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New-York tribune., 1915-03-21

than 30 per cent per annum on the capital in
vested. Though the primary object of the
cruises was taking whales, no opportunity was
lost of adding to our knowledge of the north
ern coasts and waters, and in such manner as
this the younger Scoresby, who made voyage
with his father when he was only eleven years
old, was educated. He was sent to school
again till 1908, when he was taken on the
Resolution as an apprentice to his father, and
New-York tribune., 1915-03-21

manner, according TO the interpreters OF Naieh-
fines day, had turned into an Indian ana inc leao
' 'i' :nto war club. There is in heraldry
S .n,o horizontal bars, the upper one being
~ than the lower one. But in the seal OF
,cSs tho lower cross bar shorter than the
orc What was the solution of the mys-
,,o urr The Art Associates Of the Commission
WY, investigation learned that in early days
oniocrs upo.; made use Of long stick divided intb
New-York tribune., 1915-03-21
roposed New Seal for City of New York

degrees, on which a bar and sometimes
two, the inner one being shorter With this they
would make observations, putting the end of the
staff to the eye and running the long cross bar
back and forth the graduated staff until one
end seemed to rest on the horizon and the other
in the centre of the sun. By noting the degrees
the staff at which the cross bar had rested
they learned their longitude The device
called a cross-staff.
New-York tribune., 1915-03-21

tory, Valentines Manual, describes in the issue oil
1851 the figures represented on the early seal
supporters, two Indian chiefs proper; the one
on the dexter side holds club in his right
hand, the one on the sinister holds in his lett
hand bow In the dexter corner over the Ind
ians head is a cross, patrarchal as emblemauc OF
the Gospel to which he is subject"
In other words, the sailor in some mysterious
New-York tribune., 1915-03-21

was chief officer at the age of seventeen, when
they forced the Resolution, in 1906, through
the ice to the highest latitude ever attained up
to that time, 81 degrees 30 minutes and which
stood as the record for more than twenty
years. 1t was done not 70 make high record
but to get at the whales, and they filled up the
ship in thirty-two dsys.
William Scoresby, junior, made seventeen
voyages, some with his father, some of his own
New-York tribune., 1915-03-21

4 M0NG the many things which our progress
\ sive city administration is endeavorlng 10
set Alright is the city's seal. Surprising
il may seem to many, different departments
AVE been using different kinds and the ofhclal
'a was not correct For year past com
a'iss Of the Associates Of the Art Commission
The City of New York, comprised OF Johh d.
ne l. " Phelps Stokes, r. I. II. Halsey anu
'haeis c. Jones, have been investigating the ci'y
@- They have located the discrepancies ana
fs''y soon the Board Of Aldermen Will set the
"a oi their authority upon it-or it is expecteu
-N they will formally adopt it, as their prede-
'''rs did when New York became an Enghsh
aSn
'ae seal, as is generally known, has on II the
~ arms Of a windmill two beavers and TWO
,, les OF -four typfying the special industries
IN caused all Of the prosperity there was III
'ork in the early days. The inhabitants, II
:, -0y needs 10 be recalled, traded in beaver SKINS
ground grain, in which occupation they had a
!, 0poly by decree of officials higher up. On one
,,g " 'his device stands an Indian with DOW
h. VI The other is a sailor, supposed to symoo-
NJ. we Tact that the Duke Of York, the proprietor
. W ~ colony, was a sailor and Lord High Admiral
hss Lhglish navy. Others have said that II
4. - 'he waterborne commerce Of the colony
,-sfner appears to have line and lead IN
'Au ior the purpose Of making soundings.
ADOPTED IN 1856, At TINE DONGAN
CHARTER WAS GRANTED.
a,r.. eai adopted in 1885, when the Dongsn
ta las granted, was a crude affair in execu-
wa "A. 0nered from the later seal in having
,e sailors shoulder device which looked
Rn n.sS II also bore crown, signifyng the
ess, behind the charter The crown, of
lss.e,s replaced after the Revolution by the
ia. should there be cross? The author
e'Nng source book of New York his
New-York tribune., 1915-03-21
MANUSCRIPT JOUR
NAILS OF FAMOUS
NAVIGATOR IN
AR N 9 R 7 III
ARE OF kEEN
INTEREST.
BY f. S. DELLENBAUGH.

