ tho birth and
death ~ - David the Patron saint IL
Wales ere NOT known 5ut ne il said
- have lived about 200 D and W.
have died ~ "A great age lie WAS Z
son ~ Sandde. a Prince ~ Cunadda and
hiE mother was Non. q Tymrid Saint
ST. David founded many churches n
IN Waiea sfiiI being called hy ia name
and shrine az ST. David's s the Oh
jecf ~ pilgriuaRcs Ills festival II
celebrated IN March .st
q Why DO All the Japanese rssseIs
flae he nanr Narug E. E E
4. Steamahip authorities saw that the
japanese word "Maru. which Is Used
IN connection with the names 81 Jap
anese vessels. means Steamship RI
vessel. depending upon the way 10
which it il used.
q. Where IS the largest railway sta
tion IN the United States al W 81
4. The Bureau "a Railway Economies
says that The largest railway terminal
- the New York Central. which mas So
tracks " total train capacity II 45.
The largest building Is the PennsyI-
yania station. New York City.
Q What vas the Anatomy II Abuses
c. :. r:
=. This Teas 4 wors BY 1he Puritan.
Philip Stubbes. published ia t5s3. con
demnins mary X the customary
ii the time. reply ID IL
by Nashe was entitled Anatonie kof
y AbsardltIes. tI5s9l.
=. Who vas. or .- AkIb3 r. ". y.
a. Ise Rahbin Aklo Il the pseudonym
under which EoItaire published in 1881
his sermon du Rabbin Ak!b-trafuIt
le ! Hebreu.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-02-23

Washington has been warned that
trees imported from France are bring
ing IN brown tailed moth and a white
tree piariden. both Of which are regard
"a as the most destructive 81 pests oI9
foliage. All Of the States have been
told to be on the lookout for these nov
Comers and France has been urged
hereafter e more carefully inspect the
nursery stock she is sending 10 this
country. We are assured that Delawart.
College is on the watch for tho an
preach OF pests Of this kind and W
sincerely trust that none viii get into
the State. They would play havoc with
our fruit orchards and berry bushes. in
deed. II would he a calamity were thev
10 gain admission as they are not at
all unlikely to. Eternal Intelligent
vigilance is the price We will have to
pay for immunity from the devo,Irfng
pests and we should strengthen this
barrier in every possible way and take
no unnecessary chances
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-02-23

We all can be enyious Of the lillian
american father who finds cause for
congratulauon in the fact that his
twenty three dependent children an
title him - complete immunity from
the income tax. With coal a SIS. shoes
at 81 to s. n pair and macaroni sfif az
or near war prices it would require ona
with the disposition Of saint to find
compensating pleasure III the father
hood OF such a numerous brood MOI ~
mention the fact that they total exactly
twenty three"
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-02-23

The barring OF a plot directed by Ger
many TO create discord between The
United States and nor war associates
has al! the ca4 marks IF authenticity.
but the wonder IS that # should have
created any comment just now. Sena-
tor Lodge anticipated the German
propaganda several months, by COM
peiling the Senatorial "highbinders" to
repudlate our part III the alliance for
the peace OF the world, We need not
look so far to find out who pricd rs
apart from our over -the-sea friends
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-02-23

and tho unusual. II tho newspapers
would drop him entirely. and never
quote him on any subject. ho would
soon relax and become his CHEEKY,
pleasant self again But so long ms he
can break onto tho front pages OF tho
daily press. we may expect to hear
strange. whimsical. and funny things
OF him.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-02-23
WHAT THE PEOPLE SAY.
Thoughts and Comments oi
Every Evening Readers.

The fun name ard address Of tho writer
must accompany each letter, not neces.
snfily Tor publication but ms evidsnoe OF
Goud rnith. Anonymous communications
VIII be ignored. Publication Of letters
does not carry with u Endorsement by
Expressed.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-02-23
EVENING SMILE.
Her Souvenir.


