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Evening journal., 1917-05-12
auto TRUCK BRINGS CITY
Prices TO KENT Growers

Below Is a prize story that was re
Gently run in tho Market Grocer's
Journal, by Caleb Boggs and Son,
Kent County, Del.
"The first Of last August we bought
a Vim auto truck with a rated oapa-
city OF one-hall ton We live 40 miles
from the city OF Wilmington Del We
had cabbage that we could not sell
In nearby towns and were only get.
ting 80 cents per basket for potatoes.
With the truck we made three trips
TO Wilmington week and got 20
cents and s basket for the cabbage
We could not sell for any price at
home We were getting only 80 cents
per basket for potatoes and got 60
cents In Wilmington and later much
better prices At home tomatoes sold
at 40 cents and in Wilmington at So
cents to 81. At home We could get
nothing for apples, and, II we shipped
them, the returns were poor people
In Wilmington. were glad to get them
az $3.50 a hamper At home sweet
corn sold at 10 cents per dozen, and
In Wilmington at 20 cents. This year
we expect TO take everything to vii
mlngton In our truck
"Blackberries are large crop with
u.s. Last year on shipments they
would bring $3.50 per crate w,
hauled them by truck to Wilmington
and sold them as fast as We coult
hand them out OF the truck at $500
or 10 cents per quart We could no
help but laugh at how we were beat
ing the railroads and the commission
men. We made 40 trips to Wilmington
Evening journal., 1917-05-12
onEssA,s SOCIAL sIoE.

rno,;si "a THE EVENING JOURNAL.
ODESSA. Del, May 12-The Red
Cross Chapter will hold a strawberry
festival in the town hall on Tuesday
evening. May 20.
Miss sarah W. Pyle. OF the Peoples
Settlement. Wilmington, was inc
sneaker at the meeting OF the Par
snt-Teacher Association, ON Thurs
day evening
Mrs. o. G. stevens, Mrs. A. S. Whit
lock and John w. Watkins are the
attest recruits for the Red Cross
Chauter of Odessa.
Mrs w. II. Eccles entertained on
Sunday MIR. and Mrs. f. f. French and
Mrs NJ b Gates. of Philadelphia;
MIR ana Mrs. Clarence w. Porter,
and Mr. and Mrs. II. T. Jehers, OF
Wilmington.
Miss Margaret Keegan has returned
from a visit with friends in Philadel-
phia.
Mrs. John Heldmyer was recent
visitor with friends in Philadelphia
Mrs George Price. OF Marshallton,
is the guest of relatives here.
Mrs. Clarence Toppin and daughter
have returned to Wilmington after a
visit at the home OF Mr.. ana Mrs.
Lee Orrell.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles A. Cannon
entertained number Of friends on
Tuesday evening. in honor of Mr..
Cannon's birthday anniversary.
Mr.. and Mrs. Uric p. CHM enter
.ained the members of the Ladies'
Aid Society Of St. Pauls NJ, r..
Church. on Wednesday evening.
Evening journal., 1917-05-12
STOP! GIVE YOUR
KIDNEYS A CHANCE
8 Out of 10 Cases Pain and
Soreness in Back Not Due
to Kidneys, But Muscular
Rheumatism or Neuritis.

stop drugging. So many people
think they have kidney trouble and
start right IN taking drugs, which
does more harm than good. Don't
hesitate and suffer; get a jar OF Cam
phorole and while applying you win
wonder what became of your mag
ined Kidney trouble The remark
able success Of Camphorole is due
to the scientific combination Of oil
OF wintergreen, menthol. camphor
end other valuable ingredients. The
medical profession and medical pa-
pers testify to their great curative
properties.
Recommended for Lumbago, Neu-
ralgia, Group. Hay Fever, Headaches,
Piourisy and Broncho Pneumonia.
At ell Druggists. Csc and SOC jar.
Evening journal., 1917-05-12
!. 0. R. N. AFFAIRS