:" o find important new matters relating
to the history of Arctic exploration Is
an interesting event. Seven books of
the rnanuscript sea iournals or WIFI
Evening journal., 1915-01-02
chewing CUM IS
LOOT OF Thieves
Special to THE EVENING JOURNAL.

Special to THE EVENING JOURNAL.
ELKTON. Md, Jan. 2-Chewing
gum was the loot of thieves who
broke into the drug store of ELI T.
Reynolds. at Rising Sun. on Wednes-
day.
While chopping kindling, J. How
ard Taylor, of Havre-de-G near
ly cut off one of his fingers.
Personal.-Irvin Kepler, cashier of
the Elkton Banking and Trust Com
pany, has returned from visit to
his parents at Mt Union. Pa.-John
+. Sparklin is entertaining his moth
er. Mrs M. r. Usilton. of Washing
ton.-Miss Anna Hevelow. of Chesa-
peake City, has returned from
visit to Wilmington.-Mr Mary
Alarshbank has returned to her home
in Zion, after spending a month
with Mrs. Margaret l.. Wells. here
Mr.. and Mrs. J. Taylor, of Whining
ton, we're Christmas guests OF Mr..
and Mrs. Harry Touchton, Of the
Ninth district-The Misses Bow
land are visiting in Annapolis. Md
d. Warren Wilson has returned from
a visit to his mother. in Audubo. ~
J.-Damien Alagia. of the University
Of Maryland is spending the holi-
days with his parents. Mr.. and Mrs.
James Alagia.-Mrs. Charles B. Fin
ley Sr.. has had as her guest. Mrs.
( r. B. Bacon. of Jersey City. n. j.
John NJ Sentman. of Ellicott City.
Md. spent Christmas with his par
ents. Mr.. and Mrs. Cecil Sentman.-
Miss Lena King. Of Wilmington. has
been visiting her home at Warwick.
Nd-Hugh Evans, Of Rising sun. is
visiting his uncle, William S. Evans.
Charles w. White. Of Saybrooke.
Conn. has been spending the holi-
days with his father. Clinton J.
White-Mrs. r. NJ Barnes, of Wood
lawn. celebrated her nineteenth
birthday anniversary on December
27.-Mrs. John =. Ward, of Philadel-
phia. is the guest of her parents. Mr..
and Mrs. Thomas X. Burns.-Malcolm
r. Gilpin entertained a number Of
friends on Monday evening Mrs.
Kate A Perker. is entertaining her
daughter Mrs. John r. Martin. Of
Washington. ID. C.--Albert Foster Of
Wilmington. spent Friday with
friends in Port Deposit.-Mrs Es-
telle Jones Hinchlife is the guest Of
Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Hinchliffe.-Mr
and Mrs Richard T. Ceilings. of Col
f lingswood. n. j.. spent this week With
j. Alexander Rutter, of North East
Evening journal., 1915-01-02
]. B. RELL,s RrAppnINrMrNr

FUDGE RICE has reappointed Jerome B. Bell a mem.
ber Of the Board Of Park Commissioners for "a
term of hve years That judicial action meets with
general favor.
Since Mr Bell became a member OF the board he
has co-operated heartily and increasingly, with his
eoneaeues 10 build up the Wilmington park system
and make it what Il ought 70 be- He has WORKED not
only for the present but also for the future and pos
eriv VIII owe debt of gratitude TO him and his as
sociafes.
We congratulate Mr. Bell upon the fact that his rec
ora as commissioner has been such that IL has i'm
PEELED Judge Rice TO extend for hve years longer his
11ppftuniiy for active official usefulness
Evening journal., 1915-01-02
Friendly Settlement of The Confraband
Dispute
CFrom The New York Tribunel.

