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Evening journal., 1917-01-05
CITY AUTO SHOW
Week OF JAN. 29
Thirty Two Dealers Take
Space for the DUPONT
Exhibition
TO BE BEST IN
TOWNS HISTORY

Because Of the uncertainty of the
Philadelphia Automobile Show the
Wilmington Automobile Show Com
mittee was unable TO arrange for the
week OF January % for the local show
at the Hotel DUPONT and as a result
was compelled 10 move up the open
ing of the show for one week TO Jan
uary % Thus one week will inter
vene between the Philadelphia show
and the Wilmington show. The local
committee had in mind holding the
exhibition the week following the
Philadelphia show and while waiting
for that date TO fix the date of its
show the hotel management had book
ed up social functions that precluded
the holding Of the show the week Of
January %.
The prediction was made last night
following a lengthy meeting of the au
tOmObile and accessory dealers of the
city az the Hotel DUPONT that the com
ing Wilmington show will by far be
the best of the three that have been
held In Wilmington's beautiful and
popular big hosiery.
When automobile dealers pay as
exhibit car. II clearly shows the
sporting blood that flows through
their veins Because of the limited
floor room in the hotel. only one
space had been allowed each eX-
hibtOr There remained SIX TO be
disposed of and spirited bidding for
these extra spaces by dealers who
wished to exhibit two machines. re-
suited. The price varied up TO Sl05
each. at which figure they were dis
posed o.
The committee which will be in
charge of the show consists OF
Chairman j. H. Nixon, Harry y. Part
ngton. EnOch Moore Jr, James ii.
Rosen. show committee; and r. G.
Ulrich Truman W. Campbell and
Harry T. Graham, publicity.
lAat there will be a variety of cars
and accessories iu the show Is shown
bv the number OF exhibitors. -. his
Is positively all that can be accommo-
dated Much additional space could be
used. but it is not available and j. III.
Nixon chairman. has had a difficult
problem 60 solve in placing the exhibits.
lie has worked however, without fear
or favor. and every dealer is satisfied.
II was decided last night to hold q
banquet ON the Monday night following
the show. Josiah Marvel has accepted
an invitation 90 speak at this function
Dealers who will participate in the
show are:
A. B. Rothacker Rubber Company,
Inc; Central Garage Packard Motor
Company. Thomas Hughes, DUPONT
Fabrikoid Company. Bamberger and
Robbins, Banks and Bryan, Gilpin.
VanTrump and Montgomery. John II.
Minnicl. Delaware Cycle Company,
Cahill and Company, Delaware Blec-
trio Company, Harry r. Loose, Tire
Shop Company, Moore Automobile
COMPANY, Diamond State Automobile
Company. Delaware Garage, AutOmo-
bile Supply Company, Foss Hughes
Company. Ford Repairs Company.
Delaware Motor Sales Company. VIII
mingtOn Automobile Company. White
Brothers. Hercules Motor Company,
Star Motor Company. Marmaduke
Motor Company, Howell Automobile
Company. Atkinson Automobile Com
pany, Fader Bros, GomeryS
Motor Car Company, Sweeten- VII
mington Company and the .Unger
Storage Battery Company.
Evening journal., 1917-01-05
Thousands HAVE. KIDNEY
Trouble and DON'T KNOW IT

Weak and unhealthy kidneys cause
GO much sickness and suffering and
when through neglect or other causes.
kidney trouble is permitted to con-
tinue, serious results may be ex-
pected.
Your other organs may need atten-
tion-but your kidneys should have
attention first because their work is
most important.
If you feel that your kidneys are
the cause of your sickness or run
down condition commence taking DR..
Kilmer's Swamp-Root, the great kid
ney, liver and bladder remedy, be-
cause If il proves to be the remedy
you need and your kidneys begin to
improve they will help all the other
organs to health.
Prevaleney Of Kidney Disease.
Most people do not realize the
alarming increase and remarkable
prevalency of kidney disease. While
kidney disorders are among the most
common diseases that prevail, they
are almost the last recognized by
patients, who usually content them
selves with doetoring the effects,
while the original disease constantly
undermines the system.
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you the opportunity to prove the rem
will also send you a book of valuable
thousands of grateful letters receive
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the Wilmington Daily Journal
Evening journal., 1917-01-05
BUSINESS MEN INDORSE
SANITARY FACTORY Bill

