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Evening journal., 1914-02-26
CANAL ROUTES
ARE COMPARED
Existing Waterway Preferred
to "SaSSafraS' Right Of
Way by Army Experts
ADVANTAGE IS In
BEING NEAR FORTS

PHILADELPHIA, Pa, Feb. 26-The
proposal Of the Government 10 pur-
chase from private interests the
Chesapeake and Delaware Canal. or
in event Of its failure. to gain possess
sion Of a right Of way, known as the
Sassafras Route, has brought up
questions relative to the location of
this course and its practicability as
a water way.
In speaking about this phase Of the
subject yesterday Wilfred II. Schofr
secretary of The Philadelphia Muse
ums, and secretary of the Atlantic
Deeper Water Ways Association,
said:
"rhe sasssfras Route. which is
merely a right Of way. runs through
Maryland and Delaware and if con-
verted into a canal, IL will connect
tho Chesapeake Bay with the Della
ware Bay. II is about five miles
south OF Reedy Island. and about
eight miles south of the Chesapeake
and Delaware Canal. The entire
peninsula trayersed by these courses
consists OF alluval soil of recent
formation. and Is drained By numer-
GUS sluggish streams.
Either route IS feasible The
Sassafras route has been offered 10
the Government for S1.OOO,00O. AS
no canal excavation has been done,
this figure appeared 10 be specula-
tive. The Chesapeake and Delaware
Canal, which is now in operation.
though not deep enough, If transfer
red at price fair alike to the Gov
ernment and its owners. offers a dis
tinct advantage in that certain
amount of excavation has been made.
AS the plan is TO construct a sra-
level canal, none of the locks or other
operating equipment of the existing
route would be Of any value TO the
Goversment
III amy preference were given TO
the Sassafras route. IL seems as
though much lower figure should
be quoted, Tho Chesapeake and Del
aware Canal Is the one recommended
by the army engineers, because il rs
near two Government forts.
Evening journal., 1914-02-26
BREAKS A COLD
NEEDS NO HELP
"Pape'S Cold Compound" ends
severe colds or grippe
in few hours

You can end grippe and break up a
severe cold either in head, chest. body or
limbs, by taking dose Of ~Papcs Cold
Compound" every two hours until three
doses are taken.
Il promptly opens clogged-up nostrils
ana air passages in the head, stops nasty
discharge or nose running, relieves sick
headache, dullncss, fcYerishnes.. sore
throat. sneczing. soreness and stiffness.
Don't stay stuffed up Quit blowing
and snuiingl Ease your throbbing
head nothing else IN the world gives
such prompt relief as "Pape's Cold
Compound" which costs only 25 cents Of
any drug store. Il acts without assist
ance, tastes nice, and causes no incon-
venicnco. BE sure You get the genuine.
Evening journal., 1914-02-26
WALKS FROM
READY ISLAND TO
SHORE ON ICE
Special to THE EVENING JOURNAL

