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Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-11-30

OF course, thorough examination
into the subject, with a detailed and ac-
curatc comparison of the municipal con-
ditions prevailing in the respective cities,
might make different showing. We arc
referring to the subject in general
manner only. and with especial reference
10 the pleasing appearance presented by
Reading, and it's finely paved, thoroughly
clean streets. l'or one thing, we may say.
the spectacle of dirt and refuse from stores
along Penn and other business streets
being swept across the sidewalks, and
into the streets is one not seen in Reading
We wish we might say as much for
Wilmington
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-11-30
Circulation Every 1OANE
Evening Yesterday 1 1OfOO
SATURDAY. NOVEMBER 80. 1915
Municipal Admi nistration.

At this time, according to reports in
the newspapers of that city, the people of
Reading, Pa. are somewhat concerned
over municipal finances for the ensuing
wear. They are threatened with an
increase in taxes, including an increase
IN water rates-although there is posi-
tive assertion that the latter will not
come TO pass. At any rate, there is
hearty and healthy concern in the minds
OF Reading citizens in respect Of the de
tails, especially the financial details, of
their city affairs for The coming year
Ever since the opening of the old Viii
mlngton Il Northern Railroad now near
y hall century ago-connecting directly
the two cities Of Wilmington and Read
ing. there has been a feeling Of ncighbor-
Illness, although never such an intimate
association as should have resulted. Also.
there has been feeling Of rivalry in
various respects. Local baseball teams
the famous old Wilmington Qmckstcps
and the equally famous Old Reading
Actives contested for supremacy. and.
alas, the Reading Activcs won the dc-
clSIvc contest
Also, the returns Of the Federal census
We're anNouslv awaited by the people ot
tho respective cities Decade after decade,
up 10 and including tho census of 1910,
Reading invariably led Wilmington by
few thousand
We have reason to hope however, that
the Federal census of 1920 Will put VII
ungton somewhat ahead Of our Penn
syivania rival
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-11-30

OUTFIT POR WALKING on WATER

Dccidedly novel - a naw outfit fo
walking on The water. which is shorn +
the HVVcInbor Popular Mechanics Mag
azlne It. Is c0mtnatioEl 81 q balioor
and . set II ADats The mali gas lag uss,
has lifting caparitv almrs' grlfcienl
" raise an adult from he ground and Il
attached By ropes ~ 2 hs.lf rom st<s
tho valst
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-11-30

Wickersham sued for mandnInus to
direct Vire-Presidcnt Sherman to is-
charge temporarily the functions of the
President. There il no public record Of
any such proceedings, TO be sure, but the
immutablc principles whic MIR. Wicker
sham ut present lays down must have been
operative then MS we'll rs now, The mere
fact that President Taft was away only
two weeks, while President Wilson pro
poses to be absent six, cannot affect the
inficxIble Constitutional doctrine in
olved-Ncw York Evening Post
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-11-30
MEETINGS TONIGHT

apache Tribe, No. 81.
Olive Temple, H. q f.
Wenonah Lodge, s Of n
Liberty Conclavc, s. w NJ
Mechanics Lodge, I @ O. +
Lenape Tribe. Imp'd 9 x NJ
Sheet Metal Workers Association.
Jamoe Young Conciave. II ~ s "
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-11-30
RiPPIiNG MES.
BY Walt Mason.
TIE kKONpRIhl

His voice fer war Was always hft-
ed. as on his futile course he driftetl
lie promised men. When I am
kaiser. IN war I'll be the early riser
! He ylsioned conquest on the NOR
row, and gave no thought to tcarS
and sorrow. to all the woe the world
should suffer exalting such peskv
duffcr They say that Bill. hls
bonehcad father with bIoodslled
didn' want % bother. until he saw
, the kronprinz getting al kinds oi
glory and of petting; then jealous
Of tie RAJ fared smarty. he went
and joined the bloodshed party
fear the kronprinz more than
Billy: he gives me faltods fierce
and chilly No matter Who may be
acquitted the kronprln5 shouldn't
be permitted To dwell IN Germany
and twitter Of war. the bloody-mInd
ed crItttr II may subdue hln
and improve him if ta some island
~ remove him where he may live
in cave ui coral. and watch the
doggone sWordfish quarrel While
he's at large, to froth and huh
bic, there always w1ll lie threat Of
trouble. 50 let Us place hun in The
collier, where he can never hc a
ruler
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Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-11-30

