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Evening journal., 1913-02-03
WOULD NAME BLACK
"M'DONOUGH SQUARE"

To the Editor Of THE EVENING
JOURNAL.
sir United States District Attor-
ncy John P Nields at the open meet
ing of Pomona Grange ON Thursday
last suggested that when the proposed
county and city building is built and
the Court House square becomes a
park that It should be called John
DickersOn Square.
I cannot agree with our esteemed
District Attorney because believe
I'D should be known az Marlborough
Square. BY all means let rural New
Castle county Join with Wilmington
and pay tribute TO the memory OF the
hero of Lake Champlain.
Macdonough was a St Georges nun
drod boy who left home and family
TO bear the brunt of battle for the
great cause in which this gallant
young hero's name remains emblaz-
oned on history's page. There Is no
use OF arguing about the necessity of
the Joint building. and as such a build
ing would always have old glory
floating above IL. would IL not be q
splendid idea for US TO have Macdon-
ouvh Square
Even the State should place in he
Evening journal., 1913-02-03
PEOPLES COLUMN

to prevent turning out into the streets
and country towns a bowling mob OF
drunks and disorderlies. making the
Sabbath morning hideous, especially
in the county where there is little or
no police protection. In country towns
even where there is no liquor sold
legally the stores keep open till sharp
- and often a little longer to finish
up with tardy customers. After clos
ing the mob takes possession Of the
roads, going home in crowds, using
profane and indecent language, shoot
ing pistols as well as their mouths.
And all this and more ON Sunday
morning.
There is n move on foot by the law
and order league for a law compell-
ing all business places to close at IL
O'Clock Saturday night to prevent tho
deSecration of the Sabbath herein.
particularly described.
i'm many of the remonstrances
against granting licenses this very
cause was brought against them and
was the reason the judges advocated
the II O'Clock closing.
Why should a majority of our peo-
plea suffer from those bowling, disor-
deIly mobs. just to allow some drunks
% get drunken.
You can do great good act by put
ting this up TO the people. -.
CITIZEN.
Townsend, Del, Feb. 9. 1913.
Evening journal., 1913-02-03
Ip TO-DAY. pOwN TOMORROW.

~T>HE Ten-Hour law for women and girl wage-earn-
i crs in Delaware has found earnest champion
iu the Milford Chronicle, OF the best and most
progressive OF the down-state weeklics 1t says edi-
torialy;
The Ten-Hour law for women workers is not only
right theory but it is right because of the principles
reason why any woman or child should be compelled
20 work ten hours to gain livelihood for her
Possibly there are exceptions to the rule but when
the who work in factories or clerk in stores
week after week for the entire year. compelled to
remain ten hours at their tasks, then il Is time
for the law TO step into the breach and limit their
efforts su0 point will make life moro worth the
while to them and ehectually stop The drain ON their
vitality The Ten-Hour law is all right; protect the
women against themselves. If necessary
Let il not be forgotten that fortune is oapricous
thing and that knows when and girls
who are dear TO him may be forced to ont and
work for living No solf-respccting would
10 have his own daughter slave her life away and
break down her health by working twelve fourteen
hours a day In fact. he would 10 work
such long hours himself Protection for his own
women folk. if nothing else should constrain oyerS
Delaware to give moral and material support TO
the Ten Hour Law Committee In its fight for the pro-
lection of the vomanhood girlhood and childhood Of
State.
No man need felicitate himself that he has placed
his wife and daughters beyond the need Of working
for self-support the support Of others There
arc in Delaware today hundreds Of women and girl
wage-earners Who earlier is life never dreamed that
reverses OF family fortune would compel them TO go
out and work for a living There is not a community
that is without such workers and there Is not COM
munity that has not women and girls who, although
we'll placed financially today. will not be compelled
to become wage-earners later on. Many Delaware
families that wealthy twenty-five fifty years ago
impoverished today their folk and their
folk are fighting for shelter food and clothes.
Such reverses occurring every day Many are
climbing and many falling. Those who are up
today are down tomorrow, and it has been almost
from the beginning OF time No who really loves
his women folk can afford 10 be Indifferent TO such an
important piece protective legislation proposed
~ she Ten Hour Law Committee
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justice to our women and children, but
also in doing justice to our industrial
enterprises; for the two are indissolu-
bly, bound together by bonds of conf
mon communal interest. The expert
ence Of those manufacturing countries
which have longest had legal regula-
tion Of working hours for women
shows that commercial prosperity is
not hsmpered by such regulation. The
increased efficiency of the worker, due
to shorter working hours, together
with the general improvement in in
dustrial communities, in physique and
morals, reacts so favorably upon the
profitable output that commercial
prosperity is heightened rather than
impaired by legal limitation Of hours.
Furthermore, it has been demon
strated beyond all manner of doubt
that permanent industrial progress
cannot be built up at the expense Of
the physical fitness Of women and
children. And that fitness can be Sc
cured and maintained only by seeing
to it that they are not exhausted by
overwork. A reduction IN hours has
never lessened the working peoples
ability to compete in the markets Of
the world States with shorter work
days actually manufacture their prod
ucts at a lower cost than States with
longer workdays.
These statements are not fancies;
they are provable facts, and we re-
spactfulIy submit to the members Of
the General Assembly that study Of
the question is the one and only need
ful thing to demonstrate the impor-
tance of a ten hour law for the women
industrially employed in Delaware.
No doubt many Of them have made
such study; but perhaps there ara
some who have not. To the latter we
saw that in no way could they better
serve the real interests of all the peca
pie than by a sympathetic study Of
this vital question.
Evening journal., 1913-02-03
MONDAY. FEB. ). 1918.
man ONF.TERM AMENpMENT.

