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Evening journal., 1915-12-14
WILSON AND CARRANzA.

7 sNT it about time for sstute Democratic edi-
tor to advance the theory that President Wilson
not really out-generaled by Carranza, but that
Wilson adopted a shrewd scheme to ascertain who was
best fitted 10 govern Mexico?
Wilson served notice all the leaders OF factions
in Mexico that they must get together and agree, or
the United States would intervene All agreed except
Carranza. He hurled defiance at President Wilson
He thereafter recognized by the Wilson ad-
minstration.
Now, can't the Democratic press save the situation by
claiming that Wilson merely took this method Of as
certaining who among the whole list OF leaders had
enough to rule? Isn't it plausible that Wilson hg
ured that any man who had enough diplomatic sagacity
10 defy him would thereby demonstrate his fitness for
the job?
While this line Of procedure is not exactly in ac-
cordance with diplomatic usage. it is no more out Of
harmony with custom than many other things the ad-
ministration has done. and it might make peo-
pie believe that Carranza's diplomacy really did not
triumph after ALL Many persons believe it did. and
they would gladly listen any explanation that would
put favorable appearance upon the whole dis .
committing proceeding.
Evening journal., 1915-12-14
SPIRIT OF THE
DELMARVIA PRESS
roo MUCH MIDDLEMAN.


From the Harrington Journal.
The curse Of the American farmer
is the rapidly increasing. expanding
and perpetuating middleman.
No matter what the farmer raises or
produces, or what price the ultimate
consumer pays, the middleman and
his cohorts and satellites get the bulk
OF it.
When apples we're rotting on the
ground in many sections of the coun-
try last summer because the growers
could not get a price sufficient to pay
for marketing them, the people of the
cities were paying a nickel for three
little runts. If fair sized they were
two for a nickel, and in many cases
five cents each.
Why can't the farmers OF this
county band together in some kind OF
an organization AMI do their own
marketing without the assistance Of
these grasping and devouring middle
men? Surely some method could be
devised whereby their crops could be
marketed pointly and in bulk and thus
save the tremendous shrinkage that
now goes into the pockets OF horde
OF useless go-betweens.
Orange growers in Florida have
such an organization and are getting
better prices for their fruit and with
less trouble.
In Chicago there are number OF
men who have purchased fruit and
truck land in Alabama. They have
formed an organization for mutual ad-
vantage and protection and one man
disposes OF all their products direct
/ to the retailers, realizing good prices
on every commodity
There are enough farmers in this
/ county 70 form a large and powerful
| organization. Agents could be ap
pointed sn the large cities and ship
ments could be made direct The ser
Vices OF numerous middlemen woulC
/ be dispensed with and the increased
profits would so into the pockets Of thu
farmers.
The coming year promises to b'
one of great prosperity TO the Ameri
can people
Why give the bulk OF the farmers
profits to a bunch OF blood suckini
leeches in the guise of middlemen?
Evening journal., 1915-12-14
Editorial Opinion
SENATOR OWENS, FoOLIsH BILl

SENAIOR OWENS FOOLISH BILL.
From the New York sun.
Senator Owen, OF Oklahoma, has re-
introduced his bill to regulate stock ex-
changes IN general and the New York
Stock Exchange in particular. The
prospect for its enactment is poorer
than it was when the measure failed in
the last Congress, for if there is any
legislative project which has been rem
dered obsolete by events it IS Senator
Owens's
Stock Exchange history since the out
break Of the European war is sufficient
proof that the Owen bill is unnecessary.
A year ago this week the New York
exchange vas working its way toward
the full restoration Of free, open mar
ket for listed bonds and stocks. II had
unlocked its doors t. trading with m-
usual restrictions, but 1t was not long
before the market broke away from the
articles with which it had been sur
rounded for the protection Of values and
of banking conditions and proceeded
with the year long recovery which has
been so valid reflection of the return
of national prosperity.
Part of the price Of a free market for
securities has been aid in the eXtava-
CANT speculation in war munition shares
but curbing the Stock Exchange would
not end speculative excess. In every
period of excitement the gambling frenzy
has manifested itself even more violent
ly in the unorganized market than be-
yond it. Meanwhile the stock Exchange
has continued 20 register the steady
growth Of real values and has justified
its existence as the principal place for
rendering capital fluid and mobile and
available.
For little while after the closing Of
the Stock Exchange there were fanatics
who thought that the suspension afford
ed a splendid opportunity to demon
strate the superduity Of the institution.
Time proved that the exchange was an
indispensable part of the business ma
chinery. In view of the satisfactory ac-
count IL has given OF itself in the past
twelve month Congress is likely TO con-
clude, despite Senator Owen. that it can
hardly do better than TO let the Stock
Exchange alone.
Evening journal., 1915-12-14

