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Evening journal., 1915-02-23
s44.54 $4,000 s60.3O

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"The Board of Education i'm Will
nington has adopted what is known
as the CLOSED book list which is
that only one book is specified for
given use. while the open book list
shows many approved books, and
permits the principal or teacher 10
choose the text TO be used. One
company has, and has had for many
Years. a monopoly on the books used
in the City of Wilmington, which
condition does not exist i'm the other
cities on the Atlantic seaboard.
"lu making up the above statements
II has not been possible to furnish
your committee with similar figures
for the years 1913 and 1914, inasmuch
as the Board OF Education has not
/ furnished to the public its annual re-
port for these years. Notwithstanding
/ the mandatory provision in section 10
OF the School Board charter providing
( that the Board shall. during the
\ month of July in each year, cause 10
be- published in two or more of the
new spapers of the City of Wilmington.
a full report of their accounts and
proceedings during the past year, &c
whatever explanation may be made
OF the administrative cost Of conduct
ing the public schools in Wilmington
whether higher or lower than in other
cities of the United States. this is q
secondary consideration. BE the cos
what il may. it should be the object
and IL is the duty Of any Board OF
Education TO provide a school system
that will furnish full educatiOna
facilities for all children of lega
school age, and who by law are re
quired TO attend school. That th'
Board of Education in Wilmington
has not been appreoiative of the edu
cationai needs of the city, and hal
not established a school system tina
has been able TO attract and holt
those of legal school age. until the.
have had an elementary and second
arv school education. is shown by tn,
| ! following hgures.
Evening journal., 1915-02-23

"The above statement shows that
OF those entering the schools in any
of the given years SO per cent
dropped out without finishing the
grammar grades. and 80 per cent
dropped out without finishing the
High School course.
Much stress was laid by the board
upon the point that they had been
handicapped in their work by the lack
of funds. Grant that such is the case.
We submit that this situation. if it
exists. is brought about solely by the
Evening journal., 1915-02-23
ALUMNI Offers
new ARGUMENT
FOR School BILL
Continued From First Page.
nd at the same time showing the ac-


and at the same time showing the ac-
tual administration of the board.
"The cost of the administration Of
the schools in Wilmington is low, ex-
tremoly so: in fact too low to give TO
the city an efficient school system.
Reference TO tho accompanying chart
shows the amount that Wilmington IS
under the average prevailing IN the
United States. which is based on the
average of 1876 cities, all the cities hav-
ing a population of 10000 or over.
This statement shows the average eX-
pense per 100 pupils in regular at
1910 1911 1912
Average in T.. s. s3.sl0 $500 Silli
Average in Whining
ton ............ 3Oo5 ',llD ''l"a
Amt. under aver s19G S1sl 800,
"This statement alone which was
all that was shown at the hearing,
would seem TO establish that our
schools were conducted at a great
saving, and that the administration
was most efficient When the sources
of this saving are considered it is
found that the saving is made entirely
from three sources, viz:
"O) Low salaries of employees. (a)
The teachers. while greatly underpaid'
are willing to give their best to the
schools. and to them is due the credit
of the high professional standard oi
the schools. The salaries of the teach
ers for Wilmington were under the
average paid over the United states
per 100 pupils in regular attendance
the following sums:
1910 1911. 1912
Average in l.. S.. S2,a4S S2,939 s3.04'
Average in Whining
ton ......... 2,277 2,2a3 2,37'
Amt underpaid s6sG s64G s6G'
"Gl Salaries of Janitors. Many of th'
ianitors in the Wilmington schools worl
for dollar day, which is another iton
/ of low cost of administration, and re
| suits in the following
1910. 1911. 1912
Average in L. S.. s25s $3.50 S25'
Average in Whining
ton ............ 10 l7G ls
Amt. under aver SsS $40 S0
"(2) Lack of repairs The physical
/ condition Of the Wilmington schools
/ has already been shown to you. Over
fifty per cent. Of the schools have beer
reported by the Board Of Health. as
either 'unsanitary' or very unsani-
tary.'
"(3) Small amount Of school sup
/ plies furnished to pupils. The pupils
are required to buy large amount o.
school supplies used in their schoo
work. such as paper, tablets, pens
pencils. etc. The contract of the sup
plies furnished in Wilmington, pei
/ 100 pupils, is shown as follows:
! 1910 1911. l9l.
/ Average in l.. S... 500 500 Sll
I Average in Wilmingn "a 10
Amt. under aver SOS ss4 SO
"1hese items fully. and more than, eN
plain the low cost of administration, an
show that such is not efficiency ON tn
part OF the board. but cheap economy.
son the other hand, your attentio
should be called TO the expenditures
the board for text books. Such eXpenu
( tures are greatly excessive and out q
all proportion 30 the amount spent }
other cities The situation is shown %
/ the following figures. per 100 pupils, VI
1910. 1911. 1912
/ Cost in Wilmim'n Slll.60 Sl64.5O Sl05l
/ Average in L. S. 67.06 6l.50 1854
s4454 $4,000 s60.a
Evening journal., 1915-02-23
LOCAL SECURITIES MARKET

