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Evening journal., 1917-02-02

Continued from First Pagel
Eenator is Fastening back TO Wash
ington for the meeting
In Teuton quarters, despite buster
from that quarter. hope is held that
no action will come from the United
States for week at least After that
time. German officials believe, all
danger viii be passed, because. they
say, Americans viii voluntarily not
travel on the sc2 through fear OF
possible injury and American ship
ownlers viii follow the German warn
ings in order to preserve their ships
The danger, Teuton diplomats say
lies in the possibility of some "unfor-
tunate mistake" before this week is
up.
In the meantime "guesses' as 20
the Presidents probable course con-
tlnued along a wide range. some
went so far az TO believe ne would
urge n concert OF neutrals, along
The lines Of a league 10 enforce peace.
10 compel Germany to cease her un-
restrained activities.
q prominent neutral diplomat, how
ever. saw little hope in such a plan
This man held that Americas posi-
ton is now az least partly the result
81 persistent refusal 10 act Jointly
with other neutrals 10 force respect
Evening journal., 1917-02-02
Washington is Silent While
Submarine Crisis Ponds

OF neutral rights. Instead Of doing
this. she has always suggested par
allel." but Independent action by the
other neutrals.
The diplomat contended that Ger
many never would have acted thus,
II the United States months ago had
followed repeated suggestions OF
Joint action. made by Spain, Switzer-
land. Argentina. Sweden and Holland
Neutral cooperation at this time. he
said, ia out OF the question rs Euro
pean neurals have lost confidence in
the United States and possibly some
OF the South American countries have
lost faith in the international wisdom
OF the United States"
Fly reason these developments, the
United States. the diplomat held. has
probably ceased to be a possible
peace mediator. He fatty declared
that the United states by It's policy
Of splendid isolation" and mo CO.
operation" the State Department has
shown craftsmanship OF the last cen-
tury whereas the present tendency is
toward interstate and Internal onal
cooperation Tho President himself
however, is the only government Off
ciai whom the diplomat felt has shown
IAN enlightened policy and under
standing"
Evening journal., 1917-02-02
Low cost OF HVING
now ONLY A MEMORY
Oyster and Stogie Prices
Boosted; Cheerful Boob"
Surrenders
HE'S GLAD WORST
ISN'T YET TO COME"

The cheerful boob has joined the
"wadding crowd" and announces he
is about TO purchase an automobile
and become an "aristocrat." not be-
cause he had been struck with any OF
tho handsome cars displayed at the
automobile show. nor on account of
any OF the fair ones" who have
"spotted" him strutting about the
lobby Of the Hotel DUPONT this past
week, but because of the latest in
crease in the price, not only Of foods
but OF smokes"
Oysters have gone up cents
quart wholesale, and stogies will be
ten cents for three. in place of Ave. as
formerly
ITS no USE" the boob exclaimed
this morning, when he walked into
the Office OF THE EVENING JOUR-
NAL. There is no way a young fell
low can remain obscure any longer.
Ever since the increase I'm the price
OF ham and eggs / have been eating
noting but oyster stews and / have
been drawing upon the stogie market
for smokes. Henceforth, / shall Join
the ranks OF those who smoke real
cigars and eat read luncheons and
while I'm about 1t may as we'll get an
automobile"
Investigation disclosed the fact tina
the Cheerful boob" was correct an,
lhe last stronghold Of the opponent,
pf high cost of living had been invad
! ed. The attitude of the young mar
was explained There being nothing
more 10 80 up. the low cost OF Twins
Evening journal., 1917-02-02
Statewide Ssem Of Good Roads Advocated at Big Luncheon Oda

