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The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1921-01-06

A. s. KENSTEAD of Laurel avenue mas resumed his business after a long absence
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1921-01-06

investment of the endowment fund of the association. The trustees elected for the following year are I. W. Birdseye, A. w. Burritt, E W. Harral M. Hawley, J. G. Rowland, W. B. Lashar, F. Rhoades, H. D. Simonds and L. T. Warner.
 DANIEL FUCCELLO of Trenton, N. J.. is visiting MT. and Mrs. Anthony Fuccello of 25S Middle street for a week.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1921-01-06

THERE WILL be mo- important events or club meetings at the Cath olfc Community House this week. Glasses, however, VIII be resumed. Registration for the new term will begin on next week. It is planned to have class in home nursing if a teacher can be secured.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1921-01-06

MISS BEATRICE CLARK, daugh- ter of MT. and Mrs. F. l.. Clark of North Main street, returned yesterday to Miss Baird's school in East Or
 ange, N. J. Her brother, RolHn, has resumed his studies at PeekskilI Mili- tary academy after the vacation period.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1921-01-06

MIR. AND MRS. c. S. KAFFANF or 537 Norman street are rejoicing upon the arrival of a son on Friday
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1921-01-06

MRS. LUCIEN T. WARNER oi Broad street, will open her home on Monday evening for the meeting of the College club. Mrs. Alfred Terry will read, t'The Queens Enemies," by Lord Dunsany,. and musical numbers will be rendered by Mrs. Henry w. Hincks, violinist, Mrs. J. ". Shafor, soprano and Mrs. Warner, contralto.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1921-01-06

1 Ola Rankin of New Haven. will assist the students. .
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-03-14

records. But In tho main our iesis-
,ators are honcst, intelligent aud we'll
p,eanInp men. fully capable OF fairly
aec,dinr an issuc OF this character. In
which honor and principle and the wei
faro of so many citizens OF la.ge and
growing community are potently In
volved.
And SO we not only hope. hut expect
that this Issue OF new and greatly
needed charter measure for tho people
of Wilmington will be decided on it's
marits. and not I'm accord with the
schemes of secret conspirators who dare
not come ont In tho open and do hattie.
And in this expectation we sec success
for the most righteous public movement
in which tho people OF Wilmington ever
engaged. At any rate. let us have tho
decision and know how the matter
stands. II tho people arc 90 he defeat +
"a lot tho blow no administered. dc~
cisivcIv ana openly. so That there may
bc no evasion Of responsibility by any Of
those who may be responsible for such
an unfortunate and disappointing out
come
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-03-14
GOOD TO DELAWARE.

President Harding. thanks. no dntib',
To the fnvorlng influence of National
Committeeman Coleman du font ana
United states Senator l,nll. has been
good Ia Delaware in the matter H
appointments very early In HIS o'hcih'
career. lie has appointed eoionei
Thomas w. Miller Of this city CUSTODIAN
uf alien property. position m hiueh
iruurtanca, and Harry ~. Biiihhy
Fourth Assistant Postmaster General.
ono Of the most priced pisoes within
his glft. hv reanon of ia great political
Importance In controlling appointments
Ia minor poatnnices throughout the
country.
we nil know Colonel Mill.r~-surve.
genial. a good soldier and an EARNEST
citiren-and all will rejoice In his prf
ortnont. lie ls experienced In public
service ~ well M IN political WORT.
,nd vlll give . Rood administration Of
his office.
! Mr. nnlanv aiso viii nrove capable
pulnlc Official. and surely the interests
! ~ the Republican party viii he we'll
nrrved nv him. ne they have IN tho pact
i, his homo state. where he has long
h,a,, ropa,des "a the brains Of the ne
publican party"
~ tho Fourth Assistant Postrnartef
,ie,o,.i Ia reparted ~ a potent fartnr
through his postofflco influence. IN Fe.
.,rt,g dploeatra 10 uonutilcnn Tationa'
Conventions aubiert - hts eenfroi ane
direction. u now becomes ~ intsreef
to ,,,stior ,,.batber In this branch
of hts official capacity iaurth -
.,,,.,t r,ostn,aster uillanv wiii beetov
his choice aud his potent favor, vhei
~ c,tt,..l 4,na Ccrnaa unon prraidsu
tta.,1,,v f,r renotninatfnrl or wprk fn'
- ,c,nlnat,nn ~ Cainrrau du ron
~ delaware aa the Republican car
al1ate far President II 1924
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-03-14
JEROME ". nv y.

