davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-01-05

TINE American also led in trr0. base hits, lcih
4 total ot corp against 1901. The Nationals, hop-
'rr". m0dc more three boggcrs, the score being OIL
to Gli. Those arc the fggcrS. and tigers don't He
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-01-05

WALYER BELTS traS the wOrSt hitter on the
w team. He trdS ajlc 10 make bUt tico singles all
gear aud compile drCrdgc Of .OSO. George Smith
trdS nCTt irith .Og1.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-01-05

ing staff and the ggcrs prove it, They nothing to
brag of the defense and the attack. Mack
Wheat hit .226 TrugrcssOr .21O and Whcrow .1S2.
The stick work of Ralph Miller was surprising The
kid third baseman looked pretty good at the plate drove
in many runs, but had of only 2l9 for the
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-01-05

TYRUS RAYMOND COBB, as we
l. understand the situation, blew him
self to an amazing slump last season,
dropping m $50. There are still sev-
eral baIlplayers. here and there. who
would like TO slump 10 those lowIy fg-
ures for just once in their careers.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-02-04

MEXICO GREATEST ADVANCE.

~,rhe FIRST Congress of ita kind evrr
held In Mexico Some 200 phys'-
oinns from all parts of the neizhbor-
republic are attending a child welfare
conference In the City OF Mexico. ana
the foregoing Ia the note which CON
cIudes the press dispatch concerning
II.
This Is equivalent 20 sayfng hat
Mexico In taking the longest stride OF
any that has been marked In the coun~
try's advance since the moral revoiu-
tlon'' wap consummnted last April.
newspaper In tho capital. El uni-
versai--to which all praise for organ
tzing this Comgress-has given the
doctors much 10 consider and more 10
do In aIieviation of tho conditions
which produce "A startling mortaliy
among children In tho Republic.
In the capital alone, II tells the Con-
xress, "75 per cent OF the deaths are
among persons undo, f6 years of age.
But the physicians are not TO deai
merely with problems in tho city OF
Mexico.
While improving the opportunity
locally. with clinics and discussions
they are called upon for efforts di-
rected toward reaching concrete
program for bettering the condition OF
Mexican children" generally.--San An
| tonic Express,
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-02-04
rur DANGEROUS HBAD-LocK.

"T.c,r- Cr,riey. Americas leading pro-
-,o.cr Of wrestling bouts, mas Iufeu
+na+ he VIII not permit the deadlock. as
nsr@ecteo by Ed, STRANGER Lewis 10
-, u.sa IN bouts held under his manage
pent This decision YVES made AFTER tne
r,,b,to had protested against the hoio
within the past month three prominent
,,,,-es,lsrs were severely injured by
Tevrts' deadly grip, and had to be given
.,o.r,,.aI treatment. One man was
,p,asd for the time being, another one
was partially parsiyzed' ana tne 'nlru
sustained internal injuries
Man go to wrestling natchesNto VII
rsss contests Of skill. not TO see human
be,np tortured. The idea In wrestling
oo,+e,t In for one man to, pin the shoul-
aa,s ~ his adversary 10 the mat he
a. "a do that by skill and strength, not
t,v raralyzing some nerve In MS op-
nonent's body. or by choking the oreath
of Iife out Of him. The strangle hoiu
was officially barred because when prop
erlv applied it rendered a wrestler uh-
o..scio1,s. The deadlock, as pracuceo
,rv evils with his mighty arms, crusnes
a. -be thin walls Of the temple, snuts
OF the blood now. anu PAL S'i ''o0
rervss Lewis is said TO have had 9
s4,,aent of anatomy show him eexacfiy
how TO apply IL WIN ING si"a'oS'
This hold should pe oiilo'aiIS
curlev's refusal to permit It in bouts
,rorooted by him leads the way. To tn'
a-aa,t ~ Lewis II must be stated tha'
he has accepted Curleys uitiiiia'ui'
with good grace. and for the uitiina''
good Of wrestling.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-02-04

knew the conditions under wndCo M
American army iaborcd: he knsw 0aAe
victory wAs won fairly on tho battas-
field. ana that tho transactions 6eh1nd
the lines were on the square. - .
citizen who places his AmsE4eAn11n
first, and his party Affiliations second.
he deserves oommendation for his
manly attitude.
II the Republican uaeRnb1s o. me
House war investigating ccanmieess
possess that sense Of tho fitness OF
things which we expect In our Con-
sressmen, they will cease their laoors
on this subject, and turn to moro
profitable fields This ,belated effort OF
a small clique Of administration op-
ponents to cast one last dab OF nSuo
at woodrow Wilson and his supporosrs
In to DO deplored. 1t is certainly ois-
tasteful to the sane minded Republicans
IN our midst, who understand the rea-
sons which prompt such srandstnnd
playa It is disgusting to nll otnern
who know the truth.
I'VE had to win the we@. ana ~
was won, thank Godl
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-02-04
FORD FACES A IIBAL SUIT.

