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Evening journal., 1921-12-10

officials. Many OF these. says Mr..
Hays, had the notion that discipline
and AFFECTION mean the same thing.
Such men had to learn that kind
ness. courtesy and consideration
we're the very foundations Of good
discipline.
Hr Hays has gone further than
the spreading OF the gospel of the
Golden Rule. He is a practical man
and he had a welfare department or
ganized before he was four months
In office Inspections are made to
discover where post Offices are def
cient in air, light. heat, water sup
ply, recreation facilities, medical at
tention and luncheon service. Aid
is to be given in the way of sickness.
benefits, special training, civil serv.
ice examinations and social organ
iations. postal national welfare
council has been organized and in
It are represented the nine large as
sociations which have as members
the carriers. clerks. railway mail
men, rural delivery men, supervisory
employees and labOrers.
The Postmaster General finds that
the public has responded well to his
efforts to imbue the postal service
with the thank you spirit And,
on the practical side, the public has
helped the department by assisting
in the early mailing campaign. In
one post Office, where 500. 600 Of the
100000 daily letters were formerly
mailed between and 7 p. NJ, early
mailing has permitted the transfer
Of .hfty-six postal employees from
night work TO day work and has
benefited other employees in one
way or another. or course the de-
livery Of the mail was hastened.
The public, helping others, helped
itself
VIII Hays is scraping the moss
from the Post Omce Departments and
in a way which pleases the public
and the post Office folk.
Evening journal., 1921-12-10
Hays the Hllmanist
(From the New York Heraid.)

In his annual report Postmaster
General Hays has chapter on his
efforts TO humanize the service. He
does not claim originality for the
general Idea. This humanizing busi-
ness" he says, has been the definite
trend Of American business for the
past generation" why II has not
been attempted before in the postal
service he does not know; Uncle
Sam must be just as good a boss as
any private employer"
The get-together spirit Is particu-
larly important in the postal service
because the human factor is so i'm
portant there. Individual initiative
and intelligence are called into play.
whether II be in deciphering a badly
written address. distributing mail.
selling a postage stamp, following
the trail Of a lost registered letter.
laying out a rural route or keeping
up the nerve Of a city's mail carriers
under deluge OF Christmas mail"
On the post Office job, nothing can
take the place of the individual Mr.
Hays, commenting on this, remarks
that while in many great industries
the human equation has been re-
duced to a minimum, mo one has
yet invented anything to take the
place Of a man In the delivery OF
letters. Today. as hundred years
ago, we are dependent on the nerve
and the sense of loyalty OF a human
being for the punctual delivery OF
our mail regardless Of the weather
and everything else"
Such are the reasons which have
prompted the Postmaster General to
show the men under him that they
are not to be regarded. by them
selves or others, as mere commodi-
ties who contribute nothing to the
morale Of the organization. The
326,00 men and women in the de-
partment are no longer merely en-
ployes; they are co-workers. Their
spirit has changed for the better
The fault lay, to a great extent, with
Evening journal., 1921-12-10
EDITORIAL OPINION

sary to give even an outline Of it's
findings, and the clearness with
which these findings are rendered
deserve the highest praise. They are
the fundamentals on which the
question will finally be settled.
Most railroad executives are In
favor of the principle behind this
consolidation plan. They have ad-
vocated 1t before, and in numerous
instances have sought In part to
carry it out. Working agreements
in force today between many Of our
carriers attest its value. However,
the main problem now is one Of re-
habilitation. Consolidation must
wait until this is accomplished. Then
we can turn TO the wedding Of our
carrier systems into their proper
harmonious family unions. In the
meantime the plan should be scrut-
inized carefully by business men
the country over. as It will event
ually mean a great saving in their
distribution expenses.
Evening journal., 1921-12-10
With the Pdrdgrdphers

magazine writer discusses, Russia, the Sphinx" Con
sdering that the Sphinx has Uranium OF solid masonry.
and that the Sphinx never eats, the metaphor is well
iclosen.-Nashvilie Tennesseean.
The rapdity with which the Washington conference
proceeded to business may mean mare than saving Of
davs weeks or months. To civilization it may
saving Of centures.--Nashingto Star.
sincelast July there has been i2 per cent reduction
Of wages which not made dent In the grossly swol-
len operating costs OF the railroads. n the roads
whole therefore to pay cent OF dividends II
they were to go bankrupt and not pay interest their
debts how would be possible for them 10 get back to
normal or near normal freight and passenger rates the
OF such staggering operating expenses to pay?New
York Herald
Evening journal., 1921-12-10
USE FOR SURPLUS EXPLOSIVE


