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Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-07-11
GUARD THE BOY NOW.
[. =. DEFENSE HEAD URGES

Philadelphia. july l1-'You men
have great responsibilities on your shout
ders, George Wharton Pepper, chairman
OF the Pennsylvania Council OF National
Defense, told 200 representatives OF the
home defense guard and police from
every county IA the state, who are holding
a conference here for the purpose OF
Ightening out problems which have
arisen N connection with their service.
4 wish particularly 10 draw your
attention 10 one pressing and important
matter which Will come under your Iuris-
dietion SAID Mr.. Pepper, after reviewing
some Of the various departments of the
Council OF National Defense. It IS the
boy delinquency question. Iou must get
awake 10 the situation which viii speedily
grow serious unless taken IN hand.
Many fathers have been induCted
into the service and the mothers have
been called N industrial activity, with
the result that the children are lett with
out parental care. Now YOU men III the
capacity OF guards and police have II in
Your power 10 see to 1t that such children
are properly cared for, and ! wish 10
impress upon you that this Is one of the
most vital problems you will have to
contend with
Mr. Pepper declared that the work
thus far accomplished has been proclaimed
by the government to have been OF the
highest and most effective character,
especially that pertaining to labor and
food
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-07-11
BOYCOTTED BY BAD
ROAD CONDITIONS
Wilmington Almost off the Map
Until Philadelphia Pike is
in Good Shape.

A large scale map prepared by the
State Highway Department to show
Through Dctours, Philadelphia Pike
Construction. is displayed at the IN
formation desk Of the Hotel du Pont,
and il has attracted much attention,
especially on account Of its position
alongside the route books which have been
prepared for distribution by Manager r
i. faitc These set forth the attractions
of Wilmington as s mecca for touring
automohilists,
But the closing Of the Philadelphia
Pike is playing hob with the mecca sldc
of things. and, on the contrary. causing
parties to pass hy on the other side.
Detours are bad enough, at best, but
MIR Tate saws that some Of his guests
arc very bitter about the condition
Of the detour roads
Ridge Road, which Is partly m PennSyl-
wanna and only one-thIrd III Delaware
leads to the Claynont road, and this 70
the Faulk road. this 10 the Concord
Pike
The Claymont road, his Informants say.
Is full OF chaeTns, no less. which are marked
and in some eases partly filled with
poles; which Is not out of the way tor
practising driving under war-front con
dItlOnS, but pretty r0ugh on lhoSt NOT
vet going to the war-zone.
There IS no doubt that the continuance
of such conditions will work serious IN
roads on WIlnInGton's fair fame and
income from traffic and il Is hoped that
they viii be speedily remedIed
Mavbe it would be well 10 advertise
for miracle-worker; those III touch with
the situatlon are inclined 10 figure that
nothing short Of that will really hurry
matters along
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-07-11
STOP LICHNOWSKY'S WORK.
Danish Edition of Princes Memorandum
is Called in.

The Berlner Tageblatt Of June II car
ricd the following special telegram from
Copenhagen
The Ekstrabladet learns that the we'll
known memorandum OF Prince Lichnow-
sky, which appeared here a short time ago
in the Danish language under the title
My Two Years in London, was called in
yesterday at the request Of the Prince
The Danish edition was based upon an
English edition with d preface by the
Englshman, John Murray The Prince
showed that ms consent was necessary
Tor this publication
A Zurich cablegram Of June Is received
here reported the arrival Of Prince Llch-
nowsky in Switzerland Thus far the Ger
man government has not decided to pro-
ceed against the former Ambassador at
London whose Memorandum putting the
responsibility for the outbreak Of the
world war squarcIy Up to Kaiser Wilhelm
and the ruling PrIs>ian Clique created such
a stir in Europe and America last spring
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-07-11
JOHN WANAMAKER so TODAY.
CELEBRATES BIRTHDAY QUIETLY

Philadelphia July il John Wan
amaker merchant and former Postmaster
General is celebrating his eightieth birth
day at his home in Iindcnhurot. Jcnkin-
town The day was passed quietly, ex-
cept for a visit by a delegation Of store
chiefs from the Philadelphia establish
ment, who presented to Mr. " anamaker
a gold plaque bearing q portrait Of Mar
shal JofTre and his memorable words on
the eve If the battle Of the Marne The
inscription reads
september 8. 1914 A troop which
cannot advance any further must, az any
cost guard the conquered territory and
die on the spot rather than retreat
Jolire"
Mr. Wanamakcr is an enthusiastic adj
mircr Of the great Frenchman.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-07-11
BEING EDUCATED.
Good Progress Being Made by Men ni
the Workhouse.

