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Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-05-02
JUST FOLKS
H. Iduar A lua.i
SIRE NGTH.

A little mirth. little care.
\ burden now and then to bear.
\ passing smile, a neeting tear.
These mark tho days of every year.
And life is good or life is had
According to the faith we've had.
Blue skies and sunshine come and 60.
The Checrless winds Of winter blow
Across tho path of life. and then
The Fpriugtime blossoms bud again,
And all must carry SORROWS cross.
For who would gain must suffer loes
Life rests us that We may endure.
There is no door that Is secure
Against despair and hurt and voc.
All these the richest man must know.
And at the last his worth Is known
According to tho strength hea shown
Nor gold nor fame can keep away
The tempest when tho clouds grow
gray,
An that can live unto tho last
Are memories % The happier PAST
Thus life Is good 81 life iF bad
According to the faith we've had.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-05-02
Try an Every Evening Want Adv.
RTPPLING RHKMES.
azs=.a=pass
BY Walt Mason.
JOY OF LIFE.

It's plea SAINT to he living when
springtime has the floor. and na-
lures kindly giving the best She
has in store The blue birds and
the red ones their lays trium
phant sing: I'm sorry for the
dead ones who can't enjoy the
spring. Its pleasant to be tramp
ing along the dewey void. at early
morning. lamping the beauties
manifold. oh, there are times
and seasons when woes my soul
exhaust, and I have divers rea-
sons for thinking life n frost:
when winter winds are shaking
the chimney and the door. and
rheumatism's making each pass
ing hour bore: when autumn
transforms drizzle as though
they'd never quit, [ feel that
life's a fizzie that ne'er will make
a hit. But springtime makes me
grateful that ] am here to see,
and any gent is hateful who
doesn't prance with me. The
people leave their couches TO
greet the smiling morn. the kick
ers and the grouches, the sickly
and forlorn: the hungry and the
fed ones. they form a merry ring,
I'm sorry for the dead ones who
can't enjoy the spring. But may
be they are knowing a spring
that never dies, where clouds are
never blowing across the spangled
skies; and maybe they are giving
some thought To as. and say
Were sorry for the living
their spring must pass away
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-05-02
SOME EXAMPLES OF
''BIG NAVY" PROPAGANDA
Many Rumos Say That Great Britain Building War Vessels 70
Japan, But Investigation Reveals Nothing Of
the Kind
driving Japaneae

,e japanese Government namely. an
order for some special curved arTnur for
ships and for some sets ~ Diesel on
gInea for submarines from Vickcra. Ltd,
and an order for armor piercing shell
from Hadneld. Ltd. This, he informs us
IL the sum total of work being executed
In the United Kingdom on behalf Of the
Japanese Navy.
I'm an interview with capt. S. Koba-
yashi, the Japanese Naval Attache in
London, he learned that there was
practically no possibility Of warahip
orders being placed abroad. owing 70
the fact that tho Iapgnesa shipyarda
were very nhort Of xork and were,
therefore. most anxious 10 secure any
orders which might be available. Hence
tho attache thought that tho Japanese
Government would not contemplate
placing orders for warship8 in foreign
country.
Referring to certain criiiciana which
have boen made in regard 10 the depar-
ture of British airmcn Tor Japan. our
correspondent informs us that these
men are goIue not "a a part of a special
mission but simply ae private individ
uals. They arc nearly nll ex officers g
of the Royal Air servlce whom demo
bllizatiou has loft without a Job, and
they are naturally eager To accept em-
rIoymont in the flying line wherever
Il can be found
So much for this mares meet which
is typical II much ~ tho altogethcr
vicious and deaiRnedlv misleading prop
aea uds which is being prosecuted not
in the interest of peace but in the en-
deavor to stir up suspicion between
great peoples whom tho strose ~ the
great war has brought into relations
uf mutual eonfdanee and respect
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-05-02
From the Scientific American

