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Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-05-28
now THEY MUST FEEL.

IL would be most interesting to have
a peep into the minds of those design
ing but not altogether discreet and
practical Republican schemers who. With
deliberate purpose TO further their
partisan ends. set in motion the plan
for personally directing an important
judicial appointment by the governor
and thereby creating political conditions
that would inure TO their great profit.
They evidently laid their plans with
much care, aga fondly hoped they had
adopted precautions which would insure
absolute success. II they had given any
/, ,nsideration to the element Of public
sentiment that could not be entirely
eliminated. they no doubt supposed the
expression Of that sentiment would be
uf such character that it could be
ignored with impunity and their plans
carried through without serious inter
ruption
But il may wen be imagined how
these schemers. upon whom even the
dignity and honor OF the bench appar-
entity made no impression, are now
wrlthing in disappointment and rage
and squirming from the keen pain of
thwarted desires and shattered ambi-
lions. And. how. even more bitter and
aggravatlng. they are realizing the
force and potency Of the indignant and
outraged public sentiment they had so
indinerently challenged. This must be
moro CALLING 10 them than keen dis
appointment at the failure of expected
promotion and profit. and successful
political intrigue for power and posi-
ton IN the future, which had so dazzled
their eyes and perverted their common
sense perceptions when they entered
upon their scheme.
But how assuring IL must be to good
citizens. 20 all those whose honest in
dignation was stirred TO the depths by
this revolving endeavor to make high
judicial station the basis for selfish par
tisan and personal intrigue. TO realize
how completely the scheme went to
pieces when il encountered the fun force
Of the righteous sentiment of the people
~ Delaware. There should be hope for
the future in this striking evidence OF
what the best and highest sentiment of
community may accomplish when il
concentrates It's energies upon any pur-
pose having for its object the protec-
tion Of public interests and the preser-
walton Of the good name Of the State.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-05-28
AIsCHIEv0Us WAR TALK.

qrbere,s talk of Japanese American
war both In Japan and America, ana
tba matter is also attracting attentaou
4, other countries. All thinking men
danv the possibility of such war. pue
emergencies are not necessarily con
frclied by logic and reasons. III the no.
zion of the man in the street lhal
Iananose-Arnerican war is inifninehl
enreads and becomes intensified, an n
resistjbie state of affairs may occur.
s Arainst such possibility both Japa-
nasa and Americans should be On tneir
guard.
We deny the possibility OF war be-
tween Japan and America, ana pray
that such a thing may never occur, nut
ii is necessary to consider why there -
talk IF war 1t seems that Americans
believe that Japanese VIII try &c cap
ture American territories IN the racine
or 10 make a surprise attack on AmeTI-
"a in conjunction with the japanese
residents in that country. On ine other
hand Japanese seem to thlnS tnat
America will attack Japan with a large
navy, IL seems clear that war tatk
is based on mutual tear
IF japan and America are faithful 10
their respective missions. war IS inapos-
sible In order that the impossibility
of war between Japan and America may
be convincingly demonstrated ard tha-
the two nations can with easy minds
cooperate in the interest of the world ;
civilization, 1t IS necessary that they
should make il clear why there IS nc
need for one to fear the other, that Is.
they should fully understand each
other. 1t is to be hoped that the new adj
ministration of America, under Presi-
dent Harding, who is said To be a
genius IN. Cancellation. with MIR. Hughes,
noted for his clearheadedness. win ex-
change opinions thoroughly with the
Japanese government in order 10 cIari-
~ d state OF affairs under which mis-
understandings are apt to occur
Osaka Mainichi.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-05-28
THE SALT OF THE EARTH.

What makes the wen educated man. as
differentiated from the man who is
merely so efficient that he can pie up
a million beefsteaks between sunrise
and twilight?
Dean West of Princeton University
has promulgated a list Of subjects, the
thorough knowledge of which he AYERS
makes well educated man. Says the
Dean:
Modern experience shows that the
studies which have most surely pro-
duced the best results are mathe-
matics and the classics. fundamen-
tai science, history, philosophy,
modern literature and at least the
elements of political economy. The
man who knows these well is
finely educated man.
1t is perfectly possible for the man
who knows these subjects to become
classed as a millionaire on Uncle Sam.s
tax books. But it is significant that the
in them devote their lives TO humanity.
and not tosseif- -glorifcation. They give
their knowledge for the promotion OF
statecraft, for the better1nent of social
relations, for the enlightenment of the
public. for the promotion of scientific
discovery which win make life more
tolerable. The other man scrambles
for coin with which to establish him
self in the Bradstreet peerage.
Some make the world a bit better In
which to live, and also anass comfort
able fortunes. These are those saneIy-
balanced men. found alike in the busi-
ness Office, the school room, the Law
court, and the general practitioner,s
Office. They take the welI-seasoned
middle-of-the-road in all their actions
After all, they are the salt Of the earth
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-05-28
TnE ELECTION AND THE CHARTER