THE United states Senate after three-days fight
in which party lines were shattered, has adopted
the Works resolution proposing an amendment to the
Federal Constitution restricting the President Of the
United States to single term Of six years and barring
him from seeking reelection lt is so framed that
il would prevent President Taft Presdentelect VIII
son and Colonel Theodore Roosevelt from holding the
Office Of President again One of the Republicans
who voted for the resolution Senator Henry A.
dupont Of this State He stood by il despite the fact
that many Republicans and Progressives opposed it
bitterly and despite the further fact that if his IN
huonce and vote had been joined with theirs the
resolution doubtless would have been defeated
The resolution now goes TO the House for approval.
If IL receives a two-thirds there it will be sub
mftted to the Legislatures Of the several States and
will become fully effective when three-fourhs of the
forty-eght States have ratified IT, The text of the
sNyear singe-term constitutional provision proposed
Is as follows.
fhe executive power shall be vested in a President
of the United States of America The term OF Presi-
dent shall be six years and no person who has held
she Office by election, or discharged Its powers or
duties or acted as President under the constitution
and laws made I'm pursuance thereof shall be eligible
to hold again the Office by election
Senator dupont had much good Republican COM
pauy n the stand he took in favor of the resolution
these being his party colleagues who voted with him
on the final vote: Senators Brandegee Brown, Dur
ham, Burton, Catron, Clark of Wyoming, Cummings,
Dillingham; Gamble Guggenheim, Mccumber. Nelson,
Pcnrose. P.rkns, Smoot Sutherland Wetmore and
Works
II the proposed constitutional amendment becomes
fully effective we no doubt shall have more statesman
slip and less partsanship in our Federal adminstra-
Too often, in the past Presidents have shaped
taeir appointments and other official acts with the
idea Of retaining themselves in Office rather than with
she good of the nation and its people in view With a
President going into Office with the full knowledge
that under no circumstance he have second term,
he will his energies to his official present rather
than his political future and the results Will be bet
ter for the people and for the party that nominated
and elected him.
Evening journal., 1913-02-03
LEGISLATIVE MUSINGS
The State House Bard Throws Few Sideghts on
Men, Measures and Other Things

~ WHOA, EMMA!
I don't mind telling you
Why Harris feels so blue;
Sure. Emma was the darling Great
ure's name.
While sitting In the grill
Piling up Dave Reinhardts bill.
He got a note that caused him TO eX-
claim:
Whoa, Emmal whoa, Emmal
Emma, you put me in quite dilemma!
Whoa, Emmal whoa, Emmal
Emma, my darling, my deari
Withdrawing from the grill,
He went off on a still
Hunt for the damsel who had sent the
note.
With hunters eye so keen.
Strolled through the mezzanine,
And as he went, he chuched IN mis-
throat.
Whoa, Emmal whoa, Emma!
Emma, you put me in quite a dilemma!
Whoa Emmai whoa. Emmal
Emma, my darling, my dear!
He looked for her in vain,
And then he looked again
Not satisfied, he looked about once
more.
There was no loving glance
To throw him in trance.
Although fair maidens faced him by
the score.
Whoa Emmal whoa, Emmal
Emma, you've put me in quite a
dilemma
Whoa. Enimal whoa, Emmal
Emma, my darling, my dearl
His heart dropped to his feetl
He beat a sad retreat
Bold hunter who had failed to find his
game.
He strolled back to the grill,
Disconsolate and ill.,
And blushed when all his friends there
did exclaim:
whoa Emmal whoa, Emmal
Emma, you've put him in quite a
dilemmal
Whoa, Emmai whoa, Emma!
Emma, you darling and dearl'
Then Harris saw the iokel
He thought he'd surely chokel
His handsome face took on a ruddy
flame.
He tried to laugh it off;
Gave little nervous cough;
But it only brought his friends back
to the game.
whoa Emma. whoa, Emmai
Emma, you've put him in quite a
dilemma.
Whoa, Emmal whoa, Emma.
Emma. you mythical darling and
DEAR
Evening journal., 1913-02-03
EDITORIAL OPINION