Coming ~ wilmington half century
APO ss an aspiring ard well daferullned
vaurs rnan ard retaining - the end
tba nelewar cfti7ershir he thereby &c
nJired. Jerome y ppll whose death
aconrred Yesterday morning ~ sani-
tarium In Nivvaukee Wis will 10
fon1i.. remembered as well loved and
lovel rop ~ pela wafe nnfeithHfa nding
%otth carolina vas tlp state ef his
bJrth For hero he attained manhood
rta,o ha oetahlishod lite reputation ~
an ai,la p,4iiiaitrt era editor. aa a Eiffad
writer ~ various lines as a genius IN
mechanics a. well as the arts. and ae
MAN whose genital nature and attfae
two characteristics gained him many
frlorda 80 whom fhe news "f his daath
comes a a cauae - feep aoTfo7v
NJ pei started his newspaper train
Ing on T.vets Evening ami wea rnnnas
Ing editor anil ~ time editor lie
established the SUNDAY etar the fret
succeaa n gurday iournaiiHtn IN this
city tie was citizeu Of hiKh merit.
who aiwaya favored CORD public service
a,sd gave much ~ thia valuable element
ne = member oC the noard ~ Part COM.
r.iasionera ITO ieavra n record and a
good name that will long ho hsld N
fond remembrance
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-03-14
COLLECTING STATE TAXES.

4 certain gentleman who raid by
ctc,G his stat. income tax last year
recently toti.cd mat Tie check had
nat Deeu eu.elied hv his bank IN
sos,igation showed that someone in
the state Urea surers ONCE had failed
to deposit it, For almost year il had
rested with the tax return. Neither
the state. nor the maker OF the check,
had hsd the use Of the money during
that interval The question arises.
were other checks, in payment of State
income taxes treated in the same cold
sholadered way What would thor
ough invcsligation reveal?
The Chamber Of Commerce is backing
a bin in the Legislature which would
establish q tax collection system for
Delaware. which would be more or less
independent Of the State Treasurer's
Office Az a general rule. a State
treasurer's time is fully occupied with
acting as custodian OF the money en-.
trusted 10 him, and in dsbursing it as
the state directs He has little time tC
devote to collecting taxes DeIawa
trea surer We believe. VIII fall under
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-03-14

unit ond sell at one price. instead OF
one another.
This Is "A form of paternaiirm. but IL
may DO necessary for America To adopt
q In some modified form. 40 that order
NAV be brought out of present parthh
choos which exists in some lines of
,.orlf wo now have between two and
three million mon out of work. our
railroads are in bad shape, possibly the
worst IN their history. II we compare
the volume of their equipment Much
of IaEt years crops have not been
moved from the farms although Europe
is crying for a part of thom.
pv reoounting tho above facts. we do
not Wish to cast a pail over business
conditions brighter times nre ahead,
and even tho dark commercial clouds
are disappearing. I'ut II aeoma to be
Nr. Honvcr's idea to speed NJ the ap-
prunch of normal times. and not walt
for them to arrive unasasted.
II i- impossible 10 predict just what
action he will ultimately tnlte In Eulv-
ing our national buainess problems. He
may revive the war time spirit "f CO.
onoration. lie may aucoeed I'm cstah-
riqhing aonn sort Of cartel syatoih TOM
porarily 70 tide u- over until next years
| crops are out Of the way. IT the l"h
t,cians viii only give him free hnnd
and keep politics rs for away from th'
business affairs of the nation as the,
| have kept. say. raligion from politics
wo may expect Mr.. Hoover 20 deVis'
aore method which will hiring norma
| times to us on gpllop.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-03-14
lust Folks
III Edgar A. Guest
AT TUE ror


whenever yau Hee SOMEONE ~ a. he
top.
Don, Imagine he got there ~ luck
For back n his glory lies many
story
~ rattle anA struggle .nd pluck
lie may aeern r. - takirg things easy
today
Ar4 dod~inr shs trails which irk.
Ru, tho years ~ hls par' from ne first
~ the act
Were a constant succession ~ vorF
Whenever you zee someone crowned
bv zuceesr
pon+ fancy ne Won Il ~ chance
Though he's Walking toisv m n sssier
wsy.
And vou cannot behold with = glaroe
The scars ~ his battle. 'nst keep fhi~
n mind
rifa.s laurel~ don't 20 T. ne sh'rk
Ard If you bu' knew he ife nirforg
through.
You'd EnoT sh~. he once hsd =
WORT
success dos-r. oorr. - ne tpHoI.r'
hand
ysfh busy men lFe is r0neArr-e6
r. tha man Who he nav. he vvfli find
ar she way
That its prare. all have - he earnsd
en rghsrevs~ Rnu gsye m lsaAHr =
men
~ IN top whera ne glory - fssT
You can know wfth his lurk thar'
were courag. and pluck
You ran bet that ne 7vorFnd - za
there
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-03-14
PRESS COMMENTS.
nEsT MEMORIALS.

