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Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1923-01-11
ROOSEVELT.

For four years now Theodore Hoose-
welt has been a citizen OF that UNI
known country from whose gates no
traveller returns. lie left "A broad and
shining trail OF this little earthly spot
In space. and few over here are able
TO ride his road with quite the same
air of power and mastery. Were he
alive now and IN his prime. politics
would he moro picturesque and vital.
and our statesmanship would have a
more fiery quality than that OF skim-
med milk.
How big Roosevelt bullss on the
other side we know not. lie mlngloe
with many generations Of great men
But We may be sure he ~ not dln,den'
and We may bo pretty certain that he
has no, taken n back seat over there
ilis adventurous soul will not bC
abashed by the spiritual giants of tho
other woeld any more than II was by
the lions of the African jungle.
Meantime he holds his own on thi.
part Of our little planet Ills nans
still arouses both criticism, and praise
the opposing tributes that aggres
siye character always exacts. Bu
love I'm his case outlivcs hate. and de
votion - building shrines 90 n,
prophet and planning enduring ,monu
ments to his nemcsy.
History may deal with him In coldei
philosophical fashion. may weigh an,
meaeure him more carefully than cal
the enthusiasts of his own day. Bu
we fancy that even the boolSman q
fifty years hence will not be able q
deal with the great American Rougl
Rider entirely unmoved: that even II
his literary laboratory the sclentin
snaly-t will be stirred by the dstan
sound cf salloping hoofs. will feel tn
inspiring breath OF the old catti
ranges. will thrill 20 the militen
echoes OF a hfe that auickencd IN
pulses and awakened tho admiration
of its tlme.--J'altimore sun.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1923-01-11
GETTING DOWN TO WORN.

Tho LEGISLATURE is now IN the sec
cnd week 81 the session and r. getting
down IN solid work. More business =.
introduced every day. and soon the
calendars will be full Of measurer
claiming the attention 81 the members
in committee.
The budget hearings begin today. 20
continue daily until the eppropria-
ton business r. completed. and th,s
guarantees important Wort, for quite
awhile. There Will be ruIi hearings
on nil Applications for appropriations
So that when n comes 90 the flnsl
task Of agreeing upon the amounts,
tho members will be we'll fortified with
practical information bearing urcu tho
subject.
Mesnwhii.. let all outside INTEREST.
No prompt IN bringing forward their
measures. The Legislature IL now IN
full working order end the members
would much prefer condition of in
dustry each day than tho wasting OF
a single hour IN useless idleness.
\ Gno start has b.en made at Dover
p t,cttr- .,s mara e,.o,,,a oItr. than 49,,
+ legislative opening for many years
The good beginning should I've keep
M right along. until The end. II INT
Is done. the results surely viii he hot
/ ter. more practical. and more sstistac
tory than ever before
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1923-01-11
GIVING up TO POLITICS.

y 70 not IN i'eeif n matter ~ greet
public moment either that ". J.. -.
Harding of Alabama IS mot to eur
coed himself ~ governor of tie I'd-
eral Reserve Board or tina. ~ r.
Crissinger - President lIarding g
home town Of Marion. O.. now Comp
troller ~ the Currency. "a booked for
the place instead Mr.. Crisainger may
he as a. for tho iob no Mr. Harding
had proved 20 be. and tho success or
failure 81 tho Federal Reserve Svefen
will hardly turn on the varying quail
ncatlona " tho man or men a. ih'
head Of g.
What does mater and matter en-
premely arc the influences which do
tate THE change Of personnel in tho
board and they are OF r. character
now well known. Governor Harding 4
term expired last August Tho Pres.
dout was Disposed o. reaupo'nt 70 30
aud would have done 80 ~ ne bad o..
80 on his own prompting aud tho
nuu-polNical advice 81 1isinfrtrefrI ry-
ports. nut Tho farm blov in Cnnproea
holly oppoaod the reapp7iutmeut Z,
had nothing aFainst Nj Harding rS-
cept that under his govornorship the
after-var denatlon 81 ovcrestnnded
credit had operated 20 affect epro1i.
lstive farm markets IN common with
Uther speculative markets. It's opposi.
ton. In other worda. ree'od on de-
mand for erecl,l Treatment from zinc
Reserve Svstcm unwsrrantod lv l1v
aud Tor tho exclusion from Tho board
Of anybody who would NOT bend ihs
system go that demand
Tho Free'drn' nrfr. ur4r'r ave
MONTHS 90 hesitation. hse finally riold.
81 tn the farm bloc Tna' FIRST erriou.
effort 90 dras The eyet"m down iut,
po'ltioe ard mal,o % % tool or spori1
classes aud interests hes su,~rc irl
u ls agriculture today which cote 90.
upper hand % th,a his.uoa. hut VIA
I, may be tomorrow hy tho for.o o
this prectdout Ia auyhodvs guess Tlt
what tho rrosiden''e action So th,
matter means. and lia Ereti rr1vit
In relation To- Tho financial st7hlltv ~
tho country - msnlfest--Nev Yorl
! World
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1923-01-11
THE PUBLIC WILL BENEFIT.

