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The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1907-1917, 1917-08-30

troops supplied with Che greater part Of their
devotional exercise.
This is where invoke the aid of the Rev.
DR.. j. B. Gambrell, who led off the Southern
Baptist Convention in that Indian War
Dance, where Christ was suddenly made the
usurper Of the things that are Caesars.
Will DR.. Gambrell cite me to those verses
which the hurried soldier may digest, before
he goes forth to shoot the soldier on the side,
qObo Is also reading HIS Bible?
Will DR.. Gambrell cite me to the verses
which will give the tired soldier the most
comfort, as he turns in at night, after having
shot the Bible reader on the other side?
Will DR.. Gambrell cite me to those sacred
passages which will pour balm upon the
lacerated hearts of the fathers, the mothers,
and the wives of those soldiers who, according
TO President Wilson, are going to be sacrificed
by the million on far-away fields of blood2
This is no war of Faith against Infdels.
This is no war of Christianity against Pagan4
ism.
Where Christian America goes forth to
slaughter and be slaughtered, in war which
divides Christian Europe into blood-dripping
halves, no scriptural text about Canaanites
and other idolaters will apply.
We are face to face with the CHASTITY fact,
that the Great War RACES, all the way from
Bethlehem and Calvary, to ancient Nineveh
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1907-1917, 1917-08-30

We had been sending munitions, for two
years; we had been sending money, for two
years; and go7upoteers had been going, for two
years. Col. Roosevelt was clamoring to be
''sent"; and he yoeiferously declared that
nearly 100000 men were ready to 60 with
him, as go1,1asteegy.
All that Col Roosevelt asked was, that the
Government accept, him and his volunteers,
and F'send1 them to France.
Z The .Jeferson50as favored the sending of
these volunteers, and all others, as our read
ers we'll remember.
Congress side-stepped the Roosevelt propo-
sition, and passed It up to the President
What did the President do with itg
He turned it down, alleging as his reaso1
that, this was no war Of "amateurs."
(Col. Roosevelt had served in the Army,
at a time when DR.. Wilson was teaching
Jurisprudence at Princeton
Whatever amateurishness chung to Col.
Roosevelt and his Spanish War volunteers
might have been trained out of them, IN less
time than it will take to train some Of the
boys who have recently been called from the
fields, the stores, the banks, the offices, and the
mills.
AS many soldiers as we need, here or else
where, could hive been enlisted under the
volunteer system had The proper course been
pursued, and had the real object Of raising
8 great army been what was pretended
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1907-1917, 1917-08-30

and the Garden of Eden, and from thence
all the way through to where Paul planted
and Apollos watered.
There is no hiding the awful truth: the
whole Christian world is blood-mad, raging
with insane lusts, furious with clamor for
destruction which has no parallel in the an
mails of time.
Every soldier should have Bible! Surely.
VIII the President add to his pious thought
fulness by indicating the chapters which con-
vey to the military reader the greatest
amount Of spiritual good, in the shortest
time9
There is a large quantity of raw butchery
in the Old Testament, but those chapters
hardly fit the case.
The rugged Jews of those old times were
bent upon appropriating to themselves the
lands and portables of their enemies; but our
military aims are not of that low degree.
We want nothing for ourselves AS we as
sured the Russians-and we are not in the
war because of any special grievance of our
own-as we assured the Red Cross brethren
and sisters-and we simply mean to bank
rupt our country and deplete its young man.
hood for the general good of our souls and
the democratic elevation of humanity
throughout the world.
Consequently, the sordid aims of the an
g. NcoNT1NUED FROM PAGE THREE.l
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1907-1917, 1917-08-30

