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U-23 was the cause of the in cotton Monday.
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PIG FOR GALE-Extra fine registered
 Duroc male hogs for sale or will trade for corn ---J. T. Cowliug.s 8e+4t
Evening journal., 1916-04-20
HARRY K. THAW wins
HIS DIVORCE SUIT

PITTSBURGH, April 20. - Judge
Cohen in Common Pleas Court has
granted diyorce to Harry X. Thaw
from Evelyn Nesbit Thaw on the rec
ommendation Of John W. Thomas. ap-
pointed master TO take testimony in
the case. Thaw charged his wife was
guilty Of improper conduct with sew
eral men while he was in Matteawan.
Mrs. Thaw did not contest the suit
Thaw disclaimed parentage Of Rus
sell Thaw. Evelyns young son, who
she says is Thaws child. BY the will
of Thaw's father Russell will be one
of the heirs to Harrys estate. unless
It Is established that he is not the
boys father, as under the elder
Thaw's will his children are not given
dlsposing powers, their estate going
to their children.
Evening journal., 1916-04-20
What DySpepticS
Should Eat

indigestion and practically all
forms of stomach trouble are. nine
times out of ten, due to acidity;
therefore stomach sufferers should
whenever possible, avoid eating food
that is acid in its nature, or which
by chemical action IN the stomach de-
velops acidity. Those sufferers who
have been obliged to exclude from
their diet all starchy, sweet or fatty
food, and are trying to keep I'D a
miserable existence on gluten prod
ucts, should try a meal of any food
or foods in moderate amount, taking
Immediately afterwards a teaspoonful
or bisurated magnesia in a little hot
or cold water. This will neutralize any
excess acid which may be present, or
which MAJ be formed, and instead Of
the usual feeling OF uneasiness and
tullness, you will find that your food
agrees with you perfectly. Bisurated
magnesia Is doubtless the best food
corrective and antacid known. Il has
no direct action on the stomach; but
by neutralizing the acidity of the
food contents, and thus removing the
source OF the acid irritation which in
flames the delicate stomach lining. [
does more than could possibly be
done by any drug or medicine Do
not dose an infemed and irritated
stomach with drugs but get rid of
the acid-the cause Of all the trouble.
Get little bisurated magnesia from
your druggist, eat what you want at
your next meal. take some of the BIZ
surated magnesia as directed above,
and note remarkable results.
Evening journal., 1916-04-20
Renewed TESTIMONY

No one in Wilmington who suffers
backache, headaches, or distressing
urinary ills can afford to ignore this
Wilmington mans twice-told story. It
is confirmed testimony that no Will
mington resident can doubt.
b. r. Bacon, railroad engineer S04
Lombard street, Wilmington, says IL
believe that my work caused kidney
trouble in my case. The constant,
cramped position at my work and fire.
quent changes Of temperature weak
ened my back and made it very pain
ful. I got Doan's Kidney Pills at
Danforth's Drug Store and they gave
me great relief"
Mr.. Bacon gave the above statement
on January -, 1909. and on March 16,
1916, he said: II still use Doan's Kidney
Pills when I feel any lameness in my
back and they always remove the
trouble
Price soc, at all dealers. Don't sim
ply ask for a kidney remedy-get
Doan's Kidney Pills-the same that
Mr.. Bacon has twice public recon-
mended. FOster-Milburn Co.. Props,
Buffalo, N. Y.
Evening journal., 1916-04-20
Take Iron, Says Doctor, if You
Want Plenty of "Sfay There"
Strength Like An Athlete

