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Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-02-14
HOLDING THE LITERARY BAG.

library of books has been WRITTEN
on the question. who wrote ShhNe-
speare's pley7 There are the lsaconites'
the staunch supporters OF sweet WILL
and half dozen other schools which claim
for their favorite idols the honor OF hav-
ing psnned the worlds greatest drainat-
ic masterpieces. But II remains tor
the irrepressible Henry Watterson TO
throw n bomb shell into the entire
Camp of duarrellers. who wrote shake
speare's plays? he asks. Why hit Mar
lowe. of course!
Colono watterson sent that word to
the New York press last week, and for
seven days the learned critics have been
battling over the question. One erudite
gentleman after another has arisen ana
denounced the Colonel for everything
| from inaccuracy TO imposing upon the
| credulity of an innocent public Does
| not the Colonel know that kit was
killed I'm a tavern brawl in 1893. when
Shakespeare was only 20 years OF age!
Ia he not aware that ten Shnkespearean
plays were produced after the drama
tist passed hia fOrtieth birthday? Such
being the case, who wrote Macbeth
King Lear" Antony and Cleopatra" :"
"Coriolanus. "Cymbeline," THE Win
ter's Tale" and several others This
liz the question which was hurled down
TO Florida. where Colonel Wattcrson is
passing the wintrS days in fishing for
tarpon.
Such an embarrassing query did not
daunt that worthy person ono instant.
In response to urgent requests that he
: defend his stand. the Colonel sent this
wire northward which has been pub
lished in all Of the New York papers
which have been following this latest
controversy:
Who wrote the plays7 II will
? mover he surely known. The Ra
. CONAN theory ia prcposterous. My
guess is that Marlowc may have
= written them. lie stands tho only
writer for tho stage of the period
who rose to tho o-callcd Shake
J. spearean altitude lie was not
killed in tho tavern brawl lie
escaped 10 the Continent There
n he wrote and thence he sent the
plays 60 his friend Shakespeare 20
be produced. This is merely sur
: mise but plausible surmise
one cannot answer a 6urmise. say
by a stronger one. II appears tina
Colonel watterson has the better {
o his critics. for he effectively shuts thei
It mouths by 30 much as saying, now 8
% me one better In the meanwhile th
learned gentlemen who took his pr'
misc in all nervousness, and who wcT
> preparing 20 write dozen books
\ prove that Kit Marlowe did not writ
Is the plays. are left holding the litoraI
a bag II seems that Marse FenIN
has fooled them all. Even the astu
New York Times took threc-quartei
. of a column in which 10 editorialize {
" the theory.
to But while this storm is waging, q
author or the Marlowe hoax is calm
hating for tarpon 81 Florida water
and is possibly laughing quietly =
cause ne succeeded in catching bikg
| fish among the erudife tribe IN Gotha
~ which believes anything. Il utter
= with an cir of authority.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-02-14
THE BATHING Girl.

some Of the careful moralists are
Making protest against the open-faced
and lew-necked bathing girl who mas
become a feature Of 50 many oi th@
california parades. They want 10
know If il isn't possible to have street
procession without presenting aa1-
ling assortment OF pretty girls win
nothing much on but teasing cot
lection Of goose plmples
0ffhand we should say not
That sounds like rather ahutius
narade of itself and professions are
bui]t 10 please II We had fui censor
ship over all public paseahts "iiu ,
arados we fancy the bathing girl
t'a,'I,4 stt1 bc nerrnitted to disclose her
,.,,ales Even the multitude of hef
- interest MS Los Angeles Times
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-02-14

