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Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1917-12-19
LIE cuRTIs REFoRM MEAsuRE.

< ENATOR CURTIS, Of Kansas evidently believes and
- wishes TO advance the "ptess publicity which
President Wilson espoused, but which he has 50
cruelty neglected.
The Senator has presented amendment TO the rules Of
the Senate whereby conference committees will stopped
from making laws in the conference room through the
addition Of matter to bills which are committed to
them.
Conference reports are privileged matter, and they not
lnfrequently have TO be accepted rejected as whole
without reference to The value or the origin Of their Items
Il thus happens that often legislation which is acceptable
TO the few who make up the conference committee
but which It's merit could not command majority Of
either Senate or House. is compusory enacted.
The Curtis plan would prevent this and would make for
better laws at any rate for laws which would receive
due consideration.
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1917-12-19
RuNGLNG RuRLEsoN.

N OSTAtASTER GENERAL BURLESON renews his de-
mand for government ownership Of the telephones
and telegraphs Of the country This would be a risky
expedent at any time; and IL would be especially SO now
when the Postonce Department administered by Mr..
Burleson at its lowest ebb Of efficiency at almost
a highwater mark Of expense
Clever bookkeeping may enable Mr. Burleson to show
paper economies in the operation Of his department. but
the fact remains that the postal service was never so
demorazed 70 is The esprit de corps OF postal
employees has been almost destroyed; and the censure
which the American Federation Of Labor has passed upon
the Postmaster General is indicative Of the condition
which Mr.. Burlesons methods have produced
When he cannot the department with such duties
as now has it would be the height folly to give him
also the duty Of running the telephones and elegraphs
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1917-12-19
wELFARE woRKERs REsENTFUL.

GNoRING the protests Of the woman and child welfare
workers Of city and STATE the State Labor Com
mission yesterday afternoon elected Charles Il. Hagner
a Republican politician In the Ninth ward and formerly
OF the Eighth ward Child Labor Inspector to succeed
Charles H. Grantland who resigned recently TO become
secretary Of the State Worlmens Compensation Board
The welfare workers formulated and forced through the
Legislature the under which the State Labor Com
mission operates They insisted that those laws effect
the most vital interests Of and children the in
spector should be trained for such work. When
they discovered that they could not get that they
pressed willingness to take trained for welfare
work Once more they were rebufed, majority Of the
board being committed TO Hagner He received three Of
the i've votes cast
That pursuit Of such policy by the board has incensed
the welfare workers is natural We feel sure however
that far his lack Of training viii permit the new
inspector will do his best TO perform properly the duties
OF the once.
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1917-12-19
ERE W. TUNNEL.

= oRAlER GOVERNOR EBE ". TINNELI, of LeWes is
+ dead That is a fact which chronicle today with
profound regret and that regret is shared by all Della
Mr. Tunnel a native Of Sussex county and one OF
its ables and most highly respected In the several
public offices he held he discharged his duties to the best
OF his ability When 10 the prime Of his political activity
he was one Of the most influential and popular Democrats
in State.
Possessed Of mild and charming personality. he
asared himself to large circle Of friends which extended
az beyond the boundaries Of his native county and State
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1917-12-19

The men who are ruling or trying
to rule Russia today are intelligent
enough to know that a change OF gov
eminent, or even a change in the form
Of government, does not free a nation
from obligations Internationally CON
tracted.
Russia, therefore, will be held re-
sponsible for a shameful betrayal OF
faith. q disgraceful violation Of a con-
tract Of which she was principal
beneficiary, If she negotiates with the
Central Powers a peace TO which her
former allies i'm this war are not con-
senting parties.
That will be the verdict Of her be-
trayed and grievously injured allies. II
will likewise be the verdict Of impair
tial history. The shame and the dis
grace will endure as long as the name
of Russia is remembered by mankind
The violation Of a solemn treaty en-
gagement. technically as binding under
present conditions as it was on the day
Russia undertook TO stand by her al
lies, appears even more Infamous when
considered morally with regard 10 the
circumstances Of the wars inception.
Turn once again to the familiar chap
ter OF origins:
Ausiria-Hungary, with the backing
Of the German Government, used the
Sara,evo incident TO launch an ultima
tum to Serbia in terms Intentionally
impossible of acceptance, and on July
% declared war.
Russia, which had been modifying
since the beginning Of July, proceeded
20 range her power behind Serbia. on
July % the Russian Minister for For
eign Affairs had informed the German
Ambassador at st. Petersburg that II
Austria annexed bits Of Serbian terri
tory Russia would not remain indif-
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1917-12-19
MYSTERIOUS INACTION
FROM the New York Tribunel

