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The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1915-03-25
CITY CHURCH
ANNOUNCEMENTS
Presbyterian Church

A. P. Cooper, pastor
1880 a m. Sermon:
HAS a m Sabbath school
The lessons are interesting. come
and join a class.
$50 P. M. Christian Endeayor.
7:3OP M sermon.
We want you to come.
We aim to begin all services at
t%he..minute appointed. Be on time
Evening journal., 1915-06-19
MpoRTANT APPOINTMENTs.

+ n appointing the two men who to compose the
Il new Board of Assessment for this city Mayor
elect f. Price has exceedingly important duty
TO perform. That board do much TO make or to
dscredit his administration He should not lose sight
of that fact when selecting the two men,
He should appoint who believe in the equa-
zation of assessments.
lie should appoint who experienced in the
cty's revenue to them.
He should refuse steadfasty to appoint men who
will make political plaything of the city assessment
or play favorites when 1t comes to assessing prop
critics.
We believe he will do the best thing possible in the
matter and appoint good competent and honest men
who have neither Friendships grudges to but
who will take up the work with eye single to hold
ing the scales evenly balanced between property
owners on the one side and the community on the
other side
They must be men in whom the public has conh-
dence an6 who. when il comes to making an assess
ment will know neither Republican nor Democrat nor
rich man nor poor man. who win measure the value
of a property by honest and impartial standards.
They also must be men who know much about
realty values and the making of assessments that
those property owners who seeking special favors
that strike at the pockets of other property owners
through inequalities of cannot pull the wool
over their eyes and lead them to do things that they
should not do
II Mayor-clect Price will appoint men Of that type
he will make good beginning and one that will augur
well for the and popularity of his adminis-
traton
Evening journal., 1915-06-19
DELAWARE HOSPITAL ENLARerMENr

NEW and handsome addition to Delaware Hospi-
"A tai has just been thrown open to the public by
the board It represents the goodwill OF
the community toward the institution, because the
money used TO put up the building received
through popular subscription incident to one Of the
most energetic and ntegenty conducted money-rais-
ing campaigns known in the city of Wilmington.
That campaign a because the people be-
1evoi ia the institution for the benefit Of which Il
waged The fact that material part of that fund
is represented by the edhce just opened is something
that should bring pleasure to everyone and especially
TO those yho contributed to the 100000 fuId
Delaware Hospital has been performing exceed
nsl. useful function in this city and the territory
tributary it for many years. It had its genesis in
1887. AT that time the work Of collecting funds for
founding the institution begun In 1883 enough
money had been pledged Justify the promoters of the
charitable enterprise in acquiring property The lot at
the northwest of Fourteenth and Washington
streets was purchased Construction contracts
let and August 6, 1889 the cornerstone of the
building was laid The work prosecuted with such
energy that February 90 1890, the building was
formally opened
The original incorporators were Dr. Lewis p Bush.
Dr. James A. Draper DR.. William r. Bullock,
Bancroft Mrs Austin Harrington, Miss Alice E.
Johnston Mrs f. L. Gilpn, Miss Anna 7 Candy,
Mrs Charles G. Rumford Mrs. William Bush Mrs.
Victor dupont and Mrs. Charles NJ. Bird. Mr. Jackson
the first president He was succeeded by Dr. Lewis
p. Bush. William p. Bancroft the first secre-
ary and Henry c. Jones the first treasurer. The first
superintendent Miss Julia c. Wilson.
AS a memorial to Dr. Lewis P. Bush, the hospital
plant was enlarged with ocagona building in 1898.
dsponsary also opened in that year and an en-
fund for the institution started BY the
end of 1893 that fund amounted to only S574S2 If
those figures we're placed beside the endowment fig
ures of today, they would appear insignificant
The training school for was established in
1897 The demands upon the hospital had become SO
great by 1901 that the present main building erec-
ted. And now comes this most recent enlargement
which will make the work of the hospital much more
efficient than it has been, and bring feeling of
satisfaction to those who contributed the money that
made it possible for the board of managers to have it
constructed and dedicated to public use.
Evening journal., 1915-06-19
The Return To Reason
(From the washington Post)

