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Evening journal., 1917-06-21
DUPONT employees TO
GET MORE merit PAY
Company Reduces Length
OF Service Required TO
Qualify Employees
MEANS HALF MILLION
RAISE EACH MONTH

+. I. DUPONT de Nemours and Com
pany has posted notice in operating
departments announcing the change
in the system of merit pay" which
will, after June 80. 1917, increase the
wages OF one-third Of its employees
about five per cent and will bring
about 800 more men each month as
they come within the time limit into
the class Of higher paid worlSmen.
The plan cuts down the time Of service
necessary to secure merit pay" from
two years to one year for the five per
cent. increase; FIVE years 10 two
years for the ten per cent. increase.
ten years TO five years for the fifteen
per cent; from fifteen TO ten years
for the twenty per cent. increase. It
will mean the distribut on to wage
earners of One-half million dollars
more a month at the beginning.
= The announcement of this increase
in wages and the reasons for # are
embodied in notice which says
1T has been and still is the desire
of this company to secure the faithful
careful and efficient services Of its
works employees, and as far as pos
sible. TO have the force consist Of
tried and experienced men. With this
end in view a system of rewards ap-
plying to works payroll was estab-
lished. The rewards we're based upon
the length of continuous service, the
satisfactory discharge OF duties. and
the careful observance of all rules Of
the establishment These rewards are
now to be given for shorter lengths OF
service than heretofore.
an order to secure the reward set
forth in the foregoing paragraph, it
will be essential that employees do
their work in careful, work
and satisfactory man
ner: that they obey the orders
and instructions OF those in authority;
and that they carefully observe at all
times the rules of the company"
Evening journal., 1917-06-21
General BIRD. Head
OF State RED CROSS,
VETERAN OF TWO Wars

CONTINUED From First Page)
years OF lite. General Bird. as he
said at one OF the luncheons OF the
campaign workers this week, IS a be-
lever in organ cation and he has been
acting as an advisor during this cam
paign. His experience in Red Cross
work is proving an invaluable helm
10 the younger men and women who
are busy trying to raise S1.O00.0O0 as
Delaware's share Of the war fund.
General Bird was born in VII.
mington and has been actively idensi-
ned with Wilmington interests. As a
Young man he studied medicine. but
the call to arms in 1861 found him
ready to respond. He enlisted as a
Lieutenant in the First Delaware Regi-
ment and was the seventh man to en-.
ter the service. At the end OF three
months Colonel Henry Lockwood his
commander. became a brigadier gen
enal and Lieutenant Bird went on his
stan. Later the young soldier en-.
tered the Second Delaware Volun.
teers as a lieutenant and subsequent
ly became captain and served on
General Barlows stan.
General Bird was wounded In the
battle Of Fredericksburg and again at
Petersburg, but he returned to the
service and later organized the Ninth
Delaware Volunteers. which he com
manded During the war he was mus
tered into the United States regular
army as a member OF Gen. Winfield
Scott Hancock's corp OF veterans. an
organization IN which only men who
had served three years or more we're
accepted He was mustered out In
January, 1866
The call 20 arms was beeded by him
again at the opening OF the Spanish
American War. when he Joined the
colors as brigadier general OF vol
unteers. During that period OF hostili-
ties he was made brigadier general
in the regular army, and at the con-
clusion Of the war was retired with
chat rank
General Bird was 70 years old last
Sunday, but his years rest lightly on
his shoulders, and he apparently for
gets their number when the call 10
the Red Cross reaches his ears.
Evening journal., 1917-06-21
RAILROAD DEFENSE
CORPS IN making
CONTINUED From First Pagel

A10hNAMAtu ElINL IdktI
the National Guard of Delaware, will
detail a squad of men TO act as drill
masters, and himself will be present
at the first drill this afternoon.
The men who have volunteered 10
participate in the action are from the
general superintendent office. the Of
fees of the Delaware and Maryland
divisions and a few yard employees
Many Of the local officials themselves
are intending 10 answer the call of
the assembly.
For the present at least there will
be no uniforms, no guns or any other
kind OF military equipment. the idea
being to merely give the men an Oh.
portunity to become acquainted with
the army drill and field regulations.
There is a possibility that arms will
be furnished the men later.
OF particular importance will be
the value OF the training to be gain.
ed in such an organization to the en-
ployes OF the road who are eligible
for the draft Through the knowledge
they will gain under the National
Guard drill masters, It is asserted.
these men will be a step ahead of
their comrades when they are called
TO the colors on. September 1
Two drills will be held each week.
one on Tuesday and one on Thurs.
day, and will be from 5l5 to 6 o'clock.
Evening journal., 1917-06-21
old Buick With Great
MILEAGE RECORD ARRIVES

