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Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-06-06
rP TO HARDING.

There IL practically no chance at
present of obtaining a general agree
ment about armament. There is an
excellent chance OF obtaining a work.
ing agreement with Great Britain and
japan in regar. % naval armament.
Instead Of doing the thing that can
be done and that would save hum
dreds OF millions every year to the
oppressed taxpayers Of the three great
sea powers, the Administration has
diverted It's interest 70 the thing that
cannot be done and that viii bring no
Immediate economic relief.
II II useless "a. censure Congress for
its extravaganza and for rs indiffer-
euce 70 every consideration Of econ
ony when the real responsibility resta
with the White Iiouse. Undoubtedly
Congress would respond to anything
that reset1bled leadership on the pari
of the President. but there has beer
no leadership. HIS words are fail
enough but they are always nuliifel
by hIs actions. All the leadership
thus far displayed in this matter ha'
been shown BY Senator B0rah. anf
at every step he has encountered
Administration hostility
II the country Is TO get real reiie.
from ext0rtionate taxation, II Il Is e
be rid 81 some of this staggering bur
den OF military expenditure, ther'
must first be Il different state of nin'
in the white House. There is ~ner'
the main difficulty lies in getting any
thing done.--New York World.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-06-06
BOHEMIA-AND GREEN WICH
VILLAGE.

Some years ago a group of artistic
souls-writers, sculptors. painters and
poets-desiring TO live in a commu-
nifty OF kindred spirits, gathered in that
section of New York City known as
Greenwich Village. The village was
not without it's glamour. Famous men
had lived there before. John Mase-
field. even. had once been a porter in
o'Connor's saloon when the gods of
fortune had. frowned against him.
The village gradually became known
as the haven Of all persons desiring
expression. Sunday newspapers and
certain magazines hailed it as the
Quarter Latin of America. Then be-
gan the moral and spiritual downfall
Of the village. Where a few minor
poets. a few unknown sculptors. a
few unread novelists, few unhung
painters Gin the academy sense) had
sat at the feet of the village successes.
sprang up a commercialized village.
Overnight. as it We're, basement cara
vansaries sprang into being. with such
quaint titles as The Moulin Rouge
Cafter the Quarters resort). the jolly
Pirates Den, the Red Horse. the Purple
Pig, the Red Ear tea room, and the
like. Shrewd real estate agents capi-
talized the place. Rents skyrocketed.
The real artists began to move else
where, while the pretenders and the
fakirs moved in. Men Of means. who
desired an excuse for their Illicit
amours. rented love nests" in the vii
laee. and free love was practiced as
assiduousiy as free verse had been
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-06-06
WEALTH rRcM SIMPLE IDEAS

Ratber cooperating is the obvious
neas IN many patented ideas that have
brought fortunes to their originators.
Take FOR instance. the shipping tag.
The trouble with such tags used 70 be
f.,t ,bev vo1,Id tear out At the tie
pe4e rfo1 easy q cardboard REIN
forcement. just that was the whole
of Dennison's invention. and y netteo
him d tidy fortune.
There was a philadelphia man, hy-
man H. Iipman, who noticed that
when writing with lead pencil i was
inconvenient 70 reach for a piece "
eraslng rubber 70 rub something OUT.
r. u the hab,t Of a piece of erasing
rf,ht,er 10 disappear rnysteriously
avervbodv had noticed ii. But II the
but end Of the pencil contains a smali
eraser ii can not get away This was
the idea that struck Mr. Bipman. VINO
patented it, II brought him a for-
tunc.-Detroit News.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-06-06

SO In pursuance OF the personal per-
suasions of interested partisan agents,
and without this persuasion would
not have gone To the polls.
Such civic indifference is amazing.
even disconcerting. One evil result
is TO leave the issues at stake in con-
tinued uncertainty, Notwithstanding
the margin of one party ticket over
the election. Enemies of charter re-
form may point TO a majority of 1000
10 5000 or more for their cause, but
there still remains the great body of
nearly 10000 qualified citizens who re-
Trained from voting to be reckoned
with. How they stand on this very
important question is still matter
OF conjecture.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-06-06
THE OLD.FAsHuoNED CHAw.

