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Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-10-07
DEADLOCK ON TAX REDUCTION.

Business cannot revive on uncer-
tainties In the fundamental conditions
OF doing business. Next in Importance
to industry of a drastic cut In the war
taxes now burdening Il is the certain
ty that these reductions have come TO
stay until further reductions are made
possible.
But the great business constitu-
encies of the party now In power are
Informed by no less authority than
Chairman Penrose of the Senate H.
nance committee that the pending
Revenue bill is after all merely a
Temporary measure. to he east aside
later for one more permannet,
This is doubling up on the element
of uncertainty In the whole business
sltuation. No one knows now even what
the temporary measure will provide In
the way OF tax reduction. II Is
doubtful that II will provide for any
net reduction whatsoever But II
happily Il should, business Is now as
sured that the revised rates may give
at any time TO rerevisions from which
nothing can be calculated ahead In
business planning And In Senator
Penrose's explanation that there are
many sources of revenue that ought
10 be considered by Congress" before
enacting a Permanent Tax bill, what
have we but sinister forecast that
relief from war taxation is still fan
out of sight?
The penrose deliverance means
simply that the Tax bill has reached
a deadlock in Congress. The Re
/. publican House is In open rebellion
lagainst the Republican Ssnate on thii
issue, and the Republican Senate i
. so divided that nothing can be don'
except to patch UP temporary dis
, position OF the matter. . 1t ~ the bust
ness mans party which Is now govern
l ing, but how greatly does business ex
pect to revive on such an order o
government7--New York World.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-10-07
TuE MAYORS PLANS.

Mayor Harvey and his advisors have
conceived several general plans for
the alienation OF unemployment in
this city. They are as follows. as re-
ported IN the press:
"To encourage the city depart
ments 90 go ahead with all the
municipal improvements, now
under way or completed to the
end that many additional idle
men may be given work. These
improvements include the har-
hor project, new streets, sewers,
the Public Library building and
other projects.
"To induce business and manu-
featuring concerns as well as pri-
vate individuals 20 make improve
mcnts To their stores. plants and
homes. such as additions, new
roofs. porches and repainting,
work that has been contemplated
for some time.
TO ask employers where pos
Hihle 90 take on at least one extra
man and In cases where large
numbers Of men are now em-
pioyed TO take ON extra help and
work the entire force in shifts.
Through municipal aid. as far
a. shat is legally possible and be-
yond such aid with individual con-
trihutions to raise funds to care
Tor families in distress"
Incidentally, Il might be refnarke
here that Mayor Harvey was takin
these steps days before the Feder'
Government at Washington requests
tho heads % the various municipal
tics 70 devise plans to handle the
local hinhitinS.
We do not believe that there will
any great suffering in wilmingtC
this winter. our condition here. !
wc pointed out in these columns tv
days ago. Is not as bad as IL is in 9th
communities. The possibilities
more Industrial activities are We
hrlght. We have a better chan
here % take care Of our people in +:
economically sound manner than ha
other cities. Much OF the help whi
We can give win lift up, and n
pauporize the heneficiaries.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-10-07
RAILROADS EARNING MORE.

Recent announcement of the In
terstate Commerce Commission that
the net operating income OF the prin-
cipal railroads for June, this year,
was s5i, i,64l,0l4, as compared with a
deficit Of s15,240,366 in June. 1920,
Is pleasing. Many roads, notably the
Pennsylvania and Southern Pacific.
have reported net incomes for July
registering still higher gains.
When fixing new rate schedules a
year ago the Interstate Commerce
Commission estimated the net an
nual income Of all the roads as thus
affected would turn out to be close TO
l,13l. 100000. But in the first six
months following the actual figure re-
allied is now calculated at only si4i.-
T4s ,000.. This is a shortage OF ex-
pection indeed. Trade depression step
ped in 70 falsify a forecast doubtless
made with sufficient acumen other
wise
Manifestly the railroads could not
dodge their share of loss taking In
company with business generally. But
the sign of Improvement is n striking
one. IL has been accomplished In
spite of an actual decrease in gross
revenue, at the high rates. The gain
has been from economies, through
some degree OF wage cuts and heavy
reduction in fuel and other mainte-
nance costs.
Trade depressions. according TO pre-
cedent. have invariably been followed
b. abnormal increase in traffic vol.
ume. The beginning of this is due
The railroad business should continue
to show betterment, and would show 4
even faster il the government would
promptly make its contemplated $500.
100000 payment to the roads undei
the Harding plan and insist upon
lower rates 10 encourage create
traffic Rockford Ull.) Register Ga
zette.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-10-07
MEETINGS TONIGHT.

