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Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial. (Wilmington, Del.) 1878-1928, 1922-02-03
THE EVENING SMILE.
FOUND 1T TOO LATE.

The conductor came through the
train. The boy fumblcd in all his
pockets in turn for his railroad ticket.
He got red In the face; the conductor
was stern and cold.
II had II. but ] can't seem TO find
II now" tho boy said.
Must pay your fare then" said the
conductor sourly.
Another search through pockets
The boy was on the verge of tears.
Come. come, i can't stand here all
day. said the conductor. "Out with
a ticket or the money or get Off the
train.
The boy sorrowfully fished out a
crumpled dollar bill and handed It
over.
At the next station a fat woman
got or and there. where she had been
sitting next the boy lay his railroad
ticket.
1--WE found IT," he fairly shouted
10 the conductor when the latter
came through again.
well, keep It," said the surly off,
cial shortly, walking away.--Ncw
York Evening Post.
'I am sure my daughter is begin
ming to smoke" 81 hope you have
never let her see you smoking" Il
haven't. But some OF my cigarettes
are missing. "-Louisville Courier
Journal.
Jack told me / was the queen OF
/ his heart" "Well?" 81 asked hin
where the crown Jewels were. "--Bos-
ton Transcript.
80 you loved and lost?" We'll, no
I didn't lose exactly. You see when sh,
returned my present she accidentally
put in some of the other fellows. -
/ Answers.
Ethel-"Are they engaged" Clara
l'Not yet. He still hires a taxi whei
they go 70 o show."-New York Sun
May-'Poor Adele was nearl.
drowned while swimming at Coney.
Ray-"why, how in the world did
ever happen" May-"Oh, she wor
all her engagement rings.
of the Day" Films.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial. (Wilmington, Del.) 1878-1928, 1922-02-03

Wilmington has seen many attrac-
tive plays. and several notable stars
since u. @. Finney assumed the man
ag.ment OF the popular Playhouse.
The record which the new director
has made for presenting nothing but
clean. high class productions will bs
continued in the future. For the next
two or three weeks especially this
city will DO favored with the best that
New York City can orfer US.
Corse Payton and Edna May Spoon
er, two Of the most NlSeable stars that
have ever been seen here, are pre-
senting today and tomorrow the stage
production OF "Over tho Hills to the
Poor House." based on VIII Garlic
toms famous poem. These persons
who saw this meiodrama last
night were well-reSaid for leaving
nelr firesides and stsam radiators.
"Ihs Bat,"--that rernarka bic nys.
tsry play devised by Mary
Roberts Rinehart and Avery
Hopwoo.--wtll open week's
engagement MONDAY night. 9Th,
Bat" contains a secret that ha:
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial. (Wilmington, Del.) 1878-1928, 1922-02-03
THE BOIL WEEyII..

The fact that New England is not
cotton growing section of our country
does not mean that most of us are not
more or less affected by the condition
of the annual cotton crop in the South
ern states. IL is disconcert.ng to re-
alize that all these cotton producing
states are now face 10 face with the
most destructive insect pest that ever
threatened a major agricultural crop,
for during the season OF 1921 the dep
re dations OF the boil weevil are said to
have covered practically the entire
cotton belt.
An article In the Commerce Monthly,
published by the National Bank OF
Commerce Of New York, asserts that
the price OF cotton in the international
market and the position of the United
States as the worlds LEADING producer
viii ultimately be determined by the
cost OF production under new con-
ditions necessitated for the control of
this pest. The destructiveness of the
boil weeyil and the difficulty and cost
Of combating II, IL says, make clear
the grave economic consequence OF
the invasion of this insect O. the Geo.
a
aomic future Of the cotton states, and
iC adds that not only every farmer
but every banker and business man In
/ the cotton belt is Obliged TO consider
the weeil In formulating his course
of action.
Persons who raise anything that II
classed as a member OF the vegetabl,
/ kingdom from a few early spring
radishes 70 several thousands of acyei
.of wheat are inclined 10 remark that /
ii Is not one thing It is another tina
makes the outcome highly speculative
The cotton growers have mad man,
troubles in the past but 1t is fair L
assume that nothing which could b.
lclassed as an animal pest has eve
caused them more alarm than thi
beetle which migrated from Mexico t
our country about "a years ago.-Hart
ford Courant.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial. (Wilmington, Del.) 1878-1928, 1922-02-03
THE BAROMETER READS .FAIR.r

