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Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1922-08-24
A GAsTRONOMIC REVOLT.

There was a rebellion among con-
victs IN the New Jersey State prison
At Trenton. Sunday and Monday. incit-
ed by somewhat unusual complaint.
that OF q paucdty OF dessert at the
Sunday dinner Tho prison officials dol
cd out peaches on the basis Of only one
to a man, and the convfcts, evidently
having IN mind the fact that peaches
are grown plentlfully IN New Jersey,
vioientlysinsisted upon their right to
a larger supply.
HCwever. Cevolts IN prisons need
not prove surprising. The general IN
clination OF recent years 10 coddle
prisoners and relieve them as much
as possible from the severity or irk.
somenes. OF the penalties imposed
upon them FOR their crimes, has op.
Grated TO make them feel they ar,
NhNALicA " cpEI4dA laNOTS WHRn 1nel
demand them. These revolving New
Jersey prisoners drew the line a,
one peach per man as dessert TO,
Sundays dinner.
II the modern policy in prison man
agement is applied to this incident, ",
suppose the Trenton prisoners vii
be permitted TO consider the oues
ton among themselves and dectd
how many peaches they are entitle,
TO ae a dinner dessert. Thus, furthe,
trouble will be avoided, unless. DOS
sibly, other complaints are brough
UP and made the occasion OF a revolt
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1922-08-24
MIRROR OF PUBLIC OPINION

the other OF the two parties. DO you
remember the Peoples party7 Proba-
bly, not: but In 1892 It polled million
votes for President. carried four or
Ave States and elected Cleveland. In
1912 the Progressive party elected
Wilson.
Now II is reported In the news dis
patches that an ex-ProgreeSive with
lots of money has taken Senator Bo-
rah OF Idaho up into an exceeding
high mountain and showed him all
tho glories OF bolting the Republican
party and told him all these things
no will get II he will head n new third
party as candidate for President.
Senator Borah has been considered
a bigger man than those who can gain
by running at the head OF third par
ties. There are two classes. II was
"a fine thing for the General Weaver
OF 1892 to get n million votes, because
nobody supposed he had its in him. II
was n bad thing for the Roosevelt OF
1912 TO get four million as n bolter
because he had before that shown he
had 1t In him to get more than seven
and a half million as Republican.
IL Mr.. Borah could get himself nom
mated by the Republicans, there IL
no reason why he should not get n
ma ajority proportionate to that which
seven and half million votes won
In 1904 with the smaller constituency
of that year. Whether as n third par
" candidate he could get million
or more or less would be OF minor i'm.
portance compared with the question
which OF the other two candidates HE
| bolt would asure OF electlon.--Brook.
| lyn Standard Union.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1922-08-24
FUEL CONTROL AGAIN.

Governor Miller has Just announced
the date when the Legislature will
meet in special session to give New
York some form Of fuel control--a
week from next Monday BY that
time there will be legislation before
Congress to place the Federal Fuel
Administration upon compulsory in
stead of a voluntary basis. AS Secre-
tary Hoover says, it is impossible to
protect the public when two-thrds the
operators are willing TO cooperate
with the government and unfair to
these two-thirds to allow the other
one-third TO take advantage Of the
opportunity to get enormous profits.
The State fuel administration will have
TO act in as close co-operation with tho
Federal control as Administrator
Wiggin worked with Administrator
Garfield during the war. Both State
and nation should face the possibility
that we may have as acute fuel
crisis this winter as we had in 1917
1918, and clothe their respective agen-
cies with power OF rationing coal,
determining priorities, furnishing
proftcering. and fixing prices. 1t is
lregrettable that the government must
interfere, but there simply is not
enough coal to so around.
| The crux of the problem is at Wash
ington. IT will be the duty OF the
Federal administrator TO agree with
the operators upon a mine price and
check drastically the tndencies which
have driven spot coal prices above the
original Hoover level OF $3.50 a ton
and the later Hoover levels of s4.5O
and Si.15 for some fields TO an average
last week Of 1856. II Will be his duty
to determine which industries and
which communities need coal first.
The State administrators must neces-
sarily find their chief usefulness in
acting as his deputies. 1t is TO be
hoped that so far as possible the fix
Ing OF prices may be kept upon q con-
sent basis-that organizations Of
operators, middlemen. and retailers
viii cooperate with the government
IN determining and enforcing them
Unfortunately, these prices are likely
to be high enough. temporarily, tc
PAOf'NtiOAl ny even the very
inefficient and costly mines-we need
all the coal we can get, and we must
> accept the fact that this means ex.
, cessive profits for the most efficient
mines.
One healthful result Of makinf
prices thus high is that the mere ex
: pense will do as much as official ration
. ing in compelling consumers I.
economige. But the American peopl,
were taught by the orgy of speculation
D and profiteering from which they suf
fered in 1920 that there must be som,
adequate means of self-protection
We cannot let the coal go merely I,
: those who can pay most We mus
e also see that it goes to those VIII,
need It most Dsagreeable as tn
necessity is. we should arm the prope
= officials with all the necessary authori
4 ty and ask them to use these power
with a wisdom gained from our war
time experience.-New York Evenin
e Post.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1922-08-24
IN GREAT MEMS STEPS.

