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THE WESTWARD MARCH.

When the homesteaders In the
earlier generation struck out for the
west To overcome a wild land peopled
by sayages and separated by weary
miles Of inhoHpitai country from the
homes they left 10 put their fortunes
To the teat In virgin acres they cut
themselves off from civilization except
the fragments OF It's comforts and con-
venlenees they c1uld' carry with them
in their prairie srhooners. The men
carried rifles Tor human enemies as
well as for game. The wagon train
was formed into a hollow square al
night, an armed camp against iurk-
ing enemies The trail was marked by
the Whitening bones of domestic anil
mails which fell by the wayalde. often
Il rude cross marked the sepuleher 0f
some pioneer man or woman VINO had
gone longer Journey while making
the trip.
Most Of the dangers and mnny Of
the hardships which those pioneers
struggled with Will not affect the
twenty -eight families recently started
In an automobile caravan from Brook
lyn, ". r.. TO Buhi. In Idaho. some
300 miles away. The adventures of
today travel in their motor cars. per-
haps the only rifle in the party o
souvenir given 70 its leader by an arms
company. The Indians Of the plains
are subdued lot. There are no herds
of buffalo 90 block the trail and Incl
dentally 10 furnish meat. Probably in
the most desolate spot the party finds
more than one school boy IN the party
VIII rig up a wireless receiving set
when camp Is made and tell everybody
the same afternoon who won the days
baseball games. The postoftice will
function on all rails, the express
messengers will travel in cars. not on
ponies. The supply Of gasoline and oil.
not forage for horses, viii worry the
commissary.
Like their predecessors, these Jour
meyers 20 new country are not poor.
The men who made the long overland
trips in the Sos and COS were not pau
pers. The Gonestoga wagons were not
given away any more than are auto
mobile trailers convertible In ten
minutes into comfortable bungalow
sleepers for five persons. Sophistica-
ted as the age is. this excursion back
% the land stirs the interest Of All az
it.-Itock Island Illinois Argus.
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vato companies who wish to protteer
on the blood OF American men. II has
been said that certain men high up
in the Republican party made CAM
paign pledge that IL put In power
their party would turn this $s.352.-
100000 worth of insurance into pri-
vate hands. or course It is realized
that the Republican party cares little
indeed for the men who fought the
country's battles. but so surely as It
attempts this steal. Just 40 surely will
certain startling exposures be made.
We know that there arc many hon
est and honorable men among the In
surance executives who would not
stoop to foul their hands by such a
deed.
These men believe that tho gov
ernment should keep It's sacred obli-
cations. just as they themselves keep
their shields untarnished. We may
depend upon this group of patriotic
citizens TO fight by the side of our ex-
soldiers if the expected raid on the
War Risk Insurance is made.
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LODGE A DELEGATE.

President Harding's selection Of
Henry Cabot Lodge az one of this
Nations delegates TO .the Washing
ton conference is not encouraging to
the friends OF disarmament. IT was
not expected however, disappointing
Il may be To those who are hopeful
Of concrete results I'm the way of
lessened burdens on the shoulders OF
war-worn, tax-weary world. The
President, it may be believed, could
hardly have failed To name Senator
Lodge, even had IL been contrary 20
his best judgment. He had. of course.
no mind 60 ignore the Senate, remem-
hering the storm of criticism that
broke over his predecessor. however
unjust that criticism may have been.
Senatorial representation on the CON
ference being considered necessar~
the Chairman of the Committee on
Foreign Relations and the central
figure I'm all the Senatorial contro-
versies bearing on international af
fairs that have ragged during the last
few years was his logical choice.
OF Senator Lodges brilliancy and
ability there can be no question. hut
there is not the confidence I'm his
earnestness OF purpose and his CON
viction that universal peace and dis
armament are not only desirable but
possible that the American people
should have In their spokesman at
the conference. The Senator's course
since the armistice has not been one
To encourage popular trust in him,
nor 10 enlarge his reputation as a
constructive builder in either domestic
or international affairs Richmond
Times -Disuatch
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MAYOR HARyEY'S STAND.

