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Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-02-16
WHOLESALE PRICES UP rs p. c
Most of War Advance Has Been in Last
Two Years.

Washington, Feb. 16-Average whole
sale prices have increased IS per cent
since the world war began, according to
review made public by the Bureau of
Labor Statistics Most of the advance
has been within the last two years
From January to December of 1917
the wholesale prices of farm products
increased 80 per cent, food 23 per cent,
house furnishing goods 81 per cent Al
most the only relief afforded the house
hold was 10 per cent decrease in fuel
and lighting Metals and metal products
decreased per cent.
Retail prices have fuctuated at a
relatively lower level than wholesale
prices. Dressed poultry and granulated
sugar only OF twenty-eight important
foodstuffs show larger per cent Of In
crease In the retail than in the wholesale
prices
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-02-16
SUSSEX COUNTY NOTES.
Special Correspondence Of Every Evenin

Special Correspondence of Every Evening
Georgetown, Feb. 16.-George G. West
fell on pavement in his yard at Lcwcs
and sustained fracture of an arm.
Founders are being caught by Lewes
fishermen and what few have been hooked
are bringing fancy prices.
John Warren, n Lewes fisherman, caught
his foot in the engine of his launch and it
was severely mangled.
lIoratio 5. Macklin has sold Reynold' s
grist mill to Fred Jensen, who for the
past year has been running it.
Thieves few nights ago entered the
Diamond State roller mills, at Milton,
and carried away quantity of -four
This is the second time the mill has been
robbed.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-02-16
WANT BIG TOMATO PRICES.
Special Correspondents Of Every Evening

Special Correspondents Of Every Evening
Georgetown, Feb. 16.--Dwing to the
high prices obtained for tomatoes, last
season, many farmers are holding out and
will not contract for less than fifty cents
per basket. Gamers figure sixty baskets
to the ton which would make ton at this
rate cost them $50 Less than ten years
ago growers in this section were willing
to contract for ten cents per basket, but
war conditions have cause such a demand
for the product that the price last season
jumped more than ten times what 1T WAS
few years ago.
In some sections during the past sea-
son, notably Milton, Bridgeville and
Seaford, more than one dollar per basket
was paid and one day at Milton the price
scared to 81 80 cents, a price which was
never before obtained and will not occur
again unless the war continues and the
demand becomes greater.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-02-16
VAIL MINI IiRTY.

,-.ecial Cores pom, nct. Of Every Evening
Laurel. Feb l. H., Nettie Ward
ente rtained her Fl t4- II valentine
part a. her home, NJ i...Isci Thursday
event The evenin. was delightfully."-
spent ~ appropriaf, mes and music,
after wh Il collation. ~ served.
Among hose present ere Misses
Blanche GODFREY, Floss, Gprdv, Nellie
West. Florence McGec. llctr Holloway,
Mary Testing Mary GplG Mary An
derson Messrs REheri ollIn, Howard
Windsor, Norris Lynch Frank Windsor,
Ivan Cordrey, Carl IiIstings, Charles
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-02-16
MILITARY CENSUS OF PHILA.

Philadelphia, Feb. 15.-Mayor Smith
announced today that he had authorized
the taking Of military census of Phil
adelphia. The names and addresses of all
Philadelphians entering the military or
naval service will be placed in the city's
archives 'for such references as may be
necessary from time to time" This, the
mayor said, viii protect enlisted men and
their relatives from any attempts at
exploitation by business concerns or
private individuals.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-02-16

these Ties on any woman's Y~c.
With pair Of neatly fitted spass
gray favn or white lighf-buf-
toned spats 81, $50, 50 a pair)
viii put her In the "smarfly
shod set" for which American
women are noted.
Black calfskin and patent
leather shoes for men come in
lace styles, narrow and medium
toe shapes, ~eited soie<. all
sizes and A to ID widths. "a 80
Splendid school shoes for bows.
sizes 3 to 1917. in lace styies.
black calf. $3.50.
THE steady return
1 ing tramp, tramp,
Of thousands of Wana-
maker shoes, with hap
py, comfortable feet
inside Of them. and a
sm art, presentable look
on the outside of them.
and the customer say
ing, These wear so
we'll that I'm coming
back TO buy another
pair of the same kind"
is the sort of shoe ad-
vertisement we value
over and above any
praise We could write of
ourselves.
Why should any
house praise its goods?
The customer viii ap-
praise them, and is pref
" sure TO use the right
adjectives.
Why don't you put IN
Danger sign beside that ford"
asked the irste and dripping
traveller Who had nearly lost
has life in trying to cross il.
Wal, now, stranger" drawl-
ed the native whom he had ad-
dressed, Il guess everybody that
tries to go across finds out
it's dangerous, and 'tain't no
concern to them as don't. 30
why should we-"
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-02-16
Eugene l.. Fraim Returning from Russia