First Regiment Band.
Camp No. 4, p. o. s. A.
Oriental Lodge. X. Of p.
Excelsior Lodge. X. Of p.
Fairfax Lodge, l. o. o. +.
Local No. 31s. /. p. e. w
Brandywine Lodge, S. of il.
Local No. 62e, c. & j. of A.
st. Georges Castle. K G. r.
ST. Johns Chapter. II. r. NJ.
Encampment No. 81. L. V. L.
Columbia Lodge. j. o. o. +.
Wilmington Tinsmith's Union.
Third Ward Democratic Club.
Wilmington Lodge, l.. o. G. It.
Delaware Tribe, Imp'd. o. r.. NJ.
Manitou Tribe. Imp'd. O. r. NJ.
Dnigent Council. Jr. o. L. A. NJ.
Washington Council. T. +. Of A.
Star Of Bethlehem Lodge, s. Of NJ.
Delaware Haymakers' Association.
Lady jefferson Home Communion.
Canton Delaware, P NJ, I. o. o. r
Washington Camp, No. 4. p. o. S.
Plumbers, Gas Steam Filters Unio
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-10-07
THE EVENING SMILE.
A coon WAY.

The professor was trying to DEM
onstrate a simple experiment In the
generation OF steam,
What have | in my hand?" he
asked.
"A tin can" came the answer.
"Nery true. Is the can an ami
mate or an inanimate object?"
"Inanimate."
Exactly. Now, can any little boy
or girl tell me how, with this tin can
IL is possible TO generate surprising
amount of speed and power almost
beyond control?"
One little boy raised his right hand
"You may answer. Carter
"Tie IL to dogs tail washing.
ton Star.
Customer: Thought you said cam.
phor balls was good fer gettin rid
o. moths?" Shopman: yet, thint
they're very effective" Customer
We'll, you must be better shot thar
l am. london Punch.
Suitor: "Mr. Perkins, / have courteC
your daughter for fifteen years" Per
kins; well. what do you want7
Suitor: ITO marry her." Perkins
Well, I'll be hanged, l thought yo,
wanted pension or something. -
/ Boston Transcript.
Novel and yet very reasonable wa
/ Marjory's excuse for her baby siste
who had pulled some books off tn
/ table. "Shes so little" said .Marjory
"her know-better hasn't growed yet.
Boston Transcript.
Brown plays rather tight gam
of poker, doesn't he2" "He has to. He
one of those birds who gives his VIII
half of his winnings. - Detroit Ere
1 Press.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-10-07
Eden Lodge to visit salisbury

Eden L,dge No. "a. l. o. O. f.
initiated three new candidates at a
meeting in Eden Hall last night. Plans
were also discussed for the visit OF
the degree team to Salisbury. Md, ~
Armistice Day, November II, when
the new Odd Fellows Hall at that
place will be dedicated. The degree
team. which viii put on first, second
and third degrees, is rehearsing every
Thursday night. The newly elected
officers OF Eden Lodge viii be in
stalled next Thursday night
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-10-07
Hercules Onening Dance.

The Social year of the Hercules
Club opens on Friday evening, Octo.
ber "A, with a big informal dance, the
first to be given this season in the
Gold ballroom OF the Hotel du Pont,
starting at 3 o'clock. 1t will be open
to friends of Hercules people. The
committee in charge of arrangements
comprises: Merrill Lynch, chairman
Pierce Barnes, J. L. Bennett, ]. B
Flanagan and Chandler II. Knox. Mu-
sic viii be furnished by the Original
| Six orchestra.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-10-07
RIPPLTNG RHYMES.
By Walt Mason.
At THE CORNERS.


/ now recall. with deep de-
lection. the accident of yester-
day; 1t happened at the inter-
section of Bunkum Road and
Hayseed Way. Had l gone slow
ly, as my pastor has urged me
TO, a thousand times, there
would have been no fierce dis
aster to swell the list of auto
crimes. But 1 was sending my
tin Lizzie a gait no Lizzie ought
to know, and /, alas, was far
too busy 10 scan the landscape,
10 and fro. And so that bus Of
Hiram Horner's came scorch-
ing to me all unseen, and we
collided at the corners, and
rolled in burning gasoline. I'm
full Of tin and grease and grav-
el, and as l sit here, sick and
dour, swear that 1 will never
travel at more tLan seven miles
an hour. OF course, l blame the
other fellow, and say he should
be pinched and tried; ii is a
habit rather yellow. wherever
motorists abide. And Hiram sits
in silence solemn, and knows
not l am telling fibs; the sur
geon wired his spinal column,
and put new washers on his
ribs. The two poor Lizzies are
so mingled, so void of a Civid-
ing line. the tinsmith says he
will be jingled if he can tell me
which is mine. And so, in gloomy
retrospection, l think about that
ghastly wreck, while surgeons
make a close inspection of sun
dry fractures in my neck. The
roads are strewn with wrecks
unholy. their number never can
be told; it seems that people
won't drive slowly, however
bitterly l scold.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-10-07
PENALTIES OF SPEED.