Morris Gcst, the Nev York theatrical
maguate who produced "Aphruiite,~
Mecca" ard other plays which wore
startling because OF the DARING dives
ture Of clothes by portions OF the
respective casts. has startod a suit for
100000 against Henry Ford. Il. B.
Ford. and C. J. Ford. alleging that he
WAS hbeIled by certain statements
which recently appeared IN the Dear
born Independent
y January edition Of the independent
asserted that tho American stage is
under the influence and control OF a
group OF former bootblacks, newsbcyr,
ticket speculators. prtze-rtng habituss
and Bowery characters" In another
portion Of the column the editor spoke
rather dssparagingiy Of Mr.. Gast-
Every Bvening makes no pretense Of
regulating the morals OF the universe,
and certainly does not intend 70 start a
campaign TO cfean UP Broadway, which
lies within the shadow OF Park Row.
But II is interesting 10 note that Art,
spelled with capital A. Of recent
months has become allied with the nude.
Some Of the greatest successes Of the
so-cslled Rialto have been those in
which LADIES disported themselves with
little or no clothes on. The managers
producing such shows have defended
their actions by saying that szsch dis
plays are manifestations of th<if artistic
souls. Perhaps SO.
IL IL easy to understand why Me-.
Ford would object to the Wholesale
display OF nudeness. Possessing a paper
of his own he naturally would desire
TO attack what he considered a phase
Of immortality. But we fear that he
went ta,o far when he made . personal
attack upon the authors Of alleged
evil. Rather be should attack the evil
II ia well to remember that Mr.
| Ford, judging by certain articles which
have appeared In recent issues OF the
| Independent, has a. strong aversion to
| the Jewish race. We wonder. - II
| possible that Mr.. Morris Gest. pro-
ducer of "AphrodIte" and Mecca" il
| guilty of being a member Of that ancien,
| race? II so. such may explain the per-
sonsl attack. Henry appears - b
/ again en-"
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-02-04
CITY CHARTERS AND
COLONIAL CHARTERS

Editor Every Evening" Colonial Con-
necticut had q serious charter difficulty.
It's first charter wns free grant like
our present free constitutions James
III gent Andres over 10 destroy the
charter and set up despotic rule--a
sort OF general manager" conception.
The people seized tho free charter ana
hid Il In the charter oak" The gem
eral manager plan lasted about two
years and the old charter was brought
forth and freedom was restored.
Hero is lesson for Wilmington. Our
city Is of course larger than the colony
of 1885, but the liberty of every one Of
wilrpington's 100000 people is just aa
sacred as those of the small ancient
district.
Tho people of 1886 would not stand
oppression, why should those of
1917 Charter IL charter. oppression fs
oppression. liberty is liberty just the
same now as then n we choose bond
are and give up freedom. either spirit
| rs lacking or education is on decline
| Liberty cannot change; It's principles
are eternal, imperishabie And immortal
| Tho deadly blight Of Socialism is pro
| ducing failacious views about govern
| ment---About city government. There
| can be only one correct aFstein VI rune
| n must be either monarchy. oligarchJ
or n republic. We have chosen the lat
| ter. therefore we are bound TO conced'
| its virtue and superiority. We canno
place II on n pedestal in the state ant
| dethrone It In tho city.
| We hear no one say that tho i've
man charter is n clear Republican in
| stitution But we doread in books up
holding f. that n should not be boun'
| rir.hly by the constitution, because tn
modern city is n complicated maehin
and must have liberty fand we add
whether tho people have or not
Now here ia tho effective missile tha
| must be hurled at this Proposed char
ter: wilmington today has NOR
people than the state had when II frs
became a commonwealth. II the con
| p,ftutfon. But we do read in books up
| (and II waa) Il should now bind the cit
on the same ground and under IN
same necessity. This would seem
he conclusive. The state being an en-
tirety, the whole must include ever
part. Great though Wilmington may p
il cannot claim 20 be an oasis and ms
all outside Il q desert. How long woul
u survive deprived Of state highway
railroads and water routes? Stol
think and listeni
George A. TaIley
Wilmington, February q. 1927
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-02-04
PRESS COMMENTS.
xBnD or PnorEor1oH.

