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Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-10-17
DELAWARE HOLDS WHEAT
RECORD.

Delawareans who find the old days
better and fuller of worth while things
than the present era arc reminded
through the files of an old newspaper,
of December, 1853, that Daniel -Cum-
Minis the previous summer had raised
AZ bushels of wheat to the acre on two
fields on the Font Hin Farm near
Smyrna. The report adds that the
grain weighed 61is pounds to the run
ming bushel. AS the editor of the
paper had been TO Smyrna and seen
the grain as II was threshed and mea-
sured and weighed, there is no doubt
as 10 the authenticity of his remark
able figures. which probably hwve
never been equalled since-nor be-
fore--by Delaware farmers, nor by
farmers in any other part OF this
country perhaps, except possibly on
some small strip of land that might
have been especially fertilized and
most carefully tended for experiment
tai or test purposes.
It is possible that Mr.. Cummins'
record for raising wheat both In
quantity and quality has not been
Z nxraliod h,. n far,,a, ~. ...-..,s -
II was an achievement all the more
20 be noted from tho fact that pre-
vious to the farm coming under Mr..
Cummins' care the same fields had
raised less than fifteen bushels to the
acre.
As fifteen bushels per acre is about
the average Of today it will be seen
that Mr.. Cummins almost trebled
those figures more than sixty years
ago.
Famous farmers were those of the
flfties who made Delaware blossom
like rose. A near neighbor of Dan.
iel Cummins was Major Philip Rey.
bold. whose sheep weighed more thar
four times as much as the ordinar,
animal and whose fleece would hav,
made six suits OF clothes. accordin,
TO wool usage of today. The Rey
bold sheep were brothers OF IN,
famed Darby lambs evidently, TO
they were monstrous big.
All this goes to show that with in
telligent direction and proper car
Delaware soil outclasses all other.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-10-17

u. y. AND AUSTRALIA.

There is general agreement that the
next great commercial and industrial
development viii be among the peo-
pies bordering on the Pacific Ocean.
II is the development Of new resources
that gives new direction to human
effort And the development OF the
Pacific nations Is to be far more rapid
and spectacular than any previous
movement, because there are ready
at hand more people 20 do the work.
When the development of the
Americas began, Europe was but hair
settled, the Americas were wilder
ness and transportation methods were
crude, Years ago Prof. Arnold Guyot.
then Of Harvard, prophesled that. the
western movement Of population would
continue until some pressure was felt
ON the America shore OF the Pacific,
when there would come detection
southwark until equilibrium was also
established there. We are now at the
beginning OF that movement. We have
much in common with Australia and
Il is well for us and for the Australians
also that our relations are so cordial.
San Francisco Chronicle.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-10-17
THE EVENING SMILE.
BOBBY WAS RIGHT.

Robert came in from school one
afternoon wheeling his bicycle. Mother
was busy getting she tea, but paused
for moment.
What has happened to your
bicycle?" she inquired. oh" said
Robert, the tire is punctuated."
You mean punctured. my boy"
said his mother.
Well, at any rate" said Robert with
conviction, Il came to a fun stop
Edinburgh Scotsman.
Employer (rebuking employe for
slackness)-"Have you any idea OF
the meaning Of esprit de corps ?''
Employe-"No. l haven't, and IL it's
anything vulgar l don't want to-
London Punch.
Knick, Jr-"What is the rule of
three?" Knick, Sr.-'wife. daughter
and mother er-in-law."-New York Sun.
Dad. what's a social scale?" We'll,
generally speaking, old man, it's a
place where money is weighed, Lon
don Bystander.
According TO a medical man. fast
living shortens our lives. According
10 the coroner's records, fast flivving
has the same effect.-Kingston Whig
Hello, old top. New carr" NO!
Old car, new top."-Lafayette Tyre.
wilkins has a lot of trouble with
his wife. hasn't he?" 81 should say so
Why, 1t was on her account that h'
had to separate from his stenog.
lrapher. Boston Transcript.
"Of course there is nothing abso
lutely certain about a horse race.
I'm not sure about that, Charley
dear" said young Mrs. Torkins. 'FTh
horse you bet on invariably loses
Washington Star.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-10-17
JUST FOLKS
by Edgar A. Guest
DUTY.

be my duty through the day
Grant me to meet it calmly, un-
afraid;
To turn from pleasures and the
cooling shade
Where 1 perhaps prefer awhile to
stay;
Let me from comforts boldly walk
away,
Nor ask the hour for service TO be
stayed:
BY grim temptation let me be un-
swayed
And give myself to labor when may.
When am summoned to the fields
of strife
/ would not wait till others urge
me on,
Nor grudge it's cost in pleasure, but
as one
Who is content to meet the needs of
life,
Though / forsake all that / trea-
sure most
Let duty find me, ready, at my post
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-10-17
ruurArrNrn RAILWAY STRIKE.

