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Evening journal., 1918-05-21
ScOfferS and DOubterS
Why Let Prejudice Bind You 10 a Life
Of Rheumatic Torture2

BE fair to yourself, you sufferer from
rheumatism. no matter what form Go 10
n B. Danforth or any good druggist and
get a package OF Rheuma. the guaranteed
prescription. Use the entire bottle, and II
you don't think Il has given you quick
and sure relief, say so, and you can have
your money back.
Isn't that a fair Offer Can you see any
deceit or red tape about ~ What chance
do you takel Absolutely none
Then get a bottle Of Rhenma today. It's
o reputable physicians prescription, al
together different from remedies usually
prescribed. free from narcotics, and per-
fectly harmless Rheuma acts on the kid
neys and helps 70 force the uric acid from
the swollen Joints and other lodging
places It pleases you In a day. Il makes
you hopeful and happy ln a week. 10 has
released from bondage rheumatic suffer
ers who thought nothing would give relief
II should do 40 much for you-it seldom
fails
large bottle. sufficient for two weeks treat
ment is inexpensive.
Evening journal., 1918-05-21
With The Photographers

The condition about which complaint is made Is not
the special product OF the II existed In time Of
peace and Is only emphasized by the multiplication
OF instances That it is partly unnecessary would to
be indicated by the statement that American contractors
prefer TO do business with the French and British gov
srnments which, despite their distance away almost in
Varaby mako settlements IN fraction OF the time
sumed by Washington Portland oregonan
When the Concord Patriot a conhdng clientele
that President Wilson reelected in spite OF pro
German Efforts TO defeat him, evidently fo-gets that
the Democratic slogan In that campaign Hes kept
US out Of war"-Manohester Union.
Evening journal., 1918-05-21
Spirit of the
DeInldrUi0 Press
JUDGE BRApFORp,s RETIREMENT.

From the Georgetown journal.
The retirement OF Judge Bradford
from the position he now holds as
judge Of the District Court for the
District OF Delaware, makes an era in
the judicial annals Of this State. Judge
Bradford has been on the bench for
more than twenty years. He has flled
the ONCE with ability and distinction
He has made the term "a great Judge -
a reality IN fact and In truth. That he
has earned the vacation that will now
be his will be the verdict OF every per
son in this State. His decisions and
opinions have been Of the highest order
and the higher courts have seldom ever
reversed them. In his retirement from
the bench he so signally honored, he
will not only carry with him the love
and Affection OF the bar Of the state
but the well wishes Of the people Of
this Stata.
Evening journal., 1918-05-21
voIrN1EERs. ExEMPT1ON sOARDs ANp sIAcEERs.


NAPTAN HORACE WILSON former Mayor. is
~ prominent member Of Exemption Board No. g. in
this city In common with the other boards that board
has heard many complaints because men Of draft age
who had entered the service volunteers and who
hadsssd to answer the draft questonnares had been
listed. IN the broad sense, slackers
In a recent editorial showed concusvely that the
volunteers and their relatives and not the members Of
The exemption boards responsible for such nsngs
because Of their failure to inform the boards Of such
volunteer service We received today from Captain
Wilson ths following letter:
4os South Clayton Street. wulmingtOn; Del,
Mr.. oeorgs-cartsr, Editor THE EVENING JOURNAL.
Dear Mr.. CsrterMy attention had been brought the
editorial you published in THE EVENING JOURNAL on
the 9Th inst BY mutual friend prior to the receipt by
have resd tho clipping with much interest and ap-
probation II very kind OF your paper and your good
ton that confronts the exemption boards in the conduct
OF the work laid down for them by the law and rules
promulgated by the President
thank you ve,y much for the very able way that
you have presented the exemption boards side Of the
troube to the public. With kind regards.
Yours sincerely.
HORACE WILSON
Once more say TO volunteers: II you receive any
aammuncahon from an exemption board read It and
Mknowledge IT, Don't take It for granted that because
you know you have volunteered everybody else II
And once more we say the relatives Of volunteers
r. In the from home Of volunteers you receive
foe them any communications from exemption board
forward such communications the volunteers affected
unable 70 do 60 get IN immediate communication
h the exemption boards explain the situation e
them.
such action win save much embarrassment and humha
son and do away with much unwsrranted criticism o.
Bnch boards.
Evening journal., 1918-05-21
WANT WATER COOLING SYSTEM.

