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Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-03-17
S|lES|A. VERY RICH;
MAY co TO POLAND
n Would be impossible Tor ttuns
10 Go TO War With
out Her.

~ Associated fress 60 Every Fvenins
perltn. March tT.-Upper Si~ria.
where ako0 900 Germans and roles
will vote In a plehiscite on SUNDAY.
March 20 60 determine whether 'ha'
province shall remain German or ne
annexed 10 Poland. ia n rich stake. Inc
,,Vn uationanties are contendins for
,orritory about 5000 square miles IN
area or approximately the size ot Con
necttcut In one year sOOoO.Oou IONS
a. coal were mined In Upper Sil"sia ana
h.aides. II has vast deposits OF iroh'
rinc and lead
The dispute over it's possession which
results from the clause in the Nersailies
Treaty providing for the plehiscite mas
,,aao Inner SiIesia one of the storm
centera of Europe. The situation there
yor many months has been tense with
both sides heavily armed and the pos
ability of civil war always present The
Intsr Allied Council Of ambassadors re-
neat.dly postponed the election which
sven now seems fraught with grave
possibilities.
Tho loss of Upper Siesia would he
4. ,crtous blow TO the Industrial strength
OF Germany.
..Tt would be impossible to carry on
tNe war except for the resources OF
yrpper Siiesia declared the German
chancellor. Won Bethmann HollweE. IN
1917 Assertion that without Silcsh
natural resources Germany would not
no able, 10 redeem her treaty pledges
or 10 work out her own reconstruction
~as emphasized before tho Allied tepe-
.rptions Commission In London on
March l.
rho Germans. since 1740 whom Fred~
e-,ck the Great wrested the country
from Poland. have developed tho coun-
srv into one Of the greatest mining ana
industrial districts Of Europe Germany
n a claimed cannot live without its
ooal Poland stricken and devastated
looks 10 Upper Silesia TO save hei
eronouic life and make her reaI
'retion Hence the bitterness OF the
present struEgle
AntRgonisu between the two peoples
- also ssid to have been intensified by
'C,e fact that the large landowners ana
manufacturers In the disputed region
sra mainly German while the Poles for
,sbe rnoat part. arc workingmen and
sman farmcrs Numerically. the popu-
ffnficn ~ s. per cent Polish. 40 per cent
GERMAN and three per cent other
ostionalitios
An American relief worker in Urpel
ou..ta ,aiS ~ Tho CONTROVERSY. "Butt
rdaa are fighting g win and large
-,,,,,r,a ~ money have been poured IN
O. the country for propaganda pur-
.,c.os ~ koep tho population stirred NJ
.4 craatc en,nities among a people whC
wish 10 live ~ peace tn" popuiatiof
"a. raarlv equally divided between th'
Poles and Germans. tn" wealth ant
i~auCation arc German md tho Poiei
l~ould havc about as much Influence q
che NexiCaus would have IN the plehis
~ite IN Arizona were Il not Tor othel
con siderstions."
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-03-17

!, tha country Mr. Cannon. who ~
s,3osa+ 30 PIG West TwGntv-thrd street
haa hosts of friends in Wilmington lio
said
rai.nd me IN from suck bad had takon
ono cold after another and was n such
nm down and weak condition that
I could not set about, my stomach was
!, sucb 4 etatr that the sight Of food sick
o,,d me- was terribly constipatad my
t,,,e,,c was coated and had bad taste
II nv mouth always. ] newer could sleep
a. hight and got ~ nervous dldn know
,,barr 10 turn to get tclief rs ! had taken
j. many medicines without any benefit
,,batc,cr. nv face was all broken our
vri,h nim,,lea and nv blood WAS III bad
condttiof,. nv circulation WAS so poor that
7 ,,,as al,vavr cold Several friends OF nnne
who had guttan relief from Your Plant
Juice begged me 20 Iust try IT. ! dd so
and wonderful TO relate II gave ms almost
NJ first good appetite Snoe l have
continued to take II have a splendid ap-
retIte for my meals | sleep hne at night
and am no longer conEtIpated; my blood IS
cleared up and the pimples gone from
nv face. il also put my nervous system III
cnod oondltionso that do not know what
Il is 70 be nervous now; my sleep Is sound
and restful have not pain or an ache
| never believed l could get such wonder-
ful results from any medioine and !
can assure you that cannot say too much
il praise OF Plant Juice 1t is truly Won
derful
The Plant Juice Man is at the Miller
Drug Store. No 404406 Market street,
where be is daily meeting the local public
and introducing and explaining the merits
OF this remedy. Free samples given
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-03-17
P1YTH DISTRICT RoTiRIANs.
A tlnntic City Preparing for Conference
Which Meets April II.

