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Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1917-05-31
AKER BEGINS attack
ON old auto RECORDS

Cannon Ball" Baker has begun hia
nual spring attack on old speed rec
dis. Recently be covered the dis,
nee of 16s miles between Columbus
iio and indianapolis. in three hours
d thirty-fve minutes, averaging a
he of AZ II miles an hour. On his
lns-contnenial trip last year he
lde this run in four hours and ff'
IN minutes
Baker used United states Royal
rd" tires. This latest run was. q
markable tire test and although
objected 90 every conceivable
rain. the Royal Cords" caused no
luble.
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1917-05-31
-FOUR TO GRADUATE.
FROM ODESSA School

Special TO THE EVENING JOURNAL
DELAWARE CITY May 3i.-A bust
ness meeting Of the officers OF the NJ.
r. Church Will be held at the par
sonage Saturday evening.
The commencement OF the Odessa
High School will be held tomorrow
evening. The graduates this year
will be Dorothy Elizabeth Reynolds,
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1917-05-31
DTWAND ron DORTs.

Despite the fact that the call for
automobiles this spring is not so
lively as some manufacturers had
planned TO meet. the bort Motor Car
Company, Of Flint. Michigan. reports
demand for many more cars than
can possibly be produced.
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1917-05-31
RECEIYEs MARMnN aal.r

Richard catlin. Of this city. has re
ceived his new Marmon ga" Thu
car was purchased through tho Dia
mond state Automobile Company
agents for this car here. The new
machine is a seven-passenger touring
car.
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1917-05-31
DEMOCRATS MEPT.

A meeting Of the Democratic City
Committee was held last night and
matters connected with the city cleo
ton Saturday were taken up.
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1917-05-31

Anna DulIn and Margaret Emily
Webb.
Tho Delaware city High School
viii not have commencement exer-
ciscs this year, as there Is no gradu-
ating class. This "a due TO changing
from three TO four-yoar High
School
The strawberry festival. which was
held Tuesday night by The odessa
Red Cross Society was well attended.
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1917-05-31

The best way 70 buy a secondhand
auto is to use the Want Ad method. =
Aov.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-07-08
To Ward Oft Summer
Complexion, Ills

To keep tho face smooth. white and
beautiful all summer. there's nothing
quite so good ordinary mercolized
wax. Discolored or freckled skin. SO
common at this season, is gently abb
sorbed by the wax and replaced by the
newer. freSher skin beneath. The face
exhibits no trace OF the wax, which is
applied at bedtime and washed off
mornings. Greasy creams, powders and
rouges, on the other hand, are apt to
appear more conspicuous than usual
these days of excessive perspiration.
Just get an ounce of mercolzed wax at
any drug store and use like cold cream
This will help any skin at once and in
n week or so the complexion will look
remarkably young and healthy.
Sun. winds and flying dust often
cause squirting and other contortions
which make wrinkles. You can quickly
get rid Of every line. however caused
by using harmless wash lotion made
by dissolving1 OF. powdered saxolite in
" pit witch hazel-Ady
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-07-08
MANY APPLICATIONS FOR
CHILD LABOR PERMITS
High Cost of Commodities Given nv
reason Why Children Should Aid
Family During Vacation

