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WILMINGTON. DELAWARE,. FRIDAY. JUNE 27, 1913
TWENTY.SIXTH YEAR—NO. 34
ALUMNAE
IN HAPPY
REUNION
Girl Graduates of W. H. S.
Make Merry Over the
Banquet Tables
PRAISE ALMA MATER
IN NIGHT TOASTS
With representatives present from I
blmost every class of the Wilmington
High School, from 1890 to 1913-a
period of twenty-three years—the
members of the Wilmington High j
Bchool Alumnae Association held
their annual reunion and dinner,
both of which were unanimously de
at 8
"L, l
o'clock, to a dellcous dinner which
w^s served at Individual tables with
,b
dared to be the best ever, last even
ing in Hanna's cafe. The class of
J912 had the largest number of re
presentatives present, and the earl
iest class resented was that of 1878,
with Mrs. Ella W. B Semple as the
representative. A folk by Mrs. Sem
ple was much enjoyed. The 140 re
presentatives of the different classes,
which number ranked the gathering
as being the largest in the history of
the Association, sat down,
cherry and *
srsri
And once seated fun and merri-!
ment reigned supreme, every one|
entering Into the spirit of the ocm
sion with a vim and zest which help
ed in the generul Jolly good time
which was made even more delight-re
ful by the entertaining toasts and
favorite popular songs.
Miss Jessie Culbertson, president
of the Alumnae Association, presided
during the evening, and lr an open
Ing address welcomed the many
graduates present, after which she
Introduced the toast mistress Miss
Miss Louise Gibney. of the class of
*12 5 ave the first toast. Mhat the
Alumnae Scholarship has Meant To
T he second toast. "The Last llluml
nation," was given hy Miss Esther
«Ä-ÄfWLS«
Iva A. Appleby.
Me •'
Miss Hazel Whltenack.
A telegram of greeting from the
Alumni Association which was hold-1
Ing a banquet at the Hotel DuPont
read to the guests and a fitting
the
was
reply made.
Of the songs of the evening,
School soqg "Cherry and White" was
the favorite and was given with an
enthusiasm which proved the sin
seritv of the class spirit. Class yells
were not forgotten, and they were
sdven—well as onlv a true class yell
ever is given. The affair in entirety
was a delightful one. and will long
linger In the memory of the graduates
—old and new '
The members of the Alumnae pres
ont included.
Iva Applebv. Mary Armstrong, Anna
Alles, Katherine Alles, Jeanette All
man. Nellie Allen. Sara Amsbaugh,
ji-v-j.,
Edith C Bnkev Grace Roulden,
Bessie W Buck. Susie Brackin, Flor^
ence Brackin. Harriet Bradford, Evan
galine Barsky. Helen Brown.
leswie Culbertson Carrie Cooner
Fil«hrth creamer Mrs J Paul
Cranston Viola Casey
Lucy Divertv Bessie Day Eliza
beth bunker Carrie Eaton '
Frances Foreman. Eleanof Fore
man. Svbllla Feldmeler, Edith Fran-1
ds.
Amy Goldberg, Esther Good, Doro
thy Goohin, Blanche Gilmore.' E.
Louise Gibney. Myrtle Gillespie, Mar
garet Geiger.
Helen Henkel, Virginia Henkel,
Catharine Harkins. Elizabeth John
son. Clara Kolbus, Edna Kirk. Mary
Krejel. Gertrude Larrlron. Florence
iSJ (femud "Mean^^F, zabKh
McDanlel Frances Martin'. Margate
Millikpu Edna Mclntiro Ma reuerito
Malone, * Blale McDaniel.* Sara New
man Bessie Ocheltreo. Lola Parsons,
Mrs. H. R. Pemiock. Mrs A. M. Penn,
Etta M. Reeves. Mrs. Rosa T. Reeves.
Gertrude Robb. Lillian Rosin, Edith
Robertson. Lillian fouler, Mayme
Sasse. Helen Sasse. Mrs. Charles
Staats, Charlotte Smyth, Mrs. E. D.
