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Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1915-05-10
MONDAY MAY 10. 1915
UNCOVERED FOODS A HEALTH MENACE.


VETE have asserted repeatedly that one OF the worst
w menaces to the health of this community found
ia the large quantities uncovered foodsuns that
offered for sale in city markets and streets. The
extent of this exposure of meats vegetables fruits
and other things that offered for public consump-
ton Is clearly apparent everyone The danger that
turks within it cannot fail to find recognition, even
though thus far, Il has led to remedial action
The question has been up in City Council and The
Board Health from time TO time II has been dis
cuscd from all sides Columns OF that discussion have
been printed ia the local newspapers And yet if any
one VIII into street markets watch the food
stuns displayed in front OF stores he viii hum
dreds OF ions of exposed the nlh-ladon dust that
fills the air as result of vohcuar and pedestrian
traffic in those thoroughiarcs. Even fresh and
fish thus exposed and those who profit by that
sort OF work seem TO have enough influence with City
Council to save themselves from the expense that
would be enailed were they compelled to keep such
commodities under glass protect them in some other
way against hlth aud infection.
Commenting upon this OWL which is by means
peculiar TO our city, exchange says, very perth
neniiy
There is strong popular sentiment in favor OF pure
and unadu erated food hut the menace OF displaying
fruits candies poultry and other edblos without pro-
tectiag them with adequate covering is still counten-
anced IN many parts of the country Cities not having
ordinances prohibiting Tho exposing OF fruits. not
protecting the health OF their citizens. One of the
worst monaces TO health rs this Nth OF the streets
that carried goods thus exposed where the germs
find a ready lodging place"
THAT true. and it is time that the dealers volun-
tarily such food protect against infection
through dust and gormcarrying flies in default of
that that the health ordinances city he amended
to compel them to do In fact dealers who thus
ruthlessly expose TO infection what they sell arc not
deserving of the trade OF the consuming public.
We notice that the little of Seaford has taken
this matter up in practical although, yet not in
compulsory way Pure food advocates there have
decided TO request all the merchants all food
atuns they expose for sale. The movement also
templates the setting public hytraps at every street
intersection in town. That is doing pretty well for
small place
Wilmington consumers should not forget that they
have the remedy for existing conditions in their
hands. If they dealing with men who ruthessy
expose their meats fish and other foodstufs to dust
dirt, flies and infection those dealers, in sodecnse
will be compelled to to terms on this important
matter go out of business.
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1915-05-10
Piracy
From Philadelphia Public Ledger

Only one word characterizes ade-
quately the policy of Germany in this
matter. That word is piracy. There
is no shadow of excuse for Il in Mill
tary necessity. All the submarines in
the German Navy are not enough to
cut Great Britain of from sea-borne
supplies. The number of ships al
ready sunk is a very small percentage
of the total of British commerce
Even with the Lusitania total loss,
there is absolutely no justification for
the attack
For the spirit that dictated the at
tempt there can be only horror and
contempt The risk of destroying
non combatant human life was no de-
terrent to these pirates in German
uniform. II was done purposely with
full knowledge OF the consequences
II may be asked If in the circum-
stances the government at Washing
ton is not placed under the obligation
of calling the government at Berlin ia
account. along the lines of its previ-
ously announced policy, which nc
mere advertisement can affect or con-
travene.
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1915-05-10
WANTS. BusINEss MAN rREsIDENr

