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Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-02-27
PLANT REPAIRS"
Harlan Engineer Lectures to Cor
nell Students on "Knackiness
and Skill in His Work.

]. II Marshmann, engineer Of the
Harlan plant Of the Bethlehem Ship
building Corporation, last nigh, addressed
the Cornell students, now obtaining
practical education there. on PLANT
Repairs
Mr.. Marshmann is Of Yankee birth,
having shipped at one time for three
years before the mast on New Bedford
whaler, prior to taking up engineering.
and from out Of his many experiences
with engines and repairs Of all kinds was
able to speak entcrtaininglv and with
many practical suggestions to the still
dents
The duties Of a plant engineer, he
said, were legion, and the information
a man in that capacity is supposed OF
necessity 10 fl him To be human panacca
for all breaks and accidents that occur to
machinery of all description both known
and unknown.
MIR Marshmann with sketches upon
a blackboard outlined roughly how many
important repairs had been made 10
machinery about the Harlan plant, and
repairs made So ingenious and strong TINT
the broken parts have lasted for years
and even longer than the original whole
part
One Of the achievements Of which
he in proud is that the boiler shop OF
the plant has been shut down but for
ten minutes in twelve years. enabling
the plant machinery To run uninterrupted
all working hours
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-02-27
PAVE WAY FOR 1920 CENSUS.
Force Of Nearly 100 900 TO be Employed
Strict Attention 10 Foreigners.

Washington, Feb. IA bill pro-
yiding for the 1920 census will be re-
ported in a few days by the House
Census Committee The organization
for the collection of the statistics will
be larger than ever Supervisors and
cnurnerators of population and agricul-
ture probably will number between s., ,000
and 10000. and for manufacturers,
mines. and quarries, under separate su-
pervision. there will be 500 employees
in the field, with from 900 TO 5000
clerks and other employees in the census
Office
Tie bill is expected to follow recon-
mendations of a special committee APP
pointed by the director Of the census,
which suggested that the Philippines,
not included in the thirteenth census,
should not be included in the fourteenth,
and that a census Of the Virgin Islands
is now in progress and another one is
unnecessary in 1920 In Guam, Samoa,
and the Panama Canal Zone special
censuses can readily be taken at small
cost if Congress orders it, the commit
tee reported The committee also rec
commended that the new census extend
to show the nationality or mother tongue
Of all persons in this country born in
foreign countries and nationality or for
elgn tongue of foreign-born parents.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-02-27
If KIDNEYS ACT
BAD TAKE SALTS
Says Backache is Sign You
Have Been Eating Too
Much Meat.

When YOU wake up with backache and
dull misery in the kidney region it gen.
orally means you have been eating too
much meat, says n well-known authority.
Meat forms uric acid which overworks
the kidneys in their effort to filter 1t
from the blood and they become sort of
paralyzed and loggy. When your kidneys
get sluggish and clog you must relieve
them, like you relieve your bowels; re-
moving all the body's urinOus waste,
else you have backache, sick headache,
dizzy spells; your stomach sours, tongue
Is coated, and when the weather Is bad
YOU have rheumatic twInges. The urine
is cloudy, full of sediment, channels often
get sore, water scalds and YOU are Obliged
To seek relief two or three times during
the night.
Either consult good, reliable physI-
cian at once or get from your pharmacist
about four ounces of Jad Salts; take
a tablespoonful in glass of water be-
fore breakfast for n few days and your
kidneys will then act fine. This famous
salts is made from the acid of grapes
and lemon Juice, combined with lithia,
and has been used for generations TO
clean and stimulate sluggish kidneys,
also to neutralize acids IN the urine SO IL
no longer irritates, thus ending bladder
weakness
Jad Salts is life saver for regular
meat eaters IL is inexpensive, cannot
initIrc and makes a delightful, effcr-
vesccnt lthia-water drink.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-02-27
Stomach Dead
Man Still Lives

People who suffer from sour stomach.
fermentation of food. distress after eating
and indigestion and SEEK relief in large
chunks Of artificial digestors. are killing
as the victim Of morphine Is deadeninE
and injuring beyond repair every nerve
In his body.
What the stomach Of every sufferer
from indigestion needs Is a good prescTip-
tion that will build up his stomach. put
strength energy and elasticity into it. and
make Il sturdy enough TO digest a heart y
meal without artificial aid.
The best prescription for indigestion
ever written is sold by druggists every
where and by y. y. Danforth. Market and
second streets. and is rigidiy guaranteed
to build up the stomach and cure indigcs-
tion. money back
This prescription is named Mi-o-na and
Is sold in small tablet form in large boxes.
for only a few cents Remember the
name. Mi-o-na stomach tablets. They
never fail
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-02-27
DIR. s. G. DIXON DIES.
Pennsylvania's Health Commissioners
Passes Away In 4 Philadelphla H0spitsl.

