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Word of Commentator.

The committee found the system of pur
chasing and inspecting coal as being sat-
isfactory, and also had a word of com.
mendation to say for the care use and
disposal of Old material with the excep.
ton of old furniture from the schools.
The need of a central warehous is
cited. IF a warehouse existed" says
the report, not only would there be a
larger field for competition for District
contracts, but goods now necessarily pur-
chased in small lots could be bought ir
quantities at lower prices and distributed
at need or convenience" The report
recommends that a fireproof warehouse
be erected. and that motor trucks be pro-
vided. so that businesslike distribution
can be arranged.
The report blames the antiquated
methods which it says the board of
education has to put up with because
of lack of appropriations from Con-
gress and for other reasons.
Concerning the StOrehOuSe for school
supplies the report says:
THE shed or sheds now used by the
board of education for the storage of
new supplies for the schools of the
, District at 60 L street northeast form
about as bad place as can be for the
purpose. 1t is a dangerous fire risk
it lacks facilities for the protection of
goods, and is as nearly as practicable
what a storehouse ought not to be.
Up. 464 s69-70.)
The system under which goods are
received at and delivered from the So
called storehOuse Of the board of edu-
cation at go l. street northeast pro-
vides almost complete absence Of
knowledge of what there goes on.
Cost of Public Schools.
THAT the yearly cost of the schools
of Washington per pupil in regular daily
attendance is greater than that of any
Of the twenty-five largest cities in the
United States. This arises in part from
the great relative number of small school,
houses in Washington as compared with
others throughout the leading cities, but
much of the excessive cost of the WASH
ington schools is due to the poor bust
ness methods of the board of education,
which needs a thorough revision from top
to bottom.
THAT in the office Of the board Of
education no exact records exist showing
the cost of supplies. books. fuel, etc, per
pupil or per school in such way as to
permit comparison of costs or intelligent
management of the business side of the
school work.
That in conducting the business of the
board of education calling for the eX-
penditure of over So, 600. 900 annually, much
is done in a purely perfunctory way. The
alleged safeguards that exist have been
coincident with great waste of fuel: with
the injury OF valuable heating apparatus
by incompetent handling; with the gen.
eral absence of definite standards Of bust
ness operation, together with the presence
of an amazing and useless amount of red
tape"
The subcommittee is of the opinion
that coal is wasted in the schools and
bears out the complaint of the board of
education that little along this line of
economy can be effected until Congress
pays the school janitors more money
The report says:
That it would be economy to employ
more competent schoolhouse janitors and
pay them more. The board Of education
has repeatedly asked appropriations for
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Europe in the spring to conduct the in
vestigation. Its delegates represent the
states of the Union, and Canada is rep
resented.
Secretary of Agriculture Wilson and
DR.. Lillian Johnson of the Southern Com
mercial Congress also made brief ad-
dresses.
The conference of governors named a
committee to draft uniform credit legis-
lation to be recommended to the states.
me committee consists of Cows. O'Neal
or Alabama. chairman: Johnson OF Cali
fornia. Plaisted of Maine. Foss of Massa-
chusetts. Hadley of Missouri. Harmon Of
Ohio, Mann of Virginia, McGovern of
Wisconsin and Carey of Wyoming, On
motion of Gov. Hadley, resolutions of
thanks to President Taft for his interest
in the idea of rural credits were unani-
mOusly adopted.
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Taft Is Host at Luncheon,

