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Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-09-08
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KU KLUx KHAN EXPOSED.

Marshalling for that purpose the
results Of three months intensive ex-
pforation Of the facts. The World to-
day begins n series of articles expos
Ing the methods of the most danger
ouH secret agency of super govern
rnent that has ever developed within
the RepubIir--the Ku klux Khan.
Except tho borrowed name. the or
der has little In common with the X.
K. X. of former years It began in the
South five years ago with the pro-
fessed object Of Regulating the con-
duct of colored citizens according to
the standards Of irresponsible agencies
of terrorism. but II quickly passed
that stage. II now combines the old
Ku Klux Khan ideawith Know Moth
inRism and adds to both n sordid eie-
ment Of greed for gain.
Not unreaspnahly. he present order
claims membership uf 10000. IT has
organizations In all the States but
three and LIS growing faater In ths
North than In the South. To Its firs'
task Of nppresslng negroes II has ad.
ded Jew batting and the anft-Cath9iis
activities which the Nation supposed
1t had outgruwn--though II shows /
chameleon capacity for ADJUSTING
these newer phases 10 local prejudice
In this sinister adapfabiiify all thing.
20 all men. 1t botrays commercial
trait from which its fprerunners wer,
In their worst days measurably free.
For IL Is a- q money making enter.
prise that The Worlds painstakins
study will reveal the new X. *. X II
splits fifty fiftys With its wholesal.
and retail statesmen of memberships
and from it's half the parent orEani
zation gains n campaign fund Of mil
| lions TO press its activities New
| York World.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-09-08
Law AND onDnR SUZANNE.

Tho mob spirit in West virxinr
survenderA to the United States Gov
eminent exercising its authority
through 4 Presidental proclamation
and = parade Of troops. Tho troops
have not been compelled to shoot any
bbdy becnuse they hnve not been any
whore opposed. Violence. breeding
anarchy and cverturning the forces Of
local government. causes the moment
II u confronted by strength superior
to Its own. resting upon law and rep
re@cntatiye Of tho whole American
people. The practitioners OF violence
are frankly afraid of the issue they
have raised.
Now that West Virginia has been
rescued from reign OF terror with
which her own local authorities should
have been able to deal unuided 1t is
interesting to note the reaction of Mr.,
Gompers to the situation as developed
by Federal Intervention. Mr.. Gompers
says he told the President on the ocea- :
tion of recent visit to the White
House that while forced surrender
would very likely crush the spirit of
the miners 1t would not settle labor
difficulties In West Virginia.
No one has claimed that 1t would
The object aimed at by the President
when. in response to the request of the
Governor. he ordered troops into the
disturbed areas Was not the adjust
ment OF differences that have arisen
between unionized miners and mine
operators. 1t was the restoration of
order, the reassertion of iegniized au-
thority. the re-estabiishnent Of n gov
ernment. shot to pieces by armed In
surreeti5n.
For Organized Labor. intelligentiy
led and seeking its ends by legitimate
means. the people of this country have
a proper measure OF respect. hut the
Labor that employs It's organization
for the violent overturn of government
on the groua.d that IL cannot otherwise
gain what II conceives To be its ''rights'
everywhere invites contempt and de-
testation. When peace has been fully
restored In West Virginia IL will be
time enough 70 consider the conditions
that gave excuse but not justification
to the Mingo rebels. a.--Rrooklyn Eagle
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-09-08
BARNEY BARUCH.

when II was announced that Barney
BAr1ch was the man Who financed
sAs- holding OF the recent first session
OF the Institute OF Politics at Will
liams College there was some surprise
although the rumor had been current
for several days. But 1t II pleasing
to know that Mr.. Baruch's gift will
also defray the expenses of sessions
in 1922 and 1923.
President Garfield made :his state
ment when Mr.. Baruch's name was
given to the public:
Announcement OF the donors name
was withheld because he said the
amount did not deserve special men,
ton and because he believed that the
purposes Of the Institute would he
defeated IL any pressure or influence
were brought to bear directly Or In
direcuy upon tie ice'o''AS f'
table leaders or enrolled members,
Mr.. Baruch believed in academic free
dom. Now, when the first session is
over. when each has spoken freely and
when henceforth no one can doubt his
position he has consented TO the an
nouncement of his name
The financing Of this Institute of
Politics was a small thing to do for a
man of Mr.. Baruch's wealth. The
total expenses were approximately
500 900. 1t has been said, and the
donor with money could afford that
sum in return for free advertising
prestige and reputation which would
accrue to him because Of his act. But
on the other hand. keeping his name
from the publS while the Institute
was in progresNwas a great thing 10
do--an act which is so great that It
is seldom. If ever done in connection
with deeds of generosity to ;he general
public,
Barney Baruch has shown himself
10 be a far greater man than ever
his friends imagined. Would that We
had more self-efYacing men partici-
pating in public affairs.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-09-08
Light on the Mighty
Nv EYederir IJax,sin

