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Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-04-22
THE WORTH OF A SMILE.

Little Jimmy Godfrey, aged 49, climb
cd a tree-out in Kansas City-to gath
er walnuts. He came in contact with
an electric wire one side of his face
was burned. leaving an ugly scar 4
damage suit against the power and light
company was instituted on Ummys be-
half. The chief element OF damage
about which the claim centered was that
Jimmy had lost his youthful smile. On
the witness stand, Jimmy was asked to
try TO smile. The only result was a
puckering of the lips and a melancholy
drawing OF the face. A physician testi-
fled that the smile muscle in his cheek
had been bound 10y the SCARED tissue
above. The jury promptly returned a
verdict giving Jimmy $4,000. That be-
comes the officially fixed value of a
smile.
Moral: II a smile is worth $20.0 900
when you lose it, 1t is worth $40, 900
when you use il. The world is full OF
Jimmy Godfreys-some of 'em little
chaps like him, some Of 'ern big, grown
up folks. Some of 'em are like Jimmy
used 70 be--with a warming, cheering,
helpful smile that makes life happier
for everybody in it. Some Of 'em are
like Jimmy is now" smile muscle" al
ways gone-instead. deep, dark, fore
boding frown that makes the world 81
little darker and a little gloomier for
all who come in contact with them.
They paid Jimmy $4,000 to compen-
safe him for his loss. His lossi DO you
get that? In other words, important
as Jimmy's smile was to others. Il was
most important or all 10 him
IT. ali the smile muscles" In the land
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-04-22

instead of having Just plain hufls. be-
ing owned by Mr.. Wiles himself. He
has set this In a modest place. since
the exhibits arranging is his own. But
II Ia not tho kind Of thing which any
one would miss. Another one, an
eighteenth century model built prob
ably on the scale Of a fourth Of an
inch 20 n foot. Is. he says. the finest
model shown
80 far as We know. models FIRST
came In during the early part Of the
aoventcenth century. unleas you go
back much further 10 the Egyptians.
whose ship models have been exca-
vat"d. Plans for ships also began 10 he
drawn IN the seventecnth century,
calculating on the resistance Of the
wator. the force of gravity. and so
forth. The Naval Board models were
made for the study Of yeasels. To soc
In what way they could be improved,
and they were kept IN Government
museums. How they got out. nobody
knows"
Old American models. or even old
copies, are fewer There is one. If The
clipper abip Haze. which was built at
Mystic, Conn. in 1859. 10y Capt Thomas
isorsythe the ships master. And there
is an old American model Of a Ma
fishing craft. buIlt 10y Capt John Neal
OF Wiscassot, Me. in 1921. The origi-
nal sails are stu uufurled. brown and
weathcred aa by aoa storms and air.
Chinese Vessels shown.
Tho shipa ~ half the world arc here,
In miniature. very decorative. among
them being the old Chinese river
bdata' which pirates used. equipped
With both oars and aalg leat there
should be- any trouble IN the got-av
The fan-lilfe curing dainty Raia give
them the took ~ pteeeur" craft rather
than If rehberf And there is Il viz
ing ship far rowing. with curvinR. mp
turned ends. copied by Horny r Cul-
gor. tho soofetya aecrefary from data
nn shin, dug ~ in Norway.
Bone ahip. white NJ ivory. we're
built - fr.ueh prisoners in England
during the Aapale9nic ~ars And
There Is a Royal Sovereign =. name
which waa paesed down tno year9 from
ship t. ship rnade by lnncrIrate b1it
towing satlors in Nelson's day
Il fs hard 10 believe. aa one gets
deeper and 1eeper into the spell ~
faat Inatiou shish shps can always
cast. tbat these ere models and nor the
shfua themselves. that these crafts are
ret ae9wortay that lbcy have never
eano slipping down the WAYS with
proud anil gathering momentum that
they nave never tingIed with ne salt
along their hulis
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-04-22
THE REGULATION DEFICIT.

