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Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1922-01-03

OF giving up her pleasant work here;
so she lived on and kept busy help
ing others until the final summons
came and found her ready. for her life
had been an entirely happy one.
Several days earlier the newspapers
reported the death of prominent and
wealthy manufacturer at middle age
who had retired from active business
two or three weeks before and had
thought to spend several years in COM
fort and ease without occupation or
cares. His health had been OF no con-
cern To him so long as he kept busy.
Evidently we are made to bear bur-
dens, be they mental or physical. and
the man who would lay them all aside
for a period of complete rest and lei
sure mostly finds it was his daily
tasks that made his life sweetest and
most worth while. and perhaps
brought him long life.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1922-01-03
JuNkING ALI SHIPS.

The navy department announces
that shortage of funds will prevent
the projected joint maneuvers of the
Atlantic and Pacific fleets which were
TO have been held In Panama bay In
February. There Is not enough mopey
for fuel. The fleet is divided in viola
tion OF correct navy principles. and II
canno' he reunited even for man
euvers. because II cannot buy enough
coal and oil.
The attitude of congress towards the
navy Is disquieting. The administra-
ton agrees with Japan and Great
Britain to junk part of It, but con-
gress wants to shoot the works and
junk all of II. To decrease the person
mel, make IL impossible TO man the
ships and keep them in commission.
and consequently make effective hight
ing of them impossible.
By such procedure congress can re-
duce the American navy below the
Japanese In spite OF the higher ratio
allowed by the Washington confer
ence. The limitation OF tonnage means
more than ever that the fighting pow
er is in the men. Japan and Great
Britain, having sound politics. will
know that competition has been elm
mated from construction, but in
creased i'm training.
Both will take measures TO increase
the fghting power of the ship by in
creasing the skill OF the officers and
men. We shall be in luck If congress
| does not insist upon the reverse OF
this and decrease the fighting power
4 by depriving the navy of sufficient mer
and by making their proper training
1 impossible because OF lack OF funds.
Then the United States, even with
more ships. will have fleet inferior
20 Japan's. That was Japan's relation
TO Russia and il cost Russia the war
japan defeated the larger Russian
navy because her ships had the better
trained men and could fight better
lChicago Tribune.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1922-01-03
TO EXTEND USE OF CORN.

The railroads OF tho country have
undertaken TO Increase the consump-
ton OF corn throughout the world.
The idea originated with an Official OF
the Southern railroad. MIR. X. l.. Me-
Keller road, by the way, not directly
Interested In corn ns crop grown In
It's territory, His ideas, however. have
appealed to other railroad executives
throughout the country.
Mr.. McKeller's notion is not Mt all
novel II has been suggested before
but without results.
lie sees hope for increasing corn
consumption In Europe. Others have
seen It also. but the trouble with
Europe IL that. whether rich man or
poor man, Europe wants wheat. In
times OF famine, when this country
has had to feed Europeans, corn has
been offered as food but even the
hungry havt disdained Il.
Mr.. Mckcler goes further and offers
suggestions for overcoming all these
difficulties which the past has en-
countered.
! lie finds that very little corn, com
/ fulfN WIN Niitutt ~ '>f''''' ii''i'
this country. Indeed. the statistics In
dicate that from SIS to 90 per cent of
the corn raised does not get far from
the place where 1t was grown. Some
goes into stock as feed. Some IL used
for human food and some for fuel.
The agricultural department nj
Washington comedies Mr.. Mckeller's
point and IN cooperating with the rail-
roads.
The expectation of corn I'm the form
of food products would be wonder
ful relief to the corn growing farmers
The countries of Europe which i'm.
port food must be educated TO tn,
value of corn. This Is the only avenu,
of escape and Mr. MclSeller proposes
plan for such observation-disclosures Stat,
Journal
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1922-01-03
1Hf WHEEL AGf.