Elementary and advanced instruction
in reading, writing, arithmetic, spelling,
geography and physiology has been given,
with very encouraging results, 10 more
than 40 men, inmates of the New Castle
County Workhouse, aa detailed in the
report submitted 10 the Board of Trustees
on Tuesday by George w. Hamilton and
James Ambrose Shook. Notwithstanding
the fact that there were blit three sfssions
per week IN all, the progress made WINS
very encouraging; in one cnse, in spite of
the handicap Of defective cyesght.
The instruction has also had favorable
influence on the discipline and morale of
the men
The chaplain reported several yislts "
paroled men and The families Of inmates,
and the holding of regular Sunday srr-
vices
Or Kraemer's report showed good
oh ysical conditions 10 prevail
Another item of much interest - The
fact that during the month Of june the
earnings of the prisoners amounted To
sl,il040.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-07-11
Be Careful in Using
Soap on Your Hair

Most soaps and prepared shampuos
contain too much aizaL which s very
injurious, IS it dries the scalp Aad al4Ass
the hair brittle.
The best thing 70 use IS !tlst pia.n ml.-
siEied cocoanGJ oil, tor tins IS pure and
entirely greaseiess. It's very cheap. AMI
beats the most expensive soaps n .a.-
thing else al 70 pieces. You eaa -,t
this at aLy drug stors, and few Ounces
will last the whole family for months.
Simply mossten the hair wlrh wata-
and rub it in abou- a teaspoonfui Is 81
that IS required y maaes An abundance
ot uch, creamy .atheT, rle3lscs -h1--
oughly and rnses out easily. The hair
dries quickly and evenly. anG s SOLE
fresh looking bright, fluffy. way1 aa,.
easy 70 handle Besides, il iooseus aaa
takes out every particle 81 dust, dirt Anu
dandruf.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-07-11

Have You Had Bad Luck"
With Tenants :
IS ID a hard and annoying
process to collect Your rent
money each nonth +?
Are your tenants destruc-
tive either carelessly or ma
llclouSIy SO +?
The landlord whose tenants
interfere with his peace Of
mind has probably been lax
in his methods Of selecting
them. For it Is an axiom
that poor pay tenants are
easy to secure.
If you put your property
''in the market 7 through ad-
Vertislng it in the classified
columns, you will get in touch
with other kinds Of people
with people who are, perhaps.
a little hard to please" but
who. when they decide to
lease your house. apartment
or store. will make good" III
every way.
Use Every Evening,
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-07-11
SEVEN CENT FARES CAUSE
MIGHTY PROTEST IN BOSTON

Boston July II .Seven-cent fares
will save the road s life Is the announce
ment with which the new board of trustees
Of the Boston Elevated startled the city
yesterday No other action will solve
the systems problem, the trustees eX-
planned
Meanwhile, the patrons are howllng
their protests at what they declare Is
an unnecessary burden. The date
on which the new rate will become el-
fective is not announced but it IS eN-
pected it will be within few days
The trustees, IN their statement said
a one-cent increase would not be sufficient
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-07-11

