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Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-01-20
NAVAL AVIATION.

~. man 10 create n bureau OF ast'-
- !, the Navy Department
charged with the duty of ksepihs uP
= ~ minute the air service OF ths
Co. ltre NJ defense. viii be one al the
g., thtnea 10 attract the attention q
tno nev secretary when he takes oa'se
on March !.
a hish-rnnkine naval officer said re-
,,ti, The fleet Of the future that
= without adequate support OF q nay ~
air force will bc almost helpless, ne
nagship Of the future will prob3eiy ne
a fast tNo-scated battle plane ana tne
commanding officer will occupy the oo-
asrver's cockpit of that ship daftns
onraPernents" IT * an open secret IA
international military circles that tho
rext war Will he fought IN the air.
Every nation is shaping its program
accordingly. Japan is credited Win
the building OF fleets Of battle planes
rominaIly for the commercial develop
n,ant nj aircraft IN that country
hill is now pending III Congress TO
create such a bureau Of aeronautics,
tho enactment OF which would at least
roeet the present emergency and place
aviation on It's proper footing ain the
naval scheme of defense. The service
NJ present is under a Standardization
of tho Navy Department. That is
three stcps away from the Secretary.
while the proposed bill places the du-
ties Of the bureau directly under the
a,tboritv Of the Secretary. and it's
orders shall be considered as emanat-
ing from him.
As the situation exists today, there
is congestion and confusion It is
b.ra for naval aviation to survive un-
d.r snch a system. The proposed
b,,reau will bring all problems under
ono chief, who will be an officer Of high
rank. responsible directly to the Sec
retary Of the Navy,
The question whether military naval
and commercial aviation IS 70 ht'
rrouped into one department is mat
fer for the future In the meantime
ii is vital to the national defense that
naval aviation be developed under the
hest possible conditions.--Was Post.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-01-20
ptspI,aY AM fntNE.

, n would be hard 20 say how thn'
~, tuerrasing custom of wearing -
n...,stvn ievvelrv ~ AL hours am
,tares ard of dinrlaylne fnt puf#'4
=, ,,,,btie hee Ia do with the inrrfs' 90
!, cr,,,e hut doubtless u ia enough
- warrant sorr,e checking ~ thes.
habits
.rh.,o xes time. not long afa.
,,.hon ro,nparatively few ~ the Sei
s,,.e,lshv and aotially tren1tnent f2s
ae.,r,i ,nyveia of anv size 81 h"t" am
,h.se we're worn uuon state "cea stofs
a,,,, white simpler ideae e shaptlhe
,,5 .,trrtalnrent fuade the caftFine
- large euins of rradr money IN
necessary -
,roa,,. ,ha possossinn n costly Jew
.i., ta nt,aoHi % common IS the
,..,.,,.,sbtn ~ dlnree ~ fnrnitnre am
!, i ,xorn At AL hopta - the day an
,,t.ht yepardiess of tifHe - fttftss
.rhe fst nurse IS the natural a.
....,,,,,si,t af atirh exhibition ne
e.id which heretofore afforded f1f
,,,,,,,srae frr csilr few e now fhe
heruy hunting ground fof ~ lhsftas
~. number ~ the criminal fhi'ioe''
! .e,a nary excellent penple Waa''
=, indignant II told that thetf NM
-. vauity vas largely resroeett4.
81, crime increase nros Kim 1i'Hss
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-01-20
Find Fewer Business Hours Best

