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The Ordway new era., 1910-11-04
Wireless Music.

New York.-A recent test of wire
loss telephony was made to show It's
value for transmitting music. Several
elections were sung in q transmitter
at Park avenue and Fortieth street,
New York, and were listened to by a
group Of newspaper men at the Met
ropolitan Tower. At times the singing
was very clear. but frequently 1t was
impossible to hear anything but con-
fused blur Of sound.
The Ordway new era., 1910-11-04
A Mystery.

"The sultan Of sulu says he has
only one wife"
Yes, and since seeing his portrait
have wondered how he got her."
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1910-10-21

will be held probably on Friday or
Saturday, at which time a definite
announcement will be made.
AS the matter now stands the sys-
tenn has been formulated by the com
mittee of postal experts under the
direction of Postmaster General
Hitchcock. Six months were devoted
TO the details as now perfected. From
the standpoint of the Postoffice De-
partment, they are now complete and
ready for execution.
The Treasury Department has a
part in the system, however, for the
disposition of $500. 200. 900, which, it is
believed. will be under its direction.
The plans have. therefore, been sent
over for the inspection Of Secretary
MacVeagh's experts.
AS soon as the Treasury ofhcials
approve of the plans they will be for
warded to the Department of Justice
to make sure that all legal require
ments have been complied with.
Approximately so cities WILDE equip.
ped for receiving deposits at the out
set. If the plans work satisfactorily
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1910-10-21
WOULD SELL HER
HAIR TO BUY FARM
High Cost Of Living Drives
Woman to Verge Of Great
Sacrifice
GRAVES FOR FOOD
HER NEIGHBORS EAT

HoBoKEN, N. J., Oct. 21-The lure
Of the little farm with It's dainty
broilers and maybe a pigeon or two
cut IN half and broiled over a bed
Of Goals and enough money from eggs
for an occasional porterhouse steak
has sounded it's note to Helen Dysko,
who lives swith her husband and little
daughter. Stephanie, In two rooms In
tenement at e73 Highpoint avenue
West Hoboken.
The woman, who was born In Aus
trian Poland, has long tawny hair
reaching we'll below her knees. This
GROWING glory of womanhood she is
willing to sacrifice in order that she
and her family may live on a farm
She has advertised her hair for sale.
When a reporter went to her home
he found Mrs. Dysko somewhat re-
luctant to part from her hair.
ut is this way" she said. Il work
and my husband works, but things
cost so much that we both work hard
and never have any money to put
away to keep. What we do when we get
old2 One day man see me wash
ing my hair and drying 1t on the
stoop. He say to me: There are
many rich people in New York who
would buy your hair. Why not try
your luck and sell?' Then my hus-
band. who is a ship carpenter say he
like to live on a little farm. So
put it in paper that l sell my hair
But my littlest price is $4,000 and my
biggest $4,000 They tell me that
there are many women in New York
TO whom that is nothing
Then when l sell my hair for
$4,000 maybe I buy land in Hoboken.
It very cheap now. When my little
Stephanie grow UP she able to sell it
for much more.
also / cannot eat the kind Of food
that my neighbors have to eat. I
cannot eat the meat they buy. / like
a little chicken cut open and put over
Goals, like a little piece of porter
house steak-not very large-and also
l like pigeons. My husband become
sad. He say nobody in all the world
have such hair as mine. He love
me when he first see me for my hair
and always he likes to see it hanging
down my back. He say shall never
sell IT,"
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1910-10-21

allowed last night covers the city's
share Of harbor improvements to
date.
Councilmen Dempsey and McGov-
ern spoke on the good that would be
derived from the city paying its share
Of the cost of harbor improvements.
They charged that the last Council
was derelict in its duty by not allow
ing the amount due by the city for
harbor improvements.
Mr.. Benson. of the Seventh ward,
said that there seemed to be heap
Of responsibility laid on the last
Coucil for not allowing money for
the purpose in question. He called
attention to the fact ha s6,567.41 had
been set aside in the list of appropria-
tions by the last Council for harbor
improvements, but was not paid be-
cause nobody was sure Just what the
city did owe. and added that he be-
lieved this same condition existed Ut
to this time, the city solicitor having
recently set Council straight on the
matter.
Mr. McGovern a0id that he propos.
ed later on to bring UP a proposition
TO be presented Go the next Legisla-
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1910-10-21
CURLY SHAVTNGS
In SOCIAL DEMAND
Entertainments Made Enjoy
able by Using Them in
Wood Arrangement

