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Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1917-05-15
HARD SUMNER AHEAD.
MOSQUITOES
Health Board InaugurateS
"Swatting" Crusade
Against Pests
COMMON DRINKING
CUP TO BE BANNED

Members of the Board OF Health, at
their first weekly meeting Of the
summer season yesterday afternoon,
instructed DR.. " NJ Myers, secretary
of the board to inagurate a Swat the
Fly campaign at once. The idea
of this campaign was brought before
the board by the Consumers League
some time ago.
DR.. Myers was instructed to secure
fifty fly traps and to place these along
King and Madison street markets, and
it is hoped that the merchants will
see that they are kept baited and
cleaned of all flies. Efforts will be
made to have the Government supply
the board with coal oil. which will be
poured over the marshes near this
city, the breeding places Of mos
quitOes.
Through Mrs. Clawson S. Hammitt,
chairman of the pure food committee
Of the Consumers League, the use OF
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1917-05-15
LOCAL MEN Hold
OFF FROM militia
Three More Recruits Enlist
But All From Other
States
CORPORAL LOGAN
AFTER TRANSFER

Out-of-town men continued to set
the pace today in the recruiting in
the National Guard Of Delaware.
Three men were enlisted by Corporal
Holm. in charge of the recruiting
force on the old Court House lawn.
none of whom claimed Wilmington as
his home. The new guardsmen are:
George H. Davis, OF Powellville. Nd.
John o. Voorheen. of Bangor, Pa.
and Harry J. Reed, of New York City.
The poor showing being made by
the local men is a great disappoint-
ment to the guardsmen detailed to
recruiting duty. Comparatively few
local men are applying for enlist
ment. TO bring the local companies
up to their war strength several hun
dred more men are needed. About
two-thirds of the men applying for
enlistment are from out of the city
Corporal Charles p. Logan, of Com
pany A, National Guard. is endeavor.
ing to secure a transfer from his com.
pany to the coast artillery Of the
regular U. S. Army. Corporal Logan
has been a member OF the guard for
about eight years. and in addition has
served enlistments in the navy, and
the infantry and coast artillery Of the
army. He qualified as sharpshooteI
in the navy, and in both the navy
and army he qualified as expert rife
man. He hopes to secure the trans
fer within a short time.
A recruiting Office for the navy vii
be established at the circus ground,
on May IS. when Ringing Brothers
Circus comes to this city
The navy recruiting station today
sent two men to League Island. TIL,
new sailors are: Arthur J. Lister, o
this city, and Lawrence X. Hope, o
Danbury, Conn.
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1917-05-15
LENA KATE LEADS IN
POPULARITY CONTEST

Considerable interest has been
aroused in the popularity contest con-
Quoted by the Young Judean Club. of
the Young Mems Hebrew Associsf='
for the benefit OF the Jewish Charity
Bazaar, to be held at Turn Hall. June
IL to t6 to assist in raising $4,000 for
the Jewish war sufferers. The con
test began at the fair Of the Young
Judeans. Sunday evening and wiz
end next Sunday at the May party at
Shellpot. The most popular boy will
be king and the most popular girl will
be queen OF the May party.
Tho ten leaders to date follow;
Lena Katz, zoos; Jennie Freeman
6S1; Sadie Karp, $50: Mary Reches
401: Anna Hirshout. 167; Lilly
Strumwasser. 100; Ida LAWN. 80: Bea-
trce Weinberger. &c; Lena Arsht, 81;
Elsie Altman, Sc.
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1917-05-15
COLLEGE FACULTY
IS RE0RGANIZED
Delaware Will be Divided
Into Three Schools to
Meet Conditions
FIRST COUNCIL
HAS BEEN NAMED
Special to THE EVENING JOURNAL

