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Evening journal., 1915-03-27

unaware of the fact that the great
bulk of the parcel post business
moves within short distances and
that what he regards as "hauls Of
any considerable length" i'm that di-
vision OF the postal service are pro-
pOrtionately so few as to have no ap-
preciable effect upon the revenues Of
the railroads from the carriage of the
mails as a whole.
Nor is that all. There is no sepa-
rate and specific compensation to the
railroads FOR hauling of parcel mat
ter. TITS trafllc has developed so
rapidly since the last quadrennial
wcighings tn; such additions as it
has caus2i to be made to the railway
mail pay are wholly inadequate so
inadequate as practically To justify
the contention of the railroads that
they are not being paid for carrying
parcel matter
For some reason Mr. Burleson pre-
fers TO repeat and make his own the
familiar error about mail pay exceed
ing express traffic earnings. rather
than trust to the Bourne committee,
which fully exposed that fallacy. Pos
sibly he believes that committee to
have been swayed in its judgment by
political bias, e7ev though its findings
of fact we're concurred in by all its
members, regardless of party
If so. there Is still the testimony
of NJ o. Lorenz, a statistician to the
Interstate Commerce Commission
every page of whose elaborate study
Of the subject reflects his attitude oil
intellectual detachment Mr. Lorenz
points out that the POstofilce Depart
ment's own data indicated an average
revenue of 3.37 mills per car-foot mile
from the mails and of 3.S6 mills from
express traffic, Notwithstanding any
differences in the service rendered
which made for higher cost OF mail
carriage As TO a different basis Of
comparison. upon which the depart
ment evidently relies. Mr.. Lorenz
made this comment: Comparisons
between these services on the basis
of net ton-mile of paying load with
out taking account of the difference
in load per car, are obviously absurd
Evening journal., 1915-03-27
GEMS OF THOUGHT

You love nothing when you love an Migrate
plautus.
.-.-.-
Religion the final center of repose the goal to which
all things tend which gives to time all its importance
TO eternity all its glory; apart from which man is
shadow, his existence riddle and the stupendous
scenes which surround him as incoherent and unmean-
ing the leaves which the sybil scattered in the wind
Robert Hall
.-.-.-.
The only remedy is 10 out of ones sell 10 find
peace We must renounce ourselves. and lose all self
interest. that may longer have anything lose.
20 fear. or 10 c0ntrive. Then shall enjoy the
peace reserved for "men OF good Wills" that is. for
those who have no longer any will but Gods which
becomes theirs. Then win not be able 10 harm
us they can no longer attack US through hopes
our fears s-Fenelon.
Evening journal., 1915-03-27
With The Paragraphers

AT the same time there is appreciable difference
between living simply and simply lnving-Washngton
Post.
That worried look may be due to hard times: then
again. t may be caused by doubt TO what make
of car to order for spring delivery cleveland Leader
The sporting pages tell that baseball as a bust
is declining" thereby arousng our hopes that it
may be revived sport.-Cleveland Plain
Dealer.
Princeton seniors must swim TO graduation this year.
The rule OF the faculty is mo swim, diploma" ANY
heavy browed grind who has neglected his natatoral
studies viii be forbidden to graduate no matter what
high and excellent work he may have done in Eschylus
calculus cryptogamic botany While the heavy
musced "sport" who has edged through his studies
with the skmpest possible margin but who can swim
like Hawaiian duke. will receive a cafskn and
benedction.-Cleveland Plain Dealer
Evening journal., 1915-03-27
Rural Credits Legislation
CFrom the New York SUM

