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Evening journal., 1919-03-07
SYRUP OF figs
FOR CROSS, Sex
FEVERISH Child
Look, Mother. Is tongue coated, breath
hot and stomach sour?
Harmless fruit laxatve' best TO clear
tender liver and bowels.

Mothers can rest easy after givins
California Syrup Of Figs because in
few hours all the clogged-up waste,
sour bile and fermenting food gently
moves out Of the bowels, and you have
a well, playful child again. Children
simply will not take the time from play
to empty their bowels. and they be
come tightly packed. liver gets sluggish
and stomach disordered.
When cross. feverish. restless, see II
tongue is coated, then give this de-
licious fruit laxative" Children love
it, and it can not cause injury. No diff
ference what ails your little one-if
full Of cold, or a sore throat, diarrhoea,
stomachache, bad breath, remember,
gentle inside cleansing" should always
be the first treatment given. Full d.
rections for babies, children Of all ages
and grown-ups are printed on each
bottle.
Beware Of counterfeit flg syrups. Ask
your druggist for bottle Of 'Califor-
mia Syrup Of Figs." then look carefully
and see that 1t is made by the Gal
ifornia Fig Syrup Company" Hand
back with contempt any other fg-
syrup.
Evening journal., 1919-03-07
Tnr pmrr IS rowAnp PAM rmEMrN.

n UR state Senate has made the bill providing a paid
~ lre department Tor Wilmington specio order Of
business for Monday
In view OF tho influences behind the bill and the
doutcarc attitude Of many Of the volunteer hremen no
one need be surprised II the bill pass especially il It
he made to apply 10 OIL The volunteer companies aud not
10 selected few Of them
The National Fire Underwriters Association basihs
Ms assertion upon survey made in 1912 asserts that
FOR city OF its size Wilmington hes the worst Gre
Aghtins equipment in the United States
BE tha, true untrue tho fact remains that public
sentiment IN favor Of paid department Is stronger in
our city today Than ever has bcen and that the oppo-
son on The part Of the volunteers and their friends is
weaker than IL has been
Those two factors in the situation should make for
affirmative action in both tho Senate and the House pro-
Nided all the volunteer companies be for In the bill
The drift both here and in Dover is clearly in favor
Of paid department properly equipped and efficiently
operated
Evening journal., 1919-03-07

because peace is the healing and eie-
waiting influence Of the world and strife
is no. There is such thing as a man
being too prord 10 fight. There is such
thing as 2 nation being 50 right that
IL does not need TO convince others by
force that II IS right
II America were ever in danger OF be-
ing contemplate IL was in the days be
fore we entered the war. not for the
purpose Of reforming the world, but for
the purpose Of punishing Germany Tor
the wrongs she had done us and II
there was one particular day upon
which we seemed 20 merit the worlds
coneempt il was that 10th Of May,
three days after the sinking OF the Lu-
sitania, when our putatiye spokesman
indicated that we were too proud TO
fight.
Faithful students Of Mr.. Wilson's
earlier utterances must have heard
with varied emotions, this sentence on
Tuesday evening:
'The sweet revenge. therefore, is
This that we believed n Righteousness,
and now we are ready TO make the su-
preme sacrifice for it. the supreme sac
rince Of throwing in our fortunes with
the fortunes Of men everywhere
The words relative TO beliefe N right
eousness are from the same lips that
said. after the ussians had invaded
Belgium and outraged lis women:
"The United states must be neutral
in fact as well as in name during these
days that are 10 Try mems souls. We
must be impartial in thought as well as
in action. must put curb upon our
sentiments as well as upon every trans
action that might be construed as a
preference Of one party TO the struggle
before another"
They are the words Of the President
who SAID in an address to the Congress
sixteen months after the war began:
eve have stood apart. studiously
neutral. Il was our manifest duty 10
do so"
The President who advocates throw
ing our fortunes in with the fortunes
Of men everywhere is the President
who sa d TO the Congress:
Americans must have a conscious
ness different from the consciousness
of every other nation in the world "
He is the same esident who said
TO the Pan-American Congress in Wash
ington on January e. 1916:
The Monroe Doctrine was proclaim
Evening journal., 1919-03-07
PIJnI,I.