not give advice on legal. medical and
financial Tnatters II does rot atLerrpt o to
exhaustive research any subject
Write your questions plainly and briefly
two cents ia stamps for return postage
All replies are sent direct 70 the inauirer
q What causes strikes? p p. r.
~ Strikes are caused b. The dis-
satisfao ton Of employees with wages.
hours. or other conditions Of employ
ment.
Il An engineer. employed u ane
town and living IN another because X
sgatelts of houses IA former. pays olt
considerable sum every month -a
Communication tare. ian he deduct -Ela
expense ID fling his Federal income
tax return 2 z
4 Railroad fares ara only dedlct-
ih.e when a person is a .ravelIng bust
MSS man and tnis fare then becomes 2
business expense. street car and ral-
road fare paid i going 90 and from
work - not ieductible expense.
Q What are bItuminous shales: are
they II amy value? n g.
a the term aItumIuous sna.es
/ property applies 70 sha.es containing
+ considerable bItumIuous matter Il IS
i OF no value for fuel purposes, bit may
/ serve as a source OF oil.
/ . What ) the meaning 81 gun
1 as a slang term F. ". 7.
I i. Gun" as a slang word has VAR
nous meanings. among them being a
thief. a tobacco pipe ia hqucr glass
oI mug
. How many uInts are now ID OPP
Grafton IN the United states Z. Z.
A. There aI~ now three Wunts il
operation II the United States. They
.re located ii san Francisco, ta..-
.oguia u,u>sr. colorado. and Phi.a-
deiphla. Pa
h,1@s J. =. :.
\ An en.s,. hau is one which has
bsya rougheaed \ pitcher is net per
nitted 70 use one.
d. could you furnish BRIEF blos
aaphy IT tile designer ol the White
4 The des.saer ot the White House
was James Hoban. born in ireland
hon, 7-55 he came 20 the United
states. settling in Charleston. South
carolina. and later 10 Washington whe;
~ civ was first being laid ont. Ht
worked for the Government FOR tAs
greater part Of his life He s chiefly
Known fer his work in connection with
the White House. the rebuilding 81
which he directed after il was hUrne,
! In 1914,
q Who was Geoftrey trayo
&. c. H
This Is the non de plume adopte,
h> washtngton Irving in The sketch
/ book etr
a What airs creeping plants
e L. X
ms terIn Is applied IL plant
Nnose stems run along the surface 9
the soi. and root as intervals.
= NyFat rotation is the 'c-ue
k.-ie. Xnhelp 81 Germany to Quce
vi.toriaa y q NJ
me fnroatr Enncror William ,
Germany i i grandson " the 'al
Duoen Victoria of England Ills m9'h"
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-02-14
THE FARMERS, BIG PROBLEM.

The report that potatoes have
dropped to thirty cents a nushel down
state illustrates how rapidly. az last,
the country IS getting back 10 nor
rnalcy." and Indicates that the rest of
the world IS recovering from the de-
rnoralizing influences of war "a the
extent Of raising enough foodstuffs
for its own needs We can all remem-
ber that at one time. during the war
the humble tuber had scared skyward
III price and found ready buyers AZ $l2
TO STA a bushel. ana that the people q
| this country had 10 eat sparngly q
them SO that we could send part Of our
| crop too feed the hungry Of Europe,
| From s14 to thirty cents is a long
drop and will explain and justify the
plant Of farmers that they are unable
TO obtain any profit from their crops
at prospective low prices. and also
emphasizes the necessity Of their turn
ing in other direction for their rewards,
instead Of sticking TO old methods
Along these lines are ono or TWO suc-
gestions that may I've useful just now
10 Delaware land owners. one of these
calls attention 10 tho constantly lncrcaS-
ing cost and demand for timber and
lumber. which might suggest the Wis
dom 81 setting out waste spaces IN trees.
OF course. the criticism this PROPOSE
ton viii meet is that the trees will he
too long in reaching the marketing
stage 10 benefit those who should plant
them. but II cannot be denied but rha,
they would augment the value q farms
as the timber approaches the size for
cutting. and it would bring large profit
70 later generations Had such pro
gram been followed foI the last ffty
. wears we can readily discern that tht
income to the farmer at this time woulc
have been very considerable. W.
; might plant nut trees-as Every Even
ing has urged IN the past-which grow
E without any attention or labor ant
l. which would never fail 10 yield a good,
: proft yearly while the timber itself
T were il black walnut. would fetch NOR
6 than a hundred dollars for each tree
: after making q growth Of fifty years
Y Professor Shustcr, of Delaware Col
q lege, in a statement Just made publ
n calls attention 10 the fact that Della
ware soil is splendidly adapted 70 Ia
! culture q. fax. which under newl
e discovered process Of ''rotting' is iikel
9 to become a highly profitable crop. an
= declares farmers may grow wit
d cornparatively little manual labor {
y other expense above the seeding an
: harl esting II is understood tbs
/ there will be g local demand for IA
! from a plant that IS in course of COR
= pletion near Smyrna, which may /
le the central unit Of the industry ths
le may extend to all parts of the easter
" section Of our country.
re win corn az rs cents instead
II $500 a bushel and wheat ~ $l'
whereas il was almost $500, %
is quoted at 53 cents instead Of $l-o5
ie $40, and potatoes hardly brinsn
7. enough to pay for sending them
r market the outlook for the farmer
!" not bright unless he can find ne
FL way around these obstacles .that b
his road to fair profit for his wor
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-02-14

