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New-York tribune., 1921-12-01
The Starving Patent Office

Thomas e. Robertson, the Com
missioner of Patents, begins his an
nual report by saying plumply, "The
Office is in a deplorable condition."
and proves it.
When he goes on With the mex
orable logic of facts and figures to
demonstrate the truth of that char
acterization and the causes of that
evil state of affairs basis for prac-
tical and, we should hope, prompt
relief action is presented.
The cause Of the trouble is, he
says, that the Office is starved.
Salaries are so low that it is impos-
sible to retain an adequate force of
examiners. In two years no fewer
than 1853 scientifically trained ex-
aminers, who we're also members Of
the bar, resigned their places and
were succeeded by inexperienced
men, fresh from college, with no
special knowledge of patent law or
possessed of even general legal
training.
The result is that the highly i'm
portant work of searching prelimi-
nary to the granting of patents is
not only poorly done, but there is in
tolerable delay in getting it done at
all. Even with the old staff of ex-
perts the office was always in ar
rears. Two years ago, says Mr..
Robertson, it was $4,000 applica-
tions in arrears; nine months ago it
was $4,000 in arrears; and now the
number has increased to $4,000 and
is steadily growing.
America is America largely be-
cause Of it's inventions. Many i'm
portant business and industrial en-
terprises depend directly upon pat
ents; until these are granted they
cannot begin operations. The result
of being compelled to wait from six
to eight months or longer for an Of
fetal decision concerning an applica-
tion is always injurious and is often
disastrous.
1t is proposed to increase the sal
aries Of examiners, and to do so at
the expense Of applicants for pat
ents. To that would-be patentees
would offer no objection. Any ra-
tional man would far rather pay a
fee of $40 for his patent and get it
promptly and on the basis of expert
examination than pay only $35 and
have to wait eight months, and then
have little assurance that a compe-
font. saorrE WAC ,,,o1n
New-York tribune., 1921-12-01
How a War Cripple Fares

To the Editor OF The Tribune.
Sir: Why not use the money saved
by the limitation Of armament to help
pay the debt so long past due the
cripples of the World War?
Many people doubtless will say at has
been and is being paid very literally"
AS know it has not been and, in fact,
never can be, I'll give my personal cx-
perience, which l know can be dupli-
Gated by many moro Of the wounded
World War veterans.
was wounded in the Argonne
Forest while member of the 5th Regi-
ment. United States Marine Corps, and
discharged June 23, 1919, cripple on
crutches, with 2 leg paralyzed from
machine gun bullets.
have since procured a brace to
take the place Of the crutches, but cam
not relieve the constant pain, which has
not ceased one instant since was shot.
have done my best to advance under
the handicap, only to be informed last
April that could now support myself
and wife, SO my compensation was cut
from $1S5 to $50. If the difference
was going to some one worse off than
myself / would be more than satisfied.
but it is not.
This may be the way to shift the re-
sponsibility from the government to
the cripples, but l would like to know
If it would not be much fairer if at
least part Of the money saved on
armament were used to pay the debt
to those who made the sacrifice for
the world?
WILLIAM L. ASHBAUGH.
Pelham Manor, N. Y, Nov. %, 1921.
New-York tribune., 1921-12-01
The Covenant Obligation
Wilson's Understanding of Supple.
mentary Guaranty to France

To the Editor Of The Tribune.
Sir: Do you remember when the
ratification Of the League of Nations
was before the Senate, the contention
OF Republicans that it would obligate
the United States to send troops to the
assistance Of any member of the league
In case of attack by any other nation
and the disputing Of that contention
by the Democrats?
And do you remember the contro-
versy over the question as to whether
President Wilson was correctly quoted
in certain stenographic reports which
stated in effect that when questioned
by delegate to the league meeting, a
representative of small country, as
to whether tho delegate properly
understood MIR. Wilson to state the
United States would in the case Of at
tack upon any member Of the league
come to the assistance Of that member
with the armed forces of the United
States Mr.. Wilson'S reply was, in
ChSCe, tAaC SuCn was mis- understand
ing of the obligation of the United
States?
The following copy Of cablegram
sent from Paris by Mr.. Wilson to Mr..
Tumulty in Washington on May g.,
1919, printed in Mr.. Tumulty's story.
seems very pertinent:
"Happily there is no mystery or
privacy about what l have promised
the government here. have promised
to propose to the Senate a supple
ment In which we shall agree, subject
to the approval of the Council of the
League Of Nations, to come immedi-
ately to the assistance of France in
case Of unprovoked attack by Germany,
thus merely Fastening the action to
which we should be bound by the COW
enant Of the League Of Nations"
ROBERT H. LOVE.
Stamford, Conn, Nov. 20, 1921.
New-York tribune., 1921-12-01
Grapes From California
(From Tho Los Angeles Ymes,