B. Semple, Mildred Tbppin. Ruth
Thawiey, Anna Thoma^. Anna Ulrich,
Clara Wood, Carrie Well, Elizabeth
AVright Helen Winkler. Cpnstance
Wynar.ds.
The following graduates were pre
sent:
Classical—Emily Mathilda Ander
eon, Allis Bertha Appleby, Pauline
Continued On Second Page.
Making the Real Home
Some one lips called the real home a "happy combination
It Is just that.
■i
No one thing alone makes
of condition»."
a home, but various elements happily combined.
Naturally a factor in the combination Is money.
It Is not
so much the possession of money or the lack of It that counts
as the way is which it is used.
"
Generally speaking, men are the money getters, and wo
Thls system puts a great re
The woman is. In the anal
men are the money spenders,
sponsibility on the women,
analysis, the home maker, and If her home is to be a real one
she must spejÿl the family Income wisely, be it great or small.
"
There Is no surer way for her to make each dollar bring
Us full value of comfort and good cheer than by keeping her
self Informed as to what Is in the market, *where It Is to be
had, and at what price; by reading each day the advertise
ments In THE EVENING JOU'RNAL and other good news
papers.
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(Copyright, 1*1«, by J. P. Fallon.)
J
A.
WOMAN IN
BED BITTEN
BY RODENT!
One of Colony of Rats Attacks
_ «
Mrs. Burnham While
She SleeDS
•
RESIDENTS FEAR
Attacked and bitten on the nose by
a grey rat, as she slept in bed on
Tuesday night, Mrs. E. X». Burnham,
wife of Dr. E. P. Burnham, of No. 608
West Tenth street, is under the care
of her physicians. who fear thst
blood poisoning may develop.
For some time the neighborhood of
Tenth and Jefferson and Eleventh and
Madison streets has been overrun with
rtts. They have become'so numer
ous that one resident of the vicinity
has caught 22 of the pests H» his back
yard nnd many people have been com
plalnlng of having the rals In their
ouses. No edibtles are safe unless
FOR THEIR SAFETY
IJ,
kept In a tin box, and It Is not an
unuBual lhlne ,n 8PP a rat e ° b " und '
ing across a Persian rug in a hand
Rome , or whlle lerrlflpd guests
;„, akp p se of , ablp topB and
janythlng that can he climbed upon.
L" ä"ä jw;
the T)ack yard an(! even gonp so far
af , to ?naw ho i eR ln flour barrels and
iboxes in the Burnham pantry.
On Tuesday night after Mrs. Burn
^ a m and the doctor had retired, slio
a(! awakened by a noise In her room,
she called to her husband and they
Ir'eclded that a rat was after some
candy which was lying on a dressing;
table. Dr. Burnham got .up gnd
found that the rat had eaten
half of the candy. Deciding that they
bad made enough noise to frighten
av.ay the animal, they went back 'a
b p(,k MrB Burnham had hardly cbw-d
her eyes when she felt something
strike her In the face. Then the rat
sank Its teeth Into the bridge of Mrs
Burnham's nose, striking the bone
vlth great force and causing her to
>cream in agony. Dr. Burnham got
«säsä-.äk
«■« S.Ä
Phvsiclans dressed Mrs. rurnham'a
, HÜ m
Injuries which were very painful. Fhe
» as so badly frightened that sh«
fainted from ' -r experience \ The
next day her nose was badly 'ivMren
1 and turned black and blue, hut today
H Is much better,
! When seen hy a reporter for THE
: EVENING JOURNAL this morning
j Mrs. Burnham hesitated to talk about
i her terrifying experience hut finally
I consented to do-so that other people,
1 in the neighborhood might be warned
; against the rats. The a !| P *? t '. nn „? f
: the city officials will be called to the
(conditions and some action taken. In
I Philadelphia, three cents apiece is paid
«Ifor all dead rats and five cents is
P a 'd ,or M vp °, nps - , .
