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Daily picayune., 1921-02-01
Wilson and His First Grandchlld.

the solitude of his study at the White House In those anxious days before the assembling of congress. He could not divide the burden of such heavy responsibility; he had to bear 1t alone and without precedent to guide him.
 Should we give further trial to armed neutrality? Or should we en- ter upon an independent naval war fare against the submarine menace to our shipping? Or should we back the allies with money and supplies. but leave them to do the fghting7 Or should we join forces with them unre- servedly, contrary to the historic pol. icy of America to go it alone?
 Those alternatives were In every mind in that bewildering period. and he president had to choose between them in framing the policy to be sub- mitted to congress. He made the bolder choice of going into full part pership with the entente allies, pool Ing with them all our resources, our man power, our money power and our producing power.
 The broad plan which he unfolded and which congress quickly approved assured in advance the success of the great. unparalleled undertaking, and he pushed 1t through to victory with grim. unrelenting persistence. Ameri- cans generally assumed at the start, and the British government agreed with them. that we should not have to send great army to Europe If ip- deed any at all. But when 1t became an imperative necessity to go at double quick to the relief of the bro- ken line in France, the foundation was so well laid that we rose to the un- foreseen emergency, building up in a year and a half an army of 100000 and ferrying 100000 soldiers across the Atlantic.
 The brains of the country, all the talents. were mobiized for the war merchants and scientists bankers and railroad men, labor leaders and cler- gymen, each being charged with the task for which his training fitted him.
 Tt is race between Wilson and Hindenburg," said Lloyd George, when the big German drive surprised the entente and smashed through Its front in the spring of 1918 We'll, whoever won the war, Hindenburg lost that race.
 The rest-the presidents journeys to Europe, the treaty and the battle over it. are history stin in the mak- ing. Many years must pass before that extraordinary chapter In the story of the presidency will be finished and may be told in the spirit of historical impartiality.
Daily picayune., 1921-02-01
TAUGHT USE OF PL0WSHARE
How Legendary Chinese Emperor 's Said to Have Encouraged A01-
 culture in That Country.

Tn Europe the most significant Of the gifts of the soil are wheat and flax: In China they are silk ana rice. Old Chinese myths name Shen-nung or Siennung the divine laborer, legendary emperor who is said 10 nave reigned In the first half of the third millennium before Christ, as the fg- ther of agriculture It was he who first made wooden plowshare and taught the people how to use it. Shen- nung was one of the three enperors whom legend reveres as founders Of the Chinese social system. It was Shen-tsan. or Sien-tsan, the wife Of Huang-ti, another of the three, who taught the people the rearing of silk worms and the treatment of cocoons and threads and the weaving of silken garments, so that her subjects might no longer suffer from "chapped and frost-hitten skin."
 The sanctuary of Shen-nung is still standing, south of Pekin. K. Meyer Riefstahl writes in Asia Magazine. Here the last emperor of China used to come every year to bring a sacrifice to the presiding divinity and to open a furrow in the soil with his own hands. The ceremony Is very ancient Even in the sixth century there was an imperial field that formed a sane tuary fourteen II south of the capital There, in the first months of spring on a day of good augury sacrifices of a steer, a sheep and a pig were made to Shen-nung and to Hou-tsi. The en- peror. clad in his state robes and the ritual bonnet, entered the golden char lot of state and performed thrice the ritual Of sacrifice. After this the cere- moDy of blowing took place.
 To the north of the city, in olden times. Shen-tsan had an altar. Later the shrine was transferred to the pre- cinct of the palace. where the en- press presided over the rearing of silkworms and the production of silk. Old records mention the mulberry grove of the empress and her pavilion for the rearing of silkworms. Toward the middle of spring. in ancient times, the chief of the court would sum- mon the empress to the grounds north of the city to begin the rearing of silkworms. The ladies of the palace and the wives of high Gignitaries aid ed her in the task. After fasting and sacrificing to Shen-tsan, the empress and the concubines of the emperor themselves gathered the mulberry leaves. The silk obtained was used for the sacrlticial robe of the emperor.
Daily picayune., 1921-02-01
OH Prospects in Australia.