children of our race are receiving the
support OF the best thought of today
The strength and health of our race
every individual thereof, in the future
is matter of supreme importance
and efforts in that behalf deserve the
support of all thoughtful persons
Sometimes we ourselves de not give
the matter of health the attention and
care we should and as a result we
become the easy victims Of all kinds
of diseases. OF course the factory or
sweat shop which is making money
out of the extra hours and labor Of
its employees may object to such laws,
but even they are short-sighted. be-
cause careful Investigation has proved
that men or women will do better
work IN a short day than a long day;
that "A man working eight hours a day
will accomplish more i'm a year than
a man working ten hours a day; that
a man working five days and a half
will do more in a year than man
working six days in a week Why,
because tired minds and muscles can
not do the best work. When we work,
we need to be at our best to do our
best work. SO that these shorter
hours of labor, while they give longer
hours for rest and refreshing the
mind and body, bring good health and
physical and mental strength and
more opportunity for the improvement
of both, do not result i'm any loss TO
the employer OF employee.
I Such laws are good laws, having
for their object the uplift Of man and
the upbuilding of the human race and
Delaware must not lag behind her sis
ter States i'm the enactment of such
beneficial legislation
OF course. we all understand. that
domestic help and nurses are excepted
from the provisions of this proposed
ten hour law.
Evening journal., 1913-02-03
| WORD ABOUT OUR CITIZENSHIP,

= n
From the Milton Times.
Render unto Caesar the things
which belong to Caesar" is a divine
precept which originally had refer
ence to the duties of subjects TO "a
monarch The basic principle of this
mixim also finds its application in
reference to representative form OF
government In this country the bal
lot box is Caesar, the will of the in
dividual citizen is supreme, and the
citizen bears rule To translate the
above precept in terms of today and
in reference TO representative govern
ment, we should say, Render unto
your brother citizens the duties which
YOU owe to them and TO their welfare;
for You and they are sovereigns; you
and they are the rulers of the land
The election of man TO public
office is the expression of the Will Of
la majority of those who cast their
votes as to how they desire their pub
lie affairs to be governed. OF course
good men are bad citizens when they
neglect to vote, and il sometimes hap
pens that the failure OF good men to
vote results in electing a man who
does not represent the best interests
of a majority of the citizens.
The wholesome and normal cOndi-
tion of public affairs is the result Of
alert citizenship The people can have
what is best for them if they earnest
ly desire it.. They should elect to Of
flee intelligent. honest. upright men.
who believe that their oath of Office
obligates them TO take all the people
/ into their confidence, and to seek the
approval of the best citizens of the
town.
Evening journal., 1913-02-03

centre of that square a magnificent
fountain 10 the memory of New Castle
countys naval hero What a great
lesson OF American history and patri-
otism would be taught by such an oD-
iect lesson?
Wilmington with It's 100000 people
and thousands coming here yearly
would have an opportunity to do her-
self proud as a teacher Macdonoush
Square sounds sweet, nice and patri-
otic at the same time In the great
city OF Seattle the people named the
great city boulevard and fountain FRO
mentien a pioneer clergyman, ana as
Mr.. kittinger, a former Wilmingionian'
said to me while there, it, was only a
Just tribute. Then let US be up, and
doing for a combined building TO pc
a credit to our people and after tnat
let us pay just tribuate TO one or
New Castles own boys whose name is
written ,mong American heroes
Yours.
CITIZEN.
Wilmington, Del. Feb. 3.
Evening journal., 1913-02-03
a BEACON LIGHT.

