Evening journal. [volume], May 28, 1913, Page 2, Image 2

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COMMEND
OFFICERS FOR
EFFICIENCY
General Wickerstiam Thinks
Men Should be Praised
for Service Will Done
RECORD OF GOOD
WORK MAY BE KEPT
record kept of the members of the |
police dcparlment If General I. j
Pusey Wlrkersham, the new member
of the board, has his way. It will be
established soon. In this connection.
General Wlrkersham, at the meeting
of the Police Commissioners yostor-j
tile
There is a likelihood Dial in
near future there will he an efficiency
day, called |
to the arrest of Levi Sparks, colored.
the alleged murderer of . Vl £ la . Î1* 1 '' i
l y w^ r ° ln,e " * m ,, rr ", 1 "'mson,
h .°"i * k ' nJht
;>;::;Ll WU kerMmm" said he dM * ut !
wan, to be misunderstood. He .lid not ;
believe ,ha. an officer should be com
mended for doing tils plain duty, bu, I
h. thought this case was something I
f and for a
^ .,° K. 'Ik'" • m :*
he thought the two officers should ne
apprised of the boards feeltngfn the j
^he rnaa
Ge«?"wick^"mexpre^re |
opinion that there should be a de
partment efficiency record kept. He |
was Informed by Chief of Police •
Black that the department a, one
„me did maintain a system giving
o,o„ marks of credit for particularly
good work. No action was taken on ,
this suggestion hut It Is likely that
something will be done in this dlrec
Don shortly. General Wlckersham's
motion commending Crozier and
Davdlson for their good work was
passed, however.
The board suspended rule No. 67,
of the department, so that the police
can sell tickets for their annual field
day sport* for the benefit of the police
pension fund
An application for position on the | of
force was received from Bernard J,(
Mooney, of No. 10«S Lombard street. ] a
The Young Men's Hebrew Associa
tlon. in a communication, requested j
that J. W. Brice be deputised a* a
special officer at the former Odd Fel-i ,
low's Hall. Third and King streets.
Which building has been leased by the a
association. The matter was referred !
to Chief Black.
Three bids were received for paint
Thp application waa fllvd.
lug the fire alarm and police report
Ing boxes. One of them was from
Pamberger and Robbins for 168.90,1
archer from John C'athcan. »48.45.1
and the other from William E. Linton !
who submitted a bid of »36.25 The
lauer was awarded the contract.
Bids also were received for a safe
In which to keep the eerord« of the
Aepartment,/ They were a» follows; j
Charles T/ Primrose. $143; Harry
Hartlove. $160, and tl,e United States
mt '
»»(> Company. $128. Action
awarding the contract was deferred,
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ASK RECEIVER
FOR DELAWARE
CAS COMPANY
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In the Court of Chancery today he- !
for«^ Chanr«llor C'urtl» Andrew ,
3. Lynch repreuentltig Mm. Kachel B.
Ros* In her suit again*, the Delà- !
war« G a* Company applied for a re- 1
cel ver. The company supplies gas to I
Heaford, Lanrei and BridgeYllle. It
has »100,00« In outstanding bonds and
Is alleged to he Insolvent.
Jamea M. Tunnell, repreaenDng the ;
majorlty bondholders, asked for the I J.
appointment of Mr, Tracey, of Phlla- I
delphla, and William Herbert Hall, of |
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Beaford, as receivers,
A. F, Polk, representing the minor- 1
Ity bondholders asked that Edward 1
J. Winder he appointed.
The Chancellor reserved his deci
sion as to the selection.
COLORED STUDENTS WIN
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DECLAMATION PRIZES I
Bpeclal to THK KVKNING JOURNAL,
DOVER, Del,, May 2* At the an
nual declamation conteat of the State
College for Colored Student« last
evening the following took part:
Rhodes A " < Brûiievlll^ dr **"' : TouSldîit
L'0^erlure.®Ä Jaion. Ir CÏ
"Crime Its Own Detector," Israel A, .
Ross. Atlantic City; "Daniel O'Con-,
3.
?AU'\ J0 ^\. B s k r*i Che ; u,, a !' a ' 2
Ode to Ethophla, Lo.toy J Arrlng
ton, Dover; "Lincoln's Gettysburg Ad
v?îr 5 t h T lda "* l , B r oklyn '
V; The Oamhlers Wife,' Mary A.
Massey, Townsend, Del,; "Bingen on
the Rhine," Ruth M, Smith, Cheater- t
h'u 11 ' is „ _
Music by the College Orchestra and j
Chorus Iniaraporaed tha declamations. :
s' tie u* awarded the firs, Prize :
ns«. », tJïtîî i ;
with honor» hi» m"«nHns ^gw
l.assev ot " ry A
The - .
IK . will begin St l"'rto£h oJTWday
afternoon. ,mh °" Frlda> i
CHARGED M ACCESSORY
IN BURNING ATTEMPT
Special to Tilr: EVKMRtj jot KNAL
GEORGETOWN, Dei M
Burton F, Doaevaa, o; } :neola City,
w&b arrested i>* floi.e Deiec.ive Os
car M Thotnas, and iieid under $ 5 «iO
bail for court, charged with being an
accessory in an attempt to burn a
building of the Smith Manufacturing
Company at that plase. On March 19.