A IL we'll fur IA 60 remember that
thr threatened railway strike has not
,ainr al,out. that the nrst announce
mpnt "a Il has only been made; that
,hu machinery of Cancellation and dis
,usainn has iua, been formed by Presi-
dent ilardinE. ana really did not be
nln a. function until this morning. All
nvunues uf arbitration have not been
,luara. instead. they are just begin
t,ne a. hp opened. Much can happen
between nuw and October 80. There
ia no uccaaion Tor wild talk and fool
lsh excitement The safety Of the Re
puhllr h not threatened, and there are
rn nolahr,ika behind the lamp posts.
Let us hc calm
a ls unfortunate that this strike Is
authorized At this time. however. This
ia prtiod ~ adjustment. when labor
must take us LOSSES az well as CAPT
tnl. in this particular case we be-
ne,p that lahor--for the past four
,earH--han had the better Of Il; GER
talnN the railroad shareholders have
nut urown rlutccratic since we de-
,latpd wnr on Germany, on the other
hand. railway workers as a whole
have nnt suffered n anything. they
have prusperrd,
Normal conditions cannot he had
until complete adjustment In trans
potlauon has takcn place. as well as
in commerce and industry. II is
lstura time on the railroads 10 listen
a. reason. and not 20 make unusual
demands, In this proposed strike
THERE will he three angles; the rail-
road directors. the railroad workers
and the public. that side wins which
has puhlle opinion with Il. We believe
that lhr good will % the masses who
are NOT connected with the railroads
~ any manner will be thrown Will
thp former. None % us relish beinl
froaen and starved this winter by I
nrnup of men who have not sufrereC
BE- much az some others.
Fortunately there Is time for thh
mattcr Ca b. thrcshcd out and set
tled sucecssful arbitration depend
upon two things, willingness Of tn,
iabur leaders 10 reason. and the tact
fulnesn % the Government agents VIII
have heen summoned by Presiden
iihrdlun a. handle this matter.
iui lh tho meanwhile, lct us have n
wild and foolish talk about Bolshe
Vika. a. This country is IN a bette
condition than any European natior
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-10-17
URSULA TRENT.

year or so ago w. L. George lee
tured TO a representative Wilmington
audience, his subject being Modern
Marriage" Before he mounted the
platform someone whispered TO him
that this wss the most conservative
city in the United States, and that his
modern views should be modulated 10
suit the occasion.
who that was there will soon, forget
the clever manner in which Mr..
George skirted over the thinnest of
ice? With quizzical smile on his
face, one which so much as said, Dear
ladies and gentleman, rest easy.
/ shall not shock you for worlds he
told US what he thought OF the eternal
relation. Instead OF being spicy and
piquant in his observations, he was
merely provoking because he led his
audience TO the Mount and indicated
TO them the promised land in the
darkness.
But il Mr.. George was circumspect.
restrained. hobbled and gagged in
Wilmington, he is free, easy, and
shocking in his latest book. Ursula
Trent, which a New York publishing
house is presenting to America. One
may gather a hint of its contents from
the dediectory page, which names II.
l.. Mencken-Baltimore daring critic
AS friend OF the author. Anything
which will please Mr. Menckens ap-
petite will charm those folk who paid
their hard-or easily y-earned-cash to
be shocked by Mr.. George, and were
not accommodated.
Ursula Trent is the story of a mod
ern revoltee. who forsakes the an
cestral hall of her fathers and goe.
into Londons half-world, where sh,
, has successive love affairs with meI
Of light consciences. Manhattan
sophmoric critics have roasted tn,
book on grill. II is "nawsty." and ;
few other things. But undoubtedly /
> is life-as certain folk in Englan,
other half. which generally is hid be
hind the curtain.
One may say that Ursula Trent o
Ciber Court could not be true L
American life. We differ with then
only a few weeks ago one of Balti
more's former society bellies, and
daughter of one of Americas grea
. money magnates. committed suicid
= in New York City after having live
.. a life very similar to that which Nj
q George let's his protagonist lead. 1
A fact, there are thousands of Ursul
/ Trents in this country. and every othe
1 country. That is the pity of it. w
q would not blame Mr.. George for writ
70 ing a book which we cannot hearth
q approve; we would merely say, Go
% grant that some day the world may |
Il so made that parents will keep abreai
x of the times, and not permit the
m daughters to stray away.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-10-17
THE MAN FROM MICHIGAN.

