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Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-02-12
MR.. HARpING's OPPORTUNITY.

"Marse Henry" Watterson, editor
emeritus of tho Louisville Courier
Journal. wrote letter to the New
York World day ago which contained
these lines:
Poor Harding! You do him in
finite wrong. Never man entered
the White House with better in
tentions--none with rougher
road ahead.
"Marse Henry is right. Harding has
Though not an intellectual giant. nor
a man who would shine without public
office behind him acting as a reflector,
yet he means to do the best within his
ability for his country. No one knowing
the man would cast aspersion upon his
motives. When no declared for a re-
turn to "normalcy'' he meant well.
That phrase was tho keynote of his
political character. But the public is
anxiously awaiting TO see II no can
transpose his good intentions into
actions, and demonstrate that he will
be the President of the United States.
and not n figurehead for the Senatorial
oligarchy which had him nominated.
II Mr. Harding had his way. or If he
WIS conscious OF power within him, no
doubt he would extend invitations to
certain of those gentlemen 10 take
long, warm Journey, and leave him
alone. But expediency. politics. and
diplomacy dictate that he keep one ear
open to them. whether or not he in
tends to abide by their decisions. The
first great test of whether Mr.. Harding
will be the peoples president. or the
president for the oiigarchy. viii come
when his Cabinet slate is filled. and
promulgated.
II is known that Mr.. Harding de-
sires that certain men. progressive in
principles and popular with the thinking
masses, be in his Cabinet. II is equally
we'll known that the Senators who are
proffering advice desire these same
gentlemen anywhere but in the Presi-
dents circie of official advisers. IL that
Cabinet list. when published. shows that
Mr. Harding chose mon because of their
fitness for the respective Offices. and not
because of the men behind them. if
he surprises and eliminates certain
men whom Old Lady Rumor has placed
In the Cabinet -to-be, ana substitutes
for them forward looking. sane, pro-
eressive men who have the goodwill OF
the entire country, he win show that he
is man grenter than we had thought
him 10 be.
Mr. Harding was chosen for the
Presidency by n tremendous majority.
He has an opportunity 70 hold unto
himself the good opinion Of this major
ity II he win heed the voice Of the
public. II his Cabinet selections arc
above the average. he VIII have won the
good opinion of the entire Democratic
press, which then would know that Mr..
Harding intended TO be tho President
OF all the people. Furthermore. he viii
have shown that no is his own master.
and not 20 be dictated TO. Then VIZ
could look forward to a wise. sane. and
administration OF the
nations affairs.
Probably no President ever has as
great an opportunity 70 prove at the
beginning Of HIS administration his
true calibre as Mr.. Harding will have.
II is now "up 10 the man." as we
Americans say IN our expressive slang
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-02-12
PRESS COMMENTS.
PARslMoNY IN FOREIGN SERVICE

In n period OF world adjustment tho
United States cannot afford a starved.
inefficient consular and diplomatic
service. On this ground business men
hnve criticised the House bill just
passed. The Secretary of state naked
Sl2,6o0.000 for our representatives
abroad The House Committee on APP
preparations reduced the amount to
sS,600,0oo or sss0.0o0 less than the ap-
preparation for the current year Repre-
sentative Rogers. a Republican MEM
ber Of the committee. stated that II had.
erred on the side of undue economy.
and that II would be moro TO tho ma
tional interest TO add two millions than
20 deduct one cent. Yet item after
Item was stricken out I'm the House.
The Senate should repair the damage.
Most of the reasons requiring COM
paratively high expenditure on en-
bassies and consular work are solf-
evident. Our combined exports ard Inn
ports for the calendar year 1920 were
three times those Of 1915. measured in
dollars. and imports taken alone were
moro than twice ne great. our mer-
chant marine engaged I'm foreign trade
is fifteen times as large ms I'm 1910.
Our laws now require every foreigner
leaving another nation for the United
States TO bear a passport vised by an
American officer Tho United States
has pursued the desirable policy of
Americanizing the lower grades of con-
sular officers. an expensive process.
Our consular service has needed and
still needs expansion.
IL Is also urgent that money be avail
able for increasing salaries rendered in
adequate by the rise in living costs.
In Great Britain expenses have in
creased much faster than the value OF
the dollar. and I'm tho Orient our money
has actually deprecated I'm exchange.
let the supplementary items providing
money to meet such emergency coudi-
tions. such as s250.O00 provided in
post allowances" met Representative
Blanton's unyieldinR hostility. A forci-
bic argument was made for providing
permanent embassy quarters In the
chief European capitals. Sites and
buildings In Europe are now rldculously
low; it Is stated that for $4,000 a
building can be had in Berlin that a few
years ago would have cost us over
n million. Undoubtedly we should take
advantage os this condition
We are the richest country I'm the
world. but no other great power pays
its higher diplomatic officers 40 wretch
edly. We are the greatest trading ma
tion. but we have been prone TO skimp
the agents of trade affairs The Senate
can Yet Impress these facts on the
House--New York Evening Post
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-02-12

