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Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-04-17
Evil of Senatorial Courtesy.

How much trouble was brought upon
the country when senatorial courtesy
called for the assignment of the late
Senator Stone of Missouri as chairman oi
the important committee on foreign rela-
tions of the United States Senate, simply
because he was the ranking Democratic
member when the Senate changed from
Republican 10 Democratic control, the
peoble well know. Senator Stone, as
chairman of this committee, failed the
administration at the most critical stage
of our Congress session, when IT came to
the point of breaking of our friendly
relations with Germany. lie opposed
the declaration of war, and there is no
doubt his attitude gave aid and comfort
TO Germany. He was somewhat vicious
in his opposition for awhile, although to
his credit it may be said that after war
was declared he cordially supported
the administration in its war measures.
Senator Stones death leaves Senator
Hitchcock of Nebraska the ranking
Democratic member Of the Senate com
mjttee on foreign relations. and senatorial
custom and courtesy call for his assign
ment 10 the chairmanship, as they did
for Senator Stones when the Senate
changed in political control. But not an
ohservant citizen who has kept himself
posted in respect of legislation at Wash
Ill. hat hp q n
ment of Hitchcock to the chalrmanship
Of this committee would bc an act Of
opposition To the administration
Senator Hitchcock, as is well-known,
and rs is fully set forth in an editorial
from the New York World printed IN
our press comment column today, rs
not friendly TO the administration lie
has opposed IL. bitterly and unfairly, on
various occasions And he has been
shown 10 have been 50 far wrong IN some
Of his former animadvcrSIons, that he
was perforce compelled 10 suppress his
ardor in the cause Of our country's enc
mics and to become moro dccorous and
reasonable recently
But Il would be a mistake, even though
senatorial custom and courtesy might
receive a rude shock, to allow Senator
Hitchcock to become chairman Of the
senate foreign relations committee There
is precedent for denying him this pro-
motion. Years ago. Charles Sumner.
Senator from Massachusetts and very
able man, was actually removed from the
Of this committee. because
he opposed President Grants scheme for
tho purchase Of Santo Domingo His Of
tending and many citizens believed nc
vas right and tho President wrong
was far less than Hitchcocks
This committee should ho u thorough
accord with tho administration through
ont tho pending national crl>is To allow
Hitchcock 10 succeed Stone would make
conditions worse. not better IS the
New York World suggests, the man for
the chairmanship IS Senator John sharp
Of Mississippi lie Is able.
patriotic and a faithful supporter Of
the administration
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-04-17
SENATORIAL NOMINATION..

Editor Every Evening am inclosing
you n clipping from the Peninsula News,
r local paper published in Delmar. Del,
where reside and have for % years
suppose II was paid by salisbury Or
some Of hls henchmcn further up the
State. When Il comes 10 such articles
being forced on the public, il looks
ridiculous to people who know that
Willard salisbury is not the only man in
Delaware that can represent us.
Eic IS not any more patriotic than any
other citizen Of Delaware, and not any
more entitled nor qualified than many
others There are men IN Sussex county
who could represent as as we'll "a Sauis-
bury and also many in Kent and scores
of them IN New Castle who are not only
his equals but far superior to him IN
many respects
Willard salisbury il an Migrate 10
Ills former friends, and ! am prepared 10
prove IT, He has been before the Dem
ocratic party for support for the last
twenty wears and cares nothing about any
ono but himself and ms office II matters
not how many Victory dinners are gwen
by him. he will find out that he will need
old Sussex TO elect him, rs he dId hvc
years ago.
papers with only few hundred circulation
and half of them in another state TO say:
Let there be no more talk Of other candi-
dates, it is more than we propose 70
read and let go by unanswered. The
article SAYS Inasmuch as Delaware
Democrats have almost unanimously
agreed TO send senator salisbury back
20 the United States Senate. further talk
about candidates will cause trouble.
In the inst place he il not, and viii
not be, the unanimous choice; and IN the
next place, if he attempts 10 make believe
this Is the case there will be trouble more
than he is looking for You are at liberty
to publish this letter following the article
that have clipped from the Peninsula
News He IS worse than Addicks in
his day when he and his friends said,
Addicks or nobody.
Irving Culver
Deimar. April l6. 1915
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-04-17
DO YOUR PART.

