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Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1918-01-31
LEWEs JuNIoRs NsTALLEn.

Special to THE EVENING JOURNAL.
LEWES. Del, Jan. 3i.-Past state
Councillor OF Delaware, Jr. o. L. a. NJ.
Joseph NJ. Lank. OF Milton. visited
Lewes Council No. "a last evening and
installed these officers Junior past
councillor. Frank NJ. Williams: coun-
cilor, Edward II. Palmer; yice-coun-
cilor, Thomas r. Dumei; recording Sec
rotary. Harry NJ. Maull; assistant re-
coroing secretary, Edward J. Suthard
treasurer, George w. Coverdale; imam
cial secretary, Charles T. Nelson: war
den, Joseph II. Holland: conductor,
Samuel NJ Williams; inside sentinel.
William Walls, outside sentinel James
E. Wiley.
After the installation Mr.. Lark gave
a very interesting patriotic address.
among others who made short addresses
were tSate Nice-councilor Napoleon 3.
Register, Harry NJ Alaull, Charles r.
Nelson and William Salmons.s Those
who accompanied Mr.. Lank from Mil
ton were George r. Marshall and Mar
tin Chandler.
The Zwaanendael Club met at the
home OF Misses Clara L. and Mary VIII
son on Wednesday afternoon.
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1918-01-31
TO PROBE ALLEGED
AUTO COLLISION

There was a full attendance OF the
monthly meeting Of the Trustees Of
the Poor. held at the County Hospital,
Farnhurst, yesterday
The superintendent reported inmates
as follows: White men. 100; white
women, las; white children, 2; col
men, as; colored women. 10; a
total of 27i inmates.
General allowances amounting to
si,3i9.0i were made and the superin-
tendent's payroll Of S597 was ordered
paid
The expenses Of the farm for the
past month were announced as SS5 and
the receipts s33 OF this latter amount
s2i was paid in by Frank Stout on the
board Of an inmate. In making pay
ment Mr.. Stout called attention to the
number Of patients being loaded on
The Trustees Of the Poor that should
be senl elsewhere"
Secretary Clark reported i6 deaths
during the month, the largest number
for any one month at the hospital
There is q Niger In the wOodpile, !
should say" declared one of the trus-
tees, when announcement was made
fHhb "a Aldllu lNI NdlidAtN dkuluch TIC
board had been settled without any ref
crence Of the matter TO the body The
claim was made that the automobile
owned by the Trustees of the Poor had
collided with another machine, at the
corner Of Ninth and Washington streets.
one night recently, throwing the other
machine against a telephone pole.
Both ch9uffeurs for the county hos
pital were called before the board and
also superintendent Foster, and were
asked questions regarding the occur
renee. None of them had any previous
knowledge Of the alleged accident, and
all Of them declared that such an acct
dent could not have happened without
them knowing something about il.
The secretary was instructed to not
sign any papers with regard to the mat
ter and to hold up the case until the
next meeting so that the attorney Of
The Levy Court could look into the
matter.
The question Of purchasing a new
automobile, which has been up TO each
Of the meetings for the last several
months. was dropped indefinitely.
A contract for supplying the county
hospital with groceries for February
was awarded 10 Mary G. Eyer. Of vii
mington.
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1918-01-31
RED CROSS THANKFUL
FOR WILMINGTON GIFT

Henry p Davidson, chairman Of the
Red Cross War Council, has written a
letter TO William l.. Dockstader ac-
knowledging s2i9 10 as the receipts Of
q special performance given at the Gar
rick Theatre on December 7 for the
Red Cross. The letter received by Mr.
Dockstader was as follows:
January %, 1915.
My Dear Mr. Dockstader
/ beg leave to acknowledge. the re-
cept from you Of checks amounting to
S2i9i0 The entire proceeds from the
special performance given in the vaude-
Vile theatres in the United States for
the benefit of the ned Cross War Coun-
ell on December Z, 1917. amounted TO
s97, 1881. This is splendid contrihu-
ton TO the war fund Of the Red Cross
and | wish there were some means OF
conveying an expression Of our appre-
citation to every man and woman whose
efforts are represented in it. / know
what the service meant TO the managers
and their STATS, the players, the mu-
sicians and the stage men. and ! want
to reach each ono Of them with q
message OF sincere thanks from the Red
Cross War Council u you can be its
bearer I shall further be obligated TO
You.
am aware Of the work that fell TO
YOU and your associates Of the sew
eral vaudeville circuits, and wish
again to express my thanks. IT was al
very characteristic Of the men aud
women Of the profession.
Sincerely yours.
IT, Z. DAWSON.
Chairman Red Cross War Council
Mr.. w. L. Dockslader the Garrick The
atre Wilmington, Del.
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1918-01-31
BURY MRS. RICHARDS
AT SMYRNA TODAY
peolal 70 THE EVENING JoURNAL

