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sBoaurirt alaf oas $ermanner
goTtsbtott.
Evening journal., 1915-02-12
FREE DISPENSARY
At THE SETTLEMENT
Afflicted Children Are Cared
For There By City
Physicians
FIND MANY
NEEDY CASES

What is considered a step of un-
usual importance and progress in the
way of philanthropic work through
out the city is the founding of a free
dispensary at the Peoples Settlement
wherein all persons, men, women or
children, are treated free of all
charge. and when 1t is known that
500 persons have been given medical
attention there within the past year,
some idea is gained of the work that
is being done
DR.. Homer Wonders. a specialist of
the eye, throat, nose and ear, and DR..
Willis Linn. general practitioner. are
the doctors in charge of the dispen-
sary, and every Tuesday and Thurs
day afternoons they are kept busy
the entire afternoon. A special fea-
ture of the work lies in the inspecting
of the schools and all children found
there to be suffering from any all
ment are Immediately put under
/ treatment. Miss Blanche Keaveny
and Miss Bingham are in charge of
this part of the work. Miss Keaveny
says that from % to so per cent. OF
/ the children I'm the schools are af-
fected by some minor ailment.
/ At school No. 26 eight children ou
Of the l26 that were examined wer,
found 10 be in need of medical attention
and at school No II, l75 children out o.
the 2G0 examined were found to havI
some ailment On each dispensary da,
from 80 to so children are treated
However, any child that is found to al
ready have a doctor is not compelled G,
take treatment az the dispensary. Al
medicines are provided free of charge &
the parents cannot afford 10 pay. II
some cases, however, the parents pay
small fee.
In addition to the dispensary work
days at the Settlement are busy ones
Fifty-two classes are conducted ther
each week. including bosketry, cooking
manual labor, painting. sewing and an.
number of others. each of which is wei
attended. Miss Sarah Pyle is in charg
of the Settlement work, and she is abl
assisted by ffty-two paid and volm
| teer workers.
Evening journal., 1915-02-12
nRTGGISTS, ND AT SOCIAL.

With Mrs. Florence Nellie Lee Of
Philadelphia, national secretary, and
Mrs. f. q. Mcbride of Youngstown.
Ohio, national president, present as
the guests of honor, the meeting of the
Wilmington Chapter, National Organ
izations Of Retail Druggists was held
yesterday afternoon at the home of
Miss Nora " Brendle, No. 800 West
street
At the conclusion of routine busi-
ness, which included the reading of the
reports of the various officers and
committees. both Mrs. Lee and Mrs.
Mcbride made brief addresses on the
work and general problems Of the day
and also of the philanthrOpic work Of
the Federation of Women's Clubs. A
feature of the afternoon was a solo
by Mrs. H. G. Fritz. Mrs. Fritz was ac-
companied by Miss Brendle.
Il was announced that the next
meeting would be held at the home Of
Mrs. ]. f. Gradwohl Vandever avenue
and Church street.
Evening journal., 1915-02-12
HERCULES COMPANY
HAS SUCCESSFUL Year

According to the annual report of
the Hercules Powder Company, dur
ing the year ending. December 81,
1914, there has been an increase Of
S2,OOO,OOO in the gross assets of the
company. and the funded debt
has been reduced from S6.5OO,OOO to
S1,1OO,OOO through the issue of ap-
proXimately S5,1OO,OOO of 7 per cent.
cumulative preferred stock and an
increase of $3.50, 600 of common stock.
Announcement is made of the pur-
chase by the company of the dynamite
plant of the Independent Powder
Company of Joplin Missouri, and the
completion of the new dynamite fac
tory at Bacchus, near Salt Lake City
Utah. The report also shows that
the plant for the manufacture of
blasting powder. located at Santa
Cruz, California. has been dismantled,
and two new plants erected in Cali
fcrnia and Utah.
In the report of the assets it is
shown that the permanent invest
ment of the company in plants and
property amounts to S11.44S. .553.77,
and the current assets, including cash,
accounts receivable, collateral loans,
investment securities. material and
supplies, finished product and de-
| fcrred charges amounts to S5.321,-
4 S76.7O, making the total assets S16.-
O.430.47.
The report of the liabilities shows
the common stock TO amount to ST.
10000 and the preferred stock 10 S5.-
lllTOO: the funded debt to S1,1O0 600;
the current liabilities. including bills
/ payable, accounts payable, bond in
terest and preferred dividend and de-
ferred credits. S11S4,57S.9S; the re-
serves, $339.540.62, and profits and
loss. S1,S84, 4,610.S7, making the total
liabilities S16,77O. .4SO.47.
The gross receipts were S7.927,-
/ S01.O1. The net earnings from all
sources were $1.434.755.3O from
which there was paid or set aside for
bonded interest. S1S75OO. and paid OF
set aside for preferred dividend. S223,-
59S.63 making the total deductions
amount to S411.0S9.63. leaving ST.
023. 66567 available for improvements
or dividends on common stock. The
net earnings from all sources would
be equivalent to a rate of S.55 per
cent on the total investment: the
amount available for dividends would
be equivalent to a rate Of 1892 per
:. cent on the common stock During
the period per cent. dividends were
I paid on the common stock.
Evening journal., 1915-02-12
Miss duncan TO
BECOME WAR nurse
VIII Join the French Army
For Six Months
Service
TAKES RANK
OF LIEUTENANT

