r T" - i : KNIFE AS ONLY APPENDICITIS FOE b Philadelphia Doctors Assail Dakota L.aw uuroing Surgery MORTALITY DECREASES Experts Condemn Curbing of Surgery by State Law ILL In South Dnkotn Legislature, i uut, vniilit restrict nncrntinns B r nnrnr1tritlK. finds littlo fnvor imoni? surgeons of Philadelphia, whoso cnicicncy In "immediate op erations" hna saved many lives. Dr. W. Wayne Babcock, recover InK from operation for appendicitis, aid: "Such legislation would in crease the death rato from appendi citis. Virtually every death from appendicitis means that some one has been derelict in delaying the ooeration." Dr. John G. Clark said: "It is bet ter to remove a normal appendix oc casionally than to wait until the Satient becomes worse or perhaps General view is that operations, even when not vitally necessary, do no harm, but prevent future attacks Ol appcnaicius. ouhi.-ui.b anuw that appendicitis mortality increases with each succeeding day's delay. A bill In tho South Dakota LeRlnlnturo that would tend to dlscourn.Ro operations for appendicitis was not viewed with fivor today by BurRcons of Philadelphia, which, with Its jrreat hospitals. Is regarded as tho medical center of tho country Such legislation It was held, would lii erae mortalltj from appendicitis by curb ing surgery In tho Immediate operations that have reduced the appendicitis death rate The bill proposes that surgeons bo compelled to send all removed vermiform appendices to the Stato laboratories for ex amination nnd that If examlnitlon shows the appendix Is not diseased tho surgeon cannot collect his bill Pr. John O Clark, of the Lnlerplt Hos pital, and. t)r, W. Wane Babcock, of the Samaritan Hospital, two of the noted sur geons of Philadelphia, discounted tho value of auth a bill 'Legislation of this nature Is not a rem edy," said IJoctor Babcock "It would tend to check Immediate operations after diag nosis, vvhlrh hao been proed, In honest hands, to bo the safest nnd surest method of preventing appendicitis " Doctor Babcock's opinion Is tncked up not only bj his reputation as n surgeon but also by the practical nppllcntlon of his the ory to himself More than n month ago Doc tor Babcock, at his own request, was op erated tipon for appendicitis after he had diagnosed his own case. Doctor Clark's opinion of the alue of the lmmedlato operation after dhgnosls was rimmed up hy him in exactly twentj-fHo vords He raid' 'It Is better to take out a normal appen dix occasionally than to mike a practice of trailing urtil the patient becomes worso or perhaps dies That Is my opinion In a nut ihell " The prime object of Immediate operation, the surgeons said, Is to remoe the vrrmi form appendix before It becomes markedly diseased and before the disastrous compli cations set In That these operations nro formed In the first stage of appendicitis arc , safe Is show n by the fact tint about onc- tenth of one per cent of the patients or one In a thousand dlo from the effects of operation In the simple cases, thoy oalcl Two per cent, It was estimated. Is tho mor tality In all classes of cases In good hands i Including the worst cases do eloping ab icess, gangrene, perforation or other compli cations "Virtually cery death from appendicitis means that some one has been derelict In delajlng the operation," said -Doctor Bab cock "Heay nppendlcltls mortallt comes from delaved operations " There 's a growing tendency, Doctor Bab cock said, on the part of tho American Col lege of Medicine to supervise operations. This organization, which has between 2000 and 3000 phslc!ons as members, admits no candldato for membership unless he pre terits proof that ho does not operate Indis criminately for practico or for mercenary reasons The time is coming, ho predicted, when the college w 111 co-operate with hospi tals In a closer supervision of operations, so that surgery shall bo placed on a still higher plane than the high one which It now occupies - Doctor Babcock referred to several scries oj figures that havo been tabulated, nil showing that delay In operation Is danger ous. According to these tables, mortality from appendicitis rises from an Insignificant percentage when operation takes place tho nrst day to rather substantial figures whoa operation Is postponed Nearly n fourth the patients who undergo operations ipon the fourth day nnd after die ,,A. merles of operations observed during J508-1: and reported to tho Swiss Surgi cal feocicty show the, following mortality Percentages, taken from all classes of cases: OMrtlon first day .... feond day .. Itec-ov Die I 1' r 1711 12 n (ID 11JI mi 4 7 701 K". 