justices oi the peace ~ this city am
| state are ne follOWs.
Hgw cAgrLE COUNTY
I Clerk " the Peare John 4, Wrigbt--
I Charles r. Hickman ~ Cleveland q
and Mar2aret &. GriHng ~ Cleveland
John ~ MOrg0n II III5 Elizabeth str.sf
and Helen q. I,oper of MS Elizalctl
street
Justice II the Peace Harry Ciil;y
/ lllwpod Clarksou of ZI3 Delstn,y, pa.
and Little Freeman of 1I3 Delanor,
place; Asbury DrIlane III New Castle ~
Annie L. Brown Of New Chgte. H,yr.
r. blackburn of Philadelphia and MI,
u Sylvester ~ Wilmington, ~ g.
KENT cOUwrY
Justice of the Peace samuel s. @qyJe
Dover John D. VI Roual u Harrjabarv
po and Mary ri. JcffersOn of Dgver-
Jiistice of the Peace Samuel l.. 9hsv
Harrington Warren 6. Nowtls1 or
BridgevilIc and Elizabeth " Eggcrt =
Harrington.
Justice u the Pcnce Franois E Poztlo,
~ smyrna Charles t. Wilker ri Su1yrD.
and filadys AIpic If TOwnsend
sUssEE cOUw1Y
Jysticn u the Pcace ". Ei1Voc@
Wright, GeorRetDvn Raymond r. Mar
81 diIisboro and Lulu r Atkins II Pranl
ford
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-11-30

But to return to the subJcct of the
concern Of the PEOPLE Of Reading al
present The centre Of disturbance il
the city assessment for the coming wear.
and according to Reading papers ii re-
cent date, IT is likely to be increased by
three million dollars But even this
increase, il is said, would mako the tota!
assessment only about S6S 0O0,O00
We say only because the assess-
ment Of property in The city Of Whining
ton for the current fiscal vcar for CITY
and school tax purposes, Is more han
eighty millions This comparison how
ever. may be somewhat impaired hv he
statement that the assessment in Reading
IS on basis of 20 per cent Of act ual iluc
We have seen no official estimate ii the
per cent of actual value represented ~
the Wilmington assessment Manv prop
erty owners insist hat their assessments
are far in excess OF the actual value Of their
holdings. On the other hand, Instances
arc claimed where the sscssed valuation
IS considerably below fair and reasonable
estimates OF actual value
The tax rate IN Reading is-unless il
has been advanced very recently 81 50
on the 500 Of assessment In Whining
ton, for the current year. it is Sl75 on
real estate and s. 40 on pubic utilities
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-11-30

The Congress q Vienna. held lIt,le
more than century ago following Tie
close of the Napoicouic vars made radical
changes 10 tie map of Europe The Con
gTess Of Versailles soon to assemble,
Will make even more radical changes
calange-, let u- hope lat win IL far
more TOR the Lencdt of humanity
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-11-30

The kal~cI. + i now said is going back
to Berlin What hc may ID there Is
pioblcmatlcal The German people viii
hardly. IN their present condition. en-
dcavor to stand by him when the Allies
reach out their hands for him. as they
surely vii, ID order ID arIaign HIM before
some tribunal - answer for his oifendings
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-11-30

Much may be learned by observation
and comparison. We suggest, therefore
that n committee Of our city aut hortics
headed by Mayor Lawson, take few
days off and go TO Reading on n tour of
inspection. We are sure they would get
sonc valuable information Without
definite knowledge. we have an impress
sion that Reading hns n very fine ad-
minstration- in which practical re-
suits, rather than political advantage, are
sought We hope to make this desirable
eyamnat ,on and conrar. son, before long,
but meanwhile, let our CITY authorities
take the move
Our city has spent much money in the
past on ''junkcting trips of various kinds
to different cities, TO attend so-called
municipal conventions, but we never
knew a single dollar of benefit 10 be de-
nvcd from any one of them. But trip
by a wcll-selcctcd committee representing
our different municipal departments TO
Reading. and also 10 some other cities
say Allentown. Pa, which puts on a very
good face, Trenton, ~ j., and possibly
few Others might result in gaining
practical and valuable information
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-11-30

