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Sc XECESITiN con urgcncia 10 saStrcs en-
vari0s ramos de SaSircria, ono para Ia
h"rlura de paulaIDncs. sacos, chalec0s, etc.
HasarnOs sueldos de union. iTrabajO per-
VcRGa iamcdiatlmenic. Max Lcr-
nor. Nirtnria. Texas. -f020
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Cuando necesite libros en- espanoI
G~iriiase a Igaacio Z. Lczano.-1iS
y. Sta. Rosa Ave. San antonio, rs-
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intrS Gr rcndcr SrS NUE.CES L. cstinl-
r"E!u~ iarn0> = COnuC"r SlS prcCiOs. GDrn-
rTaiiiUS cUaiGu!"r canilhad ! Clasc. e. ].
ini =. Narroruin, 400 DolorOsa Street. san
Antonio, Texas.
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~ "omar.;o T,sn :, Anro-
49, C..ISSI. .na- h..;ando-
ca r,sor nouo aonrtos 10 noIicia
.on4;o-or Io,.o,4or -, ac+a do in
r,cc;6r -, lbs r~ooIamortos guberra-
man+iros
A la inspection dc Policia.
~ .
'' Wv
sd de RoJano. kntonccS este, pro-
..,o5oIo. J., I~,s,occ;a, resnac-
~" para '1S''I''"' 81" -
,a,.% s.aa~o
,5yrN. C.i..5 aE.n-ro. 81
- Il.
-
4o~mw.un - .u,,+, -.
"cS~""'' u.s. . III -,
"'S '~""u""e1O ieSo' vi '7p'
'' d" Pe'
.'''~'"'0" SIS PS'0'"'
."eSo "a, = 4-''''".''' "-
Ia "-'0''a10 ~ "'
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= :. ''''1 $500
oa'E"uo So''e q HlIro ut O'" 0"s"
oe !" F'"%ue'" ue' F"'I"''
G., c.,4.-,Jo- n. .o.,ns
y las detoaacIoncS acuulcron va
rios ~genG2rmes. inclusive ei ver0a-
,der0 culpa5le dc este atentado, CT
poiicia que Sc neg0 a preStar cl aux
10 que Sc lc pcdia. Los C~and&ncdo
fIcron anrchcndidos Y dcsarmados
- "a I'-rl.-- ri In lea III ns-,Rt so
!cs tom' declaration y amooS dlJe-
ron cue al pasar por la ticnda DC
los Ro}ano, cstos los habIan agreed
do, por 10 que en- defenSa propia.
d~iSpararon Sobre elIos ' SaIgado, dan
doles mlcrtc. Esta declaration no
eSta comprobada por cl dicho dc tcs-
tlgoS, pues la tragedia no ocurrlo
trente d Ia casa dc los RoJano, Slno
en- Ia P~Iazucia del Parral, cerca dc Ia
!latcrn'dad, 10 cuaI dcsyIrtua com
pletamente c! dlcho &c los Candane-
do' q0'eheS nan l d consignadoS "
Ia aut'fiaad Juaicia! correspondents
'e'
io'~'e''oI'le'.e 81 I'D SahId" que
juan Idn"aneno cS Feca"aaoor ne
MercaaoS en- NeNico ' mo a Fue"Ia'
par" e'"'''r u h"%a''"S CON
ira q ''hlefc'o'
I1,, no-our;n,,s,
Una percgrinacion dc todas parties
Successes = d,rantc ri din !. r~o1ic;,
II" I'.'o' que uis'''e' co'S'"'''e-
HIc"'' 'oS S'uPoS Ge genie que sc
congtcedoan IIehlc d la casa dc los
kojano.
La madre dc cStoS. dona Rcfugio
BurgoS' eSta mconScIablc. pucS dc un
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- Ri.NTl hacienda. DigaInc Id. 81 tienc
lmUlrihrulOs Y InfQIlnaria d~gricOla ! III
yHInr. Y 20 i" UrurnTclonarG hacienda con
aqua IN M"yiru. W.. l.. flores, i0s Bclvln
81. an .NILunIO, TrNa-. -lii.
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BIBLIOTECA uUSTRADA PARA
NiNOS

