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7" I THE MOOTING .STAR, WILMINGTON, N. 0 WEDNESDAY," JANUARY JL2 1921, FOUR THE OLDEST DAILY IN NORTH CAROMXA v.fcifahed Eerr Mrats fa te Year Ts v" Street. WUatastM, Knrtn Carll , Entered at the Postoffics- at-WilmintB. N. C, "lis Second Class Matter, t - ; ' - TcIepMvcst Editorial ... No.. CI .......No. SI . "S. : knA s l . m SUBSCSUPOT02S BATES BY CARRIEft One Year . . fix Months ... -- Jhree Months .......... (id Moath ...,..-.. Stl'BSCRIFTieK BATES BY FMtase PrrjpaJ Dally I . only One Tear r. ..... . . I.0 Six J&eaibs ................... 2.50 Three ftZMtbs ............. (Hi Month .4 Daily and Sunday I7.0U 1-7 - Subscriptions Not Accented for Sunday Only ; i ; . MEMBER OF. ASSOCIATED PRESS The Associated. Piesa Is exclusively entitled to the use for publication oi all news credited to it er not otherwise credited in this paper and also the local news published herein. All rights ot re-publication of special "dispatches herein are - also reserved. . . ii ' "T ' . FORE1GX ADVERTISING OFFICES , Atlanta: Candler5 Building, -J. B. KEOUGH. New York Boston . Chicago f2e Fifth Ave. 21 Devonshire Peoples" Gas Bidg BBYAJSr, GRIFFITH A BUTOSOX. . WEDNESDAT; JANUARY .12, 1920. Americanppreciation of Art ' Jo Davidson, the sculpter of international fame who, from an east side messenger boy, fought his way to pre-eminence has faith in the aesthetic dualities of the America people. Art universal, He says, and the American child is naturally as jnuch of an artist as any child on earth. Because 5f our concentration on other things, there has liteen little demand for pictures, hence the supply has been meagre. If we could make the connection between supply, and- demand, we should,, see great development of creative art, for the uni versal passion for beauty in line and form would v be revealed. t, Mr. Davidson thinks that the solving of this problem is not for the artist' who is not an econo mist, but for minds of the type which created the public library. America, he says, is the greatest market in the world for books. "And because the people can get all sorts of books in their homes,, it is possible for almost everybody to get the kind of books he wants at a very reasonable price. Butr' we can't get the kind of pictures we waiit. Pic tures, for most people, are an unattainable luxury. If we will examine the difference between the way literature was developed in America' and the way In which we have attempted to develop art we can find the reason." " Instead of cultivating a great popular taste by supplying books which could, be taken home from the librarieshus stimulating the, reading habit, we have established museums, splendid as reposi tories of the great in art, but confusing and with . out appeal to the uninitiated.' Art can not begin with museums and be "handed down" td the peo ple; it must come through the people, and develop to the point where it can be handed up to the museum. Instead of having pictures crowded to gether in galleries where they fatigue rather than inspire, pictures should be in circulation in school rooms and In homes, says the sculptor. N Art, as the expression of emotions, can not be" static. Hence there Should be frequent changes in the pictures about us. The charm of a home lies not in what it is, but in what it is becoming, and the pictures which reflect the growth one year mav not be an inspiration the next. . . Because even the most attractive pictures do not always "wear weli," the circulating picture gal. lery would give to all subscribers the living mes - sage at a small cost There are no big financial problems to be solved, as every work of art could be insured, and each artist could be assured a royalty in proportion to the amount of rent re ceived. Not as charity or as "uplift," but as a"" sound business proposition and as an incalculable aid to art, the circulation of statuary and paint ings should therefore appeal to the American who, x wun jo Davidson, would like to live in a more beautiful world. 4 ' , The sculptor has one other message of comfort to the American who is a novice in art criticism. Jhere are no good pictures and no bad ones. A picture is good or bad according to what it means to you. If it makes a big appeal to you, it is good as far as you are concerned, regardless of what 11 or any other critic may have to say. And if It leaves you cold, it isn't good for you, no matter how much some of us may rave about it. We need not worry about the popular taste. The pub lie will develop its own taste Just as soon as it in free to do so ; but it cannot do so until it has access , to works of art." Increases in Wealth Contrary to the commonly held opinion that the ' United States made more 'money out of the war, or during the war period, than any other nation' are the statistics Just published by the Savings Banks Association of the state of New York While , the United States' estimated wealth Is today 1300. 