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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-06-15

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Hundreds Of New and Lovely Cotton QE~
BlouSeS. Regular 81. 10 Values WV
Selected for their unusual charm and style distinctive
OF voe lngeries ogandy and lnenes. with sailor col
lars and effects, lace trimmed and aover ebrod
cry fronts; mannsh cuffs and fri fronts
81 and $3.50 Cotton Blouses Sl.65
OF fine voes lingerie featuring the large collar
and cuff ideas, with lace trimmings and embroidery fronts
Sl.98 and $3.50 Silk Blouses Sl.59
Of Jap and China silks in fesh white and black, with large
collars mannsh cuffs pockets see and buttons Bingham
plaids sports and tub stripes shown.
81 and $3.50 BlouSes, &c
Slightly soed and mussed from display OF pure linen
voles and lingerie
S2.98 and $3.50 Silk BlouSes, S2.49
Of heavy quality de chine plain lace trimmed
Some with rls and fancy cuffs Coors mainly flesh and
white few high coors noted such peach and
SLIGO Tub Skirts, &c
Made OF with novelty pockets and belts Pearl but
trimmed Deep hens.
SI.95 to $500 Tub Skirts, Sl.l9
Smartlv designed skirts of pque gabardine and fancy
corded fabrics with medium and wide crushed belts basket
and military pockets full with generous deep hens
and large pearl button trimmings
S2.45 Wash Skirts, Sl.89
Beautifully tailored OF fine pique and novelty basket
with deep hens plain military plated fronts large
pearl button trimmings full gathered backs and wide belts
Evening journal., 1917-01-26

very far behind in dealing with this
problem. Every year It grows more
acute. because the state of the worn
out workers Is certain, under ordi'
nary conditions. to get worse. But
we do nothing about It, Every other
great and progressive nation on earth
has started in to put the poor house
out of business and is doing t. We
still cling to II.
In Great Britain. for instance, ev-
cry person that has reached the age
Of 20 years and does not have an in
come Of sos year, Is pensioned by
the National Government at the rate
OF SIPS a week
This. OF course. does not seem very
much, but before the war Il was
enough to sustain. life I'm Great Brit
ain. where a shilling would 90 about
as far as a dollar in America.
Germany has pensioned all her old
people for more than a generation,
her pension organization being part OF
the vast system OF social reforms so
often referred to as the source or her
national strength.
France has an excellent system. All
her old people come into a pension
at the age of Go,
Australia and New Zealand dealt
with the matter years ago, adopting
plans by which every citizen is made
certain of his support when his labor
is no longer saleable.
Each of these countries recognized
that old age is not crime and that
the worn-out human cog has not Of
Tended against society because So
ciety has worn him out
Each OF these countries, also has,
made war upon that foul blot on
civilization. the poor house, wherein
stupidity has hitherto administered
the punishment for the crime of grow
ing old
Whot is the United States to do
about it7 When will we wake up and
get into step with the rest Of the
wOrldf
Evening journal., 1917-01-26