In his appointment OF standing COM
mi,tcos for the curren; year. .Presi-
dent Frank L. Jones Of the New
Castle county Levy Court was very
liberal 70 the three Democratic mi
nority members. lie gave them good
representation. including about "a
dczen of the eighteen chairmanships.
There If no doubt this unusual ex-
tension OF courtesy by the president
% the Levy Court 20 his minority
party. colleagues is a direct return for
their valuable aid in electing him &c
the presidency. Also. il IL expected
the minority members will receive
+ further courtesies IN the disposition
Of some Official places 70 be filed bs
the Levy Court. and In the control oi
county work to be performed. in theil
respective districts. The. latter, how
ever. IL not a courtesy. but a righ,
although for long time IL was tx
nored by Republican ms,orities in IN,
Levy Court
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1923-01-11
COMMISSIONS OF FAILURE.

From two sources come little gusts
Of comment upon tho liquor situation
IN our immediate neishhorhood. which
should. hut probably will not. dispel
tho rosy clouds enshrouding the minds
of the fooli.hly optimistic friends of
prohibition. In his farewell address
70 tho Legislature Governor arroul
practically declared prohibition 10 no
"a failure; and Philadelphia police
crease In arrests for drunkenness dur
Ing 1922. confirm his conclusion.
Lot us first consider the cold hard
facts Of the ststistiCisn. Tho records
show a total Of a., 400 persons arrested
an "drunks' during the year juet end
ed. This Il not only the high alcoholic
mark IN the ciiy's entire history. but
Il r. also almost double the mark for
1921 Tho nRures show ale, that tha
Increase IN the number - arrests
month hy month--eNccpt for a slight
let-dcvu in June and Juiv--has been
steadily progressive. january open
ed with 2.05e. and December returned
\ total Of b,o2T. These figures. ~ mual
be remembered, apply only TO Phlla-
delphia. Governor Sproul's review
was hssed upon conditions general
throughout the State
1T "a a patent fact" FAYE ha. that
the prohibition enforcement lsvr, FED
ersl and state. are not wtrl5ing well
In Pennsylvania. Some people are
Inclined 10 hama thfa condition, upou
our own enforcement law ami Yet tho
fact remains that in other Stat~r
which have tho Kind of'lawe whl,t
/ thc7o ,ritiCa demand tho rcruita az,
no better Its conclusion L. that ths
situation r. most diacouraEing al,
dangerous and that we arc rearlul
fnc brood Of criminals which 5t vii
requre Riern measures 10 auppresa."
/ u roous 60 10 too much e. eNpec
/ Of public executive 90 come out nat
. footed and cav exactly what no think.
about the whole quosUou--but 70 %
significant that Govcrn,r Sproui n o
the opinion that until tho .cutimcn
OF tho people earnestly supports IN,
! dry laws their enforcement will h.
extremely difncult and their genera
effect moro harmful than beneficial. 60
When. x ever. may tho sentimon
" tho people" he expected % sup
port the law II seems We arc ncNe
TO graduate into that condition 9
Virtue prescribed Tor US 10y C-ngros
and the Antl-Saloon I,earuc.-phila
dclphia Record.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1923-01-11
GROWING STREET CONGESTION.