fFront Tho Los Angeles Times,
Nearly three thousand cars of Cali
fornia grapes were shipped to New
York during October. Most of these
brought around SIS hundred pounds
and were purchased for wine-makinp
in the home. There were many profits
between the producer and consumer.
but, at that, the grower received about
800 ton. In the old days If he got
S25 ton from the ncighboring winery
ne was in great luck. 1t is estimate d
that the California grapes sent to New
York during October alone will make
100000 gallons # the mild wines
used at the table by the foreign popu-
lation of the great city. The grape
growers of the Pacific Coast vii. be
able to hold out for few seasons
longer at the present rate.
New-York tribune., 1921-12-01
Rritain's Reparation Policy

The latest declaration of British
policy toward the German repara-
tions was contained in the speech of
Lloyd George on May last, which
explained and defended the final set
tlement then supposed to have been
made.
MIR. George first addressed him
self to the question of whether Ger
many had shown a willingness to re-
spect her treaty obligations. He
said she had not, and instanced her
default with respect to many treaty
sections--trials of war criminals, dis
armament, reparations and others.
He denied that the Allies had been
harsh-declared they had made con-
cessions, extended time and gen.
orally made it easier for Germany
to meet her difficulties. AS to Ger
manys disarmament, the British
Prime Minister spoke almost as did
BRAND at Washington, saying she
had as many soldiers with arms as
France possesses or more.
AS to reparations, he called atten-
tion to the fact that Germany had
been invited to make an offer-was
given four months to mature it. 1t
never came, although the Allies were
prepared to accept one though it sac
rificed justice. Failing to induce
Germany to act voluntarily, there
was nothing to do, said Mr.. George,
but to allow the machinery estab-
lished by the treaty to function.
Holding that the final terms were
fair, pointing out that the net bur-
den on the average German on &C.
count Of the war would be less than
that carried by the average Briton
or Frenchman, Mr.. George passed on
to the question Of guarantees of pay
ment. After remarking that it was,
of course, disagreeable for Germany
to pay anything, he said that it was
necessary to make it more disagree
able to default. How? He thought,
with the French, that the most fea-
sible method was to occupy the Ruhr
Valley, the most productive coal field
in the world. Without it Industrial
Germany would wither - something
we'll known to Germans. So he said,
if Germany did not pay, that the
Ruhr Valley should be occupied and
the Germans given an opportunity
to reflect. He did not deem it neces-
sary to occupy the whole of Ger
many or to maintain a great army
there. The holding of the coal dis
trict, close to the Rhine, would be
enough.
AS to the general case Of France,
Mr.. George heartily underworld it.
"The concern of France" he said, "is
the concern of Britain. Cheers
She did not provoke the war.
LCheers.] She was never less in
clined to go to war, but she is to-day
the victim of the war"
Since My much labor has gone to
the work of driving Great Britain
and France apart. But so far there
is no official change in British pol
icy, and the interest Of the world is
for no change until the Keyneses
cease from Keynesing and the Cur
IONS are at rest.
New-York tribune., 1921-12-01
Clothes for Men Out of Work

To the Editor of The Tribune.
Sir: The winter season is fast ap-
preaching, and, Judging by years gone
by when large numbers of men have
been out of work it always happens
that the weather is very severe. There
fore, ask that if any one has any
old clothing such as mems suits and
overcoats he will send them parcel
post to the All Night Mission, 8
Bowery.
The number of men each Sunday
night is increasing by the dozen, and,
owing to the lack of accommodations,
they are obliged to sleep on chairs in
order that they may not have to sleep
in the parks or in Railways.
Z. H. KESSLER.
New York, Nov go, 1921.
New-York tribune., 1921-12-01

after . general plan has been agreed
upon, Germany also will be asked to
send q representative?
Consideration of financial prob
lems must precede any permanent
European settlement. To mix this
into the present conference, how
ever. would 30 unfortunate.
New-York tribune., 1921-12-01
Books g.,., 2,n.... ay