Atlantic city. y J March II While
rf7cial aessions ~ tho Fifth District
Conference of the International As
sociation ~ Rotary Clubs will not open
tn Vernon Hall this city until Monday
morning April II Delegates and visit
ors who arc expected to 10 1000 in
number. viii come 70 the shore on sat
urday, April q IN order 70 enjoy the
week end soiOurn There viii bc An
informal get together and reunion
characterisfi.ally Rotarian in the Hos
ritalitv Hut Middle Rall Room. Of the
Steel Pier almost opposite convention
headquarters. on sunday afternoon and
evening
FlertionoorinR for the next district
s,overror viii he ono Of the features Of
Tho gathering this YEAR Several can
eidates FOR the honor have been brought
ont hv their enthusiastic friends in the
district The Rotary bah on the steel
pier will be the climax to the entertain
mont program. II is expected 70 be the
lsrrest in district history.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-03-17
HOW ARE YOUR KIDNEYS?
Famous Kidney Specialists Prescription No. TIT, Called
Marshroot,'' Now Being Sold BY ~ b. Danforth and
All Good Druggists Is Guaranteed.

Ing through tho back or SHE Then
again tbst frequent deaire tn empty the
bladder. cold cianuy feet and just
little pufTlucsa under the syes. Drca-
nolually the hnnds or feet swell slightly
md tho palms ~ the hands are moist
Don't neglect thesa siRns--yOu can't
afford tn take any chances With your
kidneys.
No regular practicing physician de
voted more time - tho study ~ Kidney
md bladder diseases than Dr. Carey.
rIa hinaoif aHaerted that many thou
a. nda ~ cases could have been helped
hv Nntahroot II taken IN utne. Here
after gou cau always get this effective
prescription At = r Danforth's and
all rcllatlo pharna cisfa the country
over Keep ID mind tho name. br
Caroy'a Narshr,,of Prescription Fo
7l3. 80 ether medicine can taks Ita
place
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-03-17

During his forty years Of constant
y nctloe Dr Daniel q. Carey helped
many thousands of deapairiuR kidney
di8enaed mon and women In oil sactlons
of tho country. 30 don't take any
chances with your kidnova
If you have tho fnlntest a1aptciou
that Your kidnoyH are weak or your
bladder So irritated the wisnst thing
you cnn de- ls ~ get bottle of Dr
e,arev'r narshroot a. once Bouatnbar.
Nnrvhroot is not cure all or pstont.
medicine. hut Is Dr Caroy's own mort
wonderful prescription.
Watch tho aynptoms Tho tinieet
atenala often Indicate that the l,id
news ara =aliifg nud need attention ury
akin for luptnnco and little apacks noat
lnR before the eyes. Enmotiraea tho
fcet feel heavy. pa II your shoes we're
fnll Of lead often tho Joints acha or
vou hive anict dartiuF pains shoot
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-03-17

whore at least $4,000 are needed. h'r.
Caulkinw also criticized the why rnort
or the schools handle tho question OF
physical education. A disproportionato
amount OF money II spent In training
athletic teams, which advertise the
schools. while the students not members
of the teams get no excrciso esocp,
yelling. Physical education In tho
typical American school or university
consists. he says. OF "A highly paid coech
who dovotcs all OF his time To the hand
ful of mon on tho team. of gymnas asiufn.
and a arandsstand. Tho arnndstand 10
the only part Of tho equipment used by
all the students.
Finally. ~ might be pointed ont TINT
tho method of cooperation betweon
stnte and Federal government propoaed
by tho Fess Bill has been used many
times bafore and has always proved
satisfactory. The principle of IL has
long since b~en accepted
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-03-17

