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now. when the food OF immigration
has been greatly reduced, actually as
well as relatively we need no such
haphazard test. If we adopt one it
should 90 beneath the surface and
try to make determinations based
on some demonstration of genuine
eligibility or ineligibility.
How little the formal test of liter
acy is worth was shown when the
Senate enthusiastically amended the
House bill so as to open our doors
TO the eXiled inhabitants of Belgium.
If those good people want to come
here and settle we are naturally glad
to welcome them, waving all ques-
tions of literacy and assisted immi-
grafton" In a pinch like this we
discard our artificial restrictions
without a whimper That shows how
merely a conventional value they
have.
We should be glad to see Congress
save tine situation for the Belgians
b. passing a special joint resolution
facilitating their migration here. But
the immigration bill itself deserves
a veto. and. once vetoed, it will have
hard work getting a two-thirds vote
in the House of Representatives
Evening journal., 1915-01-08

sells are put out of commission by war.
greatly to the damage of Germany.
This is a legitimate advantage enjoy
ed by Great Britain, which she woui1
not forego for the sake of assisting
the United States to build up a COM
petitive commerce.
Every craft set afioat by the gov
ernment would add one more risk OF
our being drawn into the present
war says the minority report. This
is unquestionably true.
AS for the operation of government
owned ships after the war, how would
they be made TO pay? Since Ameri-
can vessels cannot compete with for
eign ships in the overseas trade. how
long will Congress be willing to meet
losses incurred by the government
lines? Is Congress willing to pay big
sums for the sake of seeing the
American flag on the seas, when ves-
sells under other flags will carry
American cargoes cheaper than our
own vessels?
The more the government ship-pur-
chase bill is studied. the more serious
appear TO be the obstacles in the way
of successful operation Of govern
ment-owned ships. It is a piece of
paternalism that is dangerous in time
of war and ruinously costly in time OF
peace
Evening journal., 1915-01-08
The Townsend Incident "A Crime"
CFrom the Dover State News Dem.)

The removal of Marshal Townsend
was more than a blunder; 1t was a
crime. II spells bad politics and
locking at the matter from the sor-
did point of view of those who mere
" regard a political party as a means
to get spoils. it defeats or looks to-
wards defeating its own end. 1t is
difficult to account for the removal of
Mr. Townsend on any enlightened or
patriotic grounds. If we look at it
from the point of view of what we
may know we find ourselves cOnsid-
ering the possibility that Senator
Salisbury might have had in his
mind the thought that the removal
of Mr.. Townsend and the appoint-
ment of MIR. Fairy might possibly
strengthen the Democratic party in
tn, State. When we do view the
matter from this point OF view how
ever we are amazed that really
enlightened man could make himself
believe that the removal of Mr..
Townsend without charges being
preferred against him and the ap-
pointment OF Mr.. Fairy at this time
could possibly do the party good.
looking at it from the point of view
OF a desire to win.
No one can say a word against Mr..
Fairy or his eminent fitness for the
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place. Mr.. Fairy moreover may have
been and doubtless still is a friend
of Senator Salisbury but we insist
trat Mr.. FAIRY could have waited
until Mr.. TOwnsend's term had ex-
pired Mr. Salisbury must not allow
himself to believe that he or his
feelings are superior to the vital in
terests of the Democratic party. We
believe in parties and we believe IN
partisanship but when man is
placed in a position of leader and
when he apparently has made him
self believe that the distinction which
has been conferred upon him has
carried with it the power or the
right or the discretion to mete our
rewards and punishments we insist
that il is time to repudiate such lead
crship and repudiate it emphatically.
Mr. Salisbury deserves considera-
ton and admiration perhaps by re-
naming true TO his friends but Mr..
Salisbury wants to understand and
we believe he will be given to un-
derstand that leadership which does
not make the party and not the indi-
vidual the first consideration is the
worst kind of leadership and this is
the kind of leadership which is re-
vealed in this Townsend incident.
Evening journal., 1915-01-08

own special Incorporation bill with consequent lack of
uniformity and in instances of town fights. much
barrassment and inconvenience to legislators.
There is one recommendation in the message that
may controversy among the interests involved
Il has do with the State supervision Of State banks
and trust companies by the Commissioner of lnsur-
and Banking The governor endorses the COM
missoners recommendations both with regard to
banks and trust companies and insurance companies
and says they should be enacted promptly into laws,
for the protection of the public and investors.
Viewed as whole the message certainly supplies
to the Senators and Representatives much food for
thought and broad field for beneficial action They
should find pleasure in sizing up to their responsible
ties I'm the matter.
Evening journal., 1915-01-08
The President and The Liferacy Test
lFrom the New York Tribunel. !.