This matter is Of Importance AT this
time, by reason OF tie approaching Sos
sion of our Legislature. dunng which
moves will hc made towards amending the
inefficient and patchcd-up charter OF the
city of Wilmington This work is abso-
lutely necessary, but II should kc proper
" done We want no ripping up for
the purpose OF imposing purely partisan
charter on the people Of Wilmington.
What is needed is n business charter,
one which viii not only admit Of, but
practically enforce, non-partIsan admins
tratlon in the direction OF securing a
performance of the duties Of municipal
administration rs effectively rs the busi-
ness Of great industrial concerns is CON
ductCd with an ann at al times for
efficiency combined with economy. And
the first step should bc the gaming Of
valuable information, which may follow
careful and intelligent investigation INTO
the affairs OF communities that seem to be-
we'll governed
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-11-30

However, 1t was not 50 much for the
purpose OF making q financial comparison
that this matter was referred to, but for
making comparisons IN other respects
Reading Is a very compact city. as CON-
pared with Wilmington Its municipal
boundaries include six and a quarter
square miles. Wilrningtons enclose ten
square miles. 1t Is apparent, therefore.
that Reading has an advantage in having
less outlying territory to look after III re-
spect OF street paving. street cleaning
street lighting and various other mu-
niapal demands.
In the c.ty proper, 1t must be admitted
Reading has advantage over Wilmington
in what may be called presenting a more
important municipal appearance Read
ing streets, as a rule, are Wider than ours
Penn street is 2 splendid thorouglfare.
about hundred feet wide. and even wider
IN the set-backs Of property beginning al
Fourth street and continuing two blocks.
forming what Is called Penn Square
rem street IS spiendIdiy paved, and, as
Judged by recent incidental visit,
scrupulously clean. ~ are al the other
streets in the heart Of the city. Tie result
j. a general appearance most pleasing 70
the eve
But it must have cost Ut ot money
70 give Reading lis array Of finely paved
and tborOuphly clpaI, -trea4s
Yet il does not appear that the people
Of Reading have been unduly taxed Or
oppressed with excessive property as
sessments. in order to secure these a.
cellent results Their city tax rate it il
true, IS higher than ours five cents on the
hundred dollars their bonded debt
Is much less. Unless il has been radically
increased during the past year. il stands
today at not more than two million dol
lars. Our bonded debt i more than five
millions.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-11-30

We advance this suggestion FOR what
it may be worth Ii Is made in good
spirit, in the interest of our people We
would like TO see Wilmington become one
II the best administered municipalities ii
the country.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-11-30
MARRIAGE L1TNsES.
NV cARTLE cODuTY

Marriage licenses issued by clerks and
justices of the peace q this city and
State are ns follows
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-12-22

British fighters, newly arrived in London
from the battlehelds of France, greeting
friends and celebrating the cessation of hos
Titles
Central Servicr.)
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1918-09-18
YANKEE A|RMfN REPLY HOTlY TO
 B0CHE Av|A1ORS
Emphatic Are Replies All Along the Lorraine Front
 In Tuesdays Fighting

American Army on the Lorraine, Sept. 17 (By Associated Press.)- American artillery, infantry and avia- tors made emphatic replies today to the German challenge all olong the newly established line The enemy bombarded certain points with vigor, largely of the mustard variety, while airplanes endeavored to force their way through the aerial defenses, but evidence was wholly lacking that the Germans contemplated any attempt to regain the territory they have lost.
 Their high command apparently in- tends to adhere to the policy which resulted in the relinquishment of a large section without bitter strug gle.
 Reports brought in by aviators as we'll as information obtained from prisoners and verified by patrols show the Germans are strengthening their trenches along the Hindenburg line but there is nothing to show they are reinforcing their lines to 8 degree that might indicate a strong counter movement.
 Patrols sent out by the Americans have been successful not only in re- connaissance, but in bringing in pri- soners.
 Many of the prisoners were strag- glers, but among them were the crews of several lost or isolated machine guns.
 In some cases, they had been taken from countering patrols.
 There was much German activity today on the extreme right of the line where the enemy vigorously shelled and gassed the woods north of Point a-Mousson and in the vicinity of Marcy.
 Machine gun action north of Benoy was spirited while the German artil- lery was active from Haumont to the Mont Plaisir farm. To the east of the Moselle there has been some sequence.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1918-09-18
KAISER'S COUNTRY MUST BE DEPRIVED OF POWER TO HARM WRONGED WORLD
 IS MAJORITYS OPINION
QUICK REPLY OF WILSON IS 4 REBUKE TO THE DOUBLE
 DEALING INDUCED IN BY THE HIGH GERMAN OFFICIALS
Other Allied Nations Will Quickly Follow Action Taken By This Country-Believed Austria May Now
 Assent to Basic Principles of Wilson.
By Associated Press.