Special to THE EVENING JOURNAL
NEWARK, May 15.--To meet ex-
listing conditions which includes the
rapid growth of the college it has
been decided to reorganize the faculty
Of Delaware College subject to the
approval OF the Board Of Trustees at
the June meeting. The proposition
provides for the disseminating Of the
faculty as now organized and the di-
viding of the college into three schools
to be known as the School OF Arts
and Science, the School OF Agriculture
and the School OF Engineering.
The School of Arts and Science Will
include the departments OF Ancient
Languages and Literature. Biology
Business Administration. Chemistry
English. History and Economies
Mathematics, Military Science. Min
eralogy and Geology, Modern Ian
guages and Literatures, Physlcal
Training, Psychology and Education
The School OF Agriculture will in
clude the Departments OF AgronoIay,
Animal Husbandry. Sacteriology and
Hygiene. Agricultural Chemistry
Horticulture. Soil Bacteriology, Plant
Physiology. Plant Pathology and POul-
try Husbandry.
The School Of Engineering will IN
clude the Divisions OF Civil, Chemi-
cal, Electrical and Mechanical Engi
neering.
1t is provided that the faculty Of
each school shall consist of the presl'
dent of the College exoficia, The
dean Of the school who shall preside
and the members of the teaching stan
Of the school.
The new rules further provides foi
council Of administration to con
sist Of the president and the deans
Of the several schools and two mem
bers from each school faculty WHIT
shall be elected by ballot. This coun
ell is to have final jurisdiction on al
matters pertaining to the general pol
icy and discipline of the college anI
shall have the right of review OF al
actions of the school faculties.
The first council Of administrator
has been named as follows: Presl
dent. DR.. S. c. Mitchell; Arts and Sci
ence School. Dean E. Laurence Smith
DR.. George A. Harter and DR.. w
Owen Sypherd; Agriculture. Dear
Harry Hayward and Professors A. E
Grantham and c. A. McCue; Engi
neering, Dean Allan r. Cullimore ant
Professors Clarence A. Short ant
George A. KOerber.
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1917-05-15

common drinking cups in the markets
of the city was called to the atten-
ton Of the board. According TO Mrs.
Hammitt the people are in the habit Of
tasting milk. buttermilk or cider
from a common measure or glass
which is seldom cleaned. The board
instructed the secretary to notify the
executive officers that this is an in
fringement of the law and that It will
not be permitted.
DR.. Myers reported that, with the
assistance of horse and cart loaned
to the Board Of Heath by the Street
and Sewer Department, two health
districts of the city have been thor
oughly cleaned, particular attention
having been paid to alleyways.
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1917-05-15
.PLUMMER RECEIVERS
$3.50 FOUND ON KARAN

At the direction OF United States
District Attorney Charles f. Curley,
Postal Inspector NJ. S. Plummer went
10 New York City yesterday and OBJ
tanned from Postal Inspector Cochran.
in charge Of the New York office, S46U
recovered from Thomas X Karan.
Karan was arrested at the Bowery
Mission. on the night of April ,. at
the request of Inspector Plummer,
charged with stealing a $500 postal
savings certificate, the property OF
Wassely Pac. Of New Castle. NUM-
ton worker.
Karan is said to have stated to the
inspector when arrested that the
money found in his clothes was that
given him by the Postmaster at
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1917-05-15

New Castle when he sad the certif-
cate cashed. Karan is now at the
workhouse. where he was taken sew
eral days ago. He is said to have ex-
planned the absence Of So by stating
that he bought a suit Of clothes in
Philadelphia.
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1917-05-15
RECnYERS ms Arrn

George A. Kitchener. Of Elsmere.
had his automobile stolen from Tenth
and Market streets last night. Wills
he was absent from the machine. The
car a Ford. was recovered by the po-
lice about 4.3O o'clock this morning
at Thirteenth and Lombard streets,
The car was not damaged.
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1917-05-15
/et N(Nt

Brings cooling. soothing. comfort to tired.
swollen. burning feet. Taxes the sore
ness out Of painful corns and caliouseg and
makes the feet feel fine. No foolishness.
Ice Mint shrivels up any hard corn, soft
corn or t0ughcned calious so that it can be
picked out easily with the fingers It Ia
the real japanese secret for fine healthy lit
tie feet Prevents foot doors and keeps
them sweet and healthy Try it. II Is
selling like 'wild hre' here Just ask IN
which will cost little but will do the work
quickly IceMint acts 40 gently, 30 magi-
cnliv that the old fashioned and dangerous
method Of cutting c0rns or applying eating
plastera seems barbarous. You'll say 90
yourself
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1917-05-15
To RAIsE euILoINe EuNp.

