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Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-12-21
THE NAVAL HOLIDAY,

The representatives at Washington
OF the worlds leading sea Powers have
come to final agreement on the fig
ures OF fleet tonnage to be maintained
curing the ten-year naval HOLIDAY.
according TO the accepted formula
o-3-S. The issue that was settled
yesterday was merely a sum In arith-
metic.
Gathered at the table of interna-
tlonal understanding and good will,
the plenipotentiaries agreed to the
monday almost as soon as it was pro-
posed py Secretary of State Hughes,
In the memorable speech which open-
ed the Conference on Limitation of
armament, five weeks ago. The ratio
OF naval strength, at which construc-
tlon except for replacement should
cease required more time to consider
but the American basis finally pre-
vailed subject to a horizontal revision
upward of the holiday tonnage To per-
NIT Japan to save one of the capital
ships of her building programme
which is already afloat. The scrap
ping and the saving that will ulti-
mately establish the British and
American fleets on an equality for a
decade to come, and the Japanese
armament at three -fifths of their in
dividual strength. are now set down in
precise figures.
Considering the spirit that has ami
mated the participants in the epoch
making negotiations from the begin
ming, there has not been at any stage
reason for fearing that the proposal
would fail. The early acceptance of
the plan so dramatically submitted by
Mr.. Hughes was manifestly more than
an acquiescence 'in principle" and il
has remained only TO face with de-
termination corresponding to good
will the perplexing questions of de-
/ tail bound to arise in working out an
international project of such novelty
and magnitude. involving factors mill
1 tary, political and economic.
The triumph of frank and friendly
diplomacy, of international fellowship
and good sense, is now complete to the
last essential specifcation.-Pro
dence Journal.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-12-21
JUST FOLKS
THE BAD EXAMPLE.
BY Edgar A. Guest.

He whipped his boy for lying,
And his cheeks were flaming red,
And of course there's no denying
There was truth in what he said
That a liars always hated.
But the little fellow knew
That his father often stated
Many things that were untrue.
He caught the youngster cheating
And he sent him up to bed,
And it's useless now repeating
All the bitter things he said;
He talked of honor loudly
AS a lesson 10 be learned,
And forgot he'd boasted proudly
OF the cunning tricks he'd turned.
He heard the youngster swearing
And he punished him again
Hed have no boy as daring
As to utter words profane
Yet the youngster could have told him
Poor misguided little elf,
That it seemed unfair to scold him
When he often cursed, himself.
All in vain is splendid preaching
And the noble things we say,
All our talk is wasted teaching
If we do not lead the way.
We can never, by reviewing
All the sermons on the shelves,
Keep the younger hands from doing
What we often do ourselves.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-12-21
SURPRISES AN d DEFICITS.

The Treasury has just borrowed
s25O0OO. 900, yet statements are pub
llshed suggesting surplus Of ordi-
nary receipts over disbursements Of
nearly 100000 900" for the cal
endar year. There have been four such
surpluses and they correspond to
months OF similar borrowings and
similar tax collections. The surpiuses
disclosed are not OF permanent or
substantial sort. The government does
not keep It's accounts by calendar
years For the fiscal year the excess
of total disbursements over receipts
has been running larger. than for last
year up to the middle of the current
month, and there are large differences
In several items OF the Treasury's ac-
counts.
The treasury's managekient has sell
dom or never been more skillful, and
fskill is needed when there are such
differences of view as between the Ad-
| ministration In general. the Treasury
In particular. and Congress, which has
rather been silenced on the bulge,
controversy than converted 10 IL. The
President appealed to Congress on
| Wednesday last TO let the budget
stand as prepared by the Director
General. The Senate adopted the
! conference report on deficiency bill
the first" for si03. 900. 900. which the
Senate had increa sed over the House
allowance. One item was a refund oi
5000, 900 for taxes Illegally collected
storm signals are set for the passa "a
of the soldiers bonus when Congress,
meets after the holidays. That woulC
not fall within the calendar year. bu
would work havoc with the surplus o.
the fiscal year. There are Washington
suggestions that even the Administra
lion will favor the Bonus bill when
ever the money Is in sight.
We are free with our counsel e
needier Nations that they should llv.
| within their means and stop printinl
money. II behooves us 10 do the sam,
and not borrow the funds which makt
a surplus and create Illusions o
money 10 spare. Taxes and deficit
are alike unpleasant, but the deficit
are the more obnoxious. Economy Ia
better road 10 Treasury surpluses thai
increase of taxes, but OF econom
there Is no hope so long as Congress
makes unauthorized additions to tn
budget. however meritorious.-Ne'
York Times.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-12-21
THE MIRROR OF
PUBLIC OPINION

