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Evening journal., 1915-02-04
RESIDENT cUNNERs AND THE silO TAX.

DUBLIc sentiment against the law of 1913 impos-
L ing State tax of Sl1O upon each resident
gunner who hunts off his land is so strong ospec-
tally in the rural districts that is not surprising
bill TO repeal it has been reported fayorably in
the Legislature.
When the tax bill first introduced two years
ago, we issued a note Of warning to the farmers and
gunners Of State relative its ehect upon them
IN event OF passage. That warning unheeded In
few months however an outcry was heard I'm all
sections Of the State against the operations of the
new law. It was especially pronounced in Kent and
Sussex counties and led to organized action in sew
eral sections The repeater in the Legislature
and the favorable report upon it reflect that sent-
ment
That such intense public feeling exists against the
resident gunner license law may be, and doubtless is
regretted by those who instrumental in putting
on the statute books; and yet they must realize
that with sentiment strongly against it, it is
scarcely in the nature Of things that be permitted to
remain in force another two years to rasp public
feeling.
Evening journal., 1915-02-04
THURSDAY FEB. A, 1915
PUBLIC WANTS REMEDIAL ACTION.

n UR Board Of Education, it Is at present con-
~ stituted has made itself unpopular by It's
hagrant disregard of public opinion that the educa
tona interests of city call protection and
remedial action by the Legislature at It's present ses
sion The Baynard-Cooper clique be removed if
schools TO progress and prosper Through the
operations that clique the public has lost confidence
in and sympathy for the board a whole The pub
lie disayor in which it held has been manifested in
many ways during the last two years is a pity
that this is but it is something that cannot and
should be ignored and that calls for drastic cor
rectiye measures.
Everyone, except those directly affected, seems to
be agreed that the present board large that
its membership should be reduced from thirteen 70
seven. There Is conflict of opinion however as TO
how the seven commissioners should be elected. The
proposition advanced by the Wilmington High School
Alumni Association and the Wilmington High School
Alumnae Association is that they shall be elected by
the people at large That plan also has the approval
of City Council, the Chamber of Commerce and many
Wilmingonians Il is opposed by others two
grounds One is that if parsanship should be injected
into the school election it would lead solid Repub-
lican solid Democratic board, something that
should be avoided. Another Is that the preponderat-
ing vote on the West Side might result in the East
Side being deprived OF its fair share representa-
ton under the election-at-large plan Such persons
that the board shall consist
bers two to be elected large be elected
from each OF the five Representative districts That
plan would result in continuance of the present sys-
TEN Of sectional representation although in broader
the present unit OF representation the ward
whereas the unit under the legislation proposed
by those who do the cy-at-large plan would
be the Representative district
A third plan suggested, and that seems TO be
growing in favor, is that of the commission
be elected large and that three be elected from
north of Eighth street and three from south of Eighth
street
As any bill Affecting the present board will require
tvo-thirds vote, the measure finally agreed must
be satisfactory the Republicans and the Democrats
That being both sides should join rid our city
Of the present board and then do their very best to
create commission that will merit and receive
public and that in turn. will respect the pub
lic and recognize it's rights the owner Of our public
school property and system
Evening journal., 1915-02-04

one hundercd in Germany when the imperial decree Of
coniscaton issued because it gave TO the Allies
the very opening for which they had been waiting and
OF which they availed themselves quickly. Until
that decree OF conhscaton promulgated there
no interference with grain and food shipments for the
use of the non-combatant populations Germany and
Austria.
many gave certain guarantees that such imports would
not be conhscated by the Imperial Government Those
guarantees impeed the Allies to keep hands off such
cargoes. The instant however the imperial de-
Of confscaton promulgated It shattered those
earlier guarantees and gave the Allies chance to
act. 1t now remains to be decided by diplomatic pro-
to what extent the United States. affected
neutral should be governed by their action II is an
important diplomatic question and in the settle
ment Of which no dangerous precedent should be SET
that will plague in years to it, unfortunately,
have warlike troubles of our own
Evening journal., 1915-02-04
coNrIsCArIoN AND CoNrRAn,Np.

