Evening journal. [volume], August 27, 1913, Image 7

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POLICE AS
ESCORTS TO
BOOSTERS
Commission Also Permits Cop
Bali Players to March
in Parade
ANXIOUS TO SEE
SUCCESSFUL PARADE
The Board of Police Commissioners
yesterday afternoon decided to do
what they could to assist the Booster
Day parade for the Wilmington Trt
State club tonight, The board acted
favorably on a request received from
the Booster Day committee for a
platoons of police to head the parade
and also that one of the ball teams
of the Police Department be permitted
to participate in the demonstration.
The commissioners expressed a will-j
tngness to do everything possible to
make the affair a success and the
plans were left with Chief of Police
Black.
The Wilmington and Philadelphia
Traction Company, in a communica
tion refused the commission permis
sion to use the top arms of the com
pany's poles in Gilpin avenue, from
Van Buren to Scott streets. The com
missioners will have a conference
w'lth representatives of the company
on the ground as soon as this can he
arranged.
The commission has been offered
abandoned poles by the Diamond State
Telephone Company in the same thor
oughfare but on the opposite side of
the street, and this company Is anxi
ous to know what the department in
tends to <to, having had a représenta
tlve before the board at its last meet
ing.
Patrolman Burchenal was allowed
to accept a reward of $50 for the ar
rest of a deserter from the marines.
The lines collected In City Court
last week amounted to $135.30. Dur
ing The w'eek 30 prisoners were com
mitted to the workhouse,
mission decided to
amount- of the dues of the local po
lice department in the National Bu
reau of Criminal Identification, an
adjunct of the International Associa
tion of Chiefs of Police. E. Stidham
was commissioned a special officer
for the Delaware Hosiery Company.
A report of some kind was receiv
ed from Police Sergeant White, but
the commissioners did not make it
public, although they decided to re
fer it to The Street and Sewer De
partment.
The corn
pay $50, the
PURE MILK
FOR THE CITY
Board of Health and Inspector
on Hunt for Formal
dehyde
DECLARE DEATH IS
IN PRESERVATIVE
Working in conjunction with the
Board of Health, City Milk Inspector
Charles It. Grant land is making every
effort to prevent the n»e of formaldé
hyde as a preservative of milk. He, With
the board of Health, has every reason
to believe that much of the milk sold in
Wilmington is being treated in this
way during the summer. Already one
dealer has been arrested am! lined, and
it was said at the health office today
that sever! other« were being watched.
HORSES KILLED,
DRIVER TOSSED
HIGH BY TRAIN
While returning from Newark last
nighi' a two-horse team which John
Boyd, colored, was driving
struck by a northbound express train
on the Pennsylvania Railroad near
Iron Hill and both horses were In
stantly killed. One horse was thrown
about 300 yards and struck an iron
fence at the Iron Hill station and
broke the fence. Tho other horse
was dragged a short distance and
killed.
Boyd, who was sitting on the seat of
the wagon, says he was thrown into the
top of the maple tree, about fifty feet
away. The tr-e is a medium-sized one,
and Boyd says he climbed down from
the top of H uninjured. Several limbs
of the tree were broken.
was
•-on
SEN. SAULSBURY MAY PRESIDE,
Senator Willard Saulsbury has been
invited to preside over the meeting to
urge the government to buy the Chesa-1
peake and Delaw are Canal to be held}
in this city shortly under the auspices
of Delaware members of the Atltntic
Deeper Waterways Association,
meeting will be held tonight in the of
fice of Howell S. Fmgland to arrange
for the canal rally It is expected Sen
ator Saulsbury will accept the invita
tion.
DRANK POISON
HOPING FOR SLEEP
John McGonigal, as the hospital au
thorities give It, aged 34 years, is a
patient at the Homeopathic Hospital
where he Is recovering from the ef
fects of a dose of laudanum which he
swallowed late last night at his home.
No. 1738 Lancaster avenue.
The only explanation offered by Mc
Gonigal for taking the poison is that
he wanted to sleep. He will recover.
"FIRST AID" TENT AT FAIR.
Warren Cooper, patrol leader of the
Boy Scouts, has announced that the
Scouts will have a fiirsti-aid-to-thc-in
jured tent located at the State Fair
grounds during fair week. The tent
will be located near the entrance and
(he crew will number four boys,
equipment will be of the best and every
provision will be made to care for all
those who should need attention.
