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Evening journal., 1914-08-26

verted into an increase of S4O3.772
by means of radical cuts in expenses
All the railroads. apparently, are
cutting their expenses to the bone. Nc
other course has been left to them to
meet the immediate needs of the
situation. They are not able, like
other employers, to cut wages I'm dull
periods. Such action would mean a
nationwide strike of railroad en-
ployes. with great disaster to the
business Of the country The best the
railroads can do is to pare down here
and there. eliminating some of the
trains and impairing some of the
service.
Il is not likely that the railroads
will undertake large developments so
long as they are cramped in their
methods of obtaining revenue. The
Interstate Commerce Commission
however. has suggested various ways
Of making up the revenue. ami
doubtless these suggestions are being
considered Most of the railroads
have been well managed. and the en-
forced economies are IN the line OF
administrative necessity. The travel
ing public. meeting with occasional
Inconvenience probably will be In
clined to prefer some other method ol
increasing railroad revenues.
Evening journal., 1914-08-26
SENATOR SAULsBURY's

SENATOR SAULSBU RVS
CONVERSION.
From the Dover State Sentinel.
Doubtless all Delawareans rejoiced
to read Of Senator Saulsbury's sud-
den conversion, from ultra Demo-
cratic free trade, as evident in his
prompt and earnest protest against
the admission of foreign built ships
10 our coastwise trade. If we re
member Alright. there was. in that
Speech of protest. an admission Of
the blighting influence. on American
business generally. of what as we
remember it, he, the Senator. called
straight free trade" Our memory
o. what he said as reported in the
newspapers. was that the passage Of
the resolution to admit foreign built
ships to coastwise trade, would en-
tail upon the country, what II he'd
escaped by the rejection OF What he
called straight free trade"
We remember a former Democratic
Congressman who, after having made
real free trade speeches during his
election campaign. had like sudden
Convers He said TO the writer
that he could not vote 10 impair the
business @. his fcllow-citizens Of De
laware.
Evening journal., 1914-08-26
War Finance i'm Germany
lFrom De New York Sun.

Details are reaching the outside
world slowly OF the means adopted
by Germany to finance not only the
direct expenses of the war but the
country at large under war condi-
tions. It appears the censorship
was more strict at first over the
financial situation than regarding the
mobilization Upon the declaration
Of war there was a tremendous rush
foI gold and a headlong laying in of
food supplies by the German public.
The private banks were refusing to
ray out what coin they had and the
Imperial Bank shut its doors shortly
after opening each day with enough
people inside to keep the office force
busy until closing time. Every one
seemed frozen by the announcement
that the Bank of England had put it's
discount rate upto s per cent. This,
says tho London Times. STRUCK f.
Eanciers like the news of a lost bat
tie"
Legislative measures to meet the
crisis were promptly presented to and
passed by the Reichstag there were
seventeen emergency bills" The
first authorized extraordinary expen-
Citures of 5,300.O00,00O marks, OF
Sl.325. 100000. of which FIVE thousand
million marks was TO be a loan and
the rest 10 come from the empires
stock Of gold and silver The re.
naming measures we're designed tC
meet the coin shortage and provide
means for the private business oI
the empire to go on
First of all the provision of Tn,
banking law was indefinitely suspen
ded by which the Imperial Bank i.
taxed on all outstanding notes in ex
cess of its stock of cash. the banl
was further authorized to protect
such excess notes by any acceptance.
falling due within three months in
stead of only those bearing thre,
good names All the paper money q
the bank was simultaneously mad,
legal tender and the bank was re
lieved of the obligation 10 pay ou
specie for il Private banks having
note issues were allowed to NEE
them with Imperial Bank notes in
stead OF gold These disposition
were made retroactive as from Jul,
81, when the state of war was de
c.ared Further. the Imperial Banl
and its branches. which are oblige,
TO make exchange of gold for certain
amounts of silver and minor coinage
when presented, are no longer re
/ Quired to do so through an amend
ment to the coinage law.
Evening journal., 1914-08-26
KEEP OFT OF TT.

