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Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1917-05-24
Inspection
OF COLLEGE CADETS
Mrs. L. w. Hayward Named
Regent Of Cooch'S Bridge
Chapter D. A. R.
NEWARK RED CROSS
HAS 100 MEMBERS

Special to THE EVENING JOURNAL.
NEWARK. May 2i.-The Delaware
College Cadet Corps is being inspect
cd today by a regular army officer as
signed by the War Department TOT
that purpose. This is the annual gov
eminent inspection It was scheduled
10 take place yesterday but after
lieutenant William +. Hooy. Jr, the
mil tarv instructor. had called the
battalion out. he received a telegram
stating that the inspection would not
talxe Mace until today The battalion
he unusually email because OF so many
~ the students being at the Ofhcers
Training Camp and on otner uu'' ="
connection with the war. r.
The alumni reunion. scneduleu To- 10,
Tuesday evening OF commencement
week at Delaware Colleee' mas 49, 49,
called off. In place o. the reunion
there will he a dinner Tor me nlSui
hers OF the faculty and the grauuaeins
class in the new student conii mons,
A. a recent meeting or Cooch
pridpe Chapter, Daughters OF IN,
American Revolution. the iohoWins
oeicers we're elected for the ensu NJ
Year. Regent. Mrs. L. w. HAYWARD
y,co-regent Miss Miriam Arlch' sec
,otsrv Miss Eta TODD; treasurer
NJ n Cooch: registrar. MIS- Ell
n Ice frazer: historian. Mrs. Mary -
Cooch. and chaplain. Mrs. Z. L. feH
ningtOn 49,, e,,+,,ros IN tho
nrogram the annual strawberry res
tivaI and dansante. under the aus
80, ,e Of the Newark Century Cluo
viii ,open IN the new clubhouse lo-
r Nor afternoon. II will continue
,omorrow evening and Saturday after
noon noon and evening. Miss Rich OF the
Women's college. will have charge
o, a SPECIAL entertainment Tor chr
Jren Saturday afternoon. The pro.
Goods will 20 10 fund to be used
10 pay off the debt on the new club
Mr. and Mrs. r. Warner McNes
VII attend the commencement eNer
cises Al the Moody School for Girls
Northheld. Mass. next week Whci
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1917-05-24
One OF Uncle SANS Sea Fighters.

One of Uncle Sans Sea Fighters.
and corner Of tho great crafts. They
must attend 10 their usual carly morn
ing labors, scrubbing down decks. shin
ing brass. peeling potatoes, getting
everything ready for an establishment
which is a floating town in itself
The great anchor chains rattle and
smash as they heave az anchor out Of
the deep. The engines puff, rs men
below ships. down in the subceilar five
floors below" shoot i'm great chunks OF
coal or turn on gallons OF oil. Bells
and hizzers sound. The navigator gives
his orders and the ships are of, a line
of ugly warriors, streaking the sky with
blacl, smoke clouds
Flags bearing strange devices signal
ont To the patrol ships. which scuTy
forth 20 open the way for the dread
naughts.
Tho ships plough into the rolling
waters. while tho task Of cleaning ship
proceeds. and other drills. including a
snappy setting up physical exercise are
under way.
Once as far as the secret orders call
for. the war vessels spread out m q
/ giant circle. targets are put overheard
B and the guuncry proceeds
. In squads, the lads take their place
beside the guns, practice At filing sight
ing and firing the bigger cannon. while
u the pop. pop Of onc-pounders at the dis
tant target gives touch Of realism L
IL all.
Aft. on all the ships, other crew
are training with dummy guns-on
FOUNDER and FIVE Founders. The shel
and the powder bag go in like clock
work. and with a smash that make
Il seem as though these lads were
deadly combat with a real enemy.
Up in the turrets with the tremen
dous 14-inch guns, other drills pro
coed.
Ensigns. fine. clean cut chaps. dl
rect these tasks.
Their gun crews from magazine Z
turret run up close 10 100 men TIL
crews work like the great machine
they man. The shell, the powder tn
ramming all 60 ahead like magic.
Elsewhere men are working out oil
charts Just the range. elevation and 81
on OF the target. The ensign yells hi
directions down a multitude Of tubes
q press buttons. flashes lights, and the
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1917-05-24
BY CARL D. eRoAT