Members Of the /. o. r. NJ will at.
tend Tamina Day services in Scott
Church tomorrow. The members will
meet at Red Mems Hall, No. 5i5 Ship
ley street, at 2 O'Clock, and proceed
in a body to the church. The Rev. j.
l.. Johnson Isl a member OF Seminole
Tribe. No. Az or New Castle, and be-
ing familiar with the workings of the
Order will be I'm a position to touch
on many things pertaining to the
same. Special music has been pre-
pared by the choir and the Great
Chiefs would like to see this meeting
one Of the most successful ever held.
Word has been received from SEN
eca Tribe. No. a.. OF Middletown, that
they desire the great chiefs TO visit
them next Tuesday evening. While
the time to make arrangements Is
short the great chief will comply and
they expect 10 take about fifteen in
oil to visit the tribe. Seneca is GROW
ing and is interested in the work OF
the order. consequently the great
chiefs are interested I'm the tribe. Sew
eral pale faces will be adopted on the
above night
The joint committee OF the tribes
and councils and also The membership
committee will meet this evening fol
tho purpose OF considering very i'm
portant matters. Arrangements are
being made for a class adoption by
the union degree team and the con
ferring OF all degrees on the candi
dates 40 Knight of Pythians Hall, on
Saturday evening. May 10. this beinl
In the hands Of the propagation com
mittee.
Homecoming Day to be held at Rec
Mems Fraternal Home, Newark, June
nc, Is also receiving consideration
This committee is constantly planning
for the benefit Of the Order and hal
something ahead continually. Aftei
the above events moonlight excur
sion for the benefit OF the orphanl
will take place and then genuin'
indian pow.wow, to clear the debt o.
the Red Mems Hall will take place
This will be an event for the fall !
conditions permit,
Evening journal., 1917-05-12

partisan service
IL means am increase OF women's
duties. or an increase in the number
of suffrage "slaokers' or 'stay-at-
home" voters.
AS the worst menace to democracy
in military sense is the Stacker"
who fails to enlist when the enemies
of his country are attacking Il. so
the worst menace to democracy in a
political sense is the suffrage slack
er" who fails to vote while the enc
mics OF good and strong government
are electing incompetent or iniqultous
officials.
"The volunteer system OF suffrage
proposed by those who say that
women will not have to vote unless
they want TO-" is as dangerous and
inefficient az the volunteer system Of
military service.
With woman suffrage. women must
vote or become suffrage "slackers."
Is Il Just or fair TO force women
into A position where they must neg
lect their duties as women or their
duties as voters?
How does any one dare propose
this as a reward" for woman's ser
vice.
Woman suffrage, a serious hazard
to the success OF good government at
any time. cannot logically be offered
as reward for the few when It is
burden to the many and a menace
to the State.
/ We protest against the placing OF
a political price. on woman's patriot
q ism as ma of the most DANGEROUS
and thoughtless arguments ever ad
vanced i'm favor of woman suffrage
Yours very truly,
MARY WILSON THOMPSON,
President
EMILY p. B1SSELL. Cor Sec,
/ Delaware Association Opposed to
Woman Suffrage.
Greenville. Del, May 10, 1917
Evening journal., 1917-05-12
PEOPLES COLUMN
PATRIOTIC WOMEN

PATRIOTIC WOMEN
"WANT NO REWARD
To the Editor of THE EVENING
JOURNAL:
Sir.-With our women working for
the American Red Cross, the Ma
tional League for Woman's Service.
the Navy League, the National Secur-
fly League, the Surgical Dressings
Committees. the National Special
Aid. the Needlework Guilds, the
Home Garden Associations. the Sol
diers' Relief Committees. the Civic
FederatiOns. the Day Nurseries. the
Home Finding Societies. the FEEDER
atlons OF Women and the Congress
Of Mothers-to say nothing of the
churches, schools, religious and edu-
cational organizations. with the
average adult woman married and
the mother OF three children, and
doing her own homework for fam
lily of five in nine homes I'm every
ten with war demanding from
women new duties and more train
ing. there are still some men and a
few women who offer TO reward"
women for all this service by giving
them the ballot
This proposition has been made
repeatedly by every male advocate
OF woman suffrage who has recently
voiced his opinion fin the press.
Not only as anti-suffragists. but as
women familiar with the work of our
sex, we strongly protest against this
erroneous idea that women wish the
vote as a form of payment or reward
for services rendered.
Patriotic women want no reward
And the ballot is not a reward but
a burden.
Woman's service to the State. as
to the family, is unbought. uhselhsh.
unconditional and unremitting.
The political payment proposed is
an insult to woman's patriotism as
a price and an insult to her intelli-
gence as a reward"
The State can no more reward its
women with the vote than man can
compensate his wife or mother by
forcing additional work and worry
upon her when she is already over
burdened with duties she can not
shirlS
WomaSs work is important It
must be done. The State cannot sur
vive without It and men cannot do
il.
Women are willing to take mems
places in industry They gladly ac-
cept all additional work necessary to
win the war.
But of all times. at this period OF
national crisis, with extra duties i'm
posed by war. the vast majority OF
women most need and desire exemp
ton from political competition with
men or with other women
/ To force women into partisan poll
ties Is to divert women from non
Evening journal., 1917-05-12
EXPLANATION Of z
NEW School Laws
One Provides for Assessment
Based on Real Instead
of Rental Value
NOTICE SENT OUT AS
TO SALARY LAW
sneclal 10 rHE EYEN1NG JouRNAL.

