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Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-12-13
TWE RISE OF THE BONDS.

An ardent newspaper supporter Of
the Harding administration, referring
spprovmgly 10 the recent marked ad-
vances I'm the quotations for war
bonds. with Liberty bonds back at
par. sets the situation down 10 the
credit OF the Harding administration.
Possibly the Harding administration
is entitled 70 the credit for this per-
formance. but not in the manner this
organ would have II appear.
All our war bonds were taken at
par. The people. enjoying such pros
perity as the country never had be-
fore known. had plenty Of money and
invested freely in these bonds. Each
issue was largely oversuhscribed and
thousands OF busy Industrial workers
invested their savings in them. The
outlook was rosy.
Then came the election Of the Re-
publican Congress which began its
sessions during the closing months OF
the Wilson administration. and in
sugurated an era Of miserable par
tisanship IN sad contrast with the
splendid manifestations OF patriotism
that previously had been the rule.
Then. also. came the terrible indus
trial and business depression. from
which the country is still suffering.
under the Harding administration.
/ The consequent fuctuation in the
quotations for war bonds was merely
/ In accord with the operation OF the
law Of supply and demand. When
I the disastrous times came. with thou
sands Of unemployed. many of the
latter were bond investors. But pow
erty compelled them to part with their
bonds. and ;he flooding of the market
with them naturally sent quotations
downward. In time. all who were
thus affected had parted with their
investments. and naturally the mar
ket frightened and quotations be-
gan 90 rise. With no more in the
hands Of the destitute for sale. the de-
mand became keen and the figures
kept going higher and higher.
SO II the Harding administration :.
entitled to credit for the increase ir
the question for war bonds. 1t mus
claim credit for the entire situation
which caused those bonds to first de-
cline and then advance. This, how
ever. its friends arc not likely 10 con
cede.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-12-13
RIPPLING RHYMES.
BY Walt Mason.
sUPERFLUOUs WAR.


Abolish war! It's useless stuff.
designed by monarchs ratified:
our cars can xiii us fast enough
we don't need hosts embattled.
Wars Such an old and outwo-n
means OF death ~ makes us
snicker; our touring cars and
limousines can do the job much
quicker. War kills its legions
while II lasts. but when it is
suspended. with all its smoke
and deadly blasts. the butchery
is ended. The veterans forget
their scars, and turn TO sane en-
deavor; hut when we come to
motor cars, the blood flows on
forever. If populations are too
thick, the figures growing taller.
there always is the speeding
hick 10 make the census small
er. The roadster and the linz
CUISINE are killing people daily;
we pile the bodies on the green.
and cry Willow waly," The
touring car and large sedan
around the town are racing. and
every hour another man is
ruined by casing. The smiling
maid. the gaffer gray, upon the
highways hilly are run down by
the brisk coupe that knocks the
speed laws silly. Abolish Mars.
And on his brow let all his cheap
wreaths wither. for we have
deadly engines now that knock
him yon and thither.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-12-13
THE MIRROR OF
PUBLIC OPINION

Justicc Taft. regarding picketins dur
Ing strikes occupies middle ground be-
tween the position that piclsetIng lis
In all cascs unlawful as Justice Van
Sicklen OF the New York supreme
court. for instance, recently ruled
and the brond Interpretations OF scc-
tion 20 of the Clayton act. Under
this section. M the chief Justice notes.
injunction is forbidden "in behalf OF
an employer against first, persuading
others by peaceful menns 10 cease em-
ployment and labor second. attending
Mt any place where such persons or
persons may lawfully be for the pur-
pose of peacefully obtaining or COM
municating information. third peace
ably assembling In lawful manner
and for lawful purposes"
An effect Of the supreme courts
finding is TO leave wide latitude for
exercise OF discretion by courts OF
equity In applying the law To par
ticular cascs. Each case must turn
on It's Owl circumstances, IL Ia a
case for the flexible remedial power
of a court of equity which may try
one mode of restraint and IL Il falls
or proves to be too drastic may
change It," On the other hand, the
ruling clearly upholds the principle
of peaceful picketlng," while avoid
Ing the term, and implies n warn
ing against denial Of fits spirit.
Mr.. Taft's statement that In tho
case before the court the name
picket indicated militant purpose
and that under the circumstances the
strikers could properly be enjoned
by the specific term of 'plcketlng
may prove TO be of psychological con
sequence. Perhaps the term mis-.
sionary." which Ia now being heard
will come into general use as less sug
gestive than picket" of an Illegal pur-
pose. II is significant that prominent
labor leaders express satisfaction with
the TAFT Interpretation. 1t is calcu.
lated TO help In drawing "A somewhat
difficult line and. fairly applied, 4
should safeguard the principle ex
pressed In the Clayton act and th'
rights also Of employers and non
strikers. Springfield Republican.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-12-13
PUSSYFOOT IN INDIA.