than 200 cases in the last two months
and found the average raise in rent had
been 81 per cent. Incidents of women
coming to Admiral Bowlcs' office, broken
down and hysterical, and of one woman
with small child, whose husband is
working for the American International
Shipbuilding Corporation who promised
to shoot if the real estate agent who told
her she must leave her home or buy IT,
should attempt To carry ont his plan
were told by Mr.. Reeves Families in
which there. were infants and small
children who could not count on coal for
next winter because the uncertainty of
their habitation made it foolish to buy
any, came in his list.
RARRED SOLDIERS AND SAILORS.
Henry NJ Stevenson. an attorney Of
Philadelphia, who investigated and repre-
sentcd tenants in 275 cases, told of land
lords who announced their refusal to
rent houses to families of soldiers and
sailors because of the protection gwen
IN the sailors and soldiers civil rights bill
yesterday had To go TO court to
get stay of execution while sheriff
was on his way 10 the home OF an old
lady whose son is in France. The sheriff
was going TO put her furniture out onto
the sidewalk" MIR Stevenson told the
committee.
There are large number Of real
estate men who are simply waiting to
see if Congress will act on situation
like this" he declared
Incidents were cited Of tenants IN n
whole block Of houses who were compelled
TO move. and Of others who were told
not to nut in coal because they would
be compelled TO get out before they could
llsp it,
"Thcrc have been 10 to 20 per cent
increases. sometimes in less than 60
d.vs Mr. Stevenson said II know of
one case where If houses were bought hy a
man who made $50 deposit on each
house. and IN two weeks raised the prices
of them $500 and told the tenants they
must buy or vaCate
Mir Stevenson told of cases affecting
workers AT the 1'raylor Shiphmldlng Co,
Mt the Merchant, Cramps, Sun, New
York. Chester, Fddystone, Baldwin $.
Hog Island. Westinghouse and Mldvalc
COMPANIES. and seven or eight other
plants who were turned out of their
homes
Its practically impossible to rent q
house. They are all being held for sale,
he declared
MED 25.000 HOUSES.
John Ihldcr representing the Phil-
adclphla Housing AsSocl ation, gave hg-
urcs. recently compiled, which showed that
25. CtO houses for war workers arr nceded
IN tho Philadelphia district. and that hut
4 500 of them arc authorized o hc pulit or
arc m course of construction
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-07-11
To Visit Gloucester.

More than one hundred forcmtn of
the Pusey d Jones Company VIII take
u trip 70 the New Jersey and Peuusvl-
vania shipyards OF the company ut Glou-
eester City sunday to make an inspection
\ special boat has been chartered and
the loremen Will be accompanied by a
band and officials OF the company When
they arrive At Gloucester they viii be
met by officials Of the two plants and
also by committee Of the Pusey-Iones
Club The foremen will have a dinner
on the boat after the inspection
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-07-11
Sunday Band Concerts.

A series of band concerts for sunday
afternoons are being arranged by Colonel
George A Elliott for the entertainment
of Nilmingtonians The concerts Viii
be held in Delamore Park, Maple and
Broome streets. The first concert will
he on Sunday, July 21 II is Colonel
Elliott's idea to have two bands at each
concert He already has engaged the
Harlan Band for the opening concert
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-07-11
Colonel Wickes a Visitor

Colonel James G. Wickes, publisher
Of the State News OF Dover, spent last
evening in this city. He attended the
dinner. connected with the Win the War
Conference, and accompanied the vii
mington Lodge Of Elks to Atlantic City
this morning 10 take part in the big parade
Of Elks this afternoon
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-07-11
CHANGE OF LOCATION.
Business Office Of Y. w. G. A. Has
Been Moved.

The business of the Wilmington Y. w.
G. A. has been moved from 1901 Market
street to the second floor of the cafeteria
building at Ninth and Shipley streets.
IL will be several weeks yet before the
boarding home is moved To their new
property Mt Twenty-6fth and Market
streets. The office will continue at
Ninth and Sbpley streets as that location
IL more central.
Two very pleasant rooms over the
cafeteria are being fitted with desks md
other Office equipment. The Y. w. Z. A.
secretaries, Miss Osborne, Miss McComb
and Miss Webb, will have Office hours
there. The telephone number Is 602l.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-07-11
BurqlarS fnterrunied in Worn.

Mr.. and Mrs George Il Connor OF
prevented u robbery at their home on
Monday evening when they returned
in time to interrupt robbers who had
gained access to the house by ladder
placed against a second story window.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-07-11
Boy Eturl by Auto.

An unknown boy, who was struck and
knocked down by an automobile driven
by Harlan Wilson Of Oak tirovc was taken
to Delaware Hospital by Mr.. Wilson and
later taken home The boy, who liy es
in Poplar street, between Third and
Fourth, was struck while playing in front
Of his home
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-07-11
Richardson Park Club to Reorganize.

Republicans Of Richardson Park and
vicinity will reorganize the Richardson
Park Republican Club on Monday even
ing at a meeting to be held at Tinsman $
Hall. Smokes and refreshments are a part
Ot the program.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-07-11
Death Due 10 Accident.

At a coroncrs 5 inquest in the case Of
Hamilton Orr, who died at Delaware Hos
pital July Z, following a fall at Fourth and
Pine streets, the jury found that he came
to his death by accident At the hospital
it was found his skull was fractured
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-07-11
Hey Held for Court.