AT the regular meeting of the execu-
tive committee Of the Consumers
League yesterday, the organization Of
special legislation committee TO
push the leagues bill to regulate
safety and sanitation for women
workers in Delaware. was reported.
A petition urging the enactment OF
the bill is being circulated and al
ready has received the signatures Of
many of the leading business men Of
Wilmington. The bill has also re-
ceived the endorsement OF the Cen
trail Labor Union.
The food committee reported plans
maturing for a food exhibit which will
probably be held in February.
Evening journal., 1917-01-05
abused Wife TOO
ILL To LEAVE Bed

Following the testimony Of Dr. I.
Lewis Chipman In City Court this
morning in the case Of James
Sweeney, charged with wife-beating.
the case was continued until Monday
TO permit the attendance Of Mrs.
Sweeney who was said to be confined
10 her bed with injuries inflicted by
her husband.
Chipman testified today that Mrs.
Sweeeny had been kicked and was
suffering great pain. He said he
thought she might be able TO appear
in court the first Of the week.
Evening journal., 1917-01-05
suEEERs BLOOD POISON.

John vannort. a carpenter employ
ed by the Pennsylvania Railroad Co.
has a severe case of blood poisoning
as the result of a scratch on his left
hand.
Evening journal., 1917-01-05
HOLD Bows AS RuNAwAYs.

Patrolman Riley this morning ar
rested James Donovan, aged IS years
and Edward Swisks, aged IL years,
as runaways. The youths live in New
York They were taken to the Juve-
nile Court detention house and their
parents notified.
Evening journal., 1917-01-05
A Trial win Convince Anyone.

A Trial Will Convince Anyone.
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Symptoms of Kidney Trouble.
Swamp-Root is not recommended
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sleep iessness, nervousness, heart dis
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skin eruptions from bad blood, neu-
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lack Of ambition, may be loss OF flesh
or sallOw complexion, kidney trouble
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upon YOU
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II YOU are already convinced that
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a sample size bottle OF Swamp-Root
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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-10-17

the same sort of gray yarn from
Margery's work bag, and there, before
all the boarders, said to Margery,
Now, let me hold this for you.
am better than a chair; Mrs. Smith
will vouch for that
The rest was easy enough. Margery
wound the yarn very prettily, and
thanked Gregory with all her Old
winsomeness when it was done. There
were more socks and sweaters to be
tried on and more yarn to be wound
for the other women in the twelve
chairs. And so passed Gregory's Sat
urday afternoon.
Somehow he manag d that evening
to ask Margery to stroll around the
block with him, and then they sat
together on the little wooden bench
by the gate
Thank fortune tomorrow's Sun
day" Gregory said. You won't have
to knit then and perhaps 1 can get
you to go up the rivera little picnic
would be good fun chis time of the
year.
But we can knit for soldiers on
Sunday" insisted Margery Even
Mrs. Van der Hayden says so. Her
minister told her it made a differ
ence."
"she's a cool proposition" Gregory
Yes there are always people like
her in every boarding house." replied
Margery.
80 much the worse for boarding
houses" was Gregory's rejoinder
Somehow I feel that if it hadn't been
for those women, especially that
duchess, you and l would have made
up long ago But with their eyes
on u.s. how could we. Margery, do
you think my ears are so awfully
big This with an emphasis on the
you that indicated that no ones
opinion but Margery's counted
Boarding. houses are dreadful"
Margery cooed after assuring Gregory
that his eaIs were ideal.
Then don't let's live in 'em any
more. Let's get married and have a
cottage of our own
Gregory, how lovely"
About that time the portly duchess
clad in her black china silk bath
robe tiptoed across the hall to Mrs
Smiths room. Mrs. Smith was re-
moving the rat from her bountifuI
blond hair.
It's DONE" exclaimed the duchess.
81 knew it when he started to wind
her yarn and they're sitting out on
the wooden bench now. Wen, I'm
mighty glad. A boarding house is no
place for young people like that any
way"
TT takes you to be a match-mak-
err" sighed Mrs. Smith and then, as
she brushed out the golden switch that
she had just unpinned, you were a
wretch to tell them all 1 wore a rat
But I'll forgive you this time
Copyright. 1917, by the Mcclure
Newspaper Syndicate.)
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DINNER STORIES