ture of American industry. Suspicion
is no longer taken as a substitute
for proof. The accused is again re-
garded as innocent until proved guilty
and the presumption of innocence,
based upon a lifetime of honorable ef-
fort. is again recognized.
The muckrakers have at last taken
back seat. May they stay backl
They kept the country back long
time, and worked untold injury to
good regulations and honest business.
The poison which they injected into
the popular mind was virulent indeed,
but at last its effects are wearing of.
and the average American, rich or
poor, is again able to look upon his
fellows as something other than
/ thieves. Again there Is an opportun-
/ ity for the establishment of mutual
respect and confidence upon which
the superstructure of business rests.
Evening journal., 1915-06-19
Discountinq the Pound Sterling
(From the New York SUM-

selves is the question of the ability Of
the principal debtors whom we are
acquiring TO continue to make pay
ment for the goods and commodities,
including war materials. that are
swelling our export trade balances 70
fantastic totals. Nd is there so
much practical difficulty in the way
of an answer to this question.
On the whole it is safe to say that
the diminished Auying power Of
foreign money here is not some
thing for us 60 worry about az pres
emit Particularly is this true OF the
depreciation of the pound sterling.
AT whatever costs to themselves the
countries which are our customers in
the foreign commerce which we are
doing must maintain their credi. with
US. We may be- sure that Great
Britain, on whom the task Of f lanc-
ng the war for herself and her ailils
he's 6cvol'cd md on whom 50 many
other counrroa depend, viii exhaust
every resouren TO prevent the mound
sterling from losing too much of its
buying power here.
There is no finance which under
stands so well as does the British
finance the art of making a little gold
go a long way in the transactions Of
foreign exchange While there is a
limit 10 the amount of gold which is
or will be available for British use in
cfleciing settlements ay New York,
reliance may be placed on the COM
petent use of that gold TO the limit
according to the best traditions Of
the British banker Automatically,
also the discount on the pound sterl-
ing tends to provide certain correc-
tives. through the stimulation Of ex-
rorts of whatever British citizens
have to sell which we may care to
buy.
We are quite willing, for example,
to buy back our securities held
abroad. the bulk Of these holdings be-
ing in British hands, and TO pay for
them with the fun1s which are in ef-
feet provided by Great Britain itself.
! Again. the means are probably not
altogether lacking in the United King
dom for placing large amounts of
our securities at the disposal of the
British government and British nm
ance which could employ them as
lccllateral for the negotiation OF loans
in this country. At the last, recourse
can be had TO outright borrowings
abroad on the faith and credit of the
British nation: and the probabilities
are that British credit will be found
TO be good for great sums for a long
while yet.
Evening journal., 1915-06-19
WILL HAVE A
sALUATORY EFFECT

From the Wicomico News.
The roundup of the various auto
mobile drivers of Salisbury and vi
cinity by the State Vehicle Commits
sioner Senator Roe, will have very
good effect on the reckless drivers
and the parties who own machines
and who fail to live up to the law
governing the use of the highways
AS pointed oi;t by Commissioner Roe.
the highways of the state are being
used to such a large extent by the
machines which are increasing every
day. il is absolutely necessary that 2
strict observance should be enforced
of the law. Many people who do not
intend to break the law are careless
in driving without lights and az
times by speeding their machines. and
it takes just such a lesson rs was
administered in Salisbury this week
to make even this class of drivers
more careful and 10 take cogn izance
of the law. Automobiles driven at a
moderate rate of speed by sober and
careful persons are not ? detrment
to the community, but in the hands
of men under the influence of whis-
key, Joy riders and people of that
class they become a menace to the
entire community as we'll as to the
drivers and owners. Every owner Of
car should feel il his duty TO do
his part towards seeing that the
law is enforced so as TO protect h's
own life against the carelessness and
lrecklessness of some other driver. We
are glad to note that Commissioner
/ Roe will keen his men on the State
during the summer to apprehend the
reckless speeders.
Evening journal., 1915-06-19

All reasonable men are delighted to
observe the tendency of the courts
to do justice tc American business
men. Notwithstanding their promin-
ence. The fact that the courts are
not to be influenced by clamor and
prejudice. but are determined 20 mete
out justice according to the facts and
the law. is most reassuring 10 men
who have been bounded and hafassed
because of their conspicuous success.
II marks the passing Of the hysteria
which was fomented by the muck
rakers. who undertook TO prove that
any man who was successful was nee
essarily a malefactor, and that every
large business was necessarily crook
ed. The courts now make IL plain
that honest and great efforts result
ing in extraordinary success are not
10 be penalized. but, on the contrary,
that rich men and big business" are
10 he treated as the equals before
the law of poor men and little busi-
ness.
This does not mean that malefac-
tors are 10 thrive. or that monopolies
are to be tolerated. II means merely
that all offenses alleged must be prov
ed: that the truth. and not prejudice
snail he the guide OF action; and that
the law shall be impariially applied
to rich and poor. II means that
the courts are not seeking ont trifins
details and errors in an attempt tc
tear down the honestly built struc-
Evening journal., 1915-06-19

