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Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-02-18

THE SHIPBUILDERS' STRIKE.

Without touching al all upon the justice
Of the demands OF the striking ship
builders, Chairman Hurley of the Ship
ping Board, goes to the heart of the mat
ter when he appeals to the men to return
to wor< as patriotic duty pending the
adjustment of their grievances, If any.
Their cessation Of abor at this time, when
the need of ships is so imperative, is all
the more inexcusable because no notice
has been given to the government and no
opportunity has been permitted for an
orderly settlement of any differences.
The strike is in marked contrast to the
loyal attitude of labor as q whole, which is
deserving of the highest praise.
The duty of patriot to his country Is
not to be judged as a matter OF dollars
and cents The United States now has
several hundred thousands of young men
in France, to whom II pays S33 per month.
In return for this pittance they not only
stand ready cheerfully to sacrifice their
lives, but they perform many tasks OF
great importance. They build railroads,
environments and warehouses; they I'M
load ships; they dig trenches, and they
do many other things with willing and
uncomplalning spirit. II Is the least thing
this country can do to back up these
SOuIIiuf pdiIlots III EVERY why ptocHJlc'
Especially must ships be built to insure
steady flow of supplies to them and to
make sure that hundreds of thousands
more young men shall go forward to the
fighting line.
An especial obligation, therefore, rests
upon the shipbuilders TO push their work
with energy and enthusiasm. If they have
grievances they should be laid before the
tribunal for adnfSf meut There
can be no contention that the govern
ment and private employers will not deal
fairly with them. To strike without warn
ing and to delay the shipbuilding program
means playing into the Kaiser's hands
It is not to be supposed, of course, that
the strikers wish to do this That is tht
effect of their strike, however, and they
should hasten to set themselves right be
fore the public. This is no time for hitting
Uncle Sam Knockout blow Philadel
phia Record
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-02-18
Help the Home for Aged Women.

This week comes Donation Day for the
Home for Aged Women Of this city. Let
the responses by our people be most
generous.
Contrary to general assumption, this
institution is not generously endowed
Frequently it is reduced TO severe straits
in order to meet its expenses. 1t Is not yet
in such position that its revenues will meet
all the demands that arc made upon it.
Yet it is one OF the most meritorious of
institutions OF its kind in our city. 1t
aims to furnish a comfortable home to
women who reach that time IN their lives
when they cannot provide entirely for
themselves, and who have no adventitious
aids 10 enable them TO make living. To
such the home opens its doors and affords
them a comfortable abiding place.
Il is not possible to conceive of more
appealing and deserving institution. And
SO, on Donation Day, let our people gen.
erOusly remember the Home for Aged
Women. 4 donation of money, to be
added to its invested fund, would be most
welcome And SO will donations OF all
those things that are necessary to its com
Portable maintenance-provisio jellies,
conscrves, bed clothing, linens and other
useful articles Give in good measure.
Also, give what money you can. 1t viii
te welcomed, and will do a great deal of
good
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-02-18
Starving the Railroads.

Elsewhere in this issue we reprint,
from a recent issue Of the Philadelphia
Price Current, an article under the above
heading by the owner and publisher oil
that paper, Mr.. G. w. Barron 1t is
most interesting and effective presenta-
ton of a very important matter, and
very timely, also, now that the country rs
struggling with the eMgencies of transpor-
tation and unable to adequately meet
them After reading this paper, one will
not wonder why.
It is conclusivcly shown in Mr.. Bar
ron's article, how the present situation III
respect of railroad transportation Is the
direct result of the meddling process
that has been followed by our country so
madly, so unintclligcntly, so viciously IN
many instances, for the past twenty
years or more With an Interstate Com
mercc Commission on which there never
has been a representative having n
practical knowledge of any branch OF the
railroad business, with numerous State
commissions constituted in o like manner,
the railroads have been harrassed and
restricted to an extent that prevented
their expansion in a manner that would
keep abreast of the demands of trans
portation, much less keep ahead of them
And the trviality of many OF the rcstrlc-
tive requirements may be conceived from
some of those cited in this article such
! as prohibiting even the patching OF
locomotive Boiler without sending blue
print of the work to Washington, and
compelling the cleaning of locomotive
boilers every thirty days, whether they
needed cleaning or not.
1t is no wonder, after the imposition
of such exactions and restrictions upon
the railroads for years, they were found
inadequate to the complete transportation
needs of the country when the war
emergency became acute. Had 1T not
been for the voluntary cooperation OF tho
railroad heads in forming tho Railroad
War Board and virtually pooling their
lines for effective transportation, the
sttuaiiOU Nbtlll UhNt btfit thhth "N''''
And now the government is trying ITS
hand at railroad operation. II is already
apparent that those in direct charge
realize the difficulties and unjust eXac-
tions that have been imposed upon the
railroads. Government agencies Will not
long stand for these dangerous and costly
nuisances. VIC may. therefore, hope for
changed conditions. and better conditions,
when the railroads are restored 10 their
owners for 3 resumption of management
and operation as before the war.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-02-18
TOLL OF THE SUBMARINE.

