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Evening journal., 1914-07-14

either event the lives and property
OF American citizens are at the mercy
of robbers and assassins. and both
life and property will be taken when
ever the Mexican bands find It to
their advantage to take them.
Many American citizens have been
killed in Mexico, and many more
have been robbed of their property.
But the United States government
has not punished a single murderer
or collected single dollar Of
damages from either Huerta or Car
rama or Villa or zapata. The kill
ing and rohbing of Americans has
gone on with absolute immunity from
punishment or reprisal. The men
who have killed most Americans and
destroyed most American property
have been most favored by the United
States.
When is this vital plank in the
Baltimore platform to be enforced7 ?
When is the Democratic party to keep
this promise of protection? Is It to
be like the canal tolls plank. a false
promise, a fraud. delusion, and A
snare, or is it an honest pledge,
honestly to be fulfilled?
The American people will not look
to the murderer Villa or Carranza
for protection of American lives and
property in Mexico. They will look
directly to the head of the United
States government, VINO was placed
in Office on the pledge that American
citizens would be protected There
is time in which to prevent sacking
I and burning and massacre in the City
Of Mexico, If the United States will
act
Evening journal., 1914-07-14

The Senate has got along with
President Wilson for fifteen months
by yielding to him. n has been
plant and docile and he has been in
sistent and mastery. Not since JEFF
fcrson's time has the Senate fallen
so completely under the domination
of the White House. The public
hesitates, therefore. about taking too
seriously the breach between the
Senate and the President which has
been made by the Warburg and Jones
appointments.
Yet a serious quarrel may easily
develop, not so much over the merits
of the appointments themselves as
over side issues created by the un-
skiful manner In which objections
to The appointees were met. The
President tactlessly fell into the atti-
tude Of seeming to challenge the
general right claimed by the Senate
of investigating in its own time and
manner the records OF nominees
whose titles lt must confirm. There
Is no prerogative of which the Sen
ate is so intensely jealous as its
supervisory power over nominations.
II will let itself be dragooned by a
President on questions Of legislation
which are within its own province,
hut II passionately resents any at
tempt on his part TO curtail the au-
thority which II exercises Jointly
with him over treaties and appoint
ments
In the Warburg case our sympa-
ihies are all with Mr. Warburg We
think that the Senate should have
jumped at the opportunity of drafting
into the public service a man of his
exceptional capacity for the post for
which he was nominated We deeply
regret the failure of the Committee
On Banking and Currency to recon-
mend him for confirmation But had
little more diplomacy heen used by
ihe President the committees ap-
rroval might easily have been won
Ihc request 10 Mr. Warburg to ap-
pear before It personally might have
been qualified by a private under
standing as TO the scope of the ques.
;'ons TO be put 20 him AS it is. the
President has touched the Senate S
seneibilities on the raw by seeming
Evening journal., 1914-07-14

The speeches delivered in tho Sen
ate on Thursday should be read by
Democrats as we'll as Republicans.
They 20 TO the heart of o great and
growing evil-an evil which, If not
checked, will surely bring about a
violent reaction and imperil the pres
ticc of the Office of the United States.
Never before i'm the history of the
United states has the independence
nf Congress been tinctured with such
subserviency to the White House.
Congress is in session at this mo-
ment by the will of the President. it
IS considering legislation framed ac-
cording To his desire and II will enact
this legislation in spite Of its own
opinions. solely because he demands
its enactment.
The people of the United States do
not demand the legislation now
Tending The Nple do not know
tho character of H. Even represen-
tatives and senators are but dmly
aware of its scope. No committees
have thrashed out the questions in
volved. No public discussions have
been held No campaign has enabled
the people to grasp the subject and
the means proposed for dealing with
H. Yet, within few days, Congress
will have passed and the President
will have signed an act placing in
The hands of FIVE men greater powers
than are possessed by the courts
absolute power of life and death over
the business of the country; power
TO search into private individual
AFFAIRS power TO employ special at
turneys and agents without limit
without civil service rule or limita.
tion of salary. to be used as business
spies and detectives.
Is Il to be supposed that the people
OF the United States are so inten
uDon correcting the evil Of big bust
ness that they are willing TO erect ;
greater evil that will plague then
al? Have they given authority t,
their servants in the executive ant
legislative branches of the govern
ment to create a vast spy system
reporting 10 five men who shall havl
absolute power to destroy individua
businesses. without review or appea
10 the courts? Have they told tn
President that tribunal must b.
Evening journal., 1914-07-14
DOVER AND ITS TAXES.
he Dover Republican.

