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Evening journal., 1918-07-31
CAN'T LOCATE SOURCE
OF BAD SMELL

Complaint Of a disagreeable OdOr was
made by the Belts Machine Company
10 the Board Of Health at its meeting
Yesterday afternoon. The communi-
cation set forth the belief that the
smell was caused by the crematory,
hut James ]. Cahill, secretary OF the
board. told the board that an investi-
CATION disclosed that the crematOry
was not in operation on the day that
the Odor was worst.
That the garbage problem seems 10
be nearing solution is the belief OF
the board. -Four new trucks Tor col
lecting the garbage are in operation
and two more will be ready soon. One
Of these is merely waiting for the ar
rival Of a minor part which has al
ready been shipped from Detroit.
The question Of the sanitary condi-
tion OF property owned by Tanner
Brothers was brought up. Mr.. Tanner
appeared before the board and was
questioned as TO whether he knew OF
the condition existing in the building.
He stated that he had rented the prop
erty 10 persons who had sublet it.
Mr. Cahill secretary OF the board,
said that he had made a personal in
snection OF the place, southeast corner
of Third and French streets, and the
conditions as he found them were the
worst he had seen in Wilmington. An
eating place on the first floor OF the
building was pronounced in an IN
speakable state.
Mr.. Tanner was dismissed and a mo-
,ion was made by the board to. send
notice TO the tenant to correct the con-
ditions within forty-eight hours or the
hoard would close the place.
letter OF complaint was read rom
w. ]. Leonard concerning the smoke
and cinder nuisance caused Dy the
mower house Of the Wilmington Trac-
lion Company, at Green and Buena
Vista streets.
Evening journal., 1918-07-31
Lemon Juice
For FreckIes
GIrIsi Make beauty lotion at
home for few cents. Try III

Squeeze the juice Of two lemons into
a bottle containing three ounces Of
orchard white. shake well. and you
have a quarter pint Of the best freckle
and tan lotion, and complexion beauti-
fler, at very. very small cost.
iYour grocer has the lemons and any
drug store or toilet counter viii supply
three ounces OF orchard white for a few
cents. Massage this sweetly fragrant
lotion into the face, neck. arms and
hands each day and see how freckles
and blemlshes disappear and how clear,
soft and white the skin becomes. Yesi
Il is harmless.
Evening journal., 1918-07-31
ACTORS MAY have
TO WORK OR fight
Draft for Performers and
Circus People is Now
Suggested
LAWYERS, BARRIERS,
CHAUFFEURS LISTED

WASHINGTON, July 3i.-General
Crowder, provost marshal, is consider
ing several radical suggestions for ex-
tension OF the ''work-or-fght" order
Il was learned that among the classes
Of employment which are being inves-
tlgate for their possibilities as mon
productive" are the following:
Lawyers.
BARRIERS.
Chauffeurs.
Actors, including movie players"
All circus employees and attendants,
including takers"
It cannot be stated that General
Crowder has decided to extend the
scope OF the regulations TO embrace
all OF these classes Of employment, but
the national Endorsement OF the appli-
cation OF the original terms Of the
''wOrk-or-flght" rule has been so strong
that additional suggestions have reach
ed the provost marshal general in
great numbers.
ID is believed likely a modification
Of the original order 10 include chorus
men, motion picture players and cir
Gus performers, including all OF the
groups that accompany the average
circus, fair or street carnival. Will be
announced within a few days. Such
action would be in harmony with the
suggestion made by Secretary Of War
Baker in deciding baseball players
should be included in the scope OF the
regulations.
Baseball Ruling a Forecast.
Il am OF the opinion the regulation
should not be changed, but rather the
scope OF its provisions should be so
enlarged as 10 include other classes OF
persons whose professional occupation
is solely that OF entertainment" said
Secretary Baker in his baseball ruling.
An effort will be made to call Con-
gress back into session to widen the
draft-age limits before the present re-
cess is scheduled to end.
The depletion OF Glass 4, which will
take place at the end Of September,
and the desire OF the Republican mi
nOrity In the Senate not 10 be placed
in the position OF holding up the nee
essary changes in the draft law, caused
Senate minority leaders to decide not
10 wait until the recess ends on August
q, bur to attempt TO have Congress
reconvened two weeks earlier.
Although Secretary Of War Baker
has frOwned upon speculation as TO
the probable age limits ne will rec
ommend 10 Congress. and there has
been no formal announcement from
any one in the War Department. Il was
learned that the strongest sentiment
in the department fayors eighteen to
forty years.
Detailed estimates OF the number OF
Class 1 men who might be obtained
under such changes in the service age
from the present limits twenty-one TO
thirty-one, have been prepared by the
Census Bureau. These estimates show
that approximately 100000 additional
Glass ! men would be obtained from an
estimated total registration Of 10000
OOO
These estimates show that 100000
Glass men would be available in
each Of the eighteen, nineteen and
twenty years classes, a total OF 1900
900, while the government would not
expect TO obtain more than 100000
men in the ten classes from thirty-one
years to and including forty years.
Evening journal., 1918-07-31