The fact that the American college.
ike the American nation, catches or
loses inspiration from the character
or personality of its president, and that
strong personality or great charac-
ter may not easily be succeeded in po-
sition OF high responsibility, was il-
lustrated in the career just closed by
the death of Merrill Edward Gates.
successor to julius Htwley Seelye as
president Of Amherst College, and later
an interesting figure in educational
circles
What Mark Hopkins was to VIII
liams. what Timothy Dwight was TO
Yale, what Charles w. Elliot was to
Harvard, what James McCosh was to
Princeton, julius Hawley Seelye was
to Amherst. No matter who might
have come after DIR. Seelye at Amherst.
Jefferson's sincere answer TO Talley-
rands inquiry-"You displace DR..
Franklin. ! should have
been emulated. Pardon me, sire"
said Jefferson, 81 succeed DR.. Frank
lin. None can take his place"
At Amherst in 1890 when De-. Gates
was inaugurated president, the Seelye
tradition was az firmly rooted as the
Andrew Jackson tradition had been in
American politics In 1888 when Martin
Van Buren, with the mild assurance
that it would be his aim TO tread In
the steps of his illustrious predecessor
entered the White House, or az was
the Lincoln ideal when Andrew John
son was hurried out of bed to take the
/ Presidential oath OF Office
1t was not that Merrill f. Gates wa.
small or weak man that his admins
tration of seven years as Amherst
president was marked by modified sue
cess; 10 was rather because his prede
cessor, Seelye, was truly so great an,
so strong a character. Other college
and universities have had experienc
not unlike that OF Amherst from 1Ss
TIL 1s97-Louisville Courier-Journa
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1922-08-24
INCREASE IN WAGES.

Some surprise WAS occaSioned, Tues
day. by the announcement oficially
mado by the United States Steel Cor
prration Of an advance OF 20 per oent
In the wages OF day labor. effective
September 1, thus increasing the scale
for a ten-hour day from SO to $3.50.
Tho increase brings the scale almost
back to the level which prevailed In
July, 1921, when tho rate was s3.7o a
day. The peak wage was $500 in 1920
and 81 day was paid in 1915. just
prior to the numerous advances made
during and immediately after the
war.
Also, increased wages averaging A.
per cent and affecting between 10000
and 10000 non-un,on miners in West
moreland and Fayette counties, were
decided upon at meeting OF opera
tors Tuesday. Included In this group
are the II. C. F'rick Coal and Coke
Co., keystone Coal CO., belmont Gas
Coal Co. Irwin Gas Coal Co. West
morelsnd Coal Co. and the Mt. Pleas
ant Coal Co. The new scale will en-
body increases from Sc to 5S per cent
for the various classes OF labor in the
mines and around the coke ovens and
viii &c ,el the Highest rates ever paid
for this class OF work in tho district.
The majority of the companies ,pe.at
! ing IN the region are owned by steel
The entire production in their mills
and furnaces.
| This is encouraging news, far more
welcome than any news OF resorts to
strikes dn order TO secure additional
wages or prevent reductions. Also
the Increases are in accord with the
general trend OF business.
Tho excessive rates OF wages melt
ed by the feverish industrial prospect
" OF the world war period were un.
natural and could not be maintained
The Steel Corporation made reduc
tions accordingly efter the close @
the war. and Is now making advances
The latter action showed a dispos!
ton TO have tho workTnen practica,
ly share in improved conditions. Th.
Is the spirit that should generally pre-
vail 10 industrial circles.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1922-08-24
YOUTH AND MIR. COBB.

