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Ellsworth American., 1921-08-31
Sargentville.

SafSeHtVllc.
Mr. and Mrs H. L. Grindal and
daughter Bernice of Lynn, Mass,
are guests of Mrs. George w.
Grindal.
Mrs. Herbert R. Roberts has re-
turned to her home in Northheld'
Vt.
Mr. and Mrs Charles K. Foster
have returned from an automobile
trip to Bellingham, Wash, where
they visited Mr.. Fosters mother
and sister.
Mr.. and Mrs. Calvin E. Billings
of Dorchester Mass, and Mrs. Al
bert Billings and little daughter are
guests of Mr.. and Mrs. Frank C.
Billings.
Mrs. Charles Mason has returned
to her home in Portland.
Walter H. Sargent of Everett,
Mass, is visiting hts sister, Mrs. e.
X Foster.
Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Harding and
Miss Cornell of Cambridge, Mass,
are spending a few weeks with Miss
Hattie Harding.
The young people held success
full sale on the chapel lawn Friday
afternoon and evening. The pro-
ceeds were about 5000.
Mrs. Leonard Wesson was called
to New York last week by the seri-
Gus illness of her mother.
Mrs Gordon Taylor and daughter
Mary, of Scranton, Pa, are at their
cottage for few weeks.
Mr. and Mrs. JOHN Smith, who
have been visiting Mr. and Mrs.
Scott Lymburner, have returned to
their home in Beachm ont, Mass.
Mrs Harold Dunn and daughter
of Auburn and Misses Amelia and
Lillian Dresser of Bangor are at
tho'r cottage.
Mr.. and Mrs. Leroy Chatto and
son Winfield returned to their home
in Rockland Wednesday,
Aug. %. SIM.
Ellsworth American., 1921-08-31
AShVille.

N
There was baptism at the
chapel on Tuesday evening, with
special singing by Mrs. Mabel Stan
ley and Mrs. c. G. Small, with Mrs
Geneva Bunker organist. Much in
terest is shown in the work here,
and all appreciate the care and
work of Pastor Knowles.
Miss Eleanor Donnell of South
Gouldsboro is visiting Louise Small.
Alton Bunker spent the weekend
with his family here.
Mrs. Clara Bickford, who has
been having serious time with her
teeth, is. much improved.
E. H. Smith met with an auto ac-
cident on Town House hill on Sun
day, when his car and that or
another townsman, Fred Havey,
crashed together. Two children
were thrown out of the Smith car
and badly cut The Havey car was
badly damaged, but with few re-
pairs the Smith car will be as good
as new.
Aug "a. phoebe"
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-04-19

necessity of general education, ana re-
rarding what we today term physical
culture"
The older historians claimed that
great mon made their events. A more
scientific view is that the current OF
life occasionally washes up n man who
is needed to change the channel.
Throwing aside the religious question,
IL must be admitted that Martin Luther.
Judged I'm the light of his day. was the
man who was needed to strike the
shackles of social Ignorance which
bound all men of his day, no matter
what their religious beliefs may have
been. Those who espoused Luther's
side in his quarrel with ecclesiastical
authority were as densely ignorant re-
garding sociological matters as were
the others. His teachings were for all.
If history had passed this man by.
IL chance had not given him an oppor-
tunity to gain the ear Of the world.
modern civilization would have been
delayed in arriving. His was the
voice in the social wilderness.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-04-19
WHY NOT JUST @DAKoTAr

That one adjective North" which
forms half of the name of our state has
undoubtedly been a serious handicap
To the states Development
II instantly conjures up a picture Of
bleak prairies. billiards., cold. and snow.
It has doubtless kept thousands Of
settlers from coming to the state to IN
vestigate its possibilities for themselves.
II any good advertising man had been
consulted when the name was chosen,
he certainly would not have permitted
the word North" to be included.
The only reason why the choice Of
name of this state is now a pertinent
subject for discussion IS that there IS
some discussion In South Dakota as to
the advisabiity Of changing the name
of that state TO Roosevelt Some
South Dakotans. it appears. feel that
the name is to suggestive OF North pa-
kota for their welfare. They want a
sharper distinction drawn between the
two states, in view of the political and
financial upheavals in this state during
the last four years.
We are not offended.
More power to them.
II south Dakota would change its
name to Roosevelt" we should be more
than willing 10 retain the name" Dalxo-
Ia" and drop the prefix. North Dakota )
political and financial troubles will be
forgotten six months after We return
to our senses and get one good crop,
but that prefix North" seems to be
hitched to rs for all time to come, and
as long as we have it we will never be
able TO convince easterners and south
erners that Dakota winter IS not
something akin to an Alaskan. II South
Dakota would permit us 70 get rid Of It
by the simple process Of adopting the
name Roosevelt" for themselves. it
would he a neighborly act, and we would
forgive them for not wanting 10 appear
to associate with us Fargo Forum.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-04-19