Members Of the Public Building Com
mission are endeavoring to have City
Council allow them an appropriation
which will allow them to install a
water cooling system in the City
Building. At the present time the
drinking system costs the city and
county about $50 a month in addition
to the cost OF ice coolers and cups.
Evening journal., 1918-05-21
nrvErING coNrEs1s opposEp.

BALTIMORE, May 2i-Bethlehem
shipyard officials will oppose any fur
ther efrorts to break the riveting rec
ord. They assert the men lost too
much time looking for records. Instead
OF riveting contests. they suggest a
shipbuflding contest to continue for six
months. which, incidentally. would
speed up shiphuilding, II rich prize
was offered.
Evening journal., 1918-05-21

kdvArtiring rates OF application.
No ettention paid to unsigned communications
Evening journal., 1918-05-21
As TO THE LIBERTY LOAN CAMPAIGN.

Ohm S. ROsSELL, president OF the Security Trust and
y Safe Deposit Company who made such noteworthy
success recently chairman OF the New Castle County
Liberty Committee, has sent 90 the following
letter
To the Editor Of THE EVENING JOURNAL:
Ny dear Sir-The Third Liberty Loan Campaign, which
closed so auspciously op the 9th. every respect
great popular triumph The people Of Delaware be-
fore responded with such unanmity TO the call OF the
Government and their manifestation Of loyalty has
been exoeed.
beg you 10 accept my most cordial thanks for your
generous assistance and 20 you that your work
contributed largely TO the successful result
very desirlous that you should feel that your part
the campaign most helpful and that you rendered
a very valuable service to the Government
thank you IN behalf Of the managers Of the campaign
in the Third Federal Reserve District and in my be
half and beg to remain with Of per-
sonal regards. Yours very sincerely,
JOHN s. ROSSELLl
Chairman for New Castle County Third Federal Reserve
District Liberty Loan Committee
II Is pleasure for Intelligent newspaper to aid
campaign that Is ntesenty and energetcsy conducted
II such campaign that Mr. Rosse and his associates
had In charge Such being the t IN the nature
OF things that It should receive wholehesred support and
also that It should succeed
Evening journal., 1918-05-21

Il have always made it a rule" says Charles NJ sohwab
mot 70 have any relative connected with of my
plants" Now that Mr. Schwab has taken big Job
u the administration we'wonder what he thinks when
looks around and all the sons. and sonsn-la
nd cousins and ,yfes relatives who adorn the admin
Elralipn payroll
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1918-02-20
Come or Perch
m You Lore Him

Dear Miss Crvy. Three years age
I met a young man who Is now In
the service. During these years he
paid cioae attention 20 me and was
jealous u even spoke OF another
young man. About month ago he
met a young rfrl Of this city and
has been paying a great deal Of at
tention TO her. lie will go block
In order not TO meet me. II hurts
m. TO think nc would give hts at
tsntions to any other girl lie often
spoke OF his love for me. and also
asked mo 10 marry him. but ] was
so sure OF him that pu, him off,
thinking he would love me more.
should pay any more attention
to him. In he worthy OF IT.
know I love him. and that no other
could fill his place. MISS u. II.
To be- sure OF ones self and
the things In ufe ono coveta up
TO certain degree liz well. But
to be too aurc Of anything. most
OF all a lover. inevitably ends IN
a loss. Tho love OF n rcd.bloodcd
man will not thrive on indiffer'
cnce. consequently you should
not seek to place the blame on
your friend or deem him IN
worthy II you really do care
for him and have reason TO he
lleve he stiil cares for YOU. u Is
high time you came OFF your
pedantic perch and revealed the
true state OF your feelings TO
the man.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1918-02-20
CHAD TAKES 4 FRESH GRIP
ON LIE

was surprised at Dicks speak.
ing 30 frankly TO Chad and Moliie
looked at him In anazcment. when
wc were alone together afterward.
she said to me. II never was so sur
prised in my life as ! was at Dick
tonight. Margie. OF course. he Is my
brother and I love him. but II any
one had told me that he could ex-
press the sentiments he did to
Chad I would have said that one had
some other person than Dick Waiver
ly In mind"
did not tell Mollie. little book.
but you and know that terrible ex-
perience in the water. with the life
OF Malcolm Stewart at stake. has
given Dick an entirely new view.
point on life.
II arm really glad" said Mollie.
that at last We have managed to
get Chad out This afternoon he
sent for waveriy-you know. Mar.
gle. have named our hoy waveriy
and for a long while after the
nurse brought the baby. Chad held
him in his arms. looking at him in
tentiy. I knew from the expression
on his face that my poor baby's ia
Their was suffering intensely-that
he was making a very important de
cision.
Finally Chad looked NJ at me.
Margie. never hope to see again
such n beautiful expression as there
was in his eyes. He seemed 10 have
completely changed. and from that
gloomy. hopeless attitude he has
shown all along he now sees the fu-
ture In a new way.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1918-02-20
Not Beautiful
Passdble

