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Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-09-01
GETTING RICH QUICKLY.

The Government of the United
States has gone into the business of
writing editorials itself--pnlling edi-
toriais. too. which make one wonder
who Is the genius that is calling upon
his fellow citizens to do this or that.
We have before us q communication
from the Treasury. Department which
would do credit TO Mr.. Arthur Brls-
bane. even. Just read these lines
from "A circular which is being dis
tributed broadcast along the Atlantic
seaboard:
''Do you want to earn money easily :?
DO you have more original infor-
nation about smuggled booze than
real coin in your sock7 II you hap
pen TO be out of n job and have such
information, why not get busy on a
real honest job for your Uncle
Samuel?"
Follows after that statement to
the effect that
Article es2, Customs Regulations
provides that. any person not an Of
ficer of the United States furnishing
original information TO any chief
officer of customs, that leads 10 the
seizure Of smuggled liquors and the
conviction OF the offender, may be
allowed compensation equal to 2s per
cent of the value of same. not exceed
ing in any case the sum OF $4,000"
The opening lines OF that circular.
do you want to make money cas-
ilyr" is enough to attract the atten-
tion Of over one hundred million
persons. Everyone wants 10 make
money easily.
We wish the investigators well, but
we believe that the average man can
make more money digging ditchcs
No doubt there is much smuggling.
No doubt there in much smuggling
which certainly should be stopped
But we believe that the government
win make greater ,headway by using
trained investigators instead OF rely.
ing too heavily upon tips from the
general public. inspired by senSa.
tional appeals TO the love OF gold.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-09-01
@CRAzE FOR AMUsEmENTs.v

a large number of viewers with
alarm are convinced in their own
L inds that the newly apparent craze
for amusement is just as destructive
as 1t can be. The swimming places
the picture shows, the dance floors
the bah games, have called the young
and the middleaged by tens of thou
sa nds. Numerous churchmen stand
appalled,. They don't understand. They
confess their alarm. But it is any
thing other than what might have
logically been expected?
We have always wanted amuse-
ment and had it in some form. Pro.
hibitior is mainly responsible for ths
new forms of amusement. In tn,
old days of cheap and easy liquor
young men used to amuse themselves
with beer and whisky. A group ol
young men often found hiccups
satisfaction In spending a whole
afternoon or night in a sordid saloon
or stuffy room. boozing and handy
ing inebriate witcisms. Sundays and
holidays were often accepted as op.
porfunities TO gang up and gel
soused. A wagon yard, the cheerful
saualor Of a blacksmith shop, friend
~ livery stable, afforded ample ac-
commodations for merry parties,
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-09-01
TARIFF IN A HURRY.

To those who say that il is, under
present conditions. extremely difficult
TO fix values and decide on tariff rates
the answer is found in the Republican
platform of last year, in which 1t was
said that "the uncertain and unset
tied condition of international bal
ances, the abnormal economic and
trade situation of the world, and the
inip.'ssibilIty of forecaStlng accurately
even the near future preclude the for
mutation of a definite programme a
year hence" the answer may also be
found in certain remarks of our own
Senator Watson. who, in arguing for
postponement CT tariff legislation. said
that any tariff that was framed
might become obsolete in six months
The fact that conditions are difficult
md embarrassing and that it is hara
TO do a thing in the right way con-
stitute no argument in favor of do
ing it the wrong way.-Indianapolis
News.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-09-01
cnIriclsn or SCHOOL BOARD.