Less than a year OF the war has
brought startling reversals reckOned
in the accounts of the money chang.
ers. AT the outbreak of the war
Americans detained in London had to
cash their dollars at about S5 cents
for British forms RI currency. To-
day the pound sterling has value
here about ten cents below its normal
parity with the dollar. The dis
count is only little over two per
cent II might be even greater con-
cit,ring the vast depreciation OF
other foreign coinage in our market,
hut as the war goes on II is a dis
count which is bound to grow. as our
dollar becomes more and more valu-
able for the new purposes which il
is serving as a medium for settling
Celts al the new centre of ipterna-
tlCnal finance anu the new CONNER
cial clearing house of the world, New
York.
1t is impossible now for anybody,
however expert, whether trained eco
nomist or trained banker. TO ana
lyze all the factors and forces which
are operating to change the inierna-
t.onal standard of value from the
pound sterling to our dollar. Il is
also impossible TO determine the pres
ent or final significance Of the fall in
sterling exchange.
Roughly we know only that the
international exchanges supply evi-
dences of the enormous dislocation
Of ordinary finance and commerce
which the war hfs caused. We know
that foreign exchange evincos the
strain Of paving for the necessaries
Of life which only the United States
can supply with sufficient rapidity to
meet tho requirements Of various
countries, belligerent and neutral
We cannot, however. fail to ask what
all this means for the ability of the
nations which war is weakening fin
ancially to deal with the situation
when readiustment to a peace basis
has to be accomplished and mean
while to finance during the war the
needs which must be supplied by our
markets
So far as regards the most bellum
disposition of the mammoth burden
OF war debts which are piling mp
nothing but vague guesses and du-
bious coniectures is possible az this
stage. There are too many unknown
quantities. such as the length Of the
war, its outcome and the condition
of the belligerent countries when the
war ends, which can only he ascer-
tanned in the course of events. OF
much more practical concern to our"
Evening journal., 1915-06-19

Daniels, the Secretary of the Navy.
has been a follower of Mr.. Bryan and
a supporter of Mr.. Bryan's theories
of paciicism. He has devoted more
time and energy to making the navy
an institution of learning IA sort
of high school for the enlisted man.
than he has to making it a highly
tempered military instrument.
In his speech before the National
Security League on Tuesday ex-Sec-
retary George Won l.. Meyer after
summarizing the many glaring defects
I'm our naval establishment, said I'm
calling attention to these defects I
have not done so for the desire 1f
criticising the present head of the
navy, although l do believe that he IS
responsible for the demoralized con
dition of the personnel and the de-
creased efficiency of the navy"
When an ex-Secretary of the Navy
OF Mr.. Meyers high character can say
that of his successor the need of a
change in the cabinet which will.
emphasize the true purpose CT a navy
is manifest and imperative.
So long as the administration de-
pended upon Mr.. Bryan and his
schemes of pacifcation TO protect the
country in all contingencies Mr.. Dan
] iels was q logical enough choice for
| the head of the navy-the only branch
of our military service which can
boast of a fair degree of development.
But now that Mr.. Bryan has gone and
/ the President has refused to consider
diplomacy a sufficient and unfailina
| means of national defence. the pres
ent head of the Navy Department
has become q misfit He is not in
sympathy with any program which
Hooks 10 the subordination Of the fad;
and fancies of his educational scheme
TO genuine military efficiency. HI
cannot manage the navy intelligent.
because he does not comprehend wha
navy is and what il needs.
Preparedness for national use'
should be the sole ideal of naval ad
ministration. If the navy is not tG
be expanded and rounded out; If tn
personnel is not to be strengthened
and the fleet fitted TO meet the test
of actual warfare; if we are not L
have real army to serve as a seconI
line of defense; if the President
| foreign policy is not to be backed ~
! by adequate military resources, IL wa
q mistake to drive Mr.. Bryan out o
the cabinet In case Mr.. Daniels Il
allowed 10 remain and the ideas h
stands for are not 10 be thrust asid
MIR. BRYAN ought to be welcomed back
The administration may need hi
; peace panaceas sorely if il tries &
, Get along indefinitely without pru
dently supplying the country with
real navy and a real army.
Evening journal., 1915-06-19
pOLICEMEN WIN THEIR FIGHT.

