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Evening journal., 1911-12-13
WEDNESDAY, DEC. Ia. IeH
MR.. HITCHCOCKs- TRIUMPH.

IF ALL the departments OF government wore ad-
Il ministered along the sound business lines that
Postmaster General Frank II. Hitchcock has fol-
lowed in the Federal Postofice Department, the
public would soon be rid of the eternal cry OF
deficit" Stepping from political activities into
the position of Postmaster General, Mr. Hitch
cock doubtless surprised many persons by thrust
ing aside politics and Immediately plunging into
the application Of recognized business principles
in his department. Economy along with better
ment of the service was the aim with which he
started out, and even those who do not
agree with some of the policies made etfec-
tive by Mr. Hitchcock cannot evade the fact that
he has accomplished wonders. When the present
Postmaster General assumed Office there
deficit of Si7,479,770 in his department., the larg-
est deficit on record. Mr.. Htchcock's report,
made public this week, discloses that the immense
deficit has been wiped out and that for the first
time in twenty-eight years the department has
surplus.
Economy is so frequently dragged to the
fore as a campaign cry and is so seldom ac-
complished that the achievement OF Mr.. Hitchcock
stands out as a bright exception creditabe alike to
him and TO President Taft who is responsible for
his appointment. While this remarkable financial
record vas being made Mr.. Hitchcock extended
every branch Of the postal service 3744 new post
Offices have hcen established, carrier delivery has
been provided in 1856 additional cities 25l6 new
rural routes have been authorized, and the force
of postal employees has been increased by more
than 5000 persons. Substantial salary increases
have been granted, too, the salaries the year just
ended being S4000000 greater than two years
ago.
Wilmington and the State Of Delaware have
obtained postal savings banks, and more are to
be established in most of the towns of the state
within a few months Mr. Hitchcock has set as
further ideals the parcels post, one-cent postage
and a pension system for the postal department
employees He has recommended these, and with
his tenacity of purpose it will not be surprising
If they soon are added TO the list of things
accomplished for the public good by Mr. Hitch
cock and the administration supporting his poll
cies. 1t might not be amiss TO observe that the
Postmaster General has had the hearty co-opera-
tion Of Mr. NJ Howard Jester, postmaster of Will
mington, and his assistant Mr. Leroy w Hickman,
who have at all times strven to uplift the SER
vice in this city.
Evening journal., 1911-12-13
WOMEN DID 1T.

MRS. ARTHUR DODGE president of the Ma
i tiona Association of women who are op-
posed TO equal suffrage declares that the recent
municipal election in Los Angeles was practically
decided long before the Mcnamara confessions
by the women voters who had determined 10 defeat
Job Hartman, the Socialist candidate for Mayor.
The figures, Mrs. Dodge says show conclusveB
that women voted against both the Socialist can
ddate and prohibition, for the recent campaign
was marked by a fierce fight over prohibition, al
though this phase of it was lost sight Of in the
east. The vast majority of women, according TO
Mrs. Dodge, will vote against radical or extreme
measures, and the Los Angeles women we're COM
PEELED to put down the theorists and dresmers,"
according TO Mrs. Dodge. There was too much at
stake for them 10 stay away from the polls when
the burden of voting was put upon them. But we
insist, says Mrs. Dodge, that the burden should
not be placed on the shoulders of women.
Other reports from Los Angeles do not indi-
cate that the women regarded voting as a burden.
They seemed TO enjoy it. and they made the men
stand around" in fine shape. But perhaps Mrs.
Dodges comments are a clever bit Of talking TO
hurt the cause of the suffragists. Women are
against radical and extreme measures, she says,
but the radicals among the men have been
the most clamorous for giving votes to
women The Socialists for years have had an equal
suffrage plank in their platform and the Prohibi-
tionists have thought that with women voting there
would be little doubt about the saloons being
routed. In California the liquor interests opposed
equal suffrage for the same reason.
Mrs. Dodge perhaps thinks that by showing that
women are naturally conservatives, the radicals
will have care in advocating equal suffrage The
conservatives among the men are usually those
who oppose equal suffrage despite the fact thai
when granted suffrage women have not Joined the
radicals to a larger extent than they have uniteC
with the conservatives.
Evening journal., 1911-12-13
INSANE men
RUN In MINE
Rv The limited Press

