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Evening journal., 1921-11-02
WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER ?, 1921
RESPOND TO THE ROLL GALL,

Ill Delawareans should respond to the roll call OF
N Delaware Chapter Of the American Red Cross.
Durng the war the membership Of that chapter was ap
proximately 10000.
At the present time II is approximately i4OoO
There should be gentle conspiracy on the part OF Della
to bring II back to something approaching the
basis to the end that the peacetme work OF the
chapter may be financed properly.
It costs only 81 year to be member Of this splendid
organization which has done much for the alienation
OF human misery.
It is high honor cheapy bought to belong to It and
to be associated with the many nne and women who
in charge Of its affairs in Delaware and elsewhere
The people Of our State also should remember that only
about one-han Of each dollar goes Delaware Chapter.
The other half the national organization TO finance
its Administrative and aueviatve tasks
When considers the important and far-reaching
that each State Chapter and the national organiza-
ton must do, the necessity for lare enrolment clearly
apparent.
1t is the duty Of each present member Of the Red Cross
to his her membership. II renewal be
attended by a degree OF financial sacrifice
It is the duty Of each former member have his or her
restored to the roll.
It is the duty OF each or woman who never has
been member to get in line that the roll call has
been made and 10 become associated actively with wha
unquestonably OF the grandest organizations eve
conceived and organized through human agency
Evening journal., 1921-11-02
FORMER SERVICE MEN, BONUS AND NoRMALCY.

TN connection with the proposed bonus grant by the
Federal Government. there is important thing that
the former service Delaware should take into se-
Gus consideration.
Ihat Is that the granting Of that bonus and the
quent Increasing OF the national debt will extend by many
years e period Of abnomalcy which the people Of
ne United States now are suffering and which affects the
3orner service men niurousiy as it does their fellows
Who We're not in the service
mere Is not service man who would not beneat much
more in the long run, from a restoration OF normacy
uan he would from receiving bonus OF few hundred
dollars With ihe period Of abnormalcy extended indoo
nltey In consequence OF such Federal errnt IN him
The one big task which the Harding admnistraiion has
undertaken Is the restoration OF economic conditions IN
his country to normal 1t has approached the task in an
intelligent ~hoe-hearted manner, relying upon the great
mass OF The American people 10 support it in its effort
That effort has appealed to American sentiment Kno,sl
edge OF the fact that the voting OF hundreds OF millions n
dollars to soldiers and sailors who passed through ih
war without scratch would defeat the wholesome aim
Of the administration is what has crysalized American
sentiment against the bonus plan and against the egsa
lion through which the friends OF that plan are seekn
70 put it into efIeci
Evening journal., 1921-11-02
MORE 1nAN OoMMERcIAusM.

J,HAT Advertising can be made to possess historical
patriotic and sentimental we'll as commercial value
has been demonstrated in and attractive form by he
Diamond state Telephone Company OF which f. p Bardo
one Wmingtons most prominent Rotarans, is district
manager.
The company has issued three display advertisements
All are Illustrated aractivey. The first Illustration
shows the State House in Dover in which many OF the
historic documents Of commonwealth are kept In
the advertisement Caesar Rodney is shown max
ing his celebrated ride TO Philadelphia in fI6 to sign the
Declaration Of Independence. The third advertisement
carries with II picture OF the first dupont powder mill
built on the Brandyvine in 1902.
The letter text OF the advertisements is In keeping with
the Illustrations Each advertisement treats Of some great
event States history The subject is treated ac-
curatey enieranngly and decatey and then is blended
so artfy with the history. development and work Of the
Diamond State Telephone Company that it is difficult 10
tell where history and sentiment end and commercasm
begins.
As new departure corporate advertising in the loca
field It is very pleasing especially to those who place
proper value upon Delaware history and the development
Of the telephone service in the urban and the rural sec
tions OF our State,
Evening journal., 1921-11-02
Labor Union Politics
(From the New York HeraIdl

final movement in strike conditions;
it is the false enthusiasm, created
by these union snake charmers, 8"
whose interests are purely personal
and selfish.
There is no question that future
labor movements will be Influenced
by the reverses experienced by the
marine and locomotive engineers.
When these two powerful unions can
be backed off the board the time has
arrived for a showdown, not between
capital and the labor masses but be-
tween the political and conservative
elements of the unions. 1t will be a
hard struggle to depose these union
politicians, but determined and per-
sistent effort on the part of the con-
servatives will accomplish wonders,
and Il is the only method by which
accord between employer and en-
nloye can be brought about. Capital
might as we'll absorb the idea that
the engineers will always have an
organization, and l venture to as
sert that organized labor. intelligent
ly conducted, will prove beneficial
to both interests when the employer
meets the employe half way on tho
bridge over the gulf Of wages and
working conditions.
The conservative members of these
sngineer unions realize that wages
must revert to a scale approaching
pre-war conditions.
CHARLES STEWART. -
Brooklyn. October 81, 1921.
Evening journal., 1921-11-02

