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Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-12-15
JUST FOLKS
READY FOR PROMOTION.
BY Edgar A. Gut,t.

There's going to be vacancy above
you later on.
Some day you'll find the foreman or
the superintendent gone.
And are you growing big enough,
when this shall be the case,
To quit the post you're holding now
and step into his place?
You do the work you have TO do with
ease from day TO day,
But are you getting ready to deserve
the larger pay?
If there should come a vacancy with
bigger tasks to do,
Could you step in and fill the place If
it We're offered you?
Tomorrow's rot so far away, nor is
the goal you seek,
Today you should be training for the
work you'll do next week.
The bigger Job is just ahead. each day
new changes bring
Suppose that post We're vacant now
could you take charge of things?
It's not enough to know enough tc
hold your place today
It's not enough TO do enough to carr
your weekly pay,
Some day there'll be a vacancy viii
greater tasks to do
Will you be ready for the place wher
it shall fall to you?
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-12-15
MOURNED BY THE BLIND.

A thousand men bereft of sight, fol-
lowed TO their last resting place the
remains of Sir Arthur Pearson, for
mer British publisher. who died in
London a few days ago. The men
followed the hearsc on foot, picking
their way safely by resting their sem
sitive fingers on the backs of the men
before them, the advance column be-
ing guards, who, of course, were
not blind. MIR. Pearson. whose busi-
ness career was cut short by the fall
ure of his eyes, spent his latter days
trying to make brighter the lives of
those who likewise CROPPED in the
shadows, and that he largely achieved
his mission is shown by the splendid
tribute of those into whose minds he
had shed the light OF comfort and
hope and the doctrines of cheer ard
contentment. He who can die re-
GREETED and sincerely mourped by
hundreds of persons whom he has
helped is, indeed, to be envied, for he
by his fellows. He who can diffuse
so much sunshine that il penetrates
into the innermost consciousness and
souls of man, enriching his life and
giving his fellow man the ennobline
example of happiness and usefulness
under life's greatest handicap, has
done very much for the welfare OF
humanity and greater honors indeed
are due him than to the commander
of a victorious army in great war
Sir Arthur Pearson spent his de
clining days in helping the blind tC
discern that the best things, the reali.
ties of life, came not through seeing
or hearing through the physica
/ senses, but from living close to tn.
Infinite and looking to a realization
of spiritual gifts for the real joys O
life which enables one TO see that tn,
sun is always shining. even though
the sense of sight has gone.
! The dead publisher has left splen
did monument-the gratitude of thou
sands OF blind men, women and chill
What better could he have?
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-12-15
RELY AND PORTO RICANS.

Gov. u. Mont Reilly of Porto Rico
returned to the States the other day
for visit. Sundry Porto Ricans, in
cluding the president OF their Senate
and delegation from one of their
political parties, arrived about the
same time to lodge formal complaint
against the governor. They contend,
In effect, that home is the best place
for him. and passionately aver that
he has planted a bumper crop OF trou-
BILE In the islands assigned to his gov
GRANGE. One of the mildest of their
charges is that he is unfit for the
colonial post because he lacks talent,
diplomacy and has no idea whatso-
ever Of what the government OF a
highly civilized Latin country means"
Naturally the governor denies his
unfitness. II. is suggested in his be-
half that the trouble was caused By
'hfs antagonism Of a certain com
bination which had been controlling
the affairs of Porto Rico Presum-
ably President Harding and his aids
will give both sides fair hearing and
| endeavor TO get the true facts.
But whatever they are, IT may be
written down In Gov. Riley's rec
ord that he Is a remarkably fast
worker" Appointed TO the Porto
Rican governorship by President
Harding, to whom he rendered valiant
political service. II is said. during last
years campaign, he started some.
thing" very soon after his arrival ir
Porto Rico by an address. some pas
sages of which aroused native profess
and resentment. Testimony that h'
has maintained the pace set thus
early is offered by one of his Port'
Rican critics. who charges that H.
has done more in a few months u
stir up trouble and restlessness II
the island than all the other peopl'
combined who have been there sine
the American occupation"
IL these bitter attacks fairly rep
resent Porto Rican sentiment. tn
presidents personal liking for AM
political gratitude to his appointe
ought not to stand in the way U
the latter's removal or transfer I
some other place that would sui
him Just as well and for which h
might be better fitted.-New Orlean
Times -Picayune.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-12-15
ADVERTISING THE COLLEGE.