Laird and Company. DuPcnt Building
furnish the following quotations OF local
securitios.
Evening journal., 1915-02-23
SINES AND WEIGH
FLORISTS

Only at sls w. sth ST.
Cut Flowers an1 Funeral Designs
a speci3lty.
ID. & a. 5672. OelmarVia 17SS
Evening star., 1915-05-11
SAYS 100000 RECRUITS
SHOULD Join THE ARMY
One Member of Congress Would
Make Immediate Provision
for Extra Men.

That an extra session of Congress
should be called Immediately. for the
purpose of making provision for the
enlistment of half II million more men
in the United States Army, and for
greatly increasing the navy, is the
opinion that is growing among some
of the senators and representatives
now in Washington.
There would he no use in our de
Claring War against Germany toda
What could we do" asked one proni-
nent democratic member "i;ut | be
should prepare ourselves for all eN'nt-
ualitieS. If Congress was called in
extra session and laws passed increas-
ing The size of the army by 100000
men and every dollar expended on the
navy that can possibly be spared, 1t
would be q good thing. in my opinion.
Il believe these 300,ooo men should
ne recruited among the young men or
the nation. say from eighteen TO
twenty-five years of age. And even II
we did not have war, these men would
he trained and they would be ready tor
service for the next twenty years II
ca lied out.
The impression prevails among some
of the congressmen that the end is by
no means in sight so far as attacks by
beIligerent nations upon the rights OF
neutraIs are concerned. They belleNe
that the sooner the United states puts
herself in a position to defend htr
rights the better.
Evening star., 1915-05-11
dsdesEL
d lie Searchlight sRla4EfIf zfsEESf zaf4g5
@ zE7anzn,
The Largest Sewer.

one of the largest sewer tunnels IN
thu, W orld is now being constructed In
san Francisco. over mile of 1t. eS-
tending from Sutro Heights to the Pa
cifc ocean. is tunneled through solid
rock. The tunnel is horseshoe in shape.
the bottom being fiat. and it has
grade incline of only one foot and SIX
tenths TO the hundred feet.
The work is being carried on from
both ends by three shifts. working
night and day. Two shifts are employ
ed in doing the excavatifg. and the
third in coucreting the surface by a
compressed air apparatus. Each shitt
works eight hours at tune ana tne
work is all underground. so that spe-
cial ventilating apparatus has to oe
supplied When completed the tunnei
viii have a uniform dimension OF 3xi
feet. and the whole surface VIII pe
smoothly concrete.
The work is expected to be completed
in June, when the parties which have
been working from each end VIII meet
in the middle of the tunnel.
Evening star., 1915-05-11
U. S. NOT READY TO FIGHT,
National Security League Issues Plea
for More Adequate Defense

NEW YORK, May' ll.-Thc National
Security League. an organization formed
to conduct Campaign for army ana
navy preparedness. Of which Jos.uh IA
Choate, former ambassador to Great
Britain. is honorary president. has is
sued an open letter announcing the
result of INVESTIGATIONS by its commit
tees and appealing for public support
for program for better national de-
fenSe
The league finds. il Is stated. that
there are barely 10000 mobile troops
IN continental Uuited states: thar thcv
are so widely scattered as to make
their rapid mobilization impossible.
that tins force il short of officers. am
munition and equipment. ana has no
organized reserve
investigation dlsrlosss il is asserted
that the navy rs neither adequate nor
prepared Tor war. that il Is made
u4ateiE manned is short oS hInunHi-
iion. aud las no organized reserve Of
ttaihed men: That the submarine dotiila
t"tsts rhlen$ aH paper. th;i fast scout
'fHlsHts. battle cruisers acroplanCs
mine layers: supply ships aud trans
ports at" t"@klnS. aud that target prac-
tIce ha" pcer neglected or hitogetheI
omitted.
Evening star., 1915-05-11
REAR ADMIRAL BENSON
ASSUMES NEW DUTIES
Chief of Naval Operations Will Pre-
pare Plans for Operation of
United States Fleets.

