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Evening journal., 1921-12-30
COMPETITION IN TOYS

A PROMINENT commercial publication conveys the
IN formation to Delaware friends OF Santa Claus in
somewhat detailed form that thirty per cent Of the stocks
OF toys sale in the stores the United States for the
Christmas trade bear the stamp 'Made in Germany
II is remarked that public aversion 70 German goods
evident just after the war has apparently disappeared
1t is not necessary TO so to the columns Of commercial
paper In order to verify this assertion.
Those who buying have bought have received
toys during The present Christmas verify the
statement by examining the toys in their possession
We have desire TO attempt revive public aversion
to German goods because Of the autpahes growing out
Of the war. That feeling will long exist without any ef-
fort TO maintain IL.
But there economic grounds upon which Americans
should look with disavor upon the purchase OF foreign
goods whether made in Germany any other foreign
country.
Although the unemployment situation Is much less dis
iressing than It few months there are still
hundreds OF thousands OF people the United states out
OF employment and without the which would en-
able them to live in comparative comfort by means OF
their weekly earnings
SO long as there arc people the United states who are
willing and anxious to work and who are not working
we should make every effort possible 10 curia foreign
mporiatons order that employment may be given frs
TO our own people
Thus far no practical have ever been devised OF
curiang foreign importatons except the imposition Of
an import tax which will equazo the difference in cos
Of production here and abroad that the foreign pro
ducer shall not be able conduct destructive compe
tliion.
We are still operating under Democratic tariff law
except in the case agricultural products, and German
toys are coming this country under the provisions
the Democratic tariff.
During the ten months of 1921 ended with the last day
Of October the United States imported toys TO the value
Of almost S7OOOOO0 which II continued to the end of the
year at the same rate will become total Of something
like SsJOOOOO
This in itself may seem relatively small amount ane
yet OF the fact that every dollar spent in Industry
is turned ten times in year, this means difference
OF Ss0OOOOOO to American industry.
The American workman who denied the opportu
nifty to make the toys not the only loser by the i'm
porations Since he could not the money IN th
manufacture of the toys ne unable 10 buy provisions
pay rent purchase clothing, paronize amusemens etc
Every line OF American industry in which the wages
American wormen spent has felt the loss OF busnes
which would have followed the expenditures OF thi
money IN America
What is said Of toys applies in like measure to impor
: taiions Of other commodities
Although we stin have favorable balance Of trade
that balance is rapidly diminishing and in short tim
Z VIII be entirely unless there shall be place
upon the statute books a tariff law drawn upon Repub
= lcan protective principles.
Evening journal., 1921-12-30
FRIDAY, DECEMBER 80, 1921
II IS A SON nom M1.MINcrONIANs.

v,vERYoNE in Wilmington should experience pleasure
h in building up an adequate reference library in the
Wilmington High School.
There is ample room for the installation OF such IL
brary The imperative need is books
1t is a crying shame that an Institution which has a
student enrolment OF approximately 1000 not only is de-
void of a reference library but also is devoid Of even
shelf OF books.
The Board OF Education has money available for the
purchase OF books Therefore Professor Charles Coke,
principal Of the school, has decided to appeal to The pub
lie for them.
That he is supersous doubtful about the out
come OF the appeal is shown by the fact that he has
designated Friday, January 49, High School Library
Day. In the course Of his appeal he says:
The High School numbers approximately two thou
sand students with faculty Of about eighty In all OF
the courses and classes especially in English History and
Science large amount Of outside collateral reading is
essential to good work For High School of two thou
sand pupils library OF at least ten thousand volumes Of
standard works Immediately available, needed With
out the work OF the school Is seriously. not to say
hopelessy handicapped The result is that the work Of
the room despite the industry and good will OF both
pupils and teachers cannot measure up to the standards
expected Of modern and well-equpped schools.
I'VE set our goal library OF at least ten thou
sand volumes Of standard works. We are asking oui
friends to contribute either the books the funds witt
which to buy tho books Many thousands Of books, b,
The best authors rcpose on the shelves OF Libraries in pr
\Vae homes and remain for all practical purposes amos
unused whereas II those books IN the High Schoo
he mason they would be in constant use, TO the very ea
o6nen Of the students, and eventually to the benefit
the whole community We are asking our friends TO do
nate these books to the High School library and ar
asking also that sufficient funds be contributed tha
much needed OF reference works. encyclopedias AM
works Of general historical literary and scientific valu
can be purchased"
such statement relative to existing conditions an
such an appeal for the remedyng OF such condition
should cause every wilmingtonian to sit up and tax
notice and decide Immediately to contribute one NOR
books
Evening journal., 1921-12-30
rnf cnI.E.rEnu ouEsrIoN.