10 7 IH3 214 21 2 1 Km Fourth day ' A G"'mnn "eries, compiled by Von Berg "iiit nnu urnqcnto! i.rn.. tv.A T7nviin sta.ii. jal Society, illustrates tho same lnciease in mortality accompanj ing delayed operations in the German series and'the .Swiss series " percentages for the corresponding days jery near! paralleled one another. Tho merman data aro as follows: Opera- Number Ter atlon DIM Cent , . 105 t 0 0 418 23 7 . 21 'J. 10 jiPntdiv f csond ) Adl Un ThQ toll frnm Bnr.n.lUUI. In lil. AU. I -1 . U1','I'UV'IVD ill HUH s.slj' ID ( v ono ner"on out of every 7000. Tho number of deaths a year remains virtually f?n?h"t229 n 1815, 213 in 1914 and 226 ..?.' aocrdlng to the Bureau of Vital oiatutlcs In Greater Berlin ono out of wry BOO dies, or about 6000 annually. n England and U'nln nnn rfin nnmmiiv nt V f?f,n,!cl". 1..000 persons having died In ft ,l! " iaoi-07. according to a report of "iriiiiirar general. Europe Is more re-5-on.ry than Is America In tho matter of . .i. 7 "vtuuvun, u mvi Willi uvtuumo . r the high mortality figures. fc,, a DR. SHARPLESS FOR PEACE MJ. 8. Should Set Example, Says Haver- ford President !, Atlantic CITY. Feb. 12. Doctor Isaac -:..V?',M' President of Haverford College, Unit VtK a? a Yl M' c- A- meeting bore, fst.... ? tlme had eome for tho United "Chrlitlii " an example for the whole Jef .. """ uy practicing me precepts .4' Eeaca m. ..k.. v. i : .'.j preached for yearn upon years. Dirii ?p!jr,1 the 8'owth of the military ftii -i "'." unl states, and especially i .w!. "."fl support of a mllftarist nollcy fifcUlVSlii.8 Introduction 'n Congress of a ft.iE?d.!.n. for universal military service. Wileh n untry will stand. for a law Est id rv" lo aeprivo its maia citizens vimiJi'I rleht t0 thlnl or themselves nnd i .ii e lnem t0 commit In the name of k 1" mnnnr jot crimes forbidden in the & Dort "S ' rm'nel to be seen. nh .ITi, """P'ess exprassea tne Deiier tnat ltnm!; I t0 Burop by the Federal Gov- IssunVJu treat turn of money to be wthiSii V,'S0':Mart t0 nationality. ----,. o, ,ne minions wno nave sur- uTti .Tl! wrln- throufh war, would JT "' vastly mors fooa than SHACKLETONS PARTY FOUND RELICS OF SCOTT Two Slodgoa Were Only Traces Discovered of Former Expedition MAROONED IN BLIZZARD Explorer Tells Story of Frightful Hardship and Heroic Sacrlfico rw.??N.Fcb " " - I'lcutenant Sir -rnest Shackleton In n message from WeU X"'0 Jhe Chronlclo decries tho nx- pcncnccs of his men. marooned when the M.?"5i..'EoIe nway from htt nioorlngs In J ny, 1915. Captain Mackintosh oommls sioncd to lay depots for use l.y Sharklcton's transcontinental party, reached Capo i:nns June 1 after experiencing terrible hnrdshlps and losing nil hut fur dogs nut tho worst experience hefell the ex plorers rvhen in Octohcr, 191', six of them, headed hy Mackintosh went south to lay acpotft The last depot was laid nt Mount Hope, where they found two of Scott's s. .?c"u,n9 onl traces they came ncross of the Scott expedition. On the return Journey In January seurw attacked the part" Tho llev f.pencer mlth became so helpless that he had to bo WBhed to a pledge in his sleeping bag Mackintosh suffered alto but continued pulling a sledge When only eleven miles rrom the safetv of the bluff depot nnd within thirty miles of where Scott perished they were overtaken bv a furious bll??ard which raged from February 17 to Jlonli I with the temperature thirty degrees below zero Fuel and provisions n the meantime be came Mrtuallv exhausted After camping for six davs the part on Febiuarv J1 started In the blinding drift to attempt to riach tho depot Soon nftcr starting Shackleton sas Mackintosh fell In his tracks having reached the limit of human endurance He was left with Smith and with Wild to look nftir them fiotli while Jojce. nichards and Ha: ward with four MarvJng dogs, struggle l nn to reach the depol A few blrcuit crumbs and tea w.a the only food left In momentary clearance of the snow drift on tho twenty-sixth the depot was slghtrtl Tho party started to return with fond and oil Hn ward was now broken down nnd the blbzard continued to rage Jovee nnd nichards, with tho dogs pulling arrived in camp on tho twentj -ninth They found the party without food Mackintosh