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Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1917-05-02
RALPRE. WHITENANED
CLERK OF NEW COURT
Chief Justice Pennewill Will
Preside at Opening
Session on Monday
CREATED BY ACT OF
RECENT LEGISLATURE

Ralph e. White. clerk In the ONCE
OF Joseph wigglesworth. prothono-
tary. will he tho clerk 10 the new
Court Of Common peas. which will
open for business Monday Mr. White
was selected for the Office at a CON
ference Of the State judges yesterday.
The salary, which is fixed by the
statute creating the court. is $500 a
year
Mr. White acted as deputy prothon
otary during the absence OF Senator
Harvey lIoGecker. the deputy pro-
thonotary, during the session Of the
Legislature and in that capacity sery-
cd as clerk to the Superior Court.
The new court will sit in ono Of
the two court rooms in the county
building for the first time at the open
ing Of the May term OF court on Mon
day. II is likely that Chief Justice
Pennewill will preside at the opening
session which will probably not last
long in the absence of cases to be
rdesented
While the new court will be pri-
marily for the trial OF minor civil
cases, the court may take pleas OF
guilty when tho Court Of General
Sessions is not sitting. upon nforma-
ton presented by the attorney gen
eral
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1917-05-02
nY w. W. PEeLER.

Omitted Press Staff Correspondent. |
LONDON, April rs CBy Mail.-The
blind Tommy is happy opumlst. mart
ly because two pretty American girls
are doing their bit to cheer him along.
Yes, and he's a rag-time fan, too,
whose feet just can't behave when he
hears an American band ripping off
eccentric melody.
Marjorie Robbins. OF Evanston. Ill.,,
and Edna Owens Williams, OF Phila-
delphia. are callers at st. Dunstan's
Home for the Blind, on a self-imposed
mission OF scattering sunshine. Pri-
Yates Hooley and Clare seem TO have
a stand-in with them, hut II these men
are busy in the shops. learning to
wrest their living from the world after
the war. any other pair Of sightless
boys may be favored There's walk
( I'm the green .bordered lanes of Re-
gents Park. then a taxi to the after
noon tea place where rag.time blareth.
Hooley got a bullet through the
head over a year ago. u went into his
, right temple and out the left. destroy
ing the optic nerve. He will never sec
again.
Clare still has hopes Of regalnlng
the sight of his right eye.
While he nddled around with a
many colored cake. between two noisy
4 fits by the rag-time Americans, Clare
cheerfully told the American girls how
he happened to get his.
ut all happened so suddenly that
! ! didn't see the man who threw II,
he said 1--WE charged and ]. stumbled
just as we reached the German para.
pet. Someone threw a German bomb
and II lit near my face as ] hit the
ground Bang A splinter hit my left
eye and the flare burned the right
can still distinguish with the right eye
between light and dark and ] hope II
will get stronger
The orchestra hutted In with the
newest Hawaiian atrOcity. The drum
Her went into spasms slammine
everything within reach. including the
drum and two tea pots. IL reminded
lleeley OF Harry Lauder.
"Id like to see him In Three
Cheers ne said
You never WILL said Glare, drily
and both laughed
The American girls held matches
while the blind men nc cigarettes
You know" Glare said. some peo
pie believe a man quits smoking wher
he can't see the smoke That's wrong
didn't smoke much after coming on
OF the hospital because ! had lost TN,
sense OF taste But I've got it bach
now and enjoy my cigarettes as mucl
as ever"
They we're backed by the conhdenc,
and sunny optimism that character
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1917-05-02
WOn1en's Dead Faces and
IdiOt-Likc Children in
Wake of TeutOn Army