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PASSES AWAÏ
WHILE ON TRIP
REV. SKINNER
Well-Known Colored Pastor
Dies Suddenly On His Way
to Pennsgrove
WAS GETTING READY
FOR BIG QUARTERLY
Stricken with acute indigestion,
71 th . wh * ch suffered at times, while
fl !7 v n ® toward Pennsgrove yesterday
a^moon about tour o'clock, the Rev.
thinner, colored, of No.
, y French street, pastor of the
, " ' n * on Church, died in his
. arn,s before medical assistance
b°Uld be secured. He was on his way
t0 ,a " e the boat to Wilmington to
P rp P are for the big quarterly cele
Dra , on l ' ,< * time,
* ,r ' an J ^ r8, Bklnner
w ere accom-,
panled by Annie Smith, aged 12 years |
their adopted daughter, and they were 1
returning from Woodstown. N. J„ j
where they had spent the summer
Mr. Skinner, who was 53 years of
age. was apparently In good health
when they started homeward and
when about five miles from Penns-1
grove he was taken ill. Mrs. Skinner, !
seeing her husband's condition, started
to whip the horse into a run for
Pennsgrove for a physician, but he ex- 1
pired in a short time. Mrs. Skinner !
continued on to Pennsgrove where 1
the body of her husband was taken
in charge by the coroner of Salem
County, and Mrs. Skinner accompanied -
by their adopted child came to this
city. I
Mr. Skinner was born in Woodstown,
N- J., and was 11 son of Mr. and Mrs,
Harrison \V. Skinner. In early life he
was a laborer, and for a while worked
ns a hod carrier. About twenty nine
to preaching, und
since then he has had charges in Easton
and Chester, Pa. A icon t eleven years ago
he became pastor of the A. U. M. P.
Church, in French street, north of
Eighth street. Since then he had charge
of the program of, each big quarterly
meeting, and at the time of his death he
was coming here to complete arrange
ments for the meeting next Sunday.
The Rev. Mr. Skinner was married
27 years ago. and In addition to his
w-lfe, he Is survived hy his father, who
is 78 years of age. and three brothers
and two sisters. The funera! services
will be held from the A. U. M. P.
Church on Monday afternoon, and in
terment will be made at Woodstown,
N. J.. on Tuesday.
be in charge of the Rev. G. W. Brown,
president of the A. Ü. district,
which Mr. Skinner was secretary.
years ago he took
The services will
Of
FATHER TELLS
JUDGE OF LOVE
FOR ERRING SON
James Early, of No. 208 Van Buren
streets, appeared in City Court to
day against his son, Thomas Early,
aged 31 years, whom he charged with
breach of the peace.
Judge Churchman that although he
loved his son, he wanted him to stay
away from their home and stop abus
ing his mother.
The father also said he wanted the
court to make his son love and obey
his parents and brothers, but de
spite this the father said he loved his
son as much as the other children.
Mr. Early told
TO ATTEND CRAB FEAST.
A delegation of Wilmington mas
ter plumbers expects to go to Balti
more tomorrow to attend the crab
feast of the Maryland Master Plum
bers' Association.
HOUSEHOLD NOTES
Paint wooden pails and tubs with gly
cenne to prevent shrinking.
Rub mirrors with methylated spirits |
and polish with a touch of blue powder.
Unp tablpspoonfu! ot ammonia to p
quart of water will clean gold or silver
jewelry.
Place all cakes to cool on a wire sieve
and never put them away in tins till
perfectly cool.
Ordinary wallpapers may be cleaned
with dough, or rubbed with a sott,
flannel dipped in tine oatmeal.
f lemon, topped with grated
Slices o
horseradish, make a tasty and pleasing
garnish for veal served in any form.
Candles used for lighting the dinner
table will not drip if placed on ice for
or three hours just before serving
t«
the meal.
Do not throw your worn-out hot-1
water bag away, but out it in round
or oval pieces and use them as mats
to put under flower pots.
toffee stain, even with cream in it,
can be removed from the most delicate
silk or woolen fabrics by brushing the
spots with pure glycerin.
F'or dusting women's heavily trimmed
hats the best brush is a cheap shaving
brush, as it is both stiff and small
enough to reach every crevice.
Fill a bottle with hot water, place
the splinter over the mouth, press tight
ly; the suction will loosen it jinn it
«'ill be an easy matter to remove it.
