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Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-02-12

subject of those
smiling, be a m j n g
couples we spoke of in
a previous article.
T. he ey continue to
come in large numbers
to the great February
Sale Of Furniture.
They come to look-to
admire-but chiefest of
all, to furnish the lit
tie or big home that
they talked Of, and
thought of, and plan
ned together, for so
m&y happy evenings.
And now the oppor:
tunity has come!
It's a pleasure to
watch them scrutinize
and select their furni-
ture, piece by piece.
Chances, DDS and
words of approval are
exchanged. In their
happy, radiant faces
we see reflected an ex-
preston that says:
ITO us, the buying of
this furniture means
more than a good in
vestment. It means
more than the means
Of gratifying our taste
in home decoration. 1t
represents the crystal
lization of an idea and
the realization of an
ideal"
60 delightfully."- inter
~ esting and enthus-
iastic are these brides
and the bridegrooms,
too-that we are gen.
timely glad to be so
abundantly a b lie to
serve them. 1t may in
terest the brides who
have yet before them
the pleasure of visiting
the Sale, if we continue
the description of the
furniture purchased
by t h e bright little
bride who held our at
tention last Wednes-
day.
Her keen apprecia-
tiOn of value and saw
ings, and the perfect
taste and refinement
shown in her selections,
will prove a source of
inspiration, not only to
present or prospective
brides, but to all who
are about TO engage in
t h e wonderfully i n
teresting occupation of
furnishing or refur-
nishing a home.
II OSPITALITY is
- said to be a gift,
but who will say that a
properly appoi n t e d
guest room is not its
first cousin?
The bride didn't say
it.
What she said was:
-
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-02-12

even to the torch and
wreath in the handles.
Two chairs, an easy
one for the master, and
an easier one for
the mistress, complet-
ed the library pur-
chases made by the
young couple in the
Furniture Sale.
Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1918-10-11

letters sent to some training camp OF
other in this country were. forwarded
to the great central A. E. F. post office
in France, at Tours. and there held
until the addressee could be located in
France. 1t is estimated that 100000
letters a month were delayed on this
account. Captain Frazier points out
that ii Is necessary that every soldier
should notify his correspondents at
once when he is assigned to a definite
unit in France.
Delays in the delivery of mail
which cannot be avoided are likely to
occur at any time during a period OF
great activity and secret movement Of
troops" Captain Frazier explains.
where the success of a troop move
ment on the front depends upon Sc
crecy mail cannot be sent to members
of mobile force until the troops are
established at the selected designation.
Whether the delay be of hours or sew
eral days it must be accepted as q
military necessity.
Some Letters Just Miss Ships.
Every care is taken to expedite the
mail for wounded men in hospitals.
The only delay is that which Is ALSO
lutely unavoidable a wounded man
may be sent from one hospital to an
other. and even to several before
reaching a permanent base hospital
There is no delay whatever in mail
sent home by or for wounded men.
"Only two causes of delay have Oc
Cured at the port of embarkation in
this country. One is the posting of the
letter just too late 10 make the trans
port and with a week ensuing before
the sailing of another transport. The
other cause is the Limitation placed
upon ocean transportation facilities
and lack of information as to the des
tinatiOn of ships
Unless the military port officer at
the port of embarkation knows where
a steamship is going TO land, mail can
not be sent by that steamship. This
defect has been cured by war de-
partment order which directs that the
information as 10 destination be fur
niShed 10 the miltary port OuCer. One
of the most puzzling things to the pub
lie has been the frequency with which
letters were received in France Of
later date than letters that came after
ward. One explanation of this is that
the postmaster of the port of embarka-
ton has been assigned a definite linn
tied cargo space. If 1000 bags were
ready for shipment and he could get
space for only 500. 100 bags would
lie over, and these might include let
tiers written previously to letters in the
500 bags"
All in all. Captain Frazier sees a
great Improvement in the service and
predicts a constant betterment-if the
people at home will use care.
Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1918-10-11
WHERE YANKEES
ENTER FRANCE