Superintendent Mills. Of the police
bureau, has some idoae concerning the
solution Of tho problem Of the con-
stantly growing street congestion tn
this city which may sound rather
fantastic az first. but they arc bound
20 cause "A discussion. and out Of this
may come some feasible means Of re-
aevng tho situation.
Mr.. Mills proposes an aerial footway
around tho city Hall. with bridges
across Juniper street and the west
side Of Tho municipal! building. lead
ing 10 the Broad street station. The
C-ugcstiou ON most - the streets in
he heart of tho city Is great. but il
reaches tho climax at the points mem
Toned Tho Superintendent of Poll @
eetimates that 100000 persons pass
between Thirteenth and Fifteenth on
Market street every day, and IL Is
only 10y the greatest care on tho part
/ Of the traffic officers that the accidents
are Kept down To a minimum. The
Tact that most OF the travel comes at
certain hours Of the day really makes
t greater than might be assumed from
the figures. Mr.. Mills says that this
traffic viii be almost doubled I'm a few
years, and that unlecs something is
done In the near future the situation
VIII get beyond the control Of the DO
lice.
Whether these plans are the right
ones is question that should be
placed before a commission of engi-
neering experts. IL might be well 10
have the police bureau represented on
this commission. because the members
OF the force are familiar with exist.
Ing conditions and would be called
upon 10 put into execution any new
scheme that might he adopted. The
one thing certain is that something
will have 10 be done before long. The
natural growth Of the population has
been steady, and in a few years Their,
viii no new problems by reason Of III,
! opening Of tho Delaware River Bridge
, Both streets and sidewalks will cal
, tor regulation. We have had all sort.
OF suggestions. including talk O
! moving sidewalks and semi arcade
! for Chestnut and Arch streets.
{ Some day tho whole problem vii
y have 10 be takon up IN q bread an,
comprehensive way and plans adopte.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1923-01-11
THE CRISIS AT HAND.

French troops has been copcsn-
trsted a. Dusseldorf. and already
have marched into German terri
tory. for the enforcement OF Ger
uiany'e overdue war obligations. n
Is expected they will assume control
Of the Buhr dis,iiCt TODAY.
Comment has been aroused 10y this
procedure. but there IS ample room
for the opinion that France Is en-
tireiy justified IN adopting the policy
% enforcement. Germany has been
officially declared in Default 81 obli-
gated coal deliveries. and France hss
been patient for a Ions time. Vow
she la. decided there I, ample Jus
tifcaton for forcible measures.
History will AFFORD preeedent for the
step france has taken. u Is not
dirfcult 20 look back a short half
century and note IRE attitude 81 Ger
many when similar conditions, but
reversed IN their application, pre-
vailed. Then France. defeated in var
was suhrittins 70 the srduous terms
imposed on her by the insolent rrus-
sian victor. There was talk OF re.
rusai by some French people 20 pay
the taxes which their German on
pressorr: were taking, but there Wal
no spirit OF clemency in the manner
In which Bismarck met this situation
II the regular German forces wcr'
not sufficient for any emergency. n
poremptcrily rsid. II will he well q
dispatch a ryins squadron, TO sboot
kin and burn" That wac the arrogan
Prussian policy Of half a century age
But France lie not so brutal. Sh
gave fair warning. and now is pro
oeedins 10 act effectively In bringing
Germany 60 terms.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1923-01-11