During the present year the scales will
doubtless he turned heavily against the
submarin Every effort Of the Shipping
Board. together with the Navy Depart
ment. will be exerted to this end. For the
matter is one of mathematical demon
stration that the rate sinkings must he
changed or else the purpose of the nation
in sacrificing for the feeding OF England
will bc defeated This is neither a new
or peSsirnistic statement of the case
IL is the viewpoint that must be kept
before the Am erican people in order to
secure the utmost urgency in the building
Of ships.
The year 1917 shows n record for the
submarines that should not be under
rated. There times as many ships were
sunk as were launched The tide is now
strong in the other direction. But still the
number of ships launched is much below
the number sunk And this may be recti-
fed not alone BY building but by the pro-
tectiyc devices and agencies that give
promise of serviccability. The latter mat
ter is in the hands of the Navy Depart
mcnt and competent boards, and the
public necessarily must toe excluded More
submarines are being sunk than ever be
fore. II has been said, probably specu-
latively rather thar accurately. that the
Germans are building submerslblcs at the
rate of y month, while they are bcIng
sunk at the average OF Goa month. Neither
of these figures even If true, is constant.
Hence the gravity of the record OF tact.-
Baltimore American.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-02-18
PRESS COMMENTS.
COSTLY WAR FINANCING.

The enormous imitation in Austria
Hungary which is shown by the state
ment Just made (the first in three years.
by the Austro-Hungarian Bank is of no
consequence to the outside world, for the
present, at least. The sufferers will be
the Austrians and Hungarians, when they
attempt to come into trade contact with
the world after the war. Just so Ger
many will suffer.
i II should never be overlooked in con-
sidering the relative financial strength
of the Central Powers and the Allies that
the former are hemmed in, whereas the
latter are in contact with the world. The
finances of the Allies are under constant
readjustment There is no such thing
as readjustment for the Germanic powers
until after the war. They may go on
as long as they WISH so far as finances
are concerned, among themselves. They
may issue all the bank notes they wish,
make all the loans they wish. They
could use iron for money or shells or
stone The blow will come when they are
again in contact with traders who have to
see the color of their gold. That neccssar-
ily will mean great losses To the people OF
the Central Powers.-Buffalo Express
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-02-18
EAT FOOD AS 1T Is PRODUCED.

The National Food Administration is
strcsSing the fact that the people oil the
United States must eat food rs II If prod
uced -scasonable food and must give
preference to that produced near at hand
II is a fact that the average housewife.
the average restaurant, the average hotel
always serves foods that are scarce and
high in price Foods that are growing are
plentiful, are easv to procure and are cheap
seldom appeal to the one who docs the
marketing The American people a. a
whole want some thing different. They
are not content with the provision OF ma
turc for their sustenance. When tomatoes
are plentiful, tomatoes go begging. When
tomatoes must come from the hothouses,
tomatoes are IN demand Ii is so with
every other product.
Mother Nature arranged an extensive
dietary for the human race a food regl-
men both adequate and healthful II her
provisions be eaten in season, they are
neither high in price nor III their demands
upon the country's transportation sys-
Post
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-02-18
How Every Little Helps.

Recent report made to the Kings
Daughters of Wesley NJ. +. Church,
Dover, showed that the Circle had receiv-
ed S195 25 from the sale of old newspapers
and magazines during the years 1916 and
1917. Such sum from this source In a
town Of the size OF Dover indicates what
may be done in good causes by looking
after the little things and converting them
into money to be employed in helpful
results
This single item Of converting old news
papers and magazines into money should
be suggestive Too prone are people to
throw such apparent waste into the
garbage receptacle and let it go at that.
Yet it has been demonstrated that old
newspapers and magazines can be convert
ed into good money. And we all know
there is ever need Of money for charitable
purposes
If one organization IN Dover can create
such encouraging results from the sale of
old newspapers and magazines, what may
not be done in this line by close effort in
the city OF Wilmington? Here we have
tons of old newspapers and magazines
where Dover has only pounds.
We hope this suggestion will be availcd
of here in Wilmington
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-02-18
DOESN'T SAVE MONEY.