,HiE controls the territory whence every pound
~ OF our imported soda nitrate
There are vast OF American capital invested in
the development OF Chilean and Peruvian resources par
ticuarly mining.
In 1920 we imported from Chile is5OOOOO pounds OF
copper ore 46OO0OOO pounds OF unrened copper
pigs while from Peru imported 100000 pounds OF
the former and 100000 pounds OF the latter.
During the ten months OF the current year imported
from Chile 100000 pounds Of the ore and s2 100000
pounds OF pigs and from Peru 3sO00OO pounds Of the
former and 6 10000 pounds or the latter
Our imports Of all classes Of goods from Chile during
1920 oiaed si20OOoO0o and exports Chile s55-
100000 In value Peru s6OOOOOO and si70Ooo respec-
lively
Within the last year Chile has disposed OF her ma
tonal bonds in This country TO the value OF many mil
lions OF dollars. They bear per cent
Peruvian officials planning TO issue bonds IN Tie
Of S0O00OO0 which will seek market in the United
States These securities gili-edged II the countries
peace because OF the untold potential wealth
back Of hem but they would be pretty risky II Chile and
Peru should engage in another war such that OF 1879
1883
Chile has made overtures TO Peru with view 10 set
Ting peaceably the i0year-od dispute over the Tacna-
africa territory There is talk Of calling on the
United States to act as arbitrator
The manner in which the administration has handled
the Conference the Limitation Of Armament has ex-
cited their admiration and impressed them with our sense
Of fair play.
The United states is intensely interested in seeing this
Tacna-Arca dispute wiped out without resort to war and
it be done il the disputants win meet each other
halfway
Evening journal., 1921-12-30
Bring on the Food
(From tho New York Herald)

"Comrade Chairman-You can't
have the floor; have It.
"A Bold Interloper-A question Of
information is always in order
"Wotan-This is a case of the
proletariat and youll have to give
me information"
Whereupon the steam roller rolled.
Wotan got no information. His case
for the proletariat was lost ire
trievably. The cut and dried pro-
ceedings proceeded.
This might have happened in any
political convention. The saviors Of
the proletariat are quite bourgeois
in their parliamentary practice
Where they differ is in their bewiich-
ing political ideals. They believe in
ghosts and phantoms, like workers
republics where everybody works a
little but nobody works very much.
To them the CHASTITY experiments of
Lenine and Trotzky prove nothing
so conclusively. as that communism
Is thoroughly practicable and sane.
only one trifing problem remains:
the people OF workers republics
must be dissuaded from following
the bad example Of the Russians and
eternally asking when do we eat?'
Except for the fact that people have
not yet learned to do without food.
the world is fully prepared for these
utopian workers republics.
America just now is in a tolerant
mood. The country can wait for a
solution of the one minor difficulty
which stands in the way Of the great
project launched at the Labor Tenn
pie.
Meanwhile. bring on the food.
Evening journal., 1921-12-30
nIAMoNn oMNERs REAssuREp.

~ tEHNfAN scientists recently caused sensation In the
W international jewel market They claimed they had
solved the problem Of manufacturing diamonds cheapy.
The announcement caused many Wmingtonians to
look asance at their higprced jewels and wonder what
would next
Now inc word passed through the diamond trade that
il costs more to produce the German diamonds than Ia
mine the real from the clay bow-pipes OF extinct
volcanoes.
Sir William Crookes succeeded in making artificial dia-
monds by crystazing graphite under great pressure
But the diamonds he made were smell-worthess as
gems.
SO The value Of your diamonds Is safe-for the present
Some day chemists will produce diamonds and gold art
ncally cheapy. That win be interesting period to
live hrough-ore interesting for the spectator than the
participant
Evening journal., 1921-12-30
UntermyerS Building Plan
(From the New York Herald).