rumilS DurlnS vacation.
hundreds of permits have been is
sued In recent months by Judges Rich
ardSon and Wells. Of the Hastings
courts. that children may be allowc,,
10 secure employment in an effort 10
fight the high cost OF living. with
prices steadily advancing in all lines
or necessities of life. this city, in com
mon with others, faces a problem in
providing for the sustenance and edu-
cation OF the youthful poor.
iiaintive appeals have been made
during the past few months to tho two
Judges. who must issue all permits al
lowing minors to be employed Tn
many families the husband has fallen
III and thrown the burden OF support
ing The family on the shoulders of the
WE IN others the husband is dead:
the only son is not making enough
adequately to support the family: or
the husband has deserted his family
IhcSe and many other reasons are ad
vanced.
From January to date more than
shy permits for the employment of
minors nave been granted to children
not within the working age EIdcS
protherS going to war are eypectcd ~
increase further the wave of apnIicso
ions In nearly all of the nppe,Is
wh'ch nave been made to the courts
-! lne parent or parents of children
Tor whom permits are sought tho cb;.f
reason given is the inability of tho
elders to support themselves in view
modities .oii
vacation permits-that is. ncrnits 20
WORK curing the vacation from school
nave also been numerous, and the re-
quircments for the issuance of sucb
PERMITS are not as strict as for those
oesiIed permanently. This is because
or the fact that in MANY ;nstan.,st
minors so employed arc kept from mis-
chie1' which often results from CON
t1nuous idleness. In many families
however. it Is necessary for these
en'loren to work in the summertime
to assist their parents during The a,hn
months OF the year.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-07-08
DANGER TO FOREIGNERS
IN PEK|NG NOT Feared
Imperalist Foreign Minister Places
Responsibility on Commander
OF Punitive Expedition.
FURTHER FIGHTING REPORTED
Japanese, French, American and Brit
ish Troops, Held Up Temporarily
Mt Langfang, Are Permitted to
Resume Journey to Capital.
TBy Associated Press. ]

LONDON. July "A dispatch from
Picking TO the Times says that danger
to foreigners in the capital is not
feared. Adviccs to the Post from
Tientsin are that the imperialist For
eign Minister, Hang Tun Yen. has
notified the foreign legations that he
cannot guarantee undisturbed order.
and that if trouble occurs, Tuan Chi
Jul, commander-in chief Of the punt
tive expedition. will be responsible.
According to telegram TO the Elk
change Telegraph from Tientsin, fight
ing is occurring along the Picking
Mukdcn Railway as we'll as between
Picking and Tientsin. and the republi-
can troops thus far have the advan-
tage. Other dispatches from China do
not confirm fighting, although reports
say that it is imminent. y.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-07-08
WILLIAM H. WALTHALL
Is KILLED IN BATTLE
Nephew of II. NJ. wnlthafI. of Thi.
City. Had Gone to Front with
Australian Forces.

Australian Forces.
There fell in battle somewhere In
France" In the first week in May of
the present year a bright. highly edu-
Gated young man. closely related to
many Richmond people and the son of
one of her citizens, Christopher Wal
than. who Went to Sydney. Australia,
in 1883 to manage the tobacco interests
OF Cameron Bros. He married Miss
Ada Wilson, of Sydney, and was trans
ferred to Brisbane. Queensland colony
where his son. William Howard, was
born and reared. When his country
called for volunteers this young man
was among the first to go forward to
fight with the allies in the worlds
battle against the Teutons. In his f.st
battle he foil. and in Juno his parents
received the official military record of
his death, accompanied by letter Of
profound sympathy.
H NJ Walthal1. OF 231S Stuart Ave
nue., Richmond, uncle of the young
man. states that he visited his brother
in 1911. and was impressed with his
nephew's intelligent knowledge of Aus
tralia. especially its advancement along
scientific lines. The young man ex-
Dectcd TO visit his fathers people in
Richmond after the war, and his un-
timely death is deeply mourned by his
relatives in the United States, as we'll
as by his parents and three brothers
and other relatives in the country Of
his fathers adoption
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-07-08
Edison in His Hut
at Work for Many
Sccdudes Himself in Jersey Hills
While Deocloping Impor-
tant Matters.

WASHINGTON. July Tin his hut"
in the Jersey hills. Thomas A. Edison
is working night and day on important
matters for tho navy. There was a
meeting here to-day OF the Navy Con-
sulting Board. OF which Mr.. Edison is
chairman, and which he did not at
tend
"Mr. Edison never does attend" said
Secretary Daniels with smile. Hes
too busy
Mr.. Daniels laid particular emphasis
upon his denial of the suggestion that
Mr.. Edison had been called TO Wash
ington and refused to come.
''Wc hear from him regularly" said
Mr.. Daniels. Sometimes 1t is q re-
port OF his work, sometimes 1t is a
request for a naval officer with cxpe-
ricncc in the field in which Mr. Edison
is working to go and give him advice
We are always glad to accede to such
a request"
Mr.. Daniels refused to indicate what
sort of work Mr.. Edison is doing or
to tell of the subjects which came
before the Naval Consulting Board to-
day. but it is an open secret in the
service that the board is doing work
OF immense value. Devices to meet
shV 'iS SippiiS
in German U-boats are being rapidly
developed.
1t was stated by a naval officer to-
day that there was little fear of Ger
many getting ahead OF the American
navy in the mater of U-boat equip
ment and tactics. Much information
has reached the department as to the
latest devices with which the U-boats
are equipped. 1t is stated that almost
without exception our navy has kept
one jump ahead of the Germans.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-07-08