Four days before his election in 1920,
President Harding In speech at
Cincinnati said:
II want to say 10 the service men
here that want an America that will
never forget its gratitude for the ecr-
vice they rendered the country
a moment after he made this state
Eient. he replied as follows 10 n aues-
ton asked him by one Of his hearers.
au ex-service mar;
"a Republican House pissed tho
bonus bill, and II Us now up to the
Senate. 7, myself, think Il ought 10
pass. but the patriotic men OF The
American Legion wouldn't have cared
t. have us pass n bonus bin last sum-
rner at n time when our war bonds
were Is 10 90 below par"
These statements were made by Mr..
Harding fourteen months ago. And
now. as this Is written, the newspaper
dispatches from Washington tell OF an
agreement which has been reached by
legislators. with Mr.. Hardingu' sane
ton. for the early passage of the Ad-
justed Compensation bill. The New
York Times, newspaper that has
been consistently opposed to the
! Lcgions compensation pro ram. says,
/ President Harding is understood to
approve the provisions of The House
TIN. endorsed by The American Legion,
/ that gives veterans tho choice OF u
variety of compensation plans.
/ And at Washington, John Thoma s
| Taylor. chairman, OF The Ameri-
can Legion's National Legislative
Committee. issues this state nent:
The American Legion Is In accord
with the program Decided upon by
President Harding and Congressional
leaders for the quick disposal of adj
iusted composition legislation. The
4 Legion now awaits action. Despite the
delays and reverses, the Legion has
! felt confident that the legislative and
executive branches Of the government
would finally unite TO discharge the
nations obligation to the men and
women who gave up every thing &c
serve in the World War.
All this Is good news 10 the OK.
service men OF America. The Legior
now waits for Congress to make tn,
order on the compensation bill "ful
: speed ahead" The will Is strong Tn,
way will follow-barring compiled
tlons.-American Legion Weekly.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial. (Wilmington, Del.) 1878-1928, 1922-02-03
DEBTS BETWEEN GOVERNMENTS

The whole reason of the Funding
bill is discreetly to deal with a diff
cult international problem. Nothing
like 1t, i'm scale at least, has ever
been known before. There arc no
presidents 10 guide the ncgotiators.
The commission to take charge, on
tho part OF our Government, OF the
funding Of the obligations of other
Governments held by us will need
to exercise all the discretion that is
connded TO i by the act of Con-
gress. 1t Is no case for rough cut
ting of political or financial knots,
The way must be felt cautiously, and
careful study must be given to both
the immediate and the. ultimate ef-
tects of any agreements that may be
reached
All this being elementary. it is also
elementary that acrimonious talk OF
the alleged bad motives of our for
eign debtors, as il they were slippery
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial. (Wilmington, Del.) 1878-1928, 1922-02-03

