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Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-11-17
CUBA's HOPE FOR RECOVERY.

Some raw sugars in late october
rose to 4.06 cents u pound while the
demand gained such strength that the
Cuban Sugar Commission sold mare
than 100000 tons. The commission
believes that the demand will continue
vigorous, dcclarlng---though others
deny this--that the stocks are lower
than n year ago. The protests OF
Cubans against the increased emer-
gency tariff upon their sugar. giving
American cane and beet growers n
marked advantage in competition with
Cuban planters, will not abate. Re-
Gently a motion was made In the
Cuban Congress proposing n recipro-
city arrangement by which the United
States should import annually $780,
900 tons OF Cuban sugar duty free.
while Cuba should admit without duty
American goods TO the same value
But an improving sugar market would
hearten Cuba In her own efforts for
economic rehabilitation.
OF the emergency measures con-
ltemplated two can be accomplished by
her own Government acting alone.
During recent years the extravaganza
in the public administration has be-
come appalling. Cuba has not suf-
fercd from graft" as IL Is known In
American cities and Statcs--the mis-
appropriation of large funds by n Few
hands, Instead, the public funds were
wasted by the creation OF Il multitude
of useless offices and the initiation OF
public. works which. without corrup-
! tion, cost more than they were worth
s34 ,000, 600, and in the last fiscal year
The budget Of Cuba in 1s12-l3 was
sl36, 100000. President zayas is
, pledged to reduce il to s65 900 900; q nd
is trying hard. Again. a reform of tn,
revenue system is urgently needed
: Too much dependence has hithert.
been placed upon customs duties, ant
more varied sources of income shoult
be tapped. In two other emergency
measures the United States can assist
Cuba needs a foan--,5o, 600 900 is tht
sum most frequently mcntioned--ant
4 II Is from us that shc hopes TO obt;dr
Z 1t. Finally, the increased duties or
sugar should be done away with.
One great fundamental reform re
:. qured in Cuba is plain, but will tah'
A years tn accomplish. AZ the lowe
South discovered recently that Il wa
n mistake to depend wholly upon cot
h ton. so Cuba has learned that II 4
4 folly to pin all it's fortunes to suga
and tobacco. Cuba imports altogethe
- too much foodi Wheat cannot be sue
n ccssfully grown there, but rice, coffee
cacao. maize, potatoes. and man
other products can. Thre are grea
possibilities in livestock farming
e Americans have shown that fruit
@ oranges, grapefruit, pineapples, sn
bananas--cau be prohtahly raised.
> IS an additional argument for mike
" farming that IL viii check the oxter
is mination of the small farmer 10y In
rich individuals and corporation
which have been building up emo,
! nous sugar estates.-New York Ever
~ ing Post.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-11-17
BAR ADOPTS LEGAL AID.

The action of the, American Bar
Association at its recent meeting in
Cincinnati in amending its constltu-
tion, by n unanimous vote. to provide
for a standing committee on legal aid
work will prove OF enduring impor-
tance. Those who are familiar with
social work in the United States know
that the relatively young group of
agencies called legal aid organizations
afford the best means thus far devel-
oped for securing To the poorer per-
sons in the larger cities the legal ad-
vice and assistance which they need
and to which they are entitled. Social
workers also know that an efficient
legal aid organization gives them a
measure of cooperation in solving
problems which involve legal aspect
which is more helpful, more expert,
and more sympathetic than they have
ever been able to obtain elsewhere
What is not so generally recognized
is that the legal aid movement has ex-
sisted in this country without being
responsible to any suitable guardian.
lt grew up, one might say, without
parents and remained AN orphan until
thiS year. II utNclopeu as result OF
local impulses. Each society was con-
trolled by some kind OF local body, as a
board of directors, an organized char
ity, director of public welfare. but
the work as national undertaking.
came under the leadership of nobody
/ Now that the American Bar Asso.
] citation has set the standard and has
taken legal aid work in under its shield
1t is reasonable to predict that lega
aid work will pass safely through thi.
crisis in its career. The action of tn,
Bar Association is not transitor,
thing. That body amanded its consti
tuition so that its legal aid committe,
should be recognized as one of il.
permanent committees appointed a!
IL matter OF constitutional Requirement
each year. Tie fostering of legal al,
work thus becomes recognized Ba
Association activity, ranking in i'm
portance with grievance committee
work, efforts to reform procedure
selection of judges. and So on.-Sur
yey.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-11-17

