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Evening journal., 1915-03-09

Two vices stand out in the seamen's
act, which President Wilson signed on
March 4. The first is economic. 1t is
admitted that the American merchant
marine is handicapped in competition
with other merchant marines by
higher overhead charges and higher
cost of operation. Our flag has al
most disappeared from the high seas
because vessels flying other flags
have been able to carry freight on a
cheaper basis. For that reason
good deal of American capital was
invested in vessels of foreign regis
ter.
Last fall Congress passed a law
authorizing the President to suspend
various provisions of our navigation
laws in order to induce owners OF
such vessels to use the American
flag. Transfers to the amount OF
half a million in tonnage were Sc
cured. Now. in what looks like an
exhibition of petulance at the fail
ure of the government ship purchase
scheme (Which sought to enlarge the
deep sea feet still further at the
direct cost of the taxpayers), the
President has approved a measure
more than revoking the benefits
promised to those who had accepted
the recent registry law in good faith
and penalizing more heavily than
ever the American owners who nave
made gallant fight for years to keep
our flag flying on the ocean trade
routes.
1t is no solace 10 American ship
owners to know that the administra-
ton is also going to try to increas
Evening journal., 1915-03-09
aRnYS WILL RE RnYs.y

TN a report by Prof Howard McClenahan, Dean of
Princeton University who sent to England
Holland and Belgium recently behalf Of the uni
versity authorities, find the following human in
terest feature relative to the attitude Of the Belgian
boys in Brussels toward the German invaders Of their
native land:
Groups OF German soldiers are constantly seen
marching about the city of Brussels Sometimes Bel
gian boys will be marching by the side Of these
soldiers and doing the German goose step" All the
while the German soldiers completely ignore the young
stors by their side
In addition Tho Belgian boys have organized corps
which drills and goes through military manoeuvres
For uniform the boys have cut a hole in their caps
through which a protrudes upward in close imi-
taton of the German spiked helmet The standard
bearer of this corps occasionally carries banner on
which Is inscribed mach Parisi" but then when this
Is aloft THE CORPS MARCHES BACKWARDS.
That would to indicate that boy nature is much
the the world and that the German soldiers
thoroughly human in dealing with it, when the
'back-step" is coupled with the "goose-step"
Evening journal., 1915-03-09
AN IDEAL COUNTRY SCHOOL.


IN lGH ideals in sanitary requirements for rural
Al schools proposed in bulletin that is dis
tributed through the United States Bureau of Educa-
ton The bulletin comes from the Joint Committee
on Health Problems in Education. composed OF mem
bers Of the National Education Association and the
American Medical Association The general ideal pro-
posed that the country school should be sanitary
and wholesome in essential particulars the best
home in the community" 1t is applicable to Della
to any other State in the Union.
"The school should be located in healthful place"
declares the committee "Noise should be eliminated;
children should be obliged walk farther than
two miles ride more than six; Fairgrounds should
be ample and we'll drained; and the school ground
should include real garden experimental farm,
with trees and plants grouped artistcaily."
The schoolhouse according to the bulletin. should be
as nearly hreproof possible Doors should open out
ward A small for consultations and emergency
purposes, and for Workshop instruction in cooking
and preparing refreshments should be provided
In the matter of ventilation and heating the bulletin
gives specific suggestions. "Fresh air should be pro-
vded through window board ventlators except where
the furnace iacketed stove is used in which
adequate nles and outlets should be provided. Every
school should have thermometer and temperature in
cold weather should be between SC degrees and 6S de-
grees f.
Light should be abundant "The best arrangement"
says the bulletin sis have the light only from
side of the pupil and from the long wall OF the
classroom The schooroom should receive direct sun
light sometime during the day but the main windows
should not face directly south East west facing
Is desirable In providing shades for windows dark
should be used at the top OF windows to control
light bright days.
There should be no dry sweeping or busting" says
the committee "Floors and furniture should be cleaned
with damp sweepers and oily cloths Scrubbing,
summing, and airing better than form Of fumi-
CATION"
The common drinking cup should not be tolerated.
should be taken that drinking water always comes
from safe source drinking fountains located just
inside outside the schoolhouse with sufficient pres
sure running water should be provided That water
for washing should be easily accessible and should be
utilized always before eating little enough to
ask many schools found to be lacking in this
respect"
Copies OF the full set Of requirements may be had
free by writing to the Commissioner Of Education
Washington, d. c. County superintendents of schools
and county boards Of education may obtain sufficient
number TO supply all their teachers and school COM
mitteemen. Wouldn't it be well for Commissioner
Wagner his subordinates TO get supply for dis
tributon in this State?
Evening journal., 1915-03-09

