davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
Evening journal., 1916-01-18
TUESDAY JAN. le. 1916
THAT FIRE srRyIcE CONTROyERsY. .


n DGAR NJ. HOOPEs JR. City Engineer, has made
T. a report to the Board Of Water Commissioners
relative supply and pressure at the Foord-
Massey fire on the morning of New Years Day Fol-
lowing careful Investigation of all the elements in
the situation he asserts positively that far as the
Water Departments duty in the matter affected,
there was no lack of water and that the pressure at
the fire hydrants was what it should have been. He
notes exceptions relative to the hydrant used by the
Reliance Fir~ Company and hydrant used by the
Friendship Fire Company. The water deficiency ex-
listing at each of those places due, he says, to
physical conditions oveFwhich neither the department
nor the fremen had any immediate control
The report is ,dispassionately argumentative. The
natural inference be drawn from IL is that the City
Engineer is convinced that If there ineffciency
IN the handling of the FIRE, IL the part OF the
hremen and not the part Of the Water Department
In view OF the fact that Mr.. Hopes has approached
She matter in such fair and temperate the volun
teer fremen should bo equally fair and temperate in
dealing with controversy that still wide open and
that affects so Importantly life and property in
our community Il is no time for indulgence in in
candescent oratory gttering generality The thing
is to ascertain where the weakness of hrehghtng
system and to apply the remedy without loss of time
The questions involved are largely technical and ma
turally ceid-booded. They be settled prop
ery by anything short OF cold ntelligenty and
unseihshly applied.
Mr. Hopes has asserted that the Water Department
did its fun duty If II did. then, II the charges made
be true the Fire Department fell down in the perform
ance of its duty and the volunteers. who desire tC
give good service should experience pleasure in find
ing and strengthening the weak spots no matter
whether they be in equipment
Evening journal., 1916-01-18
INTERVENTION?
(From The New York SUM

It is one month and seven days
since President Wilson said to Con-
gress, referring to the Mexican situ-
alton, I'VE will aid and befriend Mex
leo, but we will not coerce her"
The smoothly turned phrase came
from the same rhetorical pigeonhole
as TOO proud TO fight" It is the
Presidents fOndness for the official
utterance of these unoficially con-
ceived sentiments that has brought
the country to its present state Of
intense evaporation. He speaks too
readily and too glibly
The people Of the United States do
not want to fight. but they are not too
proud to fight On propert occasion
they would go forth to fight. inn
mensely and righteously proud of
their action. The people or the United
states desire to aid and befriend Mex
leo, but they will intervene with arm
ed force to coerce her il that step be-
comes necessary to stop the murder
of American citizens, i'm the absence
OF disposition or power on the part
of recognized government, IN Mexico
to perform its duty to civilization and
our flag
Secretary Lansings sharp sum-
mons to the Carranza government was
I'm itself the qualification or the Chief
Executives unfortunate phrases. The
Evening journal., 1916-01-18

disgraceful memory OF Organism in,
the State Department. Of the perform
ances Of the fantastic procession of
personally accredited ENJOYS TO thq
various Mexican factions and theft
guerrilla or bandit leaders, of the
shameful cOddling of the unspeakable
Villa as the hope OF Mexico's future
and the good angel or a new interna-
tiOnal brotherhood, this whole chap
ter Of watchful waiting comes to an
end with that vigorous notification to
Carranza.
Intervention if necessary. to any ex-
tent of coercion and at any cost. such
is the inevitable sequel to the fine
words of President Wilson and to his
thirty-odd months or watcnful wait
ing.
And the only thing that can avert
Intervention is the prompt and full
redemption of the promise conveyed
yesterday to Mr. Lansing in General
Carranza's behalf by his representa-
tive at Washington that the recOg
nized Mexican authority will omit no
effort to bring the murderers of the
Americans to justice on its own initi-
ative.
On the efficiency Of such action and
the success of its declared purpose
depends now the question of Ameri-
can Intervention in Mexico.
Evening journal., 1916-01-18