Analyses of petroleum gas at Roma, Queensland, have been made which show 1t to be considerably richer than the gas from most petroleum wells. Using American standards of pressure and temperature in absorption tests, II is estimated that the Roma gas will yield pints of petrol per 1000 cubic feet. The mines department has decided 10 continue boring below the gas strata, In the belief that oil will be found Difficulty in obtaining casing is delaying further boring at Marburg Queensland. The bore Is now over 400 feet down, penetrating sandstones and shales which contain productive coal measures, while tests of sample of the sludge from the bottom of the bore reveal small per centage of oil.
Daily picayune., 1921-02-01
Confederate Money.

Old and new issues of Confederate currency are being passed throughout the Baltic states as current American dollars. according to the Red Cross Bulletin of Riga. Many natives have bought these yalueless issues from for elgners recently returned from the United States
 Many Russians have come into the American Red Cross offices in Esthon- ia, Latvia and Llthuania with stage money, cigar and cigarette coupons which they had bought as American greenba ekst
Daily picayune., 1921-02-01
Seed Distribution by Congress.

Tulips, nareissus and hyacinth bulbs. to the number of 325.000. sent out by the congressional seed distribution this year were grown at home. Work of the United States Department of Agriculture In its Puget sound gardens has shown that that region Is adapted to the cultivation of the so-called Dutch bulbs, which, in the past, have been almost entirely imported.
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1921-10-28

Total world S1,515.182 S1,156,559
In order to be perfectly fair and to
do our amiable and optimistic friend
no injustice we print above his in
closure from Wall Street Journal in
full.
1t must be borne in mind that the
value of these imports and exports
mostly manufactured articles ARE
vastly more than they were in 1913
IA.
Wooden goods, silk goods, leather
goods, straw goods, are more than
treble in value, and the value of
steel, oil and other products much
higher.
And it must be borne in mind also
that included in these exports no
doubt are the benevolent shipments
of Mr. Hoover to feed and clothe the
starving in Russia and in Europe.
IL our good friend will read the let
tiers addressed to Senator Hitchcock
printed in another column he will as
certain the true conditions that are
confronting this country.
The farm is the basis of prosperity
and it is shown that every article
grown on the farm is below the cost
of production. The country can not
long stand a condition so distress
ing.
1t is stated as a fact that it re-
quires one hundred and fifty bushels
of corn to buy a single ton of hard
coal
It requires two bushels of corn to
pag the freight on one bushel.
One cent hundred for beef ship
ped from a hundred miles to Oma-
ha market.
No! MOI! The country can not
be prosperous with these conditions
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1921-10-28
AT THE TEMPLE THEArER

Some very nice pictures are now
being shown at the Temple theater
Vivian Martin in the "oficial n
ance," shown on Wednesday after.
noon and night, was an enchanting
and very animated episode and al.
forded much enjoyment.
The Oath shown on Monday 4
National Attraction, was strong
production and was cIeyerly acted
Anita Stewart, in ''virtuous Wives
was also a strong picture in which
she sustains the reputation she en-
joys in the movie world.
Tom Mix. Buck Jones, the Cen
fury and Sunshine comedies, and
Joe Martin, the most remarkable
and best trained monkey in the world,
afforded bushels of delight to the
younger generation.
"Tarzan of the Apes an eight reel
feature, and the Kinigrams comes to
the Temple just off the real picturing
the events of the week.
The program for the coming week
besides the comedies, serials kline
grams, will include the following
stars:
Constance and Norma Talmadge
are booked. both Fascinating stars
Constance for Monday and Tuesday
in Lessons in Love-" and Norma in
the isle of Conquest" later in the
week.
Alice Lake another favorite, is book
ed for Wednesday in the Infamous
Miss Revelle'
William Russell and others and the
Kinigrams and Comedies win make
the next weeks program in every
way pleasing.
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1921-10-28

Commend us to Jimmy Cox, the dem,
ocratic national standard bearer in
whose democracy there is no shade nor
shadow of turning. He stands as
firm and impregnable as the rock OF
Gibralta and mocks at those who would
bend the supple hinges of the knee
that thrift or even applause might
follow fawning.'
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1921-10-28

Many people doubtless find them
sedyes in the same humor as the ST.
Petersburg independent. which says:
THE threat Of l railroad strike has
hung over the heads of til ecountry I'M
til they have grown so weary of the
suspense that they are willing to have
it come to q showdown now. This is
the feeling even in st. Petersburg
important as it is to the city to have
the trains running"
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1921-10-28