Even tho hours Of the storek ecpSr
have dwindIed In tho last 2b years.
under the pressure of tho demand for
shorter hours OF work. and local mer-
chants, in commenting on this fact. de-
clare there has been no sacrifice of
business I'm the gradual shfft. For
mcrly our stores were opened ana
ready for business ut o'clock ana
from that hour until 0 p IN. they wero
never closed. 1t was grind for the
salespeople as well for the propri-
etor. and everybody ended the day
tagged and worn, ready for home ana
bod. Indeed the custom of carly OPEN
ing and late closing had become 40
firmly established that II seemed Inn
possible 10 arrive Mt any departure
therefrom until. few years ago. tho
merchants got together and agreed on
shorter hours. and these have been 80
modified That they now extend only
from n. IN. TO 5.9o D. m, which. with
half an hour for lunch. makes an eight
hour day.
Tho business men find that the buy
ers have been educated to these shorter
hours. and have. indeed. gone further
than the storpkcepers Themselves. for
actual business rarely begins until
1890 n. m. and IL usually ovor. 80 far
as shoppers are concerned, by a.s0 or
s O'Clock i'm the afternoon. Local mer-
chants report that business has not
suffered I'm the least by the shorter
business day. hut they are. OF the other
hand, the gaincIH In reducing the over
head. by not keeping open in the eve
ninEs Even in the recent Christmas
! shopping days buyers generally got
| through with their rounds of the storoa
| at the regular period and the business
people especially the proprietors. are
| pleased that tho reformation haf
| worked SO advantaRenusIy for nll con
cerned.
| To he sure we do many things much
better than they were done twenty
| five years ago. and perhaps tho libetn
| tion uf statesmen from service at : 80
o'clock in the afternoon until o'clock
| next morning is enc of tho improve
mentR that have como with p"wcr con
dltlons and the wise policy 70 conecrve
| tho strength of employees Storokecr-
, ors however. note that even though the
| time for starting business has heer
/ advn need two hours tho clerical forces
| md Il almost as diHeult 20 arrive ~
| their places # business on time aF
they did when tho =tartlna belt rang -
| seven Ia the morning pnd there was
no recall uutiI mine in the evening.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-01-20
Blaming the WON on.

Is this a wicked and sinful genera
ton
The Reverend Bob Jones. who is fol-
lowing in the steps Of his famous evan
gelist father. Sam Jones told an assem-
bly, Of ministers in Grand Rapids, Mich
iszan. few Niays ago. that not only
vas this generation wicked and Sin
full but that the blame rested on the
the fair shoulders Of the fair sex.
The present looscness Of society
would make our grandmothers turn
over In their graves press report
quoted him. "Of course. some great
reforms have been worked ont by
women. but they were accomplished
mostly by small coteries and mot by
the great mass"
II is not the intention Of this paper
10 dispute the word Of an evangelist
who Is noted for his veracity, But it
is permissible 10 differ with mans
opinions-especially when that man
darhns the entire weaker sex with one
gesture. We believe MIR. Jones means
well, but we cannot agree that this
generation IS especially wicked and
sinful, nor would we concur IN his
statement that women as a whole are
sponsible for any laxness Of morals.
To Judge by the moral reforms which
have beeu enacted by the nation and
the several States within the past few
years, one would say that this is n
virtpous age. Reviewing the work of
the various societies for the advance
nlent Of morals, a stranger from Mars
would believe we were temperate in
thought. word, and deed
It is true that one may read the
sensational headlines Of a sensational
metropolitan paper, and gain the i'm
preston that the world is going to pot
on creased skids. But it is well u
remember that such reports chronicle
only the abnormal and the unusual in
life. For every marital scandal there
are a thousand happy families, FOR
every murderer at large there are fifty
thonsand law-abiding citizens. But
the happenings in the lives Of the
peaceful citizenry do not usually fur
nish news, sc<we hear little Of them
but much of the unfortunate and crimi-
nal element.
To say that the present sin in the
world is inspired by women is easy
to prove II is exceedingly hard. Ever
since Adam and Eve had their little
trouble in the Garden Of Eden it has
boon the custom Of certain men 10 say
Of women, they did tempt" Perhaps
so. But would It not be the manlier
thing to say, they did tempt. but we
refused 10 fall?" Any man is welcome
to Proclaim this ths worst sge in his-
tory: but while doing 81 il would be
well to give his feliow-men full credit
for all the deviltry which they in
spire. without placing ali blame at the
little feet Of women. They have a hard
enough time IN this world without be-
Ing charged with all wrong.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-01-20
n,.sr,uorr SYSTEM.

