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The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1917-02-24

When the figure is full and round
enough to carry clinging garments,
jersey cloth will prove the most de-
sirable of fashionable materials.
The extremely low yoke seam adds
to the close fitting lines of the blouse
sketched above. It is a curious color
harmony of old gold silk jersey cloth,
bIue-gray silk, and gray and green
braiding.
The skirt of jersey cloth also clings
in spite of the liberal amount of full
ness allowed in cutting.
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1917-02-24
e JERSEY BLOUSE CUT TO CLING

had 300 pecks. What chance has he
of escaping Indigestion?
The Astor baby spends much of his
hard-earned Cbut not by him) cash
in philanthrOpic endeavor, according
to Mrs. Dicks expense accounts,
There is, for instance, the item Of
a half dozen cigarlghters, at So per.
These were intended, it is assumed,
as presents for his grown-up friends.
This half-dozen cigar lighters
would have bought a quart of milk
apiece for $50 East Side babies. But
Jake, of course, doesn't know any
thing about the starving babies on
the East Side. Perhaps Mamma Mad
eleine FOrce-AstOr-Dick never told
him.
Jake plays among his costly toys
in the mansion at Fifth av. and 57th
St, two miles from the Ghetto, and
never dreams that a little girl on
Houston st. would give her right arm
for his $40 doII-buggy, that it might
be hooked to buy a doctors time and
medicine for her baby brother.
Then there's the S185 baby robe
that covers Jake whenever he is tax
en- out to ride his So rollomobile;
that robes cost would keep a ghetto
tot in milk from his birth to his fifth
birthday!
Evening journal., 1917-06-29

Potato prices in New York have declined from a re-
cent maximum price Of si2 barrel a. barrel New
stocks from the South have broken the back OF the
high market and incidentally the hearts OF many po-
teto spectators.
Evening journal., 1917-06-29
A QUEsrION rHAT In0Ms LARGE.

THE problem Of preventing tuberculosis among
troops is that looms large and formidable in the
present war
Reports from France to the effect that 40 per
cent OF the soldiers returning disabled from the front
suffering from active tuberculosis and that great
part of the military disability OF the European nations
Is due to this disease
Dormant tuberculosis infection is very common
among apparently healthy individuals
This is famed into active disease by the physical
and mental strain, exhaustion and exposure and the
privations OF camp and trench life Men disabled by
bercuoss unable TO return TO duty. The vast
army Of the tuberculous remains a charge upon the
nations resources
Close watch in selecting the for the United
States army will the enlistment OF already
4efiyely tuberculous. The kind Of a watch on
the men in service will result the detection the
disease before It becomes advanced and incurabe It
viii make possible the discharge OF the tuberculous
"nhe they stil have chance for recovery. When
tuberculosis has progressed to the place where it
causes actual physical disability. it is usually far-ad-
vanced and incursble
physicians skilled in the diagnosis Of tuberculosis
VIII lkeiy be called upon assist military surgeons
IN the examination Of recruits The importance Of the
problem will likely lead also to a demand for more
public tuberculosis sanitarums which at the presen+
time are unable to meet the Of ordinary cond,
tons
Evening journal., 1917-06-29


- ERMAN spies necessarily the most danger
VI enemies OF the United States. They may blow
up bridge factory here and there They may send
valuable information Berlin But the harm they
do--an of them together-isnt to be compared with
The harm done by American citizens who would
poison the public mind in the interest Of the Prussian
Kaiser.
Some OF this poisoning is fbrswdy done. That is
necessary Openly lending al comfort to the enemy
isn't safe In wartime that treason
But st isn't open treason 10 seem periodically TO sup
port Liberty Bond issue and to advocate large
army yet at the time ceyerly convey tho impress
sion to you that Uncle Sam Is lighting John Bulls bat
= tie .and not yours.
sr An the it helps tho Kaisers in this
'e tryfor st makes naturally patriotic American citizens
OF Irish or sympathy iukewarm 10 the cause
OF and Allies. And that's IT'S real purpose
This isn't England's II isn't Frances We
lighting just much defend liberty IN America
to defend liberty anywhere else earth
from the aggression OF Prussianism SO it's our
your war.
And French, British Belgian. italian Russian Ser
: bian and other soldiers lighting war before
the Kaisers outrages American rights pushed us
into It,
II isn't for dollars It isn't war for trade Il
isn't q for territorial expansion And it's more
than to make the world safe for democracy IT'S
for human liberty TO save for men. women
and children here in America the right to
life liberty and the pursuit OF happiness
1t isn't Wilson's II isn't Wall streets wan It
isn't capitalistc a labor war It's our war your
war, every rght-thnking Americans war. And your
liberty and the liberty OF your children and your chill
drens children won't be safe until this war is won and
Ksiserism is defeated for all time to come all over the
world.
Evening journal., 1917-06-29