IN painful remembrance of the many and
: sudden somersaults turned by President
Wilson, his well-bought admirers derive a
meagre diet Of comfort from the back-num-
bers Of this paper-which have engrossed so
much Of the official attention of Judge Lamar,
Solicitor for the Post Office Department.
These we'll bought admirers Of our gyrating
but always sanctimonious PRESIDENT, have
discovered that in March, 1917, The letter.
soaeian was a bitter foe to ''the Prussian idea"
Bring the date down to the present. please.
I hate the Prussian idea more than ever,
since Judge Lamar and other officials have
dosed me ON it,
The Prussian idea was intensely hateful to
me--a typical democratic civilian who be-
lieves in letting every man attend to his own
business-when it was confined to Germany;
but now that the idea has taken possession
Of our Government, and our men are being
crinninalized for peaceable expression of hon
est opinion, my loathing for it is SO aggra-
waited that any attempt to express it would,
am sure, bring down upon me additional
seventies from Judge Lamar.
The well-bought journalistic Wopshippers
of President Wilson remind mankind that,
o,l March 10Th, The sIeferaoaasoQ Advocated
the sending Of men, money, and nuniti To
France, ID case Germany sank d SINS one
of our ships IN violation Of international law.
Very we'll, what of itg
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1907-1917, 1917-08-30
\ Bible for Every Soldier

THE President Of the United States has
again edited mankind and given notice.
able uplift to democracy throughout the uni
verse, by saying that every soldier should be
equipped with Bible.
Unfortunately, this admonition came too
late for the negro soldiers at Houston, Texas.
Those colored brethren had become so accus-
toned to shooting unarmed civilians in Mex
ico-where the Army was sent to get Villa,
and didn't get him-that they couldn't resist
the temptation to resume the congenially safe
practice, after we started into the European
Adventure.
However, the score of white folks that the
negro soldiers murdered have been quietly
buried and it will now be the proper thing
not to summarily shoot the murderers-but
to remove them to another camp and supply
them with Bibles.
To what passages Of Holy Writ should the
attention of the man-killer be directed?
The war will hardly last long enough for
him to read the whole Book.
To start in at Genesis and 60 straight
through to Revelations would require too
much time; because, it stands to reason that
the nnan-killer must give the most Of his time
to eating, sleeping, recreating, and prepare
lions to kill his fellow-man. Comparatively
little time can be devoted to Bible-reading.
Besides, the chaplain is paid to keep the
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1907-1917, 1917-08-30

The crux of the whole matter is, tie hidden
purpose TO nevo11tionise our Gove9nnaez1t.
A great standing army is to be maintained
in time of peace, to silence the people, over
awe public opinion, and quell internal resist
ance to Dollar-Despotisn
A greater army than has been sent to
France is being used noa0, against ourselves;
and these p1ain-clothes hirelings of Dollar
Despotism are going around, telling every dis
contented citizen to keep his mouth shut, else
he will get into trouble.
Even the women and children are being
warned and threatened, against any express
sion of opinion that is different from the
policy of the Government.
German osttoor0cy, AT IT'S WORST, e0east no
farther.
Two years ago, it was the Kaiser who
shocked the world by saying
"There is but one will in Germany, and
that is mine. Whoever resists me, him will
I crush"
President Wilson now assumes the same
tone, and adopts the same methods; and In
one of his recent public addrasses he threat
ened destruction to "those who oppose us,
] defy anybody to produce the slightest
evidence that ON March is, 1917, such policy
{ Soas8egSptS0a5 was fnooted
. The clause of the Army Increase Bill which
tF5fss ICoNTTNUED ON PAGE TWo. r 80
fSF
Evening journal., 1917-09-24
finds Delaware BOYS
Are HAPPY At CAMP DIX

Leo kobylinski, Of Company d. Ma
chine Gun Battalion, one Of the VIII
mington boys who went 10 the National
Army training camp at Camp Dix,
Wrlghtstown. n. j., on Wednesday last
today ordered THE EVENING JOUR
NAL sent 10 himself and some Of his
comrades.
Some Of the boys are getting home
sick. That Is what prompted me to
send for THE EVENING JOURNAL
said kobylinsh Continuing, he writes
Now just a word from one OF the
Wilmington drafted boys OF the 18th
Though bound on a serious. errand,
never saw happier and more cheerful
crowd Of young fellows than the WI.
mington boys that left Wednesday. On'
could easily imagine they were bounC
for a pleasure resort instead OF a train
Ing camp for soldiers. With the eX
ception or the time Of leaving oul
homes and until the train bore M
away, not a one 10 my knowledge tool
It in anything but manly way. don
think there is one Of us that will eve
forget the send-off. 10 brought tear
TO the eyes Of many Of the boys, no
because Of having 10 fight for Uncl
Sam, but the thought OF leaving on
beloved ones.
1--WE have good sleeping quarters
with steel beds, straw mattresses an
army blankets. The drilling is tire
some. for we have eight hours OF II
Evening journal., 1917-09-24
50 TO 70 PER Cent.
CUT IN STEEL PRICES
BY The United Press.