You can make the little wooden
wedding anniversary frolio a very
pleasant mirthful affair to the twenty
five guests without going to much
pains. There must, of course, be
abundant suggestion of the wooden
motive. For instance, you can write
the invitations on note paper in imi-
tation of wood, which you stationer
can secure for you If he does not keep
lit in stock, and the rooms can be very
effectively trimmed with shavings.
especially the long curling ones;
ropes formed of new clothespins wired
together, etc.
Guesses on Wood.
In the way of amusements, have
the following guessing game. Eight
specimens of different kinds OF COM
mon wood are prepared by a carpen-
tier. and are numbered by the enter
tainer. They are displayed on a
table and the guests must say which
wood each block represents, writing
down their guesses. Or you can col
lect six or eight common wooden
articles around the house, such as a
ciothespin, a potato masher, an empty
spool penholder, and wrap them up in
successive layers of tissue and wrap
ping paper so that they make hun
dreds Of different shapes and sizes
Number each bundle, put them on a
table and let the players divine by
feeling them what they contain, writ
ing down the answers for the prize
Wooden Card Prizes.
Again you might have progress
sive card game or salamagundi with
wooden prizes or dance with wooden
favors.
For the refreshment table, get one
of the wooden chopping bowls sold
everywhere for about 10 cents, and
use this filled with flowers as a cen
terpiece.
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1910-10-21
The Latest Fad i'm Leather Goods il
the Stylish Suede Finish

style say that Suede will be the thing this Fall
Winter The length which makers have in this
wonderful Chic little bags and belts greatly
followers of Fashion One of the good
Ds Is . su'1 T Gag as green, o 0s Sl75
of Suede and velvet in all coos and ranging in price
from SOC popular.
bags black and continue be in G IN
demand sell upward from Sp1sOO
fad for Persian trimmings finds outlet in belts These
.s gs ss sstF sss and mad: with 25c SOO
All kid Persian belts are ,''''''.'''''''''' SOC
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1910-10-21
EMF AUTO NOTES

In one day there appeared at the
EMF company's Detroit plant last
week representatives OF retail firms
in London. England; Adelaide, Aus
tralia, and Shanghai. China.
Plant has been added to the fam
lily of the EMF Company. It is
located at Abbott and Fourth streets.
in Detroit, and will house the top
factory of the company. Machinery
is now being installed.
L. ]. 0llier. manager Of the EMF
branch in Los Angeles, was allotted
1880 EMF go" and Flanders 90
cars for his sub-agencies in 1911. he
reported several days ago by wire that
the supply had been contracted for
and asked for 1000 morc
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1910-10-21
We Have An Extra
Large Assortment OF
Very Stylish & Good
Quality PetticOatS.

We know you will agree WIN
us when we say that our assort-
ment of quality petticoats IS the
finest you have ever seen. we
have at this writing more than
$50 dozen petticoats OF different
STYLES, prices and qualities and
at prices that will surprise you.
The prices start at 4sc and
range with easy jumps to SlO.
SPECIAL PETTICOAT Sl.OO.
Deserving of more than usual
mention is this new pettieoat
of extra quality percaline. II
is carefully made and attrac-
lively finished with a l6-inch
flounce and an S-inch border OF
pleated Persian trimmings. We
KNOW it is worth CT M
much more than !. OlsOU
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1910-10-21
From The First Day Our Art
Needle Work Department
Spelled Success

II isn't often that department jumps into public favor
from the startofke Art Needle Work department 1t
usually of tedious work any of money
be properly introduced But somehow other public
seemed be waiting for this department starand when
il did, there need of further introducing
But what has made successful? Was il luck just good
sense? Perhaps egotstcal but prefer
think that individual efforts is the main
We have the present time of the best selected stocks
of finished and unfinished pieces in this and the best
of the latest stamped pieces is possible buy In add
ton experts THE BEST IN THIS CITYyou
sured of the very best advice when consulting them From
standpoint fully recommend Art Needle Work
Department
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1910-10-21
To Keep SpOngss Sanitary

Most people find sponges hard to keep
clean and free from slime and for this
reason have discarded them entirely.
However, it is easy to keep them clean
and sweet il in addition to rinsing in
clean, warm water after being used, they
are boiled once a week in water to which
has been added a teaspoonful of Gold
Dust washing powder and then rinsed
through several clear. warm waters
Wash cloths should also be boiled in
Gold Dust suds and thoroughly rinsed,
summed and ironed. Those of thin linen
crash are more desirable than heavy
onea
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1910-10-21

In these Offices the smaller cities will
gradually be authorized to receive ac-
counts. Within a year. it is expected,
the whole country will be invited to
make deposits.
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1910-10-21
CITY WILL AID
In IMPROVEMENTS
Council Allows $1,000 for
Dredging ChriStiana River
and HarbOr