ITO the Editor Of THE EVENING
JOURNAL:
t3tr-Being a newcomer to your
city and having family OF three chill
dren, am naturally desirOus OF rent
ing a place 10 live in. l found II prac-
tically impossible TO rent a house. so
l decided we could worry along in a
housekeeping suite.
On investigation and seeing few OF
these alleged housekeeping rooms, /
found that ! had presumed entirely
too much on the hospitality of the peo-
pie Of Wilmington in deciding to live
in their rooms. find that my great
est crime against society is in having
three. normal, healthy American chill
dren, who are children in all that the
word implies.
The good people Of Wilmington ap-
pear 10 object strongly to the propa-
cation Of the race. II one does not
possess these blessings or misfortunes
whichever way you care TO view them,
rooms are usually obtainable: If. how
ever. one is fortunate, or unfortunate,
enough TO have good healthy offsprings
he Is not a desirable tenant. In rare
instances. rooms are found where one
is allowed TO have a limited number
OF children, but they are usually in a
place where even the children would
object 20 live.
When IL comes to objections the peo-
pie Of Wilmington must remember that
we newcomers have also been accus-
toned to living in decent places. Some
Of us may have come from small towns
some from large cities and some OF us
may be acquainted with both and so
we have objections to being relegate,.
TO back rooms in which they have
placed an old box with gas plate on
1t, and other furniture which gives one
Evening journal., 1918-07-31
SCORES OF HUN
TROOPS DESERVING
Germany Warns Public Not
to Aid Men Who Forget
Country
WARN AGAINST
TREASON NOW
tBy Newspaper Enterprise AssO.) }

VIZ %f'NelolNA A~AN'A lAtoN @ooNH
AMSTERDAM. Holland, July 3i.--De-
sertion from the military and naval
forces is rampant In Germany. Soldiers
are quitting the army by the score at
the FIRST opportunity that presents IL
self. according 10 stories in the German
newspapers.
The government has issued proclama-
tions warning the public and the army
that Il Will take stern measures to pre-
vent further desertions. and limiting
th.t desertiOns and escapes OF British
and French prisoners OF war are being
facilitated by civilians, who do not
shrink from helping men 10 fee the
country II they make a few marks by II.
Help is said 10 be rendered by furnish
ing deserters with clothes, cash, safe
conducts" TO the frontiers and In other
ways The government reminds the pub
lie that smuggling Of human beings"
Is taniamount 10 treason and will be
ruthlessly dealt with.
Evening journal., 1918-07-31
COMMENDs COLONEL
BUCRNER's SPEECH.
To the Editor Of THE EVENING JOUR-
NAL