at once used cannot be borrowed.
In other words, the entire principle
OF the bill requires that the State
road system shall be conducted upon
that same good business basis upon
which every successful private cor
poration bases its operation Of its
own business affairs.
The bill authorizes the Department
10 take over, In the name OF the State,
the DUPONT Boulevard, upon its com
DletiOl, and 10 assume its mainte-
nance along the same lines as is pro
vidcd for other road systems, but in
tcrfere5 IL nowise With It's progress
toward completion.
Recommendation o. roads 20 be
converted into state highways must
be lubliphed four weeks before the
department acts upon them.
1ndor the bill the Department OF
Highways could take over supervision
Of all highways. thus removing them
t0m the supervision OF the Levy
Courts Of the three counties.
Condemnation Of land or property
necessary for State highway purposes
shall be similar 10 the method now
mployed by the Street and Sewer De-
partment OF Wilmington All contracts
in excess Of $500 shall be by cOmpeti,
tive bid
Evening journal., 1917-02-02
S nth FACES CHARGE OF
larceny OF TOOLS. BELT

Adam Smith was before City Court
today on three charges OF larceny OF
tools from William Wharton, carpen-
ter foreman at the plant Of the Pyrites
Company He was represented by
James salisbury.
Wharton testified that the tools
which he identified as his property
had been taken from his tool box at
the plant
Detective Sergeant L. c. King testi-
ned to the arrest OF Smith at his
home, No 3O3 Buttonwood street. and
10 nndlng the articles IN that house.
Raymond Pierson and Robert Smith
Identified the tools, and the latter
said he saw the defendant take the
tools, and carry them away in a bag.
Smith told of reporting the larceny
OF the tools to officers CT the company.
The charge Of larceny of u feet Of
leather betting from tho Wilmington
steel Company bv Smith. was tpken
up in conjunction wit. the other
charges. Robert BIOwnlee, chief me-
Nchanical engineer Of the steel com
pany, identified ;he betting As the
property OF the company, taken fror
the end OF the betting which remained
"a tie storerOom.
detective King testified that Smith
acc med to explain his possessGn of
tine betting. Tle defense presenter no
testimony and tn man was held in
$500 bail in saSh Gaze. He was n Z
aisalgned on the malicious mischief
cne'ge growing o., q his altege I
vle-cutting at the pyrites plant
Evening journal., 1917-02-02

tenn Of flrst-class roads. II Is ex-
pected that under the elastic terms
OF the bill, this department will be
able in a few years. TO develop and
care for all the roads in the State
from the one source OF revenue. II
the present Indications OF continuous
and progressive increase in the use
Of motor cars Of all kinds is realized.
The chief engineers salary shall
not exceed $500 a year and the secre-
tary's salary shall not exceed $4,000
a year The department is authoriz-
ed to employ all necessary assistants.
The commissioners will DO author
lied to borrow funds FOR the exclu-
sive purpose OF road construction,
with the express provision that
none OF the money 80 borrowed shall
be used in maintenance expense, this
being derived exclusively from auto
mobile licenses The board is pro
hibited from borrowing any amount
D excess OF the amount It can take
care OF. after paying expenses Of
such construction, and depositing
from the maintenance funds of all
roads enough money TO pay the in
terest on the bonds, and TO form a
sink ny fund OF two and one-half per
cent. which shall retire the bonds
in forty years. Money that cannot be
Evening journal., 1917-02-02
~ rbe United Press.

