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Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1922-05-22
A FAR.REACHING DECISION.

The United States Supreme Courts
decision upsetting the Federal Child
Labor law OF 1919 II the most rcvolu-
record since the income-tax decisions
OF 1896. This In putting the care mildly.
II strikes at a line Of precedents much
more extended and numerous than did
tho latter decisions, since II denies TO
Congress any exercise OF the taxing
power which In not confined to the
raising Of revenue TO support the Fed
eral Government.
III this decision IL sound, then the
decision OF the same court sustaining
tho tax OF 10 per cent on State bank
notes was unsound. Then the decisions
upholding the Federal taxes on oleo-
margarine and on matches made from
poisonous ingredients were wrong.
For no more than the taxes on the
profits OF mills employing child labor
were these taxes imposed for revenue.
They were imposed, and more or less
avowcdly imposed. 10 discourage or
destroy tho production taxed.
The scope OF the decision does not
stop here. Il goes much further. Chief
Justice Taft says, In giving the opin-
ion OF the court:
"In the light of these features of the
bet n court must be blind not to see
that the socalled tax Is imposed TO stor
the employment Of children within the
age limits prescribed. It's prohibitorS
and regulatory effect and purpose are
palpable. All others can see and un'
derstand this. How can we propcrl,
shut our minds to it2'
| SO IL can he said OF every protective
tariff bill ever enacted by Congress
and particularly OF the bill now beinJ
framed up. Their 'prohibitory an'
regulatory effect and purpose are pal
pablo" Not only 40. They ARE openl,
avowed. Throughout the major mum
Der OF their thousands OF items tn
effect and purpose are to regulate ant
reduce or destroy imports rather thar
to raise revenue.
Thus broadly considered. this de
cision embodies the greatest measur
of good old Democrats doctrine whicl
has come out OF the Supreme Cour
since the organization OF the Repuhli
lcan Party. Simply as a decision Calcu
lated to check and turn back the noN
! mighty current Of Federal invasion G
the reserved rights of the States w
give II welcome. But the humane sen
timent of the Nation must marvel an
regret that for So great turning
point in governmental tendencies
tax TO stop the sweating Of child lat
or In the more backward industrif
: States should have been chosen.-Ne'
York World
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1922-05-22
AFTER GENOA.

Virtual breakdown nj Genoa does
not present Mr.. Harding and Mr..
Hughes with justification for their
course In ahstaining from the confer
ence. The failure ut Genoa empha-
sizes the duty and responsibility Of the
United States. We shall never be
justified In standing aside and poins~
ing TO European failures and saying
"I told YOU SO" Our participation
might repeatedly have made the dif-
ference between failure and success
in Europe's painful groupings towards
a settlement.
with tho United States at Genoa.
things might we'll have moved towards
n different conclusion. We should
have brought to the conference the
spirit OF the arbitrator. We should
have been the one Power there free
from the suspicion Of having an axe
to grind. We should have made II a
real conference for understanding and
reconciliation instead Of tourney
for separate national advantages. With
the United States present, II Is doubt
full whether Germany and Russia
would have sprung that treaty OF
Rapallo which poisoned the conference
from the start. with the United
States present France would have
displayed more conciliatory mood.
The painful fact must be recognized
that Germany and Russia saw in the
conference not an opportunity for re-
uniting Europe but an opportunity to
split up the Entente. This challenge
was accepted by France. and events
have shown that Lloyd George has
not sufficient backing at home to per-
But with the United States present
even the difficult German psychology
would have recognized the futility OF
playing subtle politics. Our presence
might have made Genoa a real ecOno-
mic conference. Our absence turned II
into a political free tight.
One other. contribution the United
States might have made to Genoa
and OF the highest importance. Thi:
was a clear recognition of Russian
realities than the other Power!
brought to the conference. Lloyl
Georges motives may be OF the best
but there is no denying that Lloy,
George Is responsible for clutterng III
legends which developments at tn,
conference have exposed.--New Yorl
Evening Post.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1922-05-22

enco was addressed by Alfred
RaiSes OF Dover. Negro member OF
the Republican state Committee. who
bestowed lavish praise upon Senator
du Pont and thereby paved tho way
to the action that followed. Hero also
is new departure by a political COM
mittee, as political work among the
churches and church members hero
tofore has been conducted In n person.
al manner. and not in a manner that
would suggest intimate formal COM
mittee direction.
And 80 Senator du Pont has secured
special distinction Of high order in
promotion of his political candidacy.
one that no other Delaware Office
seeker ever enjoyed. Senator Ball viii
have TO thinh long and seriously to
conceive a plan to checkmate this de-
cided advantage.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1922-05-22