From the Dover Republican.
The action of the Dover Town
Council in considering the raising Of
tho water rates and taxes in Dover
may be a necessity. But, when one
compares the Water Tax and Water
Rental of Dover with that of the
larger cities. one is compelled 10 ad-
nit that the city man has much the
advantage of the man living in a
small community.
II is true, that Dover has many
OF the improvements that can be
found in Wilmington and Philadel-
phia Our Town Fathers" are at
tempting to run the Town to the best
OF their ability; but it strikes us that
for town Of its size, Dover pays an
enormous tax rate. While we have
some mprovements-we also have
not one half the advantages of a
dweller in the cities, and yet our
taxes are increased one hundredfold
over those OF the city property
/ holders.
We fear. that unless some protest
is made. the City Fathers will think
Of attaching meters to each indi.
vidual and charging for the air We
/ breathe.
Compared with the taxes of oul
/ reighbouring states and cities. Dover
pays a much higher town tax {
/ decidedly higher school tax" and
greater county tax" ana now they
are going TO increase the Water
Rate
We respectfully request the Towr
] Council to remember that Gods ali
Evening journal., 1914-07-14
THE ~FOURTH" IN HARRINGTO


From the Harrington Journal.
In years gone by. Harrington en-
ioyed a monster Fourth Of July cele-
bration. Our people always well
coined the anniversary of the nation
birth as one big day in the year
parades. fireworks. games. sporting
events. and gatherings with able
speakers TO address them. we're pro-
minent features of the day. This
year things were different Instead
OF following the customs appropriate
TO the day, the town remained quiet
The failure TO organize a Board Of
Trade. is, in great measure respon-
sible for this lack of interest In
fact. to take in the surrounding of
Harrington last Saturday. one would
scarcely realize the day was a
rational holiday. while in Frederick,
Milford Bridgeville, Greenwood,
Lewes and Rehoboth. great celebra-
tions were being held Most of our
residents spent the day away from
home where celebrations. fitting to
the day. we're being held. Are we
never to hold any more celebration
/ Wake up and prepare for a big
Fourth in 1915.
Evening journal., 1914-07-14
With The Parsgraphers

Where justice reigns It's freedom to obey-Mont-
gomery.
:-.-.-.
Virtue alone Is the unerring sign of a noble SOUL
Boileau
.-.-.
Where the great oHense is, let the great axe fall
Shakespeare.
.-.-.-
Give your fullest The full life is the only safe life
--Phillips Brooks.
.-.-.-.
The nightingale sings me when summer nights are
sentest and the stars tremble listening to her tale
Buwer.
.-.-s-s
II is proper that aims should come out Of a little
purse we'll out OF great sack; but surely
where there is plenty charity is a duty not courtesy
1t is tribute imposed by heaven upon US. and he is
not good subject who refuses 10 pay u-Feltham
s-.-.-.
Evening journal., 1914-07-14
GEMS OF THOUGHT

Nothing be beautiful which is not true.-Ruskin
.-.-.-.
DO not waste yourself in rejection; do not bark
against the bad but chant the beauty Of the good
Ralph Waldo Emerson
good deed is never lost He who sows courtesy.
reaps Friendships and he who plants kindness gathers
love- Richard Brooks.
.-:-.-.
1t claims to be discovery of the age that animals
like ragtime And this fact fully sustans the real music
lovers among humans.-Baltimore American.
The question for each man 70 settle is not what he
would do II he had means time and influence, but what
he will do with the things he has.-H W. Mabe
.-.-.-.
In all things throughout the world the look
for the crooked will the crooked, and the men who
look for the straight will the straight-Ruskin.
s--.-.-.
Ephemera die all at sunset, and no insect OF this
class has sported in the beams OF the morning
sun. Happier yet little human ephemera! Ye
played only in the ascending beams and In the early
dawn and In the eastern light ye drank only OF the
preihatons Of life hovered for little space over
world OF freshness and blossoms, and fell asleep in
Richter.
Evening journal., 1914-07-14
The Arbitrament of Time
lFrom the Van street Journall