Notice was given at the meeting Of
city Council, last night. that deficit
Of al least $4,000 in the financial
operations Of tho municipal adminiatra-
ton by the closo Of tho current fiscal
year. on June 80. is probable almost
to the point Of certainty. This an
| uouncemcnt, however will occasion no
surprise. Deficits have been rcgula-
tion affairs with city Council for many
years. despite positive inhibition by
| a chnrtcr provision more than forty
years old. which vas designed and
passed for the express purpose of com
pclling city administrations 70 conduct
their affairs on strictly cash bnsia
Here We havc one Of tho grave OWLS
that It was designed 10 correct bv tho
new charter measure which was SO
ruthlessly slaughtered at tho recent
session of tho Legislature. IN con
tepptuoua defiance II acknowledged
public sentiment and support. at the
bchcyt of the local bosses or the Re
publican party.
Il may be said IN behalf 81 tho pres
cnt City Council however. that it has
the grace to frankly meet tho present
situation. instead Or carrying over the
dencit. 70 be duplicated the next fiscal
year. as has long been the far too fire.
qucnt custom An ordinance was in
troduccd At last nights session and
given two readings, providing for an
extraordinary appropriation o( sufG-
cicnt sum 10 meet tho expected dcncit
This plan win make IL incumbent upon
the city Council to provide for meet
ing this extraordinary appropriation.
X made, in the regular appropriations
fer the next fiscal year.
II Is doubtful. however. If this con
tcmplatcd extraordinary appropriation
is legally permissible under the pro-
vision Of the city charter regulating
such a procedure The charter pro
vides Tor such an appropriation in the
event of the prevalence Of some e1
traordinary occasion - rot antici- |
pated at the passage OF the general ap-
preparation ordinance" An examination |
OF the budget OF the present fiscal year. /
when il was passed BY the City Council |
nearly year ago. viii indicate pretty
clearly that deficit was even then
probability. instead Of now
beins an extraordinary occasion not
anticipated However, it is more
to city Council 10 recognize
the situation created by its renissness
and meet it openly at this time. than
to resort to the previous unbusinesslike
methods Of carrying it on
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-04-22
RIPPLING RHYMES
By Walt Mason
AILS WILL.


The storm that blows your rooe
away, and winds your COW around
a tree. may cause YOU 20 rear up
and say such caustic things as
''Hully chee," And you may rave
until you're hoarse and on your
gods devoutly can; but Nature.
in her franctic course, Is looking
for tho good Of all. She cares no
hoot for private woes, nor marks
the briny on your face: along her
age-old groove she goes. and
strives to benefit the race. The
storm that killed, your setting
hens and from YOUR watchdog tore
the hair, removed the fever from
the fons. and purified the noxious
air. The food comes raging down
the creek. and browns some seven
head OF swine. and you, declaring
life IS bleak. are ready 60 take
in your sign. The loss OF seven
Chester Whites Will put you
baily IN the hole, and you viii
walk the fioor o'nights. but
Nature stops not to condcle. The
rain that made the rushing Hood
viii make the prunes and nut
megs grow. ana hundreds HESS
the wholesome mud. whore one
puts up his wall of WOO, Each
fellow thinks his own concerns
are all that count, the one big bot
but Mother Nature never turns
TO 500 whose heahives she upset
She sings some clouds across
the sun, she starts a tempest on
tho sea Ghe has universe 10
run. and cannot fool with YOU or
ma
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-04-22
Ralph Kinder at Westminster SUNDAY.

Ralph Kinder. organist Of Holy Tin
ity Church. Philadelphia and known
all over the East as an organist Of ex-
ceptional ability Is to be az the vesper
service at Westminster Church next
Sunday afternoon. Mr.. Kinder comes
at the invitation Of Frederick ". Wyatt.
the choir director Of Westminster
Church. and of ". c. HenphiI. the or
ganist taking charge Of the organ for
the whole service. It Is announced that
he viii play some additional preludes
and therefore viii begin before the
usual hour of commencing the organ
numbers. The choir Of the church is
to sing anthems composed by Mr.. Kin
der and At his special request. Mrs
Ruth Wilson Sachs viii sing his sacred
sole. Refuge Divine"
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-04-22
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS

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Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-04-22
MEETINGS TONIGHT.

