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Evening journal., 1918-03-18
RED CROSS TEA

Members OF the Claymont branch ~
Delaware Red Cross, are invited 90 "a
tea for Mrs. Mcclure to be held al the
Red Cross rooms. Claymont from 3 lo
5 o'clock, tomorrow afternoon
Evening journal., 1918-03-18
HALLIDAY-EMERsON.

Miss Florence NJ Halliday, OF Water
vile, n. Y, and Roy r. Emerson, OF
this city. were married on March ,, by
the Rev. Fl. +. Randolph.
Evening journal., 1918-03-18
Personal Notes of Interest
In the City'S Social World

Joseph Burns, Of Camp Merritt, N.
j., has been spending some days at his
home, No. i3S South Claymont street.
William W Jefferson, a son OF Mrs.
William w. Jefferson. has gone TO Kelly
Field, Texas, having enlisted in the Avi-
alton Section Of the Signal Corps as a
mechanic.
Evening journal., 1918-03-18
WHITELEY-IEsTER.

Miss Elsie A. Whiteley and Charles
r. lester. both OF this city, were mar
ried on February 2s. at 10 r. m, by
the Rev. r. H. Adams.
Evening journal., 1918-03-18
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.

Miss Bertha Hamilton. Of Elsmere
and Harry G.. Lamborn, Of Elsmere
were married on March ~ by the Rev
r. IT. Adams
Evening journal., 1918-03-18
ERs-THnMpsnN.

Miss Elsie VI. Sayers and George
r. Thompson, both of this city, were
married on March 10, by the Rev. r.
H. Adams
Evening journal., 1918-03-18
MANSLEY-TALLY

Miss Blanch L. Mansley and Alfred
H. Tally, both OF Tallyvlle, were
married on March G. by the Rev. Her
bert f. Randolph
Evening journal., 1918-03-18
DU PONT CHAPTER CONCERT.

TO has been some time since the VII
mington public has had the pleasure OF
hearing, in a single concert. so many
varied program as is TO be their op-
portunity on April ii at the concert
at the New Century Club which is be
ing arranged by the dupont Chapter of
the Girls Patriotic League. The girls
OF this chapter are raising funds TO send
a kitchen trailer to Pershings army in
France and the proceeds of this concert
will go TO this fund.
-fl-
FRIENDS LITERARY SOCIABLE.
Members Of the Whittier Society Of
the Friends School, will hold their an
Evening journal., 1918-03-18

nual meeting in the Friends School
House, Fourth and West streets, on
March 30. An interesting program has
been prepared.
Evening journal., 1918-03-18
HASTINGs-BOsWELL.

Miss Mary A. Hastings and William
j. Boswell were married last evening
by the Rev B. i. Jester.
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A DESERVING CANDIDACY

Hon. NJ H. King. formerly of Ran
dolph county, but now located IN
Charleston. is Republican candidate
for nomination for clerk Of the House OF
Delegates. Mr.. King Is one Of the Re
publican war horses IN West Virginia,
Through many canpatgns be has been
one Of the most earnest workers FOR
party success and has given most lib
orally Of his time and his strength to
the presentation Of the Republican cause
to tho voters of tho State. he Is we'll
qualified for the position Of clerk OF tho
House of Delegates. and II party ser
vice and loyalty cost for anything. as
they ought to count, other things being
reasonably equal, Mr.. King ought to win
tho recognition TO which he aspires-
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1918-12-10
CONTROL OF !.
RAILROADS FAVORED

ATLANTIC CITY. y. j.. Dec. 3.--lri-
vate control of railways with judicious
regulations was advocated in the report
Of the railroad securities commi ttee or
the National Bankers association IN
session here today. The prc-war plan
of railroad regulation, the report dec!ar-
cd. was failure. and roHds should hns
be returned to their pr"-war status
without providing release from the put
densomc conditions" under which the!
have heretofore operated.
ANY plan of future government con-
troll should eliminate the conflict or
control between state and federal bodies;
The Sherman antitrust law and
state antitrust laws III their applIca-
ton To transportation should he rr-
peaied in the interests Of efficiency and
economy. because such laws arc rnnec-
essnry under proper government rcgu-
lation.
ANY plan of governmental control
which increases GENERATING expenses anu
regulates income should assume TcSPoh-
sihilIty for adequate earnings and Scs-
tanned credit.
we may further add that the alter
native of government ownership winch
!s h"irg proposed hr some as the DIST
in tn" opinion OF the committee. does
not offer the measure or reliet ~
mandcd. .,, -.
"Accord:ng tn reliable authorities. r."
records nf government owncrShIn t,f
world over SHOW. decreased effic'"ncF.
irrrnascd rxnnnsc lrssrncd initintiv".
nol;tiral intcrfercnce and economic
wn~tc
"r:r.r, hcrmnrc. we find nothing In the
rvprrt~nr" Of our country IN IN" It'Lu
If ruhlic ownership which encourages
tho hone that we can prohtably e1tend
This SthrrC"
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SEEK CONTINUATION
OF LOANS TO ALLIES

