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wv HEAD SENDS GREETINGS
~. uansls Retiring Secretary.
Apprseiation for Part
" World War.

ID !. 49, n . greeting and apprecia.
I.s,s ! :. : members of the American
i ~ ,,,'..s = written by Josephus Dan. N.
r,,ss, e : s,e secretary of the navy, lust lust
d. ~ = als retirement from Office
= n s,',,'s,.l = 'se navy, which plaee e'tl /
ssdr r,,'ssa !, | 70 hold during Nt the .
~ !. = = appreciation to all sDfu nea Of
,s s,..a ! ,as a American Legion a, and |au aU
49, 80 % their country in I'll the anu armn all
~ s.'., during those crueia1 ru ias samy sens
! = '.'.l r'''lsss | shall regard days, IS
y q, ..sd n my life to have Ss
u r " sonrade in those ma. nave !.
- y =, raly saved the the civi,,za sreat
= ~ s void BY their sUlr,t I.t'',za, ans
IL j. : ne days tha, ss'faa a,s aIo 10
As,s. s','d !, 8, depends upon III tbew 70
7 =, rs'ssss asr ~, 'ss psuls s Of psace' saee'
49, ns b the pev a.', s viii
-, .Ss ,s,s, courage and wis wis.
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GOVERNOR NEFF AIDS LEGION
ns Exsuutive Of Texas Urges All
EIsibla 10 Become Members
II Tie Organization.

Governor Pat Neff Of Texas has rec
Mled the Importance Of the Ameri-
a Legion's effort to extend its in
tese b that state by giving an un-
gsAia endorsement Of the member
Up nmpalgn now under way.
1ndals Of the department Of
Nm american Legion. the organiza-
ID which stands as a living perpetu-
idn Of the spirit of the American
ade during the World war, are now
mixing IN especial effort to draw
more elserylce men into their ranks"
Hid GoFerner Neff.
7Ae record set by the men who
ION the department of Texas, during
laal period preceding November IL,
Ms md The principles advocated by
lle* men since they have welded
Themselves into the American Legion"
snatiaued leads me to suggest that
9 p1Sde would be serving its own
g ave1 q those Of the American
- y lending active support to
= .ealership campaign the latter
= aanehed. The former service
- - has not affiliated with the
lzlaa Legion should need no one
eat " the advantage to be de-
Z - y nm and his country through
!, : !, appa't of this organization but
!. : 'asa q modern life, some things
s.ss1eoked : and those who have not
s'ese Of eligibility for the
!. - !. !. Legion may aid by calling
=. ! Y = attention of their acouaint.
NO sho have been in the service y
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M,,.l =, n, III BY RULING
=. 40, -; ::.,';': ;'.:.','s': si;':'; # '
rs''l'a;,s public Office

4 tar-reachins ,ina impVr, in
ss. 's.,,ias !, t the parielpat,'non tas ,n the ne
9st men psn holding office hssn h hand nd
sas - : Legion has just Adams, vl ma
~ By Robert :, = the Legion, in
u pts - a'IDeri inquiry from the BE-, Inter
s'', ! ,,ss.l !, election bel, held elected 'n
.s,s : ! Is Angeles commander ppn for
'',,sa. F'lle'fs .,us q afterw,rds Fol-
. \, ! ',n, appointed justice ,edrs Of 'os Of
i 4issss '.s,,'' s'sr arose whether, in view en'
~ y t,a that Fol Folle.1s as,eb' aaI IN its ma
's s,,pt |, h the matte, ,.oisd Of n,,,as nub,
: - ~ |. an elective, sal'rler aerve pup as
s',sS 7. as was eligible to serve %
.ha IpgiOIl.
= fs 4 ! slseial ruling, the nau0na'
~ ,trscste says: .,oetive pub
'lt' i 4 my opinion that the
\, y, 4 a sllIns 3 vacancy is not ,,ss'. es.
r.'' \ |" s. determining the eligibility
y l,daalrs ! holding such once, a"ss
sal,s / elective, although the case use
!, rheh We deal is that OF an ap-
slnent constitutional
....i.io' = 4 Of course, to prevent SO
: ! possible, the use by a member
. 4. Issoa Of bis Legion MEMBER
!, |, turthering a political career
1, asssusptly, the effect Of an ap-
.,,,r,,t i In no wise dissimllar
- 4 election, and it is my opinion
NJ y tbe Incumbent is, by the accept
N d bis Office, rendered ineligible E
/, tse office Of the American Legion
i ! believed that many Legion
,,ubez appointed to political offices
.R b afected by this ruling.
The St. Mary banner., 1921-04-09

wriRht's Indian Vegetable Pills contain
nothing but vegetable ingredients. which
act gently a tonic and purgative BY slim
ulation and not by irritation.-Adv.
The St. Mary banner., 1921-04-09
One Ihina They Know.

