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Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1915-09-17
.STEFANSSON SENDS
NOTE FROM NORTH
Explorer, Believed to Have
Persisted, Was Alive .oa
August 3Ist
WILL CONTINUE
PERII.OUS TRIP
BY The United Press.

OTTAWA, Ont, Sept. 17-Vilhjal-
mar Stefansson, noted explorer, be-
lieved to have been lost in the Arctic,
is safe.
The naval department of the govern
uent today received a message signed
4 by Stefansson dated August 81
The message. which came from
Baillie Island, via Nome, Alaska, said: ::
-t"As unavoidable delays threatened,
A running cost of chartering Polar Bear
high. 1 purchased her and engaged
+ her on terms similar to Karluk. En-
4 gagged Hoff. engineer of schooner
Ruby, to take place of Blue of Alaska.
j Engaged five extra helpers for south
: <ern parts who have ample outfit for
one year and Polar Bear for two
years.
"Plan continue northern explor-
i'ations to hundred and forty-ive west
and eighty-two farther north, if north
erly course is secured.
!. (SIGNED) "V. STEFANSSON."
The last heard from Stefansson pre-
3 viously was in April, 1914. With the
h destruction of his first ship, the Kar-
lux, grave fears were felt for the ex-
4 plorer and he had all but been given
4 up for lost
Baillie Island, where Stefansson is
now safe and we'll is in the Arctic
ocean, west of Herschill Island, al
B the mouth of the Mackenzie river
AS Stefansson's message reports
& plans for further exploration, II is
81 taken for granted that he was en-
q tirely unaware of the grave apprehen'
y sion for his safety. Stefansson's ex'
a pedition sailed in 1912 TO discover new
q lands in the Arctic
& z The object Of the expedition in th'
Il Far North was to locate land which
4 Stefansson always believed was un
II discovered and to plant the Canadian
Il lag on it. From the fact that h'
4 makes no mention of them, II is pre-
sumed that the two Norwegians whit
81 we're with him after the disaster {,
81 the Karluk are safe Details of wha
81 has transpired in the last eighteel
81 months are supposed to be contained
81 ih the letter now on the way TO OF
q tawa. II is thought that the new
s. from Baillie Island was sent dow
4 70 Nome by trading steamer. as th'
81 time between the date of it and IL
* transmission from Nome is insult
81 fcient TO allow of the overland trip
Il T. e Stefansson expedition left Es
n quimault in June 1913 II was divid
& ed into two parts. One party was Il
4 explore the northerly regions. Thi
'sas commanded by Stefansson.
southerly party was under the direc
tion OF DR.. P. NJ. Anderson. Its op
i erations were to be along simila
y lines.
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1915-09-17

ynIIsrAs LOOT AMERIcAN RANCHES
By The United Press.
WASHINGTON. sept l7--vnisas iootng American
ranches near Torreon seoording dia
patches today Tsy reported evauated Muzqu1
and night chihuahua stripping American ranches
en- route Of horses and mules No harmed
GERMANS CAPTURE WDAY
BY United Press.
BERLIN Via wireless London Sept l7-Geuerai Won
Blnsenburg has captured .widay south Of Dvnsk
RAIDS on ENGLAND CAUsE ANTIGERNAN RIOTS
ny The United Press.
BERLIN via wireless TuoEerton. n j. Sept IRE
cent zeppelin raids caused anhGerman riots
there resulting in many arrests according to information re-
ceved here today.
oRDUNA sunk AFTER TRYING TO ESCAPE.
By The United Press.
BERLIN. sept 1.-THE Foreign once today handed noe
TO Ambassador Gerard confirming reports h't German
Submarine attacked liner orduna after she attempted 70
e-r,re
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1915-09-17
CAMPMEETING SHOOTER
Held ON MURDER CHARGE

Special TO THE EVENING JOURNAL.
DOVER, Del. Sept. fiddle Nc
Donald, the North Carolina negro,
who shot and instantly killed Major
Watson. also colored, a trustee of the
Blanco Church campmeeting near
Kenton on Sunday last. and who shot
and wounded three other negroes, was
given a hearing before Magistrate
E. F. Wood at noon today on a charge
Of the murder of Watson. He was
held without bail for the Court Of
Oyer and Terminer Of Kent county.
which convenes in October. Several
witnesses wo-n e-emined and iicnii-
ned Mcdonald rs the mal who shot
Watson, as veil as doing the genera
shooting into the crowd at the camp.
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1915-09-17
Another BIC SHIP TO
take POWDER TO RUSSIA