Postmaster General Burleson. exer-
clsing this authority, announced that
he would suspend the publication OF
any periodical which intimated that the
United States got into the war with
Germany wrong" or disparaged in any
way the motives with which we are
making our fight to destroy German
autocracy.
Mr. La Toilette certainly said things
in his st. Paul speech intended to show
that we got into the war with Ger
many wrong" He disparaged the mo-
tlves Of the United States in making
war on Germany. He is in the same
class with the Socialist-paciflst and pro-
German foreign language newspaper
editors whom Mr.. Burleson has been
driving out Of business. He has less
excuse than they have, for he is a
member Of the law-making body which
set up a standard Of conduct for those
who discuss the war in the news
papers and periodicals.
The Senate may be reluctant TO apply
to its own members a rule which 1t
holds TO be justified in the case Of out
siders That is a common human fail
ing But having, perhaps hurrledly and
without forethought, undertaken to call
Mr. La Toilette to account for express
ing ideas which 10 forbids newspaper
editors to express, the Senate cannot
now smother the Investigation which
it started without covering itself with
ridicule. Has il any faith in its own
ideas of what constitutes a seditious
utterance? II it has, it must deal with
seditious utterances by its own mem
bers.
The country will not permit the La
Toilette inquiry, begun with such a
beating Of drums, to die away now into
pussyfooting and silence.
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1917-12-19
The Short and Ugly Truth
Ab0u BoIsheviki Treason
Yorbsu

ferent. On July 30 NJ. Sazonoff told the
British and French Ambassadors at st.
Petersburg that no had absolute proof
that Germany was making military and
naval preparations against Russia, more
particularly in the direction OF the Gulf
Of Finland. Great Britain was then
urging Russia not TO precipitate a
crisis Germany demanded that Russia
should demobilize within q hours. on
August , Russian troops were crossing
the German frontier.
Frances obligations TO Russia were
Loyalty fulfilled. Forced by the German
advance on her own frontiers. she
opened hostilities III support of her
ally.
Britain through Sir Edward Grey
was meanwhile working tenaciously for
mediation. As late as July VI the Bel
glan Minister at st. Petersburg report
ed 20 his chief at Brussels that the in
slructions Of the British Ambassador
were ito explain to st. Petersburg that
if Russia desires Great Britain's sup
port she must carefully avoid even the
appearance Of being aggressive in the
present state Of things"
Though it be true that the general
Russian mobilization was provoked by
German threats and manoeuvres, it is
likewise true that Russias attitude at
the beginning Of the war was directly
responsible for the entrance of France
and afierward OF Great Britain, and
afterward Of the United States; and
that Russia. as government under
formal agreement with her original al
lies DO conclude no separate peace and
under unparalleled obligations TO the
United States as well as to France and
Great Britain for assistance in her OWN
fight against the Teuton Powers, is now
managing with the enemy of all a sepa-
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1917-12-19

every Governor Of coal-sarved state should emulate
Governor Cox of Ohio It is evident that the Federal Fuel
Administration would go promptly to smash; and it is
equally evident that the situation everywhere would
be In chaos Yet few pcrsons-excep the fuel adminstra
uon whose ineoency has been exposed-are critlcsng
Governor Coxs course 10 was spectacular may have had
its origin in politics; but t got the coal which was the
main point. And the spanking III public which Mr. Gar
field has received from the Governor of his native State
may have q salutary result
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1917-12-19

Though we are at with both Germany and Austria
there is disposition to make nsh Of one and nesh Of the
other The Presidents proclamation gives almost com
plee freedom Of movement and action to Austrian sub
jects here; while Germans are very much restricted
Ihere Is no evidence from Europe that the Allies have
found the Ausrans any less dangerous as spies than the
Germans; and 1t is improbable that shall have diff
ferent experience An enemy alien is enemy alien and
all should be treated alike That is the way to make war
successfully.
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1917-12-19