When Pompey was yet a young man
flushed with victory and ambitious for
unusual honors Sylla firmly refused
to yield to his pretensions for a
triumph as that distinction was be-
slowed only upon praetors and SEN
ators, but Pompey was undaunted.
He babe Sylla to recollect that more
worshipped the rising than the set
ting sun. It was that way in Pom
pey's time, was that way before his
time. is that way in our time and VIII
continue so for alp time Pompey Sc
cure his triumph which was more
dazz rs than ever before given u
Rome.
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1921-10-28

The South Lake Press of Cler-
mont says that "Clermont is the
coming city of the South and the
Valparaiso Press, over in West Flor
ida, says that Valparaiso is surely
the Coming city of the South So
we are to have two coming cities. .
We say All hail!" and let them
come!
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1921-10-28

Friend Thompson is making the
Perry Herald fine newspaper and
is putting his town on the map in
splendid shape. The original as well
as the selected matter are up-to-the-
minute and always instructive and en-
tertaining and the print is first class.
The Florida weekly press will hold
its own with those of the bigger
states
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1921-10-28
LETTER AND REJoINDER FROM
col. PETER o. KNIGHT

Tampa, Fla, Oca. "a, 1921.
Hon. Frank Harris,
Editor Ocala Banner:
Ocala, Florida.
My dear Mr.. Harris: | read yester-
day an editorial in the paper from
which | note that you think in a
statement / recently made have been
too optimistic.
The enclosed partly explains the
situation
You can only compare conditions
now with those existing in 1913 and
1914, not with the artificial condi-
lions that have existed recently.
With best wishes,
Sincerely yours,
PETER o. KNIGHT.
(inciosure.)
Admittedly approaching its closing
stage, liquidation of the immediate
postwar period of foreign commerce
finds the volume of Americas shane
in it almost again as high as in 1913
In the intervening period of eight
years of natural growth, the guam
tity of direct trade in newer chan
nels holds with observable strength.
In eight months of 1921 exports to
United Kingdom, France, Argentina,
Belgium, Australia, Spain, the Philip
mines and Denmark were double the
1913 value. Those to Canada, after
rigid curtailment, were $134,000,000
above 1913. Mexico bought five times
more than eight years ago. Italy,
Cuba, Japan, China, British India, and
Sweden have increased their buying
from three to four times its 1913
value. Sales to the Dutch East In
dies, Greece and many small coun-
tries were in volume indicative of en-
tirely new conditions.
While export trade was more than
again as high as in 1913, increase in
importatiOnS was by no means
small. Imports from the United
Kingdom, Belgium, Spain and British
India fell below 1913 totals. The
British showing may be taken as
merely temporary condition, and in
terDreted in connection with the
steady gain in her exports since June,
1921.
Imports from Canada, Germany,
Cuba, Japan and China were double
those of 1913: those from Argentina,
China, Australia and the Philippines
ran to even greater gains.
Beginning with January, 1921, more
than two years after the ending of
hostilities, the liquidation of the
commerce of all larger and most of
the smaller countries was one for
two-thirds of the year attended by
contraction of it's nominal value
probably without individual prece-
dent. After eight months of acute
REIMBURSEMENT to lessened demand, re-
duced buying power and the sever
est credit supervision of all inter
national accounts the turnover vol
ume of American commerce in but
few countries is less than twice as
large as before the war.
Combined exports to all lesser, in
Guiding many of the most valuable
future markets, were in 1912 only Al
per cent of the present value, and
probable tonnage. Imports from them
are double their 1918 value, with
heavy gain as well.
There follow exports and i'm
ports for eight months of 1921 and
1913 to all countries to which Amer
lean exports in the 1921 period ex-
ceeded $25,000,000 Qast three figures
omitted:
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1921-10-28

What profit man to own a piece
OF real estate, asks the Applachicola
Times, s'on which the taxes and in
suraiace paid annually exceed the rent
value Of the property? Men should
be encouraged, not discouraged, in
owning improved property. TO which
all OF us can respond amen!
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1921-10-28

Mrs. Ellen R. Palmer, of Richmond,
Va, southern woman, who died sew
eral days ago. left $4,000 to the Old
Folks Home for colored people of that
city Some of our Northern friends
ought to stick a pin here.
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1921-10-28

