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Evening journal., 1896-08-12
THE LIGHTING CONTRACT AWARDED.
Award is for Five Years at Schedule
Prices-DelmarvIa Asks Concessions.
Other Street and Sewer Business

Award is for Five Years at Schedule
Prices-DelmarvIa Asks Concessions.
Other Street and Sewer Business
At the meeting Of the Street and
Sever Department last evening, several
requests from the Delmarvia Telephone
Company were read They were to re-
duce the bond to $4,000. action upon
which was postponed To strike out
the clause giving the city collector power
to enter judgment against the surety on
the bond this WAS done on recommends
tion of that official. Asking for an ex-
tension of time in which TO qualify; this
Was granted, and the time extended from
August IA to August 18
An order was Issued to Engineer
Hstton to build sewer along Riddles
road. A. s. Reed and other property
owners asked permission 60 connect with
the sewer st Clayton and Tulip streets
II wss referred. Advertisement for pro
pospls .or FIRE hose and reel, 10 be used
for flushing sewers, WAS ol dered.
The Delaware and Atlsntio Telegraph
and Telephone Company Acknowledged
the receipt of the franchise for under
ground conduits ard stated that the
necessary bond would be filed In a few
days. The bill of Philip Plunkets fol
carriage broken In a sewer trench was
ordered paid and charged to Contraction
John ] Jscoby.
The contracts for lighting the city OF
Wilmington we're given to Wilmington
City Electric and the Wilmington Goa
Gas Companies for period OF five years
at schedule prices. The Park Commits
sion was requested to terrace It's side Of
the boulevard. The weekly pay roll o.
$75S 67 WAS ordered paid, and the secre-
tary reported collections of &287 o.
The bslance In he treasury is s94 134 20
Evening journal., 1896-08-12
sharin mnkaanLsv..

Howard c Anderson, shoe dealer. whose
place OF business Is at NJ. 315 Market
street, is in financial straits aud Sheriff
Gnlia has seized his stock aud fixtures.
This action WAS taken on three Judgments
secured Ia the Superior Court. Tho
iu5 gment creditors and their claims are
As follows: Alfred Won Wyokeoki, 1912 =
"a; Bnrt Mssher, S543; William b Rob
efts, 500 Sber,h 6iliis made the levy
last evening.
Evening journal., 1896-08-12
ELECTED A CAPITA N.

Company n, n. g. ID, Selects Sergeant
Muidoon To FIN tho Omoe "a sucoessor
to Captain Condor.
Company F, N G H.. last nighr he'd
at election for captain to snccsed Captain
Wiilism r C5rdon, honorsbly discharged.
Sergeant T. Maidoon and Mathew D
Murphy we're nominated. Mr. Murphy
would have pro6sbly been elected but he
declined the Office on aeoount Of its
interference with bis business Sergeant
Muldoon was then unanimously elected
An election fer second lieutenant OF
the company. In whlsh position there Is
also vacancy, will be held at later
date
Company F Is In good condition, hav
ing tbirty-three active members There
are ten or twelve applications also to b
acted upon.
Evening journal., 1896-08-12
INFLAMMATION NEws NoTss.

- Isaac $. Talley. Of Brandyvine hundred
captured a large eagle in his Lumber yard
yesterd1 1y. lt will be added to the cOllec-
tion OF snimals at Snellpot kark.
--I'rrsid ny Elder Barrett. OF the Whining
ton districE, pree ched at Joanna Heights
lamp Meeting ye>tercay on the subject
Promise"
Give the baby sterillza1 milk from
Diaoiond Diary, 2uo Jefferson st. Phone SD
Also best quality OF mix. cream and butter.
Work of remodeling the Wonderland
theatre at Seventh ard Shipiey streets began
day before Sests rday.
-be5ister of Wills Crossan has granted
letters testamentarY. upon the estate OF
ltochus Messick. latt ~ Wilmington. to the
Evening journal., 1896-08-12
Onc.r. ana DIreolors rIectsd.