A keen and very Young acquaintance
OF mine went to the theater the other
day for the first time. He looked over
the happenings with prodigious con-
Germ, regarding them as actual, and his
belief in them was not impeded by
consciousness Of proscenium, scene
shifters, electricians, curtains, dress
ing rooms and other distracting acces-
sories of the stage. He was the ideal
onlooker, eager for illusion, and his
childish mind was hospitable to most
of the tricks and expedients. Still, he
seemed at times to be in doubt. "What
do you think Of it," he was asked
after the curtain had fallen. "Well, :"
said he, rejecting moment, II think
they had too much paint on their
faces"
The child may have been right about
it. Perhaps the drama really is addict
ed excessively to what "Ma" Sunday
calls the "devil's colors." An English
critic not long ago pronounced rouge
to be the curse of the American thea
ter. "Character is rouged," said he,
Situation is rouged, speech and loco
motion are rouged. Little happens that
is not beaded as to eyelashes and
epainted as to lips" Booth Harrington,
however, takes SUMMER view of con-
ditions. In an apology for his new
book, Harlequin and Columbine," he
admits that the theater has moved re-
Gently long way toward truthfulness
The aspect of the drama offered to
view in this story was faded and pass
ing even ten years ago, he says, and
now only a few of its tinted traces
may be found remotely lingering.
\: x *
No actor Of to-day, of course, would
behave as Mr.. Tarkington's Talbot
Potter used to do. AS he made his
spectacular way down Fifth Avenue
toward Wallack's, Potter would halt
dreamily at Forty second Street and
regard in picturesque reverie the
Library. For little time (not too
long) he would stand there, absorbed
and Picture. "People paused to OBJ
serve him. and all unaware of their at
tention he suddenly smiled charmisgly,
as at some gentle pleasantly in his own
mind-something he had remembered
from Book, no doubt 1t was Won
derful smile, and vanished slowly, leav-
ing 'rapt look; evidently he was lost
in musing upon architecture and
sculpture and beautiful volumes.
Dinner tables would hear that
evening how Talbot Potter stood at
Forty-second Street and Fifth Avenue,
oblivious of everything else, studying
the Library"
Mr.. Harrington must have had some
actor or actors in mind when he con-
ceived this study Of Talbot Potter but
you find it difficult to identity him or
them. 1t could not have been Mr..
Lackaye, Otis Skinner, Leo Ditrich-
stein, Louis Mann or Mr.. Faversham,
for they are of the sincere type, en-
ploying egregious postures neither on
nor off. William Hodge would not
have done such thing, and William
Gillette, William Collier. any of the
Barrymores, John Drew, Mr.. Sothern
or Robert B. Mantell could not possibly
have inspired Mr.. Tarkington's photo
graph. A cynical phantasma, possibly,
assembled by Mr.. Harrington while in
low. pessimistic spirits.
We go now with Mr.. Harrington and
Talbot Potter from the Library to Wal
lacks Theater. whers the star 10 about
New-York tribune., 1921-12-01
Verbal Exch anqes
(From The Springfield Republican

(From The Springfield Republican,
London discounts Brands speech
and Paris discounts Lord Curzon's.
That is the nature of foreign exchange
and explains why statesmen from
time to time have to get together and
say things that will be taken at par.
New-York tribune., 1921-12-01
A Long Chance

(F~om Tho Komsds cry Star)
The end Of the stunt Hier is near
states headline. The end Of the
stunt hier always is near.
New-York tribune., 1921-12-01
Presunptuous

fFrom The baltimore Sunt
Of all the nerve! China pretendsl
chat she has some voice in her eun
afEa!rs.
New-York tribune., 1921-12-01
The 7Touer