Wilmington. for many years ship
building centre, Is coming back into
i,s own. according to m announce
mont made today by tho Pussy a
Jonea Co. to the effect that It has re-
ceivcd AN order for two large. passcn-
ser and freight stcamboats for the
s~aioard Hay Line. These boats
which arw to bc commodious and
which Will incorporate AL OF tho hat
cat devices known to tho maritime
world. viii bo operated on the Chesn-
pcakc hay between Baltimore and
Norfolk. This contract follows one
recently made With the company FOR
enc III tho LARGEST paper making ma
chimes over built here. And this is
not all Every Evening has IL on the
authority of officers Of tho company
that it Is expected to receive addi-
tional worl. from time to time. This
Ia a reasonable superstition. for there
is ampl, proof Of tho alertness OF tho
ovinpany's officers IN tho matter OF To-
eating work and bidding for II. Then.
too. there 1, tho added advantage Of
Wnmingtons ideal location for boat
construction. being close TO tho sea
and IN quick touch with the sources
o. supply for necessary materials
Tho Immediate benefit to Whining
ton resulting from the orders quoted
above viii No 20 revive the marine
department of the Pussy s Jones
shipyard. which has been devoid OF
activity since completing the govern
mont contracts incident TO the war.
lr this connection II is interesting 10
note. according 10 the comrany's an
nouncement. that these boats are &c
,. built under the direction Of Will
nington experts who have heretofore
demonstrated their ability in that lin.
/ OF work.
These orders viii give employment
10 approximately 1000 men for many
months. and il is probable that either
work will come along so as 10 lSeei
Z this large force employed after that.
Every Evening congratulntes th'
company on its good fortune ana ais;
congratulatcs Wilmington on tn
benefits that will result 10 the city an.
its people.
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ADJUSTED CONVERSATIONS.

Editor Every svcning--Thc General /
Assembly OF Delaware, which Is IN
fact n representative body. on April /
a. 1921. passed the following res5lu- |
ton recognizing the need OF adjusted
compensation for the rcturped
veterans.
"Whereas many lost their lives IN
camps and on the battlefield and many
were returned broken In health and
disabled by wound, and all faced the
risk OF these sacrifices, and
Whereas. by the peculiar works OF
the governmental machinery. men
making short hours in government
factories and shipyards, were paid
during the time Of service of our
brave heroes abroad at wages from Ave
to ten times as high as the same gov
eminent paid TO her splendid soldiers.
"Now, Therefore be II resolved by
the Senate and the House Of Repre-
sen'atives of the State of Delaware In
General Assembly met
| THAT Il is time for some action on
/ the part OF the Federal government
| In recognition Of the splendid services
Of the armies In 1917 and In 1918. ana
I for u liberal compensation by which
( will be made up to the individual sol
der, some of the hardships incurred
land sacrifices suffered and received
ana pecuniary losses 10 which he was
subject as q consequence Of his mill
tary service"
Approved April g. 1921.
The same body of men also showed,
by their refusal TO submit the question
- 20 ,.arr.1a
their unwillingness 70 allow the senti-
meht In Delaware to decide the matter
of compensation for the veterans In
this state.
A statement ma 5e elsewhere al
,ludes TO the sentiment in most of the
other States as being unfavorable to
the adjusted compensation mea sure
, This is not warranted by tho facts. In
. every State where the question Of adj
justed compensation has been submit
, ted 10 the people. they have voted in
/ its favor by majorities ranging from
two to one TO eight TO one.
! / challenge anyone 90 point out ans
> single State in the Union where the
i people have voted against granting
I adjusted compensation on such Z
= referendum.
t II also is said that the vast maJorit,
!. Of the people feel that these hundred
$ Of millions Of dollars which IL IL as
3 sumed will be spent for adjusted com
! Ipensation. should he disbursed't to assis
q the economic conditions of the Unitei
n States 10 get back 10 normal. Tha
s is the very thing which this adjuste
: compensation bill proposes 10 do b,
= adjusting the economic difference
which existed between the soldier an
= the Stacker during the World War
r. will assist the ex-service men TO ge
d back to normal and thus cease 10 b
: an object OF charity. This win no
- cost hundreds of million on dollars 70
d the fiscal year 1922-1923. as has bee
e suggested by the editor Of the Ne'
o York Tribune. The finance committe
= of the United States Senate places tn
II expenditure for a year at s109, ,00'
e and the average will not exceed $500
= 900 .00c
70 These are cold figures. given by
e, body of men, who are expected I
= know whereof they speak.
& II. Eugene Savery
Ig Vice commander. Delaware Post, y
I. American Legion.
Approved by American Legion Publ
city Committee.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial. (Wilmington, Del.) 1878-1928, 1922-02-03