There was time, and ii was not
so long ago. when the hazards of
the sea made all seamen brothers in
spirit. That era seems TO be passing,
if one is to judge by one case which
was reported yesterday. A vessel
carrying the mails,
stated by wireless that dis
abled motor boat. containing three
men. was drifting airnlessly five miles
east of the Ambrose lightship- The
skipper Of the mail carrier requested
that some other boat stop and pick
them up--he was too busy
Later in the day the Nantucket
from Boston bound for Philadelphia
reported that il had picked up three
men floating in boat % miles wesi
by southwest of Fire Island. They
are presumably the same men whom
the first vessel passed by. If not
then there are other men floating t.
their graves in the Atlantic in al
open boat.
For several years preceding the wa
there We're many rumors TO the effec
that the gigantic liners plying from
New York to Europe occasionally VIC
lated the ethics Of the sea in thei
haste to make record voyages. Their
was more than one whisper of smal
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1921-12-09
VERMONT TRADE
TONE is GOOD
Textiles are Reported as
Making Excellent
Showing.
LUMBER TRADE
IS IMPROVING
But Metal Trades and
Rough and Finished Stone
are Very Quiet.

+ Boston, Dec. 0 (By the Associated
Press ,-Spindles in New England tex
tile mills are humming this pre- Christ.
mas season as they have not hummed
since the business slump which fol
lowed the war.
While returns from other New Eng
land industries do not reflect holiday
conditions equally as bright, the fed
eral employment survey is authority
for the statement ''the general feeling
Is optimistic for marked improve
ment in all lines OF industry after the
new year.
The federal employment survey for
New England said it. reports indicated
that worsted spindles had returned to
92,2 per cent basis; wooden spindles
were 79.l per cent operating, and cot
ton textiles on an eighty per cent basis.
This summary also mentioned a
marked improvement in building. Shoe
industries were said TO be compare
lively quiet. due to the normal slump
in business at this season. Lumber
and its auxiliary products, including
paper and pulp, were declared TO be
showing improvement.
Conditions in the six states were de-
scribed in substance as follows:
Maine; Textile, particularly wool,
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1921-12-09
A SnieI ON Snooner.

slave you ever heard this Spooner.
ism 7" writes J. w. b.; "An English
duke was shooting on the moors. His
man came up. Well, Jarvis, what is
itY he asked. The grace, your grouse,
answered Jarvis"
Speaking of Mr.. Spooner, Punch
in recent poem. referred to him as
''Oxford's great metaphrasiareh" We
make no pretence of being philologi-
cal expert, but we rather question the
world ''metaphrasiarchp here. The near
est the dictionaries 90 TO it, is meta
phrast," meaning person who turns
one language into another. Now Mr..
Spooner when he said, for example,
that he Cherished in HE bosom half
warmed fish" certainly changed the
language of nonsense, but this does not
come within the dictionary meaning, in
our view.
By the way, It is not generally
known that Mr.. Spooner besides get
ting tongue-twisted sometimes got
mind-twisted as well. We give the in
eident entirely from memory, but it
happened something like this: On one
occasion having. TO meet a man at 27
Green street, in Dulwich he was later
found inquiring for 81 Dull street in
Greenwich.--Boston Transcript.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1921-12-09

rian, Joseph G. Frattini; chaplain,
Rev. Frank Knapp; post reporter, Mi
chael j. Cohan.
A vote of thanks to the commander
and other officers for the past assr for
their work was taken. The report OF
the treasurer, George u. Carpenter,
was approved after being audited by
a committee cons tituting Of the treas
urer, w. F. Cory and Arthur Ellis.
A substantial sum was shown to be
in the post treasury.
Dues were faised from So to $3.50
by vote of the meeting. OF this sum,
one dollar is to GO to national head
quarters, lone dollar to state headquar-
tiers, and so cents to the local post.
y. b. Shepard reported for the Ar
mistice day ball committee that a net
profit of $500 was cleared A vote of
thanks to the committee for the sue
cess of the affair, financially and 9th
erwise, was taken.
Applications of Walter f. Bond,
Henry S. Brock and George H. Sillo-
way for membership in the post were
approved as OF Jan. /, 1922.
A letter was read from the local
branch Of the Woman's Auxiliary in
viting the members of the post to at
tend a meeting of the Auxiliary, at
which some of the state officers will
give report of the national eonven-
ton. The meeting is to be held in the
Woman's Relief corps hall on Dec. l6.
Following the election of post officers
Joseph Affair. the incoming commander,
gave q sort speech urging full at
tendance at meetings during the com
ing year and agreeing to do his part to
make the post one OF the liyest in the
state. Past Commander Alex. Hall
also spoke few words.
A list of members in arrears in treir
dues was read by the treasurer and
entries made to aid the incoming treas
urer in securing the back dues.
Following the meeting, lunch of
coffee, doughnuts and sandwiches was
served in the armory hall. The meet
ing was attended by 80 members.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1921-12-09