OF all symptoms Of dyspepsia, liver and other
Luunles IN from ten TO fourteen days time
nmply by taking iron in the proper form And
thls Mter they had 10 some cases pten doc
torlng for months without obtaining any bene.
NJ. But don't take the old forms Of reduced
lron' iron acetate or tincture Of iron gimpiy
20 save few cents. You must take Iron IN
a form that can be easily absorbed and as
simulated like nuxated iron II you want IA
70 10 you any good, otherwise II may
prove worse than useless. Many an ath.
ieto or prize fighter has won the day simply
because he knew the secret OF great streagth
ana endurance and alled his blood with
iron before he went Into the ARRAY while
many another has gone down 10 inelorious
defeat simply for the lack Of iron.
NOTE-Nuxated Iron recommended abovs
by Dr. Sauer, Is one OF the newer inorganic
iron compounds. Unlike the older inorganic
iron products Il Is easily assimilated. does
not injure the teeth, make them black. nor
upset the stomach: on the contrary, IL is a
most potent remedy In nearly All forms Of
indigestion, as well as for nervous run down
such great confidence In Nuxated Iron that
they oher 20 forfeit $4,000 TO any chari.
table institution II they cannot take any man
or woman under 90 who lacks iron and in.
crease their strength 200 per cent. or over in
four weeks time, provided they have no
serious organic trouble. They also offer TO
refund your money II il does not at least
double your strength and endurance IL ten
days time. It Is dispensed IN this city BY
RikerH Hegeman and all other druggists
Evening journal., 1916-04-20
This Is Americas UIfimdfum
TO Germany Against Further
Submarine Activities

Lieutenant Smith, cabled April 81.
In view OF these authenticated facts
there can be no reasonable doubt but
that the Sussex was torpedoed and
that the torpedo was OF German manu-
facture. AS no vessel was seen by any
person on the Sussex. the conclusion
is irresistible that the torpedo was
launched without warning from a
submarine which was submerged at
the time Of the attack and remained
beneath the surface after the explo-
sion.
The conclusion thus reached from
the evidence (the afiidavits being
those of American citizens) collected
by the Department OF State Is sub
stantiated by the statement I'm the
Imperial Governments note of April
10, 1916. According TO these state
ments:
(A)-A German submarine tor
pedoed a steamer / - miles south
east OF Bull Rock bank.
Departments comment-The point
OF attack Is exactly in the course
which was taken by the Sussex after
from the place where the captain of
the Sussex states he was tOrpedoed.
(B)-Tho attack took place at 3.55
o'clock p. m, central European time.
Departments comment--3.55 p. m.
Central European time would corre-
sDond 10 2.55 p. m. western Euro
pean time. The time OF the striking
Of the torpedo, according TO the cap
tain of the Sussex. and the stopping
of the clocks on board the vessel, was
$50 D. m, western time.
co. The torpedo. when 1t struck,
caused an explosion which tore away
the whole fore part of the ship up to
the bridge
The departments comment The
forepart OF the Sussex was NtreckJ
as far back as the first water tight
bulk head. according to the official
reports
(D) The German submarine was
submerged when the torpedo was
launched and there is no statement
that It came to the surface after the
attack
Departments comment-Tho con-
clusion was reached that the subma-
rine was submerged from the .lct
that no one on the Sussex saw sub
marine though the weather was fine
(E4-No warning was given and no
attempt was made to give one since
II is not mentioned
Departments comment-The evid-
ence collected shows anrmatively no
warning was given.
ga sketch by the submarine
Evening journal., 1916-04-20

commander Of the steamer which he
torpedoed does not agree with a
photograph Of the Sussex in the Lon
don Graphic
Departments comment-This sketch
was apparently made from memory
of an observation Of the vessel
through a periscope. As the only diff
forences noted by the commander.
who retained his memory, were the
position of smokestacks and the shape
OF the stern It Is TO be presumed on
that day attacked steamers in that
locality AS no vessel is reported to
have been torpedoed without warn
ing by a submerged submarine other
than the Sussex, II is beyond question
that that vessel was torpedoed by The
submarine whose commanders re-
port Is relied upon in the note OF
April 10
Evening journal., 1916-04-20
RAKE rOR CAMP AssOCIATION.

Under the auspices Of the Hilltop
Association Of Brandywine Summit
camp a bake will be held on Central
Presbyterian Church steps. King
street near Eighth. on Saturday morn
ing. Homemade pies. cakes. candies,
rolls and bread will be for sale. All
camp friends are asked to patronize
the bake.
Evening journal., 1916-04-20
Ordinary Nuxated Iron win Make Delicate,
Nervous, Rundown People 200 Per Cent
Stronger in Two Weeks Time,
in Many Gases

