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Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1916-12-30
EVERY YrAws A LEAP YEAR Nowi

NINETEEN SIXTEEN was leap year.
~ There won't be another leap year, the calendar
says till nineteen-twenty.
But the calendar lies
Every years leap year these days Every year
sees womans power and prestige and privilege grow
The mere frivolous pretense that in leap years. only
can a woman ask man to be her mate, is dead-de-
funct-decedent.
We reckon as many will do the asking in 1917 as IN
1916 II they happen to feel the urge.
The leap year just past woman elected to
Congress-but she'll take her seat this year and then
will her greatest service commence
The leap year Just past saw woman fly nearly
from Chicago to New York But in the year coming,
which is not leap year she she'll cross the con-
tinent through the air
The calendar still observes leap year
But the sex doesn't
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1916-12-30
A Note TO Germany
fFrom the New York TimesO

request to the Allies; to Belgium as
well as Germany, to Senbia as well
as to Austria. We find even The
World speaking as If the Presidents
note was a demand for a fuller expla
nation Of Lloyd Georges speech
though It was dated the day before
that speech. The British comments
seem to concern themselves chiefly
with the Presidents apparent con-
founding OF their cause with that of
their enemies. This may be the re-
suit Of the too great facility with am
liable phrases. It is not an essential
part of the note, not the thing on
which mems eyes should be fixed
The contradictory expressions IN the
German newspapers indicate a failure
to grasp not only the President s
meaning, but the whole situation; but
these need not be regarded. in view
OF the fact that men like Count Won
Bernstorff evidently understand It, II
is IN France that we find a better IN
derstanding, in the article we re-
printed yesterday from the Intran-
sigeant:
"Since the enemy has provoked
peace OheIes IL IS right lndl ne SnOulu
explain clearly just what he wants
and that he lay down his cards. He
will not be able TO escape the re
quest OF the American Government
As for us, we know why we are
fighting Lloyd George explained 4
clearly in the British House Of Com
mons"
The idea is correct Germany would
not have said that she would mot b.
able TO escape the request" for ther'
is as yet no reason to suppose tina
Germany wants to escape it. It give
Germany q chance to answer LloyI
Georges demand for her terms II
the easiest possible way, but that 4
the only advantage it confers on Ger
many. The note calls on the Allie
for nothing they have not alread
done; il calls on Germany tc do wha
the Allies have done:
Germany-Let us discuss peace.
p The Allies-Not until you hav
stated your terms: here are ours.
The President urge you to stat
. them.
That is the situation, and it is al
OF It.
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1916-12-30
TT WILL NOT DOWN.

THE Banouo's ghost Of the opening days OF Con
gress after the holiday recess will be the Wood
resolution calling investigation Of the leak OF
the Presidents peace by of which so many
small investors in the stock market we're ruined and
few "big men" made millions.
Congress adjourned with the majority leaders in
contempuous mood toward the Wood resolution. They
thought they easily smother it in committee But
now they know better. They may still attempt 10
smother the inquiry, but they will have TO listen to
some very plain talk the floor Of the House before
that In the present instance Washington gossip
is much more explicit than usual. and names are men
toned with larger freedom than is generally the case
when high ohicaldom is thought to have put one
over" There are too many wounded small investors
among the constituencies Of the Representatives who
viii follow the advice which the late Senator Quay
gave TO aggrieved henchman to suffer in ST.
ience" They are being heard from and the tenor Of
their demand is to find out who leaked.
For more than six months there have been ugly ru-
mors anoat in Washington to the effect that few
persons who pretend to opportunity of intimacy
with the President have been heavily Gin the market
that their takngs Of profits have been far from neg
gibe and their operations the board have been
aided no little by advance information which they have
been able to regarding the purposes of the ad
minstration.
So long as the market was headed upward and
everyone getting his bit OF the profits there was
inclination the part Of anyone except few stern
|
investing public shrugged it's shoulders when these
sinister suggestions broached-and turned to lat
est quotations. That true of Wilmington II
was Of other places.
But now the wounded birds are hutterng in every
financial dove-cote and their cooling has changed TO
anguished wall II two three hundred thousand
small investors all the country. who have lost
money in the recent peace panic" can make them.
selves heard-and as Mr. Wilson would say they ar,
especially vocal" just nowhere will be sitting
OF the resolution to investigate the leak"
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1916-12-30

