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the city council and endeayor to show
them the advisability of adopting a
form OF rates such as are approved by
the National Electric Light associa-
ton or some Of the leading public SER
vice commissions of the United
States. In years past there has been
some excuse for great variation in
the manner or rate making, but with
our present knowledge OF the busi-
ness, there. is no reason to continue
to have this great variation in rates.
In an ordinary rate investigation by
the average city council, one of the
hardest arguments to overcome is the
apparent difference in rates charged
by our neighboring towns. With fuel
and labor costs practically the same
in towns so closely situated, there
should be no real rea son for any great
difference in rates. rIG
Some ofiee sugeestions.
"The association has for the past
year been paying in part for the SER
vice Of an assistant to our secretary.
This has been a great help to the sec
rotary and yet feel that we should
go still farther and retain an assistant
secretary who should devote his en-
tire time to the affairs of the associa-
ton. It occurs TO me that IL we con-
tinue to employ paid secretary who
shall give his entire time to the work
of the association that there would be
many ways in which the member
companies would be more than paid
for the expense SO incurred. One point
which suggests itself to me at this
time would be the establishment OF
bureau of information in connection
with the secretary's Office where in
formation could be obtained on short
notice relative to discarded equipment
which the various companies might
wish to dispose Of Suitable blanks
could be prepared and sent out to the
member companies from time to time,
requesting that each one list on such
blanks any discarded material or
equipment for which they had no
further use and which they would be
glad to sell for something more than
junk price. Such a list should set
forth a complete description OF the
equipment in question, including the
price at which same could be pur.
chased These lists could then be
kept on file by the secretary so that
the member companies could by ap-
plying to the secretary often be able
to purchase some particular piece of
apparatus which they were needing at
a good deal less than the cost of new
equipment. This Is only one sugges-
ton of many which the various mem.
bars may think OF, which certainly all
together would justify our employing
a paid secretary.
I'm conclusion, / wish to call your
attention to the program which has
been provided by the program COM
mittee, and l trust that same viii
have your careful attention, and when
the opportunity is offered to ask
questions relative TO any matter per-
tnent to the industry that you will
feel that this is your meeting and will
make free in asking and answe ring
questions. / also wish to call your
special attention to the question box
which has been prepared by the sec
Rotary and / want to urge the mem.
Der companies to enter fully into the
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Electrical Sparks

E. l.. Barr. OF Des Moines, is in the
city attending the convention. Mr.
Barr was located in Keokuk for a
few years, being in charge of the
General Electric Co.'S office. He was
later transferred to Des Moines. Mr.
Barr is enjoying meeting his old
friends. H.
tons are all small. but neat and at.
tractive. For the Electric Light as.
ISOLATION, there is small celluloi1
tag cut in the shaye of an incandes'
cent light, on which is printed: 18TH
annual convention Iowa Section Ma
tional Electric Light Association.
Keokuk. April 90, 81, %. 1915. The
tag is held by small rectangular
clasp in the4 center of which Is
blank space for the delegates name.
Some OF the tags are blue. Others yef
low.
The badges for the contractors are
composed OF a small rectangular
clasp with a space in the center lof
the delegates name and from winch
is suspended two small ribbons. ems
bearing the letters: /. E C. A, ana
the other: Keokuk. April 20, q, 20
1915.
Colonel Caughlan. of Waterloo
held happy reunion with Emil r,
Renaud. of this city, when he arrived
this morning The two are oiu
friends who have not seen each otn-
er for fifteen years. Colonel Cansn'
Ian was formerly connected with tne
street car company Of OttumWa. he
was a member of the Fiftieth iowa
regiment in the Spanish-American
war.
The dam proved a greater a'ude,
ton to many of the visitors than any
of the meetings this morning. Nea'
~ one hundred delegates from uno
different associations made the UP
through the plant of the Mississippi
River Power Co.. this morning.
The ladies are playing big par.
in this convention and there are
many of them present Entertain
ments of all kinds have been proVla'
ed for them and they are certain "
Ahh liiS al futcaSStAhS GA"
able trip
Rex II. Fowler. assistant secrela..
OF the Electric Light association Na
the busy Bertha this morning a,a
he sees light chance OF getting on
easy during the rest of the con'er
ton
The Industrial association is mar =.
tanning bureau of information r,.
the Offices. Is North Fifth street. ~
Il live here, ask me- badges nan ,sn
been put into use by the locai hs
who aTe on the committees.
The power house drew me
crowd this morning. The a'efh NV
session at the Elks club was ..ra
one, as several important papers
read and discussed.
Among the convention delesas ss,e.
Frank LineSaugh of Boone. Mr Of
baugh Is one OF the native sous
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discussion OF the questions that have
been submitted. This part of our
meeting should prove very beneficial
and l trust may be the means of IN.
raveling some knotty problems
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The power house drew me an
crowd this morning. The aftefh h,,sv
session at the Elks club was pug.
one. as several important papers
read and discussed
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Among the convention delesa'TTi Tine.
Frank LineSaugh of Boone. MI OF
baugh Is one OF the native so
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The Industrial association is man, =,
tanning bureau of information r,,.
the Offices. Is North Fifth street ~
Il live here, ask me- badges ha lon
been put into use by the local ny
who are on the committees.
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Barr Lectures Tonight
Morning Session.

