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A VERDICT UNIVERSALLY
APPLAUDED.

A VERDICT UNIVERSALLY
APPLAUDED.
From the Washington Post.
The people of Washington rejoice in
the verdict rendered by jury OF clti-
zens in the trial OF the officials of the
Riggs National Bank. This verdict,
rendered within ten minutes after the
case had been submitted to the jury.
is nothing more than the general
opinion of the community as to the
high character and integrity OF Charles
c. Glover William j. Flather ana
Henry H. Flather. Il is tribute paid
by the people to men whose lives have
been open to the scrutiny OF their
neighbors, and whose characters were
too we'll established to permit their
regulations TO be destroyed.
Like many other men engrossed in
complex business affairs. the defend
ants in this case were subjected to
sudden attack upon their regulations
through an indictment on criminal
charge. II is a fiery ordeal. and no
man should be exposed to II without
grave cause. Indictments are only too
easily obtained against prominent men
IN business matters which are too de-
tailed to be thrashed out by the public.
even If the public should he interested
enough to thrash them out. After 4
lifetime Of labor and able effort, which
builds up strong character as well
as fortune, many an American busi-
ness man has found himself besmirch-
cd by an indictment. recklessly drawn
and recklessly voted by a grand Jury
which has heard only part of one side
Of the facts. Sometimes il has been
the misfortune OF an indicted man to
succumb to the ordeal before he could
establish his innocence. and his good
name has been cleared only after he
has gone TO the grave in humiliation
and apparent disgrace.
In the present case the prompt
acquittal OF the accused men found
them already acquitted by public
opinion. Their regulations were not
besmirched, because they retained
public esteem while awaiting trial.
and they were fortunate in having
ready an abundant proof of their in
! tegrity. Unlike some other indicted
men, equally innocent but unfortunate
on account Of the complexity of their
affairs. the Washington defendants
we're quickly able to prove the base
less nature OF the charge brought
against them
The collapse OF the indictment in
this case ought to serve as a warn
ing to every citizen who may serve
as grand juror. admonishing him
/ TO be careful In bringing an indict-
ment against men whose careers and
| characters give the lie to imputations
of criminality. A reputation such as
that won by Charles c. Glover. based
upon years of faithful effort, should
have counted for something in the
grand jury room He is triumphant
ly vindicated, but nevertheless he anC
his associates have been subjected tC
an unjust, cruel and unnecessary or.
deal. No grand jury has a mora
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end that merit and ability shall be the standard ap-
poiniment" next in the Democratic platform In
stead Of keeping that pledge, the Democratic Con
gress has at every opportunity passed laws which
aside the civil service rules and regulations and the
President has issued unprecedented number OF
executive orders permitting deserving Democrats" to
he placed in the classified civil service without their
taking the competitive test to determine their merit
or ability.
Extension OF the rural delivery service was another
pledge The character of extension this administra-
ton has made IN the rural delivery service has been
such TO bring protests from farmers unions from
State Oranges, and from local patrons of the rural
mail service.
There were other minor promises in the Democratic
PLATFORM which cut figure in the last campaign.
The foregoing enumeration Of important promises that
have been ruthlessly broken sufficient to make II
manifest that the platform OF 1916 will contain as
surance that "our promises made TO be kept when
in Office well be relied upon during the cam
paign"
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which gets the worth Of the dollar out
Of every dollar expended
Our policy has been more or less
improvised, subject to damaging vari-
ations and changes and sterilized by
an utter lack of competent military
direction. Could the navy be purged
at once Of Danielsism and the in
competency and muddling which Dam
ielsism represents. we should soon be
able 10 tighten the burden Of naval
appropriations. for we should be able
with relatively less expenditure to
maintain a navy with a military eff
cheney increased at least 100 per cent.
The minority report properly lays
stress on the fact that the worst fea-
ture Of the navy at present is its civ
ilian-ridden administration. Mr. Dan
iels is unwilling to surrender his mis-
used control into the hands of a naval
general staff. He is unwilling to pro-
vide men and officers enough to keep
in commission the ships which we
have He tries to conceal the short
age OF men by continually shifting
crews. putting an older battleship in
reserve whenever new battleship Is
delivered He has delayed the con-
struction of the capital ships already
authorized so as to escape the neces-
sity of admitting that he has skimp-
ed on the personnel.
This year, as the minority report
] shows the secretary has asked for
appropriations for only 10000 seamen,
although $4,000 are required to furnish
crews for the existing fleet on a peace
basis and $4,000 are required to fur
nish crews for it on a war basis. The
majority of the House committee rec
Ommends a peace strength of 7S.500.
| But why pare and scrape in such mat
| ters-the more so since, If we get into
war with a naval power. we should
need at once 10000 men for auxiliar-
! les, as welI~as the S2,672 for the war
ships now available?
( The minority report is not a mere
political indictment. It is a temper
ate, intelligent statement of the navy's
needs. II il indicts the present admin
istration of the navy, it is only be-
cause no presentation of conditions in
the navy, however moderate could fail
to establish the utterunfitness OF Secre-
! tary Daniels for the post which Presi-
dent Wilson still permits him to hold
/ Congress may legislate for the navy
/ this session with zeal and intelligence,
But its work will bear comparatively
! little fruit so long as Mr.. Daniels re-
mains at the head of the Navy De
partment and his ideas of adequacy
] and efficiency continue to prevail.
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fsIlleh lean Advertisers has tsers Of this
NaW sinined and certified to ( try Ihe Assoca
the circulation Of this pub nh soI 1nora ~ nb
Eeation. The figures of circulation mid 10 ts .xsmins
contained in the Associations ton at any moment
port only guaranteed. and positive proof
Association Of American Advertisers %S' S po accompany
No 4iH Whitehall Bldg. n T. City ,er1tss'e No i Aioi L.
this paper.
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THE HONEST WAY.

