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Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1917-05-28

Mattings-Cool, clean, attrac-
tive, both the China and Japan
grades, at $500, $1,000, S14.Oo,
$1,000 to $1,000 per full roll of
40 yards. Cut price 2251c to 60c
yard.
Congoleum Rugs, very de-
sirable for porch use. A special
6 #. K IL #. size at $3.75 each.
Cocoa Mats in a great many
different sizes, all closely woven
extra heavy brush mats, in a
range of prices for 75c to
$3.50 each, according to size.
Linoleums, both the inlaid
and printed kinds. Don't over
look these; almost any pattern
can be selected. Priced this
way: 60c, 75c, 85c square yard
for printed goods. $1.00, S1.25,
$1.40, $1.50, $1.75 square yard
for inlaids.
Congoleum and New Process
Dinoleums, 40c and 45c square
yard.
Second fioor-Use elevator
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1917-05-28
Government CruSheS German
Plot by Refusing Passports
of Socialists 10 Stockholm

have opposed punitive indemnities
They don't want Germany TO pay for
her robbery and rapine in Belgium,
France, Serbia and Poland.
They want Germany to relinquish
the territory she has taken-but to
keep A ace and Lorraine and per-
potuate her control over the Turkish
sultanate with It's enslaved alien popu.
lations, and the Berlin-to -Bagdad rail.
way
Not a word about abolition OF the
Hohenzollern autocracy occurs In any
statement of the American" would.be
delegates. There Is talk about guar.
antees' Of future peace. but not a
word as to how any guarantee" given
by Hohenzollern government can
hold water
we shall also consider negotiation
OF a general international treaty guar-
anteeing all nations absolute freedom
Of Intercourse and commerce." Hill
quit says.
Socialist Hillquit Is right there to
protect the capitalists OF Essen. Ham.
burg and Berlin. who fear an Amer.
lean merchant marine and retention
OF the present economic relations
forced on the United States and our
allies by Germany.
Before the war. Germany was free
10 FIJI every nation with her spies. No
wonder she wants freedom Of inter.
course" guaranteed after the war.
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1917-05-28
MINsTRELsY BY Y. M. II. A.

Preparations are being made bv the
Dorschc Daas Club. of the Y. VI. IL. A..
for their minstrel show and dance. ON
Wednesday evening Ia the main auditor.
ium of y. VI. II. A. Hall. Seventeen
persons will comprise the circle. with a
siN-piece orchestra. In addition to the
club talent. members of the Pioneers
Nlnstrels will participate. Tho program
will he as follows: SOLOS by j. A. Sulli-
van, George Dorsett. Miss Ida Brodslsy
and Miss Mollie Slansky. The end men
will be Robert Richmond Jns. Kennedy
Israel Handleman and Herman Cohen
John A. Sullivan will act as interlocu.
tor
The proceeds Of the entertainment
viii 60 towards the Charity Bazaar
Fund
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1917-05-28

