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THE MORNING STAR, WILMINGTON, N. C. SUNDAY, JULY 10, 1921. FOUR iKorumg Btwt Puhlifc4 by The WlLfflJfGTOJf STAR COMPA5Y, Inc.. 10 Chestnut Street. Entered at the Postofflce at Wilming tor, N. C as Second Class Matter. Telephone t Editorial Business Office No. 61 No. 51 SUBSCRIPTION RATES One Tear ' Bix Months " Three Months 1 One Month MEMBER OF ASSOCIATED PRESS ' The Associated Press is exclusively entitled to the use for publication of all news credited to it or not otherwise credited in this paper and also the IdcaI news published herein. All rights of re-publication of special dispatches herein are also reserved. TtDESi.-..y,icum. SUNDAY. JULY 10, 1921 A Truce In Ireland As one observer expresses it, Gen eral Smuts was sent to Ireland to widen the door which was opened by Lloyd George's 'appeal and the King's speech in Belfast. The world knows today how well the South Af rican prime minister has succeeded and rejoices in the prospect of per manent peace in the affairs of a sore ly disturbed people. The truce which has been declared and the approaching conference be tween Lloyd George and De Valera do not necessarily presage a settle ment, but they are certainly requisite Initial, steps. Moreover, the moral ef fect of a truce is always tremendous. Cessation of strife, even when the basis of negotiations appears most fragile and shifting, inevitably crys tallizes and invigorates the sentiment for peace. Public opinion supplies new arguments for peace, powerful arguments of a kind necessarily re pressed while warfare is yet in prog ress. Despite warnings against "pre mature rejoicing," the latest announce ments frbm London and Dublin have stirred the people, both in Ireland and England, to undisguised mani festations of joy. The yearning for peace is genuine and powerful. The conferring statesmen will not be able, If they would, to escape the influence of this popular impulse. The choice of Jan Christian Smuts for the delicate duties of intermediary was .peculiarly fortunate. General Smuts learned some years ago, at a time when the problem of Ireland was causing him little, if any, concern. that the Irish question is not unan swerable. He learned this when he learned the answer to the South Af rican question. General Smuts has not always been a loyal citizen of the British empire. He was not born as one and became one only after some strenuous years of violent antagon ism to Britain. The experience of Ireland is nothing new to him. He has been where the Irish Republican leaders now stand. He was ' prepared, to speak to them in the language of one who understood both the strength and the weakness of their position. We believe there is no man in the em pire who might have commanded an equal amount of sympathy and re spectful attention for the cause which he went to Ireland to present. The proBpects of peace are reason ably bright, and history will proba bly 6how that General Smuts has done more than any other man to advance negotiations to the present stage. -o Taxation Elsewhere on this page The Star is publishing a series of questions and answers on the subject of tax ation. No subject, we believe, is more worthy of popular study at this time. The safety and welfare of the country, of the world, in fact, are con tingent upon the solution of the vex ing problems of taxation. No mem ber of society can escape the depress ing effects of taxation unwisely ap plied; to hold to the contrary is merely to emulate the example of the ostrich. It is our hope to make "A Tax Cate chism" the first of a series of articles on various phases of this important subject. In the effort to make the series comprehensive and practical we shall be glad to have suggestions from our readers. v o Commenting upon the desire of Governor Hardwick to have the Georgia "Welfare Board abolished, the Charlotte Observer says Governor Morrison has appointed a welfare chief for North Carolina "whose qualifications will effectually 'lay any further attempt to have this de partment done away with." The se lection of Mrs. Johnson for this im portant post seems to have won gen eral approval among those who are Intelligently interested in the social progress of the State. During Mb re cent visit 'here, v the. Governor ex pressed the opinion that a woman jhould direct the Welfare Depart ment, and indicated .that he regarded Mrs.' Johnson asr being exceptionally lualified for the work. Her opportu lity for service is rery large, and we rish for her a degree of success which rilr. effectually, silence the critics of tdvanced social rorkr -J - On the Square An incident is related which ought to carry a salutary lesson to those who believe that the world is on its way to the place where the whang doodle mourneth and that the present state of affairs is one in which the only question is as to how many hindmosters the devil will catch. The prize-fight "extras" of a cer tain New York paper were carried to the usual distributing point The young man whose business it is to eell to the newsboys found himself overwhelmed. He could not hand out papers and