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Evening journal., 1914-09-17
JUST A Moment

DAILY STRENGTH AND CHEER.
Compiled by John G. Quinius, the
Sunshine Man
Why art thou cast down, o my soul?
And why art thou disquieted within
me.-Ps. 42:5.
zone Of the greatest hindrances to
spiritual life is despair; one of the
greatest incentives to spiritual life is
hope-Dr. Lyman Abbott.
What doest thou? o weary one,
So hastily despairing?
Thy work for God viii not be done;
Whilst he for thee is caring.
George H. Baccock.
Build a little fence of trust
Around today;
Fill the space with loving work,
And therein stay.
Look not through the shotering bars
Upon tomorrow;
God will help thee bear what comes
Of joy or sorrow.
A minister in England tells a stody
to the effect that he was travelling
by train one day when common
looking little man entered. His
trousers were tied at the knee with
bit of string, and he carried in
his hand a sack evidently containing
tools of some kind A lady, who
was also in the coach, began to talk
to him. and among other things ask
ed him what his work was. I'm
breakin' stones" he said, and added
that he. could make .hve shillings a
4 day at it. This amount of wages
/ surprised the minister, and he said
How do you manage to do it?" "Can
( you tell me ow Mr. Gladstone used
/ 10 make his great speeches?" return
( ed the man by way of reply. The min
lstor ana lady gave it up. Then the
! countryman said. Il guess t was be-
/ cause he 'ad the gift fer it. and I've
/ got the gift for breakin' stones"
In these words of the plain coun.
tryman we have the touch of an artist
ia thar he portrayed the real and
the true A valuable lesson can be
' learned from his declaration. Gods
I gi'en all gift, an we all should use
/ H."
Dayton. Ohio.
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to depend upon efficiency in manage
ment for the security of their prin-
cipal and interest; they have as adj
ditional security the taxing power
of the municipality. The interest on
the bonds is returned from the gem
eral tax revenues of the municipality,
# not from the operating revenues
Of the utility
Statistics are cited TO show that
the average rate of pay to employees
in privately owned plants in Chicago
Is 26 cents an hour; in the municipal
plants, AZ cents an hour One oiler
in private plant takes care of two
and a half times as much machinery
as does one oiler i'm The municipal
plants. The output OF horsepower
per dollar of wages in the private
plants is nearly three times that of
the municipal plants. In a report on
these conditions the Chicago COM
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RIG WAR BRINGS CONyERSION

I HAMPTON MOORE, Representative in Congress
v from Pennsylvania and also president of the At
antic Deeper Waterways Association says very prop
erly that it has taken the greatest war in history
convince many persons in the West and South that
The United States ought to have merchant marine
with equal propriety he calls public attention to the
fact that in the past whenever the Republican party
proposed subsidy it howled down by our friends
in the interior They unable to see the supreme
importance of keeping pace with foreign countries in
ship construction or Of maintaining American prices
and American standard of wage
1T known that, directly or indirectly foreign
ships assisted by foreign nations and it was
patent to every shipper that the American carrying
trade being done in foreign bottoms" Representa-
tive Moore continued "But the cotton planter said
it made difference to him because he sold his cot
TO Germany and to Great Britain and got bacl
their gold. To certain extent the farmers of IN,
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IS YOUR HAIR RIGHT FOR THE
new FALL STYLES?-By Lois

You will delight in arranging your
hair in the new and interesting modes
of this season If you are among those
who keep their hair perfectly soft
and appearing naturally heavy by use
of a shampoo that makes IL very fluff
fy. Do not take chances with some
makeshift OF unknown soap mixtures.
have tried many I'm search of the
best, cheapest and easiest to use and
finally have decided to always use
Canthrox. which is made for sham
pooing only and is so beautifying in
its effect upon the hair. l get il at
any good drug store and one package
lasts so long that il is the most eco
nomical shampoo I can get and my
first trial convinced me that IL was
the most easily used. In clearing the
scalp and hair OF all dandruff, dirt
and excess oil, its delicately per-
fumed lather gently permeates TO the
hair roots and not only takes loose
dirt but dissolves all the oil accumu-
lations so they are rinsed out in
stead of being rubbed and secured
out. as with soap and so many cheap
washes My hair Is now so fluffy
that 81 seems much heavier than it is
natur
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With The Parsgraphers

