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Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-12-29
MR.. WILSON'S COURSE.

When Mr.. Wilson left the Whine,
House somebody asked him what he
intender TO do, In answer To the
question he said that he was going
to show the country how an ex-Presi-
have. He has done so.
Mr.. Wilson has remarkable gift
of speech, but he also has a remark
able gift of silence. and he has Seen
employing that talent ever since
March I. BY no word or act has he
sought 10 embarrass the Harding Ad-
ministration or add to the difficulties
OF his successor All attempts to in
duce him To criticise Mr.. Harding's 4
policies have been unsuccessful. Mr..
Wilson's conduct has been diamctri-
cally opposite In every respect 10 that
of Mr.. Roosevelt, who assumed that
his chief mission I'm life was To pull
down anybody else who was Presi-
dent.
The silence of Mr.. Wilson In respect
to the Harding Administration IL not
the result of a waning interest In pub
lie affairs. On the contrary, Mr.. VII.
sons interest was never keener o,
more alert. Nor does he regard his
political leadership as closed chapter
I'm his life II is inevitable that while
he survives. n very large percentag,
OF the Democratic party will derive II,
political inspiration from him. as 4
did from jefferson after his retirement
from the Presidency. In that respec
tu Lon lxl, ..f s,.t.
character that nobody can challenge
but It is also a leadership that Mr.
Wilson shows no disposition to us,
for mere partisan ends.
The temptation of the Senate Demo
Gratis To play party politics with tn
fourpower treaty is strong, but II 4
n temptation to which Mr.. Wilson ha
shown no disposition to yield, am
there is no likelihood that he viii
yield TO It. Efforts to discover wha
he thinks about the treaty have failed
and IL is improbable that he will com
TO definite conclusion until the worl
OF the conference is finished and n
can study II as whole.
Even then II IL certain that his con
illusions will not be Influenced h
politics or warped by the inexplicabl
course pursued by the American dele
gates in presenting the treaty as a
agreement that related only to IN
islands OF the Pacific. whereas Il ar
Piled TO the Japanese homeland a
well. He knows from experience ho'
much international mischief can b
caused by the kind Of political tactic
that Lodge and the other Republica
, Senators employed against him Me-
York World
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-12-29

victed or resisting the operations OF
our government In conducting war
against a foreign enemy? We think
not. There Is far more reason to be-
iievc his rabid deliverances, which ne
will indulge in at every opportunity,
will be disgusting to them.
Many years ago the country was
made familiar with n blatant hnarch-
list of San Francisco, who, having the
gift of CAB" and the fever for oratory,
nightly talked in the most extravagant
and riotous manner To the unem-.
ployed of his city. They assembled in
force in the open lot section, and there
Dennis Kearney, the sand lot ora
tor" talked to them In the most APP
proved manner of anarchy and mis-
rule. He was so fervid. so lawless In
his advice, and so fragrant in his de-
nunciation of the forces of govern
ment that his speeches were regularly
reported and read with interest in
newspapers all over the country. And
there is no doubt he was raising a
great deal OF mischief
Suddenly. the managers of the AS
sociated Press, in the midst of n rogu-
lar night wire service to its patrons
flashed the command to all correspond
ents and reporters: Drop Kearney.'
| His incendiary utteranccs found no
! further place in the columns of AS.
sociated Press papers. and Other
papers followed suit. Before n week
| Kearney was as unknown as though
he had never been born. He was no
even n memory.
Perhaps that may be the best wa,
TO deal with Debs hereafter.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-12-29
SHALL WE "DROP, DEBS?

The first prominence achieved by
Eugene V. Debs after his release, by
grace Of President Harding. from the
prison in which he was serving a term
Of ten years imposed upon him after
conviction for rank disloyalty, was to
run counter TO the law by addressing
"A public meeting in Washington that
was held without a permit His Of
Tending was unintentional and prob
ably would not have been noticed but
for the stern Intervention Of a police
man. II did not, however, bother
Debs. He loves any kind of notoriety
And this naturally incites the sug-
gestion: Is there any demand by q
majority Of our people. or any mate
rial portion OF them. to hear anything
from this man, who was justly con-
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-12-29
RIPPLING RHYM ES.
BY Walt Mason.
THE CRITIC.

