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Evening journal., 1905-12-06
WEDNESDAY. DECEMBER 6, 1905.
HAGUE CONFERENCE.

HE second Hague conference for the promotion
4 of peace among nations is soon to be held,
For a while everyone will be talking peace. Many
writer's on the question are skeptcal concerning the
practical good of these conferences. They maintain
that self-interest among nations promotes war and
until the common interest of the world at large, be-
comes the seinterest of nations little can be accom-
plished, The Russian Japanese war is pointed out
as having happened regardless of the Cars peace
proclamatons. The self-nterest of Russia which
assumed that it could conquer Japan with little diff
Guilty, it is asserted, drove that nation to war.
However it appears, that much for mankind is
really accomplished by these peace gatherings. Not
so many years ago, a conference even to discuss
general peace. would have caused smiles and in the
late years President Roosevelt was unusty heraded
as the prophet Of war. His opponents declared in
effect.that he was waiting only an opportunity to
pungethis nation into merely for the sake of fight
ing. How false3hese vewsSere is known TO all Pre-
sident Roosevelt will 60 down in history as one of the
greatest peace-makers-the man who did more than
any one else in bringing the gigantic war in the
cast to close and that too in the face of difficulties
that appeared almost insurmountable, The more
Hague conferences are held the more win develop
the genuine sentiment for peace and for the settlement
of international differences at a tribunal. Wars are
expensive They are destructive of life and of wealth.
Nations are well aware of this and the frghtful
slaughter of live and the loss of wealth entalnd in
the combat between Japan and Russia so staggered
humanity that it will be years before two other ma
tons will dare risk a similar conflict The peace
idea when founded on Justice is bound to grow.
Evening journal., 1905-12-06
Attacks cahall.

Apart from the very remunerative
fees attached to his Office the Secre-
tary Of State is allowed $500 to superin-
tend the printing of, and for indexing
the Corporation Laws of the state.
This important duty the present Sccre-
tary Of state allowed am employee I'm "a
printing office TO perform. while he gave
the time which ought TO have been ex-
pended upon that work to the other
duties and we may say. private duties
Nearly a year has elapsed and the cor
poration laws are not yet ready for
distribution. The state of Delaware
derives large part of It's revenue from
corporations. The general Iucorpora-
tion Act was a godsend TO the State
so far as revenue is concerned. and it
does appear to us that the changes and
amendments to the General corpora
tion Act. should be sent out as soon as
they can be got ready. Lawyers and
Incorporation Companies in every state
in this union want the latest amend
ments TO the General Act AT the earliest
opportunity so that they may thus adj
wise clients correctly and know just
what effect am amendment may have
upon their clients: whether they may
be safe IN taking his step or that step
OF whether they may recommend this
state or that state for their clients 10
go TO obtain charter Like am legal
business the greatest precision and
certainty is required IN the incorpora-
tion Of and management Of companies
Any uncertainty in the law OF a State
drives a volume of business from it,
and to that extent. decreases the
revenue OF that state. The Office Of
Secretary Of State nowadays requires
the almost undivided attention Of the
incumbent. 1t is painfully evident that
it does not receive that attention.
Union Renuhlican.
Evening journal., 1905-12-06
CzarIs unhannv PosltIon.

ITNHAPPY and piiable is the condition OF En-
~ peror Nicholas, of Russia. Scorned by the
revolutonsts, dstrusted by the advocates OF auto
oracy, the Car is between two fires. Only scatter
ing reports that may be considered trustworthy filter
through from Russia to the world The crisis, how
ever, appears grave. The army and navy are honey
combed with the spirit of revolt. Even the lowest
strata of the masses, the peasants, are uneasy A
complete revolution may be accomplished in twink
ling. The pendulum mayswing, but only temporarily
from the worst of despotsm to the worst Of socaed
free government-the commune.
For years the leaven has been working The
strength Of the autocracy brought forth the bitterest
of Nihiists and Anarchists. The police system kept
the submerged elements in subjection. But the feel
ing OF revolt, smothered in the past as it now seems,
was always prepared to break forth when occasion
offered How fatal has been the Japanese war to
Russia
It will not have been in vain should real, liberal
government such as the people are capable Of arise
from the ruins wrought in the Cars dominons by
that mighty conflict.
Anything and everything may happen in Russia.
There may be scenes of violent revolutionary warfare
and bloodshed but the repetition of the French rev.
oluton is hardly to be expected Rather out of the
disturbance less violent, viii finally appear assem-
blance of enlightened constitutional government
It viii be slow process to attain any degree of per
fecton in that country
The Gar and his unwise counsellors might have
avoided the perils TO which they are now subjected.
had they needed the warning sounds of the discon-
tented masses.
The discussion OF whether there is Hell by the
eloquent pastor Of St. Pauick's Roman Catholic
Church on Sunday night was a hot subject warmly
handled No wonder there was considerable drop
on the temperature the next day. Sermons on Hell
are rarely preached IN many pupits but the Catholic
doctrine Of the place Of torment has never changed
Evening journal., 1905-12-06
City Solicitor Commended.