The Norwegian steamship Taurus.
which cleared New York yesterday for
Vladisvostock. arrived at Carney's
Point today, to load a big shipment
of powder. The big ship will take
on the explosives at Deep Water
Point, after which it will clear for
Russia.
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1915-09-17
WOMAN Says Youth
TRIED BLACEMAIL Came

When arraiened in City Court today
on charge of blackmail Bernard
Griener. aged 10 years. said he wanted
his case continued so that he could
secure a lawyer The case was con-
tinued until tomorrow.
The warrant for his arrest was
sworn out by Elsie Miller. Of No. 227
Orange street. who alleges that
Griener sent her letters demanding
money and making threats about what
he would do if she did not give it to
him.
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1915-09-17
ToDAY,s TEMPERATURE.
SUN AND TIDES,
Mould of Christiana.

Esgh water 49,. G.20A. NJ. ESQ., p. NJ.
Low water . LOS AM. LISP. NJ.
Reedy Island. high and low water one
hour earlier.
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1915-09-17

Special 10 TIE ENENlNG lOURNAL
TOWNSEND. Del. Sept l7.-Plans
for the new school building 10 be erected
here were approved by the Board of Ed
ucation last night The plans were
drawn by Eugene Wallace Hance Of WI
mington, who WAS instructed 70 ask FOR
bids for the erection n the new school.
house.
Semi-weekly herald., 1915-07-08

When President Wilson insists that
congress must be a team, obeying his
commands as captain, he forgets that
our government was founded upon the
principle of distribution, rather than
Ger tralization of power. The trainers
OF the American constitution provided
for three branches of government, the
Legislative, executive and judicial
The legislative branch composed of a
large number of individuals, was de-
signed to be the dominant branch,
for il was vested with the law-mak-
,ng power. The judicial branch was
designed to interpret and the execu-
tive to execute the laws enacted by
congress.
Semi-weekly herald., 1915-07-08
THE COST OF LIVING.

The cost of living is an issue which
keep in the background. ave have got
to live" is the laconic statement which
falls from human lips as mortals take
more tenacious hold upon the means
which are designed to prolong exist
ence.
And thus it is that with presi-
Dental campaign only one year away
our Democratic friends will soon be
compelled to get their explanation bu-
reau to work in day and night shifts
in demonstrating that the Underwood
tariff has no responsibility for in.
creasing the cost of living which has
taken place since the law was pas
sed.
This charge is not made under any
Republican authority. The secretary
of labor and commerce, member Of
President Wilson't cabinet, has just is.
sued a bulletin, showing that the cost
of living is higher than it ever ha:
been.
In table including fifteen articles
which are deemed of vital importance
to the workingman's dinned table this
bulletin shows that the average price
for the year 1914 was per cent high.
er than in 1918, and one-hak pei
cent higher than in 1912.
In other words, the workingman IL
now paying an average price Of 10z
for what he got for 100 in 1918 and
97.4 in 1912. ''
The table furthermore shows that
the price of these fifteen articles
has increased steadily since 1907 wher
the average was 81.9.
These department figures show that
the cost of living has increased 2 pei
cent since 1913; AZ per cent since
1912; II per cent since 1911; 9.S pei
cent since 1910; 15.1 per cent since
1909; 21.1 per cent since 1908; 24.E
per cent since 1907.
Economic laws may be working
which are responsible in part for this
increase in spite of any existing tar
riff, but the fact remains that the
Democratic party gave the country the
Underwood tariff on the assurance
that the Payne-Aldrich tariff having
increased the cost Of living, the Demo
cratic measure would reduce it, says
the Des Moines Capital.
These are facts with which the poll
tical parties will have to deal in the
approaching presidential campaign.
Semi-weekly herald., 1915-07-08

Ex-Congressman E. B. Bathrick,
of Ohio, had himself interviewed in
washington recently, having returned
possibly, to lay wreathe of immor-
telles on his congressional seat. The
ex-congressman gave the administra-
tion clean bill of health, and declar-
ed that Democratic policies were re-
sponsible for prosperity in Ohio. Mr..
Bathrick, in the last congress, got
leave to print in the congressional
record a list of Democratic legisla-
tive achievements, and headed the
summary with, Il supported this legis-
lation and am willing to take the
consequences" He did, compulsorily
The voters of the 10Th Ohio district
rammed the vermifuge of defeat down
his throat, and elected Honorable ]
G. Cooper a Republican in his stead
so the seal of approval of the ex-
congressman to the Democratic ad-
ministration is of doubtful value.
Semi-weekly herald., 1915-07-08
IN SPITE OF MIR. OsLER.

