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HOPE FOR TWO BATTLESHIPS 1 1 National Defense League Hears Congress May Pass the j Bill EVENING JOURNAL* I " Fob. 11.— TO INCREASE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF BODY Special to THE WASHINGTON. D. C„ members or'^'he'^NtttioiisV^'Defensn Cmkuc of which there are several thousand In the • Diamond Slate branch will probably be pleased to know that at the headquarters of the league In this city great hope exists | that two battleships will be provided at this session. The I here, as well as in every of the Union, Is showing great session of by Congress leagi Elate activity a* the present Congress draws to a » lose. Representative Joseph B. land, of California, a director of the league today Issued a statement de claring that Congress should apro priate annually for at least two bat tleships, ami demanding that an ade Alnerican fleet be stationed at Know quale Mr. Know all times in the Pacific, land said; •'Being In favor of an adequate navy 1 shall vote for two battleships. Con servative naval experts contend that the addition of two battleships a year js necessary to maintain our proper naval strength. It Is also generally 'agreed that there should be two ef fective units of the navy^-ono for •each oeoan. . . "When the 'Pacific Coast delega tion has requested that a fleet of tmt fclrshlp* he retained In Pacific waters Vtve have been Informed that the pres ent strength of our navy would not. tmermtl of this, and that to divide the gleet would he unwise. With Yweight; of our naval force on the Pa ls tt not %rtflc we are insuring peace. (wine to maintain a strong fleet In a 8reality that experts declare to be vulnerable? The Pacific Coast door to tho awakened Repub Bie of China, tho Philippines, Japan, South Seas, tho west inouï Ns our i'Anstralia, th ■voast of South anil Central America, ((Alaska and Mexico. Today In Mex ico IhV situation is critical. We of Nhe Pacific Coast demand that there jibe permanently assigned to the far western seaboard a fleet, of battleships 'commensurate with our growing Im portance . "The National Defense League Blands for a larger navy. The league ■abhors war and fuvora universal peace, believing that in carrying out the objects of the organization \vc arc guaranteeing peace, •■Believing that the women of the nation are vitally Interested in the army and navy they have been made eligible to membership and It is felt that their Influence will prove :>n Important factor in tho work of the league." It has been decided by the league to ask the governors of nil states, ter ritories and foreign possessions of United Stales to appoint two K ^members each on the board of dircc fSÙFtJia. so if Governor Miller of Dola war- has not already acted on the matter he probably will do so with out delay. the In addition to th* two members appointed by tho governors the Delaware National of states Guard, the Delaware Gland Army of the Republie and the Delaware branch of tho United Spanish War Veterans will each be asked to name one member of the board. CECILTON ' Special to THE EVENING JOURNAL. CECILTON. Md.. Feb. 11.—The youug men of Cecilton gave a dance last week in the Jr. O. V. A. M. Hall. Miss IjOla Ingram, of Middletown and Dallas Manlove, of this town, fur nished music witli (he piano'-and Mo 1m Supper was served at midnight. gome of the guests were: 5Jr. and Mrs. Arthur Davis, Mr. afid Mrs. C Davis. Mr. and Mrs. George Pierce, Mr. and Mrs. Satterfield. Mr. and Mrs Alexander Wilson. Mrs. R. M. Black .Miss Heba Burris. Miss Grace Black, Miss Lillian Warren. Miss Janie Smith, Miss Marion Price, Miss Ellen Tree. Miss Miriam Griffith, Miss,/ Katherine Wilson, Miss ladia Dnrko. , Miss Helen Stradloy, Miss Mary Jleaslon. Miss Helen Davis. Miss Helen Jones, Misg Isabella Griffith, Blam he Brown, Miss Elsie Cur ry. Harold Padley, John Houlden, Raymond Fllllngame. Dawson Wll