HibernIan Knights.
Oriental Lodge. X. ~ p.
Excelsior Lodge. X. Of p.
Fairfax Lodge. 7. o. O. r.
Alpha Council I. 0. p g.
Local 80 sl3. l. r. T. "
Laurel Council. U. f. of a
Brandywiae Lodge. 5. Of II.
Columbia Lodge. /. .. o. F.
Liberty Lodge. A. o. q. "
Local No. 2. 1926. e. & J. Of Il.
ST. Georges Castle. X @. F.
Third Ward Democratic Club.
Manitou Tribe. Imp'd. 0. r NJ
Wilmington TInsmiths' Union.
Friendship Couclave. 5. v. N.
Star Of Delaware Lodge. s. Of r.
Washington Council. II. z. OF A
DiliEent Council. Jr. Q. L. A NJ
Washington Council. Q. L. \. NJ
Telegraph Council. Jr. O. L. 4. NJ
Jacobs Camp, No. 1891. N. ". A.
Canton Delaware. p. NJ. I. .. o. E.
Delaware lawmakers Association.
Washington Camp. No. 4, P. o. s. A.
Wilmington Lodge. No. 1S3. L o. o. VI.
Wilmington Lodge. No. 1744, L. o. o. Y
Court Diamond State. No. 4. L Of f. A
Plumbers.Gas and Steam Filters Union
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-04-22
JUST FOLKS
Ry EdFnr A. Guest
PURPOSE.

PURPOSE.
III count my life worth while
II only they shall smile
II .hey have hearts 70 sing.
: an boar anything
n b'lt The home / keep.
IL bIost with gentle sleep
Knows iaughter ard content
Iii count my life mrIl spent
ff in na they .ake pride.
shall be satisfied
Failure nay lannoh hcr blow
But ateodfast I shall IN
This dread aFone 7 fear
That they may suffer here
IF thay keep faifh r ne.
ndannted I shall be
n only they shall smile.
Il count my life worth while
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-04-22
THE MIRROR OF
PUBLIC OPINION.

1ere eiectrocuted--and All the radiance
went oat ~ the faces Of those. you
know them. Wh0 help ~ turn the dark
clouds inside ogh-ali The gold in the
world couldn't shine bright enough to
mako a compenaating Hght.-t3rard
Rapids Hsrald
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-04-22
birthday Party for Master Knight.

A birthday party was given last Sat
urday al the home Of Mrs. Bessie Short
nephew. Carlyle knight, Jr., whose 4th
birthday anniversary occurred that day.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-04-22
EVENING SMILE.
MEANING OF TITLES.

Representative r. Walton Moore of
Virginia, is a member Of the joint com
mittce on government reorganization.
A reporter who called on him for the
first time thought he would ingra tiate
himself by calling him Judge. 1t was
nearly fatal.
Just call me MIR. Moore" the Con
gressman said. with q smile DO you
happen to know Mr.. Bee Of Texas?
no! Wei. asked Bee why they called
every one down hts way Judge and he
said that was not quite true. a hand
some man, Bee said. we call General.
an ordinary looking fellow We call Col
onel; an ugly looking man we call Judge
and - New York Evening Post.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-04-22

Squire Marsh Swallow has snblet his
cot IN Washington an Is now at home
with tn Hardin blues. There's some
consolation in beln' poor you don't get
trimmed ever time YOU turn around,
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-04-22

The sand glass, sun dial. watch and
clock have proved Invaluable in mark
ing the passing Of time, but how about
this, heard in a room. noticeable for
lack Of light, IN home in North Illi-
nois street. when Air. Butler College
called on Miss ShortTidgc High School
Why John. Just four kisses ago you
said a laugh from the next room
cut the sentence short indianapolis
News.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-04-22

Whats the matter with F1ubdub?"
His maiden aunt volunteered to sell
kisses" He needn't get mad at her for
that. few kisses won't hurt that old
girl That's the trouble. There's no
demand louisville Courier-J Journal.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-04-22

Bill Have heard China is progress
ing a lot They don't bundle their feet"
Joe-"And they don't wear pigtails." Joe
-"On account Of the high cost Of pork I"
Houston Post.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-04-22

Sam. on board the transport had just
been issued his first pair of hobnails
"One thing. suah, he ruminated. IF ah
falls overheard, All suttinly Will go
down at tenshun. n."-American Legion
Weekly
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-04-22

Another stone u tho mosaic was the
Presidents speech % New York City at
Newark post., 1921-02-16
How Alice in Wonder
land" Came to Be