Ga so centavos cada TOmO).
El Canastillo dc Flores.
FL Mundo de 10 Pequeao.
FL EncantO de los Ninos.
Fisica a. Aicance de los Nilos.
Historic de las Sociedades
Humans.
La Comadre Nuerte.
Las NaravtIlas del Cello.
La Cabrita de Orc.
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r. ,rorr;,.v Ca
-. ID baLcr os-
aront. ,,;1 roscs .
-. 10 a., GIN
dad
7. ,~o.;n;. ra.cr,ad, no ha realiZa-
-. o,~..h.,.;,ro. do lbs amiros
ID ;....r 7T.r,;no1 - o~,,ianos 60 ba
.od, .b;r.o noraro ono
H.. -ni;l. =, o.. cirdad ~ saLcr
..r.n,.m.r. bo,;o s;do 6a-n-
r,-,.. o.o. ;5,-oras 60 c~rcucntra
,,or,l ~r.is+a .,
ia .,as
49,. ~
-. ,r..or,,,.,
..-rr. avn 10
..-,,,..r 81 ba-
5SIIN r.s.Ia s.un ,ar
.r....
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=. L.aLa ~ 49,. ooosi5r
81 ..,,.a dcl .,,rdo . IA
80. J., C.so To-
,..,aI a.+,.a or,,,eI+o
it,. s,,.a,o
-. En ..+it.d ca
- ,In,
=. To- o..af.dos o,a corf;aron
a., ,,,.. ...rondri,p g, d,ncro rccfa-
I'LL. l.. r.n;l;oro- ia u.rtipoz
m.L.am
EscaUda!oso Fraudc en- cl Hospital
General.
c...J -,ul,. h,.
",;l. ,n. 10 L.. o.+ablcci-
!. -,
L,
l." c''c S"S" - ,"''"''" lISf'"
same H'o nc los e~i.P''a"oS "c !" HIS
'''"'!''' !" 'u"' "''""'Su" F"' Nv
CT" dc~'c"D"liau" Id ''"'oc''" que al
gun P~cr!'a'co PI'l" c' eI persona"
q" AoSVI'aieS ' oIr'S CASTS "e''el
La prensa. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1913-1962, 1917-10-16

RENSTE: ~iraics. ltrpa interior dc lIoubrc.
s~:i'atus. \ los rryended"rca unicamcnic,
-! Varies. r"tr5r" IS 4 IN q. m. N !.
Liur"N -. i.~id~ furr"aurta~ lnc rg"rOn cE-
ir"Gadd> rp.i UrIra inrminanIc o. r~caltZIr.
i4- 'u ln!rS a" rUimn SlGn.nD caGa nrn. con
SOLO our rc>Iult"n N"lii,IdS a ~ rruiayDs
rHda peso Il" ~ vaiur. >" vcndcrdn. Jaw
l.. Adams, Ir. t"Ti>lgIIiiarin. -lniS
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BIBLIOTECA DE INDUSTRIAS
LUCRATIEAS

a 10 ceatavos cada Tomo)
Ganado Lamar
Caballos de Cargo
Industrial A,godoLera
Gusanos de Soda
Facas Lecheras
Industrial Alfarera
CaballoS de LujO
Industrial AZucarera
Las Flores y SuS Perfumes
Exploitation dc IA Patata
Cria de Cabras
Cria de Cerdos
f. Azafran.
Cria de PalomaS
OBRAS POPULARES EMPASTA-
DAS
q p ~ceRtavOs Cada una)
Hygiene del fun!ador
La Electricidad en- casa
La Hygiene Y Ia Economic
Para brillar en- Ell muudo
Quromancia
Guia del Buen Sirviente
Manual de Equitaci0n
Juegus Y deportes
100 plat0S de GAIA
100 llatos de Tcrnera
100 formulas para a~provechar los
SObrantes
Bales de Sociedad
Oraculo dc las Damas
Labores del Belio seXo
Aumento de bienestar > tomos 0.50
Manual de poStres ' l!cores
Manual de rcpoStcria y ~pasteleria
Guia del matrimonio
100 ModoS de alinar carne de vaca
100 Fiambres variados
HAZANAS DE FANTOMAS
CA 40 centav0s t0mo)
Fl Cenio del crimen
MisteriosaS fechoriaS
Horrible eStratagema
CadaVer que habla
Juvc contra Fantomas
III muertO que mdta
la huclla del mucrto
Ei agcnte Secreto
Il documCnto numerO {.
PrisioneIo de Fantomas
II Glamante del Rey.
DeStreza indtil
II abogado EaisteI.oSo
II po.lzonte apache
II nlno d~esapcrecido
~ ahorcado de Londres
Vida por vida
AyENTURAS DE BUFFALO BILL
"a 40 eentavos tGmol
Fl p~rofanaoo- &c tn has
Una lochs de CARNIVAL
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NT"ESIT0 sci> 2aHatrrO~. pacD %i2 L S?s.,9
~cmanarin-. RnstOr shoe Repairing Co.
tn West Houston. -iJ3i
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TALLER F~ON0GRAriCD. Leandro NJ. Ro-
ir.-ucH. NcplraciOncS Dc ron6grarGs de
todaS clascs. CVmpoStura de naGuinas
de coscr. arms &c fucgo. ~rcl0in:. etc.
Sc GBAGAN CANCIONES MENICANAS, con
iG9N?tSiSIENTD DE GUITARRA para
fonGgracD de CilIndrO de dos minutes.
iOt ECENkNISTA 81. san Antonio, Tex
pTcSgatc ror 81 Sr. Rodriguez. GH22i
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iEND1. TfiSPiSO % HENIO. nm magflIri-
co y bu"n Restaurant. ron iuloS los en-
>"rcS uCr.SaFio> Y IN mIIy bU"nas rnndi-
clones para icg"rIp. p"r no icncr tempo
III" a,rII"rlu. DIrIjau-" los in'crc>alDS 4
/. GnnHil"X. 43 MaiamurUs street. San
Antonio. TrEa5. -iUl7
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-DIVERSOS.-

