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Evening journal., 1921-07-27
1nr noNus ANp 1nE rLArroRM.

EN view Of the action OF Congress in postponmg the
soldier bonus b by vote in which the two parties
united either side It is interesting to note
that adopting party platforms in the campaign OF ig2O
neither party mentioned bonus but both parties pledged
adequate provision for the disabled Here the party
declarations this subject published for the informa
ton OF Delawareans:
REpUBLIoAN-'NNe hold in imperishable remembrance
the valor and the patriotism Of the soldiers and sailors Of
America who fought in the great for human liberty,
and pledge ourselves to discharge TO the fullest the
obligations which a grateful nation justly should fulfil,
appreciation Of the services rendered by its defenders
on and land. Republicans not mgrateful.
throughout their history they have shown their graft
tude toward the nations defenders. Liberal legislation
for the Of the disabled and nnrm and their depend
ents has marked Republican policy toward the SOL
der and sailor Of all the in which country has
participated The present Congress appropriated gener-
ousy for the disabled OF the World War The amounts
already applied and authorized for the year i9202i
for this purpose reached the supendous OF $780,
57 S93 This legislation significant Of the partys pur
in generously caring for the MANNED and disabled
men Of the recent war"
DEMOCRATWCl-0The Federal Government should treat
with the utmost consideration every disabled soldier
sailor and marine Of the World War, whether his dis
liability be due to wounds received line Of action or to
health impaired service and for the dependents OF the
brave men who died line OF duty the Governments
tenderest concern and richest bounty should be their re-
qutal The fine patriotism exhibited, the heroic conduct
displayed by American soldiers sailors and marines at
home and abroad constitute sacred heritage Of poster
ity the worth OF which be recompensed from
the Treasury and the glory Of which must not be dimn-
shed The Democratic Administration wisely established
War Risk Insurance Bureau giving four and hrlf mil
lions enlisted men insurance at unprecedeniy low rates
and through the medium Of which compensation OF men
and injured in service is readily adjusted and hos
pita facilities for those whose health is impaired are
abundanty afforded The Federal Board FOR Vocational
Education should be made part of the War Risk nsur-
Bureau, in order that the task may treated
whole and this machinery Of protection and assistance
must receive every aid Of law and appropriation
sary 10 full and effective operation We believe that
higher valued privilege can be afforded to an
American citizen than 10 become freeholder in the soil
OF the United States and 10 that pledge our party
to the enactment OF the soldier settlements and home aid
legislation which will afford TO the who fought for
America the opportunity become land and home own
ers under conditions aordng genuine Government assist
ance unencumbered by needless difficulties OF red tape OF
advance financial investment"
Evening journal., 1921-07-27
NAME FACULTY FOR
YIN. c. NIGHT SCHOOL.

Announcement has been made Oh
the faculty for the Y. M. c. A nighe
school. which will open October g.
Public lectures will be given on cur
rent events by well known speakers.
Regular instructors will be as fol-.
lows:
Charles S. Halter and #. e. Booth.
mechanical drawing; christopher
Cliff, architectural drawing; ].
Frank Huss, shorthand and type-
writing; Il. w. keenan,, business ad-
ministration; f. Walton bookkeep-
ing; e. Pierce. chemical engineer
ing; F. e. Gallagher, geometry and
trigonometry; Leroy B. Steele, alge-
bra.
Instructors in craftsmanship and
public speaking have not vet been
selected. The Delaware College Ex--
tension courses will be continued this
year.
Registration for all courses tsnow.
open. More than so students arr
already enrolled.
Evening journal., 1921-07-27
ROMP NOW ON
NEWPORT FIELD
Town Playground is Official
ly Opened With Address
BY S. H. Baynard
VISITORS
GO AND COME
Special to The Evening Journal.