showing substantial improvement.
Lumber products quiet, but improved
Shoe industries doing fair business,
Building slow due to winter conditions.
Employment in metal and marine
trades slack.
New Hampshire: Some industries
crippled by lack Of waterpower. Tex
tiles, particularly woolens. good. Pulp
and paper showing improvement de-
spite strikes. Shoes seasonably quiet.
Metal trades slow but showing prom
Use. Optimism prevails.
Vermont: Textiles making excel
lent showing. Metal trades and rough
and finished stone very quiet. Lumber
and products improving. Food prod
ucts showing brighter prospects. Gen
eral tone good
Massachusetts: Shoe and allied in
dustdies very quiet, the seasonal calm
increased by strikes. Textiles reason
ably good, particularly woolens. Met
ais quiet. Rubber and paper improv-
ing. Building easing off for the win
ter
Rhode Island; Woolens active and
some specials in other textiles. Gem
orally metal industries quiet. Building
quiet except for Providence.
Connecticut: Unemployment in met
ais and metal novelties heavy but with
good prospects for early Improvement.
Textiles good, especially woolens and
lighter lines in other fabrics. Auto
accessories suffering slump.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1921-12-09
MONTPELIER
POST PROTESTS
Removal of Legion Head
quarters from Montpel-
ier to Burlington
ALSO CRITICIZES
ADJT. FLETCHER
Calls Upon Him to Devote
All Attention to Lee
gion Work

A resolution entering a formal pro
test against the removal OF depart
ment headquarters of the American
Legion from Montpelier to Burling
ton and against the assuming Of Other
duties than those of state adjutani
by Allen Fletcher, adjutant Of the de-
partAlent Of Vermont, was passed by
Montpelier post, No B., of the Legion
at its annual meeting held last night
in the armory. The text of the reso-
luton was a. follows:
sResolved, That Montpelier post, No
8, American Legion, department OF
Vermont, enter formal protest
against our state adiutani's assuming
other duties ehan those involved in
work in connection with the Legion
also we protest the idea of the state
adintant's holding two offices and we
request that Mr.. Fletcher devote all
his time to Legion work or resign and
make room for someone who. can give
his undivided time to our interests.
"Be il further resolved that the ac-
tion il taken on the ground that the
removal of the department office from
Montpelier and the assumption Of dual
duties by the sold state adjutant is
contrary to and not consistent with the
votes taken at the state convention,
and that the action taken by the ex-
ecntive committee in this matter is
null and void"
Post officers for the coming year
were elected as follows: Commander,
Joseph Abair; vice-commander, Frank
C. Cory; adjutant, Michael j. Cohan;
treasurer, James j. Brownlee; histo-
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1921-12-09
If Stomach is
Out Of Order
"Diapepsin'

Every year regularly more than q
million stomach sufferers in the United
States, England and Canada take
Pape's Diapepsin, and realize not only
immediate, but lasting relief This
harmless antacid helps digest anything
you eat and overcomes sour, gassy
or out of order stomach in five min
utes. If your meals don't fit comfort
ably, or what you eat lies like lump
Of lead in your stomach, or if you
have heartburn, that is a sign of indi-
gestion. Get from your druggist a
sixty cent case Of Pape's Diapepsin.
There will be no sour risings, no
belching of undigested food mixed with
acid, no gas or heartburn, no fullness
or heavy feeling in the stomach, no
nausea. headache or intestinal gripping.
Prove to yourself in five minutes that
your stomach is as good as any; that
there Is nothing really wrong. Stop
this food fermentation and begin eat
ing what you want without fear Of
discomfort or Indigestion Adv.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1921-12-09
Up-to-Date.