The propaganda for driving the Unitedt
States into the construction of a navy
larger and more costly than the present
world conditions demand has resorted 10
many half statements and positive mis-
statements which cannot be too quickly
nailed down and refuted. Prominent
among these has been the announce
ment that Great Britain is building for
Japan several huge wnrshps greater
than anything yet designed. The In
ference which the sponsors for ihlg I'm
truth were hoping that Congress would
draw was the obvious one that eng
lands good faith in stopping warship
construction and cutting down her navy
was questionable, since the building OF
many big warships for her ally. Japnn.
was tantamount. In the event of hoe
tilitiea. To building them for herself.
Tho most interesting gact about this
statement is that u IL absolutely I'm
true. Great Britain has no military
alliance with Japan. az far as this coun
try Ia concerned. the United HtateH
having been expressly exempted as
possible enemy: and Furthermore. Great
britain ia not building "A Singh capital
ship either for herself or any othef
power. This we have aaeertained
through our London correspondent.
whom, asked To make thorough In
vesigation. lie writes us that no capi
tai ship of any kind ia ~ present built
ing or completing In tho United King
dom either to British 81 foreign order.
nor has tho keel of warehip Of any
description been laid to- foreign order
since the nrtnIsticc lie tells us that
after spending some time IN inveatigat
ing these ruunfs he found that the only
grain of truth lay In the fact that tho
following contracts have been placed hy
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-05-02

ties for the unfortunate" Again IL
must he remembered, the city Is not
constructing this course; private In
dividuala are The city only gives the
use of certain land. which is not bring
ing In n penny today.
our writer argues from the wrong
premise: and we imagine that many
others are doing the same. That is
why we arc dovoting this space to dis
pelIing the idea that the city is spend
ing money FOR luxuries for the
fortunate" Tho city Is not spending
a cent for the fortunate"
We hope that there will bc no further
complaints against this project. II GER
tainly should be understandable That
not the city's money, but that of private
individuals will be used in providing
links for everyone.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-05-02
AMERICA FIRsT-IS EUROPE.

Every day deepoua The note of na-
hpnai sell. assertivaness IN the indira
tionE 81 the new atlminlHtratinn.a for-
etgn policy. Europe IS being tolI what's
what Does she fancy that she can
1Yeriook or ignore The United states n
working nQt the war settlements Tie
state Department IS letting her know
that the thing can't he done America
demands - hn heard. This country IN
sizta upon It's righffu place in European
caunsels- II ia going ~ put hack Is
repre sentative on the Reparations COM
mlsion There 3 to be i meeting If
Tho Supreme Council 20 discuss he af-
fairs Of Austria. An agent of the United
states vii be there 50 II ia with the
whole line u questions growing out ~
The war America serves notice on the
astonished chancelleries 5t Europe that
they "iii reckon III If they leave ner
out
They night meekly reply that +hey
never did want 10 leaV. her ouf. and
that they had imagined that she had
taken herself out. Bu. What tnev vii
probably 4o is "a vlesv with pleased
hut silent surprise this rezolutc forcing
nf America into Europe. ~ the name Of
national self-interest and eagle-screarn-
ing. What the United states would not
do under the guse II ofty aItruism il
may he got to ID "a vigorous Amor
ieanisn let rs be perfectly frank
with these foreign statesmen who
thought OF deciding the financial settle
ments OF tho war without consulting the
richest nation on earh. Gentlemen. you
have been dreaming II YOU think that
You can give away islands and colonies
without asking where we come in. you
have lot 70 learn about the true
meaning Of America first" And rs FOR
your League OF Nations. you had better
be careful or America viii just step in
and run it herself.-N. Y Times.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-05-02
CITY NOISES.

Men of science in "A Chicago labofa-
tory are going to work to cure our
American cities of the bad habit of
making too much noise.
No doubt, the far future will find our
twentieth century primitive in it's toler-
ance of so many brands of turmoil.
Wherever the surface car lines inter
sect there is a succession of slamming
crashes day and night that suggests a
distant artillery duel The motorcars
vie with one another To produce weird
cries that shall startle the 1aded ear of
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-05-02
EVENING SMILE.
SEIT.FxpIANAT0Ry.

Recruiting Sergeant "Wota yer name
and wot branch of service d'yc want 10
he IL?
Perkins 'who stammoreN "rup-p-p-
p pun pun
u <. writing Cant speak English
and wants 70 Join machine gun OUTFIT. /.
sign Fainter Who ordered this
Standing ruom Only sign clerk
4 lodging housckccpor IIe wants 10
hang il outside the bathroom door sat
urlav nishtS" American Legion Week +
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Ola Lady OnterroEating her cham
feur's small i,oy> Wei. my little man.
and do you know who l atnT' Small
Roy Yes vou're the old lady what
Eoes for rides IN my daddv'e -
London Punch
Aunt Iucv-"W hen young Mr. Hug
gins kissed Won why didn't Won scream -
Vera Pnippc-'1 Was afraid some ono
might hear me.~-roston Globe,
They married tor love- ''Yoz. =
And NOW ehos suing him for divorce 80
Yes Discovered that she had to have
something TO eat as well."-Dctroit Free
Press
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-05-02
QUESTIONS AND ANswrps

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Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-05-02
AR. Pierre 5. du FONT.