r crop OF the dangerous alcohol physicians and
I'D Faten medicines, highly
uraI on t natural iron known MNERALa nat
and purifes the blood
can ana so stimulates the appetite vitality life takes on
aspect and with
complaint. - N A1A 'Aaie VI Tile "orloS work without
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-07-08
RELIEF TROOPS ON
WAY TO PEKING

tBy Associated Press-l
LONDON, July IA dispatch to the
Post from Tientsin says that 800 Japa-
nese. French, American and British
troops. going to Picking to REINFORCE
the legation guards, arrived at Lang
fang. which is not far from Picking.
before the fighting between the I'm
perialists and republicans began.
Tho general In charge Of the re-
publican forces urged them to with
draw ten miles to the rear. owing to
danger from fighting. All withdrew
except two British officers and some
telegraph operators Later both bel
ligerents agreed to allow engineers to
repair the railway track at Lang fang,
which had been torn up, and permit
the relief troops to continue their
journey.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-07-08
A Real Wonder
OF Natures

Acid Iron Mineral consists of
medicinal iron In three forms,
together with calcium, sodium,
potassium, magnesium and acid,
just as it is concentrated, tested,
bottled and guaranteed by the
ferrodine Chemical Corp, Roa-
noke, Va. (Lessors of the only
natural medicinal iron mineral
deposit Of its kind in tho world).
The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1917-01-05
BOYILL ITEMS

Carlton Stockwell has been home
visiting relatives and friends for the
past week. He will return soon to fin
ish his course at the business COL
lege.
Mr.. J. Burke and Agnes Woolsey
were married in Spokane last week.
They will make their new home here
Wedding bells are to ring for some
popular young people here next week
Mr.. Ed Hughes arrived from Sky
Ter county, Missouri, last week Mr.
Hughes states that living is just as
high back east as it is here and
wages much lower. I reckon we are
not so bad off here after all.
Work at the King David mine is
progressing nicely and the ledge is
showing better all the time.
Chas. LeDeux and wife of Pullman
are visiting Mrs LeDeux's parents,
Mr.. and Mrs W. S. Wood Rev Le-
DeuX has been preaching less than
year but those who have heard him
say that he breaches like a veteran
and for good live spiritual preaching
Charles has 80 per cent of the preach
ers of the day skinned.
The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1917-01-05
BOARD ADOPTS NEW RULES
Land Board VIII Give Actions Cen
eral Meetings Held on
Regular Schedule

Under the terms of the rules pro-
posed by the chief executive the state
board will meet at 10 o'clock each
Monday and Friday; no special meet
ings can be held unless all members
are in attendance; all meetings must
be open to the public; making it i'm
possible to hold secret, or executiv.
sessions at any time, or for any pur-
pose; copies of the proceedings of the
board must be taken in full so nearly
as is possible by a stenographer and
prepared before IL o'clock the follow
ing day and distributed to board mem
bers and the Boise newspapers; the
votes of a majority of all members
of the board will be needed to adopt a
resolution or motion; all matters per
tanning to Carey act projects must lie
over one week or more in order to give
the register time in which to notify
the water companies and settlers that
an action of interest to them is to be
heard LANDS on which applications
for loans are made must be appraised
within 20 days by appraisers, who will
lose their positions if the work is not
performed in that period of time I'M
less they have an excellent excuse;
no seconds are to be required to any
motion; stamps for mail originating
in the land department must be
stamped with perforating stamps, and
all printed matters used by the de-
partment must be purchased through
a committee on printing and purchas-
ing to be named by the chairman,
who may also designite the office
which is to- do the printing.
The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1917-01-05
NOTICE TO CREDITORS
Estate of Peter Carlson, Decease