Eugene l.. Fraim of this city. who
represented the F. BlumenthaI Company
IN Russia before the revolution, is on his
way home after many di cultios which
he experienced before gettisr out of Rus
sia. Mr.. Fraim was four weeks getting
from Petrograd to Manchuria, trip that
at the most usually requires two weeks
He left Petrcgrad January s, and arrived
In Kobe. Japan, on February 5. He will
stay there two or three months before
sailing for the United States.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-02-16
RECORD WORK ON DESTROYER.

Washington, Feb. 15.-Secretary Dam
iels announced today the receipt of tele-
gram from the Mare Island Navy Yard,
California, stating that the destroyer
Taylor was launched there yesterday, GO
per cent complete, four months after the
keel was laid. The speed with which the
Taylor was made ready for launching
establishes a navy yard record for swift
construction
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-02-16
HORSES SELLING LOW.

special Cores spoudcnce Of Every Evening
MiddlrtoRn. Feb 16-At the sale Of
Iestor NJ TAYLOR, near town. on Tues
dav several COWS were sold close to the
500 mark, one being sold privately the
day previous 10 the sale for $3.50
At the sale OF Howard Ratledge, Is
head OF COWS averaged Sl42.50 and horses
brought from $3.50 10 $lS5.
Their seems To be little demand for
colts. two-year-old colts selling as low as
So and $50, while weanling mule colts
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-02-16
At DOVER.

sps,-iai CORES Spondence of Every Evening
Dover, Feb. Mayor Arlev B.
Mage has moved 10 his new State
>trct residence, which was completed
Tin. wrck. after year construction. 1t
Is one Of the most modern and up-to-date
residences IN Dover
rhr District Exemption Board met here
Yesterday being occupied all day and
last night IN working on cases from
~u>~rN county.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-02-16
Scouts Flood Danger.

Pittsburg, Pa, Feb. l5.-Chief Penny
witt Of the Pitts ourg Weather
Bureau asserted today there need be no
fear of floods along the Ohio on account of
the Allegheny and Monongahela ice move
ments. Warm weather, he said, had soften
ed the ice and completely destroyed its
destructive .poWers
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-02-16
Denies Theft of Papers

Washington, Feb I5-Reports of
thefts Of valuable papers from the censor
ship Offices at New York again were
denounced as untrue today by William
Churchill, representing the Committee on
Public Information before the House
Committee on Expenditures in the Post
Office Department
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-02-16
Talk to Express Company Men.

Il. ). Bonstelle, inspector Of the Bureau
Of Explosives OF New York City, and sew
eral experts from Washington, were the
chief speakers at meeting of the en-
ployeS OF the Adams Express, Wells
Fargo Express and American Express
Companies, at the Hotel du Pont last
night. The subject for discussion was the
best methods OF handling shipments ON
trains so as to eliminate fires and expo
sions.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-02-16

Of the little girl TO the
librarian to whom she
had been sent for a
novel for her mother.
me mother, she don't
like any other kind"
A natural enough
taste in novels, but in
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-02-16

the matter of shoes
for an example--the
fewer sensations the
better.
Everybody realizes
that magnitude in any
line of business makes
for economy in that spe-
cial line.
Because the Down
Stairs Store buys and
sells Shoes on a scale Of
magnitude, it is a power
in the shoe market, and
is able to sell shoes to
the public at lower
prices than the average
dealer has to pay. For
instance
II il rather unusual today
TO be able to get q good pair
of patent-leather cloth top shoes
for women. in lace or button
style, for 81.
Even more remarkable is il
10 lind such a shoe in the fash
ionsble high cut, with curved or
straight heel, and ~elted sole.
That means a 8mooth. clear.
comfortable inside as we'll as a
goodlooking outside. All sizes
and widths.
CEEING to insides as
- W ell as outsides,
seams as we'll as sur
faces, is a feature of
Wanamaker S service.
Really, it is less trouble
to seller as well as buyer
in the end. Fewer shoes
come back for exchange,
but more customers.
There's one shoe that's
too expensive for us TO
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-02-16
Two Slayers Hanged