Mr. Pierre :. du Font,
du Pont Building city.
Dear Sir. The local papers 81 April
29th ana 3oth published a letter dated
April 10th addressed BY you ~ Cover
nor Denney in which among other
things you stated your belief that the
elimination from the new school law
Of certain prov isions found in the pres
ent school law. was intended as notice
to the state Board of Education that i
should act in a way decidedly against
the interests of the pupils and of good
education: and further that you had
been told that i, whom you credit with
i large share in drawing the new school
law. had stated that this was the pur-
pose for which the changes were made.
made no such statement such
statement. under the circumstances.
would have been idle and ill-judged
The changes themselves warrant the
Inference that the Legislature intended
corresponding variations from the pres
ent administration of school affairs. II
such inference was all you intended TO
establish. your use Of my name TO sup
port it, especially when such use was
based on mere report, is not readily in
telligible. and in its context, is apt 70
bc confusing. To guard against such
confusion, alloS me 70 suggest the fol-
lowing facts.
ContirAIed on page ?
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-05-02
APPRRCIATIoT.

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,,t~,o.. J,ryrruav You have
t.-,,a..e ~,,re-sea tha Thought traf r
- o,erv ~ service fnan.
-..l,r,, ~ EDITORIAL ~ THE
MFPFchN LEGION WEEK III |1t
ing fhaf + l.e gjrar dHa puh'l"'iF i'"
win recall fhat The Legion iried 10
the eacter his jnaf deserts h1t
III. al. +, mat tirne. Possibly
-, -. matter taken un again.
+. ,hte IL brIzt- shiz disgrace
to Arnrrrian sp0rtErna nship uF'"F'
f,ontiar has an OPPORTUNITY n ~ s"
you're vrry truly
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Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-05-02
MEETINGS TONIGHT.
tnlon Fire Co.

Unlon Fire Co.
Bayard Legion.
Liberty Fire Co.
Reliance Fire Co.
Weccacoe Fire CO.
Mt Calvary Club.
l. S. 3 Fraternity.
Democratic League.
Water Witch Fire Co.
Sumner Post, G. A. r.
Apollo Castle, X. G.. L.
Camp No. 5, j. O. S. A.
Division No. 6, A. o. II.
Eureka Temple, l.. G. +.
Camp No. 2, r. o. s. A.
Delmarvia Union. B. J.. !.
Alpha Council, j. O. II. G.
Antletam Temple, o. u. A.
Washington Lodge. K. OF p.
Appomattox Camp, S. Of H.
Delmarvia Lodge, /. .. Q. Il.
Harmony Council, l.. +. Of a.
Beta Tent, No. 2. K. o. l.. M.
Santa Maria Council K. Of G.
Blue Rock Council, o. u. r. G.
Brandywine Lodge. I. o. o. y.
Minqua Tribe. Imp'd o. r.. III.
st. Benedict's Beneficial Association.
Bricklayers' International Union.
Wilmington Aerie, No. z. T.. o. +.
Lady Miller Lodge. No. 6. S. of p.
Christine Encampment. !. o. Q. f.
Eleventh Ward Democratic League.
b. NJ. p & l. Bricklayers Union.
Delaware Conclave, II. or s. w. NJ
Ushers' Union, Union NJ r. Church.
Wash. and Lafayette, Chap. r. A. NJ.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-05-02
THE NEW SCHOOL LAW.

