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Evening journal., 1911-03-18
SHOULD NOT sHUN PUBLICITY.

HERE has been talk at Dover about egisa-
tive investigation Of the affairs of the Levy
Courts of Kent and Sussex counties.
resolution was passed by the State Senate
calling for the insertion of the probe into Sus-
sex Countys financial system but the Senate
rescnded action, and the Democratic news
papers have already started to give out mys-
terious hints that such an investigation would un-
cover unpleasant things
Just how far the Legislature should probe into
county affairs may be question. The efforts of
the Legislature or at least one branch of it, TO look
into the doings of public bodies of the State have
not had happy results so far, if the inquiry that
was started into the Police Department of this
city may be taken as example. The inquiry
was started and then suddenly tied up.
We presume that the General Assembly has au-
thority TO make such Investigations as that pro-
posed for Sussex
The old court has heen criticised greatly by
the Democratic newspapers, and the Republican
newspapers of Sussex have added on occasion to
that criticism. Those directing the Levy Court
should not fear an inquiry of any kind should
not shun publicity. Publicity is the light and
life of public affairs today
We don't know, of course, whether there is any
wrong doing in Sussex. Senator Drexler thinks
that there is lid which ought to be lifted. III
there is no inquiry, we conjecture that for the
next two years Senator Drexler will be found
talking a great deal about the Levy Court and
the Senator is something of talker.
One queer thing about the Sussex Levy Court
we have noticed-although that does not imPute
any wrong doing to the members-is the opposi-
ton to the county engineering bill, measure
which has had the unqualified support OF Mr..
Joseph L. Cahall, attorney for the court.
This bill was to place all road work in the
county in the hands of the County Engineer. 1t is
good measure and should become law. What
is county engineer for If not to have charge,
practically unhampered of the work of construct
ing the roads?
Evening journal., 1911-03-18
THE CHASTITY
SMOOTH LIFE
BY The REV. r. L. JACKSON

Many human beings display what
energy and ingenuity they possess in
the effort to evade the irksome and
exacting responsibilities of life. Com
ing to close grips with difficult dis
agreeable duties Is no part of their
intention or endeavor They want to
live on easy street, exempt from care
and hardship, out of reach of the
worlds miseries and ont of hearing Of
the voices of appeal. They beg to be
excused from struggle and sacrifice
to achieve the moral betterment of
themselves or their fellowmen. They
want TO be left TO themselves to live
as easy and smooth life as self-love
and self-calculation can devise. 1t
is nothing to them that there are
wrongs to be righted, tyrannies TO be
overthrown, sufferings to be allevi.
ated
Underlying this attitude is the idea
that enjoyment is the real end of ex-
istence. and is the only real element
of worth in the objects of humanity's
choice. A life that does not yield a
preponderating amount of happiness
is not worth living, according to their
way Of thinking. It is intolerable.
This is the belief OF multitudes to-
day and what is the consequence of
It? People who should be morally
strong and answering are soft and
Evening journal., 1911-03-18
WILMINGTON AND THE HIGHWAY.

WILMINGTON has been much interested in
w the DUPONT highway proposition and yet di-
rectly the remainder of the State would benefit
more by the good road than Wilmington would.
But wilmingtonans know that the direct and in
direct benefits to this city would be great.
There is really little sane opposition in this
city to the acceptance of the dupont offer The
Democratic League is the latest organization 20
take notice of the offer. At the meeting the otheg
evening such progressive men as Mr.. George c..
Morton and President F. H. Stene expressed
themselves being in favor of accepting the offer.
The Democratic League is by far the most i'm
portant and militant organization of Democrats
in this city 1t is the most progressive, and if the
Democratic State conventions had put more of the
principles advocated by the Democratic League
into their platforms the Democrats of Delaware
a political party would stand much higher than
they do today. But the controlling influences of
the Democratic party are influences of intense
conservatism and reaction.
When therefore, two of the leaders of the
Democratic League speak in favor of accepting
the DUPONT offer on its merits, we shall be sur
prised IL the project is not heartily approved by
the meeting that is to be held on Monday night for
a further discussion of the subject
The DUPONT offer, we believe, is a herald OF
greater Improvements to come in Delaware There
is certainly no politics" in it, If some Demo
crat wished to do what Mr.. dupont offers, The
Evening Journal would be found supporting the
project just as cordially as it is advocating the
acceptance of the present proposition.
Evening journal., 1911-03-18
SATURDAY. MAR. Ie 1911
BILLS REFERRING TO THE CITY.