The FOL Flng officers and dlrec ors OF
the Mutual Guarantee Building and Loan
Association have been elected: President,
Charles Il. Reese vice president,
IB Lundy Kent; secretary aud
treasurer, r. Bro; attorney,
Robert Adsir; medical examiner, Dr. J..
T. V Blocksom; directors, Allan Smith,
Paul Gillis, A. S. Jones. w. OscaI
Brown, Dr. F. E. Smith, B. Lundy
Kent, William Il Weeks, William A
McCoWen. A l.. Sharpe, @ Cleland
Jones, Frank Thompson aud J. Wirl
Wflua
Evening journal., 1896-08-12
AMERIcA LODGE no q. A. Q. y. w,

Organized Last Evening and WIN BE
Instituted september S-rhe omoern
Chssou.
For some time past P M. W., jacob
Butz has been busy organizing a new
lodge. A o U. W.. and his Efforts have
been crowned with success. Last even
Ing s,me thirty-threo charter members
OF the new lodge met and perfected
oigsniz ltion.
The new lodge will be named America.
No 81, and the officsrs will be As follows
Master Workman, George W. SEsse
foreman. DR.. Horace Betts; oversser,
Lewis A Bell; guide, Simon r. Doherty
recorder, + ID Lachey; huaneier, J. W.
lawson, Jr. ; receiver, Julian b. Robin.
son.
Tho regular meeting night was fxed
for Friday evening and the new lodgs
will bo Instituted September 4
Evening journal., 1896-08-12
Bf, Bed. Probabiy, Foidsd.

James Miller, aged Sixty -four yesrs, Is
farmer living near Lincoln, Chester
county, Pa. He attends the Wilmington
market stabling his team at the old
Bulls Head Hotel on Fourth street. BE
generally sleeps In his wagon. both As a
matter OF economy and az a matter oil
early rising. This morning, shortly
after 4 O'clock, while asleep be fell from
his wagon, striking on the pavement OF
the stable yard and cutting a severe
gssh under his eye and on the top OF bis
head. He wss taken to the Delaware
Hospital, put in a state OF repairs and
then allowed TO 60.
Evening journal., 1896-08-12
THE WRIT WAS GRANTED.

And WIN BE Rsturned Tomorrow
morning-Two single Takers who WIN
Taste of Liberty Again.
Tails morning Walter II Hayes. repre-.
feuting RAlston h Siddons. ofWashington.
d. o, counselors for the Single Tax
prisoners 10 Dover jail, appeared In the
United States Court and made ap-
plication for a writ Of hRbeas corpus
In the Case OF A. h. Stephenson.
and James Haggerty, who are now in
quod In tho capital town. Tho writ was
granted and, by mutual consent, tho re
turn Win be made to- morrow
Sheriff Shaw, OF Kent county, has
promised to have the two men present
when the heerlng Is called.
Evening journal., 1896-08-12
The wsnther.

In the Middle states and New England to-
day fair. suitry and oppressive weather will
prevail. with great danger of sunstrokee. light
10 fresh s0uthwesterly winds. aud tempera-
turr arly high yesterday. followed
this evening or to-nil ht by slow fall OF tenn
perature aud le actual humidity with local
thunder storms. On thursday, in both OF
these secIlons. cooler, partly cloudy weather
viii prevail. with westerly winds. preceded by
local rain on the coasts. and on Friday fair
weather, with slight temperature changes.
Evening journal., 1896-08-12
FALL BROKE HER NECK.
Lena Hoffman, a Coast Char
acter, Fell Down Stairs.
LIVED ALoEs AND IN sQUALoR
She Had Been Drinking Beer. aud It 10
Supposed She startod for More Of the
beverage when She Met Her Death.

She Had Been Drinking Beer. aud II 10
Supposed She startod for More Of the
Beverage when She Met Her Death.
About o'clock this morning word
was sent TO Coroner Stidhsm that q wo-
man had fallen down stairs at her home
on the Causeway, just beyond the Mar
ket street bridge over the Christiana,
and had broken her neck. Her name
was Lena Hoffman, aud che was best
known as "Dutch Lena She lived Ia
the old tenement house just beyond the
hair works which is occupied BIZ n num-
Der OF tenants. o. the ground floor John
Lawrence and Joseph Whitney live.
Lena WAS employed At one Of the cheap
70 staurants on lower Market street. and
last evening about 10 o'clock went home.
Beer was brought Into the place and
about midoigbt Lena went TO hsr rooma.
About 2 o'clock Whitney heard fall on
tho stairs aud tried to open his door to
afcertain tho trouble Ha was unable to
do 80 and was forced to enter by a side
door, when he found Lens, lying with
her head on the floor, her feet on the
stairs He called for help, and assisted
In carrying her to her room. She was
unconscious and be drew a bucket Of
water and dashed IL over her Investi
gHtion proved that she WAS dead and
about o'clock the coroner was notified
De will investigate
Lena was about 90 ears Of age, and
was one Of the best known characters on
the coast. 1t Is believed that whom she
went to her room she decided TO 20 out
for more beer, and fell down stairs,
breaking her neck Her apartments
we're entirely dsvold Of furniture and In
\ state OF absolute rq1alor
Evening journal., 1896-08-12
HOLDING A VoLKsFEsT.
German Americans Have an EpjoyabIe
DaY at Union Park.