seemed to me idiot children
These women, who are French, had
to live with the men who were killing
their husbands and brothers, and had
to submit to the daily moods OF men
who were sometimes sulky and sume-
times drunk"
Beach Thomas writes to the London
Daily Mail:
Nowhere did the officers ever drop
their professional brutality. A poor
weak old man, very shOrtsighted was
given three days solitary confinement
on a diet OF black bread and water be.
cause he failed to salute a junior Of
ficer
ION the treatment OF women as
women | will not enlarge. Great num-
bers of residents between l6 ami 90
have been carried off into slavery,
some to work in the fields and fac.
tories, some-for other purposes; and
they have not been allowed to send
back word of their fate
Mothers have no news OF their
daughters. and are wild with grief.
anxiety and rage"
Stephen Pichon, former French min
lister of foreign affairs. fresh from a
trip to the ruined regions. writes in
the Petit journal of Paris that the
Germans might excuse some Of their
crimes on the score Of military neces.
sity. but asks:
Did strategic reasons cause them TO
desecrate cemeteries, carry of women
and girls, allow invalids to die in hos.
pitfalls, hurl aged people into the
streets. steal all movable property and
cut slender young fruit trees to the
ground?"
One is given samples OF Prussian
humor-a cat cruciied TO a board, with
a child's cap on its head and the
stump of a cigar in its mouth.
In Peronne the humorists removed
the statue Of Catherine de Polk. who
defended the city against the imperi-
alists in 1886, and put up in its stead
a lewd female figure with parts of a
French uniform. A child's portrait still
hanging on the wall OF a ruined home
was smeared over with foulest filth.
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1917-05-02
Evanston and Philadelphia Girls
Bring Sunshine to Blond TOmmies

ICES the English Tommy They talked
Of learning their new occupations
without a thought that they might not
be able TO reach the speed predicted
for the English industrial world when
this war is over.
I'm going to be an Office clerk
Hooley told Miss Robbins. Its hard
at first to learn Braile shorthand but
I'll learn 1t yet. I'm speed boy on
the typewriter row. ] will be able TO
earn my living all right"
or all the 100 blind men at St Dun.
STAINS home, from whom these Amer
lean girls choose their tea guests
only one Is known to be cmbittered
because OF his misfortunes. He Is a
newspaper humorist. a Canadian. who
used 70 run a c0l-yum in Western Cam
ada. His living depended on his ability
to see the funny side and II goes hard
with him TO have that side obscured.
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1917-05-02
/etNtNT

Rub a little soothing. cooling ics-mini on
those poor. tired. swollen. burning feet.
An. how cool, easy and comfortable il makes
them feel. Instantly .corns and painful cali
ouses stop hurting and you will want 70
dance for joy No foolishneas. 1ce-mint
will shrivel up any corn whether hard soft
or between the toes 90 that 10 can be lifted
out easily with the fingers There is no
pain and not one bic Of soreness when apply
Ing ice-mint or afterwards and IL doean't
even irritate the surrounding skin. Try Il
Just SAX IN any drug store for little
icc.mint and end your foot troubles Tor good
10 costs little and acts so quickly and gently
it seems like magic. You n say so Yourself
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1917-05-02
Catarrhal Deafness
May Be Overcome
A simple, safe and reliable way that
calls for no ugly trumpets. phones
or other instruments

To be deaf is very annoying and embarrass-
ing People who are deaf are generally
mighty sensitive on this subject. And yet
many deaf folks carry around instruments
that call attention 10 Their infrmity. There.
fore people who are hard Of hearing. who
suffer from head noises. or who are actually
deaf from catarrhal trouble, will be glad 10
know Of a simple recipe that can be easily
made up at home for few cents cost that
a really quite efficient in relieving the disa-
rreesble deafness and head noises caused by
catarrh.
From any drug store get one ounce Of
parmint double strength) about 75c worth .
Take this home and put " into simple
svrup made OF IA pint Of hot water and four
onnces Of ordinary graduated sugar. Take
4 tablespoonful four times day.
This treatment should, by tonic action re
duce the Inflammation in the middle car that
a catarrhal condition would be likely 10 cause
and with the Inflammation gone the distress
ing head noises headaches, cloudy thinking
ard that dun feeling in the ears should gradu-
Ally disappear. Anyone who suffers from ca.
farrh. catarrhal deafness or head noises
should give parmint a trial. To is pleasant
10 take aud Is quite ineApensiys,
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1917-05-02
AT TIE Obey.

Today at the Queen Theatre. Viz
gnia Pearson will be seen in a Aim
operetta. u is q William Fox photo
play. entitled Royal Romance" and
Miss Pearson was selected TO head the
company because she has every talent
suited for The role she is to portray
Seldom was there a happier or more
daintily humorous picture presented to
the public
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1917-05-02
5 killed WHEN PENNSY
LOCOMOTIVE BLOWS UP
By The United Press.