Dear Miss Grey: We are two girls
II years old and are about the same
height. one OF us is blonde and the
other brunette. We are not consider
ed beautiful. but we are passable
We dress plainly and don't talk OF
laugh loud on the street. But when
We go TO town, or even 10 nearby
store. everybody looks at us so funny
especially the young men. We have
asked several. but they don't give US
any satisfaction You may think we
Imagine this. but we know II to be a
fact. II. AND II.
You are taking the chances of
the world too seriously. I fear.
II seems that people just natur-
ally enjoy looking at other pco-
pie, and very often this rather
impersonal sizing up" IL con.
strued TO mean something quite
different than the "sizer' means.
think people look nt you two
just as they would look Mt any
nicely dressed. fresh-appoarlfg
young girls. and that you are
nisreading their looks by think
ing there Ii something funny
about you.
The young men look at you be-
cause they look ut practically
every girl who walks by them
especially do these corner loafers
look. Don't worry: you are no
different from other folks who
have stood up under these same
looks.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1918-02-20
DIAPEPSIN
FOR INDIGESTION
OR BAD STOMACH
Relieves sourness, gas, Heart
burn, Dyspepsia in five
minutes.

Sour, gassy. upset stomach. indi'
gestion. heartburn. dyspepsia. when
the food you eat fermcnts into gases
and upscts you; your head aches and
you. feel sick and miserable. that's
when YOU realize the wonderful acid
neutralizing power in Pape's Diapep-
ain. II makes all such stomach
misery. due TO acidity, vanish In
five minutes.
II your stomach In In continu'
Gus revolt---if you can't get II regu-
lated. please. for your sake try
Pape's Diapepsln. It's so needless
TO have an acid stomach--make your
next meal favorite meal. then take
little Diapepsin. There will not be
any distress--cat without fear, It's
because Pape's Diapepsln really
does" swectcn outof. order stomachs
that gives II It's millions Of sales an
nually.
Get n large fifty.cent case or
Pape's Dinpcpsin from any drug
store. II is the quickest. surest ant
acid and stomach relief known. 1t
acts almost like magic--it is a sci
entific. harmless and pleasant stom-
ach preparation which truly belongs
In every home.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1918-02-20
Cynthia Crey's
LETTERS
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
Regulations can
for YELLOW Fringe

Dear Miss Grey; WIN YOU pleas
toll me. thru your columns. thu
meaning of the yellow fringe on GU
American flagg | always though
yellow represented cowardice
NJ. o.
The only flags which are
trimmed with yellow fringe are
those which are carried b. each
regiment along with It's regi
mental flag. These flags are OF
silk and must follow army reg.
ulatlona. which include the
fringe. No bunting flag ever
carried fringe, why should you
think the yellow fringe on our
Stars and Stripes might mean
eowardicef Just because We
speak Of people with yellow
streaks" we do not ncccHsarily
mean that all yellow signifies
that quality.
Tho golden glory OF the sun
shine can't b. construed 20 mean
fear. the beauty OF gold and Its
power are not cowardly. the yei.
low Of the rose stands for sweet
ldfaShionedncHs yellow and
gold stand for many things aside
from your meaning. II stands.
IL must stand. for glory. chlvairy
and honor when II ndorns Amer.
ica's flag.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1918-02-20
Confessions ofaMlfe