William Morristown, who ia said to
be one or the stockholders in the
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plant of the Smith Manufacturing
Company, went before Justice of the
Peace Dennis J. Wood, of Milford.
and swore out a warrant for
Donovan's arres b« when the of
Boers went to ta*^s him in.o custody
be couid « 0 ; he found. He wae found
later however, and arrested. Alfred
Dono v an, his father cue
»»•»c-van. a hrotuer, bttarae burette».,
William
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SOCIAL AND
PERSONAL NEWS
taken a place at Charlestown. Md.. for
the summer.
Mr and Mrs Albert Pierce were
Mr. and Mrs. Leon Bryan, Henry
have
Baird #nd Miss Mabel Baird
recent guests ot Mr. and Mrs. James
Jenkins, of Chadd's Ford Pa.
„f J ?Zda r:;::- 8 a
few'daT. aMJpland ^ 8 ' ,n " dinK '.
Mr. and Mrs P . Taon, as Harrington,
and Mrs.
Ollie Melson has been spending a
| f PW days with bis parents at Bridge
j ville. i
Miss Cora Swain has returned to
Rridgevllle after a visit to friends. (
Miss Miriam Gray, who lias been
spending two months with her brother
j 0 ,,n G. Gray, In this city, baa re
| turned homo.
of Felton, and daughter.
William Bradley, ot this eiqy, have j
been spending a few days at Hous
ton.
^ rg KUeu Hattleid has returned
Greenwood after a vlait to friends In :
t | l)B city.
Harry Markor aud Mi88 Lu,u
^ ' ,f ,JnC ° ln ' * U, ' H ' S °'
J P Cross of Slaughter
„„^ has been vlsPng (1Ä1 i
, tv :
^ ohimbug Wp1rhi of mb, on. has
been spending a few days In this city.
M|SH ' Ann Wjl80Ili nf Milford.
th( K , 1Pat of Wilmington friends.
Mr " l>«nald Marshall and Master I
^" a l d .*"'*?*** j
.Vnit" Julirl'n ^ M
1,1 ■ ° ' 1 n Pnkvn( , hag hpPn
M . j 2 l" ^"V ltth MiUnrrt
ft"™* 1 "* " ,nw ,layH * Hh Mi,ford
'"w" an(1 Mr „ Tohn Black and son
of ^L,Uon ^have been rUlUn^ frlJSdi
,
Merritt has returned
tn u^rwlck Md otter a visit to
ln ihi« I
j*laa Naomi Vandogrlft. of Zion
u ( |„ i, na been visiting Wilmington
relatives.
Mrg Stanley Sleele and son have
bfPI1 visiting Mr. and Mrs. J. H,
pteele. D f Chesapeake City.
Miss Katherine MacDonald, of
Chesapeake City, has been the guest
of friends In this city for a few days, i
James Connors has been spending
a ( PW days at Upland.
Mrs. -Millard Porter and Mrs.
George Johnson, of Goldsboro, Md..
er e the guests of friends in this oily.
Mr s Eugene Mitchell has returned
, roI p a visit to friends at Goldsboro.
Mr anrt M rs. Homer Coffin are on i
a v |*it m friends at Camden. N. J. I
Mts» Alice Cllnger of Norwood. Pa.. ,
»pent the week-end with Miss Bessl«
Rash. *
William Jarmon and Robert Jaroll,
of Goldsboro. Md.. are visiting friends
here this week. 1
The Rev. Ralph Coursey and son.
,,f Hillsboro Md.. are visiting Wll
„Ungton friend* this week.
Mr. and Mrs. C. C. Elliott are re
{cotvIriR congratulations on the birth 1
0l - a i0 n f which has been named i
j vtalpli Walter.
Mr. and Mrs. Frederick C. Snyder
entertained nt their home at Newport
' over Saturday and Sunday. Pofessor
jo. H. Benson, of Washington, P. C..
one of the officials of the Department i
of Agriculture.
Henry Whltelcy. of this city, yeater- J
day sailed on the
Lloyd steamship Kaiser Wilhelm II.
hits* Erllne Fortner - and Miss
Maude Barber have heen spending a
few days at Bellevue.
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LAWN' FETE AT IU8HOPSTF.AR
North German I
A delightful time 1* anticipated for
the lawn fete which will he given nt
and ;
Blthopstead on the afternoon
evening of June 7, and several Inter- I
es, Ing features have heen arranged, i
The general committee comprises |
Mrs. George C. Hall and Mrs. F. M. j
Klrkus, music and advertising com
mlttee; the Rev, Raymond L. Wolven.
the Rev. C. H. Holmead and F. W".
; Wyatt ; refreshment committee. Mrs. j
I J. D. Thompson. Jr.. Mrs. L. D. Davis, |
Mias Margaret Carmine. Mis» Marie
Lemon; pastoral play committee, the j
These pastoral plays will he given !