Here is no new experience for a
nation. There is no way by which a
system. fortified by the sanction of
custom and the facility of use. can be
radically swept away without causing
wide disturbance. However bad the
old system may have been. IL is i'm
possible 10 adopt the new one without
material cost, much of which can
never be foreseen.
There is a great and fundamental
principle underlying this II Is best
expressed by Macaulay, in his essay
on Milton, in a passage Of the noblesi
prose in the English language
The final and permanent fruits
of liberty are wisdom, moderation
and mercy. It's immediate effects
are often atrocious crimes. con-
ficting errors. scepticism on
points the most clear. dogmatism
on points the most mysterious.
II is Just at this crisis that its
enemies love 10 exhibit IL They
pull down the scafolding from
the half-hnished edifce. they
point to the flying dust, the fall
ing bricks the comfortless rooms.
the frightful irregularity- Of the
whole appearance; and then ask
in scorn where the promised
splendor and comfort is to be found
If such miserable sophisms we're
10 prevail there would never be
a good house or a good govern
ment in the world.
Here is a great truth which tn
American people. least of ali. can af
ford TO forget.
Evening journal., 1914-07-14
DELAwARE's LEADING PAPER

from Inc NeWark Ledger.
The people of Wilmington, and in
fact, all Delaware, can congratulate
The Evening Journal on its splen-
did issue Of Wednesday of last
week A stupendous amount Of work
and energy had been given to this
special issue. and II was splendid.
II shows that The Journal is the
leading paper Of Delaware, and we
feel sure the people should feel proud
OF its success and enterprise.
Evening journal., 1914-07-14

Mr. and Mrs. r. R. NJ. Carpenter Of Montchanin.
whose little daughter drowned accidentally at
the country home of her uncle Pierre S DUPONT
Kennet Square Yesterday. have the sympathy OF
entire community The circumstances surrounding
the death of the wnsome child Of nature TO
stir human feeling TO s profoundest depths. Com
munal sympathy also extends to Mr. DUPONT and there
is widespread regret that the shadow of such de-
porable accident should rest upon home that for
years has been noted for It's charming hospitality,
particularly to children.
Evening journal., 1914-07-14
wILMINGTON's
RTSINESS MEN CALL

From the Elkton Whig.
Wilmingtons Trade Extension Au-
tomobile Excursion, conducted by the
Chamber Of Commerce, as announced
last week. came rolling into Elkton
Thursday morning. There we're 81
large automobiles in the party, car
ing Mayor Howell. of Wilmington. and
many of the citv's most prominent
business men and newspaper repre-
sentatives. A large company Of Elk
ton people greeted the excursion at
Court House Square, where Mayor
Don Price gave the visitors welcome
and Mayor Howell made a brief and
pieasan speech. re caught the
local people by saving "Suy every
thing you can AZ hon and what you
can't buv az home. tLy IL Whining 4
ten. which is your natural trade city
and which stands ready 10 serve You
Evening journal., 1914-07-14
Spirit of the Delmarvia Press

in every way" The Mayor extended
a most cordial invitation 10 the people
OF this section to use the Mayors
office and City Council Chambers
when attending Wilmlngtons forth
coming Delmarvian Celebration.
After riding thro lsh the town ths
party motored to North East where
Mr.. c. A. BENJAMIN made a speech
of welcome to them and Mayor
Howell again addressed the people
assembled. The party then followed
the route outlined in last weeks
Whig
II was an interesting event all
around. Come again, gentlemen.
Evening journal., 1914-07-14
FNnEAvoRERs oN EXCURSION.

