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Evening star., 1921-11-22
PROPOSE NEW VAULT.

Appropriation Of 100000 for the
construction of a new vault in the north
court Of the Treasury building would be
authorized under a bill introduced in
the House yesterday by Representative
John Langley Of Kentucky, chairman Of
the committee on public buildings and
grounds.
Evening star., 1921-11-22

Great Britain has more than fifty
recognized women's soccer foot ball
teams.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-11-26
ABOLISH POISON GAS!

The Washington Conference may not
succeed In abolishing the submarine.
though IL may limit the building of
that engine Of warfare and restrict it's
use. But Il ought to be able TO abolish
the Use OF gas I'm war, and that is one
of the purposes which report now
ascribes to President Harding and his
advisers. We hope the report is well
founded.
Germany introduced gas into war
fare. and her opponents were com
PEELED to match her In the use OF this
desperate and dlsreputabla weapon.
Scientists following along the lines Of
the German example have 80 far
perfected the use OF gas that Il has
become an agency easily employed for
the poisoning of wide areas and the
destruction of civilian popula tions. It's
potentiahties are enormous and fear
ful. II is an insldious, treacherous and
cowardly device. IL ought to be pro-
hibited and II can be prohibited
| by agreement among the
Washington conferees. Whatever
pleas may he advanced for the sub
| marine as a defensive agent for the
weaker naval powers. no plea is pos
sible for the retention OF poison gas
Brooklyn Eagle.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-11-26
RIPPLING RHYMES.
saaaaa=a=asassasa
By Walt Mason.
THE HAPPY MAN.

My neighbOrs such a cheer
full skate said TO him one day,
How do you keep your smile
on straight-what makes you
blithe and gay? Although l am
an 'optimist, and make of glee
a fad, have my grouchy hours,
| wist, while you are always
glad" My neighbor heaved a
gaudy smile that split his map
intwain. and sat down upon a
stile. his gladness 10 explain. Il
do not owe a rusty cent to any
man on earth, and so I'm full
of merriment. my soul is soaked
in mirth. l don't believe that
any man can know ecstatic
thrills, if he must walk the floor
and plan TO pay up ancient bills.
No creditors invade my den, 20
threaten, bluff or whine. and
when | sell COW or hen, the
price l get is mine. And l can
drive my new green boat, and
none can say: BY jing, he
ought TO pay me for the goat
he bought from me last spring.
cry each morning when | rise.
L owe no, man dime, and then
l sing and swat the flies. and
have a gorgeous time. Each
evening when TO bed | go,
say, I'm out OF debt and
guardian angels whisper low,
You are the one best bet My
neighbor Is a happy wight; no
matter where he wends there
are no creditors in sight, and
all men are his friends.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-11-26
CHRISTINE NILSSON.

with the death of Christine Nilsson
there passes q great European oper-
attic 'sopranosof the last generation
who was in a peculiar sense public
favorite in this country Do New
Workers nowadays pelt prima donna s
with eowers as they drive through the
streets? Perhaps II is a less emotional
age, possibly famous sopranos are
relatively more numerous. But GER
tainly the two visits to the United
States of this second and last of tbs
Swedish Nightingales" in, 1873 anf
again in 1882 were popular triumphs
| the memory of which is still vivid.
! Christine Nilsson followed the ira
ditionally romantic path TO fame-thI
/ gifted child of poor peasants. singin,
at village fairs and rising To be tn,
4 worlds queen Of song. Was her voic
I unmatched not only In her time bu
| III ours? The phonograph viii disposI
of such questions for future genera
tions, but for us there is only the en-
ihusiastic testimony of our opera-go
ing forebears. Whether Mario wa
greater than Caruso, whether Girls
and Jenny Lind and Nilsson outshon
Metropolitan stars of the later period
remains in the domain of conjectur,
But at least the death of Nilsson Wi
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-11-26
NOT A "HOwLING SUCCESS

The Revenue bill passed by Con-
gress on the eve OF adjournment,
Wednesday, 1. anything but a howl
ing success" On the contrary. II IL
a grievous disappointment, and II is
no wonder Republican leaders in Con-
gress say IL is but temporary mea-
sure and will be supplemented at the
coming regular session by new bill,
care will be exercised and larger
relief be given to business and the
people.
Scarcely Republican newspaper In
the country has the hardihood TO at
tempt a justification Of this revenue
reform" measure. IL has little that
can be styled reform, even by comnl-
ment. II fails TO relieve business OF
the load of taxation that has been
proved to be burdensome and restric-
tive OF needed expansion. 1t largely
delays the operation OF many tax re.
ductions in which the public is con-
cerned.
The Congress at It's regular session
will endeavor TO make a better show
ing, but not much can be expected
II will be the same old Congress, Will
its unwieldy and top-heavy partisan
Republican majority, its hostile group
or "blocs" In advocacy of personal in
terests. and its lack of effective leader
ship. Fortunate IL is for the peopl
that they will have the opportunity o
electing an almost entirely new Con
gress next year.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-11-26
POLITICAL PRISONERS.

