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New-York tribune., 1922-04-04
House BaIks
At $4,000 Ship
Board Salaries
Bhl Returned to Conference
With Instructions to
See That No Officials
Exceed $4,000 a Year
Small Cabinet Pay Cited
Walsh, Says High : Priced
Beauties" Aren't Needed
to Build Merchant Marine

WASHINGTON, April 3.-Thc House
put its foot down firmly to day on a
proposal to pay salaries of $4,000 to
four Shipping Board officials, refusing
by a unanimous vote to approve the
conference report on the independent
officers appropriation bill which would
have authorized salaries of between
$1,000 and $25,0o0 to six employees
in addition to the four who could
receive $4,000
The rejected limitation had been
agreed to by House and Senate CON
fereeS as compromise between a
House provision that SIN officials could
be paid between $11 900 and $4,000.
but none more than $4,000, and a
Senate amendment authorizing salaries
in excess Of s11 900 with no maximum
stipulated for not more than thirteen
officials.
$4,000 Limit Urged
After round of criticism Of the
compromise limitation the conference
report was recommittcd to tho House
managers with instructions to insist
on provision that no salaries in
excess of $4,000 be authorized
Democrats failed by . to ! vote in
an attempt to have the confcrees in
structed to hold out against any pro
vision which failed to specify how
n'any employees were to receive moro
than S1l 900 year.
An hours discuss ion Of the confer
ence report was devoted mainly to at
tacks on the compromise as to sala-
ries. Expressing the hope that Con
grcss would tell the Shipping Board
it would have TO get along without
four "s35,ooo beauties" Representative
Walsh, Of Massachu setts. declared that
while the board had a "scrious tangle
to unravel" it had no problems to cope
with greater than those handled by the
Cabinet.
Vet you propose to pay salaries
practically three times that Of Cabinet
officials" he asserted. addressing Rep
resentative Wood, Republican. of In
diana, in charge of the conference re-
port.
More Than Entire Cabinet
Representative Mann, Of Illinois, said
the compromise would give to four
men a higher combined salary than
that of all Cabinet members. Congress
il his opinion, was not justified in
paving $4,000 to any one in the gov
crnment service short Of the Presi-
dent.
Mr.. Wood said he was convinced The
men who would be paid the salaries
objected te by the House would be con
! frouted with a problem the like OF
which the nation had never seen.
IF YOU wish to sec a merchant ma
rne started on a respectable basis
you must enable the Shipping Board tc
get its affairs in shape" said Mr.
Wood. He severely criticized the ad
miuistration Of the boards affairs by
officials in charge during the Wilson
Admini stration.
Action Of the house in rccomm jttine
the conference report prevented a vote
on the question Of extending through
the coming {dscal year the authority OF
! the board to use funds up to $4,000,
ooo, received from liquidation Of its
assets.
New-York tribune., 1922-04-04
Titta Ruffo Still Indisposed,
De Luca VIII Sing His Role

Owing to the continued ndisposition
of ritta Rutfo, Giuseppe Dc Luca will
sing the title role il tomorrow eve
ning's performance of "Tho Barber Of
Seville" at the Metropolitan Opera
House. "Aida' will be given at a special
performance on Thursday afternoon for
tho benefit Of the National Child Labor
Committee. Miss Muzio, Miss Gordon,
Mr.. Salazar, MIR. De Luca. Mr.. Mar
doras and Mr.. D'Angclo will have the
chief roles
New-York tribune., 1922-04-04
Gen. Dawes Invited to Ride
Into Lexington Patriots Dav

LEXINGTON, Mass. April 3.-Briga-
der General Charles G. Dawes. Federal
Budget Director, has been invited TO
ride on horseback into Lexington on
Patriots Day, April 19. as an escort
TO the impersonator of William Dawes.
his ancestor, of American Revolution
fame.
The general is great-grandson Of
the Dawes who helped Paul Revere
rouse the Middlesex countryside on
the night before the battle between
the Yankee farmers and the British
regulars. f.
New-York tribune., 1922-04-04
''she Big Jamborcc" Is Below
Columbia Theatcr's Standard

The burlesq show at tho Columbia
/ heater this week is called "Thc Big
Ianboree." James L. Cooper presents
It. 1t is below tho standard Of the
house in book, lyrics, costumes, sets
aud girls. Frank Nunter is the fea-
tured comedian. Helen Andrews, Leila
indefinitely described By tho program
- Miss Thornton also arc in the cast
The little plckan;mn, who performs
with the Five Harlequins is the star
Ot the show.
New-York tribune., 1922-04-04
''Loreicy' Sung by Usual Cast