nnd Smith very sick and helpless An immediate stait was made ngnln for the depot Mackintosh and Smith were lashed to a sledge and lla ward staggered ilong beside them At first the 11 ii iv was helped b the sledgo v.all but on March 7 tho wind dropped and the three men were now unihle to move the sledge- Imrdi tied with tin ir sick comrades Mackintosh seeing Urn gravity of the situation uiim lfl!i!v ilrrldid to remain behind so ns to give tin. ntlur ik men a chance to re u h safetj Tin v b ft him In a tent with throe weeks' prov sions on the eighth, fttv mill ) from sifit The partv pushed on with Ilavnard and Spencer Smith nil now weakening from scurvy Spencer Smith died on the ninth after fort-i-cvcn davs of sickness lie was cheerful to the end tin March 11 Hut Point was reached nnd fresh meat nnd dried vegetables were jerocurtd Three das afterward lojce, I'.lehards and "Wild started back to fetch Mackintosh This tbej successfully achieved nnd by Marih IS nil were safe nt Hut l'olnt avs Shackleton Mackintosh and il.ajwards lives were Hived by tlw devoted efforts of their comrades and by tho endurance and work of the four dogs I'nder the vvoist conditions of weather and temperature, with short food and sometimes none at all, the l artv had virtually been sledging from September 1 ion, to March IS, 1910 They covered 1JC0 statuto milis GIRL FIGHTS GRAYSON; WANTS JOB FOR DAD Daughter's Works Helps to Keep Captain Du Bose Head of Medical Corps WASHIN'OTO.V Feb i; Miss Katbe-rln- Du Hose. sevcnteen- ear-old daughter of Captain William nichards Du l!oe con fessed reluctantly todaj that --lie hvd b ei rjuletlj working among members of tho Sen ate to try to prevent the confirmation of Dr Can T Oiason, the President's per sonal medical adviser, us medical director with tho rnnle of rear admiral Captain Du Hoso stands nt the head of the medical corps list and If tho President had followed the rule of seniority It would havo been ho whom Mr Wilson would have promoted to tho r.ank of rear ndmii.il Instead of Doctor Grayson When the joung worn in was Informed estcrday that the report had leaked out that sho was parti responsible for tho Senate's action In refusing to go Into executive session to consider Doctor Gra son's nomination, thus vlrtuallj end ing the chances of his confirmation at this session of Congress, she expusied her In dlgnntlon that the story had been made, pub lie, liut said. "Yes, I worked for my father, but my family did not know It nnd 1 didn't want them to know It I wish It could havo been kept secret " Hazleton Hospital Overcrowded HAZLKTOX, Pa. Feb I'' The State Hospital authorities havo been forced to place cots for children between tho beds of adults in somo of tho vvntcR owing to thn crowded condition of tho institution Thn trustees havo asked for nn additional ap propriation for tho erection of n nurses' home. CONE JOHNSON Solicitor of the State Department, 'wjuju rMigfird torwuro tM JSvV'' !Z& WIEr! EVENING iEDGER-PHILADELPHIA, MONDAY, FEBRUARY 12, UP-TO-DATE to Tin: mm: i Tin: viacn of coal " you fotc me q, fote von You'll mke one lump ,fei the ieorl: o two " This ncte nrojiojcii. so unromanttr, .Vsiilts from the rocilmnn's IcitcJt nnlfe. 1Wkij 'histect" the rrtro of anthracite Higher than Bring franklin's kite TO V 1 Tl lll'l UIIACGll Ynu sec a man u ho's lit n plrkle, lltfl enrii'.. t!oi; nnif rlrilcs too fickle, U ilutihit fait rhi f.oi niori robe 7 vnir It f i i thr 1'imotr piobe RED CROSS HERE ASKS FOR $100,000 FUND Southeastern Penna. Chapter Says It Is Needed to Estab lish Rase Hospitals Appeals have been addressed to 25,000 residents of Phlladelphli b the Southwest ern Pennsvlvanla Chapter American Ued Cross calling for contributions for the es tablishment of three I ac hopltals for lm medlato organization und equipment Tho petition which Is signed by the llnnnce commlttco of the local chapter, of which H T Stotesburs Is chairman, brlellv calls attention to tho Importance of tho project, nnd recites that the sum of $100 000 Is requited at onco for Its purpose This letter teads "I he tremendous crisis our country Is facing demands that thn American lied c'ros be prepared to do tho work for which it was organized Tho American Fled Cross nt Washington which Is our Government s official nrm of relief to the army and nav in time of war, h is instrue'ed the Southeastern Pennsyl vania ch cpter to orgvtize nnd equip