Newspapers from India show that
much interest has been aroused by
the visit OF Pussyfoot Johnson. The
people are eager to hear of the prog
ress of prohibition In America. and
are encouraging the visitor to believe
that India may also become dry.
MIR. Johnson has been courteously
received by the resident Englishmen.
They have taken occasion to heckle
him i'm good-natured way over the
objects of his visit and the stories
they have heard a the failure OF the
dry cause In the United States. Mr..
Johnson has an arsenal Of facts 20
dsprove all OF the fantastic stories
that have floated through the chan
nels of the liquor trade around the
world One Of these is that the CON
sumption Of narcotics has trebled un.
der prohibition and that the cutting
OF of liquor has had a serious effect
upon the public health. These stories
are completely refutsd by official
statistics as we'll as by the well-au-
thentisatcd observations of we'll
posted and disinterested men through
out the country.
Thirsty Englishmen residing In In
lia express some petulance over Mr.
Johnson's visit because they have 0
real fear that his agitation may re-
suit in success. They know thai
among certain Tfindus and amons
practically all Mohammedans the us'
Of liquor is now prohibited by custom
and religious faith. That is 20 say, I
very strong prohibition element al
ready exists In Iida. Add 10 it onl,
a comparatively small section OF tn
| iemaining population and the who'll
| country will become as arid as tn
| United States.--Nebrasba state Jour
nal.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-12-13
MAY De TOO CHEAP,

Holding 20 tho opinion that low
price Ia not an assurance that tho
article sold IL bargain" tho Milford
Chronicle says this view is pertinent
ly applicable 10 newspapers, espe-
chilly the rural weekly publications.
And this is n sound view.
Il, Is true" says tho Chronicle,
that somc weekly papers printed are
worth much iese than the one dollar
per year asked for them by their
owners. IL Is true that u newspaper
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-12-13
MIR. HoovER's WARNING.

Secretary Hoover has been telling
the House Rivers and Harbors Com
mittcc some plain truths about the
pollution OF our harbors and navigable
streams. This has been going on n
long time. with disastrous results to
the nshing industry, among other
things. Tho most immediate peril, In
Mr.. Hoovers opinion. comes from oil
waste, and he would have legislation
confined for the present to this sub
ject. though he adds that the waters
OF the Chesa pcake- and presumably of
other fishing grounds smust be pro-
tected from contamination.
In many harbors the fishing industry
has been destroyed, and to cndcayor to
restore It would be hopeless. hut oil
pollution Is another matter. II liz. In
the first place, serious danger to
shipping. Here are all the materials
for fire. on the water front which
would wipe out millions Of dollars
worth Of property. Moreover. with the
increasing use of oil as fuel, Il IL n
danger which will become greater and
greater every year, unless steps are
taken to check the reckless disposal
of the waste now 80 common.
The beaches, the resort OF thousands
during the warm weather, will he
spoiled for purposes of recreation II
the waters continue to he polluted with
oil waists Sewage has often been a
nuisance and menace to health In
this respect. but oil waste Is worse
Now II Is clear that II Congress falls &c
act, conditions will rapidly grow worse
The contamination of inland waters
which has driven away edible fish
as the shad from the Della ware would
never have reached it's present pro
portions II any real effort had beer
made to check II. A great disaster
ought not to be needed to stop oi
lpolution.- Philadelphia Inquirer.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-12-13
MEETINGS TONIGHT.