take in pennies rapidly enough to meet the demand. The re sult was that as fast as he opened bundles of papers, the newsboys sup plied themselves and ran off to their several beats without making pay ment at all. But, as "the New York paper relates, "as soon as the storm of selling was over, the boys returned to the neighborhood and settled, until the cash turned in was exactly what it should, have been for the number of papers sent out." Some of these little street mer chants were new customers at this stand, unknown by face or name to the young man in charge. Many of them might have retained . the full amount of their sales returns with out detection. Not one of them elect ed to do so. They came back and settled accounts. The popular impression is that the average "newsie" of the great metrop olis is a rather tricky youngster, with perhaps more concern for turning questionable deals than for keeping his credit good. We could hardly call it amazing if this were the case. The incident here related indicates that it is far from the truth. While these little merchants were crying the news of Dempsey's victory and handing out "extras" to New York's thousands of eager buyers, there was somewhere back in their heads the subconscious memorandum, "I must beat it back and pay that bird." We are proud of them and indebt ed to them for a reminder of the truth that character is not wanting in the generation to whom the near future belongs. o An Opportunity We believe every thoughtful citizen, whether business man or not, will heartily endorse the reasons upon which Mr. Z. W. Whitehead bases his advocacy of Trade Week. In his communication to The Star, published in yesterday's issue, Mr. Whitehead proceeded upon the con ception of Eastern Carolina as a homogeneous community, whose mem bers are bound together by many an cient ties and whose natural, logical center or hub Is the city of Wilming ton. He places a very high estimate upon the social aspects of the Trade Week celebration, indicating a belief that Wilmington has a great deal to gain by emphasizing the worth and durability of a neighborly contact. "Our destinies are bound up In the same future," says Mr. Whitehead, addressing his remarks to the people of Eastern Carolina. This is true to an extent perhaps not fully appreciated. And it is Wil mington's privilege, we believe, to take the lead in effecting a closer alli ance between the various units of this large community. The development of modern highways linking up the towns and counties of Eastern Caro lina will contribute wonderfully to the progress of the desired neighbor- liness; but the beginning is Hot to be deferred. Now is the time to under take the promotion of a more Inti mate relationship. A natural and ineradicable sense of friendliness and mutual hopes is the foundation al ready laid. Wilmington's opportunity consists in the wide open door lead ing to a position of vibrant leader ship. The good that may come of Trade Week and similar festivals is not to be calculated. It is not to be meas ured, in any case, in dollars and cents or in new accounts. o The report that conditions in the Tampico. region are becoming more favorable is gratifying, but the sub siding of violence does not mean the solution of the problem that is pre sented there. The Mexican Secretary of the Interior has declared his in tention to unmask the American oil operators. The oil operators, for their own part, have temporarily abandoned a field in which, they as sert, it is impossible to do business. There is no reason to believe that the Mexican government intends to miti gate its demands upon this industry. Whether the ill will has been earned or not, the attitude of the Mexicans toward the oil operators is one of hos tility. The trouble may be patched up; there is no permanent solution in sight. o . SHORT SKIRTS ISTRIGUB JAPS . The styles of the modern ..American g-irls do not inspire deep thought In the minds of the ten members of the Jap anese house'vOf representatives who are visiting- Philadelphia. In the land of cherry blossoms the young women wear dresses that fall below their ankles. "What do you think of the short skirts of the American girls? one of the Japanese was . asked. "We haven't had time to think. he replied, "we've been too busy, look- I inV' Philadelphia. Publlo Ledger. .- , f The State Health -Department -has warned of an increase "in the number of typhoid cases. The showing this summer is distinctly unfavorable as compared with last year. A partof the increase is explained by the im provement in the reporting system, but the figures indicate an actual in crease which must not be ignored. The weapons which science has approved for warfare on this disease are well known. They should not be allowed to lie at hand unused. O ; CONTEMPORARY VIEWS A RISING TIDE New York Tribune: James O. Craig, president of the Business Men's Clear ing House of Chicago, remarked the other day that "women stenographers at $35 and $40 a week are replacing former .high-priced executives." Al most on 'the same day a woman won the highest honors in the study of law at