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Evening journal., 1917-05-08
"WouId Lower Cost of Living"

George d. Dixon, yice-president Of
the Pennsylvania railroad in charge Of
traffic, has issued the following state
ment:
'The ultimate effect of granting the
application of the railroads for an in
crease in freight rates would, un-
doubtedly. be to lower the cost of liv-
ing. This may seem like contradic-
tory assertion, but examination will
show that it is perfectly sound. It is
a fact that the head of every American
family should understand.
1.-THE railroads are about to begin
what amounts almost to a struggle for
existence. They are seeking from the
Interstate Commerce Commission au-
thOfity to advance the charges 5 per
cent. on freight in general, with the
exception of coal, coke and ore. Such
an increase upon foodstuffs and the
other articles constituting the daily
necessities Nof life would be inhnitesi-
NAL, while on the other hand. it would
immensely strengthen the credit of the
railroads, and would not only provide
them with a basis for obtaining new
capital, but also allow them surplus
revenues out of which the improve
ments and extensions could be made,
which are so urgently needed to rem
der proper service.
These improvements and extern
sions would provide the country with
such vastly better machinery for the
efficient distribution and exchange of
its products, that the consumer, when
the full effect of it all was felt, could
not fail TO benefit In this connection,
1t is important to remember that the
great commercial problem of the day
is not production but exchange. High
prices in this country are largely due
to the fact that we have failed 10 de-
velop the methods and means of ex-
change as highly as we have those
OF production. Concretely. as applying
to railroads. this means that they have
been stunted by too low freight rates
"Our Company has just completed
an investigation which ought to in
terest every householder in the United
States. We have figured out what a
10 per cent increase I'm freight rates
would mean I'm connection with the
food supply of an average family Of
five people. living literally in a typi-
cal city and obtaining their supplies
from a distance.
I'VE have made the surprising dis
covery that the increase would be just
a trife over IL cents week Even
a very small reduction in the cost of
distributing food resulting from i'm
proved railroad facilities would wipe
out that increase many times over. II
the railroads had had slightly more
liberal rates in recent years, and had
been allowed to grow and improve
their lines and terminals as they
should have done. ! do not believe that
the food riots, which recently occurred
in some of our Eastern cities, would
ever have happened.
"Our investigation into freight rates
Evening journal., 1917-05-08
CHANpLrR LOVING Cur AssuRED.

N EMEAlBER taxpayers Of New Castle county, that
N tomorrow will be the seth birthday OF Phlemma
Chandler, of Claymont formerly County Comptroller
Several days ago suggested that, manifesto
ton of public appreciation Of Mr. Chambers faithful
and beneficial service in the County Comptroller's
Office sterling silver loving cup and postal and let
ter shower be given to him on that day.
Thanks to the public spirit Of group Of business
men, the loving cup assured. It has been selected
and is being inscribed suitably.
Nothing Is needed now but quick action with respect
TO the birthday postal shower Mr. Chandler has done
much Of a protective nature for the people Of our
city and county that regardless OF whether they know
him personally they should help to make the birthday
OF this good old man pleasing one.
We have learned through private sources that Mr.
Chandler says he hopes to live two years longer"
birthday greeting such as is proposed should be
"good medicine" for OF so who has outlived by
nineteen years the allotted hreescore- and-ten, and
who still has enough red blood in his veins to attempt
to stand off Father Time for two years more.
If you have a birthday card at hand, address It to
Mr. Chandler, Claymont, at and mail it. II you
haven't one, spend the two or FIVE cents needed for
your greeting and get in the letter box the post
Office Now is the time TO act II you have not acted
already
Evening journal., 1917-05-08