Wc~.- E-e Ert.-tsf-.>.
This afte--oca ~ 1c@e o'cIocE- t1e
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Geo. A. May, Sioux City: Edw. kunkel.
Davenport.
Convention committee-C. S. Abel.
Roy King. Ed. kunkel.
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Rex II. Fowler. assistant secreta..
OF the Electric Light association Nas
the busy Bertha this morning an y,
he sees light chance CT getting on
easy during the rest of the con'e'f
ton
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The ladies are playing big par.
in this convention and there are
many of them present. Ehterta,n
ments of all kinds have been pro'ia,
ed for them and they are certain "
find this an interesting and ENJOY
able trip
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The dam proved a greater a'ude'
ton to many of the visitors than any
of the meetings this morning. Near
~ one hundred delegates from u,e
different associations made the UP
through the plant of the Mississippi
River Power Co.. this morning.
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Conformity is Suggested.

TN connection with the foregoing
recommendation. / would like to urge
upon member companies who are con.
templating making any change in
their schedule OF rates that before
doing so a thorough study be made OF
the matter I would further suggest
that schedule Of rates be adopted
that will conform as nearly as pos
sthle to those suggested by the Ma
tional Electric Light association. and
would urge such member companies
to endeavor to lay the matter before
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Mazdas bal Street Liahts.

Mazdas In Street Lights.
Possibly one OF the most pronoun-
oed Developments during the year has
been the increased use of Mazda
lamps for street lighting purposes.
UutiI recent years arc lamps had the
monopoly OF the street lighting field.
II has labored under the disadvantage
of high upkeep necessary In the re-
newsI of cartoons and its somewhat
fsckerfne light All OF these short
comfuzs are overcome by the Mazda
lamp. the advantages OF which are
sufficient 20 cause 1t to be used to
very considerable extent for street
lighting purposes
aCIosely akin to the increase in the
size OF generating units is the con-
,fuyred growtl, OF high voltages for
transmission purposes as exemplified
nv the iine OF the Pacific Light &
power COMPANY Of Californfa which
operates at 10000 volts. The progress
made in the development OF water
wheels. generators. transformers and
Ifue construction has made possible
the development OF power made avail
able BIZ the damfng OF the Mississippi
river and transmitting the power
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The badges for the contractors are
composed OF small rectangular
clasp with a space in the center lor
the delegates name and from Wnici
is suspended two small ribbons. ems
bearing the letters: /. E C. A. ana
the other: Keokuk. April 20, Il, 20
1915.
Evening journal., 1915-01-20
STUDENTS BOOST School
CLEE CLUB CANTAIA

For the purpose of stimulating inter'
est i'm the eantata to be given by the
nlee clubs of the institution, students
of the Wilmington High School held q
,mass meeting in the school yesterday
afternoon. Plans for the event were
discussed and several addresses deiiVa
cred.
President Brown, of the Boys Cleo
Club. told Of the advantages offered oy'
the organization OF which he is the head
lie dwclt ON the fact that the club IS an
important adjunct of school life
Edward Cannon occupied the platform
for short time, during which he
praised the glce clubs, declaring more
students were members of these bodies
than any other organization prominent
in school life.
Miss Nell &. krummc, member OF tho
faculty. addressed the meeting. urging
that all members of tie glee clubs az
tend every practice and work Tor tno
success of the cantata.
Earl Ewing sounded AN optimistic note
i'm connection with the cantata and ask
ed that the entire student body rally 70
the events support
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GIBBONS READY FOR
Child LABOR PROBE
DepoSed Inspector Will
De ny That He Failed to
Follow Law
COUNSEL WILL
REPRESENT HIM