Hail to the old-fashioned chaw! 1T
belongs
DR. William II. Golston of Camden
told the members of the New Jersey
State Dental Society Thursday that
an old-fashioned chaw of tobacco
is one of the best disinfectants
known To dental science. Ii forms
a sialagogue tpromoting saliva)
around the teeth, thus preventing
bacteria from getting "A foothold.
A cigar forms the same function
To a less degree. but a cigarette.
because of its paper wrapper. has
no value i'm this respect.
We have always had great respect
for the gentlemen who could register
on a cuspidor ten feet away, but we
never knew that they were titinating
their senses and protecting their
teeth at the same time. Perhaps they
were wiser than the public knew.
Anyway. who ever heard OF con-
sistent tobacco-chawer having to wear
dentists contraptions before three
score and ten?
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-06-06
THE NATIONS PROBLEM.

Tulsa has added phastly chapter
10 the record II national disgrace
whatever may DE the charges right
fully brought against the people OF
the South In connection with other
phases of the Negro problem. IN this
matter OF aanguinary race wars the
reproach and the responsibility bear
down upon all Of us. IL is not at all
In the solid South, but In Iincolna
own State of Illinois, that the worst
record of race passion has been writ
TENN Springfield. IN East st. Louis,
and in Chicago. The state Of Penn
ayivnnla has it's own Coatesvllle to
remind 1t mol TO point too readily the
finger OF seorn at the States Of the
solid South. Old Free-soil Nebraska
has had its Omaha. Oklahoma IS
much more Northern and southern
state In 1910 1t had over l,500,0Vo
whites against little more than 700
600 Negroes TuIsa's shame Is q
national shame.
The disgrace and menace Of race
war are all the harder 20 bear be-
cause race war comes too often -
the accompaniment Of Negro progress
The best friends Of the Negro have
advised him that his future and Sc
eurity lie in the development Of bis
own economic and cultural resources
As the Negro prospercd it was be-
lfeved that the points Of social friction
with his white neighbors would be
reduced But that cheerful belief i
hard to maintain. II the Negro work
er's increasing prosperity is only T.
bring upon him the jealousy of the
white worker, and II the rise Of pros
porous Negro communities. like the
one at Tulsa. Is to breed new economic
jealousies and hatreda. we are eyi-
IDENTIFY face 10 face with new diff
Guilty IT must be- recognized, too
that with the Negroes rise in pros
perlty and self-confidence he is less
/ likely 10 accept what he may con.
slider as harsh or unjust treatment
/ II the story is confirmed that the
/ troubles at Tulsa began with tht
gathering Of a Negro crowd upon th'
report Of the Threatened lynching d
eolored man. II is evident that W.
/ have here a new danger point in con.
tacts between whites and coIoret
people.
The problem essentially is one D
/ efficient government and administra
/ ton. Those States need the nla
efficient enforcement Of public ordei
where large and thriving Negro com
munities exist. with an inevitable ac
i centuation Of racial riyairies. If Stat
and local officials cannot work out ;
/ solution Of the problem, an Irresistible
demand will arise for national actor
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-06-06

10. editorialiy said. "The contest il
over and Polk is elected. We make
the above announcement with feelings
of shame and sadness: with shame for
the reputation Of our country that
man like James *. Polk, whose abili-
ties are inferior and whose principles
are opposed to American interests.
should be chosen 20 FIJI the executive
chair; with sadness that the greatest
American statesman now living should
not have been elected 10 the Presi-
deney Of this great nation BY an over
whelming majority Of the votes Of his
coumfrymeu."
So ended the Whig campaign Of is44
in Delaware, in gloom and sorrow
over national defeat apparently not
much mitigated by a splendid victory
at home. In the next chapter win be
given a picture 81 the Democratic
campaign in Delaware during that
memorable year.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-06-06
THE EVENING SMILE
WAS ON GUARD.

