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The Washington herald., 1918-07-24
Keep a Toad in Garden and Save.

The toad is useful because Of its
diet. No less than eighty-three species
Of insects, mostly injurious. have been
proved to enter into its dietary. In
his "Civic Biology" (American Book
Company George W. Hunter says:
A toad has been observed to snap
up 12s flies in half an hour. Thus
at low estimate 1t could easily de-
stroy 1000 insects during a day and
do an Immense service to the garden
during the summer. 1t has been esti-
mated by Kirkland that a single toad
may, on account Of the cutworms
which it kills, be worth s19.sS each
season it lives. II the damage done
by each cutworm be estimated at only
l cent. Toads also feed upon slugs
and other garden pests. - Popular
Science Monthly.
The Washington herald., 1918-07-24
Seaweed May Become Food.

Rockweed soup, rockweed omelet
and rockweed pie may soon be found
on the table of the housewife who is
alert to obtain nutritious and inexpen-
sive food, says the Popular Science
Monthly. A considerable variety of
edible seaweeds. of which rockweed
is one, can be found along both the
Atlantic and Pacific coasts of this
country. Japan has been awake for
some time to the value of seaweed
as a food and the United States is
now beginning to realize its worth.
In Maine rockweed is being gathered
in large Quantities and prepared for
market.
The Washington herald., 1918-07-24

Frederick W. Stanley. wiIIsrs
Building. FIRST lieutenant. Engineer
Reserve Corps.
Carroll o. Elliott. DrIseoI Hotel.
major. national army.
Owen L. Davis and Arthur A.
Goes. room s2s. War Department.
captains. national army.
z Merton NJ. Smith, 35IT 10th Etret
captain, ouartermaster Corps. national
army.
Herbert d. Snyder. asia itth
street; George w. westerveIt. s3a
7th street. and BENJAMIN II. streeks
523 Tennessee avenue northeast
nrst lieutenants. ouartermastsr
Corps. national army.
Richard n. Daily. 1921 Gtrard
street: Robert r. Norheet, sa2
street: Roy r. Priest. liB c street
Fort Wyer, Va, second lieutsnantG
Seartermaster Corps. national army.
William n. Brown. 3t2o Nevsrk
street. captain. chemical warfare
service. national army.
Secretary Daniels has declared
that the enlisted perssaneI OF III.
navy has passed the haIf-million
mark The exact figures AZ.
6oS.1s2 men enlisted in the Nsvv
The reserve forces have ADDED -
them the $4,000 national naval vol
unteers. In addition there ar. nnors
than 5000 mechanics employed bv
the Navy Department ana about
10000 persons employed in Navy
department bureaus These latter
ngures are not included in the .E-
timateo half-million armed foreet
The Washington herald., 1918-07-24
Bacterial Inhabitants Of Ice Cream.

The population Of the United States
is approximately looooNOoo; the bacte-
rial population OF one cubic cent?
meter OF ice cream is 37,s5e,soe, or
about COG, 10000 to a cubic inch. says
Popular Science Monthly. That
makes quite crowd of bacteria in
glass Of ice cream soda. But don't
be afraid of your ice cream on that
account, for most of those bacteria
are harmless, and many of them are
actually helpful, enriching the gastric
Juice by adding to its digestive prop
critics
The Washington herald., 1918-07-24
Mother Of Rev. Steck
Dies at the Age Of 81

Mrs. Susan NJ. steck. widow Of Rev.
Daniel Steck, d. D., and mother ot
Rev. Charles F. Steck, D. D, pastor
of Epiphany Church. this city, died
last night at II O'Clock at the age Of
81 years, l month and days.
Funeral services will he held Thurs
day night at 80 o'clock at the resi-
dence OF her son, -s09 L street north
west, and burial will take place az
Gettysburg Friday morning.
The Washington herald., 1918-07-24

citizens tired Of waiting. 50 they decided on 1t
tie direct action. &
The result was that big sign on the railroad
station. bearing the name Of the town, was torn
dow and this appropriate legend substituted: ITO
he'll with this blockheaded Hun. What did he ever
do & us?"
No aesthetic, perhaps. but concise and to the
point and a pretty good example of how Bis
marck regards the Hun.
The Washington herald., 1918-07-24
Improved Torpedo for Railways.