To the Editor Of THE EVENING JOUR-
NAL.
Sir: A few weeks ago while in
Wilmington. friend advised me to
read Colonel L. G. Buckner's speech,
delivered at the convention Of the du-
Pont Company, at Atlantic City, June
26. I was so impressed with II that
l secured several copies OF your paper
containing the speech, and mailed them
10 commercial friends in Pittsburgh
and elsewhere. They were read and
passed from one to another until worn
out. / called at your Office today and
secured the last three copies, two Of
which / will mail to my two sons, now
on the battlenelds Of France. The arti-
Gle is most inspiring and should
awaken patriotism in the breast Of
every man who has red blood.
recall as a boy, peeling willows on
my fathers farm, near Landenburg,
Pa. which wood was sold to the du-
Pont Company. A few years later,
while learning the merchandise busi-
ness, at HamOrton, Pa, / made sew
eral trips to their plant on the Brandy
wine for gunpOwder Some years later
used hundreds Of tons OF dynamite on
railroad construction. and now in the
midst OF this world-war. ] take COM
fort in the thought that our boys over
sea are protected as far as possible,
with the products Of the dupont Co.
This most wonderful article should be
published in every paper in the coun-
try.
J. L. oSMOND,
Evening journal., 1918-07-31
RED CROSS CLASS.

A few vacancies still exist in the
class in home nursing organized on
Monday morning at the teaching cen
ter, 9i3 Delaware avenue. This class
will have its first lesson on Thursday
morning at 10 o'clock and any one de-
sirous OF taking this course is re
question TO either come 10 the teach
ing center at 10 a. m. on Thursday OF
telephone and register their names oe-
fore that time. The fee for the M
teen lessons u "a. which includes al
expenses.
Evening journal., 1918-07-31
BETHLEHEM co. WANTS GIRLS.

The United States Employment Ser
vice has received a request from the
Bethlehem Steel Company OF New Cas-
tie for $50 girls 10 work in their plant.
The company recently made consider
able additions 10 the plant and has flt-
ted up special quarters for the use Of
the vOmn.
Evening journal., 1918-07-31

Household interests are all under
nenencent ruling, and these coming two
weeks will be the best time for adver-
sis,ng them in the Want Ads.
Evening journal., 1918-07-31

book TO accommodate the newcomers
wages.
Now. dear editor. please overlook any
errors, / may have made in grammar
or spelling. / am not an intellectual
person, but a mere low-born machinist
asking your advice. Shall drown the
kids, or dig a hole in the ground and
try a little "dugout" life for a change
Yours truly,
JAMES PRESTON.
Wilmington, Del. July 30, 1918.
Evening journal., 1918-07-31

Money TO loan. securities TO offer and
business partnerships VIII be we'll ad-
vertised through the Want Ads.
Evening journal., 1918-07-31
OFFICIALs SEE HOUSES GO UP.

Inspection Of the building operations
at Front and Union streets. was made
by officials OF the Shipping Board re-
Gently. They declared the work sat
isfactory.
Evening journal., 1918-07-31
cUupREN AND RENT pRoFITEERs

j. l.. OSMOND,
425 Commercial Trust Phila.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-11-18
NUMEROUS CARGO SHIPS
ARE SOUGHT BY HURLEY
More Tonnage Necessary in Order
to Feed Eurol e, Snys Tele.
gram to Kelley.
NOT ENOUGH VESSELS FOR TASK
Secretary Of State Council Of DC.
tense Asked to C:gc Support of
Virginia in Aiding Unitcd States
Boat Construction.

