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Mexico Missouri message., 1918-01-31
The Plain Thlnu.

He-"Fhe scarcity of coal is terri
BILE" She-"Then why don't they plant
more of crop In the coal fieldsT"
Mexico Missouri message., 1918-01-31

Occasionally couple marry and live
happily ever after--they are divorced.
Mexico Missouri message., 1918-01-31

New York will drop 81 teachers Of
German from grade schools.
Mexico Missouri message., 1918-01-31

Swedish postal savings bank de
posits total S16.491. .133.
Mexico Missouri message., 1918-01-31

Man claims to be woman's tnteEaSs-
tual superior. yet the records EA0eS
few woman bigamists.
Mexico Missouri message., 1918-01-31
HOW THIS
NERVOUS WOMAN
GOT WELL
Told by Herself. Her Sim
cerity Should Con.
vince Others.

Christopher, Ill.-"For four years
suffered from Irregularities, weakness,
Mexico Missouri message., 1918-01-31
Modern GaIIantry.

Hook-I hear you are on the water
wagon, old man.
Cook-I was, but got of to give my
seat to lady.
Mexico Missouri message., 1918-01-31
oats In Missouri.

Nineteen hundred seventeen was a
great oats year in this state, totaling
44,987, $40 bushels on 1,194,O06 acres,
averaging S7.7 bushels per acre. Acre
yields by sections were: Northeast
36.7. northwest 400, central 3S.1,
southwest 500. southeast 1928 bushels
Average price, 60 cents per bushel, to-
falling $26,7s1,77s for the crop.
Statistics. as collected by Secretary
Jewell Mayes of the state board of ag
riculture, show total yields in bushels
Mexico Missouri message., 1918-01-31
Pass On Dry Amendment.

The extra session of the forty-ninth
general assembly, which Gov Gardner
will convene in March to reduce the
state tax levies, will take up for rati-
fication or rejection the proposed
bone,dry prohibition amendment sub
mitted by congress to the states, says
Representative Charles u. Becker Of
Polk county. Becker is a Republican
and votes dry upon every opportunity.
Becker said the sentiment among
the dry members of the Legislature, so
far as he can gauge 1t, is for disposing
OF the federal prohibition amendment
at the extra session.
The recent storm and cold wave
throughout the country resulted In
the death of at least 100 people.
Automobile races will feature the
annual state fair at Sedalia in August.
The date of the fair has been ad-
vanced from the latter part of Sep
tember to the week of August 10
to IL.
Two days. Monday and Saturday,
will be devoted to automobile events.
/ A dozen daring drivers viii take part.
w. II. Powell. banker Of Sedelia,
was elected treasurer of the board.
Officers reelected were: President.
Geo. W. Arnold. Sedalia; secretary,
e. c. Bylander. Sedalia; vice presj.
dent. E. Il. swink, Pennington
Mexico Missouri message., 1918-01-31
Economy the order.


A drastic order to all state officials,
appointive and elective, and every
state institution, eleemosynary and
educational, to hold down expenses
and upon no pretense or account to
incur any deficiencies during 1918 was
made by Gov. Gardner.
Gardner warned them he will veto
any indebtedness incurred by any de-
partment, institution or official il ap-
proprlated by the Legislature in
1919.
He explained that economy must be
the watchword If the state is to get
together the money necessary to pay
the $2,150,000 loan obtained from the
members of the st. Louis Clearing
House Association. The loan was OBJ.
tanned during the session of the last
Legislature by Gov. Gardner, and the
state is pledged by statute to its pay.
ment during 1918, with interest.
The money was borrowed to pay
off the accumulation of unpaid bills
with which the state was confronted
at the close of the previous admins.
tration.
To meet this debt, pay the running
expenses of the state, support the
states philanthropic and educational
institutions, and give the public
schools their one-third, the state must
raise during the year 1918 approx
mately $9.175,O 900. or $2,70O.OOO in ex
cess of the revenues in 1917. which
were $6,43O, ,391.12.
Mexico Missouri message., 1918-01-31

stagnant water becomes putrld.
Mexico Missouri message., 1918-01-31
Appeals for Prompt UnIoadinq.

Appeals TOT FToHhPt Onioduln9.
Gov. Gardner, the Missouri council
Of defense, the public service commits
sion and Wallace Crossley. state fue
administrator, issued q joint appeal
urging the prompt loading and unload
ing OF freight during "freight-movins
week." designated by William G. Nc
Adoo, director-general of the railroads
as Jan. ID to Jan. 81.
The purpose of the appeal is to spul
Missourians to organized effort to re
lieve freight congestion and to relieve
the coal famine in many sections q
the state
Mexico Missouri message., 1918-01-31

The recent storm and cold wave
throughout the country resulted In
the death of at least 100 people.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-03-18
CLAYMONT RED CROSS.
Officers Elected and Reports Made Of
Work Done by Classes.