Friend Wife-What do you men
know about womens clothes, any
way?
Friend Hubby-The price.
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Raising the Price.

Raising the Price.
Johnny, will you be quiet
for a bit?
Johnny-Tll do it for two bits
Awgwan.
The St. Mary banner., 1921-04-09

Experience chooses intelligent peo-
pie: fools go on blundering to the end.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-10-22
A COLLAPSED MILLENNIUM.

Taxpayers OF North Dakota have
procured an injunction against the
receipt of deposits by the State-con-
trolled Bank of North Dakota, Th
motive for their action seems 10 be
10 save for themselves the proceeds
OF the S6,i00,000 loan which the de.
fendant State officials sought 10 re.
tail here, with the result of finding
that Wall Street was unsympathetic
with political finance. Now the tax
payers allege that the bank Is insolv-
ent' and they are unwilling that the
proceeds of the bonds should he vast .
cd in support OF the costly enterprises
which the 'State sought TO establish
with the borrowed funds.
II published reports may be relied
upon. the taxpayers are better friends
of themselves than the officials chosen
to represent them and now on their
defense against a recall petition. The
State Bank is described as unable 10
meet its checks. The State is behind
IN payment of its salaries. The Nom
Partisan Leagues chain stores com
pany is in receivership. Its home
building association cannot com.
plete the houses II began. Work has
stopped on the State-owned min and
elevator. which We're the hub of the
movement for the welfare of the farm.
ers who believed in prophecies OF the
millennium through the ballot box
The Non-Partisan League is naturally
said TO be much chastened.-New Yorl
Times.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-10-22
RUTH AND RESERVE RULE.

Ruth. sore arm and all, Is at bat
again, with lands winding up in the
pitchers box. VIII the home run
king" strike out or slam the ball over
the fence? on the answer may depend
more than the penalty for a violation
of the rules of organized baseball. The
legality and-if legal--the scope Of the
reserve rule will likely be at issue.
Ruth has not yet signed his contract
for 1922 and the baseball season for
1921 has ended. Ruth holds that he
is a free agent. The question would
seem to be; Was part of the salary
which was paid to the player this
year advanced in consideration of an
option on his services for next year?
The major leagues have never well
coined a test Of the reserve clause in
the contracts of players, but it would
seem to be aqquestion which must
be settled 1t is difficult to see how
the issue can be avoided, provided
Ruth sticks to his guns.--New York
Evening Post.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-10-22

lr only tho man with the wrong up
bringing or the misshapcn brain who
takes the law into his own hands and
dcspoils honest men OF their hard
earned cash. But even today such out~
rster are all too frequent. Blame gem
orally is placed on the police. for the
police make convenient goats for dis
Eruntlcd citizens. Occasionally some
one thinks for change. and comes 10
the conclusion that laxlty in enforce
ment Of laws is responsible for Auch
uf our crime.
Day after day we read OF payroll
and other daring robberirs: not nee
essarily IN Wilmington. but In various
sections Of the United states. II is
astounding with what case some of
these robbcries are conducted. A pay
master IN halted In broad daylight, HIS
hands are ordered raised as an auto
matte. pistol threatens action, another
man srasns the coin bag. and a mo-
mcnt later the highwaymen fee. and
the long search begins. Some, day q
raymastcr is going TO he 80 situated
that he viii put up "A strenuous fight
Then perhaps there will be long in.
over.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-10-22
JUST FOLKS
By EdE~- A. Guest.
LESSONS OF THE GARDEN.

The lessons Of the garden-oh. read
them every day
They teach me not to mourn too much
for the joys that pass away
The tandled weeds which choke the
rose till ii grows guant and thin
Remind me of the paths of man which
are beset with sin.
Here bloomed some lovely things for
me to pay me for my toll.
carried every stone away and broke
the stubborn soil,
guarded them from heat and drought
and learned this truth anew
That all rewards are measured out by
what a man will do.
And now my gardens brown and bare
and all my vines are dead
Yet have known the loveliness OF
roses white and red,
And ] have owned a Summer rich
with fragrance and delight
And Winter, be il cold and drear, is
but the gardens night.
Within the walls where / have dwell
sweet joys have come and flown
But they We're glorious Summer year.
that once were mine to own,
And what If now the Winter-time o.
sorrow brings its pain,
Some day another Spring shall com,
and i shall smile again.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-10-22
MuDDLED JUSTICE.