Editor Every Evening In reference
to former Judge Westootts speech at the
Queen Theatre, Sunday evening last,
may ], through your valuable paper,
voice my opinion and faith in this dis.
tinguished well-meaning and hrceiul
gentleman, who, in spite OF his we'll
advanced age, possesses the spark re-
quired to stir up this great nation, that
the people may be brought to the realiza-
tIon Of the present critical situation facing
us, by the bloody hands of vampire?
How could such forceful speech fail TO
awaken the z 100 men and women forming
the audience Mt the Queen Theatre3 How
could they leave their seats without "a
warm feeling OF patriotism, be this their
native or adopted landY How could they
fail toward doing their utmost IN retain
ing the glory of freedom and liberty Of
fered them IN abundance How could
they, who gave due attention to such
an inspiring Speech possibly fail 70 com
ply with the object thereof? Such wBs
my first thoughts at the conclusion Of
former Jfidge Westcott's valued and
memorable speech NV second thought
was that such "slackers" and msers,
possessing only the one ideal Of life,
namely their personal selfish greed Of
boarding the mighty dolar-are, and
Justly, deserving Of being the losers in the
long run. as they prove Themselves IN
worthy Of freedom and liberty Nor
are they worthy of the good living wages
offered them by the sweat of Uncle Sam
In the above manner, voice the
opinion Of man Of foreign Danish)
birth and offer my sincere thoughts %
the Stlfare of good old 4. s A., com
blned with appreciation Of the freedom
and liberty that | am here 70 enjoy, and
for which ! stand ready to do my part IN
the capacity Of working man A LIB
crty Bond viii do IL Behind II stands the
government, but you, the people, arc
meant 10 govern, 30 do your part
My Country, Your Country.
Ifoitv Dak Anr;i tg IQIQ
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-04-17
Automobile Transfer Service.

YcsterdA, morning large motor noy-
nc van stopped in Wilmington and IT.
trac;ed attention from painted sign
on its sides whlch read 10 this effect ON
the way back. empty, from Washington.
viii take freight or express. The van
was from Philadelphia.
Here was a practical illustration Of the
employment OF the auto vehicle in freight
and express service. It has been tired
and found to be successful. 1t Is cffcc-
tive and reasonably safe And il may be
expected that II viii continue and increase,
Arrangements are now under way Tor
an auto truck service, during the com
ing summer. to convey fruits vegetables
and other farm produce from South Jer-
scy 10 the New York City markets. And
there is no doubt II Will prove a success
Why not such a service from lower
Delaware to the markets Of Wilmington =?
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-04-17
TT DEAL WIFE.

One Of the most successful men Of this
country recently wrote: Whatever am,
and whatever success | have attained,
owe it all to my wife. She has ever been
an inspiration and the greatest helpmate
of my life. To be such successful wife
should be the ambition of every woman,
but how impossible when dragged down
by headaches, backache, dragging down
pains, nervousness and "the blues. Every
woman in this condition should start at
once to build up her system by a tonic Of
hams Vegetable Compound, which for
three generations has been restoring
American women TO health and con-
sequent happiness ADV.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-04-17
KENNARD S co.

SERGE CAPES--Msny models graceful designs
made Of mems exquisite Innings and work
mnnship. 5000 and upwards.
SMART TAILORED SUITS--Msnnish tailoring,
plain and braid trimmed with and without vestees.
$4,000 to $4,000
SILVERTONE GARMENTS S--Several new models
shown both i'm and suits, this wonderfully
popular fabric.
SUMMER BLOUSES--Novel effects in cotton vole
for little $500. Others up $3.50. unusually
attractive of georgette bIouses $3.50
SILK HOSIERY--In addition TO the wonderful line
of black and white silk Hose show medium grey
TAM carrot mahogany, bronze and cordovan to match
the spring shoe shades.
COTTON FABRICS--Our cotton goods section is
complete it's showing of white and colored cotton
for and waists, together with unusual
of styles in sxirtings.
Every requirement in your Knitting can be sup
piled Full of colors both staple and fancy,
in the leading makes. We recommend very highly
Good Shepherd" Yarns.
621-623 Market Street
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-04-17
GOOD ADVICE
Strengthened by Wilmington Experiences.