Henry Hey, meat dealer at III
King street, charged with making a false
affidavit when obtaining a mercantile
license for the ensuing year, has been
held by Magistrate GIllis in $500 bail
for the Count Of General Sessions
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-07-11
FOR NERVOUS CONDITIONS
Eorsford's Acid Phosphale

Rebuids impaired nerve-fOrce. relieves
brain fatigue and invigorates the nervous
system Buy bottle-Adv
The daily Alaskan., 1918-09-17
RUBE OLDRlNG ONLY
 VET WITH ATHLETICS
Connie MaCk's Line-Up Has Been
 Completely Changed.
Stars of Old White Elephant Machine Which Won Four Pennants in Stretch of Five Years Are Re-
 placed by Youngsters.

Rube 0ldring, persuaded to come out of retirement by Connie Mack this sea- son, Is the only player on the Mackian roster who was actively engaged in the pennant-wlnnlng campaign of 1914, when the Athletics won their last American League streamer.
 Gone are the stars of the old White Elephant machine which rolled through the American league, winning four pennants in a stretch of five years, and in their places are players upon whom Mack Is depending to regain the laurels of his once famous club.
 The once famous infield of the old Maekmen composed of Baker, Barry, Collins and McInnis, has, been re- placed by Burns, Gardner, Shannon and, Dugan. Baker Is with the Tanks, Collins with the White Sox, McTnnis with Boston and Barry in the navy.
 The old Athletic outfield has faded away completely. Strunk has been sent to the Red Sox and 0ldring has been used as a pinch hitter for the most part since coming back to the club.
 Bender, Bush, Coombs, Plank, Pen mock, Shawkey, Wyckoff and Bressler were the mainstays of Mack's pitch ing staff only four years ago, yet not one of them Is wearing Philadel- phia uniform. Bender Is helping Uncle Sam build ships at Hog is- land. Bush is with the Red Sox, Coombs with Brooklyn, Bressler with the Reds. Plank retired and Pennock, Shawkey and Wyckoff In the service. Lapp, Schang and Thomas, catchers, have also passed along, Schang being the only one still classed as a star. McAvOy, who was with the club in 1914, was a fourth string catcher at the time and Is now doing half the backstOpping for the rejuvenated club.
 Gardner, Walker and Cady, from Boston; Jamleson, from Washington; Burns, from Detroit, and Gregg and KOpp, from the International. league, have stepped into the shoes left va cant by Mack's many deals within two years. In short the Athletics are per fectly camouhaged.
The daily Alaskan., 1918-09-17

With the affixing of the signature of President Wilson to the Man Pow CT bill all men between the ages os IS and 45 have been drafted into the service of our country.
 That. means that more than ever before the business of the land will fall upon the shoulders of the wo- men. Where their fields have been limited heretofore and the calls up on them have been comparatively few, the necessities for women to take up the burdens which their men have borne will be increased a hundred fold and the calls for service will be transmuted into commands.
 Like their sisters overseas the women of America must step into the ranks, to fill up the gaps left by their husbands and brothers. Pre- Daration for this mighty change has .t,en made in greater or less de gree throughout the netire country With the various pursuits open to them, women have been gradually acquiring the knowledge which" is 70 stand them in vital stead under ths new order of things.
 Not the least revolutionary or the changes has been the granting to women of executive powers in war financing.
 Where a few years ago women bond sellers were a negligible quan- tity, their number has grown dur ing the past twelve months to more than half a million, And wnere in days before the war wo- men who bought bonds were few and far between, today women number more than one-half Of the United, states bona owners.
 Interest and taxes which a short time ago were little known or troublesome problems, have be- come subjects with which American women are now on friendliest speak iQg terms.
 The various Liberty Loans have made interest a common posses sion, an offset to taxes which are the inevitable accompaniment of war
 The Fourth Liberty Loan, to be opeued for subscription Septem- Der 18th, will afford the women of America another opportunity to Oe- come possessors of the Government securities for their future we'll being and happiness.
The daily Alaskan., 1918-09-17
SUGAR RATION CARDS
 MEET WITH APPROVAL