ments" to be made to the service. To
be fair, the company has its side; so
have the patrons OF its cars. The
company is in the business Of selling
us street car service and as one who
deals with it, / feel that its ser, zee
despite all its promises made for bet
terment, is not up to what Whining
ton should receive. We want service
not promises. If more cars are ne
cessary. then more cars should be
borrowed, if they can't be bought.
That suggestion about the trailers
might be followed. if feasible.
II is unnecessary to further go into
this subject Let the patrons of the
Traction Company have better SER
vice. We are the ones who are paying
the bills.
Thanking you for your courtesy in
publishing this letter. ! am,
Yours respectfully,
Daily Passenger.
Wilmington, Del, Jan. II, 1916.
Evening journal., 1916-01-18
With The PaTagraphers

Civilized Warfare and International Law seem to be
on the list OF killed wounded missng.-New York
sun.
The expectations OF peace in Europe and the election
in America seem to max the year 1916 of peculiar
significance in the promotion OF general understand
ing-Washngton Star
The Postofce Department announces that the Christ
mas mail handled last December forty per cent
greater than ever before but not told what
extra compensation any, the railroads received for
carrying it-Norfolk' Virginan-Pilot
In making a separate peace Montenegro evidently
did not break any agreement with the Allies for there
is nothing indicate that she was bound by the COM
nact entered into by Entente Powers Great Britain
France and Russia. She really such unimportat
member of the alliance and in position TO furnish
such small aid to the general that her retire
ment from active participation will have little military
efect-New York Sun.
Evening journal., 1916-01-18
Editorial Opinion
To az uP rHE INcME az LAw.

From the Fargo CourierNews.
Probably we never had placed upon the
United States statute books any law so
cumbersome. clumsy, ambiguous and
crude as the income tax law. It. is a
miracle OF complications of fearfully long
sentences with many 'provides," some
inserted i'm the middle, some tagging
along at the end as if TO eat up what
had preceded. 1t appears as jungle,
purposely constructed to make the tax
payer lose his way. The word "deduc-
tion" alone is said to be used in four
different senses in the act.
In addition 10 the bungling vcrbiage
there are declared TO be iniusticcs and
Inconsistencies and needless burdens. For
instance, where tax free bonds are guar
anteed by railway il frequently occurs
that both the corporation and the bond
holder pay the tax. There are heavy eN'
pcnses laid upon corporations which
must pay at tho source. This. cost oI
collection ranges from 10 TO 20 per cent
of the amonnt turned over 10 the GOV
ernmcnt I'm one case recently noted il
cost 81 900 to collect S35000.
The treasury department has gravell
decided that if Won make anything il
speculation the gain must he returned
as income. but if You lose it cannot b'
deducted as "loss in trade "lleads
win. tails you lose"
These things with a number of othci
defects are the subject of report made
bv the National Tax Association, whicl
met recently at San Francisco. The ex
perts on taxation have studied the con
ditions and unite in calling attention T.
the most serious evils with recommends
tions for remedy. One very importan
suggestion is the publication and analy
sis of returns from the income tax ac
cordine To the custom of other nations.
Il is to be hoped that Congress ma.
find time amid its pork barrel and othe
grabbing duties, 90 pay some attentio
to The recommendations of this non-par
tisan body which has brought great ski
and self-denying patriotism to the eifor
to serve the public in this yeNing mattel
Evening journal., 1916-01-18
WORSE AND MORE oF IT.
PHILADELPHIA Ledger.

From the Philadelphia Ledger.
Nothing in the new. shipping bill, so
far as the p"blished outline OF its provi-
sions indicates, offers any material i'm
provement over the measure which the
last Congress refused TO pass, Indeed,
in some respects it is more objection
able. Perhaps its worst feature Is the
mower it coniides TO a shipping board
This body. broadly speaking, is to have
duties similar 20 those of the Interstate
Commerce Commission. 10 Is to fix rates
and charges, prescribe regulations, and
pass upon the management OF their
bnsiness bv ship owners. And in order
10 place its authority beyond question
every vessel i'm the overseas trade must
procure license from the board. There
Il no difficulty in understanding the pur-
nose of such legislation as this II IS a
development Of the bureaucratic idea.
menacing alike 10 private rights and
pubic welfare. Whatever may be said
as TO the dcsirability of some degree Of
Government control over railways. which
have charters and are public utilities
whose operations intimately concern
b,th the government and the individual
the argument does not apply by analogy
10 shining If the freedom of the seas
means anything. it means free compe
tition bv sea. since in the nature OF
things there can be no monopoly m nv
element open TO all II is the right ant
the duty of a government, of course, q
set forth the conditions on which it'
ports shall be used. aud To protect th'
traveller and the shipper by msuring
Evening journal., 1916-01-18
RELIEF FOR UNEMPLOYEp.

