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The Jewish monitor. (Fort Worth-Dallas, Tex.) 191?-1921, 1921-07-01
REX BEACH FEARS BLUEING
AMERICA.

You may not dance or play cards.
You may not have Sunday movies.
You may not smoke in public.
You may blow pipe organ Sunday.
You may visit the cemetery.
Declares: "Puritanism will bring
Bolshevism."
Advises: IAN educated and sane
public opinion"
The Jewish monitor. (Fort Worth-Dallas, Tex.) 191?-1921, 1921-07-01
By Marguerite Mooers Marshall.

'hOS~tN 'hos t'ef.
Do you believe in blue-ing Amer
lea!
Are you in favor Of deleting the
Declaration Of Independence-of cut
ting from it "all mems inalienable
rights" to "liberty and the pursuit Of
happiness?'
II you, as an American, answer
these two questions in the negative
why, then, it's time you answer loud
enough so that your verdict may be
heard and needed, warns Rex Beach,
author of "The Spoilers" "The Winds
Of Chance" and many another best
seller, president Of the Authors
League Of America and popular
writer for the moving pictures.
asked Mr.. Beach for his candid
opinion on this business Of blue-ing
America, because as n writer Of
clean, vigorous stories, and a six-foot
husky citizen who used to live in those
lands "where never n law Of God or
man runs north Of fifty-three," felt
that he would represent adequately
the normal American mans reaction
to the various attempts to put his
mind and morals in leading-strings.
Speaking as that man to his fellow
men, Beach's message may be COM
pressed into two words. wake up"
Against Tradition.
1--WE are in the midst OF so-called
reform movement" he told me ear
nestly, (which is in every way against
the spirit and tradition Of the Ameri-
can people, which Is promoted by
bigots and fanatics and paid profess
sional reformers, Wilhelm so far as
II acknowledgements the govern
ment Of the majority by n group OF
busy little minorities. And II the ma
jority wants to rule itself II had bet
ter wake up to what is being done.
"The Declaration Of Independence
guarantees to all men" certain In
alienable rights'-among them the
rights to life. liberty and the pur-
suit Of happiness. But we are fast
reaching the state where the REFORM
ers win permit US to live-and that's
about all.
The Jewish monitor. (Fort Worth-Dallas, Tex.) 191?-1921, 1921-07-01
Tells of Dangers.

From the beginning one Of the
principles on which the country was
founded was the entire separation of
church and state. Yet now certain re-
ligious organizations are seeking alb
solutely TO dominate the country, to
tell all Of US how we shall eat, drink,
play, think and carry on our work.
Take this matter Of the censorship Of
the pictures. A clerical leader Of one
faith tells me that he is going to see
that all references to divorce are cut
out Of the movies. The clergy Of an
other denomination desire to ban all
mention of dancing or card playing.
Still another group are utterly OPP
posed to moving pictures on Sunday;
they would restrict our recreation on
that particular day to blowing the
pipe organ and indulging in that king
Of outdoor sports-visiting the ceme-
terry. II all Of these little minorities
Of the righteous have their way,
screen plays will consist exclusively
Of the perturbation of Alice in Won
derland' and the Rollo books
But isn't such censorship only one
feature in the general campaign of
uplift?" suggested to Mr.. Beach.
Reformers Not Jokes.
THAT is ALL" he assented with
gloomy emphasis. "The next thing
probably will be the censorship Of the
newspapers. Then there is that lively
anti-tobacco campaign already being
waged by the Womens Christian
Temperance Union. In Utah-isn't
it!-they have passed law against
smoking Of any sort in any public
place. In many states the cigarette
is taboo.
Modern dancing is under fire; |
am told the New York Legislature has
just passed a bill to censor dance
halls. Card playing is Of the devil.
Even when was a boy il was gener-
ally asserted that the worst fate
awaited youngsters who smoked ciga-
rettes and read dime novels. My
friends and did both Of these things;
strange to say, we did not grow up to
become members Of the criminal
classes.
"The proposed blue Sunday laws
are topics Of discussion everywhere,
The Jewish monitor. (Fort Worth-Dallas, Tex.) 191?-1921, 1921-07-01
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The following has been received;
Rabbi and Mrs. W. Wilmer request
the pleasure Of your company at the
marriage Of their daughter. zillah
Longfellow to Mr.. Sylvan Hiram
Kohn on Thursday evening, the sew
enth Of July. one thousand nine hun
dred and twenty-one at six-thirty
o'clock, Temple 0heb shalom. Newark,
N. J.
The Jewish monitor. (Fort Worth-Dallas, Tex.) 191?-1921, 1921-07-01