TNREAT BRITAIN and. the other allied nations have
~ taken quick advantage of the fact that food
IS running short in Germany and that the Ger
man Government has decreed the conhscation of all
grain and flour TO conserve the nations food supply
They have placed the conditional contraband list
grain and -four that destined for Germany and
Austria and through Great Britain. have informed the
United States Government OF that fact Such ship
ments in future must be made the risk Of the own
OF the cargoes. An exception is made, however,
favor of the steamship Wilhelmna That is because
she had sailed before the German decree confsca-
ZION and the Allies with respect to conditional
contraband Her will be seized paid for at
invoice rates other shipped will be seized and
conhscated contraband
Our State Department already has this action by
Allies under consideration is be presumed that
1t will act with due regard the rights of the
belgerents and those of wheat growers mill
1t is another Of the many questions that inyar-
iably up in the course Of great which af-
'ec neutrals directly and Indirectly. Clearly some
Evening journal., 1915-02-04

In the bland and relatively sue
cessful days of Mr.. Bryan's political
history he thrived on bitter criti-
cism. Especially if it came from the
East, which could be tagged as plu
tocratic. denunciatior was almost as
good as cash in the bank II was
his best "stun" on the road. Smiles
and only smiles were his answer.
Things are very different now. The
country has had almost two years in
which to watch Mr.. Bryan at work
not talking about work and COM
posing resonant sentences about
everything in general an nothing in
particular. but actually face 10 face
with important duties to be perform
formed. The result cannot be ques-
toned The stoutest friends of the
administration. the ones who greet
ed Mr.. Bryan's selection with real
satisfaction. have given in. Mr.. Bryan
has been a downright disappointment
as national igure-little more than
a petty. tiice-grabbing politician
Evening journal., 1915-02-04

Further evidence of the boody-mndedness of the
Mexican military leaders who making such
many sided struggle for supremacy is found in the
execution OF General Jesus Carranza his Abeardo
and gnacio Peradi, member of his staff. by General
Santbanez. who recently went over TO Zapata. The
murdered general is brother of General Venustiano
Carranza first chief of the Mexican Consttutonaliss
This most recent crime cannot fail to inhame the fac
tona hatreds that already exist south of the Rio
Grande The situation there is complicated stn fur
ther by the asserted fact that the followers of Felix
Diaz and Former President Huerta fomentng still
another revolution and are almost ready launch it.
That will more bood-etting and destruction of
property. Meanwhile it would be interesting to know
why it is that Secretary of State Bryan is reiter-
atng his iublant cry: Patiently waiting wins"
Evening journal., 1915-02-04

When German officer attempts to blow up a bridge
connecting the United States and Canada seeks asylum
this side of the border and ressts the Canadian
mand for his surrender the ground that what he
did act of and that he escaped neutral
territory he cannot be surrendered TO any enemy of
Germany, it brings the European and its sinister
possibilities home Fortunately for the Canadians
and the Americans who depend upon the railroad
bridge across the ST. Croix river for purposes of
friendly communication. the effort to destroy it
failure The question what shall be done with the
German army officer who is under arrest in Maine is
one for the Federal officials to settle
Evening journal., 1915-02-04

If Great Britain is TO continue to dominate the
with her warships and merchant ships she must find
way TO meet and overcome the menace of raids
by German submarines. The seriousness of the pres
ent situation is manifested by the cancellations of sail
ngs and the soaring Of marine rates that
country. The British find that they confronted
by Tirpitz theory, but by Tirpitz fact
Shattered huks of British merchant ships lying on the
bottom OF the attest that it is very substantial
fact and that demands practical treatment to
meet it. 1t is merely question of how long 1t will
be before such treatment can be applied and what
amount Of damage TO British shipping will be in
the meantime
Evening journal., 1915-02-04
Rheumatic
Fever
surrenders 10 Anti-Kamnia Tablets

In the treatment OF Rheumatic Fever
many physicians employ purgatives, but
DIR. 81. p Greed thinks that a mild laxative is
better. When the patient is bilious he gives
caiomel in small doses, one-fifth OF grain
every hour until a grain has been taken.
Then after four hours he gives the patient
"a half ounce OF citrate OF magnesia, with
syrup OF lemon to disguise the taste, or he
keeps the bowels open with the mild laxa-
tive "Actoids." The diet should be light
and all animal food should be excluded a =
far as possible from the dietary. For the
pain and fever he has found nothing equal
to Anti Kamnia Tablets, giving two tablets
every to hours as required. These
tablets may be obtained from all druggists
IN any quantity desired. Ask for AK
Tablets. Unexcelled for Headaches, Neu-
ralgias, and All Pain.
Evening journal., 1915-02-04
Orrine for Drink Habit
TRY IT AT OUR EXPENsE.