move II from our statute books. Surely
II viii be betteN to have no such law
than to have 1t continually set aside
In the imposition OF punishment.
As we have said, all previous at
tempt to secure ne repeal OF the law
of corporal puniyhment at the whip
ping post have met With failure,
which certainly warrants the as
sumption that our legislators, when
confronted directly with the PROPOSE
tion, believed it to be their duty to
refuse favorable action. 1t has long
been held that the chief benefit of the
whipping post has been its effect AS
a deterrent. and especially in the mat
ter OF keeping the skilled and dam
gerous burglars of the large cities
away from Delaware territory, from
a wholesome fear OF the physical pun
ishment that would follow their ar
rest and conviction. For the penalty
Of imprisonment they had little re-
gard.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-11-17
RIPPITNG RHYMES.
BY Walt Mason.
THE CoRoNFg.

The coroner Is busy, he sell
dom has q rest; he- rides in his
tin Lizzie to hold another quest.
He wears out teams Of horses
when Lizzie win not 20: % sit
on elammy corpses he jourheys
to and fro. For every pa ssing
minute bootleggers sell their
booze, and there is venom in 81.
and juice Of overshoes. and sud-
den death and thunder, and
powdered bones and crime: and
he who drinks goes under, long,
long before his time. Some vot-
ers think IL funny 20 beat the
Volstead law. and so they spend
their money for poison rank and
raw. The coroner il toiling
through bitter winds and strong:
his clients viii be spelling il
they are kept too long The
winds are gallivanting. it thun-
ders snd it rains; the coroner is
painting along the country lanes:
along fhe village highway. and
down the city street: there r.
no road or byway that does not
know his feet. The boys must
have their bitters. from jug Or
demijohp, and, rounding up such
critters, the coroner goes on.
The boys must have their fisg-
ons-~the Volstead law be blow
ed And then they ride In
wagons along the boneyard road.
And while the boys drink tod
dies. the coroner's on his way,
and on their tortured bodies he
/ places his o. X.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-11-17
RECALL FOR wASTfRS,

The failure of the Non Partisan
League and the recall of its governor
iif North Dakota may be laid with
more emphasis TO the fact that In.
league didn't live up to the expectation
OF the farmers TO whom il appealed i'm
It's Inauguration. II soaked the farm
ers with far heavier tax burdens tina.
the old crowd OF politicians who for
merly bossed the state. When you
hit a farmers pocketbook. look out,
North Dakota's 1--WE year experiment
with the league increased her taxes
Just hvefold In the FIVE years. In 1915
tire total collections for state purpose,
were s2.1i27S4. in 1920 they were s10,.
614,Ss5. and next year they viii be s12,
600 600.
No party, In these days, can stan(
III before the voters which does no
give value received for the money IT,
elected ofIiciary spends. These ar,
tough times for the loose spender il
~ public ofice.-Seattle Post 1ntelli
genCpr
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-11-17
NEGRO CANDIDATES..

a feature of the recent election in
Greater New York was the election of
a Negro TO membership in the Board
of Aldermen, on the Democratic ticket.
He was Tammany candidate. and
he defeated another Negro, candi-
date on the Republican ticket. Which
indicates that Tammany has more real
regard for the political interests OF
the Negro than has the Republican
party of New York City.
In Philadelphia. at the recent olec.
tion, Negro was elected magistrate
ON the Republican ticket. but the
favor is not highly regarded by y,any
Negroes. as he is an ex-saloon keeper
and man of limited ability, who is
not likely 10 figure highly in his re.
sponsible Office. Tammany's Negro al.
derman, on the contrary, is a man Of
education and fine character. a prac
ticing lawyer, who promises to MAX,
an acceptable official.
These instances are not cited 10 sns.
gest to Negroes that they would bet
ter their political status by becomin.
Democrats, for it is not likely the,
would. But they ought to suggest I,
them the futility of the course the,
have pursued. blindly and devoted,v
for years. in Offering themselves .,
bloc, as a political asset to the Renub
lcan party at every election. Th
Republican party has shown tim
and again, especially here in ORR ci,
OF Wilmington, that IT is undeservin
OF such blind and faithful political de
Votlou. Independence in voting com
led with intelligent consideration an
decision, certainly would be the n.
gro's best political asset.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-11-17
THE MIRROR OF
PUBLIC OPINION