WASHINGTON. Sept 24.--Maklng
reductions in steel prices OF from 90
TO 10 per cent, President Wilson to-
day approved an agreement between
the War Industries Board and the
steel men for figures on steel and
its products.
The prices become effective I'M
mediately, subject to revision Janu-
ary /. 1915
In a statement on the agreement
reached the Bureau OF Public lnfor-
nation said:
at was stipulated. first, that there
should be no reduction I'm tho pres
ent scale OF wages; second, that the
prices should be made to the public
and 20 the Allies. az we'll as to the
government; and third. that tho steel
men pledge themselves 20 exert every
effort necessary 10 keep up the pro
duction 10 the maximum OF the pasl
so long as the war lasts.
Evening journal., 1917-09-24
CITY convinced
AUTUMN IS HERE
Calendars Official Notice
Not Needed by Chilly
Folks
MANY MOTORISTS
WORE OVERCOATS

Autumn began onlcially yesterday.
Tho calendar said so and Wilmington
was ready TO believe ~. for u felt
nnther "autumny" even 20 those who
remained I'm The city. Those who spent
The day IN the country wero convinced.
An encyclopedia lexicon Of the Eng
llsh language Will tell it, readers sol
EMMY that autumn or fall, begins
about tho time when the sun enters
Libra, which Is a southern zocIacal
constellation between Virgo and hcor-
po. To tho critical, Libra Is the sew
cnth sign Of zodiac and Is pictured In
almahacs by a pair Of scales. To 60
/ further. Il tells US that autumn will
continue until about December q. at
which time the sun will enter CAPRI
cbrnus, also a zodlaoal constellation
situated between Sogttarius and
Aduarlus Caprlcornus, which IL the
tonth sign OF tho zodiac, was portray
cd on ancient monuments by the Ike
ness OF goat or part goat, whosl
minds parts were like those Of ash
To this day a perso spoken OF as
goat also Is called a poor nsh' a
times.
But WILMINGTON was not so techni
cal yesterday. To tho man, woman
aud child Il agreed that u was
great day" and let Il 90 a. that De
spite the threatening clouds Of th'
early afternoon and the storm warn
ing sounded by mo Weather Bureau
the city turned out IN great fore
and those who could vent motor
ing.
Another sign that the calendar ha'
things doped out correctly was tn
( substituting OF the summer Hnei
3 busters by the motorists for honest
) to-goodness" overcoats, still breath
, ing strongly OF moih-balls. Automo
bliists. returning TO tho city durin
% ihe evening we're observed TO hay
D entered these ovorcOais' pockets 10
= heavy gloves. 4,
8 This. however, applied only TO q
r motorists. for those who walked ia
7 thouahts for nothing but the invigore
D ing atmosphere Of the season, whi'
/ was making It's 1917 debut. Hikers a.
hikerettes, both novices and geason'
veterans taking advantage Of the IRA
ing weather. spent most Of the day q
I'm the country where they could wat
nature at It's autumnol FRANKS.
Evening journal., 1917-09-24
american
Federation soon
Honduras. Nicaragua, ,Guate-
mala, Costa Rica, Salvador
and Panama May Get
Together
WASHINGTON IN
FAVOR OF PLAN
ny Tho United Press.