immc dimlv three 1 ne hospitals ront lining 1250 beds 'I ho organlzitlon of the medical .and surgical staffs for these hospitals Is nearly completed, nnd It Is now necessary to pro vide tho cssentliil equipment nnd sultlclcm. supplies of all kinds of stores, such as sur gical Instruments, medical supplies drugs, bedding, kitchen equipment, etc Ono hundred thousand dollars Is required nt onco for this purpose and prompt nnd liberal subscriptions are Imperatively needed This Is a cause that should appeal to every one ns It Is possible that theso hospitals mav be needed to take care of those who nre closest and dearest to us Tho signatures att ceheil to this letter are tho'.e of 13 T stoteshuo ltlcharcl I. Aus tin Charles C. Harrison Jr, Alba II John son, William I" Mchnlon, Charles J. llhoids and Walter George Smith Subscribers nro requested to send their donations to Charles C Harrison, Jr treas urer nt the chiptcr he idquarters, 221 South Klghteenth street Ilichard I. Austin, of the committee, In n statement explaining its appeal, sajs. "Ah we do not know how soon tho serv ices of these hospitals will be required, It s imperative that tho money should be raised at once Without money littlo can l dono In obtaining equipment and n re serve stock of supplies and even with tho none) In hand it will take some littlo vvhlla to get together tho equipment 'Tho 1'nlted States Government has but nno hospital ship read for service and ono mote under construction 'llin apparent de ficiency in this branch of the service will emphaslzo tho necessity of providing at onco tho proper hospital equipment on shore "It Is hoped that our people will consider It a duty to support the lied Cross " DIGNIFIED YOUNGSTER TO LEAD WEDDING MARCH Six-1'car-Old Will Wear EveninR Dress at Petti-Morziello Ceremony at St. Rita's Church A six-s ear-old boy In ovenlng dress, high silk hat and accompanj Ing regalia will lend the march for a picturesque Italian wedding to be eclebiated toda at 3 o'clock In Ht Itlta s Catholic Church llroad and Ells worth streets The clothes for the youngster wcio made by a tailor especially for tho occasion Tho marriage will bo tolemnlzed between Miss Anna U Morziello. of 1702 Carpenter street and Charles Petti, of 1510 Dickinson street The bride and btldegroom will bo honored b the ntendance of thrco brides maids nnd groomsmen A leccptlon In Ljrlc Hall, 028 South Sixth street, will follow the ceremony USE SLATES; paper scarce Pupils n South Jcwey Told to Gonserve Supply PHNNSanOVn. .V. J.. Feb. 12. Slates may coma Into general use again In South Jersey EChools, In uplto of objections to them on sanitary grounds, as a result of the shortage and Increased cost of paper. Mr. Dixon, the county superintendent, has al ready Issued an order to, pupils In Salem County to use both sides of paper In pre paring written lessons. Many organizations and church societies throughout this end of the ptate aro collecting and selllntr old paper to raise funds. Probably the most systematic cam paign in bclne conducted at ths du Pont villages, where a salvage department has been established. Old paper Is re-ularljr ana;BIM f tuosfstunai (( $fsf W ) VALENTINES TO TUB KAI&EK r.rry little V-boat Itng Must, too take it, hitic id fling t ltut it's too lad of ioih U'dheini, llexy, The vat) you bother U'Ujou, l'rcxyt Keep hlit icnllti', tcrlKnp, xcritiny, On the method's of your fighting teem to hold his nofrj as low At your efiriii9 t'-bonlj yo. It hat you need's an early tesson In the raelflst's prorjjfon. to n:i:.n it i iam r Wr sing the peace noli Irak Imiuny With tettlfleri loud and ftrtg. We think ft would be mlnhlu fine To send them all a iatentlm To Lnu-ion, sa;', ii little .rtli , Or better, still, a latae slsnl siri I.OXKI.Y NFA11! SUA! We here portray, oh gentle trader, A dumb and solitary pleader It hankers for an occupant 11 ho It listen to the Senate rant Hut inch a lot of foolish noise Tempts not 'cmiJiJiunia Holes PROTECT YOUR EYES, ADVISES DR. DIXON Efficiency Depends largely on One's Sight, State Health Chief Points Out HAURISnunG. Teh 12 "lives are good nnd necessnry friends and should be taken earn of" declares Dr P imuel C. Hlon, State Commissioner of Health, In n week end health talk, In which ho points out how essential It Is to preserve tho tc sight Tho statement follows. Hvery ono realizes what sight means for tho comfort and elllclency of dally