! both afternoon and evening, end th«
hours are from 4 to 6 o'clock and j
1 from « to 10 o'clock In the evening. |
Rev, William Patterson. Misses Ray
mond and Miller,
< <>*"« s0lTH ' i
I Mr. and Mrs. John P. Greene are
I returning home by way of New (tr
leens on the Southern Pacific steamer
Antilles after »pending the winter
touring California and western states.
HOC K F. MSI N GRANGE MEETING.
«ockeasln Grange met on Monday
»^ri" lU^erarv'Vogram'wl'^ glvënfol Î
They are expected to dock about June
3. In New York City.
. . i lorl business session The
'°* ' n * " a .™h^ r m ^ th« "nixl n« V»f
2 KS*." u SS5c
|owed Pprrv Hlghfield read. D1 ,. ;
^ on ..j n What Ways Does Our |
State excel all other Slates ot th-v
wgg mgdw h y Mr, Atwell. The
nuPi ,ii>n. )OU were going lo pm
t .b aPe a farm what points would you
consider" was answered hy Alexander 1
j Outhrte. Elizabeth nnd Kdtlh
(aV e « piano duel, after t
„-bien the playlet "The Man from Arl
aona" was given hy George and Anna
art and Joseph and Ellen Mltehell.,
8 F. Ewart, Mias Reha Gregg ,,„d
AH'** 1 Laura Veareley gave a report 1
frr ' m ,,omona ° rana# h * ,d ln i
i Media, Pa, last eek, after which re-1
j fieshmenta were served,
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consider" waa answered by Alexander |
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DAILY RIDDLES.
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Incendiarism.
The letter C.
3. H-A-Y,
4 It's twelve to one if he catches It.
6 Beca*i»e heal expands and cold I
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: 00 acie
! ' What ig a soldier's definition of
1 a k.ss?
2. What word ran you make from
; G** letters in the following words!
| Tore a limb.
j 3. Why Is a fretful man like a hard
' baked load of bread?
j 4. When does a temperance b-c
> turer say a gramme«- lesson?
| 5. When did the rous e«
him?
ANSWERS.
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QUESTIONS.
crow go
'hat everyone in the world cuuld hear
BUSINESSMAN
FOR INVASION
OF JERSEY TOWNS
The "Booat Wilmington" expedi- I
n on 0 f the Chamber of Commerce to
he made into New Jersey on Thurs
day, June 12. is taking on definite
shape and Judging from the interest
of loeal merchants, the party of In
vaders will number more than 100.
^reUry!^ out "he
following letter to all member, of
!<he Chamber which Includes the Itln
2?* y . 27 ' !
special Notice to the.Members of the j
Chamber of Commerce, Del.
Gentlemen:—June 12th, 1913. has
been selected as the date for trarl« I
excursion to visit Pennsgrove, Penns
ville, Salem and Bridgeton. New Jer-i
erary :
sey. for the purpose of making tïie I
acquaintance of the merchants ln de- j
velopln- trade in behalf of Wtlmlng
ton with theae points, and to also ex- |
,0'tend an Invitation to the citizens to
visit this city. I
It will require twenty-five autoroo
Mies to make this trip, which will !
acco mmods.e approximately lOOmen. j
A ". Wpllcsllons b*ve alrady M*"
Ärtag *
n«r r, t omraerce cesirtng io avail
j!™ toS°îr«di of ^Wlî
'"n a re resoècttnîlv urged 1
h„ ? If ™ 1
^.i^ incluffiM in Tbs rtelemï
f.* 8 ,D *** d d n hdK
The Itinerary of the trip is as fol
Mows:
Automobile* assemble In front of
DuPont Hotel, June 12, 1913, at «.30
a m
l^ve Wilmington, Fourth street
wharf. 9.80 a. m.
Arrive Pennsgrove. 10.15 a. m.
1^'ave Pennsgrove, 11.15 a. m.
Arrive Salem, 12 ra.
Luneh at Salem, 1.00 p. m.
Leave Salem. 2.00 p. m.
Arrive Bridgeton. 3.30 p. m.
I<eave Bridgeton. 4.30 p. m.
Arrive Pennsgrove, 6.45 p. ra.
I^eave Pennsgrove. 7.15 p. m.
Yours very truly,
CHAMBER OF COMMERCE,
George H. McGovern. Secretary.
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rlTV inner I CMIUMT
will JUÜlïL LtNltNI
ON n»V fHIlMIY MFN
UN IIRT tUUNIT MltW
———t'me
The "drought" In Chester county.
U* a • has caused many residents there
to oome to this city for tholr w»t
koods" and for the past few w-eoka.
tht re have been a number of Penn
sylvanlans arraigned before Judge |
.Churchman in City Court on the
charge of drunkenness Tbp * p bavp |
si. been dismissed. It being their first ]
1 appearance and the same treatment
'* accorded those from the dry coun
tits of Delaware who fall by the way
sidp " f,ar ,h, * y arriva h * rP '
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1 PENNSYLVANIA CLt B RANCE.
i The Pennsylvania Club, of the
Pennsylvania Railroad Company gave!
] a dance last evening In Pythian Cas
; tip. About 60 couples were present.
i The committee comprised George T.