And all these so-called reforms are
not jokes; they can be put over by an
organized minority, just as that same
minority killed of the demon rum.
Maybe he needed killing; anyway,
that is done and over and past discus
sion. But If we do not want the in
tolerant spirit TO triumph in every
direction, We, the American people.
must wake up.
"For the persons who believe in
blue Sunday. in tabooing theaters.
dancing, movies. smoking, all the
simple joys Of ordinary persons, are
fighters for their beliefs. A fanatical
dervish will dance for two hours on
his toes mo ordinary person could do
such a thing. The fanatical reform
ers have his fire and sincerity; that's
exactly why they are so dangerous"
Fears Bolshevism.
Don't you think" suggested,
that most social customs and forms
Of art can be controlled effectively by
an educated and sane public opinion,
such as we've always prided ourselves
we had in this land OF popular educa-
tom"
"Most assuredly." agreed Mr..
Beach. "All this regulation and re-
form is an insult to the popular in
telligence, the normal decency Of the
normal man. II is simply recrudes.
cence Of the old Puritan spirit, which
believed that whatever was pleasant
was wrong.
"They talk about the peril Of boil
shevism. can tell you one thing
and know that labor leaders agree
we never shall have Bolshevist
America unless we first have n Puri-
tan America. The one state will be
simply a reaction from the other And
long before either obtains in this
country, the persons Of intelligence.
the producers in all the arts, will be
driven out Of IT,
"The reformers have favorite
phrase" concluded the novelist.
They are always saying, We repre-
sent so and so, this and that. But
the point about them is that they do
NOT represent us-the American
people. We must see to Il that we are
represented unless all the old Ameri-
Evening journal., 1921-05-04

1920 to be included in the county
budget
Attorney Kenney reported that
for s711.ss had been Sc
cured IN the Superior Court against
the securities OF Eugene coppage. a
former Collector Of Taxes for taxes
which he failed to collect when col
lector OF the Fourth Representative
District
County Engineer Gooden was au-
thorized TO have new leaf placed on
the bridge at Milford causeway.
Treasurer 5. Carl Hughes. OF the
Kent County Almshouse. asked for
the monthly appropriation for that
institution. The amount $500. was
granted.
Under an act OF Legislature au-
thorizing county officials 10 employ
extra help when needed and when
authorized by the Levy Court. Regis
ter Of Wills willis asked for an extra
clerk for tho month OF May 70 assist
IN the accumulation OF work In his
Office. The request was granted.
Evening journal., 1921-05-04