{, ENATOR GALLlNGER has introduced bill inn
~ posing heavier tonnage rates on foreign than are
imposed American ships.
The purpose Of this bill is to upbuild the American
merchant marine
The plan is perfectly simple and all who have i'm
vestgated it convinced that it would achieve the
end for which II is designed.
II would work because il would bring business TO
American bottoms
But there is hope Of It's passage while the Demo-
cratic administration controls the Congress. That
bill approprates s5OOOOOOO of the public funds to
he squandered through ship Purchase II presents no
opportunity for handsome rakeods by deserving Dem
ocrats"
The bill has nothing whatever to recommend Il ex-
oep that II would build up creditable American mer-
chant marine Il does not even create shipping
board and make Josophus Daniels member thereof
Therefore the bill has chance while the Demo-
Gratis are in control
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report from Pittsburgh states that American
shelmakns firms in that region are closing contracts
for 100000 tons OF shell steel Recent inquiries from
England alone estimated at nearly 100000 TONS
while the requirements of France and Italy make an
other 100000 ions. II also is estimated that 500 900
tons involved in contracts closed during the
past few weeks most Of which went at 35c to 4c per
pound. The tremendous tonnage now pending is for
delivery in the last half of this year and does not rep
resent the full requirements OF the Allies for that
period Mr.. Redfeld does not consider she'll steel
munton Of war; but he does regretfully admit that
steel shell comes in that category The Democratic
Publicity Bureau will make OF these contracts in
referring to our EZRA OF unexampled prosperity" due
to the Democratic party (9.
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GEMS OF THOUGHT

The world is beautiful book but of little use TO
them who can't read t-Goldoni
:--:.-:-.
The gift. to be true. must be the Aowine NJ the
giyer into me, corresponding to my flowing unto them.
Emerson.
There is nothing that makes men rich and strong
but that which they carry inside Of them Wealtb Is
OF the heart ana not OF the hand.-Nnlton
.-.-.--
me men OF sense the idols OF the shallow are very
inferior TO the men OF passions II is the strong
sions which rescung us from south impart IN ne
that continuous and earnest attention necessary 10
great intellectual enort-Helvetius.
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EDITORIAL OPINION

right to place innocent men under
such stress. A little common sense
in the grand jury room would often
avoid hardship and injustice.
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With The Paragraphers

