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The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1917-10-30

According to New York story
Manager McGraw of the Giants has
secured on Davey Robertson and con-
templates casting the ourfielder
adrift. When Davey's work in the
worlds series batting .526 and
fielding 1000--is taken into consider
alton, it doesn't seem likely that he is
doomed for the ak.
The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1917-10-30

Delegates represc''i. 200 clubs
with membershi poi 10000 will as
semble at Fcrt Smith oday for the
annual convention of TIE Arkansas
State Federation of Women's Clubs.
The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1917-10-30
Announcements

CITY TICKET
For Mayor
A. CLOONEY.
HARRY G. CURRAN.
]. d. EASTON.
THOMAS NJ. RUSSELL.
For Chief of Police
DUDLEY FIZER.
JAMES MACKEY.
HARRY A. ORT.
r. P. d. THOMPSON.
For City Clerk
R. B. ADAIR.
FRED Arm,
GEORGE WOOD OWENS.
For Police Judge
]. WESLEY LEE.
JOHN L. WHITAKER.
For Collector and Treasurer
FRED CABLISH.
A. M. JANUARY.
S. M. McNUTT.
For Assessor
l. N. CHILbS.
CHARLES ]. HAUCKE.
WALKER HARVEY.
For Councilman, Third Ward
GEORGE DODSON.
For Councilman, Fourth Ward
THOMAS LALLEY.
CHARLES ROSENSTEIN.
WILLIAM c. WATKINS.
For Councilman, Fifth Ward
o. l.. BARTLETT.
CHARLES B. DAVIS.
JOHN B. ORR.
For Councilman, Sixth Ward
CHARLES w. COBB.
CHARLES W. CONRAD.
w. HALL STROBE.
SHERMAN Arm.
board Of Educati0n
DIR. J. H. SAMUEL.
REPUBLICAN TICKET
For County Judge
HARRY PURNELL.
For Sheriff
CHARLES E. GALBREATH.
For Jailer
A. G. WATSON.
For Assessor
FRED O. GROVER.
For County Clerk
J. c. RAINS.
Tor Superintendent Of County Schools
W. T. BERRY.
Fer Representative
ADDISON BALDWIN.
DEMOCRATIC TICKET
Fer Representative
JOHN r. COCHRAN.
For County Judge
w. w. McIvAIN.
For Sheriff
MIKE BROWN.
For Jaller
JOHN EITEL.
For County Clerk
]. ]. OWENS.
or Superintendent Of County Schools
GEORGE II. TURNIPSEED.
For Magistrate, First District
FRED W. BAUER.
For Magistrate, Second District
FRED DREsEL
The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1917-10-30

The boxing game has been resumed
il Cleveland, with tie Cleveland A.
c. as the prime mover in the sport,
Evening journal., 1917-04-04
Value CHURCH AND MOTOR
CO. PROPERTY At SO2.63O

Testimony relative to the value OF
property 20 be condemned for the
opening OF Delaware avenue from
Tatnall to West streets was heard at
the second meeting of the commission
on review held yesterday afternoon.
William II. Bramble testified that in
his opinion the total value Of the land
of the Delaware Avenue Baptist
Church and OF the compassionate
Motor Company was SS2,63S and that
in damages $4,000 worth Of land
would be taken by the city in open
ing the street.
In the Gomery-Schwartz case, the
award by the former commission was
$3g.SO0. II was testified that the
property consisting of two houses and
one lot at Tenth and Tatnall streets
had been bought for $4,000 but that
its advertising value to the present
owners was much in excess OF tina
awarded by the first commission.
/ Albert b. Moore of the firm of Glib
bOns and Moore, said he thought IN
land worth $4,000 and that 1875
worth Of the land would be taken b.
the city. Carroll w Griffith also ties
titled The hearing will be contin
ued on Tuesday afternoon of mex
week
Evening journal., 1917-04-04
Events Which Led TO Crisis
Between u. S. and Germany