xDopoe>s At ssholdups" ON ths Highways
u De1awars. have developed into what
~ at f1rst believed to be the real
tsuth-<hat they w1e without fact IN
most q NE oasss, and that the people
reported TO have been the victims were
oAg1ng . story to cover personAl M
tnroOeo winch thAy daaArod ahoNl0. %
oovegoA from their immediate friends.
or tAe pubic 1t large. In other In
gta0oaa. the r~ports wero started py
psrsons who rsvel In cheap notoriety,
and without going into detail. started
stories which developed finally into
statements Of "holdups" as actual facts
that happened to tho individual who
either started tho story as a Joke. or
for the purpose of creating cheap notori-
ETY. for themselves We arc frank 10
say, that we do not believe that ono
tonth Of tho so-cailed holdups on tho
highways of Delaware are actual AT
tempts at robberies.
1t Ii time to put D stop TO circulauon
of statements of this character untii
the facts are Investigated. and the
parties Interested are willing TO make
on tn of the truth of the statement. III
one tenth OF the stories about attempted
highway robbcries are trus. then Del
aWHIe n n uhABtg hho@&A'
people to live. We win also admit tnas
our so-called State Detective officers nre
miserable failures and not capabie OF
ferretinR out a petty crime. not TO say
anything about running down crime
OF tho higher kinds.
We need State Constabuiary force
In Delaware, and q complete reform
In tho methods of handling crime
through either detective or constapie
efforts. The legislature hns tho time
| to remedy this. and 1t is the duty on tne
| people who want law and order preserv-
| ed. 10 see that laws bringing into enec'
a State Constabulary force Tor peih'
ware, with full power to enforce ths
| laws for all parts of the State.
| Delaware folks are not crius4nany IN
| cIined. neither do they tolerate cfifniha
| doings We wnnt peace and harmony
/ more than anything else In Delhwaf'
| Just now with n determination 10 &c
| down TO real work to bring about pros
perity and active business for all IN
/ people. Nothing win be gained hy De
/ CRYING conditions: let's get after VIVA
| is needed to bring about these changes
/ for better. Everything is tho resni
| of active work and does not como with
| out effort on the part of someone. III
up to you TO get after these things now
| Milford Chronicle.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-02-04
UDoRsINa THE CHARTER.

The Rotary Club at Its weekly lunch
con Yesterday unanimously indorseo ene
proposed now charter for our CITY. ana
adopted a resolution requesting the
n,,.saut legislature to enact the bin into
o Law The Chamber OF Commerce
took similar action at Its directors
meeting. This Is In hne Win 'he
prorressfve business sentiment OF tho
community. which Is demanding thH'
WILMINGTON be given the authority 10
adrninister fts municipal affairs n
business nlse nanner.
Ia,tle objection to this proposeo
change can be logically brought 20 oear
on the situation. It is not pmisiCai
move. but business ono. h QUO n"'
or,ainate In the brains of politicians
schen,tng for future political adVanu'se'
b,,. vas conceived by sorne or our most
pro,ninent citizens who had no motfVe
ot,.,. than that Of wishing to gee VIII
,,,ru,o, riven a better form of munich
pal government e,
The 4vs.em of government by polu-
cal rar-t,es In a city 10 a fniiure. IL mas
proven itself so in hundreds OF com
,,,,,,,.,.s . There is no need for partisan
ro,,.tc- To inject itself irrto tho conduct
Of a municipality. city is a huse
corporation. having no dealings WIN
other cities In 8 diplomatic or iesa'
manner. IT is merely corporation
onerated for the welfare OF the Stock
holders. who are those persons living
within it's borders.
T,he question Of whether man be
usve, IN the Democratic principle OF
.,rr Cor revenue only, or in the Re
r,,hIican doctrine of high tariff Tor the
protection of industry. has no bearing
On his fitness 10 administer the business
affairs Of business organization oaiieo
"the city government Under ule
pre.eut system of party government u'e
anraai is made to elect a man 10 q coF-
tain office because he is member OF
~.ha grand old party or is q "JefIr-
.or,an Democrat" Consequently our
city. and all other ones which have no'
adopted better forms Of government I
| suffer.
| E~arv Evening believes that the
| ,,smners OF the present Legislature
wish 10 do all within their power y
Z ~ =
rr,,rnote the progress os our CITY =
we wfn petition those gentlemen AlV
,,,,rress upon them that the men
behind the new charter are not ions-
haired cranks or professional reforners
p,,t merely everyday business men whc
want a better method OF running thefI
r,tv government. we are certain tha'
trnmed,ate action VIII be taken n our
| favor.
Ther. are some points about the pro-
poses biz which may come up for dls'
c,,ssion. But these points 90 not AZ
fect the fundamental idea; they ar
merely details. The point is thAt uis
majority Of the members Of the var1'
o,. manufacturing, business. pro1es-
s,onal civic, church and social groups
q wilmington desire that this new
charter be adopted We are certhli
that the Legislators win see the wisoot'
:. permitting US to conduct the bust
,s.. affairs Of our city IN nnannei
x.,,,ch we know by the example OF othei
communities. is business-like and e,
AcfeuT
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-02-04
THEOL0GIAN REFUSES To DE-
SPAIR-