I'm tho national iifo In this due7
DR. Rnycroft assigns two princips'
ones. Uo calls them urbanization anu
industry. by urbanixation no means
the crowdlng of people into cities. ~"
declares that, In spite OF allegations 10
tho contrary. tho recruits from fu'"
districts showed n higher physical aver
age than those from the citios oh-
doubtedly the great army Of poorly pnid
ofice workers, who lead scdcntary hve~
and get almost no adequate recreation
is ono big fnctor In the low average OF
health. DIR. Raycroft also heons 70 DO
love that many of tho workers IN our
great Industries are doomed by their oc-
cupations TO i'll health. He further Do
Ileves that we arc admitting great num-
bors of weak immigrants VINO are 'o"
ering the national average of physical
fitness.
Not Enough to Ent.
|. The fnct is only limited at In tho hear
inps but II ts we'll to know that mainu-
triton was a great factor In tho low
average of health among tho dratted
men. The tact must be faced thet
, great many people In the United STATES
do not get enough TO eat ana so hhVo
no chance to be healthy. many re-
| CTutta gained greatly ih Wshs"' 49,
strength IA soon as Unole Sam begnn 10
| feed them, This is what gives its great
| value to the movement for feeding
school children ff the child gets
! plenty to eat I'm his growing years, ne
! stands n better chance 10 make gooo
| living when no has grown up. starve
| him as n child, and you have Httle
| chance of producing n useful man.
| Endemic diseases. such as malhrin
! hookworm and trachoma. which can oe
eliminated or greatly reduced. are an
otber erent factor. as was brought out
by DR.. Clark Of tho Public tiealtf
| Service.
How much of this waste of human
| ufe is preventable7 Probably iarR'
part Of Il is Theoretically prcventHbio
but no ono clalma that physical edn
cation viii accomplish any miracles
II is only one OF many things that arr
needed hut it cannot fail 10 accom-
pliah much good II rightly carried out
the experts are agreed.
What opposition there In 90 tho Fee
measure seems to be based on tho ide'
that the statea should handle the dues
ton Of physical education for Them
selvea. Hhla is answered by Mr. Caulkin
~ Tho National Physical Education Ser
vice with the statement that tho state
simply do not do 81. The toth az
propriationa uf all the state legislatures
excepting New York. FOR physical edu
,etion "a lees than 5000 600. Thore ~
now only $500 trained teachers 9
phvaicaI education I'm the whole country
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-03-17
BETS WITH pHIfI1ES.
MlIisboro Product Expected 10 Have
Hls Season.

Gainesville. Fln.. March ia young
pitcher who filled the role ~ relief ar
tisi for tho phillies last season. and ~
whom much ia expected this year iR
Walter NJ. ftottr. who opefatcs from his
right aide
Belts ir n native of Millpboro pol. not
far distant from Newark, which pro-
ducad ono OF the greatest pitchers who
ever tossed n curve in tho National
Lengue--Vlc Willis. should Betts over
develop into such atnr as WAS Willis.
bis native town would have great cause
10 honor him.
Last season was young Bettn' first
fling I'm profcsHional baseball. ffo step
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-03-17
HUN DEpoRTEE ON LONG TRIP.
VIII Make Journey Of 10000 Miles To
Calcutta, India.