From the Washington Post.
That better business will not be a
vindicatiOn OF the Democratic tariff,
and that renewed industrial activity
cannot be permanent with a low tar
iff, was the declaration of Arthur A.
Prescott a New York manufacturer,
who has been in Baltimore attending
the sessions of the Hosiery and I'm
derwear Manufacturers Association.
1T has been demonstrated by the
European war that the United States
must be commercially self-reliant,"
said Mr. Prescott, at the Raleigh. THE
day must come when American manu-
facturers will not be dependent upon
foreign dealers for anything. Without
a protective tariff this can never be
realized. What has made this country
great is its raising of the standard Of
living and the payment of decent
wages. The day will come, | believe.
when we shall have a tariff board that
will weigh and consider every phase
of the tariff question. To this end.
/ believe business men should take
more active part in politics. The
neglect of a great many of our citi-
zens to interest themselves in poli-
unhappiness and business distress.
Every State legislature and the Con-
gross should have greater number
of business men in their membership.
II is the little, grating, professional
politicians who injure business. Chill
dren ought to be trained in political
science that they may have a founda-
ton for the political contests in which
they should be interested later in
/ life.
1T will be great thing for this
country II the next President is a
trained business man. A man like
Herrick, of Ohio: Weeks. of Massa-
chusetts. or Fairbanks. of Indiana.
would do much TO make permanent
the ascendency of the United States
in the worlds business following the
war in Europe
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1915-05-10
As Americans
CFrom the New York Tribune)

For every American citizen one fact
will stand out clear and beyond all
else this morning. In defiance not
alone of every principle of intorna-
tlonal law, but of every dictate Of
common humanity, American men,
women and children. citizens Of this
neutral nation, have been exposed to
death. have perhaps been actually
murdered. by German war craft.
For this murder there is no iusti-
fication outside OF that law of ne
cessity paraded by the German chan
cellor in the opening hour. when the
first German regiments rushed
through Belgium TO cOnsecrate al
LCuvain the work of German kultur.
Tho passengers, the American citi-
zens. who embarked upon the Lusi-
tania were protected by every rule
and precedent of International law.
They journeyed to an unblockaded
port. and thus journcying. were en-
titled to the protection supplied by
~ "i'iii1ed ~-arfare.
The vessel on which they sailed
was a fair prize for German warships.
German sea power was entitled 10
capture the Lusitania il It could, TO
sink her IL necessity compelled, but
not until every non-comhatant was
taken from her decks. not until the
safety of every life had been assured.
The proclamation of a submarine
blockade issued by the German admir-
atty was a creation of Germans; Il
had no warrant in international law,
no defence i'm ordinary humanity. II
was purely and simply an advertise
ment that Germany purposcd to COM
nit murder in certain waters; il was
a declaration foreshadOwing assassi-
nation: but in law il was nothing.
Now. IL seems. German naval Off
GERS have carried ont the threat OF the
! German government American lives
have been impcrilled: by every evil
/ dcnce available il seems unmistaka'
1 bic that American lives have beer
taken. sacrificed 10 the blood lust OF
/ those who dictate German policy anC
1 direct German action on land and OF
sea.
A few short months ago the Ameri
can government answered the Ger
man proclamation of a war zone
and a submarine blockade with q
calm, fair warning of what would b.
the consequences of the destruction
of a single American life In the voicl
Of friendship. without buster. anger
threat. the will of this nation wal
conveyed TO the German government
To that warning Germany has nov
made answer American citizens ma.
look for il not IN tho actual dealt
list, however great that may be- bu
IN the list Of Americans sailing OF
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1915-05-10

II is proper TO keep clearly in mind
the fact that the undersca attack on
the Lusitania is of less Importance
TO us, as an event involving interna-
tional relations. than the recent sink
ing of the Falaba, that is, if it shall
happily prove true that all the Ameri-
can passengers who sailed week ago
today on the great Cunarder escaped
with their lives IT, on the contrary.
any American citizen died in conse-
Quencc of the torpedoing of the Lust
tania the incident is in the class with
the Falaba and technically possesses
neither more nor less significance
than that affair.
II is likewise well to remember that
technically and logically the concern
Of our government with this sensa-
tional event is almost incomparably
less than in the case of the Guliiight,
now a matter of protest and diplo-
matte adjustment. The Lusitania
was British ship. sailing under the
British flag, and carrying among her
other passengers British reseryists on
their way to The seat of war. The Gull
flight was an American vessel, flying
the American flag and pursuing its
rightful course as a neutral in neu-
tral waters. If no American lives
have been lost on the Lusitania the
destruction of the ship does not even
come within the scope Of our govern
ments warning and notification to
Germany concerning its actions in the
so-callod war zone Even If American
lives have been lost the case falls be-
hind that of the Gulfight in impor-
lance and urgency.
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1915-05-10
MLLER,S GIFr AppRECIATEn.