Probably the porils which threat
cned in the closing days OF the Sixty
third Congress when a dangerous ef-
fort was made to jam through a
purely populistic rural credits bill
were averied for good by the failure
of the undertaking. The subject of
rural credits will come up before the
new Congress, but the outlook is that
legislation If any is enacted. will be
guided in safe and desirable chan
nels.
Before adjourning Congress pro-
vided for an Investigation OF rural
credits by Joint committee OF
both houses. Representative Carter
Glass was made chairman of the
committee, and ne has Just appoint
cd two subcommittee to make de-
tailed inquiries and recommendations.
One of these will take up the ques-
tion of mortgage loans on farm lands.
The other will consider the question
of personal loans to farmers on notes.
The whole relation Of finance to
agricultural industry will thus be COW
cred. and there is some prospect that
conclusions as to the necessity Of leg
islation and the nature Of it will be
reached on basis of fact and in
formed by intelligence. They are very
little likely to resemble the recently
frustrated scheme to put funds raised
by public taxation at the disposal of
agricultural borrowers. something
which has been demanded by bucolic
vote ooaxers for many a decade.
encouragement to hopeiulness
about the labors Of the Congressional
committee of inquiry is furnished by
NJ. Glass's craftsmanship. To the OK
tent that the Federal Reserve act de-
serves to be identified by the namc of
any member Of the national legisla-
ture il might very well be called the
Glass act Actually il Was the out
come Of years of public agitation and
campaigning for banking and currcn-
cy reform which had ended IN goncr-
al agreement as 10 the essential prin-
ciples of such reform.
Evening journal., 1915-03-27

China. Then would begin the process
of absorption, ending in the extinction
of China as a separate nation.
Where will the line be drawn? How
far will Great Britain permit Japan
to proceed? VIII the United States in
terfere, and if so, will it do so di-
rectly, or through representations to
Great Britain? Much has transpired
that has not been made public. The
White House and State Department
are i'm possession of information that
has been withheld from the people.
There Is a general protest against this
secrecy. The people do not mistrust
their public servants, but they fail TO
see why information should be with
held from them. There cannot be
any relationship between the United
state and Great Britain on Chinese
questions which the people are not en-
titled to know all about. Nor can
there be any intorchanges between the
United States and Japan which would
work damage if made public. The ad-
justment of the Chinese-Japanese
question. in short, is a matter that
can be worked out far better in the
open than behind closed doors. Amer
leans will not object to Japan's secur-
ing what she is entitled to. Sooner or
later they will enter a decided obiec-
ton TO her getting anything more. It
is better that the warning should be
made now, with the approval of the
American people, than to have It made
directly by the people after they have
become inhamed by some untoward
event
Evening journal., 1915-03-27
SPIRIT OF THE
DELMARVIA PRESS
Is THIS A "LOAN SHARK" BILLq

~ iulH -LUAN NEAkh BILL
From the Dover Index.
No doubt. as time goes on we snail
discover some rather unexpected and
Objectionable provisions that crapt
into the laws at the last session of the
Legislature. The first one tc arrest
our attention is 1913, Section 4. of the
amendments 10 tie General Corpora
ton Laws. II reads as fellows.
1918. Section 4 Banking Powers
Dehned-NO corporation created un-
der the provisions of this chapter
shall, by any implication or construc-
tion, be deemed to possess the power
of carrying on the business of dis
counting bills, notes or other evidences
of debt, of receiving deposits of
money, of buying gold and silver bull
lion of foreign loins. or buying and
selling bills OF exchanges, or OF iasu-
ing bills, notes or other evidences Of
debt for circulation as money; proYid-
ed, however. that corporations Great
ed or to be created under the provi-
sIons of any prior general corpora
ton law of this State, to buy, sell and
otherwise deal in notes mot inClud-
ing the discOunting of notes.. open
accounts and other similar evidences
of debt mot including bills of ex-
change). or to loan money and 10
take notes. open accounts and other
similar evidences of debt as collateral
security therefor. shall not he con-
strued or considered 10 be within the
prohibition of this section: and cor
porations created or to be created for
such purposes may charge such
amounts as may be agreed upon by
the respective parties"
We think the provision allowing
certain corporations to charge" such
amounts as may be agreed upon by
the respective parties" is very obiec-
tiOnablo
Under this curious provision, COM
panies ito buy. sell and otherwise deal
in notes. open accounts and other sim
liar evidences of debt or to loan money
and take notes. ETC." can charge
moro than the legal rate of intore It
by agreement This has the appear
ance of bid for the Loan shark"
business
We think it is up to some one re-
sponsible FOR this bill to explain why
il was tackled to the other amend
ments TO the Corporation Law and put
through
Evening journal., 1915-03-27
"Biffemess" and The Facts
(From The Wall Street Jounal)