Coremakers Union.
Blacksmiths Union.
Brandywine Fire Co.
Smyth Post, G.. A. r.
Division No. 1, A. o. z.
Calanthe Lodge, X. of p
Waneta Council, ID. OF z.
Crusaders Castle, X. G. y.
Corinthlsn Lodge, s. Of II.
Patternmakers Association,
Humanity Circle, Il, OF u.
Eureka Conclnvc, $. w. M.
Fame Castle, A, o. X. NJ. Z.
Germnnia Temple, l., q. u.
Y. u. y. Zion Lutheran Church.
Corinthlan Lodge, a. Il, \ A. M.
Mutual Encampment, l. o. o. II.
German BonoAcinl Hociety. No. l.,
Peerless Conciave, IL. or $. W, NJ,
NJ, b. A. OF i. II. II, Employees. Inc.
Harmony Council, No, 1. Y, F. OF A,
East END German Democratic Club.
Guiding Star Temple. No. 0, o. OF Y.
Bhsot Motni Workers Local. No, S0a
Wilmington Camp, No, Ia, T., o, &. A
VIII. Branch No. SO. Grand Fraternity
Car and Ship Painters Protective As
Snowflake Lodge, No, 65 l.. A, r, B, A
Camp Farrell, No, /, Spanish War v
Camp 7l6. Royal Neishbors of Amer
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-12-13

OF tho class OF the State Sentinel. or
Times and others. Ia worth more than
the ono dollar and nifty cents asked
as subscription for either or all OF
them. Papers that give eight. ton,
twelve or more pages OF news and edi-
torial reading, with n well balanced
an attractive way, are worth SOW
eral times tho amount of their SUBJ
scription price to their readers. The
dollar per year weekly newspaper In
Delaware is n useless cncumbrnnce OF
the publishing field. II brings no profit
buy II only In n half-hearted way. IT
has no creative ability to mould pub
lie sentiment and IL simply tolerated
by tho community. The man or
woman occupied In producing n paper
In this class, would serve their indi-
vidual interests far better TO get a
position on enc of the real live weekly
papers. where they would learn that
business methods. honorable dealing
| by prompt collections each week or
month. would bring TO them as indi-
viduals. financial atisfection---and---
equip them 10 produce not n dolar-a-
year weekly paper, but to 20 into any
live community and get the SUPPORT
necessary TO make and produce n real
newspaper, giving the local news, the
nearby town correspondence (Which is
the local news Of such communities)
and such general reading as is of In
terest to the people OF their district"
The Chronicle proceeds to quote
from the Publishers Auxiliary ak
questions which that publication sug-
gests be asked of all who may ex-
press n desire for n return to the for
mer--and frequently valueless--"dol-
lar weekly" "a follows:
Why less than two dollars a
year for your weekly newspaper
why reduce your subscription
price,
Are you now paying any appre-
ciable amount less for the labor
that goes into producing your
paper7
Are YOU paying any apprcciable
amount less for the materials that
go into it2
Are you making more than an
honest living out OF your news
paper business after setting aside
n fair amount for depreciation OF
your plsnt2
Have you had any insistent
demand on the part Of the public
for lower subscription price7
{ The answers to these queries ar
Z obvious and need not be set dowr
= The day OF tho dollar weekly" ha
r departed. II seldom was worth eve
( dollar, Now that our rural weeklie
e are so vastly improved, so much NOR
/. valuable than the former cheap
n publications, they entirely Justify tn
- higher prices which publishers wer
$ compelled 10 charge by the exigencie
Of recent years, many OF which sti
{ remain.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-12-13