Because the railway torpedoes for
merly used occasionally slid from
the rail-. particularly on grades. and
so failed to give the necessary
signal. the Southern Pacific Com
pany had adopted an improved tor
pedo. says the Popular Mechanics
Magazine. The new feature is a
thin metal strip extending from one
side of the loaded cap. This is laid
lengthwise on the rail. toward the
approaching train. The wheels
strike the strip FIRST and so hold
the cap in place until it 10 ex-
plodsd
The Washington herald., 1918-07-24
he country BOY
b. pMc

By o. o. MINTYRE.
New York. July 81.
He was q very little man.
And his elbows were slick.
From leaning over a ledger.
And he had a way.
OF coughing nervously.
Before he talked.
As IL he had no right
To be talking at all.
And beside him.
Was his wife.
A big. husky Amazon.
Who was born to boss
And they were taking.
A ride on q Hudson boat
And he was trying.
The best he knew how.
To make the day pleasant.
But everything he did.
Seemed to be wrong.
And when night came along.
He said it was growing cool.
And she said: What Of it,"
And he told her.
He was afraid.
She might take cold.
She said no one would care.
And he petted her pudey hand.
And finally he said:
Dear you must come inside"
And she began to blubber.
And said: go ahead"
Strike mel You brute"
i've been expecting it"
And he gave it up.
with a weary sigh.
And early in the morning.
They were still there.
Outside my stateroom.
ne was etlll pledoln6'
And she was protesting.
That he was a brute.
And the next morning
I got hold of him.
And led him up to the bar.
And fed him a glass of beer.
And he had Just slipped it.
When she came in.
And said Drunk again! You brute
And he toddled away.
Saying Yes, my dear"
His courage had dried up.
Somebody ought to shoot him.
And end his suffering.
I'd like to show him.
How to curb that woman.
And I would do It too.
But my wife won't let me.
II the "ad" interests you, take
look at the article itself. Real valu'
when advertised. attract buye
do not walt too lon&,
The Washington herald., 1918-07-24

Crops in Hunland are slim but Death is making
record harvest
The Washington herald., 1918-07-24

Just in the offing is Hindenburs's successor, old
General Disaster
The Washington herald., 1918-07-24

II the "ad'' interests you, take a
look at the article itself. Real values.
when advertised. attract buyers
guickly-so do not wait too long
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-10-30
TEXAS BANS PROFITEERISG.
San Antonio leads In Preventing Soldiers
Being IIeeced BY Her Trades. Men

San Antonio, Tex, Oct n. prohteer
ing among the thousands of soldiers
~ this concentration point has been
halted by organization of the Square
Deal Association composed of business
men and military officers, which fixes
prices for soldiers on necessities
When San Antonio began filling with
soldiers two years ago. the cry wcnt tip
that rxorbi'ant prizes were Icing asked
by restaurant hotels, roominn houses
and clothiers
To Offset these conditions. leading
merchants called meetings and finally
organized the aAaoclati0n. The pricc
fixing board y composed nf repfescnta-
tive merchants and army officer. and
IN almost every Instance 81 far The prIcc3
have been established m accordance
with the wishes Of the military member
Of the committee
Fixing Of prices that could be charged
by hotels and ropning hpIses, winch
were carefully olaAsidcd, Has Tho first
work pf fhc committee Then rcstau-
rant prizes were rngIlated md iater
the prices charged by lesser udGsrc-
were investigated
Now II Is announced moving WetQrc
theatres will reduce thrir prlcee tbo ~
cent tickcte 70 be- saId r. soldier for ~
cents and The 20 cent uokois l9r 20
cents
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-10-30
Girls! Moisten a
Cloth and Draw
1t Through Hair
1t Becomes Beautifully Soft,
Wavy, Abundant and Glossy
at Once.
Save Your Hair All Dandruff
Goes and Hair Stops
Coming Out.