The filing fee paid by the people
the public rchools." says the Milford
Chronicle. amounted To about sew
enty-f1ve thousand dollars. That is
the only tax the people of Sussex
paid for support OF the public schools
other than the twenty-five ycents
on the hundred dollars Of the as
sessed value OF all taxable property
in the county. The fling tax is far
less than the people paid 20 the indi-
vidual school districts under the cid
laws--for that reason. they have been
saved real money payment each
year. This has come about by the
action Of the Republican laws en-
acted by the Legislature for tho well
fare Of all the people. II would he
very difficult matter TO make the
average politician admit facts. They
prefer 60 make statements which are
only half truth. 10 mislcad tho people
who DO not think for themselves, or
have no means 20 get access TO facts"
Here is highly interesting informa-
/ tion. In the first place. We learn the
fling tax enactment and other SINH
| lar legislation are Republican laws 81
and we also are told the imposition
81 this tax results in benefit 20 the
people Of Sussex county-and of other
rural ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS Il takes the
place Of previous school taxes which
were much more burdensome. hut
hat such a benefit will he realized
by the people of Wilmington is far
from assured. by them the films
tax 4. regarded as additional imposi
tlon.
However. the three dollars pc
capita tax is not a bad idea, and TIT
money Il produces is welcome. In thi
part Of the State. at least. II is no
the tax that - obnoxious. but the ex
traordinary imposition Of the manne
" assessment. Why not make II
direct tax, TO be collected without III
ridiculous and impudent exactions O
the Income return" provision. whicl
applies 20 those who have no income
at all as 10 those who have? To max
it capitation tax. and it's paymen
requisite 20 registration and voting
would be an effective and economi
plan.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1922-05-22
REAPING THE wHIRLWIND

Chicago finds itself in the grin of a
blood minded labor autocracy. II IL
preparing TO fight for it's life with
such weapons as the State and the
law have given it and with such other
weapons as II can lay its hands on l..
the crisis.
This battle has been coming on for
years Chicago has been labor-rifder.
Busy and pre-oCcupied with it's unend-
Ing political wars. Chicago sat by the
lakeside and let the labor unions SOW
the Winds of trouble. Now with a
labor conspiracy reaching for her
throat, Chicago realizes that she Is
reaping the whirlwind. Rocking to
laborset bomb explosions, Chicago. in
the midst of a breakdown of peace
and security. is estimating the extent
of destruction and counting her dead
The old careless complacency is gone
II is the habit of labor to set itself
above the law. Chicago had been
warned of her labor oligarchy. For
months there have been labor
shootings and bombings there. Last
September rivalry between unions
brought on numerous bombings and
shootings. One gang was captured
that had planted 60 bombs within Il
months. Most of Chicago at that
time had been reduced to quiescencC
Iby means of the handspikc the re
volver, the bomb and the crowbar.
The immediate quarrel back of the
present outbreak had its root in the
Lands arbitration award in the build
Ing trades. Men and employers agreed
ito abide by the decision. When il
was made a great segment of union
ism repudiated it. The Chicago
Federation of Labor announced a. boy.
lcott of ball games so long as Judge
Lands remained the National Base
ball Commissioner. The strike con-
tinued and the crooked labor leade:
Ibid the rest. His bombing squad.
were ready for business and his bat.
talions of gunner We're set to shoot.
Ing down the police who sought L
Interfere with the bombings. The
death list grew until even Chicago wa.
reused.
Chicago labor has had a long train.
ing in radicalism and violence. Law
lessness is In the warp and the WOO
of Chicago's unionism. It's Fedora
ton of Labor has been at outs Will
the national organization for years
1t has been the sheltering nest an,
the stronghold whence issued troub!
and violence. Last came the "Bi.
Three" the Triumvirs, who carrie,
e out a law of their own, backed b,
! murders, dynamitings and defiance o
= notwithstanding Ledger
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1922-05-22
LLOYD GEORGES GROWTH.