A movement hs. been started orisi-
mating with women members Of the
Democratic National Committee, for
nation wide testimonial Ia er-rresident
Woodrow Wilson in the creation Of a
fund. the .incoms froui which, on the
order or tho Nobel prize. is To be nwnrd-
ed annually 90 The person who has prov
cd himself or hernelf Of the most service
to humanity In tho year Thia fund IL
10 ha at iesst 5000 600, and II 10 the de-
sire of the nriainatorH Tint ~ should
not be regarded aa either n woman'e or
q party'a movement. but take IN all OF
tho nation who believe I'm ex-president
Wilson's services to humanity and de-
sire Some permanent tribute ia his
work IN that direction
ono Of the modern ideas which is
apparently above criticism. Ia this OF
erecting memorials which. instead of
preserving natnow and deadn nm nnonu~
menta of stone, p.rpetuate thom by
their association with the hetterment In
some way OF their foiiow men; be "
through a hospital ar q homo for poN
erty stricken age or orphan children of
victims of misfortune. or liluariea ot
aaylumH or galleries or other institu'
| tions Intended t0 help mentally tftor-
ally or artistically those who cannot 20
help their own development The under
| lying idea II to make life useful. =
name blessed by defeating ~ then
aomothins which Will moan much t
other llvea and which VIII keep or
handing down this benefit 70 succeed
ing generations.
To enshrine a name In human
hearis In a nner tribute Than 70 carve
/ Il on marble. and many an institution
/ doing yeomana work in tho land OWE
! ns inspiration 20 THE idea 40 on
could help but feel proud ~ Hrfh :
Testimonial. and - Nf Wilson u thi'
plan goes through. IT will probably be
| particulerly acseutahle tribute r Ia9lti
| ,uora AruarIeap
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-03-14
SPECIAL DAYS FOR SPECIAL WAYS

The government having. BY formal
designation. named certain day in the
year when we shall eat fish in order
that tho seafood industry may prosper,
re hereby propose that i shall also
designate certain DAYS on whien we
shall
f,---~runes for breakfast.
l'st our left hands for wriun-
Wear derbies instead of felt hats.
Go to bed with the COWS
Rub our heads with hair tonic.
Learn to play the saxophone.
Ry such means various particular in
lustries may be allotted special DAYS
Of prosperity and our personal habits
NAV he irrnly standardized. Once the
government told Us What We must
not drink. it opened up a wide neid for
paternahstic development. And as vet
we've barely scratched the surface
Baltimore Evening sun.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-03-14
COST or LIVING ABROAD.

Before tho war many Americans Win
small hut regular incrner spent most
IT their timo IN the various American
colonies abroad. London. Parts, the /
Riviera. and the retreats ~ Switzerland /
had their regular clientele who seldom
returnsi 90 their homeland save to
,is,t occasionally with relatives. or 70
adjust business mafters
The ont break % the wa drove these
aatf made e1ratriates home. but now
that conditions abroad are becoming
settled. the out giving timers from the
ports or New York. Rnston and phils
dalphia sro carving many = then'
back a. their former haunta u Is not
generally known that 81 r,e war lave
one could NV upo l'rince in l'aris ~
an income of $4,000. aui That ~" e"uld
maintain quite styliah little establish
ment ror q 500, which provided fut
Wished apartment . maii, anA ~ the
axnauaes ~ lie N.ports now conn
me fron tha continent say thnt |irinR
conditions aro new fsr lower than II
America today. sven when one ii,ea
a. tho same atvia ebruad a. vt homo,
The "orclal Information l'ureau q
! sutherland vicse ere,Ial huHineaa II
i ~ drum % TRADE for the Hwiaa re-
sorts. j. seudng out reports which
make one wonder u We arc 70 witneaa
general heEira toward the Alpa ia
the coming months when the fRfoE At
Ar,rri.au summer reaorir are Rcnor3py
a= h'gh a. the temperature In tho
-itItu
rucarre. ,,hish la one - Tie most
,opular tourist headquarters, s. uial-
,rE special lid ~ America" dollars
The best hotel Is cTering minimum
dauv rate for roru end board u 2l
francs. or ss4G At the present rate OF
swiss exchange. the same aecommo-
dat.on al secoud-bast hoto1s which pro
vide comfortable rooms and good hut
plsiu food. IS s. a day a porson. The
pensions. which always 1e flourish
ing business arc onorirs tho best of
board st prices ranging FROM f16b -
s2.80 perveon Even whom ono con-
siders the luuumoraLlo extras" which
are always tackled 20 n Continental
board hill. q IS soon that ono could
take trip abroad for about the same
F,n which several months stay nj a
fashionable American resorf hotel would
require even taking the round trip
steamship fsre into consideration
I,uIess American resorts lower their
prices this summon. we may see thous
ands of lcisurely persons packing their
trunks and marking them for the state
room on the steamers hold. TO see
America hrst is a wise idea. but after
person has viewed most Of It. the
temptation is strong to wander int
new paths, which cost barely a
much az the w,ll-worn ones at hom,
do
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-03-14
HFf ELE Rs.