To the New York Herald: The
railroad strike, in which the engi-
neers would have been the dominat-
ing union factor, has been averted.
Why2 Because newspaper publicity
expressing the disapproval of the in
telligent public, together with an ex-
cess labor supply. has influenced the
strike leaders to such an extent that
their pedal eXtremities have become
chilled and they have gone astern
Had the public been threatened with
the same Inconvenience in the ma
rine engineers walkout last May
and similar publicity been given it,
the leaders would have suffered the
same condition of chilled feet, and
disaster to the Marine Engineers As
sociation would have been prevented
As it stands today this association is
in a state of impending national dis
solution, due to the pernicious activi-
ties of the paid political representa-
tives OF the members.
In all unions of men who toll for
wages there are three elements
First, the political element. com
posed of the salaried officers. the
men gifted with the powers of lead
ershlp and persuasion. Second, the
conservative minority element, the
men Of greater intelligence, but lack
ing nerve to voice their sentiments
on the meeting floor. Third, the
radical majority element, including
the orators or "snake charners." II
is not judgment which makes the
Evening journal., 1921-11-02
A SHORT CUT TO PROSPERITY.

FTHHE nited States Senate IS at the present me
Il sidering the income tax bin We believe II il de-
cdes establish the maximum total Of say hirtyve per
centproposed any income the revival OF business will
be &ateriany hssened.
9he present income tax law which calls for maxi
bm tax OF practically twice this on some Of the larger
ncomes, has not been found to be OF pro-
ducer for the that when the rich mans
gets above a certain point he puts IT in tax-free
securities, thus aiding nobody but himself.
Our for stating that maximum Of thirty-nve
per cent would be beneficial to the country fol-
lows:
1.-The prosperity OF the United States depends in large
measure the maintenance Of substantial international
in our favor This excess Of exports over
imports cannot be nquidatcd by gold importation but
must be accomplished by sale OF foreign securities ia
American investors.
2The placing Of foreign loans is handicapped greatly
by the high interest basis which such securities hav,
10 be sold lower yield basis only be established
through conditions which make such foreign securi
ties attractive to large estates and investors.
3The present high surtax rates OF the fore
such investors 10 put their funds into exempt secur
ties. A tax rate incomes involving maximum total O
and surtax OF thrtynve per cent Is pro
hibitive OF large investment in foregn securities tn
placing OF which in this country essential 10 the main
tenance OF our export trade balance.
4This condition applies exports OF agrculturs
products cotton, copper and other and manufac
tured materials It also dscourages investment in bus
enterprises and domestic securities which nc
tax exempt delaying improvement in business condition
and the unemployment OF idle men,.
It is unspeakaby wrong for Congress, any branch
IT, to seek to hamstrng capital and force it to crawl int
non-producve nelds when industry. commerce. agricu
ure and labor crying for new capital with which
bring our country back to normalcy.
Evening journal., 1921-11-02
Peoples Column
PLuNnnR AND ms WORK.

PLUMBn1R AND HIS WORK.
To the Editor Of The Evening
Journal:
Sir; It was my pleasure to visit
the New Castle County Workhouse
on Sunday afternoon. I desire to
write a public letter to show my APP
rpreciation Of Warden Plummer and
for the courteous reception he gave
me.
understand the workhouse is
open to visitors at all times. and
think the general public should take
advantage of the opportunity and
visit what is one OF the greatest
workhouses in this part OF our
country.
The sanitary conditions at the in
stitution ~are good and the food
which the prisoners eat, is OF whole
some variety.
The thing which impressed me
most is the wonderful discipline Of
the inmates. and the respect they
have for Warden Plummer. It is
wonderful.
During my visit religious services
were held. Almost all OF the men
prisoners attended them. The
services included a concert by the
glee club, which is a fine aggregation
OF singers
In conversation with Warden
Plummer he said no loved every one
OF the inmates. and by the honest
and straightforward way he said it
II easily could be seen that he meant
just what he said.
think the people should visit IN,
workhouse and see for themselve
the conditions existing there befor,
they indulge in criticism.
Yours truly.
LEON M'KEON,
904 Vandever Avenue
Wilmington, Dol, oct. 81, 1921.
Evening journal., 1921-11-02
THE WEAKNESS OF PRICE-FIxING.