n the people are to believe the cam
paien arguments now so assiduously
put forward by the Republican cam
paign managers. the issue Of a new city
charter has nothing to do with the city
election 20 be held next Saturday. It
is merely an election for choice of
officials 20 conduct the municipal ad-
nlinisiration for the next two years
under the present city charter, they
eonplacently declare. and they ask the
people TO "let IL go at that"
But there is great deal more in
volved in the verdict OF the voters at
this election. The city charter under
which fhcy are TO choose agents of 0
municipal administration for the ensu-
Ing two years is a very poor charter,
backward. restrictive, preventive OF ex-
pansion along the lines of effective SER
vice and grossly partisan. They be-
fieve we should have a new charter.
Believing thus, g large body of good
citizens. without personal motive and
actuated solely by desire for munich
pal Improvement, organized movement,
entirely non-partisan in character, for
securing a new and improved city char
ter at the recent session OF the Legis-
lature. They wanted 10 get the munich
pal administration elevated to plane
OF real business efficiency. They had a
fne charter measure prepared. and re-
ceived Endorsements OF their work
which satisficf them they were sup
ported by large majority Of the citi-
zens OF Wilmington.
How and why this admirable non
partisan measure was defeated at Dover
- known to all our people. 1t was
killed by partisan order. And those
who signed it's death warrant are the
,makers Of the Republican city ticket
that VIII come before the people of Will
nnlngton at the election next Saturday.
Now. suppose this ticket should be
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-05-28
RjPPIING RHYMES.
By Walt Mason.
IT'S A WINNER.

This world is winner, my
masters. though troubles may on
US descend; we always live
through the disasters, and every
things right in the end. I've
lived through surfeit OF sorrow,
I've lived through an ocean of
care. I've wept through the night
and the morrow convinced me my
woe wasn't there Some people
are always abusing the planet
whereon we abide: they hint that
Il they had the choosing, on some
other world we would ride But
when they are scheduled 70 leave
US. and Tee to a happier cline.
they look on the journey as
grievous, they think their de-
parture a crime. The longer I
live on this planet. the better and
smoother il seems. this mixture
of gumbo and granite is surely the
world of my dreams. The knock
ers are dealing in fiction who call
it a wilderness drear; there's just
enough grief and affiietion TO sea-
son the happiness here. There's
just enough hustle and hurry TO
spur us TO showing our worth;
there's just enough trouble and
worry to keep us from dying Of
nirth. If others are putting up
dirges. your voice to the wailing
don't lend; the world from all
shadows energies. and every
things right in the end.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-05-28
HAYES, CREDO.

Postmaster General Hayes expressed
his credo when he lifted the postofice
han which had closed the sccond-cias.
mailing privileges to the Liberator. Ma,
Eastman's radical sheet. which, Phoe.
nix-like, arose from the ashes of ths
ed Masses. Hayes said.
The Postoffice Department holds
no brief for The Liberatur or any
other publication. If there in ON
foot a conspiracy to destroy our es
tablished form of government by
force and violence. claimed by the
department heretofore as a reason
for not granting this permit. and IL
this publication is involved in it,
then the Department of Justice Will
deal with the conspirators in the
manner prescribed by law.
The war is over. We must return
to the ordered freedom. Our method
of safeguarding the public welfare.
while at the same time maintaining
freedom of the press, has been-found
better for the public welfare than
a bureaucratic censorshop.
Either these publications should
be entirely suppressed and their
publishers prosecuted or they should
be given equal mailing rights in
common with the other periodicals
of the country. The mail exclusion
statutes will be vigorously enforced
be the Postoffice Department, but
in so doing we will carry out the
purpose of such non-mailability.
This purpose is TO bar the prohfb-
tied matter entirely from the mails
and not simply exclude it from a
particular class of mail.
II Mr.. Hayes win have the courage o
his convictions, and will Withstand th'
pressure from the Tories which win b,
brought to bear on him. he viii hav.
rendered genuine service to the prin
ciples OF liberty. Perhaps it was nee
essary to hinder the distribution of GER
tam radical journals during war time
But the war is over In peace days
there is always a certain clique which
needs a safety valve. These publca
tons serve as such. Stop up the safet.
valve. and then you have an explosion
The history of the French Revolution
of the Russian debacle, should show tn
need of permitting these radicals to .ge
rid of their misguided enthusiasm b.
speech. The latter is less dangerou
than action. X speech is permitted, &C
ton is seldom il ever INDUCED in.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-05-28
JUST FOLKS
TEACH THEM OF THE FLAG.
BY Edgar A. Guest

