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Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1922-08-26
CRIME WAVE SWEEPS ON.

What Is at tho bottom OF the In
crease in crime throughout the coun-
try, and particularly the numerous
brutal murders? We have been in the
habit too long OF attributing every
thing TO the world war and of hope
lessly Struggling our shoulders But
now It is being borne in upon the Of
ficers of law and order. all over the
country, that this eup!ne resignation
will not do.
In Chicago. a few<days ago. two
young men murdered a man by knock
ing him down and tramping upon his
head. Accounts differ as 10 their mo-
| tive. The most favorable explana-
ton was that the young mon had
acted on the complaint OF a woman
that their victim had attacked her
daughter. At the inquest later the
daughter denied this. But the inter
esting fact in the case Is that when the
young men gave themselves up TO the
police they did so with the genial an
| nouncement: I'VE just knocked OF
a guy over on Garfield Boulevard
This shocks the Chicago Tribune into
Mortified comment upon the moral
state OF a community where punish
ment IS go uncertain and so made
quate that they can talk of killing
as knocking a guy off, half joke ant
half brag."
There is no question. thinks tn,
Tribune, that Chicago and other larg,
cities in America are gravely lacking
in the discipline that makes life re-
spected," and the responsibility /.
placed upon the shoulders OF the law
abiding. A cleanup OF criminals, say
the Tribune. will do little good 81
public opinion continues indifferent o.
sentimental toward people in leopard.
from thek own evil acts
Much Of the same thought, touch
ing conditions in Kansas itity, is ex
pressed in an editorial in The Kansa
City Star headed, I'VE Send Flower
TO Our Criminals" But the Star car
ries its criticism somewhat furthe
than the Tribune. 1t blames the judge
of that circuit for inexcusable lenienc
IN paroling convicted prisoners, and
! sums up its own opinion OF the caus
of the present crime wave thus
"Mushy sentiment in the public an
In the instruments of justice is an ir
vitation TO law breaking"
There Is much wisdom in that fint
ing. The public needs to be educate
out of its mushiness and nothing wi
so surely help in such education as II
sort of work Judge Monaghan in tn
city is now performing in the hand
ing of criminal cases. To this exten
at any rate, Philadelphia is blesss
above her sister cities.-Philadelph
Record.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1922-08-26
n ten days. Apartment house fur

In ten days. Apartment house fur
naces can bc equipped with tho water
gas maker and tho house heated. and
locomotives. stcamships. automobiles.
f,rs engines and airplanes can be run.
according to tho inventor. Az the same
time. tho invention of q new type
steam propelled engine. designed to
burn water gas" was disclosed. The
model already constructed has only
twenty-six operating parts and was
designed to operate q mote Livery
truck. Tho average automob.ie truck
motor has s7b parts. A steam air.
plane engine, consisting Of only eleven
parts ~ against $500 In tho Liberty
motor, u being constructed
This sounds very encouraging and
not at all improbable. Tho uso of oil
for heating and power purposes also
IL available and u continually in
creasing. 1t Is probable, however. tho
greatest and sursst relief will como
from tho utilization Of tho enormous
water power Of tho country for heat
light and traliio purposes.
The development Of water power
has long since paused tho experimental
stage and Is. being practically em-
ployed In various directions. One rail-
road running out OF Chicago has cleo
trified moro than four hundred miles
OF Its trackage and runs trains regu-
larly and successfully by electricity
generated by water power. The ex-
tent to which this agency is utilized
along tho Pacific Coast is presented
! TO the view OF all visitors IN the form
OF literally lighted cities and Ions lines
OF electric railway operated by our
rents generated by water power By
reason OF the lower cost, the city OF
San Francisco Is able to operate a
municipality owned trolley service
probably on a nve-cent fnre.
And yet the enormous water power
OF the country has merely been
touched. There are thousands OF
miles Of roaring rivers 20 be har-
messed; thousands OF square.rniles OF
lake water are available. Tho utfliza-
ton OF tides and OF the oceans surf
has long been in contemplation. In
fact, dependence upon coal as a fue
may soon bc a thing OF the past.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1922-08-26
RIPPLISG RHYMPs.
By Walt Mnzon.
RI SURY