the European nations.
1t should labor, diligently and with dignity to keep
out OF it,
Any American citizen, no matter whether he be ma
tve-born naturalized who attempts to embron our
nation in the work slaughter that now is going on
should be looked upon as criminal and treated as
such.
The quarrel abroad is with which We have moth
ing to do, and with which should have nothing to
do unless it be as peacemaker We shall suffer
enough through il non-combatsnts without permit
ting blatant-mouthed jingoes to stampede US into
actual participation in IT,
Any who attempts 10 arouse the war spirit here
houid be looked upon an enemy Of the state.
Evening journal., 1914-08-26
GEMS OF THOUGHT

Nothing costs so much as what is bought by pray
ers.-Seneca.
II thou art terrible to many, then beware of many
Ausonious
shall always consider the best guesser the best
prophet.-CicerO.
.-.-.-.
Evils In the Journey of life are like the hills which
alarm travellers upon their road they both appear
great at distance, but when approach them
find they far less insurmountable than had
covod.-Colton
AT present, in the most civilized countries, free
dom of speech is taken a matter of course. q q
We are so accustomed to # that we look on IL as a
natural right But this right has been acquired only
in quite recent times and the way to its attainment
has lain through lakes of blood II has taken cen
turtles TO persuade the most enlightened peoples that
liberty 10 publish ones opinions is a good and not a
bad thing.-Prof j. b. Bury.
Evening journal., 1914-08-26
CALL IN rRANK sTOuT.
VA have received from one of our subscribers the
W following letter:

VA have received from of subscribers the
W following letter.
TO the Editor of THE EVENING JOURNAL:
Sir-Kindly state in the next issue of your paper
what action be taken by neighbors who have to
contend with conditions as follows:
woman adopted girl of about thirteen years
of TO help around the house.
Instead of helping she makes this poor child do all
the work. She Is made TO do the family washing while
the mistress sits around and tries to appear good look
ing
do not believe that this child gets three meals a
day. When at school she is present about two months
out OF FIVE. d. McF
We have in city very useful citizen. He is
Frank Stout agent for the Society for the Prevention
of Cruelty to Children If correspondent is salts
fed that the girl in question is being treated cruelty
a letter of complaint to Mr. Stout will put the
chinery of the law in operation against the alleged
offender He will make painstaking and an impair
tial investigation. If the circumstances warrant it,
he will institute a prosecution
Evening journal., 1914-08-26

defended against a numerically SUI
periOr enemy. To let it pass into
Russian possession would therefore
be preferable to trying to defend it
in force, thus weakening the German
offensive in the critical first clash
with France
In stripping the eastern frontier in
order TO mass his strength on the
followed Moltke's teachings The
latter took the flower of the Prussian
army down into Bohemia in 1866 in
order to overwhelm Austria and left
a meagre force behind with which to
fight Hanover. SaXony and the South
German States. He repeated the ex-
pertinent in 1870. when 1t was feared
that Austria-Hungary might come to
the aid OF France. Moltke concen-
trated ten Prussian corps on the
Rhine with which TO attack the
French and left only three to keep
watch on the Austrian border II Is
reported that he said then that Prus-
sia would lose nothing IN military
sense even if those three corps should
be driven slowly back by the Austrian
forces TO within striking distance Of
Berlin. He expected TO get results
in France which would end the war,
end he got results there quickly
Francis Joseph wavered and then cut
loose from France. Within three
weeks after war had been declared
the three reserve corps we're on the
western frontier. taking part in the
campaigns which ended at Metz and
Sedan.
Russia in 1914 is very different
enemy from Austria-Hungary in
1870. and leaving only four first line
army corps to make head against her
may cost Berlin many anxious mo-
ments. The German General STAFF
has held Russia in light esteem as an
] aggressive factor in warfare, al
though admitting her enormous
/ strength on the defensive. With the
Russian forces penetrating fifty miles
/ into East Prussia after only one week
of fighting that estimate will have
! TO be revised It would not be sur
/ prising to see the Russian army con-
fronting the Dantzig-Thorn line OF
I defence within another week, and
strong as that line is it may be turned
or broken through by greatly superior
/ forces.
/ The Russian advance into Prussia
puts a new face on the military stu
alton. Russian successes may go far
/ toward olfsetting the French reverses
reported in Southern Belgium and
along the Lorraine boundary. Now
that the Colossus of the North has
gotten into action the allies, even
though worsted in the first big en-
gagements in the west. can continue
their defence with good cheer. They
Lave only to hold fast. while Ger
many has to drive through Pressure
from the east will ultimately break
the grip Of the Germans on France
Time is on the side of the allies
whose military resources. when fully
brought into play. will oe nearly dou-
HE those of Germany and Austria
Hungary.
Evening journal., 1914-08-26