What has become OF the Senate COM
mittee which undertook to investigate
the charges Of disloyalty brought
against Senator La Toilette? Washing
ton huns nowadays with Congressional
investigations. The managers Of these
Inquiries arc basking in the sunlight
Of newspaper publicity. But q dense
pail Of obscurty has settled down over
the Goings Of the members Of the SEN
ate Committee on Privileges and Elec-
lions who set out to discover what Mr..
La Toilette said at S. Paul last sum
mer about the entry Of the United
States into the war. why he said it and
why, If he said II, he shouldn't be eX-
PEELED from the Senate.
The Wisconsin Senator's inquisitors
held several meetings after Congress
adjourned in October. Mr.. La Toilette
submitted an authorized version Of his
speech, which seemed to differ in no
material way from the version pub
lished in the newspapers He then sug-
gested that If the committee wanted to
test the accuracy Of his statements it
might examine eX-Secretary Bryan,
Secretary Lansing and other witnesses.
The induisitors ducked that suggestion
and have been doing nothing but duck
ing ever since.
There is no necessity Of trying the
Wisconsin Senator on charge Of trea-
son. The Senate has the right TO expel
a member for any reason which 1t may
consider satisfactory. It can find a
complete warrant for eiecting Mr.. La
Toilette in law which Congress passed
at the last session. That law gave the
Postmaster General power to suspend
the publication of newspapers which
contained matter held BY the Postotflce
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1917-12-19

The appearance Of Japanese troops Vladivosok is
welcome sign that our ally Of the island empire is pre-
pared to take larger share the war; even though her
present action is doubtless chiefly prompted by sef-ln
teres Japans relation to Eastern Russia is hardly less
important than her relation to Manchura and to the
Chinese Republic generaly and the menace Of Bolshevil
rule must lie heavily upon Japanese plans for commercial
and other extension Her troops at Vladyostok will serve
Tor the present only as protection to the stores
assembled there but they viii be in position for further
action II that becomes necessary
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1917-12-19

national treason comparable to that
in which Lenine and Trotzkv are az
Stunning today to involve the whole
great and noble Russian peonla?
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1917-12-19

Emperor Karl says win be the finest day Of his life
when he conclude peace. Possibly somebody holds
a string Karl
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1917-12-19

rate armistice expressly designed ito
facilitate the conduct Of peace nego-
tiations."
Is there in history an instance OF
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1917-12-19
PUT 1T OVER WITH An HURRAH,

d ALLY earnestly to the support Of the knights OF
m Columbus in their highly laudabe effort to raise
100000 for the prosecution Of their camp activities
What they are doing is for the benefit the American
nghters 1t should the respect and favor Of an
Delawareans.
Remember the campaign viii close next Saturday
night The sooner and the more literally you respond
the easier you VIII make 70 for tho and the women
and the boys and the girls who serving on teams
with such unselnsh and untrng devotion.
The campaign Is for the good Of the service: for the
good OF our community and for the good of our country
It should be Pyt with hurrah of public approval
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1917-12-19
Ladies' Silk Underwear

This is one of the finest Christmas collections Of
finer underwear we have ever had at prices that
show no effect of recent increases.
Ladies' heavy, crepe de chine Envelope
Chcmse with tailored band top hand
embroidered sprays in pink and blue.
Priced $3.50
Heavy glove silk Envelope Chemise tPrin-
cess Style trimmed; tailored with fine
tucks, in pink.
Priced $500, $500 and $500
Glove silk and crepe dc ching Envelope
Chemse trimmed 10 bands Of insertions.
Priced $3.50, SITS and $500
Heavy silk Vests in pink, lace and en-
broidery, trimmed in original designs.
Priced $3.50 and $5.25
Plain glove silk Camisoles with hem
stitched band top and ribbon shoulder
straps. Priced Sl.I5
Glove silk Boomers, reinforced
Priced S2.OO, $3.50 and $500
The new Envelope Kncker, in heavy glove
Priced $3.75
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1917-12-19
Ladies' House Slippers


BOUDOIR BOOTS
in old rose, lavender and pink quilted satin with
white fur-trimmed top, priced $3.50.
QUILTED SATIN JULIETS
Pretty variations of this popular slipper in laven
der, pink and Blue, are priced $3.50.
QUILTED SATIN MULES
with heels to match in pink old rose, light and
army blue, priced $500.
CRETONNE MULES
in pink, blue and lavender with heel to match,
$3.50.
COMFYS
Plain or ribbon trimmed, or ribbon trimmed and
embroidered in twenty cOors and all sizes. Priced
from $1.50 to SIPS.
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1917-12-19