Mayor Harvey is continuing his eff
forts. we are informed. to bring a
sanitary engineer 10 Wilmington to
make study OF our garbage situa-
ton. We are certain that such is
the right action. and we believe that
this matter will not be settled until
an expert does give his dis-interested
advice on this matter.
Employing a sanitary engineer does
not reflect discredit Of any kind upon
the members Of Council. Those men
with all the arts and sciences Of the
world. Most of them are efficient in
their special spheres OF activity, b 1T
who expects a cobbler TO paint the
picture Of debutante, or an astrono-
fner to demonstrate tractors 20 farm
crs? Council should be qualified to
pass upon general questions. but on
special matters it should not be above
seeking the opinion of an expert. Even
the Congress of the United States
calls in experts when some special
matter is being discussed.
II Mayor Harvey will continue un-
ri his efforts are successful he will
gain the hearty conlmendation of his
fellow-citizens. who then will know
that he is man big enough to rise
over tremendous obstacles which are
placed in his path even by the MEM
bcrs of his own political party. 4
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THE EASIEST WAY.

When the easiest way is the 5s-Y
way-there are no two ways about III
The easiest way to find help or a
position, a place to live or lost
article--to sell real estate, used auto
mobiles. merchandise of all sorts--in
Short, TO get what you want at the
lowest possible COSTS to use the
classified section of Every Evening
The people of Wilmington think il
is-thousands Of them read and use
the classified columns Of this paper
70 save and make money every day.
There's only one thing on which
you can build a reputation for SER
vice like Every Evening classified Sec
tion has-and that's on service!
Give the best and easiest way a. trial
read Every Evenings classified ads
every day--and when you want TO
use one, call 200 and ask for an ad
taker.
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THE A. F. OF LIS PLANS.

Hercules had quite task when he
but that was nothing compared TO the
plans OF the American Federation OF
Labor. which call for changing the
ways of this sordid old world over
night. Here are just a few things
which the \. F. of L. announces that
it wishes TO do before the cherry trees
blossom many more times:
Elect members of the House OF
Representatives favorable to or
ganized labor.
+. Produce and exhibit motion pic
lures by the federation through
it's own studios and theatres.
Establish a chain of daily news
papers which will feature labor
news.
We do not intend to take those plans
seriously. The impossible is not done.
This nation numbers more than one
hundred million people. Organized
labor forms only about one-fiftieth of
that number. Are we TO have a die
tatorship of the few over the many?
Are we to let a little group manage
our own affairs for US? Not while the
other AZ persons out of every fifty
have a say so. There will be no
House Of Representatives elected
which will be a strictly labor Congress.
We are surprised that old Sam Comp
ers- let such proposal come to light.
lie knows that labor loses its non
partisan friends when it tries CO.
ercive measures. We no more want
an all labor Congress than we want
an all capitalist Congress. or an all
farmer Congress.
As TO the establishing of news
papers and theatres, those chaps in
the A. F. of L. have much to learn
about the mass mind before they
succeed in those projects. How long
would a newspaper last which ap-
pealed to only one person out of every
fifty, and which published news which
interested only that one man? And
how long would that proposed string
OF motion pictures last, presenting
only labor films? The truth is that
the. films which generally make the
greatest successes are those which de-
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JUST FOLKS
BY Edgar A. Gnest.
SIGHTS.


Some folks admire the mountains and
some admire the sea,
And the whole warld loves the beaut,
of fine old maple tree.
Ihere's grandeur i'm n sunset when the
sky is all aglow
But as for me I'm vowin' that the
finest sight | know
Is 10 see children smilin' when I'm
getting home at night.
An the mother smilin' with EN- sayin
everything's all right.
These eyes Of mine won't worry over
foreign scenes they lose.
No tears they'll shed o'er nissin' ali
those soft Italian blues.
An thou / they never wander round
the catacombs at Rome.
Iheyh keep on gayly twinklin' at the
loveliness at home.
An they'll have enough OF beauty they
can gaze on with delight.
Il they see the children smilin when
I'm comm home at night
Just let me read contentment i'm the
eyes of those I love.
ana III ask no greater beauty from,
the Lord who reigns above:
Just let me see them growing into mon
and women true
And I'll seek no distant splendors as
so many people do,
FOR IN this great world of marvels
there can be no finer sight
Than a pack of smilin' Youngsters
When you're comm home at night
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RIPPIING RHYMES.
By WALT Mason.
REALISM.