Rear Admiral Benson. lately COM
mandant Of the Philadelphia navy yard.
today assumed the duties of chief of
naval operations. the office created by
the last Congress.
The office has been organized with
Capt ,Nolney .. Chase as senior aid
and Lieut.. Byron Mccandiess ana Lieut..
Wilson Brown as assistants. Other Of
iicers will he detailed for service under
,, ADMIRAL Benson as the work of the new
branch of naval administration de
Veiops.
Rear Admiral rEadIey n FiSke. aid
t0r or"GHtiouS. whose office becomes
absorbed under the new Arrangement.
viii after leave Of absence join the
staff of the Naval War College. at New
port, L. |.
iii his new post Rear Admiral Benson
VIII prepare plans. under directions of
the Secretary of the Navy. for the oper-
ations of the fleets in time of war and
| their movements in normal times.
Evening star., 1915-05-11
DELEGATES COMING
FROM EVERY STATE
American Federation of Arts
to Assemble in Annual
Session Tomorrow.
MEETINGS TO BE HELD
I'M NEW WILLARD HOTEL
Painters. Sculptors, Teachers. Archi-
tectS, Museum Directors and Others
Enrolled as Members.

III" SiNth anuual convention ut thc
Amcriyar Fedora iion Of Arts Will te held
III the large ballroom of the New Willard
Hotel tomorrow, Thursday and Friday.
The sessions will he morning and after
noon. beginning at IL am. and at = pm,
and viii be open to the public.
In attendance at this convention Will
be painters. scuiptors and architects.
museum directors. craftsmen, art col
lec;ors and teachers from ali parts Of the
United States. the American Federation
of Arts having over zoe chapters. widely
scattered geographically. as well as an IN
dividual membership numbering several
thousand,
The general subject under conSidera Iion
al this convention VIII he art education,
with special reference to indust rial and
riIturai development
NJ the first session tomorrow morning
IN address will he made by Henry White.
formerly American ambassador to italy
ard France, upon The Value of Art to a
Nation"
Evening star., 1915-05-11
MOTOR CYCLISTS FOR ARMY.
Now Only a Question of the Number
to Be Attached to Troops.

Believing that the present war has
demonstrated the advantage OF sup
planting the mounted orderly by the
motor cyclist, especially for bearing
long distance messages. and that this
condition Will exist in future wars
Capt. c. 4. Bach. 18th. Cavalry. says il
is nov only question of what the
number of motor cyclists with mounted
troops should he.
In order to insure the possession o.
an efficient corps Of motor cyclists fol
the first line at the outbreak of war
he says a detachment of twelve moto,
cyclists should he attached to eacl
regiment of cavalry and be subject tc
the orders of the regimental comman
der in the same manner as IS the ma
chine gun troop.
Evening star., 1915-05-11
Changes in Army Engineer Service.

Col. James G. Sanford of the army
engineers in charge of the lake survey
at Detroit. Mich. has been ordered 10
take charge of the engineering opera /
tions at New Orleans. to succeed Col
John Biddle. detailed as war OBJ
server in Austria. Lieut.. Col. tharles
l.. Potter, who has been directing the
engineering operations in the St. PAU
district, has been ordered to RGrtlahd'
ore to succeed Lieut. Col. }. J. MOT
roy detailed for duty at the Army
war College, Washington. o.hcefs
have not yet been designated to direc'
the work at Detroit and st. Paul.
Evening star., 1915-05-11
PHILIPPINES PRODUCE RATTAN
Difficulty Is Found in Getting 1t to
Seaport for Shinment. However.

Though the war has cut off the Ger
man supply OF rattan for furniture and
baby carriages, with little help the
Philippine Islands can produce this ma
terial. An agent of the bureau of foreign
and domestic commerce has beer studying
the problem of getting the Philippine rat
tan to the market.
In most of the island provinces there
is a good grade of rattan. according to
the bureaus agent. John r. Arnold The
matter of getting it to Manila and ex
porting it regularly is the principal prob
Mr.. Arnold.
Evening star., 1915-05-11
Headquarters at octagon House.