Now York. March 17<-Frederick Do
Chaine. a German deported ma nm un-
desirable nIien. was on tho high seaa
today bound for Calcutta, India, on
what immigration ofilcinls anid wnr
record deportation voyage. " Ia mp
prosirnately $4,000 miles.
De Chaino was arrested several
months nuo at pouglns. Arizona.
charged with saditioug and radical ut
terances against tho government and
having enetred the country surrep-
titiously through Mexico.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-03-17

ped right from tho aarni-rro rank. Hnh
proved quality that rnsn" nun an
a.s,,t ~ tho 1uaknTn' pitching cOrpH
Prior 20 his Joining The Phhs no wns
,aatiy ,bo b,rt t,yirier IL Delaware and
hfar,t,rd pe,tg il 2a years uif weighs
10 pounds and H. foct NJ inchse tnl.
Tria experlenca last season should show
IN his work this year
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-03-17
R HEU M AT is M
LEAVES YOU FOREVER
Deep Seated Uric Acid Deposits are
Dissolved and the Rheumatic Poison
Starts to Leave the System Within
Twenty -four Hours,

Every druggist in this county is an-
thOrized 70 say to every rheumatic
sufferer that If two bottos Of Allenrhu.
the sure conquerer Of rheumatism. do
not stop all agony. reduce swollen joints
and do away with even the slightest
twinCe Of rheumatic pam, he will gladly
return your money without comment
Allenrhu has been tried and tested for
wears. and really marvellous results have
been accomplished IN the most severe
cases where the suffering and agony was
intense and piteous and where the patient
was helpless
Mr. James H Allen the discoverer of
Allenrhu. who for many years suffered
the torInents OF acute rheumatism, desires
all sufferers to know that he does not want
n cent Of anyCr-ns money unless AHenrhu
decisively cohquers this worst OF al
diseases and he has instructed \. B.
Danforth TO guarantee 1t IN every IN
stance.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-03-17
ADVISED HIM TO
TRY PLANT JUICE
Now Has n SnIeudid Appetite; No Longer
Nervous and Sleeps Fine
ai Night.

One of ,hc most interesting statements
made ~ The Plant Juice Man, who has
h,s headquarters NJ The Miller Drug
store. 404 Market Rtreet, where ~
a introducing the famous herbal stomach
medicine Plant JUICE is that Of M y
Amerd Cannon popular omploye oi
ono ~ the largest rubber companies
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-03-17

White Voi!e Waists

Fresh, crisp and IN fho f.'-'s-~'
~ styles The eytrn raos qo-l'-i--
VIII als0 appeal
let o. Have dep fritr sfE~d
with blue around the ueek. 81 hs
sleeves and down thr fruut )
Int Hrv~ v~-t- finely ys~fs~f
and roll collar Rnd ~uf- ~ 40
rdred with Verrra isc-
TIf B-sth~-. aw~~nsfp p-.nr~
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-03-17
nosTos READY ron IuLp 4
shipload of Pirevorts Just vrvm
China Arrives ~ uab.

Boston, March lf~-Wiih hs pissss'
shipsnen, ~ chimes, nr~wos- r-o~iv-d
M, tfis port in many years aboard, t1s
Britiah steamship Romeo a. b~fth~d
b.r. under special nro profrfiiun untn
the rockets. crackers am sinF shsNs
wors taken on
There are 5000 psrkaWsr - Fourth ~
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-03-17
Soviet and Poland NJ Peace.

London. March IA preliminary
penre treaty waa signed Tuesday in
Riga by the Rumian soyiet and Polish
peace 1elegatea. says a dispatch - tho
Iondon Timce from Rign The fiaal torn
viii be eigned Thursday tho dispatch
adda
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-03-17
''cure Your
Rupture Like
| Cured Mine"
Old Sea Captain Cured his Own
Rupture After Doctors Said
Operate or Death"
R.s Remedy and Book Sent Free

R.s Remedy and Book Sent Free-
Captain Ceilings sailed the seas for
vnsrS wears. then he sustained 6 bad
double rupture that soon forced him 20
not only remain ashore. but kept him
fedridden for years. lie tried doctor
sffer doctor and truss after truss. no
results, Finally. ne was assured that
Re mus, either submit 10 danseTous
erd shhorTent operation OF die. he do
s>stAwl lie cured himself instead.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-03-17
GETS SLEEP SICKNESS" mIononE
Stockholm Physician Biscloses the nis-
easo tn he Infections.

stocfhoIm. March t7--Dr Killing. hoad
of tho state bacteriological laboratory.
is reported to have discovered tho mic
roba of "aieeplnR HiCkncaa' and 20 have
ahlIshed tire disease Ia infectious
pr. King inooulnted rabbits with
hrnln matter from persons who died Of
tho fiaenae
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-03-17
W hat Can He Done.