STAFF Special
WASHINGTON. d. C., May 2S.-The
government has just squashed the
boldest piece OF pro-German agitation
since the war began
Many pro-German propagandists
who crawled under cover when the
first wave of patriotism followed the
breaking Of relations are now creep.
ing out to do their work brazen or
furtiye, OF paralyzing America.
Boldest of all are the members OF
the pro-German machine which con
trolls the socialist party.
Not content with adopting resolu-
tiOns denouncing the government and
the war. this pro German clique pro.
posed 10 send delegates to the so.
called international socialist confer
ence" at Stockholm "madein- Ger
many meeting engineered by the gov
ernment-controlled socialist party of
Germany.
Socialists OF allied nations repudiat-
ed this conference. II was to be made
up Of delegates from Germany, the
bullied neutrals. and Russia Russia
is the fish for whom the trap is baited.
The American" delegates will not
sail however for the government has
refused their passports.
An three were men whose every
word and act since the war began
has indicated approval Of German
methods, from Belgian atrocities to
submarine murder.
They have denounced their own
government for entering the war and
come TO the very edge OF treason in
resisting every policy that might make
the war a success
Morris Hlllquit. one Of the three
delegates. since he came under fire
for his pro-German activities. has at
tempted to deny sympathy with Ger
many
Victor Berger and Algornon Lee are
the other delegates.
Not one OF the three IS a working
man.
Berger is = newspaper editor and
publisher.
IIillquit Is a corporation lawyer.
Lee is teacher In a school founded
by a rich woman
All three indorse the terms Of peace
set forth by the government.lnspired
Socialist" in Germany, Philip Scheide.
mann, who Is being used by the Hob
enzollern government to force a gem
eral peace favorable to Germany by
woodworking the ruling. socialists OF
Russia
The American delegates said they
would oppose a separate peace-by
Russia Germany wants not a separ-
ate peace with Russia. but an ar.
rangement with Russia that will force
the United States and our allies into
a general peace favorable to Germany.
The American delegates would
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1917-05-28
D HONOR Deceased
SOLDIERS IN Cecil
Board OF Directors Named
for Association That Will
Erect Monuments
CLUB WOMEN VISIT
'CHESTERTOWN, MD.

Special 10 THE EVENING JOURNAL.
ELKTON, May 2S-The Union Sol
liers Association OF Cecil County
vas organized in Elkton on Friday.
O erect monuments to the soldiers OF
Cecil county who fell in the Civil
Var. These men have been chosen as
he board OF directors: Hhines
,rothers. William b Davis. Lewis b.
logan, Irving c. Griffith. William NJ.
'ogue. A. NJ. Str ckland. Abel {. Cam
ron, Isaac d. Davis, Charles A. BEN
amin. Henry NJ. McCul'bugh and
Thomas B. Miller The late Isaiah
Henry Ford. OF North East and Wash.
ngton. p. c., left $500 to the monu-
nent fund
Forty members Of the Woman's
Club Of Elkton. were guests Of the
Womans Club, Of Chostertown Md
81 Thursday
On Tuesday evening the degree
cam Of Diligent Council, Junior Order
american Mechanics, OF Wilmington
conferred degrees on cand dates OF tho
zlkton Council OF tho order, At the
lose Of the exercises there was a
banquet
Expecting 10 soon sail for France
With the Johns Hopkins Hospital UNI
of nurses. Miss Eva Dean. Of Balti~
more. has been spending a few days
With her sister Mrs. Frederick r..
Lefflor
Clarence W. Garrett left Elkton on
Thursday for Florence. South Caro-
lima 10 erect large paper mill.
Captain Julian Constable Smith, OF
The United States Marine Corps, spent
Sunday with his mother. Mrs. Mary
Ash smith, Miss Helen Ringrose. Of
Baltimore. has been the guest of Miss
Gracla w Price-AIrs Eloise w. Ash
entertained on Wednesday Miss Marie
Lockwood OF Middletown.- William
Andrews. OF Pleasant Hill, has en-
listed In the Medical Corps OF the
United States Army Mrs Howard
Bratton spent Thursday in Chester
town.-Miss Martha Kay, Of ELK Mills
has been spending a few days with
Mrs. Howard Jones, of Wilmington.
Mr.. and Mrs, Frances j. Macbeth. OF
Germantown, were guests OF Mrs.
William r. Warburton on Sunday
Miss Minnie Gatchell Of Wilmington,
has been spending a few days with
Mrs. Reuben Reynolds Of Fair Hill
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1917-05-28
TNFoRcING QUARANTINE.