For the further relief of business
a bill was passed for the granting of
loans on all sorts of stocks and Sc
curities up to a total of 100000 900
marks. OF S375.000.OOO. The method
of issue is peculiar. Cooperating
with the Imperial Bank special loar
Offices will issue a sort If scrip which
will be honOred by the Imperial Bank
and Will generally have the same
status as bank notes, though the pub
lie will not be obliged to accept it as
legal tender. This paper will be In
denominations of from to so marks,
S1.25 TO $3.50. The loans will run
for three or six months. and any
sort Of lmperishable trade stock or
industrial product will be accepted
as security up to tWo-thirds of its
assessed value. German stocks and
securities will be taken close up 10
their market value.
In order to help industry all legal
restrictions as to hours of labor. age
of employment and the like are tenn
pOrarily repealed. Adjustments 10
war conditions have been made in
the imperial insurance system, and
likewise special provision for the
families of soldiers called to the
colors The allowance is to be 1925
| month for the wife from May to
September and SO in the winter
months and $3.50 for every child
under 10
/ To meet shortage of food supply
| the Government is now empowered
/ tc suspend all customs duties on eat
ables and TO remove all inspection
and other restrictions on importa-
/ tons. especially of frozen meat The
! export Of all foods and fodder is pro-
hbited Local authorities are au-
/ thorized to set maximum prices for
: all articles of food and fuel and ia
/ compel dealers to sell all stocks
which they do not require for their
own use
The financial features of this pro-
gramme. while accepted without com
ment in Germany, cause much head
shaking in London. They may work
cut well IL Germany achieves q
I sweeping victory. is the standard
comment, but in case OF defeat the,
ere likely to eXaggetate the disaster
csippling the country for a genera
ton. The popular loan scheme is in
particular the subject of criticism
The S375,000,00O will he taken ur
quickly enough. it is anticipated. bui
the chance of repayment being made
by a majority of the borrowers in
three or even six months is regarded
as wholly utopian.
Evening journal., 1914-08-26
R0An NAMES ANn ROADs.

From the Milford Chronicle.
A correspondent from Milford Neck
very properly asks the question:
What goes with the money we pay
in Milford District, the Tenth Repre-
sentative District, each year for inn
provement of roads? Each year
there is a special tax of from six to
ten cents added to the assessment for
the purpose of building improved
roads in the district. ana to this the
State of Delaware adds one thousand
dollars each year What does so
with this money is very proper
question Tor the people to ask The
road leading to Frederica was graded
and rolled and thereby greatly i'm
proved during the season Of 1913. but
since then nothing whatever has been
Gone in the district towards building
or improving the roads in it perman-
entity The county engineer may haze
once or twice ridden over the main
highways but nothing has resulted
from such visits if any have been
made. SO far as Milford and vicin-
ity is able to see Kent County has
had very little consideration from the
hands of the County Engineer The
people are willing to pay for having
better roads. but they certainly are
not getting results under the present
arrangement of affairs. The whole
system of road management must be
placed in a department of roads
which would consolidate the work
into a responsible head. and under
competent engineering experience.
When the highways are taken from
the, management of the Levy Courts
and placed in the hands of a cOmpe-
tent commission for the entire coun-
", then will the people begin to get
value received for the money expen-
ded. The present plan is simply n
makeshift. Sussex County spent
seventy thousand dollars on her
roads and bridges last year. Can a
mile of permanent road be shown for
the expenditure? What is the result
of the present road system? Kent
County has spent almost as much on
her roads and bridges; hut the peo-
RE of Kent County have got few
pieces of graded road with a tenn
norary rcadwearing surface TO show
for her money. but. iht people re-
gardless of political affiliations. want
letter results for their money. and
they want them now. Further dilly'
Evening journal., 1914-08-26
With The Parsgrsphers

