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held in Germany and France. where the
occupant of a building is liable for the
cost Of fire department service. and 9TH
erwise is held as the central figure in a
miniature court of inquiry. Consequently
while our fire loss is in excess of S. per
capita, in these countries the average is
under 80 cents.
To be sure. they have better building
codes. and enforce them. their habits
are more economical, and the use of
wood. which is more expensive is no: SO
great as here.
There you have it-use less wood.
reinforced concrete will fill all re-
Quirements. Tenants of all-concrete struc-
lures, which have been properly built,
testify to their comfort. Such homes.
being flreproof, are warmer in winter
and cooler in summer than dwellings
built OF any other material
Use metal for doors and window
frames: cover wood with metal and wire
glass. and the weakest feature of the
house is provided for. Age enhances the
strength of the concrete building, as
well as its appearance
observe the dome of the Pantheon at
Rome: 1000 years old and still in fine
condition.
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Less Drink, More Opium.
rom the BANGKOK Times.

From the Bangkok Times.
The fact that for the last four years
Slams drink bill has been growing less
and her opium bill greater shows that sc
far the anti-opium agitation has had little
practical result in this country. A fall OF
tcs 100000 in four years does not. how
ever. afford sufficient data for any con-
clusion as to decrease in the consump-
ton of foreign alcohol, and that may be
regarded as practically stationary. The
total for last year was a matter of
tcs Az. 1s6 for imported liquors. and the
explanation is probably to be found in the
growing favor of the spirit produced in
the country.
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Sale Of Northwest Residence

Premises 1S49 Sd street northwest.
owned by Clarence b. Height, have been
sold for him by Willige, Gibbs & Daniel.
real estate brokers.
The property has frontage OF twenty
feet on the east side of Sd street be-
tween Rhode Island avenue and T street
northwest, with a uniform depth of
eighty feet to a twenty-foot rear alley.
The front is of Flemish bond brick. with
mer windows. Five thousand two hun
bred and fifty dollars was paid for the
property. which will be occupied by the
purchaser.
This is the fifth sale of houses in the
same row during the past three weeks
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Buys Lot on Belmont Street.

A lot adjoining tine residence of Henry
Aander. on the south side of Belmont
street between 18th street ard Columbia
road, has been purchased by him through
the office of Thomas ]. Fisher & Co. 1t
belonged to Miss Du Bots and has a
frontage of fifty feet and a depth of 12O
feet, and the price was about S1.5O per
square foot. Mr.. Xander will hold the
property as an investment.
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Weighed In.


Picking up a sharp knife from the
meat stand the customer extends it to
the butcher with the remark:
II haven't any use for 1t. but you may
cut it off, and I'll take il along, any.
how
"Cut what Off" gasps the astonished
butcher.
"Your hand. You weighed it with the
roast. you know. and l want all I pay
for"
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Mrs. Alice James. housekeeper at the
Kings Daughters Hospital, Staunton, Va
vas found in bed paralyzed Friday morn
Inc and died in the afternoon She was
about fifty years old.
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Possibilities in characterization.

