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INCOME TAX
NOW A LAW
Delaware Gives 36tii Vote
Needed to Adopt the
Amendment
PRESIDENT SOON Will
ISSUE PROCLAMATION
WASHINGTON. Feb. 4.—The Income
tax amendment to the Federal Consti
tution has been adopted by two more
than three-fourth» of the elates. The
affirmative vote at 11 o'clock yester
day of the Delaware Legislature set
tled the mattei
heard from
later, news was received from
Mexico that the Legislature In that
ctute nad
Then Wyoming was
also affirmatively and
New
ratified the amendment.
making 38 in all.
Following is the list of states which
Alabama.
ratified the amendment:
Arkansas, Arizona. California, Colo
rado, Delaware. Georgia. Idaho, 1111
nuis. Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Ken
tucky. Maine. Maryland, Michigan,
Minnesota Mississippi. Missouri, Mon
tana, Nebraska, Nevada, New Mexico,
New York. North Carolina, North Da
kota, Oklahoma, Oregon. South Caro
lina. South Dakota. Tennessee, Texas,
Washington Wisconsin. Louisiana,
Ohio, West Virginia, Wyoming
The following rejected; Conheetl
cut, New Hampiihlre, Rhode Island and
Utah.
No action or only partial action was
taken in the six other state».
This is the first change In the Fed
eral Constitution in 48 years. The
text of the amendment follows:
"Article 16. The Congress shall
. have power to lay and collect taxes on
Incomes.
rived, without apportionment among
the several states, and without re
( gard to any census or enumeration."
Congress now will enact a law to
levy the tax, and It probably will be
come effective during the extraordi
nary session to be called by
• dent-elect Wilson In March. The tax
(Itself, Its provisions and it* limita
tions ar- all loft to Congress.
The new law probably would sup
ersedo the corporation tax and pro
vide for a tax on all Incomes above
$5000, although there has been some '
mtiment In favor of making the |
limit as low as $4000. Congressional
leaders who have been preparing for
the final ratification by the
estimate an income tax would bring In
about $100,000,000 a year to the Gov
ernment.
Nearly four years were required to
obtain the adoption of the Sixteenth
amendment.
of Nebraska, Republican,
the resolution proposing the amend
ment on June 17, 1909. Eleven days
later the resolution was reported to
the Senate with a favorable recom
mendation by the Finance Committee.
The ,4-eport. was made by Senator Nel
son TV. Aldrich, of Rhode Island, tin
committee's chairman.
On July 5. 1909, the resolution was
adopted by the Senate by 77 ayes and
no negative votes, with 15 Senators
not voting. On July 9 the Senate
resolution was sent to the House of
Representatives) and was referred to
the Committee on Ways and Means,
which reported it favorably three
daya later through Representative
Sereno E. Payne, of New York, chair
man of the committee. The House
adopted the resolution that same day.
July 12. by a vote of 318 ayes, 14 nays.
Flfty-slx Representatives were re
corded as present and not voting. Tin
States were notified of the adoption
of the resolution toward the end of
the same month.
The last previous amendment, the
Fifteenth, which prohibited restric
tion of the voting franchise on ac
count of race, color or previous con
dltlon of servitude, was proposed to
the States by Congress on February
27, 1869.
from whatever source de
Preul
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States,
Senator Norris Brown,
presented
It was proclaimed a part
of the Federal Constitution on March
3(). 1870. having been ratified by 29 of
the 37 States.
SUSSEX COURT
DOWN TO WORK
Special to THE EVENING JOURNAL
GEORGETOWN. Del., Fob. 4,—The
February term of Superior Court and
Court of General Sessions convened
here yesterday ' with Judges Boyce
and Conrad on the bench. H. P. Can
non, of Bridgevllle, was made fore
man of the new Grand Jury.
The case against William J.
Crooks, of Lewes, allege to have been
connected with the firing of a store
at Lewes, was dropped by the Attor
ney-Qeneral, sufficient evidence not
having been produced to connect him
with the alleged arson.
The following persons held under
peace bonds, were discharged : Harry
L. Robinson and Dr. R. H. T. Wilson,.
of ,'Illton; Alfred F. Conrad and John
Carthill, three bonds; Julia Cartbill
and Albert P. Conrad. Annie Jones
and Laura W. Rodgers. Laura Gullitfl
and Eitle Y. Warrington.
The commissions of Sheriff James
P. Dukes and Prothonulary William
H. Welch were read to the court.
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The New Castle County Graded
Sunday School Association will meet
in Grace M. K. Church this evening,
the exercises to be under the dlrei
tion of the Rev. George Edward Heed.