THE Festival Of Purm viii be celebrated in the Jewish
Community In Wilmington and elsewhere on sun
day March &c. In Shushan Persia, also tho 18th, in
accordance with the statement OF the Book Of Esther
that the Jews ordained. andtoo upon them, and upon
their seed upon al such Joined themselves unto
them so as II should not fail. that they would keep
these days throughout every generation and family
IN every province and every city.'I
Reminder Of delverance OF the Jews from destruction
IN the Persian Empire the day is naturally kept
festival Of mlrth md gadness Presents exchanged
and the poor arc not to be forgotten.
The Book Of Esther detailing the plots Of lIamaD,
the watchulhess and loyalty Of Nlordeca and Esther,
forms The special reading OF The day at the religious
services in The jewish houses OF worship
In no American city will Purim be celebrated more
heartily by Jews than In our own community
Evening journal., 1919-03-07
FRIDAY, MARCH 7, 1919.
rINE MnnK RY TnE H0usE.

TT is credlabe 70 the Delaware House Of Represana-
/ tyes that It has passed. by unanimous vote, the
Americ5nzation bin which provides for teaching the
English language and American social and political ideals
to foreigners n this state.
Tho measure carries with II an appropriation Of
$4,000 year for the next two years to deray the cost
Of such highy-lmportant educational work
We are confidently OF the opinion that Ions before
the two years have elapsed the wisdom Of the State
spending money 10 convert, by educational process,
non-Englsh speaking residents into good and intelligent
citizens will have been demonstrated clearly that no
dculiy win be experienced in obtaining further ap
Dfoprations In support Of the AmercanlSation move
ment
The BIZ passed by the House yesterday Is a House
bill introduced by Representative Lyons. The Senators
should experience pleasure coneurrns IN the action Of
,hs members Of the lower house
Evening journal., 1919-03-07

James n. Ginns. the new lessee and manager Of the
Playhouse. is deserving Of profitable season at the
hands Of Delaware theatre-goers Despite the abnormal
conditions caused by the war he not only has kept the
theatre open, but has presented therein many atrac
tions that have appealed strongly to the public With
things theatrical working their way back rapidly to
NAL and with he and his assistant, Earle G. Finney,
constantly on the lookout for good shows the future Of
that amusement centre is assured as It should be- as
reward for the energy Industry and discrimination Of
the new management.
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MUST SHAKE IT ouT or THEM,

THAT large majority Of the members Of the stale
Senate is unfriendly to the principle Of representa-
ton according TO population Is shown by the defeat Of
the Robertson bill TO give 10 Wilmington five seats in
Inc state Senate instead OF The two IL now has and ten
seats in the House Of Representatives instead OF the
1--we it how has.
The bill proposing such increased representation
defeated yesterday by vote of II nays TO yeas
u is 10 the credit Of Senators Long and Walker rural
members, that they voted for the passage Of the bill
which their associates from the country districts had
marked for death.
The time will come when the people Of Wilmington
viii wiring from the politicians in the rural districts the
representation in the Legislature TO which our city is
justly entitled,
The way for people TO get ii Is TO manifest an
unalterable determination 10 have IT, regardless OF pol
consequences in short to shake Il out OF the rural
politicians.
Evening journal., 1919-03-07
LEES HUMBLE TRAGEDIES.