contractor is to furnish his own convey
ance.
Funeral services for Matthew Shell
don Leary. or MAT Sheldon" as he
was better known. the colored mail
messenger, who died Tuesday. were
held at 1 and ? O'Clock this after
noon from the house and Union A
NJ. e. Church The services were in
charge of the Rev. William Guy pas
tor, and interment was made in the
adjoining churchyard. Postofiice en-
ployes sent a tribute of flowers.
The basketball team of the Young
Mems Club defeated the crack VIII
mington Y. NJ c. A. team "Wednesday
night, 34.lS. in the parish house OF
Emmanuel Episcopal Church.
Mrs. William Hargrave. OF Balti-
more, sang at the recent meeting of
the New Castle Century Club. and
those who heard her hope she Will
50 favor the club again in the near
future.
A Ford automobile bearing Della
ware license tag No. 3s7 was over
turned opposite the Baldt plant Tues
day afternoon. The driver tried 10
make too short a turn. The wind
shield was broken but the car suf-
fered little apparent damage other
wise. There were two men in the
car and they, with assistance rem
dered by passengers from a trolley
car that stopped at the scene OF the
upset righted the car, which pro-
ceeded under its own power to Bur
ton Lank's garage. No one was
hurt.
Charles Fleming is i'll at hts home
on Second street.
George Booth. the colored sexton oi
the First Presbyterian Church. is I'm
with pneumonia at the HOMEOPATHIC
Hospital, Wilmington. The Rev. s
Beattie Wylie. pastor of the church
was among his callers yesterday. Mr.
Wylie said that Booth was doing very
well, but that the crisis in his Illness
would not come until about Sunday
Booth has been sexton Of the church
for over fifteen years and is we'll
known about town.
The Cosmopolitan Cotillion Club will
give a full dress ball in the Opera
House tonight.
Mr.. and Mrs. George Augustus
Brough, formerly on this city. will
celebrate their golden wedding ami.
versary at their Philadelphia home
tonight. Among those who will at
tend from this city are: Mr.. and Mrs
Harry j. Rothrock, son-in-law and
daughter of the celebrating couple;
Joseph Rothrock, Miss Regina Roth.
rock, Mrs Harry Montgomery. Mrs
James Mcclure and Mrs. Albert 10.
REM
Frank Ridgway, colored, Of west
I Fourth street, one Of the most re.
I spected colored men OF the commun
ity, is i'll with pneumonia.
Carrie Sadler, colored, was commit.
ted to the county workhouse yesterday
morning by Acting Mayor Theodore
/ Lavender for assaulting Esther Black
son in default Of So fine. The
woman's husband has promised to pay
her fine and secure her liberation to,
morrow when he gets his weeks pay
Evening journal., 1917-01-26

in making things now is 20 make
them quickly. Speed and always
more speed. and the human machine
will not stand Il.
Blacksmiths, filters, turner's. mold
ers, pattern makers, boilermakers,
get their best wages, as a rule, be-
tween % and 45; engineers and iron
and steel workers. between "a and
40; carpenters between 20 and 40;
printers. between % and 4S.
That is TO say, when man is past
As he begins 10 find II harder and
harder to sell his labor. and ten years
later he is in luck II he can sell it
at all.
After that he is derelict on the
industrial ocean.
It Is no fault OF his. The employ
ers don't want him around because
they think he fills a place that might
be filled by sprightlier man.
Supposing him not to be quite
ready to die. what shall he do now?
What happens to him, as a matter OF
fact?
Why unless he has been able to
accumulate a competence. he goes on
charity. His children support him, If
he has any. and they are able. His
union superannuates him IL he is
fortunate enough to belong TO a
union. Or he undergoes the exA
quis te torture and vital prison sent
encs known as the Poor House
Well, then, why doesn't he get that
competence? Practice thrift and all
that sort OF thing, you know. Lay by
for a rainy day.
Il is about time we woke up from
the trance produced upon our fathers
by copy book stuff Of this kind.
could show you some charts that
would make the precepts about get
ting rich from wage savings look
pretty queer. Only about one work.
ingman In $50 has a chance really to
save anything that counts. The way
things are now, with prices going up
faster than wages, he Is lucky If he
can pay his butchers bill and things
like that out OF his pay envelope The
average workingman, ! mean; not
selected and highly fortunate trades
that fare better than the rest.
Before any Of the preachers of the
grand old school OF petrifed formulas
start in TO talk much about the pos
: sibilites of saving and cheese pairing
they ought to take one good look at
/ the current prices for household nee
essaries and another good look al
wage schedules. and then go home
and have a think
Well, then, what are we really go.
ing to do about these thrown-out cogs
OF our merciless Industrial machine
Butt them on the head?
/ For some strange reason we are
Evening journal., 1917-01-26
news HAPPENINGS
ABOUT NEW Castle
Citizens at Meeting Call for
$4,000 Bond Issue for
Improvements
FUNERAL OF
THOMAS KELLY