In what reads very much like an
attempt TO convict the railroads in ad-
vance OF causing the certain deficit in
the Postofiice Department this fiscal
year, Postmaster-General Burleson
says
Through the Mail Pay Committee
certain of the railroads are now say
ing that the Postofiice Departments
attempt to remedy this situation was
an attempt at railroad coniiscation
No; II was, and is, a determined, we'll
considered effort to end a systom un-
der which the postal authorities are
compelled TO stand hopelessly by while
the railroads loot the postal reve-
nucs."
And in the same statement the Post
master-General complains that the
bitter campaign" which the railroads
waged against the Moon bill prevented
the Senate from reaching a vote upon
it., although he is convinced that a
substantial majority of the Senate
would have voted for the bill. That is.
a majority OF the Senate permitted
itself TO be overruled by the lOoters
OF the public revenuesl
Here is another gem from the Bur-
Lesson casket:
Although the railways contend
that they are underpaid for carrying
the mails. the facts are that they are
overpaid and that they are receiving
form the government amounts which,
for hauls of any considerable length,
exceed by about two to one the
amounts they receive from the ex-
press companies for like and similar
service"
Here Mr.. Burleson not only ignores
the findings of the Bourne joint COM
mittee after its two years of continu-
Gus investigation of the railway mail
pay. but he adds something which. il
Willingly uttered by a man who knew
what he was talking about, would
amount to downright misrepresenta-
tiOn
The reference TO compensation for
"hauls of any considerable length" is
o. course to the parcel post Mr.. Bur-
Lesson may be, but he should not be.
Evening journal., 1915-03-27

Members of the Thursday Morning
Hiking Club of the Young Woman's'
Christian Association enjoyed a cross.
country hike of seven miles on
Thursday. They left the Y. w. c. A..
at 1890 o'clock and did not return TO
the city until late in the afternoon
Ar enjoyable feature of the hike was
the cooking Of lunch. which was ac-
complished in the true camp fashion.
Those who took the hike we're: Mrs.
r. W. Bacchus. Miss Mathilde Seipp.
Miss Jones, Miss Quimby, Miss Emily
Wells and Mrs. w. w. Bacon.
Evening journal., 1915-03-27
A Special Naval Reserve end the Merchant Marine

Now that the Congress of the United
States has ended It's session and the
Administration Ship Purchase Bill
has been laid away in its final rest
ing place, there is opportunity to.
calmly discuss the old question as TO
the best methods of reviving the
American merchant marine. The fact
that the administration made stronu-
Gus efforts 10 pass this bill-although
along lines never before attempted by
chief executive to force Congress
to take action contrary to the CON
viction Of large majority of mem
bers of both HOuses-shOws deep in-
terest in this great and important
subject But all these good intentions
were more than counterbalanced by
the signing of the Seaman's Bill which
looks like desperate attempt to
strangle what is left of our merchant
marine in the foreign trade, and to
drive back under foreign flags. at the
end of the war, all of the half mil
lion and more tonnage of vessels that
have sought safety under the Ameri-
can nag
Even then we shall have far and
away the second large merchant mar
inc in the world. comprising over s.
100000 tons-nearly twice that Of
Germany, the third on the list. But
we must have ships in the foreign
trade as well as the domestic, If
there is any possible way of having
them. Unfortunately, with this strang-
ling grip on the shipping interests
In the foreign trade, il does not seem
as though any plans for reviving ihc
merchant marine that have ever been
presented to Congress in previous
years can succeed. The straight sub
sidy plan had wonderful vitality. II
was apparently killed year after vear
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Special Naval Reserve. Only Ameri-
can citizens can benefit by this reserve
and in consideration of masters, watch
officers and seamen joining it, they are
paid the difference in the American
rate of wages and the foreign rate
of wages from a specific fund. BY
carrying out this plan we would not
only be building up a merchant ma
rine in the foreign trade which could
compete with other nations, but the
government would be training hun
dreds of men for service in all
branches of the navy. in case OF emer-
gency. and at fractional part OF
what their wages would be were the
men regularly employed on naval YES
sells. The need OF such trained men
was made distrossingly evident when
the sO-called spanish war broke out.
The navy simply could not find the
men to properly man the many aux
iliary vessels.
Leading European nations have
their armies ard navies. Not only are
practically all mcn i'm fcreign mcr-
chant marines IN these ! serves Dut
all classes OF mCn ;Ie connected with
il Even ta>icab drivers set their lit
tie yearly subsidy from their govern
ment to be at the service of the army
in case of emergency. By paying the
money direct to the men who do the
work. so as to bring their WAGES up
TO the American standard. as proposed
in this bill. greater economic results
can be obtained than by paying sub
sides on the tonnage basis. II is es
timntpd that ST OOO O0O T. 2OE OonA
spent in this way will support sixteen
ships of 5000 ions a year, or eight
ships of 10000 tons; consequently.
S2,000,O00 (e4l0.00O) would keep
afoat twice this number of ships.
Evening journal., 1915-03-27
CBy II. l.. Aldrich)