are fleets of ocean traffic. transports.
conveys, torpedo destroyers, patrol and
fishing boats. sail-steam auxiliaries-
craft Of every possible relation to the
sea. One day you may count scores Of
ships, and the next hundreds. Mys-
terry covers the flight and return Of
these interallied shuttles OF steam and
steel.
Follow the splendid roads to Brit
tany. by fragrant pasture lands You
Will find air stations where American
flyers are hidden, guarding the en-.
trance of the English channel. helping
with convoy and patrol to make the
U-boat menace a nullity.
Welfare Work.
On the way back. stop at one of the
clearing houses of the troops Let us
choose 1.-The Barracks" Familiarity
called. There are 1900 men here. 1t
has housed troops since Napoleon's
day and before.
AS you stand at the door of the Y.
NJ. G. a. canteen, your view takes In
vast field. all in monotones, brown
earth, brown tents, brown men against
background of green. under a bowl
of silvery blue.
The American flags are flying free
over the French casernes. Men. glad
to stretch their sea legs. are drilling.
playing ball, running, walking. The
bands play gay melodies. So great is
the rush for the canteen supplies that
the doors have to be closed frequently
TO facilitate the waiting.
A bugle note sounds high and clear.
Instantly every man ON that immense
parade ground Is at attention while
la Marseillaise" and ''The Star
Spangled Banner" are played.
Fathers and mothers ask what vel
fare work is being done at this port
for their sons. The Y. NJ. c. A. is busy.
1t aims first to attract and then hold
tie boy until corrupt influences are
nullified.
Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1918-10-11
MAKE GOOD WITH CHILDREN
Scheme of Life That Is a Beautiful
Thing for Both Parents and
Offspring.

From year to year we find every
where a constantly growing apprecia-
ton by parents Of their responsibility.
It is not the kind OF responsibility
really that puts blue specs on life and
blurs the distant road, but is the kind
of responsibility that makes father
want the companionship Of his son and
the mother the condolences Of her
daughter. The parent knows 1t cannot
have these things without getting and
holding, truly earning, the child's re-
spect.
A man Of affairs. the father OF threa
boys, told me Just q few days ago OF
certain things he had TO do that just
then he did not feel that he could
snare the time nor the money to do
But he said. I've got to make good
with my boys"
Making good" with your children Is
about as good 8 thing as any parent
can do. 1t means keeping a grip Cd
-FOUR temper, discretion in your speech
and sunshine in your heart And that
is a scheme OF life good for you both
-Woman's World,
Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1918-10-11
THOSE OPEN WINDOW CRANKS
They Are Aotusted Solely by
Seifshness-

One Of the most pronounced NUS.
snces with which seasoned travellers on
railroad trains have TO contend is the
"open-window crank" This fellow
for he is usually a male instead of q
female-persists in having his window
open, no matter whether other occur
pants Of the car dislike 1t or not; and
Ii usually results in the other passen.
gers thereabout receiving liberal sup
ply Of dust and fine cinders, as well
as enough soft coal smoke TO last them
the remainder OF their lives. These
open-window cranks are almost always
occasional travellers. It is noticed by.
those who have taken the pains to OBJ
serve that the regular trayeler-that
Is, the man who rides every day in
summer-never opens the window be-
side the seat In which he is riding II
does not mean any more comfort for
him to do so, as he long ago discov-
cred, but much discomfort instead.
As soon as q railroad car starts to
move there is more or less air stirring
and If the open-window cranks would
ments they would be far more CON-
Portable than they would to breathe
coal dust, smoke and cinders. But the
average occasional traveller will push
up his window as soon as he enters the
car.
II makes no difference to him how
much the rest Of the car sufers-he Is
the only one TO be considered 1t is
practice that causes great discomfort
to passengers who have the necessary
sense to know that everybody is better
OF II the windows are closed on hot
days. And 1t is always noticed that
these open-window artists invariably
leave the window open when they de-
part. The first, last and only thought
is for themselves-no one else counts
Hartford Courant.
Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1918-10-11