IT HERE is no real reason why the Legislature
n should not pass the bills to validate the mum
icipal government of Wilmington and its acts,
which bills we're defeated by the House yesterday.
And there is no real reason why the providing
of a new charter for Wilmington should not be
accomplished through=the means of the Whining
ton Charter Commission the bill to establish which
was defeated in the House yesterday.
These are serious questions that should be con-
sidered from the point of view of business sense
rather than from partisanshp.
Since the Democratic members of the House OBJ
ject TO Representative Moores bill to apply the
State election laws to municipal elections in Will
mington would it not be we'll TO have that measure
carefully studied by the Democrats with view
to enacting fthey find no serious objection in it.
The Democrats for years have been bowling
about the Department of Elections being parti-
san body which canvassed the vote of city cleo
tion The bill removes the causes of that cry in
that it provides that the Judges of the county
courts shall canvass the vote of a municipal cleo
tion. There can be no reasonable objection to
such change.
1t also provides that the ballots instead Of being
burned as at present shall be put back in the bal
lot boxes so that if any one should have occasion
to challenge the correctness of the count the evil
dence would be at hand to settle the truth of any
such contention.
The bill as we understand il, and as we are as
sured by officials of the Department has no poll
tics in it, We do not see any advantage that would
accrue to the Republicans because of changes such
as those mentioned but on the other hand, the bill
contains some reforms designed to take munich
pal elections as far as possible out of the control
so far as the election machinery is concerned OF
one party or the other.
Evening journal., 1911-03-18
Poor Road Maintenance.

New York Mail.
America has taken leaf from the
book of the two British roadmakers,
MacAdam and Telford, but none from
the book of Tresaguet, the great
French engineer. That is what has
been wrong with the programme of
road improvement in this State, what
is wrong now with the streets OF Man
haitian.
Tresaguet was not content to build
a good road and let it take care of it.
self. He was more than a builder, He
was an administrator. When a road
was put in order, he devised plans so
that It should be kept in order. He had
it inspected. patroled, mended from
day to day. Every misplaced pebble
was put in place at once. A fault in
the metaling had no chance to become
mud hole 1t is to Tresaguet that
France owes its fine roads, the best
and cheapest in the world, and its sys-
tenn of administration, which is also
the best
This State is slowly coming around
to the view of Tresaguet in its work
ing of highway building Towns and
counties are yielding more and more
to the authorities of the State, be-
cause they have learned that the prop
Evening journal., 1911-03-18
Editorial Opinion
Bryan and the Press.

Chester Times.
William Jennings Bryan. who spoke
recently before the Contemporary
Club Of Philadelphia on the "Infu-
ence of the Press" not only bitterly
attacked what he called the "venal
press" but lamented the passing OF
great personalities at the head CT
newspapers. He particularly regret
ted that there did not seem to be any
Horace Greeleys about.
While II is true that the dominant
personality is not as conspicuous as
I'm former days of American Journal
ism, yet the average mental calibre in
the American editorial profession was
never so high as now. If the country
faced any great crises comparable to
the issues of the Civil War. II would
be found that the press of this coun-
try would not possess simply one, but
quite a number of Horace Greeleys.
The American public of today
would not tolerate the old-time editor,
with his open vices, his bohemianism,
his spleen, his constant use of his
newspaper as a personal organ for
venting his venom upon his enemies
and those who disagreed with him
and his unreasoning partisanship. The
old-time editor would be classed as q
pariah in these days and very prop
erly so. Mr.. Bryan would be one of
the first to condemn the class he now
eXtols because time has softened their
offenses.
Those who mourn with the great
Evening journal., 1911-03-18
ELECTION OF SENATORS.