Under the flag Of the Canadian
Government which has decided to
send a fully equipped field hospital
into the war zone. Miss Jenette Dun
can. superintendent Of nurses at the
Delaware Hospital. win sail from
that country about April for France
to enter active service as a nurse in
that war-stricken country
Miss Duncan, who has been con
nected with the Delaware Hospital
Tor about seven years, has been
granted leave Of absence Of six
months in order that she may ans
wer the call for over-sea duty. Miss
Duncan, who Is a Canadian woman,
is graduate Of Montreal General
Hospital which is one Of the hospi-
tails affiliated with the McGil Uni
Versity of Montreal under the aus
pices OF which the field hospital Is
being sent into the war zone. She
will leave Wilmington on February
20 10 90 10 Quebec where she will
take months training in military
routine. following which she will
sail about April / for France. In en-
tering the active service Of her coun-
try. Miss Duncan assumes the rank
OF lieutenant as viii also each of
the corps OF lorty-two nurses that
viii go out with her.
IN speaking of her call this morn
ing TO a representative of THE EVEN
ING JOURNAL Miss Duncan express
ed herself as being greatly Interested
IN tho work that lay before her, ana
said that the field hospital would be
located about fifty miles back of the
firing line In the very heart OF the
war zone of France.
The following extract from Mon
treal papers shows the plan Of intend
cd work Of this hospital in the war
zone. "The Canadian government has
offered to send fully equipped field
hospital. under the auspices of Nc
Gin University Lieutenant Colonel
IT. s. Birkttt dean of the faculty Of
medicine. Is" in charge. The per-
sonnel Is comprised of twenty mem-
bcrs of the medical faculties. about
seventy students from the fourth and
nth year to act as dressers and one
Evening journal., 1915-02-12
RARACA CLASS MEETs.

The Baraca Bible Glass Of Union
NJ. r Church held its monthly busi-
ness meeting last night. twenty-six of
its seventy-fve members being pres
ent. The social committee provided
refreshments.
The devotional committee will hold
its monthly prayer meeting at the
Minquadale Home on next Thursday
evening.
All Bible classes are invited TO
come to the lecture on Bible Study,
given by Dr. Palmer, OF the Philadel-
phia Bible Conference. tonight in
/ Union Church.
Evening journal., 1915-02-12

England is said TO be gradually send
ing kitchener's million to France. It is
reported that by the end of March Eng
land will have an army of 100000 in the
filed, and this will be swelled to 00O,-
900 by the end of April When spring
comes it is taken for granted in oili-
cial circles in England that the Germans
viii try desperately TO reach Dunkirls
and Calais. Il is to frustrate this drive
that the men are now being rushed to
the front. The pictures show some OF
tbe new British troops IN the war zone.
Evening journal., 1915-02-12
HOSPITAL BOARD MEETING.