Several people have killen
B,,ol | B , ld 8tonP8 ol ' , P " , _'
street In the last few days and sev
oral evenings ago one woman saw a
large grey rat run up the street with
' n ,, ' n fpp * o7a ca i,.'' b ' cb mnr l p n "
move to get it The rats are not
In the least afraid no—„ns and
while they do not stand by and let
[people walk on them they take their
Hm« in Rettins out of the way '"his
fad 1« vouched for by several rest
i dents of the neighborhood.
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ITA CITC l/TT
! Ill 11 \I|IV W IV I
non UflCDITÄl
r 11 K ||U 11 I I AL
■ aav/w»a aim j
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.,, gR g m n y p. Dissell, John Ban
Tomlinson were
appointed a committee by the Delà
.ware State Tuberculosis Commission
yesterday, to confer with
ratB;
a
a like committee of the Trustees of
the* Poor regarding a site for a hos
pital for colored consumptives. No,
date was set for the first conference
of the committees, but it will he call
ed by the chairman of that commit
tec. •
A resolution was adopted provld
Ing for the study of tubercular con
ditions in the State.
A resolution was also adopted urg
ing action upon part of Senator John
M. Walker. Senator Carter and Rep
resentatlveg Mooney, Swan and Barn
ard who comprise the committee ap
pcinted by the Legislature to deride
upon a site for a proposed negro tu
fcerculosls sanitarium.
WITHOUT DRINK
COURT HOPES AGED
MAN WILL REFORM
Samuel Patterson has been "flag
ged" by the Court of General Ses
8ionB and hereafter he is not to b»
sold liquor within the city limits.
Upon orders from the Court today
every member of the p'ollce depart-|
ment notified saloon keepers of the
city that If they 'or their bartenders
sell directly or Indirectly to Patter
son tffelr licenses will be In danger
Patterson Is now In the workhouse
ceny of three pounds of butter. ,a „ r J
will be whipped with five lashes to-1
^Jartert
the larceny charge in the Court of
General Sessions "yesterday
"f®?V ey 8a,d ^ a,, erson s case was a
p "vaT not pnfcishment tb™nd The
nged man to Jail but it will be a pun
ishment to cut off his liquor supply..
„ . v oV" « \vLnôv 'nf 'piiiil'i'riu
*
t|,|* morning.
"AnyNvhqre and everywhere so long
aB one has the price," Patterson
P Wn nllev .rtrtrM.in, Pa .,, r
B n n said the court expected to solve
the problem which- this case had rals
«1. by haMng the police of Wilmington
", 1( , r ThP ,, onrt hoJiPVP tha , wlthou t
u ntIO ' r Patterson »$111 become sober
«ml stay out of Jail.
_ .
ur WANT . L iWVFR.
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d r ""f**P^ ^ ol " ,R h ", lf P, '
»«— ****** nr, r - Vi
house tenanted by George Batson. No.
" 17 Elizabeth street denied VJ ft
day.
desired to get an Attorney the
was continued until Monday. Ha»«"«
who was found under a bed hy the
officers when his house was raided.
was lined *10(1 and costs on Tuesday
by Judge Churchman on a like
charge,
almost-I
HURT BT FALL.
j OS eph W. Johnson, a member of
fhP „ of , Io hnson and Brothers, ts
g U ff pr t n ^ f rom severe -Injuries bus
tai „ Pr1 whpn hp fp „ or waR thrown
^ ^ avenue car on Mon
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day -
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rkr' tmi
N8 DOG IN
crufFR INI FT
jr.ff|\|\ fti'i JL/1^ 1
Anlmbl is Released After
Market Street Crowd
Hears Its Appeal
SCAMPERS OFF WITH
YELL OF THANKS
j
I
frnm
I the heart, a sheperd dog Jumped from
thp gewer inlet at Ninth and Shipley
With a yelp of Joy that came
streets when the grating was lifted
. . ... .
hy willing l^ands. hounded out Ninth
(street, apd disappeared shortly be
fore 8 o'clock this forcing,
inlet and how It came to be there Is
„ mystery. It must have entered fhe
Shipley street sewer at some point
and gradually wffrked Us way as far
as j t con i d g0 and there imprisoned
Itself.