Kidney disease is too dangerous to
neglect At the first sign of backache,
headache, dizziness or urinary disorders,
vou should give the cake ed kid o.
',r..u.rt attef.t.0a Lat Little meat
tlns- oasler and use reliable k d IS.
tome II ere's no other kidney L.ed.-
cine SO we'll recommended as Doan' s
Kidney Pills. Wilmington people rely
on them Here's one Of the many state
ments from Wilmington people:
Charles Thornton, II Riddle avenue,
says: Il was troubled by pains in my
back and head which thought were
caused by disordered kidneys | had
always heard Of Doan's Kidney Pills
being fine for trouble of that kind, so
used some They gave me great relief =
Price 6Oc, at all dealers. Don't simply
ask for a kidney remedy get Doan 5
Kidney Pills the same that Mir Thorn
ton had Foster MIlburn Go, Props,
Buffalo, n y.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-04-17

duly served by hasty action. Better
of the old pike for awhile longer than to
take step that might involve the ex-
pcnditure of large sum of money without
bringing the best possible advantage
=.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-04-17

J. . a. ~..nsc Il, S, Of Itself, very
attractive, certainly much more so than
the proposition to endeavor to make
permanent highway Of the old Philadel-
phia pike, with its heavy grades. 1t
might be that careful consideration would
show that the river road proposition is
really worth while AT any rate, with
so much money involved, no matter
which horn Of the dilemma may be taken,
careful consideration is in order Al this
time the public interests would not be
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-04-17

In the thirtieth annual statement Of
the directors of the Street and Sewer
Department, just issued, which includes
figures for the fiscal year ending June 30
1917. it shows 1864 square yards Of
streets were laid 1t further shows that
there were 1915 miles Of improved and
unimproyed streets in the city and of this
number 2S miles were Of improved
streets There were 1924 miles OF
public sewers and 6,6lJ miles Of private
sewers
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-04-17
MEETINGS TONIGHT.

'luistIan Scientists.
Cigarmaker> mon.
Camp No >. T. @ \
Pattcrnmakcrs League
Cyrus Temple, l. q I.
Hope Lodge, / .. q. I
sheridan Post, G. A. r.
American Lodge. ). of IL
Franklin Circle B of ID.
Welcome Lodge. q. : H.
Delaware Lodge, ID q Ii
Delaware Council, &. Is. L.
Brandywine Military Band
Usage Tribe. Inp'd O X NJ.
Wilmington Council, c. B. l.
Columbia Lodge \. o. L. W
Delaware Council, O L A NJ
Lafayette Lodge No .. X of p.
German Beneficial Society. No 3.
Harmony Council. Ne /. l. F.
Star Of Bethlehem Lodge. l. e. F.
Mattahoon Tri. g, Imp'd O r. NJ
Welcome Council. Jr q. L. 4 NJ
Washington Camp, No 4. 7. O S. A.
Evening Star Lodge, No. ,, O. ). of b
Oriental Lodge. No p 4 + Il A. NJ
Wilmington Division. | r r. ST ] & NJ
William Mckinley Com Il l.. FL NJ \
Local 626, Carpenters and Joiners Union
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-04-17
WHAT THE PEOPLE SAY.
Thought and Comment Of Every
Evening Readers.

fThe full name md address of tho writer
must srcnmpnny each letter. not nnefs.
sariiy Tor publication. but as evidence oi
eo2h iaith, Anonymous communcatlons
will be ignored l-nhiicatfon of letters does
not carry with H. indorsemcnt ~ Every
Evening of the opinions therein Expressed
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-04-17
RIPPING RHYMES.
BY Walt Mason.
DYING. FOR NOTHING.

| hate to die and SO do YOU
its such a foolish thing TO do We
feel, when We are cashlng In, that
dissolution is a sin, it's such n waste
OF hair and bones. and all the flesh
mortal owns. We lead our safe
and sheltered lives; We rear our
kids and feed our wives; We We lived
in fat commercial times, resolving
everything to dimes. Our frugal
instincts show that waste Is sin BY
which we arc disgraced, and so it
causes us distress TO lose the num-
her Of our mess; for death IS waste,
the thiag We dread; there IS no rake
+: the deed Tn g.r cor
H. l. N / t
lie ia fuaEe q II. le EI
! theret 'How sleep the rave
who sinh. to rest, by all their coun-
try's wishes hlestw The soldier out
in yonder strife who gives his warm
and ardent life, that tyrants aud
their plots may fail, that freedom
shall again prevail, is wasting moth
ing when he dies, but drawing
down a golden prize, and men will
sec that lilies bloom about the por-
tails OF his tomb. And Freedom
shall awhile repair, TO dwell, n
weeping hermit, there And so
we spoke in maudin haste when We
declared that death is waste
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-04-17