Many Of tho leading educators and
physicians Of the country appeared be
fore tho Committee on Education in
connection with this hill. They agreed
unaninously that the draft had re-
veaIed an alarming condition of tho
public health. and that nothing could
he more important than to do whatever
can be done to remedy this condition.
1T does not make any difference how
much wRterpower we have. or how
many great projects there may he at
any time" said Or Joseph =. Ray
croft Of Princeton. the real wealth of
the nation is the health and efficiency
of lts people Nothing else matters 60
the same extent"
DR. RayCroft reminded the committee
| that not only did the draft boards find
il necessary TO reject about - per cent
of the men aR physically unit. but that
| from 40 70 so Ser cent of those accepted
| in the various drafts were found unit
after they we're in the Army and Ind
to he sent To hospitals or to develop
mental hattalions. This certainly leaves
the number Of really sound mon in the
country painfully small. Dr. RayCroft
/ admits that the examinations We're
/ haaty and not always efficient. but he
/ thinks they undoubtedly erred as much
/ ono way as the other. He points out
/ that the physical standard wns lowered
| I'VE different times in the effort to get
enough men In this wy four million
men were raised. Shortly before the
! arrnfatice. when II looked as though
a ffth million would be needed. he Haid
| IL was q serious question whether an
other million men ht to 6ght could he
/ f0urd in America. In other words 2
nation of more than a hundred million
people could not put forward five mil
lion men ft 70 carry a gun,
Most interesting are tho reasons
/ which various experts assigned for the
low physical sta ndard Of manhood pre-
/ vailing in this country Americans
have always thought OF themselves as
a healthy race. and this as a healthy
country 10 live in Now they face thc
unacceptable fact that this nation IS
pvobably not more than 90 per cent as
healthy as Il might be, To what factors
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-03-17
the Birds DO
Your Hauling

insures II against any ordinary IN
Jury. No smashing N banging A.
lowed N our transfer service.
Every er0ploye IS instructed 70
handle eveTy piece WITH tho same
care as if i were his own. Phone
US If you are going away ~ have
lust come back and want your bag
gage quickly
Ia. m. 70 5 p m. y. y =. ~
lSS.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-03-17
The National Health
Shortage
nv Frederic J. Uaskin

wnahinston. March i6s--An annual
survey or the young men of tho nation
10 determine their physical condition
and what can Toe done To improve II was
suggested the ether day by General
pershing i'm an address to some high
school cadets here.
General Porshing was thinking OF his
I'm the war. He reminded
his hearers that 80 per cent of tho men
called for service We're physically un-
1T and no pointed out the pressing need
for something to remedy this situation.
The state of the national health as
revealed by tho draft seems 10 hayo been
really the most sensational fact of the
war. II has spurred Congress to draft
and hold hearings upon comprehensive
measures for physical education. III
seems to have made "A deep impression
upon every thoughtful person in tho
country. II about half of tho young
men which tho United States produces
are weak, sick. undersized. crippled or
otherwise inefficient, what Is going TO
become OF ue AZ nation2 What Ia The
use of producing goods IL we cant pro-
fuce men? What is n nation except
the people who compose II? III hair oi
those people are neodiesaly unti'
through undernOurishment. Ignorance
and preventible disease. how much does
our claim to national greatness and
success really amount TOT
These seem to be the questions thhf
thoughtful Americans are asking them
selves. They stand out NIL over the
voluminous hearings upon the Fcss bill
for physical education.
This measure provides for large
appropriation To he divided among the
states for use in promoting physica
education. on the condition that each
state must itsclf appropriate aa mucf
as II receives from tho Federal gov
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-03-17