/ Washington Sept THE time
seems to be close at hand when no
politician viii be a hero 10 his con-
stituent--when In fact. no public
| hgure, dead or alive. will be hero
10 any one Who reads.
| Instead of considering presidents.
senators. diplomats and generals great
men. n.~remote and different from our
selves, We Will know more about theii
Weaknesses and faiiings than about
any one else's. A certain public man,
for example, has impressed the who'll,
world with his dominating manner.
| He seems to regard himself almost
as a god A certain writer who has
studied psychoanalysis, among other
things, writes a piece about him and
shows that he is rrally timid fellow
with an inferiorityIc complex, and thn
all his lordIy manner is a desperate
effort to pump up his own courage
and make himself believe that he is
of some account.
/ The writer may not be wholly cor
rect, bat at least he has offered a
plausible theory. Heretofore our pub
lie men have been sold TO US by cam
paign oratory and Journalism. A voter
might easily have read five years ago
in the magazines and heard in speech
es a million words about leading pub
lie men, and have known less about
them than he did before he started
The reason was that nearly every
word he read or heard had a political
bias He could read an article on the
presidential candidate, praising him 20
the skies, comparing him to Lincoln
and Roosevelt and all the other party
gods. showing a picture of him with
his nine children and explaining what
model family man he was. setting
him up as nothing less than unm:ti-
gated perfection.
With equal ease this man could
find articles in which the same presi-
Dental candidate was shown up as
an incompetent and a tool OF the
trusts. 1t would be proved by docu-
menfs that his great-great- grand
mother was an Indian horse thief and
that he himself once went to Atlantic
City for a week end with his cook
A Misinformed Public.
What should the voter believe? II a
stupid and partisan man he would
agree with what supported his party.
and If an intelligent and open mind
ed fellow he would believe nothing
He would admit that 1t was impossible
for him to get any real estimate of
the men for whom he had TO vote,
that 98 per cent of everything writer
and said about our public men has
been just SO much sand in the voters
eye.
There bave been a few exceptions.
of course, The brilliant journalist,
Samuel G. Blythe wrote a long series
Of sketches of public men which were
distinguished by a satirical and COM
paratively unbiased point of view. He
destroyed more than one meretricious
reputation, and politicians feared him
as a darkey fears the devil. But he
was a lone and exceptional figure.
and Furthermore he was a caricatur-
list in words rather than a competent
analyst of men and events.
The honest and scientific analysis
of public men 10 an art which has
come into being within the past few
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-09-08
THE EVENING SMILE.
HE cor ONE.

Uncl--''You ought to he ashamed
OF yourself, Tommy. See what \
lot of prizes your sister has got. and
you haven't even earned a certificates
Oh, but lgot a certificate once
uncle, said Tommy.
Indeed What for. I should like
to know"
For being Edinburgh
Scotsman.
1T is computed that the average
man speaks ia the course of n wear
li.eo0.ooo words And how man>
does he listen to from the average
woman2 Louisville Courier Journal
Blubb---I'm convinced that .
woman can drive a car as carefully
as a man cam" Duhb-"So the wife
made You buy one at last, eh New
York Sun.
First Finn star-"Got anything spe-
cial on today. Cyrus?" Second Ditto
Nope-oniy race against death an
leap for life. e.'-Bystander.
Judge You say this man stole
your watch. Do l understand that Won
prefer charges against him2" Plain
Well. no. your Honor, / prefer
the watch. il it's all the same to YOU
Boston Transcript.
think we had better drop I'm and
call on our sick friend, wombat.s as
he very sick ?" No. but l hear he has
a prescription Tor case of beer
Louisville Courier-Journal.
Would you like to buy a
Jug OF ciderg" Tourist--Well--e -er--is
lt ambitious and willing to work ?''--
New York Evening World
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-09-08
-THE MERRY WIDOW

