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Evening journal., 1915-01-26
zEBLEY's swAN.soNG RESOLUTION.

once more the Baynard-Cooper Board Of Education
~ has made aughable spectacle of itself
If anything lacking in support OF the widespread
demand that the present board be abolished and that
a smaller and representative and intelligent
one be set up in its stead, it was supplied by the
childish, if not absolutely foolish, action taken the
meeting last night Commissioner Morrow seemed TO
be the only member who did go all pieces in the
face Of a witherng fire from offended public
BY pre-arrangement Commissioner zebley offered,
and the board adopted resolution requesting the City
Solicitor to prepare amendment the city charter
aboshng the Board of Education end placing the
conduct Of schools in the hands of City Council
said proposed amendment presented to the Legis
lature before January 80
In other words the board proposes its own abolition
and the vestng Of its powers ir City Council
All the members except Commissioner Morrow voted
for that har-kari resolution He, recognizing its alb
surdity voted against II.
II the Baynard-C cooper clique launched the rcsou-
tion in the hope that it would win public and legsa-
tive sympathy for its ianitor-rdden board It al
ready must have discovered that it grioyously
mistaken. Instead it has made the commissioners who
engineered the plan the laughing stock of the
munity and given impetus to the movement TO have
member board, the members Of which shall be
elected at large
Commissioner zeboys swan song, with It's fountain
pen accompaniment interesting although not
ton High School Alumni Association insult to
its large and influential membership.
That DR.. r. o. Cooper fit TO devote much of his
ante-morem statement to a defense and eulogy Of
the High School ianitor is not surprising. The inhu
which that ianior has exercised the Bay
nard-Coopor Board of Education clique has been one
of the things that has made the present admnistra-
tion Of the public schools the unpopular
city has had
The public has neither forgotten forgiven the
effort that made by that clique and its ianor to
compel the members of the graduating class of 1913 to
entertain their relatives and friends in the white
washed basement Of the High School building; nor
has it forgotten forgiven the fact that that clique
and its ianitor created situation which compelled
the class to hold its entertainment and reception in
the Hotel DUPONT while the High School building was
kept dark.
We venture tho prediction that the educational affairs
city will be readiustcd along the lines sug-
gcsted IN the zebley resolution We have no hesancy
in asserting that it viii be waste of a busy
mans valuable time for City Solicitor draw such
amendment to the city charter the Board OF Edu-
cation clique suggests
II is the duty of the Legislature TO handle the educa-
tional situation here upon lines that far more
intelligent than those laid down in the zebley
song resolution. and Il may be relied upon do IT,
do It,
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element. and Il is doubtful whether a
northern man-Carranza, villa, or
any other-could successfully rule
the southern population.
Northern Mexico is as turbulent as
southern Mexico Is quiet. The north
ern Mexicans are civilized" 10 the
extent OF sharing the border senti-
ment for license under the name Of
liberty. Under a separate govern
ment they might be orderly. but it
has been demonstrated that they can
not keep on good terms with their
southern countrymen.
Perhaps the solution Of the Mexi-
can problem will be the partition of
the country on line in the neigh
borhoOd Of the thirtieth parallel.
which roughly marks the distinct
physical differences between north
err and southern Mexico. If Carran-
"a and Villa could be induced to
agree upon a division of the coun-
try. an arrangement might be made
for the recognition by the United
States of the new republic adjoining
this country, which would help 70
restore peace and enable the people
to resume their daily york.
All attempts TO secure one gov
ernment in Mexico having failed. and
there being every evidence that con-
| tinued effort ON that line would be
/ fruitless. the Mexican leaders and
I the people themselves may conclude
/ that two republics at peace are be-
ter than one country in continual an
arChy.
Evening journal., 1915-01-26