builders and investors submitted to
the holdup merely to get their prop
critics out OF the hands OF the work
ers and to put them to earning
something.
Mr.. Untcrmyer's theory is that un-
der his arrangement the workers
would give the best that was in
them so as to hang on to the extra
dollar they had been getting since
last May. In this way, while the war
imitation wage scale, extra dollar and
all, stayed up, the labor cost of build
ing houses. through increases effici-
ency, actually would go down. But
the hard fact, with which Mr.. I'm
tormyer expects his theory 10 work
In harness, is that the employer
could better afford to go on paying
the extra dollar IL he got only 81 Of
square return for IL than he could
afford TO cut Il off when he was get
ting only so cents or 20 cents or 60
cents OF return on every one OF the
several dollars he paid as the regu-
lar wage. fIe would at least be
getting an even return on none of
it.
If the employee is giving Only four
dollars Of work for eight dollars of
pay on the regular wage scale he
might elect to give one dollar more
Of work FOR the one dollar more OF
extra pay under the Untermyer plan
to hold his pay and his job; but
what is there in that plan TO make
give him eight dollars Of work fol
eight dollars of pay on the regular
scale? Nothing at all, as we see it
He could fall down utterly on his
j Job and yet hold his war inflated
wage scale.
. Until workers in the building
trades do give an even dollar of worl
j for every dollar of pay. the Sc, s.
and So regular scale as we'll as tn,
81 extra, there is not chance tina
capital will go into building invest
ments so largely, or anywhere neal
so largely as is required by the pub
lies welfare and comfort and pocket
About the only thing that is SURE
is that the old houses built in tn,
days Of cheap costs will go on max
ing enormous profits in rentals baseC
on the excessive cost OF new con
struction, while the public clamori
In vain for enough houses at rea
sonable rents.
The builders who are business
! men owe something to tho people
} of New York. What they owe IL
this instance is a right cost OF home
/ for the people. The Untermyer plal
should be turned down because /
, isn't sound.
Evening journal., 1921-12-30
GIBBONEY ESTATE
SUES FOR LAW FEE

PHILADELPHIA, Dec. 3O.-The
estate Of d. Clarence Gibboney filed
suit in the Federal District Court
yesterday. against Grover C. Berg
doll. draft dodger, for counsel fees.
Thomas w Miller alien property
custodian. who seized Bergdolrs
property sometime ago, is also
named as a defendant as he refused
to pay the bills presented by the
estate.
Glbboney. who was BergdoHs
counsel at the time OF the latter's
trial. was drowned in Mexico a year
ago. The estate contends the law
yer was entitled to $4,000 counsel
fees and $500 for expenses in
CURED. and claims $21,Sls is still
due the estate.
Evening journal., 1921-12-30
now TO DECIDE?

TIVE Railroad Labor Board has before It for decision
Il ease Of far-reachng Importance to the railroad in
dustry in Delaware and other States
II involves the right OF the roads 20 make contracts
with individuals Arms not subject to The jurisdiction
Of The Labor Board for repairs to equipment and for
maintenance OF way
The employees aege that IL the roads are permitted to
continue such practices the subject Of wages and work
ing conditions will be automatically removed from the
Labor Board and the principal purpose Of the Transpor-
taiion Act defeated
TIE fact Is that The roads able to get their repair
work done much cheaper by contract the contractors
can Employ men at The prevailing wage rate unhampered
by arbitrary schedules sci up BY The Labor Board
Evening journal., 1921-12-30

Credentials having been presented
and passed upon in due form as in
all regular political conventions, the
new organization known as the
Workers party Of the United states
primped itself. tied on the red sash
OF the Third lnternationale and
made its public appearance at the
Labor Temple last Saturday.
Also, as in other regular political
conventions, the steam roller, with
steam up, wa stationed at a STRAIT
egic point in the hall to discourage
any frolicsome anarchist who might
deem It good fun to fracture the
etiquette OF the bringing out party
by ninging a few sticks Of oratorical
dynamite. The squashing mechanism
did not stand idle.
Comrade Harry Wotan. said 20
have been delegated by the Marx
Engels Institute, was not accommo-
dated with a scat at the convention.
A motion or a report definitely bar
ring him from official participation
in the founding Of the new party
brought him TO his feet to ask for
information. According 10 accounts
OF the affair this is part of what
passed;
"Wotan-Comrade Chairman,
want some information.
"Comrade Chairman, Ignoring
Z Wotan and addressing the meet
What will you do with the report?
"Wotan-Comrade Chairman,
Z have credentials--
"Comrade Chairman-Go to th'
Credentials Committee.
'wotan-Go 10 ,helll A point o
fpforpaaffon-
Evening journal., 1921-12-30
With the Photographers

