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Evening journal., 1914-12-15

naval uolicy" on the part of the
government In prcforring his own
programme of construction to that
urged by the board he sets himself
M as a bigger naval statesman"
than Admiral Dewey or any other Of
the boards members.
Mr. Daniels prodicament is pitiful
lie needs the boards countcnance rn
make out % case for his own recon-
mendations, but he cannot afford to
agree with it in The main because
1t tells "A lot of unpalatable truths
about deficiencies in our naval devcl-
opment The board shows the
sound naval policy requires that we
should have by 1919 at least forty
eight battleships The building pro-
grammc was checked a few years ago
when the Democratic party came into
control of the House of Representa-
tives and as a result there is now a
deficiency Of ten batileships The
board wants to have four new dread
noughts authorized this year and
four next year But Mr. Daniels says
that two are enough this year. al
though the Kearsarge and the Ken
tucky arc ,now due for transfer into
the practically obsolete class.
The secretary is playing fast aud
loose with the General Board. But
look at his embarrassments He is
trying to tell Congress and the cOun-
try that the navy is adequate and
in the pink of condition. while the
board in it's report shows that there
are deficiencies in nearly eve"y
branch OF the service. II says that
we are short on hattleships destroy
ers, Feet submarines coast submar-
ines. scout cruisers. gunboats, air.
rraft, transports fuel ships and ten
doris.
If We arc to have navy it should
be rounded out and adequate. II
should be equal to or superior TO that
1 OF any nation likely TO attack us
/ That is the boards policy II is not
/ Mr. Daniels policy or the Presidents
/ And the root of all administration
! hostility to q thoroughgoing investi
F. cation of our deficiencies Is the feal
| that the public viii discover our mill
/ tary shortcomings, place the blam'
| for them whore u belongs and thcr
| compel Congress to remedy them.
Evening journal., 1914-12-15
rnAr THEATRE EIRE.

RoUR things stood out prominently in connection with
the destruction by fire Of the Avenue Theatre
last night One the GOODNESS and tact with which
the manager of the theatre met the emergency and
dealt with the audience Another the sensible
in which that audience comported itself fol-
lowing the announcement that the theatre fire.
A third the splendid manner in which volun-
tocr hromon handled The blaze and prevented it front
spreading 10 adjacent property. fourth the sem
sibe and efficient way in which Chief OF Police Black
and his handled the crowd that, rushing from all
sections Of the city, consregaed about the burning
structure.
There was panic in the theatre and was
injured in getting out of it, In fact there total
absence of those distressing incidents that only
often serve TO make theatre fires so terrible
The destruction of the building and OF the immediate
hopes OF the management that doing so much
TO popuarze it matters Of regret, Neverthe-
less. community may wa congratulate itself that
the loss was wholly material and i'm sense r-
reparabe. it would have been had the management
and those in the audience been excitable instead
cool-headed.
Evening journal., 1914-12-15
Forward Looking Finance
lFrom Tie New York SUM

selves competent TO cope with the
most formidable crisis They have
been assisted by the fundamental
soundness Of our Institutions and the
fundamental stability of our people
and i'm all the economic readjust-
ments which the war has made ne
cessary there has been very little re-
sort to experimental measures. The
record of recent events is adequately
summarized in the Stock Exchange
opening without an elaborate appar-
atus of dubious devices, such as were
being widely discussed only few
weeks ago.
Nor is it only as a result of late
developments that the restored stock
market is significant 1t has Il re-
lation to The future. II shows that
Wall Street Is looking ahead and fac
ing the prospect with a courae
which is preparatory 10 a forward
movement in financial activities from
which the business community can
derive inspiration.
Evening journal., 1914-12-15
FOR WHAT SHALL m BE USED,

about yeal The new Municipal Building in this
city Will be completed and ready for occupancy
by the several departments question that naturally
arises is what will be done with the handsome Office
building Of the Board of Water Commissioners at Six
eenth and King streets after the executive engineer
ing and clerical forces of the department have been
transferred to the building at Tenth and King
streets
Several suggestions have been heard with respect TO
the future service Of the present Office building the
Brandywine one is that 1t be converted into public
hall for the persons living in the upper part
the city Another is that a night school be operated
there
We assume, of course that il the Water Department
has further use for it after the commission moves
to ne Municipal Building, It will be converted into
something for the benefit Of the public. With the
completion of the Municipal Building only about year
away may be aniss the city officials to begin
considering the question Of the best which
the comparatively Water Department Office build
ing may be put after the city departments been
centralized
Evening journal., 1914-12-15