PHILADELPHIA. May Five
persons are dead today as the result
Of a shifting locomotive of the Penn
sylvania railroad exploding in the
Philadelphia Terminal last night.
One man was killed outright and four
others died Upon reaching hospitals
two of them this morning The explo-
sion blew the engines boiler clear
over signal tower and splintered its
truck and cab
The men killed are.
Joseph Coylo No. SIC North Forty
sixth street. the engineer
John McGowan. No. 20l6 South
Twenty-second street. brakeman.
r. W. Hagee. No. AL North Thirty
second street, the fireman.
c. F. Horickel. No 2637 North Bou-
vier street, brakeman.
w. +. Kelly, No. 1878 Reno street
the conductor.
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1917-05-02
ATTRACTIONS At THEATRES
AT THE GARRICK.

Billy lang who is appearing at the
Garrick Theatre this week, in Bart Me-
Hugh's kissing School" is comedian
of the real sort. His originality is one
OF his strong points, while his comical
manner is another. incidentally he il
with very clever company of pretty
girls. who are good singers and dancers.
Tho act is staged in elaborate fashion,
representing a May day scene.
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1917-05-02
cecil DENIES WILSON
PLEADED FOR irish

LONDON. May q Denial that For
eign Secretary Balfour had reported
from Washington that President VIII
son had expressed the opinion that a
speedy solution of the Irish problem
would do more to further the fight
for world democracy than any other
concession Britain could make" was
made in the House Of Commons today
Lord Cecil. acting foreign secretary
in Balfour's absence, made the denial
in reply to queries from Irish Ma
tionallst members.
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1917-05-02
GRANT TWO MARRIAGE LICENSES.

Magistrate Stradley has issued the
following marriage licenses: Fannie
Brown, OF No 1906 West Fifth street.
and James Millbourne. OF No. no
Scott street. and Emma r. Mitchell
Of No. 5ll Sherman street. and Harry
Franklin Allen. OF No 4Ol West Four
teenth street.
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1917-05-02
IssrE LErrERs on EsrArEs.

Letters OF administration have been
issued in the office of Register of
Frank W. Barnes TO Francis A.
Barnes, and on the estate of Maurlel
Lagneau to Anne Maui Lagneau Let
ters testamentary have been issued on
the estate Of Willard Thomson 10 Will
liam II. Thomson and on the estate of
Gertrude L. Smith to Leroy c. Ken
dali
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1917-05-02

lie Trust Company by $1,000, making
the face of the note S63S1.S0.
James G. Shaw. for the acting com
mittee. reported that. with the excep-
ton of some fences that will have 10
be repaired, the properties are in good
condition.
Bills were ordered paid. and the
deed for the Goodwill Fire COmpany's
property from the Citizens Building
and Loan Association to the Mayor and
Council was executed by Treasurer
McGrory.
William Marshall and William
O'Connor. shad fishermen. while fish
ing off the Port Penn jetty yesterday.
found the body OF John J. O'Noll. the
Philadelphia pilot who committed sui
eide by jumping from the bridge ~
the steamship Sam Ramen on the
night Of April p The body was in a
bad condition. but Identification was
made possible by first class ocean
pilots license
The body was towed TO this city and
removed TO the Clewell undertaking
parlOrs and the coroner's Office in
Wilmington notified They in turn no
titled Mrs O'Neill. who lives with her
two children at No, 2233 Pemberton
street, Philadelphia
O'Neill suffered from overweight
nerves as a result Of his experience
Of two years in taking ships through
the submarine zone in European
waters. and this is thought 10 have
unbalanced his mind and caused him
to drown himself He had piloted
more ships across the Atlantic Ocean
since the beginning of the war than
any other man. and had been 80 sue
cessful in lodging submarines that his
services were much in demand. but
his nerves finally gave way under the
strain.
The New Castle Orchestra held its
second dance OF the after Easter sea-
son in the Opera House last night.
The affair was well attended
Francis dell. Janvier is confined 10
his home by illness.
At a meeting last night OF the joint
committee appointed recently by the
Home and School Association 10 ar
range for the cultivation OF land by
the school children. DR.. +. i. Cross
reported that Selden S. Deemer had
offered the the free use OF plots
50X150 feet to as many school children
as would cultivate them. He reported
that his canvass OF the schools had
resulted in 125 boys above the third
grade registering and that he had Sc
cured a promise OF $50 from the Board
OF Education with which TO purchase
seed and supplies. Prizes will be Of
fered to stimulate industry among the
I youthful gardeners.
Mrs. Richard s. Rodney and Mrs. A.
L. Faulkner, will conduct a tea to-
morrow afternoon at the home OF the
former in the interest OF the build
ing fund of Emmanuel Episcopal
| Church.
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1917-05-02
At THE MAJESTIC.

