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The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1921-08-17
STOCKS AND BONDS

~ SIOCkS AND BONIDS
WILL BUy Liberty BONDS
DAVIS CAR
WILL SELL:
Haiiet Boiterup.
20 Rainier Gas Crystal
100 Davis Car Co.
100 simplex Auto wheel
100 Futreli Coupler Co.
10 Texas Superior OIL.
$50 Cooperative Food Products.
400 Eothert Process Steel
500 Universal High Power.
400 Jackknffe windshicid.
500 Redemption Gold. Canada
1000 Western Smelling & Power.
1000 Beacon Coal
1000 Columbia He'd Metal.
1000 wyoming Pacific Oil.
MAX WINkIsER
71t Union ST Elliott 0sso.
STOCKS OFFERED
500 Victory Rubber .........t as
1000 western Smelling q r.. Special
900 rorwell Mining $3.50. Special
5000 Alaska Pet a. Coal -. Special
500 Upper Mfg. Co. ......... .25
/ GOO Beacon Coal Mines ..... bid
200 Am. Bottle Cap. Special
1000 Baker steam Motor .. .ot
Swastika OIL. any quantity so
500 American Work. OIL Field as
wanted-Davis Car, Futreli Coupler.
Liberty Bonds. all issues. for cash.
G. J. STEEPLE
IFS Cherry Street. Main 5sss
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1921-08-17
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house and y acre on a dandy corr
ner. Why rontg
u, c. PETERS, see THIRD Ave.
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The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1921-08-17

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Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-03-25

fired" This is a ruling which the
learned Board OF Education has promul-
gated. An explanation accompanying
this ruling states that teachers who at
tend dances are inclined to shirl their
school work.
This is a strange ruling and likely
to become a bad precedent. Suppose
that a young lady teacher decides that
instead of dancing. she will read Robert
w. Chambers. If she becomes in
efficient, shall Mr.. Chambers silk-and-
satin fiction be barred from the teachers
hands? Suppose that another one,
averse to dancing. spends too much
time in the company of her beaux.
Would an additional ruling be made that
teachers could not receive friends in
the future? why not make an out-and-
out ruling that inefficient teachers will
be discharged, no matter what the
cause OF ineflciency? 1t Is
peculiar that SC many persons, In their
excess zeal, put the cart before the
horse
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-03-25
TURNIP GREENS IN SEASON.

There is rejoicing from the banks Of
the Christiana 70 the low water limits
of Lewes over the coming. the return Of
the turnip green. After a season OF
inactivity and somnolence this bulbous
vegetable has awakened and just now is
giving Of its tops in rich abundance,
and they are 70 be found on almost
every well planned Delaware menu
where the good things Of the peninsula
find place Indeed the fondness Of Del
aware folks for the tops Of turnips as
they sprout In early spring, from the
after its fellows are harvested IS almost
an obsession. and the home table that
does not afford these succulent greens
at least twice week while such trea-
sures Of the soil are 10 BE- had has no
appreciation OF the real good things
thar surround-1Is.
II there is one man. woman or child
III the WHple ELaLes SOulH Ol Ific city me
who does not crave turnip greens as
soon as tho sun puts life into vegeta-
ton it may be set down as sure con
clusion thai he or she is not a true
Blue Hens Chicken" that in his make
up there is lacking some lndetermihate
element that bespeaks an unadulterated
Delawarean. These sprouts have been
the food upon which United States SEN
ators and Supreme Court Justices have
Toasted and have smacked their lips
over huge piatters as others have been
perforce likewise moved when a second
helping Of Diamond back terrapin was
onered-a terrapin taken from the bays
Of the Peninsula and prepared as it
used 10 be by Delaware colored cooks.
There are those who have eaten Of
both dainties who prefer the early out
shoots from the plebian turnip to the
toothsome aristocrat Of the formal ban
quet board one friend Of This paper
| confessed. after hearty diet Of turnip
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-03-25