Today's opening OF the New York
Stock Exchange TO trading in stocks
on the floor is a noteworthy event.
It means that out of the chaos and
confusion into which the financial
and business world was thrown last
August order has emerged Panic
has been dispelled and tranquility
has succeeded to public excitement
Indeed the immediate importance
of Stock Exchange resumption con-
sists chiefly IN It's symtomatic signiii-
canoe The stock market is but
incompletely restored. The list Of
shares specified for trading is partial
and dealings. as i'm the case of the
bond department.. which was opened
a fortnight ago. are safeguarded by
protective restrictions. Nevertheless
the resumption is advertisement OF
the fact that the machinery Of finance
and commerce has not only been
set up but is operating again Our
financial leaders have proved them
Evening journal., 1914-12-15
SAYS BOY IS NOT sole
SUPPORT OF FAMILY

Miss Anna Woods Bird. secretary
Of the Consumers League, today made
the following statement regarding an
article concerning ease of destitu-
ton coming 10 the attention of the
Child Labor Inspector William j. Glib
bons and the Consumers League.
which apparel i'm an afternoon news
paper yesterday.
"The Consumers League wishes to
correct a false impression given by
the article I'm last nights Every Even
ing-'A Family of Young Children on
the Verge OF Starvation
1--WE are accused of having under
taken to care for a needy family and
then having failed to do so.
"Ihe Consumers League is not Al
charitable organization and has never
done relief work. What IL doe offer o,
do. is To pay scholarship. usually 0l
So week. to deserving families whcI
they are ian need of what child under
legal working agc could earn. They re
serve the right go decide ON all cases
/ We knew nothing of the ease until 1t
WA, referred to a. ais possible scholar
ship case. The ease was suggested q,
! the league as a possible scholarship cast
by the deputy child labor inspector
while She was looking into the circum
stances for Mr.. Gibbons When she
found that the woman was known as &
/ beggar She so reported To the league an,
to Mr.. Gibbons. with the further recon-
nendation to him that he refuse thr
permit to the boy to work under age a
niaht
"'lhc secretary of the league then re
{ ported to Mr.. Gibbons that the lcagu
did not find the case one for the schol
. m.hip and urged that the family b.
brought into the Juvenile Court.
"The woman has been urged TO &c
TO the hospital that her injured knee
might have proper treatment and was
assured that her children would be
cared for She refused to go or e
accept anything from the Associa.
ted Charities, even TO allow theii
nurse to care for her
"A reader of the Every Evenins
article might gather from the state
ment that the boy is the sole sup
port Of the family. that the mother
is a widow. AS a matter of fact sh,
claims TO have a husband
"rho Child Labor Inspector alou,
has the power to grant special per
mits to children under IA, and hi.
decision to refuse to allow this chill,
to work all night must necessaril!
rest upon himself alone"
Evening journal., 1914-12-15
RrHOBOTm An ms pRorEcTION.

S was forocastod in these columns several days
IN ago. the Board OF Commissioners OF Rehohoth has
decided ask the LEGISLATURE make appropria-
ton of State funds to assst that in rebuilding its
occan-front substantially that 70 will resist future
storms. It is estimated that IL will cost between 500
600 and $4,000 to carry out the contemplated project
Of bulkheading the beach aud building boulevard
back of IT,
Whether the Legislature will care to commit tho
state the support Of such enterprise is problem
atca Ever If il be decided that the state should as
sis in such town improvement, 1t certainly should
not become a party to any plan that does not pro-
vide for something of protective nature that will last
for many years TO come
The pounds with such fury upon Rehoboth
beach that makeshif work Will avail # the town
and those interested I'm the prosperity therein mani
fest willingness to make the pecunary sacrifice that
Is needed to provide permanent protection then the
state. by of being large andholder on the
beach and having more than general interest in
the upbuildns Of DeaVares only seaside resort might
see It's way clear TO give substantial aid TO the move
ment but the town itself must stand ready to shoulder
the great bulk that expense by houd issue other
wise circumstances may dictate
Evening journal., 1914-12-15

