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TO HAVE AN OPEN SALE.

II is not surprising to hear reports
OF the discovery OF what seems like
conspiracy to induce the people
most interested In tho sale OF Union
Park Gardcns--thosc who are deslrous
OF purchasing houses for residence
purposes---to stay away from the pub
lie auction OF tho properties. Such
n scheme would be only natural. Spec
ulators would reap a rich harvest II
those who are most directly inter-
ested could be induced to stay away
from the sale under tho impression
that they oould derive no benefit by
attending. Then the spectators
would be enabled 10 purchase the
properties nj low prices and obtain
large rrof,ts by subsequent sales.
Tho Federal government, through
It's agents. the Emergency Fleet Cor
HOTUtitn. puiN tutS idi ke oiN iiiPpi y
ant addition TO wilminston's housing
facilities, to meet an emergency de-
mand for homes for workers during
the World War. Now the governmen,
desires TO rid itself Of this ownership
and is Offering the properties at q
public sale which will begin next Mon.
day. IL is the purpose OF the govern.
ment 10 afford TO all who are inter.
csted I'm the sale with the purpose Of
securing a home to have ample oppor,
tunity for free competitive bidding
and agents OF the government are OF
the trail of those who are said to b,
manruvrins TO cut down the genera
attendance.
So. let all who are desirous OF ne
curing home attend this importan
sale. Tho competition will be open
and those actively connected with tn
affair wish 70 afford every opportunit,
TO those who may be classed as lesiti
mate. not speculative. sspirants t
ownership.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1922-02-23
A FUTILE POLICY.

There are signs which indicate that
leader is on the wane. For long time
1t was a soft and profitable trade. 1t
had many perquisites In the way OF
profits on the side. and OF political
honors and public office with salary.
When the maximum salary allowed
to a labor leader in no greater than
the wages OF his trade, and when the
work required TO be performed Is at
least as difficult as that of the craft,
there will be q reasonable expectation
of enlisting men who will work for
the cause rather than for the salary.
1t is only human nature for labor
leaders to shape their policies in the
direction Of making sure their own
Jobs. Hence the labor leader seeks to
create the impression that his own
services are indispensable. He is the
Moses who volunteers to stand be-
tween the taskmasters and the op-
pressed. for a consideration. By con-
tlnually stirring up strife he keeps
alive the impression that the emer-
gency calls for every man to stick by
the guns. The Chinese have a custom,
Of hiring doctors, not to cure them, but
to keep them well. They pay the doc
tor only so long as good health lasts
When sickness comes It is evidence
that the doctor has neglected his task
and. forthwith, his pay stops. Nobody
ever heard of applying that principle
10 labor leaders. but why not do IT.
Let it be ordained that, with the be-
ginning of any strike. the pay Of
every union official stops. 1t seem:
| foolish for workers TO pay men to per.
suade them to strike.
! When a strike is on the worker lose:
/ his pay. Why should not the union of
! fetal lose his pay also?-San Francisco
Journal
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1922-02-23
EVOLUTION IN KENTUCKY.

Whatever thoughtful people may
believe with regard to the general
principle Of evolution, or to the par
was held by Charles Darwin, they will
look with little favor on the present
movement in the Kentucky Legisla-
ture to make the teaching of the
theory Of evolution illegal in any in
stitution supported by public funds in
the State of Kentucky.
Regardless of any act of tho Legis-
lature, the students in Kentucky in
stitutions win reach their final con-
clusions as to the truth or insult
ficiency of evolution, and the limits
within which they believe that II ap-
plies. on grounds OF investigation and
reason. II every book that either
states the theory or Is based upon
acceptance of 1t We're TO be excluded
by law from every school and public
library In Kentucky, the very fact
of such exclusion would create In the
State a greater market for such books
! than had ever before been known.
We are not arguing here for the
truth of the theory. While almost all
scientists accept II In some form
there is still vigorous discussion as to
1 it's form of working. and the limits
within which It can be taken as ex-
planning important facts in nature
The only point we wish to make IL
that it is not a matter in which the
Legislature can beneficially interfere
The idea that acceptance OF an,
theory of evolution is necessarily re
lection OF Bible teaching can be en-
tertained only by those who do no
understand.
Countless numbers of earnest Chris
tian workers hold 10 the general prin
ciple OF evolution as the divineiy ap
pointed method by which the ply
sical universe has been brought to 1t
present state. More light may alte
, our views In such matters. in one di
, rection or another, but the Legisla
ture is not competent TO furnish tina
| light-Columbus (O.) Dispatch.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1922-02-23
lust FOLKS
BY Edgar A. Guest
SUCCESS.