Omitted Press STAFF Correspondent
WITH THE AMERICAN GREAT
FLEET May Americas great
fleet for the moment is a human fac
grinding out gun crews by the
score.
BOYS from every corner OF the land
many Of whom never saw q gun big-
ger than q Fourth OF July pistol. arc
getting cured Of gun shyness.' are
learning to point. sight and fire big
guns. upon which merchant craft rely
for defense against Gennanys sub
marines.
Boys by the thousand are learning
these and many other LESSONS which
shall make them better men. men
with the stuff that enters into hero
ism and national vigor. For three
days ] have seen Uncle SANS grim
dreadnaughts with their men at work
and at play. Il is hard work and
good discipline. II is also good whole
some playa we'll balanced program
that turns striplings into men. and
men into giants.
Most OF those aboard are boys. but
not dlA mere ElduulhAutA GU
sign. There's a Wall Street broker
scrubbing decks and polishing brass
There's Buffalo business man
There are college lads. boys out oil
grammar school-folks out Of ever,
walk Of life. TO whom the lure Of th'
sea and the call OF patriotism soun'
louder than aught else.
This is the story Of three days will
the fleet.
Later we shall see those great hulk
by day and by night a sight TO thrill
the most blase. We shall go with tn
men into their daily work and play
their waking and their sleeping. bu
today we are cunning with the lads
shooting up imaginary Germai
U-boats with gusto and an accurac,
that augurs ill for any they may rul
across in later days.
We start az . a. m. The grey drea'
naughts roll a bit. with their yawnin
gun tnrrets sharp against the brighter
ing sky. The ships seem straining TO b
"up and at EN-"
Hmdreds-yes. thousands-of me
are astir at the call Of reveille. The
pile out Of hammocks from every moo
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1917-05-24

up in the secret fire control" tower.
man pushes some more buttons and
the whole thing shoots-all the big
guns az once.
sat m i'm a fourtcen-inch double
turret with a chap named Erickson.
fresh from Annapolis only a short
time ago Clean-cut and commanding
of appearance, he had that gun crew
working like the captain Of a foot
ball or a baseball nine would have
his men.
Load" he'd shout, and tho crew
from the below ships men to tho
leaders and hammers I'm his turret
would be off like iends.
Good That took -- seconds,
he'd yell back after a particularly
good performance.
over in the other turret they heard
that call Of so many seconds, and IL
was the call to battle. The second
turret crew was little greener than
the others.
A big. husky sailOrman with great
splotchs of frecklos sang out.
Come on, there That other gang
did IL in - seconds. Let's pep II
up and give 'em h-l'
Anu the NfANNu AANM was ANAAk aAHi
that before that days drill was over
Somebody Numbered once.
Watch those lights came the com
mand.
There's a green man here, and HI
didn't get II. SIR was the excuse. Blu
the gun crew tended TO that, and IN
ensign didn't have 10 say more.
"Well, he's not so green that b
can't see. is heg' growled some OF III
q men trying to beat the records-an
, that was tho last OF the trouble wit
the man who didn't get the lights.
All day. the big vessels shifte
p around. firing at the targets, an
b whipping men into shape 10 man III
ships that go TO sea with precious foo
cargoes. The gun crews develop in
side three months into expert marks
, men. They go out now by the scorl
ready TO do battle with any U-boa
that sticks IFS nose out Of the waterl
/, Gunnery training constitutes I'll
biggest present task Of the great fee
but Il must assimilate and train cage
thousands for ell the work that lie
ahead OF America in naval warfars
And. IL has willing hands and clea
heads for the job cut out.
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1917-05-24

their daughter. Miss Helen McNeal'
will graduate.
Salem NJ f. Church Sunday school
will hold its annual Children's Day
exercises Sunday evening
To drive back eight Oakland cars
for the Newark Garage and Electric
Company a party Of Newarkers left
for Buffalo on Monday Owing to the
delay in shipment by railroad the
company has adopted this means o.
securing prompt delivery Those
who made the trip TO Buffalo by train
and who VIII each drive car baof
are. Mr.. and Mrs. A. +. Fader, W A.
Singles. Ralph Griffin. Eugene Stiltz,
Mr.. and Mrs. Harvey Crossan. OF WI
rington. and Mr.. and Mrs. John Cum
minis. of Oxford. They arc expected
10 arrive I'm Newark tonight OF 10
morrow with tho new cars.
The Newark Branch OF the Red
Cross, which. within one month, has
secured n membership OF 100. WI!
hold a business meeting this after
noon at the home OF Mrs. Charles b.
Evans. inc newark io0l II tue ~ -
concern 20 report a 100 per cent
membership.
At a meeting OF the Newark Par
ent-Teachers' Association on Thurs
day OF next week. officers will be
elected for the next school year a
feature OF the meeting will be mus
ical program arranged bv Miss Shep-
lardson. musical instructor IN the
public schools.
Miss Celia O'Rourke has resigned
her position as stenographer at the
delaware College Experiment Station
TO accept q position with the DUPONT
Company in Wilmington. and will b'
succeeded by Miss Alice Hoffecker.
Children's Day exercises will be oh
served in the Presbyterian and NJ. p
lchurches Sunday evening. June 3.
All OF the new macadam streets
built during the past few years vii
be resurfaced in n short time.
Councilman Joseph b. Luton Is
making the final arrangements for thu
observance OF Memorial Day. undel
the auspices Of Reynolds Post, G. A
r. DR.. Samuel C. Mitchell will be The
principal speaker.
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1917-05-24
cHFsWOLp GRADUATES.