A an aid to the solution of the unemployment prob
IA lem in the West, Chambers Of Commerce are en-
deavorng induce logging companies to build logging
roads for many months in advance of their needs thus
giving work to many men who are in want. In the
Of logging companies which have no funds. be-
cause of the great depression in the lumber industry
during the past years is proposed to aid those
that are solvent borrow money at low rate Of in
terest provided the money thus supplied shall be ex-
pended pay rolls
This effort to relieve distress has much to commend
II II successful il will not only prepare the way for
prompt activity in the lumber business when active
demand for lumber shall be restored, but will give
living wage although low. to many who now with
out any employment all In the matter of funds it
might be possible to aid from the treasury
department was done in the case Of cotton grow
ers The lumber industry will eventually r1vye and
loans to lumber may be considered reason
ably SAFE
Evening journal., 1916-01-18
Peoples Column
COMPLAINS OF SERVICE.

To the Editor, THE EVENING JOUR-
NAL.
Sir: As a patron of the Eighth
street-Rising Sun line Of the Trac-
ton Company. want to call attention
to several things about the service
that are abOminable.
The early morning cars are always
filled up far beyond their capacity.
The company does not run enough
cars to accommodate the workmen
who frequently arrive (when they
nave secured a place on a carr late
for work. After the cars leave the
central part of the city. it is impos-
sible for any more passengers to get
aboard. Those already aboard are
squeezed into one another as if they
were sardines in a box.
1t really makes those who ride the
cars between 6 and in the morning
smile to hear about the Board of
Health wanting to cut out smoking on
the rear platforms. If a member OF
the board or any city official could
manage to get standing room on one
Of this lines cars at the time men
toned, he would soon see that the
eliminating of smoking on the cars
wasn't the vital thing. but that the
giving Of seats to the workmen was
nightly more important. so as the
close-range breathing into one an
others faces would not be the rule
/ instead of the exception.
l. ! read the other day about cars go
ing out Eighth street-plenty Of car
u and then that the cars that went on
mever came back-lOst in the fog. a
it were But believe me, the man witt
wrote that letter must have a vivi'
Imagination. for I have yet TO not
any great number of cars going out
let alone coming back.
read the statement of the genera
! manager of the Traction Company
about lot Of new cars that was com
ing, also about the other improve
Evening journal., 1916-01-18
+. +. BROOKS.

u FULLER BROOKS one Of the most prominent
l. and popular railroad in the East and par
ticularly we'll known this city. is dead from heart
disease at his home in Lansdowne Pa. That he has
at last succumhed long and distressing illness is
matter OF regret TO thousands of friends and admir-
ers ON the Demarya Peninsula His widow and
daughters have the sympathy OF everyone.
Mr. Brooks career as railroad a re-
markaale one He entered the employ Of the Pennsyl-
vana Railroad Company 1872 shortly after his grad
uation from Rutgers College From that time until III
health forced him to retire April ]. 1914 his life
was devoted TO the interests OF that company
His first position that Of assistant in the Of
flee Of the assistant engineer Of the New York division
OF the Pennsylvania railroad in Jersey City Six years
later he was appointed superintendent at New Bruins
wick which he held until 1880 Promotion rap
idly aud he was appointed assistant engineer Of the
middle division of the Philadelphia and Erie railroad,
which place ne filled until 1883 His next promotion
ook him to the important Office of engineer main
,nce of way the United Railroads Of New Jersey.
He was acting superintendent OF the New York d.
vision from May l. 1891, to 1892 and superinten-
dent Of the Maryland division from 1892 TO 1895. He
was superintendent Of the New York division from
July H. 1895. to 1899 He was appointed general
superintendent Of the Philadelphia, Baltimore and
Washington railroad January l. 1899. and remained
In that Office until he was retired.
He was recognized universally as one OF the best
railroad in the United States. His advice was
asked often by who were searching for solu-
lions Of perplexing transportation problems He was
respected by all who knew him. particularly by the
railroad employees who worked under him. His social
relations especially pleasant He numbered among
his personal friends many Of the most prominent men
IN the United States
Evening journal., 1916-01-18
Another Wonderful Recovery
From Kidney Trouble