'Aoliie. he Haid 10 me. in ca.
rcsslng voice. 'Mollie. dear. | don't
know why have not realized before
how much harder | was making
your burden. But I was SO crushed.
my brain so numbcd. that could
not reason--I could only NOPE over
the tragic truth
Please. dear. don't mind that
now managed to say. tho my
voice was all but insudibIe with sup
pressed emotion.
But now he went on. I sec II
all in a different way. am going
to give my lifc. all my energy. all
my means. all my interest. TO rails
ing this boy. to making him a use
ful citizen and a fine man. will
make this boy happy.
Then. Margie. Chad and I TAXED
n long time about what We would DO
for the baby. We made plans for
him for practically every period 81
his life. And do you know. as we
talked on and told Chad all ! have
discovered In reading and talking
with people about the affllction OF
blindness. we were able TO look at
the matter with a good deal Of hope.
fulness? I tried TO repeat 20 Chad
n sentence l had seen in a book on
the blind--a beautiful thought from
the pen Of "A man blind himself. I be-
lieve. IL IL something like this
Life 10 him who has sight. but no
vision, is drcar. compared TO the
days Of him who has vision. tho his
eyes see not
"Oh. Margie." said Moliie. as rhe
threw her arms about my neck. 1T
might be worse. I'm sure ! would
rather have my baby az he IL than
not TO have him at all"
fT0 BE ContinucdJ&
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1918-02-20
Supposed TO Sleep,
Bit You Don't

Dear Miss Grey: Could you please
give me few suggestions as e
what is done 10 entertain "A few
girls at n 'aiumbcr party have
often heard Of giving them and
wondered how they were conducted
ANGELiNE.
All that In needed 20 make a
"hiumber party" perfect sue
cess IL a bunch ~ girls who are
congcnini and good fun. enough
kimonos TO 20 around. one too
few beds 80 that three people
will have 10 sleep together. and
yummy lndigcstible food TO eat
some time around midnight A
'siumbcr party" IL really moth
ing more than going TO a party
for the supposed purpose ~
sleeping and then staying up all
night and talking.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1918-02-20
FIRST At PIKE
Continuous II TO II
Admission -0c
Children i0c

worry"
Every little while some physician
rcproaehes womankind for the higsi
rate Of infant mortality, 'ou; OF
SOC. 900 infant lives ioai Las; year
$50 900 could have been saved BY the
Application OF certain sanitary mea
xurre." said Dr. Lucirn y. Howe,
eminent surgeon. before the woman
suffrage committee In tho house the
other day And concerning tho
blindness OF infants DIR Howe added,
How many women know that a
drop Of silver nitrate In the eyes Of
newborn infant Will prevent blind
nessY Why do women not know this
and sec that IL Ia doncr"
An honest answer 10 his question
has nothing whatever To do with the
CAUSE OF either the suffraEist or the
anti" but II has everything to do
with woman'H general inclination TO
avoid worry.
And the answer IL Easy; Babies
70 blind and women lose 10000 In.
fsnts necsIiessly In year because
they class all extra preparedness for
emergencies ss worry"
They decline 20 meet trouble half
way with an ignorance and indiffer-
ence which they flattcr Themselves
IL up-to-date philosophy.
Never trouble trouble till trouble
troubles YOU" r. the motto OF the
MENTALLY LAZY WOMAN. The
worst kind OF ignorance IL that
which doesn't know how much II
doesn't know. There are none so
blind an those who viii not see the
difference between worrying" and
being prepared"
Prudence and foresight and vigi.
lane. are what the scientists demand
for making the best mothers and
the best wives and the best house.
keepers n woman must be men.
tally alert to acquire these fine hui
man values.
Most women are enthusiastic
about the Boy Scout movement. For.
tunately there's no law which limits
the application Of the Scouts motto.
The Scout Manual interprets Il thus:
BE prepared in mind by having
thought out beforehand an acct.
dent or situation that might occur.
so that you know the right thing to
do at the right moment. and are
willing TO do IL.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1918-02-20
He Would Like to
Meet EaStcrners

Dear Miss Grey; In answer TO n
card pu, into n sweater had made
for the Red Cross. I received a letter
Of thanks from n soldier boy In
Vancouver. Wash.
lie says he and most OF his com.
pany are from New York. and ex'
pcet to visit our city before being
sent South. He would like 20 meet
anyone from Albany. Syracuse. or
f.lttl. Fails. ~. Y.
II you viii please put this In your
ooiamn Il might reach people who
would be glad TO make his stay
pleasant would Be glad 10 have
them call mo and leave their ad'
dresses. and WIN send them 70
him. My phone number In Capitol
1853. NJ. w. PHILLIPS
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1918-02-20
ARTISTS WILL BOOST
LOCAL HOME CAMPAIGN

An own Your Home" poster con
test was started Wednesday by tho
Chamber of Commerce housing com.
mittoe.
Prizes OF s25, $40 and S. will be
awarded for the first. second and
third best own Your Home" posters
submitted 10 Ned Edris. secretary.
4o42 Arcade building, before March
10
Posters must be Is by 30 inches
and mounted on heavy cardboard.
The words "Own Your Home" and
the artists name will be all the let
tering allowed on the posters.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1918-02-20
WOMAN SAYS SHE WAS
ORUGGED AND ROBBED

