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Evening journal., 1914-09-22

Gross earnings Of the railroads OF the
country. as the committee of presidents
told President Wilson. has fallen OIL
s44 600 coo in the last fiscal year; while
net operating income, after paying eN-
nonses and taxes, was less by Sl20.OOO,-
ao0 than in the previous year. There
h annie evidence to show that these
figures are much too conservative to re,
nTescnt the losses. in that year, OF all
k;nds and sizes of steam railroads.
Bnt accepting them, they mean tnat
operating income was reduced TO Sllo'-
900 ooo as compared with the $500
900 shown by the preliminary report OF
thc Commercc Commissions statistical
bureau for the fiscal year 1918. They
mean 4.37 per cent. ON the Sle.3'l.
400 Ooo invested in fixed railroad pro
nortv ON June 80. 1918. Fortunately
NJ, tho owners thereof. the property IN.
ycstmcnt has not been greatly increased
since that date.
The finding OF the Commerce Com
mission that the revenues of the east
crn railroads were "smallcr than y "e
manded bv the public interest wa
based ON results mp 20 June 30. 1915
Certainly il would he serious error
said thc commission. "to assign TO IN
past year, with its exceptional condi
Evening journal., 1914-09-22
The Plight of the Railroads
Iron the Baltimore SUM-

TO his customers. Practically all
manufacturers of advertised pro-
ducts. trade-marked goods which
have fixed prices. are maintaining
these prices at the present time, al
though some Of them at least are
suffering severe losses. They count
the monetary loss fair exchange
for the increased good VIII of the
customen If the existing situation
continues for a long time, however.
they will have to increase the prices
of their goods. Doubtless IL Will be
good business for the railroad as
for the breakfast food man to stand
any temporary loss possible to him.
rather than increase his prices TO
his customers, though owing to the
difficulties he has been laboring un-
der for the last few years he may
not be in as comparatively good con-
dition to do so.
Even so. however. there are other
things 10 be considered. Is this
situation temporary one, or is il
likely to last a long time? Are the
railroads sufficiently prosperous 10
Justify them in indulging in the lux
ury of taking care Of their Gus
tOmers?" Even If the war shoul1
end today. has not the drain on the
financial resources Of the world beer
SC tremendous that the railroads vii
not be ahle 10 command the none,
they require unless they make a bet
ter showing than the present rate
will permit? These and other ques
tions suggest themselves. We d.
not know that they show that tn
I ailroads should be permitted to rails
, their rates again, but APPARENT,
they justify a reopening Of the case
Evening journal., 1914-09-22

There Is. superhcially at least. a
great deal of strength in the conten-
tion that the Interstate Commerce
Commission should reopen. the rail-
road rate case and consider it anew
in the light of the decentralization OF
the worlds business caused by the
European war.
The railroads. of course. should
bear their fair share OF the burden
caused by the war, a burden which
has fallen on every business man,
every householder. every individual
who eats food and wears clothes.
But they should not be called upon
10 hear more than their share. The
grocer divides his burden with his
customers by putting up the prices OF
-four and sugar Other men In other
lines of business do the same. Ihe
railroad is customer as well as a
dealer. II must pay more TO the
neopla from whom II buys, but II
can not exact more from those 10
whom il sells-it can not. that is
unless the Interstate Commerce Com
mission gives permission. The
events of the last month have oper.
ated against the railroads, in thai
brief space. Just as did the movement
toward high prices extending ovel
the decade prior TO the recent deci
sion of the commission; that Is, the.
have Increased expenses without in
creasing revenues.
There is another side 10 the case
II is a maxim of modern bushes
/ 4t,t ,,-no,. a dealer Is confronted wit
an emergency loss he should grI
! and bear tiff it is at all possibl
for him 10 do so-and not pass II o
Evening journal., 1914-09-22
JOsEPH Am HIS YICTORY.