The critics gather round me
when l would play my harp.
attempting to confound me with
caustic words and sharp; they
do not like the manner in which
l hold my Tyre; l smite it with
a spanner, and that stirs up
their ire. Your PONIES are
punk and hollow the busy
critics say; why don't you try
to follow where Homer led the
way?" And once they used to
peeve me. but now l care no
whoop; they cannot veX or
grieve me, or place ME in the
soup. For evermore I'm cling
ing TO one old-fashioned plan;
in saving or in singing l do the
best l can. No matter what
you're doing the critics will up
stand, odsfshing and beshrew-
ing, to say you should be cam
ned. If you are painting fences
they'll say your taste in paint
would shock our seven senses.
and make an artist faint. And
they will rate you soundly If
you are frying grease. and they
viii roast you roundly if you
are herding geese. There al
ways are the knockers who
watch you while you toll, repair
ing cane-seat rockers. or har-
rowing the soil; but if you keep
on doing the best that you know
how. their ceaseless cotton
chewing should never cloud
your brow.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-12-29
JUST FOLKS
BY Edgar A. Guest.
THE PATIENT MAN.

He didn't mind the petty cares,
The little things which make us fret
Like frequent climbing of the stairs
Fer books or mothers sewing set;
The noise the children made at play,
The costly things their hands de
stroyed,
Somehow he seemed to smile away,
He was not easily annoyed.
The little disappointments came,
AS come they must to all of us,
But ne was never quick to blame
And never one 10 make fuss;
What can't be helped" he used to say,
"a man must bravely try 70 bear,
And he will spoil a happy day
Who wimpers at a little care.
Toys will be broken. and the dreams
OF every man will go astray.
There's always much to do, it seems,
And many a little bill TO pay,
And many an unexpected task
Which falls upon us unawares.
Escape from these it's vain to ask,
For lifes round of petty cares.
When irritatiOns come to me
! And am veXed and sorely tired,
His patient form l seem to see
Standing and smiling at my side;
/ In fancy l can hear him say.
Although his voice is long since
! dumb:
BE glad you have the strength today
To meet the petty cares that come"
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-12-29
THE BUILDING LOAN.

An organization known as the Build
ing and Loan Information Bureau has
been formed in this city, with the very
practical purpose of encouraging citi-
zens to buy building lots and erect
homes thereon in which TO reside. In
other words, TO enable a man To "own
his own home" in truth and fact.
The plan of the bureau is to extend
information and assistance in the or
ganization Of building and loan as
sociations. in which members, by the
accumulation of monthly payments
on the shares of stock to which they
subscribe. can secure fund from
which they may borrow the necessary
building capital. The executive sec
retary of the bureau, Mr.. G. c. Her
ing. Jr.. says there should be hun
dred Of these building and loan as
sociations in Wilmington. instead of
only six, as at present.
Mr.. Herring is correct Nothing is
more conducive To economy and enter
prise in building, especially as an
encoura cement TO men who have 10
work for a living 10 secure homes
owned by themselves, than safely
guarded and efficiently conducted
building and loan associations. They
have proved their value in the past
and there is no doubt they would be
/ equally valuable in the future.
More than half a century ago build
ing and loan associa tions fiourished
in Wilmington. The city directory OF
1873 shows a list of twenty-five, most
Of them in active operation. And the
city then had population of little
less than 10000.
Many workingmen of that day. after
buying lots, erected comfortable home.
thereon with funds borrowed from
the building and loan association
At times there was active competition
at the monthly meetings of the as
sociations for the privilege of buyint
money, and occasionally stiff pre
miums were derived from the borrow
ers. But this all went to the bust
ness prosperity OF the associations
Hundreds of houses were erected II
the outlying districts of the cit,
through these useful agencies. Also
in those days. some of our leadinj
citizens accumulated fortunes of fai
size by engaging in the building O
dwellings for sale or rent.
There is very little building on thi
account in Wilmington in these lat
ter days. but il is probable this bust
ness would be largely stimulated. a
well as home building projects by in
dividuals, by a revival of interest i
building and loan associations.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-12-29