City Council last night allowed s1o,-
1866 for river and harbor improve
ments, being the amount due by the
city for such purposes, representing
ten per cent. of the appropriations
made by the United States Govern
ment for improving the Christiana
river
This bill has been hanging for some
time and the United States engineers
for this district, have on several oc-
casions called Councils attention 70
the city obligations IN respect to
barbor Improvements. The amount
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1910-10-21

ture to compel persons holding Land
along the river for speculation, to
pay a certain amount to the city for
this privilege. He thought there
should be a free wharf along the
Christiana river where chartered YES
sells may unload and load
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1910-10-21
OPEN P.O.BANKS BY
FIRST OF DECEMBER
Trustees Expect to Make a
Definite Announcement
the Present Week

WASHINGTON. Oct 21--It now ap-
-aears that the installation Of the
postal savings bank system will be
possible before the first of December.
Il was believed during the summer.
when the details were being worked
out. that the first series OF insti-
buttons would be ready for deposits
by the first OF November.
r. will be determined some time DUR
Ar xhis week when the Postofice De-
hagtmeat will BE ready for the ex-
lrsrlment q meeting Of the trustees
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1910-10-21
BEATTY AND QUALITY.

The Weaver Piano has beauty Of
case and the qualities the musician
cares for. The honesty of the Weaver
Piano begins with the varnish and
goes straight through TO the iron
plate. No piano can be mare any
better. Send for catalogue.
WEAVER ORGAN & PIANO co.
Manufacturers, York, Pa
The Weaver" is one of the leading
pianos sold by the Robelen Piano Co..
40 Market street, Wilmington, Dell
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1910-10-21
WOmen'S Artistic Autumn Apparel

Our display of beautiful Fall garments is unusually Law
sh brilliantly mirrors the authoritative fashions that will
reign supreme during coming Fall and Winter To-
extraordinary display of suits dresses skirts and
and the prices which they marked will make
visit douby enjoyable You have heard expressions from
friends regarding window and Second Floor displays
come in tomorrow and judge for yourself
Suits .......... $40 to $40
Goats IS to S45
Dresses $3.50 to $40
Waists S50 up
Junior Goats SIS to S35
Chidrens Goats Observation-Disclosures. S195 to $3.50
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1910-10-21
TRACING PATTFRNS.

To trace patterns on. dark cloth
draw the design with a pen dipped in
an ink made of blue stone and little
gum, moistened with water to the
necessary thickness.
The Prescott daily news., 1910-06-21
JUDGE DECLINES TO TAKE THE BRIBERY CASE AWAY FROM
 A JURY.
FAILS ON OTHER POINTS
Court Refuses to Instruct Jury to Dis regard Any Portion cf White 8eckemeyer--:nk
 EViC-Gce.

Chicago, June 21.-Judge McSurely. at the opening of court overrulea a motion to take the case of Lee O'eNil Browne, charged with bribing legisla- tors to vote for Senator Lorimer, from the jury.
 Attorney West of the defense sought to have portions of the testi- mony of Representatives White, Beck meyer and Link excluded, but was overruled in this also
 The court declined to instruct the jury to disregard any portion of the testimony of any of these representa- tives, all of whom have testified to receiving s1,O00 for their votes for Lorimer.
 The East St. Louis stenographer, Miss Katherine Woods. who said she changed the date of several Pullman passes for White. is to take the stand,
The Prescott daily news., 1910-06-21
MISSOURI OPENS WAR ON
 SO-CALLED BEEF TRUST
REVOCATION OF CHARTERS AND
 CONFlSCATION DEMANDED.
National Packing Co.,, Holding Con- cenr, Has $15, 100000 to Control
 Beef Output Is Charge.

Jefferson City, Mo-, June 21.-Attor- new General Major has opened real hostilities in the legal battle to end the operations of the beef trust in Missouri He filed quo warranto pro- ceedings against five companies, Ar mour, Swift and Morris, the Big Three" of the packing trust, and the St. Louis Dressed Beef and Provision company and the Hammond Packing company of Indiana, to oust them from further conducting business in this state.
 The suit charges that the Big Three" own the National Packing company, organized and operating in restraint of trade in Missouri and that the two other named defendants are subsidiary members of that con- cern.
 The petition recites that the re- spondents. with other companies un- known to the relator, did, in Septem- Der, 1903, 'contriving and intending to mOnopolize the packing business in Missouri and the United States, to lessen, restrain and prevent lawful trade and full and free competition among themselves and the other com panies to regulate, fix and maintain prices and the amount and quality of the commodities to be handled by these companies, form, create, enter into and participate in, an unlawful companies engaged in the packing in laws of New Jersey, a corporation known as the National Packing com pany. with a capital stock of $15, ,000- 900. Said company was organized as a holding corporation to acquire all the stock assets and plants of the companies engaged in the packing in, dustry in the United States and to operate them all under one manage, ment with the intent to stihe compe ttion and in restraint If trade"
The Prescott daily news., 1910-06-21
NINE DROWN IN THE OHIO
Sunday Outings End Tragicaly in Various Parts of State-Swimmer
 Succumbs to Heart Disease