4 meeting OF the Claymont Branch
Of the Delaware Red Cross WAS held
Thursday afternoon in the Protestant
Episcopal Sunday school The meeting
was called To elect officers for the year.
Reports were submitted by the chairmcn
Of the various classes
Mrs. NJ Irene Colby gave report
of the work done at Holly Oak for the
Claymont Branch She reported -
hospital shirts s. pairs pajamaS, IS
shoulder wraps, 100 pNrs baby socks.
, pairs sccrsurker palamaS. cover for
serving 100 comfort bags 100 small bags.
- sweaters. 10 pairs WrlStlets, ! hospital
comfort
Mrs. Mcclure reported for the work
done at Red Cross rooms at Claymont
462 hospital shirts, 100 comfort bags
Mrs Thomas Alexander. chairman of
the knitting reported turned in at head
quarters. 24l sweaters, 81 helmets, 20
wrlstlets, II socks, 80 sc4rfs, 5 afghans,
) wash clothes
Eleanor Colby chairman of surgical
dressing. Number Of dressings made
October 40; November. 2,S03; Deccm-
ber. 81: January. 3,6Q3; February, 1000;
10 March IA. 1877: total, II $50
Election oil officers resulted in Mrs.
Thomas Alexander being elected chair
mand; Mrs Irene Colby, vice-chairman
Airs. Lester Riggs, secretary; Miss Mary
Mullen, treasurer
In honor Of Mrs. Mcclure, our retir-
inC chairman, tea will be held on Tues
day next AZ ) p. m, IN the Red Cross
rooms 10 which al members are invited
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-03-18
DAYLIGHT SAVING
| BILL IS. PASSED
Finally Disposed Of by Congress
on Saturday and Sent to
the President.

Washington, March 1s-House amend
ments to the Daylight Saving bill, re-
qulring all timepieces to be advanced
one hour, beginning the last Sunday IN
March, were accepted Saturday by the
Senate, and the bill was sent 10 the Presi
dent for his consideration. Action by
the House was taken Friday. The mca-
sure originally passed the Senate last june.
The change in time will remain IN cF-
feet until the last Sunday in October,
when clocks will be turned back again.
Millions of dollars annually will be saved
to the country by putting the plan into
effect, according to its supporters hp-
proNmately $4,000, 900 alone will be
saved in the nation lighting bull, il ls said
The bill provides that at a. m Of the
last Sunday Of March of each year the
standard time in each of the five zones in
the United States shall be advanced one
hour. and at A. m Of the last Sunday
in October the standard time of each
zone shall be set back an hour. The ef-
feet OF this is 10 start and close all busi-
ness activities an hour earlier than at
present. This will give opportunity for
recreation and outdoor work and activi-
tics long before sunset after the close of
business.
Whiie the strong argument advanced
for the step was the saving Of fuel con-
sumed for illuminating purposes, agri-
ltural experts and conservationists
asserted that men employed in Offices and
factories would have plenty Of time
through the earlier closing Of places of
employment, to work their gardens and
thereby contribute to the food supply Of
the nation.
The new daylight saving system will
work out in practice as follows: The
man who leaves his homo at & O'Clock IN
the morning will still leave at 8 by the
clock. but al by sun time; but when
the man goes home at ) O'Clock IN the
afternoon by tho clock he will he going
home At o'clock sun time, and those
people who work until 6 O'Clock through
out the country will be going home AZ ;
O'Clock sun time, but II will srin be 8
q clock hy the clock.
No timetables will be changed; only
the clocks will be changed. No engage
rnenfg wil be changed Banks and other
institutions which opened ~ 10 p m.
will continued TO nse the same time but
their opening and closing will be an hour
IN advance of the sun time The nation
Will be an hour ahead by the sun time
in the running of trains and business.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-03-18
INCREDIBLE DEPRAvTTY.