LONDON Feb. 2.--The neutral ma
tons Of Europe are awaiting
Americas decision az 10 Germanys
new war on the seas with anxiety.
Dispatches today from the capitals
81 Holland Spain and the Scandi-
navian countries limited that ehort
would be made in each of those ma
sions 70 delay any action until that
aefernined upon by the United states
IL announced.
Holland is perhaps hardest struck
~ ali the European neutrals. Dis
matches from across the channel TO-
dav gave graphic picture OF the
.eriousness with which the Dutch re-
rerd the German orders--a serious-
ness which was deepened by knowl-
EDGE that among the first ships TO
FAN victim to the new sea ruthless
ness was a Dutch freighter. Holland
IL closer 70 the barred zone" about
England than any other neutral ma
lion and Is correspondingly harder
hit BY Sc restrictions.
An increasing source Of anxiety
An The Netherlands was reports OF
activity Of the German military ma
chine not many miles distant from
4 FnC IIuNCn nOIutIt A. NtNn I1A.AN~N
today that II by any chance germany
should attempt violation Of Dutch
TERRITORY. the winter season when
me dykes and canals are frozen and
passabie by foot, is most favorable
FOR such step.
From Madrid came word that the
Minister OF Foreign Affairs mad a
long conference with American Am
bassador willard after proiohsso
cabinet session in which all the
aapects OF the new German order
c,ere considered. Premier Roman
ones was quoted as declaring the new
eituation indicated grave times foi
copenhagen reported q lengthy SEES
t.ion az the Danish cabinet' stock
holm advices detailed the grayest ap,
nrehension voiced by press an'
Practically all European neutrais
have ordered all sailinge suspenoeo
until some decision ie reached
Evening journal., 1917-02-02
sncIALIsr LECTrRE COuRsE.

Speakers for the six lectures which!
will be held on Tuesday evenings dur-l
ing February, March and April at
Pythian Castle, No. 9OS West street,
under the auspices OF the Socialist
party, have been engaged, final ar
rangements having been completed at
the meeting Wednesday night.
George R. Kirkpatrick, candidate
for Vice-president on the Socialist
ticket in the campaign just passed,
will speak on Tuesday, February 10.
on the Fundamental Causes Of the
European War"
On the 9th OF February Ryan Wal
ker. the famous cartoOnist, will give
q "chalk talk" the subject being "The
Experiences Of Henry Dubb."
Henry c. Vedder. professor OF
Church History in Crozier Theological
Seminary, will speak on Tuesday
March 10. He will lecture on so
cialism and Religion" The lecturers
for the remaining dates will be an
nounced later.
Evening journal., 1917-02-02
ASSAIL taxation OF
MUTUAL INSURANCE
scunsinued from Page -

4InnNfuUtu ANNhA 80
mat the majority in this House may
wai5 consider and adopt at this tlnl ~,
I'm the few minutes relnaname ~ :
..n,rs to hand 60 the clerk 70 reau y
COTTON Of letter that l received toosy,
which covers fully my views OF .us
matter Of taxing these insurance CUM
T1br clerk read ~ follows
.sSvilminrton, Del, January 30 WI
.srfon. Thomas w. Miller, House Vi
perreosntatives. Washington, D. =.
NV Dear Sir. Referring TO my night
LETTER a even date. we understand tnao
the revenue bill which comes up tofnoi
row proposes to further burden mntu"l
life Insurance companies
Unlike any other country IN the
world civilized OF uncivilizeu, the
United States already imposes tax
~ over one million dollars per month
upon American poucyholders-to be
exact. $i2676.0 96 last year. These
taxes in 1890 aggregated $4,000 900.
last year Sl8.676,09G This premium
tax imposed would have furnished In
surance protection OF $500 each TO L.
159.2OQ more families. now left W tn
out a dollar and yet 80 is estimated
that the lnllcl States Us paying Tor
dependency in various ways, organiz-
ed channels. public and private. be-
tween $3.50. 100000 and 100000, oOC
per annum. not including the amount
paid In government pensions.
.'Why should legislation seek con
Stautlv to restrict expenses of life ir
| surance companies, yet compel officers
nav tins one increasing, arbitrary, eNce'
'rive and uniust eSpensef
.sWllv not label laws taxing life u
xurance policy holders
IAN Act 70 Restrict Thrift af
Providence by Taxation.
4.An Act to Encourage Dependency
IAN act TO tax almshouses, OF
phanages and philanthropic instit'
Mons
ar village neighbors coiiecte
$1,000 for a destitute widow ana ne
orphans and were met at her house
tax eatherer demanding SO
would probably be mobbed. Yet IN
Is what our States take from ever
$1,000 paid TO the widows -hale
T1ske
yours very truly.
wv. W. KNOX.
General Agent"
Evening journal., 1917-02-02
COURT RRpUCEs sENTRNCE.