One Of the wings of the plane had
broken and it's pilot. after crashing
through a mass of planking and plas-
ter found himself resting on a con-
crete surface in utter darkness
Where am II" he asked feebly.
You're in my cellar" came an omi-
nous voice out Of the blackncss. But
I'm watching you"--American Legion
Weekly
Pardon me. sir" began a motorist
in the far hack Ozarks, addressing a
time worn man whom he had over
taken in the big road. but where do
you liver" II don't live a-tall" was
the answer. II stay al my son-in-
law $ kansas City Star.
Scene: 4 lonely spot on a dark
night. Enter nervous pedestrian
Also enter courteous highwayman.
Highwaymsn--'Sir. would the gentle
man be so kind as to assist poor
man, who, beyond a loaded revolver,
possesses nothing in the wide world?"
London Answers
Excuse me while ] 80 out and
get breath Of fresh air. She II Il
the same sort Of breath as the last you
brought in I'd rather you'd stay here.
Houston Post.
Has that orator an open mind
No" answered senator Sorghum
.only an open mouth, Washington
Star.
Mr.. Mulhooly-"Phwat fur are ye2
maxim such a noise on that pianny
an me with a sphlittin' headache ??
Daughter-"Them new neighbors
have been complainin' OF my playin.'
Mr.. NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. thin, ham,
mer harder."-Boston Transcript.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-06-06
JUST FOLKS
JONATHAN JONES AND REFORM
BY Edgar A. Guest

Jonathan Jones was serious man.
Forever intent on a marvellous plan
To better the world, and to make 1t
a place
Filter TO serve every nation and race.
He'd sit up at night reading ponderous
books
And talk all day. with the gravest
OF folks
on his visage regarding the duties of
men
And the laws we should write, and he'd
say to us then
That if only the world would adopt his
great plan
There'd be nothing but peace and con-
tentment for man.
To better the world, that was Jona-
than's dream,
And seldom day but he had a new
scheme,
Yet Jonathan's garden was running to
weeds,
And never at Springtime he planted
new seeds;
And Jonathan's house was tumble
down thing,
But Jonathan never bought paint in
the Spring
And Jonathans methods, il grieves me
to say,
Were such that the grocer had marked
him slow pay"
And Jonathan's wife and his children
were sad
For the want of the joys which they
ruphf RI HaVo had.
Now it's little ] read in the dry dusty
tones,
But a beautiful world must have beau
tifuI homes,
And my logic's not deep--it is easy
to trace
If you'd better the world, you should
better your place,
And Jonathan Jones would now owr
my regard
If he'd painted his house and had
cleaned up his yard;
I'd have much more patience with
Jonathans views
If his wife were well dressed and his
children had shoes,
And TO sum il all up, since this eartf
first began,
If we'd better the world we must start
with the man.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-06-06
rur VICTORY OF $40 KING ST.