Ordinary commerce needs ships. far
more than are nov atioat Both our
until they become self Supporting. and
tonnage is essential In telegram TO
e. r. Kelley. executive secretary Of
ley. chairman of the Shipping Board.
asks that this and other facts he
ginia.
The telegram from Chairman Hurley
Now that the armistice has been
signed and the end of the war is in
the plans of the Shipping Board is in
order. The continued need for build
ing American;owned tonnage is OBJ
vions. Not only must we continue to
supply our armies overseas and pre-
pare to bring them home at the earliest
moment moment compatible with safety, but
the necessary materials to permit the
reconstruction of devastated areas in
order that both our friends and our
enemies may become self-supporting
and the burden of feeding the world
taken from our shoulders.
There are not enough ships in the
world to carry on this work and TO
provide Immediately for ordinary com
mcrcc. For that reason only a limited
Of the bS shppnT hfh be
able for use in the ordinary CONNER
cial channels.
SURVEY Oh FACILITIES HAS
BEEN MADE RECENTLY
For two months the Shipping Board
has been making Il complete resurvey
of its construction program and con-
tracts Believing that the emergency
war pressure which necessitated the
speediest construction would soon end.
the investigation has been with view
to rcplanning of the ships to DC
constructed from this date forward.
1T is planned that from now on ships
will be built with special reference 10
suitability for special service and with
particular reference to the economical
cost of operation. including the mo-
tive power, cargo space aid speed 1t
is also planned that these shall be
built with special reference TO prob
able trade uses and trade lines so as
TO adapt them to particular uses and
TO increase the speed OF the turn
around Of the ship; this because every
unnecessary delay in loading and UNI
loading must be eliminated"
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-11-18
Governor Proclaims
Day Of Thanksgiving

Governor Davis yesterday issued
the following proclamation,
"WhcrcnS. In this hour of hone
fulullcd. while millions hutl ms the
prcscrNcr and Suuruntor of human
iibcrt. these thiiru
len. whose ideals md aspiration.
militant have mndc autorrnttc gov
posNibic; mud
We Nntcc In spirit OF cAnitatiOn
the pride TINT comes of duty nObly
done: mud
'Whcrcns there is Higher Power
thnn human. trpnsccndiur mud guild
ing all. before whom all should bend
In alteration; now
Therefore. I. Northumberland DnyIS.
Governor of Virginia. do procJnim,
Thursday. November -, taIS, n pub-
lie holiday. to lie observed ns n div
of thanksgiving and prayer, md 1
to gather ON that day I'm their usual
places OF Divine worship, and there
give thanks 10 tho Almighty for tho
victories TINT we and our nile,
hnNc won, for the hcroism OF our
sons md for tho attainment of those
great ends for which VIC have fought
peace. progress and prosperity for
tho world.
"GiNcn under my hand and under
wealth. mt Richmond, this fourteenth
dny OF November. in the year OF our
Lord ono thousand nine hundred md
eighteen. md in the one hundred
and f0rty-third year OF the Conn
monWrnth.
"WESTM0RELAND DAVIS,
"Governor."
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-11-18
RECRUITING FlREMEN
Munition Workers Discharged Mt
fopcwell to Re Used for
Marine Service.

Merchant marine fremen. TO serve on
transports bringing the troops home
from France and also on commercial
vessels. are to be recruited by the
United States Shipping Board from
among men to he released at the Hope
well munttion plant in the next week
and thereafter
John 1. Van Buskirk, a representa-
tive of the Shipping Board recruiting
service. passed through Richmond yes
tcrday en- route to Petersburg to open
recruiting bureau for this purpose
Mr.. Van Buskirk stated that the
Shipping Board will take men without
previous experience in firing and train
mem for service at sea Those ac-
copied will have their fare paid to
Norfolk where they will board train
ing ship and go on training pay.
The period of training will not ex-
coed one month. after which the men
will be shipped for deep water voyages
at $50 month and their board. They
Will wear the Shipping Board uniform.
Men weighing more than 40 pounds.
between the ages OF eighteen and
thirty-five. will be accepted for this
service.
1t is expected that the Shipping
Board recruiting office will be opened
near the Hopewell works to- day
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-11-18
GAS SITUATION IMPROVES;
PLANT MAY PULL THROUGH
Because OF Small Consumption Over
Sunday, Depleted Force Is
Able to Gain.
ROBSON ADVISES ECoNC
Unless Use Is Curtailcd to Minimum,
Plant Cannot Manufacture Enough
to Keep Mains Fillcd-No Surplus
ON Hand Last Night.