Special to THE EVENING JOURNAL
NEW CASTLE, Jan. 26.-Citzens
meeting in the Office Of the mayor last
night adopted resolution calling for
the preparation Of bill authorizing the
ci % issue bonds for $4,000 to pay
Of improving Fourth and Sixth
q present the same 70 the
City Council and the city
,L.t draw the hill, but before it
goes CT it will be passed upon by
fho opclty owners because there was
rot large representation OF citizens at
the meeting.
owing TO the absence from the city
of theodore Lavender, president of City
Council. Laussat r. Rogers was elected
chairman of the meeting and Harry
Hunter, secretary. Some criticism was
heard afterwards at Mr.. Rogers presid
ing. because he lives at Boothhurst Ii
was said that q man living outside the
CITY ought not to have been called upon
to act as presiding officer Of a meeting
supposed to be composed Of citizens and
taxpayers of the city.
There was some general discussion
lnents before the meeting was called To
order. Several present expressed them
selves as of the opinion that street I'M
movements should be paid for by abut
ting property owners and not by gen
eral taxation. Ii that were the case, 1t
was said, there would be more interest
shown in proposed paving plans, etc. The
general taxation plan Tor paying Tor
street paving was adhered to, however.
Regarding the motor driven fire en-
CINE talked about, 1t is probable that u
such a piece of apparatus Is purchased
it will be done through private subscrip'
tons and not through bond issue. a
bill to bond the city for $4,000 to build
a new public school building is ALREADY
before the Legislature, and If that hil
and the proposition made last night 60
through the city's bond 'ssue will be
S55 600. II was SAID lass night that
after doing little in the way of mnnici'
pal improvements for years New Castle
is planning TO do a considerable all at
tIe TIM.
The funeral of Thomas Kelly, who
died Tuesday afternoon, was held this
morning at $50 o'clock from the house
and at 9 o'clock from st. Peters Catho.
lie Church. where high mass was said
bv the Rev. Frederick v Campbell. In
terment was made in st. Peters GENE
terry. The funeral was largely attended
and there were many floral offerings. The
pal. bearers vero Theodore Lavender
president OF City Council; James Me
Hugh. James Toner, Jr., Patrick Nc
Qrorv. John +. Z. Clayton and Matthew
Tobin. Charles Clcwell had charge %
the interment.
An enjoyable dance was held in th
Opera House last night by the youn'
people of the city.
Postmaster John P. Murphy is callinl
for bids for carrying the mail betwecl
the postofiice and tho railroad station
the position made vacant by the dealt
of Matthew 5. Leary, who had held th
Job forgive years. The contract calls fo
six round trips a day, the first one e
be made at 7 O'Clock In the morning an'
the last one at 7.3O o'clock at night. TN
Evening journal., 1917-01-26
MANAGER OF CHESTER
Store IS VICTIMIZED

CHESTER, Pa, Jan. 26-Harry
Cooper. manager OF the Atlas Clothing
Company, at No. "a West Third street,
was found in a stupefed condition in the
store Of F. F. Edwards, a customer. The
man was so dared that he could not an
swer questions, and decorations Of his
face and hands indicated that he had
been in a struggle.
Physicians are puzzled over his condi-
ton, and there is a possibility that he
was attacked and thrown down the eel
lar steps, as his clothing was soiled and
he was unable to talk.
Evening journal., 1917-01-26

them In the headI
! mean men that
work with their
hands. ana produce
things. an wear
out at the job.
They are the
huge majority Of
the nation. The
other kind, that
grow old in the
midst of wealth
and comfort or
have any chance
TO get that sort Of
thing. are few.
We are apt to
overlook this fact,
but fact il is just
Evening journal., 1917-01-26
sALESIANUM VS.. LOYOLA.