IL the attempt on the life Of Ambas-
sador Herrick was planned In revenge
for the conviction OF Nicola Sacco and
Bartolomeo Vanzetti on n charge of
murder I'm Massachusetts tho dinicIl
ties of trying cases by hearsay and
dispensing unofficial justice at a dis
stance are well illustrated by the case.
Mass meetings, usually OF Communist
groups, have been held in Paris, Brus~
sells and throughout Italy to protest
against the Jury verdict, and hun
dreds of letters have been received by
American officials calling for a retrlal
or pardon. As n matter OF fact, the
conviction was for murder in connec-
ton with a payroll robbery. and the
trial was Of course conducted in a
state court under State law. There
was no Federal responsibility for it.
No Federal authority could interfere.
Labor enters into the case only be-
cause the accused were active in
labor circles and because it has been
charged that the evidence was framed
against them much as IL was framed
against Mooney I'm San Francisco.
II is possible that there was a mis-
carriage Of Justice, as Judge Thayer
who presided AT the trial has admitted
in allowing the defense until Nov. to
file exceptions In the hope Of appeal
The verdict was murder in the first
degree, but no sentence has been
passed. The whole case against Saccc
and Vanzetti rested upon identifica-
tions which were subsequently shaken
The defendants have excellent counsel
If this is indeed the Mooney case OF
New England" the facts will almost
certainly come out.
But neither Mr.. Hertick nor the Ad.
ministration can be held TO account il
| any event. Those who staged the dem.
onstrations in Europe did not know
what they were demonstrating for
and whoever sent the bomb 10 Mr.
Herrick struck blindly in the dark IL
the spirit OF a eowardly assassin
| New York World.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-10-22
WHIPPING POST roR spEEpERs.

!. Public spirited citizens. interested
In reducing automobile accidents. met
In a local hotel a night ago and dis
cussed ways and means OF bringing
reckless motorists to their senses. One
gentleman suggested that drivers who
sre convicted of violating the traffic
laws three times be required to dis
play red tag on the front OF their
cars.
Thnt idea is valuable principally
because Il suggests more stringent
methods of punishment. In some
states the inconsiderete motorist who
thinks that he received the laws on
Sinai and may break them as he
pleases has. his license taken away
from him. That seems to be the most
effective method used in this coun-
try. Speeding could be stopped, or at
least brought to an irreducible mini
mum, IL the majority of citizens in
this state desired IL.
How? The question is easily ans
wered. Delaware has whipping
post. Now Every Evening does not
believe In barbaric and unusual pun
ishment; but insomuch as the major
ity favor the torture of the lash. why
not put the bloody CATO -nine-tails or
the tender backs OF hard-faced
speedsters who believe that they ar,
i'm n privileged class?
As long as we insist on keeping
the whipping post. let us make ful
use of II. II It deters men from
stealing, why would it not also deter
men from violating the trafac laws
Which is more valuable to us, oui
property or our lives7
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-10-22
THE GERMAN TREATY.

Nothing substantial was to be gain
ed by defeating the treaty of peace
with Germany. and, on the other hand
no Democratic Senator was under
any obligation TO vote for it. The
Republicans had defeated the treaty
of Versailles. and they might furnish
their own two-thirds ma jority for the
separate treaty.
But the Democrats are less partisan
and more open TO national considera-
tions than the infatuated and besot-
ted Republican Senators are. They
divided tolerably even, Ia for ratifica-
ton and 1S against. They did not
fight the separate treaty simply be-
cause II was negotiated under a Re
! publican President. Those who voted
against n did so because 1t is quite
Inadequate, and because ii is discredit
able that we should claim all the ad-
vantages under the Versailles treaty
and refuse any of the obligations.
Those who voted for it did so because
the. war is over and it is disgraceful
that the formal record of that has not
been made. II was time on any
terms to end the technical state of
war.
The attitude of the Democratic and
the Republican Senators has been I'm
marked contrast and wholly to the
/ dishonor of the Republicans. The
Democratic Senators were so anxious
20 have peace declared that 10 months
ago 23 of them voted for ratifying the
Versailles treaty, with all the Lodge
reservations, but IL Republicans pre-
vented ratification by opposing tn,
treaty, reservations and all.-Phila-
delphia Record.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-10-22
RIPPLfNG RHYMES
HaaI
by Wait Mason.
THE MOVIES