BY The United Press.
BRlCEVILLE. Tenn, Dec. 13.-
Screaming in their maniacal delirum
two miners. entombed by Saturday S
explosion, are fleeing through the sub
terranean workings in the ruined
Cross-Mountain coal mine
Whenever rescuers approach, the
men, like wraiths, speed away, laugh
ing in insane glee and jeering the res
cuers All night long rescuers pur-
sued them.
The men were in the party that was
rescued Monday night.
Canary birds saved the lives OF
four miners in the disaster, accord
ing to the statement of the Bureau OF
Mines yesterday. For the first time the
helmeted rescuers tested canaries as
means of detecting death-dealins
gas, and the experiment was entirely
successful.
Evening journal., 1911-12-13
:: Personal and Pertinent ::


Miss Grace Strachan, president of the Teachers AS
socation of New York, being congratulated on her
successful fight for equal pay for women teachers
II is odd said Miss Strachan, smiling but the men
who most earnestly opposed equal pay men of
the so-caled chvarous type-the type that says wo-
man should be protected womans place is in the home
and forth.
Protectors of this kind remind me of a soldier nam
ed Carlyle.
Carlyle veteran private undertook to train raw
recruit In the first battle Carlyle was heard repeating
over and over again to his recruit:
BE man lad. Don't duck Don't duck ! tell you
I'm behind you.-Washington Star.
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They are telling this story about an Adebert pro-
fessor. who brides himself on the correctness of his
English CThey' let it be noted, refers to certain
Western Reserve students; and they aue telling in
whispers But the murder of the kings speech will
out)
My dear" said this professors wife few mornings
ago, cant | give you fresh cup Of coffee"
You doubtless mean cup Of fresh coffee" correct
ed the professor Pardon my dear, but these vul-
gar errors in rhetoric are easily corrected give
tenton to them Thank you-the coffee is excellent BY
the dear that picture the east wall would
show to better advantage If you'd hang it over the
"Ah" replied Mrs Professor. quietly. you doubtless
mean If were to hang it above the clock OF course
you know that II were TO hang it over the clock we
should not be able to tell the time As it is can see
that you have only three minutes in which to finish
your coffee and get to your rhetoric class cleveland
Plain Dealer.
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visitor TO the iail in a New England city was much
impressed by the manners of the few prisoners
They seem so gentle and polite" she said. "I
know there were hardened criminals here but
was not prepared for such courteous cordial re-
ception."
oh they're cordial and courtaous all right said
the iailer; but Id rather have less manners my
Il would maam repeated the taller "Six months
ago one of the politest men had here escaped one
pardon me for tho liberty 1 take. '"-Youths Com
panon
Evening journal., 1911-12-13
LOST SIXTY-NINE POUNDS IN
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Benjamin f. Prentiss,
Justice of the Peace.
Evening journal., 1911-12-13

Mr.. Samuel Harrington Messick's report as
master of the State Grange shows that the $500
members of that organization, comprising men
who have dgnfed the tilling of the soil and the
development of the farm in Delaware, have taken
advanced stand on many questions of public
moment Mr.. Messck, himself farmer and fruit
grower who has achieved wonderful success
voices no lowering of ideals of the Grangers of
Delaware His advice TO members Of the order to
take an active, though non-partisan, interest in
all public questions is in line with the general
awakening to responsibilities in government.
Mr.. Messick pledges the support Of the Changers
to Delaware College which he happily observes
now ranks as an agricultural college, and which
certainly by the good it is accomplishing is worthy
of support Perhaps, ere two years roll around
the Grangers may see provision for the higher
education of the young women of the state too.
Evening journal., 1911-12-13
FAIRNESS TO THE HEBREWs.