Special to THE EVENING JOURNAL
DELAWARE CITY, Del, Feb. 26.--
James Long, brother OF the lighthouse
keeper on Reedy Island walked from
the island TO Port Penn yesterday on
Che ice that had formed on the river.
This is the first time that this has been
done in the last ten years. Traffic
through The canal has been stopped for
over a week, owing to the ice. The gov
ernment tugs have not made regular
trips to Fort Mott, n. j., for more than
a week.
After being idle for a month. the
storage battery ears running between
here and New Castle, resumed their reg
ulor trips Yesterday
Lcntcu services viii not be held VA
St Pauls u. c. Church this week a. the
pastor. Father IIcavey, is ILL.,
james Muldoon aged eleven years. at
the 81. James Protectory, broke his
leg while coasting with playmates and
was taken 90 St. 'Ioseph's Hospital Phil
adelphia
Eight six-inch howitzcrs are TO be
shipped TO Fort DUPONT i'm short time,
10 be used instead OF the eght-inch
howitzers.
A dance was given in Assembly Hall
on Tuesday evening. Those present
We're: Miss Marguerite Mulligan. Miss
Emma Mull'gan. Miss Edith Simons,
Miss Emma Ralphs. Miss Abigail Black
burn, Mrs. Benjamin +. Eisenberget,
Mrs. Robert A. Peacock. Miss Catherine
Heal Miss Marguerite Hagan, Miss
Mary Schacier. Francis +. Holiday,
Ralph j. Amlligan. John Swan, Irving
r. Cats, Albert Kempel Johu Wise,
Charles Warner, Isaac Wainer, Louis
Wainer Roland Patterson and Conrad
Nearsley.
Mrs. Lewis s. Ryan Is visiting reIa-
tives in California and will return when
Captain Ryan returns from Fort SILL,
Okla, about May Is.
Lieutenant Colonel r.. NJ. Schoiield ol
the quarternaster's corps has been or
lerod % Fort DUPONT on business per
tanning to the quertermaster's corps.
robert Purnell OF Berlin. Nd, is visit
ing Ills brother, Dr. Harry :. purncll,
scuior surgeon at Fort DUPONT
First Lieutenant John w. Reynolds
has moved into the quarters vocatcd by
Lieutenant Allison B Dean. who he's
been ordered 10 the Philippine Islands.
by special order from Govcmor's
Island. y. v, Private, irst-elas,, Gills.
and Private Charles W. Hunt Of the hos
pital corps at Fort Mott, y. j., have
hcon ordered to report 20 the surecon-in-
chargc az Fort Alyer, Va. Private. FIRST.
class. Watson. and Private George T..
Luther OF the hospital corp, al Fort
Mott have been ordered TO report Go the
surgeon-in-charge at Fort Terry. New
York
Evening journal., 1914-02-26
nnNATI0N Dan rnR scH00I..

Tomorrow viii be Donation Day
for the Girls Industrial School.
Tweuty-fifth and Market streets. All
contributions win be gratefully ac-
cepted
The managers are: Mrs. Samuel
Bancroft, Mrs Frederick Bringhurst.
Mrs. Henry G. Bradford. Mrs. Mary
b. Donnell. Mrs. William Belts. Mrs.
Howell S. England. Mrs. Charles Fer
riday, Mrs. eli Garrett, Mrs Martin
Lane. Mrs. Jospeh Mendiuhall, Mrs.
Peter Ford. Mrs. james l.. Wolcott,
Mrs. Frank Williams, Mrs. J. T..
Nlelds. Mrs. w. II. Smith, Mrs. Har-
ry Il. SpealSman, Mrs. Matilda Sudlcr,
Mrs. S. II Shearman. Mrs. NJ q.
smlthers, Mrs. II. J. Stubbs. Or. Han
nah Thompson. Mrs s. a. TRUMP,
Mrs. II. II. Thayer. Mrs. Benjamin r.
Shaw, Mrs Josiah O. Wolcott.
Evening journal., 1914-02-26
Quick
Home Cure
for Piles
Trial Packages Absolutely Free-Win
You Spend a Postcard for It7

AAAoA AeNhekNN RboVAaAtAN AAtN-- " an
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stant relief is yours for the asking. and
speedy, permanent cure will follow.
Tho Pyramid Drug Co, al Pyramid
Bldg, Marshall, Mich, will send you
free. IN = plain wrapper, trial package
Of Pyramid Pile Remedy. the wonderful
sure and certain cure for the tortures
OF this dread disease. Thousands have
already taken advantage OF this offer
thousands know for the first time in
years what IL Is TO be free from the
pains, the itching, the awful agony Of
piles.
Pyramid Pile Remedy relieves the
pain and itching Immediately The in
dammation goes down, the swelling is
reduced and soon the disease is gone
absolutely.
No matter how desperate you think
your case is, write in today for the free
trial treatment. Then, when you have
used il in the privacy OF your own
home and found out for yourself how
cilcacous 4 is, YOU can get the full-size
package at any drug store for 80 cents.
Every day you suffer after reading this
notice you suffer needlcssly. Simply hll
out free coupon and mail today.
Evening journal., 1914-02-26
TEMPLE OF TRrTH Rail-.