A simple way ot repairing a rent in
an umbrella is' to use a piece of ordi
nary adhesive plaster. If the plaster
is not black, it may be easily colored.
After shampooing blonde hair, half
the juice of a lemon, squeezed in the last
rinsing water, will cause the hair to
dry more quickly and with less snarls.
Sew. matting with raftia and prevent
unsightly stitches of thread. Raffia is
very strong, and may be bought to
match almost any kiniY of matting.
When next creiming carrots, add half
a teaspoonful of onion juice and a dash
of grated nutmeg to the white sauce.
Add the boiled diced carrots and serve. I
Nails used in bathrooms and kitchens,
which to hang damp cloths and •
towels may Ire hung, should be painted !
with enamel, so that they do not leave
(rusty marks. , »,
There is a very important point in
regard to making scallops. That is,
| after the scallop is niade and cut out,
j go all over it again with a tifly button
1 hole stitch.
Instead of throwing away the un
sealed envelopes that bring circulars, cut
off he gummed strips snd save them.
They wiH serve a hundred household
usta.
PROM MEETING
Chamber of Commerce Heers
BAR WRITERS
Assessment Report Behind
Closed Doors
SYSTEM WOULD
COST CITY $15,000
A special committee of the Chamber
of Commerce held a meeting behind
elosed doors Inst night in the rooms of
the Chamber of Commerce, to hear the
report of George H, McGovern, who bus
returned from bis trip of investigating
the practical workings of several taxa
tion systems in different cities.
'Those present were: President Josiah
Marvel, Oscar C. Purdy, C. D, Garrett
son, George W. Sparks, Councilman Wei
1er E. Stover. Secretary George H. Me
Govern, Industrial Manager R. M. Pin
dell and Building Inspector William
[Johnson.
Représentatives from newspapers
who were present were Informed hy
President Marvel that as some of the
things to he said might he of a per
sonal nature and cause reflections on
the different systems, he would leave
It to their discretion what not to use
anti what to use At this juncture
C. D. Garretson held a conversation
with Mr. Marvel, who then said that
as It was a committee meeting It should
be seeret. Mr. Marvel said that If thg
presence of the new spaper men
would Influence the discussion they
would be asked to leave. The news
paper men were requested to leave
Another man. who said he was pres
ant as a citizen, was asked to leave
by Mr. Marvel.
Alter the meeting
theie was nothing d<
Ms report of the conditions which he
found in different cities, «no also that
be answered questions. The committee
will not make a decision to recommend
any system until after a meeting this
afternoon with the real estate broker»
of the city.
During the conference Mr. Pollock, a
representative of the Somers system,
was called in and asked whether if the
city should decide to line bis system the
computation tables used to tix corner
values become the property of the city.
Mr, Pollock told them that the tables
would not. but that he would furnish
the city free corner computations for the
Mr. McGovern said
one except to receive
second year.
Within the past week another city
has adopted the Somers system. San
Antonio, Texas, has signed a contract
for that system
cities have used the system.
George H. McGovern, when asked
by an EVENING JOURNAL reporter
how much money the Somers people
wanted to assess the property of Wil
mington and install Its system, re
plied it would cost about $15,000. It
Is understood that the Somers people
made nearly a million dollars clear In
from assessing property in
Four other Texas
one year
different cities of the country.
J. Bail Peirce, president of the Real
Estate Brokers' Association, has Is
sued the following letter
brokers In Wilmington supplementing
Mr. Marvel's call for the meeting this
afternoon.
"The members of the Real Estate
Brokers' Association have been re
quested to meet a committee of the
Chamber of Commerce, Wednesday
afternoon. August 27. at 3 o'clock in
the Chamber of Commerce rooms, to
discuss the proposed changes in tho
assessment system of the city.
"Mr. Marvel is very anxious to have
the help of this association, and
would like to have all the members
attend.
"I trust that this is a matter im
portant enough to all Real Estate
Brokers, that we may have a full at
tendance of the Association ''
to the
EIGHT NAMES
ON JAG LIST
At the rate which the "jag list"
growing, court officials expect '.t will
be necessary to Issue a small sized
At the present time there
Dolan
a|>p p(Rht nsm n B „n the list,
Th)(1 morning Michael
| charg ed with drunkenness, had his
namp p ) acP( i on the list and his Coin
will have no purchasing power in sa
Io0Q|| of thlB clty .