Members of the Legislative commit
tee TO investigate the Delaware Child
Labor Commission. will have their
first session on Saturday morning. at
1880 o'clock. in the City Council
Chamber in City Hall. The hearings
will be public. The members of the
investigating committee are Senators
Hoffecker and Hart and Representa-
tives Rash. Elliott and Bender.
William j. Gibbons. who has been
doposed as child labor inspector, II
was learned today, will probably he
the first witness called. as il is under
stood his statement will practically
be a series Of charges against the
Child Labor Commissioners who de-
posed him. Not only will he deny that
he did not comply with the law. but,
II is said. he will demand that tho
records prepared by him and his as
sistant. Miss Connolly. be produced
to bear out his statements. lie will
deny that his services were inefficient
and viii charge. Il is said. that in
some Of his duties now objected TO
he followed the instructions Of at least
one commissioner.
Former Inspector Gibbons. 1t wa
learned today. has retained Daniel O
Hastings as his counsel TO advise him
at the commission hearings. Andrew G.
Gray. II was learned today. will rep
resent the Child Labor Commission 4
stenographic report of all testimon,
Will be taken.
Inspector Gibbons. 10 was said today
will review the controversy bctweeI
himself and Miss Emily =. Bisscll on,
of the commissioners, regarding the con
troversy that developed the middle %
last year because Inspector Gibbons al
legged that children were being cmploye,
to distribute programs in violation %
the law at the Chautauqua tent Mis-
Bisscll WAS one of the most active work
ers in behalf of the Chautauqua.
II was also learned today that sew
eral persons who were present when In
spector Gibbons had conversations q
disagrecmcnts with some of the com
missioncrs, have been summoned as wit
nesses. Members of the Child Laho
Commission also viii be given an op
portunity to make statements.
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Try This If You
Have Dandruff

There is one sure way that never
f2ils TO remove dandruff completely
and that is TO dissolve it. This de-
strOys it entirely To do this, just
get about four ounces of plain, ordin-
airy liquid arvon; apply It at night
when retiring; use enough to moisten
the scalp and rub It in gently with
the finger tips.
BY morning most. If not all. u
your dandrun will be gone. and three
or four more applications will COM
plotely dissolve and entirely destroy
every single sign and trace OF t.,
no matter how much dandruff you
may have.
You will find. too. that all itching
and digging of the scalp will stop in
stantly and your hair will be fluffy.
lustrous, glossy. silky and soft and
look and feel a hundred times better.
You can get liquid arvon at any
drug store. II is inexpensive, and
four ounces is all you will need This
simple remedy has never been known
TO fail
Evening journal., 1915-01-20
DETERMINATION OF The
BUZZARD Seems CERTAIN

At the meeting of the State Live
Stock Sanitary Board. 20 be held at
Dover tomorrow afternoon, It rs
thought the board will take some ac-
tion towards having tho Legislature
pass the act allowing the shooting
Of buzzards. The State authorities,
Il is understood. will have the CO.
operation Of the Bureau OF Animal
Industry. Department Of Agriculture,
in their fight for this law, as the
Government considers the buzzard
responsible for the spreading of many
diseases to which cattle and live
stock are susceptible.
This was demonstrated in this State
during the recent outbreak Of the
hoof and mouth disease when the Gov
ernment officials were instructed 20
sec that all pigeons and other birds
flying over infected farms should lie
shot on sight The buzzard carries
the germs Of various diseases TO other
sections.
Government officials also say that
hog cholera is spread by the germ
carrying buzzard
Evening journal., 1915-01-20
COPS DISCUSS PENSION
FUND CHANGES TONIGHT

Patrolmon doing day duty this week
viii assemble in City Court room this
evening. when the first class of in
struction under Captain Kane Will
meet. Captain Kane will instruct the
men in the rules and regulations Of
the department At the same time
and place the pension fund commits
sloners will consider the proposed
amendments TO the pension fund laws
providing for the retirement Of Off
GERS after twenty years service AS
such an amendment was defeated two
years ago. it is thought that the
members OF the force will oppose It's
passage az this time.
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uric acid IN MEAT
CLOGS The kidneys
Take a glass Of Salts ii your Back
hurts or Bladder bOtherS.