"Old men are giving way to youth"
is common expression from the eIer-
ical world when dapper young men
are rapidly taking the place of for
mer aged clerks. This is true in sew
eral respects but it is as true that
many of these young men are taking
the positions left by the older men
who have been called to more respon-
sible positions. Youth, of course, is
receiving its chance but experience is
also receiving its reward.
Robert Lansing who has stepped
into the breach made vacant by the
resignation of Mr.. Bryan is fifty-one
years old. In Europe the big work
is being done by men of more than
sixty. Kitchner, French and Joffre
have passed this mark. Even the Kai-
ser's most telling blows are being
struck by men who served during the
war of 1870. In the great war age
will not be denied. Youth will be
served but experience and age accom-
plish the big things.
Semi-weekly herald., 1915-07-08

Under the influence of those who
believe in centralized power, we have
drifted far from the principles adopt
ed when the government was found
ed Ours is a representative govern
ment, generally conceded to be the
best thus far evolved by the brains
of men, because it is government
of, for and by the people. Yet, es-
pecially in the past two years, our
tendency has been entirely contradic-
tory of the theory upon which our
government was founded, and, unless
checked, must result in absolute de-
struction of representative govern
ment. The check will come when the
self-styled captain is made to under
stand that the legislative and judicial
branches of the government can and
do perform their own duties as faith
fully as the executive performs his.
Semi-weekly herald., 1915-07-08
THE SACRIFICE OR LIFE.

The British navy has already lost
as many men, since the European wa,
broke out ten months ago, as it cost
wellington to win the day at Water.
loo and thus bring about the "chanee
OF front in the universe" yet ordi-
nary observers of world happenings
would say that the British navy has
accomplished little or nothing. One
hundred years ago the "deliverance of
Europe was purchased with no more
lives than are sacrificed now to gain n
mile advance of the trenches, with
but little preceptible advantage in the
final outcome.
There is an old Persian proyerb.
the truth of which was never more
forceful than now: 1.-THE cheapest
thing in the kingdom is that which
men hold most dear" It is human
life, sacrificed today without visible
result where similar sacrifice q GEN.
tury ago changed the destiny Of m.
lions and Of empires,
Semi-weekly herald., 1915-07-08
A GOOD LAW.

An effort is being made to get
enough signers to a petition TO refer
the the voters at the next election the
civil service law passed by the last
general assembly. Inasmuch as the
law has the APPROVAL of such men as
Phil B. Stewart and was signed by
Governor Carlson, it may be taken as
a good law. And the fact that the
Denver Post is at the head of the
mater of referring the law is fighting
it because some of its pets will be let
out of office if the law is not referred
is a further good argument in its ia
vor and against it being REFEREED
Boulder Herald.
Semi-weekly herald., 1915-07-08

The Texas farmer arises in the
morning at the alarm of Connecti-
cut clock; buttons his Chicago sus-
penders to Detroit overalls; washes
his face in a Pennsylvania pan with
Cincinnati soap, sits down to Grand
Rapids table to eat Kansas City bacon
and Indiana hominy fried in Kansas
Lard and cooked on st. Louis stove,
bitches a Missouri mule fed on Iowa
corn to a Chattanooga plow and cul-
tivates farm covered by an Ohio
mortgage.-Texas Life.
Semi-weekly herald., 1915-07-08
RAKE OUT THE CLINKERs.

This is to be new kind Of Fourth
of July. In fifty cities those persons
who have been nsturalixed during the
last year will be invited to attend
a public ceremony whose purpose will
be to dignity the gift Of American
citizenship. Frederic C. Howe, COM
missioner of immigration ut New
York holds that:
Admission to citizenship. no mat
ter how simple the ceremony may be,
ought to have something of the dig
nifty of the crowning of king. That
is what democracy really is--divided
power and sovreignity I'VE can
not expect from any foreign born vot-
er any higher valuation of the suf-
frage than we ourselves give it."
Stimulating the pride and the loyal
ty Of our naturalized citizens is only
part Of the duty that lies before US.
The state laws which govern aliens
in the United States are even more of
a hodgepodge than our state laws
generally. How many people realize
that an alien cannot hold job in
any capacity, high or low, under the
state or local government in Califor-
MIA or Illinois That no alien can
teach school in Idaho? or cut your
hair in Michigan? In Pennsylvania
no alien can legally peddle fruit or
fish, wood or coal. In Missouri he
cannot acquire land except by inheri-
tance or OH a debt. These laws are
not the best for making Americans
Of the newcomers. Masses Of men
and women with no chance to become
assimilated are so many dead spots in
The fire. 1t is time for us to shake
down the ashes and rake out the clink-
ers, so that the fires of patriotism
may burn bright and clear.-Collier's.
A wheat crop in Kansas of 1885,
667 900 bushels is indicated for this
year by 672 reports received since |
July / by Kansas City firm. The
reports indicate an area sown last
fall Of 9,230,O00 acres, Of which the |
aera Is 659, 900 acres, leav-
ing s,634,691 acres for harvest. The
estimated yields average nearly six
teen bushels for the entire stats.
Assessors reports indicate the sara
sown last fall was fully ~ large -
in the prsessding year.
Semi-weekly herald., 1915-07-08