Announcement that the federal gov
ernrnent is TO enforce U. s. fishing laws
for the conservation or food fishes in
Maryland waters is cheering assurance
that Washington has not abandoned
its efforts in that direction. and that it
may include Delaware In its field opera
tions. Without the cooperation of the
Federal government the enactment or
enforcement of any provision looking
toward the protection of our FISH, that
would put any check on the operations
Of those who follow fishing for liveii-
hood viii prove difficult indeed, but it
is understood. that Washington is
ready to Join in any such undertaking
as soon as the states show any inclina-
ton TO perform their part Of the work.
Unless we may have immediate action
for the preservation Of our food fishes.
especially shad and herring, it Is feared
they will have disappeared entirely from
our streams.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-02-12
RIPPING RHT WEa.
BY Wait Macon
THE HTgY gsWU

7 punch my jvrr - ,4
Or sr'a rkplggs fpr uE ar
sing = la - purchase nae 20
gar and beanr ara te Thr
Doef kuous baf sruau
thsse DAYS ~ stress and rra lr
ing. ho works tre muse fof
shoes q wear when e s. fafrfre
Ho gwafs the harp ~ igy carp
20 feed MS aurts ard rlcr.e nn
turns oar leads ~ nrf FffC 4de
on ancicrt Ron ~ nrd frrerea
Ana Rrocers sew 1naf rhpwirg :
az takes .lfe ~ l.enafif er~T
while ve wuet hump ~ hN ne
dump. rhetr 81 tine aarsr nfs
cneerer And plumbers siRh fH
tnev ~ 81 Thar .sce' Tref
daisy ne merely sifs rd
throws ne zee ard 20 s
and lazy and re poor rirfe fV
busted SINKS ard faroefs 'haf ere
]eaking ard har vn'-a 1ore and
ask orr uon he ls+rors always
shriskIng. As people waik
hear them talk about The snap
I'm owning bsak sf eass and
write my wheez@ while WORKING
men are grnan.ng Euf oh ~
times when decent rhymes torf
come. for AT nv trying. when
my old dome wont frame q 5.rn.t
that n.en might au udFirE
The farren davs when cnaer-lr
.ava II seems ca~rrf -
The ghasfIy nights uher te wru
writes e ~ ,he i1ratr-fsg sufffer
on theu The ard vrd
lard er ulgmh ritr ren nerF
eayly. = he could e1ak d narn
whose sr-cke eas risen aE-.
daily
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-02-12
ROBBERY IN EGGS.

II fresh eggs are down to "a and 35
cents in the Wholesale market--and
they are--then the retailer who charges
the housewife 60 and 65 cents for them
is guilty of intolerable profiteering
which means that he is a retailer whom
customers cannot trust and have good
reason for avoiding 80 far as possible
now and IN the future.
Fresh eggs come closer To being the
vital element OF a decent American
breakfast than anything else that could
be named. An American breakfast is
worth preserving 10 the world sadly
troubled by the races that are gov
erned by people who take a cup of
chocolate and a roll in bed as sub
stitute.
Our national good humor--and that.
at least. we have preserved-might he
traced by a = dietitlan- psychologist TO
that American breakfast Whoever
threatens it is an anti-social character,
unpatriotic and pernieious.
Furthermore. the stahilization Of
wages by normal reduction is impos-
sible when the answer comes quickly
from the labor unions: Eggs aud but
ter and meats and bread are too close
TO war prices. Wait tin they come
down.
profiteering on a gross scale cannot
be permanent. of course, in any par
ticular commodity, but it can last long
enough to do vast amount of damage.
So the housewife who makes il clear
To her grocer or butcher that il he rubs
her now she viii remember it later on
is doing a real service to the oommu-
nifty at ge.-BrooNlyn Eagle.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-02-12
EVENING SMILE.
BUSINESS FIRST.

