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Evening star., 1921-10-05

ILL.,, will suffice. Voliva's faith In his
theory and his grip on his thousand
dollars will remain unshaken.
Voliva's theory will, at most, win
for its sponsor momentary notoriety.
arising from the amusement Of rea.
sonable men and women over his
medieval tenet. It can never do any
one any particular harm. unless by
becoming adherents to an idea which
is obviously preposterous some few
lose the confidence of their fellows in
matters of larger Importance. Voliva,
in his assertion Of his silly theory, is
infinitely less Objectionable to society
than many who are responsible for the
popularity, among certain types. Of
theories long since disproved yet still
proclaimed as truth. Examples leap to
the mind. There is the theory that
universal happiness would result from
the redistribution of the wealth of the
world. There is the theory that CAPT.
tai and labor are Of necessity, and will
ever be of necessity, enemies the one
to the other. There Is the theory that
a different standard of morality is
correct for men from that which ap.
plies to women. Or that nation in
order to maintain it's virility must
make war upon it's neighbor. Or that
government in any form is wrong. Or
that bath more than once a week IL
injurious to the health.
Adherents to these theories are like
Voliva. The world looks fiat from the
windows at Zion, ILL.,, and therefore
the world is fiat. A thousand dollars
for proof that it is not-but (and the
but is all important that proof must
satisfy Voliva. 1t is so with the others.
That quality Of unreasoning stubborn.
ness which originally made possible
their belief in the false perhaps rem
ders their enlightenment impossible
of achievement. Yet, happily, the bulk
of the world, questing only the truth.
moves forward in the light of estab-
lished fact.
Evening star., 1921-10-05
At Close Grips.

The brethren on Capitol Hill have
come to close grips. At last decisions
on certain measures have become i'm.
perative, and are approaching.
There will shortly be new tax law.
The Senate has the matter in hand,
and finds it tough. The Houses work
is being made over. The final shape
is but guess today. And then will
come the conference, when if the
House shows it's teeth a warm tussle
Jaw.
The peace treaties are in hand, that
with Germany in the forefront. While
the debate is not exciting it is inter-
esting, and what is being said has re-
lation to questions that will follow in
the near future. The pacts will be
ratified without material change.
In few days vote will be taken
on the bill granting free passage to
American coastwise ships through the
Panama canal. Seven years ago. when
the law making such provision was
repealed at Mr.. Wilson's instance, con-
siderable feeling was aroused. Much
of that feeling still exists, though
without the aggressive expression that
marked it formerly.
Within hailing distance now Of the
armament conference. the country is
hoping for the transaction by Con-
gress before that time Of as much
pressing business as possible, SO that
public interest may concentrate on the
opening of as important gathering
as the world has ever known, and
from which it is expecting large bene-
fits.
Evening star., 1921-10-05
Congress and the Conference.

The reason given in support Of the
proposition that the special session Of
Congress put up the shutters before
the armament conference assemblies
is that as the bill for funding the for
eign loans is on the congressional card
the subject might prove embarrassing
with the foreign delegates in town.
But the foreign delegates may be in
town several months. The regular ses-
sion of Congress, indeed. may be well
advanced before the armament confer
ence gets through. Should the fund
ing bill be held back until the confer.
ence adjourns?
But why should consideration Of the
bill be embarrassing, either to Con-
gress or the conference? The indebt-
edness of the foreign nations to this
nation is known. The suggestion Of
cancellation is not involved, and need
not be introduced. Debate will turn on
the objection to investing the Secre-
tary Of the Treasury with funding
DO"tI Which,, do 10 SoIitCiidCu, NOAl-
gress should share with him.
That subject might easily be dis
cussed in Congress without giving Of
fense to visiting conference delegates.
There is no offense properly in it, and
surely no senator or representative
would travel out Of his way to give
offense.
The President is reported as opposed
to the proposition. He was. opposed to
the months recess recently taken by
Congress. He thinks Congress ought
to go right along with its work. And
he is right. No time should be lost
in writing on the books the laws the
party in power has promised and the
country expects.
Evening star., 1921-10-05
Future Of Merchant Marine.