WASHINGTON, March 5.-Geting
10 separate pension bills through Con-
gress in two years is an unusual rec
ord for even the most favored Sena-
tor. It requires a great deal of per-
sOnal attention to the pension COM
mittee and to the individual members
thereof. both in the House and in the
Senate. But Senator Henry A. du-
Pont Of Delaware has put his 10 pen-
sion bills through during the Sixty
third Congress, which expired yester-
day and here they are:
Date bill
Beneficiary. Introduced
Louisa A Thatcher, April Q. 1913.
George W. Shuck, April 9, 1913.
Harriet Pierson Porter, April 8,
1913.
Mary Bottino, April 9, 1918.
Fanny Farley, April 9, 1918.
Charles w. Stigers, December g.
1913.
Julia Fleming Brewerton, Feb. 3
1914.
John H. Weaver. April 7, 1914.
Laura c. Bailey, June 10, 1914.
Aquila NJ. Hizar, December 16. 1914
In addition to the above, the follow.
ing claims, the consideration of which
he urged. were granted by the COM
missioner of pensions:
Date claim
Beneficiary. granted.
William A. Anderson, June IA, 1918
Caroline ID Woods, July 21, 1914
George r. Roberts, July II. 1918.
Henry II. Abbott, July 8, 1913.
Matte Dobson, July 21, 1913.
Anne M. DeCamp, February 10, 1915
Mary j. Donahoe, September 10
1913.
AS he had been chairman OF the
military affairs committee in the prev.
ious Congress, and was the ranking
Republican member of that committee
in the Congress which has just closed
Senator DUPONT was busy with vari
Gus matters of military nature. AS
ranking member of the committee, h'
made the following reports to Tho
Senate:
Marking Of Confederate graves.
For the relief OF William A. Blades
To correct the military record o
John T. Haines.
To correct the military record o
Charles Bowen.
Granting an honorary discharge Il
Franklin Martin.
To restore Capt. Harold L. Jackson
to the active list Of the army.
To amend the military record o
John Morrow.
For the relief of Alfred e. Smith.
For the relief of William Cronley
To muster in and muster on
Charles ID. Grant.
Evening journal., 1915-03-09
Official Activities of Senator duPenf
H'rom Che Wilmington Every Evening Democrat)

For the relief OF william II. Shan
non.
For the relief of Lemuel II. Redd.
To correct the military record OF
James Anderson.
For TIE relief of Robert w. Thomp-
son.
For the relief of David Mowen.
For the relief of Samson Davis.
All of these have been acted upon
by Congress.
On April 8, 1913, he introduced a bill
I'm the Senate TO reimburse the Vir-
ginia Military Institute of Lexington,
Va, for the destruction of its library,
scientific apparatus, and the quarters
of its professors, which we're burned
by orders of General Hunter during
the Civil War. Later, February z.
1914. he appeared before the Senate
committee on claims and submitted
statement in support of the bill.
The bill passed the Senate unani-
mously on July ., 1914, and later,
March 3, 1915, passed the House of
Representatives and is now law.
He personally prepared bill
which provided for raising the volun-
I teer forces OF the United States in act
ual or threatened war, and introduced
The same in the Senate on April g.
1918. This bill was identical with
that which he introduced in the Sen
ate during the Sixty-second Congress,
but which, on account of the press
of other business, was not acted upon
during that Congress. On December
2, 1913. the House committee on mill
/ tary affairs reported to the House a
similar bill, differing with Senator
duPont's only in few verbal details
which measure is now law.
He secured the adoption Of an
amendment, which he offered on May
/ q. 1914, to the condemned cannon
bill. donating three condemned bronze
or brass cannon or fieldpieces and 9
suitable outfit OF cannon balls to the
town of Newark, Delaware, which
measure was enacted by Congress.
On May 2S. 1914, he spoke against
The imposition of tolls on American
shipping passing through the Pan
anna Canal.
When the Ship Purchase bill was
under consideration, Senator duPon
took an active part in the debate anC
on February 8, 1915. made a two-houi
speech in opposition to the measure
He also secured the adoption OF
February 23, 1918. of an amendmen
to the Army Appropriation bill, pro
viding for the transfer TO the ACTIVE
list Of the army of certain officers
who may already have been transfer
red to the retired list, which provi
sion is now law.
Evening journal., 1915-03-09
pEMocRArs ANp rHE cLoruRE Run.