Il came in with usy husband today -
see YOU and tell YOU OF the wonderful
relief your medicine has gwen me,
Mrs. Bryan continued. Il had lndi-
gestion 40 badly that | had 70 be very
careful about what I ate. Ny liver and
kidneys were inactive and | had ternblc
pains across my back. ! also had pain
from ncuritis that simply put me m
agony. ! was very nervous and my sleep
was irregular. | bad suffered badly from
constipation ever since ! wss girl.
Yes, i, is wonderful the change Pant
Juice made in me. My husband says ne
knows Plant Juice has helped me a great
deal because he never hears me complain
any more. Ny constipation = gone snd
| have "A better appetite and enjoy nv
meals. Ny liver and kidneys are working
properly now and the pains across nv
back have disappeared snd the pains OF
ne,iritis are about gone. My nerves have
| been Quoted and sleep soundly and feel
strong and have new ambition.
You don't know how gratifying Il =
/ 10 find a medicine of real merit that WI
help YOU and sm surely glad 10 publicly
recommend Plant Juice"
Plant Juice is sold in Wilmington
al The Miller drug store, s04-406 NaFke'
street: in New Castle by F. Chsllenser
& Son; in Newport by c. r. White; IN
Newark by ". Z. Brown.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1923-01-11
A GOVERNMENT STYLE BOOK
ny Frederic y. Irsekiu.

Capitalization the board decides what
the governments policy VIII be. ara
the decision IN written Into the once
style books. Changes In rullnEs are
also occasionally requested on fhe
Rrounda that uesga IL making . NJ
ferent form more desirable. Al qgds-
tons 81 this sort are taken "a The
board 81 revision and q decision II
rendered
Because Of this progressive rsvi.on.
and because the manual VS. - tsrs-
fully compiled In the fret place, az.
Carter believes that very little work
win be- necessary when a new clifton
IL 90 be printed.
4 few we'll defined exceptions 20 the
general rules are provided for ~ The
style book. For instance, by epecin
arrangement n scientific or technical
/ piece 81 copy may be marked "foi.
H. meaning follow literally. ana no
attempt is made 20 revise its style.
This courtesy Is also generally sccor6-
Cd copy ~ a President % the United
states.
There ia n story along Tho uns
Iconnecto< with the printing n Pre-.
dent Wilson's first message 70 Con
gress. Mr. Wilson always couforued
20 English rules Of spelling. USING
such forms az honour. iaboIr. traye.-
Ter. he also punctusted carefully ac-
lcording % orth -doE academic usaEo
= comma before n dash. % .ako ore
eXsWple. was once Insisted upon. end
ia s'il considered preferable ~ sonns
aoadewlciars. though Che comma 81,
more often eliminated now.
NJ Wis,n's message came o tns
Printing Office and the employees ss'
10 work 20 q, u into the government
style. Tho proof went back for th.
Presidents okeh. but 10 returned
promptly with the original speilir1
and punctuation restored md per
J c'led note explaining that Mr. WIigo-
would He his c-Py followed Nee6les'
20 say -ha Presidents w'shes vsr'
so,edrd %.
Mr.. Harding uses the government
, style. Having been p printer hlnse''
j ~ follows the style rp closely TIA. -
mos' 20 r117re7 arc inside ir ~
- l-4-..
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1923-01-11
u,>H, toRp ron PRESIDENT

a political story nov current. 10 the
ncct that . movement, 80 make Henry
Ford no nes, rr,.id.nt 81 the United
states BE- well under way and will DO
vigorously prosecuted. Be- attracting
ruch intsrs;. Henry Ford. by rea-
.on % hs tremendous business an
pcrisncs and his great wealth. is very
larr,ly in the pubic eye these days.
nut this country has never inclines
% wealthy men or men % high sta.
fon in the financial or industrial
,urid a. o. candidate, Tor President
= 'obaby tho richest Presidential can.
Ulaato vns Samuel !. Tndon OF New
ri. who vas nominated hy th,
mocra,ic party IN 1879. and elected
rrcordine 20 Democratic lnslsteno.
0 4 on the face o. the returns. Bui
publican ohioanery and an Elee
a Commission save the orioo % hi
pIIam.r,. prcs,dcn' HAYES
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1923-01-11
HEALING CREAM IS
A QUICK RELIEF FOR
NASTY HEAD COLDS