President Underwood of the Erie
road was a speaker at banquet Of
the Youngstown Chamber of Com
merce recently and in the course CT
his talk he said there is only one
question that the railroad man feels
that he can or should talk about, and
that is the rate question.
Mr.. Underwood said that railway
problems are many some of them
easy. some that cannot be solved ar
all by railroad men. so, he said. when
we get up against q problem like that
we send for politicians. the commits
sion made up OF men whose acquain-
tance with railroading consists of ri
ding on a train though he hastons 70
say that he is like the old woman
who curtsiod every time the devils
name was mentioned and he said Il
make a curtsy when ! hear OF a State
commission and l kowtow when an
interstate commission comes along
But this Is the special point that
Mr. Underwood made. He said. "We
arc willing to pay out five billions ior
pensions, but we balk at adding fifty
minions of the revenues of the rail
road which must have the revenue or
Evening journal., 1914-12-15


TSUI.LY 500 clamored for work 1t the Offices
of the Street and Sewer Department yesterday
We trust that the local friends of President
Wilson will endeayor to picture the occurrence as
further evidence of Democratic good times.
In view Of the promises of industrial and commercial
prosperity and the cheaper cost of living made by Mr.
Wilson and his advocates in the campaign of 1912 and
since It must be very humiliating the Democratic
politicians here to be forced admit that in this city
and State there thousands of men and women OUT
of work; that the cost OF living is higher than IL
when the Republicans in control Of the ma
tional government and that Republican city ofh
cals find the situation desperate that they are
impeled 60 TO extraordinary lengths to find em
ploymem for wago-earnors who have been thrown out
of work by Wilson depression
II is magnanimous thing for Republican city
officials do They feel however, that If they dc
anything TO tighten the distress that has been caused
by the Wilson blight and assist in bringing Christmas
cheer to hundreds Of Wlmingto homes. it is their
duty to do it, and the community whole viii ap-
plaud their action.
Evening journal., 1914-12-15
BRANDEIS. THE
RAILROAD EXPERT.

(From the New York SUM.
To the Editor of The Sun-Sir:
During the past year or more / have
noticed the mention of a Mr.. Bran
deis. who seems 10 hold an important
position with the Interstate Com
merce Commission and who appar-
entity largely influences the decisions
of that body. l shall be greatly
Obliged if you will inform me who
the gentleman is. his status in the
commission and his profession.
| suppose he is a railroad expert
for / have read that he said "thc
railroads had income enough if they
were managed scientifically" so 1
take il he must be a professional rail
road expert, for surely no layman
would presume TO make such an as
serrion. II. X. Browne
Buffalo, Dec. II.
Evening journal., 1914-12-15
GOVERNMENT RY EMOTION.

(From the New York SUM.
10 the Editor of The Sun-Sir
Is there now TO be an end to govern
ment by emotion? Since 1896 this
form of political activity has been
constantly on The increase, 10 the
lasting injury of tho material inter
ests of our country and It's people.
VIII the tide of social and oconomic
mushiness now recedc. letting com
swaye HARD HEAD.
Brooklyn, Dee. II.
Evening journal., 1914-12-15
WOMEN'S COMMITTEE
returns ITS THANKS

The Women's Committee, serving
under the Belgium Relief Committee,
wish to thank all who contributed to
the tin pals for the benefit of the
starving Belgians. They also desire
to thank the management of the Ma
jestic Theatre and the Avenue Theatre
for their generous benefits the en-
ployes of the Joseph Bancroft d Sons
Company, and G. W. Bush and sons
Company. for their contributions.
which were much appreciated; also
the newspapers for their splendid
support" The committee also desires
to express its appreciation of the faith
ful work the Boy Scouts did in making
collections. and wants the people OF
Wilmington to know of their record
The committee does not want VIII
mingtonians TO overlook the fact that
the Belgians are still crying for food
and WilmingtOnians must help in saw
ing them
I'VE have made a good beginning
but the work must go on TO save these
people" tho committee states.
we would like all who have not
given TO send their checks, payable Go
5. ID. Townsend. Wilmington Trust
Company. or leave their donations al
the headquarters. Clayton House"
Donations received by the Belgium
Relief fund committee yesterday are
as follows.
Mrs. Bcrl I pair wristlets; Mrs. NJ
r. Bates. : scarf; Miss Helen Gihson,
rar vristlcts; Miss Sadie Russell
scarf; friend, , shaws; friend, pai
stockings Mrs. G.. L. Ward. 81 roll
handagcs; friend. 10 cents friend
81: Mrs. Nathan Jones, Feltcn. 81 Mrs
NJ. NJ Stevenson. Felton, 50; Mrs
Henry stewart. $3.50. Rcd Cross jar az
Turner'S. 80 cent: Rcd Cross Jar a
Eouitahle Ss2i
r. fcpki- Sons la~ very kindly ui
fcrcd {, cut ont hoslit'l garm0f~ io
Evening journal., 1914-12-15
FINEn sIO FOR PrNCH.

