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Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1922-10-10

ineficiency and oppressive taxation.
There Ia no promise Of the slightest
reform through continued Republican
administration.
Therefore. appeal u made TO the
voters Of Delaware Il indorse tho
Republican party at the very import
ant State election soon 10 DO held,
on the sole plea Of insuring economy
and lower taxes In the national ad-
mi%nistration. The hollowness OF this
plea is amply demonstrated by the
failure of the national administra-
ton to either lnaugurate economy or
reduce taxation. On tho contrary, it
has brought about An increase In the
cost OF living by the enactment OF q
t~ax-raising Tariff law.
On national issues the plea Of the
Republican party Of Delaware IL with
out force or effect. A. to State issues.
II has no plea 10 make. no casc to sup
port its claims for the suffraSes Of the
people.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1922-10-10
HELP HI HOSPITAL.

The campaign to raise S250,00o for
the Homeopathic Hospital opened
last night with much encouragement.
II Will be continued actively until the
goal is attained.
No more worthy purpose ever APP
pealed TO the people OF Wilmington.
The Homeopathic Hospital, from the
day of It's opening for service. has
done a notable work. II has pressing
demands, consequent upon the city's
growth in population. and at this time
nnds Il impossible TO fully meet these
demands without important additions
to Its facilities. II is to secure these
important facilities that II asks the
people 10 help. There Is practical
need for the s25o.ooo and it's expendi-
ture will enable the hospital to do
more work for the benefit OF suffering
humanity.
So let the purse strings be loosencd
and liberal responses made to the ap-
peals in behalf Of this worthy and
useful institution. Every dollar Will &c
for a good and noble purpose.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1922-10-10

same secret and lawiess lines that
thus far have marked the progress
Of the original body.
II II plainly apparent that no mat
ter what element Of good may ema-
nate from the doings OF this secret
and above-the-law organization It's
existence Ia not conducive 4 good
government and the interests Of the
people. Yet here we ses Il authorised
to conduct its secret and possibly no
farious purposes under the authority
OF the State OF Delaware.
1t is not possible to deny. after this
startling evidence. that there Ia need
OF important amending OF tho General
Incorporation law OF our State.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1922-10-10
WHISKY AND SNAKE BITES.

DR.. william T. Hornady. the emf
nent zoologtst who has been expert
men,ins. with fne success, In ar enor,
to produce a serum that will be an
for the venom OF poisonous
snakes. has struck a hard blow at a
Ions popular belief. That belief Il in
the efficacy OF whisky. administered
promptly and in enormous quantities.
AZ an antidote to the poisonous venom
O, ratuesnakes and other deadly rep
tiles.
Or. Hornady, in demonstrating the
virtues OF his serum on animals, is
said 10 have learned that the admins
.rat,on OF whisky. instead OF being
beneficial. enhanced the v1rulent ef-
fects OF the poison venom. In plain
words. that whisky was a hindrance.
not a remedial agent.
II is probable, however, that long
standing tradition, backed by innu-
merable instances Of undoubted sue
cess. will refuse TO accept his latest
alleged discovery. There are many
men OF mature years still living who
know OF instances where victims OF
snakebite recovered after a tremend-
Gus dosing OF whisky, and of other
instances where death quickly en-
sued when no whisky was imnnedi-
ately available. This combination OF
tradition and accepted fact Will not
be easily dissfrated.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1922-10-10
OUR LAW.

The General Incorporation law OF
is said TO be the most lib
eral' In the country, and this claim
is we'll sustained by its operations. II
is a smoothly working affair, appar-
entity of such easy requirements that
it extends the sovereign authority Of
the State 10 all who are able 10 meet
the financial assessments it imposes,
OF whether objects and pur-
poses are such as to conserve or i'm
pair the interests of the general pub
lie. 1t is no wonder. therefore, 1t brings
large evenu to the State treasury,
and by reason of It's rich profits there
u no inclination 10 amend It In any
that might turn away Gus
tomers with shady purposes TO fur
her by tts aid.
A few days 6 our liberal charter
mill ground out a charter for the Ku
Klux Kan. Not for the original or
ganization, 1t is true, but for a seced.
ing branch, which, however appar.
entity 10 to be conducted along thu
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1922-10-10
MIRROR OF PUBLIC OPINION