chance to be revivifed with new cap
ltal. The Senate scheme OF -urtaxes
scaled up to a maximum OF 80 per
cent simply grabs from salaried. pro-
fessional and business men large
part OF their income; gives the Gov
ernmcnt the surplus OF that income
which otherwise would be used to keep
up or enlarge business and employ
labor and produce goods. unemploy
ment In large already. This Ii the
way TO make Il larger. The very fat
Incomes go Into tax-exempt securities.
II is the notorious fact that taxes of
more than 20 or 80 per cent Weld
less instead Of greater revenue. In
their Populistic zeal to punish
wealth. the advocates OF higher SUR
taxes are ready TO rob business. labor
agriculture, industry. even the Gov.
ernment itself, The House should al
least insist upon the retention OF iis
80 per cent maximum, though that
IL too high.--New York Times.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-11-17

in the same court. on Tuesday last. a
Negro known as Ginger" Briggs. was
convicted of most strocious assault
and robbery on the highway. having
bcaion his victim severely. robbed
him of the money he had about his
person. and left him lying on the
pavement. The court imposed a scu-
t.ncc OF twenty years Imprisonment
and forty lhshcs. The law provides
Tot the punishment OF whipping. and
IN this Instance there was no proof
of nrst offending and no recommen-
dalton 60 mercy by the jury. The
court was Obliged under the law. to
Impose the corporal penalty.
Ia announcing the sentence, how.
ever. the court vet Saturday, Janu-
siv IL, as the day for the inf,iction o.
the whipping. The prevailing course
has been % iix the Saturday follow
ing the imposition, OF sentence. but
this date is twp months distant. No ex.
PLANTATION Was given for the unusua
delay. but IL is natural to presum,
that during the Interim efforts will b.
made by friends Of the convicted mar
to secure ciemeney of remissi\ " of tn,
forty isshes through intervention o
the Board Of Pardons and the gov
elnor.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-11-17

least. lack Of that respect for the
notable gathering within the hall
which should~be conspicuous and sim
cere ms long as the Conference con-
tinucs.
These ''picketers" had in view the
creation OF sentiment In favor ef
the pardoning of Eugene V. Debs. who
was convicted for acts that were
deemed positively disloyal and injuri-
Gus to our government during the
World War. He was fairly tried, con-
victed and sentenced 10 Imprisonment.
Efforts to secure his release by execu-
tive favor We're made from time to
time. and 1t is said that recently n
pardon was virtually offered him il
he would promise to refrain from Civ
ing voice to disloyal expressions here
after, but he refused.
''"' i'b"iu VI tue Phu ptSt VI tnlS
'picketing'' IL was an act OF violence
that should not be condoned. and the
authorities at Washington should see
to II that no other such manifestations
of disrespect TO the members of the
distinguished gathering Of world rep.
resentatives shall be permitted. II
is n senseless form of demonstration
and protest, in any event, invariabl,
expressing the generally imprope,
purposes of small minority in pueril,
effort to influence the action of IN,
great majority. Too long have viii,
theorists and -sdvosates OF causes alto
gether uncongenial To our form o
government, and at times actuall,
inimical to its continuance. been per
mitted to express themselves in thi
offensive and silly manner. our for
eign guests, at least. should he rigid
" protected from such unnatural an
noyance
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-11-17

THE moment school Is not play, Il
~ an injury" says Mr.. Edison. II
don't know quite the age a. which a
.child's mind atrophies. but IL IL some
whore between the ages Of II and "a"
Here Mr.. Edison bears out the
psychoanolStsts 20 perfection. The
child's intellectual development ~ ar
rested by boredom somewhere between
III and IL, and along most lines IL
never advances thereafter. A little
iater the child becomes Interested IN
making money, and that remains the
individuals most vital interest all his
life. His character and personality
mature after q fashion. but these can
never reach fun maturity without
an all-round mental developrnent.
Hence the fact that the grown masi SO
often has the taste, the viewpoint and
the emusements Of high school boy.
A change in our system Of educa-
ton seems 10 DO agreed by all author
tiles 10 he the fundamental need. Most
Of our literature and drama, film and
otherwise. is infantile and fosters
the infantile attitude toward life. But
there Is plenty Of better stuff availa-
BILE. What Is lacking is a demand for
'Hs tAtiS btttfis ~ ibHb bS our hchpOis
arc inadequate, as long Bs teachers
are the most poorly paid servants ~
the state, as long az all teaching ls
rigidly censored so that when q teach
er speaks his mind he risks his job
as long as the United States continues
; to rank tenth among the civilized ma
tions Of the world I'M it's educational
system. just so long, ray the psychol-
ogists, will We rank somewhere near
the tail end of tho procession in the
number Of truly adult men ana women
: we produce.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-11-17
Z. X. X. VETERANS.
Maryland Division TO Have Meeting
and Entertainment.