Nervous, Rundown People 200 Per Cent.
Stronger in Two Weeks Time,
in Many Cases.
NEW YORK. ~. Y.-NIost people fool.
lshly seem 70 think they are going TO get re-
newed health and strength from some stlmu.
iaiing medicine, secret nostrum or narcotic
drug said Or sauer, well known
specialist, who has studied widely both
in this country and Europe. when
as matter Of fact, real and true
strength can only come from the food you
eat. But people often fail 90 get the strength
ont Of their food because they haven't
enough iron In their blood Co enable Il to
change food into living matter. From their
weakened. nervous condition they know
something Is wrong, but they can't tell
what. 90 they generally commence doctoring
for stomach. liver or kidney trouble or
symptoms OF some other ailment caused by
the lack Of iron in the blood. This thing
may 80 on for years, while the patient
suffers untold agony. II you are not strong
or well you owe u 20 yourself 20 make tho
following test. See how long you can work
or how far you can walk without becoming
tired. Next take two Eve grain tablets of
ordinary nuxated iron three times per day
after meals for two weeks. Then test your
strength again and see for yourself how
much you have gained. ] have seen dozens
Of nervous, rundown people who were ailing
All the while, double and even triple their
strength and endurance and entirely get rid
Evening journal., 1916-04-20
ORIENTAL LODGE ACTIVITIES.

Oriental Lodge degree staff, X OF
r., conferred the rank OF page on can
didates and will give the rank OF es-
quire tomorrow night. A social Will
be given in the near future, when the
jewels bought some time ago will be
presented to the past chancellors OF
Oriental Lodge.
Evening journal., 1916-04-20
CITY CFNSUS MORK.

The task of taking the city's census
by the sixteen patrolmen is progress
ing rapidly. The officers began work
in the Fourth and Sixth wards today.
Evening journal., 1916-04-20
W. c. r. U. MEETING

The monthly business meeting of
the Wilmington W. c. r. u. will be
held at headquarters at o'clock to-
morrow afternoon.
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York Federal Reserve bank, and Frank a. Wander.
Up president Of the National City bank The latter
said that there is evidence that business is accum-
ulating which will come forward when the war
orders out Of the way and there is chance for
it to be taken care Of Men only trHe less power.
erful in the business world who have given the SUBJ
!ect exhaustive study have expressed similar opin.
ions.
It is safe to assume, therefore, that American
business s prepared for the shock of peace and will
have ample time in which to turn around. But it
IS also certain that just soon as Europe can do
so it will begin active and perhaps concerted oper
atoms to make trade invasion of this country
with view to getting back some of the immense
store of gold the nations on the other side have
been forced to send to us since hostiitics began
The best preparation that this country can make
for that hour of trial is to elect Republican Pres
dent and Congress at the election next month. The
great test will be upon long before the next pres
ldentia election rolls around even if peace does not
come before the armies go into winter quarters.
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Editorial Comment
on Current Subjects
MUST HAVE PROTECTION
From the St. Louis Globe Democrat.

rTUH tHe 81. Louis GlODe democrat.
The public attention may be held for
a time by this issue Or that issue, but
the one issue that can never be put
into the background is the Tariff: The
Fictitious prosperity of the present
should deceive no one. The European
war. which is the sole cause of that
prosperity, is approaching its end.
When 1t is concluded the abnormal dc,
mand for American products will
cease, not instantly but rapidly. The
nations engaged In the great conflict
will at once begin to concentrate all
their powers upon rehabilitation. They
will endeavor to the utmost to supply
their own needs, to restore their COM
merce, and to pay the enormous in.
debtedness they have incurred. To this
end, or these ends, they will buy as
little as possible and sell as much as
they can. 1t is supreme folly to i'm.
agine that they will or can do anything
else. The notion that their necessi.
ties will compel them to continue to
buy prodigiously from us is founded
upon vain hope. Such necessities
II they exist, will he but temporary
They would not go on pouring out
money to us, II they could, and they
could not II they would.
On the contrary, their policy will
be one Of rigid economy within ana
OF Furnishing sales to the utmost with.
out. The capture of the greatest cash
market in the world will be their
special aim. Nowhere else than here
can the gold they will so badly need
be acquired with facility. That the
United States will be the dumping
ground for the surplus products Of all
the fighting nations cannot be reason
ably questioned. The reelection OF
Woodrow Wilson would mean four
more years with the bars down, four
more years with the gates open for
the entry Of European cheap labor pro.
ducts In competition with ours. Who
can imagine continuation of pros.
perity under such conditions? Gold
would pour out of this country in a
continuous stream. Factories through.
out the land would close down, una BILE
to compete with the foreign manufac.
turers. Labor would be thrown out
OF employment; prices of farm pro.
ducts would 60 down to improbable
figures and business of all kinds would
suffer to the extreme. The only posi-.
BILE preventure of such a calamitous
| contamination is a Tariff that will
protect us from the flood of Europe,
and the only way to establish such a
protection is by the restoration OF a
Republican government which makes
protection its fundamental principle
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BITS OF
STATE NEWS