with the problem Of increased revenues
The two problems can be solved at
once by the enactment Of a protective
tariff law. The same law that will raise
sufficient revenue for all the needs Of the
government viii protect American in
dustries from the blow of competition
with cheap labor products after the war
is over and will proyile industrial de-
Tense. The party in power need hunt
for no other solution of the particular
problems which re confronting the ma
tion.
A protective tariff will solve the dye.
stuffs problem. II will solve the problem
Of building mp a merchant marine, since
all that is needed u a diiierential tariff
Of 10 per cent. on goods shipped in
American bottoms. let goods shipped
in foreign bottoms be assessed duty
10 per cent. higher than goods shipped
IN American bottoms. and a large
American merchant marine soon will be
upon The sens. No experiment Is in
volved in such plan. because it was this
method that was successful in the early
days Of the republic. The dumping OF
foreign products in this country also
would be prevented. A A.protective tariff
obviously is the solution of most of the
problems which are being considered
separately.
Evening journal., 1915-12-14
povER AND as TREES.

From the Dover State Sentinel.
lt requires man Of long experience
and careful training to make the most
of shade trees in the town. IL is unfor-
tunate that Dover has no such man
available. A few years ago an expert
from the United States Department Of
Agriculture was brought here and made
many practical suggestions about the
care of our beautiful trees, and Incl
dentally suggested that many of the
trees that are not beautiful might be
removed without detriment to the ap-
pearance of the town. For some reason
the Town Council did not follow mp this
work. Since that time a "Tree League
has been formed but it seems to be
powerless. We call attention to this
matt -r that public sentiment mny crys-
,alize, if possible, into some good work
ing plan for saving our trees and making
Dover more beautiful.
Evening journal., 1915-12-14
PLAIN WORDS no AUSTRTA.

A UsrRIA may not like the Lansing note relative
to the shelling and sinking OF the Ancona. In it
here are certain unpleasant truths, bluntly express
ed II is the truth that hurts in such controversy
The conduct Of the commander Of the submarine
can only be characterized wanton slaughter of de-
ienseless noncombatants says the Secretary state
In one part of his note TO the Austrian Minister OF
Foreign Affairs. He adds that he does not believe
hat the Austro Hungarian Government will sanction
or defend IAN act which is condemned by the world as
inhuman and barharous which is abhorrent to all
civilized nations and which has caused the death
innocent American citnzens.'
Those plain words. and the demand that ac-
companies them is equally plain. They find their jus
thcation in the fact that the crime committed was one
hat called for plain treatment.
Evening journal., 1915-12-14

Captain Rntelen, OF the German army, has been
deserted by the German Government in his hour OF
trouble and his oenses against the neutrality OF the
United States have been disavowed by that government
The captain, who TO this country with a large
corruption fund TO defray the expense melting strikes
in munition factories. is a prisoner in the
Tower London. He fed this country and endeavored
get back to Germany. The British, however picked
him up and put end to his activities The German
disayowal doubtless dictated by diplomatic policy
rather than by reutonc regard for the truth
Evening journal., 1915-12-14
TUESDAY DEC. Ia, 1915
sUpPORTING A WORTnY ENrERPRIsE.

gXTE informed that liberal response is being made
" by Delawareans TO the appeal for funds to be
used in establishing, in Paris large hospital tn be
devoted to rebuilding the faces Of soldiers who have
Sufered mutilaton I'm the present war
That response speaks well for the generosity Of the
people OF our state. Their feeling has been stirred
profoundly by the authenticated stories Of human
mutlation and suffering that have come from the
trenches and the base hospitals. The sympathy for
who have had their faces reduced to horrible carl
satures by the wars fury and who need and cannot
get special surgical treatment rebuild those faces
Is especially strong The amount OF money already
subscribed toward the founding of hospital for their
special beneht is conclusive evidence Of that fact
The local committee, which IS headed by DR.. Julien
Ortiz, is doing splendid work in crystalizing public
sentiment and building up Deaware's contribution to
such worthy enterprise.
Evening journal., 1915-12-14
10 REOPEN PERRYvILLE CHURCH.