-
That there are more than lT.00o,000
horses and mules In this country, ac-
oording % the announcement Of the
Census Bureau. is scarcely less sur
prisinp than the fact that IN the last
two years there has been a reduction
OF more than 100000 in the number
Of heads Of working livestock. II
had been thought that the automobile
had made faster inroads on horses
than appears 10 have been the case.
but II In nevertheless surprising that
the numbers Of these animals are be-
ing reduced at the rate OF 100000 a
year. and that the reduction is pro-
coodins ON a more rapid percentage.
is,teriy thxr at amy time since saso-
lins-driVen cars came into use. II
there are still 100000 horses and
nu'cs earning their living. they must
ainses, all be employed In the country.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1922-01-03
SIMPLIFIED MARRIAGE
BY Frederic J. Haskin

marriages sre stiIl arranged by The
parents upon . monetary basis. and
the young people involved do not even
see eoch other until they appear for
the ceremony. In Afghanisfsn for
example the mother Of the brids-
groom Is the one who makes the first
advances in the marriage negotiations
she must provide the trousseau for the
bride and must share equally with
the brides family the expenses Of the
wedding hospitality which often EN-
braces as many az thousand por-
sons Not only is n goOdly sum paid
for the bride. but the wedding contract
clearly states upon what financial
grounds she viii stand during hsr
married life. and, in case Of her hus-
bands death, during her WidOwhOod.
The obligations are all upon the hus-
bands side. In some cases. indeed, the
demands Of the brides father are %
unreasonable in this respect that kins-
men have 70 intervene and adjust mat
ters.
In most parts Of Europe. Il ls Just
the other way. IT Is the bri = father
who buys her husband for her; ths
brides mother who provides the trOus-
sea. and her family who must pay the
wedding expenses. Dowries. either
from the brides family or the bride
groom's, nave never been n widespread
custan In this country. but all the
other features Of the old. p8triarchsi
wedding have been observed
] The pareit Of today, however, bears
= 50 little resemblance TO the grand pa
b triarchal of old that even he is coming
20 seem absurd His authority over
8 his children is almost negligible. The
state has usurped most ~ his control.
, The sustenance and protection which
o. he formerly bestowed upon his or
! spring In a spirit Of noble coudescen-
}, sion. he is now required 20 give az a
o civil duty. RI he fails IN this duty. fhs
- state can take his offspring away
y from him. They arc no ,0ngar ne
{ exclusive property 20 dispose ~ az a
n profit.
( Similarly. the husbands authority
o over his wife has greatly diminlshoa.
y The state has interfered with hat
i also 4 wife is no longer her hgs-
+ bands absolute property as she vas
p her fathers before him. but has cer-
tain individual rights. The state COM
peis the husband 20 support her and
II he fails IN this duty the wife may
,~ leave him and receive redress through
. the courts While in few states IN
= this country women still have much
= the same legal status AS they had un-
. der the patriarchal regime which j.
10 say. the status Of olaves-through-
= out the greater part Of the United
States they are free and equal citi-
zens.
= Under these circumstances the Old
;" fashioned wedding has lost its appli.
- cation and has become merely a Der.
q" functory form. Why should the bride
father any longer give her away
~ why should n huge assembly Of rela.
le tives. friends and acquaintances be
$ entertained and fed in connection VIII
the event and why should the 'brid.
] leave the altar wearing a weddini
ring-which was formerly signidcan n
ne as a badge Of slavery?
re The modern woman demands a rea
st sonable answer to these questions AMI
lg so far none has been provided Hence
Sc the patriarchaI wedding is going on
TX Of style.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1922-01-03
RIPPLING RHYMES.
BY Walt Mason.
THE CNUGHER.

| go to church TO hear the
pastor explain, with pious stress,
how we must walk, to dodge dis
aster, the paths of righteous
ness. His earnest arguments re-
mind me of things / ought to
do; and then some pilgrim just
behind me begins 10 cough a
few. He coughs in Dutch and
Greek and German. he coughs
in Cherokee his coughing spoils
q high class sermon, and SIM
ply maddens me. The pastor, in
the manner priestly, attempts to
look resigned; but he'd fain give
that cougher beastly three good
swift kicks behind. | go TO hear
a high class singer, who has a
world wide fame; | say, This
treat will be a dinger. and
am glad / came; and when she's
finished l shall proffer such
tribute as | cam" but just be-
hind me sits the cougher, the
noisy ker-swoosh man. And
when the singer trills some bal
lad, the bore behind begins; he
coughs his whiskers full of
salad, and every cough is
twins. And he'll sit there and
cough and strangle, and bark
and whoop and choo, until his
neighbors fain would mangle his
person, l.. ID. q. He makes
the tears of brave men trickle.
makes women wiring their
hands;. and cough drops only
cost nickel, and there are
many brands.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1922-01-03
ana consequently tn. decline has been