Churchman read the record of Dolan.
wh1cl , glowed he had been arrested
fonr )imps fhiR year
At thp r ^q,j e g( n f Henry S. Isaacs.
c0UaBet f 0r John \V Mllbourne. col
orp(J c h a rged with sending a woman
a ]ewd notPt was continued until to
Today Judge
morrow.
Mllbourne pleaded not guilty.
Y. W. C .A. NOTES,
Present activities at the Y. \V. C. A
building include extensive preparations
for a rummage sale, which is to be given
under the auspices of the house com
raittee on September 25. 26 and 27.
Donations for the sale are requested
by the committee and any such will be
sent for if a telephone cal! is sent to the
association number, D. and A. 3170.
Because of Labor Day observance the
usual board meeting which was to have
been held on Monday afternoon, has
been postponed until Tuesday at 230
o'clock.
The special topic of discussion at the
meeting will be the financial campaign
which is to be held in the early fall.
. IT .
, LIEUTENANT JONES ILL.
Lieutenant Andrew- Max bank Jones ot
the United States Marine Corps,
I "«• * former "»«lent of Wilmington
11* 8 * hp en detached from post duty at
• Guantanamo Bay, Luba, on sick eave,
! * nd *® *"* ^, ava l Hos P ltal
'Brooklyn. New York. Mr. Jones
recent guest at the home of hi» sister,
-" r *- J- Edmund Fuller,
PERSONAL.
Miss Nellie P. Lawton arrived home
today from Arlington, New jersey.
Miss Lawton has spent most of the
summer with friends at Saratoga
Springs and Lake George.
James Dougherty and family, of thla
city, are spending the week at Penns
grove, Mr. Dougherty Is employed
as a clerk at the Commercial Hotel,
No. 205 Market street.
va»
SMELZER-STEWART.
Miss Della B. Smelzer, of 615 West
Second street, daughter of Mr. and
Mrs Samuel Smelzer. and John P.
Stewart, of Richardson Park,
married by the -Rev. W. E. Greenfield,
at Sllrerbrook M. E. Church
signage on Mond*.'
were
par
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There's a world of satisfac
tion in buying UneedaBiscuit
because you know you will
get what you want—soda
crackers that are oven-fresh,
crisp, clean, appetizing and
nourishing.
Uneeda Biscuit are always uniform
in quality—they are always alike
in crispness, in flavor—they are
soda crackers you can depend
upon. And all because Uneeda
Biscuit are uncommon soda crack
ers packed in an uncommon way.
Five cents everywhere in the
moisture-proof package.
NATIONAL BISCUIT COMPANY
ALLEGES THEFT.
THEN BALKS IN
PROSECUTION
Romo*'A llen, a »nilor on the steam j
ship Florida, now lying nt Marcus Hook,
whose home is in Boston, Mas»., was
willing to have a charge of larceny
against Hester White, William Wright,
Josephine White and Hannah Smith, nil
oolored, dropped ill City Court today, de
spite the fact that he said they secured |
$19 or more from him. Allen took the
stand after he learned tintt he would
have to remain in the workhouse until
September 15 to appear against the de
fendants. That Roscoe lost some money
while at the home of the defendants, in
Cranston « row, yesterday afternoon,
was positive, hut when the defendants
were arrested nothing but Allen's purse
with $tl was found.
Allen today said he met a stran
ger named Kelley who took him to
the house In- Cranston's Row where
he bought whiskey and food stuff for
the colored people. While there be
fell asleep and when he awoke his
purse had been moved to another
pocket, and his money was gon»
When he complained to Wright' and
the women, Allen said they declared
he did not have any money. He hunt
ed up Officer Burchenal, however,
and Wright and HesTer White were
arrested at the house In which Al
len said he had been robbed.
In court today Hannah White, who
was arrested by Officer Burchenal on
a car coming from New Castle, de
dared Allen gave her the money and
had bought her a pair of stockings
saying that color made no difference
to him and that she was as good as
he, Allen denied this today.
Alice White, a witness who was at
the house while Allen was asleep,
said today she saw Hannah chop a
hole In the chimney into which she
dropped the purse. Effle Pratt,
A
neighbor of Hannah, said she loaned
to Hannah an axe and with this she
saw the woman start to cut a hole
in the chimney Into which thK purse
was dropped.
After hearing this evidence
Churchman said he would hold tjte do
fendapts and witnesses under f.lno bail
for the September term of court. Al
len then said he would drop the charge
but. it «as too late and he will remain
*t the workhouse until the case is call
•1«*.