From the Daily Financial America.
While seeking wSrk for idle men,
the States should give some attention
to the clearing Of millions OF acres
Of cut-over timber lands covered by
stumps and brush. The South has
great need OF these as pasturage for
cattle in its program Of less cotton
and more food production. other
conditions are favorable. The gov
ernment has many millions Of
pounds of surplus high explosives,
picric acid and T. N. T. that is used
for blowing out stumps, adding
greatly to the grass yield on such
land Picric acid is already being
distributed for farmers by the De-
partment OF Agriculture at the ac-
tual cost OF drying, packing and
freight. Farmers write that:
1T Is the best stuff in pine stumps
that I have seen" A boon TO farm
ers OF limited means who are strug-
Cling to clear up land"
That is a modern way OF turning
the sword into the ploughshare
Sowing this explosive seed should
convert the tax and interest deficits
of holders OF the cut-over landi
into profits. II will lay the founda.
tion also for prosperous cattle-rais.
ing communities in tracts lohg desc
lated by the axe.
Evening journal., 1921-12-10
JUST A MOMENT
DAILY STRENGTH
AND CHEER.
Compiled by John G. Quinius,
(The Sunshine Mani.

A weaver standing at his loom one
day,
Wrought with uncertain hand
some strange design.
A tangled mesh 1t seemed. line
blurring line
Unsulted contrasts-warp and woof
astray-
Sometimes ne paused and pushed
his work away.
'-rhe task is hopeless" said he, and
he sighed,
But patiently resumed; and one
by one
The broken threads we're mended.
When twas done
He turned the frame, and loi upon
that side
A radiant light his startled eyes did
greet.
What seemed confusion had been
hidden law.
And the designers dream at last
he saw
Resulting. lovely, perfect and COM
plete.
ANONYMOUS.
Joy and gladness is taken from the
plentiful fi0ld,-JER. xlviii. S3.
The happiest heart that can beat,
Was in some quiet breast
That found the common daylight
sweet
And left to Him the rest
Let us remember that all the grea
facts related in the Gospels are no
less meant for us than for those wh'
witness them. II we earnestly thini
Of them and imagine ourselves II
the place OF the actors in thes'
scenes. we can in very truth b'
present. Eternal facts are independ
ent Of time and space.-Mrs. Craven
Evening journal., 1921-12-10

to bask ketball, we should Withdraw
from tho Scout movement, for we
are otherwise sailing under False
colors Keep to the program Of
scouting for there is nothing to equal
It. DO not organize basketball teams
in your troop to tho detriment oil
scouting"
All scoutmasters have been re-
quested TO fill in a little report Tor
the scout minstrel Some troop have
reported, others have not This is
the scout minstrel. Some troopshave
and requests directly to the scouts
from the office for assistance.
Troop No. 26 received long let
ter fpom Paul Kohler, the French
Boy Scout who was entertained as
their guest in Camp Corsey France
last summer. He sent him this let
,ter, several photographs OF his troop,
and scouting activities at st Quin-
tan. Kohler writes in French, Ger
man and English.
At the December meeting Of the
Court OF Honor. six scouts from
Troop 2e and two from Troop No.
81 were promoted TO second class
and four from Troop 26 and one
from No. 81 TO first class.
The following Merit Badges were
awarded: Edward Saddler. Troop
No. 2, bird study. camping; Russell
Weiss, Troop 90. botany. first aid.
machinery. pathhnding signalling;
Douglas Wade. Troop No. s, car
pentry; Lawrence Wadman. Troop
26. electricity. nremanship, pioneer
ing, safety first; Jacob Parthemore,
Troop 90. firerianship. public health !;
Eugene MacEnglish. Troop &C.. frst
aid, seamanship; +. NJ. Grantland,
Troop 26. first aid; Edwin Linn
berger. Troop &c, hiking; Howard
r. whitaker. Troop &c, pathfind-
ing; Harry Boys. Troop 26, personal
health, pioneering. public health;
! Charles r. Bowers. Troop 2. safety
first; Jacob Hare. Troop %. scholar
" shin
Evening journal., 1921-12-10