and consequently the decline has been
largely confined to the cities.
No one who had not followed the
matter carefully would have thought
thcro were half tho number OF
mules and horses reported by the Gen.
sus Bureau, for he would recall that
In all the country there are about
10000, 900 automobiles and trucks in
service. However. the horse evidently
is preferred for some kinds of work,
possibly for farm labor, and perhaps
in some sections for teaming, but II
is indicated that with the continual
tion OF the percentage Of the disap-
pearance of these beasts OF burden
they Will have passed and gone--given
way to the demands for speedier SER
vants--in another twenty years at the
most.
l, is obvious that we are living in q
wheel age. There are more than three
times the number of wheeled ve-
hicles in proportion to the population,
than ever before i'm the history of the
country. In twenty years we have
not only used up fifteen or twenty
million automobiles and sent them to
the scrap heap, but we have more
than ten millions going-both strong
and fast--and in addition thereto are
thousands more trolley cars, cleo
trically driven, than was the case less
than a quarter Of a century ago. our
railroads have Increased their pas
senger traffic twenty times more than
the population has grown in twenty
i've years and the fact that everybody
ia on the go by wheels OF one kind or
another. more than ten times as much
as a quarter of a century ago is a
surprising revelation disclosed by sta
tistics.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1922-01-03
Many Enjoy T. Open House.

Hundreds Of visitors attended open
house" yesterday at the Y. n. c.. 4.
II was the last big event of the as
sociauOn prior 20 the launching Of the
program Of activities for the new year
which will begin this evening. The
morning exercises in the gymnasium
BY the boys. and the swimming meet
in the w pool IN the afternoon. were
well received. IN the evening. Q
o'clock there was a basketball game
between the Westminster and East
lake teams.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1922-01-03
MEETINGS TONIGHT.
Bethany Band.

Bethany Band.
Gas Study Club.
Blacksmiths' Union.
Stonemasons' Union.
Brandywine Fire Co.
Central Labor Union.
Smyth Post. G. \. r.
A. OF 5. f. r. e. of A,
Waneta Council, d. p.
Calanthe Lodge, X. of =.
Humanity Circle, b. of L.
Crusaders Castle, X. C. e.
Corinthlan Lodge, S. Of II.
German Lutheran. Y. p. 5.
Eureka Conclave. S. w. NJ.
Fame Castle, A. o. X. NJ. c.
Industry Lodge, \. o. L. w.
Brandywine Co. A. & l. O. X.
Canton Delaware, No. l. p. NJ.
Eureka Council, Jr. o. L, A. NJ.
Lafayette Lodge, \. f. & A, NJ.
Chosen Friends Castle. X o. +.
Car and Ship Painters Pro. Asso.
Mutual Encampment. l. o. Q. +.
German Beneficial Society. No. l.
Wil. Conclave, ID. of L. O. r. c.
Peerless Conclaye, II. or s. w. NJ.
Harmony Council, No. 1, L. f. \.
4 Wash. Lodge, No. 176, l. o. Q. +.
NJ. B. \. of p. r. b. Employees. Inc.
/ Moriel Encampment. No. l, l. O. h. NJ
Sheet Metal Workers Local. No. S02
Guiding Star Temple. No. 6. Q. of w
Washington Camp. No. 13, p. o. 5. A
VII, Branch. No. 2e, Grand Fraternity
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1922-01-03
KU KLUX IN BALTIMORE.

Are there really as many. even, as
half dozen Baltimoreans who still re-
tain membership In the Ku Klux Klan
organization and are not ashamed Of
the ridicule, or worse, which would fol-
low upon the exposure of their identi-
ty? After the revelations OF recent
date one would not think so, and yet
the story Of the appearance OF masked
and gowned men at the grave side of
an alleged brother member would indi-
cate that there are.
The action of these men, in any
event, was in shocking bad taste. The
death Of Professor Anderson was
grievous enough in itself; to subject
the members Of his family to this ad-
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1922-01-03
THE EVENING SMILE.
Captured.