One OF the most pleasing social
affairs to be given by the congrega-
ton OF the Temple OF Truth will be
the dance in Odd Fellows Temple.
Tenth and King streets, this evening.
hanasoky's orchestra will play.
Mrs. ]. II. Brand is chairman OF
the committee on arrangements and
the othev committee members are
Mrs. Samuel Greenbaum, Mrs. Henry
Harris, Mrs. Nathan Miller, Mrs. A.
Mann, Mrs Jacob Faber, Mrs. Reiss,
Mrs. Morris Levy, Mrs. Baer, Miss
Lena Roth and Miss Reba Finger.
Evening journal., 1914-02-26
NEARLY BLINDED BY SNOWFALL

Special to THE EVENING JOURNAL.
SEAFORD, Del, Feb. 26. During
SNOWFALL war between boys of The pub
lie school. steward Harvey was hit in
the eye and severely injured Some ono
had placed a pioce of coal in the center
Of the bali and the school authorities
have been unable 10 find out the name OF
the guilty party. Young Harvey, who is
o nephew of Reuben Steward is getting
along as well as can be expected.
Evening journal., 1914-02-26
nONATION Dan AT H0ME.

Members OF the board Of managers
OF the Home for Aged Women, Gilpin
avenue and Harrison street. will be
In attendance al the home today TO
receive contributions for Donation
Day which viii be observed through
out the day.
u is hoped that there will be a
generous public response both in
money aud groceries. as the needs
in the home are particularly great
because OF the age and inhrmitics OF
the inmates.
Evening journal., 1914-02-26

The Wants re imperative, ior they
se of todays demcnis that must bc
mct at once. ADV
Evening journal., 1914-02-26
NEW GYM cLAss Al Y. NJ. n. a.

The Young Mems Hebrew Assoeiation
will add another regular class night 20
it's gymnasium work beginning next
Ihursday evening Glasses viii be- held
n both Monday and Thursday evenings
from 80 until $50 o'ciocs ior iunirr-.
and from $50 until $50 o'clock for sen
iors. with competent instructor IN
Charge The associution's gym work has
been very successful thus far, particular
~ with the junior members
Evening journal., 1914-02-26
FOR CONSTIPATION, TORPID LIVER,
HEADACHE, DYSPEPSTA---DIME A BOX

Turn the rascals out--the head
ache, biliousness, indigestion, consu-
patton. the sick, sour stomach and
foul gases-turu them out tonight
with Cascarets.
Don't put in another day OF dis
tress. Let Cascarets cleanse and
sweeten your stomach: remove the
sour, undigested and fermenting food
and that misery-making gas; take the
Evening journal., 1914-02-26
COMMITTEE VACANCY FILLED.

The members OF the standing commit
tee Of the Episcopal Church in the Del
aware dioceses, have elected the Rev.
Ethelbert II. j. Andrews, rector Of
Christ Church, Milford, TO fill the vacan-
cy in the committee caused by the resig-
nation OF the Rev Hamilton B. Phelps,
rector OF St. Thomas Church, Newark.
Evening journal., 1914-02-26

excess bile from your liver and carry
on the decomposed waste matter and
constipation poison from the bowels.
A Cascaret tonight will straighten
you out by morning. 1O-cent box
keeps your head clear, stomach sweet
liver and bowels regular and you feel
bully for months. Don't forget the
children-their little insides need q
good, gentle cleansing, too.
Evening journal., 1914-02-26
HORSE STILL NnssING.

Despite a search throughout this
county no trace of the horse and
buggy, owned by Thomas Appleby, Of
Christiana, which was hired to a
stranger last week, can be found. The
state authorities have been notified
OF the loss Of the team, and they are
endeavoring to locate it.
Evening journal., 1914-02-26
SLEEpYTIflFa TAI' |
The CANDY PARTY
BN YIRGINIA YALE.