The average railway rate is not at present quite high
compared with where It stoq in 9O0i9O as the average
wholesale price OF all COMMODITIES 1t Is higher rela-
lively than the prices OF farm products foods and metals
and Implements lower relatively than the average
prico Of any other groups OF commodities, and much
lower relatively han tho prices OF fuel and lighting u-
Der and building materials, and house furnishings.
Arc not somo groups OF producers and shippers who are
st charging prices from 400 10 $50 cent more han
in the ten years prior to 1910 getting rather thin ioe
when upon the ground that the rufio cannot bear the
they demand reductions IN railway rates which are rea-
lively much lower than the prices they charglnsi
Another most important point TO be considered the Age
says Is tho influence oxered by the present level OF prices
upon tho ability OF the railways 10 reduce helr rates
The prices being charged for important classes OF
commodities such coal. directly arect the operating
expenses OF the railways The prices OF all commodities
also affect e operating expenses OF the railways by de-
ermlnng the cost OF living OF their employees and there
fore Indirectly, the wages the railways must pay.
II Is made perfectly evident however by careful study
OF the present relations between railway rates COM
modify prices and in the railroad and other indus
tries that il both railway and railway rates are 10
be largely reduced the reductions In them must be accom-
panied by substantial further reductions In The WHOLESALE
and retail prices Of many kinds OF commodities
II is not meant by this that all future reductions in
rates should be accompanied by corresponding reductions
in the prices OF all commodities. There are some Inn
poran classes commodities the prices OF which at the
present time relatively lower than average railway
rates The price OF metals and Implements Tor
example only per cent higher than in 1900 to 1910
and average prices OF farm products only 2 per cent
higher
Certainly, however. shippers Of the many GLASSES o.
commodities whose average prices are stil much higher
relatively than the railway rates on their commodities
have no right to complain about the present rates as on
as they maintain The present prices One OF the prn
cipal reasons for the long continuance OF the ndusra
Of OF commons
ties are still relatively much too high compared with rail
way rates and the prices Of other classes OF com
modlties.
No conceivable reduction Of railway rates would mate
rally stimulate general business until these maladjust
ments between the prices Of different groups OF commod
ties were corrected and, Furthermore no really large re-
ducton OF rates can possibly be justified Ions as the
prices Of groups Of commodities are relatively as
high and some others much higher than the general level
Of railway rates
Evening journal., 1921-12-10

lIII'l.|.IIi.l:'.7.'.'lS'..l....'I|....g...1IfS '.|.Ii.:'..'

The following paragraph quoted
from one OF our exchanges covers
the situation so thoroughly that we
reproduce it:
Basketball. with the opening Of
the fall activities come thoughts of
Indoor sports" including basketball.
Basketball has ruined as many troops
of Boy Scouts as all other causes put
together. We are not bound to
organize boys into basketball teams,
but into troops for development OF
character and training OF citizenship.
II we want to devote our evenings
Evening journal., 1921-12-10

tho Playhouse will buy tickets for
the ball. They will autograph the
tickets, and these will be placed on
the bulletin board back OF the
stage. Among some Of those whose
names are already on the board are
Elsie Janis. William II. Yates, Nc
lntyre and Heath and many other
prominent actors and actresses who
have played at the theatre this
season.
Evening journal., 1921-12-10
STAGE FOLK TO DANCE.