Dr. C. T. Wyatt, of Cambridge, Md.,
will speak on the "Value of Graded
AVoi k."
Miss Grace Baird will tell of nri-!
mary work, Miss Carrie Samuels will
tell of Junior work, and a round table
will be conducted by Miss Clara Men
1.inball. All Sunday school workers
are Invited.
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Rehearsals by the Pythian Dra
malic Association are being held for
the presentation of the new play,
"The Ranchman." L. A. Beatty
directing the play and when staged
believes the "Ranchman" will surpass
all former plays given by the society
On February 18 the show will be held
under the auspices of Lafayette Lodge
Knights of Pythias. On the Hth
March it will be repeated for Fairfax
Lodge. 1. O. O. F. A dauce will iol
iow both productions.
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HEAD STUFFED?
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You will distinctly feel your cold
breaking and all the Grippe symp
toms leaving after faking the very
first dose.
It is a positive fact that Pape's
Cold Compound, taken every two
hours, until three consecutive doses
are taken, will end the Grippe am j ]
break up the most severe cold, either i
in the head, ehest, hack, stomach or
limb«.
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relief— Cure In few hours.
It promptly relieves the most mis
erable headache, dullness, head and
nose stuffed tip. feverishness, sneez
ing. sore throat, running of the nose,
murons catarrhal discharges, sore
ness, stiffness and rheumatic twinges.
Get a 25-eent package of "Pape's
Cold Compound'' from your druggist
and take It with the knowledge that
It will positively and promptly cure
your cold and end all the grippe
misery; without any assistance or
bad after-effects and that It rontalns
no quinine—don't accept somethin;!*
else said to be just as good, Taster
nice—acts gently.
ARRIVES HOME TO
T1ND HOUSE AFIRE
DELAWARE CITY. Del., Feb. 4,—
Mrs. George W. Patterson, upon ar
riving home early yesterday was
startled when she opened the door to
find the interior filled with smoke.
She had previously called her hus
band, who she knew was In the house
with their sons, Harry, 8 years, uinx
Lewis, 10, but go on reply.
Joseph Fitzpatrick. who responded
to her cries, rushed to the second
story and found the father and two,
Alleging desertion, Andrew' Fisher,
of Aberdeen, has docketed a suit tor
divorce.
In a fall while inspecting carpon
terlng work, John B. You ng, of IP lair
son has refused William R . Gorrell
(j la ,. 0
sons overcome by smoke, lie managed
to drag them to the street, but he wait
nearly overcome himself. Other
neighbors extinguished the fire. Tito
Pattersons had gone to call on
friends, but Patterson was 111 and re
turned home early, accompanied by
his sons. The remnants of on explod
ed oil lamp wore found In the
kitchen, and the woodwork and fnrnl
lure were blazing.
MARYLAND NEWS NOTES
fractured a w r rlst.
A defective fine caused the partial
burning of the homo of William
Abrama, Bay View
Colonel Samuel B. Foard baa an
nouneed himself ss candidate for I be
Elhton post mastership
Richard K. Barnes, of Charleston,
has announced himself a candidate
for Sheriff of Cecil county.
Mr. and Mrs. Wesley Ewing enter
tained a large company at their Lom
bard homo on the occasion ot their
golden wedding anniversary.
From a fractured hip, due to n (all.
Mrs. Sarah Sheffler. 70 yers old. died
at the home of her daughter, Mrs. A.
M. Dlffenderfer, Hagerstown.
Suit for $10,000 damages has been
by Mrs. Marie M. Meyer,
utarted
whose 19-yeor-oUl son was killed on
the Baltimore A- Ohio at jtosertale.
Clerk of the Court Joint A. Ruhln
and Joseph R. Durbin (the latter col
ored) liquor licenses for Havre de
llEiaWAKK HOM\!S IS HMt
M Catherine Tyndale Regularly
Bacs Bashings for Four Families.
GEORGETOWN. Del. Feb; 4.-Cath
erine Tyndale, of Old Furnace, 'who
on Sunday celebrated her U)6th birth
day, is considered one of the most
remarkable women In Delaware,
regularly does the washing for four
families, besides helping out with
extra work. She is the mother of
nine crildren. the oldest heilig I w ins.
now In their C4lh year; the young
PB t 52. She has 35 grandchildren and
12 great-grandchildren She also
helps with the farm work at homo
and is as active ng any one in the
neighborhood. Her husband <>dled In
1892, at the age of 85 years.