Lines ON Hearing That Ted Robinson,
the Colyumist OF The Cleveland
Plain Dealer, Ia About to Open
Bcokshop Mt 322s Euclid
Ave-, Cleveland, Ohio
"Wish me good luck."--E Erosrpt from a
'cftcr from Ted Robinson.
Good luck to you, Tod Robinsonl
Wishes this Jockey Of Pegasus,
The author Of "Tobogganing on
Parnnssus.'
As one who loves you as moth
Err swallow loves her fledgling birds
Good luck! Tho author Of 'In 9th
Err Words"
And that your sales may scrapc tie
sky,
And speed along your bookish barge
Hope l. The gifted auth Of "By
And Large"
Smile, auguriesl and giggle, Fatcsl
Great ba your profits and your
pleasuresl
Thus hopes the genius who wrote
Weights
And Measures"
Successl with tenderness now melts
The heart, with fcrvor flows the pen.
Good luck! The auth Of "SomethinR
Else
Again"
And if you fail to push those tones
Ahead of any other book,
I'll write you no more pretty PONIES,
You crook!
Speaking Of books that no Christ
mas list should omit, this is just the day
to buy Donald Ogden Stewards "A
Parody Outline of History" " is
Glowing of what Mr.. Haywood Broun
used to call gorgeous nature. But 1t
is more burlesque than parody, with
the comic sense far outweighing the
critical. Mr.. Stewards version Of The
Whisky Rebellion, in the Bedtime Story
manner Of Thornton W. Burgess, is as
merry josh as we ever read.
HE was thirty-five veteran
Of the Spanish war.-Philadelphia Eve
ming Bulletin.
Obviously, offers Al, in the infantry.
s'Vcrrnland's Wiese''
He played it softly on the dampered
keys
There in corner, shaded, half In
gloom,
But no one listened in the crowded
room.
"The age is deaf to gentle airs like
these"
He thought, as he spun out the har-
monies
Softly, enchantingly, as some sweet
bloom
With chalice-cup of honey will per-
fume
A forest glade, hidden among the
trees.
The audience chartered in their idle
way
OF this and that, eating their tea
and cake,
And as he finished, he, too, reached
to take
His portion from little hand
maids tray.
When low he heard her tear-choked
accents come
II sank you!-Vermland! Pew
divull! My home!'
ANCHUSA.
Our advice to persons making in
come tax reports is not to claim ey-
New-York tribune., 1921-12-01

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GUARANTY
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IMSuEE with absolute satety-scr Il dIssattsfne-
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ssS~ No auleh'ina. We mako coed promptly II
ehe advertiser does aee.
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kesersd at the rostofece At New York - eecsnd
Class Mail Matter.
New-York tribune., 1921-12-01

business Of Tapping wings.]
New-York tribune., 1921-12-01

There is a good deal of hurrah
stuff, it seems to US, about the papers
that are using the Wells articles. and
how they are not necessarily in sym
pathy with what he says, but are
printing what he writes anyway. In
eight years of columning on this paper.
nobody in authority ever has sugge sted
that we conform to any policy, or
limited that such and such a theme
would better not be treated And as
far as we are in the confidence of Mr..
Percy Hammond and Mr.. II. E. Kreh-
hieI. their expression, too, is as free as
mountain bird.
We cant say that we never have
elided paragraph. Last spring we
wrote paragraph that the comp sing
room didn't like, and we cut it at once.
We have our price, and it is the favor
and good will of the printers.
Without that favor and that good
H'ill our wings are clipped. Suppose,
frinst, the minion operator should put
off setting ourlast line till 1880 in
stead of giving it precedence and get
ting proof to US at 3:05. Thanks.
Clinton.
New-York tribune., 1921-12-01

Our advice to persons making in
come tax reports is not to claim ex-
emption for Bad Debts. 1t isn't worth
the trouble. The Collector of Internal
Revenue still is writing US about our
report for 1919. He wants to know
how we determine the badness Of the
debts. Well, if we said Because I
think the guy is crook" or Because,
when he borrowed the money in 1915
and said it was for week, and hasn't
settled yet, I, being a master mind
that can put two and two together,
came to the sad conclusion, waking at
a. m. on December 20, 1919, that he
never had any intention of paying back
the dollar Now. even if we wrote
that to the Collector, he probably
wouldn't read it.
New-York tribune., 1921-12-01

Ought we tell him, c. g., about the
young man that accosted US in 1919
on East Twentieth Street and asked
his way to the Georgia Tech Club, or
the D. X. f. house! How he showed
us card with Kenneth Groesbeck's
name on it. saying he had just come
from him, and wanted carfare to At
lantic City to meet his wife and child Z?
Would the Collector allow us $40 ex-
emption for that? Or would we have
to give the mans name, which we don't
know and never did know? Can't the
Collector take our word when we saw
the debts are bad? Bad, Collector? AS
the blue vault Of heaven is our witness,
they're rotten.
New-York tribune., 1921-12-01
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Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-10-19
BRIDGEVILLE NOTES.