Day at Union Park.
Union Park Is thronged today with
the German American cltizsns OF VIII
mington, who are holding an old-fash-
ioned volksfest, under the auspices OF
the Delaware S@ngerbund.
Tue annual volksfeat was some years
ago one OF the most largely attended Of
Wiimington's summer celebrations. II
WAS held at the old Scheuizsn Park and
was attended by Germans from all over
this and other states
OF late years, however, the volks'est
has been Rbardoned
Before the openlng Of the picnic this
morning the Sw Igerbund, accompanied
by the G1rmAnle Band, paraded the
principal streets.
This afternoon these athletic events
are bsing held Fat mems race, In which
the conrestants weigh 800 pounds or
over lean mems race, weight 125 to 150
pounds; egg race. climbing slippery pole
and an arcasry clntssC.
Evening journal., 1896-08-12
nsId ng .hs PhIIaasIphIa oonrt

Frank Graham, a Young Philadslphia
bicycle thief, was.held yesterday, By the
authorities In that city. In the sum OF
81 400 bill, on four charges OF bicycle
stealing. Two OF the wheels were cap
'ured In Wilmington. one at Lsvy's
pawn shop, the other At Cohen's, on the
coast The two wheels were captured
BY Wilmington officers.
Evening journal., 1896-08-12
Oolorsd woman Badly aurt.

Mary e Carroll, colored, Of near Del-
mar, was ferlously injured there yestsr
day afternoon. Sue hsd brought IN q
load Of thirty baskets OF peaches TO the
depot In backing mp her horse became
frightened IRE woman jumped In
front of the animal to quiet It and was
thrown to the ground, kicked Ia the
head and run over She Was very seri-
ously injured and was taken TO Baltl-
more hospital for treatment
Evening journal., 1896-08-12
A aoy sertou,Iy Ieju,ed

While riding across Thlrd street
bridge yesterday afternoon George Crosf,
aged Ii years, living on Williams street,
south Wilmington. fell fl a3d before he
could crawl out OF the way, was stepped on
by a horse which was close behind DR. J.
@. Fahey attended him. The injury 10
the boy may prove fatal
Evening journal., 1896-08-12
she nlochsa ths ohanneI.

An oil tarker consigned to the Lleblg
Chemical Company was towed into Tnird
street bridge this morning by Il g tug
Meteor and tied up at the B 4 o. railrosd
wharf Sne loOsed Der ha~ser and fell
back into mid-stresm blocking trefhc for
about two hours.
Evening journal., 1896-08-12
Fr.Irht rhinrsn onntursd

The special cfficers Of the PhilAdelphlr,
Wilmington and Baltimore Railroad NJ
the yard, Sixteenth street and Washing
ton avenue. PhilAdelphis, last night ar
rested the following persons, charged
With robbing freight cars: Charles Hen
sci, Louis Miller, Harry Jones. Charles
johnson, Thomas Holden and John
Evening journal., 1896-08-12
New FederaI Bullalnr Notsn.

The six doors for the vaults arrived
this morning and were hauled into the
building.
A representative OF Shermsn & Fiavln,
of Chicago. who will do the Interior
marble work, arrived Ia town last even
Ing and spent to day studying the speci-
ncaiioue
Evening journal., 1896-08-12
AlI neKnow. Ahont It.

President OF Council Bayrs says thai
there was q free for all fght on the
lower end OF West street at midnight.
All he Knows about 1t is that It ser
iously lnterfered with the ministrations
OF Morpheus.
Evening journal., 1896-08-12
Fish ze Per Pound .