A t5rrtpinent u-rt'sr an1 lecturer naW
In TITS country has been the target =
MAJ. ,IlaranfertInz attempts - disrupt
hia presentation af conditions abroad.
ard has met ali fhe interruptions with
,ir4rs.ffiod ealipolse and urhanity As =
result ~ haa ,v8n and held the resueet
of tho vastly proponderant majority
of his a,Idiencts. and the heckIers have
oniy hurt the cause they profess 90 rep
resent
speaker seho triee - tell he fr4th
diapassionatelv aud who keeus MS TEN
per under l1rovo,st4ou mar hs sure that
~, American audience 1f genuinely rep
resontati,o rnaracter loves far pisy
and a square dsaI so Veil that = ~ili
stand h him II uiu net encourage
an effort n distribute poisonous prop
as.a,4da under the specious guise of
candor. II viii not listen 20 the paid
agents ~ aysterns ~ government out
lawed ard dl#crsdited, whose defeat
las in large part been due - the out
pouring of the blood of the flower of
young American manhood. u Is Of
little avail for those who would ask rs
IN ignore the sacrifice II thc 7lain and
the prtnciplc they died for T. seek "A
hearing. i viii not be given by gen
uine Americans
But those who come before our people
with constructive message. looking
not fer self exploitation but for an op-
poftuuity to enlighten and inspire viii
never want for an earnest and recep-
tive hearing Preachers of destruction
and dissenslon have bitterly complained
of the hostile attitude Of The American
public. It is public that in the Ions
run knows the difference between is
friends and ts enemies.-Philadelp
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-03-14
CARTFLS IN AMERIC A..

Herbert Hoover has made a tentative
suggestion. which. if developed, misht
result in certain American industries
adopting the German system OF Cartcls.
in outlining to the Washington cor
respondent our present economic condt-
tions. the Secretary Of Commerce said
thst possibly the best way 70 cure our
business paralysis is 20 call back the
wartime spirit of service and coop
Grafton.
This would mean the establishment Of
voluntary organizations which would
bring about cooperation Of industry
such az was witnessed during the war.
II would result in the leaderc Of industry
being invited 70 Washington and asked
IL establish methods Of co-opera ton
and economy. such as are being rrac-
ticed abroad today.
Cartels-the banding together Of al
men in a given line, to buy and sell as
a units practiced by almost al lines
in Germany today. Other European
countries are adopting the method
France. for example. has formed q coal
cartel. The government has organized
all large coal users into one group, and
they purchase their coal IN uni'
instead az bidding over one another
Likewise the coal producers act as .
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-03-14
pnT Hss nrEN MFfTING.

