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Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial. (Wilmington, Del.) 1878-1928, 1918-05-10
NEED GARDEN PLOTS.
School Children Need Ground on
Which to Grow
Vegetables.

More than 800 city school children dc
sire to raise gardens but have no plots,
About 200 pupils have been provided
with plots.
Viii not the good people of Wilmington
help provide space for the boys and
girls ward garden?
A sufficient garden acreage can be Sc
cured in the superhs. but it is not feasible
to teach city children gardening except
in their home and school communities.
Garden space is very much desired in
the following vicinitics Of Wilmington:
l. Near the center of the city.
. Near schools Nos 10, L., 10.
>. Near schools Nos. II, -, "a, 30
4. Near schools Nos Is, Z, :, u.
( In cooperation with the L. ). Depart
ment Of Agriculture, Delaware College
has employed Fred b. MARTENS, 1901
Delaware avenue, to supervise the school
gardens of Wilmington
The City School Board has employed
Miss Mary T.. Mcguire, 1911 Lancaster
avenue, and Miss Mary f. Dohcrty, 1403
West Third street, rs local garden instruc-
tors
Anyone who viii donate or rent plot
or who knows Of vacant lots that might
be secured for school gardens, should re-
port such information 10 Mr. MARTENS,
Miss Doherty, Miss Mcguire, or 70 Mr..
Scott. city superintendent Of schools.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial. (Wilmington, Del.) 1878-1928, 1918-05-10
PH|LEMMA CHANDLER
HALE AND HEARTY At 90
Helped to Celebrate Double Birth
day Anniversary at His Home at
Claymont Last Night.

Philemma Chandler celebrated his
nintieth birthday anniversary yesterday
at his home at Claynont where he resides
with his son-in-law and daughter, MIR. and
Mrs. Arthur A. Wilmot. During the day
he received gifts, letters and kilograms,
and he had reception in the evening,
when his family and many friends called
to extend their congratulations and good
wishes. Mr.. Chandler has two sons and
two daughters, the daughters being Mrs.
Wilmot and Mrs Idclla G. Fred of Will
mington. His two sons. Lilburnc Chandler
of Wilmington and DIR. Swithin Chandler
of Philadelphia. and their wives and chill
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial. (Wilmington, Del.) 1878-1928, 1918-05-10
HE EMBEZZLED COAL.
Leniency Asked for Negro Prisoner Who
Pleads Guilty 10 Charge.

james Perkins, Negro, through his
attorney, ]. Frank Ball, before Judge
Rice yesterday, changed his plea OF not
guilty to one Of guilty to a charge OF en-
bczzloment of 200 pounds of coal from
the Hamilton Coal Company. Judge
Ball set before the court that Mr. liamll-
ton had said that Perkins had worked for
him for the past ) years, missing work
only once or twice, during which time
he proved honest until this case. Mr..
Hamilton is DESTROYS of seeing the Negro
relieved of the case. the attorney said,
In delivering coal, Perkins would sell one
or two bags of a load to other parties.
AttorncX-Gencral Rcinhardt objected
to parole, which Judge Ball urged. SEN
tence was deferred by Judge Rice.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial. (Wilmington, Del.) 1878-1928, 1918-05-10
A Simple Way to
Remove Dandruff

There is ono sure way that has never
failed to remove dandrutf al once, and
that IS TO dissolve it hen You destroy ID
entirely To do this. Just get about four
ounces of PLAIN, common hquid arvon
from any drug store this is All YOU will
need apply it at night when retiring.
use enough to moIstcn the scalp ana
rub it in gently with the finger tips.
Bv morning, most If not all. Of your
dandrufT viii he gone. and three or four
more applications Will completely dis
solve and entirely destroy every single
sign and trace 81 II. no matter how much
dsndruf YOU may have
You VIII find all ltching and digging DC
the scalp viii stop instantly, and your haIr
viii &c fluffy lustrous glossy. silky and
soft, and LOOK and feel q hundred times
better
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial. (Wilmington, Del.) 1878-1928, 1918-05-10