Also Napoleon has license to turn over in his grave
several tmes.-Duluth Herald.
If you didn't pay the income this year work lard
and maybe you will neNt.-Auanta Journal.
II is an enthusiastic Progressive who says "Roose-
welt would have settled it all"-Boston Herald.
depression may be referred to as psychological.
but foreign statesmen cannot apply the term gem
eral explosion.-Washngton Star
Now just likely not it will be easier for the
Kaiser TO get his troops neutral territory than
will be to get them back agan.-Phadelphia Press
With Europe perfumery supplies cut off. the Ame-ir
girl will have TO depend her own sweetness,
and She will be all the charming for it-Phila
delpha Press
With Europe perfumery upplies cut Off. the Ameri-
does, the cost of this thing fifty years would
make chapter in the arithmetic of war-spring-
field Republican.
King George and Queen Mary have set the example
of eating only the very simplest during the war
Some royal tables, nevertheless will have plenty of
food for thought..-New York Evening sun
Sl60 TO travel seven miles in automobile That man
paying almost much it costs the owner of
an automobile 10 travel that distance.-Ahoona Times
Evening journal., 1914-08-26
sen. SMITH no THE POINT.


From the Snow Hill Messenger
In these stirring times, when the
greater part of the world is at war,
and the business conditions of the
United States are in an unsettled
state because of it. the business man
in the United States Senate comes to
the front as the main dependence of
the people. For the past two weeks
tho Baltimore papers have contained
articles IN their Washington CORES
pOndence, which show that Senator
Smith is the man of the hour. While
many Senators sit i'm their seats
dazed as TO what will become OF
American trade. in which every far
mer business man, and lsborer i'm the
United States Is interested. Senator
John Walter Smith. one Of the best
business mon in the Senate. grasps
the situation. and is presenting &c
the Government feasible plans for the
protection of the wheat growers, the
cotton growers, and the tobacco
growers of the country OF course
his first interest was for the wheat
and tobacco growers of Maryland. He
is not only a Senator of Maryland
bat in that broad spirit which domin-
ates the true man. he is thinking and
acting for the entire country Secre-
tary OF State Bryan ana Secretary of
the Treasury McAdoO are giving ear
TO the words of wisdom spoken by
the MARYLAND Senator. and realize
that something must be done for the
American farmer
Evening journal., 1914-08-26

Emperor Francis Joseph Of Austria is reported to
be dying. He has suffered and survived in his time
enough to kill several ordinary men, and il may be
he viii live through this latest trouble which includes
the assassination Of the Grand Duke and the start
ing of the worlds greatest through the making Of
outrageous demands upon servia There are many
who would not like to face death with such a
load of responsibility for slaughter upon their souls
Evening journal., 1914-08-26

And 1t develops that Japan has made no def
mite promise to ocalze its operations against Germany
When the Mkado reads the latest war news from the
Occident he may be wen pleased to be compelled
send HIS soldiers far away from home or with.
in striking distance OF the German armies.
Evening journal., 1914-08-26

The work Of child life conservatonsts has resulted
in a great reduction in child mortality in many Amer
lean cities. As old-time preiudices succumb to new
and intelligent methods for caring children
the good Of the labors of the conservaonists
should become clearly apparent
Evening journal., 1914-08-26

The joint fact that the price OF gasoline has fallen
and that Levy Court stll is operating automobiles
should relieve the political mind of Brother Free
man. Of the Middletown New Era of terrible weight
of partisan anxiety
Evening journal., 1914-08-26

Fan the nervous to sleep is the advice of a prom-
nent New York physician. We hope the wives OF many
Delaware candidates for office in what direc-
tion the path of duty lies.
Evening journal., 1914-08-26
Many American Products
Needed in South America
From The Detroit Journal)

From United states consular re-
ports received in Detroit, exporters
learn what articles are in greater de-
mand in Latin-America since the
shptting off Of European markets by
the war
Evening journal., 1914-08-26
Spirit of the Delmarvia Press

Gallying must not be longer tolerated.;
ior it takes cash to make expert
monts, ana the people want practical
results from experienced road build
crs. Our present engineers are prob
ably all right if they had a proper
system 10 work under; but the fact
is they havnt cot any practical sys-
tom at all Lets have a road depart
ment in Delaware which will mean
better roads for all.
Evening journal., 1914-08-26

NFA The Association of Amer
falsyAs lean Advertisers has ex-
WIk9 nmined and certified Co
~ the circulation of this pub
iication. The figures Of circulation
oontaincd in the Associations 10
port only are guaranteed.
Association Of American Advertisers
No 4isi Whitehall Bldg. n Y. City
Evening journal., 1914-08-26
The Association o.