Before you lit your vo,cs IN
song, be sure that you can sing.
or neighbors. when you're going
strong, all kinds Of bricks may
fling. For Il - III 70 sIsy a
tune with voice that doesn't
track, recalling dogs that bay
the moon until the weIkins
crack. The fake Carusos OF this
land much tribulatfon b~tng,
when, with their maps a5ar, they
stand. imagining they sing.
When I was young I thought
my voice wes Ike a seraph's
lutte, designed TO make the world
rejoice, and bring me scads. 10
boot And when I had the least
excuse I'd lubricats my gears.
and turn a food Of music loose
70 charm the peoples ears.
. chanted luscious lays and eveet,
OF youth and love and home, and
eggs that long were Obsolete
were broken on my dome. And
chunks Of coal that bruised my
stats from windows high were
thrown and caulffiowers and
crooks and cats and broken
siabe OF stone And .h-rs the
truth. so ghastfy raw. at last IN
pain I grasped; nv voice WIS
ike a crosscut ssw when f. "a
rtldeiy rasped. From chA4 day
forth would not 1T my VOICE
IN so3den song; ta Gtng when
ono has not tbs sft - VI.
iatnously vrouy.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1922-08-26
progress. all along French and walnut

progress all along French and Walnut
streets, and festivities of various kinds
for tho diversion OF those not relisi-
ously inclined. But despite tho great
crowds. good order was generally tho
rule.
The glory Of "Big Quarterly" has
departed. Colored circles OF the high
cat rank in Philadelphia and New
York, which in tho good old days fairly
"splurEcd" along French street, In
gorgeous array, on regulation dress
parade. no longer md It attractive.
Still, 1t II an Interesting affair and
annually drawn hundreds Of colored
folk on n pilgrimage to wilmington.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1922-08-26
Now Comes the Avocado.

Perhaps the latest controversy on
this subject occurred over the avocado.
Because the avocado IS called the al
ligator pear in this country there was
an argument as TO whether it should
come under the paragraph in tariff
law providing certain rate for pears
Ii was finally decided that IL is a mis-
nomer to call the avocado a pear.
1t was further brought out that
while this tropical fruit may be eaten
as fruit 1t is rarely used as a dessert.
In this country 1t is almost invariably
served as a salad, and some diction-
aries specifically mention salad as a
basic part which would seem to make
the alligator pear a vegetable. But no !;
1t was assigned to the general section
Of the tariff law fixing the rate on
fruits In the natural state not other
wise provided for
! A tariff act generally mentions
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1922-08-26
sEARCHrNG FOR NEW FUEL.

Tho prevailing critical situation in
respect OF a reasonable supply OF fuel
fer domestic and industrial purposes
throughout tho coming winter un-
doubtedly wfn prove a stimulus to en-
Asavors to provide some other material
for supplyins power and heat. Our ma
taonal wood supply IL continually dim
fnishins. and II - now apparent that
human agencies for mining coal are
% unstable tina. the threaosninE sit
uat1on now confronting the. country
or the eve Of winter, and which is
seriously interfering with the prog
Yess Of industry. may be duplicated
annually A. long as coal continues 10
BE- our main dependence. There is
pressing need for suitable substitute.
Also. there - hope that one or more
substitutss may soon be available
From New York. this week, comes the
statsmsnt that Joseph Watrous Pros
s~r of that city has invented a water
gas" fuel. produced by fusins disin-
tesratsd ws&er and crude oil TO n tenn
pcrsture OF 900 degrees Fahrenheit
IL is claimed for this water gas" thai
By It's uae the Interborough Rapic
Transit subway system could be
0gnpcsA - spsrsts on oll aud watel
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1922-08-26
WAGES AND PRICES,

The worst enemy OF labor" as the
steel Corporation has been called, ad-
vances the wages of between 1856 900
and 222,0o0 men by 20 per cent, there
by adding TO its payroll by $4,000 =
600. From the first OF next month
the average pay will be about midway
between the rates in October, 1917,
and April, 1918. only a little below
double the rates OF 1915. and about
sl.5O day less than at the maximum
In the boom Of 1920.
Comparison OF rates OF pay Is about
as Tar as wage earners get, though
that Is only a beginning OF the whole
subject. Rates OF pay do not show
what the wage envelopes will buy and
shed the little light on the underlying
causes OF increases or decreases. In
fact. a good deal of unrest" Is due
largely to failure to understand why
wages are high or low beyond the
control OF those raising or lowering
them. The Steel Corporations motives
are not benevolenoe. but good busi-
ness and adjustment Of its wages to
changing conditions
Rising wages in a basic industry
are convincing evidence of existing
conditions, even If they are less en-
| couraging on a longer outlook. The
Steel Corporations way is to make
announcements of facts and leave mo-
tives for others to discuss. Yet there
is little doubt that the higher wages
signifys that the Steel Corporation
grants them in order to retain theil
l yIrnv ,-tefx4 a..
the trade permit the collection OF tn,
wage money from the buyers OF tn,
product. Two rates OF pay for labo
In the same market are impossible
The Steel Corporations increas Sc
mean higher wages for many NOR
men than are on its rolls. Highe
w ages and more costly fuel mea
higher prices for products. New Yorl
Times.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1922-08-26
SATURDAY. AUGUST 2s. 1929.
THE DEMOCRATIC PLATFORM.