The graduating exercises Of Cheswold
High School will be held in the Metho-
dist Church on Thursday evening. june
l. Harry Mayer. of Dover, will address
the graduates. The presentation of di.
plomas will be made by A. y. Harper
president Of the Board of Education. On
Sunday evening. juno 2. the Rev. G.. p
Smith will preach 90 the graduates Fol
lowing is the class roll: Margaret
Learned. Anna Tigncr Pearson. Willar,
Davis Boyce, Frederick c. Phillips. Gil
bert S. Scarborough.
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1917-05-24
SMYRNA COMMUNITY LEAGUE,

Special to THE EVENING JOURNAL.
SMYRNA. Del, May PA meet
ing OF the Smyrna Community
League. which was organized last
week at a meeting addressed by John
p Hutton and James H. Hughes Of
Dover. was held Tuesday evening
The business transacted. consisted
largely OF the appointment OF sub
committees and the formation OF plans
for farm labor and Red Cross work.
The executive committee OF the
Community League, IS as follows:
Charles n. lie Fevre the Rev. George
G. Williams. Hervey =. Hall and
, Charles ID. Stockly.
Mrs. Jennie Cook IS visiting In
Centrevlle and Baltimore
Mrs. Marion Wood OF Wilmington
was a Smyrna visitor yesterday.
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1917-05-24
VIEW YORK DOESN'T
FEAR PLAGUE This Year
BY The United Press.

bN The United Press.
NEW YORK. May 24.-Infantile pa
ralysis may break out this summer
in cities where il was quiescent last
wear. according 10 bulletin issued
by the Board of Health today.
The department does not expect an
other epidemic here FOR some time.
In the mast they have come four or
five years apart Health Commits
sioner Emerson is experimenting 10
see whether the infection may origi-
nate in decayed teeth, as has been sug-
gested by DR.. Louis Fischer, a spe-
cialist in children's diseases.
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1917-05-24
Let your sore, swollen. aching feet
spread out in a bath of
"Tiz."

Just take your shoes off and then
put those weary. shoe cr'nkled ach'
Ing. burning, corn pestered. bunion-
tortured feet Of yours in a "Tiz" bath
Your toes will wriggle with joy;
they'll look up at you and almost talk
, and then they'll take another dive
in that "Tiz' bath.
When your feet feel like Jumps OF
lead--ail tired out-iust Try "Tiz.'
It's grand-fts glorious. Your feet
will dance with joy: also you will
find all pain gone from corns. cal
louses and bunions.
There's nothing like "Tiz." It's the
only remedy that draws out all the
poisonous exudations which pun M
your feet and cause foot torture.
Get 25-cent box ofs"1'iz" at any
drug or department store-don't wait
Al, how glad your feet get; how com
Portable your shoes feel. You ca"
wear shoes size smaller II you de
sire.
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1917-05-24
SOCIALIST MEETING.

The Women's Socialist Committee
will hold a weekly meeting this even
ing al No. 702 Market street. when
arrangements will be made 10 hold
a picnic on Decoration Day, - She'll
pot Park.
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1917-05-24
Warriors Write for Sympathy

changeable or varied and we suffer
from lack OF water, long marches and
both from lack OF sympathies and let
ters. We do not ask for much. only a
parcel once in while and a heart
cheering letter every week II possible
please. sir do all you can for us
poor unfortunates. / hope that you
will believe in our sincerity; our com
handing officer could testify to our as
sertlons II necessary. Hoping sir. that
through your kindness a poor orphan
and a Canadian from the North Wesi
will have a little comfort at last
(Signed) Maurice Houidry. AntoniI
Dupin. Address: =. u. NJ. Ter Battery
4e Regt.. Infantrle Coloniale. Secteu
Postale 5i3, Armee D'Orient."
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1917-05-24
FUNERAL 81 \. b. THOMPSON.