Constable Bill Tinsman was instruct
cd on Saturday by DR.. A. +. Frantz. Of
the state Board Of Health. to see that
the quarantine regulations at n house in
Richardson Park, where a case Of scarlet
fever was reported, were enforced. Com
plant had been made that members of
the family were violating the quarantine
and it was feared the disease might
spread Constable Tinsman was In.
structed to arrest al who violated the
health regulations there.
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1917-05-28
The Floor Covering Department

is showing a splendid stock of
high-grade carpets and rugs for
summer use that are exception
ally low priced. It will pay
you to investigate.
There's a special lot of 9 # x
IL # Tapestry Rugs of good
quality and desirable colorings.
marked $3.50 that usually sell
for $1,000 each.
American Prairie Grass Rugs
Good wearing summer rugs
in the 9 #. X - #. sizes at
$3.50 each; s #. Y 10 #. sizes
S675 each. Smaller rugs pro-
portionately priced.
Administer Rugs in the 9 #. x
j it. sizes Regular $3.50
values, now S24.50 each. $34.OO
Administer Rugs 9 fl. - #.
now $3.50 each.
Extra High Grade Wilton
Rugs 9 fl. X - fl. sizes at $4,000
each, were $1,000 each
A special lot of 81 in. x "a in.
Administer Rugs. all perfect
goods and elegant patterns for
S2.40 each. Regularly worth
$500 and $3.50 each.
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1917-05-28
TIE REPORTER
BY BERTON BRALEY.

He's sometimes a bit Of nuisance
it's true.
He's oftentimes almost a pest
ESPECIALLY so if the things that you
do
Would thrive in obscurity best).
He's nervous, persistent, irreverent,
sharp.
He works on a high tension plan.
"a fact to consider by people who
carp
AT the work of the newspaper mani
From facts and from figures, from
gossip and CUFF,
From rumor and whisper and hint,
In hurry and haste he must gather
his stuff
And put the cold truth into print,
OF course now and then there's an
error or two
In the stories he gives you to scan
But, all things considered, the blum
dors are few
In the work Of the newspaper man
It's foolish to fight him or try to hold
out"
He'll follow his bunch to the end,
He isn't a foe that it's wisdom to flout
But he sure is a regular friend.
You trust him he's with you; deceive
him. you lose.
For he'll finish the thing he began.
Which is simply the job of supplying
the news.
So be good to the newspaper mani
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1917-05-28
We Want You

get acquainted with drapery departments you find
values of very special interest
There senced crash couch covers at S325 this
week that sell regularly for 49, each
Linen finish couch full size. that 81 so each
81 35 each $35 couch each and special
lot at 95c each
now $375 and $3.50 pair
There's small lot of and marqusette curtains at one
third of regular prices
Scrim and maruusette for making curtains sneciallv
priced at 15c yard
oreonnes very good at 22c yard Regular
price Poe and 30c yard.
Bedspreads, full size Honeycomb bedspreads s115 each
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1917-05-28
SMYRNA BOY WINS SCHOLARSHIP

Walter ". Iosephs. OF smyrna, Del,
was one of twenty.one students of the
PENNSYLVANIA Academy Of the Fine Arts,
PHILADELPHIA. to receive a scholarship
for study in Europe awarded by the
Board of Directors of the Academy. Mr.
.Josephs is one of twenty-one students
who are 10 receive 5000 each for fom
months of European travel. lie will re
turn to the Academy the next school
wear.
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1917-05-28
Window Screens and Doors

With the prospect of real days-"fy time just
arrived foresghted people should the necessary
and doors for their home We excellent
stock of these all of good dependable quality
able prices.
Hardwood extension window &c. 45c &c. co. 65
zoe each.
Screen Doors s12b, $1.sb $1.s5, s17O, S175 each.
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1917-05-28
Bedroom
Furniture

Complete Suites in ivory en-
amel, American walnut, genu-
inc mahogany and golden oak.
When furnishing a bedroom,
you do not have to pay a high
price to get an attractive, we'll
made suite. You can select
here suites in any of the period
designs that are absolutely
guaranteed as to quality, style
and finish at a very small out
lay. Let us show them TO you.
, 1917-07-05
The Italian View.