Wcrkmcn at the City Gas Works are
gradually gaining in their fight to
maintain Il fuel supply for Richmond
houscholders. and at midnight last
night reports indicated that the
amount in storage. with that to be
manufactured before breakfast time.
would he sufficient TO run throughout
the day.
Since o'clock Saturday night when
danger Of total eNhauStation was so
near that commissioner Graham ID.
Hobson warned newspapers and other
institutions that the supply would be
entirely cut off before morning. work
men at the lower plant have laborcd
al top speed. with the result that tho
city has been furnished with its usual
fuel.
The fact that on Sunday there is
smaller consumption of gas than on
with the Springlike weather. made It
possible for the plants to keep pace
with the use of the fuel yesterday. al
though the margin was small. There
hand and should the weather turn
cooler indications are that the effect
OF the shortage would be harsh.
Therefore. city officials are urging
that consumers curtail use of the fuel
to the absolute minimum until suf-
ncicnt surplus can be manufactured TO
the possibility of entirely emptyins
the mains and leaving the city with
out gas for a number OF hours will be
prevented.
Labor and fuel shortage is given as
the reason for the exhaustion OF the
gas surplus. Workmen at the gas
PLANTS have been laborins double
shifts for days in an effort TO keen up
with consumption. and the brcakaec Of
boiler at the lower plant Saturday
night brought, about crisis which
was solved only by the most extraor-
dinary efforts by the employees and
officials
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-11-18
SALVAGE DRIVE STARTS
Junior Red Cross icgIns Campnirn IN
Recinim Waste In Aid or
Conservation Scheme

students or the city schools who arc
members of the Junior Red Cross viii
start weeks drive at ? o'clock dix
and Fulton viii u" canvasscd frS,n
hsuse TO house to-day ana church Ijilj
on Tuesday. Twenty automobile trucks
manned by Boy Scouts and siEnaling
their approach WITH fish borHs Iii
collect the salvage
old clothes, scrap iron. rubber metal
or all kinds; in fact. anything which
gladly accepted While 30 nn0 hase
have been distributed hy the schonI
children, ms does not allow one far
each housed old in the city so that
tina: contributions be- put on the frn,,,
porch or in tr easily accessible pla :,
near tae iron; ioor whether a hac
mas neth LETT at the house or not.
ON which other sections II the city viii
ne canN2 SSc0
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-11-18
ARTHUR BLUNDY KILLED
Richmond Roy Gives Life for Human
flights on the Fields of
France.

Word has been received by Miss
lara Blundy, Milton Street Highland
thur q Blundy. who died October is
from wounds received in action in
ne entered the service in April; was
inree months ago, when he completed
ms trimming for overseas duty
i4undy was twcnty-nine wears Did
49, porn IN ontario, Canada, but had
made Virginia his home for Tho nns,
thirteen years.
Requiem mass VIII he sung -, .
%G!ock TINS morning in St Mary's
IhuTch' Friends and aCquaintanccs
nave been invited to attend.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-11-18
Arrivals Overseas.