Ratification of the German treaty
removes the last obstacle to the con-
sideration or amnesty for political
prisoners which President Harding has
insisted must await the formal end
of the war. Now he must declare him j.
self. ,Mollie Steiner and the young mon
associated with her In protesting
against our intervention In Rusnln
have recently been released on conii.
ton that they go voluntarily, or al
least not fight deportation, to Ruaaia
and II Is rumored that the allrniniatra
tion Will soon release all alien political
prisoners on the same terms.
Mollie Steiner and her comrado,
were liable to deportation az anarchist,
upon their release. They have nothing
to lose and much TO gain by agreeing
to deportation now instead Of afte,
months or years of additional impris
onment. But this Is not true of al
allen prisoners. 1t is, rumored tina
American policital prisoners who can
not. OF course, be deported, viii be OF
fered release on parole. which ia 20 So,
Under conditions that will prevent an,
expression of their opinions. They vii
be asked TO sell freedom of the spirit
FOR liberty Of the body. Nation.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-11-26
no MORE DELAYS.

The work of organizing the paid fire
department for Wilmington has been
progressing favoraby. and yesterday
the personnel OF large part of the
effective fighting force was made pub
lie. 1t will not be long before the de-
partment will be in complete and ef-
fective working order, unless unfore-
seen difficulties and obstacles should
be encountered.
In this respect there has been. dur
ing the past few days, an unpleasant
suggestion of interference and delay
through court proceedings in chal-
lenge of some of the measures already
adopted. 1t IL hoped these rumors Will
not materialize. There has been too
much trouble and delay thus far, and
the first legal interruption having
been safely overcome, with results
that went Tar towards correcting
manifestly wrong moves and placins
subsequent operations on sound
basis. there should be no further in.
terruptions of this character.
The City Council has passed the or.
dinance authorizing the bond issue tc
meet the costs of the inauguration o
the new department, and soon tn,
bonds Will be offered on the market
This will be the final act necessar,
to the thorough success of the srea
| Improvement, and Il should not b,
halted. The people want the paid fir
department. and want to see it In ac
tive, efficient operation as soon a.
possible.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-11-26
CHRISTMAS MAIL BUSINESS.

Postmaster-G General Hays recently
issued ,an appeal TO the large army
OF those who. each annual Christmas
season. make liberal use of the mails
IN sending Christmas gifts. to employ
rass and delay the postal forces in
performance of their work. He espe-
eially pleaded that they avoid using
unusually small or unusually large
envelopes and other enclosures, and
confine themselves TO enclosures OF
reasonable size and snaps. There
should be a general compliance with
this request.
Also, senders of Christmas pack
ages should observe few other rules
First of all, wrap all packages, Sc
curely and write all addresses plainly
including the home address of tn,
sender. Also, be particular to attach
the required amount of postage.
More than all else, mail Christmai
packages as early as possible. BY OBJ
serving these rules, those who emplo!
the mails IN their Christmas givin,
will greatly aid the postal officials il
rendering prompt and satisfactor
service, and that is what all desire.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-11-26
A BRUTAL CRIME.

The murder of the young railroad
policeman by gang of thieves whom
he had detected in robbery at the rail-
road station at Glen Riddle, Pa. is a
crime that calls aloud for justice No
effort should be spared by the 'authori-
ties TO secure the arrest and adequate
punishment for these murderers.
This crime should arouse attention
to the desperate character of the mis-
creants who are so insistently prose-
cutting their burgiarious profession.
1t shows they utterly disregard human
life when il comes to a question of
their own safety. They go armed,
! not only prepared to shoot at the
slightest interruption, but ready, will
! ing, probably eager TO kill those who
stand in their way. They are mur-
derers at heart before they raise a
hand to strike a deadly blow.
This fiendish inclination on the part
OF these desperate criminals certainly
should operate against extending tc
them the slightest leniency when oc
casionally they. are arrested before
they can kill and are prosecuted ant
convicted. No maudlin sympath,
should be permitted to infiuehc.
d, the imposition of sentence o
, mitigate the character of thei
: punishment. In this State tn
whipping post should unerrinGl
be part of the penalty impose
upon them. and the lashes, in the Ian
! guage Of a few Of the laws providin
] for the punishment Of the post, shoui
n be well laid on
y Mercy in any form will not put tn
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-11-26
WORLD RESERVE BANK.