dres were present The grandchildren IN
Guided Mrs. Thomas M. Eliason, Mrs.
Howard Adams of Hamilton, Canada,
DIR. Swithin Chandler, Jr., of German
town, Pa, and Elizabeth and Swlthin
ChnaIder. the children of DIR. and Mrs.
Chandler. There WAS one great grand
child to greet Mr. Chandler on his birth
day and that is Douglas Eliason, son of
MIR. and Mrs Thomas M. Eliason.
One of the pleasant features of tho re-
ccption last night was the fact that there
were two birthdays, Mr. Chandler's and
his little granddaughter Elizabeth's. There
were also two cakes, one big one with 80
candles, and a small ono with five little
wax lights.
MIR. Chandler has, during all his life,
been n prominent citizen, and a good
Delawarcan and American. He has served
MS Levy Courtman, as county comptroller
and as city building inspector. He is
member of Wilmington Monthly Meeting
of Friends, West street. Though en-
fccbled by age, he is still quite vigorous
and gets about.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial. (Wilmington, Del.) 1878-1928, 1918-05-10

Acccssions to churches from member
ship of Sunday schools in the past year
Wilmington district, 4l0; Dover, 1884,
Easton, 307; Salisbury, $50; whole con
ference, ,45l
Sunday school expenses IN the past
Wilmington district, SIS, 3SS; Dover,
$5,071; Easton, 81 500; Salisbury, 1892;
whole conference So, $40
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial. (Wilmington, Del.) 1878-1928, 1918-05-10

Wilmington and Vicinity
The Wilmington & Philadelphia Traction
Company desires give to the public of Will
mngton and vicinity good and adequate trolley
service This is possible unless pay
employees wage which will enable us to retain and
sufficient competent men to operate all of our
trolley schedules. We must therefore give
employees a substantial wage increase the
tarnent of service due to lack of men will soon be-
come so serious as result great detrment to
the business and industrial activity of this
munity so per cent of our trainmen have left
our service in the past two months. This wage
increase cannot be given unless we increase our
of fare from five TO cents.
The enormous advance in the of every
thing which into the construction, ma1nten-
ance and operation has made it impossible for
continue furnish adequate trolley at i've
rate of fare During the months OF January,
February and March failed to our bond
interest by more than S55OO000 The critical
condition confronting the Wilmington & Phla-
delpha Traction Company is one that IS facing the
Public Utilities Companies of every State IN the
Union.
1T essential tha hrhearnoe md consideration
pnauors be ehargsfr
will keep IN them the breath Of otn5y Pre: Their own
Hon william AteAdGo Secretary Of the Treasury the United States addressed
"OurpubHc seruceu saredo Connected aen
Cart Of u rItu u t
va, andi e
reveal note 5ctve. Be nee rex
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e
The esidn of the United Sesrer t
lNee examined with cMef ne uorandu I'M nd ter
2
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f
Sc S n
The Company has filed with the Public Utility
Commission a petition authorize the increase
from five TO cents and with It has filed a
plete of It's receipts and expenditures
gether with data of labor and material
showing the absolute necessity for such increase.
The people of Wilmington require
nood froEIov co~DSco onJ Ehoro|o~o
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial. (Wilmington, Del.) 1878-1928, 1918-05-10

replies follows:
4 have examined with the memorandum and letters WINCH
yours fifteenth. fully
pubic
should
n authorities
$ aid
promptly the situation.
Il shall be
5 desirable and n the national interests.
The Monticellonian., 1918-07-05