Editor Every Evening Somewhere
IN Wilmington, Delaware, within the
last thirty days the following unbelievable
conditions were found
third floor room 4 dark. vcry
dark stairway which had to ~ illumined
by the striking of match before ascent
could be attempted 4 woman who for
eleven days had lam in d drunken stupor
and whose cravings were euppicd bv
somebody who went and camc il hod
which for color and boetiaI condition
rcseTnblcd i cast of DERBY haf ohiid
Of ten years, the only other dcntzen ~ tbc
unspeakab place The husband
sollier, now upon the high seas a
paramour kept the woman supplied vith
money which-so far az appearance
went had melted away The child was
rescued from the women 4 control.
Will new environment. wholesome
lessons IN cleanliness and -obrictv. new
companions. ever ohlitcratr from the
child mind the s1lialor he degradation
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-03-18
j. s. OIL TANK SHIP
SINKS SUBMARINE
Shrapnel Shell Hits Hun U-Boat
Amidships, Sending Her
to Bottom.

An Atlantic Port, March 1s-At the
end Of an hours battle between ! Ger
man submarine and an American tank
steamship. the paulshoro Of the Vacuum
Oil Co, which arrived here yesterday,
the U-boat apparently was sunk accord
ing to officers OF the American vessel.
One OF the crew on the tanker WAS
wounded by a shell fired by the Suhma-
rIne. Two other shots struck the American
>llp, which Was not seriously damaged
The fight took place IN the Bristol Chan
mel on February - The American vessel
was about u hours out from British
port when the U-boat Was sighted The.
tanker tried 10 escape and MAS pursued
After the American vessel had been
within torpedo range Tor some tune with
ont any attempt beng made To sink her in
this way. the U-boat began shelling her.
The tanker halted and gave battle
The officers said the shrapnel shells fired
by the American gun crew either fell
short or passed over the boat Tor a tlme.
but finally one struck the submarine fairly
IN the centre aud she disappeared I'M
mediately The American vessel Is OF
about 600 tons gross
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-03-18
$50. 900 is FIRE LOSS.
NilIington, Md. Swept by Costly Blaze.
Wilmington Aid

Chestcrtown, Md March IS. Fire
at Mllhngton yesterday morning swept
the business section and also destroyed q
number Of residences II started in
the grocery department Of L. A. Wilson :
store near Cypress and Sassafras streets,
and when discovered il might have been
extiuguished with few buckets of water,
had they been available
BY the time the populace was aroused
the fire had gained such headway that
aid was summoned from Smyrna VIII
milgton. and as soon as possible, Chester
The Smyrna fire department responded.
but the fire was under control by the
time the engine reached town The loss
Is estimated At between $50 900 and
$50 900, with partial insurance. The fol-
lowing buildings were burned:
Store at Cypress and Sassafras streets
belonging to T. A. Wilson, with goods
valued at 81 500 to $1,000
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-03-18
HAVE COLOR IN CHEEKS
Be Better Looking-Take
Olive Tablets

Eyour skin is syeilow-complexion palliC
tongue coated appetite poor-you hay
bad taste In your mouth--a lazy, no-go<
teelilg-you should take Olive Tablets.
DR.. Edwards Olive Tablets-a substiti
forcalomel-were prepared BY Dr.. Edwa:
after IL years Of study with his patier
DR.. Edwards Olive Tablets are pr
yc,ct2..e compound mixed with -
Yea vi i-noy them by t..-;r c
To have clear, pink ski. bright
70 pimplcs. a feeling of buoyancy I.
childhood days you must get al the eau,
DR.. Edwards Olive Tablets act on Il
liver and bowels like caiomel--yet hay,
no dangerous after effects.
They start the bile and overcorr 1consu
patton. That's why millions of boxes ar:
sold annually at 10c and 25c per box Al
druggists Take one or two nightly an
note the pleasing results
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-03-18
u WANT HERE AN EAGLE. FRITZ"
100000 LOSS IN
JOHNSTOWN FIRE.
Two thirds of Business Section De
stroyed; Supply Company Suf-
ferS Damage of $250,000,

Johnstown. Pa. March IS-Thc worst
fire in the history Of JohnStown this morn
ing DESTROYED two-thlrds Of the business
houses on the eastern side ot Franklin
street between Main and kInc streets
and gave the fircmcn n hard battle IN
saving the business section Of Main street.
the store al George X Kline IN the latter
district hclnC entirely destroyed ha
heaviest losers arc.
Johnstown supply Company. owner
oi the Lincoln Building, loss, s250.000;
insurance S150,O0O
First Lutheran Church; loss. S75,-
600; insurance, $4,000.
Rose estate; loss, $50, 900; insurance,
$4,000
Citizens Electric and Gas Appliance
Company; loss, $4,000 insurance, $50
600.
Charles II. Suppes estate; loss. s75,-
600; insurance, Sj5 600.
PIANO liant BURN
". Frederick Piano Company; loss,
100000; fully insured
John Thomas & Sons. stable and
garage, loss. $4,000; insurance, SIS
900
Murphy estate, owner Of building
occupied by George Il Kline; loss, sos
600: insurance $4,000
George X Kline, ladies furnishings
loss. sI25,00O; insurance, $4,000.
New York Millinery Company; loss,
$4,000, insurance $1,000.
Cambria Business College; loss, SI0-
900: insurance $1,000.
W A. Moscr, jeweler; loss, $4,000;
insurance, $1,000
Keystone Butter Company; loss, s10,-
900: insurance, 5000.
Other individual losses ranging from
$500 to $1,000 principally among the
tenants Of the Lincoln and Suppes build
ings, viii number not fewer than fifty.
and the combined losses viii not be short
OF 81 100000
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-03-18
STILLAiAN. BANK HEAD, DIES.
Chairman of National City Board Taker
Suddenly at New York.