An admirable antidote for much of
the current talk of a world wrecked or
about TO be wrecked and about the
viciousness and stupidity Of the men
who arranged the terms of peace is
supplied by an article contributed TO
the February Atlantic by DR.. Hugh
Black. Professor Of Practical Theology
IN the Union Theological Seminary.
AZ It's author says. he. born into
Scottish life and Graded In Scottish
theology. is not temperanentaiiy al
optirnist, but he is still further, evil
dently, from being n pessimsst, ana
while. like other sensible men, he secs
the gravity of the present situation and
realizes it's dangers. he u able TO con-
trast that situation with the vastly
worpe ono tn which the world would
be today II Germany had won the war.
Unlike another contributor 10 the
same number OF The Atlantic, DIR.
Black does not condemn the entry OF
the United States into the great struggle
ON tho strange ground that by % doing
WE prolonged its duration and increased
the slaughter and destruction--in other
words. did not LET Germany win and get
the thing over in 1917 or soon after
Instead not being pacinst hoidins
peace desirable at any price. no rs1oices
s,ncersly in our effective participation
and whenever he recalls in the Treaty
OF Versailles details that Seem to him
reErettable, he recalls TO mind the sor'
of peace that n victorious Germany
would have made. AS late as the
middle of 1918 the Germans announced
the intention of imposing tho whois
| cost of the war, computed by them
| selves. ON the nations they were about
to conouer, and proclaimed that I'VE
will compel them to drag the chain fo'
n hundred years" BY about as mucf
| as a hundred years is longer than forty.
| two is the Treaty OF Versailles. which
the Germans call so severe. more ieni
ent than the one they would hav'
| drawn IL they couId--New York Times
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-02-04
rHB Pnum OF Mo1un oAHzs


Press dtapAtuhss 1rom Jaris s01D
thet tas Prince of Nonaoo has ~
thAt vhsn the present gasnh11ng con-
csssion a& MonHs Cnxio sxvsss o1n4 he
VIII not pssnN NJ Blanc. tlhs hsaA o3
the samhl1ng vudloaAs. - Ssasw T.
Vhs Prnoe, 4 appears. - osaUoy ST.
tated over tho effect w11lcA Noa1o CIR
h has On the mcsals o1 ~ WusoA 10
fears that many good mn and true
lose all thsar fortunes thsres shAA
hundreds of homes aS~ W1eo1sd each
year by the disdAinful smiles Of tho
goddess OF the. rouistte-taha0: that
mon and women are lured into nves Of
dissipation by the little ivory ban which
circles the bowl and drops Into ono out
Of 30 numbers. So. he VIII close up tho
Cnsino and the Sporting Cub. and be-
comeea professional rsformsA perhaps.
'Pcrhaps- IL . good wosd to use.
science OF tho bon1y1 Prince OF tho
House OF 0rimnidi has hust him The
last time that the oonesss4on expired
the Prince had q hard nsht with his
conscience He fatty told the Gyndi-
cats, which pays all sxoenes of bis Gpv-
ernment In return for the sambiing
privilege. that thero could be 10 more
gambling In hh principality. But tho
members OF the syndicate remembered
that on a previous occasion HIS High
ness had had a 1T OF conscience. which
WAS assua Eed by raising the AnAe q hin
So they raised again. and the Primes
decided that gambling was not so bad.
after all. especially when conducted by
M. Blanc
1t is strange that the Prince becomes
aroused to the evil OF Monts Carlo only
when tho time for the expiration Of
| the gambling lease nears. II In even
| more strange that the ciink of gold can
render swift and sure euro for his
| melancholy. But the Prince Ia eecom-
ing old. His daya are nurnbarod. He
knows that I'm tho normal course OF
events he cannot live many moro years
is It t~aible that this last time he will
-~1~1e to renew the Ieas,e to tho syndi-
| cate which has made hundreds OF MIL
| lions by its operahons7 Can the old
| genteman's conscience actually hur,
him? Is IL probable that yellow gold
can tempt him no moref n viii bs
\ Interesting 20 SEQ whether tho pro.
tests which Thousands of churches ir
| Europe have directed TO him regarding
this matter will have any effect. IN,
| chances are that the Prince will de.
eide that just one moro time will not
matter much. But an awful shocl
~ the Continent--to Say nothing OF tn,
| members Of the gambling syndicate
| Il at the last moment the Prince en-
| braced n belief In a personal Devil, ans
decided 10 turn the gamblers out OF tn,
Casino, and make II headquarters fo
the worlds religions.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-02-04
Just Folks
BY Edgar A. Guest
COMPENSATION.