NEWPORT, July 27.-The local
playground was formally opened on
Saturday afternoon. In the evening
there was a festival at which S45.OO
was cleared. The money will be used
for expenses in connection with the
playground. Samuel II. Baynard Of
Wilmington, spoke in the evening on
The Value of the Playground in the
Community" The Woman's Club Of
Newport and the Newport NJ. e.
Church are financing this project,
and Fred w. Allen of New York City
is director All equipment has been
erected, and the grounds are in use
daily.
Newport Sunday School pupils will
go on their annual excursion to
Augustine Beach on Thursday, Aug
ust 4. The trip will be made by
auto and those desiring to go are
asked to meet at the church at $50
O'Clock. Stanton NJ. p. Sunday
School and White Clay Creek and
Red Clay Creek Presbyterian
churches will also enjoy their pic
mics at Augustine Beach on August a
Mrs. Margaret Elliott and son
Clarence of Wilmington, and the
Misses Anna Smith and Fannie Berry
of Newport, motored to Centreville
and Goldsboro, last week. While al
Centreville, they were the guests OF
Mr.. and Mrs. Paul Jones. They spent
the week-end at Betterton.
Miss Nellie Seeds is the guest OF
the Misses Elma and Elizabeth Will
son at Ridgely, Nd.
The Misses Madeline johnson oi
Midtown, and Florence Maclary OF
Stanton were Weekend guests Of
Miss Rebecca Maclary.
Mrs. Ella Smith of Wilmington
spent the weekend here, as tn,
guest of Mrs. William Crawford.
Mrs. George Frederick is spendini
some time at Rehoboth Beach.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Keen and chill
dren, and Joseph Slack. motored t,
Rehoboth on Saturday, and wer'
guests OF Mrs. Joseph Slack.
Mrs. Sarah Finn and Mrs. Mar.
McAllister are spending this weel
with Mrs. Pusey Pennock of Mill
town.
Arthur Craig who ran nail in hi
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-AN INnlcrnENr oF GoyEnNMENr opERATIoN.

FNE senate Interstate Commerce Committee has post
poned further hearings on the condition OF ts rail-
roads until September.
No report has been made and none will probably be
made until the hearings have been concluded.
Nevertheless testimony already tagen has produced
very real results
President Harding impressed tat early
Element Of between the roads Govern
arising from the period Of Federal control will
any other Thing relieve present sit-
alton.
To bring shat about he has enlisted the aid Of secre-
taries Mellon and Hoover.
Announcement has already been made that the roads
will permitted 70 give the Treasury securities for The
owed the on account Of capital expen-
dtures for additions and betermens made during Federal
control.
The Government on the other hand will pay TO the
roads about half billion dollars nstament OF the
total owed to the roads for compensation under the
guarantee provisions OF The Transportation Act
The Senate hearings also have demonstrated TO shippers
pected until complete schedule OF operating costs
has been put into effect
The testimony replete with evidence Of the way in
which the roads been neeced by the national wage
agreements. Millions OF dollars have spent for work
performed
In many men have been paid double time while
soundly sleeping in their beds.
The arbitrary classification OF employees has tremend
ously increased the cost Of operation requiring three
four times many men to complete job formerly
To The nellciency Of the workers added increases
OF pay surprising The rates almost every other Industry
in the country the denaton Of which has hardly com
menced
An those facts have been given wide publicity through
the reports Of the Senate hearings and cannot but have
an Important educational effect upon the country
When the hearings finally completed and the com
mttee report based them has been prepared and sub
mitled the two documents will constitute an indictmen
OF Government operation Of the railroads that may wei
save the country from similar disaster in the futur
whenever return to Federal control may be advocated
The present generation has been brought face 10 fac
with the monumental inefloiency and extravaganza O
Government operation but future generations viii hav
to rely for lis Information upon the story unfoded IN IN
Senate committee hearings
Evening journal., 1921-07-27
.LOlUer Railroad Rates
(From the New York TrIbune.D

The American Farm Labor Fed
GRAFTON, which claims to represent
million and a quarter American
farmers, in its appeal for a lowering
Of railroad rates makes but one
definite suggestion.
It asks for the repeal OF Section
15-A OF the now railroad act This
provides that when rates are fixed
the railroads shall be allowed. above
expenses and taxes. 8 Y per cent. on
their present value. The federation
thinks this too generous, but does not
recommend a substitute. What would
it have?
Nor does II note that the recent
railway income has not netted u
per cent on value-hovers around
per cent. The Interstate Commerce
Commission has not met the obliga-
tion which rests on II, and hence
present criticism OF the section is
academic. The section now is as IL
it were not.
Nor does the federation note how
carefully the commission has kept
away from railway valuations II
has collected some figures, but IL has
avoided any definite total. What are
the railroads worth? on the basis
of the present value OF their securi-
ties, something less than $40, 1000. =
600, 900: on the basis Of cash cost.
probably s25,0OO.OOO,OOO; on the
basis of replacement. probably $780,
600. 900, 900; with reasonable allow
ances for increment, such as farm
ers have gained on their land, prob
ably s35, 200, 100000 But these are
all mere estimates. There has been
no formal ascertainment OF value.
and most OF the investigation which
has been made is already archaic.
But taking the estimate Of S20,-
900 900 900 as the least the courts
would consider n ~n-confiscatory, and
assuming that the courts would re-
quire an allotment OF at least an
per cent on this, a little figuring
shows how little would be available
for rate reduction should l per cent
be taken from the present theoretical
allowance of 5 u per cent. The sum
coming to the railroad owners would
be lessened only S200. 900, 900 a year.
II this entire amount went to ship
pers the resultant reduction wou Ia
be but microscopic.
The federation ignores the con-
dition, as do so many others, that
the share OF railroad incomes now
reaching owners is small. Were
there now proper maintenance eX-
Evening journal., 1921-07-27