If YOU must have your meat every
Gay. cat il, but flush your kidneys
with salts occasionally. says a noted
authority who tells us that meat
forms uric acid which almost para
lyzes the kidneys in their efforts 10
eNpel IL from the blood They be-
come sluggish and weaken. then you
suffer with a dull misery in the kid
ney region, sharp pains in the back
or sick headache, dizziness. your
stomach sours. tongue is coated and
when the weather is bad you have
rheumatic twinges. The urine gets
cloudy, full of sediment, the chan
nels often get sore and irritated.
ohliging you to seek relief two or
three times during the night.
To neutralize these irritating acids.
20 cleanse the kidneys and flush of
the body's urinous waste get four
ounces of Jad Salts from any phar-
macy here: take a tablespoonful in a
glass of water before breakfast for a
few days and your kidneys will tLen
act fine. This famous salts is made
from the acids of grapes and lemon
juice, combined with lithia, and has
been used for generations TO fusl
and stimulate sluggish kidneys. alsC
to neutralize the acids i'm urine, so i
no longer irritates, thus ending blad
der weakness.
Jad Salts is inexpensive; cannot in
| iuro. and makes a delight efiervescen
| lithia-water drink.
Evening journal., 1915-01-20
SOAP is BAD
FOR THE HAIR

Soap should be used very spar
ingly, if at all, If you want to keep
your hair looking its best Most
soaps and prepared shampoos con-
tain too much alkali. This dries
the scalp. makes the hair brittle,and
ruins IT,
The best thing for steady use is
just ordinary mulsified cocoanut
oil (which is pure and greaselessl,
is cheaper and better than soap or
anything else you can use.
One or two teaspoonful5 will
cleanse the hair and scalp thor
oughly Simply moisten the hair
with water and rub il in. II makes
an abundance of rich, creamy
lather. which rincos out easily. re-
moving every particle of dust. dirt,
dandruff and excessive oil. The
hair dries quickly and evenly. and
10 leaves the scalp soft and the hair
fine and silky, bright, lustrous,
fluffy and easy TO manage.
You can get mulsified cocoanut
oil at any pharmacy, and a few
ounces will supply every member
of the family for months.
Evening journal., 1915-01-20
40 MORE answer
sundays APPEAL
Contrite Trail HitterS Again
Crowd AiSleS OF the Big
Tabernacle
HARD KNOCKS
FOR THE SINNERS

PHILADELPHIA, Pa, Jan. 90
. Four hundred and ten persons by Of
ficial count accepted salvation as
proffered by Billy Sunday in the big
tabernacle at Nineteenth and Vine
streets yesterday afternoon and last
night Two sermons, one upon per-
sonal work upon unconscious sinners
and one upon repentance, were the
means by which this half regiment Of
trembling. fearful and outspOkenly
contrite men and women, most of
them young, were brought one by o-e
down the congested isles of the build
ing TO a handshake and a place upon.
the "mercy seat"
The evangelist, subtly responding to
every turn and change of the recent
weather, was in excellent fettle last
night. His voice came back after
solid week of hoarseness and the
triumphant incisiveness of manner
observable during the early days Of
his campaign in Philadelphia became
II anything more pronounced than
before. II a record crowd" failed to
rush to his call last night it was
rather because the aisles became so
blocked that il was no easy matter to
reach the front, and many of the less
determined had to give up half way.
Women werein especial prominence
last night. A delegation of Philadel-
phia business women, two thousand
or more in number. marched i'm a
body to the tabernacle from the First
Regiment Armory where a prelimin-
airy service had been held for them.
Another delegation. from j. G. Dar-
lington & COmpany's numbered sew
eral hundred. These were only two OF
a dozen or more for whom space had
been reserved. Most of them brought
gift baskets of flowers and fruit. and
both the evangelist and his wife ate
hothouse grapes and plums. right on
the platform. with smiles of appre-
citation that brought laughter from the
huge audience.
writer's and composers of revival
hymns were out in force last night
GABRIEL Gilmore, Kirkpatrick and
other favorites were introduced in
turn TO the audience. Nevin Wiest
and his cornet duetted to the higt
delight of the gathering against
"Rody's' incorrigible slentando. Ga
briel, Kirkpatrick and the rest Of IN,
song birds warbled mellihuously. NJ
artist OF the grand opera stage coulC
have been more wildly applauded
The evangelist at the evening ser
mon played upon the emotions of his
audience to the full limits of his con
summate art. Laughter. expectancy
horror. contrition were touched az
skillfully as so many keys on
mighty instrument In the midst of
furious attack upon the non-repentan
he paused, scowling at the wide eye
and the open mouths of his thousand
Of hearers, whose visages. as seei
from the choir. were more than wort
study. He kept them thus for full
half a minute; then he roared a
them:
People say to me- "Bill you ru
the fur the wrong way"
Another pause followed Then h
shrieked with the full power of hi
lungs:
"1 do not. do not If you don
believe it let the cats turn round!
In moment he was off again. Blu
another break soon followed:
"Adulterys adultery. whether yo
call it affinity or not Imagine tn
Lord God of Israel saying to, Nose.
Thou shalt not commit affinity
More came at intervals:
Evening journal., 1915-01-20