state frankly what the situation was.
I have done SO.
THE president IL determined. ~
arc we, that these soldiers shall re-
ceive at the hands OF the govern
ment prompt and adequate treat
mont as we'll O. decent compensation.
and he will force new legislation 20
that end.
we need s2o.Ooo.OoO a year FOR
four years.
I'VE need 4s.s47 hospital beds
''For this year S1s.6O0. 900 was ap-
propriated. We will prove that this
isn't enough and that Il will supply
only 10000 beds
Here is what told and then
wrote President Harding:
No permanent or continuing
hospital building program has been
provided by the government The
result2 The disabled are scattered
over thousand private hospitals
without government supervision In
these hospitals there are iO,347 beds
which are fismy and inhammabie.
We believe the money necessary
for a continuing hospital building
program TO continue at least three
years, should be appropriated. and
the location and type OF hospitals 20
be constructed should be placed ia
the hands OF a committee OF emin-
ent medical men working with tho
surgeon-general OF the Public Health
should be selected from the divisions
OF general medicine. surgery. tuber-
culosis and neuro-psychiatry.
The adoption OF such a policy
would permit OF a scientific plan be-
ing worked out and would immedi-
ately insure that the needs be met
as they arise
Next, I told the president about
consolidating the Bureau OF WaI
Risk Insurance. the Public Health
Service. and the Rehabilitation Sec
tion Of the Board OF Vocational
Training. Said /:
After unbiased study OF the sit.
uation. we beHeve the conditions al.
fecting the compensation, care. treat.
ment and training Of disabled mer
can never be satisfactory accom-.
plished until these bureaus have
been consolidated under one execu
tive head.
o." AS the matter now stands a MAJ
applies for compensation under III,
war risk act Of oct. 8. 1917.
The bureau being centralized
tn Washington Is unable TO give tn
ma nassistance I'm nlling out hl
! claim and this occasions endless cor
respondence and red tape. lgnor
ant men and clever politicians de
| feat his cause generally.
III he Is examined by a docto
acting for the bureau the doctor Ia
no authority 10 determine the de
gree Of disability OF the helpless SUI
ferer, and only a rating is given on
general average according TO a hxo
table, derived from the experionc
/ had by the bureau. Despite hi
/ sumcrings and needs 10 usually take
three months 20 give him ratinl
There are now $1,000 cases on hl'
Evening journal., 1921-05-04

Before and after taking Plant Juice
Store. 404-406 Market street. re-
Gently. Continuing. he said:
"I had tried so many different
medicines that had given up in
despair OF ever being any better and
/ would not have been so fortunate
as to have taken Plant Juice IL
friend of mine had not told me- after
seeing what a wreck 1 had become,
that he had received wonderful re-
suits from it and insisted on me get
ting some. even saying that he would
loan me the money TO buy IL and
would call the loan off il it was not
all he said.
PLANT Juice proved true to every
thing he had said. / had become
so rundown that I was practically a
shadow Of my old self. was reduced
from 165 TO lis poundsi I had no
appetite and was always miserable
with my stomach; I became so weak
could hardly get through with my
work The boss had spoken about
IL to me and that made me nervous
and depressed. I was so pale and
white that my friends said I looked
like a snow bank, and / felt just like
keeling over. had pains in my
back and my kidneys and bladder
troubled me.
Il began to take Plant Juice and
YOU will know how / have improved
when / tell you that I have regained
my old weight. strength and endur-
ance. 1 have a good appetite; my
bowel movements are regular and
do not have any further trouble with
my kidneys and bladder; I sleep
soundur than 1 ever did in my life. 1
advise anyone suffering. no matter
how bad or helpless, to just try
Plant Juice and prove its merit To
their own satisfaction"
The Plant Juice man is az tho
Miller Drug Store. 4O4-406 Market
street, where he Is daily meeting the
! local public and introducing and eX-
planning the merits of this remedy.
Evening journal., 1921-05-04

OF which 10000 are over nine months
old.
I'm the consolidation OF these
bureaus Il Is absolutely essential that
the Bureau OF War Risk Insurance
be decentrallzed and authorized 20
establish fourteen regional Offices
and as many sub-oflces as may be
necessary IN order that the bureau
may accept its responsibility and
seek out and assist the man where
he may be In need that these reg
ional and other offices be consolidat-
ed In order that a man requiring
hospitalization, compensation or vo-
catlonal training. may receive
through one organization the atten-
ton he requires. This, at the same
handling the work by avoiding end
less duplication OF rentals for Of
fees and personnel
II then said and later wrote thai
we are OF the belief that il should
be the policy of the government O.
provide a man who has disability
of 10 per cent and more. or who has
| a vocational handicap. with an op-
portunlty TO be trained-glving him
"a chance TO become better and
more solf-respcctinr. solf-sustaininf
citizen. Consequently. we demand
that a person with a disability OF II
per cent or more. or a vocationa
handicap. be Immediately eligible @
training which will carry mainten.
, anco pay.
In closing I said and wrote tina
under the law ihr-o Is no provision
/ for the retirement OF disable,
| emergency officer, as Is provided DO
| the case OF officers Of the regulal
establishment. or Of emergency nava
officers We demand that any of
| nccr who served in the military
forces OF the United states durini
| the war with Germany and who IN
CURED disabilities in the service
and who is honorably discharged
shall be entitled 20 retirement OF
the same terms as officers OF tn
regular army.
"A bin has been introduced know
as the Sweet bill. Oh. r. 1850
We want II passed because It pro
vidos for the very things I have ask
ed OF the president.
In addition 10 that Presiden
Harding has been asked 90 designat
the week OF May 30 20 June 4 as
disabled soldiers week. More tina
l23.OOO women are behind Il AM
they plan to speed action for bills O
relief"
Evening journal., 1921-05-04
PATRONESES
FOR MAY DANCE
.neolal 10 The Evenlng J0urnal.