The future OF The shimmy is declared to be shaky.-
Dallas News
Evidently railroad labor realizes that strike would not
be a hit.-Norfolk Virginan-pot.
Prosperity seems TO be skddag just bit coming
around that corncr--Columbia Record
The eventu fate OF a battleshp to be scrapped The
operation could performed with far dignity and
FAR less disaster time of peace than in time of
Washington star.
Delegates to the Washington conference from Europe
are anxious get home before Christmas and conse-
queny are pulling hard 10 have the major agreements
settled In time FOR them sail Pressure OF that
often tends TO shorten argument Il is recalled that a
plague OF insects Independence Hail. Philadelphia hur-
ried the delegates there present early issuing OF
the Declaration OF Independence.-K Kansas City Star
Evening journal., 1921-12-30
Upset Stomach,
Gas, Indigestion
"Pape's Diapepsin" gives
Relief in Five Minutes


Stomach acidity causes indiges-
toni
Food souring, gas. dlstressl Won
der wkat upset your stomach? Well,
don't botheri The moment you eat
tablet or two OF Papes Diapepsin
all the Jumps Of indigestion pain,
the sourness, heartburn and belch-
ing OF gases. due TO acidity. vanish
truly wonderful Millions Of
people know that it is needless to
be bothered with indigestion. dys-
pepsia or a disordered stomach. A
few tablets OF Pape's Diapepsin neu-
tralize acldity and give relief at once
no waitingl Buy a sixty-cent case
OF Pape's Diapepsin nowl Don't
stay miserable. Regulate your stom-
ack so you can eat favorite foods
without causing regret
Evening journal., 1921-12-30

The test Of the soundness OF any
theory or any plan or any contract
TO build houses enough for this COM
munity is not whether II will keep
employer and employee in the build
ing trades from fighting. II is
whether Il will get the building costs
on n basis where capital will natur-
/ ally seek investment in new con-
struction because. when the struc-
lures are put up and offered to the
public either for sale or for rent
the public viii gladly and eagerly
close the bargain at the price.
/ As we see the Untermycr plan 20
avoid another great strike in tho
& building trades IL will not build
enough houses and Il will not build
cheaper houses, for the reason that
10 does not go TO the heart Of tho
matter, which is the whole labor cost
OF new construction from top TO bot
tom, from the first hour Of work 10
the last hour OF work every day the
men are on the Job, and for every
dollar OF wage that is paid whether
on regular scale or as a bonus OF
whatever Il may be.
Mr.. Untcrmyer proposes that un.
der certain conditions the employees
shall continue 20 work during 192:
on the 1921 scale. including the ex
ira 81 a day which was granted las
May. If, however, standards O
efficiency arc not maintained by th'
labor engaged in a particular fiel,
or class the dollar shall come of
subject 20 arbitration.
But before the extra dollar wa
added IN May the 1921 scale wa
already too high, very much to-
high, to invite capital into building
Investment on a safe basis or to per
NIT the construction of houses to b.
rented at reasonable rates. The ex
ira dollar was not added because tn
builders thought resumption o
activity could possibly follow in thei
industry under such burdensom'
labor costs on the contrary, the.
knew II could not.
The extra dollar was paid TO escapl
having incompleted construction in
volving tens of millions Of dollar
tied up indefinitely. IL was ba'
business to pay too much for gettinl
work done, but IL was worse bust
ness to let the buildings stand hal
b finished and useless, with interest
taxes and other charges runninl
heavily against the properties int
which the millions had been put bu
. which could not be made to earn
cent until the buildings were com
I pleted and ready for use. So tn
Evening journal., 1921-12-30
o.IIrs roR PASTOR wuLIIs.

The Epworth League OF Marshall
ton NJ. y. Church at its meeting in
the parsonage last evening. present
ed the Rev. 1vanhoe Willis, the pas
tor. with handsome Epworth
League pin. The pastor was pre-
sented last Monday with a bath robe
by the members of the Cedars Nj. q
Sunday school and on Tuesday with
a purse OF gold by the Marshalltor
NJ. L. Sunday school.
Evening journal., 1921-12-30

in the morning to go hunting and
prepared their own breakfast. Mem
bers OF the family say the insect
powder was kept in baking-pow-
der tin and in the dim light the
wrong can was picked up.
a half hour after the meal,
Brooks complained of illness and
said he would not go hunting,
whereupon Ritchey started out
alone. not having felt the effects
the poison. At noon he returned,
hardly able to walk. In the mean
time, DR.. l.. r. Meyers had been
called to attend Brooks. The latter
Evening journal., 1921-12-30
POISON in CAKES;
ONE DEAD, ONE ILL