life Man Is not much letter off without his eves than n submarine would be without her periscope A blind hermit would soon dlo for tho want of food One's elllclency nlong most lines novvndajs depends a great deal upon the strength of the sight The perfect joung eve has a wide margin of endurmco and few of us realize when Its strength Is being used up until It Is crip pled N'ow that the price of paper Is soaring higher nnd higher, small tvpe Is being Introduced In all kinds of reading matter It exhausts the ee If worked long at n time to decipher small letters or figures This causes nervous disturbance head ache, indigestion, sleeplessness etc Wo had better be a little liberal In paving for edition of books, magazines and other read ing matter with legible tvpe and economize in other vv.ajs tobacco or Imitation (low ers on our spring hats for Instance Save jour ejes from dust ns much as posslblo If ou have to read when riding In cars or trollevs do not rest voiir book or arm on any part of the scat, but bold It In our hand or hands so thatj It will move with the body nnd not bo going one way while tho head nnd ejes aro swinging In another direction Never read with a brlt,ht light shining directly In our face, but try and get it over ono or the other shoulder, or shining down over our head Try nnd hold vour reading matter at an angle so that the llKht rellected from the paper will not shlno directly In jour ej-o The color of tho paper Is worth con sidering In nceount books nnd such things The contrast between a pure white paper and a Jet black handwriting or tjpo causes a littlo confusion nlong tho lines between the whlto nnd black It Is easier to follow letters or figures If they aro brown on n light buff paper Practical tests will soon convlnco jou that tho lines under the latter condition will be moro distinct than when tho sharper contrast of blnck with whlto Is made, The desk upon which ou have j'our reading matter should bo of a material that will not reflect the glare if tho light Into the face, which will Irrltato the eyes When jou havo to seek artificial aid by the uso of glasses, there Is no ono too learned In tho anatomy of tho eo and the many abnormalities to which It is sub. Ject for tho task of giving advice Often moro harm Is dono by glasses selected by those not educated In medical science than would bo dono without the glasses. I'ur thermore, one is misled by a falso sense of security, while nn undiscovered diseased condition of the cje runs on until it Is too lato to remedy It PREMIER PEER DEAD Duko of Norfolk, ranking member of the English nobility and orw lorwnoat jr.ngiuHi uauwitsj.., ( cT cri ) TO a a? ,TP SHHUkI liBIIIIIIHc LBismJ3 V i'lBIIIIIIIIIIIHl - vKf stH SL sttfairV ft aHHHHlH ?& liiiiiiiiiiHiliHiiv -ssjbjjjj "f HLIIIIIIHLIIIIH&c.cI i liiiiiiiiiiiiiMISlLtKTv 'iJm I '''VofPJjJSPJBfPJjJSPJjrSBWilHUn MnHHHHIIIIIIIIIIBillBilllllKJ NOBODY MOURNS DEMISE OF "COMIC" VALENTINES "Funny' Cards With Offensive Pictures and Verses Pass From Vogue FEW ON SALE THIS YEAR The comic valentine, with Valentine Day only n few dajs aw .ay, is dead On Its tomb stone Is written the epitaph, 'Too Cheap" Those sheets which had a grotesque color ful cartoon printed upon them, together with n crse could not bo obtained bv tho Jobbers In th market this jear. nnd If the appear at all In shops they have been carried over from last jear 'Of course wc havo postcard valentines that nre humorous" said nn official of tho largest valentine Jobbing house In the cltj 'but thev arc not of the personal sort for the most part they can bo taken broadly by anv one This Is quite n comedown for us, for In 1110 we bought more than 14 000,000 of these valentines nnd sold them easily" ooonni' comic Several dealers in valentines about town declared that they were glad .anvhow that the old-fashioned 'comle" was out of date ' I used to feel ' said one Jobber ' that these things were hideous and In n any In stances Insulting Hut business Is business and wo h 1 1 to sell that kind of goods If the public appeared to want it I have heard of lawsuits and police court procedure which were the result of these valentines Some of them were qulto bejond the pale" "Valentines are for little children now mostlj Orown folks observe tho day, but they send candy and other tokens Instead of rur little pictures I cvtm heard of a man btivlng an expensive phonograph for his wife