Frank T. Nanderlip's proposal for
an international or world reserve
bank" contains possibilities which
might well furnish the key necessary
for the solution of the international
financial collapse. Roughly, Mr. Van
derlip's plan is for financial institu-
ton, patterned after our reserve bank
system. to serve the various countries
of the world. He proposes capital
Of 81 900 600 900 to be subscribed by the
various governments and private
banks, with control resting in the
United States at least for the period
of Europe's reconstruction. At first
ope-half and later three-quarters of
all profits over per cent are to go
10 the participating governments. for
which the banks located in the several
countries are TO be given eXtraterri-
torial rights and are to be protected
against discriminating legisla ton.
Based on the banking scheme which
has worked with such remarkable sue
cess In the United States, there seems
ia be no doubt that with proper safe
guards it could work equally well IN
4 the several states of Europe. BY fur
nishing a pool in which to rnass credit
! IL would accomplish the main thing
1 for which Europe is now looking: and
b. using dollar notes as proposed
many of the difficulties of internationa
/ trade resulting from the deprecated
! European currencies would be elimi-
mated. And finally, receiving it,
! charter from the League of Nations
and tying up one country with an
other in strong financial bonds, sucl
a bank might serve 10 aid in prevent
ing wars.-Boston Post.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-11-26
TAXES FROM BooTLgaoERs.

Assistant United States District At
torney kopff says that there are
Twenty-Five or thirty" bootlesgers In
this city, who owe large income taxes
and that he expects to collect s50,-
900, 900 from them In taxes and penal
ties for making false returns.
Fifty million is a fine, mouth filling
sum. But II these men have made for
tunes by defying the United States
law and II the Department OF Justice
can prove It, its business In to put the
men In Jail and not to be botherina
them about income taxes. or coiirse
the fact is that the department can't
prove any such thing. but that come
of its attorneys hope TO prove that
these men have made a lot of money
somehow or othcr---as we get nitro.
gen, out of air--and that under IN,
presumption that the money came from
bootlegging, they may be able TO col.
lect income taxes on some OF Il. In
that case, the Prohibition law can %
hang.
The situation recalls the days OF
state Prohibition. when hundreds q,
men In dry States paid excise taxes te
tue oniteu states government for sell.
ing liquor who we're never prosecuted
Tor violation of the State law. yo,
could lind receipts for the payment a.,
such taxes posted In grocery atores
/ drug stores and even In Kitchens n,
proof that the Federal taxes had hoo,
paid. and yet the State officers conf,
not use those receipts as a basls fo
pros. cufion. There was a long fgh
IN Maine TO compel the United state,
Internal Revenuo.agents to omen ,ho,
DOCKS TO State officers as evidence :,
support local prosecutions for llnuo
selling, but the Federal officers ref,,so,
10 do II. Today the Federal of,,c,,t
seem to be as helpless in stopping mo,
IRON, violating the liquor law as stat
ohncials used to be. but seek ia ee
even with violators by compellin,
mem TO poy heavy income taxes Tha
IL beating the devil around tho s,un,,
WITH Venseance.--BroolsIyn Eael.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-11-26
TEMPORARY MAkEsHIFT-

This is the characterizatio, or an
tax bill which has now become a ,an
ih"ue ps the Chairman OF the Finnnco
committee. Senator Penrose. II is
such an extremely faint form of pre lsn
as To amount 10 severe condemnation
The truth is that no tax bin ever won,
to enactment amid such n general
chorus OF anathemes. Ito reunited
authors are obviously ashamed Of n.
senator Smoot, who is probably the
best financial authority in the Senate
was so disgusted with the bill thai
he at FIRST refused TO sign the Renuh.
lCan majority report in it's favor
Aiterward, he announced that he
would nevertheless vote for tho bill
purely as choice among evils, II
VIII go upon the statute book dlslikcd
and denounced.
no taxes are popular. and the mere
tact that the tax bin has aroused
violent opposition would not of itsrlt
be sufficient to discredit Il, But tn,
special reasons for the country's dis.
appointment make the case excep.
tional. IL IN confessed that the hin. a,
passed signally fails to carry out tn,
pledges made by the pa~ty in power
This was explicitly stated by tn,
President in his letter TO Mr.. Fordney
1t is Acknowledged by those In charg,
of the bill. They admit that theil
original plans to impose taxes in ac
oordance with the promises of tn
Republican platform were frustrate,
by a Republican revolt in Congress
This is simply another way of say
Ing that the Republican leaders ha,
not the courage or strength To lead
They surrendered TO small btl
menacing minority. II was an alarm
ing confession OF party demoraliza
tion and impotence.-New Yorl
Times.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-11-26
JUST FOLKS
WOOD-SUFD DAYS,
Dy Edgar A. Guest.