Special TO The Evening Journal.
sEAFORD, May 4. - With the
naming OF the Refreshment Commit
tee. Decorating Committee and pa
tronesses last night, at a meeting OF
the promoters of the big May Dance
on the Nanticoke," to be held at Sea-
ford Friday night, May 6, everything
is now in readiness for the brilliant
event. The patronesses named are
as follows: Mrs. ]. e. Miles, Mrs Il.
Greenabaum, Mrs. r. c. Ross, Mrs.
Alexander Donoho, Mrs Willie Ship
lev. Mrs w. b. Robinson Mrs.
George II. Huston. Mrs. G. Fred CAL
iawav. Mrs. George W. Donoho, Mrs
william +. Allen, Mrs. W. d. Stevens
Mrs. ]. r. Eskridge. Mrs. II. {. Dar-
bee DR.. Annie c. Shipley and MIS-
Ethel Ross Graham.
The Refreshment Committee Is
composed of Mrs Charles +. Rogers
Mrs Ethel Ross Graham and Miss
Letitia Ross. and the Decorating
Committee is George Perry chalI-
man; Joseph 3. Lord. Jrr Nlrsll
Isaacs, Donoho Robinson Charles f..
Dawson. Van Leer Stophany ana
walter McNenly. The floor manager
will be Calhoun r. Ross. The WORK
OF decorating the large drafting room
OF the seaford Marine Railway
where the dance will be held, mas
been started. and with the different
colored electric lights which nave
been installed. the dance hall VIII
present a brilliant scene. The orig
mai six Orchestra Of the DUPONT
Hotel wilmington, will furnish the
u,ueic
Evening journal., 1921-05-04
LITTLE ARMY
MEN WIN OUT
Republicans Join Demo-
Gratis in Cutting Fight
ing Force to 10000
VOTE ON BILL
is 100 TO 81