Special TO THE EVENING JOURNAL
DOVER. May 12.-Dr. Charles A.
Wagner, State Commissioner OF Edu-
cation. Is sending out circulars to all
school commissioners in the stale eN
planning the provisions OF the schooi
revenue tax revision act ana M
teachers minimum salary act, passed
by the recent Legislature. Inc new
school tax law provides for the assess
ing OF property for school purposes
on the real instead of the rental value.
The law contains this provision. which
Dr.. Wagner is sending to the dllefeht
school districts:
ut shall be the duty Of the school
committees of the several school uls>
.ricts for white children in the state
annually i'm the month OF July, 10
make assessment lists for their re-
spective districts"
This provis on in the teachers sal
airy bill is also set out in the circular :
1.-THE salary to be paid a Whte
teacher I'm the free public schools OF
the state shall not be less than Forty
five Dollars per month; the sa ny 10
be paid to a white teacher who has
taken a two-years teachers training
course at the womens Affiliated Col
lege. or a two years course in ami
reputable Normal School, shall not be
less than Fifty Dollars per month ,
The salary 10 be paid a white teacher
who has taken a four years course IN
either the above mentioned College
or Normal School shall receive not
less than Fifty-flve Dollars per
month"
This becomes effective the next
school term.
Evening journal., 1917-05-12

last year and We figure the round
trip at 100 miles. that Is $500 miles.
Except for the first trip we never had
FIVE minutes trouble with the car or
tires
I'VE would use five gallons Of
gasoline per trip. We do not think we
want big truck. We would rather
have two small trucks The big heavy
trucks are not so easy riding and Der
ries should be carried carefully. so
that they Will not be out OF place
when you reach the market. The
same IS true OF tomatoes and eggs
When We get to Wilmington and open
a crate Of berries, they look iusN as
they did when we left home. The
larger trucks consume much gasoline
and oil and the solid tires cost a great
Evening journal., 1917-05-12

deal and will not last any longer than
a good pneumatic tire. The big trucks
are also too slow for us We go 10,
market with our load IN two hours.
and a half, and we always make ihA
home trip IN ] ~ or 1 "a hours We
pass the big trucks on the way to
market and they get out of our way
coming home. Frequently we stop at
the wholesale grocery and bring a
load OF freight for our merchants.
This pays our gas bin for the trim.
We expect to get another Vim this
year and market everything we raise
by means of the trucks. We averaged
S35 per trip from the FIRST Of August
until December 30. our total sales
amounting to Si,575."
Evening journal., 1917-05-12

quarters as a choice sample OF Red
Cross publicity Il was indeed good
Yours sincerely,
ERIC ALLEN.
Field Secretary. American Red Cros
Wilmington, Del, May II, 1871
Evening journal., 1917-05-12
PLEASED WITH COOPERATION.

TO the Editor OF THE EVENING
JOURNAL;
Dear Mr.. Editor-1 want to express
my appreciation OF the splendid way
in which you are cooperating With us
in the present Red Cross membership
campaign
Your edition last evening was so
very excellent from our point Of view
that I sent a copy to Red Cross Head
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1917-03-13
BUYS
IS BALLOONS
$50 Feet Long, Equipped
With Radio; Radius $50
Miles; Coast Defense
BY ASSOCIATED PRES

Washington, March 12.-Purchase
of sixteen non-rigid dirigible airships
for coast and harbor patrol work at
total cost of $649,250, was an
nounced today by the navy depart
ment.
The Curtiss Arp ane Company was
awarded three for ,122. 250; the Con-
necticut Aircraft Company, two for
$4,000; the Goodyear Tire and Rub
Der Company, nine for S360,O00, and
the B. F. Goodrich Company, two for
$4,000. Deliveries will begin within
120 days.
The airships are the first of such
types to be bought by the navy under
the recent $5,O00,O00 appropriation
for aeronautics. They will be 100
feet in length, 81 12 feet in diameter,
or so feet high over all, will be equip
ped with radio communication, 1900
horsepower motors, capable of MAX
ing a continuous flight of 16 hours
at 35 miles each and a maximum
speed of As miles an hour for ten
hours.
The dirigibles will be able to operate
from shore bases and alight on water
surface in good weather,
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1917-03-13
WASHINGTON KEENLY
INTERESTED IN NEWS