A tail, official-looking man with a
notebook in his hand called on old
Smith the other day and observed:
Excuse me, Mr.. Smith, but l be-
Heve you possess a little fox terrier
with black patch over his left eye?''
Visions of unpaid dog taxes burst
upon Smith, but, being very stingy
he with great energy replied:
"Oh, no, naething o. the kin. He
is only a puir stray dog that follow
ed me hame- He disna belang tae
me ava"
as that SOP" said the stranger.
That is all right, then. Only our
client, Mr.. Macdonald, accidentally
shot the dog this morning, and L came
round to compromise the matter by
offering you $40, but, of course; if
he is not your dog-well, good-morn-
ing"
Sandy and Pat were discussing the
war economics of their respective
landladies. "Indade," said Pat, the
other day 1 saw that wumman
OGrady countin' the peas to put, in
the broth"
Och" replied Sandy, where 1 am
the landlady melts the margarine an
paints it on yer bread wi brush!"
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SIDE TALK S
The Eternal Circle.
BY RUTH CAMERON.

There" said the Authorman's
Wife, triumphantly. I'm so glad
we're invited to the Charity Ball"
''Why?" asked the Authorman.
"There'n be terrible crush. and the
cards are two dollars and half this
year instead of two doIIars-on ac-
count of the war, I suppose"
IT know that" said the Author
mans Wife IT shouldn't care for it
ordinarily, but it's such a splendid
chance to wear my new gown"
The Authorman laughed.
Il don't see anything so funny in
that" his wife protested.
Il was thinking, dear Madame, of
what you said to me just before you
bought the gown"
'What?"
THAT you had to have it, because
so many important things kept com
ing up that you needed that kind of
a gown for"
well, they did
And now you are planning to go
to something that you wouldn't nat
urally be interested in so that you can
have a chance to wear the gown
II suppose that's terribly funny
from a masculine point Of view"
said the Authormans Wife; but, as
have often told you, my sense of hu-
NOR isn't masculine"
my dear" said the Authorman, "as
if you needed to tell me! But, really,
can't you see that you've expressed
the whole philosophy of womans at
titude toward dress. First she wants
a dress to wear somewhere, and then
she wants somewhere to wear the
dress. It's an eternal circle. Which
ever way the poor man who wants to
cut the cost of living turns, he finds
himself shut in by it"
The Authorman's Wife retorted
something to the effect that the poor
man who wanted TO cut down the cost
of living might sometimes look in his
cigar case instead of at his wife's
gowns, and the argument became so
personal that l lost interest in it. But
1 loved the Authorman's analysis.
Don't you2
dividing line between a normal and
an abnormal interest in clothes
To want pretty clothes so that you
4 dressed at ali the functions you desire
| to attend is normal
| To work the thing the other way
around. and go to functions so that
you can have a chance to wear your
/ clothes is abnormal
| It's normal to want to look well
/ course It's abnormal to make that
/ of the intercourse
Clothes are nothing but the frame.
and it IS only among uneducated peo-
pie that the frames are more import
ant than the pictures
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Z TOPEKA sTATE JOURNAL IN
FORMATION BTREAU.

The fuel problem continues to eX-
cite uneasiness in many quarters.
There should be no difficulty about
obtaining coal sufficient to supply the
demand of the entire country. There
is an abundance of it in the ground
and the only thing necessary is to dig
il out. If the business. of supplying
coal to the public had been let alone
probably there would have been no
shortage, present or prospective. The
public might have been compelled to
pay a higher price than it is paying
or it might not. But coal at any price
Is better than no coal. The unsatis-
Factory coal situation, like the gas sit
uation in Kansas, probably is due to
the activities of the politicians. It is
quite the rule that when some self
constituted friend and guardian of the
people undertakes to do them a great
Service. the people get the worst of
IL. Left to themselves they prob
ably would say give us the coal or the
gas in sufficient quantities and we will
pay the price.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-10-17
WHY WAIT TO BUILD?