solution calling for the election of United
HE. SENATE at Dover has defeated the
States Senators by direct vote OF the people
There debate and the Senators divided
party lines, the Republicans voting against the
measure and the Democrats for it. The reasons
for rejecting the resolution 10 be that the
Senators feared a convention would open the way
for the consideration of other amendments to the
constitution; but what of it?
The process of amending the constitution is long
and tedious. Amendments cannot be made in
hurry. There is no good reason why the Senators
should have divided party lines in considering
this matter. They did not so divide in the House
The United States Senate itself almost declared
in favor of popular election of Senator'S 1t will
be but short time before the Senators at Wash
ington will put through such a resolution as that
rejected by the Upper House at Dover.
Already a majority in the Senate at Washing
ton favors the election of Senators. The Ohio
Legislature recently declared unanimously for
eecting Senators.
The traditions of Delaware are against making
any amendments to the constitution, and perhaps
this is the only reason for the action of ma
jority of the Senators at Dover.
But whether Delaware wants this salutatory re-
form or not, it will not be many years before Sen
ators are chosen by direct popular vote.
Evening journal., 1911-03-18

est display of grief the passing of the
old-time newspaper, would not buy
1t now, except as a curiosity. The
old-time newspaper was an intensely
partisan sheet, very different in every
particular from the present day pub
lication with its optimism, 1t broad
sympathy, the ready use Of its col
umns to aid every worthy cause and
its close touch with all the best in
terests of the community in which it
circulates.
II is true there Is "venal press;
but there are venal merchants, venal
manufacturers, venal educators and
even venal politicians hunting office.
There are great newspapers owned
and controlled by certain interests,
but never was the American press 50
much a servant of the public as IN
the year of grace one thousand nine
hundred and eleven.
Evening journal., 1911-03-18
WELCOME TO THOUSANDS
Prescription for Indigestion that
has Done Wonders in Hospital
Work.

This is the formula that has created
e furore in the medical profession on
account of its remarkable effectiveness
in the treatment of stomach troubles.
1t acts differently from anything else
ever tried for this widespread all
ment, almost Immediately relieving
distress after eating, sour stomach,
belching, dizziness and headaches If
used for sufficient time it will cure the
worst case of dyspepsia--"Two ounces
essence of Pepsin; three ounces syrup
Of Ginger: one ounce Catandir COM
pound. Mix and take one TO two tea
spoonfuls after each meal and at bed
time" Catandir always comes put up
in ounce sealed packages. Any drug
gist should have 1t in stock by this
time or he will quickly get it from his
wholesale house. For best results mix
the Pepsin and the Ginger, then let
stand about an hour before adding the
Catandir. 1t will be more convenient
to get the ingredients from the drug
gist and mix them at home. Any one
with stomach trouble should get this
without delay.
Evening journal., 1911-03-18
THE DREXLER BILL.

HE JOURNAL confesses that il cannot under
stand why the Drexler good road bill should
be preferred to the dupont offer The Journal was
IN favor Of the Drexler bill until plan thrown
at the people of the State which meant that
wealthy citizen would construct road and present
il 10 the State in return for certain franchises
which any other individual or corporation could
obtain az a mere fraction Of the cost involved in
building the good road.
Then when Mr.. DUPONT offered TO turn over the
valuable franchises" to any corporation that would
pledge itself to build trolley line, we thought
that about all the objections had been satisfied
Has any other man thought these franchises so
valuable that he would be willing to put up more
than million of dollars for them?
The Levy Courts of Kent and Sussex counties
have thought them so valuable" that they have
repeatedly offered valuable franchises the use Of
the county roads in those counties to any persons
who would build trolley lines No legitimate COM
pany has come forward to accept the tender.
Something has been said about the value of the
reserved strip of land adjoining the highway, but
Mr.. DUPONT said at the Dover meeting that he
would be glad to sell it for the price of the road
TO those who thought he had conceived an easy
way of making money by the highway project OF
course no one is going to come forward and pay
million dollars or more for this strip of land.
And even if Mr.. dupont should get return in
tne dim future, we don't know who would be more
entitled to earn something than the man who
piazeo the path for legitimate progress in Della
ware.
Evening journal., 1911-03-18

