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Evening journal., 1914-05-20
SNAKES BADLY SCARE WOMAN.

GLENDALE, Del, May 20-Open-
ing a parcel post package containing
two large black snakes, Mrs. John
Ewings, Of near Glendale, tainted
away and is now in a serious nervous
condition from the shock she re-
ceived while her husband is making
every effort TO hnd the practical
icker who sent the snakes
The box was delivered yesterday
by the regular rural mail carrier ad-
dressed to Ewines Mrs Ewings
was home alone and. supposing that
it might be package from friends
in Philadelphia. opened the box. Two
long black snakes crawled out and
the frightened woman tainted. When
she recovered she summoned neigh
bors. who killed the snakes, one of
them measuring more than five feet
IN length. Ewings has asked the
help of the Postohice Department in
! finding who mailed the box and will
invoke the aid of the law in punish
! ing him If found. The box was
pOstmarked at Milford.
Evening journal., 1914-05-20
COP GENTLEMANLY,
Police Chief SAYS
after INVESTIGATION

Considerable business was transacted
BY the Board of Police Commissioners
Yesterday afternoon. The most inn
0ortant matter discussed was the report
OF Chief Black. who investigated the
charges preferred by John =. Redmond
against Patrolman Thomas Zebley. The
report stated that officer Zebley, in
stead OF being impolite TO Mrs. Red
mond while she was at the Physicians
and Surgeons Hospital, had been as
centlcmanlv as possible. CHIEF Black
said thar Dr b. r. Neosey, vicc-presi-
dent Of the hospital. had informed him
that there were no grounds for the
charges against the officer. DR.. Neasey
said Miss Murphy. head nurse at the
hospital. would be willing TO testify IN
the officers behalf,
The commissioners instructed Chief
Black 10 notify Mr. Redmond his
charges quaiust the officer were not sus-
famed. Colonel Wickcrsham also said
that the letter should convey this in
formation 60 Mr. Redmond Colonel
Wickersham said that il was alright for
people Go bring charges against officers
but when II was found that the officers
had done their duty, this should be SO
stated.
According to the report OF Chiei
Black $4,000 was collected in fines M
CITY Court last week and fifteen men
we're committed to the workhouac.
Two applications ior positions ON the
force were received. One of those was
from David p. Campbell Of No. 1918
Union street. who has worked for the
Law and Order Society recently. The
,ther application was from Homer Il.
Shark. OF No. 1921 Tatnall street. The
applications were filed.
Evening journal., 1914-05-20
MORE MEMBERs FOR DILIGENT,

Dnigent Council. No. 10, Jr.
A. o. u. A. NJ. will hold a class initi-
alton on Monday, June s. The de-
gree team of the council under Cap
tain A. w. butcher, and First Lieu
tenant earns will hold a rehearsal
next Monday.
Company A., Jr. Mechanic Guards,
will turn out with Sheridan's Post
on Memorial Day morning, and they
will also visit the graves of the de-
parted Juniors and place a flag and
flowers on the graves and fire a
salute. The various councils will
also turn out.
Dillgent Council and Company A
will take part in the flag presentation
at Asbury M. Il. Church on Sunday,
May 81.
Dnigent Council and Company A,
Jr. Mechanics Guards, will turn out
with the G. A. r. next Sunday to at
tend service in the Delaware Avenue
Baptist Church.
Evening journal., 1914-05-20
RED CLAY CREEK Y. e.