In the Dakotas il is feared that the
drain on the stores Of wheat there
has been so great that even the sup
ply necessary for seeding has been
drawn on.
Never was there such a demand as
America is being subjected TO today
Never were the reserve stocks so
low. The bins will be scrapec clean
before another harvest of wheat. The
price Of bread may go to figures be-
yond the purses OF the poor.
In New York not long since one OF
the great men Of the grain world met
some men from Holland here to buy
wheat.
"Why don't you buy corn?" asked
the grain man.
The visitors smiled.
you are likely to have to con-
slider this matter OF corn before the
winter is over" the grain man re-
marked significantly.
He knows.
And why do not Americans consider
this matter Of corn? Americans
scarcely know the virtues OF corn. It
is time for them to awaken.
The Indian gave 10 the world
three things-potatoes tobacco and
corn. The magnitude Of corn is in
stanoed best perhaps by the statement
that its yield is greater than that of
all other cereals comb ned.
It is purely American and is one
Of the greatest of foods, and yet
Americans have only a slight appre-
citation Of its virtue as a food.
Corn is cheap, comparatively.
Wheat is high, very high. We have
much corn. We have little wheat
We have raised three thousand mil
lion bushels of corn in one crop. The
greatest crop OF wheat we ever pro.
duced was the one thousand million
bushels. OF the crop of this year ouI
yield Of corn IS four and half times
that of wheat.
DR.. Barnard tells us cornmeal a
three cents a pound is equal in value
to TWO loaves of wheat bread
Based on food value, corn in tn
form OF meal or hominy is the cheap
{. est foodstuff obtainable today
- The South knows corn. 70 tn
/ North and West It is, little know
III lNOupdi ALVEY
Again DIR. Barnard tells us tire
cents worth Of cornmeal contains a
e much nutriment as ninety-one cents
T. worth Of eggs at fifty cents a dozeI
g or fifty-six cents worth OF roun
- steak for which you pay thirty cent
, pound.
" The high cost Of living 'touche
every pocketbook. II you woul
B. tighten the strain on your purse stud
x the virtues OF corn.
IS Today the American housewife use
a ten pounds Of wheat flour to on
pound OF corn-corn OF which We hay
a an ample quantity and wheat of whic
there 10 a scarcity that approach'
d famine
10 Cornmeai at three cents a pound
equal in food value to six pounds I
potatoes, for which the houseleeD'
1f today pays twenty cents.
:. LIS equal TO a pound OF chees
hich she pays twenty-five cent
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1916-12-30
With The Photographers

Latest photographs OF shellridden verdun make one
wonder why the French and Germans so doggedy
contentious about M.-Southern Lumberman Nash
ville)
III tanks all they need in war" said worthy
citizen yesterday afternoon, "why I've lot OF friends
that could be sent to the front II got in trouble
Charleston Is. c. Post
The theory that teetotalers make the best soldiers
may be all right but when England really wanted
make gains she had to call on her tanks-South-
ern Lumberman (Nashville).
The recent West Indian hurricane damaged St
Thomas to the extent 81 900 O0O but under the rules
and regulations OF Democratic economy" Denmark
will not be asked for a rebate-Boston Transcript
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1916-12-30