Toys
To the child, toys are his world. To him they
are what business is to man and the freside to
woman Here are toys constructive and in
structive for occupation, recreation and education.
Dolls of / kinds from ST. to SIS. Ami
mas of all kinds from Csc to 81
Games and puzzles in great variety.
Sets of dishes from 60c to $500. Chill
drens books from Csc to $500.
And many more than cannot be mentioned for
lack of space and all at very reasonable prices,
too.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1917-05-31
RAIN AND WIND
DAMAGE COTTON
~ Vi PLANTS WHIPPED TO
DEATH TUESDAY AND WEN.
AhspAY on THIS WEIR
."ahS Farmers Announce That Ii Wfjl
he necessary 90 Plant Over Their
Entire Fieids---weatber 4
Cold.

AdYiees filterins in yesterday ana
today indicate that thousanes a,
acres of cotton IN Euis county have
been seriously damaged By the roees
nigh Winds and rains. The Aousuall,.
cold snring has dHarsed cotton great.
Y and last Tuesday the wind blew a
sun yale ali deg and far into The
night. simply whipping the life Ga.
OF the young plants. Early Wednas.
day morning another heavy rain
came and what was left OF The plant
%as covered IN maud.
Farmers throughout the country
believe IT viii be necessary to plant
thelr Helda over again. John spaid-
ing says 1t viii be necessary To plant
oFor $50 acres on bia mothers place
Other farmers doelsre their cotton
HAS been greatly damaged
This condition exists IN MANY 9th
.er adjoining couptiea. according 10
adviees and the damage 10 cotton
~iii run NJ into blg MONEY In no
locality has the cotton started grow
sag because of the unusual cold
weather SO late in tho prlng.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1917-05-31
WHEAT HARVEST BEGIN
IN SOUTHERN OKIAHOM 4

OKLAHOMA CITY. May 31.-The
harvest Of Okiahoma's wheat crop
began yesterday in Carter county.
lin the extreme south central portion
|of the state. On the Albersen farm.
near Ardmore, binders early yester-
day morning started cutting 500
acre field which. IL is estimated. will
yield twenty bushels OF grain TO the
acre.
0kiahoma's wheat crop this year
will run between 25,ooe, 900 and
80, ee0.0oo practically q
normal crop. according 10 the state
department OF agriculture. Although
about 20 per cent OF the crop ives
abandoned on account OF croutag
condition and high winds during the
winter and early spring mpl ta
enough Of the abandoned cse $
was replanted TO overcome
81
3se &
wh
headiI
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1917-05-31

rActness OF the present governments
po,,ey OF issuing bonds TO meet war
.sxs,easos and lcvying taxation SUI
s..tant 70 meet the newly ereatei
Interest charges and an additional
stn for amortization. The bonds
~ gnowledge government oblisa-
ton that will draw interest and
viii be repaid. The sas program
eliminates the tendency toward
harmful price initiation,
A vigorous tax policy should AL
avs supplement borrowing for war
purposes. Taxes. except tariff
taxes, are levied against property
and Income. The government
which demands the lives and SER
yfee of its men nj the front surely
has a better right to demand these
lesser things property and IN
come. Paying ali OF q wars es@
nense by borrowing puts off the day
Of reckoning until after the war Il
ever and conpeis the men who
have offered their lives and their
labor 10 par of the debt after they
go home
The magnificent manner In which
the United States has reacted from
past periods of financial aepres-
SIGN, produced By var. constitutes
powerful proof Of its material re-
seurcefulness and its constructive
genius. From every trial il has
emerged stronger than before.
Il has been tempered in the fur
race.
1t is the inevitable conclusion
hat the crossing Of swords with
lie giant Of Europe viii furnish
the nation TO rise proudly 70 is
aew plane Of world leadership.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1917-05-31
ALL. HANDS
IN NsEsf Fsas 4