Albert F. Dryden, OF Plainvllle.
Kan, driving a 1909 model Buick car
with its original set OF Hyatt Quilt
Bearings. which holds the worlds
greatest mileage record, having tray.
eled more than 261, 500 miles. visited
Wilmington today He had been at
Atlantic City. and drove from there
to Philadelphia and Wilmington this
morning. He stopped at the Whining
ton Automobile Companys Garage,
and left early this afternoon for Bal
timore. The car started on June 4.
for $4,000 mile trip just to prove
that the old Buick and the old Hyatt
bearings are as good as ever. The
car has worn out. since 1909. 300
tires valued at $4,000 In its 262 600
miles journeyings. A representative
OF the Campbell-Ewold Company, ad.
vertising specialists OF Detroit, Il
making the trip in the Hyatt Roller
with Dryden.
Evening journal., 1917-06-21
GOVERNOR TOWNSEND APPEALS
FOR FULL REGIMENT FOR STATE

Special TO THE EVENING JOURNAL.
DOVER Del. June 21-Governor
Townsend. al the State House today,
ISSUED a ringing appeal 10 the citizens
or Delaware TO bring Delaware up 10
the Quota/of a full regiment Of the
National Guard so the States name
VIII be carried by the troops. The
Governor is most enthusiastic over
lows
10 the Citizens Of Delaware:
In a cris's Delaware has raver
lalied to respond. Her thoughts and
deeds Tor the pres ervation OF the
IDEALS OF III S. national lifs
or ours are not only records
OF story, they are facts today. Proud
as we rightly are Of her past. we can
with truth appreciate the work and
interest OF the present Scarcely was
the session OF the General Assembly
over before the President called on
our items for aid and co-operati,1
in this world crisis.
ina Delaware has responded noblv
is only mild expression OF appreci.
atlon. The call for volunteers for reg
istration resulted in an exceptionally
oIncient regis ration without exnense
to the government. Our business mon
professional men and farmers gave
literally OF time and money to very
dennitely seeing to IL that their State
measured up TO standards set bv our
fathers. The call for tho Liberty
Loan met with similar result orr
wealth and small savings gave so
that we did the share allotted MS
and more Then the Red Cross-our
citizens are GO contributing that the
whole country is looking TO Delaware
with awe and admiration
This cp'rit nere expressed In Del
aware during the past few weeks has
been an inspiration. America still
lives here in very fact. Our DAYS Of
prosperity have not made us sordid
after all. Representatives OF wealth
and OF labor 1T at the same council
table tremendously devislng ways and
Evening journal., 1917-06-21
INT. salem CHURCH TO
HAVE PRIVATE GARAGE

Building Inspector Ellis P. Preston TO-
day issued the following building per
mits; To Mt. Salem NJ. T. Church. for
a private garage at No. 1901 Mt Salem
Lane, TO cost $3.50; 70 Michael Capaldi,
for an addition at No. 600 North Scott
street, 10 cost SIS; 20 Charles H. Brice
for an addition to the garage at No. 3O4
Washington street. 10 cost $50; 20 John
f. Healy & Son. for private garage at
Eleventh and Elizabeth streets. to cost
5 500; 10 Daniel Kraft. for alterations
at No. 923 Orange street, TO cost $3.50;
for an addition at No. 200 South
street. to cost sl20; and for alterations
at No. l02 West Fourth street, to cost
$50
Evening journal., 1917-06-21
.PAWhED Watch. REPORTED
Theft TO FOOL Wife"

One Of the strangest cases unrav-
eled by the police here for sometime
was that OF a watch being stolen from
an east side house several days ago,
which was reported TO the police by
TO the local pawnshops resulted in the
watch being recovered. 1t had been
pawned by the man who had made
the complaint.
When confronted with this evidence
the man confessed TO pawning his
own watch, TO fool his wife.
Evening journal., 1917-06-21
ALEXANDER PLEDGES
SUPPORT FOR Allies
CONTINUED From First Page

Continued From First Page
June Eli am not obliged TO bow 10
the will Of the people. l am respons-
ible only 10 Cod
King Constantine Of Greece made
this statement to his premier, Eluth-
eros Venizelos, when the latter in
sisted that the will Of the Greek peo-
pie be recognized and Greece's treaty
with Serbia be fulfilled
Constantine. now .deposed is an
exile in Switzerland. Venizelos. pres
ident of the Greek provisional gov
eminent. and a power in Greek af-
fairs, revealed the complete adher-
ence of Constantine TO the theory Of
the divine right OF kings in a state
ment to the United Press today. II
was an explanation of the reforms the
Greek people will demand in accept.
ing Alexander, Constantine's second
son. as king.
Nenizelos declared the Greek people
we're willing 10 make another ex-
pertinent in constitut onal monarchy.
but will hold TINT the constitution
must be revised"
Evening journal., 1917-06-21
THIS BLASTING NECFSSARy.