James Stillman. Chairman Of the
Board Of Directors Of the National City
Bank the Presidency Of which he resigned
in 1905 when he was succeeded by Frank
g. Nanderlip. died suddenly yesterday
month, and during the last week he had
unexpected By his relatives, his death
came suddenly.
When Mr. Stillman returned from
Europe in August Of last year and began
to take an active hand in the manage
ment Of the affairs Of the National City
Bank ii was rumored IN Wall Street that
a serious controversy had arisen regard
ing the policy Of the bank
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-03-18
WAR LITERATURE.
Thrift Stamp Admits TO Abbott Lecture
at High School Tomorrow Night.

In order to conduct an educational
campaign as 10 the present war, the Odd
Fellows Of Delaware have arranged for
Samuel Abbott 10 give an illustrated
lecture at the High School tomorrow
night, his subject being The Literatus
Of the War" One 25-ccnt thrift stamp
is the price Of admission, and they will
be for sale at the door if you don't have
ono with you You don't have to be 40
Odd Fellow to attend. The proceeds
will be used for 3 war educational cam
paign among the Odd Fellows
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-03-18
ENTERTAIN GOVERNOR HERRICK
Alfred l. du Pont Has Ohio's Executive as
Guest nj Nemours.

Governor Herrick Of Ohio arrived at
Ncmours on Saturday rs the guest Of
Alfred l. du pont
Governor Ilerrick until recently was
United states Ambassador 70 France and
was q most distinguished representative
Of this country, rendering great services
to Americans IN France at the tiInc Of the
German INVASION
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-03-18
GOLDEY ALUMNI.

Goldey College Alumni Association
held meeting in the coll &c hall j a,
evenir g, with the president, Miss kietta
Emerson, presiding. The evening was
given over to business and pleasure
1t was decided to repeat play THE
Sisterh0od Of Bridget" at the New Cen
tury Club on April l3
The St Patrick's Day program, in
charge Of Miss Sarah H. Truax, included
readings by Miss Leona Tammany and
violin solos by Miss Eleanor Antweiler
with piano accompaniment by Miss
kellcher
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-03-18
PEPPER TALKS.
py George Matthew Adams
HELLO, ROCKS
HELLO. TREES


Sometimes wonder what civilIza-
ton IL anyway walk into the
country and sit upon n rock and It
tells me more than my most learn
edly written book.
4 matchless tree waves It's bodied
. limbs to mild moving wind and a
note Of music, more wonderful than
any ever breathed by harp, con-
meets with my ear And | say that
here is spontaneous composition
without a fault
And Just as naturally as though
| had been born IN the family,
saw:
Hello. rocks-hello, trees
And | think they understand.
. | do, anyway
All YOU are, you owe 10 nature.
Elegant clothes, beautiful hats.
fine diamonds, food, the air you
breathe. the water that you drink
all are but servant gifts from the one
great giver Of all-aature
The farther you get from na-
ture, the less happy YOU are, and
the nearer, the more exultant you
become over the world and All that
there is in IT.
There is nothing unbeautiful in
nature Even the decsung tree,
the dead bush, the vanishing stream
each Is beautiful There is even
nothing of ugliness in nature. for
every stage IN nature is beautiful.
Because truth is hidden within the
heart Of everything that Is In ma
ture Miserable" " things live only
IN vulgar, dead minds and blind
eyes.
II YOU know how 10 see. "alls
right with the world
For everything that nature ere
ateS is clean and right
4@%A%%~4s+4&4x+++ 44AI&+&&4+%4A&44
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-03-18
Saws Russia win Come Bsck ?