Catalani'a "Lorclcy" WAS sung again
i the Metropolitan last night with the
aaa'e cast that has appeared in it he
iore. The cNcellont singing Of Mines.
Nu4ic and Sundclius aud Mcssrs. Gigli,
Danisc and Mardone5. who filled the
principal roles, seemed highly pleasing
to large audience, and the prcsenta.
tion was. IS before, ono OF striking
C,;rtcfl
New-York tribune., 1922-04-04
Boris Levcnson's Music PLAYED

by Boris Levcnson was given last
evening at Aeolian Hall. These in
cluded a string quartet, songs and
pieces for violin and violoncello. Those
taking part were the Russian String
Quartet, Scrgei Radamsky. tenor; Viola
TesSicr and tho comnoser
New-York tribune., 1922-04-04

The radio controlled torpedo o-auto ras
introduced the Hippodronle Yesterday
az z neN+ feature in Get Together" T..
tbs radio primo pie OF control OF distant}y
situated l'1ccheaical objects. demons JratcL
his Invention.
New-York tribune., 1922-04-04
'gbe Stage Door

Augu-tin Duncan Will prosent TIA boo '
b, Mary Ioyt Wiborg At the Sam IL,
Harris Theatcr thG sftcruoou.
New-York tribune., 1922-04-04

Among Thieves" one.ect drama by
William Gillette, will te a feature of the
program which De Wolf Noppers Fun
lnekers' aye 70 present at Jolscn's iiftv-
mnth Street Iheater William C,ourtleieh
William I5. Mack and Percy Haswen Yiil
StaEe the play.
New-York tribune., 1922-04-04

Great Necly Long Inland is TO have q
theater with q aeating capacity of $500.
The the2ter, upon which work viii begin
a. once. VIII be used for try-out p-odu uc-
ttons OF plays later to b. seen in New
;3 3ork LeeltinstH productions from
SIS vaudeville and motion pictures 4
repertory stock company will occupy the
hopsa at certain sessoNs OF the year
New-York tribune., 1922-04-04

The 6huberts are TO prcdUcc "W- hispcr.
ING Wires h Kate McLaurin. The play
is based on story by Henry Leverage.
New-York tribune., 1922-04-04

Jacob 2. Adler. the veteran Yiddish
actor, returns 10 the stage to-morrow
night. when he will be seen in the leading
role In The Stranger" by Jacob Gordin,
ct the Irving Place Art Thea,er, Fifteenth
street and Irving Place. On Thursday
evening he Will appear in 'Uriel Acosta"
New-York tribune., 1922-04-04

J. Harold Murray will b. the leading
Juvenile In. support OF Eddie Cantor in
April Is.
New-York tribune., 1922-04-04

Dallas Welfcrd and Kate Morgan are
to be In the cast Of "Ths Shadow" the
play by Eden Phulpotts, which Marc
Klaw. Inc, will produce.
New-York tribune., 1922-04-04

Ruth Drapers program az the Selwyn
this afternoon as made UP nainly OF
humorous sketches. On Friday she MAKES
lo11
New-York tribune., 1922-04-04

TO ;iight Green Ring viii haze It
premiere at the NciGhborhood Flayhouse.
New-York tribune., 1922-04-04

The Good Provider." written by Fam
ME Hurs, and with Vera Gordon and Dore
Davidson In the leading roles, will be tho
feature film q, the Rivoli beginning next
Sunday. The picture deals with Jewish
home life
New-York tribune., 1922-04-04

Margaret AnsNn ~ appearing In ''IhA
Woman Of Bronze' a the Shubort Riviera
THIS Me.'..
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1922-11-20
THE BONUS AS AN ISSUE.