can be as effective az the existent
League OF Nations, the covenant of
which pledges each membef to live
up to the highest code OF international
ethics that yet has been written, and
which provides temperate methods OF
preventing disruption OF the world by
violators al their pledges. The United
States today Is one great nation that
could assure world peace for genera
tions TO come by dropping its opposi-
ton to the League OF Nations. opposi-
tion that was assumed solely for po-
litical purposes and which had its
roots In racial antagonisms and self
ishness.
We believe the time will come when
we shall join the league. because IL
VIII be proved to those guiding our
destiny that we cannot afford 10 stay
out OF It. our Joining Is not likely 10
be In the immediate future. It may
not come until after even another
terrible world upheave. But come Il
must, for international understanding
and peace are not 10. be achieved SO
long as nations can regard themselves
as immune from penalties for yiolat
ing their word of honor. Peace must
be enforced. just as all nations are
compelled to enforce all their laws
| Nations, no more than individuals
obey laws II they think they can prof.
| IL by violating them Hartford Times
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-12-21
CHICAGO AND DIR. LoRENz.

Chicago physicians have decided to
close the hospitals OF that city TO DR..
Adolph Lorepz. the. bloodess surgeon
of Austria. II he decides to visit there.
Baltimore is the only other American
city that has withheld professional
courtesy and the hospitality distln-
guished surgeon visiting In the coun-
try might expect. Chicago made public
its reasons. some of them sound.
others open to question. The Chicago
action is conspicuous because Lolita
Armour Mitchell. the most noted pa
tient DR.. Lorenz has in this country,
lives there. Tie found her cripple
from n congenltal dislocation OF the
hip. The operation is years ago gave
her a sound body. There is no question
Of the remarkable skill DR.. Lorenz
possesses. His standing as a surgeon s
not in doubt. He is operating on the
poor, work Of mercy. lie says It IL
thank Offering for the help this coun-
try gave the starving children of his
country during the war.
Chica go objects to the wide publicity
and says American surgeons could do
the work quite as successfully. The
Is meeting many patients from homes
of wealth and is gaining fortune
from his operations. Inevitably his
visit makes for news. He could not
stop the publicity If he tried. The pub
lefty is in violation of the ethics of
silence the medical profession oh
serves by choice. Doubtless he has
been or will be called into homes
where large fees may be properly de-
nanded. But what of IL, IL his work
lightens the load of human suffering
1t is true there will be many impos-
sible cases brought to him and heart
aches will be caused when he saws he
can do nothing. In a smaller way that
takes place every day In surgical hos.
pitfalls and in doctors Offices. Hopes are
aroused that are impossible of reali-
| zation.
That is the debit entry on the led.
ger. The credit entries are the cases
| helped, and they are mum, rous Amer.
lean surgeons have developed blood.
less surgery with its repla op.
/ erations and readjustments during re.
c,nt years. Ohio has men of great
i prominence in that work whose con.
iributions TO humanity in recent year.
have been large. Bloodless surger,
will be given a great impetus by tn,
lorenz visit. The big heart of sur.
geons in Chicago is not shown I'm tn;
action taken.-Ohio State Journal.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-12-21
PROTEST AM ADVICE.