Few young men just graduating from
college receive such fiattering offers
for their services as that reported 10
have been made to "A certain Mr.. Nc
Millin Of Centre College, whose SER
vices az football coach are desired by
Dallas University nt salary OF $1,000
year Occasionally such things hap
pen In other than athletic pusu.ts, but
for the most part only when a doting
father owns the business into which
the boy liz taken. DO" McMilin, al
least. has won his place without such
influence.
ii may seem unreasonable that n
| football coach should receive n salary
larger than that OF most full pro-
fessors and some college Presidents
Surely the latter are more valuabl,
men. They have, however, never beer
paid amounts commensurate with
their service and training. But Nc.
Millin will be something far more thar
mere trainer of team of clever
men and some substitutes.
He is being offered his position
mainly for his advertising value. Mex
year he will have a tremendous draw
ing power because OF his prowess OF
the gridiron, ard II his coaching is
success, his value Will increase. .-
Springfield Union.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-12-15
SECRETARY HooyER's REPORT.

The annual report OF the Secretary
OF Commerce Ia notable In that II an
rounces an increase OF efficiency with
a decrease OF expenses. The result Of
Mr.. Hoover's reorRa nization of Ills de-
partment is that the estimates OF the
cost of the services under his con-
troll are reduced to $20.200,0 900 or lcss
than the appropriations by 1875 pcr
cent. At the same time the demands
upon his department for service have
risen In number to 100000 annually.
This Is budget reform from a new
angle.
Disclosure that appropriations may
themselves be reduced by refusal 10
spend available sums Is a novelty
heartily to be welcomed. The Secrc-
tary adds that his plans are yet In
complete, and that further BENEFITS
may be expected, so that he reserves
fuller discussion at this time.
The department just now is e.pe-
cially concerned with the statistics OF
foreign trade, and has been a source
of invaluable information for the Com
mittce on Ways and Means and n.
dividua, congressman Interested In
AGRICULTURAL lafllIS InfouRnOnt fnt
world. The remalting four tariff Il
meet the views OF the farmers bloc Is
discouraged by the departments divi.
sion of foreign tariffs for reasons sin.
gularly like those urged by branchc,
of business interested in manufacturer
and trade; namely. that 80 many
changes Of tariffs are now contem.
plated in SO many countries that II 1.
not feasible 10 guide our tarlff leglsla,
| ton by them. Clearly 1t Is inexpedlen
TO enact a tarir with any idea Of per
manency In time OF extraordinar,
changes of both trade conditions an,
laws affecting them. Trade isolation
Is even more impracticable than politi
cal isolation. and tariff seemingl,
excellent in itself might be injuriou
when operated In connection with tn
laws OF other countries. TRADE au
thorities are as dubious about tariff
legislation as the politicians are reso
lutte. Under such conditions IL is bet
ter TO he slow and: sure than hast
and sorry.-New York Times.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-12-15
RAIL WORKERS EARNINGS.

The railroads of the United States
had 1.634,s72 employees in July, 1921,
to whom they paid in wages s214,-
339,3S5, according to statistics Just
complied by the Interstate Commerce
Commission and based on reports from
the carriers. This compensation was
59.1 per cent of the operating ex-
penses of the railroads for that month.
The compensation statistics for July
are the first TO be compiled under the
new rules governing the classification
of steam railway employees effective
on July ! last and for that reason
comparisons with previous statistics
are difficult. They also are the first
TO be compiled since the twelve per
cent reduction in wages ordered by
the Railroad Labor Board went into
effect. The total number of employees
in July can, however, be compared
with 1.S04.S22 in January; 1.676,543
in February; l.593.o6S in March; l.
542,7i6 in April; 1,575,599 in May
and 1,5S6,143 In June.
During the first seven months OF
this year. according to the Interstate
Commerce Commission sta -istics. the
railroads paid their employees $1,671,-
S4a.53e in wages which was 613 pei
cent Of the total operating expenses
for that period. In July, according tc
the commission, the carriers paid out
$1,000. .154 in overtime compensation
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-12-15