At the monthly meeting of the Junior
Board at the Homeopathic Hospital
yesterday it was announced that a
payment of $500 has been made on
their Indebtedness, reducing the
amount to $7.7O0. The note assumed
by the board was originally $4,000,
and it was taken at the close of the
campaign for the endowment sund.
1t was reduced to $4,000 by a friend
OF the hospital, and since then it has
been reduced by the boards own ef-
fort in secIsTing money.
Evening journal., 1915-02-12
IT Cl-I1 2l2 and 2l4
JdIleS /. kIduul6I, W. Ninth
st. Iaie-
Hudarf,Irar phones
Oltu~I tdhSl l2O3-2674
DEATHS.
Joel II. Megonigal.
Ella M. Jones.
Herbert S. Taylor.
TOhn +. Meany.

John F. Meany.
MEGONIGAL-Near Hockessin on Febru-
airy o, 1915, Joel II. Megonigal, aged 65
years.
Relatives and friends are respectfully in
vited 20 attend the funeral from his late
residence at Mt Pleasant, on Sunday after
noon February ID. Services at the house
at / T.. NJ. Interment at Red Clay Creek
cemetery Carriages viii meet the trolleys at
Golding's Bridge, at 1880 and 1l.3O A. NJ.
JONES-On February 8, 1915, Ella NJ
wife of G.. Frank Jones, in her AID
year.
Relatives and friends are invited to
attend the funeral services, at Smyrna
NJ Z. Church, Smyrna, Del, on Satur-
day, February l3, at II O'Clock noon,
without further notice. Interment |. D.
O. Il. cemetery, Smyrna, Del. Friends
can view remains Friday afternoon and
evening. at her late residence, Brandy
wine hundred, near Henry Clay.
TAYLOR-ln this city, ON February 10,
1913, Herbert $. Taylor, aged 20 years.
Funeral services will be held at Chand-
ler's funeral parlors, No. 2l2 West Ninth
street, ON Saturday afternoon, February
10, ut o'clock Interment Lombardy
cemetery.
MEANY--In this city, on February IL,
1915, John f., son of the late Michael
and Margaret Meany.
Relatives and friends are respectfully
invited to attend the funeral, from his
late residence, No. 70S North jackson
street, on Monday morning at 9 O'Clock
Requiem mass at st. Paups Church. In
terment at Cathedral cemetery.
Evening journal., 1915-02-12
note
Gives ENGLAND
UNEXPECTED JAR
CONTINUED from Page ~

eign Office has officially sanctioned
the use of the flag, is characterized
as typically American.
II is understood that so soon as he
has considered the note, Sir Edward
Grey, the British foreign minister, will
call it to the attention of the cabinet.
It will cause no surprise if the gov
ernment should disavow the allega-
tions contained in the letter and
place responsibility for the use of
the American flag on high officials of
the steamship lines. although this is
of course not certain.
Evening journal., 1915-02-12
CITY DOCTOR BUSY.

The Office of Dr. v. NJ. Myers, the
new city physician in the third floor
OF the City Building, Sixth and King
streets, has been placed in order. DR.
Myers will maintain Office hours there
between ] and 3 p. m. Dr. Myers is
now averaging about sixteen calls
day. Yesterday he discovered a case
Of typhoid fever.
Evening journal., 1915-02-12
SEES PROSPERITY AHrAn-

mo one who is conversant with
world conditions. even to a very lin
tied degree, can fail to appreciate the
indisputable fact that the present year
is destined to mark the dawn of the
greatest era of prosperity in the in
dustrial history of the United States. -
said Gernault Agassiz. of the Canadian
steamship lines. who passed through
Wilmington yesterday on his way TO
Florida
Evening journal., 1915-02-12
htRRcH NOeTHWE5TfRN

hundred first and second year stu
dents as assistants.
"Forty-two graduate nurses from
the General and Royal Victoria Hos
pitals will go as nursing sisters with
the rank of lieutenant. The hospital
viii be under canvas, having COM
pletely equipped operating room, ana
viii accommodate 500 patients
Evening journal., 1915-02-12
EDEN MINING COMPANY.

Directors of the Eden Mining Com
pany have been elected as follows;
James $. Austin, J.. Harvey Whiteman,
Clinton A. Higbee, Charles II. Miller,
Samuel Bell. Jr., G. A. Daniels, Henry
ID. Moore. George 5. MVnson and viii
liam limos Forbes.
The officers of the company are
James $. Austin, president; J. Harvey
Whitenian. vice-prcsident and general
counsel; Clinton A. Higbee, treasurer.
Messrs. Austin, Whteman, Higbeo
Miller, Bell, Daniels and Moore are di-
rectors of the Ionopah Mining Com
pany, who holds go per cent. interest
IN the Eden Mining Company.
Messrs. Mmson and Forbes represent
the minority shares held by the Panama
( Mining stockholders.
Evening journal., 1915-02-12
ATLAS COMPANY DIyIDEND.