Editor Every Evening. Fir. When
the Aeyen-nember school board act
was passed by the last Legislature.
the citizens of Wilmington felt rea-
aonabiy sure that they would be able
to have at least one governing body
free from political influence.
had business Mt the meeting ~ the
board last Monday evening. and was
present. was deeply interested In
the proceedings. especially In the busi-
nesalilse way in which the new ~u-
perintendeat presented his reports
and discussed matters IN general. IL
seemed evident that he had thoroughly
studied the phases OF the school work,
concerning which he reported and
spoke. / put him down az a man
short on talk and long on execution.
unfortunately most men reverse this
order. The other thing that most
interested me was the discussion had
between Minor 6. Smith. an insurance
agent. and Mr.. stradley who If would
seem, had charge OF placing the In
surance on the school properties. As
j undorntood It, Mr.. smith was pres
ent 70 protest against being eliminated
from writing a portion of the insure
ance. lie stated 70 tho board that ne
had resided here for many years and
for number Of years past had car
ried Some of the school insurance.
The phase Of the discussion that in-
tereated me most was involved III
direct question from Mr.. Smith--his
question 70 Mr.. Stradiey Was why
certain agent who expected 70 be the
next governor of Delaware mad re-
ceiyed q large grant CI think some
/ $4,000 or more1 Of the insurance
last year. though only representing one
company. while Mr. Smith with
number Of companies. only got Some
Sso.000 TO this question Mr.. strad-
ley made no answer. but took up some
other phase Of tho matter. Mr.. Smith
asked Mr.. stradley exactly the same
question twice over. with the came
evasion from Mr.. stradIoy. Mr.. Smith
finally asked Mr. Stradley why this
politician was given the same large
sum Of the insurance for this year
while he CMr SMITH was getting
none whatever. Mr.. Stradley never
answered the question. but inmcdi-
ateiy drifted to some other phase Of
the question.
Some phases of the discussion did
not quite understand. but from an ]
saw and heard. II seems evident That
the old man Politics still has a seat
in the school board.
President Souder made Il very plain
that he favored distributing the insur-
ance among oil the agents who had
general agents contracts with their
companies. To my mind this seems
only equitable ard just.
a. II. Justice
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-09-01
BATHING SUITS.

There may be less Of the bathing
suits In one sense. But there ls more
us them In another.
For there have been trade state
ments lately to the effect that the
Manufacture of bathing suits IL now
one Of the great national industries.
One has but 10 glance at the newspa-
pers and magazines to realize that
this must necessarily be SO.
The reason for bathing suits aleo
grows while the suits themselves dt-
miniah. A few years ago the two mid
summer months were alone consider
ID safe for bathing. Then the four
summer months were utilized Now
an everincreaaing number II learning
that-~in Chesapeake Hay at least.
the very finest ustfing OF the whole
year is in April and May. October and
November. The bathing suits may
like the autumn days now fast ap-
preaching so late aud end 80
early" But there ia a much longer
period of the year during. which they
are a definite part of the national
costume.
All IN all. the present prevalence Ia
a mighty good thing. The more con.
tact with wind and sun aud sea that
nation has the better for the nation.
And the wholesome Joys Of healthy
flesh exposed 10 the suns kisses may
possibly replace the passing joys Civ
en- by the late-lamented hootch. The
intense Lady who declared that our
national adoption of the one-plece
bathing suit Is an unconscious effort
10 get back 10 the Greek ideal may
not be so wrong after ali. There Is a
decided classical note 10 the illustra-
tions with which our papers ard
journals are adorned. And there is
something stimulating about the
thought that every second Of these
long summer days some tens Of thou
sands of happy. laughing people are
from Maine to California--plangin
into. rolling breakers. mountain lakes,
iazy millstreams and hidden swim
ming holes" where even the one piece
suit is considered superfluous.
1t is a good thing al around that the
bathing suit industry has become
greet. Everybody benefits except, POS
sibly. the Police Gazette. The unique
distinction Of that journal has been
511ly affected. Progress has caught un
with il. passed it and left It behind.
The most straitlaced of family Jour-
mails now has pictures Of bathing
beauties that would make the early
editors of Americas famous pink
un" turn over in their graves.-Balti-
more Sun.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-09-01
WHAT THE PEOPLE SAY
view. Of The Readers Of Every Evening