The House immigration bill with
the literacy test imbedded in it,
passed the Senate last night II now
goes to conference committee. and
viii undoubtedly be submitted to the
President for his approval, although
he has let It be known that he Is
firmly opposed to the literacy test
THUS for the first time since March
A. 1913. the Democratic majority in
Congress has definitely challenged
tho Presidents leadership.
II was the manifest reluctance of
Democratic Representatives and
Senators to offer that challenge
which kept the immigration bill
sidetracked in the Senate for many
months Before the last election it
could not have been brought TO
veto. The altered situation i'm the
Democratic party since November
last is more than hinted at in the ac-
ton of the Senate yesterday in bid
ding defiance 10 Mr. Wilson by a
vote of so TO Z.
We hope nevertheless, that Mr.
Wilson viii stand fast Mr. Taft
vetoed this same bin two years ago.
and it failed because there was no
two-thirds majority in the House Of
Representative 10 pass it over his
veto Mr. Wilson should show equal
courage in battling for his convic-
tions. Enlightened sentiment Will
be with him in opposing the pend
ing bill
The literacy test for immigrants
is simply lazy mans test IT sets
mp no fair or just standard of eligi-
bility II is not based on character.
bodily health capacity for labor.
sObriety or any other of the quail
fiCations which are of real import
ance in those who do the sort OF
work which falls TO the average
alien immigrant A literacy eXami-
nation does not include the lmave.
the idler or the parasite There can
be no pretence that literate immi-
grants will work harder. lead more
respectable lives and be more useful
in the development of the industries
which are fed by immigration than
viii those Who never learned to read
and write. IL is proper 20 set up
such test for voting. But il rs
oXtravagan tc use IL i'm trying TO sift
cut at Ellis Island those who are
desirable as transient workers or as
settlers from those who are unde-
sirahlc.
The literacy qualification never
had anything to recommend it but
its oasiness of application. Like al
other absolutely superficial things. II
appeals through its om-handednes'
and lack of thoroughness. In tn,
days when We were having an annua
= immigration of 1000 600 10 1900. .00l
some easy, catchy device like tha
might have seemed plausible SOM
kind of fish net was wanted. Blu
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The Shipping interests
and the Ship Purchase Bill
(From the New York SUM-

I'm the Senate ON Monday Mr. Roor
of Now York opposed the ship pur-
chase bill because, among other rea-
sons. il proposed TO embark the Gov
ornmont of the United States OF very
large expense in a business venture
Of q kind i'm which the private enter
prise of the United States has uni
formly met with loss rather than with
profit What makes the action OF
the President and his subservient
friends in Congress peculiarly eXas-
perating TO The private shipping and
ship building interests is that the war
i'm Europe presented them with
legitimate opportunity to engage prof
itably in Atlantic transportation and
the ship purchase bill has compelled
them TO fOregO H.
Soon after the war began the Brit
ish ship building industry found itself
i'm sore need of men and materials
and could not fiji the orders that
poured In. The demand for Atlantic
cargo ships could not be met If an
American exporter went into the mar
ket for tramp steamer he was lucky
TO charter one i'm the year 1915, and
if he could find a ship disengaged the
price he would have to pay for it
seemed eXtortionate So scarce were
ships and so high were freight rates
that American builders calculated
that If the war were to last until the
middle of 1915 an American built ship
would earn her first cost in foreign
trade, and that when interned tonnage
i'm many ports was released at the end
of the war and the old stress Of Allan
tic competition had to be faced they
could use their new ships in the
coastwise trade under enrolment.
II was certainly grand opportun-
ity There had been nothing like II
since fhp old finish dave of American
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supremacy in merchant shipping. For
the first time i'm more than a genera
tion the domestic yards could turn QUO
ships as cheaply as the British. and
the ship could be manned and oper-
atcd at a handsome profit But the
opportunity might not last long. Elab-
crate plans were made to take advan-
tage of IL and capital was provided,
when the Administration under some
malign influence decided to go into
the carrying trade and regulate rates.
1t was, indeed. "a reversal of the ma
tural order of things" to quote Mr.
Wilson. and he did not seem to un-
derstand the perverseness of his rea-
soning that routes of trade must
be actually opened, by many ships
and regular sailings and moderate
charges. before streams of merchan-
disc will flow freely and profitably
through them"
The ship building and shipping in
terests were getting ready TO open
those trade routes with free ships and
take all the merchandise offered for
transportation when the Presidents
Government ship purchase bill was
put forward in the guise of a bene-
faction to blast a meritorious and
legitimate enterprise There was no
more planning to revive American
shipping. The field was abandoned
to the Government, since there could
be no competition with the Govern
ment. Nothing more economically
vicious was ever proposed at Wash
ington, and II the unwelcome measure
is damned through Congress a day
OF reckoning viii come with disas-
trous results to all concerned. The
blow viii fall with cumulative effect
upon what is left of the American
shipping industry.
Evening journal., 1915-01-08