cases an extremely positive snswer can
be gotten. But to the query. Are you
a Democrat or are you a Republican,
the. reply ls apt to be characterized
by many reservations and conditions,
so lightly rest now,upon many voters
old political traditions. so weak is al
legiance to old party sovereignty. The
Independent is more abroad I'm the
land than ever before. and he no
longer fears the reproach OF treason
Go the creed which he formerly pro
fessed. Party regularity is not re-
garded now as essential to political
salvation. Roosevelt set the fashion
In his party of revolving against the
Republicans have followed his ex-
ample.
There are indications that there will
be a good many boilers among Repub-
Leans this year. Some Of them are
dissatisfied because Republican can
dldates In their States are too normal
some OF them are disgusted because
they are so abnormal as to suggest
political anarchy. II not social and
economic ruin. There Is n great gull
between these co~ntendlng Republican
elements which no compromise can
bridge. The division Ia go sharp and
bitter that many of the straitest sect
OF Republicans are proclaiming their
intention this fall to vote for accept.
able Democratic rather than for regu.
lar Republican party nominees.
In Iowa this feeling has taken posi-,
tive and determined form in an organ.
lied movement covering the whole
state In opposition to Smith w. Brook
hart, Republican nominee for the
United States Senate. The revolteri
are not content with refusing 10 sup
port Bookhart. They propose t.
throw all their strength In favor Of thu
election of clyde J. Herring. the Demo
cratic candidate.
In Maryland something ~ the sam
sort appears likely TO happen. Senate
France won in the primaries. n
Brookhart did, but Il looks as II n SOLE
percentage of his party will not fal
into line for him II Is possible tina
the strong hostility which he ha
excited in his party may ssume or
ganized shape during the campaign
bue even " II should not. II Is probabl
that n very considerable number q
Republicans will either refuse to vot
at all or will vote for the Democrat
nominee.-Baltimore Sun.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1922-10-10
EASTERNERS MISUNDERSTAND

II we read Alright the minds Of some
of our eastern representatives In Con
Rress they have the matter Of con
greaeionsl appropriations for recla-
nation purposes all wrong. The people
Of the West are not asking gifts Of
Congress. all they var Is 20 s the
credit of the United States for q little
while. All the money loaned them by
the government is to he paid back
after a short period. and interest with
Il. This attitude Is far different from
that assumed by those on stern com
munitiee who have millions given
them for the Improvement Of rivere
and harbors in their respective To-
calities-which moneys have been &C
cepted ms gifts outright from all the
people of the country.
It Is well 10 keep this great distinc-
ton in mind when considering the
matter OF reclamation of the arid lands
and their restoration TO the needs OF
the people. In fact. had a wise
policy been pursued from the begin.
ming. the government would ha We pu'
water on every foot OF these lands be
fore Il permitted their settlement and
in disposing of them have made 81
charges such costs. Had tina
been done there need have been n,
arid lands anywhere in the country
but all of 1t might have been con
tributing to human needs.-Ellenburt
(Waeh.) Record.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1922-10-10
GOOD RESULTS.

Promised results Of a practical char
acter already are In evidence ~ in
dicating the great good that will come
to Wilmington through the project OF
port development now in course of
construction. II is a great project, that
will give to Wilmington one of the
best ports Of commerce TO he found
anywhere. II will not only develop
commerce, but will. Judging by facts
already at hand, do much to increase
the manufacturing business OF our
city. and thus largely enhance our
general prosperity.
Mr.. William T. Budd, secretary of
the Chamber Of Commerce, states he
has received inquiries, recently. from
several concerns. including a textile
manufacturing company. a book bind
cry. a manufacturer OF kitchen ware.
and a shirt factory, relative 10 sites
for their plants. Some concerns. at
tracted by wide advertising OF our
port project, have sent representatives
hero to look owe the ground, with .
view TO locating II suitable arrange
ments can be made.
This important port development
project Will cost a great deal Of
money. but II II full Of valuable pos
sibilities for the future. Already it
has favorably advertised the city and
called attention 10 It's superior loca-
ton as a great commercial port. need
ing only the facilities for accommodate
ing shipping and handling traffic,
which are now being adequately pro-
vhed. 1t may - predicted with the
utmost confidence that the opening OF
our port 70 general commerce Will b
the immediate foundation OF = New
Wilmington. With . most assuring
future.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1922-10-10
NO.MURDER WEEK NEXT.