000,000.000, a gain of 150.000,000,000 since 1914 Great Britain shows an advance of $100,000 000 000, making a total of $230,000,000,000 to date In considering these figures, one must realize, .of course the fact that, though, they are based upon . financial reports from foreign and domestic sources they are at best estimates. In the case ih wf Z ?' J8tanc!''the big gain 1. dufe to the wealth added by the Mesopotamlan oil fields, tnr ln7 Uken fr0m Gmany, and the imlnatlon of Germany as a trad competitor. The elements in all three sources are unstable; no one can tell to what extent newUerritory, is to be a' source of revenue, and td what extent a source of rouble only. That these figures are vouched for :vnT I 0rAganizaUon th standing or the Sayings Banks Association, however, 1. guaranty u, eir prooame accuracy We are richer than any other nation (nth.A.u wmu, nn; - 7 "vm, uut any rate no wealth US ,l.lw,l'0li",S r Laughing Gas ; To those pessimistic Americans who sometimes wonder if they are getting their money's worth out of Congress we would recommend enrollment on, the subscription books of the Congressional Record, a-fairly well known Journal published in the City of Washington by Uncle Sam himself.' We-, are convinced ; that any skeptic would thereby, be set a-wondering why the circulation ;of this con-; gressional product' is not alone .sufficient to defray all "of the necessary; expenses of .the government with an occasional battleship thrown in for good measure.". " ; . Perhaps because we have always been somewhat sinistrally, minded it is the humorous department ; of the journal that usually engages the larger share' Of our interest. It "may not be generally known 5that the sound of boisterous laughter now and then echoes tnrough : the' halls in wtiich our statesmen sit. Let doubt no longer' persist. There is laughter and cause for" laughter; as we-may learn from the most casual perusal of the Record's pages' With apologies la advance for the injury that we may inflict upon the prestige of such feeble imitators as Life and Judge, we beg leave to reproduce a few average examples: " I Mr. Miller Mr. Chairman, I exceedingly regret- that the gentleman, from ' Illinois is scandalized by the railroads. He probably ' ' arrived at that conclusion because of his abso lute ignorance or the situation. (Laughter). Mr. Madden That is wbatI have been ' dreaming of. Mr. Miller Dream a while longer but do; not explode. (Laughter). , The Miller brand of humor may seem a little too mucfr like rough stuff, but we shall bear with him a little longer: Mr. Miller There are other places outside the great state of Illinois. (Laughter). Mr. Maddep Not many. (Laughter). Mr. Miller I am afraid that is a correct sur- ; vey of the mental horizon of the gentleman from Illinois. (Laughter). Enter the well known Blanton of Texas, with Mr. Good. Mr. Good'I do not suppose that there would be a great many of these people rwhb could have been induced to visit the national parks if some attractive literature -advertising the parks had not been prepared. v Mr.. Blanton Oh; every timea man gets money enough to take a trip in1 the summer time, he goes to some of our . national parks if he doesn't go somewhere else.' (Laughter).. . We had begun to realize by this time that the men who defined humor as a mixture of love and wit had never attended a session of the House or perused, the pages of the Record. The Congres sional branch of humor, we are persuaded, is pi'.rj love otherwise its perpetrators wouldnot so long survive The gods of merriment were at this point di persed by , the following solemn, not to say startling pronouncement from the chair: VThe time of the gentleman from Texas has expired. All time has expired." And there was no laughter, not even a giggle. '. The Inaugural Up In the Air It is becoming clearer every day that the policy of Mr. Harding is to make up his mind only 'when there Is nothing else left to do. Millions of thoughtful Americans will be quick to commend his action ordering a suspension of the elabo rate preparations for his inauguration. The repugnance-which he professes to feel toward an' unnecessary expenditure of money on that event has long been in evidence among, the people of the country 'generally. They will not now Jeel that ,they- are-merely indulging jn disposition ; to querulousness if they inquire why the President elect's decision was withheld so long. Mr.., Hard-, ing must have been aware of the ambitious in augural . plans which were well under way at Washington, both in Congress and among the so ", cially -elect of the national capital, jrime' aiad again it was stated that he, had. placed ; the matter entirely in the hands of his friends . and would . veto no part of their program. The order to sue-, pend comes after large expenditures have already been made on the preliminary preparations, afer Congress has solemnly, sometimes heatedly, de bated " the" ."matter of inaugural appropriations through many, weary hours. . The lumber that was to have been used in the fifty thousand dollar ' in augural stand already rests In nice, even stacks near' the intended 'scene. The legislative; end or the program had been concluded. ""But suddenly Mr. Harding has made . up ; his mind and wired , "No." Congress doesn't know what to do. .Ed ward McLean. Is. in the same Six, and so are thou1 sands of others who had banke.d strongly on tno approaching show. . , ; t n, . ;V .