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Evening journal., 1916-04-05
SAYS We become
CRANKS ON HOT
Water DRINKING
hopes every man and woman
adopts this splendid
morning habit.

Why Is man and woman, half the
Time, feeling nervous. despondent.
worried: some days headachy. dull
ana unstrung; some days really in
capacitated by illness.
IL we all would practice inside-bath-
ing, what a gratifying change would
take place. Instead of thousands OF
halt-sick. anaemic-looking souls with
pasty' muddy compilations. we should
see crowds of happy, healthy. rosy
checked people everywhere. The rea-
son Is that the human system does not
rid itself each day of all the waste
which II accumulates under our pres
ent mode Of living. For every ounce
of food and drink taken into the svs-
TEN. nearly an ounce of waste mate
rlal must be carried out. else il fer
ments and forms ptomaine like poisons
which are absorbed into the blood.
Just as necessary as il is to clean
tne ashes from the furnace each dav
before the fire Will burn bright and
not, so we must each morning clear
the inside organs of the previous day's
accumulation OF indigestihle waste and
body toxins. Men and women. whether
SICK or well, are advised to drink each
morning before breakfast, a glass OF
real hot water with teaspoonfnl oi
limestone phosphate in il, as a harm.
less means of washing out Of ths
stomach. liver kidneys and bowels IN,
indigesuble material. waste. sour bill,
and toxins; thus cleansing. sweet
ening and purifying the entire alimen
tary canal before putting mofe foo,
into the stomach.
Millions of people who had thei
turn at constipation, bilious attacks
acid stomach. nervous days and sleep
less nights have become real cranki
about the morning inside-bath. A quar-
Ter pound Of limestone phosphate viii
not cost much at the.drug store, but Il
sufficient to demonstrate to anyone
its cleansing. sweetening and freshen-
ing effect upon the system.
Evening journal., 1916-04-05
NEwPoRr NEWs NOTES.

Special 10 THE EVENING JOURNAL.
NEWPORT, Del. April i-The Rev.
and Mrs Ransom Nicols and children,
Doris and Ransom Of Stllipond Nd
are the guests of Mr. and Mrs. Willis
3roome Mr. NicOls was a former
pastor here.
Harry Ban and children, Edythe
and Herbert. OF Lansdowne, Pa.
visited his brother. Louis Ball, on
Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Lewis DUFF were
weekend guests of their daughter,
Mrs Iarmer Rile, of Overlook, Pa.
Miss Rca Springer is finishing the
term at Sunnyside School. made
lacant by the marriage OF Miss Mary
NcCr0ne
Miss Lille Chandler is visiting her
cousin. Mrs Marvin Ball.
Amor Minker. who has been IN
with typhoid fever. died while he was
being removed TO the Delaware Hos.
pital on Sunday
Mr. and Mrs. Lewis Pennock visited
Mr. Alpheus Pennock ON Sunday
AIRS. George Weer Is entertaining
her little niece. Helen McNeal, OF
Philadelphia.
Mr.. ad Mrs. james ]. Ford, of Will
mingtou. and Mrs. J. r. Connolly, OF
Jersey city. visited Mrs. Harvey
Gregg on Monday.
Mr.. Wilmer King. of Washington
ID. c.. visited his parents, Of this town
on Sunday.
Miss Leila Lyman, a teacher at
Berwyn. Pa. has been home on heI
spring vacau n.
Evening journal., 1916-04-05
FORT DUPONT men
take CUNNERS' EXAMS.

Special 10 THE EVENING JOURNAL
DELAWARE CITY, Del, April g.
Examinations for first and second-cass
gunners are being held at Fort DUPONT
this week These examinations are
held each year al the close of the indoor
instruction period. An enlisted man
must pass the second-class examination
before he can be eligible TO take the
lrst-cass examination. The officers
conducting the examinations are as fol-
lows Captain Matthews, First Lieuten-
ant Pierre '. Nieher, First Lieutenant
Philip ). Gage and First Lieutenant
Sydney n. Guthrie a second class
gunner receives 81 per month and a
ilrst-class gunner 80 extra per month
John Hayes, of Wilmington. spent the
Weekend as the guest of Charles G..
Warner.
The local Parent Teachers Associa-
tion held It's monthly meeting in As
sembly Hall yesterday with program
of recitatious. essays. drills and songs.
There was a slight fire at the home
of Mrs. Y. ;. Cats on Monday morn
ing.
Mrs Rost. State chairman of prison
reform, Of Milford, will deliver an ad
dress this afternoon in Assembly Hall
on "prison Reform under the auspices
of the local Parent Teachers Associa
tion and the Delaware City Century
Club.
Thomas II. Hutt's pen in the egg. lay.
ing competition being held AZ the Della.
ware College Experimental Station
still ranks third among the leaders viii
( record Of 423 eggs.
Evening journal., 1916-04-05
1900 english WOMEN PER
MONTH TAKING MEMS JOBS