Editor Ever Evening VIII YOU
nlease give me space III v0ur paper for
the jncIoScd communication and obuse:
Yours very TRULY
Chas. F. Curley
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-05-02
WHAT THE PEOPLE SAY
Thoughts and Comments on
Every Evening Readers.
From Punch

The gull narna and address of the writer
must accompany eaCh ietfeFs NJ.
eaFiiy FIR publication but ~ eFiH~il,gs - -
gUpd faith Anonymous cofnfn0 f.s 49,. 80.
will he ignored Publicaugh ~ iF.r
-. 49, ~ te,,e,,i1g ~ fhe opinions therein
EXPRESSED
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-05-02

Knowltun IIanEes paid ~ Nolio
$3l tday that hed owed him sinDD
1859. an then asked ,er oeo
script.on quite soo game wur ht
at th home MISS TaNn. Ar'ie
night close daaeln a. riddles Nhat,
away th hours
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-05-02
FACTS ABOUT WILMINGTON.

reader sends us the following
Ctter:
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-05-02

Sir. I have the honor go remain,
Your humble. obedient servant
sir Roger 3e Coveriey.
Wilmington the Delaware.
April IS. 1921
The New York herald., 1921-04-24
WASN'T FAIR, SAYS
BRYAN OF ELECTION
Republicans Didn't Let Us
Know Until 1t Was All
Over

The last election wasn't fair; The
Republicans didn't let us know there
was an election until 1t was all over"
said William Jennings Bryan yester-
day when asked about the prospects OF
the Democratic party. But we win
know ali about It two years from aow,
and it IS easily possible that we will
elect the next House OF Representa-
tives." Mr. Bryan IS stopping at the
Hotel Chatham
The fight for the next Congress, he
said will be along economic lines. LIZ
will be a question rs to how the Re-
publican party has handled the prob
lens of readjusting taxes and curbing
the profiteer.
"Something has certainly got TO be
done" he said. Senator Calder tells
us the coal men had profiteered to the
extent Of one and half billion dollars
year. That is greater than the
amount stolen by all the thieves In all
the jails and penitentaries in the United
States"
Asked what he thought Of the prog
ress made by the Harding Administra-
ton, Mr.. Bryan switched to the sub
ject uppermost in mis- mind.
II think the Presidents s message was
most encouraging" he said. Il have
no doubt we are going into cooperation
with other nations. The terms OF the
agreement are not as material as the
fact Of the agreement. We are going
to contribute toward world peace. The
sentiment In favor of disarmament by
agreement is overwhelming. The main
issue may be whether we will require
an agreement on the part of the other
nations. or, on failure to obtain 1t, will
act alone
Mr.. Bryan could see no danger Of
war with Japan, but he thought general
disarmament should be urged so as to
make ii less prob4ble.
These are the governmental reforms
Mr. Bryan sees coming:
Limitation Of the Presidents tenure
of office to single term Of four. or
six years. the Presidents term to be-
gin in January after his election, and
the session OF the new Congress to
begin at the same time. rather than
thirteen months after its election.
That will make II possible for the two
sessions OF Congress TO be completed
before the succeeding election OF mem
bers
The New York herald., 1921-04-24

George and from the Prince of Wales
were read.
Sir George Foster caused the greatest
excitement OF the evening by saying:
There Is entirely too much maudlin
sympathy displayed toward Germany
to-day. II Germany had won the war
what terms OF peace would she have
exacted?"
Like the British Ambassador he plead
ed for solidarity among the nations who
defeated the Central Powers.
I'VE who stood together in the war"
he said. Should stand together until
the objects of that war are attained.
The essence OF the thing We fought re-
mains with us yet. AS for Canada, all
that we put into the war we put in as
an investment in freedom"
The New York herald., 1921-04-24
CEDDES APPEALS
FOR SOLID FRONT
British Ambassador Warns
Against Attempts to Split
Allies.

Sir Auckland Geddes, the British Am
bassador, told the men and women at
tending the annual dinner of the 81
;;eorge,s Society last night in the wal
aor4-Astori a that the same agencies ano
movers that forced the world 10 iish'
Germany in the cause of freedom are
now at work seeking TO retrieve some
thing Of their shattered hopes ps
.stranping the peoples who drove the
Kaiser into exile
He called attention TO the fact tha'
in all parts of the globe ~ Georse
Dav was celebrated at dinners last nigh'
except in London. There the punllc ce'-
ebration had been abandoned because OF
industrial troubles in England, Scotland
and Wales
1T seems the old fight against tyr
ranny is being fought again as It has
been fought and will be fought ne
said '"The assaults upon freedom are
caaseless. The price Of freedom is eter-
nal vigilance and watchfulness.
Then he paid his respects to the di-
rectors of the transport workers in
England. He characterized them as men
who sought to force something upon
the English people despite the fact that
the English people did not want It,
Those men suddenly realized that
they We're opposed by a spirit that is
not to be daunted nor set aside"
1t was not to be expected. he said.
that the enemies OF democracy would
cease their activities as soon as WELL
lam Hohenzollern deserted his people.
"They still hope that hostility may
replace international friendship and un-
derstanding,n he declared. within
each country there are whispereis who
have nothing more to lose and every
The New York herald., 1921-04-24