Despite the unfavorable weather.
crowded houses were in evidence at
every performance yesterday, the
second day of Marguerite Clark, In
The Valentine Girl" One can't help
repeating that Marguerite Clark
makes the story real. and seldom has
been seen better vehicle in light.
clean drama
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1917-05-02
YOU MAY ENLIST.

Aliens who have taken out their
first naturalization papers are eligible
TO enlist in the United States army.
and can work in the army at brick.
laying Mechanics OF all sorts are
sought for enlistment in the army. A
query. which is one of interest TO
many Wilmingtonians has been re-
ceived regarding the question by THE
EVENING JOURNAL.
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1917-05-02
DELAwARE ROAD DIRECTORs.

At meeting Of the directors in
this city recently. Edward Hart. Of
Townsend. was elected director Of
the Delaware Railroad TO succeed
George Gray. resigned, and Governor
John G. Townsend. Jr.. was elected a
director Of the Delaware. Maryland
and Virginia Railroad. to succeed
George Fisher Pierce, deceased.
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1917-05-02
FIRE DAMAGES MILLINERY.

The Washington Fire Company re-
sponded 10 a still alarm of fire early
last evening when a fire was discover
ed IN the Ross Millinery store. No, 625
Market street. The firemen eXtin-
guished the blaze without much
trouble and little damage was done.
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1917-05-02

Uriah Dayton. one Of the elevator
operators in the county end Of the
new Public Buildings, resigned his
position Monday night to join the line
OF agricultural workers Mr.. Dayton
is a farmer by occupation, and will
assist his son in the cultivation OF the
latters farm in Kent county.
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1917-05-02
PICkPnCkET GETS nOCTOR.

Or William b. AshbrOok. Of this
city. had his pocket picked on Satur-
day afternoon, while riding on a Del
aware avenue trolley car between
Ninth and Market streets and Della
ware avenue and Adams street Tho
car was crowded at the time.
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1917-05-02
AT THE SAVOY.

The feature at the Savoy Theatre
for today and tomorrow is the latest
Pathe production entitled "The Emp
ress,' featuring Holbrook Blinn. and
Dor Kenyon. HolbroOk Bli6n Is
known as q big star on the American
stage. Doris Kenyon has been star
rcd in number OF photopleys.
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1917-05-02
RY MILroN eRoNNER.

Staff Special.
NEW YORK. May 2.-Outrages upon
women, abuse of little children. theft
of personal belongings of poor persons.
destruction of humble homes. con-
vents, churches, OF every growing
thing in tho way OF trees. shrubs and
bushes-these are the crimes laid at
the door of the retreating German ar
mics i'm their great move back from
the SOmme in northern France.
Correspondents of this paper had
already cabled briefly how northern
France, once garden spot. had been
turned into a desert, but patches Of
newspapers received today give fuller
and more intimate details of the ter
ror.
Says the correspondent Of the Lon
don Times:
The walls of the houses have been
burst with dynamite or burnt. the reap
ers and binders collected and broken.
and the orchards cut down.
But the ruins of farms, orchards
and towns are nothing beside the
shocking ruin to human life.
1T is as terrible as anything on the
battlefield TO see children who have
been slowing starving for a year wan
dering about amid the ruin OF their
homes. They are wan little ghosts.
just beginning to find reasons for
smiling at our men.
ITO be treated as We we're today
with smiling confidence by a child so
thin she could hardly stand and whose
eyes were half shut through prolonged
starvation is trying experience.
81 saw one frail woman load n bar
row with what she could find in the
ruins of her hOme-the last article
was a doll without a head-and trun-
die the cargo away. with four shy. lit
tie weak figures cinging TO her skirts %
Listen now 10 the testimony Of the
mild old French priest le Cure Cunon
of Noyennes near Ham:
For year my people here Lave
not had a morsel of meat and not a
drop Of wine and only bad water IN
which the Germans put their filth
They gave us bread which was dis
gushing and bad biscuits and potatoes
and not enough even. so that the Child
rem became wan and the women weak
"The Americans sent us food but
the Germans took the best OF il.
But those things do not matter
those physical things. II was the SUI.
fering of the spirit that mattered. And.
monsieur we suffered mentally so
much it almost destroyed our intelli-
gencc
I'VE were slaves after the Germans
came. They ordered our men to work
and punished them with prison for the
slightest fault.
They we're the masters Of our
women. They put our young girls
among the soldiers.
They set themselves out deliber.
ately at first TO crush our spirit. to
subdue us by an iron rule. They failed
and were astonished
They said We cannot understand
/ you people Your women are so proud
/ Il was true Our women raised their
heads and said. We are French. We
will never give in to the conqueror' q
Phil Gibbs Englishman, writes Il
the London Chronicle:
In Rove and Nesle / saw some Of
the victims of the Huns. The womon'l
faces we're dead faces. sallow and
masklike and branded with the mem
cries OF great agonies.
THE children were white. 80 THU
their cheekbones protruded Nam
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1917-05-02
ACCIDENTS OF THE DAY.