BY The United Press.
LONDON. April 5.-Nine per
cent more women were employed
in December. 1915. than in July,
1914. in English industry. includ-
ing national munition factories,
but exclusive OF commercial. cler-
ical. professional. railroad and
miscellaneous government work.
The estimate is the Board of
Trades
Every month, il is added. 1900
more women enter fields of work
hitherto practically monopolized
by men.
During the eighteen months
ended January 4. 1916. the labor
exchange placed in employment
617.00O women and girls. This is
~ per cent. increase over the eigh-
teen months preceding the war,
which indicates that 2SS.990 wo-
men have taken mems places.
The development Of the work
also has been progressive. In the
first six months OF the war the
exchanges found work for 1872
000 In The second six months
the number was 2ls.00O In the
ihird six months Il was 255.000.
Evening journal., 1916-04-05

Americans in their chase Of Pancho
Villo.
You can stand on a Chihuahua hill
top and see the long columns of ad-
vancing negro soldiers strlnging out
over the line of communication which
the Twenty Infantry is guard
ing.
Blithely they start from Columbus,
smiles on their faces, banter echoing
up and down the line.
When they get to the border ranch
they're a little tired and not so gay.
When they reach the first stop
ping place they are weary and they
tread with a sag to their shoulders.
but they march on till the order comes
to halt.
The desert sun is hard on their eyes.
and they wear colored goggles to pro-
tect them.
Peon babies in the settlements, who
stand Open-mOuthed while white
troops march and ride by, run scream
ing from these black men.
Evening journal., 1916-04-05
PARENT TEACHERS BUSY
NAME EXECUTIVE BOARD

Special to THE EVENING JOURNAL.
DELAWARE CITY, April 4.-The
local ParentTeachers' Association
has named the following executive
board: Mrs. Henry r. Higgins,
president; Mrs. Stewart L. Beck,
vice president; Mrs. Harry c. Price.
treasurer; Mrs. Ehomas ]. Whiteman,
corresponding secretary; Miss Mar
guerite Mulligan, recording secre-
tary; Mrs. f. G. Warner, Mrs. VIII
liam B. Jester. Mrs. Charles w. JEFF
ferson, Mrs. Norris w. Wilkinson,
Mrs. John Schunder. Mrs. Guy e. Vail
an Miss Ella Cleaver
The following committees have
been appointed:
Ways and Means-Mrs. f. c. War
ner, chairman; Mrs. II. w. Bently.
Mrs. Herbert Derrickson, Mrs. Walter
w. Ellis. Mrs. Sobieski Owens, Miss
Martha G. Price and Mrs. Norris w.
wilkinson.
Membership-Mrs William B. Jes-
ter. chairman; Mrs. Thomas J..
Whiteman, Mrs. Harry Heal. Mrs.
Laura Adl5nc, Mrs. Robert A. Pea
cock. Mrs. Charles Tugend, Mrs.
Frank A. Pennington and Miss Greta
Holiday.
Hospitality-Mrs. Harry c. Clark.
chairman; Mrs. John r. Bittle, Mrs.
Cortland Clark, Mrs. William A.
Hagan, Mrs Mccarthy, Mrs. William
Murphy and Mrs. c. w. Jefferson.
Publicity-Mrs. Norris w. Wilkin-
son. chairman; Miss Marguerite Null
! ligan.
Program-Miss Mildred A. David
son. chairman; Mrs. Phillip c. South
ard, Miss Rose Evans. Miss Mar
guerite Mulllgar. Miss Mary Penning.
ton and Mrs. John farrell.
Music-Mri. John Schunder. chair
man; Mrs. Harry Heal, Miss Verna
Nelson. Mrs. c. +. Baum, Mrs viii.
liam U. Reybold and Mrs. T. Bayard
Heisel.
Decorating Mrs. Guy f. Vail, chair
man; Mrs. George n. Bright Mrs.
( George Kennedy. Mrs. John Cannon.
Mrs. George Bowen Miss Lillian
Shook, Mrs. Harry c. Price, Mrs. G.
w. Jefferson and Mrs. William Beck.
Evening journal., 1916-04-05