Colds and catsrrh yield like magic
10 soothing, healing antiseptic cream
that penetrates through every air pas
sage and relieves swollen. inf'amed
membranes OF nose and throat. Your
clogged nostrils open right up and
you can breathe freely. Hawking and
snufiiing stop. Don't stay stuffed up
and miserable.
Get a small bottle Of Ely's Cream
Balm from your druggist. Apply a
/ little in the nostrils and get instant
relief. Millions ondoursc this remedy
known for more than nfty years.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1923-01-11
THE FRIEND

Sometimes I thini, We give TOO much
10 fame
And gentle manncIr net enough Of
praise.
To skilHul hands a round n cheer, we
raise
And brilliant effort win. tho worlds
BCclaim:
Tho emphasis ia given 20 name.
But thC+e who humbly walk IN hon
or- ways.
Filling With kindly service all their
daye.
Are seldom laurell~d. The unto our
shame
And yet the hear; that feels and un-
derstsndr,
That LITE our burdens and can share
our woe.
That comes 20 Us with brave and
gentle hands
To smooth the rugged pathway We
must 60.
Crows desrer 20 u. and shall more b.
missed.
Than all tho head and front Of glory's
list
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1923-01-11

These concessions are returns for
tho aid OF the Democratic members In
elscting Commissioner Jones' to the
presidency OF tho Levy Court. but there
is nothing In tho situation that should
cause any apprehension on tho part
OF tho people. On tho contrary. there
In much assurance In tho general rc-
sult. -
As result of tho election. tho Levy
Court is n Republican body. four Re.
publicans md three Democrats. I'M
der our system of political administra-
ton. responsibility rests mainly on the
political majority. But In this In
stance tho political majority of the
Levy Court was evenly divided on fac
tionai llnes--two OF the organization
and two Of the differentiation fac-
tions--and could not agree. They
were In n state Of hopeless deadlocl,
until the Democratic members inter.
vened and 10y their votes effected an
organization OF the court. Thus. "a
stubborn deadlock. that otherwise
might have proved seriously detri.
mental TO public interests. was broken
For thus intervening. tn. Demo.
cratic members are entitled 10 credit.
~ we'll as To- whatever practical re.
suits they may secure. There is far
less danger Of injury 20 public Inter.
ests by this arrangement than would
have been threatened Ivy n purely Re-
publican partisan organization Of the
court and the adm,nis.rsticn 81 n. nj
fairs during the year.
The public, therefore. is well satis.
fed by this result. The Levy Court
u IN working order. and a ma,orI,,
viii no available az all times. n,
doubt, 90 make It's purposes enectiv,
"a bipartisan majority. which IL IN,
more assuring than any partisan ma.
jority could no.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1923-01-11

Nearly all Presidential candidates
In the past have been men who had
claim to statssmsnship. and generally
were experienced in public AFFAIRS.
Notable exceptions were Andrew
jackson. William Henry Harrison and
Ulysses 81. Grant. all Of whom paincd
high distinction In tho field Of war.
However. there is no law against
b,g business man or a man of cnor-
nous wealth aspiring 10 the Presi-
dcncy. and n Henry Ford wants TO tc
President. the field OF cndeavor VIII be
open 20 him. lie has as much right
60 be "A candidate as any poor man. or
any man no, Of high standing In the
business world.
II will bc n matter OF interest. how
| over. ms to what kind Of a primary
campaign Mr.. Ford will inaugurate II
he decides 10 mako an effort 60 be
come President. lie will have 90
have tho hacking OF n political party.
end as far as the two present leading
t.ciiticai organizations are concerned,
h. has not fixed position in either
In the days when he had no connection
whatever with matters political, fur
| Their than 20 vote. he was a sort of in
cIdsntsI Republican. but when he cas,
his beaver I'm the ring as an asriran'
to tho United States Senate from the
State Of Michigan. in 1918, II was rs
~. independent candidate, although
he secured tho indoreemsnt Of the
Democratic party. lie wse beaten al
tho election by few thousand votes
b. Truman II. Newberry. and the sen
sation that followed. growing out Of
;he alleged lavlc~s Use OF money 10y
Ncwterry I'm his campaign. Ia still ~
rnembered
However. II is likely Mr.. Ford 9
he decides 60 enter the rresidehua
race. will do SO as on asr'rant 20 th'
Democratic nomination. as his IRE
and latest political venture was al
the candidst. ~ that party in Michi
gan. But 70 IL easy TO conceive th'
diffculty he would encounter in a ccn
test for high Democratic esvor viii
the seasoned contestants he would r
puted asainst. H,s money misht hell
him Immensely. but IN view Of th'
great public disfsvor srou.ed by tn
Newberry expenditures 60 defeat hin
for United States Senator, he ccul'
not afford 90 make money his chile
factor N a Presidential campaign.
And perhaps, after all. Mr.. Ford {
not thinking about aspiring 20 IN
Presidency. But he would make an n
teresting candidate.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1923-01-11
@-|-I--7.777-17-7777.-74ss-7
CAN EASILY UNDERSTAND.