are hopelessly vague and the whole
doctrine in a state of fux. 1t is plain
that here is no sure ground on which
to pick a hasty quarrel with any one.
Rather is it a case for full discus
sion, frank demands and rational set
tlement through the compromises by
which every disputed situation at law
must be resolved.
SO far as now appears, the admin
istration is approaching the question
in exactly this spirit. If anything.
it would seem that the State Depart
ment has been over-patient in letting
complaints accumulate without a
settlement Of general principles. At
any rate. a spirit of entire friendli-
ness pervades the note OF protest.
This the London papers fully appre-
ciate. and II is certain that the British
government will reply in kind.
For the British point of view 1t
must be added that our sincere desire
10 avoid anything approaching III
feeling does not mean that we arc
willing to retreat from our unques-
toned rights as a neutral power The
law of contraband contains a large
horderland of doubt But it leaves
the broad right Of neutrals unim-
paired. II is at the most an excep-
ton TO the general right of a nation
not at war to go about its business
as usual That right we shall un-
questionably insist upon maintain
ing, however ready we stand TO dis
cuss the mooted terms of the law of
cOntraband in fairness and good will.
Evening journal., 1915-01-02

Coming out OF what was conceived
TO be a clear sky, the contraband pro-
test addressed to Great Britain can
not fail TO arouse surprise and some
hard feeling on both sides of the wa
ter. The cables from London report
considerable irritation expressed in
unofficial opinion. There arc signs
that anti-British Americans here are
ready to welcome the opportunity for
renewing their favorite international
quarrel IL seems important. there
fore, to point out the necessity Of
clear thinking ON this much abused
subiect-clear thinking and calm
speech which cannot be misunder-
stood by any one
For our own point of view it can
not be made too clear that the whole
theory of contraband is perfectly cal
culated TO stir up endless dispute
II has been tho subject Of more in
ternational pickering than can be
measured. The moment we eoncede
las VIC must concede under the un-
questioned rules of international law
the right of Great Britain 10 halt
our merchant ships on the high seas,
board them and search them for
contraband. we are obviously pro-
viding material for wrangling and
Injustice This right of search is
the price which international law
makes neutral commerce pay for its
right TO continue in the main unham-
pered When we add to this inher-
emily obnoxious right of search the
fact that definitions Of contraband
Evening journal., 1915-01-02
MANY Holiday BRIDES
IN sussex COUNTY

Special TO THE EVENING JOURNAL.
GEORGETOWN. Del, Jan 2--As is
the usual case al this season. the
marriage fever has struck Sussex
county and ministers of the towns
have made enough in many instances
to supply their wants during the holi-
days. The month of December was a
record breaker for marriages in lower
Delaware.
At the Georgetown NJ f. Circuit
parsonage last night Coda A. Petty
john, son of Truitt w. Pettyiohn, and
Miss Hattie +. Rust. daughter of Mr.
and Mrs. Hammond Rust, we're mar
ried by the Rev. w. p. Taylor.
On Thursday night of last week
Charles G. James. OF Ocean View, and
Ollie w Derrickson. of Clarksyille,
We're married at Frankford by the
Rev W. c. Watson.
Cashier Birmingham of near Mills
boro and Miss Ida Mae Coffin Of Days
boro were married at Millsboro by
THE Rev. George r. Ellis.
George Frank Campbell. Of Selby-
Vile. son of George Campbell and
Miss Mary T.. Shockley, daugher Of
Peter Shockley. were married at Sell
byville by the Rev. Vinol q. Hills
Announcement of the marriage of
John r. Layfeld. son Of James r. lay
field Of Delmar. 10 Miss Mary T..
Hearn. daughter of Emery Hearn. of
near Delmar. has been made. Tho
ceremony was performed by the Rev.
A. B. Francis.
Henry w. Wheatley and Viola
Polight both of near Reliance. were
married Wednesday night by the Rev.
c. r. DRYDEN. at Seaford
Edward p. Stubbs. of Whitford, Nd,
and Miss Florence N. Taylor, Of
Street. Md. were married at the
NJ. r. parsonage, Georgetown, by the
Rev James W Colona.
George 3. Jones and Minnie Ham
mond, both Of Bridgeville. were mar
ried by the Rev Howard Davis on
last Sunday night
Miss Mabel r. Marvel daughter of
Joseph =. Marvel of Stockley, and
Harry n. Hudson. of near Millsboro,
were married Sunday night at Mills
boro by the Rev. George r. Ellis.
William p Cope and Viola Adams,
both Of near Bridgeville. were mar
ried at Greenwood by the Rev. J. c. b.
I Hopkins.
ID. Wesley Morgan and Miss Lucy
w English. both OF Seaford were
married Christmas Eve at Laurel by
! the Rev. George G.. Williams.
George W. Hellens. son Of William
H. Hellens. and Miss Mildred Watson
daughter Of Elias Watson. OF neai
! Milford. were married Tuesday might
al the NJ. r. parsonage. Milford. by
the Rev. l.. A. Bennett.
James 7. Tee, son of Oscar II Tee
of Harrington. and Miss Margaret
Brittinghsm. daughter of William r
Brittingham. of Collinsville.
Georgetown suburb. were married h'
the Rev. II L. Schlincke.
Thomas p. Jarman. son Of Theo
dore Jarman. and Matilda McGee
daughter Of William Niece. Of neal
Milton. were married Christmas Eve
Evening journal., 1915-01-02
With The PaTagraphers