OF the times, viewed from a practical
and business point. Why the poll
ticians desire an absolutely free suf-
fragc In easy to understand. But
why should not some means be en-
ployed for compelling all to assume
some share OF the burden OF public
administration? And could there be
any better means than putting a tax
lege? More than three dollare per
capita might be imposed at each cleo
ton without proving an injustice.
1t is not the proposition to- impose
a tax of three dollars per capita an
nually that arouses the ire of our
people. but the grave injustice, the
entire absurdity, of the manner in
which 1t is imposed. 1t places an AID
ditional burden upon poverty and also
the humiliation of ~Sposing this un-
desirable condition. 1t would be diff
ficult to conceive of revenue rails
ing plan more silly and inconsiderate
than that of requiring persons who
have no taxable income--and in these
times, as we have said, no income al
ALTO formally make report of theii
impoverished condition and to pay q
tax of three dollars for this gloomy
privilege. That such persons. in these
/ times of stress of poverty, should no'
be mulcted in taxation is a fair prop.
osition. With the tax laid upon vot
! ing, those in this class might los,
their votes for the time being. bu
they would not he subjected TO hu
initiation and imposition.
Some other plan of meeting the sit
uation of productive taXables vii
have to be devised. 1t is as plain a
can be at present that the obnoxious
filing tax will not be collected evel
to the extent OF the State income tan
and how that tax can be collected
or not collected In many instances
is now an old story.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-12-29
NEGRO MIGRATION.

Census figures just published give
an approximate estimate of the num-
Der of negroes who came North in the
migration which attracted national
attention two or three years ago.
These figures confirm the impression
that the movement was quite unusual.
The number of Southern-born negroes
living in the North increased from
440 900 in 1910 TO 100000 in 1920. At
the beginning of the decade they
formed Al per cent of the total negro
population of the North; at its close
they formed SO per cent. There was
some migration in the other direction,
but ii was comparatively small-only
AZ, 900 negroes living in the South were
born in the North.
Great as is the difference between
these two tides of migration, the per-
| centage of Northern-born negroes
who have gone South (6.4) is not far
| from the percentage (SD of South
ern-born negroes, who have come
| North. The explanation of this fact
| lies, of course, in the great difference
between the numbers upon which tht
two percentages are based. OF tn,
100000 negroes in the entire coun'
try, more than S,500000 are in tbs
South.-New York Evening Post.
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A,to ,;raa rona ,,aAa Pad tbr
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-12-29
THE JUDICIAL APPOINTMENT.

BY the death of Associate Judge r.
on the bench Of our State courts which
Governor Denney will be called on
10 fill by executive appointment within
thirty days. There is need of action
as soon as possible, as the courts are
crowded with business which cannot
be acCeptably performed without the
full complement of Judges.
Under the provision of the Constitu-
ton not more than three of the
law court judges OF the State shall
he men affiliated with the same politi-
cal party. While partisanship had
no place in the minds of the makers
of the Constitution in including this
provision. they deemed it necessary
as a guard against a purely partisan
judiciary. AS three Of the remaining
! judges are Republican in their political
convictions. it will be the duty of the
governor to appoint Democrat 10
the vacancy caused by Judge Heisels
death.
! Fortunately for Governor Denney,
this requirement will not perplex him
I in the important task OF making an
acceptable appointment. Among the
/ Democratic members of the bar are
those who, by virtue 90 knowledge OF
the law and thorough acquaintance
with court procedure are qualified 70
serve the public most acceptably in
this judicial position. There is no rea-
son. therefore. why the governors Sc.
lection should not be admirable II
all respects.
Beyond all else. there should be NJ
consideration for or concession TO par
tisan politics in this appointment. Oui
State judiciary is a body that repre-
sents the highest interests of all oui
people, and its selection should neve
be tainted in any manner with tn,
Pbaleful shadow of partisanship. Wha
it means to allow such consideration
to apply in any manner TO a pIdicia
appointment the people were pain
fully enlightened about, only recently
and Governor Denney should at leas
well know what not TO do in the per
formance of the important duty noy
before him. With the material at hi
command from which to make a Sc
lection entirely uneXceptional, ther
should be little likelihood of any mis-
take being made. For Governor Den
ney should be we'll qualified to dis
tinguish clearly between partisan an
public interests appealing to him 70
his favor in making this appointment
and to emphatically refuse TO Civ
, any consideration to the former.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-12-29
AGAIN A DEMOCRATIC CITY.