Harry" exclaimed the hIushInc
maiden. this declaration Of love is so
sudden that | hardly know what TO
say. was unpTepared for il. II IN
nerves me-"
Il was afraid it might" said the
young druggist, rising with alacrltv
from his knees. and 1 brought with
me bottle OF my unrivaled nerve
tonic. This preparation. my darling, {"
he added. soothingly, as ne took the bot
tie from his pocket. quickly extracted
the cork and poured a quantity Of the
medicine into a spoon he had also
brought with him, will allav anv undue
excitement. quiet the nerves. aid diges-
ton. restore lost appetite / sell It at
II a bottle. This is a dose for an adult.
Take il, dearest. Houston Post.
4 don't care what- YOU say about
the DE Styles, they are certainly the
cream Of society" I guess you're right.
AT any rate. the milk Of human kind
ness appears TO be beneath them. -
Boston Transcript.
Teacher-"How Is it that Tommy
knows his alphabet better than you do?
He never forgets single letter Sam
iAtNASNs HiAt AAS AaA1lCA > q po&tkktfAIls
Boys Life.
You can't always Judge persons by
their names" Indeed" For instance.
one would think from the name thar
a grass widow was green. Lexington
Leader.
My poor fellow. I am touched bv
your impecunious plight. I wish I could
lend you ray of hope" Couldn't you
lend me an %-ray2'
There is one respect in which A live
business man isn't like q tree"
What il that
II ne remains rooted TO the SPOT he
can't branch out. baltimore Ameri-
can.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-02-12
AVIATION AN ESSENTIAL.

Speaking Of foolish remarks. how
about the remark OF Chairman Butler.
of the House Naval Affairs Committee.
who interrupted the testimony of Gen
Mitchell about the needs of the air
service TO say he didn't think the
people could be interested in large ex-
penditures for air forces until they
knew what had become of the money
appropriated for aviation In the war"
What became of it was largely a mat
ter Of an attempt 10 develop in year
an industry that called for three or
four years of development What be-
came of it was the price Of utter and
absolute failure to prepare. Kansas
City Times.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-02-12
MEETINGS TONIGHT.

Olive Temple. L. G. E.
Wenonah Lodge. s. of II.
Liberty Conelave, s. w. NJ
Mechanics Lodge. /. Q. o. f.
Lenape Tribe. Imp'd O. r. NJ
Sheet Metal Workers Association.
James A. Garfield Council, u. OF A.
James Young Conclave, II or s. w. NJ
Apache Tribe No 81, Imp'd O. r. NJ
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-02-12

An Alabama chicken fancier has a
hen whose eggs sell for s22 apiece.
This blueribbon fowl laid 326 times last
year, and brought her owners more
than $1,000 In profits. beside Matching
out q brood of chicks that viii prob
ably inherit their "Ma's'' talents for
laying. There's money in chickens if
one could md such hen to lay golden
eggs.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-02-12
All Run Down
Now Feels Fine Fl
EssfssglfC Ended
His Trouble $

"Eatonic is the only thing / have
found to stop my heartburn and /
think it has been great help ia
nervous spells. = writes G. @. Johnson.
An upset stomach may cause lote
OF suffering all over the body. Eatouic
helps in such cases by removing the
cause of the misery, because it takes
mp and carries out the excess acid
and gases and keeps the digestive
organs in natural working order. A
'ahlet alter meals is all you need.
Big box costs only trihe With
ruggist's guarantee.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-02-12

Use Every Evening want ads.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-02-12

Quick results. small costs; use Every
Evening want ads.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-02-12
.eouM;eu 60 GTy ecGrEE1 90.
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS.

nation Bureau, Frederic y. HaB<in, Direo~
tor, washington. -. G. This offer applies
strictly 70 Information. Ths bareau can
not give advice On legal. medical and
financial matters. II does not attempt 20
settle domestic troubles, nor 20 undertake
exhaustive research on any subject
Write your questions plainly ard briefly.
Give full name aud address and enclose
two cents IN staTnya for return postage.
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1921-09-06
Osborne Trial
Put OFF Until
Judge Returns

The trial of e. G.. Osborne, Port
land salesman, driver of the death
car which figured in collision In
which two persons sustained In
juries of which they later died,
which was to have been held in
the justice court here today was
postponed due to the absence Of
Judge G. e. Unruh. A new date
has not been set but the hearing
will be held in the near future.
Osborne is charged with driving
at an excessive rate of speed.
Rudolph Samuelson truck
driver at the state hospital here,
and Mrs. John Westley, of St.
Johns, Portland, were the two per-
sons who lost their lives as a re-
suit of the accident which occur
red on the Pacific highway at the
junction Of the highway and the
Brooks road, about 10 miles north
of Salem. Osborne, who was ac-
companied by Samuelson, was
himself seriously injured In the
crash.
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1921-09-06
Railroads Ask
Lower Values