cults, Morgan Robinson, Richard Tar I 11am Brown, James Robin i .liilum Rohinshon, Clark Colgain, v William Kirk, Bayard Vinyard, Allen Kvaus, James Carpenter, Fred Hoover, Clifford Hoover, Ben. Bayne, Henry W, Davis and Comegys Cos den. A quiet wedding was solemnized cn Thursday afternoon when Miss Anna Spear, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Ed ward Spear and Julian Smith, both of Cecilton, were married by tho Rev. William A. Coale, of Karlavillo. Mr. and Mrs. Smith will make their home here. The funeral services of the late Henry Houlden were held at hla homo here on Tuesday afternoon. Inter ment was made in Ceelllou Cemc tery. Personal: Stanley Cuhhin of ne;ir Baltimore. ;s the guest of friends h. —Mr. and Mrs. James Houlden, Philadelphia, have been staying with ( friends here—Miss Pearl Short and Miss Margaret Wooleyhan have re turned from a visit with friends ) Newark, Del.—Mrs. James Short har I beeil at Newark, Del,, for a visit with ber son—Miss Nellie Anderson, Wilmington, spent last \<eek with her mother. Mrs. Mary Anderson— Miss M. E. Rickard has for her guest her sister. Miss Anna Rickard, Philadelphia—Miss Elma Taylor, Town Point, Md., visited her parents here last week. r\ % —MUSICALE— CLTMER'S MALE QUARTETTE Assisted by Miss ELIZABETH ÖAY and Other Talent. Benefit HILLCREST M. E. CHURCH (Building Fund) THURSDAY EVENING. 8 o'clock Tlck'-tf Unite, 25c; Children's, 16c ■ ■i d « a c phon.'VaT Donobo, 3 1 ' 1 l ng Si On Saturday, Feb. 8lh, I Lustrous Hair . For Women Hair Growing | Parisian Sage Starts and Increases Its Abundance, >0 Poisonous Sogar of Lend of Harm ful Ingredients in Delightful' He freshing Parisian Suge. ' If you haven't enjoyed the marvel ous benefit derived from using re freshing Parisian Sago, the modern hair grower, beautlfler and dandruff remedy, you have missed a real treat. Every woman should use Parisian Sage not only to banish dandruff and other hair troubles, but to prevent falling hair, buldheee, grayness, nwd faded hair. Parisian Sage, puts lifo and luster Into any person's hair. It keeps the scalp and hair Immaculate ly clean, and cause* the hair to come | n thick and abundant, Parisian Sage Is tint a dye. It ,) 0I . S ,, 0 | contain a partiel/» of poison m , n (nad to discolor the hair or any injurious Ingredient. Q e t a bottle today. It only cost* ba jf a ,]„ilar nn ,i j s 80 |rl at drag BtorPs am | toilet counters everywhere. CITY!TRUST TO. ON HONOR ROLL According to the advance sheet of "The Financier," n hanking maga zine of New York, the Delaware Trust Company at the northeast corner Ninth and Market streets, this city, has been accorded an honor position ill the roll of trust companies doing a hanking business In this country. Tho list consists of 290 trust compan ies doing a banking business out of a total of 1800 In this country. Tho local company stands third In lino for this slate. Mrs. S, S. S., Van Buren St,., Kings ton. N. Y. (full name furnished on ap plication) had such decided benefit from using Foley's Honey Ä, Tar Compound that she shares her good fortune with others. She writes: "Foley'« Honey '* Tar Compound brought' my voire back to mo during a severe rase of bronchitis and laryn gitis. Oh. how many people I have recommended It to." N. B. JJanforth, Market and Second Streets.* PENNSY COMPLIES WITH LAW The Pennsylvania railroad has filed with the interstate commerce com mission its Inauguration rates. These are on a basis of two cents a mile from points ion to 2f>o miles distant, from Washington, will ho a faro and half tho round trip. For parties of 50 or more '.ho rite will be I 1-2 cent* u mile. Beyond the rale HOW TO GAIN HEALTHY FLESH Dr. Howard Co. Advise I'KO Of Samose. While thinness may not be a dis ease, yet it is In reality a condition that needs attention. Under tho nour ishing powder of Ramose healthy, natural llesh will soon be attached. This remarkable fle*h-formlug