Mabel was telling Isabel Of the shy
Young man that had for some months
been gone" 1on her, but whose suit
had languishsd because he simply
hadn't the courage TO speak out. Final
lv. Mabel said. she decided that II was
nm 10 her" 10 take decisive measures,
Accordingly, the ntxt time he called
she pointed 10 the .carnation in his
buttonhole and said. IN give you
kiss for that carnation,
Whereupon the bashful suitor's col
or outdid the carnation in brilliancy.
but the exchange was affected. Then
the young man grabbed his hat and
started to leave the room.
Where are you going" demanded
Mabel. surprised.
ITO the florists for more carna-
tions." he called out as he shot
through the doorway.-Dos Angeles
Timss.
Eva-"Profeesor Wise recommend
ed to me Einsteins The Theory of
Relativity'' as being very interesting
book" Bernice-"And have you read
it?" Eva-"No: I'm waiting for II TO,
appear in the movies first. Wash
ingtCn Star.
Mike-"Did you sell the pigs?" Pat
- did" Mike-"What did you get?"
Pat-"well. ! didn't get as much as
expected TO, but 1 didn't expect to-
Life.
I ssxy;,1 ,.o,, rox.a mo ,,-t,aD am old
and wrinkled?" coyly asked the pretty
/ hut old-fashioned girl. For the love Of
Nike How long do you expect us to
stay msrried?" exclaimed the fiippant,
modern youth.-Cincinnati Enquirer.
II bought and paid for two dozen
glass decanters that wsre advertised
at s6 a dozen +. o. b., and when they
we're delivered they were empty" said
/ the client. Well. what did you ex-
/ pect?" asked the renowned lawyer.
Full OF booze. What else does +. o. b.
mean?'-Buffalo Express.
An intoxicated gentleman, holding a
huge bouquet, was discovered sitting
At the back entrance of a movie thea
! ire W men arrested ne explained ne
was waiting 10 take Mary Pickford
hont .--Snappy Stories.
Judge-"And you say you saw this
happen in the dark while you were
several hundred feet away?" Wit
ness-"Yes. your honor, ] can see mil
lions Of miles at night" Judge-'Mil
lions of miles?" Witness-"Sure, your
honor; take the stars. for instance
Science and Invention.
Disguised patron-"Say this show Is
not worth 81" Manager-"Didn't you
see the leading man embrace the lead
ing lady in the third act2" Disguised
patron---"Of course / did" Manager
We'll, he squeezed her so hard he
broke rib. What do you want foi
s2Y'-Cincinnati Enquirer.
Look daddy" said little six-year
old. II pulled this cornstalk right vi
all by myself" why, but you ar,
; strong" said his father. II guess
. am. daddy. The whole world ha,
hold OF the other end of it."-BostoI
Transcript n
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1922-01-03

New York Jan. a. Weddings, with
bridesmaids and best men and Lohen-
grin and orange blossoms. are going
out Of fashion. The younger genera
tion is exhibiting a marked distnste
for them. They are by no means er-
tinct. OF course. as anyone may sec by
glancing at the society columns Of
the newspapers. but even the wealthy
who rarely miss an opportunity for
elaborate display, are losing interest
In them. II is considered much smarter
now 60 be married In a casual. unob-
trusive way.
Thus. In the days news we find that
an attorney Of international fame and
his flance have been married by "a
hardware dealer, who also happens 10
be justice Of the peace. a young
heiress casually informs her family
that she has married certain youth
in Connecticut few days before. ad-
mitting that she had kept the matter
a secret because Che was afraid they
would make her have biz we'd
ding" And there Is the stil more
modern case Of young man who
I tiAthAith AiidA tt nus VFtf HtfHA hH ilf
wedding morning and will be late fol
his appointment at the city magis
trate's. hastily dons an oyercoat and il
married in HIS pajamas.
IL simply cannot understand tn
young people nowadays" conplaine,
a society matron who has recent,
had two ultra modern marriages II
j her family. when I was young "
were perfectly delighted 70 have at
tractive weddings why we locke
forward to them as the greatest event
Of our lives and knew exactly wha
color our bridesmaids would wear fror
the time we were but my daught
crs have such strange ideas. di
manage TO get my oldest. F;llzabetf
married in church, but she refused {
have more than one attendant. a maid
Of honor, and she wouldn't wear m
wedding drcss-I had always kept
for her. she insisted upon a plai
travelling suit, with a large bouqu'
Of violets. and she made US limit IN
invitations to 25 people. She didn
intend 10 be a martyr for the benef
Of her relatives and friends. she d.
clared. She didn't feel she owed thei
that much
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1922-01-03
THE MIRROR OF
PUBLIC OPINION

ditional distress waH inexcusable. II
may be that Professor Anderson was
not member of the organization nj
all, for individuals who would partlci-
pate In such mummerics would not be
incapable os perpctrating a ghastly
Joke. Some way should be found OF
letting thesc masaueradcrs know what
sensible people think OF them.--Balti-
more Sun
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1922-01-03
The Casual Marriage.