Why did you hurry So" he asked
her when he had finally caught up
with her at the foot Of the stairs Of
the cafe"
DO you remember how the waiter
prepared to put clean tablecloth on
our table for fresh guests" she asked.
before We got through listening TO
the music2"
Yes" said he
Well. then. here, she said. and
showed him a large white tablecloath
that had been hidden under her coat
This is It. He laid it on the window
sill. Serves him right"
lie sazed upon it in amazement
Why didn't you let me know" he
aueried, and I might have taken the
table and walked out with that.
The Court-"Yon will swear that the
prisoner stole your umbrella ?" The
Piaintiff-"Your honor, 1 will swear that
he stole the umbrella | was carrying"
Bet that goat has found something
that will stick to his ribs What's he
done Eaten the tiypapcr
The time. the place and the girl.
How seldom we see them together"
And another rare combination. IS the
man, the scheme and the coin"
Ella-"RelIa married an octagena
tian" Stella-'I don't think that girl
ought TO change her religion for man"
Tell il To all Delaware through Ever.
Evening want ads
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-02-23

The faithful horse has been driven
out Of F M Sopers Apple Paradise
near Magnolia, ana tractors hereafter
will till the soil Of those big orchards
Horses. probably like their hu-
man predecessors, ate Of the fruit for
hidden them as they toiled among the
trees
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-02-23

Apples 20 cents q basket potatoes 30
and eggs so cents a dozen in Blackbird
hundreds pleasing music to the ears
Of consumers. but We do not believ g
the farmers will find much to rejoice
over In this tremendous reduction In
the high cost of running a home. Farm
ers within striking distance OF WI
mington street markets probably have
been so busy keeping up prices that
they may not have REALIZED how cour-
aseous they are in still being able to
ask near wartime rates for their prod
ucts-and get il. The moral would seem
70 be for more farmers to come and dis
pose Of their wares or our curbs.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-02-23
hnlrh,. W hhnrn..an -

The Flr1uari. v.nr
Ea-rassar ~i'H
lra 'hofr .irop rl
}Vasn.ur-on r'att..
I'm ragfL rtr~s4
-per- awarded
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-02-23

That was mighty inconsiderate
brass band that serenaded me on cleo
ton night remarked the defeated
Member of Congress What was the
trouhlce" II didn't play anything but
Home. Sweet Home. Washington
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-02-23

An interesting story in the nomen-
ciature Of towns might be disclosed in
ascertaining why an unoffending Mary
land village was christened Two
Johns"
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-02-23

Tell ii to all Delaware through Every
Evening want ads.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-02-23
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS.

Any reader can get the answer 70 any
question by writing Every Evening lnf0r-
nation Bureau. Frederic J. Hnakin Difeo-
tor, Warrington. ~ q. This pffer applies
strictly 10 Information. The bureau can.
DOT give advice legal medical ana
financial matters. n does not attempt 10
settle domestic troubles nor 10 uufertAke
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write your questions plainly and briefly.
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Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-02-23

EIla--''Bella married an octageua
rian." Stella-tI don't think that 4 girl
ought TO change her religion for a man. +
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-02-23

Bet that goat has found something
that will stick to his ribs" What's he
done Eaten the iypaper
The New York herald., 1921-07-24