r the editorial columns of the Lcwes Pilot we find
the following:
The for State Senator in this district at the
county primary election last Saturday resulted In the
nomination of Harland NJ Joseph. -Four candidates
we're IN the held--former State Senator William r
Blackstone. OF Georgetown Cornelius NJ NAPLES and
william W. Conwell of Milton, and Mr.. Joseph. OF
Midway The contest showed that all OF the cand-
dates had many friends but the majority Of the voters
seemed to think that the nomination was due MT.
Joseph In view of the fact that he was the success
l one II is now tho duty of the other contestants
and their friends TO get back of him and try to elect
him The contest was a friendly one and won fairly,
and there is no why any dscord should arise
as the result Mr. Joseph will make an admirable Sen
ator and will hn the position with credit Let every
Democrat in the Fifth Senatorial District work with
all his might TO elect Mr. Joseph and the remainder of
the ticket.
The real secret Of the success Of Mr. Joseph prob
ably is that orders received from the chief en-
gineer of the Democratic machine in state that he
be nominated and that Blackstone Wapes and Con
well be turned down. Backstones commentaries OF
the outcome Of the fight would be exceedingly inter
| csting.
Evening journal., 1914-09-22
THAT PENNSYLVANIA BOOMERANG.

THAT is a beautiful snarl into which the Progress
i sives in Pennsylvania have gotten themselves and
one which should be incalculablc benefit to Sena
tor Penrose and the other Republican candidates What
was left OF the Washington party has been split asun-
der by the effort to deliver it, in body to the Demo-
cratic machine in noighboring state.
Those Progressive Republicans who refused to per-
NIT themselves to be so used are deserving of con-
graduation They at last the true inwardness OF
the motives Of certain prominent Progressive leaders
That their indignation has led them to repudiae such
leadership is surprising The conspiracy for the
iont benefit Of Clifford Pinchot and the Democratic
candidate for governor was as shameful In It's con-
cep;ion as it was clumsy and boomeranec in its
execution.
Evening journal., 1914-09-22

Home Rule for ireland is assured The House Of
Commons has passed the Home Rule bill three times
King George has signed it and it is now law. Inc ae-
cision TO suspend operation until after the Euro
mean war closes is another evidence Of British Wis
dom tt is In harmony with the national policy that
all internal differences be sunk until the war on the
Continent has fought to satisfactory conclusion
Meanwhile Irshmen from the north and lrishmen
from the south are fighting side by side against the
Germans and vieing with one another In displays o
self-sacrihcing loyalty and For the time be-
ing Home Rule readjustment has become matter
Of secondary Importance.
Evening journal., 1914-09-22
New York Should Wake Up
(From the Baltimore Americana

of government funds fo- the develop
ment of navigation routes.
And it meets i'm New York city,
which more than any other city
along the Atlantic Coast would pro-
fit from the opening Of a linked-up
inner way for ships along the entire
Atlantic Coast But New York has
teen strangely Indifferent about the
opening of a navigation way to the
south ward. The State of New York
is deepening and widening the Erie
Canal at a cost of S1O0.000,000 in or
der that 1.OOO-ton barges may be
foated from the lakes to New York
city. Surely a ship channel across
lrhe New Jersey fats, connecting New
York with the Delaware River, In
connection with the proposed pur-
chase and development of the link
connecting the Delaware River with
the upper end Of the Chesapeake Bay,
( is of quite as much potential impor-
( tance to the commerce of Manhattan
Vile as is the enlargement OF the
Erie Canal. II is incomprehensible
why New York commercial interests
behind the big scheme which is be-
ing duNOtdltu ny AiN AilunAiA bttlti
Waterways Association.
The digging of a twenty-iive-foot
ship canal across New Jersey and the
purchase and development into a
sea-level ship channel OF the Chesa-
peake ana Delaware Canal would
open up an inner navigation route
for New York reaching 500 miles 10
the southwark. or. as far south as
Beaufort n. c. This route, forming
as il would a connection with such
important cities as Philadelphia. vii
mington. Del, Baltimore. Washing
ton and Norfolk. not 10 mention a
6ozen lesser cities, would surely con
stitute a commercial highway of as
much value to New York city as the
Erie Canal. New York is preparine
to entertain the waterways delegates
that will assemble there this weel
sumptuOusly. They are to be taker
, up the Hudson to Albany, and will
listen to a speech from Governor
! Glynn about the Erie Canal projec
: end other development schemes 70
= which state and municipal fund
r are being expended.
> But II IS high time that New Yorl
: had walked up to the Significance o
the great national scheme which tn
e Atlantic Deeper Waterways Associa
e. ton is working for. New Yorl
- should see to II that her big delega
c ton in Congress gets behind thi
@ proposed inner coast navigation rout
L TO a man.
Evening journal., 1914-09-22