greens. that he liked them better than
anything else in all the world of edibles
and the bulky helping under which his
huge plate was hurried gave evidence
that he spoke the truth.
Another friend, one who had sat in
the Congress of the nation. upon scent
early shoots of the turnip In the spring
air gave up all business and hied him
self to the lower county, where last
winter he had noted were a few bulbs
left to supply these delicacies. the first
green food offered after the passing of
winter. From thence he emerged laden
heavily with these succulent greens. and
now he goes about with the complacent,
gratined smile that the cat was sup
posed to wear after dining on tho tender
canary of the old fable.
Another acquaintance recalls a wager
he won years ago based on his love of
the turnip green's. He, from Sussex.
met another epicure from Kent and the
talk turned on the best things to eat.
Kent laid n good wager that he could
order n dirner that could not be ex-
celled or even equalled. and when put
to the test unhesitatingly gave this list:
"One boiled pullet; a peck of turnip
greens boiled with hog jowl; then a
boiled pudding for dessert"
There seemed no way by which the
wager could be wrested from one go dis
eliminating until the Sussex champion
ordered two boiled pullets, two boiled
hog jowls, n half bushel of turnip
sprouts and two boiled puddngs.
No one in Delaware need ask who
won
Surely boiled with hogs jowl. the
lower section Of tho porkcrs visage, or
preferably with a largo bit OF well corn
ed beef, turnip green's are n worthy dish,
they are an inspiration to a son or
daughter Of the Blue Hen. They are
almost as much priced as we're the eggs
Of the plover by the late Queen Victoria
or shark fms by the old Dowagcr Of
China. who eventually upset the flowcry
kingdoms throne. Turnir greens arc
regarded by Delawareans as poems Of
the garden and field and unapproached
bv any other Offering OF the soil
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-03-25
Circulation Every 10OCE
Evening Yesterday i OO0o
FRIDAY, MARCH 25, 1921.
THE FIGHT HARDLY BEGUN.

rho defeat Of the Charter by group
~ professional politicians, led by man
Who betrayed those who had befrienoeo
hin, serves to stir up in the community
.,pirit Of public service and co-opera-
,ion which eventually viii bring about
a better municipal government in VII
nington.
Tho fight here for municipal reform
has not been very different from those
battles which have been waged IN other
cit,es. There is always on one sioe
large group Of business. professional
snd religious leaders. who without
thought for themselves, seek to obtain
a hetter administration Of their city
affairs. On the other side thsre Is gen
eralIv a CLIQUE Of pork barrel politicians
whose participation in public affairs is
mainly for the benefit Of their pocket
looks. As a rule it takes at least two
..,,,oicns for the first group to at
tain their desires.
At the outset they are usually met oS
one or two Judas-lIke gentry. who fawn
md saIaarn. and prats tearfully Of their
love for their flag. native land. city
a,c And in the end it Is these same
traitors who sink their fanss into the
hands which have been feeding them.
g Louis. Nashville. s. score Of other
cities which have adopted the commits
sion form of government have had this
experience.
II is runored in several quarters that
3ne or two men responsible for the death
II the Charter are to receive preferment
a. the hands Of certain gentlemen who
O-orl, in the dark, but who are not with
out political influence. One may be given
! raayoralty nomination; another the
cubernatoriaI nomination. Perhaps SO
a1it il must lie remembered that when
those gentlemen do run, that all the
people have the vote, and those votes
may tell a tale.
The action Of the Rotary Club in
pledging itself 70 continue 10 work for
q modern and efficient system Of muni-
cipal government IS something which
VIII be followed by other organizations
in due time. The Charter fight? Why
II has hardly begun, as the opponents
II the movement viii soon learn 70
their sorrow.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-03-25
CARDINAL GIBBONS.

James. Cardinal Gibbons. Archbishop
Of Baltimore and Prinate OF the Catholic
hierarchy in America. was as noted as
a public spirited citizen as ne was
famous as a prince Of his Church. Few
men can attain his clerical authority
and yet remain in intimate touch with
al TOO frequently find that the enor-
nous demands OF their position require
their whole thought and attention.
Cardinal Gibbons somehow always found
the time 20 devote his best energies 70
the duties OF everyday citizenship which
befen MIN.
When the twenty-ffth anniversary of
his elevation to the Cardinalship was
celebrated, William Howard Taft, then
President. publicly made this statement:
Through his long and useful life
Cardinal Gibbons has spared no effort
in the cause Of good citizenship and the
uplifting Of mis- fellow-men"
TO this beautiful tribute the Cardinal
m9destiy replied n words which may
b. taken as his creed Of faith in Amer
lea you have portrayed your sub
Ject, not ] fear as he is. but as he
should be. one merit only can / cain.
end that is an ardent love for my native
country and her political institutions.
/ consider the Republic Of the United
States one Of the most precious heir
looms ever bestowed. on mankind down
the ages. 1t is the duty, and should be
the delight ofleyery citizen to strengthen
and perpetuate oar government by OBJ
servance Of its laws and by the in
tegrity Of the public life"
Men Of all creeds who learned to love
and respect him for his staunch Ameri-
canism, viii join with his followers in
regretting his death He laboped as
hard for his country as he did for his
Church. This can be said Of few lead
ers Of any church or profession.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-03-25
THE Y. NJ. c. AS SERVICE.