The United States bureau of stand
ards has developed a lahor-saving de-
vice making color tests of cottonseed
oil
Mrs Rebeeea Mayo. age ninety, still
conducts shoe store in Province
town, Mass. She has had charge of
the business since her husband died,
in 1879.
All printers among the Russian prs-
oners in Germany are being kept busy
on propaganda books in Russian, 10
popularize the kaiser and everything
German.
The flag pole on top of a tower on
a New York hotel has been so mount
ed that II can be lowered into tuhu-
lar casing for painting or repairing
Two Mt, Holyoke college girls, re-
Gently hired as drivers of milk routes
in South Hadley, Mass. have proved
so efficient that they will be retained
in their jobs.
Ii is estimated that there are 90
900 tons of coal, which can be re-
claimed from the Sehuylkill river be-
tween Schuylkill Haven and Auburn,
Pa Several washeries take coal from
/ the river bed when the weather per-
mits
The Monticellonian., 1918-07-05
BRIEF INFORMATION

An artificial coffee has been invent
ed in Japan which is said to have the
right flavor and n large percentage of
nourshment.
Railroads of the LATED States con
sumed more than 100000 barrels of
fuel oil last year, gain of more than
100000 barrels from the previous
year.
\ French veterinarian has demon.
strated that horses can be fed certain
kinds of kitchen garbage and sawdust
from birch or poplar trees when 1t is
necessary TO save grain.
Day laborers in the Dominican Re-
public are paid 60 cents day.
George Osborne. while cutting his
winter supply of firewood lost a
watch in the woods on Hubbard noun.
tain last Thanksgiving day. Easter
Sunday he went TO the spot where he
thought he lost it. found the timepiece.
which. on being wound, ran on SEIZED.
ule time.
Semiofiicial estimates made by Brit
ish experts Ii: India indicate con-
slant Increase in the worlds produc-
ton of rubber. passing 100000 tons
next year, but never meeting the de-
mand.
The Monticellonian., 1918-07-05
NUGGETS

The foot rest of a new elevated
bootblacks stand is hinged so it can
be used as step to aid a person to
reach the chair.
India soon will have its first inn
portant gold refinery, practically all
of the 100000 ounces which it pro-
duces annually being sent to Europe
for refining.
At the outset of the war Germany
had II cents in gold for every dollar
of paper money. Today she has only
10 cents in gold for every dollar of
paper money.
A coal shovel which will sift ashes
as they are taken from heater with
out rehandling has been patented.
According to a London chemist the
surest way TO determine the age of a
painting is 10 analyze the pigments.
A sliding weight on the handle Of
new ice pick does the work, the hand
that holds 1t remaining stationary
Careful investigation has led Japan
TO claim to be the richest country in
the world in notwithstanding waters.
Electric locomotives have been built
for German railroad with heavy
grades that haul loads of go tons al
speed of AZ miles an hour.
The Monticellonian., 1918-07-05
CURVES MADE FOR BEAUTY
Well to Follow Nature in Avoidance OF
the Straight Line When 1t
Is Possible.

Tn avoiding straight lines we must
not go So far as to Violate what com
mon sense dictates. II is net expect
ed that a path 20 feet long running
from the public sidewalk TO the front
door is capable of many or, in fact.
any curves. The shertness ef the dis
lance preeludes the possibility of
these. and straight lines must prevail.
0n Il place Of greater extent or where
The house Is situated farther from the
public highway the need of curves is
Indicated fer If one having no path
way marked out should carelessly
walk from the street back to the front
door over freshly raked soil surface
looking backward he would discover
that he had made line composed of
very faint yet beautiful curves, and
this line might properly be uti-
lied for outlining the subsequent
path. The one thing to avoid in paths
of this kind is abruptness. 1t will be
noted that the course of a river con-
sists of broad, graceful sweeps, and
wherever abruptncss occurs a short
curve may be forced by the water
leaving a rocky bank or some other
natural imnediment. We should make
our abrupt curves appear equally nee
cessary by planting a shrub. tree or
some other natural impeachment. We
force them from line of travel other
wise necessarily straight or nearly so.
The Monticellonian., 1918-07-05
lone Town
4!!tlglps 2
-S----a-S-
BUILT ON LINES OF BEAUTY
Structures for Industrial Establish
ments Need No Longer Constitute
BIots on Landscape.