PORTLAND. Ore. Feb. 20.--A
weird tale OF being induced to draw
her money out OF a bank and being
drugged. transported TO San Fran.
cisco and robbed of 81 500 is being
investigated by the district attorney.
following allegations made by Miss
Elsie Mairet. a local jewelry mer-
chant
With nearly $1,000 in her stocking.
Miss Mairet was held by the police
AZ intoxicated. At the hearing. she
told officers that instead. she
was under the influence OF drug
administered by a man who. she as
serted. induced her to draw her
money from the hank. Police seek
this man. upon recommendation OF
Police Captain Jenkins. who invesu-
gated the case.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1918-02-20
Setting Too Fat7
Try 1his-Reduce

The fortunate exception But n you
find the fat accommodating or already
cumbersome. you Will be wise to
follow this suggestion. which IL In
aorsed by thousands OF people who
know. Ask your druggist Cor " you
prefer. write TO the Marmoia Co. ssf
woodward ave. Detroit, MIch.) for
eion Tablets. Tie IL the price the
world over. by doing this you will
b. safe from harmful drugs. and be
able to reduce two, three or four
pounds . week without dieting or
exercise.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1918-02-20
WORRY WISELY
By Winona Wilcox

with cards, they gamble with all
Of the events OF their own lives
plan about future troubles saying.
with an air swcctly complacent,
"OH. I'M NOT GOING TO WORRY
ABOUT THAT n In n popular fad
20 class all serious thinking about
the disagreeable affairs OF life ms
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1918-02-20
Choir Boy Must
Pay Death Penalty

NEW YORK. Feb. 2o.-The death
sentence has been passed on Paul
Chapman. is-year-old choir boy.
here. as n result Of conviction in a
murder trial.
The youth IS condemned TO die the
week OF April I. Justice Capper. OF
brooklyn. passed judgment
The jury found Chapman guilty
OF the murder OF Harry Regensburg.
a storekecpcr OF Brooklyn. who was
killed when a group OF boys tried to
rob his store.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1918-02-20

NEW YORK. Feb. 2o.-It has
been decided that when an American
soldier In uniform is the bona fide
guest In the house OF a friend. he
may have accept beer or ''hkker. /"
according TO an amendment to reg
ulations governing serving of intox.
icants TO men in uniform
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1918-02-20

The Boy Scouts have motto
which woman should slip into her
mirror frame where It will come to
her notice many times day. II
reads, Pc Prepared"
Too many women live by chance.
They just let things happen 70 them.
Aitho they have the deepest con.
tempt for the man who CANDLES
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1918-02-20
OREGON HOSPITAL UNIT
SEES SERVICE AHEAD

PORTLAND. Feb. :o.--After wait
ing since July for mobilization or
ders. the members Of base hospital
unit No. -. known N the University
Of Oregon unit. today received new
hops. following receipt OF supplies Of
virus. labeled. To b used before
Apesl -. 1918"
The units headauart~s 10 in
Portland
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1918-02-20

with no many OF our young gal
iants serving In the aviation corps, IL
In little wonder that the evening
oolffurca OF the faircAt ladies exhibit
some tendency 20 80 soaring after.
Pictured here In the newest OF the
new manners In hair .dressing. THE
Tower" This aspiring arrange.
mcnt In very becoming TO Titan
beauties" says Fashion Art, "and Is
also an ideal way 10 dress the hair
when wearing n high crowned hat"
Tho hair IN drawn to the crown OF
the head In large. soft undulating
waves. and II eolied and held In
place with n carved. enameied or
icweied comb. adjusted either at the
back or TO the right Of the knot.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1918-02-20
Rheumatism
Remarkable Home Cure Given by One
Who Had I-Iie Wants Every
sufferer TO Benefit

send No Mouey-Just Your Address
Years Of awful suffering and misery
have taught this man. Mark IL. Jack
son, OF Syracuse. New York. how terrible
an enemy Go human happiness rheuma-
tism Ia. and have given him sympathy
with all unfortunates who are within its
grasp Ito wants every rheumatic victim
"a know how he was cured. Read what,
he aAyas
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1918-02-20

The Lackawanna II serving one
third less food In is station rcstaur.
ants and dining ears. and II charging
one third less. There must be some
kind OF "A catch in IL