your questions plainly. and briefly. Give
fuIl name and add ess and nc ose two |
cents In stamps for return postage. All /
replies are sent direct TO the Inquirer.
Q. How many years has Il been
possible TO talk from New York 20
San Francisco by long distance? r L.
a. The Chesapeake and Ohio Telca
phone Co. says the long distance line
between New York and San Francisco
was first opened on January Is, 1915.
O. What division In the United
States Army advanced the farthest
during the war; l.. G.. H.
A. The War Department says that
the nth Division advanced the great
est distance of any American Division
against the enemy. This division made
an advance of III kilometers or a.
miles.
q. How long are the rails used by
lrallroads2 J. @. r..
| A. The Bureau OF Railway Eco
nomics says that the standard length
OF n steel rail ia 80 feet. However
/ there are many rails used that vary
from 30 TO 60 feet In length. Rails
vary according 10 location. longer ones
being used in tunnels shorter ones on
mountains.
Q. Is IL true that frogs and toads
have been found IN freshly broken
marble or grsnlte2 X. r.
a. Such tales are not credited by
scientists They originate In deliberate
misrepresentation or Misrepresentation
on the part OF the original observer.
q. What Is the story Of Barry. a 81.
Bernard dog? NJ. A. T.
a. According 10 legend Barry wa
shot by traveller. whom he was
about to rescue, In mistake for a wolf
His body was stuffed and is to be
found in the Natural History Museum
at Bcrne. Switzerland
O. Who was the'orlginal Of Gains
boroughs Blue Boy2" a. d. l.
A. Jonathan Butthal. the son oi
wealthy lronmonger Of London
was the original "Bue Boy" In the
portrait by Gainsborough. which bear.
that name.
o. What In picric acid7 D. w. X
A. Picric is the acid obtained by
the action Of nitric acid on .phenol oi
allied compounds. II is bitter. poison
I ous and pdstable when heated. ft Il
y used as dye and in the manufactur,
OF explosives.
O. what was rhe meaning Of "Oom
! Paul? l. VI.
A. The word "Oom" as applied {,
:, Paul Kruger. President Of the Trans
, vaal, Is Dutch word meanini
. uncle
O. Why was Maiden Lane, London
i. so called? g. G. II
a A. The name is said 10 have heel
given from an image OF the Virgil
q which stood on this street,
. O. How is the length OF a step dc
- termined? VI. "
o A. To ascertain the distance cover
l. cd In step or stride. measure fror
/. heel 10 heel or toe 20 toe. Ordinarll
q the pace is estimated at 2.5 feet: bu
Z in mea suring distance by steppinr
- the pace is extended to three fee
II zone yard or to 3.3 feet Zone NTH N
l. rod
l. .. What was the original "A ~
i ~" X I
A. The term ~ No. /" originate
l. as n symbol used In the classiicatio
r. Of wooden ships by taoyd's Martini
n Insurance Association. II denoted ths
p the hull and equipment Of the ship
NJ question. were IN good condition.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-12-13
THE EVENING SMILE.
OH, NO; HE FELL.

There hain't no truth 70 the story
that my children ganged that there
peddler luther day and showed MIN
into the we'll" asserted GAP johnson.
OF Rumpus Ridge. Ark.
They was sorter chasing him off'n
the place with rocks, clubs and such
like, and he fell into the well of his
own accord. Kansas City Star.
Mr.. Ncxtdoor-"You have nice
grounds around your new home. You
ought TO put a few bird houses In the
trees" Mr.. Grabtail. the Flat Owner
i've thought Of that. myself. but ]
don't know Juet how 10 go about II to
collect the rent."-Touston Post.
Johnny-"say. paw, can't get these
'iithmetic examples. Tenchor said
soncthin' about findin' tho great COM
mon diyisor." Paw 0n disguxt)---
Great Scott. Haven't they found that
thing YETI Why they were hunting
for II when ! was q boy."--Passinc :
Show.
We don't wish her voice to ifnpuRn
Or 10 hint that she singA out OF tugn
But the folks who move IN
To the next fiat begin
To move out again very susn,
Boston TRANSCRIPT.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-12-13
An Unattached Fighter.

There is. for example, the case Of
.C. H. Pearl, Grand Rapids. Michi-
gan veteran, who lost his left hand
and arm as result Of a shrapnel
wound incurred IN the trenches. Pearl
Is apparently "a soldier WITHOUT 4
country"
II appears that this unproven vet
crah enlisted in the American Ambu-
lance Service Of the French army IN
1917. After serving his enlistment he
applied for transfer TO the American
Expedtionary Forces, but on advice
OF the attache. he re-entered the
I French service for three months. Six
months later he was wounded and sent
/ to hospital.
/ -Four weeks afterward his orga MIA -
ton was transferred to the United
states army. but Pearl was not sworn
/ into the United States service because
/ he was in the hospital and wassove
/ looked. Consequently. when released
he was free asent and not a member
OF any army. The soldier obtained 2
position with the Qusrterrna ster's De
partment, but his condition became
worse and ne re-entered the hospfta
Upon his release he worked In Fran,
and last July came back 10 America
When the Michigan cleanup squae
arrived in Grand Rapids 10 handl.
local claims for compensation, Pear
applied TO il FOR an award. due 10 nj,
Injuries. but he was unable to SHOW
by official records that he had served
the United States during the war
Neither could he prove that he wa,
ACTUALLY in the service of any country
when he was released from a French
hospital
Nevertheless, Pearl IL getting >
square deal regardless Of his InablIit,
technically to prove that he was eve
In service. His case is deemed to b.
one Of those in which certain techni
calities must be temporarily removes
In favor Of simple Justice
From Michigan also comes a.
unique demand OF another v ran 10
new glass eye to be pure .ased b
/ the government. The former soldie
lost his eye in service and anon
/ other compensations was awarded
glass eye. 4 few months ago hi
glass eye was stolen. together wit
his clothes. while ne was in swlmnin,
/ He asked the government for a ne,
one Immediately, but the claim wa
disallowed
/ Had the eye been broken. the ru
ing read. It would have been r,
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-12-13