The Atlantic Deeper Waterways As
sociation is scheduled to hold its
seventh annual convention in New
York city during the current week.
This association has worked persist
emily for the promotion OF the policy
of developing the important naviga-
ton routes, but especially Tor the
opening of a connected inner way for
ships along the Atlantic and Gulf
coasts from Boston to Galveston. The
suggestions and recommendations OF
the association have been acted upon
to an extent, but the realization OF
the great scheme in its entirety rs
far from being realized. In the
Rivers and Harbors Bill as framed
bv the House and Senate committee
of the present Congress the purchase
of the Chesapeake and Delaware
Canal was provided for. This is
/ recognizably one of the most impor-
: tant links in the proposed chain of
! inner ways along the Atlantic Coast.
It's transformation into a ship chan
uel would concern Immediately the
cities of Baltimore. Washington. Nor
folk and Philadelphia. and ultimate
ly. when other links shall be opened,
tho commerce of all the great coastal
cities from Norfolk and Boston on the
rorth TO New Orleans and Galveston
on the south.
The elimination of the purchase
appropriation and the Indefinite post
ponemont of governmental action
with regard to the opening of shir
channel between the upper end OF
the Chesapeake Bay and the Della
ware River would be a serious set
back for this tremendously impor.
tant development scheme. which
thirty davs ago. seemed PRACTICAL.
: certain of realization. II is to be
. assumed that the Atlantic Deeper
Waterways Association will lose M
time, when il assemblies tomorrow II
making formal protest against thu
cutting out from the Rivers and Har
=. bors bill of the sum allowed for th'
y purchase Of the privately owneI
: canal which forms the most available
route for the proposed ship channel
Three-fourths of the water-born
commerce of the United States per
\ tains to the Atlantic Coast and three
y fourths of the appropriations 70
= waterways development made durin
i the past ten years have been for in
- terror rivers upon which the CON
= merce is comparatively small. Th
,c Atlantic Deeper Waterways Assoc
- alton assemblies this year At wha' ~
! pears TO he a crucial tine in tn
~ campaign sor fairer treatment OF th
p. Eastern sl0re in the aorortionm"r
Evening journal., 1914-09-22
,Rr,r,cIAL AND CHARITABLE PROSPERITY.

II ie rank folly for the national Democracy to at
tempt to gloss over the period Of industrial de-
preston which now afnicts country by creating
thousands of Federal State and municipal Jobs for
the pecuniary benefit of small portion Of those whose
legitimate wage-earning power has been destroyed in
whole or in part by the Wilson administration. Arti-
fcial prosperity never can be palmed of upon the
American public as the real thing. Its power Of dis
elimination is too well developed to permit Of such
course.
What the wage-earnng classes OF the United States
are hungering for is legitimate work which will per-
nit them and those dependent upon them to eat the
bread of independence the meat of self-respect
They do not wish be made the objects of govern
mental charity Being both able and eager to work,
they simply ask OF government that it exercise its
powers to produce economic conditions which will make
possible under respectable conditions and which
will place them in position to take their be-
they have earned them and not merely because
they need them. because political party wishes to
cover up an era industrial depression by the use
OF artificial prosperity that is tainted by charity.
Since the Wilson administration into power
ana exercised its balefu influence upon our nation
thousands OF jobs have been created by Federal
State and municipal governments to take care Of a
least a portion Of those thrown out Of employment
particularly that part in sympathy with the potca
principles Of the party in power Jobs have been deal
out to sef-respectng idle artisans loave
of bread are dealt to the submerged tenth tia
is represented in the bread lines in great cue
IRE full extent of that political charity used to nit
gate the misery attendant upon Democratic hal
times never will be known. II only be ascc
taincd by careful and comparative analysis Of q
payrolls or The nation. States aud the large
small municipalities Were such analysis made
doubflcss would show that OF thousands Of hone
self-respecting and willing American wage-earners
6ay arc eating the bread Of public charity in furthr
snce Of the Wilson administrations enterprise Of c
Evening journal., 1914-09-22