For nearly nine years / was a great
sufferer from what my doctor said
was Kidney trouble. and my blood
was out of order; enduring all that
time eXcruciating pain in my back
and across my bowels. / was drawn
down so that ] could only walk with
my hands on my knees. My doctor
said he could do nothing for me. I
tried many kinds of medicine but all
TO no avail. A friend told me about
Dr. kilmer's swamp Root. and as had
tried everything else that | heard Of,
/ bought a bottle of Swamp-RoOt and
it did wonders for me. l prize it
higher than any other medicine and
I shall recommend it to my friends.
wish to add right here that after
using Swamp Root for two months
began to straighten up and am now
sound and well, and feel like ! might
live a long time yet to tell what your
medicine has done for me-
Yours very truly.
T. c. CLAY.
$50 Sugar ST. Marion, Ohio.
State Of Ohio
Marion County
Personally appeared before me this
18th day of December, A. d., 1914. r.
c. Clay. who subscribed to the above
statement and made oath that the
same is true in substance and in fact.
CHARLES w. HABERMAN.
Notary Public.
Marion Co, Ohio.
Evening journal., 1916-01-18
GEMS OF THOUGHT

Love your neighbor yet pull not down your hedge
Herbert
s-:-.--.
Truth exists for the wise, beauty for the feeling
heart.-Schiler.
.-.-.-:
Weeping may tarry for the night, but ioy cometh
in the mornng.-Psalms XXX 3.
:-.-.-.
He who reforms himself has done more To reform,
the public than crowd Of noisy. impotent patriots
Lavater.
s-:-:-.
The righteous cry. and the Lord heareth and do
livereth them out of all their troubles-psalros
xxxiv;17.
s-.-.-s
Those who are formed to win general admiration
are seldom calculated TO bestow individual happiness
Lady Blessngton.
Evening journal., 1916-01-18
TODAY'S BEAUTY HELP

You can keep your hair at its very
best by washing it with a teaspeonful
of canthrox dissolved in a cup OF not
water. afterward rin5ihg thoroughly
with clear water. One finds that the
hair dries quickly and evenly, is un-
streaked, bright. soft and very fluffy,
so fluffy in fact. that it looks more
abundant than it is, and so soft that
arranging it becomes a pleasure. This
simple, Inexpensive shampoo cleanses
the hair and scalp thoroughly of all
dandruff and dirt, and leaves a clean,
wholesome feeling. All scalp irrita-
tion will disappear, and the hair will
be brighter and glossier than ever be-
fore.
Evening journal., 1916-01-18
Letter to
DIR. kilner & Co..
BinghaDltOn. n. Y.

Prove What Swamp-ROOt VIII DO
For You.
Send ten cents to DR.. Kilmer a Co.,
Binghamton. n. Y, for a sample size
bottle II will convince anyone. You
will also receive booklet of valuable
information, telling about the kidneys
and bladder. When writing. be sure
and mention The Wilmington Even
ing Journal Regular fifty-cent and
one-dollar size bottles for sale at all
drug stores.
Evening journal., 1916-01-18

The American Protective Tariff League which has
its national headquarters in New York city has Just
issued unique pamphlet entitled Roster Of the Sixty
fourth Congress" which viii be useful to every person
who wishes 10 communicate with any member OF Con-
gress The pamphlet also includes letters Of approval
Of the Tariff Leagues work from a large number OF
Congressman and practical business concerns The
is printed in such shape that it easy to carry
in the pocket tor purposes Of ready reference Della
who desire to copies should send on
at once and ask for them. They well worth hav-
ing.
Evening journal., 1916-01-18