Twenty men sat down at q luncheon
in New York last week and all the meat
they had-and they had a lot OF it--was
whale 1t was served TO them in three
wavs. and they liked it in all ways
II looked like beefsteak and tasted, SC
they said, like venison. And it was guar
anteed to knock the bottom out of a
meatless day and to give the great Ameri-
can dinner table new weapon for hitting
the Hun.
Only there was a slight drawback.
The particular whale that set this excel
lent example in meat saving to the pa
triotic public Of New York had to be
shipped all the way from the Pacific
Coast TO the American Museum Of Natur-
al History, up at Central Park
As a substitute for meat whale steak is
very good But how is the workingman g
pocketbook going TO stand it when he has
to pay the freight rates on a 3,000-mile
haul across the Birmingham
Post
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-02-18
JUST FOLKS
BY Edgar A. Guest.
THE LITTLE OLD MAN.

The little old man with the curve IN MS
back
And the eyes that are dim and the sk'h
that is slack, :.
So slack that il wrinkles and rolls on his
checks,
With thin little voice that goes crack
when he speaks,
Never goes to the store but that right at
his feet
Are all the youngsters who live ON the
street.
And the little old man in the suit that
was black,
And once might have perfectly htted ms
back,
Has boys chubby fist in his own
wrinkled hand, -.
And together they trudge oil To Light
Hearted Land;
Some splendid excursions he gIves every
day -,
To the BOYS and the girls in his funny old
way.
The little old man is as queer as can be;
He's spend all his time with child on MS
knee;
And the stories he tells ! could never re-
peat ,,...,
But they re always of good boys and little
girls sweet; !,
And the children come home at the end
of the day
To tell what the little old man had to say.
Once tho little old man didn trudge to
the store,
And the tap of his cane wasn't heard any
more,
The children looked eagerly for him each
day
And wondered why he didn't come out
to play
Till some of them saw Doctor Brown ring
his bell,
And they wept when they heard that he
might not get well.
But after awhile he got out with hrs cane,
And called all the children around hun
again,
And | think as | see him go trudgInR
along
In the center, once more, Of his light
hearted throng.
That earth has no glory that's greater
than this:
The little old man whom the children
would miss.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-02-18
RIVER is CLEARING.
But Present Cold Spell Prevented Re-
sumption Of Passenger Boat Service.

Owing TO the rapid breaking up Of the
ice on the Delaware river, navigation
will probably be unrestricted within a
week. While there is yet considerable ice
coming down, it is not as compact as
formerly and can be more easily pcne-
trated by the steamboats, than was the
case few days ago. The regular trips
between this city and Deep Water
Point have been resumed by the Wilson
Line and within the next two or three
days IL is planned TO resume passenger
service between this city and Philadelphia,
two boats being put on to start with.
Practically all the Wilson Line boats
were in dock here, yesterday morning,
and considerable activity among the
crews gave the impression that they arc
anticipating busy times ahead.
The Montauk, which has been here
for some time undergoing repairs, left
yesterday morning at 10 o'clock for
Hog Island
The tug Dixie, with the barge Nonina
in tow, left here yesterday afternoon for
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-02-18
TOO WEAK
10 FIGHT

The Comeback man was really
never own-and-out. His weakened con-
dition because Of overwork, lack OF exer-
else, improper eating and living demands
stimulation to satisfy the cry for health
giving appetite and the refreshing sleep
essential to strength. Gold Medal Haar-
lem Oil Capsules, the national remedy of
Holland, will do the work They are
wonderful Three of these capsules each
day will put man ON his feet before he
knows it; whether his trouble comes from
uric acid poisoning, the kidneys, gravel or
stone in the bladder, stomach derange-
ment or other ailments that befan the
over-zealous American. Don't wait until
YOU are entirely down-and-out, but take
them today Your druggist Will gladly
refund your money If they do not help
you. Accept no substitutes Look for
the name Gold Medal on every box, three
sizes They are the pure. original, i'm
ported Harlem Oil CAPSULES.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-02-18
BOY SCOUTS CELEBRATE.
Anniversary Observed at Easuake Church
With Appropriate Exercises.