Teach the children of the Flag.
Let them know the Joy ii holds
In its sun-kissed ripping folds;
Don't let patriotism lag:
Train them so that they will love
Every star and stripe above.
As you teach their lips to pray,
Teach them always to be true
To the red. the white and blue:
Praise the Flag from day to day,
Tell the children at your knee
All the joys OF liberty.
Let them know and understand
How the Flag was born and why,
Tel how brave men went to die
Gladly for their native land.
Whisper to them that they must
Make the Flag their sacred trust
Love of country ever starts
In the home and at your knee,
There the Flag shall come to be
! Shrined in patriotic hearts:
They shall gladly serve thedr land
When they know and understand
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-05-28

elected. Would II not be m indorse-
mont OF tho ruthless slaughter OF the
charter measure which our people nn-
doubtediy desired? 1t surely would.
And would not such m Endorsement
stand ~ IN inf,exiblc bar against any
subsequent movement for the enactment
az such a desirable charter measure?
Undoubtedly II would.
Tho duty of all friends Of the new
charter movement. therefore. is plain.
1t is to vote against this selfish. hand
picked. deliberately framed ticket. rep-
resenting the forces that defeated char
ter reform. so brutally and wickediy. at
Dover last winter. With such an ex-
precision of sentiment by our people, the
next Legislature would not voice a
single protest against a new, non-par-
tisan charter for Wilmington.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-05-28

simple life. And IL r. evident that they
do not dislike it since the greatest
punishment I can inffict upon them is
to send them back 10 America, BY one
Of the transports which. every month,
takes home the sick and discharged
men.
svrbev are ali fully conscious that
they are accomplishing a duty here
and that they are giving an example.
They are accomplishing a duty II ac-
eornpanying the American flag which.
after having taken a share In the war,
yve have come to plant upon the Rhine
on the highest and Oldest fortress OF
rgsiaeriarn near the flag OF the Allies.
They give an example among the Tor
efr,,, tr,.o,e which are camping here or
in the vicinity OF the moderation good
conduct, and the spirit OF dlscipiihs -
the American army.
Personally" he said IN conclusion,
IN my reports to the State Department,
1 have never ceased requesting uat We
NAV be permitted to pursue the accom-
p,ishinr OF this duty and to give TINS
example. I should be infinitely napps
n my request be granted
Thus spoke General Allen IL = now
mn To washington to accept or 70 refuse
the request OF General Allen ana q tfie
American, boys on the Rhine But there
= one fact / cannot but help 70 s1aee
and that is that for the first time per
hans in the military history OF the
..'a,,a we are in presence Of an army
.,.1.,,,,x;,p a foreign territory whose
.,ss;r,ts,anre there IS ardent1y demanded
-. t,,e iuhahitarats Of the occupied ter
...orv by the soldiers occupying same
nv the Allies, by the neutrals, by every
one IN general.
America may be proud to obtain sucn
a unaninnity Of her troops. Happy
hx,noa-iaat
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-05-28
EVENING SMILE.
ONE GIRL KNEW.