The normal value Of the crown was
1890 cents. Now it is much less. To
an American a crown is about cents.
To a native of the country 1t is almost
10 cents. that is. in purchasing power.
Office. bank and commercial en-
ployees have had their salaries raised
in almost equal proportions with other
workers. A stenographer In a bank re-
ceives about 5000 crowns year. But
then she Is insured, and she has dress
allowance In addition to her salary. Men
employees here, as elsewhere, get larger
wages and hold better Jobs than women.
1t Is lot the intention OF the Govern
ment that this should be so. but II Is
argued that women seldom do equal
york with men. When the work Is equal.
MS in the teaching profession. both sala-
;ies and insurance benefits are the same.
On what would seem like small in
comes to Americans the Czecho Slovak
workers live SO well that one cannot
understand why any of them sigh TO go
TO the United States, as, most unreason-
ably, many do. Rents are so low even
!. ove~crowded Prague that almost any
rody can have a comfortable room. Mo-
body can have much more than room
because the laws oblige every house,
holder rich and poor alike. to share his
house or apartment with homeless peo-
ple. So much space is called a room.
and each and every person is entitled to
room somewhere. If a room exceeds
the specified number of cubic yards 1t
is called two rooms and two people must
sleep there. If II Is less than the given
number of yards 1t is not a room at all,
but one person may sleep there II he
likes. Usually the servant sleeps there.
out l know small and clammy closets
where quite dapper young officers dig In
every night
In the vast palaces of the old Austrian
and Hungarian nobles-and these abound
In every city in Observation-Disclosures
are many rooms larger than the ball
rooms of our most expensive hotels.
This space is measured and allotted just
as the others are. / have heard pathetic
tales of counts and barons, even princes,
whose palaces were appropriated by the
State and the former owners and their
large families permitted to occupy only
Two rooms. 1t sounded terrible to me
until saw one of the rooms. You could
The New York herald., 1921-07-24
BUYER FOR SOYIETS
IN AN ILLINOIS JAIL
Chicagoans Cause Arrest After
Spending Thousands to
Get Contracts.

Special Despatch to THE New York HERALD.
CHICAGO. July 23.-The crying need
of the polshevik Government of Russia
is a steam shovel It's next requirement
in order Of Importance is an axle. Last
but not least 1t requires five pairs Of
shoes for every man, woman and child
in Russia.
These secrets Of the Red regime. COM
piled by Chicagoans at a cost Of several
thousand dollars-to say nothing Of the
incidental expenses represented by
Turkish baths. taxi bills and lost time
were presented to Assistant United
States District Attorney r. A. Milroy
to-day for use In the case Of Max Schall-
man. Mr.. Schallman, who used to be a
glove maker in Milwaukee. appointed
himself personal confldant Of Lenine and
Trotzky and set out to rebuild the for
tunes of the Commune alone and unas-
sisted. He is now a guest of the United
States Government in the Wheaton Jail.
A. ]. Doyle. Chicago. president Of a
shoe company. met Schallman eight
months ago. The foreign adviser of the
Soviet Government was sdlfully hidden
in a loophole But Mr. Doyle found
him and. having, found him, broached
the subject Of Russia's commercial
needs. Schallman sunk his voice deeply
into his whiskers and replied:
II shall tell you the truth. Mr.. Doyle.
What we need Is shoes. All our car
lines are stopped and our people do a
lot Of walking We shall have to have
The New York herald., 1921-07-24

almost have played Ecit In it-nine
holes anyhow 1 aaid silaost. On the
other rooms. moreover. ths 'ormer mobiles
are permitted T. Select rent. but not
exorbitant rent, and he money must
come in handy. A an ients 1t is be-
coming more and more Nficult to buy
for song from the d aye0 nobility
silver, pearls. diamoLds, real lace and
Oriental rugs. These are for sale and
Americans are buying them. but the
prices have gone up.
Under housing regulations in Prague.
and l assume throughout Czecho-Slo-
vakia. rents have Increased since 1914
only 80 per cent. on an average. This
applies even TO h3aris. In Bratisiava,
the capital of Slovak&a. there Is only one
large hotel, the Contisental-Savoy. The
managers are strongly Magyar in their
sympathies, and until recently 1t was
difficult for an American and almost inn
possible for a Czech to get room there
Applications were coldly turned down
with the assurance that every room was
occupied. The wise traveller usually
slipped the room clerk two or three
hundred crowns and magically was sup
piled with room. Now this graft Is
completely ruined. Every traveller ap-
PAJHiS ~ q notci III oi0Ndnid 10 ~ -
shown into q room where n State official
examines his passport and hands him
a room number. The charge is five
crowns only. about ten cents American.
Profteering In food is discouraged in
like manner. The Czecho-Slovak worker
on his small wage can eat well, drink a
reasonable quantity of Pilsner or Munich
beer, go to the symphony concert, see
Charlie Chaplin or May Murray in one
of hundreds Of bios, as the movie thea
tres are called, and sit in good seats at
the athletic games which are an impor-
tant part of life here. Why he should
strike Is one Of those things which must
be laid at the door Of stubborn and ever
dissatisfied human nature.
The American IN Prague gives it up.
He does what am about to do now
telephones the Foreign Office to ask
how the bank strike is coming out, IL
1t Is. and follows this by 4 call on some
frisnd who may loan him forty crowns
with which to buy dinner. You can
get very good dinner in Prague for
forty crowns, about eighty cents, pro-
vided you can borrow the eighty cents.
The New York herald., 1921-07-24
PRAGUE BANK MEN
START Big STRIKE
Employees Union Begins
Movement That Spreads
Over Czecho-SlOvakia.
PATERNALISM THE EVIL
Insured by State Against
Illness, Disability, Unem-
ployment and Old Age.
WORKERS LIVING WELL
Wages Have Gone Up Since
War and Price Trend Is
Downward.
PATERNALISM THE EVIL
WORKERS LIVING WELL