Surely ~ a Danderne Hair Cleanse
il YOU wish to Immediately dourle the
beauty # your 0alr Just moisten Il
cloth with Dauderine and draw il care
fully through rour HAIR, taking one small
strand At a time, this will cleanse the
hair Of dust, dirt or any excessive SD
IN few minutes YOU will lie aInazeG
Your hair will be wavy fury and album
dant and possess an incom parable SQi5-
ness, bistre and luNlriance
Besides Identifying the hair one .p-
pleation Of Danderine iissclvtS every
particle OF dandrufT; iuwgeratcs tAc
scalp, stopping itching and falling har
Danderlne Is TO the hair Il hat .res.
showers Of rain and sunshine r4 ~
vegetation. ii goes riCht 81 the roots.
lnvigorateS and strengthens -lvu Its
eXhllaratug stimulating and 'f,-pro-
d9cing properties cause The Hasr - grow
long. strong and beautiful
You can surely na}c pr.ttl soft
lustrous HAIR and IotS cf IT, <.u VIII
spend a few cents FOR B hcttlo If kuuWl-
tons Danderinc 81 ANY drug store or
toilet counter and 5ry 1t aS directed
Save your hair. Keen il looking
charming and beautiful You viii say
this was the best money Nuu ever Spcu+
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-10-30
SHELLS HAVE No TERROR
FOR KING of BELGIANS
The Tiger of France. Too, Un-
moved as Hun Missiles
Ram About Them.

London Oct Is -fCorrospondence ri
The Associated Press King Albert
81 Belgium and Premier Clemenceau 81
France were apparently 50 indifferent 70
shell FIRE 10 which they were exposed while
the Premier was visiting the Belgian
front recently rs to arouse the admiration
Of the Belgian soldiers
One Of them describes the Incident thus
The scene is laid among The nuns of a
part Of the Belgian front daily shattered
by shells bombs, or aerial torpedoes
In the street parallel to the church a
little group q persons are walking 4
tall Khaki figure seems 10 be guiding a
civilian and some French officers II ls a
Belgian General wandering Ielsureiv NJ
and down answering questions and
giving explanations 70 his guests From
our dug-out We soldiers watch with
curiosity
suddenly a whistle. an explosion and Il
burst ct smoke but thirty yards from the
visitors. Not one of them took any notice
Another 1t falls quite near The Belgian
General, the civilian and their suite have
not turned their heads, merely TO continue
their waiE IS slowly as before While the
FIRE continues, the visitors are getting
nearer our dug-out and We stand at
attention
The Belgian General is King Albert
the civilian VI Clemenceau.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-10-30
CECIL COUNTY NOTES.

Special Correspondence of Every Evening
Elkton, Md. Oct 80 The United
War Work Campaign is being organized
ID Cecil county and Will be prepared for
the drive during the week OF November
Ills Workers for each district in the
county will be announced this week
John T Dawson, while walking on the
Limestone road in the upper section Of
Cecil county was struck by an auto
mobile and his left leg fractured The
driver Of the machine kept on at high
speed
John Walton Of Fulton Corner had
three ribs broken when rope on a ladder
ne was using in picking apples broke
throwing him 70 the ground
J. 7 Burkins, employed at Crome
mines, near Rock Springs, fell distance
Of about 20 feet, yesterday, sustaining
painful injuries
The trial Of c Hal johnson, former
teller in the Second National Bank Of
Elkton, was scheduled for today in the
court at Belair Johnson is charged with
the murder Of Major John K King Of the
Aberdeen proving ground the shooting
being the outcome of family quarrel
Halloween will not be observed in
Elkton, this year, owing to so many Of
the young men Of the town being in the
sevice Of the country
Miss Sarah NJ Ford of Washington
mas donated 500 TO the North East NJ Z.
Church towa rds reducing the debt.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-10-30
BAKER, IN WAR TOGS,
CARRIED BATTLE KIT
Secretary Mixed With Officers
Ate With Fighters, Inspected
Hospitals, Soothed the
Wounded.