We are in earnest when we ask you
to give ORRINE a trial. You have
nothing to risk and everything to
gain. for your money will be returned
il after a trial you fail to get re-
suits from ORRINE. This offer gives
the wives and mothers of those who
drink TO excess an opportunity to try
the ORRINE treatment II is a very
simple treatment, can be given in the
home without publicity or loss of time
from business. and at a small price
ORRINE is prepared in two forms:
No. /. secret treatment. a powder;
ORRINE No. 2. in pill form. for those
who desire to take voluntary treat
ment. Costs only S1.0O a box. Come
in and talk over the matter with US.
Ask for booklet.
\. B. Danforth. Market and Second
( SITS. Will Del,
Evening journal., 1915-02-04

too soon to analyze the causes or to
fix upon the fundamental weakness
which brought MIR. Bryan to his pres
ent low estate. All that is now
certain is his utter collapse as a poll
tical prophet Of the American people
Evening journal., 1915-02-04
THE PRESIDENT 10 BUSINESS.

From the New York Sun.
In his speech to the American
Electric Railway Association at
Washington President Wilson said.
1T seems to me that I can say
with good deal of confidence that
we are upon the eve of a new era of
enterprise and of prosperity"
The President mas been saying this
for more than year Indeed, he has
gone much further; he said that the
era of prosperity had arrived and
that the blindness to it was purely
psychological Apparently he was
mistaken in. his former utterances.
The amendment is accepted with
hopes that the new guess may come
out true But the President adds:
Enterprise has been checked in
this country for almost twenty years
because men were moving among a
maze of interrogation points. They
did not know what was going to hap
pen to them"
Perhaps this is true but historical
verify demands the comment that
men were wholly unaware of the
check down to March, 1913. In at
least eighteen out of the twenty
years they felt pretty confident Of
what was going to happen to them.
/ They were cocksure that they were
| going to make money. and they did.
The President holds that the pre-
sent regime at Washington has re-
solved the doubts and removed the
checks. II has discovered and for
mulated the rules of the business
/ game" which appear to be excellent
examples of Delphic wisdom. II has
given to business a liberty which
Consists in a sort of parole" If
business can understand the rules
and apply them with exactly the
same minds as the Government moni-
tors. it is as free as babe in lead
ing strings. It is its duty and its
privilege to grow under the new tu-
telage. which is the new freedom.
The paternal Administration is de-
termined to regulate it into the pro-
phesied prosperity
Mr.. Wilson ends by imposing in
bomely phrase a motto upon busi-
ness "Put up or shut up" Perhaps
business may be inspired to make il
reciprocal
Evening journal., 1915-02-04
Editorial Opinion
FOR THE BUSINESS
MEN OF AMERICA

FOR THE BlNlNESS
MEN OF AMERICA
From the New York Tribune.
We commend to all our readers
the interesting article in the Specia
Feature Section of today's paper or
"The Chamber Of Commerce of tho
United States Here is a clear ano
readable account of a new force in
American business, an organization
which, with proper support, can dc
a vast and farreaching work for the
manufacturers and merchants Of ou
country.
The nation has clearly reached the
end of a great period of internal de
velopment That development vii
so on; but we are no longer satisfied
to sit down within our own boun-
daries. American trade of every
character now looks overseas. Ger
tain great Industries have already
organized for foreign commerce upon
a scale and with power typically
American. The same cannot be said
of the bulk of our industry. Our
manufacturers have their eyes
turned in new directions, but they
have neither the experience nor the
proper aid to succeed quickly
II is here, we think, that the first
great need of a national chamber OF
commerce is to be felt It is eX-
actly the counterpart in the business
world of the federal government. The
local bodies have done and will con-
tinue to do important work. But
united in the new federal body they
can accomplish results which indi-
yidually they could not touch.
The organization promises to be
the mouthpiece of business America
1t can look beyond local needs, be-
yond sectional needs, to the great
problems of labor, finance and the
development of industry, national
and international. It's Importance
to every business man cannot be es.
| timated too highly.
Evening journal., 1915-02-04