Bridgeville, Oct. l9.-Frank Dimes
has disposed of his property on Broad
street. including the furniture in the
house, to Millard Mackln, who now
occupies the premises.
Mr.. and Mrs. Earl Smith, of Denton
Md, spent Sunday in town as guests of
Mr.. and Mrs. Erasmus Jones.
Mrs. Laura III. Thawley, Miss Mary
C. Jones, Miss Catherine Wiley and
Cornell Jones, left on Sunday for an
automobile tripto Wilmington.
The seven year-old son, of Mr.. and
Mrs. Isaac Newton, accidently fell
from q horse, and broke his arm, a few
days ago.
Rodney Stewart and family of Florida
are here as guests of his parents, MIR.
and Mrs Philip Stewart.
Adele Gray, left last week, accom-
panied by her nephew, Junior Dodson,
for Philadelphia, where she is guest Of
her sister, Mrs. Lee Dodson.
Temple Hynson, has moved his family
to Dover, where he was transferred as
trouble man for the Diamond State
Telephone Co.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Simpson of
Norfolk, Va, are here as guests of Mr..
and Mrs. John Spence, parents of Mrs,
Simpson.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-10-19
NEWS OF LEwES.

Iewes. Oct. Bishop Cook made
a visit Sunday last 10 st. Peters 2. T..
Church, and officiated at the evening
service.
L. c. Burton of Chester, Pa, has
closed his bungalow on Lewes Beach for
the season.
Russell Bruver and family of Kennett
Square, Pa, have been visiting Mr..
Brewers parents, MIR. and Mrs. +. III.
Brewer.
DR. and Mrs. James Bebee have been
spending few days in Philadelphia.
Miss Anne Nicholas is in Philadel-
phia, visiting her cousin, Mrs. Howard
Nj. Long.
Mrs. William Walls Of Philadelphia is
at the home of her parents, MIR. and Mrs,
William Ennis.
Captain Atkins of the U. s. S., Iris
was a weekend visitor here.
H. S. Wright of Paulsboro, n. j., has
been visiting Harold Hooker.
Miss Gladys Rush of Lewes was
married, Saturday last, TO Mr. John
Duffy of Philadelphia. The ceremony
was performed in St. Peters Z. Il. Church
by the rector, Rev. G. II. B, Turner.
Lewes Fishermen are still catching
large quantities of menhadin, which are
used TO make fertilizer.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-10-19

viii hold a meeting In the parish house
which will take place In the parish
house on November 10.
Last evening Mt tho close of the
session OF Industry Council. Mo. rs.
Jr, o. u. A. M, Oscar Knauss WAS
elected captain Of the qquoit team 20
succeed Robert Barnes, who rendered
his resignation.
Rev. Joseph IL. carp, rector Of Im-
manuel Church, next Sunday will take
for his subject "The Cost OF War In
Men, Money and Morals" on October
80 the rector win take for his subject
'our Next War" and on November O.
Can War BE Right7"
This evening the weekly prayer
service win be conducted I'm the First
Presbyterian Church lecture room by
the pastor, Rev. s. Beattie Wylie. THE
members OF the Y. M. c. A. OF the
church viii turn out In body and
each member In asked 20 bring q
friend.
Tomorrow evening a public athletic
meeting win be held on the second
floor OF the Town Hall. A permanent
organization will be effected and ON.
GERS will be elected.
The members OF the Water q Light
Commission have engaged several iner
60 repaint the fire hydrants through.
out tho city.
An N-ray examination made oi
Harry Lyman, who was injured ai
the local car barn on last Sunday
showed that no bones were broken
The injured man is still confined a.
the Homeopathic Hospital.
w. G. Wilson and Lee Goudiss. VIII,
spent the weekend at Washington
u, c.. have returned home.
Elizabeth Shearer and Betty Sheri
dan are confined 10 their homes suffer
ing from tonsllitis.
Apartments for rent In the Louise
Apply 10 John Ries, the premises
| Adv.