FUNERAL OF X. D. THOMPSON.
Special TO THE EVENING JOURNAL
STAFFORD. Del. May 24-The body
OF Harry ID. Thompson, who died in
the Bellevue Hospital. New York, was
brought here for burial today He
was a son Of the late Lauder r.
Thompson and was we'll known In
seaford. having lived here for a num-
Der OF years.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-01-18
TWO GOVERNORS
MEET IN TUCSON
Gov. Campbell Greets Ala
bama Executive Returning
From Troop Inspection.

Tucson. Ariz-. Jan 1s.-Gov- Thomas
f. Campbell Of Arizona arrived here
this morning TO greet officially. Gov
Charles Henderson. Of Alabama, who is
en- route north from the border after
concluding his investigation Of the sick
ness in the camps of the Alabama troops
at NogaIes and Douglas
Officers of the Alabama national
guard were exonerated for alleged bad
conditions in camp and the government
was criticised for keeping the guards
men on the border in a report of Gov.
Henderson made public after investiga-
ton bv him OF camp conditions
Gov. HendersOn's report stated
BY careful perusal OF the records
am convinced any lack Of preparations
for rigors of winter which may have
contributed TO unusual health conditions
in the Alabama brigade of the national
guard. is not due to any lack Of fore
sight or action on the part OF those sta
toned at Nogales but to slow methods
and inactivity of those in control To-
Gated a thousand miles or more dis
tant'
According to the figures contained in
the governors report, % Alabama
guardsmen are now suffering from
pneumonia
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-01-18
MEXICO To HAVE
AFEDERAL BANK
1t Is to Have Sole Privilege
of Issuing Bills Under
Constitution.

tlueTe ID TO- Mex jan lc--lne con-
stltutiOnaI assembly has adopted an ar
ucIe providing for a federal bank OF
issue which alone shall have the priv
ilege of circulating bills. The measure
is part of a section which provides
that there can be no monopoly except
in coming money. the mails, telegraph
and wireless. patents and copyrights
Severe penalties are provided for per-
sons who corner articles of prime ne
cessity with the object of raising prices
Senior Nieto, under secretary of fl
nance. in outlining the plan for the
federal hank. said the project would
be put into effect Immediately. He
said the liquidation of the present
banks of issue would be slow, as a
moratorium is in force on bank debts
and debtors. but that he was certain
the ultimate effect would be to raise
the credit of the country and rectify
the scarcity Of currency.
The federal bank viii be one OF
emission and discount only senior
Nieto said that later on banks would
be established TO do a general loan and
banking business. including a special
institution for farm loans. The federal
bank viii have branches throughout
the country and may possibly take over
some of the old banks of issue now in
liquidation.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-01-18

From an attitude OF disbelief and
criticism, leaders Of thought ana &C
ton have been brought to inVestlSaIe
the spreading phenomena OF Ile
growing popularity of this mans pnllo-
sophy and hundreds Of the Skepucs
have followed the thousands up0ll
thousands of the masses OF the peopIe
in becoming not only devout oeheFeIs
in his teachings, but pTacticers as Wen
Hundreds of thousands are now tax
ing Tanlac but the most convincing
proof of the correctness OF MS theorles
is the testimony of the vast NUMBERS
Of Well-knOWn men and women from
all parts of the country whom he has
actually benefited
It is not unlikely that Mr.. Cooper
may decide to visit FL Paso at an early
date He is now in Florida and in the
event that he should decide to lnclude
this city in his Western itinerary II IS
hoped he can be induced to deliver al
least one lecture while here and give
the people Of FL Paso the same bene-
fits OF his study and medicine that ne
has given the people of Louisville,
Nashville, Memphis, Birmingham At
lanta and the larger cities OF the North
and East.
Mr.. Cooper is a man of rare talent,
magnetic force and charm OF mann Ter,
He never ceases to surprise one with
the infinite variety Of his knowledge
and its absolute correctness and thor
oughness.
The following is an extract from
one of Mr.. CoOper's recent lectures on
health and hygiene:
Don't expect TO get over physical
disease by taking my medicine and
waiting a few days. II takes long
continuation OF abuses to stomach and
other vital organs to produce an in
valid; and even with the aid Of medi-
cine, time is necessary to restore
health. Tissue must be rebuilt and the
entire system put in working order
and kept that way by food and habits
that render health possible
Right living and right thinking are
the most important factors to health
Medicine only gives the individual a
chance Don't try to live on Tanlac
or any other medicine. Wholesome
food. exercise, recreation, cheerfulness.
fresh air. sunshine and work are the
things for you to use every day. and
you will notice that I didn't put al
cOhOl or tobacco on the list Stimu-
lants and narcotics are seldom neces-
sary-
The people who make and sell Tan
lac are interested in each and every
sufferer in this country. We want you
10 get over your trouble ana to be well
and strong again We don't want the
Tanlac treatment TO fail in a single in
stance, and we do not believe il will
where suffering Of any kind results
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-01-18
SD MICH. On
HOMEWARD TRIP
"Not That We Love Ell Paso
Less, But Home More,
Says It's Commander.