Special Correspondence to THE NEW YoRK
HERALD.
PRAGUE, July 4.--The labor troubles
of Czecho- -Slovakia remind an Ameri-
can observer of the difficulties, as set
forth by Don Marquis, Of forming an
Almost Perfect state" when people
persist in remaining so patiently i'm
perfect.
For nine days the capital city,
Prague. and almost every other town
and city Of size in the entire republic
have been completely tied up by
strike of bank employees. Every bank
is closed and is being picketed like
coal mines or garment shops in SINH
lar crises; the Bourse has been closed;
nobody knows wtat exchange is; no
body knows when he is going to have
any money, and the whole country,
including some hundreds Of American
Red Cross agents. American Relief
Association men and Y. M. c. A. work
ers, are getting a meagre living by
borrowing from one another.
The strike began on June 23 in the
Czech banks only. the German banks.
which are in the minority in Prague,
remaining open. For day or two the
Government Bank and the German banks
went or doing business and no one took
the strike seriously. But gradually the
strike spread. On the morning of June
29 the German banks failed to open, and
the newspapers admitted that the banks
OF Bruno, the largest manufacturing city
of Moravia; Pilsen, the seat of the
famous Skoda steel works; and Bratis-
lava, the principal Danube port of entry
in Slovakia. were also closed. After that
1t was just one bank after another all
over Czecho-Slovakia.
On July / I learned at the Foreign.
Office that DR.. Gruber. Minister of Pub
lie Welfare. had appointed commits
sion to settle the strike. Great reti-
cence as to the causes of the trouble is
maintained by Government officials
Business men declare that it has its
roots In Bolshevism. but this the Gov
ernment denies. and rightly believe.
The Czechs are not Bolshevsts, al
though very small Communist party
exists. especially In Slovakia. where it is
supported and encouraged by Magyar
propagandists There is very flourish
ing Social Democratic party, but this
has been split into Right and Left sec
tions. materially weakening both sides
as a political force. The bank strike
has nothing to do with politics.
as far as can determine. It's
roots go deeper and strike down into the
fundamental conception of the relations
of the state and the citizen.
This conception grew out of the power
ful reaction of the whole people to the
despotic government of the Austrian
Hapsburgs. The old Austrian State was
anything in the world but paternal. hence
the new ideal of the Czecho- Sovaks is
Of an extremely paternal State. But the
over-parent State is not a parent to be
obeyed. but quite modern parent to be
ruled by his children.
Every one from President Mazaryk
The New York herald., 1921-07-24