, for OF against the Wilmington Gas
Company. but the question that has
always arisen IN my mind. whom 4
read ~ this or that street being
opened % the gas company wns. Why
the Street and Sewer Commissioners
permitted what was ~ plainly one
Of their most important prcfOgatiyes.
to be administered by the stroat COM
missioner While ~ course. there
| can be no confirmation ~ the fact
I am about 10 state. tho roloeatlon II
this authority 10 open streets to tho
street epmfnissiouef opefnfed ao-
cording to gossip IN this fashion.
Whenever the gas company wanted
! 70 open street. fbey Ola so. Then
they had a clerk can the street COM
missioner and ten him. AZ the ncxt
meeting n the cemmissionofs me street
commlsgioner would report 20 his
chiefs that be bad granted permission
30 open this or that street. Tho whole
thing was 70 farclcai. insomnch as
any supervision was concerned. that
to thosc who knew how ~ WIS worked
u was "A big joke. Now . ana not
censuring or criticising the gaa coin-
pany. I commend them for their
Clevcrncss. on rather the talent ~
ono official Of that concern. Hut IL
was hardly IN my mind a square deal
20 the other corporations and clfl-
zcna. IN ] wanted 70 open the street
IN front ~ my home ! would have 10
10 through the red tape f0rnaiitics
imposed upon most persons.
wish 10 take this opportunity,
Mr.. Editor, 20 commend Conmissi0nrr
Sparks, who appears with his coli
league, Grier. % have impaired SONS
pep-that Is the most modern ard
expressive word for the ldea--to tho
street paving and improvements ro-
ing on about tho city. The DELAYS
Mr. Sparks rec0unted az the meeting
of the commission on Tuosday. Nh.
most approach public scandal. Who
ever IL responsible ought a. be rep
rimanded, IN my opinion. ff DO
not Do my work neatly I am ccnsured,
and I think without any conceif + am
just as respectable and considerations a
citizen as any one else Washington
street has been tornup since Tho last
of April or early IN MAY. ana appar-
emily. ~ the rate ~ progress win
which the work has proceeded. it
would stiI be removed from vchicnlsr
traffic until late in the fan before tho
job II completed.
Think of II, Mr.. Editor. sir month.
10 pave Eve blocks. It's positively 70
ridiculous that 4 passes the joke
stage.
! happen 70 know that Commits
sioner Sparks. who is the newest nien-
, Der q the commission. has had some
matters relating 10 the department.
on his mind for several months fTs
has stood. he told friends for things
such as these delays. with as much
grace and patience a. he could. but
this week the pot boiled over. and vs
get action. Hats or TO Couni.-
sioner Sparks and hts colleagues. If
they get some movement into thu
street repair work. And. hats OF 10
the entire commission FOR its deci-
sion 70 remove beyond any possible
gossip or ugly runor. any opportunity
for any one n play politics with city
employees or utilize his Office 20 favor
certain corporations.
Sincerely yours.
Taxpayer.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-09-01
PEACE ALLIANCES.

The British dominion premierH are
said to have agreed that continila~
ton of the present Anglo-Japanese
alliance will be the best means of se-
curing world peace unless a trIpartite
Great Britain japan and the United
States. We used 10 hear similar state
ments from the kaiser. The alliance
between Germany. Austria tand Italy
WAS then the best means Of securing
the worlds peace. OF course. II was
If all other nations would submit TO
the dictates Of these three. or course.
the alliance between England and
japan viii preserve the worlds pese
IL every other nation will submit to
the dictates of these two.
This alliance IL just like al others.
No alliance was ever intended pri-
marily 20 preserve peace. All Of them
have been designed 20 strengthen the
power Of the nations entering into an
alliance. or course. II it strengthened
their power 80 greatly that other na-
tions would submit 20 their decisions.
peace would be the result, but peace
was' not the obIeet--power has al
ways been the object and the talk
about peace aa the object OF an al
lance il. always has been. alw4ye
viii be. disgusting hypocrisy We hope
the United States will not consent to
become the third bully in this arrange
ment which is nothing but an ar
rangement for bullying the balance of
the world into submission jackson
willie fE'la.l Times~Union.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-09-01
THE HUMAN CRY.

Every Evening has received. within
the past few days. an abnormal mum
Der OF appeals from mothers who are
seeking TO locate their missing sons
In the majority of cases these appeals
simply rend:
Please tell my son to write to his
mother. who has not heard from him
In the last year"
In many instances the sons are men
who came to Wilmington TO work in
the war time industries, and who
have remained here. But each and
al concerned seem to have forgotten
their home ties and obligations.
A mans mother asks of him so little
In this world that it seems that each
one could make a bird sing in moth
ers heart" by occasionally writing
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-09-01
DR. JEKYLL AND MR.. HYDE.