London, Oct. 10 -(Corrcspondrnce ri
The Associated Press r. Enlisted men of the
American Army grlnned sympath cally
as they watched the American Secretary
of War, Newton ID Baker, trldging back
and forth carrying the heavy pack Of the
American soldier, on his back. when he
visited the camp Of American soldiers
IN the Winchester district while in England
The men were adjusting their mber-
some kits when the Secretary arrived at
the camp
i would like 10 try one Of them. said
the Secretary to the sergeant
The Lord Mayor of Winchester, the
camp cnmmandant and group Of soldiers
all gathered about rs Mr. Baker lifted the
pack and adjusted II 10 his shoulders
Then he trudgcd back and forth two or
three tunes carrying the seventy pound
load while y par Of heavy hob-naiIed
trench boots. swinging from The bottom Of
the kit, banged against his legs
s heavy. all night, he commented as
he lnburdencd himself, but not as heavy
as the ffcnchman pack | tried one nf
them on few days ago and It gave me
an additional respect for the trenchmau
MS a soldier.
The Secretary made himself ut home and
was friendly with the soldiers Everywhere
he carried his pipe and several imcs
filled # from some soldier pouch as be
engaged ~ Il casual chat with fhr tucu
he whole country IS behind Won with
everything II possesses, was one Of bis
frequent messages 10 tho fighting men
In the Red Cross hospitals the Secretary
won't through the wards and had few
CHEEKY words for each of the patients
In some of the camps he dropped IN
upon the soldiers AZ mess timc and hluched
With the big crowd IN the mess tent
besides little woodland stream Helooked
through scores of barracks and lvieg
quarters He Inspected kitchens md spent
ten minutes watching soldiers playing
scrub game Of baseball His inspection of
the Red Cross activities was comprehensive
He saw the bathing houses in operation
WITT the long lines Of rain-coated soldiers
waiting their turn at the showers He saw
the dental huts, with the Rcd Cross
dentists busy n their work lie visited
several Rcd Cross recreation hufs and
listened 70 the Red Cross ,Iass bands ~
practice
Al one camp he found his cousin.
Sergeant Harry Chswcll of Cleveland. and
chatted with him for ten minutes AT
together the Secretary gained m excel
lent impression If what tho American ARMY
authorities have done IN preparing com
Portable and sanitary camps for the sol
diers IN the Winchester district, south Of
London, N preparation for the winter
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-10-30
NO MADE AMERICA
GOODS. HUN INSISTS
Newspaper Especially Insists Upon
Cutting Out Agricultural Ma
chinery After the War.

Amsterdam, Oct 10 No bHving
from America If II can possibly be avoid
cd, must he the German watehword
after 1he war, is the assertion Of the
l{henlsh Nestphalian Gazette an i'm
portant German industrial organ he
reason gwen by the paper Il that before
the war, the balance uf trade between the
United States and Germany was against
Germany to tho extent of nearly .oea.
10000 marks a year Germany imported
from the United states goods 10 the
value Of LII .0eo0ea marks while Ter
man exports to tho United States amount
Cd 20 7I3.01.0 ono marks Dividends on
German holdings of American securities,
III addition helped 10 pay the bill for
goods bought IN America
How could We possibly meet still
further increased debit balance. asks
the paper in despair We had to realize
our American securities to pay for raw
materials while the nited States wns
still neutral, 10 meet demlrragc on gIr
ships held in American ports
The conclusion seems inevitable to the
Gazette that Germany must so curtaI
her cotton and copper imports from tho
United States that They do not exceed, or
only slightly exceed. her own exports OF
fertilizers, DIVES. chemicals. etc The rest
Of Gcrmanys crstwhile imports from
America il saws. can and must, be strick-
en- on the list
Our imports of American agricultural
machinery must cease. SAYS the writer
The openings offered in Russia, Runania
and the Balkans are So great that We must
push our own machinery there with all
our might.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-10-30
"HOLD FAST HUNS TOLD.
4 -iirfienburg Tells Army Now More
Than Ever Ii Must Fight.