A large number Of members and
friends of the Red Clay Creek Young
Peoples Branch of the w. c. T. L..
assembled at the home of Mr.. and
Mrs. Charles Keidel, on Wednesday
evening, to hold the May meeting and
to elect officers for the ensuing year.
The musical and literary program
follows:
Selection by the orchestra; piano
solo, Miss Edith Klair; budget box,
Miss Clara COrnbrOOks; piano duet.
Miss Bertha Highfield and Miss Vera
Gregg; paper, Mr.. Blake; music, Har-
vey Brackin; select reading. Miss
Margaret Mundy; singing, Loyal Sol
diers;" selection by the orchestra.
After the program had been render
ed. the members elected the following
officers to serve for the next year:
President, Mrs. w. L. Shakespeare; (;
Vice President, Rev. John d. Blake;
Recording Secretary. Mrs. Harry +.
Archer; Corresponding Secretary,
Miss Elva Gregg; Treasurer, Miss
Alice Yearsley; Evangelistic Superln-
tendent, Rev. John d. Blake; Sunday
School superintendent, Miss Vera
Gregg; Flower Mission Superintend-
ent, Miss Edna Brackin; Sabbath Oh
servance superintendent, Miss Es-
tella Yearsley; Organist, Miss Bertha
Highfield; Assistant Organist, Mr..
Edwin Gregg; Reporter, Miss Mamie
Derickson; Custodian of Badges. Ho-
mer Guest.
After repeating the pledge the
meeting adjourned and an invi .atiOn
was accepted to hold the next meet
ing at the home of Mr.. and Mrs. Nor
ton Gregg.
Evening journal., 1914-05-20
FLY SVATTINC ideas
WIN Prizes FOR 8
Four OF the Awards Are
Made TO Wilmington
Pupils
ODESSA MISS GETS
THE FIFTH AWARD

Prize winners in the contest for the
best essays ON the anti-ny campaign OF
the civic committee of the New Century
Club chosen from total of two hun.
dred and thirty-six essays submitted
are; Frank Subocz, School No. !, $3.50,
George Gray Carter, No. %, 81; Mary
Dreibelbies. No. p, Sl Marian Lee, No
"a. sl Isabella Parry, Odessa, Del. 81.
The judges selected TO chose the best
essays in the anti-iiy campaign of the
civic committee of the New Century
Club met at the New Century Club yes.
terday afternoon and awerded the prizes
to the above named children
All the prize winners with the excep-
tion of Miss Parry, live in Wilmington.
IL was . very difficult task that con
fronted the judges in the contest mas
much q. out of the 2jc essays submit
ted more than POO possessed real
merit. and it took hours Of careful ex'
animation and weighing oi the essays
before the winners were determined.
The prize winning essays, in the order
of the prizes awarded are given below
Frank Subocz, School No. /.
Perhaps you think il is disgusting
to read about these flies, and 50 IT, IT,.
But is it not more disgusting To have
these same flies after drowning in the
milk pitcher, have them drop specks on
the frosted cake or clean their feet on
the breadY Is 1t pleasant 20 see llies
chat very likely have just come from a
neighboiing kitchen crawl over the lips
OF a sleeping babys
Suppose the ily that was fshed out
OF the milk pitcher had just been eating
germs of typhoid fever, would you like
to drink the milkY
Perhaps the flies that are walking
on the fruit you purchase on the
street corner have been feeding on
sputum Of consumption. Does IL not
seem likely that flies spread disease2
That Is what physicians say and
health officers think.
Perhaps you will screen your doors
and windows In order to keep out the
troublesome fly and In this way pre-
vent disease The flies breed In all
kinds OF garbage and all sorts of wet
and filthy refuse. DO you want to
raise these germ carriers and pests &?
Perhaps to carry disease TO your
neighhor? OF course you do not
Then keep your stable manure COW
cred and have it removed once d week
In summer, II possible Keep the
back yard and alley clean Allow no
refuse to accumulate anywhere
Evening journal., 1914-05-20
MARsHAILToN PERSONALS.

special TO THE EVENING JOURNAL.
MARSHALLTON. Del. May 20.-Th'
Ladies' Aid Society of stanton NJ. ID
church viii hold strawberry festival
stanton Hall this evening
Mrs. NJ. Elizabeth Pyle of Morton
Vile. Pa. was a weekend guest at the
iomo of Mrs. Alpheus Pennock-Miss
Alice S. Malin and Miss Grace /. Malin
Of Media. Pa. were recent visitors at
the home of their uncle, Arthur r. Ma
clary. Mis-. Emily Currinier of Stan
ton was weekend guest of Misses
Margaret and Laura Steele Miss Della
A. Seeds OF Wilmington was weekend
guest OF Miss Mary +. Little.-Mrs FL
lis pierscn and daughters. OF Washing
ton are spending some time at the home
Of Mrs. Persons parents, Mrs. Florence
Hcndrickson.
Evening journal., 1914-05-20
sUMMER LmRARY PRIYmEGEs