on food was based on the City OF
Pittsburgh. which was selected be-
cause It is a large interior commun-
ity, occupying a central location on
the PENNSYLVANIA Railroad System,
and thoroughly representative OF con-
ditions which would be met in our
other cities
Here are the facts in detail;
"Family of Five Persons for a Week.
At Pittsburgh:
"Meat, from Chicago, 20 pounds; 10
per cent. increase in freight rates
would mean $50 mills.
"Fish. from Long Island, pounds;
Is per cent. increase IN freight rates
would mean 2.20 mills.
Potatoes, from New York State,
IA pecks QS75 lbs); Is per cent.
increase in freight rates would mean
41O mills
Onions. from New York State, IA
peck 600 lbs); IS per cent. increase
in freight rates would mean O.66 mills.
"Cabbages, from New York State,
2 heads (400 lbs); IS per cent. in
crease in freight rates would mean
0.SS mills.
Canned goods, from Baltimore, Z
pints GOO lbs.); IS per cent. increase
in freight rates would mean l.6S mills.
"Macaroni, from Philadelphia, l
pound; IS per cent. increase in freight
rates would mean OPS mills.
Flour from Minneapolis, 20
pounds; IS per cent. increase in
freight rates would mean 7.25 mills.
Apples. from New York State,
peck (5.OO lbs); 10 per cent. in
crease i'm freight rates would mean
800 mills.
Bananas, from Philadelphia. 2
dozen 600 lbs.) Is per cent. incre ase
I'm freight rates would mean 3.0S mills
Coffee, from New York City,
pounds; 5 per cent. increase in
freight rates would mean 056 mills.
Sugar, from Philadelphia,
pounds; Is per cent. increase in
freight rates would mean 80 mills.
Butter, from New York State, 3
pounds; IS per cent. increase in
freight rates would mean 1.47 mills.
Eggs, from Centre Co., Pa, 2
dozen 600 lbs.) IS per cent. increase
in freight rates would mean 1.4S mills.
"Total. 1858 mills, or 3.6S3 cents
per week.
"The rates used in the above tabu-
lation are those on which the com
modities actually travel from points
of production to the consuming cen
ter.
II trust this will show that the rate
advance for which the railroads have
asked could not justly be made a pre-
text for an exhoTbitant raising of re-
tail prices. 1t would, however, give
the railroads means for vastly IN
creasing their usefulness to the pub
lie and, as l have stated, would with
out question tend to a general lower.
ing of the prices, because distribu-
ton and exchange would be more eff
ficient. It would act as a tonic for the
business of the country"
Evening journal., 1917-05-08
FOR itching eczema,
old Sores And Piles

81 guarantee my ointment" says
Peterson, "to cure eczema; to stop the
itching at once and any reliable drug
gist win cheerfully refund your money
if PETERSON'S OINTMENT doesn't do
everything ] say it will do"
William A. Carley, of Franklin, Y. Y,
is surely a wise man. He writes: 81
used PETERSON'S OINTMENT on a
little boy suffering terribly with eczema.
1t did the work"
Then there is Alex. Louttel. a brave
fireman of Buffalo, who is glad to write
as follows: 81 had an old sore on my
leg for many years. The best doctors
failed. PETERSON'S OINTMENT en-
tirely healed the sore quickly" And
from over in Canada comes letter from
A. Blockeby, stating; "lhe best thing /
ever hit for itching piles is PETER
SONS OINTMENT" A big box for 25
cents.
Evening journal., 1917-05-08
With The Photographers

Don't worry over mistake that can be corrected
but go to work and correct it-Chicago News.
King Constantine has received a bread-card and an
other ultmatum Why not give him utimatum card
and let him have punched at proper intervals New
York Sun
Aztec corn 1000 years old is being planted in Kan
Spectators who withheld it weren't satisfied with
prices in the Christian era, suppose.-Bismarck IN
D)Tribune.
Germany insists that she is fighting the small ma
TONS She prove it. too She has got Belgium,
Seryia, Rumania, and Montenegro already.-Philade-
phia North American.
The Chicago News says that falling TO clear ones
walk of ice and is ian against the COM
munity." Worse than that-it's often the preliminary
to an invert act.-Duluth (Minn.) Herald
Evening journal., 1917-05-08
Willing TO Give
SCHOOL BOYS chance
Diamond State Grange Dis
cuSSeS Proposition of In
creasing Crop Acreage
MAKE PLANS FOR
LAWN FETE MAY 81

The class which was given the first
and second degree at the meeting Of
Diamond State Grange last week, was
given the third and fourth degrees
last night. Following the initiation
Of the class. refreshments Of ice
cream and cake were served.
The letter received from the State
master last week suggesting an in
crease in acreage of corn. potatoes
and beans, was discussed, but no ac-
ton taken. The grangers expressed
themselves as being DESTROYS of pro-
ducing the largest amounts of food
possible provided they can get help.
The idea of having High School boys
and college students assist in the farm
Evening journal., 1917-05-08
A PROPHECY FuLFILLEn.