that the ''shave-hair cut-shampoo-mas-
sage-hot towels singe-scalp culture-dan-
druff trentment-and shine" is desired In
toto. and without delay. And many a
man who only wanted to get to the
station has been given a costly view OF
the city-s sights because he did not
know the route.
We would not imply that many Will
mington workers in these trades are
guilty of such practices All, not We
think that they are above tho average.
But occasionally n notified sheep. re-
Gently whitewashed. will creep within
the fold. 1t behoovcs the older journey
men to see to II that these unscrupu-
lous ones are given their ticket of leave
pronto. The fair names of their trades
must not be tarnished.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-04-19
HARDING's WISDOM.

President Harding has announced
bill at this session of Congress. In
stead of making n raid on tho pork bar
to put through some genuine construc-
tive legislation. The new postofIice at
Corntassel Junction can wait. Busi-
ness. vitality affected by heavy taxa
ton. cannot.
Time was. when a new President
entered the White House. that the orig
inal John Doe men," together with
the other members of the successful
party. raided rhe United States Trea-
sury I'm order to build costly monumen-
tai Federal buildings at railroad cross
ings and other places from which the
distinguished soions came. Those past
actions account for many fresh-water
town possessing one building which
cost more than all the other structures
in the place combined. And of course
the taxpayers from Bangor TO Movie
land paid for such folly.
MIR. Harding has very wisely put the
brakes on such extravaganza. True.
there is need Of more Federal build
ings in some centres. But this country
now is groaning SO heavily under
taxation that IL can bear little more.
The money which might have gone for
such buildings can be used for better
purposes. IL is also a good thing for
our congressman 20 get their minds
OF OF pork" and on to Legislative sub
jects which need attention. That new
postoflce down in the sticks. to be con
structed Of Italian marble with all the
trimmings. can wait: vital business
legislation cannot
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-04-19
rs TT AN IMPAIRMENT OF CREDIT

Is IT AN UNPAID VI EN- of thbb
A Wilmington city bond issue Of
$3.50 600, bearing interest Mt AZ per
cent per annum, was disposed OF yes
teraay. hy the finance committee OF
City Council and the Sinking Fund
Commission TO two Philadelphia con-
Germs on their joint bid Of s406. 1881 80.
a discount of nearly 9ts per cent.
In plain terms. the city pays S43,-
1870 right down for disposng of this
bond issue. In the end IL VIII redeem
the issue to the extent of $3.50. 900. and
pay interest each year on s46o.ooo at
fia per cent.
Il is said that the bids for this loan
were ''considered highly favorable. and
a testimony To the high standing OF
Wilmington securftiea," but some folks
may dissent with this cheering and
congrntuiatory assumption. The least
favorable bid for the bond issue was
1896 las. a discount of sea. .S55. and even
the accepted bid seems like a severe
sacrifice Tho state OF the financial
market and the low interest rate offered
operated against more liberal PROPOSE
tons. IL rs claimed.
Perhaps 30, but there was |. time when
industrial depression and hard times
were regarded as favorable to the dis
posai of sound securities at low rates
Of interest The city Of Wilmington dis
posed OF low rate interest bonds during
the financial pansc OF s-1s7e-the
worst the country ever passed through
without submitting 70 great sacri-
fee. In 1886 the Bra ndywine Park loan
OF s1so, 900 at 81 per cent interest was
fioatcd at one-fourth Of ! per cent pre-
miun ncr $50 900 and the remainder NJ
par.
led 20 the low propositions for this
loan. Inefficient municipal administra-
ton. combined with extravagance and
high tzres, is far from conducive to ad-
vancins the financial credit Of a com
munfty.
II the people OF Wilmington consider
the matter carefully. with deep renec-
ton and Intelligent comparison with
the pass, they may see a different story
possibly one with an appealing moral
tn this unnattering result OF the city
administration disposal Of what ought
10 be considered high-class securities
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-04-19
THE MIRROR OF
PUBLIC OPINION.