Humphrey Lynch, proprietor of a
tobacco and candy store. at Third
and Walnut streets was fined $40
and costs i'm City Court today after
being found guilty of assault and bat
terry on Peter Tartoelio. a milk de-
livery man. of No. $40 East Eighth
street
Tartaglio said ne had gone TO the
Lynch store yesterday and the de-
PENDANT hit him in the jaw. Lynch
said he bit Tartaglio because the man
insulted his wife.
Evening journal., 1914-12-15
sHIpP1NG FoopsTuFFs.

That the Dclmarvia peninsula con-
tinues to ship large consignments of
potatoes. sweet and white, is shown bv
the weekly report of the Delaware di-
vision of the Pennsylvania railroad,
which serves the territory. Figures for
the week include; Sweet potatoes. 22,-
OG3 barrels; white potatoes, l52 barrels;
pears ] basket, and o. baskets OF
apples.
Total shipments to date; Apples,
GGGh4g ba kcts; pears. 3G3 .253 baskets;
sweet potatoes. i6S0O0 barrels; white
potatoes, 200 POS barrels.
Evening journal., 1914-12-15
YREMAN NURsES W0TNnS

John Redmond. a volunteer fire
man. who was injured while fighting
flames at the Avenue Theatre last
night, returned to Delaware Hospi-
tai for treatment this morning He
is suffering with a fractured right
wrist and decorations of the lip, knee
and face. He is said to have been
hurt by fall from ladder, His
condition is not SERIOUS.
Evening journal., 1914-12-15
CnpS MTNT RE NEAT.

Chief of Police Black this morning
inangurated now rule in the police
department when he inspected per-
sonally all the pairolmen going on
duty. The mems uniforms revolvers.
blackiacks, whistles. keys and shoes
were inspected. Under the new orders
all men appearing in line before they
leave the station house for duty must
be clean shaven and be dressed uni
fnrmlN
Evening journal., 1914-12-15
TEAM Nm lTTO UIT

One Of b. f. Blackburn's teams and
an automobile owned and driven lbs
payton Rose, were i'm collision al
Taylor and Lombard streets lasi
night. William Davis. who was driv-
ing the team, was thrown out and
had his head cut He was sent h
the Delaware Hospital.
Evening journal., 1914-12-15

The failure of the German plan Of campaign to pro-
duce the results expected from it hide the fact
that the German soldiers brave men and that
death seemingly has terror for them that they
cannot surmount. Only heroic could make seven
distinct attacks upon given desperately
point in the enemy line and maintain their morale
after the seventh murderous attack has been repused
Evening journal., 1914-12-15
A GALLANT NAyAL ExpLoIT.

TNHAT was exceedingly brave act performed by
Il Lieutenant Commander Holbrook and the crew
Of the British submarine Bill in the Dardaneas on
Sunday. When the Turks assisted by the Germans,
mined the Dardanelles they thought that FIVE rows
Of contact mines would keep out Of that fair
any craft the allies might send against them. How
woefuly they mistaken Was revealed by the
exploit of the British submarine. It not only dived
below the mines but searched torpedoed and sank
ne 10000 ton Turkish battleship Messudyeh. Having
accomplished that the submarine made its way back
Trough the Turkish mne-feld reioined the allied
ieet without having lost
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS Holbrook and his men
stand out heroes of the present war. Their under.
aking a most hazardous They knew it when
hey embarked upon it, fact the odds were against
he submarine getting through the mne-neld so thckly
lad the death-dealing instruments been set in The
water. plotting the little war craft beneath then
twice and between trips, flowing up large Turkish
Narship exploit that adds TO the lusro or Brit
lsh naval annals and cannot fail TO challenge tn,
admiration Of everyone. even excepting the Ger
mans, the Austrians and the Turks
Evening journal., 1914-12-15

James H. Price was splendid citizen. lie was
known and respected from end of the State, no.
only as a railroad Official but also of the most
prominent and popular Free Masons in the Delaware
jurisdiction. There is widespread regret that the
injury he suffered in the automobile accident in which
he was involved several days ago resulted fataly.
Evening journal., 1914-12-15
wILL rRusTEEs F1LE REPORT.