for the purpose OF making an invcs-
tigation into school conditions and
educational aspirations in that popu-
ious Industrial centre. are much
pleased with what they saw and what
they learned. In word. that they
consider the school system and school
conditions OF Detroit as models which
Wilmington may copy with great
profit In the future.
Very well, IL Detroit has the kind
of schools that are most promising.
under system that produces admi-
rable results, by all means let VIII
mington have a similar system. 1t is
10 discredit for one community to copy
anything that Is practical and good
In the administration of another city,
especially In those things that tend to
the betterment OF the cause Of public
education.
1t can with truth be said that the
educational system OF Wilmington has
not been in good condition--one that
even approaches satisfaction-for a
long time. Half century ago our
people used to boast of our system of
public education and our excellent
public schools. and they had just oc-
casion for their complacency. The
system was good, the schools were
good--for their day and generation
But we have not kept pace with the
advancement of time. especially in
respect OF buildings.
We all know that much improve
ment is needed here. SO IL our cdu-
Gators ind in Detroit a system that
is n safe model for imitation, let us
adopt the excellencies of the Detroit
system and apply them to our home
system. And let us start the work OF
Improvement at once, and keep it III
until the desired end is attained.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-12-15

OF this amount $5.439.16S went to
trainmen and enginemen engaged In
the transportation service. OF the
remaining ss,59s.ss6. total OF ss,l
s71.810 was paid as punitive overtime.
The average earnings In July per
man OF some Of the classes OF cm-
pioyes, range from 1854 to $500 per
month.
These figures are quite interesting,
and also very important In consider
ing the pending controversy between
the railroads and their employees over
the matter OF compensation. And In
view OF prevailing Industrial condi-
tons and the outlook for the future
they are OF unusual significance.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-12-15
CANCELING ALLIED DEBTS.

The mutual cancellation of public
debts to each other Is becoming a
burning question in Europe. 1t is
probable that Great Britain. while
paying us In full, will cancel all debts
due her from the allied Governments
and expect to profit by il by the pref
erential trade position which that
course will give her There Is the be-
ginning Of a propaganda in this coun-
/ try looking TO cancellation of all
the debts due us, or an indefinite post
ponement TO cancellation.
The people of this country are in nc
mood 10 consider any such proposal
1t would be, in effect, a proposal tha,
We shall tax ourselves to pay oui
| creditors from whom we borrowed t6
lend TO Europe in order that they
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-12-15
THE FILING TAX OUTRAGE.

Editor Every Evening: ! was very
much impressed with your editorial In
last nights paper, regarding Lazy
Legislation As citizen OF the State
regard the conditions existing today
as one result OF Lazy Legislation as
a very serious matter. and the more
one studies the law requiring Filing
Tax or SO from every adult In the
State, In connection with their in
come returns, one wonders how in the
name OF common sense such a law
ever "got by
/ Any thoughtful man knows that
there are very few wives In the State
who have any income at all. having 70
depend on their husbands earnings fof
all they get, and while the law says
that no one shall be subject to tho
tax on incomes below n certain figure
IL also says that no matter whether
one has any income or not. there shal
be paid to the State a fling tax Of 81
Take John Doe (laborer). for in
stance. His income is 5000 in itself
not subject TO tax. His wife has M
income, and he has a daughter
| (adult), who is an invalid, who no
only has no income but must depen'
on her father for her living. al
three must make returns and the re
suit is that poor John Doe must pa.
over to the State So for the privileg
Of informing the State that he no
his family is not taxable.
Has tax OF this kind any elemen
of common sense. not to say justice
thing the Legislature ought to b
called I'm special session to amend thi
fool law or to make appropriate
for large addition to Farnhurst.
Disguised Citizer
Wilmington, Dec. IA, 1921.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-12-15
RISING FOREIGN EXCHANGES.