Through the barbed wire OF the
Spanish censorship comes the news
that the Dato Ministry, barely two
weeks old. has asked the King TO de-
clare martial law throughout the ma
ton. II cites the activity Of agitators
and the revolutionary attitude OF a
large section OF the press as iustif-
cation for this action. Among those
familiar with the situation in Spain
e is believed that this action is really
indicative Of increased strength on
the part OF the reyolutionists, and
new and grave danger TO the reign
ing dynasty.
This may indeed be the situation
but the Spanish Ambassador at Wash
ington insists that nothing is going
on in Spain indicative of any serious
unrest among the people. To one
who knows Spain tho assurance car
ries certain degree OF conviction.
Unrest diligent agitation, the sort
OF steady. quiet, persistent work
that undermined absolutism In Rus
sla. for example. seems utterly for
eign TO the Spanish character. The
Don Is sill the Spanish type and
model. His virtues, a lofty dignity
and an exaggerated and somewhat
too verbose conception Of his honor
are stili the national ideals. His fail
ings--a certain detachment from
everyday affairs. an indomitable aver
sion to concentrated and continuous
effort. lack Of true participation in
the forward steps OF the worlds pro.
gress--are equally the failings OF
the people as a whole
tits said that the headline most IN
evidence in the Spanish newspapers
today is "A dondc vamos ?" whittier
do We go?'
IL is characteristic OF the Spanish
temperament A vague questioning
rather than sturdy demand fol
formative action or the determined
declaration OF a creed. Even wher
the political journalists try to an
swer their own conundrum they re
spond in Obscure congratulations Of
in resonant plautudes. "Espana via
donde lame so honor" Spain vii
90 where her honor calls her" is III,
favorite response, which may NEAR
much or little according TO the in
tent OF the speaker.
Does that national honor Of spair
Of which she is so tenacious deman,
that she enter upon the war? o
course It is only upon the side OF tn
Allies that she could 60 in. Geo
graphical considerations preclud
her giving any aid to Germany. 81
clearly have the Teutons recognize,
this that the effort OF their agents
who swarm in Spain. have beel
wholly directed TO keep tho countr,
neutral The pro-German press wa
loud In its commentator OF the Uni
ted States until we finally took NJ
the sword. Today its applause is dir
ected toward the Argentine and Bra
iii. in the desperate hope that prais
for neutrality may blind them q
PIussian outrages.
But notwithstanding the efforts o
the German agents there is little be
lief in Spain that the nation ca
much longer keep out OF the wal
despite the general desire TO do SC
Not only Spanish honor but Spanis
Felfmierest--a quality less cele
Evening journal., 1917-06-29
The Conflict in Spain
(From the New York SUM l..

hra,ed but not uninfuential--is men
aced. The almost daily sinking Of
Spanish ships by German submarines
IS but III atoned for by the polite
letters OF regret that come from the
German Foreign Ohice-letters the
epistolary style OF which was quite
familiar 10 the American mind few
months ago.
For a time the pro-German forces
in Spain found their profit in assur-
ing the people that as the most con-
siderable neutral left in Europe Spain
would profit greatly when peace con-
ditions came TO be determined. But
this argument is losing force as the
ultimate triumph OF the Entente Al
lies becomes more assured The OBJ
yious determination upon an econo-
mic war after the war threatens
Spain with commercial isolation. Por-
tugal on the one side and Italy on
the other have commercial interests
fatty IN opposition to those OF Spain.
and by their participation In the war
/ will have earned the right TO demand
4 special concessions from their allies.
4 That outlook disquiets far seeing
Spaniards. The Count de Romanones
has just said:
"NeuTals, by taking no part in the
war, will not be permitted to have
any part in the peace conference.
am confident that the war will term
mate without mediation. What right,
then. will neutrals have 10 discuss
peace with belligerents2 Tho neutrals
have desired TO be impartial now;
they will be told to remain so on the
day Of reckoning, which will not
only settle the fate Of one or other
OF the Powers, but in very truth and
in the fullest sense Of the word will
settle the destiny OF the whole world.
The case Of Spain is the more seri-
Gus aud demands the adoption OF a
moro energetic attitude inasmuch as
she will be the only Latin Power
10 remain isolated from the conflict
What a humiliation il will be for
Spain. which has such p heritage OF
grandeur and glory, that Portugal
above all, will be at the peace con.
! ference. as well as all the republics
OF South Americal"
Just what is happening IN Spair
! Behind the veil OF censorship we may
not precisely know rs yet. II seeml
improbable that it is an outbreal
/ that theatens the monarchy. The KIM
Is popular, and though favoring
continuance OF neutrality, is not un
der suspicion OF pro-German sym.
q pathy Of the Constantine type. Hi
e declaration that il Spain is TO be
republic he will be the first either
TO offer her his sword goes far to
. ward postponing the republican day
More improbable is il that the pres
ent Government is using the censor
5 ship to conceal the strength OF tn
= attack OF the Romanones forces, VIII
are pledged to immediate entranc
81 upon the war. Not for the follower
p Of the former Premier is there an.
2 policy of delay. OF vague question
as to whittier they are drifting. The
are for immediate action. How prom
Using their outlook for success ma.
p be We can only guess The fact tina
the censorship, ruled by their oppo
+, ncnts. deniea the world the fact
+. suggests that those facts are all fay
4 orable 10 the Romsnones props
2 Uganda.
Evening journal., 1917-06-29
SERVICE QuALIFTEs MEN.