The President was host at luncheon in
the White House to the governors attend
ing the conference. The state executives
and others present were:
The President, Gov. O'Neal OF Alabama
Gov Donaehey of Arkansas, Gov Sha-
froth of Colorado. Gov. Baldwin of Con
necticut. Gov. Gilchrist of Florida, Gov
Gov. Carroll of Iowa, Gov Plaisted OF
Maine. Gov. Goldsborough Of Maryland
Gov Foss Of Massachusetts, Gov. Eber-
hart OF Minnesota. Gov. Hadley of Mis-
souri,. Gov. Norris of Montana Gov. Oddie
of Nevada. Gov. Dix of New York. Gov
kitchin of North Carolina, Gov Harmon
Of Ohio. Gov. Tener of PENNSYLVANIA
Gov. Blease of South Carolina, Gov. Yes.
sey of South Dakota, Gov. Spry Of Utah
Gov: Mann Of Virginia. Gov. Glasscocs
OF West Virginia, Gov. McGovern of Wis
consin, Gov. Carey of Wyoming Secre-
tary of State Knox, Secretary of the
Treasury MacVeagh, Secretary of Agrfcul
ture Wilson, Senator Duncan l.. Fletcher
Representative William Sulzer. Repre-.
sentative James NJ. Cox, Representative
Louis Il. Hanna. Myron T. Herrick, am.
bassadOr to France; Charles u. Hilles
secretary to the President: Maj. Thomas
l.. Rhoads.
The conference lasted less than an
hour Adjournment was taken shortly
after o'clock. The meeting place for
next year will be Colorado Springs, Col,
Notwithstanding an effort to change to
Denver.
The Presidents Address.
President Taft. in the course of his
remarks, said:
We are not going to adopt a system
over night II is going to take a con-
siderable time before the country shall
receive the benefit of 1t. but the earlier
we begin the agitation the earlier We
shall achieve the purpose we have in
bringing the matter to the attention
of the public.
There is no subject" continued the
President. of greater Importance to
the people Of the United States than the
Improvement of the agricultural meth
DDS. the keeping them up to date in all
agricultural communities, the securing
or profits to the farmer. the attraction
OF the young men of the country to
farming as a lucrative profession. and
the lowering Of the cost of producing
agricultural products and the lowering
or their prices to the consumer.
we have great capital in this country
and We have farming property that is
producing farm products of immense val
Tie. II would seem clear that with these
'wo elements it would be possible to in
troduce a third by which the farmers en-
gagged in producing the crops should be
acie, IN view OF the value OF what he
prnGuces. and the value of the land on
which il is produced, obtain money on
the faith Of tine land and the faith OF
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could be transplanted bodily into the
United States.
Congress to Consider Plan.


A general credit system for the finan-
cling of farmers. as outlined by President
Taft to the governors conference. will be
considered as a part Of the general cur
rency reform to be attempted by the sub
committee of the House banking and
currency committee. it was decided yes
terday. MyrOn T. Herrck, United States
ambassador to France, will be accorded
a special hearing by the subcommittee
seeking substitute for the Aldrich cur
rency plan, Of which Representative Glass
Of Virginia is chairman.
+ At the instance of Representative Bulk
ley Of Ohio, Mr.. Glass decided to call a
special meeting Of the subcommittee
either Tuesday or Thursday Of next week
to hear Mr.. Herrick. The full committee
hearings will not begin until the week of
January g. but in view of Mr. Herrick' s
enforced return to Europe within two
weeks he will be accorded the special
hearing.
Mr. Herrick, since becoming ambassador
to France, has made a special study of
the system of rural credits conducted in
Europe and made a complete report to
President Taft. He is expected to sup
ply the names of other authorities on this
subject whom the committee Is anxious
to hear.
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MARINES ARRIVE HOME.
Have Been Protecting American In.
terests in SantO Domingo.

PHILADELPHIA. December THE
United States cruiser Prairie with $50
marines on board arrived at the Phiiadei-
phia navy yard today from Santo Domin-
go City. where the vessel had been sta
toned to protect American interests in
Santo Domingo during the revolution
there.
The marines on the cruiser were re-
cruited from Norfolk Annapolis Charles
ton, Brooklyn and the Philadelphia navy
yard.
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this in tie past, but unsuccessfully. The
present method is that of doing a poor
best with the money provided. The COM
mittee appropriations was informed
in 1910 by the board of education that
experience had taught them that the
janitor's service had been satisfactory.
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URGE PRESIDENT TO ACT
Prominent CaIifornians Want
EngIand's Canal Protest
HonorabIy Settled.