Editor Every Evening Every Eve
ming is a most excellent paper (and
this from a Lodge Republican.) t
can not but have a considerable infiu-
ence with its readers and in the COM
munity at large. 1t would seem, them
that it particularly behOoves it to
avoid, in it's editorials and quasi-edi-
torials (as Mr.. Palmer's recent Wash
ington articles), having the appear
ance of appealing to or arousing sec
tional feeling. This, it seems to the
writer, il does not always do.
The paper is frankly Democratic; no
one can properly complain that it be-
labors Republicanism. But it is sug-
gested that what it is hoped) j. in
tended merely for criticism of Re
publicans and their works be not al
lowed to become what reads like in
vective against the people of cer-
tain section OF the United States. This
| is not the time for a reputable I.ews-
paper to have even the appearance Of
sectionalism; the problems of the
melting pot" are more than sufficient.
The reference is to your language re-
specting Yankees" Back Bay" and
SO forth.
by one reader. at least-and one
can but believe by many others
references to Back Bay opinions,
people, "snobocrats" and the like are
only with difficulty taken as othec
than implying that to be OF Back Bay,
or of New England, is, regardless of
politics, Objectionable in itself.
Furthermore, as a matter of detail
merely, some of the statements dis
play a most ridiculous lack of knowl-
edge of the facts. Not so long ago
reference was made to the assun.ed)
discussion of some Negro question
slavery, or the black ivory" trade
~ something Of that sort-in the par
lors of Back Bay. Nothing is more
unlikely. Most New Englanders feel
that the abolition of slavery was right
and Reconstruction was wrong, and
il is no use to discuss the matter fur
ther; matters relating to the Civil War
are seldom a subject for discussion
in New England. and the division into
Democrats and Republicans is, gen
orally speaking, along other lines en-
tirely.
Again. reference was made to the
people of Connecticut looking TO Back
Bay-there it goes again-for theil
opinions. a reading of certain ol
John Fiske's essays on the founding
of some of the towns Of Connecticut
and their early relations with Massa,
chusetts, should convince one of fth,
improbability of your statement
Finally, there are many New Eng
ianders in Wilmington. and not few
of them are undoubtedly readers O
Every Evening. The writer is sur.
they will highly appreciate the avoid.
ance OF any discourtesy TO them OF
the ground Of birthplace. The Re
publican New Englanders politics ar
adamant, at least In national affairs
Change them ii you can-but stlcl
to politicsi
"D-d Yankee" Well Wishes.
Wilmington, December 10, 1921.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-12-21
WHY THE DELAY!

II is fairly astounding TO learn, in
connection with the announcement
that the Board of Health has closed
School No. 23, in this city, until after
the Christmas holidays, on account
of an unusual prevalence of scarlet
fever among the pupils. that the affec-
ton has been existent for several
weeks. Why steps were not taken
sooner for the purpose Of suppressing
the outbreak before it assumed such
proportions is an apparent dereliction
very difficult to understand.
one reason given for the de-
lay is reported disagreement
among physicians as TO the char
ac,er OF the infection, some
holding IL 10 be scarlet fever and
others claiming it was something else.
To persons Of mature years, who re-
member what scarlet fever used TO be,
this explanation will be most sur
prlslng. For many years scarlet fever
was unmistakable IN it's symptoms,
and was looked upon with dread by
all parents as not only a severe in
fiction, but one likely to leave much
e,il In its trail.
But medical science has progressed
amazingly in recent years and has
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-12-21
A RECORD or FAILURE.

Editor Every Evening; / am here
taking advantage OF your generous
offer by expressing my humble opln-
lno on a topic with which. think. ]
am fairly well acquainted Conduct
OF The Present administration"
When political party wins an cleo
tion by an overwhelming majority,
carries States formerly solid members
Of the opposite party, has its chosen
leader inaugurated into the supreme
office, carrying with him the hopes
OF all the people, and then that party
falters. fails TO live up 10 its agree
ments, fails to promote better condi-
tions, and even generates deplorable
ones. one thing remains--to find out
what is impeding the controlling party
and TO remedy IL In the next election.
The administration referred TO is
the present one, Harding was elected
by an almost record majority. Re-
publican ideals even diffused through
the Solid South" and succeeded in
enticing an entire State.
What caused that? The people
were drawn over by a promise, or
rather an insinuatiQn, of the Repub-
AA'hi Bhi - AiAhA Aitf 1flAth foAdAf6
would enter into no foreign alliance.
II was Cox's afiiliation with Wilson
that hindered his chances for election
and disgusted many staunch Demo-
Gratis. 1t becomes more and more evil
dent that the American people have
chosen for their exemplar their H.
lustrious father--George Washington.
Washington admonished American
posterity not to become entangled In
foreign associations. Did he mean TO
continually prepare for war and TO
allow the nations TO perish Of famine
and pestilence? No, he meant for us
to live in peaceful sequestration and
| 20 help foreign countries In their dire
| need.
Unfortunately, however. the Repub-
lican party has not continued their
| "insinuation and we have already be-
gun entering into alliances. How
many and the result, they are the only
remaining questions.
But the American people have an
other grievance, a more recent one
The country is suffering an extrem'
depression, thousands are out OF worl
and drives for money have to be in
stituted to sustain the destitute. Hai
the present administration ISSUED
many contracts for the building o
| roads, az your paper recently advo
Gated? IT is becoming rather eccen
trio. is IL not. that such dcpresioni
usually occur under Republican ad
ministrations?
The voters. now. have awakened on
OF their somnambulistic state and tn
elections are going to the Democrats
Hylan carried New York City by
larger majority than Harding. 1t j
thus everywhere. In our own cit.
and State, unemployed men Will n
longer accept a paltry sum 10 vot
the Republican ticket. but will vot
for that ticket which advances an
secures perma nent progress and pros
perity--the Democratic ticket
Frank II. Bailey.
Wilmington. December 10, 1921.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-12-21
DlSPOSlNG OF LOOT.

