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Evening journal., 1916-06-10
Peoples Column
IN DEFENSE OF THE VOLUNTEERS
To the Editor of THE EVENING
JOURNAL

To the Editor of THE EVENING
JOURNAL.
Sir:-Just why the Volunteer Fire
Department OF Wilmington should be
the target for crihtcism following
every big fire. is thing hard to UNDER
stand While there might be harsher
things said about the solf-styled ex-
perts who tell what ought or ought
not TO have been done, perhaps. a
charitable view should be taken. and
the ci6tics be excused on the ground
/ that. because OF lack Of experience,
they do not know what they are talk
ing about.
During newspaper experience COW
ering practically a half OF the United
States. the writer has yet to find a
city where more efficient work is done
by paid firemen than is done right In
Wilmington by men who give their
time freely and risk their lives only
to be uniustly censured for not doing
the impossible.
A case in point is Of an alleged in
surance adjuster who rallied about
"the class of men In the Fire Depart
ment OF this town" And this while
the "adjuster" was sitting with his
hat on in a mans home. trying TO
wriggle out Of paying a just claim by
taking refuge behind consequential
loss and other vague clauses in the
hre policy
II some Of the detractors Of the To-
cal Fire Department could see what
the writer has seen of the handling
Of fires during seven years in the "ire
district" of Philadelphia. these peo-
pie would be devoting their efforts TO
building up a hremen's pension fund.
or otherwise showing substantial ap-
preciation OF the work OF our fire
fighters.
SAMUEL WESLEY LONG.
Wilmington. Del. June Q. 1916.
HOPKINS AND BANTON
Agents for High Brown Bleaches,
Evening journal., 1916-06-10
NATIONAL THEATRE.

~ IWNNI TIIN III
Mr. Hopkins will have one Of the
biggest attractions ever i'm the city.
Wednesday. Thursday. Friday and
Saturday. The Big Colored Smart
Set Company Adv
Evening journal., 1916-06-10
FRIENDS OF IRELAND TO MEET.

A meeting Of the Friends of Irish
Freedom VIII be held at Irish-Amer-
lean Hall. at 3 o'clock tomorrow az
ternoon. Members OF Irish-American
Association. Philo Celtic Club. all di-
visions OF the A. o. H. and Ladies'
Auxiliary uf the A. o. H., Central La
Dor Union. Pioneer Association
Brownson Library and Waldron Cath
ollc are invited.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1916-11-17
BILL" QUITS.

Satisfied by the result of the recent county cam
paign "Bill'' Hopkins, boss of the Republican
party hereabouts for these many years, has an
nounced his intention to resign because private
business and the work of the state land Office are
too pressing. And if statehouse rumor can
be given any credence, the latter had more to do
with it than any other influence, for gossip has it
that Bill proposes to line things up during the
next four years so that Land Commissioner Clark
v Savidge can be the Republican nominee for
governor in 1920
Bill is officially quitting local politics at
good time Another two years would doubtless
have seen his finish But subterraneously. we
presume, he will keep his hand on the local situa-
tion-he probably has named his successor ere
this, the man whom the county committee will
Select" one of these days and the same old
crowd that has elected and maintained "Bill'' in
power all these years will try to do the same with
his successor
The person may be different-the system will
be just the same, if they get away with it.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1916-11-17
"AIN'T 1T THE TRUTH"

Listen gentle reader to these startling words:
There is also strong sentiment among the
legislators who have served in other sessions
to avoid petty partisan squabbcs There is no
apparent reason why Democrats and Repub-
licans should divide measures which affect
the whole people Two years ago, and four
years ago, a group of legislators got into
jange with Governor Lister with the result
that the lawmakers lost prestige. The desire
to put the governor in a hole met with dis
appointment far as the people
cerned. This year there is disposition to
forget partisan politics and to talk matters
over frankly with the governor with the in
tention of doing the best thing possible for
the people as whole.
No, that is not Democratic newspaper speak
ing, nor even an Independent one-i is the Seattle
acknowledgements which, with Sammy Perkins
lovely press tried to name United States sena-
tor, governor and few other officials this fall,
and didn't succeed. 1t appears now to be seeing
the light, to realize what all the people of the
state have realized for the last four years and
what they expressed when they reelected Cover
nor Lister by an unexpectedly large majority.
Naively does the PostIntelligencer put it;
quietly, in the burden of article on the legisla-
ture and not in the editorial columns where it
belongs, does it break this choice bit of informa-
ton that the Republican machine of the state has
failed, miserably and woefully, in its little game
of the last four years to put the governor in the
hole' regretfully, apparently, does it admit that
"the lawmakers lost prestige IF they ever had
any,
If the Republican machine of this state, the
Republican majority in the next legislature, pays
even the slightest attention to the wishes of the
people and cares to do what they want done,
there will be decidedly strong disposition to get
together with the governor and do 'the best thing
possible for the people as WHOLE What a
wonderful thing that would be for the state of
Washington!
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1916-11-17
FALL FRESHENING COWS
VS.. SPRING FRESHEN-
ING COWS
BY N. G. JAMESON
Dairy Field Agent, State College
of Washington

