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Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-04-23
PRICE FIXING BY UNIONS TO END.

Manifestly the public suffers when
labor unions by agreement with en-
ploying associations attempt to FIX
prices at which things shall be sold to.
or services performed for. patrons.
Against such wrongs the public has no
defense save by the creation Of statute
law to punish the conspiracy. II the
fiagrant case of the Photo Engravers
Union has led 10 a statute broad enough
To cover all like oftenscs We shall ap-
prcciatc the boon Apparently the
amendment TO the DonnelIy Antitrust
daw, now in the hands of the governor
who has approved il in advance, will
accomplish that result.
What the photo-engrayers did in ef-
feet was to say to a combination of
employers. Fix prices that Will cover
big profits for yourselves and big wages
for us; adhere 10 those prices and We
viii soc that you have no outside com
petition to meet" The employers had
to pass the hurtnn along TO the buying
public. 1t was an unjust burden and
the protest against it was reasonable
Price fixing by unions is as PERM
cious as price fixing by trusts. New
York State will no longer make an ali
sured distinction between the two
of the new law may be regarded as
negligible. It is wholly in accord with
the recognized principles of funda-
mental-law Interpretation. brooklyn
Eagle.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-04-23
THE MIRROR OF
PUBLIC OPINION.

benefits which have been won by or
gaUlzed labor
Mr. Nelson hit the nail aquarai,. On
tn head q drive it .nto the cotfin II
predatory radie4llsru
Lenihe and company arc The apostles
of dlsorganized labor Their nrofegsed
phrpose Is % So employer ana en-
pioyed n odds he world over
The arc out 70 destroy the stable
es.9H"in" condition which men pro-
due and business dourtshes.
Talking bIind red mutinv gets M
Wnefs tte VINO brings together over me
table "f quiet conference. IN d lnufuaIlv
eonetiatory temper those vino hava 4
misuudefstaa adins Is the real FRIEND If
Aad3s9rS - order of society
Organized labor cannot .tceept tba
Communist tenet thar enplcyefe .re
the natural ana Inevitable enemies IF
the employed. II believes thar 4vory
man has his chance 70 rise. and II
knows that the emnloye Of today be-
comes the employer Of tomorrow.
organized labor in America and Boil
shevis.n everywhere are poles asuuder.
ankle N practice ard a theory
When VIII Bolshevisnl see thar as
lar as American labor i concerned rs
no use trying g2-Philadclp L.dcer.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-04-23

deputies do all the work, while the
chief official has little to do beyond
drawing his salary. The story is stu
told In Georgetown of one county official
who visited his office at the court house
only once a month. for this profitable
purpose. his deputy and rubber stamp
rum ng the office business. How the
State Legislature has followed the evil
custom until II has more officials than
there Is any need Of is well known TO
all.
Nor is 1t hard to determine the
genesis of this surprising extravaganza
and indifference To the interests of the
people. 1t found it's origin in the mis-
erablc system of election corruption.
Our elections were grossly dcfilcd by
money. and those who prohtod by this
vile corruption also swerc dciilcd. 1t
could not be expected that they would
enter upon their official stations with
high resolves to render acceptable SER
vice. while those who had Joined in
contributing to the corruption funds
naturally looked to their official places
to recoup themselves for their outlay.
And the people. accepting this reign
of corruption and it's degrading consc-
uuenccs with minds unaffected by the
iniquity. gave no heed to its deadly
growth until very recently. when heavy
burdens of taxation made necessary hy
the official impositions and cxtrava-
ganccs. stirred them to protest.
Is there not a lesson to be learned
from this situation in our State--a
situation that should be startling IN
comparison with the moderate and
honest conditions of years ago: II is
hoped SO.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-04-23
TROLLEY CAR STOPS.