ny The United Press.
WASHINGTON, Sept 24.--slx Central
American republics may soon be fed
Grated into a nation Of six million per
sons living on 2O6.7Oi square miles Of
land. They are Honduras. Nicaragua,
Guatemala. Costa MICA, salvador-now
bound politically by treaties made in
i907-and Panama. new republic, which
will be invited 10 take her place with
the others.
A conference viii be held by repre-
sontatlves OF the little nations either
in Washington or Panama soon TO dis
cuss plans Of the proposed federation.
The Central American treaties now
affecting these countries we're signed
in 1907 and expire this year. They
have eervod--through a court or Jus
tios created an Costa Ria where all
international problems were settled
TO keep more or less peaceful a
community OF nations formerly In
oonslan. disturbance through wars and
revolutions.
II Is now proposed by strong fac
tions in these nations 20 establish
centralized government or az ieasi
an parliamentary union Will
delegates from each republic. Presi
dent Bertrand OF Honduras, has
launched the idea and sent an invl
tation TO tho other republics 20 par
ticlpate President Chamoro OF Mic
aragua. already has accepted and sug
eested either Washington or Panaml
as the meeting place for the proposes
conference. The State Department
Withholding announcement OF its 20
siti0n I'm the matter, n sounding on
public opinion in Central America o.
q the question.
4 The position Of Costa Rlca is peculiar
The United states has never recognize
, the present Costa Ricbn administrator
4 hut since tho little republic has ontor'
a tho war against Germany she lnds he
!. self an outlaw and allied nation at u
4 same time, 80 far as the United Stat
n Is concerned. Steps are now under WI
10 eliminate this paradoxical conditio
Evening journal., 1917-09-24
Find ATTACKS inspired
AGAINST DUPONT Co.

The expose by tho State Depase-
ment a. Washington OF the German
conducted through subsi-
died publications is of particular in
terest to Wilmington, because some
OF the most rabid OF these anti
American attacks have been directed
at the dulsont Company. Tho produc-
tions OF these subsidized writers
have been SOM broadcast throughout
Delaware and IN some cases have
been reprinted by papers published
IA this State.
George Sylvester viereclS's German
publication. ''rhe Fatherland," was Bit
ter In its attacks on the DUPONT Com
pany. 10 went 10 such extremes that
its statements lost their effect because
Of the motives being 80 apparent.
Another publication, "Fair Play
which received checks from the German
government, used little more fnesse
in its propaganda work. The original
/ "Fair Play went out Of existence more
I than a year ago but tho title was
/ adopted by a New York publication
| which now poses az an organ Of n mo
Strike" association. This newspaper
recently turned its attention to the
DUPONT Company in an article evident
" designed 20 discredit the present man
agoment and to influence public opinion
In the stock suit which is still before
the courts and in which the stockholders
are 90 voice their opinion NJ a meeting
TO held on Octoer 10.
This article was sent In the form Of
advance proofs 10 Delaware publlca.
tlons and 20 Delaware people. The ox.
/ posuro by The government Of the IN
fluenccs back Of these publications con
firms the suspicion which somo per
sons IN Delaware had as TO the au
thorship OF the attacks on the dupon
4 Company.
Evening journal., 1917-09-24
COUNTY courts
RESUME HEARINGS
Jury Trials Called in Two
Tribunals When Second
Weeks Session Opens
ONE DEFENDANT
WINS PAROLE