Special to THE EVENING JOURNAL.
PLRRYVILLE, Nd. Dec. l4.-Perry-
Vile Church, which has been under re-
pairs at cost OF $1,000. will be reopen
ed on next Sunday. Bishop Joseph f..
Berry will preach morning and evening.
Dr. II. G. Budd and DIR. u. l.. Hoifecker
and other ministers will be present
Evening journal., 1915-12-14
VOLUNTEERS AND CONSCRIPTs.

THE Earl Of Derbys voluntary enlistment plan seems
Il to be producing great results in Great Britain.
News from the other side Of the Atlantic indicates that
conscrpton finally be resored it will affect only
those Brains who have closed their ears to all pa
trotic appeals. They will receive little public sym
pathy when appeal is followed by compulson
In past IL has been the boast OF Great Britain
that voluntary enlistment supplied the men needed for
onense and defense. The government is exceedingly
that the present shall be fought through on
such basis Il has decided, however, that If con
scrpuon be needed TO put the skukers in the ranks
It shall be applied The time is near when it will be
apparent whether such application must be made
Evening journal., 1915-12-14
WOMEN INVESTIGATE ALMsHoUsE

CEORGErOWN, Del, Dec. l4.-1he
New Century Club, which appointed a
committee to investigate conditions at
the county almshouse, following the re-
port OF unsanitary conditions. will send
the body before the trustees OF the poor
house tonight TO demand that condi-
tions be remedied They declare that
the present system is inefficient.
Evening journal., 1915-12-14

The fact that German newspapers are denounclng
the United States Government for having forced the
recall of Captains Boy-Ed and Papen of the Ger
man embassy in Washington is of secondary import
ance The chief thing in the whole situation is that
The two meddlesome mitarsts are to get out OF our
country not because they desire to go but because
view Of their pernicous activities they deserve TO go
The distemper Of a Kaiser-controled German press
may be overlooked without any sacrifice of national
eenity
Evening journal., 1915-12-14
GEMS OF THOUGHT

have been dying for twenty years, am going
to live.-James Drummond Burns.
.-.-.-.
No man ever did designed injury 10 another but at
the same time he did a greater to himself.-Tome
.-.-.-.
have worked hard, very hard. that is all; and have
never refused God anything-Florence Nightingale
s-.-.-.
There Is no darkness, but ignorance; in which thou
art more puzzled than the Egyptians in their fog
Twelfth Night
Evening journal., 1915-12-14

In view Of the preponderance OF force thrown inro
the Balkan field by Germany Austria aud Bulgaria. it
never anticipated that the comparatively small
Ango-French force could block the invasion. AS
the in the east and the west. the Teutons arc
having everything their way in the Balkans just
now; but in the east and the west. the Teuonic
viii be halted in due time and them the reaction
Will set in in favor Of the Allies
Evening journal., 1915-12-14

Speaker Champ cark's friends in New York have
begun active campaign for his nomination for Pres-
dent the Democratic ticket They insist that Pres-
dent Wilson is barred by the one-term plank in the
Baltimore platform. When will John f. Salisbury and
other Clark in Delaware declare themselves in this
highly important matterg
Evening journal., 1915-12-14

1t is said that for delay by Austria in the
Ancona is that she has been unable TO find the
submarine that destroyed that big passenger vessel
1t may be that she is looking in the wrong navy for
IT, There have been suspicious from the outset that
Il a German submarine. flying the Austrian flag
Evening journal., 1915-12-14
R0Ys Am THE Y.M A

q TATIsTICs just made public by the Young Mems
~ Christian Association in this city show what an
important part is playing in the boy life
munity.
From May l. 1909 to April sO 1915. period OF six
years. the total boy attendance all activities was
13SO33 How powerfully gymnasium activities appeal
20 the boys is shown by total attendance OF Al 800
in the athletic department other total attendances of
boys in the six-year period were as follows Bible
study club meeting, 4,s2s evening school, 6s3 and
Bible study clubs, $50.
It is impossible TO the great good that has
come to city a result Of such work among boys
whose lives are being shaped and who are adyanc-
ing rapidly toward manhood and its responsibilities
Evening journal., 1915-12-14