Washington, March 12,-TaIk of a
railroad strike is general among To-
cal officials of local unions in the
southwestfi but national officials of
the four big brotherhoods declined to
confirm or deny that definite strike
plans are under consideration. Local
leaders came here for conference to-
morrow preliminary to the meeting
Thursday in New York of the
brotherhood and railroad officials.
Brotherhood leaders insisted they
cannot forecast the course until locals
from the entire country reported.
There are indications, however. that
there might be more truth in strike
reports than appeared on the CUR
face. The impression prevailed among
l7aal leaders that if the railroads
Thursday refused to put the eight
hour day into effect forthwith that
unions would have full justification
for strike, and union men are
unanimous in declaring if they strike
they would try to embarrass the
government as little as possible. The
government is watching the situation
closely and might take hand if a
deadlock is assured.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1917-03-13
GUARDIANSHIP
TO TRAMNEL
Senator Foster Retains His
Committees and Junior
Senator Recognized
Washington Bureau,
The Pensacola Journal,

Washington, March 12.-In the
committee assignments made today
by the senate steering committee, and
ratified by the senate later, Park
Trammell, the new senator from
Florida, was given craftsmanship
and desirable places on some other
committees.
No changes were made in the COM
mittee assignments of Senator
Fletcher, who already has as desira-
BILE committee places as any member
of the senate.
Senator Trammell was made chair
man of the committee on expendi'
lures in the treasury department,
which carries with it ample clerical
force for his needs, and is made a
member of the committee on naval
affairs of Mississippi and Pacific
islands and Porto Rico.
Senator Fletcher will continue as
chairman of the commerce committee,
which has charge of rivers and har'
bors bill and other important legis-
lation, and as member of the COM
mittee on bank and currency, fish
cries, Indian depredations, judiciary,
military affairs, Philippines, printing
and public health ard national quar-
antine.
These committee assignments will
continue for the next two years.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1917-03-13
Airplane Routes and
Stations to Be Made
Throughout the u. S.
81 AssoCIATEp PRESS


New York, March 12.-Offi-
GERS at the government flying
school in Hampstead Plains, L.
l., are working out plans for
surveying the United States to
establish airplane routes and
landing stations for aviators.
The stations will be marked in
such manner as to be easily dis
tinguishable from the air and a
symbol will be attached to each
marker to denote the character
of the field of landing, its prox-
unity to repair stations and to
hospitals in case of accident. It
has been found that tent han
CARS on the field at Fort Sill,
Okla, are visible Is miles away
at a height of 5000 feet.
The camera will have an i'm
portant part in the training of
civilian aviators. With a cam
era, instead of a machine gun,
mounted as a machine gun, and
operated by regular gun sights
and trigger pull, the student
will be sent up to ''bring down"
an enemy machine. 1t is pre-
sumed that if flier can aim
we'll enough to get a BULLS eye
with his camera, he could do it
with a rapid fire gun.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1917-03-13
ALLIES GAIN
At ALL POINTS
British Report Have Enter
ed German Trenches,
Driving Out Teutons
BY AssocIATEc PRESS.

British and French again record
gains against the Germans in France.
On other fronts, except in Mesopo-
tamia and Persia, where it is pre-
sumed the British and Russians are
still harassing the Turks, only minor
activities are reported
The French announce that French
attacks in the Champagne region en-
abled them to capture all positions
taken by Germans on ridge No. 1S5,
and also entered the fortified works,
taking 100 prisoners. They announce
several other successful raids and a
repulse of German attacks.
British announce they entered Ger
man trenches north of Peronne, and
successfully raided positions south of
Arras, inflicting many casualties on
the Germans.
Berlin reports heavy artillery activ-
ity on the Ancre and Sornme fronts
and a repulse of French attack near
Ripontin, Champagne, and the de-
struction of sixteen entente airplanes
and also two captive balloons.
London announces the destruction OF
damage of nine German airplanes, and
admits five British machines are
missing.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1917-03-13
SAILING Of
FIRST ARMED
SHIP SECRET.
Hoping That War Will Be
Avoided, President Is
Preparing For It
MOBILIZATION
OF THE NAVY
Organized Labor, Repre-
senting 100000, Rallies
Around Country's Flag
BY ASSOCIATED PRESS.