"W iGr dress 'S' X >" "' D''''''' ''"' ~ '
We chanced upon the above in the want ad columns
Of a city paper few days since and we have been
pondoring ever since.
Is she old young?
Does she shear her glory Of womanhood for huh
CRY babe; has she the itch for the movies, and
she gong 70 take correspondence course in yampng?
Maybe It's husband with a wrenched back, and no
credit at the corner grocery.
Perhaps she fees like stricken bird TO the home
nest, and this her only exchange for ticket
we were right sure the wife would understand that
we were moved entirely by the humanitarian motive In
acquiring entirely useless brown hair switch would
have investigated ourselves.
For no woman parts with her hair, especially II it
be beautiful Ions brown hair without dire
tremy.
And who will buy this beautiful long brown hair"
and tVyine It in their too scant head dress?
Some tired social dame with cold, nigh bald, pate, or
young girl, making herself more beautiful than
stingy nature intended?
The Of the odeh Huns cut their hair and made
ropes for hurting instruments Of war. and Of
China their hair TO feed their babies in The famine
years
But in this nation Of made millionaires, and
plutocrac craftsmen, The Offering OF O lyoman's
ing grace and beauty gives pause.
Evening journal., 1919-03-07
KEEP FIRE pLuGs TESTED.

Z AcH fire plug in Wilmington should be tested often
- enough to give positive assurance that it will be
ready for use when needed.
hnn rue should apply not only to the plugs in the
lying districts D4' '-'o " "oss ~ u'e ou'-
properlyvsorS,0s e0Oshzes that in lighting fire, the
success water hydrant is at the very root ~
Mi'hout 1t the Aremen are n-.c,,.a,s, ,yYS -
plugs to wor naa several fires which The ,,lnrs :,
property o.. qn'sY %ssS and have % led our5 to sero
should have been owners UNDERWRITERS nsysT
With fair weather now prevagns su'ier' a,,
forward. vested from this time
Evening journal., 1919-03-07
Useless ADMINISTRATIVE EFFORT.

~ NERY day that the Federal Government continues
u It's operation Of the railroads intensihes the public
desire that speedy return be made TO private control
aud operation
ON the financial, the mechanical, the passenger and
he freight ends government operation has been dismal
failure.
Each day brings public patience nearer to the point
Of exhaustion
1t useless Tor the Wilson administration TO seek TO
reconcile travellers and shippers TO present conditions.
Evening journal., 1919-03-07
POSTMASTER ENGLIsHs DISAPPOINTMENT.

7 ANES J. ENGLISH, OF Wilmnston has received from
~ President Wilson q commission reapponting him
postmaster Tor four years longer.
Mr. Epslsh has made o good record In the Office The
public is well pleased by his retention.
His attitude toward tho public has been uniformly
courteous That attitude has beeh reflected by his
subordnaes.
With the equipment and the force at his command,
Mr. English has done good work
Evening journal., 1919-03-07

ed by the United states on her own au-
thorlty. 1t always has been maintain
ed and always will be maintained upon
her own responsibility"
The speech Of Tuesday night was
remarkable in that it revealed to his
observers the Wilson that was and the
Wilson that is-or at least for the mo
ment appears to be.
Evening journal., 1919-03-07
ENouGn TO AsrouNn ANNoNr.

r 7 IS not surprising That members Of The Delaware
Legislature are astounded by the report made by
the School Survey Commission that outside the city Of
Wilmington there are OILY i6 fourth-year high school
pupils in Delaware.
That condition is enough TO asound everyone in our
State and to intensity the public determination to make
more respectable and credtable the position Of our com
monwealth in the educational world
Evening journal., 1919-03-07

In Halle and many other communities Germany is
passing through baptism of blood that is the Inevitable
accompaniment of brutal Hun creed that might makes
right and that those who are weak have no rights which
those who are strong are bound TO respect.
Evening journal., 1919-03-07