One OF the most important lessons
that child can learn Is that money
is the representative of labor: a re-
ward for services rendered; compen-
sation for doing something. and not a
gift TO be had for the asking. The
penny that is earned has a vastly diff
ierent aspect from the one that is So
Evening journal., 1916-04-05
The Following Story UnfoIds the Secret
of the Famous Point z

To most people chewing
gum is a mystery. They may
know that different chewing
gums are made from different
ingredients. But that is about
all. Here are facts which we
believe you will be glad to
know about Sterling Gum:
Your Sterling Gum is
made from the following
materials:
The basis is the pure sap
Of the tropical Sapota Tree
"a natural gum.
This natural Sapota Tree
sap is boiled, sweetened and
Favored. The sweetening is
simply pure cane sugar and
pure corn syrup.
The Aavoring is of two
kinds-PeppermintR lin red
Evening journal., 1916-04-05
Requirements for Winning Phrase

When you read the above facts
on the materials that Sterling Gum
10 made Of, you will know all that
it 10 necessary for you TO know in
entering this contest.
The first prize will 60 to he
one whose suggestion, based onthe
above story, most impressively pre-
sents the natural purity Of Sterling
Gum-in the opinion ofthe judges.
Remember that your suggestion
must be in six words or less.
The next bestsuggestion willwin
the second prize-and so on down.
Evening journal., 1916-04-05
SMYRNA NOTES.

Special TO THE EVENING JOURNAL.
SMYRNA, April Mrs. Amanda
Truax, aged AZ years, widow of Isaac
Truax, died at her home on Mon
day morning. after a long illness.
MIS-. Truax is survived by a daugh-
ter, Miss Levenia Truax.
Miss Ethel FAIRIES, teacher in the
Boys School, at Glen Mills, Pa, is
visiting her parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
William FAIRIES.
Evening journal., 1916-04-05

ltis understood that the Sterling
Gum Company will have the right
to use the 7 Point suggestions sent
in by the prize winners.
The contest is easy to enter.
Just think out your way Of express
ing the 9TH Point. Then write il
out in six words or less and send
il in as directed in the conditions
printed below. Even II you DONE
win the hrst'prize Of 81, 900, you
stand a chance to win one Of the
I'M smaller prizes.
Evening journal., 1916-04-05

Loss of Appetite is also loss of vi
tality. vigor. tone. To recover appe-
tite and the rest take Hoods Sarsa-
parilla,-that strengthens the stom-
ach. perfects digestion. makes eating
a pleasure. II also make the blood
rich and pure, and steadies the
nerves.-Adv.
Evening journal., 1916-04-05

wrappers), Cinnamon Tin
blue wrappers).
There are some twenty
varieties of the mint plant.
The Sterling Peppermint is
a product of the choicest,
smoothest-havored of these
many mint varieties.
The spicy Cinnamon favor
is extracted from the Cassia
bush which grows in the
tropics.
The sap of the Sapotn
Tree, the cane sugar, the
corn syrup, the Peppermint
and Cinnamon havors all
come from the sap of some
plant or tree. Nature herself
supplies these delicious ma
terials from which your
Sterling Gum is made.
Evening journal., 1916-04-05

Wilmington Mrs. John H. HofIecker
has returned home from visit in philu-
dolphin. and Camden-Miss Agnes Car
row. OF Smyrna, was recent Phiadel
Ihia visitor.
Evening journal., 1916-04-05

Minstrel show at Pythian Castle to.
night-Adv
Evening journal., 1916-04-05
First Prize $1,000
Second Prize $500

700 Prizes-eseh Box Of 20
five-eent packages of Sterling
Gum.
1000 Prizes-eaeh Box Of 10
five-eent packages of Sterling
Gum.
Evening journal., 1916-04-05
Judges
Announcement
of Awards

The winners of the frs, so prizes
will be announced in the July first
issue ofthe Saturday Evening Post.
Please do not write to the judges.
They cannot correspond with in
dividual contestants. Just make :
note now Of the date on which the
prize winners will be announced
in the Saturday Evening Post.
Evening journal., 1916-04-05
Contest Closes

All answers must be received in
New York by midnight Of May
Is, 1916.
Answers will not be examined
by the judges until after that date.
The judges, therefore, cannot
mail acknowledgements OF the
suggestions received.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-02-09
MEREDITH BREAKS RECORD
Defeats Caldwell in 5OO-Yard Sprint
in SO As Seconds