This I would claim for my success
not fame nor gold.
Nor the throng's changing cheers
from day to day,
Not always ease and fortunes glad
display
Though all of these are pleasant joys
to hold;
But would like TO have my story told
By smiling friends with whom I've
shared the way.
Who. thinking OF me, nod their heads
and say:
His heart was warm when other
hearts We're cold.
None turned TO him for aid and found
1t not.
His eyes were never blind to mans
distress,
Youth and old age he lived, nor once
forgot
The anguish and the ache of loneli-
ness;
His name was free from stain OF
shameful blot
And in his friendship men found hap
piness."
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1922-02-23
THE EVENING SMILE.
WORSE THAN NONE.

The business depression has it's
is told of a firm which suffered more
than the majority.
I'VE got an order the other day"
said the head Of this firm. "A real
order, the first for months-and a large
order But 1t came in a plain en-
velope, and the stenographer had in
closed not the original sheet. but her
carbon copy. There was, OF course, no
heading on this carbon copy, no in
itials below, and no signature. To
make the matter worse, the order had
a time limit. BY the time / could have
finished inquiring of all my old GUS
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1922-02-23
MEETINGS TONIGHT.

City Council.
Iron Moulders' Union.
Cyrus Castle, K. G.. f..
du Pont Post, G. A. r..
Delaware Saengerbund
Eden Lodge, /. o. o. +.
Division No. /, A. o. III.
Clayton Lodge. X. of p.
Asylum Lodge, /. o. o. +.
Volunteer Firemen's Relief.
Camp No. 2, p. o. S. of A.
Crusaders Temple, X. G. T..
Windsor Lodge. o. S. of S. G..
Voters Non-Partisan League.
Keokuk Tribe, Imp'd. o. r. M.
Wilmington Lodge. A. o. U. w.
Brandywine Conclave. I. o. o. f.
Mizpah Conclave, II. or S. w. NJ.
Delaware Commandery, X. G. e.
Winona Council, Jr. O. u. A. NJ.
Palestine Council, o.. A. X. NJ. c.
Washington Camp, p. o. S. OF A.
Hiawatha Tribe. Imp'd. o. r. M.
Wilmington Lodge Of Machinists.
Delmarvia Lodge, l.. A. to 3. r. Il
Master Horseshoers Nat. Pro. Asso
Wilmington Lodge OF Moose. No. ]
Lady Washington House Communl,
Court Brandywine, Foresters OF Am
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1922-02-23

Any reader can get tho answer 10 any
question by writing Every Evening , @ Infor-
strictly 20 Information. The bureau cam
not. give advice on legal, medical and
settle domestic troubles nor TO undertake
exhaustive research on any subject. Write
your questions plainly and brieny. Give
full name and address and enclose two
cents In stamps for return postage All
replies are sent direct to the inquirer.
O. Is the 31st Regiment OF In
fantry to be sent home from the
Philippines soon? d. c. 3.
A. The War Department says that
the 31st Infantry Regiment VIII not
leave Manila, p. I. However. men in
companies OF that regiment whose
terms of enlistment are nearing a
close WIFI be returned 70 the United
States shortly.
@. What census Is the imm1sra-
ton law based on? w. Il. y.
A. The recent immigration law re-
stricts immigration 10 3 pr cent OF
any nationality already IN this country
according TO the 1910 censu~.
@. In the corner of Northern Pa
cific Railroad stock In 1901. how high
did the stock go? p. S.
A. At that time. the price of the
stock rose abruptly to 1000 bid.
q. How long is the noon full?
| f. F. R.
A. The full moon, astronomically
defined, occurs when the longitude OF
the moon differs by exactly 1sO de-
| grees from that of the sun. As this
condition is momentary. the moon 4:
full for an instant only.
i @. Are Gaelic and Celtic the same
language? j. r. c
| A Celtic languages are a grouI
Of languages to which Gaelic belongs
Other Celtic languages are Welsh
Breton, Irish. Scottish ard Manx.
Q. How many Lieutenant Generals
were there during the Civil War
p. L. A
A. The War Department says tina
L. S. Grant and w. T. Sherman wer,
the only Lieutenant Generals in tn
Federal forces during the Civil War
There are 10 soldiers listed as Lieu
tenant Generals in the Confederat
Army during this period.
Q. What was the population of tn
ancient city of Athens? V. I. {
A. At the height of Athens powe
as a city the population was estlmat
ed TO be between 500, 900 and $50, ,O0C
@. Why is it considered bad luc
to kin a spider? l.. [
, \. This superstition had its prob
able origin in the legend that Rober
, Bruce derived such encouragement
from watching the tireless efforts c
, spider. that he was spurred on (
renewed endeavor in behalf or Scot
land. Sir Walter Scott said that IN
descendants Of Bruce accepted tn
legend as fact so unhesitatingly tina
not one of them could be induced {
kill spider,
Q. What American was the first I
model statue in America 10 be ST
up in France? V. X.
A. Francis Edwin Elwell was tn
first sculptor to model statue
r America which was erected IN Europ
n Q. Is Fiume controlled by Italy
G.. E.
c A. Fiume was created an ind,
I pendent state by the Treaty
e Rapallo. made November 10. 1920, b,
S tween Italy and the Kingdom
Serbs, Croats and Slovenes. Tt
e treaty recognizes the independence
Il the new state perpetually. The hea
/, of It's government is President.
o Q. What is a point on the cottC
g market? l. NJ.
: A. On the cotton market. point
E. equal to FIVE cents on each bale
is 500 pounds, or $500 on 100 bales, tn
e Icing the usual contract
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1922-02-23