Still further possibilities of the use of
concrete are well illustrated in the park
around the Public Library where large
ornamental urn has been constructed
under the supervision and after design
of A. G Brust, who is now an inspector
of buildings for the municipal architect.
He superintendent the construction Of the
public convenience station at 9th and X
streets northwest, and this urn has been
used to conceal necessary adjunct to
the convenience station, because the big
round concrete ornament is really the
outlet for the ventilating system A
novel feature in the construction of the
urn lay in the fact that no forms were
used to contain the concrete, and it was
built on a system of steel mesh work
especially designed by Mr.. Brust The
concrete was placed on the mesh in lay
ers day by day until the complete design
was finished.
Mr.. Brust formerly was superintendent
Of construction at the Soldiers Home.
and at tile home he built the first entirely
concrete dwelling in the District He is
the inventor of a new system of forms
which will permit the economical placing
of concrete in walls and floors
An object lesson for the advocates of
civic improvements is shown in the sta
dunn of reinforced concrete recently com
pIeted at Tacoma WASH. which is the
first structure of the kind ever erected
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| In the development of new ideas in
modern building probably no other ma
| terial is attracting more attention to-
day from architects, contractors and
others who are interested in both 'dura-
! bility of the structures they build and in
architectural beauty, than is concrete in
| its various forms. Builders and owners of
buildings are gaining a wider knowledge
Of the values of this material, and al
| though Washington is far behind some
Of the other large cities Of the country
| in the use of concrete, there are examples
on every hand in the capital nowadays of
the possibilities offered by concrete in
the construction of all forms of business
and residence buildings. With increased
| experience of it's values the members of
| the building trade are giving evidences
that concrete is becoming steadily more
popular. Congress also has shown in
terest in the possibilities Of concrete con-
| struction by passing bills regulating
ous e building cs snd
the municipal architect have evidenced
| their faith in concrete as fire resistant
and have decreed that it must be used in
protecting walls of theaters and other
structures in which large audiences con-
gregate. -
Considerable attention is being given by
those interested in building construction
to the erection of the Darby building at
90j street northwest. which will be oc-
cupied upon it's completion by the Darby
Printing Company This structure will be
five stories high. fifty feet wide and 16;
feet deep, and will cost about $4,000. The
method OF construction is said to be en-
tirely new to local builders, being a COM
bination of concrete and mill construc-
ton. Messrs. Walker & Chase, architects
of Atlanta. Ca, are the patentees of this
system which they claim is cheaper than
all reinforced concrete construction and
nearly as strong This building is not
| claimed to be absolutely freproof. al
| though the only combustible material to
| be used will be in the floors. The insur-
ance rates are thus made very low.
Reinforcement in Columns.
Reinforced concrete is used in columns
and Orders in this structure, and be-
tween them are lighter and thinner cur
tain walls. A Doric design OF architecture
has been adopted and the front of the
building will be brown and tan, so-called
iron-spet brick, trimmed with white terra
Gotta tile and limestone; copper mar
quise will extend across the front and
oyerhapg the sidewalk. According to the
contractors, the Baltimore Ferro-Concrete
Company. the building will be ready for
occupancy by Christmas.
To the average pedestrian this new
building now looks very much like a dis
rupted lumber pile, but technicians are
nnding many interesting methods follow
ed by the builders in putting up forms to
contain the soft concrete. Through the
center Of the building is arranged a
series of -sheet-iron molds, bolted to-
gether. making series Of round col
umns. The bolts will be easily removed
at the proper time, and the molds moved
to the second floor to continue the forms.
This obviates one Of the greatest OBJ
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Try there would be no question about the
safety Of our institutions am unouaG.
tiedly i'm favor Of the right of women
to Vote.
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FOR SALE FOUR 5-IoOM BRICK
houses n one Of the best renting s"c-
tiops Of the NV. Rent. So mouth.
Price 81 e.,u.
BOSS x PHELPS unc.l. 9lo 18th NV.
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:; ~. -, 80 eax,o. o. 80 ~od

jections to concrete construction, which
is the cost of forms made of wood.
Another interesting form Of concrete
construction is shown in the addition to
northwest, where the walls are of brick
and the floors and roof are of reinforced
concrete. thus insuring fireproof build
ing.
On 18th street. adjoining the Garfinkle
store. is the Stein building. also of rein
forced concrete. which was completed
earlier this year. The new Droop music
store. 18th and G streets northwest. is
built of reinforced concrete throughout.
Concrete also was used in the construc-
ton OF the new building of the Cosmos
Club on Lafayette Square. although this
material in that structure was used in
connection with terra Gotta tiles in the
floors.
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FOR SALE REST HOME IN NORTH
cast; 10th St near II; big rooms: Nne
rcpair: will rent for 5000 month
So SEQ.
BOSS * PHELPS unc.i. ?lo 18th NV.
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FOR SALE-U ST. NEAR 18th: NAiUA-
bic for business; excellent lot. 19Nioo.
TO wide alley: - rooms. Price. SGMh.
BOSS & PHELPS unc.l. 80 l4th NV.
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FOR SALES AND l4TH SIS. Nv; .
rooms: lot 1ex1oO to 13-fo6r alley: en-
tir.. house in excellent conditions 80.
ROSS & PHELPS tInc.b. 9lo 14th NV.
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1910-09-15
SUSSEX SHY ON
SCHOOL TEACHERS

Special to THE EVENING JOURNAL.
GEORGETOWN, Del, Sept. 15.--
It is said the County School Commits
sion is meeting with difficulty in fill
ing some of the schools with teachers,
which is attributed to the low prices
paid for able teachers. Reports have
it that some of the schools OF the
county are without principals who
have, after accepting the schools, ten
dered their designations TO accept po-
sitions that pay, much higher salaries,
A few months ago Superintendent OF
Schools Il. J. Hardesty threw a bomb
into the rank of the ''marms," when,
during the course of an address, he
asserted that about half OF the Sussex
teachers are totally unfit for the
places. According to those who are in
a position to know there will likely
be a bill introduced at the next SEES
sion of the Legislature for remedial
steps Of affairs.
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TOWN COUNCIL
HEARS REPORT
Newark Pays All Bills and
Gives Firemen $3.50
Appropriation
WORKMAN CRUSHED
BUT WILL RECOVER