Parsons. chairman, Timothy O'Toole
and L. H, Ryan.
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FINE ON FIfiHTINfl WAN.
duct, admitted being drunk, but de
nied fighting on the street. After .
hearing Sergeant Kelleher tell of :
catching Anthony running sway from
a Çto"«! hat less, and who admitted
fighting, the court imposed a fine of :
»' and
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Anthony Maleszewski when accused
in City Court today of disorderly con
Owing to the weather condition* the
strawberry festival which was to have
j he, ' n hp,d on *«• church lawn. Linden i
«"d • ,a< ' a *" n e i 8 ' Py 1
Aid of Wesley M. E. Church, wll h, ;
postponed until tomorrow and Fildsy
j evenings, lee cream and strawber
| rle* on sale all day Friday. J
j LH ENSES EOR OLD AND TOI >1«.
Marriage licenses were Issued today
by Clerk of th* Peace Brown to Sam
! uel aged 60. and Eliza Moore,
aged 50, of Middletown and to Prank [
j H. Ixmg. 23. of No. 1103 Jefferson |
| street and Helen M. Matche«, 24. of
No 2347 Wes, Seventeenth street this
city.
FESTIVAL IS POSTPONED.
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••CARNIVAL OF NATIONS."
The Young Ladles' Evergreen Class
of Sllverbrook M. R. Church, will hold
a "carnival of the nationa," on the
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FINANCIAL AND IOMHEHCIAL,*
HT< VIOYMUS BENEFIT TONIGHT
Î The St Aloysius Club will give a
bbx ,mr,y a,ld dancs * n lrtBh Amer
,ral ' Ma " ,plllal " Th " Proceed, will
««• Aioya, u 8
; baseball team,
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»> The Untied Press
NEW YORK, May 2«. —The stock
1 Market opened quiet and firm.
Hudson and Company *ay;
t "1 here Is small likelihood of getting
out of trading area for some little
tlr ™' ,< ?. co 7 1 '*'. . _
'* 1 ' ,aPk ? y h n<1 , to ' ?î yi
a,ill advocate the buying side on the
1 raa^ * ,p, ou rt ** wa; 'k p aces, heilevltig
i harc^ftop*dUoountrd " b * fea,urp *
have b< ' en dl8C OUnted '
• Hpnor - prt Dallv •
Co^Trokers and banker, member.
I Philadelphia dtock Kxchangs. M ,
I Matkc, Sr»eet
church lawn this evening for the
benefit of the building fund,
stormy the carnival will he held to
morrow night.
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j NEW YORK. May 28.—The stock
| Market opened quiet and firm,
C. I. Hudson and Company
Cloaln» Quotations
Am Loc ... J21» ) Rock «s ... IbU'1
Amal. Cop 72 ?» 8 t, Pnnl ... 107«
Am Smelt . 64'« Sou. Pac ... qqtj
Am Sug. Co | Sou Ry. Co 241« |
lifts F- MH Union Pac 151 y« |
B. ft O.0. 8 St Co. 5914 I
Brook R T. 904* 1 Ü 8. 8 L Pf 10b i
I Con 20»» 1 Wabash Pf . 7*«
c * o. MV Weat, Union 6471
Dan ft R. U n a* Com ... 3«k 1
m a Com . 27H cam. Steel 47«
^ 1 m iiiu 1 f'îî w° f Am
Mo Psc uv \ '*' Kh S r, *1
M k &T\ 23^ ' Val 155
N T Csn 99L own ,,«v
North Pac U4V pm » rv, T ' 47 ^
Norf. ft Wcs-lOb ■•'î-iâ r-iAo" 2 "it*
P*o Gas 109 V, T ...
•'em) 109H ! i'" 1 Rs r 1
•»»»''tux .. IqOV,
WHEAT CORN. OATS
May July. May July. May July. .
91-iA 671* 57U 41V* 38
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ROOSEVELT
DRUNK? SILLY
SAYS FRIEND
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misinterpretation of what be said, t
know his physical condition all that
Uiuc.
'he jury took a visibly deep inter-.
Hobart^Brùce th^ àcmUsl/bôrn
RobPrl 1 r g ™' '* „ilont O V to
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"th/" olonV.Tn^h^ stl^V
^ y " and "n the
printary campaign of 1912. Then
O'Laughlln, after thus establishing hi*
acquaintance with the colonel came
l0 the v , ta , matter of drlnka ;
..j not onl> , nev#r havg gepn Co j 0
ne | Ro0( , PVP i t un der the Influence of
I |iq U i r ," he declared, "but It is an ah
8n lutely silly thing to me that any-j
bedy should bring such a charge
I acainst him.
j -j am *„ member of the Gridiron
Club ln Washington, I have seen him
| a: the club banquets perhaps half a
dozen times. He never touched more'
I than one glass of champagne "
A Gridiron Club dinner was the
! scene of one of the episodes Editor
j Newel, 's attorney, expect to bring in
» cajs.