Cow testing association records
show that fall freshening cows have
been more profitable than spring
freshening Two hundred thirtynine
cows completed the years work, were
tested each month and records kept
of feed. which was figured at market
prices and butter fat was figured at
prevailing prices. OF the 239 cows,
50 freshening in the fall or between
the dates of August 10 and November
10, and S8 freshened in the spring
between the dates of February 20
and May 20.
1t has been long recognized that
one advantage of fall freshening was
that a better price was obtained for
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1916-11-17
WHAT'S GOING TO HAPPEN?

Belief that the next four years will see a re-
markable change in the political aignments -
perhaps it would be better to say the party pref
erences-Of the voters of the country is general
just now. Certainly there are great possibilities
for such changes, and very strong likelihood
that the political trend of the next four years will
be to divide the politics of the country into
liberal party and conservative party
That, as matter of fact was the question de-
cided at the last election in this state as well as
in the nation Fortunately the progressive the
liberal, forces were successful in both instances
and for the second time in a brief period the
American people have demonstrated in successive
elections that they do not propose to stand still
or to go backward. They propose to go forward
and is it stretching the imagination too much to
conceive that in the next four years those several
million voters this year firm enough in their pro.
gressivism to break party bonds and vote for the
man in the nation and the state who typifed the
progressive forces-to assume that these next few
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1916-11-17

COWS having milk flow kept up during
the winter have an increased produc-
ton in the spring when the grass
comes on. Fall freshening cows are
cry when pastures are poorest, while
spring cows are practically in the
middle of lactation period Fall cows
are dry during fly season, while the
spring COWS are in full flow of milk.
Another advantage of the fall cow is
tfat the young calf is kept on dry
feed until danger of digestive trouble
from too much succulent feed is past
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1916-11-17

years Will see them uniting themselves under on q
party banner. mad that the Democratic!
There are progressive elements in the Repub-
Iican party, albeit they We're smothered by the Old
Guard this year. as well As III the Democratic
party there are conservative. reactionary elc
mrnts in the latter as we'll as IN the former. But
III the Democratic party the progressive forces
have had the upper hand these last four years and
are strengthened in their control by this recent
election. and if the progres>lyes to gravlate
70 any party. here il would seem is the logical
place for them.
No one tell of course. what's going TO hap
pen. Perhaps it shall be that to have a
great body of independent voters in this country.
holding allegiance to no party but voting as CIR
c1mstancrs dictate
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1916-11-17

Keep in mind the dates of the extension course
to be given here the fore part of next month.
When the state and federal government are will
ing and anxious to bring almost to very doors
lnformation instruction. suggestion and counsel
on how to conduct farming business, not in
any naughty you-mst do thus md so or-quit dis
position but with sincere and earnest desire to
help. should most certainly recprocate by
going to hear what they have to offer
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1916-11-17
POsTMASTERS OUT OF POLITICS.