People living in the neighborhood Of
Eleventh and Orange streets are
greeted daily with the music OF dyna-
mite blasting and with showers of dirt
and concrete, coming from the excava-
ton being made back of the Hotel du-
POnt where the old laundry stood The
blasting, with its muffied roar and
showers Of concrete, is necessary, as it
is the only means by which the con-
tractors have thus far been able to
break up the concrete cellar walls Of
the old laundry building.
The walls Of the old laundry were
found to be four feet thick and the
concrete Of which they were made
had set so firmly that sledge hammer
blows had no effect on them.
Evening journal., 1917-06-21
FIND DEAD BABY, SKULL
May HAVE been CRUSHED

Wrapped in an old underskirt. the
body OF two-day-old male white
child was found on the doorstep OF
the home of David Moore, No. 1925
West Second street, this morning.
The coroner has the body. but so
far has been unable to establish any
clue to its indemnity.
AS the baby's head was badly
bruised. me coroner ordered an
autopsy to ascertain il the little ones
skull had been crushed.
Evening journal., 1917-06-21
ACCIDENTS or THE DAY.

Among those treated at the Della
ware Hospital today we're:
Frank O'Neal, cut head.
Michael Suenocki, bruised foot
J. F. ONeal. abscess on eyebrow
william II. Shaw Jr., injured knee.
William Lynch. Of No. 200 East Sec
ond street. was admitted to the Home
opathic Hospital suffering from a
fractured leg.
Evening journal., 1917-06-21
MUST REPORT 10 COURT.

Pussy c. Highfeld and Edward ].
McCloskey both Of whom have been
held in custody for a week. due to
their inability TO secure bondsmen,
were released on their own recogniz-
ance in the Municipal Court this
morning. upon the application Of
James Salisbury, their counsel. Both
men are to report again 10 the court
on the last Saturday in July.
Evening journal., 1917-06-21
SWALLOWED POISON.

Albert Robinson. white man. aged
about % years. is a patient at the
Delaware Hospital, suffering from
poison which he swallowed. Robin
son was removed from the home OF
William Jones, colored. No. 10 Girard
street, with whom he stopped late
yesterday afternoon. His condition is
favorable.
Evening journal., 1917-06-21
ELLEN 'IN HARD LUcK.

Ellen Campbell, who told the NUM-
cipal Court this morning that she
came here from Richmond, Va, and
that her husband was in the Della
ware Hospital recovering from an
operation. was fined IS and costs for
conduct She was arrest
ed in an old wagon in Guthrie's Row.
Evening journal., 1917-06-21
Will Sell old ARMY
UNIFORMS AS RAGS

Notices have been posted under orders
Of Col. W. +. Slower, United States
property and disbursing officer for Della
ware. of a sale Of unserviceable supplies
az the Qusrtemaster's Department at
the Armory. The sale will be held at
the Armory at II o'clock Saturday
morning and the articles TO be sold in
clude old uniforms which have been torn
apart and will be sold as rags. The
terms viii be cash.
Evening journal., 1917-06-21
nj s s. GYPsY RrRNS.
The United Press.

BY The United Press.
BOSTON. June 21.-Fire destroyed
submarine chaser. formerly the
power boat Gypsy. off Hull today
Members OF the crew and all ammuni-
ton aboard the boat we're rescued.
The cause OF the fire has not been de.
Nermined
Evening journal., 1917-06-21
MAS. HILLEs co.'s souTH.

Mrs. Florence Baqyard Hilles has
gone TO New Orleans. La. to confer
with the leaders of the womens party
there. The New Orleans leaders in
the party sent an invitation TO Mrs.
Hnles to visit them and arrange for
campaign there.
Evening journal., 1917-06-21
LARGE EXCURSION.