Daily Lloyd George seems to grow
in stature. winning forced and tardy
praise from even his most persistent
critics. Through storm and stress.
through rocks and reefs which seemd
impa ssable, he has guided the Genoa
Conference safely so far and his
courage and skill become more and
more the admiration Of the world.
Even j. NJ! Keynes. the economist,
one of the bitterest and certainly the
most effective of his unofficial critics
and an incessant Pathfinder at
Genoa, admits that the British Pre-
mier has performed prodigies there !;
and in this country the New York
Times, which has tried to be fair but
which has never had much use for
Lloyd George since the conclusion OF
his trade pact with Russia now speaks
of him more kindly than In many
months. His aims were, says the
Times, "p bring about agreements and
undertakings to which all the Euro
pean Powers would consent To these
fundamentals he has steadily chung
They have received fresh promi.
hence and Importance from every di.
version and daily instigated whether
by the Germans the Russians OF the
French, The more they appear to dis
sent from the great aims which the
British Prime Minister has cherished
the more do they seem 10 be in danger
OF isolation and futility."
That is high praise. II comedies
everything for which the champion
of Mr.. Lloyd George have contende,
in his behalf-that he is no mer
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1922-05-22
JAPAN AND CHINA.

In all these civil conflicts I'm China
futile az they appear. II IL necessary,
to bear in mind tho possibility Of ex-
ternal Influences. ny a singular coinci-
donCe tho present conflict Ia taking
place at tho moment when tho Japan
ESQ. according to their promise. arc
9vacuating Shantung. n province
whose central posltion gives its ocu-
pants singular opportunities for In
tcrvening in civil conflicts between the
North and the South of China.
The connections OF Chang Tso-I.in
and Sun-fat-Sen with the Japanese
are not Obscure. We cannot say that
there Is any direct connection between
the present conflict and the evacua-
ton OF Shantung: but tho situation IL
worth watching from that point of
view.-London Times.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1922-05-22
JUST FOLKS
By Edgar A. Guest.
Copyright, 1922. by Edgar A Guest)
FISHING.

Fishing's fun most any time.
But I've never found II quite
So com etc with jingling rhyme.
Rest, and comfort and delight.
As It was those lazy days
When We trod the dusty ways
OF our boyhood with pole
TO our favorite fishing hole.
have fished with fancy bait,
Fished with rods of Bristol steel.
have heard with soul elate
That sweet music of the reel.
But I've never caught the Joy
That was mine when as boy
Fishing, in the humber terms,
Meant a pole. 4 hook and worms.
l have tried it year by year.
Tried 10 see above my head
Skies "a blue and bright and clear,
And the robins breast as red
As they were. but all in vain
Boyhood never comes again.
Then a day was filed with dreams
Now I durnbly wade the streams.
Take boy and let him lie
Underneath a willow tree,
And above him in the sky
Countless pictures he will see;
Youth will sing It's song to him
BY the rivers silver brim,
But an old man. fishing there,
Struggles to forget his care.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1922-05-22
2IPPLING RHYMES.
BY Walt Mason.
Pop ANS0S.

The grand old man has gone
TO sleep 70 rest his weary frame.
and as cur motto we should keep
his watchword, Play the game.
a games not finished I'll rs
done" Pop Arson used 10 say.
and more than once the game
was won that seemed ali fool
ed away. I've read the works
OF many seers. OF sages gray
and wise. and in those works no
rede appears more grateful 20
the eyes than Old Pop Ansons
Play the game. when things
were all askew. and players.
lacking lofty aim. were grouchy.
sore and blue. COnfuCius sat
upon a fence and reeled on
sound advice, and ancient
Greeks, possessed OF sense. put
up much useful ice: and Ro-
mans. too. in olden times. made
words Of wisdom ay. in cpl
grams and sounding rhymes
that We're not meant 20 die. And
those Old patriarchs. indeed.
piled up a deathless fame. but
none gave forth finer rede
that Anson's Play the game"
Let's paste this motto in our
hats as down this world No
slide, and in our belfries fewer
bats will afterwards abide. And
il will make our quarrels brief,
well gain the worlds regard.
and we will dodge a lot OF grief
that makes the shedding hard.
The winds will sigh. the rain
will drop, above his sleeping
frame. but wen remember good
old Pop. and try 70 play tho
game.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1922-05-22
THE EVENING SMILE
THEY ARE GROWING RARRR