THE DkAOCRATIC PLATFORM.
The political platform which may
b. promulgated by the Democratic
State Convention which Will meet in
Dover. next Tuesday, In attracting
considerable attention In Republican
circles. Interested Republican politi-
clans display morn interest IN this mat
ter than In the platform adopted by
their own State convention at Dover,
last Tuesday.
This Is not surprising. The Republi-
can platform Was prepared in advance
b Senator du Pont and an assistant.
according TO general report, accepted
by the State committee. taken to
Dover and laid before the convention
committee on resolutions. OF which
Senator Ball was chairman. The con-
vention committee accepted the ten
utive draft rs submitted, with only
one change. the elimination of a plank
recommending that the budget sys-
TEN be applied to campaign finances.
which Senator Ball Is charged with
bringing about for the purpose Of
putting Senator du Pont IN a hole"
And the convention accepted this pre-
viousiy prepared platform without
question. many Of the delegates know
ing nothing about Its statements when
they voted for IT,
II may be set down as 4 certainty
that the platform OF the Democratic
State Convention. next Tuesday. will
not be q "cut-and-dried" affair Of this
character. II will be the declaration
Il the convention. adopted by tho dele
gates after . full understanding Of
what 4. contains. The Democratic
State Committee viii prepare q ten
tAtivs draft, which Will be submitted
together with such offerings as may
be proposed TO the convention, 10 the
regularly appointed committee on reso-
lu,,ons, and the report Of that COM
mittse VII Be made 10 the conven.
t;on In open session. 1t may be thit
report Will be adopted without change
but that Is problematical. II ther,
shall be anything in the committee's
report that challenges the opposition
OF any number Of delegates, IL Will b'
openly debated and the sense OF th'
convention formally taken. Their
win be no railroading Of this or an,
other feature Of tho convention pro
gram
This is the policy OF Democratic Stat
Conventions In Delaware. as followe'
ever since the convention system wa
adopted here. whatever is done !
dictated by tho sense and JudEmen
OF the convention. as expressed b
the votes OF q clear majority of II
delegates No wonder. therefore, Re
publican politicians. with a keen re
membranoe Of their convention bein
compelled TO swallow unquesuoningl
q platform declaration prepared
advance by a very few men. have a
lpteres, IN the declarations that ma
b. made n Dover next Tuesday. An
% have the people OF Delaware.
may b. added
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1922-08-26
JUST FOLKS
BY Edgar A. Guest.
Copyright 1922 by Edgar A Guest
THE DEMON DRIVER.

He asked me to ride,
And he opened the door
OF his roadster full wide.
But Id ridden before
With that demon Of speed
And 1 thought of my nerves,
How they danced like a reed,
As he swung round the curves.
And thought Of my heart,
Beating faster with fear.
When he Just missed cart
And a child playing near;
And thought OF the way
He abuses his brakes,
And my fear and dismay
And the chances he takes.
A few months before
had sat at his side,
Heard his great motor road
On that perilOus ride;
There was sweat on my brow
Which grim terror had drawn.
For 1 thought: Here and now
lis eternity's dawn"
| I chung TO my seat
AS he drove through the town,
Passing street after street,
Never stacking her down
AS we swung and we swayed
Through the women and men,
This the vow that ! made:
''Never, never againi'
He asked me to ride,
And he opened the door
OF his roadster full wide.
But I'd ridden before!
And recalling my dread
And my cheeks white as cha
l thanked him and said:
II would much rather walk"
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1922-08-26
WHEN A FRUIT Is A VEGETABLE
BY Frederic J. Haskin