WASHINGTON, d. c.-'Tttie
Army men" won another victory In
the House yesterday when they
passed an amendment TO the army
appropriation bill reducing the aver
age size OF the army during the next
fiscal year 10 1900 men. The vote
was 100 TO 50.
Should the House action become
law through approval by the Senate
and the President, Il probobly would
mean. according to War Department
figures, that the size OF the army at
the end Of the next fiscal year. June
30. 1922, would be about 1850.
The appropriation bill as amended
allots only $4,000, 900 for army pay
during the next year. which Is on the
basis Of an army OF 10000.
II Is admitted by Secretary OF War
Weeks and other army onlcials that
IL will be impossible to reduce the
present army Of more than 200, 900
to 10000 by July 1. the beginning
OF the next fiscal year II therefore
would be necessary during the latter
part Of the year to cut the enlisted
strength almost to 125.OO0 II the
/ War Department Is TO keep within
the pay appropriation.
The reduction was effected by
about one-third OF the Republicans
/ breaking away from party leader
ship and joining a solid Democratic
vote. The boiling Republicans re-
fused TO heed the advice of Secre-
| tary Weeks. who urged that the fig
ure be fixed at $4,000, and Of House
Republican leaders. who recon-
mended that the strength be left at
10000. as provided in the appro-
/ priation bill.
II was apparent that the Little
Army men" still are in control Of the
House and that within n few years the
army probably will lapse back into
its pre-war size of less than 100000
men. The last Congress cut il TO
10000.
Representative Brynes Is. c.
offered the amendment which ap-
proved the reduction TO 10000
Representative Kahn (Cal). per-
sistent advocate of adequate pre-
paredness sought 20 carry out the
recommendation OF Secretary Weeks
for $4,000. but owing TO parlia-
mentary tactics his amendment was
not voted on directly.
The Democrats by a parliamentary
trick first succeeded in passing the
amendment of Representative Fisher
tN. " for an army of 10000, the
same figures as were carried In the
bill which President Wilson pocket
vetoed last session. Then they switch.
ed and defeated the Fisher propose
giving an opportunity for a further
reduction TO 10000 men.
The debate disclosed a sharp DIFF
ference Of opinion whether in ordel
TO accomplish the reduction the Wa
lDepartment can discharge men who's
b terms OF enlistment have not expire'
and who do not desire to leave IN
{ army. Representative Kahn said
J would be a violation Of the enlist
ment contract and an act Of ba'
faith. Representative Anthem.
fKanD and Mr.. Byrnes declared
provision in the contract gave 10 tn
War Department the right TO dis
charge any man when It saw ht. Mr.
Kahn insisted this provision applied
only to dishonorable discharges.
An amendment was adopted or
dering the War Department to dis
charge any man who makes apph
cation for such action.
Evening journal., 1921-05-04
farm BUREAU
WANTS $1,000.
Petitions Kent Co. Levy
Court For Allowance
Under New Act
COUNTY OFFICERS
REPORT FEES

Special 90 The Evening Journal
DOVER. Del. May At
the monthly meeting OF the Kent
County Lcvy Court yesterday.
The report of tho county officers
showed unusual large receipts for
April as follows: Recorder of Deeds.
Coverdale. sSS2.75; Register Of wills.
willis. $4,000. prothonotary. Ridge
ly. S235.57; Clerk OF Peace. Heyd,
s35.65.
The Court instructed the County
Engineer TO build a bridge at Spring
Branch. near Fulton.
A delegation from the Farm Blu
roau OF Kent county asked for the
$500 provided for by an act OF the
General Assembly to aid farm oxien-
sion work TO meet n sum appropri-
ated by the Federal Government for
this work. The Court ordered the
Evening journal., 1921-05-04

NEW YORK-'T am going to cut
the accursed red tape which
strangles our disabled American
soldiers. or will shock the civilized
world with the scandal that 1 will
expose"
This Is the assertion OF Colonel +.
W Galbraith. Jr, national comman-
der OF the American Legion had
asked him what the legion would do
I'm the immediate future TO remedy
the neglect of Americas war
wounded.
In my recent four-hour confer
ence with President Harding" ne
continued. 'T told him the exact sit-
uation and ne was greatly shocked.
He gave me his hand and he said.
Colonel. this is indeed dreadful. ]
viii stand back of you TO tho very
limit
IL told President Harding that the
treatment OF our wounded. helpless
and mentally affected soldiers had
now become a national stencil.
promised him I would write him and
Evening journal., 1921-05-04
ELECT SENIOR WARDEN.

Special to The Evening journal.
MILFORD. May At a meeting
OF the vestrymen OF Christ Episco-
pal Church OF Milford, last evening
s. John Abbott was elected senior
warden to an the vacancy caused by
the death Of Dr. Robert Y. Watson.
John Truitt was elected junior war
den. The delegates selected for the
annual conference TO be held here
May 1911 were S. J. Abbott and John
Truitt; alternate. Daniel S. Collins.
Evening journal., 1921-05-04
PADoMsKY Goop DISH.