Editor p.vary Evening During M
past weak have road articles ard Bit
ter denuuciationa n the order for cars
- stop ~ Fourth and Market s'roetH
Pray tell mo why The BoHlTTard
Washington Delaware avenue a-d
Philadelphia care sfop 70 take N ard
fot on passengers ~ that Doirt h'f
uhen Il comes to West Fourth street
care then up goes the howl 1T ~
soc aouo real factH
Mr d his wife and son Nr AL -ris
wife and two daughters boarded the
car ~ Twenty third and Market streets
going ~ boat fo Philadelphia. as the
car reached Fourth and MARKET streets
fhey asked to ~ Iet RI. but the request
wae rofueed and wcrn carried ~ = point
il front ~ EDhrairu'a store nv ihe time
they got off thn rar ~ fha ooaf 1-a
gone. Those people had ~ paw m extra
fare ~ get ,o The station and chen
train fare Was that right fnr 'wo
"a axravnrs7 sor0c vfll aav WHY didn't
hex. get off ~ Fifth street r." Transfers
arc no good ~ GFisth street Mr. Howler
The new stop .eas only IN effHr+ one
day rhcn all tho noise started Don't
.ou think y should - given elir
trial9 night vatchrnar frnn7 s-eVr
Castle mad he sane expeYtance the
other morning and There wore hundreds.
including cnrnmuter hy boat to Ches-
ter. Is may please Sergeant )evcnish
- paint the stop marks near Shipley.
but taxpayers pay his salary az well as
the carfares. and piain people wonder
II the Traction 90. pays Is taxes
car Rider
Wilmington. Dol. April 2I 1921
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-04-23

would he OF great value when matters
of sociology and hygiene were dis
cussed.
We would not wish To sec any law
making body top-heavy with business
men, for that would be as bad as tho
present prepondoeancc of lawyers. But
would II not be well IL we made use of
our retired mon who POSSESS gront
talent In their given lines7 Should not
the respective states and tho ration
capitalize their brainsP Should we con-
tinuc TO let their mental energy go 10
waste? Their matured viewpoint
would be stabilizing to the body polite,
IL nothing more.
We believe that IL we could persuade
moro of our commanding figures I'm
finance. commerce. and manufacturing
to slip the harness and dabblc in poll
tics n bit that our social body would
experience fewer uphoavals.
We would experience less demaRoR-
uory. and government would tend TO
become a little more efficient than II Is
today. And the gentlemen under dis
cussion would enter on new lease In
life There Is nothing like the hurly-
hurry OF politics 10 keep the wits
aharpcned
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-04-23
JUST FOLKS
1T MBLENESs.
ny Edgar A. Guest

What IS there in skin that should lift
you from mem
What Is there in fame that should
build up a wall
Between Eod and your neiEhbor. That
never again
You should welcome him in when
ne ventures 70 call?
What IS there in greatness that you
Word OF cheer 70 the friend nho
should deny
goes by
stay down upon earth through The
months and the years
Fer ali you possess shall remain when
you so;
Nor al you have come to shall save
YOU from tears,
Nor al Of your greatness shall keep
you from woe.
And statesman. or painter. or Sifted
OF pen.
Must live out their years on this
earth among men.
What is there III fortune or fame that
should change
The nature God gave at the day Of
mans birtho
Why should success make great man
grow strange
To the neighbors who gladly rejoice
at his worth?
BE humble. be gracious. be kind 70 The
end.
The humblest Of men is worth while as
a friend
Saturday April 23
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-04-23
MANDATES AND THE TREATY.

Publication Of the Imperial Japan
ese note of February &c on the Zap
mandate. Win other correspondence
which Secretary Colby left 10 be han
died hy the new administration 50 soon
to be installed. reveals something more
than a difference OF opinion as u facts
Of record.
Besides the delicate question or what
actually happened at the meetings Of
the Supreme Council If May = 1919,
and other dates. and the due interpre-
tation of such action. the Wilson admin
istraton pointed out that. eEta Il the
japanese mandate were admitted ~
is not conceivable that other powers
should not have free and uuhampered
access to, and use Of the island for the
landing and operation of cables \
generous invitation 10 international
amity follows. IN the passage reading.
This is a right which the United
states would be disposed to grant upon
any of its unfortified islands which may
be essential for such purpose"
Upon the record the Japanese note is
explicit almost To discourtesy. 1t misses
altogether the underlying point Of right
when It says that the question whether
the island should be open 10 al nations
as a cable station seems TO be one
which should be freely settled by the
nation which has the charge Of the
place-nameiy Japan. If th3. vlaw
were TO prevail why a mandttea Where
in would a mandate differ from SOY
ereignty and full possession Tie
American view that mandatory power
is a trustee Tor civilization and for the
inundated inhabitants is not only in bet
ter accord with humane policy Il IS
clearly expressed in the treaty ITSELF
New York World.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-04-23