IT HE administration at Washington will have
L. the support OF all fair-minded Americans in
the efforts being made to compel the Russian
government TO accord TO Jewish citizens of the
United States the same privileges and liberties
that are granted to other Americans travelling in
that country.
AS far as possible Congress should exert every
means within its power to stop the determinations
against certain American citizens. Reasonable
treatment is what is demanded, and there are ways
of putting pressure on the Russian government to
bring about such treatment.
Our government cannot of course force the
Russian government TO deal fairly with its own
Jewish subjects, but it can get fair treatment of
Hebrews who are citizens of the United States.
An energetic campaign has been started in be-
half of Jewish Americans who are Disseminated
against. The President will probably make this
matter the subject of special message. He
should be aided in his efforts in behalf of the
Jews by all the members Of Congress. Before very
long Russia will no doubt feel the displeasure of
our government at the Determinations practiced
by the Cars officials.
Evening journal., 1911-12-13
NEW NEWS or YESTERDAY
Sberidan'S Prayer Of
Battle
By Holland

Judge William H. Hunt, a native of
Charleston, S. c., and for many years
a prominent practitioner at the bar of
New Orleans, was nominated by Presi-
dent Garfield as Secretary Of the Navy
IN the original Garfield cabinet Judge
Hunt, although always a Union man,
nevertheless had many strong person.
al friends in the South, for he was
man Of charming personal character
istics. delightful story teller, a very
able lawyer, and a man who, having
once made a friend, clinched the
friendship.
Judge Hunt, upon his retirement
from the cabinet some months after
the death of General Garfield, was ap-
pointed Minister TO Russia by Presi-
dent Arthur. He died at st. Peters,
burg early in 1884 and upon the re-
turn of his body to the United States a
memorial service was held in St.
Johns Church, Washington, of which
Judge Hunt was a member during his
residence at Washington.
All of the members Of the original
Garfield cabinet were invited to attend
the memorial cermonies. So. also, was
General Philip II. Sheridan, who had
a few months earlier succeeded Cen
eral Sherman in command of the
army with headquarters at Washing
ton. General Sheridan and Judge Hunt
were warm friends. Sheridan had meet
Judge Hunt in New Orleans shortly
after the war and an acquaintance
then begun ripened into warm friend
ship.
At the memorial services General
Sheridan sat with the members of
Garfield's cabinet Those who were
next to him noticed that he repeated
the responses and the prapers and
semed not only to be familiar with the
office Of the Episcopal church as It is
set forth for services Of that kind, but
also to have verbal familiarity with
the prayers. After the ceremony was
ended General Sheridan walked from
the church toward the war office in
the company of two or three members
of Garfeld's cabinet One Of them
said TO him.
General, ! observed that you made
the responses exactly as ] did and that
you repeated the prayers, doing thai
without looking at the prayerbook.
Il suppose" said Sheridan, "yoJ
think that a little strange because
am a Roman Catholic. But it is tru,
that / can repeat almost all of the
prayers In the Episcopal prayerbook
and one Of them was frequently on my
lips when I was entreing a battle.
The explanation Is this. When l was
at West Point / faithfully attended
chapel services. I learned there the
prapers and have never forgotten
them. Some Of them are Identical Will
the prayers Of my own church, al.
though these are in Latin. / know bott
the Latin and the English versions oi
them.
when I was at West Point there
was one prayer which seemed especi
ally beautiful to me, although thai
may seem strang to say Of cadet who
was learning the profession Of war
II is the prayer for peace, beginning
as you remember, in this way o God
who art the author Of peace and love
Of concord Years after found mysel
almost unconsciously repairing tina
prayer when we entered battle-th,
prayer for peace II was on my lipi
when | entered the battle of Cedai
| Creek.
1T is a curious fact" added Genera
Sheridan reflectively. that Grant
Evening journal., 1911-12-13
!: With The Paragraphers ::