10, pnnae years aFsteia o.
,,e .nn,tcfa On parole has been ~
en,,a in canada Fer certain fsf'''
60, he,nv given their liberty ihey ar
,aa,,,rrd t. report 10 the nolies ~
r,s,.Ia, trtrrvaia hui otherwise th't'
!. >, interference with them
Reform,r4 and experts IN 'f'''''
,.,,,,.sy have. pronounced tho plan a''8
,.s IN a. the present only a'1aa
..,1,,,.r.,on ri ,hosc released haHs sSsf
asatn boon brought up for intf's1'..''
of the Law ~. r.
p,,t times are changing ihe .
-,,.o chief II police has gone So tai
80 Suggest that the parollnk a
,,v,.oncra he suspended. lie ~ ~
9,,h, ~ opinion that the coed reaoi u
80 ~ sona Of the released Is
I'm be unable to stnud the STRAIN u :.
,,aar,p,avment lie intimates that I. I,
lie advice on the point was tskeh II
,,n,,ld aid in checking trime.
r,,.iaont1y the Toronto chiet OF PC
~. has less faith in the parole sys-
-, than have some moro enthusias-
-. rsformers lie has an idea lhat .
.n,an does not steal whilo he - ioehs,''
~ why. then. expose him to temp
.atto,,s Vancouver sun.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-01-20
EVENING SMILE.
HuNOR AND VALUE.

Mr.. Walsh Will the gentleman yio1d7
Mr.. nlanton-f will yeild
Mr. Walsh VIII tho gentleman kindly
inform the committee what he has done
with his ses - Of hurnor2
Mr.. fileaton NV sense Of humor
since | got here has been absolutely ewal-
lowed up by the inexhasstibln supply
If humof held by The ilisti giiizhrd gentle
man from Massachusetts,. daughter He
has really, with the aid of The distinguished
GO tleinan from Illinois MIR Mhnn) made
tho Republican party ON the other side OF
the aisle ! have no more se1lae of hunor
Mr.. CLARK of Florida Mfr Chairman, |
SIMPLY want To say ia say one word. Mr..
Chairman. know whatever. may be my
faults and they arc many have never
slern.gogtiei on this floor Whom the sal
aries Of members were raised from $4,000
Ia a. 800 / voted for IL, and ] made q
epeerh for II. aud think what Coi gress
il aufTerilp from today ls lie cowartlce j
I NAV ,iae that word Applause The
aalsry af member of Congress ought t.
ba : n. .O0fi or stb 900 year Applause
think I am sl0,n00 man (Appluasni
Ard am will, 10 vote for that amount
and believe rny people will support ns
in It Congressional Record
. Nuee nTt'a ne plain ~ the nore or
yotir lace Ruea We'll. anyway, il
isnt ~ plan aa tho farh behind yGn
noac Bosfan I Transcript
Il nnGlce preat deal If majesty anf
glory have eone from o'lr outlook on th'
world Iilaf nt,s Yez. lot ~ the eeeons
/ lio,,tpnanta have hcen mustered n'it
san Francisen Chronicle
= ero some SCIENTIST is irving - per
/ feot m edible cactus These scientis'
rnean weil. iuit fhnv nr always IN th
clouds " "Fluh7 Nr5g. m edible han
sandwich would rncar much - mankind
IouiaviIlc suirler Journal
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-01-20
Many Workers IDLE, Much Cali for Aid