VIZ uMINGToN policemen have won their fight for
w better pay. City Council has adopted a resolu-
ton fixing the salaries follows: Chief of police
s2lOO year; captain, 1890 year; sergeant SlOSO
a year; patrolman, $500 a year, and matron, 1915
year.
1t has been a long and unremitting struggle lot
the policemen to obtain those concessions in their own
behalf We congratulate them upon the success that
finally has crowned their efforts. They are worth all
they get and more. The increases should have been
made years ago
The increased pay will become effective as soon as
the Board of Police Commissioners acts upon the
schedule recommended by Council. We feel sure
public sentiment will support the board in taking
affirmative action at the earliest possible time.
Evening journal., 1915-06-19
Daniels Should 60, as Well as Bryan
From the New York Tribune.)

The country welcomed Mr. Bryans
enforced retirement from the cabinet
because it felt that President Wilson
had thereby shown his determination
to abandon the Bryan policy of de-
pending exclusively on pacific means
for the protection of national rights
and interests.
Mr.. Bryan's position was thorough
ly logical and consistent. His aim
was to abolish war and thus to OBJ
viate the necessity of preparedness
for war. With Mr.. Wilson's approval
he negotiated a series of treaties, sup
Elemental to our general arbitration
treaties, under the terms of which
the signatories agreed to submit any
question not yielding to negotiation or
not disposed of by arbitration to 4
breathing spell" commission of in
uuiry. That commission is to have
the power to delay threatening action
by holding up it's report for a year.
Having confidence i'm the efficacy "
this machinery. Mr.. Bryan wanted to
avoid trouble with Germany by sub
hitting Internationally to mediation
or arbitration the principles involved
in the Lusitania case.
Mr. Wilson disagreed with his Sec
retary of State and reserved the right
of enforcing the position taken by
the United States in any manner con-
formable to its dignity and judgment
If necessary, by an appeal to arms
The country supports him in that
view, since IL Is obvious that en- Of
! fence like the murder of neutrals or
! the high seas cannot properly he
arbitrated or disposed of by dilatorN
Diplomatic proceedings, If the natiOr
committing massacre does not at once
give pledges that its barbarou'
slaughter of neutral non-cOmbatant'
will cease.
The Presidents policy contemplate
the possibility of war; and in thatre
spect Is the direct reverse of Mr.. Bry
ans policy. But to contemplate IN
possibility of war is to admit the ne
cessity OF prepare lness for war. Hav
ing broken with Mr.. Bryan on on
point. the President should have brok
en- with him definitely on both points
L. we are not going to depend implic
lilly on diplomacy. mediation and ar
bitration for the protection of on
rights we must have al our comman
the only other defensive weapons
possible-an adequate naSy and al
adequate army.
Mr.. Bryar's departure from thu
cabinet on the particular issue whic
forced It should have meant the de
parture OF all the other member
who believe that navies and armie
are maintained only as a concessio
Go habit and not for actual use. MI
Evening journal., 1915-06-19
SPIRIT OF THE
DELMARVIA PRESS
THE POST OFFICE SITE.
From the Newark Posi-.

From the Newark Post.
With the acquisition of land by the
college, the site for the proposed fed
erai building has been a topic If dis
cussion this week AT the time Ct
the purchase II the site by the gov
ernment, The sentiment Of the citi-
zcns was divided on the location at
South College and Delaware avenues.
With but few exceptions, The business
men and manufacturers favored a
site more central to business. The
present site was chosen On the argu-
ment that Depot Road promised to
be built up IN a few years to an
extent that would make tic Delaware
avenue site nearer the center to the
greatest number of patrons. This al
gument is now, in the opinion Of sew
eral citizens made practically void
in that all the eriitory between Dela-
ware avenue and the women's college
will be taken up in campus develop
ment
Another argument being presented
is that being at the cross section of
streets, Win the prODaDle style OF ar
chitecture. it will interfere to some
extent with the plans of the college
extension
Adding additional force, comes the
rews today th9t Newark Viii nav c
free town delivery. This service Will
meet the general needs OF the rest
dental section.
With all these inalelcrs. AID the
attendant changes, IL is Just possible
the postoffioe authorities will consid-
sr their action. i. is ruraored that
these new conditions, which 'eill have
so decided an effect on tn, efficiency
of the service. will be called to gov
ernment attention.
II such action is contemplated. the
topic should be discussed publicly
in the light of town interest and moi
! by political sub rosa methods so
prevalent in such public affairs.
Evening journal., 1915-06-19
Editorial Opinion
THr NIMBER OF DRUG.TAKERs,
From the Journal of the American
Medical Association.