specifically the most common fruits
and vegetables and fixes a rate on
each. Tho rest are bulked together
In several paragraphs One sets the
rate on vegetables in their natural
state and nat specifically provided
for" Another paragraph may sta,s
tho rate on vegetables II cut, silced.
or otherwise reduced In size, or II
parched or roasted. or If picked or
packed in salt, brine, oil. or prepared
or preserved In any other way and not
specially provided for
| Where trouble has occurred II IL In
interpreting tho law. One Judge
pointed out that the court mus. try
20 determine what Congress had In
mind when It said green fruits.
In the future II there are any con
troversies they may be expected 20
arise over new or unusual products
such as the avocado. Tho tomato and
its garden associates win probebiy
stay classified--but only 20 far as this
country is concerned. II you 20 abroad
lyou may find different IDEAS regarding
vegetables and fruits prevailing.
At the last Paris exposition straw
berries and pineapples were located
among the vegetables, IN accordance
with tho practice in France Il is the
custom there to judge these products
with. the vegetables, mainly because
they were grown In the same gardens
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1922-08-26
OIL Inspectors Report.

The inspection of 23.5ss gallons Of
fluids and the collection OF the sum
OF s117.94 in fees was reported by
Albert A. Serson. inspector of oils and
huids for the month of July.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1922-08-26

washington, Aug. 2s,--A fruit isn't
always q fruit; sometimes It's vege-
table.
This ia not an account of vaudeville
magic by which apples might mlracu-
Iously be turned into turnips. ~
has more 10 do with that solemn ana
logical body, tho Supreme Court OF the
United State and apples and other
fruits are fl ~ involved at all. Tho
fruit which a court deisned 10 turn
into a vegetable WAS tho tomato. An
other time the watermelon was
brought into court, and an attempt
WAS made to prove that 1t waS a vese-
table, But tho court stood by tradi-
ton. Tho watermelon remained n
fruit.
All this occurred several decades
ago. Tho courts and the dictionary
have laid down lines OF guidance for
steering q straight course in classify
ing fruits and vegetables. 80 that no
one need worry over whether cucum-
bers, pumpkins. csntaIoupes. or string
beans are vegetables or not.
Yet, in spite Of that questions be
L ll1e ttlil'ur tOt OIL thAis =,
come, once in a while somebody wht
has forgotten about the famous 10.
mato case, or who never heart OF ~
writes to the Department OF Agricul
ture 10 know whether In stated in.
stances he is consuming vegetable
or fruit.
The question Seems pertinent nov
because Il has Just been raised again
and because the new tariff bill IL
lustrates how the tomato got int
court back in the eighties. II was
tariff law that did it, tho Bureau O
Plant Industry explains. Tho tarii
ION fruits in general WIS lower thai
tho tariff on vegetables, and Yves
Indian firm was convinced that tn
tomato should be fruit. The com
pany entered It's shipment OF tomatoe
as fruit, but the government held tina
the tomato was a vegetable and tn
importers had to pay the higher rat'
The company paid and prompt
went TO court TO recover its money. ]
presented evidence showing tha
botanically a tomato is fruit. J
contains the seeds OF the plant and
is ths product Of the blossom.
But, the government pointed on
botanically speaking squashes ar
fruit. as are other products which Gus
: tom clearly classifies as vegetable
The dictionary and produce men wer
: quoted. The dictionary took the stan
that an agricultural product whie
> was more adapted to be eaten q
I dessert than in the main body OF ii
meal WI. Fruit
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1922-08-26
MEETINGS TONIGHT.
live Temple, L. G. E.
Naponnh L .odya < Of TT

OIKFH ItIIptt, L u. Z.
Wenonah Lodge, S. of II.
Liberty Conclaye. S. w. Nj.
Mechanics Lodge. L. o. o. +.
Apache Tribe, Imp'd, O. r. NJ.
Lenape Tribe. Imp'd. o. r. NJ.
Sheet Metal Workers Association.
James A. Garfield Council, D. of A.
| James Young Con-. II or S. ". NJ.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1922-08-26
Court ReverSes Botany,