Now that the election Is over the
question whether and, II 80, how far
the bonus was an issue in the recent
election naturally rises to the sur
face. There was, as all will readily
admit, u surprising absence of dis
cussior. and few or none OF the old
line partisans were disposed to con-
slider the question very frankly. In
fact, there was probably no matter in
tho whole list OF issues that received
less direct attention during the con-
test.
The bonus may have been present
in a good many minds during the
voting and some bonus advocates now
try ~ show that it was actually,a con-
tributing cause of the Republican de-
feat. In so doing they seem to have
II rather difficult task and one which
they are not able TO carry out with
much success. 1t is only by assum-
ing good deal and applying a
process of analysis which smacks OF
the higher mathematics that they are
able to get anything that looks like
a pro-bonus interpretation of the
election outcome. From this, how
ever. some of them are disposed to
augur that there was a definite man
date" on the part OF the voters to pass
the bonus.
Probably the bonus will never die
out as an issue. What some of the
presidential candidates think of Il Il
i shown by the McAdoo advocacy OF
the plan during the past few days. II
Will be appealed to by schemers whI
want employment in working for the
bonus or by politicians who seek tC
curry favor and get Office. In this
respect IL will run parallel to the
pension issue of former years Th,
experience of the past season, how
over, shows that the bonus cannot he
made national issue. II neither
figured in any important way IN dis.
cussion nor did IL hold any sg;,iiican'
place in party politics. There wer,
as many Republicans who favored
or opposed II n sthere were Demo
Gratis, proportionately speaking.
The bonus is a class issue and vii
never be anything else. II has n,
fair-minded or upright support an,
never will have. journal of Com
merce
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1922-11-20
RIPPLING RHYMES.
By Walt. Mason.
HARKTNG BACK

Another style is set In fiction;
we go back to the pioneers,
whose lives were full of blood
and friction, who broke the sod
with brindled steers. From gro
GERS and piano tuners, from
cities and their wild unrest, we
journey now in prairie schoon-
ers, TO conquer Kingdoms in the
west. From south sea isles we
turn our faces, and sigh in glad
ness as we turn; and for time
the desert races our gifted nov
elists may spurn. Wen have a
rest from Sex and Passion, and
Problems that compel our tears;
/ thank the boys who set the
fashion of writing up our pion-
eers. We go back to the mode
of Cooper, to Misunderstanding,
strong and hale, who waits in
ambush for the snooper who
pads along his twig -strewn
trail. From superheated rot and
pizen, from long drawn annals
OF despair, we journey to the
far horizon, where we may
breathe untainted air. I'm glad
again 10 roam the forest, my
trusty toma hawk in hand, and
swat the Injun where he's Scr
est, and decimate his savage
band. The newer books have
my clutch on, and I send forth
loud hooray for Herbert
Quick, for Hough, McCutcheon,
and others who have shown the
way.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1922-11-20
THE RETURN OF THE NATIVE.

Long an island OF romance. Chinco-
leagues new road TO the mainland
opens q new chapter in its happy his
tory. For generations It's prodigous
yields OF oysters. clans ard other sea
foods, It's fiOCks of wild fowl and last.
but not least. its annual pony-psn.
nings. have given II unique fame and
drawn to 1t thousands OF visitors. Il
is the only part OF Virginia that did
not secede during the Civil War. anu
1t has lived its own life secure IN its
isolation seven miles across the marsh
and the water.
Chincoteague had native who
dreamed of putting road and bridges
across this seven miles. somewhat az
the railroad spanned the Florida
Keys. The idea was 40 widely impOs
sible that for years nobody would
entertain it. But J. q whee went
into the big world s,iior seven
seas gathered honors rem be
came an engineer and builder of
| lighthouses. piers and roads And all
the while he had the vision Of the
road from Chincoteague 10 the main
land. This week the road was dedi-
Gated and the Governor OF the State
and various other dignitsries were
there. The native son had his high
day.
What if a great storm did lash the
island and disturb the festivities! II
could not change the big part of the
Island boy who had a vision and who
made ii come true.-Baltimore Ameri.
can.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1922-11-20
CLEAN FOOTBALL.

IN addition to Strengthening the
weak spots and harmonizing differ
ences. If any existed. the football au-
thorities at the University of Della
ware have demonstrated the fact that
clean football really counts, They
have also demonstrated another thing
that ability counts. Those who are
familiar with the team realized this
on Saturday, probably more than in
any other game, when a freshman was
the hero and responsible for the vic
tory. 1t is not necessary TO be a vet
eran student of years standing to
play on the team. a newcomer has
the same show as the veterans IL he
can play the game, and he receives
the loyal encoura cement and support
of all.
The manner in which the team has
been playing and conducting itself
on and off the field has been decidedly
pleasing to all who are in any way
interested in the university, particu-
larry the faculty, trustees, students
and alumni, judging from reports
that have reached this office. The
boys show that they are not only
efficient and obedient to those in au-
thority, but also that they can be
cool in any emergency. 1t lie this
spirit that counts. The university
many persons feel, was never better
represented on the gridiron.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1922-11-20
SPEEDING BY OFFICERS.