British and French submarines now operating in the
Sea OF Marmora are meeting with remarkable success
In their war upon Turkish shipping. II sdyices from
the front be true, all except seven OF the many
ports Turkey had at the outbreak Of war have been
sunk ly the Allies submarines and those seven are in
aaiiy danger OF destruction.
Evening journal., 1915-12-14

France has arrested 1860 alleged spies and sen
fenced So Of them TO death since the war begun Many
others have been sentenced 10 penal seryitude and
prison 1t Is no secret that at the outbreak Of the
war the country was simply with spies many
Of whom had lived in France many years in anticipa
lion Of Der Tss"
Evening journal., 1915-12-14

Il probably is beyond the range of possibility that
Secretary Of State Lansing will ask The German Kaiser
TO recall Senator Hoke Smith Of Georgia, for
wonted interest in the German cause.
Evening journal., 1915-12-14

Where Congressman Kitchen has the better Of
Prophet Ezekiel that the Prophet has no vote on the
administrations defense programme.
Evening journal., 1915-12-14

Those cries OF "Peacel peacel" raised by thousands
of men, women aud children in the streets of Berlin
do not nt in we'll with the speech made in the Reich
stag by the Imperial German Chancellor
Evening journal., 1915-12-14

Though the Republican family may have had some
little squabbles Of its own is united in its contest
against the Democracy.
Evening journal., 1915-12-14

The Volunteers of America in this city are prepar-
ing to supply Christmas dinners TO 125 families this
year. II is estimated that fully 700 men, women and
children will benefit by this dispensaton OF Christmas
cheer that deserves the support Of the community.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1915-04-16

queen, the latter caring for the young
and moving the newly hatched grubs
from place to place when the colony is
disturbed
Notwithstanding the fact that the
white ant is such an interesting in
sect, it is one of the most destructive
in North America While in a way they
serve in a favorable role by converting
the wood of dead stumps and trees
into valuable soil material, this is
more than Offset by the damage they
infiict on injured living trees, to say
nothing of their insidious borings in
all manner of timbers, props, poles
and posts, which often give way with
out the slightest warning. White ants
will infest the heaTtwood Of living
trees injured at the base by fire, dis
ease or other insects, and sometimes
in such trees they excavate upward
throughout the dead heartwood, longi-
tudinal tunnels, irregular in diameter.
These insects also infest the roots
of living trees, finding ingress through
abandoned burrows of the large round
headed borers. Sometimes they girdle
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1915-04-16
THE PERENNIAL FLOWER BED
BY JULIE ADAMS POWELL,


Last month we talked about the
hardy bulbs. This month we. are 60
ing to make flower border of peren-
nial plants, plants which SOW their
own seed and of plants that are bien-
malls, and we are going to buy or beg
them all.
Suppose we have a border from
twenty to forty feet in length and from
six to fifteen feet in depth. Or to fit
our estates" our border can be made
much larger or very much smaller
A border planted by woman should
not be over twenty by eight feet in
size, for If she did all the work ex-
cept the heavy digging, it might not
be possible for her to give a larger
one the right and necessary care.
Such border should run north and
south, and if possible, face the east.
The background may be of hollyhocks,
both single and double, golden-glow,
the single tiger lily, the ever bloom
ing flame flower, the tall meadow-rue,
and tall meadow-sweet, set out alter
nately.
Then in front of these and at least
two feet from them we will set out
the pearl echillea, some of the colum-
bines, the choice of which are cana
densis, chrysantha, chrysantha alba,
carulia hybrida, skinneri, and Cali
fornica hybrida
In the center Of this row a hy-
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1915-04-16
FOR HOPE-CHEST .DRAPERY
Letters and Monogram Designs of the
Present Are Beautiful as
Well as Varied,