BY The United Press.
DAYTON. O.. Jan. 1S.-Take a
good whiskey every day. Smoke
, cigars after meal. Eat heartily
6 three times a day. Sleep, enough
G and don't worry. Be regular and
g temperate in all things. William
. H. Thompson, 81, naval veteran,
e of the Dayton Soldiers Home, fol-
g lows these rules and says they
. are responsible for his health and
longevity.
Evening journal., 1916-01-18

reasonable safety. When it goes be-
yond this the chances are that it will
restrict and not promote commerce.
Evening journal., 1916-01-18

The Bryan continue TO be heard from. One OF
them writes to the Des Moines Register and Leader
10 make it known that when men "crtcise Mr. Bryan
they are snubbing six million and half of voters"
Evening journal., 1916-01-18

the pimples and thought
they would come of but
they didn't. They we're
very big and hard and
they festered all over my
face. The itching was so
severe that 7 was obliged
to scratch my face, and
my face was dishgured. 1
also lost my sleep at night.
Evening journal., 1916-01-18

Champ Clark prophesies that Roosevelt will be the
Republican candidate next time. Four years ago he
was predicting Champ Clark the Democratic candi-
date next time.
Evening journal., 1916-01-18

scientist declares that the average American has
vocabulary OF a thousand words thousand and two.
if you please. Professor byzantine logothete" are
now to be added
Evening journal., 1916-01-18

Democratic orators and editors diligently hunt
ing nowaoays for a phrase TO in succession 10
that which described "the lonely President in the
White House"
Evening journal., 1916-01-18
WAR NEWS OF ONE
YEAR AGO TODAY.
? The United Press

BY The United Press.
Zeppelins raided Sandringham
b just after the King and Queen had
left. Zeppelin raids in five other
English towns killed five persons.
Snowstorms on all fronts hinder
ed artillery operations. Russia
claimed an effective offensive in
North and South Poland.
Evening journal., 1916-01-18
SEVERE ITCHING OF
PIMPLES ON FACE
Very Big and Hard. Obliged to
Scratch and Was Dis6gured.
Lost Sleep at Night.
HEALED BY CUTICURA
SOAP AND OINTMENT

''I had a great deal Of trouble with pinl-
pies. First a pimple appeared on my face
and it multiplied very quickly and picked
Evening journal., 1916-01-18

I'm The Association Of Amer
RaIkIAl lean Advertisers hss ox-
WEW anlined and certified TO
~e~~ the circulation Of this pub
ication. The fierref Of circulation
contained in the Associations 10
port only are guaranteed.
Association Of American Advertisers
No. 4isl Whitehall Bldg. v. Y. City
Evening journal., 1916-01-18

"The trouble lasted three weeks and
I tried many remedies but got no relief.
Then used Cuticura Soap and Ointment.
I was entirely healed in three weeks"
(signed) Miss Anna stinkarrez, 3O2 Vine
St., Plymouth, Pa, July IA, 1915.
Sample Each Free by Mail
with S2-p. Skin Book on request. Ad-
dress postcard "Cuticura, Dept. T, BOs-
ton.'' Sold throughout the world.
Evening journal., 1916-01-18

The Association Of
American Advortis.
ers Is composed of
all the great adver-
tisers Of this coun-
try. The Associa-
ton endorses only
such papers as sub.
NIT 10 lis examina'
tion at any moment
and positive proof
must be submiiicd
The accompany .ng
certificate. No. 4t51.
has been issued 70
this paper.
Evening journal., 1916-01-18
TODAY's OLDEST STORY.

$
Dziennik Chicagoski. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1890-1971, 1916-04-04
Echa Rejdow ma Anglie.