What was tr,ie NJ the Civil war
will be true of ths World War soma
day In a hotel smoking room bark
in the COS. n number ~ veterans Eot
into a dispute over a certain battle.
The veterans-all men Of high rank
argued very turbulently. But a quiet
man spoke up and said:
Gentlemen, I happened 20 bo there
at that engagement, and 7 think 7 can
settle the point nt issue" And ncttis
It he did. The hotel proprietor. much
impressed. said 70 him when he got
through. My dear sir. what may have
been your rank in the army"
II was a private. sir. fuli private"
was the calm reply.
/ 4 short time afterward the full
private asked for his bill. az hs was
about tn depart, but the proprietor
said 70 him Not a penny. sir"
why. how is that" the other de-
manded in bewilderment.
r couldn't dream Of charging you.
SIR" said the proprietor warmly. You
are the first private I have ever met
San Francisco Argonaut.
Rejected you. did she? DID you
tell her you could support Hsr IN ma
style she was accustomed to?" Yes.
but she said she was looking for
something better than that."-Eoston
Transcript
Your son can now 40 tho f00-vard
dash in 10 seconds" Hum sent
him 10 college 70 get educated in ais
head, not his heels.
, Courier-Journal.
Go down the street carrying fish
ing pole at this time OF year and
, everybody you meet viii ask you K
you are going fishing, observes Tho
Erie KAN Record.
? Il was the first domestic quarrel IN
the Garden OF Eden and Eve was tell
! ing Adam exactly what she thought
= of him. I guess this Is the original
I rib roast chuckled Adam, displaying
D n hitherto unsupported sense *
) humor Town Topics.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1922-05-22
A RARE ENDORSEMENT.

Some Of the down-etate Republi-
can papers are extending warm in
dorsement TO the candidacy of Sena-
tor Coleman du Pont for re-nomina-
tion-which at this time seems as
sured. without opposition-and are
urging his reelection. This. however.
Is only natural. especially TO Repub-
lean papers OF a certain partisan
stripe. although IL is noticeable that
Republican State papers of another
partisan stripe are not joining in the
rather weak chorus Of Endorsement.
However, the Endorsement plan re-
ceived boost from an unexpected
source. last week. one which promises
20 the Senator. IL made effective, a
voting support at the primaries which
would make IL a formidable, practical
~ impossible, task for any other as
pirant to defeat him. And that was
cordial Endorsement by the Confer
ence % the African Methodist Epis-
copal Church, now in session at New
ark. That this movement will extend
10 other Negro church bodies Is fairly
probable.
Here = departure from the reg
ular course Of church conferences that
is quite surprising. but there's a rea-
son." Just before the vote ol
Endorsement was proposed a
unanimously carried, the confer
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1922-05-22

Legislature may not look with favor
on further State borrowing and Kent
county may feel the same way as to
a further bond issue"
This presentation Of the situation
no doubt viii challenge attention, and
certainly 1t at least strongly favors n
change of policy so az to give ac-
commodations to sections where con-
tinucd neglect might operate to scri-
GUS local disadvantage. The bcnent
OF fne road to one section may OPP
crate to impair the interests OF an
other section just as important and
just as deserving. by drawing travel
and trade away from the latter. Ger
tsinly. this matter OF distribution
should receive attention.
II also :, true, as the Dover Index
states. that the borrowing plan OF
itiNilh ii'''y i'i ihittoN'N aVdAo
must soon come to halt. This process
cannot be continued indefinitely. and
some other means will have to be
provided or now work suspended. We
do not Imagine, however. that farmers
generally would look favorably upon
the plan OF assessing a considerable
part OF the cost OF new road construc-
ton upon ahutting properties. This
plan is generally pursued In the cities,
tho cost Of street paving being. to a
largo extent. made lien on abutting
properties on both sides OF the street
However. now that tho question has
been raised. It Is probable some steps
will 10 taken towards securing n more
equitable distribution OF new road
favors. especially In traversing the
rural sections OF the State from cast
| to west. All should be treated with
fairness.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1922-05-22
MEETINGS TONIGHT.
Bayard Legion.
-. &c.,. fN.

Bayard Legion.
Mt. Calvary Club.
l. c. S. Fraternity.
Sumner Post, G.. A. r.
Painters and Decorators.
Camp No. 5. P. o. 5. A.
Delaware Lodge. s. of II.
North End Athletic Club.
Delmarvia Union. B. l.. p.
Alpha Council. L. o. r. c.
Antietam Temple, 0. L. A.
Lady Miller. No. 8, s. Of b.
Delaware Lodge, l. o. o. f.
Harmony Council. L. f. of A.
Brandywine Lodge, l. o. o. f.
Beta Tent, No ., II. O. I. NJ.
Blue Rock Council, L. .. 4. G.
Brownson Library Association.
Minqua Tribe. Impd. o. r. NJ.
st. Benedict's Beneficial Society.
Wilmington Nest. Order of Owls.
Brandywine Library Association.
Bricklayers' international Union.
Benevolent Pioneer Library Asso.
Diamond Council, Jr. o. L. A. NJ.
Wilmington Aerie. No. "a. f. o. z.
Wilmington Conclave, o. L. A. NJ.
Christine Encampment, l. o. o. F.
! Delaware Conclave, II. or $. w. NJ.
Eleventh Ward Democratic League
/ Delaware Council, No. l, A. 5. @.
Ushers Union, Union NJ. +. Church.
Ladies' Catholic Benevolent Society
b. NJ. & P. l. L. (Bricklayers' Union.)
VIII. & Brandywine Coun., o. L A.
VIM. Mckinley Circle, No. 3, III. of
Wilmington Circle, +, of A. Nos. 7. 8,
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1922-05-22