Owing to the conditions affecting
blank paper market in particular and
all other commodities entering into
the production Of a newspaper the An.
derson Advertiser, Greenbrier indie
pendent. West Virginia News, Romeo.
verte Times and Monroe Watchman
have announced an advance in their
subscription rates effective Novem.
Der /.
The sprightly Lincoln Republican
prints the following: 1.-THE West Wiz.
ginia conference of the Methodist
church closed at Wheeling Tuesday
night. Rec. D. S. Lee comes back to
Hanlin. to the qualification Of his
friends. He has however, been given
two charges, Hamlin and West Ham.
lin, and now only has fourteen charges
on his work. II there had been any
more on the map they would have
tucked them under Brother Lees
wings. What he will be able to do
with them we don't know, but he
will probably organize a conferences
OF his own and enlist ministerial
help. As soon as he holds his confer.
ence and makes his appointments the
Republican will announce the assign.
ment Of minister's"
The business houses Of Grafton are
putting on the finishing touch in their
decoration for the convention of the
Grand Lodge I o o F which conyenes
there tomorrow for 1t annual three dav
session The city is prepared to an.
terrain huge crowd and It Is estimat.
ed that no less than 1000 visitors WIN
be there during the three days.
The city council of Charles Town
has purchased the Heidwohl pronertv
upon which formerly stood the Old
Inn. a point Of historic interest there
and will convert 1t into public park.
The old building was built $50 years
ago but was RACED recently.
More light on the route Of the old
National pike through Wheeling has
been shed by Thomas J. Edwards, pi.
oneer resident Of Wheeling but now
OF Kansas City, who spent q few hours
In that city the other day. According
to Mr.. Edwards best recollection the
pike came In over Fulton hin and down
Main street as all authorities agree,
Many say It crossed the river at Ninth
street, others at Twelfth street and
others below the creek, Mr., Edwards
agrees with the latter. Speaking Of
the route Of tho pike, MI Edward
said: II remember the bike under the
name Of tho national turnpike. tl
.esMs Il aIeE ths hss :aaa ;dal1 air
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Sc \ POL1CEMAN'S lot is not happy one''
n sang the bobbic chorus in one of the early
Gilbert and Sullivan operas But that was
long before the genius of the politicians in big Ohio
cities bordering upon the lake was applied to the
study Of police problems and the automobile fac
tory efficiency experts of Detroit popularzed the
bonus system. Now we are told that in Henry
Ford's town muti-mlionairc police commission
err has devised bonus system for the men in his
department and is going to provide the money out
OF his own pocket.
1t is not every town that can command the SER
vices OF public spirited and generous rich men in
similar capacities, but we are fairly progressive
people, and now that we have begun to study the
problems of municipal government in real earnest.
after many years of neglect, it is safe guess that
II the Detroit experiment proves to be successful it
speedily will be adopted by other towns and the
really efficient policeman will be suitably rewarded
Tor devotion to duty and the bone head and the
thug IN uniform will be relegated to the rear
But it is quite likely that it will be found that
brains and resolution at the top more important
In police force than bonuses or any other innova-
lions below. The two most competent police forces
and the best all around fighting establishment in
the world are the Canadian Northwestern police
the Pennsylvania State police and the United States
Marine corps. There are none that compare with
these in all the world And they attained their al
most unique position by the simple method of set
ting the standard very high and then keeping it
there. 1t could be done in every city and town in
the land if politics kept out of the police bust
ness. Politics; that in one word is the explanation
of all the police crookedness and incompetency in
this country.
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CHILTON'S FRIENDS.