Special 90 THE EVENING JOURNAL.
SMYRNA. Del. jan 3i-Nlrs. Sarah
Z. Richards died at the residence OF her
daughter, Mrs Howard r.. Jones. on
Monday. in her eightielh year She IS
survived, in addition 20 Mrs. Jones. by
three daughters. Mrs fmma Colpitts
Mrs Robert Norris and Miss Fannie
Richards. Of Philadelphia and by a
son. George Richards Of East Orange
\. J. The funeral will take place This
lows cemetery. Smyrna.
The names Of Mrs Frank Webb and
Miss Cora Tschudy, graduates OF the
surgical dressing class were uninten-
tlonally omitted from the Smyrna letter
last week They are among the most
efficient workers in the class and with
the other graduates are doing splendid
work.
The surgical dressing is now done in
the town library each OF the week
days, under the direction Of the differ
ent graduates Of the class.
The children's Red Cross knitting
class. taught by Miss Rena Williams.
meets in the Hose room in the. town
building and Mrs. Frank z. Postles,
Red Cross chSirman OF sewing, Is send
ing out a large number OF garments
from her home. 20 be made by the
women Of the town
The Tuesday Club was entertained
this evening by Mrs. Charles II. lie
Fey re and Mrs Eugene Davis, at Mrs.
lie Fevre's home.
Mrs p Merrioit Fowler has returned
from a visit to relatives in Chester, Pa.
Mr.. ana Mrs. James Van Wrinkle. OF
Philadelphia. are guests Of Mr.. and Mrs
r. 4. Wallen of Smyrna.--Nfr and Mrs.
Floyd Williams. Of Philadelphia. spent
Sunday in smyrna with MS Williams
parents. Mr. and Mrs. Benjamin Middle
ton.-AIrs. Alonzo Baxter, Of Dover. was
a smyrna visitor last week.-Charles H.
lie Fevre, who is filling a government
position in Washington. d. c.. was at
his home here over Sunday.--Mrs Rena
Goldsboro. of Philadelphia, has re-
turned from a visit 10 her sister, Mrs.
Mckay, Of Smyrna Mrs Harry W.
FAIRIES has been called to Philadelphia
by the illness OF her sister. Mrs Cal
vim Boggs, and Of her little nephew.
Calvin Boggs.--Air and Mrs. William
A. Stevens left on Tuesday for Palm
Beach, Fla. where they will remain a
month-NIrs. Hervey p. Hall has re-
turned home from a.week's visit in VIII
mingtOn.
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1918-01-31
sUssEX R0AD sIpERlIsORs.

Special to THE EVENING JOURNAL.
GEORGETOWN. Del. Jan 3i-County
Engineer William F. Hawkins submitted
the following list Of appointments as
supervisors of county roads 10 the DIFF
ferent districts for this year at a meet
ing Of the Levy Court on Tuesday:
First Representative nistrict-Roy C..
1rultt and e ~ Donavan, Lincoln
City.
second-B. r. Collision. Greenwood.
Ihird-Robert J. Allen, seaford. r. n. :
Walter NJ. Hearn, Georgetown, r. D.
Fourth-John # Phillips, Seaford. r..
n. 2.
Fifth-Charles NJ. PuseN Laurel: Sam.
uel H. Culver, Delmar.
slxthLHenrv v Hall Mllsboro; Dr.
D. v. James. GumborO.
Seventh-Levin w. Derrickson, Frank
ford, r. D.
Eighth-John r Rogers, Nnllsboro,
r. D.
Ninth-Walter Roach, Georgetown.
Tcnth-Willard s. EIlingsworih, Mil
ton, r. n; George c. Prettyman, Lewes.
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1918-01-31
DR.. SMILEY PLANS
SERVICE FOR MEN

A service OF particular interest to
men is being planned at West Presby-
ferian Church for next Sunday nieht.
In the series OF special Sunday night
sermons on problems arising out
OF the war, by the pastor,
the Rev. W. Franklin Smiley. d.
D.. the one for this week Is particu-
larly a message to men on the theme.
Hands Across the Sea, discussion OF
she topic OF q world brotherhood. and
~ closer coming together Of the ma
tcns n the earth when the war is over.
f>Vn~h these se~roons the e-ti~e series
iifHsr been especially attractive 10 men.
d seem by their predominance at the
evening services. It is for them in
particular that this sermon Is to be
5reached- In addition Professor Clymer
WA have trained choir Of 20 voices
1tsre also viii be present glee club.
*na an orchestra Of brass and strlnr
Instruments The women by no means
WIN be excluded from The meeting
8ssryone Is welcome, men and women
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1918-01-31
MAYOR REMINDED
OF COAL SHORTAGE