A beautiful exhibit of illustration
by well known artists lis on display /.
the Wilmington Free InstituA
Library. The pictures are mostly
color and samples Of the work !
Howard Pyle, Maxfield Parrish. A.
Frost, Alice Barbour Stephens. Ha,
rison Fisher, n. c. Wueth and Frel
eric Remington
Beginning June 1 the usual sun
mer privileges will be granted. For
books of fiction will be permitted
go out on each card. provided thu
TWO OF them were published begoI
1911. Fiction which is marke
seven days" must follow the regula
rules of the library, but all other I'D
ton may be kept for six weeks will
out renewal, provided that notice
given the attendant that the books an
wanted for the extra period of tim
This rule will also apply to all book
that are not fiction, except restricte
books. Beginning September i
these special vacation privileges wi
be withdrawn.
The new shelving installed in d,
cember has relieved the congestion
the main room very much. FC
books are now placed on the bottol
shelves, and there have been SON
re-arrangements which make III
consultation of books much easie
The books Of music are in a muc
better location than before. The
occupy more shelves and the ligh
especially in daytime. is much bette
Decoration Day, being a legal hol
day, the library will be closed all da
Books due to be returned on the BOT
may be returned Monday, June
without payment of fine.
Evening journal., 1914-05-20
CHURCH CLUB TO DINE.

To cause greater interest in and to
try to bring about a larger attendance
at the semi-annual dinner of the
Church Club of Delaware tomorrow
night at the Wilmington Country
Club, the committee in charge has re-
quester that the diners attend in their
business suits, rather than i'm formal
dress. It is suggested that. as the
meeting preceding the dinner is at
$50, men can go from their business
places to the meeting and dinner.
The speakers will be the Rt. Rev.
r. G. Garland and Clinton Rogers, Of
Philadelphia. and the Rev. r. w.
Trapnell, of this city.
Evening journal., 1914-05-20
Tn REPRAT PLAY.

Special to THE EVENING JOURNAL.
ODESSA, Del, May 2O.-The play
which was recently given in the Opera
House here, Teddy and the Run
aways." will be repeated on Wednes-
day evening, May 27, for the benefit
Of the Ladies Aid Society of St.
Paul's NJ. +. Church.
Mrs. J. X. Williams and daughter.
Miss Frances. entertained the Ladies'
Aid Society last Thursday evening"
Mrs. Julian Jones and daughter, Mary
of Chestertown, Md, we're recent
visitors with her mother, Mrs. Berry.
Miss Emma Eccles had her cousin
Miss Skelenger. Of Wilmington. for
guest last week.-Mrs.. Joseph Hell
Ter has returned from a visit to Gen.
terville, Md.-Mrs. Oliver c. Stevens
has returned home after a stay of
several months in South Carolina.
Evening journal., 1914-05-20
HER DEATH NATrRAL.

Deputy Coroner Harvey e. Nichols
and Coroner's Physician DR.. H. w.
Briggs went to Hockessin yesterday
where Dr.. Briggs performed a post
mortem examination OF Mrs. Eliza
beth Harrigan. who died there on Sat
urday. The examination showed that
death was due to natural causes. Mrs
Harrigan had suffered from grip for
several days.
Evening journal., 1914-05-20

The German play, "Em Knopf," was
given in the auditorium of the High
School last night by Die Lustigen, com-
posed OF members Of the German class
of the school Rehearsals had been
held with the expectation Of giving the
play two weeks ago, but il was post
poncd az a mark of respect because Of
the death of the father of a member of
the class. The play was witnessed by
several hundred persons, many being
German American residents.
Tho play opened with German songs
by Die Lustigcn, they heing "Dic
Lorelei." Die Wacht Am Rhein' and
Zach du Leber Augustin." German folk
Evening journal., 1914-05-20
nEGRFE TFAM TO vIsIr.