Whatever opinion may be held OF
the wisdom OF the French advance
Into the Ruhr. there can be no doubt
OF its being well calculated 10 impress
the German mind. The Gcrmnre have
been too long led 10 understand In
international affairs but one Ian
euar.. II "a the language 90 force.
Polite diplomatic messages may mean
little or nothing, but forclble measures
have no ambiguity about them. The
French government today Ia merely
holding tho tono which Bismarck
made familiar. when he was Ia Yer
sallles I'm October, 1870, he urged tho
Mayer 60 raise municipal loan. That
Official objected that he had not au-
thorl,y 90 do 90. Bismarck COM
men, wac: They forget that we ore
the stronger and take what We want.
of such speech. Germans need no In
terpretef. They know what II means,
On another occasion, early in 1871,
word was brought 90 Bismarck tina,
The ucgman military auth rifles In the
French occupied territory were having
difficulties IN collecting taxes and =,
on. lie urged force no the only rem
| edy. His proposal was; "tf we can
not supply Earrlsons for every place
Within our sphere ~ occupation, we
should tiOn time to time send q
flying column wherever they show
themselves recalcitrant, and shoot
hang and burn when that has beer
done for n couple Of tlmes they vii
learn sense"
! ~ n not necessary 10 say that th'
French are executing what they have
heen taught by Germany But thel
arc speaking the only language whic'
two generations Of Germans have
been educated 'p understand --Nev
| York Times
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1923-01-11
RrprLIxG RUyWvs.
~ Walt M1so-.
FyE

There ara many kinds - fsrns.
more 'oan ! car wei go down;
vou can play most any ganns.
and achieve vide renown: =
rou do your stunt eo veil that
rou make you- rivals yell. ypu
r''f surely ring enc ali. YOU
v-iil wear the victo~'s crown 7
am known .o msnv state for
my verses r,ch ard rare vyhifh
arc enipp0d fn ra~dso0-e crs4-s
-o coneunerz rr0--u'hera. i1'ft
f0e reputation won grinding
sornefs ~ no ton. sess1~,
whom an is asid ard done. hsy5-
iv worth +hr war and ear
Huf T have a local fame that has
filnf my breast with pride:
not a merchant. man or dame.
sends mo bills that are denied;
when the months accounts ar~
dus 7 send forth a ioud hprroo.
and write checks ~ pink OF hipe
Uu al claims are satieHsd. r
you have talent bright. or a
trick that's rather neat. and Won
work f.. dsy and night tiii vou
-IuI % Easy street. lou ara
ky-fnat's allowed. out vou
shopidu', 20 100 proud, gou'ra
10 better than Tho crowd that
-ou daily. hourly meet. But =
YOU pursue your way WITH re
.he light Of day. paying crodi-
-oTs heir scsds: 2 a sacred
tling's your word. sou VIII 80
shove tho nerd; men VII say
you are a bird. and they'll give
you priceless ais.