The request Of the Negroes OF Mil'"li
that the new school for thelF chiiu' ei'
be constructed so that its rooms may
be thrown together and used as place
of assernblage for the colored people
should find willing ears School houses
are used IN very many sections as com
munity centers, and i is qnite Wlthii'
reason that they should be. In me
towns OF our state few nave any pro
visions for meeting places for the
blacks where they can assemble foi
n,,rposes Of diversion OF for the dis
cussion IL matters Of interest to the
race or community, and il is entirely
nroper mat these new school house;
/ should serve such purposes. The largei
/ the field Of usefulness covered ny oul
public schools. the greater VIII be theh
value in the future.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-02-14
The promptness with which a Phila-

The promptness with which a Phiia-
dalphla jury headed by woman con-
vir1ed a ward politician q charges III
connection with the notorious f1ith
Ward election row when " policeman
on duty az the polls was murdered IN
o,ca+es that the new voters may be
counted on with confidence 10 clear up
the rotten politics Of our cities. Il did
moi matter that the accused man ha0
aided IN bringing other participants IN
The disgraceful affair 70 justice this
i,,ry took no heed Of the testimony 10
fhat effect. but concluded that tho ac-
cused merited the full penalty pre-
scribed for the crime. Women jurors
may not be familiar with the usages
and ethics that are supposed TO apply
In such cases. but they seem intent on
furnishing such offcnses against the
.anottty OF the ballot rs have been II
practice in the quaker City almost
i from the beginning Of Republican domi'
/ nation.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-02-14

awarded IN sr07
d. 9'G ED.s'
was Queen tirfofHH fre'
- TD vhrrl -rrr thr
ed ~ foil0-ve Wcrdrr~ fue
Professor t1r ~ Er.Et
Nfcdieiro. E.r. tra-al-r
Literature '~aH s .rr'r
In. Burra S.
Phyvi~s
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jaof ard ha-v srg ayr rar
Tho rre.rtors-r t'lr-f
irsaeio- r1s tnr He
loricoi rrc~' hrf0rn 'ro
'r-' he'd tda -Ff.r~r
phvs aprrtra'sr 'ln
duration ,f hs period
boing a' ra~' f''
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vcarg ago wn.e -v~6"r
itv ne ro-rr af~"'
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-02-14
FEDERAL TAXATION.

Editor livery Dvening You will note
from the anolosed statement that =
special committee of tho National
Economic League has undertoken 70
draft llst Of the most important
questions for present confederation con-
cerning Federal TAXATION, and IN secure.
through n vote Of the National coun-
ell Of the LenRue. consensus OK the
informed regarding these questions.
feel sure that you win be Elnd 70
publish this statement for the bonoh'
Of your readers. and to asaist In direct
Ing attention TO this most important
subject. Very truly yours,
". r. Kurt.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-02-14
RIPPING RHYMES.
ny Walt Mason
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Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-02-14

Nj. Harding has declined to make
his first Thanksgiving dinner in the
White House froU prize winning
bronze turkey, the most valuable OF his
kind. The next President is wise in
his decision; he's llkely 70 be eating
CROW eight months hence, II he doesn't
watch ont.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-02-14
City Assess ment.

Increases in the city assessment lor
this year - Toe made pdohc AP5h !.
will be n scattered instances 2lo i"'
general according T. statement by
/ Col Weller f. Stover. chairman eI the
q,t, board Of assessment
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-02-14
MEETINGS TONIC III I.