Avian Allen. president OF the Febru-
ary Senior class at the High School,
and Miss Lola Anderson. the Vice-presi
dent, Yesterday afternoon tagged the
municipal coal shovel in the Office at
Mayor John W. Lawson in the city
hall, this being the only formal pro-
gram in connection with the Tag
Nour-Shovel" Day declared by the fuel
administration to emphasize the neces-
slty for fuel conservation. Each Of the
Young people made addresses.
4 shovel which had been in use for
the purpose Of feeding the furnaces
in the basement was used for the
purpose. Following the addresses
Miss Anderson securely tied the tae
to the handle Of the shovel as a re-
minder Of the fact that this country
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1918-01-31
GERMANY
Reported At HAND
Barley for Breweries to be
Stopped, and Even Sol
dierS Must Abstain
TO SAVE THE
HORSES NOW

ZURICH, Jan. 3i-The Allgemeine
Zeltung Fuer Brauerein General Ga
zette for Breweriesl says that the sup
ply Of barley for German breweries will
be stopped thus bring The whole
brewing industry TO a slandstill. Not
even beer for the army viii be pro-
duced The periodical declares
The measure is said by the publica-
ton TO be due 10 the exceedingly bad
harvest Of oats, neccssitating the use OF
barley for fodder for the army's
horses.
German breweries have been work
ing under extremely restricted allow
ances of grain for brewing purposes
for some time, the war beer accord
ing TO home critics. having so few of
the characteristics Of their customary
beverage as TO be classified only as
wet. The annual report of the larg-
est German brewery published last
summer stated that the brewery had
received from the preceding harvest,
only ~ II per cent OF It's normal al
lNNNuh'N III UhAlNa maui
From this 10 had been required to
provide many thousand bottles of full
strength beer for army consumption
before supplying It's regular trade. The
report added that as the allowance Of
50 ain from the 1917 harvest would
probably be still further reduced 10
would be necessary for the brewery to
20 over to the manufacture OF temper
ance beverages i'm the future.
Last summer the horses of the mu-
milton transport column were reduced
to 2 ration Of only two pounds Of grain
per day and the animals were breaking
down under the one heavy service at
such a rate that wagon train after
wagon train had to be retired from the
service. Tic long-conlinued draught Of
the early summer Of 1917 resulted in SO
serious a failure of the oats and barley
crops that it was considered doubtful
whether this allowance could be mate
rally increased during the coming cam
naigu
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1918-01-31

is short of fuel and that every shovel
ml saved is just that much help to-
ward supplying those who are out Of
coal.
Mayor Lawson responded to the adj
dress of the young folks, assuring them
Of his interest in the work and his in
tention of cooperating in the saving Of
fuel
Charles II. Ten Weeges, state fuel
administrator, on behalf o. the Fed
eral government, thanked the pupils
for the interest shown in this worthy
cause by the school children OF this
city. assuring them that their work
in this cause was a worthy one and
one that would be Of great benefit in
the efforts Of the Fuel Administration
in the conservation Of fuel that all
might have sufficient with which TO
keep warm.
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1918-01-31
TMO sussEX WEDDINGS.

Special to THE EVENING JOURNAL.
GEORGETOWN, Del Jan 81 -Asso-
ciate Judge Henry C.. Conrad has ap-
pointed Charles r. Jones. of this town,
and Joseph life, Of Mill-boro, COM
mittee to audit the accounts Of Comp
troller John C. Lank.
Miss Lottie 2. Lambden and Frederick
c. Tice, Of Florence, y. J., were married
on Saturday by the Rev. L. r. McLain,
Of the NJ. z. circuit
Miss Sarah B. Harrington, Of. Milford,
and r. W. Hollis were married on Satur-
day by the Rev. C. Z. Dryden. at Nil
ford.
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1918-01-31