or any other kind OF labor. Az a rule,
these later days, they are rarely
skilled In their vocation, and their
rate Of compensation seems to be
fixed upon their ability to smile at
the right time and preserve an ap-
propriately obsequious attitude toward
diners.
One almost regrets these times the |
departure of the Negro waiter. When
they were good, they were like tho girl |
with the little curl. they were very.
very good" unexceled by any other |
than the highly trained French. Swiss
or English walters, and they were
content with much less tribute than
those other races expected---and gem
orally got. While there have been
some objections urged against the
Negro for such service, he is un-
doubtedly the most satisfactory OF all
men who have borne the tray, II we
except the French and their near
neighbors.
II would seem we'll worth while for
he Negro y equip himself to go back
into the diningrooms, and to other
places where he formerly served. and
ftom which he has been crowded
largely because OF his own shortcom-
nights unreliability and his ineradic-
able love for holidays. This should be
an inviting field again for the Negro.
and one In which he would be I'M
mediately at home.
However efficient tho Negro may be
when behind white apron, tho won
der continues that the American
people will throw their money so
loosely and lavishly among walters
instead of compelling hotel proprietors
or restaurant managers TO pay their
own help. Indeed. the tipping is SO
overdone that persons of moderate
means are apt to steer clear OF res
taurant whenever possible, or to util-
lie tho safety razor to avoid the bar
ber's touch. Besides these there are
the boot man. the coat girl. the hotel
porter. bellman. each and every in
dividual with whom the travelling
public comes In contact. Not a few
, people have hesitated about crossing
, the ocean because of the gratuities de-
manded of them, "a species of graft
, they cannot we'll escape and be happy
aboard the same vessel with the
sighted steward and his assistants
and the dozen or more other individ-
uals who systematically and un-
failingly hold up and shake down the
whole ships company.
One would conclude that the end oi
this whole tipping custom would soor
be reached, for II seems to have gone
to such lengths that It must event
:, ually fail OF its own topheaviness
:, When the place OF waiter Is sole
for the opportunity 1t gives him o
grating on the patrons OF house
one would conclude the house itsel
would step in and end such n system
OF banditry.
Meantime we could commend {,
, our Negro folks. especially the men
no vocation returning such larg
: money for such agreeable service, an,
where the natural afrable qualities o
the unsecured African would yield sucl
easy revenues fer the CHEEKY smil
and graciousness for which the bette
bred OF the race were almost famous.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1922-02-23
CONGRESSMAN LAYTON,

II desire 20 say that DO
not approve OF bonus 10 the
soldier at n time when the
country " staggering under
such n load OF taxes as TO
make readjustment almost i'm
possible.
Even though Il is more than
three years since the close OF
the war. 20 add TO the existing
burden by n bonus. neccssa-
rily running into the billions.
would injure the recipients
themselves. their families and
the public generally.
II favor the most generous
appropriation for those who
were injured In tho service
and for the dependents Of
those who died in tho service.
| believe at this time that the
soldier boy who was uninjured
by that service should enlist
in the exigencies OF peace as
no enlisted in the exigencies
OF war for tho good OF his
country.
Caleb II. Layton.
delaware representative in
Congress)"
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1922-02-23
RIPPLING RHYMES.
BY Walt Mason.
DOING coon.