The frequency Of thefts may be set
down, as a rule. to the easy manner
IN which the stolen property may be
disposed Of with some measure of
profit to the thieves. Even automo-
biles may be sold without much
trouble, and this no doubt is the rea-
son why so many are stolen.
An States have laws. with severe
penalties, against the reception or
purchase Of stolen property. but these
laws do not seem to seriously restrict
the forbidden traffic. or 10 make it
unusually difficult. The thieves steal
and dispose OF their loot apparently
with little trouble.
II seems that something should he
done 10 make II not only difficult. but
extremely hazardous. for anyone to
purchase stolen property. 1t may be
a task 10 prove conclusively that the
buyer knew the property offered him
had been stolen. but there should be
some means of making all buyers so
cautious that they would inquire
very closely before investing.
With their market broken up. many
thieves doubtless would cease their
knavish operations. They steal for
profit. and with the opportunity for
gain destroyed many would become
honest in despair.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-12-21
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS

Any reader n get the answer 70 any
question by wriJIng Every Evening Infor-
nation Bur au. Frederic J. Haskin. Direc-
tor Washington G. Ibis Ibis offer apple
not give advic; on legal medical and finan
cial matters. { does not attempt 0 settle
domestic tro bles nor TO undertake ex-
haustive research on any subject. Write
your questions plainly, and briefly. Give
full name and add ess and nc ose two
cents In stamps for return postage. All
replies are sent direct TO the Inquirer.
Q. When was Christmas first cele-
brated? c. S. P.
a.. The beginning of the celebra-
ton of Christmas as a Christian an
niversary cannot be dated exactly.
The first certain mention of the fes-
tival is in the reign of the Emperor
Commodus "a. D. 1SO-192). The festi-
val is also spoken Of in the third CEN
tury by Clement Of Alexandria. 1t
was. Of course, a celebration COM
moraGng the birth of the Son of God,
and was participated in by the little
groups who recognized Christ as such.
.. Have as many immigrants ar
rived from any country as the law
allows to enter? G.. T.
A The years quotas for Greece,
Spain. Jugoslavia. Palestine. Turkey,
Syria and smyrna are already ex-
hausted.
Q. Please tell me the names Of the
different kinds of dogs. J. y. B.
/ \. Breeds of dogs have been va
( riousy classified. Modern natural
/ lists have substantially agreed upon
/ six groups. The latest arrangement
/ is that of Windle, based upon the
shape of the skull and other features,
rather than upon form and function.
/ Ii is as follows: Wolflike dogs. Grey
hounds, Spaniels, Hounds. Mastiffs.
and Terriers.
Q. Explain the Six and Six Plan
of school organization. B. Q. F.
\. The Six and Six Plan of school
organization is a plan whereby the
education of a child shall be divided
into six years Of graded school work
two years of junior high. and four
years of high school work, making six
o. graded work and six of high rather
than eight grades and four years in
high school.
@. Which is carried on more eX-
tensively in the West, cattle raising
or sheep raising? L. *. L
A. The cattle industry is more ex-
tensive in the West than sheep ranch
ing. The total farm value of cattle
in the United States for the present
year is estimated at Sl.34e,665, 600
) while the total value of sheep and
wool is estimated at s2SS. 1872 600.
Q. What wa the Battle Of the Rose
bud? II. Z. NJ
A. The Battle OF the Rosebud was
battle between Federal troops and
the Indians, fought shortly before the
Custer Massacre. The Sioux We're VIC
torious in this encounter which oc.
CURED July II, 1876, on the banks o.
the Rosebud River.
@. What is the typewriting record
ID. G.. w
A. In a recent typewriting speeC
contest held in New York city. George
Hossfeld made record of 13I words
per minute for one hour on an Under
: wood typewriter. While other per
sons have held records OF a greate
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-12-21