Cambridge, England, -being at the head of the law tripos over all the men; and in Washington a woman presided over th,e House of Representa tives for the first- time In -our own history. In this year women made one-fifth of the tax returns in New York State. Our courts, .pulpits and dejMtrtments of government are more and more "to be in feminine hands. In politics wQmen are more prac tical and seemingly less sentimental and partisan than men. In many com munities they arealready .upsetting old ways and are producing extremely in? teresting results. Our sociologists and political econ omists and other students may have to revise their predictions that equal suffrage would merely double the vote. There is a new psychology at work. It has not yet expressed itself definitely, for the new voters have not hastily reached a conclusion. But in the end the new. influence will make itself felt, and a world which In pub lic affairs has represented masculine ideals will be profoundly altered. A Tax Catechism: INNOVATIONS IN OLE LUNNON The British government proposes to grant members of parliament free rail way transportation, and to relieve their salaries of the. burden of income tax; nevertheless It should not be supposed that they are deaf to, the cries of econ omy. It has been decided that a dras tic change must be made in the uni forms worn by the staffs of the gov ernment departments. Hitherto the messenger who barred your way to, say, the Inner sanctum of the home office has worn a. frock coat that Bonl street might have been proud to turn out. Henceforth he will be condemned to wear a serge Jacket of indifferent cut and quality. The change will will make for economy, .but will it make for dignity? Years ago Jerome K. Jerome pointed out how impossible l was to be dignified "in baggy trous ers and a monkey Jacket." and the wis dom of that astute humorist still holds pood. Christian Science Monitor. WORKING CHILDREN DURING THE SCHOOL. TERM MONTHS Anybody concerned with the prob'em of rural schools in the United States may thank Owen Lovejoy, general sec retary of the national child labor com mittee, for point out that voluntary absenteeism on the part of the children is almost as much of a factor in their inefficiency as is the lack of thorough ly trained teachers. It is worth not ing that the periods in each year whn farm work makes its heaviest demands are periods when the schools in some districts are almost depopulated. Colo rado children in the sugar beet cils tricts lose, on an average, more than nine weeks of school in the year. In Michigan beet farming neighborhoods, one-third of the children lose three months of school In the spring, and these are th.e same children who are late to enter in the fall. Parents might seem to be neglecting their duty inthis matter. Still, something more than a sense of duty will be needed to cor rect the lack among those whose state of mind on the subject is similar to that of one Colorado man who, when questioned about his boy's absence from school, observed, "Mv bov i worth $1,000 for work during the beet season, but if he goes to school he is nounng out an expense to me." Chris tlan Science Monitor. Q. What is a tax? - A. A tax Is the tribute which govern ment lays on the citizen for protection in the enjoyment of the rights of life and property. v ; Q. How are taxes laid? A. Taxes are laid on real and per sonal property and on incomes and oc cupations. - Q. Are taxes laid uniformly? A. The theory of taxation is that rates must be laid uniformly on prop-' erty, persons and occupations. , Q. As a matter of fact, do taxes bear equally upon all citizens? A. A property tax bears equally just in proportion as real estate assess ments are equitable and personal prop erty returns honest; taxes on occupa tions are uniform in reference to re spective cXaeses, while income tax "varies upward In' rate as Income in creases. ' Q. Has the taxing system always ex isted? " A. Taxes of some sort are coeval with civilization. There dan be no .conception of a tax from organized society, for tax is the price which society imposes upon its members for" the Support of government and the protection of it self. - Q. What is the principal of the limit of taxation? A. A just government seeks to lay no greater-tax than the necessities of an economical and efficient administra tion require. No. Jevy of tax for profit would be' either moral or legal, for gov ernment "Is the agent of all the people to do the acts of and for all the people. Q. Since taxes are derived princi pally from tangible property, by what means is such property insured frm exhausting itself in meeting tax de mands? A. The property tax is, indeed, the principal source of local government income, and while the tax is laid on property, . in reality payment is made from the profits of business. Q. If the property tax is paid from the profits of business, how can such tax be paid without imparing the capi tal value of property when business is depressed and operations are at a loss? A. Under conditions of depressed business, when profits are greatly re duced or entirely extinguished, taxes