A dividend of one and one-half
per cent on the capital stock of the
Atlas Powder Company has been de-
clared payable March 10, 1915, 10
stockholders Of record at 12 O'Clock
NJ. on Saturday, February 27, 1915.
The stock transfer books of this
company will be closed at II o'clock
NJ. February 27. and will be reopened
at 8 o'clock a. m, March IL, 1915.
Evening journal., 1915-02-12
LIBEL BARGE FOR WAGES.

Lewis c. Caulke of Smyrna, through
Leonard r. Wales. his attorney, has
filed a libel against the steam barge
frankie, recently ordered sold Tho
libel is for wages as engineer, amount
ing to $3.50. covering a period from
December, 1911 to January, 1915. The
barge is to be sold Saturday, Febru-
arN 90
Evening journal., 1915-02-12
CARD OF THANKS.

Mrs. Nina Sharp and Mrs. Jessie VIII
mer wish to thank their many friends
for the floral offerings sent, also for the
Kindness and sympathy extended to
them during their recent bereavement
through the death of their mother, Mrs.
Jessie Scots
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1915-06-11
MAKE new VALUATIONS
Tax Commission Increases Local
Firms Listing 20 Per Cent.

The state tax commission has COM
pleted the valuation of all steam and
electric railroads and telegraph lines,
placing the valuation of steam rail-
roads at $346,O40.857, Of electric
roads at $49,O66.455 and Of telegraph
companies at $sS7,S4s. Valuations
placed upon the same classes Of prop
erty last year were: Steam railroads,
s342,157,237; electric railroads. $49.-
211,2SO; telegraph lines, $887,776.
The valuation of the property OF the
Olympia Light & Power company was
increased about 20 per cent, being
raised from $281,330 to $4,000.
The increases in valuation were
principally due to increased mileage,
about 400 miles of new main line rail-
road having been placed in operation
since last year. Nearly all roads
showed decreased gross revenues, this
being particularly true in regard to
some of the electric lines, which suf-
fered severely from both boat and au-
tomobile competition. these facts be-
ing taken into consideration in fixing
valuations.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1915-06-11
Reform Grows in Favor.
douglas Co. Press

The idea is growing in the minds OF
the people Of doing away with large
and cumbersome state legislature,
composed Of inexperienced men
picked up every two years at salary
of $500, which about pays the cost of
election. Instead, it is to elect a small
body of men for a much longer term,
pay them a salary large enough to
command the best talent we have In
the state and keep them in contin-
uous session at the states capitol all
the time. The objection to the idea
of a small body has been removed by
the use Of initiative, referendum and
recall. The initiative leaves it to the
people to initiate such laws as they
want and to force their representa-
tices to act, and it will be easier to
force a half dozen to act than half
hundred representatives. The refer
endum checks any rash laws they may
make and the recall is means to get
rid of any undesirable member who
may go wrong. Now that the legisla-
tive body is so completely at the will
of the people why send a hundred men
to the legislature to do what dozen
could do?
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1915-06-11
Republican Advises Humphrey.
(OrOyille GaZette.)


Congressman Humphrey of Seattle
has SHE'D his castor into the ring by
announcing his candidacy on the Re-
publican ticket for the office of United
States senator. The gentleman bases
his claims for promotion upon the
fact that he has served several terms
in the lower house Of congress. Mr..
Humphrey has a perfect right to ap-
pear in the arena as a candidate for
senator, or any other Office he might
aspire to, as under the primary law
that right is granted to any citizen
who has the price of the filing fee. In
our humble judgment Mr.. Humphrey
would have been wiser to have let
we'll enough alone and chung to his
seat in the hall Of representatives. He
seems to have cinch on that job in
his district, and an element of chance
enters into his candidacy for the SEN
ate. He may not meet with the same
enthusiastic support in the state as a
whole as his candidacy for congress
would arouse within the confines of
his own bailiwick.