The rules committee OF the House OF
Representatives has Just announced that
il will cordially support amy measures
looking TO the abolition of the naval
plucking board and the restoration TO
the active list of officers who have been
victimized by that boards star-chamber
rulings. 1t the committee on naval al
iairs wants a special rule TO expedite
such legislation, all it has To do is to
ask for it, Should no request be made
the responsibility for maintaining the
present unjust and arbitrary plucking
system and Withholding justice from
Captain Gibbons and ether admirable
officers railroaded ON the retired list
will be squarcly up to the reactionaries
ON the naval committee since the Navy
Department IS heartily IN favor of a
change.
The assistant secretary of the Navy
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Righfing the Wrongs
Done by The PIuckinq Board
lFrom the New York Tribune.l

recently put forward a substitute plan
for Fastening the low of promotion
According to it officers are to be Judged
ON the three qualifications of record
knowledge and professional reputation,
the latter to be found in the opinions
of commanding officers Those who fail
TO meet fixed standing in these mat
tiers viii be barred from promotion and
will pass into a class known as the ac-
tive reserve list. Thus the unfit can be
set aside and ample chance given for the
ambitious and able men to 20 forward.
such scheme of elimination would be
above board and free from ali suspicion
OF personal animosity and intrigue.
1t is important that the pluckinq
board should be- discarded 1t is equally
important that the injustice which il
did TO competent individual officers
should be made good.
Evening journal., 1915-01-08
RASTLAKE MISSIONARY SOCIETY.

The Missionary Society of Eastlake
Presbyterian Church met yesterday
afternoon at the home of Mrs Will
liam Jackson. No. 224 West Twenty
third street The foreign topic was
China" and home topic. "The Treas
ury." After the meeting there was
q social session and the members
were delightfully."- entertained by the
hostess.
Evening journal., 1915-01-08
wITH THE pARlaRApHERs.

About the only way for the aged Franz to put
end 10 rumors regarding his death will be for him
to to the front and his troops If he
find the front-Rochester Herald.
Our friend doc" Wiley is still the irrepressible
He prescribes lump sugar for the athletes Of foot
ba teams but noi for the puruose of sweetenng their
diSDosifio" when they Decentralization Herald
Evening journal., 1915-01-08

DON'T TAKE CALOMEL

q
Instead of dangerous. salivating
Calomel TO liven your liver when
bilious. headachy or constipated get
lO-cent box of Cascarets. They
start the liver and bowels and
straighton you up better than nasty
Calomcl. without gripmg or making
'Ynn sick
Evening journal., 1915-01-08
PHILATHEA Class BAKE.

The Philathea class of the Newport
NJ. r. Sunday school viii hold bake
tomorrow morning at 1890 O'Clock at
the W. c. r. t. headquarters.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1915-09-18
THE
Second National
Bank Of EKt0n
NO. 4162.
NO. 4162.

We receive accounts of Corpora
tions, Firms or individuals, and will
be pleased to meet or correspond with
those who contemplate making changes
or opening new accounts.
Interest paid on Certificates of De-
post remaining months.
Safe Deposit Drawers in Fire-proof
Vault for rent at So, So and S. per
year, as to size.
Depositors living at distance from
the Bank can send remittances by mail
safely, which will be promptly ack-
nowledged by return mail.
Discount Day, Monday of each week.
Inquiries will be promptly answered,
and any information relative to bust
ness cheerfully given.
VIM. T. WARBURTON, President
JAMES J. ARCHER, V.-President
|. ID. DAVIS, Cashier.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1915-09-18

Your work, health, happiness and
eyesight can be improved by having
pair of improved glasses. Call and
believe. Every Tuesday, all day, also
every evening, except Friday and Sat-
urday, you will find Specialist Wood
cock on eyesight in his Elkton Office
opposite Court House. He visits
North East, Md, at Hotel Cecil every
Wednesday, 9 A. NJ. to IL o'clock noon.
Every one in Cecil county who writes
a postal he will call on them, examine
their eyesight FREE OF COST.
In his Philadelphia, Pa, office, 1888
Olive street, every Saturday.
aug 22-6
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1915-05-29