The railways of the United States
are facing a crisis. II is crisis not
brought on by the Great War, but
rendered immcasurably more acute
by il. II is more than crisis for
the railways. il is q crisis for the
American people as a whole.
In the words of President Wilson.
"The interest of the producer, the
shipper. the merchant, inc investor
the financier and the whole public
Il, the proper maintenance and COM
plcte efficiency of the railways Is
manifest They are indis-
pensable to our whole economic life"
In the prosperity of the railways
we all share. In their i'll fortune
We all suffer.
For ten years the prosperity OF the
railways has been slowly but mex
orably decreasing. During the past
six years the downward movement
has been alarmingly accelerated.
The cause is simple For the rail-
WAYS. as for all the rest Of us, the
cost of living has been steadily ris-
ing. In the case of the railways,
] as in the case of many Of us, the
cost of living has gone up too fast
for income to keep pace with Il
The railways gross revenues from
traffic have steadily increased; but
their operating expenses and the
| taxes which they must Day have gone
up steadily and even more rapidly
While the net income of the rail
WAYS decreased S122 100000 in the
fiscal year 1912-14 taxes on railway
property increased Si3,O0O,00 during
The same period II is computed tina
while taxes on all property in thu
United States have increased sixty
three per cent. in twelve years, taxe
on the property of the railways hav
increased 161 per cent. during tina
time. Wages have gone up, the cos
of materials has gone mp. taxes hav
gone up, the price Of money mas gon
up.
The costliness Of railway operation
las been further increased as re
suit of the more and moro stringen
regulation imposed not only by IN
Interstate Commerce Commission bu
also by the railway commissions
forty-eighi States acting indeper
IDENTIFY. The cost of doing busines
is steadily increasing on account
governmental requirements. as Il
example, elimination of grade crosI
irgs. full crew laws, hours Of sci
vice laws. and similar demands tina
i'm the aggregate exceed the increase
cost of labor AS Mr.. Trumbull sal
I'm his statement to the Presiden
"No criticism is here made OF II
general theory Of governmental reg'
lation, but, on the other hand,
ingenuity can relieve the carrier
of the burden of expense create
n thereby"
The result has been q constant
d, shrinking net operating income-th
, significant item from which must
r raid interest on borrowed capt.
and dividends.
A year ago last May the eastel
railways appealed to the ntersta
Commerce Commission for leave
e make a FIVE per cent increase
l. freight rates On July 20 OF III
n year. when the eyes OF the who
country were fixed upon the gathS
ing war clouds. IN Commission re
dered It's decision, granting I
prayer OF the railways only partial
In the opinion Of railway operate
and of many unpreiudicec observe
among them The Independent, the
Id lief was far from sufficient.
a. Now the war has put an eN
at eraver aspect upon the plight OF
!, railways. This aspect IS conYinclI
ly set forth in the statement ma
D. to the President last week oy
Evening journal., 1914-09-22

II the British government will send imperative orders
TO Sir Lionel Garden to take reef in his Jaw II
will make for International comfy. There are thous-
ands of Americans who agree fully with every Wora
Sir Lionel said with respect to President Wilson's dc
cis,on 10 withdraw the American troops and ships
from Vera Cruz but they do not relish the idea
OF having an outsider indulge in criticism of an Amer-
can policy which they themselves do not approve
Evening journal., 1914-09-22
A Lame Back-Eidney Trouble Causes

4 Lame Back-Kidney Trouble Causes
II.
And IL will give YOU even worse II
not checked. Mrs. II. 7. Straynge,
Gainesville. Ga. was fairly down on
her back with kidney trouble and in
tanned bladder. She says Il took
Foley Kidney Pills and now my back
is stronger than in years. and both
kidney and bladder troubles are en-
tirely gone" For sale by ~ r. Dan
forth, Market and Second Streets
Adv.
Evening journal., 1914-09-22

Having pursued his policy of watchfully waiting to
its conclusion President Wilson proposes apply
ing the absent treatment TO our turbulent neishbors
south of the Rio Grande. It is incumbent upon
the American public to pursue watchfully waiting
policy to see how the absent treatment works
Evening journal., 1914-09-22

deavoring TO show prosperity where il does exist
Il unfortunate for that administration that the army
Of the unemployed is large that its iobgiyng cloak
will not cover H.
Evening journal., 1914-09-22

In what can community fail when its citizenship
is enthusiastically cooperating unGer able leadership
The Chamber OF Commerce first desires to get all the
business and professional men lined up under one
banner and then have them move forward toward
every goal OF city achievement
Evening journal., 1914-09-22
BUY AT HOME.