 WASHINGTON, is dent American government is  night President Wilson,  Eeace the ior for a SOckhOlm
 \ Brief Answer.
  reply and the pompness with which expressions
  diplomatic
  follow quickly
   voiced heartily 
  beaten and o a Republican O On 
  double-dealng enemy" allies will  in meet offensive.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1918-09-18
Income Tax
 Provisions
 Are Approved
Affecting Both Individuals and Corporations in
 Amount $2,276, 100000.
By Associated Press.

By Associated Press.
 Washington, Sept. 17.-Income tax provisions of the new revenue law, affecting both individuals and cor operations, and designed to raise $2,376,000,000 of the measures eight billion dollar total, were approved today by the house.
 No changes were made in the rates proposed by the way and means committee and with consideration of the income tax sections virtually con- cluded, the house tomorrow will take up the war excess profits provisions, estimated to yield s3,200,0 100000.
 Two important notifications in the income tax cestions were made by te house at the request of the ways and means committee. Liberty bonds of future issues shal be sub- ject to the reduced income tax rate of 12 per cent, instead of the narmal Is per cent rate Another permits corporations and individuals in cal culating their income, to deduct all interest paid or accrued. A provision limited such deductions to the eX- cess of interest received free, as on Liberty bonds, was eliminated.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1918-09-18
American Lines on Lorraine Front Practically Un-
 changed From Monday
CAPTURED BOOBIES SAY
 HUNS TIRED OF WAR
Women and Boys Have Been Mobilized by Germans to Replace Men For
 Service.
By Associated Press.

By Associated Press.
 With the Americans on the Lorraine Front, Sept, 1.-The American line on the I.orJAjne front on Tuesday afternoon stood as follows:
 Ronvaux, Manheulles, Pintheville, St. Hilaire, Loncourt. Wool, Hau- mont A point between Jaulny and Rembercourt, north of Vaandieres and south of Champey to the old line east of Pont-A-Monusson.
 One hundred and eight German in- fantry battalions, equivalent to twenty division, have been disbanded, it is learned. on the order to fill the gap made by the past years fighting.
 Women and Boys Used.
 Women and boys are being called to the auxiliary service to replace men.
 Five thousand women have already been moblized for this purpose and boys of 14 are being utilized
 Captured officers say that Germany CT hopes to do more than keep what is it's own.
 Enemy aerial activity has shown a uCClucu FolOWlHS Cp III LLo past twenty-four hours, partly because of the agressiveness of American fliers, and partly because all the aerdomes behind the German lines have been greatly damaged in the persistent bombardment that they have undergone.
 Allied cooperation in bombing op- erations has been notable cOntri- button to the success of the offensive.
 French patrols yesterday engaged in eleven combats, bringing down one plane and four observation balloons. The American pursuit group had six combats, sending down three planes.
 Reconnaissance planes took photo praphs and directed artillery fire. Bombing planes dropped more than eleven tons of bombs on Longuy-On, Dommery and Barroncourt. aand two tons on COnglans and Audun.
 Observers reported the damage at Conflans was especially heavy. All enemy centers in this section have been seriously damaged in the past few days.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1918-09-18
 in Campaigns
 Investigated
Department Justice Looking Into Congressional and
 Senatorial Money Spent
By Associated Press.