/ took a slice of hard earned
kale to Jimpson's bookstore,
Fifth and Pine, and bought a
realistic tale the critics doomed
as something fine. 1t treated
of "A Narrow Shack" inhab-
tied by dreary skates: each
bore, until he sprained his back,
a sordid load of deadly hates.
The husband loathed his sloppy
wife, and she detested him so
much he simply poisoned all her
life-she shuddered at his mer-
est touch. The son was married
to a freak, who hated him in
forty ways: he hated her till
she grew weak and finished out
her futile days. The daughter
hated all the world; she lacked
all beauty and all grace; in vain
her hay like hair she curled,
and kalsomined her ghoulish
face. Dissension was that
households law and anger was
its daily bread; and all hands
hated Pa and Ma, and thought
that they were better dead.
There may be households such
as this. in our broad land where
millions live, bleak homes that
know no JOY or bliss. where all
hearts hate and none forgive.
Ours is a mighty land, gad-
cooks. and it must hold some
quer galoots; but why frite long
and turgid books about the foul
abysmal brutes? When / pick
UP a hefty tonne | like TO meet
such characters as / might
ping. hating, snarling ours.
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ONCE MORE THE PUBLIC.


1t has been given To Mr.. Frank
Bacon as co-author and actor to make
nm ancient proyerb seem empty. II
"fightnin struck only once at the
Gaiety Theatre the reason must be
that II struck once and stayed there
for three years and day ending
tonight. What the producer OF
"Llghtnin'n has done to the old proc
verb IL stil moro remarkable. For
Mr.. John Golden the lightning has
struck again and again In the same
place--that Is to say, ON a stage
devoted TO wholesome sentiment and
hunor. The man who has to his
credit responsibility I'm whole or In
part for phys like "Turn to the
Right "Lightnin'." 'Threo Wise
Fools" and "The First Year" has
given a pretty definite answer 20 the
question of what II is the public likes
in the theatre.
There IL a public that likes smut.
but there is a much greater public
that likes cleanliness on the stage.
The statistics of long runs I'm the
American theatre are nearly all on
this side. Df plays and players that
have held the same stage eonsecutiyely
from the first night these are the
leaders. "Lightnin',' i.2at perform-
nnees, "A Trip TO Chinatown" G5s;
Peg o My Heart" COS: "Adonis. .
Goa; 'rhe Music Master" s4I: "Tho
Boomerang" sea. "Tnrn TO the Right, "
45S: "The Fortune Hunter 4i5.
There is only one drawback to pro-
- n
people miss seeing the play After
it has run for year or two the belief
arises that the play will run on for
ever, until some of us flud it is too
late.--New York Evening Post.
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The EVENING SMILE.
STARTING OFF RIGHT.

stop the baby"
What's he doing?"
Tearing the pages out Of the new
novel you Just brought home"
Let him alone. That boy shows
such destructive tendencies where
literature is concerned I'm sure hen
be famous book reviewer some dav. .
Birmingham Age Herald.
Mr.. wetmore-Yo said that the
side-hoard is of the reminiscence
period. You mean renaissance. don't
you." The salesman-"No. reminis-
cence. Don't you see the brass foot
rail around it?''-Houston Post.
PoIly-"Yes, she has sworn TO get
even with him." DoIly-"How do YOU
suppose she will manage it?" Polly
Il have an idea she is going to marry
him. New York Sun.
My great-grandmother eloped
with my t-grandfather." Just
imagine old people like that running
away!"-Ex.
Heat last we are alone. I've
been hoping for this chance" She
so have l." He (pleased) All,
You knew, then, that ! wanted TO ask
you TO be my wife?" She-"Yes.
and I wanted to say MOI emphatic
ally, and get it over with".-Balti-
more Sun.
He-"And why do you think / am a
poor judge of human nature?" She
Because you have such good opin-
ion OF yourself. New York Globe.
a small boy was scrubbing the
front porch Of his house the other
day when lady called. is your
mother in?" she inquired. do you
think I'd be scrubbing the porch if
she wasn't?" was the curt reply.-O. L.
r. Bulletin.
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MEETINGS TONIGHT.
Bethany band

