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Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1918-07-05

blit thlhN.
In opening the meeting in Central
nan. Niscount Bryce, who presided
said.
FOR many n year today was cello
bratcd In the United states with hos
tllity and defence. By us Ia In Bri-
tain II was remembered with sorrow
as marking the severance of precious
ties. And now, after one hundred
and forty-two years, it IL being ccle-
bratcd by both peoples with like en-
thusiasm by the children or those
who reyolted against the British
crown, M by the children of those
who sadly admitted the loss Of one
OF that crowns choicest Jewels.
what has been Il day of anger
on one sldo and grief on the other,
has become for both day OF affec-
ton and rejoicing"
Viscouut Bryce said that tho bit
tcrness OF 1876 never could have
arisen had the Will OF the British
people ruled then, as II rules today
The severance came" he de-
clared. "becausc we had thenta per-
verse court and n nou-representatlve
parliament"
Englishmon scarcely yet realized
the new departure America took
when she entered the war
Answered Call OF Duty.
But" he continued, when. Amer
lea saw every principle of right over
ridden, every sentiment OF humanity
cast to the winds, America strobe
forth In her strength. Duty called
on her TO save tho world and sho
answered tho call OF duty"
Romnrkirg that the press had en-
phasizcd the fact that American
troops had been brigaded with the
British and French, Admiral Sims
said no wanted to call attention to
the fact that for nearly a year oil
the American naval forces In Euro
poan waters had been brlgaded with
British and other allied forces, A ma
iority of the destroyers from the
United states had been serving under
the military direction OF British
admiral for more than year.
Others were serving with the British
in tho Mediterranean. Many destroy
crs and other vessels were under
French command and submarine
chasers were in the AdrlatiC, Ameri-
can dreadnaughts had been sorsiug
under the commander In chief OF tho
grand fleet. a
Harmony NOW.
In his speech at the fellowship
meeting Winston Spencer Churchill,
minister of munitions, said:
Great harmony exists between
the spirit aud language OF tho Dec
laration OF Independence and all
we are fighting for now, The Dec
laratlon is not only an American doc
umcnt By Il wo lost an empire,
but by II we also saved the empire.
by applying It's principles aud learn
ing It's lessons we provided our COM
muniOn with tho powerful common
wealth our children established be-
yond the seas,
I'VE desire 70 express 10 our
American kith and kin our Joy and
our gratitude for the mighty aid
they are bringing the allied cause,
~ am persuaded that tho finest
and worthiest moment OF British
history was reached on the night we
declared war upon Germany. Like
the people OF tho United States, we
entered tho war without counting
the cost or thought Of reward. The
cost viii ho In the end far more ter
rihle than the darkest expectation,
,but the reward that is coming is
hCyopd .eSir dearest hopes.
peep m ~Cne hearts OF the people
NJ these islands IL the desire to be
truly rcconcilod to thoir o kindred
arr,.,s tIa Atlantic "a IlNt ,rt th,
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1918-07-05

For the past three days the water
plug at the southeast corner OF
Second and Boulder has been leak
Ing. Thiseplug being within 100
feet OF the fire station 1t might be
repaired easily. The stream of water
which runs into the gutter is IN
eufficient enough TO wash the street
nnd still large enough to annoy pc
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-05-18
JUST FOLKS
THE SICK LITTLE GIRL.
nv Edgar A. Guest.

Tho doctors have shut little Marjorie in
cor something The matter that's making
her thin.
And tlfev say she must patiently stay
there i'm bed
And be good girl and just eat when 'he'
And she cant eo out in the sunshine to
Or race with tho children for MANY n
day.
Now. her beds hv The window, nm what
do YOU think
She's teaching the robins that come there
to wink
Ma cried when tho doctors said Keep her
i'm led
"How will We nrnusc herr she frepuehtiy
said
Shes ALWAYS heen eager tn rotnr an to
play,
regular tom bor. tho neirhhors would
say.
An now she must lie all the tirue on her
rot
An never pct ont. coz her fewer Is hot :
An pa kissed her checks, an he patted
hor head
An pro,nised to get her sorne tcys for her
led
Ma aavs vhna the beet little patient she
knows.
She never complains of her troubles and
wnee
An she's figured oui eanes she ran plsv
all alone.
An forget that she aiet All 'hc hirIs
arr hnr nwn.
She saws. M when breakfast an dinner
tune comes
An VIZ take ~ her ttav. chr Just iosses
out crutnhp
To the rnl,ins that live IN the elrn trne
ont thern.
An they - learnin 70 WINK an e. talk
back 10 her
She's given thom I'll names There Is
hahtno ~ Jack
An ahe talk LatnfheTn all an they chirtftr
right back
An last night ehe told rne that nne Of
them aaid
They lke little girls WIN must stay M
~ bod.
So they como just az much as they ran to
her aill
An sing all their songs. cor they know
she ,s III
An there lEn n doubt so the doctors all
tell.
That the birds will help Marjorie soon 70
get well
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-05-18
Why We Should Improve Roads.