To be possessed Of a head Of heavy,
beautiful hair; soft, lustrous, fuffy,
wavy and free from dandrun is merely
a matter of using a little Danderine.
II Is easy and inexpensive TO have
nice, soft hair and lots Of it, Just get
q small bottle of Knowlton's Danderine
now--it costs but few cents-all drug
stores recommend it-apply a little as
directed and within ten minutes there
viii be an appea ance Of abundance.
freshness, fuf1ness and an incompsr-
able gloss and lustre end try as you
will, you cannot find a trace of dandrun
or falling hair; but your real surprise
win be after about two weeks use.
when you will sec new hair-dno and
dOwny at flrst-yes-but really new hair
-sprouting out all over your scalp
Dande-ine is, we believe, the only sure
hair grower destroyer OF dandruff and
cure for itchy scalp, and it never fails
TO stop falling hair at once.
II You wan. io prove how pretty and
soft your hair really is. moisten a cloth
with a little Dsnderine and carefully
draw Il through your hair-taking one
small strand at a time. Your hair will
be soft, glossy and beautiful IN Just
few moments-a delightful surprise
awaits everyone who tries this.
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1918-01-31

Engineers. metal workers, clerks and
drivers VIII ind positions by seeking
tie Want Ads.
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1918-01-31
ANOTHER BENJAMIN :. WHITEMAN.

The BenIlmln 4. Nnlteman, Who al
ycrised that be viii pay no bills ex-
cspt those contracted by himself. is not
Benjamin r. Whiteman, OF No. 1894
West Ninth street.
The Washington times., 1918-05-03
RUSSIA NOT To
Be ABANDONED IN
HOUR OF TRIAL
By DAVID LAWRENCE.

Continued from First PHge.D
IS big. In the first place. the Ameri-
can people must be made TO under
stand Russia and the problems of the
new democracy.
There can be no lasting peace un-
less Russian questions are settled
right The negotiations at Brest-Li-
tovsk are perhaps little understood by
many Americans. When the time
comes for America to exert her moral
aid. The public opinion in this coun-
1ry should be brought to bear intelli-
gently on the problems Of our sister
democracy. In the second place, there
are groups OF Russians and other for
eign-born in this country who can be
organized and exert sn influence on
the leaders in Russia by making
them understand American purposes.
Employed AEitatOrH.
Germany employed a number Of
Russian agitators who had lived in
America TO carry on q propaganda
charging the United States with hy-
pocrisy and selhshness. Russians who
have enjoyed American freedom and
whose word means something TO their
InOD1l-
lied 10 Offset German propaganda.
This is g phase of the work in
which George Creel. chairman OF the
committee on public information, has
taken an important part, and he Is
IN close touch with the new Ieagde.
In the third place, there is a work
10 BE- carried on in Russia through
Americans not OF Russian extraction
but whose business connections have
given them prestige in Russia. Then
there are railroad organizations and
cooperative groups in Russia which
feei a kinship with American bodies
OF similar object. In short every in
fiuence that can help Russia is 10
he used by the league to create
more friendly feeling between the
RUSSIAN and American peoples than
has prevailed
No man can predict what the use
fulness Of this organization will be
The Washington times., 1918-05-03

resent whl: In war parlance Is called
stationary, this being done for the
purpose OF enabling the advancing in
fsntry to consolidate the positions
which the barrsge- enabled them to
capture
Proud of Accuracy.
Major Shepard. under whose COM
mAnd the barraGe y as put on, speaks
with glowing pride OF the deadly
accuracy OF his mems gunnery
ThrOughou, the entire operation the
men maintained a perfect sheet of
fsme and shell which fell within a
few feet OF the objective signaIed by
the observers. The barrage was q
success from every standpoint. The
first barrage put Gown in tina United
states was put down At this camp
early this : ear.
The following ConGressmcn com
prised the party: L. p. Padgett, chair
man Or the committee: Albert Es.
tOpinHl OF Louisiana, ". l.. Hensley Of
Missouri, }. n. Connolly OF Kansas.
". ". Nenabie uc Mississippi, Carl
NinsOu OF Georgia, F.. II. Bathrick Of
ohio, J. {. Wilson of Texas. Thomas
Butler OF Pennsylvania. ". J. Brown
ing OF New Jersey, John i. Farr Of
Pennsylvania, i. 4. Brittcn y Illinois.
p. II. Kelly OF Michigan. John a.
Peters or Maine. and +. 9. Hicks Of
New YORK.
The Washington times., 1918-05-03