~ CONGRESSMAN THOMAS w. MILLER cannot TAIL
" to be we'll pleased with the fact that his offer OF
free vegetable gardeners and cutvators of
cant lots in this city met with such quick response
that within four days after the packages of seed had
been made available for distribution from THE EVEN
ING JOURNAL Office the supply exhausted.
The total number OF packages given out was 400.
Every package distributed tho counter in THE
JOURNALS business Office. More than 1000 men and
women received them. Most of the seeds already
in the ground and sprouting. In a little while they
will be producing crops and the cost of living in many
households will be decreased correspondngy In adj
ditIon the work of cutivating the gardens and lots
will supply hoathful recreation and employment to
hundreds Of men and who. rule, have too
little of that sort thing in the nature Of health
builder.
We find that, Notwithstanding published statements
to the contrary an impression prevails in certain quar-
tors that the seed placed in the office of THE EVEN
ING JOURNAL for distribution was supplied by the
the truth There would be manifest improperly in
making such use OF Government seed. Congressman
Miller purchased the seed from reliable seed house
He paid for il out of his private funds, and was
impelled that action by earnest desire to assist
practically the Cleanup. Pant-Up and Dig-Up cam
paign Il him substantial amount of money to
supply the 400 packages of lettuce radish pea bean
and sweet corn seed but we have hesitancy in
ing that he feels more than compensated for that
pendture by the hearty way in which the people CO.
operated with him in his beneficial project
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1915-05-10
Spirit of the DelmarVia Press

ignition. He served the State in many
capacities and it is but fitting that
present and future generations be re-
minded of these. Until some twenty
five years ago his remains rested in
an unmarked grave on a farm in st.
Jones Neck, near Dover. At that
time a few young men of Dover,
mostly law students, started a move
ment to erect a monument to his
memory. At that time monuments
were not permitted on Dover Green
and his remains were removed to the
Episcopal graveyard in Dover and
the monument erected there The late
Thomas F. Bayard delivered an ora
ton at the unwilling and the event
was one of the most interesting that
has taken place in recent years in
Delaware. An Equestriar Statue OF
Caesar Rodney on his why to Phila-
delphia to cast the deciding vote that
carried the Declaration of Indepen-
dence would be a most inspiring sight
reminding those of this day of the
sclf-sacrifice, patriotism and courage
of those who secured for Us Indepen-
dence and national existence. To stand
for so radical a step in that day re-
CURED courage of the highest type but
to rise from sick bed and risk
ones life on such a ride to secure
Delaware's vote for the Declaration
makes Delaware as well as the coun-
try a debtor to this great man in a
way that calls for any recognition we
| can give.
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1915-05-10
This Is The Crime of Fiendishness
From the PhiIadeIphIa InquIrerl &C.

The Cunard Lines great steamship
Lusitania steamed out of New York
on Saturday last. On the morning
of that day the Imperial German En-
bassy at Washington caused TO be
printed in the prominent newspapers
of the country an official notice TO the
effect that travellers sailing. in the
war zone on ships of Great Britain or
her allies do so at their own risk"
Besides the crew of SIG there were
more than 1850 passengers booked
for the Lusitania, and in the cabin
were many prominent citizens of the
United States, as well as of England.
The notice was not given much at
tention by these passengers, for no
person blessed with even resem-
blance Of humane instincts could inn
agine that even a fiend i'm the lowest
depths OF the most orthodox He'll
could possibly conceive of a crime
so diabolcal so damnable, so VIII
famous as would be the torpedoing Of
a passenger ship with only neutrals
and nOn-combatants aboard.
And yet this fendish crime was not
only conceived OF and plotted, but it
has been actually carried out and it
vas unquestionably prepared for
when the German Embassy was or
dered from Berlin TO print the warn
ing notice.
There have been numerous crimes
committed in the name of "kultur'
during this war. The slaughter of
inoffensive citizens in unfortifed
towns by bombs dropped from aero
planes was atrocious enough; the
bombardment of defenseless coast cit
les and killing Of women and chill
dren was inconceivably cruel and
wicked; the torpedoing of merchant
vessels without warning in absolute
defiance of international law was out
rageous in the extreme. but every one
of these atrocities pales into insignif-
canoe in the light of this latest crime
of infamy-this crime so brutal, SC
barbarOus, so pilitless, so horrible. sc
cold-blooded in its conception and in
the carrying out of il, as to paralyzC
with CONSERVATION every man in
whose veins flows one drop Of de-
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1915-05-10
PUBLIC SCHOOLS AND FIRE DRILLS.