The brotherhoods were also mis-
taken in thinking that higher wages
could not be obtained through the
good offices Of a mediatory board. The
switchmen lave just obtained nine
hours pay Tor eight hours work.
That is a larger concession than the ]
brotherhoods obtained through Con- |
gressional action, for the ten hours |
pay for eight hours work schedule |
which Congress prescribed runs for
only a limited period. Thirty days
after the board of inquiry created by
the Adamson law makes its report
the whole question Of wages is TO be
opened up again. The report on the
operation of the new wage scale will
have to be acted on by Congress, and
any further adjustment Of hours and
wages is pretty certain TO be coupled
with. legislation restricting or abol-
ishing the right to strike.
The brotherhoods have recently
been negotiating with the railroad
companies for a private settlement or
I the wages and hours dispute. They
have recognized that there Will be no
future for labor organizations OF rail-
way operatives il Congress or the IN
terstate Commerce Commission as
sumes full control of all the conditions
Of labor on interstate railroads. They
might well be willing to compromise
with the companies on settlement
as favorable to them as that just oD-
tanned by the switchmen, for SUCH
settlement would give them an eight
hour day standard and nine hours
nav for eight hours work Cnstead OF
ten hours pay for eight hours work
and still leave them free to continue
their activities as labor unions.
The switchmen's decision, on the
whole. represents a rough measure Oh
common sense and justice. 1t has
r only one grave defect-and that Is
one which It was beyond the powers
Of the arbitrators to remedy. The al
, vance in wages granted. as the
b hoard recognizes. ought to be ONSET
. bv corresponding advances in frelgh'
rates. The award ought, In fact, "a
= have the approval OF the Interstate
: Commerce Commission before 1t goes
I into effect since the commission
o. alone can make the necessary rae
: adjustments. It could do so now j.
& II wished to. But its policy so fal
has been. unfortunately. 20 ignore
Al
e the changes in the conditions OF rall
!, road operation caused by wag'
c awards. II has shut its eyes TO III
r. effect on railroad revenues OF al
v such arbitrations, thereby doing tn
q roads a gross injustice.
b Were the interstate Commerc
= Commission to discharge its plail
IT. duty Of applying the award rational
a ". the decision Of the switchmen
C board might be hailed as a complet
IS revindication of the principle OF ar
filtration IN railroad disputes-an evi
n dence that railroad employees an
T. companies can still settle their dis
Ir putes, II they choose to do so. with
j. out intimldating Presidents and Cor
N crosses by political threats or tel
,- rorizing the country by the menac
s. Of transportation tie-ups and indus
trial civil war
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1916-12-30
FoR A M0MANs RIrRFAu.

A NEW bureau is about to be added to the Depart
N ment Of Labor If bill recently reported from
the Democratic Committee Labor, in the House. is
TO become law. It proposes 10 appropriate over
$1,000 for the establishment OF a woman's Division
whose duty it shall be to Investigate conditions
rounding wage-earning women. and make reports
thereon
The result OF such law would be another instance
Of duplication Of work already being done by other
branches of government such the Bureau Of Labor
Statistics Chidren's Bureau. and would add few
thousand more pages to the OF tech
meal statistics being turned ont annually by the
present administration OF the Labor Department
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1916-12-30
Arbitration Revindicafed
From the New York Tribune.]

The four railroad brotherhoods
have good reason TO feel chagrined
at the at the settlement reached in .
the railroad switchmen's arbitration. /
The arbitration board in this case I
has done what the brotherhoods said /
last summer II was not safe to trust I
any arbitration board to do.
II has approved the principle OF an
eight hour day for railroad labor en-
ployed in switching. It has approved
that principle in spite OF its belief
that a general eight-hour system is
impract'cable in railroad work and
that only a small percentage Of
switchmen can expect to enjoy an
actual eight-hour day.
The four brotherhoods threatened
a nationwide tie-up to transportation
and put themselves in the awkward
position OF admitting the propriety
OF regulation by Congress OF rail-
road hours, wages and all other con-
ditions of labor, rather than submit
the principle Of an eight hour day
in their case TO the consideration OF
an arbitration board Yet the switch
mems dec sion proves that an eight
hour standard OF compensation for
railroad men can be established just
as easily by arbitration as IL can be
established by legislation, without
moreover. impairing the existing
right of railroad employees to enforce
their demands on the companies by
striking or threatening to strike.
The brotherhoods must see now
that they played the game bunglingly.
They had an academic interest in
securing an eight-hour day; they had
very practical interest In obtaining
| ten hours pay for eight hours work,
| Congress voted them ten hours pay
for eight hours work. under the pre-
tence OF establishing an actual eight
hour day. But they have had to pay
an enormous price for this conces-
sion, which is to hold good, at the
most, for less than a year. They have
| encouraged fact. comDelled-COn-
gress to assume a complete jurisdic
ton over wages, hours and the con
ditions of labor on railroads. Thel
have subscribed, by inference, to The
theory that Congress may forbid then
to interrupt the continuity of inter
state transpOrtatiOn-may prohibi
any collective action on their par
leading to strikes.
The brotherhoods wants to dodg
paying thus for their wage increase
They are protesting violently agans
anti-strike legislation. Yet the pub
lie sees IN anti-strike legislation onl
q fair and reasonable offset to tn
higher cost Of railroad service whic
it must face as a result OF wage
raising by act OF Congress. Las
summer the brotherhoods held up tn
public through Congress. The publ
is now demanding that Congress
square the account
The brOtherhoods were mistake
land so were the President and Cor
gress) in thinking that the eight-hou
principle could not properly be sui
mltted to arbitration. It has bee
submitted to arbitration under Gov
eminent auspices, and has been SUI
tanned.
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1916-12-30
DELAWARE CITY FOLK
after LARGER P. 0.