Washington, March 1.-THE United
States today took the only formal step
which will precede the sailing for the
war zone of any American merchant
men armed to resist attacks of Ger
man submarines. The state depart
ment communicated to various en-
bassies notice to the world that ships
will be armed. Officials, however,
continued to be reticent about the
arming of ships and the probable date
for the first armed ship to sail, this
being regarded among military Sc
crets. Speculations continue as to the
part the United States will play if
forced into the war.
In official quarters the opinion is
very clear that President Wilson, for
the present, at least, is contemplating
no more direction with the European
war than necessary to protect Ameri-
can rights on the high seas. Prepa-
rations for eventualities are contin-
uing, but the president is known to
hope there will be no actual clash
between the United States and Ger
many. The president is recovering
from cold, but the cabinet meeting
tomorrow is expected to be cancelled.
Organized Labor Supports Wilson.
Washington, March 12.-Organized
labor, through its representatives in
a conference tonight, offered its SER
vices to the country in every field of
activity, if, despite all endeavors
and hopes, the United States should
be drawn into war.
The action was taken by the unani-
nous vote of more than $50 delegates
from the national and international
trade unions affiliated with the Amer
lean Federation of Labor, including
the four great railroad brotherhoods;
in all, about three million American
workers being represented in the con.
ference called to determine and an
nounce the part labor is to play II
the national preparedness plans.
Navy Mobilization.
Washington, March 12-Mobiliza.
ton of the complete fighting strength
of the navy has been recommended
by naval authorities. The approva
of President Wilson is required be.
fore orders can be sent calling out
the reserves, assembling the nava
militia and releasing all active off.
GERS now on shore duty for sea ser,
vice.
Immediate graduation of the frs
class of Annapolis would be included
in the plan in order to make up a.
far as possible the threatened short
age of officers.
In addition to mobilization of forces
already enrolled in the militia or re
serve, an active recruiting campaign
would be necessary to supply al
ships of military value with full com
plements. Officials believe they woul,
have little difficulty in obtaining tn,
men if mobilization were ordered.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1917-03-13
SMUGGLE DYNAMITE
ON INTERNED SHIPS
BY ASSOCIATED PRESS.

Philadelphia, March I'm the alb
sence of official instructions from
Washington, local agents of the de-
partment of justice today deferred the
search of the interned German com
merce raiders Kronprinz Wilhelm and
Prinz Eitel Frederick for explosives
reported Struggled aboard. Five per-
sons are already arrested in this con-
nection on charges of smuggling
chronometers off the raiders.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1917-03-13
LIBEL LAW CHANGED TO
PREVENT THE HOLDING
OF SHIPS ABOUT TO SAIL
New Libel Regulations
Put Into Effect 90
Minutes After Adoption

Within twenty minutes after.
the order of Judge Sheppard,
amending the rues of the fed
eral court for admiralty cases
for wages, two libels were filed
against the American steamship
Druid, Both were governed by
the new ruling.
The first was by Fred Will
hams, while the other was by
Jim Ash, both claiming wages
due on a contract alleged to
have been entered into between
the master of the Druid and the
libellants at Norfolk, whereby
the libellants were to act as
coal passers aboard the ship for
a period of six months, at $40
a month. Williams sues for
1874 while Ash sues for $3.50.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1917-03-13
\. STRIKE
.ISTHREATENEO
Satisfactory Agreement On
S-Hour Question Must
Be Reached
BY ASSOCIATED PRESS.

New York, March PA persist
ent report is current in railroad cir
cles here that a countrywide strike
may result Saturday night if the
conference of the railroad managers
and the four brotherhood represen-
tatives do not reach a satisfactory
agreement on the eight-hour day
question. 1t is learned the railroads
have received reports that Brother
hood leaders believe they have al
ready waited a reasonable time fol
the supreme court decision in the
Adamson law.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1917-03-13
COMMISSIONER Bitch
WILL LEAVE TO-DAY

Tax Commissioner J. S. Bitch will
leave today to visit other points in
West Florida on official business, 60
ing first to Milton, and then to De-
Funiak and Mariana.
During his stay in Pensacola yes
terday, after attending to the official
business which caused him to make
the trip here on this occasion, Mr.
Bitch was entertained by friends
here.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1917-03-13
Enlistments In Pensacola Recruiting
Station Beat jacksonville Record

Seventeen enlistments have been
made by the United States army re-
cruiting station since its establish
ment in Pensacola February 9Th. Ten
were enlisted in February and seven
in March.
"This is better than the Jackson
vile station did last month, and is
a fine record for Pensacola" said
Corporal Chas. Johnson, the re-
cruiting officer, "and we expect to do
even better than that in the months
to come"