The Want Ads are a.. shining
. beacon light that throw their
. rays into every avenue of bust
q ness activity.
The Wants make a direct and
. forceful appeal to willing work
: ers.
The Wants. besides accomplish
o ing many other things, show the
. needs of high grade, skilled,
. competent men and women who
are ambitions and proficient and
who can readily adopt themselves
. 10 changing business conditions.
Willing workers. those who toll
with brain or Drawn, count the
Wants as their surest and quick
est means OF SECURING employ
3 mont
Evening journal., 1913-02-03
Wayfarer's Note Book
cRoI-NDHOG vs.. QUINQUACESmA.

The Rev. Charles Henry Holmead,
assistant rector of ST. Johns Episco-
pal church in this city, was eNamin-
ing the Sabbath scool children yester-
dav on the days in the church calcn-
dar. Il being Quinquagesima Sunday,
he was particularly eager TO impress
the fact upon the minds of the youns-
stcrs
Now. children" he said, what
day is this?'
"Groundhog day was the prompt
retort Of one OF the boys, and the
solcmnity OF the churchly eNamina-
ton was destroyed forthwith.
Evening journal., 1913-02-03
Study the Question.
Wilmington Sunday Star.

wilmington lnuay star.
Why should Delaware be in the rear
Of the procession of progress in this
matter Of a ten hour law with respect
to women who are employed in indus
trial pursuits? There is no reason
for it that is not disgrace to us. On
the other hand there is every reason
why we should promptly get in line
with other States in not only doing
Evening journal., 1913-02-03
pROTECTION FOR WOMEN rRGED.

From the Georgetown Sussex Repub-
lican.
The Consumers League has had in
troduced i'm the Legislature and is
pressing the passage of the law linz
iting ihe working hours OF women to
ten hours.
Such legislation is now in force in
the leading progressive States Of this
Union. and is based upon the neces-
sity Of protecting the motherhood Of
our race This is a day when human
life Is being considered of more i'm
portance than the dollar, and humani-
tartan laws having for their object
the protection OF men, women and
Evening journal., 1913-02-03
THE BATTLE on FEES.

Poor Dan Cupid's i'm disgrace,
Hymen's on his knees:
Magistrates are lighting hard
For their license fees.
Ellison is on the wing.
Morning, noon and night.
Working to get everything
That there is in sight.
For the hard-up Board Of Health
That sadly needs the chink;
Down with Magisterial wealth.
Put it on the blink"
Gluckman has his war-paint on;
Buckley's feeling bad;
Lewis says the game is con-,
Robertson is mad.
In the legislative halls
They will fight it out;
Heated words will crack the walls
When they have their bout.
Evening journal., 1913-02-03

To the Editor Of the EVENING JOUR
NAL
Sir.-1 note in Thursday nights
JOURNAL that the liquor men VIII
ask for AN act OF the LEGISLATURE per
hitting them TO keep open TIL IL
O'Clock Saturday nights. The object
Of closing saloons at IL o'clock was
Evening journal., 1913-02-03
DING.DONG! TOOT.TOOTl

Gormleys on the railroad track
With his full-crew bill;
Watchman tries to drag him off,
But he fingers still.
The legislative choo-chOO train
VIII come along some day,
And Gormley and his full-crew bill
VIII grace the right of way.
Ding-dongi
TOOt-tOoti
The deed is done-enough now has
been said
Poor Gormley's badly jolted, and his
full-crew bill is dead.
Evening journal., 1913-02-03
An APPRECIATION.

VATE have received letter from Mira Margaret
w Flood Of No pa Allen street New Bedford,
Mass. who appealed to us recently to asst her in
finding her brother Patrick Carroll, whom she had
not since 1S49 when he parted from her in Ire
land Unfortunately could reune the brother
and sister as Mr. Carroll had died many years before
the receipt of the letter Of inquiry We did succeed
however, in finding for Mrs. Flood nine nephews and
neces, Of whom she had known nothing, and in dnd-
ing for those nine nephews and nieces aunt whose
existence unknown them. Mrs Floods letter
OF appreciation Is follows:
New Bedford Mass Jan. 80 1918.
Mr. George Carter, Editor, EVENING JOURNAL, Will
mington. Del
My dear Mr. Carter: Please accept my most sincere
bringing together my brothers family and myself Your
kindness will always be remembered for it is and
you alone have TO thank and this only expressing
my feelings in a mild form. ! cannot find words
enough to praise you and your valuable III you
could only know my feelings toward you. you would
always think we'll Of you and will always remember
you. for what you have done for me. Thanking you
again and again, remain most sincerely, a we'll
wisher Of you and the valuable paper of which YOU
are the editor, THE EVENING JOURNAL OF Whining
ton, Del
No. pa Allen St.. New Bedford, Mass
We wish assure Mrs. Flood that appreciate
her good wishes and share with her the happiness
that has resulted from the finding her brothers
family in this state We also wish to add that it
always will be a pleasure 10 assist so far we
may be able anyone find missing relative We
think It the exercise of OF the best publicity func
tions Of a present-day newspaper.
Evening journal., 1913-02-03