Berlin, 4 kwietnia. - Raportv
niemieckie ostatnich rejdow ma
Anglie - og}aszaja: Zeppeliny
niemeckie najechafy bombardo-
waiy miasto Szkocyi, Edinburgh.
oraz doki w Leith i fabryki mad
rzek2 Tyne: obserwowano Szereg
caiy explozyi i pozar6w, wznie-
conych przez pociski balon6w ME
mieckich.. Pod Newcastle bate
rye angielSka zmuszono do mil.
czenia. WSzystkie balony ca}o
wr6ci}y wyPrawy.
Londyn. 4 kwietnia. - Angiel-
skie komunikaty o rejdzie MEM
COW napowietrznym - podaja:
SzeSc Zeppelinow uczestniczyio
w rejdach minionych co dopiero;
try nawiedzify pofudniowa Szko
eye, jeden poinocno wschodnia
Anglie, a diva poiudniowo-wscho
dnia Anghe. w Szkocyi naliczo-
no ogolem So rzuconych pocis--
kow w rozmaitych miejscowo--
Sciach, wiele dom6w, hoteli t.
p. zostalo uszkodzonych - zabi-
tych zosta1o w Szkocyi siedm o.
sob troje maiych dzieci - ogo-
lem 10, ranionych ogoiem II o.
sob. Pc angielskiej stronie rzu-
como SO pociskow 65 bomb pod
palackich - lecz szk6d wielkich
- o lie dotad stwierdzono. ME
sprawili Niemcy.
Dziennik Chicagoski. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1890-1971, 1916-04-04
Pufkownik Cano lojalny.
WASHINGTON 4 kWietnia{

Washington 4 kwietniat -
NadeSzly tn OStatnio wiadomo
sci, ktore Stanowczo zdaja SIG
klam zadawat doniesieniom. ia
koby pufkownik Cano miaf zdr'.-
die Carranze precise na strong
Will. Wedle raportu SencraIl
PcrSfinga Cano stoczy} zwyciG-
ska potyczke dnia ?9go marca L
jcdna band \illi, w ktorcj po-
lcgi jcj dow0dca Manuel Boco
Poniewaz potyczka ia miala miej-
see tego samego dnia CO poraIkd
zadana Will przcz pulkoWnika
Dodd'a pod Guerrero. wladzc III.
tejSzc wyrazaja przckonanic, &c
jest to najlcpszym dowodem ic-
jalnosci wojSk Carranzy ;ch
wSpofdzialania T. ekSpedycya a
mcrykan>ka.
Dziennik Chicagoski. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1890-1971, 1916-04-04
FranCuzi Wstrzymuja NiemC0w'
Szczegoly Z Rejdu ZeppeG-
now ma Anglie.
Ma innych Teatrach Wojny.
Walki ma Mor1ach
INNE TELEGRAMY.
Komunikaty.

Londyn, 4 kwietnia. - Plsma
rzedowe zapowiadaja, jako pre-
ciwwaznik akcyi niemieckiej pod
Verdun - wielka liniowa akcye
ma angielskiem lewem skrzydle
Sprzymierzonych. Niemcy sic
juz tez tam do akcyi gotuja, zgro-
madzaia wielkie wojska we Flan-
dryi - samo centrum niemieckie
lest stosunkowo slabo obsadzone.
Raporty angielskie donosza, IL
pod St. Eloi byla walka ma gra-
naty i miny: Anglicv zdobyi je-
den wykop niemiecki trzynany
przez nieprzyjaciela Cd 30go mar
ca - wzieto przytem S4 jencow
z ANA oficerami. Pod Lens byEa
utarczka awiatyczna: diva aero
plany angielskie walezy}y Z pie
ciu niemieckimi - jeden niemie-
cki zoSta} zrzucony, reszta od-
pedzona.
Berlin, 4 kwietnia. - RAPPORT
donosi o opanowaniu wszystkich
pozycyi francuskich ma p6lnoc
cd Forges znajdujacego sic tam
laSu ma liniach Cd Bethincourt do
Haucourt - to ma lewym brzegu
Mozy; ma prawym walki tocza
sic w okolicy fortow Vaux
Douaumont. Tyle.
Paryz, 4 kwietnia. - Raporty
Pomiedzy scissors Rheims ka-
nonada gwaltowna bateryi