The Republican members of the
Senate Committee on Privileges and
Elections having thrown coat OF
whitewasf on the political soul of Com
mander Truman II. Newberry. who
got his toga under most peculiar cir
cumstances, we may expect a warm
fight on the Senate floor within the
next few days. IL Ia time for the
report to come before the Senate as
whole, and when II does we may
expect those Republicans whose
souls are not stamped by the dollar
mark 10 make a fight against the re-
tention OF the man from Michigan.
One OF these is Senator William s.
Kenyon OF Iowa, who really is the
keystone OF the Republican progress
sive arch. Senator Kenyon was a
member OF the Senate Committee on
Privileges and Elections, but his coll
leagues evidently feared that he might
prove too obstreperous when the New
berry case came up for discussion.
Anyway. he was removed from that
Committee. without having been con-
suited. and was made Chairman of
the Committee on Education and
Labor.
This action muzzled Senator Ken
yon for the time being. In order to
permanently gag him II is said in
Washington that he recently was Of
fered a Federal judgeship in hope
that he might be removed from the
Senate before the Newberry case
came on the floor. But Senator Ken
yons backbone contains a bit of the
ramrod quality. He is sitting quietly
in the Senate. waiting for the hour tc
arrive when the Republican major
ity will attempt to place permanent
coat OF glossy white paint over tn,
! temporary whitewash which now GOV.
ers the political soul of the man from
Michigan. We have a suspicion thai
the gentleman form Iowa win turn tn,
paint barrel upside down before h,
I finishes speaking. i. There ar,
some men in this world who have n,
| price.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-10-17

Ursula Trent Ii not pretty book.
1t shocks us I'm Puritan America be-
cause we are not accustomed to cer-
tain moral change which is taking
place abroad. We heartily disapprove
OF the book because we heartily dis
approve OF the life which II pictures.
II shows a sad phase of life which
will be with us until we change our
thought bit. That's all there is TO
Il.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-10-17
FREIGHTS AND LUMBER,

The necessity of freight-rate re-
duction is under serious consideration
by President Harding, the Senate
Committee on Interstate Commerce
and the railway executives. The
executiv ! believe the only yay Ia
a reduction of rates is reduction Of
wages. They propose, as a means to
this end, the transferring of the wage
fixing power from the Railroad Labor
B' I'd to the Interstate Commerce
Commission, which fixes rates. as the
two functions are so interdependent
that they cannot logically be separat-
ed.
The present system opens the way
to certain irrespOnsibility on the part
of each of the Government boards
Wages may be fixed regardless OF
rates, and the responsibility for rates
may be evaded by placing the blame
on the wage-hxing power. Labor, how.
ever, must not be subjected to any
arbitrary policy which ignores the hu.
man and social element Of the wage
problem.
In any case freight rates must b,
reduced. At present they are .strangl.
ing agriculture, Industry and com.
merce. A member of the st. I,oui,
Lumber-.en's Exchange stated tn,
other day that fir boards, for whicF
the mill in Washington State received
Sc per thousand by the carload wer,
delivered f. o. b. st. Louis at SIS, tn,
entire difference being chargeable I,
freight. Retailers expenses O
handling and profit brought the pric,
0 the consumer to s2S. The Exchang
d ares that but for freight charge
lumber would be selling at lower price
today than before the war!
This beng the case the chief culpri
in building stagnation seems OF Il
obvious. Freights on building ma
teriaf must come down. In this con
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-10-17
RIPPING RHYMES.
BY Walt Mason.
THE MODER~ GIRL.