Farmers, who like every one else
dramatizc their troubles, are telling
VIZ how they take a fifty-bushel wag-
onload of corn to~town and With the
proceeds at 80 cents have difficulty
In getting a good pair Of rubber boots.
-Four months ago" President How
ard of the Farm Bureau Federation
said on January 8, "thc farmers pur-
chasing power, on the basis of COM
modify exchange, was So per cent OF
the pre-war level. Two months ago :.
had dropped to 60 per cent"
An easily comprehensive statement
of the position ls offered by index
numbers. The farmers products in
June, 1921, were worth f3 per cent
more than in 1913, making the index
number 1I3. Other commodities In
juno stood thus: Chemicals and
drugs, 2e6: housefurnishings, $50;
fuel and lighting. 1877; building ma
teriala, a02; clothing, 1870; metal and
metal products, 1872; miscellaneous
l50; all commodities, 14S. When far
mers arc asked to take what econom-
| &c forces give them. they reply that
economic forces give them a raw deal
oiiiN SilHDl ftilfI WIS A1lOr0f0 10
! farmers by the recent firmness Of the
grain market and the rise in the last
ninety days i'm prices for sheep, hogs
and cattle. Their losses have been toe
great. When II costs s1.b5 TO raise a
bushel of wbeat--this is n conserrva
| tive estimate for 1921; the Farm
Bureau Federation places tho averag,
cost at s2--an advance In price from
81 TO s1.1s Is small consolation. Blu
there Is hope Of more substantial i'm.
provemcnt. Farmers with sunlcIen
margin TO avoid forced marketing
moreover, are looking about for mean
Of getting the very best prices. Agent
of the War Finance Corporation tel
the Middle West that while corn sol,
straight brings 80 to IS cents. corr
marketed In the form Of hogs bring
so; for freight costs are then mini
mixed. High freight@ arc also encour
agins mixed farming and dairying.
Something Is 10 be hoped for dur
Ing 1922 from lower production cost
as well as higher markets. Rents, an
70 lesser extent land prices, are be
MIG reduced. Seed costs less, horse
sell for amazingly low prices. AN
farm labor Will be cheaper. II tn
Government VIII do something {
make credit easier along the line
suggested by the advisory council {
; the Federal Reserve Board, will assur
. the legal position OF cooperative mar
keting, and will put It's shoulder I
the economic restoration OF Europ
the farmer can await with more coui
age the time when his return viii e,
coed his costs.-New York Evenin
Post.
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bull gave Henry II OF England au-
thority over the entire island OF Ire
land.
@. What is tie origin OF the word
wheat and where was it first grown?
T. T. 5.
A. The word wheat can be traced
back to the old English word hwaete.
allied to hwit, meaning white The
most ancient languages mention wheat
and the fact that it has been found in
prehistoric lake dwellings Of man IS
proof Of its antiquity. Tn Chinese
cultivated it 5000 years B. c. and i
constituted the chief crop OF ancient
Egypt and Palestine. Its geographical
origin is somewhat uncertain, but the
best existing evidence seems 20 point
10 Mesopotamia as the original source.
At least there Is rather wide accept
ance of the belief that wheat grew wild
in the Tigris and Euphrates valleys
and that it spread from there to the
rest of the world
Q. How many telephones are there
in New York City? b. X.
4. According to late statistics there
are Ss2,19S telephones in New York
City.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial. (Wilmington, Del.) 1878-1928, 1922-02-03
THE MIRROR OF
PUBLIC OPINION