I joyride. joyride every day.
and superfcia, thinkers say I'm
wasting time and cash; but oh.
the lasting good I do II they
would hold that fact in view,
they'd see their talk is trash.
A thousand men have better
fare because I choo- -choo every
where, they bless me as l pass:
and worthy men like Henry
Ford accumulate humble
hoard because I burn the gas.
John D. IS able TO upbuild Re-
search Foundations. amply filed
with scientists severe, who find
the germs that causes ntumps,
and makes the blamed thing
bump the bumps. wink out and
disappear And skilled mechan-
les in their homes spend happy
evenings reading PONIES and
playing dOminoes. because my
wagon knows no rest. but jour-
neys north and east and west,
where'er the long road goes.
And towns like Akron shed the
blues. and figure daily in the
news upon the throbbing wires,
because l soak my Sunday hat
and fountain pen and Maltese
cat, TO buy some rubber tires.
l burn. up all the country roads.
and people look from their
abodes, and say | am a crank:
I'm always wasting gas and oil.
when / should tackle honest toll,
and boost the savings bank. But
oh. my friends. the good do
The world should bless me as
j choo and chug along my way !:
| a hundred industries succeed
because you see my auto speed.
the merry livelong day,
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1922-02-23

spared. of far greater value TO the
country than any amount OF even
useful and practical service that
could have been expected Of this huge
playthins OF the air. It might be
much better in the end, now that It
has been wrecked by its own deadly
agencies. 20 have It Stay wrecked
Then II could commit no other mur-
ders.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1922-02-23
Paradise of Panhandlers.

While beggars have always reaped
a rich harvest here. it took the war
and the war drive TO accustom New
Workers TO solicitations for funds on
every street corner. During the whole
length of the war. New York never
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1922-02-23
SENATOR BALLi

TN reply to your telegram
OF tho sixteenth would say
that the men who risked their
lives to mako the world bet
rehabilitation safer-will
have my support wherever I
tan give II to them without
endnngerins tho welfare OF
my country.
Very truly yours.
IL. Heisler Ball."
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1922-02-23

New York, Feb. 23.---New York, con-
trary TO its reputation for coid-blood-
ed sagncity, Is one Of the simplest.
rneekest and most sullibls Of towns.
For all It's bland airs OF capitalization,
| II In ss easily impressed by display as
any savage chicftain. and IL is con-
stantly falling for ali sorts Of hokus-
pokus that would scarcely deceive a
child.
| II liz estimated that 40 per cent Of
all the questionable stock fioated in
this country during tho past five years
has been purchased by New Workers
IL is well known that they contribute
more every year 10 fake charities than
the citizens OF any other metropolis;
that they support the most extensive
army OF frauds and bcggars. and that
they pay the highest prices for the
most abominabls service.
The New Yorker likes 20 boast
about his city's superior cultural nd
lvnntages. but ne carefully ignores all
disparaging features. Thus, he fails
10 tell you how he rides back and
forth 10 work Ike n packed sardine
panies economic on trains; or how his
children are getting only three hours
schooling daily because there is not
sufficient space In the schools 10 &C.
commodate them for full time. III
makes no mention of the battered con
ditlon OF the pavements or OF the large
black rivers that flow down the gut
ters in inclement weather and rendei
the street crossings uncrossable, ever
with the condescending permission o
a policeman. Presumably, he pay
taxes for and has a vote concernini
the upkeep of these things. but N
does not seem 20 mind II they are ne
/ elected.
! New York needs a Declaration o
Independence" said an indignan
| property owner recently, but Il neve
/ will be declared. It's too good-natur
/ ed And TO think that in the Mlddl
West where come from they call thi
a hard town. They ought 20 live Fl
it for awhile. Why. it's the easies
town on earth. IL wifi submit 20 ever
/ imposition that's foisted upon II, an
! smile encouragingly at It's oppressors.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1922-02-23
Bucket Shops and Boobs.