CHARLESTON. W. Va. May 81.
All loafers look alike TO the law
lin West Virginia A statute just
passed by the legislature provides
that every able male between the
ages Of 1G and 60 must work at least
So hours weekly at some lawful
and recognized business. profession
or employment This hits en- all,
both great and small. Tho law is
effective, no matter now big an IN
come any individual may enjoy sts-
dents are exempt during school ss
sion. yiolators may be 3iaed 500
or put TO work by the state. III which
cese their dependents get the small
wages allowed. The purpose OF this
law il TO make every able bodied
male do something useful during the
war.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1917-05-31

ran the first loan offered to
nance the war with Germany. At
enc time during that war tie Unit
ea States had 2.sss.523 men under
arms
Government credit was again al
low ebb during the civil var.
Paper money illegal tender notes.
Ia the extent of s44s.000,o00 waa
issued and it deprecated tremen-
ecusly and magnified the cost Of
living. Bonds TO the extent Of ST.
900, 100000 were sold. One OF
the spectacular money raising cam
paigns in the history OF the United
States occurred during tlse civil
war when jay Cooke was employ
ed on a commission basis to sell
a government loan OF 100000. 900.
He succeeded remarkably.
At the end of the civil war the
debt of the United States was
greater than any time in all its
history, reaching approximately So
10000. 900. During the SOS this
debt was greatly reduced. :he gov
eminent paying large premiums to
retire outstanding Indebtedness.
The war against Spain in 1898
cost more than one and one-halG
billion dollars. a large part of IL
was raised by taxation. The first
var loan amounting 10 s2oo ao0.-
coo at per cent was spectacular
success, being over subscribed more
than seven times.
The history OF war financing IN
81 Tfpftad ctstas .,ftf,sAe tha ,r
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1917-05-31
4 FRIENDS
ADVICE
Woman Saved From a Seri-
Gus Surgical Operation.

Louisville. Ky.--"For four years |
suffered from female troubles. head
srhes, and nervousness. could not
sleep, had no appetite and It hurt me to
walk. IL I tried To do any work, !
would have TO lie down before It was
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1917-05-31
Using dew
item pied

t1EE four fs5s9
eds OF raising money FOR Warfare
| These are the sale O. bonds. the is
saance OF paper money. direct and
indirect taxation. and the eonfisea-
| tion of property and wealth. The
colonies tried every plan. During
the first year Of the war they issued
| six million dollars Of paper money
asking each colony n redeem a cer-
tain portion of this issue. The fed
eral COVER af could not demand
TIE sEtee II pay. it merely requested
@nd some OF them paid and some
ola not.
Early in 17Ts four million dollars
OF paper money was issued and pa
per money became so plentiful that
Fit was worth only about one-seventh
of its face value. BY the end Of
/ 1916 more than twenty millions had
been Issued
In July l775 the colonies attempt
ed five million dollar loan at
per cent. II failed because capital
lists could get 6 per cent from pri-
vata borrowers. In 1777 q big lot
terry was attempted. 1Go, 600 tickets
being sold to produce government
revenue. but this did not succeed as
we'll as was expected. During 1777
thirteen million dollars more of pa
per money was issued The CONT
mental congress, desperate, asked
the states to raise money by taxa
ton and lend IL to the government
al 6 per cent. The property OF Brit
ish loyalists in the colonies was con-
fiscated, and used to help carry on
the war. Then when the colonies
were almost at the end of their fl
naneial string, came the French al
lance, and France bolstered up Am
erican credit little bit by guaran-
teeing the interest on the debt When
France Joined America fifty million
dollars OF paper money had been
Issued.
BY the end OF 1879 the total of
paper money had reached 5000. G00.-
600 and IT had lost its purchasing
power The money would not even
be accepted for furnishing supplies
TO Waahiugton'H army. SO congress
amonat of sup
8n@ asaesse1 10000 barrels
q eagn
aeA tF P0ladeI~
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1917-05-31
Railway Official Resigns

NEW YORK, May 31.- Resigna-
ron nf Al X Nhaley as rice presl-
Gent in charge OF operations en- the
New Haven railroad became effective
Today. whaley retained connection
witA the company and continued
handling details that have been In his
care He pus IN 40 years Of service
wiIh the New Haven, starting as a
brakeman.
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finished. Inc doc
tors said | would
have to be opera
ted on and ! simply
brok e down. A
friend advised me
to try Lydia E
Pinkham' v ege-
table Compound,
and the result Is !
feel ike Anew won.
an. | anl we'll and
strong, do all my
own house work ard