Having been kind TO animals one
week. eaten a dozen eggs a day an
other week, ridden bicycles another
week. and observed the Constitution
still another week, II was certain that
we should he called on by the Cover
nor of Washington. as it happens, for
a smile week.
II was an inspiration. Here we were
all going around with grouches. ILL
tempered. scowling. until the Wash
ington Governor broke in with an in
junction 10 smile for the week be-
ginning October 1. II may be hard on
the muscles of the face. But advance
practice is permissible.
II wish" the kind Governor adds,
the newspapers, the theatres and the
movies would eliminate the murders
and all depressing and sorrow-breed-
ing items. acts and pictures"
A pretty large program. isn't It, TO
combine all this with smile week? Be
sides. the GovernCr is appealing to the
wrong people. It's % the newspapers
he should call on. It's the prospective
murderers. Let all such be melted "a
desist for the week beginning October
s. Smile week should be followed BY
no-murder week.-Kansas City Star.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1922-10-10
CANADIAN TRADE SHIFTS.

The gold which we have been send
ing to Canada signifies less than the
trade shifts which 1t reflects. One
to our emergency tariff. The effect
OF our permanent tariff as yet only
casts it's shadow ahead, but Il will
be similar in Canadian opinion. For
the year ending with August Cana
dian foreign trade declined $462 .00O.-
600, In u total OF only S1,b11, 900, 900.
Our contribution to Canada's effort 10
correct it's adverse exchanges was n
decrease Of 1891 900, 900, s143, 600, 900 in
Canadian exports and s1SS. 900 900 In
Canadian imports. 1t Ia now almost
universally understood that those two
items are bracketed. and that, those
who will not allow themselves TO buy
also forbid themselves to sell. This
great proportionatc shift in foreign
trade was due to other thar normal
trade causes. This appears from the
fact that while our trade was dropping
thus seriously and sharply Canada's
trade with England showed n net gain
of 10000, 900, a decline of $24, 000, 00l
In imports having been offset by q
gain of 500. 900, 900 OF exports.
For the irst time. In three year,
August gave Canada an excess of ex.
ports over imports of So. 0O0, 900. Al
that rate Canada shortly will be able
to emove its embargo on exports o.
gold. The true way to correct ex.
changes is TO correct trade conditions
Normally the exchanges of goods ar,
corrected by alterations I'm the none,
rate, which attract gold when they
are raised and allow Il to flow onI
when IT Is redundant and the rate 4
reduced. But when gold annot NOV,
owing to legal restrictions the altera
tons of rates lose both their signif
canoe and their power.
American farmers who canno
understand how II was possible 70
the price of their wheat to- fall whe,
protected" in both the emergenc,
and permanent tariffs may find in
struction in Canadian statements tina
Americans have been buying Canada
grain for export TO England, and tina
Is the explanation Of the unusua
credit balance for Canada In foreirt
trade.-New York Times.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1922-10-10
JUST FOLKS
SHE NEVER GAVE ME A CHANCE.
Copyright 1922 by Edgar A Guest

II happened that l came along as
school Was letting out
And laughing boys and smiling girls
raced everywhere about.
But W. there were who walked along
the road In front of me
And one young head was bowed TO
earth, a troubled lad was he,
And as l stepped around the pair 10
hasten on my way:
She never gave a chance TO me-" 1
heard the youngster say.
oh, l have been a boy myself. and I
have been 70 school
And l have suffered punishment for
breaking many a rule,
I've worn the brand OF mischief and
been written down as bad,
So / could reconstruct the scene-the
teacher and the lad,
h swift avenging punishment, the
stern and angry glance,
The blot Of shame upon a boy, sent
home without a chance.
l did not stop to ask the lad his little
tale to tell.
There was no need of that because ]
knew the story we'll.
she never gave a chance to me-" that
sentence held 1t all:
A hundred times I'd lived the scene ir
days when | was small.
a broken rule, a teacher vexed, ho'
rage where calm belonged.
A guilty Judgment blindiy made
younSster sadly wronged.
l still can see thai little chap upon hi:
homeward way.
She never gave a chance to mel still
can hear him say.
And so l write this verse for him. an,
all the girls and boys
Who shall their tutors now and thel
disturb with needless noise.
Be fair, you teachers Of our land, &
every circumstance:
Don't let some little fellow say he neve
had a chance.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1922-10-10
WHY SHAKE THE DONKEYi