The stage successes of yesteryear
too frequently pail when revived. II
is ~ case of the sunlight casting no
shadows ON the past-until the past
Is transposed to the present. But
occasionally some old favorite is placed
before the footlights again and tri-
umphs second time. Such case
II that of The Merry Widow" which
Colonel Savage presented Monday
night i'm New York City. metropolitan
critics have testified to its ailur-
ing charm fourteen years after Franz
Lehar gave IL to the world. and pre-
dsct for it.a long stay on the Rialto.
should the management of the
Playhouse decide to present plays
this winter we are certain that local
theatre lovers would give strong sup
port 20 The Merry Widow if brought
here for Aort engagement. This is
without doubt the best of the light.
light operas which have come from
abroad since the fin de steele days.
And the waltz is not its ouly attrac-
tion. although Sonia and Danilo made
II the success OF the show when sung
IN the third act. Women" and
i've as scores. although the charm of
the title piece relegates them TO the
background of the affections.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-09-08

years. and which is just now RettinE
n foothold irr this country Beyond d
doubt II derives it's strength and sfs
method from the science of psyche
analysis. however much some of its
practitioners may try to deny the fact.
Its most conspicuous example SO
far is the anonymous book Mirrors Of
Washington" which has made d spn-
sation in the Capital City. II Is model
cd after a similar book. Mirrors of
Downing Street which has treated
the Briffsp administration in the
, same way and achieved wide nop1-
.arity in England. Ii is a series of
sketches of American politicians
Presidents. ex-presilents, senators and
diplomats. The most striking thing
about it is that it evidently is quite
without POLITICAL bias. The unknown
author of this book sees his subject
from the viewpoint of an artist. His
| only object is to portray and interpret
his man--to make you Sc. and under
stand him. His book has received
much adverse criticism as well as
much praise. 1t has been said that
III some cases his facts are wrong
and that in others he has revealed
a personal dislike. He also has been
blamed for not signing his name to
book which Is so sure to-be resentef
by a great many people.
An Attempt at the Truth.
But even his detractors admit thai
he has written a brilliant and inter-
esting book. No mere human can eyer
get at the complete truth about any
one. The best he can do is TO one,
plausible theory. logical and sup
ported by evidence This the autho
Of Mirrors" most effectively does.
Out of many such attempts comes the
Jearest approximation to the truth
that we can hope for. II our public
men We're constantly subjected to this
sort of cool, scientific analysis, every
voter who reads would finally come
to have a clear idea of them
That is the one thing above ali
others that the voter needs and in the
past has, lacked. 1t has been said n
thousand times that in America po-
litical life attracts only second -ra tie
men. that the real brains of the coun-
try seldom get into its government
Surely one reason for this has been
eildt the ltii stature anu capacity OIL
our political figures has always beer
hidden. Our political Journalism and
oratory has been a smoke screen be-
hind which frauds and bounders OF
all sorts have advanced to high posi-
tions and have done incaiculable harm.
A book like Mirrors" whatever It's
faults, is brave attempt to throw
beam OF light through this cloud
of obscurity. to reveal the true size
and nature of some of the strange
beings that dwell behind It,
And the same spirit and viewpoint
that animates Mirrors may be found
cropping out in other places. Some
of the magazines display a far more
critical and detached view OF public
men than they used to. There Is
strong reason to believe that a new
kind OF political journalism is coming
into being, and that the old partisan
buncombe is going to die of It's own
absurdtty and weakness.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-09-08
ARTISTS AND PoRK-sTICKRRs.