Da Kaiser he gotta a beega machine
Dat goes under water-da ~suoamarint,
A kinda of boata dat float on de top,
But he also runs gooda IL he's not.
He make it for starva some people.
he say,
An he musta sinka some Ships every
day.
He sinka da ship, an American child.
An Uncle Sammy mus keep up hees
smile.
But my Uncle Sammy he no lika dat,
An ee's tell da Kaiser where ee's at.
ia Kaiser pretends ee no understand
Says he an da Lorda are work hand
in hand.
Sammy say the Lorda nor worka your
side,
l think Kaiser an Zahara ALA beeg
snide.
| try to make mena, wherever they Mt
Stan up al be mena, an good demo
crat'
Den my Uncle Sammy get ready for
An when he ees mad he ees some fina
sight.
An congress eet vOta so mucha da mon
For buy every kind Of a beeg fighta
gun.
Sammy say, vol for fight? Den fighta
you get,
An fighta like bella my boys will, you
bet.
Den dat Kaiser will wrsha he never
have seen
Dat thinga he Gala da subamarinei
The Modern Child.
Father. does a lamb gambolY'
AT times. my SON"
Then If you grabbed a lamb by the
leg you would be pinching a gambonna
Joint, wouldn't your"
CExeunt father. child and sIipper)-'
Cornell Widow.
, 1917-07-05
MISCELLANEOUS

Cattle and horses branded any wher,
Oh animal. Range Beaver Creek hills
p. o. Collins. wyo,
The Palatka news and advertiser., 1917-05-04
PALATKA CITIZENS
IN MASS MEETING
At Court House Tonight
Will Urge Food Raising
Necessity
Attendance Upon this Meeting is Patri-
oIic Duty of Every Citizen Lover
of the Flag.

Tie mass meeting tonight at the
Court House at 1880 o'clock should be
attended by every man, woman and
school child in Palatka rs a patriotic
duty.
There is work for everybody to do
in this crisis. Secretary Lane of the
Presidents cabinet in his talk to the
governors Wednesday in Washington
on the work for the states to do said:
If we do not fight this war on the
ether side we shall have to fight it
On this side Of the Atlantic Ger
many has food enough to last for two
years and perhaps longer. Our pco-
pie must look to this years crop and
the next, and the next year after
that"
At the meeting in Tallahassee Mon
day and Tuesday plans were perfect
ed for organizing the state by coun-
ties TO stimulate food productions
At the mass meeting in Palatka to-
night the plans Of this statewide or
gamization will be explained. Profess
sor P. H. Rolls, who is chairman of
the state committee is sending Pro-
fe5sor McQuarrie to represent him
and the agricultural department and
to lend all the assistance possible to
the people Of Putnam county to per-
feet their organization for a perma-
nent campaign.
Mr.. C. E. Rowton, chairman of the
board of county commissioners will
preside. Other speakers will be Col.
S. j. Hilburn, Mr.. James R. Murphy,
Mr.. L. Cantrell, and Miss Josephine
Sipprell.
Under the plan of statewide organ
ization each county committee shall
be made up by the following repre-
sentativcs: the county demonstration
agent working under federal control,
the county canning clubs girls repre-
sentative, banker, the county school
superintendent, chairman of the coun-
tv commissioners, a representative of
the woman's club, representative of
the labor movement, representative
Of the railroads serving the county,
representative of the farmers union,
or other agricultural organization,
and a representative Of board of
trade or some ether commercial or
ganization in the county.
The Palatka news and advertiser., 1917-05-04