WASHINGTON, Dec. s.-:onGress was
asked by Secretary McAdoo In letter
made public to authorize the continue
lion Of loans 10 tho allies for one year
after tho termination Of tho war 10
finance the purchase Of foodstuns md
reconstruction materials in this coun-
try. No additional appropriation for
loans TO the allies was sought, but IL
is suggested that the proposed peace
lime provision amply T. the tl.51O;oo0,;,
400 OF the 00O.000.000 appropriated
for allied loans which Secretary Nc
Adoo estimated vii! remain uncxpcnd-
I'd whcu peace is declared. | ndcr en-
listing law. th- United States may lend
10 the allies only for war purposes ana
during the war.
In Inc with this policy, the secretary
also sought to hay" new legislation Pro-
, vid. that credits extended after De
out Of the war" TO make their use more
tlrXible.
The present law requires that the Sc
I cnritics Of foreign governments which
the secretary OF the treasury IS TO take
in exchange for loans must be Of the
same maturity rs that Of the preceding
liberty loan from which the FUNDS cume'
Mr.. McAduo would change this' TO give
the treasury limited authority to DC
iSrninc th@ ms,uTea Of IN s sboTt Oh ,e 1He
bonds for the fifth loan.
Treasury officials have asccrNined
hat foreign governments arc prepared
Ia buy great quantities OF 1000. IRON
and steel and machinery. cotton and
other materials from the United States
+ during the next few years. 10 aid in
! their physical reconstruction programs:
Since tn. United States has absorbed
much OF the worlds supply OF gold ~
Inc last few years. the nations have not
the resources. either in rash or ready
rredit ~ pay for their purchases with
ont these loans. Officials maintain.
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A SOLDIERS PARK

The suggestion OF the improvement
Of Wheeling Hill, transforming the
same into public park and identifying
It with certain special structures. the
whole to be 4 monument to the soldiers
and sailors OF Ohio County should not
be lightly dropped. 1t Is beautiful
and inspiring thought. We can do
nothing moro worthy Of the gallant
boys who left this county to serve their
country than to create q handsome me-
mortal. which. at the same time. will be
OF service to the general public. Wheel
ing has too few parks. and too few
beauty spots. In fact 1t may be said
that Wheeling Is conspicuous for the
lack OF beauty spots.
For a sum Of money. not at all out OF
tho reach Of tho county. the hill may
be transformed into park. Good roads
may be built 70 il. and tho whole made
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THE RUSSIAN PROBLEM

Former Premier Lvof. Of Russia, is
visiting this country. for the purpose
of interesting America in the restora
ton OF order in Russia, and the de-
yelopmen, OF Russian industry. Prince
, Iyof has had a long and distinguished
career as a Russian Liberal. In the
days of tho autocracy he was recos-
nized as one Of the thinkers who sought
10 give some practical form OF tndi-
~vidual liberty TO the Russian people
When the Car was orcrthro~n he be-
came a member OF the first democratic
government. Like most Of the other
modrratcs. he has been ostracized BY
the Bolshcvil1i. and was fortunate to
escape from Russia with his life. Rus
STA presents the remarkable anomaly
Of many thousands OF cultured high
class and sincere citizens like Prince
L.yot. on the one hand. and many mil
lions of Ignorant and almost british
peas.ntry on the Other. Between the
two she has no great trading and man
ufactuTing class. no great body o. people
occupying a middle place. and as in this
country. binding together the whole
mass OF citizenship. 1t is impossible
ia create. in Russia. any republican
form Of government dependent upon tho
political experience Of the mass OF
people. Sooner or later. il an orderly
government. is re-estabishcd. 1t must
be done by such men as Prince Lvof.
and, if they act with wisdom. in tho
course Of years Russia may become a
stable. self governing state.
The Allies cannot afford 70 allow Rus
STA to so without help; they cannot
allow her to fall under German dicta-
ton and become the subject OF German
exploitation. The form which this
helr. will take. and the manner in which
il can be given are very serious prob
lens. Perhaps America may well leave
this grave task to France and Great
Britain. The French have enormous
money interests in Russia, and, with
their sympathy and understandings of
the Russian situation. will be better able
to accomplish regeneration Of the
Russian state than probably any othsr
single power
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RIPPING RHYMES
BY WALT MASON.
FREEDOMS DAY.