Carload Of SEA- Trout dlrest f.om Long
Bratch, az Front aud Madison streets, on
Thursday, August 1852, from .. m.
until sold. SAvILLE & AUGUST.
Evening journal., 1896-08-12
nnlIdlpg Permlta aranted i.

Building Inspector Grubb this morning
issucd permits to William J Blown for
three buildings on Krkwood Park. a
pavilion, comfort and stand, for $765; TO
q. Smith Barclay alterations at Seventh
and Jackson streets. $50.
Evening journal., 1896-08-12
Grand Opening.

Mr. A J Murphy snnounces to bis
many friends that he will have a grand
opening to-day, Auguss 10. day and
evening at his saloon. 110 Market street
Everyone cordially invited.
Evening journal., 1896-08-12
cn,b set and street.Wideped

The curb on the west eide Of Market
street from the bridge over the Brandy
wine to Eis shteentn street has been sst
Il makes The street about three feet
wider
Evening journal., 1896-08-12
u.,nn uandpnuar.

Third street bridge had 60 be turned
of by hand this morning, owing TO the
motor being burned ous by last nights
fire.
Evening journal., 1896-08-12
CAPE MAY.
NOrIoEs

NOrIoEs,
TF you ARE INSURED IN THE METRO
i poll an. Prudential or United States. for
$500 and upward. you can learn something to
your interest by addressing. Insurance, p. o.
Box lS3
NJOTCE is HERrBY GIVEN THATALL
IN state license and a. X due and not paid on
or before the 3lsu day Of August. 1896. there
will be 25 per cent. added thereto. In accord
ance with section 6, chapter es, Revised Code,
IA" - - JEFFERsON 2. FOARD.
Clerk of tho Heace. New Castle County.
Wilmington. Del. July 81, 1896.
NOTICE MERCHANTS CAN HAVE
IN their overdue bills collected. and obtain
practical Information how to avoid future
Losses. Address. MERCHANTS COOPER A.
TIVE ASSOCIA'N, $40 Shipley St. Phone 7l3.
NTOTICE no COUNTY TAXPAYERS
~ The receiver Of taxes. John z. Dlckey,
will sit at the following places during the
months of August. September and OctOber.
At dates as stated. fer the collection Of county,
poor, road and ng taxes for the year 1876:
August 12-KirkwoOd.
Auoa1st l3-kirkWOOd.
August l4-New Castle.
August l5-NewpOrt.
AueTst 18-Stanton.
August i9-StantOn.
August 20-Prnc ical Farmer.
August 3l-Centreville.
AUGUST 22-Sharpless SchoOlhouse.
August 25-New Castle.
August Townsend.
August 27-Bleckbird.
August 2S-NeWark.
August 29-Newark.
september 1-Hockessin.
September New Castle.
Sep .ember 3-Kirkwood.
September 4-Newark station for Pencader
September 5--Middietown.
September 9-Newport.
September l0-Rising sun. Tov's Hotel.
September ll-StantOn.
September l2-Blackb kbiro.
September l6-Townesnd.
September 17-Blackbird.
September lS-Delaware O
September l9-TOwnsend-
September 2l-Middletown.
September 22-NeW Castle.
September 2t-Practical Farmer.
september 25-St Georges. Farmer.
September 2o-Practical Farmer.
September 2S-Newark.
September 3)-ChristianA
October New Castle.
October 2-New Castle.
October 3-Townsend.
October 5-Townsend.
October 6-Blact bird.
October 8-BlRckbird.
October Q-Delaware City.
October l0--Delaware City.
Octobtr 4-Mldiietown.
October 15-Odessa.
October l6-Msrshallton for Mil Creek Hun
October 17-stanton.
October 2t-Newport.
October 22-Centreville.
October 23-Kirkwood.
October A-lSirkwoOd.
October 2S-Newark.
October @-Pr6ctical Farmer.
October 30-Newark
October 3l-Practie.l F'rmer.
ADIE- Chichester's English Pennyroya
- Pills Diamond Brandt are the best. Safe
reliable. Take no other. Send 40, stamps, 10
purticulars. Relief for Ladies'" In letter b
feturnI mail. At druggists. Chichester Chem
cal Co.. Philadelphia Pa.
Evening journal., 1896-08-12
Arraatad nnnr rrnmnn