In the matter Of dropping MS" Herman H. Huhhen-
hangher of Maple street. this city. is pretty nearly
days work for Englishman.-Buffalo News
Don't count your chickens before they hatched.
Many has married heiress with bad cough,
only 10 have her ouve him.-Wicha (Kans) Bea-
son.
These days, the time OF a mother with growing
daughter about equally divided between length
ening her daughters skirts and shortening her own
--LeavenMorth lkansl Times.
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avoid hardship and injustice.
THE RIGGS NATIONAL
BANK CASE.
From the New York Sun.
Il took the jury before which Pres
ident Charles c. Glover and two of his
associates of the Riggs National Bank
of Washington we're tried for perjury
nine minutes to go from jury box to
jury room, elect foreman ballot on
the guilt of the men arraigned before
! them and return a verdict establish
/ ing their innocence of the charge.
/ Thus ended the criminal proceeding
brought against the bankers in the
course of the fight made on them and
their institution by the Secretary of
the Treasury and the Comptroller of
the Currency.
Nine minutes to vindicate the three
men against whom the influence and
authority of the Treasury Department
was exerted, and Washington. official
and unofficial, joined I'm an unprece-
dented celebration of the defeat of
the prosecution; Treasury clerks re-
ioicing with cheers over the discom-
future Of their chiefs, bank clerks.
depositOrs, government employees. the
public generally crowding the streets
to applaud the exonerated men .as
they returned to their assailed insti-
tuition! In the mind of Washington
/ they had escaped a malicious and
powerful persecution, and their vic
tory meant the release of the national
banks, not only in the capital but in
every part of the country, from a
danger that has Overshadowed them
ever since the pursuit and prosecution
of this representative of the system
/ was undertaken.
In that juhilation two men did not
join: William Gibbs McAdoO. Sec
retary of the Treasury, and John
Skelton Williams, Comptroller of the
Currency. They had other things to
think of, and one of these was the
consequences this defeat must have
with respect of their further activities
in the disciplining of those who fall
under their official jurisdiction.
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W. c. 4. u. RUMMAGE SALE.

New Castle County W. c. r. U. will
hold rummage sale on June H. in
headquarters. No 100 West Eighth
street, Wilmington. All unions re-
quested to send articles OF clothing.
Evening journal., 1916-06-01
GRANT LETTERS ON ESTATE.

Register of viii Isaac R. Brown has
granted letters Of administration TO
William E. Hawkins, on the estate Of
Amer Erhin.
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TRUSTEES OF THE POOR.

At the monthly meeting of the Trus-
tees Of the Poor yesterday. the usual
monthly reports were submitted and
number OF routine matters disposed
with.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-05-31
II YOUNG WOMEN
GRADUATED AS DOCTORS
Diplomas Awarded at Com
mencement Exercises of
Women's College

Seventeen young women graduates re-
ceived diplomas in the Garrick Theatre this
morning at the Gath annual commencement
of the Woman's Medical College of Penn
sylvania. Smyrna, Turkey, and eight States
OF the Union were represented in the class.
Dr. Clara Marshall, dean of the college.
presided and the degrees were conferred
by Mrs. Emily Sargent Lewis, president of
the Board of Corporators. The Rev Dr.
Floyd w. Tomklns made the principal ad-
dress, and the Rev. DR.. Alexander MacCol
delivered the prayer and the benediction.
The list of graduates included Mary
Bacon, Mary Danforth, Stella c. Fisher,
Sophia Herman, Marika Lambeth, JOS
ephlne Lawney, Jennie NJ. Mckee, Della e.
Mieldazls, Anna NJ. Otto, Genevieve r.
Peck, Julia f. Skinner, Mary NJ. Spears
Sylvia d. Spencer, Grace Tankersley, Mar
Meta E. Vogt, Rose l.. Weintraub, Carolyn
G. Williamson.
Members of the faculty and the Board of
Corporators will take part in the unveiling
of the epic bas-relef. "The Woman Physi-
can," tonight at the college at 21st street
and North College avenue. The tablet
which has attracted considerable attention
in art circles, is about feet high by 10
feet in length. A female figure In cap
and gown depicts the woman physician
with her arm about the shoulder of a child
and stroking the head of an infant which
n mother presents. The tablet Is the work
of Miss Clara HILL
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-05-31
HENS AND GEESE ROAST
AS FLAMES RAE BARN
Bedfast Owner, Carried From
Adjoining House, Saved by
Bucket Brigade

Several hundred chickens and geese were
roasted early today during a fire which
also destroyed two-story frame barn and
blacksmith shop on the farm Of Louis Baral,
at 5th street and Bllghts lane.
Baral, Ill with rheumatism, was carried
out of his dwelling, which adjoins the
chicken house, by his son Charles and
Policeman Shanahan, of the 4th street and
Snyder avenue station. other occupants
Of the farmhouse organized bucket bri-
gade with nelghbors and fought the flames
until fremen arrived. The farmhouse was
saved. but the chicken house with all the
fowls it contained was destroyed, the loss
exceeding $500.
shanahan discovered the blaze while rid
ing along Stonehouse lane, nearly two miles
distant He galloped to 9th and Pollock
streets, sounded an alarm and then helped
remove Baral and fight to save the farm
house. Water was obtained from a canal,
there being no fire hydrants within a mile
OF the Baral home. The nearest engine
company, at 4th street and Snyder avenue.
was Obliged to pursue a circuitous course
over 9TH street, Island road and back to
oth street to reach the scene.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-05-31
ANGRY SENATOR'S WANT
BLAKSLEE'S HEAD
Insist on Dismissal of Fourth AS
sistant Postmaster General
Who Offended Them