Philadelphia, Feb. 27.-Dr. Samuel
Gibson Dixon, State Health Commission
er, president OF the Philadelphia Academy
Of N Natural Sciences and one Of the most
widely known bacterioloRists in the world,
died yesterday v afternoon at the University
Hosptal after an illness that developed
last summer.
At his bedside were his wife, his daugh-
ter, Catha rine; his brother, Edwin s.
Dixon, and his sister, Mrs. Walter II.
Horstman.
Doctor Dixon became i'll while making
an inspection of the State tuberculosis
Sanatorium at Mont Alto, suffering an
acute attack of indigestion at time when
he was threatened with nervous break
down from overwork. Ills condition be-
came so critical that in October he went TO
the University Hospital, known there at
for the occasion to prevent the public
from becoming alarmed at news that
the noted health crusader was critically ILL.,
IL was said Mt that time that his going
to the hospital was primarily for X-ray
examination rs precaution against
some ailment that may have been over
looked III making ordinary diagnoses. lie
was able TO leave the hospital IN a short
time and then went 10 his home at Black
Rock Farm, Bryn Mawr, with Mrs. Dixon,
10 recuperate However, his condition
again became alarming, and about Janu-
ary he returned to the hospital.
In an effort TO save his life several
young persons offered their blood for
TRANSMISSION purposes, but despite the
best medical knowledge, which he him
self had worked so increasingly to in-
erase, his condition became steadily
worse, although he refused to abandon
the duties of his office.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-02-27
ACTION BY JAPAN
URGED IN LONDON
Opinion Growing That Show of
Force Would Stimulate Dis
heartened Russians.
LONDON. Feb. D

In the face of the steadily increasing
Decentralization of Russia, the opinion that
time has come for Japan to act is growing
here. For geographical reasons, she IS the
only one of the allied nations which can
act and she has a powerful army 80 far un-
affected by the war.
Those who advocate Japanese inter
vcntIon III Siberia realize fully that such
action would have merely an indirect eff
feet upon the main struggle, but they
suggest it on the ground of common
humanity. Little news is coming out OF
Siberia, but all there Is shows the sapid
progress OF anarchy.
Railroad communication between Pet
rograd and Nladivostock is believed tn
nc most uncertain. and great fears enter
tanned for foreigners who are seeking
safety from the horrible conditions in
European Russia by the trans-Siberian
route. 4 party of prisoners of war Is
said 70 have seized one important section
Of the track, and beyond that the Boil
shevists are IN full control
There Is no doubt whatever here that
Japan could establish order in Eastern
Siberia with very small display of
force, and it is argued that she would
thus provide the nucleus Of quiet on
which whatever elements or Older re-
main in Russia could rally.
All the latest dispatches from Petro-
grad picture the people as SO dispirited
with prevailing confusion that they are
almost welcoming the advance of the
Germans as offering them escape from
utter destruction and it is maintained
that even II Japan advanced only com
paratively short distance into the in
tenor she would be rendering 3 real
service TO her allies in furnishing dis
heartened Russians with the hope that
there was vet chance of restoring order
and rebuilding these States.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-02-27
WELFARE OF FEDERAL EMPLOYEES

Washington. u c., Feb 26 Tho
Federal Government Is not only giving
lose attention 10 the matter Of the proper
housing ~ us now appoIntes in Wash
ington. hut the general welfare OF the
employees is now considered IN greater
measure than ever before Many Of the
Young people who have come 10 Wash
ingtnn for war work arc hundreds, ev
thousands ~ miles from home for the
first time IN their lives. They arc strang-
IN IN strange land, and u Is not 10 be
wondered AZ that they become homeSICk
and magnify the troubles that they are
hound 20 meet during tho period of adjust
ucnt Ia new conditions. The depart
mcnt heads realize that good clerk
nnst bc "A contcnted one and many Offices
have appointed welfare workers whose
business il l. 20 take an unohtrusIvC
interest in the affairs of the employees
md 10 try 10 help them with their
difficulties Experiments along this line
have had such good results that the
number Of offices which employ welfare
workers l. Increasing
since the war began about $4,000
employees have been added TO the civil
~ery1oe in Washington, ID G. The
Z nlted States Civil Service Commission,
whose duty Il Is 10 recruit thls branch
af the service. estimates that this calendar
wear vii add another 10000 Stenog
raphers are being appointed In great
numbers There Is also need for clerks.
both men and women, who an trained in
certain special or technical lines, ship
craftsmen. mechanical craftsmen, and
workmen m trades connected with ship
building The representatives of the
aVil service commission Al the post
tfhccs IN all cities are prepared TO furnish
definite information and apphcat .on
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-02-27
CENTRAL CONTROL
FOR WAR BUYING
President Wilson's Plan TO Con-
solidate Purchasing Power
is Approved.
WASHINGTON. Err. q.