SAN FRANCISCO, Cal, December T.
petition to President Taft that the ad-
| ministration seek IAN honorable and
amicable settlement" with Great Britain
of that country's protest against the
Panama canal act, has been forwarded
by Benjamin Ide Wheeler, president OF
the University of California: David Starr
Jordan. president of the Stanford Uni
versity: Archbishop p. w Riordan of the
Roman Catholic diocese of San Francis
co. Representative William Kent and
other influential Californans. to whom
it seems that parts Of the act are a yio-
lation OF the Hay-Pauncefote treaty. The
text Of the petition and the list OF signers
were made public here tonight.
Urge Amicable Settlement.
It is recommended that THE admins
tration seek amicable and honorable
settlement Of this matter. either through
diplomatic negotiations or by recommend
ing to Congress the amendment of such
parts of its recent act as may be ques-
tionable.''
The petition states that the issue is
whether our country is observing an in
ternational pledge" refers to the treaty
as a solemn covenant. and holds that
neither nation would have the right in
dependeritly to interpret it. The petition
concludes:
1T is our earnest conviction that as
a people We can better suffer some limi-
tation of our freedom of legislation and
some commercial disadvantage. rather
a treaty negotiated in good faith and
sOlemnly ratified"
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Ambassador Herrick Describes Sys-
TENS Adopted in Europe.
CONFERENCE AT WHITE HOUSE
Committee of the House of Repre-
sentatives TO Consider General
Credit Scheme.

President Taft. in a speech TO thu
tWenty-six governors gathered in the
White House yesterday for conference on
the subject of rural credits and farmer
cooperative banks. urged the adoption
or system OF rural credits and low in
terest-oearing loans TO farmers on the
principe or the systems in vogue i'm many
European nations, adaptable TO conditions
III the United States Indicating that
some time would elapse before such a
system could be put into practice, he
suggested that agitation OF the subject
begin at once. SO that the maximum of
progress could be made toward accom-
plishment of the object
No land mortgage system in vogue on
the European continent, in the opinion of
Myron T. Herrick, ambassador to France.
another of the speakers. is applicable TO
conditions in the United States He ad
vised that in formulating a plan for agri-
cultural credits in the United States the
5est principles be taken from the Euro
pean systems and around them construct
cd new machinery. suited TO our ma
tional needs and business methods
Ambassador Herrick expressed the be-
lief that the pan of the cooperative
credit societies Of the character of those
that now cover Germany can be adopted
almost bodily for use by American farm
ers. The establishment of systems of
cooperative credit banks would bring 10
the American farmer. ne was confident,
all the circU -atirg capital they may need
TO- short-tiInc loans The associa led
guaranty OF the iandschaften. govern
ncnt supervision and amortization METH
DDS were principles which he was GER
.ain might well be Incorporated into an
american system of rural credits.
Investigation in View.
An Investigation undertaken by the
Southern Commercial Congress. with the
approval OF the State department, into
European methods of cooperative agri-
cultural finance, was referred TO 5y Sen
ator Duncan L. Fletcher OF Florida. The
commission, he stated, will leave for
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Office Boy-Do you want TO see the ed
itor on bushes, sir?
Stranger-No. pleasure exclusively.
want to maui him.-Chicago News.
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interests of the District for reasons stat
ed: that it is unnecessary and that 1t is
destructive of competition and creative
of monopoly in favor of subsidiary
company of what is known as the rub
Der trust
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1912-12-26
XMAS SUICIDE A MYSTERY
AND POLICE SEEK WOMAN

PHILADELPHIA, Pa, Dec. 26--ln
an effort to unravel the mystery con-
nected with the suicide early yester-
day morning of an unidentified man
in a hotel in Eleventh street above
Arch, the police are searching for a
young woman who registered as his
wife. She disappeared shortly be-
fore the body was discovered.
The couple arrived at the hotel
about midnight They registered as
Mr. and Mrs. r. II. Seymour, Pitts
burgh" Two hours later gas was de-
tected coming from their room. The
proprietor was notified and he broke
in the door.
The man was wrapped from head
to foot in a blanket A rubber tube
extended from his mouth to a gas jet.
He was fully dressed. The police
believe the woman was an habitue OF
the Tenderloin.
A clue TO the mans identity was
the charred fragment of a letter. I;
was apparently a letter Of recommen-
dation from an official OF the Stand
ard Oil Company to the vice-presideni
of the Texas Oil Company, Austin
Texas. The only words the police
could decipher were u recommend
Mr.. Loebel . good stenOgraphei
increased salary"
The man was thirty years old, and
weighed about 100 pounds. The wo-
man is described as about twenty
two years old. and a brunette.
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1912-12-26
10 PROBE CAUSE
OF RIVER CRASH