but it may conceivably become very
! valuable from a military point of
view before the war Is over. Suppose
that after the lighting dies down on
the western front the Germans re-
sumo their conquest OF Russia. and
threaten communications TO India and
the Far East. Suppose that the Rus
SLAMS themseles welcomed military aid
from the allies. and an expedition OF
Americans, British, French, and Jap
anese is organized, and large bodies
Of entente troops are sent to the
eastern front to combat the advance
! OF the Germans.
OF. IncaIcuInbIe Value.
Such an institution as the league
above mentioned would be of in
calculable value in removing any
wrong impressions that the Germans
might seek to spread as an offset TO
the entente efforts. The Russians
will believe the men in whom they
have confidence and the American
League to Aid and Cooperate with
Russia will mobilize all the elements
in this country in whom the Rus
sian leaders do have confidence.
Here are some of the men on the
executive committee Of the league:
Senator Borah of Idaho. II. Ralph
Burton, Charles II. BoyntOn. Senator
Calder. Herbert L. Carpenter, Charles
A. Coffin. Henry A. Cooper, Prof John
Dewey, James Duncan, of American
Federation Of Labor. and a member
Of the recent American mission TO
Russia: Congressman Henry d. Flood
OF Virginia. chairman OF the House
Committee on Foreign Affairs; George
Gibbs, Samuel Gompers, Dr. Frank
GoOdnow, Gilbert II. GrosvenOr, Prof.
Samuel y. HARPER. OF the University
OF Chicago: Samuel II. Hill. Frederic
c Howe, NJ A. Odin, Senator owen OF
Oklahoma, Thomas Nelson Perkins.
who accompanied Colonel House on
his mission to France; Mrs. Raymond
Robbins. who has been doing some re-
maTkRble- work in Russia with the
Red Cross: Prof. V. q. Sinkhovitch,
John W. Slaughter. Henry l. SlObOuin,
Lincoln Steffens. Melville Z. Stone. Os-
car Straus, Col. William b. TmOmp-
son, DR.. william H. weIch. OF Johns
Hopkins; Daniel Willard. Senator
John Sharp Williams Of Mississippi,
and George p. Whsley.
Most Of these men were present AT
the first meeting last night in Sem
ator owens office in the Capitol. and
besides the above there attended
Gordon c. Corbaley. Z. Chappell POr-
ter. DR. Edward II. Egbert. AIeNan-
der Legg, Charles B. Foster, Dr.. J.
ROsett and VIII Irwin.
Resolutions were adopted express
ing confidence in the Russian people
and pledging the energy and full
force" Of the organization toward
effectively safeguarding our common
liberty and toward throwing off the
yoke Of autOcratic power to the end
that the world may enjoy a lasting
peace and fair dealing between all
nations
Indeed, Germany isn't going TO nave
things her own wav IN Russia. Amer
lea is going 10 appeal 20 the senti-
meut Of her sister democracy. And
that appeal may some day become n
military factor IN the war 10 make
the world safe for democracy.
The Washington times., 1918-05-03
AMERICA TOHAVE +
100000 FIGHTING
MEN JULY FIRST

American fighting men on July 1
will total 2.3OO, 900 men-GOO. 900 mors
than originally planned
In developing this fact before the
House Military COMMITTEES today Sec
retary Baker. General March and
others revealed approximately .S20.-
900 men are in the service now. indi-
eating that 47S.OOO more viii be
called to camp between nov and June
so.
OF the gigantic Sl5.o0O.Qn0OOO ap-
preparation estimate complied, Si1.-
OO0.OO0.OOO is set aside for the quar-
termaster's corps and ordnance. More
than a billion will 20 for building
railroads and greater training camp
facilities in France.
And while the exact figure has not
yet been determined upon. proposed
aircraft production will call for ap-
proximately Sl.JOO.OOO.OOO it is estI-
mated.
The Washington times., 1918-05-03
Sammies to Observe
Mothers Day May II
By Writing Home

PARIS. Nav 3.-Designatlon OF
May u as Mothers Day" has
been made. ard every American
soldier is expected to write home
10 mother OF that date.
The stars and Stripes. the Or.-
cial newspaper OF the American
expeditionary- forces, originated
the idea OF observing the annual
event over there" II was ap-
proved BY headquarters. the post
office, the Young Mems Christian
Association and other organIza-
uOns. The letters will be marked
Mother Letter" on tine enve-
lopes and VIII be given prefer
ence over all other mall matter.
The Washington times., 1918-05-03
AIR BATTLES RAGE
ON ITALIAN FRONT

LONDON, May 3.-Twelve foe air
planes were shot down by British
flyers in sky combats over the Italian
battle front, said an Nofhcial state
ment issued by the war office on
Thursday night. Altogether British
airmen have accounted for 100 Teuton
airplanes since their arrival in Italy.
The text follows:
Patrol activity continues on both
sides. We captured several prisoners.
Much counter battery work was car
ried out Explosions resulted in
enemy battery positions. Our air
forces destroyed twelve enemy air
plaRes. We lost three. The total
enemy airpiaaes destroyed since the
arrival Of the British in Italy is 100
In the same period we lost thirteen"