II the United States is to realize on
its huge investment in ocean tonnage
the American people must be brought
to dollar-and-cents understanding of
the benefits to each person of an ade-
quate merchant marine. Such is the
tenor of an address delivered in New
York today by Chairman Lasker of
ciated Advertising Clubs of the World.
He outlined the gigantic task which
the Shipping Board has before it, and
made a convincing plea for popular
American flag to a position of prestige
on the seven seas.
Assuming as a matter of course that
financiers and men engaged in foreign
trade appreciated the necessity of an
ocean-going fleet, Mr.. Lasker ad-
dressed his argument to the farmer,
the miner and the Industrial worker.
and undertook to show that the carry
ing of American cargoes in American
bottoms is matter of direct concern
to each of them. Generally speak
ing" he said, 1.-THE last 10 per cent of
production makes the market. and it
is this last 10 per cent that We must
assure disposal of to customers in
foreign lands" and he went on to
show that when surpluses accumulate
depression and losses and unemploy-
ment follow inevitably. And from the
evil consequences of this depression
no one can escape. 1t hits the farmer
and the man who mills his wheat; the
miner and the men who smelt and
fabricate his ores; the mechanic who
works at a lathe and the corporation
which pays his daily wage. Ships are
as necessary to the prosperity of
Iowa and Kansas as they are to that
of New York and San Francisco, for
Iowa and Kansas are producers Of
surpluses which must be carried to
the far places of the world If the
home market is to be sustained.
In addition to his plea for popular
support of the merchant marine pro-
gram, SHdu Ifldu LdSheE SilOWeu ti<tl
gratifying progress has been made
toward elimination of waste and a
sound, businesslike basis of admins.
tration. His exposition of the situa-
tion which confronted the present
board when it took over affairs is q
sufficient argument against impatience
and hasty criticism.
Evening star., 1921-10-05
America and immigration.

After all. we cannot blame this
country for its change Of heart to-
ward immigration. Even now, there
Is no country that is so liberal to-
ward the foreigners residing within
its borders. or that has SO many; but
it begins to feel the danger of being
stified by so many heterogeneous ele-
ments. We know for fact that one
of the chief desires of Congress in
passing the immigration law was to
restrict the immigration from cer-
tain eastern European countries and
of certain particular peoples in them;
but there was no other way of OBJ
tanning such results. except by strik-
ing equally at all foreigners. In one
Of his lectures at the Institute of
Politics of Williams College. Tittoni
suggested that there ought to be
found way of letting a greater num-
ber of Italians into this country by
some special agreement between the
governments; but such agreement is
hardly possible. and probably would
not stand legally, il it were possible.
|-DOmenica Illustrate Utalian repub-
lican). New York city.
Evening star., 1921-10-05
YoliYa and His Like.

A reward of $1,000 is offered by
Wilbur Glenn Voliva. overseer of some
extraordinary cult with headquarters
at Zion, ILL.,, for proof that the world
is a sphere. Voliva favors the theory,
popular some centuries back. that we
have our being upon fiat earth. No
mere reference to the fact that fiat
edges. and that, though his fellows
have been wandering about upon it
for some thousands Of years, none
have ever been discovered, satisfies
him. No protestation Of the truth that
one may start west from Zion. ILL.,.
and. by travelling ever west over land
and water, return eventually to Zion.
Evening star., 1921-10-05
The Only Way to Obtain Immediate
Disarmament.

There are many skeptical persons
who say that the men who hold the
destinies Of the nations of the world
in their hands, and who have been
this. conference will be a failure,
without any practical results, but
they have been compelled to ac-
cept the invitation for the sake Of
external appearances.
We know that the question is seri-
GUS and difficult, and that it will not
be easy to arrive at a solution, hut
nevertheless there is one infallible
means which will attain the purpose
that avsrv Is; to make It compulsory for
consent of the people by means of .
popular vote before drafting any men
into military service and before con-
structing any war vessels or purchaa-
ing any implements of war. It is
will vote negatively on these ques-
tiona In this way disarmament
would be automatically and immedi-
ately accomplished.-L'Itali Qtalian
democratic). San Francisco.
Prosperity is just around the corner
outside the high-rent district
Butte Post.
One reason for the popularity of
golf is that it is something people
are not obliged to do.-Sioux City.
Journal.
The chief fault of our immigration
service Is that 1t makes no effort to
distinguish between common stock
and preferred stock,-Birmingham
News
A menu card and q furnished apart
ment are alike in this, that there
seems to be everything on earth
there except what you want-Mil-
waukee Journal.
It Is officially declared that rents
are going down, and nothing remains
to be done except to make the land
lord believe tt-Detroit Free Press.
The idea seems to be that labor
ought to 60 around asking for a re-
duction in its earnings. the way the
retailers, for example, have been do
ing.-Indianapolis Star.
AS we understand it, the only thing
the unemployment conference needs
to make 1t complete success is
about four million jobs.-South Bend
Tribune,
Most men hate long sermons, but IL
ehsnea 10 talk without interruption
the eight-day clock would run down
drst-T0ledo Blade
Evening star., 1921-10-05
Memories of "Champions." /"