When the new Springfield rifle was
substituted few years ago for the
krag-Jorgensen, on the recommends
tion Of the chief or ordinance of the
United States army, he little dream
cd that the 355,000 dircarded Krags
would furnish Democratic admins
tration with campaign publicity ma
terial. But though obsolete for war,
they still remained effective for po-
litical purposes. For some months
there has been gossip in Washington
diplomatic circles that first one Euro
pean power and then another was try
ing to purchase these old rifles. Then
it was whispered that one of the
South American countries was dick
ering for them. At length, the time
was ripe to spring the Meyer-Gerhart
farce. and we have the papers scare
heading the indignant refusal of the
president and the Demo national
committee to accept 81 200, 900 for the
Democratic campaign fund as an in
ducement to authorize the sale to
Germany of these discarded guns. The
price Offered was reported as high as
$3.50 each for rifles which have been
relegated to the museum of military
antiques, Does anybody imagine the
German idea Of equipment efficiency
would seriously consider the possession
OF such fire arm? Industrious press
agent work, that. Sounds like Tom
Spence, the administrations publicity
man. The rifle might have been SER
vicable for his purpose, but the powder
was damp.
Semi-weekly herald., 1915-07-08

Recently the postoffice department
announced that without any impair
ment of service certain adjustments
had been made in rural routes with
large increases in the number of pat
rous served. Now comes Pennsyl-
vania postmaster who loyalty issues
letter to the press explaining that
the department is forced to cut down
the service somewhere, and that it
was only natural that the rural routes
were selected to stand the greatest
cut. eve regret that it was neces-
sary to interfere in any way with the
service, continues the peace making
postmaster, who, in order to retain
local friendships assures his neigh
bors that "the local postoffice author
tiles had nothing whatever to do with
the change" 1t is pretty safe guess
that some other postmasters are max
ing similar explanations, though per-
haps most of them will make the ex-
cuses privately instead of publicly
denying responsibility for an order is
sued from Washington. The local
postmaster is entitled to sympathy
for he must deal with postoffice pat
rons every day, while the department
head in Washington is too far away
to hear and can let a clerk read, an.
swer and file the complaints.
Semi-weekly herald., 1915-07-08

The present government deficit am
ounting on June 10 to over 100000
900 when only ordinary disbursements
are considered and $127, 100000 when
all disbursements are taken into con-
cideration, naturally raises the in
quiry as to the nature of the ex-
cessive expenditures. Part of the de-
ficit is due to lack of revenue and
part to increased expenditures. The
pay warrants drawn to June 10 ag-
gregater $685., ,403, ,624.11, as compared
with S66S, ,293, 3,953, 40, to the same date
last year. This is an increase of
$21,OOO,OOO. The amount would be
much greater if payments of some
claims were not deferred for vari-
Gus reasons. Among the principal
items OF increase are nearly SS,00O,00
Tor the treasury department, $6,0OO,-
oOo for the military service, S4,OOO.-
900 for public buildings, $4,000, 900
Tor the postal deficiencies, $1,000
ooo Tor the department of agriculture
S2,5O0,00O for independent offices and
commissions, $5,50O,000 for the de-
partment of the interior and 50. 400
ooo Tor the executive office. There
mas been a reduction of $4,000 900
IN the expenditures for pensions.
Semi-weekly herald., 1915-07-08

Wherever an American goes lawful
ly, and observing the law, there the
flag goes with him, and there it must
ever go.-Henry Cabaot Lodge.
Diplomacy could not state the
American position with greater clear
ness and force on several reams of
paper, than the distinguished scholar
in politics from Massachusetts has
stated it in 81 words.
Welsh Brothers circus has offered
former Secretary Bryan $4,000 for a
ten minutes speech daily for twelve
weeks.-Telegraph News Dispatch.
The offer is fine testimonial of
Mr.. Bryan's drawing powers as an
orator, and furthermore why is it not
eminently proper to try and elevate
the sawdust ring as it is to expend all
his effort in trying to elevate the
stage?
Semi-weekly herald., 1915-07-08