Once upon a time there was
little girl whose name was Mary.
Il was her grandmother's name,
too.
Grandmother could tell such nice
stories about what she did when
she was a little girl and Mary was
never tired OF hearing them.
The little story she liked best
@-as about a party grandmother
Nave once, a candy party where
thc boys and girls made all kinds
o. candy and other nice things.
Evening journal., 1914-02-26

If you have a house in the suburbs
or a piece OF suburban property TO
SELL hesitate no longer. but run
Went Ad telling the public all about
it.-adv.
Evening journal., 1914-02-26

Mary wanted much a dhayeto
DC IN the kitchen and she o a cook.
a al party
could all
dresses and the ear suits
INC night before the
was just fine they could cool tho the
The children delighted
to
10 shell and and big boiling to
They made big cornba of
srandmor showed them how to pull
Il to COOL.
While they waiting for games drop the
handkerchief blind bluff the Virginia Reel
Then they had refreshments
After they games and then ndnother
grandmother her. ' "0'
When time OF candy and some
cornbas 10 take with them
at this party that they had another
Just like It again 49, W '
Evening star., 1914-05-21
SALVATION ARMY LEADER
TO VISIT LOCAL CHURCHES
Daughter of the Late Gen. William
Booth Scheduled for a Series
of Addresses.

Mrs Catherine Booth-Clibborn, Saliva
ton Army leader. and eldest daughter of
the late Gen. William Booth. is to be in
Washington Sunday to begin a series of
addresses in different churches. She will
be accompanied. by her daughter. Miss
Victoria Booth-Clibborn, said to be fol-
lowing rapidly in the footsteps of her
mother and developing into a speaker Of
much ability.
The first meeting to be addressed by
Mrs Booth-Clbborn will be held Sunday
afternoon at 3 o'clock in the First Con-
gregational Church, when she will dis
cuss The Gospel. the Foundation of
Morals" This meeting will be under the
auspices of the District w. C. T. L., and
the public is invited to attend.
In the evening she will speak in Foun-
dry NJ. E. Church on Chiefs of Sinners, -
and on the following morning in the
Luther Place Memorial Church, when she
will address a meeting to which the Prot
estant clergy of the city have been in
vited.
Evening star., 1914-05-21
OFF WITH FUEL AND STORES.
Engineer Service Tug Castle Leaves
for Upper Machodoc Creek.

After an absence of about three months
from this city the United States Army
engineer service tug Castle returned to
port yesterday morning. and after taking
aboard fuel and stores left for Upper
Machodoc creek to take supplies to the
dredge Dalecarlia, which is employed
there. The Castle while on her cruise
visited the fishing grounds in the mouth
of the Potomac. and along Chesapeake
bay and it's tributaries on the western
shore of Virginia as far down as the York
river, and gathered data regarding the
number of nets, their distance out from
the shore and the like.
The fishermen were instructed in the
law regarding the placing of the nets and
were warned that the laws must be
obeyed to the letter in future seasons,
and nets must be kept back so as to al
low the shad and herring an opportunity
to get to their spawning grounds in the
fresh water of the tributaries of the
Chesapeake.
While away from the city on the trip
started this morning the Castle may go to
the Patuxent river. where the government
snagboat York is employed in blowing
up the wreck of an old vessel that is OBJ
structing navigation, but she will return
to her headquarters in this city within
the next day or two.
Evening star., 1914-05-21
WHARF REPAIRS STARTED.
Clarke & Winston to Overhaul the
Harbor Precinct Pier.

The wharf-building outfit belonging to
Clarke & Winston of this city. which re-
Gently completed the rebuilding of the
wharf at Marshall Hall, Nd. was yester-
day afternoon brought back to this city
and this morning operations were started
on the repairs to be made to the pier at
the harbor precinct station. where the
tug Vigilant and other boats belonging
to the police department make their head
quarters, and on the pier of the Mount
Vernon and Marshall Hall Steamboat
Company. at the foot of NJ street south
west.
The building of the 2,OO0-foot pier at
Chesapeake Beach will be completed this
week unless bad weather comes and
forces the workmen to stop. The pier is
now practically finished and there re-
mains, according to report, but some
pianking to be done and a few piles to be
driven. Under the contract the local firm
has until the end of this month to COM
plete the work. which was started about
the middle of April. The drivers and
wharf building plant now at Chesapeake
Beach arc to be brought around 10 the
Potomac, and before coming to this city
will stop at river wharves to repair them
in preparation for the heavy summer
traffic.
Evening star., 1914-05-21
LABOR-SAVING DEVICES
AT LIBRARY CONVENTION
Sixty-Three Large Manufacturers to
Display Mechanical Apparatus at
Meeting Here May $3.50.