Among those treated at the Della
ware Hospital today were:
Charles Simpson. injured arm.
Frank Joseph, lacerated leg.
John Cassidy. bruised face.
Joseph Taylor, lacerate scalp.
George Vuessy, burned arm.
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1917-05-02
BADGE FOR PATRIOT
FOOD Growers
Food Badge Of Honor

South Carolina farmers who show
their patriotism by growing the most
food possible will receive badge of
honor like the one here shown A
civic preparedness organization OF
Columbus is giving out the badges.
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1917-05-02

In the Orphans Court today Attor-
ney Samuel l.. Adams, Jr.. filed re-
turn OF the sale OF real estate OF Emma
J. Adams. which was confirmed by
Judge Rice.
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1917-05-02
VETERANS, ENcAMPMFNT

Commencing on Thursday morning at
IN o'clock. the annual encampmont of
the Department of Delaware. G.. A. r.,
viii be held In the Irish-American Hall.
Delegates representing every post in the
State will be presnt.
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1917-05-02
BREAD PRICES SOAR;
POOR ALARMED.

LAUREL. May Small loaves or
bread jumped in price from TO 10
cents here yesterday. Other commod'
tiles also scared. The poor arc be-
coming desperate.
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1917-05-02
TRIAL TRIP FoR BREWSTER.

On Thursday the ship Benjamin Brew
ster., recently completed at the yards Of
the Harlan and Hollingsworth Corpora
ton, will be given her trial trip over
the usual trial course in the Delaware
baV
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1917-05-02
QUEEN DE- DANCE.

ideal place for good nights dance,
with good music. pleasant surround
ings and an abundance OF fun. To-
night there is a big novelty dance
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1917-05-02

Tue best class of tenants don't look
70 window signs they read and use Ito
Want Ads-Adv.
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1917-05-02
SOCIALIST MEETING.

The Womens Socialist Committed
will hold its weekly meeting on Thurs
day evening. at No. 702 Market street
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1917-05-02
SALE CONFIRMED.

Use the l'ttle ads OF big value-ths
Want Ads.-Adv.
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1917-04-19
BARABOO BOYS
IN GARDEN WORK

A committee consisting of w. e..
Baringer, secretary Of the Baraboo
commercial association; Rev. E. C..
Henke, D. Joseph Johnson, G. H. Cop
ley, George Weidenkopf, George
Howe, J. C. Payne, Harry Slye and
James Fay and others are to assist
and direct the boys and young men in
the city on growing gardens on the
vacant lots about town. The older
heads are to direct the youths in this
most essential work. On next Wed
nesday evening at 1880 at the office
of the secretary of the commercial
club there will be a meeting OF the
boys, parents and others to make def
mite plans for the work. The Uni
versity Extension division, Madison
has sent out bulletin recommend
ing that steps to "Plant "a Garden"
be taken America at peace faced a
shortage of food, and with war there
is danger of facing a real famine.
The bulletin asks all to help. In con-
clusion. the bulletin says:
First, Plant a garden yourself.
Second, Urge your neighbor to do
likewise. ~*@>
Third, Potatoes, beans, carrots,
onions, turnips, corn, beets and to-
matoes are easily raised, and are
available for both summer and winter
use.
Fourth, Plant only what you can
care for well.
Fifth, Be sure to cultivate your gar
den.
Sixth, Raise a better and bigger
crop than your neighbor.
Seventh, Be a good finisher as well
as a good starter.
1T IS YOUR PATRIOTIC DUTY
TO RESPOND TO THIS URGENT
NECESSITY. WILL YOU DO 1T?