the average child Of the grades spells
Sc per cent of the words correctly. 1t
Is = gratifying showing. and It is said
To be better than any other part of
the country has produced
Amid all the is1ns aud ologies the
modern child at school is expected TO
study. there still is room. and there
should be room. for the ancient and
homely three RS Of the ancestors. The
passion FOR the practical can never in
reason shut out these educational fun
as the medium Of communication be
tween man and IQan il viii be neces-
sary to know how to read to write and
10 speak words; and the higher reaches
of science. absolute or applied. are
grounded In the use of numbers that We
call arithmetic.
The bane of every modern business
is the employe who has superhcially
skated over number OF fads and fam
eies without sQlidly learning a few Of the
plain old things the little red school
house used to teach.
We sive thanks sometimes that we
have grown away from the benighted
early days of the ounces stool and cap,
the switch OF birch. the spelling bee,
the sums ON slate, the hard wooden
bench and the crude educational ap-
paratus set in motion by a teacher
ignorant Of Froebel and PesIalozzi.
Has it all been clear gain?-Philadel-
phia Ledger.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-04-19
ARR THEY Asleep

Editor Every Evening: Pleage accept
my thanks for your editorials calling
upon the authorities 70 suppregs motor
vehicle speeding in this city and state
We have the laws necesssry - deal
with speed rnaniacs. nut All tn often
those persons who should enforce E'1rh
statutes aro blind IN both eyeT w'fiie
on duty The opinion seems n prevail
in certain quarters fhat because man
pays his taxea. shouts amen" from hts
pew On Sunday. and shaveq cach morn
ing, thereby LOOKING the genternar
that he may break tho speed laws all
that he pleases. Being gentleman
Whist does Il matter that ne forgefq
and steps on the gar 70 the tune ~ u
miles m hour II pedestrian gets
in the WY. that - tho fault ~ the
pedestrian n is hIs poor luck that
he has to yVaIk-poor boob
No. arm not a professional psde~frian
I am merely an automobile owner Who
feels that the other fellow should nav"
the same right 70 life. liberty and the
pursuit n happiness" which ] claim
Ree4ides, the reckless driver = monaco
to me do not care 20 have him srna-ah
into my car which, although Il r now
three years old. Is yet some boat
Don't lei the authorities 20 n sleep.
jog their collective oonscienoas occa-
adonally. Delaware ls no place Tor
speesfers.
Yours for safety.
sane Motor Driver
Wilmington. April 10.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-04-19
BARRIERS AND TAxrDRIVERS,

The New York Herald forgot politics
for awhile yesterday and moraiized on
the downfall of certain New York
bandfth who have thrived for years by
unscrupuious attacks upon the pocket
books of visitors to that fair metropolis.
Safd our learned contemporary:
Two news items side by side in
The New York Herald the other
day illustrated the progress of the
age. A Manhattan barber who
charged a steamship cook S6l5 for
treatment which the cook had not
ordered was sent to the workhouse
for five days. A cabman was ar
raigned in a Brooklyn court for
swindling a family of immigrants
out of S32; and he too went to
prison for five days.
Thirty years ago, perhaps less,
BARRIERS and cabmen We're consider
ed privileged TO swindle. The
stranger in the chair who did not
wish TO pay for shampoo that he
did not need had TO see TO it that
il was not forced upon him. The
person who used a public street con
veyance did we'll first TO bargain for
his ride.
The strange thing is not that the bar
Der and the cabman in question were
fined for their actions; rather, that two
men, out Of the hundreds of thousands
who annually visit Gotham, had the
backbone TO refuse to pay extortionate
charges. and had the nerve to summon
the police All too frequently the suave,
journeyman, and the beetIe-browed
frown of the latter cause the victim to
pay.
We would take one exception to the
Heraid's comment: the swindling of 80
years ago has by no means disappeared
i'm New York City or elsewhere, ac-
cording to reliable reports. We take
it that the majority Of workers in each
trade are honest but the fact remains
that all too frequently the visitor to the
barber shop has strange treatments
forced upon him, while the suspicion
exists that some taxi-drivers are be-
levers in the old saying that the
longest way around is the shortest way
home"
One has to keep his eyes and ears
open in this parIous age. The uncon-
scious wink of an eye-lash is frequently
taken by the "tonsorial artist" to mean
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-04-19
i rSe9las %.1lal'S9 Yesterday tHfly 1882
TUESDAY. APRIL 10. 1921.
WHIPPING POST FOR sPEEDER'