The first annual ball OF the The
atrical Stage Employees. Local No.
7s4. will be held in the Auditorium
on December IS. Among the feat
ures will be the vaudeville acts from
the Aldine and Garrick theatres.
The committee in charge is COM
posed OF James f. Berry, chair
man; Frank J. Papa, Harry A.
Dawson. Leo Anderson and Charles
II. Garlinger.
A feature OF the affair Is that
actors and actresses who come to
Evening journal., 1921-12-10
GEMS OF THOUGHT

Precious things for those who prize them.
---.
You never bought anything "as good as new" unless IL
was new
t-.-.
The difference between being tired and being law Is
largely the difference between money and the absence
OF IT,
-:
creature who spends It's whole time In dressing gam
ing, pratng and gaddne being originally indeed Of
the rational make but who has sunk itself beneath ts
rank, and is 10 be considered present as nearly on
level with The monkey-species.-B. Constant
II IS by sympathy that enter into concerns Of
others. that moved as they are moved and are
never suffered 10 be Indifferent spectators Of almost any
snng wnlcn men can do or suffer. For sympathy must
put INTO he place OF another man. and affected in many
respects. as he Is affected-Burke
Evening journal., 1921-12-10
GETTING BACK TO NORMAL.

MOTHER long step toward bringing The railroad stu-
N alton back to a state efficiency has been taken by
the Railroad Labor-Board in its order announcing new
working rules for The shop crafts.
The special privileges granted by the government
during the emergency have been revised, and only
those retained intact that have been sanctioned by long
experience.
The result Of tho boards order is to cut about sO
100000 from the payros OF the roads, and remove most
OF tho ground for me complaint Of the roads that il
takes ten men TO do four mems work"
Evening journal., 1921-12-10
CONSOLIDATING OUR CARRIERS


From Daily Financial America.
The consolidation plan OF the
country"s railroads as put out by
the Interstate Commerce Commission
while basically OF great value when
studied I'm connection with our
competitive distributive needs, is
bound to find little favor in finan-
cial quarters at the present time.
Most OF our carriers are trying des-
perately to devise ways and means
OF establishing their equilibrium.
after the experiment OF government
operation. It Is not a case OF the
strong helping the weak as much as
It is that the strong needs first to
help themselves.
The financial disturbance, which
the suggested consultations, II at
tempted at the present time. would
bring about, would put quick end
20 their accomplishment. Transfer
ring whole rail lines from the owner
ship of one carrier to another would
displace values. as we now know
them. to an unwarranted extent. In
these times when we are straining
every nerve to attain "normalcy'
the effect OF such a shutting of Sc
curities would be tragic. For this
reason alone we do not look for the
commissions plan TO be taken up
seriously for some years to come.
The plan in the abstract. how
ever. warrants careful study by not
only railroad operators, owners and
investors, but also by all CONNER
clal and civic organizations. II
meets the three-fold requirements OF
the statute which called for its out
line. Competition OF service IS pre-
served. Existing routes and chan
nels OF commerce are little dis
turbed The financial aspects OF
each merger are kept in view. The
time given to the study OF the prob
lem. the amount OF research neces-
Evening journal., 1921-12-10

Can man make love in airplane7" is A question
a' up for consideration in Indiana court That de-
ps'19 upon now much he loves her and how much risk
Of death he and she are willing 10 take On net
peltiDg party.
Evening journal., 1921-12-10

When Delaware college high school girl goes in
for athletics the consideration which comes first in her
mini Is whether she will look nifty or be "a sight in her
bloomer suit
Evening journal., 1921-12-10

The United states and Great Britain are behind one
naval reduction program and have with them the sup
port Of most Of the rest Of the world Japan is advocat
ing another II Is dincult to pick The winner II II
comes 10 a showdown
Evening journal., 1921-12-10

Judging from the price 70 which eggs have hssD ,.s
by many Delaware dealers they must think that the e.
sgs-eatng festival in State is Christmas and no
Easter.
Evening journal., 1921-12-10
HrGH RATES VS.. HIGH PRICES.