Three special cars Of the Peoples
Railway Co. carrying nearly two hun-
dred young people went over the Ris-
ing sun line Of the Peoples Railway
Company last night and later to Bran
DIVINE Springs Park. The trip was
the trolley ride Of the Wilmington City
Christian Endeavor Society. Arriving
at the Springs. ice cream and cake were
served in liberal quantities. The troll
lsy riders carried with them horns and
Evening journal., 1914-07-14
MUST OBEY TOWN ORDIYAYCv.

From the Delmar News-Herald.
The Mayor and Town Council on
the Delaware side Of town, and the
Commissioners on the Maryland side,
are enforcing their town ordinance
regarding the riding of bicycles on
the sidewalks Two arrests have
been made this week. one on each
side Of town, and others are likely
10 be made If this ordinance is not
obeyed.
The practice of riding bicycles on
the sidewalks has been indulged in
for a long time and should be
stopped AS they have begun 10 live
Up to their laws. It would be we'll
for all ordinances to be maintained
emo ell violators should receive the
same treatments when dealing out
justice. There is supposed to be a
limit 10 the speed Of motor-drawn
vehicles and also orders to sound a
warning on approaching all cross
/ ings but this however is very much
disregarded both in speed and giving
warning a. street crossings Now II
the law is 10 be inforced az one
point. why not on all? To punish
7 cne violator and iet others 20 IN
punished does not seem right. ard
the public does not appreciate such
| ininsttcs.
Evening journal., 1914-07-14
CONGRATULATIONS.

From the Clayton News.
The Delmarvia edition of the VIII
mington Evening Journal. issued on
July l. was a handsomely printed
paper containing "A pages of attrac-
tive illustrations and well written
facts concerning the Peninsula which
should convince its thousands of
readers OF the unequalled advantages
offered in this Garden Of the Gods" "
nesting between the laughing Della
ware and the stately Chesapeake.
Until opened we thought some New
York friend had sent US a special
edition Of one Of the great news
papers Of the Metropolis. and. typo
graphically and in other respects. il
compared favorably with any Of their
productions. II was as full Of in
struotive information concerning our
own favored section as a blushing
Delaware peach is full Of delicious
| fruit
Evening journal., 1914-07-14
WORKMAN INJURED.

While working at the Harlan and
Hollingsworth Corporation yesterday
afternoon John Mccarthy. Of No. 101
Walnut street. cut his left arm. He
went 10 the Delaware Hospital. where
SIX stitches we're put in the wound.
Evening journal., 1914-07-14
GETTING AWAY
FROM YESTERDAY


From the Wilmington Labor Herald
In the report of the meeting OF the
Central Labor Union @hich appears
elsewhere in The Labor Herald, it
will be noted that the retau advertis-
ing committee of the mercantile sec
tion of the Chamber of Commerce
had representatives present NJ the
meeting of the c. T.. ". The proposi-
tion TO hold join. parade Of labor
and the business for ,es as placed IN
writing by Mr.. Snellenburg and read
/ to the delegates 10 the Central Labor
/ Union explains almost in every detail
/ the whole proposition.
Today we stand on the banks OF a
/ new sor. OF progress. Strikes are
still an effective weapon of organized
labor-bnt they are beginning TO be
/ considered by the psn IN the rank
and file of the labor mOvemen. as the
court Of last resort. Today we must
abandon some Of yesterdays
methods While the strike is not al
together abandoned, yet il is a
weapon Of yesterday and is not being
used in many cases unless a5golutely
every other available method of set
ting The difficulty has been pursued.
This is the day of the get to-
eether" spirit. BY helping one an
other many difficulties are being set
tied without any further trouble. New
ideas and now methods are being
used. Many of the international
labor organizations will do anything
under the sun to settle a difficulty or
labor trouble by arbitration or get
ting together" They realize that
Eawl.t
with this get together" movement Is
the parade for boosting the State
Fair. Labor Day, as we have stated
before is labor's holiday. The unions
Of Wilmington some months ago
started making arrangements for the
parade of 1914 Last year the busi-
ness people of our city had an unique
DO It For Wilmington" parade on
the opening day OF the State Fair r.
was a success This year, arrange
ments we're started for another such
parade. AS the State Fair opens on
. Labor Day and not wanting to con-
flct with labor's celebration on that
/ day. one or two men in the mercan-
b tile section of the Chamber Of Com
merce thought of endeavoring to hold
! a joint or combined parade with the
7 / iuSo VI uooetih5 thS Stato ali ne
5 president Of the Central Labor Union
" would be the chief marshal, the
- unions would have the right of line
. and be followed by the business
y people.
| We say the parade is properly in
. order. Naturally the State Fair
10 would receive considerable advertis.
{ ing thereby. But what citizen o.
r Wilmington or the state does mo-
= take pride in the State Fair anC
r doesn't want 20 help IL along? Th'
2 State Fair is an annual institution
8 of which the whole community shoult
be proud And II a combined parad,
cf the men in the labor organization
and the business people would hell
along the Fair, the same should b
n arranged.
Evening journal., 1914-07-14