Chicago, Feb 15.-Edward Wheed
who killed two persons in a payroll rob-
berry here last summer, and Harry Lin
drum, convicted Of the murder of police
man, were hanged today from the same
scaffold
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-02-16

Nigh tan eslfskin lace b>,oss
Tor women, imitation wing tips
perforated, medium heel, Sl.so.
Very attractive.
Black sjd-skin shoes in lace
styles, soft and pliable, fine for
the tired woman's feet, ,o~t
$3.50.
Women's patent-leather lies.
built on long. slender lines, with
springy turned soles and Gov
cred heels, A.75. a psir ~
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-02-16
WE want simply to

~ - VGtiit piitAHAF w
wv let you know
what is in the
Down Stairs Store for
you, today and most
days.
We do this because so
many people are using
the Down Stairs Store
more and more con-
stantly that we are con-
vinced that it's news of
genuine economies i'm
genuine goods is news
that interests all thrifty
shoppers.
We can do it without
raising ourselves on our
toes and screaming.
That is a great help,
because screaming dis
tracts anybody's atten-
tion from good mer-
chandising, the original
purpose of its employ
ment in advertising be-
ing to distract attention
from poor merchandise
that is, from its poor
ness.
Sydney Smith, the
clergyman h Il m o rist,
used to say, in his gen.
tie way, of a certain
talkative young lady,
that she could not help
but make some digres-
sions from fact, for
there wasn't truth
enough in the world to
go round her conversa-
ton.
If we tried to make
ourselves or you be-
lieve that every day
was the most wonderful
day that ever dawned
in the greatest of all
years for the most mar
velous of all opportuni-
ties to buy the most su-
perb goods in the world
at the most stupendous
prices ever turned d
wrong side up with
care
Then we would not
know what to tell you
about the next day!
"HE Down Stairs
L Store is just a
simple, straightforward,
first-class store, which
sells staple goods all the
year around at prices
which represent real
savings.
The service is first
class, the goods are first
class of their kind,
which is the lower pric-
ed kind. For this rea-
son the patronage also
is frst-class, because
Everybody knOUs
that the Wanamaker
DOlUn Stairs Store luill
not step beLOIU the quail
ity line.
Nobody meeting any
body else in its aisles
hurries by, hoping she
be recognized, or
stops to explain: First
time | was ever here in
my life, my dear, but l
just stepped in to
avoid the rain"
No! if it is the first
time she has ever been
in the Down Stairs
Store in her life she is
full of talk about it.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-02-16
Every Pair of Shoes in the D0lUn Stairs
Store is Priced Under SIS.

And there's an acreage saVins of So a pair-as
you may easily proUe by comparisons
Euery pair of mems shoes represents an aUeraoe
sdUing of $3.50.
Fashionable high-cut shoes for ro1en range in
price from SO up to $3.50.
Mems shoes $3.50 to S4.75 a pair.
EUery shoe has ,ceifed sole in place of the usual
rough machine seacing found IN shoes selling at these
prices.
Enough sdid-a1d enough seiIing-scithoxf nd
jectipeS.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-02-16
New Coal Company Gets Coal

After many weeks of waiting the
Peoples Coal Co. has received its first
consignment of coal, which was put on
sale this morning
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-02-16

sell at any price, or even
to give away. It's the
shoe that comes back
without the customers
foot in it.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-02-16
Where Most Economical Women Shop
Must Be the Best Place for Economies
THE DOWN STAIRS STORE
At WANAMAKER,