WASHINGTON, May s1.-The Senate
Fostotlce Committee today delegated SEN
ators Bankhead chairman and Townsend
OF Michigan, ranking Republican member,
10 confer with Postmaster General Burle.
son respecting the alleged misconduct Of
Fourtn assistant Postmaster General James
L. Blakslee and to ascertain what stems
II any BurIeson intends taking with ref
erence to the Objectionable official.
White the committee did not instruct its
representatives respecting representations
TO be made to Burleson Senators Bank
mead and Townsend are familiar with the
sentiment of the committee which favors
tne removal of Blakslee from the Govern
meht service. 1t Is expected that they will
communicate this sentiment to the POST
master General, and suggest that Blaks-
lees onense demands his removal
MEMBERS OF the committee today were un.
Wliling TO concede that Burleson would seri.
ously combat their views respecting Blalts.
lees oHense, or oppose their desires respect-
ing his dismissal. 1t is understood, how.
ever, that should Burleson decline to take
the action suggested by the committee the
whole matter will be laid before the Presi-
dent.
Members of the committee, II may be
stated further. feel so outraged at Blaks.
lees conduct that they stand ready to sup
port resolution in the Senate requesting
the President to remove him from office IL,
indeed, they do not prefer charges against
him of contempt of the Senate.
The hostility of the Senators constitut-
ing the Postoffice Committee, and, in fact.
virtually every other member of the Sem
ate, toward Blakslee for writing letters
saying the Senate had surrendered to the
influence of a railroad lobby WILL it is said,
be Modified by nothing short of Blaksee's
official head.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-05-31
BRYN MAWR GIRLS WIN
SUNNY JIM REWARD
AND MASEFIELD PRIZE
Louise Bulkley Dillingham;, of
Rockefeller Hall, Excels in
Joyousness, Fortitude, Cour-
age and Faithfulness
PHILADELPHIA A POET
Margaret L. Loudon, 1880 Spruce
Street, Receives English Writer'S
Books and Autograph

Louise Bulltley Dillingham;, of Rockefeuo,
Hall, and Margaret Louise Loudon of f3St
Spruce street, Bryn Mawr seniors hav,
taken the years best prizes. The forme,
has won the award known popularly a,
the Sunny Jim trophy" and officially a,
the Mary Helen Ritchie Memorial Prize
which is given to 'the student who for the
four years of her college life has seemed
to keep alive the qualities of joyousness
fortitude, courage and faithfulness." The
prize is a set of Shakespeare.
The prize offered by John Masefield for
the best poem written by student, an au-
tographed set Of her own books, has been
won by Miss Loudon. She also won the
George W. Childs essay prize, a gold
watch, for general excellence in English
composition.
The Masef1eld books were awarded to
Miss Loudon because of these verses which
were printed in a recent number of the
college magazine, Tipyn o'Bob":
RETURN
From forest paths. I come with heavy feet,
Turn always toward the place place where where I might
emfSr py f oT the Ssa a9 not
1 suffered so for her; too tired for tears.
And ANDY yet II might Mig, see her once apart
10 learn lI her beauty as should prayer @ S'' =
And more her own than when untaught by
wepriness
More than a score of fellowships, scholar
ships and other awards have been von by
different girls. who will receive their prizes
at the commencement exercises Thursday
Among the awards and the winners are
several resident fellowships for 1867;
Latin, Marion Edwards Park English
Charlotte D'Evelyn; Semitic languages
Beatrice Allard; history, Margaret Wood
matlemat Ii Rar
the foreign scholarships, the British was
awarded to Jane Marion Earle and Glenn
Ann Jones.
The other awards include the Susan B.
Anthony scholarship: Latin, given to Eva
Alice Worral Bryne; Spanish, to Helen
Edith Tyson; economics, to Katharine C.
Batchelder and Joanna Ross social econ.
omy to Helen G. Fuller Hazel G. Ormesby,
Mabel Clark Jacobs; archaeology, to Jane
M. Macdonald; chemistry, to Elsie Tobin
geology, to Helen Morningstar.
The undergraduate scholarships for
1916-17 include the Maria L. Eastman
Brooke Hall memorial scholarship, given
to Thalia Howard Smith; the Elizabeth
Duane Gillespie scholarship in American
history, to jeanette r. Hollis the James
=. Rhoads junior scholarship, to Jessie
Mebane; the Mary e. Stevens junior
scholarship to Ella Mary Rosenburg the
Anna Hallowel memorial scholarship, to
Marian O'Connor; the James l.. Rhoads
sophomore scholarship, to Helen Prescott;
the Maria Hopper sophomore scholarship,
to Helen Correne Kans and Ruth .Tar'-e0,,
Woodruff the special grants from the class
of 1912 reunion gift, to Ldirh May MOO.
Anna Ethel Lubar, Marie Agathe Lubar and
Anne Agnes Reilly; the Anna NJ Powers me-
mortal senior scholarship, to Helen Burr
memorial scholarship, to Rebecca Elizabeth
Joachim.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-05-31
WOMEN'S CLUBS VOTE !
ON NATIONAL OFFICERS
Polls Open in New York-Inter-
est Centres in Fight for
Presidency