Forty five tramps we're arrested and
lodged ia Dover jail tbs 6rst three days
o. last week By Delaware railroad
Evening journal., 1896-08-12
IL Was Hot

At 10 o'clock this morning the tber-
mometer at the I'll % OF Justice Of the
Prsce Sasse registered 124 degrees.
Evening journal., 1896-08-12

OEcs Seventh and King. Phone $40.
n. i Sergeant, dealer In coal AID wood
tr- srge pea coal for fanny use.
OAK OF pine wood, large load tl.5Q.
Evening journal., 1896-08-12
A Dangerous way TO Extract Cartridges,

Charles Stanton Of Newbridge, placed
rusty revolver In vice, for tha pur
pose of removing the cartridges yester
day. he WAS working on It when one OF
the cartridges exploded. wouuding him
In the side. de was taken to Philsdelphis.
This wound is not dangerous,
Evening journal., 1896-08-12
nusIrnse rARnn.

< EWING MACHINES.
Wheeler & Wilson. $500. The singer. sl5.Oo.
Domestic. $500, Standard, $500.
House hold, S25.OO. Other makes at <io, SIS, S1u
Oak or walnut. Ten years guarantee.
Sold at 81 90 per weak.
Secondhand machines at $500 mp. Re
pairing. % cents. -
No. l2s east Seventh Street. Wilmington. De
Evening journal., 1896-08-12
Losr ann FOUND

L OST-LEMON- -COLORED SHEPHERD
Il dog with white neck and breast Return
10 NV. Cor Eighth and kirkwood- Reward
Evening journal., 1896-08-12
FreIrht st.amer nurned.

Tho freight steamer Lizzie Henderson
which left the wharf OF the Old Ferry
rolling mill on Monday with cargo Of
manufactured iron for New York, was
burned in New York yesterday. She was
discovered to be on Ere while tied up at
Forty sixth street wharf. She was
towed iuto mid-stream where the flames
we're extineuishsd by FIRE boat, but she
ssnk before being towsd back. The
Chspman Wrecking C-mpzny will raise
her IL is supposed inst inceDdiAries
fred her TIE Henderson is Owned by
samuel o Walker, of Philadelphia.
Evening journal., 1896-08-12

81 40 for tho Round Trip 60 Kehoboth or
Ocean Otty.
One day excursion via Pennsy lvania
Railroad (Philadelohin, Wilmington and
Baltimore Railrosd) August 13 Special
train will leave Wilmington at 20 q. N
Children bali price
Evening journal., 1896-08-12
WANTED.

HORsE wANTED-A GOODsIzED.
hest of care by family with private sable for
use. Would exchange new nigh grade hicy-
,.le and add cash If satisfactory. 4ddress,
HOk- K. this ofilce-
Evening journal., 1896-08-12
RnARD AND ROOMS.

@TH5rI,Y FURNISHED ROOMS DE
IN lodging, by night or week, S3l Tatnallst
Evening journal., 1896-08-12
REAL ESTATE.

TIGHLAh hDS-NEW HOUSE IN PER-
Ill fees order. s rooms. front porch, ct. Lot
Tays. II. l.. EVANS q CO.. Eight and
Market streets.
Evening journal., 1896-08-12
help WANTED.

WA NTED-A FEW MORE FEMALE
w Agents to canvass for the Covenant
Mutual life Association. Hxperie Ce not
necessary. Good Inducements Call between
and 8 p. m. Second Il .of, No. S35 Market st.
xTANTED-COLORED WAITER AND
w colored woman for general work. APP
ply at No. SOS Market street
VETANTED-SteadyC Catholic man in Del. and
w adjoining stats ST5 ct month. Refer
ences.W rite f. II. kelly.56 tifthAve, Chicago
VNyANTGD-HaUF A DUZEN MEN OR
w women TO take orders for Henry q.
Turner's work, "a Modern Political Boss
Appiy from Ii TO IL O'Clock, 10 q. l..
KNIGHT, EVENING JOURNAL Office.
Evening journal., 1896-08-12

I AIDES Chichesters Hnglish Pennyroyai
j n pills Diamond Brandt are the best. Safe.
reliable. Take no other. Send 4c, stamps. for
purticulars. "Relief for Ladies'" in letter by
returnmail. At druggists. Chichester Chemi-
cal Co.. PhiladelphiA Pa.
Evening journal., 1896-08-12
RusTNEss oPPoRrUNITIrs