A step long desired by all advocates of the
merit system and long contemplated by the lead
of the two great political parties of the United
States, although frequently postponed for eXpe-
dency's sake, was assured in the presidential
campaign, regardless of the result of the election
In letter addressed to the National Civil Service
Reform League recently made public, President
Wilson declared himself unequivocally in favor of
legislation providing for the appointment of post
masters, of all classes, through competitive civil
service examination. Mr.. Hughes had also ex-
pressed similar opinion.
President Wilson very properly called attention
to the fact that the postmaster general, in his
annual report for the fiscal year ending June 80,
1914, had recommended to congress the enactment
of legislation that would permit of the extension
Of the classified civil service so as to include the
position of postmaster at Offices of the third class
and that in the following year he not only renewed
his recommendation, but asked that the position
of postmaster at Offices of the second class also be
included. Congress, however, took no action on
these recommendations. The president says that
in the annual report of the postmaster general for
the last fiscal year the recommendations already
made will not only be renewed, but that this time
congress will be asked to include in the desired
legislation all frst-cass postmasters
Diatory tactics, it is thus seen, are going to
contribute toward bringing about quickly action
that, if the earliest recommendation had been fol-
lowed might have kept the second and frst-cass
postmasterships out of the civil service regula-
lions for an indefinite time. The president touch
ing the matter, says. 81 am thoroughly in accord
with the recommendations Of the postmaster gen
eral and they have my hearty approval Yon
understand, however, that the classification of the
position does not classify the incumbent and the
person holding the position at the time it is elias
sified will be subject to the same competitive test
as others who may apply. When these positions
are classified the postmaster general will be able
to fill many of them by proclamation from the
clerical grades and also by the promotion of post
masters who have demonstrated their ability from
smaller office to one of greater Importance
Through civil service examinations and through
promotions based on merit mere subaltern in
small postofice may, perhaps, earn the postmaster
ship of great city. He will need neither personal
nor political friends; he will need no ''pull''; his
own ability and trustworthiness will count for
everything.
Party politicians may not view the presidents
proposal with approval or welcome the change
but it will obviously be for the betterment of the
service. Therein is all the argument necessary for
it's enactment.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1916-11-17

Financiers and federal reserve bank officials of
the United States are about to undertake diff
cult project They plan to hold conferences in
Washington within the next few weeks to take
steps to retain the gold now held in America after
the war Never before has the United States held
so much monetary gold within its borders. It does
not want any more, but wants to keep what it has
just how the desired ends can be attained, with
the cessation of the record breaking export trade
and strong European yearning for gold when
peace reigns, is beyond the average man s knowl-
edge.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1916-11-17

the butter fat, and the records of this
association have verified this belief
and have shown that the average
rrice of fat to the fall cows was .2S9
and to the spring cows $50, or a diff
ference of practically l tent in favor
CT the fall cows. Had Tot the prices
for March 1, 1915, to March 1, 1916,
been unusually low, there would
probably have been a greater differ
ence.
Aside from the advantage in value
CT the products the records show that
the fall cow out-produced the spring
COW by 1862 pounds of milk and 26. 4
pounds of fat, or an increase of S
Ter cent in milk and per cent in fat
at the same time she produced this
Increase more economically. 1t cost
l R cents per pound less for the fall
COW to produce a pound of fat than
for the spring COW.
Cows freshening in the fall are
in better condition at the
time of freshening than cows fresh
ening in the spring. Fall freshening
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1916-11-17

Colonel Roosevelt's ''grateful appreciation" of
the kindness of his fellow-countrymen in "electng
Mr.. Hughes" voiced on the evening of the recent
election, must have experienced chill when he
found that the honest Progressives of the Far
Wsetern states had not been delivered to Messrs
Penrose, Gallinger and Smoot according to the
program laid down at Chicago in June.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1916-11-17

The Girls Rifle club of the State
College of Washington has, now a
membership of 70. Practice shoots
are held every Saturday morning.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1916-11-17

For Sale.--Cedar posts and used
lumber. Inquire J. d. Brasch. Box
BOB, Rt. No. /, Tumwater.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1916-11-17

Wanted to Buy-Several cords OF
well-seasoned, dry forest wood. In
Guire this oficve. (Adv. 11-2-1).
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1916-11-17
Diphtheria Carriers.
liy IN j " DUKE, state
Health Commissioners


While the use Of anlitoNin and the
bcttcr understanding of the prcciu
tipng 10 bo taken has reduced the
sickness aud mortality rare from diph
thcria, II still has Tar too heavy a toll
of victims, especially among children.
with the children congroratod In the
the problem of infection B one which
.huuld be- carefully studied because II
b. from the schools that the disease
tpo often spreads To the homes one
of the most important and difficult
factors Of this problem Is the question
Of diphthcria carriers how TO detect
their presence. how to prevent them
from spreading the infection II is a
prohlcm which more and more is oc.
cupyng the attention of progressive
health officers For since the com.
munity by compulsory educational
II also takes upon itself an I'm.
avoidablc responsibility for their
icalth, especially for health as Il may
bc affected by infection from others
In attendance at the school
Ilcforc II was generally known that
diphthoria was spread chiefly by car.
vicrs and mild unrccogniEcd cases of
diphthcria schools we're closed when
'ho disease made It's appearance and
all the children thus lost part or their
schooling. The children who were
spreading the disease were sent away
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1916-11-17
SEVERE PUNISHMENT
OF Mrs. 0appell. a Five Year,
Standing. Relieved BY Cardui.
NJ. Airy, N. C.-,Mrs. Sarsh NJ. Chsp-