An extensive exhibition of labor
saving devices for use in libraries and
in large business offices. it Is announced.
is to be held during the convention of
the American Library Association in this
city May 25-29.
The committee on library administra
ton Of the association, headed by C.
Seymour Thompson, assistant librarian
of the District of Columbia Public
Library, has arranged with sixty-three
large manufacturers of mechanical labor
saving apparatus to show their products
at the local Public Library during the
sessions of the convention.
Opportunity for the United States gov
ernment to take advantage of the ex-
hibit has been made through the invita-
ton of the committee to the chief clerks
of all governmental divisions to attend
or to designate properly informed repre-
sentatives Of their Offices to be present.
Monday, May 25, the exhibit will be
open from . until 10 pm: Tuesday and
Wednesday the hours will be from 1O
am. until 6 pm; Thursday. 10 am. to
10 pm, and the exhibit will be closed
Friday evening at 6 o'clock.
Evening star., 1914-05-21
The Daily Work

Though nations may combat,
and wars weapons rattle, we
shouldn't go batty, neglecting our
chores: we'd better be busy de-
horning the cattle than stand
around cussing those Mexican
bores. Our ships will look after
the national honor; it's wasted
endeavor to argue and yawp,
when we should be rustling. a.
moving the lawn or destroying
he thistles which ruin the crop.
Oh. some of us tell how we'd like
% be slosfing around in the blood
II those Mexican jays; and peo-
Die who know that our wives. take
in washing are not much inn
pressed by the racket we raise.
Our bulwarks are safe. and the
nations escutcheon (if anv one
knows what the dickens that isl,
IS slicker than beeswax. so let us
be touchin' the saw and the saw
buck, and get down to biz. Let S
tend to our duties with business
like ardor, and put up Our hay in
the light OF the sun: let's stock
up the woodshed and also the
larder and talk about war. when
the DAYS work is done.
WALT MASON.
Evening star., 1914-05-21
Under Single Tax No Personally Tax

10 the Editor or The star:
/ desire to make correction in the
account of my address on taxation be-
fore the Takona Park Citizens Asso-
citation last Monday evening. In this
account statement Is made that "the
personal taxes would remain the same
under either taxation This is directly
opposite to the facts. Under the single
tax all personal property and license
taxes and all indirect taxes on labor
and industry would be abolished, and
both labor and business would be bene-
fitted by the removal Of such taxes. and
the consequent impetus given to build
ing and all forms of industry. The
liquor and water and franchise taxes
are the only other taxes that would
probably have to be retained under the
single tax. for time at least.
In another place it Is stated that the
number Of charitable institutions has in
creased from 5000 to $500. This should.
Of course, read, the number of inmates
of such institutions has increased as
stated It is interesting to note that
the number is growing faster. relatively.
than population, due to economic and
other causes W. I. SWANTON.
Evening star., 1914-05-21
soFT-sHELL CRABS INCREASING
Found in Greater Number in Lower
Potomac and Chesapeake BaY.

Soft-shell crabs are increasing in num-
bers in the lower Potomac and along
Chesapeake bay, and yesterday the re-
ceipts were heavier than they have been
since last summer, and as the demand
was comparatively light the crabs sold
at from 10 to 3J cents a dozen in large
lots. AS yet they are small in size, some
of those on the market yesterday being
less than three inches long. The bulk Of
yesterdays receipts came from st. Glenn
ents and Bretons bays, though there were
some few from further down the river
and from Norfolk.
From now on the supply Of both hard
and soft shelled crabs should be good,
and in the latter part of next month the
river line steamers on each trip will bring
two to three hundred barrels from Coltons
and Rock Point, Md. Crocus, butterfish
and trout are reported plentiful in the
fish market, and they are selling at low
prices with fairly good demand. Shad
and herring are scarce and high.
Evening star., 1914-05-21
WHISKY MADE NE DOIT,
HE SAYS OF HIS THEFT
William Slingland Arrested When
Actions in Early Morning
Look Suspicious.