prcs,dent Wilson's plan To Use the
mowers which the Dvcrman bill would give
him Ia create central purchasing depart
mon, which would be IN effect depart
nent of munitions has met with warm
,ndorsemcnt from the board Of directors
~ the United states Chamber of Com
mercr. which has been supporting the
Chamberlain bills
The directors of the chamber Yesterday
asked all ol the industrial organizations
m It's membership To support the bill
md assist IN Us passage on the plea
that II will bring about central control
and responsibility.
Waddill CatchIngs, chairman of the
war committee OF the Chamber of Com
nerec, who was - witness before the
hambcrlain committee, IN explaining
the action SAID
No matter whether one might have
is,cn disposed to urge the passage of the
bulls for u ministry of munitions and .
war cabinet, this hardly seems the di-
rrrtion for effective effort At tins time
Those IN charge Of the administrative
machinery Of the government are strong
t opposing the passage ot these
measures The administration propo-
~tl that the existing machinery should
De- changed 10 hring about central con
troll and responsibility offers an oppor-
funtv for progress which all should
support
The Chamber Of Commerce points out
that li The Ovcrman hlll Is passed tho
President can consolidate the buying
from the numerous scattered depart
tncnts and bureaus to such extent as he
may hnd necessary and place this buy
lng under control ol some central agency
and can invest IN such an agency tho
power % reach decisions and 10 deter
mine the great questions which affect
more than one department
In similar manner tho President will
have power 10 Ccntrali2c and remove du
plIcation 81 ell ort where conflicting ac-
tlvitics have developed III connection
with the war For example. hr could
form central secret service for the
Z ultcd States during the war by trans
i,rrng to one central agency the secret
,,r,lcr activities which are now scat
tered between many departments, such
~ Iusucc. treasury. war. navy, &c
/ nth some legislation such as this Is
passed fnC various bureaus and DIVISIONS
III the government will bc compelled by
the EXISTING statutes 10 continue their
independent activities. There Will exist
nov hcrr the authority necessary 10 hnng
bout central control and responsibility.
~lncc the Ovcrman hill carries out the
~wrii and purpose of the resolution
adopted ii the war conference of Ameri-
cpn business held a. tlaniIc City bv
the | nitCd States Chamber Of Commerce
Inst September tho chamber gives II Its
support
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-02-27
ALIEN SERVICE APPROVED
France and Italy Accept in Substance
Proposed Il. s. Treaty.

Washington Feb. 27.--France and
Italy have accepted in substance the
proposed treaty with the United States
respecting military service Of nationals
similar to that signed with Great Britain
and Canada Secretary Lansing notified
Chairman Flood Of the House Foreign
Affairs Committee Yesterday that he had
received that information in cablegrams
from the American Ambassadors in
Paris and Rome.
The so-called, alien Stacker bill, which
would compel military service Of sub
lccts of cohelligerent countries IN the
| 'nited States, seems certain to come UP
for action in the House tomorrow IN
spite of administration opposition. BE
fore the signature Of the British and
Canadian treaties action on the bill was
deferred upon request OF the State De
partment
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-02-27
SALzEDO FORGETS
WAR THROUGH WORK
Harpist Did His Bit Among the
Horrors for LA Belle
France"

"Having had my baptism Of fire, I
shall now become Immersed in music"
Thus did Carlos Salzedo, who will be the
soloist with the Philadelphia Orchestra
at it's next Wilmington concert on Monday
evening, March 4th, greet these shores
upon his return TO America after year
at the battlefront in France.
Emaciated and hollow-eyed he came
after having ''done his bit" for ia belle
France" But the winter of privations
and exposures spent in the trenches
and the hospitals had very nearly done
for him. II was feared by his friends and
associates that he was too depleted
physically to stand the strain of the
heavy season of concerts he was called
upon To face. There need have been no
rear, however. for what Salzedo most
craved was work work. so that he might
forget his lassitude; work, so that he
might drown the ever-prcscnt m, m ,ries
of the horrors he had witnessed
And So he worked hard playing solo
engagements and touring with the Trio
dc Lutccc, of which he is a member,
worked at composing. teaching. 1t was
incessant work, but also it was recu-
peration
Once again Salzedo is his old debonair
self: the savant as we'll az musician.
Those who know his playing best speak of
the increased mobility and breadth that
has come into it-that spiritual some
thing none can explain. But, says
Salzcdo, surely that is not strange;
YOU sec il was only Sa1zedo the haTpist
who went away but II was Salscdo, the
soldier of France who returned. VOLTA
tout"
Salzcdo will hc the assisting artist IN
n program of French works which DR..
Stokowski has arranged for the Whining
ton concert He will play two dances
for Harp and Orchestra by Dehussy and
an Introduction and Allegro" by Ravel.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-02-27
CAN'T BUY DRINKS FOR WOMEN.
Soldiers in Philadelphia Must Obey
Spirit OF Law.

Philadelphia, Pa. Feb 27-The sale of
liquor 10 women accompanied by a man
in military uniform will not be permitted
hereafter in Philadelphia cafes, accord
ing TO United States District Attorney
Kane.
Mr. Kane said that in almost all such
cases the soldier pays for the liquor and
thus violates the spirit Of the law for
bidding the sale of liquor to army men ID
uniform
In ease 4 man in civilian clothes is
with the party he may order liquor. but
Mr.. Kane makes the suggestion that ii
would be best for waiter to decline 10
serve drinks 10 any party in which "A
man in United States uniform is present.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-02-27
Trinity Church Reopencd for Lenten
Services.

The Ienten wcek-day services will
be held in Trinity Church during the
remaining weeks Of Lent. instead of in
the parish house rs heretofore The
schedule of services is as follows:-On
Tuesdays, Thursdays and Fridays, At
430 p. m, and on Wednesdays. Holy
Communion at Q "a. m, evening prayer
with sermon at AS p. m. Special
preachers are appointed for the Wednes-
day evening services The preacher
tonight will be Rev. Arthur b. Kinsolving,
DID, rector of St Paul's Church, Balti-
more. Md
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-02-27
Plain foOd j. the Rule To-day But il
Heavy for ManA stOmachs. Stuart's
Dyspepsia Tablets viii Digest Any
thing.

Nothing is More Utterly Nasteful
Than to Leave a Plateful Of Food Picked
at
People who nibble a. food can recall
b' ,uue when they ate heartily Of any :
hing they liked. There was no dyspeps a
men. 40 stomach trouble because there
war plentiful supply Of digestive Juices
lou can bring back the good old times
/ YOU follow each meal with Stuart
Dvspcpsla Tablets No more sour stom-
arhWatrr brash heartburn gas rumblings,
ind breath coated tongue and dead. dull,
stupid feeling
~ down 10 your next meal and eat
heartily Enj0v YOU food IN peace. Let
our appetite have full play When all
hruugh taao couple Of Sturt's Dys-
.epsa 1ablcts and fear uo consequences
housand, hay, taken this advice and
been glad they did
t'ei q J0-oent box of stuart : Dyspepsia
Tablets from your druggist
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-02-27
NEW BANK CASHIER.
John Hare, Jr.. Succeeds Henry Baird at
Delaware Bank.

John Hare, Jr., was elected, yesterday,
to succeed Henry Baird as cashier OF the
National Bank of Delaware.
Mr. Hare has been cashier of the
National Bank of Penn's Grove since
JULY /. 1900. Previous to being called to
fill the office he held in the Penn's Grove
bank, Mr. Hare was bookkeeper for the
National Bank of Wilmingt on Il Brandy
wine, before that institution VAS merged
into the Wilmington Trust Co,
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-02-27
X. X. Club Meeting.

Members Of the r X Club mot ~ the
home of Edith Marvel 1922 West Eighth
street on Tuesday evening 4 pleasant
time was had In music and games. Re-
freshnents were served The next meet
ing will be held at thp home Of Isabel
Gibson, col North Albums street
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-02-27
Flood Interrupts Traffic.

The Columbia and Port Deposit rail
road has been compelled 20 again suspend
operations owing 10 high water in the
Slisquehanna river. due 70 the breaking up
and forging cf the ice at Port Deposit.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-02-27
Chester Officials in Wilmington.

For the purpose Of studying the local
assessment system, Mayor Mcdowell and
a delegation OF city officials and business
men of Chester, Pa, viii visit the Public
Building tomorrow morning.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-02-27

Wife-"Archie' been gambling again.
mother, | think he has lost his senses.
Mother" Indeed ] had no idea
they PLAYED for such small stakes -
Boston Transcript
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-02-27

''The actor you introduced me ~ told
mo he was constantly getting notices
So he Is, but they are All notices to
quit"
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-02-27
An Ounce of Prevention

Wilmington has been fortunate than most other
escaping interruption curtalment OF It's
gas service this winter but here, elsewhere pipes
services of individual have frozen during the
various that have visited
In some instances customers could not have
vented the but the investigation OF emergency
indicates that in great majority of the trouble
could have been avoided by the of ordinary precauOn
For great many OF the OF frozen piping
and meters due cold cellars cellar door left open
or a broken window has caused many Wilmington family
suffer interruption of its gas service this winter
Frozen services have been due in nearly all t
exposed piping. By protecting piping that exposed
doa great deal eliminate trouble of this
These which not, but which
great extent, control In order avoid
the occaSoned by having their gas
teruped, urge them exercise great to protect
their pipes and services from the cold.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-03-11
DIED.

DIED. GREENMAN-In Norwich, Conn, March
 g. 1918. James William Greenman, in
 the 3Sth year of his. age.
 home, No. 179 Laurel Hill avenue,
 Tuesday, March F, at 2.45 ?. m. Kindly omit flowers. CAPEN In Mansfield, March 8. 1918. Henry Dwight Capen. formerly of
 Norwich, aged "A years. Funeral services Monday afternoon at
 o'clock at the funeral parlors of
 Jay NJ Shepard, Willimantic Burial
 at Yantic cemetery at o'clock. HEHR-In Salem, March g, 1918. Ada Velma Darling. beloved wife of Vic tor G. Hehr, aged 19 years. Notice of funeral hereafter. arCARTHY--In Plainfie1d. N. J., March 3. 1918, Owen Mccarthy, formerly o1 New London. GRAyEs-Ins St. Petersburg. Fla. l Feb. 26. 1918. Agnes Turner, daugh- ter of Mir. and Mrs. James M. Graves VAN BUREN-Su Suddenly. in New Yorl s city, March ', 1918. Florence Trum
 bull Banman, widow of Thomas B E Van Buren. lFCHAPMAN-In Providence. R. l. Marcl
 1e 1918, Edwin Chapman, formerly F of Norwich
 Notice of funeral hereafter. NEwTON-In Plainfield. March g. 1918 Henry F. Newton. aged T9 years. I Funeral services at his late residenc, I in P1ainfield Wednesday at 1.30 p. m f STARKWE Norwich, Marcl
 I0.. 1918. Jacob Starkweather. in hi sgd year
 Notice of funeral thereafter. | GAUVIN-In Taftville. March 8, 1918 l Jean B. Gauvin, aged S4 years. 1 CARON-In Taftville, March 10. 1918 l Estelle Caron, aged 19 years. | months, daughter of MT. and Mrs Joseph Caron
 Funeral from the home of her parents School street, Taftville, Tuesday l March 12. at 9.30 Services at Sacre | Heart church at 10. COUTU-In Lowell, Mass, March
 1918. Mrs. Coutu, formerly of Dan | ielson.
 Is1WLS-In Hampton. Feb. 26, 191S
 Mrs. Carrie L. Lewis. COOk-In Danielson, March 5, 1911
 Harry L. Cook. aged AZ years.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-03-11

St. Veronica T. A. 3. Society Holds Regular Meetins-FuneraI of Ado. sias Morin.

On Thursday evening the members of St. Veronica's T. A. B. society held their regular monthly meeting. vari- cussed freely. The young ladies are planning to run the first social of the season after Easter. Plans are being made for calico ball. All who at- tended the first calico ball given by the society last year still remember the good time and there is every req son to believe that this years social will be one huge success.
 The following committee was ap- pointed: Miss Mary Hanlon, chair. man; Misses Lena Woisard, Berna dette Lambert, Elizabeth McSheffrey and Agnes Dougherty.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-03-11
Twenty-rine Members of conereea- tionaI Church in Service - Other Village News.

The Greeneville Congregational church has completed the roll of hon or for the boys who are now in active service. The pastor has had the list printed and has distributed them among the members of the church, urging them to send an Easter greet ing to each of these young men. AL exander Young Powers, who enlisted at the British Canadian rally Friday night is a member of the church and of the pastors Bible class. His en- listing in the service brings the to- tai number from the church up to 29 of whom eight were members of the pastors Bible class.