That the wartime activities of the
Young Mems Christian Association did
not end with the signing of the Armis-
tice and the ferTying of American
troops home is shown by the splendid
service which that organization has rom
dered TO former soldiers. sailors, and
marines during the past year.
The National War Work Council Of
the "Y" found that It had several mil
lions of dollars left over after the
European work WAS completed. This
money had boon given by men and
women OF all religious creeds and OF
none, TO be used in advancing the wei
fare OF the uniformed men.
The officials of the "" decided that
the best method by which TO dispose
OF this leftover money was to spend
It IN behalf Of the men who had been
demobilized II was believed, and time
has shown. that the wisest course 10
pursue was 10 give scholarships TO all
men who were Handicapped by lack OF
education.
IN the past year over 5000 former
service men took advantage of the edu-
cationai opportunities which the "
extended 20 them. Seventy-three free
scholarships were AWARDED in Whining
ton alone. Some Of the mer are at
tending colleges. others are going to
night schools, and many are taking
courses in correspondence schools, over
one hundred and fifty subjects are
taught by correspondence alone through
the United Young Mn's Christiean AS
socia lion Schools. which offer practi-
cally any course which a student may
desire.
IN the years TO come # may be that
the work Of the ~" during the recon
struction period VII loom as large in
the records as tbs splendid service per
4OIAllGQ 6NI OdL fOGSdlltAS anu LIOL-
sands Of men were discharged from the
uniformed forces. in-equipped for the
battle Of life in peace days before
them. Many of them, Handicapped BY
lack Of educational opportunities. found
that the gate Of advancement was
/ closed TO them. The y" has taken upon
itself the duty Of opening that gate.
Every announcement is given to these
men to take the courses offered. and TO
pursue them TO a satisfactory ending.
The ~" is determined that not a man
shall miss the opportunity which IS
rightly his. After ali is said, the truth
is that the ''Y." by the proper use of
funds entrusted to It. is doing a ire
mendous service for America. - =
When you help a man 70 help himself.
you make a contented citizen, who is
an asset TO his country in peace days
as well as in war time
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-03-25
nEFT.wINGn COOKING.

sarah Hvams teaches cooking in the
schools. superintendent Ettinger has
preferred charges against her Of holding
political views, as a member OF the Left
Wing Of the Socialist party. which UNIT
her for training tender youth in the
culinary art.
This colorless statement leaves IN
answered the vital question, Can Miss
Hyams cook? Can she teach others 10
cook2 If she can. a demand wide as the
world, deep az hunger, genuine as
bead. exists for her service OF blessing.
Women Of wealth, hotel managers. club
committees, Will camp, with watering
mouths, upon her doorstep. She doesn't
need a school job! The wealth of the
world is at her feet.
What is the Left Wing Of any party
TO the right wing of chicken. coyly
clasping the liver of the sacrificed bird
to it's golden Drowned breast? Why
worry about the Dictorship OF the
worry about the Dictatorship Of tho
italism is for the taking 10y any woman
still old-fashioned enough to know how
to feed the brute. For the pupils of
such a treasure. if they are capable of
absorbing her wisdom. trade and mat
rimony offer golden opportunities un-
numbered.
Dr. Ettinger might arrange with the
National Security League to certify the
political fitness of teachers of less TIM
portant subjects. But what shall II
profit him if he loses a cook? Private
employers would cheerfully provide
Miss Hyams with a diamond studded
soap-box for after hour diversion II on
ly she can cook. That is the point
That is what millions OF people who get
hungry three times a day or oftener
demand to know.-New York World.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-03-25
COST OF sDuCATION.

Commissioner Claxton reports the
costs of public education in the United
States for 1918, the last year for which
he has complete figures, at 1920. goo. 900,
about two-thirds of the amount we pay
for interest upon the public debt This
figure includes expenses of operation
Of elementary and secondary schools.
normal schools and universities.
They are impressive figures. They
reveal public education as the greatest
enterprise of local government IN the
United States. But when the figures
are distributed and set up for compari-
sons they are not so impressive The
cost per capita is only 50. The total is
approximately equal TO the nations bill
for face powder. cosmetics and per-
fumes, and 1t is far less than the ma
tion's tobacco bill We pay more for
iewelry every year than the total OF
teachers salaries. The direct tax paid
to the government is far greater than
the school bin OF the nation In some
States 1t Is eight to fifteen times as
much-Syracuse Post Standard.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-03-25
IF BACkACHY OR
KIDNEYS BOTHER
Eat Less Meat, Also Take Glass Of
Salts Before Eating
Breakfast.