for Valentino Pay Now the 'comics' might be nil light for grown-up persons although they used to hurt their feelings sometimes nut they certainly are not mlttd to littlo bojs and girls, who would take them to heart " m:.sos ron nnMisn Ilut the clemlso of the comic valentines was not whollj caused by the characters of the pictures .and verses themselves Tho comics" renllv died when the famous Mc Laughlin Brothers went out of the business The McLaughlin llrothers lived in nrooklvn, and nil the vear around they did little else than print 'comics They originated the business and were the only ot.es to make that tvpe of goods Several vears ago when they retired an other firms bought tho business The head of this firm wns not n keen admirer of tho ftmnj ' valentine .and he nsked himself. Do people reallj want this kind of goods" Some of bis associates were sturdy In their upholding of the unlovel) grotesque things but the manager decided to experiment nnd print less valentines and moro games and picture cards He found that ho did not lose moncv. and since that time no one has taken up the making of the pennj sheets CLUB TO LEASE BUILDING Collinpswood Organization Obtains De siiable Headquarters on Lake Shore COM.IMlSWOOn N. J. Teb i: At a meeting of the members of tho All Colllngs wood Club tonight tho lease entered Into last ween oj tne noaru or governors for tho property of the defunct Colllngs. wood Tennis Club will bo confirmed The lease Is for a term of flvo years nt a rental of $600 per jear, with an option of pur chase within three jears nt $7000 'I ho club has a membership of close to 4 00, having been formed In December The club propertj consists of n modem club house, four and a half acres of ground, six newly built giavel tennis courts a trap--hooting ground and other nthletlc features It Is situated em the shores of Lake Newton. SCARLET FEVEK SEASON HERE City Health Director Urges Parents to Increased Watchfulness Scarlet fever thtives at this season of the jear, and every parent should take pre. cautions to safeguard his children, accord ing to Director Krusen, of the Bureau of Public Health and Charities While the disease attacks principally children, tho director said It maj occur among adults Parents, he said should look with suspicion upon every ease of Ill ness among children Fever, nausea, soro throat end the appearance of rash aro tho early rlgrts of tho disease, he explained .MYSTERY IN WOMAN'S DEATH Husband Says IJe Found Body When Ho Returned Trom Work WILKLS-IIAimi: P.a.Peb II Mjstcry sunounds the death of Mrs John Cool baugh who wa found dead on the floor of her home In W)omlng Tho death was reported to the authorities by her husband, who savs he found his wife dead when he returned from work Hcputj Coroner luseph Delahunty Is ron ducting nn investigation and Pr A B ismlth has been Instructed to perform an nutopsy Ilru'ses weie found on tho fore head and face THIRD FIRE IN PAPER PLANT Flames Cause Several Hundred Dol lars' Damage to Works OLOrCKSTHlt CITY. Peh 12 The Tire Department was tailed out to extinguish Ilnmes In the plant of tho Hinde Dauch Paper Company A watchman discovered tho fire In a storago shed After several hours work tho flames were extinguished It Is supposed tho lire started from spon taneous combustion Thelosswlll be several hundred dollars This Is thn third fire that has occurred at the plant wllhln the lart month FRENCH BAN BREAKFAST KOLL Decree Also Forbids Sale of All Fresh Bread PAWS, r'eh 12 The sale of fresh bread In France Is prohibited after Feb ruary 20 by a decreo signed by President Polncare nnd published in the official Journal Tho decree also specifies that bread must be made exclusively of whole wheat Hour nnd that tho loaves must not weigh less than twentj four ounces nor exceed thirty one Inches In length The salu of all forms of fancy bread and rolls Is forbidden Gloss Makers Predict Record Year WILLIAMSTOWN. Feb 12 With Are placed under an addtttonal furnace, at the glassworks here and tho recently started plant at SwedeBboro, the business Is on a better basis than for years past, and It Is predicted that all records for making bottles will be broken Pearl Stickpin Wor'th $2500 Lost ATLANTIC CITY, Feb. 12. House de tectives for a boardwalk hotel refused to reveal the name of the owner of a I2S0O pearl stickpin lost In going; from the hotel to the Pennsylvania station yesterday. A