Bayard Legion.
Phoenix Fire CO.
Nj Calvary tluh
Board Of Education.
Democratic League
Washington Fire tu.
sumner Post q. \ T.
Npouo Castle X q. +.
Painters and Decorators
North End Athletic club
Delaware Iaodse. 5 Of Il
Dcllnar,ia tniou. r 7.
Antietam Temple . \
washington Lodge \. 81
Appuma,tn> C2l4W ). t
Fidelity odgc 4. q. "
Eureka Lodge. \. H. NJ
Rranltson iIhrary A-soti4tion
Harmony council f. oi a.
fs,.3ntlNN>ine Lodge I. 9. q. +
Minqua Tribc. tnlpd O. X A.
Beta Tent No. ., y @. 1 NJ
Blue Rofk council. /. Q. Y. &
gricl,Iuyers International ntan.
| st. Bcnedieta beneficial society
| Wilmington Council q. L a. NJ
/ Lady Miller Lodge ~. Z. : ol IL
| Diamond Council II. O. Il. NJ
| Christine Encamrment. |. q. q 3,
| Delaware Conclave. H.. on :. W. NJ.
| Wilmington Aerie. NJ. "a, II. 9. +.
! Eleventh Ward Democratic League.
h. NJ 4 +. l. (Bricklayers' Unionl.
Delaware Council, No. /. 4. Q. $. L.
fishers Union, Union A. +. Church.
wm. Mckinley circle No. s. II. OF S
IIopocRohacking Tribe. Imp'd Q. +. N
Benevolent Pioneer Literary Associati,
WI. / Rraudywiue Conucl. o. L. 4.
wilmington Nest. VI. l505 order IS oN
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-02-14
WHAT THE PEOPLE SAY.
Thoughts and Comments OF
Every Evening Readers.

The full name and address OF the writer
must accompany each letter, not neces.
snrily for publication but as evidence OF
good faith. ANONYMOUS cofnrnunicatlohs
will be ignored. Publication Of letters
does not carry with II indorssment ~
Every pipeninr of the opinions therein
exuyes~en
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-02-14

A Louis ana Sheriff apologies to the
governor Of the state for failing TO
nang a Negro convicted on the ground
that he was busy with other matters
and quite forgot to execute this sen
tcnce Of the court. IT is presumed no
apology was demanded by tho Negro
for the unseemly negligence
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-02-14

Ilrglars robbed the rectory Of St.
Thomas p. f. Church, Newark. of a
ton Of coal. night or two ago, and al
SO stole a considerable quantity Of sill
vcrwarc. The robbery goes TO show the
danger Of unguarded treasures in the
house. Coal IS almost sure 'o at
tract thieves.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-02-14
EVENING SMILE.
coon ESorGH FOR HIM.

r,o,.r in Virginia. where bears roamed
-, woods there once lived an old
sal,ovy whose wife made his life niser-
atle II was her custom To bounce
stilIets. brickbats pieces of steNeplpe
and scantliuga of the old mans head
yyben she had nothing else 70 do.
one day a nelghbor rushed into the
old mans yard and cried 1lniilaS :
hurry down in the pasture your Wiz
i in n fight win a bear Not on
,.o,Ir life" Jim replied pulling at the
stem of his corncob pipe that pe''
got himself into that fight and nc can
get out the best way he can --tiooa-
ton POST.
Mr. Baker will now obligo With 4
recitation entitled 'Ragtime. isass
| make paper Paper makes money.
nfoney makes banks Banks make
loans Loans make poverty Poverty
makes rags Cincinnati Enquirer
.I.aura seems pery much stuck NJ
about her new phonosraph es,
notice since she got II she is always
| putting or ans
ri, before the Oklahoma Legislature
makes snoring a criminal offense ahe
talking in sleep misdemetheh ~
traffic laws for sleep-waihets .Aiia !
,,i~btn,,r,. 10 to hitehed L. the beet
"a shot AZ sunrise 2-Brooklyi
Eagle.
why ala YOU insist on Josh $ JON
~, The s p. Z. 2" For his OWL pro
lection" replied Farmer Corntosset.
! Iosh keeps on bein' nnknd to that mui
of ours sooner or later he's goln 70 sc
injured. Washington Star.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-02-14
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS.

question by writing Every Evening Taror-
nation Bureau Frederic ! Hasxin, Direc-
tor Washington, p. e. This offer applies
strictly 10 lnformat ton The bureau can
not give advice on legal. medical ana
financial matters. II does not attempt 20
aetfle dorresftc troubles nor 70 undertake
exhaustive ra~earch on any subject.
Write ,our aua.sfonE plainly and briefly.
Give suu name ana address, and enclose
tvso cents "a arzrnps for return postage.
All repIles are sent direct to the inquirer.
Evening journal., 1921-10-05
NO RITUAL FOR
UNITARIANS
Detroit Conference Urges
Freedom of Congregation
in Churches
SEE NEED FOR
NEW REVERENCE