The Pennsylvania Railroad Mary
land Division Veteran Employees As
sociation will hold their monthly meet
ing in Pennsylvania Office Building to-
morrow evening at : o'clock. There
will also be nomination officers for
the coming year. There will be a
smoker and entertainment
Harry ID. Gordon. president will at
tend the first annual banquet of Penn
sylvania System Veteran Employees
Association, General Office. Philadel-
phia, in the ballroom of Bellevue STRAIT
lord Hotel this evening.
The Maryland Division Associatiou
is making arrangements for their 1871
annual banquet to be held in Wash
;ngton some time next April. There
are about 700 members on Maryland
Division at present. They are mer
who have served Pennsylvania Rail
road 20 years or more.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-11-17
JUST FOLKS
WHEN THE soar GETS
IN YOUR EYE
BY Edgar A. Guest.

NV father says that | ought to be
A man when anything happens to me.
An ne says that u man Will take DloW
An never let on II hurts him so;
He'll grit his teeth an he'll set his chin
An bear his pain with a manly grin.
But I'll bet that the bravest men would
cry
II ever the soap gets in his eye.
4 N brave enough when I'm playin bail,
An can laugh when I've had fall.
With the girls around I'd never show
That | was scared II the blood should
flow
From my banged up nose or a bat
tered knee.
As brave as the bravest l can he,
but it's different pain, an don't know
why,
Whenever the soap gets into your eye,
can set my teeth an can grin
When 1 scrape my cheek or l. BARK
my shin,
An once | fell from our apple tree
An the wind was knocked rlSht OUT
! OF me.
But | never cried an the gang ali said
That they thought for sure i was
! really dead.
But it's worse than thinking you're
going 10 die
Whenever the soap gets in your eye
When your mothers holding your
i neck. and you
Couldn't get away if you wanted to,
An she'A latherin' hard with her gooC
right hand.
i IT'S more than the bravest man coulc
j stand
!, II YOU open your mouth 10 howl, yot
get
i taste of the wash rag, cold and wet
: But YOU got to yell Till your face get
dry
= Whenever the soap gets in your eye
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-11-17

These incidents are suggestive Of a
Trend In the direction of converting
the penalty OF corpofaI punishment.
as provided by our criminal statutes.
into a custom more honored i'm the
breach than IN the Observance" For
many years There have been spo-
radio movements TO secure the REPEAL
of the laws imposing physical pun
ishmcnt for certain abnormal crimes
and although they proved successful
40 70 the ancient pillory, they invari-
ably failed TO bring about the aboli-
t'on OF whipping. The latest move
IA this direction was made. we believe
at the legislative session Of 1919. bu,
the Legislators were obdurate and tho
law remains.
II has been plainly apparent in re.
cen, Years. however. that the whip
Iing post as an agency OF punishment
Tor violated law WAS gradually fallin,
Into "A condition of "innocuous desue
tnde.' Amendments were enacted al
lowing wide discretion to the court ii
imposing its penalties. and for sev
erai Years the legal inniction of th
lash has been the exception rathe
than the rule.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-11-17
MEETINGS TONIGHT.

City Council
Iron Moulders' Union.
du Pont Post, G.. y. Il.
Delaware Saengerbund.
Camp No. .. p. o. s. y.
CLAYTON Lodge, X. or +.
Eden Lodge. |. o. o. +.
Cyrus Temple, l.. q. E.
Asylum Lodge. I. Q. Q. +.
Crusaders Temple, l.. G.. Il.
Volunteer Fireman's Relief.
Voters Partisan League.
Windsor Lodge. o. S. of \. G.
Keokuk Tribe. Imp'd. o. r. NJ
Delaware Conclaye, l. O. .. +.
Palestine Castle A. O. h. M. c.
Delaware Commaadery. X. &. II.
Washington Lodge, A. II. & A. Nj.
Wilmington Lodge. A. O. L. W.
Hiawatha Tribe, Imp'd. O. r. NJ.
Brandywine Conclave. $. w. NJ.
Winona Council. Jr. O. u. A. Nj.
Wilmington Lodge of Machinists.
Mizpah conclave. II. or $. w. NJ.
Wilmington Lodge of Moose. No. Is.
Delmarvia Lodge. \. l.. to h. r.. Il.
Master Horseshoers Nat. Pro. Asso.
Washington Camp. No. II, L. O. S. \
Lady Washington Home Communion
lCourt Brandywine foresters of Amel
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-11-17
INSPECTOR SENTMAN HERE.
New y. q. Department Officer Begins
Local Duties.