Basing the assumption upon the
final reports for Queens, which are
now complete, and on partial figures
elsewhere, it is predicted that the en-
rolment of registered voters in New
York City when totalled will show the
Democrats in excess of Republicans
by at least 100000 and possibly by a
greater margin.
1t is the theory of enrolment that
1t shall express the partisan attitude
or the voter in general, taking no
note of the fact that he may at times
wish to chastise his own party by an
adverse vote. So when year ago
the enrolment was found to show the
Republicans 10000 ahead of the
Democrats, some of the Republican
leaders hastily proclaimed that New
York had become a Republican city"
II this frame of mind encouraged
them in insisting on a nearly straight
Republican city ticket this year, they
paid dearly for their optimism.
Analysed mathematically, the fig
ures of enrolment seem To show that
the voters have no uniform method of
describing their political preferences.
Rather more than half of them stick
to uniform political complexion-els
the Republican majority in enrol
ment last year would have been much
more than 1l2,000--but a large
minority shift from side to side, in
accordance with their intended vote
AT the next election.
However that may be, the com
pleted figures will again, as they did
In 1919, tell the truth. even if in
adequately. New York is-most of
the time and on most issues-a Dem
ocratic city; but it is also a very in
dependent city that keeps candidates
and politicians guessing. New York
World.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-12-29
MEETINGS TONIGHT.

City Council.
Grant Post. G.. A, r.
Iron Moulders Union.
Alpha Lodge. X. of p.
Delaware Saengerbund.
du pont Post, G.. \. r.
Cyrus Temple, l.. G.. f.
Clayton Lodge. X, Of =.
Eden Lodge, l. o. O. F.
Camp No. ., p. O. s. of A.
jefferson Lodge, l. O. O. f.
Crusaders Temple, l. G.. h.
Voters Partisan League.
Keokuk Tribe, Imp'd O. r. NJ.
Wlnona Council, Jr, O. L. A. NJ.
Palestine Castle, a. .. *. NJ. c.
| Brandywine Conclave. s. w. NJ.
! Wilmington Lodge, a. O. L. w.
Hiawatha Tribe, Impd. O. r.. NJ
| Delaware Commandery, X. G.. Il.
| Wilmington Lodge of AIachinists.
Delmarvia Lodge, l. \. to Il. II. T.
Circle 81. Lady Foresters of America.
Camp "a, Lady F'oresters of America.
! Camp No 1870. Span-Amer. War Vets
Washington Camp, No, 2l, p, O. S. A
Court Brandywine. Foresters of Amer
Wilmington Lodge of Moose, No. 1s4
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-12-29

A QUESTION OF ECONOMY.

Not the least interesting of the
questions before the Labor Board is
the one relating to the awarding of
repair contracts to concerns outside
the railroad organizations. The rea-
son for sending repair work to con-
tractors is the saving thus made pos
sble by wage schedules that are less
than those established upon the rail-
roads by the Government; at least
this is the explanation offered in de-
fence of the practice. The railroad
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-12-29
Masonic Hall Officers Elected.

The Masonic Hall Company held its
Hfty-third annual meeting on Tues
dav when election of officers was held
with the following result: President,
Charles r. Dubell; vice. president,
Casper r. Toppin; secretary, Thomas
J. Day; treasurer. Harry W. Lowe !;
directors. Samuel G.. Cleaver. John B
Martin, William r. Lyman, Thomas II
Melvin, Joseph Bancroft, a. Victor
Hughes, Charles c. KurtZ, Harvey w
Bentley and Archibald s. Reed.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-12-29
THE EVENING SMILE.
EASIEST WAY OUT.

Recently the Woman had a friend
visiting her from the South. She en-
jCyed immensely the friends stories OF
Aunt Druscilla, a Negro NANNY of the
old school," and her daughter Sally.
One of Aunt Druscilla's proudest days
was when the first grandchild-a girl
was born. The friend, laden with
some things for the mother and little
pickaninny. went to see them. On
asking Aunt Druscilla what the in
tended calling the new baby she was
greatly amused by the answer:
"Yo' see, Mis- Kate. is bound it
should be called after you and your
sister, Mis- Rosalind. But then | says
/ 10 Sally If we calls her Katie Mis-
/ Rosalind will git mad, and if we says
/ Rosalind you won't Hike it. so l jes
| decided to name her Katie Rosalind
and call her Gladys. Chicago Jour
/ nal.
Some men succeed where others fail
Each man has his pain and joy;
But few folks have such ups and
!, downs
AS the elevator boy.
Boston Transcript.
Ethel is taking violin lessons" "Il
she? Why the poor girl hasn't thu
slightest ear for music" Il know
But she has beautiful elbows."-Pear
sons Weekly.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-12-29