-' ,C ' ; We believe that Mr. Harding should ''v.be i'jcom-, mended on the .wisdom and good taste Indicated by his 'decision. We believe that even an eleventh hour abandonment of the lavish program Is pre ferable to Its full execution. But Our uneasiness over Impossibilities as a Chief Executive is not , removed or abated by this illustration of his seem ing, inability to decide at the time when a decision may be mdst effective. i ;r. : . :. " - o '-"I.-.-.- We imagine "Senator" Newberry would .be en tirely willing to have the Senate Committee on Privileges and Elections count him out if be could have any assurance that the Supreme Court is not about, to count him in. . The'best minds seem to havebeen clever enough to draw Mr: Harding into one of the most be fuddling and bedevilling situations of .his Ordinar ily placid. existence. ; r President. Wilson, according to his physician, la now able to do two, hours . w6rk, daily ..without fatigue. He may not know ; it,; but there are- a great many "perfectly sound huskies who consider that a pretty stiff record. . f , i Granted a 'days leave from Jury service'-with the solemn warning from the court that she must return promptly the followingmorning, a Fhila delphia Woman departed with an' airy, "Thank you so much, III - be - back- as soon as 1 can." We do "hrta a Via AiAn't fnrtrat ' - t ' MVe are living in an age of bold and adventur-. T ous. men'i'said a Western bishop, rwho then pro ceeded quite t uiicansciQUsJy show ..that .women are entitled to about ninety-nine and . nine-tenths per cent of the responsibility. , We expended so touch energy protesting againsti England's wartime habltj of; reading our mail, that we can't get. up much steam for akicfc-Vgainst the alleged present practice of giving ourt" cable stuff'. It is our firm belief that Something will eome of something will eome Of.vfT this agitation for disarmament 'yet ; In addition . to the innumerable arguments of 'a more -substantial, sort, we-nnst. consider the-shrewd appeal carried in the second half ofithat phrase, "naval. holiday;;:'r:-j-a .V,. o ' Letters to tH Editor if-- . COMMENDS EDITORIALS Emtojr of The Stab: -: - v" - , v Permit me to express my admiration and hearty indorsement of several editorials appearing in' recent issues of The Star. I do this with the more pleasure as4 1 am Often obliged to disagree with your editorial pronouncements. At such times, however, as you may notice, I;- like David keep silence and without somewhat of the same feeling. The editorials of . the issues of January; 5th were particularly worthy of commendation; - I will take them up seriatim. 'Wastage ; in Fees", 'should ' have the hearty in dorsement of all" thoughtful citizens, as also "No Concealed Legislation" New Hanover county, lias been particularly, unfortunate in this respect, be ing made a sort of football for this particular kind of legislation- during the past few years. The passage of a law at one session, only to be. fol lowed by its immediate repeal at the next, does not tend to increase respect, for laws and law makers. I am not expressing any opinion as . to the laws themselves, some I approved of some I did not; it is the method I am criticizing. Any law worthy of . the name should only be enacted after serious and' full consideration or -repealed. if repeal is necessary, in the same manner. And the citizens, or at .least those more immediately, affected, should always be consulted. i : "A Different 'Klan',",. should be applauded by, all true Americans. , There is no place in this free America and no need for any secret order to assist ia furthering the government. "Open covenants openly arrived at" would be but an impertinent slogan in connection with affairs abroad if it did not likewise. -apply to the conduct of affairs at home. The right of free speech and a free press re guaranteed botli by, the federal and state con-. stitutions and a full, fair and impartial adminis tration, of the laws of both state and federal offi cials is the best and.Mn fact, only way by. which, the citizen may be assured that his constitutional liberties will not be infringed. - . But it ws "The Value of Good Manners" that I most wished to refer to. This should be cut out and , pasted in every home in our city and the parents should endeavor to read, mark, learn and inwardly digest and outwardly apply same. Good manners. bear a close relation to good morals; a disregard of one soon leads to disregard for the other. To be a lady or a gentleman in the-best sense of those much abused words, should be held up before our boys and girls as- the end of their endeavors. TJiis is not;"dependent upon rank or condition, which is often'only a cloak to gloss over real uncouthness, but rather upon innate good ness of heart, of which good manners is or should be only