IN the Democratic side the threat is heard that an
~ attempt will be made 10 put cloture rule
through the United States Senate its next session
Il is aftermath OF the defeat OF President wilson's
Ship Purchase bill by the hlihuser process which in
plain Engsh is talking thing to death.
II is doubted that the Democrats will carry out their
threat To begin with. they would be compelled TO
accept responsibility for having throed attempted
10 throttle free speech in tho highest legislative body
OF people that believes free speech In the second
place the Republicans control the much oftener
than do the Democrats and there would times when
it would be supreme pleasure for Republican seua-
tors apply a Democratic cloture rule TO Democratic
orators And lastly any attempt that may be made
at the next session Of Congress to gag by cloturs
the Republican minority in tho Senate would precip
tate a flibuster compared which the ono which de-
fcated the Ship Purchase bill would be mere sena
iorial incident
Evening journal., 1915-03-09

Secretary Red6eld, OF the Department of Commerce,
who has made several public utterances in defense
of the Wilson administration that have made both him
the object of his defense ridiculous in the eyes
of the American public. has abandoned, far as in
dustral conditions in Montgomery county, Pa a-
cced the Wilson plea that the industrial depression
is psychological and not real He has discovered that
there the deporable conditions due to "injurious
trade customs" and unnelligent competition in some
lines" and not to the Underwood tariff AS those So
called njurous trade customs and that "uninelligent
competition in lines" also existed under the Re-
publican tariff and attended by prosperity, it is
difficult to see what there in Secretary Red
fields newest utterance
Evening journal., 1915-03-09
FEEL YOUNGI
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Evening journal., 1915-03-09
The Administration and Mexico
(From the Washington Post)

Of hunger. while the administration
indorses the blood shedding and has
made it so easy to get the arms and
munitions of war which promote
slaughter, seems q paradox.
Surely ii this administration is
pledged to noninterference in blood
shedding in Mexico it cannot consist
emily forbid its friends, the bandits
il aided to arms, TO carry out cam
paign of starvationl
The world differs with the admin
istration policies in Mexico; this
country disapproves of them: Mexico
perishes under them; humanity de-
plores them; civilization abhors
them; but the men responsible for
them follow them as il in a mesmeric
trance.
Evening journal., 1915-03-09

Japan has frightened her hold upon China by forcing
the government of the latter country extend for
period Of nnetynine years the concession under which
the present system Of Japanese railroads in Manchuria
was built II is quite evident tho Mkado is determined
to take in the Orient the fullest possible advantage of
the disturbed condition in Europe. The exploitation
OF China by Japan is progressing steadily and upon
which indicate clearly that the Japs learned
Occidental land-grabbng methods along with the many
other things that have served modernize the Asatc
island empire
Evening journal., 1915-03-09
GET MUSHROOMS AS GIFT.

James If. Coffin, of No. 222 West
Twenty ninth street, who started a
mushroom plant in his cellar several
months ago, presented employees of the
Board of Health yesterday with baskets
of the toothsome edibles. The healtl
authorities received complaint about tho
mushroom plant when it was started
but this was dismissed by the board.
Evening journal., 1915-03-09
NEWSPAPER MAN A HIKER.

Leo Beckwith. a writer connected with
the New York Sun, was entertained here
on Sunday by +. Taylor, an instructor
at the Y. NJ c. a. Mr.. Beckwith is
walking on wager for $500 from New
York to Washington. The newspaper
man is TO have three meals day and
decent lodging each night, all of
which he is to secure free. So far he has
met with success.
Evening journal., 1915-03-09
TUESDAY MAR. 9, 1915
MEXICO AND THE ADMINISTRATION.

VXTHEN two years ago, the Wilson administration
w came into power, Il was asserted, with every de-
gree posvenoss that through the exercise of its in
nuonce the internal affairs of Mexico would be
composed They in condition today than
they have been at any time since Porhrio Diaz was
dcposed as President The situation there is scandal
upon civilization. The Moxcans to have lost
all sense of what they to themselves and TO the
world at large
AS general thing it is good policy to permit the
people of nation TO settle their internal quarres
without outside interference. There has been mani
disposition the part Of the world Powers TO
pursue such a policy Barring the temporary and
booucss occupation Of Vera Cruz following the insult
to our nag at Tampico tho Wilson administration has
contcntcd itself with sending so-called poace-making
dn,oys into the republic south Of the Rio Grando in
the hope Of bringing the rival leaders to realization
OF tho folly OF their destructive work Those peace
makers were inefficient the Mexican elements with
which they dealing absolutely irreconcilable
In any event such friendly and well-meant interior
cncc by the Wilson administration has been attended
by Mexican confusion worse confounded, until today
tho situation is almost unbearablc That is especially
true with regard the City Of Mexico where anarchy
and famine to be stalking side by side
The Interesting question is "What docs the
Wilson administration purpose doing about it?" sug-
restion has been made that an international oxpedl-
tionary force organized similar In general way,
10 the that marched against the Boxers in Pokn
years ago; and that that force march into Mexico and
compel the rival Mexican leaders to set up stable
government and support IT, Many persons who know
the Temperament Of the Mexicans and the politics OF
the nation doubt that such course would be porma-
ncnily effective Prediction is made that fresh revo-
luiions would break out following the withdrawal Of
such force anu that the apology for re-
public would be drenchod with blood Nor is II at all
certain that 70 American Intervention TO effect
a permanent peace would not be equally futile
The situation is admittedly porploxing, and with
which the boasiod genius Of President Wilson and
Secretary Of State Bryan does not to be able
70 cope successfully. Notwithstanding the fulsome
promises made months ago and the boastful decara-
fion az ST. Bryan that "watchiully waiting wins"
President Wilson has addressed another Car
d demands fun protection for foreigners and
their interests and threatens action by the United
States Government II il be not supplied We trust
not TO De treated TO another Vera Cruz hasco
Evening journal., 1915-03-09