w Z ARE pleased to publish in the Peoples
Column of this issue of the Journal letter
signed Fair Play in reference to City Solicitor
townsend. The editorial to which " Fair Play
refers die not crtcise the City Solicitor for creating
the absolutely unnecessary office Of City Claim Agent
because 1t was the Water Department, the Street
and Sewer Department and the Board of Park
Commissioners which created that office and the
blame If any there be, is upon them. The City
Solicitor made the request to them to expend GER
tain amount year but it was for the departments to
decide whether such request was proper one and
the expenditure of ST. 200 year for such purpose
justified No doubt the City Solicitor will always be
ready to lessen the duties and responsibilities of his
office and will undertake to do as little and get as
much pay for it as his ingenuity can devise.
We agree with " Fair Play" that City Solicitor
Townsend is entitled to commentator for the stand
he tak.s in regard to the employm ment of special
counsel and his oft repeated declaration that he will
not be guilty during his term of office Of that abuse
Of his office which has brought SO much criticism
upon his predecessors we have no doubt he will
adhere to. 1t is an absurdty bordering upon an act
OF false preences for an attorney set himself up as
candidate for the office of City Solicitor and after
securing the Endorsement of the people he admits his
inability to perform the duties of that office by the
employment of special counsel When the people
elected City Solicitor they assume that he has the
ability and qualifications to perform all of the duties
of the office, and it is neither right honest nor fair
that after his election he should impose upon them
the burdsn of paying for necessary legal talent to
perform the duties Of that office We therefore de-
sire to give City Solicitor Townsend all the credit to
which he is entitled for his declaration that there will
be during his administration Of the legal department
of the city no special counsel graft" 1t is fact
that in taking this position the City Solicitor will save
the taxpayers great deal of money for in the past
these special counsel touches have amounted to
several thousand dollars. The City Solicitor either
has has not the ability perform the duties of his
office and in announcing his candidacy for it he gave
the implied assurance to the people that he was in
every way qualified for it. A majority of the peo-
pie having taken him at his word and elected him to
the office they have the right to expect him to
stand up and face the music and to prove to them
that III selecting him they either made or did not
make grave mistake. 1t is for this reason that we
say the City Solicitor is to be commended for the
stand he is taking this important matter and his
readiness to prove his metal. 1t is gratifying to
know that for the next two years, at least the tax
payers will not be saddled with the burden Of special
counsel fees in order supply adequate legal ability
for the proper discharge of his office.
Evening journal., 1905-12-06
To stay sherIH saIe.

William S. Ililles, counsel for Thomas
r.. French trustee in bankruptcy of the
estate of Rickson Robbins, yesterday ap-
piled TO Superior Court for a stay Of sale
by Sheriff Booker of Kent county of prop
erty of Robbins. The question win be de-
cidod tomorrow morning and hinges on
the contention that the sheriff could not
legally seize the property in execu ion
while the bankruptcy proceedings are
pending The Sixth National Bank OF
Philadelphia, is the principal creditor at
whose suit the property was seized.
Evening journal., 1905-12-06