S0LIClTG CORRESPONDENCE De casas Sc
riTs GGr traDajen eycluSivamcnie con
Ouicru hacCr CuntraioS impOrtanieS para
rypOrtaci6n 4 NGXlCO. Anticip0 fondos.
GutllcrmO Darrefo, Hidalgo 50S, Laredo, Te-
vas. -ioa6
La prensa. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1913-1962, 1917-10-16

.U?O-ror tratamiento oste0pitico. Miles
DC rrirrfu0s han sanldo con N: S-m
E~i>,trG:r ! sc c~onvcnccra. 4. HiOjAS' AL
NAREZ, SIC, So, fTio 81. san Antonio.
Texas. -iO25
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81 SECESITiN artiStas mcyIcanoS; cmpleo
esrghlr para fabFirantes de cuT!osiGades
mcHicalaS, que puedan haccr oDrd de al
~raTrria, SDlubFrrOs, CdnaS;oS, laulaS. curto-
sidadrS dc pcIo . CUGluUIcr oird CiaSc de
nbrl Tncnirana dc arte Y CurlO>lGadeS.
Lame Al tel@TGnn crockett f2f. entire y :
u ocuTra L Iii AiamO Bank Bldg.
rOs. -tOs0
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r NECE>ITkN >cIyr.;dS que >cpan bOr-
Iqr III uiIgL.na- :" pueden =dHar dc 10
4 IS pcsu> pDr semana Y hlran cl trabajo
~ casa. DCUrran pUr 10 inaIaEI i 90!
SIR lrro-. 1910
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kE3E ; ESCOCIDOS
De VENTA EN- LA CASA EDITORIAL L0ZANO

f inStinto de una vibora
Il misterio de las och0 dagas
Pesca dificil
Tn tonic demasiado listo
e. compiot del juez
F. proScripto de IA montana
Tn piano ametralladora
Lanzados al abismo
Viaje terrorifico
DAME, el oso Y el OSo Juan.
e cacique negro
LinChamiento fracasado.
La eStatua parlante
Los beduinos rojos
N0TEJ.AS DJVERSAS
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Sc consigna a I'm jcvcn estafsacr,

Hoy, 0 Ia custodia convcnicntc,
CT vista tic que al scr lIcvado ! id
U~ricina de las ComiSioucs dc Scgu-
ridad. jnteuto fugarSc. fuG cnviado
L IL c4rcel municipal. Z disposition
del Agente de! M.nlSter3o plb!!co er
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ANTEOJOS "n abonGS The Cramcr Co.,
opticians" 80 Hicks Ruldg. Prrclos como
DO. W r.bramps pOr cNaIninar IL vista
Crockett CiJ-
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VENTAS

~. lENI!i. cssl mr'i"rnn Csfilp. : rUJrtos
>liI.da ct CGtlc ruiiIiIiCrrr, ron iOdaS las
CON- Cu!Curia- iumagInabi"S. Lotto cSpaciO-
-. Y1ra&'. iaTdin, SnimDrl. Naluad3 on
; t@"p.rp. =" r"aIlZari en- %S%j00.nn. PrOpic-
'drip cQ &JiO West Commerce -. -iGii
rENnD mObfliaTiO romplciO para casa de
: ~Cl!Ir;1S. iUdO en- Ducn CStadO. GD1E
West 81, TCiCfUnO Crockett
jS>S. -i0iJ
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AVlSOS De OCCASION