Auto tires repaired? Read the
classified ads.-AdV.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1921-06-24
rices Lower
I'm Irregular
Stock Market
Rallies and Declines Sue
cessively Sweep Over
Trading Posts, but Factors
Against Slump Stand Out

Particularism rather than uniformity
of trend prevailed in the stock market
yesterday, which was swept successive
ly by rallies and declines. Although
at the close both industrial stocks and
rails on the average revealed net
losses, the tone of the market was ir-
regular rather than conspicuously
weak.
Against the factors making for a
decline. a more abundant supply of
speculative credit again stood out. Call
funds were available all through the
day at per cent and bankers were
reported little more ready to lend
time funds. Some business was said
to have been arranged at 61A per cent
for sixty days.
In the international money market
the value of the European exchanges,
measured in terms Of the dollar, again
dropped. Sterling cables declined lh
cents. News regarding industrial con-
ditions in Great Britain continued to
be unfavorable. The action of the
Bank of England in reducing the dis
count rate second time this spring
from 61a to per cent will superficial
ly help sentiment, but will not auto
matically restore prosperity any more
than similar reductions by the Reserve
banks here have.
The local ease In speculative credit
Is not artificial, but Is in accordance
with steady and striking improve
mont in the New York credit situation.
The rise in the combined ratio Of re-
serves was especially rapid during the
week ending Wednesday, partly be-
cause last week there had been drop.
due to temporary borrowing at the
Reserve bank by the Treasury in con-
nection with June Is payments. In
week the temporary losses, attributed
to government borrowing, were effaced
and further striking advances made,
with the combined ratio jumping from
60.6 per cent to $50 per cent.
In the commodity markets wheat
prices closed with net gains varying
from ~ to liz cents a bushel, as
weather conditions again proved favor
able to prices and unsatisfactory to
prospects for good crop, whereas
cotton prices, though steady, showed
declines up to 20 points, as traders
interpreted weather reports as favor
able to the crop and as information
regarding an improvement in the Brit
ish demand was lacking.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1921-06-24
No Surprise to Wall Street

The Bank of England in reducing It's
minimum rate of discount from e1a ,tc
6 per cent put itself yesterday on the
same basis as the Federal Reserve
Bank of New York and most Of the
other banks Of the Reserve system
This action was generally expected; in
fact some bankers had looked for the
cut to be made before the local Re-
serve bank lowered it's rate a week
ago. The Bank Of England was the
first Of the great state banks this year
to take official cognizance of an easing
credit situation by reducing it's rate
On April II the rate was lowered from
z to 61s per cent, the z per cent rate
having been in effect ever since April
10, 1920. to which figure it was ad.
vanced from 6 per cent. Recent adj
vices from London have indicated that
the reduction to the new per cent
rate would be made once it became
clear that the coal strike situation was
on the mend.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1921-06-24
Drawing Against Credit

Cuban sugar interests have drawn
approximately 100000 against the
500, 100000 acceptance credit recently
arranged by strong group of New
York and Canadian banks to meet an
acute situation. An increasing vol
ume of these bills has been finding its
way into the local acceptance market
lately. Bankers say there has been no
change in the Cuban situation. 1t is
expected that General Enoch Crowder
who is representing the State Depart
ment at Havana, will shortly make a
report to the Washington authorities
with recommendations. 1t is probable
that he will favor, among other things,
the organization of Federal Reserve
banking system for the island such as
has been already proposed.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1921-06-24
Chemical Dividend Deferred

The Street was correct in it's recent
prediction that the quarterly dividend
of 2 per cent due at this time on the
preferred stock of the Virginia. Caro-
line Chemical Company would be
passed. This action was announced
following meeting Of the directors
yesterday and marked the first time
in the history that the per cent an
nual rate was not maintained. The
January and April, 1915, dividends
were paid in one-year per cent scrip,
which was retired on May 81, 1916.
Dividends on the common were discon-
tinued in March when the board failed
to take action on the disbursement of
1 per cent then due. From high of
IS the preferred stock declined yester-
day to 60 and closed the market ses-
sion at 62, net loss of points. Early
in May this issue sold as high as 8711a