A CORRESPONDENT Of the Washington Herald declams
N rather heaiedy against class OF property owners
whom he calls trent pro0teersandlords who are charg-
ing rents which he deems exorbltant
As remedy such charges he asserts that in Argen
tine the president issued decree forbddng landlords to
raise rents above the prewar FOR the next two years
and he wants to "why can't our government do as
much for the people, or s better why can't our gov
ernment go into the landlord business"
This country as Deawareans know. had eight years OF
administration by political party which believed mat
the government should go into the landlord business
The experience with that administration such that
the Republican party was placed in power by seven
million plurality.
The marty which was elected 10 power last November
was pledged to interfere less with private business
promised less government in business and more bus-
ness in government.
The popular endorsement Of this policy an adequate
although not the only answer to the question why the
government should not go into the landlord business.
There Is good reason why the people Of the country eu
dorsed the Republican rather than the Democratic att
tude toward government interference with business.
II is altogether likely that in emergency the
United States Government has authority under the Con
sttution to regulate prices OF essential commodities and
services.
There was enacted by Congress rent regulation law
applying TO the District OF Columbia, and this was held
constitutional as a war emergency
Possibly in an emergency not growing out Of there
might be constitutional authority Tor similar action
II the Constitution does not permit such legislation II
could be amended that 1t would but such a policy
would be the utmost folly
Even II the President the United states had authority
10 proclaim as is alleged have been done in Argentine,
that no rents shall be raised above pre-war rates for
period Of two years this undoubtedly would have an ef
feet the opposite Of that intended.
Men who have money to invest win not put 1t into new
buildings new residences. once structures II thes
are to be subject at all times TO changing notions OF az
Executive as 10 what constitutes reasonable and proper
rental
You can limit one mans right to collect rents but you
cannot force another TO erect buildings
Therein lies the fatal weakness to the whole prcehxns
scheme.
The problem Of excessive rents will be settled only in
one way-by holding out inducements which will cause
men OF means to sufficient number OF dwellings
and apartment houses that there will be adequate
supply when competition will bring rents down to q
proper rate.
As to the suggestion that the government become land
lord owning the land and erecting the dwellings, 1t is
SUFFICIENT 10 say that all human experience shows thai
government management Of business is excessively costly
lwasteful and inefficient
This was demonstrated in every instance where tn
government erected dwellings during the emergency
Evening journal., 1921-11-02
With the PdrdgrdpherS

Moses Cash is regular visitor at Sunday school We
b glad 10 have him, but wish would stop
him before IL is too lateBua correspondence Marshall
Mountain dArk.) Wave
Paris has decreed the short skirt will be worn no longer
That TO say. longer will the short skirt worn
other words the short skirt while remaining relatively
short will be longer at east-Veh snyway-San
Francisco Chronicle.
Mart Pamers hogs have quit eating chickens Recently
Mr. Palmer shot and slightly wounded large hawk He
captured TO- clipped It's wings and turned It into the hos
lot OF the chicken eaters attacked IT, but met
more than half way by the hawk which its taons
deep into its enemys snouI The hog with loud squeas
finally freed itself and hastily retreaed other hogs were
given the same treatment and have given wide
berth to any creature wearing feathers. The hawk has
whipped every cat and dos in the neghhorhood and Is
boss Of an ne surveys.-Smith Center ews to Topeka
CAPITAL
Evening journal., 1921-11-02
Editorial Opinion
NORTH DAKOTA
NOIA
RECALLS ITSELF.

