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Evening journal., 1921-08-05

and see the State that represent
continually belittled in a way for
which there is no justice or excuse
I'VE furnish from our great estab-
lishments in Delaware honest and
good money to support the govern
ment, and during the war there was
no State in the Union that gave more
to the Red Cross or more for suffer-
ing humanity in Europe than Defa-
ware gave to every humane purpose
that the country demanded
Il live in a country town. II this
bill should pass, it was my purpose
to see that one of these great tro-
phies was planted out in the public
square, and inscribed with the names
Of every man in the county OF Sussex
Of the State of Delaware-every man.
white or black, high or low, regard
less OF his wealth or station who
went to his death in the recent war.
so that the cannon could be made a
memorial to them, and serve as an
inspiration Of the highest patriotism
for all the people who dwell therein"
Evening journal., 1921-08-05
FRIDAY, AUGUST s, 1921
SHIPPING BOARD MISREPRESENTATION.

nElAWAHEANS have read With interest and resent
~ the disclosure OF systematic misrepresentation
Shipping Board waste and extravaganza the Wilson
administration necesstating the appropriation OF another
s3O0O00O0O TO make up the deficit made by Chairman
Lasker OF the new Harding Board.
Chairman Lasker said he was prepared 10 appear be
fore Congressional committees explain the condition OF
The boards finances and for relief appropriation OF
approximately s3ooOOoOoO for the current fiscal year In
announcing the estimate OF the deficit Incurred in
operation OF the government neet Chairman Lasker de-
cIared the books OF the Shipping Board were in de
porable condition" and that they could not have been
KEEP, much different shape had tey been kept with
view to cheating and decevlng Congress and the
tryr
7 know and want to explain" the chairman added
that himiral Benson former chairman Of the board
and Auditor Tweedae had not the remoest thing do
y.4 gross misrepresentation"
The accounting systems he said were started in the
stress of and continued in the stress OF ncompe-
teney" and though outside auditors had produced the
figures given out "a don't guarantee them even now"
when ! showed the President the figures he was
shocked dlsmayed that such condition could exist"
Chairman Lasker continued. The s3O00o0OOO received
from operations when deducted from the s6soOO0O0O
ceiyed by the board from all shows net expend
lures OF S3s0OOO0O0 although the public records show
sOoOoOOOO be all that been appropriated by Con
gress for the year This is astounding Of
lutte deception Of the country and Of Congress- II will
shock TO Congress. it to the President hear
thai the net expense Of This enterprise out OF public
funds last year was S3S00o0o00"
Chairman Lasker explained that the extra funds to keep
the establishments going obtained chiefly from the
sale Of s20OOOOOO OF capital assets ships and supplies,
plus ssoOOOOoO OF balance from funds left from last
year
approximately s20OO00OO represents the absolute loss
operations the feet" he continued "and then there
was si60ooOOOO spent ship construction What these
newly acquired assets worth is highly questionable.
The plans for the steamer American Legion. which
safts its first trip in few days. redrawn seven
times and it is easy to how that would up the
cost First the American Legion was army transport,
then a navy transport, then hospital ship then It
determined to make her cattle boat and after spending
money all these blue prints, il decided TO trans
form her into passenger shipand she beautiful and
nnt passenger ship But she cost between s6O0OOOO ana
s7o00Ooo before she sailed her FIRST miles Her real
worh probably ha her cost 50 you can see the as
sets pretty sick assets after all there is feet
So that our task 70 what was liability into an
asset"
Such facts and figures enough TO make any taxpay
Ing Delawarean resentful against the Wilson adminsra-
ton and the party which put it power and endorsed
its acts.
Evening journal., 1921-08-05
LAYTON Defends
HIS Home STATE
Poor Stuff" to Belittle
dupont Company, He
Tells House
CITES HEAVY TAXES
PAID BY DELAWARE

Delaware's name and the reputa-
ton OF the dupont Company were
upheld by Congressman Caleb r.
Layton during a debate in the House
at Washington on bill for distribu-
ton Of war trophies Representa-
tive Dowell, Iowa. made some sar-
castle remarks to which Representa-
tive Layton replied;
II am in hearty sympathy with
the proposition taken by the gentle
man from Washington, Mr.. Miller
as to the amendment. but 1 do not
like references to the State which 1
represent. He made the remark that
his district covers several times as
much territory as the State of Della
ware. That may be true but, gem
tlemen, if any bill passes in this
House which requires money to be
spent by the Federal Government,
the State that l represent will pay
more money to the Treasury of the
United States than nine out OF the
twelve southern States put together,
and will pay more money than nine
other States north Of Mason and
Dixon's Line"
"Will the gentleman yield for a
Evening journal., 1921-08-05
THE BRAN w1zARp.