food strengthens the system'generally and builds up tho fleshy tissues so that good, natu.ral plumpnen results. An ounce of flesh 1* hotter than pound of theory Dr. Howard, be lieves that the best, possible demon stration of the Hash-forming powers of Samoan is to have It tried by his customers and to Induce (hem to u«o ft ho offers to pay for the Samose in case It does not give satisfaction. No stronger proof than this can be given of his faith in It he ha* seen hundreds who were weak, thin and scrawny be come plump, robust and strong, sole ly through), the use of Samose. For sale by N. B. Danforth. Ä y y / y / y y V v y y / y 2 \y = 9 • « j ® V y / y y £>NXV>XVXX\\XVVX>XXXXXXNXXXNXXXX>X>XNXNXX>XNXVVXXNXXVNX>XXxXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXVX\XXX>XXXXX>XXXXXVSXNvXXXXXXXXXXXXV £ THE STORK OF CERTAIN SATISFACTION WILMINGTON FURNITURE COMPANY CHARGE ACCOUNTS SOLICITED ^ y y y y y é g Because This Is Furniture That People Want to Buy and Not Merely Stock That We Want to Sell IS 2 An Overwhelming Success Has Followed the Presentation of /a y * This Annual Mid-Winter Furniture Sale V Va Va Many a merchandising event looks prem ising at a distance, which shows up sear and unprofitable on closer inspection. Our d .'termination to mafye this furniture sale an epoch making ene has been crowned with success beyond highest hopes. 1 wo fac tors are responsible. The furniture is right in quality and variety and the prices are aston ishingly low for you. The mest fastidious can find what they want-not what will merely fill in"-*and the smaller purse can find the same high quality at unusual prices. V V Va Va / Va 2 2 Va V Va Va Va Va Va Va Va $17 Va y SofaBedUs illustrated) / A Davenport by day and n bed by 2 night, quartered oak frame; silk > plush coverings; valuft $5(5. y Davenports and Sofa Beds, in all Vt finishes and coverings from fA $.10.00 to $90.00 Va A complete assortment of ^ Library Tables, in oak. mahog- g This cut ft any or mission, shows one in mahogany at $.']0; g value $38. y Va Va Va 7 Va 2 /. - T . y y V y / y X y 8 y y / y / y * Va rtf g # » » R*»# *] L# ir&m * «-J Va làkm m mm Va HI «EÏM Va i; Va Va 2 •U Va '■V m Va I M , 2 (a Va Va ■ y* V? Va Z * Va Va r A Va $118 Library Suite, $94 Va Va Va Va Va This Suite is finely upholstered and covered in genuine leather. The framer are solid Alahogany. Va .,. * y Buffet like cut fn genu \y ine quartered oak. $27; > value Slfi Others in miv i A V . e ^ ' \' tners m . y ston *nd mahogany up to 2 $90. y Colonial Dining Table of soli# quartered oak; extends to si* ^ feet; 45 inch top at $19.75; regular « price. $24. A large selection of ^ Tables in all woods and finishes. K Rugs and Carpets We have some special offerings this week in both Rugs rfnd Car pets. Body Brussels Carpets, $1.35 per yard. /a Va * Va Va „ Wilmington Furniture Co., I, II ^ Open Saturday Evenings Until 9 o'clock Ninth and King Streets ^ . j^ > vXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXVXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXVXXXXXXXXVXXXXXX'.XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXVXXXXXXVXXXXXXXXX\vXXXXXXXXXXXX^ Va $ Va Va Va Va jHOUSE CLEANING IN LHE PENNSY I The abolition of the public drink* | ing cups at the Pennsylvania Railroad j stations and on trains was only a part of Hie stringent sanitary rules which I are now in force all over the Pennsy I system. Housewives complain because they Itave to clean house twice each) year, that is go overa house from lop On the Pennsy at pre-l Recent orders make It necessary for the cleaners about the Pennsylvania Railroad stations to scrub floors and to bottom. (lent every day is a house cleaning day. (stops at least once «very day, and to u*o cloths frequently during the day t0 kr>f .p (bn dust from seals and fur . ; This la not all. nlture. If a pause li fter coach Is dropped off in Harris burg, five minutes after It Is on a side