Special to THE EVENING JOURNAL.
DELAWARE CITY, Del. Dec. 3d.
Samuel Higgins. a well-known resi-
dent OF this place, who has been i'll
for some time, is able TO be about.
The dances being given by the
young people OF this place are meet
ing with much favor. The members
OF the fire company recently pur1
chased a victrola and dances are be-
ing held each Tuesday and Thursday
evening
A team. belonging to Stewart l..
Beck disappeared Tuesday evening
from the main street. The team was
found the next morning, tied &c a
fence near McDonough.
The residents OF this town want a
larger postoffice.
DIR. Thomas T. Vail has commenced
the distribution OF milk certificates to
farmers of this section.
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1916-12-30

We experience pleasure in acknowledging the
ceip from B. Beli. formerly editor OF the sun
day Star. OF volume Of original poems. which he
out friends by way Of Christmas greeting The
poems constitute distinct and pleasing addition to
Delaware literature Many OF the thoughts contained
in them beautifully expressed and peculiarly
sonahle The volume has the additional charm OF
tstio arrangement press work and binding In fact
who has received 1t can fail to place upon It
proper sentimental. literary and artistic value.
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1916-12-30

No time should be lost by incoming Legislature
in passing the forthcoming bill perfecting Whining
toms title to the old City Hall property recently sold
to John S Muliin, Jr Such perfection Of title is need
by the city legal transfer OF the property
The that the cty's deeds certain portions of
the property be found shows careless manage
OF municipal business in the distant past that
our legislators should experience pleasure in repairing
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1916-12-30
Time
ALIEN. L. HARRINGTON.

Thou art eternal, Time. Through night
And day through year and age thy flight
Hath never ceased. Ere rivers ran
And hills appeared and plants and man.
By eyolution's law had birth,
And out OF stardust spinning earth
And wheeling planets rose to sing,
Unnumbered cons left thy king.
Behind thee. Time, is called the Past
A cemetery, dim and vast,
Where empires rest and Kingdoms stay
And cities molder and decay.
No thing can man or Nature build
To stay thy might, when thou hast willed
That it must cease Within thy tomb,
The great and small are wrapped in gloom
No very ancient city stands;
It lies beneath the shifting sands
OF deserts bare or marks some plain.
Where beloved fields of golden grain
Await the reapers song The spade
Turns up the wrecks that thou hast made.
And hints that mans creations must,
AT last be mingled with the dust
As all thy past is but tomb,
Just so thy future is a womb,
In which Intelligence conceives
The embryos OF things, and leaves
The Present to contrive and scheme
To give perfection to the dream
That ever adds the new and strange.
Required by laws incessant change.
Millenniums can never trace
A wrinkle in thy stold face.
Thy form untouched, thine eyes by tears
Undimmed. have no regard for years.
For they are not so much TO thee
AS notes of mist are to the sea-
or thee there is no whole or part
Infnity in truth thou art.
Man takes some point along thy course
And, calculating from this source,
He measures for his use thy flight,
That he may regulate Alright
His feeting life: for all depends
On how he uses thee. Who spends
Thy gift for naught, can naught attain;
Who knows thy worth, receives the gain.
To some a single year is more
Than ten to others or a score.
The wise regard the frightful cost
At which precious year is lost.
The foolish think that useful waste
Can be made up by manhood haste,
But squandered years are gone to stay
The only chance is in today.
Time. the years that come and go
As silently as falling snow,
Are all thy children born at night
Whilst thou dost keep thy onward fight.
The aged year must soon depart
With eager eye and hopeful heart,
We greet the New. and may it be
The best that we have lived to see.
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1916-12-30