The automobile. product of Ameri-
can genius, of whose mighty devel-
opment we all feel so proud. has be-
come. through the effect of what
might he called the psychology Of
speed, the most dangerous single piece
of,machinery in the world
If the holdup men. for instance, or
the anarchists were killing each year
the number OF persons who fail vic
Tins 10 automobiles in Chicago. Clcve-
land, New York, and our other big
cities. these cities would be placed
under martial law and. every citizen
would be carrying pistol for his
own protection. Yet reckless automu-
bile drivers so on, day after day, kill
ing and manning.
The automobile seems TO turn
JekylIs into HydeE. The ordinary
quiet. law abiding citizen. when placed
at the wheel OF a high powered car.
eeems To- undergo a psychic transfor-
nation. His identity changes; his
nature Graves speed and more speed
All classes neem to receive the fatal
inocalation.
Az old colored woman in Atlanta
was taking her first auto ride nj the
invitation Of a white woman FOR whom
she was working as laundress. Az
they sped along the old lays black
husband started across the street.
"Aw. rum ever m" cried the old lady
OF course she did not mean this. but
she had become inoeulatcd with the
f.ital germ of speed
1T is favorite remark of drivers
twhen the victim comes to). Didn't
YOU hear the horn2' The inference
is that If the driver sounds the horn
ne has TIA right to run over the
pedestrian
Telephone employees have been COM
parativeiy light violators along these
lines-or. rather, to be more accurate.
few telephone employees have ever
been arrested. This is matter of
Cengratulation and the hope is ex-
pressu most sincerely that no tele-
phone man or woman will ever again
be called upon to face the Judge. We
can all avoid it IL we will apply the
rule of reason and make a strenuous
effort to eject the speed microbe from
our systems. Let's all join the ''Cour-
tesy of the Road" movement and try
10 treat pedestrians and drivers of
ether cars as we would like to be
treated ourselyes.-Bell Telephone
News.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-09-01
JUST FOLKS
BY Edgar A. Guest.
TRIUMPH.

When all is said and done
And the battles lost or won,
It's the laughter of the children
And the mothers gentle smile,
It's the pride of those you know,
Good old friends who love you so,
That make the prize worth having
And the victory worth while.
Back of every golden dream,
Every engine kissing steam,
Back of every hammer falling
And Of every deed men dare;
Back of every tilt and fight
Is the coming home at night
To the loved ones who are waiting
In the victory to share.
'Tls not in success alone
That achievements worth is known.
II we had no friends to cheer us
And no one al home to care;
ii mans glory as a fighter
Did not make few eyes brighter
de would cease to try for conquest
And would never do or dare.
Back of every man youn find
Loving hearts who stay behind,
Watching, waiting, patient, loyal
As he strives TO meet the test.
And the thought which drives him daily
Is that they shall meet him gayly,
And shall glory in his triumph
On the day he does his best.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-09-01
ARE DANCE HALLS IMMORAL?

What is your opinion Of the modern
dance halls? Are they sinks of in
iquity. or palaces of inspiration? Do
they uplift the occupants, or drag
them to a death of shame?
Your answer will depend your re-
ligious and sociological views. upon
your inherited tendencies, your OBJ
servations, your personal experiences.
and, perhaps, upon merely hearsay
evidence. Likewise you may give
an opinion upon only a partial in
vestigation, and not after having in
vestigated a hundred dance halls in
a score of countries.
Comes Arnold Bennett, who has
made study OF dancing and mod
ern dance halls, and says, in an ar
ticle which Every Evening will pub
lish in fun Saturday, that
THE most spectacular symptom Of
the new spirit is the revival and the
full democratization of dancing. The
latest generation certainly did not
initiate the revival, which began
long before the war in the formation
of private dance clubs, whose fault
was a ridiculous snobbishness. What
the latest generation did was to seize
on to good thing. to exploit it fully,
and to tear it free of the. chains OF
convention. and to expose 1t to ali
the antiseptic winds of publicity"
Ruskin, when rather a young man.
wrote letter to Mr.. Carlyle in which
he declared II have great hope of
disturbing the public peace in vari-
Gus directions
The author of Sesame and Lilies
was no anarchist. He was as con-
servatiye a member of the ruling
classes as England ever produced.
What he meant by disturbing the
public peace in various directions
was the causing of a man to think
to stimulate him to the point that he
would ask, why is this SOP
Mr. Bennett is follower of Mr..
Ruskin's idea. He has stirred the
public pulse before now. We would
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-09-01

advise all OF our fair minded readers
and surely we have mono OF the
other kind-to read Mr.. Benefits
article Saturday. He places a stick
of verbal dynamite under the chair
OF some persona most cherished con-
victions. and great indeed In the cxpio-
sion. You may not agree with Mr..
Bennett, but you may enjoy the skill
ful manner in which he wields the
hammer of the iconoclast.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-09-01
A .HENRYr RAILROAD.