To stay.
What the United States wants to
know is whether British militarism
is 10 be satisfied with the defense Of
the British empire. or whether il is
to be developed into an overshadow-
ing power at sea which will try 20
dominate the world. If the latter is
the aim, then Americans generally
will rapidly lose sympathy with
Great Britain. and will rather turn
their sympathies to Germany. The
German army. however formidable II
nay be. is not a menace to the Uni
tel States. The British navy, man
aged with the ruthless energy and
skill that characterize German Mill
tarism, would surely drive the United
States and Great Britain into war.
Two obvious duties confront the
United States. One is to Danish an
dreams OF perpetual peace and build
up navy that will be able TO defend
the coasts of the United States and
iho Panama Canal against all COM
ers. Great Britain included The
other is to demand and obtain from
Great Britain an abandonment of Is
atiempt to lay down a new set OF
/ laws Tor the conduct OF commerce by
sea.
The United States is not dealing
with long-distanco fears of the fu-
ture: it is face TO face with a grave
emergency. British militarism is
operating injuriously against Ameri-
can interests at this moment The
| drift of British policy. il not checked,
/ viii only end by extorting from The
nited States a tacit but actual rec
ognition of the overlordship OF Great
Britain on the oceans--Of obedience
TO any laws which the all-powerful
British navy may put in force.
The mere statement of this con-
/ tingenoy is sufficient TO arouse a de-
termination on the part of all patri-
otic Americans to repudiate and
make Intellectual any. British suzer-
ainty over American rights at sea.
/ The determination. however. must
be backed by power to make it ef-
! iective. There must be an American
navy strong enough to protect Ameri-
eau rights. Then they will be re-
specteG, and there need be no fear
! OF war.
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The United States Must
Rely Upon IFS Own Navy
(From The Washington Post

On more than one occasion The
Post has suggested that militarlsm
cu sea. and not militarism on land.
was the menace which the United
States should guard against We
have regarded the oceans as our
strongest bulwarks, tut only on con-
ton that the American navy stood
or guard i'm sufficient strength 10 de-
fcnd our coasts. The immense street
ches of water are a complete barrier
against an attack by an army; but
they are the best OF highways for an
attacl. by fleet. Therefore. the
most effective weapon of defense is
a navy.
Mr.. Archibald Hurd who is ac-
knowledgod as an expert on naval af-
fairs. contributes an article to the
current Fortniehtly which brings
cut clearly the necessity of a strong
naval defense policy on the part Of
tlo United States. He speaks OF
England but his words opply with
still greater force to this country. In
discussing the question. "Will War
End Militarism?" he asks what is
meant by militarism?" II German
militarism is meant, he expresses the
hope that IL will be smashed; but il
British miliiarism is meant. he thinks
Vi will be stronger than ever. There
viii not be any sweeping away OF
armaments and navies. in Mr. Hurd's
opinion. He notes that "the North
Sea and the English Channel are not
only no protection. but actually con-
stiiute If we do not command them
with our men-Of-war. an aid 10 any
enemy who desires TO strike fatal
blow at us. The sea Is the best me-
dium for invasion. Transports heav-
lily laden with troops can move over
water twenty times as fast as sol
diers can move over land. On Au-
gust 4, if We had not possessed an
adequate margin of safety i'm ships
Of war and of trained men. Germany
might more easily have invaded this
country than she did in fact invade
Belgium"
All this is true. and Mr.. Hurd
rightly concludes that Great Britain
must maintain an adequate defensive
navy, without regard to the outcome
of the war-in other words. that
British militarism on the sea is here
Evening journal., 1915-01-26
WILMINGTON AND
COUNTY TAXEs.

From the Middletown Transcript.
But in reference to the peculiar
condition in Wilmington. where pro-
perties are changing owners almost
daily, and repairs and improvements
made all the time, il is important
that the county assessment be kept
up TO date. Il has always seemed 10
us that the simple common sense way
out this situation would be for the
City to assess and collect the county
taxes. In other words, the City has
a complete machine. and at present
a far more reliable one than the
county's. for the assessment of prop
erty. Why should il be necessary to
have five county employees to go
over and duplicate the work of the
city employees? Why could not the
Council of Wilmington certify to The
Levy Court of New Castle County the
fact that the assessed valuation of
the City is so many million dollars
And carrying the same further. why
could not tho Levy Court then GER
tify TO the Council that the county
tax rate is so many cents on the
hundred dollars, and the City then
collect the county tax at the same
time and with the same force as the
City tax is collected. and the county
Evening journal., 1915-01-26
Mr.. BrYan's Letter
'From the New York SUM

Secretary Bryan's letter on the
subject of neutrality addressed to
Chairman Stone of the Senate Com
mittee on Foreign Relations is an
extraordinary document. IL has Il
twofold purpose. II is intended
primarily to check the growing hos
tilitys to the Administration that has
been voiced in various quarters in
tho United States by elements in
sympathy with the Teutonic alliance
Secondly, II gives notice to the
world that the United States regards
the proposal that IL shall prohibit
shipments TO belligerents as without
standing in international law. The
obvious conclusion to be drawn
therefore is that the Administration
disapDroves the pending prohibitory
legislation.
A categorical denial is made 20
charges that the Government has
favored the Allies. Emphasis is laid
on the fact that all of the troubles
that now confront the United States
in its international relations arise
from British control of the seas.
Mr. Bryan's letter was written in
Evening journal., 1915-01-26
SPIRIT OF THE
DELMARVIA PRESS
ALL XEHICLES SHOrLn