Youth is being served in all lines of
sport this year. the sporting writers
gravely tell us. Vincent Richards,
nineteen, has been chosen for the
Davis Cup team, while Robert Jones,
twenty and Jesse Sweetser. month
younger than Jones, are 10 represent
the United States against England In
a golf match soon 10 be held in this
country.
John Welssmuler, oU champion
short distance swimmer, has~yet TO
cast his first vote. and Miss Helen
Wainwright. with several worlds rec
ords in the water TO her credit. is just
sixteen. Then there is Miss Glenna
Collett OF this city who. at nineteen. is
not far from being the nations best
woman golfer. Indeed, it seems that
any athlete who is twenty-five or over
must be satisfied with back seat in
this year 1922.
But an exception Is noted in base
ball. In a virtual tie for the batting
leadership of both major leagues and
one OF the foremost run makers and
base stealers. TO say nothing of his
marvellous work In the field, is a
player well past thirty who was the
talk of the ba seball world while Rich
ards. Jones and the rest of Our young
champions were still in rompers Fol
nearly twenty years he has shone a,
one of the diamonds brightest stars
Although this season was predicted t,
be his last, or next to his last, in ac
/ tive harness he Is playing with a
much dash and magnetism as he show
ed ten years ago. He is at once al
inspiration TO the team that ne manag
es and the topic of baseball talk fror
coast to coast.
We wonder If the smiles that wreath
the face of Tyrus Raymond Cobb
Detroit as he reads OF the exploits
our young athletes in tennis, golf al
: swimming have anything TO do wi
the secret OF his own amazing and u
tagging youth-Providence Journal.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1922-08-24
TWO cows BRING $4,000.

How an initial Investment OF $41O In
Hereford cattle grew In less than rs
years to small fortune OF $4,000. Is
demonstrated IN the career OF +. II.
Satterfield. Hereford breeder re-
siding near Taylor. Neb.
Tho foundation OF Mr.. Satterfield's
herd was laid In 1898, when he pur-
chased two cows for the sum OF $4lO
from the c. III. Elmendorf herd Mt
Lincoln. Since that date the herd has
had a natural increase until today It
comprises 120 head OF females. all
traceabl6 to the two original cows. No
outside additions have been made. ex-
cept herd bulls as they are needed
from. time to time.
Mr.. Satterfield has sold approximate
ly $4,000 worth Of cattle from his
herd, and the remaining Herefords In
his herd today are worth probably $751;
900. This makes a total of $2s,00C
which has resulted FROM the original
investment.
For himself. Mr.. Satterheld Is high
ly pleased with the result of his ex-
perience. He says registered Here
fords have fitted IN most satisfactorily
with his regular farm operations and
that the extra labor involved has beer
negligible compared with the benefit,
accruing from tho improved fertilit,
of the soil.-Omaha Bee.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1922-08-24
THE ODIOUS rILIN0 TAX,

In ono itenA at lsfst the platform
adopted by the Republican stnte Con-
vention At Dover. Tuesday. was clear
and explicit. II ia tho following dec
iaration:
'we pledge the repeal Of the
thrss-doilar fil!ng fee"
or COURSE. fulnrlmcnt Of this pledge
depends. 20 far as tho Republican
party is conccrncd. upon Republican
control of the next Legislature, and
!, may be set down as a fnci that Re-
publican contrc, Of tho next r~gisla-
ture Is by no means assured. The
people viii hardly entrust such an
important matter TO Republican
r.estsiature- Republican State admin
istre,ions for quarter OF a century
have been no extrnvagant.. and have
increased tax burdens so heavily. that
no hope Of any real reduction can be
expected from any Legislature con-
irollcd by tho partisan influences now
paramount In the Republican party or
sanization.
The Republican platform showed
lack OF sincerity IN this respect by the
rcma,ndsr of the paragraph IN which
repeal OF the obnoxious and unjust
Hing fec Is pledged In view OF the
dissatisfaction and misunderssa ndins
which Ia constantly arising IN regard
70 special or general taxes thi.
plank continues. -we advocate the
creation Of an of,c.al body. or the
changing Of . present oo,cinl body
with certain dutaes IN the direction of
an equalization Of taxation.
How assuring Is this 20 harassed
tAxpayer. A promise Of relief from
one tom Of taxntion. which IN obnoxi-
oris far more from its character and
the method OF rs application than
from its amount. and the creation Of
an expensivs hoard 20 consider the
entire question OF taxation. thus con-
tinuinG all orhsr taxes indefinitely and
adding 70 our already extravagant ad-
mintstrAuon by another body Of sal
AIRED tax eaters.
Thcss indecis,ve and unprornistns
references 20 the important matter
q taxation Will not satisfy the people
They want action by the next L-eg,s-
iaturs. And they must know how &c
secure such action.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1922-08-24