The unions propose to operate the railroads with
federal aid" Informed by the dispatches
monaer II the Oranges and the Farmers Unions would
~ "Ae 70 operate the farms with Federal aid
Evening journal., 1919-03-07

careful study Of the Southern ~povse 49,,
msticay called the Rivers Harbors am ~, euphe-
70 the conclusion that the only boat that will s. sss US
gate some Of the rivers Is gravy boat "''i-
Evening journal., 1919-03-07

sec the INC French try to focus on our deaism they
her that !, ~ saat lives next door to them and remem-
Evening journal., 1919-03-07

Social status in the sverage town is regulated by ,h
same standard that fixes the icomo tax
Evening journal., 1919-03-07

JUNK ISN'T WORTHLESS RUBBISH" N WARRIOR
PEAtEi
I'D ,ino cans
~ Twisted bits Of old iron.
Fragments OF old chairs.
Just junk on a dunpsrouhd
An unslghiy heap Of rubbish?
Blind!
There is no absolute rubbish
rubbish has como 10 mean 70 Us something Of no
worth
Everything has worth and value.
You must have eyes TO see eyes lighted by imagna-
ton.
open your eyes
THOSE bits Of iron can be melted the re and nodded
into other forms
The tin in those battered nihy old cans is recoverable
in the acid bath the chemist and can bt put TO new
uses.
In the wartime uhkpie iron scraps were sayagod and
turned into sharpnel.
Thot shrapnc helped defeat the armies OF Tyranny
Never talk again Of WORTHLESS rubbish|
Remember The junk that served the cause OF freedoml
II that junk could the cause Of war can serve
the interests of peace as WI.
old iron was recovered and used over and over aes ii
before the war 1t viii be so in the days TO come.
But there are other forgotten things that we've cast
away for years that are valuable.
open eyes, a light with imagination viii see them.
open your eyes!
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1919-01-25

sembly The old National Liberal
party appears TO have been lost in
the schuffle aud the iunkers or
Conservatives were engilied ia
genuine popular election.
Ebert $ position is not, however.
absolutely assured. German poli-
ties has seen some curious hlocs.
temporary alliances OF the most
diverse factions. The test WILL oI
course. come IN the Assembly
itself with the whole framework
of the new Constitution 10 he de-
ierminei Suspicious that the
republics. 50 called. verge
perilou>lN close 10 imperial form,
with g pos>ihilii y ~ some VI the
! old Influences regaining control
are already heard II is probable
Chat the period of violence has
passed with the killing of the
Spartacide leader, and that there
viii be- q rc,ulsion towards the
stolidiiv 81 the German character
The actual opening of the peace
conference with the need for
stability n Berlin TO secure Ger
man representation may be "a con.
trolling Influence.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1919-01-25
Guiding Hand of Mr.. Wilson
Needed at Home NON, Badly

structure and enfeebling the nation al
an hour when II Is peculiarly neces-
sary 10 keep IL strong.
The industrial ~orld can do muob
10 ease the situation. however. With
out waiting foT ne government 10
formulate q proper policy. Business
men can snslsze for themselves the
inherent strength Of the United States.
TIE rate of groeth q population and
the consequent needs q TIE people in
shelter. food. raimeni. transportation
amusement aud so en- business
would thrive 4 business men would
go ahead without paying TOO much al
,ention 10 "worll problems" The
people need more houses. more food
more clothlng. more railroad accom-
m0dations. more diversion and an eA-
pansion generally o. all their con
yeniences There are more than
lo0 .0oo 600 individuals constituting
he richest mArkei IN The World
There is plenty o. money locked up
the banks have greater deposits tan
ever before TIE people are wealthy
and are wiiiing 70 pay lar pFiee for
what they want.
Too macn tala IS wasted on lhe
problems az reconstruction strictly
speaking there Is ~ reconsfrutclon
10 be done An that Is needed Is ra-
sumpt on. and abe way 10 resume .s ID
resume Each business man Know
what he would like % do IN eapani
ing bis business Let him join his
Business associates IN going ahead
The United States IS victorious. nor
defeated lJ Is rcaer than u avs be-
fore the WAY u has not lost TERRITORY
or fleets or prestige n has more
merchant saips than ever before ana
better chances for foreien commerce
than ever before Il has more friends
amons The nations than ever before
It's manufacturers are more eNperi
than ever arI know how 10 move
quickly IN adjusting their plants 70 the
making of new patterns Labor is
more available now than ii has been
since the var started hileh pr ,cs
taae care of high wages High prices
must prevail throughout the world
until production can begin 20 fin rp
The enormous vacuum caused by AR
consumption The world Is short Of
everything that makes ior comfort
Il is mistake for American ldslness
men % hesitate now because they
can not ten vhai prices are 10 Pc.
They may resf assured that demand
wH' keep prices hieh
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1919-01-25