NJ Airy. N. C.--Ny. Sarsh NJ. Chsp-
rcll " this town. SAYS: II suffered for
live ycaH with womanly troubles. also
stomach troubles, and my punishment
was more than any one could tell.
tried most every kind OF medicine.
but none did me any good.
read one day about Caniid, the wo-
mans tonic, and | decided ~ trv IL. |
had not taken but about SiN bottles until
! was almost cured. Il did me more
good than all the other medicines had
tired, put together.
My friends began asking me why
hooked 50 well, and | told Them about
Sartui. Several are now taking IT,"
10 YOU. lady reader. suffer from any
ot the ailments due ~ womanly trouble,
such rs headache. hackache, Sideache,
kleepleSSneSS, and that eyerlaSiinsly tired
tcelingp
50, LET US unce YOU 10 give CSrdh 4
tnal. We tccl coniidcn, Il Will help YOU,
Just rs u has 4 million other women ia
The past halt ccnmN.
Begir t1.iug Carim to-day. You
sont regret II. All druggists.
S7.-A 70. c>s-s>>Ss~ ssa,s7, c.. l.n,s
so's' NeU. Osa-sNoogA TcNn. tor NsssAs
TO- :. 49, s., 'Sy1 ,ass A'i 50 pNss S>os, sS->s
'r~Ain.s iNi NSnsa. " oasi- ~rsapss No iSa
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1916-11-17

stove in the Carr rooming house, and
when a woman attempted to light W
stove the explosion occurred. The eX-
plosion, it is said, was due to a faulty
'air and gas mixer"
The losses include the Carr room
ing house; Sam Shanbour's shoe store;
Palace of Sweets; Silver Moon cafe;
II. T. Johnson's drug goods store; a
barber shop; Arcade rooming house;
George Eleias' secondhand store and
storage house; Busy Bee bakery; j.
w Speigle, proprietor; Iooming house
above bakery; secondhand store, Geo.
Smythe, proprietor, ana a barber shop
and storage house.
A fireman was slightly injured dur
ing the fire. The flames burned to a
brick wall, and died out.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1916-11-17

god S1S l hc0e eys-y s--ss---c woman
vii give them $ t-iAl Ms Anna
Kelly. 10 CseSt1E; Street. R--E-s.
tc-. Wis
he nS-y co-vi1ei-C testimonials 60
s;S-ty VColSAei II TIE newspapers
,-Cr; - ~ V-,of e1o1ch % v-o-s- No
s-Es- f-o- tsoSe distressing lis pe---
81 - t,sir seN tha; ! via 2 Pi-kAS--'s
Nccs tScle Co=pc-1l = ;As ue&c5,s
tasy reve5-
Tsis coo5 Cd -oct a-s h--S -e-eiy
rs v-cvei Uaec1silei f-- tseSe Grszs-
&c. lis: IL cc-tAils What Is aee5ei -
oeSto7e wo-aS-' : keAlG s-5 st-e1C-1.
II there Is any pCC uliarity in
your case requiring special sd
vice. write the lydia =. Pink
ham Medicine CO. .COaidentlAl
Lynn. Mass Tor free advice.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1916-11-17

DR.. Arm caa7d Kari Graves. the in
teruauonal spy" who vas arrested in
Washington on a charge Of having at
tempted 10 blacknail Countess Won
Bernsto-f wife OF the German am
asSsadO-, by demanding $4,000 for
three letters addressed 70 her and
smuggied here from Germany. return
I'd 10 NeE York and made several
sensational declarations
First. he asserted. he does not eN-
pec- ever 10 have 70 answer the black
mail charge. for he does no: think the
German embassy officials viii dare
have him give his translation o. the
three code letters on the witness
stand.
He insisted that there is no, a
vo-d rejecting o. Countess vo- Bern
s-o-H in any o. the letters
Thsy DO contain Information about
certain stocks. he asserted. which
co1ld be PLAYED as sure winners on tAe
American market because O.. certain
German activities % come about i-
the near future Also Le declared.
they contain diplomatic secrets Cs
LisL importance 20 this co-utry.
Ccl-t Re--s-C-f. he charged. has
made -Ll--s 90 dollars Eita friends
10 ---s county p playing stocks OF
advance secret l-tc--z-iC- from Ger
MANY
-8e--scd-- k-ev tus-ty-.o-- hours
before --e Us APPEARED e. Nevpu--
--s- s-e uas e. American Ezte-s a-5
Dc 'cel-s- - b. --e market CT -trs
Advance ---C--E t--.- Graves ssiE
Oo--t vo- Bs-us-1-1 called Graves.
Ess---ic-s --1-
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1916-11-17