track a force of men |g at work yvlth automatic cleaners Frequently a car on a through run Is given a cleaning out before proceeding east or west. Tills requires a large force of men working day and night, and every month thousands of cars are cleaned in the vicinity of the Penn sylvania Railroad station. At alLtlmes when cleaning ears or work!nj^bout the station and offices disinfectants are used liberally. The traveler hoarding a train shin fug and spotless, does nut stop to think that a few hours before these cars were reluming from a run dusty and travel-stained If he could stay on board after the passengers are dis charged he would meet a surprise. Carpets l irai. First the carpels are removed. The housewife takes up hers once or twice a year, hut one day is the outside limit In a Pennsylvania ear, unless the ear has short stops, then it is dropped off every four days for a cleaning. The carpets are taken to a platform and every particle of dust is removed by vacuum process. Not a particle of dirt can escape. In the meantime In the car com pressed air lias been at work. The "blowers," as the men are called, have turned a stream from their hoses into every nook and cranny. The seats nro gone over and when the nozzle is turned on the windows myriad par tides of dust and cinders take flight. from hiding places around the sashes.!. Next comes the mop. Tho floors of! the Pennsylvania steel ears are a mix turc of cement and ground cork, much easier to clean that wood. After they jStää a glossy red that they would not stay that way without care. Cars are fre quently covered with a flue white dust very difficult to remove. After a rain I he dirt sticks to the smooth stecl like paint*. Exterior cleaning 1s being studlosd carefully by the Pennsylvania. Ex periments are being made with dif ferent solutions, tho principal Ingre dients of all being oil and soap. Every solution is tried for three years. Every time a ear la cleaned It Is recorded, and when It goes to a shop to ho overhauled the experts hero compile these records to determine which solution Is the best. Housework on a dining car is even utore elaborate. There are sliver and kitchen utensils to polish, soiled linen to be changed and cupboards to be washed. When this is done the ear stocked, and everything is rubbed ntf with cloths again before it goes out. The men who do the work do not took as neat ns the housewife in cap and apron, hut let her put her linger any where when they have finished, ahe will find no dirt. Headache?—U's Your liver Too Many People Take Headache Powders When a Liter TobIc Is Xeeded. I Try Ollte Tablets Ibe Substitute for 1 alomel. A|iyone who takC8 Edwirds' f)ij V p Tablet« the moment he suspecta his liver or bowels, will never have headache. There is no necessity, when Von Vake Olfjve Tablets, of following them u P with nasty, sickening griping salts or eastor oil, as you should af ter taking calomel. Olive Tablet* do not contain calomel or any other metallic drugs; they are a purely vegetable compound mixed with olive oil, sugar-coated, easy to take, and never gripe or cause weakness. Thousands of people take one every night at bedtime Just to prevent dis order of the liver, constipation, bad breath, pimples, headache, etc. Dr. Edwards, calomel's old enemy, discovered the formula for Olive Tab lets after seventeen years of practice among patients afflicted with liver and bowel troubles. Try them for a week. Take one on retiring nightly. "Every little Olive Tablet has a movement all Its own." 10c and 25c per box. The Olive Tablet Company, Colum bus, O. * * ♦ HAPPT WORKKRH ♦ * * * • He Is happy in his work—yon • • have heard that «aid of many who • * have gained recognition for their * * efficiency. * Are you happy in your work? • * To render the host service -the • * employee who has ambition and • * ability to accomplish must briug * * to his task enthusiasm, skill and * * love