wireless control while she Is being at
tackled by the aerial fleet. She will be
under control of the battleship Ohio.
There will be no human being on the
Iowa, vet she win be speeding at full
steam while air craft attack her. Every
movement she makes will be under con-
tror of a man at a keyboard on board
the battleship Ohio. Bombs will be
dropped on the Iowa from heights vary
ing from 500 to 5000 feet.
1t had not been determined tonight
whether 1t win be possible to actually
destroy the Iowa in time for President
Harding to see it. 1t had been arranged
to sink the Iowa with the captured Ger
man feet off the Virginia Capes early
in June Fifty army planes and prob
ably an equal number OF navy machines
have been selected TO take part in the
bombing OF these German ships.
The Iowa, however. will be the only
ship under wireless control The navy
planes that will take part in the destruc-
ton OF the Iowa are Of the F-5-L class,
each machine carrying crew of five
men and five bombs. and the NC class
carrying nine men in the crew and six
bombs each.
The Iowa left the Norfolk Navy Yard
Friday on what will probably be her
4 ~
the control OF the Ohio. Her decks had
been stripped Of the big guns that
wrought havoc at the battle of San
tiago when the Spanish feet attempt
ed to escape the American fleet.
There was not soul on board the
historic craft. yet she steamed down the
harbor as gracefully as she did when
the late Admiral Fighting Bob Evans
carried his flag at her after peak. She
looked like a thing under the spell Of
supernatural influences, yet she did not
swerve an inch off her course.
The battleship Ohio. steaming a short
distance ahead of her spellbound charge.
led the helpless craft through the cham
nel passing several hundred ships on
her way to Hampton Roads. Each ship
she passed blew farewell salute to the
former pride of the American Navy.
The Iowa's siren was silent, however.
Not sound came from her, yet she
appeared to appreciate the kindly sa-
lutes. When she passed the Naval Hos
pital a ray Of sunshine shot across her
barren decks and she seemed to ac-
knowledge the noisy but weirdsome greet
ing from passing vessels by displaying
her outlines from stem to stern in the
God-sent light for just few moments,
Then the sun disappeared and she fol-
lowed obediently in the wake of the
Ohio. her sombre sides looming gray
and cold under the cloud that obscured
the sun.
The New York herald., 1921-04-24

thing to gain by trying to dissolve the
solidarity that faced autocracy in the
war. There are no such questions such
as those whisperers desire to make us
believe exist. There is no question
that a half dozen men could not solve
sitting around table.
England has had labor troubles be-
fore. England has labor troubles now.
She will have them again. But England
will remain the same England as she
has remained"
The other speakers were Sir George
r.. Foster, Canadian Minister of Trade
and Commerce. and George Wharton
Pepper. About 500 persons attended the
dinner. Dr. Walter Eyre Lambert,
president Of the society. presided. Tele-
grams OF congratuation from King
The New York herald., 1921-04-24
Automobiles Stolen

The following automobiles we're reported
ttolen in q report sent out last night from
Police Headquarters.
Packard 1917 touring. blue body. yellow
wheels; 117+2G n. "; motor. 1902.
Chevrolet 1920 touring, 355Ts n. y. otor.
p9l317. -
chandler 1920 touring. blue body: ll9064
s. Y; motor, 1913.
8ulck 1920 touring. lO2aT3 n. ". motor,
scG1as
cadillac 1921 coupe. I64s7 n r.; motor
apt1G0.
Chevrolet 1920 sedan; 96o5 y. y. motor,
1888.
Buick 1920 touring, physicians plate on
radiator: eta42o y. ~ motor, 6T4i35.
Ford 1917 touring i5405l ~ T.; motor,
studebaker 1921 touring 2as6J ~ v; motor
t9ObI.
Ford 1920 touring. initials = X. on doors
3gO03 ~ 81. motor i.Ss60l.
Mercer 1919 runabout, gray; 25l5 N. y;
motor is72.
Buick 1918 touring. 43I2N n. -. motor,
4Ti1fs. -