While it is we'll to withhold judg-
ment until the facts are known, It is
hoped that the authorities will learn
all Of the facts in connection with the
automobile accident at Eighteenth
and Market streets early Thursday
morning, and will act accordingly.
The car that wrecked an iron safety
gate standard and wrecked itself as
we'll at that point was occupied by
two men employed in public service,
one in the Bureau of Police and the
other in the attorney generals office.
One Of these men-the policeman, ac-
cording to official information--was
driving. The indications point to ex-
cessive speed and probably some other
form Of recklessness. II such proves
to be the case, following e. thorough
investigation, the offender or Offend
ers should be sternly rebuked by their
superiors. 1t is bad enough for the
ordinary citizen to drive faster than
the law allows, but if it develops that
an officer whose duty it is TO enforce
the law was speeding, then he should
be called to account and all other Of
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1922-11-20
FRUITS OF GAME CONSERVATION

Those who predicted that the mi
gratory bird treaty act would lead TO
"A greatly increased supply OF water
fowl are pleased by the reports OF the
opening OF the ducking season on the
Susquehanna fats in Maryland
This area of 10000 acres is con
sidered the best of the public ducking
grounds within a reasonable distance
of New York, Baltimore. Philadelphia.
Wilmington and Washington. and the
canvasbacks feeding on the celery
beds between Havre de Grace and
Turkey Point are said by gourmets
to have flavor all their own. These
waters are also the resort of that
other fine duck. the red head; It takes
an expect to tell the difference be-
tween the two when they are on tho
dinner table with their acconpani-
ment OF fried hominy.
The quality OF the sport on tho
opening day in Maryland may he
judged by the returns, which show
that 500 gunners killed 10000 birds.
record which has not been equaled
In the memory of the Oldest profes-
sionals on the grounds. The bag that
day equaled the total for the entire
season of 19l5-l6. These crcum-
stances illustrate forcibly the benefits
! of conservation made possible by the
treaty between the United States and
/ Canada. This treaty does away en-
tirely with spring shooting and guar
antees that the birds shall have free
dom from molestation on their Cana
! dian breeding grounds, where at one
/ time a thriving trade was done In the
eggs of waterfowl.
Those who have shot in the neigh
borhood OF Havre de Grace and Per-
ryville this season say that more
birds are in view than ever before
despite the record of the opening day
The regulations governing duclxing in
Maryland permit shooting every Mon
day. Wednesday and Friday in No
vember and December, and on all the
Saturdays in January. The. total mum
Der of birds taken during the season
must be enormous, with a daily bag
limit OF 20 ducks and 10 geese to a
man.
Under the law there may be nc
trafticklng in game, and the occas sion
al violations of the statute are
promptly punished wherever the
authorities can make out a case
Game wardens patrol the area in fasr
motor boats and any gunner may b,
called upon to stand up in his sinl
box and display his license.
The increase of waterfowl on tn,
Susquehanna within a few years indi.
Gates. that with a continuance of tn,
policy which brought it about tn,
supply OF game birds should grow
rather than diminish.-New Yorl
Herald.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1922-11-20

really big assets In the possession OF
any community. 1t means health,
happiness and the enjoyment OF a
great sport to a large number OF citi-
gems, irrespective of age or sex.
But 1t has now been discovered that,
in many cases, municipal golf courses
also pay for themselves. Reports from
Los Angeles. Cal, state that the
municipal golf course at Griffin Park
in that city made net profit OF $780,
900 in the past two years. ~. profit
is being expended in laying out a sec
ond golf course In the park. A reser-
voir and sprinklins system will be In
stalled, making the new course one
of the finest in the westN
1t is reported that the Detroit mu-
nicipal golf course paid back to the
city in one year the sum OF $4,000
as the result Of starting fees.
This makes it pertinent to consider
certain aspects of the new municipal
golf course in Wilmington. According
to reports. this course took in last
year in round figures something like
$4,000, of which about $4,000 was in
playing fees. 1t spent s15, 900 for con-
struction and operation. Suppose the
authorities of the city of Wilmington
had laid out this course and spent
the necessary sum to put it in condi-
tion, the committees in charge would
then have had an opportunity to re-
turn to the city a substantial amount
on the investment, taken from the
playing fees paid by those who use
| the course. 1t is not hard to foresee
that with the increasing popularity
of the course, a substantial sum would
be returned to the city each year
after the upkeep and maintenance
charges had been paid.
The laying out of the Wilmington
municipal golf course, however
was not financed by the city
| The grounds were loaned for the
purpose by one Of the city de-
! partments, but il remained for pub.
lie spirited men and women to rails,
the sums necessary TO put the course
in condition.
Men and women who appreciat,
what the links mean to the citizen:
are now engaged in the work of con
tinuing IT as benthcent public insti
tuition. The course will, in time, sup.
port itself, but at the present tho
hundreds OF men. women and chill
dren, of every walk of life, who ar,
enjoying themselves on these link:
should not be deprived OF their games
For that reason il is hoped that ther,
will be a generous and widesprea'
response to the movement. Certainly
in the recreational annals of our city
there has never been a better cause
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1922-11-20
A CHEWING-GUM AND CANDY
AMENDMENT.