The County Courts entered tho
second week OF tho September term to-
day with many prisoners awaiting trial.
The frst case up FOR hearing was that
OF Harry De Shields and Charles Pal
mer, accused OF assault, which Judge
Heisel took to Court No. 2, leaving
Judge Conrad TO sit In Room No. 4.
Court No. 1 then took up tho case Of
Charles Gross, Negro, accused OF the
larceny OF an automobile tire. The
fury convicted him without leaving tho
/ box and Judge Conrad sentenced him
TO pay $50 retributlon money, 20 receive
ten lashos and 20 serve six months.
Alfred johnson, a Negro, changed his
plea OF not guilty TO guilty TO a charge
OF larceny. Johnson was employed by
tho b. +. Shaw Company and stole lead.
on suggostlon OF Altorney-Genoral
Rclnhardt, he was par0led.
Joseph Flood pleaded guilty 70 a
charge OF giving liquor 20 minor. Flood
contested to having been drunk at the
time. Three boys said he had handed
them a bottle Of whisky and asked them
70 open II. They did 20 and each took
n drink. Attorney General Reinhardt
said that while flood might be techni'
callv guilty he didn't feel he could press
for a fine Flood was paroled in his own
recognizance.
Mr. Reinhardt then put on trial Wal
ter Stephenson and Archie Dryden
colored accused Of the larceny Of Si'
} from Calvin Rodgers. Rodgers saiC
. he had come up from Salisbury, Nd
b and gone into a poolroom and met Dry
, den and Stephenson. later when HI
! went to purchase a shirt he found then
, following him. Going back. he said, the,
! set upon him and stolen his money.
: In Court OF General Sessions, Part 2
Judge Conrad presiding, a jury tria
e was begun OF Charles Palmer and Harr,
G y. Shields, Negroes, on charges OF as.
p sault. with intent 20 commit murder. il
5 Is charged that the accused threw
I George Wing out Of a third-story win
! dow, az No. 2ii Tatnall street, or
! March %. The defendants were repre-
u sented by L. irving Handy.
: Mrs. Mary Palmer. wife Of Charles
u Palmer, said she was IN the room a
the time Of the accident and that sh
thought Wing fell out OF the window
= Mary said also, that considerabl
3 llquor was consumed at the party. Mis-
8 EVELYN Matthews. a Negress, said sh
q went 10 No. 2ii Tatnall street on tha
! day with George WING, and that bot
. OF them took part in the drinking.
Charles Palmer. In whose room IN
: trouble occurred, said he was celebra'
n ing his thlrty-nfth birthday on that da
= and had invited number OF friends
y the party ,,-
D. Harry u. Shields said George VIII
,,,ss nrottv fur when he got 20 the Pa
- mer party. Harry was sure neither
~ nor Charles had thrown wing OUT
:, the window. Tho case was given IN
y, y, the iury's hands early In tho aite
~ noon.
Evening journal., 1917-09-24
MAYOR STUDIES CITY
JAIL FOOD PROBLEM
Hopes Council Will be Able
10 Provide Meals for
Prisoners
"a "BOARDERS"
IN CELLS TO-DAY

City oflolals, including Mayor Law
son and members OF City Council,
aroused over the OBTAINING on prisoners
charged with minor Offenscs In the colls
at tho police station while their cases
arc bolng Investigated Ur bail is being
arranged, arc ondeavorlng TO deylso
some means whereby those defendants
who have been compelled TO 1.-Two In
the coils on sandwiches. may be given
more Of variety OF food. just what
VIII be done In tho matter is not an
nounced. According TO Chief OF Police
Black. the conditions complained Of arc
beyond his control.
The orders TO detaln the defendants
for periods OF from three days to Two
weeks are issued from the city judges
and under the law tho police depart
ment has nothing to do but feed the
men.
Il Is contended that the new public
building was not constructed Tor q
prison or workhouse and no exercise
prd was provided where prisoners
under detention could be exercised.
Mayor Lawson devosad lcoi.sDder-
able time today at the police station
InQuIluB OF inc luttAAtA VI NfNi eNA"e
he department and Re was very mucl
interested IN the number OF cases or
tho docket IN Municipal Court.
That the feeding OF prisoners con
fined IN the cells al the police sta
tion IL problem, was evident toda!
when "a defendants we're furnished
sandwiches. The majority OF then
ordered eggs, which sandwiches re
tail az 10 cents each, and as they re
ceive two sandwiches, their break
fasts represent 20 cents each. Tn
city, however, pays but 4 IL cent
for an egg sandwich.
An idea Of the amounts expended fo
meals for prisoners in the past thre
years can he obtained from the bill
d that Council have been called upon
pay. This shows that IN 1913 but s4a
was spent for this purpose, and IL q
creased 20 s5l7.7G In 1914, 10 S0sI.90
1918. The total expended for mea
during the fiscal year In 1915 wa
e90d75 and for 1917, the fiscal yeI
ending last July, the total was sl.O'
despite the fact that there were o.
prisoners less last year than the prece'
ing year.
Evening journal., 1917-09-24
WOMAN BADLY BURNED
when DRESS CAUGHT FIRE