The bright paragrapher of the Tam
pa Tribune thinks that it is rather
significant that 20, Promise Me- and
not aBiest be the Tie that Binds con-
tinues to be sung at wedding cere-
monies.
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1921-10-28

Significant as to what part the motor
truck may be called on to play in the
nations transportation problem, at
least in short haul transportation, is
the trip just made by the Goodyear
six wheel truck between San Fran
cisco and Los Angeles.
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1921-10-28

Plant City may well feel proud of
the Courier. 1t has weathered the
storms and rejoiced in the sunshine for
thirty-seven years and has stood as a
sentinel on the watch tower guarding
and promoting the. welfare of its home
town. 1t is fine publication.
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1921-10-28

Farmers Day is observed by the
banks and bankers more than by the
farmers and Labor Day is Rest Day.
Things do not always mean what they
say. I'VE should worry means that
this, that and the other is no con-
Germ of ours.
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1921-10-28

Freight service we are told between
Jacksonville and Sanford is increas-
ing rapidly. We express sympathy
and sorrow for the railroads so why
infiict them with this punishment?
Depriving them of freight and pass
enger traffic is almost as severe as a
strike
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1921-10-28

Plutorch says that Plato betrayed
the charges of his travels by selling
oil in Egypt So there were Rookie
fellers in Greece and Egypt in very
ancient times.
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1921-10-28

Any how. Since that congress ional
investigation Of the K K. KS there
has been decline in the tar and
feather market.
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1921-10-28
staring it in the face.

And nore's the pity the cotton -,
mer Of the South is in a condition =
hopeless as his brother corn grower
of the west.
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1921-10-28

The census SHOWS ~
TWO million more wonen Il
than men.
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1921-10-28

Office Furniture for sale. See p 5
woodrow, room s. Merchants Bl)cA
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-08-29
COUNTY FARM BUREAU.
Plans Discussed at . Meeting Held
Last Saturday Afternoon.


After having suspended tor some
weeks during the summer the. New
Castle County Farm Bureau held a
meeting. Saturday afternoon, at the
old Federal building, Sixth and King
streets Wilmington. Due TO the fact
that community committee chairman
had been invited, there was a large at
tenGance and number of matters of
Importance to the farmers of the
county were discussed. President
Frank +. Yearsley of Marshallton
presided.
On motion of c. =. Dickey. members
OF the Levy Court were invited TO in
spect the Farm Bureau exhibit during
the State Fair next week. J. ID. Rey-
nolds. c. p. Dickey and Franz +.
Yearsley were appointed committee
to escort the members of the court
to the exhibit.
County Agent II. o. Bausman of
Newark reported that a letter had
been received from the Chicago office
of the Federal Farm Bureau in which
the New Castle County Bureau was
commended for the thorough report OF
the open meeting held in July in con-
nection with the congressional in
vestigation to learn the cause of the
unsatisfactory agricultural conditions
of the country. A stenographic re-
port~of this meeting was sent to the
Federal Bureau.
Mr.. Bausman reported that the dis
trict shows of the Boys and Girls
Cattle Clubs will be held september
1 and on the farms of b. V. Arm
strong of Middletown and j. ]. Dayett
of Cooch's. The twelve champion
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-08-29
MANY STATE FARMS
REPORT AUTOMOBILES
Percentage of 3,6o3 Farms In
Delaware Above Average for
the United States.

According to the report OF the Gem
sus Bureau regarding the number Of
Mutomobtlcs. tractors and trucks on
the farms OF the country. the per-
centaxe OF the s.ss3 farms In Della
ware who reported automobiles stands
above the average for the United
States
I pf the 1910 farms In the State.
s.6s5 reported automobiles, the per-
centa4e being 36.4 per cent for all
farms. The average for the United
States is 3o.7 per cent. The number
of automobiles reported by Delaware
farmers is l.0l4.' There were 304
trucks and 2ss tractors reported by
23o farms.
The number of farmers reporting
telephones were 2.763. or 2T2 per cent
OF all farms of the state. There Were
T52 farmers who had water piped in
10 their homes, and S97 had gas or
electric lights
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-08-29

countries whsro the native Language
Il spoken to stimulate the transmits
sion OF money home and investments
In tho home land"
In other words. In tho future no
European nation II going to lend its
man pow0r to promote tho Develop
ment OF competitive country. 1t
will let its men 20 to relisvc an eco
nomic strain. but II viii demand them
back. with interest, when the proper
time comes. This definite policy may
not be pleasant for the United States,
but It IL fine for tho immiErants NO
wonder our latest alien newcomers are
not worried about finding jobs. They
have the strength OF their respective
nations behind them.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-08-29
THE IMMIGRATION
FINDS A BAckER
Continued from page I.