Henry Ford's success In running q
short railroad at profit In these
rnrlous times for railroading and
everything else. does not necessarily
signify that all railroads should be
run at profit under pesent condi-
tlons. Henry Ford turned out more
cars last month than In any month
In the most prosperous year In his-
tory and made more money on the
cars sold; vet in the same month ono
OF the big motor car factories closed
down. and others lost money. The
fact that Henry Ford makes money
hand over fist" making motor cars
does not signify necessarily that con-
ditions are snch TINT other people
can make money making other motor
cars.
If Henry Ford were making the
Rolls Royce. which closed down tenn.
porarily last month. he would not BE
making the money that he ls making
in producing the Ford. If he were
running the Erie railroad he would
not be making the money that he
makes running the Detroit, Toieda q
Ireton. The Henry Ford railroad IS
making money. but so are a few
other railroads. The Lackawanna
railroad declared a Zoe per cent stock
dividend the other day and paid it
last month. 1t Is in railroads what
the Henry is In cars.
In short. the success OF Henry
Ford In running little railroad is
not large enough yardstick to take
any measurements with whatever.
Nevertheless it will be n stimulus 10
railroad manageineuts abd win be
thrown up at them as an example Of
what can be done, And when all al
lowances are made. it IS an example
OF railroad which had been losing
money, changed in management and
converted into railroad that is maxi
ing money. II will put the railroads
TO considerable trouble and expendi-
ture of energy to explain To the pub
lie just the why and wherefores of
he pestifel oiis fact that Henry Ford
converted this yenr a losing road into
profitable railroad. Topeka Capital.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-09-01
THE MIRROR OF
PUBLIC OPINION

| The girls. always ruled by lnnn.
ruade conventions, had few places To gf
SO they stayed Mt home mostly or Visit.
ed one another. Anybody can see the
difference now. The saloons do not
ns OF yore. capture the main interest
of the young men, neither do the BILL
lizard and pool halls. Girls. countless
numbers OF whom earn their own liv-
nps and have their own money. geek
their own diversions In their own
way. Prohibition should have been
expected to work numerous changes
hut are they bad ehanges7 Is n we'll
dressed, ndependent-minded. self-gov-
ernlng population a dreadful thing2-s
Dallas News.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-09-01
A SuGGESTION.

| Chairman Henry II. Isaacs OF the
Democratic State Committee has
stated that meeting of the committed
may be called during October, to fur
ther consider the election Of a mem
ber of the Democratic National Conn
mittee to fill the vacancy caused by
the resignation of Senator Josiah
o. woleott to accept appointment as
Chancellor. A meeting OF the State
Committee held at Rehoboth Beach
last Saturday week, with this pnr-
far from satisfactory, as is still pain
fully remembered.
Since that unsatisfactory and in
decisive committee conference, the
subject matter of the controversy
there engendered has been In the
minds OF many Democrats through
out the State. with the result that
various suggestions have been put
forward as to the best manner of de-
issue. And one suggestion is that the
State committee refrain from taking
any further action towards filing
the vacancy. and allow it TO remain
open until the meeting OF the Demo
cratic State Convention, which will
be held about year hence.
In favor of this plan of inaction
IL is urged:
That in the first place. the author
ity of the Democratic State Committee
TO filI the national committee vacancy
is very doubtful. and that II would be
better il it made no attempt to ex-
ercise this doubtful authority unless
peremptory action should be made
necessary by some grave emergency.
That selection made by the State
committee would be operative only
until the assembling OF the Democratic
State Convention. when that body
win choose, member Of the Demo
cratic National Committee to serve
during the remainder of the term.
That this situation makes it OF little
moment that the State committee
should All the vacancy, especially in
view of the fact that from recent
and present indications it is apparent
that such action would threaten seri@
Gus dissensions in the party orTaniza-
tion and party ranks.
There may be something in this
suggestion Of inaction by the Demo-
cratic State Committee, and IL will do
no harm, at least, for Democrats who
are interested in the welfare of the
party TO give II consideration and
make their conclusions known to the
party leaders.
It may prove. in the end, the part
of wisdam to avoid a contest when
here is no real occasion for con
tention.