"We are a nation of m-chewers,"
says Secretary Weeks, in a year we
spend three times as much for chew
ing-gum and candy as we spend for
military preparation"
Mr.. Weeks is correct In this indict-
ment; the statistics bear him out.
But he shirked his duty as a citizen
and n statesman by failing to propose
a remedy for the appalling condition
of affairs to which he calls attention.
IT, after all that has been said con-
cerning the indelicacy of chewing
gum in public and the havoc
wrought on the teeth of the younger
generation by indulgence in sweets.
we persist as nation in wasting
our substance on these deleterious
| luxuries, there is but one way, as
Mr.. Weeks is well aware to effect
reform. There must he an amend
ment to the Constitution prohibiting
the manufacture and sale of candy
or chewing gum, rigldly enforced
throughout the United States and
on all vessels touching our shores
To put over the amendment an
|
be organized. with lobbying head
quarters at Washington and branches
In the State capitals. A moral issue
must be made Of It. and every legis-
lator, even those with "A sweet tooth,
must be made TO feel that a vote for
the abolition OF sweetmeats ia q vote
for righteousness, while vote TO re-
tain personal liberty in the matter
Of chewing gum can only he con-
structed as allegiance to the devil.
| 1t isn't necessary that the country
get behind the movement. The coun-
try can resent the whole campaign II
II wants tot has been found quite
helpless against an organized mi
norty with a well-paid group of
lobby experts. And when this amend
ment has been added 10 the Consti-
tuition. others can be taken up--any
number of them. Is II too much 20
expect the cooperation OF the Sec
rotary OF War?-New York World.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1922-11-20
ficers who have any inclination In this
direction should be warned.

ficers who have any inclination In this
direction should be warned.
1t Ia not the desire of Every Eve
ming to see anybody punished for a
real accident. But this does not
look like an accident that could not
have been avoided. II 1t was the re-
suit OF speeding 1t could have been
avoided by sane driving. If 1t was
due to any other form of recklessness
or carelessness,- 1t could have been
avoided by being careful. II 1t was
due to Nauses beyond the control of
those concerned, and did not include
either Of the above elements, let the
facts be known. There seems to have
been a lack OF frankness In explain
Ing the accident Immediately after It
happened, which is not an assuring
feature. The public is entitled to know
the facts.
Contrary to a report that had beer
current. Superintendent Of Police
Black says police cars are not loaned
for private use, and the department
record does not reveal anything t.
controvert this statement. This Il
we'll, and it is well that the facts II
this behalf have been made known
for there is a well-grounded suspicion
that some public cars are used fol
other than public purposes.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1922-11-20
PREPAREDNESS.

More than year ago there were
references in these columns to the
amazing success achieved by military
designers with airplanes OF a self
governing type. Wireless, acting up-
on phenomenally sensitive mechanism
connected with the controls, was used
successfully to direct airplanes in long
flights. The engineers were thinking
OF nothing less than flying machines
that should be dirigible bombs of un-
imagined destructive power.
Now the army engineers have per-
fected device that. viii steer an air.
plane off the ground and keep it on
straight line, even through wind
storms, until it falls with its burden
of TINT at a point previously deter
mined.
With such devices the wars of the
future will be fought. Nirplanes laden
with explosives will roar and fall over
cities. They may be launched al
battleships. And they may be launch.
ed FROM battleships.
We heAr great deal nowadays
abouS the need for preparedness. But
any one who thinks of preparedness
in terms of gun drill and marchins
platoons OF college men knows nc
more about the subject tha.. Mr.
Bryan did when he talked of armies
of farmers advancing with shotgun:
and Fords to the defense of the coun.
try. Mr.. Bryan never had heard O,
| dreamed or gas, air bombardments
high explosives or long-range, rapid
fire artillery. Similarly the folk VIII,
talk about regimenting the youth o
the country for military drills know
little or nothing of what is afoot n
the laboratories of military engineer
here and abroad.-Evening Pubn
Ledger.