Recent years have seen marked
advance in the architectural treatment
of office buildings, shops and even
loft buildings-the last built essen
TALLY for commercial purposes.
ARCHITECTURE" indeed. as applied TO
building, has been proved a beneficial
asset rather than an esthetic ideal.
Several architects of Chicago and the
middle West have attained remarkable
success in distinctly architectural rem
behring's of factory buildings; and ar
chitecHral ideals are by no means in
compatible with u type of building us
ually regarded by most of us as hope
lessly" Notwithstanding for power
houses and pumping stations.
4 Pacific coast architect, however.
has distinguished himself for years
by his unusual rendering of this type
of building Plants" which in most
Instances have been accepted as ir-
remediable blOts upon their immedi-
ate localities, have been given the
architectural dignity and grace which
are commonly regarded as the special
requisites of architectural" buildings,
Euch as libraries and the like.
Perhaps the spell has been broken
perhaps those people who need most to
dream dreams and see visions of ar
chitecturai beauty have been and are
being gradually awakened, by the pa
tiefft endeayors of few earnest and
inspired architects, to Il realization
that there may be ideals in everyday
architecture-that "A garage may be a
beautiful building. a storage ware
house Il structure of fine dignity and
strength, and that Il factory may be
clothed in an architectural mobility of
concept which will be commensurate.
in terms of the better and final ideal,
with the commercial significance Of
the great industry which it houses.
The Monticellonian., 1918-07-05
What's a Watt?

A current Of electricity flowing
through a Wire is like Il stream of wa
ter flowing through pipe. And the
pressure of the water, the speed With
which it flows, we call the volts or
the voltage of electricity. And the size
Of the stream Of water in the one or
two-inch pipe is ampercs when we
measure the size of an electric current.
But the actual volume of water that
is flowing through the pipe is so many
gallons, while with electricity we meas
ure in watts-So many watts for an
hour or so many Watt-hours.
The Monticellonian., 1918-07-05
WORTH KNOWING

Minnesota is the latest state to bar
alien teachers.
Congressman Nolan of California is
a molder by trade.
It is proposed to give London Eng
land) fremen an increase Of IS shil-
lings 1919 a week until after the
war
Harry Mcdonald two years ago en-
tered the Columbus tO) prison weigh
ing 300 pounds. When released the
other day he weighed $40 pounds.
Garbage wagons in German city
are arranged to be drawn either by
horses or electric tractors. the latter
bering SO per cent cheaper TO oper-
ate.
An electrically operated tremolo at
tachment for stringed instruments has
been invented which produces the de-
sired effects when buttons are
pressed.
pittshel6- taiass.) young man
started to move to another town
When ae looked around for hat to
wear up street he found that every
one he owned had been packed and
shipped to his new home
The Monticellonian., 1918-07-05
What Ii Takes.

DO not consider that town is great
beeaus. ii has mountains, lakes, rivers.
trees, or blue skies. 4 town is never
great unless it has men and women
10 stamp it with character and assure
it destiny. There is more in soul
than u body, and this is not less true
of towns than of persons.-Corpus
Christi (Texas) Caller.
The Monticellonian., 1918-07-05
The Elusive Peter.

borrowing from Peter to pay Paul
f. bad business, said Mr.. Dubwaite.
80 it is" replied the impecunious
citizen. In my case | find 1t excep-
onally bad business"
"Why should it be worse for you
than for anybody else?
II have the dickens of time find
no Peter"
The Monticellonian., 1918-07-05
Perfumes in Reliqious Rites.

Perfumes entered largely into the
temple service. as shown in the Bible
in the two forms of incense and ONT
ment. In private life, they were APP
piled both to the person and to gar
ments and to articles of furniture.
such as beds
The Monticellonian., 1918-07-05
Invention Constantly Improved.