The American Federation % Arts has
It's headquarters in This city at the
cStaGon House. The president is Rob
ert w. ,e Forest Of New York. presi-
dent OF the Metropolitan Museum and
first vice president of the Ped Cross:
charles +. Hutchinson. pre- Sidcut of tbr
Art Institute of Chicago. is frs, vice.
president, and among the members os
the board of directors are John *
Alexander. dorado Taft, Thomas Nelson
tage, Charles Alien Munn and Charles
W Amcs.' Robert Bacon. former Sen
ator Root, Archer NJ. Huntington. T.. II
slashfield and Hennen Jennings are
vice presidents.
The work OF the federation is LARGELY
educational. ii sends out travelling ex-
hibiuons-'wentr-S in the past wear.
shown IN l2i places; circulatcs illus
trated lectures on art ami publishes :,
monthly magazine. hrl and Irogreys
and yearly directory OF arr. tte
American Art Annual u condtIcts.
furthermore, at IT'S main Office il, this
city a general bureau Of art inforn;,-
ZION and acts as a kind of central eS-
change. putting into clos touch and
Communication organizations and if0l-
yiduals interested in art all over tLr
country, II is. In fact. fatntIinp Ia !,
great extent the functions of a n;tion.tI
bureau OF the fine arts
Evening star., 1915-05-11
MEANS FOR UPBUILDING
U. S. MERCHANT MARINE
Questions Submitted by National
Chamber of Commerce to Repre-
sentative Commercial Bodies.

What means representative CONNER
ciaI organizations favor for upbuilding
permanent American merchant ma
zine may soon he known as a result of
4 referendum submitted by the Cham
Der of Commerce of the United States
10 upward of 500 chambers of commerce
and national trade bodies throughout
the country, representing some 3oo.o"o
business men. All votes must be in by
TUESDAY. June -. The canvass will eN-
tend to eNcrT state in the Union.
In view of the Dation-w wide discussion
which has preceded this referendum, of
ilcials of the chamber believe the ques-
tions Submitted are of particular inter
Evening star., 1915-05-11
Ordered to Command Asiatic Fleet

Rear Admiral A g. Winterhalter, the
i,1nior officer of his grade has 'heen
relieved from duty as aid for maleria
at the Navy Department and orders'
to duty as commander-nchi CT the
Asiatic fleet as the relief of Af1hira
Walter C. Cowles, who is ordered nome
+o await retirement for age July IL
Having been promoted May from cap
ia in to rear admiral. the former Will bt
advanced to the highest naval grade ol
admiral. when he assumes command Of
the Asiatic fleet within the next fe"
weeks.
Evening star., 1915-05-11
REDUCTION Of THE GOLD
| IN THE BANK OF FRANCE
Indications That Large Shipments
Have Been Made to the
United States.
,rr, ~,onacna. o, ,bc Associated Press.

Corr >i'ondcnse OF the Associated Press
LONDON. April 3o.-The return of the
Bank OF France showing reduction in
It's gold holdings of nearly f1,ooo,0n0
's.,"oe,"oet. indicates that shipments
rave heen made quietly 10 the United
states. Notwithstanding the prevalent be
lief that arrangements would be made for
payment of munitions and food by some
form of credit, This small shipment. how
ever, has only hardened the New York
exchange slightly. and will pay for only
a small proportion of the amount owing
by the allies The belief is still held in
certain quarters here that credit is
being, or will have to be, arranged in
New York
Evening star., 1915-05-11

cf tlsS.. troubles can he instantly
relieved and permanently cured
by using the following scientific
treatment that acts through the
pores and removes the cause
Two tablespoonfuls OF Caiocide
compound in warm foot bath.
soak the feet fifteen minutes.
gently rubbing sore parts" You
can get Calocide from any drug
store. A twenty -five-cent pack
age is usually enough 70 cure the
worst feet. Medical Formula.
DAYTON, o.
Evening star., 1915-05-11
Questions Considered.

organization members were asked
whether or not they favor:
a. The government undertaking the
purchase. construction or charter of
Nessels for mercantile purposes, to
sether with the operation of such YES
seIs.
1Ii4 Ownership of merchant vessels
10y the government. but with operation
by private parties under leases.
GIh subsidies from the government
Sufficient to offset the difference in cost
aetwecn operation Of vessels under the
American nag and operation in the
same dccp-sea trades under foreign
flags
GlND Sltbvcntions from the govern
,ueut to establish regular mall and
freight lines under the American flag
to countries in which the commercial
interests of the United States are i'm
portant and to American dependencies
Evening star., 1915-05-11
What
Causes
Sore Feet?

Aching. b II q ming
ing and sw-eatN
feet Corns. cal
louses and sore
bunions all orig
mate from IN
jured tissues. But
there is no ne
cessity to endure
foot torture A SIN
,1a ,,,nmanf AnR
Evening star., 1915-05-11

estimated between 100000 and g.
500, 900, the government has plenty OF
money to carry or operations without
floating a large loan.
Evening star., 1915-05-11
Afternoon Program.