The result of saturdays municipal
election was a hard-fought victory for
$40 King street, The gentry who
Anasted recently OF their desire to
-eruah. fearlcssly and relentlessly' all
superstition. managed to elect their
nayuralty candidate by a majority OF
iss7-wnich is considerably less than
tho 10000 Republican majority regis
tered az the last national election.
Prom the purely partisan point OF
ytcw-and Il was ON partisan lines
alone that the Republican party or
sanitation insisted upon conducting
a., eampaign--the results were very
eneuuraging 90 the Democrats. Be-
sides eutting down the Republican
lead. they recovered the Southern dis
uict. which went Republican last No
senhor ~ more than $500. by a ma
snrlly ~ more than 500. And they
retained their present city Council
representation ~ 1--WE members.
From the non-partisan viewpoint
thr cl,s'tion need not b. taken as a
total defeat % the Citizens Charter
movement No movement which has
a. ts principle the Wrestling of power
from 4 small clique of unscrupulous
l-oases wins is point without long
and ardunua flghting. The battle for
this improved form ~ city govern
meet viii continue. Every Evening
vii give L hearty Endorsement to the
end that eventually partisan politics
With ~ attendant evils. may be elimi-
mated from municipal affairs.
Mr Harvey win he the next mayor
a. wilmington. Every Evening will
rupror him in every movement which
has - its end the betterment Of the
pcople Al large. Rut Every Evening
Vii not hesitate % criticise
conmruetiycly II he fails 70 serve
the reople. Mr.. Harvey must be the
mayor ~ al persons, and not the rep
reseniatlye % the gentry Of Sl0 King
street. A. Ions as he represents the
former class. Every Evening viii give
him oordlal support In his municipal
administration.
Mr. Harvey has stated that he is for
some form % improved city charter.
II b. vii indorse the non-p partisan
charter. which viii eliminate alike
Republican and Democratic boss rule.
Every Evcning viii aid him in his
tght. But Il he takes orders from $40
king street. q he insists upon a new
charter which vii retain partisan fea-
tures. then Mr. Harvey will again
meet with opposition.
cur next mayor il practically an
'unknown" in politics. The burden
q pro0f is on him 20 show that ne is
worthy u the high honor which he
has gained. RE has no politicel past
b. which we may judge him. For his
sake. and for the benefit Of all VIII
mingtonisns. we hope that his admin
.stration viii be a success.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-06-06
At sALEsIASUM.
Annual Commencement to be Held on
June 10 In View Century Club.

Annual commencement 10 ne Heta on
June 1s In View Century Club.
III. Rev. j. j. Monaghan. -. ~
Rishop Of wilmington. win preside az
the fourteenth annual commencement
" the galesianum Catholic High
school on the evening Of June is in
the New Century Club auditorium
The bishop viii confer honors and di-
plornas on the following young men.
Robert Joseph Anderson, Harry Aioy-
si1is Doherty. Joseph Robert Hack-
barth. Vincent Joseph Kenny. Joseph
Charles Iarnborn. Anthony John Iau-
bacher. Francis Xavier Lowell. James
Paul MeNaliy. Daniel Joseph Murphy.
George Hilary Seitz, Jr., and Leo JOS
eph Sweeney.
The address to the graduates will
be made by Judge Thomas r.. Nc
NichoI Of Philadelphia. The musical
numbers win be rendered by the
saIesianum Glee Club, under the lead
erShip Of Master John Naulty. and by
an Alumni orchestra directed by VIII
liam Carney OF the class of Is.
In connection with the closing ex-
ercises, the usual Salesianum piaylet
under the auspices Of the Junior class
viii be presented. The piayiet this
year in entitled "Dante's Inferno.
and is an amusing adoption Of tha'
part Of the great Italian poets divine
comedy. The playiet IS being directe,
by Father Tucker. assisted BY Mr.
Joseph Curren Of Chiids. Nd, and hl
Miss McCIaferty.
Cards Of admission 70 the exercise.
may be had by applying at the sales
ianum.
The annual Alumni Banquet and re
ception to the new graduates VIII B.
held in the Hotel du P0nt on Tuesda!
evening. June p.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-06-06
RIPPLING RHYMES.
BY Walt Mason.
kEEP YOrR WnRn.