Now Freedom on htr mountain
hcight is feeling gay and wearing
bells: her hosts have won tho big
gcst fight OF which the page OF
hist'ry tells. We've seen the ty-
rants sceptcr drop. the tyrnnt sink
ing in despair; our precious boons
are still on ton. our hulwarks right
side UP with care. We've heard the
hour Of justice strike. we've seen.
right triumph over wrong. SO let
us, for the love Of Mike. be happy
ms the day is long. l hear men say.
We're face to face with problems
that will scar our souls: how shall
we teach the Russian rae" to strive
for better, higher goals" The flag
Of anarchy will fly. VIC fear as much,
in every breeze; how can We throw
our hats on high. and face conun-
drums such as these?" l say. "One
problem at time; We'll solve them
all, OF break a Stat; we've stopped
the Prussian course Of crime, and
peralyzed the autocrat. This is the
hour Of our delight, our cause is
gained, the battles won! And Free
dom on her mountain top Is shoot
ing fireworks by the ton. And
Freedoms eyes are bright rs stars
az from her mountain She looks
down. for In the crimson glare Of
Mars she won the jewels In her
crown. Oh. may her course be calm
and sweet in all tho fateful years
to ccmcI So let us. for the love Of
Pete. take eff the Id and mako
things hum.
Copyright Sy Ceorrs Matthew AtanA
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F. & C. DAIRY CASE

.Lrhc public undoubtedly expects c''F
q ficials to protect the quality OF milk
that is sold in the city. a very grave
Question. however. is presented by the
arbitrary action OF the city authorities
n'S.insr a large and important dairy
xasnpany. The revocation Of this com
oSny's license amounts to a conhsce-
tsSn of property and the destruction OF
asveu and established business. There
AZ many entirely innocent stockholders
IL this enterprise. and their property
oasht not to be destroyed because OF a
wong doing Of an employc. or man
.ger.
:AIt should also be remembered that
the cases against the company are
sui in court.
THAT the officials Of the company
hive appeared in court and asked for
s&eedy trial. whle the city solicitor on
tie other hand. sought and obtained
delay. THAI the company has offered
"a permit the city health department to
nut an inspector in charge OF the ouS'-
mass, SO that It may be continued with
AL assurance Of proper conduct and
operation.
In spite Of these facts. the city
officials indulge in sensational! piece
OF advertising. attacking the dairy
company and incidentally recitins their
own devotion to the public welfare.
The Inteliigencer does not believe
that these tactics on the part Of the
Notify arc quite fair. The dairy company
las already been punished almost be-
7<SGvery ard it is not by any
means s,ttied YET that it ought to nave
been punished at all.
Offering 10 place city representative
in its plant. pending an adjustment OF
the case. ought TO be sufficient protec'
ton to the public and further insistence
on the part OF the city approaches very
close 70 persecution.
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1HTEh11aFHchA
The RED FLAG
Speaks no Language Other Than Destruction D0yaty ana
Barbarsn.
By WALDO G. MORSE
Lawyer and Pulicist.
NATIONAL ED1ToR1A1 SERVICE OF THE WE
The RED FLAG
Lawyer and Puhlicist.