rigid investigation to fix the
blame for the collision between the
American Line steamship Merton and
the freight steamship Oceano IN Della
ware Bay, which imperiled the lives OF
more than 1850 passengers. will be
conducted by United States steamboat
inspectors.
Tho disposition of the American
Line officials to shroud the accident
in mystery is whetting the appeuuite
of officials to get to the bottom OF
tine trouble.
They will investigate the statements
Of officials of the Oceano that the cwc
great vessels crashed together be-
cause the Merton pilot disregarued
recklessly the laws of the sea and
drove the liner directly across the
OceanOs bows.
Captain James Mathies, OF The
Ocoano, declares that as soon as he
saw The Merton cut across his POW
and that a collision was inevitable he
signaled his engines for full speed
astorn. but it was too late TO avert che
crash.
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1912-12-26
WAGE INCREASE AS
GIFT FOR STEEL MEN
by The United Press.

by The United Press.
NEW YORK, Dec. &c Speculation
was rife today as TO the total amount
tho wage Increase announced by the
steel trust will actually reach The
committee made up Of the presidents
OF tho subsidiary companies has che
matter in charge under the resolution
or the finance committee authorizing
IL. and was believed that the new
scale would be made public soon after
the first Of tho year Last years
payroll for the giant corporation
totaled S161 100000. To was consiuer-
ed certain today that the actual wage
increases viii be small in the higher
grades than substantial in the un-
skilled grades.
One reason for the increase, Il was
said. was that the company already
had on It's books untitled orders mat
will keep all OF the plants running iull
time for six months.
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ABUSED INSPECTOR"
WANTS PROTECTION

Claiming that he is being abused
and beaten by people who take him
for a revenue officer. George Reynolds,
a photographer. known TO a number OF
people in this city. today applied 20
Robert p. Fletcher, deputy collector
OF internal revenue at his Office on the
third floor OF the Federal Building for
protection. He claims that he has
been beaten several times.
Reynolds said the latest attack had
been made upon him yesterday, and he
displayed a discolored eye as evil
dence. His face also looked as though
someone had tried TO walk on it.
The visitor said he had been IN
Philadelphia yesterday and soon after
his arrival in Wilmington he was
mauled He says he was driven from
Laurel Del. by persons there who
thought he was a revenue agent lie
said he recently sat up three nights,
leaving the gas burning, to prevent
his enemies from attacking him IN the
night.
The man talked strangely and Mr
Fletcher told him he was sorry he
could do nothing for him and advised
him to seek the protection of the po-
lice The stranger left. saying that he
would look up Postofiice Inspector
| Plummer.
Reynolds has done considerable
photographing all ever Delaware.
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1912-12-26
ADMIRAL DEWEY
is IS YEARS OLD

WASHINGTON, ID. c., Dec. 26.-Ad-
miral Dewey, the most famous living
naval officer, Is seventy-five years old
today His birthday party and his re-
ception to a host Of friends here will
find him as strong and hearty as he
has been for the last decade.
According to the custom since Ad-
miral Dewey has been stationed in
Washington his friends and many of
his official associates will call this af-
ternoon, al his home in X street. 70
extend their congratulations to Ad-
miral and Mrs. Dewey. An informal
reception is contemplated for the
evening, but its nature is to be a
surprise for the veteran seafghter.
Admiral Dewey believes that TO his
sober mode Of living has been due his
extreme good health Seldom does
the Admiral fail to arrive at his office
every day promptly on time.
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1912-12-26
WiLMiNGTONIAN Is
KILLED IN WEST

Chief OF Police George Black re-
ceived a telegram today from +. c..
Whitley, an undertaken at Lima, o..
informing him OF the death there Of
Harry Carpenter, young man whose
parents live at No. SOC Church street,
this city The telegram stated that
Carpenter had been killed, but gave
no particulars.
The young mans mother was not
at home when reporter for THE
EVENING JOURNAL called. this af-
ternoon aud a sister, Mrs Lille
Shockley. living at 40. Sal Church
street. said that her brother had been
IN Lima as he had written to them
two weeks ago. AZ that time he APP
peared TO be we'll and happy.
Carpenter had no regular occupa-
ton and had travelled extensively
His body will be brought here fol
I interment
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1912-12-26
CHURCH ENTERTAINMENT.