1t is evident that the administr.
tlon is greatly embarrassed by the oft
quoted assertion of Secretary Dedfiald
that the change from an adverse 10 /.
favorable trade balance is not due to
war orders" Every paper in the
country that publishes commercial,
news at all has been CARVING re-
ports of enormous orders for food
stuffs, clothing, shoes, blankets
horses' harness, saddles, heavy artil-
iers' rifles, ammunition, shells shin
supplies-almost every conceivable
character of goods, wares and mer-
chandise needed for the armies of
Europe. 1t is perfectly ovbious that
since Secretary Redfield has been
proven in error in this particular. his
future statements regarding the
American trade conditions will be re-
ceived with suspicion or open ques-
tion. Quite naturally the political
managers of the Demo cratic party are
annoyed by this early wreckinp of
what should be a source Of useful
campaign information. It is not sur
prising that Secretary Redfisld has
become suddenly less talkativs.
Semi-weekly herald., 1915-07-08

After Observing the strained rela-
tions arising from the Lusitania in
cident, the peace loving people of the
United States may we'll unite in sing
ing the praises of those level headed
Republican senators who defeated the
ship purchase bill. If munitions OF
war were being carried to Europe in
vessels owned by the United States,
we would certainly have been involved
in the conflict long before this. The
right of unlimited debate in the senate
has saved this country from war.
Semi-weekly herald., 1915-07-08

Two employees of the federal gov
ernment recently presented an ex-
pense account for two months hiring
of an automobile at $25 day. Due
probably to. the depleted conditions
of the public finances, the comptroller
refused to allow the claim and now
they are hustling to raise the neces-
sary $500 to pay the bill, sum
which would have purchased new
automobile. After all, they were only
following the example set them by
their departmental superiors and of
congress in squandering the taxpay-
ers' money.
Semi-weekly herald., 1915-07-08

We notice an extended obituary no.
tice of General Obregon in the Bos-
ton Transcript. We feel sure that
the general will want several extra
copies of the article as it is written
in the choicest Bostonese and besides
it will be great curiosity to the
Mevican warrior to see what the post
mortem tone of the press is going
to be when he finally takes his ex-
it from this bank and shoal called
time.
Semi-weekly herald., 1915-07-08

Commenting upon the shipment of
sos, 100000 worth of horses and mules
to the warning nations of Europe, a
Democratic contemporary says that
these animals should be pittied. Yes,
and so for as Democrats are concern
ed, the animals should be thanked,
for they have added their mite to the
traffic that has partially saved the
Democracy from the adverse balance
of trade which its legislation pro-
duced.
Semi-weekly herald., 1915-07-08
KEEPING OUR AMMUNI-
TION AT HOME
From the New York World.

From the New York World.
To urge that war between Germany
and the United States would be fatal
to the allies by keeping our ammu-
milton at home, as Prof Roland G.
Usher says is to betray much less
accurate knowledge of American pro-
duction than Pan-G -Germanism showed
of European politics.
American companies now selling am
munition abroad are chiefly those
that have always made and sold it.
They are simply working full time
or double shifts. New factories can
not be equipped for such work in
day. But output is increasing as
new equipment comes into use under
the incitement of big contracts, and
the increase is a potent factor for
the future.
This is the situation in country at
peace. A United States at war with
Germany would see different condi-
tion. What is now profitable but
precarious industry would have the
Semi-weekly herald., 1915-07-08

A st. Louis report says that Champ
Clark celebrated Missouri Good Roads
day by working on the roads, side
by side with % convicts from the
state penitentiary. He must have
found himself in congenial company
In 1918 he worked side by side with
300 odd Democrats in congress to
wreck the Industries of the country
and bankrupt the government with
ue Wilson Underwood tariff law.
Semi-weekly herald., 1915-07-08

Is the federal reserve bank scheme
working as expected? The ordinary
citizen whose only business with
banking business is u small savings
account, doesn't know; doesn't have
any way Of knowing. To him the fed
eral reserve bank exists only in the
newspapers, unless his benefit is re-
Elected through big business, which
probably is the case.
Semi-weekly herald., 1915-07-08

Well, Billy Sunday may not be so
Objectionable after all, writes the
cub reporter, for he says if the news
papers were all suppressed l believe
that crime and sin would increase 100
per cent overnight and hell would
hold jubilee" Still it was up to
Billy to say something nice about
the newspapers, for they have given
him several "sticks" of free. adver-
tising.