CH1LTON'S unique letter addressed to postmas.
" tiers, and possibly others, stating over the sig
nature of his secretary, Henry Fry that ''if
everyone whom Senator Chiffon HAS HELPED
WILL REMEMBER him on election day and get
him one or two votes from THE OPPOSITION
was it sent to E. D. Lewis Democratic Chairman
.pf Harrison county, David Reay, of Morgantown,
members of the O'Brien wing of the party in Ohio
county, some gentlemen with a desire in their
hearts to turn on the motors for the stamping ma.
chimes in Tunnelton, Rowlesburg, Fairmont, Graf
Eon, Martinsburg and quite few other dove cotes
whence futter the billets dieu and business mis-.
Isives Of Uncle Sam mail service? Chiffon doesn t
say in his letter what the Opposition" to him is.
Perhaps he refers to the gentlemen who didn't get
the parchments with Wilson's great seal and rib.
tbons.
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PEACE AND AMERICAN BUSINESS.

III Asst weeks peace rumor which originated in
- such respectable quarters that it was given
serious attention for while renewed specu.
Iaation as to what would happen to the existing
wonderful prosperity if peace were to come sud.
denly. The best judgment seems to agree that
kwhile this country must prepare itself for com.
|mercal assault of unprecedented violence when Eu-
trone succeeds in changing back to an industrial
fbass after two years more of war; there will be
40 sudden break here In the view of the men best
able to form opinions upon such subject America
y hooked up for two years run of 100 per cent
producnon no matter what happens in Europe or
how rapidly plants are extended.
james A. Farrell, president of the United States
Steel corporation and one of this country's few
experts in foreign trade, made statement to that
Erect the other day at municipal celebration at
lts largest plants. William E. Corey "a former pres.
fdsnt Of the same huge concern and now the head
pf the Midvale Steel combination, said as much last
esh s1d@ sRieEaez Jsy. chairman: Of She New:
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RUFF STUFF
BY RED.
BY RED.

Fairmont crowds are all right,
they're for Brooklyn.
Looks as II Germany wants to show
us before the war Is ended that she
has easy access to our coast.
Which may have the affect that w.
W. will allow her to keep Belgium and
Poland.
With all these vessels sunk. Sunday
auto collisions, World Series games
and politics we haven't time to drink
our coffee.
Been Brooklyn's game II Olson
hadn't made numerous errors.
ss
Ought to be an eight hour day for
baseball fans so We could sleep at
night.
It's difficult to sleep with Ed Worth.
ington and Buckley keeping every.
body awake telling stories.
And say-they must be interesting
nit.
Gosh, we'd hate to hear what Teddy
has to say now about the way things
are handled In America.
Farmer vote will be for wilson,
o.
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America First and america Efficient"
WHAT ARE YOU GOING TO DO
ABOUT IT?

CATuRDAY and yesterday good many of the
- solid citizens of Fairmont who work hard all
day and spend the evenings in the bosoms Of
their families saw that Wilson club banner for the
frst time Some Of them, doubtless saw it on their
way to and from church where they were expected
20 take stock Of moral values and consider the quail
ty OF their citizenship and their fitness to be the
parents Of the coming generation
Wonder what this element OF the population
Thought Of it, flying there all by itself across the
main IN business street of the city, the symbol of
ates vice and browbeats and l,umiates Il city gov
srnment all for the sake of securing few votes?
Almost every vote purchased in this shameful
way would land at least one man in the peniten-
ary it were possible to get justice from the Mar
lon county courts in political cases. But it is not
lhls IS 1nattsr which the voters must deal with
themselves at the polls
What are you going to do about it on November
q, Mr.. Decent Citizen7
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Farmers can't get hurt with 81
marines.
(BY coNpo.ll

Farmers can't get hurt with sub
marines.
May be; but we cart see how, Ruth
can beat Coombs. But perhaps like
Henry Ford we're born that way
that is BROOKLYN fan.
Someone at the Grand Is giving
away babies now. It's the h. c. OIL.
Where was Wesleyan Saturday?
Calac and Rodgers at South Side
Park Thanksgiving.
Tom Buckley doesn't shoot pool on
Jackson street; he sends his man Fri
day whom Tom says looks like a
whole week.
II the Indians are responsible for
Indian summer as she is this season
we'll miss the race when it's gone.
A Fairmont boy had to join the
Pennsylvania guards to get to the
border.
Doc Linger is not sharp shooter
he misses the glass quite often.
80
There's great difference between a
100 per cent politician and q 500, 1000
one.
Has William B. Plaster said any.
thing about judicial candidates in the
state wanting to quit because they
were assessed too much by the Demo
Gratis?
We haven't heard Of It.