purpose Of the filter was to remove the
suspended matte- from Thames water
and the test was 50 satisfactory that 1t
was legally enacted that all water
supply taken from the Thames should
be filtered by the same process as that
used by the London company. Slow
sand filtration therefore is not the new
est method Of purifying water by any
means.
The first American sand filter was
built in New York in 1872 at Pough-
keepsie and filters have been modified
as to details in form and operation
until the present time The rate Of
filtration as measured by the vertical
descent through the sand was very
much more rapid in the early filters
than in those of the present day. Any
thing over four inches per hour, which
amounts to 100000 gallons per "a
hours to each acre of filter bed is con-
sidered excessive today for slow sand
filter and such a supply would be about
adequate for a city of $4,000 inhabi-
tants
These publication plants now exist
all over the country and their number
is daily increasing so that at present
there are over 300 cities with various
plants for purifying the drinking water
in successful operation.
Statistics show that III cities have
mechanical filtration plants; 26, slow
sand filters So, sedimentation basins;
Il, filter cribs; etc. The newest Of the
mechanical filters are in the Southern
states where the most rapid strides are
being made toward the solution Of
modern municipal problems. Nearly
all the slow sand filters are in the New
England and Middle Atlantic States.
The larger of the cities using me-
chanical filtration are:
Evening journal., 1905-12-06
Misa.onarv sooistv MestInn.

The first quarterly meeting of the
Woman's Foreign Missionary Society,
for the Wilmington District will be
held in Harrison Street Church tomor-
row, beginning at 10 a. m. Miss Laura
White a returned missionary from
China will address the meeting. Some
of the branch officers will also be pres
ent. Reports from both branch and
executive meetings will be read.
Evening journal., 1905-12-06
Sons Of veterans, oMeers.

The Sons Of cVterans last night he'd
their annual election and inspection. The
following officers were chosen. Command
err. John Baynard; senior vice-c mmandcr,
Robert "a. wilson, Junior vice-comman-
der. Harry q. slammcr; camp counc J.
men. John l.. Gnb-rt Henry Jones and
james Price The Installing officer viii be
C.. H. Bowser Past division Senior Vice
Commander.
Frank S Gentue. inspector general OF
the Maryland division, assisted by How
ard Dolby division councilman, inspected
the local company in the presence OF
members of the q. A. r.
At "a late hour q collation. was served.
Evening journal., 1905-12-06
THE DAY IN HISTORY

ll52-Gabriel Duval. justice OF United
States Supreme Court. born.
l762-Charles c. Ridgley. Governor of
Maryland. born.
lSl5-James q. Swissheln, reformer.
born. He suggested the Court Of
Claims.
lS20-Thomas de X. Winans. engineer
and inventor, born. He built the
Russian railway.
1S3O-George G. Vest. statesman, born.
He was a member Of the Con-
federate Congress.
1S33-John 5. Mosby. Confederate
soldier born. His 400 raiders
neutralized 10000 Federal troops.
lSi6-The Mexicans defeated by Gen.
kearvey.
1S59-Edward II. Southern, actor. born.
lS63-Sherman relieved Knoxville
Tenn, which had been besieged
by LOngstreet.
Evening journal., 1905-12-06
Peoples Column
editor Evening Journal.

Editor Evening Journal.
desire to take exception to an edi-
toria in your paper November 2s. in
which you criticise City Solicitor
Townsend for creating the office Of city
claim agent and appropriating $1,000
year for his salary. think you are
unfair with MIR Townsend. He should
be the judge Of whether he needs the
assistance of such an officer. He is
trying to be economical in other di,ec-
tions but you give him no credit for
that Under his administration there
will be no special counse, employed at
a great additional exp nse to the tax
payers as was done by several of his
predecessors. He has declared many
times since his election that he was
elected by the people of Wilmington
to be their city solicitor and that he
will not during his term put the city to
the extra expense of paying special
counsel nor would he permit others to
do it, City Solicitor Townsend is an
able lawyer and all taxpayers should
rejoice that he is able to look after the
legal affairs of the city a.one. For his
outspoken attitude on the special
counsel" graft he deserves praise but
it has not been given him by single
Wilmington newspaper.
Fair Play.
Evening journal., 1905-12-06
Safely Republican.


The statement made several score
times since the last election by Every
Evening. to the effect that the Republ-
can party cannot carry the state Of
Delaware without resortinS to the sys-
tom of bribery inaugurated years ago
by tho Democrats and continued by
them down to the present time, is sue
cessfully met AID ccaclusively disprOv-
cd by The Evening Journal in Its
editorial of last Monday, In whicn
many sensible and logical rcason7 were
set forth showing why The state Of
Delaware is safely and surely Repu5E-
can under normal conditions. Tne
Democratic newspapers, or at least
some of them down the state. ccncedc
the correctness of The Evening Jour
nails position on this point and openly
say that without the use Of money the
Democrats would not have the ghost
Of a chance Of carrying single elcc-
ton district OF this state When the
Delaware state News makes such an
unreserved admission IL unquesL LIonaoly
tells the truth, and puts Every Evening
IN the position that it is knowingly or
otherwise. merely setting up the cry of
"stop thief" The hypocrisy of these
appeals to stou the use of money at
elections Is shown by the fact that the
desire is not to purify political condi-
tions i'm our State, but merely to secure
what seems to these cunning agitators
a political advantage. Admitting, as
they do at every point Of the argument,
that they themselves are guilty of the
heinous crime OF bribery. why is IL
that they make their consentlng to
cease committing the sin ana crime
depend upon some other person or
organization which they suppose to be
violating the same law unless Il be
that they have some sinister purpose ?
It is not such a matter that an agree
ment should be asked from other
parties by the person confesslng it is
guilty OF tho crime In order for it to
cease il. When therefore Every Even
ing and those who arc governed by
eNpediency decide that obeying the law
and refraining from political crime is
the proper and right thing to do. let
them DO il regardless of what any
other person or organization may do.
AS soon as the Democrats honestly
and completely cease using money i'm
Delaware there can be no question as
90 the result OF am election in the
future. at least so long as the Requbli-
can party becomes not the intrument
and tool of men who are trying TO
further their personal ends. The people
throughout the country are clamoring
Tor "a different kind of politics from
what has been given to them In the
past. New ideals. new leaders, good
government and with g1afters and ring
sters TO the rear. win be the line upon
(which the successful element OF the
Republican party I'M this and other
States viii move IN the futurc.-Rc-
publican Glasses in Sunday star.
Evening journal., 1905-12-06
Delaware Sons to Dine.

The Sons Of Delaware will celebrate
their fourteenth annual dinner at the
Bellevue -Sratford tomorrow evening,
in commemoration of the ratification
by the state of Delaware Of the Consti-
tuition of the United States. Judge j..
II. Penniwell and the Hon. John Wana-
maker with others, will be the speakers
of the evening.
Evening journal., 1905-12-06
DIR. Miles
Anti-pain Pills.

cure all kinds Of pain quick and sure.
are perfectly harmless and do not az
rect you in any way. except to soothe
the nerves and cure pain.
II am pleased to recommend DR.
Miles Anti-pain Pills. They not only
cured chronic headache but since. II
my head shows a disposition to ache
one Tablet stops #. / give hundreds OF
them to sufferers on trains. and derive
much satisfaction from the relief thew
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The first package will benefit IL not
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Evening journal., 1905-12-06
December 9, 1905.
Editor Evening Journal.

Editor Evening Journal.
Your editorial in a recent issue Of
the new Journal advocating running
Sunday passenger trains on the Della
ware railroad has the favorable en-
dorsement Of nearly, if not every Della
warean living between Wilmington and
Delmar. There is perhaps not another
section in this country having the pop
ulat'on of Delaware where its railroad
is not operated Sundays. Our conven-
ience and comfort are both disregarGed
by the railroad company. There is no
reason why the people of Delaware
should be isolated from the rest Of the
world 50 days out Of every year. There
is no reason why we should thus be
kept away from our relatives and
friends and they from us. The Della
ware railroad is a public service cor
poraton and it is false to its purpose
IN it withholds from the people those
.conveniences to which they are EMIT
ed It is an insult and -eproach to our
Delaware civilization for the railroad
company to treat us in such way,
and ! hope you viii keep up the fight
until we get at least one train each
way on Sunday.
Doyer.tc.
Evening journal., 1905-12-06
III CITIES USE
CHEMICAL METHOD
Statistics of Various Cities U.s.
ingWater Publication Favor
the Mechanical Filters
SLOW SAND FILTERS FEW

Water filtration history goes back to
1929 when one James Simpson an
eminent waterworks engineer con
st-ucted the first sand filter for a cty's
use. 1t was built for the Chelsea Wa.
ter Company of London, England. The
Evening journal., 1905-12-06
December 2. 1905.
A Correction.
Dover.te

Editor of The Evening Journal;
Kindly inform the public that / am
not the Harry Kates referred to in the
columns of your paper Friday. Decem-
Der Isl. Harry Katcs, 5l5 Washington
street.
Evening journal., 1905-12-06
THE STATE PRESS
Nelnhhors lllnd Words.

just as we thought would be ihc case
the now Evening Journal has greatly
improved DO the essential qualities that
20 TO make am up-to-d1te newspaper,
as well AS in the mechanical results Of
IT'S production. We expect it to 30 right
on getting better and better all the time
lt has % good staff of experienced men
i'm AN its departments and the tone OF
it's editoiill u,tcranccs indicates that IL
is TO DE "a Republican Journal of indie
pendent proenvities. There is undouh;-
edly am urgent need and e. fertile field
In Delaware for such newspaper and
we shall be much surprised and disap'
pointed 10 the new management Of the
Journal fails TO fully meet all expects
tions ln this respect Sunday STAR
Evening journal., 1905-12-06
Population.

The remaindcr Of the III cities US
ing mechanical filters have less than
$4,000 population so that they are not
to be classed in size with Wilmington
whose population is nearer that of At
lanta. Ga. or Grand Rapids, Mich,
than that of any other city Of the list.
Slow sand filters have been adopted
and are in use by the following cities
of ove. % coo noDulation
Evening journal., 1905-12-06

The stabbing of man for a nclle as was reported
to the police shows how little value is placed upon
human life by some of the desperate classes. For
tunatey however reports Of such instances are rare
Evening journal., 1905-12-06
A COMPANION

A delightful little travelling compan-
ION. indispensa bic TO many who travel
are the Little Comforters DR.. Miles
Anti-Pain Pills. BY their soothing in
huerce upon the nerves OF the brain
ana stomach, they prevent dizziness,
sick stomach and hsadache-Car-sick-
Evening journal., 1905-12-06
JESTS AND JINGLES

well old man said snnckson. after the perform
ance. II certainly was surprised you n private
theatriclls.'
Yes replied D. ightiy but you see il didn't apear
ON me Stage d p,ohahiy have 10 s n the aud
DE bored d,lth
Evening journal., 1905-12-06

I'm gong ON sith stormer Barnes you know said
the low comedian Hes taking stock company 10
Oshkosh
"Ah. DO you expect long un?'
Barnes says So but I'm prepared for long walk"
Evening journal., 1905-12-06

The Evening every afternoon at Broad
Street Station. Philadelphia.
No attention paid to unsigned communications
Evening journal., 1905-12-06

The Journal receives its Telegraph Dispatches by special
wire In its its operator day up
10 the thus giving the latest iele-
graphic News from al OF the world.
Special CORRESPONDENTS throughout the State
Evening journal., 1905-12-06

NOTICE TO THE PUBLIC.
Any reflection the character standng or
reputation of any person firm corporation which
appear columns will be gladly corrected upon re-
ouest
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roniya mint can make money without Odvertisins"
-GlOdstone
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School Commissioners.

At the regular monthly session of
the Board of School Commissioners
today large part Of the morning sos-
sion was taken up with the considera-
tion of routine business, and the hear.
ing of various persons who came be-
fore the body.
The Commissioners ordered six hun
dred copies OF Riley's History Of Anne
Arundel County TO be delivered at
once for use in the public schools
throughout the county.
A committee of the trustees of the
Brooklyn and Curtis Bay schools ap-
peared before the board and asked for
share Of the Manual Tanning fund
distribution, and the board decided
60 grant their request. The commits
sioneTs agreed 60 distribute the 81, 500
fund for this purpose between the
school in this city and the Brooklyn
and Curtis Bay schools. The Amman.
oils High School manual training de.
partment is to receive half and the
other half to go to the county schools
at the two place mentioned above.
Mr.. William N. Crisp was appointed
as instructor in manual training at tho
Brooklyn and Curtis Bay school. and
q committee composed of President
Crisp and the trustees OF the two
schools was appointed to obtain a
room for this department of tho pub.
lie education.