Il is reported that eight German submarines al
ready have been destroyed by British and French
ships That is a heavy percentage OF loss when the
total submarine strength of tho Teuons taken into
consideration. and than tompensaes the Allies
for the OF merchant ships due TO submarine war
fare
Evening journal., 1915-03-09

II Hudson Maxim continues to write articles relative
the alleged fasiiy the claims OF his brother Sir
Hiram Maxim bearing upon the invention Of smokeless
powder and other explosives he may put Sir Hiram in
the Dr. Cooke class. and qualify him for membership
i'm The Ananias Club
Evening journal., 1915-03-09

Resident anglers should be able to sec by the
records OF the Delaware Legislature what mem
bers think the interests and pleasures of nonresident
anglers paramount 10 those of Delaware tax
payers snd who like to fish our frosh-water
streams and lakes
Evening journal., 1915-03-09

Traffic through the Panama canal has been blocked
once more by landslide Let not the American peo-
pie become perturbed. The engineering genius that
built the canal with such slides until finally
the earth in Culebra cut and other sections OF the
waterway reaches point OF rest that will put an end
TO such troubles.
Evening journal., 1915-03-09

In the last six months there has been an arrest
in Delaware City for disordcrly conduct Everybody
knock wood. Why such orderly town needs a cur
few law it is difficult for an outsider to conceive
Evening journal., 1915-03-09

With the British and French fleets advancing from
The south and the Russian fleet advancing from tho
north, coustantinoplc will find itself 'iu the
squeeze"
Evening journal., 1915-03-09

Public sentiment in Greece is in favor OF Greek par
ficipaiion In the against Turkey. King Constan-
inc strongly of the Hellenic kingdom main
tanning policy % strict neutrality That attitude has
resulted cabinet crisis that has been followed by
the resignation Of the vonizoos ministry and de-
cision by The King to form a one. The un-
dersfanding IS that Germany and Austria have served
notice upon Greece that IL she make against Tur-
key they viii declare against her Such course
would be- most natural No doubt q has been dis
counted long ago in the minds Of those Greeks who
fayo- lineup with the Allies The situation in that
country which recently has passed through two wars
IS exceedingly tense and It is question how long the
King and those who the maintenance Of neutral
iiy win be able to stand against the public demand
for which is supported in the main, by the Greek
press.
Evening journal., 1915-03-09

Our Legislature is on the home stretch. May it
true and make bad breaks its way the judges
stand
Evening journal., 1915-03-09

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Evening journal., 1915-03-09

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Bismarck daily tribune., 1915-12-05
with the result that President Wilson
Immediately ordered his restoration

with the result that President Wilson
Immediately ordered his restoration
to his former position. ".
Nothing more need be cited to
show the necessity for abolition of the
gag rule. It is plain that if Mr.. Bur.
kit had not appealed to public opin.
ion, he would not have been restored
TO the position from which he had
been wrongfully ousted The action
Of the President in overruling Mr..
Roper in the Burkitt case is "a plain
contradiction Of Mr.. Ropers state.
ment to the postal employees that
the doors of the department., and the
minds Of its officials will always be
open to appeals based on statemen,
Of facts from individual employees"
Mr.. Roper came to the postal SER
vice with no practical knowledge of
its operations. Mr.. Burkitt had been
six years assistant postmaster at Win.
netka. In an effort to exercise the
right of censorship upon the private
opinions of public employees Mr..
Roper was willing to disregard the
rights of a postal employee. He made
an order which permitted the post
master at Ninnetka to substitute his
own brother for postal empolyee
whose service had been such that no
attempt at dismissal had been under.
taken until he. expressed his opinion
as above stated. ,
1t Is safe to say that this incident
removes for all time any doubt as to
the preservation of the right of postal
employees to carry their complaints
to their representatives in congress,
or to any other persons whose aid
they may need in protecting them
the tyrannical acts Of superiors.
Bismarck daily tribune., 1915-12-05
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