«eîï SS o^ Ame^ an pîes dent"'
ner scneouie or Amer can presiuenis.
dlnni?2'" ^hï sïld^" "*
^ "DM* rive *n lain tiff in this esse ever
ml, hi, îllF nkwiTt
mlnev Pof.nrt U A
1 ®!* gjri n t anehiln
Judgs Flannlgan at .hi. point ruled
that Colonel Roosevelt Is entitled to
show that this conduct as to the use
of liquor in the White House did not
vary from the custom of hie predeces
sors.
"I known of the White House since
the Cleveland administration" began
the witness. He was stopped by at
torneya for the defense who made a
flfteen-mlnute fight against introduc
Don of this evidence. They succeed
ed.
"I don't care," said Attorney
Pound, "I have abundant testimony
on this point"
Roosevelt moved closer to hls ad
versary, Editor Newett. The cdlUir
pitched hls chair mound so that his
bock was turned to the colonel
.Roosevelt was beaming on hls
friend, the witness, and by mistake
Wlne . camP ""F confidlp K hla , P'« aau '; a
to Newett. He caught himself In
the for
m , r serrât service man what he want
P(1 t0 iay ,
tn a „ 8 wer to categorical qucatlonp
from Attorney Andrews on cross
questioning. OLaughlln denied he is
pow publicity man for the National
Bull Moose organization or that hs
had any part In the preparation of
thP present suit.
O Laughlln told of work as personal
intermediary for Roosevelt with the
Japanese and Russian embassies in
'hls attempts to bring peace In the
Japanese-Russlan war then In pro
giess. He also went Into problems
0 f state and aaid Roosevelt had sent
the battleship fleet around the world
to show that the United States could
t a ke care of Itself.
"Would that preve nt war with Ja
pan?" asked Attorney Beiden.
"It |* perfectly obvious." said
O Laughlln. "that Japan would not go
to wa r with u» If she should see how
well we were prepared."
Whlle O'Laughlln in answer to
Belden'a cross-examination was tell
| ng 0 f conferences with Ambassadors
abroad on the Roosevelt trip the
!erowd banked solid in the little
gPr i es of balconies that surrounded
thg court roottli proceeded to rest It
'self by shuffling around. It was ad
1 monished by the court.
! "What were your negotiations with
Rome
Ambasador Lelshman
abo ut?" asked Beiden,
i "About an audience with the King
1 of Italy and His Holiness, the
; Pope," said OT^iughllu.
Beiden pressed him further.
..j am a Catholic." began O'Laugh
J Bn.
Judge Flannlgan curtly halted the
j( np 0 f o> 0 sa-questlonlng
"I am sorry this matter has come
up,'* said the Judge, "you will stop
right there, Mr. Beiden."
[ The questions went hack to tha
| Gridiron Club.
in
"Indies are always present, re
re
porters are eve r present at Gridiron
dinners." said O'Laughlln.
He gave a Hat of drinks served at
these functions.
"I never saw Colonel Roosevelt
drink more than one glass of cham
pagne at any dinner," O'Laughlln in
sisted. "I saw Colonel Roosevelt,
after each one of these dinners and
If he were under the Influence of
liquor 1 could not help but notice It."
"I'll ask you to tell if it's not true,
prior to the publication of the article
by this defendant In 1912 tha, the re
port was current among newspaper
men that .Colonel Roosevelt used
liquor, occasionally to excess," asked
Attorney Beiden.
"I'll tell vou " exclaimed O'Lauah
jin, with much heat, "that every re
putable newspaper man knows It was i
1
a lia,
"1 don', know about such newspap
sr men ss do not know the colonel,
but every AVoahlngton correspondent
kixnw the charge was false."
Attorney neiden, personal counsel
for Editor Newmt, then announded he
proposed to show that rumors con
c6rnlng ColotlPl , to0SPV el,'« aobrlety
()ad been afloat among newspaper
men for a good while prior to the
alleged libel In Iron Ore. the little
Ishpemtng mining paper,
' n , th * 8, ' ual)bl f u,a ' - nsuw1 ' Court j
Q«» for a ten minute recess, |
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MR. GARRETT RECOVERS AUTO,
s . Oarreft, of No, I6fi9 Broome street. I
which was stolen In Philadelphia on
Monday evening while he was calling
on a relative al No, 8237 Chestni t
street was recovered yesterday after
noon. Detective A, J, Sullivan found
the machine deserted In a strep, In
West Philadelphia, The car had not
been damatjftd, The machine speedo
„„-tor »bowed it had been run 64
'mllea and there was more oil In the
«ank than Mr, Garrett had when he
left the machine. * Nothing in ihe
china had been touched. Detective
Sullivan will receive the reward of
$100 offered by Mr. Oarretl.
The automobile owned by Frank
SPECIAL SERVICES AT BETH EL '
Special meetings will be held at 1
Bethel church. Pivot Bridge. Md., be- 1
gtnuing Sunday June 1. This charge
Its growing in strength and influence. 1
PROTEST, BUT
NO CHANCE IN
1 HE BaLLOT
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proposed official ballot by two figures
or devlfe . to an Pae u Bnri , ......