of doing his best. * Such a worker, given half a ♦ * chance, will succeed, but to got * * ahead he must have opportunity. * * Many find the path to advance- * * m ent through the Want Columns. * . The Want() 1(?U(1 t0 brtter jobfs * * w'here happy workers gain re- * * cognition, * * * I » ♦ • 0 0 0 0 0 j * FEEL BULLY! BEAD CLEAR, STOMACH SWEET. BOWELS RICHT--"CASCARETS You men and women who can't get .sweeten tho stomach, remove the sour fooling right—who have coated tongue, foul taste and foul breath, dizziness, can't sleep, are nervous and upset, bothered with a I bp weis, sick, gassy, disordered stomach, and A Cascaret tonight will straighten! are all worn out. j you out by morning—a 10 cent box Are you keeping your bowels clean will keep your head clear, stomach with Casearols-or merely dosing sweet, liver and bowels regular and yourself every few days with sails, make you feel cheerful and bully for cathartic pills, castor oil and other months. Don't forget the children— harsh irritants? (Iheir little insides need a good, gentle Cascaret» '-'-'eitiaiely cleanse and I cleansing, too. headache, undigested and fermetlng food and foul gases; take the excess bile from 1 the liver and carry off the constipated ! wasle matter and poison from the CANDY CATHARTIC 10 CENT BOXES-ANY DRUG STORE • ALSO 25 8c 50 CENT BOXES • — 9E 7TR t CONSISTORY OF DELAWARE MASONS Arrangements are under way tor the constitution of the Delaware Con L l8tory , Scottish Rite Masons, in this cityi in Ap ,.(|. No date has yet been set but the event will taka place in 11 the latter part of the month. A char ter for the constitution of a Delaware I Consistory was granted at the last | session of the Sovereign Grand Con- j »hRory held at Boston. 1 ; Special to THIS EVENING JOURNAL, STANTON, Del., Feb. 11.—Stanton 1 Council No, 2d, O. U. A. M. will hold til a bazaar and festival ln Stanton Hall j i on Wednesday and Thursday evening of this week. Friendship Lodge. No. 4, S. of D., will observe its anniversary on Tues day evening, February 18. Mr. and Mrs. Benjamin L. Dickey and son Charles, were the guests of Mr. and Mrs. L. A. Otboson on Sun day.—Mrs. John Whiteman and sou, Joseph, were the guests of Mrs. Whiteman's mother, Mrs. Mattie Mc Elwee.—The Rev. Ira J. B. Hill was entertained at the home of Mr. and Mrs. George Banks on Sunday.— Mrs. Edward Brown was the guest of her mother Mrs. Annie Wright on Sun day.—Mr. and Mrs. William Rodeck were guests of Mr. and Mrs. Charles E. Wohb, on Sunday.—'Mr. and Mrs. STANTON Allen Sendall were the guests of Wilmington friends on Saturday. THIS WILL INTEREST MOTHERS. Mother Gray's Sweet Powders for Children, a Certain relief for Fever ishness. Headache, Bad Stomach, Teething Disorders, move and regul ate the Bowels and Destroy Worms. They break up colds hi 24 hours. They are so pleasant to the taste Children like them. Over 10,000 tes timonials. Used by Mothers for 22 years. They never fall. Sold by all Druggists. 25c. Sample mailed FREE. Address, Allen S. Olmsted, Le Roy, N. Y. BRIDGE WORK DELAYED. Owing to sickness, the chief elec trician who was in charge of the Mar ket street bridge will be unable to have the bridge work finished until next Saturday. Hambleton of the NeW Castle line, has Informed the members of the Levy Court that he Is doing all he can to get tho work done. General Manager r fAfcw myz/Gs/r dept stojpæÆ 224*226 Marke! Si WUminglon. Del Saturday at 10.150 I*. IV!. 1. Store Closes at 6 P. M. WE GIVE GREEN TRADING STAMPS. t Final Clearance of Winter Suits Now $20 and $25 Women's Suits at $10 and $12.50 That's the story of this great bargain opportunity that will be presented to just one hundred women tomorrow. The as sortment includes Suits for Women and Misses, with some odij sizes for stout, full figures. About ten choice Corduroy Suits are included. Every suit is guaranteed. Every suit is style correct. Get here early for the best choice. Suits that were selling at $20.00 and $25.00, now $10 .