Bethany Band.
B1acksmith's Union.
Waneta Council, u of r.
Calanthe Lodge. X. Of =.
|Corinthian Lodge. s. Of n.
Humanity Circle. p. of z.
Franklin Lodge. A. O. @.
Crusaders Castle, X G. r.
West End Democratic Club.
Germania Temple. L. q. Il.
Eureka Conclave. s. w. NJ,
Fame Castle. A. o. X. NJ. G.
industry Lodge. a. o. L. w.
Wilmington Loan Association.
Royal Council, No. l, ID. of l..
Eureka Castle. a. o. X. NJ. G.
Chosen Friends Castle, X. c.. r.
Eureka Council, Jr. O. L. A. NJ.
Wilmington Council, A. o. 4. w.
German Beneficial Society. No. 4.
Peerless conclave. II. or S. w. NJ.
Brandywine Com. A. & /. o. K. NJ.
Y. p. S. Zion Lutheran Church.
Guiding Star Temple. No. 6, o. of T.
Wilmington Lodge, No. 176, /. o. G.. T
Harmony Council. No. I, u. F. of A.
Moriel Encampment, No. /, o. X. NJ
vii. Branch. No. 2s. Grand F'raternit,
Car and Ship Painters Protective Asso
Camp 1925. Royal Neighbors America.
NJ. b. A. of 2. r. r. Employees, Inc.
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QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS

.ny 1 aus.sion y y" -r'Fslns Every Esssla,
sler n % applies strictly 70 inforina fhs
| bureau cannot give advlce on ieFal.
not attempt 70 atti. domestic troubles
nor to undertake exhaustive research
on any subject. Write your questions
address and engIa~e two. cents IN stamp.
for return postage All replies are sent
direct To the inquirer
@. Is the grape crop good this year,
@. G. S.
A. In the grape producing regions
Of New York. Pennsylvania, Ohio and
Michigan, the reports are for light
crops, not more than half the average
Yield being expected
q. What does "Dail isireann1 mean
and how Is IT pronouneed2 g. K. II
A. "Eifnann" means Irish and Dail
means convention or meeting. Dali
Is pronounced nearly az the English
word doll is. and tireann practically
like Erin.
q, What was known as mo Mans
Land IN the United Stafes7 A. q.
A. In United States history, the
term was used Of territory ITO miles
long and 81 miles wide In the north ol
Texas, eeded 20. the United States in
1850 and made part of Oklahoma in
1890. Between these years. however
4 had no fern Of government and was
the resort Of outlaws mo Mans
Land" is also a narrow strip between
Delaware and Pennsylvania. by Soma
L Is held To belong to tho latter state
some individuals living there prefer
70 perform their legal obligations "a
uelaware-some do not recognize
citizenship In eithor State.
q. How Is II possible to obtain the
pierIc acid that the government L
furnishing for blasting? X. a
a. The Bureau Of pubiic Roads s4vs
that the distribution Of this safvaved
picric acid VIII be made through state
agencies The Agricultural College ~
each State has been asked to act An
this capacity.
q. How long does II take to 20 from
Paris TO London by ajrsf1ip ana how
much does IL cost2 @. A. 4.
A. This trip Of $50 miles IL taken
u about two hours, and the fare IL
about five English pounds
q. Can candy Thermometer bo
used 10 test jeliy9 @. y. ID.
a. 4 candy thermometer may BE-
used. and II an equal amount Of flict
and sugar is combined the jelly win be
done when the thermometer reads
219' to 221' r. u04' to 1867 CO
@. IN what way does mournins
worn for husband differ from, othe,
mourning? l.. w.
a. The white bonnet ruch is fbs
unmistakable insignia OF widowbood
q. What do the names Adam au6
Eve mean? !. o. u.
A. Adam is a Hebrew word rnaanine
mankind. Eve Is from the Hebrew
'hfawwah" meaning life" The narns
was given Eve as she was "notber !,
All living
q. Did Germany ever have direct
cable to the United States? r. H.
a. Before the war. Germany was n
direct cable communication with IN
United States in the spring of fooo
the cable Of the Deutscbe-AtIantisey
Telegraphen- -Geseilsclaft was taie
from Borkum to Fayai and in he
summer extended to New York. -
that on August 81. President McJSfn-
ley and the former William of Ger
z any were able To exchange messages
q. How was the 1s-inch cable of
Hrooklyn Bridge put in place? q &
q. The lS~tnch cable Of the Brook
iyh bridge was woven IN place. II
would nave been practically impos-
sibie to hoist il to its present posi-
ton when complete.
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A VIRTUAL REPEAL