Estate of Peter Carlson, Deceased.
Notice is hereby given by the I'M
dersigned, administrator of the estate
of Peter Carlson, deceased, to the
creditors of, and all persons having
claims against the said deceased, to
exhibit them with the necessary
vouchers, within four months after
the first publication of this notice, to
the said administrator at Lewiston, the
same being the place for the transac-
ton of the business of said estate,
in Nez Perez County, State of Idaho.
G. A. CARLSON,
Administrator of the Estate of Peter
Carlson, Deceased.
Dated at Moscow, Idaho, December
rs, 1916. D20-J25
The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1917-01-05

individual carelessness is the great
est fire hazard in Idaho. At least
that is the conclusion reached by the
National Board of Fire Underwriters
in report compiled as to the cause
of fires in this state.
1t is estimated that at least half of
the loss occasioned by electricity,
sparks from fires, and spontaneous
combustion was preventable and that
all the other causes had some degree
of preventability.
AS compared to Montana and Wyo-
ming the Idaho losses are much great
er. For strictly preventable causes.
Idaho's loss was SO per cent as COM
pared to 1874 for Montana and "a for
The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1917-01-05
Portland Grain Quotations

PORTLAND, Jan. 4. - Wheat -
Steady; no trading; spot bids I'M
changed. Bluestem, s1.5S; fortyfold,
S1.51; club, $1.47; red Russian, $1.45.
Barley-Higher. No. ] feet, 500.
Oats. $35.25.
The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1917-01-05

Uncle William, are you troubled
about the hereafter?"
mo, sub; it's de wharfo' of de here
in what keeps me guessin'!"
The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1917-01-05

The latest definition of an optimist
that we have heard is this: An optim-
list is the man who can go home at
night and make lemonade from the
lemons handed him during the day.
The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1917-01-05

why, sir" exclaimed an enthusiast
tic member of regimental band, 1--WE
can play the most intricate airs at
sight"
Il should like to hear you play the
airs the drum-major puts on" re-
piled an unbelieving listener.
The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1917-01-05

Wyoming. For partly preventable
causes Idahos loss was 31.2 per cent,
Montana 1856 pc rcent and Wyoming
$50 per cent.
The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1917-01-05
DANCING CLASS TONIGHT

The Elks dancing class will meet at
the temple at $50 this evening. A
full attendance is desired. R83
The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1917-01-05

Il suppose your new automobile
made a big hit when yon went out
in it?".
Yes, it did. Most of them are hos
pital cases."
The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1917-01-05

Safety Deposit Boxes for rent. La
tab County Abstract Co. Il
The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1917-01-05

MISS Doris Andrews member of New Yorks society will he
pride OF Christmas week Her wedding John Winerboham
oil Chicago will be celebrated Saturday. December 80 at the
nome OF her sister, Mrs Rufus Mcqueen Gibbs MANY
guests VIII go on from Chicago and New York city wedding
ceremony which will be followed
The Grangeville globe. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho) 1907-1922, 1917-05-10

rt from Boise says that the governor Is sscombing,
G north mart Of the state find man competent perfo
the dnties Of insurance commissioner Well now Des,
s the comb Won are using has teeth far apart :
4,h noes Won ought to be able to corral plenty Of %
b the required qualifications the first The trouble
not IN the dearh capable but rather that the south
Idaho who generally has the appointing seems to be
Of the Salmon river incompetent for the discharge
If the most commonplace duties Of an official nature
Its different the south Shy pebble INTO bunch Of
o,ohr,sb and whether tbs jackrabbit that
the competency Of either is not questioned The a
lpointment follows pronto
Now don't make us sick with nausea by repeating
state hesnut about of competent in the north
There county up here but could muster enough capable
men to officer the entire state and do it welat least well
as it is being you've any appointments reserved
e raw material here Give chance to shine If you
blind in naming them your selections we feel certain will
not suffer comparison with some appointments you have
made from the south--Coeur d Alene Journal
The Grangeville globe. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho) 1907-1922, 1917-05-10
To Your Tents, o My People!