tor, Washington. ID. q. This ofYer applies
strictly TO Information; The buresq can,
n financial y' matters alters II doc: not ssss@ps 70
settle domestic troubles nor 10 undertake
exhaustive rcsearch on any subject. Write
ss p PLAINLY, and and two
cents In stamps for return postage. All
replies arc sent direct to the inquirer.
q. How long have FREQ seeds been
distributed by the Government u. II.
A. In 1889 Congress gave 1000 TO
the Patent Office for the purpose OF
procuring and distributing seeds OF
rare and improved vnrieties." and for
gathering agricultural statistics. This
was the beginning of tho great an
nual FREQ distribution of needs. In the
last 45 years It ia said TO have cost
the tax payers nearly 100000. The
expenditure for the present year was
100000.
q. Which In tho larger ship, the
Bismarck or tho Levlath u. X. M.
a. The Bismarck, now called the
Majestic. Is slightly larger than the
Ieviathan. which Ia TO be known Us
the President Harding. The Majestic
10 e12 feet long. has "A breadth of 100
feet, and gross tonnage OF $4,000. The
President IIarding's length Ia GOT feet,
breadth 1908 feet. and gross tonnage
lb4,2s2. These ships were both con-
Istructed by German builders.
q. Where do we get tho expires.
sion. IN fly-up- the-creek?" r. 8.
a. Fiy-up- thee creek 10 local name
for tho little greet heron. bird com
mon throughout eastern Nortf
l,America.
@. Is there any especial eignifl
canoe attached 90 the number 407 a
w. II.
A. Forty is number that has beer
regarded as peculiarly significant
The idea may have originated witt
readers Of the Bible. who notice tina
Moses was 40 days on tho mount
Elijah was fed 40 days by tho ravens
: tho rain If the food fell 40 days, an
, other 30 days elapsed before Nos.
I lopened the window OF tho ark. 4
i days was the period of ernbalmint
= Jonah gave Nineveh 40 days 70 repen
4 tho Lord tasted 40 days, and no wa
% seen 40 days after his resurrection
% Old English law also featured man
I, day periods.
/ Q. Where is tho most rhubar
/. grown Fl. H. r.
{ A. The San Gabriel Valley of Cal
o fornia is the center ~ the organize
Il industry Of rhuharb cultivation in n
i United States The crop often bring
. 81 900 an acre In that valley
n Q. To what extent did the Rlac
. Death decimate tho population
Il Europe in tho fourteenth century
q c. ?. @.
It a. This plague carried or mo-
q estimating the loss of life AT 25 .00C
600.
O. When was the House Of Winds
established? +. 6. u.
a. a proclamation dated AT Whit
y. hall. December II. 1917. began "Geori
y. the Fifth by tho Grace Of God-Fir
{ OF the House Of Windsor"
l. O. What country has the sunaIle
x population 20 the square miller T..
4 II.
70 a. Arabia has, only one person
20 the square mile.
J. O. Whom was the Gardner Gate
4 Yellowstone National Park erecte
,e ]. r. McG.
a. The National Park Service "a
In that tho cornerstone for this gate "
se laid by tho late Theodore Rooseve
AZ April "a. 1900. Tt was thrown op
IN to the public September l. 1903.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1922-05-22
City's Bank Balances.

City Treasurer White reports that
the Mayor and Council of Wilmington
has $3.50. 123.95, which includes a cur
rent account of s202, 566.s7 and the
following special accounts: Street
paving tax. s5,lS2.64; bond sale. $751;
S47S0; harbor Improvement, 500,
GA ; fuel for the poor. 1922.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1922-05-22
eALANTHE LODGE OUTING.

Calanthe Lodge, No. %, X. Of p, is
preparing for an active season. Three
team captains will be elected at Wed
nesday's meeting, and plans for the
annual outing discussed. All members
of the rank" team are urged 20 at.
tend this meeting.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1922-05-22

Classified ads in Every Evening are
putting For Rent signs out of fashion.
Phone your ads now.-AdV.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1922-05-22

Want driver? Telephone a CLASH
ned ad.--Call 1900.