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Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-10-12
RIPPLING RHYMES.
BY Walt Mason.
THE P0ORHOUsE WAY.

The price of things is higher
than it should rightly be, and
oft we hear the buyer exclaim-
ing. "Hully cheel" They say
that hides are cheaper-so cheap
the growers lose; but oh, the
weary weeper who buys pair
of shoesl We cannot scrape to-
gether the coin to buy pair
of shoes of honest leather, such
as we used to wear; and so in
shoes of paper. for which we
roundly pay, all drearily we
caper along the poorhouse way.
Oh why are things OF leather
stlll priced to break the heart,
when hide of steer and wether
are cheap. in every mart? And
cotton has been selling so ruin
ously low we heard the growers
yelling and wailing in their woe.
But goods composed of cotton,
the things we had to buy, as
you have not forgotten. We're
always beastly high. Conditions
are not cheering, to one who's
spent his wad; the hogs are
profiteering. the swine are still
abroad. Reduced are pins and
buckles, and carpet tacks and
nails. but when I'd buy brass
knuckles the war price still pre-
walls. silk shirts. of blazing
spiendors. are lower than OF
yore, but when I'd buy suspen-
ders, they're dearer than fore.
Oh. many things seem rotten,
and few seem good and gay, as,
in my shoes of cotton, l tread
the poorhouse way,
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-10-12
VALUE OF GOOD ROADS.

The sudden rallying of property
owners in Elgin and along the Lake
street bond issue highway to assure
construction of the best road possible
with modern paying methods and ma
terials is Of interest as indicating a
growing realization of the value of
good roads TO community. AS they
must help pay for the paving, and will
be the chief users OF the highway. they
are entirely within their rights in de-
manding fhe best available.
If experiments are to be tried they
should be tried as experiments, not as
a completed part of an established
good roads system which, should they
fall, will have section OF bad high
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-10-12

1t was believed then that the ghost
of coastwise shipping privilege was
laid forever. But not so. The Re-
publican National Convention in Chi
cago in 1920 adopted this plank: I'VE
recommend that all ships engaged in
coastwise trade and all vessels of the
American merchant marine shall pass
through the Panama Canal without
payment of tolls" The Borah bill,
passed by the Senate on Monday. is
in answer to that Republican pledge.
The same forces which fought against
tolls repeal in 191S-14 supported Bo-
rah's measure few days ago. Not so
loudly, IL is true, but far more eff
caciously. One can understand how
certain type Of Republican woald
be for it. But it is hard 10 explain
the actions of those 10 Democratic
Senators. who aided the Republican
majority. Missouri is not a shipping
state. yet Reed voted for il. So did
Walsh, Kendrick. Ashurst, Robinson
Shields stanley. although Montana
wyomins, Arizona, Arkansas. Ten
nessee and Kentucky are not ship
pins states. Underwood OF Alabama
nfoussard and Ransdell Of Louisiana
and Walsh OF Massachusetts, had Z
utilitarian reason. II they cared I,
make use OF il.
We shall keep our pledged word
or else we shall not keep it. If tn,
men who framed the Hay-Paunce
fote treaty did not know what
meant, then no one else can know
But they did know, and they sal
so. II meant what it said" If W
are to break our word, how can w
persuade the World Powers that on
actions at the Conference for tn
Limitation Of Armament are in goo
faith? Germany kept her word onl
; when it was TO her benefit. It seem
that some persons would place thi
Country in her class.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-10-12
KEEP PLAYHOUSE OPEN.