III NJ lMDEh VI I'M -
From the Journal of the American
Medical Association. -
Since the passage of the Harrison
narcotic law numerous statements
have appeared in newspapers ana
medical journals regarding the num-
Ter of drug addicts in the United
states. Most of these statements are
mere Euesses, no accurate data exist
ing on which to base any careful es-
Inmates. Certainly the maximum hg-
ures given by some writer's are
greatly exaggerated. In recent is
sue Of THE Scientific American" Lu-
Gins p Brown, Food and Drug Com
missioner of the state of Tennessee,
furnishes data on which~to base a
moro or less accurate estimate. From
figures derived from the operation Of
tho food and drug laws of Tennessee,
commissioner Brown estimates that
there are approximately 5000 drug
addicts in that State. AS Tennessee
comprises about 2 1-3 per cent. Of
the entire population OF the
country. this would indicate that
there are about 225.000 drug addicts
ir the United States. But" says
Mr. Brown. Tennessee being an ag-
ricultural State and therefore decid-
edly more free from such addicts than
those States where the pressure Of
modern life is harder we should add
10 per cent at least of this number TO
the assumption that the drug addicts
throughout the country will average
10 per cent higher than in Tennes-
see, giving in round numbers 247,000
drus victims for the entire country -
On these figures he concludes that
25O.OO0 is a maximum estimate, and
that the addicts annually use about
$4,000. 900 worth of drugs unnecessar-
lily. These figures, as Mr.. Brown
saws. are bad enough, but they are
very different from the two or two
and one-half million drug addicts
which have heen claimed by some
/ sensational writer's
Evening journal., 1915-06-19
CANnY SPECIALS

TRIOLA SWEETS. Chocolate COW
cred Crushed Pineapple. Crushed
Strawberries and Raisins. 29c Box.
MAXIXE Chocolate Covered Cher
ries, 29c Box.
Bars Saturday Candy. Assorted
Chocolates. 29c h. Sold on Satur-
day only.
Dsnforth's Dependable Drugs.
Market and Second Sts.-Adv.
Evening journal., 1915-06-19

The very best cooks are 10 be found
in the Want Columns of the news
raper. and there are lots OF them
every day appealing for positions
Adv.
Evening journal., 1915-06-19

We wish to remind merchants and other business
men who are required take out State licenses that
the time for doing so will expire June so and that
all who fail to avail themselves the intervening time
will be penalized the extent OF five cent month
until payment is made This is merely hint to forgetul
who may desire to pay such penalty for their
orgetulness the payment be delayed until the end Of
the month. valuable time will be lost in reach
ing the desk of the Clerk of the Peace such days
the lines of and who desire TO pay often
extend from the clerks Office out into the street
Evening journal., 1915-06-19

Senator Kern believes in cloture for Democratic use
against Republicans in Congress If session
be needed 10 obtain it, he is perfectly willing that such
a session be held That is very kind of the Senator
II his plan carried out the seat of legislation
would be shifted from the Capitol to the executive
Office in the White House Il is safe TO suggest how
ever that cloure will not be adopted Such rule made
by Democrats would be excellent campaign material
for the Republicans in 1916 II also would establish a
Congressional precedent that would plague the De-
mocracy as the minority party for all time to
Evening journal., 1915-06-19

Let not city officials forget. when they
planning for street Improvement that Pennsylvania
avenue hes valid claim for proper recognition in
the matter Of spending the paving fund It is an i'm
portant approach TO our city ami should be put in
good condition
Evening journal., 1915-06-19

Youns men are apt TO think themselves wise enough
as drunkards think themselves sober enoush.-ches-
teried.