NEW YORK, May sl.--Politlos predom
mated at today's sitting of the convention
of the General Federation Of women's
Clubs, this being the day for the election
Of officers. Vigorous campaigns were car.
ried on by opposing factions, and almost
every delegate wore button denoting her
preference, The polls opened at In the
morning for eight hours It was said that
the result would be announced Thursday.
The candidates voted for were:
For president, Mrs. Josiah Evans Cowles,
of California, and Mrs Samuel Sheath, Of
Tiffin, o.
For first vice president, Miss Georgia
Bacon, of Massachusetts Cunopposed).
For second vice president, Mrs. Eugenia
Lawson, of Oklahoma and Mrs. Eugenia
Reilly, Of North Carolina.
For recording secretary, Mrs. Polly Nc.
Farland of South Dakota, and Mrs John
A. Ruhl, of West Virginia.
For corresponding secretary. Mrs. Fran
ces Everett, of Illinois,
For treasurer, Mrs. Charles Mcmahon, of
Utah; Mrs. William B. williams, of Mich
igan, and Mrs. william Young, of Florida.
For auditor. Mrs. w. p. Hooper, of WASH
ington and Mrs. w. X. James, of
Mississippi
For directors, one for each State.
Among the speakers in the morning werc
William J. Doherty deputy commissioner
of charities, of New York city: Miss Julia
G. Lathrop. chief of the Children's Bureau
of the Department of Labor and Thomas
Mott Osborne. former warden of Sing Sing
prison. The one delegation to make a bid
for the next convention was that represent
ing Arkansas.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-05-31
OLD MOTHER GOAT, BEREFT OF KIDS,
WALLS UNTIL NEIGHBORS PROTEST
Animals Children Taken Away Because Doctor Said Lit
tie Sick Boy Must Have the Milk-Anguished
Bleatings Rouse Other Residents

Police assistance was enlisted today to
quiet the peadings of a mother-heart bereft
of juvenile offspring. Other mothers voiced
the complaint and declared that maternal
feelings that vented themselves in moan
ings and believing sufficient to keep other
parents from sleeping at night might be
pathr >ic from sentimental viewpoint, but
on . idley street, where they lived but did
not slumber, such manifestations of bereave-
ment simply "got their goat" And they
wanted Mrs. Isadore Silvers goat in re.
taliation.
That was the way Mrs. Fannie Cohen
536 Dudley street, and her neighbor, Mrs
Mary Hoffner, 534 Dudley street, explained
the casus belli (or below to Lieutenant
Barry, at the 4th street and Snyder avenue
station house, today.
And worse than the sightful goaty bleat-
ings they asserted were the suicidal at
tempts of annie" Silver, by consuming their
choicest flowers. their doorknobs and their
lingerie. until they and, their other suffer
ing neighbors couldn't stand 1t any longer.
Mrs. Silver, who lives at 537 Mexican
street. tried to explain and to excuse
annie"
Hadn't little Louis Silver, ~ years old.
been sick, and wasn't goats milk ordered by
the doctor as necessary for him? And
how could one get goats milk without
goat? And in order to be little Louis
wetnurse 1t was essential that annie"
must be separate from her own kids. So
why shouldn't annie" mourn and moan
in her maternal anguish? Or why in her
grief shouldn't she wander around Dudley
street or elsewhere searching for the chill
dren of which she had been bereft? 1t was
no more than goat nature. Louis must have
his goats milk even at the expense OF
Dudley streets goat"
Lieutenant Barry is tender-hearted. He
tried to appease the rival forces, but finally
compromised to the extent of ordering that
If "Annie" again ventured forth after night
fall, Sergeant Brode and his squad were
to pay no heed to her pathetic wailing. but
to corral her like an ordinary vagrant and
bring her to the station house. If her
orphaned brood could not be |
located and she be restored to them, then |