Salesianum will meet Loyola High
Of Baltimore. in the Brownson cage
at $50 o'clock tomorrow afternoon.
The Gold and White team is on fne
edge for the clever Baltmoreans, the
visit being their first to Wilmington.
To date Salesianum has won four Of
its six games, scoring 16S points to
their opponents 1856, and hope to add
the fifth win tomorrow.
Evening journal., 1917-01-26

the same. What shall we do with
the WORKOUT worker?
He wears out faster now than he
used to. Men in the mass may live
longer in the present stage of civili-
cation, but they don't keep up with
the pace.
That is because the great demand
Evening journal., 1917-01-26
What Are We Going To Do With
Our Old Men? Knock EN- On The
Head2 Law Needed SAYS RUSSELL

BY CHARLES EDWARD RUSSELL.
What are we going to do with our
OLD MEN in this country. Knock
The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1917-08-30

on the north side of the street
easy victims. and with burning
embers flying through the air Il
was not long before both sides oI
the street were ablaze, with the
people, out in large numbers, be-
ing powerless to halt the destrue-
fion.
The fire hose was run and water
turned on, but the sudden volume
Of water through the mains caus-
ed one Of them to break, serving
to greatly reduce the pressure. A
length Of hose caught fire at the
outset, and this hindcred the work
10 a degree The reservoir sup
plying the town with water is To-
Gated on Hill 1913 feet above the
town proper, about a quarter of a
mile southeast. This has a capa-
city Of 10000 gallons and the
supply was exhausted before the
fire was fully under control.
East from the lodging house OF
Mrs. Smith, which was totally de-
stroycd. the building occupied by
the Culdesac Enterprise was burn
cd 10 the ground with all its con
tents: the dwelling aud contents
OF William De Partec suffered a
like fate, as did the home Of Jo-
scph Shinn. the Presbyterian
church. a building owned by J. c..
Bulen. the town hall and the fire
station, and the residence Of Bar
ney Wilson. All of these build
ings were located on tn north side
of the street. On the south side
the hardware store owned by Il
$. Erb, of Lewiston, was totally
destroyed, including a warehouse
containing furniture. The gener-
nj merchandise store OF ]. w. Pow
nall fell victim TO the flames. as
did a vacant building owned BY
Mr.. Pownall next door to his store
building. The barber shop and
undertaking parlor conducted by
II. L. Radabaugh were completely
destroyed, a portion of the con-
tents of the Halter being removed
in time. The buildings, in the
main, that were destroyed were
not Of modern type aud the fire
impressed upon the people at
large the need for more substan-
tial places IN which to conduct
business 1t is thought that sew
eral brick or concrete buildings
will be erected to take the placcs
OF those destroyed
The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1917-08-30

While the local exemption boar
has as yet had no returns from the
district board a. 70 who viii b.
chosen under the selcciiyc army
draft frOa the lisi submitted iron.
Lewis county. Il Is very probable
that John Booth. 81 this city and
Dexter Van0sirand. 81 Winehg
Ter. will Ne the first iwo to Dc call
ed for duty. az Lewis county 4 Z
per cent ~ her quota 81 3s mon
Roth Of these young gentlemen
have requested that they be in.
cluded ia the first list, and they
fill The department s requirement
that men % previous milifar
training be included IN the first
consignment. IN them our county
will certainly have as fine d rep
rcscntntion of young American
manhood as any commonwealth
can furnish.
The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1917-08-30
Figa IN Fine Timber Belt.