These are days OF change and
restlessness and change. Even the
most cherished traditions do not seem
safe before the resistless march OF
progress.
or almost revolutionary character,
II Will strike many citizens, is the
announced determination of Missouri
Democrats to abolish the donkey as
the sign and symbol of their party.
substituting the Goddess of Liberty.
II is declared that the donkey is
an undignified beast, while the god
dess. whatever jibes may have been
hurled at her since the advent Of the
Nolstead act, is the embodiment of
austere stateliness.
That may be, but IL cannot be de-
MED that the donkey stands for many
things which the Goddess of Liberty
cannot be expected to represent and
that these things have always been
looked upon as characteristic of the
Democratic party.
For example, the donkey stands for
hrmness in opposition. Anybody who
has ever attempted TO force or caiole
one of these interesting specimens of
animated nature to do anything IL
didn't want TO do will testify as to the
frmness of the opposition it can put
up.
The donkey is VIGOROUSLY prof E
cient in the gentle art of kicking. And
often, II has been observed. it kicks
without good reason and when it would
be- much more sensible not TO kick
at all. Those who have observed the
evolutions OF Democratic COMPRESSION
al spokesman during the recent SEES
sion will at once be struck by the
singular appropriateness Of the sym.
boil.
The donkey is a stern and uncom.
promising advocate of liberty. and il
this regard typifes the desire for free,
dom Of action even more defniteI,
than does the pictured goddess, tn,
latter being static as opposed to tn,
dynamic energy Of the donkey in IL
desire for self-expression.
On the whole it may be suggested L
the Missouri Democrats thai the,
would better let their symbol remain
as it is. II for no other reason, be
cause the people of the United STATE.
who have been reared in the belle
that any picture of a donkey means
Democratic political item somewhere
will never consent to regard anythin
else as symbolic of that organization
Milwaukee Sentinel.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1922-10-10

by Walt Mason.
RIGHT y WRONG.

Last week some hend in hu-
man form worked off IN me a
phony buck. and wrath rose n
me like a storm. I strongly
yearned TO run anuck. All,
we'll" I sighed. when cooling
down. all is not lost. there's
hope ahead; there's some poor
fish in this mans town who'll
fall for this bum coin of lead.
The grocer's eyes are weak and
dim. he'd never wise up 70 my
game; I'll shove this bogue
PUNK on him-he'H never know
from whom il came First in
pulse always sways me thus.
for self defense IS in me born:
I must get even with the cuss
who steps upon my choicest
corn. But second impulse comes
and swings my mind around
when 1 get cool; II is the out
come Of the things I learned at
home and Sunday school. Some
guy has wrought me ill.," I
think. but that's no reason.
sound or true. why I should
seek some other gink, and play
a scurvy trick or two. The gro
e is an honest wight, and u
would be a rotten deal 70 take
advantage Of his sight. and still
him with this pewter wheel. I'll
meet him OFT in future days. and
and II I pulled so course a stunt
I'd always dread 20 meet his
gaze I'd surely show a guilty
front. SO I will throw this buck
away, I'll drop It down in youder
well. where it can tempt no other
jay 10 hit the path that leads 10
Hannibal, No."
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1922-10-10
"PAYING- THE DEBT.

The Treasury Department announces
the issue Of about $500, 900. 900 long
term refundins bonds, to/pay of n
portion OF the war debt. The bonds
will mature in 1952-thirty years
h~ence-but may be called for In the
year 1047. nve years before maturity.
The rate Of interest will be Az per
cent per mum
It is not likely the Treasury Depart
ment will have any difficulty in font
ing this half-bn1on loan. II will be
set down among what are called gilt
edge" investments, running for Mt
least n quarter Of n century and pay-
ing a fair rate of interest.
We may now expect rabid Republi-
can campaign orators TO point to this
easy financial transaction ~ n credit
able act" OF the Harding administra-
ton In paying of" the wal debt.
But 1t does not pay a dollar of the
war debt. II simply will result in fund
Ing a half billion debt OF uncertain
tenure and terms into a bonded obi
CATION that will continue unimpaired
for twenty-five years, possibly longer,
on which the government will pay "A
per cent interest. But doubtless II
will be good financial policy.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1922-10-10
PROFESSIONAL BONDSMEN.