NEW YORK. Feb. 3. - Two brilliant
performances, standing out above n series
of events which were marked by high
class competition, featured the annual in.
door games of the New York Athletic
Club held last night in the armory of the
22d Corps of Engineers for the first time,
James CTedD Meredith captain of the
University of Pennsylvania track team
and worlds record holder for $50 yards,
recorded the fastest time ever made for
the distance indoors when he defended
his 1915 laurels in the Buermeyer 500
yard special which brought together five
OF the feetest distance runners in the
world. The sturdy Quaker lad in admin
istering the first defeat suffered this year
by Dave Caldwell, the remarkable runner
of the Boston A. A, was clocked in SO AS
seconds cutting two-fiftns of a second of
the best figures ever recorded, which he
made himself last year in gaining the
first leg on the Buermeyer trophy
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-02-09

NOTES FROM BOWLING ALLEYS

series Its g62, second game total, was the
reaching 2l3 pins.
Thirteen teams are already in sght for the
Atlantic Coast bowling championships.
The mediocre bowler is TO he catered TO BY
the Atlantic Coast promoters in future tour
neys and suitable prizes will be offered
The National Bowling Association city asso-
clation Will meet next Monday night
The fees in the local bowling governing
bodies are cheap enough the National Aaso.
citation charging rs cents for membership and
the Atlantic Coast 80 cents.
,Workmen are about to start the construction
OF Costa's new alleys
Casino nlleys will In all probability send
team to the Washington series.
Several local officials OF the Atlantic Coast
chapter will attend the meeting In New YORK
on Saturday night.
The artisans will renew their bowling series
on Keystone alleys tonight,
Philadelphia for the first time In recent
years will not he represented in the American
Bowling Congress championships at Toledo
which starts March 4.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-02-09

From the talk at the Atlantic Coast Bowling
Associatlou meeting, an efort will be made TO
pin knights OF this city and vicinity. A Ways
and Means Committee consisting OF y, G..
strawbridec 4 Ci5tRicr League and Joseph
ItaNs, VIII try and map out ideas 10 bring
Liberty Bell team Of the Philadelphia
League, IS virtually sure OF being tho opponent
caras srs t scd 'S9 Which Viii Viii GSEGh SoVs the G en
trance fee paid to the Atlantic Coast champ
Ral ab5wad mas4ns'op Cass hGT tbd NpF n smith
Sluad last night totaling 2Dii for three games,
sG7. smith totaied 1907 in It's final match
against the leaders.
In the Philadelphia League matches last
10 rcrfcctIou ana upset 255 in tho third game
for the Smith team Morgan Registered 233
in the same game. Cook totaled G3i and
s"isher Hii in this series.
rcnusylyanla Railroad squad made plucky
effort to catch the leaders and trimmed sub
urhanitcs three straight This series too.
was productive of numerous high single game
totals & shaTfcr got OF; 223 in his arst game; Top.
back with 30; LithEow hung up 2la count
IN his final game and NoCts best effort was
unl efforts were by Robertson and Hiltebeited
each Of whom knocked down 202. phipps being
close second with 2cO and @. Rich winding
UP with 1872.
Last nights Drug League contests resulted
In punching Of the lending teams. Nationals
dropped two games TO $. S. White which had
~ pins handicap allowance and won the de-
Gliding game by y pins.
smith. French & Kline Company quintet
lolted Wampoe. taking all three games,
Buchanans 2lO 2O5 and 100 being a pretty
good help, while DiCkcl contributed 2O1 In HIS
third game.
Philadelphia Wholesale Drug squad met a
big surprise when milford banged out a
Nbl score in it's second game. Crawford and
RciChc were high for the winners, with 22l
and III. respectively.
Camden Fire quintet IN tho Insurance
mot with Il triple reverse at the hands Of
Boosters. while Aetna downed Transporta-
tion three straight. Camden, lost the second
who are third, and made the final outcome
of the tourney more interesting. Only two
mon reached the 200 mark on either team
Trnmmer for Camden and Mcclellan for
RoustCrs.
Tho Western Electric teams are well
matched. as shown by the closencss of many
OF the recent games.
United Gas Improvement Company League
has just begun to bowl. Windel, OF West
Philadelphia. with 2O1, 1G0 and 22O, aided his
team to score Il triple triumph.
Germantown, of the Royal Arcanum League
the leaders. Germantown winning the entire
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-02-09
MAGNATES VOTE
ON THREE REFORM
MEASURES TODAY
Bleacher Seats, Draft Rule
and Player Limit
on Docket
TENER HAS BIG POWER