The storage battery or electric ac-
cumulator Of Faure was first exhibited
in London 81 years ago. Since then
the invention has been greatly inn
proved by Edison and others. and is
now successfully applied to the opera
ton of street ears and other uses.
The Monticellonian., 1918-07-05
Keen Cheerful.

You find yourself refreshed by the
presence of cheerful people; why not
make ernest efforts to confer that
pleasure on others? You will find
half the battle is gained if you will
never allow yourself TO say anything
gloomy.
The Monticellonian., 1918-07-05

AL Nauths whose numbers were
drawn Will be assigned to the various
five classes on the basis of information
furnished in the QUESTIONABLE now be-
Ing mailed out
New regisrants will be placed at
The foot of the list in each class in
the order their numbers are drawn.
Indications are that all new regis
trants placed in Class will be called
before the end of the year and that
only ii few months will elapse before
those whose numbers are drawn last
will be called.
The Monticellonian., 1918-07-05
Thousands Of Ants in Hill

An ant hill two feet in height con-
tains about $4,000 ants. according TO
the observations and counting. extend
ing over two years, carried out by o
well-known naturalist.
The Monticellonian., 1918-07-05
DRAFT NUMBERS
ARE ALL DRAWN
AT WASHINGTON
Fiuures Determine How Youths of
Military Age Are to Be Called
to the Colors.
HIGH ARMY OFFICERS SEE IT
First Capsule, 24e, Drawn BY seore-
tary Baker, and the Rest Proceeds
in order-How New Regis
grants Will Be Placed.

ndSnlHS ne driving OF mum
beFs to determine the order in which
youths of the classes of 1918 will be
called into military service was con-
Quoted here June 81 with much the
same ceremony as marked the great
drawing of a year ago.
The figures show YOU at a glance in
what order your number is drawn.
The registration numbers-"your num-
Der" comes first The figure accom-
panying 1t tells the order in which 1t
was drawn and therefore the order in
which you will be called for service.
From to 90.
1-2i6. 2-116S. 3-S1s. 4-1091.
Sire. 6-469. 1872. S-154. g
$40. 1885. 11-5s0 12-740. 10
10. 14-599. 1919. 1920. II
AS. 1896. 19-259. 20-1o0T. 81
-1153. 22-410. 23-29S. 24-361.
25-17. 26-32s. 27-37o. 2s-74.
29-961 30-S36. 31-61S. 32-136.
$500. 34-1001. 1892 So
1895. 37-145. 3s-737. 39-624.
1910. 41-4S2. 42-777. 43-1154
44-1194 45-9SS. 46-207. 47-617
4S-767. 1892. 50-1117. 81
1918. $3.50. 53-1196 54-s17
s5-l071. 56-377 57-447. IS
1912. 59-712. 60-555. 6f-1174.
62-1111 63-226. 64-57. 65-sS5
s6-76 67-1115. $3.50. 69-507
Toilet Tees. 72-7S. 1922
74-7s5. 75-1160. 76-66s. TIPS
7S-279 79-557. S0-516. $1,000.
s2-s7. sap. S4-252. S5-209
S6-1025. S7-177. SOB. 89-747
90-199. 91-269. 924. 93-753
e4377s. $500. $3.50. 97-S22
$3.50. 99-S59.
From 100 to 1919.
10o-130. 1O1-50O 102-229. 103-
10l6. 104-S51. 105-10S3. 1o6-1133
107-397. 10S-465. 109-112o 10
1851. 111-SO9. 112-3f9. 113-70
114-1069. 115-575 116-10S HI
$40 11S-357. 1880. 120-414
121-579. 122-5s9. f23-f125. 124-
4e6. 125-792. 126-1107. 127-719
12S-S20. 129-30S. 130-302. 49,
401. 132-1120. 1873. 134-10S9
J35--Ss1. 136-s9. 137-1147 13S-
Asa. 1871. 140-691. 141-937. 142
-7s7. 143-1067. 144-s07, 145-s67
146-793. 1880. 14s-90 1924
150-522. 151-65. 152-752. 153-
1169. 154-411. 155-519. 156-125
157-1035. 15S-365 1885. 100
921. 161-S29. 162-276. 1890
164-45. 165-72. 166-570. 1915.
16s-lo29. 1925. 17o-304. III
212. 1896. 173-906. 174-61. i75
500. 1Te-234. 1871. 17S-743. 179
405. 1S0-1l82 1S1-51. 1S2-34S. 1873
PA. 1S4-63. 1S5-119s. 1881
1S7-703. 1ss-6l3 1S9-1173. 1870
1876. 1911. 1924. 1855. 1874
-317. 195-1051. 196-446. I97-274.
1851. 199-9o2
From 200 to 29s.
200-S33. 201-367. 202-637. 203-
81. 204-66. 205-16 2o6-299.
207-20S. 2os-210. Collie. 210-
IT'S. 211-54S 212-3l5. 213-9S4.
214-574. 215-957. 2l6-l090 217-
19l. 21S-153. 219-s2; e2o-a90.
221-995. 222-1is7. 223-427. 224-
23S. a25-147. 22G-622. 227-762.
22S-9S0 229-S0l 230-104S. 231-
419. 2232-55. 22333}-33. 234-56.
235-S62 236-2S5. 237-535. 23S-
$50. 2S9-1o42 240-l02. 24l-714.
242-429 243-Sl6 244-6SS IL -
IS: 246-549 247-206 24S-lS.
249-254. 250-477. 251-3,53. 252-3.
253-1l04 2s54-a42 255-32t ut
"a. 924. 25s-l6s. 259-567.
The Monticellonian., 1918-07-05