Cleveland, June 21.-Nine persons were reported as drowned in Sunday outing accidents in Ohio.
 Clyde A. Groestueor 20, fell from canoe into Shaker lake, near this city. Benjamin Schruer sank from a capsized rowboat, while fishing near Nermillion. Thomas Warner, Jr, s years old. was drowned while swim. ming in a canal near Kenmore. Charles Beltz. 12, of Akron, was drowned in Little Cuyahoga river while bathing George Trumbull. 19, died of heart disease while swimming at Ashtabula. Arthur Johnson 21, of Mingo JScuon, was seized with cramps wf%e swimming and sank in. stantly Julius Bensaert, PC, was overcome with cramps while swim. ming at Findlay. Merrill 14, and Ralph, 12, sons of William Wank, were drowned while bathing in Bea- yer creek near East Liverpool
The Prescott daily news., 1910-06-21
TEN RUSSIANS DIE IN FIRE
Flames Eat a Path Through Mohiev and 2C,0oo Persons Are Made
 Homeless.

St Petersburg, June 21.-Ten per sons are dead, fifty missing and 2,0OO others are homeless as the result of a coniiagration which swept over Mohi- lev destroying more than 500 build, lngs. Business structures, residences and tenements were leveled by the flames which, defying all efforts to control, ate path through the heart Of the town.
 It was thought that the entire town was doomed and panic of the inhab, itants made efforts to fight the fire impracticable. It finally burned itself out. The city has population of about 45,000.
The Prescott daily news., 1910-06-21
ILLINOIS EDUCATORS SUED
fendants in Garnishment Proceedings.

Champaign, Ill, June 21.-Lily G.. Kollock dean of the women at the University of Illinois, and mentor of the co-eds, is charged by her landlord, O. l.. Winston, with attempting to beat him out of $145 rent. The land lord has garnished Miss Kollock's savings in the First National bank of Champaign. He says she moved out her goods without notifying him and asserts she violated a lease.
 Miss Kollock left for her home in Philadelphia. It is reported that she has resigned her position and will not watch over the university girls next fall.
 Winston also attached household goods belonging to Julius Wilcynski, assistant professor of mathematics, for $135 on a similar charge.
The Prescott daily news., 1910-06-21
REDUCED RATES

Pine Bluff and return, s5.59. account Twenty fifth Annn-1 Communication of Grand CbaD ter Order of Eastern Star of tr State of Arkansas On sale ,Jnne 2oth to 29th; good returning un til July 3rd.
 Helena and return, S7:95. % count annual convention ne Knights of Pythias (coIored). a., sale July 24th and 25th; good ra turning until July 29th.
The Prescott daily news., 1910-06-21

the audience joined, Mayor W. w. Zimmerman welcomed the league on behalf of Richmond. J. Fred France, ex-mayor of Huntington, responded, and the convention then got down to business. The address of the after noon was by Mayor Milo Freightner of HuntiLgtoL, on How School Boards Should Be Elected"
 This evening papers will be read by Mayor Knotts of Gary, and Mrs. M. F.. Johnston, William Dudley Foulke, Ell wood Morris, Watson P. O'Neal and w. A. Bond, all of Richmond. The so- cial event of the meeting, which will last until Thursday afternoon, will be banquet tomorrow evening given to all visiting delegates by the Rich mond Commercial club. At noon to- morrow the Richmond fire depart ment will give a trial run and 3A-s-y 3A-s.=-y
The Prescott daily news., 1910-06-21
ILLINOIS "JACkPOT"
 INQUIRY IS RESUMED