ALL VEHICLES SHOULD
CARRY LIGHT.
From the Milton Times.
At the last biennial session OF the
legislature, a bill providing that
every vehicle shall carry a light at
night was defeated by small ma
jcrity in the rush of the closing days
OF the session. The Times strongly
favored this bill and advocated its
passage. The legislators who voted
against the bill did not account for
their opposition at that time or
since. So far as we know no one has
ever made a public statement setting
forth possible reasons why such a
law would be unWiso. Accidents
causing injury to life and property
are occurring almost daily as the re-
suit OF teams colliding with each
other in the darkness of night. nei-
ther of them carrying lights. Auto
mcbilists. showing lights are gen.
orally blamed for collision with
carriage carrying no light. The
injustice OF requiring one kind of We
hicle to carry a light. and allowing
another kind OF vehicle to 90 with
out a light. is plain 10 De seen. New
York. New Jersey, Pennsylvania and
other States have a law affecting all
kinds of vehicles in this respect.
Delaware simply needs to fall in
line with uptodate policies in this
matter.
There is yet time for the required
remedy to be made. The Times has
addressed itself TO Senator Joseph
and Representative Salisbury. urging
them to support a bill requiring all
kinds of vehicles TO be lighted. Every
citizen should write to his represen-
tative and senator, urging the passage
OF such a bill. Everybody who uses
the public roads at night should DE
particularly interested in helping TO
enact this needed legislation. Act
now before it is too late Write to-
DAY; tomorrow never comes.
Evening journal., 1915-01-26
MORE contributions
FOR RED CROSS RELIEF

Recent contributions to the Red
Cross War Relief Committee. through
the Knitting Committee, follow:
A Friend, one scarf.
A Friend. two scarfs.
Mrs. T. II. Rodney, New Castle four
pairs wristlets, six scarfs and two
testaments.
Mrs. Sellars. Edge Moor, Del, one
scarf
A Friend, one pair wristlets.
Mrs H. II. Thayer, Jr., two scarfs.
Mrs A. Nolen, two scarfs.
Miss A. E. Stroud, one scarf.
Miss +. Gawthrop one scarf:
Mrs. A. GaYthrOp. one scarf.
Mrs. W. Bush, two pairs sleeping
socks.
Mrs. Clara Harlan. two pairs wrist
lets
Miss Ridgely. one scarf and one
pair wristlets.
A Friend. one scarf
Miss Price, one scarf.
A Friend. six abdominal belts, four
bed socks and one combination scarf
and wristlets.
Red Cross, Smyrna, Del: Ten knit
ted abdominal bands, twenty-three
hultttN 0tdilos iuItt htliutlHs Out
woven band. two knitted stockings
ten pulse warmers and one pair of
gloves.
Mrs. Creighton, one pair socks and
one muffler.
Mrs. r. Porter, Bridgeton, n. j., two
pairs bed shoes.
Mitchell II. Greenwood, one child's
cap.
Mabel T. Boardman Circle, seven
, teen pads and forty-nine bandages.
Lorraine Group, one hundred and
forty pads.
Westminster League, five rolls adj
hesive plaster and one many-tailed
bandage
Westminster League. Folded 125
pads, two many-tailed bandages.
Ladies Aid, Greenhill Presbyterian
Church. one child's underskirt and
two childrens night dresses.
Evening journal., 1915-01-26

reads: 81 began using Peruna a few
months ago when my health and
strength were all gone. and / was
nothing but a nervous wreck. Could
not sleep. eat or rest properly, and
felt no desire to live
"Three bottles of Peruna made
me look at life in a different light as
/ began TO regain my lost strength.
While my recovery took nearly four
months, at the end of that time l was
better than / ever had been before. [
had a splendid color and never weigh
ed more in my life.
"I certainly think Peruna is with
out a rival as a tonic and strength
builder, and il has my endorsement"
Mr.. Charles Brown. r. r. A. Box 79,
Rogersville. Tenn. writes: "I have
tried many different remedies. but
have found that Peruna is the great
est tonic on earth, and a perfect sys-
TEN builder"
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"For over two years I was troubled
with catarrh of the internal organs. l
heard of free booklet, 'The Ills of
Life l read it and wrote to the doc
tor, who answered my letter promptly.
| began taking treatment as soon as
possible. Tongue cannot express how
l suffered with my stomach. and also
was troubled with catarrh of the head.
/ didn't feel like myself for a long
time. So I began taking Peruna. l
have taken four bottles, and now I
cannot praise it enough. Any one who
has chronic catarrh should write TO
the Medical Dept. OF the Peruna Co..
Columbus, Ohio. | feel grateful for
what the doctor has done for me. and
would not do without Peruna. I now
enjoy as good health as ever. find
il has improved my health so much
that I will recommend it TO any one
cheerfully."
Evening journal., 1915-01-26
WET AND DRY.