The of the world has at last worked around to
the Garden of Eden--where all the trouble started
originally-Boston Transcript
Il is now a question to which crazier. those
who made the lunacy law or those supposed to be
affected by it-Houston Chronicle
The advocates OF disarmament have one plausible
argument Why should the United States increase its
military strength when Europe is busily reducing
hers?-kansas City Journal.
We need new self-conhdence an unlimited under
scored big black-typed self-confdence Today our
chance and If through nervousness or dilatoriness
hyper-conservatism let IL slip by we shall be
branded nation OF commercial towards Let
us take our finger on our pulse. stop sticking out
tongue TO every seappointed stock market health
officer that comes around and then Just saw wood
American business does not need prescriptions and
diet table, but spell of good hard work. in which
every muscle OF the mind and body is given healthy
exercise Philadelphia Public Ledger.
Evening journal., 1915-01-02
QUE LEeIsLArrRr ANn Irs MORE.

THE Delaware Legislature will meet in Dover ON
Tuesday II the plan agreed to at the Repub-
ncnn conerence and caucuses held IN the Young Mems
Republican Club In this city recently be adhered
To- organization of The two houses will be- effected
without unnecessary delay tho standing committees
viii be announced Immediately thereafter and the
Senate and the House will settle down 10 the trans
action OF business thereby saving week Of time that
almost Invariably has been wasted at previous ses-
sions
To what extent the Republican plan viii be inter
'ered with by the Senate contest affecting the repre
sentaton Of the Fifth district in Kent county is prob
lematcal On both sides Of the senate there should
be an earnest effort TO dispose OF that contest with
The least possible disturbance of and interference with
The routine legislative business That is equally true
OF the House contest
The Republican members pledged through their
party, its committees and definite ante-eecton nrom
ises, to give TO the people short business-lie ana
herehcally constructive session. We do not think
ihe Democratic majority can afford TO stand in
opposition TO such programme II would he moor
politics for it to do The Republican plan for a
'oft business-lke and constructive session appeals
% public favor throughout the State ANY attemnt
% any quarter to defeat it win meet with deserved
r~buke
Evening journal., 1915-01-02
new Castle TALKS
OF New LEGISLATION
Movement is Under Way TO
Combine Some of the
City Offices
DR.. REED TO
ADDRESS SCHOOL
Special to THE EVENING JOURNAL