greet. Submarine controversy regarded
closed.
June IS: Austria-Hungary, In note
to United States, defends submarine
attack on the American steamer Pc
trolite, December 8, 1915.
July 8: German merchant liner,
Deutschland. arrives.
July Is: United States rules
Deutschland is merchant submarine.
Feb. 1 Germany announces deci-
sion to abrogate pledges and turn
loose submarines.
February 3-United states breaks
diplomatic relations with Germany
March 1S-American steamers City
OF Memphis, Vigilancia and Illinois
sunk by German submarine without
warning.
April 3--President Wilson asks Con
gress to declare that state of war ex-
lists between Germany and the United
States
Evening journal., 1917-04-04
HOLY week Services
IN CATHOLIC CHURCHES

Catholics will begin the formal OBJ
servance of Holy Week tonight, when
the first of the tenebrae services will
be held. At this service the lights on
the altar are gradually eXtinguished
and the lamentations of jeremiah re-
cited. The service will be continued
tomorrow and Friday nights
Tomorrow. Holy Thursday there
will be solemn high mass in all the
churches. when an extra host will be
consecrated and carried in procession
after the mass to a repository decor
ated with flowers and ablaze with
lights.
The host will be carried back tc
the main altar Friday morning for the
mass Of the Presanctified.
After the Gloria" of the mass TO
morrow the church bells and the or
gans will be silenced until the sam'
part of the mass Saturday The pur
pie coverings that have hidden statues
and crucifxes from view since Pas
sion Sunday will be removed Friday
when the venera.iOn of the cross viii
take place On Holy Saturday thu
blessing of the fire. the holy waite
and the lighting of the paschal candle
will complete Holy Week.
Evening journal., 1917-04-04
Three RAILROAD men
placed ON HONOR roll

Among the fifty employees Of the
Pennsylvania Railroad system retired
from active service last month and
placed on the Honor Roll" were;
Daniel Bloodwell. a blacksmith, of
the Maryland division. residing at No.
1906 Market street; Patrick Murphey,
Waterman, of the Delaware division,
residing at New Castle. and Edward
w Russell. of the Delaware division,
residing at Pennington.
Daniel Bloodwell was born in Man
chester, England, October 3, 1S47. He
entered the service OF the Philadel-
phia, Wilmington and Baltimore Rail
road Company, now a part of the
Pennsylvania Railroad system, on No
vember /. 1864, as blacksmith helper
He took great interest in working too
steel and was given work of this kind
By close application to his duties h'
became an expert in the art OF too
making and dressing, following thi
line OF work up to the time Of his re
/ tirement.
Evening journal., 1917-04-04
SHOES For oITY,S POOR.

The Volunteers OF America. under
Adjutant and Mrs. Louis Boss, Will
mington officers, will distribute shoes
and stockings to the very poor chill
dren Of widowed mothers Friday from
the local relief station, No. sos Ship
ley street.
This is a new department for the
Volunteers. For twenty-one years il
was the custom to distribute baskets
of Easter eggs to hundreds Of poor
children, but this year, owing 10 the
high cost of the necessities of life
these widowed mothers find it the
problem OF their lives to keep The
wolf away from their door. even wheI
the mother is we'll and can worl
every day, much more so when sick
ness and death have played havoc
upon the children. These poor ar
not benefited in any way by the pres
ent prosperous times.
Evening journal., 1917-04-04
DIR. warren IS new
PASTOR OF KINGSWOOD

The Rev. Henry White Warren, ID.
d.. of Elizabeth city North Carolina
is to be the new pastor OF Kingswood
NJ. T.. Church This was decided at a
meeting Of the officials OF the church
held last evening II was also decided
to increase the salary OF the pastor TO
$1,000 "a year. an increase Of S400.
The Rev. Robert Watt, superintend-
ent of the Wilmington district, pre-
sided az the meeting. DR.. Warren is
regarded as one OF the most brilliant
preachers in the entire church and his
record as a clergyman Is onvious. DR.
Warren has served in Elizabeth CITY
for more than fifteen years. We wa
the founder of a large seminary there
The new clergyman rs now DO
mington and will preach at thu
church tonight and also at the ser
vices on Easter Sunday. Or. Warner
will assume his duties here in abou
ten days.
Evening journal., 1917-04-04
DAUGHTERS Loyal
While WAR Ponds
Caesar Rodney Chapter Joins
Other Patriotic Societies
disappearing President
READY FOR ANY
NATIONAL SERVICE