fellows mt best and the charges Of
sinister purposes made 10 freely by
irresponsible Senators. not only are
out OF place but threaten the easy
r going OF tho whole transaction.
Even a poor debtor docs not like TO
be told that he Is trying to get out
Iof n contract. And the various at
tempts made In the Senate TO tic the
commission hand and foot. so that II
would be bound to exact tho utter
most farthing. arc bad business as
well as bad taste. Under the most
E. vorable conditions that can 90 ex-
pected, funding or the debts will re-
quire all the skill, all tho financial
and political sagacity. that can be
mustered by the ablest men whom
the President may appoint. II is no
time for Wild and whirling words by
reckless Senators.--Now York Times
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial. (Wilmington, Del.) 1878-1928, 1922-02-03
OHIO GROUNDING RETREATS.
One Owned by Harding Printer Pre-
diets Six Weeks More II Winter.

Mfrion, Ohio. Feb. 3--Central Ohio
is doomed TO six more weeks OF real
Winter weather il President Hard
ing's printers grounding knows his
business.
a ehattel OF l.. II. Dennis, makeup
on the Presidents paper, the weather
prophet took to his hole soon after
electiou%day last Fall and had not
been seen until yesterday morning.
According to Mrs. Dennis and the
children, who watched for him, the
grounding emerged from his hole,
stretched himself. blinked his eyes
and. seeing his shadow, bSat hasty
retreat.
MILK ana cabbage failed 20 entiee
him hack into the sunlight.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial. (Wilmington, Del.) 1878-1928, 1922-02-03
RIPPLING RHYMES.
BY Walt Mason.
THE GOOD TURN.

One day I saw a ditcher. who
feebly piled his spade; I took
him out a pitcher OF kickless
lemonade. His name was Peter
Leary-and that's his handle
yet-and he was hot and weary,
and longed for something wet.
That drink was most delight
full" the steaming Peter cried;
my thirst was something
frightful, and burned up my IN
side" Long years have passed
since Peter poured down tnat
lemonade. and watched me calm
~ teeter. back TO my figtrees
shade. The other day while
driving my corrugated car, it
sunk, despite my striving. in
mud as thick as tar. There I
was mired completely. in glue
like gunbo stuck. and grated
sweetly about the dod-blamed
luck. Then came a whiskered
granger who drove TWO sortel
mares; wilt pull me out, .
stranger" 1 cried. between my
swears. He pulled me from
the wallow--his team Was
strong and smart; 7 knew what
was 10 follow--a bill 70 break
the heart. For I've had farmers
haul me from mudholes now and
then. and always they'd sppau
me, by their demands Tor yen.
He said, You make me weary.
No money shall be paid For
I'm the Peter Leary who drank
your lemonade" I've often
helped a fellow who groaned
beneath his pack. and ne'er
found one 50 yellow he wouldn't
pay me back.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial. (Wilmington, Del.) 1878-1928, 1922-02-03
MEETINGS TONIGHT.
First Regiment Band.

First Regiment Band.
Oriental Lodge, X. of i.
Excelsior Lodge, *. Of T..
Camp No. 4, p. o. S. OF A.
Local No. 313, !. y. u. w.
Columbia Lodge. l. .. Q. +.
Fairfax Lodge, !. Q. Q. e.
Brandywine Lodge, S. of IL.
St Johns Chapter, r. A. NJ.
Local Ne. GIG, G. & j. of a.
st. Georges Castle, X. G. Il.
Encampment No. 81, U. V. l..
Wilmington Lodge, l.. Q. G. Il.
Third Ward Democratic Club.
Wilmington Tinsmiths' Union.
Manitou Tribe. Imp'd. 0. r. Nj.
Washington Council. U. f. of a.
Delaware Tribe, Imp'd. o. r.. NJ.
Diligent Council. Jr. o. ". A. M.
Canton Delaware, p. NJ, l. o. o. r.
Delaware Haymakers' Association
Lady Jefferson Home Communion.
Star OF Bethlehem Lodge. S. of NJ
Plumbers, Gas, Steam Filters UniCr
Washington Camp, No. 4, T. 0. s.
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Bankruptcy Sale.