The sentence Of six months impris-
onment in the County workhouse i'm
posed upon John McKendrick, Jr,
convicted early in January in the
Court OF General Sessions Of operat-
ing an automobile without the own
er's consent, was shortened bv the
court today to three months upon ap-
plication OF his counsel. william f.
Smalley. who presented arguments
yesterday. The fine of 500 and costs
still stands, however. As McKendrick
has already served one month OF his
sentence. liberty is not far distant.
Evening journal., 1917-02-02
REX talking MACHINE
PLANT SOLD FOR S55. 600

David J. Reinhardt, representing
James b. Stephens and other stock
holders OF the Rex Talking Machine
Company. purchased the stock. ma
chinery and equipment OF the COM
pany at its plant, No. 9 Vandever
avenue, this morning at a trustees
sale in bankruptcy. The plant was
first offered in parcels Of eight the
total bid being S23 $50, after which it
was offered as a going concern and
sold as such to Mr.. Reinhardt for
$4,000
1t was understood that the plant
would be operated by the new owners
as soon as the sale is confirmed.
Leonard T. Wales. attorney, is the
trustee in charge OF the plant
Evening journal., 1917-02-02
SIX SHIPS sunk TODAY
BY GERMAN Submarines
By The United PreEs.

LONDON, Feb. 2.-The LiOyds this
afternoon announced the sinking OF
three more ships. increasing the num-
Der for the day to six. The latest
report announces these ships as lost:
British steamer Ewonite, Spanish
steamship Algeria and Belgian steam
trawler Marcelle.
The last named vessel was sunk by
gunflre from a submarine.
Evening journal., 1917-02-02
panama Canal UNDER
EXTRA CHARD Today

WAaHINGTON, Feb. l.--becHuHe or
~. nosribiiities of danger from the
,,,e.ent international situation, army
ofnciais have taken steps tos p.eoau-
lions az the Panama Canal II was
learned today. $50
Stronger watches have peeh p', ,.a
over the locks Since TUESDAY lese
there he some attempt 70 oaMesS
them. and thus make the wnole oAh@i
nvateun useless. -
Evening journal., 1917-02-02
secret SERVICE MEN
Guard AGAINST PLOTS

WASHINGTON. Feb 2.-rhe United
States Secret Service has been put ON
the watch for German plotting. with
other investigating branches of the
government The Secret Service is par
ticularly guarding against destruction Of
informed German ships by their crews.
Tho government has information that
other German captains have been order
ed 70 follow tho course Of Skipper Klat.
enho6. Of the German frelghter IAsben-
tels, in Charleston, 8. G., harbor yester.
day-opening the sea socks 70 sink ths
ship. This plan IL sid 20 have behind
Il the removal q score or more shipe
In case Of trouble, and also the tempo
rary blocking Of Amsrican harbors h,
the mnlsen hulks.
Close TO 100 German ahipe ara now
informed IN American harlbes.
Evening journal., 1917-02-02
APPTAL LIcFNsE cAsR-

PENNsGRovE. Feb, 2. Through
his counsel. Thomas G. Hillisrd and
Henry Burt Ware, OF Salem, Harry NJ.
Green has secured from Justice Chas.
c. Black a writ Of certiorari to carry
to the Supreme Court for review the
decision Of Judge Edward c. Wad-
dington in the Salem county courts
when application was denied for a
LIQUOR license.
Evening journal., 1917-02-02

having disappeared. he had decided TO
ibocome a real sport and mix with
those who made no effort to escape
from the effect Of high prices.
Whether the stogies now will be
called stogles or cigars is the ques-
ton but no information has yet been
received on this
Evening journal., 1917-02-02
PONDEXTER ASKS FOR
100 MORE SUBMARINES
BY The United Press

by Inc Dnlted RrcBA
WASHINGTON, Feb. 7.-senator
Poindexter Washington presented a
bill today asking for 100 submarines
In addition 70 the IS new submarines
provided for IN the naval bill.
PoindeSters bill besides providing
for 30 coast and twenty big seagoing
submarines. would appropriate $4,000
600 20 equip government yards 10
make them IN.
Evening journal., 1917-02-02
European Nations Await
Wilson's Answer TO the Kaiser