tory; II Is not for the purpose re ap-
propriating anything. but 10 enforce
payment Of what Is due her
The war did not leave IN it's train
the same ruins and the Hnme dcatruc-
tion in every country Where are
Germany destroyed cities?
Whore are her devastated Ealda2
Where are hor mines Hooded by "a
scientific process. and whioh cannot be
restored before i9392
Life cannot be- given back to the
dead. but citiea may be rebuilt. land
again mndo fertile, mines reopcued.
Who is tn do ihia2 Germany or France2
We ark ynu not to bolievc those who
sny that France systematically refuses
al reparaiiou offered bV Germany
France never has and never viii refuse
any raw material that GrmauY csn
give II restore seven of her departments
that were destroyed. tho area of which
oquaIa that of Connecticut. Ma aesa
ehuaetts and Rhode Island united
But France refuses and always viii
refliae German labor For five years
she had Germans on her soil wnose
WORK is there for ali tho world - SEQ
and Il has been enough She dos not
care 70 have. in tho gatb Of the worker,
tho aaue mon who lefi in heir aoidter's
uniform. She does not care - have
foreign wurknou who have laid down
in advaUce the condition thaf if they
como 70 labor ia France they are -
enjoy the fun privilege of French
workmen including hat of affiliating
with the Federation If Labor
W. aai Won not r. bolieye fhore who
sav fhaf 80 want - involve Amarra lu
every quarrel cverv intrigue. every
complication IN Europe W under
stand perfeff fly that her dertre is -
keep aw4Y from hase. ard W sh1Il Al
w8va - eager ~ sFftsst hef traditions.
proclaim haf righsa and vlel1 r. her
fair roprs aentatious. ms pe have just
yiel1ed Ia tho Yap ard eaLie matters
~ place American friendship ahoyo
All ulaterial ar financial considerations
w d0 not aak America - take our place
ii the application IF difficult treaty.
W. anIv ast her net r. mako that appli-
cation stiH nore difficult for ns hy n
couftRtnR unfair opposition ard dis
couraRsaR our just efforts
W. ask yal to aasn confidence in
M. far591s nee in orr honestly. confidence
III aaf moderation. fonhdencr II pur
destIrY Even If We 8ro alone p the
world fDrsaken by All. we waud still
f8d ia ourselves strength 4aH3reiy to
f5ee taaf destiny But 4e ask .o1 for
that raarol support wh.eh ea .his aarth
Is sometimes of far greater value shan
moro material support We need
neither men. or boats. or money, or
pity all We need y juatire-
Ard ~ ask You .a let Justice have
full sway
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-04-23

Washington. April eff Mt the end
of three weeks IN America. after having
had the honor of seeing her President,
and tho advantage of speaking init
matoly with aome of her statesmen.
Senators. and business men. | had
message for the American people. ]
would give Il the form of o PRAYER And
lkthiuk TINT Mr. Vlviana. by whose aide
! have spent these three weeks, would
join me I'm such prayer.
This is what we would say
We ask you not to believe those who
claim TINT France has forgotten the
debt contracted by her towards Ameri-
ca II is "A moral debt. because without
America we could not have got the
kaiscr on his knees. ard by now we
might perhaps be enslavcd II Is
material debt that our children and the
children of our children will not rest
until they have paid
Frances signature Is good whether
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-04-23
WILL THE LID RE Lifted