CUMBERLAND. Md, Dec. 80. -
William Ritckey. SO years old, died
at the Western Maryland Hospital
from arsenic poisoning, as the result
OF using roach powder in mixing
pancakes. instead of baking pow
der. His son-in-law. w. T.. Brooks,
who also ate some Of the cakes, was
made i'll, but It is thought he will
recover. The men arose at o'clock
Evening journal., 1921-12-30
GEMS OF THOUGHT
put not your faith in idols"-but in ideals,
---s

'put not your faith In idOls'-but In deals
;=:-.
Don't be visionary It's foolish to plant sunnower seeds
10 raise rainbows
The clever liar knows he IS knows you know he is and
makes you like him anyway.
-.-.-.
Optimism Is the stout boat that bears you across the
swollen stream of adversely
=.--.
10 used TO be fishermen who the champon liars
but now is the who tell how many miles they qet
out OF a gallon Of gasoline.
%.s-s-.
When you aing write down carefully all the RENE
dies your friends suggest for you and then burn them
Then you will feel much better
I E--.
A lot OF girls spend their time in pursuit OF men who
are az all interested in marriage and who are doing
much better alone but who do not wish other women "a
| say they cannot be married II they wish TO be.
Evening journal., 1921-12-30

One naval expert Wmingtonians doubtless have
noticed estimates that The adoption OF the Hughes limi-
taion program viii annual saving TO the United
states Of over si5OOOOOO Were the Hughes plan to be
abandoned and our present naval construction program
completed The annual cost Of upkeep and replacement
construction would be siOOOOO0OOO but with navy
reduced the cost will be almost cut in half.
Evening journal., 1921-12-30

gave evidence Of poisoning, and
when members of the family found
the open can OF insect powder.in the
cupboard the cause Of kis condition
was made plain.
When Ritchey returned, he was
removed at once to the hospital, but
the poison had gained such headway
that six hours work with him by
doctors was for nought.
Evening journal., 1921-12-30

Clearing house reports for the rst week in December
showed business gains over the corresponding week in
1920 for the FIRST time since last January II has been
long pull from he depression OF last summer but the
business records are exceeding those OF year.
and win return to complete normalcy.
Evening journal., 1921-12-30

Real Estate will be sold ad y
tageously through the Want =
during the coming two weeks;
Evening journal., 1921-12-30
ANNOUNCEMENT

We wish TO announce to our friends and patrons
that we have recently purchased the Real Estate,
Lumber and Coal Business of the J. g. JuStis Company
of Newport Del, which will operate in connection
with our yard at MarshaIlton, after January l. 1922.
1t is our earnest desire to extend our business
latons into this territory through friendly cooper
alton which has assisted us in success in the past
We desire to express our appreciation for the
many favors shown during the past year and extend
to each our sincere wishes for Happy and Prosper
Gus New Year.
Evening journal., 1921-12-30

UrvERYONE in Wilmington should experience pleasure
H. in building up an adequate reference library in th'
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1921-06-10
INDIAN FORD

Walter Becker is driving the city
truck on the street work at Edgerton.
Many people came for miles to spend
Memorial Day recess on the banks of
old Rock river.
Mrs. Kittie Chamberlain and Miss
Genevieve of Madison were most well
come callers here last Monday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Carl Will of Johntown
Center, Mr.. and Mrs John Jennings of
Milton, Mr.. and Mrs. King and Earl
Greenwood and bride of Beloit were re-
cent guests at Will Prices.
School closed here last Friday with
one of the largest, if not the largest
picnic ever held in Indian Ford on any
such occasion. Supper was served to
nearly ninety people, the gathering be-
ing in Becker's grove. Perfect at
tendance certificates were awarded to
Thomas and Richard Houfe, Donald
Pope, Lillis st. John, Archie Bickle
and Henry Becker. Diplomas were
given to Hilda Wubben, Henry Becker,
Mark Inks and Myrtle Tenjun. Aver
age standings for the year in all work
are as follows: Myrtle Tenjun, first;
Thomas Houfe, Allen Cox, Lillis ST.
John, Henry Becker, Donald Pope, Sec
ond; Ralph Inks, third; Archie Bickle,
fourth; Leona Babcock, Harold Inks,
fifth. The pupils gave very interest
ing program, at the conclusion of which
Allen Cox, with few appropriate
words, presented Miss Moore with d
lavalliere and small sum of money as
slight token of the love and apprecia-
ton of the parents and pupils of this
district.