can even read hue print without
glasses" 10 is believed that thousands
who wear glasses can now discard them
In reasonable time and multitudes
more win be able 10 strengthen their eyes
so as TO he spared the trouble aud ex-
pense OF getting glasses. Eye troubles of
many descriptions may be wonderfully
benefittod by following the simple rules,
Go TO any active drug store and get
bottle Of BoD-OptO tablets. Drop one
Bon-OptO tablet In a fourth Of a glass
Of water and allow TO dissolve. with this
liquid bathe the eyes two to four times
daily. You should notice your eyes clear
up perceptibly right from the etstrt and
Inflammation win quickly disappear. II
your eyes are bOthering you even a lit
The, take steps 20 save them now before
Il Is too late. Many hopelessly blind
might have been saved n they had cnred
for their eyes In time.
NOTE-AnOther prominent physician
TO whom the above article was submitted
said. Bon Optic is a very remarkable
remedy. It's constituent ingredients are
well known 70 eminent eye specialists
and widely prescribed by them. The
manufacturers guarantee II 20 strengthen
eyesight 30 per cent. I'm one weeks time
IN many instances or refund the money.
II can be obtained from any good drug
gist and Is one OF the few Preparations
feel should be kept on hand for regular
use In almost every family. It IL sold in
Wilmington by Eckerd's Cut Rabe Drnr
Stores and other druggists
Evening journal., 1921-07-27

foot about three months ago. and
who was in the hospital for several
weeks Is much improved. He is at
home.
Mr. and Mrs. Harvey Gregg spent
the weekend at Cordova, Nd, as
the guests of the Rev. and Mrs. ].
II. Whedbee.
Mr.. and Mrs. George Clayton Of
Bellefonte spent the weekend here
as the guests Of Mr.. and Mrs. George
W. Seeds. Mr.. and Mrs. Charles
Beck Of Wilmington were guests on
Tuesday.
Donald Groome. the year-old son
of Mr.. and Mrs. Arthur T. Groome
who died on Friday. following a
short illness, was buried on Sunday.
The festival which was to be held
by the Sunday school class of Mrs.
Charles Long. on August 5 and has
been postponed on account of a num-
Der of the girls who were to help,
being on a camping party. Upon their
return, arrangements will be COM
pleted, and the date of the festival
announced.
MI. anu MIS-. DdNiu NoSeI hdu az
their guests on Saturday, Mr.. and
Mrs. Arthur b. Eastman, Arthur
Jr., and Charles Eastman of Norris
town. Pa. Miss Virginia Henkel OF
Quicksburg, VA Miss Connell, Mrs
Charles Eastman and daughter Mary
Of Wilmington.
Miss Mary Meyer had as her guests
on Sunday, Miss Mary Stewart, OF
Richardson Park, and Clarence and
Willard Klund, both of Wilmington
Miss Margaret Burke is enjoying
camping trip in Pennsylvania with
the Girl Reserves.
Evening journal., 1921-07-27
With the PGrogrdpheys

Ine nTemen say the most luxury loving man in town is
on .e hre ioroe On recent hot night they discovered
tuD WIN an electric fan blowing his feet and chunk
oi ice floating in the water.-Bmporia Gazette
Many range horses and cattle break down fences and
get to the haystacks, that some settlers have been
known 10 Keep them on with shotguns. One fellow 1
TAXED 10 says he turned team out fall and when ne
got 1t back in the spring, although much thinner they
weighed more. He figured each horse had about 1000
pounds OF lead IN Its body-Leer in the Horton Head
lght-Commercia.
Food IS the main item in the cost OF living OF the aver
age American family and there has been drastic denaon
there by square Intelligent dealers who make The risht
prices as shown in the comparative price lists OF that
brockton store But there other important factors
in which defaton has not yet taken place This work
must be completed in all lines from top 10 bottom and
labor must do its share in debating war vases before il
can be completed to nobodys larger interest than la
hors-New York Herald.
Evening journal., 1921-07-27
GEMS OF THOUGHT
Many man is merely bis wife's understlldy

Many a man Is morely BIS wifes understudy.
:-=-.
Lots Of fellows spend most OF their lives ryng TO chanse
places.
-.
Some persons seem 10 think they are bestodng favor
every time they smile.
:--.-.
Il is sometimes easier to take things as they come than
II is 10 induce them TO come
t@:-:
There are times when don't have time TO remember
that there Is a time for everything
On the theory that Il is late to mend lots OF
us coddle our bad habits indefinitely.
We all hug deusons. About the time girl loses her
faith in fairy tales she begins to believe in love.
@--.
You never can tell A man may be too proud 70 beg
and stil accept an office as the gft Of the people,
Evening journal., 1921-07-27
RoTARANs AND BOY SCOUTS.