for quarter of century or more,
but now is apparently dead for the
last time. The proposed preferential
duties plan has been up time and
time again. but has already brought
forth unohicially from foreign ma
tions threats of reprisals il such ac-
tion is enforced All of this means
not only that irritations and ill-feel-
ings will be stirred up. but also that
every commercial treaty which the
government has in force must be can
celed. and il lis a question whether
they can ever be renewed with this
preferential plan incluoed. Govern
ment ownership has now been placed
alongside the subsidy and the prefer
ential duties plan in the graveyard.
What can be done to bring about
revival OF our merchant marine? The
writer had presented to the Presi-
dent and the mombers of his cabinet
as well as to leading members Of Con-
gross, some months ago. a new form
Of bill which was favorably received
by members of the Senate and the
House of Representative. but which
could not be taken up seriously, as
the administration had already been
drawn into the government owner
ship whirlpool. This bill authorizes
the United States, acting through a
shipping board to purchase a certain
percentage of bonds in legitimate cor
porations operating ships in the for
eian trade and in this way TO give en-
couragement TO an industry, in some
what the same manner that practi-
cally every industry in the country
has been protected by a tariff-only
another but indirect form of sub
scribing TO bonds.
But the most important feature of
this bill is the plan for organizing a
Evening journal., 1915-03-27
nIGn.SpEEn IrSTICE.

ri complain that Delaware justice Jagged
~ in any particular in dealing with Peter Krakus
gunman. who murdered Patroman Francis X. Tieney
With orderly precision. but with almost unprecedented
expedition, the moved from primary arrest to
final conviction and sentence
The murder committed March g. verdict
Of first degree murder returned on March 22 new
trial proceedings collapsed March 26 and mmed
atey thereafter sentence Of death on May IA was
passed.
Such expedition should be pleasing to everyone ex-
cept Krakus and men OF his k, who naturally dislike
high-speed justice
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impetus TO the military plans of the
national leaders.
Japan Is moving steadily against
China. Whether troops have actually
been dispatched or not, it is clear that
only the unmistakahle warning Of
Great Britain and the United States
will hold Japan back. The result Of
continued pressure upon China would.
OF course, be war between China and
Japan. II other nations refraincd from
interfering. such a war would he short
and decisive. in ali probability. re-
sulting in the complete ascendency of
Japan over the unorganizcd hOrdes of
Evening journal., 1915-03-27

In another place in paper print today
editorial article "a Special Naval Reserve and the
Merchant Marine" Il was written by II. L. Adrch
editor of New York maritime journal and one Of
the most prominent of American writer's on shipping
problems. His views the naval reserve \and the
merchant marine have received the endorsement OF
the Harlan and Hollngsworth Corporation of this city
and other large shipbuiding companies. That fact
should serve to intensity public interest in the PROPOSE
ton he advances
Evening journal., 1915-03-27
Japan's Move Toward China
CFrom the Washington Post

The elections in Japan appear to
have gone against the peace party.
The proposals for extension of tho
army and navy. made last year, have
been approved by the people in prin-
ciple, if a mandate has not actually
gone forth to prepare for a greater
miliiarism. The election was notable
for its resemblance 10 American and
British methods of electionecrirg: for
the presence of women on the stump.
and the widespread appeal 10 the
reason of individual voters. The re-
suit Is the increase of independent
members OF parliament. and a decided
Evening journal., 1915-03-27
$50 TO BALTIMORE AND RETURN;
81 TO WASHINGTON AND RETURN
Baltimore and Ohio Railroad SUNDAY.
IIarch 2s

Special train will leave Delaware
Avenue Station, Wilmington, at S.42
a. m. Returning, leaves Washington
Union Stationl p. m; Baltimore
Camden Station) s D. m., (Mt Royal
sos D. m.-Adv.
Evening journal., 1915-03-27