IN The Association Of Amcr-
feIkiAl lean Advertisers has exc
WGW anlined and certified 60
the circulation Of this pub
neation. The fisrres Of circulation
contained in the AssociatioE's ~
port only are guaranteed.
Association Of American Advertisers
Na 4is whiishall Bldg. \. y City
Evening journal., 1915-02-04
"PRESIDENT Will SON DELUDING NATION
REGARDING OUR DEFENSES, SAYS FREDERIC
L. HlNDEKOPER, LEADING MILITARY EXPERT

lFrom De New York sunl.
Evening journal., 1915-02-04
The Association Of

The Association Of
American Advortin.
ers is composed Of
an the great adver-
Users of this coun
try. Tho Ass0cia.
tion endorses only
such papers as sub
init 10 its evamina-
tion GO any moment.
and positive proof
must be submitted
Tho accompanying
certificate, No. 4i5i,
has boon issued u
this paper.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1915-02-05
When Greek Meets German.

A Companion subscriber. jealous of
the claims OF the classic languages TO
superiority even in the length of the
words the ancients could upon occa-
sion invent, writes thus:
II notice that the Companion says,
No one can compete with the Teuton
in word joinsIy' But what do you
think OF the following word that you
can find in Liddell e. Scotts Greek
lexicon? Observation-Disclosures
kranioleipsanodrimupotrimmatosilphi-
oparaomelitokatakechumenokichlepik-
ossuphophattoperisteralektruonopte g .
Observation-Disclosures .
raganopterugon.' The meaning Is A
dish compounded OF all kinds Of dain-
ties fish. flesh and fowl" That Is GER
tainly an elaborate way OF saying
"hash."-Youth's Companion.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1915-02-05
The Mercy-Seat.

Thou must not look SO much ut the
evil that is nigh. but rather at that
which stands ready TO pity and help
and which hath pitied and helped thy
distressed soul. and will pity and help
II again. Why is there n mercy-seat,
but for the sinner TO look toward In
time OF need? BE patient till the
Lords tender mercy and love visit
thee again; and then. look up to him
against this and such like snares,
which would come between thee and
the appearance OF the Lords love:
that thou mayest feel more of his abid.
ings with thee. and OF the sweet ef-
fects thereof. For these things are not
to destroy thee. but TO teach thee wis.
dom; which the Lord Is able. through
many exercises and sore trials. to be-
stow upon thee: that thy heart may be
rid OF all that burdeneth. and filled
with all II rightly desires after. In the
proper season and goodness OF the
Lord; to whose wise ordering and ten.
der mercy-I commit thee.-Isaac Pen
ington.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1915-02-05

and somewhat bored by the attention
showered upon him.
II do not believe there is another
man alive who witnessed that affair,
and / surely doubt II there is another
alive who can recall the first words
that ever passed between Lincoln and
Grant.
'It was understood in Washington
at the time that there was some doubt
about Grant accepting the commits
sion. He took the ground that IL 1t
required him to relinquish active duty
in the field and come to Washington
he would prefer not to accept IL. 1t
was finally arranged that he should
continue in active duty in the field
and take charge of the movement on
TO Richmond which was much talked
about in that day"
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1915-02-05
GREAT MANS DEATH
Country He Served So Well Re-
members Lincoln's Work
With Gratitude.