VVTII.NiINGr0N Rotarians are manfesting wholesome
w and beneficial interest in the Boy Scout movement
They have given 10 that organization substantial moral
and material support during the last two years.
The annual trip OF the local Rotary Club to Camp
Caesar Rodney the Chesapeake and Delaware canal to-
afternoon promises to be highly enjoyable not
only to Roiarians but TO their Juvenile hosts, the
Boy Scouts.
1t fortunate FOR the Scouts that they have behind
them such large and representative organization as
the Rotary Club 1t is composed Of purposefu who
not hesitate TO make substantial sacrifices Of both time
and money the promotion OF enterprises which
their sympathetic interest
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penditures the expense OF railroad
operation and taxes would be close
to 95 per cent of gross income,
against so to 10 per cent a few
years ago. No longer is 1t possible to
extract any considerable fat from
railroad owners. They have been re-
duced to leanness. II rates are TO
be lowered, except as to commodities,
where a lowered rate means more net
revenue, then il must be by lessen
ing the cost of railway supplies and
labor, or by Improving the railway
plant. Why is the federation unwil-
ing to point out these facts to It's
membership?
Not only is the federation persuad-
ed, apparently, that the railroad
owners who get now so little get too
much, but it regards 1t as an econ
omic absurdity to single out the rail-
roads and give them a guaranty. OF
course. Yet its aversion to govern
ment interference disappears as 1t
asks the government to fix lower
ratesl Ii is rather late to find fault
with singing out the railroads. The
practice began many years ago. and
Il never has been said that the rail-
roads asked for 1t.
Not by reviving the doctrine that
the railroads are rich and their
owners can be safely and justly
plucked is the difficult railroad prob
lem to be solved. The interests of
farmers and railroads are mutual,
not antagonistic. The war cries on
which a generation of demagogical
politicians did business are out of
date. Taking the last twenty years
as a whole, those who have put
money into land have done better
than those who have invested in
railroads.
Yet we discover an organization
which would be accepted as intelli-
gent and fair seriously saying that
because agricultural prices went up
from 100 to $50 per cent, while rates
and fares advanced only so per cent
the one interest should submit to a
markdown equal to that of the other.
In many instances railroad rates
need adjustment and smaller collec-
tons, per unit of traffic, doubtless
mean larger revenue. But it is mani
fest that there can be no material
reduction OF what the railroads col
lect unless there is first a material
reduction of what they pay out The
path Of true progress seems to be in
furnishing them the capital to make
improvements enabling them to dc
more work at less cost.
Evening journal., 1921-07-27
DESPERATE GETS nus DESERTS.

A MOTHER desperate has met death at the hands OF
N representative OF law and order in Delaware This
time II is an unidentified Negro who had run smuck IN
Sussex county terrorzng women and children ana
shooting and killing another Negro who had resented an
insult TO his wife It remarkable circumstance that
Albert Walker the member OF the posse who shot and
killed the desperate when he refused to surrender and
showed Tight also is Negro who had requested earn
esily that he be sworn IN a member Of the posse IN
order that he might take part in the pursuit
All persons who have read the details Of the outrageous
murerous conduct OF the unidentified desperado feel
doubt that society Wen rid OF him and that he met
fate which he courted and richly deserved His death
should prove 10 be wholesome lesson TO other bad men
laws Of organized society II there such quick
in Delaware who disposed to set at defiance all the
re7rsas crimes OF that nature would be committed
in State
Evening journal., 1921-07-27
ANOTHER ONE.