Are YOU fond OF maple sugar?
Then this old New England Pandow-
dy will delight you IL isn't a new
recipe-but one unearthed from so
long ago that il will bee new TO this
generation.
Butter a cooking kettle and make
pie crust to put into it. leaving
only a small place at the bottom
without any crust. Then put in
some good cooking apples either
quartered and cored or sliced. Add
few strips OF crust. a few more
apples. a large cup Of maple sirup.
a few slices Of salt pork and y cup
OF good cider. Cover the whole with
crust and cover the kettle tightly.
Cook slowly for three hours, being
careful not to scorch it. Serve with
sweet cream and maple sugar.
Evening journal., 1921-05-04
TONTTIATE CLASS
OF ODD FELLOWS

Special TO The Evening Journal.
MILFORD. May 4.-The odd Eel
lows OF Milford will have a gala time
Friday evening when a large class
OF candidates will be given degrees
of tho order. A special train will
bring Delaware Lodge degree teanii
of wilmington. and members will be
Initiated from every lodge in Kent
and Sussex counties.
The affair. which will be conducted
by Crystal Fount Lodge. Of this town
will be in charge OF the grand master
Of Delaware and his staff The cere-
monies will be held in Armory Hall
following which there will be q
luncheon.
Evening journal., 1921-05-04
PINE NEIGHBORHOOD RALLY.

The Pine Neighborhood Associa-
tlon met in the Reliance fire com
pany headquarters last night. Maui
rice Welch spoke OF the benefits to
be derived from such an organiza-
lion.
Following the business meeting
an excellent entertainment program
was presented by the entertainment
committee.
Solos were sung by John Brain
srd. followed by community sing
ing.
The entertainment committee ap-
pointed for the next meeting,
Tuesday evening. May II, comprise
Mrs. Catherine Mcdaniel, Mrs. JOS
sph Konitzer, Mrs. John McLaugh-
lin, Miss Mary Fisher and Mrs. Net
lie Keese.
Evening journal., 1921-05-04
STUFFED ToMAroEs.

Cut Off the tops OF six tomatoes,
not too ripe, and scoop out the cen
ters. Mix IL pounds OF sausage
meat with two teaspoons OF chopped
parsley, a tablespoon Of chopped
onion or shallott and season with salt
and pepper. Stun the tomatoes with
this mixture and put them in a bak-
ing dish with butter or lard. Sprin-
kle a few bread crumbs over the
tomatoes and put little pieces OF but
ter on top OF each. Cook in a mod
crate oven til slightly Drowned.
Evening journal., 1921-05-04
MORE TRUE BILLS.

True bills against seven defend
ants were returned by the Grand
Jury at the session OF the Court OF
General Sessions yesterday after
1oon. as follows:
Leonard Maharty, larceny; Har-
Eoy Johnson. larceny; James White.
arceny; Charles Dowgle. assault
With intent to commit murder; Onn-
20 Dearti, attempted breaking and
Entering with intent to commit lar
,eny; Robert Jackson and Walter
Hopkins, assault
Evening journal., 1921-05-04
SAYS HE ALMOST
gave Up HOPE
Strong Testimonial Given
For the Medicine, Plant
Juice
WAS MERE SHADOW
OF HIS OLD SELF

From my individual experience
I want 10 say there is nothing in ex-
istence that begins TO compare with
Plant Juice. as a restorative med
icine.- said Mr.. Wilford Johnson. a
well-Snown engineer. who resides at
No. sos South Harrison street, VIII
mington. in a conversation with the
Plant Juice man, at the Miller Drug
Evening journal., 1921-05-04
SMOKED HAM.

A thoroughly delicious dish ior
the really hungry person is made
bv using large slice OF ham,
snrinkling 1t with pepper. putting it
in a spider and covering it with
milk. Bake il in a hot oven until
brown on tho top then turn and
brown on the other side.
Evening journal., 1921-05-04
BLIND, UNAIDED. HE
BUILDS HOUSE


OKLAHOMA CITY. Okla.-Homer
Daughtery. 80. blind since he was 4,
has about completed building his
home. unaided.
Daugherty was stone mason. car
penter. painter and paperhanger.
He works on the house long after
dark.
Lack OF hammer marks on the
weather boarding prove his skill.