Springfield. H., June 21.-Accord- ing to present plans this will be in dictment week in the Sangamon county grand jury.
 Additional indictments will be voted in the furniture deal The fish in quiry will be closed up. Attorney F. w. Potter of Henry, H., who is said to have assisted in the collection of the fish fund, is here to testify. Two indictments for conspiracy to bribe are promised in the matter of the fish bills defeat.
 States Attorney Burke is prepared to ask the Sangamon circuit court to fix the date for the trial of Senator Frederick on the charge of bribing Senator Holtslaw to vote for I1orimer. In addition the grand jury will prob ably vote another indictment against him for paying Holtslaw a portion of the jackpot. Frederick is believed to be ready to ask postponement of his trial until the next term which will be in September.
 Duihe, leIlesheu oy vacation on the river, is prepared now to resume the hearing in the Lorimer side of the scandal of such information, some of vague character and other of more definite nature, but nothing conclusive is in sight and from it he hopes to draw something good.
 large number of members of the legislature, both Republicans and Democrats, have been subpoenaed Representative Johnson Lawrence of Polo, who has intimated that Hopkins offered him a good thing to stick by hiw. will be one of the witnesses this week.
The Prescott daily news., 1910-06-21

Fancy cold weather waistcoats foI pet dogs, made by experienced tail o9s, is the announcement that meets the eye in London west.end shop. These waistcoats are made in all the latest coiors and of the fines. mate. rials They are braided and beauti. Fully htlshe4, and must take hours to manufacture Charms in the shane of mirrors tiny brushes with the dogs monogram on the back and silver beads are other novelties advertised for dCg wear.
The Prescott daily news., 1910-06-21
NEW STATES STEPPING IN
President Uses Two Pens. One a Gold One and the Other Made of an
 Eagle Feather.

Washington, June 21.-The presi- dent signed the statehood bill
 TWO pens were used by the presi- dent in affixing his signature, a gold one furnished by Postmaster General Hitchcock and an eagle feather, brought by Delegate Andrews. Both were retained by their owners as souvenirs.
 The bill had been signed by Vice President Sherman and was hurried to the White House.
The Prescott daily news., 1910-06-21
Notice

The annual session of the Ne. vada County Singing Conyentinn will be held at Prescott on Sat urday and Sunday July ) and 3 1910. Every class in the County is urged to send delegates to this meeting. The committee had not suggested a book to be used, but come on and bring all your books.
 J. A. Bailey,
 President.
The Prescott daily news., 1910-06-21
SENATE ADOPTS PLAN
 FOR LORIMER iNN'upV.

Washington, June 21-The resolu- ton providing for an lnye5ugauon of the charges of bribery and corruption in connection with the election of Will liam Lorimer as senator from Illinois, has been adopted by the senate.
 The committee will sit during the recess of congress, and probably will hold its sessions in Illinois.
The Prescott daily news., 1910-06-21
DISCUSSES CITY CONTROL
Members of the Municipal League of Indiana Holding Annual Session
 in Richmond.

Richmond. Ind, June 21.-Most of the cities and towns in the state were represented by delegates in the coun- cil chamber this afternoon when President Joseph T. McNary of Lo- gansport called to order the Municipal League of Indiana for its twentieth annual session. After the invocation and a song in which the delegates and
The Prescott daily news., 1910-06-21
DAiLYMARkETQ QUOTATIONS
GRAIN.

June 20, 1910. No 3 red, 9l@a5; No. 4 red. So@S9i No. 2 hard 9S01.o4; No. hard, 9f; No 1 r'"l .1uYo Corn No. ?, 6l; No 8, 6Q6t 6ol4 No. 4, 5si2 No. yellow. 6o% a51,
 teIow, fot2; No. white G5065l@; No. 3 white. G4. Oats-No. 2, 3G, No. 2, aa.4; Au. !. 34. No. white 40; standard, aN ...y51's. No. 2 wtite, S6l40t3S14, No 1 white atD36 Rye-No 2 r.
 CluCAGo-Wheat No. 2 red, 1000 lo2' N5 3 red. 95099l4; No. ? hard, 70 9s. No. 3 hard, 92@96; No. 1 northern, 1.c5@1o7; No. ? northern. LooQl.ot No. 3 SpunE, 95Q1.02. Corn-No. 2. 59ua9tt i, No. B. 5St2a59; No. 4. 561a Gr55ia. No ; yellow. .9s4 a60: No. 3 yellow. 59ti 05ale, No. 2 white, 6312 064; No. 8 white 6 70 D4t@- Nc 2. 31. No white 39i2 co 40; standard, 39a39&, No. white, 87ia gt5s t. No, white, 361AU3S.
 KANSAS CITY-Whoat-No 9 red SSIe o., .o o red. >o@S6; No. red, 75GDS0; No. hard 94@ lo1 No hard. 9oa1oo; No. 1 hard. 7SmS4 Corn-No. 2. 60; No 3. 59; No. ? yellow, 6l; No. yellow, 60o, 6012 No. ? white, 641z z@64%4 No. white o412. Oats-No. ?. 33m34 No 8. 32GO33 No. white. 34@36 No. white, S4,