The current violent: rise OF the chief
European currencies. In terms of the
American dollar is OF the first i'm
portance to the country's foreign trade
and domestic industry. IL is quite
true that. as the depreciation of these
currencies increases, so the premium
on exports from those countries TO the
United States increases. But 1t is
also true that the cost of importations
from the United States rises pro-
portionately and In the case of neces-
sary raw materials like cotton tends
TO become a barrier to trade in either
direction.
This barrier is reduced perceptibiy
changes as yesterday sent the pound
sterling in the Wall street market up
to s4.23, or the highest price reached
i'm two years. and affected other
European currencies almost as favor
ably. Nor is the principal cause OF
the movement hard to locate. The
four-power treaty coming from the
Washington Conference is viewed in
the international markets as not only
great first step toward the political
stabilization OF the world but as in
evitably leading the way 10 an organiz'
ed peace comprehensive of all civiliza'
ton disordered and demoralized by 3
great war. And the first condition oi
world industrial and commercial re-
habilitation is world political regenera
ton on the basis of assured peace II
| the world.
| We have had to wait long for thi'
start In the right direction. The worl
might just as well have been begur
| two years ago, and it has been terribl,
coAtly 10 the world and TO the Unite'
States in particular that 1t was no
then begun. But the way ahead i
now clearly opening.-New forl
/ World.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-12-15
MEETINGS TONIGHT.

City Council.
Iron Moulders' Union.
q Pont Post, q. a. r.
Delaware Saengerbund.
Camp No. 2. =. o. S. A.
Clayton Lodge. X. OF p.
srden Lodge, /. o. o. r.
Cyrus Temple, L. G.. r.
Asylum Lodge, I. o. o. F.
Crusaders Temple, l. @. z.
Volunteer Firsmen's Relief.
Voters Non-Partisan League.
Windsor Lodge, o. s. Of A. @.
Keokuk Tribe, Inlp'd. o. r. ".
Delaware Conclave, 7. o. o. T.
Palestine Castle, A. o. X N. G.
Delaware Comnandery. X. G.. z.
Washington Lodge. A. +. & A. II.
Wilmington Lodge, A. o. L. ".
Hiawatha Tribe, Inp'd. o. r. N.
Brandywfne Conclave. s. W. ".
Winona Council, Jr. o. L. a ".
Wilmington Lodge Of Machin.s-s.
Mizpah Conclave. II. or $. W. ".
Wilmington Lodge Of Moose, No Z
Delmarvia Lodge, a. L. TO p. r. T.
! Master Horseshoers Nat. Pro. Asso.
Washington Camp. No. q, p. o. s. !
Lady Washington Home COmmunio
Court Brandywine Foresters OF Anne
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-12-15
PEACE AS A STATE OF MIND
by Frederic !. Haskin

rjghtfully attack neighboring nation
with a gun, sword, poison, and s,arya-
ton.
There IL no real difference In mor.i
value between the two forms Of nkhf-
ing, but the international igh,ing .
usually dIgntncd With lot of fake
moral isepes.
We Are Educafed for War.
The common man responds 10
quickly 10 a call for war because all
Of his education has been directed
TO prepare him for response 20 that
call. lie is always taught that war
/ Ia glorious. From the first picture
he gees in his school history books.
on through his education. and Ms
adult reading. he learns OF war az a
glorious adventure for brave men. 3e
- taught 70 abhor individual nzht-
ing. but TO reverence the LASS hgh--
Ing known as war.
When common men all over the
world sse war for just what Il IS.
when the word awakens aversion IN
stead Of enthusiasm, then. and then
only will It be doomed. says Grille. lie
urges that war be painted al least fair
ly--that both sides be shown. As an
example of what he means he prints
some pictures his book. two on a
page. The lower picture on one pags
Is a typical Illustration from a school
history, OF a ffe and drum corps
! bravely marching % battle. Above Il
Grille prints a picture which ne labels
The End Effect" of a man with his
whole mouth and nose and chin
blown of by a hand grenade. Again
he prints a typical patriotic palnting Z
Of a cavalry charge. and above II a
picture from the World War % a
field after a charge, strewn with dead
and writhing men.
II men were taught from childhood
what war really is. what its actual ef-
fects are on the indi iduai and on N
, race. what its benefits are and WHO
!, gets them, the whole reaction 70 war
! would be modified. 10 would be tvic.
as hard for politicians 70 make a wal
: as II is now.
This task in education is probably
q task for journalism and literatur.
rather than for the schools. And ther.
are signs that It is being done. Fo
example, two OF the most widely rea,
: books Of the fall season are a move
. which describes the actual experience
7 Of some Americans in the last war
: with every detail Of horror and hard
: ship put in, and a book which tel
= what the next war Will be Ike. wifi
;, poison gas and air bombs in full sc
u ton. Such books do more for IN
cause Of international peace than six
y teen disarmament conferences
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-12-15
THE EVENING SMILE.
HOW HE DID 1T.