„a $12.50 at CoatS Coats Coats More here to choose from than all Wilmington put together, in every good style and wanted material. So if it's coats you're looking for, no matter what age. we've got them—hun dreds of them—and at the lowest prices on earth; as usual, quality considered, in all the wanted materials and colors, for Women and Misses; Coats that were selling from $10-98 to $35, reduced to . . . $6.0«, $7.50, »$8.50 and up to $20.00 $1.50 Ladies' House Dresses at $1.00 Women's House Dresses of fine gingham, percale, chambray and, linene; embroidered, plain tailored and combination trimmed; new 1913 models; B. and R. make, known as the best perfect fitting, and guaranteed to wear and give satisfaction; all colors; value $1.50, special at $ 1.00 $5.00 Beaver Hats at $2.25 Clearance of Black Beaver Hats, including many of the fashionable large shapes that are regularly worth as much as $500; your choice tomorrow at. Stylish trimmed and ready-to-wear Hats for between sea son wear; made of braid, horse hair or maline. in the close fitting turban and toque effects; worth up to $5.00 each; re duced to. $2.25 $1.50, $2.00 and $2.30 $2 Dainty New Lingerie Waists at $1 Women's beautiful new white Lingerie Waists; all 1913 new spring models, made pf fine batiste and voile; all elabo rately trimmed with fine laces, embroideries and tucks; somè * with colored touches; real value $2.00; special $ 1.00 Women's fine Silk Waists, very striking new 1913 models of fine messaline; over 75 styles just received in all the wanted colors; real value $3.00; special at.. at 1 $ 2.00 Our Wednesday Specials Lancaster apron Gingham, in l| all tho. new checks; allovnr 9c a yard; special at . Women's Gloves; very fine quality; in all colors; value $1.00, Kid two - clasp 65c 6'c at Women's fine muslin and cambric Night Gowns, cut very j full like atiy $1.00 gnd $1.50 j down; high, tow or slip-ov» r trimmed with fine and rlh Full bleached Muslin, "Co lumbus Brand." without dress ing; very good quality; value 10c a yard; s|»'ri:il 6. : c styles; laces, embroideries bons; a good 79c value; EA. special at . f .DUG .»I White Quilts, full double bed beautiful and size; good quality; center designs; , hemmed ready for use; always 75c. at . Grey cotton Blankets, 10-4 size; good nnd heavy qual ity; value 75c; spe cial at_ .. ^ Women's fine natural wool and while wool merino Under wear, vests and pants nicely finished: value $100, 59c 50c Pure linen Crash, 18 inches wide; good and heavy; the 12 l-2c a yard qual ity; special at . 7Jc 75c at Bleached and unbleached pure Irish linen Table Damask, beautiful floral designs^ _G4 Inches wide; value 76c a yard, at . .. Men's heavy Working Shirts, extra well made, of heavy blue chambray or black and white drilling; value 5Ue, 50c 39c j . Fine Nottingham Lace Cur- 1 i tains, three yards long; a* I . choice of beautiful patterns; value $1.25 a pair, *TC. at .I «C P 1 at - - - « Children's Cambric Pants, with hemstitched tucked ruffle, extra well made; sizes 2 to 12 years; value 17c a pair, Me at Bleached and unbleached Canton Flannel, extra heavy quality and v»*ry wide; value 12 l-2c « yard; special at . » Women's Drawers, of good muslin, trimmed with fine wide embroidery ruffle; val- 4C. ue 59c, at . LwS 10c 1! I - ILvery Fur in This Store Reduced We must dispose of every piece of FUR in this store during the next 25 days; price a second consideration. Come and be convinced. ALASKA rim CO. 70S MARKET STREET. ■ I — Harry E. Khind. Ge». M. Peirce. J. Bail I'clrce. ANNOUNCE THE OPENING OF THE NEW Gem Theatre 0 and respectfully solicit a share of your patronage. Note our Big 2 Reel Features THIS WEEK Tuesday—"Broncho," Western drama—The Struggle, Thursday—"Great Northern"—Aviators' Generosity. Saturday—"Flying A"—Andrew Jackson. Showing for the first time in this city. : 4 Big Reels Every Day