~ AN insane asylum at Armenteres France. blind
4 young man with one Of the worlds most amazing
brains tA-
Scientists watched and written about his case for
years He is a genius at ngures-one OF the greatest
lightning caleuiaors record though his brain faculties
are subnoma, inferior.
All his mathematical calculations are performed in his
head. He never figures with pencil
Investigators recently asked him TO give the cube root
OF i65is575 He thought for thirteen secondhand gave
t.e correct answer.
This question was put to him: How many grains Of
corn would be in Ga boxes me first box had grain,
the second two grains the third four the fourth eight
the eighth i6 and so on in successiong"
In IS seconds, the wizard announced the sum total
-ts,iis7si.0737 a55i ei5.
Take a day some time and try that on paper.
Fei students the University OF Delaware and public
State should remember that whenever one
faculty the brain abnormaly developed other facu-
lies usually suffer.
It's like with his left arm cut on and the strength
Of both arms concentrated in his right.
Nature gives US certain powers and balances them
tnat their total averages about the same
Looks she doesn't want US to learn too much too
rapidly Multiply our present intelligence by 100 and
we'd do a lot Of foolish things. Slow progress keeps
balance.
But there's one brain faculty-m -memory-that can be
developed to almost any extent without slowing down
he'oihers.
Amazing memory feats have been performed by mer
with brilliant wel-balanced brains.
Robert Robinson California evangelist few years agC
created scientific sensation by proving that he hat
memorized half Of the Bible which has 1858 words
Caesar knew tens Of thousands OF his soldiers by the
full. names.
Professor Asa Gray could 5000 different plants
Evening journal., 1921-08-05
New Taxes or No ReUenueS
CFrom the New York Herald).

II every tax schedule now in the
revenue act were left as it is the
Treasury would be in danger of
becoming strapped, because every
one of the revenue sources tapped
by the existing taxes, is drying up,
some only partially, but others-and
the most important-all but com
pletely.
Let the excess profits tax remain
or let it be expunged from the law
and in the immediate future it can
do nothing worth while for the
Treasury. Its revenues recently
have shrunk to a fifth OF what they
we're At this moment they might
be only a tenth of what they were.
AS the national Treasury previously
counted on billions of dollars from the
excess profits tax and got them, as
IL counted on billions from the income
taxes and got them, as il counted on
hundreds of millions from miscel-
laneous taxes and got them. how is
the United States Treasury going to
take in enough revenues, how is the
United States Government going TO
pay its bills. no matter where the
expenses are cut, unless there are
taxes to turn in the required money
that no longer comes from the old
taxes that have been repealed or
have become unproductive2
Congress cannot possibly expect
the national Government to operate
with an empty purse. Congress can
not mean to put the Treasury on
the rocks. Therefore Congress must
adopt new tax measures to supply
the billions of dollars that win no
longer come from the old schedules,
And IL anybody in Congress has any
thing better to offer In the way OF
revenue producers than Secretary
Mellon has urged. falling a sales
tax, he has been very shy about
showing Il or even mentioning 1t to
| Congress and the country.
Evening journal., 1921-08-05
With the Pdragrapherx

It's hard TO believe the bottom has fallen out OF bus-
ness as Ions as prices stay up we.Wssingion Post
When real is in Russia some one sends out
the report that Trozy has been slapped into prison BY
Lenine, or vice versa.-Des Moines Register.
It may be according to nature for man to work only
"A hours "a week, but according to the farmer nature
can't be worked "A hours week-washngton POST
Administrative costs OF the League OF Nations have run
10 over four million dollars. Might recommend the GRE
alton OF an International director OF the budget-Fort
Wayne Sentinel
Uncle David Purser is having his residence painted and
Is Installing yard fence which goes 10 prove we
are sun growing and that the city improving rapidly
Cominso Correspondence in the Monticello AdyanceMon-
ucellonian.
II Postmaster General Hays desires popularity let him
devise postal system by which bills will not be delivered
promptly and in which special delivery stamp WIN at
ach itself automatically TO letter containing check
Louisville Courer,Journal.
Japan wants II understood she is heartily in favor OF
President Hardngs plan for a discussion OF armament
limitation but fears, unless the discussion kept within
strict bounds might wander on get lost on the sub
jec Of RELATIVELY somethings-hansas City Times
Evening journal., 1921-08-05
CONSTANTINE.