r-b,s much I know-t1ough lifs has
brought me care.
Tho pain OF sorrow and ifs bitter loss
Has laid upon my shoulders many a
cross
And many heavy burden. hard 70
bear:
Though I have trudged It's rugged thor
oughfare
In search OF gold. and found but worth
less dFoss.
And seen the winds my hopes IN rum
toss.
In all its splencor II has let me share
I owe unto the gift which men cali iife
All that has made my round OF years
worth while.
Tho rich devotion Of loving VIE
Tb. home made radiant by her gentle
smile,
The children's laughter. and-to make
amends
For all It's care and pain-the JOY OF
friends
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-02-04

ing II, Az wo did. But u worked MAJ
Hoke was assigned by the War depart.
rnsnt TO the Bureau ~ standards. and
there. with the help ~ the government
mon and In th~ government shops. he
worked out his machine. He gave fhe
govsrnrnent the usH ~ the rsach'ns. rut
he was allowed 10 take out the pstsnt
In his own name. He has nov made Az
arrAn9ement with the Pratt and Will
ney Co, of Hartford. Conn, for m
manufacture Of there gauge biotfa
They arc being manufactured In ierEo
numbers. and eNrh set IN tested ~ ih1
Bureau OF Standards. The arfansensni
is said 20 be very profitable both 20 fha
inventor and 20 the rnan1factprefa
Moreover, Ann~rlca no longer gces to
avenen for its gauge blocks Anf
American shops which could never be
fore obtain or afford q set ~ Tauf'
blocks now have them.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-02-04

Notwithstanding the great increase
In the use Of automobiles tha horse Is
holding his own fairly well. according
70 the census figures just issued There
arc 2o.1Ss. 900 of his kind that stfll find
that their occupation has not gone. The
infrequency with which one comes
across horses on the highways and
the tnnunnerabis automobiles ums passes
almost creates q doubt I'm our minds as
20 the accuracy of some Of tho census
figures. which. however. are usually
correct. The decline In the number
Of horses last year was only 20 per
cent compared with the figures of the
year previous. The value of the equine
dropped to an average Of sS2.45. while
the mule is valued at s115.75 per head
and is declining in numbers only eight
tenths Of one per cent year. The home
~ mule is likely TO survive the horse
as a beast OF burden by many, many
years.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-02-04

In an effort 10 induce the voters TO
attend a. meeting 10 nominate Board
of F,aucation for Collingswood, n. j.
refreshments, sandwiches, coffee. candy
and ice cream. enough for 900 persons
were provided but even this aure failed.
only three Of the voters Of the town
appeared in the first hour after the
time set for proceedings TO open, and
these promptly quit the hall. Not only
was there no meeting, but burglars
later broke into the hall and stole the
eatabIes provided. Nobody seemed TO
want to partake Of the feast if they
were to be compelled TO take part In
the town meeting. we rarely see such
lack Of interest for such important
work, for free lunch these days is al
most irresistible as a bait foT the popu-
lace.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-02-04
BY Walt Mason.
NOT ON DUTY.

called on Dentist Bacon TO have
my teeth half-soled; the way said
teeth were aehin' caused agonies
untold, and |. by peace forsaken,
had feet supremely cold. The office
was deserted, no scientist was there;
but patients, molar-hurted, reared
up TO groan and swear, because the
dentist tlirted with golf and darnsels
fair. | sought his office daily
throughout weary week, the while
the toothaohe gayly played tag be-
meath my cheek. 'Oh, wee and
willow walyw | often rsed TO shrek.
/ hired the village tanner, he, with
the plumbers aid, with crowbar
and with spanner dug out the teeth
decayed, and in blithesome man
ger the modest bill paid, Those
business men ara silly who close
their office doors, to seek the golf
course hilly, and play around out
doors, their customers grow chilly,
and chase to other stores. | like 70
play and gamble. the business hours
between; | like 70 take a ramble in
my tin limousine; but first scratch
and scramble to earn the good long
green. When people seek my dwell
ing to buy three yards OF rhyme,
they find me there a-seilng. my
merchandise sublime, my honest
bundle swelling by added PUNK and
dina.