Urban Ledoux, champion" of the
unemployed, according to announce.
ments. will present to Congress fifty
unemployed mon as an exhibit. Le-
doux is a very conservative man by
comparison with other champions of
the unemployed who have come to
Washington. and an exhibit" Of an
army Of fifty or SO unemployed Ia q
very mild exhibit measured by that
which Gen. Jacob Seehler coxey
brought to Washington. 1t may also
recall to many Of the older residents
of Washington the arrival Of Dennis
Evening star., 1921-10-05

Cincinnati has secured permission
from the postal authorities to add to
its local cancellation stamp announce
ments calling attention to the city's
public health exposition. A judiciou.
employment of the advertising privi
lege might enable the post office tO
collect incidental revenues which
would help considerably.
Evening star., 1921-10-05

No form Of taxation ever devised
has been universally popular. One Of
the duties Of economists has been to
keep the burden shifting so that every
element Of the public will be more or
less hopeful, even while realizing that
taxation itself is inevitable.
Evening star., 1921-10-05
SHOOTING STARS.
BY PHILANDER JOHNSON.
Attainments.

Attainments.
I do not hold high regard
For dear Prof. Smiley.
The life he leads seems much too har
For me to envy highly.
As one who knows wondrous lot .
His friends all frankly rate him.
But he Is broke. SO I shall not
Admire or initiate him.
But Billy Stiggins-there's the lad!
He surely Is q wonder.
He used to make the old prof. sad
In school by many blunder.
But he has certainly gone far
Beyond superior scholars.
For Bill is now a movie star
And has million dollars.
Evening star., 1921-10-05

The gentleman from Zion, ILL.,, who
insists that the world is fiat instead Of
round is interesting large audiences.
When natural speechmaker gets to
work, the facts in the case do not mat
ter so long as he has the vocabulary.
Evening star., 1921-10-05

Public interest in the meetings of
prominent democrats cannot fail to be
strong. When time is SO valuable 1T
cannot be assumed that they get to-
gether simply for the sake Of talking
over old times.
Evening star., 1921-10-05

Unrest and unemployment are as
serting themselves in Japan SUFFICIENT
ly to prevent that nation from feeling
that she is not getting her share Of
opportunity for assisting in the solu
ton Of the principal world problems.
Evening star., 1921-10-05

European politicians who used to
declare they did not understand Amer
lean politics would risk forfeiting the
confidence Of their constituencies II
they made such an admission today.
Evening star., 1921-10-05

1t is but natural that Lenin should
desire to participate in the world par
ley. A true sovietist never likes to
miss any kind Of a meeting.
Evening star., 1921-10-05

The fact that the Chinese are rated
as the most honest people on earth
does not prevent the political factions
in China from thoroughly distrusting
each other.
Evening star., 1921-10-05

Instead Of repudiating financial OBJ.
legations the soviet government, feel
ing the need Of foreign credit. is anx-
ious to assume them.
Evening star., 1921-10-05

Eminent democratic students OF
treaty matters are now prepared to
admit that under some circumstances
reservations may be in order.
Evening star., 1921-10-05

Russian fnanciers are still looking
for novel and attractive designs in
I. O US.
Evening star., 1921-10-05

Unemployment is a problem which
should not tempt a man to theorize in
stead of looking for work.
Evening star., 1921-10-05

Canton Crepes, Crepe de Chine,
!. Roshanara, Tricotine, Satins
and Novelties-in Navy, Black.
Brown, and quite frequently
with a dash of red for trim
ming. All new and freshl
Evening star., 1921-10-05
Mental Endurance.

Mcnt8l En0uf8nCe.
Didn't some of our greatest states
men study far into the night by IRE
light or tallow candle?"
YES" replied Senator Sorghum.
But that's no reason for expecting
me to attend night seSsions. I regard
regular study as easy work compared
to following with close, intelligent at
tention the speeches some Of my col
leagues are liable to make"
Jud Tunkins says weather prophet
is always tempted to predict the hard,
est winter on record, because an audi
ence is always more interested when
It's a little scared.
Opposite tendencies.
I hear the chill winds calling
From the October skies:
1.-THE autumn leaves are falling
But coal is ON the RISE"
Wildcat Mythology.
"Ever hear the story Of Midas?"
NO." said the busy man.
Everything he touched turned to
gold"
Sounds interesting. But the au-
thoritiss are suspicious these days. II
he's a friend Of yours. tell him to go
slow about opening offices and trying
to sell stock
"'Tain' NO use Of remindin' a friend
Of his faults" said Uncle Eben. de
chances are dat his relations has dane
talA i'm all ahe,t sAF1.w
Evening star., 1921-10-05
Opposite Tendencies.