WANT YOU TO HAVE The BEST-SO WE BUY The BEST
A MERCHANDISE SERVICE THAT IS SURE TO PLEASE
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1915-05-29
TO START ARMY SCHOOL FOR
BAKERS AT Fl. SAM HOUSTON

Washington. D. C.. May es.-Provision is
made in the army orders today for the
maintaining Of an army school for bakers
and cooks at Fort sam Houston. san An
dent, Capt. l. L Deitrick. Of the ninth cav
airy. is detailed 10 be in charge Of the
school.
By direction Of the president Capt F. J.
Hermann. ninth cavalry. Is detailed for
service in the quartermaster corps. vice
Capt J. J. Ryan. relieved
Lieut. Col. F. R. Keefer. medical corps.
IS relieved from duty at southern depart
ment at Fort sam Houston and will pro-
coed to Honolulu. sailing from san Fran
cisco about Aug 3.
Capt. ~ D. weed. medical corps will
proceed to Fort Bayard. y. NJ, for treat
ment-
The president has accepted the resigna-
lion OF chaplain A P. Landry, 18th cav
airy
Mai C. r. Spaulding. corps OF engineers.
is relieved from duty at army service school.
Fort Leavenworth. and will proceed to Gin
cinnau for station
ment. will proceed 10 Washington, D. C.. for
treatment
Orders OF Jan .. relating to Maj E. E.
Persons, medical corps. are revoked
Capt o. F. Snyder. 18th infantry will
report 10 commanding general. eastern de-
partment for duty.
Capt c. Deems. IT.. sixth field artillery.
is detailed as fnspector-instructor OF fieid
artillery OF the organized militia OF AIichi-
gan Ohio and Indiana, and will proceed 10
Indianapolis for station
Leaves Of absence: o. l. SpauldinR fr
fourth field artillery. second division. Texas
City. extended one month; MAJ. ]. c. GIL
months.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1915-05-29

come a conspicuous naked-eye object,
If not for northern observers, at least
for those in southern ATTITUDES. A pho
tOgraph of the comet taken at Flag
staff, Arizona. shows tail with two
branches one not less than three mil
lion miles long.
Professor Barnard, of the Yerkes OBJ
servatOry at Williams Bay, Wis. has
discovered two companion bodies near
Mellish's comet according TO an Off
cial announcement received al the Har-
ward university today.
One Of the bodies. observed on May
u, at IS hours Sc minutes. was con-
spicuOus and had distance rom the
comet Of IS seconds and a position
angle Of 2S5 degrees. The other body
was faint and occupied an intermediate
position in the same line
At 2:3O a m. May 18th, the ritter
saw the comet with the naked eye
about 3 degrees east Of Saggitarius.
II appeared TO the eye as a nebulous
body. but in the telescope showed a
branching tail
The Southern Cross.
For those Of our readers located in
the southern ATTITUDES of the United
States the southern Cross" viii Je
most favorably placed for observation
this month. as it reaches its northern
most declinatiOn during the evenings
of June
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1915-05-29

Comes full yard wide in the sea-
sons most favored eol0rs, also
staple eolors-very specially priced
per yard
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1915-05-29

field. describing in fact a circle whose
center is the north pole Of the ecliptlcs
about which the pole Of the earth
makes a complete journey every $4,000
years, during which various stars other
than POlaris will in turn DecoE the
Pole star.
Planetary CONFEDERATION.
June ?, 1.4T a. m--Uranus and moon
in conjunction. Uranus south 20 min
June .. 100 p. m.-Jupiter and moon
in conjunction Jupiter south 4 degrees
80 min.
June 9. 6-s7 a m.-8Iars and moon in
conjunction. Mars south degrees l
June 3. 1900 p. Mercury in de-
scending node.
June 10, sos a. menus and moon
in conjunction Venus south degrees
5S min.
June 13. 2:I4 p m.-saturn and moon
in conjunction Saturn south 4 degrees
10 min.
June Is. s,Oo p. m.-Mercury station
airy
June 10. 1884 a m.-Mercury and
moon in conjunction. Mercury south 4
degrees IS min
June L. z-54 p. Neptune and
moon in conjunction Neptune south
degrees S min
June ~. 400 d m.-Jupiter in quad
nature with sun.
June 20, GOO a. m--Nercury IN aphe-
lion
-
Ger. Summer commences
June a, 1900 p m--Mercury and
Saturn in conjunction Mercury south
3 degrees II min.
June 26. 1000 p m--Mercury at in
ferior conjunction with sun.
June Is, 500 p. ni.-Saturn in con
junction with sun
June %, 4-22 p m--Uranus and moon
in conjunction. Uranus south IS min.
June Moon Phases.
June 4, 9-42 a. m---Last quarter.
June i, 1907 p. NEW moon
June 20, 1884 a. m.-First quarter.
June &c, 9-37 p m.-Fuu moon.
The Planets for June.
Mercury viii be in the western Cve---
ing sky for a few days after the LIST,
setting about an hour after the sun.
Venus continues in the eastern morn
ing sky during June, and will rise
about an hour and a half before the sun
the last Of the month
Mars is still morning star Lut is
too far from the earth to be well seen.
Jupiter will be at Quadrature with
the sun on June 18th, 80 degrees west.
1t rises about half past one "a NJ on
the first and about half past II p. m
on the 3Oth-
Saturn will be in conjunction with
the sun on June 2Suh. and will be too
near the sun TO be well seen the first
Of the month
Uranus rises about midnight and will
be found in the eastern part Of Cap
ricornus-
Neptune is the evening sky in the
western part of Cancer, and is well
placed for observation.
The MeiIish Comet.
The Mellish comet is approaching the
sun rapidly and viii reach perihelion
about July 20. II will pass nearest the
earth about the middle Of June and
Will then be about 4O.OOO,OOO miles
away. It is believed that a will be-
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1915-05-29
FIVE YEAR OLD GIRL IS
ASSAULTED, MAN ARRESTED