And of her Alk about
it, we are not one whit
afraid. Mostly it's too
complimentary to be
repeated in an adver-
tisement, whose main
purpose is to furnish in
formation.
Such as this informa-
ton concerning Silks
A CCORDING to all
IA indications Dame
Fashion will reign re-
splendent in silks this
Spring.
For all her stylish airs
she is a practical lady,
and apparently she has
discoursed along this
line:
wool is both high
priced and scarce. Cot
ton fabrics bid fair to
be lovelier than ever,
but they are not yet sea-
sonable for town or
country wear.
$50 III revel in silks,
and look my prettiest." "
Rumors Of her deci-
sion spread quickly, and
the Down Stairs Store
was by no means "be-
hind the door," as the
saying goes.
A "get ready" cam
paign was started, and
no stone left unturned
in the quest for good
silks to sell at low
prices.
The quest was sue
cessful. Dame Fashions
follower can regale her
self today in the Down
Stairs Silk Store to her
hearts content, and her
purses well-being.
We've provided thou
sands of yards of the
beautiful silks - silks
that stir the lmagina-
ton and conjure up pic
lures Of adorable frocks,
silks lovely in their col
oring and fine in tex
ture-and all reason
able in price.
Foulards-known and praised
by all wearers for their many
virtues-will be among the most
popular dress silks for the
Spring.
Polka dot patterns and neat
figured effects are in the lead.
Silk mixed with cotton, one
yard wide. 81 and SIPS = yard.
Pure silk, S1.50 and 81 a yard
Lustrous. cleaning satins
are also in the front ranks for
the Spring frock. All the new
Spring shades, including navy
blue, brown, gray and Copen-
hagen. Prices, S1.35, SI.S5 and
50 yard.
Every woman wants in her
at least ONE dress
of soft, clingy crepe de chine.
The Spring shades are adorable
ivory, flesh, pink, ciel, silver,
Quaker and battleship gray; CO.
penhagen, Belgium, putty, olive
lrab, and all the other shades.
inches wide, SI.35.
s1.55 and So a yard.
Striped and fancy taffetas are
effective for sport styles. Decid-
ID black and white stripes. and
;hecks and plaids. in delightful
of colors. are SI.35,
sl-55, $1.S5 and So q yard.
Navy blue and all the other
,hades are S1.50 a yard.
Beautiful Japanese Shantung.
lust-free and sweet-smelling. ST.
'1.25, Sl.75 a yard.
VALUES, in place of
' sensations, are the
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-02-16

You Breathe a Different atmosphere A
from Other DoUn Stairs Pluces'
Time and again this hns been said of the Dorr,
Stairs Store
We beiieDe it to be true in fpo senses.
The air in the Dorm Stairs Store is kept con-
stnrtly fresh and pure by scientific Uentil1tirg
process
The spirit in the Doun Stairs Store is ons nj
nHcsenty directed service, pushed forUnrd to the
uttermosf point Of economy pithin the quality line
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-02-16

:. The proof of the pud-
ding is in the eating, of
the ford is in the cross
ing, of the goods is in
the buying.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-02-16

Holloway, Morris Bennett, Martin Gordy
and Henry White.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-02-16
A RAW, SORE THROAT
Eases Quickly When You Apply
a Little MuSterOle.

And Musterole won't blister like the
ole d-iashioIied mustard plaster. Just
spread it on with your fingers. II pene-
uates 10 the sore spot with gentle
ungle. loosens the congestion and draws
Out the soreness and pain.
Musterole is a clean, white ointment
made with oil Of mustard. 1t is fine for
quick relief from sore throat, bronchitis,
tonsilius, Group. sdf neck, asthma, neu-
falgia, h-adache. congestion, pleurisy,
rheumatism, lumbago, pains and aches of
the back or joints, sprains, sore muscles.
bruises, chilblains. frosted feet, colds on
The che~t (it often prevents pneunonia)
Nothing like Musterole for croupy chill
lren. Keep it handy for instant use.
SOC and JOc jars, hospital size $3.50
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-02-16

VALUES, in place of
' sensations, are the
stock-in- trade of our
Down Stairs Store. Sem
sations wear off, but val
ueS wear on.
Does it bring out the
goose-fiesh on yous?"
was the eager question
The Belding banner-news. (Belding, Mich.) 1918-1973, 1918-06-05
CHARITY BALL
NETS HOSPITAL
sum OF $3.50
FANCY DANCING BY LOCAL La
DIES FEATURE OF EVENT
CONSIDERED BIG SUCCESS.

The second annual Charity ball,
which the board of lady managers of
the Belding hospital staged last We'd
nesday night in Crawford hall, was
tremendous success both from the
number in attendance. the entertain
ment afforded and the financial re-
turns, the sum of $50 being turned
in to the hospital treasury as a re-
suit of the ball.
The decorations in the hall were
in the national colors and were beau
tiful in the extreme. Ferns and
flowers in profusion greeted the eye
everywhere and gave evidence that
the committee on decorations gave
much time, thought and taste to the
matter of making the room a place
of beauty.
Hale's orchestra furnished the mu-
sic for the occasion and the concert
began at $3.50 o'clock and continued
until 8 o'clock when the grand march
led by Mr.. and Mrs. /. L. Hubbell
started off with snap and swing
which was characteristic of the even-
ing's entertainment.
The solo dances by the Misses Vel
ma and Selma Little, Louise Wilson,
Dorothy Brown and Marian Cusser
were exceptionally good and really
worthy Of professional dancers.
The committee in charge wish to
thank all who so generously helped
in any way to make this, the second
annual Charity ball for the hospital
1t was only through this splendid spir-
it of cooperation and willing aid that
the quarter of a thousand dollars
was able to be raised to assist in
carrying on .he great humanitarian
work which our Belding hospital is
engaged in.
The Belding banner-news. (Belding, Mich.) 1918-1973, 1918-06-05