The baseball season of 1918 is now
under way, but its opening was not at
tended with the public interest Of for
mer years The great war now occupies
the major attention Of the people.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-04-17

At what fearful cost is Germany max
ing her last desperate drive on the west
crn front All accounts agree that her
loss in men is terrible And what com
pensation for this loss can she ever
expect to receive
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-04-17

The circus season will soon be here.
Wonder if the great war, which so largely
commands the attention Of nearly every
body will detract from the universal
interest We have always had young and
old, rich and poor-in the annual visits
OF the seductive circus
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-04-17

Keep up the Liberty Loan drive. VII
mington and Delaware should do hjg
things this week We are sure 10 meet
our minimum allotment. and II viii be
a fine thing to exceed our maximum allot-
ment. What is a trifling sum of twelve
million dollars 10 Delaware, anyway,
especially when the money Is to be put
INTO Il safe and profitable investment
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-04-17
A Bows Idea.

Recruiting officer But what would a
boy like YOU do in the army?
Lad Don't you need caddie to carry
the swords and things? Dundee Herald
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-04-17

The British bulldog is maintaining his
reputation lie Is holding on and refuses
to m tail and run Ard the American
i chl there, 100, slowing tie
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-04-17

Paris has no use for "defeatists," and
the sooner we start to stcrihze them the
etter.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-04-17
Renort ON Streets and Sewers.

Wiz t44o. war.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-04-17

i way TO
via Al.1 war.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-04-17
DEMOCRATIC DUTY DEFINED.

Delmar, April l6. 1918.
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ARREST OF CAILLAUX

THE arrest of Caillaux. whether he is
guilty or innocent. means that the pres
ent Government In France refuses TO per-
nit politics to interfere with the perform
ance of its duty. II has Joined issue
squarely with the pacihsts, particularly
suspected of reasonable designs, either con.
sciously or because It has been duped by
clever rascals.
The smoke has come in clouds from Gail
laux. The Government perhaps. has dis
covered the fire. 1t has, in any event
taken the bull by the horns and met a
nasty domestic situation with a boldness
that is refreshing. It is time when every
man must be above suspicion. Nor Is II
unlikely, II the United States did have evil
dence connecting Caillaux with German
negotiations, that Washington was quick
to give the information to Paris, for a
traitor to France is a traitor to the United
States, endangering the lives Of our SOL
diers when he attempts to sacrifice his own
country.
The time indeed. has passed when in
this conflict a man can be merely a traitor
to his own nation. What he sells to the
enemy Is the independence Of the free peo.
Piles Of the earth and the very soul of civ
ilization. II Caillaux has done that he
could not expiate his crime had he a thou
sand heads and every one Of them rolled
down frsm the guillotine.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-01-16
DAVIS'S RESCUE PARTY
One Philadelphiar Rushes to Relief Of
Another Lost in Uttermost
Harlem,

INtLCDED among the letters in the recent.
- ly published volume of the correspondence
OF Richard Harding Davis is the following
account OF the relief expedition which he Or
ganized in New York to rescue John Dreu
who he heard was playing in Harlem.
Il read in the paper the other morning
that John Drew was in Harlem, so I sent
nm telegram saying that I was organizing
relief expedition and would bring him out
OF the wilderness in safety. At twelve I sent
another, reading Natives from interior Of
Harlem report having seen Davis Relief Ex.
peditionary Force crossing Central Park. al,
we'll Robert Howard RUSSELL At two 7
got hold Of Russell and We telegraphed. Pc
lief reached Eghty.fifth street natives peacs.
FULLY inclined; awaiting rear column, led b,
Griscom; save your ammunition and nro.
visions
Just before the curtain fell We ,s,. q,
other reading, IF you can hold the audience
al Day another hour we guarantee to rescus
yourself and company and bring you ali back
70 the coast in safety DO not become dis
heartened.' "'''
Then we started for Harlem in a cab u,,,t
George and another colored man dressed as
African warriors, with assegai dagger. 80
ropes or gold and high turbans and sasbes
STUCK full OF swords We all car
rled revolvers, canteens and rifles. We sen,
George in with note saying that we uers
outside the zareba and could not rescue him
because the man on watch objected To omr
guns. AS soon as they saw George thev
rushed out and brought us all in.
Drew was on the stage, SO we trsrnas
into the first entrance When .John
came or walked up to him. followed by ~.
other four and the entire company, and said
MT. Drew, j presume and he said, Mr
Davis, believe. l am savedr
THE company was delighted
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-01-16
Little Polly's Poem