The sugar card, ration plan is working we'll in Southeastern and Westward Alaska. With but few exceptions the system is meeting ap- proyal and individual consumers are keeping well within their monthly allowance of two pounds per person and doing 1t cheerfully and willingly.
 Now and then some one com plains about having to come down town to get a card; that he or she cannot live on two pounds Der month; that they think it strange that they think 1t strange the the government doesn't give them all the sugar they want. Thank God that these unpatriotic individ- uals are in the minority.
 Sugar must go to the soldiers and the Allies and the people of the United states must show the same spirit of voluntary sacrifice which. they displayed during the wheat saving campaign.
The daily Alaskan., 1918-09-17
ADVISORY COUNCIL
FOR ANCHORAGE

Douglas Island NewS-AnchOrage. which three years ago was laid out and organized by the federal goVr. ernment and which since then has. been in charge of a townsite man ager employed by the Alaskan Engi- neering Commission, Will soon have a council of property owners to advise with the Commissions town, site manager on all matters rela- tiva to the administration of muni- cipal affairs. The advisory coun1 cil will consist of seven members and Vi" be chosen by property owners at annual elections.
 The Alaskan Engineering Com mission, which Is the body entrust- ed with the building of the govern ment railroad was willing to turn over, completely and without any reservations at all, the control of municipal affairs in Anchoage to the residents of the town, but the citi" zens concluded such control was not desirable until they had paid in full for tine lots bought by them from the government at the time of the organization of the townsite. The lots were sold on the instali- melt plan.
 Under the administration of the Commission, Anchorage property owners are taxed for water, sewer street maintenance, sanitation, which is for garbage removal, and fire protection, which is for the maintenance of the fire department; but there is no police court, police department, nor jail expense, as justice is administered by the Unit ed States commissioner and police work is performed and jail facih- ties afforded by the United States marshaps office. The federal gov ernment has devoted proceeds from the sale of lots to liquidate con stru .tion and certain of the opera ticn expenses such as court, police anJ jail outlays. These opera tion expenses would have to De met by the property owners if they should take over the entire man agement of the town.
 The public school, which was built and then conducted two years by the Commission, was turned over to the citizens last year, and it's cost of maintenance and operation is LOW defrayed by a special school tax.
 The plan of the advisory council has been approved by the Depart meat of the Interior. While the council, which will meet weekly will have no inherent power to en- force any of it's policies, it's sug- gesti2ns without douht will be rati- fled and given effect, almost as a matter of course, by the commits sion's townsite manager.
The daily Alaskan., 1918-09-17
LOOK AT THE VOTE
A corporal is a squad officer

Editor George Harvey, of the North American Review, has examin cd the various votes in connection with the selectiye draft bill and finds that on the "essential modifi- cation urged by the president 164 republicans voted for and 14 a gafnst what the president waanted, while only 79 democrats Totde for and 11S against the amendment. Commenting upon this our demo- cratic contemporary says: "Clearly no fair mind can fail to give the re- ublican congress g clean bill of patriotism in upholding the presi- dent to the full and in putting a. side all partisan considerations.'
 How, then, can sound argu- ment De made for the election of a democratic congress in order to "up' hold the president"
The daily Alaskan., 1918-09-17
BRAINERDS LEFT JUNEAU
 BY LIGHT OF THE MOON

Did you ever wake up on Monday morning shy about fifty fifty of the help? T his is what the Dispatch did this gylorious and wet Monday morning. On Saturday night 8 job printer and makeup man named Brainerd and his wife, who also fill- ed an essential position in the back office received their pay checks. Early Sunday morning they took themselves hence On 8 good ship departing from this port bound to civilization. On Monday the Dis patch found itself on the "half pV:tion" as far as the back office help was concerned.
 It's these little incidents that make life worth living, but it Is eer' tainly h-l,-Tuneau Dispatch,
The daily Alaskan., 1918-09-17
ADMINISTRATORS NOTICE

NoticA is hereby given, that the undersigned has been appointed Ad- ministrator of the estate of Miles Creegan. deceased, by the pro bate court for the territory of All aska sitting in probate at Haines. Alaska, and any and all persons having claims against said estate, are required to present them to me, with the proper vouchers, at my rffice in the said town of Haines, within six months from date of first publication of this notice.
 Dated the 18th day of August, 1918.
 J. G. Morrison, Administrator. W. B. Stout, Attorney for Admins
 trator.
 First Publication, Aug 22, 1918. Final Publication, Sept. .26, 1918.