Two Presidential appointments. made
within the past few hours. incline the
| observer of governmental affairs 10 ask
the pertinent question. viii the prohibi-
ton lid bc lifted under the Harding
regime?
The first appointment was that Of
Bcu W Hooper Of Tennessee to tho
Halfway Labor Board Mr Hooper wna
slated for the Cornmissioncrahip of In
tornal Revenue. and was strongly en-
dorsed Tor tho post hy prohihitionista
II will hc remembered That ne was
Tenuesaee's famed dry" Governor.
who was elected 10 The Govornorahip
ia 1910 ana for The ncxt four years
kept that state AZ dry as the contcr
Of Sahara Hooper is a siurere man.
a prohibitionizt from principle. and a
hiGh-mindcd gentleman who cannot be
swaycd by political cxpedicney from
doing his duty lie believes IN up-
holding tho law, no matter how many
dtstljcrs' pocket hooks may bo injured.
The other appointment WAS that of
David II Blair Of winston Salon
North Carolina, who was made Com
missioner of Internal Revenue. n tho
earnest solicitation Of Secretary or tho
Treasury Mellon Mr. Blair is said to
hc an aTable gentleman who was
never noted rs a prohibition orator
Now tho significant fact about these
appointments is that the Secretary Of
the Treasury IS the boss" 81 the Com
missioner Of Internal Revenue It viii
be remembered tina, before his appoint
mont to public Office MI Mellon was
one Of the largest holders in tho famous
or notorious. il you nke-overholt
distnIcry. The day before he announced
that be would accept. Office he sold to
his brother, and others. his holding in
"Old Overholt," which totalled in the
millions Of dollars. II is a ell-known
fact that Mr. Mellon never advocated
prohibition in any form.
1t can be understood why Mr. Mellon
would object TO a ''rambunctious" pro-
hibitionist having charge of all OF the
liquor stored in the distiIery ware
houses of the country. II can be seen
that the anable Mr. Blair would make
a more efficient subordinate. We be-
Iieve that Mr.. Blair's mind and that of
Mr.. Mellon will pun together, whereas
Mr.. Hooper might have gone of at
tangent. You never can tell what these
prohibitionists viii do.
Now the question arises. are we go
ing TO have a grand fitting Of the lid.
celebration TO Bacchus. under the
present Administration? If so. will the
liquors bottled in bond and stored in
bond, begin to emerge from their cob
webbed obscurity in time for grand |
and glorious Fourth of July? Perhaps |
the question should be put to Mr.. Mel
Ion and Mr.. Blair They should Ger
tainly know.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-04-23
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It Is 10 be found on fnaucial treaty
81 on a political treaty
"Gho never eoce hack on II She will
give her last ounce of gold as she would
shed her last drnp - blood t. live ~
10 her obligations
we ask YOU not 70 believe those who
say that France ia inpefiailste Fraueo
has recovered AIaace lorraine. bone of
hor bone and aoul Of her soul. she asks
for nothing more II today sire still has
n powerful active army. II she IS oc-
cupyinE foreign aoll II Is not because
of ANY wish on her part to annex terri
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-04-23
MEETINGS TONIGHT.

Olive Temple. X. 4. r.
Wenonah Cone.avc. s. Of II.
Liberty Conelaze. = v. n.
Mechanics Lodge. /. o. Q. r.
Lenape Tribe. Impd o. L. ".
Sheet Metal Workers Association.
James \. Garfield Council. ID. III 4.
Apache Tribe, Ne. ~. Imp'd. o. R. NJ.
James a. Gouns Conclave. II. of s. " n
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-04-23
DISORGANIzED LABOR.

Sound doctrine for the ears of ali
trades unionists is to be found in tho
words OF Oscar Nelson. vice-presldent of
the Chicago Federation of Labor.
''Propagandlsts OF the Soviet" he told
the recent meeting of the federation,
have no right to accept any of the
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-04-23
EVENING SMILE.
WAS SHE OFFENDED?

very stout lady called at the tailor's
to be measured for suit. The tailor
asked the lady to hold one end of the
tape at "A certain point on her waist
line.
Taking deep breath as Of man
setting out on big journey. he took
the other end Of the tape in his hands
and remarked: IN be back in a min
ute"
And he disappeared behind the ladys
back.-Toronto Telegram.
How did you get the reputation of
being such a great connoisseur of art?"
whenever ] taw a picture that seemed
to me particularly ridiculous / declared
it was sublime. .'-Pearson's Weekly.
Every time | see that man he as
surcs me that / am growing younger"
You should see him often dear
Louisville Courier journal.
our lady help went into an
Instalment house down town.
And there she had them doll er up
For just a dollar down.
Los Angeles Times.
do you think the women slap on
the paint too thickly?" II have no cause
to complain "You are?" "A druggist"
Louisville Courtier-JOurnal.
What became Of that glass eater you
had with you last year?" asked the visi-
tor to the sideshow. We had to let him
60" replied the manager. "He got so
hitoned that he wouldn't eat anything
but imported cut-glass. New York
Sun.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-04-23
WHAT THE PEOPLE SAY
Thoughts and Comments Of
Every Evening Readers.

