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Evening journal., 1919-11-15
Reservaf onisfs Increasing
From the Florida Timcs-Unlon. Dem.l

wish to do so. They are the crowd
who, having selected a doctor. viii take
his prescription whatever the result
may be. t@f
Kentucky furnishes a pretty good in
dlcati0n OF the result. Reports from
that State have not given figures eX-
cept malOrlties, but Thursdays Courier
journal showed The Republican candi-
daro in the lead by 10000 votes when
! little more than One-tenth OF the entire
vote had been reported. or the vote
reported the Republicans had about
three-fOurths, but Il Is not expected
that their majority Will be moro lhan
forty thousand. This will indicate
change OF One-tenth OF the Democrats
from one side to the o.her or that one
flfth Of the Democrats stayed away
from the polls The League OF Nations
was made an Issue In Kentucky and va
are confident the people. II given an op-
pOrtunity, would have expressed the
same opinion Of It that Kentucklans ex-
pressed.
We are confident that the men who
insist on forcing this cxtraneOus matter
on the Democratic party will kill tho
party II they succeed, but at any rate
a great many OF them Will retire them
selves from politics. With advocates
Of the League OF Nations as written in
control we believe the Democratic party
next year would not only be defeated,
but would scarcely make respectable
showing.
Evening journal., 1919-11-15
GAMBLING RETURNS.

4. GAMBLING craze sweeps the earth. American in
"A vestors are losing hundreds Of millions In stock
speculation Included in the number many Delawar-
cans
The finances Of great nations go a lottery basis.
Germany France and the AlRussan government a.
omsk win noat lottery loans adopting the Chinese
method
The British Parliament receives petition. sgaed by
100 members, urging prize bonds. They wouic keep
English money at home instead Of flowing iEto 'o7t-
mental lotteries.
The German lottery plan will create ten new million
aires annually for the next eighty years heavy mort
gage the future.
France goes her better She plans lottery loan
that will yield first prize Of s25OOoO and two numbers
worth 100000 every day for two Thereafter for
eighteen years two prizes Of s25OOO each will be drawn
weekly.
And here we WERE believing that gambng-like John
Barleycorn--was vanishing from the civilized world.
1t is one of civilizations oldest settlers.
Puetarch spun yarn about how Mercury gambied
with the Moon The stakes 10th part Of the moon
light Mercury won put The light PARTICLES together and
used them for daylight The birthdays Of Isis and
Osiris Egyptian gods
How did Mercury gamble with the Moon? Probably
dice. Dice the Oldest Of gambling devices Men had
Evening journal., 1919-11-15
FAREWELL DINNER TO
SENATOR'SSECRETARY

Thomas e. Peeney recently appointed
secretary Of United States Senator L.
Helsler Ball, 30 succeed Isaac w.
Bowers. was given a farewell dinner
az the Hotel dupont last night by his
fellow members Of the Young Mems
Republican Club. Mayor Taylor was
toastmastor and his criticisms brought
sallles Of laughter from the guests.
Others present included Isaac w.
Bowers, retiring secretary, who extended
good wishes 10 his successor. Deputy
General Percy Warren Green,
City Solicitor Huxley, City Auditor
Sheppard, Charles Guyer. Wilkln l..
Strahorn, Albert Stetser, William Lyons,
Frank KllvingtOn, II. Nice. Lang, ].
Albert Oliver, Lambert II. Foulk,
Joseph Kitchen, Charles n. Coleman,
George +. Lang. Lieutenant-Colonel j.
Austin Ellison and James Ginns, who
invited the party TO visit the Merry
Whirl OF 1919" after the dinner.
4 telegram from Senator Ball was
read at the dinner. expressing the
Senator's regret at not being able to
attend the dinner.
a number OF compliments were paid
Mr.. Peeney's ability and everyone
present wished him the best Of success.
Evening journal., 1919-11-15
The Washington Massacre
Prom the New York Tribune