It begins TO look though there is nothing left for
the Manchus 70 do but into vaudeve,-Detroit
Free Press.
We shudder to think Of the fate Of the Hon Rudysrd
kping when the pettiooat rules the polls-New York
sun
Tho Postohce Department has changed its mind and
Will take care Of Santa Claus letters The Postofhce
Department is a nice man-TQledo Blade
i is interesting to note that the women who are
fighting for the right to vote much more conspc
Gus in public anairs than the women who have it.
Washington Star
Now they talk in Lincoln Center Kansas about tarr-
ing the men who tarred Miss Chamberlain Then the
New York World.
1t understood that the directors Of the Steel Trust
view without the slightest alarm petitions urging Col
onel Roosevelt TO become canddate-L0uisvie Cour-
ier-Journal
Many things are desired by the people from the com
ing session of Congress- but amendment OF the Sher
man act is not one of them.-Ned York World
Evening journal., 1911-12-13
AREYOUR KIDNEYS
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Many Wilmington People Know the
Importance of Healthy Kidneys.

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The kidneys filter the blood.
They work night and day.
Well kidneys remove impurities.
Sick kidneys allow impurities to
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Evening journal., 1911-12-13
SMITH SAYS HE
is NOT ENGAGED
Bv The limited Press.

BY The United Press.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 13-Doubly
denied today was the rumor of an en-
gagement between Miss Helene Taft,
daughter of the President, and ]. Cot
ton Smith, son of Mrs. Taft's pastor,
Dr. Roland Cotton Smith.
Il don't want to be discourteous to
Miss TAFT. but there is absolutely
nothing in it; the whole thing is alb
solutely without foundation" Smith
stated yesterday at his real estate
Office.
From the White House also came
emphatic deniel of the reported en-
gagerlent.
Evening journal., 1911-12-13

Days come and days 60 but nothing definite has
been done toward filling in some of the lowlands
in South Wilmington and along the river fronts
with dredgings from the Delaware and Christiana.
The opportunity to fill in the lowlands and marshy
places should be taken the fullest advantage of
as a matter of benehtting the general health of
the community to say nothing of the good that
might accrue from converting what is now useless
land into desirable industrial sites.
Evening journal., 1911-12-13

Wilmingtonians will have another opportunity
on Saturday evening to hear timely talk on civic
problems, when William Dudley Foulke will speak
in the High School auditorium on Effective Mum
icipal Government" Mr.. Foulke was a civil service
commissioner under President Roosevelt, and as
student of governmental systems his views should
be heard by as many persons as possible, especially
when the Charter Commission is engaged in
moulding new charter for Wilmington
Evening journal., 1911-12-13
New Way to Danish
All Hair GrOwths
Modes oi Today

Many people will be interested in
the new and simple manner in which
hair or fuzz is removed from the
face. neck or arms. This consists of
making a paste with ordinary pow
dered delatone and water and apply
ing to hairy surface. After two or
three minutes rub it off. wash the
skin and every hair has vanished.
Druggists will charge you a dollar
for an original one-ounce package Of
delatone. but it. is well worth its
cost, as it is both painless and harm
less and seldom requires the second
application to remove even a stub
born growth.
Evening journal., 1911-12-13
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Evening journal., 1911-12-13
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Evening journal., 1911-12-13
LEAVES 75 GRANDCHILDREN.