WHIPPING POST FOR sPBEDBkSi
A communication entitled Are They
As,eepq" which appears today in the
what the People Say column on TINS
mage should b. read 10 few gentle
-, xho are empovared with the au-
thority Ia enforce the aws In Deia1Sarc'
The writer urges that the authos,-
ue~ be more strict In the enforcerne"
of tho laws against speeders. He staies
snat the opinion seems TO prevail IN
o.-v,aun suartars that because man
NV. ms t.ue~. shouts Nn,cn' from hs
nav On sunday. and shsvess each morp-
,ns thereby LOOKING the gentleman
ana, NJ may break the speed laws al
That ho pleaacs."
IN order 20 disabuse our mind ID ts,e
thourht that ne might be "oossne-
,at that writer stated that he also
oyyns 4 motor car hut feels that others
should have the same rirht to safety
a. ~ desires Evidently our CORES
nondcn,. 70 Judge by the tone OF his
letter. "a one OF those old fashioned
por-ons who believes in the old-fash-
toned definition of a gcntlenan-~one
Whe +. considcrate OF others"
rhe man who breaks the speed laws
~ Delaware Is JUS, as much iaw
v,olator "a the wretch who rohs a home.
rhr only difference is one of degree.
Prom the point OF view Of pure ethics
tnc thief IL suparior: he takes only
material thinsr the first named all
t,s often takes life. We realize that
tins II a hard doctrine. but II is never
thela~r true. some day IT viii be uni
vcrsally aecrptrd-and then perhaps
u.r laws against speeders viii be en-
forced as rlgsdiy As the law against
.hievery.
The criminals who steal our prop
,rt> are lashed with the CATO nine
tans AT the whipping post. Why not
t.so publicly whip the willful vioiator
81 the speed laws. WHO TAKES
HUMAN LIFE9 Since we have the
whipping post. should we not set the
FUN benefit from IL?
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-04-19
wilmington. April ls.ls,l.
SAFETY FIRST.

Editor Every Evening This should
be eyerybodys drst and last thought,
one. person $ lie or one parsons limo 5
worth more than politics or any tsso-
CATION that was ever gotten up.
want 70 thank the authorities such as
our Mayor OF Wilmington. the ATTORNEY
General ami the Delaware Safety
Council and others that have taken
steps to make Or highways safe. oar
highways have got IN such a state thsLt
they are not safe for a SAFE auto driver
nor "a foot pedestrian to travel on.
I th4uk that each and every citizen
should appreciate this move Tor safety
that the authorities have taken ~ ana
viii assist them n their work and re-
port any reckless or dangerOus auuo
driving. Ii does not mean 70 report
every auto that happens 70 DC uaOvins
along d little lively. the reckless ami
dangerous driver Is what they ara after
and il looks 70 me As Il they are g0lng
20 set them regardless OF any p'oiitscs
or any association.
In the fu-ure 10 not think they VII
allow any politics or any ASSOCIATION tu
place stool pigeons along the highway
10 notify these reckless drivers where
they are liable 10 he arrested ar re-
ported for reckless running Safety
tirst, last ana always.
live At OAK Grove. Eismerr house
facing the Lincoln Highway Within
the last eight months There have been
about seven persons badly injured p
this section by reckless driving. Qu-
Of the seven was in my family
To-day, April 18th ! have been houe
All day and paid a LITTLE attention -3 the
Lincoln Highway in regards % The rylN-
less running. The warning that has
been sent broadcast in regards 20 this
reckless running has done lots az sood.
There has not been one machine that
has passed through our section today
that was running to any excess e-
dangerous rate of speed.
Almost every day before this warn
ing was sent out several naghines
passed through this section 3t
a high and dangerous rate * speed.
On Friday night about O'clock TWO
autos went through this systion 80 4
high and dangerous rate 81 speed a.
ing On Sunday April 3. ] was at home
and saw about rs ma, hines thar
passed through this section at a sh
and dangerous rate ~ speed
Every machine that passed ths point
| today was using the Safety First Motto.
April Is, 1921. George vi WuAic.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-04-19