Charged with attempted criminal as
sault on year old Eva Garcia Martinez,
Jesus Garcia was arrested BY the police
Friday night near the home Of the little
girl.
The little girl told the police that
Garcia took her to an outbuilding and
later to park near Tays and Fifth
streets, telling her that her mother
would call for her at a house nearby.
The little girl went to the house and.
when her condition was learned. the Do
lice were notified The police took the
girl to her home in an automobile. While
on the way, young Garcia was seen and
was identified by the girl, the police
declare He was then arrested.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1915-05-29

-HE sun will be at its greatest
declination north on June % at
\ 7.21 a. m, and, according to as
Economical data. summer commences.
The sun is then said to enter the con-
stel1ation Cancer. 1t viii. however, &C
tually be in the constellation Gemini,
and viii not enter Cancer until in July
This is a somewhat confusing matter
10 beginners in astronomy and brief
explanation of the cause VIII be Of in
terest to them.
It is due 10 a westward NOV -ment OF
the Celestial Equator at its points OF
intersection with the Ecliptic-the
EquinOXes, amounting to 80 z-1O sec
Onds per year, or about one degree IN
y Z-S years, and one constellation sign
80 degrees. IN the course OF Z,l4U years
and in $4,000 years the equator VIII
have made a complete revolution It IS
termed Procession Of the Equinoxes,
which is somewhat misleading, as they
are receding-
We are Indebted TO Hipparcus, the
father OF ObersavatiOnal astronomy, for
this remarkable discovery, which was
made by him nearly 200 years ago
At that time the first point Of Aries
was fixed upon for the Nernal Equinox.
that is, where the sun crossed the
equator going north Now, however.
owing to the westward movement OF
the equator. the sun crosses the equat-
or 50 degrees MGSLM AT q III tissues 49,
tronOmers still date their calculations
from the first point in Aries and allow
for Procession" hence the almanac
statement that the sun enters Cancer
when it really is 80 degrees westward
in Gemini- Astronome-I find il neces-
sary to correct their star maps every
few years for Procession"
Prof. Jacoby. Of Columbia University,
in his recent excellent work "AstrOn-
omy." states that it is possible to ex-
plain procession by NewtOn's law Of
gravity, and that il is due to the gravi-
tation Of the sun and moon upon the.
earth's bulging equatorial belt, which
causes the earths axis to undergo 4
slow change in relation to the star
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1915-05-29

rAG SOUTH AND
HoB TIE MAP VEE =
YOUR HEAD-THE T6p
NORTH AID YOU Eg-L SEE
NE STARS FllD PLANETS
JUST As THEY APPEAR
ETHE AEAVENS
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1915-05-29
TWO BIG PACKING FIRMS
ARE UNDER INDICTMENT

Chicago, H., May 29.-Swift & Co.
and Armour d Co, two big meat pack
ing firms, were indicted BY the federal
grand jury Friday. Swift & Co. was in
dicted on charge Of receiving railroad
concessions by which it shipped its meats
at less than the published tariffs. Ar
mOUr & Co. was indicted on q CHARGE
OF conspiracy TO violate a statute in
the shipment Of frozen eggs alleged to
have contained decaYed material.