litical speakers TO explain important
At nrst bisrBcy and no
KUN were sprinklsd pientlfully
meetings. But the alert politician
soon found that tho women were not
used to the glittering generalitiss and
that they waited politely but eagerly
for the point Of the speech. The
speaker who seemed anxious to ex-
plain his viewpoint in plain English
was the candidate who scored.
Altogether, the orator OF the Old
school, who banked on mis- dignity
and his sonorous voice 20 impress MS
public, is nearly extinct. Conditions
are not favorable for his Development
any more. Even the recent war do
not produce any startling examples
Of national orators 70 Join Webster
and Henry az siiyer-tongued per-
suaders. with all the stirring and
emotional themes that the war pro
vided, the typical oration that swayed
the country WIS tho brief four
minute talk. generally crammed With
facts.
Congressrnen and other men In the
public eye still Ike 70 make long
speeches. Some even go quietly 20
schools Of expression 70 learn how 20
hold an audience. Bat the embryo
orator Is no longer taught 20 stick
one hand IN his vest. put his right
foot forward six inches. and let his
voice run the entire scale every few
minutes. The modern speech - less
/ flamboyant. The speaker gets closer
to his audience and talks 20 them in
stead Of declaining over their heads.
/ The silver -tongued orator has been
/ a great tradition IN this country. Ths
eloquence of our great speakers 10
responsible for many of the thrills IN
our history. They used the techniqu-
Of their time. and they used u with
discrimination. Impassioned oratory
fitted into the atmosphere of their
time Now u has about Joined ms
batwing collar and the broad-brfrn
4sfatesman's hst,
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1922-08-24
DOLLAR WHEAT, DEAR BREAD.

A little more than half tho Amerl-
They buy their food from the slightly
less than half our population who
dwell on farms or In the country.
Never was the wall louder than now
from these two Immense armies. The
agricultural producer declares that he
receives far too little for what he sells.
The city consumer IL just as certain
that he pays too much for what he
buys.
Is 1t possible that both are right ?
This week wheat dipped below a dollar
n bushel. but bread in the cities holds
up close TO wartime figures. Jersey
farmers at this city's very gate com
plain of inability TO get enough for
vegetables to pay for their gathering,
but see IL you can detect any shrink
age in the quotation for n sliced to-
mato on city restaurant menu.
Somewhere between n steak on the
hoOf and n steak on tho table more
! that n hundred per cent Is added, but
the packer will marshal figures "a
prove he does not get il and he Is
doubtless honest The Irishman Of the
song who kept his pig in the parlor
enjoyed cheap pork. but each day puts
a wider space between the United
States food producer and the con
sumer.
| To bridge the distance between the
remote ranch where fatten sheep and
cattle. and 10 span the distance be.
tween n Kansas wheat field and the
crisp roll at your breakfast. requires
expensive transportation. storage and
excessively dear city delivery systems
Marketing or distribution is a bis
problem TO tackle because It involves
all commodities and registers IN tht
billionss-Philadelph Inquirer.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1922-08-24
RIPPING RHYMES.
By Walt Mason.
BEST SELLERS.

I follow up my endless quest.
I seek them high and lOw-the
books that used 20 sell tho best
some twenty years ago. Our
glad applause We used 20 give
70 every transient tome: Here
IS a book that's bound 70 live
until the COWS come home. on.
when. since Sappho casned her
string, were odes so ably sung?
These PONIES viii surely live. by
Jing. till every dog Is hung"
And thus, with fervor in our
souls. our noble fits We q throw:
where are the deathless rigrna-
roles OF twenty years ago.
mention books that once were
sold by train loads through the
land, and only ga-ers growing
old recall and understand. Now.
Maurice Thompson's masterpiece
deserved a lasting fame. but
when I ask my nifty niece II she
has read the same. I've never
heard OF such a book" she says.
and tits her nose; IL 7 read all
such stuff. gadzooS. I'd miss thu
movie shows" ask the book
store clerks today for tales OF
other years; they've never heard
Of them. they say. and shed un-
hidden tears. They try 10 sell
me current rot. but such a
scheme won't go: where are the
books that hit the spot some
twenty years agOf
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1922-08-24
JUST FOLKS
By Edgar A. Guest.
Copyright 1922 by Edgar A. Guest.
LAST NIGHT THE BABY CRIED.
Last night the baby cried. And /,