One OF the largest excursions OF
the season was that of the Madeley
NJ r. Church and Bethany BAPTIST
Church today, which went TO Burling
ton Island, on the steamer Queen
Anne. The vessel carried 1908 per-
Evening journal., 1917-06-21
Mr.. WEAVER GETS cLERKsHlP

Samuel c. Weaver of the Seventh
ward. has been appointed clerk in
the office of A. V. L. George, record
or of deeds Mr.. Weaver assumed
his duties today.
Evening journal., 1917-06-21
McApOO HAs T0NsLITIs.
BY The United Press

BY The United Press.
WASHINGTON. June 21.-An attack
Of tonsilitis aggravated by his recent
Liberty Loan campaign confined Sec
rotary Of the Treasury McAdoo to lis
bed TODAY.
Evening journal., 1917-06-21
TAKE MARRIAGE LICENSE.

Magistrate Stradley has issued 4
marriage license to Rufus Olin Elliott.
of Chester. Pa, and May f. S'dwell. Of
Hillcrest, Del.
Evening journal., 1917-06-21
FESTIVAL no Am cHTRCH.

Women Of st. Patrick's parish held
a festival and dance on the school
lawn last night. Il will be continued
tonight
Evening journal., 1917-06-21
ST. sEPHEN'S SCHOOL OUTING.

st. Stephens Lutheran Sunday
school went on its annual outing on
the steamer Thomas AClyde TO Angus
tine Beach today
Evening journal., 1917-06-21
Summer Resorts
ATLANTIC CITY
"ViIL0 NOUd"
Hotel Normandia

Kentucky Ave. Near the Beach.
Elevator. private baths, superior table.
Ocean view rooms. All new metal beds
Near boardwalk churches, piers and depots-
Free bathing from hotel. Dancing. 50 up
daily. Special weekly.
j. HAMILTON.
Evening journal., 1917-06-21
FIRST DAY OF SUMMER.

This Is the first day Of summer and
longest day of the year.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-02-26
Fix New Schedule Between
City and Linglestown

New schedules for Penbrook, Prog
ress and Linglestown were announced
this morning by the Harrisburg Rail-
ways Company. The changes will be
effective tomorrow. They are as fol-
lows:
Cars will run to Linglestown every
4S minutes, beginning with 524 a. M,
until / p. m, the last car for Lingles-
town. The first car leaving Lingles-
town at a. m, the second car 5.24
a. m, and the third car at 6.12 a. M,
after which the cars will leave Lin
glestown every 4S minutes, until 11.4S
p. M, last car for Harrisburg. There
viii be 12-minute service between
Market Square and Progress, from
5.12 a. IN. until IL o'clock midnight,
the last car.
Between a. m. and 9 a. m, and 3
and s p. m, there will be a 12-minute
service between Market Square and
the Colonial Club. There will be a
6-minute service from 3 a. m. until II
y. m, between Market Square and
Twentieth and State streets. Between
and a. m. and and 8 p. m, the
6-minute service will be extended to
Penbrook Square.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-02-26
THIS MEDICINE
WOMEN VALUE
Positively Relieves the
Suffering.
More Convincing Proof.

When Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable
Compound was first introduced its cur
ative powers were doubted and had to
be proved. But the proof came, and
gradually the use of it spread over the
whole country. Now that hundreds of
thousands of women have experienced
the most beneficial effects from it's use
its value has become generally recog-
nized and it is now the standard medi-
cine for women's ills.
The following letter is only one of the
thousands on our files.
Dennison, Texas. "f cannot feel
that l have done my duty until l tell
what Lydia q. Pinkham's Vegetable
Compound has done for me. l suffered
from female troubles so / could hardly
drag around and do my work. l was
very nervous, and had dizzy spells, heat
flashes, and headaches until life was a
burden. My husband brought me bot
tie of Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable
Compound and l soon began to improve.
/ continued its use and am now free
from all pains and aches that made life
a burden. You may use this letter in
any way you like for l want the world
to know what grand medicine Lydia
Z. Pinkham' S Vegetable Compound is. 3"
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Ave, Denison, Texas.
Write the Lydia E. Pinkham Medi-
cine Co., Lynn, Mass, for free advice.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-02-26
MOST OF WILSON'S
PROGRAM OF LAWS
WILL FALL DOWN
congestion Caused by Filibus-
ter Responsible For Anxiety
Over Many Bills
BY Associated PrcSs


