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The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1922-11-05
WORKING GIRLS
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Read What Mrs. Lucas Writes Con-
eeruing Her Troubles, Which
May be Just Like YOurs

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Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1922-06-17
lust FOLKS
By Edgar A. Guest.
Copyright 1922 by Edgar A Guest
THE BAD GOLFERS
CONSOLATION

I've never made q hole In one.
Nor made q fve-par hole in three.
Ny game the experts look upon
AZ one that's good enough for me.
And even Alex Ross exclaims
When l am on 4 groen in two:
Some day perhaps you'll win your
games.
That shot was pretty fair for you"
I've never holed a braAsie shot,
The brides have made are few,
In all the years I've played I've not
One boastful tale to tell anew:
Tho usual ssvens mar my score
And now and then get an eight,
Ny one speech at the club house door
Is Anyhow, the weather's great"
I sometimes wonder. as ! hoar
The tales In locker room and grill
II ever I shall engineer
A shot to Cause 80 great a thrill,
II ever there shall come the day
When shall smite the ball 90 well
That may boast the self same way
And have one glorious tale to tell
But when / close my earthly task
And Join that far-on goifing clan,
And they shall sit around and ash
Ny scores upon tho links Of man,
No shot heroic I'll recall
The usual story will be mine:
MY game was nothing much at all,
But say. the weather there was fine!
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1922-06-17
A WORD TO AUGUSTA.

Tho Star Spangled Banner" which
WINS born on Maryland soil. has OF late
years had two sets Of enemies. One set
Iowa who have denounced II as poor
poetry and impossible music. and the
other cot have been tho morallsts and
pietists. who are shocked even by the
Missed hate OF the william in a melo-
drama. and TO whom oven tho term
red blood" carried q horrible impli-
cation.
Tho ar-SpanKled Banner stili
waves in spite OF them both, and
promises TO keep on waving as long
a. there Is anything In this republic
worth waving over. Literary dissect-
ing knives have boon unable to stop
It's heart beats, and tho angelic critics
have failed to convince us that 1t Ia
a work OF tho devil. Therefore. while
We welcome such profitable adv ertisc-
ments AZ Augusta r.. Stetsons
philippe against Mr.. Keys poem of
patriotism, We believe that. like the
heather. she 10 imagining vain thing
and that her pious rage Will be futile.
The trouble with Miss Stetson. or
Mrs. stctson. In that her place is with
"Anacreon In Heaven where reform
ers cease from troubling and pacifists
are at last At rest. In reading her
extraordinary compont1on ono Is left
IN doubt whether she Is a dry" Chris
tian evangelist or . paid agent Of
Lloyd George. Our star-spansied
poem seems to offend her principally
because OF IT, frankly expressed dis
IKE OF Great Britain. Would Miss or
Mrs. Steston consent to allow It TO
live II We put Turks. or Russians, or
Germans in place Of our democratic
partner In Anglo-Saxondom, Great
Britain"
We are ready 10 admit that there is
q great deal OF red blood" and hu-
man nature in Keys lines. But until
We are all with Miss Stetson and
Anacreon IN Heaven. we fear this will
be tho characteristics OF poetic pro-
auctions that stir the hearts and minds
OF men.-Bsltimore Sun.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1922-06-17
PROHIBITION ENFORCEMENT.

Prohibition Commissioner Haynes
says In surveying the results Of his
nrst year In ONCE, that the number Of
convictions obtained for violations Of
the dry law has unquestionably in
creased favorable public opinion"
There In an old saying thnt the best
way TO secure tho repeal Of An un-
+ opulAr law Is to enforce II. but no ono
familiar with tho state OF public
opinion since tho national prohibition
law went into effect will deny that
one chief cause OF complaint against
II has been tho farcical character of
tho enforcement in many localities.
and that tho stricter enforcement
under Commissioner Haynes hae
brought 1t. A. no says. n larger mca-
sure Of public support.
From this II 10 far to argue that the
now prohibition regime In not as un-
popular a. some people have tried to
mako out. There must have been A
very strong sentiment In favor OF
prohibition in tho first place. or II
would have been impossible to put the
amendment into tho Constitution with
the approval OF forty-six out OF forty
eight states. Those who say that pro-
hibition wa& "ncaked" into tho Con
stitution by a numerically infinitcsina
but we'll organised minority have 9
good deal to prove, though It Is cor
tainly true that there Ia widespread
dissatisfaction with the Email alco
holic maximum permissible under tn,
narrow terms Of tho Volstead act.
Judging from what Commissioner
Haynes says. tho better enforcement
OF prohibition We have the larger will
be the number OF citizens who approx,
OF it.-,Providence journal.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1922-06-17
CLOTHES AND COMFORT.