Those persons in Delaware who regard service in
police and FIRE departments being OF an extra
hazardous nature cannot fail to be interested in
tistcs prepared by medical officers Of such depart
ments in New York city. They indicate that despite
the risks OF their service It is safer to fireman
than policeman and safer to be either than a plain
citizen. Percentages Of death and illness are lower in
both services than in the general OF the public
New Years resolution: DO your Christmas shopping
early!
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1916-12-30

The Want Ads supply all kinds of
needs at a cost Of only few penneS
ADV.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1916-05-10
OF CITY INTEREST

Albert C. Ochs, of LeSueur,
is a guest of his brother, Robert
Ochs.
Jos. Larkin, Of Renville, was
a business visitor here Wednes-
day of last week.
John Schilt and w. B. Glenn
ent were business visitors at
Morgan Saturday.
Nj. A. Ebright attended the
ball games at Minneapolis Fri
day and Saturday.
May IA is Mothers Day. Or
der flowers for Mother from
Lauterbach Bros. A2-1t
The Country Ladies Aid Of the
Presbyterian Church will meet
Thursday afternoon at the home
of Mrs. Moe.
Miss Ruth Barber spent Sum-
day at the home of her mother,
returning Sunday to her school
near Wabasso.
Mr.. and Mrs. Albert March
and family attended the county
contest at Wabasso Saturday,
one of the March daughters be-
ing among the contestants.
John Lauterbach Jr. went to
Minneapolis Sunday, returning
the same day with the films for
the Battle Cry of Peace shown
at the Armory Monday and
Tuesday evenings.
M. T. Larson spent several
days last week in the vicinity
of Walnut Grove, in the inter-
ests of the motorcycle of which
he is the agent. Mr.. Larson
sold three machines.
j. Alfred Johnson has pur-
chased REQ Six, seven passen-
ger, from Farrell and Keefe and
F. M. Banker and John thinner
are recent purchasers of five
passenger Reos from the same
firm.
Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Hold
house and children and James
Gull Jr. drove to Wabasso Sat-
urday to attend the county con-
test, Minnie Holdhouse and
James Gull being among the con-
testants.
Three gentlemen advertising
The Birth of The Nation arrived
Monday and spent the first part
of the week in visiting the sur
rounding towns, advertising the
greatest of all moving pictures
which will be shown at the Ar
mory May Is, 16 and II.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1916-05-10

Order towering plants for
your gardens now. Lauterbach
Bros. Alt
JOS. R. Keefe drove to Wa
basso Saturday taking the North
Redwood representatives to the
County Contest.
Charlie Terhell has been at
Redwood Falls the past ten days,
at the bedside of his mother,
who is very ill.-Vesta Censor.
MIR. and Mrs. Geo. Jaehning
and daughters were Sunday
guests at the A. J. Chamberlain
home at Marshall.
Mr.. and Mrs. }. j. Johnson
and children and Edward john
son went to Diamond Lake Fri
day for a couple Of days fishing
Col. John Buschers has been
in a St. Paul hospital for sew
eral weeks, taking treatments
under the direction of a special
list. He is expected to return to
New Ulm today.-New U4m Re-
view.
A. R. McRae, Register of
Deeds of Redwood county, came
down to see the game. Mac re-
counted the days when he was
manager of the Sanborn team
and said that the scores were
limited to a couple or three in
those days. Springfield Ad-
vance.
Mr.. Farmer accompanied by
Miss Ford, drove over from
Stuart Saturday and were guests
at the home of Supt. D. S. Brain
ard and his mother. Mr.. Farmer
has accepted a position as agri-
cultural. teacher at the Redwood
Falls high school and will as
sumo his new duties next Sep
TENDER.
We also have some 1915 white
seed corn, tests 9O3o and better,
raised by Frank Cliff, the best
seed of. the year. Kuenzli and
Luscher. 42-1t
Edit. Wedge, Of Winona, ar
rived Sunday and will spend the
next several weeks at Redwood
Falls, working on the Redwood
County History which is to be
published next fall. Mr.. Wedge
will have several assistants in
compiling the subject matter of
the book, all matter being veri-
fled and edited by him. The
work of securing correct and in
teresting material for such a
book necessitates much pains
taking, care and time and Mr..
Wedge expects to devote the
summer months to the work.