Thp ln,Pt 18 ' oratPd a' on ff the curb
in the rear of the equitable Building
and Is hardly more than 2x3 feet in
^dimensions. It carries the surface
drainage collected at that point to
the majn g b i p i e y street sewer which
pndB a t the center of the Intersec
tion of the two streets at that corner.
The Shipley street sewer is quite
large enough, having been laid sev
oral *
The animal was Imprisoned in the
ff.nj.fn HI^ £
mg off the rain \%ater, the former
sewer having being too j|j a
branch pipe from this sewer try the
Inlet where the dog was found Is
hardly more than 18 inches in
diameter. The dog had such a time
squeezing its way fowafd the light
that came down through the Iron
grating covering the inlet that much
of its long hair was torn away,
The animal raised no cry but look
ed up through the grating with an
appeal in . his eye that aroused the
sympathy of the crowd that had col
lected.
of the Cosmopolitan Relief Associa
Hon, with offices In the Law Building,
at Ninth and Shipley streets was
among those attracted to the spot. He
obtained the assistance of severs!
others and they pried off the grating.
With a leap the dog was out of the
hole and without tarrying to thank
S. A Parrott, superintendent
his rescuers beyond emitting a joy
ful yfdp. traveled out Ninth street
at a speed that would be hard to
equal. The shaggy coat of the dog
was covered with sew«r filth tad it
was about the most forlorn looking
animal the crowd had ever gaa?d
upon. Much of the hair from its
coat still adhered to the sewer pipe
I and sides of the Inlet,
STATE LICENSES
MUST BE PAID
4
All state licenses must be paid be
fore July 1 to save a penalty of 5
per cent. The office of the Clerk of
Peace Harry A. Brown will be open
tomorrow and Monday continuously
f-om 9 till 6.30 o'clock tc give tax
ables the opportunity to pay.
CHILD DIES OF MARASMUS.
Beatrice Keasin, aged 6 wèeks, died
of marasmus at her home. No.. 608
Christiana avenue, last evening.
BOARDS UP
NEIGHBOR'S
WINDOWS
1M
CAVC HF OWNS
y« 1 »» ,
WALL OF PROPERTY
' e * —-.
'Monagle Chops Down Spite
Fence Then Goes Himself
One Better
■
Declaring that a spite fence he had
erp, ' ,p( l 0,1 his h»wn to block the
b !T* P Market "st^et owned
i. Williamton. of Summit, Pa..
<ll«n R.irr-.J Dir, own
: ona * ?! p°* pn vp iIw # pncr fm
\v>(toesdsy afternoon. The carpenter
then proceeded to nail up two win
jdows on the second door of the WH
: !* amBOn . h ° llBP * hlcb i, 8 £ n .f nt * t * by
| wh " p n n M rtl S Cns ,r e u agkPd the car
renter and McMonagle what they In
1 tendpd to ,lo ;' McMonagle said he In
, '' 1 ' d ',' d !. *}*?t Iwn "V of
;
, hoards down which caused McMon
i aB ' f . to ,88Ue a dpfy ' , w
1 »■•''L'ever .7'month« «mextend"
Monagle several months ago extend
Pd ,0 ,bp windows of the Williams
house where two windows on, the
second floor overlooked McMonagles'
ÄihTsi.
^ waU of {hc was
| owne d by him and that his deed call
C( j j or ^ Despite this declaration,
the Court of Chancery previously had
; ordered that a fence erected by Me
Mon — , e !n an a ,iey between the two
propprt i e8 be removed. This was
f j one
william J. Fisher Is agent for the
I Williamson property and just what
w ,„ , )P d one relative to the nailing
of the w i nd ows is unknown, Mr.