The professional bondsman per-
forms at times a necessary, or. at least.
a valuable service. He furnishes bail
for a price for people who can produce
ii from no other source. He gets. It
is generally understood, a big rake
of. and the risk he runs doubtless en-
titles hin, TO IL. At any rate, there IL.
presumably. competition in the bust
ness n the charge is not greater
than the traffic will bear.
One trouble with the business Is.
however, that It frequently escues
criminals whose retention in tail
would be a distinct relief to society.
Indeed. II Ia reported that in tho
search for business the enterprislng
professional bondsman is not above
arranging details Of the transaction
before the crime is committed. In
these advanced days your ~up-to-date
criminal looks a good ways ahead and
has an anchor to windward for any
contingency.
Ann of which seems 10 he part OF
h game Of hide-and-seek with the
law, and. apparently. beyond remedy
one OF those evils that the public
must grin and bear as best Il can.
But IT puts a heavy strain on public
patience to learn that the professional
bondsman, who skins the suspected
criminal OF all he Will stand. is
not putting one over on the authori.
ties themselves. and is here found
rendering as security real estate thai
exists only in the bondsman's imagi.
nation.
AS a get-rich-quick scheme thi:
seems TO have Ponzi beaten. As foi
the explanation offered for the cas-,
with which this sort Of rascality 1.
worked. the American must confess &
is left, II somewhat bewildered. al.
together skeptical as 10 its adequacy
Baltimore American
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1922-10-10
FIREPROOFING FRAME BUILDINGS


investigation r. showing that when
the cause OF n dwelling -bouse IRE IL
given ~ Sparks Pm roof. the truth
usually s that a defective chimney
was the incendiary. Poor mortar. and
an insufficient quantity Of that. vas
probably used In the frst piace. rms
flues In the chimney were uniined
with tile. In time a brick drops GU;
~ the chimney. and the adjacent
shingles catch fire at the first oppor-
tunity.
The new building plans developed bv
the National Lumber Manufacturers
Association are designed 10 cut the
frame-construction fire hazard In two.
even conceding that the house DC
cqpants continue their c~arelessness.
The principal features Of the new typo
Of construction are designed 10 maxi.
wooden buildings slov-burning. a
e!ow-burning building Is about all the
householder can hope for, ven II a.
builds Of hre-proof materials. The fact
Is that no buildings. excepting perhaps
steel and stone jails and maybe ina
pyramids of Cheops, are absolutely
fre-pToof. The DISASTROUS Loop" fr.
In Chicago last year ate up a is-story
steel building. and there have been
other Instances f supposedly aheolutr-
" frepoof buildings being totally
destroyed By fire.
: From the standpoint Of FIRE. the
chief defect in frame construction -
the past has been that 10 LEFT between
walls and between the ceiling Of ons
room and the floor OF the room abovs
drafty open spaces which serve as
hues when the house catches on IRE.
A fire originating in the lower part
Of the house can roar through thess
spaces, IL it gains Roadway before dis
covery. and often by the tim. m. Ere
men arrive the building Is sbisze IN a
dozen places from cellar 70 roof.
The new construction stops th.ss
~impromptu hues by the simpl. ard
cheap expedient Of blocking them ~
intervals with wooden barriers. Tint.
cuts off drafts and thus prevents
rapid spreading. forcing the fire .
consume It's own way as - goes such
a fire could remain undiscovered a
, considerable time and stiil be localized
to one part of the house.
But the model hre-resistivs pjs 70
do much more than this. They pro-
vide for soiidly framed room corners.
hue Innings for chimnsvs, all wood
: kept 20 inches away from frepIao~-
no wood within two inches 81 chim-
neys (the spaces being filed with
loose incombustible materials), top o.
the furnace Is inches away from N.
cellar ceiling and the ceiling itz~l,
Il. protected from the heat below. hsa,
pipes kept an inch away from N.
woodwork and sheathed with incorn.
brstible materials where they pas.
through floors. and numerous oth.l
precautions.
These specifications have been brougn
. to the attention OF architects an,
builders generally by trade and tech
4 nical publications, and any prospec
tive house builder can now , ave m
use OF them. BY adopting his typ
Of construction. and with attention q
the safety Of the electric wiring. an,
h~ome-builder can take advantage o
the ~cheapness Of lumber and still z.
J. a house that in fire resistance ri,
Ie compare favorably with slow burninl
le dwellings OF twice the cost
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1922-10-10
Terminal Advertising Effective.

Advertising matter being distribut-
ed by the Board Of Harbor Commits
sioners is already showing its effect,
according to William T. Budd, secre-
tary Of the Chamber of Commerce.
The city is proiting through 1t, he
said. Inquiries have been received by
Mr.. Budd from six different concerns,
textile, kitchen-ware, bookbindery,
shirt factory, ETC.. concerning labor
conditions and the possibilities Of Sc
curing floor space or factory room.