She
WF.n AT AVI KM IMJTON.
Miss Maude Alloways and Robert I
(Smith, of Chester, were married in'
Wilmington on Saturday afternoon,I
the ceremony being performed by tin
Rev. N. C. Lassiter.
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telligent work of a healthy
body and brain—
But body and brain can
not do their best work un
less nourished and built up
on the right kind of food
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Grape-Nuts
is a well-balanced food
made of wheat and barley
and contains the vital food
elements in form for easy di
gestion.
It meets Nature's require
ments for building strong
bodies and fictive brains.
When these are healthy a
person is equipped to "do
things."
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STANTON
of •><» «i*tcr, Mrs. William Chambers,
ion Sunday.- Mr. and Mrs. Willard
Hamilton and Miss Ada Martin were
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RU08t « of Mr - and Mns ' Geor «° Ham '
Uton on Sunday.—Miss Beulah F.
Buckson was the guest of Mr. and
Mrs. f! J. Ellison, on Saturday.—
a , , Connell No '»0 Tr O U A.
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M.. w ill hold a bazaar m . tan on f a 1 |
on Wednesday and Thursday, Feb- |
ruary 12 and 13.—A dance was given
In Stanton on Thursday evening by
the young folk of Stanton. Among 1
those present yvero: Mr. and Mrs. 1
Benjamin L. Dickey, Mrs. John E. |
leaner, Mrs. Lewis Dickey, Mrs. Wll- |
Ham Bradley, Mr. and Mrs. Edward |
Kane. Miss Stella Smith, the Misses
Elverta and Elizabeth Dickey, Vera
Currlnder, Phoebe Ruth, Elmer Mar
vel, Harold and Walter Mitchell, Har
vey and Clarence Dickey, Alvin Boni
den. Allen Ruth, William Marvel, El
Ils Neville.—Misses Lydia and Delma
Hockey, were guests of Wilmington
friends on Sunday.—Mrs. Mattie Me-1
Klwec was the recent guest of Mrs,
l.oaper, In Philadelphia—Allen Hines.
of Philadelphia, was a recent gu<",
of his grandmother, Mrs. Annie
Wright.
Special to THE EVENING JOURNAL.
STANTON. Del., Feb. 4 Roy
Hitchens, of Iron Hill, was the guest
CAMDEN
Special to THE EVENING JOURNAL.
CAMDEN, Del., Feb. 4,--Edgur L.
Stubbs has returned from a > lait to
Philadelphia. The .Tr, O. U. A. M.
will give a banquet on March 24.—
Mrs. Spence, who has been visiting
Mrs S. J. Layton, has returned to
Newark, N. J. The Ladles Aid So
ciety met Saturday evening at the
homo of Mrs. William L. Stubbs.
A tablespoonful of vinegar put
Into the water In which meat is boil
ed will make it deliciously tender.
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Special (o THE EVENING JOURNAL,
SMYRNA, Del., Feb. 4.—On .Friday
afternoon the Twentieth Century
(lub of «niyrna had a book review
of American government, presented
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When Burton Holmes recently gave
his celebrated travelogue on "Pn*taina"
at Orchestra Hall, Chicago, he was
seriously interrupted by continual
coughing of the audience. No one
{annoys willingly and If people with
colds, hoarseness and tick-1
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Roup is Common Now
It may aprmar »0 your flock any 6me. Don't let it attack
wn your proliU. Prevent It. Putin
Ihr dnuking water
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Roup Cure
N tltMftM. 25c. Ifc,
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mixed with olive oil. to act on the
calomel, are genlle
Honey * Tar Compound, they could
quickly cure their coughs and colds
and avoid this annoyance. N. B.
Dan forth. Market and Second Streets.*
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Your doctor will tell you ninety
per cent of all sicktiess comes from
Inactive bowels and liver. Dr. Ed-'ll
wards, a wellknown physician in
liver and bowels, which he gave to
his patients for years.
Olive Tablets, the substitute tor
in their action,
yet always effective. They bring:
„bom that exuberance of spirit, thaï
natural buoyancy which should he cn
everyone, by toning up the
rv,-!
harmful Impurities.
10c und 25c per box.
The Olive Tablet Co., Columbus, O.
BOY SMU TS' DRILL.
The boy scout troop ot Old Swedes
Church will give an exhibition drill
in the pariah house this evening
under the direction of Scout Master
Garrett Mailer}', Jr. In addition to
the drill there will also be an exhi
bition of first aid work and sig
nalling.