You'll be rated as a bird. in
the busy haunts Of trade. IL you
always keep your word. never
let a promise fade. If you
promise YOU win pay for your
wagonload of lime on the
twenty-ninth Of May, do your
paying right on time. Then the
smiling merchant prince VIII re-
mark. with beaming eye, "It is
many ages since I have seen SO
prompt a guy And the mer-
chant prince win say 10 the
other princes near, There is no
more honest jay from Dansheba
clear To Beer" II YOU promise
you viii meet James Adoiphus
Arthur Mix on the corner a the
street at ten minutes after siN.
do no make Adolphus wait Tor
the fraction of an hour, or he'll
think YOU are a skate, and his
spirit viii be sour. And upon a
future day, when you need hip
in your biz, and approach him,
he viii say. Molly Hoses or Gee
whizt once / had a date with
yol. and YOU kept it--in a horn;
So l naturally view YOU and an
your works with scorn." One
has great renown for wit one
can wrestle like a Gotch. and an
other makes a hit when he
Marbles "Larboard Watch one
can write a classy ode, one can
rear up and crate. one can
scorch along. the road at a
Barney OIdneld gait. There are
many kinds Of fame, and some
samples are absurd; but we an
admire the game Of the man who
keeps his word. lie is loaded %
the guards with the laurel
wreaths he's won, when the
statesmen and the hards retail
at ten cents a ton.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-06-06
MAKING MARTYRS.

Postmaster General VIII Hays dis
played a spark OF uncommon sense
when he restored TO the Liberator,
Max Eastman's radical sheet, the use
of the second-class mails. Hays had
sense enough to know that in peace
times there is little, IL any danger
from "A radical group which is per-
mitted TO pop off steam" in print, but
that there is grave danger when those
groups are denied the safety valve OF
publication.
Now comes II. G. Wells. in his latest
book, THE Salvaging of Civilization
and shows the evils which have re-
suited in England from suppressine
certain Bolshevik tracts. Says Wells
/ do not know how things are
In America, but in England there
has been ridiculous attempt to
suppress Bolshevik propaganda. |
have seen a lot OF Bolshevik prop
aganda, and it is not very con-
vincing stuff. But by suppressing
il. by police seizures of books and
papers and the like. il has been
invested with a quality of roman-
tic mystery and enormous sig
nificance. our boys and girls. es-
pecially the brighter and the more
imaginative, naturally enough
think it must be tremendous stuff
To agitate the authorities in this
fashion.
At our universities, moreover,
the more loutish types of student
have been incited TO attack and
smash up the youths suspected of
such reading. This gives it the
glamour of high intellectual quail
ity.
The result is that every young
ster i'm the British colleges with a
spark OF mental enterprise and
self-respect is anxious to be con
WINGED of Bolshevik doctrine. He
believes in Lenine-because he
has been prevented from reading
him.
This is the same old story over
again-makc martyr Of man, try
10 suppress his cause, and has follow
ing increases in geomeuical ratio
Every American radical who has made
.vesiiga tionai trip TO Soviet Rus
~ia has returned the most sober O
conservatives. when confronted by
the actual facts they have seen thai
sovietism. bolshevism. and the Other
wild "isms" are in reality the mosi
awful Of tyrannies.
II America could afford it it wouit
be a good thing to give every Social
ist and red radical free trip TO Rus.
sia. That would cure them. II is ever
reported that Emma Goldman anC
Z Alexander Berkman Of putrid memor,
are longing to return TO America
While here they did little work, ant
had ->eree square meals day. II
Russia they are forced to work II
and 12 hours a day on less food thar
they formerly consumed at breakfast
But in the meanwhile III is foolisl
TO refuse freedom of speech and as
semblage TO the few cracked braine,
political dreamers that we have witt
US. 1t would be foolish of us L
martyrize them. Wells shows the re
suits Of such a course.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-06-06
MEETINGS TONIGHT.