Caesar Rodney Chapter, Delaware
D. A. r.. at its meeting yesterday ar
ternoon placed itself on record as
standing ready to cooperate in every
way possible with preparedness and
other relief work now occupying the
public thought. Resolutions Offering
their services in the line that Will do
the most good we're unanimously
adopted. Mrs. Edmund p. Moody was
appointed chairman Of the work with
power to act as she sees best.
The resolution follows; 1--WE offer
through our chairman, with power to
act. the services of the Caesar Rodney
Chapter through tho line that will dc
the most good" The object in the
minds of the members is that the chap
ter stands ready and willing to take
M any work, in line with the Women's
Defense League, that it is called upor
to do.
In offering their services and an
nouncing that they stand ready to dc
all they can along patriotic service
/ Caesar Rodney Chapter is doing whai
other patriotic societies in this State
have done, the Colonial Danes anC
Daughter OF 1912 having already an
nounced their readiness to stand b!
the flag. The State ID. A. r. passed
similar resolutions at their State con
ference in February. and these resolu
tions were forwarded TO Presiden
Wilson. The Presidents reply to tn
patriotic action was head at yester
days meeting. ,,
The topic Tor yesterday was "Wome
of the Revolution Mrs. c. 5. Middle
ton spoke for New Castle, and sh
chose for her character Mrs. Rober
Morris. Mrs. J. J.. johnson, who wa
TO have spoken for Kent county, wa
absent, and Mrs. John NJ. Harvey rea
the paper prepared by Mrs. Edward G.
ligan. who represented Sussex count.
She chose for her subject Mary Nininl
of Dover. The papers proved very eI
pertaining.
Mrs. George c. Hall, Mrs. L.
Moody and Mrs S. NJ. Council have bee
appointed members of the reception con
mittee for the National Continents
Congress of the Daughters of the Amer
con Revolution, which assemblies
Washington, d. c., on April l6. MI
Elizabeth Blanken will again be one
Mrs. William Cummings Storey's page
About eight delegates are expected
90 to the congress from the Caesl
Rodney Chapter.
Evening journal., 1917-04-04
900, 900 BOY SCOUTS ON TIPTOE TO HELP
AMERICA IN WAR IF WE DRAW SWORD!

Two hundred thousand Boy Scouts,
500 of which are in Wilmington, are
ready to play their part in the ma
tional defense when war comes.
Three hundred and fifty thousand ad-
ditiOnal young men have had scout
training in the past seven years. Fifty
thousand men are part of the Boy
Scout movement, as scoutmasters, as
sistants. troop committee members
and council members.
This group of 100000 boys and
young men will be Immediately avail
able for special service Of all kinds in
case Of war.
mo, these boys are not going to
b. made into soldiers and become
a part OF the military organization OF
the country" said James e. West,
chief scout executive at national
headquarters. New York. today.
boy Scouts yet boys are not ex-
pected to do military duty. Undoubted-
" many Of the 100000 young men
who in the past seven years have had
scout training will volunteer for
military or naval service, but the
2000 boys between the ages Of 70
and IS now enrolled in our ranks can
perform many useful things in war
without attempting to do actual mill
tary service.
Every scout who wears a second
class or first class badge is prepared
to render first aid to the Sick or in
iured and there are more than 100000
first and second class scouts now en-
rolled
Every scout who ranks above O
tenderfoot knows how to receive and
send messages by the semaphorC
method or the Morse code
IF telephone or telegraph lines are
nut out Of commission. scouts can in
this way help to maintain communica-
tions.
Scouts are trained to observe anc
remember. They know where the pub
lie buildings. police stations, fire
alarm boxes hospitals and other city
institutions are located.
Scouts know how to keep COINS
for long distances at the scout pace,
and they can carry messages and in
structions when there are no convey
ances. With knife, Ratchet and cook
/ ing kits, they can help in forming TEN
porary shelters. and in feeding an'
caring for refugees, and with theu
frst-aid kits can aid in taking carr
of injured or disabled persons.
First class scouts can swim. Loni
hikes and training in observation ant
Evening journal., 1917-04-04
Delaware RED CROSS
REPORTS ACTIVITIES