Nine thousand OF Wilmington's 3O.-
600 workers are out of employment. nc
cordln9 to statistics gathered by the
Manufacturers Association of this city.
and that there is little hope OF an inn
movement I'M trade conditions before
April is the prediction from the Same
source 1t is expected that tho ranks OF
the unemployed win be augmented TO
the extent of $500 more men by tho
first of February, when one of tho local
shipyards and the Pennsylvania Rah-
road will let out 1000 and 1900. re-
spoctively, which viii bring tho proper
ton of unemployed up to moro than 10
per cent of the total numoer OF bread
winners i'm the industries here.
II Is believed. how ever. the OUTLOOK
for Improvement is more promising than
is indicated ny the figures given above.
for there is a feeling that some
branches of industry are picking up
trifie, but there is a conviction that the
labor market will not be well on the way
bacls 70 It's nomsl state before April
Local manufacturers are of the opin-
ion that at the end of two months
prices of labor and of commodities
back TO it's normal state before April.
win be booming again. This bellet Is
shared by manufacturers and hnanciers
of nll sections of the country ana con-
stitutes a bright spot I'm the induHtriai
and business gloom.
our chamber of Commerce is rather
moro hopeful of an earlier resumption
- M
in the morocco trade which Ia calling
some idle workers hack to their taskH'
/ This body feels that tho return OF busl-
ness 10 normal conditions may set IN
even earlier than April.
; The Associated Charities reports
| that It has more appeals for aid now
/ than at any time since the lpl5-lo pc
rjod and that there is much sickness
/ among its wards. From December !
I ~ last saturday-bne month-thc as
] societIor aided 231 families. In addition
aid wns extended hy the Trustees of the
/ Poor. other charitable organizations
and individuals.
It is apparent that all the avenues
through which the y may b aided
are functionlng 90 their limit, Rnh the
q
| question may soon be rtisC' ,, regarding
/ further help. Probably r1ost 81 inc
cases reported as being aided by the
Associated Charities are those Of aged
and infirm persons. or women LETT win
i children 70 provide for There are few
/ cases reported to the city authorities
+ ~ men who have bccn employed until
recently ns being applicants for char
4 itv. IL might be well 70 emphasize that
/ point IN Wow ~ tho frequent accusa
| tiors of extravagance that have been
| lodged against the wagewotNerE whose
pay was large during the wartime and
until recently, and Il may he said that
while they found enjoyment in spend
/ ing money in larger sums they had eyer
/ had the opportunity 10 do before, tho
majority OF these workers with families
! laid away comfortable little sums. and
these savings are being used now e
provide tne family needs,
! with a continuation of the cold
/ weather for week or ten days the
/ hardships of the poor Of the community
Will multiply. but there is no aprrohon-
sion that the immediate needs of III
win not he met by our more tortunat,
citizens.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-01-20
PRESS COMMENTS.
REEDS CHEERFUL HOUR.

We heartily agree with Benntor Reed
i'm his concise summary of the wofio
nentiments towards the United stHtes'
From whom must America fear ANY
act of hostility? From no one, seio
Mr.. Reed yesterday. And he calico ths
roll of the nations:
Germany "sbe is proHtrate nnh ois-
armed"
| rrranea7 I'VE have In France not
only n friend who would not attack us,
but one who would probably come 70
our assistance II necessary
grent BrItnin7 "Suruiy we are IN
no danger from thct source
Italy? An attack by italy !" oh-
thinkabie."
Japsn7 u am inclined TO view WIN
great dincredIt my runnf that Js@ah
is working herself into waf iefNt
aRninst the Infed States she eouiu
not wage war against us except WIN
the aid of Great Britain
This Is "A cheerful view. out o'i'
abundantly justified by tho facts
suppose. however, the question ht''ei
debate were not the size or our a'ihs. +.
Int the aealrabllity of America joining
| with the other nations Tor the putp.,sr .s'',
| os aconouoic md social reeonsuuotloil
! and the permanent hft'b IN ts
! pence Suppose II we're afKhea tne =
| ever the opportunity lay open
| An,ertcau cooperation In world peaee'
/ ~ ,vopId be now when no nvton ls
/ dreaming of attacking us and nearly
/ all of the nations are ouf ffiehaR
| I,,..t, .h., ,,aLe . difference 20 sena
tor Heed?
! 7, decidedly would Senator Reea
e.,ta 49,, have little trouble I'm ahnN
ia. that the nations ~ the world hate
ua aus nra out 20 eSplcii MS; tha'
france who would come 70 our as
| siatanes ~ necessary. that
t9ritain. where no danger exists. Inn
ttalv. from whom nn attaef y moon
| retveble. are all out n thNel9'e 'nis
! country into foreign adNenlht -
tbelv own fell purposes. Few orr
! Yf.crtnc Post
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-01-20
MAILING 4 Virtue nf NeccssItr.