press and professional fomentnrs or
disorder. the Reds would not be
troublesome. A sterner sense OF real
tiles ls entering into the mood Of the
American people. The inspiration OF
the invisible government which ls try
ing TO substitute the rule of force for
one Of law Is more and more realized
Strike the conspiracy at the top
rather than at the bottom. 10 Is the
higher-ups who are most dangerous
Colled IN the flag are kissing foes OF
every good In the Informal amnesty
that followed the armistice they es-
capeu being summoned TO account for
conduct during the war But the grace
shown them was a mlstake-they are
az much traitors now as before, and
have construed cond0natlon as license
to continue their evil designs.
The blood OF the boys In far-off
Washington Ia not shed in vain. Their
deaths. providing startling evidence OF
what the Reds" mean. may do more
for their country and civilization now
than II they had perished on the other
side. It Ia time for every American
to dedicate himself anew and to vow
over the bodies OF fallen brothers that
their work shall be carried on.
Evening journal., 1919-11-15

dice before cards. though cards antedate recorded history
probably originated In China.
Life 70 the anelents lottery.
They symbozed this belief IN the four divisions oi
playing cardshearts for love out Of which life born
clubs for knowledge diamonds for wealth. and The acorn
spade fer death.
Vicious the gambling instinct is, lis study did much
for mathematics and science by revealing the law OF
chance and the calculus OF probabilities.
liozmann framed the klnetie theory Of gases by res
souing IN terms Of gambling mathematics,
The blue color OF the sky he explained only by
gambling mathematcsthe law OF probabilities To un-
derstand the explanation, you must TO college for
Yeais.
Tho popularity OF the law Of chance Is Its certainty
1t has solved many Of The problems Of astronomy 1t
has given us the odds system behind insurance. When
YOU take out insurance you merely bet the company that
you won't live as long It thinks you VIII.
How much Of so-caled courage Is mora thsn . gam
bler's belief I'm the law OF chance1
Couple this gambling Instinct with the desperation OF
lmpovcrshment and the reaction from war excitement
and the great lottery loans to be staged In Europe arc
easily understood especially by those Delawareans who
were caught in the big stock slump on last Wednesday
and many OF whom wiped out financially.
Evening journal., 1919-11-15

While the senate bas steadily voted
down amendments TO tie League OF
Nations part OF the treaty II Is be
coming more and more certain That II
will do With reservations what II re-
fuses to do with amendments. A dis
patch from Washington, speaking OF
the fact that the Senate came very near
to vote for the ratification OF re-
ieotlon Of the treaty without any res
eryations, saldi
Had such vote been taken the
treaty would have been rejected,
IN the opinion OF Senators on both
sides. Practically all of the forty
eight Republicans who are pledged
TO Senator Lodges program OF res
efvallOns would have voted against
ratification, as would more than
dozen on the Democratic side, who
are unwilling to vote 10 ratify tho
treaty until substantial reserya-
lions have been made.
II had previously been stated that six
Democrats would vote with the Re
publlcans for reservations and now 1t
is stated that dozen or more will do
so, thus carrying the advocates OF res
ervatlons nearly to the aw0-thirds
necessary TO ratlfy the treaty with res
ervatlons If an attempt is made to re-
iect It after they are adopted. II Is
stated that this Is admitted by both
sides. We doubt whether One-thlrd Of
the senators will vote for ratification
without reservations and we doubt
whether One-third who Will vote Tor IL
Evening journal., 1919-11-15
CHAIN OF MOVIES
FOR SUSSEX COUNTY

Special 10 The Evening Journal.
GEORGETOWN, Nov. i5.-Plans are
being made for the construction Of new
theatres in Milford, Greenwood, Sclby-
willie and Georgetown. Parties In Mil
ford are back OF the project for tie
new amusement houses, which wifi b.
devoted mainly TO motion pictures. AL
Greenwood the building will cOmmenc
early next year. and when complete
will cost about $1,000. Construction
has been started on the motion picture
theatre at Selbyville by L. C. Hudson,
and within a short time II viii be
thrown open to the public. Having ac-
quired the site now occupied by the
Peoples Theatre, corner Market street
and Railroad avenue, this city, +: q;
Ryon will either raze or move OF tho
site the present building and erect
a brick structure TO cost about 5000.
Il will be two-story, the upper floor 90
be used for a dance hall and the lower
for motion pictures. r.t
Evening journal., 1919-11-15
NEWSPAPERS AND PUBLIC HEALTH woRK