-Four troops Of Boys Scouts of this
city, comprising the Seventh Battalion,
attended the celebration Of the eighth
anniversary of the Boy Scout movement,
at Eastlake Presbyterian Church last
night.
The troops were No. 81 Of the First
Presbyterian Church, Scoutrnaster Payn-
ter; No. 23, Eastlakr Presbyterian Church,
Scout master Williams; No. 81, Eastlake
NJ. f. Church, Scoutmaster Markland,
and No. 80, Of St Andrews Church,
Scoutnaster Seaman.
The troops marched in a body into
the church as the choir and congregation
sang Onward Christian Soldiers"
Parents and friends Of the scouts were
present and the pastor, the Rev Henry
Cunningham, In a talk reviewed the move
ment and spoke on "Be Prepared.
A solo was sung by r. X. Loomis,
and the scouts participated in the exer-
crscs, giving the salute TO the flag, the
scout oath and the scout law.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-02-18
MARCH TICKETS FOR CONCERT.
Local Orchestra Committee Settles Point
Upon Which There Was Doubt

A there has boon c0nqiderable d0uh'
concerning the tickets Tor the ffth ron
cert Of the Philadelphia Orchestra 7eason
the committee dosircs 20 announcc thai
the tickets dated March ith must 30 uscd
for this concert The IanuAry tickef-
are good only Tor the extra concert in
March.
a very delightful French proTarn has
been arranged for this next consert snd
will prove more OF lcss ~ a novelty -
Wilmington has not had an entire Fren~h
program in several seasons Tho detalls
will be announced later
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-02-18
You Can Defy Disease
If Your Blood is Pure

losing that strong, virIle, robust VITALITY
that keeps the system 10 perfect condition
70 resist he attarks nf dlseas~e that
everyone ls subject 70.
Bv keeping the blood purlhe-i ami
the circulation strong ana vigorous
the system more easilv wards Oh dis
ease. This can be done ~ everybody
by the use of few bottles Of s. : ~
the great vegetable blood medicine
:. = y routs out al impurities ami
rpvitallzes the blood and gives neV
strength and healthy. vigorous vitality
Go 70 vour drug store ana get q h0tfie
TODAY. and II Won need any medical AL
vice. Won can OBTAIN same without cost p
writing 70 Chief Medical Afv7ser. ~wif'
Specific Co. Esq. -wlft IaboratOr,
Atlanta. Georgia.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-02-18
Don't Invite Attack by Slug
Rish Circulation.

Keeping your blood supply up 10
the standard of perfect purity is like
building an impregnable fortress around
the system, to protect it from the in
sidious enemy of disease. Thus you are
assured Of strong and vigorous vitality
that means perfect health.
When impurities creep into the blood
supply, there is loss Of energy, failing
of the appetite, you are easily tired and
find the body weakening under ordinary
tasks, all of which means that YOU are
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-02-18
HE WILL NOT MARRY.

Editor Every Evening wrote few
days ago, discussing the matter Of slice
Of ham. seem to have stirred UP plain
Marie and sundry other persons, who
insist that | marry.
This is TO notify them that once WAS
enough for me, and that if the only
way To get slice Of ham is to marry,
| just wont. The Wretch.
Wilmington, Feb. Is, 1918
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-02-18
Powder Worker Burned

One man was burned in fire that con
sumed a solvent house and several hun
dred pounds of powder at the Carney :
Point plant of the du Pont Powder
Company on Saturday night. The VIC
tim was ). Widowes, 80 years old, Is
Bay street, Carney's Point He was
slightly burned on the face.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-02-18
THE EVENING SMILE.
THE WRONG PROCESS.

A colored Baptist was rxhortlng
"Now. breddern and sistern, come up
to de altar and have yo' SINS washed
away"
All came up but one man.
"Whv. Brudder Jones, don't yo want
yo sins washed away2'
Il done had my sins washed away
"Yo' has? Where vo' had yo sins
washed away?
"Ober at the Methodist Chuch.
"Ah. Bruddcr Jones, vo' amt been
washed: yo' les been dry cleaned. =
San Francisco Argonaut.
sHow are you going to support my
daughter after the war j thought Id
win the war first Life.
Katherine e-'Is he making money as
a surgeon kidder Yes he's rapidly
carving his way To fortune - Brooklyn
Citizen.
ow did the poor woman feel who
had a needle travelling so long through
her system?' Il imagine she felt only
sew-sew. San Francisco Chronicle.
"The turnover is vital to successful
merchandising. .'In that case, said the
baker, maybe I'd better put more turn
overs in the oven Kansas City Journal.
Il know the people are behind me,
cried the paclfist orator. And II YOU
don't start moving they may catch up
to you, cried Il menacing voice IN the
audience. Cornell sWldow.
"See here; | ordered horseradish. ="
ayes, SIR But this is 50 small. Yes,
sir: that's Just colt. Florida lines
Union.
"A rather remarkable couple, | should
say" ''They'v been married 10 years
and she still listens with Difference when
he expresses an opinion. Birmingham
Age-Herald
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-02-18
RIPPLING RHYMES.
By Walt Mason,
JOHN l.. SULLIVAN.