The degree .eam OF Usage Tribe, No.
30. Improved o. r. NJ, will pay fra
ternal visit to Selocta Tribe, No 3Gs,
at Germantown, Pa, tomorrow night.
The team will confer the adoption de-
gree on class of thirty candidates. IL
is expected that between lI5 and 200
members of Usage Tribe will take the
trip. leaving here at 7.lO o'clock.
Evening journal., 1914-05-20

Grubb, Lillian Taylor, Helen Griffith.
Emma Hendle. Elizabeth C. Walker,
Margaret Bradley, Lydia +. Cloward,
Margaret Elliott, Alice NJ. Vernon,
Ruth McCollum, Helen L. Milliken,
Ethel Snyder, Lillian Orenstein. Reita
Wright. Jeanette Mammele and Paul
inc Dettling, and Nessrs. Earl Plumley,
Edward S. Cannon, Felix Omelich. John
A. Thoms, p. Paul Kite Edward Reed,
Ralph Minker, Charles Carswell, Joseph
A. Harrington. Willard wilson, Paul G..
Swayne, William p. Rheuby, Thomas
B. O'Toole, j. Asa Adair, Ralph Dur
stein, George franklin. Jr., Harry w.
Loose and Arthur Guest.
Evening journal., 1914-05-20


made things worse lie was always tearing
and scratching his skin from the excess
Itching and burning sensation caused by
the disease. Tho boils OF his face and head
were very soro, being very much lnfiamed.
They festered and came 20 white head.
He was peovish and as cross a. he could be.
His sleep was broken and restless. as nc was
always twitching and turning IN the bed.
had 20 carry him around In my arms.
finally concluded there was no hope
for him. purchased three cakes OF Cut-
cura Soap and box OF Cuticura Ointment
and used them with much success. From
the nrat box Of Cutcura Ointment together
With the Cuticura Soap noticed a big Inn
provement and I kept right At Il and I
found my child entirely cured" (signed)
Mrs. NJ. Sweeney. Sept. 20, 1919
Cuticura Soap CSC. and Cuticura Ointment
Doc. are sold everywhere. Liberal sample OF
each mailed free, with sap skin Book. Ad-
dress postcard "Cuticura. Dept. II. Boston. %
fR-Meu who shave and shampoo With Gu
ucura Soap win hnd Il best for skin and scAln.
Evening journal., 1914-05-20

dances were given by Misses Lucy Lof-
land, Lydia Coward, Miriam Grubb and
Lillian Taylor, and Mossrs. Harry
Loose. Ralph Minker, Ralph Durstein
and Willard Wilson.
The cast of Elm Knopf" was: "Ru-
dolph," Felix Omeich; Gabrielle Mar
garet Elliott: Karl Ralph Minler;
"Berta," Lydia Coward; "Luise," Mar
earet Bradley.
The class officers are Harry Loose,
president; Lydia Cloward, vice -presi-
dent; Helen Smith, secretary; Ralph
Durstcin. treasurer The members are:
Misses Lucy b. Iohand, Anna AIilano,
Lulu Boyer, Nellie Campbell, Miriam
Evening journal., 1914-05-20

and often cause death. You may pro-
tect your house by screens and nets.
Your yard should be cleaned every
week. The only way to get rid of the
fly Is to starve him. That will make
things cleaner and purer. The fly lies
dormant all winter. He awakens in
spring to do his mischief. The large
green fly is called the bloufly (blow-
flyl
Evening journal., 1914-05-20

The Wants are brimful Of vital
facts, telling OF chances for sale, for
exchange, for rent, for work, for Sc
curing employees and many other es-
sentials The Wants are definite,
pointed and explicit-each is aimed
at the accomplishment of something
that is essentlal.-Adv.
Evening journal., 1914-05-20

for nearly a year. 10 was
lillo a rash or ringWorm.
Big rod scaly blotches be-
gan 20 appear on his skin
and his faco was covered
with unsightly pimplos
which disagurod his looks
20 p marked degree. Ho
was always picking or
Evening journal., 1914-05-20
BY Marion Lee. a.