irresolute, wofully Improbable to
God and humanity. Enterprises for
the uplift of society are suffered to
drop and die.
What DR.. Martineau wrote fifty
years ago will apply today: 1--WE
seem to have reached an age Of soft
affections and emasculated con-
science, full of pity, for pain and dis
ease, Of horror at blood and death,
but doubling whether anything is
wicked that is not cruel and recon-
CLING itself even to that on sufficient
considerations of advantage"
The life that shuns personal anC
social responsibility is what Brown
ing calls "The ghastly smooth life.
Well does he call It such. for It is
pallid even unto ghastliness with the
pallor Of moral and spiritual death.
Evening journal., 1911-03-18

General Delay seems to be in command of the
Delaware Legislature. He seems to have mob
ilized his forces strongly at the capital but his
manoeuvres are not quite so mysterious as the
manoeuvres on the Mexican border. Twenty-six
revenue bills none of which has been acted on,
are a strong battalion in the forces of General
Delay. There seem to be no generals or colonels
in the Legislature stratagetic enough to rout the
forces of General Delay, and for Major Michel,
he seems TO have retreated and sounded taps. But
why could not General Benson issue a few march
ing orders to the Kent county fellows at least ?
Evening journal., 1911-03-18

er maintenance of road is lust
as important as its proper
construction, and they want State
funds for this work. It is improper
maintenance that is the trouble in this
city now. The pavements were laid
under contract with private companies
which we're supposed to obligate them
to make repairs for periods up to fif-
teen years. The companies have
evaded this responsibility. Even so,
the city officials have been derelict in
inspection, in vigilant superinten-
dence, in prompt effort at correction
of small pavement faults. so they
would not become large ones.
Evening journal., 1911-03-18

Representative Johnsons suggestion that the
recommendations of the Revenue Commission be
acted on before the commission is continued for
two more years was the most sensible thing said
in the debate on the matter in the House yester-
day. Why should we have such commission il
its work goes for naught?
Evening journal., 1911-03-18

The Republican State Committee seams 20 r..
little shy about meeting at Dover and conferrino
with the Republican members OF the Leeislature
And some folks will not blame them when il IS
considered that at the opening of the session the
large number of cooks at Dover spoiled the broth.
Evening journal., 1911-03-18

The racket of the fiat wheel street cars yesterday
on Delaware avenue was not an explosion in honor
of ST. Patrick's day, but merely an every day oc-
currence.
Evening journal., 1911-03-18

Representative Johnson has good measure be-
fore the Legislature calling for the establishment
of a chair Of economics at Delaware College. We
trust il will be passed.
Evening journal., 1911-03-18

Every hour must seem like minute to the mem
bers Of the Legislature as they contemplate the
great mass of business be disposed of during the
closing days of the session.
Evening journal., 1911-03-18
OFFICIAL ENDORSEMENTS.
The United Pub

The United Pub
lishers' Associations
through its prssi-
dent. Mr.. Arthur
Koppell has exam
ined THE JOUR-
NAILS circulation
and Mr.. Koppell Of.
fers 20 wager 81 600
o. his own money,
and undertake 70
prove that THE
EVENING JOUR
NAL has the largest
paid circulation Of
any paper printed In
Wilmington
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-04-07
ANDERSON DEATH
 WAS ACCIDENTAL

Washington. April 6.-(Special)- cor oner's jury at the district morgue this afternoon rendered a verdict exonerating John W. Tavenner of responsibility for the death of Thomas Anderson of Tus- cumbia. Ala, who died at the Emergency hospital yesterday of injuries received by being run over by an automobile delivery wagon in charge of Tavenner
 The jury held that "the deceased came to his death as the result of not exer> cising the proper precaution as a pedes. trian."
 Representative Richardson of Alabama was in attendance at the inquest as representative of the family of Mir. An derson. He questioned a number of the witnesses Attorneys F. E. Mitchell and Frank J. Hogan appeared for Tavenner
 Several eye witnesses of the accident testified Some said they did not hear the chauffeur ring the gong on his ma- chine, while others testified they heard 1t, and also that Mir Anderson was en- gagged in conversation while crossing the street. All of the witnesses agreed the machine was moving at moderate rate of speed.
 The body of Mir. Anderson was sent to his home in Tuscumbia, Ala. this morning. Several members of the com mittee of engineers with whom he was attending meeting here accompanied the body.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-04-07
HOPING 10 BRING
 TAFT I ID MEETING President Will Be Invited to Fourth National Good
 Roads Congress