Olympia, Wash, Sept. 6.-Rep-
resentatives of three electric rail-
roads appeared today before the
state equalization committee,
which opened sessions here, and
asked for reductions in assessed
valuations.
B. H. Kizer and Arthur ]. Shaw,
representing the Spokane g. East
ern railway and the Inland En-
pire Railway companies of Spo-
kane, appealed for valuations pro-
portionate to the purchase price Of
$3,600,000, which the two COM
panies paid for the Spokane and
Inland Empire Railway company
at foreclosure proceedings.
r. M. Bergunder and P. C. Eich-
horn presented the Seattle & Rain
ier Valley Railway case, in which
they stated that the depreciation
in actual value of the company
since 1918 appropriated $4,000.
They asked a proportionate de-
crease in the assessed valuation.
W. H. Galvani, speaking for the
Walla Walla Valley Railway COM
pany, declared that the construe-
tion of highways paralleling the
electric lines was decreasing the
valuation of all railroad proper
ties. Representatives of steam
railroads will appear tomorrow be-
fore the committee.
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1921-09-06
Seattle Bars
Foreigners From
Public Works

Seattle, Wash, Sept. 6.-Pow-
ers of the Seattle board of public
works to bar aliens from city I'M
provement work and give prefer
ence in employment to citizens,
would be strengthened under the
terms of an ordinance drafted to-
day by Walter F. Meier, corpora
tion counsel, at the request OF
Mayor Hugh M. Caldwell and
members of the city council.
The proposed ordinance pro-
hibits local Improvement contract
ors from employing aliens without
first obtaining from the board OF
nublic works a special permit in
each case, upon. showing that
no citizen could be found compe-
tent to perform the work in ques-
tion.
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1921-09-06
Value Of A Wife As
Fixed By An Eskimo

being especially beautiful. he re-
ceived the top market price. Each
wife brought one pound OF tea and
two plugs of tobacso.
Dropping off ballast" was
Johns laconic explanation to In
terpreters. The trip had been long
er than anticipated. John had
promised his full set n wives their
annual outing but supplies ran
short. There was a glut Of wives
and not leaf of tea or tobacco.
One by one the dutiful wives were
dropped.
Purchasers, reports say, were
fellow tribesmen returning from
the fur post heavily laden with
supplies. They had long admired
Johns handsome wives and were
ready bidders. But under the rigid
unwFitten laws Of Eskimoland the
original owner may redeem his
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1921-09-06
$4,000 Suit
Filed Against
E. G. Osborne

Aggregating $500. three suits
were filed in the circuit court to-
day against E. G. Osborne, Homer
Ross and the Oregon Rubber com
pany for damages sustained in the
automobile collision on the Pacific
highway, July 2, and in which
Rudolph Samuelson and Mrs. John
Westley were killed.
The first complaint filed by M.
5. Ramp, owner of the Ford auto
mobile in which the remaining
plaintiffs and Mrs. Westley were
driving, states that the machine
was worth 5000 and that after the
wreck it was valued at $3.50, and
that during the process of recov-
cry Ramp lost a months time, paid
$l05 in hospital fees, and $3.50 in
doctor fees, He asks that the court
award him judgment against the
defendants for $4,000 general dam
age and 5000 for special damages
incurred.
All three complaint charge that
Osborne was going SO miles an
hour when his Pierce Arrow struck
the Ford.
The other two complaint are
filed by Nellie Ramp and Robert
Malcolm Ramp, by his guardian,
M. S. Ramp, who were also in the
Ford, and ask for $4,000 damages.
Mrs. Ramp states that her back
and shoulder were badly injured,
while Robert Malcolm Ramp states
that his body was badly bruised
and lacerated.
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1921-09-06
D. w. Hewett & Son

Auction sale of 70 head of
stock and farm machinery 7 miles
north of Salem on the west side
of river, mile north Of Lincoln
store. Friday. Sept. 10th, at 10 a.
m. D. w. Hewett & Son, owner.
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1921-09-06
Bad Check Artist
Is Arrested Here

Alleged bad eheque artist, J.
Richard Ballet, was arrested by
Deputy Sheriff Lee Morelock yes
terday and is being held In the
county jail awaiting the arrival
of Sheriff Starmer from Roseburg
where it is said that he forged
several checks.
Ballet had a protective device
with him. and told number of
his Salem acquaintances that he
was a member of the Lasky mo-
tion picture troop and an inti-
mate friend of Douglas Fair
banks. Officers throughout the
state have been searching for him
for some time.
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1921-09-06
Realty Transfers
Compiled by Salem Abstract
Co., Bank Of Commerce Bldg.