The afternoon session, opening al >
clock. Will be given over to the con-
sideration of professional art educa tion,
and the principal speakers viii be Miss
Celia Beaux, Lloyd Warren and Her
bert Adams. Miss BeauX is an instructor
in the School OF the PENNSYLVANIA Academy
of the Fine Arts, but. more than this. she
is one of the most distinguished of living
have TO say upon the subject of profess
sonal art schools will he from the view
point of not only an experienced teacher
but an accomplished artist. That Miss
Beaux does not altogether approve of
some of the methods now employed by
professional art schools Is well known,
and her views upon this subject will,
therefore, be the more interesting and
important.
Lloyd Warren is a member of the
BeauX Art Society of Architects. and to
his effort largely is attributable the
remarkable atelier system of lnstruc-
tion in architecture, which is now be-
ing carried on in this country Mr..
Warren will speak upon this phase of
art teaching, describing it's possbili-
ties and giving some account of its re-
suits III the field in which it has al
ready been so successfully tried.
Herbert Adams is past president of
the National Sculpture Society ana one
of the foremost sculptors of the pres
ent day. The doors of the Library of
Congress are his work, as is also the
Mcmillan fountain. In Mcmillan Park.
Mr.. Adams will emphasize in his ad-
dress the value of foreign training.
telling particularly of the work of the
American Academy in Rome and what
has already been accomplished through
its instrumentAlity.
Evening star., 1915-05-11
Discussion Follows Address.

These addresses VIII be followed by
open discussion. in which delegates
quite generally will take part. The
fact that in a brief dealing with the
subject of art education sent out some
weeks ago by the federation it was
stated that only / per cent of all those
no studied in professional art schools
became professional artists, while rs
| per cent of those studying industrial
| art went directly into lucrative posi-
tions, will lend pertinency to this dis
cusSion.
| Edwin How1and Blashfield. the we'll
known mural painter. president of the
Mural Painters and also OF the Ameri-
can Institute of Art and Letters, viii
! preside at the session tomorrow after
noon.
| The sessions Thursday will he de-
! the public schools and in the colleges
and universities, the commissioner of
education. p. I. Claxton, presiding at
| the former and DR.. Merrill l.. Gates
president of Rutgers and Amherst
\ College, at the latter
Friday morning the session VIII be
given up to industrial art e,luca ton,
and AT the dinner to be given at
\ Rauscher's the evening of the 18th.
when the convention will he concluded
industrial Art as National Asset
will be made the subject of addresses
+ In connection with this convention a
comprehensive exhibition Of America II
industrial art will be held in the Ma
tional Museum. This exhibition VIII
I be opened with "A reception and private
view Thursday evening, TO which the
sonian Institution have issued invita-
.tIonS.
Evening star., 1915-05-11
Probable Explanation.

Possibly the visit of NJ Ribot. the
French finance minister, to the treasury
yesterday may have something to do with
gold shipments from France, as the Bank
of England's reserve and proportion were
both lower yesterday. and the authorities
may have recourse to the agreement made
some time ago that assistance should be
forthcoming in the matter of gold re-
serves il necessary.
Ii is rumored in the city that certain
small shipments of gold made recently
to neutral countries have found their way
into Germany. and so increased the
Reichbank's gold stock No confirmation
is obtainable
Evening star., 1915-05-11
Figures of Exchequer Balances.

EXchequer balances now stand at the
high figures of f12O, 900 (s6o0. .0oG,-
600. and with daily sales of treasury bills
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-10-08
TOXIC SEER PREDICTED
PRESIDENTS MARRIAGE
Also Prophesied Defeat for Re-elec-
tion as Chief Magistrate

Los ANGELES, Oct. Son April 20
last, while Prof. Don Show Kodama. of
Toxic, was visiting on this coast. he pre-
dicted that President Wilson would wed
widow about 10 years old, that the cou-
he would reside in New York, have a
long and happy life and be blessed with
two children, both daughters.
Professor Kodama is a seer from Nip
pom who uses the sengi blocks (sacred
bamboo sticks), prayer and Imagination
to solve the mysteries of the future. His
system which he admitted was not pop
ular here, is 1000 years old in Japan. and
is called the "divination."
In speaking, through an interpreter, of
the President, Professor Kodama said;
81 have just had a dream or vision of
Woodrow Wilson. In it l see that the
President will wed a widow some time
before next March. She will be 10 years
old. They will live IN New York after
the marriage, and after Mr. Wilson's
term expires, as he will not be reelected; !;
their life will be long and happy, and
they will be- blessed with two daugh-
ters"