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Store Closes Dally at B p. m.
WE GIVE GREEN TRADING ST YMIE.
Saturday at 10.30 p. m.
A Great Clearance Sa«
of Women's Suits and Coats
February is invariably a cold, winter mont|i and March
very often rough and stormy. During these twr. months
you
will need warm clothing. Now is your opportunity^ save half
the regular price of a suit or a coat and get the betbfit of them
the balance of the season and still have them alnjst new for
next Fall.
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$17.50 AND $20.00 SLITS AT $10.00 AND
2.50.
Women's and Misses' high-grade tailor-made Sits in plain
tailored effect or fancy trimmed of All-wool Men's year Serge,
Cheviots, Diagonalst Corduroy, Velvet and wide wak effects, in
all the wanted colors; all lined with guaranteed saÿn.
to match coats in all sizes; real
values $17.50 and $20; reduced to. .
Skirts
$10 ,„<$ 12.50
$17.50 and $ 8.98
Women's Coats at $10
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Women's and Missv three
quarter and full lengt^Coats,
made of all-wool mWials
such as Cheviots, Nivelty
Coatings, Boucle and jwo
tone effects; Blanket Cpth,
English Scotch and Man^sh
Mixtures in all colors; (11
handsomely trimmed wth
self material or velvet collas
in notch or convertible style
were $17.50 and $18.98; tak.
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DRESSES AT $10.00.
Women's very fine Dresses, made of Velvet. Corduroy
also Chiffon Dresses for evening
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wear; several beautiful new styles to select from ; all are effec- |
lively trimmed with handsome combination colors in all
sizes and colors; were $16.50 to $20.00; re- $ 10.00
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$3,50 TAILOR-MADE SKIRTS AT $2.00.
For tomorrow (Wednesday), we offer 150 Womens and
Misses' finely tailored skirts, made of all-wool sturdy^ storm
serge and two-tone effects, in the newest 1913 i
spring models; real value $3.50; special at. 1 .
$6.00 TO $10.00 BIG GIRLS' COATS AT $3.50.
Children's Coats; odds and ends made o' all-wool mate- jd.
several up to date styles in plain colors and mixtures;
sizes 6 to 14 years; were $6.00 to $10; take your
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10 very good styles, with pleated skirts; were 00
$3.98 and $4.49; reduced to.
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Boys' extra heavy fleece-lim
ed Underwear, shirts and draw
ers; sizes 24 to 34;
special at .
White car.brie Petticoats, full
length with wide embroidery
trimmed ruffle; value Clj.
75c; special at . Uww
Women's extr a heavy outing
flannel Nightgowns, with dou
ble yoke .and braid. ATt*
trimmed, value 75c, at . ■! I G
Extra heavy cotton Blankets,
ful 11-4 size; white and grey:
value $1.39; reduced
to .
Heavy brown sheeting Mus
very good
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Fine white cambric Muslin,
1 1 very fine quality, one yard wide,
value 11c a yard; spe- "1 I
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Huck Towels, extra large
size, with red borders.
always 12 l-2c; special al 9C
Heavy pure lint
inches wide; very :
always 12 l-2c
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Men's fine natural wool Un- |
dçrwear, shirts and drawers
nicely finished; always
$1.00; special at .
Beautiful new Swiss Em
broidery Flouncing», 45 inches
wide, very fine quality and.
pretty patterns; value $1.19
a yard; special
White mercerized Table
Damask. 88 lnche 8 wide; beau
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75 c r
tiful new patterns: real
value 29e a yard, at .. (hfcu
Bedspreads, full double bed
size extra heavy quality, hem
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Women's fine Gingham House
Dresses, the very best B. and
B. make: value Q a nn
$1.39; special at ...Ol a MU
American Lady Corsets, of
very fine Imported coutille. in
the newest long shapes; the
real $1.50 value:
special at .
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Victoria Lawn,
duality, 40 inches
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Leases deeds abstracts, mortgages, contracts, agreements, pen
sion papers naturalization papers, bonds, stork certificates, hank
books insurance policies, receipts, blue-prints, precious stones, heir
looms'. rare books, plate, and many other such things
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K IIS A LI, OKI'S HIS "T."
H. Tatnall W. Ed aal I, of Wilmlna- -'J
ton, who played right tackle on the 'm
Tome School football team last fall, a]
was awared the school letter, the K
football "T" at the annual jollifka I
tion held in the gymnasium on Sat- I
nrday.