Edison, the inventor, says the
day without getting n-down" Is
because he keeps his body healthy
by never wearing tight-fitting clothes.
Edison wears baggy suits and loose
collars. He never wears tight shoes.
q belt or anything that would inter-
fere with the circulation OF blood
through his arteries. In other words.
he doesn't saw cross grain on ma
ture. Maybe nature intended the
human animal to wear clothes. may
be not Anyway. she certainly never
intended US TO wear garments that
Mt like the casing Of a sausage.
In winter time. on streets OF cities
that have snow and zero weather. you
see nappers wearing silk stockings
and shirtwaists with V-necks cut so
low they expose the throat to the cold
weather and Icy wind. A man, with
a high starched collar and wooden
munner around his neck, marvels
that tho nimsily dressed fappers fail
to die Of pneumonia. The reason is
simple: Tho napper dresses loosely.
allowing her blood to circulate freely
enough to keep her warm. Her
grandmother. in Eirlhood, had 10
bundle UP like an Arctic explorer to
keep from catching cold, largely be-
cause she cramped her blood circu-
laticn and other bodily functions by
lscinG herself into wasp waist
corset.
Men. too. are slowly getting wiser
l-discArdins tight starched checker
collars. painful shoes and plug hat:
that At tho head like iron hoops. Hy-
gienists believe American women will
DO health wise enough to keep theii
present comfortable way Of dressing
Also. they are campaigning to drive
some OF the same common sense into
men. Men. say the hygienists, should
copy the women and adopt clothing
that vsntilates the body. This II
especially advisable In summertime
TO permit quick evaporation of poison
Gus precipitation. Tho average person
Ia haunted by fear of TAX
ing cold" How about the danger
OF taking heat7" You have noticed
in the movies, that the savages dres
loosely. so the air gets easily to al
parts OF their skin. That probabl,
IL the chief reason they are as har,
as nails and as hSalthy as youn,
MISUNDERSTANDING (Mass.) En-
quirer.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1922-06-17
THE COST OF COAL.

There 10 some measure Of assurance
IN the statement made this week by
Secretary OF Commerce Hoover OF his
belief that coal prices will not be I'M
duly advanced az . consequence Of the
coal minerS strike. In respect OF
b!tuminous coal he Is confident. and
he expresses hope that the anthracite
coal situation also will not be domi-
mated by alarmingly high charges.
1t is the latter coal that most seri-
ously concerns the general public, as
II Is the chief fuel used for heating
homes and residences, and also is en-
ployed for this purpose In many in
dustrial establishments and public
buildings. In homes It Is essential. a.
few cellar bin. are filled with any kind
OF coal but the anthracite, which Is
by far the hes, for heating purposes.
The cost OF coal has become a seri-
Gus burden upon many household
ers. as Il has failed to come down to
anything like a pre-war basis since
the ending Of hostilities in Europe.
Why this situation prevails most
people cannot understand. but they
fully understand that the high cost
Of coal Is a burden upon them. and
they are anxious for relief.
That the present outlook Is far from
assuring is not doubted. Under pre-
! vious conditions there seemed TO be
no promise OF a material reduction in
the high retail charges for anthracite
coal. and a serious strike disturbance
would threaten a natural increase &c
much higher rates. Such situation
would be appalling. and should It come
TO pass would impose much hardship
and actual suffering upon thousands
OF persons throughout the coming
winter.
The coal situation should receive thu
earnest attention Of Congress and O
all other agencies that may have {
say in the matter. 1t is Of far NOR
importance 10 far more people thar
the tariff, the bonus. the ship sub
sidy, or any other question now claim
ing public attention. Yet IT is almos
entirely ignored. II Congress has an!
intention OF rendering real servic
20 the people, here Is the opportunity
by doing It's part to bring about al
understanding between the now con
fictins interests.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1922-06-17
CHIMES GROW IN FAVOR