From the Dover Index.
AS sequel TO the wet and dry
fight i'm Delaware, the Legislature has
before IT, a number of liquor bills.
One is for the repeal of the Hazel
law in the interest Of wholesale deal
ers of Wilmington; another proposes
to apply to Delaware the Maryland
law limiting the euantity that an in
dividual can receive to one gallon
per month; another proposes repeal
OF the bottle law. and another pro-
poses an amendment to the consti-
tuition. providing for a periodical vote
IN each local option district In ad-
dition TO this. petitions arc being
circulated among members from
Kent and Sussex Counties for resub-
mission. and If these are successful,
IL is understood that the Anti-Saloon
League will try to get resubmission
all over the state II is reported,
that while the Wilmington wholesale
liquor dealers want the Hazel law
repealed, they oppose resubmission in
| Kent and Sussex. In the meantime,
under the ruling of the Supreme
/ Court. liquor in plenty is being
shipped and brought into the lower
counties. These various questions
must be met and dealt with or lodged
/ by members of the Legislature. Con-
! gress has turned down national pro-
! hibition. but still retains control of
! interstate commerce in liquors. and
nc effort is being made to secure the
passage Ola bill giving to the state
| The right to prohibit shipment Of
/ liquors from outside of the state
into dry territory. About the Legis-
1 lsture the drys say let present con-
ditions alone. except apply the Mary
land law. and the vets say give us
another vote. and some members say
give us time 10 think. and in the
meantime some thinking is going On
I outside.
Evening journal., 1915-01-26
MISS ROBINSON RESIGNS

Miss Rachel Robinson, teacher Of Ger.
man at the Wilmington High School has
resigned. Miss Robinson is graduate
of Swarthmore College and also studied
in Germany The instructor has been
The leader of the Senior German Club.
Evening journal., 1915-01-26

pay the City fair compensation for
the wcrk done? The taxes are laid
on the same classes of property, the
law in reference to rebates and pen
alties is practically the same in both
cases. The only advantage Of The
present system is that it provides
places for political workers, who arc
not always chosen for their presumed
efficiency in Office II costs the coun-
ty no less than $4,000 annually TO
assess and collect the taxes in the
city, at least half of which could be
saved by the above system. We
would be glad if the papers Of the
city would discuss this proposition
and ascertain the views of the peo-
pic who think of these things.
Evening journal., 1915-01-26

Frankness should impel Colonel Roosevelt 70 ad-
nit unreservedly that he made a mistake when no
,urned against President Taft and assisted in eectng
Woodrow Wilson to tho Presidency
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Miss LmeIie A.
HaberkOrn, 225l
Gravois Ave. st.
A. .s4,e. o
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TWO GRATEFUL WOMEN
WHO PRAISE PERUNA.
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Live. Peruna is A
Tonic and Strength
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fered. Would Not
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s>-I Thank You.

AIrs. r 1 a N K
Stroebe, z. +. ID.
1, Appleton.
Wis. Her letter
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MIkH lean Advertisers has exc
NEW aniiaed and certified TO
the oireulatisn Of this pub
neaaion. The fiaurst Of circulation
uoniainod In the Asseciation's ~
port only are guaranteed.
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Ma tisi Whitehall BItu. n 7. City
Evening journal., 1915-01-26

rhe Association Of
American Advcrtis.
ers 10 composed Of
all the great sdyer-
tissrs Of this coun
try. Tho hssocia.
tion endorses only
such papers a. sub
NIT 10 its cNamina-
tion a. any moment,
and positive proof
must be submitted
The accompanying
certifcatN, No. tt5i,
has been issued n
this paper.
La prensa. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1913-1962, 1915-03-12
Lie. Y ERI)AD.