The other day while chasing
along the thoroughfare, my old
bus blew a casing. and l was
stranded there. l heaved a sigh
abysmal, and started to perspire
and life seemed bleak and dismal
II hate to change a tire. For I
am old and chessy, my hinges
groan and crack, my ancient
lungs are wheesy. and cricks are
in my back. With rusty jack I
wallowed upon the baking soil,
and, toiling there. l swallowed
about a quart Of oil. Then on her
motorcycle up came jemima
Blair; Wei, in the name Of
Michael" she said, you've
grief to spare Your clothes
you're disarranging, your whisk-
ers are on fire; you are not built
for changing a non-skid rubber
tire. Go, rest--for rest is brac-
ing-beneath yon sycamore, and
will change the casing, so
don't swear any more" And I
had said this maiden was frivol-
Gus and vain. a modern female
laden with isms most insane.
Because she was athletic, and
wore a maunish hat, I'd said it
was pathetic to see a girl like
that. Because she rode her pony,
one leg on either side, I'd said
she was too phony to be q good
youths bride. Il viii not let you
wrestle," l said, with my old
scow: man is the stronger yes
sci. in theory, anyhow. But since
you've made the offer, | doff my
hat to you; ana I'm the cham
peen doffer when great souls are
in view"
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-10-17
MEETINGS TONIGHT.

Bayard Legion.
Mt. Calvary Club.
j. c. S. Fraternity.
Democratic League.
Appomattox, S. of V.
Delta Chapter, r. A. NJ.
Paperhangers' Union.
Sumner Post, G.. A. r..
Camp No. 5, p. o. S. A.
North End Athletic Club.
Delaware Lodge, S, OF II.
Antietam Lodge. o. l. A.
Wilmington Lodge of Elks.
Delaware Lodge. 1. o. @. f.
Fidelity Lodge, A, Q. Z. w.
Delmarvia Union, b. l.. r.
Brandywine Lodge, l. o. o. +.
Washington Lodge, X. of z.
Beta Hive, No. /, 0. l.. Q. III.
Harmony Council, L.. f, Of A.
Beta Tent, No. ?, X. O. T. NJ.
Santa Maria Council, X. of G.
Minqua Tribe, Impd. o. r. M.
Blue Rock Council, l.. O. r. c.
Brownson Library Association.
National Protective Association.
ST. Benedict's Beneficial Society.
Wilmington Council. o. u. A. NJ.
Diamond Council, Jr. o. Z. A, NJ.
Lady Miller Lodge, No. 6, S. Of b.
Brandywine Library Association.
Ladies' Catholic Benevolent Asso.
| Bricklayers' International Union.
Wilmington Aerie, No. "a, f. o. e.
BE r.evolent Pioneer Library Asso.
Delaware Conclave, II. or $. w. NJ.
Delaware Council, No. 9, A. o. S. f.
Christine Encampmept. I. o. o. +.
Ushers' Union, Union M. E. Church.
Eleventh Ward Democratic League.
NJ. b. & p. l. Z. (Bricklayers' Union
Wilmington Circle. Il. of A., No. rs
VIM. Mckinley Circle. H.. or S. w.
WI. & Brandywine Council, o. u. A. n
Wilmington Circle. f. Of A., Nos. Z, s,
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-10-17
-
DIR. Crafts Here Next Sunday.

DR.. Wilbur F. Crafts, superintendent
of the International Reform Bureau.
will be in Wilmington next Sunday,
when he expects to address an even
dozen meetings. lie will be at West
Presbyterian Church in the morning:
Union NJ. +. Sunday school at 2 in the
afternoon st. Paurs NJ. Z. at and
Hanover Presbyterian aenight. There
will be other meetings, but the details
have not been arranged.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-10-17

first. as their nostrils are nearer to
the moor. -. If colored lights win
save sinners. then let us have them.
Hut in the meanwhile. good ventila-
tion will prove a boon TO the devout
who already are listed among the
sheep.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-10-17
THE MIRROR OF
PUBLIC OPINION

nection Is well for st. Lousans 20
remember that thore liz an nll-wnter
route 10 st. Louis both from the
Pacific lumber district and the South
ern pine regions.--st. Louis POST
Dlapafph
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-10-17
Asbury to Celebrate Anniversary

The one hundred and thirty second
anniversary Of Old Asbury NJ. K.
Church, Third and Walnut streets, win
be observed with special program Oc-
tober % to 80.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-10-17

Use the classified ad section like
you use the telephone book. The ads
are all indexed under their correct.
specific classification headings.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-10-17