We're done with wood-shed days. IL
seems,
And yet they linger in my dreams.
Those days of old when IT was willed
That I must keep the coal stove filed
hnd early quit my cosy bed
To clear n path unto the shed.
Then checks were red and hunger
grew
As drifts of snow / struggled through
And built a bank on either side
TO make a pathway two-fcet wide
Two banks twixt which a boy could
stand.
A scuttle held in either hand.
At night before | went TO bed
Get in the coal" my father said.
And through the biting winter air
I'd tread that slippery thoroughfare,
The while he watched beside the door
Until my dangerous trip was DER.
The kitchen window shed its light
Across the snow drifts, glistenlng
white.
Yet once inside that little shack
The scene was cavernously black
And frighuul forms appeared to be
Lying in wait 10 strangle me.
| Id place the sCuttle by the wood,
Then try to guess just where it stood
And when at last my ace was turned
70 where the kitchen @aslight burned
Ia fin1 before l reached the door
id left the coal upon the floor.
Those tasks are gone, the sheds nc
more,
THE time OF cheerful stoves is DER
THE father. too, has passed away,
And yet with every winter day.
Despite the ease of modern ways,
! IN grateful Tor. those wood-shed day.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-11-26

made thorough study of the colleges.
Upon her return Miss Pendleton gave
the colleges her unqu8lifed endorse
ment and they were accordingly sc-
cepted by the cooperative boards. The
seven colleges are Ginling College,
Nanking, China. Yenching College.
peklng, China; Woman's Union Med
ioai College, Peklng, China: Womans
Christian College, Madras. india.
Union Missionary Medical School for
Women. yellore, 4 India, Isabeila
Thoburn College. Lucknow, India;
woman's christian College. Tokyo, Ja-
pan.
Plan 10 Raise Money.
Mrs. Henry w. Peabody Of Boston.
Mass. wag made chairman Of the
Building Committee. for the co-opera-
ting boards. and after careful consid-
Grafton OF what native governments
had done for the colleges It should
be stated that IN every instance the
native governme nts have given their
/ warmest support 20 the embryo col
liegss--Mrs. Peabody and her committee
/ found that It would require 81 600, 600
to establish and equip the Institutions
lon q self running basis. The matter
was then laid before the trustees of
the Laura Spelman Rockefeller Me-
mortal Fund---a fund which was
created by John d. Rockefeller In
/. memory Of his wife. The trustees ~
! the Memorial Fund took the PROPOSE
: ton of the colleges under consfdera-
J ton. and later proposed TO the COM
! mittee that II that body would raise
b $4,000. 900 the Memorial Fund would
contribute 100000 to the coHeges.
T-ls offer was accepted. and $500 900
Of the s2,000,000 has already been paid
in. which amount was increased by a
gift Of f250.00o from the Memorial
, Fund.
/, The Building committee is now
: planning through the church and cl1o
j women Of the country to raise the re-
: naming t1,500.ooo by a swift and
. concerted effort. The women's colleges
4 OF the United States have taken d
:. keen interest in the seven Oriental
III colleges. Wellesley has adopted az a
, sister college the Yenching College Al
e Peking. Vassar has adopted the col
IA lege az Tokyo, Smith has adopie,
n Ginning College, at Nanklne. an,
el Mount Hoiyoke has adopted the col
g leges at Madras. Veliore and Ginling
% The college and church woyne'
,s throughout the country are co-0perat
= ing with Mrs Peabody and her com
"a ndttee in the bian whereby they hop
g 70 rsise the remainder Of the 81 900
in 900 within short time.
is Briefly outlined the plan IL that
b. hundred cities throughout the Unite
Al States wiz take pledges FOR the. Won
TO ems Union Christian Colleges durin
Jn the next 90 days. In many cities IN
1g sweep for subscriptions viii be mad
rn IN 2 or 2 weeks prior 90 a day that
- 20 be called "Colloge Day The effoi
'l- Cor subscriptions viii culminate at
mt luncheon which is to be held on a dat
he selected by the respective towns. whs
he the pledges will be turned in In oths
ID. cities there viii be no organization an
Ii. those who are Interested VIII civ
h. through their church and college oi
II, ganizatiQns. All subscriptions will /
sent 10 the Building Committee, 80
le Ford Building. Boston, Mass.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-11-26