number Of words per minute the mat
ter which Hossfeld copied was very
difficult and more words were deducted
for each error than in former con-
tests. He is therefore considered 20
hold the worlds speed record in type
writing.
q. How does the great Japanese
battleship Kaga compare with our
L. 5. $. Maryland? w. X.
A. The kaga is unOfficially re-
ported to have a length Of 700 feet.
and will have a main battery of eight
or ten 16-inch guns. Il is estimated
that her turbine engine will drive her
at "a knots. The L. ). 5. Maryland.
which has been undergoing trial. car
ries eight 16-inch guns in her main
battery, has length Of 635 feer and
a full load displacement Of $3.50 tons.
Her best speed on trial was 22.i9
knots.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-12-21
METHODISTS AND DANCING.

The statement of two Methodist
pastors in Brooklyn. the Rev. DR.. Rob
ert NJ. Moore and the Rev. DIR. Harry
knight Miller. in regard to dancing
and card playing should serve to cor
rect very general misundersta nding
by people outside of that church as
to its requirement from its members.
DIR. Miller wrote: "Methodsm has
no rule on this subject (nmusements)
The rules Of our church are. i'm brief:
DO good 10 every one, harm no one
be loyal to God. helpful TO man and
faithful 10 the services OF the
church. That statement serves 10
put Methodists in line with Christians
OF all denominations whose guiding
principle is to abhor evil and hold fast
to that which is good.
On the question of what Is good and
what evil there is a paragraph in the
Methodist discipline for the trial of
members. written by Aaron Il. Bal
lard, the venerable founder Of Ocean
Grove, which forbids dancing. theatre
going and card playing. That rule
was interpreted by its author as for
bidding indecent plays. card playin
Tor money but not for recreation in
the home, and dancing in public halls
with promiscuous partners. Mr.. Bal
iards Interpretation has been so gem
orally accepted that DR.. Miller de-
scribes the paragraph as IAN obsolete
and unused section of our discipline A."
Dr. Moore said: Some of the best
people in my congregation dance: in
tact' one member, a lady, teaches
dancing"
That ought TO clear the air of all
talh about the ''narrowness" OF Meth
odists.-Brooklyn Eagle
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-12-21

home for n game OF draw poker. or
any other contest at cards with money
as stakes. aud not run the risk OF
arrest and punishment. II In only
when "a man undertakes to conduct
place where gaming is allowed. for
the purpose OF making a profit from
those who indulge in the amusement
he provides. that the law steps i'm and
s,crnly arraigns him FOR keeping n
gambling place. which is in violation
of law.
cent years Il has increased amazingly
In popularity--which is especially de-
clared to- he misdemeanor by n law
OF Delaware, punishable by stifl fines.
Not only the players. hut the spec
tators. are held to bc guilty. the latter
being subject 10 fine of five dollars
merely for looking ON. The players
may be mulcted in fines as high as
twenty-five dollars. This tabooed
gaming amusement goes under the
name of craps.
For many years craps was game
indulged i'm almost entirely by Ne
groes. II used TO be sight worth
seeing when, on the bay line boats
from Baltimore 90 Eastern Shore
points. after the pressing work OF the
voyage had been concluded, the Negro
deCkhands and cargo hustlers would
settle down to the nightly game of
craps. They would lie fiat on their
stomachs on the deck. heads forming
a circle. and the manner in which
/ they would make the dice fly around
and the money change hands. amid
! n continual shouting of come on,
baby" come seven. come loven," and
other excited exclamations, was really
amazing To the uninitiated onloolser
| And in Negro settlements OF all COM
munities craps WAS the popular game
Gradually. In recent years, white
gamblers took 10 craps, and the game
not only became feature in all gam
bling establishments, but a popular
diversion at clubs. even those of tn,
highest social status. No longer wa:
the humble colored brother permitted
Co have monopoly of the seductiv,
game.
But So many crap games among tn,
Negroes were attended by fights, som,
with sanguinary results by reason o
ready resort to- razor or pistol. tina
the subject was brought before oul
Legislature and the game place,
under a severe han, as above stated
only the other day. in our local court
some players were fined s25 each. ant
some spectators We're mulcted. Will,
the proprietors OF the place were hel,
under heavy bail for trial at court.
SO the game of craps is now on
to be avoided In our State, as in
dulgence therein may prove costly.