r Asst September when Congress was being driven
~ at the pistols point to the of the Adamson
law, it freely predicted that the enactment Of the
measure would largely increase the expenses OF the
railroads and that they, in turn would look to the
public TO recompense them through increase in
freight rates That prophecy is in process OF full
fllment
The railroads have filed their request for higher
rates with the Interstate Commerce Commission and
it certain that the higher rates will be in force
within month The increase will be further
handed from the shipper and the receiver TO the
consumer
It viii be novelty, think, for the housewife to
hear from her another than the for
the enhanced price of the necessares OF life. We hope
that she will take careful note Of it when the shop
keeper tells her about the higher freight rates which
he has pay because Of the Adamson law, and that
she will tell her husband about it, He may be inter-
ested know what set Of politicians it that franz
ed and enacted the Adamson law.
Evening journal., 1917-05-08
GEMS OF THOUGHT

For one swallow does not make spring not yet ono
fine day-Aristotle.
s-.-.--.
When spring unlocks the flowers TO paint the laugh
ing soil.-Bshop Heber.
.-:-.-.
IN their first passion love their lovers in all
the others they love love.-La Rochefoucauld
Instead OF wondering what mystery the long I'M
opened future holds for you take the task min
istry of the moment in sight, and do that-Anon
.-.-.-.
True resignation. which always brings with It the
confidence that Interchangeable goodness will
the disappointment of hopes, and the contradic
lions Of life conducive TO benefit casts grave
but tranquil light the prospect of even toll
some and troubled Ife.-Humbodt.
Evening journal., 1917-05-08
REPUBLICANS SUPPORT PRESIDENT.

CHAMP CLARK in opposition to the Presidents
- plans is no unusual figure. He took the floor in
futile effort to prevent the passage Of the Panama
Canal tolls BILL and there have been other measures
dear to the White House which the Speaker has not
hesitated to oppose
No will question Mr.. Clarks privilege to
counter to the ideas Of his party chiefain many will
applaud his courage in so doing, and some will sus-
tain him the merits OF the questions involved Yet it
is worth suggesting that in certain matters, including
the selectve draft there is element OF
onal honor and necessity involved which will tend to
diminish applause for the Speakers courage intel
lectual honesty.
Moreover. the country will not fail to note that
party which is just now trying to wean Republicans
from their party faith by a call to- stand by the
President is itself faltering in the Presidents sup
port
Republicans rallying to support the President
and the nation far better than many Democrats are.
The best kind OF support for the President Just now is
to be a sterling patriot
Evening journal., 1917-05-08
IT'S YOUR KIDNEYS

You have swollen feet and handsl SHf
achy iointsl sharp.shooting. rheumatic
pains torture you. You have aching back
pain in the lower abdomen difficulty when
urinating Look out These are danger
acid poisoning in one form or another has
set in. II may lead TO dropsy or fatal
Bright's disease II not checked
Get some GOLD MEDAL Haarlem Oil
Capsules Immediately. They are an old prep
aration, used all over the world for centur
les, combining natural healing oil and herbs
well'known to physicians and used by thous.
are not an experimental, make.shift patent
medicine" or "salt.' whose effect Is only
temporary. They are a standard remedy
and act naturally, gently and quickly But
when you 60 TO the druggist, insist on get
ting the pure original HARLEM Oil in Cap
sules. Be sure the name GOLD MEDAL Is
on the box. and thus protect yourself against
counterfeits.
Evening journal., 1917-05-08

work this year was considered an ez
cellent plan and the grangers vote
last night that they were willing u
give them the chance to help.
On next Monday evening the sub
iect Of Thrift" will be fully discuss
ed. Charles P. Dickey will tell "Hov
to Run a House Economically ant
Margaret g. Mccoy will tell "Hov
to Run a Farm Economically"
Diamond State Grange will give q
lawn fete on the Charles P. DickeJ
lawn on May 81. If the weather II
too cold. however, the fete will be
held in Stanton Hall.
Evening journal., 1917-05-08

We felctate former Judge George Gray upon the
conspicuous part he is playing in stimulating the
triotsm Of the people OF community in the pres
ent warlike emergency. He has shown that while
his body may be Old his heart his soul and his brain
are st young and ready and willing TO respond TO the
call Of his country His activity and eloQuence are
having splendid effect upon community a
whole because there is man in Delaware who stands
higher in public esteem and affection than does this
distinguished jurist
Evening journal., 1917-05-08
THREE GENERATIONS OF WOMEN

The young women of this generation,
their mothers and grandmothers have
proved from actual experience that
lydia J.. Pinkham's Vegetable Com
pound overcomes the suffering caused by
female ills and restores them TO a healthy
condition. This famous medicine con-
tains no narcotics or habit-forming
drugs-but Is made from medicinal roots
and herbs. natures remedy for disease.
If YOU are suffering from any form Of
female ills, it viii pay You to give it a
trial.
Evening journal., 1917-05-08
cn sInMI.Y OYER RRInGEs.