RE fire drills being held regularly and properly in
"a public schools That is a question that ir
beng asked by many persons since the explosion of
alcohol stove in No. 4 School a result of which
teachers burned so severely they we're sent
TO a hospital, where of them has since died II is
something that should be answered by the Board OF
Education for the enlightenment Of the parents OF
thousands Of children who attend public schools.
The people of city should insist that the fire
drill be made regular and frequent part of the school
work it is in most cities which profess to be up
TO date in the matter of providing for the safety of the
children who attend school There are hundreds OF
instances in our country in which the drill has pre-
vented fire panic and enabled children and their teach
ers TO set out of burning school buildings without the
slightest mishap In the we-regulated schools when
the nrc-drll gong rings neither the teachers the
pupil knows whether it is merely drill test a
Of actual emergency Therefore assurance is born Of
the doubt that exists and there is panic Not
IN everyone is out Of the building whether
there is fire. by that time matters little what is
known about the matter.
Those in city who disposed to permit the FIRE
drill feature Of precautionary methods TO fall into
disuso take upon themselves a most serious RESPONSE
bnity II be borne lightly perhaps until I'M
toward event Then Il will bring with II life
time Of remorsc. The Coningswood school disaster Of
a few years ago is still fresh in the public mind II
sent thrill of horror throughout the United States.
That disaster because of the absence OF proper fire
drill resulted in death dealing panic II aroused ma
tion-wide demand for better conditions. Fire drills
horoscopes exnguishers and other emergency appli-
ances installed in thousands of schools the
Atlantic to tho Pacific and from the Lakes the Gulf
! Our school commissioners should not fail to profit
by the heart-breakng experience of Colingswood II
stands out in American public school history one
of the tragedies that resulted from failure
by onicaldom to take proper steps to cope with fire
! and panic emergency.
Chilli life Is precious be subjected to un-
necessary dangers Nor should those in authority lose
sight OF tho that II much less install fire
cxtnguishers and other emergency appliances than il
docs to build school houses to replace fre-swep
old ones
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1915-05-10
INVITATION TO MIR. WHITE.
From the Newark Post.


From the Newark Post.
Here's hats off to VIII White!
Whenever he wants TO move TO New
ark. we shall start a campaign for
Free Land and No Taxes-it would
be cheap for the returns he would
give the community.
Last evening at the Community
Meeting William p. White, president
of City Council. secretary of Charles
Warner Company, president OF Della
wares greatest laundry company
that's too much title viii White,
citizen at large. friend TO everybody.
came TO Newark to play the mouth
organ (harmOnica. the big world for
the Community Meeting. And be-
liove me, as the professor says when
he wants to be impressive-it was
some party.
The Newark folks live mostly on
grand opera and higher criticism. We
speak of technique, touch, volume and
Interpretation We sniff at anything
less. But last night. viii White with
that mouth organ had everybody pat
tin a foot" and not ashamed of il.
Everybody enjoyed it. That mouth
organ made us forget all our troubles
and differences. You couldn't tell a
Ford from Packard. II was fine.
Smile and the world smiles with
you" That's Whites philosophy. A
cordial invitation to White to move
to Newark.
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1915-05-10