Stricken several days ago with an
ed in upper court.
FIRST ILLNESS
IN 33 YEARS
KILLS PRESSMAN
is
ulcer of the stomach and uraemia.
Nathan T. Bell, superintendent of the
press room of The Every Evening
Printing Company for 36 years, died
at his home, No. 524 Clayton street, at
7.30 6'clork today,
was the first Mr. Bell had had for
33 years, his death came as a shock
to his many friends.
Mr. Bell, who was 63 years of ago,
«•a« a native of Rending, Pa., and came
to this city in 1*69 to become pressman
in the office of the Commercial. Ijiter
he became. superintendent of the Every
Evening Company's pressroom, which i>o
*ition he held at the time of hi« death.
Mr. Bell is survived by , his wife and
two daughters, Mi«s Margaret R Bell, a
teacher at No. 10 school, md Mi»r Willio
G. Flell, a nurse in a Philadelphia Hos
pital. The funeral services will he held
at his late home, on Friday afternoon
at 2 o'clock, with private interment
Silvcrhrook cemetery.'
As the Illness
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HAS PICTURE OF QUICKSTEPS
Coroner John T. Spring has a list of
plavers of the old Quickstep baseball
team, known to him who are stilt liv
ing. Included in the list are Hugh
Kelly, Jesse Emmons, Abram Geary,
Thomas F. Spallane, Michael J. ('linen.
James H, Stidham and Edward Hinder.
Reference to these veteran ball play
ers at this time is opportune in view of
the fact that the Wilmington Tri
Staters are on the eve of winning the
pennant, the first champion ball team
since the days of ^the Quicksteps.
ACCIDENTS OF THE DAT.
The following accident patients
were treated at the Delaware Hospital
today, none of them being seriously
enough hurt to spend any time at the
Institution. Joseph Conly. No. 821
Church street, finger hurt; Frank
Maloney. No. 200 South Market street,
ribs Injured; Joseph Evans. No. 714
West Seventh street. Injured in the
groin, and Charles Miller, of Atlantic
City, right hand hurt.
DEGREE STAFF REHEARSALS
Eden Lodge. No, 34, I. O. O. F., degree
staff, will hold a rehearsal Thursday
evening, following the regular lodge «es
«ion. The staff ha« three or four trips
scheduled during the next two months,
and as no degree work »as done during
the summer, a few rehearsals will be
necessary.
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DEATH LAYS
HEAVY HAND
ON THE AGED
During the month of August Juni end
ing more aged inmates at the New Cas
tle County Hospital died than during
any one month in a long time. This was
shown in the monthly report of Ku
perintemient Foster of the hospital, stib
mined to the hoard of trusees at their
meeting today. Mr. Foster later in
funned a reporter for THE EvENING
JOURNAL that August, above any
j month in the year, exacts 11 heavy toll
in deaths among the aged at the ho«
j pitn 1. The • least deaths, Mr. Foster
said, occur in (he months of January
{and February,
Tw
of the aged patients at (he hos
pital who died within the month had
been bedridden for several years. They
«ere Joint Boggs, aged 75 years, of this
city, and Sarah \\ heeler, aged 02 tears,
also of Wilmington. The latter hud
been in bed for three tears, and Boggs
spent much of the six years he was in
the hospital in bed. He tvn» a parly tie.
Hoggs was well known around the Penn
sylvania railroad station, at one time
driving a cab for John Knott«.
The deaths reported during the
Samuel King, aged
Henrietta
month follow :
i54 yeara, Wilmington;
, Hutchinson, colored' aged 5 months,
| Wilmington ; William Fisher, colored,
E. King, aged 63 years, Townsend;
Vosste Stewart, colored, aged 21 year«,
Wilmington; Sarah Wheeler, aged 62
years. Wilmington; John Boggs, aged
75 years, Wilmington; Emma Wash-1
ington, colored, aged 74 years, Mlddlc
town; Jerome Anthony, aged 30 years,
aged 19 years, Wilmington; William
Wilmington; Mary Simmons, colored.
aged 67 years, Wilmington, and Sam
ue ] Simmons, aged 72 years. MJddle
town. _
Mr. Foster reported the population
of the hospital. 174, classed as fol
lows: White men. 93; while women,
47.
»2;
!
white children. 2; colored men,
colored, 8, and children, 2.