Special TO THE EVENING JOURNAL.
NEWARK. Del, Sept 15.-At the
regular meeting of Council all mem
bers were present except the mayor,
j. p. Wright. L. b. Jacobs acted as
mayor The treasurer's report showed
the following: Receipts, S4,066. IS;
Disbursements ,S3,5S4.51. All bills
presented were ordered paid. The
annual appropriation OF $3.50 was ap-
/ propriated to the fire company. There
has been some trouble over dog tax
license and considerable discussion
was given to the question. No de-
cision was reached and the matter
was left to the mayor with power to
act.
Miss Mary Vanneman, who has
been guest OF the Misses Lafferty at
Maplehurst, was given farewell
party last evening. Those present
were: Alice Kelley. Elizabeth Lynch,
Marie Lynch, of Philadelphia: Isa-
belle O'Conner, OF Sharon Hill: t.
irving Handy. Jr., Richard Thomas
John Johnston, Frank Clark Arthur
Houchin. John Garland, Jr.. and
William Vannemans
AT the late meeting Of the Sanitary
Commission, owing to lack OF 4
! quorum. no business was transacted
{ The Rev. William j. Rowan, ID. ID.
will deliver a short address on his
= travels abroad Sunday evening n
. First Presbyterian Church on his OBJ
servation on the people he met Will,
4 abroad
= George w. Hill escaped serious in
jury while working at the American
!, Vulcanized Fibre Mill. Mr.. Hills dut,
= is to attend the elevator. He wal
lowering the car which was loade,
with fibre weighing about 800
: pounds. The material slipped. falling
, against Mr.. Hill, pinning him agains
the side of the elevator. Fortunatel
the man was not seriously injured
but somewhat badly bruised.
The white tuberculosis car on tn
siding at the Centre station. has at
tracted many visitors. The car /
open during the day and evening tn
object OF the car is to advance tn
interest of the people to help Hop
Farm, at Falkland. Del.
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NEW CASTLE
IS CHARITABLE
Town Folk Will Give Of Their
Store to Needy
Family
NEED MORE POLICE
TO BALK PETTY THIEVES

Special to THE EVENING JOURNAL.
NEW CASTLE, Sept. 15.-All ar
rangements have been completed for
the lawn party and concert by the
Thursday Club at the residence of
George d. Duncan this evening.
Laugh, grow fat and be charita-
BILE" is the motto of the club. The
programme for the concert is a
lengthy one.
Miss Susie Duncan sent out 800 in
vitations for the party. Every one is
expected to bring a pound of coffee
or something else that can be useu
by a family that might need such
things this winter. Mr. Duncan will
deliver the barrels of groceries to the
family tomorrow.
A delegation of members of Adelphia
Lodge, K. of p, went to Middletown
last evening and paid visit to Daman
Lodge of that town.
Rural Mail Carrier Rudolph Val
lette gathered several baskets Of
peaches off a tree in his yard.
County President Edward Norton
paid an official visit to Division No. 3,
A. o. H., last evening. Arrangements
were made for the county degree team
to be here on wednesday evening, No
vember 8, when several candidates
will be introduced through the mys-
teries of the degrees. The annual
ball of the order will be held in Will
mington, on Thanksgiving eve.
John Sullivan has recovered from
an attack of typhoid pneumonia.
Deputy Sheriff James Brown was
here yesterday afternoon summoning
witnesses for the September term of
court.
Work is being rushed on the
Mitchell and Wise residences.
The Rev. James c.. Comiskey, of
Dover, who was stationed here for two
months this summer, was a visitor
here yesterday.
Early in October Dame Rumor re-
ports there will be four weddings in
/ New Castle.
Politicians are beginning to pull
wires and the Wet" and Dry" forces
are getting into the work in earnest
The "Drys" will hold meetings here
/ Rose Hill, State Road and Bear Sta
ton. During the past year three IL
censed places I'm New Castle hun
dred have been closed.
Wilmington police yesterday were
notified that James Marvel has been
missing for several days Some OF
Marvel's friends believe he went tc
/ Chester.
Petty thieving continues, and the
police are unable to come up with
them
There is a movement on foot tC
J have an additional officer appoint.
ed so that there will be two men OF
duty AT night.
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PRIVATE P. 0. AT
RESORT NEXT YEAR

Special to THE EVENING JOURNAL.
GEORGETOWN, Del. Sept. 10
The old postofice fixtures at Mills
boro have been purchased by Charles
Phillips of Oak Orchard, and next sea-
son the cottagers of the famous Sus-
sex resort will have postoffice, an ac-
commOdation that they have hereto
fore not been accustomed to. With
the establishment of this private Of
fee. persons will not find it neces-
sary to go to Millsboro, a distance Of
three or four miles, to get their mail
as they have been doing up until a
short time ago when the boat plying
between that place and Millsboro be
gan to take the mails over. But even
then the accommodation did not, nor
will not equal private Office, because
when It was brought over on the boat,
and no headquarters to take il to. Il
became necessary for some one to dis
tribute it to the cottagers.
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''BOB" WHITE TO
STUMP SUSSEX

Special to THE EVENING JOURNAL.
GEORGETOWN, Del, Sept. Is
Thursday evening, September %, will
mark the opening of Democratic
political activities for the campaign
when mass meeting will be held at
Ocean View. The speaker of the
evening will be Robert c. White, the
nominee for Representative in Con-
gress. After making a canvass OF
Baltimore hundred it is the intention
of Mr.. White to make his speech
making tour northward until he
reaches here, when he will go to the
western side of the county and stumI
the towns and villages in that sec
ton.
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NEW CHEMICAL
ENGINE PLEASES

Special TO THE EVENING JOURNAL
DOVER. Del, Sept. 15.-Men, boys
and children rushed through Dover
streets last evening in responding
to the first fire alarm sounded through
Dover's new system, to test the chem
lean engine recently constructed for
this municipality by the Wilmington
Brass Works.
No horses were needed for the trim
new Chemical for enough men and
boys grabbed the ropes and hustled
with the engine to get it down to the
house afire" in as quick time as run
ming horses could make.
The house afire" was a building of
pine boxes and hay, with a little oil
thrown in and ignited in the face of
brisk wind. This test structure
was set up on the baseball and ten
mis- park and when it was set on fire,
the representatives of the Wilmington
Brass Works and the Robbins Hose
Company stood around long enough
for everything to catch and for the
whole thing to get hot
This, with the wind, made a noisy
blaze. Two streams were thrown on
the blaze, the firemen working around
their extinguished zone until every
thing had been returned to outer
darkness. It took twelve minutes to
extinguish the fire and much of the
structure was left sanding.
In the face of such a severe test.
with the gas from the chemicals them
selves igniting in the strong wind,
the tiremen believe they have Just
what they want for Dover, a light,
modern engine that will be the means
OF saving property from destruction
by water as well as by fire.
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NEWPORT

Special to THE EVENING JOURNAL.
NEWPORT, Del, Sept 15.-The
Rev. and Mrs. Mitchell have returned
from camping at Augustine Park.
John Price has left for Hamilton,
W. Va, where he will spend his vaca-
ton with relatives.
Miss Annie Collins hes returned
from a trip abroad.
C. l.. Knots spent Saturday and
Sunday at his home at Townsend.
Mr.. and Mrs. Harvey Benson spent
Sunday with friends at Baltimore.
William Ruth spent Sunday at Bal
timore.
George Wier has returned home
from his vacation spent at New York
and Atlantic City.
| Mrs. Roach who has been spending
few weeks at Baltimore, has re-
turned home
Mr.. and Mrs. George Willie and son
Herbert, of Baltimore, have been Wis
ting Mr.. and Mrs. Enoch Smith.
Miss Alice Cooper has returned
from a visit In Baltimore.
Miss Irene Price Is entertaining hel
cousin, Miss Esther witworth, Of Elk
ton.
Alvan Regan, OF Philadelphia, Il
4 spending some time with Mr.. and Mrs
' Enoch Smith.
John Benson, Harrison Day an,
Clarence Scarborough spent the da
recently in Philadelphia.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Singles an
daughters Evelyn and Anna. of VII
mington, and Mr. and Mrs. John Wal
rem and daughter Mary, of Wilminf
ton, have been the guests of Mr. an
Mrs. John Scarborough.
Miss Amy Garrett is spending
week as the guest of Miss Florenc
Mousley, of Wilmington
Mrs. John Scarborough is sufferir
with rheumatism.
Mr.. and Mrs. Andrew Hargan ar
children have returned from a Wis
I at Childs, Md.
J Mr.. and Mrs. Victor Fevire, of WI
mington. have been the guests of Mr.
Mary Benson.
Mrs. Francis Fisher has return,
from a visit with friends In Ola,
Z mont.
Marshall Chessman, OF Wilmingto
r. has been the guest of William Hi
yard, Jr.
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STAFFORD