The movement started by Ambassador Herrck for
International action to save famous buildings and
other art treasures of Paris is which that
part of the civilized world not at war will in
dorso heartily. Paris like London, Vienna, Rome.
New York and Berlin is a world city and It's art mu-
seums and other buildings. which in themselves or
their contents constitute examples OF the beaut-
ful work OF exalted genius in a very fine sense
world propertes.-Kansas City Journal
The great war songs peace songs: they are
sung more n time peace than in time OF war 1t is
agreeable TO imagine the soldier marching into battle
inspired by the national anthem, but the regimental
hand knows his needs and inspires him with some
thing from the music halls There IS nothing surpris-
ing in the TACT that Tommy Atkins war song I'm the
present campaign should be- not God Save the King"
OF Rule Britannia" but "Its a Long Way to Tip
perary. In the Spanish soldiers should have
marched into the battle tngling "The Star Span
gled Hammer but instead they rushed upon the
cited by "A Hot Time in the Old Town Tonight" Con-
ederate soldiers say that Dixie" was not their most
popular air in camp; it was "The Girl Left Behind
Me- Dixie In fact, played by the Northern
bands much those of the Confederates and
never assumed the significance in the war that fond
and erroneous memory now ascribes to it.-New York
Times.
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mission on city expenditure recently
said
"The commission is of the opinion
that the wasteful and inefficient
operation of the waterworks plant
for long series of years has inn
posed very heavy burden on the
consumers and has resulted in a type
of service far below what might have
been rendered.
The subject offers fertile field
Tor research If many expenses
chargeable to municipal plants have
been juggled to another account, as
Mr.. Condor alleges, the last strong
hold of municipal ownership has col
lapsed. Economy, and not better
service, always has been the boast OF
municipal plants but they must now
answer to the indictment of extra
vagance.
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Utilities and Economies
IFrom The washington PostD

amount Of the rate itself.
He adds;
The municipal ownership advo-
Gates and the official reports OF the
water department have nothing what
ever TO say about S70.000,000 having
been spent for the Drainage Caual to
purify the water supply. not one
dollar of which has been charged
against the water department Not
a word about the S1,25O.OOO a year
for the administration and mainten-
ance of the Drainage Canal. Not a
syllable about the fact that property
owners pay about $1.500.O00 more in
fire insurance premiums annually
than they would pay IL Chicago had
an adequate water service. No
breath about the fact that on account
Of the low pressure thousands OF
property owners must install and
operate their own pumps at their
own expense"
There is less incentive TO enforce
good management In municipal
plant than i'm privately owned
plant There Is less incentive 10
economical management. Investors
in a municipal plant are not required
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In an address before the Ohio Elec-
tric Light Association, H. j Condor.
an expert in municipal finances, made
the argument that municipal and
government ownership is usually
maintained and promoted by deceit.
In the case OF municipal ownership
he pointed out the utility plant is
often mortgaged for all or more than
il is worth, and the return paid on
the bonds represents capitals profit.
even though in such cases Il is called
interest. To that extent, then. he
said. the bond-holders are the real
owners of any utility, control and
management alone being under poll
teal heads. and the term municipal
ownership is thus shown TO be q
misnomer.
The Chicago waterworks are fire.
Quently cited as good example OF
successful municipal ownership. The
rate there is only cents per 1000
gallons OF water but MIR Condor
states that facts CLEANED from off
cial reports show that I'm the aggre-
cate the amounts which consumers
ray I'm addition to their water rates
are considerably in excess Of the
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any such Encouragement involves
delay
The French have won great
moral as well as military advantage
in repelling the first German thrust.
Since time is on their side they Will
probably take no risks in pursuing
their offensive. They do not need
10 invade Germany just now, since
they will soon receive large rein
forcements from Great Britain. All
they have to do is to reap prudently
the fruits of the battle OF the Marne,
awaiting the crash IN Austria-Hun-
gary and the depletion of the German
forces by constant calls for detach-
mepts to help out on the eastern
frontier.
General Joftre has shown so far
an eminenuy correct Judgment. He
/ knows when to fight and when nol
/ to fight, and he is not likely to be
/ led by over-sanguine enthusiasm into
O. false position. as the German ar
mics were through the collapse Of
Won Kluck's big turning movement.
In the earlier stages OF the war
General Joffre was the target of
much unfavOrable criticism, both in
this country and in Great Britain.
His offensive I'm Alsace ana Lorraine,
which ended i'm a sharp repulse. was
condemned as subOrdinating military
TO political considerations. But IL
IS clear now that the purpose of his
offensive was sound, since he hoped
thereby 10 delay the German attack
through Belgium aud to minimize It's
intensity.
The German General staff reeJg-
nized the merit of General Jotre'r
strategy. although others doubted.
The Vienna "Neue Freie Presse" )n
August "a published dispatch from
. Berlin containing this criticism Of
the Lorraine operations from tho
pen of Field Marshal Baron Won
{ Goltz:
"Thls victory (the one south of
: Metz came as a surprise to us, for
Z our eyes were on Namur. A great
, French offensive in Lorraine in these
first days of the war was uneXpec.
ted We were inclined % expect this
French offensive later, end az a
, point at which we We're with at least
p a part of our forces before the
French line of frontier fortresses
j Some special reason must have in
, duced. or rather compelled tti7
: early forward movement. One mus
b suppose that the quick Invasion oi
> Lorraine with powerfui forces was
made in the interest of the left wing
/ lighting on the French-Belgian DO ?
der.
That allows III 10 tufer that on tha'
border the situation is not favorahl.
] to the French and holds out 10 as
r the hope that we shall soon heal
good news from that direction The
2 French attack in Lorraine was re-
, pulsed with great losses Tha, Ii
3 itself subjects the French leaders s,
Y no roproach II the reason for
! which 7 have assumed Is correct
} then It was justified and was deh
vcrcd at the right time. IN com
! parison with the French methods Il
e. 1870 it shows progress, even thous.
4 It failed
;. This appraisal by g. distinguished
b German leader Of General Joflre
@ capacity has been vinGicGted by tn
= events OF the cainpaign which ende
- with the battle Of the Marne. It wa
s. singular recognition &C his com
e. potency at O time when. accordir
,f to popular ideas, he hai just blum
d ! Gered into q serious disaster.
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GEMS or THOUGHT