To Be Tortured BY lrussss-
cnrfain Ceilings made STUDY OF
himself of his conditiQn--and at last no
vns rewarded by the finding OF the
method that so quickly made him well.
Srcng vigorous and happy man.
Anyone can use the same methods
Us simple, cary. safe and inexpensive.
Every ruptured person in the world
-.lling an about how he cured himself,
So how anyone may follow the same
treatment IN their own home without
sny trouble. The book and medicine are
FhEF. They viii be sent prepaid TO
any rupture sufferer who VIII Ill out
ths below coupon. But send II right
paper.
Durant weekly news. (Durant, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 190?-1944, 1921-10-28
MEMORABLE CATAsTRopHEs

Oct $40. l87l--Chicago fire;
property loss &200. 100000.
May 81. 1ss9-Johnstown (Pa.) }
flood; 5000 lives lost: property loss
$4,000. 900.
May %. lss6-St. Louis, Mo-, cy.
clone; property loss $25.000. 900.
Sept SO. 1900-0alveston, Texas,
hurricane: 5000 lives lost: property
loss sl?.00O.OO0
May s, Eruption OF Mt.
Pelee destroyed st. Pierre, Martin.
que; 10000 lives lost.
Dec. 80, 1903--Iroquois Theatre
fire. Chicago: nearly 600 lives lost.
June Is. Steamer General
Slocum burned in East River, New
York; 900 persons. mostly women
and children. perish.
April Is. 1906-San Francisco
earthquake and fire; 400 persons
killed; 100000 made homeless; pro-
perty loss $3.50, 100000.
Jan ]. 1907--Earthquake at King
ston. jamaica; 1000 persons killed.
May 4. 190S-Collinwood, Ohio,
school fire; 400 children killed.
Durant weekly news. (Durant, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 190?-1944, 1921-10-28

such a settlement US revocation OF
the wage cut Of July I. payment Ia
tho men of the wages they have lost
-as result NJ that cut and a prom.
ise by the roads no, to seek further
wage reductions or changes IN rules
for stated periods.
The railroaders rot a considcra.
ole set back to their plans early In
the week when the shopmcn, n half.
million In number announced that
they would not Join the tratnmcn In
u strike, unless the trainmcn them
selves agreed to stay with the shop
men until their own demands might
have been settled, This the train.
men, didn't seem to want to do, and
the shopmcn Just M good az said
they would no, Join the strike. This
was serious blow 10 the strike
plans.
Meanwhile, railroad heads have
been making their plans to run their
trains. and numerous public an
nouncements and advertisements IL
have been printed. Several roads.
II is reported have received appli-
cations from enough men to operate
their systems.
Durant weekly news. (Durant, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 190?-1944, 1921-10-28
DOta TAILS

Doss live tittssn to twenty-five
ysars.
A dog attains to full growth al,
the end Of the second ysar.
Dogs have bean known to survive
without food tor ii7 days.
The irish woithound 10 the Iarsss,
Of sil does.
The soshound can cover . mile In
J minutes and - seconds.
The spits 10 q dom Mtlcatsd jaekal.
The cog 10 held to rank eisse n ani.
mai wisdom.
colllss ars used 70 herd oseriehss
II South Africa and perform their
worh with great sasaeity.
Three varieties Of 1oes, The Avs.
tralian, the lion-Asaded dog os rsbss,
and one Dgyptiaa sAsphsrd. asvsr
bAsk.
A dog turns round and rouad b.
fore lying down bseauss OF he Asb.
II OF his wild aaesssosS Of sDrsadins
out the srass for . resting place.
Dogs howl when certain kinds Of
music 10 played, because the high
notss hurt their sensitive ear drums.
The Eskimo dog. whom the solas
10 good, will draw a. avsrAgs Of $50
pounds weight 30 miles . day.
The dog depends largely on his
sense Of smell and In order that that
faculty may be kept cloan and sharp
the nose must be moist all the time.
AZ the moisture continually evapor-
ates the nose feels cold to human
touch