T7GNG CONSTANTINE OF Greece tells his soldiers they
IN are lighting their way to Constantnople to wrest
ST. Sophias mosque from the Mohammedan Turks and
again make Christian church Of IL.
But Constantine knows very well. all Delawareans
know that neither he any other Greek king will
occupy the throne the old Byzantine emperors at Con-
stantnople
lie knows that the powers will insist keeping the
city that commands the trade routes 10 the the
hands Of weak and easily controlled Turkish govern
ment
The whole GrecoJTurkish is giant political move
the part Of Constantine to ingratiate himself with the
Greek people by attacking their traditional foes
Every Greek and Turkish soldier who fallen in the
campaign is human sacrifice 10 Constantnes ambition
Evening journal., 1921-08-05

Members OF Congress who say
they will not stand for the proposed
new taxes to take the place Of those
which are to be repealed might as
well say they will stand for bank
rupt Treasury.
1t is no tmerely the excess profits
tax which has gone TO smash as a
revenue producer. Corporation in
come taxes and personal income
taxes are far down and will be
much farther down because corpor-
alton incomes and personal incomes
are scraping bottom. The public is
not buying luxuries as II bought
them before, so the revenues from
luxury taxes are down and will be
down still lower. The public Is not
going to the theatres as It went be-
fore, so the revenues even from the
amusement taxes are down and will
be down still lower. Thus is is with
everything everywhere.
Furthermore. as prices sink on
the gradual descent from the clouds
OF imitation toward the solid earth
the revenues based on a percentage
tax must correspondingly sink. even
though a check should come in the
slump OF the public's buying and
spending. In plain arithmetic the
explanation is simple enough for the
mental capacity OF a child.
A ten per cfnt. tax on every bill
lion OF dollars going into amuse-
ments. finery and similar spendings
yields a Treasury revenue of $780,
100000 But II the prices OF theatre
tickets and the prices OF taxable
commodities are cut an average OF
one-third TO the public. then out OF
every billion that was spent and was
taxable before only $666, ,666,0OO
will be spent and taxable. The tax
returns, which were 100000, 900 on
the billion. win now become only
s66, 6,666,6 on the s666,666, 900.
Evening journal., 1921-08-05
WON OVER.

DRES1DENT GOAfPERS OF the American Federation OF
Labor went the limit in trying to defeat Harding for
the presidency but the Presidents efforts for dsarma
ment and world peace seemingly have the
veteran labor leader.
Writing in the American Federaonst, the Official organ
OF the federation, Gompers says
The Presidents invitation to the powers to attend a
disarmament conference strikes most responsive chord
in the heart OF labor. The toers everywhere bear the
burden Of great armaments They suffer the wounds OF
above all Others and they above all others will
perience the relief that must With casting aside
OF the great machinery OF force and destruction"
Evening journal., 1921-08-05
DoBBINs DAY is RETURNING.

TyNTiE day OF Dobbn Is coming back.
So say experts OF the u. s. Department OF AgricuI-
ture, and their assertion applies to Delaware well
TO the other sections Of our country.
Farmers manufacturers and merchants alike, they
port finding that he purpose for draft
work Of certain that cannot be equaled efci
ency and economy by the motor truck tractor
Comparative figures horse motor trucks, when
proper allowance made depreciation upkeep oper
ating costs and original cost show that horses excel
chinery.
Prices OF horses at a comparatively low figure,
compared with prewar vaaues, and hay, corn oats and
barley back 10 normal against hgh-priced gaso-
line and oils
Evening journal., 1921-08-05

question:" asked Mr.. Dowell. did
not the gentlemen's State get more
out Of the government during the
war than any other State7"
Representative Layton replied:
THAT seems to be pertinent
question, but the gentleman is ig-
norant and ill-informed. He does
not know what he is talking about.
When the war broke out in Europe
all the world wanted powder that
was made by that old company
known as the dupont Company that
has been In existence in this country
for 150 years, and has supplied the
government in the hour Of its need
for high explosives from the Revo-
lutionary war down. In addition
to that a large part of the money
that that company made was not
made out OF the Federal Govern
ment, but was made out of foreign
governments which It had contracts
entered into for three or more years
in advance.
'I think It is poor stuff for any
man in this House to belittle one of
the great corporations of this coun-
try. which typifes the industry Of
this country"
Answering a remark by Mr.. Arentz
regarding the price Of powder now
and before the war, Representative
Layton said: "As far as that is con-
cerned there is no excuse for the
high prices Of everything in the
country, from the food we buy to the
clothes we wear. but that company
is no more to blame than anyone else
in this country. will not stand here
Evening journal., 1921-08-05
PUBLIC OPINION OPPOSED