Sc NECESITAN embellishments Seloras y
seIoritaS cue sepan hacer Camisas Y ARE
glaiiaS 4 mdlU. TFdD2jp pcrrlalcfftc '
bucn salar!o. Johnson hlrtmahe sIV Va.
SaTTp. -lUlo
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rtnA FL ARREGLO he cUALoUIER Ne.
G0CIG . I~EFpE:sACInN In EAGLE PASS
IEXAS. DIRIJAN>I 4 ArRELIO d. MARTT-
NEZ, CrMEECIANTE y CpMISTONISTA, iG7
COMMERCIAL ST. --TELEFDEO IL
UO22,.
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81 NECEsITi express para Tuc Iicve sus
peiaraS a II csIaCiGn % Gamble Sis me-
blyS hahlnic Rosaics. TelerOnO Crockett
20. Y Travis ii2G. =
Evening journal., 1917-02-16
HUSBAND CUT The
Clothes OFF Wife

Edward T. Miles, colored, was before
City Court today. charged with beating
his wife, Hattie Miles, to whom
he had been married for five years.
Hattie testified that on last Saturday
Edward had thrown her down and Sc
verely beaten her. She said the trouble
was that she was going out with a
woman friend and the latter's husband.
She said that on Sunday night Edward
cut the clothes off of her with a knife.
Mrs. Mckinney. the colored woman
with whom Mrs. Miles was arranging to
90 out, testified that she saw the man
beating the woman, who was bleeding
profusely from wounds Of the face and
head. She called her husband. she said,
and he pried Miles away from his wife.
Miles was held in $500 bail for the
next session Of the Court Of General
Sessions.
Evening journal., 1917-02-16
Police Get CLUES TO
Thieves WHO come BACK

Although several clues are being
run down by the Police Department
in their search for the thieves who
raided the store of Darlington & Toad
vine, No. $50 Market street, some time
on Wednesday night or early yester-
day morning, no arrests have been
made. The thieves, who gained access
to the store by breaking a rear panel
in a door leading into yard opening
onto shipley street. made a large
haul.
This robbery was the second one
committed at the store within the
past three weeks, and like the first
one. considerable haberdssheIy was
taken The thieves on the occasion
Of their last visit. got Sc In cash and
about $3.50 worth OF sbir,s, neckies,
scaffs and the Ike.
Evening journal., 1917-02-16
SUFFRAGISTS URGE
SOLONS FOR ballot
Mrs. HilleS and Miss McCue
Plead for Votes Amend
ment at Dover
ASSERT WOMAN Is
NOT ON A PEDESTAL
stan Correspondent.

Stan Correspondent.
DOVER, Del. Feb. 16.-s Speaking
before a General Assembly that As
much more friendly toward their
growing cause, apparently, than has
been any previous Legislature OF Della
ware. large delegation OF sunragists
made a favorable impression at their
meeting this morning before the mem
bers OF the House and Senate in joint
session.
Two hundred women from all parts
OF the State attended the hearing and
occupied seats iD the House cham
Der.
President Pro Tenn Barnard presided
at the joint hearing, and owing 10 the
fact OF Il being the last day for intro
ducing new business, on motion of
Speaker Hall, the meeting, which
started at IL o'clock, was limited to
one hour.
Tho joint meeting was held at tho
request OF the suffrage advocates TO
urge passage OF the bills introduced in
the House and Senate 20 amend the
constitution by giving the vote to
women.
II developed today that the commit
tee on elections OF the House which
reported out favorably the suffrage
CONTINUED on Page seven)
Evening journal., 1917-02-16
SUNDAY CONCERT. But NO
TICKET sale That DAY

Members of the Board OF Pcllcs
Commissioners yesterday notified
Chief of Police George Black to see
that the Sunday laws, relative to the
public amusements on the sabbath be
observed and that the sacred concert
arranged for next Sunday evening ia
the Queen Theatre at which John A.
Finnegan was TO sing be cancelled.
This information was sent % James
Thompson. chairman Of the entertain-
ment committee OF the F'raternal Or.
der OF Eagles under whose auspices
the concert was to be given and
Mr.. Thompson at once arranged
with Chief Of Police Black for con-
ference this afternoon, when it Is ex-
pected that the controversy will be
out. II was said that. the
trouble was due to misunderstand-
ing, il having been reported that the
ticket Office IN the theatre would be
brown open TO the public on Sunday
md tickets sold for the concert.
When spoken to about the order,
CHIEF Black said that the differences
over the concert in all probability
would be adjusted by the committee in
charge continuing 20 sell tickets ser.
the affair from now until Saturday
night Sale OF tickets on Sunday
however, will be prohibited The
doors OF the theatre also will be
thrown open to the public
Evening journal., 1917-02-16
JUST 800 MEMBERS
NOW IN eden LODGE