Again the militant suffragisis in Great Britain are
the warpath under the leadership of Mrs. EmIne-
line Pankhurst She asserts the fight for votes for
women will be carried with increasingly effective
methods Meantime acts Of violence by her followers
continue These British should learn from
their American cousins how obtain desired results
without resort 10 violence.
Evening journal., 1913-02-03
HOW 1T HAPPENED.

-Four Kenne " Democrats
Sitting son . tree.
Willard said "Bangl"
And it left but three.
Three kenney Democrats
In an awful stew.
Cochran smacked his lips
And it left but two.
Two Kenney Democrats
Shivering in the sum-
Cochran spread his arms
And it left but one.
One Kenney Democrat
Saw a pointed gunl
Said, Don't shooti"
And that left none.
Evening journal., 1913-02-03

College students in Washington planning to
stampede the suffrage parade there March
by releasing large numbers OF rats and mice along
the We would remind them that it will take
more than and mice TO frighten sunragists who
wear mixers"
Evening journal., 1913-02-03

Every town the size OF Georgetown Sussex county,
and situated. IL is on level ground, should have
drainage system II is not surprising that public
spirited and farseeing in the county Of Sus-
have started agitation in favor Of such sys-
TEN. Every day OF delay in such an important mat
ter invites disease. pestience and disaster
Evening journal., 1913-02-03
COCHRANS RnNNY.HrG.

Four souls with but a single thought;
Four hearts that beat as one.
-Four men with Cochran kisses caught,
AS down the chute they hum.
-Four legislators on the slide
They go down chugl chug! chugl
And into Cochran's arms they glide
10 get a bunny-hug
Evening journal., 1913-02-03

Splendid work is being done by the public officials
in New York IN uncoverne the operations Of the
called Arson Trust bringing justice the fire.
bugs who compose II and direct its operations It per-
haps never will be known definitely how many lives
have been lost and how much property has been
destroyed by this organized band of incendares and
merccnaries Every convicted should suffer tho
full penalty OF the law
Evening journal., 1913-02-03

Deawareans should resist to the utmost the effort
that is to he made to consolidate the Delaware and
Philadelphia customs districts the of economy.
Wilmingonions have particular interest in this
matter. There has been a steady increase in the
business of the Customs Office here and it would be
a blow to the official aud commercial prestige of
city have the local district merged with the Phlael
phia district with the main office i'm Philadelphia Would
it not be well for our Chamberf Of Commerce
to look into this and that the interests
OF this port protected?
Evening journal., 1913-02-03

When Judge Churchman. in the Municipal Court,
gives to d prisoner the alternative OF working outside
to help support his family working inside the
County workhouse to help support the county, it
should require only few seconds for the defendant
70 reach A decision.
Evening journal., 1913-02-03

We fail to see why the members of the Legislature
should come to Wilmington to see vaudeville when
they have four star performers like Williams Hous-
ton Cummins and Schneider in the State House.
Evening journal., 1913-02-03

II the members of the Legislature will settle down
business that the Senatorial fight is over they
will experience difficulty dsposing OF every inn
portant bill that is before it or that is likely
TO come before it, There many bills that their
face unworthy that little time should spent
i'm discussing considering them. Let the time be
spent merely in forwarding what is clearly beneficial
legislation.
Evening journal., 1913-02-03

The Rev }. H. Mitchell. for almost three years
pastor Of the Methodist Episcopal church in Newport
has made splendid record His call TO be pastor
OF Tiff NJ f. church in Salt Lake City gives rise to
mingled feelings Of regret and pleasure in the reg
ious field in which he has done such effective work
regret because he is leave Delaware and pleasure
because he viii be situated delightfully."- in the
head-center Of Mormondom.