Having taken the preliminary steps
toward thoroughly improving the public
highways of Delaware, II may be expected
that the State Highway Commission
will lose no time IN getting operations
under way. The proposals have been
received and it should not take long to
arrange the preliminary details of COM
plotting the award Of contracts Then
the commission should endeavor to have
real work prosecuted with all possible
activity.
Having succeeded in securing a material
reduction in the cost by rejecting the first
proposals, which were prohibitively high,
and asking for new ones, the State
Highway Commission Is now in position
TO pay full attention to an active prosecu-
ton Of the work OF construction. Too
much cannot be done in this direction,
as the necessity for results is pressing.
The highways of our entire State are in
bad condition, especially those in the
upper section, and here the necessity for
improvement is paramount. The Lin
coin Highway crosses upper New Castle
county, and also our main roads are part
Of the line from New York to Washington.
Already we have seen how our upper
New Castle county roads have been used
for the motor transportation service of
the general government, and how that
service has suffered when it came upon
the miserable and aforementioned roads
to be found here.
As the war progresses, the demand for
the use of our roads for important mill
tary service, to say nothing Of general
traffic, will increase, and we should do our
best to improve our highways SIS soon as
possible, in order TO facilitate this service
Hard work, good work, in road improve
ment and road construction, should be
the motto Of the State Highway Commis-
sion from this time until the entire system
Of improvement is successfully con-
summated.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-05-18
Money for the Red Eros s. I.

Monday morning q countrywide cam
ralgn will he opened for the purpose ot
raising hundred million dollars ior the
Rcd Cross. less than 2 wear ago
campaign for amiler purpose, and Tor
a like amount. was inauguratcd and vlgor-
o,lslv conducted to . successful conclu-
SION The entire country responded
with the greatest llcralI'v And IN tins
campaign the State of Delaware freely
and generously gave more than miihon
dollars to the fund
Now our people arc once more called
upon to extend encouragement to the
Red Gross bv substantial financial aid
We arr again asked to do our part towards
raising the desired fund Of a hundred
million dollars
The local Rcd Cross has effected a
splendid working organization. and our
citIzcns may expect to I've called upon bv
interested men and women who Will lay
The subject before them aud ask their
earnest and practical cooperation The
cntirr State will hc canvassed and no
possible source of contributions will hc
neglected
At ono tme tho project Of raising a
hundred million dollars for the Rcd Cross,
~ single campaign. would have been
looked upon as tho vagaTv Of VIVID
imagination. and the suggestion Of q
million dollars from Delaware as an
'1rridesccnt dream But these are the
DAYS Of big accomplishments. The thing
has been done II can be done again.
Therefore, we ask for a most cordial
reception and generous response ly our
people throughout the Red Gross Hundred
Million Dollar Campaign, which viii
open, vigorously and enthusiastically,
Monday morning Let everybody give,
in small amounts or large. according to
ability Let us, here in Delaware, nj
least equal, if not exceed, the proud record
of our State in tho previous campaign.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-05-18
PRESS COMMENT.
THE CALM BEFORE THE STORM.