the entire matter. Printed copies Of
the resolution arc to be forwarded 10
each affiliated local by Secretary
Rein
An open letter from Organizer y.
Spna. Of Local POS. Tailors, was then
read and discussed. IL suggested
that sanitary tailor shops-be support
cd by the union men and their sympa-
thizers of the city. and asked for the
support OF all the men OF the labor
movement for the local. The letter
was turned over to the arbitration
committee and the delegates we're in
structed to report the contents 10
their respective locals.
Evening journal., 1915-01-20
Says chester TRIP
COST HIM S12S.7O

That visit TO Chester is costly was
the gist OF the testimony of Harry Kim
bic. of this city. when arraigncd before
Magistrate Elliott in the Pennsyl-
vania town yesterday. Kimblc, who
was accused of being intoxicated and
disorderly. declared he had $3.50 when
he arrived in Chester and 80 cents
when brought into court. He was re-.
manded for twcnty-four hours and will
be veloascd today.
Evening journal., 1915-01-20

feet and what / did do was by great
effort. could not sleep at night and
of course felt very bad in the morning,
and had steady headache.
After taking the second bottle ] no.
ticed that the headache was not so bad,
rested better, and my nerves were
stronger. / continued its use until it
made a new woman of me, and now
can hardly realize that l am able to do
so much as do. Whenever ] know any
woman in need of a good medicine l
highly praise Lydia E. Pinkham's Veg
etable Compound" - Mrs. FRANK
CLARK, 9146 N. Tulip St., Richmond, Pa.
Women Have Been Telling Women
Tor forty years how Lydia 2. Pinkham' s
Vegetable Compound has restored their
health when suffering with female ills.
This accounts for the enormous demand
for it from coast to coast. If you are
troubled with any ailment peculiar 10
women why don't you try Lydia E..
Pinkham's Vegetable Compound ? II
will pay you to do so. Lydia E. Pink
ham Medicine Co., Lynn, Mass.
Evening journal., 1915-01-20
no ARGUE TICKER CASE.

Argument on the rule to show cause
why an injunction should not be IS
sued in the case of James x. Allen VS..
the Western Union Telegraph Com
pany will be heard before Chancellor
Curtis on January q. Allen desires
TO prevent the company from remov2
ing a ticker from his office.
Evening journal., 1915-01-20
BANKRUPTCY HEARING.

Referee in Bankruptcy Leonard E.
Wales held hearings yesterday in the
cases of William J. Rock of this city
and the Elliott Chapman Coal and
Coke Company. a Delaware Corpora
tion Argument on claims in the
latter case will be heard on Febru-
AIRY 8.
Evening journal., 1915-01-20

Compound was in a
dreadfully rundown
state of health,
had internal trou-
bles, and was so ex-
tremely nervous and
Frustrated that if l
had given in to my
feelings l would
have been in bed.
As it was ! h a d
hardly strength at
times to be on my
Evening journal., 1915-01-20
OpD FELLOWS TO MEET.

Stockholders of the Odd Fellows
Hall Company will meet in annual
session this afternoon Reports will
he submitted and directors elected for
the ensuing year.
Evening journal., 1915-01-20
LAIRD & COMPANY
Investment BankerS

Investment Bankers
DUPONT Securities
Hercules Securities
Atlas Securities
d'D"ut Building Wilmington, Del.
Evening journal., 1915-01-20
WOMAN WOULD
NOT Give Up
Though Sickand Suffering; AT
Last Found Help in Lydia
E. Pinkham's Vegeta-
bic Compound.

Richmond, Pa. - When I started
aking Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable