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Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-04-27
HAS ARRIVED IN FRANCE.

Special Correspondence of Every Evening
Niddlctown April - " ord was re-
ceived here. YESTERDAY Of the safe arrival
IN France Of Norman Clcaver, youngest
brother Of Julian c. Cleaver Of this town.
The family Of young Cleaver knew he
had been al the training camp ST Camp
Upton. y y, but this was their first
inflrnafion he wsas gong over so soon.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-04-27
McGonigai in France.

A former member of the First Delaware
regiment, Alvin McGonigal, has been
heard frontby his wife, to whom he wrote,
announcing his arrival in France He
resided at 102 Pullman Place, and served
in the Mexican border campaign before
transfer to his present unit.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-04-27
NtSoNS DEDICATE TEMPLE.
special Correspondence q Every Evening

special Correspondence OF Every Evening
Scaford. April - tn elaborate re-
cention Wa held in NL4Sonic Hall, last
evening hy the AiaSonS ol this town with
several hundred Nasnns from all parts
al the state The reception was held for
fhe purnoSr IL dcdicating the Temple. and
Grand Master C,corce II lIinson and staff
Mere in charge Of the affair
After the business had hccn attended 70
. tasteful collation. WAS enjoyed by all
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-04-27
MILFORD NOTES.
special Correspondence Of Every Kvonin'

Special Correspondence Of Every fveaiins
Milford. April - Misses Mary l'rier
and Laura Salcvan attended the happa
Alpha dance at Delaware College, iasi
evening, and will srend the weekend
ith>Nilmngton friends
o. H. Mitchell Of Seafocd, after spend
ing a few DAYS here with his father, icft
Yesterday for Camp Dix with the con
tingent from Georgetown
Walter ]. West, formerly Of Snow Hill,
Md at Drrscnt a resident of Milford,
leaves for Camp Meade Md, on Monday
next, with several others who have been
called to the colors from Snow Hid
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-04-27
When the Sound of the Rocker is Heard the Porch
Summer NeedLeUOrk Seasons Come
Pretty Things for Nimble Fingers
ARE READY At WANAMAKER,

sh wn in the Art
Needlework Store, OF
the traditions Of ele-
CANT uselessness which
used to attend the pro
duction Of Summer-af-
ternoon fancy work.
The first thing your
modern woman asks
now, as she sees her
neighbors' fingers glid-
ing over a piece Of
handiwork, is Whats
it for?" and very little
is made that cannot
wash and will not serve.
Witness the dainty new "gsr
den apron, what more dainty
and withai more useful? They
come in sweet, cool pink or blue
rhambray, practically AT made
~. cut a generous three-qusr-
ter length, with bib ard shoui-
der straps, and twO pocksts,
and stamped for working IN eT-
ruiEite pastel colors in French
knots and bird-eys stitrh. a
charming gift Price 81 80,
made and stamped
Hero are a big and a little
t.edspreRd that will wash and
serve and excite gurgies of
feminine admiration from The
day ~ the first stitch onward.
No I might better be called
cribspread. II comes made NJ
IN broad, alternating stripes of
muslin and charbray, white
and soft blue, or white and soft
pink, and is stamped with an
effective daisy pattern. Worked
in long stitches In the same
color "a the stripes. IL ia charm
ing enough for that baby you're
80 much Interested RI, and
that's saying much. Made IN
and stamped, $3.50 Baby pill
low To match, stamped, 65c.
Bedspread No. 2 is suitable
in size for a grovyn-up single
bed, and 10 too ~ the quintss-
sence Of daIntiness. Made of
white cotton cloth, with iar1e
and gracefully shaped applidues
0f pink or blue chambray out
lining a large oval effect in the
center, IL is symphony IA
white and pink or blue and pink.
with the additional decorative
touches impaired by the sprays
and bouquets IN u handsome but
not too elaborate vild-rose de-
sign, worked in rnercerized cot
ton in white and pink, with
accents Of black ana coral here
ana there. A narrow stitched
band Of the pink or blue cham
bray finishes the edge most
daintily. A lovely gift for a
bride, and an accession % any
housekeeper's treasure.
Bedspread, made and stamped.
s5.75. Bolster sham, 50. Dresser
scarf, s1.I0.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-04-27
OFF FOR CAMP JOHNSTON.
Thomas Leonard and Kenneth Hearn
Voluntarily Enter the Service.

Thomas NJ Leonard chauffeur, and
Kenneth j. Hearn, electrician went 20
Camp Joseph T. Johnston, at Jackson
vile, Fla, this morning, both being self
inducted into the service through the
local board for division No. 2.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-04-27
A CrusY,er for Women

and girls. although wearabIe also boy very
much like the he nowadays affects,
Summer hat with brr Of cotton eiotwh green,
yellow, old biuestamped ready embroider in
worsted with simple design requiring only
bold, simple little Daush-
easily eubroder her hat IN hour.
Its from the coupactness with which
be rolled and slipped pocket or handbag
the Art Needlework Store.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-04-27

farm will be chosen and the present
building sold and the proceeds applied
to the cost of the new structure, which IS
estimated ut about Sl6.O0O.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-04-27

what . fhs soryo,o tohioh
th'rk J spvf"
TURNING up today
L in faded print in a
yellow and brittle-paged
scrapbook 30 years old,
this bit of dried-current
verse, entitled 'The
Stork's JEREMIAH re-
calls the queer, and to
us, crude and artificial
conception of the leis-
ure-hour needleWork
proper to the real lady
of a generation ago.
They were laughing
just then at Grand
mothers priggish cross
stitch sampler; not
knowing that we, their
grandchildren, were go
ing to frame the sam
pier as an interesting
relic and Danish their
own carefully-worked
red or blue crewel
"splashers.' with the
likeness, or sometimes
unlikeness, of the goose
girl or the eternal stork
on them, to the attic.
But enough of them
are here today, ladies
(not splashers), a IN d
enough of us were there
then, to remember that
all-pervading $ t 0 r k,
with one leg neatly
folded under his wing,
whom everybody who
was anybody painted, or
appliqued, or crewel-
stitched or silk-em-
broidered in 'steen diff
ferent attitudes Gall ab-
surd) and color combi-
nations Call running out
in the wash, in those
mercerized-c o t t onless
days. until the over
worked bird himself, in
the verses above refer
red to, was represented
as protesting
81 am so oery tired Of oetno or
ftsttcf
My Hfe IS one long. patient.
pGinful ache.
/ am so teedru Of those tretrd and
mystic
Positions tchfch they force ny
form, to take :"
Until finally, under
sympathetic pressure,
he confides that his
souls intensest long
ing" is
"Once TO put dolon my poor,
ordusped, amused leg"
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-04-27
SWAT THE HUN

There's only one IUedp-
on DiH do it-there's
0nIr one language he
understands. Roaring
cannon alone lciIL rCGke
him from his dream of
an easy conquest of
YankeeIdnd. And shot,
she'll, ships and soldier
and sailor p0LUer re-
qIire money.
Buy Liberty Bonds
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-04-27

A LII of which has
"A nothing particular
to do with the display,
now open, of Spring and
Summer needleWork on
the Second Floor (Cen-
trail save to illustrate
how far ahead the
world has swung in
everything that per
tains to women's life
and work, even the So
called play-work which
occupies her dainty
white fingers during
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-04-27
A Wonderful Knitting Help

is the latest edition of the Columbia Book of Yarns con-
tanning illustrations showing all the newest ideas IN knit
ting and crochetng So simple and clear the instrue
tons that novice in the of knitting follow
them Price 25c in the Art Needlework Store (Second
Floor. CcntraD.
For convenience in ordering by mail we suggest that
the following coupon be employed
JOHN WANAMAKER Philadelphia:
Enclosed find Cor charge account with
amount) for which send copies Of the Columbia
Book of Yarns
NAME
New-York tribune., 1918-02-26
Congressman Calls the House
A Barnacle on Ship Of State
Massachusetts Representative Who Spurns Salary De
clares Members Pass Time Practising Up to
See Who Can Spit Furhest

less committees that never meet. ant
that are occupying valuable room ant
employing secretaries and messenger
that have no work to do, be utilize,
Tor various useful purposes, such as in
specting camps, soliciting labor fol
shlpyards, doing any one Of the hun
dred and one things that the govern
nent is in need of to-day? Instea,
OF this, you and | know that two-third:
OF our committees are useless. and in
stead of being really busy, the major
lty of our Congresmen down here arr
telling stories and practising up tt
see who can spit the farthest.
Quite aside from all other aspects
there is dominating element of politi
cal deception in the existing House
system. The people have been taught
to believe that a members standing
should be judged by his committee ap
pointments. According to that stand
ard, my constituents. having no means
of knowing the truth. might conclude
that my membership on the committee
IN question carried with it some i'm
plication of opportunity to advance
public interests. AS matter of fact
1t means nothing at ali, excepting that
that kind Of pretence.
Committees That Do No Work
"The public should know that Con-
gress is overorganized with standing
committees that do not work, whereas
the basis should be efficiency, with the
people getting full value for every bit
OF legislative machinery that exists
AS 1T is now, these dead committees
are nothing more than their chairmen
who control whatever clerical and Of
IL. ]o -.
Certainly this is no time for such a
condition to exist and continue
I'm this connection it is pertinent
to suggest that the present parliamen-
tary system of the House operates to
make the average member little more
than fgurehead. There should be
such reconstruction of the system as
to give each member legitimate
chance to represent his constituents
and the larger public interests Of the
whole country.
II am making this protest against
conditions as they are, not merely to
with the hope that Congress may soon
rid itself of these practices which do
not conform to the principles of econo-
my and efficiency in the interest of
those who serve.
The President is asking our bus-
ness men to economic and become
more efficient, while we continue to be
the most inefficient and expensive
bernacle that ever attached itself to a
snip OF state. Could there be a more
appropriate time to initiate economy
ana eihclency in our governmental af-
fairs 2"
Representative Fuller has declined to
accept his salary as g member of Con.
gress and is further paying out of his
own pocket the salaries Of his clerks
He startled his colleagues some months
ago by subscribing S1,0OO,00O to the
first Liberty Loan.
New-York tribune., 1918-02-26
John Shannon Mum
And Daughter Lost
Aboard The Floyizej

message announcing the death of
John Shannon Mum, managing direc-
tor Of the Red Cross Line. and his
lhfee-year-old daughter, Betty, on
board the f'lorizel was received vcster-
day by c. W. Bowyng, of the loca,
Office of the line. Il was sent bv Eric
bowrlng, of st. Johns, and read:
"saw Captain Martin, who said he
saw Jack (John Shannon Munn>
washed off top of smoking room bv
plg sea shortly after strandinp Rot+,,
ana nurse must have been drowned in,
stantly." - WV ''e0 III
+, ne message was telephoned to Sir
Edgar bowrlng, Mr.. Munn's stepfathcr.
Who communicated the news ia Mrs
Mohn. She was waiting for her hus-
hand and daughter to join her and ac-
company her to Florida.
SIR Edgar and the wife Of the dead
Steamship man had remained awake
.Inroqshoul .I the night at their rooms in
.ie ilotel flaza awaiting news from the
scene or the wreck. Until the MESSAGE
ot uea'h was received late Yesterday
Munn and his daughter might be amono m
those saved "'''o''s
Although the local agents OF the line
,, We're OF the opinion that Miss Ethel
McHardy, the Florizel's stewardess had
perlshed iN the wreck it was learned
ITeSSre,rday TeSn, that she was safe in St.
ool llef r widowed mother at her home in
co;no,1 r,oH resident Street, Brooklyn, re-
celVed message from her STATING 4bo+
she had not sailed on the vessel ., ''it.. -. :.
Journey to New York. 80
New-York tribune., 1918-02-26
[Staf Corresponlenccl

WASHINGTON, Feb. 25.-Represen-
tatlve Alvan T. Fuller, of Manden, Mass.
to-day resigned from the Committee on
expenditures in the Interior Depart
ment. He made his resignation the oc-
cason for bitter denunciation of the
entire comttee organization of the
House. More than half the standing
committees Of the House are useless
he charged.
"1nstead of being really busvn he
stated, "the majority of our Congress
men down here are telling stories and
practising up 70 see who can spit the
farthest."
Mr.. Fuller's denunciation of Con-
gresslonal committees was incorporated d
IN his letter of resignation addressed
to Champ Clark, Speaker OF the House
1t reads:
Il hereby tender my resignation as
member Of the Committee on Exnen.
dltures IN the Interior Department. This
committee has had no meeting dnr;no
1he present Congress. excepting one
mort smoke talk (in this respect | be-
IleVe III is slmflar to about half the com
mlteees OF the House, and, so far as |
can judge from inquiry and investira- :
tion, viii have no public business to ms
10y us existence, and that being the
case DO not wish by accepting the hon
or Oh membership in it to appear to give
even my taclt consent to the existenco
or committee which has no real ius-
unable reason for existing other than
10 entail needless and uniustifiable
bills. ''' paS 'he
AS you know, there are sixty
standing committees in the House or.
ganlzation, and more than half of then,
are as useless and unnecessary as the
committee from which I am resigninr.
At time like this, when we are
passing through q grave national
crisis, the House should take acconnt
Oh matters of efficiency and economy
Wlthln Its own confines with a view TO
increasing efficiency and reducing ex-
pense. ca
II am a business man and accus-
.oneo 10 looking at these things from
common sense standpoint. wos
somewhat fearful about nv oualifcn.
tlons for undertaking the duties of a
congressman because Of lack of
poiltlcal experience. I find that the
duties l have fallen heir to as a Con
gressman are of an entirely different
nature than those l anticipated.
when | meet any of my constitu-
ents they usually greet me with the
expressions: My! But you must be
busy down in Washington!' Now.
would like to be really busy, and |
am mighty sure if the proper spirit
animated our present Congress that
these needless committees could be
changed into real agencies for the ser-
vice Of the government.
"Why could not some of these need
New-York tribune., 1918-02-26

ldIers but to members Of Congress as
WE'LL"
Senator McCumber diverted from his
prepared speech to say that on a visit
TO cantonment construction camp
last summer he found workmcn re-
celved double pay for Sunday and laid
OFT Monday. He declared that CON
struction of cantonments could have
been performed by West Point gradu-
ates with ten times as much etficienc, !,
and with less expense than by the
contract system.
Senator Gallinger interrupted to re-
fer to recent investigation on his
own responsibility which convinced
him. he said. that there has been
criminal waste of government money
IN most Of the construction work.
When Senator McCumber read from
a scientific journal saying Congress
had done its part and that the labor
unions alone had failed to do their
share, Senator Hollis hotly denied the
reference to the labor unions.
Hollis Defends Labor
Senator Hollis declared that Sena-
tor McCumber's address was "a gen
cral indictment Of this country and
the people"
triotic," said Senator Hollis, "I'd make
peace with the Kaiser Immediately on
the best terms | could get. It's no
way to make labor satisfied to call
them names-to call them Bolsheviks" :"
Senator Gallinger said an Indictment
had been returned and would be sure
to be given due consideration by the
President, the heads of government de-
partments and by the people who will
be compelled to pay the taxes
Senator Phelan, of California, de-
Dlored Mr. McCumber's speech. He
praised the Administration for what it
has accomplished in the prosecution
Of the war and declared there was no
man more desirous of stamping out
profiteering or anything else that
would deter yhe government in &C
complishing its end than President
Wilson.
That partisan sentiment had influ-
enccd him in making his speech was
denied by Senator McCumber. who
added that if President Wilson were
able to secure a victory resulting in
the adoption of his fourteen article.
VI DcdCC ilc WOQlU nave earned LnG
right to be President as many times
as he desired.
''As strong a Republican as I am.
want it understood that | am with the
President in the conduct of this war
and politics Will not interfere with my
patriotic duty to help him accomplish
that said he.
Senator Phelan was mistaken he
thought in apparently believing his
remarks were against all labor.
81 want unionism to get rid of the
|. w. W. traitors" said Senator Nc
Cumbcr "1hey have no country no
policies except of destruction They
are the slackers. We want to stand
with Mr. Gompers in securing loyal
Cooperation OF labor. The government
and the people will be back of Presi-
dent Wilson if he will insist that men
III the shipyards do an honest days
work"
New-York tribune., 1918-02-26
Capital and Labor Begin
Farley to Prevent Strikes
Secretary Wilson Outlines Governments Policy for Dura
ton Of War at Conference Representing 10000
Plants and 1000 900 Union Workers