At the session of Eden Lodge. I. o.
o. f.. last night, a class OF twenty
six candidates was initiated. The
same men will receive the first de-
gree next Thursday night. The lodge
now has a membership OF exactly
eight hundred. There are now thirty
eight applications. being acted on,
twenty-five of which were received
last night. These men will make the
nucleus for a class which will be ini-
tiated on March 10.
The team captained by Fred J
Klund is now leading in the zone
Thousand Members Campaign" The
team captains will meet on next
Wednesday night to discuss addition
al plans. An important meeting OF
the Louisville Boosters Committee"
Will be held on the same evening
On Friday, March 80. the degree
staff OF the lodge will confer the
third degree on class OF candidates
for Fairfax Lodge at Odd Fellows
Hail.
The annual excursion OF the lodge
Will be held on Thursday. June a.
A card tournament between the Odd
Fellows at Tenth and King streets
and Eden members will start next
Tuesday.
Evening journal., 1917-02-16
RESUBMISSION BILL
now IN LEGISLATURE
Must Provide for Rural New
Castle Vote, as Members
Sign Petition
PLAN TO IMPROVE
WILMINGTON HARBOR
Corresnondent.

A@AtAA
DOVER. Del, Feb. 16.-Represen-
tative Martin B. Burris. OF Middle
town, introduced in the House this
morning a bill providing for a vote
on the liquor license question IN
rural New Castle county At the gen
efal election next year. The passage
Of this bill by the General Assembly
is mandatory under tho law. as a Pc
tition was signed by a majority OF
the members OF both houses from that
district requesting resubmission,
which method is provided for in the
constitution
The bill sets out the names OF the
signers to the petition, who are Rep.
resentatives Burris, Ahern. Bucklng.
ham, Boyce, Gregg, Hutchison and
Green, and Senators Pool, Hart,
Walker and Honecker.
The two Houses are looking for a
rush of bills this afternoon and a
night session may be neces-
sary to get them in, this being the
final day for new business.
Mr.. Burris introduced a bill author
izing the workhouse trustees to bor-
row 100000 on mortgages to enlarge
the buildings or grounds.
Other bills were introduced in the
House as follows:
BY Mr.. Rash, 10 make the State
military law conform to the Federal
law.
Mr. Connolly, prohibiting Whining.
ton City Council allowing extra pay
for assessors.
Mr.. Connolly, extending for a year
the time for collecting delinQuent
taxes in Wilmington.
Mr.. Boyce, requiring the B and o.
Railroad Company to eliminate
grade crossing near Red Mill.
Mr.. DAILY authorizing the Kent Levy
Court TO borrow s750,0OO for new
roads.
Mr.. McNabb-To prevent unfair
CONTINUED on Page Eleven.)
Evening journal., 1917-02-16
ELECTRIC Current
Spares WARREN'S life

While assisting in the operation Of
the wrecking crane car OF the Penn
sylvania railroad at Todd's Cut. this
morning. Walter c. Warren. aged S2
years. OF No. IL Buena Vista street,
was severely shocked by electricity.
The boom of the car was being rails
ed. preparatory to replacing a de-
rallied car back on the track. when
the boom broke an electric feed wire.
The loose end OF the wire fell
against Warren. who was standing on
a rail. making an excellent connection
and he was severly shocked. War
rem was removed to his home, where
his condition Is rapidly improving.
There was no other person injured,
and the only damage done by the de-
railment was trifing delay in yard
operations on that track.
Evening journal., 1917-02-16
IS123.266 SUPPORT FOR
DESERTED CITY FAMILIES