Last night the baby cried. And /,
Reused from sound and soothing
sleep.
Wondered to hear that little cry.
For ten long years in slunlber deep
I've lived my nights. and so it seemed
That what I'd heard I'd only dreamed.
For ten long years banging gate,
The milkman's whistle, or the horn
OF motors driven at rapid rate,
Have wakened me at early dawn;
But late last night awake was /,
Thinking I'd heard baby cry.
4 leaned upon my elbow there
And wandered did / dream or not?
But once again upon the air
The call came from her tiny cot!
Then peacefully / turned and smiled
TO hear the crying Of our child.
Lonely and still the house has seemed
For ten long years, but once agar
Wa have the Joy OF which we'f
dreamed
The Joy which many seek in vain
Oh, happy, happy home, thought l.
That wakes to hear \ baby cry.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1922-08-24

commission's report. Congress might
wrangle over proposed bill of re-
lief until warm weather returns.
A movement OF this character
should have been inaugurated when
might have completed the proposed
work by this time. What Congress-
should consider now Is a measure to
bring relief TO the people before win
ter comes again. II positive action
shall be delayed until Mold weather
there will be much suffering through
out the country.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1922-08-24
REGISTERING ABSFNTEEs.

The iass plank In the Republican
etSts platform recommends an amend
msut Of shs Election Registration
Laws 10 a. TO psrrnis the registration
of citizens snses from the State with
out Appearing In person. This prob
ably would b a convs.hence to some
psrsons. but n is doubtful II this con-
vsnisnos would be sufacient 10 war
rnut such a risky experiment.
Some States provide for a systsrn
Of rsgistsasaon Of absentses by man
Spplicasaon. bet this il = privilege that
10 open 70 radical abuses. We have
prvv1siou IN our laws for the registra-
ton OF soldiers absent on military
duty IN tdrns OF war. and this is ar
ranged for IN such a manner. through
commissioners 20 20 TO the places
whsrs soldiers are looated and regis
tsr thsm on personal application. that
II is practically equivalent TO per-
sonal rse1st1tion In the homs dis
tr1Ces. But the registration OF alb
wsnesss IN any other manner seems
IN. = doubtful proposition.
Th1 proposed favor would Apply
in an probability, mainly to Della
wsrssns holding official places ,r
Washington. But Washington lie 50
closs at hand. and our registration
days cover such a wide period. thai
ample opportunity 10 afforded thes.
FEDERAL of,cials 20 make their vsca,
tons ooincsdsnt wRh at lsaa. one O
: ths nvs rsg1sus,;on days. No doub
thsy would have little difficulty Il
svtting leave OF absence for election
day. OF course. this procedure involve
some expense, but ehis Is unavoidable
sanrsss = remarkably frss in Della
varS. Thses - no restriction Of an
sssaDus character IN the registration c
"a oaaitnsA cfta.ens-thoss who hav
rsssdsA n ne STATE at least one yea
And non -rssident cfttseos may regis
,t~AAA ~ 49, =, ,tAoes vho y
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1922-08-24
MOTHER SIDE TO THE QUESTION.

SIDE TO THE QUESTION
In general. all labor disturbances
assume only two phasee--the concern
OF >the employers and that Of the
workers. Both Mdes are apt to forge,
that a third element-the public--haf
a cecided interest in the situation
and the outcome. Here Is = statement
Of this third element In interest, made
by the Philadelphia Inquirer:
~OW country's largest railroad
now pays its employees 81 per cont
more wages than II paid eight
years ago. Al the same time it
pays its owners, or tho 10000
Stockholders. . third lees in divi-
dends.
Cost OF living has risen equally
FOR the man who tolls for a rail-
road and for tho man Aho has
saved a few dolalrs out OF his
toll and invested It In a railroad.
But the gain IN one case OF SO
per cont and the Ioas In the other
OF 80 per cen, measures tho abili-
ty Of these two classes to purchase
what they require to live.
Last year Philadelphia manu-
featuring industries spent $685.
100000 in wuges. What returns
the owners OF these industries re-
ccived upon the slightly less .han
billion dollars invested in them
Is not known, but It ss certain that
compared with 1914 the wage
Garner received much larger
share OF earnings than did the
investor.
The life or the death OF indus
try Is OF vital concern 70 all the
people. Hence the public. as well
as employer and employee. ia in
terested tn keeping a proper bal
ance OF rewards or PROFITS between
those who work and those who
own"
The people are concerned in tn
railroad situation, those who hol
railroad shares especially so. And tn
people have a very deep interest 1
tho coal situation. with the threat {
approaching winter and little or n
coal in their bins
Both the parties mainly IN .nte,
est IN these disturbances. therefor
should have some consideration Il
the interests OF the people. II tn,
had this interest (; Is probable the
would have less diniculty in eett,r
aside their respective contentious ar
coming TO reasonable agreements.