MICE
Sometimes on quiet nights when all
The house is still often hear
A mouse or two within the wall
And yet do not faint with fear.
o no indeed it's lots of fun
That sort of makes my heart beat faster
To hear the creatures squeal and run
And cut up so behind the plaster. <
A mouse is really very cute s
Although it does eat cheese and such
1t is a hungry little brute
But not enough to hurt you much.
Some people think that rats indeed
Are nothing but Audited mice
But rats are of different breed
And even grownup mice are nice.
So when / hear little mouse
Behind the plaster run and squeal
It's like a playmate in the house
And that's the way l truly feel.
I'm not afraid one little bit
Though women often are in doubt
Indeed would not mind if it
Came in the room and ran about.
If l was older and my dress
With long and trailing skirts was made
! might think different but / guess
I'm still too young to be afraid. /,
TOM DAILY. z
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-01-16
CHARIOT OF THE GODS"

WHEN shoes were introduced they we're
w luxury and there are persons who
still talk OF the automobile as luxury,
which only goes to show that It requires
a generation or two for some folks to ap-
preciate a fact.
One Of the limitations of man is cumber.
someness Of locomotion. Inability to get
about. with resultant narrowness of mind
has caused more wars than human intelli-
gence ever ended. The whole progress of
civilization, therefore. has been along the
lines of mechanical locomotion. The rail.
road revolutionized the habits OF the world,
just as the use of the horse revolutionized
other habits ages ago. The automobile has
had the same effect. It has increased the
power of individuals and this increase is
reflected more or less by the money value
that has been added to virtually every
piece Of suburban or farm land in the
United States. This increase in land value
alone probably amounts to more than the
total cost of every automobile that has
been manufactured on earth. A great in.
vention Of this sort. which increases human
efficiency and comfort. is the true philoso-
piers stone, transmitting lead into gold
The automobile will be chief agency in
been, and is now, a potent factor in get
ting the country ready for the war, finan.
cially and otherwise.
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AN EXPERIMENT IN LABOR

C1X months ago there were about 10000
there are about $4,000 Six months from
now that number may be doubled or tripled.
Two courses lay before the Administration.
II could "conscript labor" as the inexact
phrase goes. or It could go into the open
market and compete for volunteer workers.
1t has chosen the latter. for the present.
1t must not be supposed that there is
any permanent public policy established
by Chairman Hurley's call for 25oooo
riveters, boilermakers, machinists. black
smiths, carpenters. etc. to hold themselves
in readiness to leave their present employ
ment for shipyards. It is an experiment.
One inspired Washington correspondent
says of Il:
It clearly indicates the Administrators
faith in the zeal of American workmen to
do their part In the winning OF the war
and will probably mark the end OF the dis
cussion as to conscripting labor
But we are already conscripting labor
We do not take "a private stenographer and
make public stenographer of him, but we
take him and make a public soldier Of
him. Then. when We have him in uni
form, We suddenly find out that he Is an
excellent stenographer. put him in a can
tonment statistics department and keep
him hammering a typewriter as before. II
this is not conscripting labor, what is It?
There is no question Of zeal or faith In.
volved, either in military or industrial
service--we take zeal for granted. 1t is a
question OF selection. And the question of
widening the scope Of the present con-
scription of labor will be discussed when
ever It may seem better than a policy on
| trial.
Some Government coordination of
workers in mechanical trades must be at.
tempted. Railroad employees have been
asked not to quit without giving due no.
tice. But how shall due notice be defined
IL other lines Of Government work hold
out more remunerative promise?