The utter recklessncss OF the Ger
man submarine campaign against
merchantmen, belligerent or neutral.
reaches its appalling climax in the
sinking OF the Lusitania off Kinsale
Head. ireland. yesterday.
1t is already apparent. as meagre
and conflicting as the cablegrams are,
that there is an appalling loss Of life
at which the world and particularly
the United States. will stand aghast
The Campaign of frightfulness" has
reaped savage result and the enor-
nifty Of the oifense cannot he over
looked. And yet II will be well for
the country to reserve its Judgment.
keep cool and raise no sudden cry
for revenge until all the facts are
known.
AS il stands the horror is almost
uncomfortable. There has been moth
ing like it before. One of the conse-
qucnces of this war ought to be that
nothing like il can ever happen again.
Unless civilization is TO relapse into
barbarism, helpless non-combatants
must not be exposed in such fash
ion to the worst calamities of war.
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1915-05-10
Must Have An Understanding
tFrom the Baltimore SUM

fears God but does not fear man. and
who will preserve the peace as long
as it is humanity possible to do so.
One thing should not be forgotten
in considering this latest German
triumph" II strikes a far more
disastrous blow at Germany than at
Great Britain. Americans may be de-
tered from travelling in British
ships, but the sinking of the Lusi-
tania will have absolutely no effect
on the fortunes of the war. II Will
increase British ardor and stimulate
British recruiting a hundrediold. and
il will show the people Of the allied
countries that they have nothing to
hope from German generosity or
mercy in case of German success.
The effect on the sentiment of neu-
trail countries will be TO still further
intensity anti-German feeling.
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1915-05-10
A CREpIrARLE DISPLAY on HORSES.

III HAT credable display of horses that was
n made by the Delaware Horse Show Association
in the big parade held under its auspices in this city
on Saturday afternoon. About 500 animals of all
classes were in line. Most of them were at their
best It the finest Of its kind ever held I'M
der the auspices of the association the members
OF the executive committee who had it in charge are
deserving Of praise for the way in which they planned
II and carried it into execution.
The several divisions in the parade contained many
fine specimen of heavy horses saddle and show animals
drivers and roadsters and matinee idols Included in
the number many horses note including Haver-
ford and four other animals the stables of Miss
Amy DUPONT and Patsy k. II. II. LUIS entry. which
has record of 20S and the distinction OF being the
only horse that beat Dan Patch of the kings
OF the turf II must have been especially pleasing
the members of the executive committee of the assoca-
ton TO receive from the commercial industrial es-
Establishments such hearty and effective cooperation in
the way Of entering draft horses Public appreciation
OF the work of the association found its proof in
the fact that thousands of men, women and chill
dren turned out to the parade
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1915-05-10

cent blood.
Germany threw international law
into the scrap heap when il estab-
lishcd its so-called war zone" and
refused to abide by honorable war
fare. But it might at least have di-
rected its attention to cargo carriers
and transports. But with the craze
Of desperation its maddened war
lords have deliberately chosen to as
found the whole civilized world by
picking for their victim a passenger
ship filed with innocent voyagers.
Why. this is not war on men, it's
war on women and childreni
And it isn't even war, it is pure, UNI
adulterated murder. Murder was in
the hearts of the merciless wretches
who ordered their assassins Of the
sea TO do their deadly work. On their
hands is the blood of those who have
persisted.
From the beginning of hostilities
the Germans have done their best TO
argue citizens of the United States
into their way of thinking. They are
said to be puzzled over the fact that
nearly all Americans who are not of
German extraction have not sympa-
thized with them. They hayo sent
men of brains and great persuasive
powers TO this country to reason with
its people.
They have flooded us with printed
documents. But the ieason for their
failure to make Roadway ought to be
perfectly obvious. One infamous, in
fernal, monstrous crime like the tor
pedoing of the Lusitania is quite suf-
fcient to Offset every argument.
If they cannot comprehend the
cnormity of such offenses against civ
! ilization, against "kultur," at least
the un-hyphenated citizens Of the
| United States do. To gain the ear OF
this country, the German authorities
must radically change their methods.
The German embassy gave warm
ing. but it is high time that declara-
ton should be made in return that
the United States cannot and will not
brook the murder of its nationals in
any heinOus crime of this nature.
There are limits to patience.