SVREpIT for making effective work against great
~ health menace possible is given TO the newspapers
OF the United states by Dr. Charles J. Hatfield eminent
physician and managing director OF the National Tuber-
euloss Association.
Appeals 10 the people In these modern days says Dr.
Hatfield depend largely quick transmission for their
effectiveness Word OF mouth Is too slow and in many
cases would reach only thousand people before the
opportune time for action had expired only through
tbe press can message promptly carried to millions
This method has been the main reliance Of the National
tuberculosis Association and Its affiliated organizations
IN their efforts to the people to realization Of the
great disease confronting the country and the re-
sponse OF the newspapers has always been timely and
generous.
without the vision Of the American editor who came
10 the front so strongly all patriotic campaigns dur
ing the war and for every other movement for the public
good II would be impossible to raise enough money 10
carry on the intensive campaign against tuberculosis now
getting under way, even though such movement Is
vly necessary to protect and conserve the health OF the
nation Again the press has forward with all the
pover az its command II Is telling the people in every
corner OF the country their danger and the necessity
Of taking steps 10 combat IT, II Is convincing them OF
the wisdom OF providing the required funds-estmaed
AZ unfortunately s65OOOO0-by buying Red Cross Christ
mas Seals literally during the nationwide ten-day sale
which is 10 begin December 4. The press, in short is
assuring the success OF the great campaign against con
SUMPTION service for which anti-tuberculosis organiza
tons everywhere owe the newspapers Of the country
debt Of gratitude"
Evening journal., 1919-11-15

Veterans II the war observed Armis-
iice Day in Ceniralia, Wash, by a pa
rade OF peace. As they peacefully
marched murderous shots came from
The local I. w. w. hall Four soldiers
were killed and three others severely
wounded.
The victims had risked their lives
that all men might be free. They came
home, an honor TO ther country and
TO the human species And they are
slaughtered by flends incarnate. These
monsters plotted and planned for Ger
many until Germany fell. Since they
have plotted ard planned for the Boil
sheylst Russia, which inherited and
has applied IN yller ways the German
idea. They Spontaneously hate a sol
dler for the same reason that q Grim
lnal hates a policeman They talk OF
freedom OF speech and OF assembly.
but. enemies Of the human race. the
only liberty they seek Is one 10 rob, TO
burn and 30 destroy.
10 Is 30 be asccrtalned who's who In
this country and what's what. The
doom Of The miscroanls and their sym
pathlzers ls wrltten-partlcularl their
sympahlzers, for except for the en-
cOuragement from a section OF the
Evening journal., 1919-11-15

to my constitutional principles II !
lent my support to this very important
movement for an amendment 10 the
constitution OF the United states?" And
were you appalled, when you read his
letter pleading for suffrage as the "Es-
sential psychological element in the
conduct OF the war for democracy"
Did you fondly imagine that the Sen
ator from that suffrage stale. Colorado
would really fulfill His threat to re-
consider his favorable attitude on the
amendment If those women across the
street from the White House-the Ma
tional Womsn's Psrty-continued the
attack on the President?
Did you think these women would be
silenced II sent 10 jail2 Did you finally
hope they would starve TO death and
see them, instead, come forth martyrs
for the Republican Party? Did you re-
celye thousands Of letters and kilograms
demanding that you do something for
these dlsrepwable, dlsgraceful women
Did you foresee the day when a SEN
aIor would compare the Woman's Party
10 the glorious heroes Of the Boston
Tea Party?
Did you ever make the mistake OF at
tacking them in the Senale one dull
August afternoon, and hear Repub-
licans, nay even your own Democratic
colleague from Missouri. bitterest OPP
ponent Of suffrage for women, acclaim
ing them as the leaders Of the suffrage
movement-the only women who had
put suffrage on the political map?
And were you suddenly convinced by
your constituents that the only sincere
adherence TO Democratic principles
would be 10 change your attitude on
the suffrage amendment since your con-
sttiuency demanded it2
Did you, like the Senator from Mas
sachusetts, talk volumlnously year aft
er year against this amendment? Did
you have presidential aspirations? And
are you. too, now dumbY
or did you, like Senator PenrOse,
gloomlly remark. "Yes. | know it's
coming. SO is death. Why hasn't III"
And are you. too. working throughout
YOUR state. now, for ratification?
Are you. too, proud that America has
nassed out Of the archaic period; arc
YOU. too. eager to do all you can to
prove that your State is democratic9
All, yesl An. yes
Even If you were one OF the thirty
four "wllful Senators" who voted
against the appeals of the Administra-
ton to save the party for the Senator
ial election, you have done and do,
have been and are all the foregoing,
and now
The handwriting is on the wall. You
are pulling OF your coat to get at the
work Of convincing our constituents
both actual and potential-that the
women Of your State must no longer
be denied the privilege of voting for
you.
Evening journal., 1919-11-15
BIG LUMBER CONCERN
MAY SETTLE HERE