the outward and visible sign.? How, then, are we to attain to this much desired good man ners and good morals? By . association with the good, the true, the cultivated, whenever possible. By study of and reflectionupon ennobling sub jects. By reading of good books and the best lit erature. By frequenting only those . places ot, 'amusement which appeal te alt that is good and true in lis. Here I come to that vexed subject, themovies. . Whether we approve of them or not, they seem to be with us. How then to make them a means for dispensing good rather than evil? By insisting-: that they show, those pictures, from which something worthy may be learned rather than something debasing or. criminal. .Everyone en Joys "good comedy occasionally, but the so-called comics of the movies are simply exhibitions of vul garity. .Which if emveted . in any private house would be a cause for calling th& police. . Yet young children are taken to see such "reels." Children are -universally Imitative, small wonder that" their manners become uncouth and boisterous. .Even worse j are the attempts at serious drama. The unreal and overdrawn situations, even when the do not verge upon the vicious, which is only toe often, yet tend to give the Immature mind a false view, of what appears so like actual life that one , is half deceived into believing it must have actually-happened. Such scenes are bad for the adult,- let alone the unformed mind. The melo dramatic detective stories are often worse; in many cities they are being prohibited by the po lice, mudS real crime having been traced to them: The great increase in criminals especially youth ful ones is .thought due . to their.; having, received, their first impulse to exploits of crime and violence through" visiting' some dranurof the screen. The Church Service League of r St James . church" of our own city, has recently given earnest consideration to. this question and in the interest of .the child has been , endeavoring to have a cer tain afternoon .in each week set apart by the local management on which pictures that appeal to the child mind or that deal in uplifting' and educative subjects shall be, given. Ins this .way - the movie may be made a helpful adjunct to the education of the child rather, than something to, be guarded against as amenace to the youth of the community ' Lillian, M. ,B RoogeBS Contemporary ..Vtews t SCIENCE AND DISEASE . NewYorJc Tribtiner I How the number ,of deaths by disease may be greatly reduced. by the use. of present-day knowledge is strikingly brought out by. Health Commissioner Copelandr In this city sixty years; ago 28 out of every '.thousand patients died of, smallpox, while . last year , the i fatalities were nominal.' Compulsory vaccination in recent years has been justified bjr the results, and the' disease, may soon be wiped out entirely. , "' -Tuberculosis was responsible in the year 1886 for 37 deaths t Or every 10,000 persons. Last year the number of -deaths was onlytwelve per thou sahd.,.The despair; that once-dripped the victim of this con suming disease has . been liftedi by medi cal science so that now, given a fighting chance, he may expect to ronquer.it. 1 ryk ; " ' - Diphtheria has yielded to antitoxin treatment to the. extent ,that: epidemics no longer occur. A. " still further, scientific advance in the matter of diphtheria is sthe Shlck test, which Dr. Copeland says, makes it possible to tell f whether a child Is v susceDHQie; or. jmmune to the 'disease. ; This dis covery Vill be of incalculable .benefit. ;J , : - If the remarkable development and 'growth of 1 medical. 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If Rheuma, the guaranteed prescrip tion for rheumatism in any form, does not give quick atir joyful . relief, .the cost, small as It is, will be gladlyre turned without any quibbling or red tape.. s .Rheumatism Is a-dangerous disease, and anyone who has the slightest' sign of it should drive it from the system as quickly as possible. This is what Rheuma did for many. ' It should do as much for you. . "I have been laid up for one' year with chronic arthritis," says one suf ferer. "I had doctors galore, also spent four months In a sanitarium, but had practically no relief. Then I started taking Rheuma. Now I can go with out crutches or other aid, which- I could not do for the" last nine .months.- 1 highly recommend it, and would gladly answer any questions asked on receipt of stamp for postage." Thomas H. Ed dy, Schuylerville, N. X. Rheuma is absolutely harmless and thoroughly ' reliable because it is one discovery, that has forced rheumatism to yield and disappear. 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C Notice to Stockholders V The Annual.Meeting of the Stockholders of The Wil .mingtbn Savings , and . Trust Company, of Wilmington, C., will be held at the offic of the company on Thurs day, January 20, 1921, at 11 o'clock., ;It is desired that all stockholders be present at the meeting. Wilmmgfon Savings & Trust to. W. HULL MOORE. Cashier Co,
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