(OklahOma City, Okla, Times.)
With public opinion generally op-
posed to a strike as disastrous to the
whole country. as a widespread rail
strike would be. and with unemploy-
ment still prevailing. the rail work.
ers would do we'll to consider both
sides of the question before casting
their ballots, and probably will.
They should remember, too, that
strikes usually result in a compro-
mise. but that the new wage scale is.
in effect, a compromise without a
strike.
The railway executives were as
thoroughly convinced that the reduc-
tion wasn't sufficient as some of the
workmen are that il was too drastic.
The railroads have accepted it, how
ever, and for the men to do the same
would be no more than meeting their
employers half way.
Evening journal., 1921-08-05
ECONOMY.

TTNHE FIRST act Of Congressman Madden chairman
IL OF the House committee appropriations to
introduce resolution which should meet with general
public approval and has elected much favorable
in Delaware.
1t calls for constitutional amendment which will
make 1t legal for the President to veto any part Of
appropriation bill without yetoing the whole bin.
The constitutional restrictions the President in re-
gard to appropriation bills have the taxpayers mil
lions Of dollars The resolution is said be part OF the
administration for oenterns control OF govern
ment expenditures.
Evening journal., 1921-08-05

Mary Brahmins repeat. word for word, the 10000
verses OF the Rig-Veda.
While mans intelligence increases slowly, the day may
come when every will have the mathematical
briliance the young Frenchman with all other facu
ties equally developed.
Mentally, has barely emerged from barbarism
Eventually his BRAIN compared with ours may be stu
pendous in its powers.
But all young Delawareans should recognize the truth
OF the assertion that 1t better TO be deficient in special
powers with sanity accompaniment OF that de-
ncency than is to be mathematical phenomenon and,
at the same time, an inmate Of mad-house.
Evening journal., 1921-08-05
CARINSO.

q (tARuS0S voice is stiled by deathw
~ That could have been said truthfuIy-if the
singer had died % years ago.
But though the marvellous tenor has been touched by
Deaths hand, his voice will live through the centuries
And too, he will walk with generations after genera
tions 10 come.
For Carusos voice is preserved for through the
phonograph his form preserved for us in motion pc-
lures Hundreds Of those records be found in
ware homes.
For such preservation OF carusos form and voice art
must thank science.
Evening journal., 1921-08-05
AN uNWIsE MOVE

(oklahoma City, Okla, Oklahoman.)
IL would be unwise for the en-
ployes TO launch a strike They
would not have the support OF pub
lie opinion and. without that. they
could not hope to win.
II the men should go on a strike
they could not force a change in the
decision OF the Railroad Labor Board.
They would lose their wages during
the progress OF the strike and would
cause suffering TO others. Gripping
the transportation system and inter-
fering with the shipping Of necessi-
ties.
Such q walk-out is not worth what
II would cost, merely TO gam the sat
isfaction Of registering a vigorous
protest
Evening journal., 1921-08-05
FUTILE STRIKE TALK

burlington, N. j.. Enterprise.)
The public has no patience with
the Kind OF strike talk put forward
by some Of the leaders OF the rail-
road unions.
If this is the idea OF these leaders
It may as well be abandoned at once
The sentiment of the country is
strongly against strikes and the
people are not afraid OF a fight with
trouble-makers - whether in ship
ping. in the steel industry or on the
railroads.
Evening journal., 1921-08-05
THEY WON'T ACCEPT WAGE CUT
CVernon. Tex Record

CVernon. Tex, Record.)
The Record does not anticipate
any strike against the order of the
Railway Wage Board, because public
sentiment will not countenance such
an effort on the part OF any body of
men to resist a reasonable wage re-
adjustment-especially not when It
is so necessary that our transporta-
tion systems function with some
thing like normal efficiency.
Evening journal., 1921-08-05
AIR HAZARDS.