The following Virginians have ar.
rived overseas for service with the
colors:
Herbert Carlton. son of Mr. and Mrs
r. J. Carlton, 436 Laurel Street.
f.. Norman Hughes. son Of Mr.. and Mrs
w. w. Hughes, Ore Bank.
Robert S. Oliver. son OF Mrs. j. l.
oliver.
George y. Bayliss. son OF r. L. Bay
lss. 250I Stuart Avenue.
Arthur W. Burke, son of A. o. Burke
$500 Street.
Roy G. Ashworth, son of Mrs. W. w
Ashworth. $50 Yves; Cary Street.
Frank +. Biount. son OF Mr.. and
Mrs. James NJ. Blount.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-11-18
KILLED ON RAILROAD
Harry Mason Todd. iIacnnn strucl
50 -! Train Saturday, To he
-r'rt Hurled Io-Da,

Harry Mason Todd. iwcuty-ny. vcars
.1ld son OF Nj and Airs uarry NJ. and
ALICE Irene Todd. WHO "as killed Nv
a Richmond, Fred.rickshurg ar.j pot,,
mae train between th. gGauiicn ana
Potomac yards SniurGa aft.rno1n'
Cemetery. The iuuor.l ly.lii.S Nv IN
ate $3.50 O'Clock at tho Gr1a1 s,rnai
Methodist Episcopal ,lurch.
4Todd was serving as nagman for
the Richmond. FrodosicksbIirr .,d
Potomac. having been n tho Snnin,.
OF. the company for Tho PAST cirni.o,
months. lie was formerly I'm IL
t ,. states Navy for four years.
when the fleet visited France t,.i1'
.nndNGibraltar. lie is survived +, ~
lmother. one sister and four hroib.r.
among whom Is Louis f. 'rodd n.,G.
Company e. Sixty-fourth Nm,r',,,NN, =, !,
Train. at Fort WashinEton. Md
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-11-18
OFFICERS ARE CHOSEN
Miss Georgia May Jobson Named Pre.I-
dent OF Social Service
Federation.


Federation, held Friday, the follow
ing officers were elected:
President, Mrs. Georgia May Jobson;
hrst vicc-president, Mrs. Heath Clark |:
second vice-president Mrs Warner
Moore; third vice president, Mrs j. M.
Nain; fourth vice president. Mrs. TX.
"; Eountree; secretary, Miss Louise
EI!Eson; treasurer, Mrs. Page West:
treasurer of Restover funds, Miss Jen-
Hlc NJ. Jones.
Tire advisory board is as follows:
l,T . McCaw Tompkins, Mrs. George
~, Nin smith, II. Il. Pollard, Jr, and
Thomas b. McAdams
ne board OF trustees consists OF w.
NJ case president; Mrs Georgia Nav
::i3pson, vice president; Mrs. Charles r..
lhurston secretary; John Garland Pol
imairG, Mrs; NJ G. Patterson. John r.
Rick. j. y Glascock, David Meade
White and Frank NJ Boxley.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-11-18
OPERATIONS REDUCED
HopewelI Production 10 he Cut Gradu.
n1ly md Dye Making to He
Substituted.

Munition making at Hopcwell il is
understood, will gradually be discon-
tinued and replaced by the production
reported that 1000 names were dropped
from the Hopewell pay rolls yesterday.
Other detachments will be dismissed
weekly.
Ii has also been reported that tho
usual two weeks notice has been given
great many employees at Seven
Pines, where the government has many
large plants.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-11-18
COMMUNITY SERVICE FLAG
REPRESENTS 161 SOLDIERS
Three Gold Stars on Emblem Raised
ut Laurel and Cumberland
Streets,

Attorney General John A. Sanders
was the principal speaker Saturday at
the raising OF a community service
flag at the intersection of Laurel and
cumberland Streets. There arc 16i
boys represented by stars on the faE
Three boys have made the supreme
sacrifice, and are represented by gold
stars.
Frances Ribblc, d. D.. of ST. Andrews
Episcopal Church. the speaker was in.
PRODUCED by Rev. " G.. Boggs. OF
Laurel street Methodist Church. The
cadet band of John Marshall Hirh
School and Che quartet of the Broad
street Methodist Church furnished the
music; Little Miss Virginia Ganzert
unfurled the flag.
Jacob tmlauf read the names Of the
soldiers represented on the communi, :.
Tag. Inc lis, is AZ fnllnus.