The city is establishing a storage
yard and paving plant at Twelfth and
Thatcher streets, over the Eleventh
street bridge. II also in the near fi-
ture will build concrete bulkhead
$50 feet in length along the Brandy
wine.
The right-of-way for railway across
the marsh from Fourteenth street has
already been completed and grading is
progressing as rapidly as weather will
permit.
A big southern lumber company has
been looking at the ground between
Twelfth and Thirteenth and Thatcher
streets and the Brandywne to Hutchi-
son street. If 1t should buy the site,
the bulkhead built by the city will be
continued 200 feet or more farther up
tne stream.
When the new bridge is built at
Twelfth street It will not be a con-
iinuation Of Twelfth street west OF the
Brandywine, but Twelfth street east
VIII be a continuation Of Eleventh
west Of the Brandywine. the bridge
swinging from Church street above
Eleventh on the west to Twelfth and
Thatcher on ahe east OF the Brandy
wine.
Evening journal., 1919-11-15
Spirit of the
DelmarUia Press
GOOD sERYICE REC0GNIzED.

NtOb DsfttHhNh@
From the Dover State News.
Governor Townsend did an espec-
tally good piece OF work when he ro-
appointed Sylvester d. Townsend, h.i
Of Wilmington, to the Industrial Acel-
dent Board for a six year term-al-
though OF course it had been expect
ed that Mr.. Townsend would be again
named to that office. The Industrla,
Accident Board, while created only a
few years ago. has done remarkably
fine work both for employers and en-
ployes throughout the State. That IL
performed these duties 80 efficiently
was due largely TO the high calibre OF
the men who comprise the Board, and
It may safely be said that to Mr.. Town
send more than any one else belongs
most OF the credit for The good work.
Il was he who was instrumental in
preparing the Employers Liability Act
under which the Industrial Board Is
created, and he has devoted his time
and attention to the work IN n whole
hearted manner. His reappOintmcnt.
while expected. Is therefore none the
less pleasing to the thousands Of Del
awareans who appreciate the good
work Of the Delaware Industrial Acoi-
dent Board.
Evening journal., 1919-11-15
With the Photographers

The old time is back, but the told times are not
Washington Evening Star.
IT'S a wise passenger who knows beforehand which
type OF street he is getting nto-Phadephia Puoc
Ledger.
sugar IS plentiful in Cuba but the fact gives us little
low Water is plentiful Lake Erie, but It doesn't help
philadelphia Public Ledger.
hats ar GO expensive that we are beginning believe
that the fellows that bareheaded not doing II for
the sake OF their hairThomesyille Tmes-EnterprisA
It seems to be hard matter to keep things balanced
ND lust Iigit Fc- some time this town has been onG
on prtualism but short lemon extract and bay rum
Tho Williams who planned to kidnsp Edsel Ford and
hold Elm fot $4,000 moderate The paciists who
Ldra7pc Henry took him 10 Europe got great deal
more tnan hat-New York sun.
among the numerous attractive stems included in the
program the James Watt Centenary Gommemoraiion IS
visit TO ecker si 10 examine CT Watts early pump
NJ engines svhcc will ae shown working ilder steam
fh,s nrne whch Suii. % t56 Mas originally erect
Tho airfnIasnafn -scal remained there until 1898
after working for more han 100 Notwithstanding
Iostl Strayedl Or stolenl large flock Of Methodist
sheepl Have been gone for some time. When last seen
they were browsing along the byway OF indifference that
opens out into the OF Neglect leading TO the high
way of Wordlincss that ends in the state OF Aposasy
ANY one finding same Will please drive them nome II
possible and receive ample reward II they persist
emily refuse TO home, drive them into the nearest
fold lock the door and report to the undersigned sur
ncen fodder for the entire ock viii be provided next
sunday morning at the usual eedins place All strayed
sheen will be welcome back J. w. KNIGHT, Pastor.
Advertisement in Ludlow Herald.
Evening journal., 1919-11-15
Gala Case for Bus N sss Brains
tFrom The ChIcago Daily News.l