Because OF the lack of a compre-
hensise national policy the economic
and Industrial situation in the United
States IS unsatisfactory and gives
signs of becoming dangerous when-
ever the peoples OF Europe find II
consistent with their welfare 70 re-
lease President Wilson We hope tacy
will permit him to return. as con-
gress has contracted the habit Of
relying upon him 10 furnish all the
thought. al the initiative and all the
motive power necessary 20 meet and
masteri any situation. Doubtless Mr.
wilson thinks Congress should do
some urisinal thinking and acting on
Domestic affairs Al least he strong
ly ainied. IN his farewell address. that
Congress would do well 10 look after
home affairs while he was absent He
even outlined a few problems watch
might be profifably discussed and
solved Nothing could have been
more c0mplei than his transfer q the
raiiroad problem from the executive
10 the legislative branch Yet Con
rress has done nothing 10 relieve the
economic and Industrial situation and
aDnareufIy il Intends 10 do nothing
until Mr Wilson returns aud tells il
what 10 do
In tie meantime the government a.
whole works without any compre-
henslye plan. Men wao are needed 20
stand guard while the nations iastcn
the shackles of peace upon tie
enemy are aeing brought home hy tens
Of thoasauis. while other ZEN, of
thousands are released from canton
ments. thus preventing the organiza
tion of sufficient forces 90 relieve The
boys IN Europe These discaarsed
soldiers are suddenly added % the
numbers ~ men VINO have been icy
out of factories on account Of stop
page of war work Unemployment Is
looming up as an ugly danger IN more
than one particular and ser Congress
men strain every nerve 20 increase
the danger hy demanding the release
of men from military service before
there Is peace These Legislators
responsible for the welfare o. the
United states. listen 10 the pleadlngs
of individuals FOR the return of the
soldier boys rather fhan 20 the al-
monition q caution and wisdom The
individuals are not unpairiotie, a. they
have already proved, bur they look A.
the situation from personal stand
point and do not realize that other
millions q individuals are. liae them
selves. tearing down the military
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1919-01-25

kansas city. Nc. Jan -5iioGs
Receipts q 400. steady Balk. slss'
GI74e. heavy. sl7.250 -. lshis
sIss5uIsle. pigs. SO ooulis0.
CATTLF. Receipts see steady
D. souiherns Prime fed stesrs sls.0o
I. 1000: dressed beef steers. Sle oo0
+ en. scntherns. steers n9mlnAlly
8 0eul3e8. COWS S. oaGls-5e.
heifers s. sooGl45e. sfockers. sssen
$50 c,tes s7oodiaoo
SHEEP Recsipis nCne. rofAinaily
steady Lamas SIS nls2s. ycarlinss.
slooogf4ae weihei... Ssoa4Il 50.
ewes ssoassl0.5 siorkers s. 1cR
rs 90
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1919-01-25
AN INSULT THAT
DEMANDS BLOOD