TvHAr continued high prices Of many commodities are
eKerting fully much influence on general business
conditions high railway rates. Is argued In an editorial
est Delawaresns
1t has been and stll s being widely charged says tne
Railway Age that the present freight rates preventing
the movement Of large amounts Of rafc, but he prices
charged fer any Of commodities must have much
greater influence upon The amount OF them that can be
marketed and which therefore be shipped, than Is
exered by the railway rate which in most cases Is only
relatively small percentage OF The total price Now com
pared with the years is9os99 tho railway rate
per ton per mile Is up 40 per oent, while the average
price OF all commodities is still up 100 per cent II we
take the average railway rate and average wholesale
prices Of tho years i9OoAoio basis, ind that in
July 1921 mo average railway ratio and average com
modify prices were the following percentages higher than
Evening journal., 1921-12-10

Railway rate per ton per milo.. 05.5O per cent.
Farm Products ................. az per cent.
Foods ........................6 $50 per cent.
Cloths and Clothing ............ % per cent.
Fuel and Lighting .............. p percent.
Metals and Implements .......-. 20 per cent.
Lumber and Building Materials 1870 per cent
Drugs and Chemicals .......,,., ~ per cent.
House Furnishings .............iH per cent.
Miscellaneous .................. 7i.50per cent.
All Commodities .............. 66 &C per cent.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1921-07-14

The United states afiii has fifl.ev
thousand soldlere 10 Europe, chlefls
on the Khine
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1921-07-14
RAINBOW DIVISION TO
HOLD ANNUAL CONVENTION
Cleveland. o. Has Been Chosen
Program Arranged For Boys
Who Held the Germans
In Check

Cleveland. Ohio. July IA Ttt
Rainbow Division. one Of the most
famous American divisions thai ia
i'clpated in the World war viii Omen
Us second annual convention here
tomorroW Several thousand are ~
pectcd 70 attend the three aay event
Tho Cleveland chapter with enter
Tain % wounded Rainbow men stta
In hospitals
The division was recruited from -
states The infantry regiments came
from Ncw york, ohio slabana anil
Iowa. The artillery from Indians
illinois, Minnesota and Oklahoma
After training NJ camn Nins Long
Island. the division sailed Tor France
In October 1917. the fourth division
70 arrive
After three months of Intensive
training in France the men went into
the trenches near Baccarai From
A|fn VII fN as ttjtftNHtiF UfHft
fighting and hardsnsps. Of Cham
payne whore the divisions was
Stone wall against the great Gcs
man offensive. from there 20 fhaf
can Thlerry salient. and then follow
ed 81 Mihlel whore IN two aays over
2ea0 prisoners were taken The dlyi
sion wac eugeged in two lmrortan'
rhases Of the great Argonne Mene
offensive and finally ended np az
Sedan on November 7
From December 1918. 70 April
1919. It's members ware IN the Arms
Of Occupation and finally arrived
home In MAY. 1919
Colonel VI. A. TinIey of .Conncp
Bluffs. iowa. is president of The diyi
son organization
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1921-07-14
HOUSEHOLD HINTS

Bread for fancIly shaped sand
wiches should be sliced across tac
long way This gives more surface
sio work upon
when making mustard vinesar.
use black mustard seed boil in vim
Nerar until it is strong as desired
xthen strain and bottle
II serving ice cream from box
.swith a knife eut down sides and bot
tom Of box. Then slice cream ana
Keerye as from mold
When making mayonna'se for fish,
anse tablespoons lemon juite hal
cup mayonnaise and one teaspoon
sprepared mustard
II going on a long automobile ,rla-
prepare dinner and pu, in one
compartment fireless cooker Il vii
BE- fully cooked when you reach your
destination
For yellow sauce, beat cup milk
pour onto two egg yoiks beaten with
81 cup sugar. cook in double boile-
until thick. cool and ada ~ tea
Spoon lemon extract
III II you wish to make prepared
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1921-07-14
A NEW FREELY

A curious insect OF the Malay peu-
nsula was recently discovered by 8
member of the London Geological
Society. II Is called the lantern ny
and Is remarkable for its suddeu
leaps. made hy a curious proiectlna
on the front Of It's head "A kind u
creased nose which. when bent bas X
under the abdomen and Suddenly re-
leased sends the insect flying
WANTED ~ Clean. light cotton rass
at Qader office