! tolled the bell for old John L.,
and wept while | was tolling: an,
yes, my dears. the briny tears,
down my fat face were rolling Big,
brave old John! So YOU are gone,
to join the phantom bruisers. TO
meet dead pugs with spectral mugs.
past winners and past losersl Jack
Dempsey waits at Jordan's gates,
with freckled Bob, To greet YOU,
YOU climb the stairs with Mace ard
Savres, and Heenau, too, VIII meet
you In No Mans Land the spectres
stand of mighty men and brawny,
and OF such lads who scrapped for
scads, you were the greatest, john
mel A mule can kick, but not SO
quick rs you could swing your
mauley, nor yet so hard; YOU smash
ed through guard, and science SEEM
ed like folly. Ten years YOU reign
ed, and i.early Drained all pugs
who crossed your orbit; then, tower
of strength. YOU fell. at length, be
fore the willy Corbett But, fallen,
John, you still lived ON, a mighty man
and famous. we swore by you IN
seasons blue, when pikers camc to
shame us We used to yell for old
John l.. when fighters side-stepped
fighting; when takers fought with
language hot, or spent their DAYS In
writing. Goodbye, John L.
toll your knell, and bring q rose, a
red one; YOU We quit the strife; while
you had life, you never were a dead
one
NATURALIZATION tT+ttt1tttttttt
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-02-18
Commission for Earl c. Souder.

Earl c. Souder Of 1890 West street, a
Wilmington High School graduate and
of Delaware College of 1915, has received
a commission and reported today for duty
with the artillery service at Fortress
Monroe Mr. Souder stopped off in this
city on Friday and Saturday, visiting
bis parents.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-02-18

Even though the demand and desire for
. wider, Delaware avenue fails, the spirit
behind it is indicative of greater Will
mington, and who is there who doesn't
want greater Wilmington?"
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-02-18
MEETINGS TONIGHT.
Bayard Legion
Mt. Calvary Club.
/. G. s. Fraternity.
Democratic League.

fehyAu ffKlDD-
Mt Calvary Club.
l. c. s. Fraternity.
Democratic League.
Paperhangers Union.
Smyth Post, G.. A. r.
Sumner Post, G. A. r.
Camp No. 5, p O. s. A.
North End Athletic Club.
Delaware Lodge, $. Of II.
Delrnarvia Union, B. l.. p.
Beta Hive, No. !, l.. o. O. NJ.
Antietam Temple, O. /. A.
Washington Lodge, X. of P.
Appomattox Camp, s. Of Fl.
Fidelity Lodge, A. o. u. w.
Wilmington Lodge Of Elks
Delaware Lodge, J. 0. 0. r.
Harmony Council, Z. +. of A.
Brandywine Lodge, I. o. o. r.
Minuua Tribe, Imp'd O. r. N.
Beta Tent, No 2, * o. T. NJ
Blue Rock Council, l.. o. X. G.
Rrownson Library Association.
Sarta Maria Council, K Of G.
Del Council, No. /, A. O. ). T..
Delta Chapter, No. 6, r. A. VI.
National Protective Association.
Brandywine Library Association.
Wilmington Council, O. L. A. NJ.
St. Benedict's Beneficial Society.
Lady Miner Lodge, No. 6, ). of B.
Bricklayer's International Union.
Christine Encampment, !. o. .. Z,
Diamond Council, Jr o. L. A. NJ
Delaware Conclave, H. or s w NJ
Wilmington Aerie, No. "A, F O. f.
Cshers' Union, Union VI. f. Church.
Eleventh Ward Democratic League.
B. NJ & p. |. L. (BrickIayers' Union
Vim. Mckinney Circle, No. 3, H. or 5
Benevolent Pioneer Literary Associatlo
Vii d Brandywine Council, Q. A.U. A. VI
Wilmington Circle F. of A., Nos Z, 8, 9.
Ladies Catholic Benevolent Association