Editor Every Evening: With many
others I have read with much interest
and feeling of real regret--the an
nouncement that The Playhouse is TO
be closed, as result of a lack of
patronage, high operating costs, etc.
With others interested in Wilmington
and its affairs have wondered what
sort of reasoning prompted this an
nouncement.
Every concern in the city, and in
most every other city for that matter
is having some experience with high
cost Of operation" these days-but
we are all doing business. We may
lie awake etNnights worrying but we
do not quit when we've had a bad
week or a poor month. We try TO ad-
just business TO present-day conditions.
It may be a problem. but il is being
done and will continue 10 be done for
months 20 come.
Theatres are not unlike other lines
Of business. in many respects. Chang
Ing conditions require changing
methods. / haven't heard of any gem
eral closing up of theatres in other
cities the size OF Wilmington. We
have over 100000 people here with a
large suburban population. Whining.
ton has and will continue to patronize
a theatre playing legitimate attrac.
tions. The Playhouse has offered som,
good shows since it opened a few
weeks ago and has played to poor
business" there is no disputing that
but as stated above lots of us ar,
playing to poor business" righ
along. But we keep on playing. w,
don't quit. Keep The Playhous,
open by all means. If the presen
lessees don't want 1t, turn It over I,
some one who does.
Playgoer.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-10-12
PANAMA CANAL TOLLS.

The passage by the Senate Of tn"
Borah bin for tolls exemption OF
American coastwise vessels passing
through the Panama Canal may prove
embarrassing to President Harding as
he gathers the World Powers around
the conference table TO discuss inter-
national matters. Great Britain will
be- the principal Power at the arma-
nent discussion: she is also the prin-
clpal Nation 20 be affected by the en-
actment OF this bill which, like its
predecessor of 1912, approved by
President Taft. is a violation of the
Hay pauncefote treaty which we ne
sotiated in 1901. That Country will
be justified in questioning the valid
ity OF our actions in conference If we
twice demonstrate that our written
word 10 not worth the paper used to
bear II. II the President possesses
the wisdom accredited TO him by his
advisers he will delay passage of the
bill in the House, at least until the No
Vember meeting has adjourned. II
he would avoid raising past interna-
tional issues which were laid by the
repeal Of the tolls exemption in 1914
; he VIII prevent its enactment.
This second effort to make America
violate a pledged word is evidence of
two powerful forces which are bearing
upon Congress. One is the anti-Brit-
ish group. suffering from Anglophobia
which extinguishes the senses OF rea-
son. justice, and fair dealing. The
other In the coastwise shipping in
terests who wish this form of subsidy
from the Government. II we are to
subsidize one industry. let US play
fair and subsidize all industries. Let
us have out-and-out State Socialism
or else. let us continue our policy oi
democracy which has proven its prac-
ticality. There is no logical reasoI
why the American people should b,
taxed TO aid coastwise shippers. Mo-
is there logical reason why we should
x~m~fx n,.r x.-o~l ,,,a~alx~ 80 ,,1a,~ co .Aos.
persons who hate England more thar
they love their native America.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-10-12
QUEERING A LAW.

The Maryland Prohibition Direc-
tor gave out for publication certain
opinions that serve only to encour-
age violations of the Yolstead Act.
which he took an oath to enforce TO
the best of his ability. a movement
was made to have him removed be-
cause OF this breach OF official obliga
ton. We doubt very much, IL any
thing will come OF this movement
beyond an overhead notice to with
hold hereafter public expression OF
his views.
Let's recall a bit of political his
tory: Just a year ago two Maryland
gentlemen were candidates respec-
lively OF the Democratic and Re
publican parties for the United States
Senate. One was self-announced
wet, and the other had a dry voting
record running back for a score OF
years. The wet candidate was elected
with the help OF temperance voters
whose dry convictions failed them In
the voting booth.
Result: When a Prohibition Di-
rector was to be appointed by the
oA lHt rfitNAlVn anu ittbih-
mendation of the wet Senator, the
appointment went TO one who like
himself had little love for the Pro-
hibition law.
Note: Had the dry Senator been
elected the Prohibition Director for
Maryland would not have been Of tht
\ Budnitz brand.
A gentle reminder: Some goot
| folks are reading this article, WHIT
voted for the wet Senator. who ap
pointed the wet Director, who gav'
out the wet opinion that gives ai'
and encouragement to would-be we
violators OF the law and nullifiers o
| the Constitution.
Query: After all, who is reall,
responsible for Budnitz7-North Eas
| (Md.) Star.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-10-12
THE EVENING SMILE.
BREAKING 1T GENTLY.