The engaged girl need be at no loss
for new designs in letters and mono.
grams for the hope-chest drapery, If
she stops to consider the varieties OF
alphabets that are being shown
among the newest embroidery pat.
terms. Even the obvious letter q
may take on enough novelty to make
it unacceptable. Perhaps the new
est and most novel addition to the
hosts of artistic alphabets are the
Japanese letters They are most ef-
fective when done in the familiar
Japanese blue on white While the
Japanese lettering is original and at.
tractive. it is not sufficiently dignified
for the more formal pieces of linen,
and should be reserved for towels,
lunaheon cloths, pajamas. etc For
ths large dinner cloths and napkins
the old English lettering is always
good and may be varied by working
the letter in a heavy outline stitch
and filling in the solid parts with
seed stitch. Cutwork letters are new
and most effective for table and bed
linens, Even the simple block let.
ters are to be preferred to the ornate.
much-bescrolled script letters that
once we're the only alternative to the
stately old English alphabet. Three of
these straight block letters combined
in an oval or diamond of cut work or
solid work make a very suitable mono
gram for either table or bed linen And
don't forget the cross-stitch lettering
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1915-04-16

You should brush your teeth after
every meal and then use dental floss
to go into the crevices Once day
is sufficient for the paste, although it
can be used morning and night with
out, harm. In brushing the teeth you
should first use the brush lengthways
in the ordinary way with the teeth
closed, scrubbing well up and down
into the gums. Then open the laws
and scrub across the hatness of the
molars, taking pains to go into every
corner. From there pass ON into the
inside Of the teeth, brushing thorough
ly in the inner part of the upper and
lower front teeth. When they have
been cleaned this way hold the brush
upright in your hand and with the
Jaws open brush up and down the
grain of the teeth. In the morning the
tongue and gums should be given an
extra cleansing with a special paste.
After each meal. when the teeth
have been brushed, run piece of
dental floss between each two teeth.
If you are in an office have an extra
toothbrush and spool of dental floss
down there to be used after lunch each
day.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1915-04-16
ASHES DISCOURAGE BUGS

Especially among asters l find
great value in ashes, containing as
they do phosphates which tend toward
sweetening the soil. No parasite will
contentedly find courage to live in or
enter such an unpleasant soil home.
Ashes are also beneficial in strength
ening and stiffening stalks and for
this reason l advocate them for gladi-
olus beds-but not mixed with ma
nure as some might do-rather strewn
over the surface soil after fertilizers
have been we'll worked in. When thus
treated they seem to release the am
monia of the fertilizer, relieving it Of
it's most valuable properties.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1915-04-16

drangea paniculata grandifora would
be very pretty, and to continue the
row, hardy pompon chrysanthemums,
the several blue varieties Of larkspurs,
moon penny daisies, Shasta daisies,
fox gloves sweet williams, coreopsis.
lanceolata grandiflora and an almost
double variety called "the golden
fleece"
Nicotina affinis can be planted In
this row early next spring and from
year to year It will SOW its own seed
and will come up so close to where
the old plants grew that it will not
often need transplanting.
Then we will have the hardy gail.
lardia, gysophila paniculata, or baby's
breath, lavender, Lychnis, rose cam
pion, monarda didyma splendens, al
so called the bee balm and robin rum
away, the Chinese bell flower, the
hardy perennial poppies and the gar.
den heliotrope.
double border we will make OF
two heights of plants, setting the tall
er ones a little back of the very low
ones. The snap dragon, the double
anemone, the MULLEN pink, the sea
pink, English daisies, the harebell,
Canterbury bells, the hardy double
and single pinks, the polyanthus, the
hardy primroses and the English cow
slips all will help to make our hardy
flower bed a thing of beauty and a
joy forever"
The earth for a perennial border
should be light and porous. Never
try to raise flowers in soggy, wet soil.
AS soon as the plants are well rooted
have a forkful of well-decayed stable
manure spaded in we'll around each
plant unless they are very small
plants, then use your own good judg-
dent
Just before freezing weather
mulch two or three inches deep of
stable manure should be spread over
the bed a little heavier about each
plant, and If the plants have any
spooky branches they should all be
trimmed back quite close.