KtCAbiS ITSELF. q.
From the New York Herald.
1t was the people of North Da-
kota who went into a statewide pro-
gram of socialism, Industrial, COM
mercial and financial. They went
into it deliberately. temperately and
legally at the polls. with nobody but
themselves to blame IL they failed,
as The New York Herald said at the
time, and with nobody to take the
credit away from them II they sue
ceeded.
The people OF North Dakota hav-
ing voted themselves into the pro-
gram Of socialism laborcd at it dill
gently and patiently. They put some
of their best intelligence into 1t and
made large sacrifices for IL. In every
way they gave it the chance to win
f it were in the scheme. itself. back
ed nv a hardworking and meritorious
public. to win.
But Il failed. It failed to satisfy
the people Of North Dakota as sig
nally as II failed to satisfy those out
side the state It failed to deserve
to live as a political institution.
SO the people Of North Dakota
themselves now begin TO go out OF
the program Of socialism of their
own will as they went into it. with
calm deliberation and by legal pro-
cess at the ballot box.
North Dakota. desocializing be-
cause after the best test It could get
the scheme could not be made to
work out the way it's own honest
and jealous introducers tried 10
work II out. is a refreshing example
OF plain American sense.
Evening journal., 1921-11-02
CAMP NO 1 ANNIVERSARY.

Members Of Camp No. l. Patriotic
order of America, observed the TWEEN
ty-second anniversary Of the found
ing of the order at a party at the
p. o. S. Of A. Hall, last night. Fol
lowing a dinner, dancing was en-
joyed.
Among those present were Bes-
sic Ross, Anna Mcguire. Alice Rich
srdson, Lucy Knight. Bessie Ham
mond. Ivy Phillips, Emma Irwin
Ann Halter. Nellie Webster, Emm,
Whitelock, Elizabeth Mellon, Caro-
line Russell, Mary Dill. Virgins
Carnes, Louisa snort, Clara Brooks
Florence Bowers, Miss Anna Cox'
and others.
Evening journal., 1921-11-02
JUST A MOMENT
DAILY STRENGTH
AND CHEER.
Compiled by John C. Quinius,
(The Sunshine Mani.

o God. our Father. and the Father
Of all men. out OF Thy great loving
kindness. a new day comes TO us, a
day to live and a day to give, to own
Thy blessed and blessing offices, and
to consecrate all we are to the diff
fusion OF goodness and peace among
our fellows. Help us to go on our
way. for this day, joyfully. with the
light Of love in our faces. and the
strength of truth in all we do. May
we be glad to seek out those who
are sad, and discouraged, and lone
ly, and bring them the peace and in
spiration of friendship. May our
own companionship with Thee, and
with Thy dear Son. make us the
light and joy OF all who meet Us in
the way, or who open TO us their
need. Amen. A. Francis Walch.
Evening journal., 1921-11-02
GOOn INTENTION-RuT

BATH. England.-When a storm
blew down a road sign at Pickwick,
near here, little village girl put It
up again. But she set the sign wrong
and motorists took the wrong turn
ing.
Evening journal., 1921-11-02

New mills have been established in Virginia and Ala
bama knit hosiery These strange proceedings in
states that always for candidates OF political party
that believes in tariff which encourages buying hosiery
In Europe or Asia
Evening journal., 1921-11-02

There is one way OF making up for the high freight
rates you paybuy railroad stocks and share the huge
proats you think the railroads making.
Evening journal., 1921-11-02
GEMS OF THOUGHT
some men turn themselves into whole sections OF IN
Judgment Day in order TO punish some people.

Some Turn themselves INTO WhOle sections OF the
Judgment Day in order to punish people
.-.-.
The happy is he who hold himself back from
the maddenng crowd and yet close enough to feel the
throb in every human heart.
$500.
The man who says he married the wrong speaks
FOR the who stood by his side the years that are
gone. Did she, therefore, marry the wrong man? The
truth is it is an unspeaksble tragedy beside which all
other tragedies are comedies that mock and ieer
%@=.
This is queer old world. man may endure the hatred
and soon OF a whole community His erstwhie best
enas socaued Tor he has never been real friend who
orssAes one IN dark hour, may deliberately set him
alrit But The man who the distant goal and whose
Mnole Deng hrobs with resistless energy Is sure 10
upne asaih Ana when he does the whole push cra,yls
up INTO me band wagon once The world admires
man me hat-heres something resistless about the fel
lo tuat sets up success Is the aonement price that
hack every eowardy heart that forsakes in mis-
Evening journal., 1921-11-02

Lower Brandywine Mission So
ciety will hold a bake at Alfred d.
Peoples Hardware Store, Market
street above Fifth, on Saturday,
November ADV.
Evening journal., 1921-11-02