Th , . T . " , ... '
Third. That the lis of candidates
°" B< î' d , Rppub ' ican Ticket *• ir8ig -
nat ' f,1 by ,W ° flgurP!< ° r dBV,cea ' 10
rirÂS i sa
* h * '' ba,,W tow " " h,ch '
l' 1 "' "°?l fl,U " ° r BhaU !
be U8ed by a pftrty a * ,ny elec,ion "
Fourth. That the National Pro-1
gresslve party is not entitled to any
fh ,i»ha
P 1 ' 10 '' 0,1 8a,a "mciai naiiot, tor tne
r,a6on ,hat aal d P*rty did not hold
a primary election In accordance with
the primry election law. j
o airt National Pn»»»M
. . .. . . . .. _ 5
por,y dld nnf Rlve the Department]
nf E,ftc tlons the required two weeks'
notice by letter of the desire of said |
P.fty to hold a primary election.
<>>> Said National Progressive
P*riy did not publish a proper notice
«* ^e time and place for holding its j
Pri "; ry 8a S #Ctl ^ tlonal ProgrBgelvB I
party hss not rewlarlv nol ft d
'" con Ventil pMmlry %lÄ „
olhprw , ue a ran dldate for anv of the
offices to he filled a, said municipal
^'lon, and therefore said party is
,,n: to he represented on said
ballot by the ''National Pro
gresslve Ticket."
„ F ' f ' h . Tha.byreason of the prl
"'"''V election held on the seventeenth
day of May, 1913. ther* was a ' vlp ' n S
out ° f party Une * between the Re
Pelican party and the National Pro
gresslve party And. since no eteps
have been taken to re-establish the j
P art y " ne * between said two parties,
,h ®y are n°w one party, and they can
not properly claim existence ss two
separate and distinct political parties,
Sixth. That on the seventeenth day
or M*y- 19 13- ,hp «aid Republican
party and the said National Progrès
slve party were either two parties or
they were one party. If they were
two partis*, they had no lawful right!
to bold thalr primary elections on the
same day. for the primary law pro
vide* , h at "No two political parties, j
organizations or associations shall ■
hold their primary election* on the
same day." If they were one party.
they are still one party (no aetlon
having in the meantime been taken
lo change Telr sta um and they ar. !
therefore not enDDed to two nlacL on
thp „«If,v i.-ii«* place* on ;
q "
,," c .TlT',,. °? e primary p eP 'j
! " 5. ^ [* 1 pr /'* PD ^ d by
1 2,^! ,S Jî n . th .f fflr a . , ba ot '. 1
n R * b b ' "[ ba * ,b ? pandt, lates
f I
ballot under the device of the <**>«
and the device of the star, as
aa th™" " hose names appear under
the device of the scales of Juatlce.
"ere nominated a, one primary elec
tton. to wit. On the seventeenth day
of May, 1913, and paid
therefore are not entitled to two
positions on said ballot.
Ninth. That there Is on the pro
posed official ballot no ticket desig
nated by a party name
responds with the party name signed
to the letter asking the Department
of Election to fix the seventeenth
day of May. 1913, as n day for hold
Ing a primary election,
Tenth. That the political party j
name signed to the letter asking the j
Department of Elections to fix the
seventeenth day of May as a day tor I
holding a primary election does not |
agree with the political partv name, I
names or either of them, signed to !
certain certificates of nominations
which were filed w-ith said Depart-1
men, of Elections setting forth the j
names of the candidates nominated !
at said primary election.
The Department of Elections, under
the law. is charged with the duty of
supervising municipal elections held j
in this city and with the duty of pro-,
v-ii-,. _ .
'Idilip ballotB to bp USPd at Blich Plpr- !
tiona. and WP aPHtinriP that thp de- j
partmpnt \n dpsirous of furnishing a
fnrm nf ballnt that will nnf bp nnpn
iorm ot naiiOT mat nor oe open
In con/ueion 1
In presenting this communication I
,0 your department, we would re
spectfully urge that you give this
matter your immediate attention.
• Very truly yours.
Levin F. Melson.
Chairman. City Committee, Pro
gressive party.
candidates !
j
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that cor
JUMtion or result
' or "
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Attest;
Henry Thompson, Secretary.
f\mg a it
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^ Philadelphia afternoon paper
y8el*t da y contained an Interesting
i ap,8pde •" whlc ' 1 a d *" t
1 of that City, and « Delaware man fig
ured to the extent that both were
arrested. The woman was pretty and
was attired In « close-fitting
gown. She gave her name as Mrs.
Catharine S, King, and her age as 35
of Seventeenth and Race*
ware map
T he couple attracted ths attention
of , hê police when the woman at
tempted to Jump on'the rear end of n
> "> B d 8tpeet
silk
years,
streets, while her escort said he w,.s
Stephen H. Kane, of Waterford. Del.
There is no such place on the Dela
Spring Garden. Policeman Laudert
witnessed the act oud rubbed hls
eyes for a moment before he was sat
is fled that hls vision, was not playing
him fatso. He placed the woman un
der arrest. .
Magistrate Belcher fined each $5 and
coats, because be though their attitude
toward the court contemptuous.