DETROIT. Oct s-Urging free
congregational worship in all Uni
tartan churches. but warning against
permitting this worship 10 become
a llfeless formalism." tho report OF
the committee OF conduct OF wor-
ship was presented here to the
twenty biennial meeting OF the
Unitarian General Conference. The
report submitted by Prof. Henry
Wilder Foote. OF the Harvard Divin-
ity School and chairman OF the
committee. pointed out the need for
reverence and dignity in conduct OF
worship.
The spiritual values and devo-
tonal possibilities Of free congrega-
tional worship, as distinguished
from ritualistic forms based upon a
sacramental conception OF worship.
are marked" the report said. by
this method Il Is possible 10 offer a
generally accepted framework OF
worship. adapted TO churches desir-
ing a simple service. but flexible
enough 20 be developed without cs-
sential change TO the use OF churches
wishing a service OF greater length.
Work OF women in the Church
was the keynote OF speakers at the
first meeting Of the Women's All
ance.
The faith that Is in US Is not in
books or creeds; It is our own direct
personal experience OF God" said
the Rev. Anita Trueman Pickett.
Unitarian minister. Of Rowe. Mass.
"We do not profess TO know all about
God. We arc sure neither humanism
nor theism can exhaust the thought
Of God. What we do know is that
God cares for US as much as We do
for Him."
The Rev. Minot simons. OF Bos-
ton. secretary OF Church Extension.
outlined the part women would be
expected to play in the coming
church membership campaign.
Evening journal., 1921-10-05
Our Poets Corner
For Verses Written Specially for
The Evening journal.
AUTUMN
BY WILSON J. COLLINS.

Now the summertime Is over
Winters coming right along:
The cricketss in the clover.
No more sing their cheerful song
The song birds all are hushing.
The bowling winds OF autumn blow
The flowers all are blushing.
And the trees rock to and fro.
The locust in the bushes
No more sings his merry tune:
And old chilly Jack Frost wishes
To be on the pumpkin soon.
The butterflies no longer fiutter.
In the meadow and on the daisy;
The humming birds no longer cutter
And the bees are getting lazy.
The maple trees are shedding.
The holly's getting green.
The squirrels have made their bed
ding.
Old Jack rabbits looking keen.
The morning glories dying,
The rose has gone to sleep
All night long the owls are sighing
While the fox plays hide and seek
The kids are singing gaily.
While on their way 20 school;
The sun gets farther from US daily
And the nights are getting cool.
Soon the Roman grapes are coming
Then wen test the old home brew
And wen just go right on humming
When we feel a little blue.
The snow will soon be falling,
The trees be robed In white;
And the 'possum will be crawling
In some hole to spend the night
But there's no use in whileing,
Our smiles we must retain;
So let's all just keep smiling.
Until summer comes again.
Evening journal., 1921-10-05

searching. establishing and guaran-
teeing OF titles.
Mr.. Frere says that there Is a de-
mand for such an establishment
here, and that his company will have
complete plant. with adequate IA
cilities for handling all business in
New Castle county. The company
will also make building loans and
engage In mortgage business.
Rents must come down, and they
are coming down."
This seems to be the consensus OF
opinion among Wilmington real es-
tate brokers.
People will not pay the high
prices demanded for homes" was
the statement made by Emmett S.
Hickman, real estate agent at Ninth
and Orange streets. land the sooner
owners realize this the better. have
found the necessity OF decreasing
rentals. and have informed owners,
with the result that many Of our
rentals have been reduced.
AN instance IS at the Pearl Apart
ments, on West Fourth street. There
are twelve apartments in the build
ing. Last June. only six Of them
we're occupied. We were unable to
obtain tenants at the rents asked.
so we made reductions averaging 25
per cent, and today all but one OF
/ the apartments are occupied. They
rent for from s35 down to S25 a
month for three rooms and bath. in
cluding a gas range and heat"
Il receive dozens Of inquiries
daily for six-room houses. but am
unable to supply the houses, be-
cause there are none. There is a
real scarcity OF residences"
There are no desired houses for
rent" was the statement OF an
other agent. I'VE have only two
listed on our board and neither
meets the popular demand People
want houses in the central section
OF the city. and there are none
available. either suitable as to their
conveniences or their prices. The
people want TO pay about $40 OF
s35 rental, and they will not pay
the $50 or more that is being asked.
The annual rush for apartments
is now on. real estate agents agreed
Apartment houses are always vel
filled when cold weather sets ir
and one reason for this was indicat.
ed by John J. Monaghan. real estate
broker, with Offices at S32 Orange
street.
People are unable TO pay high
rents for houses and at the same
time pay high prices for coal and
other articles" he said. "As a re-
suit, as soon as the cold weather
sets in there is a demand for apart