Don't put too fine point on your wit for fear it
should get bunted.-Ceryantes.
.-.-:-.
The race IS not to the swift the battle 90 the
strong; but time and chance happeneth to them ALL.
Eccl lX;11.
.-.-.-.
Diplomatic relations are like poor relations, you
never hear OF them except when they about broke
C L. Edison
.-.-.-.
The easiest thing of all is to deceive ones SELF for
what man wishes he generally believes TO be true,
while things often turn out quite dinerentlyDemos
themes
Jeer not at others upon any occasion. If they be
foolish God hath denied them understanding; II they
be vicious you ought pity. revile them; if de-
formed, God framed their bodies and you will scorn his
workmanship.-S
.-.-.-.
Intercourse is after all a mans best teacher. Know
thyself" IS excellent maxim; but self-know-
edge cannot be perfected in closets and coisers-
nor amid lake scenery and the sunny side of the
mountains Men who seldom mix with their fellow
creatures are almost sure TO De one-adedthe victims
Of fixed ideas, that sometimes lead insanty.-Wil-
liam Matthews
Evening journal., 1914-09-17
The Development of \
fhe German Retreat
fFrom The New York Trlbune1

The German retreat back toward
the frontiers Of Belgium and Luxem-
burg has not shown any of the fea-
lures of a rout. The German armies
are steadily Withdrawing, but there
are few symptoms of decentralization.
It must be remembered that as the
invaders retire they como closer to
their supports and supplies and to
the heavy artillery trains which
could not keep pace with the earlier
dash of the German right wing to-
ward Paris. Moreover. the details
which were scattered through French
territory as far west as Amiens have
been called in and the German line
Las now a much more contracted
front, and has therefore become
stronger.
According TO yesterdays dis
patches. the German right wing was
making q stand i'm the Aisne Valley
TO the southeast of Laon. The right
centre has retired north Of Rheims.
which the French have reOccupied.
toward Rethel and Volziers, also in
the Aisne Valley. The army of the
Grown Prince OF Prussia, which
formed the pivot for the great turn
ing movement and also forms the
pivot for the retreat, has been pushed
further down the valley of the
Meuse, and IS now north Of Verdun
The forts on the Meuse which nc
was attacking a few days ago south
of Verdun have been relieved. Yer
dun itself was apparently never in
danger.
It does not seem PROBABLE that tho
German right and right centre viii
stay long on the line from Laon tC
Rethel On that liHe the extreme
right flank is still "in the air" Il
rests on nothing and is exposed tC
an envcloping movement on the par
OF the French. II can be secured
only by a vigorous and successful
offensive by the right centre agains
the French forces north of Rheims
and it is extremely doubtful whethel
the armies of General Won Buelov
/ and Won Hausen are now equal &,
such a diversion. The development
so far of the German plan of retrea
/ indicates o drawing In of the righ
wing. so that Il will finally cover thl
route via the Sambre River to Char
I leroi and Namur. the nCrthernmos
/ line of German communication will
/ AiX-la-Chapelle The right centr
would then cover Mezieres and tn
/ line via Neufchateau through south
/ ern Belgium, and the army of tn
/ Prussian Grown Prince would holt
} the approaches TO the route east VII
/ Luxembourg. In that position
! French turning movement at the *
/ pense of the German right woul
have to curve far north into Belgium
and would create many openings 70
a counter attack.
II may be that lull in the fighting
is now due Both sides will have &
accustom themselves TO the sweeping
change in the situation caused b.
the defeat OF the German armies o
the line of the Marne The Germa
army needs reinforcements and
these are drawn from Belgium 81 Wi