! hear the chill winds calling
From the October skies:
1.-THE autumn leaves are falling
But coal is ON the rise"
Evening star., 1921-10-05
Wildcat MYTHOLOGY.

"'Tain' NO use Of remindin' friend
Of his faults," said Uncle Eben. DE
chances are dat his relations has dene
told I'm eli about 'elA."
Evening star., 1921-10-05

In flowing effects; new straight
line types and ever-so-smart
tailleurs. Plain or elaborated
we'll made in short, perfect
wonders at almost any price.
But you may take your choice
at $1e.95.
Evening star., 1921-10-05

Featuring large shawl, cape or
close-6tting collars-and frequently
cuffs to match-of rich Mole, aristo-
cratic Wolf, Jap Fox, Australian
Opossum, Natural Raccoen and very
fine quality of Black Opossum.
Every coat of through-and-through
Quality!
Evening journal., 1921-06-18
TIE MAGIC rNrRRELLA

When Jack Frost had left the star
that the Weathorman lived on. 10
follow Old Man Flood TO tho earth
and repair his damage. Mr.. Sprinkle
Blow turned TO Nancy and Nick.
'Now. my dears," said he. Il think
that we may rest assured that things
will be all right with our friends
Builder Beaver can finish his dam.
which, TO tell you the truth, he
should have had all ready in the
fall. Mark Muskrat can finish his
house above highwater mark, and
Marty Mink can have his fishing par
ty on the ice without being carried
out 10 sea. Suppose we all go down
10 the earth ourselves now, and sec
how things are coming on. I've
been so busy up here in the sky get
ting enough rain barreled up for
spring showers. and sunbeams put
away for days when Mr.. sun is lazy
and various other things, that really
I've had to neglect the earth crea-
lures. You can help me a great
deal. I'm sure. being able TO under
stand what they say. And having
your Magic Green Shoes is going 70
Evening journal., 1921-06-18
What Legion Men Are Doing

see the ad1utant OF their post, he
will be able to straighten it out
How about a bulletin board in
your post listing jobs for ex-service
men in your community? II you
hear OF a Job that's open anywhere
around. put it up where everybody
can see IL II may help somebody
who has just arrived in town TO set
tie down among you and raise the
census
At the convention OF the New Jer-
sey State Funeral Directors Asso-
citation. a resolution was introduced
placing the organization on record
as being ready to handle without
profits. all bodies OF ex-service mer
brought home from overseas.
The First Division will hold a re-
union at Camp Dix this year start
ing on November IL.
Evening journal., 1921-06-18
MANY WANT TO
BID ON HARB0R JOB

Applications are being received
daily by Charles Il. Cant, Secretary
Of the Board Of Harbor Commission
ors. for blueprint drawings and
specifications for the proposed initial
terminal unit Bids will be opened
on June G. II is now believed the
number Of bids will greatly exceed
100, the number al FIRST anticipated.
The blue prints are made by the
dupont Engineering Company. which
has been assisting the engineers OF
the commission in drafting the plans
and specifications for the work. All
told Sc sets Of prints and specifica-
tions already have been sent out
A fee Of s25 is asked for each set
which will be repaid on return OF
the material.
Evening journal., 1921-06-18
THINK WAR GAS
KILLED THIS MAN

Harry F. Anderson. aged % yearr.
70S Lombard street. died in ths
Homeopathic Hospital Tuesday
morning from a malady very much
resembling that OF gas poisoning. In
terment was made yesterday after
noon in Riverview Cemetery.
About a year ago. Anderson. who
never reached the battle front, or
came in contact with war gases at
an. injured his left heel He paid
no attention to It. however. as It
did not bother him. Friday OF last
week. he Jumped from a truck he
was driving and bruised his heel
again and later found that nail in
his shoe had punctured the flesh.
The wound was so slight that he
paid no attention to IL, working on
Saturday as usual. on Monday. how
ever. his foot and leg had swollen
80 greatly that he was unable 10 put
his shoe on. and about 5 o'clock.
Monday afternoon. he was taken to
the Homeopathic Hospital
He was seized with commissions.
and had to be strapped 70 the bed.
The leg was then opened, and the
surgeon who operated upon him was
astonished 10 find every evidence OF
gas poisoning. Everything possible
was done for the young man. but he
expired about o'clock Tuesday
morning. Execretions from his lea
are being examined In a laboratory Ia
Philadelphia 10 determine II he wa
actually a victim OF gas poisoning.
Evening journal., 1921-06-18
S37,974 FOR NEW
CITY M. P. CHURCH