HiJi The American Amy North
res Of NcIdun. Oct 80 Hold fast,
!, a,instic has not vet been concluded
Tie word sent to the German troops
Dvf Field Marshal Won Hindenburg,
Cfnef OF the General Staff. according to
captured document now in the hands
Of the Americans. The German com
I.lander appeal reads:
German soldiers, he Wgilant The
word 'armstIce is current IN the trenches
and camps. but we have not vet reached
that point To some the word repre-
ients a certainty. to Others 1t is even a
INnonym Of the peace SO long desired
They believe hat events no longer depend
upon them Their vigilance Is relaxed
their courage and their endurance as
Rel as their spirit of defiance toward the
enemy are diminished
I'VE have not yet reached our ann.
The armistice has not been concluded
The war IS still on-the same war as
.ver.
Nov. more than ever. YOU must
De Niglant and hold fast You are
upon the enemy : soil, and on the soil
Of Alsace-Lorraine, the bulkwark of our
country In this grave hour the Father
and relies on YOU for its prosperity and
ior its safety.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-10-30
GREAT DISCOVERY.
Somebody Has Found How 10 Make tn
Salt Shaker Garry On Even
In War Times.

Truly his IS ~ agc n wonders some
body has discovered that two or thre.
grams u nce placed m .1ls shaker vii
make II behave isclf Asidc from thf
current crop u European matches, ther
Il scarcely any pecc ~ tn"chanism H.
battling at tunes, The el.t shaksr war
# gets obstinate il - in thr safue cla4
eIth the short -@ais'od -hsri stud nud %.
fJnntain pen ~tb u hcmorrhage,
Whom Tie +lit shf Yer sIspouds publioa
lIon II frequently creates havoc In th
tonc The boue.-iisbead bcafs ipudl
on The fablf with il ~ make t eay uncle
+ b.rraQc Df toothpick pUntt, forks. ant
ice tongs = lqiJ down, but the enemy ci2
hfuseH ~ 0D'nrhDdy says spneiGJ1t
about j beng fhc cook lauii aud b.
r. gas her pgrlfol o. While the 'rc.
blu-,no- man O. jsoussu2 this pom
mother r4shci lrnn thc room eIth nnI
hand over her orr
3'as how many ucn arc they y
Amortns TODAY Fho ran 7icrc-sfIlly han
die 'aIkF alt shakcr vim here afe
|Idics prmcuf 7 hrdt Magazine
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-10-30
TRAINED NURSE GIVES
RECIPE FOR GRAY HAIR
Gives Recipe for Simple Home
Made Remedy That Quickly
Darkens 1t.

Mrs A. Dixon, woll-known Brooklyn
trained nurse, made the following state
mcnt regarding gray hair: .'Streaked,
faded or gray hair can be quickly turned
black, brown or light brown, by the use
of the following remedy that you can
make at home.
Merely get a small box of Orlex pow
der at any drug store. 1t costs very
little and no extras to buy. Dissolve it in
water and comb it through the hair Full
directions for mixing and use come In
each box
''You need not hesitate to use Orlex
as a $4,000 gold bond comes in each
box guaranteeing the user that OrIex does
not contain silver, lead, zinc, mercury,
aniline, coal-tar products or their de
rIvatives.
1T does not rub off, is not sticky or
gummy and leaves the hair fluffy. 1t
will make a gray haired person look
twenty years younger.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-10-30
SENATE ABANDONS RECESS.
Republican Leaders Now Oppose Usual
Election Holiday