Fisher awaiting Instructions from the
owner. Mrs. Cashell this morning
said that something had to be done as
the use of one room In the house
was made useless hy the action of
McMonagle
Mcwonagie.
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EXTRA LOAN
MAY BRING
pn! DT FiPHT
VfUUIX i I lUll 1
Residents of Delaware City who op
posed the issuance of additional
bonds for *6,000 for street purposes
sent a committee here today and laid
their case In the hands of Daniel O
Hastings. Under an act of the Leg
islature Delaware City was author
! !*ed to Issue *10,000 In bonds for
j street purposes. When a survey was
j made It was found that *10,(100 would
j bp do tb * *° rk Th * n
! 11 v,as dpc,dpd ^ y ^e town commis
sinners to refer the matter to the peo-i
pie by a referendum vote. The vote
was In favor of borrowing the addi
tional In,(K10.
No action so far has been taken by
counsel in me case.
CARNIVAL FOR
MASONIC HOME
golli miss Helen Cranston. Mrs. W. F.
CROWDS NEWPORT
' NEWPORT, Del.. June
27.—With
pretty booths, brilliantly lighted
streets and gay decorations the street
carnival for the new Masonic HaT
opened last evening to continue un
til Saturday. The presence of nu
merous visiting Masons and their
friends enlivened the event.
The committee In charge of the
three days' carnlvhl consists of Harry
Lowe, Arthur Gamble, and Frank Mel
vin with the following assistants;
Mrs. A. C. Gamble. Mrs. J. P. Groome,
Mrs. J. E. Whann, Miss 311a W. John
Groome and Mrs. F. H. Wcldln.
Headed by their hand, Brandywine
Forest No. 20, Tall Cedars of Leb
anon, Patrol of Wilmington, came
over last evening on a special car and
gave an exhibition drill In connection
with the carnival. The Cedars were
accompanied by their wives. The
tool, in the
following patrol
ercise:
Captain Carter, and Messrs. King,
Nutter, McRoberts. Mammele, Blythe,
Greenwall, Woodward, Abrahams,
O, Smith, Rettcw. Osklng, * Baugh,
Kelley. Buckmaster. Coyle. Mortlock.
Dickerson, C. Morgan, Wenninger,
Booker, Koffenberger. W. Morgan.
mi* y you < m n< H
The I «die«' Aid Society of Fast
The '; a '*' PB Aid So iet> of East
Lake Presbyterian Church wlll glxo
bake tomorrow at J
and K ln * B * rPP ' 8 ^11 k^Inds of pies
cakes and bread will be for sale.
a
TO-DAY'S TEMPERATURE
THE BELT DRUG STORE.
1.30 P. M.
\
88
5
12.00 M.
87
10.00 A.M.
83
1
8.00 A, AL
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JUDGE AGREES
1 A. M. TOO LATE
FOR MARRIED MEN
Mrs. Hayes Benton, colored, ad
dressing Judge Churchman In Clt.y
Court today, said her husband did not.
threaten her life, but said, "you
know coming home at X and 3 o'clock
In the morning la wo time for a mar
ried man."
money was left
«'recettes went for liquor.
[Churchman agreed with Mrs. Benton
(that Hayes should come bom. earlier,
and held him under $300 bond to k<>i p
th * p '' a, ' < '' h " t,,>,UK ch *"' rd wllh
jhi p ach of pence. . w
Rodgers? a charge of "assault and bat
tory against Charles l*. Yates was dla
nilssed.
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I prrXpTIAM CHR
Mrs. Benton said Haye* would come
home drunk nnd just growl, and what
after paying foy
Judge
IXLLLl 1 III Iff fUlX
nnnill ID DICTAT»
rllrlll „AK I AN I UK
1 VI »•* »
seIb. 0 ed h rn d Be d »hef a" VeTiT«^
]|<g| pven(ng Rivp H testimonial re
ciptlon to the Rev. William H. Hoxter,
D D '' p " B,or of ,hp churcl ' X'alms
. , . n nwprH WP re the decorations,
Iopened when M T.'