Probation Officer Frank Stout sub
mitted the following report Of the
operations of his office for the month
OF January, to Judge Churchman IN
City Court this morning:
Collected from court orders, Janu-
airy, 1917, s3,933; total collected from
court orders, S1O6.56425; number Of
children involved, January, 1917. 1885,
total number involved, III; number
wives and mothers involved, January
1917, 1876: total number involved, 3Szi
Collected from special orders, jan
uary. 1917, S379; total collected from
special orders. S16,7O2-05. Number Of
children involved in January, 1917,
"a: total number involved, 1853; NUM-
her wives and mothers involved, 20;
total number involved, 149.
Total collected from court orders
and special cases to January 81, 1917.
S123,266.30.
Evening journal., 1917-02-16
Releases Is YarrOwdaIe Prisoners and Re.
vOkeS Order OuSting American Relief
Workers in Belgium Before WaShingtOn's
Protest Goes OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES In
dignant at Series Of Insults and Violations
Of American Rights and Privileges Abroad.
COUNTRY ASKS WHAT IS WILSON'S
IDEA OF AN OVERT ACT'''

many since the break in relations.
her release OF the Yarrowdals
prisoners and change In attitude to-
ward Belgian relief work had q
rather quieting effect.
Some officials said these two incis
dents may Indicate a decided change
in the defiant German attitude toward
the interests OF the United States, but
the majority, however, held little hope
that the optimistic change will be
long-lived.
Aggravating incidents continue ia
accumulate, but the President, his ad.
visors say, will hold to his avowed
purpose OF moving deliberately Ia
every step he takes.
When he goes before Congress TO
ask authority to protect American
lives and property move believed
inevitable and a matter OF not many
days-the President wants to feel that
the entire country will back his ac-
tion.
In this connection. the prevailing
question in Washington is what is
the Presidents idea OF an overt act,
such as would warrant his going be-
fore Congress?'
Inv NMAiNN ANNN lN INuNI dNAU ~
say the President has no concrote idea
OF what "the overt act" viii he. lie
feels II may be a single Incident such
as would shock the country into i'm
mediate response. or a series OF fnci.
dents such as would finally causo the
country TO break out Indignantly and
despite a spreading peace propaganda
practically call upon him 10 take
drastic action
To other words. he feels that when
| the time comes. whether marked by
some single act or whether marking
merely the end Of the country's patience
over series Of acts, he will "feelv it,
the country viii "feel IL. the world will
"feep il and all will know that "tho
time' has arrived
In the meantime, tho most immedis
ately vexatious matter Is that Of eco>
nomic conditions that are rapidly grow~
ing worse, as result of the indircct
blockade Of American ports.
With freight shipments piling higher
and higher at Eastern seaboard ter1ni-
nails and the nations expert railway men
admittedly IN a quandary over this
situation, it is felt solution to this
problem must come soon. Incidentally,
some officials pointed out today that
this matter may carry in it the poten-
Continued on Page III
Evening journal., 1917-02-16
ice PACK THREATENS AS
WEATHER CROWS WARMER

The ice situation is gradually be-
coming more serious. according to
river men, the snow of last night and
tho slightly warmer weather merely
acting to melt the surface Of the ice
In the Delaware river. which freezes
again over night, where it is exposed
to the sweep Of winds.
Ferry service between here and
Pennsgrove still is suspended. with no
apparent hope OF resumption until
the ice pack goes out OF the river.
Even the Wilson Line steamboats, to
Philadelphia, which have been run
ming according to schedule, have been
compelled to suspend some service,
the last steamer for Philadelphia leav-
ing here at 3 o'clock yesterday and all
arriving steamers being far behind
schedule. Il
The steamer Brandywine, which is
maintaining service between Whining
ton and Deep Water Point, is still
meeting the regular shifts of the pow
der workers, leaving at Gal o'clock in
the morning, 2.45 in the afternoon and
10.45 in the evening, except ON Sun
day. when the boat leaves at 3.45 to
accommodate the early opening hour
Sunday night
Heavy ice was reported in Christi
ana this morning and the tugs had
more difficulty than usual trying to
break through.
The condition OF the river at many
points is likened TO that of Port De-
posit, preceding the famous ice
gorges seen there nearly every winter.
Evening journal., 1917-02-16
no CHANGE IN CoPs' TENSIONS.

Having failed TO receive the unani-
nous support Of the committee OF pa
trolmen appointed at the meeting of
the members OF the department on
Wednesday evening TO draft the
amendments to the police pension
fund laws. the proposed law was
moi sent TO Dover. As a result the
police department will not send TO
Dover this year any department pen
sion amendments TO the present laws
The committee appointed on Wed
day met yesterday but Street ser
geant Hahn, chairman OF the con-,
mittee. and Patrolman Edward De.,ns
ner refused 10 approve the proposes
amendments and the matter Was
lowed to die.