Tho fun name and address If the writer
must accompany each letter, mt neces-
Earliy Tor uuhiication but aa evidence -
good faith Anonymous cCruruupiCn lions
VIII he ignored Publicat tion ~ letters
does mot carry with IL indorHeunut III
Every Evening ~ the opinions therein
pNurcpped
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-04-23
PANAMA TOLL QUESTION
THE MYSTERY DEEPENS

Editor Every Evening The Senate
has approved The treaty with Coiornh hia.
a curious 3uuble u antagonist forces
aI supporting 3ne idea ar proposal
Here we're Wilson. Bryan. Harding, Re
pabiioans. Democrats ri. cpm0arlcs and
what not. al med ap for the .-eat-.
Continued On page
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-04-23
A MESSAGE TO AMERICA
FROM FRANCES LEADERS
Distinguished French Pubc Says That France Has Recovered
Asace Lorraine Bone of Her Bone. and Soul Of Her Soull
She Asks for Nothing More
Uy Stephnne Lnuzaune.
Editor of @Le Matin,- Paris.

Copyright 1921. u. S Feature Service. Inc. N. =
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-04-23

do you think the women slap on
the paint too thickly?" II have no cause
to complain" you are?" "A druggist" :"
Louisville Courtier-Journal.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1921-11-27
DRAMATIC CLUB TO
GIVE THREE PLAYS

Howard College Dramatic club will
be host to the Montevallo Dramatic
club December 8, in the college
chapel
The Montevallo Dramatic club has
Ss members, with MISS Vivian Monk,
director.
There will be three one-act plays,
"Neighbors." by iona Gale; The Res
cue" and the Floral Shop" both Har-
ward plays.
This is the first time Montevallo
has put on a play in Birmingham,
and much interest is being mani
tested.
Two of the east" in the club are
girls from Birmingham, Miss Sybel
Painter, Lula B. Hawkins; Miss Mil
dred Martin and Miss Iva Pearl Ray
are from Bessemer.
Howard hopes to make good
showing. as Montevallo did last
spring when Howard players were
guests in Montevallo.
The Howard players recently met
and organized a dramatic club for the
purpose of keeping up interest of dra-
matte work in the college.
The officers elected were: Miss Will
mer Wagner, president; Mis- Florence
Pass. secretary; B. r. Justice, treas
urer; Orlando Ogle ticket manager;
Miss Gussy May Brasfield stage man.
ager: Miss Ruth Alexander, advertis-
ing manager, and Jones Stuart, news
repOrter
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1921-11-27
CHOCTAW BEND CLUB
STAGED BIG ANNUAL
HUNT THANKSGIVING

Birmingham members of the Choc-
taw Bend Hunting and Fishing club
returned to the city yesterday from
what they declare to be one of the
most successful hunts ever given UNI
der the auspices of this club. Since
the organization OF this club 1t has
been the plan to stage big hunt
during Thanksgiving week and the
annual occurrence this year was by
far the best given, it is stated.
Beginning Monday afternoon ana
Tuesday morning the hunt continued
through Friday morning, when the
members began trekking homeward
Although the larger part of the
membership are Birmingham citizens
several people were present this year
who live in other parts of the state
Three deer were killed, as were
200 squirrels and over 200 quail.
Many rabbits were also killed and
considerable fishing was INDUCED In.
The club members made frequent
trips on the Warrior river in their
boat, "Choctaw Bend"
Among those who attended were:
Dave F.. Evans, Carl Wittichen. j. F.
Ehrhart, Harold McDermott, ]. N.
Berry, c. NJ. Bruce. Theo Nelson,
Daily Fields, NJ N. Williams. Don
Murdoch, r. NJ. Hawkins. Tom Dusen-
berry, j. F. Hawkins, B. A. schroeder
Perry Mccormick, j. Ellis Brown ana
Mr.. Woody.