A New York silk merchant went
TO the bank to get his note renewed.
Il am sorry" said the banker.
but 1T will be absolutely impossible
FOR me TO renew your note"
The silk merchants face paled.
After moment of thought he looked
up at the banker and asked:
Were you ever in the silk busi-
ness?"
why of course not" answered the
banker.
We'll, you're in it now" said the
silk merchant as he picked up his hat
and went out.-Cincinnat Enquirer.
"on my last voyage" a young sail
or remarked, II saw waves 40 feet
high" Get out" cried an old sailor.
Il was at sea for so years and / never
saw them that high" Well" the
young sailor retorted, things are
higher now than they used to be-
Ladies Home Journal.
"Is this an accommodation train ?''
asked the travelling man. only in a
technical sense" replied Mr.. Crosslots
LAS a matter of fact it's one of the
most disobliging trains ever rode on
Washington Star.
Mrs. O'Brien: They say it's not po-
lite TO be helped twice, Mr.. FIaherty
but yell take another piece of my
cake. won't your FIaherty: "Indade
Oi will that. Mrs. O'Brien. Shure, it's
the height of politeness to ate a
sicond piece av such cake as this
Western Christian Advocate.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-10-12

has no pity for the brdinless speed
ster. but 1t has much sympathy for the
careful motorist whose nerves are
set on edre scores of times day by
jaywalkeis violating the law. And
the joke is that those jaywalkers 90
times out of 100 are city folk.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-10-12

In the Presidential campaign of
1912 Mr.. Wilson was persuaded to
speak in favor OF American tolls ex-
cmption. This he did upon bad ad-
vice. and without having properly
studied the matter. Upon entering
the White House the question was
again brought to his attention. He
investigated it thoroughly, and real
lied the wrong which had been done
Great Britain. Thereupon he re-
auested Congress to make amends.
Tho fight for justice, and the fight
for privilege. and the fight of hatred
began once more i'm the Senate. Great
Britain protested the exemptions as a
violation OF the -Pauncefote
treaty. She was upheld by Joseph
II. Choate, who was the American
Ambassador to the Court OF st.
Jamess from 1899 to 1905. During
this controversy in 1894 he bluntly
told the Senate Committee on For
eign Relations that the treaty
meant what it said and said what IL
meant" The correspondence Of John
Hay, who was Secretary of State when
the pact was conceived, upheld Mr.
Choate's contention. Elihu Root
again gave his opinion that the Pan
anna Canal Act was an injustice 10 tho
other signatory. Henry White, who
had conducted the preliminary nego.
tiations with Lord Salisbury, also
agreed on this point.
A most bitter fight was made OF
behalf of privilege. While it was tn,
shipping interests which brought
most weight 10 bear upon Congress
the Anglophobiacs make the mos
noise. Senator James A. O'GormaI
OF New York led the latter element
and all hyphenates who hated Grea
Britain gave him powerful support
Notwithstanding all the forces, tn
tolls repeal bill was passed in tn
spring of 1914 by vote OF ZIG TO Z
in the House. and SO to s5 in the Sen
ate.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-10-12
NEW YORK DOCTOR ENDS LIFE.
Prominent Physician Found With
Bullet Wound In Head.

New York, Oct. 1.-THE body of
DIR. James Raynor Hayden, a we'll
known New York physician, with a
bullet wound In his head. was found
Monday in a clump of trees near the
fashionably Rockaway Hunt Club on
Long Island, where he had been
spending the summer. The police re-
corded the death as a suicide.
DIR. Hayden, 1t was learned. left
the home of a friend shortly before
midnight Sunday night and returned
to the club, where he retired Moth
ing more was seen of him until the
body was found yesterday by mush-
room hunter,
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-10-12

shall be levied upon vessels engaged
In the coastwise trade OF the United
States" Elihu Root then a Senator,
had been Secretary of War when the
Hay y-Pauncefote treaty was negoti-
ated. He knew that this act was a
violation of that pact, and so declared
from the floor of the Senate. Secre-
tary OF State Knox and President Taft
differed from Mr.. Root. These two
held to the strange view that the
words "all nations" did not include
the United States.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-10-12
WHAT THE PEOPLE SAY.
Thoughts and Comments OF
Every Evening Readers.