Special care IL being taken through
out the country TO guard against any
German plotting, and secret service
men are keeping tabs on any possible
conspiracieB.
Evening journal., 1917-02-02

Miss Nellie Burns. Of this city, is
the guest OF her cousin, Miss Cecilia
Burns. Of West Chester. Pa.
Miss Margaret Cook. Of Chester,
has returned home after visiting rela-
Evening journal., 1917-02-02
tives in this CITY.

tives in this city.
Mrs Lester T. Reeves. OF Ninth and
Monroe streets. is spending this week
in New York looking over the mill
linery goods
Mrs. Sherwood Thompson is spend
ing the day in Philadelphia.
The Benson signal., 1917-12-29
,ueS cription Two Dollars per Year
Buy a War Stamp.
SOME KNOCKER

Knockers will knock. The
knockingest knocks that were
ever knocked by the knock
j geSt knockers of this knock
INCEST town for knocking that
ever was known to knock. If
YOU concur in this view of
the knockers you put your
self in the position of being
a kaocker by knocking the
Knockers, aud if you do not,
YOU side in with them and
become a knocker anyhow,
50 what's the use.
The Benson signal., 1917-12-29
Goat Milk Good for Infants and Invalids

Goat Milk Good for Infants and Invalids
An interesting Bulletin, No. 285,
has recently been issued by the
the Agricultural Experiment Sta
ton, Berkeley, Cal, on the Mich
Goat in California.
In referring to abe use of goat
milk it says:
The most striking results SO
far secured relate to the feeding of
goats milk to infants. The station
has had the opportunity of Supply
ing this milk to a fairly large num-
Der of very young children who
were in serious physical condition,
due to their inability to properly
digest and assimilate either modi-
fed cows milk or any of the COM
mercial infants foods that were
tried. In nearly all cases of this
kind the physical condition of the
children has been built up, and sat
isfactory growth has been brought
about by the use of goat milk. -
For further information, write
the Widemann Goat Milk Labora-
tories, Physicians Bldg, San Fran
cisco,
The Benson signal., 1917-12-29

l visited VIM. BrOgan, IN White
water region, who very successfully
completed his corn club work this
wear. I went over his work, returns,
costs, etc. This crop member alter
mated the rows of corn in the field
with rows of blackeye peas. From
the acre of corn inter cropped with
with the peas, he received returns
as follows:
sold 38 dozen roasting ears S12.75.
sold 435 lbs peas, i'll pod for PITS
800 lbs. dried peas, 1-2..22 50
bu. field seed corn SC b.. IS "a
p bu corn &C 1b.................49 40 %
tons of corn fodder ........15 90
Total return per acre 157.12
He also received first premium for
best ten ears of corn at the McNea1
Fair, against all competitors LOO
and first prize in corn club work
at State Fair 500 Total receipts
! s 1912
The expenses for his labor and
that of horse, 10 cts. per hour for
himself and cts. for horse, for
blowing, planting, cultivating irri-
cation. harvesting, whole expense
including cost of seed 10 lbs at 8 cts.
rent of land 5000 and cost of
water S 500 were 1875 The total
cost of the small pumping plant is
estimated at $500, and this irri-
gates 10 acres, so the cost per acre
of securing water was $50. I per
ct. interest On $780, would be $50;
IL per ct. depreciation on pumping
plant would amount to $50. and
one tenth of this would be $6. So
ILLS DS.OO ctQGSQ W ll1G OLl1C1 SOSI
S13.75 would amount to S ISIS,
which is the total cost Of the acre of
crop. This subtracted from the
total returns $161.12 leaves net
profit of $13787. The cost of sell
ing, about '$8, should also be de-
Quoted, which would still leave a
net profit of $129.87. Greater pro-
fits per acre have been secured
from garden crops, but gardening
is of course very intensive farming
while with such common field crops
as corn and b1ackeye peas, one
man and a team can take care of q
/ large acreage. These returns and
profits are most excellent.
AL, Paschall.
The Benson signal., 1917-12-29
Stomch Trouble and Constipation =