A forest fire has been raging in
the fine timber section between
Forest and Waha since last Fri.
day, when It was started by a
tcamster carelessly dropping a
match on the old stage road near
the top of the Waha grade. This
later eonvcrped with a smaller
fire that had been burning three
miles west of Forest and il now
covers some Is miles Of the best
timber country in Idaho.
Fighters from the surrounding
and Lewiston. numbering
over q hundred men. have, at last
reports, succeeded IN getting the
flames under control, and with
favorable winds IL is thought the
damage will be confined to the
territory already covered. How.
ever, the danger is by no means
passed, for stiff breeze would
very soon put the big timber belt
and many settlers homes in jea-
pordy.
The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1917-08-30


A knitting division was 0rganiz-
ed BY the local Red Cross auxil-
iary at meeting held IN the
Christian church last Friday ev-
ening This meeting was largely
attended and the enthusiasm dis
played spoke well for the loyalty
Of our community in meeting the
nation s needs.
The main object Of the meeting
was 90 arrange for supplying the
knitted articles the national Red
Cross organization is asking of its
chapters. A knitting committee
was named as follows. Mesdames
J. G. Wright. c. A. Browning. Ida
Cox, Chancey Wallace and f. ].
Stevens. Organization was effect
ed by the election of Mrs. Wright
as chairman. These ladies viii
have supervision Of the knitting
work, and this may be supplied by
any woman in or out of the Red
Cross organization. 1t is work
that car be done at home, and
the materials and patterns viii be
ready for any one desiring 10 as
sist in this comforting help for the
soldiers.
Application for the work may
be made to any OF the above
named committee.
The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1917-08-30

Or r. r. Blakeinsre on last
Monday sold his dental business
IN this city 10 d.. F. $. Peterson,
of 81. Louis, No. The latter vii
take charge September s. DR.
Blakemare has made no plans ~
10 his future location, but expects
10 lcayc Nexpcrcc early IL the
coming month. Dr. Peterson Il i
man IL family. but does not
plan 20 bring his folks on here
for several months lie comes
highly recommended rs gentle.
man and an expert III his profes.
sion, and will find q hearty wei
come by our people.
The Blakemorcs have taken nn
active part in the public and So
eial lifc Of Ncxperre and during
their comparatively brief resi-
druce here have become q popn
lar part ~ the community. Their
host 81 friends give them np ~
lncianily. and have only good
wishes for their future prosperity
and happiness.
The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1917-08-30
President Declines Peace Proposal
Cannot Trust the German Rulers Until They are
Forced to Pact That will Endure

Washington, Aug. 2S. Presi-
dent Wilson has rejected the
pope 5 peace proposals.
IN a note despatched last night
and made public here tonight, the
president says that, while every
heart not blinded and hardened by
the terrible war must be touched
by the moving appeal Of his holi-
ness. il would be folly 10 take the
path Of peace he points out if II
docs not IN fact lead to the goal he
proposes.
To deal with such a power as
the present rulers Of Germany up
on Pope Benedict 5 plan, declares
she president, would involve a re-
Of the strength and
renewal Of the world domination
The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1917-08-30
Smut Works Havoc with Thresh
ers.

Prairie fhrcshcrs are having
their share Of troubles this week
on account Of smut explosions
Four more or less serious fires
have resulted to date.
On Monday the Price & Harris
thrcshing machine was destroyed
by a smut fire while operating on
the Fred RigRers farm, three miles
northwest az Nezperee. Mr. Rig.
GERS damage was confined to a
load Of bundles.
A smut explosion damaged the
betting and other combustiblc fix
lures OF the VIM. Shockley steel
machine to the extent Of $50 yes
tcrday morning, while threshing q
stand on the Con Fordcr place IN
the Russell section. The fire burn
cd TOO sacks Of grain before IL
could be subdued. The grain was
insured and the machine was re-
paired and ready for work this
morning
IN an attempt TO prevent serious
damage when the machine owned
by Claud Gross blew up last Fri
The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1917-08-30