Mrs Bridget Bushell. aged 40 years.
OF No. CA East Firth street. wife OF
Leonard Bushell. was badly burned
carly this afternoon by her clothing
catching fire from a gas stove. which
she was lighting. Her husband was
asleep at the time, and she was left
alone 10 beat out the flames. After
wards she sought help from her neigh
bors. who summoned a patrol 20 take
her 10 the Delaware Hospital. She was
found 20 be seriously burned about tho
head, arms and shoulders.
Evening journal., 1917-09-24
WILMINGTON BANKERS
TO attend CONVENTION

Wilmington banks will be well rep
resented at the American Bankers As
sociation. now In session at Atlantic
City. Among those who viii attend all or
part OF the meetings are John s. Rossell
president of the Security Trust and
Safe Deposit Companyj s. d. Town
send and Caleb NJ. Steward. vice-prosi-
dents Of the Wilmington Trust COM
pany; Otho NowlRnd. president, and n.
&. Lakeland. assistant treasurer Of the
Equitable Trust CompanyG William G.,
Taylor, vice.presidont and secretary Of
tho Delaware Trust Company; Robert
u. Kemp, president. and Edgar J.
Haynes first vicc-presidont Of tho Arti-
sans Savings Bank, and Robert p. Rob
inson, president Of the Central National
Bank.
Evening journal., 1917-09-24
MINSTREL Vaudeville
SHOW ON Church LAWN

The Temple Club will give a minstrel
and vaudeville show tomorrow, We'd
nesday, Thursday and Friday evenings
on So. Elizabeth's Church lawn for the
beneflt OF ST. Ellzabeth's r. G. Church.
The show viii start at $50 o'clock each
night Afterwards there Will be dane
ing in the school hall. Refreshments
VIII be served on the lawn.
The program for the minstrel show
follows:
Part i-Interlocutor, John A. Sulli-
van: opening chorus, America Needs
You Like q Mother; overture. We're
Going Over; solo, what Becomes OF
the Broken Toys" Frank ORourke /;
end song, "Over There" Richmond and
Maaion; solo, "Huckleberry Finn
George Dorset; end song. "Alexander's
Back From Dixie" James Kennedy
solo, "The Birds VIII Come Again.
James nolney; end song, 1T takes a
Lean. Tall. Brown Skin Gal 10 Mako a
Preacher Lay His Bible Down" Dan
Hagan: solo. III You Had All the World
and Its Gold" J. w. McCloskey; special,
sham battle by the four end men solo,
IAN the World VIII Be Jealous OF Ne,
Michael Malloy; solo. THE Three
Roses" John 4. Sullivan; solo, Joan
OF Arc" John Malloy.
Part 2-Temple Club Quartet tTer-
rence Riley, Michael Malloy, William
lMcLaughlln and John Malloy.
part 3-Haney and Ralney Amuse-
ment Company in stars From Every
where"
part 4-McAdams and Lewis In musi-
cal comedy.
End men - Dan Hagan, Franci'
Nfenion. James Kennedy, Robert Rich
mond.
Circle-Terrence Riley, Michael Nal
/. lloy. Roy lie Van, William Mclaughlin
[ William Conway, James Mcguire, Jane
: Rainey, Frank oRourke, John Mcios
Evening journal., 1917-09-24
AT ME YICTORIA.

Two big>film productions with two
big stars %ill mark the Victoria Thea
tre bin for the coming week. Olive
Thomas will bo seen. in "Madcap
Madge' today, Tuesday and Weinese
day.
For tho remainder OF the week,
Charles Ray, Delaware's favorite
movie star. will be seen in Sudden
JIM" one of the most popular stories
that ever appeared in the Saturday
Evening Post.
A bill Of added attractions and a
program OF excellent music will sup
plement the double decker program
and assure the host OF Wilmington
photo-play devotees some genuine
amusement.