[s.^lina gHve an orgHn selection. The
Hpv y A T K oust pronounced the
'kä*:; m
ToIIowIiik marie oddr€«eei of
ll)ree minutes each: The Rev. O. K.
jjivans who was master of cere
monies'' the Rev. T. H. Skinner, Dr.
John o. Hopkins. Emanuel Murray,
war d Naudaln Lewis Redding. Mrs.
Nannie Jones, Mrs. M. A. Sterling,
Ä(rp M f ,. j{ 0 htnson, Mrs Anglo
Henry M T. Sterling, Lcvl Loper,
Mrs Viola Hubert. Mrs. Amelia Calla
h 8 n, Mrs Ethel McGann, Mrs Ida
Anderson, Ixvulua Coursey and Ell
wood G. Hubert, nf Washington.
Dr. Hoxter made an appropriate
reply to the testimonials.
Bethel Is one of tha largest colored
churches in the etty. having a mem
h. rshlp of 600.
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IDS IUTT TlTV
ARRANGE ill Y
INAUGURATION
Ill ilU VP U II 1 1 I IVIn
I -
Mavor Asks All Officials to
J
Tflkf* Oafh at SflfllP Time
10110 Vain 01 aanre IIUIO
Of! Tuesday
VII auvw j
RFrFPTtflNi Wil l
ntLtrilUn HILL
FOLLOW CEREMONY
Mayor Harrison W. Howell's sec
°" d l" a «K«rallon as Mayor will take
. Council chambers
p a( p
at noon ou nPX t Tuesday and plans
are being perfected to make It a cere
mo ny befitting the occasion and not a|
perfunctory affair.
Mayor Howell discussed with the
members of the new Council last
night the plans under consideration
by which all the new city officials
will take oath of office. He asked
the members of Council, the presi
dent of the body and City Treasurer,
together with their wives, to be pres
ent at noon on Tuesday.
Is to have the oath of office adminis
tered to each in the presence of all
and to hold a sort of reception to
become better acquainted and start
off the new administration with good
feeling and a thorough understand
ing that the administration will give
His Idea
the people of the city good govern
ment for the next two years.
The Mayor has asked City Judge
Philip Q. Churchman to administer
the oath to him. Judge Churchman
will perform like service for the oth
er officials.
Mayor Howell's plans include the
Democratic members, for it Is the
purpose to eliminate Just as much as
possible any political or factional
lines not only In the new Council, hut
throughout the Incoming city admin
istration.
OUTING FOR WEST
SCHOOL CHILDREN
Three hundred children of the
elementary department of West Pres
byterian Sunday school were taken
to Shellpot Park yesterday for their
annual picnic.
Four special trolley cars carried fhft
happy children to the park, wher»
thy spent a thoroughly enjoyable day
In care of Mrs. C. N. Bower, of the
advanced junior department. Miss
Clara Mendinhall of the beginners'
d6 P*rt n >« nt ' MiBB Grace Baird of the
pr , mary department, their helpers.
Mrg L v Christy. Mrs. Frank Stauf
\ Anna Brown> Mrg Simnn
Mparg and „ nlim ber of the mothers,
BO me of whom had taken the precau
tion to take extra clothing for the
Utile ones, anticipating possible im
promptu baths and other accidents;
but, with the exception of one such
hath, when one of the little lassies
tripped over a stone and suddenly"
sat down in the brook, no calamities
happened to mar the day's enjoyment.
A special tregt was given the chil
dien when, toward the close of the
afternoon, which had been spent in
sports of all kind, a wagon from
Hanna's appeared, and from It was
taken large cans of delicious straw
berry Ice cream, which was dispensed
to the children in cones, two of whlcn
were given to each child.