Several days ago. in writing OF
Harold Bell Wright, We stated that
the best sellers" are great benefac-
tors of American letters, as the huge
profits from their enormous sales war
rant publishers in bringing out the
works of authors which they know
will not sell we'll. but which theyghe-
lieve 10 be real contributions to
American literature.
Comes an example of the good book
which the public viii not read. George
Kibbe Turner, who makes living by
writing, for many years has enter
tanned the Satevepost worshippers by
turning out sickly sentimental tales
which nursemaids and their moronistic
mistresses consume with great delight.
But Mr.. Turner is also writer of
power. although the pressure of TWEEN
tieth century existence has kept his
noee to the saccharine jug.
Several years ago he decided that
he was going TO write one really great
novel before he died, just to show the
critics that he had the ability. The re-
suit was "Hagar's Hoard" dramatic
novel which would have done credit
to the Comedie Humane even. But did
sHagar's Hoard" sell well on the
news-stands and book-staiiS2 II most
certainly did not. Let Haywood Broun.
writing on the editorial page of the
New York World, tell the story.
ELEVEN hundred persons have
bought the book. and all the rest have
fled from it in panic even as the in
habitants of Memphis ran from the
curious irony of the business of MAX
ing books is in all this. Money says
the heroine of Hagar's Hoard on the
last page, What's money! Mr.. TURNER
knows, for up to date, according to
the publishers figures, the author has
made just s311.10 from Hagar's
Hoard"
Incidentally those same publishers
are advertising in the Publishers
Weekly that the next novel by Mr..
Turner. now coming from the press.
will not be work of art, but a "best
seller. which the book men can offer
to the sweet voting things" who want
something interesting to read" with
out fear of adding their teeny weeny
brains at all.
Mr.. Turner has found that art does
not pay. unless one has a bank-roll on
the side. And can one blame him from
turning from art to mere merchan-
disc in this Country? If Mr.. Turner
became second Balzac we would
not appreciate him any more than we
do now. We would probably starye
him to death, and throw him into the
calaboose because he didn't produce
something practical Look how Walt
Whitman was treated at Camden, N.
j.. few years ago. Even the police
force looked upon him as a nuisance,
and one cop who daily assisted him
on the ferry told Ebert Hubbard that
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-09-08
DISARMAMENT CONFERENCE.

We spoke yesterday of the hopes
which President Harding has aroused
in the breasts of a tax-burdened peo-
Pile by calling his disarmament con-
ference. We ALSO explained that the
President. to Judge by other speeches
means not actual disarmament, but
limitation of armament, which is
quite different thing, and may reduce
our taxes very little even If achieved
Mr.. Harding's past record is none
too assuring in this matter. One is
quite safe in saying that the public
cannot place the same confidence in
him as 1t would give to q practical
idealist who had staunchly fought in
reason and out for great plan, True,
he called the conference, and great
act of craftsmanship it was. But it
was the insistence of Senator Borah.
Senator Pat Harrison. and other Re-
publican and Democratic Senators
which caused Mr.. Harding to act. He
certainly did not lead the way.
II is very unfortunate thai the mat
.er of disarmament has been clouded
by the injection of number of dip
lomafic questions not gerrnene to the
specific subject. and which may re-
suit In the entire conference disband-
ing without doing anything definite.
Raron Okuma of Japan has let ii be
known that certain problems, which
Japan holds TO be settled. must not
be introduced at the Conference upon
penalty of that nation Withdrawing
There is no telling what Great Bri&ain
would do If Ireland. Egypt and India
requested the United States to inter-
vene on behalf of them Even Mexico
could cause us some slight embarrass-
hent.
NJ. Harding's past, both as Senator
and as President, shows him to be not
In sympathy with the pure idea of
disarmament He never took such a
stand while in the Senate. and when
campaigning last fall he successfully
dodged answering serious questions
a bit late.
The appointment of Senator Henry
Cabot Lodge of Back Bay to repre-
sent the Foreign Relations Committee
Of the Senate does not advance the
cause OF disarmament. The good
Senator has always been jingo and
u fre-eater, and it is hard to picture
him advocating the abolition of arma-
ment OF any sort. When his appoint
ment was made there was practically
no favorable comment heard.
II the extraneous questions which
Mr. Harding has injected into the con-
ference are settled satisfactorily to all
concerned, the conference tncn may be
called a succear, even II disarmament
y entirely overlooked. On the other
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-09-08
HIPPLfNG HHYMgs.
By Walt Mason.
CANNED VOICES.

The Singers of the oldcn tlno
were Hiienccd whcn thcy reached
tho tomb; no voice. ma lcrflc
and sublime, cmerges from the
final gloom. We hear of human
nightingaics whose singing
gained our fathers praise. fhcir
fame still lives in bearded tales
come down from dead ana dis
tanf days. But when they loft
this life Of stress. thier music
ceased foreyorrn0rc; well never
hear thei~ tones unless IL be
upon some other shore. But
now dead singers leave behind
the record u their skin and
power; my timew0rn phono-
graph ! wind. and hear Carueo
by the hour. a hundred years
from now, 1 wot, such music
mills VIII still be wound. and
that grand voice VIII hit tho
spot. and charm tho listeners
around. And though Caruso
lies asleep. throughout the
world, on al its shores. in
humble cot and stately keep. his
voice stin rolls. ana fhrobs.
and scars To me Il seems
wondrous thing that when
man r. in his grave. stiii can
hear him grandiy sing great
songs, triumphant. strong and
brave. would that phono-
graphs were made erc Evr first
struck the breakfast gong. and
Adam. in sunfecked glade.
sent forth the racc's primal song.
Great singers iiv~d ~ every age.
and when they died their voices
ceased; Oh. could hear the
psalmist-saEe. and exc the Wise
Men from the East
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-09-08
QUESTIONS AND ANsWERs