be difficult to hold the inc OF com
munication with AiX-la-Chapelle an
Cologne by way OF Namur and Lieg'
There are much better transportatio
facilities Cn that route than on th
routes further south through the Al
dennes Forest and through Luxen
burg. The failure Of the first NOV
ment against Paris may necessita'
a rearrangcment 20 some extent
the German bases OF operation, an
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can put emergency currency in cir
culation and replace reserve money
with t. thus making additions to
reserves, their lending power is in
creased. To the extent also that de-
pOsitors reduce their accounts by
Withdrawals of emergency currency.
thus reducing the liability against
which reserves must be kept there
is an increase of bank lending power.
In no other way does the issuance
or emergency currency bear on the
price of bank credit. If il enables
the banks to keep a protective pro-
portion of reserves to liabilities it
will tend to easier rates for credit,
but reserve conditions are so indi-
rectly affected by emergency in
creases of bank note circulation that
its reflection In lending rates can
hardly be anything but general.
When commercial paper is offered
to a bank for discount the borrower
custonarily expects to receive credit
in the form of a deposit against
which he can draw checks. He does
not want any form of cash. Even If
he did take the proceeds OF the loan
in emergency currency he would
probably deposit the currency in an
other bank or it would be deposited
by the persons to whom he paid IT..
This deposit would increase the re-
serve liability OF the bank in which
the deposit was made.
The idea that if increased facilities
for emitting paper promises to pay
ere provided credit will become more
readily available and cheaper for all
borrowers is IA the bottom Of all
populistic delusions about the nature
of money. It is also the token Of
that menace of initiation against
which it is peculiarly the business of
banking interests to guard at a time
like the present, when economic
conditions have been vastly deranged
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What Emergency Currency Is For
CFrom the NoY York sun9

Since our neighbor the World has
taken occasion to refer to The Sun
In connection with the persistent
iteration of its query, what is emer-
eency currency fOr?" we shall en-
deavor to answer its question in such
a way as to show why the present
rates for bank credit are not more
closely in line with the tax which
banks must pay on emerSncy cur
rency issues.
The disparity IS owing primarily
TO the fact that there is but very
indirect relation between emergency
circulation and the lending power Of
the banks. Emergency currency, to
which resort has been had, consists
OF bank notes differing from the or
binary bank notes only Ia respect to
the collateral by which it is secured
and in the graduated tax. rising to
per cent. which Is imposed on its
issuance
An emergency note Is a banks
promise TO pay, with charges made
for the privilege OF circulating it.
Provision for emergency currency
was made after the panic of 1907 be-
cause of the conclusion generally
reached that the panic owed its acute
violence TO the inability of the banks
to meet inordinate demands for cash
unless they paid out reserve money.
The purpose of emergency currency
issues Is to cope with demands fer
cash rather than with demands for
credit
The American banking community
as whole operates under laws re-
Quring the maintenance OF fixed per-
centages of reserves to liabilities
which consist of demand deposits
Unless emergency currency can be
employed as reserve it obviously does
net increase bank lending power dl-
rccuy To the extent that the banks
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CITROLAX.