Children and "grown-ups" alike
who have enjoyed Alice in Won
derland will be interested to know
how the author happened to write
the story. a contributor to the
New York Tribune gives the fol-
lowing explanation, which, she
says, appeared recently in an Eng
liSh magazine.
Do you know how Alice came to
be written Well, this is the story
There were three little girls in a
boat on the river; it was probably
the Cherwell, at Oxford, where
Alice's father was dean of Christ
Church College. They were very
tired Of sitting still, and they had
not brought anything to play with.
One Of them had happy thought.
The grown-up friends who was
with them should tell them a story.
He obligingly complied. The story
that the three little girls heard for
the first time ON that hot summer
afternoon was Alice in Wonder
land. The three were called LORNA,
Edith and Alice Liddell, and the
grown-up friend who told them the
now famous tale was the Rev. G.. L.
Dodgson, or Lewis Carroll, as he
called himself for ''pretense
name" "
We should really thank little
Alice, the youngest of the three
sisters, for as they said good-by al
the close of the river trip she
begged Lewis Carroll to write out
the story for her; so a few day.
later he made her a copy in his
own handwriting, with funny pic
lures all his own. This was in 1865
Newark post., 1921-02-16

about twenty years ago that | had
been spelling one word wrong all
my life up to that time.
"What word is that, Mr.. Presi-
dent?" l inquired.
"It is very" he said. "I used
always to spell it with two rs
v-e-r-r-y. And then there was an
other word that | found | had been
spelling wrong until | came here
to the White House. 1t is oppor-
tunity. [ had always spelled it
opportunity"
In relating those instances of
his "prOgress in spelling, as he
called it, the President. laughed
heartily and added some words on
the Importance Of giving attention
to photography. Then he finished
his letter to the Secretary of War
and handed it to me, with a warm
expression of hope that my mis-
sion might be successful. 1t was.
Youths Companion.
Newark post., 1921-02-16
NEW CASTLE co.
CHAMPIONSHIP STILL
in DOUBT
Newark and New Castle Both
Aspirants for Title

Will it be Newark, or will it be New
Castle? This is the absorbing ques-
tion which occupies the minds of Kent
county basketball fans now, as well
as those in New Castle. The D. A
championship in the Northern county
is certainly between these, but who it
will be remains unknown. The COM
parative records show both as well
matched and formidable antagonists,
and though they appear to favor New
Castle slightly, the advantage of a
home court for the next game will
more than balance that.
New Castle has developed team
speedy enough to cay off honors in
six out of seven games, the remaining
Newark post., 1921-02-16
Lincoln Tells of
Progress in Spelling

Poor spoilers may find comfort
in the following anecdote that Mr..
r. B. Stanton tells in the reminis-
cences of Lincoln that he gives in
Scribner Magazine. The expert
ence was not Mr.. Stanton s but his
fathers.
On one occasion, said the senior
Mr.. Stanton, the President gave
me what he was pleased to call an
account of his 'progress in spell
ing" The incident O reveals Mr..
Lincoln s remarkable simplicity
and open-heartedness. 1t shows,
moreover, the ease and friendliness
with which he could talk to a
private citizen.
Having some business at the
War Department and knowing
that my success depended on the
President favor, I called to ask
the President for his aid. AT the
interview no other visitor was
present. After stating my case, |
asked him if he would speak to the
Secretary in my behalf.
"Certainly | WILL" said he.
Pausing a moment, he added, "Or
what is better, | will write him a
note. Sit down, and I will write it
now"
He went to his desk and began
writing, but in a few moments
turned to me and, looking up over
his spectacles, said:
"Ob-sta-cle: is that the way you
spell obstacle?'
I was so disconnected at the
sudden, unexpected question that
for the moment | was silent.
Noticing my confusion, he laid
down his pen and turned his re-
volving chair so to face me.
When / had recovered myself !
said, Il believe that is right, Mr..
President. y
He then said, "When | write an
official letter, | want to be sure 1t
is correct, and | find | am some
times puzzled to know how to spell
the most common word. "
When l remarked that that was
not an unusual experience with
many persons he said, 81 found
Newark post., 1921-02-16
Some Speed