One year after The overthrow. n
Roman0ff dynasty Russia arol'
Cannon, native n Russia and
1905 q resident of the c.fv arrd
thc awakening of the great mass of NE
Russian people, he nuli'fcat'on III
sham German peace and 'ho ut'mrf
overthrow ~ German ro'l'tsrf-n Air
Cannon lived p Russia up IntI he
p wears Old
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-03-18

the obsccnty with vh~h ho has bee
saturated for ten years Yf lmprcesionahi
grlhood, n the society Fl d,ssoluf'
woman Can wc stv u rioh iIs th'
Kingdom of God' fan wc he ludiffcr
ent to what + known 20 rv7' 0rcwhcr'
IN Wilmington, many tmos .vrrt
Thc 5 r C w. 'hc rrscurr in ~.
above instance X
Wilmington March lS 1919
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-03-18

evangelist. with his party. sang for con
valescent patients in the base hospital
this afternoon With DR. Alexander are
Albert Brown, baritone; George Cook,
tenor and trombone player; 4. \. Ack-
ey, hvmn-writer and pianist, and c. IL.
Mills secretary
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-03-18
When the Alarm Sounds

Every man instlnctively thinks Of his own
property first. If he IS amply secured
az .lnst possible loss he is naturally less
concerned than il he carried little or no
insurance II YOU want more protection
consult c L. Pierson Co. -~913 Market
street =Adr
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-03-18
WHAT THE PEOPLE SAY.
Thought and Comment % Every Evening
Readers.

Crhc FUN name and address OF the writer
must accoUnpa pany each letter. not Deces-
sarily for publication. but as evidence
OF good faith. Anonymous communications
will be ignored. Publication Of letters docs
not carry with H. Endorsement by Every
evening Of tho opinions therein exDressed.D ,
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-03-18
To Cure a cold II One nnr-

Take Layativr Brono Ouininc Tab
let's u stops the Cough and Hradarho
and works oF the Cold u. W Grovr
signature on earh box II M Adv
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-03-18
CONSTIPATION

Stop dosing with pills or
laxatives and use Brazilian
Balm locally. Get it inside
every night for week and be
cured permanently.
The Weston leader. [volume] (Weston, Umatilla County, Or.) 189?-1946, 1918-09-06

bUT8NeVFN I0dueI LSWTIo WuUHuSus
London.-The wounding of Premier
Lenine by assassins is announced in
Russian wireless message from Mos
COW.
The Weston leader. [volume] (Weston, Umatilla County, Or.) 189?-1946, 1918-09-06
REVENUE MEASURE
NEXT GREAT TASK

Washington. - With the manpower
bill and prohibition out OF the way
congress is ready TO turn It's attention
this week to its next great task-pro-
viding revenue to help make 1918 vic
tory year.
The house expects to take up the
$4,000. 100000 war tar bin some time
during the week, and the senate H.
nance committee expects TO begin
hearings. Senate hearings may take
two weeks. House debate is expected
to end in less time than that But Il
probably will be . month before the
measure. revised to. meet the ideas
OF the senate committee. 10 presented
TO the upper body.
National prohibition moved con-
siderable step forward in congress.
Without q record vote being taken or
requested, the senate adopted the
leaders compromise on bone dry"
prohibition, effective July I. 1919, and
continuing during the war and until
the American troops are demobiliEed.
The Weston leader. [volume] (Weston, Umatilla County, Or.) 189?-1946, 1918-09-06
BRIEF NEWS OF THE WAR

The Germans continue In retreat
everywhere between Arras and the
Soissons sector under the violent at
tacks by the allied troops. and the
allies have reclaimed many French
towns and territory.
Already outflanklng the old fIinden-
burg line on the north. Field Marshal
Haig's forces gradually are cutting
their way eastward both north. and
south OF the Somme.
Not alone have the allied troops all
over the battle front from Arras to
Scissors gained further important ter
rain. but 10 the north the British have
advanced their line in the Lys sector,
apparently without much effort
Mount KENNEL. the famous strong
hold southwest Of Ypres which was
the scene OF terrific fighting during
the German offensive inlFlanders late
in April. has been captured by the
British.
In the capture Of Mont St Quentin.
north OF Peronne and Feuilleeourt.
more than 1900 prisoners were taken
by the British. The British losses
were small.
The operations Of the British air
forces are steadily increasing in inten-
sity and daring. according to an Of
flciai announcement. During the
course OF the past week II raids were
made into German territory and nine
German cities were bombed, Of which
Mannheim provided the most striking
example OF the success achieved by
the audacious British ayiators.
The positions won by the American
forces northwest OF Scissors. give
them q fine view along the Chemin
des Danes. The Americans now can
see the towers of the Laon cathedral.