II right away. We need 100000 pairs
of shoes. The Russian calves were
killed Off during the war. Unless we
get help II Is easy to measure the de-
cline of my country. We shall wear
out foot by foot"
Mr. Doyle, who had never before given
serious thought to the plight OF Russia
was touched.
Russia is suffering from the dogs Of
war" he replied sympathetically. Il
can get you the shoes-all fitted with
rubber heels to keep the wearer from
falling down the steppes-for $40,000.0o0s
and that's dirt cheap"
It'll pay you $36,000.o00. and not an
other cent" said Schallman- NOW !
got to h-sy some steam shovels."
Mr.. Doyle was a long time swinging
the contract. He devoted the time of his
entire sales force for eight months 20
the task of making things easy Tor
Schallman. He entertained him SS'5Uu
worth and furnished him with com-
plete assortment of shoes. He organ
lied a board Of business men represents
ing all lines of industry to act IS q
clearing committee for a more scientii'c
distribution of Schallman's orders.
Schallman mst c. A. Gaarber OF the
Erie steam shovel works. and after MT
CARRIER naQ tTedtcu iiiih " q
bath placed an order for half a million
assorted steam shovels. A Milwaukee
trunk manufacturer received contract
for 10000 trunks-one of which was de-
livered to Schallman.
e. w. MacAvoy. president OF the
American Axle Company. was one OF
the Chicago merchants who went to
Washington to urge recognition Of the
Soviet Government after they had been
interviewed by Schallman. Mr.. Mac
Avoy is reported to have seen Attorney
General Daugherty. Secretary of the
Trsasury Mellon and Secretary of Com
merce Hoover.
Buffalo business men chartered spe-
cial train for Schallman when he told
them he wished to go to Chicago on
business, and later chartered another
train for his return trip. 1t was said by
Federal officials. But some one became
suspicious and had Mr.. Schallman ar
rested. The shoes. shovels and other
things he had purchased were held up
at the dock. And the tottering Trotzky
regime must continue to totter without
hope of rsscue through the Intervention
of American steam shovels.
The New York herald., 1921-07-24

down argues that the basis OF all Gov
ernment ought to be social justice, and
the workers generally. both manual and
intellectual. interpret this to mean that
industry should be placed on a strictly
civil service basis and that every worker
should virtually own his job. One OF
the demands Of the bank clerks Is for a
minimum wage and a carefully regu-
lated wage scale, but the principal con-
tention, which the bankers say they will
never grant. is that no employee shall
ever be discharged without the consent
of, or at least without a consultation
with. his fellow employees; that Is to
say, the union
The bankers are practically all in a
syndicate and all bank employees arc
in a union, which makes the present
struggle one Of powerful organizations.
both strongly entrenched and well
financed. The bankers have more money
on hand, 1t is true, but the employees.
in case they win their strike. can easily
demand and get full pay for their idle
time. They are all insured up to their
eyes. Insured against illness or dis
ability. including maternity; insured
against unemployment. against old age.
The present Parliament even contem-
plates measures OF insurance against a
future rise in the cost of living.
This wholesale system of insurance. In
which the premiums are paid by employ
ers, employed and the State, enables the
Czecho- -Slovak worker to live very well
indeed on a small wage and relieves
him of the necessity Of saving much
money for future use. The rainy day.
Is fully guaranteed to have its umbrella
provided Moreover, since the half
starved days Of the war. wages have
gone up and the price of living has
tended steadily downward. The Czecho-
Slovak worker has about as little to
worry about as a South Sea Islander.
His wants are simple. and he can satisfy
almost all of them.
The increase of wages can be gauged
by the following table:
The New York herald., 1921-07-24

These are days wages and are stated
in terms of the crowns value In 1914.
The New York herald., 1921-07-24
Departmental Organization.
Special Despatch to THE New York HERALD
New York Herald Bureau,
Washington, ID. O., July 23.

Under the scheme tentatively worked
out the departmental organization, then,
would be as follows:
Department OF State--Charged with
the conduct of foreign affairs, the issue
OF passports. the publishing OF the laws
OF Congress and amendments TO the
Constitution.
Jreasury--Charged with the collection
ef taxes, payment OF the public debt and
oil other fiscal affairs of the Govern
ment.
Rational Desso..5-Charged with the
poairteDance OK the army and the navy,
with two main bureaus. one for each OF
these fighting arms. and, in addition, an
Independent air service for the better
development OF this new and important
factor In warfare.
Justice--Charged with the enforce
rnent OF the laws and with the duty Of
giving legal advice TO tho President and
to the members OF the Cabinet.
Post Office---Charged with the colIec-
tion, transmission and delivery of the
mails and with the operation OF the va
rious fiscal business conducted through
the postal organization.
Public v'orks--Charged with the de-