An Englishman, recently ar
rived in the u. S. A., at New York
City, asked a smart looking news
boy to show him about the city.
When they came to the Ameri-
can Surety Co. building, the Eng
lishman asked, "Pray, my lad,
how long did it take to build that
building?" "About two years, -
the boy replied. "My, that was
quite long, we could build it in a
year" Next they came to the
National Park Bank building
How long did it take to build
that building?" the Englishman
asked. about a year. was the
answer. "That was a long time.
We English would have built it in
six months. - Then they came to
the Woolworth building; "And
how long were you building this
wonderful structure " Il don t
know, sir" replied the boy, cit
wasn't t there last night. "
Newark post., 1921-02-16
ROAD CONSTRUCTION
COSTLY in 1920
Price of Labor and Scarcity of
Construction Materials
Big Factors

Every kind Of road cost about
twice as much to build in 1920 as
it did in 1917, according to the
Chief of the Bureau of Public
Roads, United States Department
of Agriculture, and highway con-
struction suffered more than any
other class Of work through rail
road congestion, strikes, labor
troubles, and material shortages.
After the war there was a great
public demand for improved roads.
Many roads had been seriously
damaged by war traffic, and it ap-
peared that the return Of men
from military service would pro-
vide an abundance Of labor. The
army of labOrers which was ex-
pected to apply for the work did
not, however, material1ze. On the
contrary, there was a distinct
shortage Of labor, and wages reach
ed the highest levels attained in
the history Of the country. In
1917, competent labor could be Sc
cured for from $3.50 to So per day,
but the corresponding wages in
1920 were from So to S. for a
shorter days work.
In proportion to this demand
there was also a pronounced scare
ity of construction materials. Sand,
gravel, stone, and cement, and ma
terials commonly used in road
work increased in price between
1917 and 1920 from so to 100 per
cent. Naturally, these increases in
costs were reflected in the prices
paid to contractor for road work.
Gravel roads increased from 81 ,535
to $3.50 per mile; concrete from
SOL to upward Of $4,000 per
mile, and brick roads from $33, 900
to $4,000 per mile.
As funds available for road con-
struction are largely limited by
statute, or by the returns from
taxation, a majority Of the states
this year have deliberately with
held work, the plans for which had
been completed, until they could
obtain greater return for their
expenditure.
Newark post., 1921-02-16
Substantial Progress
Made in Soil Study

Substantial advance in the study
of soils has been made at the
United States Department of Agri-
culture through the installation Of
apparatus which permits the treat
ment in ton lots. Many Of the
important ingredients of soil APP
pear in such relatively small pro-
portions that they are almost i'm
pprceptible in small quantities.
With the larger apparatus the ac-
tual crystalline form of many Of
the soil constituents can be de-
tcrmined.
One result already attained is a
discovery that the salts occurring IN
the soil are much more complex
than has previously been realized.
1t is also found that the salts in
the soil mixture are of the same
general type as those in the famous
Stassfurt deposits of Germany,
and in the beds of former inland
seas and lakes that have evaporat-
ed and left their salts as deposits.
Scientists have realized for years
that soil, being the original source
of these deposits removed from it
by teaching, must contain these in
gradients. 1t is only since the in
Stallation of the larger apparatus,
however, that accurate data could
be obtained
Newark post., 1921-02-16
Washington Glad to
Return to Private Life

Returning to Mount Vernon af-
ter the surrender Of CORVALLIS,
George Washington wrote to La
fayette.
II have become a private citizen
on the banks of the Potomac in
the shadow of my own vine and
my own fig tree, free from the
hustle of camp, and busy scenes OF
public life. | am solacing myself
with those tranquil enjoyments, Of
which the soldier, who is ever in
pursuit of fame-the statesman,
whose watchful days and sleepless
nights are spent in devising
schemes to promote the welfare of
his own, perhaps the ruin Of other
countries, as if the globe was in
sufficient for us all, and the cOur-
tier, who is always watching the
countenance Of his prince in the
hope of catching a gracious smile
can have very little conception. [
have not only retired from all pub
lie employment, but ann retiring
within myself, and shall be able to
view the solitary walk, and tread
the paths of private life, with
heartfelt satisfaction. Envious of
none, | am determined to be
pleased with all, and this, my dear
friend, being the order of my
march, | will move gently down
the stream of life. y