I-rc acid in meat excltes the kidneys,
they become overwoTked; get sluggish,
ache and feel ike humps of lead. The
urine becomes cloudy; the bladder IS
irritated. and YOU may be obliged 70 seek
relief two OF three times during the night.
When the kidneys clog you must help
them flush of the bodys urinous waste
or voull be q real sick person shortly
At first YOU feel a duh misery in the kid
nev region, you suffer from backache,
sick headache, dizziness, stomach gets
sour tongue coated and YOU feel rheu-
matte twinges when the weather IS bad.
Eat less meat. drink lots Of water: also
Get from any pharmacist four ounces of
Jad Salts, take "a tablespoonful IN . glass
az water before breakfast for few days
and your kidneys win then act fire, THIS
famous salts is made from the acid Of
grapes and lemon Juice, combined with
ithia, and has been used for generations
to clean cloggel kidneys and stimulate
them to normal activity, also to nCutrahze
the acids in urine, 50 Il DO longer ls a
source Of irritation, thus ending bladder
weakness.
lad Salts Is inexpensive, cannot in-
lure. makes delightful efervescent
iithia-watcr drink which everyone should
take now and then To keep the kidneys
clean and active, Druggists here say
thev sen lots of Jad Salts To folks who
believe IN overcoming kidney trouble
while il IS only trouble.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-03-25
RIPPLING RHYMES
by Walt Mason
RFY4RSES

So live that when reVerses
come you have in brine a decent
sum. There is no more absurd
mistake than that Of blowing all
we make Rcvcrses come 10 every
door in single file, in groups Of
four; they may be long upon the
way, but they will reach your
shack somo day you may fall
i'll Of mumps or gout, the job you
hold may fizzle out; your cher
ished pep may disappear. yonr
aunt may come 10 spend a year.
And when the day Of sorrow
dawns, and you are numbered
with the pawns with which Mis-
fortune idly plays. how much cold
money can you raise? Are your
resources merely dreams OF
money thrown away in streams?
Twas but a little while ago that
every gent had lots Of dough,
the worker drew a princely hire.
and ] wore out a costly Tyre be-
seeching him to save the mon
while IL was coming by the ton.
Some wise boys listened to my
rede and salted down their
chicken feed, but nine gay fell
lows out Of ten just threw away
the iron men; and when the boom
went up in smoke the cold gray
morning found them broke. To
blow the useful money init is
our great besetting sin, and SO the
wolves Of famine yeIl where peace
and comfort ought to dwell.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-03-25
DIGGING HIM Up.

went there as minister. And the funny
part Of il is that he made a pretty good
diplomat as American diplomats go,
and has risen in the service. Of course.
good many such stories could be told
that do not have such happy endings.
In general, the patronage business Is
certainly an unhappy ore. Ask any
newly elected Congressman. There are
posts for which no has a hundred ap-
picants. TO appoint the wrong man
may mean hts defeat. To appoint any
man means 70 make % men angry
Indeed many a promising career in
Congress Is wrecked simply By the ac-
cunulated anin1osities of disappointed
seekers after favors.
For the Congressman 70 push aside
personal ard party claims and choose
whom he considers the best man. Is
irnpossible-that ls II he hopes FOR re-
election. There are personal friends
who must be cared for. There are
vtaunch. lifelong party men who must
be cared for. Worst u all. there arc
the widows ~ such men, who always
seem 10 inherit the deservln gness of
1 their spousea undirninished. and Who
/ have the additional claim Of their ferni-
nine heip1essness and their NUN
& pEtEF4FE"
/ and get the Congressman love .hesr
/ patronage. They always oppose any
/ reduction III IT, They DO not seem 20
grasp the simple fact that II they had
| no patronage cares Al all. they would
/ be infinitely better of When Pres
/ dent Taft put All ~ the fourth class
+ postmastera into the classified service
1 therein simplifying the patronage prob
+ lem enormously. the Congressuen pro-
i tested. They have protested az every
I reduction ~ the patronage roll And
/ yet Il has been reduced, little by little
i Oflce seeking II not What & was il
/ the days y President Garfield, who was
| literally killed by 81 Tho trouble IS
| that an almost undinintshed army u
/ patriots seeks ne greatly reduced list
f0f Jobs. Perhaps al The Jobs VIII be
/ put under the nlertt system some day.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-03-25
Unpaid INCOME TAXES.