TTHE War Department order prohibiting army ners
from doing stunt flying over towns or crowds should
have been issued long time ago
Deawareans have sinister occasion TO know that flying
is hazardous enough under the best OF conditions as
shown every day in the number OF accidents reported
TO add to the hazard by eoparzns the lives OF people
on the ground has been done with tragic results
a number Of times lately. Is sheer reeklessness
Evening journal., 1921-08-05
NEAR TIE Innr

NTENfBERs OF the OF the Italian cruiser Iibia
1VA extended the hospitality OF the city at Calves
ton, and dance staged in their honor
But the boys OF the bounding found that Amer-
can dances they done today made them-seasck
Which to Indicate that maybe It is time for some
to send out call for terpsichorean Carrie Nation
Evening journal., 1921-08-05
AN UNTENABLE POSITION
(San Francisco. Calf, Commercial
NeWs)

NeWS.)
The fact that the leaders of the
railroad employees have set their
faces resolutely against the strike,
and will attempt TO prevent IL, does
not alter in the least the fact that
hundreds of thousands OF over-paid
men have been willing to plunge the
country into an industrial war rather
than to bear their logical part in
the reduction of wages that must
come before the normal is reached
industrially.
1t is a very poor showing in good
citizenship, ana it's something of
which the country should be very
much ashamed.
Evening journal., 1921-08-05
Hon. the Public Feels
About Railroad Strike Talk

cry and suffering to the country
Such sublime arrogance It would be
difficult to duplicate.
Let the members Of the brother
hoods strike If they thing such ac-
ton will increase their standing in
the community. They will find that
the railroads will operate just the
same, even though there may be
temporary Interruptions, and that
the net result OF their demonstra-
ton will be to bring denunciation
upon their own heads.
Evening journal., 1921-08-05
RAuOAD STRIKE TALK
6awton. Okla. NeWR-)

II every one OF the hundreds of
thousands of track workers and
other laborers ON the American rail-
way system should strike this after
noon against the United States Rail
road Labor Boards order to reduce
their wages, there would be three
men standing in line to fill every va
cant job tomorrow morning.
Evening journal., 1921-08-05
MoRRIs-IOLLY.

Miss Ellen Morris 1905 Madison
street and william jolly 214 Union
street wereIDarried by the Rev. E.
w. p. GaslIins at o'clock on We'd
nesday evening. The young couple
will reside in this city.
Evening journal., 1921-08-05

THIEF GETS GUIBRIDEs ROLL.
While in the vicinity OF Eighth
and Market streets yesterday after
noon, John Gilbride. PIT North
Evening journal., 1921-08-05

Broome street, had his pocket pick
ed OF s2S. He was unable to detect
the thief.
Evening journal., 1921-08-05

TO STRIKE OR NOT TO STRIKE
(Mansfield. o.. News.)
OF course they would not vote TO
strike unless they thought their
strike would be effective. and to be
effective 1t would have to bring mis-
Evening journal., 1921-08-05

~ AN insane asylum at Armenteres France, is blind
4 young man with one OF the worlds most amazing
The log cabin Democrat., 1921-08-18
MOVIES SCORE HIT
 WITH CLUB MEMBERS

Farm club members all over the county with their parents as well are loud in praise of the moving picture outfit purchased by County Agent T. M. Williams and used at the various meetings held the year round. Through federal and state departments of edu- cation and the American Legion, num- erous films of high educational value are secured gratis and exhibited. The only expense attached to the shows IS the upkeep of the outfit.
 It was said today that county funds have been denied the county agent for keeping up the machine. It is operated from storage battery, which must be charged at intervals and replaced when worn out. This involves some expense, and requests for county funds for this purpose have been denied.
The log cabin Democrat., 1921-08-18
CHINESE PATRONIZE
 U. s. POSTAL SERVICE
(Ry the Associated Press)

Shanghai, Aug. IS. (By MaiD - An indication of how swiftly Amer ican influence is growing in Shang- hai, which is China's greatest com mercial center, is to be seen in a con- parison of the amount of business done at the American postal agency in Shanghai with that of postoffices in the United States.
 A report issued recently by the post office department which shows post receipts of 50 leading postoffices in the United States, records that only 16 of these made increases in the month of May, 1920 over the same month the preceding. year and the largest increase was 15.32 per cent. The in- crease in postal receipts in Shanghai in April 1921, over the same month the year was 119 per cent and the May increase was 123 per cent.