>.rv YORK, Feb 9.--When the Ma
.,ai eogue magnates went into session
tv" ,i,o waldorf Astoria this afternoon IL
AZ '"s '"sso,,orded as certain that the follow
W. ,bree "reform" measures would be
voted down: -,..,,... ,,...,,,.,
First EnDetS o 'eSo'"''o' '''''''''s
,isaeher seats to 2OOO.
second. Ebbets resolution changing
the draft rule. ,..,--
~ niover limit from q to % men
u'g 'grtnancial question and the schedule for
,,i. soaeon also were on the program
for discussion r.-,,,o ,,,, ,ooor,od .,
r.bn. I[inley TeneS, its president. immu-
Stty from error in the execution or all oftt-
"iai functions, and especially as regards
hls decisions on protested games IL was
,"oossary n,s to amend the constitution of the
,par,,o before this power could be vested
a. ,be president, but the board of directors
rros of one mind. and the work was car
r,sd ON with great enthusiasm,
Yudood thc enthusiasm resulted in sew
..ni ontbursts of song. and Charles II.
Tbbets, Squire of Flatbush. and Harry
\ Tiempstead, OF the Giants, yodeled
With great effect, There's a Hole In the
Pottom of the Sea-" and Percy ID. Haugh-
.oy said in awed tones: do they do those
- n
Alter n lengthy discussion-one which
nc been carried on intermittently for
sovoral months-the directors decided to
abollsh the privilege of appeal from the
Jecislon of the president of the league
On nrotested games, and by unanimous
consent the constitution was amended.
This decision by the directors will pre-
vent any such appeal as was made by
parnev Dreyfuss on game played in
Philadelphia III WhlCh lhe tIdlcs were
defeated.
other reforms may be worked before
tbe meeting Is brought to a close some
fine today. Barney Dreyfuss proposed
that n rule he written into the playing
code making 1t imperative that the fence
nj the point at which the foul line in
tersects 1t be 27O feet from the home
Mate, Under the present rules the fence
need be only 235 feet from the home plate.
Dreyfuss is hitting at the Philadelphia
National League grounds, which are so
small that a ball which would be only a
long fly, easily caught by a fair out
fielder on another field, sails majestically
on for home run.
Dreyfuss said that the right-field fence
was responsible for Cravath's fame as
home-run hitter, and quoted the worlds
series in which n couple of his long drives
were caught by Duffy Lewis to sub
stantiate his statement He also said
that Cravath made only five home runs
on other grounds all season.
In accordance with an order promul-
gated yesterday afternoon, the diamond
Of every National League park will be
surveyed prior to the opening of the
playing season, and a report made to
the president of the league. This may
result in several changes on several
grounds where the set rules have been
violated The Polo Grounds in this city
may have to be remodeled If the letter
Of the rule is to be obeyed. for the grand
stand Is much closer to the plate than the
20 feet prescribed in the rules.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-02-09
You can't "spell- bind" many
men into liking what they dislike
-eUery mans taste is his ouUr1
VF A MANUFACTURERS in

TF A MANUFACTURERS in
his advertising tells you(truth-
fully, as he believes) that he has
the "best tasting cigarette in the
world and you believe him, you
probably try his cigarette. Itmay
be very good cigarette. But his
over-enthusiasrn has led you to
expect something almost impos-
sible. You light that cigarette
and
Well, there's a good chance that
you're disappointed. 1t may not
be the fault of the cigarette. The
cigarette may be mighty good.
But you've been led to expect too
much. You've been "over-sold."
And besides, tastes differ
who can tell what cigarette will
best please your taste before
you try it?
That's why we leave the taste
of Fatirnas entirely up to you.
We believe you will like them;
but you may not.
To be sure, most men like the
taste of Fatimas better than any
other cigarette they ever smoked.
Figures indicate that. More
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-02-09
FORT SIDE INN CLUB
HOLDS SHOOT TODAY
Several Local Gunners to Bang
Away in Whitemarsh
15-Bird Test

The first trapshooting event of the week
is listed at the Fort side Inn Club today
at Whitemarsh. A number of gunners OF
the local clan will compete Fifteen birds
per man. with handlcaps % to 30 yards,
will govern the shoot.
Owing to the proximity of the Penn
sylvanla State championship white flyer
test. which Is to be held on Washngton's
Birthday, at Harrisburg a number of
crack upstate shooters are expected to
participate in today's competition.
IKE" Knowles, sam Ochetree. Hoff-
man and half a dozen other prominent
white flyer artists from this city have
signitied their intention to take part.
Earl Melrath of West Philadelphia, ran 81
birds straight recently in live-bIrd tourna-
ment held at the Delaware Water Gap grounds.
He cleaned up In three events without miss.
a 2O-blrd event, 1O-target match and tied in
a miss-and-out contest with kills.