Every effort will be made to secure the presence of President Taft al the fourth National Good Roads congress, which meets on May 23-2s, and the ex- ecutive committee of the advisory board is already at work to that end so as to preclude any other arrangements Of the nations executive which would con 1iict with the date of the meeting.
 The committee has prepared a spe- cial invitation for the President, and has written Senators Johnston and Bankhead, asking them to arrange T conference with him at which the Ala bama delegation in Congress, together with a local committee. may call on him and extend the invitation in per son. It is believed that the President cannot turn down an invitation which is likely to be made through the two senators and nine congressman from lAlabama, headed by Commissioners Ex- um, Lane and Weatherly
 Among the latest invitations that have been issued by the Good Roads lcongress committee were those to the Daughters of the American Revolu- ttion including separately the Alabama branch, in view of the fact that these
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-04-07
organizations are working to estab-

organizations are working to estab- fish historical highways. An invita- tion has also been sent the United Daughters of the Confederacy, asking that they appoint delegates to the con vention. The Alabama Trades Council which meets in Birmin gham during the latter part of this month will be ex- tended an invitation with a request to appoint 50 delegates.
 Gov Cole L. Blease has written Sec retary J. A Rountree informing him tha. he has appointed delegates to at- tend the National Good Roads con gress and has urged each of them to attend. Governor Blease has already given his assurance that he will cer- tainly be in attendance
 The following is a list of South Car olina delegates:
 W. A. Stevenson. Abbeville; Jesse Green, Aiken; B. J. Pearman, Ander- son J. B. Kearse, Mambers; J. B. Mor- ris, Barnwell; Joseph S. Claghorn. Beau fort Jesse M Murray, Moucks Corner ]. L. Zeigler. St. Matthews; W. P. Can't well, Charleston; E. F. Lipscomb Gaf- ney; T. w. Shannon Chester. E. R Night. Chesterfield; R. E. McFaddin Manning; J. O. Griffin. Watterboro; c Whitfield Milling. Darlington; J. W Roland, Dillon John Wimberly, St George; W. G. Wells. Edgefield Peter M. Pitts, Sumter: J. H. Spears, Union J. N. Hammett, Kingstree; T. w. Boyd Yorkvllle; A. B. Brice. chairman board of commissioners. Winnsboro James Mcbride, Florence; Joseph B. Johnston Georgetown; J. P. Goodwin, Greenville T. c. Burnett. Greenwood; B. H. Tuten Hampton; A. c. Murrell, Conway; M. c West, Camden; M. c. Gardner, Lan- caster; H. B. Humbert. Laurens: G. T Evans, Bishopville; L. J. Langford Lexington: D. ]. Martin. Marion; Frank Manning, Jr.. Bennettsville; l.. l. Fea- gle, Newberry; N. Phillips. Walhalla; F J. D. Fielder. Orangeburg; James B Craig, Pickens; w. F. Muller, Columbia
 D. w. Padgett, Saluda; D. M. Miles | Spartanburg.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-04-07
Seaboard Changes Schedule

On and after April 9 the Seaboard trains will arrive and depart from Bir- mingham as follows:
 Atlanta Birmingham Special. leave 8:30 a. m., arrive S:30 D. m.
 Nos. 50 and 51. leave GAO a. m, ar rive 10:15 D. m.
 Nos. ss and Al. leave 800 p. m., ar rive 12:10 D. m.
 The Atlanta Birmingham Special
 Will be the train par excellence be- tween the southeast and north, con- sisting of the most modern all-steel Pullmans. one 12-section drawing room car and one 10 section observation car, the entire train electrically lighted, and affording every comfort and luxury. The S30 a. m. departing time and 3:56 p. m. arriving time in New York affords to the Birmingham travelling public the most convenient and timely hours.
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