Washington, Oct 30 Republican lead
ers of the Senate Monday declined 10
agree 10 a resolution to adjourn Congress
from today until November = This dis
agreement was made in an informal talk
which Senators Martin and Simmons had
with Senators Lodge and Penrose The
latter held il was the duty of Congress
70 remain IN session while peace overtures
and other important matters were pending
In expectation Of an agreement by the
Senate the House passed JOINT resolu-
ton, providing for adjournment After
the disagreement, Representative kitchln
asked for its reconsideration by the House
and announced that Congress would re-
main in session unless the Senate should
change its attitude Thursday, when the
House meets again
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-10-30
INSIST ON REAL VICTORY.
Allies 10 Demand Completp Over
throw Of Powers Of Enemy

London, Oct 80 Resolutions unaui-
nolsly adopted ~ the roccnt conference
of French. Italian, Belgian and British
sections II tho Intcr-tlbcd parliamentary
committee recommended that he nations
now united Ia the fight for liberty should
maintain their close association until the
dangers threatening them bad been r.
moved bY the complete overthrow of tho
enemy powers
Another resolution sald tie Allcd ma
tions should prepare afhr-thc-u8r-
machinery 70 develop = society If M
tlons for attaining q durable pcare
Il was stated by the committee that
the losses ~ mercantile Tonnage dur ,o
submarine warfare should bo made good
80 far as possible hy the transfer of enemy
tonnage
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-10-30
TAX COLLECT
Returns As Presented I, Levy Court
From July | Ia September 40

To Levy Court yesterday County
Treasurer Lippincott reported tax col.
lectiors from July /, To September 30 af
fellows
Wilmington hundrcd-C County and poor
$500. 733 81.
Christiana-County and poor, $50 1857 07
road S26. .I42OS.
Mill Creek County and poor, s22, Az s6i
road, lI,IS2S0
White Clay Creek County and poor.
S20, ,56l 60; road. S6,1l440
Pcncndcr County and poor, siO.3l2 ID;
road, S5 OBS 92.
New Castle-County and poor, SIS, ,203
i6; road. $3.50 73
Red Lion-C County and poor 80, lsf So,
road. S3.17444
81. Gcoges- County and poor, s23, 3t277;
ROAD, So,2S221
AppoqIlnimink- County and poor.
$40 1913 IS: road, S4.9i977
Blacknlrd- County and poor, So f13 60,
road, 81 663 b
Brandywne-County and poor, SEQ, l9l :
Id; road 500. 526Sl
. miscellaneous collections s36 OBJ 81
total collections, sS93. 5SS p
Treasurer Iippiucott reported s39s
900 IA in current funds SIi4, l95 for the
pdt tiieub VI iHtPftSi on tetffdS ana q - .f'b
for the maintenance Of miscellaneous
roads. He also reported the following
funds for the maintenance of dirt roads
Christiana hundred g.. 2S3 9s; Mill
Creek, s0ol934; White Clay Creek
81 939 DO Pencadcr s. rs 20 New
Castle. ST S56 Is; pcbcader, s.. .576 II.
81 Georges sI77l3 5S. Appoqninimnk
$t,6t5 81: Rlackbird. S., s37 -, Brandy
wine, s.. .62602
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-10-30
THREE YANKS FLEE HUNS.
Captive Ayiators Escape German Prison
and Reach Holland

The Hague. Oct 30-Three American
aviators. who we're prisoners of war. have
succeeded IN escaping from Germany into
Holland. They are Flight Lieutenants T f.
Tillinghast Of Westerly r l., John O.
Donaldson, OF Washington, d G, and
Robert Anderson, OF Honolulu
In escaping from the prison at Valen-
ciennes they forced their way through the
prison roof, scaled wall and swan across
a canal German sentries challenged them
several times but the Americans kept on.
travelling by night under the guidance Of
the stars They passed through Brussels
and for nine days lay IN hiding close to
Budel, on the Brabant frontier seeking
al opportunity to cross the German
electric wire barrier
They are eager to enter the fight again.