At TWENTY minutes past ten
"a o'clock Friday evening. April Ia
1866, Abraham Lincoln was shot by
John Wilkes Booth in the back or the
head behind the left ear and mortally
injured. At % minutes past seven
o'clock the next morning, Saturday,
April Is. 1865, he died.
There have been many and vast
changes since that fateful day, and the
prayer which Lincoln prayed that the
country might be one again has been
answered in a way that would have re-
joiced his great heart. Not an ami
vel sary of his birth and death has
passed since his cruel taking on on
which some tribute has not been paid
to his memory, and so IT will be to the
end OF time among generous Ameri-
cans. wherever their residence or In
herited sentiments; for, however he
may have been misjudged in the con-
fusion and stress of antasonistic opin-
ion, there Is none now who does not
praise him for his courage and his
faithfulness to his honest convictions.
He was born in Kentucky February
IL, 1909, and died in Washington April
is, 1865, in his fifty-seventh year at
the very zenith of his powers. The
books are full OF the story OF his life
and work, but there are still many In
teresting facts connected with him
that have not yet been noted. notwith-
standing the industry OF those who
have collected great masses OF every
thing they could find in any way con-
nected with his life and death.
Mr.. Lincoln, as everyone knows,
was shot by Booth while he was at
tending q theatrical performance at
Ford's theater in Washington. Our
American Cousin" held the boards that
night and Laura Keene was playing
the part of Florence Trenchard for
the last time. She had already per
formed the same part for a thousand
nights Five years before she hac
played the role at Mcvicker's theater
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1915-02-05

in Chicago the night of the day on
which Mr.. Lincoln was nominated fer
president by the Republican conven-
tion, in May, 1860, and all unconscious
of the terrible tragedy, she played with
uncommon cleverness, and while yet
the theater was ringing with laughter
and applause. came the crack OF the
that plunged the country into mourn
ing.
After Mr.. Lincoln had been shot he
was removed across the street from
the theater to the residence of Will
liam Petersen, highly respected mer-
chant tailor, who lived directly oppo-
site the playhouse, at SIC Tenth street.
This house is still standing as is also
the old Ford theater, and both are now
owned by the government. There have
been few changes in the Petersen
house.
For 40 years Osborn II. Oldroyd
has been devoting himself to the as
sembling together OF an invaluable
OOllcCllOli, III WulIu dic iuCiuutu iuOi .
than three thousand relics. which con-
stitute, as Elizabeth Porter Gould has
said, "one OF the most interesting and
valuable ever collected In behalf OF
a human being" The collection con-
tains $50 funeral sermons. about sew
enty pieces OF music. thousand vol
umes relating to Lincoln. 800 portraits.
busts and medals, photographs OF
Booth, pictures OF the assassin. the
family cradle in which the Lincoln
children were rocked. an original black
locust rail split by the young man.
then never dreaming OF the place he
was to al in the history OF the world;
the family Bible from which Lincoln's
mother read TO him when he was
boy. and literally thousands OF other
things in some sort associated with
the murdered president
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1915-02-05
81. Genevieve-

st. Genevieve., the patron saint of
Paris. was consecrated at the age of
seven to the service of religion by st.
Germanus. bishop Of Auxerre. who
chanced to pass through the village of
Nanterre. where she lived. about four
miles from Paris. She acquired a
great reputation for sanctity. The
church OF st Genevieve. completed In
i764. was named I'm her honor. Dur.
ing the revolutionary period II was
withdrawn from the service OF relig.
ion and called the Pantheon. but was
afterward restored in name and TO
ecclesiastical uses.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1915-02-05
QUIT MEAT If KIDNEYS
BOTHER AND USE SALTS
Take . Glass Of Salts Before Break.
fast II Your Back ls Hurting or
6ladder"ls lrritated.

II you must have your meat every
day. eat IL, but flush your kidneys with
salts occasionally. says a noted author
ity who tells Us that meat forms uric
acid which almost paralyzes the kid
neys in their efforts TO expel II from
the blood. They become sluggish and
weaken. then you suffer with a duh
misery in the kidney region, sharp
pains In the back or sick headache.
dizziness. your stomach sours. tongue
is coated and when the weather Is bad
you have rheumatic twinges. The
urine gets cloudy, full OF sediment. the
channels often get sore and irritated.
obliging you TO seek relief two or
three times during the night.
To neutralize these irritating acids,
to cleanse the kidneys and flush of
the body's urinous waste get four
ounces OF Jad Salts from any phar-
macy here: take tablespoonful In a
glass OF water before breakfast for q
few days and your kidneys will then
act fine. This famous salts is made
from the acids OF grapes and lemon
Juice. combined with lithia, and has
been used for generations to flush and
stimulate sluggish kidneys, also to
neutrallze the acids in urine. so 1t no
longer irritates. thus ending bladder
weakness.
Jad Salts is inexpensive; cannot in
jure, and makes a delightful efferves.
cent lithia.water drink.-Adv.