County bridgetenders have been
notified by the Levy Court TO remain
at their posts and to cease notifying
automobile operators crossing the
bridges of the new law regarding
speeding. Hereafter the bridgetenders
will report viOlators' numbers and
Evening journal., 1917-05-08
NEw lag ANp NEw LmERTIEs OONnNG.

THERE probably will be a lot Of new flags in the
world when the is Overland there is much
meaning in the probability.
There is talk already the effect that Great Britain
Is figuring on turning Palestine loose as a Jewish re-
public. Already there is flag over Russia; at
least flag in meaning and possibly also in dc.
sign.
There is no telling yet how many new Slavic flags
there may be. Specializing to exact numbers is bad
business while the guns are roaring
But the sure thing is that all these flags will float
over free nations when this is over That is the
best of it ALL There will be flags and new liberties
II is the liberties that count
What wonderful world this will be when every
flag floats free peoplei
Doesn't that help make you glad that your country is
helping bring that day to pass-that inspiring day
OF worldwide liberty?
Evening journal., 1917-05-08
AN APPRECIATION.

WE have received from George f. Irwin. clerk OF
W the Delaware Baptist State Convention, the fol-
lowing letter:
TO the Editor Of THE EVENING JOURNAL;
Sir--At the closing session of the Delaware Baptist
State Convention Friday evening, May A. in North
Baptist Church. this city the following resolution was
passed by the convention:
Resolved, That extend to the press OF Whining
ton appreciation and thanks for the reports the
proceedings published in their several papers"
Wishing your paper the best of success, we are,
Very truly yours,
Delaware Baptist State Convention
George f. Irwin. Clerk.
We say, in reply, that far this paper is affected
it a pleasure for to give the widest possible
publicity such representative and beneficial organ
izaton as is the Delaware Baptist State Convention.
Evening journal., 1917-05-08
ANOTHER CUES COMTNG.

A BULGARIAN statesman argues that by entering
IA the the United States really ceased to make
Germany, because shall have to keep
munitions at home for troops.
highly intellectual Bulgar. who reasons like Ger
man philosopher. should know that this country has
not yet thrown in its high for the production of
war materials
Evening journal., 1917-05-08

arrests will be made. The law re-
quires a speed of not more than six
miles an hour in crossing the bridges
and that no machine shall pass an
other going in the same direction
while on the bridge.
Evening journal., 1917-05-08
LET CHILDRTN HELP IN HARVEST.

WITHIN the next forty days practically all the
W educational institutions OF the country will close
for their Summer vacations All those chillren who
old enough to work viii be released from their
studies and be free to go the farms and into the
gardens TO help in the cultivation and gathering OF
crops In most communities schools begin their Fall
sessions from the first the third Mondays in Sep
TENDER. In many States, however. the harvest work
is not completed until the middle OF October later
Would It not be a good plan in view Of the scarcity Of
labor and the probable difficulty in gathering crops to
make the announcement now that high schools and
colleges, and perhaps even the seventh and eighth
grades, VIII not begin their autumn sessions until all
harvest work is completed.
This assurance given early in the would
able city families and farmers to make arrangements
which would enable them to utilize the labor of those
children who old enough to help in the harvest.
10 may be safely asserted that the practical experience
and the physical training which the boys would get
while employed would be less valuable in their
future than the knowledge they would get II
they spent the additional four six weeks at their
books.
If the opening Of all schools OF the higher grades
postponed. those young people who feel COM
PEELED to work in the harvest would have assurance
that they would not get behind their classes More
over. the announcement that the opening of schools
would be postponed aid to preparedness
would have valuable psychological effect in Impress
ing upon the minds Of the young their share in the
sponsibtes Of citizenship. and would create in them
throughout the remainder OF their lives a higher ap-
probation Of their obligations to their country
Evening journal., 1917-05-08
SETTING OILERS TO WORK.