Tho collector of internal revenue n
81 Iouts announces that many per
sons who made income tax returns
showing taxes due did not, because t,,ey
could not, ray the insthlimeft uue
March Is They declare that they are
fiat broke. What is true nj st Louis II
doubtless true elsewhere in the couh-
tn. The 81. Louis collector does not
state 10 what classes the delinquents
belong. They may be wage earners oi
vvboY,, soune made very sizable incomes
when bualnegs was booming, hut carry
IN the year II was reported that large
business concerns were In distress be-
cause they had not and could not get
the cash 10 nay the taxes which their
hooks showed that they owed.
In all probability this condition shows
that there are many who lost the money
which they made while the boom lasted
in wnes which produced losses which
they are not allowed to charge OF. tut,
whatever the cause, IL draws attention
TO the imperative necessity Of n thor
ough and early revision Of our national
fay laws. The number Of those unable
to nav taxes due is doubtless relatively
small. bur the number whose taxes due
are much less than the government ex-
pected and needs is legion. Against
these expected taxes the government
has made definite commitments which
il must meet, and IL the money does not
come from taxes there must be further
resort TO borrowing. San Francisco
Chronicle
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-03-25
PRESS COMMENTS.
LABORATORY TO STUDY CRIME.

One of the most radical suggestions
for the reduction of crime is that pro-
| posed by the President of the Cook
County (Chicago) Board of Supervisors
| to his associates. President Ryan wants
a big building. to cost ss,000.000 or $780,
| 100000, as a laboratory fully equipped
for the study of crime, and he said no
would try to interest the Rockefeller
| Foundation in the creation of such an
| institution.
II is doubtful IL Chicago or any other
| city sees any such costly endowment
to help Il get rid of its thugs, but tho
| analogy suggested by the name labora-
| tory is a happy one. Laboratories
J study diseases with the idea of preven-
tion, with the hope of drying up dis
| ease at it's sources by removing the
| causes. That sort of study of crime
| ia In its infancy as yet, or, at least. the
| things that have been done toward ap-
| plying the results of such study to ex-
! isting conditions are like trying To dip
| up the Atlantic Ocean with a spoon
Infectious diseases are checked
either by preventing exposure to tie
germ. as with yellow fever. or by rem
| dering the patients immune, rs IN
| typhoid The effective thing to atop
the spread of crime is To prevent poyS
and girls from infection with the
crime bug. That Is 20 be done by keep
! ing them out of contact with criminals
| and incipient criminals or by filling
| their minds with so many interesting
IDEAS that the criminal suggestion viii
have no attraction for them II they
come into contact with 1t. That work
ia dona I'm millions of homes and by
many organizations. like the Boy
| scouts and the boys clubs Of the
! churches and Sunday Schoois.
thore Ire stiII more millions of homes
| IN which, II is not done and cannot be
done and millions of boys and girls
who arb not reached by constructive
| ORGANIZATIONS. II a laboratory TO study
| crime cdnild awaken the country TO the
danger de such infection and the need
while oven ~ It cost s2o.o00,00o or
| 500 600 d00.--Brookiyn Eagle.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-03-25
Just Folks
by Edgar A. Guest
THE JOYS THAT GOT AWAY.

This life IL like a flshin' trip,
Or go IL seems to me;
Beside stream we sit and dream
And hope for Joys to be,
OF varying sizes are the fish
We've caught Mt close Of day,
But though their meat was good tn eat
The best ones got away.
goodly string of fish I've caught
To more than flil the pan.
But always | have passed them by
lust like my fellow man
And overlook the meal they meant.
This sorry line 10 say:
"I should be glad II but hid
The ones that got away"
I've caught full many a Joy in life,
Ny string Of smiles Is long.
Two had my share of weather fair
And happiness md song.
The years have kindly dealt with me
And oft have let me play.
But still I've thought 1 should have
caught
The JOY that got away.
Teach me to value what I win.
Nor sigh for what / miss,
And let me smile and count worth
while
My present store Of bliss:
At Est when homeward I shall turn
And lifeiess lies my clay.
I'd not deplore or grumble Ger
The joys that got away.