William q. Rice, an authority on
the cariIlons of Europe. says In his
book on the subject that the bciis In
some towers have been played for
hundred years or more on fixed days
and at the same hour. When the bell
master In one Dutch town obtained
permission to play at an unaccustorn-
ed hour for the benefit OF Mr.. Rice.
the inhabitants OF the town were 30
startled by hearing the bells AZ the
unusual time OF day that tho news
papers had to explain the situation a,
great length.
How firmly rooted a tradition chino
playing is in these countries is shown
by tho requirements Of carlton
player in 1857. az described By
Fourdin. lie says that even At this
time the carlton was already per-
fectly organized at NivelIes. The
player took charge OF the bells and
sang in the choir "as much as possl-
BILE In return for these seryice- hs
drew salary Of 200 French pounds
and six measures OF wheat. besides
what he could earn from playing at
weddings and special services.
| An interesting demand on this
lcarilIonneur was that ne must teach
his art TO some child from the orphan
house. designated by the rnagistrats -.
And the writer adds that the alder
men Of this town exhibited stili mora
their love OF the bell music: They
established a carlton composed Of
seventeen little and greater bells, In
tended 10 provide for the musical in
struction OF tho children. the futurs
Icariiionneurs"
This was in the sixteenth century,
and Belgium and Holland have never
lost their interest in bell music. SONS
Of their finest bells have been COM
pared in artistic value 20 the violin,
Iof Cremona. Perhaps more than any
thing else such a comparison suggests
the possibilities Of the chimes
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1922-06-17

TO halt iynching atrocities. and ar
raigns Secretary Of the Navy DENLY
for insisting upon the Haytian gov
eminent remaining in the hands Of tho
lawiess elements"
The movement which resulted in
this positive action has been under
way. secretly but effectively. for quite
awhile. Evidences Of unrest among
the Negroes, and OF dissatisfa elton
with President Harding began to ap-
pear soon after the iatter's inaugura-
ton. There were no public mani
festations, but many persons. espe-
cialiy In homes where Negro labor In
employed, could not fail to observe
indications Of . propaganda to this
effect, an revealed in tho conversation
or casual remarks Of their Negro en-
ployes. There seemed to b n sort Of
underground propaganda. like that
which largely prevailed in slavery
times. by which information was rap
Idly and secretly spread. and con-
certed action arrived Mt without the
slightest surface indications. II was
heard here In Wilmington. "a was
noted In Every Evening severa, weeks
ago, a. we'll Al in New Jersey. and
probably has ramincations in various
directions.
This expression OF political inde-
pendence by tho Negroes. however,
Is not surprising. For more than half
a century they have been clothed with
tho legal status OF citizenship. Dur
ing all this time. In every section Of
the country where their political
rights were not restricted, a. in the
Southern States. they have been loyal
supporters OF the Republican party
But that party has ever treated them
a. political chattels as completely Al
their former masters held them ~
human chattels, accepting and profit
ing by their votes. but granting thsu
little practical recognition. Now the
worm has turned.
While there have been no oper
manifestations OF this independent
Negro movement in Delaware. thor
IL little doubt It will appear hero ir
due time. Delaware Negroes have
been treated scandaIously by thu
leaders OF the Republican party. Thsl
comprise the Republican majority IL
the State. without their solid sup
port tho Republican party would b
in a hopeless minority. Yet they hav'
been denied a recognition that evil
approaches the measure OF their srca
services. Revolt would be only natural
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1922-06-17
SPLENDID REQUESTS.

Public interest will be attracted. and
also general appreciation. By the an
Of various requests made
by the Will OF tho late Edward n.
wead, Jr., OF this city. which was ad-
mitted to probate this week. It was
generous in remembrance OF several
worthy local institutions.
Tho bequest Of $4,000 to the Home
for Aged Women IN this city IL .
substantial contribution to the sup
port OF q useful and most deserving
institution, and the same may be said
Of the gifu OF $4,000 to the Homso-
pathic Hospital and $1,000 each to
the Home OF Merciful Pest Delaware
Masonic Home, the Little Sisters OF
the Poor and ST. M.chaels Day Nurs.
cry for Babies. The beQuest OF $780,
900 to the Delaware Anu-Tubercu-
losis Society will extend valuable aid
to 4 useful agency. and good will
como from the gifts OF $1,000 each
to the local Red Cross and Salvation
Army.
Here IL a splendid example OF prac.
teal philanthropy and valuable en-
ployment OF wealth. II 10 hoped thu
suggestion thus extended will fint
fruit hereafter in the wills Of othel
citizens who may have wealth sui
f,cent for more than their actual fam
lily needs or obligations.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1922-06-17
RAILWAY WAGE APPEALS.