A CcoRDNG 10 the New York Herald former Secretary
"A Of State Lansing proposes TO expose the Lansing
lsh compact which virtually closed the open door, in
China as dictated by Mr. Wilson against Lanslnss wishes
The country had Wilson's number long before his
proxy defeated in the elections OF last fall but as
the years roll the cphers being added to that
Der. and they stand in front of It.
Woodrow Wilson Is being decimalized 10 size where
as the Yankee expressed IT, you could whtue nothing
to point poke the pih out Of hair put 10000 Of him
into IT, shake it and hear the rattle"
Evening journal., 1921-07-27

Philadelphia, Pa--Dr Lewis, an eye
specialist OF many years practice. says
summer time IL hard on eyes because the
giare OF the sun, heat and dust injure
and weaken them He says " IL possible
to strengthen eyesight wonderfully 40 a
very short time hy using BOn-O OptO. BE
prcecribes Il freely and further says: "A
Iat'ent came to me sugering from Bile
pharitis Marginals. Her eyes had tse
dull expression common 10 such eases
She usd Bop-Opt0 and not only over
came her distressing condition, hnt 80
stre ngtheued her eyesight that she was
able to dispense with her distance
glasses. Her headache and neuralgia
lefC her In this instance I should say
hcr cyeslght was improved 100 per cent ="
TIE doctors advise will prove % g-eat
value to many eye sufferers Many whose
eyes were failing say they have hal their
eyes restored one man says after trying
81. Il was almost blind; could not see
% read at all. Now I can read everything
without my glasses and my eyes do not
water any mon. AZ night they would
pain dreadfully; now they feel lne an
the time. II was like "A miracle to me.
A lady who used e says: "rhe asmos-
phere seemed hazy with OF without
glasses. but after using this prescription
for hftcen days everything seemed clear.
Evening journal., 1921-07-27
BUILDING WAGE CUT
OFFERED BY UNIONS

BALTIMORE. July 27.-A de-
crease of 10 per cent. in wages is
proposed by the members Of the
majority of the Baltimore unions in
the Building Trades Council, and a
committee of the Master Builders
Association has been discussing the
proposition.
Bricklayers are asking a continu-
ance of the present scale Of S1.25 per
Evening journal., 1921-07-27

Chairman Lasker OF the IT, S Shipping Board reported
to the President recently That the operation Of the
enmen merchant marine Tor the past year the
ernment s3s0OOOOOO whereas the system OF Bookkeeping
in use represented the cost only si00O00O0 Mr. Las
ker very truthfuly and appropriately remarked: ~ais
may throw sand in the OF tax revision but we can
moi change overnight the system we have inherited
This is only OF the burdensome Ills Inherited nom the
Wilson regime
Evening journal., 1921-07-27

Attorney General Daugherty Is hot on the tran Of
building grafters in the big cities. New York new IN
dcments are expected The future Conditions in
the building Industry have improved as result OF the
activity OF te Department Of Justice that II is now pos
sole TO undertake building operations without holdun
Evening journal., 1921-07-27

The Japanese militarist journal, Kokumin shimbun
the Japanese to remember how America duped the
world concerning the League OF Nations. Not America
but Woodrow Wilson, who, in order save the League
sold out China TO Japan. The world had plenty Of notice
that the League would not be acceptable to the United
States when the 30 Immorals OF the United States Senate
published their round robin Of March L. 1919
Evening journal., 1921-07-27

senator Charles Curtis wishes to the public that
his bill TO protect the White House collection Of
china not drawn in anticipation Of any bulls in the
executive mansion
Evening journal., 1921-07-27

It was the "onus" in bonus that insured its defeat
Loaded 10 the limit with Democratic debts The American
camel would have survived the addition of some
SSOO0OO0Ooo OF obligations
Evening journal., 1921-07-27

The Prince Of Wales is anxious to attend the confer
disarmament to be held in Washington Wen.
LEI little David in and Harding will equip him with a
sling.
Evening journal., 1921-07-27

hour, yet many are available at 81.
while carpenters are applying for
work at rs to so cents per hour. de-
spite the union scale of 90 cents.
Evening journal., 1921-07-27
Claring Sun, Dust and Heat
Strain Injure and Weaken Eyes
Says DIR. Lewis-Prescribes
BOn-Opto In Hot Weather

Tells How 20 Strengthen Eyesight 80 Per
Cent In n Weeks Time In Many
Instances.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1921-01-21
Methodist Young Peoples
Missionary Society

The Young Peoples Missionary So
ciety Of the First Methodist church
OF which Mrs. c. o. Wheeler is su-
perintendent, will meet tomorrow
afternoon promptly at o'clock TO"
reorganization "A short program will
be given by Miss Cleona Bates and
Miss Geraldine Ellis. pianists, and
Miss Effie Pritchett and Miss Eliza
beth Love, soIoists.
The business session will be in
charge of Mrs. w. C. Norycll, dis
trict secretary.
A social hour will follow and light
refreshments will he served
All young people between the ages
o. II and 20 are urged to be present
to join this organization. 1t is planned
to held social session each month