a Brooklyn teacher prefaced the read
ing of Robert Louis Stevenson's Land
Of the Counterpane' by asking her
children il they knew what counter
pane was. When the question had gone
around the class without any answer,
she asked: What does your mother
put over you al night when you go to
bed?"
Aold coats" was the answer from the
first girl called on, and the TEACHER
quit the suggestive method at once
New York Evening Post.
Can you give me a bite TO eat7-
'Have you no trade, my poor man?"
Yes. / make counterfeit money, but il
isn't worth what the materials cost" -
Louisville Courier-Journal.
Says Pussyfoot Johnson: Drinking
viii soon be a lost art in the United
States" 1t is now. 1t is no longer an
art. It is a Observation-Disclosures Jour
nal
tits far cry from the fig leaf %
the hoop skirt" said the modiste. And
now it's only whoop back again." re-
torted the patron, NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
Magazine.
What are you going to give Helen
for her birthday" Which birthday is
it?' Her twenty y-fourth." Nothing; ]
gave her something for her twenty
fourth birthday last year.--Boston
Transcript.
A donkey has two great big ears.
And keeps them standing in the
air.
! think a girls a donkey, too,
Who covers hers with wads of hair.
North Adams (Mass.) Herald
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-05-28

ested in the citisens' charter than
am. and have always been against "
Tfet Mayor Taylor WAS opposed to
tho Citisens' Cummittee charter during
tho splendid campaign for real munich
pal reform that was conducted by the
committee before the Legislature. only
to be ruthlessly defeated by the opposi-
ton of partisan interests now 30 well
represented by Mr.. Taylor, II known.
The mayor. therefore. Is entirely nt
home and entirely accurate. In setting
forth his own position. But It il dif-
fercnt with respect to Mr. BayArd. He
was intimately associated With the
charter movement from the first, Ia
bored assiduousIy in the preparation of
the charter measure. and worked hard
to induce tho Legislature to enact 1t.
true. and Mr.. Baynrd had no more In
tcrest in the city charter than he had.
Iueu MI. bayaTu Woutu stiAtu peiofr
the people Of Wilmington as a hypo-
critic and falsiffer. man who was
only pretsnding m interest in n ques-
tion that had aroused cur people to
the most sinc-rc and earnest effort for
municipal reform ever Known in this
community. II what Mayor Taylor
said In his speech to the Republican
women voters, as reported In his party
organ, is truo, then he has accused Mr..
Bayard OF being a trimmer and time
server. n pretended rcfornaer. and a man
who was so ignorant aa TO believe he
could thus deceive the people IN mat
ter that concerned them SO deeply.
Do the people OF Wilmington be-
heve that Thomas r. Bayard is such a
man, such a base pretender, such 4
morntebsnk7 Emphatically they do
not. Then, what must they think of
Mayor Taylor. who. according TO his
party organ, has so wrongfuIly char
acterized him? And what do they think
OF the cause that Mayor Taylor at
tempts to bolster In such an astound-
ing manner?
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-05-28
MR.. BAYARB AND THE CHARTER.

In bis remarks to meeting OF Re-
publican women voters, the other night,
Mayor William G. Taylor, according to
q report Of the affair printed in Re-
publican party organ the next day,
said: Thomas Il. Bayard has picked
upon the city charter question merely
as a means Of getting votes. He is no
more interested In the citizens charter
than / am. and I have always been
against it,.
In his subsequent remarks Mr.. Tay-
lor is quoted as saying: Both candi-
dates for mayor are good, honorable
gentlemen" Now, how could Mr.. Bay
ard. the Democratic candidate for mayor,
be a good, honorable gentleman if ii
is true. as Mayor Taylor asserted in
his address, that he is no more inter-
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-05-28
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS

Any reader can get The An~w~r - nr~
question ~ writing Livery byeninr infor-
nation Bureau Frederic n iia~kln Direr-
.or, Warrington. -. e.. This or~r applies
strictly 10 Information. IA~ burrnu can
not give advice On .erai medical md
settle domestic troubles. nor 20 1nd~r%As~
Write your auestion~ plainly and briery
Give Give sI fuI name nd aar... ~ ma .S"a.s s".,~a-
two cents In stamps Tor return po~faEs.
all replies are sent direct 20 ths tnauirsr
@ Please give Act ~ Carrre~. rr.
Iating 70 the reinstatement ~ ex.
service men IN Civil Service poansona
q. ID. H
A The Civil Service Commission suaps
that DO congressional action naa been
taken REGARDING the Reinstatement of
ex-service men In the Civil Service Ns,-
partmenr However. me Civil 3srvict
Commission has raSser ruling uhiIh
reinstafes ex-se-vice men having ClsN
Service status az any rfrnc within ave
years from the date q diecnnrwo with
out examination.
O. How can cor-o~ion he removed
from brass musical l1s1ru rrertsI
H. III s.
A The Bureau OF Standards SAYS
that a weak solution ~ acetic ac1d or
vinegar might be used 70 remove the
green deposit you mention. bar this
should be very carefully removed tY
thorough washing with water. or Ulla
dilute ammonia followed by water.
Q. How long is the telephone oahle
connecting the United States VITA
Cubag T. =. C
A There are three SEPARATE tcic-
! phone cables connecting the TWO c0uu-
tries. each us niles long. Except 1t
terminating points. they are laid several
miles apart 20 minimize the Possibility
of having more than one II a time
affected by accident.
@. Why is grapefruit so-caIedg
A. Grapefruit vas PROBABLY given
this name because IL grows In clusters
Q. What states actually secedcd
from the Unlons r. d. N.
A. There were II Confccerale states.
/ South Carolina. Mississippi. Florida.
Alabama. Georgia. Louisiana. Texas.
7 Virginia. Arkansas. Tennessee and
/ North Carolina
q. Is X true that lightning aeVer
/ strikes twice in the same place. A. ~
A The Department Of Agriculture
4 says that lightning very often strikes
] repeatedly IN nearly tho sane places.
II has its zones. where is appsarance
may usually be counted en- win aaca
electrical storm.
Q. To settle n bet. please state thc
width OF Penns1 lvania avenue il
Washington. y. *. r..
A At its widest. from The Cap.tol to
Z the Treasury. Pe-nsyivanlA aFcnu.
measures 1914 feet from curb TO curb.
Beyond the Treasury the width ~
first 81 feet and finally Nut 80 fecl
There are places IN the downtown scc-
ton where the avenue is tS0 fees irom
I! building TO building.
@. What is the latitude and longs
tude OF the center OF population az ihe
/ United States7 a. n #.
A. The southeast corner oi Owen
z County. Indiana, which Is the center 81.
population OF the United states accord.
J ing to the 1920 census. lies I'M Norln
Latitude SO degrees. 20 minutes. .I
seconds and So degrees. - minutes. /.
4 seconds West Longitude.
@. What were considered the setrn
deadly sins7 n "
A. According 20 theologians. ffr
/ seven deadly sins were pride. Cufe.s
/ BUSINESS. Lust. Wrath. Gluttouy Entl
and Sloth.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-05-28
HARyEY's SPEECH STANDS.

However offensive Mr.. Harvey .
speech may he to the conscience OF the
country and however enphafieafy 1t
may be repudiated by Pro- League re
publicans. Mr.. Harding has not repu-
dated IL. Mr.. Hughes has not reon-
dated It. No responsible spokesman for
the administration has repudiated it.
On the contrary it stands as an ex
preston of the Presidents own views
toward the league and an expression of
his confident belief in the thoroughly
selfish and sordid motives Of the hmeri-
can people when they entered the war.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-05-28
bronchial Trouble Caused Anxiety.

No medicine has better reputation
than Foley's Honey and Tar for quickly
relieving coughs. colds and Group. 1t
loosens the phlegm and mucus, clears
the passages, eases hoarseness, stops
tickling throat, John G. Hekking, 195
Burgess Place, Passaic, n. r., writes:
II was suffering from an acute case Of
bronchial trouble which gave me con-
siderable anxiety Foley's Honey and
Tar deserves all the credit for my being
well now" N. B. Danforth.--Adv.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-05-28
CITY FINANCES.

city Treasurer Charles NJ Banks
reports that City Council has funds
amounting to s110.026.12, which include
a current account Of s68.554.s8 and the
following special accounts: Street paw
ing tax. ss2es9; bond sale. s35,572-2o;
harbor Improvement, $4.777.S5; fuel for
the poor, s292
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-05-28
MEETINGS TONIGHT.

olive Temple. +. O. E.
Wenonah Lodge. s. of Fl.
Liberty Conclave, .. w. M.
Mechanics Lodge, /. o. o. f.
I.enape Tribe, Imp'd 0. r. NJ.
sheet Metal workers Association, !
Ian,es A. Garfield Council. d. of A.
James Young Conciaye, III. or 8. w N
Apache Tribe, No. 81, lmp'd. Q. ~. M
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-05-28
A Soliloquy.

nor to protect the home market but 20
injure II and increase the range of
unemployment already disturbingly
lsrge.---Nesv York World.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-05-28

Try 1.-THE cos- Is trff1ing-an Every
Evening classified ad.-Adv.