By ASSOclated Press.
 Washington, Sept. 17.-Investiga- tion began by the Department of Justice into expenditures of funds ir recent senatorial and congressional campaigns in a number of states may be followed by inquiries by the sen ate elections committee into expense accounts of candidates for nomina- tiOn to the senate. A resolution au- thorizing the committee to inquire into expenditures in the recent pri- mary in Michigan, in which Truman H. Newberry received the Republican nomination for senator, and in any other state where large expenditures appear unwarranted, was introduced in the senate today by Senator Pom creme of Ohio. Democrat
 The resolution was referred to the elections committee after some dis cussion. While the senate was dis cussing the resolution it became known the Department of Justice had begun an investigation into cam paign expenditures in New York. Illinois, Michigan, Ohio. West Vir- ginia and other states. The progress of this investigation or the time it was inaugurated were not made known In offering his resolution, Senator Pomerene fled copy of the expense account of Mir. NeWberry in his campaign. which showed total contribution of $17S.S56 and a total expenditure of $176,56S. Contribut- tions to the fund, according to the report, ranged from $1 to $99.O0O. Senator Townsend defended MT. New berry, and while not opposing the Investigation, said this is not the time to make it.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1918-09-18
D|XIe SENATOR'S PROTEST AGAINST
 COTTON PRICES
By Associated Press.


 Washington, Sept. 17.-A delegation of southern senators and representa- tives protested to President Wilson today against the government fixing the prices for raw cotton.
 At the conclusion of the confer ence. Senator Underwood, of Ala bama, speaking for the delegation. said if any statement was issued 1t would come from the president
 President Wilson announced last week that fair prices for cotton would be fixed if that was deemed neces- sary after a committee to be appoint ed by the war industries board had concluded thorough investigation.
 In the meantime separate commit tee of three will be named to buy cotton for the United States and al- lied governments at price to be app proved by the president
 Inasmuch as a great part of ths trip is used for war purposes, senators and representatives from the cotton growing states complain that the ef- feet will be to fix the price.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1918-09-18
] NfGR SOLDIERS HANGED YESTERDAY
 FORT SAM HOUSTON
Death Sentences for Partici patton in Riots at Hous-
 ton Aug. 23, 1917.
By Associated Press.

San Antonio, Tex, Sept. 17.-Silent- ly and with no sign of emotion. fac ing the east where. two hundred miles distant, had been committed the crime for which they received the maximum military penalty, five negro soldiers of Company I, 24th U. s. Infantry, were executed by hanging at Fort Sam Houston at day break this morning.
 The five men were: Privates Babe Collier, Atlanta, Ga.: Thos. Nc Donald, Florence, s. C.; Jos. Smith, Annauolis, Md; Jas. Robinon. Hart ford, Conn.,; Albert D. Wright, Col umbus, Ohio.
 The death sentences of the men for their participation in the rioting at Houston, Texas, Aug. 23. 1917, were passed following a court mar tial held at Fort Sam II. uston last October. Only few days ago the sentences were affirmed by Presi dent Wilson, who also cOmmuted the sentences of ten other negroes con- victed at the same time.
 The execution this morning diff fered only slightly in details from that of thirteen other negroes of the 24th Infantry, at Fort Sam Houston December 12, 1917, for participation in the Houston riots.
 went to their death singing hymns The negroes this morning were silent and showed no sign of emotion. Noti. fled of their fate Monday morning al II o'clock, they spent the inter vening time praying and in confer ence with Rev. Father Kane. They were awakened before daylight and taken to the place of execution in army trucks.
 Officers of the Southern Depart. ment and detachment of the Third Infantry, acting as guards, were wit nesses. Rev. Father Kane and Chap. lain c. c. Bateman, U. S. A., were the only other witnesses
 Following the execution the men were buried near the foot of the scaffold.
 As was the case in the execution last December, secrecy marked the preparations. The scaffold was erect ed at night and was torn down i'm. mediately after the execution. The execution was directly in charge Ol non-commissioned officer.
 No announcement was made in ad- vance except to thhe negroes them selves, and statement that the ex. ecution had taken place was not made until several hours after the men. were dead.
 Within three hours after their com rades' death, ten other negroes whose
 avVeV T President Wilson, were on their way to prison at Fort Leavenworth, Kans
 The negroes whose sentences were commuted by President Wilson were Corporals Robt. Tillman. John Getel and Jas. H. Mitchell. and Privates John G. Gould, Henry L. Chenault Edward Porter. In, Robt. Smith anc Ezehiah c. Turner oi Company I; Corporal Quiller Wilker of Company K. and Private Charlie BankA