w. A. McFarlane to Joseph
Schmid, lots 8 and 4. block 10, Cap
ital Park add. Salem, $40.
Patrick Nealon to Thomas J.
Nealon, Mary T. Nealon, John ID.
Nealon, lot 35. Sunnyside frust
farm containing acres, $40.
Covey NJ. Terry by o. ID. Power.
sheriff, TO Stella R. Terry, 4.5z
acres in JAG. Robbins cl. sec. l9-
81 E, S459.
Mary Doerfler ct al, heirs of Ja-
cob KIoestsch, deceased. to Frank
A. Doerfler, 101 acres in A. +.
Miller cl. 45-9-1 f. $40.
Bank Of Woodburn to j. n, Luke
fagreement) land in D. Jefferson
cl. sec. 1913 W. $4,000.
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1921-09-06

The Pas, Man, Sept. 6.-What
is the commercial value of a beau
tiful wifeg The question has di-
vided learned jurists through the
ages. Court records Of divorcs
cases throw no light on the Ques-
tion.
But Eskimoland has its own
fixed rules. Take John Littiehear
for instance; John is trapper.
He resides in the frozen stretahes
to the north of the Brochette fur
post John recently disposed of
four wives in twelve years. All
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1921-09-06
Bodies of Victims
of ZR-2 Shipped
To United States

Hull, Eng, Sept. 6.-The bodies
of the American victims OF the
ZR-2 disaster were entrained for
Plymouth today on their wa% to
the United States for burial. Thou
sands of people lined the streets as
the caskets conveyed on aircrafs
service motors passed.
1t was stated that on the Voy-
age to America on the British
cruiser Dauntless the body Of
Lieutenant Commander Emory
Coil of Marietta. Ohio, wiz 5e
hurried at sea in accordance with
his expressed wish
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1921-09-06
L. Bechtel & Son
Auction Sale

OF all my stock and farm ma
chinery. head OF good horses, 7
head of cattle, 80 Of hogs. Good
machinery, on my farm 5 miles
east OF Salem, "A miles north of
Salem and Silverton road and 6
miles west OF Silverton. Sept. 14th
commencing at 1O:a0 a. m. L.
Bechtel & Son, owners,
G. sATTERLEE.
Auctioneer
Phone 1177
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1921-09-06

OF one arrest and conviction after
another. Even In reform school
he was accused of killing a fellow
inmate. When he gave himself up
because he despaired of escaping
the wrath of the New York police
men, whose comrade. Patrolman
Neville, he is accused of shooting
down in cold blood, Hoey was at
liberty only on parole following
his conviction for another offense.
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1921-09-06
Two Boys Choose +,
Suicide to School

Springfield. No. Sept 6.-Har-
~ Meadows. Is. committed suicide
here today rather than go %
school. where he feared other boys
would pick on him.
Sioux Falls, S. D., Sept G.
Alonzo Gray. 14-year-old neWsDoy'
son of Mrs. Pauline Gray one, 6
terday shot himself through tne
head with a 90 calibre revolver
while on a fishing and swimn ins
expedition with other neWso'ys-
He had told his companions pre-
riously that he did not wait 10 90
70 school.
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1921-09-06
Boy Slayer
Again Held
For Murder
New York, Sept. 6.-Although
William Hoey is only twenty-one

years Of age, the
criminal career
he has made is
worse than that
OF any of the old
hard boiled vet
erans of Sing
Sing, where Hoey
b / m S e If is no
stranger. At the
age of fifteen
Hoey first got in
to trouble with
the police, and
since then his
life has consisted
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1921-09-06

wives by payment of double the
purchase price. En- route home
John win recover his property
even at the risk Of shattering new
romanees.
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1921-09-06
Eight Billion
Gold Received
at New York

New York, Sept. 6.-Gold coin,
bullion and silver bars having an
estimated value of $4,000, 900
were received here today from
Germany, France, Turkey, Egypt
and Latin American countries, for
financial and business firms.
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1921-09-06
Bows and Girls!

We have arranged to take the
entire output Of manufacturer Of
a high grade line OF Sporting goods
our prices are rock bottom, no
mid7leman or retail profit.
Foot Balls-Rugby regulation size,
with guaranteed hand made blad-
der. 81.
Soccer Balls and Punching Bags
with guaranteed hand made bad
der, 50 each.
II. NICHOLSON co. Rubber
Sundrles
224 Akron Savings & Loan bldg.
AKRON. OHIO
AGENTS WANTED-These balls
will retail for $40 each. sell your
friends.