q thought Elizabeth was rather
hard and inconsiderate at the time
but she was the soul Of gentleness and
good humor compared 70 my younger
daughters / didn't know Genevieve
was engaged until she told me she
was going 20 Greenwich TO be married
one morning.
"'Oh, naturally 7 gasped, striving
hard TO be modern. and would you
consider it an impertinence If we
asked who it is you are going to
marry?'
Now, Mama. don't get upset she
pleaded It's Jack, the one with the
nice brown eyes. you know, who's
just come back from China
But ne isn't a Chinaman, is he?' ]
inquired.
"'Oh Mama, please be decent, she
said. You know Jack. He's been here
to dinner at least three times. I just
knew you'd fuss about my getting
married suddenly this way, because
you're so old-fashioned, you think
everybody ought TO be married in
church. Well, won't go through that
barbaric ceremony. and I won't
promise to obey my husband. and I
I won't send announcements to all my
second cousins and friends ihtimating
/ that the house is open for wedding
| presents.
/ We'll. now that l look back upon
| it," the matron continued reflective
/ Iy. "Genevieve does not seem so start
! ling either. We both cried after
awhile, and finally she agreed 10 let
me 20 70 Greenwich with them. But
when we came home and announced
the news to Laura. my youngest and
most modern daughter, she announced
/ that she was married too-had been
married a week before in Wilmington
But it really isn't important
Mama. she explained calmly when
asked her why 1 had not been told
I'm going right on living here a
home, because. you see, Peter has q
live with his mother-she needs hin
so-and 1 could never get along witt
both Of them. Just because I wan
to marry Peter is no reason why
should make myself miserable
Sociologists, who ike 10 commen
upon the significance Of things, tel
US that this modern contempt for tn
conventional wedding is only one NOR
manifestation of the decline Of par
entail authority. The wedding as W
know It today, is a survival Of a tim
more than a hundred years ago, whe
parental authority was absolute. l
those days, marriage was an inst
tuition designed solely for the benef
of the family and not the individual
Young people married according
their parents directions, thereby en-
riching the family Golfers. Often III
sons of the household were permitte
a certain latitude of choice, but III
daughters, never! Every happer ha
her bride-price then, and fairl
comely lass was a valuable famil
asset. often worth as much as fis
sheep or a couple of cows to her fatk
er. Naturally, the transference
such valuable property wasNan in
lportant circumstance. TO be celebrate
with impressive solemnity and, in a
age when very few people could rea
or write, to be extensively witnesse
Thus originated the wedding TO whiC
large numbers OF relatives and frienC
were invited.
Framed.Up Marriages.
In many parts of the world toda
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1922-01-03
EYERGREENS.
Blanche Elizabeth Wade in New Yor
sun.

Blanche Elizabeth Wade. In New York
sun.
The trees which men call sombre-ever-
green's,
/ do not find depressing, gloomy, sad;
But rather, trees OF loyal cheerfuiness
Embodiment of all tnat makes life
glad.
So grateful is their shade in summer
time,
And restful to the eye their darS. rich
green,
And soothing both TO body and 20 soul,
Their healIhful odor aromatic, clean.
When other trees discard their foliage
The evergreens retain their dense attire,
And shield the thankful birds from wind
and storm
When summer trees no more such trust
inspire.
And then when bare. gaunt trees bring
thoughts of death
As end of al our earthly stress ana strifs
Triumphantly. in living garO arrayed
The eyergreens proclaim eternal hfe.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1922-01-03
Conference Meets March %.

Bishop William F. Mcdowell of
Washington. who will preside, has
fixed March % for opening the an
nual session of the Wilmington Con-
ference of the Methodist Episcopal
Church. Announcement of March
20 as the opening date was an error.
The session will be held at Cambridge,
Md