can be paid only out of the surplus of Tjusiffcess previously created, and to meet tax demands under such a condi tion the taxpayer must either borrow on his credit or sell property. . Q.;' Is: there any honest way ;by which taxes may be evaded? i , 1 ," A. Yes, there - is' atlleastvone honest way to avoid the payment 6t taxes. Both the state and federaj governments issue tax-fre bonds,;, wliich . sel" for more than bonds subject to tax, .When business conditions are bad and'-teies high, these tax-free bonds are freely "bought by business men as a means of ; at once insuring safe investment and j of avoiding taxes.. This in turn means the withdrawal of capital from the channels of trade, the depletion of in dustrial funds, the arrest of enterprise,- the diminuition of the 'demand for la bor, and ' the decrease' of consumptive demand. Yet investment ' in these tax free bonds is both legally and morally defensible, because both governments authorize and invite the purchase of these tax-fnse securities. Q. Does not investment In tax-free bonds have the effect to increase the property tax?- A. When business conditions are good and taxes, low, capital realizes greater returns from business enter prises than from investment in tax free bonds, which class of securities under conditions of business prosperity is, largely held by insurance companies, trust companies and -persons seeking fixed Investments. In such a case Jthe property tax is not adversely affected, but when business conditions are bad and taxes high, the withdrawal of capi tal for investment in; tax-free securi ties "undoubtedly has the effect of in creasing taxes generally. Q. In times of business depression, when agriculture is in a state of acute distress, industries operating on half time, labor out of employment, and business generally forced to practice rigid enconomies, is not government morally bound to reduce expenses in every possible way, even to the extent of eliminating unnecessary offices, in creasing the duties of officials and em ployes and reducing salaries? A. Government is at all times obli gated to operate at the lowest cost consistent with efficiency. Government employes are entitled "to fair compen sation for- services rendered, but in time of acute and prolonged business depression there is an added obligation of government to eliminate every un necessary expense, to promote greater efficiency, and to postpone temporarily all expansion of old or inauguration of new projects. In a word, government is not enti tled to better living than the people. J Love's Confidences j tional and health aspects. As factors to be considered in promoting mater nal nursing, the report includes high standards of medical and nursing care before and after babies are born, in struction of all mothers in the impor tance of breast feeding and in the means of promoting it, and the in terest of the community in this phase of child welfare. The report empha sizes the importance for the nursing mother and her family of an adequate income in order that the mother may have proper nourishment and freedom from overwork and from the strain and worry that are inevitably attached to insufficient income. HONORING A SCHOOL TEACHER There are, it Is true, all 3orts and ways of "honoring" people. Different countries and different districts in the same country havp different methods. But is surely was reserved for a small town "out west" in the United States, to break new., ground- ii this respect. There was, it appear, ascertain school teacher who had. deserved well of the tewn. She had taught in the school faithfully for 26 .years, and the town decided to honor her. .The method chosen was to reota, larpp post at a street division,, -and. , dedicate it to her for "good services rendered." There is a connection, of ; course,- the torch of learning, and the utJUty.rof a lamp post cannot be gainsaid. phristian Science Monitor. Learn t Toddle Correctly. The Toddle, today's most fascinating dance, can be learned quickly and at small cost from America's foremost authority on Social dancing. A Toddle class Is now being formed. For in formation call Arthur Murray, Oceanic Hotel. Telephone 7535. 7-10-tf BATTERED SPEAKING TRUMPET RELIC OF THE CIVIL WAR A battered brass speaking trumpet, taken from the hand of Capt. J. May hew Wainwright as he lay dead on the deck of his ship, the U. S. gunboat, "Harriett Lane," in Galveston harbor January 1, 1862, has just been present ed to AssTstant Secretary Wainwright of the war department, descendant and namesake of the gallant officer, by B. C. Duff, of Houston, Tex., in whose family it has been preserved as a war relic for half a .century. The trum pet was given to Duff's father by C. F. Raddatze, in later years connected with the Baltimore City college, but who as a member of the Confederate force which boarded the "Lane 'after the ship was shot to pieces in the fight, took it from the hand of the "Lane's" commander, dead at his post. In recalling to Secretary Wainwright the tale of the old battle, when the "Lane," shot pounded by two Confed erate vessels at short range, surren