The effects Of air resistance sr
well known in the twelve and one
half nile Sinplon tunnel, where ss
exceptionally high amount Of ener0
is required for running the electric
trains. The tunnel, which is ifteea
feet wide and eighteen feet high
with a sectional area OF two hundred
snd fifty square feet, has ventilat'
Ing current Of $3.50 cubic feet Of al
per second, maintained by two large
blast fans at the Brig end and two
exhaust fans at Iselle- Trains goins
with this current encounter less re
sistance than in open air up to fifteen
and g half miles an hour. but al
higher speeds or IN the opposite diree
ton the resistance is much greater
than outside. Coasting by gravity
down the seven per one thousand
maximum gradient, train, even 90
Ing with the current, cannot exceed
tk'rty-fve miles per hour on account
OF the braking by the air.
Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1918-10-11

The mail of more than $4,000 sol
diers in France is delayed and per-
hans can never be delivered because
of incorrect addressing. While delays
due to this cause and TO the fact that
the military authorities have objected
in some cases to furnishing civilian
postal authorities with information as
TO the location of troops have been nu-
merous and disagreeable, nevertheless
CAPTAIN Frazier maintains they have
constituted a small part of the service.
which amounts TO the delivery of l.
100000 letters a day to the troops
abroad.
Three Weeks the Average Now.
Delays caused by military objection
to furnishing location of troops are
now being cured in a measure by Civ
ing such information TO army officers
directing the mail service. Military
mail officials are now provided with
transportation facilities that were de-
MED to the civilian service. Only in
exceptional cases does ii axe more
than three weeks for a properly ad-
dressed letter to reach a soldier in
France who is attached to an organ
lied unit of the army. The great mass
of letters to and from the expedition
airy forces come and go on time"
One of the causes of delay has been
duplication of names. Another has
been that hundreds Of thousands of
Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1918-10-11
HUNS TAKE POLISH TIMBER
Germany Is Devastating Forests OF
Poland for Its Own
War Needs.

nhagen.-Germany is devastat-
ing Polish forests for her own war
needs. In n protest printed in the
Glas Narodu. Prof. ]. Mcrozowicz
stated that of 10000 acres OF nation
al Tprests in Russian Poland prior to
Cn-nan occupation more than one
third has been consumed b Germany,
largely in rebuilding that part of Gar
many invaded by Russia in 1914
Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1918-10-11

There Isn't. trench deep enough on
the battlefield to conceal all Of the
eight feet one inch of Bernard Coyne,
the twenty-one-year-old giant seen in
the photo. OF course young Coyne is
not worried overmuch about it. be-
cause he figures there will be no more
trench fighting anyway. II he ever
gets a wallop at Jerry" or If he ever
laws eyes on the kaiser himself, oh,
boy, there is going to be funeral in
Germany due to the strength displayed
by the youngster. Young Coyne has
lust registered at Des Moines. Ia In
the picture are f. D. Van Meter ar
the left OF the giant. and Samuel Wy
mer of the United States revenue
Office directly under the outstretch-
ed hand Young Coyne has been
growing rapidly for several years.
He was over six feet tall when he
was eleven years old. His greatest
years growth was Az inches. He add
ed 215 inches during the past year.
Coyne wears No. % shoes, and other
articles of apparel equally as large
Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1918-10-11
WILL GET MAIL
IN THREE WEEKS

Misunderstanding or made
quate addressing is the main cause
for delay in the delivery OF mail &c
soldiers in France, according to Capt
Frank E. Frazier, assistant director
of the A. E. F. postal service In
France.
Captain Frazier suggests that ever!
person writing to a soldier in France
follow the following model:
=: Return to Stamp.
: Mrs. Walter Smith.
- Street.
/: Boston. Mass
: Private John Walter Smith, Jr..
Co. L, 102d Infantry,
+. Via NY. American e. F.
Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1918-10-11
pefyino the coaI Man.