que c)nyiarIr a Europa recurso>
1a-.aulrs para Su traSIado.
l.. senior General Felipe Angeles,
que honraria por Su talrnIo, por
5u prrlrIa y por Su cabalIarocidad
4 rualluicr ritrcito del mundo.
ao Ban mrnrs,rr dr Recommendations
que -arantIrru 81 honradrz: Ia
.uuIurta por 81 Observable para con
j rrr>iirmto Madero. SiGndoIr lea!
las,a mas ALA de Ia muertr p6nc-
- "a cubi"rlo dc SospcrhaS con que
solo 81 apasiOnamIrulo ma podido
.r4ar al Ciudadano CarranZa. FL
a.Lur General Angeles. que he "a
.firado al lralarIr drspuis perSo-
aImrrtr. D~rscouozcu la "funesta
|ailururia que haya podldo trner
. rcrra del ,rlor General Villa,
IurIu,ucia runcsta para cl Ciuda-
Iano Carranza? No funr>ta. case
d" habrr r1jSjido, para la suerle
lr Ia. ar!uas rrvoIIcIonarias.
10 que no So comprrndr cs, que
iulgauI" 81 Cudadano Carrauza al
senior GrurraI Villa como homJrc
far.I tie rrcihir i~nf,urnrlaS parso-
males. no haya arcrlado en- ~rirrr"r
-ob~" 81 la propia: o 81 senior tie
La prensa. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1913-1962, 1915-03-12
COMMENTARIES DEL Ola
La NO INTERVENTION Y LAS DECLARE
CLONES DE Mr.. CHAMP CLARK

Anteayer. la palabra de Mr.
Champ Clark, OradOr Official de la
Camara de DiputadOS, rcSOn0 en-
tuSiaStamente en- c: rcciniO del
Capit0liO de Washington acuSand0
Il los que AFRICAN ideas interview
ciOniStaS. de drSear la ruina de
nucStr0 pals pOr el pruritG dc sd
tiSRncer ambiciUnco pcrSonaleS e
innOblcS.
No dcbc SacriIicarSc Ia libCrtad
dc un pueblo, diio el Diputado
! Clarh,--pOr Ct simple hcchO de salts
faccr 81 intcrcS dc unOS %cuantOS.
DCbcmOS dejar EN- Cniera libcrtad
Il los mcNicanOS para diIimir SuS
cucStiOneS sin que nadic 81 mcZ-
Gle en- SuS aSuntOS. Is ri miSmO
casa dc la guerra civil de- los Esta-
dos InidnS que lucharcn haSta To-
grar SuS prUp0SitGS sin que nadie
~intcrNcnicra en- SUI cucS.!OnCS do
mtSticaS.
paIabraS son GSaS lIenaS de hon.
radrL que recOjcm0S' guStOS y
que nos Sirvem a maraliila para
fOrtalccrr la idea Que hemOS re-
nidO SOStcniendO hace tempo: que
J los Estad0S UnidOS M dchcn, nj
ticnrn pOr que mcXcIarsc en- nurS-
tro> aSunt0S, nj mrn0S pretcndcr
~ronlCrtirSr en- los directories de la
poIiiica interior dc -iGNicO.
Las paIabras del diDTtadO Clark,
IanzadaS en- p!rna Camara popular,
en- los mGmcHt0S en- que I'll gobirr-
no de la Casa Blanca dirigia enGr-
gicaS nOtaS al senior CarranHa y en-
liaba mas barcOs de guerra Il We
racruz. dando nucvO giro Il la FO-
Utica que habia Observable con los
rclOluciOnariOS, aC.mirren una re-
SOnancia inmcnSa y Significativa,
' ~rcVclan I'll ScntimientO Que pre-
| ~,ulpcc Ell los clemCntOS d este
ais, que son cOntrariOS ii la idea
intorNcnciOniSta pr considerable
.niusta y periodical no solo para
NtNic0, SinO tamJiGn para los Is
tados UnidOS.
No So %pcrdcrin, ~Scguramcntc, EN-
! mar de la indifcrcncia. las pa
iabraS enthusiasts y SinccraS del
!iputado Clark; han Sido IanzadaS
II mOmcntO 0partunO y elias To-
maraa lcVantar um cIam0r de pro-
sta contra los acl0s de aqueiIoS
:uc pcrSistrn Ell c]On;;nuar Il dcs-
.rTOilO de SUI pOlitica crr0nCa y IA
II QUE t&njG q D]rriUdica.
10 hcmos soIicijado del gohicr-
20 de este pals mas que una SOla
.OSa: que nos dcjn On libertad pa
"a arrcglar nuestrOS asuntOs; que