The stock and fixtures of aye
Ladies' Shoppe." West Ninth street.
were sold at g. bankruptcy sale yes
terday, with Edward w. Cooch as
referee, to Harry Emmons. for $3.50.
Lewis V. Jones bought the accounts
for S21, and an interest in the cash
register was sold to Abe Fisher for
$50.
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World Understands Dancing.

Mr.. Itow regards art as the link 70
bring the two sides Of the world to-
gether.s
Whether dance in Moscow,
Seville. or Toxic. am. understood"
he says. al speak TO the people in a
language that they can read. Hate,
love, fear. are expressed physiological
iy by more or less the same muscles
everywhere. The difference is mainly
in degree. The Italian is emotional
The English type IS fore zrepressed-'
other arts also speak from nation
to nation, but the dancer is naturally
most interested IN his own medium
Of expression. Dancing. he says, IS
the newest Of the arts--to be recos-
nized as such. Yet it is the highest
form of expression. lie explains this
claim Of the supremacy Of the dance
by the example Of temple dancing.
In Japan I have seen in the temples
priests holding ceremonies. While
they chant. q circle OF dancers sits on
/ the floor, motionless. When priests
reach climax. when no more words OF
praise or supplication can be found
they STOP" Mr.. ltow's expressive
hands that had been suggesting the
motions Of the priest fell. Then with
sinuous gestures he showed the temple
girls beginning 20 rouse into life anC
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exhaustive research on any subject Write
your questions plainly and briefly. Give
Eel. name and address and enclose two
c1nts In stamps FOR return postage. All
replies are sent direct tn the inquirer.
@. If the soil Of China is so fertile,
why does drought cause q famine?
c. J.. s. (
A. The soil of China. while extreme
ly fertile, is too porous for successful
irrigation, and the crops depend en-
tlrely upon favorable rainfall.
.. How much water content is
there in green fuel? NJ. c.
A. Cordwood from living trees con-
tains from % to IS per cent water.
I. takes from nine to twelve months
10 season cordwood thoroughly, but
the moisture content can be reduced
So per cent in about three months.
@. What kind OF a rope do cowboys
use? r. IS. III.
A. A cowboy uses a rope made
either of hair, hide, or common hemp.
The art Of lassoing an animal depends
not so much upon the material Of
Which the rope is composed, as upon
the twist that is given it by the turn
OF the WIFI VI lhS No"oOS
G. Where is the trans-Siberian rail-
road? G. L. /.
A. Tho great trans-Siberian rail-
road stretches from Chelvabinsk 20
Vladivostock. There is branch line
from Kharbiom TO Port Arthur. AT
the other end it connects with the rail-
way 10 Moscow. The railroad crosses
the northeastern corner of Manchuria.
crosses the Altai MountaiEs. circles
around the southern end of Lake
Baikal, turns north across TO Krasnoi-
larsk, then west to Onfsk, and on across
the Ural mountains.
Q. What is the worlds speed rec
ord for an airpLane? p. NJ. $.
A. On December 10, 1921, an official
record was made covering a straight
lkilometer at 212 miles an hour, by
Herbert James at Martlesham Heath
England.
@. What country made the frs
constitution? Il. L. Y
A Constitutions were adopted by
the. Roman Empire and the Roman lie
public. also by the various free com
monwealths of ancient Greece. Mod
ern constitutions are to some extern
based on these instruments OF tn
ancients
q. How long is it since Englan'
| took Ireland and what was the King
name then? ID. A
: A. In 1885, Pope Adrian ~ by
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WHAT THE PEOPLE SAY.
Thought and Comments OF
Every Evening Readers.

The full ramo and address OF tho
writer must accompany each letter. not
necessarily for publication hut ~ evil
dencc OF good faith. Anonymous com
municA lions will bc ignored Publica-
tiop Of letters does not carry with 1t
Endorsement by Every Evening Of the
opinions thcrein expressed