Dr jacob Could schurman. former
pre- sldeut II CorneI University ia
alarmed. unnecessarily u may eaem g
many. over ehat ne considers IT, fail
IRE ~ our mating pot - melt foreign
horn citizens into real amor loans In
an address ~ New York day ~ g" ago
In g.htlrntan expressed the opininn
fhet The melting not ha< heen 2 failure
and fhet it, failure 80 function re an
sirippted a. present constitutes de
fIbarate menace ~ our institutions.
Judgment -vhleh may imply thu he iF IN
uo~sesaion Of lnformsti"n not n general
circulation nr haa INTERPRETED Il far dEf
ferantiv. inspection - the names r
aoldtsr~ IN tho A r r particularly
those mentioned for specially fnefifori-
oos ~ hi~ftnEuished service. might
give ur sehurtnan tho impression that
the melting rot haa heen melting
Possibly the fnnctionins has not been
exactly what some axpac ted. bnt thaf
NAV lie tha fault IF he expee t. t"ft
rafher thar tho melting profes II "@
att,a - drive out Al human sentiment
afraetipe foreign horns with the land
~ their natteits the melting rot ma
have been a failure whether the nesF
citizen comes from FrgieHd 'r italY
ispt II We 90 not axpeci me h3tfs' ~
impossible. ard compare tha p4frlf''sff
If the foreign born fiiizen ~ifii ihat =
me native The mating pof has heen
funatianing for the good If America ard
the Immigrant who exchanges an old
af}eEiaifra for new '"afpi'tN
sIn4tiatian within short time may ft
asktna more than human nature cas-
sIta. whatever The ifnptGzes thsf IFgs
~ thai Alre ericaHiss Jon to Fnth M
foreign bnrn resident in''isR tnf s4afa. 't'
tho change seems to ~ the fnseFN e r
81 81 upointing 40 far as oar WAFd SIX
- IiffEb4Irz Dispatth
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-03-14

81
two cents IN stamps for return 2os,sase
All replies are sent direct 70 ne inquirer
. what Is The Torrens system If
land rag stration2 . Z.
s. stated briefly, the Torrens system
Il p plan phsreby the title 20 property
IL passed upon by me examiner ap-
ponies 1y ne Chancsry Court. and. 4
-alid. q recorded by tbs Register. and
the owner is given a certificate of title
V1ien is guaranteed hy the state sna
which protects .hs owner forever
against any and all claims.
. Whal-ds an Orangeman and how
did the name originate - =.
a. An "Ohangsman is one Of a secret
society organized In fTS5 IN ths north
of Ireland. It's prufsssed objects are the
defense of the rsignins Sovereign of
Great Britain the support Of the Prot
estant religion and the maintenance OF
the laws of the kingdom. The society
was named IN honor of William Princs
og Orange. who became William III ot
England
s. D. VI.
4. Idnseed oil is made from fax seed,
about two ana A haf gallons ot oil he
ing obtained from a bushel ot seed.
.. Hop many players are needed FOR
.hs Passion Play as given az Oberam-
ncrKala T. q. z.
4 II has been customary FOR about
500 10 take part IN these performance.
an arc villagers and are instructed by
the Priest.
O. have a small writing desk which
vas given ID one of the lawyers at
tending the first Constitutional Cen
veutton in Philadelphia. When did the
convention meet. and what for NJ J. ".
A. on the 4th day OK May. i7ss, a
formal summons was issued 20 the
states - send delegates 10 a Congres 50
which would be held IN. Philadelphia. Pa,
for the purpose Of drawing an instru- J.
pent az government By which the az
fairs Of the United states should be
conducted. ON the 25th OF May. 1850,
! a quorum was present for the nrst
+ time. and the convention proceeded
/ with its business. The result Of their
/ work was the formulation OF the Con-
/ stitution Of the United States.
+ o. What is the average co~s 20 ths
+ student OF yesr at state university
/ r. c. 3.
A. The Bureau of Education says
+ that the average cost per student Per
I school IN state uniN-irsdSS - 'FA1'Ne'
. Does the ink used IN printing IN
o~aass the weight OF the paper G. II.
The ink has weight, and would
tharafor increase the weight Of the pa
per TO which IL is added.
O. When should sheep be sheared
X. @. ID.
A. Shear the flock Just as soon a.
the weather is warm enough 70 cause
the sheep 70 suffer from the heat.
Q. What were the Coventry Plays
{. c.
A. These were a set Of - plays. com
bintng the Morality" and the "Mys
tery" acted during the 18th century a
Coventry OK thereAbouts. on Corpus
Christi Day. and probably written b.
the clergy. They We're extremely pop
ular and widely attended.
q | wish to write to some one o'
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-03-14
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tha znfz = frrvs-f zones TO
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th0uFh+ hrr urs waa suriV
grand. hat she Al lodged -
married state thaf nv urcpos~.s
sae rad ~anned. ana Enou~a 10
sroua her garden Eate. trd ane
rlad. and am giad. 1at
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dead far n our youth -. al Hrs
mad, ana al mar Et@rs sre ourn-
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