"When pa proposed to you, ma, did
you make him wait for his answer"
yes, my dear"
How long?"
about two minutes"
The Monticellonian., 1918-07-05

A steady hand in military affairs is
more requisite than In peace. because
an error committed in war may prove
irremediable-Ra
The Monticellonian., 1918-07-05
His Job.

THAT man yonder is Stacker"
THE coward y
.Oh. not of war; of lime"
The Monticellonian., 1918-07-05

OF $4,000 miners in the mines of
youth Africa only $4,000 are white.
The Monticellonian., 1918-07-05
From 600 to 6ee.

6n0-10G0. 601-647 602-232 Cos
633. 6o4-903. 6O5-754 606-351.
607-1o2t. 6oS-621. 6o9-559. Gle
$50. 6l1-517. 612-S6S. 613-2s4.
614-565. 61a-654. 616-SO4. GIT.
61s-27. 619-474. 620-929 I'll
541. 622-251. 623-1O57. 624-916.
625-665. 626-640. 627-1O3S. 62S-
1896. 629-415. 630-163. 63f-1o24.
6322 $40. 633-726. 634-S97 635-
ZOE. 636-1015. 637-250. 63s-115S.
639-233. 640-55O. 64l-262. 642-
S53. 643-179 Gil. 645-52 646-
ITO. 647-920. 64S-1110. 649-6.
650-S5s. 651-1052. 652-lO70. 653-
312. 654-3S1. 655-456. 656-406
657-219. 65S-24. 659-597. 660-
917. G61-14. 662-l193. 663-595
GG4-1096. 665-165. 636-763 667-
Cor. 66S-71o. 669-6l0. G70-237
67l-471. 672-266. 673-1002. G74-
4l6. $3.50. 676-1064. 677-572
GIS-436. 679-944 6S0-71. 6S1-
SS7. 6S2-20S. 6S3-G62. GS4-G71.
6S5-17s. 6S6-679 6s7-s9G. Gss-
764. 6S9-79S. 690-3s6. G91-336.
692-612. Ga3-19. G94-459. 695-
$50 G96-99S. 697-105S. G9S-l96.
69a-494.