=, VERY dollar spent in Wilmington keeps that dol
L lar working for a bigger, better and buster Will
mington
Every dollar spent in another city gives that city
another dollar to work for it and makes one less for
Wilmington
Evening journal., 1914-09-22

Camden man has deserted his wife because she
refused to darn his stockings Serves him right He
should have darned them himself while she went 10
see the movies
Evening journal., 1914-09-22

Germany has her Bogim Austria has her servia,
and if Turkey isn't discreet She will have her Greece
and few other things 10 worry her.
Evening journal., 1914-09-22

Neither words nor intentions ever built city u
takes vision, courage, determination and action
plus money
Evening journal., 1914-09-22

Dizzy Head, Flutiering Heart. Float
ing SpeckS.
These arc signs of kidney and blad-
der trouble. Youll have headaches.
too. hackaches. and be tired all over
Don't wait longer, hut take Foley Kid
ney Pills az once. Your miserable sick
feeling will he gone. You viii
sleep we'll. eat we'll and grow strong
and active again. Try them For .
ny \. b. Danforth. Market and Second
Streets.-Adv.
Evening journal., 1914-09-22

IN The Association Of Amor-
faIktal lean Advertsers has ex-
WSW auiined and certified 60
the circulation Of this pub
heAti0n. The figures Of circulation
contained in the Associations -
port only are guaranteed.
Association Of American Advertisers
No 4isi whlishaIl Bldg. n 7. City
Evening journal., 1914-09-22

The Association ef
American Advertis
ers Is composed Of
all the great adver-
fisers Of this coun
try. The Asaocia
tion endorses only
such papers as sub
init 10 its examina
tion a. any moment,
and positive proof
must be submitted
The accompanying
certificate. No tt5i.
has been iaaued "a
this paper.
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1914-08-19
Always Exertlna influence

We are, all of US, whether young
or old, famous or obscure, people of
influence. We cannot live day with
out affecting the world somewhat for
good or i'll, whether we will or no.
We are all part of Hfes forces,
whether we know it or not Be as
humble as you like, you are still per-
son Of influence, if not by your own
choosing, then often by Gods decree.
1t may be only a smile or a simple
kindness that you have given to a lit
tie child, but 1t starts agencies you
little dream of; or it may be some
selfishness or lack of honor, some
weakness in you that sets in motion
a long train Of hurtful and sad infiu-
ences or circumstances. For all life
Is connected, and whether you wish it
or not your life affects other lives
Anna MCCALL
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1914-08-19
STOP THAT FIRST FALL COLD

Check your fall cough or cold at
once-don't wait-it may lead to Sc
rious lung trouble, weaken your vi
tally and develop a chronic lung all
ment. Get a bottle OF DIR. Beel's
Pine-Tar-Honey today; it is pure and
harmless-use freely for that fall
cough or cold. If Baby or Children
are sick give it to them, it will re-
lieve quickly and permanently. 1t
soothes the irritated throat, lungs
and air passages. Loosenes PhIegm,
is antiseptic and fortif1es the sys-
tenn against colds. 1t surely pre-
vents cold germs from getting a hold
Guaranteed. Only 25c a. your Drug
gist. Tues. - Thur. Fri. Adv.
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1914-08-19
Home Remedy Dangers.

1t is quite pleasing to hear persons
praise the harmless efficacy of domes-
tic remedies, but no one knows better
than the physician in general practise
that the ignorant use of such remedies
is a great feeder to the profession.
One of these remedies, popularity sup
posed to be innocent, is turpentine, ap-
piled as a rubefacient. In the New
York Medical Record is given a case
tending to disprove this assumption.
When one year old a slight eruption
began. To this a preparation of cam
phorated oil and turpentine was ap-
piled, as the child suffered from bron-
chitis. The eruption greatly increased,
spread over the back, shoulders and
chest and also to less extent on the
cheeks and forehead, and consisted of
morbid pustules, annoying and painful.
The LESSONS, as they healed, formed
white pitted scars and fibrous thicken-
ings dotted over with pits.
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1914-08-19
Showed Wealth of Egypt.

The khedive's tour through the
Delta, which he has now completed,
has shown in a remarkable manner
the wealth of the land owners in the
provinces. In many places private in
dividuals decorated the roads over
which the khedive motored for dis
tances of several miles.
Coffee was served in cups worth
$4,000; the chair in which the khedive
sat during brief visits to the country
houses had in many cases cost from
$500 to $1,000, and one pasha who en-
tertained the khedive for half an hour
is alleged to have spent $4,000 on the
preparations, while another borrowed
cannon from the Egyptian army and
fired salute as his highness arrived.
In many places the crowds were so
great that the khedival motor car was
unable to proceed. Frequently the
fellahin (peasants) kissed the car to
demonstrate their loyalty.