A MEASURE which Will make II much easier for
"A discharged furloughed soldiers and sailors OF
foreign birth TO become naturalized has been pre-
scented to the House by Representative George b.
Francis OF New York
The bill valves much Of the red tape ordinarily re-
qured OF alien to obtain citizenship papers provides
for Immediate hearing OF the soldiers petition for
naturalization, accepts his certificate Of discharge or
furlough sufficient evidence good moral character
and most important of ALL considers the period OF the
mans service in the army navy SUFFICIENT resi-
dence within the United states for naturalization pur
poses.
Congressman Francis believes that II this bill be-
comes law IL will be taken advantage OF promptly by
many patriotic resident foreigners who are anxious to
become American citizens
Evening journal., 1917-06-29

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Evening journal., 1917-06-29
GEMS OF THOUGHT

He that is down needs fear no fall-Banyan
.-.-.-.
tbs expectation makes blessing dear.-sir John
Sucking.
:-:-:-:
To be strong
Is TO be happy. I weak
And not find the good seek
Because feel and fear the wrong
-Longfellow.
.-.-.-.
The mother in her Office holds the key
OF the soul; and she it is who stamps the coin
OF character, and makes the being who would be
But FOR her gentle cares. a Christian man
Then crown her Queen OF The World,
Old Play.
Evening journal., 1917-06-29
With The Photographers

The time seems TO be az hand when a housewife viii
carry her money to market in basket and bring her
purchases back in her purse-Houston trex) Post
Some families would get along all right II President
Wilson would put embargo on fathers paw envelope
on the way home Saturday night-San Francisco Bull
letin.
The first thing the grocer is supposed to do in the
morning is 10 look around his store discover some
thing on which he hasn't raised the price-Cleveand
Plain Dealer.
Evening journal., 1917-06-29
LIBERTY ETERNAL

Goddess OF Liberty. omni sa ent, etsr.
nal,
Ranged against thee, are the powers
internal:
Time cannot subdue Thee, nor shall
he outlive Thee,
Shall creatures OF earth then, defy
thee. enslave thee?
In Ninevah old. and Babylon hoary.
Tho ever present, Thou vert not in
full glory.
In Jsraers kingdom Thy torch and
Thy beacon light,
Shone even g,splendent, supernally
bright
In Athens residing, queen OF the
nation,
worshipped by all. Thou of highest
station.
Kindled the fires, enduring for ever,
That nothing shall quench, oh God
dess, no, never.
In Rome the Plebeians, Thy vot'ries
became.
Neither rich nor the powerful Thy
followers could fame
The Gnasci and Brutus and all Of
that host
Kept thy spark aburping. tho their
lives paid the cost.
Russia to Tzars and tyranny apos-
tate.
Convert to Thee. Oh Goddess of late
Heroic Belgium. midst her tears and
her anguish.
With France and her allies, viii ne'er
let Thee anguish.
England. Russia, Italy, France,
And most OF the nations in the wide
worlds expanse
Thy champions. defenders, knights
errant are they
For Thee and Thy service are in
splendid array.
Last Of Thy soldiers. tho before az,
Thy first
siow-moving. surefooted Americs
burst
With her might and her main, tina
shan't be I'm vain.
Enlist in Thy aid her tremendous
domain.
Goddess OF Liberty. Thee Wen ay,
cherish.
J Immortal Thou art, born not to perish
In all ages and climes, strong power
ful hands
VIII crown Thee supreme. Queen o
all Lands.
j. n. S.
No. 224 West Fourteenth street,
Wilmington. Del
Evening journal., 1917-06-29