Mrs. King who »aid she was a
„ ... .
widow, declare«. „ ^ „ p
on the fo^ wagon on a dare. Her
companion had told her she could not
d ° "• A 8h « d b Y, the " for
particular, regardlnca l> ar 'y^ fi «•">•
pie attended las night Mrs King be
dear. It Just like this
Bhe got no further, V ou two seem
to think this court Is a joke aald the
magistrate. I will fine you both IB
each and coats Either pay the money
or go to jail." They paid the money,
The policeman said that if he had
not arrested Mrs King, the eldewslks
would have become congested w ith
spectators.
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COMMISSION
FORM FAVORED
Referendum League Believes
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NCW GOVemmeOt 1068 ,
îc fho Roc*
1Ä lnC
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The Rpferpnd „ m L , ln gpggion
last evening discussed the question
"The Best Form of Municipal Govern-i
îæ
thTÄmmi.^ S S'JSSS
ment would be an Improvement over
that now In vogue.
Francis 1. duPont, president of the
;f^ a 8 ue - and candidate for Mayor on
,i»ha Bu " Moose «'«* chairman
f the meetin!! Mr duPont spoke of
,he proportionate representation
method with the preferential primary.
He cited the workings of this method
01 government and said that under
'such a system adherents of all
t) cal thought would be represented
according to the number of the fol
lowers.
Mr. duPont «aid while he preferred
this method of government, he would
wor j, ( or the commission form of gov
r
frnmont providing tha. was the form
People wanted. Under ,he pro
P^Kmafe represent«,ton method, be
"e no"nd'tb
fl * powers only and they would se
Ie ?* ,ke administrative board. An
other Rature of this form of govern
mPnt hp aaid . w as the fart that the
mlnoflty-the crowd which usually,
knew something, would be repre
•»«. whereas ,t present, In.oms
«•»rtet. where one politic a Pow er Is
, ' ! ' 1 J 1
no, have voted.
Olhers who spoke on the subject
were R. S Monrk, L^ A. HilWsohn,
Arthur N. Andrew*, John F. Thomas
and (amp* P. McGowan. Mr. Me
Gowan favored the commission form
of government because he believed it
allowed the city to he managed by
business men.
^,, man p ' pp ted to Council a* a Re
publican or Democratic or any other
political representative, should lose
h 1 " " u1 * nd "jeome a repre
ciuzen. mr. mcuowan
i.\ ,1 i sVrsdUv
j u nt chî*t*r
■ hafi f.v n r<sseH n wlllinineas to mine
i,ere and address the I eigne in th«
£ear future An invitation will be
extended to Mr Berrv
!
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B1SH0PSTEAD
LAWN FETE, JUNE 7
A , a mP eting last evening in Hie
study of the Hr* F M Kirkns rector
of Tr i n | t , P K rhur ch pinn» w ere
discussed relative to ' the lawn fete
.„TIL.m ' h X V«d
.h^ X.ern^n srXevenlnaC Sa urd.v
»he afternoon and evening of Saturday.
June 7. _
Should tb west ner p in i m
'hat da; the fete w 111 be held indoors
j Thompson. Jr.
j mine. Mias Marie Lemon.
Music Committee—The Rev R.
I Wolven. the Rev. r. H Hnlmcad and
| F - " 'V'att.
I Committee on Pastoral Play The:
! g*V W C Patterson Mis» Florence
Miller and Miss C aroline Raymond
j
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j .'»«■ county »e to i-> ovieri, not
Tu '" rt "' ( •">,»» ""' 1 ,
unrned tor funmlnn* (m books tor .lusluo«
! n f r»ar$* Rnd County ('on»*ihI#R Ttid
j d*»r» M ill Mibmit prie» for furnithtng fith^r
*ft> or fiv# hooks nnd furnish fty.*»»
! There will be the usual festivities
j w-hich attend such occasions, and a
I special feature of this one will be the
presentation of a pastoral play. "Alice!
In Wonderland." which promises to
add greatly to the pleasure of the
evening
The members of the general com
mlttee are Bishop Kinsman, Mrs.
George C. Hall and Mrs. F, M. Kirkns.
Refreshment Committee—Mrs. .1. D.
. Mias Marguerite Car
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PROPOSALS
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win bp roraWrd by thp
an< * ^««Ihy «f binding propo**d to b*» used
AUo iuhm j t fAr 3 . 5,10 «dditioml uh-otg
unbound Siir of pnges. stvle of prl iting
and rullpg cm hp (m#n Rt offr»» of 1 Hr « UrW
o< th» t'rj^ Atid^ss ^1'r.ip»*,!*.''
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Contemplate
Travelling ?
H so, t\e selection o{ travel
ling baggage is all important.
Comer baggage has lilled
the n-eds ol Wilmingtonians
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since
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iVe can fill your needs in "most
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anything
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235-237 Market Street.
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SAVE CITY
ELECTION BALLOTS
Con,lnu '' rt Froni Flrsl
gestion was made to have two watch
men stand guard over them night a d
Üay UMt ,bP " rst week ln Ju,y> w ^' 11
l1h '* npw clty Council will take office,
land it had been definitely rtetermm i
whether the election is to he contest
ed.