I'm The Association Of Amer
felktAi lean Advertiser has ex-
NEW emined and certified 20
tho circulation Of this pub
heatien. The figures Of circulation
uontained in the Aesociation's -
port only are guaranteed.
Association Of American advertisers
No 4iN whitehall Bldg. H. 7. City
Evening journal., 1915-03-27

The Association Of
American Advcrtin
ers is composed OF
all the great adver
tisers Of this ooun
try. The Associa
tion endorses only
such papers as sub
NIT 10 its eNamiua
tion at any moment.
and positive proof
must bo submitted
The accompanying
certihcate, No. df5l.
has been issued 20
this paper.
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GIRLS ON HIKE.

1915. by E. J. Edwards.
All rights reserved)
Norwich bulletin., 1915-01-06
CAPITOL SUPERINTENDENT
 IN CLASSIFIED LIST
Said to Be Opinion of Attorney Gen eraI and Civil Service Commission President
0specfa1 to The Bulletin.l

Hartford, Jan. 5.-The president of the civil service commission and the attorney general of Connecticut have given private intimation that Robert o. Snow and Hugh Rigney, superin- tendent and assistant superintendent of the state capitol, are clearly in the classified list and therefore not sub ject to removal except for cause, and not then until after official notifica- ton in writing and hearing. But the dominant party has always a way of overcoming difficulties of this na- ture when there is no desire to rec ogn1ze certain features of the civil service law. The commission held session Tuesday afternoon and their decision in regard to these offices will soon be announced.
 The incumbents of the offices base their claims for retention on Section 16 of an act creating a state civil ser vice commission, which reads as fol- lows:
 No officer or employee in the cIas- sified civil service shall be removed, discharged, or reduced in rank or pay because of religious or political opin- ion or affliatiOn. No removal from the classified civil service shall be board. except at the expiration of the period of probation, except for req sons given, in writing, to the comms- sion and a copy of such reasons shall De gwen to the person removed. Such person may +H HereupOil file with the commission, in writing any proper answer to such reasons end shall not be removed unless the c0nnrniasion ap- proves such removal i coDy of such reasons and answer and of the order of removal shall be made Q. part of the records of the commission and of the proper department or ofEicc, and the reasons for any change in rank or compensation within the classified ser vice shall be made a part of the rec ords of the commission and of the proper department or office. Nothing contained in this act shall be con- strued to require the examination of witnesses or any trial or hearing be- fore or after reduction or removal
Norwich bulletin., 1915-01-06
LEGISLATION FOR
 NEW LONDON HARBOR
F. Valentine ChappeII and Congress-
 man Mahan Find This Needed.

F. Valentine ChappeII of New Lon don, president of the rivers, harbors and bridges commission of Connecti- cut, and Representative NIahan called Monday on the chief of engineers of the war department in connection with the proposed improvement in New London harbor. says a Washing ton dispatch
 When seen after their call Mir. Chappel said that it would require additional legislation before the engi- neer corps could do anything further than had been done. The engineers had made a survey of the proposed improvements and had filed their re- port with congress approving the pro- ject, but their recommendations were not included in the river and harbor bill by the committee on rivers and harbors of the house.
 New London harbor, he said, is, in many respects admirably adapted to development as an ocean port. It is approached by deep water over a route ! that does not offer any grave dangers to navigation, its waters are sheltered and it is rarely, if ever, covered by ice In anticipation of the establish ment of an ocean port the state of Connecticut has purchased lands and begun the construction of a, pier and terminal harbor. The pier is to be of modern construction and 1000 feet long and the slips alongside will be excavated to a depth of 35 feet at mean low water. In his report to congress the chief of engineers said that in his opinion New London har- bor was worthy of improvement by the general government to the extent of providing a channel S3 feet deep at low water from the natural deep wa ter in the upper haTbor to Long Island sound, at a cost of $330,000 for orig fnal construction and an amount es- timated at $2000 annually for main tenance.
 Representative Iahan has prepared an amendment which he will propose to the river and harbor bill when if shall be under consideration in the house appropriation the sum of $170,- O01, the amount estimated by the chief of engineers that can be used during the fiscal year ending June 80, 1916.