Those who are afflicted with stom-
ach trouble and constipation should
read the following: I have never
found any thing so good for stom-
ach trouble and constipation as
Chamberlain S Tablets I have used
them off and on now for the past
two years. They not only regu-
late the action of the bowels but
stimulate the liver and keeps one S
body in a healthy concition'' writes
Mrs. Benjamin Hooer, Auburn,
N. Y.
The Benson signal., 1917-12-29

II. H. Savage, of Poenix repe-
senting a hardware concern, was
in Yesterday on a busaness mission.
He has just made a trip through
southwestern Arizon and says there
IS considerable excitement in that
sectior over the reported discovery
of rich placer gold deposits and
s,celjte in the vicinity of the Gun
sl2 hit mountains. The district is
t9 miles east of Ajo and approxi-
naeely 95 miles from Tucson. Ore
from the section assayed at Tucson
is sail to have shown gold contents
TO the value of $4,000 a ton, none
o. which was picked from the
ground, but selected at random.
More than 800 claims are reported
to have been located, and many
prospectors and investors are on
the ground. The following refer
cttce to this district was made in
q Tucson newspaper Tuesday,
some wears ago there was a rush
to the district upon the discovery
o. a number of rich cash veins,
which however, petered ont. If
the new discovery goes to depth, as
is Indicated in the Horseshoe Basin
not far away the permanenCy OF
the strike is possible.
In the Horseshoe Basin, on the
Bcn,lant claims, gold stringers in
the new porphry quartz were mined
last summer at a depth of ninety
seven feet without sign of exhaus-
ton, the vein maintaining in cube
iron formation, a width of twenty
eight inchs.
The majority of the claims IN
the Horseshoe Batin are held by
N. a. Morgan of Lowell, Ariz., a
gold prospector who spent five
wears in the Basin. He came to
district from San Juan, Colorado
and had extensive experience in
the Nevada gold fields and III Al
asEa.
al Of the horseshoe Basin was
located and held for many years by
v. A. Day, now operating a store
near the claims held by Morgan.
Twelve miles from the Horse
shoe Basin are the Black Prince
> claims, now being operated by
Johnson, Finn and Oakly, the lat
ter assistant postmaster of Tucson.
The ore here runs high in silver
and gold"
Phoenix, Arizona, December IT.
That the farmers of Arizona have
patrioticallY responded to the
Nation call for all increased acre
age Of winter wheat, is shown by
the crop report issued at Phoenix
today. Reports made to the Bureau
o: crops EstiMates December l lndl~
cate that At ,0O1 acres were planted
il the State this year, which COM
l;irs with ST 900 acres last year.
Ii some ccuuties the drought made
it difficult fully to carry out the
planting program,
The condition of the crop Deem
bcr was below the average, due
to the dry weather. the condition
is reported at 81 per cent of normal,
which compares with 95 per cent
last year and 81 per cent, the SIX
yeUv average.
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The Benson signal., 1917-12-29

Those enterprising home
stead entrants who took ad-
vantage of the law of Dec. %
1916, to file on 90 acres or
less with the expectation of
quick results, are still waiting.
Entries under this act are
not allowed butare suspended
and considered only as appli-
cations until the land applied
for can be designated as stook
raising land.
1t will probably six months
before $40 acre homestead
entrynen will know if theil
land will be designated.