~ 10 1895, the regular through
passenger train service OF the Della
ware ilailroad consisted og two trains
DAY each wny. In that year tho
Through line Ga Norfolk wss added
With the fact and popular New York
enh Norfolk cspre-s trains. ono of the
nisht and stopping AT Dover. Mem
befr OF tho Legislature soon selyed
uron this opportunity of slipping up
" Wilmington IN the afternoons ard
returning ON the midnight train, n
comparatively inexpensive induis-
sncr, ss those were the good old
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-12-13

Washington. Dec. IA veteran ~
the World War who is petitionina the
government 10 give him n new glass
eye. because the first ono they gave
him was stolen while he was in swim
ming, and another man who had most
OF his face blown away while IN the
service. but does not ask compensation
because he does not consider himself
n hero. are couple OF the cnriosi-
ties revealed by the roundup Of World
War veterans which has Just been
conducted by the Veterans Bureau
here.
Like many other varieties Of gov
ernment officials working In the field.
the representatives Of the bureau
found themselves frequently handi-
capped by tho fact that people believ-
cd they were revenue officers looking
| for stills The bureau sent It's repre-
sentatiyes into all parts Of the coun-
/ try. resolved 20 find every veteran oi
the war who had claim for compen.
sation and give him his due.
over 10000 disabled ex- service mer
have been interviewed since August
Evidence In the oases Of 5e,S34 Of thes,
veterans indicated that claims shout,
be filed, and government representa-
tives assisted these claimants 10 com
pile and prepare the necessary eW
dence. These thousands Of claims hav
been speedily acted upon, for out o
these 6e.334 claims filed, only 4.39
are pending. the remainder havlnl
been adjudicated and notices Of set
ticmnrf forvfa r1na ia the ella i'm q u 4
As a result Of this unique program O
taking official Washington to IN
veteran unusual cases from all part
of the country. many ~ which RI
government is meeting with difficult,
are coming to light'of day for the hrs
time
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-12-13

days" Of railroad passes for tho lcsis-
iators. And thus came the entering
wedge 10 the era OF lazy legislation"
The session OF 1887 was marked by
more and more delinquencies, as new
trains were added to the railroad
schedules. and It became an easy mat
ter for some members TO make daily
trips to ana from the capital and thus
cvadc the expense OF staying In Dover
over nights. Then the evil spread and
by the ensuing session. OF 1889. Il was
fully inauguratcd. And 1t has clung
like a lccch, even increases In the
compensation OF members from three
to FIVE and eventually to ten dollars
per day, making nol difference.
II Is no wonder. therefore, that
under such situation imperfect and
inefficient legislation should result. IT
ls well known how the new School law
was handl ed by the last Legislature.
banded about from house to house and
finally. after perfect mess OF hastily
considered changes, amendments and
additions. IT was fairly forced to
n passage. Now we f'nd II SO in
complete that schools arc To be closed,
when communities refuse to vote ad-
ditional tax money for needed pur-
poses. unless public spirited citizens
come To- their relief.
And then the filing tax" absurdity
II ought TO have been apparent TO
men of common sense that such a
ridiculous tax measure could not he
honestly md completely enforced
That u will be administered with par
tiality. that those who can be forced
into the net will be compelled to pay
while thousands fout the imposition
Ia an assured fact. And these and
other situations may be set down &c
+ the credit of lazy legislation"
Here IL an insistent demand for Z
great reform. but there is at present
no assurance that the next Legisla
ture will be any less greedy FOR none,
or more rcgardful OF the peoples
money and interests than its prede
cessors.
We will have an election Tor a new
Legislature next year. Is not the sit
uation We have detailed a potent sug
sestion to one or the other OF the tw,
leading political parties 20 invite pub
uc confidence and support by pledg
inr its legislative nominees 10 an I'm
auguration Of the long-needed an
greatly desired reform?
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-12-13
LAW AS TO PICKRTING,

The decision of ths supreme eourt
Of the United States, read by Chief