A delightful program is being ar
ranged for tho entertainment TO be
given on Friday evening, January 10,
for the Joint benefit OF the Macedonia
Circle, Kings Daughters, OF West
Presbyterian Church, and the Goldey
College Alumni Association.
The feature of tho program will be
the presentation Of the amusing
humorous farce. AN Economical
Boomerang.
Miss Reha passmore Swayne. a
student OF Ludnam School OF Ira
matte Art. Philadelphia, will be one OF
the attractions Miss Swayne IL an
impcrsonator Of rare ability, and q
great treat is In store for all those
who hear her Another interesting
feature of the program will be the
violin solos by Miss Della Simmons
one of Wilmingtons most gifted NO.
linlsts.
Those having charge Of the enter.
tainment are Mrs. j. T.. Fuller. MRS
Jacob r. Clymcr Mrs w. H. Douglas
and Mrs. S. r. Rolph.
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1912-12-26
nANCING CLTR pANCE.

With the exception OF the Dancing
Glass az the New Century Club to-
morrow evening. almost all the social
affairs Of the holidays are Of an in
formal nature The receiving party
at the Dancing Glass will comprise
the members Of the committee, thcy
being Mrs. Ohio Rowland. Mrs.
Charles Copeland. Mrs Henry p
Scott, Mrs. william c. Ramsay, MIS-
John Biggs Mrs. J. p Winchester mo
Mrs Preston Lea.
A number Of the dances are also
scheduled for the holidays. among
them being an informal dance given
this evening for the younger set, by
Miss Renee DUPONT at her home. No
SOS Broome street and Miss Ellen
DUPONT. who will entertain az a small
! dance on New Years eve.
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1912-12-26
MAN BEST AT so,
DECLARE SAVANTS

BERLIN. Dec 26.-"The Man Of
Fifty is the subject Of a Christmas
symposium I'm The Tageblatt." Med
ical experts, business men, and ar
fists agree that a man of fifty is no
older than a man of forty and in num-
erous instances decidedly more use
full
Professor Krause asserts that It is
absurd to describe a man of fifty as
even growing old. Only i'm exception
al cases. due TO special causes does he
reveal decreased elacticity.
Dr. Krause recommends sane sport
as the best insurance against old age
for man of fifty
Dr. Lappmann, another eminent
specialist, declares that a man of fifty
is OF highly superior intellectual
worth, and. on account OF his re-
liability, steadiness, experience, and
rational living possesses countless
physical and moral advantages over
younger man.
Professor Arthur kampf. President
of the Royal Academy, says great ar
lists of all times have done their best
work between the ages of forty and
sixty.
Dr. Leon Zeitlin. Secretary Of the
Berlin Retail Trades Association,
hlames the Americanization Of Ger
man commercial life for increasing
the prejudice against men of fifty
which manlfests itself in the ruthless
casting out Of employees who have
reached a certain age and their super
eessiOn by younger men.
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blinded AT XMAs TREE.
Father Taking Picture of Children
Hurt by Explosion.

WASHINGTON, D. c., Dec. 90
Ralph r Day, a clerk in the Treasury
Department. may lose the sight Of
both eyes as the result of a premature
explosion Of flashlight powder while
he was preparing 10 take photo
graph OF his children about a Christ
mas tree.
Day had grouped his little ones
about the tree and piled their presents
around them. He had set up mis-
camera and placed the hashlignt pow
der in the machine by his side, ready
10 set it of. The children excited
over their presents, found il hard to
sit still, and the father experienced
much difficulty in keeping them
quiet
Just as he started to take the pic
ture one of the children got up and
started toward the camera. Day learn
ed forward TO motion the child back
and his arm. struck the fashlight
machine There was 2 binding nash
and the explosion caught Day full IN
the face.
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1912-12-26
ALCAZAR'S HUMAN
FREIGHT is SAFE

BY The United Press
WASHINGTON, Dec. 26.-The re-
venue cutter Seminole today is stand
ing by the British steamer Alcazar.
abandoned seven miles southwest Of
Lookout Lightsbip, North Carolina. A
wireless despatch TO the revenue cut
ter service stated that five members
of the crew Of The steamer Dorches-
ter, OF the Merchants ana Miners Line
were aboard the abandoned vessel. II
was believed that the crew Of the
Alcazar had been rescued by passing
vessels and that the Dorchester put
five members OF its own crew aboard
the abandoned ship TO stand by the
vessel until she could be towed into
port
The Alcazar is owned by the inter-
American Steamship company The
New York offices OF this company wiz
{ ed the revenue cutter service today
asking that every possible aid be
given TO save the ship.