The executive committee OF the
Delaware Chapter of the Red Cross
met at the Hotel DUPONT on Monday,
those present being General Charles
Bird Richard s. Rodney. Mrs. Henry
B. Thompson, Mrs. Willard Hall Por'
ter. Mss Eunice Anthony. Henry NJ.
Candy. Mrs. Joseph Bancroft and Miss
Emily p. Bissell.
The finance committee reported ST.
BAL received and SIS had been eX-
pended, leaving a balance of S1S2S.
The finance committee at present
consists of Mrs. Henry B. Thomp-
son, chairman; S. ID. Townsend, treas
urer; Charles Topkis, A. ID. Warner
| c. Marshall Barton.
Special expenditures by the military
relief committees were approved. lhls
will amount to more than $4,000.
It was decided that before any fur
Their expenditures are made, estt
mates be submitted for approval to
the chairman or treasurer of the fin
ance committee, for any extra expen'
ditures under $500, but that any ex-
penditure of over $500 must be pass
ed on by the executive committee also
The membership committee was au
/ thorized to bring a special Red Cross
| organizer from Washington 70 the
state. i'm order to enroll as many new
members as possible.
7 The resignation Of Mrs. Charles r
! Miller as chairman Of the civilian re
J. lief committee was read This com
mittee expended over $1,000 in the re
/ lief Of the families of Delaware sol
diers during their absence in New
Mexico.
II RMS. Henderson Weir was elected
chairman OF civilian relief and as
member of the executive committed
in Mrs. Miler's place. A committed
was appointed to cooperate In thu
work of tho Red Cross and the Wo
mems Defense League. Mrs. Willard
Hall Porter, Mrs. Joseph Bancroft
and Miss Bissell we're named on thi
committee
It was decided that tho Associated
Charities be accepted as an institu
tional member of the Red Cross.
Mrs. Joseph Bancroft reported tina
the foreign relief was closing temper
arily. the rooms at Crosby and Hill
being required by the firm. Anythin
for the foreign relief. however, coul
!, be sent to Mrs. Joseph Bancroft o
Mrs. John Bancroft. and money ais
. could be sent to them for that pu
= pose.
= It was reported that Middleton
Odessa and Harrington were all orgai
> izing Red Cross branches, but thS
= Middletown would be a separate cha
ter, working direct with Washingto
Evening journal., 1917-04-04
CAR ADyERTISEs INDIAN LANDS,

Standing on the railroad track at
Fourth and Church streets near
Fourth street wharf. is a handsome
Pullman car. It is here for the pur-
pose OF advertising Indian lands, the
balance OF which are TO be sold by
the United States Government in
40, so and 100 acre tracts; located
in southeastern Oklahoma which is
the best part of that new and fast
growing State The car is under tho
management OF W c. White who is
assisted by Mrs. II. A. Faulkner
Richard Lester A. G. Campbell and
| f. NJ. Winslow
Evening journal., 1917-04-04
ILLINOIS Capital DRY
BY Votes OF WOMEN

CHICAGO. April 4. Anti-saloon
forces expressed satisfaction today
over the results Of elections yesterday
which put out OF business approxi-
mately 400 saloons in Illinois, Wis
consin and Minnesota.
Three important clties-Springfield
capital OF Illinois, Madison, capital OF
Wisconsin, and Duluth. Mimi, voted
to Danish the saloon. In addition a
number of smaller cities and villages
decided to 90 into the dry column.
10 Springfield the women carried
the day for the Anti-SaloOn League
casting a majority of 1885 against sa-
looms. while the men gave the saloons
a majority Of 1877, in "A total vote o.
2t.l24
Three years ago, at the last confess
between the wet and the dry forces, the
women of Springfield gave a majorit,
OF 27S for the saloon.
Evening journal., 1917-04-04
P. 0. S. OF A. CONVENTION
here next AUGUST