Tho Association Of
American Advcrtis
ers is composed Of
Oh the great adver
tisers of this coun
try. The Associn
tion endorses only
such papers MS sub
init 20 its examinn-
tion az any moment.
and positivo proof
must be submitted
The accompanying
certificate. No. At51.
has been issued 90
this paper.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1914-04-02
MYSTERY FLAGS.
Trophies That Are Souvenirs of Long
Forgotten Battles.


In the midst Of that wonderful col
lection of the souvenirs OF battle that
are on permanent exhibition in Trophy
hall at the Naval academy in Annapo-
Ifs are the nations unknown trophies.
Flags that were captured in now for
gotten engagements are, hung in the
cases side by side with those whose
glorious history Is known.
Two Of these souvenirs OF forgotten
battles are British flags. One Is a
Jack marked Avon and nothing more:
the other is the ensign of warship
and is marked Bereford. From the
condition Of both of these flags it Is
supposed that they date back to the
war Of 1872. but history gives no rec
ord Of ships bearing those names be-
ing sent TO American waters by Great
Britain.
Another of the mystery flags is the
''S14" flag. In great white figures this
number appears on field Of blue. and
the entire flag is bordered with red.
From some engagement in the war
with the Moorish pirates the flag that
| the officers at Annapolis came to call
the "house flag" seems TO have come
Yet no one knows where that battle
was fought or under what circum
stances Of heroic sacrifice it was added
to the long list Of the trophies of ouI
naval victories.-ChristiaD Herald.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1914-04-02
A Wonderflil word.

Confidence. What u wonderful word
II is. How much it does TO make de-
spondent man or woman feel better!
How often IL has lifted business man
out OF the deepest despondency and
given him another chance. Say help
ful word whenever you can. whether
1t be to child with tear dnmed face
or 20 a workman who has lost his job
or to a business man who faces serious
embarrassDeDts II Will pay.-Leslie's
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1914-04-02
DIR. w. EARL BLAKE
DENTIST

First National Bank Bldg, Suite Q
and 10. Entrance First Ave.
Phones: Office, 100; Res, 23O-J.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1914-04-02
LIGHT OF The sun
In Its Pure State We on the Earth
Have Never Seen It.
SOME RAYS DO NOT REACH US.

If They Did They Would Probably De-
stroy Life as It Exists on Our Planet.
Daylight and Sunlight Differ Almost
as Much as Do Wine and Water.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1914-04-02
The Guilty Onn.

John--So. that's your new tie. eb?
Why on earth did you select such a
loud pattern? Joel didn't select it.
My brother did. and he's slightly deaf.
Judge
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1914-04-02

Sincerity and truth ARE the basis OF
every virtue. -CDnfUclus.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1914-04-23

AT TAMPICO
ON VESSELS
Telegram by unlted Press.

@eitSIdiH by OHiteu Ertbb
Washington, April 23.-Admiral
Mayo at Tampico reports that he has
1900 refugees aboard his vessels and
expects more by tomorrow.
Admiral Badger is sending 400 refu-
gees from Vera Cruz to Galveston. Ad-
miral Badger estimates that in all 1000
refugees will be sent to Galveston
within the next few days.
The gravest fears are entertained
for the Americans in the district east
Of Monterey to Tampico and in the
vicinity q Chihuahua. In the Waters
Pierce company's district in northern
Mexico many hundreds Of Americans
are in danger of an attack The same
condition is true along the Tehuante
pee railroad
As yet, no order has been issued for
a general attack upon Tampico by the
Americans and the report Of fighting
there yesterday is denied.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1914-04-23
GARRISON
OF $500 AT
VERA CRUZ

Telegram by United Press.
Washington, April 2s BY nightfall,
according % Secretary Daniels, it VIII
be possible for the United States to
have a garrison Of $500 marines and
sailors ashore at Vera Cruz.
There are now 3so0 on land and to-
night the transport Mississippi with
500 marines viii reach Vera Cruz ana
500 more are coming on the steamer
MORO Castle
Plans 70 make the naval appropria-
tion Of S143, 600. coo in the annual naval
bin Immediately available for The use
OF the president because Of the Mexi-
can crisis were made today by the
hous naval committee
Several members. including Demo-
Gratis and Republicans, agreed to this
unusual step Otherwise the money
would not be available until July /.