J. f. Seminar, the new postofiice
inspector for this district took pos
session Of his office in the Federal
bcilding this morning.
He has been for the past seven years
lat Havre. Montana. and has been re-
Gently transferred to the East.
He succeeds Inspector Conner, who
goes TO the Baltimore district.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-11-17
STOP THE PICkETING.

In Washington, on Tuesday, a small
gathering, among which were some
ex-service men. engaged in the doubt
ful and uncomplimentary pastime Of
"picketing" Continental Memorial
Hall. in which the Conference for the
Limitation OF Armaments was sitting.
They We're not unduly demonstrative,
but they afforded a spectacle that
should not have been permitted, an
offending which displayed, to say the
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-11-17

II is also recalled that when four
of the most notorious and most ac-
complished burglars of the country
Jimmy" Hope big Frank" Mccoy,
Fred llurlburt and James Lawlor--
were arrested for their attempt to
burglsrizo the National Bank of Della
ware, in this city, in November, 1873,
their greatest dread was the imposi-
ton Of the lash. They felt that IL
would degrade them in their profess
sion and render them social outcasis
among their high brow" fellows in
crime. But they had to undergo the
punishment, and although all save
Big Frank" evaded the Imprisonment
sentence by escaping from iail-"Big
Frank" also escaped but was recap
tured-never again did they figure
conspicuously in the world OF famous
crime.
IL also is a fact that since this no.
torious happening no burglars of the
skilled and dangerous class have oper-
atcd in this State, except postoaice
robbers. who, being offenders agains,
Federal law, were not tried under the
State laws. But q brace Of these fel.
lows once made the mistake of burg.
larizins blacksmith shop in ordel
to secure tools with which TO fore.
entrance into a postofiice, and for thi.
offending they were seized by tn,
State authorities, tried, convicted. an,
whipped. Postoffice robberies hav,
not been so frequent here since tha
| episode.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-11-17
THE EVENING SMILE.
PROBABLY NECESSARY.

a man who had not learned the
art OF expressing himself with pen on
Paper wanted a letter written. and
went TO prominent business man To
get II done. After writing the few
things dictated the business man
asked if there was anything else.
You might add, Excuse poor writ
ing and bad spelling" said the illit-
crate man.-Exchange
Mother" said Mr.. Cobbles, II hone
you will be as considerato of our naw
hired man as you can for q few
weeks" What for?" asked Mrs. Cob
bles. He's only getting $50 a month
and his board. It's up to you and nc
to make him forget that he made $40
1. day during the war. ar.'-Birmingham
Age-Herald.
George BORDERING dinner for twol
Waiter. let me know when il is 11.30'
Waiter-"The time or the check?"---
Letroit News.
''The skies have a good deal to dc
with mans moods" IL hadn''
noticed it," Doesn't a gloomy sky
tend to make you feel gloomy" Eyes
but a blue sky doesn't make me fec
blue" Boston Transcript.
Sally (tho farmers wife)
I u letter from a London lady tbii
/ morning. Timothy as wants To TAX,
/ hopen-air cure at this ere farm in
the summer. and asks If we have
bathroom. What am ! to>say?" Farm
er--"Write and tell her the truth a
once, Sally. Say she'd better have he
tn the day before she comes here.
London Mail.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-11-17
Gas Regiment Recruits Here

Lieut.. Swanson of the First Gas
Regiment of the Edgewood Arsenal
and his recruiting staff arrived here
today and will accept recruits for the
regiment until noon tomorrow, when
they will leave the city. They are
stationed at the Postoffice. The party
comprises Sergeants Borke, Daniels
Miller, Posey, Corporal Ramsey and
Mechanic Oppolear. This is their sec
ond visit to Wilmington.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-11-17

But regardless OF the merits or the
discredit Of this form OF punishment
for certain crimes. the question will
remain whether it is a wise policy
TO practically ignore the effect OF the
law by resort to the various open ways
for securing exemption. II must be
admitted, even by those who favor
corporal punishment, that II is not
an appealing element in the admin
istration of justice. But what will
be the effect Of setting it aside in every
instance where il is possible by the
means that are open? Would it not
be far better to have the law repealed
IL il is not 70 be practically admins
tered?