A million children. every
night. behold the movie actors,
IN education, wrong or right. fhe
films are mighty factors. And
so the famous movie folk have
Influence unmea sured: the1r
every move. their every Joke. ln
youthful hearts are treasured.
So they should make their lives
so clean they'll sparkle in their
beauty. and not seem angels on
the screen, and demons when
off duty. As artists true they
should appear. and not az bloom
ing smarties. they should Gus
out the booze and beer and an
the frenzied parties. My little
Willie goes tonight % see
movie story; r1e heroine ta
bIithe and bright. all smiling
in her glory. but someone
whispers 20 the lad. "she goes
her gaudy' courses as though she
hadn't whipped her dad, and
gained fourteen divorces" And
Willie in admiring mood regards
the hero's capers TN Whisper
says. Hes often stewed-I read
it IN the papers" Then little
Willie toddles home. his seuu-
ments unspoken. but mounrfui
thoughts are in his dome bis
idols have been broken. The
Bluebeard door has heen un-
locked. one glance therein auf-
fees; and little kids should not
be shocked by tales Of tawdry
vices.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-10-22
STREET KILLINGS.

More than half hundred human
lives have been crushed out in traf~
fic accidents on the streets of Co
lumbus during the present year. And
that is not all. More than double that
number of persons have received in
juries. some of them so serious as to
produce permanent disability. What
will be the record for the full year
no one knows, but it is not a rash
estimate to say that, during the re-
naming two and one-half months Of
the year, other lives will be sacrificed
and other residents receive injuries.
From the gray-haired veteran to
the little toddler. these lives have been
sacrifice, in a very great number
of instances. to human carlessness,
the wild mania for speed 1t is an
awful indictment that so large a toll
of life has been taken.-Ohio State
Journal.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-10-22
CORVALLIS SURRENDER.

4 Exercises at Yorktown yesterday In
honor OF the i40th anniversary OF the
surrender OF Lord CORVALLIS and all
of his forces, were simple and dgni-
fled. They recall not only the original
event. which practically compelled
Great Britain TO recognize our inde.
pendence but the Centennial celebra-
ton 40 years ago, when General Boz
LANCER was the chief of the French
delegation. Boulanger was destined for
a few brief years 10 become the most
spectacular figure In France. Had he
possessed greater abilities Il IL possi-
BILE that the subsequent history OF hia
country would have been changed. lie
died a suicide In melodramatic fashion.
Forty years ago our British friends
took little part In the ceremonies, ell
though they looked upon them with
complaeency. No one az that time
could have imagined that France.
Grent Britain and the United states
We're TO be allies In the greatest war
I'm history. No one could have supposed
| that Abraham Lincoln was soon II be-
come one OF the most popular hlstori-
/ cal figures In the minds OF the British
people. No prophet could have fore
told that we were TO spend In Eu-
ropean combat more than ten times
the cost of the Civil War.
The incident Is interesting as show
ing how the whlrligig OF time brings
unexpected changes. apparently inn.
possible alliances, and should make ts
all not only cautious. but humble. II
Is just about 140 years ago that the
good people OF this town were awak-
ened at midnight by the watchman
calling out. "Cornwallis Is Takenl"
That was the second time a we'll
equipped British army was captured
during our Revolutionary War, and Il
practically ended the struggle. Lord
| North admitted that all wac over and
soon the stubborn King George came
around TO that way Of thinking, He
had waged a war against the interests
of his people, against the opinions OF
the most enlightened men of th,
Kingdom and probably against the
wishes of a majority of Englishmen.
In the last few years this countrs
has had sweet revenge. II one wishe,
to call IL so, and the world with re.
spect TO II, now stands upon a footins
such as Chatham, Fox, Burke and AM
herst never could have imagined ir
their widest dreams. For this reasor
i yesterdays ceremonies areNof unusua
interest. They should lead every goo,
American to study history In the large
and to learn that world forces ar
constantly shifting, Could Lord Corn.
wallis have foreseen today he woul,
have had less regret when he surren
dered at Yorktown. IL all goes TO show
how unnecessary are most wars. Thi
, country eventually would have had Il
independence, but II might have heer
under better auspices, 80 that a sec
. ond war would not have been ncces
> sary To confirm it.--Phlladelphia In
uuirer.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-10-22
HIS NIGHT OUT.