NOR lsALE-STOCK AND FIXTURES OF
II a grocery and provision store dolrs good
business. Address A b. q +. tnis Office. .,.~
o . : Average weekly net income with $3.50
HOO invested safe. conservative Pros
pectus, proofs free y DAILY. 1898 Broadway. n.
The San Francisco call., 1896-03-24

of the Master Painters said: 'fThis meet
ing has nothing to do with the strike; it is
simply business proposition. plan has
been on the docket for six or eight months,
whereby our association could make ar
rangements for terms which woulc enable
us to pay wages asked by the journeymen.
The question was under nsideration and
we requested time for another meeting to
further discuss 1T. Instead, they went out
on strike. That is all there was to this
now-knocked on the head-and we shall
not discuss the matter again. Our meet
ing with the dealers tonight is solely for
our own mutual advantage
1t the journeymen had given us q
chance and met us again we would have
devised some way of settling the question,
but they want war, and they are going
to have it,
After the meeting various members of
the Master Painters board of directors
were seen. They excused themselves from
discussing the proceedings of the confer
ence on the ground that they had agreed
to keep them secret. However, they de-
clared that the strike or any feature of the
trade directly influenced by the strike was
not considered. As for themselves, they
asserted there hardly ever was time in
the more recent history OF the trade In
San Francisco that the master painters
were in such good financial condition as
the present, and consequently they were
in position to be independent with the
merchants.
The president and secretary of the dealers
claimed that only business" matters were
The San Francisco call., 1896-03-24
READY FOR THE
GREAT STRUGGLE,
Striking Painters and Bosses
Resting on Their
Arms.
ACTIVE WORK TO BEGIN.
Every Shop in the City Will Be
Picketed by Union Men
To-Day.
a COMPROMISE SUGGESTED.
COMPROMISE SUGGESTED.
The Building Trades Unions Likely
to Take Hand in the Trouble
Very Soon.

The painters strike was not productive
of any very great sensations yesterday.
AS it stands it is stubborn fight between
the master painters and the union jour-
neymen, and both sides express their con-
fidence in winning. The master painters
declare that work is very scarce, and that
they have all the men they want to finish
their work. The strikers claim that with
few exceptions the City is practically
tied up.
At Z or o'clock this morning the
striking painters will "picket" every shop
in the City where any work is being done
and endeavor to get the workingmen to
quit and join the strikers. The leaders
have commanded the pickets not to use
any violence whatever.
1t was stated yesterday that the whole
sale paint-dealers will endeavor to in
duce the master painters to come to some
satisfactory understanding with the strik-
ers in order to put an end to the trouble.
A conference of the paint-dealers and
master painters was held last evening, but
they would not discuss what had been
done.
The several unions of the Building
Trades Council will shortly decide what
strike. The councils card system will go
into effect on April /. On that date they
will have to stand for the card system,
whatever may be their decision in the
painters strike. So far the majority of
the building trades union men are in favor
of standing by the strikers.
The San Francisco call., 1896-03-24

and at best mere gueSswork. The associa-
ton has appointed q statistician, and we
expect that he will be able to keep us
posted on what is goingon. We computed
that forty master painters were mem bers
of the association when this trouble began,
and then we estimated that about 300 men
were steadily employed. Now the number
of members is nearly doubled. and we
approximate that the men employed by
them is about 500 to 600."
''Of course. we have not so many en-
ployed at present. because some work is
postponed, and also because this is the
dull season.
IN. P. Kuss had nineteen men on his roll
Saturday night, and st. Denis has twenty
five in his shop, staying with him right
through. There are just fifty in two places.
A. fair estimate of the number of painters
working in this City, say, is 30O.'
jeremiah Sullivan. prominent memb Der
of the Master Painters Association, said :
II don't want any men, and am quite well
satisfied If the fight keeps up all summer; it
won't affect me in the least.
Zone fourth of the men who went out
on ehis strike won't 60 back to the shops.
They won't be taken back. There will be
too many men to take their places. The
journeymen who were idle and could not
get employment. because there were more
men than work, have joined the union
through this strike, so that even if the
whole trouble was settled there would not
be work for all the union men. The men
who quit steady jobs will be the real suffer
ers,"