Deputy Game Warden Mitchell
secured a ear Of trout spawn this
week FOR Idaho and Lewis county
streams lie took this matter up
some time ago and By keeping
close 10 the job brought 10 our
section this real supply of max
iHgs for fieh stories.
The shipment was met AZ North
f.apwai Tuesday by Mr.. Mitchell
aud delivery made 10 prairie
points that evening. a goodly sup
niy heing- left af Ilo.Vollmcr for
upper Iawycr's creek and the
streams in the Forest section. Jas
Patterson and J d DMccowan took
four cans. or about 5000. 10 the
cottonwood crossing Of Lawyer 5
creek III the Felt delivery truck,
and Arthur IIeston and Deputy
sheriff lIenke conveyed Z cans
1900 10 10 Stevenson crossing
south Of iovn IN the IIcsfon truck
The fish were launched in their
now homo III fine shape, only one
showing signs Of inability TO nav.
gate This means that our fine
little trout stream win continue
fOr so0c time 10 tickle the feel
'nus of the nimrods who are wont
20 inrcst is picturesque shores
The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1917-08-30

day evening on the Geo. Mnekcn
farm northwest of town, Big
Dick. the separator tender, was
badly burned. The thresher had
been IN operation on this stand
about an hour when the fire broke
out. About 80 bushels Of grain
were destroyed. Mrs. Mneken
phoned to Nezperec for assistance
when the fire started, and a crowd
~ citizens responded, but the
trouble was over when they arriy-
ed The Muckens are very thank
ful 70 those who rendered and
proffeFed their assistance. The
damage 20 the machine has been
repaired and il is again insopera-
iion.
The W. Frank johnson machine
was badly damaged on the inter-
Tor yesterday afternoon By a smut
explosion during a run on the Ja-
cob NoSbuch place three miles
southeast 81 Nezpcrce. The rcsul.
liant fire destroyed 200 sacks oil
grain for Mr.. Nosbuch, which
were insured.
The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1917-08-30

Culdesac, Aug. Three
blocks of Culdesac 5 business sec.
ton were laid to waste this morn.
ing By disastrous fire that rag
ed with fury for more than three
hours. A defectivd and made
quate water supply permitted the
flames to spread, aud when the
residents of the town finally put
the flames under control, which
was shortly after 10 o'clock, il
was estimated that loss Of $685.
600 had been sustained, with in
surance to cover little more than
half.
The fire broke ont al T.15
o'clock in lodging house con
Quoted by Mrs. Margaret Smith
the cause presumably being a de.
fective flue Famed BY q light and
veering wind the fire spread both
east and west Of the Smith build.
ing, which is located on the north
side Of the main thoroughfare.
licking up the frame structures
like so much tinder. The intense
heat served to make the buildings
The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1917-08-30

If that power. now balked but not
defeated, after sweeping a confi-
nenf with the blood Of innocent
women aud children and the help
less poor as well as Of soldiers.
Permanent peace must be based
upon she faith Of an the peoples
aud upon justice and fairness and
the common right OF mankind, he
adds, and .-9e cannot take the
word OF the present rulers Of Ger
many as a guarantee Of anything
that is TO endure, unless explicit
IL supported by such conclusive
evidence of the viii and purpose
Of the German people themselves
as the other peoples Of the world
would be justified in accept
ing
The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1917-08-30
Co z % sunny South.

A phone message from Grange.
Vile says. Members Of the
Cirangeville company who arrived
Tuesday morning by automobile
from the state mobilization camp
az Boise stated the Idaho rcgi-
mcnt has received orders for mo-
Utilization in North Carolina, but
no intimation is given as to when
the regiment viii be moved. II is
expected, however, that the regi-
ment viii be cntrained within the
next three weeks.
The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1917-08-30
LOcAI NEWS.

Truth, honesty and fair dealing
has always been the motto of the
Cold Storage Market. Is it the
truth that beef cattle are selling
nj the same price now that they
did three months agog Il. B
Brown.
Mrs. w. 7, johnson and the
children, with the exception Of
left Saturday for a visit
with relatives ia southern Idaho
AIR. Johnson win join them later