, f , hP ,, arp Dre3encd un to th t
;.*.1
!«» y boxëî
,0 determine a contest affecting all ths
rlt y docted officials is also in dispti u.
Apparently there is no law giving t
r, kh ,, ° review or rccountthe hal'o >.
>* expected tha th Heps ' •
ment of Elections make a r
changes in their instructions rega .
lug the inspection of the en . clop' s
In which ballots are placed af nr tj, /
«re marked. The department's in
poll-'«tractions as was pointed otft in TH 0
EVENING JOURNAL, now conta n
verbatim the druse In the ne v ballot
| aw prescribing what Inspection of t, »
envelopes is to be made
3KMIM; Cl t*ts EXMIIIIT
Af V VB1 \ | " * A
th " ^ ^'^xhib tlon a S*JV
npedI * WO v k a „d class work v bleh H
f
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* '"* by "' P pupi,a <)f ; '
Patrick's School. The slstr.-j a< I
members of thelv classe* arc at. t •
theatre In the afternoon da, y uPM
5. 30 o'clock,
NEW STYLE C \ It KOH U« VOR".
Th „ flrgt of „ f„ r! .
seven cars being erected for the Nr v
' ork Railways Company by i 1
American Car and boundry Company
here was made on Saturday. T'i i
was Car No. Tool and was one of t M
new fpye, with (he enlranre In tl «
center, a few feci from th« gionm .
This type of cars was designed in
conform with the mode of vome-i
dresses, all rtrps ba ng eiim.nnted
The cars w ill lie used on the sur
face lines In New York
I-_ _ t 'u~ ana j"
«iSHlfiSI» vlïâllfllkil* w .Vi«?lir>.
it j . i Telephone*
Undertaker t«n3 HU
HARD OF THAKKV
r than*« «•» «11 ' f
• Ab tu rxtPti.I «
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thAir kindness, ».vmpnthy nnd Total off#vi 1
Rt the time of out* rerent b^reax emeut FI's
TV. I»e fan»]» and t'M'dpçn.*
Thomas
ATI**
Elizabeth S Lanli
Stanley P Whlto.
W Hzrold Piere«
WiU>»m T Ciirter
Francis M<TI«kcn
May 1913. K'»iRb*th P.
nridow of William I. l ank. n»eH 7* :eR'N.
Rf'itiTe* and friend* of the faunl." are In
vited t" Attend tbP funeral Mrvi
reeidenee of \
pereon, Philadelphia pik»
axenue. Montre»*».
Mn v
»ire» and int
Ret hei. Md . on »
Kirkwood, Thuradnx inorninr. May 29. wit'
out further
TiANK «
at
el Ci i 'am*
»*• 1l-fot.»e
in-law. Ra
and
*n Wednesday
2A. 1913. nt d o't •* k
*v#nip
Further
ent In Brlhel M F*. eho
» al of
o.4l train
A
t arriagea will
notira .
... I
Îl2 rm u "? n ,',
a '. p ' T
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train at Kirkwood.
WHÎTF. — In tbifc eify.
Stanley p.. •
ne Turner White. as«»d 4 year«. .
Relative» and frienda of the family are h-J
vited to attend the funeral aer» icea at Liy[
IMPS S'ott atre^*71
on Thursday afternoon. May *?P. at
n'eloek. Interment *»t Mt. Salotn remet«
PTF.Kt F To PHladelpbio. on May *3« HM \
\V. Harold, on* y r»iild of W.P.am H e*»d
the late Florence A. Pierre, in hi« NVl
? e«r.
Reletire»
KMiuri
pnr,»t, - r««id»n»-. n».
,*n 4 'fii*'Vün*»«i .»Vri
Mr». Alh#rt Trmpl*. No. PJM P»pl«r »♦rr* ,f ,
ÄTa» r f o o'flO'-V.
#ot at RiVprvtrw r»mrt»»r.. . S piiffcnl
»nff*»-«*r nt ro»f .
f'ARTFR — In tbi» ritt. o„ May 3Î. 19*1,
. Carirr
and fri«n*U -r» int
«»•ni from bi» >nt** f»»t J d
May 35. 1911,
and Flixahrth
of pmi
« r-.n
rM-d tn fl»
and friend ara
t r*»H«»nr* * f
Trd to «ftf
•fir». %*0. |»1
a? 9 o'rlork. Hrquirm
rbutrb. Tntnmi#
MrMAHON Tn till» city,
Frinria. infant
>Tar«i
RrlatiAo» and fri»r.d»
thr funornl f*om th<*
N*o. 505 TV. Fif* af
. May ~ o'rlork. Tiiur
C'atbrdrnl rafn*t#ry.
\ at St. r«»«T«
m r*r>»iir»i
«nicîar
. 1911.
nf firore» A. • ul
f. MeMaTos. ar-* «
Ma»
enf».
d«y «ftprn
#»nt »
IS»
fm it»» 1» nt,
1
•/^•nc# of hi« I
**n Th*
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Sarah tVrlelo
,11 .lefte
D «• A ns«
An* 3329
in .- .
IVIO'KTAKEH.
Thr Only l-ieenssfj Lady Kmhalm 'T
Ik Dein« are.