Pneumatic regulation of the tenn
perature of residences is provided by
n new thermostat that switches cleo
tricity to g motor TO open or close
drafts in the heating apparatus.
Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1918-10-11

Physical Exertion and Heart Trouble
The only way Of surely determining
whether q sufferer from an irritable
heart can bear extensive exertion Is
TO put him through a series Of sradu'
ally increasing exercises. states Brit
lsh Medical Journal. with careful ex'
animation after exercise
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-01-06

three ways. First. by added labor.
second, by added efficiency OF present
'aoor' third, by added labor saving
machinery.
l. 1t is possible to increase tho
number of 'laborers only by attract
ing to work those who hitherto have
not worked. This means women, old
people and young people.
Tho hardest work is ALWAYS done
Tor the greatest reward labor in
America must be induced, it cannot
BE driven.
2. Every manufacturer knows that
the men in his, plant can produce
more if they want to. He is con-
stantly at work devising plans to
'rduco greater energy on the part Of
his people. Once let these people
fully appreciate the opportunity of
financial independence now offered
them and they will automatically
speed up production.
B. Never before has the need for
labor saving machinery been brought
IN with such force upon so many
manufacturers. Never before has
the inventor of labor saving devices
met so hearty welcome. Greater
effort at invention will follow wider
publicity Of the demand for labor
saving Devices
WnjIH
value the great principles of patriot
ism and unseltishness which are do
ing so much to win the war. but I
would add to these the spur Of en-
llghtened selfishncss that should
Keep the wheels of every machine in
America spinning its full twenty
TOUR hours day, and that should
supply our farmers with cheerful,
optimistic, highly paid energy to pro-
cucc the great crops of which we
have such urgent need.
Much of what Mr.. Kimhall has t,
say is true, but his argument woul,
be more convincing if he laid create
emphasis on the necessity for en-
lofced saving and less upon increased
production. No one will dispute tn
tact that production should be speed
ed up to the limit, but it is hardl,
probable that output could be in
creased as much as necessity de
nlands, for long time at least
through additions to the labor suppl,
from the sources he mentions. More
over, until the opportunity for waste
full expenditure is eliminated or re
duced, there is no possibility that tn,
worker who is receiving fantastic
wages will spend less on food o.
clothing or iuxuries.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-01-06
Western Factories
Making Bid for
More War Work
Chicago Is Fast Becoming
a Munitions Manufact-
uring Centre
TSpeciaL Correspondence

CHICAGO, Jan. 5.-More attention is
now paid to industrial and commercial
activities on their strictly war merits,
as essential, semi-essential or non-es-
sential. Extension of government con-
troll is less perturbing as the necessity
for it is more apparent and its full ex-
crcise over the railroads is assured
The old year closed with more prosper
ity, better business and less d,sorganl-
cation than had been expected, and
next to :he progress Of the war work
the most conspicuous and most graft
fving feature was the remarkable
adsp.abillty of American affairs. bust
ness, social and political. to the eNac-
tons of the war.
Business men in this section have
Anticipated the new order of things to
a large extent, as evidenced by the con-
version of .heir factories and forces
from regular lines to the making OF
parts for ships, ordnance, etc, before
directed TO do So Through the Chi
cago Association Of Commerce, the IL
linois Manufacturers Association and
similar bodies the attention of the
authorities at Washington has been
persistently directed to the productive
capacity of this industrial district, and
Chicago bankers have reiterated the
Importance Of increasing the proper
ton of war orders placed in the West,
thereby increasing total production.
facilitating distribution and balancing
the finances. Finally the government
announced plans Tor making Chicago a
great munitions manufacturing centre,
with the Calumet district the main base
of supplies. South Chicago, Indiana
Harbor and Gary have made great
strides.
The practical benefit of government
control Of the railroads is that they
are free u do What they have wanted
to do for the wars sake. Without q
revenue pool no physical pool could
have been truly effective. Priority
shipping orders were merely localized
raliatives.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-01-06
Relevant Comment
A Pulling Financial Knot