The Supreme Court decided that. as
tomatoes are grown In kitchen gardens
and eaten generally az part OF the
body of a meal, and as they are sold
as vegetables. therefore tomatoes
should be considered vegetables go far
as commerce and general Use arc con-
lcerned.
A Supreme Court Justice said at the
time that common sense and common
usage should be guides IN classsfca-
ton OF tho sort He recalled a pre-
fous attempt OF someone TO provo
that beans were seeds, The Justice IN
that casa had said;
We do not SEQ why thsy should be
classed a. seeds any moro than wAi-
nuts should be so classified Both are
seeds in the language Of botany on
natural history. but not in commerce
or in common parlance- On tho other
hand, in speaking generally of pro-
visions. beans may we'll be included
under the term vegetables AS an
article Of food on our tables, whether
baked or boiled or forming a basis O.
soup, they are used as a vegetable az
Ntii NHcn Alpc dS NnSH green. INlS
IS the principal use to which ht-y are
lput"
The watermelon case was argued
a few years later along similar lines
Waternelons were being shipped W
from Mexico TO Arizona. As green
fruits were on the free list IN the
tariff schedule the dealers went L
law 10 prove that a watermelon is &
green fruit. This time restauran
menus were brought into court t,
show that hotels classify watermelon
amons fruits and desserts. The mair
argument against the watermelon a.
s. fruit was that the seeds are com
monty listed among vegetable seeds
Yet the watermelon IS sold by DEALER
!. as fruit. The court made the OBJ
} vious decision.
IL dessert is the key word, IL nigh
logically be asked whether pumpkin
: are not fruit. They are certainl,
used TO great extent IN pie which !
certainly dessert. The Department
. of Agriculture merely smiles at thi
suggestion. Pie, pickles and pre-
serves are manufactured products,
seems. and II would be impracticabl
10 reclass.fy an agricultural produc
on the basis OF what can be manu-
factured from II.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1922-08-26
Friends School
Fourth and West SITS.
WILMINGTON, DEL.
Delawsre's Leading Preparatory
School.

A faculty of % trained teachers Ex-
cellent equipment. Thorough instruc-
ton. A school that takes boys and girl,
at hve years of age, and in a congenial
atmosphere under the charge Of specially
trained men and women, without loss OK
time through change of schools, fits
them for college or business. Junior
primary, Primary, intermediate and
High School departments. Auto bus pro-
vided for the younger children. To meet
growing demand, Junior Primary
class will be started for children between
Eve and six years of age. Catalog on
request. Office open on and after Sep
tember 5. Fall session begins Septen-
Der Is.
HERSCHEL A. NORRIS, A. M.
Principal.
CHARLES w. BUSH, A. B.,
Assistant Principal.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1922-08-26
THE EVENING SMILE,
MUSIC WITH HIS MEALS.

The discordant music rendered by
the so-called orchestra had so upset
one of the diners that he called the
81 note the paragraph on your
menu where you state that the or
chestra will play anything on re-
quest. Can you prove the assertion 7''
Yes" replied the manager. Their
repertoire is very extensive. What
do you wish them TO piay?"
Tell EN- to play pinochle until !
have finished my meal, and VIII be
very grateful" - Everybody's Maya
zine.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1922-08-26

Turn the spotlight OF publicity on
that property you arc trying 20 rent
OF sell. Advertise Il in Every Evs-
ming every day.--Asv.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1922-08-26

sc line per day for classified
ads on a monthly contract.--Adv,
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1922-08-26

Smith, woke up last night
with horrible suspicion that my new
gold watch was gone. So strong was
the impression that I got up 10 look
Brown-"Well. was 1t gomez" Smith
mo. but it was going" - Wayside
Tales.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1922-08-26

'"You used 10 say that one term OF
Office would satisfy you. at did,"
replied Senator Sorghum. MY first
term satisfied me. accepted the
others simply TO avoid disappointing
my loyal and trustful constituency"
--Washington Star.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1922-08-26

Felix-"That girl ! was out with
last night reminds me of a church
bell, but she hasn't the sense OF one"
Felice-"What do you mean?' Felix
well, a church bell has an empty
head and a long tongue, but it Is
discreet enough not 10 speak until
IFS tolled "--WesleYan Advance.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1922-08-26

AS our own Kin Hubbard might
say: Mrs. Usher SStubbins was TUX
with paralysis yesterday whilst car
lyin' in wood. She was alone at the
time, her husband bein' in town So
licitin' money for new uniforms for
the Silver Cornet Band
Evening Times.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1922-08-26
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS.

Any reader eaa got tho answer 70 eny
que,tion by writing Evcry Eyenins Infor-
tor, Washing ton. j.. 9. Thia offer applies
strictly " informatto Tho bureau can.
not give advice on lcsal medical and
financial matters. IL docs not Attompt 70
exhaustive research on any subjsct. Wnte
your questions plainly and brehy. Givc
null name and address snd ehcloso two
replies arc sent direct to tho inquirer.