Trustees undcf ihc will Of Mrs, Eliza
beth Williams. uf NliddlctoWn, who died
juue -, l9la, presented their hhal re-
Port 10 Register of Wills WalNer 'oday.
'rhe estate Is valued at 81 0j0. and
under. tcrWs OF the viii t"o-thirds oi
the amount will 90 to missionary
churches of the Protestant Episcopal dc.
nomination while the rcmaming ihTd
win hc divided among members oi
cloir- OF such churches.
Evening journal., 1914-12-15

Itaiys demand upon Turkey for apology and
roparaton for the Hodeida incident is couched in
terms that il cannot be misunderstood by the Porte
II h means anything at all h is: Apologize, or hghr"
Turkey is scarcely In a position add italy to her
warlikc burdens.
Evening journal., 1914-12-15

We congratulate the Lewes Pilot upon the fact that
IL is celebrating the close Of the twenty-sxth year OF
its existence. The Pilot is one of the best weekly
papers the Demarva Peninsula Il deserves the
success that has attended it's publication.
Evening journal., 1914-12-15

the War Relicf Committee. There will
plVay- tc.a supply 81 these garments
rr hond tu tc iusrn b.me to ie hn-
i'hcl - i~ lpfcd tmt thcrr Afiii ne
many ,oluntcrr. ion this work.
Evening journal., 1914-12-15

Postmaster English has appealed tc wimingtonians
to assist i'm in handling. promptly and efficiently the
heavy Christmas mails. They should experience
pleasure in doing He already has outlined the
various methods whereby such assistance may be given
and they are reasonable in all respects Mr. English
wishes to make good record postmaster The ann
Dition is laudabe and the public ought manifest -
appreciation of his attitude by following his sugges-
lions with respect outgoing Christmas mails
New Iberia enterprise and independent observer. (New Iberia, La.) 1902-1944, 1914-02-07

The following bills were read
and on motion of Mr.. Suberbielfe,
seconded by Mr.. Fontelieu were
ordered paid:
Walter LabauNe, shoeing mules
$1.15: New Iberia Enterprise, sta
tionerv $14.25; Clovis Louvierre,
feeding prisoners, $11.2O. Frank
Laughlin. making wrenches, -
Louis Migues. killing dogs, $40
Geo Costa shooting horses, $500
Western Union Eel. Co. tele-
grams. 1901; Chas. D. Schr'lze,
dog tags, $14.1S; Times-Dvmo-
New Iberia enterprise and independent observer. (New Iberia, La.) 1902-1944, 1914-02-07
OPELOUSAS PEOPLE WILL
HELP WALTERS.

Opelousas, La, Feb. 3.-Wii-
liam C. Walters. alleged kidnaper
Of little "Bobhiie'' Dunbar from
his home in this city, will not only
have a perfectly fair trial in Wpe-
lousas, but citizens here will put
money up necessary for Walters
to bring his witnesses to court,
If the sum is not Wut of reason.
H,Walters expected any hostile
demonstration against him on his
arrival here he was agreeably DIS
appointed, Sheriff Marion L.
Swords arrived with the prisnn
er in the early morning hours to-
dav and there war. few people
aware Of the time of his coming
Since the news OF his arrival
spread there has not been the
slightest evidence of feeling
against the prisoner.
Since early this morning >
Grove! of people anxious to get 4
look it the alleged kidnaper have
been gathering. befoue the Jail.
Walteru seemed to cHjoy the at
tention that he was attracting
ana for q while read to his visi-
tors from the Bibae Finally
when the crowd became too large
he closed his window, crying to
his hearers: Tell them to bring
Bruce, the boy they took away
from me. | want to see him.
This request was not complied
with.
IN ! statement to the press
Walters declares he is the victim
- enemies in Pearl River coun-
II, Mississippi. Its the devil 8
work. =
New Iberia enterprise and independent observer. (New Iberia, La.) 1902-1944, 1914-02-07

ents remain. Naturally, the
country is retarded in normal de-
velopment and the progenitors OF
such nefarious schemes are out
the money invested; his produe-
tive or creative faculties disar-
ranged, and all srtffer. 1t is an
admitted fact that the native
born Americans do not possess
the natural qualifications and
tendencies that make good serv-
ants. We have a surplus Of orig
inality and initiative, sometimes
productive and and sometimes
not. As people, we will not
take orders. When an order II
given, the average American
starts a line Of back talk. We
are developing an excessive grs-
gariorsness-a social instinct that
demands the continual assoeia-
ton of persons of similar tastes
and desires, and a resentment OF
the Quitting in'' of those who
may be very worthy persons
Am of these changes in our peo-
pie which have come during the
past few years, while not al
ways to our discredit, cannot be
disregarded or ignored when the
question of bringing a man or
family to Southwest LOrisiana-
a partially developed region =
considered. !.