The commercial traveller of today
would hardly recognize himself in this
description of a Yorkshireman who
boasted of doing 20 calls a day regu-
larly.
How do you do it?" asked friend.
oh" said he. Il puts my head in =
side t'door and says. Marnin',' l SAYS.
Marnin',' says she. 'Owt?' ] says.
'Nowt.' says she. 'Marnin'.' 1 says
'Marnin',' says she. And off ! goes "a
t'next shop. Edinburgh Scotsman.
A Southern colored woman calls h"r
little boy Prescription" What All
odd name" visitor said to her. why
in the wo"ld do you call him that
"Ah calls him dat" was the reply
"becuZ All has such hard work gettin
him filled. Newark Star.
What nationality is that prisoner
asked a visitor making her first touI
OF the county Jail. Well I'll let you
guess for yourself" returned the keen.
er. He's in here for fighting with five
civilians and two cops."-Americar
Legion Weekly.
His wife was reading a romantic
story TO him. "The road ran through
the hills" so gushed the author
Lucky road" interrupted Brown
Now. with my car / always have Il
climb over them. usually in low
Cincinnati Inquirer.
why do you keep on being a col
lege professor" We'll. we have to dc
the best we can in this life. did trS
10 answer list of questions a fcatory
man has fer office boys, but / mad,
| too poor a percentage to pass" -
Louisville Courier-J ournal.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-12-15
THE MIRROR OF
PUBLIC OPINION

may use the money which they might
pay US to maintain great armies "a
fight each other. When European ma
tions Will balance their budgets by
'cutting down their war machinery will
be time enough to talk about release
from their debt.
And then they may not need to
Meantime, asa practical matter. we
are getting nothing toward paying
debt to us from any continental ma
ton, and have no particular prospec,
OF doing so. In practice we have
ceased to consider those debts az
assets.--San Francisco Chronicle.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-12-15
RIPPLING RHYMES.
By Walt Mason.
THE SAFE SIDE.

"The time has come said
Colonel Hays, when patience
halts and fails. and we shall
shoot all locoed jays who try
to rob the mails. Too long, too
long have graceless scamps de-
fled me TO my face, and they
have stolen postage stamps
until it's a disgrace. And now
at last they've spilled the beans,
they've shocked the voters
souls, and l have drafted the
marines TO shoot them full of
holes. The ocean soldiers are
on guard, no more shall bandits
scoff. and he who steals a postal
card will have his dome blown
on" The postman comes to my
abode. and tired and sore he
feels. for he has dragged along
the road a culverin on wheels.
And he is loaded down with
guns till life seems flat and
stale, for he must guard the
precious duns that come to me
by mail. A sawed-ofr shotgun
on his back, and all equipped to
kill, he thus delivers at my
shack the tailor's dog-eared bill.
With his brass knucks and lance
and gun he leaves his smoke be-
hind, and he looks like war
lord Hun who has Der Tag"
in mind. Now peace enshrouds
my wintry dome and comfort
fills my soul, for ! can mail
priceless pome. and feel twill
reach its goal. And when the
grocer sends his bill with threat
of law and Jail, twill reach my
cottage on the hill. since gun
men guard the mail.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-12-15
ORPHANS COURT CASES.

The Wilmington Trust Co. in Or
.,hsns' Court yesterday presented re-
turns of sale of real estate of Emma
J. Wood, deceased, which was con
irmed.
Walter j. Willis presented a pc
ttion for the sale of real estate OF WI
liam NJ. Cox, deceased. An order OF
sale was granted
Harry X. Hook. presented a petition
for the sale of real estate of l.. Clar-
ence Scott. deceased. An order OF sale
was granted