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Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-04-19
EVENING SMILE.
WANTED 4 RENEWAL

You did me favor ten years ago. :"
said the stranger. and l have never
forgotten t."
"Ah." replied the good man with u
grateful expression on his face; and
you have come back TO repay me?"
Not exactly" replied the stranger.
I've just got into town and need an
other favor. and ! thought of you right
away."-Detroit Free Press.
Art Critic Have you ever been
done in ou?" Vanderlop-"No; but
have in steel common. Pitt Panther.
strangrr-'How do you do. str: nave
you a match 70 spare?" Scot-"Aye,
hov-but TIL be lightin' ma ain pipe in
1--WE minutes If We can wait that long
Ex
You say you married your wife for
money. and after three years trial it
is a marriage Of love-" Yes, l Ger
tainly do still love that money. .''-Ameri-
can Legion Weekly.
Father-"Helen. isn't il about time
you were entertaining the prospect of
matrimony?" Daughter-'Not quite
Pa lie doesn't cali until O'Clock -
Toronto Telegram.
At the production OF The Four
Horsemen Of the Apocalypse" now
being given on the screen in a Broad
way house. a woman was heard TO ask
her companion: DO you know anything
else this Ibanez has written?" Yes.
was the answer. another horse story
called Mare Nostrum.' New Yor},
Evening Post
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-04-19
JUST FOLKS
FHE LUCKLEss FISHERMAN.
BY Edgar A. Guest

An
They laughed when 1 came home last
night
And said I didn't get a bite.
They snickered an they joked at me,
And all the fellows asked to see
The ones I'd caught. "Ohoi" said
they,
He's been out fishing all this day
An hasn't caught a single thing,
He never got a fish to string"
They laughed at me. but all their
jeers
Travelled no further than my ears.
Twas true I'd fished all day without
Sharing a single speclled trout,
But what OF that? I'd had a day
That ] could loaf and dream away,
I'd chummed with birds and friendly
trees
And been as care-free as the breeze.
I'd rested wheresoe'er I'd wflled,
To me the hum trade was stilled,
I'd let my thoughts go wandering far
To where lffe's happier glories are;
I'D whistled like a boy once more.
And even stretched full length on shore
TO watch the white clouds sail the
blue.
The very way used TO do.
They laughed when j came home at
night
And said ] didn't get bite.
They seemed to think my luck was
bad.
They couldn't guess the fun I'd had
And couldn't know that all that day
I'd been a free man, blithe and gay,
And though of fish I'd landed none
I'd caught the joys for which I'd
gone.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-04-19
MEETINGS roNIGHr

bethany land.
~tousuaasous MON.
central acor Onion
Smyth Post i
Waue,A 'oLre4.
Calan me 's.4st.
CORN ttll. E0,lsr
Humanity ir,r.
Crusaders as,.e. IS.
Esurel1a -olc.lsr.
Fame Castle. 10 IS. 'L
German-a TeTupie, N
Industry i.dse.
canton Dela ware. $50.
ChcroSct Tr.o, fml a N
harmony r1-rc. so.
German Delrar444 ADC..t.
Peerless .ou~.at.
M1nt. Eulal 4u...t .. +.
sheet Meta. Workers toc- fn.
Brandy stno 'om- 49,
C-.l..E star rel.t.a, .l
Nl rs 1t p. r. r. HmrloI n,
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Wilmington Nesl 1850. .rlri s.
1l lsh.ngton .nuP No. 49,
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NTlu uetua ia1se.
Motip Eu uetr.Tr rant
Wilul rEtru T0n.a
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Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-04-19
MUCH FRUIT UNHURT.
Hundreds of Apple Trees in This Local
ity Escaped Frost Damage.

\ drive through the upperfpart Of Del
aware and through the nearby counties
Of Pennsylvania Just now indicates that
the late winter storms were less harm
ful there than down the state. Hun
dreds of apple ana other fruit trees are
blooming Just as IL nothing had han
pened 10 stunt their prospects.
The wheat in the same sections is all
50 in good shape. 80 il the downstate
crop fails, Wlmngt1n should fare pretty
we'll from the immediate neighborhood.