This was a gift of the school to the
children
PLAINTIFF IN
DUPONT ROAD
SUIT IS DEAD
Jehu Clendanlel, Who Took
Jehu Clendanlel, of Lincoln, Del.,
died on Wednesday, he being the miyi
,n who8P nan,e * ult waB 8Urtwl ,n
Boulevard Law to Court,
Expires at Lincoln
ATTORNEY SAYS OTHERS
MAY CONTINUE CASE
,hp State Courts to try to prevent
construction of the duPont Boule
'»rd. After the Supremo Court of
Delaware sustained the constitution
allly of the boulevard law, an appeal
was taken on a writ of error to the
Supreme Court of the United States
whpre the cftse noW pendln *' u
' aUBPd Gpnpral T - Coleman duPont to
halt construction of the boulevard
pending the Supreme Court's de
.
Whether Mr. . Clendanlel's death
will terminate the pending litigation,
r cause op p 0nen ts of the boulevard
y . . . .
t0 B,art a DPyr Bult * remaln8 to be
«ecu
Mr. Clendanlel died on Wednesday,
«"-■« - >- «-? "T- "•
" ttB palit 80 yearg of age and Wa *
^eli known In the lower pan of the
{State, where he had engaged In farm
ing for many yearn. His funeral will
'«he place this afternoon, wllh inter
mint at Milford.
Mr ' Cleuffaulel, with several others.
attacked In court the boulevard law,
'»'d »Her lhe a,llU ' Supremo Court |
declared It constitutional, they :
the case on a writ of error to the
United Btates Supreme Court. Henry
Htdgely. of llover, and Caleb 8. Lay
um. now of this city, represented him.
uVlhTrrt r e n Vè « e n t ■ ° ?h e K ( ' o 1 < m* n du
^^ i ", d | B . r ' pd Ln|pman du
Vont R L ° ad ' n ®"' p ° r »^ d ' tewed by a
Mr. Layton. whSB Inlenrteweo oy a
reporter for THE EAENtNO JOUR
t 0< l«y. »aid he did not know of
the death of Mr. Clendanlel. Her«.
âï-kü'«
reply to questions asked him as
10 wIl « lh,,r Mr - C.lendanlel's death
aould have any effect ou the case he
„fqro the Supreme Court, at Washing
'ton. Mr. Layton said: "I do not
think it will. It Is likely that the
gijjt w|11 be con()nund either by his
executors or heirs. I do not know
this, however, and would rather you
talk to Mr. Rldgely."
In case the executors or heirs of
Mr Clendwi lel do not continue the
ar,,on whHt movp " ni bp made7 "
asked the reported.
"Very likely one of the others who
were associated with Mr. Clendanlel
would UkeJ up,' ^ or
, n(prpgtP d w)th M r. Clendanlel In
(bp gu j t and that Mr. Clendanlal's
namp waH ugpd j n ,h P case because
lt wag<mf ,re feasible under the condi
liions. He expressed the opinion that
any onp of thpge wou i d take up the
ctBe should the present action be
dropped,
Mr. Rldgely is away from Dover
for the day.
THURSDAY A HALF HOLIDAY*
With the advent of the hot summer
days, Thursday afternoons will be
set apart during the months ot July
and August as a half holiday, by
grocerymen. furniture dealers and
other business men, and a number of
them spent the afternoon yesterday
with their families on pleasant out
ings.
A holiday for the men makes
possible for busy housewives to get
away for an afternoon also and with
the exception of Saturday and Sun
soon
train,
day, Thursday afternoon will
prove to be record ones In
steamboat and trolley travel.
ARREST JOHNSON IF HE STAYS IN CANADA.
1
By The United Press
MONTREAL. Que., June 27—At the request of Secretary of
State Bryan the Canadian Government today ordered the arreat
.
i|
of Jack Johnson, negro pugilist, pending hl», deportation a* an
ruble immigrant, if he attempts to remain % ln the Domin
]f he proceeds on his way to France he will
Johnson has stated that he will sail n#xt Tuesda:
uudti
{
be
nol
Ion.
molested.
FIND NURSES DEAD.
By The United Prass.