Now in the days Of the good King Woodrow there wars
and rumors of wars.
And the lands the filled with the smoke Of
many battles
And hosts Of armed swept away with the bosom
of destruction.
And muudes Of ships scared the air and foated the
bosom of the deep and poughed the waters underneath
And II to pass that few there who went down to
the in ships lest they be sunk by the submersbles
For in that day the Teutons mighty who raised
their submarines and onions and sauerkau and they
were exceeding strong
And it pass for the space of time the good King
Woodrow did keep his nation out of war; and
until after the election which fell upon the seventh day of the
eleventh month in the second year of the war.
And the people mumured saying all of evil against
the King because of these things which have writ
But behold in the second year after the sinking
tana the good King Woodrow awoke from presidential
siesta
he bucked on his armor and grded up his oins and
arose and shone.
And he pushed unsheahed his spake with loud
voice, saying:
sect We to your tents, o my people,
And there great rejoicing throughout the land even
from Bangor Calexco and from Bans Bay to Chhauhau
And there hurryng and fro and young swiftly
forming in the ranks of shouting behold Woodrow is not
too proud to fight
And the Housewives League sat in almost continuous SEES
sion crochettng socks for soldiers and ndugg
ton conversation
And the doves which had buded their nests in the
mouths flew away affrighted and were seen no more
And the husbandmen made their poughshares into machine
guns and their pruning hooks into scissors for babed wire
And the musicians threw away their ues and fddes and
blew fercey upon their bugles and their slide trombones
And there was cry Of in the land Bryan
Isurnamed the prince Of sackers took to the tall timber
And there mighty warrior surna1ned Teddy
even he that King before who raised mighty army and
made speech upto the King saying:
Behold am ready with my boys and my cowboys nv
negros and rangers and my stes and my gun men and
coming Father Woodrow hundred thousand strong
And it mee that go down the ships and stav
not until we reach the trenches of the Frenchies
For in that day will make battle against our enc
mics and sme them hip and thigh aad shoot good
lmocracy into the Kaiser"
And the good King Woodrow called council of and in
qurd of his wise things and he asked of osepus
the seafaring man, what Of the night
And Josephus ashamed and said the King Woe
lis me, Woodrow, for behold have no ships wherewhal
The Grangeville globe. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho) 1907-1922, 1917-05-10
REPUBLICANS STAND FOR LIBERTY OF PRESS

The people Of this country should overlook the fact that
they are indebted to republicans the protest made IN the
senate against that provision Of the socaed spy bin which
would destroyed freedom of the and OF speech Sen
Lodge Of Massachusetts, Cummns Of Iowa. Borah Of
Idaho johnson Of California Branegee of Connecticut led the
opposition to one Of the most drastic
the purpose giving officials autocratc power
The bill provided that whoever time of in violation OF
regulations prescribed by the president shall publish IN
formation with respect to materials plans supposed
plans any other information relating to the public defense
calculated be which might be useful to the shall be
did not protect the freedom Of the press AS senator
pointed out If shells furnished ships proved to be worth
exploding in the guns the American would not
expose the fraud that would be giving the
information regarding weakness Senator Borah added
the that would be better to have little pubca
ton rather than have soldiers into battle with defective
Senator Cumns who said that it applied to individuals
well to newspapers-Ex
The Grangeville globe. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho) 1907-1922, 1917-05-10

pendture in the proceedings for patent The COMMISSIONS
equally explicit in overruIing this obJecnon az 1ooo
reason apparent why Aume grade valued az p,
claimed as an Improvement for the Gallagher Lode snou
be allowed be obtained which VIII Oe use.a a
the driving of air compressors other machinery as =
extraction of ore from the Gallagher ode and is necessary
construct ume for the purpose Of conducting wasf
the mine and grade intervening ground across wnl0n
ume passes this Office not question the good a,s =
entryman when he evidenced it by substantial eAp
iture Of his money for that unquestioned purpose
The decision of the commissioner in this case =
gratifying the mining interests for It indicates thas M
policy Of the interior department longer subject 70 the
dominating influence of the bureau Of forestry ana tnat luz
mining industry is not to be further handicapped Dy Tue "a
poded theories of conservation which have too long
the settlement development of the west tle o. e
practical shown in framing this decision could De nec
led into the ruling affecting water power OIL and phosphate
lands the states of the would Immediately respond a
the utilization Of natural would speedily follow
Wallace Miner