BY Marion Lee. aged 1s, School No.
"a.
People sometimes wonder where all
the disease comes from in the sum-
mer time.
They don't seem TO realize that the
fy Is the most dangerous insect there
is.
He breeds in dirt heaps. lives in the
ashes. and. when he has the chance.
comes into the house. right on the
table which has just been set for a
meal
Perhaps you NAV kill flies. But
where do you put them when you kill
them? On the floor? II YOU do you
might as well stop trying to swat
them. The eyes are in the body even
after death. When YOU kill flies you
don't kill the eggs that are in them
Put YOU can kill the eggs " yo- use
caution. Catch the fly. Kill Il Then
wrap II M in a small niece of paper
then burn II up. This is the best way
to oct rid OF eggs
To nut q stop to the breeding OF
flies. clean out all the corners and al
leys around your own home. Don't
wait for the city employees to do It.
DO Il yourselves and you will see the
difference In a few days Then swat
the fly. II you want clean. healthy
places to live In.
Evening journal., 1914-05-20
N Mary Drelbelbleg. aged n. sehoo

By Mary Dreibelbies, aged IL, School
No. "a.
The fly is a very dangerous insect
II carries germs from place to place.
and is not only a nuisance, but in
furious TO the health.
For instance, If the fly smells filth
It goes right TO It, such as dead ami
mails, garbage, and al decaying mat
ter. It's body becomes laden with
germs, such as typhoid and malaria.
After leaving these breeding places
Of germs, It makes its way into the
house. There il gets in by the crack
in the screen. Il lights on the food
on the table and deposits some germs,
II sometimes falls into the milk, then
the maid gets Il out pours the milk
/ into the baby's bottle.
The baby then gets a contagious
! disease and dies. The best thing Is
TO prevent the first fly from getting
In the house The first fly is tn,
grandmother or grandfather of hun
dreds Of other flies Whenever yoi
see q fly swat II.
Evening journal., 1914-05-20
"The Fly"

AMt rye
BY George Gray Carter, Aged i3.
School No %.
The fly although a very small crea-
ture, is a great menace to mankind.
This is on account of its carrying
germs from hospitals, marshes.
dumps and other filthy places and
dropping them into the food of peop'e
The people then eat this food and. as
a result. become III. The hy, in order
that he may walk on smooth surfaces
upside down, and IN order that he
may carry the germs. is provided with
little hairs on tho bottom of his feet
In these hairs the germs are lodged
and carried. Besides carrying dis
ease germs the fly is one of the worst
pests of a country. There are some
rn'sonous.
One OF the objects Of the late Clean
Up Week was to eliminate the places
where the fly lays its eggs and where
the young fly matches. BY killing one
fly you XII a million or more, for you
prevent It from laying its eggs and 80
keep the many young flies from
Matching and laying their eggs In
turn. The fly is continually doine
ONE harm and in spite OF the sayr
that everything was created to dc
some good on this earth. even science
itself can find nothing which the
fly does TO be of any benefit to US.
Evening journal., 1914-05-20
UNSIGHTLY PINPLES
COVERED FACE
Like Rash, Big, Red, Scaly BIotches.
Always Tearing and Scratching
Skin. Itching and Burning, Gu
ticura Soap and Ointment Cured.

2o23 SO. Ord ST.. Philadelphia. Pa.-"Nfy
son no Is four years OF age was aiIiicted
With some Kind OF a skin disease Of the face
Evening journal., 1914-05-20

the white
hard friends with the The
II all
They
the thought a
a
be slipped the
could be plainly the girls that
golden
the next and all the wanted to win it.
them sure that they would be the winner The ducks
they could laughed
ored fathers cannot Join us in our pretty white OF not
The white said:
whittier than those
didn't
The "1n try" a that
with his he
al
lily
ducks head the coveted golden ring.
the ring
l to you
They it,
Evening journal., 1914-05-20
By Igabella Parrr. odossn

= I"IVVIII FHIIN. VuDeEH.
The fly is born IN filth and dirt.
There is nothing that the fly viii not
eat. They bring germs on their hairy
leet These germs cause diseases.
These diseases cause sickness. main
Evening journal., 1914-05-20
SLEEFTT~U
The Swans Race
BY VIRGINIA VALE.