reward of $500 and no question asked was advertised. ASK FOR and GET HORLICK'S THE ORIGINAL MALTED MILK . . .. . ' t - U.M'f " . J I ftBBBHHBSBBBlBVsBTaBB fBiBVBYBTffaBYafl ABTaraaW& 1917 WATER BUREAU CHIEF PLANS TO STOP WASTE Meters and Patent Equipment Designed to Aid Proposed System of Economy PREPARING FOR SUMMER Manufacturing Plants, Other Large Consumers nnd Private Citizens Adopting Saving Devices Anticipating an unprecedented demand for vvnter during 1917, with no hope of suppljlng the entire city during tho heated months, Chief Carleton V. Dav s of tho Vater Pure.au, has Instituted a rigid sjstcm of water economy which will result In the iiirt.allmeiit of waste at manv points Tho plan to save water for consumers Includes meter installations patent equipment anil sprnv sprinklers for stieet flushing Instead of ordinary nozzle hose Meters aie rapidly being Installed In big manufacturing plants nnd In many private tesldenccs ns well Meters aro now In operation In manj plants suspected In the past of avast ng water tinder the old IWturo rates Accurate records nre being kept for meter use, nnd this week bills for the B5 000 meters now m service will bo -int out rovcrltig the minimum prlcew for tho jear With n view to the ultimate meter ing of the moro than 300 ono homes nnd business houses now on fixture rates, tho Water Bure hi has had built special ma chines that will care for metal records, not mil) of the meters now in service but of the moro than 10 000 that will be Installed b) the bureau beforo summer comes Already the effect of the Installation nf meters Is being noticed In the lessened deaand on the general dallv supply frnm all the pumping stations, nnd the charge of $s for tho first SO00 cubic feet of water used with an additional charge for nil used in excess nf this amount is nctlng ns n de terrent to old-tlmo wasters Tho wasto proventlou plan calls fot tho co-operation of tho lluteiu of Highwajs In that It Includes a scheme to uso spr.av sprinklers In washing down tho streets Thousands of gallons of water are wasted dallv through the present custom of wash ing streets or flushing them In hot vv cither If otllclals f tho lllghwav Buieail ngrco this ihange will be made In the near future Chief Davis plans, husbmcllnr vvnter re sources nnd adding to them bv having in stalled between now nnd summer trow pumps at Lardner s point nnd Queen I.ane. The new pump at Lardner s Point will hive n capacity of 35 000 nno gallons n dav and the one at Queen Line 2" 000,000 g litems The Increase In the dally supply will not be so great, however as these totals would Indicate, as somo of the old- pumps will lie nliandoned as obsolete Special effoits nro being made to curtail the supplj as theic will be no mnnej pro. vided for water plant extens mm before the spring of 1918 and the abandonment of tho loan program for this jear his iau-eil the temporary abandonment of extensive pi ins for tho bureau DAUGHTER OF FIREMAN HERO SUBDUES FLAMES Mary Entvvistlc, Whose l'ather Died in Bodine Street Blaze, Saves Family Smoke and flames didn't frighten Miss Marj' Hntwlstle, of 3947 Haverford avenue daughter of Thomas Hntwlstle, a flremm who was killed six jears ago at the Bodine street fire when siie found her room afire about 2 ci cloc k this morning She jumped out of bed nnd roused her mother her sis ter, Mrs tlcotge Dlller and her two nieces After directing her sister to open the win dow and call for blip she started to extin guish the bla7e with buckets of water Tho fire caused by a defective Hue was qulcklj extinguished bj Truck Compinj No. 6, Preston street and Haverford ave nue. Tho damage was about $100 Farmer Smith's Column WHAT DO YOU EAT? Dearest Children I Invite jour attention today to threo travs of silkworms Wo will feed the workers In the first tray on limo leaves, their neighbors In tho second tra on lettuce and tho last tray will have a dish of mulberry leaves Do )ou suppose the worms' In each of the three travs kpln silk of the simo color Not at all Hach tray pioduccs silk of a different color From this lesson taught us bv our tiny friends wo may learn that wo aro affected to a great extent 1j what wo cat homo one li is said Tell me what )ou eat and I will tell jou what jou nre I sometimes long for tho old dajs when WlilillliWiiililillidlliiiillilHifl Final Clearing of Winter Stocks Furs, Women's Drosses and Coats, Millinery, Children's