III. Patterson, proprietor of the old
est established bazaar stock in the
city, has leased the store room re-
Gently vacated by Bachelor e.
Browns grocery and will, about the
1st of July. move his vast and entire
stock of bazaar goods from the pres
ent location at 221 West Main street,
up into the new location where pat
will be able to look after business still
better than in the past, owing to the
greatly increased amount of floor
space made possible by the acquisition
of the new place.
The Patterson bazaar stock has
been in its present location so long
a time that it takes somc of the "old
heads" of the city to tell who occupied
the store before the bazaar stock
went in there.
The Belding banner-news. (Belding, Mich.) 1918-1973, 1918-06-05
SCHOOL ATHLETES
AGAIN WIN BY
WIDE MARGIN
MAJORITY OF HIGH SCORES AND
HONORS CARRIED OFF BY SILK
CITY SCHOOL STUDENTS.

In the annual county track and
field meet which was held in Ionia
last Saturday, Belding high schools
track team again took the meet by a
wide margin. The final scores were
Belding 76, Ionia 81, Saranac IL. A
strong westerly wind prevented any
very fast times in the races.
Belding had very little trouble in
winning the relay and will hold the
meet trophy and the relay cup won
last year, for another year. If
they are won by Belding next year
they Will become THE permanent
property of Belding high school.
Ray Forman won the all-around
medal with 25 points and George
Skellenger took second by % 1-2
points. The work of Merrill Peter
son in winning the mile and 440 yd.
dash cannot be too highly commend
ed. Lawrence Chickering did good
work by winning 8 1-2 points.
Clarksville did not seem to be
playing up to her usual form in the
ball game with Ionia and Ionia took
the baseball championship by a a
to / score.
In the tennis games in the morning
the Ionia girls won both the singles
and doubles. The boys sets had
been played off before. In theses
Ionia captured the doubles and the
singles went to Lake Odessa
The results and records of the
track meet are as follows:
One-half mile run-Forman. Beld-
ing, first; Wade, Ionia, second; Coop
er, Belding, third; time, 2 min. ID
2-5 sec
100-yd. dash-Altenberg Ionia,
first; Skellenger, Belding, second {;
Dunsmore, Ionia, third; time, II 1-2
sec.
IL lb. shot put-Forman. Belding,
first; Dehn, Belding, second; Sim
mons, Ionia, third; distance 32 ft.
in.
220-yd. lhurdles-Skellenger, Beld-
ing, first; Altenberg, Ionia, second !;
G: Lambertson, Belding, third; time,
81 sec.
Running high jump-Skellenger,
Belding, first; Young, Ionia, Sec
ond; Forman and Peterson, Belding,
tied for third; height ft. 1-2 in.
lloyd. hurdles-Forman, Belding,
first; Stowell, Ionia, second; Bowen,
Saranac, bird; time, % sec.
One mile run-Peterson, Belding,
first; Chickering, Belding, second; !;
time, 5 min. 33 4-5 sec.
220-yd. dash-Forman, Bslding,
first; Skellenger, Belding, second; /;
Dunsmore, Ionia, third; time 26 sec,
Running broad jump-Skellenger,
Belding, first; Altenberg, Ionia, sec
ond; Forman, Belding, third; distance
10 ft. 8 IA in.
440-yd. dash-Peterson, Belding,
first; Ohickering, Bidding, second;
Taffel, Ionia, third; time SO 2-5 sec.
Pole vault-Bowen, Saranac, first;
Young, Ionia, second; Forman, Beld-
ing, third; heigh 9 ft. in.
Discus thrfw-Aytenbera tonia,
first; Eddy, Saranac, second; Dehn,
Belding, third; distance, 79 ft. 5 3-4
in.
One-half mile relay-Belding, first;
Ionia, second; Saranac, third; time,
/ min, 43 2-5 sec.
The members of Belongs relay
team we're Hanson. Chickering, Skcl-
lenVpr and Forman