Special to THE EVENING JOURNAL.
LAUREL. Del, Dec. 13-Michsel,
Hastings, aged SO, who died near here.
had remarkable progeny, leaving IL
children, rs grandchildren, 2S great
grandchildren and great great
grandchildren.
Evening journal., 1911-12-13

Sherman and I had no love for war
that military establishment and pomp
had no attractiveness for us
Copyright, 1911, by e. J. Edwards.
All Rights Reserved)
Tomorrow Mr.. Edwards will tell OF
a Great Historians PrOfane Confess
SION"
Evening journal., 1911-12-13
PUNCH LOSES
BEATTIE A TOOTH

BY The United Press.
RICHMOND, Va. Dec. 13-I. II.
Walkup was fined $40 in police court
today for knocking one Of Paul Beat
ties teeth out Walkup admitted he
had been drinking.
1--WE got more enemies than I can
handle" said Paul. whose testimony
sent Henry Clay Beattie to the electric
chair.
Evening journal., 1911-12-13
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TheEvening Journal
FOUNDED 1855.

Entered POssOnes wilmington. Del. second
Republican Newspaper published daily every asra0oA
except Sundays by
Lovelock tribune. (Lovelock, Nev.) 1898-1912, 1911-04-06
DR.. ]. P. Martin IN.
JURED in RUNAWAY
ACCIDENT in RENO

Yesterdays Reno Journal has the
following regarding an accident that
happened to DR. Martin, the former
we'll known Lovelock physician:
DR.. John p Martin Reno prac-
isTioner living at 1O2 Vine street,
was thrown from his carriage on
Alamo da avenue and sustained Sc
we're injuries He was rendered un-
conscious and received several SER
iuus laceratiOns on the scalp. 1t is
still uncertain whether he is suffer-
ion of the brain, but the doctors
think nat beyond Il bad shaking up
he will not suffer dangerous injur-
les i
DR.. Martin with Mrs. Martin was
driving on Fourth street turning in
to Alameda, at about p. m. A
little boy was passing in front of tbs
horse and when his hat blew off it
frightened the horse. which bOlted.
The carriage is a high affair and
when the buggy was cramped it cap
cized, throwing the occupants. vio-
lently to the ground Mrs. Martin
was net hurt very much. but the
6octor was apparently dead. He wa
taken to Sierra street in the street
car and from there was taken in an
aut tomobile - the Sisters hospital.
lie recovered consciousness in the
auto
The doctors say they will not be
able to fully diagnose the case for
a hours.
Lovelock tribune. (Lovelock, Nev.) 1898-1912, 1911-04-06
Travelling PASSENGER Agent
TALKS OF northern PORTION
OF COUNTY

John A Gill travelling agent for
the Hartman lines, returned yester-
day from six-day's trip through
Paradise valley and the Quinn river
country as far north as Oregon, says
the Winnemucca Silver State, When
he reached Winnemucca he present
ed the appearance of Piute In
dian and was not in very talka-
tive mood. However, when seen at
the Hotel Lafayette by Silver
State representative and asked what
he could say of the section visited,
Mr.. Gill replied that it would be Sc,
eral days. before he got back to nor
NAL condition, as he was not accus-
toned to stage riding, although he
made the entire trip on front seats
t with excellent drivers, who all prov
ed to be good fellows. continuing:
Il was much interested in Paradis
valley. and it certainly was given the
proper name The little town of
ialadise IS nicely situated, has two
or three hotels and several good mel
CATTLE houses, two churches. but no
minister, IA good school in addition
tosevcrdl smaller industries. such as
5liIcksliitL shops etc. There is also
| i coed Touring mill, located about
| five m.cs distant, which supplies tn
| adjacent country with first-class
flour A 500 horse power water fal
located ON Martin creek about five
miles from town could be easily ut
aized for furnishing the town with
electricity and for other purposes.
Between Paradise and McDermitt
on the stage line there are several
good eating places and stores
which in addition. can always supply
something in the ice cream soda lin
for clearing the dust from your
throat. Some very fine rancres are
passed on this trip. The Quinn riy-
er section has thousands upon thous
al,ds of acres of good tillable land
and in my opinion will soon come
to the front as an investment for
home seekers. Water seems to be