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oder spbilss ssrietl1 10 l1forms tion. Ths
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npf e u1dertAAs ,sxheustlys ,sse4 s, rch
e. o.,sIy sIcy ~ spert sssay va" fiyr ys osm assoni s
for return postAA~. All repifes ars sent
direct 70 the Inquire.
q. what will cure pellagra II 4
person catches III r A. @.
A. Pellagra is not a catching
disease. IT IL caused by failure 10
eat sufficient lean meat. MILK, eggs,
vegetables and fruit. Fresh. whole
milk Is the most important single
article OF food with which either to
prevent or cure this diseases
q. Which has the greater effect on
the rate Mt which sound travels: wind.
fog. or raip7 G. r. u.
a. Wind reduces the velocity Of
sound much more than fog or rain
does
q. 1N there any grain that the
ffessian fIy does not bothei7 q r.
A. The Department Of Agriculture
says TINT the HerHian fly does not at
tack oats at all. II is chiefly injur-
Ious to wheat. but sometimes injuries
barley and rye.
q. Did John Galswort1y ever write
under nom de plumo7 NJ w
A. The eariy fiction written by
Galsworthy was published under the
kpen name. John senjohn
q. How rnany persons we're Ruillo-
tined during the Reign Of Terror Of the
French Revolution7 w. e.. II.
A. There are no exact figures. but
up to June, 1894, there had been 1870
executions and during the next seven
weeks there were 1876 II is estimated
that about 1000 persons lost their
lives in this manner during the entire
period.
q. What is qlieksand and in what
states is 1t fuund2 T. j. M.
A. Quicksand is a. loose sand into
which solid bodies readily sink Quick
sands are composed of very small
rounded PARTICLES which under ordin-
ary pressure do not pack together and
when rnoistened behave lfke a huid
4 \ AtFf ftt FEtttttttF t3tftttAbH III kt31lfl
deposits aand may be encountered AZ
most anywhere within the region IN
vaded by the continental ice Eheet
ANY heavy object placed up9n quick
sand IL rnniSlly swallowed up. lcavinp
no trace behind. In conducting MIN.
Ing and engineering operations II II
sometimes necessary 10 freeze tht
Equicksand by sinking pipes at inter.
walls, which are then used for cireula.
I ting brInes or other liquids III low
temperature. Quiclssanr can be found
in practically all states nj some tins
Il during the year.
G. What actor played IN Romeo an
Juliet at covent Garden ST the sam,
time David Garrick was playinu
Romeo at the Drury Lane Theatre
III r.
II A. In 1850, Romeo and Juliet wa
II played at these rival playhouses. Davi.
Garficls and Mrs Bellamy appearinl
IN the title roles AZ Drury Lane an,
# SpranRer Barry and Mrs cibber a
II Covent Garden.
@. How did the "minutefnen' re
fthe manner G. H a.
- ftAittHs III 11fS1fnusettS An'
several other colonies. at tho approach
Iof the Revolutionary War. pledges
themselves to be ready 10 take tn
field at minutes notice. and wer.
therefore called "minutemen.n
| q. Who Invented dancing2 P {
A. Few savage tribes have beef
discovered which did not dance. Th
earliest civilization Of the Egyptian
Included dancing and its invention ta
ascribed BY them TO their sod Thoth.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-09-08
ANOTHER VAULT FOUND.
~ workmem ExcaysuRg for New H.
brnry BuiidiRg.

Workmen engaged In excavatius on
the old Church building site, Tenth
and Market streets. yesterday ln-
enrthcd the NTH burial vault. II had
been constructed II feet below ths
surface Of the ground. II was pro-
tecfed by two granite slabs and built
entirely of red brick. According To
Coroner Isaac s Bullock, who ~ per-
sonally supervising the removal of
the vaults and their contents. ne has
been unable 70 obtain any record
which might lead 20 the Identification
Of the builders.
Several days ago three vaults were
uneartbed and six sets of bones
found. Another vault war found 70
be empty and in still another q well
preserved casket was recovered