Union Fire Co.
Bayard Legion.
Liberty Fire Co.
Mt Calvary Club.
Reliance Fire Co.
Weccacoe Fire Co.
/. s. s. Fraternity.
Democratic League.
Water Witch Fire Co.
sumner Post, @. A. r.
Apollo Castle. X. g. +.
Camp No. ), p. Q. :. a.
Division No. 6, A. @. II.
Eureka Temple. l.. G. T..
Camp No. ?. p. 0. $. A.
Delmarvia Union, B. L. l.
Alpha Council, L. o. r. c.
Antietam Temple. O. L. A.
Appomattox Camp. * OF V
Washington Lodge, X. of =.
Delmarvia Lodge, 1. o. o. f.
Harmony Council. l. F. of A.
Beta Tent. No. ?, X. o. L. NJ
Santa Maria Council, X. Of c.
Blue Rock Council, o. Z. L. c.
Brandywine Lodge. |. o. o. F.
Minqua Tribe, Imp'd. o. Z. M.
Bricklayers' international Union.
b. NJ. Z. & l. Bricl<layers' Union.
Lady Miller Lodge, No. 5, 5. Of 3.
Christine Encampment, l. o. O. F.
Wilmington Aerie. No. !. F. o. Z.
Eleventh Ward Democratic League.
Delaware Conclave. II. or S. W. NJ.
Ushers' Union. Union NJ. E. Church.
St. Benedicts Beneficial Association.
Wash. and Lafayette, Chap. r. A. NJ
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-06-06
THE MIRROR OF
PUBLIC OPINION

20 deal with what is fast becoming "a
national menace and diHhonOrs Kew
York Evening Past.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-06-06

Have you an old piece OF furniture
you no longer use?-Sell it.-Cse
Every Evening Classified ads.--Adv.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-06-06

From what we've been able { gather
we don't believe III people are half as
much interested Ia tn return o Grover
Rergdoll as they are oletime prices.
It's got 50 a girl takes til same
chances as a calf when she steps in a
strange auto.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-06-06
Sore in Defeat.

the defeat of Cliy very much to heart.
and in its issue oI Tuesday, November
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-06-06
POLITICAL DELAWARE IN
NINETEENTH CENTURY
The Interesting Presidential Campaign of l844--How
the Loyal Wings Of Delowore Went Down in Nation
al Party Disaster With Colors Flying and Gave the
Electoral Vote of Their State to Henry Clay After
1t WAS Known He Had Been Defeated in the Country.
by Merrls Taylor.

although he had been Speaker Of the
National House OF Representatives and
governor of his State. was not as
well known as other Democratic party
leaders. and was nominated at B9lti-
more as a compromise candidate. The
adoption of the two-thIrds rule by the
Democratic National Committee. for
the purpose Of preventing the noni-
nation OF Van Buren,, who was sup
ported by q majority of the delegates,
answered this purpose. but II pre-
vented the success Of Cass. or Bu-
ehanan, or any of the other leading
competitors
But the campaign WAS not entirely
one of songs and music. Grave and
important questions were up for dis
cussion--the limitation of slavery. the
annexation Of Texas and the protec-
tive tariff There was plenty OF seri-
Gus argument as well as mere partisan
oratory.
Banner and Ball I'm Evidence.
The whig state Convention waf
held at Dover ON June 4, IN connec-
tion with a large and enthusiastic
meeting. Thomas Stockton was nDmi-
ilttA1d ihA F1ftAhbt tllA hRtt3 " AtFRA
ton was renominatcd for Represen-
tative in Congress. The banner won
by Delaware Wings at Baltimore wa,
present and attracted large attention
and enthusiastic admiration. The
Wings of Wilmington took with then
a great ball. gorgeonsly ornamented
also a prize won by Delaware at Balti.
more. offered To the attending delega.
ton of largest numbers by the Whtgi
Of Allegheny county. Md.
The future of these priced politica
possessions Is involved in mystery
Probably the huge ball. being un
wleldy and difficult to manage. soor
became broken and was destroyed
The banner was stored for many years
in the rooms of william II. Naffi
auction house, on East Fourth street
near Market, now included III th'
ISmith-Z -Zollinger store building. William
H. Naff was n brother of Henry III. J
Nan, editor Of the Delaware STATE
Journal Upon the death Of William
II. Nam. about forty years ago, tn
contents Of the auction house wer,
disposed of at public sale. and some,
one. no doubt. purchased this inter
estlng political relic. But who2 AND
where IL It now2 Does any readei
know2