Colonel House must feel that
there are some things worse than
death when he reads the sympa-
thctic tribute paid 90 hIm by
for,aer Ambassador Won Bern
storff- or the orcasioa O. The
Berlin Tageblatt 5 premature re
port ..of the colonel's demise.
Praise from Sir Hubert Is praise
indeed but praise from Non Bern
siorff would damn anyone whose
record was not 80 white ana
straight as that of Colonel House.
The former German Amha>sa-
dor. who employed his time ~ tins
country in Matching murierous
plots. compliments Colonel House
On HI, love of peace and moprnN
him IN the Taeehlatts obituary
column AS hafcr of the VIE ked.
ness of war. Growing insult, he
calls the Colonel his dear
friend. and "dcplores that ne
did not ike 10 see the perfection
of his grand ideas
We submit that thi, Is enough
10 upset the quanimity even of So
"passionless" an idealist as tins
Texas ranger of diplomacy W,
need not be surprised ii We hear
that he has declared the armistic,
Al an end. and is leading an
American army hotfoot for Berlin
IL avenge himself upon hi'
f....f.,.r
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1919-01-25

The Empress Of Britain. which re-
emily landed 2.450 Tinted States
roops. including 400 sick and wound
"a. IL New York. has very inter-
ssting record. >ow that the censor
ship lid Is of. many thrilling stories
ere being revealed concerning the
war service Of the vast feet Of ner-
chant ships known as the Canadian
Pacific Ocean Services. Limited IL
the Pacific the impress Of R'ssia
Asia. japan. and the Aonteagle car
ried thousands OF troops. pztroilec
vast stretches of the ssn src TON
tsrded hostile rcrts The tmnre<s
Of Russia was IN AZ fic death Of ne
German hchf cruiser linden The
frss two sh8s Transferred their ac-
t.vities 20 tie A;la1tic where :hey
transported American and Csnaciar
soldiers, and the last two nance re-
/, unuinod N tie itloVsc ard afe rss II
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1919-01-25
DEATH Of MRS HEINZ BRAUN
CASTS SHADOW OVER CITY
Popular Young Guthrie Woman Is
Called Home After Illness and
Birth Of Daughter Burial
In Old Ohio Home

The sad news 81 The death 81 Mrs
Heinz Braun. vas announced lasf
night she having passed over at the
fsmily residence $40 Norh capitol
Boulevard at s O'Clock after a brave
struggle with complicated conditions.
The decea "a ~a. formerly Miss
Lucy Eleh,lberser. and Nas born and
grew % yoang Womanhood in bay
ton. Ohio her birth occurring Ca Oct
-. 1850. After gra luaflon she was
supervisor of domes ic science Ia the
puhlic schools there for four years.
and Was united IN marriage with Mr.
iiruz Braun. of this c.ty On Seprem-
Der E. 1905 Two children were born
10 them. Henry Louis Braun, asec
nine year. and a lovely haby daush-
ter born last Wednesday The in
fanf daughter. - soon 70 be- mother
less IS fine. healthy child. aud has
been named Lucy in memory OF her
mother
Mrs Braun has been q sufferer from
influenza Tor The past fso weeks and
on that accoun'. no funeral services
viii Be- held In this city. The re-
mains will BE- sent 20 her former home
AZ Dayton. Ohio. Tor iniermeni start
ina tomorrow morning. No flowers
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1919-01-25

troop transport service between Var
cOaver and Nlacikostok-
Conspicuous among the Canada
Pacific ships in The Atlantic was q
Empress Of Britain which has ira
elied 10000 miles and tTanspo<'
Cd 10000 troops overseas. She to-
thousands Of Australians and brl
ish 70 Calhpoli. and made six'es
months trip around the Care q
Good Hope with t-ocps for GeTm@t
ia, Africa and Nesooo;anrs- %
one occasion a torpedo launched q,
a German submarine missed her bo~
by three feet. her captain Ceoret
5 ws,l<;er. r. y. r. has MADE 81
+rsrsS srrrsr y !. tflantic since the
rar hega
Arttar f.cwar4 rh;lr. O. r. 2. chief
srriaeer of TIE Empress Of Britain
nas beea on her for over four years
and was personally cecorsfed By