Members Of the Mems Club OF ST.
Johns p. p. Church will meet in the
parish church this evening to map
out a campaign for raising the new
building improvement fund. It is pro-
posed to have local men take charge
Of the campaign.
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1917-05-15

received notice that it would receive,
the other being given by the Delaware
Daughters of the American Reyolu
ton.
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1917-05-15

I wish to thank all the voters OF
the Seventh ward most heartily for
their votes at the primary election for
tho nomination for City Councilman.
ALBERT STETSER.-Adv.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-05-07

First race, maiden tWO-NC r-ulda selling li2
furlongs- l.audator. H.: George W. Accry. 112;
Producer. III: African Arrow OmpD Mohican.
liz. Juanita III UmpD ~"
cap, 2ig mlles-Ciopul. 49, Rapacious l45;
Goblin, li5: Margery Jadur. lG2; Yarico. las
Third race, thrc"-year-olds. u furlongs-
Onwa, ll5: SoOthsayer dmpD 112: Alvord. liz
Julia Leon, lOI: Courtship dmpD. l15 Sir
Wcllons, ll5; Golden Rod, 107; comacho, III
James +. CUMMINGS formerly Nebraska), ll2
Harlem ll?, star Finch. liz; Night owl, liz
Fourth race The Ticket. of Leave stccple.
chase. maiden four -yoar-nlds and upward =
mles-Distant Shore. 147 Rryn chant. i4O
Aviator. lio IIurgrav", 40 taMr,dottc NmpD ,
l3S. Mastcrlul. ITO. Turmoil. liO, Juliet, 145
TumahHwk III NmpD, 1i7; Duke Of Norfolk
li9; Trumpator. Tao; Th" Garnet, 80; la)Mati
netta dmpD. l3s; Sharrahooter. IA; Chcvron,
III; Rcddest. Ia. N)lIumphrey cutry
Ftfth race. claiming. two-year-olds, l'a fur.
longs-.I.ady Grey NmpD, 10l; Lord Herbert
timp). III. Old Homestead, ll2; Tit for rat
sixth race the rimco Spring Handicap
thrce-yoar-olds and M. mil" and 30 yards
p.nnant, l32; Locharc. rs; ,Crmpor dmpD
II; Runos, 1oN; Woodstcne, los, ialChristie
stick, 1lS; nayh"rry candle, 1913 Warsaw. l0i
Rhyme Maiden. los Saadi dmpD. Os; C)AI
smiles, lO9: thlWoodon shoes III. (alXolli.
Golfer entry. iblMarrOnc entry.
seventh race, tn" GwNn oak Selling Handi.
cap. three. Near-Olds and inward, I furlouEs-
krbo. l05; Harhart, no; aMarano, ,l0I; Esti,
mahle, 1l5; b)Ahara, 10G Transit. i01; Hops
Farewell, rs, ta)Capps entry Cb,swccney
entry.
Apprentice allowance claimed.
Weather, clear track, good.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-05-07
HOW TO PLAY GOLF
By CHARLES "CHICK" EVANS

Tn WRITING these articles on golf, am
1 sincerely eager to help every reader of
this paper who enjoys the great game to
play better golf. | shall be glad to answer
oil questions which any OF you may wish to
ask me to the best Of my ability. If there
are any points about any of the articles
which are not perfectly clear | shall be glad
to explain further through my Question and
Answer Department, The editors have
asked me to open this series with a brief
sketch Of my first title.
The Western Interscholastic Golf Cham
ponship Of 1907 was the first important
golf event I ever won't was my first
championship
petitive golf, except little caddie events, and
/ played in exactly four tournaments. The
last of these was the Calumet tournament
In Chicago, where | won the low score medal
over fine fed-two of the competitors
being Ned Sawyer the western champion,
and Warren Wood, the runner-up in the eX-
tra-hole western final OF that year.
| Joined the Jackson Park Club in late
August, 1906, in order TO be able to COM
pete in the Western Championship which
was played that year at Glen Echo, in st.
Louis, I qualified, but was defeated in the
known Chicago golfer.
Play Is Not Exceptional
II can thus be seen that there was moth
ing spectacular about my first year of golf
out 1t was enough to sting me with the
championship bee That winter ! hung up
an old mattress in the attic and practiced
snots the cold weather through. My objec-
i've, as the soldiers say, was the Inter-
scholastic In 1907. In those days we held
tne lnterscholastic events early in June, i'm
mediatey after the close of school When
the emblems had been given out In chapel
ana heard each football, track or baseball
nero loudly applauded, for a time l wished
had given more attention to one OF these
o,ner sports In which had shown greater
promise than in golf. The links still called,
however. and l think intuition guided me
wisely
81 entered the qualifying rounds of the
isoI lnterscholastic championship with mis-
swings, but the next mo- ethe papers
saVe big headlines to the email boy who
,ed the field Of youthful golfers with an
81. / had not then reached my seventeenth
pirthday and ! was small. thin and shy OF
c'o.hes and golf equipment
Inc golf reporters came out and seemed
70 nke me for all the things that | lacked,
ana TO their encouraging attitude at that
tme owe much of the success that has
since been mine
IN this tournament / played with Albert
seckel for the first time. 1t was in the semi
hhais and from that day until he en-
osrked on the wide sea of matrmony, leav-
Z ing me standing desolately on the shore, we
managed to meet in about every important
tournament In the country,
Met Charley Macarthur
~ the final ! played Charlie Macarthur,
the University High School. He was a
xery good driver, ana sometimes | have
Sousnt my victory may have been the re-
OF compliment ! paid him. 1t led
~ press. On one hole. the eighth,
famous Boomerang. where Chandler
< ~ pFsttily,. Charlie phl thrss per-
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-05-07
AMERICAN ASSOCIATION
LOSING $1,000 A DAY
Meeting to Be Held This Week
Will Decide Fate of Circuit.
Threaten to Quit
MINNEAPOLIS. Minn, May