The fact that Querido Moheno. formerly Mexican
Minister of Commerce and Labor shook his fist at the
American flag when denouncng the Wilson attitude
toward Mexico may hurt Moheno; it cannot possibly
hurt the flag
Evening journal., 1914-07-14

other noise producing instruments. and
Jolly ride vas snioysd both going and
coming,
Evening journal., 1914-07-14

Two Jerseymen have failed with liabilities Of So
100000 and not 81 Of They must have enjoyed
what may be httingly described a long line Of
credit
Evening journal., 1914-07-14

"I am direct descendant of Noahl" proclaims Duke
Frederick H. Of Anhalt So the rest of US but
not entering any suits for the recovery Of our
rightfu shares of Mount Ararat
Evening journal., 1914-07-14

The death rate in Delaware and elsewhere must
increase materially IT, as Canadian preacher as
serts the time is coming when there will be liars
earth.
Evening journal., 1914-07-14

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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-10-03
MISSIONARY PROGRAMS
GIVEN AT AUGUSTANA

The foreign Missionary society of
Augustana college has arranged for
two programs to be given at the col
lege building tomorrow afternoon and
evening. when Rev. c. o. Eckhardt
and Rev. o. l.. Larson, missionaries to
India, will speak. The Wennerberg
chorus will render several selections
at both sessions. The afternoon meet
ing will begin at 8 o'clock and will be
held in the history room.
In the evening, the exercises will be
held IN the college auditorium. Grace,
Zion and the FIRST Swedish Lutheran
churches in Rock Island and the Luth-
eran churches of Moline will postpone
services in order that the congrega-
tions may attend the mission FESTIVAL.
Short speeches will also be made by
members of the local missionary So
ciety.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-10-03
MANY MEET new
SECRETARY AT Y
Building Scene of Much Activ-
ity and Visitors Are
Well Entertained.

The big social lobby at the Y. NJ c.
A. was a scene of festivities on Friday
evening. The room was decorated
with autumn leaves and flowers, and
an orchestra gave music during the
evening. Three hundred people came
to meet Secretary and Mrs. L. II. Mar
tin and the members OF the board of
directors and their wives. The social
committee. helped out by some OF the
men who reside in the building. and
members OF the association. met every
cre and saw that things were kept
stirring. A great deal of interest was
evident when the swimming pool was
opened. and the spectators gallery was
crowded TO the limit as long as the
bows were in the pool.
In the gymnasium there was Varl-
civ OF interests. In the early part OF
the evening there was the regular
class work, followed by basket ball
game. At $3.50 the game scheduled
between the team from the Putnam
building. Davenport. and local team
made I'D OF y. 81. c. a. members. was
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-10-03
TAKE TESTS FOR
POSTOFFICE JOBS
Twenty Five, Three of Whom
Are Women, Write Gut
Exams for Positions.

Twenty-Five took the civil service
examination at the postoffice today
for positions as clerks and carriers in
the mail department. OF these, three
were young women. The number tax
ing the exams" for each department
were about the same.
Successful marks in these tests,
which are being conducted under the
supervision of Oliver p. Olson, acting
secretary of the board of civil service
examiners. means that the candidate
is placed on the eligible list and in
cases of vacancies or need of addition
al help. according 10 his position in the
line of waiting candidates, is given en-
ployment He may transfer also from
one postoffice to another. -hile still
an eligible candidate.