Once upon a time there was a
pond that was the home Of a great
many swans. They we're large
beautiful creatures with long
graceful necks and everyone that
came TO the pond, fed them with
cakes and told them how lovely
they we're. This made them very
proud and disagreeable and when
a flock of ducks came they were
angry and made it as unpleasant
sthey could for the poor ducks.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1914-11-25
IRISHMEN WON'T
KILL BROTHERS,
LEADER SAYS
BY MAX HAYES

PHILADELPHIA. Pa. Nov.
25.--James larkin, general
president Of the irish Fedora
ton Of Labor. has arrived In
this country and will probably
dress meetings Of hls country
men and their descendants.
T.arkin In typical. raw-boned
athletic son OF Erin
He IL the idol Of the Irish work
ting class He was able 10 keep
10000 men, women and girls on
strike in Dublin. rear ago. for
four months. even though they had
no funds when the struggle began
Il want the people OF America to
learn something about our Irish
labor movement" said Larkin. Il
want them to know that we have
no hand In the terrible war that IA
now raging IN Europe-we had no
voice in prccipitating the war and
we are going 10 do no fighting, for
we don't know what It's about.
You WIN notice that mp to the
present less than ise OF the men
Of Ireland have volunteered to go
to the front
And II isn't because they are
afraid or can't fight--nobody will
deny the prowess OF the Irish.
But what In the reason for the
wholesale murder7
Labor is. Of course. expected to
do the fighting and then pay the
cost afterward."
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1914-11-25
A sure way TO
END DANDRUfF
Stop Falling Hair and Itch
ing Scalp-At Once

There 10 one sure way that has
never failed TO remove dandruff at
once. and that Is 10 dissolve II. then
you destroy II entirely. To DO this
}ust get about four ounces OF plain,
common liquid arvon from any drug
store (thts Is all you viii need. ap-
ply it at night when retiring: use
enough 20 mossten the scalp and rub
1t In gently with the finger tips.
By morning most. IL not all. of
your dandruff win be gone. and three
or four more applications viii com
raetely dissolve. and entirely destroy
every single sign and trace of IL. no
matter how much dandruff you may
have.
You will find all itching and dig
gfng OF the scalp will stop instantly.
ana your hair will be fluffy. lustrous,
glossy. silky and soft. and look and
feel . hundred times better.
II you value your hair. you should
get rid OF dandruff At once. for moth
ing destroys the hair so quickly. II
not only starves the hair and makes
IL fall out but IL makes IL stringy.
straggiy. dull. dry. brittle and iif--
less. and everybody notices it.--Ad-
vertfsement.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1914-11-25
HOPE IT
DOESN'T SNOW

II II SHOWS. University OF Wash.
ington students will have 10 20
hungry or eat some place besides
tho commons. for an architect has
warned university officials that the
roof OF the old A.-Y.-P. California
building. where the commons is
now, will fall in under the weight
OF snow.
Some one asked me recently
what the university needed most
and replied. A fire. and said that
would fire any student caught
carrying water to put It out" de.
clared President Landes 10 the
Municipal league Tuesday, discuss
ing the need for new buildings on
the campus.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1914-11-25

CHICAGO. Nov. 25.--rn,roduo
Ing Or Louisa Burns--and the
sphygmograph.
The sphygmograph is scientific
telltale.
IL fits over your wrist exactly
like a wrist watch. and reveals
remorselesaly 20 ali the world your
every fib and falling. your sacred,
est secret, your remotest kink OF
character.
The sphyumograph. an In
faiiibie deteesor OF dupilelty.
has reieoated tho dlessorsph
20 the limbo Of utter useless
nea
sin many police courts"
says Or. Burns. "s 10 replacing
the third degree"
In thousands OF homes. also. II
may soon replace the third do
gree.
Now. dear. pu, on your sphyg-
mograph." WHEY will say before
she questions hubby on his mid.
night arrival home.
To refuse would be confession.
To submit. equally fatal.
"Tiek.toek-you're liar
--tiek.soek--no, you weren't
a, the Observation-Disclosures
were out with the boys--slck-
took -. !"
Thus merrliy prsttles tho tell.
tale sphygmograph. catching you
In every lie. invariably proclaim
inx tho truth you would conceal.