Users say it is the ideal, perfect ak
ative drink. NJ. J. Perkins, Green Bay
Wis, says, 81 have used pills. oils
salts, etc. but were an disagreeable
and unsatisfactorx In Citrolax have
found the ideal laxative drink" For
sick headache, sour stomach, lazy liv-
er, con ngested bowels. Citralox is ideal
For sale by n. b. Danforth. Market
and Second Streets.-Adv.
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Peoples Column
THANKS MN rOLICE.

To the Editor of GHE EVENING
JOURNALS:
Sir--l see the Police COmmissioG-
ers have received a letter expressing
appreciation of tho services of police
men at the State Fair. I just want
to add a word o. appreciation of the
assistance given By a tig policemen
who helped me Ia the crowd and
held my baby while he assisted me
to get ON a street car az the Fair.
His kindness and assistance were
certainly a great help, and I saw
other instances where policemen and
Boy Scouts helped mothers and chill
dren. Thanking you, am
A MOTHER.
Wilmington. Del, Sept. IL, 1914.
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HONOR 4. 5. r. RrTLEp.

Mr. and Mrs. Walter l.. Butler and
MIR. and Mrs. George r. Thompson
went to Rohoboth for a weekend mo-
tor trip and participated in a quiet
celebration of f. 5. r. Buffers eighty
eighth birthday anniversary. Mr..
Butler is still at his cottage, where he
has been staying all summer
Evening journal., 1914-09-17
USHERS' UNION
ELECTS OFFICERS.

At a recent meeting of the Ushers'
Union of Delaware Avenue Baptist
Church the following officers were
elected: President, H. J. Speakman
vice-president, c. A. Brittingham; I;
secretary, H. w. Groves; treasurer, A.
p. Hope: craplain. H. e. Brown; COM
mittees. printing, r. C Enos, A. J.
Price. c. T. Barnes; lookout. II. f.
Dawson, c. A. Brittingham, A. b.
Jackson, H. w. Groves. A. L. Barnes
entertainment, c. zock, E. W. John.
ston, Frank e. Smith, e. c. Work
Howard ID. Johnston.
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B'NAI B'RITH no GIVE BAIL.

A special meeting of the intellectual
committee of the Bnai Birth was held
last evening for the purpose Of decid-
ing what form of entertainment the
lodge would give this fall. After some
discussion it was again decided to
hold a ball. The date will he an
Iounccd at a future meeting.
Evening journal., 1914-09-17

The probable effect OF the action Of the Levy Court
in appointing special committee Of three to invest-
gate charges that negro voters being "colonzed"
in certain rural districts will be the official announce
ment that Levy Court Commissioner Smith has dscov-
cred another mares nest.
Evening journal., 1914-09-17

Pittsburgh business realize the Importance and
value of South American trade They are at work now
raising a fund OF stOOOOOo for use in financing for
that city great radegetting propaganda that part
Of our hemisphere, thus manifestng a practical
appreciation of the exceptional opportunity that now
presents itself for the successful prosecution Of such
a campaign
Evening journal., 1914-09-17
AUTOS IN HOME WEEK PARADE.

The committee having charge of the
automobile parade 20 be held durinu old
Home Week, has received several hun
dred requests from owners who desire
to enter their cars. Kent and sussex
counties viii be represented. Three
thousand letters asking contributions
have been sent out and many replies
have been received. The contributions
win be used in securing prizes for the
winning cars.
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Association o.
Advcrtis
Il ers 4 composed Of
I'm The Association Of Amer all the great advsr
teIAAf lean Advertisers has tsers o this copn
W1W aminsd and certified 20 Z Wy, .ae A'soos ns
the circulation ef thir pub ( snsh napers "a sub
heation- The figures Of circulation examine
oontained In the Associations tion AZ any moment
port only guaranteed ana positive Pro9i proc
Association Of American Advertisers The scoo@ponylSr
=. . - \ certificate, No 4151,
No 4lJ unienah ulnu u =. Civ has been issued 10
q
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W. c. T. U. ELECTION.
The w. G. T.. win meet tomorrow
afternoon to elect Officers.
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Tomorrow Mr.. Edwards will tell
How a Bankers Prediction Was Full
filled"
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Copyright. 1914, by f. J. Edwards
All rights reserved