THE mayor OF Fndlay, Ohio, has issued a notice to
the idle men Of his city that they must work
subject themselves to forced labor According to the
Morning Republican Of that city, the mayor "has the
support of every citizen in his efforts to rid the streets
and oang centers OF their parasitic groups and trans
form them into laborers for the nations veal
Just how the mayor expects to enforce his order
is apparent Perhaps the vagrancy Of Ffndlay
will govern the However that may be- it altogether
probable that the publicity given the mayors notice
will create public sentiment which will in itself
drive the dler into useful occupation.
Germanys Kaiser Bill evidently is staggering the folk
Evening journal., 1917-05-08

Claude Kitchn is now revealing in opportunity to
exploit his peculiar ideas Of taxation, which are
the country knows unlimited in sums of money which
he would raise but very distinctly restrained in regard
to the manner and the sections Of the country in which
they to be raised Mr. Kitchin is little
fused in his mind between taxation and confscation
but he has excellent chance to learn some
thing.
Evening journal., 1917-05-08

Chicago Tribune refers to the new censor as James
Creel. Why not let George do it?
Evening journal., 1917-05-08

1t is no longer funny to speak of catching cold in
the draft.
Evening journal., 1917-05-08

It is hard to believe that the submarine is coming
out on top.
Evening journal., 1917-05-08

II this conservation wave ever hits the skirt making
busness--oh, boy!
Evening journal., 1917-05-08

The pillow is mightier than The sword.
Evening journal., 1917-05-08

Germanys Kaiser Bill evidently is staggering the folk
at home.
The Lakeland evening telegram., 1917-07-06

Barlow Record was to have the list
at that time and the Lakeland News
this year. From that day forth, and
for no other reason. this character
assassin has bounded Swindel and
has sought to discredit everything
with which he has been connected.
even going so far as to advertise to
the world that the entire road system
of Polk county was failure. there
by doing the county untold injury
solely to vent his venomous spleen.
Knowing that anything he started
would be discredited-fo if the peo-
pie of Lakeland saw chapter of the
Bible printed in his scurrilous sheet,
they would not believe it until they
had compared it with the original
he, according to his own story, trot-
ted off to Barlow and induced the
Courier-Informant to print state
ment concerning this tax list so pal
pably untruthful that one could rec
ognize its source and inspiration at
a glance. On this article, which we
are prone to believe the Courier-In-
formant printed solely as a result of
this creatures untruthful misrepre-
sentatiOns, he bases his villianous at
tack on the publisher of the Lake
land News-which has just as much
effect as the waves in a wash-tub
would have on the Rock of Gibraltar
We assure him that if he can get any
amusement or benefit from that kind
of thing he is welcome to it; but,
really, we think he had better return
to his favorite pastime of playing
Peeping Tom, by lurking under hon
est peoples windows in the dead
hours of the night. or confining his
literary efforts to his particular spec
ialty. stories of the red light.
The Lakeland evening telegram., 1917-07-06
WaVeletS
FrOm m
The Deep
C.. Gree e n

And now Mexico is thinking about
declaring war against Germany.
Plenty of Chill con Carne in the sol.
dier's rations if they do
c. o. Pinch returned from trip
last evening carrying little excess
baggage in the shape of a misplaced
eyebrow on his upper lip. He says
there is nothing like E. o. Painters S
fertilizer to make MUSS grow.
See where a submarine was discov.
cred lodging around Hampton Roads,
VA. Probably went up in the BAY
to take CHES-A-PEEk.
A salesman is mighty low who will
try to KNOX STETSON hats.
A man can sail boat. but it takes
a pretty good woman TO SAILOR
HAT.
Bradentown. the home of the
SpeedOmeter that kills the MILES
quickly.
Timberlake found the WOOD.
WORTH lot when he went to
METER.
Home Guard will meet in the Arm.
ory tonight. BE THERE.
Newspaper men claim that the only
VICE to practice is the ADD-VICE.
Sure would like to spend couple
of weeks at the sea shore.
l. hs ROCKS to play on the
SAND.
The rain this summer does seem to
be wetter than any other season. II
you get caught in it. it will sure
MOISTURE clothing all up.
TEN YEARS AGO IN LAKE
LAND:-Billy Chase thought he was
heavy man until Mr.. Swatts handed
him a little card and said your
LIGHT BILL"
FIVE YEARS AGO IN LAKE
LAND-:Woman went crazy in the
Kibler hotel and bit the proprietor OF
the back stairway