KILLED AFTER
FAINTING SPELL
The body of ,T. Harry Housman,
aged 20 years, of Milford, who was
killed by falling from a Darby car.
at Sixteenth and Market streets. Mon
day evening, was shipped to the home
of his parents at Milford yesterday af
ternoon by Harvey E. Ntehols. The
young man's father was in Wilming
ton yesterday, and said his son had
left home against the wishes of him
self and his wife.
The elder Houseman said his son
was subject to fainting spells, and It
> supposed he was taken with one of
: these when he fell from the car. the
lhaek of his head striking the stones
in the street and crushing the skull.
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LEVY IS ROAD SUPERVISOR.
The New Castle County Levy
Court yesterday afternoon elected
John I^vy as county supervisor for
good roads.
FREE MOVING PICTURES TONIGHT
•sty
Delaware College
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! and Wednesday, September 9 and 10.
1913.
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NEWARK, DELAWARE
Entrance examinations, Tuesday
COLLEGE OPENS
THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER II. 1*131
GEO. A. HVRTER.
President
BPAUTirtlL TEETH CAN BE HAD BY
ALL AT SMALL COST— -OÜAKAN
TEED TO FIT.
$5
$5
Don't kciilala bacauaa yon are ner
voua ar tear the pa<a. Onr modern
method* of Ailing and axlraellng taali.
alleviate all pain.
Palole.* Extracting a Specialty.
We give gaa to tboae who wiah It.
Crown* ...
Bndga Work ..
Bet ot Teeth ..,..
Enamel Filling* ..
Gold Fillings .
Silver Fillings .
Teeth Cl—"»d .
BFRT & BF^TTjFV,
DENTISTS.
NO. 703 MARKET STREBT
NVxt door to Mijtltie Th*«tr®.
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QUIT WORK
WHEN FOOD
CAME POOR
Railroad Track Workers File
Complaint With Con
tractor Here
DECLARE COMMISSARY
KEEPER MUST QUIT
.. .
charge of the aectlon commissary at
Bacon Hill, Md.. had locked up the
I plare early Oils morning before
breakfast and ran away, thirty-two
section men. of all nattonalltles. era
.
ployed hy Frank Nardo, a subcon
tmctor. as sectlonmen on The Penn
Claiming that they were not given
enough t'o eat and that the Italian ip
sylvania railroad, hoarded a work
train this morning and cam« toward
Wilmington. The train got. as far as
Newport only and the men walked
the remainder of the distance
Wilmington, whru they went to the
home of Nardo, at No. 203 East Sec
ond street and their board bills
got
so they could get their pay from the
railroad company. Some of the men
declare that they will never work
on the section again, while others
will return to Bacon Hill If another
man Is put In charge of the commis
sary and the proper amount of food
furnished them.
Just what caused the man to lock
up the commissary and run away la
not known, but tt I» supposed that he
became frightened over the grumb
lings of the men and thought that Wil
mington was the safest place for him
self.
The men congregated at Nardo's
house this morning and loudly de
nounced the keeper of the eommls
sary. They think the man that em
ployes them Is trying to do right, hut
say they will never work again while
the same man Is in charge of the com
missary.
Several of the men told a reporter of
THE FA EN ING JOURNAL that they
were not given enough to eat. But two
meal» were cooked a Week, they con
sisted of tough meat and potatoes. In
the morning the men said they got two
eold potatoes mid some of the meat.
Certain mornings an egg or two were
thrown in. At night the same thing
wilh coffee was given to them
men said they «ere forced to sleep two
in a hunk, without any bed clothes and
that the hunk» were overrun with ver
|
the
non.
The men say they «pent the greater
putt of Sunday trying to wash their
clothe» ami denning their hunk». Due
man »aid that no sunlight ever readied
the hunk», and that very little air got
to them. He »aid that in hi* hunk waa
a half inch of dirt. The men «ere
forced to pay $3 00 a «eck for board.
They are paid II.60 a day for their work.
YOUTH MAY
SURVIVE POISON
The condition of (he young man who
was taken in by
proprietor of the _
and Shipley street* on Monday night,•
"f'er he hud taken two bichloride
mercury tablet* (luring the afternoon
was reported somewhat improved at the!
Delaware Hospial today and (hat there
was now a chance for hi» recovery.
It developed that the man
linm King of Boston who ha« a brother.
■lame* King, living at No. 716 King
Street, this city. The latter called at
the hospital yesterday afternoon and in
formed the authorities there that
did not know his brother waa in the
v Frank Nisenbaum.