suffered with an lrregularity OF hard
ship among themselves. Some Of them
might have no work at all, while 9TH
ers in neighbOrlng mines might have
| 90 work more hours n week than are
tolerable to average human backs and
average human lungs. And all the
while the number OF miners resident
| In mining towns was the number
necessary to meet the peaks OF produc-
ton I'm the mines; and the coal In
dustry continued 10 be and now Is an
industry OF ohoppy peaks and deep
hOllOws, with surplus OF men de-
mandad for lhe'peaks and clinging to
them and with a multitude Of men dis
carded I'm the hollows and there suf-
fering and growing resentful.
What the miners now propose IA TO
level down the peaks and level up the
valleys by compelling the adoption Of
a regularlzed work week. They pro
pose TO make this work week so short
that all miners, including the surplus
demanded by previous conditions, shall
have work. But the country should
not have unreasonable surpluses OF
men in any industry and, further. a
regulated work week cannot concelv-
ably be established unless and until
the supply OF coal cars on the rail-
roads has been regularlzed and unless
and until the coal market itself has
been regularlzed. The problem Is a
business problem. a social problem, a
general national problem.
TO sum up: The root OF The evil In
the coal industry Is chaotic production.
It brings forth poison and pain not
only for the miners, but for tho coal
operators. The miners propose TO
cure it by a labor program. But this
complex problem manlfestly cannot be
cured by any program except q general
national program involving cO-Opera-
tlOn on a grand scale between Organl-
cations OF consumers and Organlza-
llons Of railroads and organizations
representing oil the people-he gov
ernment.
10 evolve such a pfOgram--to try TO
evolve tive Americans do not need
another conference on methods Of col
lectlVo bargaining. We need con-
ference on national business engineer
Ing It should deal with coal mine
labor and II should include represen-
tatives OF coal mine labor; but It's
prime aim should be coal itself. Only
when coal production Is scientific for
the nation Will II DO human for the
coal miner.
Evening journal., 1919-11-15

Discussing the coal strike the Broth
erhood OF Locomotive Engineers sug-
gesls the calling Of another Industrial
conference 90 follow the one which
failed IN Washlngion-a conference OF
labor and capital and OF the public, TO
consider tho relations between labor
and capital The country VIII make
no genuine progress toward settled
peace In the coal industry however.
50 long as tho subject Is approached
simply from the side OF the leTotlons
between labor and capital. Peace I'm
lhe coal industry Is not mere labor
problem. 10 Is business problem, Il
production problem. lt ought TO be
approached not by conference on labor
but by bigger conference confer
enco on the reorganization OF the coal
industry for the national purpose Of
securing a more continuous produc-
ton Of coal.
Tile root Of the present coal strike,
like the root OF almost any other war,
IS different from the immediate causes
alleged by the belllgerents In their
declarations Of war. The root Of the
present coal strike Is the lrregularlty
and dlscontInulty Of the production Of
coal
In Illinois, IN the course OF the six
years from 1913 TO 1918, inclusive. che
average annual number OF wOrkdays
for the miners was only 400. Assum-
ing that each Of these days was an
eight hour day the average number
~ hours worked annually by each
miner was only i.592. But these hours
came lrregularly ON some days the
miners worked on other days, be-
cause OF "car shortage" or because Of
mo market" and mo orders" or be-
nuse OF 'mlno disability" they did
not work.
The Illinois quota OF coal for the
national Industrial needs had 10 bo
produced somehow. Therefore on days
when tho mines were working an ex-
cesslvo number Of men had 10 be en-
ploycd, II can properly De called ex-
cesslve. II was excessive In cOmpari-
son with the number Of men that
would have been needed II every man
had been working with reasonable
regularity. A surplus Of men was pro-
duced.
Then, when great many days OF
no market" and Of mo orders" came
along together, as IN the first part OF
the present year, the whole body Of
miners suffered greatly. But again they