Palatka is represented in the Unit
ed States Navy by Lieutenant Viii
liam Loundes Calhoun, brother Of
County Judge Julian c. Calhoun.
Lieut.. Calhoun is with the Pacific
fleet and is in command of the tor
pedo boat destroyer, Farrigut. He
is a graduate of the Palatka High
School. class of 1902, and soon after
graduation was appointed to cadet
ship at Annapolis by former Cen
gressman Rob't w. Davis. Since
graduation from the naval academy
Lieut.. Calhoun has risen gradually
to his present rank, and in June is
Cue for another promotion. From q
lieutenant of senior grade. his pres
ent rank. he will be promoted to the
rank of lieutenant commander.
Lieut.. Calhoun is but 33 years OF
age, and before the war is Diver will
more than likely attain the rank OF
captain. That he will be a rear ad.
miral in the navy before he is 4C
years of age. is among the reasona.
BILE probabilities. He has been on ac'
tive sea duty since his graduation, HC
knows the "game."
The Palatka news and advertiser., 1917-05-04
SELDEN employees
DEDICATED 70 FLAG
Gather at Factory Sunday
for Imposing Flag Cere-
monies.

The St?ls and Stripes in broad OK
panse waived to the breeze last Sun
day mOlning, when with appropriate
ceremonies possibly the largest U. S.
Flag in Florida was raised to the sui
lit of the pole by Miss Julia McIver,
attended by her sponsors, Misses Le-
nora Sharp, Lucy Gardner and Wini-
fred BaIpstow.
Officers of the company with all
employees, the Boy Scouts, members
of the Home Guards, as we'll as ma
ny citizens were present. Mayor W.
P. Merriam was master of ceremonies,
and introduced those hlvin" part
in the ceremonies.
While the "Star Spangled Banner
was being played by the band, the
flag was raised All. heads were
uncovered. Rev. Dir. Afford made the
invocation, followed by an eloquent ad.
dress by Dr. Bonsteel of the Baptist
church. DR.. Bonstecl can not be
quoted in full, but in substance his
thought was:
Il do net hope to say anything new
1T is time for a re-statcment ot
old truths and old ideals, return tC
old allegiances and old faiths.
81 rejoice in the heroism the sacri
fees and the triumphs of the past
But a m"eater ordeal confronts u
now. We dare not minimize the
prowess of our foe. We must ad
vance upon our knees, relying on tht
Arm that never fails.
"For heather host that puts it's
trust
In reeking tube and iron shard,
Al valiant dust that builds on dus
And guarding, calls not Thee t.
guard:
For futile boast and idle word.
Thy mercy on Thy people, Lord"
an this spirit let US face that pow
CT that reels across q continent, glut
ted upon the blood Of helpless wome,
and children. Gfnd our limbs will
steel and with faith unouenchabl'
reap the victory for which we pray"
Rev. Mr.. Grady of the Methods
church pronounced the benediction.
The Flag raised en- this occasion
was purchaeed by the Joint contribu
t;onS cf the officers and employees 0.
the factory, which has set the rac'
for us an in the matter of Joint indus
trial patriotism.
The Palatka news and advertiser., 1917-05-04
PALATKAIINEGROES
URGED TO ACTIVITY
In Production of Food Crops
for Their Own SubSiS-
tenCG.