Among various reasons given Tor
the slump in building activities during
the past two or three months is the
high cost of building materials.
While it is no doubt true that by
comparison with two or three years
ago there has been a gradual advance
in all commodities, nevertheless
prices of building materials are not
high by comparison if we go back a
few years more.
In this connection the following
extract from a communication from
H. c. Bromley. a general contractor
in Seattle, Wash. published in the
Building Supply News, is interesting:
There are many complaints about
the high prices of building materials
in the city of Seattle these days, and
since 1 have lived here and done bust
ness for the past twenty-nine years. 1
would like to quote the prices of
building materials in 1889. 1890 and
1891 for the benefit of those who have
been thinking of building, but are
waiting for material and labor to be-
come cheaper
ues, we paid from $12 to SIS per
thousand for No. l common lumber.
Today the prices range from $11 to
s14. Sand and gravel was $3.50 a
yard. Today we can get all we want
for rs cents a yard. Cement was s5
per barrel. Today it is s2.5O. Lime
was $2.75 and SO per barrel. Today
it is $3.50. Hardware. nails, were SO
per key. Today they are 81. Brick
layers received Sc. Today they re-
ceive $3.50. Laborers received SO.
Today they receive $3.50. Carpenters
received 81. Today they receive SIS.
Plumbing and steamfitting have in
creased SO per cent.
The present prices will not decrease
but will in the next five years in
crease. There is a great amount of
skilled and unskilled labor on the
market today, and my advice to pro-
spective builders is to get busy right
now and save money on building ma
terial while there is a chance.
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TRAWELETTE
Mexico City.
BY NIKsAn


Mexico City is sinking. Buildings in
certain sections are reported as set
tAns sradaaily, but steadily. SO that
the city may again face the danger of
pelng submerged by the waters of
Lake 1excoco.
rom the founding of Mexico CITY
IN the fourteenth century the citv's
history has been a series OF strugris'y
with the water that has so often
I.ooded It's streets. The Aztecs chose
TINS particular island Cor stronghold
IN response to a sign from one OF then.
sods, who had apparently never taken
a course in city-planning. They built
ehelf nuts on the island and reached
me mainland by causeways or in ca
noes Boats were a common sight in
The thoroughfares OF the City of Mex
leo in those days, a fact which led
some writer's to label the city The
Venice of the Western World a name
which has stuck
The Indians evidently had great
faith in the choice of the gods. for fire.
quent floods did not cause them To
leave their stronghold. Instead, they
devised ways o. diVerting the water
Condults, bikes, tunnels and canals
were well-known forms of engineering
TO the Aztecs and they persisted in
their experiments untiringly The CHIEF
value of the island as fort, as prob
ably foreseen by the god of war vas
the very fact of its being an island
With its moat, it could be defended bv
handful Of warriors. as Cortez found.
In the fifteenth century, the Span
ish conquest saw the fall and destrtIc-
ton OF the city, but the Spaniards re-
built the walls and buildings, and con-
structed aqueducts to bring drink
ing water. The worst flood in its his
tory came in 1929, when the streets
lay three feet under water and re-
NAMED flooded until 1894 when
earthquakes changed the Topography
and drained the aters.
There has always been some engin-
eering project on hand in Mexico city.
from the great tunnel started in 1907
by q Dutch engineer and never fin
isbed until 1889, down a long list of
experiments. all more or less unsatfs-
factory. Even today the drafnag e
conditions are not perfect, and the re-
ports indicate that the city of the wat
ers is again facing a struggle with her
guardian element.
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THE SOLDIERS
ISSUED by the War Department and all
rights to reprint reserved.
XXXII.