The special campaign for a new
Methodist Protestant Church in this
city: conducted by the pastor and
congregation OF the Peninsula Meth
odist Protestant Church, was carried
into Cecil County this week The
Rev. DIR. ]. NJ. Sheridan. Conference
Superintendent Of church extension.
and Rev. Leonard b. Smith. pastor
OF the church, made a tour Of Cecil
Co. where are located four Metho-
dist Protestant circuits, covering
nearly three Of these circuits. Near
~ seven hundred dollars was sub
scribed by the members Of these
churches toward the new church in
Wilmington. II is planned 70 carry
this campaign into every county or
the Peninsula, both Delaware and
Maryland. soliciting funds for thii
church. This provision was made
by the Maryland Conference. Som'
points in Western Maryland. and
also Washington and other districts
will be canvassed. Simultaneous
efforts will be continued in Whining
ton. to the end that this city will co.
operate with the outside friends In
pIoNluluE TINS nuNn uttuth Nuli 'l
for the large number Of Methodist
Protestants residing in Wilmington
The campaign TO date has resulted in
the following report:
Amount raised last year on prop
erty $4,000; Maryland Conference
S2.5OO.0O; Board OF Home Missions
of the Methodist Protestant Church
15,OOO.00; Subscribed in Whining
ton S1O,OO0.0O: st. Johns Board OF
Benefcience. Baltimore. Nd, $500.
, 90: Methodist Protestant Church II
Milford. Del. $4,000; Rowlandville
Cecil Co., $4,000: Bayview Church
Cecil Co. $500; Leeds Church, Ceci
/ Co., $4,000, incomplete report)
/ Moore's Chapel, Cecil CO., S277.0O
Total cash and subscriptions towar,
ground and new building s37,974.00
Evening journal., 1921-06-18
llTi-f-ii-i-ii

be the best help Of all, for weather
makers like myself are likely to have
TO go anywhere. you never can tell
and although my umbrella. when
open. will float all three of US down
20 the ground. 1t Is only strong
enough for one when we wish 10 re-
turn here. Yes. your Shoes are
very valuable"
Mr.. Sprinkler Blow opened his um-
brella. then taking Nancy's hand,
walked TO the edge OF the star. "Now,
my dear, you take Nicks hand and
Wen all jump together. one Tor
the money. two for the show, three
TO make ready. and four To go!"
In a trice they we're sailing earth.
ward under Mr.. Sprinkle-Blows ole
parachute. gently as gossamer.
(To Be Continued).
/ Copyright 1921 by Newspaper En-
terprise.)
Evening journal., 1921-06-18
The Question Is, Can Washing Day
Be Made Howling Holiday?
ToDAYS RHYME BY FRANCES BOARDMAN

Wash Day heaves in Sight; to vision
her Ecstatic Mirth and seeing
Quantities OF Earth become attach
ed to Rompers Frocks. to Collars,
Petticoats and Socks; and listen to
her cheer the Shirt that shows a
Maximum OF Dirti But
Doubt is poisoning my Mind; I'm
family skeptical, find. There
must, to all this glittering Array Of
Promise, be Some String! (And
now I'm sorry that l spoke; you'll
think this is the Clothes-Line Jokel)
Evening journal., 1921-06-18

FTHERE's a lIttlo zephyr stlrrlng,
And IL whispers In my ear
or a wood whore wings are whir-
ring.
or lake with waters clear;
And II bids me slip my tcther.
Pack my kit and go
Where the trees commune together
Where the piney breezes blow.
THERE's a stream that CLEANS
and splashes.
Where the gaily-speckied trout
Hides beneath the bank. or flashes
Up and down and roundabout;
And / dream OF woodfiros burning,
Evening journal., 1921-06-18

II one believed what Magazines
tell OF the Magical Machines sup
posed to make the Weekly Wash
the merest Pifie. Fluff and Bosh.
One simply couldn't walt to get
ones Hooks upon this Household
Pet. Il seems, from what they put
in Print. that Mondays customary
Tint might just as well be changed
from Blue to Pink and White; per-
haps it's true. II may be highly ac-
curate to picture Mother in a State
Of Uncomfortable Delight whenever
Evening journal., 1921-06-18
TO REMOVE GUM.

II you happen TO get chewing
gum on material, freeze the gum
with ice. then work the material
under It and the gum will chip on.
II may be possible that the services
Of a brush will be needed TO remove
the particles. II any then remains
dissolve it by using chloroform.
Evening journal., 1921-06-18
LEMON BUTTER.

Cream u cup Of butter with 4
teaspoon OF paprika. add 1 table,
spoon OF lemon Juice, drop by drop.
stirring constantly until all is
blended.