Those who arc supposed to know arc
telling us that Germany is planning u
grand attack in three zones-the wcat-
ern front. Italy and the North Sea. Aud
we are assured that this rs the cain
before the storm Passing over the
mental condition Of the fighters inoing
each other on land, there can he no
question ms To the location of the pre-
ponderance of confident calm m the
ranks of the opposing sea-hghters. heo-
hr,iggc and Oatend, even u those Two
performances have been less restittit'
Than British reports declare, have surely
had the effect of making the leutohs
"rmpy." Add to this the growing
irnpai,cncr Of the German people Tor some
news To bo proud of from the lonR-id'e
Imperial feet. and we have mentai
picture of thlrk k-necked sailornan he
tween tho devil and the deep sea
The Germans have had reason To re-
io,ce over some exploits of their armies,
and thry have been led to believe That
The Drive will still 90 through, although
little more has been accomplished Than
the pishing back of nll the pre-arranged
and much advertised dates of accotp-
l,abmont But heyund the skulking
ravagrs of the U-boats and a few scat
tered and really dashing exploits ot
raiders in the enrlv years of the war,
the sea has yielded them no comfort.
They have tested the temper OF britain
channel fleets and have lmped back to
safe harbor. from winch they have not
since cared 60 venture Britam's fleets
are still waiting, dogged, determined and
ever watrhful. and with them now are
the battleshipa and destroyers of a ma
ton whose sra-hghters have never been
defeated in any war since the days oi
saucv Jack Barry aud the peerless John
Paul Jones The Germans laughed at The
thought of American troops opposing them
IN the trenches of France. They nave
tested the steel of those troops, and have
changed their tune That tune IS destined
tn grow vet more dolctul here are hah
million American soldiers facing the leu-
ton horries. and more are coming. and the
safe arrival of all of them without casualty,
save the single instance Of the luscania,
hes heon due to the rnasterful conveying
If that splendid navy whose colors have
meyer vet hecn trailed in the sea.-Phila-
dclphia Record
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-05-18
WHAT'S THE USE?

Yes. what is the use in making agree
ments with Germany, through neutrals
acting as Intermediates, or in any other
imaginable way? Through neutrals
an agreement was reached between Great
Britain as to the treatment of prisoners
captured by one or the other of the two
armies.
1t turns out that while the British
have kept their part of the agreement
and have been treating German prison.
ers humanely. the Germans have paid
no attention to it. There seems to be
no doubt of the fact that among the
other and divers atrocities of which
the German authorities have been guilty
has been the treatment of British and
French prisoners falling into German
hands that treatment being in line with
other atrocities.
Any sort of agreement reached with
the German rulers isn't worth any more
than the paper upon which it is written.
The German authorities themselves no
doubt laugh at the credulity of the rep
resentatives or agents of an enemy govern
ment IN thinking any sort of an agreement
made will have any binding force with
Germans in the treatment of prisoners or
ANYTHING else upon which an agreement
might be Knoxville Journal and
Tribune
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-05-18

the board of trustees and every professor
can believe and teacli what he likes II
seems To no on the idea that what n pro-
fessor thinks is the education the pupil
needs. Put professors, like all morta,s, are
liable to bc wrong, even in their own
Epecinlties IL tloea not vet seem To have
dawned ON humanity thnt no man ~ sure
Of what he knows, that his knowledge n
only matter of narrow standpoint
and the man he differs with may have n
broader one.
We have known Of even professors tn
change their viewH. and To believe almost
the opposite Of whnt they believed tho
year before, Really, sound opinion rests
on a few veritcs IN which NIL men believe
and Tor all human purposes we need not
stray far beyond those verities. We think
q lot Of the professors, but their opinions
are nothing to us, unless they agree with
our own, and for that we are not con
eerned When our intuitions mingle then
we are both 81 ~ Ohio State Journal
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-05-18
Site Of Home for Feeble Minded.

The natural suggestion Of disagree
ment with the proposed purchase OF
Governor Townsend's farm, near Selby-
vile. rs site for the Home for Feeble
Minded, soon to be established III this
State. is likely To bc disspated in tho
light II The facts of the case, ms printed
in local article in Every Evening,
yesterday This ~ assured so far as the
commission in charge is concerned, by
the convincing testimony that the Gov
crnor Townsend farm IS the only available
property that meets the requirements oi
such an institution. And the TACT that m
parting with il at the agreed compcnsa-
ton the governor suffers the financial
loss, ss he had purchased the property
for n specific purpose that promised
far better returns, relieves him ot all
suspicion Of reaching after financial
profit in the transaction. And rs the
purchase money is to come from private
contributions, and not from state
appropriation. this absence of personal
interest on the part of Governor Town
send is emphasized.
The selection OF proper site for the
institution had been carefully considered
by the commission for the Feeble Minded,
of which Mrs Scldon $. Dcemer of New
Castle is chairman. and careful invcstiga-
ton was nndc Of sites of similar instltu-
tions in other States, for the purpose ot
securing the best possible results IN tins
State Therefore. the members nf tins
commission are in better position to judge
of what is needed. and OF what will prov"
most advantageous. than arc Others, and
having acted IN accordance with their
past Judgment, after securing ample
affirmative evidence especially as with
them Il is n labor Of love and not meas
mre of personal advancement they are
entitled To the Endorsement and encourage
ment Of all good citizens.
Delaware. thus far, has been sadly
negligent in tho matter of caring Tor the
700 mental detectives within its borders
While nearly every other state has done
something. up to this time Delaware has
made no effective move 10 look after their
welfare Now. however, II hns made
move. and IN the hands Of this admirable
commission il should suCcced. al of
Which viii bc of general benefit 70 the
people Of the state
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-05-18
A MATTER FOR CONGRESS-.