Coats. Priced regardless of cost. Men's Overcoats now $25,0 DLAYLOCK BLYNN, Inc. Chestnut St. Turs Altered nnd Repaired. I I I I mation" from the trouble, inconvenience and annoyance of baking cake at home. 10c White Yellow Chocolate t 1 ir. &ri- i xvs had to CHEW what we att.' II that today we are flooded with M I food which Is made to help our stw along to make It easy for Mother Hi to do her work. What are our teeth for, If not to If we feed a puppy deft on SOFT re teeth will como out. and you wilt that ho is not happy unless annexed bone I hope jou have had the Die of wntchlnc baby try to chew Us or Ita fist, or something harder. c. ... T aav "I'af tvhnt VAtt lllr CUI'l"!11" "W ....... wH a.KV M.W 0 when you llko" .,,,,. ' i V-I mere seenm iu ur, in tatv lucre is. a tvij clono connection between our mlnJ and o stomach. Tho smell of food makes 'wt hungry tho sight of candy In the store .. !..,... tn.bM nnr mnttthfl WMtf. f. 4 .. 1IIUUI III ,- u... ...V ..... -....... ,-. HNJOY what you cat, nnd above all, chef," j "m chew, t'lII-Wl SV"' li Lovingly. ys ,H KAIUIKR SMITH, Children's Editor., i ji THE SKATING RINK By Farmer Smith Hurry, hurry, hurry t Hverjbody In Coalville seemed to be In a hurry Billy Bumpus peeked out of hie . w Indovv and saw Bill li Goat going by witii H a wheelbarrow loaded with bricks. Boob nfter him came n load of mortar and thea more wheelbarrows loaded with bricks. IIurrj hurrj". hurryv Miss Ann Cora Clo.at came tearing through the street, followed by a wagon load of lum- . bcr What could bo the matter. Bill) putting on his hat nnd coat, started out the doot Ho resolved to see In q,ulck order what was going on. He hurried bo lie almost bumped Into Mister Giraffe, who .as walking nlong leisurely. Moro baste less speed," said the fellow with the long neck "What Is all this hurry?" ftsked Billy. I n m not In uny hurry," replied Mr. Cltaffe I menn nil this lumber nnd bricks wh itN going on' ' WHAT" exclaimed Mr Giraffe. "Da ou mean to tell mo that a fellow who Is wide awake like )ou does not know what. K going on? Wc are going to havo a P.illcr Mtatlng ltlnlt in Oontvllle. and we are all golrg to help build it , that Is, those who nre Invited ' 'Am I Invited?" nsked Billy. "You aro the ono to answer that ques tion ' replied the long-necked fellow. "1 guess I. better go back and sec If there Is nn mail for me I rushed out In such a burr) 1 forgot to see what the mail man left " said Blllv Tints good" anfwered Mr. Giraffe. ' l don t undtfjtand jou," replied Billy. 'It would bo Just as well If jou knew what joj are doing beforo jou try to do It,' raid Mr Giraffe 'If jou don't be careful I will give you .a tap cm the Jaw that will make your head swim' was Billy's reply Vou lilt my J.lw' Why jou aro not knee high to a grasshopper" Blllv looked at Mr Giraffe's shoe and t.oticed that It was untied I advise jou to tie jour shoe before you go much farther ' Billy was looking aery serious Mr Giraffe stooped over and started to tie his shoe, while Billy gave him a light tap on his Jaw at tho same time adding, it doesnt pay to be TOO sure -In this world, even If jour head Is high In the air ' This enraged Mr Giraffe so that he t cried after Billj, but he tripped on hli sroe string and had to give up the chase. Dorit try to Cover up a bad Complexion! clear ft with Rgginol Soap If jour complexion is rough, red or pimply, don' ttrj to cover up the defect! 1 It decciv es no one and only qiakes bad matters worse. Begin today to clear jour skin with Rcsinol Soap. Just w ash ) our face w ith R csinol Soap and hct water, dry nnd apply gently a little Hcsmol Ointment. Let this stay on fur ten minutes, then wash off with more Kcsinol Soap. In a very short time jou will usually find your skin be coming beautifully soft, clcarandvelvety. Rolnol Soap and Kealnet OintmentareioldbyaHdruf. i cists Try them and set how beneficial they are not only for the sun but (or the hair, too. & 1528 I rVflurcsjjV L Mil TINCOLN won his right to fame by liberating the slaves but it took TASTYKAKE to free housewives from the bondage of home-baking.' Issue your" "Emancipation Procla "The Cake That Made Mother Stop Baking" 10c Sponga RsUaiH MekMM t--; Cj MM . t f jii .:.; , m k 'VJ VI n .i f V vffl K4 rtA J l 1 $ 1 ' ' 1 1 & i v: MA itf' tfi' mnwTWsmm nw.ifuMLnati it" Kfci .'A.L i-.Biffl &?!
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