The Republican members of the
state senate iu eoiemn caucus haN"
resolved to oppose any increase n ap-
proplia uons AZ the rrnaent ecsai"n e
tho General Assembly, tn ans and all
institutions and commissions =. Giving
state aid 81 support The Dover stat"
Sentinel gives warm approval e 'hia
decision. ana holds Il out aa fhe meet
ing ~ grave feeponHihiljfy I" the
people by the Ropuhiioan marty.
Through their Senators
Of course. the people Viii duty aprre-
ciato this resolve to inaugurate ocon-
ainy. rut they viii not fail 70 rem"m-
bcr that all the eAtravaganee of the
past two dccades which has rcaultcd in
piliug up taxes and taxea 80 unHee-
ossary, a. we'll Al severe. that tine state
new has a cash balance of nearly two
million dollara resulted from Repuh-
lican Legislatures.
This highly tirtuous resolve the reo-
ple also win remember, comes az a
time when tho Iyosislaturo IL not en-
tircly Republican, the llouao being
Democratic That thr presence of a
Democratic House ia solely responsible
for this Republican move for oronnmT
ID as nla!n as day. The people thorc-
fovo viii know how to express thanka
for ariy relief that may come FROM
THE session ~ the Legislature.
when the Dcvii was siclS the Dew
n monk would he: when the Devil was
wei. the devil monk Was he says
an old rroverb, The Republican rart>
devil" IN Delaware is quite sick a.
preaont. notwithstanding ite heavy ma
iority in the state at the Novcmher
election
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-01-20

Of the northeastern section of the city
arc organizing with the purpose OF Sc
curing more attention to their sec
ton from the city authorities than has
been shown in the past. The outlying
section beyond the Brandywine, and
the section south Of the Christiana
have been shamefully neglected, and
nothing of other considerations-that
warrants much better treatment.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-01-20
Eat Corn Meal
And Improve Your Health

There arc thousands OF ways 70 use
corn meal and lend variety to the diet.
Corn meal is not only cheaper than
flour. but il is stimulating anu ~
vigorating to the system lhefe Is
moro food value in corn than III any
other product Of the soil. The house
wife who does not draw on it Is over
looking the nations greatest food re
serve.
The DepartIncnt of Agriculture has
issued an attractive, booklet which tells
manv ways to use corn meal.
II is fun Of practical ana tempting
recipes--and II IS free.
our Washington Information Bureau
Will secure a copy for any one who
sends two cents in stamps for return
postage.
In filling out the coupon pflht hail9
and address or he sure TO write plain
ly.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-01-20
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS

AM. sradef can se. the ansvsr to sny
,ss'igs ,s w.sns.a, ,nr.. sdst'' fni. % ss1aa .Dsl
strtcty 20 INFORMATION The bureau csnnos
sive advice on legal medical and npsneisl
nestic tro ufiss. nor 20 updestA.s e,bsu.s
tive Tesoafen on Any snblsct wnM yoW
asss,s9an plainly snd ssisey .. sn g,s. nv
Tor return ppstaxe All replies Or" sent
direct 20 tho inanfrof.
q. In on American citizen. who has
worked part Of tho fiscal year In cana
das required 20 report these wsKes In
making income tax fetnrns7 ". o. }.
a. No matter where an American
citizen is working. he must file compi"te
returns of his entire income.
O. How fast does sound travel through
the water of the ocean3 X. .. =.
a. Tho Hydrographic Office says that
tho velocity Of sound through sea
water is 4,5gs feet per second
q. Who introduced the innovation ~
carrying the bnll IN football7 G -.
A. Carrying 81 tho football had not
been allowed until 1923, when William
webb Ellis, a echooiboy at Rugby, In
the closing minute Of drawn gape.
with flne disregard for the rules Of tho
football. az played In his time. ffEt
took the hall hi his arms and ran with
II, thus originating the distinctive
feature Of the Rugby game.
.. what should be done N keep
linens from turning yellow7 y v X
a The simplest plan is ~ use tbs
linen often enough - prevent i,E vel
| lowing Keep sheets, pillow slips, etc.
| Iu pllaa. nd draw from the bottom To-
uaa. replacing the linen on top ss d
comes from the laundry. Vary this -
! drawing occa sionaily from the piles u
! linen kept for guests II - hssn't beer
| iced for some time.
.. Docs an alien have 10 get hi
second naturalization papers before ~
can enlist in the Army or Navy l..
/ A. The war Department says tha
IL la mot necessary for an alien VII
| desires - enter the United state
! Army or Navy "a have either his nrs
or second citizenship papers, Tho yer.
fact that the man enters any brancl
~ military aarvice entities him 70 frs
| citizenship papers.
q How much does a cubic foot
ice weight ". Y.
a. cubic foot of ire weighs an
proximateiv b72 poundH.
. pIaa Sc inform tne whsther ~
President NJ the United states pay
hia own travelling expenses and n1sin
tains all socisl functions on bis saler
~ SIS 0o0 a year. J i. n.
A. The salary ~ the President ~ ~
United states is $4,000 There ts 2
extra ailuvvanr ~ s25 .0oo available n
travelling expenses. and fund out q
which certain expenses ~ The Whi'
ttouue are r4rt These expenses IN
etsdo elarp hire. policing of the Whi'
tfonaa certain uervan nts aur certain on
tcrtainnentE. the tnfal TeschWr nor
than ston 600
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-01-20
snfns. and the Fashion.

Can II he true that "a high priest Of
furniture mystery. issuing forth from
Grand Rapids Mich. has proclaimed
tho doom II the parlor sofa How often
has Father sprawlcd of a sunday on
that monument of domestic comfort,
smoking as he read and dropping
ashes upon its tolerant pile or It's en-
during icathereue How often has SON
when time hung heavy started up rec
lanation work in the great dusty es-
sure between the back piece and tho
profoundly cushioned iower-doWn part
rediScovering a lost tbimble. a marble
a stub Of lead pencil. nickel and even
Aunt Samantha's comb, strangely miss
ing since her visit of two Years agono'
Perhaps Uncle Ned hp lisa ayndeo
Perhaps Uncle Ned has played on
this very sofa his indefausable prank
Of pretending 10 SIT inadvertently upon
reclining Babys. later, as the yeers
rolled. he still played IL upon Baby's
doll, And, later vet. Baby no longer.
she pumped with dcvastatin force on
the patient springs. together with two
other girls and a little boy on the
occasion of a game OF going to-Jeru-
salem AZ her birthday party. The up
holsterer could not ever make things
quite the same again.
But later yet. the old sofa did good
service. despite its years. II bore the
weight Of young men who began TO
call about the time the presiding genius
Of the household created for Father
that upstairs smoking den. Homely
old sofa that It is. Cupid has sat there.
playing chaperon. 1t has heard vows
exchanged and plans made; plans that
involved furniture as glorious as the
sofa was in its own young prime.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-01-20

The successful and appropriately
dignihed Inauguration Of Governor
Denney at Dover. Tuesday, was really
enhanced by the failure Of. the plan to
have a real elephant at the head Of
the parade, The affair was one in
which the people had deep interest.
and the presence of the elephant would
have impaired the element Of the bur
Iesque. In addition, it would have been
n bold display Of partisa nship which
element was sufiiciently-anda also prop
erly-recognized by the presence in the
parade of several Republican party or
ranizations.