In the opinion of lawyers and rail
road bankers a unique situation has
arisen as a result of the decision of the
United States Circuit Court of Appeals
affirming the JUDI ment obtained by the
Equitable Trust Company against the
Denver e. Rio Grande Railroad Com
parry for a sum in excess of S3S,O00,0 900,
representing the accrued interest and
the unpaid balance Of the $4,000 900
bond issue Of the Western Pacific Rail
road, originally guaranteed as to both
principal and interest by the Denver
company. The situation has been COM
plicated by the taking over of the
operations of the railroads of the coun-
try by the government. The LIQUID as
sets of the Denyer & Rio Grande, it is
admitted, are insufficient to meet the
amount of the judgment given in favor
Of the Western Pacific bondholders, and
now that the judgment has been af
firmed the question is how payment
will be made.
A. ]. Shores, of Chadbournc g. Shores,
counsel for the Denver a. Rio Grande
Railroad, was in Washington yesterday
seeking advice from government Off
be taken to the Supreme Court.
If the government had not taken over
the railroads the Equitable Trust Com
pany, acting in behalf of the Western
Pacific bondholders, would, it is init
mated, have asked for receiver for
the Denver & Rio Grande in which cir
Gums stance the amount of the Judgment
might have been raised through sale
Of the property at forccloruse. Under
the decision of the court the claims of
the Western Pacific bondholders would
nected with the Denver & Rio Grande
state that the effect of the Circuit
Courts decision is to establish the
claim resulting from the guarantee of
the bonds as that of an ordinary unse-
cured debt reduced to judgment, and
the lien Of all the mortgage bonds, in
Guiding the 7 per cent. adjustment
bonds, is prior to the judgment lien.
On the assumption, then. that the
Judgment is prior only to the stock of
the Denver & Rio Grande Railroad, and
bonds, and as it is obviously impossi-
BILE to raise the amount of the judg-
ment out of it's current cash or by new
financing, it is believed in banking CIR
ces that some compromise may be
reached between the holders of the
judgment and the stockh olders of the
Denver & Rio Grande in the form of a
capital readjustment. This may result
in the issuance of a new security prior
to the Denver stock to the given to
the owners of the judgment in settle
ment Of their claim.
Another suggestion that has been
made is that the surplus earnings Of
the Denver property. over and above
fixed charges be paid to the Western
adoption Of this plan. however. does
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-01-06
Dollar in Foreign Exchange

The foreign exchange market passed
another week of inactivity. Transac-
tions were conducted on a small scale
and rates moved within narrow limits.
Holiday interruptions tended to re-
strict business.
French and English exchange rates
were firmly maintained, but slightly
easier tendency was noted in the
Italian rate. which fell to S46 lire to
tho dollar in the middle Of the week.
Later the rate hardened slightly. Rus
sian .rubles were steady. with little
business doing in view Of the chaotic
conditions existing in that country.
The omen market rate for rubcs was
13 cents.
scandinavian exchanges displayed no
tendency toward recovery Swedish
crowns sold off fraction on the
weeks transactions to 1914 cents.
Spanish pesetas were strong, rising on
one day to 2Als cents.
1T you calculate the cost Of the dollar
in terms of foreign money at par value
that is, as if you were buying dollars
with pounds. marks or francs - its
value at the close of last week, as com
pared with a year ago, would be about
as follows:
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-01-06
Standard Gas Co.
Passes Dividends
High Operating Costs Given
as the Reason for
Omission

The Standard Gas Light Company, q
subsidiary Of the Consolidated Gas
Company, yesterday passed the semi
annual dividends on the common and
preferred stocks due at this time. The
company has been paying per cent
every six months on the $4,295,7O0 pre-
ferred stock outstanding. The last
dividend on the s+,9s5,70O common was
paid last June, wnen 2. of l per cent
was distributed
or the preferred stock the Consoli-
dated Gas Company owns s4,O96,1O0
and s4,796,200 Of the common stock.
Passing Of the preferred dividend
means that the parent corporations
revenue from that issue in 1917 was
reduced by one-Ealf, or Sl22,8SO.
Passing of both the preferred and
common dividends was attributed to
abnormal operating costs.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-01-06
Solicitors Methods Criticised

Further criticism Of the methods Of
solicitors in urging subscribers to take
more of the Liberty Loan As than they
could really afford to buy is heard AS
result of the continued liquidation Of
the governments war bonds on the
Stock Exchange. This selling tends to
keep the bonds considerably below par
and for that reason. it is contended,
puts the investor in state of mind
where he will not become greatly en-
tkusiastc over future issues. To change
this attitude many bankers believe it
will be necessary before the next loan
for the Liberty As to go back to par
In the matter of partial payment in
New York on future loans suggestions
havs been made to the Treasury De-
partmcnt that the existing system may
be much improved by the establish
ment of great central clearing house
where payments may be handled.