KATONAH, N, A'.. Jdne 27.—Myatery surrounded the finding
of >hr bodies of Rosalie Roque and Catherine Lacy, nurses of
» rtorac for Chronic Invalids at' Bedford Hills early
Both women bad been «hot to death, aud although It «as
the Montcfiore
today.
believed that one had shot the other and then committed sut
:ed
cide. Coroner J. P. Dunn, of Westchester county has st
a 'borough investigation.
I At K OF QUORUM DELAYS SCANDAL PROBE.
By The Cnltu* Prc,
WASHINGTON, June 27— Lack of quortua today prevented
taken by the House Judiciary Committee on
any action being
the Kahn vcùoluliou requiring Attorney-General McReynolds to
D ggs-Camlncttl aud
submit all papers to the House In the
Western Fuel Company cases.
39 CLASSES
AT DINNER OF
HIGH ALUMNI
250 Graduates and Guests At
tend Remarkable Re
union at Hotel DuPont
HENRY P. SCOTT PLEDGES
with the presence of at least one
member of every class that hasibeea
graduated from the Wilmington High
School for thirty-nine consecutive
years, the annual dinner and reception,
of the Alumni Association of that
school was hold last night in the main
$1250 FOR SCHOLARSHIP
diningroom of the Hotel DuPont. It
wa* unprecedented In many way*.
Every class that has been graduated
from the H,Rh 8ch ° o1 from 1876 "»
1913 was represented In the gather
Ing of 260 persons, a record rare In
the annals of the alumni of any In
.tltutkyn of learning. Inthe
semblage were men prominent In aj
fairs—bankers, physicians, lawyers,
clergymen, merchants, men active la
_ , . . .
all line» of business In the community,
They "came back" to the reunion,
some from considerable distance, wltt*
* rr T«"" ? tt
and cla " B " p,rlt * and t0 reward th#
efforts of officers of the Alumni A»«
sociation to lift St to a plane of uigh
j^jvltles and usefulness And th«
graduates ontoved themselves
,nHr « ra nuaies enjoyed themselves
Just as much aa did those of later
(years. The diners were seated by
clagBea go thR , g radu atea could hark
hack to school days, and a
clubby social time could be had.
All Classes Represented.
As an Illustration of the
more
manner
In which the different classes of the
school responded to the reunion (fall.
It might be pointed out that six mem
bers of the Kurt* family—all High
School graduates—were present, a
seventh graduate of that family who
had hoped to attend could not he
present. They ranged from John D.
Kurt* of the class of 1876 to Howard
C. Kurt* of the class of 1913. Dr.
quel board.
J. Hnrmer Rile, also of the class of
1876, displayed a program of the com
mencement exercises of his class,
which he has carefully preserved.
John R. Moore of the class of 1R7S
also was present, that first class hav
Ing three of its members at the ban
When the dinner wai well under
way It was discovered that the
classes of 1887 and of 1893 weFP^ iî»' -
represented, although members olM
(hose classes had sent In acceptances.
After some telephonic messages and
scurrying with an automobile J. Fred
Gradwohl of the class of 1887 and
Robert Wler of the class of 1892'were
gotten to the dining hall and were
welcomed with cheers, as they' made
complete an unbroken line of thirty
nine annual classes In the assem
blage.
During the evening the Alumni
exchanged written greetings with
the Alumnae Association which was
holding Its annual dinner and recep
tion at Hanna's.
H. P. Scott's Fine Gift.
Former Congressman William H.
Heald, of the class of 1880. was toast
master, and the speakers Included
Judge Herbert L. Rice, of the class
of 1893. former Congressman Charles
B. Landis, formerly of Indiana and
now of Wilmington ; Henry P. Scott,
of the class of 1876, Principal A. H.
Berlin of the High School and Super
intendent of Schools George W.
Twttmyer. Judge Rice made a plea
for an athletic field and athletlo
activities for the high school and for
other public schools. He was a star
athlete of the High School, and on*
of the best football players Wilming
ton ever has produced.
Mr. Scott especially endorsed and'
Continued from Pag-* Thirteen.