What steps to be taken to remedy pres
Cnt conditions or whether the American
Association Is to discontinue its playing
season will he decided at a meeting to be
called late this week, Thomas j. Hickey,
president of the league, said last night,
Mr.. Hickey has been comforting with
NJ T. Cantillon. president of the local
club. and John w. Norton. head of the st.
Paul team regarding the meeting.
The measure now before Congress which
would impose a tax of 10 per cent on the
gross receipts of baseball. poor attendance
because of the war bad weather and the
fact that thousands Of fans will soon be
called into military service. have the club
owners greatly worried" declared Mr..
Hickey.
The league has lost no less than $1,000
n day for the last ten days. and certain
magnates may decide TO vote for dis
continuance of the playing season"
Remedies suggested are the Curtailment
Of the player limit from seventeen to ff-
teen or fourteen, and the reduction of
salaries, or both. he said.
Mr.. Hickey left last night for Chicago
where he will confer today with several
club owners and managers regarding the
case OF Dan Shay, Milwaukee manager. who
II being held in indianapolis In connection
with the death of "A negro,
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-05-07
FEDERAL LEAGUE ANGEL
DROPPED A FORTUNE
Late Owner of Defunct Brooklyn
Club Lost Million and Quar-
ter Backing Third Circuit
NEW YORK. MAY

Nl1N 1'lNN h'iE
That the late Robert Boyd ward, who,
at the time Of his death, october is. 1919,
was president of the Brooklyn Federal
League club and vice president of the Fed
eral League, lost fortune In baseball. was
disclosed when report of the appraisal of
his estate, filed I'm WostChcstcr County,
showed that his estate. which prior to his
entrance In the baseball venture had been
estimated at more than S300O,000. had de-
creased to SL739.15S
Ward was known as the Angel" of the
tottcring Federal League. started In l9l2.
His son. George :. Ward, also was inter
csted in the affairs of the Federal League
The cider Ward put up much of the money
that enabled the promoters of the Federal
League TO pay the large salaries that
aroused the ire Of the owners of the Amer
lean and National Leagues.
The appraisal showed that Ward held
promSsory notes of the Federal League and
the Brooklyn club. amounting to S220. 500
II also was shown that $4,000 was ad-
Nanced TO che league out of the estate on
contracts the club had made while he was
its president lie owned l&47 shares Of
preferred stock and 2373 shares of common
stock in the Federal League clubs. which
were set down as of no value
Charles \. Ward, eldest son of Mr. Ward,
said he understood his father paid par for
this stock, or $4,000. With the proms-
&ory notes, this shows a total of SG51 500
sunk in the baseball venture. not taking
into account the large sums he advanced
and of which the estate contains no record.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-05-07
ADVERSE WEATHER Ell ,EMENTS GIVE
MINOR LEAGUES HERE BIG SETBACK
Only Three Games Played on Saturday on Seized.
ule That Had Almost 100 on List.
p. r. r. League Opens