The fun name and address OF tha
writer must accompany each letter, not
necessarily for publication but as evil
dence of good faith. Anonymous COM
munications will be ignored. Publica-
tion of letters docs not carry with IL
Endorsement by Every Evening OF the
poinions therein expressed.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-10-12
MEETINGS TONIGHT.

Camp ., p. o. A.
Christian Scientists.
Cigarmakers Union.
Sheridan Post, G.. A. r.
Cyrus Temple, l.. G.. E.
Hope Lodge, 1. o. o. r.
Franklin Circle, B. of d.
Delaware Lodge, d. o. II.
American Dodge, S. of II.
knights of St. Lawrence.
Welcome Lodge, o. S. B.
Delaware Council, c. b. L.
National Protective Legion.
Temple Lodge, A. F. & A. NJ.
Temple Council, L. o. r. C.
Usage Tribe, Imp'd. o. r. NJ.
Star of Bethlehem, I. G. e.
Wilmington Council, c. B. L.
Canton Delaware, 1. o. o. f.
Lafayette Lodge, No. 2. K. of P.
German Beneficial Society, No. 8.
Welcome Council, Jr. o. U. A. NJ.
Harmony Council, No. 1, U. F. A.
Mattahoon Tribe. Imp'd. o. r. NJ.
VIM. Mckinley Com. o. l.. H. M. A.
Washington Camp, No. 4, P. o. S. A.
Evening Star Lodge. No. IL, P. s. Of B
Local 626, Carpenters & Joiners Union
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-10-12

New York, Oct. 11--"Go right on
being athletlc, Girls---it won't hrrt
youl' SO say American physical cui-
ture experts. who take issue WITH the
recent charges OF English educators
that athletics are uniting our modern
women for motherhood. The Victor
ian girl. according to these English
al shorities. was much better mother
thnn the modern feminine athlete, be-
cause she wisely conserved her store
OF vital and nervous energy for the
crisis OF motherhood instead OF vast
ing IL daily on the tennis court, golf
course. or hockey field.
This surprising assertion seems TO
have made q serious impression upon
EngIand, where there is now a strong
movement for milder school athletics
for girls. but 80 far II has received
little sympathy over here. Absolute
toinmyrotl" is the way most Of our
di. ,ctors Of physical education have
dismissed the subject. while a few of
them have taken the trouble to ex-
plain why.
1T il unfortunate," says Dr. Dudley
Sargent, Harvard physical director
and head Of the Sargent School Of
Gymnastics In Cambridge, that such
statements have just enough truth in
them 40 that they cannot be contra.
dicted in their entirety. IL is true, Of
course, that many women do have
trouble at childbirth, but IL Is unfair
20 say that II is because Of athletics
Athletic training is ideal for woman
It develops just the muscles Of the ab-
domen and the lower part Of the bacl
that she is compelled TO use in thi'
crisis.
"Overindulgence, overtraining=tha
is another thing altogether. / do no
believe In that. / have fought excess
es all my life do not believe in tn
entertaining, for instance. that leave
boat crew in entire collapse ono
the race is over.
Il believe that these girls VIII
specialize in tennis, who play all IN
time. all over the country, are tn
ones who would be sure to have troubl
, in the crisis Of motherhood. Sue
' women are tight, tense. keyed up a
q the time, and muscle bound. There
Z a vast difference, you know.
Where is a girl going TO get ths
o vital and nervous energy, the Victor
\ ians claim to have monopolfzed If st
does not develop IL? And If she d'
{ velops IT, she must keep II UP. A ma
: who is well developed and then SUD
denly ceases physical exercise go'
n stale and fiabby. This is equally trt
n Of a woman Her muscles must I
developed and kept developed If 81
4 IL 10 perform her function Of mothe
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-10-12

Readers have needs arising on all
days OF the week, and turn TO the
paper to satisfy them.-Adv.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-10-12
Mothers Need Muscle.