A day or two ago. while Herr4Scheide-
mann was speaking at a public meet
ing in kassel, of which town he is the
Mayor. some unknown person screwed
up the front door Of his house so Sc
curely that he and his family were
compelled to spend the night in a
hotel.
This old practical which has
been perpetrated upon generations of
unpopular deans at oxford and Cam
bridge-has been taken very seriously
by the Teutonic mind. A reward of
5000 marks approximately e2l) has
been offered for the discovery of the
guilty person, and a crowd of over
10000 workmen solemnly demonstrat-
ed yesterday before the house and ex-
pressed to Herr Scheidemann their re-
gret that he should have been thus
attacked by the German Nationals,
whom they evidently suspect of the
joke.
Herr Scheidemann equally solemnly
thanked the workmen for their demon
stration of loyalty. and begged them
not to retaliate. The crowd according
/ ly contented itself with parading red
/ flags before the editorial office of the
German National and Peoples party
newspapers and then dispersed d.--Lon-
don Times Berlin Letter,
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-10-22
THE MIRROR OF
PUBLIC OPINION

withdrawal of the order 60 strike
against its considered and lawful de-
cision reducing wages on July !.
Various palliatives and make
weights have been suggested. II Is
reported that the Interstate Com-
merce Commission is about to order n
lowering Of certain freight rates. This
liz described as n solatium for the
railroad unions. But Il ought not to
be represented na anything OF that
kind. The two cases stand entirely
apart. Appeals for reductions in.
freight rates have been pending be-
fore the Interstate Commerce Conn
mission for some time. The railroads
have on their own motion cut down
lcertain rates. and are understood not
to oppose further reductions. Those
may be annotRced at any moment,
but Il ought TO be made absolutely
plain TO all that they have nothing
whatever TO do with railway wages
| on with the threatened strike.
| The Labor Board has no jurisdiction
over freight rates. with wages the
Interstate Commerce Commission has
no power 10 deal. The functions are
separate, and their workings must be
kept distinct. What the public inter
est requires. what future ease of mind
nnd security demand is that the strike
should be settled by being called of
called Off because II was reckiessly
urdered, because public opinion has
been arrayed against Il irresistlbly. and
because the government has stood
| firmly for the supremacy OF the Law
of the land.--New York Times.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-10-22
THE EVENING SMILE.
GOVERNMENT INSTRUCTION.

How do YOU manage 10 make both
ends meet2' we said to the happy lit
tie housekeeper.
oh. hut don't make both ends
meet" she corrected. Il keep house
like the United States, and never
make ends meet"
o Like the United States?" we queried.
puzzled
Yes; I get what I want whether
| can afford it or not. and then at
the end OF the year | give my hus-
band deficiency hill. You know
just like Congress does every session.
To make the public think il has lived
within its income" Whereat we were
lost in admiration. n.--Leslie's.
a clothing manufacturer I'm New
York City had the happy faculty OF
letting his employees know at all
times that he was boss" One day one
Of his employees remarked: "1t looks
as though we're going to have rain
today" To which the employer re-
piled: We're going TO have rain? /?
Since when are you a member of the
rm?'-Forbes-M Magazine.
who is that beautiful Titian-haired
woman the men are all gathering
around like moths around a fiameY
II don't know what her married name
is. but when l went to school with her
as a kid she went by the opprobriou,
name of Bricktop. Florida Times
/ Un.en.
Little Bess-"Mamma, do dogs ge
married?" Mother-"Certainly not
dear" Little Bess-"Then what righ
has Prince TO growl at Fannie wher
they're eating breakfast ?"-Bostor
/ Transcript.
Tommy-"Dad, what's Scotch
mist7" Father-"when man ask
you 20 have a drink and you don't hea
him. Edinburgh Scotsman.
You are wanted at the telephone
sir" "But-er-I'm so hoarse. can
talk" You won't need to talk, sir--it'
your wife. e."-Liverpool Weekly Post
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-10-22
COUNTERPART OF HENRY CLAY.

From Henry Morgenthau's personal
in the Worlds Work:
l had known William Sulzer for
perhaps twenty years. His greatest
pride was his resemblance in face and
figure to the immortal Henry Clay.
This physical resemblance was not
fanciful. Sulzer has his high forehead,
large mouth, and deepest eyes--bore,
indeed, altogether a quite remarkable
likeness to the Sage of Ashland. He
had. too. the same long, slender. and
loose-j jointed figure. This resemblance
with which Nature had endowed him,
Sulzer had cultivated with assiduous
care. He had grown long forelock,
and had trained it to fall over his
forehead after the Clay model. And he
had cultivated a gift for ready speech
into as near an approach to the elo-
quence of Clay as his limitations of
mind permitted.