fear OF God or regard for human
rights into the hearts OF these mur-
dsrous miscreants. They have proved.
time and again, that they are no bet
ter than wild beasts, and they should
be treated as such. Certainly the Of
flcers OF the law who come across
have no consideration for them. They
should take care OF themselves by
seeing that the burglars do not have
the opportunity OF shooting frst And
few dead burglars, killed at their
miserable work. would be an asset to
any community.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-11-26
THE MIRROR OF
PUBLIC OPINION

convey sense Of personal loss to an
FOLDER race Of New Workers. In spite of
the length Of years since she had left
the stage. And no doubt the .rccollec-
ton VIII revive a certain pride OF re-
nembrance OF what opera here was In
the days before II had been developed
Into an organized form OF musical en-
tertalnment.-@New York World
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-11-26


cents in stamps for return postage All
replies are sent direct 10 the Inquirer.
@. Does copyright hold good I'm
foreign countrlcs7 w. -. l..
a. A United States copyright does
not hold good in foreign countries.
There is an international Copyright
Association which includes In it's
membership most Of the countries OF
Europe. also Japan. II one secures n
copyright In, for instance, England.
II automatically applies in all the
countries In the Copyright Division.
q. Where were the denominations
of the paper scrip used during the
Civil WAR J. G.
a. The fractional currency issued
during the civil war was In the fol-
lowing denominations; three cents
Ave cents, ten cents, twenty-five
cents, and fifty cents.
@. What was the value of the
widows mite2 j. w. p.
A. It Is recorded In Mark and Luke
Authorized Version OF the Bible, thai
the widow gave two mites. The mitt
~
eighth OF a cent. This would make
the widows contribution amount e
about one-quarter Of a cent.
@. Ia Puente Arenas free port
u. V.
! A. Puenta Arenas, Chilli the south
ernmost city In the world, was a FREE
city prior to 1912. This city collects
/ t,,,,,nrt "a IA ,x,,rt ,1,,tf,, 40 ~, ,.,.o.
ent time.
q. Does the trade rat actually leav
something for everything Il takes? /
A. The common wood rat, frequent
ly referred TO as the trade rat doe
make a practice Of leaving somethinl
i'm place of food. etc. which II fre
quently steals. This is not, however
an intelligent act on the part OF tn
rat, but is due TO the fact that th
rat sees the food when IL Is carryln
bits Of sticks or paper in it's mouth
which II naturally drops upon flndin
the food.
q. Why are holly and other green
used at Christmas time? G. NJ. G.
A. It is generally conceded tbs
some OF our Christmas customs al
survivals Of the earlier Roman Sa
urnalian festival. Holly, box. iv
laurel and bay adorned the Roma
houses at this time. II is true. how
; ever. that the Druids kept n wint'
festival when the priests sent sprii
of holly to each rude Brit0n hu
partly as a peace offering. partly as
reminder to decorate the home wi
II and thus encourage sylvan spiri
to enter and drive away frosts al
I winter.
@. Is n man born in Canada class
as foreigner in the United State
NJ. +.
a. a man born in Canada in class
al foreigner in this country.
q. II cubic foot Of ice is allowed
/ melt OF It's own accord. would q
water overflow the container, o
cubic foot in dimension? J. l..
II a. The Bureau Of Standards sa
! Il a cubic fot of ice is allowed
melt Of it's own accord, the water tn
b, obtained will occupy about q lie
space than ice.
q. When was the first railro
, operated in Germany? II. w. v.
A. The first hallway built in &c
u many was the Ludwigsbahn. conneC
ing the cities of Nuremburg a
Furth. II was about four miles 10
=. and was opened to traffic in Decent
1895.
=, q. Are English walnut trees gro
in the State of Delaware? d. B.
Portsmouth, y. II.
Ia A. Only a few, in widely separa'
localities. but some OF them are 81
to bear good crops.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-11-26

rate. many persons will be pleased to
know that the old-time sorghum mo-
lasses" IL not a mere memory OF the
past. but is stu in existence and likely
to continue.