',NOt that We love FL Paso less, but
home more" paraphrased Col. Louis e
CoveIl. of the 32d Michigan infantry,
shortly before that regiments depart
ure Thursday afternoon.
The ed regiment has been I'm Ell
Paso exactly half a year, having ar
Tived here on July IS All the men
and animals are in fine shape for the
homeward trip
Our stay here has been most pleas
ant, and We have enjoyed il as much as
anyone can enjoy absence from nome,
continued the colonel We have been
treated with the greatest courtesy on
all sides. and we wish 10 thank the
people of FL PasO for their hospitality
Col COveu became Wednesday
brigadier general Of the national guard
If Michigan. commanding the militia
forces of his state. and also becoming
president of the Michigan state mill
Iary board
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-01-18
CAPT. REEVE IS
OUT Of SERVICE
Lieut.. Taussig is Also Dis
missed; Capt. Van Leer
Resigns From Army.

Capt Earnest n Reeve. Of the 23d.
infantry, who has been under resIrfc-
ton in mis- guar. ers in Fort sam Hous-
ton, Texas fer two years, under SEN
tence of dismissal for forgery and en-
bezzlement is now out of the army.
president Wilson finally approving the
verdict OF the courtmartiaL Although
sentenced also to serve a prison term.
this has been RENTED Capt Louis
Soleliac Twelfth inwantry. and Second
Lieut. John OK. Taussig. Thirty-fourth
infantry. have also been dismissed
from the army. the president approx
ing the sentences of the courtmartial.
This is the news brought by the
New York Evening Post. The regi-
ments of both Capt Reeve and Lieut..
Taussig are located at EI Paso, both in
Camp Cotton.
Capt Reeve was courtmartialed
nearly two years ago on the charge OF
forgery and embezzlement, was found
guilty. and was sentenced to dismissal
and also to serve prison term In
exercising clemency in the latter part
of the sentence president Wilson says
In view of the fact that Capt Reeve
has in effect been a prisoner since the
date of his conviction for a longer Pc
riod than the sentence imposed, 50
much of said sentence as imposes con-
finement at hard labor is hereby re
miited."
capt Reeve is a native Of Tennessee
and served as A private in the 6th cav
airy from August. 1896. until April,
1899. when he was appointed a second
lieutenant in the 18th infantry He re-
ceied his first lieutenancy in 1901, be
came captain in the 29th infantry in
1907. and was transferred to the Esd
infantry three years later
Other DismissnIS.
Capt. Soleliac's dismissal took effect
January 8, and that of Lieut.. Taussis
on January ;. The former is a graduate
OF West Point of the class Of 1901. and
the latter was appointed from civil
life in 1911.
Capt. Van Leer Resigns.
Capt. Samuel Van Leer, 18th cavalry.
who has been on duty in Mexico with
mis- regiment. has resigned from the
army. He served as a captain in the
1St Tennessee volunteer infantry in the
war with Spain, and also in the 31Jn
United States volunteer infantry in the
Philippine instruction In 1901 he be
came a first lieutenant in the 18th
cavalry. reaching his captaincy in the
4th cavalry in 1907
Find IL No Snap.
The 364 newly appointed provisional
second heutenants are not finding the
special school of instruction at Forc
Leavenworth the snap which some OF
them evidently thought it would be.
Some took a large amount=of baggage
and members of their families with
them. A daily program has been ar
ranged for the officers which calls
them out of bed at o'clock in the
and keeps them busy until 3
o'clock at night They have short in
termissions for meals The program