Western Hemisphere, they felt, was
rsoro than welcome to II. Thcre was.
they decided. no nscessity for . def
mite emigration policy. The war. how
ever. revealed two disaxreeAble facts;
that each nation was harboring dis
loyal aliens within It's borders, and
that its own loyal sons on foreign
soil had been ignored until they were
beyond reclaiming.
Every important European nation
now has an immigration policy in
fuenced by these two discoveries.
Every nation Is encouraging the emi-
grafton of alien nationalities from Its
borders: which explains tho tremend-
Gus exodus of Aungarians from
Czecho-Slovakia and OF Jews from all
of Europe. Every nation is refusing
to receive back i'm its fold aliens who
left 1t during the war to fight for
their mother countries. Every ma
ton is determined to keep track of
its own native emigrants: to see that
they are well protected In foreign
lands. and thus win and keep their
loyalty. Holland has already called d
conference of European states to con-
slider uniform plans for afrording such
protection, and 1t has been one of the
first countries to open immigration
aid bureaus in foreign cities.
According to Frances Kellor. an
American woman who recently toured
Europe with view to studying its
emigration policies, many countries
have enlarged the powers of their con-
sulates in the United States to pro-
tect immigrants. and they are sup
porting societies and homes and move
ments to look after their nationals
They are encouraging them to ap-,
ply to their consulates for advice and
assistance" she says. In this work
they have able support from con-
siderable part of the foreign language
press in this country
They mean to control the interests
of their immigrants by advancing
their economic interests; by the es-
tablishment of parish schools: by sup
porting the foreign language press
through advertising, and by foster
ing the establishment of cultural So
cieties-all for the purpose of per-
petuating the language, ideals, cul-
ture and interests of the native land.
They mean also TO keep in touch
with their nationals by social events.
and, so far as the United States is
concerned. it will see more and more
distinguished members Of these races
visiting their nationals here as guests
of honor. for the purpose of preserv-
ing home ties. They mean at least 10
consider the advisability of giving
their nationals abroad representation
in.the home country. They favor the
establishment of immigrant banks
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-08-29
DAINTY MODES IN COTTON
FABRICS

Pastel blue orYandy combined with
white is used effectively In the develop
r,cnt of the model to the left The
waist IS made IN slip-ovcr effect, arm
holes and n,ck being deeply cut out to
expose the guimpe of white material
Two deep tucks add to the youthful
snarrness OF the skirt, while a sash d
blue organdy usurps the functions of
belt. Medium size requires & yards
3o-inch blue, and yards 56-inch white.
osgandy-
Eponyc, that most fashionable OF
cxton fabrics, with crepe finish, carries
of the honors IN the second costume.
Ii has a sleeveless overbiouse and two
picce gathered skirt The ultra feminine
touch is supplied In blouse of soft
white bafistc with Jabot rufflc at the
'front.' Medium size requires 3L yards
3o-Isch epongc and II yards 3o-inch
ha;is,c
First Model: Pictorial Review Slip
on Dress No oo55- sSizes, "a to 20
inches bust Price, IS cents. Blouse
No 9Ss4- Sizes, 81 to 40 inches bust
Prir, 90 cents
Serond Model: Overblouse No. oos7.
Sizrs, 81 TO so inches bust Price, 30
cenfx Waist No oo46- Sizes. "a to so
inches bust Price, 80 cents Skirt No.
9s7p- Sizes, ~ to 50 inches waist
PnG. 80 cents
Crosby & Hill Company ero
agents for Pictorial Review Patterns
NInlngfon's Leading store fer silk
wash goods and woolen dress goods.
oo5-01-09 Market sI-Get.-Adv.
We are local distributors and carry
at all times full and complete line
Of Pictorial Review patterns-Ken-
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