Hunger riots have broken out in various r.~,s =,
Germany The crop prospects in that country are Gar
from bright owing to drought The embarrassments
or the German Government multiply daily because Of
SIS ruthless policy The pity of it that innocent Ger
man women and children compelled 10 suffer nm
told torture OF the idea OF Hohenzolern
Ezai5 that it was created to dominate the world
Evening journal., 1917-06-29
MrCH Non MrcH

THE president OF the American Medical Association
in his address at the recent meeting OF that
body made an urgent argument in favor OF the esab-
lshment OF an executive Department OF Public Health
Under some circumstances would be inclined to
favor this; but right against IT, II is bad
enough to have Dr. Cary Grayson an admiral in the
navy To have him Secretary Public Health would
be too much
Evening journal., 1917-06-29

Norway at last is defying Germany and seemingly Is
on the OF casting her lot with the Allies That she
viii be made TO suffer for her temeriiy goes without
saying However Norway will retain her sefrespect
and, when the Allies finally have defeated the brutazed
Central Powers, she will for her share OF The
separation that viii be exacted from them
Evening journal., 1917-06-29
DENMAN,s DECEPTION.

THE most significant thing in Gen. Cocktails tart
4 memorandum to Chairman Denman not in tho
compact statement that Eustis and Clark had been
fred because they dsoyai and untruthful It was
in the statement that delayed until after
the hearing by Congressional committee in order that
Goethals. as instgated by Denman might truthfully
tell the committee" that the government had not been
obligated beyond the amount OF the original appropra-
ton Having given this testimony-strictly within the
line OF veracitythe shipping corporation proceeded inn
mediately TO obligate the government in sum about
twenty-five millions in excess OF the appropriation.
Here was a palpabe scheme to deceive the commit
tee OF Congress- scheme evidently framed by Chair
man Denman, the admiralty lawyer OF San Francisco,
and foisted by him upon General Cocktails the
minded soldier and builder OF the Panama Canal We
can well imagine Cocktails repugnance to being party
to this subterfuge and we well imagine his sub
seQuent and justihabe irritation when he found that
other men. whom Denman has thrust upon him stimuli
taneously with his deceptive testimony. were trying
MI the public mind with uutruhs because their own
schemes not bens carried out
But the blunt and honest soldier whose training as
an engineer has taught him that truth Is mighty has
rebelled. lie has had the buck passed 10 him once
that Denmans fault; IL il COMES Cocktails way
again that VIII be his fault In his rebellion he
has not only freed his hands 10 carry out the
work which has been entrusted to him. but no has
raised in the mind OF the country the suspicion il
Denman is thus early party to scheme to deceive
Congress there may be others equally deceptive and
that will be necessary TO scrunIze with great
every proposal which enamaes from the group OF de-
serving Democrats who thrustng their arms. elbow
length into the stores OF money which Congress is
voting 10 tho administration for the conduct of the war
The fact that OF the SUNNI gists who have been
sent TO Jail IN Washington arc college-bred women
makes their conduct all the inexcusabe imi-
tators Of Emmane and Sylvia Pankhurst they
scant sympathy from the average American man or
woman.
Evening journal., 1917-06-29

serbans in America are showing commendable pa
triotc spirit Between 500 and 1000 OF them have
listed in Ptsburg and 400 have enlisted in Johnstown
Pa. They will join what the Germans Austrans,
Turks and Bulgarians have left OF the Serbian army.
Evening journal., 1917-06-29

There should be trouble this year in finding some
thing better than hrecmckers TO put the spending
money into
Evening journal., 1917-06-29
DOWN ON nARkER.s DICE.

OOWN ON bAhNEh'S OiICf.
From the Harrington Journal.
Is the Little River howin'
Past the cypress trees today,
Is IL moanin' and a-groanin'?
Jest because / went away?
Are the white catalpa blossoms
Fallin' where the pillows pitch?
Are the hungry bass. ol'timer,
Bitin' down In Bankers Ditch?
Barker's Ditch's a purling brooklet
Many hundred miles away,
But hear its swirling waters
With It's old-time song today
Next 20 Heaven with its anthems
An IFS mansions bright and fair
Is a brookloi in the June-time
With the bass strikin' there.
Evening journal., 1917-06-29
NICK GIFTS A VOTE.