The ad may be cancelled as soon as
re-Ilts are obtained. and charge will
be made only for the days the ad has
run.--Adv.
The daily banner. (Cambridge, Md.) 1897-2008, 1921-02-12

keting conditions rests upon the
shoulders of the producers Of wheth-
re it should be shared by the consunl-
ers. Certainly. however, the con-
sumers have a vital interest in the
matter In this connection it may
be noted that legislation is required
to permit the organization on an
efficient basis of cooperative asso-
Citations of consumers of farm prod
ucts. AS was pointed out above, it
is probable that the inherent diff
culties in the way of marketing
direct to the individual will limit
the volume of business so transacted
to a relatively small compass. 1t
does not follow, however, that dl-
rect marketing between co-opera-
tive producers associations ana
cooperative consumers assocla-
tons is limited to the same extent.
Experience in this field is lot eX-
tensive; but, assuming that such
associations are IegaliZed and con
Quoted on a sound business basis,
there are evident economies to be
realized in marketing TRANSACTIONS
such as would certainly tend to re-
duce the spread" between produc-
ers' costs and consumers prices
There is at least a strong presump-
ton in favor of such legislation ana
the jewellers in both city and county
might study the subject with mutu'-
might study the subject with nnItu-
al benefit.
The daily banner. (Cambridge, Md.) 1897-2008, 1921-02-12

PoliteEess costs nothing but It -
valuable asset. .---,--------------..~--ssaz
The really successful nlan
build success ever IN the foundations
of others failures. [,
The daily banner. (Cambridge, Md.) 1897-2008, 1921-02-12
COSTS OF PUBLISHING
NEWSPAPERS INCREARE
No Chance Seen For Reduction OF
Expenses In Near Future.

No Chance Seen For Reduction OF
Expenses In Near Future.
Harrisburg. Pr, Feb. 1O.-News-
paper publishing costs are at the
very highest point and are still in
creasing, said T. R. Williams of Pitts
burgh, president of the American
Newspaper Publishers Association,
, addressing a meeting of the Penn
sylvania Associated Daily here las
night.
Unoer such conditions, there is nj
possibility of decreasing advertis
ing rates, Mr.. Williams said, adding
that advertising rates were too low
before the war, and in the last few
years have not increased in proper
ton to increased publishing rates
The speaker gave figures tending tC
show that publishers costs have in
creased nearly 200 per cent in re
cent years and that advertising rate!
advanced less than half that amount.
ut is certain" he said, that con
tract newsprint prices will remain
permanently higher than before the
war. Advertisers who know news
paper conditions are not asking fo
a decrease of advertising rates, az
they know that at present rates
their advertising space is the loWest
priced commodity they buy"
The daily banner. (Cambridge, Md.) 1897-2008, 1921-02-12
UAIBORNE-ANNArUllS. ttRRY.Ioc
IN EJECT JANUARY Fl. 1924

Leave Claiborne 10 A. M, daily (ex-
pit Sunday additional trip on Fri
~ evening at 7:15.
Leave Annapolis, $40 P. H., Gaily-
kept Sunday. with extra trip leav-
y Annapolis 8 a. Nj, on Monday and
atuTGaV
Sunday, leave Claiborne ? NJ
Il. @. HOWARD.
I.enerAl Manager
The daily banner. (Cambridge, Md.) 1897-2008, 1921-02-12
MONEY TO LOAN

have funds in hand for immeol
ate investment which l will loan OH
first mortgage, in sums OF from
$1,000 to $4,000.
A. STENGLE MARINE
2-10-6t Attorney aI: ha"
The daily banner. (Cambridge, Md.) 1897-2008, 1921-02-12
nou,N GO THE PRICES

Mixed wood <2S5: all split pin"
q 90: nice seasoned oak s2.25H :As
do nv own hauling. will see: tna'
YOU get good loads. &c
F. l.. VANE.
phoo sas-R Cambridge. Md
The daily banner. (Cambridge, Md.) 1897-2008, 1921-02-12
.EOR SALE

Fordson tractor equipped with
plows and disc harrow. in first class
condition, 1920 model; apply, j..
IICHARD SMITH. 2-2tf
The daily banner. (Cambridge, Md.) 1897-2008, 1921-02-12
= FRIENDLY TIL
FRESH FISH

We have now opened our fish
house for the season and will have
fresh bay fish on hand daily. Phone
SAT. R. w. PARKS &, CO.
2-10-1mo.