The Merchants lesocIattou of Ncw
NorL has performed public service Of
value hy conducting an extended IN
vcstieatlun IN relation 10 widespread
cornplaints of DELAYS IN the mails
Practical tests hv means of thousands
~ letters mailed from and 90 New y ork
over a variety of dIstances and directions
were first made. and these established
facts which square with the general public
complaint
Analvying tho causes Of the fact es-
tahlished that mails are not dispatched
with former frequency the association
finds that tram delays arc not = principal
cause but that "InsuficlcncV IN the
number Of railway postal cars. their
withdrawal from u great number OF routre
throughout the United States and re-
duction Of the crews of railway postal cars
appear to be the main causes of the condi-
tlunS shown
Thus the blame is made 10 rest chiefly
neither upon a diversion of transporta-
tion to war services nor upon the general
reduction IN the railroad passenger
service II Is brought down specifically
TO q general reduction OF the old facilities
for the sorting of mails en- route and the
substitution of terminal postal sta
ton system which the Postofiicc De
partment claims to be equally efficient
and cheaper
The matter as thus sjfted down has
been subsmitted TO Congress, and it is
properly matter for Congress TO take IN
hand If the expeditions carriage and
prompt delivery of the mails are i'm
portant to the business interests Of the
country in peace times they become the
more so III times Of war, with whose
effective prosecution these interests are
vitally bound up The situation demands
the immediate action of the legislative
power merely as a war measure. New
\ ork " orld
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-05-18
THE EVENING SMILE.
GERMAN STUPIDITY.

Senator Lodge sand at dinner at
Newport
The Germans arc The stupldeat
people the world haa ever seen To
talk OF this war as a defensive war
that was forced upon them To talk
Of Belgium and France and England as
their 'unprovoked assallantsi' Really
the stupidity Of the Germans : incredible
1T reminds me of the burglar 5 appren-
ticc burglar, followed by hls appren-
tice. was stealing along the lnkblack hall
of n house when lac stumbled over a
char
who's there" cried a startled voice
from bedroom
+" 'Mlaow -mew miaowr' went the
burglar promptly
=" It's only the cat, dear, sad the voice.
plainly much relieved
a moment afterward the apprentice
stumbled
Who's there cried the voice again
"The apprent ice surely of German
descent twas AZ prompt and ready as
hls master
Only another cat, he piped, cheer
fully Washington Star.
Tourist ITO what do you attribute
your great age. Oldest lnhabitant
d can say yet, SIR There are seveaal Of
them patent nt-med,clnc companies a-dick-
erlng' with me. - Boston Transcript
care YOU sure, Jack, that she's the
right kind of a girl2 Has she the right
Judgment" Why should you doubt
her" We'll. she has selected yoll -
Judge
Friend What about the rent OF a
place like tins? | suppose the landlord
he's always asking for it. Boston
Transcript
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-05-18
THE OWEN MAGNETIC.

Tho Owen Magnetic is known AZ The
csr Of thousand speeds The new aorieg
with the powerful valve-in-head engine Il
= wonder. II s the marvel ~ the auto
Mobile world II employs electricity ne
al cars do, but 10 far greater extent
~ has the enU magnetic transmission
II does away with the clutches and gear
shifting Tho control il on the whnei AZ
ones finger tins The electrical trans
mission sefvicn also baa the self starter.
II il oasy of driving, IL simply astonishing
For over four years u has becn pro-
noInced success amongst the select The
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-05-18
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RIPPING RHYMES
by Walt Mason.
End of the War