The railway workers whose wages
have been reduced by the Labor Board
propose to appeal to the President
His response will doubtless be that he
has no more control over wages than
he has over rates, both having been
placed in the hands of governmental
agencies. The workers reserve the
right OF striking II they lose their ap-
peal to the President. They rejected
the opportunity OF reaching wage ad-
iustment by negotiations with their
employers. Having elected to present
their case to tho Labor Board, they
are In poor position to appeal any
where else.
They failed 10 convince tho Labor
Board that they could not live on the
wages which. the board states, are
above those paid in similar occupa-
tons. If more pay is necessary, they
will seek to provide themselves other
wise, and there viii be such a short
age OF railway labor that railway
wages must be raised to command the
supply. The idea that either the Pres
ident or tho board could name an &C
ceptable standard wage IS not based on
experience. II the standard Is low. It
cannot get the labor. II II is high
either there is privilege by official in
| PREVENTION or all other wages must be
raised equally. There Is no reason &c
doubt that the Labor Board has done
AZ well as the case permits.
The President said. in one OF his
speeches. under similar conditions IL
1920: II decline to recognize any
conflict OF interest among the par
Elephants Of industry. The destruc
ton OF one is the ruin OF the other
In conflict Is disaster; in under
standing there is triumph" Bust
ness consists of conflicts OF interests
whether recognized or not. Agree
ment Is the best method of composing
lsuch conflicts. Those refusing agree
ments after full consideration Of thei
demands must be held TO abide tn
result OF their own action. The hop
is that the deflation of war wage scale
will 40 increase production of good
that lower nominal wages will com
mand more Of the necessities Of life
New York Times.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1922-06-17
THE MIRROR OF
PUBLIC OPINION

satisfactory explanation OF monopoly
tariff In advance OF its enactment. The
defender OF tho faith Ia the master OF
his own statistics and can mako them
mean anything that he desires them
to mean. Tho audience In certain to
have only an academic interest In the
subject and will retain only nm
academic interest until the schedules
arc actually on Tho statute books.
No doubt Senator Calder's feminine
hearers were deeply impressed by his
arguments md went away convinced
that tho Fordney McCumber tariff IL
one OF the noblest pieces OF legislation
ever evolved by the brain OF man.
They will remain convinced until
the new tariff is In effect. Then they
will begin to discover things for them
selves and to provide their own
statistics. They will be paying more
for shoes and moro for stockings.
moro for gloves and more for gowns.
more for food. more for the children q
clothes and moro for everything else
that enters into the problem OF adj
ministering n homo.
While tho government lovies It's
taxes the profltoers will be levying
their taxes For every dollar that the
new tariff brings into the Treasury
OF the United States. II will be bring
Ing I'VE dollars into the Golfers OF the
privileged beneflcinries OF the Ford
pcy- McCumber schedules. They will
be on the Job before the Custom
Houses begin to apply the new rates
and they will remain on the Job ne
long as the tariff lasts.
Nobody will eventually have A clear
err understanding OF the economic sig
nificnnce OF this tariff than the women
OF the country. They do the market.
ing. 1t is their task to see that botf
ends OF the family income meet. and
they get neither bonuses nor subsidie.
with which to do II. When they begir
to pay the Fordney- McCumber &C
lthcy will need no assistance from Sen
ator Calder. They will need no special
| iy prepared statistics. They will sup
ply their own figures and their owl
arguments.-New York World.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1922-06-17
RUSSIA'S TRADE TREATIES.