1t may be a forlorn hope, this stant
that the Senate is making on tn.
Stanley amendment to the Willis
Campbell Anti-Beer Bill. Nevertheless
it shows that the Senate is recover.
ing some slight measure of self-re-
spect.
Something more is at stake than
stopping the possible sale of beer on
prescription. The drys know this as
well as anybody. They could have
their anti-beer bill in a minute. The
Senate favors stopping such loop
holes in enforcement. or would
favor them if it We're not for the
domineering of Wheeler ct al. The
country generally is in favor of en-
foreement.
The trouble lies in the fact that the
drys want to continue their virtual
repeal of the Forth Amendment in
order that officers may run wild in
enforcing the Eighteenth Amendment
The Stanley amendment suddenly and
dramatically recalled to the Nation
that no sofIicer. State, national or
municipal, has right to make search
es and seizures for anything, any
where, unless in possession of duly ex-
ecuted warrant issued upon sworn in
formation.
This. overshadows other ugly fea-
lures of the measure, such as arrogat-
ing to Congress the right of making
=. dosage tables for the physician who
Drescribes alcoholic liquor. It has
made the matter of beer prescriptions
a minor incident in the fight that has
been precipitated. The worst revolt OF
the Volstead era has been stirred in
Congress.
Summed up. Congress is being asked
by the drys 10 keep hands off and per-
nit the continued virtual repeal OF
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pict the lives of young men who start
with nothing, work sixteen hours a
day. and eventually marry the daugh-
ter OF tho Mint t-hesrted old capitalist.
Would there be any romance In labor
film which showed young Harold Big
heart saying to his sweetheart:
Il can never marry you, Lucinda,
because of your evil father. He wishes
to subsidhe me by making me vice.
president of his bank. refuse to ac-
cept his help. 1 shall continue at my
bench. This morning he offered me
half million dollars. but ! refused It.
because my heart is pure"
Can you see that stuff flashing on
the films?
We admire the energy with which
the A. L. of l.. makes plans to cleanse
the world. But if IT will first purge
from its midst the false leaders who
at times have got IL in disrepute Il
win do something which Will help
to return organized labor TO the right
full place which II should occupy In
the community.
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THE MIRROR OF
PUBLIC OPINION

the Fourth Amendment. They would
exnit the Eighteenth Amendment
which has converted latteriy what was
/ custom into a crime, and forget the
Fourth Amendment. which was drawn
To safeguard forever certain ancient
rights of free people.
That is all there Is TO the fight over
the Stanley amendment. hut IL In
enough.-ph Philadelphia Ledger.
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Friends School
Fourth and West SITS.
WILMINGTON, DEL.
Delaware's Leading Preparatory
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A faculty of % trained teachers
Excellent equipment. Thorough in
struction. A school that takes boys
and girls at six wears of age and in q
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of specially trained men and women
without loss of time through change
of schools fits them for college or busi-
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High School departments Auto bus
provided for the younger children
Catalog on request. Office open on and
after September E. Fall session begins
September ~.
HERSCHEEA A. NORRIS, A. M
Principal.
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Every day someone will lose some.
thing of value.--Many use the. clas
sified columns of Every Evening and
ge. the lost article returned.-others
count ii loss and are satisfied.-Adv.
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ARROGANCE.

q, but man, proud man,
Drest in a little brief authority,
Most ignorant of what he's most as
sured.
His CLASSY essence-lil<e an angry
ape.
Plays such fantastic tricks before high
Heaven.
As make the angels weep.
Measure for Measure.
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Park season is nearly over. If vou
are looking for pleasure go TO Shenpot
Park.-Adv.
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My great-grandmoth eloped
with my at-grandfather." Just
imagine old people like that runnine
away!"-Ex.