Special to THE EVENING JOURNAL
NEW CASTLE, Del, Jan. 2.-Presi-
dent McGrory OF the New Castle Board
of Trade has called a meeting, of the
board for Monday evening and every
citizen is requested to be present. 1t is
proposed to discuss new legislation for
the city.
During the past few years there have
been wranglcs over the tax collectorship
and now there is movement on foot
to combine the clerk of council, assessor
and tax collector and fix the salary at
81 900 or 81 200 a year and the official
be obliged to sit daily at the mayors
Office. There arc several other minor
matters of legislation TO be considered
and the Board OF Trade and the City
Council will now give deep consideration
TO them.
City Council at times has hard time
to elect the tax collector and the same
can be said regarding the election Of
clerk. BY putting the election up TO the
people the city fathers will be relieved
and the people would have free oppor
tmity to select the man best suited for
the position.
The Rev. DIR. George Edward Reed Of
Grace NJ. F.. Church. Wilmington, will
address the Baraca Glass of the NJ. T..
Sunday school tomorrow afternoon.
The New Castle New Century Club
held a reception yesterday afternoon
from TO o'clock. The members of
the club and their friends had most
enjoyable time.
pneumonia at 4he Delaware Hospital
has returned home.
Consulting Engineer William KINNEY,
inspcrted the Delaware street wharf
yesterday lnd in all probability it will
be accepted by City Council at the meet
ing on Tuesday evening.
Evening journal., 1915-01-02
The Democratic Deficit AND the Panama
ThYecS
ThFeeS
lion the New York sunl.

tions and provisions Of law as relate
to the issue of circulating notes Of
national banks secured by bonds Of
the United States bearing the circu-
lating privilege, except that the issue
of such notes shall not be limited
to the capital stock of such Federal
Reserve bank"
According 20 Representative Mann
the Treasury cannot put out an issue
of Panama 3s because they cannot
be sold for less than par under ex-
listing statutes and "as they do not
have the circulating privilege" they
are not worth par in the present con-
dition of the market for capital. Here
Representative Mann is wrong.
The paragraph just quoted from
the Federal Reserve act was one of
the provisions smuggled into il in the
Senate in the final stages of currency
legislation last year when it was re-
ported that the Secretary of the
Treasury was interesting himself very
much IN procuring changes in the
! -Glass-Owen bill. The Sun pointed
out at the time that the paragraph in
question conferred the circulating
privilege on any and every bond of
the United States, issued in the past
or to be issued in the future. so far
as the taking out of circulation by
the Federal Reserve banks was con-
cerned.
Representative Mann may not know
it and there may he a large number
of our lawmakers who are ignorant
of the fact. but Secretary McAdoo is
doubtless aware that the Federal Re-
serve act makes il possible for the
party in power to practise extrava-
gance in governmental expenditure
by relying on Government bond sales
TO the Federal Reserve banks to re-
plenish an empty Treasury.
Evening journal., 1915-01-02
SATURDAY. JAN. 2. IeI5
ANOTHER BRITISH REVERSE.

n NCE more the Germans have struck telling blow
~ at the naval supremacy of Great Britain BY
submarine or mine they have destroyed the battle
shin Formidable and with her hundreds Of her
complement of men. They performed their work
against the big British fighting machine with such
adroness that they did not lose a man. Quite natur-
ally The Brtons are staggered by this most recent
reverse in home waters, which carries with re-
taliatory compensation.
Fortunately for Great Britain the Formidable is not
Of her best ships. She does not belong TO the
Tiger Queen Elizabeth, Queen Mary. Lion or Princess
Royal class. Their tonnage ranges from $4,000 to &C.
800 while that of the Formidable was 5000 In fact
the Formidable year older than the Bulwark
recently dfsroyed by internal explosion Sheer
The "A British neot consists of four battle squad
fons PC first squadron consists of eight battleshps
Of epreadnought and super Dreadnought types the
secE6h of eight super Dreadnoughts; the third of
eight re-preadnougts and the fourth tho Dread
nought herself and other ships of later type At
tached to the FIRST feet several squadrons Of fast
cruisers and other ships
Behind that FIRST fleet are the second and third
fleets. each with its battle cruiser squadrons The
FIRST OF the battle squadrons Of the second fleet was
composed Of eieht ships Of the Formidable type
II will be seen, therefore that the loss Of the For
midable the first naval battle line OF
Great Britain Notwithstanding that the reverse is
serious one Tho ship, the keel Of which was laid
IN 1eas and which completed in 1901 cost S5113-
Ter complement Of men was ISL most Of whom.
- ely. have been lost
40 matter whether the destruction OF the Formula
re accomplished by submarine or mine il GER
ialny speaks we'll for the Germans whose policy il
IS keen their large ships safe in the naval bases and
projected by heavily-mined waters. and 10 send out
their pbmarines and mine-layers to destroy in detail
the large British ships that operating In open wa
ters Such situation must be exceedingly exasperat-
ing TO Tie British public, especially when il is borne
IN mind that the German navy is only about one-hird
strong as the British navy
Evening journal., 1915-01-02
GEMS OF THOUGHT