The Patriotic Order Sons OF Amer
ica is making preparations TO enter
tain the delegates to the State con-
vention. which will meet in this city
in August. The committee from the
various camps are holding Joint meet
ings each week to make preparations.
Plans are being made TO have a large
street parade. which is 10 be followed
by a class initiation Of 100 or more
candidates on Monday evening prior
to the State convention. which will
meet on Tuesday. II is also planned
to have trolley ride for the delegates
through the entire city. showing them
all the points OF interest in the city.
The Wilmington camps will pre-
sent each Of the delegates with a
handsome souvenir boosting the city.
Evening journal., 1917-04-04
HOLY WEEK AT HANOVER.

A series Of three Holy Week SER
vices will begin tonight in Hanover
Presbyterian Church, Eighteenth and
Boulevard. Tonight the Rev. r l..
Jackson will speak on "The Social
Sin of the Age"
At 8 o'clock tomorrow evening the
pastor will speak ION the Way to
the Cross" and on Friday at s o'clock,
the Rev. ]. Ross Stonesifer will
preach.
On next Sunday there will be spe-
cial services in recognition of Eas-
ter. The pastor will preach a ser
mon in the morning appropriate to
! the occasion. The choir will sing
special music. In the evening the
Sunday school will present pro-
gram Of special interest at the usual
hour.
Evening journal., 1917-04-04
PHYSICAL Tests
FOR State GUARDS
Major Scott, U. S. A. Sees
That Men Are Fit for
Military Duty
ENLISTMENTS WILL
BE WELCOMED

Major Scott. of the United States
Medical Corps. who arrived in Will
mington yesterday. is making a physi-
cal examination OF every man in the
First Battalion of the Delaware Ma
tional Guard. The work is proceed
ing slowly because the men are on
duty and have TO be brought to the
armory in details for examination
and then returned to their posts.
The soldiers now are stationed at
different points as far south as
Laurel on guard duty at railroad
bridges. Instructions are to stop
any providers seen in the vicinity of
the transportation lines and bring
them i'm to Wilmington unless they
can give a good account of them
selves.
Reports have been heard that the
motor trucks and other transpOrta.
ton facilities used by the troops at
Deming might be sent here to pro
vide means of rapid transportation to
threatened points.
ANY men wishing to enlist in the
National Guard may do so by sign
ing the application blanks so that
they can be formally enrolled and
examined when the time comes.
Various rumors have been run down
and found to be without foundation
Report that a freight train had beer
"cut" in two somewhere in Delaware
could not be verified, it being sug
gested that even if it had been done
it was the work of tramps who wish
ed to alight from the train.
It has been announced that married
men who are members of the guarC
or unmarried men who are the sole
support of mothers, etc, will be dis
charged from the service.
Evening journal., 1917-04-04
HURT IN AUTO on
WY TO HOSPITAL.

CAMBRIDGE. Md, April A.
Thomas Molynski, patient whom the
Cecil county sheriff was bringing to
the Eastern Shore Hospital yester-
day, was slightly injured when the
sherif's automobile struck a tele-
phone pole on the road from Cam
bridge to Preston. A party in a car,
bound in tho opposite direction,
thought the sheriff would turn toward
Hurlock and kept to the left. In turn
ing to avoid that car the sheriff's
machine struck the pole.
Evening journal., 1917-04-04