You read more and more Of the
necessity of restoring TO the Caesarian
method. 1t Is because so many women
have undeve1oped muscles Of the abb
domen and lower part OF the back.1
It is because these women have never
been called upon 70 do any hard work,
or make any effort Of their own"
DIR. Fl. n. MacCracken, President OF
Vassar College, thinks that the OBJ
lection of the English educators to
athletics for girls is based upon an
| inferiority complex. In other words.
| 1t is merely one more attempt OF a
dying generation 10 assert it's su-
periority over it's livelier successors.
Victorian ladies' have lately had to
endure much scornful pity from their
modern granddaughters. Their waists
were pinched. they have been told,
their minds inactive, their clothes were
clumsy and they were physically weak
(witness the fainting habit for lack
Of fresh air and exercise. "Ah," they
reply at last, but we were better
mothers"
The argument advanced by the
English opponents to athletics for
girls" says DIR. MacCracken, lis about
as logical as urging a young man not
TO deplete his mental energies by
studying during the year. but to keep
them intact for the great crisis Of
examinations.
There can be no doubt but that
good muscular development Is an ad-
vantage in childbirth. A case was
recently brought to my attention in
which a woman was almost unable
to bear her child because her abdomin-
al muscles We're undeveIoped. Mother
hood was the first hard work she had
ever been called upon to do, and
naturally she was unequal to it.
Proper athletic training improves
a girls general health and physica
condition. Far from injuring the mex
generation, believe that it gives ael
children a superior inheritance o.
health and strength.
IF anything, our women have beer
coddled too much. Athletics are moth
ing but strong muscular exercise
Hockey is not as hard physical worl
SIS doing family wash
College Girls Good Mothers.
DIR. MacCracken is supported in hi
D. opinions by DIR. Elizabeth B. Thelberg
resident physician at vassar 70
II thirty-four years, and Miss France
H Ballentine, head Of the Department o
| Physical Education. who has directe,
| the athletics of the college for twenty
| seven years. Nothing in their ex
| pe rience has ever led them to believ
4 that athletics are injurious to women
/ but then the system at yassar take
I into account the fact that some girl
| Eare weaker and should therefore b
| less strenuous than others. This faci
/ however, is borne in mind in most in
I stitutions providing physical train
| ing.
HI "Vassar presents living proof Of ou
| system, in the daughters and grand
II daughters of physically trained won
| en-" continues DIR. MacCracken, -
New-York tribune., 1921-08-28

ports reaching here about so per cent
of the early cotton is being held"
When it is recalled that only wear
Ego authorities on the growing Of cot
ton were declaring that it cost any,
where from - cents to 30 cents a
pound on an average to produce the
staple, it Is astonishing to read the
statements Of responsible banks and
cotton firms in the South to the efec.
that this years crop Will show somo
profit to the farmer even if he re-
ceives only 10 cents or II cents for it.
in several letters received during the
last month from responsible sources
in the cotton belt it is stated that this
years crop will be one Of the cheapest
raised in a number of years.
Early in July, when cotton was sell
ing on the basis of IL cents to 12lz
cents for middlng upland spots in
New York, the national association
asked a number Of leading banks and
shippers In various parts Of the South
how the farm ers would fare if cotton
continued 10 sell on that basis AL
though the repljes differed widely,
some OF the Southern houses stating
that prevailing prices would result in
tsnkruptcy, the more general opinion
was that cost of producing the staple
has been reduced to such point that
even current prices would leave the
farmers some margin Of profit with
which to support themselves and pay
of back debts.
The July government report on c1E
ton showed q conditior OF 69.2 per cent,
comparing with t. -en-year average
OF 1873 per cent The 4creage sown is
28 per cent lees ,oan last year, which
Is the create 1nsccutive decrease
ever known in the history Of the BUSH
nc3s.