FieSEdgo Self-Seating Valves
For all motors. Automobile Equip
'ment Company.-Adv.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-10-08

he has been taken up by his bus
mess, but will carry out his prom
Use in a months time.
The time elapses and Mary
comes to Bruce's home and IS ready
to perform her part of the contract,
but Bruce is forbidden by his ply
stefan, as he is informed that IL he
marTies before he is entirely cured
of syphilis he will infect Mary and
she will suffer the consequences
Disguised with the physicians de-
cision, and not being in position
to carry out his repeated promise
Bruce tries to end it all by shoot
ing himself, but the shot only stuns
him, and he RECEIVERS and is nursed
back to health by Mary. and soon
after he is informed by his physi-
clans that he is cured, and is per-
mitted to marry.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-10-08

mond, formerly of Raymond and
CaVerly, billed as United States
man" He offers an amusingly
novel monologue upon information
al topics. His whole act is po-
litical satire of congressional tim
Der. Myrtle Fiske and George.
Lloyd present What the Boat
Brought In" playlet- Miss Fiske
appears as an immigrant and Mr..
Lloyd as a chauffeur. The locale
is Ellis Island. Hal johnson and
company present a farce comedy
with music, which they call Mr.
Chaperone." Johnson was form
erly star in step Lively" and in
this production he is assisted by
the we'll known vaudeville team of
Watson and Little. Watson is fam
Gus as yoddler and for years has
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-10-08
Musical Comedy
Mardi Gras at
Majestic Sunday

Billie Allen will present his
reigning success of two continents
Hal kiter, that extemporaneous
funny fellow and his Live, Laugh
and. Love Revue" at the Majestic
for one solid week starting Sunday
A complete change of program will
be offered Tuesday and again Fri
day in conjunction TO the regular
run of photoplays. Unlike the or
binary tabloid musical comedy
Billie Allen has placed an attraction
on the Hyatt circuit at popular
prices, the type of show seldom
seen at less than two dollars a seat
The Live, Laugh and Love Revue
has everything that money can buy
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-10-08
ayonae Wild Oats"
Weeks Feature al
the Spencer Square

The story of Some Wild Oats. -
shieh viii be shown at the Spencer
SQUARE for solid week beginning
tomorrow. Is the story OF two men.
lane who did not know and sowed
| Ms Wild oats and is now paying
lne penalty. and the other who had
me idea of the average man, and
ifat that 1T was a necessity to SOW
LIS Wild oats
| The young man who has sown
his wild oats and now paying the
Enenalty is Bruce Westcott, who is
HaeF prosperous but unhappy, as he
S>qrfot marry the sweetheart of
SIS childhood days on account of
ksirg infected with q. venereal dis
Ease
Ezra, his boyhood churn, who has
last enlisted in the navy, calls on
Phim and wants to see and have his
last fling before he enters the navy.
He tells Bruce that he wants to SOW
some wild oats and take in the Gay
white Way that he had heard so
much about
Bruce tries to discourage Ezra
from taking such chances. He tells
Ezra that he might contract the
disease that infected him. He warns
Ezra as to the dangerousness of
this terrible disease and how he
had contracted it and how it has
ruinel his life. but Ezra is deter
mined TO SOW his wild oats and
| tells Bruce that his case was an &C
| cident, and may never happen
| again.
Bruce, seeing that it was impos-
| sibie to keep Ezra from taking his
| fling, decides to do all in his power
| to prevent Ezra from exposing him
| self to the terrible social disease by
arranging to have a lot of models,
at his friends studio, pose as wild
women. When Ezra reaches there,
/ guided by Bruce's valet, he thinks
4 that he is in real pleasure parlor,
but before things go too far Ezra
goes off in a siumber, and when he
Hawakes he thinks that he has gone
Through the mill, but when he gets
Unto the navy his friend Bruce ar
manages TO give Ezra a scare The
Xpny SiCldB IbiiS ETA tudL lie tItiHhS
has case doubtful, and if he is in
Hfected Re via be rejected from the
ARavy Then the naval surgeon
#sends Ezra to u lecture on yenereal
diseases. which is being delivered
y to sailors, and when Ezra hears the
zresults of unclean living he begins
Fto realize the dangerous chances
| he has taken and is much worried,
he is informed after a short lapse
time that there is nothing the
4 natter with him. but if his friend
] had not looked after him, when he
arrived in New York, he might have
been infected.
Mary. the sweetheart of Bruce
Westcott, calls on. Westcott want
ing to know the reason why he does
no. marry her, as he promised
Bruce, who has been keeping the
rea son from Mary, tells here that