have been enacted that girls be rtEtdiy
protected by the state unit! lhcIE
eighteenth birthday. whercup"n az!
man may choose them by force not Tor
life. but for month end so on from
month to month: the men 10 choose
women and The women l'y some chance
10 choose men. Heaven help girls IN
such society!
The children are TO belong 70 tNe
STATE. and the lives and deaths OF all
are t. be tyranncally determined hy
hup-hazard c0nvOraii0uS of ignorance
greed. lust and hate praying upon the
vital5 OF tho state until the "nt;r" lnprlc
shall fall amid tho horrors OF mortal
dissolution.
Such is the message Of III" red flag TO
MOI In our own and beneath It's fo!dS
has been proclaimed tho. right Or un-
married women ID hear rhildr"n--the
destruction %. tho family-an aTrr0Prl-
alton of the fruits OF all labor and M
end Of freedom. everything which dis
Ilrgui$hrs America from Africa.
The lrncts of the reds are not new
thy are only abnnmahic. They are
not phlnsophic, only stavistic. TIL" in
have prevailed in harharic dcspotism
throughout many ages. but those dc$rn,
tisms have gone to their dishonnrcd
ends with none 10 regret or to- pay non
or They have had remembrance only
in tn. half oblivion of the nntlQuary and
the anthrapoIoSist. until the evil Kinds
OF modern dcEencrates have revived
them under the rcd flag rs a cult Tor Il
modern autoCracy. proclaiminE doc
trInc ct destruction and annihllation
against liberty. civilization, and religion.
With the red flag there can b" no
truce. Against it and all or it's attacks
unon humanity we must wake war or
determination. for against us and our
institutions has been declared war
without quarter.
The black flag was swept from tho
seas, through the common consent or
.. tho nations and for lis now. is the duty
TO sweep tho red flag into oblivion.
Tho task is not difficult. \ general
strike" planned by anarchists In swift
zcrland collapsed upon threat that It's
half dozer pr"poscrs would BE- arrested
and imprisoned. SO will collapse tho
ranks Of the dupes when justice over
takes the few score mnlefactors who
invite 70 International crime.
The war is over. and we may now re-
conquer from all autocratic interference
n full measure OF our liberation that
every man in his life and in his property
and :hc pursuit Of his happiness may
follow the paths of freedom doing rs he
will, ccing where he may choose and
following his calling and pleasure with
out threat hindcrance, molestaton or
terror from any forces under heaven. be
they those OF nation. state. community.
mrn or orEari2at lions Of mcn-
Let nutocracy from above. around or
below b. at an end.
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The flag OF the reds speaks for an
autccrucy Of tho mob--the only national
autocracy attempted on earth To-Day
New York and other American cities
have very properly ordered down 'hat
flag.
Every flag hlazons some message. and
under the supreme stars and stripes
float numbcrlrSs standards, eacn pre-
claiming loyalty In the Republic Will"
u typirie$ tho hopes or sttrS the MEM
cries of those who bear ii. No ono
dreams that W" should place limits upon
the use OF such symbols. All are to he
protected Sacrcdly under the traul1lonAi
American policy Of liberty pursuant L"
law.
Eut Of such Is not the red flag. &c
tween il and the stars and stripes there
are only iurradicable opposition ana ir-
reprcSsuhle conflict. One or the oth"!
must be hauled down. Under inc rea
flag alone III Europe and Asia arc hos
tile guns trained upon American soldiers
and to it alone are American lives yield
ell no in defense nf civilization:
On cnrth there is only ON" s. utilization
and never has there eNiStcd an"tn"r
worthy Of the name. DrnaSN anu
cruel sometimes and far from perfect
even in our days civilization h;tS
threaded its long way through the AGES
the best in every generation from. tRoS'
earliest times whose records OF peace
and good Will VIZ" read from the RUNS OIL
cities in which mo weapons OF war or OF
defense can be found.
Buried under the debris OF thousands
upon thousands OF years and the wrecks
Of succeeding lagos. those abodes OF
peace and good will mark the earliest
trace OF that European culture
which has grown into the glory OF our
modern world
From the valleys OF the Euphrate''
and tho Nile and about tho shores OF the
Mediterranean Sea spread tho real civil
lization. Different races and distant
lands are resolving the teachings MS ala
our own hardy forefathcrs. and they are
joining with varying apprehension IN
the cultivation Of our greatest age.
But not so tho hosts which lily the
red flaG.
In Russia now Is r1pcning tho abhor-
emit fruit of that tree OF ~ickcuHeSS
whose red emblem has Haunted all TOO
widely in our land. Wholesale lootinG
and destruction OF the means Of existence
has cursed the unhappy land with fam
inc and pta que Fly the thousands are
Inassacrcd innocent men and women and
children, There exists no scrhlance or
those treasures OF liberty. equality. &C
curity and freedom which have been our
birth Eht and which the rcd flag would
now blot oct from the world amid a sea
Of blood.
And women have been "cnfranchiscd
In Russia. debased to tho level or the
revolutionary men and freely herded
with them.
In soviet after soviet It is reported to
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THE GERMAN EDWARDS
GATHERING