oCt S1tsr taking
Lydia Z FinkhA- 5
Vegetable Com
pound Tablets S-i
using two bottles q
TIE Saratve Wash
! ar fully convinced
that ! an entirely
Cared o. these t-c--
tleS sa5 ferl better
s. over ! know
yo-- CDe-ics hsvs
f.r-sr a ~ -
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1916-11-17

lundctcCtcd, too often To infect thciI
playmatcs. In the meantime the au
'thoriiics fumigatcd the schoolhouse
lam expensive process, hoping TO stoI
1.-The disease by disinrccting the school
room. As soon rs It was thought saf,
the children were brought back. and
often the carriers among them pro
crcdcd at once To inject other chill
|drcn
The germs of diphthcria are present
in large numbers In the mouths and
noses of diphthcria carriers. II is
from this source that infection is
chiefly spread The fingers of school
children who are carriers become
moistoncd with their saliva. and the
germs are spread tO the hands of other
children who in turn infect their
mouths Often the germs are trans.
fcrrod by the handling of some ob.
jcct 10y two persons in succession.
In using common drinking cup or
taking turns at blowing a horn for
instance. the infection can easily be
spread from mouth to mouth. This
process Of spreading diphthrria can
not be stopped by fumlgating school
rooms 1T long intervals The parts
of the sChoolroom which are out of
. k.4 .,f . al
transmit the disease and the special
points of contact. such as doorknobs
and edges or desks can he cleaned
and washed AT small expense and
short intervals
The old way Of fighting diphtheria
IN the schools was tu wait until the
situation was serious and then close
the school and umigatc. Often the
common drinking cup was permitted
to remain, constant source OF dan
ger. The new way of lighting diph-
iberia Is to eliminate as far as pos
sihlc conditions which facilitate the
spread of infection and to exclude
from the school and from contact with
susceptible persons elsewhere all
or employees who are dan.
serous. By means " the Schick test.
an extremely simple operation. IL is
possible 10 determine whether per
son is susceptible 10 diphthcria
Examination OF thousands " school I
'hildvcn has shown that about two .
'er cen, of an apparently well chill. F..
ircu are carriers ~ diphthcria. This .
Toes NO, mean that every person or
very child who comes in contact with |
hem is liable 90 catch the disease.
or many are immune ,ha, is. they
ave enough natural au,i,oNin in their
Hood 90 roSis, infection. Il does
mean. however that these carriers
rc possible source, ot grave danger.
. is only D, taking cultures from sus.
iciou> thuoatS tGat &, can De disco,.
red whether or not a person is = car.
.y- lu all cases where diph,her.a is
cared cultures should bc taken o.
be- urNSts OF au persons whom There
taC slightest reason 10 suspect may
b carriers These persons would
hem be- qa. under such restrain, as
sN De- recommended by Oh. state
'ar5 o. aCa.r.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1916-11-17
Hen Son Subject 10 croup.

MY son Edwin Is subject to Group"
writes Mrs. Il. o. Irwin, New Kensing-
ton, Pa. 81 put in many sleepless
hours at night before | learned of
Chamberlain's Cough Remedy Moth
ers need not fear this disease if they
keep a bottle of Chamberlain's Cough
Remedy in the house and use it as
directed. 1t always gave my boy re.
lief" Obtainabe everywhere.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1916-11-17
MILLIONS USE RED CROSS

Nuc-s o., r,o5 ho1ssv.vss use Red
--oss Bll E--s. Es-h ysa- rs slles i--
--t1ss ne --z :-s-ss -ss g; ard tel
c-1t-s- Eel T-oss Es- El-s I'll rake
r--- c'5 -i--sss io-s -ks -sv. ASK yc--
e-cetr -A1v.