The great detective scowled thought
fully
Jack and Jill, = he read from the re-
port before him, went up the hill to
draw pail of water. Jack fell down
and broke his crown and Jill came
tumbling after"
'Humph," said the master-mind
@That seems to be simple enough. A
plain case. These two joy riders found
their radiator getting hot while speed
ing in a mountainous section. They
tried to make tough grade on low
but it was too much Then the brakes
refused to work. The man got panic
stricken and stumbled out OF the ear
on his dome The bus kept on going
down the slope and took the dame
along with it. Both of 'em carried
accident policies, and the car was prob
ably insured, too. | advise both COM
panies to suspend payment till the
driver can prove he wasn't under the
infiuenee.Life.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1921-12-09
Below Cost Sale
Cold Weather Necessaries

offer the following remarkably low prices
/ prices below
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1921-12-09

VIC INV 9 WI y NOtII
plete line of Casseroles
with Nickel Plated Cop
per Cases, ranging in
price from S4.35 to
$40. In single Dishes
we have Bread. Pans,
Pie Plates, Baking
Dishes and Custard
Cups.
Palatka daily news. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1919-1994, 1921-09-30

FREE FREE Jay.
White House JH OIL
Ita,;J; PAY TREE n,
y sas 81; ASgGfCofee ana Ia
eefveo 1S-sV. Coffee and Tea
fr'u Coffee and Tea
day ~, Spy factory demOuh,
IL LadieSay, Monday an Il
<FL EcoNoM} gentlemen iri't
GROCERY o
Palatka daily news. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1919-1994, 1921-09-30
Bebe Daniel Coming
In New Harris Story


Those who saw Bebe Daniels, the
popular Realart star, in the original
Elmer Harris play, Ducks and
Brakes" will welcome her return to
the Grand Theatre here today, in
another play by the same author, en-
tiled "The March Hare"
The Harris ingenuity in construct
ing brisk comedy situations has never
been more active than in building this
swift-moving play, and how well
Miss Daniels interprets the role de-
signed for her can easily be imagined
by those VIII osaw her in Ducks and
brakes" The vivacious little star
needs no coaching when it comes to
playing dashing, good-littl-bad-girl
roles.
Palatka daily news. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1919-1994, 1921-09-30
Indians Drop Out

Chicago, Sept. 29.-Chlcago Vii-
t,allv eliminated Cleveland from inc
American pennant race today o y
shutting out the Indians b to o.
Kerr pitched mastery game, hoio-
mo Cleveland osix hits while tne
sox fell on sotheron and Caldwell Tor
ten hits. von,.
Cleveland to beat out New YORK
in the scramble for the flag mus.
win its three remaining games anu
the Yankees lose their remaining
three. The margin between the pen
nant contenders tonight was TWO
and a half games. Kerr celebrated a
dav set aside in his honor by not al
lowing a Cleveland player to pass
second. The Indians threatened III
the fourth, but Kerr started a douole
Palatka daily news. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1919-1994, 1921-09-30
FRAUDULENT PLANT REMEDIES

Gainesville, Sept. 29.--Dr. Wilmon
Newell. director of the Florida EX-
pertinent station here, has issued a
statement declaring that "it is hard
to believe in this day of newspapers,
bulletins, county agents and farmers
organizations that people are still in
vesting their money in rank frauds"
DR.. Newell referred to so-called ere
NEEDLES" for plant disease and other
commodities supposed to possess un-
usual properties.
"For example, people are today
buying remedy for purple scale
on citrus trees" he states. "This
remedy consists of a paste to be
painted as a ring around the trunk
of the tree. The scale is supposed
to suddenly disappear, if this remedy
is applied.
"Other people still fall for the
yarn of the -tongued fertilizer
salesman who claims that his ferti-
lizer contains a secret substance
which will produce untold wonders
in the way of quick growth, extra
heavy crops or freedom from disease
People who waste their money OF
such nostrums are in the same class
with the old time 'hayseed' of oul
grandfather's day who bought gol'
bricks and lighting rods at fabu
lous prices"
Palatka daily news. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1919-1994, 1921-09-30
Pensacola Shows
Big Increases In
Its Manufactures
CBy Associated PressD

Washington, Sept. 2S.-Value of
Pensacolas manufactures increased
more than nine times during the five
years from 1914 to 1919, rising
from $1,S23,OOO to $1S,OO7,OOO, ac-
cording to the census bureaus an
nouncement today of the result of
the 1920 census of manufactures.
St. Petersburgs manufactures
were placed at $1,005,000 in 1919.
There was no census of manufac-
lures in that city in 1914.
Details of the report include the
following:
Pensacola values of products $751;
100000, increase 1918. Salaries and
wages $6,66O,OOO, increase 9036 per
cent. Persons engaged 5000, increase
1905 per cent.
St. Petersburg: value of products
$1,O05,00O. Salaries and wages $780,
900. Persons engaged 2S7.