Tnrki«h hath» »I Third
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He understood hi« brother hud
city.
liecn employed a« a drug clerk in Bo«
ton.
King is not inclined t
nlk
nbmii
himself or «sy «hy he took the poison
Friends School
Fflorlh and West Slmli.
Hiltniog'on. Delaware.
Delaware 1 * leading preparatory school,
Bttlu* (or either college or huaiheaa. A cotpa
of twenty one (uatractors. bacaMent equip
ment. Thorough inatrurtlon. Coed
llonal, BciennHe, leatm brienlita. Literary
and Cleaaica) Courae* of Htudy. Graduate*
Sited for any collage. Well equipped gym
naaium. New and wall equipped Primai
Building. Term* moderate by reason
endowment Pall term fcegxne Ninth Monlh
(Sept.) I»th. 101S. School office open
and after Ninth Month tSept ) let.
illuttraicd catalogue, addreaa
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cli«appointed in its appearance or because you see others «caring more stylish,
more fashionable or better fitting garments. You can avoid these costly mistake»
by investing 25 cents for
The Fall Number of the Fashion Book
illustrating the newest and smartest Fall styles.
Now on sale at our Pattern Counter.
Anyone Pictorial Review Pattern you like is free with a copy of THE FASHION
BOOK, therefore it will really cost you only 10 cents.
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CROSBY Ô HILL CO
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605-607-609 MARKET STREET.
VETERANS IN
REUNION AT
SPRINGS AGAIN
Members of the Fourth Delaware
Regiment Association will hold a re
union at Brandywine Springs Park to
morrow under the historic oak trcs
where the regiment was mustered into
service in 1862. There will be a program
of munie and recitations and addresses
by Francis H. Hoffecker and the Rev.
Hr, Wilbur K. Çorkran of Union M, E.
Church. Richard G, Buckingham, for
mer member of the Legislature and
member of the recent Gettysburg cele
bration commission, is president of the
association, the other officers being 1
Vice Presidents, J. K. Mel.anghlin, R. H.
Williams, \\. H. Ulest .lohn Bullock H.
w. Perkins. H. M Whiteman, K. H.
Gregg, Daniel Green. B. M. Buckmaster,
. tlo hn Herron and John H. Cleaves; see
"*«7. trp |«"" r - vv - -I- Ki.-hani«;
chaplain, Daniel Green,
EXCURSION TO PENNSGROVE.
Welcome Lodge, 1. O. O.
will give Its second annual excursion tO
Pennsgrove tomorrow.
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NO FUNNY BUSINESS
HERE
No Trouble here in either our
Regular or Special Sales. You
must be satisfied and have
your money's worth.
BU I MERGES H»7,:.0 lo »15.
Regular cuts for men. soft
rolls for (he young fellows. All
sizes. 34 to 46 chest.
PLA I \ GREY SUITS.
Good values at $8.50 In our
Special Male, $10 In onr 1-2
Price Sale, and at $3, $11.25
and $15 In our 1-4 Off Sale.
BLACK SERGE SLITS.
Can he worn any time; 1-4
off. now $7 50, $9.37, $11.25 and
$15, were $10 to $20. All size»
for men.
KALI, TAILORING GOODS.
New fall elotha in and ready;
The latest and best at popular j
prices. Suits to order, $20 to
$40 Trousers, $5 to $10. Gome
In and look them over
JAS. T. MUHIN & SONS,
fish & Market
Trasses & Elastic Bandages
Properly Adjusted
Satisfaction Guaranteed
A Special Department
A _ / / tx if
of; /J fJHia AhtVU
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Competent Assistant*
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St. Philips Hair Tonic
and Dandruff Cure
This is n strictly high gride prep
: "ration with no u»ele«» ingredients tu
cheapen it.
The basis of this composition is pur*
ITALIAN QUININE.
First class barbers one PT. PHILIPE
snd can lind nothing better.
Beware of hair tonics which are vide
ly exploited. Many of them ar-> mere
ly intended for profit-making, while ST,
I'llII.IPS i* sold on its meriti alone.
Price 50c and $1.00.
For sale hy Lippincott *t Cornu»ny,
F'n »dike'« Barber Supply and all tirât
da»» barbers.
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P. ACETO, Patentee
>« 4 Best Third Street.
The modern housewife depends upon
the Wants to provide capable horn*
worker*.—Adv.