III p ia ugly little with that is slightly
"A uptlted and pouchy eyes He is marked neither by
physical agility mental Until recently he
had lived softly all his days
He was bred in the belief that he superior TO
any other human being and that his blood the
bluest Of the blue The world his oyster and It
was there solely for his delight
The suffering OF the poor. the aspirations OF the
noble the dreams Of the generous all found his heart
closed and callous and his soul blind.
Then suddenly he was taught that he was human and
weak and fallible like the rest OF us
He was tossed from his seat OF power. He was
stripped Of his glittering haubles.
AS a gracious boon it has just been announced to
him that he Will be allowed 70 along with 100000
600 others
He who once denied all voice to the people has now
by the people been granted one tiny voice.
Il ia an ironc ending TO the FOOLS visions OF Nicho-
las Romauon. once sutocrat Of all the Russiss.
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1917-04-10

by ways we know not" A forceful
example of this is seen in the down
fall Of the despotic power in Russia
which sent 100000 men and women
to children and which was overthrown
when God came.
The United States is democracy.
God is over the nation. His name is
on the coin of the realm. I'VE ask
Him." said the Rev. Mr.. Hull, "to re-
main over US and we pray that truth,
justice, equity may prevail. The civil
was was fought to establish the broth
er hood of man. ANY power contrary
to freedom, to right, TO equity and
to justice must go down before the
power of Christ"
The last great catastrophe, the Rev.
Mr.. Hull said in referring to the Eu-
ropean war, has brought about results
which argument seems to have failed
to do. He continued, "Oh, If Christ
could come and If His laws could be
accepted, we would have no more ar
marnents or war preparations nor
hands lifted against brothers. Let us
pray that the time shall come when
swords shall indeed be beaten into
ploughshares.'
Let is accept Christ" said the
speaker, lin joy labor, love, equity,
peace and righteousness and realize
that great truth of Daniel, that He
shall reign and rule until He fills
the earth"
The close of the sermon was most
impressive. IF we go into the war,
said the Rev. Mr.. Hull, "let US go as
President Wilson said-go for simple
Justice, for simple equity and simple
righteousness
The music of the evening, especial
ly arranged by Miss Gertrude Flem
ing, leader of the choir, was very en-
| joyable. In the rendition of the var
ious selections, solos were taken by
Miss Mildred Aler, Miss Ruth Hull
Miss Gertrude Fleming, Otto S. Baker
William Cover, Arthur Paynter and
John Champion. AS recessional, the
stirring, "Onward, Christian Soldiers
"a Templar hymn-was sung.
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1917-04-10
RILEY
Outlines Simple Rules For
Tax Returns
BY Following These, Property Owners
Will Have No Trouble--Auditor
Busy These Days

These are busy days for Auditor
Walter M. Riley and his assistants.
When they are not explaining person
ally to people in their offices how re-
turns must be made under the new
taxation law, they are answering the
telephone for the same purpose.
There are three simple rules to fol-
low in connection with the listing,
states the auditor. These are as fol-
lows:
THE first 81 questions apply on
" to merchants and manufacturers.
They need not be answered by farm
ers.
Prom questions % through to
the end, all must be answered.
3-The return must be sworn to be-
fore a notary public, township clerk
or some other person qualified for
such work.
II these rules are followed, there
will be no trouble. Otherwise, it may
be necessary to send out the township
assessor to the person making the re-
turn.
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1917-04-10
MRS. MARY WHEELER
DIES IN IOWA, ACCORDING TO
WORD RECEIVED HERE

Word has been received in the city
Of the death in Alton, Ia, Of the late
Mrs. Mary Amanda Johnson Wheeler,
who was born in Knox county on Nov.
Is, 1841. She was the daughter Of
Henry and Nancy Johnson and join
ed the Presbyterian church of this
city when young girl. She moved
from here to Mount Ayr, Iowa, in 1871
and taught in the schools there until
1873 when she went to Alton, where
she resided until her death which oc-
Cured Friday, March 23, at the age of
rs years. She is survived by four
daughters, Mrs. Nettie Basset of Cres-
ton, Ia, Mrs. Grace Ingham and Mrs.
Mable Tracy of Alton, Ia, and Mrs.
Edith Barnthouse of Ottumwa, Iowa.
Two sisters, Mrs. Elizabeth Manson
of Bedford, Iowa, and Mrs. Fred Will
kerson of Mount Ayr, as we'll as one
brother, F. w. Johnson of Mount Ayr,
also survive.