has not decided who he will pitch, but e
looks as If he will use either Johnnie ClAfh
or Bishop E
The players who will take part in the
opener are: Auditor of Miscellaneous Ac-
counts. Rube eastman captain; Reilly,
Ihomas. O'Donnell. Dannenhower Pierson,
iiaggerty. Tuckerman. Earl, Link, Boyd,
Jones. Kirkpatrick and Matthews; Auditor
OF Freight Traffic, Charles Heite captain !:
Dodd Clark. Zane Bishop. Davis. Kirk
patrick. Quinn, Harris. Miller, Mckay,
Baker, Mann. McClincock and Cooper. u
- The teams comprising the General Office Bare.
ba!l League and their managers are:
. DIVISION A--Auditor Freight Traffic, J A. k,c-
tullough; Auditor Miscella neous Accounts Jack
Rodeni Auditor Passenger Traffc. W. Calhoun
~ PrrGhas,ng 7: " Touchstone; Transporfc-
Division B--Auditor Disbursements, D. NJ
HarT: Freight Traffic, Charles A. McCrsa; Ma IN
tenanCe Of Way, j.. L. Layton: Relief, X IL
Holt Treasury, r. Il. Fleck. " -
chairman. "
subcommittee Of baseball-charles e. clay.
chairman. "S'
EImwood F. G; won Its third straight game
by defeating Oak1eld a. A. The former ia opsr
for games with eighteen to nLneteen-yea
teams. BENJAMIN Miller, 1928 West Firth
street. =
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-05-07
MANrriCTuRERS' LENGuE


NLD Jupiter Pluvius and Mr.. Coldweather
" handed the minor baseball leagues in
this vicinity deadly blow on Saturday
and expectations and anticirations of soy
craI months preparation went by the board
as a result In three instances the elements
were dchcd and. according to the box
scores. baseball games were really played.
the three contests being scattered over as
many leagues
In the Delaware county. Chester had
bulge of to o on Media, as the "Medes'
loaded the bases in the seventh. and when
Touchstone was called out by Umpire
keenan, general melee resulted which
terminated in Media refusing to continue
and the decision was awardc Chester
to o.
one battle was staged in the Manufac-
turers' League. Girard Shoe defeating
Wheeler Pump 3 to 3, despite the fact that
the losers were outht and Pitcher Ken
nedy famed seventeen of the winning side.
In the Frankford Suburban League, St
Johns g. G. and Frankford Sd battled to
% nine-inning tie. Pitcher Misko. or
ST. Johns. was the star, not allowing ms
opponents a solitary hit. All other games
in the Delaware River, Main Line. Mont
gomery County, Shoe Manufacturers and
Camden County Leagues were called off.
The General Office Baseball League of
the Pennsylvania Railroad, which has
among its eligible players the stars OF many
Of the foremost Semipro and minor league
ball teams. iuaugurateS the season this
afternoon at the =. Il. II. Y. NJ. &. a.
| grounds, Forty-fourth street and Parkside
| avenue with Herman Baetzel as umpire.
| Special ceremonies will be the feature of
| the event. including bal. concert Of forty
pieces under the direction of Bandmaster
! Johnston. The teams that will participate
| are Auditor of Miscellaneous Accounts and
| Freight Traffic. w B Kraft, auditor of
! freight traffic. will throw ont the first ball.
! Jack Rodcn, manager, auditor of misCe-
| laneous accounts will place dependence in
! his premier pitcher, oats" Dannenhower.
! Manager Mccullough, of Freight Traffic
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-05-07
Amateur DaY Is Nav Ii

DETROIT. May Having decided to con-
tinuc its activities as previously arranged AT a
recent meeting, the National Baseball I'cdera-
tion has designated May II as amateur dav
and urged all amateur teams throughout the
country to observe tn" occasion. Thc orga MIA
tion has membership Of more than 100. 600
players in the amateur ranks, and the services
of the entire number have been offered to the
Government.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-05-07
Reading Downs Elmira

ELMIRA. y, y, May "A ninth thinning
rally aided by l.oudy's error when he had
double play in sight, gave Reading two runs
and the game Yesterday afternoon, Both Jordan
and Donohue were driven to cover early in the
contest and Hcrscher and o'Connor. who FIN
ished. pitched good ball. Bowers catch Of
BeIangers long drive and the batting Of Sui
livan were the features.