II is hero in this wise and worldly
borough Of Manhattan that the bucket
shop fiourishes. annually robbing the
public OK millions. II is here that the
fake promoter receives the most cor
dial welcome. During the wer this
was especially marked. and great
revival OF stock f1otations occurred in
which, according to one financial ex-
pert. gopher holes In the West were
capitalized as oil wells and name on
map became a shipyard." The re-
suits Of these gorgeous but fictitious
war time enterprises are now begin
ming to appear in the wholesale COL
lapse Of bucket shops IN Wall Street
and in the great food OF complaints
that is sweeping into the New York
district attorneys office.
! The New Yorker likes to pretend
that while plenty OF wolves may exist
| In New York, the sheep upon which
they prey all dwell west OF the Hudson
and south OF the Battery. But the po-
lice records show that the largest
sheepfold is right here within the
city's boundaries and contains many
persons who are themselves suppos-
ed to possess unusual business ability
only the other day." declared a po-
Ice official. I'VE had the case OF a pros
porous business man who bought ths
Grand Central Terminal from clever
promoter. Honestl The guy own,
three restaurants here. and he's live,
in New York for over ten years, bu
! that didn't help him. He paid si.34l
! for the Terminal"
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1922-02-23
WHERE THEY STAND ON THE BONUS BILL

tday
of o the publ
kana is tho ebonusa we lon n n
"Ash time II haet prpachng when ion o W OF
auvss sin Congress ssatopr Bal r
r. mmed of
n full OF
hs important question
The Morning News morngh
rep n o
tho wenas 70 Every
We print the .buowoh hatan II ayradd d unds-tand
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1922-02-23

Old Gotrox--"It gals me to think
that after I'm gone my money will go
into your spendthrift hands" Son
Never mind dad, it won't stay there
long. g."-Boston Transcript.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1922-02-23

Get a better Job. Tell what you
can do IN a Situation Wanted" al
tomorrow.---Adv.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1922-02-23

toners that time limit would haye ex-
pired!"-New York Evening Post.
We'll" said the waiter to the stu
dent. who had just had his coffee cup
refilled for the seventh time, You
must be very fond OF coffee" Yes.
indeed" answered the student. "or
wouldn't be drinking so much water to
get little. ."-Lehigh Burr.
Mrs. Jones-''Yes. Larry stayed over
in England after the war. He works
IN butterine factory now and gets
c 80 a month"; Mrs. Sylvester
Thirty pounds a month? What does
ne do with il? He can't eat all that. )"
Detroit News.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1922-02-23
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS

Any reader can get tho answer 10 any
nation Bureau. Frederic J. Hastik. Direc-
tor. Wash ngton. ID, O.. This offer applies
strictly 70 Information. The bureau cam
not. give advice on legal. medical and
settle domestic troubles nor TO undertake
exhaustive research on any subject. Write
your questions plainly and briefly. Give
full name and address and enclose two
cents In stamps for return postage. All
replies are sent direct to the inquirer.
Free trader-journal and Ottawa fair dealer. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1920-1927, 1922-07-24
25 INJURED WHEN
GRAND STAND GIVES
WAY AT MENDOZA
FANS HURLED INTO TERRORizED
HEAP AS AMPHiTHEATER COL.
LAPSES DURING REGULARS
PERU BOOSTERS BALL GAME.

Mendoza, July 24.-(Special)-
Twenty-Five people were injured and
scores OF others escaped serious hurts
yesterday afternoon when the am
phitheater at the Mendoza fair
grounds collapsed during the Mendo.
Ia Regulars-Peru Boosters ball game.
Five hundred people in the grand
stand were hurtled into tangled
mass of humanity and that many OF
them were not killed is nothing
short Of miracle. A careful can.
yass of the occupants Immediately
after the crash showed that fully
twenty-five were hurt, some with
broken bones, but none were seri
ously injured.
The accident came during one OF
the exciting moments of the game
sickening thud the amphitheater
buckled in the center and fans were
tumbled down below into heap
those occupying the top seats fall
ing into the pit whilst for a few fran
tic moments terror reigned supreme
Those on the lower tiers hastily be
gan rescue work and dragged into
the open the unfortunate victims who
We're given medical attention on the
spot Those showing signs of serious
hurts We're taken into town to doc
tors Offices, while some OF the Peru
fans We're rushed to the Peoples hos
pital in Peru for treatment.
Mrs. George LutZ, of Mendoza, re
ceived a broken leg and was badly
bruised and scratched and was the
most seriously injured of any of the
victims. Fred Hundt, of Peru, had
badly spraned arm, while one 9th
er man received broken nose. These
two We're taken to Peru for treat
ment
A few weeks ago a section of the
bleachers at the fair grounds gave
way, but no one was injured.
Yesterdays mishap came on the
eve of the opening of the Mendoza
harness meeting. which starts tomor
row, and will result in inconvenien
cling the promised large attendance
at the four.day race meeting.