You ask me when the war will
end, and sadly | reply. Il fear il
will not stop. my friend, till pigs
begin 10 fly" 4 flippant answer,
YOU will say, to come from my fat
tongue; but every hour Of every
day ! hear the question sprung. |
am no seer in spangled robe, no
wizard full of gall, who looks into a
crystal globe and tells what will
bcfall No prophets s mantle came
my way, the mystic $ power to lend,
and so | really cannot say Just when
the war will end oh, can see rs
far ahead rs any common swain;
and when the morning sky is red,
] know there will be rain; and | can
tell by sun-drv signs when there'll
be snow and sleet, along such cheap
forecastlng lines | simply can't be
beat. But when YOU to my lair
ascend, along my stairway steep,
and ask me when the war will end,
Search me, | say, and weep. In
politics ] can predict the votes cast,
more or less, George Harvey's
fluntlng piumes are picked, when |
begin 10 guess. And once | won a
full-size cheese, as good as cheeses
are, by guessing Just how many
peas were in a grocer jar All
guessing contests | attend, in this
and other lands, but ask me when
the war will end, and | throw up
my hands.
Observation-Disclosures.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-05-18
MIR. HUGHES TO INVESTIGATE.

Mon who have gone to President VII
son with alspirions that the aircraft pro-
duciion program was being wrecked hy
selfish counsels of delay ~ the interests
ot mnnupnlsts ur nv insldinus prupagan-
ia have testified tu Mr. " ilson desire
for an impartial and thorough lnvestiga-
tom rut still there we've those who be-
lioyed that the President Was irving To
pr,,tpc, Responsible War Department of-
hrlals aud did not want to have the light
turned On Nr Wilson s answer "a
these critics ~ the appointment ot IS
.lustlcc Charles 4 Hughes as the al
nIulatration 5 Investigator, 90 cooper
ate with Attorney-' General Gregory lt
u not easy ~ say which - more 10 he
admired Mr. Wilson s summons ot
the late Reralhlcan candidate for Presl-
dent to his SIDE or tho public ar'r'ted re-
sponse oi Mr. Hughes who could have
declined difficult and thanklesa task
without provoking criticism.
II the average citinen had been asked
who is tho bravcRt and most sklilful IN
vestlratur IN the United States for a haf-
flinr ease III whlch scandal may lurk no
would not hesitate to say, recalling the
New York insurance exposure. harics
Evans Hughes Nothing that n wrong
or criminal can very we'll he hidden from
his acute intellect No reluctant wit
ness can deceive him Evil-doers dread
"a face his examination fiis mastery
of detail, hfs clcsruess of statement. h'q
penetration of motives his qiicknoss To
detect evasion. and his always unrtltlicd
self f-poSscssIou mako linn a consummate
trail finder IN masc like that al tho arr
craft faScc New York Times
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-05-18
Westminster Red Cross.

The Westminster Auxiliary of the Della
ware Red Cross will meet only IN the fore
moons Of Mondays, Wednesdays and Frl-
days This is instead of the all-day
sessions heretofore held All women of
the community are invited to be present
for work ut these times
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-05-18

The local campaign for the fund for
Jewish sufferers will end, tonight, most
successfully The first mark. $4,000
was quickly reached. Then it was
advanced to 100000, and this sum also
has been literally exceeded. The city
of Wilmington has amply demonstrated
its ability to rise to every occasion that
calls for compliance with patriotic and
sympathetic impulses.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-05-18

Bear in mind the Red Cross campaign
for a hundred million dollars, which will
hold the attention Of the people, next
week The cause is glorious and most
deserving, and be sure Delaware is going
to do her share.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-05-18
WHAT THE PEOPLE SAY.
Thought and Comment Of Every
Evening Readers.

rtha mn parne and address or the writer
utnRt accompany each letter. not uefrs.
snrily for publication. but sa evidence of
uoad faith Anonyuiot rpfnrntfninat lnns
viii be ignored ruhiicstiun of letters doea
not carry with IL Endorsement uy Every
Evening Of the opinions therein expressed
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-05-18
MEETINGS TONIGHT.

Apache Tribe, No. 81.
Olive Temple, l.. G.. L.
Wcnonah Lodge, ). Of II
Liberty Conclave, $ W NJ.
Mechanics Lodge, l. O. o. f.
Lenape Tribe, Imp'd o. r. NJ.
Sheet Metal Workers Association.
James Young Conclave, Ii. or ). W. NJ.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-05-18

owen Magnetic uf today - fnr m adyapc
~ other models. just 40 iho Owen Mag
netIc h far ahead " otdinary pesr shift
ing care ITO drive an Dvou Magnetic,
said driver recentiy. Is c,nnparal,,
only with aeruplanpa sailing ~ gmne eus
sport where freedom uf motion detarh,
ono entirely from hat iied to-rnFih feel
ing
The urw models may be inapected q.
tho Owen Magnetic sales rhuws Foefn
1875 Chestnut street. Philadelphia