The anger of is the greatest evil with which
one can threaten his enemies.-Chillon
They that deny God destroy mans nobility: for
certainly is kin the beasts by his bodv and
II he be not OF kin to God by his spirit he base and
ignoble creature-Bacon.
l will try this day to live simple sincere and Sc
rene life; repelling promptly every thought of dis
content anxiety, encouragement impurity and self
seeing cultivatng cheerfulness, magnanmitv char
iy and the habit of holy silence exercising in conver
saton diligence in appointed service fidelity 10 every
trust and childlike trust in God-John II Vim
cent
.-.-.-.
Remember that money is of prolific. reneratinr
nature Money can heget money. and its offspring can
beeet more and Five shiliings turned is six
turned again II is seven and three-Dence and So on
until II becomes hundred pounds. The more there
is OF IT, the more Il produces every turning so that
the profits rise quicker and quicker lie that kills
breeding destroys an her offspring 10 the thou
sanjth generation He that murders a crown DESTROYS
all that Il might have produced. OF pounds
Franklin
Evening journal., 1915-01-02

On current account the Treasury
at Washington is showing deficit OF
about S60.000000 accrued in the first
half of the fiscal year Despite ur-
gent reasons for the practice of eco
nomy the Democratic party is appar-
emily preparing to increase Govern
ment expenditures. As a result it is
likely that although the income tax
law and the war revenue act have
been added to instruments i'm the
Governments collection agency the
Treasury will be in a hole next sum-
mer.
Representative Mann. the Republl-
can leader i'm the House. says that
the Treasury will he bankrupt. and
it is TO be feared that. as things are
being managed in Congress and in
the executive branch. Mr. Mann's pre-
diction is in danger Of coming true.
In one respect, however. Representa-
tive Mann is apparently in error
He says that the Treasury cannot
very woll tide itself over by an issue
Of Panama Canal 3 per cent bonds.
as has been the rumored plan. The
probabilities arc that il can do just
this thing by recourse TO a mys-
terious paragraph in Section of the
Federal Reserve act. which deals with
the general powers of the Federal
Reserve bank. The paragraph reads
as follows. with our italics;
Upon deposit with the Treasurer
of the United States of any bonds Of
the United States in the manner pro-
vided by existing law relating to ma
tional banks, TO receive from the
Comptroller Of the Currency circu-
lating notes in blank. registered and
countersigned as provided by law.
equal in amount TO the par value of
the bonds So deposited, such notes
to be issued under the same condi-
Evening journal., 1915-01-02
nnYER PYTHIANS ELECT.

Special to THE EVENING JOURNAL.
DOVER. Del. Jan. Central Lodge.
K. of p. has elected the following Of
owe Chancellor commander. Walter
p Carrow; viee-chancellor, w. c..
Jamison; prelatc. Howard NJ. Buck
son. master-at-arms. George o. Ross;
master Of exchequer. W. S. Bostic;
master Of finance. George NJ. Mil
bourne; keeper of records and seals,
Charles n Lloyd; master at work,
Jessup Kay; inner guard. ]. II. Matti-
ford; outer guard, L. NJ Walters;
trustee, J. p Colt.