WASHINGTON. Feb. 25.-Mccting at
the call of the government, representa-
tives of capital and labor began con-
fcrences here to-day to reach an ar
rangement designed to prevent strikes
and to assure a maximum production
during the war of materials necessary
to maintain the American armies in
France.
Each side is represented by five men,
who will choose two more to represent
the general public. The representa-
tlves of capital were named by the
National Industrial Conference Board
and those of labor by the American
Federation of Labor.
At the first meeting to-day the com
mittcc organized and heard Secretary
Wilson outline the purposes of the con-
ferences. The conferrees will meet
daily hereafter and probably for sew
eral weeks.
On the basis of an agreement to be
reached tho government will Law down
national labor policy for the dura-
ton of the war, and will, if necessary.
seek legislation giving authority to en-
force it,. Officials generally. however.
oeheve that once capital and labor are
brought into an arrangement its proyi-
slons will be kept without the neces-
slty of using legal powers.
Cannot Prevent All Strikes
NO sort OF an agreement, even if it
were backed by legal authority, can
prevent entirely labor unrest and some
strikes, in the opinion of Secretary
wilson. Local strikes, he said TO-DAY.
would continue whatever might be the
attitude of labor leaders.
method even better than lepisla
ton, Secretary Wilson said. would be
TO write the terms of the agreement.
when made, into all contracts let by
the government, making it binding on
both sides.
Secretary Wilson believes that no
dlherences now existing between en-
ployers and employees are so wide that
the conferences cannot settle them. On
the subject of limiting production.
American unions generally, he said.
are. against limitation of output and
the practice exists only locally. The
New-York tribune., 1918-02-26
$500, 100000 Fund
In r. r. Bill Attacked
Representative Dillon Pre-.
sents Amendment to Re-
duce 1t to $2OO,OOO.OOO

WASHINGTON, Feb. 25.-After vot-
ing to give continuous consideration to
the Administration bill to govern Fed
eral control of the railroads until a
final vote is had the House to-day
made slow progress on the measure.
and its passage by tomorrow night. as
planned, seems doubtful
Most OF the day was devoted to dis
cusslon Of minor amendments to the
section of the bill providing the stand
ard OF return to be made to the roads.
but late in the day fight was started
against the section. providing for a
$500. 100000 revolving fund to be used
IN operating the roads.
Representative Dillon, of South Caro-
hna, urged that the sum be reduced to
5000 900, 600 with another $500 900 OO0
auth orized, but not to be expended
without authority from Congress.
New-York tribune., 1918-02-26

granted the request of number of
other concerns, which admitted the
practices complained of and asked for
consent orders to avoid publicity in
having their affairs investigated A
large number of other cases still are
under consideration.
The thirty-eight firms cited to-day
were given thirty days to reply, and
ordered to appear for hearing April 8.
The Glidden Narnish Company, of
Cleveland, was charged with attempt
ing to stifie and suppress competition
by systematically and on a large
scale giving employees of customers,
prospective customers and competitors
customers gratuities, such as liquor,
cigars. meals, theatre tickets, valuable
presents and entertainment. "Secret
payments" also were alleged to have
been made to employees to influence
purchases from the Glidden company,
or to stop purchases from the COM
pany's competitors.
New-York tribune., 1918-02-26

Secretary blamed the great amount Of
labor dilution for the low rate of pro-
duction in shipyards AS soon as the
newer men become more skilled, he
said, the rate will increase.
One problem expected to be hard to
solve is that of the open or closed
shop. Although both sides have agreed
IN general way that the existing
status shall not be changed. that closed
shops are to remain closed and open
shops to continue open, there are many
practical difficulties in the way. For
instance, q plant not engaged in war
work may be called on for n large
number of workmen to fill vacancies
IN plants producing munitions. IT the
plant has the closed shop it may be
hard to fill the places Of the men with
out taking on non-union men or, per-
haps, as the war continues, even women.
Some provision, it is recognized, must
be made to care for a situation of that
kind.
May Standardizc Wages
Some officials believe it may be
necessary to establish standard wages
in districts to prevent the various in
dustries engaged in war work from
bidding against each other for men.
Employers not engaged on government
contracts can be controlled IN this re-
spect by the governments control over
raw materials and transportation.
The conferrees represent some TO-
600 manufacturing plants working on
government contracts, and more than
1000. 900 union workers. Non-union
labor has no representation and
neither have the railroad brotherhood
Any agreement reached will apply to
unorganized labor, but not to the rail
road employees. whose claims are to be
dealt-with separately.
The most important thing the con-
ferences can accomplish, Secretary
Wilson said to-day is to change the
attitude of both capital and labor tow
ard the rights Of the public.
Capital" he said, "feels that it has
the right to hire and discharge men as
it pleases and labor has felt that it
has an equal right to cease work with
or without cause. Both in the cxer-
else of these rights have disturbed So
cicty because society is dependent on
production.
Such fixed opinions on both sides
are as apt to cause clashes as are
actual differences having to do with
tangible things"