Washington, Feb. 26.-Most of the
Administrations program of general
legislation probably will not be enact
ed before adjournment of Congress
next Sunday. it appeared to-day. Lead
ers were even bit anxious about the
revenue measure, and the army, navy
and other appropriation bills because
of the unusual legislative congestion,
caused largely by the Republican fill
buster on the revenue bill which ended
Saturday midnight.
Legislation generally believed to have
no chance of passage included railroad,
labor, flood control. conservation, cor
rupt practices, public buildings and
national prohibition measures. Ex-
treme doubt was expressed over the
tate of bills to amend the Federal Re-
serve Act, enlarged powers to the ship
ping board and provide severe penal
ties for espionage. A lump sum al
1owance will be substituted for the
pending rivers and harborS itemized
appropriation bill, it is believed.
Prohibition for the District of Co.
'lumbia and measures relating to the
food situation, particularly the 100000
appropriation for Federal Trade
Commission investigation, will be
watched with special interest when
they come up this week.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-02-26
Police Chief to Wage
War on Air Rifles

Police Chief T. Edward wetzel this
morning declared a war against air
rifles used by boys within the city
limits, the riding of bicycles without
liz hts, bells or horns and against auto
mobile drivers, who make practice of
driving over the streets of this city
without DINNERS on the headlights of
their machines. The chief was moved
to action by several accidents which
have resulted from violations of city
ordinances and has instructed every
member of the police force to arrest
Immediately any offender.
Numerous complains have been
made about windows being broken
pedestrians being shot and passing
automobiles being fired upon by boys
who are in possession of air rifles.
These youths, the chief said. do not
know how to handle the small guns
and do not realize the danger OF OPEN
ing fire upon passersby. Ono autoist
whose name has been withheld, has
called ut police headquarters frequent
ly, during the past several weeks, to
complain about several boys, in the
Vicinity of Third and Forster streets,
who have shot at him as he passes that
point IN his machine.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-02-26
DRINK A GLASS
OF REAL HOT WATER
BEFORE BREAKFAST.
Says we will both look and feel
clean, sweet and fresh
and avoid Illness.

Sanitary science has of late made
rapid strides with results that are OF
untold blessing to humanity. The
latest application of its untiring re-
search is the recommendation that Il
is as necessary to attend to interna
sanitation of the drainage system OF
the human body as it is to the drains
of the house.
Those of us who are accustomed te
feel dull and heavy when we arise
splitting headache, stuffy from cold
foul tongue, nasty breath, acid stom.
ach, can, instead, feel as fresh as
daisy by opening the sluices of the
system each morning and flushing oui
the whole of the internal poisonous
stagnant matter.
Everyone, whether ailing sick oil
well, should, each morning before
breakfast, drink a glass of real ho'
water with a teaspoonful of limestone
phosphate in it to wash from the
stomach, liver and bowels the pre-
vious days indigestible waste, soul
bile and poisonous toxins; thu:
cleansing, sweetening and purifying
the entire alimentary canal before,
putting more food into the stomachA
The action of hot water and limestone
phosphate on an empty stomach Il
wonderfully invigorating. 1t cleans
out all the sour fermentations, gases
waste and acidity and gives one g
splendid appetite for breakfast. While
you are enjoying your breakfast the
phosphated hot water is quietly ex
tracing q large volume of water from
the blood and getting ready for 9
thorough flushing of all the inside or
gans.
The millions of people who are
bothered with constipation. biliou.
spells, stomach trouble, rheumatic
stiffness; others who have sallow
skins. blood disorders and sickly com.
plexions are urged to get quarter
pound of limestone phosphate from
the drug store. This will cost very
little, but is sufficient to make any.
one a pronounced crank on the sub.
ject of internal sanitation.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-02-26
BEIDLEMAN TO
PRESENT HOME
RULE MEASURE
Would Give Each City Oppor-
tunity to Frame Its Own
Charter

Senator Edward E. Beidleman, Of
this city, will present to the Senate
tonight the resolution proposing a
constitutional amendment to permit
third class cities and boroughs to draft
their own charters covering details of
government under general State laws
applying to those classes of municipal
tiles. This will embody the home
rule" feature recommended by solicit
tors of the third class cities and by
the State League of Boroughs. If
passed by this Legislature and the
next 1t would enable the people to vote
on the question of amendment in 1919.
The advantages of the plan would
be that the council of each third class
city or borough could draft an ordi-
nance specifying a form of govern
ment, whether by a manager, two
directors or half dozen as might be
desired, and the people would then
vote on the proposition. The general
scheme of government would come
under State laws which would be en-
acted to make the proposed amend
ment operative. 1t would relieve
cities with small populations and
boroughs with small resources from
being required to have the same gov
ernmental machinery as the larger and
more affluenL municipalities of their
class.