dered. Mr. Duff also told of another tragic incident on the deck of the bat tered craft. Captain Wainwright's ex ecutive officer, he said, was Lieuten ant Lea, whose father. Major A. M. Lea, commanded the Confederal force which re-took Galveston in the counter-attack. Major Lea was first to step aboard the "Lane," he said, adding: "It is said that one of the first ob jects that met his sight was the body of his sorl, lying on the deck of the "Lane," mortally wounded. The lieu tenant died in the arms of his father a few moments later and the next day he and Captain Wainwright were bur ied in the same grave. Major Lea con ducting the funeral service." THRIVE ON MATERNAL NURSING MUCH MORE THAN "BOTTLE" Breast fed babies have a tettar chance for life than artificially-fed babies. This fact is brought out in a brief monograph entitled, "Breast Feeding," which has just been issued by the department of labor through the children's bureau. Studies made ip many different coun tries have demonstrated that the death rate among artificially fed babies is at all times higher than among breast fed babies; that where for any reason breast feeding is the custom the mor tality rate is low in spite of other un favorable factors; and that when for an yvcau se brea st feeding is'lncreased in a community the infant jmortality , crowded , and poverty-stricken districts of New York, Chicago and other large cities indicate very clearly , that where by race or-custom it Is the. practice to feed -lnfants at .the breast the infant mortality rate' is nelatively'low. It has been further shown that the good efr feet of breast feeding is manifested not only in infancy but in later child hood 'and even In adult life. J The r problem- of breast" feedfiig-to"- babies involves , economic, . educa- At least one Judge in the state of Arizona, according to- report, believes in a sliding: scale of fines for automo bile speeders. He has decided to charge offenders $1 for every mile an hour they are caught traveling. The inaugural application of this system netted the state $62. It would seem that now an automobllist in Arizona knows just where he " stands, and if he decides, against his better judgment, to excead the speed limit at all, his speedometer will warn him just when he has reached the limit of his pocketbook. Christian Science Monitor. MORTGAGE SALE By virtue of the power of sale con tained in a certain mortgage duly ex ecuted by Harrison Solomon to Samuel Blossom and registered on the records of New Hanover County in Book 35, page 383, default having been made in the payment of the debt thereby se cured, the undersigned will sell, at public auction, to the highest bidder, rbr cash, at the Court House door in the City of Wilmington, N. C, on Sat urday, the 16th day of July, 1921, at. twelve o'clock M., the following de scribed land: First Tract: Situate in Cape Fear Township, County of New Hanover and State of North Carolina, BEGINNING at a stake, Solomon's corner in the edge of Solomon's branch, and running thence. I S. 58 1-2 deg. W. 14 poles to a . stake; thence South 15 degrees E. 116 poles to a cypress on the run of Island Creek;' thence down said creek to the mouth of Solomon's branch; thence up said branch to the Beginnings containing 50 acres more or less. Second Tract: Adjoining the above and BEGINNING at a cypress on the run of Island Creek and running thence S. 58 1-2 degrees W. 100 piles to a stake in the edge of Solomon's Branch; thence down the various courses of said branch to the run of Island Creek; thence down the run of said creek to the Beginning, containing 50 acres, more or less. ' -. This 16th day of June, 1921. SAMUEL BLOSSOM, Mortgagee, By John D. Bellamy & Sons, Attor neys. 1-a w-4-w 6,19,26,J3,10 Whether whispered amid the piney mountain breezes or to the tune of singing waves r-are conveyed most convincingly when accom panied by a gift of WILEY'S DELICIOUS CANDY Wiley's candies absolutely fresh and delicious are sold by the following Wiley Agents: ELVTNGTON'S PHARMACY, Opposite Postofflce ll iSfc PiAYNE DRUG CO., Fifth and Red Cross Sts. Al I H 3 WILMINGTON, N. C Jfojt' HALL'S PHARMACY, SOI Castle Street HANSON'S DRUG STORE, Seventeenth and Market Streets MILLER'S PHARMACY, 20 N. Front Street JAMES D. NUTT DRUG CO., 820 Market St. Did You Ever Try the Wonderful Hospi tal Home Treatment FOR INDIGESTION AND STOMACH TROUBLES? Sold by Elvington's Drug Store Read Star Classified Ads Sleeveless Dresses THE RAGE OF THE SEASON Made of splendid quality ramie, also of pure linen $4 and $QM V m - . m For wear with the sleeveless SLIPOVER DRESSES VOILE WAISTS with short or long sleeves $1.00 to $2.98 Great Price Reductions in Sport Wear ' y Washable Silk and Satin Skirts $6.50 $10.00 and $12.00 values at . . ... . Black and white striped wool skirts, $15.00 to dA AO $16.50 values at . O Red or green flannel dJC Q0 coats, $10 values . wD JO Sport Dresses Made of crepe de chine and KJci-Kool, up to $30. , a!3'.....,.. $14.98 Tuxedo Sweaters Best quality wool, sold at $8; now at dr AO only .1.::.. . . "jr-;-",:,;. 1
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