In pursuance Of the plan Of the
county commissioners to increase food
production in Putnam county the Spe-
cial committee headed by Col. JAS
K. Murphy held a splendid meeting
for the colored people Of Palatka at
the Mt. Vernon Presbyterian church
(colored) school c0iner OF Lemon and
Eighth streets ON Wednesday night.
The school room was crowded with
the very best element Of Palatka' S
co.orcd population and every refer
ence to the known loyalty of the col
ored race was received with enthuSl-
astic applause.
Chairman C. Z. Rowton Of the
board of county commissioners open
ed the meeting with brief statement
of it's object, and then introduced Col.
Murphy. Before proceeding with his
address Col. Murphy called on May
or Merriam who assu4 ed the people
present that they could count on his
co-operation in their every endeavor
to carry out the plans proposed Tor
increasing. the food supply.
Col. Murphy followed with an ad-
dress which was listened to with great
interest. He made no attempt at
I Iskv-rocket eloquence, but confined
himself to a practical business-llke
explanation of the food situation in
the United States and offered an
abundance of authoritative statements
to show that during the prosecution
of this war with Germany tlo1lda
would have to depend on itself for the
necessities of life; that importations
of food stuffs from other states would
cease. and that the man who got
/ ouickest to the work of growing his
own food would win.
Col. Murphy tod his hearers how
the idler and the dissolutc would have
to be eliminated from now on. "Eht
colored race said he, suffers oppro'
hrium because of these men; the race
is Judged by its worst and not by ITS
hest members; the rotten. rum-drnk.
ing bum was the bane of the coloreC
people; your business is to kick hln
out of the community" Col. Mur'
rhv's address was heart-to-hear'
qppeal for immediate compliance witt
the governments appeal for q self
sustaining Florida. and was gem IL
the way of magnetic speech-making
w. A. Russell, County Agent Can
trell and NJ. P. Walsh followed Col
Murphy with short talks on the sam'
subject.
The coloncd people who filled thu
school room were apparently in en-
tire record with the plans proposed
and he majority of them who are no
now raising some food supplies vii
no doubt do so. That these people
are filled with patriotic fcrvow ther'
can be no doubt.
The Palatka news and advertiser., 1917-05-04
SCHOOL BONDING
ELECTION PETITION
Now in Circulation-Asks
for 100000 Bonds for
Schools.

Under direction of the Palatka spe-
ciGl tax school district trustees pc
t;tion is now being circulated for sig
natures. This petition asks the coun-
ty school board to call an election in
this dist let to secure approval of free
holders to bond issue for 100000
for the purpose of acquiring, cnlarg-
ing, furnishing and otherwise improv-
ing school buildings and school
grounds for the exclusive use of the
free public schools within the Palatka
special tax school district.
IF approved by electors the bonds
are to be used as follows:
Twelve thousand (S12,O0O) dollars
fer the rurroae of acquiring, building,
crIoti~ing. furnishing and otherwise
imrycving the school buildings and
school grounds of the public free
school for negroes in the city of Pa
l2tNa,, and the balance from the sale
cf such bonds to be used for the
purpose of acquiring, building, eNlarg-
ing, furnishing and otherwise improv-
ing school buildings and school
grounds for the public free schools
for white people in the city Of Palat-
ka.
Twenty-Five per cent of the quail
fed voters must sign this petition be-
fore the board can act, but from the
rapidity with which it is being sign
ed, the necessary names will easily be
secured before presentation to the
board next Tuesday
The News believes the people of
Palatka are now in a frame of mind
to vote this bond issue. If not they
should go take look at the old school
ard-then reflect on the need.
The petition seems to be rather
carelcssly drawn and lacking in de-
| tails.
The Palatka news and advertiser., 1917-05-04
Some Real Estate Trasfers.

T. ]. Knight the well-known real
estate agent has sold to J. J. c.
Wright of Macon, Ga, about one acre
of land containing three buildings.
Mr.. Wright contempates adding two
or three more neat bungalows, and is
also considering the advisability of
putting in a drug store and possibly
locating there.
M. Knight has also sold to F. A.
Fleury of Morpistown, n j., five
acres in the vicinity Of Palatka on
which Mr. Fleury expects to operate
an up-to-date chicken and truck farm
He expects to begin work very soon,
The Palatka news and advertiser., 1917-05-04
Junior Glass Entertains.

The Junior Shakespearcan enter
tainment which was given last FRI
day afternoon on the court house
lawn, presenting rustic scenes from
"The Midsummer Nights Dream"
brought out a goodly crowd of spec
tatcrs. Under the direction of Miss
Clara Mcdonald the characters were
ably assumed by the members with
truly woodland settings and effects.
There was no admission fee but a
generous silver offering was taken.
Quite a lot of histrionic talent was
displayed and the audience was con-
vulsed with merniment at the realis-
tic rendition of some of the familiar
scenes.