The Americans are peculiarly a
peace-loving people. They have no
taste for warfare and no lust for ter
ritory or power. Yet within less than
one hundred and fifty years we have
entered six important wars. the last
and perhaps the greatest of which is
the one just beginning against the
German government. Why has all this
warfare been necessary?
The answer is to be found in the
American rights and principles that
must be upheld if the United States
is to remain a free and sci respecting
attack ed-and probably never will he
attacked-by other free and demo-
cratic peoples. Eut the world is not
yet rid of governments in the hands
of small groups who betray their own
people and drive them forward in
ruthless ASA ults on the freedom and
rights OF other peoples. 1t is a gov
ernment Of this type that now menaces
all Hoerty-loVing nations thruout the
world and savagely attacks American
rights.
In all our previous wars against for
eign powers the American people have
fought for principles, not for wealth
or power, just as they are fighting to-
day They have fought against gov
ernments. not against peoples, just a s
they are fighting today. They have
fought fearIessly and fairly, just as
you and the other American soldiers
of this war will fight.
Tomorrow: THE Spirit of the
American Armies.'D
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GLOBE SIGHTS
[From the Atchison Globe.l

IFrom the Atchison Globe.
Smoke and other light weights go
straight up.
A woman knows how to keep a Sc
cret, all right, if it is her secret.
1t is expecting too much to ask that
a woman's conversation be as brief as
her skirts.
Sometimes a woman who marries to
get home is paying too high price
for real estate.
An old Globe Sight: The woman
who loves you is more dangerous than
the woman who hates you.
We make some progress, and the
ceIluloid collar is no longer the COM
mon spectacle it used to be.
In writing a love letter, a man
should always remember that it may
be read in public. but he never does.
Another reason why more girls are
working is that the boys who used to
spend money on them have gone TO
war
In hiding their trails people cross
and recross so many streams the
wonder is reporters ever get the real
facts.
1t may be at least said Of Link Pres
ton. who tells people what he thinks
of them, that he is not politically am
bilious.
The idea that a little knowledge is
a dangerous thing may have origi-
mated with a man whose wife was be-
ginning to find out
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money. Nothing else counts with
most people"
You don't mean that intelligent
people cannot recognize fine char
acters, real ability in other directions
because
My dear, they never see people
who are not well dressed" scoffed
Mrs. Black
Cant they recognize that there is
a quality of mind too sensitive. too
kind to get down into the arena, and
push the weaker ones to the wall %
Eleanor was excited
Don't worry, my dear" soothed
her friend Every one will sit up
and notice all your husbands good
qualities now that he is prospecting
and is likely to have a seat among
the mighty.
~. 7 don't want to be netieed for my
clothes, nor does he. 1 want friends
who can recognize worth, real mo-
bility of character" bridIed Eleanor.
Every one that knew him did
recognize that. but you see so few
ever saw him because his clothes did
not make him prominent" chuckled
Mrs. Black
Go be continued)
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The special mission of Japan now
visiting this country recalls another
mission sent in 1860. Following the
visit of Commodore Perry. the Ameri-
can consul general in Japan. in 1858
signed treaty of amity and com
merce with the expressed provision
that the Publications should be eX-
changed at Washington. That provi-
sion necessltated a visit by japanese
officials to this country and il is at
once striking evidence of the back
hardness Of Japan OF that day and the
progress she has Since made when it
is recalled that Japan had no ship in
which her representatives could cross
the Pacific The United States gov
eminent sent the man-of-war Powhat-
tan and Japan's ENJOYS crossed the
Pacific in this vessel, arriving IN san
Francisco in March 1860. The news
OF theft arrival reached Washington
on April s. having been brought from
the coast by pony express. There were
then ne transconuncntai railways and
consequently no convenient means for
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-10-17

The time may be near when every
well to do person can possess a seal
-skin coat, but of course under such
conditions many will not want it. 1t
will be regarded as too common.
Formerly all Alaska sealskins were
sailed. shipped to London to be
dressed and dyed. The American
buyer had to travel to London, pay
all expenses of the journey, and pay
also a duty of 80 per cent on the seal
skins coming back to America. Hence
their former high price. Now all this
work is done in the United States.
When the great war started the head
of the big Funston Fur Auctions
where government sealskins and 9TH
er pelts are sold-just picked up the
leading seal dressing and dyeing es-
Enlistment of London and trans
ferred it en- bloc to st. Louis. By
agreement with Washington fifteen
experts came over|to establish the in
dustry here. Now there are over 200
skilled workers in this formerly for
eign trade; and Alaska seaIsk1ns are
caught. cured, dressed. dyed and ma
chined and sold right here at home.