The German Emperor and the Crown
Prince have surprised. and disguised,
even their enemies, to say nothing OF
their friends by their pitiful winnings
An the hour of defeat. They have lost
ell that men ought to hold dear. They
played the part OF desperate gamblers.
They have thrown away the lives Of
millions OF men better than themselves.
They have wasted the fortunes OF q
great people and they have toppled his
toric dynasttes into the dust. and now.
apparently. their sole thought is 10 es-
cape personal responsibility for their
onenses. and personal punishment A
great soul would scorn to descend to
the petty excuses. explanations, charges
and counter-chnrges with which the
fallen emperor and his heir are now
nauseating the public. In one Of the
most magnificent poetic passages ever
written. Milton tells Of Beelzebub, whose
angelic hosts have been beaten in the
battle for the control of heaven. and
who has been thrown out from the
realms Of light into utter darkness and
amending torment. and the fallen angel
is made great by his magnificent scorn
and his royal determination to continue
hopeless fight for all eternity.
II the Emperor and the Crown Prince
had in their miserable bodies one spark
Of greatness they would suffer their
tongues to be torn from their mouths
before they would seek TO escape an
iota Of the responsibility for the things
that they have done. More than their
ovcrweening vanity, moro than their
needless cruelty, their silly chatter IN
the hour Of panic. proves them to. be
small men. They were too little to as
pire to the leadership Of the world; too
weak to hold the power which they al
ready had, and too foolish TO guide the
destinies Of a great nation. Nothing
that either Of them can say now WIN
make their lot easier. The Allies
whom they have wronged. rs the repre-
sentatives OF outraged humanity. will
/ bring them to some kind Of punishment
but. after all, no punishment that can
be retcd out to these panic stricken
shiyerng. chattering royal decadents
can do justice They arc not big
enough to be made martyrs. They have
earned tho contempt Of the world. as
we'll as Its hatred. and perhaps. q
formal trial before court representa-
tire Of all the Allied nations would be,
according to them. an Importance
greater than either Of them deserves
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to take steps TO make It clear 20 The
dullest German mind that there arc no
victorious German soldiers, and that
the eanctity OF the Fatherlond has not
been successfully defended.
We have seen some amazing misin-
terpretat.ons OF history. and particu-
larry we have learned something OF tho
German method Of tnst!liing poison into
the minds OF the German people. What
ever else is done by the peace confer
ence, one thing must be made clear.
That is. that German Imperialism has
been dcfca; ed: that German armies have
been beaten: that German soil has been
invaded. and German cities have been
taken. and that only the complete sur
render Of the German military power.
and the collapse Of all defense. has pre-
vented repetition in parts OF Germany
at least. of some OF the destruction that
Germany has rerpetratcd in Belgium
and France. The punishment imposed
upon Germany should reach into every
home and should be felt by every indi-
vidual. Moreover, it should be dramatic
enough to strike vivid impression on
cvrry German mind.
This war was fought to correct wrong
thinking: to destroy wrong ideals; to
set the nations Of the world right In
their relations with each other. and its
fruits will not be gathered until we
hayo destroyed for all time the German
delus.on that German kuiture Is do
s,ined 70 rule and that German military
power is capable Of protecting Germany
against the wrath OF outraged humanity.
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Our Daily Story
HIGH NOON ON MAIN STREET.

e II was high noon on Main street Troll
ley cars ratified BY. people went in shops
aluns and came out with packages. and
eerythng WAS normal until
"Wcll >, declare" exclaimed Mrs.
Twillow to her daughter penima. DO
you Sec the same thing l Sec"
II reckon I must. ma" replied Denina
ns she stared incredulouslE. He sure
looks queer don't he, MAJ
Old Gcorg" Wanblcs stopped with n
jerk ard grnsped old JoYe Haversock's
arm.
by George Jove." he croaked. Amt
that there ,arnatron strange sight"
BY Jovc. George, he sure be-" QuaVer-
cd Havcrsoch.
And for half an hour Main street. the
principal artery Of Plumbury, nearest
town to Camp Rock WAS all aSog with
GRAINED necks and eXclamations Of won
der Then the young man in civilian
clothes. II bizarre spot In; tho sea OF
khaki, disappeared from sight. and de-
livery wagons went past, and folks
crossed over 70 get on tho other side.
md everything was normal again.
Copyright hy George Matthews Adams
Copy5sh. b. George Matthew Adamn.
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Formidable Weapon
Gets Demonstration

WASHINGTON. Dec. An eight
inch gun. -prop"lling on It's cater
pillar track. and prototype Of a fleet OF
smaller monsters that WIS being con-
stru cted fer tho American army when
hostllitics ceased. way demonstrated to-
day before Assistant Secretary Of War
Crowell. Majhr-G"urral Snow, chief OK
artillery and n large group Of Ameri-
cnn officers and engineers. Gun ana
machine alike hnd successfully passed
the firing tests at tn" ordnance proving
ground before today's test. which was
under the direction of Pliny F.. Holt and
Colonel J. u. billiard, the designers.
Tho tractor-gun drove its $4,000
pounds Of bulk up 45-drgrnc ravino
NIL. developed speed Of four miles
mn hour on level surface and demol-
ishcd large trees with the same ruth
lcssncss that it's war brother the tank
showed in action IN France.