Secretary Hoover s summary OF the
results of trade with Russia makes 1t
clear that there is small inducement
can be no trade in terms OF money.
for Russian gold is nearly gone. There
can be no trade on the basis of eX-
change of goods, for Russias policy
has so reduced production as TO lead
10 virtual beggary. And even If
profits we're realized. the door which
opens inward does not surely open
outward. AS Secretary Hoover puts
IL. Russia's prime need is for capital
investment. The investor who sends
capital into Russia lacks assurance
that he can withdraw il. There is no
commercial blockade OF Russia, there
Is no legal penalty against trading
with Russia. but experience has shown
that there is no sufficient inducement
to trade with Russia.
The commercial treaties with Russia
which have proved worthless in the
result would also prove excessive in
cost II they strengthened Bolshevism
The Russian revolution should be al
lowed to prove its benefits or to prove
that it is rs destructive politically as
it is economically. Russia should be
conceded monopoly Of tho peculiar
blessings OF her revolution. Russia's
illimitable natural wealth belongs to
all Russians, not to the Bolsheviki
When they buy recognition with the
pre- ducts OF Russia's soil. the bargain
Includes surrender OF the right of
private property and reputation OF
governmental obligations. 1t Is not
possible TO say what the cost OF such
betrayal Of civilization would be. TIC
Americans 1t must seem that the
wealth of all the Russians is but q
mess of pottage compared TO such i'm.
piled abandonment of the gains Of
thousands of years.-New York Times
|
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1922-06-17
REBELLING AT LAST.

Al Asbury Park, n. j., Thursday.
Rev. William S. Smith, pastor Of the
Monumental Baptist Church (col-
ored) Of Jersey City, was unanimously
nominated for United States Senator
by about two hundred delegates, rep
resenting the recently organized Lin
coin Independent Republican party Of
that State. The convention adopted
a platform which condemns the Re
publican party for its alleged failure
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1922-06-17
CHURCH AND MOVIES.

Editor Every Evening:--It has been
with surprise and curiosity I have
been taking note OF tho discussion in
our city. in regard TO tho moving pic
lures taking the place of tho preach
ing In our Methodist churches. /, as
ono Methodist. do not favor motion
picture houses open on Sunday. 10 OF
course do not favor our churches
having them.
I prefer going to the house OF tho
Lord. and listening to the Gospel
preached by n man. inspired and called
by God, to deliver the message and TO
hear the old story told In a way that
Ia ever new--not In n sensational mnn-
ner, but in such an earnest straight
forward manner ms to seem sensation
nj to many. as very few can speak as
this minister can.
No moving pictures can ever take
tho place of tho wonderful sermons
1 have heard I'm st. Paul's NJ. r.
Church.
Times have changed. the people have
changed. no We are constantly told
but God Is tho same. and always will
be, and we must worship Him ir
truth. We cannot all speak with thu
| tongues OF angels. we cannot al
have the wisdom of Solomon.
Ever since time immemorinl Coz
has chosen one man here and Their,
above all others. We never had bu
one George Washington. ono Abraham
Lincoln. etc. Today we have ou
stars in the movies, our aces in th'
aeroplane service.
But In one thing we can all be tn
same. II we try We can have our heart
cleansed by tho blood OF Jesus, from
all petty jealousles, spites. and every
thing that In sinful. We can all stan
brother TO brother. And tomorrow
morning when we attend service &
our Methodist churches in this city
may We all feel az one. In the Metho
dist cause.
(MrsD T.. r. Miller,
1909 n. Rodney street, City.
Wilmington, June II, 1922.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1922-06-17
RIPPLlNG RHYMES.
By Walt Mason.
THE CHEEKY GUESTS.

I have uncles, have cousins,
I have nieces by the score, and
in couples and IN dozens they
come sadding 20 my door; just
70 visit for a season, just 70
make themselves at home; and
you here behold the reason for
the burrows on my dome. Yet
with gaudy smiles I greet them,
as they come in ranks and rows.
when I'd really like 20 beat them
with a length of garden hose.
For they bore me with their
chatter. and they talk. IN voices
strong. OF the things that do not
matter, OF the things that don't
belong. IL there is n theme or
topic that's a WEAKNESS to me,
they'll discuss Il. loud and yaw-
pic, till l wiring nay hands and
flee. But lack the nerve 70
can them when they journey 10
my gate: with a cordial smile
scan them, crying Welcome" 70
each skate. Oh, I like 10 have
my nieces come and drink q
dish Of tea, but they shouldn't
bring valises and big wardrobe
trunks 70 me. can stand Il
decent number. and my welcome
will not fail. II they eat and
drink and elumber and depart
before they're stale.