Here are the events with the dates
on which they took place which led
up to the present crisis with Ger
many:
Feb. 4, 1915: Germany declared all
waters around Great Britain a war
zone after Feb. IS; and announced
that every merchant vessel found
there would be summarized.
Feb. 10: The United States warned
| Germany II would be held to strict
accountability" for any trenchment on
American life or property.
! Feb. TO- Germany replied the I'M
! fairness of Great Britain's blockade
and the necessity Of self-preservation
would force it to a continuance OF
this policy.
April 80; American steamer Gull
flight torpedoed and three killed.
May I: Advertisement in New York
papers warned Americans OF danger
OF marine travel; and hundreds who
had booked passage on Lusitania re-
ceved mailed warnings.
May Z. Lusitania sank, 1900 drown
cd 1l5 of them Americans.
May 10 United States protested
saying America will not omit any
word or act necessary to its sacred
duty Of maintaining tho rights Of
American citizens"
May 30. Germany replied Lusitania
was armed and carried munitions.
June s: Secretary Bryan refused e
sign second note; resigned.
June 10: New note warned Ger
many.
July Q; Germany replied British
ship could not be protected by pres
ence Of an American aboard.
July 81: Another American not
sent calling for no reply, but restat
ing position
Aug. 19: Arabic sunk with tw'
Americans drowned.
Oct. 3: BernstOrff promised dis
avowal and reparation for Arabic.
Jan. 8. 1916: Berlin promised to pa
indemnity for Americans lost on Lu
sitanla; investigate case of Persia
| sunk I'm Mediterranean. and observ
international law in Mediterranean
Jan. %: Secretary Lansing an
nounced Germany had refused TO cal
ry out promises OF disavowal.
Jan. %: United States final word o
II Lusltania handed Bernstorff.
@ Feb. 4: Germany's reply received.
II Feb. To- Germany warned worl
u that all armed British and allied We
sells would be sunk without warnin
u United States demands withdrawal
l. order
n March 3 and March z: Senate al
d House voted TO stand back OF pres
# dent
~ March "a: British steamer Suss'
u attacked by submarine; several Anne
AZ leans injured.
ID April IS. United States notifies &c
=. many diplomatic relations would
severed If Germany kept up its met
DDS OF submarine warfare.
re April 10. President Wilson address
rs es Congress on German submari
"a warfare.
Nov. 4. Germany gives pledge
III warn all ships before attacking thu
Is and safety to passengers.
at May 10: Germany admits Sus'
mt was sunk in error and expresses
Evening journal., 1917-04-04
LECTURER Says WILSON'S
Speech MADE history

Declaring yesterday, the day on
which President Wilson's great
speech" was made public, TO have
been one of the most eventful Gays
in the history Of not only this coun-
try but in the history of the entire
world, Miss Janet L. Richards lee
tured in the New Century Club last
evening before a large and attentive
audience.
Miss Richards subject was Public
Questions" and in her characteristic
cally entertaining manner she gave
her audience a most interesting re.
view of the events in the worlds
history for the past two months. The
lecturer spoke for two hours and ex
perienced not the slightest difficulty
in holding the closest attention OF
her audience.
Evening journal., 1917-04-04

I was completely healed. 7 Shall always
use Cuticura Soap and Ointment and
thus prevent pimples. " Signed Charles
r. Huffman, SIS Napoleon ST., Johns
town, Pa, August 81, 1916.
Cuticura Soap and Ointment arc not
only most valuable for the treatment Of
pimples, blackheads, dandruH and irri-
:ated scalps, but their great mission is
TO prevent such conditions. CuticuTa
Soap used exclusively for the toilet and
Cuticura Ointment as needed guard the
skin and scalp in most cases against any
troubles of this kind.
For Free Sample Each by Return
Mail address postcard: 'Cuticura,
Dept. ii, Boston" Sold everywhere.
Evening journal., 1917-04-04
A Sure Way To
End Dandruff

There is one sure way that has never
failed to remove dandruff at once, and
that is TO dissolve it, then you destroy
il entirely. To do this, just get about
four ounces of plain, common liquid
arvon from any drug store (this is all
you will need, apply it at night when
retiring use enough TO moisten the
scalp and rub it in gently with the
finger tips.
By morning most, il not all. of your
dandruff will be gone, and three or
four more applications will complete
" dissolve and entirely destroy every
single sign and trace of it, 10 mat
ter how much dandruff you may have.
You will find all itching and dig
girg OF the scalp will stop instantly
and your hair will be fluffy, lustrous.
glossy, silky and soft. and look and
feel a hundred times better.