Special TO THE EVENING JOURNAL.
STAFFORD, Del, Sept 15.-Miss
Mary Shipley has returned from a
two weeks trip at Rehoboth.
Mrs. Rawlins Mills, of Wilmington,
is the guest of Mrs. L. Avery Hobbs.
Miss Jennie Prettyman is sojourn-
ing in Baltimore.
Miss Edna Nelson has returned to
her home near Bridgeville.
Joseph Shipley has been spending
several days at Lewes and Reho-
both.
James Boyce, of Dover, has been
the guest of relatives here.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank A. Shipley
have returned from Rehoboth.
Alvin l.. Maryil, of Bridgeville, is
spending some time with relatives
here.
Miss May Hastings, Of near Laurel,
was a Seaford visitor today.
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1910-09-15
LOCAL FIJI EMEN
FORGET GEORGETOWN

Special to THE EVENING JOURNAL.
GEORGETOWN, Del, Sept Is
Whether or not the Georgetown
Volunteer Fire Company will take
part at the Firemen's Carnival to be
held in Wilmington is a matter of
conjecture. Thus far no invitation
has been extended TO the secretary
of the company, and even if such we're
the case it is a question if the locals
would attend, for judging by the in
terest shown in the organization IL
appears that all activities have ceased
It is thought that a meeting will be
called sometime for the purpose of
reorganizing and injecting new life
I'm the cause.
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{. F. RUDOLPH,
MARKET AND FOURTH STREETS

Blanc on the porch of Mrs. John H.
Jones. NAPLES Burton operated a
sightseeing automobile. A New Eng
land supper was served on the lawn
and colonial porch of Mrs. William
s. Haman, and an old-fashioned
store. but with new thought light.
Other porches along the street were
we'll filled with decorations, good
things and people. The carnival will
be continued tonight.
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Jas. 7. Null n & Sons,
9Th and Market.

Although precious stones have been
rapidly advancing in price for some
time we recently had the extreme
good fortune OF purchasing some fine
Diamonds, Emeralds, Pearls, Sapphires
and Opals at such low prices thai we
teel warranted in calling your atten.
lion to them. You will find this lot
especially desirable-good assortment
u sizes and shapes, color fine, stones
brilliant and snappy; cutting the best
Can be mounted in Rings, Brooches
Lavallieres, Pendants. Scarf Pins.
Buttons, Lockets or In fact In any
hing you desire.
a Designs furnished.
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DOVER TO HOLD
STREET CARNIVAL

Special to THE EVENING JOURNAL.
DOVER Del, Sept 15.-The street
carnival given by the Ladies' Aid So
clety of Wesley NJ. K. Church, made
the evening gay and brilliant when
opening time arrived last night. Brad
FORD street where it is held. is a
street of porches" and these We're
iestooned with flags, Japanese lam
terms and electric lights.
The educated goose handed out
prizes from the porch of Mrs. G. G..
Fulton. Fortunes wee told by Madame
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GET 800 BUSHELS OF
TUBERS FROM TWO ACRES

Special TO THE EVENING JOURNAL.
GEORGETOWN, Del, Sept. ID
Notwithstanding the highest state of
cultivation of any of the land of this
county, when It comes to raising po-
tatoes, a two acre-plot at the county
almshouse takes the palm. Recently
the overseer, Leroy b. Tindal, gather
ed from the two-acres Of land six hun
dred and three bushels of tubers.
which is considered to be a phenome-
nal yield for any section of the county
or on any piece of land.
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TO PROTECT SUSSEX HORSES.

Special to THE EVENING. JOURNAL.
STAFFORD. Del, Sept. 15.-Claim-
ing their horses are being unmercl-
fully treated and often driven further
than they are hired, liyeryman Of
Delaware and Maryland Peninsula are
making efforts 10 organize a livery
mems association and cooperate IN
the work OF trapping the offenders
and bringing them TO punishment.
Recently there have been a number
OF cases Of horses being driven until
they actually fell on the road.