William Siingland, twenty-five years
old, returned to his rooms at 1913 H
street northwest this morning shortly
before daybreak carrying a package of
cigars and cigarettes, and his appear
ance at that time of the morning sug-
Sested to Policeman Holmes Of the first
precinct that there was something wrong
A few minutes later Policemen Holmes
and Murray summoned Slingland from
his room and questioned him about his
early morning movements. He promptly
admitted that he had taken the contents
of his package from lunchroom at 1417
New York avenue northwest. where he
was employed about two years ago.
Whisky made me do it, Slingand
told reporter. Il didn't need any
money or cigars"
In order to gain access to the place
of business on New York avenue, the
prisoner stated. he had to drop to the
bottom Of an areaway. distance of
more than fifteen feet
Slingland was measured and photo
graphed at police headquarters. and to-
morrow he will be given Il hearing in
Police Court.
Evening star., 1914-05-21
FISHERMEN GET READY.
Boats Are Being Overhauled for
Summer Season on Potomac.

In preparation for summer fishing on
the Potomac the fishermen who will op-
crate nets on the river are having their
craft overhauled and made ready to start
down the river in short time.
The schooner Ada Ballanger belonging
to Capt. Aleck Watson. is out on the ma
rine railway at Benefits boatyard for
repairs to her hull and for painting and
to be fitted with a gasoline engine of suf
ficient power to drive her through the
water at a speed of about ten miles an
hour. Capt. David Faunce has his big
power boat at Regan's to be overhauled
and put in order for the handling of nets
and the schooner Mary and Rebecca is
also to be made ready for summer work.
During the summer fisheries rock. perch,
crocus. trout. bass, catfish and occa-
sional sturgeon are caught and shipped
to the market here If the season proves
a good one the fishing craft will keep in
service until the coming of cold weather
and the tying up of all fishing opera
tions.
Evening star., 1914-05-21
TO HONOR FATHER FEALY.
Friends to Present Purse of Gold to
New Army Chaplain.

Eev. Isnatius Fealy. former assistant
i,astor of St. Joseph's Catholic Church
and recently appointed by President
Wilson as chaplain in the army. is to
be rendered a testimonial tomorrow
evening by his former parishioners at
Naval Lodge Hall. 4th street and Penn
sylyania avenue southeast. The ladies
and men Of St Joseph's parish have
Jointly subscribed a purse of gold
which will be presented to Chaplain
Fealy with the best wishes of the sub
scribers by Father O'Hern of st.
Thomas College Of the Catholic Uni
versity.
A pleasing program of vocal and in
strumental music has been arranged
for the entertainment Of the women
and men of the parish who attend the
presentation exercises. The committee
in charge also extends a cordial invita-
ton to the friends of Father Fealy In
other parishes and to his non Catholic
admirers to be present when the exer-
cises begin at o'clock.
Evening star., 1914-05-21
LOCATES NEW COMET.
Prof. Burton of Naval Observatory
Finally Finds Astronomical Wonder.

Prof Burton at the Naval Observa-
tory last night located the new comet,
which has been eluding the govern
ment astronomers for several days
past The first notice Of the comet was
received from Mitau in Russia. whence
the news was telegraphed to the Ham
burg observatory. 1t was more easily
visible there because it could be seen
higher in the sky after dark.
In this country it is visible for only
a short time before it is lost in the
haze near the northwest horizon. Not
enough observations have yet been had
of it to plot its orbit or tell how fast
it is travelling. 1t appears to be NOV
ing east and south. Prof Burton man
aged to pick the comet up with a pair
OF field glasses. 1t is simply bright
spot and so far as can be determined
yet has neither nebula nor tail.